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THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED,
Notice is hereby" given "that GIVEN that the FIFTY the TWENTIETH ORDINARY FOURTH ORDINARY YEAR- | YEARLY MEETING of this LY MEETING of the Company | Company will be held at the (since registration) will be held | Registered Office of the Com. at the Hong Kong Hotel, Hong pany No. 10, Des Voeux Road Kong, on TUESDAY, the 28TH | Central, on Saturday, the 11th MARCH, 1939, at 11.30 A.M. March, 1939, at 3:00 p.m. for the for the purpose of receiving the purpose of receiving the Report Report of the General Managers of the Directors together with a together with a Statement of Statement of Accounts for the Accounts for the year ended 31ST | year ended 31st December, 1938. OCTOBER, 1938.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 18TH MARCH, 1939, to TUESDAY, the 28TH MARCH, 1939, both days inclusive.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers.
Hong Kong, 10th March, 1939.
CALL
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CHINA UNDERWRITERS,
LIMITED,
NOTICE is hereby given that a Call of $1.00 per share has been
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EDITORIAL
SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1939.
CORRESPONDENCE Book Reviews Hello &
It
BOEING CLIPPER
INVITATIONS.
··“THEY. WANTED TO LIVE" by Cecil Roberts. Hodder and Stoughton. Obtainable
Brewer's Bookshop, $4.80.
nt
Goodbye
By A. W. HYER
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Visitor quotations including travellers in and out of our fair city this week hit a new record for 1939. Hotels, shops, resta. LI- ranks and thoroughfares are crowded with foreiga faces.
These visitors have been enjoying, and at the same time in- vestigating, the ins and outs of the Colony. Residents have scurried to shelters and are hoping the "village" will soon get " back to normal, But it is all the rest of life and, no doubt
about it, the tourists have a their fixa. Air France
от
[To The Editor "Hongkong The adventures of a railway
Daily Press”]
porter who wins a Football Fool' Sir-It has been called to our and a wife are, entertainingly set attention
few in the romantle Hungarian capital, |« during the past days. that, for unaccountable Budapest,
Jim, the erstwhile were porter, takes his good fortune, his reasons, many people who forwarded invitations to inspect travels on the Continent with the the "Boeing Clipper" on its re- same sareness with which ho cent initial visit to Hongkong embarks upon the task of smug. did not receive them.
gling the beloved adopted baby of
A charming resident of the Co-... Realizing that many local a Jewish regisseur out of an Aus-
lony said adios to her family and officials, business associates, and tria infested by Jew-baiting Nazis THURSDAY, 1.10 p.m. Captain F. sailed to Southampton for a home- friends have been unmtentional-
Cecil Roberts has no falth in
Corsen brought his Ville de visit in England. Mrs. H.-DAWSON ly offended, we hasten to offer the League of Nations. But then Bagdad through the forry, low Grove also another retired guest to all concerned our humble spoke many who have the knack of ceiling, to land at Kai Tak.
the Scharnhorst, whom we logies and sincere regrets for getting the best out of a short Fochow, an air traveller from Ber-
Slightly, rumpled was Mr. W. dared rot distulb from slumbers. this unfortunate occurrence, and life. he sees that, where police Hr. This gentleman, is returning tainly re enjoyed by Mrs. V. La The voyage to England will cer- cannot achieve unity, communal from several months vacation in wichell of the Colony. However: that Te maycultural interests can draw en
of inviting thusiasts together from all cor-
A short stay the three pretty daughters she in the Colony and he embarks for leaves behind will certainly miss "Boeingners like the amiable Mr. Waddle
Tokyo. the who conducts his correspondence Chater Director of
where his business ELS her. Maybe we are night-hawks passenger for the All World Folk Dancing Electric Co. of dermany requires gone to her downy couch by the or something; this lady baving Congress from the stone topped his attention. table of a Viennese cafe.
One sees, however, a bit of Mr. Roberts when he describes the ex- cesses of Jew balters in that city of music, Vienna. It is in Buda- pest that the fasdinating story reaches its climax-C. P.
Inform
Invitations
H.M. ARMY
by not received 30 THE ANNOUNCEMENT
have the privilege them inspect the Clipper on occasion of its Arst fight to Hongkong.
to 1939,
The Register of Shares of the Company will be closed from Saturday, 4th March, 1939, to Saturday, 11th March, (both days Inclusive) during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of" Directors,"
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong. 17th Feb., 1939
THE HONG KONG FIRE
INSURANCE CO., LTD...
".
