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THE HONG KONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.
Storers and Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that this Company's premises have been declared a "Protected Area" by
order
the of H.E. Governor, made under the De fence Regulations, 1939, and no unauthorised person is permitted "entry thereto.
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No persons other than those in possession of Passes, Delivery Orders or other Authority from the Wharf Company are there. fore allowed on the Wharves or other parts of the premises; bearers of Delivery Orders, Bills of Lading etc. must present these documents at the Gates,
Deliveries of Cargo.
No labour other than that em ployed by the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., is permitted in the Go. downs, on the Wharves or other premises of the Company,
Cargo will be delivered ex godown to consignees' craft and/or lorry by the Wharf Cont pany at half the Company's Tariff rate for Coolichire Storing. Lorries must enter by the Navy Street Gate only and leave by the Salisbury Road Gate; no person other than the bearer of the relative document and the driver is permitted on the lorry, and entry will only be allowed on presentation of delivery docu ments.
Any person found on the pre mises without Authority will be prosecuted.
By Order,
C. M. MANNERS,
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CHINA" UNDERwriters,
LIMITED.
NOTICE is hereby given that the Sixteenth Annual Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of China Underwriters, Limited, will be held at the Offices of the Company, 4A, Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong, on Tues. day the Fourteenth day of May, 1940, at noon for the purpose o! the receiving the Report of Board of Directors and a State. ment of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1939, and of electing Directors and Audi- tors.
The Transfer Books and Re gister of Members of the Com. pany will be closed from the 6th May, 1940, to the 14th May, 1940, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
HERBERT R. STURT,
Managing Director. Hong Kong, 1st May, 1940.
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THE INDO-CHINA STEAM.
NAVIGATION COMPANY,".
LIMITED.
NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING.
POSITION VACANT.
An immediate vacancy exists for a junior demonstrator in the Department of Pathology. Salary $150 a month to start with. Ap. plications with testimonials to undersigned.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Mr. S. M. Churn and family tender sincere thanks to relatives and friends for their kind expres“ sion of sympathy in their re cent bereavement."
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HỒNG KONG TRAMWAYS LIMITED.
Tramway Ordinance 1902.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that this Company in tends to apply to the Governor. in Council for power:-
To construct 110 additional cross-over track in King's Road to connect the east bound with the west bound tramway track between Quarry Bay Marine Lot 4 and Quarry Bay Inland Lot
4.
The above work to be carried out in accordance with plans deposited with the Director of Public Works..
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General Manager. Hong Kong 2nd. May, 1940.
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London Office: 53. Fleet Streët
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HONGKONG, MAY 4, 1940.
OMINOUS SIGNS
EDITORIAL
SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1940.
Admiral Noble's Speech D. H. TAYLOR WINS OPEN At H.K.R.N.V.R. Dinner SHOT PUT EVENT WITH duty tonight "Our HEAVE OF OVER 41 FT.
Former C.B.S. Boy First
The toast was received with ac- clamation.
THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF Admiral Sir Percy Noble said:-
In 100 And 400 Metres
D. H. TAYLOR, OF THE HONGKONG POLICE, WON THE SHOT PUT EVENT AT THE ALL-SCHOOLS SPORTS at Caroline Hill Stadium yesterday with a heave of 41 feet 2 inches, probably the longest put with the 16-lb. weight in the history of Hongkong athletes.
Taylor's mark was one of three outstanding performances turned in during the day's events, A Lingnan Middle School boy cleared the bar at 5 feet 11 5/8 inches to se; an A. Orade record in the high jump, and Ma Tak-kwong, a last minute entry for the pole vault. won the event by going over the bar at 10 feet 9 3/4 inches. Both these marks may be claimed as new Hongkong" records.
(Continued from Fare 1) | who are on especially impressed by the excel-Guests" coupled with the name of lent reports which I have received His Excellency the Nival Com-
mander-in-Chief, "(Applause). of the progress made by the Chi- nese members of the Force.
