NEW ADVERTISEMENTS NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
0.
It,
NOTICE.
With reference to Government Notification No.145 issued in the Hong Kong Government Gazette No.10 of the 5th March, 1937, it is hereby notified for general in- formation that the following ar rangements will take effect dur ing the whole period between the hours of 2 8.m. and 4 a.m, on Sunday the 21st, 1937.
1. All lights on traffic islands, traffic beacons and traffic posts will be extinguished.
2. All Police Officers on duty will have orders to instruct the person responsible to extinguish or obscure any light which is visible from the outside, and to note the name and address of any person falling to carry out such instructions.
&
3. All taxis and public motor cars will be instructed that they should not ply for hire during the period mentioned.
Sd. T. H. King. Inspector General of Police Hong Kong, "20th March, 1937
[5004
INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILDERS OF
HONG KONG.
TELEPHONE SERVICE TO HANKOW.
Will be available to Subscribers registered for Trunk service, as from, the 20th March, 1937. Charges per three minute call:-
Ordinary Station Call ... $6.20. Personal Call
7.50.
Urgent calls will be charged for at double the above rates.
HONG KONG TELEPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
*[5001
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO
SHAREHOLDERS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Society "will be held at the HEAD OFFICE, Union Build- ing, Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 16th APRIL, 1937 at 2.30 o'clock p.m., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1937.-
HOME LEAVE TO
ENGLAND
VIA
AMERICA
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LET US PREPARE YOUR ARRANGEMENTS NOW.
THE AMERICAN EXPRESS CO., INC.
Incorporated with Limitai „pability in U.8.A.
+ DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL.
the Statements of Account to HONG KONG & WHAMPOA MACAO JOCKEY CLUB. 31st December, 1936, and of
declaring Dividend, etc.
The SHARE TRANSFER
DOCK CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS
HEREBY
The March Race Meeting will be held on Sunday, 21st March,"{
ADVERTISEMENTS.
G.
NOTICE.
NON-PAYMENT OF WATER ACCOUNTS
Excess water and meter rental accounts are posted to the person who signed the Form "G" guaranteeing payment. This per son is generally the landlord or his recognized agent.
In many instances incon.
Editorial and Business Office:
TENNIS STARS
15-10. Queen's Road Central FOR WIMBLEDON
Tel. 30251.
Night, Editor (Wanchal Office):
Tel. 24511. London Office: 63. Fleet Street
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Von Cramm's. Chances Of Being Champion
The Daily Press. pected that there
HONG KONG, March 20, 1937.
brer
venience is caused to tenants by A GESTURE TO JAPAN the water supply being discon- nected without warning to them, owing to the failure of the At a time when Egypt, having guarantor to pay the accounts successfully re-established within the specified period. independence, is endeavouring Tenants are, therefore," advised with British support to shake off to make suitable arrangements the capitulations which give with their landlords to ensure special legal and fiscal privileges that all water and meter rental to foreigners, it is natural that accounts are "paid promptly. Japan should desire that the last Changes of ownership of pro- relics of extra-territorial rights perty should be notified im on Japanese soil should be
abolished. mediately to this Office.
R. M. HENDERSON, Water Authority. Public Works Department, Hong Kong, 15th Mar., 1937.
[5132
When foreigners settled there sarue 80 years ago, Japun desired that they should live apart in their own settlements,
esta-
When Suzanne Lenglen went over to professionalism it was ex- would be a slump in the Wimbledon lawn ten- nis championships, writes a Home correspondent. It was believed that she was the only magnet which drew the crowds. But Helen Wills succeeded her, and made just as big an appeal. In fact when the galleries became bigger than ever.. American girl appeared the
Despite this evidence that the oc"
casion produces the player, or that
the game is always greater than the player, it had been feared that the withdrawal of Fred Perry. would have a serious effect on the
attendances at the tournament. As a matter of fact, the demand for tickets for the fortnight has been greater than ever, and its success is already assured.
The place of Perry cannot at once be filled. For several years he has been the dominating figure in the game, and he went out when still at the peak of his form.
