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THE HONG KONG AND KOWLOON WHARF &
·GODOWN CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
ORDIN.
THE FIFTIETH ARY ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held
THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LIMITED.·
NOTICE TO
SHAREHOLDERS.
CHONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1937.
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HONG KONG, MARCH 10, 1837.
The Sixty-eighth Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, undersigned on Thursday, the Matheson & Co., Ltd., en Fr- 25th March, 1937, at Noon, for day the 12th March, 1937, AT 11 the purpose of receiving the Re. A. M., for the purpose of report of the General Managers,
statement of "RATTLING INTO ceiving the Report of the D1ogether with a
Accounts for the year ended the rectors and the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st 31st December, 1935. December, 1936.
"
The Share Register and Trans. The Transfer Books of the fer Books will be closed from the
BARBARISM"
A telling reminder of the
Company will be CLOSED from 11th to the 25th March, 1937, sinister shape that things to
Friday, the 5th March 1937, to Friday, the 12th March, 1937, bath days inclusive.
By Order of the Board
of Directors,
both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,
General Managers, The Hong Kong Fire Insurance F. H. CRAPNELL,
..Co., Ltd. Secretary. Hong Kong, 5th March, 1937. Hong Kong 26th February, 1937.
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come may take unless the peoples of Europe can bring their leaders to their senses is given to-day in the Government's plan for re- ruiting 200,000 fire-fighters" from the civilian population.
It will be their duty in the event of attack from the air to lessen as far as possible the havoc HONG KONG, SWATOW AND Caused by incendiary bombs.
AMOY FREIGHT
CONFERENCE
FOREIGN & CHINESE SHIPPERS
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NOTICE 15 HEREBY GIVEN that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders will be
Notice is hereby given that held in the Offices of the Com from 1st. APRIL, 1937, rates pany 2, Queen's Building, Hong| of freight from Hong Kong to Kong, on Monday, 22nd March, Swatow and Amoy will be in 1937, at Noon for consideration creased 20 per cent over current of the Directors' Report and rates. Statement of Accounts for the
year ending 31st December, 1936. The Share Register and Trans. fer Books will be closed from 12th to 22nd March, 1937, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
il
E. COCK, Chief Manager.
Hong Kong, 1st March, 1937.
They will be equipped and trained in their spare time partly at national and partly at local expense. They will be based on auxiliary fire stations established it suitable places in each fire brigade district, and provided with high-powered fire-fighting appliances. Their task, if the emergency comes, will make
PRISON FOR
A
LOAD LINE
DODGERS
Sea Safety Law To
Be Stiffened
Seafaring grows safer. Since the beginning of this century the sca'a toli of British vessels has been more than halved.
The Commons, trying to make the ses still safer by supporting a new Merebant Shipping Bill, heard cheer ing nawa from Dr. Burgin, Parlia mentary Secretary to the Board of Trade
For the five years, 1900 to 1905, Dr Bargin told Members, a yearly average of 84 British vessels, 150
Essengers, and 330 anilors were lost, 1935, the numbers had dwindled to 45 vessels, 11 passengers, and 71 sailors.
Moreover, the premium for insurance against the total loss of a vessel has dropped, during the past fifteen years, from 30%. per cent. to 108. per cent.
LOSS OF LA CRESCENTA
to
But Dr. Bargin had to admit the gap in the sea safety regulations re- vealed by the loss of the oil tanker La Crescenta with all hands in circum stances which, as he said, to some extent must remain mysterious.
Therefore he introduced a Bill to close that gap in the law to which attention vas drawn at the Central Criminal Court during the Crescents prosecution
ship is found to be overloaded in port At present fines can be imposed if a When the Merchant Shipping Bill be- comes la imprisonment will be the punishment for taking or Bonding & ship to sea with her load-line sub- merged
The Bill she anables the Board of Trade to make the same safety regular tons or fahing vessels as for other British ships
OSMUND RETAINS HIS
BILLIARDS TITLE
Final Decided At K.C.C.