"You have taken over a great share in the defence of this, out- post Colony and by so doing you are contributing invaluably to the Throughout the whole Empire 1 um certain that, no Naval Volun- Empire's war-effort. I wish you all good luck through the stren-teer Reserve got down to business qous months and years of war that and took their duties with more may be before you; however long rapidity and with wore, zeal and and however arduous that service efficiency than you here at Hons- kong. This would not have teen I am fully confident that it will be
possible had not His Excellency loyally and worthily done."*
It is a pleasure to welcome to the Governor, your Honorary Cap the Naval tain, at once realised the necessity
J. H. Odell, formerly of Central | Girls' Long Jump, A Grade: 1, Commander-in-Chief, members of and given his whole support and
British School, won both the Open Ip La:-ching (True Light) 483: the Volunteer Advisory Committee authority to your mobilisation
Commodore Peters has reported 100 and 400 Metres races, return-metres. 2. Yvonne Yolje (French and other guests at our" sixth sa-
to me more than once that the ing times of 11.3 secs and 55.3 Convent) 4.65 metres, 3 Kwan YN nual dinner, .
I do not propose to detail the Hongkong Royal Naval Volunteer secs. In the "quarter" Odell won pul (True Light) 4.30 metres, 4 training undergone throughout the Reserve is not only always willing going away from Heung Kat-sang. Lin Pul-hing (True Light) 419-
A. A. F. champion, "and metres. year but the prewar period closed to absorb any duty they have been the C.
Boys' Hop. Step and Jump. A. with all branches, except the new-aked to undertake, but frequently Heung had the further bad luck
tome back and ask for more. of being "disqualified as he cut in Grade: 1. Ling Nan Middle School.
on Odell and ran out of lane,
2 Ling Nan Middle School, 3. Ling Drawing the outside track, the Nan Middle School. Lei Kul. Distance: 11.99
night His Excellency
ly formed European
Seamen
THERE ARE OMINOUS signs In Europe-indications of the likelihood of the hostili- Branch, at full strength and, I ties spreading to other quar-think I may say, trained to a de- ters of that Continent with which only full-time service further devastation and suf- ashore and afloat could fitensify.
Sa far Hongkong Royal Naval fering to the peoples whose Volunteer Reserve has not been countries will be involved in called upon for general service but the conflagration. These signs and portents appear to be the immediate result of the pro-
Sir Robert Ho Tung has made
generous offer to Government to
help has been much appreciated. (Applause)
'THE FUTURE
OPEN EVENTS 100 Metres: "1. J. H. Odell, 2
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Boys' Shot Put, B. Grade. 1.
Yuet-king (True Light). 4. Au Yeung Tsio-kin (True Light), Dis- tance: 24.80 metres
er 35 2. Depot Ship to replace to lead up to the 300 metres mark. place at its disposal a River Steam-C. A. A. F. champion set the pace Nan Middle Sch HM'S.. "Cornflower." That ship but Odell easily outran him over ill. I hope, lead to better condi- the last 100 metres. Tam Hoi- tions of organisation, and Sir Ro- chven came in second and Cor- Wong Tsit-rin (Pul Ting) 10.12 the Kowloon Marathon metres 2 Chan Kan-sang (Pul it is trained and ready. (Applause) bert Ho Tung's interest and read rigan,
Ying) 9.87 metres, 3. Chan Kwok- champion, a surprising third. TRAINING CENTRE
Lingnan Middle School and Pir hang (Pul Ying) 4. Chan Yee-fong In all ninety Europeans of the
Ying School came to the forefront (Wah (Yan). gress of the hostilities in Hongkong community are serving.
yesterday, sharing points in the Girls Javelin Throw, A. Grade: Norway. The temporary set-Shanghai as a source of recruit- A word 35 to the future-the" deld events, True Light Middle 1 Wu Tsol-fa (True Light), 2. Ip back which the Allled forces ment has been tapped and already war seems to be intensifying as School reaped most of the honours Ma-ching (Fong Lam), 3. Leung appear to have suffered in eight young officers all of whom the Winter vanishes and Spring in the Girls section. their determination to help have volunteered for general ser-and Summer approach-your The resulta:-- Norway to beat off her in-vice are in course of training. Were duties are of the first importance vaders has, unfortunately, there any guarantee that when to this Fortress Island-continued had greater reactions on the trained they would be sent on gen- icquaintance with the approaches rest of Europe than was ex-eral service I know that the resto Hongkong, both by day and pected. One fact which the ponse from men of Shanghai and night, in fos, rain or gale, will pay. fighting in Norway has proved! other ports in the Far East would you when the time comes...
Hongkong 'would then There are those in this. Colony is that the Allies have, in- be great.
to go home. in deed, a formidable foe to de- become an important training cen-who would "like
order to take their share of active tre. (Applause) tion of the Nazis has succeed-. B. RCSC, LLC., of H.KVD.C., and other cannot go these have feat. The planned organisė- I would like to thank Colonel service and for one reason or an- ed in partly retrieving their Captain W. E. Kirby, of the Chins very sincere sympathy-but for. once precarious position in Coast Officers Guild, for the prac-you who are already trained ant Norway and, knowing the tical assistance they have render-ready I am anxious that the door Nazis and their fanatic leader, ed
should be open; even 1 only "ir; it will not be surprising if the
small degree as a start. flush of this victory will tempt them to another "blitz" move in Europe.
