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PUBLIC AUCTION.

PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 23rd day of June, 1941, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Nepariment, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of

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UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG

Applications are invited from Chinese graduates in Economies for, the post of Lecturer in Economics at the University of Hong Kong, to give courses in Chinese Economic History at salary of $3,000 per annum.

Applications, which should be Land Lot of Crown

addressed to the undersigned, To Kwa Wan, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of should reach the University not 75 years. with the option of later than Saturday, 5th. July

on

price.

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1941.

STANLEY V. BOXER, Registrar.

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THE CANTON INSURANCE

OFFICE LIMITED.

MARRIAGE

COMPTON RANK. On June 14th, 1941, In England, Charles

Ronald Extmund, Royal Navy, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Compton. Longridge, Hong- kong. to Patricia, youngest daughter of the

Mr. late Rowland Rank and of Mrs. Rank of Aldwick, Sussex.

The Baily Press.

報西刺孖

EDITORIAL

GOVT. RICE MONOPOLY SCHEME OPERATES IN FAVOUR OF RETAILERS

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BY OUR STAFF REPORTER

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1941.

· MODERN WARFARE

AIM

AND PART PLAYED IN IT

BY PROPAGANDA

"The aim of war today is the destruction of the enemy's power. That is an important advance from the usual theory that the objective of war, is to destroy the enemy's army. Indeed, it conforms to the modern con- ception of total war," said MAJOR LEWIS HASTINGS, B.B.C. military commentator, when he broadcast from London yesterday on the part played by propaganda in

war.

WITH THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE GOVERNMENT RICE MONOPOLY SCHEME ON MONDAY, retailers all over the Colony are now compelled to purchase their stocks through the sub-distribution centres which, in turn, obtain the rice from Government.

On Monday,

Connaught at of six cents per picul or ap

Major Hastings said that a times exceptionally successful with Road West-between the Ma-proximately 11 cents per bag. This

amount - covered storage charges Successful war depended to the second method. stearnship wharf and

PROPAGANDA IN U.S... Major Hastings then dealt with: Centre Street was a hive of and interest for thirty days (20 day not only on the fighting days "booking" period and 10 days' strength of a country, but

Another cent was

Nazi propaganda in the United activity. Within this area is after delivery).

States, which he said, they re situated practically all the added on to the profits (making upon the flow of all forms of

turning as being the Night Editor (Wanchai Office): wholesale rice "hongs" and seven cents in all) for the Asso-materials need for the war cognised

point of the war. They had, in machine and the people. Tel. 24611.

FIVE (out of a total of only

consequence, intensified their pro. Under the Government scheme,

MODERN WARFARE

paganda across the Atlantic. The London Office: 58, Fleet Street TEN) Government sub-dis-

the sub-distribution centres will

"Some people," he said, "are still whole depth of the present strug- E.C.4.

tribution centres.

only receive two cents on every thinking of the present conflict ingle was centred round the Atlan- picul of rice (or 3.6 cents per bag). [terms of 1812. The primer of tic, but neither the Germans nor

Editorial and Business Office: 15-19, Queen's Road Central, Tel. 33225.

HONGKONG, JUNE 18, 1941.

ciation.

renewal at a Crown Rent to the fixed by the Surveyor of His! Majesty the KING, for

DELIVERY TO RETAILERS further term of 75 years.

When a Hongkong Dally Press An allowance of four cents per Napoleon's expedition is not of the British could say they had got Intending bidders are advised

reporter visited this district, about picut (1.2 cents per bag) for coolle any great use as far as modern much satisfaction from the figures that immediately after the dis

concerned. Even be- so far. noon on Monday, rice was going hire will be given, while another warfare is posal of the let the Purchaser

THE SOVIET AND out of the wholesale hungs by the cent to cover leakage will also be tween the years 1812 to 1914 the "But there is one new feature or Added to governing elements of war were this Atlantic struggle which is im- (if not the applicant) will be

THE AXIS

hundreds of bags for delivery to allowed the centres. required to deposit with

the retall shops. Inquiries made these allowances, totalling seven not transformed beyond recognl-portant to us, continued Major

But they are now."

