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Arrangements have been made to berth our steamers alongsido the Kin Lee Yuen Wharf, French Bund, Shanghai, and cargo will be accepted for discharge into Go- downs at this Wharf,
For freight and further particu-
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FOR
SALE.
KASHIMTH CARTETandmade, seamless, 15' 10" x 13' lovely red, suitable for large reception room or Chinese ceremonica. OR view Messrs. Whiteaway, Laidlaw.
New Official Of University Arrives In H.K.
Vice-Chancellor Joins Welcome To Governor
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Co., Ltd.".
CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE
THE NINETEENTII ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING OF SHARE- HOLDERS will be held at the Hend Office of the Company, St. George's Building, Chater Rond, Victoria, Hong Kong, on Monday, 20th December, 1937, at 12 o'clock (Noon), for the purpose of re- ceiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directors. for the financial year ended 30th September, 1937, and Directors and Auditors.
electing
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from Friday, 26th November, 1937, to Monday, 20th December, 1937, both days inclusive.
Beard of
By Order of the Directors,
NOEL BRAGA,
Secretary. Bongkong, 26th October, 1937.
HONGKONG. CRICKET
CLUB
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28. 1937.
G.
R.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 1st day of November, 1937, at J pm, at the Omees of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Mount Kellett Road, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at Crown Rent to be Axed by the Surveyor of. His Majesty the KING, for one fur- ther term of 75 years.
Intending bidders are advised that Immediately after the dia. posal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be prenent at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) In cash. This sum will be refund. ed on payment of the Purchase price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Rural Building
Lot No. 402.
Mount Kellett
#toad.
No. of Sale.
Angletry No.
Locality.
G.
Boundary Krutements
H.E.
As per sale plan.
W.
Contrats in
About 15,100
$174
Upset Price
R.
256'9$
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 1st NOTICE is hereby given that
day of November, 1937, ut 3 p.m., at the Ofces of the Public the following Debentures were drawn at the Pavilion on Monday, Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of the 25th day of October, 1937:-
Crown and at Nos.
one Lot of Nos. Nos. Nos. Nos. Nos.
3 122
321 180
440 002 Mount Kellett Road, Peak, in 201 340 518 608
the Colony of Hong Kong, for 10 159 210 342 523
a term of 21 years.
+ 132
670
23 170 227 348 537 710 07 180 287
555 364
827 Holders of drawn Debentures who the 29th desire to be paid on October, 1937, are requested to inform the Treasurers, Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth and Fleming. on or before Thursday, the 28th
Mr. Duncan John Sloss, c.u.z., M.A., Hongkong University's new Vice Chancellor, arrived here from Bag land by the P. and O. Hanchi this morning and proceeded direct from October, 1937. the ship, immediately it has tied up at the buoy, to Hongking to participate that Debentures in the Colony's Welcome to Sir Geoffry Northcote, a fellow passen
ger during the voyage.
Arrangements had been made for University representatives to welcome Mr. Sloss on board the ship, but these Vice- were altered when the new Chancellor arranged with Air Vice- Marshal A. W. Tedder, another pas- senger, to proceed direct-to-inke Pier to welcome the new Governor. At Bloke Pier Mr. Stoss met Sir William Hornell, the retiring Vice- Chancellor, who lands over thei reigns of went Inter to Lodge, which was recently
AND NOTICE is hereby given
numberal
ពន
above which are not cashed on the 30th October, 1937, will be paid; on the 30th Aprli, 1938, after which date they will cease to hear interest.
By Order of the Committte, A. K. MACKENZIE,
Jon Secretary. Hongkong, 26th October, 1937.
of his office to-day. Mr. Sloss MAGISTRATE OFF
the
Vice-Chancellor's voented
by Sir William Hornell, who is at present staying at Repulse Bay Hotel. An offcial welcome will be ten-
Sloss later. 11 dered to Mr.
will probably take the form of a welcome both to him and the new Chancellor and a farewell to Sir William,
ON FURLOUGH
Mr. E. Himsworth, first Kowloon Magistrate, sit in the big court at Kowloon this morning for the last time prior to his departure on fur- lough He will leave to-morrow for, England vin Canada and the United States on board the Empress of Conada,
Infending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis- posal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be
NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
As from 1st November 1937,
NATIONAL AVIATION
CHINA
· CORPORATION
will remove its Kowloon Branch Office located at 3 Peninsula-Hotel Arcade to the: Main Office at Hongkong, King's Building, Connaught Road.
Telephones: 33131 & 33151.
BARBER-WILHELMSEN LINE
MONTHLY SERVICE
To
NEW YORK ·
Via LOS ANGELES & PANAMA CANAL PORTS. .
- NEXT SAILING
M.V. "TAI YIN"
оп
18th November
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
required to deposit with an Hong Bank Bldg.
authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) In
cash. This sum will be refund- | K30 ed on payment of the Purchase
price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
1 No. of Sale
Garden
Lot No. 95.
