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CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD.
NOTICE OF FINAL CALL OF $2.50 PER SHARE ON 1939-ISSUE SHARES.
NOTICE is hereby given that the Directors have "made a final call of $2.50 per share upon all the members holding" shares of the 1939 Issue allotted on 2nd February, 2nd March and 30th September, 1939, respectively, upon which only $2.50 per share has been pald, and that the will be payable to the Bankers of the Company, the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank. Ing Corporation, Hong Kong, on the 30th day of September, 1940. By Order of the Board of Directors,
same
NOEL BRAGA,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 1st March, 1940.
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HONG KONG & SHANGHAI“ BANKING CORPORATION.
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B.
ANNUAL NAVAL
CONTRACTS.
Seated tenders are invited for the following contracts covering the period 1st April, 1940 to 31st March, 1941-
Labour & Lighterage for Ad
miralty Coaling.
Timber & Timber Materials, Making Overalls. Oxygen Gas.
Carbonic Acid Gas. Ammonia Gas. Acetylene Gas.
Glass Sheet.
NOTICE,
All
claims persons having against the Estate of the late Mr. PAUL MARY HODGSON are requested to forward particn. lars of their claims to the under.
signed on or before the 15th
March, 1940.
Dated 29th February, 1940,
TS'O & HODGSON,
Solicitors,
Prince's Building,
5, Ice House Street.
NOTICE.
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Supply & Repair of Bamboo THE TAIPO RURAL HOME
Sunblinds,
Upholstery Work. Dyeing & Dry-Cleaning. Washing.
Paraffin, Ordinary Quality. Mineral Tar.
2. Forms of tender may be obtained until 5th March, 1940, on application to the Naval Store Officer, U.M. Naval Yard, by whom quotations will be received
until noon on the dates specified
The Final Dividend declared } on individual tenders. for the Year ending 31st Decem. ber, 1939, at the rate of Two Pounds Ten Shillings Sterling at exchange 1/2.7/8 is payable on
and after the 28th February, 1940, at the Offices of the Cor poration, where shareholders are requested to apply for Warrants.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 28th Feb. 1940.
NOTICE TO SHIPPERS.
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As from 9th March, 1940, freight rates from Hong Kong to Shanghai, Welhaiwel, Chefoo & Tientsin will be increased by 20% on rice and 10% on other com. modities, and from Hong Kong to Tsingtao will be increased by 30% on rice and 25% on other commodities. Cargo for Tsingtao, Welhalwei, Chefoo & Tientsin with transhipment at Shanghal will be charged the direct rate applicable from Hong Kong to that port, plus 30%.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents,
China Navigation Co., Ltd. JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
General Managers, " Tudo-China S.N. Co., Ltd.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG
3. The right is reserved of declining the whole or any por. tion of any tenders and accepting any portion of a tender.
NOTICE
of
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DEMON
Clearing Sale of COOKERS and HEATERS (Kerosene). Apply to Sander, Wieler & Co., in Liquidation, King's Building, 2nd Floor,
&
IN THE SUPREME
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COURT OF HONG KONG,
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION,
MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS.
NO. 9 OF 1940.
IN THE MATTER of the Tung "On Steamship Com. pany, Limited
IN THE MATTER of the Companies Ordinance, 1932.
& ORPHANAGE
13 Milestone, Talpo
The Orphanage will be formally opened on Saturday, 2nd March,
1940..
His Excellency The Governor will perform the Opening Cere mony at 3.30 p.m.
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HONGKONG, March 3, 1940
PROGRESS IN WAR SURGERY
ONE
NE THING that the pre- sent-day soldier can be sure of is that, if he is sick or wounded. he will have much better care than the fighters in the last war.
SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1940.
ARMY HOCKEY
B.W.O.F. SENDS SUPPLIES HOME FOR TROOPS AND RED CROSS
Picture shows cases containing hospital supplies and knitted, comforts to be shipped to England from the B.W.OF., Hongkong branch, in the course of a few days.