A. J. Osmund, the holder, retained his ille at the Kowloon Kowloon Cricket Club last night when he defeated Lam Cha Cha by 1,000 points to 601 in the final of the Colony Senior Billiards Championship. The rame produced billiards of a high standard.
STEEL SCARCITY MORE ACUTE
Anxiety Among All Consumers
The shortage which has char- acterised 'the iron and steel mar- ket for several months paat has reached a stage which is causing anxiety to all classes of consumers, writes
the a correspondent in "Daily Telegraph.". »
This statement is contained in
At the conclusion of the match I must say that the second part Mr. N. M. Rakusen, president of of the Junior Final last night, was the weekly report of the London the one of the most enjoyable and Iron and Steel Exchange. The re- the Association, gave away prizes, and before doing so he thrilling, games it has been my part further records, the fact that
Whilst the good fortune to witness. addressed the gathering in
production is hampered by the following terms:---
congratulating Mr. Antonio, the dimculty of obtaining adequate winner, on his fine play and supplies of raw material. record break of 77. I must mention the plucky fight of Mr. Lewis who, although more than 120 points behind with only 100 points to go,
Gentlemen. Before presenting the trophies to the respective prize-winners. I would like to take this opportunity of saying a few words on the activities of the
Hong Kong Amateur Billards As-played so excellently that, not
probably have won except for a lucky shot by which Mr. Antonio reached his points when Mr. Lewis required only 7.. You are indeed and unlucky loser, Mr. "Lewis!
sociation. As you are aware, this only did he come to within one Association, has been responsible point of his opponent, but would for the organising and running of the Senior and Junior Champion- ships of the Colony, and I am sure that all will admit that the tour naments have been conducted in a manner satisfactory to everyone. For this, we are 'indebted, in no small measure, to our indefatigable
Honorary Secretary, Mr. AB
to
With regard to the special prizes for the highest breaks, presented by the President and Mr. Osmund.
although no one approached the
very fine 154. break by Mr. Osmund, the Junior competitors made a much keener race for the
break of 77 made in the Final.
From Swansea it is announced that some furnaces in steel workr in West Wales have closed. Others may have to cease production be- cause of the serious shortage of steel scrap and lesser scarcity of pig iron,
Is
CONTROL OF SCRAP METAL It is understood that a scheme the under consideration by Scrap Merchants' Association for bringing about unified control as between the steel works and the scrap merchants...
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The shortage is also reflected in the West Wales tinplate industry. manufacturera being unable to quote ahead in some instances be- cause of the uncertainty of the outlook.
Hamson. From my own experience work required I know the amount of time and ensure the smooth and satisfactory running trophy which was eventually wan of these competitions, and our by Mr. Antonio with an excellent
Following 12 recommendation sincere thanks are therefore due
from the Import Duties Advisory to Mr. Hamson for his untiring I must take this opportunity of Committee, the Treasury has made energy and toil in arranging all asking all billard players foran order exempting imported used the matches and other detalls so mare support the Association can railway rails from duty under the that everything went off without not run these events without the Import Duties Act, 1932. The or necessary funds. Membership of der comes into operation to-day.
a hitch.
About deep-sea fishing as a safe
On behalf of the Association, I the Association 19 only $3 per coupation, Mr. Richard Law, one of the Conservative members for Hall, also wish to thank the various year, and entitles you to free entry was not so choorful. He spoke of the clubs who have kindly loaned the in the Championships and admit- low of 18 Hall fishing vessels and s
use of their tables for the playing tance to all the games. So I am hundred
man in the last aix years.
We realise that by sure that you will agree that much greater demands on the second reading of the Bill
But there was no opposition to the of matches.
lending us their tables, club apart from the support you are than had to be faced by theirtos to the financial resolution which of a game, but we hope that they getting more than full value for The House also agreed, by 181 votes members may have been deprived giving the Association, you will be prototypes, the special police, in enables British tramp shipping to the last war, and the citizen who receive ita £2,000,000 subsidy for will have been recompensed by this really small sum. joins their ranks will be embark-
another year. ing on a hazardous and valuable service.
