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CHUNG YUEN ELECTRICAL COMPANY.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Mok King Fung is no longer the English Secretary of our firm, his service having been terminated on the 21st day of May, 1939.
CHUNG YUEN ELECTRIC COMPANY,
No. 71, Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong, 22nd May, 1939.
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NOTICE is hereby given that the Seventeenth Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders will be held at Exchange Building, Hong Kong, on SATURDAY, 27TH MAY, 1939, AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK A.M.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from 15TH MAY TO 27TH MAY, 1939, both days inclusive,
By Order of the Board of Directors.
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HONGKONG, MAY 97, 1930
·INTIMIDATION FAILS
JAPANESE ACTION at Ku- langsu contain all the elements, Indicative of the policy of the Island Empire towards Third Power nation- als and their legitimate rights and interests in China.
ON THE EXCUSE of inves- tigating an outrage against a supposedly pro-Japanese Chi- nese, marines
were landed from Japanese warships and a house-to-house search was conducted without the assis- tance of the Municipal Police of the International Settle ment.
Arrests were made
and, according to reports, hundreds of Chinese were taken from Kulangsu to Amoy Island. All this was done without due process of' law and without the co-operation of the Settlement Police.
GOVERNOR AT
H.K. SCHOOL FOR DEAF
Keen Interest
In Work Of The
Institution
His Excellency the Governor yesterday paid his flest visit to
the Hongkong School for the Deat...
tbo
He was received by Chairman of the Committee, the Rev. K. F. Lee, and the Principal of the School, Miss L. W. Lt. who took His Excel- Jency round the various classes, in which His Excel- lency showed a most sym- pathetic interest.
The youngest pupil of the school made a small presentation to His Excellency of a piece of handwork' done in the School
H.E. Thanked
On the completion of his tour, Mrs. Cheung Wing Kut, represent- ing the Council, expressed the thanks of the Council for His Ex- cellency visit. She said in part:-
Please, permit me to say a few words to thank you for so kindly You have coming here to-day been patient enough to go through
that what the pupils have display- the various classrooms and I hope
ed shows that they are making pregress, class by class.
New Building Needed We are very grateful to Your
EDITORIAL
Mr. John Derek Holmes, of the 1st Kumsan Rifles, and his bride, formerly Miss Dorothea Rosallé Alabaster, daughter of the Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C., OBE, Attorney General, and Mrs. Ala- baster, M.B.E. after their marriage at St. Mary Boltons, on 'Satur- day," May 6,
Excellency for coming to these ALICE MEMORIAL
& NETHERSOLE
modest premises which we "have rented and which we now and too small for the pupils, but we hope that after your gracious visit and interest in the school. the public
realize that the will begin to education of the Deaf is playing
no small part in the Colony. Thus they will be greatly inspired and generous to give donations to the school for a Building Fund, so that we can look for a suitable area of land for the school.
In a building of our own' we can
HOSPITALS
$82,600 Expenditüre Approved
Estimated expenditure for 1939
SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1939.
Hello & Goodbye
(BY A. "W. HYER)
There is so much excitement about the city, what with races. holidays, Hollywood Review, and commercial transports · being halted in Hongkong waters, that visitors to our shores are taking fifth place.
Imperial Airways ***
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from the savoury dishes of the "Plaza Lunch" in the Philippine FRIDAY MORNING, 7 and 7.30 City.
respectively, the Dorado and Three attractive. American wo- Delphinus took to the air heading men "clippered" up to Hongkong: for, Bangkok,
Mrs M. L. Mason married to an A large batch of passengers held Army Officer, and Miss J. Stewart tickets out of Hongkang on these an Army "Junioretta" BCCOID- two services. Dr. C. T. Wang, the panied the former visitor.
Ambassador former Chinese
to There was also, Mrs. N. Restler "America, now actively heading the coming to Hongkong for a re- Chinese Red Cross, flew down to union with her husband. Mr.- M. Bangkok. There he will trans- |S. Kestler, manager of the Phillip- ship and continue by KL.M. to plne Manufacturing Company in England.
