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UNION WATERBOAT.
CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
The Thirty-fifth Annual Gen- eral Meeting of Shareholders will| be held at the Offices of Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd., Hong Kong & Shanghal Bank Building, on Monday, the 22nd April 1940, at a.m. for the purpose of receiving the report of the Gen. eral Managers together with`a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1939,
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from 6th April to 22nd April, 1940, both days" inclusive.
DODWELL & COMPANY LIMITED,
General Managers.
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED
DEATH
MARTIN-At his home on April 8. 1940, Alfred John James Martin. beloved husband of Mrs. Enid Martin," aged 48. The funeral will pass the Monument today (Tuesday) at 5 p.m.
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HONGKONG, APRIL 8, 1940
MAJOR GENERAL L. W. AMPS
FORMER H.K. MAN LEADS ARMY
The many friends of Mr. L W. Amps, who helped to build the
| palatial Hongkong Bank Buliding.. will be interested to hear he is now Major-General Amps in com mand of the AMPS.-the Aux- llary Military. Ploneer Service, which Is Britain's Army Labour Corps.
Major-General Amps is now Asking for 100,000 more men to Join the A.MP.S., before the end of the year.
Major-General Amps, promin- ently known
in Hongkong for several years as a member of the firm of Logan and Amps, and a very active member of the Rotary Club. was Д Ileutenant of the
WANG'S WISHFUL Royal Engineers in the last war
THINKING
and was wounded on the Somme, where he lost a foot.
He later held a post at the Min- try of Munitions, and after the without military rank war he became a garrison engineer
on the North-West Frontier of India.
MUSCLE MUST WIN
first air-conditioned China.
EDITORIAL
Mr. B. T. Gosano, the prominent Interport football player, and his bride, formerly Miss Palmyra M. Yvanovich, after their mar- riage at St. Teresa's Church on Sunday afternoon. The honey-
moan will be spent in Shanghai.
WAR
DONATION FUND
FORTHCOMING WEDDINGS
The following Subscriptions At the Supreme Court Registry; have been received for credit of yesterday two notices of forthcom- The British War Organisationing marriages were given:--- Fund, Hongkong Branchi-
M:. Cassius Ricardo Das Azedo. Previously Acknowledge $441,627,22. clerk. of No. 34, Hankow Road.
B. Herschend (Monthly) $10. C. Kowloon and Miss Lucia Helolan Austin (Monthly) 10, W. A. Simpson D'Aquino Jorge, of No. 25. Lock (Monthly) 15, W. Hewitt (Monthly Road, Kowloon. 10, L, Garner (Monthly) 50, L. D.- Pringle (Monthly) 10. D. J. Valentine
Mr. Läu" Wal-lung. of No. 180, Monthly) 20. J.C. Matthews (Month-Johnston Road, ground noor, and rss Kwan Po-hing, of No. 153, buliding in-ly) 20, A. McAlpine (Monthly) 10, J.
C. Menhinick (Monthly) 10. G. Cahnston Road, first Boer. Werral (Monthly) 50, E. F. Buttress (Monthly) 15. M. Berasa (Monthly)
185 ATTRIBUTING the origin of the present complicated state of the international situation to the Sino-Japan- ese dispute; the mouthpiece of the Wang regime in Shang- Later he became managing- hai seeks to predict an Im-director of the firm of Logan and NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS, minent crisis in the Far East. Amps in Hongkong and bulit the As a scheme to distract at- tention from the obvious ob- stacles that are confronting
He returned to England last the puppet regime in its in-
year, and Army chie¡s selected tention to bring about
him for his present post and promoted
from" plain settlement of the "China In-
"Mister" to Major-General, cident" by what amounts to
General Amps is still in the a wholesale sell-out of China early forties. His corps needs 15. to the Japanese, this latest 000 men between 30 and 50 years effort by Wang not only lacks of age every month until the end originality, but lends colour of this year.
IS:
NOTICE
HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Society will be held. at the HEAD OFFICE, Union Build ing, Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 3rd MAY, 1940, at 11.00 a.m., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the
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50. L. M. Wylle (Monthly) 35. RS. H.K. · JOURNALIST Harrison (Monthly) 50. R
R. C. Gaird
ner (Monthly) 15, G. H. CLutherser"
Mrs. C.
LEAVES
TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1940.