FOR THE MOMENT, at any rate, immediate danger to Sweden seems to have been averted and there has been a
The standard of efficiency of officers is such that the great * majority is competent to com- mand Auxiliary Craft on gen- eral service or to become watchkeepers in larger ships of the Royal Navy,
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THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
The Fifty Ninth Ordinary Meeting of Shareholders will be
I am not in a position to make held at the Offices of the "under
promises but I will do all in my signed on Wednesday, the 22nd
power to help this proposal along May, 1940, at Noon, for the
the right way-no one can fore. purpose of receiving the Report
tell whither this war will lead us of the General Agents, together
or where it will end, but if you One officer who was home on can send officers home for general with a statement of Accounts for
leave when war broke out joined service in the Royal Navy in addi- the year ended "the 31st Decem.marked change in the Nazi the R.N.V.R. anew and is now alon to the work you are doin ber, 1939.
attitude towards the Swedes. Lieutenant with a command on here, then you can be content in Five officers have the knowledge that no one can do How much faith the Swedes active service. place in this Nazi gesture is been appointed to Motor Torpedo more evident from the fact that Boats in Hongkong-two to com- It is with great pride that I giv they have not relaxed their
the toast-the Hongkong Royal vigilance and preparations to
.. MESSAGES RECEIVED
Naval Volunteer Reserve, with con- meet the Germans, if the Messages of congratulation and gratulations on achievement and velvet glove now being held food wishes have been received wishing them a full reward for out towards them is found to
from Admiral of the Fleet Sir their effort. (Applause). conceal the mailed fist, Roger Keyes, Bt., G.C.B., K.C.V.O...The toast was duly honoured.
Rear Admiral F favourite trick of Nazi hypo-
HON. COMDR, SHIELDS crisy. In any event, Herr Hit- Rear-Admiral C.G. Sedgwick and
Honorary Commander, A. L
launch his lightning war at
of war the Force has taken over Holland and Belgium to bring the Commodore and members of and it is a great satisfaction to all I wish to acknowledge and thank the duties for which it was formed his base of operations even his staff and departments for ranks to hear from the Comman- closer to his chief enemy-guidance particularly in the early der-in-Chief that these duties hav England. The possibilities of days of mobilization, and for ready been satisfactorily carried out. this are, happily, fully realised assistance at all times.
Hongkong is at present a long by the Allies and the Low
A toast in behalf of members way from active warfare but the Countries themselves have present, also on behalf of those Force is now a unit of a world- promptly tightened their de- fence measures in anticipa
wide organisation, "As and when their services can be spared from
The Share Register and Trans. fer Books will be closed from the 8th May, to the 2nd May,
940, both days Inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., General Agents.. Hong Kong, 1st May, 1940.
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SUCCESSFUL 8TH ANNUAL DINNER
More than 150 person attended the eighth annual dinner of the Hongkong Y's Men's Club, which was held last night at the Metro- pole Hotel and which was a great success in every wal
Governor for
TRIBUTE TO OFFICERS Tribute was also paid by the President to the officers of the Club who had worked energeti- cally during the year.
Special Honour Lapel Buttons were then presented by Dr. F. I The Fifty-ninth Ordinary Gen Tseung. District eral Meeting of the Company South China, to the following Part will be held at the Offices of the Presidents:-Dr. S. W. Phoon, Dr. General Managers, Messrs. Jari Shu-put, Mr. Peter H. Sin. Mr.
Y. K. Chow.! dine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Pedder Street, 'Hong Kong, 'on Dr. Tseung, as a Past President, Thursday, 30th May, 1940, at was also presented with a button by the President, while Mr. S. B. noon, for the purpose of receiving Tan. long connected with the T's the Report of the Directors, pass Men's movement in Hongkong, was ing the Accounts, and electing presented with a special button for Directors and Auditors.
his work as first President of the
mands.
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ler may now be tempted to Captain Sir Ion Hamilton Benn.Shields sald-Since the outbreak
the German Fuehrer.
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Boys' Discus Throw, A. Grade; 1. Cheung Na-sing, 3 Sung Pul.
