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NOTICE is hereby given that the TWENTY FIRST ORDIN an Extraordinary General Meet Night Editor (Wanchal Office): ARY YEARLY MEETING, ofing of the Company will be held this Company will be held at the in the P. & O. Building, Victoris, Registered Office of the Company in the Colony of Hong Kong, at No. 10, Des Voeux Road Central, 11.15 o'clock in the forenoon on on Saturday, the 16th March, Thursday, the 21st day of March, 1940, at 3.00 p.m. for the purpose 1940, or as soon thereafter as the of receiving the Report of the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of the Directors together with a State Company shall have terminated, ment of Accounts for "the year for the purpose of considering ended 31st December, 1939.
and if thought it passing the fol»“ lowing resolution as a special resolution:--
The Register of Shares of the Company will be closed from Saturday, 9th March, 1940 20 Saturday, 16th March, 1940, during (both days inclusive)· which period no transfer of shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager, Hong Kong, 26th Feb, 1940.
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CHINA LIGHT & POWER
"CO., LTD.
NEW POWER STATION INAUGURAL CEREMONY, MONDAY, 26TH FEBRUARY, 1940.
Guests are requested to take their seats before 5 p.m. and are reminded to bring their entrance cards with them.
Cars proceeding to the Power Station will enter by way of Dyer Avenue (behind, the Kowloon Docks) and leave by way of Tal Wan Road,
Hong Kong, 24th Feb, 1940.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG
PROBATE
JURISDICTION
IN THE GOODS of Her bert Hatch late of 12 Ken. nedy Terrace, Top Floor, Victoria in the Colony of Hong Kong, Retired Electric Engineer, deceased.
NOTICE is hereby given that the Court has by virtue of the provisions of Section 58 of Or dinance No. 2 of 1897 made an order, limiting the time for credi- tors and others to send in their claims against the above estate. to the 22nd day of March, 1949 All Creditors and others are accordingly hereby required to send their claims to the underi signed on or before the above date,
Dated this 26th day of Febru ary, 1940.
P. H. SIN & CO Solicitors for the Executor, 14, Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong.
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EDITORIAL
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1940.
Research In | CHINESE CLOSING IN ON | Oratorio At SIAOSHAN: FIGHTING GOES St. Teresa's
Cosmic Radiation
DR. R. MILLIKAN PASSES THROUGH
ON IN SOUTH KWANGSI
Tomorrow
ON THE EAST CHEKIANG FRONT, Feb, 25 (Central)——— Following the recapture of Kanshanchen, Yachienchen, "The Resurrection of Christ,” Chientsingchen and Linpuchen, Chinese forces are now Lorenzo Perost's celebrated pra- closing in on Siaoshan, on the south bank of the Chlentangtorio, which the Choral Group.. River, opposite Hängchow, where the Japanese have re- treated
A through passenger from Manila to San Francisco, who spent two days in Hongkong, was Dr..
ON THE SOUTH KWANGSI. Robert Milikan, a Nobel Prize. winner for Physics and one of FRONT, Feb. 25 (Central)
About 1,000 Japanese infan- America's two greatest physicists.
invaded Chulihu, Dr. Millikan, who is accompanted trymen
south-west of Funan, on by his wife, is travelling back to
afternoon. Sub- Professor W. Pickering and Projected to an encircling attack, fessor Nehr, who were with Dr. they were routed the follow- Mlikan in India doing researching day. work into the nature and origin of commle radiation,
CHINA & JAPAN California. Returning with him are Thursday
- THE FUTURE THE NEWS that has come from Chungking during
Dr. Millikan told the Hongkong the past few days clarifies further. China's national po- Dally Frese yesterday the work licy in the changed inter-was being conducted under the national situation.
That the Capital of the Company be increased from Its present Capital of $6,- 000,000 Hong Kong currency
IN THE FIRST PLACE, at divided into 600,000 shares
a time when democracy is be- of $10 each to $18,000,000
ing blacked out in large sec- Hong Kong currency divided tions of the globe, a new move into 1,800,000 shares of $10 is being made towards the each and that such additional establishment of real popular shares" shall rank in all government-the convocation respects part passu with the of the People's Congress as original Capital of the Com. the supreme organ of au- thority in the country. pany.