ANNUAL INSPECTION OF AMBULANCE BRIGADE
Continued From Page 1
Lleutenant, Hon. Mr. N. L Smith, clearly evident: we have good His Honour Bir Atholl MacGregor, reason to be grateful to him. Mr. Justice R E. Lindsell, Com As all members, and friends of modore A. M. Peters, Hon. Sir the Association and Brigade in Robert Kotewall, Hon. Sir Henry Hongkong are aware, there has Pollock, Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, been a very ccnsiderable develop- Hon. Dr. P. S. Selwyn-Clarke. Wingment of the control machinery of Commander A. H. S. Steele-Perkins, the Branch during the year. That Hon. Mr. A. B. Purves, Hon. Mr. step, as the Chiet Commissioner R. A. C. North, Surg. Capt. G.Vof the Brigade. Overseas, pointed Hobbs, Ccl. J. T. Simson, Mr. Ho out four years ago, was necessary Kom-tong, Mr. Tang Shiu-kin, Mr.
W. J. Carrie, Lt. Col. H. B. L Down view of our tendency to grOW in numbers and function, and the biggin, Lt. Col. E J. R. Mitchell, Mr. Lau King-tsing, Mr. J. H. Tag-of the Colony prove that it was present day defence requirerenta
gart and Mr. Kwok Chan.
only just taken in time. LONG SERVICE MEDALS
The
Association and Brigade Three officers of the Brigade, have every reason to be grateful District Officer: Dr. Ma Lnk, Corps to the wise heads which have Officer. Mr. I. B. Trevor and Divi-carried those measures through. slonal Superintendent, Mr. Liu It is, however, much to be re- Pak-kwan, were awarded Long Ser-gretted that the change could not vice Medals, whilst the year's com- be made without a few casualties petition trophies were also present which we all deplore, ed to the successful units.
GEN. GRASETT In addressing members of the Association and Brigade." Major- General Grasett said:~
The principal one of course, is the loss of the services of Mr. Alfred Morris under whose direction the Brigade passed its early days and who devot- ed Itself to its interests for I know what a great disap- pointment it is to you all that many years. The Association and Brigade owe him a great His Excellency the 'Governor is prevented by illness from being
debt and I invite him to ac- present this afternoon. You all.
cept their grateful thanks for I know, realise how great is His
his many labours on their be- Excellency's interest in the work
half, I also express the hope of your Association and he has
that one day we shall have asked me to tell you how very
him among us again. much he regrets that he cannot
Mrs. Langley, worked hard as
(Monthly) 15, Miss K. M Anderson
be present today. His Excellency our Honorary Secretry and on' (Monthly) 50, Miss B. M. Bicheno Among those leaving the Colony asked me to address you on his our Nursing side for many years (Monthly) 10. Miss J. W. Buckwell today by an Italian liner is Mr behalf; but I feel sure you would and I offer her an expression of (Monthly) 4. Hon Mr. and ME. R. Ellis, of the South Ching like to hear in his
50. and
own words our gratitude for all that she did G. Alabaster (Monthly), 50, Anony Morning Post.
what he would have said to you for us. mous 3. M. P. L. Haymes (Monthly) Mr. Ellis is going to Singapore to himself had he been able to be
RACE MEETINGS ". 10, The
The Prison Star (March) 213.49. take up a senior appointment on present, I therefore propose to
I wish to mention one or two to the reports that friction The Pioneers build the Britishford 25. Star of Union Ince the star of the Malaya Tribune read to you his address. But be highlights in our records for the
Bocy. of Canton-March 139.50. A. M. amous 25. D. R. W Moore (Monthly) his arrival in Hongkong three marks of my own to make.
cinated more than a quarter of a million persons First of all, I would like to cor-
and Inoculated 15. Anonymous 5. Royal Engineers years ago. Raffle 26.80. th Heavy Regt. R.A.
Before his departure Mr. Ellis gratulate you very much on this some 23,000 against cholera. All Stanley 76.90. Club de Recreio-
ranks and branches worked well. was the recipient of a gift from afternoon's Working Centre-Mah Jeng
ате parade. There Drive 200. Inspector Fender 220.05. his colleagues on the Morning 850 on parade. which is a very at race meetings. street sleepers E. Joffe (Monthly) 10. John Moodie Fost. The presentation was made creditable number. It is 50 more shelters, fires. accidents and the Monthly) 20 of the Chinese by Mr. B. Wylle, General Mana- than last year.