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TRIAL
AT SOOKUNPOO
Whites boat "Colours by three goal to one in the Army Hockey. Trial match played at Sookuṇpoo yesterday afternoon to select the Army XI for the annual match against the Hongkong Hockey Club. Colours. having in their line-up the pick of the Army's forwards, were unable to penetrate the Whites' defence, while Whites forward line had an easier task against their opponents."
All four goals were scored in the first half. Rm Partap Singh put the Colours ahead, but Capt. Hitch- cock equalised for Whites and two further goals were scored by Bgt. Homburg and Hay, Khuda Singh.
in
HOMBURG, URE SHINE On merit of performance yesterday's trial, Whites' defenders: and Colours' forwards quite just- The undermentioned cases are
the tea ned their places on. being shipped to England by the against Club, while of the reserve courtesy of the P. and O. Steam-forwards. Sgt. Homburg, and of the The following were among the ship Co., and the Glen Line. The reserve defenders, Sgt. Ure, seemed passengers who arrived in Hong-packing cases were supplied free the most deserving of a place.
PASSENGERS
by the B.AT.
IN THE FIRST PLACE, ordinary preventive and cura- tive
ad- techniques have vanced tremendously during
kong yesterday:
The teams were: In- the past twenty years.
Mrs. V. Dawson. Mr. Cheng Moo- Thirteen cases Hospital Supplies WHITES: Sgt. Dobson (R. E): Foculations are available which
han, Capt."K. E. F. Miller, Major- addressed
to:-The Secretary Rin. Gussain Singh (Kumaons), against produce immunity
Gen. F. K. Summons, Mrs. Yao British Red Cross, England. - Rin. Datta Ram (Rajputana R.) typhoid, cholera, and diph-luk, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Miller.
Six cases Knitted Comforts ad- Sgt. Crowley (M'sex), Capt. Hook theria. The man with pneu- Mrs. Yu Yin-chieh, Mrs. Chan Ah-
(Kumaons); Hav, Khuda Bux monia will be treated with Master E. J. Miller. Mr. C. M. Ro dressed to:-Army Comforis De-(R. A.) and Rin. Krishna Bingh (H. K. 8. R. A.), Cäpt, Hitchcock VIwo cases Knitted Comforts sera suitable to each type or bertson. Rev. and Mrs. M. 4. J. pot, England. with that wonderful new Waters, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Watts-
L/Nk. Shangara Singh (R. A) and compound sulfapyridine. In-Carter, Mr. Chien Ting, Mr. J. M. addressed to:-Royal Naval Com-(R. Scots), Sgt. Homburg (R. E),
9/8gt, Dumeld (R. A. O, C.). fluenza is still unconquered, A. Chollot, Miss J. Ho, Mr. Hsu forts Depot, England. but it is the complication of Kan-fong. Mr. Sto Yu-long, Mrs T. P. Stonham, Mr.. Sung Tuze-pel, pneumonia, rather than the Mr. Wan Chee-chung, Mrs. S. C.
flu itself, that kills. That Yang, Miss Yu Hain-chup great war scourge, typhus, The following passengers passed will be checked by universal through Hongkong yesterday: Mr. and frequent delousing and A. B. Atkins, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. the use of new vaccines Bitting. Mr. and Mrs. P. Garduque, not fully proved, have given which, while their efficacy is Mrs. E. M: Kane, Rev. and Mrs. B.
Mattocks, Miss M. C. Mattocks, Miss foreign community of Shanghai: (R), Nk. Nerain Singh Kumaons) promising results.
tocks, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Sevelk, pairs Hospital Socks: 18 Helmets: SPECTACULAR IMPROVEMr. R. T. Storie, Mrs. R. L. Ritchie. Is Scarves. 104 MENTS have been achieved War surgery-improve-
All are cordially welcome. Buses will leave the Peninsula Hotel for Taipo at 2.06 and 2.15 p.m. and will return at 4.30 and 4.45 p.m.
Reservations must be booked Peninsula Hotel where tickets beforehand at the Hong Kong or
are obtainable at $1 per Return Trip.