Ling Nan Middle School. 2 Ling Time: 11.3 secs.
Nan Middle School, 3. Ma Kun- 400 Metres: J. H. Odell, 2. Tam tong (Put Ying), "4. Ling Nan Mid- Hot-chuen, 3. J. Corrigan. Time:dle School, Distance: 2211 metres. 55.3 secs.
metres
Shot Put: 1. D. H. Taylor 12.55 (41 feet 2 inches), 2, Narinjan Singh 11.27 metres, 3. Le. W Lane 10.68 metres, 4 Neate 9.29 metres. 5. Lel Wal-yin 8.18 metres. Pole Vault: 1. Ma Tak-kwing. 2. Chu Fook-sing. 3. Wong King- wang Height: 10 feet 9 3/4 Inches Ladies' 100 Metres: 1. Miss June Hall, 2: Miss Irene Lopes, Time: 13.8 seconds.
Girls' Baseball Throw, B. Grade: 1 Chan Kam-wah (True Light) (True Light) 30.85 metres, 3. Au 32.80 metres. 2. Wong Pak-chuen
metres. 4. Kaan Yuk-kit (Ling Yeung Wing-yu (581 Nam) 28 53
Fing) 25,58 metres.
Boys' 400 Metres Relay: 1. La Salle College, 2."Ling Nan Middle School, 3. Put Ying School, 3. Wah Yan College. Time: 48,3 seconds. Chris' 400 Metres Relay: 1. True Ma Mo-kit 54.50 metres, 2. Miss Ma Light Middle School, 2. Fong Lam Mo-ping 47,90 metres. 3. Miss T Middle School. 3. Sai Nam Middle - Noronha 48.80 metres, 4. Miss L School, 4 Chi Hang Middle School Pereira 40.90 metres.
Time, 64 seconds.
Ladies' Baseball Throw: 1, Miss
ALL SCHOOLS EVENTS ·
Boys High Jump, A. Grade: 1... Boys' Long Jump, B. Grade: 1. Ling Nan Middle School 1.82 Wan Kel-hing (Wah Yan), 2. La metres (5 feet 11 5/8 inches), 2 Chung-yin (Wah Yan), 3. Let Sai-Fong Chi-hung (Wah Tan) (5 feet yan (Pul ting), 4. Hung Ping-8 inches), 3. Lei Ho-yin (Pul Ying), kwan (St. Paul's). Distance: 5.75 4. Lam Hung-hong (Wah Yan. metres.
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M. K. Okazaki, Consul-General His Excellency the Governor and the Colony yesterday. for Japan in Hongkong, arrived in Lady Northcote will hold a small reception to meet Mr. Evert Barger and Mr. P. R. T. Wright of the Mme. Lin Fon-ming left for: British Relief Unit for Central Manila yesterday to give exhibi- China, at Government, House, at tions of paintings by her husband. 6.30 p.m. on Monday, May 6,
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R. Edwards at the Central Court Appearing on remand before Mr. yesterday Ko Kung-pat, 20, dell very boy, who was charged with the assault on a tram inspector, Wan Kit, was fined $25, or 14 days' imprisonment.
His Excellency the Governor will riffin at the Hongkong Hotel on be present at the Anglo-Chinese
Mr. Julean Arnold, Commercial two Chinese foremen, temporarily Friday, May 10, at 1 pm.
Further evidence was heard at the Central Court yesterday when
Attache of the American Embassy employed by the Public Works De- in Shanghai, arrived in the Colony partment, appeared before Mr. T. J. yesterday on a short holiday
Houston on a charge of obtaining a bribe of $20 from-8 sub-contrac- tor. Chu Lan. The hearing was further adjourned.
Mr. Chas. M., Williams arrived in the Colony yesterday to take up duties with the Chase National Bank.
Mr. E. H. Williams, Crown Coun- sel, sat as acting Pulsne Judge in Mr. Norman J. Perrin, of Messrs. the Summary Court yesterday when Thos. Cook & Sons, arrived in the usual Friday hal, accompanied by Mrs. Perrin tice R. E. Lindsell, left for Home on case list WAS Hongkong yesterday from Shang- heard. The Palane Judge, Mr. Jas- and Misa Perrin."
[leave on Thursday, and will be back
at the end of the year.
tion of just such a move by has a pact with Yugoslavia local defence. members will, I am and the reports of the calling confident, respond to any call for The greater tension, how-up of her forces to the colours general service. It is gratifying to Mr. C. P. Wong, the Fresident ever, is now apparent in the indicates that she is deter-note that this matter has been welcomed the guests.
