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The MAY HALF YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of VOTING MEMBERS will be held at the Club House, Happy Valley, on Thursday, 30th May, 1940, at 5.30 p.m.
NOTICE
BANQUE BELGE POUR
L'ETRANGER
(Extrême-Orient) S.A.
Under general license No. 10 granted by the United States Government the Banque Belge pour l'Etranger (Extrême. Orient) S.A. is now authorized to dispose freely of all its assets ALL MEMBERS are cordially in the United States and there invited to attend and participate | fore to carry on business as usual in any discussion which may with
the
United States of ensue. :
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By Order of the Stewards,
C. B, BROWN;
· By...
“Secretary.
Hong Kong, 17th May, 1940.
288
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
America.
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PUBLIC AUCTION,
PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 20th day of May, 1940, at 3 p.m. at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of "His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Argyle Street, in the Colony NOTICE IS HEREBY of Hong Kong for a term of
Certificate No. 16138 for 50 shares Nos. 73004 73053 issued on 2nd February, 1932 and Certificate No. 19273
GIVEN
NOTICE.
that
for 15 shares Nos. 468410/468425 issued on 11th March, 1936 in the name of CHEUNG SUNG PUN have been declared LOST and should the same not be pro- duced before 3rd JUNE, 1940. they shall be deemed CAN CELLED and of NO EFFECT.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.. Agents.
Hong Kong. 18th May, 1940.
CHINESE ESTATES,
LIMITED.
290
FIRST INTERIM DIVIDEND.
NOTICE IS
GIVEN that
HEREBY
2 FIRST IN.
TERIM DIVIDEND for the year ending the 28th February, 1941, of three per cent, that is *$3.00 per share, will be paid on alt shares in this Company on Saturday, the 1st June, 1940, at, the Company's Office at China' Building, 5th floor,
The TRANSFER BOOK the Compony will be "CLOSED from the 29th to the 31st May, 1940, both days inclusive,
ย
By Order of the Board of Directors,
CHUNG YAM TING,
Acting Secretary
THE INDO.CHINA STEAM
NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING.
THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LIMITED.
NOTICE, TO SHAREHOLDERS
*
The Fifty Ninth Ordinary Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the under signed on Wednesday, the 22nd May, 1940, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Agents, together with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st Decem. ber, 1939.
The Share Register and Trans. fer Books will be closed from he 8th May, to the 2nd May, 3-10, both days inclusive,
“JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,
General Agents. · Hong Kong, 1st May, 1940.
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PARTICULARS AND CON DITIONS of the Sale by Public 75 years, with the option of Auction to be held on Monday, renewal at a Crown Reat to be the 20th day of May, 1940, at 3 fixed by the Surveyor of His Map.m., at the Offices of the Public jesty the KING, for one further Works Department, by Order of
term of 75 years.
Intending bidders' are advised that immediately after the dis. posal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant), will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be Present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, "($200) in cash. This sam will be refunded an "payment of the Purchase price,
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT
No. of Bale.
Kowloon Inland
Registry No.
Locality.
Lat No. 1207.
Lat No. 4277.; Argyle Street,
adjoining Kowloon Island
Boundary Measure-
ments
As per
sale plan.
Annual
Rental.
Upset Price.
Alonk
12,000
138
£1,600
Contents in
Square feet..
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PUBLIC AUCTION,
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DITIONS of the Sale by Public PARTICULARS AND CON
Auction to be held on Monday, the 20th day of May, 1940, at 3.p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown
Land at Cheung Sha Wan, in the
His Excellency the Governor of
one
Lot of Crown Land
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"HONULONG, MAY 17, 1940:
The
Japanese And Fairness
DISC
MDME.
FRANCESCA
FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1940.
BATTLE OF
DENIES ALBUHERA
who rendered a
Song Recital at the Peninsula Hotel last night. Her programme included the
“DIE HARDS" HOLD
CELEBRATION "
The 129th anniversary of the Battle of Albuhera fought in Spain on May 15, 1911, against the armies of Napoleon Bonaparte,
selections from was celebrated yesterday by the 1st Battalion. The Middlesex Gluck's Opera Regiment, at Shumahulpo. "Iphigente en
The Middlesex Regiment, then
€47.