DISTRESS IN CHINA
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the above Two of
mentioned
COLOURS: Pte. McGready (R." Knitted
Scots); End. Mr. Jordan R. Scots),' cases containing Army Comforts have beer
earmarked Pte.. Stickley (M'sex); Bgt, Ure for the use of the undermention (M'sex), Croston (R. E), and Jem.
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ed Regiments-Royal Scots and Hazara Singh (H. K. S. R. A.); Royal Signals.
Hav. Shah Wall Rajputana R.), Among the knitted garments Lieut Indarjit Singh (Rajputana
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at that locks, Master C. L. Mat- 72 Fullovers: 8 pairs Mittens; 10 and Rfn, Partap Singh (Kumacins). the following are gifts from the R. Lieut. Prisan Nath Rajputana
ments tested and found good FIERCEST ATTACKS OF
in the Spanish civil war. First in the order of potential life! savers comes the new blood- transfusion technique, per- To the Editor of The Times
fected in the Soviet Union Sir-Although the sufferings of the Chinese people no longer, find and strice universally adopted, which does not require direct a place on the front pazes of our newspapers, they are as great as contact with a donor. Blood ever. There is no sign of China's, can now be obtained from indomitable spirit being crushed, donors and even from the and while maintaining the na- dead, preserved in quantity, tions) resistance the Chinese classified according to type, Government has attempted to put up in small tins, and sent crganize the reilef et civilian by army trucks or first-aid distress in a number of ways, But
units right up to the front- where it can be administered immediately to those who need it.
chief
the need for help from China's friends increases räther than diminishes as this terrible struggle drags on its way.
GAS GANGRENE,
A station of the International Red Cross, mainly staffed by Bri-terror of the wounded, is be-
tackled with sulfani tish and American volunteers, has ing been working first at Hankow lamide, closest to a panacea and later at Kwelyang in undc of all the hitherto discovered cupied China. Kwelyang is now medical drugs": the centre of the greatest impor tance for the receipt and distribu tion of medical supplies for the whole of Free China.
An appeal for fresh personnel the Relle! of Distress in China from this relief station at Kwel- yang: for the present staff must be replaced this "spring. A small British unit of University men, organized by Mr. Evert Barger; of the University of Bristol, and Mr. Llewelyn Evans, will shortly leave for Kweiyang, and although the members of the party are giving their services, funds are urgently
has reached the British Fund for
WAR
BRING RUSSIANS CLOSER TO VIBORG
INTERPORT TRIAL TOMORROW
The Arst Interpor: hockey trial match will be played tomorrow morning at the Club ground, King's Park, bully-off at 10.30 a.m. Players are. requested to bring with them. both coloured and white shirts as changes may be made a: the in- tervals,
The teams will be;
WHITES: W. B. Souza; Rin
HELSINGFORS, Mar. 1 (Reater)-The flercest attacks of the war have brought Soviet troops "within' four miles of Viborg. Fin- land's second largest city. There is now intense fighting in the depths of the Mannerheim Line by the city and the Russians are Datta Ram, V. C. Bond; Lt. G. W. pressing their attack with thousands of fresh troops and supplies. Hook, W. A Reed, and N. B. M. Despite this the Soviet advance is slow. The plucky and deter- Whitley; Hay, Shah Wall, Sgt. mined' Finns are resisting with great tenacity and the Russians must Homburg. Lt, Prisam Nath, Na.. Nerain Singh and Rin. Partap suffer heavy losses before they can reach the gates of Viborg. The country the Russians must, ing Soviet columns trying to cross Singh.
COLOURS: V. M. Benwell; R. J. advance across is rugged and the ice on the Gulf of Finland. heavily fortified and the Finns are where many tanks and soldiers Reed. J. Gonsalves; A. M. Alves, setting up fresh defences in front have been flung into the freezing M. H. Hassan and Rtn. Krishna
waters.
Singh; S. A Fowler, P. O. Gemmell, of the city.
