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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS NEW ADVERTISEMENTS NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS. ADVERTISEMENTS.
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0.
1939 - 1940.
Sealed Tenders will be received at the Royal Naval Hospital. until 10 a.m. on the 21st March, 1939, from persons desirous of supplying Beef, Mutton, Fowls, Pork, Cheese, Pure Cow's Milk, Ice, and other provisions and "necessaries, for the year ending
31st March, 1949.
Printed Forms of Tender and further particulars can be obtain ed at the Royal Naval Hospital.
The right to reject the lowest or any tender is reserved.
G. V. HOBBS, Surgeon Captain, Medical Officer in Charge. Royal Naval Hospital, Hong Kong, 15th March, 1939, 216
ST. PATRICK'S DAY. -
FRIDAY 17TH MARCH, 1939.
A wreath "will be isid at the CENOTAPH by the President and Committee of St. Patrick's Society at 11.00 a.m.
Members of the Society and their friends are asked to assem· ble under the verandah at the North, side of the Supreme Court
prior to the ceremony.
ST. PATRICK'S BALL.
11
PENINSULA HOTEL-
9.30 P.M.
of
Patrick's
Members
St. Society of Hong Kong and their guests are informed that there will be a Special FIVE MINUTES Service of "STAR" FERRIES from HONG KONG|
to
KONG at 2.00 a.m., 2.45 a.m.
and 3.15 a.m. on the following morning. The last ordinary terry
leaves at J.15 a.m.
R.
G.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
PARTICULARS AND CON- DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction" to be held on Monday, the 20th day of March, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lat of Crown Land at Cheung Sha Wan, in the Colony of tiong Kong for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 24 years less the last three days thereof.
B.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday. the 20th day of March, 1939, at 3 p.m.. at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Ngan Shi Wan, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, 1998, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 24 years less the last three days thereof,
Intending bidders are advised
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis posal of the lot the Purchaser that Immediately after the dis. (If not the applicant), will be cosal of the lot the Purchaser required to deposit with an (if not the applicant) will be authorised officer who will be required to deposit with an present at the sale, the sum of authorised officer who will be two hundred dollars, ($200) in present at the sale, the sum of cash. This sum will be refunded two hundred dollars, ($200) fi on payment of the Purchase cash. This sum will be refunded price.
on payment of the Purchase price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT
: No. of Sale.])
Rezistry N
Locality.
Lot No. 2659. · Adjoining Now Kow- | loou Inland Lot No.
New Kowloon Inland
591, Fuk Wing Street,
Cheung Sha
Bonadary
Measure.
menta.
Да рет
sale plan
Contents in
G.
R.
Facu
About
7,000
Square foot.
96
4,800
Rental.
Upset Price.
No. of Sale.
. 2660. Now Kowloon In Hegistry No. Adjoining Now: Kowloon Inland land Lot No. 2
Ngau Shi Wan
217
Locality.
Lot No 1481,
Boundary
Measure.
mants.
[ft. ft. ft. ft.
As per
aslo plan.
Square feet.
Annual
Rantal.
Contents in
Upset Price!
About
30,400
R.
$
012
PUBLIC AUCTION.
6,080
THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI HOTELS,
LIMITED. (Incorporated in Hong Kong)
NOTICE
IS HEREBY
CHINESE ESTATES.
LIMITED.
SIXTEENTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING.
NOTICE IS HEREBY
ORDINARY YEARLY MEET. ING of SHAREHOLDERS will
GIVEN that the Ordinary Yearly GIVEN that the SIXTEENTH Meeting of Shareholders of The Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited, will be held at the Re gistered Office of the Company be held at the Company's Office Exchange Bullding, Des Voeux at China Bulldings (5th floor), Road Central, Hong Kong), 28th March, 1939, at 12 o'clock Hong Kong, on Tuesday, the Wednesday, March, 1939, at 11.30 a.m., for the purpose of receiving a State ment of Accounts and the Report of the Board of Directors for the year ended on the 31st December, 1938, and re-electing a Director and the Auditors,
the 15th day of
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from Wednesday, the 1st March, 1939, to Wednesday, the 15th March, 1939, both days inclusive,
ff
By Order of the Board,
F. C. BARRY,
Secretary.
Hong Kong, 15th Feb., 1939.
137
THE HONG KONG AND.
"KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO
SHAREHOLDERS
THE FIFTY SECOND OR DINARY ANNUAL MEETING 219 OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on THURSDAY, 23rd MARCH, 1939, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1938.
PARTICULARS AND CON
Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Cheung Sha Wan, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, commenc ing from 1st July, 1898, with Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor the option of renewal at a Crown
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,
C. M. MANNERS,
Secretary & Manager. Hong Kong, 4th March, 1939.
PUBLIC AUCTION. PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the Sale by Public DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, Auction to be held on Monday, the 20th day of March, 1939, KOWLOON between 9.0 the 20th day of March, 1939, at 3 at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the p.m. and 9.30 p.m. on 17th p.m., at the Offices of the Public Public Works Department, by March and SPECIAL FERRIES Works Department, by Order of Order of His Excellency the trom KOWLOON to HONG His Excellency the Governor of one Lot. of Crown Land at Shek Shan, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal the Surveyor of His Majesty the at a Crown Rent to be fixed by KING, for one further term of 75 years.
of His Majesty the KING, for Intending bidders are advised one further term of 24 years less that immediately after the dis.the last three days thereof, posal of the lot the Purchaser Intending bidders are advised if not the applicant), will be that immediately after the dis ticket only which is to be pre-authorised officer who will be if not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an posal of the lot the Parchaser
present at the sale, the sum of required to deposit with an two hundred dollars, ($200) in authorised officer who will be Tickets may be obtained from cash. This sum will be refunded present at the sale, the sum of Mr. P. J. A. Hamilton, Hon. on payment of the Purchase two hundred dollars, ($200) Ineral Meeting of Shareholders Treasurer,, P.0. Box 417 or price. Harbour View Hotel. Chatham
cash. This sum will be refunded will be held at the Offices of the PARTICULARS OF THE LOT on payment of the Purchase undersigned on Friday, the 24th:
price.
March, 1939, at Noon, for the
A BUFFET SUPPER will be served from 11.30 p.m. to 1.30 be booked Tables with the Management of the Peninsula Hotel before 7.00 p.m.
a.nl.
may
on the night of the Ball.
Admission to the Ball is by
sented at the MAIN EN. TRANCE to the Hotel.
Road, Kowloon..."
B. H.C, HALLOWES,
Hon. Secretary.
St. Patrick's Society of Hong Kong.
P.O. Box 417.
221
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
NOTICE. IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FIFTY. FOURTH ORDINARY YEAR. LY MEETING of the Company.
- (since registration) will be held
No, of Bale,
"Kowloon Inland
Registry No.
Locality.
Lot No. 4124.
Junction of Chatham
Rd., & Kiang Hai St.,
hatham Road, Shek
Shan.
Boundary
MeLauru
menta,
As per
sale plain
CALL
About
Contenta in
1,256 ·
Square feet,
Hental.
15
Opast Price
1,235.
Ne of Bala, ¡ ❤
Registry No
Locality.
218
at the Hong Kong Hotel, Hong CHINA UNDERWRITERS,
Kong, on TUESDAY, the 28TH
MARCH 1939, at 11.30 A.M.
LIMITED.
for the purpose of receiving the NOTICE is hereby given that Report of the General Managers a Call of $1.00 per share has béen together with a Statement of made upon all members holding Accounts for the year ended 31ST shares upon which $5.00 per OCTOBER, 1938.
share only has been already paid, The TRANSFER BOOKS of and will be payable on or before the Company will be CLOSED the 15th March, 1939 to the from SATURDAY, the 18TH Bankers of the Company, Hong MARCH, 1939, to TUESDAY, Kong and Shanghal Banking the 28TH MARCH, 1939, both Corporation, at Queen's Road days inclusive."
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers. Hong Kong, 10th March, 1939.
207
Central, Hong Kong,
Dated 1st December, 1938. By Order of the Board of Directors,
HERBERT R. STURT,
Managing Director.
204
Boundary.
Memauro.
A hont
Contents in
20 001
Square foot
Γεωπόν
Rental.
Upset Price,
&
noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and a Statement of Accounts for the year ending the 28th February, 1939, and of electing two Direc. tors and an Auditor.