Tauride" and known as the 57th Foot and led by Colonel Inglis, lost 23. officers groups of Eng- and 405 other ranks in the engage- lish and Flemishment, out of a total strength of songs, with two
The Regiment formed part of short favourites | General "Houghton's 2nd Brigače. by To'sti and the total strength of which was.
less than 2,000, that was engaged Dvorak. Mr. as part of the force led by Mar-
+
Harry Ore, who shal Beresford in the siege of the
Fortress of Badajoz. Madame was Denies1 accom- panist, also con- tributed two pieces from Chopin to the programme.
MADAME FRANCESCA DENIES, dramatic soprano, made her local debut at the Peninsula Hotel last night before a fairly large and very appreciative audience. She was accompanied by Prof. Harry
ISCUSSING the Philippine on Bill, which Immigr was recently passed by the Legislature of the Common- wealth and which "closes the doors of the Philippine Islands to the free access of their fellow brothers in China.. and Japan," the Colony's latest newspaper venture, the Hong- kong News, in its issue of May 12, "touches a new peak of aggrieved innocence and sen- timental journalese. After slating the people of the Philippine people for at- tempting to bring in this dis- crimination against the Chi- nese and Japanese who have been playing a leading role in the economic development of the Islands" and citing the prosperity of Davao as being
largely attributed to Japan CHINESE cludes by stating that while DELEGATE
Philippine TO Y.M.C.A.
ese genius," the writer con-
the
Islands for their racial pride. "we cannot but look askance
To Kwa Wan, to the Colony deeply sympathetic with the
a term people of of Hong Kong for of 25 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one fur. ther term of 75 years.
.
. Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis posal of the lot the Purchaser If not the applicant), will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) i cash. This aum will be refunded on payment of the
Purchase
Ore.
With a lovely, powerful voice and showing remarkable training. Mme. Denies delighted with renderings of Gluck, Chopin, Puccini. Massenet, Dvorak and Hubens among other European composers.
the measure which CONFERENCE
on amounts to racial tyranny and which is so alien to the Eastern standard of fair- ness!"
IF THE PEOPLE of the Philippine Islands are to
"
ADDRESS BEFORE
Y'S MEN'S CLUB
the
Mr, Sluchon C. Leung, M. A.. judge Eastern standards of y. M, C. A. of China, was
National General Secretary of the fairness by Japan's conduct guest speaker at the Y's Men's Club and behaviour in the so-call-tifin meeting at the St. Francis ed "China Incident," one Hotel yesterday. hesitates to state what their reactions would be. With nothing but a long list of misdeeds and misdeameanpus committed by their troops--a PARTICULARS OF THE LOT list which vies for place with
price.
Locality.
Kowloon Inland ·
Lot No 4278. South-west of K'loon Inland Lot No. 1800
Ifa Houng Hoa1800,
To Kwa Wan
Registry No.
1 No. of Sale, I
Boundary
Measure-
ments.
ا
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As per
aale plan
UJ: SJUDINOS
Square feet.
entray
Rental
Upset Price.
Abont
3,720
68
2,700
.the hideous Nazi crimes
A recent arrival by a plane from Chungking and Free China, Mr. Leung is sailing today for the United States as China's' delegate to the World Y. M. C. A. Con- ference in October,
!
Her rendering of two English songs, "Wind in the Trees" by Thomas and "Absence" by East- hope Martin was particularly" well, received.
GALLANT STAND Marshal Beresford, hearing of the arrival of a strong French relieving force, decided to give hattle, The encounter resülted "in a decisive British victory, the 57th Foot Regiment taking part in the engagement and making a gallant stand in the key position with the
more than four times their num 2nd Brigade against a column
ber
It was in this engagement that the Regiment earned the prota name, "The Diehards" As the zna Brigade and the 57th Foot faced" the brunt of the attack Coloper alis, who was severely wounded, lay in front of his men, and
Die Hard." exhorted them, "Die hard, 57th.
The celebrations at Shumshulpo. yesterday were Jil
wote Once again, Colony music-lovers moderate scale than last year. were privileged to hear the bri-hockey and other games being llant and sympathetic accompani-played throughout the morning ment of Harry Ore, who also ob- and afternoon, There was no Fair 1lged with pianoforte solas of
or side shows, but the dance will Scriabin, Liszt and Rachmaninoff, be held at the Peninsula Hotel on
Mme. Denies, who studied in Saturday as last year, Antwerp, Belgium, has trained in- der Maestro Mario Farmi, conduc- tor at Covent Garden, London, and has sung at the Opera House in Antwerp.
the Dro-
THE PROGRAMME "
The following gramme yesterday:-
Recitatif et Cavinte-Cette nuit 'ai reru (Gluck); Planoforte Solo Pros, Harry Cre)-(a) Prelude ni
A fist (Chopin), (01 Mazurka in D (Chopin); Two English Songs-
JJ
MURDER ANDTM SUICIDE
·
RUSSIAN GIRL SHOT DEAD An American sailor, Edward George O'Donnell, 35, first claus Areman on the U. S, S. Augusta. and a Russian cabaret dancer. (b) Winds in the Trees-Goring. D. Gorova, aged 25, were mur- Thomas, (b) Absence—Easthope dered yesterday morning in the French Concession, according to a Martin.