NOTICE TO
Leslie Hore-Belisha, Sec- retary of State for War, that Chinese and Indians would be recruited in Hongkong to in- crease H.M. garrison here by about 1,000 and that Malayan. and Indian establishments at Singapore would be increased by a similar number is not only of great interest but of vital importance.
WHILE THE NUMBER men- 142tioned by Mr. Hore-Belisha appears ridiculously small and while many of the view that an increase of 20,000 would be nearer the number required for local defence, the War undoubtedly Secretary has been guided by the advice of experts in arriving at his decision.
SHAREHOLDERS.
THE STRATEGIC import ance of Hongkong demands the presence of a much stronger force than that al- ready here. The Volunteers
March 22.00
WETE
PHIL 8. DELANY Trafic Representative for
China, Pan-American Airways Co..
FUNERAL OF MR. E. F. MEDINA
Large Gathering At Graveside
The funeral took place at the Roman Catholic Cemetery, Happy Valley, yesterday evening of Mr. Eduardo Flaulo Medina," who died at the Queen Mary Hospital on Thursday after a long ulness The
deceased was connected with Cable
The Seventieth Ordinary Gen. made upon all members holding eral Meeting of Shareholders shares upon which $5.00 per will be held at the Offices of the share only has been already paid, undersigned on Friday, the 24th and will be payable on or before March, 1939, at Noon, for the the 15th March, 1939 to the purpose of receiving the Report / have much to commend them parents, sisters and a brother,
of
Bankers of the Company, Hong of the General Managers, to Kong and Shanghai Banking
gether with statement Corporation, at Queen's Road Accounts for the year ended the Central, Hong Kong.
31st December, 1938.
The Share Register and Trans. fer Books will be closed from the 10th to the 24th March, 1939, both days inclusive.
Dated 1st December, 1938.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
HERBERT R. STURT,
Managing Director.
THE HONG KONG AND
KOWLOON WHARF &....
GODOWN CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO
SHAREHOLDERS
204
THE FIFTY-SECOND OR- DINARY ANNUAL MEETING
OF SHAREHOLDERS will be
JARDINË, MATHESON & CO., LTD.. General Managers, The Hong Kong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. Hong Kong, 3rd March, 1939.
183
UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
NOTICE.
and Wireless Company for over 20 years and is survived by his wife.
The Rev. Father F. M. Ricciardi
the German capital.
the General
the English language. Inspection Mr. A. Badte had difficulty with
| time we arrived on board.
Mr. and Mrs. ”A. Sander, ...and: of Air France's business in the Far their daughter, sailed via this Ger- East brings him on his first call man vessel to Singapore. And here to Hongkong. Within ten days he again we were stymied, a locked will be heading homeward with cabin door and no sight of these- long reports of his Andings. - passengers in the public salons.
A bit gruff and in a whirl-wind of Pan American Airways',
a hurry were Mr. J. K. Swire and
to:
“NOBODY'S IN TOWN". by Edna' Ferber, Heinemann. Obtainable at Brewer's Book- Mr.-W. H. Lock, of Butterfield and THE CHINA CLIPPER came shop. 34.80.
Swire organization Down from town yesterday in the rain, at- "Nobody's in Town," by Edna Chungking they came for ten days 12.15 p.m. Captain J, Barrows... Ferber, contains two- "long", short and then back to the Chinese officiating. stories both excellent examples of capital they fly, business and more A Director of the R.C.A. Organiza- her work in this medium. The business,
tion in New York and his lovely- scene of the first · story, from An air holiday, with all the wife, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Hardin: which the book takes its title, is family partaking of the pleasant chippered out from San Francisco- New York; while the second is days visiting cities by plane, such with a short stop in Manila, On called "Trees Die at the Top," and was the case of Dr. and Mrs. F. February 2, these travellers fiem. is set in San Francisco,
Wilhelm and their fourteen-year-out of New York city, they intend.
Her stories provide some feminine-old daughter, Now, their trip bas going round the world via the same ly sharp vignettes of the American come to an end, and back to means of transportation, arriving:
the series, Students,"
An en-
trained professional force if among those present were Mr. W. but the situation requires a officiated at the graveside and
defended the Colony is to be properly. Rickwood, Manager of Cable and and Mr. Hore-Wireless. Capt. Thirlwell, Messrs. Belisha's decision to increase E. G. Grigor, L. M. Ozorio, F. A. the local strength is, there- Rosario, A, La de Souza, C. F. De- fore, welcomed.
