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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

25 words $2.50 for 3 days propaid FOR SALE.

FOR SALE Miscellaneou house- hold furniture and furnishings. Apply J. A. Shaw, 532, The Peak. Phone 29240,

KARE DIE proofs of Hongkong and China postage stamps on view and & Co. 10, for sale at Graca Wyndham Street, Hongkong. Estab- Lished 1096,

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

UNION. WATERBOAT

'CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

The Thirty-äfth Annual General Meeting of Shareholdern will be hold at the Offlees of Mosura. Dodwell & Co., Ltd., Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Building, on Mon- day, the 22nd April, 1940, at ¡1) am. for the purpose of receiving the report of the General Managers together with 12 Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st. December, 1939.

Thursday,

G.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

R.

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 8th day of April, 1940, at 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 Tau Chung, In the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option of re- newal at a Crown Rent to he fixed by the Surveyor of Majesty the KING, for one fur- - ther term of '75 years. "HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY

Intending bidders are advised THE CAMERA" Second Edition.

that immediately after the dispa- Over 80 excellent views of the Colony. Price $1.50. Obtainable at

The Transfer Books of the Com-an of the lot the Purchaser (f Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., Hongkong Travel Bureau or from the Publishers, pany will be closed from 6th April not the appifcant) will be required Bouth China Morning Post, Ltd., to 22nd April, 1940, both days to deposit with an authorised Wyndham Street

officer who will be present at the of two hundrod DODWELL & COMPANY sale, the sum

dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum LIMITED.

will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.

PARTICULARS

TO LET.

HOUSK In 107 Houndary

Street, Kowloon, with 14 rooms, moderni sanitation, kitchen.

and garage garden. Rent $285. Apply P. 0. Box 070.

POST OFFICE

Inclusive.

General Mansɣera.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LTD.

The Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in the above Com- pany will be held in the Company's

Small Packet Post to all countries Offeus, P. & O. Building. 5th in suspended.

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel. Mall are closed 15 minutes earlier than the ume given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertis ed to close at or before 9 am, re- gistered and parcel malls are closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day. When malls are advertised to close after 5 p.m., Registered and Parcel mails are closed at 5 p.m.

INWARD MAILS

Calcutta, Straits and Salgon ..Apr. 4. Carton .....

Formosa and Swatow

Shanghai

Shanghai and Amoy

Saigon.

Stralis

Japan

.Apr. 4.

.Apr. 4.

.Apr. 4.

Apr. 4

.Apr. 4. Apr. 4. .Apr.

Air Mall by "Imperial Airways Direct Service" London date 27th March.

Straits

Canton

Japan,

Shanghai

Struts and Saigon

Apr. 5.

Apr. 5.

.Apr. 5.

..Apr. 5.

Apr. 5.

..Apr. 5. U.S.A., and Manila (San Francisco ...Apr. 3.

date, 29th Feb.)

Australia and Manila Europe via Suzz and

Floor, on Thursday, 11th April, 1940, at 11 am, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers together with a Statement of Accounts to the 31st December, 1939.

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from Monday, 8th April, to Thursday, 11th, 1940, both days inclusive.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO. General Managers. Hongkong, 2nd April, 1940,

Adelaide Gets Water Colour From Aborigine

Kowicon Inland Lot

No. 4230

Chang Road and Ma Tau Kok Road, ~Junction of Ms Tan

.Mau Tàu Chung

No. of Bale

Rexistry No.

Locality

one

OF THE LOT.

Boundary Monourementu)

N... W.

|fret|tant]|tout}feet]

** por salo

plan.

$ 42.

3.720

sq. feet. ¡Cuatents

Upset Price1

R.

06L'A $

April 4, 1940.

Pride Of A City Is At Stake

LAUGHTON WON'T

BE DR.

By STUART FLETCHER

JOHNSON

THE fight is on. Literature, the film industry, and 5.

the pride of a city are involved. It started this way:

Radio Pictures had an idea of making a film about Dr. Samuel Johnson, famous son of the City of Lichfield (which, incidentally, he deserted for Fleet Street).

ALLIES FOR LIFE

of

But when it was suggested that Charles Laughton should play the part of the plain-spoken doctor he refused.

"Johnson?" said Laupliton. "As far as I can discover, he never did anything but sit on his fat rump about and make cruvi remarka other people."

Rude to Boswell

"I don't suppose," was the retort by Mr. P. Laithwaite, secretary of the Juhinson Fraternity, "that

Dr. Johnson's runup was any fatter than Laughton's.

"He WHA

to

unly really rude people, like Boswell, who used to askhig perfectly relate him by absurd questions.

"Anyway I don't think you could

Dr about

Johnson. Laughton in "Life of Henry VIII" 18" sald Mr. Laithwaite love In-

HOBBIES MAKE THE SOLDIER Finding The Regimont To Suit The Man

MEN in the early twenties. called up for medical tests and interviews are no longer allowed to state their proference for a particular regiment, or even a particular branch, of the Army.

