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MUNICIPAL NOTIFICATION
NO. 1/39.
VACANCY FOR METER
TESTER
The British Municipal Council, Tientsin, is prepared to receive applications from British Sub- jects for appointment to the position of METER TESTER in its Electricity Department.
Candidates must be not less than 25 nor more than 35 years of age and must have had at least five years practical experience la the construction, operation, test- "Ing and re-calibrating of alternat- Ing current meters and instru. meats, with the necessary techni cal training, and must have held a similar position with an elec. tricity undertaking or in manufacturing works.
meter
The successful candidate will be required to take charge of the records,, testing, re-calibration etc., of the department's meters and instruments, and should be capable of organizing a metër de partment on the same lines 25 ̈required by the Electricity Com.
missioners in England.
He will are än Kaķina salary 01 chuunese Dollars 705 ($470 wasic pay plus $255 repatriaton anowance per month from the date upon which he takes up his duties alientsin. He will be cпyaked upon probation for a period of six months from that uate and will be offered a four years contract at the end of his probationary period if his services
HONG KONG TRAMWAYS
LIMITED.
NOTICE TO MONTHLY
TICKET HOLDERS.
Monthly Tickets for March will be on sale to holders of February monthly tickets as under-
27th, 28th Feb., 1st March
9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. H.K.
Electric Co.'s' Showroom, Gloucester Arcade. 1.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. Trallic Ofice, Canal Road East.
2nd March
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9.00 am, to 5.00 p.m. H.K. Electric Co.'s Showroom, Gloucester Arcade,
BANK HOLIDAYS.
The Exchange Banks will open at 9.30 a.m. and will class at 12 noon for the transaction of Exchange business on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday, the 27th, 28th February and 1st March, 1939 ING).
Hong Kong, 22nd Feb., 1939.
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CHINESE PERMANENT CEMETERY AT
TSUN WAN
Tenders are invited for the
construction of Sections A, and C.
of the above.
Particulars' of the work, are
(RACE MEET obtainable from Mr. T. 0. Tso of Messrs. Tso & Hodgson, Soliciters' Office.
Plans and specifications will be supplied on payment of deposit of $100.00, but must be returned within one week, when the deposit will be released.
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GOVERNMENT STORES "Tender for Sections A. & C.,
DEPARTMENT.
SALE OF OLD MATERIAL.
The Government Stores Des partment is prepared to receive L. C. F. BELLAMY,
General Manager. Tenders for the Purchase of a 162 quantity of Old Material com
prising:-
HONG KONG STOCK
EXCHANGE
The Hong Kong Stock Ex change will be closed at 12.00 NOON on the 25th, 27th and 28th inst., and on the 1st. March; Race Days.
G.
R.
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NOTICE.
DISPOSAL OF PUMPING PLANT & BOILERS AT TYTAM TUK PUMPING STATION
Government is prepared to re prove satisfactory. He will receive offers for the above as ceive half salary only for the notified in No. S. 65 of Govern. period spent in travelling to ment Gazette dated 17th Febru fienisin and payment of this will ary, 1939. be calculated from the date of his
embarkation. The Council will pay for his passage (first class) to Tientsin and in case he is not offered a contract at the end of his period of propation, a return passage, of similar class, will be given him.
Applications containing re. ferences, credentials, copies of diplomas and "curriculum vitae” of each candidate should be ad. dressed to "The Secretary and Engineer, British Municipal Council, Tientsin" and forwarded so as to reach him not later than Tuesday 11th April, 1939.
By Order,
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Tender forms and particulars may be obtained on application to the Water Authority, Public Works Department.
R. M. HENDERSON,
Water Authority. Public Works Department,
Hong Kong, 22nd Feb., 1939.
NOTICE.
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Steci, Cast Iron, Wrought iron, brass, bronze, copper, rubber, lead, leather, wire, glass, belting, apd горе scrap, solid band tyres, and timber,
The material can be seen at the. places named in the Spcification, and, as each Lot must be taken as it lies, intending offerers are requested to inspect same before tendering.