mee, J. C. Oliveira, Reyes. V. Souza, SOME FORTY YEARS AGO, J. Leonard. J. T. Lock, A. E. Coates, If we remember aright, Hong- M. M. Roza. S. Nisbet, F. Rodri kong had a Sikh Regiment Fisher, D. D. Gle. Ferreira, C. Mar- gues, S. King, R. M. Omar, F. which was recruited locally cal, S. C. Ling. D. R These men proved to be ex- Sequeira, L. Marques, L Silva, L. ceptionally efficient and they Rosario. U. B. Souza, R. Rocha, C. had every reason to be proud Rocha, C. F. Vas H. Piras, F. Bap of themselves, but unfor- tista, R. F. Luz, J. Cotton, J. Min. tunately the regiment had to hinnett, M. H. Heu, Y. H. Kim, be disbanded because of the Suriin Singh, Sisters of the Italian
Convent and many others. ге-
A. bouquet "To my dearest bus-and read in English; he should his duties permanently and bade, paying attention to his weather
constant demands for trenchment.
Castro,
band from your broken hearted wife" was interred with the coffin. Other wreaths were sent by
manual
Husband and the American wife. everyday existence and affairs of home in April. It has been over The woman who takes it for the law firm, Musso, Fischer and thirty years since Mr. Hardin paid. granted that the world must Wilhelm, in Shanghai, salls this this part of the world a visit and revolve around her 19
he looks forward to many inter- here Cernan family.
of a battery collector: pinned down with the precision | M. V. Ruys
esting new changes on his flying: Holiday, Tuesday morning down. gaging book this, with a spice of THE FIRST OFFICER OF THE big to Bangkok travel there visitors. genial malice.-E. M.
white Dutch vessel was ready via Imperial Airways, ENGLISH MANUAL
tu unhitch her anchor chain from 'A Europe to the Får Bast com- Evelyn Fullerton has followed up the red and white buoy on Thur-muter is Mr. F. G. Buschmaan of her success with the first book in day. 5 p.m. Many shipside visitors Burnhard and Buschmann Co, in "English for Foreign bade bon voyage to the guests sail-Hamburg. "Just a business man by issuing a seconding to southern ports and Bouth or a business trip." remarked the
Africa
tall German on his aurival, from. Flowers and friends surrounded Manila, The new volume contains several
He will be another pas- Tuesday essays on everyday and other mat- Professor and Mrs. C. A. Middleton senger for Imperial tera: the subjects and words of Smith and their daughter Miss morning, changing to KLM. at which have been chosen with the Margaret Middleton Smith sailing, Bangkok, and flying home to Ger- view to give the foreign student a home to London, via Capetown.many. vocabulary which is not met with The Professor, formerly connected There was the PAA's meteoro in the ordinary textbook and with with the University of Hongkong. logist. Mr. E. Brewster Baxion from which, should he wish to converse Engineering Department, put aside Guam; he just Ays back and forth
the Colony auvoir and cheerto, business on board the Clippers, Friends and pupils were sad at his
Empress of Japan departure; they will never forget
THERE WERE SOME faney go- Very excited and quite busy was
ings-on when this proud. little Miss Davies just before she beauty of Canadian Pacific s.s. Co. sailed with her parents Mr. and came down the harbour yesterday, Mrs. D. Davies for a long vacation dropped anchor near the end of Another large gathering of good-nier No. 1, swung with the tide and byers were out to wave this nice anally docked at 8:30a.m... family in the Government service,! down the tay."
be familiar.
Well printed and arranged, the manual is on sale at Messray
BUT TO RETURN to the re- cruiting of Chinese. As the present war has proved, the Nena, Jim and Charles, Betty and Kelly and Walsh's store, Chaters genial personality. Chinese, properly
officered, Stella. Mary, Wille and children, makes an excellent soldier. | father, mother, Nito and Dete, Ico, This point is conceded by Lily and family, John. Ron and military experts the world Babs. Leoner, Bill and family. Mar- garet and Harry, Lilian Mueller: over. We have only to recall
Capt. and Mrs. Thirlwell. Mr. and
soldier is made. There re- Ree. Mr. and Mrs. Maniote and
held at the Oflice of Messrs.. Applications are invited for the Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Post of Assistant to the Professor the famous Weihaiwei Regi-Mrs. Clemente Demee, Mr. and on THURSDAY, 23rd MARCH. of Pathology and should be for.ment to understand the stuff Mrs. L. Cesta, Mr. and Mrs. J. T 1939, at NOON, for the purpose warded without delay, to the of receiving the Report of the Dean, Faculty of Medicine. Full Directors and the Statement of particulars of experience both in Accounts for the year ended 31st Practice and teaching of Pathology should be included in the applica. tion. Graduates of University Hong Kong will be preferred.