Begistry No.
South West of aml adjoining
Locality.
Road, Peak.
No. 175, Mount Kellett
Boundary
Wenantemento,
N.. E. W.
Etrefactifeet
As per sala
plan.
Contents in
About
eq. feet.
002'6
SHIPS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION
Annabl
Rental
Upset Price.
$22
$405.
The following ships expected to be in wireless communication with the Hongkong radio station: Swarten-
Lai Po, 18, apprentice, was fined
Mr. K. Keen, formerly junior hondt, Hinsang, Alexia, Warbharata, $25 by Mr. R. Edwards at the Central
Central Police Hartismere, President Grant, Pre- Magistracy this morning for embark- Magistrale at the ing on the Yaumati Ferry, Man Court, wi sit in Mr. Hinsworth's sident McKinley, Victoria, President
place. Yeung, without paying his fare.
Adams, and St. Vincent-De-Paul,
THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
OF HONGKONG, LIMITED.
BUILDERS OF ALL CLASSES OF SHIPS.
BUILDERS OF RECIPROCATING STEAM ENGINES, BUILDERS OF MARINE AND LAND BOILERS.
BUILDERS Of turbine MACHINERY
Under Licenca From Mossrs. Parsons.
BUILDERS OF DIESEL ENGINES
Under Special Licence From Mossra, Sulzor Bros., Winterthur.
Esconsed To Manufacturo Lanz Perlit Iron, Specially Sultablo
For Internal Combustion Engine Working Parts.
DOCK & SLIPWAYS
FOR DOCKING VERY LARGE, AS WELL AS SMALLER VESSELS,
ON ANY TIDE.
ALL CLASSES OF SHIP, ENGINE AND BOILER
REPAIRS
AND EXTENSIVE WELDING, BOTH ELECTRICAL AND
OXY-ACETYLENE, SKILFULLY AND PROMPTLY CARRIED OUT.
Tul. Aridean “Talkoodock" Hongkong..
Telephone No. 80211.
Call Floss "Numoral One" over "Pennent Ans."
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents -HONGKONG, CHINA & JAPAN
Sevan
Agents,
$1 TIFFINS
...
at-
Jimmy's
Also A. la China Bldg., Hongkong.
Carte
Hankow Rd., Kowloon.
re-
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U.S. MARINES WILL' JAPAN'S MARCH
FIRE IF ATTACKED (Continued from Page 1)
(Continued from, Page 1) with e Ulster Itlemen who
by a frained froin firing.-Untied Press, ·
Grenadier,
Japanese anti- aircraft shell early in the morning.
Simultaneously, Mr. Contact Made Earlier
Okamoto, Japanese Consul-General at Shang- Shanghai, Oct, 28 (9.30 «.m.). hal,
called
Commander After an unhurried Chinese retrent Neyrone, Ital
Italian Consul-General at. which insted all night, with only Shanghal, to express similar regrets scattered rear-guard machine gun and promise that due compensation. ners keeping the Japanese columns would be given by Japan for the kill- to the north of Soochow Creek, ing of Padula, after an investigation. Japanese forces at dawn to-day During the conference Commander apparently
crossed the creek, to the Neyrone expressed the hope that
resumed south bark, and
contact appropriate measures would be with the Chinese in the neighbour-Indopted by the Japanese authorities hood of Hungjno Road, on the to prevent the recurrence of a extreme southern ungle of the French [similar Incident---Central News. Concession, where resklents reported
very heavy Beld arilitery And machine-gun ducis only half a mile
from their houses,
•
Chinese planes ralded the Yong- tzepoo arca to-day and dropped incendiary bombs, adding to the wall TT. London of fire which has formed in a serni-Demand circle around the Settlement.
T.T. Shanghai
T.T. Japan
T.T. Singapore
TT. Indin
Cease Attacks Meanwhile Japanese troops are no longer attempting to cross Soochow T.T. Manila
Creek west of the Settlement, but are
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reciting strong secondary defences T.T. Batavia to the rear. They are continuing
It is reported that four Japanese T.T. Switzerland tanks were on Jessfeld bridge when T.T. Australia" It was blown up by the Chinese in their retreat.
do.
on Nan-4 m/s. L/C London The Japanese allensive 2lang is continuing, and Japanese 4 m/s D/P warships are vigorously replying to m/s L/c USA. Chinese shelling from Pootung4 m/s France
U.S. Cross rate in London ..4.33.7/32
United Press.
