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WATER SUPPLY.
It is hereby notified that, com- meücing on Saturday, 22nd April, the hours of supply to all districts on the Island and in Kowloon and New Kowloon will be
6-11 A.M. 2nd 49 P.M.
A. G. W. TICKLE,
Water Authority. Public Works Department, Hong Kong, 21st April, 1939,
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HONG KONG & YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY,
LIMITED.
NOTICE TO
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SHAREHOLDERS
The fifteenth Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Company's offices at the Jordan Road Ferry Pler. Kowloon, on Wednesday, the 26th April, 1939, at 12 Noon, for the purpose of receiving the re port of the Board of Directors together with a statement of Ac counts for the year ended 31st December, 1938.
The transfer books of the Com. pany will be closed from the 15th
days inclusive.
LAU TAK PO, Managing Director.
THE HONG KONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO..
LIMITED
OFFICIAL NOTICE.
PROPOSAL TO CHANGE
A SHIP'S NAME
1558
1, PANG KWOK SUI of 13, Han Chung Fong, Hong Kong, hereby give notice that in con! sequence of Change of Ownership I have applied to the Board of Trade, under Section 47 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, in respect of the ship "AEOLUS" of Manila P.I. Official Number 152087 of gross tonnage tons, register tonnage 934 tons, beretofore owned by Vicente Madrigal of Manila P.. for the permission to change her name to "NEW MATHILDE" and to have her registered in the new name at the Port of Hong Kong owned by PANG KWOK SUI, Any objection to the proposed change of name must be sent to the Registrar of Shipping at Hong Kong within seven days from the appearance of this ad vertisement.
Dated at Hong Kong, this 20th day of April, 1939,
PANG KWOK Sui
le
1,
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES AND UNDERWRITERS
S/S SONTAY”. 5TH VOYAGE 1939.
Notice is hereby given that the above mentioned having grounded
EDITORIAL
NEW TERRITORIES MURDER AT SUPREME COURT CHARITY
Accused Alleged To Have BALL BIG
Admitted Killing
The allegation that the dead man had drawn
$ run and threatened to shoot him when they' quarrelled over a question of money was made by Wong Kam-man, who was arraigned before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Criminal Sossions yesterday charged with the murder of Wong Chung at a matshed in San Th New Territories, in the early hours of January 5.
Mr. John Whyatt, Crown Counsel, prosecuted, assisted by Detective-Inspector L R. Whant, while Mr. Lo Tung-fan, In- structed by Mr. W. M. Brown, defended. The Jury
composed was
of recognised the other as Wong Hol-
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SUCCESS
FINE FLOOR SHOW
BY AMATEURS
"THE FUNCTION" WAS A - TREMENDOUS SUCCESS...... all present enjoyed themselves tremendously......the artistes were simply brilliant"......ful- some comment of this descrip- tion has in the past appear in print with greater freedom than discrimination, "But in the case of the Grand Fancy Dress Ball beld in the Gril! Room of the Hongkong Hotel last night, such superlatives would be justified.
SATURDAY, APRIL 22,
1939.
Hello & Goodbye
(BY A. W. HYER)
With a blue sky and plenty of sunshine, the travel world organizations settle back to their more or less normal life of ex- ditement.
The President Taft is being loaded with 5,000 tons of cargo from Hongkong. This particulat homeward voyage will be one of the highest in the past year for passenger reservations and cargo weight.
The m. v.
Gneisenau,
I
with
Dr. P. Munroe and Mr. Flater.. 蹑 Singapore repaired pro- with his son, on their first trip to peller blade. is speeding the Far East from Central Europe into Hongkong to-day and de- were other passengers participat→ parting for the north at 7 pm.ing in the unusual (almost like a Two days must be made-up on her story-book) fight from Bangkok. programme due to loss of time Friday Departure caused by the accident
The Conte Biancamano, arriving CAPTAIN JOE DAVIES, with little ado, took the Della into the on Sunday morning, will be loaded
o'clock,
morning 8 to the boat deck practically; it is air, Friday reported there are approximately headed for Bangkok. 700, Jewish refugees traveling Mr. L. F. Martyn was booked to from Europe to Shanghai in the London and Mr. Augustesen flying Italian steamer. There will be a down to Hanol, Mall, 422 kilos for four-hour stop-over in the Colony.all Empire route ports. Pan American Airways
Note:
Messrs. V. J. da. Motts (foreman), tsal.
