NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
HUMPHREYS ESTATE &
FINANCE CO., LTD.
NOTICE 19 HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of share- holdora will be HELD at the HONG KONG HOTEL Hong Kong, on THURSDAY, the 17th. FEB- RUARY, 1938, at 12 NOON for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st. December, 1937.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will, be CLOSED from SATURDAY, 5th. FEBRUARY to THURSDAY, 17th. FEBRUANY, both days Inclusive, JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers. Hongkong, 26th, January, 1938,
HONGKONG TRAMWAYS,
LIMITED
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN YEARLY that the ORDINARY
GENERAL MEETING of HONG- KONG TRAMWAYS, LIMITED w!!! be held at the oflees of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Hongkong, on FRIDAY, the 18th day of February, 1938, at 12 a'clock noon, to transact the ordinary business of the Company. AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that the REGISTER OF MEMBERS of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 5th to FRIDAY, the 18th February, 1938, both days Inclu- alve.
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 THAT THE FORTIETH ORDIN- ARY YDARLY MEETING OF THIS COMPANY will be held at the Office of Mesars. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on Thurs- day, the 10th February, 1938, at 11 .., for the purpose recelving the Report of the Direc- tors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1937.
of
The Register of Shares of the Company will be CLOSED from Thursday, the 3rd February, 1938, to Thursday, the 10th February, 1938, both days inclusive.
By_order_of_the_Board_of_
Directors.
F. H. CRAPNELL,
Secretary. Hongkong, 20th January, 1938.
HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL
SOCIETY
of
THE ANNUAL SHOW FLOWERS and VEGETABLES will be held at ST. JOHN'S PLACE (opposite the lower Peak Tram Station) on THURSDAY, the 3rd. March, 1938, from 3 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. and FRIDAY, the 4th March, 1938, from 10a.m. to 4 p.m.
ENTRIES WILL DEFINITELY CLOSE at the Hon. Secretary's Offce, Stock Exchango Building, Ice Houso Street, at NOON on THURSDAY, the 24th February,
THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH.
G. BAR R.
R. HONGKONG
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
опо
of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 7th day of February, 1938, at 3 p.m., at the Officen of the Public Works Department, by Order of Hla Excellency the Governor of ono Lot of Crown Land at Repulse Bay, in the, Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 with the option of years, renewal at a Crown Rent to bo fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty tho. KING, for further torm 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 sum will be refund- ed on payment of the Purchase price. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT,
Registry No.
Locality
1
No. of Sate
Baral Building
Lot No. 405
G.
one
Repelso Bay
Road.
Boundary Measuremente,
N. B KW.
As per sala Spinn.
Contents in
sq feet
Anoua
Rental Kental
Opset Frice!
be
About
20,000
$230
R.
000'+$
Fuk Lo Tsun Road, Kowloon
WELCOMES
ADMIRAL
Now Commandor-In- Chief Takes Over Officially Saturday ·
the
His Excellency Vice-Admiral Sir Percy Noble, now C.-in-C. of China Fleet, arrived here this morn- Ing by the P. and O. liner Comorin. The officini transfer will take place on Saturday, when at 8 a.m. the Flag of the new C.-in-C. will be broken out in H.M.9. Cumberland, while that of Vice-Admiral L. E. Crabbe, who is leaving for Home by the P. and O. iner Chitral the same day, will be broken out in H.M.S. Capetown and hauled down in IIMS. Falmouth; being re-hosted in H.M.S. Falmouth on completion of the gun salute.
At 8.05 a.m., HIM.S. Capetown salutes the Fing of Vice-Admiral Sir Perey Noble with 15 guns, H.M.S, Cumberland returning. Sir Percy comes on deck in ILMS. Cumberland at 9.30 a.m. and will be received with a guard and band.
Vice-Admiral Crabbe will leave at 10 am. by car for Queen's Pler, where he will inspect the military guard of honour.
His Ex-
Later in the morning, cellency, Major-General A W. Bartholomew and Commodore E. B. C. Dicken will call on Admiral Noble, who will subsequently pay a call on His Excellency the Governor and re- turn those of the G.O.C. and the Commodore.
His Excellency the Governor will return the call at 12.45 p.m.