But his retirement means that the
championship has been thrown wide open again, and it is already known that a wonderful array of stars will compete,, for the title.. which continues to be the symbol of the championship of the world
A NEW CHAMPION? Is the new champion to be an American, an Australian, C. a Or can H. W. Austin. German!
aghting a lone hand, resist all the
BOOKS of the Society... will be/GIVEN that the Ordinary Yearly 1937 at Arelá Preta, Macao, com eral Meeting of the Company was the first to negotiate a new, Invaders? There Is
CLOSED from 29th MARCH to 16th APRIL, Both Days inclu
Members are requested to atsive. tead the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING in the rooms, of the Institution on Tuesday March 23rd, at 6 P.M.
E. J.
AINSLIE, Hon. Secretary. 15002
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON,
LIMITED.
(Incorporated in Hong Kong)
the
HEREBY NOTICE IS GIVEN that at the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of the Union Insurance Society of Canton, Limited, which will be held at the Registered Office of Society, Union Building, Vic toria, Hong Kong, on Friday, the 16th day of April, 1937, at 2.30 p.m., there will be proposed the sub joined resolution as an ordinary resolution, viz¦—
That it is desirable to capl. talise the sum of £270,000 being part of the unallocated reserves of the Society and for that purposeTM
il
By Order of the Board,
A. W. HUGHES,
General Manager. Hong Kong, 18th March, 1937.
5196
mencing at 2.00 p.m.
The friendly relations blished before the end of last century, and the rapid Wes- ternisition of Japan, "made it THE INDO CHINA `STEAM
both safe and desirable. for NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
Japanese and British merchants The Fifty-sixth Ordinary Gen. to live side by side, and Britain Meeting of Shareholders will be held in the Offices of the Com
will be held at the Offices of the "treaty of amity and commerce pany 2, Queen's Building, Hong The first saddling Bell will be General Managers, Messrs. Jar. under which the former British Kong, on Monday, 22nd March,rung at 1.30 p.m.
dine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., settlements became part of or- 1937, at Noon for consideration
By arder,
Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on dinary Japanese municipalities. of the Directors Report and
Thursday, 8th April, 1937, at Yet certain "Jeases in perpetuity' Statement of Accounts for the
noon, for the purpose of receiving still survive, whose fortunate year ending 31st December, 1936.
the Report of the Directors, owners at present pay no, taxes passing the Accounts, and elect. on their valuable properties." ing Directors and Auditors. ' Negotiations have been going on at intervals for the past ten years between the Japanese Gov crnment and the British Embassy in Tokio in order to obtain a friendly and equitable ending to a system which is clearly out of date.
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,
THE CHINA
FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LTD.
NOTICE TO
E. COCK, Chlef Manager..
Hong Kong, Ist March, 1937.
5079
UNION WATERBOAT CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO
SHAREHOLDERS
SHAREHOLDERS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SIXTY- EIGHTH ORDINARY YEAR' LY MEETING of the Company will be held at its HEAD, OFFICE, Union Building, Hong Koog, on FRIDAY, 16th APRIL, 1937, at 2.50 p.m., for the pur
The Thirty-second Annual pose of receiving the Report of General Meeting of Shareholders the Directors and the Statements will be held at the Offices of of Account to 31st December, Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd., 1936, and of declaring Dividends, Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank etc.
Building, on Tuesday, the 23rd The SHARE TRANSFER March, 1937, at 11 a.m. for the BOOKS of the Company will be purpose of receiving the report CLOSED from 29th MARCH to of the General Managers together 16th APRIL, Both Days iucla with a Statement of Accounts to
31st December, 1936.
(a) That I call of £2 per sive.
share be and is hereby
made on the shareholders
of the Society as appearing'
on the Register of Mem.
ber's
By Order of the Board,
A. W. HUGHES,
General Manager.
on the 16th day of Hong Kong, 18th March, 1937,
April, 1937 and that such
call shall be payable on the 10th day of May, 1937
BRITISH TRADERS' INSURANCE CO., LIMITED.
NOTICE TO
5187
The Transfer Books of the Company will be Closed from 9th to 23rd March, 1937, both Days Inclusive,
.
