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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG

PROBATE JURISDICTION.

IN THE GOODS of WILLIAM CHARLES JEFFRIES late F the Reyal Observatory Kowlo in the Colony of Hongkong Director of the Royal Observatory deceased.

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

PARTICULARS AND CON- DITIONS of the Sale by Public! Auction to be held on Monday, the 22nd day of September, 1941, - at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His

the Excellency Governor of one Lot of Crow u Land at Кан Pui Shek, in the Colony of Hong Kong for

NOTICE is hereby given that with 1 terim

the Court has by virtue of the at a

38 Section the option

01 of provisions Crown Reat to be fixed by the Ordinance No. 2 of 1897 made Surveyor of His Majesty the an order limiting the time for

75 years,

of

renewal

King, for one further form of 75¦ creditors and others to send in their claims against the above estate to 13th October, 194).

years.

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Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis posal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicants will be

with required deposit

to anthorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, $200) in cash This sum will be refunded the Purchase payment of

0121

price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT

No. of Sate

LOCKERY

Ktoon Inland:

Lot No 43+

Lots Nos. 3305 & 4141, 2 Fing Street.

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Kau Pa

Pai shek.

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Measure

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sale plan

Contents in

Sunare tee:

Annual

Rental

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2,200

All Creditors and others are accordingly hereby required to send their claims to the under signed on or beface that date

DEACONS.

Solicitors for the Executor. 1. Des Voeux Roud Central, Hank AK.

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NOTICE

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HONG KONG GOVERNMENT

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Fung Kong Up and family wish to thank all friends for Boral tributes, attendance at the funeral and expressions of sympathy In their bereavement.

MARRIAGE

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EDITORIAL

COUNCIL TRIBUTES SIR GEOFFRY NORTHCOTE

WORK IN SPHERE OF EDUCATION,

HYGIENE PUBLIC HEALTH AND

Presiding at the first meeting of the Legislative Coun- At Singapore on 15th September-cil held yesterday afternoon, since his arrival in the

Suzette only daughter of Mr & Mrs A H Compton ut Hung-Colony, His Excellency the Governor, SIR MARK YOUNG. te Eric Burn of Singa K.C.M.G., paid warm tribute to the services rendered_by pore son of late Mr. E. J Burn the late Governor, SIR GEOFFRY NORTHCOTE. K.C.M.G. and Mrs. Burn of London. The The HON. MR. J. J. PATERSON and the HON, MR. M. bride's parents were present K. LO, C.B.E., endorsed His Excellency's remarks.

kong.

on the occasion

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EVACUATION EXPENSES

The purchaser of the lot will be

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required to pay to the auctioneer cash the Sung of $165.00

bands

COMMITTEE

Expenses

on behalf of the Unofficials. agree with all Your Excellency has said. Many of us, all of us. I think, had

His Excellency said:- I will, I am sure, be your wish that today's proceedings

real affection for Sir Geoffry. should include a reference to

We are very sorry to see him go the services rendered to this due to R-health and we are PX- Colony, both in the Legisia- tremely grateful for all that he tive Council and outside it,bas done and would like to have by your late President, Sir done but for ti health Geoffry Northcole.

I know well with what ability! and with what singleness of pur- pose Sir Geoffry devoted humsel! to the good of the people of this

Colony and I know. also.

HON. MR. M. K. LO

Hon. Mr. M K L Senlur Chi nese Member!

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1941.