Each Jenderer must produce with his tender a receipt that he has deposited in the Colonial Treasury the sum of $10 (dollars ten) as a pledge of the bona fides of his tender. The said deposit shall be forfeited to the Crown should the tenderer refuse or fail
the Government Any tender which shall be accepted.
The deposit shall be returned Lo any tenderer whose tender is not accepted and to the successful tenderers on payment into the Colonial Treasury of the sum tendered and accepted..
Chinese
Tenders to be senied, "marked
Permanent Cemetery, Tsan Wan", and submitted and addressed to The Honourable The Secretary for Chinese Affairs at the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs on or before 31st. March, 1939.
The Principais reserve the right of accepting whichever tender as they think fit and do not oblige themselves to accept the lowest one.
THE CHINESE PERMANENT CEMETERY COMMITTEE.
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THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING CO., LIMITED (Incorporated in Queensland)
NOTICE OF DECLARATION OF FINAL DIVIDEND
NOTICE is hereby given that a Final Dividend of five pence. plus bonus of two pence, making seven pence per share for the financial year ending 31st March, 1939, has been declared by the
報西剌籽
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HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 25, 1939
JAPOLOGY
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25. 1939-
Hello
& Goodbye
(BY A. W. HYER)
New travel routes and travel conveyances have held the spot- "light in the news this week. However, by air and by son, tráng- ports have arrived in the Colony with interesting visitors in their scanty passenger lists.
Many people may have forgotten business, he said, across the Past - there is a junk by the name of fic. Remaining overnight for a "Sea_Dragon" riding the waves out quick; first look-aes, the doctor re- at Batley's Shipbuilding wharf. turned in the Clipper to Ban Fran- Hard luck has once again, befallen cisco on Friday a.m. this vessci and her crew of 14 Mr. J. C. Costello, resident of members,
San Francisco end connected with. Gone, but not forgotten is the Atlas Power Company,: Clip- seventy-five dollars worth of provi-pated to the Colony from sions which disappeared during the his hometown. When this gentle- Chinese New Year from the store-man finishes his visit in Hongkong, room on the junk. Captam Welch, he will embark on a plane, of "Im-
THE NEW TECHNIQUE used with blood in her marches for perlai Airways Kying to London,
by the Japanese Govern- the culprits. This venture of Mr. then by steamer across the Atlan
Richard Halliburton's to San tie and by air the rest of the jour-" ment for forestalling injured Francisco commences the first of ney home. This sounds like a per-
fect round-the-world trip. Yasukuni Maru
the Japanese
the week.
third Parties has caused the
new term, Air France coining of a "Japology." Information from Tokyo presented to the world THURSDAY, 12.30, Captain H
Gambade put the Ville de sa EARLY YESTERDAY morning this. through the official Japanese
NYK. ship put into our har- news agency" Domet," as well son down in a beautiful landing out
at Kai Tak. The trip from Hanol bour from Shanghai and Japan, as through
Returning to the Colony after a broadcasting system, alleges was enjoyed by all.
Chungking, Handi, a short visit fifteen-year absence was Mr. Mau- the attitude of the Japanese in Hongkong and back to Shanghai rice Boyd. Changes gulore he will Foreign Minister, Mr. His Dr. J. B. Grant's itinerary. Bualno doubt find, but he intends to Arita, to be one of "profoundness took the doctor to the Chinese enjoy his visit and become sc regret" and that he went so capital; however, he had little to quainted again with our city.
· Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Lucza LITİVEČ. far as to present to Sir Robert say in that regard, Craigle a communication in A nice, tall German is Mr. F. Ron their first visit to Hongkong writing that "the Japanese Dahlmann of Hongkong and the and throughout the day they were Government would take all electrical business. His hir journey dashing from one place to another possible steps to prevent was a round trip flight to Parts on sightseeing. These Americans are business, and he did not, believe members of the NYK organiza- similar affairs in future."
we would be interested in electrition and have their headquarters.
in the San Francisco office., city!
