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HONGKONG & WHAMFOA
DOCK CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders will be held in the Oficos of the Company, 2 Queen's Building, Hongkong, on Monday, 28th March, 1938, at the Noon for consideration of Directors' Iteport and Statement of Accounts for the year ending
THE HONGKONG
G. $18
1938-1939
TELEGRAPH.
THURSDAY, MARCH
10,
1938.
R.
Sealed Tenders will be received at the Royal Naval Hospital, until 10 nm, on the 16th. March, 1938, from persons desirous of supply- ing Beef, Mutton,, Fowls, Pork, Cheese, Puro Cow's Milk, Ico, and other provisions and necessaries, for the year ending 31st March,! 1939.
Printed Forms of Tender and.
further particulars can be obtalo- 31st December, 1937.
The Share Register and Trana-ed. at the R. N. Hospital. fer Book will be closed from 12th to 28th March, 1938, both days inclusivo.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS,
E. COCK, Chief Manager. Hongkong, 3rd March, 1938.
for local ranch of British Life A. S. WATSON & CO.,
Insurance Company.
Previous ex-
perience desirable but not essential. Good prospects right man. Applica tions treated in strict confidence. Write Box No. 413, Telegraph."
"Hongkong
NEW YORK STOCK
EXCHANGE
SWAN, CULBERTSON & FRITZ LATEST REPORTS
New York, Mar. 9.
S. C. & F. Dow Jones summary of yesterday's maricets:
the Whitney Further details of insolvency induced selling, which, however, later dried up. Allled shares were bought on the basis of the moderate freight rate Increase. More encouraging reports have been received from the automobile centres. Quick actiun is expected on the Tax Bill Rayon weavers' activity is the highest since October last. Electricity production has reached the lowest Point
since July, 1930, Gasoling stocks have reached a record high level. The market is worried over the French crisis. Rall men regard the increase In freight rates inadequate.
05
S. C. & F. New York correspondent cables:
Stocks; The market continues to act well, despite unfavourable news. We believed that trading rallies are In prospect.
ap-
Colton: There has been no preciable Bombay selling and this, together with lightness of hedging, steadied a very narrow market. There are further Washington reports to the effect that the Government is seeking to lift the general price level, but no plan has been an nounced.
rains in the
Wheat: The excellent general South-West and in- creased private crop estimates are affecting sentiment and discouraging support.
Large clearances are ex- Corn:
of lake pected upon the opening
very market is navigation. The steady, Exports to-day totalled 300,- 000 bushels.
some
Rubber: January shoe production, other than rubber shoes, totalled 25.- 500,000 pairs, which is 4.500,000 pairs over the December production.
Sugar: There" was
Carly weakness on scattered liquidation and on professional selling pressure, but prices closed stendier on reports Com- that the International Sugar milter will call a meeting within 10 days and that practically all coun tries have ratified or have legislated authorising ratification of the Sugar steady Agreement. We expect a market, with the possibility of a moderate advance,
Dow Jones Averages Low
125.33 27.55 19,00
50 Industrials
20 Rals
20 Utilities
40 Bonds
LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FIFTY-THIRD ORDIN- ARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company (since registration) will be held at the Hong Kong Hotel, Hong Kong. on TUESDAY, the 22nd MARCH, 1938, at 11.30 A.M. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers Statement of together with Accounts for the year ended 31st OCTOBER, 1937.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 12th MARCH, 1938, to TUESDAY, the 22nd MARCH, 1938, both days inclusive, JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managera. Hongkong, 4th March, 1938.
THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE FIFTY-FIRST ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE- HOLDERS will be held at
the
ce of Messra. Jardine, Mathe- 40 & Co., Ltd., on Friday, the 11th March, 1938, AT 11 A.M., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts for tho year ended 31st December, 1937.
the The Transfer Books of Company will be CLOSED from Friday, the 4th March, 1938, to Friday, the 11th March, 1938,
oth days inclusivo.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
F. H. CHAPNELL
Secretary. Hongkong, 21st February, 1938.
THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.
Notice to Shareholders.
The Sixty-ninth Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the
andersigned on Tuesday, the 29th March, 1938, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together Close with a statement of Accounts for 125.67 the year ended the 31st December,
27.21 1937.
