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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2,
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. A BISHOP CRITICISES
HUMPHREYS ESTATE &
FINANCE CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of share- holders will be HELD at the HONG KONG HOTEL, long Kong on THURSDAY, the 17th. FEB. RUARY, 1938, at 12 NOON for the purpose of receiving the Iteport of the Directors together with Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st. December, 1937. FOR SALE.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from SUNDRIES Cheap. Ten large acely- lene lamps. Several pieces coconut SATURDAY, 5th. FEBRUARY to matting. Blue basket furniture, kil-THURSDAY, 17th. FEBRUARY,
utensils, etc. chen
Apply Pr. 21 R.W.F. Shamshuipo.
NEAR MUTINY ABOARD SILKSWORTH
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and on seeing the Captain holding a, revolver, one of them said: " you ย 23:5 shoot this man you shoot well"
Orders Ship About
After the second Engineer and ap- peased the crew, and accused had admitted he was responsible for the trouble, the Captain ordered the ship to turn back to Hongkong.
Asked by His Worship as to the assault, witness said necused only gave him a push, but later.stated he wan hit with a stick. He added that the nssnull occurred
before the other members of the crew come on the bridge, and was thereupon rebuked by His Worship for wastinit the time of the Court by not coming to the point at once,
"I Am Sick Of All This" "I have never heard evidence given so badly in my life and 1 am sick. of all this," His Worship remarked.
In reply to further questions, wit- ness said he was struck in the pre- sence of the Captain and Chief
Officer,
"First you said you were only pushed and then you stated you were hit with a slick. Evidently you are scared," said Comdr. Hole.
both days inclusive, JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managera. Hongkong, 26th. January, 1938.
HONGKONG TRAMWAYS,
LIMITED
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that tho ORDINARY YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of HONG- KONG TRAMWAYS, LIMITED will be held at the offices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Hongkong, on FRIDAY, the 18th 12 day of February, 1938, at o'clock noon, to transact the ordinary business of the Company.
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BARONET M. P.
Strange" Decision To
The Church
Leave
"For my own part I was not on-
· 1938.
NEWFOUNDLAND'S
PROGRESS STEADY
London, Jan. 31,
The Secretary of State for the Dominions, Mr. Malcolm MucDonald stated in the House of Commons In answer to a question, that general Improvement in economic conditions In Newfoundland had been noted.
Conditions outlined in a reply to n similar question in the House of Commons kast October had been maintained, he said.-British Wire- less.
WAR FIRING ANALYZED
London,
In modern warfare it takes seven
xious for the subject to be brought shells to Tell a man and one and a before the Assembly, but, in view half to wound, experts who have of the fact that the Matrimonial been studying the resulta of the Causes Act comes into force at the Spanish civil war estimate. Accord- beginning of 1938 it may well be that ing to statisticians that representative body of the Church of England should have thus declared itself."
The decision of Sir Francis jother view than that its terms are
the entirely. Inappropriate for to leave
Such marringes; and the Church Assembly, Acland, M.P., Church of England because of having been challenged, could hard- its attitude towards marriage is ly have arrived at any other decision commented on by the Bishop of than that which was reached after
Heywood, In his the recent debate. Ely, Dr.
After quoting the clause in the January Diocesan Gazette. Matrimonint Caures Act which pro- vides that no clergyman is compelled
solemnise the marriage of 10 divorced person, the Bishop write
"In view of this remarkable ad- mission on the part of Parliament thnt--even where church is established the law of the nation in regard to marriage should not modify the law of the Church, and the officers of the Church should not be expected to lower their standards in consequence of the lowering of the standards of the secular state, it is strange that a member uf Parliament (wha represents himself og having been a strong churchman) should his Intention of Church because
the have Church hus not come into line with the world' in respect of its standards of marringe.
announced leaving the
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"THE GREAT SURRENDER" AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO
"The Church in fact, he writes, GIVEN that the REGISTER OF has no intention whatever of bring- MEMBERS of the Company willing Itself into line with the modern be CLOSED from SATURDAY, spirit'.
"It is certainly to be hoped that the 5th to FRUDAY, the 18th this is indeed the case. For, it the February, 1938, both days inclu-Church in England or anywhere else Jive.
