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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE.
The Power of Attorney for our | Company previously held by Mr. Norman Mclnroy Currie has this day been revoked.
̈GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD. Hong Kong, 20th March, 1937.
5008
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
The Second Extra Race Meeting will be held (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on Satur- day, 27th and Monday, 29th March, 1937, commencing at
12.30 p.m.
The First Bell will be rung at 12 NOON on both days.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO
SHAREHOLDERS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Soclety will be held at the HEAD OFFICE, Udlon Bulld. 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 the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1936, and of declaring Dividend, etc.
The SHARE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from 29th MARCH to 16th APRIL, Both Days Inclu
sive.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY,
GERMANY
R: MITTANCES BY MAIL OR CABLE
IN FAVOUR OF
FOREIGN STUDENTS OR TRAVELLERS
EFFECTED AT
"APPROXIMATELY HALF RATES.
THE AMERICAN EXPRESS CO., INC.
Incorperated with Limited Liability in U,8,A.
By Order of the Board,
A. W. HUGHES,
General Manager. Hong Kong, 18th March, 1937.
♦ DES VOEUX BOAD CENTRAL.
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Secretary. Hong Kong, 22nd March, 1937.
THE CHINA
5007
FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LTD.
THE FANLING HUNT
A Point-to-Point Meeting will be held (weather permitting) at Potts'
NOTICE TO
SHAREHOLDERS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SIXTY. EIGHTH ORDINARY YEAR.
* UNION - INSURANCE
SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.
(Incorporated in Hong Kong)
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN that at the Ordinary LY MEETING of the Company Insurance Society of Canton, Yearly Meeting of the Union will be held at its HEAD
MARCH 22, 1937.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.
4% DEBENTURES
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that INTEREST for the six months ending 31st MARCH, 1937, on the above DEBEN. TURES will be payable at the OFFICES of the COMPANY ON THAT DATE.
THE REGISTER OF DE. BENTURES will be closed from WEDNESDAY, the 24th 'MARCH, 1937, to TUESDAY, the 30th MARCH, 1937, both days inclusive, during which period "no transter of DEBEN. TURES can be registered.
By Order of the
Board of Directors,"
0. EAGER,
Secretary,
Hong Kong, 17th March, 1937,
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HONG KONG, SWATOW AND AMOY FREIGHT CONFERENCE.
FOREIGN & CHINESE SHIPPERS
Editorial
and Business Obice: 15-19, Queen's Road Central Tel. 30251.
"
Night Editor (Wanchai Omes):
Tel. 21811.
London Once: 59; Fleet Stree
E.0, 4.
The Daily Press.
HONG KONG, March 2, 1937.
THE WORLD'S AIR BASES
The making of aircraft buses over the world is proceeding with a vigour which is not al-
BAND CONCERT
Fine Programme At Peninsula Hotel
The spacious lounge of the Pen- insula Hotel was filled to capacity last night when the band of the 1st Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles by kind permission of Licut-COL R. M. Rodwell and officers, render- ed a magnificent programme of music.
The splendid Band Concert was assisted by Anne Winter and Eileen. Hole.
The programme was as follows: March of the Peers from the
Overture- "Raymond,"
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Opera "Iolanthe."
2.
3.
Anne Winter, Soprano. Waltz
Ambroise Thomas.
Song from" "Romeo and Juliet." Gounod.
together explained by the plan- Grand Irish Fantasia ning of new routes or the changes in operating methods on estu- 5. blished routes. It represents the conviction.", slowly reached in some quarters, that air transport is about to consolidate itself on lines which may continue to serve for several generations.
"Let Erin Remember,"
Fritd Brase.
Elleen Hole, Contralto. (a) "The Hills of Donegal,"
-Sanderson. (b) "Danny Boy" (Derry Alr)
Weatherley.
8. "Excerpts from the Opera
"Carmen".
Doubts lest the aeroplane 7. should ultimately fail to fulfil its promise, anxieties lest routes 8. should be amended or modified and terminals should be chang 8. ed, are beginning to vanish; and authorities everywhere in Eng-10, Notice is hereby given that as land, Canada, Australia, New from 1st. APRIL, 1937, rates Zealand, Newfoundland,
the
HONG KONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ordinary Yearly of freight from Hong Kong to Irish Free State, and the Unit- 11. Meeting of Shareholders will be Swatow and Amoy will be in-ed States are busily concerned held in the Offices of the Comcreased 20 per cent over current with the creation of new ports. pany 2, Queen's Building, Hang rates. 1937, at Noon for consideration Kong, on Monday, 22nd March,
for aircraft of various kinds, The Tariff rates on Tranship- satisfied that at last they must ment Cargo from United King move and work quickly if they Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1936.
Bungalow on Saturday, OFFICE, Union Building, Hong Limited, which will be held at of the Directors' Report and dom, Europe, Canada and U.S.Aare not to be left by the airways
3rd April, 1937, commencing at 3 p.m.