Hastings. "Early this year, Herr authorised officer who will be

Notice to Shareholders.

FROM THE MOMENT it was at one of the nongs elicited the cents per picul, will be an addi- tion.

Major Hastings went on to ex Hitler prophesied a terrible series present at the sale, the sum of

announced that M. Joseph, information that the bags were tional two cents, per pleul, com-

of blows to be struck at our Atlan- plain how Russia's war efforts to destined for those retail shops mission for the Associations--the two hundred dollars, ($200) in The Sixtieth Ordinary Meeting Stalin had decided to take which previously "booked" the rice Hongkong Rice Retallers, and the day depended on her oil supplies, tic life-line. What did he mean

Retailers United cash. This sum will be refunded of Shareholders will be held at over the Premiership of the for future delivery. As Govern- Hongkong Rice

without which she would be as by this? $

helpless as Polyphemus. The main "The only new element has been payment of the Purchase the Offices of the undersigned on U.S.S.R. into his hands from ment intend to take over all the Associations.

These various allowances are de-strategy of war today Was to the use of surface raiders. The Wednesday, the 25th June, 1941, those of M. Molotov, who held rice from the wholesalers, they

had no option but to ask the reducted from Government whole-weaken the "enemy's. power wher- Scharnhorst, and the Gneisenau at Noon, for the purpose of this office since Alexis Rykoff tallers to take delivery of what sale prices. There will be a fur-ever it may be. That, power lay in had

one trip that 416 som": "ARTICULARS OF THE LOT receiving the Report of the was deposed in 1929, the they had ordered.

ther reduction, repayable to Gov-the oil fields, coal mines, factories damage. Ever since they have General Agents, together with a world sat back in the ex- The rice. transported by trucks ernment, of 14 cents per picul, or and transport. But the power to been battered and plastered by the Then the great and un- statement of Accounts for the pectancy of seeing the most of the China Provident, Loan and over 25 cents per bag, for trans- resist as well as the power to at RAF

tach, was dependent on the will sinkable Bismarck now Mes at the year ended the 31st December. silent of the three dictators and Mortgage Co., Ltd., being car-portation charges.

Her fellow and purpose of the civilian popula- bottom of the Bea. in Europe taking a hand in ried into the new sub-distribution

raider sheltering at Brest. tion.

The centres was found to be Govern- that Continent's war capers.ment rice. These centres, it might are allowed a profit of 57 cents

In total war, this weapon was remaining pocket-battleship which While the Soviet press itself be of interest to

was to have taken the Bismarck's note, are

as necessary as the tank in the of which Per picul, or nearly $1.03 per bag.

fleld and in considering the place has taken cover and will give offered no, comment on this wholesale shops, none

while for Grade F the profit is 53

use of this weapon it war use- no further trouble for some time. significant

shift, made any pretence of being in the cents per pleul, or 97.4 cents per political

ful to distinguish between two wide speculation was aroused retail trade. No samples of rice bag. To this profit, must be add-

types of propaganda. One at- were displayed at these shops, al-ed the present price of gunny elsewhere as political writers though such samples might have

tempted to convince the world bigs. vied with each other in try-been on the counters packed in

that the case was just and that. ing to determine on which the convential envelopes.

victory would help the course of Justice. The other was re- side of the fence M. Stalin In the other five centres--all of

inforced by mass murder and 288 would jump off. The Krem- which are retail shops-samples of

destruction. lin dictator, however, refused three qualities of Government rice. to be drawn out by any of contained in glass bottles, were on view THE PRICE OF THE these baits for an official in- DIFFERENT QUALITIES WERE, timation of his plans and all HOWEVER, NOT MARKED ON that the rest of the world THE BAGS OF RICE EXPOSED

No. of Sale

Kulon Inland Lot Registry No.

