CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
25 words $2.00
for 3 days prepaid
FOR SALE.
FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS, of strong and Reliable tested germination of best varieties for For sale at Graca Co. 10 Wyndham Street, Itongkong.
Immediate sowing.
H. K. Stock Market
The
kei this morning.
DANKS
ILK. Banka s............1,200 n
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
ALIEN ENEMIES (WINDING UP) ORDINANCE 1914
Mr. B. Schreibor. Mr. E. Funck.
Mr. H. Flebly.
Mr. D. von Hansemann. Mr. B. Adamczewski. Mr. F. Bumann,
Mr. E. W. Ildenhagen. Mr. M. Sloger.
Mr. O. Steger.
Mr. H. Schmidt. Mr. H. Heitmeyer: Mr. K. F. Muller.
Thursday,
G.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
R.
G.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 2nd day of October, 1939, at 3 pm at the Oftken of the Public Works Department, by Order of i ifts Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Wong Nel Chung, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal ut a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty tho KING, for one further term of 76 years.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 2nd day of October, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Omces of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Let of Crown Land at Mong Kok, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 76 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of Hia-Majesty the KING, for one further term of 76 years.
Intending bidders are advised!
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo- that Immediately after the dispo- sal of the lot the Purchaser (If sal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required not the applicant) will be required
an an authorised to deposit with authorised to deposit with
officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, (3200) In cash. This sam will be refunded on payment of
In all cases where the following following quotations were information has not been given land of the Hongkong Stock Mar-to the Liquidator concerning the above mentioned persons it is requested that such information IEK. Banks (Lon. Reg.) 1.12 m. be forwarded with as little delay icer who will be present at the II.K. Banks (II.K. Reg.) £12 as possible to the undersigned: sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, (3200) in cash. This sum 0% He (1) Namen ang ..22 0.
Secured Creditors, together will ho refunded on payment of 101⁄4à n.
with details of claims and the Purchase price. nature of security.
Chartered £ ................ Mercantile, A. & B. E.
Mercantile, C. L.
INSURANCES
East Asia
Cantons 5.
Union S..
1.K. Fire 5.
Chino Underwriters $.
SHIPPING
Douglas $.
Steamboats $.
Ilo-Chinus, 115 Indo-Chinas, DS.
Shell (Bearers)-
Waterboats 3
DOCKS ETC.
Whorves $.
Docks $.
Providents $.
New Eng. Sh. $
Sh. Docks, SH S
Venz. Gold $..
addresses
of
t-
..72
200 n.
30516)
and
14 n.
of addresses Names Unsecured Creditors,
105 n.
67 n. (3)
13 m. i
со пој
.30 0.1 8279 0. .8.13 n.
100 .
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4.20 r.
.7% n.
105 m.
MINING
Tubs $....
4.
HK. Miur C1s,
6 m.
LANDS
30 sa.
1 $..
Hotels S
Land 4 de. $.
Shai Lands Sh. S Humphreys $.. I.K. Realties $. Chinese estates $
UTILITIES
Trans 5...................... Peak Tramis (old) $.
Penk Trams (new) $
Star Ferrie: S.
Y. Ferries S
China Ligths fol
8 7.
names
Nantes (-1)
andl
and
Boundary Measuremesite
Locality
Foundary
Menmetristezant
Contrais in
September 28, 1939.
WAR EMERGENCY BUDGET: SIMON'S SPEECH IN FULL (Continued from Page 1)
promptly tional £800,000,000 Adoptel.
Wis
The Chancellor said he could not darantee this first vole for credit would be sufficient to cover all re- quirements up to March 31 next.
The need for a further budget as promptly as possible was self-evident as we should be facing in this Anan
£2,000,000,000. clut year a total ouiley of nearly
RICH AND POOR TO PAY
(Continted from Page 1.1 striven to mitigate the severity of the budget during the initial stages, his main objectives have been to provide machinery to wring the inst penny out of the ecuntry's staying-| power during a war of three years or more, if necessary.
