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AUSTRIA'S INDEPEN- DENCE AT STAKE (Continued from Page 1)
are
under the signature of Dr. Kurt von Schuschnigg, stating that a vole is to be taken on Sunday on the question of a free Austria." The plebiscite will be held under Article us of the Dolfuss Constitution, under which, entitled to 24 all citizens vote either "No."
or The proclamation states that for the first time in history, the Father- land Front leaders demands a pubile of faith in the homeland. profession The proclamation dennes the Gov ernment's polley as the attainment of peace at home and abroad, and a policy of work.
"Our password is for a free and German Independent, social, Chris- Ulas, and unlied Austria, for peace, work and equality for all who profess their faith in the people and the Fatherland." The proclamation op- peals to the people of Austria stand up as one man and vole "Yes." Interference Denounced
to
announce.
Dr. von Schuschnigg's ment nt Innsbruck that a plebiscite would be taken was greeted with an outburst of enthusiasm, and followed by a denunciation of any interference by the Nazis.
The
slating he Chancellor, after would not tolerate Nazi threats, pro- tested against Noz! attempts to slump him as a Bolshevist and to accuse him of trying to establish a Popular Front.
pence with He emphasised that Germany must be honourably kept. On Sunday there must be a mighty profession of faith in Austria's free- dom and indepenience.
Referring to domestic affairs, Dr. von Schuschnigg said labour and ser- vice would be expanded. All over Austria new roads' would be built, and buikling plans undertaken.— --Renter's Special,
To Vote On Government Programme
Innsbruck, Mar. 9.
Dr. Kurt von Schushnigg, Austrian Chancellor, has pro- claimed a plebiscite for Sunday on the question of approval of the Government's
for the year.
programme
He announced that the year would be a year of labour and he promised a huge programme of public works under which 30, 000 people would be given em- ployment.
Dr. Schuschnigg gave a clear in- dication that he would resign if he did not receive a convincing vote of confidence on Sunday. He added: do not want to catablish a per- which sonal Government. Threats can be connected with the Berchtes- gaden agreement rannot intimidate me. The agreement was in ling with our policy and we shall keep it, but not, more. I stand or fall by a confession of faith in the Ausition
on Sunday,"
people on
Omelal circles in London decline
to comment on the Austrian plebis-
cite, but unofficial observers general-
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ・ ・ G.
HONGKONG & WHARFOA
DOCK CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ordinary Yearly Meating of Shareholders will be held in the Offices of the Company, 2 Queen's Building, Hongkong, on Monday, 28th March, 1938, at Noon for consideration of the Directors' Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1937.
The Share Register and Trans- fer Book will be closed from 12th to 28th March, 1938, both days inclusive.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS,
E. COCK, Chief Manager. Hongkong, 3rd March, 1938.
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
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, tho 22nd MARCH, 1938, at 11.30 AM. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers together with a Statement of 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 Managers. 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 Office of Messrs. Jardine, Mathe- son & Co., Ltd., on Friday, the 11th March, 1938, AT 11 A.M., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the
for Statement of Accounts
the your ended 31st December, 1937.
The Transfer Books of tho Company will be CLOSED from Friday, the 4th March, 1938, to Friday, the 11th March, 1938, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
F. H. CRAFNELL,
Hongkong, 21st February, 1938.
THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.
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1938-1939
www.
Scaled Tonders will be recolved at the Royal Naval Hospital, until 10 a.m. on the 18th. March, 1938, from persons desirous of supply- ing Boof, Mutton, Fowls, Pork, Cheese, Pure Cow's Milk, Ice, and olhor provisions and necessaries, for the year ending 31st March,. 1939.
Printed Forms of Tender and further particulars can be obtain- ed at the R. N. Hospital.
The right to reject the lowest or any tender is reserved.
G. D. G. FERGUSSON,
Surgeon Captain, Medical Omeer in Charge. Royal Naval Hospital,
Hong Kong. 10th. March, 1938.
G.
R.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 14th day of March, 1938, at 3 p.m., at the Ofices 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
with the option years,
of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for further 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
one
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Secretary. MR. DE VALERA TALKS
TO SIR S. HOARE
Nolice to Shareholders.
The Sixty-ninth Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the undersigned on Tuesday, the 20th March, 1938, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December,
1937.
The Share Register and Trans- for Books will be closed from the 15th to the 29th March, 1938, both days inclusive.