No 4340,

QI, DAN ANDRIFT WIE

Kowloon Inland Late

Kwa Wan between

Aos 4047 and 1834

Boundary

Measure-

ments.

As per

sal plan.

Annual

Rental.

Upset Price

about

Contenie

Square feet.

SA

The purchaser of the lot will be required to pay to the auctioneer in cash the

of $279.00

sum

1940.

The Share Register and Trans fer Books will be closed from the 11th June to the 25th June, 1941, both days inclusive.

i

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,

General Agents, Hong Kong, 4th June, 1941.

CHINESE ESTATES,

(being 10% of the upset price)

LIMITED immediately after the fall of the hammer, the balance of the premium being paid in accordance FIRST INTERIM DIVIDEND with the Conditions of Sale.

all!

HAD. THEREFORE, TO TAKE

"Doubting Thomages,"

Я

course in Pelmanier would appear

to be the only alternative,

LOWEST PRICE?

NO WONDER!

On Grades A to B, the retailers

HITLER'S COUNTER-PART

own

HITLER'S FAILURES "So I think we ought to get some satisfaction from this record This would Previously. retailers

of Herr Hitler's failures. only be too glad to be able to

may mean that the Germans, in make 30 cents on every picul

spite of their trunipettings over of rice sold. No wonder they

Crete have no great hopes of an early decision of us If that is 50, are now happy and centented!

we may expect new propagandă To clarify the price situation:

A in many cases, these two varie offensive on larger scale now. THE STANDARD RETAIL PRICE

of German FOR GRADE A HAS BEEN FIXED sles were intermingled in practice. It is characteristic BY GOVERNMENT AT $17 PER Berr Hitler, for instance, had his methods that when the military PICUL THE RETAILERS GET, counter part in Bible history. The arm has been found inadequate THIS QUALITY FROM THE SUB-Hitler of that gay sent bls. pro for a task, the heat is turned on DISTRIBUTION CENTRES FOR pagandists ahead and their pro- by Dr. Goebbels" said Major Has- could say was that there was FOR SALE AND THE PUBLIC a probability that the Non-

THE SELLER'S WORD THAT THE $16.43; AND THE CENTRES OB-paganda was uncannily like thattings... Aggression Pact between Nazi PRICE CHARGED FOR A CER-

Major Hastings then referred to 317 NOTICE IS

TAIN IT FROM THE 'GOVERN-of Dr. Goebbels They scoffed at HEREBY

Germany and Communist TAIN QUALITY WAS THE COR- MENT FOR $16.20 PLUS 14 CENTS the possiblity of assistance to the European Conference which GIVEN that a FIRST IN.

Russia, which startled Europe RECT ONE,

TRANSPORTATION CHARGES. their intended victims from a Hers Hitler was to call to con- TERIM DIVIDEND for the year in 1939 and led to the out- For

What is now known as Grade A friendly power overseas, they urged sider his new order,

"The general idea will be to cuding the 28th February, 1942, break of the hostilities, would

is a mixture of Stam, Saigon and the people to reject their

world with a present, the Burma rice with 20 of two per cent, that is $2.00 be extended and confirmed by

per cent. governors and promised them a

a new order. It was. Europe 'united and ready for per share, will be paid on 211 Soviet participation in

broken grains. This quality was share in the

peace and then to say. “What sold last week at the retail stores pleasant to remember that the shares i this Company un war on the side of the Axis In the course of a conversation for $15.20-or 40 cents higher than Hitler of that day was stain by

about it? But no Nazi pr [Wednesday, the 25th June, 1941, Powers and become thus a

with one of the retailers, some

paganda will break down the Government's then controlled his own gang. exceedingly interesting disclosures

soul of resistance, created by at the Company's Office at China sharer in the spoils of

price. of Government's mentality were

Nazi crime," concluded Majör Ruilding, 5th floor.