Greatest Of Liners Named For Queen Bigger And Faster Than Elder Sister
London, Feb. 2. No. 552, the giant new Cunard- White Star ilner now building in John Brown and Co.'s yard at Clyde-
THURSDAY,
BRITAIN AIMS TO DESTROY PIRATES
(Continued from Page 1.)
graph the British proposals to Paris and tome to-night,
to
Italian circles In London declare that Italy is solidly behind the Nyon (Anti-Piracy) Agreement, and Is determined to do everything possible out plrary by submarines, stamp Suggestions thint fialy is supplying the Spanish Insurgents with sub- marines, and also the report that Italy intended sending 40,000 troops to Spain; are ridiculed by Italian clrcles here.
The French view is that everything | must be done 10 make the anti-piracy Patrol in the Mediterranean effective.
has brought the patrol up to its original alrength by replacing the vessels withdrawn when it seemed that the Nyon Agreement had driven the pirales from the Mediterranean. Renter.
· British Government
NON-INTERVENTION AGREEMENT
London, Feb. 2. An agreement has been reached on ulmust all matters contained in the draft resolution to be submitted to the Non-Intervention Committee, in- cluding the despatch of a neutral commission to Spain to obtals In- formation regarding the withdrawal
Volunteers. of
ft
in
M
Ed
the Ho
House of Commons to-day.
information was disclosed in given by Mr. written answer Anthony Eden, the Foreign Secretary,
added that the resolution: contained a renifrmation of the exist ing undertakings
Part Governments, and detailed tion regarding
the work of the Com- under mission,
which belligerent rights will be granted to both sides. in the Spanish civil war, and methods are outlined for restoring and strengthening the control of land and sca frontiers in Spain.-Reuter Special.
SCIENTISTS MAROONED
ON ICE FLOE
(Continued from Page 1.)
towards the warmer currents sur- rounding Greenland.
ICE-FIELD DISINTEGRATING
field The entire surrounding ice appears to be breaking. Giant lee- bergs up to 70 yards in length are
off from breaking off
the muin pack, while Assures up to fifty yards in widt
arc
appearing in the neigh-
In order to establish short wave
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 7th day of February, 1938, at 3 p.m., at the fllces of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of
Lot of Crown Land at bank, will be named Queen Eliza width
Although a sister ship to the Queen City, in the Colony of Hong Mary, No. 552 will be larger and Kong, for a term of 75 years, faster. Her gross tonnage will sub-
the stantially exceed first ship'a commencing from 1st July, 1898, 81,235, She will have a higher con- with the option of renewal attract speed and will carry more n Crown Ront to be fixed by the į passengers. 'Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 24 years less the last three days
thereof.
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; enah. This sum will be refund- ed on payment of the Purchase
price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No, of Sale
New Kowloon Inland
Registry No.
Locality
Lot No 2607.
Tsun Bd.. Kowloon City ( Adjoining New Kowlooɑ i Inland Lot No. 2254, Fuk |
Boundary
Menaurements
N.M.E. W.
|teri|terk test_tretj
Ax per sale
plan.
Contents in
Annual sq. feet
Rantal
Upset Price. I
About
2,257
$25
$1,695
1938, but intending exhibitors are | CHINA'S "RED" CHIEFS requested to SEND IN THEIR ENTRIES AS POSSIBLE.
EARLY
AS
MEMBERS who have not yet pald their subscriptions and ALL THOSE who wish to join the Society are requested to send $5.00 to the UNDERSIGNED.
J. T. BAGRAM,
Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, 3rd February, 1938.
Peace Talks Denied By Spokesman
Tokyo, Feb. 2.
No peace negotiations are at pre- sent in progress between Japan and the Chinng Kai-shek government, either directly or indirectly, said a spokesman of the Foreign Office when interviewed to-day.
DIRECT ANTI-
JAPANESE FIGHT FROM CAVE CITY
(Continued from Page 1) regime, und General Chu Teh, the brilliant commander of the Eighth Route Army, are paid this "princely"
sum.
The expressed determination of the Communist leaders to support the Central Government appears to be entirely genuine. Upon arriving at Yenan I saw two huge slogans de- corating the south gate with the messages: "Do your utmost to còn- polidate Kuomintang and Communist co-operation", and "Support Gen- cralissimo Chiang Kai-shek, who leads the anti-Japanese resistance." Clung Kai-shek's portrait is fre- quently displayed in the streets and auditoriums alongside the portraits of Lenin, Stalin, Chú Teh and Mao Tze- tung,
EMANCIPATION OF WOMEN
The movement for the emancipation
of women is said to have been especi
The Queen Elizabeth will be ready for launching on September 27, when Her Majesty the Queen will travel to Clydebank to perform the ceremony of christening the vessel-Reuter.