NEW EQUIPMENT OF R.A.F.: TYPES OF PLANES NOW IN PRODUCTION

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BY LIEUT-COL. W. LOCKWOOD MARSH (EDITOR OF "AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING”)

SPECIAL TO THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS Sufficient details have now been released for publica- tion of the new types of aeroplane now in production al the works of the British aircraft industry to indicate, ih part at least, the new equipment of the Royal Air Force. Since they came into prominence in the Spring of 1940, both the HURRICANE and SPITFIRE have been im- proved to give even higher performance. A more power- ful Rolls-Royce Merlin engine is installed which develops some 1,250 horse-power.

mit & minute

later

Hurricane The

15 days of the war was the terrif Alted with

the eight machine "stressed-skin" Are power of metal-covered wings,

while guns in the wings of the Spitfires the Spitfire, in the Mark III and Hurricanes pouring

stream of 9,000 bullets version, has had 22 inches The actual armament of the Tor- taken off each end of the nado and Typhoon has not at the The sentiments at the Chinese wings the resulting square time of writing been disclosed but towards His Excellery Sir Geoffty tips rather marring the ap- it is almost certain to be a com

bination of machine guns and 'cannon' with a rate tical shape to give it an inot fire which, if all put into ma- crease in speed to a figure chine guns, presents a truly terri

devastating

with Northcote

and Lady

Northcote

what difficulties he had to contend have been set out in their Address Pearance of the original ellip-shell-fring

and bow untiringly ind how of Farewell.

with effectively he did contend them. notwithstanding the health which latterly handicaped him and. Anally, most regretfully brought about his retirement

It is my privilege this afternoon. 111. in this Council and by way of re- which is only a few miles be- fte concentration of

effect cord, to say that my Chinese col-low 400 m.p.h. leagues and i respectfully asso- Both have been used most suc NIGHT FIGHTERS' RECORD clate ourselves with your Excel-cessfully on mounfight aights in

Two aeroplanės in the twin- fighter class have I must leave it to others wotency's tribute and to express toj defence against the enemy bomb-engined

the WESTLAND speak with first hand knowledge Sir Geoffry the gratitude of the ers and the Spitfire 1. at any been produced

WHIRLWIND and the BRISTOL of Sir Geoffry Northcote's work Chinese for all that he has done rate. is frequently fitted with a

'canron'

The former is a But BEAUFIGHTER. Kun disinter-here but I can, and do, associate for them in the sphere of Educa shell-firing THE COMPLETE

estedness which the Uni-myself very fully with what I know tion, Public Health and Hygiene, both the Hurricane and the Spit-single stalet, low-winged mono- itu be the feeling of this Counett; and Social Welfare for his inita- fire are due for replacement by plane, with two Rolls-Royce Mer- new Hawker Tornado and in engines, of which no more de- ted States Government has in regard to him, namely, a feel-ve and fruitful labours in the the been displaying towards the Ing of genuine appreciation and cause of reltet of distress and Typhoon.

China and for his persistent Japanese propa gratitude for all that he did for suffering in

vital contribution 10 the main- Hongkong. ganda that an agreement to

tenance and improvement of Sino- bring about better relations

Britist, relations. between the two countries is

to-1=

sanctions

HON. MR. J. J. PATERSON Hun. Mr. J J. Paterson (Senior

Sir, in the name of the Chinese

our

COUNCIL ADJOURNED The Council was adjourned Thursday, Sept. 25.

to

being 10% of the upset price) families have been evacuated to vestigating possible methods/Peace to the Pacific on con-Young President), H.E. the Gen- Napler engines are designed

immediately after the fall of the

the hammer,

Australia.

tails can be given. The Beau- fighter is known to have been de 9,600 BULLETS A MINUTE

name

implies, the new veloped, as the THE TORNADO has

from the Bristol Beaufort general. Rolls-Royce Vulture engine of

course, a interesting design, with 24 cylin-purpose type, with, of ders arranged in the form of an X, smaller fuselage, as only a crew of imminent, is clear proof that Unofficial Member!: May, I. S. Community I tender to Sir Geoffry developing something over

2,000 two have to be accommodated.

