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NOTICE. TO, CONSIGNEES.
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NOTICE TO CONTIGN S
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ANNA MAERSK TONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby having arrived, from New York and informed that all Goods are Ports of call, Consiguess of Cargo we being landed at their risk into the aeroby notified that their Goods are edowns of the Hongkong and Kow.being landed and placed at their rink loon Wharf & Godown Company, Ltd. into the Hong Kong and Kowloon Whart st Kowloon, whense and/or from the and Godown Company's godowns a
Kowloon, whore delivery may be wharves delivery may be obtained
will not be landed btained as soon as the Goods landed. Optional cargo
Optional Cargo will not be landed here, unless notice has been giron 48 hours prior to resel's arrival, but car-hore, unless Notice has been given 48 med on from port to port to the final hours prior to vessel's arrival, hat carried part of call to which the option on from port to port to the anal port of
call to which the option ortenda. extenda
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all- loods remaining andelivered after the. 9th Nov., 1935, will be subject to Bent.
not be recognised and damaged NO 198 at 10 am
No claims will be admitted fear the Goods have left the Godown, sad all Goode remaining undelivered after the 5th prox, will be subject to rent All claims against the vessel mast
All broken, chafed; and damaged be presented to the undersigned og or before the 18th prox. or they will Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on 8th by our All broken, Goods are to be left in the Godowns Burveyor Capt. Walter C. Weston,
To comply with the feneral Honded where they will be examined on the
Sh prox, at 10 am. by our surreyors Warehouse Begulations, consignees maat hare Revenge Officer in attendance Messra. Goddard & Douglas
when damaged durable goods are eanmined.
In the case of dutiable cargo, con- inform the ignoes are requested Imports & Exports Office that they have such good for examination,
No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned .. DODWELL & CO., LTD. Hong Kong, 29th Oct, 1938
Azonts.
all claims must reach us before the th Dec, 1998, or they will not be recognized.
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No fasaraoe will be ffected.
FAR EASTERN WELFARE FOR COLONY
STREET SLEEPERS
REVIEW
Article Of Chinese Commercial Law
DIVERSITY OF
SUBJECTS
The October Issue of the Far Eastern Economie and Co mercial Journal, contains a diversity of subjects, all of which are bound to prove in- teresting and useful to bus!- and foreigners ness men, Chinese alike, who have any connections whatever with the East.
Useful Work Reported At
Annual Meeting
A satisfactory year was reported at the fifth annual general meel- ing of the Street Sleepers' Society, held at St. John's Cathedral Hall yesterday evening, when the Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, who presided, stated that the Society had been singularly fortunate in a number of Ways.
workers and to notifying them for Bir Henry said:- "During" our last winter season duty, has been compelled to give the Street Sleepers Society were up this work, in consequence of the singularly fortunate in the follow-large" increase of numbers of stu- dents at St. Stephens Girls' College ing three respects, namely:-
(1) In being very kindly allowed and also by reason of her attend- The main features are Professor by the Hongtang Government to ing to help at St. Peter's Emergency
C. A. Middleton Smith's article
on
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1938.
FOREIGN MAILS
Christmas and New Year cards bearing not more than five written words and enclosed in open envelopes are accepted by the Post Office at the rate for printed matter, Le. five cents per two ounces, for all countries.
Hongkong, China and Macao at two cents per two ounces. Envelopes must not be closed.
CHRISTMAS PRINTED PAPER MAIL FOR GREAT BRITAIN VLA SUEZ
The Christmas Printed Paper Mall (Christmas Cards etc., in open envelopes) for Great Britain via Bues will be closed in the General Post Office and Kowloon Jentral Post Office on Saturday. the 26th November per 8.8. Rawalpindi as follows:-----
9.45 a.m.