Reuter message from Shanghai.
It is reported that they were shot by a Russian youth, named Rybakov, who was jealous of the girl.
the shooting
nouple, Rybakov turned the revolver on himself and committed suicide.
The shooting occurred in the girl's room and the Russian re- and shot himself. When found he turned to his neighbouring room
was still holding the revolver,
in his talk, Mr. Leung dealt against civilisation being with his Y. M: C. A. experience
Two Arias-"Donde lleta" from committed on the continent and observations on Free China,
La Boheme (Puccini) and of Europe-one cannot but be her problems, and the Sino-Jap-
"Larmes"-Werther (Massenet); staggered by the banalities anese war.
Planoforte Solo (Prof. Harry Ore) regarding fairness which now With ten years of travel in the(a) Impromptu, in A (Scriabin). 3s fall from ous Japanese con- course of his duties over all of (b) Hungarian Rhapsody No. 8 temporary. If the term fair- China's provinces, Mr. Leung (Liszt); Two Songs "Chanson de ness is to be applied any-stated that 50 Y. M. C.. A. emer- Adieu (Tost!), (b) Songs ́my where, it must be given to gency feld units, and. 300 full- Mother taught me (Dvorak): Two the people of the Philippines hina's armies at the front and Hubens). (b) Kindje (L. Mortel- tipe workers are now serving Flemish Songs-(a) Veldvioolte (J. themselves, who have not sought to discriminate against A sum of $300,000 N. G. from con!
rear, as well as in refugee camps. mans). the Japanese only, but have tributions in U, S. A., Europe and included the victims of Jap- China; is being spent by the or-
their ganisation for rellet work among Constructive activities are going, Chinese college students, refugees on while war is waged," The care from the Japanese-occupied areas. of thousands of refugees, and expanding, and four new . M. is a great task performed by the The work of the organisation is production of simple necessities
c. A's, three of them for the first CL C. Mr. Leung saw the motor time in the province's history, highway from Lanchow to the have been established in the Soviet border, over which 800
281 anese aggression In
measure. However drastic the effect of this may be on Chinese, who have many in- terests in the Islands, they are not likely to take the matter in such an aggrieved manner as the Japanese want
SECOND ATTEMPT TO END LIFE. ALLEGED
of the world.
1
Insp. H. W. Fraser, of the S.C.A., who prosecuted, said that No. 3
THE VICIOUS NATURE of Police Station sent the ward to the the econoinic weapon which 8.CA cn May 6, after she had Japan is ready to wield to attempted to commit suicide by her own advantage is well- jumping into the harbour.
This was the second occasion that the girl had made such an attempt. but she refused to give
NATIONAL UNITY
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After
Н
FRENCH OFFICER Continued rom Page 1
Army and the BEF were quickly The left wing of the French
was now in progress all along the on the spot and a gigantic battle
time of the Meuse to Sedan in the south Millions of men were ex-
no doubt that the present battle
Two women were charged before people to understand they do. following cities:-Kwellin (Kwan- tricks pass dally, driven by Rus-gaged on both sides and there was" Colony of Hong Kong for a term would be the most momentous in 289 of 75 years, commencing from notify the S.C.A. when bringing a
Court yesterday with falling to needs of the development of chow (Kansu), and Pacchi (Shen- tions and taking back tea and history. One had only to remem 1st July, 1898, with
their own vast country and 1). Since the Chinese National bother products.