ravaged Europe, or that Herr obtained. While it is Govern-

Hastings, would tear up The TRANSFER BOOK of Hitler

hisment's avowed purpose TO BELL with Comrade RICE TO THE PUBLIC AT THE the Company will be CLOSED agreement. from the 23rd so the 25th Jun.. Stalin and launch a blitzkreig LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICE, it is, nevertheless, allowing the sub-

EMPIRE WIDE FLAG jagainst his Communist part-distribution centres and the re- 1941, both days Inclusive,

It would indeed be interesting

DAY RESULT: $5,000 tailers bigger margins of profit to know the reason for the ap-

The late Mr. Richard Lancelot.

COLLECTED HERE THE DEVELOPMENTS of than were obtained by the whole-pointment of, or the utilisation of Dean Wodehouse, who died at the last few days on the Ger-ealers and retailers in pre-control the premises being occupied by an Woodlands, Cookham Dean, Berks, The AW.OF, wish to warmly

days.

ink manufacturing company as on May 25, 1940, left local estate thank all those who assisted on Formerly, it was learned, the cording to the many reports wholesalers used to make a pro-pot, No. 2."

"Government Rice Wholesale De- valued at $154,000. An application the Empire Wide Flag Day held by R A. Wadeson, solicitor, the on June 5 and are especially which have come to hand,

lawful attorney, for sealing probate grateful for the generosity of two of the will has been granted, anonymous donors who brought the amount collected to the sure Local estate sworn under $88,200 of $5,000 which is being sent Home

CONSIGNEES NOTICE.

Consignees are advised that S. S. **Tsinao" which ran aground en route from Shanghai on 24th May, 1941, is expected to arrive shortly in Hong Kong. A General Average of 6% has declared. For further particulars apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.

been

NOTICE.

310

This will serve to inform all!

concerned that information has

By Order of the Board of Directors,

FUNG PING FAN,

Director and Secretary.

been received from our Principals Hong Kong, 16th June, 1941.

that the steamers

President Taft'

*-85

President Cleveland

President Coolidge

v-87 *-58.

President Pierce

President Jackson

V-79 V-3

President Hayes

v-2 President Adams V-1

AUSTIN ROAD LANDSLIDE

above-named steamers are cancelled on termina-

tion of their current voyages.

NO SIGN OF FIRE

ner.

a

man-Russian border has, ac-j

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brought the possibility of a-

final decision to clarify the

The Grade F

being now offered to the public at $14 per picul is known in the trade as "broken, small," the price for which was formerly fixed by Government at $8.2011

Soviet's policy closer, but here evitable and agreed to grant CORRESPONDENCE Herr Hitler his demands for again contradictions predo- minate and nothing official greater economic assistance has been received to indicate and even passage through the which way the wind is blow- Ukraine and the Caucasus, if ing across the frontier and

necessary.

All passages and cargo booked for Two fire mgines were despatch movements on the border Herr Hitler, who is now so

A.B. THANKED

The Editor, H.K. Daily Press

The Nazis had shown a complete failure over the first method of propaganda, but they had been at

NEWSETTES

had been left by the late Mr. Alfred as a result of our Colony's con- Joseph Easton; who died at No. 27 (tribution Larpent Avenue, Putney, Surrey,

on Nov. 4, 1940. An application by the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-

Sir, I shall be glad if you will ing Corporation for sealing certifi-

and my grateful thanks to the A.BL

nicion

Yours, etc. GRATEFUL PARENT.

As the result of the torrential over the Soviet capital. Both IF THIS latter report is kindly accord me the courtesy of ed copy probate of the wilt and

An enjoyable coffice aquash" was will be delivered to the United downpour of the last two days Nazi and Soviet official quar- correct, it may be that M. your columna to express my wife's codich has been granted.

held by the Victoria Diocesan and States Maritime Commission on there was a andside at Austi ters continue to affirm that Stalin has seen fit to mark who went to the assistance of our An application by G. G. N. Tin-Missionary Association at the St.