The TRANSFER BOOK of the Company will be CLOSED from the 20th to the 28th March. 1939, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
FUNG PING-FAN,
Director & Secretary. Hong Kong, 13th March, 1939. 213
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Hongkono, MARCH (5, 1830-
RUSSO - JAPAN
FISHERIES DISPUTE
AUCTIONS for the fishery rights in the northern Pacific waters of the Pacific Ocean commence to-day. The
Moscow Government has an- nounced that it is not pre- pared to consider the renewal. of the agreement granting the Japanese the right to fish in the waters concerned, in spite 188 of
the fact that Tokyo has gone SO far as to threaten to use force if the Soviet take action to prevent Nipponese from trespassing in the territorial waters' of the U.S.S.R.
THE HONG KONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO
SHAREHOLDERS.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1939.
HOW HANKOW FELL TO THE JAPANESE
DAYS & WEEKS OF TENSION. UNCERTAINTY & ANXIETY
Exodus Of Terrified Multitudes From City.
What must be the feelings of those who dwell in an atmosphere of uncertainty-through days and weeks of tension and anxiety-in a city destined to be occupied by an invader! Something of this state of apprehension is conveyed in the graphic first-hand ac- counts published in the "Central China Post" of Han- kow, detailing the events which occurred from October. 14 to 27, 1938, when that city finally fell into the hands of the Japanese.
The anxiety felt by all interests of all our consumers, the tasses in Hankow-Chinese authorities concerned have BU and foreigners alike is amply thorized us to cut off all supply revealed in the numerous ad- of electricity within our area. be vertisements, isolated items tween the hours of sunrise to sun-
set." Others warned against the of news, and even the "ex-
dinger from the demolition of traneous comments which
buildings" to be carried out by the found its way into the press Chinese army on its probable re- from October 14 onwards.
treat from the city.' Foreign, re-
It will be remembered that this sidents were advised to spend the was a time of especial stress, owing day in the Race Club Grand Stand, to the fact that the position of the and the announcements concluded Chinese armles holding the city with the statement: "It is hoped was rapidly becoming untenable to obtain warning from the Chi- and that the matter of evacuation nese before demolition "begins in was imminent. The Foreign, Re- time to inform every one. The sidents' Association Wis among signal 8.0.8, (three shorts, three the arst to sense the danger of the long, three shorts repeated several situation, and with this in mind times) will be sounded by the Han- Issued the following communique: kow Light & Power Co. hooter,"
"In view of the serious risk that all Other advertisements were, in communication between Hankow and effect, notices of the most urgent, the interior may be severed in the character, Long-established firms mear future. this URGENT APPEAL
is addressed to these foreign residents were compelled to announce that who have no absolutely vital reason owing to the local situation, all for remaining here, to leave while the business transactions will be means are still available. It is e
timated that approximately half of on a strictly cash basis until fur- those not yet evacuated are not en- ther notice." gaged in any essential work. and. while it is appreciated that in a few cases financial dimculties may con- stitute an impediment, this appeal is particularly directed toward those who
PROTECTION OF FOREIGN
PROPERTY
The problem of providing pro-
are able to do so, but have so for re-tection for foreign property now fused to go. It will be timely for the came to the fore-protection not latter to reflect that their presence
constitutes a burden on and a danger only against the possibility of be- to that part of the community which ing dynamited through mistake by must in any event stand by
Chinese demolition squads, but also EVENTS TAKE DRASTIC TURN against being taken over by the Further emphasizing the drastic Japanese troops on their arrival. turn which affairs had now taken, In view of these contingencies, the the Hankow Municipal Govern- British Consulate published the ment announced that "all public following:
M. Consulate-General have
stock of
and private motor css, not leave proper British beneficial owners for defence purposes must leave property are hereby informed that H. for the interior province".... notices for posting on their property under penalty of confiscation by which may prove of considerable aasis- military to be used for the trans-tance in its protection." port of troops and supplies.
Ten days passed-days which must have found every one on tenterhooks-and then war- Ings to the public began to pour forth from the presses. Every newspaper issue was fill ed with communiques, appeals. and advices. There was some» | thing poignant about the local situation....which had not at- tained the fever point of an- certainty and anxiety. Every press announcement reflected the agitation and appreben- sion of the civilian popalace, and served to remind that a state of emergency was indeed at hand.