fother usual scenes of our activi- The smart ap- Staff-Holts Wharf 43.91. M. M. Af-
pearance and turn-out are de- ties; but special mention should fanassieff 5. Hongkong Jockey Club Eet. 61,250, B. I, M. 10. Some of the Chi-
serving of very high praise; and be made of the Military Unit and neze Staff of Wilkinson and Grist
the Motor It is clear to me that the Associa-
Transport Section. (March) 18.50, Foreign Staff Hong A. C. I. Bowker (Monthly) 20, Anony- tion is an efficient one. From my: Many of our Members, as usual, kong Telephone Co-March
160.mous 17, E. W. Davies (Monthly) 10, Start of Sanitary Department, 152.36. Kowloon' Bowling Green Club 55.50,
point of view, as Fortress Com-showed bravery and resource in R. K. Valentine (Monthly) 20, W. J. Total $505,006.23.
mander, this is very satisfactory emergencies, but I will mention Reld (Monthly) 20. L. C. Baker (Monthly) 10, A. F. Walkden (Month-
as your organization is an im only one. Nurse. Lam Kin Hung. Li Kam; 25; paint scraper, ap-ly 20, Mrs. Martin (Monthly) 5,
portant one in the defence of the was working at a St. John's tem- Colony.
porary hospital at Nam Tau peared before Mr. H. G. Sheldon at the Central " Court yesterday charged with the murder of a re- fugee, Li Kan-ho, who died in the Queen Mary Hospital following an injury to his head.
Statements of Account to 31st has already arisen between defences in France; erect airfield3, Leuenberger (Monthly) 25, Anony. Where he was employed prior to fore doing so, I have a few re- past year. Brigade Members vac-
December, 1939, and of claring Dividend, etc..
The
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SHARE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from 17th APRIL to 3rd MAY, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
A. W. HUGHES,
General Manager
Hong Kong, 2nd April,
Wang and his Japanese spon- sors over the authority which the puppet administration shall command. It is also more than likely that, being none too hopeful of how far
Wang may be able to further Japan's diplomatic peace" moves in China, the Japanese themselves were responsible for this attempt to create a 1940.]“crisis" in the Far East, in
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the fond hope that, by arous- ing the anxiety of the Wes- tern Powers, they might be able to bring pressure to bear on China to accept their peace proposals for a final settlement of the dispute which has now. dragged on towards the end of its third year.
·THERE IS NO DOUBT that the Nazis would welcome
vital
build hutments, junctiona, munition dumps and other works.
Their motto is: "Muscle wins the Ladles day."
ALLEGED
OF REFUGEE
MURDER
Paint Scraper Accused
Det.-Insp. W. N. Darkin said that on Feb. 20 the deceased and his NOTICE is hereby given that
brother-in-law went to the Tal the Twenty-ninth Ordinary An
Hang Refugee Camp to visit a nual General Meeting of The
nephew. He met the defendant Shareholders of the Company such a line-up as is suggested the latter accused deceased of hav- when he was on his way out and will be held at the Offices of in this fantastic report. A ing taken his business from him. Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & military alliance between A quarrel ensued and it was alleged Matthews, .Mercantife Bank Germany, Italy, Japan and that the defendant picked up Building, Second Floor, Hong Russia (and why not the pole and struck the deceased on Kong, on Wednesday, the 24th. | U.S.A.!!!) if it could be the head.
would be day of April, 1940, at 11.30 a.m. brought about,
Hearing was adjourned until this beyond the wildest hopes of afternoon. Herr Hitler's dreams and
The Register of Members will
be closed from Monday, the would certainly present
15th day of April to Wednes day, the 24th day of April, 1940, both days inclusive.
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BANKER'S ORDER BLM. (Monthly) $10.
NEWSETTES
Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Bowen and
Mr. G. H. Heathcote, of Shanghat, have gone to Chingwantao
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CAIRO. Apr, 7 (Reiter)-Queen Farida. of Egypt, has given birth
to a daughter.
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Mrs. J. Haynes Wilson is expect- ed back in Shanghai early next week after an absence of almost a year in England,
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Mrs. J. S. Potier returned to
serious problem to the Allies Wishful thinking outside the and to every other neutral limits of diplomatic reasoning Shanghai on April 1, after a visit power in the west. It would is that, despite the repeated of several months to the United AND NOTICE is hereby be impossible, in such an attempts of Herr Hitler to States. given that an Extraordinary eventuality, to prevent the bring about a rapprochement General Meeting of the Com. spread of the present Euro-between Japan and the So-
there-
children.
Mr. Clarence E. Gauss, newly appointed "U.S. Minister to Aus- tralia and American Consul-Gen-, | eral in Shanghal for the past four years, sald good-bye to Shanghai on April 3, when he left by the
President Taft.
