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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
HONG KONG ENGINEERING "AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE is hereby given that the Siste.uth Ordinary Yearly aleeting of shareholders of the Hong Kong Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd., will be held at the Ofilces of Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Matthews, Mercantile Bank Building, Queen's Road (Central), Hong ang, on Wednesday, the 13th April, 1938, at 12 o'clock (Noon) for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Board of Director: and a Statement of Accounts for од the 31st the year ended December,
1937, and electing Directors and Auditors.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 6th April to the 13th April, 1938. both days inclusive.
By order al the Board.
B. ALVES.
Secretary.
Hong Kong, 1st April, 1938.
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To sang San Yan of las known address No. 78, Tak Ku Ling Road-3rd Floor) of Messrs. Tsang "Kam Kee.
THE HONG KONG AND YAUMATI FERRY
CO., LTD.
EDITORIAL“
CORRESPONDENCE |
CIVILIANS AND THE SERVICES
(To the Editor, "The Hong Kong
Daily Press"]
Dear Sir-With reference to my previous letters in connection with Service men not having good fact- lities for meeting civilians in this Colony, and the challenge taken
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FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1938.
If Gossip We Must
FANLING RACES
BY CHLOE Glorious weather
on
Sunday
Mrs. Stanton cleverly combined Miss Lord, who later rode in the yellow and black worn with an Ladles Race, shepherded a flock. amusing yellow bat.
of her pupils to the Meet.
Mrs. Tracey, in a cream suit.
Miss Gordon was wearing a
taste of the
up by Bee in this respect, I now morning dispelled all fears that have much pleasure in giving fur-the Kwant! Meet might literally vivid green Breton sullor hat with had brought her young daughter
In rose coloured woollen dress; the to enjoy her first ther views prior to my leaving the be a washout.
Governor Jacket of this dress was embrol-joys of the chase. His Excellency the
As a result of this morning Colony.
came early with His Excellency jdered in vivid little flowers.
Mrs. Ronale Clarke who is re-fixture there were many children the Governor of Macao; With the latter was Senor de Laborinho, the turning to England next week, at the races during the afternoon. Portuguese Consul General and wore a becoming suit in soft greenTheir keen interest in the racing Mrs. Bousfeld was in a brown was unaffected and one small but Mr. M.M. Watson.
Vice-Admiral Sir Percy Noble, suit and Mrs, Gambler also chose ardent patron of the turf, over- come by excitement, lost his head who is a keen racegoer, was also this useful and becoming colour.
Mrs. Fuller who was in navy and his balance and fell onto the was chatting to the present. He
retrieved He was
quite blue was with Mrs. McAvoy whose course. Commodore and Ms. Tcken.
Mrs. Barry smart in greeny
Mrs. Kerr, who brought her rey. was with Captain Barry.
Mrs. Rohald looked delightful in navy blue with lovely furs.
(1) Bee, who I have met several occasions. has proved to me that these facilities do exist.
(2) At this stage I wish to record that I have not only met several civilians, but the meetings resulted in my spending many happy hours | in consequence.
I shall be returning to the Colony in about three months time and I hope to be in a position to sum- marize all points in connection with the subject, and in doing so I hope that my experience may be useful to many more Service men serving on this station.
Yours faithfully.
A NAVAL PETTY OFFICER,
Hong Kong. March 31.
NO RECOGNITION
OF PUPPETS N
Rankow, March 31. Non-recognition DI the bogus regime in Nanking is voiced in a telegram issued by the Shanghai Chinese public through the Central New Agency to Chinese newsapers throughout the country yesterday. The telegram urges Chinese newspapers to arouse public senti- ment and encourage the people to or until final victory is wan.- Central News),
continue resistance to the aggres-
blue dress was embroidered with unharmed. small white dogs.