Secondly, internal unity. which has been subjected to an increased degree of strain, téndencies that reflecting
And for the purpose of con sidering and if thought fit passing the following resolutions; namely:-
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have operated all over the world, is to be strengthened by means of give-and-také discussion between the Kuo-
BOTH THE ANNOUNCE- MENT of the new Constitu tion and thë article- оп China's peace terms appear-
joint auspices of the British Mete oroligal Service in India, the Call- formia Institute of Technology and the Carnegie Institute.
At the California Institute of Technology, Dr. Millikan is Director of the Norman Bridge Laboratory of Physics. He is known, through- out the world for his important research work in the measurement of light and other allled fields.
GRAF SPEE CREW: BRITISH REQUEST
LONDON, Feb. 25 (Reuter)— The British Government has made representations to the Argentine authorities for the crew of the Graf Spee to be properly interned and that measures be taken to prevent their return to Germany.
No Force Was Used
U.S. ALLEGATIONS "ON CENSORSHIP
DENIED
LONDON; Feb 25 (Reuter)-A
On the Nanning-Yamchow high- way the Chinese are attacking Na- chin and Taltong. On the Non- ning-Wuming highway the Chinese have recovered Taishan, a point
near Kaofengyal,
NORTH HUPER
FANCHENG, HUPEH, Feb. 25 (Central)-Chinese and Japanese forces in North Hupeh are battling
south-east Pinglinshih,
of
#t
Sulhsien.
The Japanese at Maping heavily shelled the Chinese positions on
DARING HOLD- UP
IN SHANGHAI SHANGHAI, Feb. 24 (Reuter) -With four pistols pointed at their heads. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. E. Shotter were held up for "seven minutes in the early hours of this morning practical- ly outside the gate of the China Generaį Omnibus Co., of which Mr. Shotter Is manager.
After a search the Shotters were allowed to proceed, with nothing stolen from them.
Allied War Strength
EIGHT-AND-A-HALF
Wednesday. A number of gas MILLION TRAINED |
shells were allegedly fred.
Tasintien, north-east of Kwang-
FORCES
under the direction of Maestro Gualdi, presented successfully last- year at the China Fleet Club Theatre, will be repeated by the same talented singers" at St. Teresa's Church tomorrow at 5.45
p.m.
Unusual and memorably musical, the oratorio deals with the death of the Saviour, His burial and His resurrection.
TECHNICAL SKILL
The composer is Director of the Choir of the Sistine Chapel, Rome, and the greatest living composer pf sacred music..
The part of the Narrator, the principal part and one that re quires great technical skill to per- form, is being taken by Mr. Gaston D'Aquino, who is well-known to Hongkong music-lovers.
The part of Mary Magdalén is sung" by Mrs. Bylvia Choy, whilst the part of Christ, consisting of several beautiful phrases embody- ing the Saviour's words from the Cross, is taken by Mr. Alec Greaves. The Choral Group will be sup- ported by a full orchestra at to morrow's recital. Tickets may be
skul, on the Peiping-Hankow Rail- LONDON, Fab. 25 (Renter) obtained at all music dealers or at way, has been recaptured by the The New York. World Telegram the door.. Chinese. The Japanese retreated | prints towärd Kwangshul.
11
.
from
TA
Washington despatch, "authoritative BILIVEJ
PEACE TERMS from official sources, which re-
Continued from Page 1 FIFTHLY, settlement
of
the
TEAR GAS BOMBS
vested today, that the Allied LINHO, BUIYUAN, Feb. 24 (Cen-powers have a total of trained tral) Tear gas bombs were land, sea and air forces of 8,500,- question regarding Korea and For- allegedly dropped by Japanese air 000 men to face, the 1,250,000 es- falds in and around Linho, south- timated German effectives in the mosa must be based on the prin- ciple of racial self-determination, west of Wuyuan in west Sulyuan, event of a spring blitzkrieg.”
and, on Feb, 18 and 17.
