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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
of the Salo by, Public Auction to be held on nonday, the 20th day of May, 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 Argyle Street, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at Crown Ront to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years. Intending bidders are advised
May 16, 1940.
M.P. wants "hell-fire raids" on Nazi land and air bases
SAID "Give notice,"
he says
By William Courtenay --DEMAND-FOR-INTEN-
BÀNQUE BELGE FOUR that immediately after the diapo- SIVE BOMBING OF GER- sal of the let the Purchaser (IMAN
L'ETRANGER (Extreme-Orient) S.A.,
to
MILITARY. AND not the appleant) will be required NAVAL BASES WILL BE authorised MADE IN PARLIAMENT. deposit with an THE INDO-CHINA STEAM leer who will be present at the An M.P. associated with the
NAVIGATION CO.,
sale, the sum of two hundred R.A.F. will ask the-Government to give Germany notice to LIMITED.
dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum
evacuate all civilians from .cer- will be refunded on payment aftain areas, and then, on expira- the Purchase price. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING
The Fifty-ninth Ordinary General Meeting of the Company
Small Pocket Port to all countries will be held at the Offices of the "15"suspended"
General Managers, Méxark, Jar- dine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on Thursday, 30th May, 1910, at noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directorr, passing the Accounts, and electing Direc- tora and Auditors,
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered und Parcel Malt are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless alherwise stated, and where malls are advertis- ed to close at or before 0 a.m. re gistered and parcel malls are closed at 6 p.n, on the previous day. When malls are advertised to close after p.m., Registered and Parcel mails are closed ut 5 p.m.
INWARD MAILS
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Thu Transfer. Books of the Com- pany will be closed from the 23rd May to 13th June inclusive.
Alr-Mail-by-"Imperial-Aleways. -By-order-of-the-Board.
Direct Service" London date 8th
Japan and Shanghal
May
Canton
Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai
Canton
Haiphong
Haiphong
Straits and Manila
„May~~18;
May 10.
. May 16.
May 16.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD. General Managers.
May 10.longkong, 16th April, 1940,
May 14.
May 17.
May 17.
May 17.
May 17.
USA. Honolulu and Japan (San
Francisco date, 23rd April) May 18. Shanghai.
Shanghai arid Amoy
May 18,
THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LIMITED.
Notice to Shareholdera
The Fifty-Ninth Ordinary Meet- May 18.ng of Shareholders will be held at Air Mall by "Imperial Airways Direct the Offices of the undersigned on Service" London date, 11th May. Wednesday, the 22nd. May, 1940,
May 10.nt Noon, for the purpose of receiv
General May 10.ng the Report of the May 20. Agents, together with a statement May 20. of Accounts for the year ended the .May 20. Air Mail by "Fan American Airways 31st December, 1930.
Japan...
Shanghal and Amoy
Haiphong und Holhow Manila
Manila
Direct
May 10.
Bervice-San Francisco
The Share Register and Trans- date, 14th May. May 21. fer Books will be closed from the Air Mail by "Air France Direct Ser- 8th May to the 22nd May, 1940,
May 22. both days inclusive,
•vice"--Paris date. 15th May,
OUTWARD MAILS Thursday, May 16 Swatow
..1 p.m. Shanghai, Japan, Canada, USA, Central and South America via Vancouver B.C., (Parcels for Canada only).
K.P.O.
Parcels
Reg.
Ord.
Parcels
Reg.
Ord.
Fort Bayard
Strails
May 10, 4 p.m. May 13, 5 p.m.
May 10, 6.80 p.m. G.P.O.
May 10, 4 p.m. May 18, 6 p.m. May 10, 7 p.m.
.7.00 p.m. .7. p.m. Friday, May 17 Parcels only for Tientsin.....Noon. Shanghai Amoy
JARDINE, MATHESON &
CO., LTD., General Agents, Hongkong, 1st May, 1940.
G.
Kowloon Inland Los
No. 4271,
Argyle Street, adjoining Kowloon Inland Lot
No. of Sale
Registry No.1
Locality
G.
No. 4207.