Helsingfors had two air raid G. H. Fowler, Gurbachan Singh and' MORE PLANES
alarms yesterday morning. when J. A. Soares,
The following are also requested More foreign planes have arrived Soviet planes flew over the city. in Finland and these are being Anti-aircraft batteries went into to appear:-Pyara Singh, T, Lock- used for intensive bombing of the action and the Soviet planes drop- hart, R. Marques, Lt. Buckley. E
Fowler and A, E. P. Guest. Soviet lines. They are also bomb- ped no bombs.
K. W. YEUNG REPEATS SUCCESS
IN TEN THOUSAND METRES AT UNIVERSITY SPORTS
Shot Put Qualifying Round Disappoints
SPECIAL TO THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
University cricketer, R. Singh CHI who tips the scales at 222 lbs., re- slated every attempt of Ellot Hall to pull them over, the line, and may be considered favourites for the final.
·· THE RESULTS
100 Yards Dash: T., T. Chin (Eliot); A. Ostroumoff (Lugard). N.- Singh (Lugard). C. U. Ip (st. John's). J. Fenton (Morrison) and
K. W. YEUNG, of May Hall, repeated his success of last year in V. Zaitzen (Lugard) qualified for
the 10,000 metres run yesterday when the 25th annual Inter-Hostel the Final. athlette meeting of the Hongkong University commenced at Pokfu“
DURING THE LAST WAR, an American surgeon noticed that injured men who had been left without care so long that their wounds began to crawl with maggots made bet-- ter recoveries than many who NOTICE is hereby given that
had had carlier treatment. the
On his return home after the petition presented to Supreme Court of Hong Kong
Armistice he bred these larvat under aseptic conditions and on the 14th day of February,
applied them to hard-healing 114 1940, for confirming the reduction
injuries, finding, to his de- of the capital of the abovenamed
light, that rapid recovery re- sulted. Further work dis- Company from $2,500,000 divided into 25,000 shares of $100 each,
closed that the agent respon- needed to meet the expense of to $2,000,000 divided into 25,000 sending the party out.
sible was a secretion called shares of $80 each, by paying We believe that practical help of allantoin, and the maggots
Shot Put: G. M. Derkach (Lu- back to the shareholders the sum this kind, coming from Britain at were replaced by a salve con-
lam. It was the only final on the day's programme the other events gard)-33' 8" Y. 8, Lama (Motti- of $20 per share out of the ac. the present time, will be welcom-taining this substance, Still more research, and the field
being heats.
son), P. Tam (Morrison), N. Singh cumulated profits of the Comed by the Chinese and make a
deep impressor in China
was-narrowed to the chemical
K. K. Tan, of Eliot Hall, was G. Schiller, considered a certain (Lugard) and T. C. Lo (Morrison) pany, the capital proposed to be Contributions should be sent to urea, obtained from allantoin.
Long Jump: J. Fenton (MorŢI- IN THE GOODS of Alfred paid off being in excess of the the "British Rellet Unit for Central Nowa 2 per cent, solution of second and he was followed to runner-up, fouling his only good qualided.
son Hall). C. N. Matthews (8t. J. Fenton, (Morrison), who lost son), T. T, Chin (Ellot), C. C. Chen Edmund Hatch of 70 The wants of the Company, is directed | China," 21, Westbourne Terrace, urea, cheap and simple to the tape by 0. V. Cheung (Morri- throw... -
prepare, does the work.
| John's) and C. Voroblen" (Lugard), the inter-school title last year by (May) K. M. Au "(Morrison). Y. 8 Drive, Hove in the County of to be heard before His Honour London, W.2.
PROCEEDING along similar Yeung's time was 40 minutes 20 14 inches, had the best qualifying Lam (Morrison) and P. H, Lum Sir Alasdair Duncan Atholl Mac. Sussex England,' deceased.
Gregor, Chief Justice, on Wednes-
devious roads, moving from seconds and Voroblem 49 minutes mark in the Long Jump. clearing tot) qualified.