By Order of the Board,
W, F. SIMMONS,
Secretary, Hongkong. 27th January, 1938.
THE "STAR" FERRY
CO., LTD.
Notice to Shareholders. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
YEARLY
MEETING
OF
Capt. John Jackson, master of the Silksworth, stated that while Sanuki THAT THE FORTIETH ORDIN- was having a conversation with the
LARY Boʻkn, accused came along and Joined in. They spoke in Japanese, THIS COMPANY will be held at and finally accused struck Sanuk the Office of Messrs. Jardine, with his hands. On being pulled Matheson & Co., Ltd., on Thurs away, nccused went to the lower deck and returned with a steet poker day, the 10th February, 1938, at of purpose with which he attempted to strike 11 a.m., for the Sanuki from behind but was pre- receiving the Report of the Direc- vented by the Second Onteer, tore together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1937.
"Threatening Attitude
"As I saw," sald Capt. Jackson, "the Japanese, crew approaching, 1 went to my room and got my 455
revolver. I then returned to the deck to find several members of the crew_in_a_threatening_nttitude, but there was no trouble."
After Mr. O. Williamson, Chief
correct.
omeer,
Ghandy, and Mr. K. S. Second Omeer, had given corrobora- tive evidence, accused stated that the evidence given by Sanuki was He added he had no inten- ilon to do any harm to the Captain or to the ship, as the question of duty was between him and Sanuki, His Workship gave his decision as stated,
BRITISH FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR EMPIRE LOANS
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foreign local or publie authorities, or state controlled organisations.
Greater latitude however, would be allowed until further notice In respect of applications which did not fall within the former class.
In to
"I refer particularly to the raising of new money in the British market on a long-term basis on behalf of British borrowers-in which term I Include borrowers in any part of the Empire for the purpose of acquiring nsacts or developing enterprise foreign countries, and secondly transactions involving large blocks of foreign-owned securities, which were the subject of my predecessor's letter of June 12, 1933, to the Chairman of the Stock Exchange Committee," de- clared the Chancellor.-British Wire- less.
STATEMENT WELCOMED
London, Feb. 2.
Directora.
nt any time were to modify its teach ing and ideals into conformity with those of the world, such a Church would have made the great surren der."
Pointing out that the whole tenor ΟΙ Christ's teaching was to the effect that his Church was to be unlike the world, the Bishop quotes a number of His sayings "In order to establish the fact that, in the Lord's intention, morat the Church was to have a standard quite different from that of the world."
"So only will the Church fulfil its
mission," adds Dr. Heywood.
ASSEMBLY DECISION
Referring to the Church Assembly's decision regarding the re-marriage in church of divorced people, the Dishop stries:
To one who reads the marriage reasonably take дпу
service can
ECONOMIC WORRY IN PALESTINE
House
The Register of Shares of the
London, Feb. 1. Company will be CLOSED from
In statement on Palestine in the
Commons to-day of
the Thursday, the 3rd February, 1938,
Secretary, to Thursday, the 10th February, Colonial
Mir.
William 1938, both days inclusive.
Ormsby-Gore said outbreaks of ter- By order of the Board of Torism and violence still continued
Constant pressure of military and police had been maintained and there had been several successful encoun- ters with armed bands.
The economic and financial situa- of the country gave rise to some anxiety and there had been an in- crease in unemployment, more partl- cularly at Haifa and Tel-Aviv.
F. H. CRAPNELL,
Secretary, Hongkong 26th January, 1938.
FOR
THE PROTECTION OF
CHILDREN.
Or
What to do to help a child Anyone knowing of a child who
neglected, has been assaulted, ill-treated in a
to manner likely cause unnecessary suffering or Injury to health, or knowing of a parent who is seeking advice on any matter concerning a child, would be doing an act of kindness by communicating at once with
The Hon. Secretaries, H.K.S.P.C.
tion
10
He hoped shertyl to be in a position make a statement regarding the personnel and visit to Palestine of the Proposed Technical Commission. British Wireless.