I saw Mrs. Dowbiggin proudly small son, wore a lovely shade of green and Mrs. Martin and Miss leading in Ebony Idol,
PROMINENT PERSONALITIES AT
"
KWANTI
On the left is seen His Excellency the Governor of Macao, Dr. Famagnini Barbosa, la conversation with Mr. M. M. Watson, and' on the right. Vice-Admiral Sir Percy Noble (wearing cap) is chat- ting with the lon. Mr. J. J. Paterson and Mr. J. H. Keswick..
not
The Fourteenth Ordinary NOTICE is hereby given that an Extraordinary General Meet Will the above Tsang Sau Yan General Meeting of the Share, ing of the above named Company at last known address No. 78, holders in the above Company will be held at the Offices of Tak Ku Ling Road, 3rd Floor, will be held at the Company's Office at the Jordan Road Ferry Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and please call ០៧ me at No. 4,
Mis. Shannon who Is always Beavis were others who chose this Matthews, Mercantile Bank Duddell Street, re the completion Pier on Thursday, the 14th April.
Mis Priestley, who was in teaf) liuiding, Queen's Road (Cen- of Bathing Shed on Site No. 78, 1938, at 11.00 am, for the par. in Kwangtung, which has always
Madame Mabille, who is patriotism” and which has given ing brown hat.
piece, and Mrs. Coulson's greeny tral), Hong Kong, on Wednes South Reach, Repulse Bay. For pose of receiving the Report of been the nerve centre of Chinese green tweeds, wore a must beccm-chic was wearing a dull pink two springlike colour.
the Directors together with a
birth to many of the great leaders
Mrs. Murray had a gay little grey tweeds were very effective, often seen at Fanling, wa in `nâvy. day the 13th April, 1938, at which a contract was signed on
Statement of Accounts up to the of Chinese nationalism, including sult in green and yellow checks
Mrs. Donovan was in a dark grey Miss Potter, whose wedding is Easter, came to take place at 12.15 p.m., when the subjoined the 17th August, 1937.
Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the Father of the which was very pleasant to the flannel suit.
her sister. The former Miss Hance and her sister were with Resolution will be proposed as an Should the said Tsang Sau Yan 31st December, 1937.
eye. She was talking to Mrs. For-j The Transfer Books of the Republic-goes without saying.
keen Interest in the wore a reseda green suit and the As long as these elements re-rester, who was smart in a grey taking a "That the Capital of the Com. April, 1938, shall be compelled Company will be closed from main, Japan will spend feely.flannel suit with a matching "off racing, the one in green and the latter was in navy.
They must. therefore, be elimin- the face" hat.
PILLAR-BOX RED Mrs. Macgregor beautifully. tur- ated, and we have sufficient faith In the ability of His Excellency thened out as usual, was in black i Mrs. Charles, whose husband Governor, General Wu Te-chen, with touches of royal blue.,
had been prominent at General Yu Han-mow, commanding Mrs.
Ordinary Resolution:
pany
fail to call by Tuesday, the 5th
to take steps to complete the Month, the 4th April to be increased to Five
shed by employing another con. day, the 14th April, 1938, Million Dollars by the creation i of Two Million New Shares of tractor. Any sum of money dur days inclusive.
Thurs
both
to the said Tsang Sau Yan will
be retained by me to defray the
the nominal value of $2 each and that such New Shares be issued at such time or times cost of completing the said shed.
THE HONG KONG AND YAUMATI FERRY
and on such terms and condi tions as the Directors' shall in their absolute discretion see fit."
L. E. LAMMERT,
4. Duddell Street.
CO., LTD., LAU TAK PO,
6658
Managing Director. Hong Kong, 26th March, 1938.
By order of the Board,
B. ALVES,
Secretary. Hong Kong, ist April, 1938.
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UNION WATERBOAT
CO., LTD...
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NOTICE 10
SHAREHOLDERS:
The Thirty third Annual Gen- Shareholders eral Meeting of
will be held at the Offices of
Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd,
"
other in a grey sult."
Miss peggy Humphreys looked. smart in a neat grey suit.
Mrs. Andrew wore. a graceful theavy redingdote over a printed
1 Delaney tied vivid Children's Meet earlier in the day, dress, and Mrs. Potts, whose small the troops, the Bon. the Mayor of handkerchief over her head and was in pillar-box red. Canton, Mr. Tsang Yang-tu, and wore a jaunty green dress. their advisers, and especially in the good sense of the great bulk of
son was much in evidence at the This Meet, for young people, is starting gate, was in navy too.