The New York Times, in An More than 30 civilians, mostly editorial, entitled "Allied Ships ini
& women and children,"were wound-the Arctic" states:
the town.
lity.
SIXTHLY, with regard to the The Allied unequal treatment of East Asiatic ed in the villages around Linho, blockade having already driven peoples in the family of nations, while an old woman was gassed in the German Merchant Fleet from Chins shall, together with Japan, the high seas, its presence in the in international conference fight Arctic is a sign that no corner of for international Justice and equa- SOUTH KIANGSU
the sea highway is safe for Ger-
Declaring that the conclusion of TUNKI, ANHWEI, Feb. 25 (Cen-man vessels on for ships trying to
a secret agreement between Japan tral) Fighting has resumed in bring the sinews of war to the and Wang Ching-wel would never. south' Kiangsu as a Japanese force blockaded Reich."
solve the problems affecting the two countries but would only fur- ther" the Chinese people's deter- mination to carry on the war of resistance, the Ta Kung Pao 'says: China always had a sympathetic understanding of Japan's aspira-
at Kintan, 17 miles south of Tanyang. has started a push to-
fat denial was officially issued in London to the recent reports that the British suhorities. on Jan. 18. Ward Liyang, south of Kintan.
Continued from Page. 1
"Glorious Isolation"
JAPAN'S POLICY "Even when her military adven-
DESMOINES, Feb. 25 (Reuter)-itions. The United States must recognise that its former "glorious isolation": ed one of the them as being the has vanished, declared Mr. Berle,
man who had professed Assistant Secretary of State, in ature in China collapses the Japan- ignorance of the location of Wo speech here, On Lane earlier in the evening.
same
1. That the Directors be and they are hereby au thorised to capitalise the sum mintang and the Communist of $3,000,000 Hong Kong party. Thirdly, it has again currency part of the unbear emphasised that all divided profits of the Com these developments are made pany standing to the credit possible by continued re- of the Company's Reserve sistance, resistance which re- Fund and to allot to the tains unchanged its aim of Members holding shares of the complete liberation of the the Company as on the 1st country on the basis of the
Three People's Principles. day of July, 1949, in respect of the net amount capitalised fully paid shares of the Com. pany of equivalent nominal value in the proportion of ing in the Chungking "Ta one share for every two Kung Pao," often a mouth- shares of the Company then piece of Government policy
used force in removing air mail held by such persons respec.. (as in the case of the ex-
from the Clipper on the US. tively and that such shares posure of the Wang Ching trans-Atlantic service at Bermuda OFFERED "SQUEEZE” so allotted shall rank for wei sell-out) stress that no and that the necessary search was dividends as from the 1st compromise is possible on the carried out by "marines with fixed
meaning of China's territorial | bayoneta." day of July, 1940.
integrity, the restoration of It was authoritatively stated 2. That If, on such dis- which is the Government's that no armed force of any kind tribution as aforesaid, any major war aim. The Draft was used and no clash occurred -person would be entitled to a Constitution states that between the captain of the Clip-
territory fractional share the Directors China's
includes per and the Bermuda censorship shall, in lient
Mongolia
and authorities" of Issuing Manchuria,
Tibet. The article in the “Ta Fractional Certificates, cause the whole share to be allotted Kung Pao" specifically men- "to a person or persons to be tions, in addition, the leased territory of Kwantung (with named by the Directors and its ports of Dairen and Port The local authorities have pald such share shall, at such Arthur) and the South Man- tribute to the belpful attitude time as the Directors think churia railway zone.
It also adopted within the limits of their fit, be sold and the proceeds demands the renunciation by duties by the aircraft officials, and distributed amongst the per the Japanese of extraterri- the United States Consul confirm-, sons entitled to the fractions toriality and "special rights" ed that the situation was handled on Chinese soll and indicates courteously and tactfully, with making up such "share.
China's interest in the fate of complete lack of friction. By order of the Board of Manchuria and Korea by
Directors,
pointing out that the future. of these countries must be determined by the wishes of their native populations.