10.08
$9.53
89.04
11 Commodity Index 53.11 52.03
U.S. COMMODITY PRICES
Moy
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Oct
Dcc.
Jan.
Spot
Mar.
May
July
Sept.
Dec.
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QUOTATIONS
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Opening Closing 0.07/07 2.10/10 0.11/10 9.13/14 9.17/19 9.22/22 0.20/20 0.23/23 0.22/22 9.24 n
0.10
Now York Rubber
14,37 b 14.40b/530 14.50 /60 14.50/50 14.62 162 14.69/69 14.74h/70 14.05/05 14.02 /03
14.00 n Sales for the day:- 1,040 tons.
Chicago Wheat
May
July Sept.
Tuesday's satcs:-
The Share Register and Trans- fer Booka will be closed from the 15th to the 29th March, 1938, both days inclusive,
JARDINE, MATHESON &
CO., LTD. General Managers, The Hongkong Fire Insurance
Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 7th March, 1938. - CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
BERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
Steamship
"MARECHAL JOFFRE" Bringing Cargo from Marseilles via ports etc., arrived Hongkong on Monday, 7th March, 1038.
The right to reject the lowest or any tender is reserved.
G. D. G. FERGUSSON,
Surgeon Captain, Medical Outicer in Charge. Royal Naval Hospital,
Hong Kong. 10th. March, 1938.
G.
PARTICULARS. & CONDITIONS
ON
of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 14th day of March, 1938, at 3 pm, at the Ollices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Repulse Bay, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the
option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for further term of 75 years.
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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 authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, (200) in
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To The Editor,
Hongkong Telegraph,
MELTED CHALE COMMONS APPROVES
AIR BATTLE IN
BLINDING SNOWSTORM
(Continued from Paya 1.), HOME
OF VOTE TO PAY EXPENSES OF H.K. REFUGEES
(Continued from Paga 1.)
- IT! confrmed by the arrival here of large numbers of merchants from there.
According to these merchants, quiet prevails in these two towns which p are now garrisoned by Chinese force. An average of 100 refugees who are natives of Langki and Kangtch pass through here on their way back to their native towns every day-
£5.000 to Sir Hughe Hugcssen.
Knatchbull-
CREATE PRECEDENT
Increase of Rents Sir,-In September last,. the Kow- loon Residents Association in pub- ishing the account of a meeting of the General Committee, invited all Central News. Kowloon residents who felt that they had been unjustly treated by their landlords communicate with the
A brief message received by the precedent, and he asked whether it Hon. Secretary. In reply the Asso- Italian Embassy confirms previous was to be generally applied in cases cinilon
received one lette
letter only,
and Chinese reports that several members of other distinguished officers being
in
subject which have cussion
ITALIAN PRIESTS KILLED
Hankow, March 10.
Sir Edward Grigg (Cons), while in no way questioning the propriety of the grant to the former Ambassador,. pointed out that it created a new
this
of an increase of of the Italian Mission on the cul-wounded or killed in the discharge complained
skirts of Chengchow were killed and of their duty in the diplomatic ser- rent from $80 to $00 per month.
In view of the recent letters on wounded in rald by Japanese planes vice. this
on Ma
March 8. your columns, and of the which occurred at the Annual Gen- eral Meeting of the Association last Friday, the General Committee have decided to make a further effort to obtain specific information regarding unjust raising of rent and evletion of Tenants. May I therefore e draw
the attention of your renders to the that "questionnaire" advertised
seven
Mr. G. le M. Mander (Lib) also The message, which was despatched asked whether the Japanese Govern- by the Hallan Bishop of Chengchow, ment had been pressed to repay to states that two Italian priests were the British Government the grant to idled outright, and other missioners Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen. He contended that this was the very were wounded-Reuter,
SEVEN PLANes destroyED least they should be expected to do. Mr. R. A. Butler, In admitted Pelping, Mar. 10.
reply An official Japanese report claims that the grant to the British Ambas
Chinese planes were ador was unprecendented, but be on an- destroyed on the ground, and 11 shot said that any case of this sort must be air considered on its merits in the future. other page, and invite all who are down in combat during three Interested in this matter to complete raids on Slanfu in Shensi yesterday It remained the view of the Govern- and forward the same to me at thele afternoon. There were no Japanesement that this was not a matter to
losses.-Reuter,
be condoned by the payment of i carllest convenience?
also be PEASANTS ATTACK JAPANESE monetary grant by the Japanese. The Committee would
Kwangtch, Mar. 10.