Recruiting offfeers have been told that they should concentrate on find- ing out what men are most fitted for. instead et allowing them to choose themselves.

The only exceptions are in the case of those with family claims" who want to join branches of the Service in which their fathers, or brothers have served.

Now Policy

The change in War Offee polley is due to the large number of men who applied for enlistment in branches of

which | the Army for

they had no qualifications.

Men, going up for interviews re- cently have been surprised when asked if they have any hobbies,

The reason for this is that men whose occupations are of no special use to the Anny, may have private Interests which can be adapted to military needs.

Uzoful Jobs

The War Ofee is particularly mechanica and men with engineering ability, Carpentry is another useful

lendingum PRIEST GATHERS enger to and wireless operators,

DATA ON ‘GHOSTS' ability

City is Shocked

The Royal Corps of Signals, the MILWAUKEE, Wis. (UP). There Royal Army Ordnance Corps, and

By BERNARD GRAY

France. SERGEANT Gordon Stanley, of Coventry, gave his answer to Dr. Goebbels to-day.

He walked proudly out of the muke o Alm mayor's office in a Bitte French There was," village behind the British Expedi-scathingly, "no. dramatic tionary Force lines with a French terest in his life."

Mr. Phil Hyams, a girl on his arm-his bride.

exhibitor, took Charles Laughton's! Only three nights ago, Dr. Goeb-side, bela's prepaganda department re- ported that Viscount Gorl, Com-

"I wouldn't say Dr. Johnson was British the mander-in-Chief Expeditionary Force, h stopped despirable," said Mr. Hyums, "but

use men the "Increasing folly" by British do you think the British public has are "ghost towns" and now here is the Royal Engineers can

I wouldn't the Rev. Peter Leo Johnson, pro-with these hobbies, soldiers marrying French girls and any interest in the mant

The demand for drivers in the had said it was "prejudicial to the back a flim about Johnson, and I fessor of history at St. Francis

don't blame Laughton for turning it Seminary,

"ghost mechanised Army' still exceeds the .English race."

supply. Lichfield-or that part of it which Sergeant Stanley downed the Ile.

The pastor doesn't really gather the He was married by the mayor in the the correspondent was able to qua churches, but simply compiles histori

by Laughton's

cal data about them. In the past 20 presence of some of his own officers. tion-was shocked

mart attack un "the brightest iterary I was the only newspaper

years. In which he has pursued his present at this first wedding between ornament of the 18th century."

One eltizen recalled that Macau-hobby, Father Johnson has discover- ed 75 of the once flourishing, but now at British soldier und n French girl.,

Tennyson,

Disraeil, Thackeray abandoned, religious sanctuaries, The bride in the one previous British lny, Te Expeditionary Force wedding was af and Dickens all regarded Johnson ns

someone rather extra-special.

"Two factors have operated Polish refugee.

Another said: "Perhaps the real create the ghost churches," he said. The village street was packed with reason is that Mr. Laughton feels "Some of the early churches were British troops, R.A.F.

that his talents are inadequate to en-built in poor locations and were not French pensants as the marriage proable him to impersonate such a very convenient to the congregation when

the country became more settled. cession walled slowly from

Your turn, Mr. Laughton! bride's home-a cafe to the Mairic great man as Dr. Johnson!" or mayor's office.

men, and

Party for Troops

the

With any present of six pairs of alik stockings for the bride tucked under my arm. I followed the pro- white- into the *cession

slmpic washed office of the mayor.

Behind the officers came a crowd And, airmen in uniform.

down."

400 GERMANS AWAIT 'CRUISE'

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 8th day of April, 1940, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of Lot of Crown Land at Boundary Street, Ma Tau Wei. ADELAIDE, South Australia-The in the Colony of Hong Kong, for Adelaide National Art Gallery has a term of 5 years, commencing Apr. 6. purchased a water colour from the

from 1st July, 1898, with the Straits-(Lon-| brush of on. Australian aborigine, don date, 2nd March). .......Apr. 6. Albert Namatjira, thereby offering an

option of renewal at a Crown Japan and Shanghai

Apr. 6. exhibit almost unique in the world Rent to be fixed by the Sur- Shanghai

Apr. 6. of art. The gallery pald £8 for the veyor of His Majesty the KING, Straits

Apr. 6. plcture, which was elected by an U.S.A., Honolulu and Japan (San Expert committee from a collection

for one further term of 24 years Francisco date, 5th March) Apt. 7.) on view in the Associated Arts Gal-| less the last three days thereof. Australia and Monita

Apr. 7.lery. The latter exhibition had been Intending bidders are advised visited by large crowds of interested that immediately after the dispo- spectators.