Mediteranean,
placed before the Admiralty mined to help her partner in THE BALKANS as the next the agreement. The Allies str. of referring to the news of I would take the opportunity Mr. Wong spoke of the work in connection with the Boys' Club at object of attention by the have also given an under-
Totalitarian States is regard- taking to Turkey, whose in- the China Station and of extend- your approaching departure from the Kowloon Chinese YMC.A. run by the Club,
ed as most likely, particularly terests and security will be ing to you and to Lady Noble tre as Herr Hitler has evidently, affected by hostilities in the good wishes of the Force. from unmistakable trends in Balkans and the repercussions We will watch your future career Italy, done enough to impress of this expansion of the war with keen interest and feel con- Signor Mussolini of the so- zone will certainly be felt ident that the war will bring to called invincibility of his even in the Orient, where the you promotion and honour in the
With a Chinese are fighting strength.
now fighting Service of the Empire. (Applause). share out in the Balkan prize determinedly to stave off the
THOSE PRESENT held out as a bait, Il Duce ap-Far Eastern aggressors, who pears to be willing to lend will undoubtedly be quick to ing guests were present: HE Ad- Amongst many others the follow himself to be the dupe of the seize any opportunity to miral Sir Percy Noble, KC5, German dictator and the re-secure their own selfish and c.v.o., His Honour Sir Atholl Mac- ports of the movement of ruthless aims. The extension Gregor, KL, Commodore A. M. The Hon. George de la Barra, a Italian troops to the Yugoslav of the war to the Mediter Peters, DSC, R.N., Hon. Mr. C. G. diplomat of the Bolivian Govern- border lends colour to the ranean might also cause an Alabaster, K.C., Hon. Mr. H. Rmeat, who is on a tour of the Fari view that Italy is inclining infringement of Spain's neu-Butters, Hon. Mr. T. E. Kinz, Hon East, arrived in Hongkong yester- more and more towards join-trality if either of the belli-Mr. Lo Man-kam, Hon. Mr. Stan- day, accompanied by his wife. An employee of Ah King's Slip- ing her Axis partner. The gerents violate her territory in ley Dodwell, Hon. Dr. Shu-fan
way, Lam Pul, 41, was admitted to Allies have countered this the course of their operations. Commodore R. R: McGrigor, R.N.
Mr. 1. E. Cleare, Assistant Gener-the Kowloon Hospital yesterday move by following up their The situation is one that is Group-Captain M. K. Brown al Manager of the Standard with fractured ribs sustained in a decision to close the Mediter- fraught with the gravest of RAF, L. C. F. Bellamy, MC.. E. Vacuum Oll, Hongkong, returned fall when he fell from the deck A programme of entertainment ranean to shipping with the possibilities and the course of Cock, MBE, J. Barrow, C. C. R to the Colony yesterday from a of a steamship, lying off Kowloon and games followed. Orchestral despatch of warships selections were given by the Yr Alexandria,
to events in the next few days berts, H. V. Wilkinson, D.8.0. V. D. business trip to the United States. Docks, "Into the hold
Yu Shing 40, native of Chiu) which will be will be awaited, anxiously by Sorby and L-Col. H. B. Rose, M.C. Men's Orchestra, while songs were their operating base in the a world which has now re-
Mr. Fred Spengler, late of the Chow. was admitted to the Ros rendered by Miss Chan Mei-lan
event of Italy making an at signed itself to a long-drawn An enjoyable whist drive of the Yokohama, arrived in Hongkong chest sustained in a fight when he American President Line omces at pital suffering from injuries to his Mrs. Sylvia Choy and Mr. Gaston
tack on Yugoslavia. D'Aquino, with Prof. E. Gualdi at
out conflict before victory for Hongkong Football Referees As yesterday. He will take over the was beaten by a crud of men in the piano.
AN ATTACK on the Bal- the Allied arms can bring a sociation was held at the Hotel duties of Passenger Agent of the Canton Road following a dispute Messages of greetings were re kans, however, will bring lasting peace with security for Coell last night. There was a large Hongkong Offices during the ab-jarising from a childrens' quarrel 1940.ceived from Shanghal, Singapore other neutrals into the con- the rights of humanity and gathering of members and friends sence of Mr. Clague, who is going when several adults took sides and
226 and other places in the Far East flict. Greece, for instance, civilisation.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 23rd May to 13th June inclusive
By order of the Board. JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. General Managers,
Hong Kong, 16th April,
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