She fell asleep and was reawa- Ho Kami-sang, Chan Chu-kwong. Lee Kan-chung, Fung Chak-lan, kened about 2 'am. by" the sound Chung Pak-cheung and Cheng Fan. of two shots from the direction" of Mr. Whyatt said that between the kitchen. She saw her parents'
the beds vacant and, running into the In aid of war wounded and re- seven and eight o'clock on
and sponsored by, the evening of January 4, Wong Chung, kitchen, she discovered her mother fugees,
Chung-leung. their lying dead on the door, while her Hongkong branch of the National daughter and his wife, Ne
two father was at one end of the kit- Women's Relief Association the THE HONOLULU CHpper of Pan THERE WILL be a special service Wongchen. »She saw the men fire four ball was a distinct hit, and no 16-year-old young sons went to bed. Chung remained awake smoking or Ave shuts at her father, who greater indication of this can be
dropped to the ground,
pointed to than the fact that one oplum.
left the Hotel with no particular phase or period of the even in mind, but with a general feeling of an evening well spent
Flying away home to the States. a fancy dress 'affair, the main attraction is, of course, the
for a holiday went Pilot C. (Chuck) the China National At daybreak the daughter costumes, but last night there was Sharp, of
Aviation Corporation. Considered addition summoned her uncle from Chinese in
floor show "par
SHOT IN NECE I The daughter, Wong Kam-kla,
Her brother, Wong Kau, who was awakened during the night by yolces and saw two men one of had also got up and gone into the whom was alleged to be accused: kitchen, was shot by one of the talking with her father. The girl men, the bullet entering the right
side of his neck,
In
2
territory and a report was made excellence.” In the case of a at Lokmachau police station, and performance
"
of Imperial Airways this Sun- American Airways, under the command of Capt, W. McGlobm, day. The Dorado which arrived departed from Kal Tak on Satur in Hongkong, Friday 5.40 p.m. will. for Manila and leave for Bangkok with passengers dar at 9 a.m.
day behind pro-and mail at 6 am.
Empress of Russia America, one
gramme.
DELAYED NINE hours in Kow- loon Bay due to a suspicion that
cases two
of small-pox were.
is necessary that precautions should be taken to prevent
a number one aviator in the Far aboard, the Empress of Russia for charity. It is wastage and to cope with any
East, this little gentleman is as Anally came alongside the pier at
5 pm. Thursday.. bad as the "postman on a holl-
The prettiest passenger on "the emergency that may arise.
the wounded man and boy were usual to "write-up" anything and
In several months he ex- THOUGH many parts of the removed to the Kowloon Hospital, everything as being of the highest day!"
steamer was the beautiful, blue- pects to return to his company, island and the mainland The former died three days later quality, even if it means stretch- suffered considerably from but the boy recovered.
ing the truth a little: here no such all-set for another tour of duty. eyed baby son, Master J. A. Curley, flooding and landslides, it Accused was arrested at Yau- licence is necessary-all on Viewfying his company's planes up of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Carley. This
and down China. is pleasing 10 note, in mati on the night of March 19.were good, and more than good.
Another voyager to San Francis- "HUGH CHEN OUTSTANDING the interests
public and when charged with the mur- 01
co was Bishop Walsh of the Mary- track Continuing
the and
with.. theder made a statement in which he
knoll Mission travelling to America health
the
summer was alleged to have said that his stock phrases, it would be in
on urgent bustness. had been killed by vidious to pick out any person or
Flying down to Mantis were two months, that almost every own father approach of
Wong Chung some years previously number for special mention wher.
Ma's
од
of
Pedro C. Aronk.
American family from Pittsburgh. are on their way to Singapore, Tilawa, Friday leaving by the
the southern city morning. In Mr. Curley is, representative for the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. Mr. and Mrs. V, Rose were
delay in the harbour. The trip down from Shanghal was very foggy and not exactly enjoyable, AFTER AN over-night stop in when it came to weather. These"
Macao necessitated by weather charming people will spend several conditions making it unsafe for weeks in the Colony, then return landing at Kai Tak, the Honolulu to the northern city where Mr. Clipper arrived on Thursday about Rose is connected with Arnold and
5 p.m.