Road, near the Gun Club Hill Bar.. completion of their present

the time for a while longer and, daughter when she was involved in son, solleitor, lawful attorney for Andrew's Church Hall last evening racks, yesterday.

tranquility reigns in voyages.

Luckily, there was no one about matter of their relations and in the meantime, to prepare a traffic accident at the Tsimsha sealing certified copy probate of The speaker of the evening was the wil of the late Mrs. Carrie Deaconess 31. Vincent, of Pakhel, This advertisement will suffice at the time. The road was only that neither is contemplating his fighting strength for the au bus terminus yesterday after

slightly blocked to serve notice that all subsequent

any steps that might offend moment when the Axis night-

Bradley Hill, widow, who left local estate valued at $1,200, has been The marriage took place in the other. There is never any ing machine is nearing ex- voyages of the

granted, The deceased died at the land, on June 14, between Cha smoke without fire, however, haustion for striking his

Grove Nursing Home, Grove Road, Ronald Edmund Compton, Ro and the fact that troop blow. It may also be that

Barton-on-Sea, New Milton, Hants, Navy, son of Mr. A. E. Compton on June 22, 1940,

of Messrs David Bassoon and Comm 140, and of Mrs. Compton, and such subsequent · voyages' are ed to Wing Shing Lane. Yaumati, have not been denied' in- deeply committed to his de- might induce M. Stalin to hereby cancelled. All passengers at 10.16 last night in response to dicates that something is in cision to defeat Britain in conceal his wrath and smile Local estate valued at $5.100 Fatricle, the youngest daughter of and stilppers are invited to apply an alarm received at the Kowloon the offing. Advance, reports the next few months, may blandly at Herr Hitler until had been left by the late Mrs. the late Mr. Rowland Rank and at this office for Jurifier informaș

on what this might be are have succeeded in offering a he has had an opportunity Lucy Dai Yet-chtu, allas Dal Yet, of Mrs. Rank of Aldwick. Suarez, On arrival of the engines, it was still in conflict with each big enough bribe to the of consolidating the Russian married woman, formerly of No. JET tion relative to space.

From the foregoing it will be the glass window of the fire alarm other. One has it, from the Kremlin ruler in order to get position on a stronger basis U. SA. who died intestate on or Boe realized that, of the above, and "pul'ed" without there being usual "authoritative source," his way without having to in these areas. In the mean about Dec. 1, 1940. A petition for follo that a rupture in Nazi-Soviet fight for it. There are also time he will be perfectly grant of letters of administration the

at the -mentioned steamers, the 5.5.[

relations is regarded as in-vague rumours that all is not willing to take any compen- by JT prior has been granted: ***President 'Flerce v-79 will be!

evitable, while another, from well in the Soviet's newly sation which Herr Hitler.

The Chinese Wartime an equally reliable source annexed territories in Latvia, offers him-such as an outlet

Fire Station

found that someone had brok

any definite sign of a fire.

the last sailing under the old SIR R. KOTEWALL

schedule. A new schedule cover-

ing the routes and selling dates

20 East Broadway. New York,

ceived a letter from the Chines The many friend of Hon. Bir makes it out that the whole Esthonis, Lithuania and Bes-to the Atlantic through Fin-Committee in Hongkong has re

font Association;. Robert Koters wil be glad to subject is a fait accompli and sarabia and that there is land and Scandinavia or an of our remaining steamers will be learn that, though will confined to that, advised by his Red restlessness under doviet rule extention of his do avaliable, to the public in a few bed, his condition has shown con Army advisers that they are even in the Ukra where the expense dayaa

alderable Improvement. It is how in no way strong enough to Nazl

undertain when Bir Robert will be fight Herr Hitler's highly returning to office na hii medical Ladvisers have ordered her wine mechanised bordes. Comrad

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