28th November. Registered Mail
28th Novembër. .......10.30 a.m. Ordinary Mail This Mail is due in London on the Nth December, 1998. CHRISTMAS PARCEL MAIL FOR GREAT BRITAIN
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"Mechanised Communications occupy no less than four buildings Rellet Strelter, which feeds 1,300 | General Post Office and Howloon Central Post Once at Noon on
the
Our heartfelt thanks are due to
The Christmas Farcel Mail for Great Britain will be closed in the Friday, 11th November per 8. 8. "Ranpura" and is due to arrive at Landar on the 16th December, 1938,
The Public are kindly requested to post early. Postal Service to Canton is temporarily suspended. Ordinary letter mail only for West Kwangtung, Kwangsi, Sze- chwan, Kwelchow and Himan will be accepted at senders' risk.
Air mall for certain places previously served by the Chungking and Hankow Air-lines, will be despatched via Hanoi and thence by air as services permit.
Letters and, Postcarda for Europe. (except Great Britain and Fire) bas
and South America are forwarded "via Siberia" if so superscribed. duties of Miss Mow
INWARD MAILS
to belonging
Government, persons daily. and Commerce in China", and Mr.
namely, St. Peter's shelter in Des Guenther Stein's "Japan's War Voeux Road West, for men only, Miss Atkins and also to Miss Ruby Fung, who was our Hon. time Financial Structure." both of
and Secretary from the inception of which, written by experts in their the B. Block of the Government Mow
Civil Hospital, for women respective subjects, convey vividly in the reader the writers con children only, the Printing shop at the Society until last November the Victora Gaol, for men only, when she resigned prior to going sidered and unerring opinions.
and the Kowloon Old Magistracy, on a holiday to England. Mrs. Corney has kindly undertaken to Mr. Stein's description of the weakened economic structure of for men, women and children;
(2) In receiving most generous take on Miss Atkins' work in con- the Japanese Empire, which, form-
Miss Dorothy Lee who was 'previ- ed the subject of a speech he de- support from the public towards nection with the volunteer workers.
Secretary, livered before the
Assistant Hongkong our funds; and
Dusly in (3) In being able to keep our Rotary Club recently, will. particular, attract considerable shelters open until the end of May, kindly taken over the attention. as it is the result of tustead of closing them as in form-Hon. Secretary since
Fung's resignation. patient and careful study of aer years, in the middle of April.
The Atting-up and equipment of NEARLY 100,000
jour four shelters for the past sea- problem which, to the rulers of Japan, is becoming more and more
son devolved upon Mr. J. C, M, acute every day.
out that Grenham, who carried arduous work splendidly and to whom our special thanks are due.
Turning now to our accounts, we had a credit balance on the 30th June last, of twelve hundred dollars odd, but that sum is, of course. wholly inadequate to meet our needs during the coming winter. (iv) At the Old Kowloon Magi3-I hope, therefore, in about a tracy (known as the Yau-month's time, when our shelters mati shelter), 26,581.
ought to be open, to send out a These figures demonstrate clear- broadcast appeal for funds.
ACCOMMODATED
numbers accom- The total Mr. C. C. Lam concludes his modated last winter at the dier- article on "Slamming the Open ent shelters were as follows:- Door." which deals with Anan-
(1) At St. Peter's shelter, 24,068; clal-econcinic prospects in Jap
(11) At the B. Block, G.CH. anese-occupied territory. which.
19,113; according to the author, are bright" for Japan alone and for nobody else.