WHILE CLAIMING these.
ROME, Feb. 25 (Reuter)-Italy 1940.rights, the article makes it has signed trade agreements with Germany and Turkey. Dr. Clodius clear that China does not signed on behalf of Germany, desire to annihilate the Jap- The agreements fixed the current anese nation or to deprive it trade between Italy, Germany and of opportunities of legitimate "Greece for the coming year. trade. It recognizes the com- mon and complementary in-
GIBB, LIVINGSTON &
·CO., LTD. Agents. Hong Kong, 22nd Feb.,
155 BRITISH SHIPS DESTROYED.
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It was added that the rela- tions between all parties con- cerned were throughout of the best.
24. HELPFUL ATTITUDE
TRIPARTITE TRADE AGREEMENT
He added that America seeking to "show the world the "YEN CHING"
peaceful way of living in which Accompanied by these two fokis war will become allly, disarmament
Theatre.
simply.
ese nation, as such, will remain. Japan's policy, however, must be based on her historical and geo- graphical conditions which favour the development of her fishing and
international commerce.
I went to the corner of King's possible and the process of shipping trade industries as well as
expansion On the way the whole perialistic of the conversation was based on absurd."/ now much money I would like or would take to give them “yen
ching for "yat kor lat pal.". In other words, to let them off" for a week.
RECONNAISSANCE ACTIVITY
"If China wins the war Japan need not fear Chinese retaliation. for China is only fighting for her and not territorial sovereignty.
economic against
co-operation. with Japan, She will not recognise BERLIN, Feb. 25 (Reuter) - The Japan's special rights in China. communique issued today reports but she must consider the histori- local artillery and reconnaissance cal and geographical conditions activity between the Moselle and between the two countries. the Palatinate Forest.
"If Japan's industrial. and com- The sum them veered between It claims that following air acmercial enterprises secure proper $10 and 5 but I decided to ask for tivity over the German-French expansion her population problem $50 nothing less to see what frontier and Heligoland Bight one will automatically be solved would happen. An offer of wine British and one French plane wereThe nations bordering on the way also made.
shot down.. On hearing "850" the fokis weze,
"Give him one dollar" said one foki to the other as we walked along slowly.
REPORT UNTRUE
closer to each other daily," the paper concludes.
Pacific are all young and vigorous while modern advancement in I think, rather shocked and sald LONDON, Feb 25 (Reuter)The communcations will bring them that they would have to consult Air Ministry states that the Cer their master. I agreed and we man claim with regard to the des- arranged to meet at the same truction of a British aircraft is corner where we had stood jutrue. at 11′′ o'clock.
Five minutes before the appoint. ed hour, I made my way to the appointed place, and, after wait beckoned with a whistle by a thin chinese who was wearing a felt
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BOYS' SCHOOL ON SEX ATTACKS® LONDON, Feb. 25 (Renter) The FIRE IN YAAN Air Ministry announces that the
-CHUNGXING, Feb. 28. (Reuter> aights over Heligoland Bight and-News has just reached Chung- for the third day in succession. the Szechuen Bekong border, a
RAF carried out reconnaissance
terests of the Chinese and puppets, so China's leaders LONDON, Feb, 25 (Reuter)-AC- Japanese peoples not only in make it clear that the sort orng for a few minutes. I was North-west Germany yesterday king that on Feb. 4. in Yaan, on
French and Polish.
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC
COMPANY, LIMITED. cording to unofficial figures, the number of vessels destroyed up to NOTICE is hereby given that February 20 was 308 of which 155 the Fifty-first Ordinary Yearly were British, 139 neutral and 14 Meeting will be held at the Cou A German communique claims pany's Registered Office 4th that up to February 25, 496 Floor, F. & 0. Bulling on enemy and neutral merchantmen. Thursday, 21st March, 1940, at carrying 1,810,315 tons of contra- 11.m, for the purpose of pre band for Britain, were sunk.” -senting the Report of the Direc
tors together with a Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1939, electing Directors and Auditors and fixing their fees.