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I would like to thank you: for the hard work which you have done to make yourselves efficient and for giving up so much of your own time in this excellent cause. I am very glad to hear that more than 60 officers and men are taking part in the Combined Exercise tomorrow night.
GOVERNOR'S
ADDRESS
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A flerce attack by land and from the air was made on the town, but Nurse Lam Kla Hung
her stayed by
post and her- patients, notwithstanding. bombs, gunfire, and eventually occupation of the town by the attackers: Such devotion, to duty, should be made knownL With the story of her courage I will take my leave- of you, knowing that were the call→ to come. there would be very
I will now read the address many in your ranks who would
follow that fine example..
which Els Excellency intended to make to you today
I wish the Association and Bri- gade all good luck in the current year and the years to come.
THANKS TO GOVERNOR Gen: Grasett concluded:-
NURSING DIVISIONS Eo. Kom Tong Home "Nursing
Two years ago when I addressed you I spoke of the threatening Gen, Shen Shih-tsal, a member shadow of War, and, for that of the Sinklang Provincial Govern-reason, of the need for expansion ment, has been appointed by the in numbers and for the develop I feel sure that it is the wish Chinese Executive Yuan to serve as ment of training: last year I was of everyone here this afternoon. chairman of the Province in suc- able to speak of a âne advance in that I should convey to the Gov- recently. cession to Mr. Li Yung, who died those two directions and it is with ernor their thanks for the address: happiness that I know today that which I have just read, and their we have gone a very great deal regrets that he has not been able. Mr. L. Starbuck will be the further in the last twelve months. to be present. I am conident speaker at today's meeting of the Now that that dread shadow has that we are all alike in hoping Hongkong Rotary Club. His sub- become The ninth National Children'sject will be "Exploring the Upper Colony's thanks
a reality I render the that His Excellency will soon be pany will be held on the same
to the hard-fully restored to health. pean conflict to the Far East viet, the relations between Day was observed in Shanghai on
Atmosphere." On Tuesday, April working organisers to whose el- Maj. Gen. Grasett them took date and at the same place at and an unholy world con- these two powers are far from April 4. when 61 hospitals gave 10, the speaker will be Mr. F. C. forts that growth is chiefly due flagration would follow with reaching any solution. Soviet free clinical services to indigent Young, who will address the Club and to the public spirit of Hong-
the salute during the march 11.45 8.m., or as soon
past. the most devastating results. Russia, having completed an
on "The Romance of Rubber." after 18 the above ordinary The impossibility of such an adventure in Europe, to all
kong's younger citizens who have
THE AWARDS Real estate to the value of $5,500
come forward in such numbers to The following were the compe- Annual Meeting shall have ter alllance developing has been intents and purposes with was left by the late Miss Mania
The Ministry of Education ap- swell our ranks. '..'
tition awards minated. "for the purpose of explained and proved
on success, has decided to stand Rosa Tavares, of No. 39, Mosque acting President of the National some 700 recruits joining the Bri- pointed Mr. Hsu Chung-ching as The twelve months of 1939 saw considering and, it thought fit, numerous occasions by the aloof from any participation Junction. Hongkong, who died on Chungshan University yesterday gade, a number as large as train-Shield. Victoria Nursing Division passing the following resolution: best experts and observers in Herr Hitler's quarrels in Jan. 24 last.
in place of Mr. Tsou Lu, who has ing facilities allowed; the increase Edith Kotewall First Ald Shield. "That the Capital of the Com who have been closely follow- the West and from his plans pany be increased to $2,000,000 the outbreak of the war.
ing the trend of events since in the Far East, with the Mesdames F. Taylorson, A. T. repeatedly tendered his resimation enabled the formation of five new Pun To Nursing: Division: Woo
avowed intention of continu- Steele, Calcina. and Miss McBain, on account of illness.
Ambulance Divisions. namely Wai Tak Duty Cup, King's Col- by the creation of 110,000 addi-
ing her assistance to China in Master McBain, Miss Robins ar-
Shamshuipo, Yuen Long, Kwong lege Nursing Division.......... tional shares of $10 each rank.