Equipped as a long-range day and

THE TYPHOON is Lady Northcote

best horse power the American attitude wards the situation in the neither Britain nor the Uni-

wishes for their health and hap equipped with the Napler Sabre and night fighter, the Beaufighter all-metal midwing mono- engine which produces 2,400 horse- an piness wherever they may be.

powered by two Bristol- Pacific has not undergone the ted States is prepared to

power This engine is a develop- plane, slightest change. On the con-make any move to normalise

ment of the early Rapter and later Hercules engines developing 1.400 The i. vacuation

trary, the news that Wash-

Dagger engines- the latter fitted h.p. for the take-off. their relations with Japan on

This interesting aircraft mounts the Commitee is still holding meet

In the Hereford version of ington is at present studying

ten guns, has a range of 1,500 ings to deal with applications for the advisability of imposing Japanese show their

a reciprocal basis unless the i

THOSE PRESENT

Handley Page bomber, known as good

when fitted with miles and flies at a nominal speed Financial Assistance from bus- further economic

Present at the meeting were His the Hampden

All these of 330 mph, Great destructive desire to bring Excellency the Governor, Sir Mark Bristol radial engines. faith and

power is provided by the four 20 Fo Hongkong whose

by against Japan and also in-

ditions that will leave nu eral Officer Cuinmanding (Major- Major F. B. Hal:ord and are un-mm cannon guns in the fuselage usual that the cylinders are and six Browning machine guns for restricting Latin-Ameri-

al Secretary ¡Hon. Mr. N. Larranged in the shape of the let in the wings, while extensive fuel disturbance again in To enable this Committee to can trade with the Japanese room for any possibility of a General C. M. Maltby), the Colont

Smith), the Attorney

General ter H with the crankshaft and tanks make the plane suitable for deal with all applications ex confirms the view that the

future---even a hundred years (Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C.) camshafts forming as it were, the long-range raids, escorting bom- bers on their expeditions and peditionsly, full information must present Japan-U.S. negotia-hence. Japan must subscribe the Secretary for Chinese Affairs crossbar in the middle.

out lightning attacks be given of the monthly salary tions, or parleys, which are fully to the Eight-Point De-Hon. Mr. R A. C. North), the

The Sabre differs from the Ra-carrying allowances which the taking place are merely of anclaration made by Britain and Financial Secretary Hon. Mr. R. pier and Dagger, apart from then enemy planes raiding Britain. applicant receives in Hongkong exploratory nature and that the United States and to do R. Todd, the Director of Medical size, in being liquid-cooled instead Special hatches under the fuselage

Services (Hon Dr. P. 8. Selwyn af air cooled. All Rolls-Royce en- allow and any ether particulars upon the chances of their being that there are a number of

and have and speedy exit when necessary. Clarke). Lite Director

of course. 01 Public gines are. brought to which the claim is based.

preliminary steps she must Works (Hơn. Mr. A. . Purves), been for a good number of years and other devices which are stili The Ty-secret remain far in advance of All applications will be treated conclusion are dependent on take to prove her consistency. the Commissioner of Police (Hon. now, als quid-cooled.

Japan's own attitude towards These conditions are already Mr. J. P. Pennefather-Evans), the phon is officially stated to have anything the Germans have been DITIONS of the Sale by Public: forwarded to the SECRETARY the whole question of the well-known to the Japanese Chairman of the Urban Councilja maximum speed 'well over 400 able to develop. It has lately been Hon. Mr. W. J. Carrte), Hon. Mr. m.ph-an American paper says revealed that Beaufighters made a successful attack upon and do not require repetition, J. J. Paterson. Hon. Mr. M. K. LC, 410 m.p.h.-and

Tornado's highly stances, therefore, it is easy but it must be emphasised Hon. Mr.

Leo D'Almada e Castro, speed has been stated by an Ame-aerodromes in Sicily on June 28 to see that the Japanese pro-

again

definite as-jun, Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields, Hon. rican paper (quoted by Lord Bea-last, when between thirty and for- paganda machine has taken

surance to recognise China's Mr. W. N. Thomas Tam, Hon. Mr. verbrook) to be 425 m.p.h.; but in ty enemy aircraft were destroyed on the ground and many others blie former 15 probably

damaged up a line which will give the independence and integrity Li Tze-fong. Hon. Mr. T. E. Pearce, fact,

Hen. Mr Edgar Davidson and Mr. slightly the faster. must be an integral part of

Edwards R.