December, 1938.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be CLOSED from
MONDAY, the 13th MARCH,! 1939, to THURSDAY, the 23rd MARCH, 1939, both days in. clusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
7/
C. M. MANNERS, Secretary & Manager.
Hong Kong, 4th March, 1939.
188
HONG KONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.
who was
Road, at $1 a copy.
CHINESE PLAY WELL ACTED
A Fine Show
of which the real Chinese Cotton, Jun, Mr. and Mrs, 3. M."The Previous Night" main still in Hongkong many family, Mr. and Mrs. F.P. Sequeira, members of that proud old Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Xavier and regiment, including Major T. family, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wilkin- Y. Chang. Mayor of Shum-son, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. J. dcs Re- | chun,
medios, Mr. and Mrs. H. Wilkin- severely wounded in leading his men Mr. and Mrs. C. Coelho, Mrs. M. F. son, Mr. and Mrs. P. N. Sequeira, against the Japanese when Peres and Miss Peres, Mrs. Merce- they attacked his headquar-des Sousae, Mrs. W. J. Wilkinson. Registrar.ters several months ago. Mrs. Alice Silva and family, Mrs. THE WEIHAIWEI Regiment Nuttall and family, Miss E. Santos, was raised many years ago by Mr. and Mrs. E. M. da Rocha,, "Chinese Gordon" with Brit- Messrs. W. E. Rickwood, D. R. ish officers seconded from Nash, B. G. Grigor. C. Lopes, E. line regiments. This Regi-Peplow, J. Nisbet, M. F. Houghton. ment, which was afterwards D. McColgan, T. Wiliams and disbanded, held a very fine record of service and their
W. B. FINNIGAN,
Hong Kong, 8th March, 1939.
203
officers actually swore by the Chinese soldier.
family.
Portuguese Staff of Cable and Wireless, Ltd., The European Stad
Members of the T's Men's Club in Hongkong produced play, The the Cantonese Previous Night" in the Bt. Paul's Girls College Hall fast night and the large interna- tional audience appeared well pleased with the play written by Mr. Yeung Hon-sang and directed by Mr. Li Mok-lung. Through the four scenes runs the plot of mystery carried out in authentic portrayal by Miss-800 Man-Ngoo, the niece of the villian who is Mise Li Wai-ching acting the part of Pak Chi-shap, Mayor of Tientsin and a notorious traitor. Murder, love story and
2
Over
one
thousand people
Sad and wistful was a chic lady jammed the pier, confusion reign- who said goodbye to Mr. J. Aag-ed supreme, baggage polles ro win, of the Public Works Depart celving whacks from police, com- ment, when he salled on the Ruys any officials attempting to keep for the South
order with little success.
Mr. E. J. Carmody has wandered The promenade deck of the Em- far from his home, which is locat-press of Japan was crowded, with 'ed in New Zealand, However, his people everywhere. This liner" business excision through the certainly carried a large batch Orient has been most beneficial of visitors... and interesting: now he will be satisded to return to his desk at tending to the affairs of Java, China, Japan, Lifn.. m. v. Scharnhorst
bown the gangway, down the waterfront to the Empress of Bri- tain went the following group of passengers; Mrs. R. W. Little, of Minneapolis, Miss C Avery, Mr. and Mrs. R. Carter sold travellers THURSDAY, 2 p.m., the German of the Canadian Pacific 8. 8. Co.. motership was berthed and and going to Capetown, Mrs. J. B. ready to discharge passengers, but Clark, Mr. 8. T. Hayward, Miss S. this trip she did not have such a M. F. Hadyard, Mrs. A. F. Lausen," long lat
from Ban Francisco, Mr. B. A. San- Two charming and popular visi-born and Miss H. A. Sanborn. mystery are combined in the tors arriving from Japan were Mr. With hugs and kisss a Mr. E. W. quick moving drama. Miss Chue and Mrs. James Jordan. It has Coulsen greeted his fance Miss Say-kam taking the part of" Lamen several years since their Janet B. B. Donaldson from Cana- Kin-ping the lower who finally friends in the Colony have had ds when she arrived on the En- meets his death performs a com- the pleasure of a visit, and naturpress of Canada. And to-day these ally everyone wishes to know how plete plece of acting.
two young people will be married Each member of the cast is to the grand Al Jordan, of Standard in the Union Church, Kowicon. be congratulated on the per- formance, the staging and cos
Cars Mrs. R. Pottschmidt and Max- hesitation, picked it up and background edforward and, without tumes.