FIRE-CRACKERS DANGEROUS
c/o G.P.O. Box No. 513, Hongkong, Charged with throwing fire- or the Inspector, 49, Pokfulum Rond, 1st floor; or the Inspector, Violet Peel Health Centre, Wanchal; or the Inspector, 12, Sal Yeung Choi Street, 1st floor, Kowloon.
All further steps will be taken, and expenses borne, by the Society.
The Informant's name will be kept strictly private, except in cases where malice is proved.
COUNCIL ACTS ON FAR EAST QUESTION
(Continued from Page 1) collective security and Articlo XVI of the League. He pleaded for the
Sir John Simon's statement on loan | Intangibility of the provisions" policy in the House of Commons in Coverianį. generally welcomed in City circles as
of
The Canadian Government repre- sentative said that Canada favoured every practical effort to attain a sub- staatilal universality, of the League. Viscount Cranborne, kumming up
Senor Del Vayo, representing a step in the right direction. It is
Spanish Government, Gald pointed out it was undoubtedly in the ituenced by the recommendations of Spain, though disappointed at its the Van Zeeland report and the recent treatment by the League, favoured a .warnings of Sir Robert Kinderaly maintenance of the entire Covenant.
that Great Britain is living on her capital
No spectacular change is expected because the Treasury
continues to of control strictly the movements capital and the attitude of the British public towards lending generaily is the discussion for Britain sald that unsympathetic.
on all sides there had been evidence of the continued attachments of no- question, that the Government did tions and people to the principles of not intend to encourage lending to
the Covenant and he was convinced powers engaged in ective aggression in his bellet in the essential import- is taken to refer to the recent reported ance of maintaining the collective attempts of the Japanese and Italian system of security. He emphasised authorities to obtain credits under that the British Government did not the cloak of commercial transactions. Intend to weaken its support of the On the other hand the City la cons League and suggested that a report of vinced that relaxation of the ban on the discussion be, submitted to the foreign lending will enable_certain | Assembly,
Involving propositions
Sir John's statement in reply to a
crackers to the danger of the public in Lee Yuen Street, Wanchal, yester- day, Wu Fat-hing, 24, a tailor, was fined $10 by Mr. Forrest at the Central Magistracy this morning. Sub-Inspector F. Tuckelt said defen- dant was told not to throw crackers about as he was doing by an Indians constable, but he persisted and was arrested.
His Worship, In Imposing the fine, remarked that it was a dangerous practice to throw fire-crackers over passers-by,
SHIPS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION
The following ships are expected to be in wireless communication with Hongkong Radio Station to-day:
Minoo Maru; President Hoover; Comorin; Chitral; Empress of Russia; Shengking: Anna Maerak: Fooshing: Glen Affarie; Völse)In; Athel Temp- Jar; Apocy.
OPIUM CARRIER CAUGHT
A fine of $15 with the afternative of a month's hard labour was in- nicted on Cheng Fo, 20, unemployed, by Mr. Forrest at the Central Magla- tracy this morning, for the possession of three mace of prepared oplum at Connaught Road West near On Tai Terrace,
MARKETING BOARD rost
London, Feb. 1. Mr. H. C. 1. Bull, until recently London representative of the Kenya Coffee Board, has now assumed duty credits for nequisition of assets It is expected that the Committee as secretary to the new Colonial to materialle-Reuter will adopt the proposal to-morrow Empire Marketing Board-British and then adjourn eine die—Reuter, " Wireless,
abroad Special:
long-term
on the scene, 5,000 insurgent shells falling in Madrid singe January have killed 700 people and wounded 4,000.
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VIA SIENIA HOUTE Mail Service "Via Siberia" temporarily suspended.
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Malls aro the closed 15 minutes earlier than time given below unless otherwise ainted, and where mails are advertis SHANGHAI AIR SERVICE
ed to close at or before 9 a.m., reg)- Air Mail Service to Shanghai̟ is 'stered and parcel malls are closed at temporarily suspended.
15 p.m. on the previous day. INWARD MAILS
From
Salgon Straits and Europe vin Sucz (Leliers and Papers) London, 6th January and London Parcels London dole, 30th December 1937. 1937. Salgon
Japan and Shanghat Japan
Japan and Shanghal Shanghai.....