220 Yards Low Hurdles T. T. 19-feet 4 inches. He has jumped common observation to the 50 seconda
Chin (Eliot, H., T. Tape 18t IS.
day, the 13th day of March, NOTICE -
HEREBY
B. 8. Chowls, of Lugard Hall, 21 feet in practice. most complicated scientific
In the qualifying rounds of the (John's), Y, S. Lam (Morrison), 8. Lee GIVEN that the Court has by 1940, at 10 o'clock in the fore-
research, and then "applying ran pluckily with a bandaged an-
Hall Armly Mahmoud Lugard), BL's virtue of Section 58 of the noon. Any creditor or share
the results of such research kle but had to give up after 18 Tug-of-War, Ricci
rooted, and held secure by no less (Morrison) and K. M. Au (Morri- Probates Ordinance 1897, made holder of the Company desiring
A feature of the afternoon was formidable an anchor than the son) qualified. and air-raid victims, the an Order limiting the time for to oppose the making of an order
to actual treatment of battle of the 36 laps
the unofacial record run over the creditors and others to send in for the reduction of the capital
world's surgeons have pro their claims against the above of the said Company under the
duced many life-saving me- thods affording a prospect of estate to the 19th day of March, above. Ordinance should appear 1940.
at the time of hearing by himself
recovery to those who, only a short time ago, would have been doomed.
PROBATE JURISDICTION
We are, &c
H. A. L. FISHER. A. D. LINDSAY. ROBERT MENNELL J. HOPE SIMPSON. J. EK STUDD,
CORRESPONDENCE
P.W.R.C. DANCE
1
(To the Editor. Hongkong Dally Press] Sir, I am writing to thank you All Creditors and others are or his counsel for that purpose, accordingly hereby required to A copy of the petition will be for the generous publicity which nur Club's Annual send their claims to the ander- furnished to any creditor or you gave to signed on or before" that date. shareholder of the Company re Supper Dance and Cabaret, held Dated the 22nd day of Febru. quiring the same by the under at the Peninsula Hotel on Thurs-
day evening. Your kind help in ary, 1940.
signed on payment of the redoubtedly contributed in no small gulated charges for the same. JOHNSON, STOKES &
measure to the success of the Dated this 22nd day of Febru.function.
Please accept my thanks and
MASTER, Solicitors for the Executors, Hong Kong e Shanghai Bank Building, Hong Kong.
ary, 1940,
WOO & WOO, Solicitors for the abovenamed Company.
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those of the Committee.
Yours faithfully.
A B. PURVES President, Public Works Recreation Club,"
220 Yards Low Handles by T. T Chin, of Eliot Hall, who finished strongly in 26 seconds, beating the University record of 283 seconds established by H. L. Lee in 1931. The record, however, will be d's- allowed as there was only one, timekeeper assigned to the re.
"FORMER WINNER BEAT / The first heat of the 100 "Yards"
:
Tell
Chinese Laundrymen Why Graf Spee Was Found
BROTHE
OF
SHANGHAI, MAR. 1 (REUTER)-SIX CHINESE LAUNDRY- MEN, FORMERLY MEMBERS OF THE CREW SCUTTLED ADMIRAL GRAF SPEE, AREIVED HERE TODAY. They said that they did not see much of the fight as they were hiding in the ship's laundry but admitted that it sounded terrifically loud.
The Chinese said that the rea-u When a shell penetrated
IN A WORD, the science of repairing torn and broken bodies is progressing rapidly. though not quite so fast as the techniques of destroying dash saw the elimination of last life. Human ingenuity is Year's winner. I. C. Kwons, who keeping pace with the deve (Luzard), and C. U. In 1St. bulkhead and tore through a pile son why the Graf Spee was dis- lopment of our still savage John's). The fastest time was re- of dirty sheets before passing on covered by the British cruisers was because her scouting plane, world, a world that human turned in the third heat won by through the opposite side, they used to seek prey for the battle- indignation and action must r. T. Chin (Ellot) in 10 seconds took refuge in the hospital One ship, was out of action and con- ultimately take in hand and The qualifying round in the
ran unplaced behind. N. Singh
cruise about searching for victims. remould so that man will shot Put was a disappointment to of them suffered from severe sequently the Grat Spee had V never destroy man again. Lugard Hall, their representative, shock.