Betting will be conducted as
usual.
THOMAS & CO.,
Secretaries.
5005
GOVERNMENT BILLS,
etc.
TENDERS for DOLLARS
Kong, on FRIDAY, 16th APRIL, 1937, at 2.50 p.m., for the pur. pose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statements of Account to 31st December 1936, and of declaring Dividends, etc.
The SHARE TRANSFER "BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from" 29th MARCH to 16th APRIL, Both Days" Inclu sive.
By Order of the Board,
A. W. HUGHES,
General Manager.
current in this Colony, for tele. Hong Kong, 18th March, 1937.
graphic transfer, on the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury, London, up to and for the sum of £128,000 will be re- ceived by the Treasury Chest Officer, Command Pay Office, un- til 11 o'clock a.m. on the 22nd March, 1937,
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The tenders to state the total amount (in pounds sterling). No telegraphic transfer will be made for less than £100.
BRITISH TRADERS' INSURANCE CO., LIMITED.
NOTICE TO
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SHAREHOLDERS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SEVENTY. The tenders to be in duplicate, FIRST ORDINARY YEARLY and in scaled covers, addressed to MEETING of the Company will the Treasury Chest Officer, Com.be held at its HEAD OFFICE, mand Pay Office, and endorsed Union Bullding, Hong Kong, on ***Tender for Government B}I: ̧ ¦ FRIDAY, 16th APRIL, 1937,
etc."!
at 2.55 p.m., for the purpose of The right to accept or reject receiving the Report of the
1
any or all of the Tenders is re- served.
Coples of Forms of Tender can be had on application.
**Persons tendering for (Bills) are hereby notified that having regard to the provisions of the 'Acts 22 George III Cap, 45 and 41 George III Cap, 52 the accep. 1ance of any such Tender is sub-
ject to the express condition that
Dires rs and the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1936, and of declaring Dividend, etc.
The SHARE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be į CLOSED from 29th MARCH to 16th APRIL, Both Days Inclu
sive,
By Order of the Board,
the Registered Office of the 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 capi talise the sum of £270,000 being part of the unallocated reserves of the Society and for that purpose:—
(a) That a call of £2 per share be and is hereby made on the shareholders
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,
Е. СОСК, Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 1st March, 1937.
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Intern!
Melodious Merceries."
Bizet.
Recalled by Herman Finck. Anne Winter, "One Fine Day."
(from "Madame Butterfly")
Puccini. A Selection of Irish Airs.
art. Myddleton. Thomas Gibson Saxophone
Solos.
(a) Valse Erica. Wiedoeft.
Selection from "Cavalcade."
\\. (b) “Sax-o-doodle." Wiedoeft,
Noel Coward.
HEALTH RETURNS
Three cases of chicken pox, two
will be increased by 20 per cent of the world as some towns were of typhoid (one imported), and ou and after the 1st June, 1937. left last century by the main one each of diphtheria and care-
Full detalls of revised, tarlif |
bro-spinal fever, were notified to milway lines.
the local Health authorities on at the offices of the undersigned. there has not arisen in good rates are obtainable on enquiry It seems almost a pity that Friday....
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE. time, a universal surveying au- CHINA MERCHANTS S.N.thority to forecast the develop not economically be built to
CO., LTD.ments of commercial flying, to STEAMSHIP "oordinate the many interests
DOUGLAS
CO., LTD.
THE HONGKONG FIRE | Hong Kong, 8th March, 1937.
INSURANCE CO., LIMITED.
NOTICE TO
SHAREHOLDERS.
of the Society as appearing on the Register of Meni. bers on the 16th day of April, 1937 and that such call shall be payable on the 10th day of May, 1937 to the Society at its Regis tered Office, Union Bulld ing, Victoria, Hong Kong. (b). That, for the purpose of paying the aforesaid call of £2 per share a special dividend of £2 per share be and is hereby declared payable on the 10th day of May, 1937 and that such special dividend be applied by the Directors on behalf of the persons who on the 16th day of April, 1937 were the holders of "such shares in satisfaction of the said call of £2 per share and that such special The Hong Kong Fire Insurance dividend shall accordingly
The Sixty-eighth Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the undersigned on Thursday, the 25th March, 1937, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Re port of the General Managers, together with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December, 1936,
The Share Register and Trans- ser Books will be closed from the 11th to the 25th March, 1937, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., General Managers,
Co., Ltd.
be treated for all purposes Hong Kong, 5th March, 1937. as ал increase in the
amount of the paid up capital of the Society held by each such shareholder and not as income. By Order of the Board,
A. W. HUGHES,
General Manager. 5138 Hong Kong, 18th March, 1937,
A. W. HUGHES,
General Manager.
no Member of the British House Hong Kong, 18th March, 1937.
of Commons shall be admitted to, any share or part la or to sny benefit to arise from the Contract thereby made for the allotment 'of such (Bills).**
The provisions in question do not apply to Contracts entered into by any incorporated Com. pany in its corporated capacity and made for the general benefit
of the Company.***
L. J. LIGHTFOOT,
Colonel, R. A. P. C
Treasury Chest Officer. His Majesty's Treasury Office. Hong Kong.