The Tariff rates on Tranship ment Cargo from United King dom, Europe, Canada and U.S.A. will be increased by 20 per cent on and after the 1st. MAY, 1937.
The number proposed is im Full details of revised farið
mense,
but so is the possible risk rates are obtainable on enquiry if we are to assume that war
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DOUGLAS
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Notice is hereby given that the Forty-eighth Ordinary Yearly Meeting will be held at the Company's Offices, P. & 0. Building, on Thursday, 11th March 1937 at 11 am. for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors together with a of Accounts to 31st Statement December 1936 and electing Dh rectors and Auditors,
The Register of Members of the Company will be closed from
7th February to 11th March
1937, both days Inclusive, dur
at the offices of the undersigned. inay come and, with it, whole-
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, sale bombing.
The experts declare that the CHINA MERCHANTS S.N.
CO., LTD. incendiary bomb is the air wen pon most to be dreaded by towns- STEAMSHIP
people. It may weigh no more CO., LTD. than a pound or two, and a JARDINE, MATHESON & medium-sized bornbing 'plane CO., LTD. can carry a thousand of its kind. OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA. If Britain is to have this new and elaborate organisation set up all over the country it may be one more argament to point the moral that we are, in, a sense unuch more literal than Lord ever thought of, rattling into barbarism and that the peoples of the world who do not like the prospect- and what same people does? had better "get busy" at stop- ping the proceMB.
THE HONG KONG
JOCKEY CLUB
The First Extra Race Meeting will be held (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on Satur. day, 13th March, 1937, com. mencing at 2.00 p.m.
The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m.
By Order,
*C. B. BROWN,
Secretary.
ing which period no Transfer of Hong Kong, 8th March, 1937.
Shares can be registered.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS,
GIBB, LIVINGSTON
& CO. LTD., Agents.
Hong Kong, 18th February, 1937.
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JEWS EXCLUDED
IN POLAND
Rosebery
WINTER RELIEF IN YUGOSLAVIA
The biggest swindle ever perpetrat ed upon, the British public, was the Socialist Mr. Shinwelfs description of the subsidy.
Colonel kopper, shipowner, produced figures to prove that dividends had over the past seven years, averaged just under one per cont.
seelpg
match. an interesting
The Billards Association.
-
These rails are used for specifc purposes, and, therefore, the re-
moval of the duty has only an in- direct bearing on the situation which has arisen out of the world- wide demand for iron and steel,
con-
SUPPLIES OF USED RAILS The Committee, in recommend- ing the exemption, stated that Without the facilities granted us though only in its second season, these rails, when of heavy section. by these clubs, it would be Impos- is functioning with complete ef- are extensively used for the pur- sible for us to run these Cham-clency and success.
We are at pose of re-rolling into light rails, colliery arches, cutting tools and pionships, and we therefore trust present inviting entries for a that these privileges will again be Colony Snooker Championship, other products, while used rails of extended to us until such time as and we hope that as this game is medium and light section are in demand for relaying in sidings. will receive an the Association is in a position to so popular, we
underground workings and establish our own headquarters | excelent number of entries. There
tractors' track. with our own tables
are many very good snooker Our thanks are also due to the players here, and the result is very various gentlemen who have re-open. We are tndebted to Mesars, fereed the matches--particularly Burroughs and Watts, the well-
billiard-table Messrs. Philips and Grimmitt who known have
so ably officiated at the turers, for a splendid The mid-week Spoon and Prac-semi-final and final games.
trophy which they have tice Shoot of the Hong Kong Rifle
In congratulating the various for this event.