Co.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Rocke, and their. Another of the commuting oli young son, returned from a bus-men came visiting. Mr. G. D. Benty, ness call in Manila. It was a com Texas Oil Co. executive. Shanghai
his headquarters and very plete round-trip by air for the executive of Standard-Vacuum Oil shortly he expects to return. Co. and his family. The over-
Much hustle and bustle was
April to 26th April 1939, both on the 15th of March, 1939 oll | nook and corner of the streets when they were working as sea- all did well," but an unquestioh-brothers, Mr. P. P. Arong and Mr. anxious to be ashore after the long
Djibouti, general average has
was given a thorough clean- men. This fact was kept from able feature of the evening was been declared on all cargo on ing. a washing such, as no him by his uncle, Wong Cho, who the singing of Mr. Hugh Chen Clipper Arrivals board.
only revealed the secret on health authority would be
his of tap-dance fame. Mr. Chen has been described as a crooner, an Consignees of cargo for Hong able to give at so small a death bed.
GRAIN SMUGGLERS
Injustice having been done there- Kong loaded previous to this cost. True, the street-sleepers
In the course of his alleged by. He displayed a volume and zäcident, are hereby requested to suffered a great deal but the
of voice last night that sign a general average bond sup-douching they received was statement, accused said that one tone
received in a philosophic day he bought 12 plculs of rice deserves a higher and more digni- ported by two copies of the
manner characteristic of the which turned cut to be stolen pro- fled classification.
Other numbers that earned con- perty. The person who lost the original invoices and pay a 6%
applause were Miss average deposit on the CI.P. poorer class of Chinese,
THOSE who profited main-grain approached, Wong Chung, siderable
contributions, the value of the goods before they were the public garages, who, accused alleged, protected Doreen
the taxi companies, the, rick- grain smugglers by charging 60 "pas de deux" by the Misses Stella As a result, de- and Helen Ho, and, last but by no cargo can be delivered”.
shaw coolies and last but not cents per picul. Compagnie des "Messageries
ceased demanded accused to pay means least, in support of Mr. Maritimes.
least the humble oil-paper $100 as compensation, which was Hugh (when he reverted to his umbrella sellers who stood at refused. following which Wong original role) the ever-charming R. OHL,
chorus of local young ladies who every street corner offering chung threatened to kill accused made their bow to the Hongkong Agent.
their wares for twenty or
uncie asked him and Wong Hol- public in "Debutante Goes to his home in Chicago he sailed gentleman, from Vancouver was twenty-five cents each. these were quickly snapped chai to go and kill Wong Chung. Town" at the beginning of last from the west coast of America to arranging for baggage transporta- A business up like the proverbial hot-He is alleged to have admitted, in month, and who have been well Sydney, by steamer to Manila and tion and in a big rush,
remembered since.
via Clipper to Hongkong. Short-call brings the executive of the Their names, are Misses Este stopping all the way, this gentle Export Sales Co. from Canada. Wong. Priscilla Ho, Lily Chan,
man spent over a day here then Business is very good! Patricia Ho,, Mary Chan, Florence
went flying down to Salgon via Air President Taft Lam, Salina Luk, Else Law. Bella France, this morning. Ma, Beatrice Law, Dora" Chow and Gloria Tee.
NOTICE to SHAREHOLDERS
NOTICE is hereby given
the
HUNDRED ONE
that and NINETEENTH ORDIN. Share. ARY MEETING OF
holders in the Company, will be held at the office of the Company, Queen's Building, Victoria, Hong
Hong Kong, 20th April, 1939.
Kong, on Friday, 28th April. The Baily
1939, at noon; for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Direc tors, together with a Statement of Accounts, and re-electing Directors and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS o the Company will be CLOSEL from 22nd April to 28th April, 1939, both days Inclusive,
By Order of the Board of Directors.
H. DA LUZ,
Secretary Hong Kang, 14th April, 1939.
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Press.
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E.C.L
HONGKONG, APRIL 22, 1939
cake at the fair."
All
Accused
opening.
the
then stated that his,
and
Wong
3.
must
THE PRIZE WINNERS --- The prizes presented by 'Miss
Jean
LADIES European costume-Miss Ma (old fashioned crinoline).
Chinese costume Miss Eisle Law. Most original costume-Miss Bella Ma (doll in a box).
Special prize-Miss Dora Chow (Spanish).
GENTLEMEN First prize-Mr. Herbert Tong (Spanish).
Becond prize--Mr. Higgin
night stop in Macao was just an- going on when the Empress dock- other thrilling experience to themed, all her passengers hurrying to Seeing the world is what Mr. | get ashore. In the mob we spotted cufford Osbun is up to. Leaving Mr. H. J. McKenzie. The tall
Whether night on Friday.