"China's Automotive Industry" 1s the title of an instructive dis- course by Mr. D. F. Myers, Auto- motive Adviser, Central Trust of China, who handles his subject in detail and reveals a wealth of informative Agures,
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(1) At the Victoria Gaol (shown as the Old Bailey Shelter) 29.017; and
I now beg to move that the Re- ly the useful work performed by our Society' in giving shelter "to the port be adopted and the accounts homeless during the past winter.passed. COMMERCIAL LAW
Seconded by Mr. J., C. M. Gren- Dr. William S. H. Hung con- and we cordially thank the Goy-
ham, this was carried ananimously. tributes the first of a series of ernment for providing us with so
Sir Henry Pollock was unanim- articles ort Chinese commercial many shelters and the public for.
ously re-elected P.esident, with the law, taking as his opening sub- their generous contributions."
from the following executive committee:- We regret to notice 'ject the law of Principal and
statement. Hon. Secretary: Miss Dorothy Lee; Secretary's Colonial Dr. Hung, a B.Sc. and Agent J. D., is a member of the Shang-made in the Legislative Council on Hon. Treasurer: Mias 8, Grove: hal Bar, and his writings always July 28 last, that the Government Committee: Miss E. S. Atkins, Mr. merit the attention of the reader, will apparently, during this coming Andrew Cheung, Mr. J. C. M. Gren- as he is acknowledged as the fore-winter, only be able to spare for ham, Rev. J. R. Higgs, Mr. R. Rev. Lee Kau-yan. most writer on Chinese legal sub- the use of our Society the Victoria Ashton Hil
Gaol and the old Kowloon Magis-Miss R. Mow Fang, Dr. S. W. Phoon, Jects in the English language.
Mr. Tang Shui-kin Dr. Arthur Woo Other features dealt with are tracy.
A number of cases from all our (Hon. Medical Adviser), and Mrs. Hongkong's trade for August, Notes | and Comments draw attention to shelters were sent to hospital R. Corney. Shanghai's foreign trade. and several hundred people at each
received dressings and the unenviable position in which shelter Bill of Lading will be countersigned be
JEBSEN & CO., Hongkong now finds itself follow- a considerable number of our in-
Agents
ing the capture of Canton while mates were vaccinated. In the B. there are the usual Financial news, Block of the G.CH. a trained nurse (1916) Hong Kong, and Nov., 1938.
Macao news, Shanghai news, and was employed." the other miscellaneous articles.
THE
[1937
BLUE FUNNEL
LINE
FREGULAR AND FAST | PASSENGER SERVICES
FREIGHT AND
LONDON SERVICE ANTEVOR". Sails 16 NOV., for Mars, London,
JAX-
Rotterdam & Glasgow Bails 30 NOV., for Mar., O'blanca
London, B'dam, Hamburg & Glasgow
LIVERPOOL. SERVICE "PROTESI LAUS Sails 23 NOV., for Harm, Liverpool,
& Bromborongh NEW YORK SERVICË "ADRASTUB Bala NOV!, for Boston & New York,
vis Cape of Good Hope PACIFIC SERVICE (via DAIARI, KOBE, MAGOTA & TOKOHAMA) "TYNDAREUS”. Fails 19 NOV, for Victoria, Vancouver
Seattle INWARD SERVICE
Dus
From U.K. via the Straits “HEOTOR""
BELLEBOPHON" 5 NOV. From Earope via the Straits PNDAREDS 18 NOV From The Pacifio Constr
18 BOY, From U.K. via the Straits
Specially
Tok
Aused faros nas quoted for cargo steamers with Iribed passenger accommodation proj
passage rator and information apply to
Butterfield & Swire,
Arsats. 1. Connaught Road, 0.
VOLUNTEER HELPERS
There are also two interesting As In previous years we were letters of greetings, one from Bir most fortunate in obtaining a con- Frederick Maze. Inspector General
ATTEMPT TO BRIBE OFFICIAL
ENGLISH LESSONS FOR FOREIGNERS
English for Foreign
Stu dents. Book L By Evelyn Fullerton. Obtainable from Kelly and Walsh. 52,50.
Miss Evelyn Fullerton, whose to bring the English
Frees
Par
Uve
Japan and Honolulu, U.S.A.,
Shanghai (Vancouver B.C. date. 14th October)
Emp. of Japan....... Haiphong, Pakhoi and Holbow... Kiangau...... Japan and Shanghai Japan Hothow
Japan and Shanghai Straits and EUROPE via Nega- patam (Letters and Papers) Lon- don date 6th October
Burdwan... Brisbane Mar...