Fer
Roggeveen
Camorin
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japon and Manila
(San Francisco, date 8th January) Pres. Talt
20th January
Calcutta and Straits
Straits
Japan and Shanghai Straits.
Dut
February 2.
.February 3,
Pres. Doumer Tyndareus Arabia Maru
February 3,
.February 9.
.February 4.
Chitral
.February 4.
Conto Rosso
.February 4,
.February 4.
Rio de Janeiro Maru
.February 4...
Japon
Australia and Manila
Tanda ...
February 5.
Jopan
Mausong
.February 0.
Straits
Eurybates
February 7-
Air Mail by
"Imperial Airways
Direct Service"-London Date
Imperial Airways
Plane February 7,
Kumsang
,February 7,
Mencious
.February 7.
Antenor
.February B.
Cremer
.February 0.
.February 0.
February 8,...
Terukuni Maru ... Changte
.February 6.
.February 0.
Pres. McKinley
.February 0.
February 10.
This roca
February 10,
Emp. of Canada
February 11.
Fushimi Maru Menestheus Tilawa
February 11.
February 12.
February 12.
Date and Time
Japan and Shanghai
Air Mall by "Pan American Airways
Direct Service"-San
date, 1st February,
Straits
Australia and Manila
Felix Roussel
Francisco Pan American Airways Plano
U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Manila
(Seattle date, 15th January). Straits and Muratta
Batavia
Canada, U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai-Vancouver D.C., 22nd
January.
Japan and Shanghai
Straits and Manila
Japan and Amoy
For
Samshul and Wuchow
Swatow
Shanghai and Japan
Gneisenau
OUTWARD MAILS.
Per
Thursday
Kongso.....Thurs, Feb. 3, 9.15 u.m. Prominent..Thurs., Feb. 3, 8.30 aan. Pres. Daumer Thurs., Feb. 3, 0.30 am.
Kongmoon and Pakhol (viu Kong- Tai Lee ....Thurs., Feb. 3, 11 am.
moon).
Shanghai
Holhow
Tasman Kiangsu
Thurs, Feb. 3, 2.30 pm. Thurs, Feb. 3, 3.30 pm.
Bangkok, Straits, Batavia, Mouri- Roggeveen..Thurs., Feb. 3, 4.30 p.m.
Lus, Reunion, Madagascar, *East
Air Mail for Wuchow, Kwellin, C.N.A.C. Plano .... Thurs., Feb. 3.
and South Africa.
Kwelyang and Chungking by the "C.N.A.C." Airways Direct Servlee
Feb. 3, p.
Kowloon P. O.
RCA.,
Ord.,
Feb. 3, 5 p.m..
·G. P. O.
R¢A,
Ord,
Feb. 3, 5 pm.. Feb. 4, 8 a.m.
.Fri, Feb. 4,
G.P.O. and K.P.0.
RCK.. Ord..
....Feb. 4, 9 a.m. ...Feb. 4, 9.30 am..
Air Mall for Blan, Lanchow, and Eurasia Plane ......
Friday
Chengtu, etc. (via Hankow) by the
."Eurasia Airways Service" (to
further points by Surface transport
as Services permit),
Kongmoon and (Pakhoi via Kong- On Lee.........Fri., Feb. 4, 10 nm.
moon).
Shanghai and Japan
Comorin....Fri., Feb. 4, 10.30 am.
*Straits, Ceylon, India, East and Arabla Maru..Fri., Feb. 4, 2.30 p.m.
*South Africa
G. P. O, and K. P. O. Parccis,
via Marseilles due Marseilles, 4th March.
Straits, Ceylon, India,-E-and-South-Chitral
Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe
Reg. Ord.,
Saturday
Air Mall for "K.L.M. Airways Ber- Chitraj
vice"-due Amsterdam, 13th Feb.
RCK..
Ord.,....
Fri, Feb...4..
....Feb. 4, 5 p.m. ....Feb. 5, 0.45 0.m. .Feb. 0, 10.30 .
...Sat, Feb. 5, G.P.O. and K.P.0.
.Feb. 6, 0.80 1.20..
.Feb. 5, 19 0.12).
Sat, Feb. 0, 2.30 p.m.
Stralts, Ceylon, India, East and Rio de Janeiro Maru
South Africa. Amoy and Shanghai ...