Mrs. E. S. Ostrand comes visiting.
ONE MAY be well certain that the Japanese Govern- ment fully realizes the need for preventing acts on the part of its armed forces which can be regarded as provoca tive and which are of such a nature that they do not assist
achievement the
of any tactical or strategic advan- tage.
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to carry out to the satisfaction of Directors of the Company in Brisbane, payable on 15th March, 1939, to Shareholders on the Registers at Brisbane and Singa pore on 14th March, 1939.
NOTICE is also hereby given that the Singapore Transfer Re-
FOR WHAT it is worth, it is gisters will be
from of interest to learn that the Wednesday, 8th March. to Tues policy of the Japanese Gov- day, 14th March, 1939, both days, ernment is to effect an early inclusive, for the preparation of settlement of the question of Dividend Warrants.
The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest or any tender, and reserves to itself the option of accepting FOR ALL OR ANY PART of the tender.
Tenders in triplicate .WHICH MUST BE MADE ON OFFI CIAL FORM ONLY) under cover marked "TENDER FOR OLD MATERIAL, GOVERN... MENT STORES DEPART- MENT," to be lodged at the Colonial Secretary's Office, not later than Noon of Thursday, 9th March, 1939, and must remain open for twenty one days after that date, if required.
NOTICE is hereby given that Avraam Jakovlev Laihovetsky of No. 233, Nathan Road, Kowloon, is applying to the Governor for «naturalization, and that any per sen who knows any reason why should not be naturalization granted should send a written and signed statement of the facts to TIENTSIN, 14th Feb., 1939. the Colonial Secretary, Hong of Stores, Government Stores
H. F. BARNES, Secretary & Engineer. COUNCIL ROOM,
IGI Kong.
KOWLOON RESIDENTS'
ASSOCIATION
NOTICE.
The Nineteenth Annual Gen cral Meeting of the Kowloon Residents' Association will be held in St. Andrew's Church Hall, Kowloon, of FRIDAY, 3RD MARCH, 1939, AT 6 P.M. BUSINESS Adoption of Report and Ac counts for the year ended 31ST. DECEMBER, 1938.
Election of Officers and Com. Smilttee...
And other business.
For form of tender and further
particulars apply to the Controller
Department, at Bullock. Lane,
WILKINSON & GRIST, Wanchal. Solicitors for the Applicant.
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C. E. DAVIS, Controller of Stores, 152
5/5 "WOSANG" ARRIVED 20/2/39 FROM HAIPHONG,
Owing to a fire having Broken
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HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
Notice is hereby given" that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of the Shareholders in this Corpora. out on board this vessel while in tion will be held at the Head Hong Kong Harbour on 21st Office of the Corporation, No. 1, February, 1939, certain cargo Queen's Road Central, Hong destined for Hong Kong, Swatow, Kong, on Saturday, the 250 | Shanghai, Cheloo and Tientsin February 1989, at 11.30 a.m. for had to be landed into Messrs. the purpose of receiving the Re The Hong Kong & Kowloon port of the Board of Directors Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., together with a Statement of Ac Godowas, where it is being sur counts for the year ending 31st
veyed by Messrs. Goddard & December 1938.
Douglas, and a General Average has been declared.
closed
By Order of the Board,
DERRICK & CO., Chartered Accountants, Local Secretaries. Hong Kong Bank Chambers, Singapore, 11th Feb., 1939.
DEATH OF MR. A. MACKENZIE
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AT KULING · News has been received in Hong- kong by cable of the death at Ku- ung on February 16 of Mr. Allck
Mackenzie,
of the Standard- Vacuum Oil Company, who had been seriously at the famous mountain resort for the past ten months.