"ber that General Gamelin had in theward into the Colony and posses have set about this already in Government is now paying great in Lanchow, an outpost 'city, his command twelve generals to option of renewal at Crown 'sion of the ward. The defendants,
a. manner that has brought attention to the development of vaccines are produced for cholera realise the importance of the bat Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor Wong Sap-yi and Wong Sap-sam, admiration from all quarters Sikang Province, the Y. M. C. A. and smallpox. Kunming once had tie now taking place. of His Majesty the KING, for
were remanded until today.
is sending a team to its capital, but a factory, now there are 200 one further term of 24 years less
Kanting, to aid "and instruct the industrial enterprises. the last three days thereof..
youth here. Taiending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis posal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required to deposit, with an The Fifty-ninth Ordinary Gen-authorised officer who will be any reason. eral Meeting of the Company will be held at the Offices of the General Managers, Messrs. Jar· dine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on Thursday, 30th May, 1940, at PARTICULARS OF THE LOT noon, for the purpose" of receiving the Report of the Directors, pass- ing `the Accounts, and... electing Directors and Auditors.
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, 1940.
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present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) · In cash This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.
of Bala
New Kowloor, Inland
Registry No
Locality.
"ABLE ON 20T
Junction of Castle Peak Road &
at Tseang Street,
Cheung Sha Wan."
Boundary
Mesture
ments*
出
As
per..
malo piga.
being:-
around Kai-shek.
FRENCHÉ REACTION Going on to describe the reac-.. tion in France to the onslaught, the speaker said that the French people were quite prepared for it. They knew that the day would come when France would have to bear the brunt of the German war machine. The French people had no illusions about the manoeuvres of the German war machine and That was why the propaganda. Maginot Line had been built.
"Whatever the result of the
*ald present battle,"
the speaker, "we must steel our hearts against possible misfor=" tanes: but there is one thing to remember and that is there. will be no blitzkrieg for France." The French population had must first give evidence of liness and co-operation will
taken everything win the utmos fairness in her dealings with by her withdrawal from Chi-ties and jobs with good pay.
calm. Despite their excitable neighbouring countries before nese territory. The unfair-
nature, the French people „coun“ be extremely cool in an emergency are wisely taken to prevent of from others will then soon condemning measures which ness which she now complains china.
The wanton ruthlessness resorted Victory will be decided by theto in Holland bad shown the subtle diplomacy from exer-disappear and no one will A talk on world brotherhood Cising its baneful influence in then hesitate to meet the question Who will be exhibited French people that they had an Was given by Mr, R. F. Woodruff countries where freedom and Japanese on equal and level rat?" While the Chinese are enemy who was as unscrupulous as he was formidable. The French" used to suffering, and are an at the regular weekly meeting self-respect are held in such terms for the proper conduct agricultural people, Japan has an Army, the Royal Navy and this yesterday of the Manuk Lodge of high esteem. The only way of their relations, which can industrial economy, and if any- | Royal Air Force now constituted the Hongkong Theosophical 80-in which she can furnish this only then be described as thing collapses in Japan, it does a strong defensive line with or -2801ciety.
proof of neighbourly friend- Eastern standards of fairness. so completely,
vanised resources.
MORE CONFIDENCE Mr. Leung's address concluded Mr. Leung said he was hopeful with some interesting high-lights known and the Philippine of the final outcome of the Sino- on Contemporary China:- people cannot be blamed for Japanese
his grounds Well-educated Chinese in the interior show far greater con- wanting to secure their coun- try against such rapacious The predominant national unity adence in China's final victory methods. The Japanese have among the different political groups over the Japanese, than those in 7,200 HEROIN
yet to show that what they in China wholeheartedly rallied coastal cities like Peiping. Tien- Generalissimo desire in their trading rela-
Chiang,tain and Shanghai." PILLS
tions with other countries is fast as long as the war lasts, the hinterland. Nowdays it pays "National unity will There is no unemployment m Further evidence was heard by co-operation with the people added the speaker.
to be a coolle. There is one case, Court yesterday when Ng Sheung-ed by the attempts to rob MI R. Edwards at the Central and that it will not be follow-
The confidence of the people is of a college man who works as kai and Tam Hok-ping appeared their neighbours not only of notable. High officials are deter a coolle and gets $10 per day," he on remand charged with the pos their economic interests, but mined to see the struggle through, sald
Shanghai lg crowded with Chi- session of 7,200 heroin pills, 176 also of their liberty and in- ounces of pink mass and an ounce dependence. It is Japan' who
nese college graduates, unemploy- of heroin powder.
ed and complaining, while in the Mr. Percy Chen appeared for the
interior there are many opportuni Drst defendant, while Mr 8. Ng Hearing was adjourned to Thura-
Annual
Rental
Contents i
Equare feet
11,093
| Upset Frips. |
About
14,790
TOK
Quinn was for the second.
day...
There is no rationing in Free
it..
.