U-Boat Aided In Rescue
Drama Of The Royal Sceptro
on
RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 27 (Reuler),It became known in Nió. The budget pays not the slightest de Janeiro to-day that the captain British heed to considerailens of political and two seamen of the popularly as indicated by the taxes steamer Royal Sceptre, which was
Nazi submarine on beer, sugar and the great in-torpedoed by crease on low incomes,
September 22, were drowned.
Thirty-two survivors, who were picked up by the British steamer landed in Browning, have been Brazil.
expenditure were framed with strict regard to the necessity of Mance.
THE OPPOSITION Government Blamed
Special Economic Problem The great war in which this country was engaged set for us special economie problem, and it this is not properly faced und. not boldly handled, then our power to carry
Mr. Clement Aitlee, lender of the on the war to a victorious conclusion
Finance was sometimes sald to be Opposition, referring to Sir John is gravely weakened." the fourth arm of defence. If finance Simon's emergency budget speech in failed, then the prop that sustained the House of Common, recalled the emergency budget of eight years ago, There were two obvious ways to and expressed the opinion that the the whole war effort collapsed. resources-Laxation and borrowing, the country to the present position. make the best use of productive National Government had brought and doubtless we should have re- course to both.
Unprecedented Scale
The Exchequer would need money
Mr. Attlee agreed that Sir John' Simon was right in endeavouring to raise these large suma by taxation,
Nine of them are in hospital and are making good progress.
It was revealed to-day that the. Browning was stopped in the Bay of Biseny by Nazi submarine U-30, which sook the Royal Sceptro.
The U-bont commander gave the crew instructions to rescue the crew of the Royal Sceptre, who had been
set ndrift.
The Royal Sceptre had aboard. gentine to England.
10.000 tons of wheat from the Ar-
POST OFFICE
the Purchase price. | PARTICULARS ·OF THE LOT. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. on an unprecedented scale, and for and he thought the income-tax in-
that vast need over the period of crease was right.
On no account should we deter
INWARD MAILS war, taxation would have to make
paying for the war to a futurece the maximum contribution,
"But it is abviously impossible that casion, or make future. generations Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct ServiceSan Francisco .Sept. 28. date. 21st September.. the whole of expenditure in a war pay by borrowing.
thei He criticised the change in
.Sept. 28. like this can be provided from the
.Scpt. 21. It will be children's allowance on the ground Shanghai proceeds of taxation.
to. dis-Shanghai Hecessary to supplement the provi-that this was not the time sian by revenue from national de-courage having children, and he Shanghai
urged reconsideration of the addition-Bangkok, Saigon und Tourane fence loans on a large scale.
"It will be the duty of the private a sugar tax. eltizen to contribute to the greatest possible extent to loans when they Are announced.
of S
of
gether with details of claims, For verification purposen tho
addresses Debtors, together with de- tulls of amounts due,
Addresses Banks carrying on businesN with the above per8018 together with details of any funds remaining in their possession or other informa- tion which may be of use.
addresses Names and
my storage contractors; or other persons retaining goods in their possession belonging to the above, to- gether with details thereof,
R. A. WADESON,
7:40. Messrs. DEACONS,
af
Liquidator.
1. Des Voeux Road Central.
Hongkong.
Sinceros $.
.100.
15 b.
3.70 .
B1 D
22 1
7.80 8.
50.
.50 11.
Wing On (1.K.) $.
.18 n
Powell, Ltd. $
.11 0.
21 n.
7.00
Ewo Sh. S...
Shri Colton Sk. $.
19/- n.
.22/- n.
Zoot Sirus, Sh. S. Wing On Textiles. Sh. $
MISC.
1.00 n. 43 n. .1 n.
18.80 TL. .135 1.
42 n. .483 m.
14 n.
Cold: Macg. (Pre.). Sh. .
13 r.
IK. Entertainments S Constructions (old) $.,
1.60 n.
1.55 m. .. n.
Canton ices $.
.1 n.
Cements $...
13 n.
Vibro Piling $.