DODWELL & CO., LTD., General Managers. Hong Kong, 4th March, 1837.
5087
THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LIMITED.
NOTICE TO
SHAREHOLDERS.
S. W. CHENG,
Secretary.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG
KONG
5131
PROBATE JURISDICTION
IN THE GOODS of George Riland Franels Leverson late of Cliff Combe the Esplanade Broadstairs in the County of Kent, England," a Lieu- tenant Colonel in His Ma.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 1st to 22nd April inclusive.
By order of the Board, JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., General Managers. Hong Kong, 18th March, 1937.
5134
These negotiations have now been completed by an agreement to convert the "perpetual leases" into ordinary leases at the end of five years, and the example of
jesty's Army (retired), de 1ONG KONG, SWATOW AND Britain will doubtless be used to
ceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court has by virtue of Section 58 of the Probates Ordinance 1897, made an Order limiting the time for creditors and others to send in their claims against the above estate to the 9th day of April,
1937.
1937.
JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Solicitors for the Sole Executrix,
:
AMOY FREIGHT CONFERENCE
FOREIGN & CHINESE SHIPPERS
Notice is hereby given that as APRIL, 1937, rates from 1st. of freight from Hong Kong to Swatow and Amoy will be in- creased 20 per cent over current
new
persuade other nations to resign their old treaty rights on similar terms. Britain's gesture cannot but be welcome to the Prime Minister, Gen. Hayashi, who has recently expressed in the Japanese Diet his desire for closer Anglo-Japanese relations.
STILL TELLING STORIES!
NO
one to
surpass the Englishman in the pro- duction of the strokes, but hitherto sapped his strength, and he has not been able to survive the strain. I am afraid the position remains much the same.
a succession of hard matches has
As the beaten finalist in the last two events, the success of G. von Cramm, the German player, would be popular. He is. He Austin. a delightful stylist,
and he 18 splendidly equipped with strokes.
Last July, it may be remembered, his he broke down utterly in
match with Perry owing to an.
Injured leg, but there was never any doubt as to his powers, and hell be a big proposition for the American and Australian visitors. It is thought that Donald Budge. the American, may succeed Perry. He is formidable. I understand that he will be accompanied by Sydney Wood, who won the cham- pionship six years ago. tralia will have the strongest team.
But Ans-
and, though Jack Crawford may be beyond his best. I fancy the chances of his colleague Adrian Quist. "There will also be Vivian
McGrath. He however has never shown his home form at Wimble- dori The seventeen-years old
sydney, player, J. Bromwich, is hiso coming, and it is remarkable that
player. In contrast to McGrath. he, too," should be a two-handed however, he uses both hands for his forehand shots,
MRS. WILLS MOODY TO TURN "PRO"?
If it were followed from the Japanese side by a settlement of All Creditors and others are rates.
the unfortunate Keelung inci- The Tariff rates on Tranship: dent, something of the old cor accordingly hereby required to send their claims to the underment Cargo from United King diality between the two countries dom, Europe, Canada and U.S.A. ¦ might be looked for in the not signed on or before that date.
Dated the 12th day of March, will be increased by 20 per cent
too distant fature. on and after the 1st June, 1937.
San Francisco, Mar. 19. Full detalls of revised tariff
Mrs. Wills Moody is understood rates are obtainable on enquiry
to be considering" offers from pro- at the offices of the undersigned.
moters of the Perry Vines tour.
Her husband has confirmed that BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
if Mrs. Moody signs with Twentieth CHINA MERCHANTS S.N.
A Japanese story teller, Kichi-Century Fox & contract, "sher would do so for a series of short tennis CO., LTD.
ju Watanabe, aged 57, was charged DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP with a breach of the Registration films which would necessitate her retirement from amateur ranks.-
X... Router. Co., LTD. Ordinance and was fined $15 when he appeared before Mr. K. Keen at. JARDINE, MATHESON & the Central Magistracy yesterday.
CO., LTD.