Mr Mackenzie's death occurred in fact, after the Japanese had agreed to extend the time limit for foreigners to leave the resort. Mr. Mackenzie was, however, consider
Mr. R. de Courseulles, executive
with
the
of the French Bank in Paris was to the Colony and will spend plea- another air traveller from the sant days with her daughter and
This gentleman son-in-law connected French capital.
Though we did not "walia-walla was very proud and elated due to Canadian Pacie local office. a new addition in his family, a little girl by name of "Flamma "out to the buoy for a goodbye, Fri- within a few weeks he expects to day afternoon, our sleuths report have his family join him here, in that Mr. Henry J. Bee of Dodwell & Co., Ltd. sailed away for a visit the Far East.
in London.
The outstanding passenger ar- IT IS POSSIBLE that the riving on the Air France plane flew Sea Dragon
has
down from Chungking, Dr. R, S, K.
The following 1st informs you Lim, Director of the International Japanese Government
Fled Cross Field Work in China who they are and what they do taken and will continue to
Mr. Jack Welch, the Northern of next week: take all possible steps to pre- This pleasant gentleman has spent when they go to sea the early part vent the occurrence of similar several weeks in affairs. But those steps have capital and will be in the Colony skipper: Paul Mooney (the man been and continue to be in-du.ing the coming month working with a split ankle bone) seaman
various prointment doctors George Barstow (push-box musi- effectual. It is, therefore, with
clan Expert) senman: Robert probable that "Japology in and social welfare directors on
details concerning the work der Chase, college graduate, seaman this instance will not suffice.
his supervision.
Jim Flagg, seaman and Arst mate- George Davis, assistant engineer E von Fehren, number one en --- Pan American Airways
Petrich, radio THURSDAY, 1230 pm. the Philip-gineer: George
pine Clipper with Captain W. operator; J. Sleigh, "cook; Ralyk A new Chinese mess boy and two Chinese sailors indemnification for those who to a landing at Kal Tak
Dr. W. W. Peterson, connected are recent additions to the Crew. were killed or wounded in the bombing. But the issue that with Pan American Airways in And, of course, Richard Hallibur— has been raised is one of prin- their San Francisco office, came ton will be there all set to sail,
Hittle bit of land keep sailing, this time. ciple and not a mere questioncy-ridding, and a of material compensation for property and lives lost.
At
Culbertson, skidded along the bay Graarbdi seaman.
the same time, it is clear that SEAMEN'S
the Japanese Government has
probably failed to realize that violation of a British frontier
under circumstances which
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UNION CHAMBER MUSIC
CLUB CONCERT
RAID SEQUEL
give prima facie evidence of Unlawful Society
Alleged
At a preliminary hearing before
Fine "Rendering
Of Trio
(BY LARGO)
deliberation, as shownI by the destruction caused by weapons of war and the choice of objectives, is hardly sár. T..J. Houston at the Third The Hongkong Chamber Music a matter that can be settled Court yesterday, Wong "Ah-lang, Club gave its fourth concert on "through negotiations be- Leong Kow and Leong Yew-ching Friday, February 17, at the Fung tween officials of the two were charged with assisting in the Ping-shan Library. Governments on the spot."
management of an
Those who..
unlawful were fortunate enough to attend society at No. 19 Jubilee Street, this performance find every reason TERRITORIAL WATERS of 2nd floor, on Feb. 3; and being for congratulating themselves, for the Colony have. been
members of an unlawful society. they had the privilege of listening violated, more than ten score
Taird defendant, was additionally to one of the finest concerts of of thousands of Hongkong charged with knowingly allowing the season and of hearing a won- fishing folk have been slain in the premises, over which he had derful composition written by a a barbarous method, upwards control, to be used by an unlawful most talented Chinese musician. of 600 British-registered society.