Canadians Blamed For Bomb Plot
Japanese Request Assurances
Tokyo, Feb. 2. Instructions to file representations with the Canadian Government in connection with the attempt last month by two Canadians to blow up the Japanese steamer Kiye Maru in Seattle were cabled yesterday to the Japanese Charge d'Affaires at Ottawa. The Canadian authorities will be re- quested to take measures to prevent a recurrence of similar attempts. Reuter.
TRAVELLERS FROM BENGAL VISIT COLONY
Lieut.-Col. S. Nag, M.D., F.M.C.5, M.R.C.P., D.T.M. & H., L.M.S., well-known civil surgeon of Bengal, left for | Shanghai to-day by the President Dourner, accompanied by Mrs, Nag.
Lieut.-Col. and Mrs. Nag are on a world tour and during their stay In the Colony they were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Deb.
SPAIN STILL UNSAFE
London, Feb. 2. The Committee which is caring for several hundred Basque children, refugees in England, has decided that in view of the danger from aerial bombardments in Spain it is still un- safe to send them back to castern Spain. Reuter,
37 KILLED IN EXPLOSION
Rome, Feb, 2.
It is omcially stated that the death roli in Saturday's munitions factory
ally successful, and 70 per cent, of the explosion at Segni in now thirty- women in the frontier district have | seven-Reuter,
10
been
The Japanese government, declared the spokesman, does not intend enter into negotiations with Chlang Kal-shek or lils administration, now that Japan has decided to have no Central further dealings with the regime.
Claiming that the situation in China was of "a special naturo", the spokesman said that "matters arising from it must be dealt with politically rather than legally."Reuter.
into associations organized which are actively participating in anti-Japanese resistance. These women wear cotton uniforms and call even their parents and husbands "comrades".
SHIPS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION
The following ships are expected to be in wireless communication with Hongkong Radio station to-day:
Talhing; Vogesen; Ponrith Castle; Agapenor: Conte Rosso; Arabia Ma.u:
Minoo Maru; Year Tanda;
Norviken; Chitrai; President Hoover.
Small shop-keepers function In Yenan freely, although the choice of commodities is limited. Over twe hundred stores are selling rock salt,
candles Sansi
and New crackersUnited Press.
bourhood of the new station,
radio communication with Moscow the expedition was forced to crect one of its radio masts on a neigh- bouring floc.
the
Meanwhile, preparations are going ahead of the relief by aeroplanes of, the stranded scientists, despite fact that they have reported that the ice-field stretches to the horizon and there is no, area within sight suitable for landing planes.
Despite the precariousness of their posltion, the message from the five Russians ends cheerfully with greet- ings
from all
RESCUE WORK UNDER WAY Orders to begin rescue operations have been sent from Moscow to the ice-breaker.
Bhk Murmansk...
the
Dr. Otto
hero of Cheluyakin eple when a large party of Soviet scientists were rescued un- der almillar circumstances two years ago, has left for Leningrad, from where he will sall on another ice- breaker,
and two
In addition, a flying boat has been loaded on to the ice-breaker, preparations being made for other planes to assist in the rescue operations are being speeded up.
Dr. Schmidt,
of on behalf Soviet Government, has ordered the captain of the 148-ton Soviet steamer Murmanels to "reach without fail Papanin's camp, save the heroes and take them off the lee-floe."-Reuter.
SEEK TO CONTROL AIR WAR
the
(Continued from Page 1.) ment in Spain should be expressed in an international agreement lo co-operato for its prohibition and urging the Government to exert its Influence in this direction.
Mr. Anthony Eden, Foreign Secretary, In winding up the debate, disclosed that competent depart- ments, on the Government's instruc- tion, had inlllated exhaustive work on this subject, particularly in reln. of civilian tion to the bombing -populations. Examination was neces- before sary, he said, because
other approaching
governments Britain must know how to meet the formidable objections which might
be raised.
ncar
-Mr. Eden hoped these investigations would be completed in the future when tho Government would with aim at opening the question other powers to get a general inter national agreement.
The motion was adopted without a division.-Reuter.