5006
HONG KONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION
NOTICE TO MEMBERS
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the
| Members of this Association will
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INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILDERS OF HỒNG KÔNG.
Members are requested, to at
be held at the offices of Messrs, tend the ANNUAL GENERAL Linstead & Davis, 1st Boor, MEETING- the rooms of the Exchange Building on Monday, Institution on Tuesday March 22nd March, 1937, at 5:30 p.m. 23rd, at 6, P.M.
LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Secrebles and Treasurers,
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E. J.. AINSLIE,
Hon. Secretary
· [5003
5092
THE INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION. CO., LTD.
The Flity-sixth Ordinary Gen- eral Meeting of the Company will be held at the Offices of the General Managers, Messrs. Jar- dias, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on Thursday, 8th April, 1937, at- noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, passing the Accounts, and elect. ing Directors and Auditors.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 1st to 22ud April Inclusive. By order of the Board, JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., General Managers. Hong Kong, 18th March, 1937.
operate from heavy seas. It must therefore depend on its ocean journeys on the soundness it might logically as well be a of its engines, and in that care land aeroplane, with all the ad. ditional advantages in perform» snce which that might be made
to entail:
affected, and to offer advice on one huge but well-considered JARDINE, MATHESON & plan as to where the key airports
CO., LTD.
might most advantageously be OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.placed:
Even the British Empire has not advanced too directly towards the goal of orderly organization. It is only necessary to observe that the main base in England is land aircraft, may ultimately be
Recognition of th
being moved from Croydon to required to assist in the operation Southampton and will later move of long sea routes is thus lead- to Portsmouth; that Australia, ing the far-seeing authorities to. having constructed one interna prepare combined bases: The
Portsmouth Corporation tional base at Brisbane, is now
CHINA'S ENVOYS TO THE CORONATION
Nanking. Mar. 21,
fact that
will
The Executive Yuan formally appointed Dr. H. H. Kung. Minis ter of Finance and concurrently to make another at Sydney; that have alongside Langstone Har- vice-President of the Executive South Africa is to make Durban boar a nerodrome for land air- Yuan as envoy extraordinary to represent China at the coronation instead of Johannesburg its main craft. In addition to the-sea- ceremony of King George VI of junction; and that Ireland will plane base of the Irish Fran have one large airport at Dublin State in the mouth of the Shan- England on May 12
Admiral Chen Shao-kuan, Min- and another on the West Const, nou, there will be an aerodrome ister of Navy, is appointed as as-to acknowledge the disadvantages the seaplane lake at Botwood will at Kilconry, In Newfoundland sistant envoy for the same misalon of the system of trial and error. Admiral Chen is known in Eng-
be supported by an aerodrome land, where he took an advanced
farther inland. New York, which now appears to be com mitted to the preparation of a seaplane base on Long Island, will have good land aeroplane bases nearby..
course in naval strategy...
Union News,
It would indeed be rash even naw to assert that one type of aeroplane may be backed against another as destined to carry the greater part of the world's air trafic.
For the present it would seem that the flying boat is to be given
The outcome of such thorough the biggest chance. The Empire provision may easily be to tie air mails will shortly be carried by transport to certain routes and lying-boats on practically all the stages. Bases are becoming more routes, and governments
are and more, the vital, efement in wisely making provision for the commercial flying, not only be- future on the assumption that cause they cannot readily be im- that policy will endure. By all provised and are expensive to superficial arguments it appears prepare, but also because they tend to include the necessary to be fully endorsed.
It is easier to find a big stretch wireless apparatus which must of water than to prepare an assist navigation over long stret equally big piece of level earth, ches of open sesy, capable in all seasons, of support-
Most of the new ones are be
ing the heavy weights of the ing set up after consultation with large aircraft which the traffic the operating companies and promises to demand. It is safer with the Governments whose to operate over een routes than mails the aircraft are to carry; over pieces of land where moun- authorities Nike the Portsmouth lains and other obstructions con- Corporation have made the best spiro against safety in bad bargains they could in providing visibility.
the facilities which may even- International susceptibilities tually yield them profit and pre- The weddior of Mr. William are more readily overcome if air-stige. The location of a base is Thompson" Rochester and Misscraft need not fly over foreign usually dictated by circumstances": - Edith Duff Anderson was solemnia" | territory Yet the flying-boat is which place any local objector at ~
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ed at the Union Church, Hons only one degree better off than a disadvantage, and the desir Kong, on Friday, after; which the the land aeroplane if it is forced ability of longterm planning is *5184 | above photograph, was taken, to descend in a gale, for it can therefore the greater.