Dr. Charles Duguld, who is one sul of the lot the Purchaser (If Shanghai and Japan ......1.30 p.m. ot promoters of the Ernabellaj not the applicant) will be required Parcels only for Shanghal..2.30 p.m. Missoin Station in the interior, ex-to deposit with an authorised

.2.30 p.m.plained that Namatjira had Amoy

3.30 pm.held a brush in his hand until three officer who will be present at the Salgon, Hangkok, Mauritius, Reunion years ago when he, come under the sale, the sum of two hundred and livelihood according to his capa-/41 £5 a head for beer and cigarettes!

.3.30 p.m. notice of Rex Battárbce, an Aus- dollars, ($200) in cash.. This sum Manila-Australia and New Zealand tralian artist. He had used first will be refunded on payment of

via Thursday Island-due Thurs-kangaroo teeth and then hot fencing, day Island, 17th Apri

Swntow

OUTWARD MAILS Thursday, April 4

and Madagascar.

Reg

Ord.

Re

K.P.O.

G.P.O.

the

wire for the expression of his ideas.

the Purchase price.

The picture bought by the National PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

.3.45 p.m. Gallery is entitled "Illum Baura," the .4.30 p.m. native name for Haart's Bluff, a pro- minent feature of the country where .3.45 p.m. Namatjira bas lved for many years.

4.30 p.m.

5 p.m. 7 p.m.

Ord. Parcel only for Straits Amoy Straits, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta and Europe via Marseilles. due Marseilles, 4th May and Lon- don Parcels due London, 12th May.

Parcels

Reg.

K.P.O.

.Apr. 3, 5 pun. .Apr. 3, p.m.

Apr. 4, 8,30 a.m. G.P.D.

.Apr. 3, 5 p.m. .Apr. 3, 5 p.m.

Ord.

Parcels

Reg.

Ord,

.Apr. 4, 8.30 ..

Friday, April 5

Canton

Sumalakan

arxi South Africa

Halphone:

Pool Our Empires' Says Bevin

general

MR. ERNEST BEVIN, secretary of the Transport Workers' Union, wants even closer association between the British and French Em-

10.30 um.pires. .12.30 p.m.

No. of Base

Begistry No.

Locality

New Kowloon Inland LotRe

No. 2762.

Junction of Boundary

Street and College Road.

Boundary

W.

Mesurements

K. U. E,

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Aspersale

plan.

Contents

About

1q. fest

000'91

Annual

Bental.

(Upset Price

# 184

$7,200

The Empires of Beigtum and Hol-

The Scandinavian · countries could

Bride and

FOUR hundred more Germans of soldiers bridegroom, sitting down living in East Africa are waiting to be inarried, heard the inayor re-for a British luxury liner to take cite the formule of the French civil them to Genoa, Italy, on the first marriage ceremony.

"The husband is the head of the stage of their journey home.

Like the 160 Germans who family." directed the mayor, reading the provisions of the French Civil travelled in the Union-Castle motor- Marriage Act.

ship Durban Castle (17,000 tons). they will enjoy every comfort. "He must give ak and fidelity to his wife, providing her with a home:

city"

There will be the same allowance during the voyage. This alone will cost the British Government £2,000. When busband and wife had The Germans are being sent home agreed to take one another in these to save the expense of maintaining capacities the mayor handed the them as internees. Every cure Is be- bridegroom the “Livret de familie” ng taken to see that no one is re or famly book to be kept by the leased who could be of any military

value. couple. And afterwards the bride's mother Technicians, ex-officers, and men gave a party to British troops andkely to make good soldiers remain

Interned. French peasants.

He Made

a Peace

Pact with a German

A YOUNG Englishman made a peace pact with a young Ger- man friend. They met in March last year in Surrey and became close friends.

Realising the growing gulf between their two countries, they

other.

The young Englishman, Albert Armstrong, of Coleford, Glos., told the Bristol Conscientious Objectors' Tribunal: "No Govern- ment decree can make us enemies."

Speaking in Bristol, he said that case the situation with the United resolved, come what may, never to take up arms against each Fort Bayard and Holhow..1.30 pm. Britain and France had begun to pool States. Straits, Ceylon, India. Mombasa, their Empires for war purposes.

Beira, Lourenco Marques, East

"It has got to be done for the pur-land could be brought within the .2.30 p.m. puses of peace. I strongly urge that same scul orbit.

3 p.m. there shall be what is virtually a Saturday, Apr. 6

Customs union between Hie great

He added: "We resolved to do 7.15 am. French Empire and the British Em-make their choice and have a proper Parcels only for Shanghai .2.30 p.m. pire," he added.

chance of survival, independent of everything in our power to fos Parcela only for Shanghal and Tien- There would be a chance to line

Central Europe.

ter good relations between our tsin

.3.00 p.m. up the world on the basis of Mr. Shanghai

5.30 p.m. Cordell Hull's American policy and to merge her Empire as well,

It would bring Italy the opportunity nations and promised each other Japan...