It is also intended to organise a Association will be held at the prize-winners, it gives me great
at Kewicon City pleasure indeed to hand the Senior League during the coming season, Army Ranges to-day at 1.45 p.m., entirely Championship Cup to Mr. Osmund, but without the necessary support our activities must irrespective of weather conditions, who has demonstrated once again and funds,
that he is the best billiards player necessarily be curtailed. in Hong Kong. Although it would
PRIZE WINNERS seem by the facility of his - wins and apparent ease of scoring that The prizes for the senior and
SPOON AND PRACTICE SHOOT
IF KING WAS CAPTURED
"The home suppiles of used ratis suitable for these purposes." it was stated, "are at present in- adequate. to meet requirements, challenge and the axisting duty of £3 à ton presented makes it quite unprostable for supplies to be augmented from foreign sources."
manufac-
The Committee stated that if effect was given to the recom- mendation it proposed to review. the attuation periodically, and in the event of a position arising in which it was no longer necessary or desirable to facilitate the im-
the game is very simple to Mr. Junior championships were distri-portation of the rails. the matter
Osmund, I know that his excellent buted by Mr. M. N. Rakusen standard of play has been achieved follows:
as
by constant practise and study. Senior Championship:-Won by and we should be proud of having A. J. Osmund; Runner-up, Lam such a fine, exponent of the game, Cho Cha.
Regency Bill Point who I go so far as to say. would
The quation of a King of Britain's capture while abroad was raised in Committes in the House of Lords when the Regency Bill came up for consideration,
Viscount Halifax, Lord Privy Seal, referred to Clause 2 which defines the evidence upon which the Sovereign may be found to be incapable of per- forming his duties, and moved an smendment providing that evidence be heard.
Junior Championship:-Won by compare favourably with amateur L, V. Antonio; Runner-up, A. A. players anywhere in the World. Lewis.
would be recordered.
£63 FOR A MILLAIS. CHILD PORTRAIT
One Of His Favourites
Mr. Lam has shown himself, by Highest Break Senior (Cup
Millais had no illusions about the his steady play, to be a worthy donated by M. N. Rakusen): ultimate fate of many of his pictures,
A. J. Osmund (154),
yet he could not have foreseen that runner-up.
Highest Break Junior
(Cup one of them which was offered at Christie's would not win a bid beyond A. J. Osmund):— 160 gms. donated by L. Y. Antonio (77).
The Junior Final Although we have all enjoyed and appreciated the play to-night.
In Yugoslavia a similar measure other than that of physicians might RUBBER QUOTA
Belgrade, Mar. 9.
as the German Winter Relief cam
The amendment, he explained, was paign is to be organised. A special in accordance with the promise given Committee to deal with the inanḥ~
the Home Secretary in the House of guration of a National Winter Re- Common, and the object was to remove life work has been formel, under certain doubts that evidence, other
by
SHORTAGES
LEIPZIG SPEECH QUERIED
the presidency of Princess Olga. then medical evidente, might be called Malayan Concession Affairs was questioned in the
NOTICE.
berg High School. In the regula-to this social welfare fund- tions of this Union it is now ex Transocean News Service. NOTICE is hereby given that pressly laid down that members of the Power of Attorney dated the the organisation may not be Jews 29th day of March, 1934 given or of Jewish descent. In accor-
PUBLIC SAFETY IN RUMANIA
there was
taken
it was a large canvas (52)in by 30in), and people nowadays have
no room for big pictures. Moreover," it was unframed. But when he paint ed the two children of Frederick Phillips, of Godshill, Isle of Wight, in 1888, in Highland costume, he was conscientious enough to borrow Princo Charlio'n tartan from the current Stuart orhibition for the sake of accuracy.
At the time when Millais painted it,
Fantin-Latour's flower-pieces cond, be
London, March 8. The Under-Secretary for Foreign House of Commons about Herr von bought for 20 gus. Becently a bunch Ribbentrop's recent
at of roses, done in 1889, went to 250 gns. speech
Why do private collectors miss their Leipzig. Lord Cranborne said he'
Recently two pic- had read the report of the speech, opportunities?
Matthew
Ridley Corbet, tures by The F.MS, Government announ- but did not consider any formal A.B.A. (1850-1902) went for half
To Growers
was bought for the Chantrey Bequest at 600 gas
It would be unfair to mention the name of a living associate of the Royal Academy, four of whose alever draw- ings fetched only half a guinea each, and whose portait în oils of the actor, H. B. Irving, stopped at 5 gas.