Kingyuan... .Sat, Feb. 5, 3.30 p.m.
Sat, Feb. 5, G.P.0. and K.P.O.
Feb. 8, 2.45 p.m. .Fab. 5. 3.30 p.m. ..Sat., Feb. 5, 6 p.m.
Straits, Ceylon, India, Egypt and Conte Rosso
Europe via Brindisi-due Brindia, 26th February,
Reg..
Ord..
Manilo
Rhexenor
Direct
London, Bervice duo 14th February
Afr Mall for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plane Sat, Feb. 5.
G.P.O. & K.P.O.
Rez., Ord.,
... Feb. 8, 5 p.m.
Feb. 6, 9
Air Mail for "Australia by Imperial Imperial Airways Plano Sat, Feb. 8.
Airways Bervico”—due Darwin,
13th February
G. P. O. and K. F. O
Feb. 7, 5 p...
Ord..
Feb. 6, 9 a.m.
Sunday
Cable Address SWANTOCE Telephone 80244
Hongkong & Shanghal Bank Building, Hongkong Ofices: Shanghai and Manila
Swalow, Shanghai and Tientsin.. Takaang Formosa
..Sun., Feb. 6, 9 a... Hongkong Maru Sun, Feb. 0, 9 a.m.. Monday
U.S.A., Central and South Ame-
B.C. (Parcels for Canada only)
rica and Europe via Vancouver
Parcels,
Reg.,
due Vancouver B.C., 27th
Feb.
Ord.,
Japan, Honolulu, USA, Central Pres. Taft
and South America, Canada and
Parcel
.Feb. 7, p.m.-
*Europe via San Francisco-duo
Reg.
San Francisco ist March
Ord,
Feb. 7, 0.80 p.m..
Tuesday
LEARN
TO
FLY
COMPLETE TRAINING GIVEN FOR EVERY TYPE OF BRITISH LICENCE BOTH PILOTS AND ENGINEERS.
FOR PROSPECTUS APPLY:-
FAR EAST
Feb. 1, 4 p.m..
Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, Canada, Emp. of Japan... Mon, Feb. 7..
Feb. 7, 5 pm-
Feb. 7, 510 p.m. Mon, Feb. 7.
Jeb. 1, 5 p.m.
Air Mail for "France Orient Air- Felix Roussel ...erenie Twen, Feb. '8:
WAYN Bervicedno Marschlies
20th February.
·G.P.O. & KP.0.
Her..
Feb. 8, 9.30 1.3,
Ord
Saigon, Ceylon, India, East and Felix Roussel
South Africa, Egypt and Europe
vie
Marsellies due
7th March
Amoy and Shanghal
Japan
*Japan
Marsellica
Reg., Ord.
Feb. 4, 18 AM...
Tuck, Fob. 8.
Feb. 0, 949 am. Feb. 8, 10.30′′. Talyuan. Tues., Feb. 8, 3.80 p.m. Terukuni Maru Tucs, Feb. 8, 3,30 p.m. Kumsang ......Tues., Feb. 6, 5 p.m.
Tues, Feb. 8.
Air Mall for Manila, Guam, Hono-Fan-American Airwaja Flans
lulu and U.8.A., by the "Pan- American Airways Direct Service" due San Francisco, 18th Feb.
Reg.,
Ord.,
Iteя..
ora..
Swatow, Shanghai and Tientaln Straits and Calcutta
Wednesday
Hosang
Thursday
Tai Buen Hong
Friday
Sandakon
FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL, LTD. Kal Tak Airport, Hongkong.
Phone 59282.
Manlia
Kowlows-1.0.
Yatshing....Wed.,
Parcels, Ord.,
Feb. 8, 5 p.m. Web B, 5 p.m.
Q.P.O.
Feb. 3, 5 p.m.- Feb. 9, 6 a...
Feb. 9, 8.30 am.. ..Wed, Feb. D... Feb. 9, 11,30 am.. Feb. 9, 12.30 p.m..
Thurs, Feb, 10, 0.30 0.m...
Emp, of Canada
Fri, Feb. 12, 3.39 p.1.
*fuperscribed correspondenes only.