3rd Nor. 3 d Nor. 4th Nov. 4th
NOT.
| Mulnauă...
Hakone Maru.
Suwa Maru....
Air Mail by "Imperial. ·Airways"
Direct Service”-London date Imperial 30th October.
Buyang......
Shanghai vis Bwatow Straits ....Fi Amoy ..... Shanghai Parcels from Calcutta and Straits. Yuensang.. Saigon. Straits
Straits.
4th Nov.
5th "" Nov.
5th Nov.
8th Nov.
Airways Plane
oth
Nov.
Anshun...
8th Nov.
Tibadak.
6th Nov.
Conte Rossa.
6th Nov.
0th Nov.
7th Nov.
7th Nov.
7th Nov.
8th Nov.
8th Nov.
Aleways Plane
9th Nov.
G.G.PaulDoumer Hector.... Bellerophon.
Parcels from Calcutta and Straits Bahtbia, Taiping.. Australia and Manila
date, Imperial
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways
Direct Service "--London 3rd November
Air Mail by "Pan-American Air-
Service San Pan-Americau Ways Direct Francisco date 2nd November. Saigon..... Japan and Shanghai..
Airways Plane Pres. Doumer..... Felix Roussel.
OUTWARD MAILS
9th, Nov:
9th Nov.
10th Nov.
REGISTERED AND PARCEL MAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertised to close at or before § am. registered and parcel maila are closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day.
Amor
Swatow
THURSDAY
swatow......
Dairen
Pu
Date and Time
Thursday, ärd ·
Tinegara........................ ......Boochow .........
via
of Customs and the other from stant quota of volunteer helpers efforts Professor C. A. Middleton Smith from the various organisations and language to the fore and whose All in all this isaue of the We warmly thank all those helpers methods of teaching have proved magazine is of the standard that for their efficient assistance. We eminently successful in the past, is has come to be expected of it, much regret that Miss Atkins, who to be congratulated on producing and should prove of much value to has for many years past so kindly most useful book which all be.
attended to the rota of volunteer Binners in English should have.
In 65 pages, the author has com-ghanghai and Europe (except the commercial world-Y, el A.
led 14 lessons, a mass of useful
Great Britain anti Eire) if learned information which,
Siberia ......a thoroughly. will not fall to give the student a preliminary working knowledge of English.
Teaching by what is known to many as the direct method, Miss Fullerton does not waste time on forewords but she gets down to brass tarks with her instruction Manila which is intended not only for Chinese students but French, Ger- She man and Italian as well proves that English, after all, is Airmal not such a dificult language and that, contrary to general belief among foreign students, grammar. is not so hard a task,
CHINESE HEADMASTER AND STAFF MEMBER COMMITTED
Accused of attempting to bribe & Government official, Hung Kwan-chol, aged 25, headmaster of the Communication Electrical Engineering College, and Cheung Wal-kin, alias W. L. L. Cheang, a member of his staff, were committed, to stand their trials at the Criminal Sessions by Mr. R. Edwards at Central Magistracy yester- day.
for "Imperial Direct Service"-dne 10th November.
Gneisenau...... Yusang........ Bremerhaven...
8.30 AM. 8:30 AM
· 8.30 AM- 19.30 FM 12.50 PM
G.P.O.
Beg urd
5.00 FM
.530 T
Beg. 16.00 PM
Emp. of Japan..
Ord
4,30 FM
IPO.
Reg.
6,00
Onl. - 1,30 PMC
Airways London, imperial
G.PO.
Rag
5.00
Airways Plane urd
IPO.
Rag.
7.00
AJNO PAR
tralia by Imperial Airways Direct Imperial
Air Mall for Malaya, Java and Aus-
J
it to
7
Serrico-due Sydney, 12th Nov. swatow, Foochow and Tientsin...... Cheklang...