Manila, He has been travelling Three other gentlemen with de-up and down. Indo-China on grees, Dr. P. Lissner travelled to business tour. Bangkok, and Dr. Truman and Dr. Empress of Asia
Walton stopping off at Hanoi.
"Mr..R. M. C. Dobbs, local trame THE CANADIAN Pacific Steamer representative of Imperial Airways; } ↑ was well laden when she got himself off for a vacation in the under way, Friday, I am for wilds of Kunming. It will be two Shanghai and Vancouver weeks of relaxation with little to Honolulu,
VIL
do, with planes and their goings- Lady Noble is taking a trip up to on for the young mani
Shanghai where she will join her Down to Bangkok went Mr. W. husband who is retuming from Hamilton, engineer of Imperial the troublesome area in Kulangsi. Airways, No doubt, he will assist
Mr. G. M. D. D. Wolf, retiring with the repair work on the Delia. executive of the Asiatic, Petroleum Mr. P. L. Williams was bound for Co., is taking the long and plea- Hanol, and a Mr. C, Carter held a sant way home with his family, ticket for Bangkok.
consisting 'af Mrs. Wolf and their Yesterday morning First Officer two daughters. They intend to W. A. Cash with a bleary eye bid enjoy a perfect vacation.
by air to England on three wife of the British Consul in Can- months' vacation. It is hoped he ton, with her young son. is on a will succeed in getting further short visit to Shanghai. No doubt than Alexandria!
she will return with much new finery and memory of pleasant days spent. with her many friends in the North.
"THE MESSIAH" adios to Hongkong. He is heading The charming Mrs. G. F. Tyrrell.
RENDERED BY
H.K. SINGERS
Fine Performance
At Cathedral
The Hongkong Singers ·resumed
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of $82,600 against estimated, their activities last night when come of $81.700 was approved. at they gave performance of the annual meeting held at the Handel's oratorio, “The Messiah," Challenge Book Room yesterday of at St. John's Cathedral. There the Alice Memorial and Neihersole was a large attendance, His Ex- Hospitals. Dr. S.,W. Tsa, C.RE.. cellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry was in the Chair.
Northcote, being present.
THERE was nothing to denote that the situation on Kulangsu was so abnormal as to necessitate the Japanese hands to restore taking the law into its own order" by the landing of armed troops, But in view of the tense situation created just by the landing of Japanese armed forces as well as the far- reaching demands made by the Japanese diplomatic and plan such rooms as will meet our naval representatives upon educational needs, and with such the Chairman of the Muni- a building we shall be free from cipal Council of the Settle- the anxiety of paying rent month ment, the three other main after month which is at present a Among those who attended the The performance of this oratorio, Powers took the step of land-great tax on the school finance. I meeting were Mr. A. W. Hughes, so soon after the Choral Group'a ing exactly the same number am sure that with the help of the Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau, the Hon. presentation of Peroal's "The Re- of Christ” naturally of marines as the Japanese. Your Excellency and the friends Mr. A. G. W... Tickle, Mr. S. v.surrection And on a particular day there of the school, these wishes of ours Boxer, Mr. E. C. Hal. Mr. Tang forces comparison between the two can be fulfilled. Once more, Shui-kin. Mr. A. Sommerfelt, Miss works, though their style and de- were 42 British, French, and
on behalf of the Council of the M. Ward, Dr. F. R. Ashton, Dr. H.velopment are not the same. While American marines, as well as
school-tender our hearty thanks M. Alderton and the Rev. H R. Handel's music is of a high plane, 32042 Japanese marines.
to Your Excellency:
Wells,
it lacks the warmth, the melody THE JAPANESE demands
Dr. S. W. Tso
re-elected and the tremendous sweep of the were rejected by the Chair-
chairman and Mr. A. W. Hughes Italian master's composition. · In replying to the welcome ex- man of the Municipal Council. tended to him. His Excellency said: deputy chairman. The Hon. Mr. T. An ordinary listener who has These demands were describ-how much he had been moved by N. Chau, Mr. Tang Shui-kin. Hon. heard both and who is still haunted ed in London as "having the what he had seer. He expressed Sir Henry Pollock. Hon, Sir Robert by the vivid melodic sentences of effect of making the Settle-surprise at the progress made in Kotewall, and Mr. H. J. Pearce The Resurrection" cannot, there- ment Council virtually a Jap- the four years that the school had were elected to the Executive Com-fore, but feel some
mittee.