Bub-Inspector Edwards said that
DEGREE FOR MR. EDEN OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA. defendant left the Colony for
London, March 17. Singapore on June last year with-
the Hong Kong, 8th March, 1937.
out making a report to the au- The Honorary Degree of thorities. He reported his arrival Doctor of Civil Laws, will be con- on March 14. In answer to the ferred on the British Foreign charge defendant said that he ex-Minister, Mr. Anthony Eden next pected that the hotel management Thursday by the University of
when he departed last year,
Transocean News Service.
The Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Building,
Hong Kong.
6114
THE MACAO ELECTRIC LIGHTING CO., LTD.
"
NOTICE is hereby given that, The Sixty-eighth Ordinary the Twenty-Sixth Ordinary An- General Meeting of Shareholders nual General Meeting of The will be held at the Offices of the Shareholders of the Company will undersigned on Thursday, the be held at the Offices of Messrs. CHAMPION FOR THIRD would settle the matter for him Durham,
to the Society at ita Regis tered Office, Union Build- ing, Victoria, Hong Kong. (b) That for the purpose of paying the aforesaid call
SHAREHOLDERS of £2 per share a special dividend of £2 per share
NOTICE IS HEREBY be and is hereby declared payable on the 10th day of GIVEN that the SEVENTY. May, 1937 and that such FIRST ORDINARY YEARLY special dividend be applied MEETING of the Company will by the Directors on behalf be held at its HEAD OFFICE, of the persons who on the Union Building, Hong Kong, on 16th day of April, 1937 FRIDAY, 16th APRIL, 1937, 25th March, 1987, at Noon, for were the holders of such at 2.55 p.m., for the purpose of the purpose of receiving the Re- the port of the General Managers, shares in satisfaction of receiving the Report of
statement of the said call of £2 per Directors and the Statements of Together with a sbare and that such spethal Account to 31st December, 1936, Accounts for the year ended the dividend shall accordingly and of declaring Dividend, etc. be treated for all purposes The SHARE TRANSFER increase in the BOOKS at the Company will be
an
amount of the paid up CLOSED from 29th MARCH to capital of the Society held 16th APRIL, Both Days inclu by each such shareholder Bive. and not as income.
By Order of the Board,
A. W. HUGHES,
General Manager. Hong Kong, 18th March, 1937.
5136
By Order of the Board,
31st December, 1936.
Lowe, Bingham & Matthews, Mercantile Bank Building. Second Floor, Hong Kong, on Friday, the 2nd day of April, 1937, at 11.30 a.m.
The Register of Members will be closed from the 25th day of
The Shire Register and Trans. fer Books will be closed from the March to the 2nd day of April,
1937, both days Inclusive.
By Order of
11th to the 25th March, 1937, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., General Managers, The Hong Kong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.' Hong Kong, 18th March, 1937. g Kong, 5th March, 1937.
6138
A. W. HUGHES,
General Manager.
5092
The Board of Directors,
JOHNSON, STOKES &
MASTER, Secretaries. Hong Kong, 15th Mar., 1937.
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TIME
Brilliant Golf "At Kuala Lumpur
W. H. Elkins retained the championship, of the Selangor- Golf Club by beating E N. Scón- lar 4 and 3 in a 36 hole match. ⠀⠀ Elkins is now champion · før the third year running,
The players were all square at the ninth hole but after that Elkins played very well and was 5 up at the eighteenth hole at the end of the day's play.
The next day saw further good play and at the 27th the cham- pion was I up.
J
King's Win At Liverpool Races
London, Mar. 18. win by a length from Bir Victor A terrific outburst of cheering Bassoon's Love-Call, with Major greeted His Majesty's win in the Bonsor's Valentine a head. "away: Molyneux event for two year-olds Nineteen horses ran in the race, over five furlongs at Liverpool to-, Jubilee was ridden by the King's His horse Jubilee, running new jockey 21 year-old Jackle day. the first race of its career, won the Crouch who recently returned from
a successful season in India. event
and Jubilee was aired by Mister Everyone was highly delighted Jinks' sire and started as a 6 to with the King's victory with the 4 favourite: After leading most of Arst horse he has raced on the the way, Jubilee came under pres-, flat. sure close to home but held on to Neuter..