Airways Flane
Shanghai and Japan....
Tanda.
FRIDAY
The facts of the case, as alleged him, however, he reserved his de We emphasize that the book is Defendants, who are on an exceptionally useful one and by the Crown, were briefly that fence, when Mr. AE E Jeffries, Govern- ball of $500 each, made statements, we strongly recommend ment Wireless Inspector, visited Hung said: "That day when I ar- would-be students of English the premises of the College at No.rived here I wrote down someone should be without it.
Messrs. Kelly and Walsh are the 27 Lyndhurst Terrace, on Septem-thing: except for that I have ber 29, a sum of $100 was put in nothing more to say now." Cheung sole selling agents-W.HON the pocket of his coat which he stated I do not plead guilty. "course of From the beginning to the end I had discarded in the helping to remove certain ap acted as interpreter."
paratus, and second accused said to him: "It's alright, now, dr please stop, we have put the re- ward in your coat.”
DEFENCE RESERVED
UNCLAIMED
TELEGRAMS
AIR MAIL
The Air France plane is due from Hanoi with mall and passengers at noon to-day.'
The Imperial Airways "Del- !phinus" arrived yesterday after-
Fort Bayard
Manila, Rabaul,
Trinan
and
Nellore
Australia, - New Zealand via Brisbane-due
Brisbane," 21st November Mombasa, Beira, Lourenco Mar- ques, and (Parcels and Papers for South Africa only), Parcels only for Singapore, Penang
and Colombo
Brisbane Maru.....
Burdwan
Ord. 30 PM GP.O.
Reg.' 5.00
7.00 Z 7.00 2
7,00 2
Friday, 4th
GP.O. & KP.O
Part 2d 5.00 PM Reg. 4th: 6,45 AM
Ord; 4th 8.83 A
Hofhow. Pakhof and Haiphong.....
Shirala Adrastus. Kiungchow
Saturday, Sti Parcela
It was the Crown's contention. The following unclaimed tele-noon from Bangkok With mall and that the twi men offered Mr.grams are lying at the offices of no passengers.
Mail for London and Australla Jeffries a bribe, second defendant the Great Northern Telegraph Co.
Major Ford, Gneisenau Nord- will leave via the same plane at 7
SATURDAY acting as interpreter for first de- fendant, who could not speak Lloyd; Flora Rosemberg, Peninsula a to-morrow,
The Pan American Airways Parcels only for Calcutta English.
Hotel; Palmer C. Bze; Mrs, Russell,
Chenngchow Island; 0491 0344 Philippine Clipper left Kal Tak at Manis Mr. J. B. Prentis, Asalatant 8343 157 Prince Edward Road first 8.30 yesterday morning. Crown Solicitor, had outlined the Bour; 120273843 0080 Chungyeong case on Tuesday and Mr. Jeffries, Boarding House 35: 5591 5293.2052
Al Mall for "KLM. "Airways || and Mr. J. L. Anderson, who was 32 Yik Yam Bt. 2nd floor,, 0163 2182
Direct Service" due Amsterdam. Yeung Yip, a contractor, redding with him at the time, had given 2788 c/o Mr. Tong, 2 Tungfong Bt. Evidence Yesterday Afr. Hin-shing 1. Kowloon 7115 1131 0202 Great Lo, defending, submitted that Eastern Hotel 235; 3163 0796 2429 at No. 7. Swatow Street, was fined there was Irisumcient evidence | Cecil Hotel 59, 7357 1350 2551, 10 #25 by Mr. H. R. Butters at the against either of his clients and Fung Fat Terrace, 2821 0022 1651 Central Court yesterday when he asked for their discharge, Yuet Nam Boarding House: 3983; pleaded guilty to a summons for
hip rulingcoagainst 4715, 6051 3477 13413
altering the water service.
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