Boundary -Memoromentai
N. 16. E. W.
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12.000
$ 138
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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 20th day of May, 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 Cheung Sha Wan, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, 1898. 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
24 years leas the last three daya
thereof.
Intending bidders are advised
that immediately after the dispo-
to
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an
tion of that notice, to. anlcash the R.A.F. in "hell-fire raids" on these strategically important
In the Night
arcas.
But
My_view is that nothing could be more foolish than to give
the Nazis notice of our intention to bomb named areas.
Every raid must possess some ele- ment of surprise if it is to have any chance of success.
Such a threat,
too, would invite
"anticipatory retaliation."
The enemy would be in the strong position of getting his bombing in irst.
He could argue with reason that the areas ordered to be evacualed were filled with elvi- Hans, and that civilians would- be in perii in areas adjacent to the avacuated districts,
He would strike in the night nt selected targets here without warn- ing.
That K.O. Blow
The Nazis would know that unless. they strick a really smashing blow at our air bases, they would have to exped reprisals.
aimed at securing a knock-out deci- All their air strength would be son, long before our nominated "period of grace' expired.
It is more to the interests of the Allies to hold back their air and power until the British
to French Armles are ready strike. Air nation would not bring an end. to the war unless it were launched in unison with an advance on land.
B.L.F. B.E.F. TRAIN
WHITE HOPE
FRANCE.
Wife Names "YES" R.A's
Three Women
BY
Corporal Heath, who proposed to Miss Beryl McCarthy in a letter from the Western Front, photographed with his bride after their week-end wedding ut Brentford register office. All the wedding...arrangevents toere
marte by post, and the bride- proon brought his best min selli Atlas.
"VIKINGS' ROW TO BRITAIN
320 MILES IN Dinghy
FOUR, Norwegian naval ratings, who rowed and sailed 320 miles across the North Sea in a 12ft. dinghy to escape the Nazis and. fight with the Allies, roached a north-east coast port--not even tired.
They made the journey in 63 hours at an average speed of five land miles an hour.
By BERNARD GRAY OUT in the open, on an aero-
But for the objections of their drome site behind the British lines in France,, stands a box-skipper they would have sailed in comfort in n naval minesweeper- ing ring all roped off and ready patrol boat. But the supper refused for-use-
to escape-to Britain,-and-is-believed And, working with a gang of men to have been captured by German OF THE LOT, unloading stone from rallway trucks troops.
a short distance away, I found to-day a man who kept on eyeing the ring with something like affection.
Boundary Measuremunta
Visal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required
deposit with
authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price. of the Sale by Públic Auction PARTICULARS to be held on Monday, the 20th day of May, 1919, 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 To Kwa Wan, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years. Intending bidders are advised .Noon. that immediately after the diapo- Straits, Ceylon, India, E. and South of the lot the Purchaser. (If
Alrich, Aden, Egypt and Europe
.2.30 p.m. .3.30 p.m. U.S.A., Central and South America and Canada vin Sap Franciso (No Farcels for Canada).
Parcels
Eco,
Ord.,
G.P.O, & K.P.0.
May 17, 5 p.m. May 10, 915 a.m. May 18, 10 am,
.....7.15 a.m. Dairen and Parcels only for Tientsin
Canton 1.
Shanghai
Saturday, May 18
8.30 a.m..
via Marseilles and London Parcels, not the applicant) will be required
Parcels, Reg., Ord.,
Bervice."
G.P.O. & K.P.0.
to deposit with an authorised .....May 18, 3 poleer who will be present at the
May 18, 5 p.m. May 18, 5.30 p.mpisale, the sum of two hundred "Air Mail for "Imperial Alrways Direct dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of G.P.O; & K.P,0.
Rcg.. Ord.,
May 18, 5 p.m. the Purchase price. ....... May 18; 6.30 p.m.
Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, USA PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Central and South America and
Canada via Sari. Franelsco. (No
Parcels for Canada),
Parcels..
Reg.,
Ord..
. Shanghai.
G.P.O. & K.P.0.
.3.00 p..
3.00 p.m. 5.30 p.m.