It held a meeting here under the to decide whether the Sovereign was, or was no capable of performing his The second Polish institution
chairmanship of Premier Staje | royal functions. that has decided to incorporate a dinovics, and it was decided to
NO PROVISION paragraph discriminating against
Lorl Raukoillour pointed out that, Jews in its regulations is the erect winter reller centres in every
town. Queen Mother Marle has while the Bill provided for the case of Union of Lecturere of the Lem- made a donation of 100,000 dinars the infirmity of the Sovereign, there ced, according to the exchange, action was necessary or desirable. guineu Yet in 1894 one-of his works
was no provision to cover the case of that rubber producers who had Regarding the Colonies, he recall into made a bona fide attempt to pro-ed previous pronouncements of the the Sovereign
duce up to the quarter's quota | Government's poller.- captivity while abroad.
British Wireless, Halifax replied that the last allowance, but were unable to do Sovereign taken into captivity so were to be allowed, upon ap- abroad was Richard Coeur de Lion, and plication, to carry forward their
hardly any likelihood of ruch & thing arising again, because unexpired rights to the next two
for budded rubber, but also some the Sovereign of this country would quarters. not be likely to go against the advice
Messrs. Symington and Wisuu, of those situated on the bigher of his Ministers, if such advice was in their weekly Rubber market re-ground, where the productivity of
He Bucharest, Mar. 2.
that he should not go abroad. would, however, bring, the matter port, say that this message con- A new course, adopted by the
notics of the Home Arins the talk in the market that Rumanian Government, in com- again to the
Malaya would be unable to ship Secretary.
"In Sumatra the dimculty of ré- on both right The amendment was agreed to. batting extrerdista
The King and Queen will enter-" cruiting further labour, forces is the full amount allowed to her in the first half of the year.
increased by regulations recently tain Ambassadors and Ministers Netherlands accredited to the Court of St. The same doubt exists regard- Introduced by the ing Sumatra," says the report. In East Indies Government for bet- James at an afternoon party at both territories the question. inter conditions of living and easier Buckingham Palace, on Thursday mainly one of labour, though there conditions of service for labour next. Their Majesties will receive are other considerations entering recruited from Jaya. Many estates their guests, who will be accom- into it particularly in Malaya, are wondering whether it is reallypanied by their wives, in the State where it a thought that many worth while to go to the expense Room of the Palace. This is the estates will be found to be over, of importing labour and building first party of its kind since the assessed, more particularly those new coolle lines which may not be King's accession which have received big allowances permanently required."
Transocean News Service.
dance with this paragraph, the by Mr. Chau Man Chee other names of the Jewish members wise Chan Man "Chi to Mr. Mok have been erased from the mem- Tat Huen to manage the Imports | bership roll- and Exports Department of the firm of Chau Yue Teng of China Building has by Deed dated the 6th day of March, 1987 been revoked.
Dated the 6th day of March, 1937.
GEO. K. HALL BRUTTON & CO., Solicitors for the abovenamed Chan Man Chee otherwise Chau Man C
CHIANG LEAVES" FOR KULING
and left parties, is apparent in an The maining clauses were passed
HEALTH RETURNS
order saved to-day, wherein it is through committee..and the Bill or stated that disciplinary measures dered to be set down for third reading. Shanghai, Mar. 9.. will be taken against the Muni- General Chiang Kai-shek accom-cipal Counell of the town of Ba Danied by Madame Chiang, Mr. W. cau The same measures are to H Donald, and Gen. Ho Tun, be taken against the military au- Thief of his bodyguard, left for thorities of this town, where se- Kúlklang by air, this afternoon en veral clashes occurred of late, fol- route to Kuling for a short holl-lowing, the victory of the right day
wing political party- Transocean News Service.
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Three cases of cerebro-spinal fever and one of dysentery were reported to the Health Authorities for the 24 hours ended on Monday,
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the trees is known to have deter- iorated.
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London, Mar. 9.