THREE WEDDINGS
AT REGISTRY
Three weddings took place yes terday at the Registry, Supreme Court, the parties being:
his statement, that he killed Wong" FOLLOWING the heavy Chung by his own hand, while shot the woman rains, the sun blazed forth Wong Hoi-chai yesterday in all its glory and and the boy.
Accused mentioned that the this gave people a breathing
After all this, he is due to hop a DELAYED twenty-four hours by space and a chance to dry sum of $2.000 was to be paid in
K.N.ILM. plane for Singapore the rainstorms of Thursday which their wet clothing and other settlement to deceased's family.
When one adds that the dance where he tranships to Imperial halted all cargo work, the Ameri- belongings, as well as an op-am-kiu
witness-box, Wong band at the Gripps was on peak Airways' plane and files to Calcut-can President Line steamer was
Kau! form
and that popular tune ta, on and on until he reaches dut to clear this port about mid- portunity at least to take children, corroborated Counsel's
succeeded popular tune in a little recreation. There is a
and Wong Kau, the dead man's symphony of melody that lingered Durban, South Africa.
It will be plane" or steamer from There are many Colony residents possibility, however, that the
The former burst into in memory long after the last note
the southern port to England, then an well known visitors sailing to grounds will be exceptionally tears several times in the box in had died away. It will be under- heavy for to-day's races and the course of giving evidence.
stood why this function, one of Quebec and finally home to Chi-Shanghai and America. We shall football and it is believed like- Wong Muk, a nephew of Wong the latest of the season.
cago, the gentleman has not de-find out about some of them and to you on Monday ly that there may be quite a Chung, testified to coming from also rank as one of the most cided. And he says it is a holl-present it
morning. day trip and vacation!" few upsets. The tennis cham-Chinese territory on January 5 and successful and enjoyable.
Imperial Airways WELCOME RAINS pionship matches had to be and summoning a doctor to attend postponed for the time being. his uncle and cousin. He also re- THE PEASANTS, to whom ported the matter to the police.
Kung, daughter of Dr. H. H. Kung, IMPERIAL AIRWAYS have been HONGKONG may well con-
COMMUNAL PROTECTION"
President of the Exceutive Yuan. having a hard time with their gratulate itself on the ex- the rain is always as welcome
Cross-examined by Mr. Lo, wit-were as follows:
service between here and Bangkok cellent and very gratifying as the flowers of spring, have
ness said that in his native village.
during this week. The weather rains which have fallen dur- already reaped their crops Kat Tin, there was a local corps
gave executives and pilots of this ing the past few days in spite and they were able during the for communal protection Wong
company their share of headaches. CHINA UNDERWRITERS. of the fact that that may have past few days to sit down and chung, said witness, was A mem-
However, living up to their repu-
Mr. Vadim Bonch, engineer, of caused inconvenience to many look on happily as the rain ber of that corps, but he did not LIMITED.
tation, the mail came through on No. 4. Fort. Street, and Mas Lydia Fine weather for fell, for have they not already know if there was an order pro-
time... people.
Prillpuchon (Hutti), of No. 49 (Incorporated in Hong Kong)
The Dorado 'under Capt. L. J. M. Kimberley Road, Kowloon. The ducks"
were words almost transplanted the rice.shoots nibiting villager, from possessing,
White left Bangkok on Wednesday witmesses were Messrs. N. and V. universally used during the in their fields? The down-firearms.
the Formal evidence was then given
with five passengers, but he only N, Vargassoff and A. Weber, NOTICE is hereby given that days of the downpours but pour is considered by
In reaching Udorn succeeded
Mr. Arkady. Mihailovich Cherni.. the Fifteenth Annual Ordinary people cannot have it both Chinese farmer to be most by Mr. F. W. haftain, Assistant
where motor trouble developed. keeff, supervisor of the Dairy Farmi. General Meeting of Shareholders ways. They want water and auspicious inasmuch as yes- Superintendent of Police, Detec
On Thursday Capt. A. L Dykes, in Pokfulum, and Miss Suzanna Vasi- the Delphinus, went flying from Kevna Pikina, of No. 7. Tung: » 1 China Underwriters, Limited, plenty of it, yet a number terday was, according to the tive-Inspector L R Whant, Sgt.
were constantly heard to Chinese calendar, Kuk-yee Perkins police armourer,
Bangkok up to the Blamese city, Cheong Buliding, Kowloon. The (the day of the cereal rains), stables Ma Chu and Wong Yiu and will be held at the Offices of the grumble when they got it.
picked up the passengers and con-witnesses were Messrs. N. Kouz-N Company; da Des Voeux Road
THE RAINS which fell con- which shows that the old Yip Hol-to, police interpreter.