The programme, arranged by Junks have been burnt and
Mr. M. A: da Silva represented Mr. Sitson Ma and Very Rev. destroyed by Japanese war the defendants, whilst Crown Father Riganti, was opened by craft, civil air-craft, British Counsel (Mr. E. B. Williams) pro- Sitson Ma's Trio which was itself
secuted.
really interesting and exceedingly Born in Hongkong, the late Mr. as well as those owned partly
Det.-Bergt. R. Ellis gave evidence striking in the novelty of its melom Mackenzie was 51 years of age, and by other third-power nation- that on Feb. 3 with a party of die line and the strength of its was due for retirement. /
als have been shot at or police he raided the premises and structure. It was composed of The immediate relatives left to destroyed. In addition, we found documents relating to B three movements, in the classic. mourn his memory are Mrs. Mac- seem on the eve of the in-seamen's union. On some of the form. kenzie (widow). Misa Alison Mac-stitution of a reign of terror stationery he found a letter head kenale (daughter), Mrs. E. Abra- by the Japanese army all bearing "Information Office, Chi- ham and Miss Violet Mackenzie along the whole width of our nese Seamen's Union. Hongtons The 1 of high level, (sisters), and a
brother. Hils
branch." It also included a tele- daughter is at present in England. but the remaining relatives are in
too ill to bà moved
Hongkong..
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COLONY HEALTH
HIGH LEVEL
a whole, on a very It
frontier.
THE DANGER from the graphic address and a F. O. Box was most gratifying to hear the Two Visiting cards were also composer himself playing the exercise of Japanese savagery found with third defendant's name violin part together, with Mr. to the Colony, both directly printed on them as Secretary of Pallegati playing the cello and annimized. All this wanton which and indirectly, is not to be, the Society. A letter was found Mr. Le Lafford, the plano
Under the direction of Very Rev WAS addressed to the RETURNS
geber bombing and massacre will "Special Delegate" in Yangfu noti Father Rigants, St. Joseph Churchi The Register of Shares of the
Seventeen cases of tuberculosis lead to destruction and tying him that the Union had Choir gave three items of four Corporation will be closed from
rented premises at No. 8 Heung San part songs all of which were sung were notified to the Health auslaughter without end.
Street Shamcham, and upon re- with fineness and art, A General Average Deposit of thorities during the twenty-four Monday the 13th February to It is earnestly requested that Saturday the 25th February 1939 10% is payable before cargo can hours ending at midnight on WITH THE LARGE Chinese ceipt of confirmation from the Mozart's Quartet was interpreted members and all others interested (both days Inclusive) during be released here, or at Destina Thursday, Beven cases of measles, population residing in Hong- Delegate the Union would rein ine style, well in accord with ove
of some move there, as an application to what I feel this great composer to in the welfare of Kowloon will which period no transfer of shares tions to which cargo will be for six cases of cerebro-spinal fever, kong,
four cases of chicken-pox, Chres nature will be inevitable. the 80. A for registration had have intended. The audience endeavour to be present. An op. I can be registered.
warded unless instructions to the cases each of diphtheria, and dysen- These considerations will no not been approved monded ont encore and was contrary are received by the tery, two cases of amali-pox and doubt weigh to a great extent Mr. da Silva pointed out that ponded with a Haydn's portunity will be given for bring. By Order of the Board of ing forward matters for the
undersigned.
one case of enteric fever were also in London on the side of the the prosecution had failed to which was attractive and
matisty the Court that this part out Mr Sition Ma reported
British Government taking consideration of the new Com
JARDINE, MATHESON &
cular Union was unlawful accord-In this Quartet, serious view of the violation CO., LTD.
of our frontier and taking hearing was adjourned to tr Athon Ms, his
ing to the Government notification, appeared General Managers,
(the 2nd violin, Mr. appropriate action to ensure March 2 Indo-China 3. N, Co, Ltd,
that similar violations do not
The first defendant was allowed viall and Mr.
#cello really recur:
$1,000 bail
R. BALDWIN,......... Hon. Secretary.
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Directors.
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 6th Feb., 1939,
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The Police Branch of the Mins tering Children's League held a dance at the Peninsula Hotel yes terday evening, and was largely 158 attended:
reactions