(Deputy

of t Clerk

One of the shocks that the Ger- EFFECTIVE-PROTECTION such conditions.

Councils).

mans suffered from in the early

balance of the premium being paid in accordance with the Conditions of Sale.

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

PARTICULARS AND CON-!

Confidentially

Auction to be held on Monday, EVACUATION

the 72nd day of September, 1941. COMMITTEE,

at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the WINDSOR

Public Works Department, BY FLOOR. Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown

Land at To Kwa Wan, in the - Colony of Hong Kong for

T

term of 75 years, with the option

and

should

b.

any

successful

Pacific. In these circum-

EXPENSES TREASURY

HOUSE.

3rd

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THE HONGKONG LAND

of renewal at a Crown Rent to INVESTMENT & AGENCY |

be Rxed by the Surveyor of

His Majesty the KING, for one

further term of 75 years.

CO., LTD.

4% DEBENTURES

two hundred dollars, ($200) COMPANY on that date. cash. This sum will be refunded

THE REGISTER

01.

24th

price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT DAY, 30th SEPTEMBER, 1941,

Boundary

Government time to carefully | consider the subject of whe- ther there should be peace or war in the Pacific.

that &

the

the

Hongkong Chinese Mark Mukden Incident

the crew to make a safe

No performance figures are yet available for the WHIRLWIND but, like the Beaufighter, it is in- tended to provide effective fighter protection for long-range bombers, at a greater distance from its base than is possible with the single-

with engined type

Its limited

on convoys

THIS hesitation on Japan's part is readily comprehensive JAPAN, indeed, has very today. It is born of the good reasons to hesitate be-realisation that her leaders fore making a decision which have miscalculated the suc- would assuredly involve her cesses of her Axis partners in a major conflict with the in Europe. Misled by the More than 2,000 students, people from the North-Eastern Pro-range and also for seeking out enemy bombers, Intending bidders are advised,

States and Britain. achievements of the German vinces and representatives from some 260 local public organisations and destroying

such as the Focke-Wolf Fw 200 NOTICE IS HEREBY United

packed the King's Theatre at 10 o'clock yesterday morning when a

out marauding that immediately after the dis

attacks mass meeting was held to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Kurler, carrying posal of the lot the Purchaser GIVEN that INTEREST for One of the best indications of blitz in Europe last year up

out in the for this to the fall of France, Japan six months ending 30th the need there is

Mukden Incident which led to the Japanese occupation of Manchuria

Atlantic. (if not the applicant) will be the

the hesitation on her part was accepted Herr Hitler's word

in 1931.

Pending the appearance of required to deposht with an SEPTEMBER, 1941, ex

a well-that he would enter Moscow

Presided over by Mr. Yeh Kung- the Bocca Tigris Fort, and Dr. Lthese two machines, the bulk of authorised officer who will be above DEBENTURES will be given recently by present at the sale, the sum of payable at the OFFICES of the known Japanese commenta within a fortnight of his at-cho, tormer Minister of Communi-Ying-lam, President of the Ling- their work has been carried out the BRISTOL BLENHEIM tor on politics, Mr. Teiichi tack on Russia. This inva- cations, the meeting opened with nan University. Both condemned by Muto, who has long been re-sion of the Soviet is the the singing of the Chinese Nation- Japan as the ringleader of aggres-MARK IV bomber, modified to act garded as a staunch sup-second time that Herr Hitler al anthem followed by the reading sion in the present world and ex-jas a twin-engined fighter. The ou payment of the Purchase DERENTURES will be close porter of Axis policy. In an as let Japan down. Coming of the will of the Father of the pressed gratification over the con- Beaufighter has also been used Chinese Republic, Dr. Sun Yat-sen. solidation of the Democratic front, with success for night protection from WEDNESDAY,