Battle Comes With Dawn
Chinese
Shanghai, Ort, 28 (7 am.)
batteries and Japanese
30 d/s India
Sentence of a month's hard labour commenced a bitter duel to the west was indicted on Leung Tin, 20, un- of the International Settlement this employed, by Mr. R. A. D, Forrest Telephone 28021, morning. Indieating that the scene of at the Central Magistracy this morn- baltie has shifted considerably over-ing, when he pleaded guilty to as- night.
saulting his wife, Chiu Sing-yee.
bar with a length of tron
at St. At 4.30 a.m., when correspondents Francis' Yard yesterday. He said his crept out for a view of activity in the wife asked him to see her as she had Chinese lines, all was quiet on t found work for him, but when he fighting: front, but Chinese were
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busily digging trenches along Soo-Rot there she told him to go away. This apparently annoyed him, and chow Creek.
The struck FL her with the bar. Observers significantly report that Crown-Sergeant J. Shepherd prose- the bulk of the Culnese troops uppear cute!.
to be continuing their withdrawal,
even beyond the Creek, leaving only cover-up detachments to fight & rear-
Japanese feverishly.
up
working advance pre
guard action. There were previously Man Yuen, 36, unemployed, banish-- few permanent defence works alonged in Octuber 1936 for five years Soochow Creek, therefore the Chinese was brought before Mr R Edwards. troops left behind to hold the at the Central Magistracy this morni
ing charged with returning to the Colony before the expiration of his 1,500 term, and wha sentenced to six refugees pour into the International months' Imprisonment. Settlement every hour, after being carefully searched. They have been held by the Chinese forces-Central coming in all night. They are hoping News.
Meanwhile, an average of
to reach safety before. the
acrial
bombing starts again in the morning.
Reconciled To Loss
At 8.10 a.m. to-day foreign military
observers expressed the opinion that
1,500 Japanese Killed
Near Chenju
Shanghat, Oct. 28..
Over 1,500 of the Japanese troops
none of the Chinese forces are moving which occupied the Chenju Wireless into Nantao, but are rather retreat-Station, were killed during their drive south and south-westerly further southward yesterday, accord-
Chinese direction. The
commanding to military circles.
Intercepted by Chinese rearguards seems to be recenelled to losing the
made at Hsuchilachino, Wuchlakchoi
and right wing positions which contact with the International Set-Houwangiangchial and other points tlement, which has been one of the Just south of the station, the Japanese defence foclors hitherto." were engaged in fleree combats, last- while, it is understood that ing from early morning to about the majority of the Chinese who o'clock in the afternoon. Their ad- barriended themselves in a big go-vunce was halted when over 1,500 down across Scochow Creekt last were killed in action, night have vanished, scattering, it is Chinese casualties were understood
presumed, and leaving only 150 men to be about 1,000.-Central News.
to hold a "last dicht post. These are apparently volunteers. They are certainly doomed to die unless they surrender,
Later.
Chinese Will Not Give
Up Shanghai
Nanking, Oct. 28.
Five hundred Chinese soldiers of The withdrawal of the Chinese the 08th Division, who were trapped fortes to the new defence lines in In a godown in Chapel, telephoned Shanghal must not be interpreted as lo Mayor O. K. Yul of Shanghal
to them.
requesting 600 pounds of salt and China's abandonment of the city sugar and 30,000 hard cakes be sent states a communique issued late last night by the Chinese Milliary Head- quarters. The Chinese forces, the They reiterated that they are communique declares, are determined standing fast to the last man in the to make a frm stand south of the hopes that the tide of war will turn Soochow Creelt, Including Nantao, within a week.
"If not, you will not see us again," and at Pootuns. they added.
The Japanese were expected to blow up the godown-United Press.
Resistance Not
Weakened
The withdrawal of the Chinese troops from the projecting positions {at Klangwan and Chapel, the com
munique explains, keeps them out of the range of the guns on the Japanese. warships in the Whangpoo River.
Foreign observera and pressmen;. according to the communique, havo- Nanking, Oct. 28. The withdrawal of the Chinese milltary authoriiles why they did not; repeatedly inquired of the Chinese- forces from the Kinngwan and Tezang effect this strategie withdrawal ceptors will not affect the plan of earlier. The armed resistance to Japanese invasion Chinese forces intended to make the. in Shanghai, declared a spokesman Japanese pay the highest price for
of the Ministry of War to-day,"
Dnswer is that the
occupying overy, inch of Chinese-
With the Chineso main defence territory-Central News,
Wounded Refugees.
works along those sectors almost toinily destroyed by Japanese con- Unuous bombardment, the with- |-| drawal, the spokesman said, has been Motor ambulances have picked up foreseen by competent observers. 350 seriously wounded refugees in But since the Chinese forces have the Settlement perimeter. held back the Japanese advance for Hundreds more are wounded but over 40 days, the lines have success have not been treated, except by fully served their purpose. The relatives or friends. They simply Kwangha and Litho sectors, the cannot bo accommodated-Untied spokesman asacited, are still being|Press.
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