Handel anese machine." The situa- been opened
In presenting the annual report. "He was very pleased at the good
ADMIRABLE WORK tion looked as though it was
Dr. Tso said. In part:-
The work of the chorus last night clearing with the Japanese work accomplished by Miss Li and
her star and wished the school The year 1938 may be said to was admirable, but the tenors were adopting a reasonable at- titude towards a piece of every possible success in its deve-have marked new epoch in the noticeably weaker than the other NOTICE is hereby given that
while the soloists, Eva a First Interim Dividend of five territory in which the fourlopment and extension in the near history and progress of the Alice voices
main Powers have an equal needed school building would soon
future, when he hoped the much Memorial and the Nethersole Hos- Turner, Helen Lockhart, Gaston
pitals.
D'Aquino and L. T. Ride, sang well. pence per share for the financial interest by Treaty with China be erected.
Now with the completion of the
distinguishing especially year ending 31st March, 1940, and with regard to each Those present were:-Rev. Lee new Nethersole Hospital building selves with their fine management has been declared by the Direc-other.
Kau Yan (Chairman), Miss Li Luk the Alice Memorial and the Nether of extremely dimcult recitatives.
sole Hospitals now stand side by tors of the Company in Brisbane, HOPES that the situation
The performance was under the Wa (Principal), Mrs. W. Cheung side, torming one large modern direction of Mr. Rupert Baldwin, payable on 15th June, 1939, to was clearing have now been Rev. David Rosenthall, Miss Elliott, and up-to-date hospital with more ATCL, while Mr. T. R. M. Smith, Shareholders on the Registers at dispelled and while there has Lady Pollock, Miss Grifin, Miss accommodation for both in-patient Mus. BaG. (Cantab.), AR.CO., Brisbane and Singapore on 14th been firmness displayed by Pope. Mrs. Ort, Miss Shilston and and out-patients and possessing AR.C.M., was at the organ."
THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Queensland).
Notice of Declaration of First
Interim Dividend.
June, 1939.
NOTICE is also hereby given that the Singapore Transfer Re gisters will be closed from Thurs. day, 8th June, to Wednesday, 14th June, 1939, both days in clusive, for the preparation of
Dividend Warrants.
By Order of the Board, DERRICK & CO., Chartered Accountants, Local Secretaries. Hong Kong Bank Chambers,
.
the interested Powers, the Japanese Commander-in- Chief has instituted what is tantamount to a blockade of Kulangsu by prohibiting navigation between the Inter- national Settlement and the Chinese mainland which re- mains in the hands of the Chinese Government.
H.E.'s Reply
Dr. Sydenham,
BRITISH BOMBER
MAKES RECORD The fastest fight ever made from Pretoria to Durban has been accomplished by a Bristol Blenheim twin-engined bomber."
weeks ago.