article in the Hochi Shimbun, so soon after Tokyo had A three-min. silence was observed A decision to despatch telegrams against enemy raiders; sa has, of SEPTEMBER, 1941, to TUES also a pro-German paper, Mr. triumphantly coneluded a in memory of the Chinese killed of tribute to Mr. Lin Sen, Chair- course, the Merlin-engined Boul- Muto declared that Japan can pact with the Kremlin, it was during the past four years of war man of the National Government, ton Paul Defiant with four-gun both days inclusive, during which safely wait even a hundred a nasty knock for the Axis In an opening speech, Mr. Yeh and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek power-operated turret. period

transfer

years to build up her East partner in the Orient and she stressed the importance of the was approved at the meeting.

Mukden Incident in the history of

FLAG AT HALF-MAST BENTURES can be registered Asia sphere, instead of blind-realises now that she is in a

the past decade, pointing out that By Order of the Board ly rushing into a war that decidedly awkward position, it was this Incident that ignited Practically all Chinese shops,

of Directors,

would certainly follow any since Herr Hitler's Russian the spark which developed into the schools, banks and other establish- effort to realise her south-time-table has been so upset. present world conflagration. While ments flew the Chinese National

The T.M.C.A Concert Party, ward expansion programme That upset and the heavy the Powers at that time paid little fag at half-mast yesterday. in ob- at the present time. The drain on Germany's resources attention to the affair, they have eervance of the occasion while the

now fully realised its significance. vernacular papers gave great pro- under the direction of David Kos the Russian campaign, he said

minence to Generalissimo Chiang sick, will present a Variety Enter- effect of Mr. Muto's advice in indicates that a large section which has now dragged on PATHETIC ACCOUNT Kal-shek's message to the Chinese tainment on Thursday next, Sept.. of public opinion in Japan is for over twelve weeks, has Major-General Chen Ching-yun, nation on the eve of the Mukden 26, at convinced that any decision enabled the Democratic front Executive Secretary of the Head- Incident anniversary, and issued Home MR. YANO LEAVES to support the demands of in the Pacific to strengthen quarters of the Chinese Associa-supplements

tion for the Promotion of Aviation. In their editorials, they were un Mr. Belki Yano, Consul General her militarists will result in its position, making it prac- who next spoke, gave a pathetic animous in voiting their support and Bervicemen, to whom admis- The purchaser of the lot will be

for Japan, left the Colony for the end of Japan as a first tically suicidal for Japan to account of the plight of the Chi-to the policy of continued rests-elon will be free, are cordially in- The programme includes, artlates, required to pay to the auctioneer Canton yesterday morning on his class world power and that attempt to play Herr Hitler's [nese people now, under Japanese tance until the recovery of all lost vited. In cash the sum of $384.50 way to Nanking to attend a con-

with the party, and several of last (being 10% of the upset price) ference of the Japaneso Consuls-efforts should be made instead game by widening aggression rule in the Northeastern Provinces territory and the realisation of full immediately after the fall of the General in China. He is expected to bring about a betterment in the Far East. For Japan and urged his fellow-countrymen national independence and free-whose names are newly associated A Flag Day was held by the season's performers. New numbers resistance until all lost territory is hammer, the balance of the to return to the Colony by the of American and Japanese today, the Thailand frontier to continue to support the war of dom

Hongkong branch of the Chinese and acts are being introduced and or the Russian border are recovered relations,

Other speakers were Admiral Women's Boldiers Reller Assocla- a high standard of entertaiment premium being paid in accordance.

THERE is sound reasoning Rubicons that she may well

can be anticipated. Chan Chak, former Commander of tion in aid of war fellet. with the Conditions of Sale.

in Mr. Muto's advice, but hesitate to cross.

Locality.

No. 4320.......

Kowloon inland Lat

Lots Nos. 4278 & 4279,

No. of Sale

Registry No.

puur voor

Ha Heang Road,

OHA TAM

Measure-

ments.

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Aa per

Bale plan,

Contents

Square feet.

Annual

Rental.

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Secretary.

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