There were aomic good dividends" an innovation introduced by Mr. in navy Erik Nelson, the energetic Hunt and the Final Meeting was genera)-"" the Cantonese people, to believe with a gay piratical red scarf. and Secretary, and was a great success. ly voted a great success.
that these undesirable elements
are being removed without delay.
Meanwhile, the eyes of all China
PIRATICAL SCARF Mra. Herlofsen W&S
and Japan too, have been turned PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS
in the direction of Canton, The striking Chinese victories on the Tientsin-Pukow Rallway fronts have made more certain at the
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Meyer, of victory, in which Kwangtung is ex- Shanghal, who are here visiting MJ. pected to, and will, play a great and Mrs. Art Carneiro, will soon Part,"
be returning to the northern port. It is for that reason that the Mrs. Meyer is a sister of Mrs. future movements of the Japanese | Carneiro. in the south must be watched with extreme caution. If Japan is to
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PHILIPPINE REVIEW
Philippine Defence
The decision of Gen. Douglas MacArthur to remain as military adviser to the Philippine commonwealth after his retirement from the United States army, which became effective at the end of 1937 after 34 years of service, was probably determined by conditions in the Far East, says a News York journal
Under a compulsory military training law he has already drilled 40.000 Filipinos as the nucleus of a reserve ammy for the common- wealth Philippine officials hope that this number can be increased so that 40,000 men will be available for defence purposes by 1945 when ̈ the islands gain complete independence.
Gen. MacArthur was appointed to his present post by President- Mr. A. G. Brenchley, from Singa- Roosevelt in 1835, after serving for five years as chief of staff of the pore," arrived In the Colony on United States army. He stated at that time that he hoped to make strike in the near future.
Wednesday by the a.s. Rawalpindi invasion of the Philippines toe costly for any nation, no matter how The military situation in Central and registered at the Gloucester ruthless, to undertake. China would appear to make Hotel. Another arrival by the landing of heavy Japanese troops same steamer who also registered Lor a large-scale invasion of the at Gloucester Hotel is Mr H. H.
so remote, indeed, that it may be
The MacArthur defence plan also calls for fortifications at places ruled out as unlikely."
There remain, firstly, naval and family, arrived from Manila by thewhere hostile fortes might be able to land, an air force and a fleet seconly. RMS. Empress of Japan. They of torpedo boats. The air force, and torpedo boats are designed to fomentation of laternal dissensiori, are staying at the Hong Kong Hotel harass and cripple an invader before he could land. It is evident that both these met- and will, it is understood. be her MacArthur until his plan is completed and the defence of the islands
The Annual (ieneral Meeting the General Managers together London Office: 53. Fleet Street south only a remote possibility Green. will be held in Shanghai on 3rd
with a Statement of Accounts tr May, 1938. Transfer books will
31st December, 1937. be closed from 19th April to 3rd May inclusive.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from
A final dividend of $1.40 per 23rd March to 6th April, 1938 share has been declared on Or dinary Shares.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., General Managers. Hong Kong, 30th March, 1938.
SERVICES.
*6655
both days inclusive,
DODWELL & CO., LTD., General Managers. Hong Kong, 14th March, 1938.
HONG KONG, APRIL 1, 1938.
KWANGTUNG BEWARE!
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serial activity. arid.
the
hods are to be tried.
Rear-Admiral Ökuma and blockading fleet, which recently
Dr. F. F. Gonzalez, with his
+
The desire of President Quezon. to retain the services of Gen.
Is established is easy to understand. Ordinarily a programme of this character could be developed gradually, but with Japan pressing her campaign of expansion southward in the direction of the islands, the time clement becomes important. The Japanese now have the coast of China south as far as Canton under their control, which brings them almost directly opposite to the Philippines.
for a couple of weeks.
The Rev. J. R. Higgs, Vicar of St. Japan has evidently, not aban-left for the north, have returned Andrew's Church, Kowloon, is pro- to southern waters and there is an ceeding on eight months' leave 6104 Idoned the idea of setting up
Junconfirmed report that a 15.000-aboard the Empress.of Japan to- puppet government in Kwangtung:
ton battle-cruiser is to be the Ad-day. He is being accompanied by She stul hopes to do this with the miral's flagship. More islands have Mr. Higgs. In his
The continuance of Gen. MacArthur as military adviser at absence the
Manila can raise no possible objection by other powers as the Ameri- been occupied along the Kwang-Rer. D. Rosenthall will take charge can ag will remain in the Philippines until 1945. help of the Cantonese!
tung coast.
of the Church. Mr. Rosenthall will
DOUGLAS · STEAMSHIP COMPANY. LTD.