NANKING PROTECTED grateful if persons, having definite
Armed with rifes, about 700 knowledge of cases of unscrupulous
Replying to a question by Mr. eviction of tenants (who perhaps are Chinese peasant volunteers made a Arthur Henderson (Lab) with regard unable themselves to write), will be surprise attack on the Japanese to the events in Nanking, Mr. Butler at Chulinchen, 11 assured him that the Japanese, ac- good enough to bring them to the troops stationed notice of the Association.
Kilometres west of Kintan,
cording to his information, had taken R. BALDWIN,
The peasants surrounded the steps to send a sultable officer to see Hon. Secretary, Japanese camps and fought fer- there was no recurrENCO of such Kowloon Residents' Association. clously with the 200 Japanese artil-events.
lery and Infantry men, who were
With regard to the refugees from mostly annihilated in a three-hour Shanghul, Mr Butler said that be- sanguinary encounter-Central News, tween August 17 and August 24, last
ISLANDS CLEARED
year, 4,058 persons, including 3.800 Britons had Ningpo, Mar. 10,
been
Bent to Hongkong. All the 72 islands off the cast About 3,300 of these Britons paid for Chellang coast are now cleared of their accommodation in Hongkong, Japanese invaders.
only 500 becoming a charge on the The Japanese marines who landed Government, Many of these people nt Seu Chiao Island and Chang Tu had money which they were unable Island were evacuated recently and to obtain from the area of hostilities, Chinese forces have reoccupied the and therefore it was perfectly legiti Islands,
mate for the Government to ask them
Kowloon Bus Service Sir,-One feels somewhat difdent in these strenuous times to criticise any of our pubile services, but my experience of this morning was particularly annoying, and perhaps may be other residents in the Grampian Road and Prince Edward Rood
and districts who would care to Join word of protest to the Kowloon Molar Bus Company.
there
in
It is said that the shallowness of to repay. the water along the coast during the Mc Arthur Henderson asked present season accounts principally question with regard to those not in for the inactivity of the Japanese a position to pay, and Mr. Butler. warships, which have
the coast. been actuated by humanitarian prin- The landing
ling of large numbers of ciples.
cash. This. sum will be refund- BRACELET WATCHES did not stop. The 8.20 bus did least 10 Kilometres onto anchor at replying, said the Government had
ed on payment of the Purchase
price.
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PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Register N.,
Rural Building
Locality
1. No. 407.
Repulse Bay
Roadi.
Boundary Measurements
As per wal
plan.
S. O. S.
$344
$6,000
Leung Sai Tor, aged 11, is deaf and dumb.
He came up before the, magistrate for being without visible means of subsistence.
What means could he have until he is taught a trade and taught how to understand and make others understand him? So we are putting him into the Deaf and Dumb School.
To
thoro anyone who would maintain this little outcast-it only costs $7 per month.
•HÔNCKONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN Room 208, Bank of East Asis Building.
EXCHANGE
Belling
Consignees are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Oplum, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Godown of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co.,Ltd., Kew- TT. London
delivery loon, whence
may bo Demand
T.T. Shanghai obtained immediately after landing.
All claims must be sent in to me.T. Singapore
TIT. Japan on or before 17th March, 1938, or d
India they will not be recognized.
T. USA. Manita Batavia
TT.
T.T.
Salk
00/00% 08/00
Damaged Packages will be examin- 86 84% 03/03
ed by the Company's Surveyor 844/04 Messrs-Goddard and Douglas in the presence of the Consignees of 10.00 19,270,000 bushels.
a.m. an Saturday, 12th March, 1938.
Consignees must have a Revenue TT. France
T.T. Germany Chicago Corn
Officer in attendance when uny -50%/89% 584/00% dutiable goods are examined by the Switzerland
TT. Australia 00%/01 00/00% Company's Surveyors.