3 80 b.l
Ch. Govt. 5% 1925
China Lights (new)
ILK. Electric $..
Macno Eletrics Sandiakan Lights 5. Telephones (nl) S Telephones (new) 5 Tractions /. ..... Tractions (13rof.) »}-
INDUSTRIALS
Cold: Maen, (or), Sh. $.
H.K. topes ....F.
STORES, &c.
Dairy Farms (old) $.. Dairy Farms (new) Watson 5......... Lane, Crawfords $.
.20 n.
.19 n.
7.30 sa.
.7.50 n.
COTTON MILLS
Constructions (now) $.
G. Bonds
IK. Govt. 47 Loan H.K. Govt. 34% Loan Marronans (Lon.) :- Marsmans (H.K.) =/~
Jusz!
JUEZ.The jugular vein of the world...
... clawed out of choking sand... defonded against the savage Bedouin... wrested from the terrifying black simoon! All this you see -while you look into the heart of heroic de Lesseps who commanded it to happen-who loved, lost and triumphed-conquering whore kings, emperors and Pharoahs had failed!
The greatest of
Darryl F. Zannck's. great entertain- ment achievements!
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A 20th Century-Fox Picture with TYRONE LORETTA
POWER YOUNG ANNABELLA
and
J. Edward Bromberg · Joseph Schildkraut -Henry Stephenson Sidney Blackmor: Sig Rumann Maurica Moscovich: Nigel Bruce Miles Mander George Zucco
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5045. Sing Wee Road
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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 2nd day of October, 1939, ut 3 p.m., at the Offices, of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Ma Thu Chung, in the Colony of term of 75 Hong Kong. for a years, with the option of renewal | at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years.
1
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo- sal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required an authorised 10/- n. to deposit with
4/- n.
100 11. 83 11.
officer who will be present at the sale. the sum of two hundred
FITH ON 107
Boundary Streit between
Tong Chai Street,
Fa Yuen Street
วง ใน
At ala plan.
15031
12.0.0
1:27
Exchange At A Glance
SELLING
T.T. London .Demand do,
T.T. Shangil T.T. Singapore T.T. Japan TT. India
T.T. Sa
T.T. France
lie welcomed the tax on war pro-Straits.. fits, but thought that the best thing Shanghai was to have no wor profits.
"When that time comes, I will be found that various types of loans will he offered."
-
view
Liberal Support
of
Shanghat
Shanghal
Canton Japan
.Sept. 20.
Sept. 28.
.Sept. 28.
.Sept. 28.
.Sept. 20.
.Sept. 20.
.Sept. 29.
..,.2 p.m. 3.30 p.m. .3.30 p.m.
.Sept. 29. Sir Archibald Sinclair, leader of thelu, S. A, Honolulu and Japan-(San Sir John Simon carnestly appealed
Francisco date, 2nd Sept.) Sept. 20. to all clilzens and institutions In the Liberal Opposition, foresaw financial incalculable burdens
alienat
to
OUTWARD MAILS fnee country to refrain from unnecessRTY
Thursday cupital expenditure and to put what-weight, but we were going
John Simon had ever savings they could make with them, and Sir
devoting them to the new rendered a good service by letting Haiphong
and wishful Formosa Insers, Issued for the prosecution of the country face the facts, instead of Sandakan
Indulging in muddled the war.
thinking which had been prevalent Shanghal, Japan, Honolulu, Canada, Big Sacrifices
U.S.A., Central and South America,
B.C since rearmainent began.
via Vancouver Europe House would see that the
White reserving the right to make
(Parcels for Canada only)-du emergency budget would call for criticism on certain points later, Sir
Vancouver D.C., 18th October. several sacrilices. High as the exit Archibald felt that the budget, which bold ·lines. conceived ing Sa, Bd. income-tax rate was, must. In the cirgumstances of war. deserved their support. be substantially increased.
The
was
on
He asked Sir John Simon to con- Sir John Simon explained that the sider the appointment of a increase he contemplated in the rate committee
select
G.P.O. and K.P.O.