It is quite clear, therefore, that
the supreme optimisin, with which From the aeria! ant naval reside in the Vicarage.
the Japanese character has been activity 'Kwang tung has not much The Ordinary General Meeting endowed, and of which we recently to fear. Seven months' experience of Shareholders in the above made mention, sull persists," The as not left the capital or the pro-
£
Japanese Worry, Quezon
Ever since Congress took action in 1934 to give the Philippine Is A son was born on March 14 at lands their Independence, after a ten-year transitional common-
ment...
DIRECTORATE OF AIR Company will be held in the dismal failure of the recent Canton'; vince very distraught, but the ad-Bangor to Alison Groves-Raines, i weakh government with a Filipino chief executive and a high co
Company's Offices, P. & 0. coup and the reverses in the fight-ministration has realised the need wife of Mr. Julius A. R. Groves- jmissioner, from the United States, prediction has been made that.
the United States' withdrawal. Building, on Tuesday, the 5th ing lines have not yet disillusioned to guard very carefully against Raines, of the East Yorkshire Regi-Japan would find some excuse for taking charge of the islands upon That the Philippine government already lecis some concern over A vacancy exists for the post April, 1938 at Noon for the Japan and more good money is to reactionary "coups."
be thrown after bad..
It is known that many suspected
A son was born on March 17 in Japanese penetration is indicated by its report that in Davao province of Marine Supervisor, Kai Tak purpose of receiving the Report No one, except probably the Japanese agents of Chinese na- Aerodrome. *.
of the General Managers together Japanese, knows the actual cost to tionality, operating in these parts London to Eleanor Mary wife of Japanese hold 63,800 acres of land under legal leases, and an ad- Applications will be received with a Statement of Accounts to the Tokyo exchequer of the last are continually on the move be- Mr. J. J. French, of the Hong Kong ditional 77,000 acres under Ulegal leases. Through these holdings.
general business in Davao City: the 31st December, 1937,
attempted revolution. It is now tween this Colony and Canton. and Shanghai Banking Corporation. the Japanese are able to control hemp farming and much of the Some time ago the Philippine government's Interior Department up to the 14th April, 1938, by
The Transler Books of the said that a further $20,000,000 has Rumours of attempts at subversive
across the border have The weekly official dinner was ordered the illegal teases cancelled. But the government, for reasons Director of Air Services,
held at Government House last known to itself, failed to carry out the order. Instead, President, Harbour Office, from candidates Company will be closed from been distributed for a second at-activity
tempt. This, apparently, was to been persistent for weeks.
The Intelligence service is being night.
Quezon asked High Commissioner Paul V. McNutt to discuss the mat- whose age is not more than 35. Friday, the 1st April to Tuesday
ter with the State. Department in Washington. and who held A Certificate of the 5th April, 1938 both days the Yellow Flower festival passed strengthened regardless of cost.
parsimonious polley might have Mr. J. L. W. O'Leary, from Han- off without incident. Competency as Master..
The significant thing, however, is meant the expenditure of vast kow, arrived in the Colony yester-threat of complications, of course. But the situation there emphasizes. that there
are still
reactionary sums later on. Kwangtung's posi-day by plane. He has made the elements operating in Kwangtung.tion in China's defence sheme 1 Hong Kong Hotel his head That they must belong to the so vital that no chances can be quarters during his stay in the
Colony, 6830 lowest dregs of society-specially taken.
the
-
inclusive.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.. G. F. HOLE,
General Managers.. Director of Air Services. Hong Kong, 24th March, 1938.
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have been staged last Tuesday, but
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The question of the Davac leases may be cleared up without any
one of the problems, the Filipinos are likely to have to contend with: the United States decides definitely, before the ten-year training" period is up, to retreat" from the Far East as far as Hawall-Manila Bulletin)