· IN THE FIRST
More than 1,000 people were at Wah, 8th Nam and the Kowloon Italy has shown over and over aggression, the Soviet is most
AMBULANCE DIVISIONS PLACE, her struggle against Japanese rived in Shanghai recently from
the Kunning station to bid the Godowns and of two Nursing Di- South
Ralpha Shield for First Aid... Seas Overseas Chinese visions, the Pun To and the West-HXYM.CA.: again that she is far from unlikely to fall in with any
Savage Memorial inclined to fall in with the moves for a line-up with her on April 2 of Mr. E. I. Sequeira, left Kunming for Kwelyang en I offer my best wishes for the China Athletic Assoc. Div.: Mok as they ern Division: To these new groups First Aid Cup (runners-up), South The death occurred in Shanghai Comfort group farewell Nazi plans for further adven-old enemy in the Orient. aged 70, a late employee of the Consisting of 41 members, the
| route to Chungking on Sunday. future. ture, either within or outside Apart from this, Japan her North China Daily News, with
Cho Chuen First Aid Cup, Kow- STILL WANTED Europe. Signor Mussolini has self will not welcome an asso- which firm he was connected for soup was under the leadership of
Icon Canton Railway DIY.; Lau It must not be inferred from Chu Pak Duty Cup, Mongkok Di- been displaying throughout, clation with Russia as long as 38 years until 1936.
Mr. Pan Kuo-chu.
this, however, that our ranks are vision; Li Shu Fan Meritorious the past months a diplomatic she, as a potential ally of
full: women and men are still Service Cup. Motor Transport: Di- skill, which, while it has Nippon, continues to helper of the New York Times, en-Mineral Direc
Funeral services were held on wanted for the Colony's defence vision; Holyoak Attendance Cup, proved most gratifying to the China-and the Soviet has no tertained Mr. Douglas Robertson, Funeral Directors, Klaochow Road, peace-time activities; and I both Ho Fook Hiciency Cup, Kowloon
the International and for the maintenance of our Kowloon Canton Railway Div Italians themselves and to intention of taking any steps the world in general, has ex- to withdraw such assistance Journal, to
Pelping correspondent of the Shanghai, for the late Mr. Garfield hope and expect that next year Canton Railway "Div. -1. Chan asperated Herr Hitler and his as
a. cocktail party in Huang, General Secretary of the it will be true to speak of further Fook-man, 2. Li Ping-taun, 3. she is able to myrinidons. With a keen and the Chungking. Government.
give shanghai on April 2.
Anti-Oplum Association. The Rev. growth of the same dimensions. Wong Seen-chiu, 4. Chak Ho-dor. observant eye on the future, Wang's hopes, therefore, of
H: P. Wel of All Saints Church The personnel of the First Aid
SWIMMING TROPHY Il Duce has maintained his drawing the Far East into with the manning exercises may
officiated..
Post work of the Brigade has not
Chater Challenge Shield. Chi- position
"yet reached full strength and. of non-belligerent the European conflict are as be obtained from the military In the presence of a very large there can be no slackening of re-
nese Athletic Assoc. Div.": neutrality for Italy and the vain as his attempts to make office at the entrance to Battle failure of Joachim von Rib- loyal Chinese, accept his plans Headquarters, Scandal Point at. bentrop to pave the way for for bringing about amity be- pm on April 8, 9, 10 and 11. the funeral took place, at the Pab-. A great step forward was made Traylor, was charged before Mr.
ing for dividend and, in all other respects pari pascu with the ex isting shares in the Company."
By Order of The Board of Directors,
JOHNSON, STOKES &
MASTER, Secretaries.
Hong Kong, 6th April, 1940.
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attendance, of mourners including cruiting work till that has been workers and friends of the Mission achieved.
A British naval rating, Leonard a successful outcome of the tween China and Japán and,
slenjao Cemetery, Shanghai, on in our general organization dur-E. G. Sheldon at the Central Brenner Pass meeting has for their part, the Allies are for Metro-Goldwyn Mayer, who Henry Warren, Deputy Director of the Brigade of a Supervising and a jacket. fountain-pen and a wal- Mr. M. Marcus, China Manager April 1, of the late Rev. William ing 1939 by the appointment to Court yesterday with the theft of clearly proved that. Italy 18 too shrewd to find any cause has been transferred to Japan, was the China Inland Misalon. The Training Officer under the Civist containing $15, the property of not prepared to "come to for anxiety in reports which entertained to a heel" in any Nazi plans. carry unmistakable signs of Park Hotel, Shanghai, on April 2, graveside were
dinner in the services in the Church and at the llan Medical Defence Scheme. Dr. Mr. T. A Hudson, a merchant sea
conducted by J. E, Dovey has his office at our man. He was remanded in Neval THE NEXT IMPORTANT unreliability and weak d by the management of the Far Bishop Curtis, Dean Trivett and Headquarters and the beneficial custody. Mr. Sheldon stated he FACTOR which places Wang's plomacy...
Eastern Theatres, Inc.
Mr. E. G. W. Trickey.
effect of his appointment is very would consider the case;"