Foreign residents were order-" · ed to be "prepared for any eventuality. All supplies of pro- visions in the Concession area were requisitioned by the For- eign Residents' Association and food permits issued; notices to this effect reminded that the closing hour for registration was noon, Oct. 26.
{Cor finned" on Page 9
she was
The two cinemas in Hankow patronized" by foreigners now an- nounced in large type in their usual newspaper advertising space NEGOTIATIONS over, this
that they would not open. The question have been proceed-
laconic words "Closed To-day"" is no sign that either party The Seventieth Ordinary Gening for months past and there
probably signalised the seriousness of the situation more effectively will secede from the stand it
than columns of newspaper com- has taken. The result is that One advertisement, issued in the ment would have done; for, when.. relations have been strained name of the Hankow Light & Power & community of exiles in a foreign and are likely to remain so Co., stated that "in the general PARTICULARS OF THE LOT purpose of receiving the Report for some considerable time to of the General Managers, to come as there appears to be gether with
statement of no sign that the parties to the about a better state of affairs (that
stationing Accounts for the year ended the dispute will move to break the in this part of the world. troops in "Manchoukuo in 31st December, 1938.
deadlock. M. Maxim Lit Tokyo would seem to be en- the numbers she was.. The Share Register and Trans-
vinoff, the Soviet Foreign tirely devoid of the same de- M. LITVINOFF hotly con- Commissar, with whom Mr. S. sire and the same quality, the tested these contentions and to the U.S.S.R., has been lack of which, on the part of denied that a new situation
other nations, constitutes to existed because negotiating, absolutely
re-
her an important grievance. not recognized "Manchoukuo" fuses to consider the renewal of what Japan terms her Japan alleges that Moscow is and, furthermore, Japan had "rights" in the matter until holding up the conclusion of no right to select which por and unless Tokyo is prepared "Manchoukuo" is withholding Treaty were applicable to her a new agreement because 1. tions of the Portsmouth to conclude a new agreement the final payment on the sale and which were not. Japan's upon which the adjustment of the Chinese Eastern Rail-contentions that the forbid- of all outstanding questions way amounting to Y.6,000,000; den zones in the La Perouse between the two countries are 2. Japan has violated the Strait should not interfere dependent. Tokyo insists that terms of the Portsmouth with the free passage of each case, being a local in-Treaty of 1905 in regard to Soviet shipping was counter- cident," "should be taken on
the number of troops station-ed by the Soviet contention its merits and dealt withed in Manchuria; and that, as the erection of milit- Japan's interference with free ary structures on the shores navigation in La Perouse of the strait was prohibited, Strait between Hokkaido and there should be no fortified Saghallen,
Lot No. 2681- Now Kowloon luland Tonkin St. between Castle Peak Rd. and Un Chau St. Cheung Sha Wan.
As per
sale plan
918
THE SHANGHAI AND
HONGKEW WHARF
CO., LTD.
20,000
220
The Annual General Meeting will be held in Shanghai on 30th March, 1939.
Transfer Books will be closed
from 21st March to 30th March inclusive.
A final dividend of $10.00 per share has been recommended.
JARDINE, MATHESON & ́CO., LTD.." General Agents, - Hong Kong, 11th March, 1939,
209
ler Books will be closed from the 10th the 24th March, 1939, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. General Managers, The Hong Kong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd,
Hong Kong, 3rd March, 1939.
183
Togo, Japanese Ambassador
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she had
IN VIEW of the undercur rent of tension which exists, not a few people are of the belief that, unless the dead-
WITH REGARD to the first TOKYO HAS RESORTED lock is broken and the issue of these points, Japan held to her old tactics of "dis- settled once and for all, there that "Manchoukuo" was a free regarding treaty provisions is a distinct possibility that state and, therefore, her own which are disadvantageous to diplomatic relations between
mistress, hence she was not her but insists, on the validity the two nations may be sever concerned in the matter. On and applicability of articles ed and that, eventually, it point 2, Tokyo's attitude was which are to her benefit. may lead to the outbreak of that, when "Manchoukuó" Such a state of affairs, Mos- open hostilities. Whether it declared her independence, cow is not prepared to will result in war or not, time conditions greatly changed, tolerate The auctions to- only will tell.
and that it was now by day, therefore, may be some IT APPEARS that Russia is reason of a treaty between indication of what may hap- sincere in her desire to bring Japan and the "new state" pen in the very near future.