Parcels, Reg. Ord..
.Sept. 20, 5 p.m.
Sept. 29, 9.15 a.m.
Sept. 29, 10 a.m.
on national expenditure Atr. Mail for Manila, Guam, Hono-
of income-tax could not take full lu check the growth of wasteful ex- effect in the present year, and re-enditure.
Severe as the budget was, it does. ductions which he felt it his duty to propose in the existing allowances not bring us even within the remote could not be made operative in time range of the limits of our financial!
1. for the collection due on January
lulu and U.S.A by the "Pan American Airways Direct Service" -due San Francisco, 5th October.
K.P.O.
.28th 5.00 p.m. ..Sept. 28th, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.
.1/218 1/211
330
.52
105%
.8215
T.T. USA.
.2434
T.T. Manfa
4045
T.T. Batavia
...45
Rer.
T.T. Bangkok
15012
107
.10,80
strength, or the sacrifices which the The plan he put forward was that people will accept as they become in the full year the standard rate of necessary as
Ord.
赴 means
to victory.
Reg.
Ord.
.28th 5.00 p.m. .Sept. 20th, 1.30 a.m.
.196%
Ľ
1/0
.1/3%
4 m/s D/P
do.
4 m/s L/C U.S.A.
4 m/s France
11.45
20 di: India
9.114
U.S. Cross rate in Lon. New York
.4.02 4.01%
TT, Germany T.T. Switzerland
TT. Australia
BUYING
4 m/s L/C London
1/32
.2534
income-tax should be 76. 6d. in the concluded Sir Archibald.
During the present year he pro- posed that the rate should be seven shillings. This rate should be regard-
et as a composite rate, made up of ve shillings and sixpence for the first quarter and 78. Od. for the other Three quarters.
Income tax due by direct payment on January 1 next would be made at the seven shilling rate.
Heavy Surtax
After indicating that allowances in
dollars, ($200) in eash. This sumpopulation. No reply had yet been respect of income-tax would be re- will be refunded on payment of received to the proposal.
the Purchase price.
PARTICULARS.........OF_THE_LOT
No. of Sale
Kowloon Inland
Registry No.
Locality
Lot No. 4178. Junction of Ma Tau Sang Wong Tai Road, Chung Road
Ma Tau Chung.
Boundary Bleasurements
N.
elifert
na pie sale
plan.
| Contents 1
Azn Rent
Upact
Pric
About
2,400
325
| eu, feet.
$1,800
GALLANT POLISHI FIGHT AT END (Continued from Page 1)
of Warsaw to 100.
Earlier Message LONDON, Sept. 27 (Reuter).-A
message received In London this
duced, Sir John Simon turned to sur- An earlier communique mentions tax and intimated that he proposed that 13 German planes were brought that new surtax scales should run down to-day, increasing the number from 1s. 3d. on incomes of £2,000 to planes shot-down-in-the-region 95-6d-for-inconies over £30,000. By
this means surinx would produce an other £5,000,000 this year and 48,000,000 in the full year.
Announcing a further modification afternoon from the radio station at in estate duty, Sir John Simon said: Warsaw said the Polish capital had now propose that in relation to now been destroyed and was an in-deaths tutting place after to-day-A voice: There will be a lot (loud ferno upon earth..
There was no talk of surfender but laughter)-duty on estates exceeding i was announced that the water sup- £10,000, but not exceeding £50,000 ply had been destroyed and epidemic shall be increased by the ten per was feared.
The food situation was tragic and the last hospital had been wrecked. been Three thousand civilians had killed in the last 24 hours,
German planes were sul dropping Incendiary bombs and the number of fires were, increasing.
The Polish broadcast concluded "We will never give in white of one us is alive."
Inevitable Is Accepted LONDON, Sept. 27 (Reuter) After 22 days of
herole defence oginst hopeless odds, Warsaw has and the conditions for the enpitula-surrendered to the German army. tion of the town are being discussed,
Washington Confirms
(Reu- WASHINGTON. Sept. 27 ter)The Nazi Embassy at Wash ington stated to-day that it had been offietaily Informed that Warsaw had surrendered at 11.30 am. to-day.