+
JARDINE, MATHESON &
CO., LTD. General Managers, The Hongkong Firo Insurance
Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 7th March, 1938.
ly recognise the importance of a free CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
people being allowed to express their own views and its destiny in an at- mosphere untroubled by manifesta- tions of disorder,
Berlin Reaction
A Berlin messago Boys that Dr. Schuschnigg's announcement has been received with reserve in German official quarters. A spokesman de- clared that the attitude of Germany must be considerably influenced by the manner in which Dr. Schuschnigg presents his arguments to justify u plebiscito. He added that the plebis- cite might be interpreted in Berlin as an expression of Austria's desiro to assume control of her national destiny, and to emancipato herself from all foreign intervention~~ Reuter.
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Sentence
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Steamship
"MARECHAL JOFFRE” Bringing Cargo from Marseilles via ports etc., arrived Hongkong on Monday, 7th March, 1830.
Consignees are hereby informed that their goods with the exception
London, Mar, 0.
Mr. Eamon De Valera had a sur prise interview with Sir Samuel Hoare this afternoon lasting for an hour and a half. Sir Samuel is the Minister responsible for affairs in Northern Ireland.
A meeting of the Anglo-Irish
Ministers concerned with trade and agriculture opened at 3.30 p.m., cach side being accompanied by cffcials and experts. On the progress of to- night's talks depends, it is believed, whether or not the Irish delegatlon returns to Dublin 02 Saturday- Heuter Special.
LIGHT RAIN FORECAST
or
Drizzle light rain is forecast for Hongkong for the next 24 hours. Lower temperatures ruled yester- day and this morning after the week- conditions. end burst of summery Yesterday's maximum temperature was 63 degrees and minimum 52 de- grecs, the latier being the lowest re- corded since February 21, '
Despite overcast, gloomy condi- tions, only two points of rain were recorded up to 10 a.m. to-day.
Oficial forecast, Issued at 10 am.. is: "North-easterly winds, fresh: cloudy, some drizzle or light rain."
CAR SKIDS AND OVERTURNS
The wet state of King's Road after
the heavy shower of rain yesterday
of Opium, Treasure and Valuables caused a motor car driven by Mr.
bo
are being landed and stored into the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd., Kow- Icon, whence delivery
may obtained immediately after landing.
All claims must be sent in to me on or before 17th March, 1938, or they will
not be recognized. Damaged Packages will be examin cá the Company's Surveyor
by Messrs-Goddard and Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 am. on Saturday, 12th March, 1039.
Consignees must have a Revenue Officer in attendance when any dullable goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors.
ed on remand, charged with the theft | by us in any case whatever.
of two cotton Jackets and two pairs
convictions.
of trousers. He had four previous
.... 1
No Fire Insurance will be effected
R. OHLA Agent Hongkong, Tih March, 1936.
|
Wong Kwel-yin, and containing four
passengers, to skid near Tant Tzo
Mul, Quarry Bay, and overturn. No one was injured.
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FELL FROM TEMPLE ROOF
A bricklayer, Kwan Wang, 22, re- ceived head and leg injurica when he fell from the roof of the Sikh Temple, Gap Road, yesterday, while engaged ́on" repatri. He was teken to, the Queen Mary Hospital,
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Highly Important Judgment in H.K.
Share Action
Big Heroin Pill Factory Discovered
The
SOLDIER STRUCK SUPERIOR
Extenuating Facts
Put Forward
An incident at the Hongkong Club, after the recent Ball, in which bandsman of the Seaforth High- innders hit the band master la the face, resulted in a court martial at Hankaw Barracks, Shamshulpo, this morning.
discovery of another big heroin pill factory in the Colony was revealed at the Kowloon Magistracy to-day when Senior Revenue Officer A. W. Grimmitt applied to Mr. Q. A. Involving a principle of importance A. Macfadyen for a week's formal to share transactions generally, a remand in the case of Wo Wai-man, claim for $1,530, being damages for 65, charged with unlawful possession breach of contract, was brought by of a dangerous drug. The remund
was granted. Mr. F. L. Silva against Mr. J. J. Gutterres before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, In the Supreme was one for committal to the Criminal Mr. Grimmitt said that the case
Bandsman Matthew McLean, aged Court this morning.