01/01
Moy
July
Берь
May
Winnipeg Wheat
121/120 120 120 119/112
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No Fire Insurance will be effected K] by us” In any caso "whatever.
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Greatest
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LADIES' &
GENTLEMEN'S
WRIST
WATCHES
the
Wag
after landing.
estimates
was at the bus stop opposite the Grampian Road at about 8.15 am. to catch the No. 6 bus to the Star Ferry. The 8.15 bus came by but showed the red sign "Bus Full" and same and so did the 8.25, and was marines at present, it is pointed out,} Mr. Grenfell's motion was defeated not until the 9.30 a.m. bus that we were able to squeeze in-a walt of is not only difficuli but also pre-by 200 to 111, and the
8.30 carious as they can not easily retreat carried 207 to 110-Reuter, 15 minutes in the rain. The 30 if attacired by the Chinese defenders am, bus should ordinarily connect with the 8.50 a.m. ferry, landing on the Hongkong side ot a.m., but on
Kowloon Ferry
Wharf, arrival at the Kow
in time to see we found we
We were just the ferry pull out, and had to wall for the 8.55 a.m. ferry. The result of all this was that, instead of getting to the office at 8.45 a.m. with flying colours as I had hoped, I did not get an old there until 8.05, feeling like at the sinner, and I am wondering i Kowloon Motor Bus Co. can regard service. this as a compliment to their
The trouble seems to be that, due to the recent reduction to five cents for the ride from Kowloon City to Mongkok, this section of the route is jammed, particularly during
gets of crowd rush hours. As the the bus at Mongkok, the office goers on Nathan Road are not gravely in- ns they convenienced, especially have the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 7-buses With the withdrawal to fall back on.
the Stat from of the No. 10 bus Ferry service this month, residents on Grampian Road and Prince Ed- ward Road have only the No. 6 bus available to them, and with
Meanwhile, the Chinese garrison warships. is considerably strengthened the de- The boom at Chinhal, important fence works along the coast, taking harbour in Cheklang, is still closed advantage of the absence of Japanese as a precaution Central News,
the
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W. R. P.
STOCK MARKET
REPORT
The Hongkong Stock Exchange official summary issued yesterday at 12.30 p.m. states:
During the short session the mor- ket ruled firm, there being a gen eral all-round enquiry. At the close buyers predominated, and quotations in most instances showed gains on the opening Cements were dealt In up to $18.30, Hotels at $7.10, Dairy Farms at $26, Telephones (Old) at $28, Providents (Old) at $3%, China Lights (Old) $12 and China Under- writers at $2.10.
Bavars Union Insurancs $530 China Underwriters 11% Union Waterboats $930 H.K. & K. Wharves #157 I.K. & W. Docks KH%% Providents (Old) $3.45 Provident (New) 1.40 .& 6. Hotel 60.00 H.K. Lands $35%1⁄2 Humphreys $845 Chinese Estates $00 H.K. Tramways $15.40 Peak Trams (014) 7 Star Ferries 183
China Lights (Old) $12.30
China Lights (New) $9.20 1.K. Electric
61%
Telephones (New) $10.00
Cements $17.95
Dairy Farms #25.85
Watsons $6%%%
Wm. Powell, Lia. 40.00
Constructions #14.
HK. Govt. 34% Loan. 14% pm. Wallace Harpers 6
Sellers
Canton Insuranco $275 Union Insurance $540 Provident 1014) B If. & B. Hotels #7.10 Bandakan Lights B141⁄4 Maraman (H.K.) 4/8
KAIP
Hongkong Bank $1.009
1.K. H. Wherver #138 IK. & W. Dnacks 15 Provident (014) (3.48 Providents (New) 81.45 Staube $790
II. & 8. Hotala ko ng Humphreys $8.40/50 H.K. Tramwwww $10
Star Ferries £8115
China Tights (old) #12.35 China Tights (New) $9%%/20
IS.K. Electries 161
Telephones fold) $28 Tetephane (##) %10% Cements $17/18 Webony 5.00 Entertainments $0.70 Antioks P, 57 Atoks
Narula Gold 23.
Benguet Conpot 9.70- Code Drove BR 2 Consolidated Minas: 011
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