hat
were
ground,
"A"China News Agency" has CANBERRA Feb 24 (Reuter been established by the Japanese The Australian Minister of Trade in Peiping, according to a Tientsin and Commerce has resigned. The memage. Kuan Yi-halen & Chl- Premier, Mr. Menzies was sworn in
(Central nese newspaperman, is the director, as Trade Minister today following
the resignation of the Cabinet
the economic sphere, but in peace they want cannot be
One British aircraft was attack fire partially destroyed the United ed by five Messerchmitts. Six Church of Canada Boy's Primary obtaining for the Asiatic races reconciled with the aims of
"OUT OF QUESTION" separate attacks
made School, the equality which they are Mitsul and Mitsubishi, the denied, expressly or by im-Konoyes and Yonais, Hatas
against the British aircraft but at Several blocks in this central plication, in the immigration and Itagakis.
He asked, me to accompany him were repulsed and the aircraft re-business district of the town are and other legislation of the THUS, THE FIGHT GOES back to Wo On Lane but, first of turned home safely after complet sad to have been razed to the Western countries.
ON with, on China's side, not all, we were to have some wine, ing their task, IF THERE IS TO BE only the consciousness of her They would possibly agree, he said. PEACE, then, it must be a own growing strength, but to $30 but $50 was out of the peace based not on the im-the conviction that more and question."
After talking and haggling for PRICE FIXING perialist ambitions of Japan's more the Japanese people will
present rulers but on the understand where their real about ten minutes the thin man COMMITTEE
things needed for the welfare interests lie and who are their decided to return to the gambling SHANGHAI Teb. 25 (Reaser) of the Chinese and Japanese real enemies, Already Jap but before he left he asked me Following lengthy conferences peoples alike. Since there is anese and Koreans, fight as to meet him in a certain cafe during the past few days the obviously no hope that such volunteers in the ranks of on Sunday, that is yesterday, when final details as to how much French Concession Price Fixing peace will be accepted in China's defenders, convinced money. plus wine, Committee has been formed and Tokyo today; China must con- that in this way they are de- will be presided over by the French tinue to fight for it on the fending themselves-Wataru I Consul, M. Pauge
battlefield, confident that Kaji, Aoyama, Ikeda, Kim Lane, Gambling was in The Committee comprises · 20
when the bankruptcy of their Chiu and hundreds of former wing. The ferowa – had members, four of whom are Chinese Government is fully revealed prisoners of war, true patriots dwindled women were again in the and have yet to be appointed.
the Japanese people will and pioneers of a "new order majority left de pat car themselves complete the task in East Asla which will be Needless to say. I neither kept An attempted armed robbery oc- thus begun. Just as the neo- built not by the efforts of the appointment nog lined
lined my curred about 8.40 yesterday even shoguns re-iterate, with Tokyo's militarists and pro ing at No. 37 Pitt Street, second
gambling establishment floor, Yaumati, when three men truth, that they will never get fiteers but on the basis of the
BBW is one of many which armed with revolvers gained en- from the Central Government utter destruction not only of whic
to exist quite successfully Hong Kong, 22nd Feb., 1940. trance to the flat. Nothing was
the kind of peace" that their continental but of their mana
all over the Colony, 91 i stolen.
they dictate to their own power within Japan.
The Register of Members of the Company will be closed from 9th March, to 21st March, 1940, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares: can be registered.
Directors,
By order of the Board of
GIBB, LIVINGSTON &. CO., LTD. Agents.
arranged.
We would be America Will returned once more to We On War, Says U.S.
pockets: The
1 full
ΠΟΥ
Keep Out Of Ambassador
NEW YORK, Feb. 25 (Renter) Mr. Joseph Kennedy, American Ambassador in London, who returned to the United States ently in December, since when he has several times conferred with President
Roosevelt on the European situation, has sailed for Europe
Asked. If he thought that the United States could keep out of the war, Mr. Kennedy replied: "I should think so, without any
Mr. Kennedy added that he was still working on swapping certain British and American shipping ro
lana for
* Mer Kennedy declared that he had no idea of resigning his Am basadorship.