Unconditional
News of the surrender was, con- vered in a radio broadcast from the battered Polish capital, received at 0 p.m. to-day.
cunt."
nt
The Chancellor indicated thint for estates over £50,000 the increase would be 25 per cent., the yield from these increases being estimated £6,000,000 in the full year.
Additionally, Sir John Simon pro- oll taxes on posed Inercases to alcoholle liquor to take effect as from to-morrow.
There will be an additional penny on a pint of beer, and this, it is estimated, will produce £11,000,000 this year and £27,000,000 in the full year.
Spirits with the added duty would cost 13/9d. n bottle, and this is! estimated to produce £3,500,000 in the full year.
Also there would be further add!- the de-ons on light wines.
Luxurics Up"
Other increases include one penny
The message slid that fenders had necepted the inevitable, Ay defence could no longer be main- tained with the whole city in ruins.
An armistice was now in progress pound on fully refined sugar, two and the final terms of the surrender shillings a pound increase on tobacco, re- and 60 per cent. excess praßis tax BERLIN, Sept. 27 Heuter) were bolag discussed between statement by the German high com- presentatives mand states that Warsaw has cap!- German armies. tuinted unconditionally,
over on
of the Polish and modelled on the armamenty profts
sur-
duty, and applied over the whole field The terms will be honourable, of trade and industry,
Referring to the increase in the The statement says that the town says Waranw..
capital wealth of individuals during will probably be handed
A message announcing the Friday.
render said that water and electricity the war, Sir Johan Simon announced A Paris report says that the pro-suppiles had been destroyed and all that a capital levy was being studied, posal by the Polish commander for public ullities had been put out of but it was not practicable to apply
one during the war. a 24-hours armistice is announced action.
in, an official communique received The defenders were running short In Paris from the military.com- of ammunition and mantter in Warsaw.
The communique states that the proposal was mado owing to the desperate situation of the civilians, and the tremendous damage caused, combined with the lack of water and the fear of epidemics.
no early help could be expected from the allies.
The military authorities, therefore, had come to the conclusion that fur-.
useless, pa ther resistance was would bring with it pestilence and discnse.
The new proposals, said the Chan- cellor, would produce £107,000,000 this year and over £220,000,000 in the full year.
Sir John said it must not be assumed that these enormous figures were proof that there had been pro- digious squandering and waste.
The truth was that the increasing
and elaboration machines of war and the mechanisa- tion which accompanied the develop- alsu military force, mnet of a greatly increased the cast,
The Chancellor gave no on Instance
complication Completely Destroyed The capital is completely destroyed and is still
to unceasing Artillery fire.
Water cisterns and filters have been destroyed and It very difficult to give aid to the civilians, owing to the constant bombardments.
All monuments and every single church lle in ruins!” The slate of the civilians and the town forced, the Commander to con- sider future decisions which wlit help to avold new losack to the Polla
History would record that no city had ever been more gallantly defend- ed or more ruthlessly attacked.
Warsaw's Message To Verdun LONDON, Sept, 28, (Reuter)-One, of the last messages sent out by the defenders of Warsaw was addressed
of
to the town of Verdun, where the the cast of modern aircraft, which he French put up such an heroic resist-enld was three to seven times that of Sir John Simon 'added that by once to the Germans in the Great a comparable type in 1918. War.
The message thanked the Mayor of agreement with the defence Ministera, Verdut. for his message of encour-qualified and experienced business agement and admiration, which he men had been recruited in order to Bee that the proposals for the new had sent to the Mayor, of Warsaw.
AS DONE NOW
IN
FRANCE
20%
REDUCTION
ON
ALL
WATCHES
IS ALLOWED TO ALL MEMBERS OF HONGKONG DEFENCE FORCES, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF HONG- KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS,
AND THEIR FAMILIES
J. ULLMANN & CO.
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