Was
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hollowness in
them-
The handbook may be purchased
greater facilities for administra-
A collection in aid of the refugee Aton Under these new advan-
camp schools conducted by the tages, the total number of in Emergency Refugee Council was patients admitted during the year taken in the course of the evening. was 3.570 as compared with 1.876 during 1937, while the out-patient visits numbered 33249 as compared A.R.P. HANDBOOK
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MORE NURSES REQUIRED Filoted by Major R. H. Preller. In order to maintain efficiency THE COLONY · the Blenheim left Fretoria at 9.35 of the work, it will be seen that handbook called "The Protec FROM the development of am and landed at Durban 77 more local trained nurses will be tion of Your Home against Air
The importance DI the events at Kulangsu dur-minutes later, covering 330 miles required. ing the last few days, it was at an average speed of 257 miles nurses' services to medical work Ralds" has been especially adapted clear that Japanese plans for an hour point to point. The record was stressed upon and emphasized to the Colony's needs from a simi- forcing a decision relative to time in the opposite direction is by Dr. (Mrs.) Dover in her talk, handbook published by the all foreign settlements in 73 minutes, achieved by a Hawker at the Rotary Club in a few Home Office. A foreword by Bir Samuel Hoare, Home Secretary, and Hurricane' single-seat fighter. China received a setback.
"Latest versions of the Blenheim Our hospitals have ploneered in by His Excellency the Governor, is SINGAPORE, 12th May, 1939. The prompt landing of inter- now going into service in the Royal training Chinese nurses and we included.
399 national armed forces called Air Force have a maximum speed shall have no dificulty in securing
a halt to the intimidation and of 295 mph and a range of nearly such-services--But one-dimenity at 5 cents per copy from the fol-
Towing booksellers-Brewers-Book-- coercion of the local authori- 2,000 miles carrying full military we shall find; that is, to provide ties. The demonstration of load,
Ilving quarters for them. The ac-shop, Des Voeux Road C.; Commer commodation in our Nurses' Home Cial Press, Queen's Road; Frater- firmness by the naval au-
nity Book Room, 216, Nathan Road; thorities of Britain, France The China Drams Corp gave a 18 limited and we are contemplat Kelly & Walsh, Ltd.; Mahan & Co., and America was commented dramatic performance at the Lee trig enlarging these quarters. 5, D'Agullar St.. World News Co. upon in the world press and Theatre yesterday, on behalf of the political circles in London, Hongkong Associated South China deep gratitude and hearty thanks 35, Nathan Road, Kowloon and 10, Rellet, in aid of funds for the to the Government for making us D'Aguilar St., Hongkong; and other Parts and Washington as a wounded soldiers and refugees, a grant of $50,000 towards the booksellers." new element in the attlude There will be three more plays Nethersofe Building Fund and to the It is condently, expected that this handbook will provide all Chinese). Commercial Houses and elementary information for the civil house- members of the Community for precautions which their generous donations, towards holders should take in preparing pensate for the failure of the that Fund, particularly to our against the eventuality of air raids, A translation of the handbook THERE will be incon- trial balloon which Japan flew past and present nurses, through
whose energies more than one mile into Chinese has been prepared vill be available in Chinese. venience resulting from the in the southern port, and out of dollars was collected. With such and it will be blockade of Kulangsu such as of pique, the gallant Japan- generous support we were able to bookshops very shortly. shortage of food, which may ese navy stopped the Ranpura rase the full sum of $200,000 at LECTURE COURSE become serious. However, the and the Aramis. It is wit the end of last year for the Build starving of the population such victories the Japanese ing Fund and free the building of Kulangau will not com- Navy has to be satisfied.
from debt.
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THAT WHEN You are at Home you can get the
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS at SELFRIDGES.
I should like here to express our
of the Powers to events in from May 27 to 29, with two shown leading Banks, (both English and China But it still rests in daily from 3. p.m. and 8 pm Japanese hands to resort to more ill-considered methods to achieve their ends;
A full course of lectures in Air Raid Precautions will be given at St. Andrew Church Hall, Kow
Pan American Airways
口
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Boyer are Canadian Pacific representatives.