Another arrival was Mr. U. ter La Potischmidt. These Ameri- forming an- interesting
for the interesting Kelly from the Shanghaice of cans have come to join papa who Caldbeck, Macgregor and Co., Ltd. is a captaki in the China Bational threw it back from whence it story. had come. For this, he was
Such was our luck, however, he Aviation Corporation. This is Proceeds from last night and given a packet of cigarettes!:
to-night's performances will be pulled a disappearing act
guy reunion for the family of three, › Mr. G. Drammend of the China turned over to the South China
Another proud father was happy THE INCLUSION of more Refugees Industrial Workshop, Soap Co. in Shanghai. should be to welcome his family home; Mr. Chinese into the local force as The International Red Cross The about par city baggage in his C. M. Ges of the National Aniline Professional soldiers will be Ministering Children's League and cabin but no human told us so and Chemical Co. certainly did welcomed and we can assume the 's Men's Clubs Charity Fund. Manila Bound
greet Mrs. Gee, Miss C., Gee and they will prove their loyalty
his two sons. It was a welcome docks echoed with the mythe United States for some, months, to the King and that British
MIDNIGHT, Thursday, a silent indeed, his family having been invite
them.
Scharnhorst's three whistle blasts Mr. L. Tyler, where is the gentle when she pulled out for Marilla, sand man? Buck from his vacations in Europe arrived Mr. Tyler of the Europe,
Mrs.
Vacum Oil Co, in Yokohama, is Two new residents for our city
carrying on a
KOWLOON C.C. PRIZE GIVING.
TO - NIGHT To-night, commencing at 9.30
of the and W. Ltd., Chinese p.m. the Kowloon Cricket Club
Staff of C. and W. Ltd., Indian will hold their annual prize distri- DURING THE GREAT WAR, Star of Cable and Wireless, Ltd.. bution of sporting trophies won while few Chinese from this The Portuguese Star of Great during the 1938 season, and a pax- part of the world took part, Northern Telegraph Co., Ltd., ticularly enjoyable evening is
China's sons from over, the Amah. promised with the enllatment of seas did their bit for old Eng- the services of many of the leading land. One Australian Chinese NOTICE IS HEREBY local entertainers. GIVEN that the Ordinary Yearly dent of the Club, will present the Major and another, (from Mrs. Lindsell, wife of the pres-actually attained the rank of Meeting of Shareholders will be trophies.
New Zealand) who Was held in the Offices of the Com-
wounded and later died in pany, 2 Queen's Building, Hong- COLONY HEALTH Shanghai, is, remembered each year on Anzac Day when Kong, on Monday, 27th March,.
members go out to Bubbling 1939, at Noon for consideration
of tuber- Well Cemetery to lay a wreath of the Directors Report and culcats were notified to the Health on his grave. In the Ameri- Statement of Accounts for the Department on Mar. 9, in addition can Expeditionary Force, too, year ending 31st December, 1938. to nine cases of measles, seven cases there were quite a number of
The Share Register and Trans. of cerebrospinal fever, four cases Chinese from different parts residents here will be proud of VAGRANCY CHARGE fer Books will be closed from 16th of dysentery, three cases of en-
of the United States and to 27th March, 1939, both days and our case each of small-pox Honolulu. And some of the SHOULD NOT the policy man, was committed to the House
fever, two cases of diphtheria
John Malyneaux, 42, an ex-sea- serving the land of his an- outlined by Mr. Hore-Belisha of, Detention by Mr. Brday, when Mis, E. Lelding and her young Hongkong Police Force, but we
R. Edwards at
D. A. June was fined $20 when Just as he entered, an enemy Colonies of the British E. & charge of vagrancy was pre- daughters were a-bed in dreams not catch'm.
ferred against he appeared on B
Defendant and in reality were heading for Two prominent young falling to maintain motor vah No. hand grenade fall about pire? If it is, considerable was arrested in Des Voeux Road Genoa. Unfortunately, it was Im- tional socialites from New 4372 in a proper state of repair, twenty yards in front of him expense would saved in Central on March 9. He told the possible to inquire what was hap- Mr. and Mrs. Georg: belora Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the and Deal a batch of British sending troops out from court that he had been discharged pening to Captain Lelding, of the arrived from Honolulu.” Central Court yesterday,
Tommies. The labourer dash," Home.
Eurasia Aviation Corporation
(Continued) on Tage 1)
Inclusive,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
E.COCK, Chief Manager: Hong Kong, Int March, 1939.
179
RETURNS
Thirty-three cases
and chicken-pox.
summon, for
cestors against the Japanese be followed throughout all
him.
from hospital on Mar. 8.