Plaintiff alleged that he suffered Sessions and that the factory was a 24, was charged with striking
| large one with about 80,000 pills. superlar officer, Bandmaster E G. damages through defendant's refusal
Baker, A.R.C.M., on February 12, to accept any pay for 500 (Old) Tele- Charged with similar offences, Mr. R. H. Cole, of Messra. George phone shares, whi
which he had con, which are to be token summarily, two K. Hall Bruiton and Company, ap- tracted for on
On March 31, 1937 and men, Yim Cheong, 37, and Wong peared on his behalf and pleaded, delivered on June 22. He bought the Shing, 37, were also remanded for u guilty. shares for defendant at $32.40 each, week. Wong was also charged with No facts of the case were given, had to sell them at $29.7a, tnus re with keeping an opium divan. and on the latter's non-acceptance, he posse
posscasion of Wa
of prepared opium and the accused foregoing his right to have the summary of the evidence sulting in a loss which formed the
read out. claim.
The three mon were arrested yea- terday when S.R.O. Grimmitt carried The Hon, Mr. Len D'Almade, Jnrout ralds in the Yaumati district, in instructed by Mr. D. H. Blake, of Woosung and Shanghal Streets.
Wilkinson and Grist, appeared for
plaintif. Defendant was represented
by Mr. H. C. Macnamara, on the Ins
A
Addressing the Court in mitiga- tion, Mr. Cole sold the assault had taken place about 3.20 in the morn- ing. Accused had been up since 0.15 am. on the previous day, and had played in the Band throughout the
tructions of Mr. F. X. D'Almada, Jr. SMALLPOX CASE ali, except for an half-hour interval
of D'Almada and Mason.
His Lordship gave judgment for
plaintif, with costs, and said that to
view of the importance of the prin
ciple
WALKS INTO
for supper. He had been in custody for nearly four
weeks. Evidence of accused's good char- acter during his five years in the be abstemlous and his general con- duct was said to be very good.
involved he would put his de- POLICE STATION Amy was given. He was stated to
cision In
Mr. Dat
later date.
wandering around
the
The Court comprised Major J. C.
Baid his client was and defendant
Found was an a shore-broker agent or
of the Manufacturers Life charge-room of Kowloon City police Currie, M.C., R. A., (President), Capt. Insurance Co., by whom Mr. A. M. G. station yesterday, a man, Fun Kin-S. F. W. M. del Court, Middlesex sent to the Kowloon Regiment, and Lieut. B. T. C. Philippens, although not a party to po, 21, was
RA the case but whose name would be Hospital where it was ascertained Forester,
Prosecuting mentioned, was also employed. The that he was suffering from smallpox. Officer was Capt. J. R. Mackintosh-
to the Walker, M.C., Seaforth Highlanders. claim was for damages for breach of Pun was later transferred
The results of the court martini contract, and although the sum In-Infectious Diseases Hospital in Ken-
will be promulgated later. volved was small, the principle was nedy Town."
un interesting one and possibly of some Importance with regard to share transactions generally,
QUESTION OF NUMBERS The parties,
Counsel, continued were agreed on a number of facts, and the only issue was whether or not plaintiff had fulfilled the con- trnet by delivering to defendant shares other than those bearing script
No. 188, which, according to the pleadings, was part and parcel of the
case.
The contract was signed in the form generally used in share transactions and on which were the words "script to follow," the object of which was to prevent short selling and specula
the market. Plaintiff Wought tion on
(old) on behalf of defendant 500
Ellis Telephone shares from Messrs. and Edgar and supplied the script which admittedly April No. 186
much
contemplated later than was for by the rule in the contract.
un
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Mr. D'Almada then went on to say that his submissions were that all fully-pald shares were of equal value and carried with them equal rights, whether they bore that particular script number or nat. Defendant never stipulated a a specfic number, and therefore the contract was ful- Alled when delivery was made. The contract was for the sale of shares and not the script number therefore the latter was immaterial so long the buyer got what he contracted for.
Referring to the Shorebrokers' rule requiring the script number to bo supplied, Council contended it was a domestle one, and the Association would not interfere. Neither by the principles nor by the rules of the contract was defendant entitled to repudiate the transaction, which was fulfilled by the tendering to him of the shares, seript number immaterial- PROTECTIVE MEASURE
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there- fore
entitled to insist on shares bear- ing the script number in question.
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