.5.30 p.m.

never to take up arms or take part in any way in the criminal etruggle between our countries.

Canton

· Air Mall for "Imperial Airways

Direct Service"-dac London, -14th) April,

Be

G. P. O, and K. P. O.

.Apr. 6, 5.00 p.m. Ord.... .................Apr, 0, 5.30 pm. Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu and US.A., by the "Pan American Airways Direct Bervice"-due San Francisco, 14th April.

K.P.O.

Apr. 6, 5 p.m. Apr. 6, 5.30 p.m.

nick. Ordi.

Bicy. Ord.

Sunday, Apr. 7

Dairen.

G.P.O.

.Apr. 6, 5 p.m. .Apr. 8, 7.30 a.m.

.....8.30 a.m. Monday, Apr, & Shanghai, Japan, 1lonolulu, U.S.A.,

Butterfly Mark on Arm was

Gang Membership Sign

COLCHESTER.

Lost Hip job

one

Mr. Green,

I presume?

SHEFFIELD.

Since then, Armstrong sold, his feelings had not changed. The pro- THOMAS GREEN, twenty- mise stood as at least non-year-old soldier, of Pembroke, aggression pact between Germany Ontario, in England with the and England. He had lost his job Canadian forces, knew he had an uncle called Frank Green living Appealing to the tribunal to grant

In Sheffleld. Armstrong com-

When he got a short leave he de-, mented: "I feel, once I am in the

elded to visit his uncle.

because of his views.

him exemption.

TO signify their membership of "the Butterfly Gang," seven boys, one aged 16, another 12, and the rest I am breaking my word." 14, had butterflies marked on their forearms.

The seven were brought before Colchester Juvenile Court on larceny chargea.

Central and South Amerien and ferred against various members the gang. Canada via San Francisco (No Parcels for Canada only)-lue San of the gang.

In all, 13 charges were preto be shared among the remainder of

Francisco. 28th April.

Kowloon P. 0.

Parcels, Neg..

Ord.,

Parcels, Neg, ... Ord.,

Bangkok Haiphong Canton

There are more than half, a million)

Judge Wethered, the chalinan, people in Sheffield, more than 500 of stated; "We are satisfied that his then called Green, views are genuine and sincere and So Green the soldier, who lud noj go back some Ave years Whether we address to go to, became Green the agree with them is immaterial."

detective,

He consulted directories, got nd- dreases of Greena all over Shef- feld, visited almost every suburb, called at a church and steel works! for information.

Twelve times he knocked at the wrong door..

Armstrung was registered on con- The chairman, Ald. E. A. Draxill, kald this series of cases

to work was thedition he continues

胡期款 When one boy exhibited his butter- worst in his many years' experience. chemist or dispenser.

to the fly mark .Apr. 0, 4.00 p.m.

The oldest magistrate, his

and youngest boys Ten years ago Charles Welch, of; mother burst into tears. • .Apr. 8, 8.00 pm.

were both sent to approved schools, King's Close, Crayford, Kent, made a .Apr. 8. 5.30 p.m.

vow to his father that he would never? A police report stated that the and other members of the gang were G. P. O.

probation oldest boy was the leader of the gang placed on

for various join any of the fighting services. Now

The thirteenth house at which he! Welch works at an arms factory. Apr. 8, 4.00 pm. and Instigator of many of the lerna.

When

called, in Wisewood-road, Shefeld, the

were decisions

AM- When he applied for exemption was his uncle's home. nounced the mother of the youngest from military service na a conscien- He informed the other boys of the collapsed, while the boy bolted from tieus objector at the South-Eastern "You obviously cannot conscientious- plans and subsequently took his the court, but after a chase was Tribunal recently, his application ly object to war since you are help- chole of the spolis, leaving, the rest"eaptured by officials.

was refused, the chairman observing:ing to make guna."

Apr. 0, 6.00.p.m. offences.

..Apr. 8, 7.00 pm.

.12.30 pr. .1.00 pm. .7.00 yan.

churches."

who "collect"

to

Commander Hero Of Forth Raid Leaves £1,203

COMMANDER BICHARD FRANK JOLLY, R.N.. comman- der of HALS. Mohawk, who died of wounds received in the first German air raid on the Firth of Forth, has left £1,203. Commander Jolly, whose those remaining werewas at Boughton, Monchelsea, Kent, unable to keep the church going." was, after his death, nwarded the

O.B.E. Medal.

"In other cases, population shifts caured the congregation to decline in Įsize unt!]

home

Father Johnson found one church Although badly wounded, he building that was abandoned when a stuck to the bridge and insisted on cluster of saloons arose around it. bringing his ship into harbour,

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