.0a.m.
May 19
Monday, May - 20 Straits, Ceylon, India, Eail and South
Africa
8.30 E
Parcels only for Halphong....Noon.
Shangbal
Haiphong
Amoy
Canton
12.30 p.m.
,2 p.m.
p.m.
Fort Bayard, and Holhow..7.00 p.m.
U.S.A., Central and South America
and Canada via San Francisco-
(No Parcels for Canada).
G. P. O and K. P.-Q.
No of Cale
Kowloon Inland Lot
Begistry Na.
Locality
No. 4278. South-west of Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1800.-Ha Heung Road, To Kwa Wan,
1.9
Boundary Measuremento,
N.
9.
W.
As per sale
plan.
Content
DEL 2
63
Upset Price
062121
Parcels, May 20, 5.00 p.m. "RETREAT" AT · H.K.C.C.
Reg.,
Ord..
May 21, 0.15 a.m. May 21, 10.00. a.m. Tuesday, May 21 Straits and Calculia
Parcols....... May 21, 8.30; a.m.. Letters .....May 21, 10.30 am.. Air Mall for "Imperial Always Direct Service due London, 29th May.
Iter.
Reg
K.P.O:
............ May 21, 8. p.m. May 21, 5.30 pan. G.P.07
May 31, 5.p.m.. May 31,7 p.m.
His Excellency the Governor and Lady Northente were the guests of the 2nd Bn. The Royal Scots at the "Retreat" held by the Regiment on the Hongkong Cricket Club ground yesterday. Major-General A. E. Grasett, G.O.C., China Command, was also among the many du
guished guests present. The full Band and Pipes of the Battalion paraded in ceremonial uni- forme under-Drum-Major Fleiding, -
Large.crowds gathered outside the "ground to watch the ceremony.
New Kowloon Inland Lot |
Registry No.
Locality
No. 2702,
Road & Fat Treung Street,
Function of Castle Pear
Cheung Sha Wan
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24 per tale pian.
Join The
HONGKONG
14.290
ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATION
Ordinary membership.
$5.00 per annum
Life membership
$100.00
Hon. Treasurers:
Mr. D. Benson
Mercantile Bank of
India, Ltd.
Mr.T-N-Chau
8, Queen's Road,
Hon. Secretarles:
Rev. J. R. Higgs Dr...N...C. MacLeod
Dr. T.-P. Wu
METROPOLE HOTEL
He was Glen Moody, light-heavy- weight and middle-weight cham- plon of Wales. one of Britain's best-known professional fighters.
.The men were described by the crew of a fishing boat which finally towed them into harbour as "magni- ficat fellows--reu! Vikings.”
They are Karl Koosa, Gunuls Sonsberg, Sigurt Martinsen, and Kato Larsen.
This is the story as told by
- Muffled Oars
"AI want," said Sergeant Kenna: ALoody-yes, he's got three stripes. "is to get somebody in that ring with me. Then I shall be happy." "We were members of the crow of Moody, who looks in perfect con-18 of a Norwegian patrol boat-mine- dition, had with him a young Welsh-sweeper, anchored on Monday last in man whom he describes as a "white a Bord. hope" for the world's heavy-weight "We heard the Germans were coming. The captain refused to sall when we asked him to set out for Britain at once.
title.
Firm Joined Up Charlie Ralph is the name, and, like Moody, he comes from Fishguard. "We moved quietly round the ship, When the pair have time off they getting what provisions we could, and them In the ship's 12ft. spar und train in a hut. which they stowed call a gymnasium.
They hope to fight in a fortnight!
dinghy.
Then at midnight we pushed off. if the B.E.F. enn provide opponents. Our rowlocks were muffed. We Moody worked in peace time for avoided making any splash with the Edmund Nuttall and Son, Ure con- oars. We slid down the ford to the struellen company which built these without being seen.
"We were astounded at the speed Mersey Tunnel.
Hell works with his old mates, we made in such a tiny boat. Not fur, when the call came for con- one other vessel did we see. No one struction work in France, Sir Kelih on board had any navigational know- Natial placed himself at the head lodge. We just hended south-west
for Britain."" of volunteers among his men. brought them out here as soldiers fr clicki
Men who were executives In the; firm in pence time are now officers in the unit.