ELETTERS TO THE EDITOR
The Editor, Hongkong Telegraph,
Sirin Mr. Gregory's article in yesterday's Telegraph he states that there have been only two Irish Governors of Hongkong-Sir John Pope Hennessy and Sir Henry May.
FEBRUARY
1938.
SPECIAL
DISPLAY
200
OF
WATCHES,
DIAMONDS,
JEWELLERY,
PEARLS,
SILVERWARE,
CLOCKS,
FANCY
GOODS.
POST
OFFICE.
VIA SIDERIA ROUTE Ball Service "Via Siberia" is temporarily suspended,
BHANGHAI AIR SERVICE Air Mall Bervice to Shanghai is temporarily suspended.
IMPERIAL AIRWAYS Ordinary air mail letters for Im- perial Airways Direct Service to Europe etc., will, unth further notice, bo closed at Kowloon Post Office and General Post Office at 9.00 a.m. on Sundays. Letters for this Service may be posted in the ordinary post-
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES ing boxes at Kewloon Post Office and General Post Ofce. They Registered and Parcel Malls are should be clearly marked "By Air closed 16 minutes earlier than tho Mall" and bear suletent postage. time given below unless otherwise Insuficiently prepaid letters may be stated, and where mails are advertis- taxed with double the deficiency ored to close at or before 9 a.m., regi- forwarded by Steamer Service, at atered and parcel malls are closed al the discretion of the Post Ofco. 5 p.m. on the previous day.
INWARD MAILS
From
Japan and Shanghai Straits and Europe vju Sucz (Letters and Papers) London, 6th January and London Parcels -London date, 30th December 1027 1937.
Salcon
Saigon
Japan
Shanghai
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Manila
Per
Chitral
Comorin
(San Francisco, date 8th January) Pres, Taft
Japan
Shanghai and Swatow
Foochow
Halphong
Australia and Manila
Japan .....
Japan and Shanghal
Holphong
Tientsin
Straits
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Service-London Dato
Direct
29th January
Straits
Japan
and Shanghal
Straits
Japan and Shanghai ..
Air Mail by "Pan American Airways
Duo
February 3..
February 3,
Pres. Boumer.
.February 3,
Roggeveen
February 3,
Arabia Maru
.February 4.
Conte Rosso
.February 4,
.February 4.
Rio de Janeiro Maru
February 4.
Soochow
February 4,
Yunnan
February 4.
G. G. Paul Doumer
February 5.
Tanda
Mausong
Tyndarcus
Canton ...
Chekiang
Eurybates
Imperial Airways
Menelaus
Antenor
Cremer
Fellx Rousset
February February February
February February 7. February 7.
Plano February 7.
.February 0.
Direct Service"Ban Francisco Pan American Airways
date, 1st February.
Straits
Australia and Manila
Calcutta and Straits
U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Manila
(Seattle, date 15th January). Straits and Manila Batavia
For
Shanghul Holhow Dairen
Terukuni Maru
.February 7,
.February 8.
.February 8.
Plano
February 8..
February 8.
February B.
February 0.
Pres. McKinley Gneisenau
.February 9.
February 10.
Tisaroca
February 10.
Changto
Kumsang
OUTWARD MAILS
Per
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Date and Time
Tasman......Thurs., Feb. 3, 2 p.m. Klangsu..Thurs., Feb. 3, 2.30 p.m. Sauerland..Thurs., Feb. 3, 2.30 p.m. Parcels for Germany via Hamburg Mecklenburg Thurs., Feb. 3, 3.30 p.m. Bangkok, Straits, Batavia, Mauri- Roggeveen Thurs., Feb. 3, 4.30 p.m.
tius, Reunion, Madagascar, East and South Africa.
Air Mall for Wuchow, Kwellin, G.N.A.C. Plane .... Thurs., Feb. 3.
Kwelyang and Chungking by the "C.N.A.C." Airways Direct Service
Kowloon P. 0,
Reg.,
Feb. 3, 5 p.m.
Ord..
.Feb. 3, 5 pm.
G. P. O.
Tex.
Ord.
Feb. 3, 5 p.. Feb. 4. 6.2.
Friday
Air Mail for Stan, Lanchow, and Eurasia Piano. ....
.Fri., Feb. 4,
Chengtu, etc. (vin Hankow) by the
G.P.0. and K.P.0.