Giving evidence on his own be-
tinued to Hongkong. The pilot. ¡netzon and 8. Zavarubin. Central, Hong Kong, on Friday, stituted a record and no fewer calendar after all is not as half, accused stated that he lived see if the latter would accept a
que to extremely bad weather con- Mr. Wong Faiting, accountant of the 28th day of April 1939, at than 639,000,000 gallons flow-Incorrect as many people had in Kat Tin. Eo On District, till small payment, witness said he ditions, decided to stop at Fort the Royal Court Hotel, and Miss Last November last when the Ja- went with Hol-tsal on the evening Bayard but evidently he didn't. Ho Lei-kee, of No. 202, Wing Lok $2.30 p.m. for the purpose of re-ed into the reservoirs on the been led to believe.
ceiving the Report of the Board Island and on the mainland, year's forecast was exception-panese invaded the territory. He of January 1 to Wong Chung's He finally landed on a beach, pear street. The witnesses were the They had a meal sometime Kwongchowwan, to be shot, at by bride's and groom's fathers, Messre, of Directors and a Statement of which increased from 27 per ally accurate and this year, then came to British territory to shed.
after 11 p.m. and the matter was soldiers. However, the story had Wong, Chung-leung and Ho Pan- Accounts for the year ended 31st Cent. capacity last Saturday so far, it has not been very live.
wrong. For instance, Early in December he went to then brought up.
a happy ending, Pilot Dykes decheung. to nearly 40 per cent. capacity far
ANNOUNCEMENTS December, 1938, and of electing following Thursday's down- most Chinese almanacs which Mui Lam with his uncle and Wong Wong Chung said he would not livering the plane with several Directors and Auditors.
pour. The greater increase were sold months ago bear the Hol-tsal to purchase grain, which accept a cent less than $100. Wit-bullet holes and Live passengers at
It was ness then replied that he had no Kal Tak on Friday morning.
The following forthcoming mar The Transfer Books and Re- was on the island, where the picture of a Chinese boy they sold at Un Long
Mr. and Mrs. B.C. Wyati, connectriages are announced: are nearly half full. wearing sandals leading an later discovered that the grain money and told Wong Chung he
Mr. George Lay, broker of No. ister of Members of the Com. tanks pany will be closed from the 21st Accordingly, the Water Au- ox, whereas last year he wore was stolen property: The person could do as he liked. Wong Chung ed with Imperial Airways, were on
Isabel Chan, of No. 27, Kent Road, Kowloon Tong; d ril, 1939, to the 28th April, thority announces that, com- none at all: This indicates who alleged he lost the rice asked then grew angry and a quarrel the Delphinus, The business of 349, Prince Edward Road, and Miss
mencing to-day, the water that the Chinese calendar Wong Chung and Wong Yung to ensued, in the course of which the
Mr. Poon Yan-hol, barrister-at restrictions are to be modified predicted heavy rains this collect 4100 gompensation, which elder man picked up a gun and local omce of his company.
he refused to pay because the levelled at witness, On the whole, the theft did not concern him. Wang Wong Karu was sold be seized
law, residing at No. 99, Caine Road, and the hours of supply to all year.
and Miss Kwok Pul-chee, of No. 99,.. districts on the island, and in manner in which the Chinese chung threatened to shoot his hold of the gun and moved it to Kowloon and New Kowloon are able to make their pre- uncle, Hof-taal and himself if pay-one side, at which atage the wea
Robinson Road;" pon went off twice. The struggle will be, from 6 to 11 am. and dictions in this manner soment was not made...
MATTER DISCUSSED :.- for the gum continued, and it was from 4 to 9 p.m. Though the accurately is reaïty remark-
Asked by his uncle to discuss not until they reached the kitchen public have by now become able. All in all, the rains are
the matter with Wong Chung to and witness, haa, pressed Wong journed until Monday at 10 am: Taipo Road, third floor. used to water restrictions, it most welcome.
1939, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of
· Directors,
FI *v
HERBERT R. STURT,
Managing Director. Hong Kong, 17th April, 1939.
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Con-
botham (Burmese),
J.
engineering brings him to the
Chung to the ground and trod on him that he was able to take the gun" away.
At this stage, hearing wag ad-
Mr. Lau Pik-lan, factory mana- ger, of No. 522, Cantle Peak Road, and Miss Lu Lau-yu, of NO. 48.