Sir Keith
Foremen and gangers have in most cases become: sergernis, himself is tanked major.
Dr. Krick Has New Bussiness
LOS ANGELES. DR. IRVING P. KRICK has started a business which is new even to America-land of new JAPANESE LEAVING businesses. He sells weather Many Residents in Britain Returning to East
reports.
Dr. Krick, who is head of the melcorological department of Call- fornia University, first got the iden when Hollywood studios, anxious to London, May 15.
send parties to film outdoor scenes Some Japanese residents, including "on location" miles away, would ask the families of oficials stationed, in London, are preparing to leave for him to supply jong-range weather Japan next month owing to the Increasing dangers resulting from the sweeping German drive through the low countries; it is disclosed.
forecasts,
His Clients
Now he has a subscription service of £30 A year with hundreds of clients, including fruit growers, holi- day resorts, transport companies, đe- pariment stores, coal merchanta and ice cream manufacturers.
These Japanese will ovicunte Lon don in two groups, the first leaving by the liakusan Maru in early June CENTRAL
and the rest by the Haruna CLEAN
lis antd-June. This whole Japanese 116 Cofms that his now methods "COMFORTABLE - FIREPROOF cotony, however, will not be evacuat make his forecasts 00 per cent, accu-
oct. Donch
#
Maru,
role.
In Divorce Suit
A PETITION for divorce has been brought by Mrs. A. Brockhurst, wife of Mr. Gerald L. Brockhurst, R.A., the portrait painter.
Names of three co-respon- dents are given in the de- the
Bombers fended petitions in
'bristling with guns
By An Air Correspondent, THE first eight months of war have yielded suftleient experience to guide the Air Ministry in choos- ing
for designs
future
planes,
War-
divorce list.
L
Mr. Brockhurst has the repu- tation of 'being one of the high- est paid portrait painters in the world.
£20,000 A Year
Two years ago it was estin- ated that he was drawing about £20,000 a year from his pic- tures. It was stated he charged 1,000 guineas for a portrait, limiting himself to 20 a year.
He has painted the Duchess of Windsor, Miss Marlene Dietrich and Miss Merle Oberon.
The son of a coal factor, Mr. Main problem concerns the night Brockhurst at once entered the bomber New types are believed front rank of portrait paintera to have four engines, and to bristle after selling-72-of-78-of-his- with formidable defensive arma-works at his first one-man show.
ment. They have many power-
operated gun turrets, and many He was elected a Royal Aca-
demician in 1937.
machine guns and cannon.
This despite the fact that not a single: fighter has up to now intercepted and brought down...
bomber at night.
Yet all these furrets, crews, and guns have been provided for action against fighters at nighti
During the recent rald on Scapa in which twenty enemy bombers took part, fighters ascended, but could not contact them.
In the great British raid on Sylt
which lasted through six- bous darkness, the air was left clear for the Nati: AA. guns, About 130
Suit by Hostais Mrs. Myrtle B. M. Leigh, one of London's best known hostesses, is auing for a divorce from Mr. Claude were married in 1935. Mrs. Leigh is M. Leigh, the estate dealer. They
a former Ziegfeld Foilles gifi.
The case is in the undefended 1st. In the defended list is a divorce petition brought by Mr. Richard Hart- Davis, 01-year-old London stock- broker, against his 20-year-old wife.
British air, gunners sat in our bom- bers with nothing to do, i These facts will influence design of
future bombèrs,
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Diamond engagement and wedding rings, perfect stones, in any desired mounting or setting... rings which will always be cherished.
Beautiful wrist watches in precious metals, studded with diamonds or daintily engraved. Wondrous dé...... signs and perfect timekeepers.
Wedding Gifts of merit and quality
Sterling silver, cut glass finest electro plate, etc. The most extensive showing we have over, displayed.
Come and inspect the desirable gift values we are featuring.
J. ULLMANN &
Chater Road, Hongkong
CO.
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