WELL A CLIPPER came to our town yesterday! The Honolulu Cupper finally made the grade, weather or no weather, Captain U. In the southern city of Melbourne.
travelling B. Beer put the big Boeing down They are enjoying a
vacation and now continue to Van- in Kal Tak bay at 12.55 p.m..
couver. It almost appears-a "post- And who should come out of that man's holiday" plane and prance up and down en
Shanghai-bound were Mr., and the big Clipper's wings and fusel- Mrs. Lawrence Kadoorle. They age? None other than Hongkong's will join other members of the William Greenough (better known family in the Northern city.
as King Kong), number one en- Mr. and Mrs. B. H. C. Hallowes, gineer, here, for Pan American connected with the Public Works Airways. The short, rolly-polly Department, are commencing their gentleman has spent several weeks six months' vacation. Ou to Van- in Manila inspecting work of his couver they sailed, later travelling company there.
through Canada to England, ma Mr. Kent Morris, catering and Honolulu-bound are Mr, and service
for supervisor PAA's Mrs. George Vanderbilt, prominent Pacific Division came calling on American on their way to three
his ninth trip to this city. Short months of holidaying in the land ly, he will fly to New Zealand with of moonlight and "oke!"" the experimental flight of his Professor. and Mrs. M.H. Raffey company. In July, he rolls up his are Journeying to Vancouver. How- sleeves and gets down to the ever, these passengers and Mr, and grinding task of supervising the Mrs. C. H. Lauru had taken to erection of a fifty-room hotel 'on secret quarters, and unfortunately. Canton Island which will be used we could not have a few words by San Francisco to New Zealand, with them the evening before de- passengers of Pan American Air-parture.
Ways.
Another charming "gent." is Mr.
John Rogers, P.A.A's Trame Re- BOOK REVIEWS
presentative in the city by the Golden Gate, San Francisco. This is his first call to this section of the land, and he made it short, as he left this morning for home on the Honolulu. Clipper.
Smith, Bell and Company, return
Mr. David Bone, connected with
ed from a business excursion down to Manila.
LIFE OF AN IRISH BOL- DIER-by Gen. Alexänder · God- ley (John Murray),
General Sir Alexander Godley's reminiscentes was published on the title, LIFE OF AN IRISH SOL- April 23 by John Murray, with
DIER.
It is a
military autobiography And Mr. and Mrs Niels Jensen, by a man whose personal recep- connected, with the Danish Contivity is as remarkable as his ex- sulates in
round-tripping-it!" Though their tries that General Godley has not
the Far East, reperiences, for there are few coun stay in the city was short, the visited, and there is hardly a man main event was the Clipper ride of his time, whether in the world The popular Mr. Antonio Wilson of sport or soldiering or adminis- of Manila was welcomed on histration, whom he has not knoWD. arrival by many friends. This
His life of fifty-two years in gentleman enjoys a big reputation the army has been a long tale of trenuous work relieved at "inter- vals by equally strenuous pursuit of sport, whether hunting, racing.
ing or yachting.
SHARP DROP IN TEMPERATURE
polo, pig-sticking, shooting, fish
For a man with so wide an ex-
perletnice he tells his reminiscences * Hongkong residents awoke yes in an entertaining vein, yet with terday morning to find that there a faith that is most comforting had been a startling drop in the ta these days of unrest and fear were everywhere seen.
temperature, and heavier garments
From a maximum of 84 degrees
THE HUNAWAY by Kath leen Norris (John Manray) Kathleen Norris's latest novel
on Thursday, the mercury did THE RUNAWAY, was publish down to 67 degrees yesterday ed by John Murray on May 2 morning a drop of 17 degrees. Equally popular on both sides at 4 pm, was 12 degrees.
Norris's great appeal lies in her Yesterday's maximum temperature of the Atlantic, the source of Mrs Humidity was 85 yesterday, understanding of life and love ar against 91 on the previous day, It appears to modern youth, and The Royal Observatory forecast her new romance deals with a Tong repentance that delightfully for to-day Indicates that the wea, ther will remain about the same pictures a fascinating heroine, to fresh, with east winds and ocea whom eventual happiness is
fitting reward.
sional rain.
Simple homele motherhood and lie in country scenario freshingly depicted and
loon, on Fridays and Tuesdays at 6 people raake themselves pm, commencing on Friday, June to the reader in one of the 2, 1939 instead of May 30, 1939, as attractive of this author previously announced,
Jar novels
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