"Eurasia Airways Service" (to
Rez..
A
further points by Surface transport
Ord.,
as Services permit).
Kongmoon and (Pakhol vla Kong- On Lee
moon).
Samshui and Wuchow
Chung On
Shanghai and Japan
Comorin
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow
Hulching
Shanghai and Dairen
Hector
....Feb. 4, 9↑ u.m. ..Fcb. 4, 9.30 am.
..Fri., Feb. 4, 10 ant
.Fri., Feb. 4, 10.15 a.m. Fri., Feb. 4, 10.30 a.m. .Tues., Feb. 4, 2 p.m. Fri., Feb. 4, 1:30 p.m.
South Afrien
Straits, Ceylon, India, E. and South Chitral
Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe
via
Marseilles due
Marseilles,
Parcels,
4th March.
Saturday
THOUSAND
NOVELTIES
PRICES
VERY
MODERATE
J. ULLMANN
Sirails, Ceylon, India, East and Arabia Maru..Fri, Feb. 4, 2.30 p.m.
Air Mall for "K.LM. Airways Ser- Chitral
vice"-due Amsterdam, 13th Feb,
Swatow
G. P. O. and K, P. O.
neg.,
Ord.,
Fri., Feb. 4.
Feb. 4, 8 p.m. Feb. 0, 0.45 a.m. „Feb. 8, 10.30 am.
G.P.O. and K.P.O.
Reg.. Ord.. Halyang...
.Sat, Feb. 5,
.Feb. 5, 9.39 a.m. .Feb. 5, 10 am. Sat., Feb, 0, 2 p.m...
Sat, Feb. 5, 2.30 pm. Sat,, Feb. 5,
Straits, Ceylon, India, East and Rio de Janeiro Maru
South Africa.
G.P.O, and K.P.O.
Stralis, Ceylon, India, Egypt, and Conte Rosso
*Europe via Brindi-due Brin- disl, 25th February
Amoy, Foochow via Amoy and
Shanghai.
Manila
Reg...
....Feb. 5, 2.45 p.m. Feb. 6, 3.30 p.m. Ord, Kingyuan....Sat, Feb. 5, 3.30 p.m. Rhexenor ....... Sat,, Feb. 8, 5 pm.
Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plane Sat, Feb. 5.
Direct Service"-duo 14th February
London.
G.P.O. & K.P.O.
Rez.,
Feb. 5, 5 p.M....
Ord.........
Feb. 0,9 m21–
Air Mall for "Australia by Imperial Imperial Airways Plano Bat, Feb. 5.
Airways Service"-due Darwin, 12 February
Formosa
Sunday
Monday
G. P. O. and K. P. 0. Reg.,
Ord.
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Feb. 6, Das.
Mon., Feb. 7.
Hongkong Maru Sun., Feb. 0, 0 a.m. Swatow, Shanghai and Tientsin. Taksang......Sun., Feb, 6, 9 a.m.
Manila
Benlawers....Mon, Feb. 7, 4.30 pan. Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, Canada, Emp. of Japan......
Parcels,
Ord.,
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Feb. 7, 4 p.m.
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and South America, Canada and
Parcels
*Europe via San Francisco-due
Reg.,
San Francisco 1st Marchi
Ord..
Feb. 7, 5 p.m. Feb. 7, 5.30 pm.
Tuesday
G.F.O. & K.E.O.
20th February.
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& CO.
vin
Saigon, Ceylon, Indin, East and Felix Roustel
South Africa, Egypt and Europe Marseilles-due Morsellics
.... Feb, 8, 10 am. ...Tucs., Feb. 8.
Reg.,
7th March
Ord,
Chater Road,
Hongkong
Fort Bayard and Haiphong
G. G. Paul Doumer
Amoy and Shanghai
Japan
*Japan
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Feb. 0, 10.30 am.
Tues., Feb. 0, 2.00 p.m. Talyuna... Tuco, Feb. 9, 3.30 p.. Terukuni Moru Tues., Feb, 0, 3.30 p.m Kumsang................Tues., Feb, 0, 0 pm.
Tues, Fob, Be
Air Mall for Manila, Guam, Hono-Pan-American Airways Plano
lula and U.S.A., by the "Tan- American Airways Direct Service" -duo San Francisco, 18th Feb,
K. P. Q.
Ord.
Ordy
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