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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE.
RENTS COMMISSION
The Rents Commission invites Landlords and Tenants to submit, In writing, any facts which they wish to being to me Commission a WANTED KNOWN.
notice in respect of the provalent ANDRE'S is the shop where the best charges for rent in the towns of and of Victoria and Kowloon having Perms, Hairdressing, Facials Manicures are done by European regard to their rise and fail
Phone experts. Prices moderate.
during the last ten years, and the 27073. Gloucester Arcade.
extent to which and the manners CONSIGNEES' NOTICE. In which tenants and landlords have been and are being arrested: by the sudden growth of the popu intion of Hong Kong since the beginning of Sino-Japanese hosti-. litles last year,
The
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERJES MARITIMES.
Steamship
"MARECHAL JOFFRE”
Commission will, after Bringing Cargo from Marseilles via poris etc., arrived Hongkong on consideration of written state- ments, request the writers of 7th March, 1939. Monday.
Consignees are hereby Intermed such statements as appear help- that their goods with the exception ful or relevant to appear and of Oplum, Treasure and Valuables; are being landed and stored into the give oral testimony before it at Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon the Urban Council Chamber (top Whare and Godown Co. Ltd., Kow-floor, Post Office Building), &
ba may
Buch time and date 18 may be loon, whence obtained immediately after landing.
All claims must be sent in to me notified. on or before 17th March, 1938, or they will not be recognized.
delivery
Damaged Packages will be examin- cd by the Company's Surveyor Messrs: Goddard and Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 n.m. on Saturday, 12th March, 1930. Consignees must have a Revenue
altendance when Oncer in dutiable goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors.
any
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.
B. OHL
Agent.
Hongkong, 7th March, 1938.
U.S.
May
July
COMMODITY PRICES
LATEST CABLED
October
QUOTATIONS
December
January
New York, March 10.
New York Cotton
Opening Closing 0.04/03 0.05/06 9.09/00 9.11/12 9.19/17 9.18/18 9.10/19 0.18/10
9.20N 0.11
0.20/20
New York Rubber,
Spot
March
May
July
September
December
January
14.52b/000 14.70 /70
14.45B 14.59/59 14.70/70
14,83 (03.
13.00/00
14.9BN
16.04N
14.81/01
Sales for the day:-700 tons.
May
July
Sept.
Chicago Wheat
8014/8812 073%/87 844/04%
Wednesday's
May
All communications should be addressed to The Secretary, Rents Commission, C/o. Secretariat for Chinese
Affairs, and will be treated as confidential if desired.
R. J. MINNITT, Secretary, Rents Commission.
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 undersigned on Tuesday, the 29th 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- fer Books 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.
FIRING PRACTICE
ANNOUNCED
pince
Firing practice will take seawards from the neighbourhood of Ping Long Wan on April 3, 1938, between the hours of nine and three
8334/03 83/84 Salos:—a su
25,111,000 bushels.j during the day.
Chicago Corn 58%/5874
July... 00%/60%
September
May July
October
The area in which firing will take 5834/50% place is bounded by the following: 00%/60% South point of Jin Island, Collinson 61%/81% Head (Bluft Island), Steepcliff Head (Basalt Island), Trio Islands. Lung 118/110% a Wan Point, Ngam Tau Sha. to 110/110% south point of Shelter Island, thence
01/015% to Scuth point of Jin Island.
Winnipeg Wheat
110/110%
KOWLOON RESIDENTS'
ASSOCIATION
THE RENTS QUESTION
The General Committee of the Kawloon Residents' Association proposes, if deemed advisable, to make representation to the Government of Hongkong in support of tenants whose rents have been unreasonably increased or who have been evicted despite prompt payment of rent.
To enable the Association to present irrefutable facts to Government, residents, whether or not members of the Association, are invited to all in this form and send it to Mr. R. Baldwin, Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, 51. Kimberley Road, Kowloon,
All repiles will be treated confidentially.
Note: Whether your rent has been increased or not, please make a return so as to enable the Association to judge approximately what proportion of tenants have been victimised.
Name
Address
Name of Landlord
Flat or House
Are you principal or sub-tenant?
Rent paid on June 30, 1937 $
September 30, 1937- $
December 31, 1937 $
February 28, 1030 $
What was your rent when you frat occupied the premises? $
Has your Landlord evicted you?
For what reason
Were you in arrenra with your rent? Are you a satisfed tenant?
Remarks
THE HONGKONG
G.
1938-1939
R.
Sealed Tenders will be received at the Royal Naval Hospital, until 10 am, on the 18th. March, 1938, from persons desirous of supply ing Boof, Mutton, Fowls, Pork, Cheese, Pure Cow's Milk, Ice, and other provisions and necessaries, for the year ending 31st March,
1939.
Printed Forms of Tender and further particulurs 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 Oncer in Charge. Royal Naval Hospital,
J100 hong. 10th. March, 1935.
G.
R.
TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, MARCH 11, ¦ 1938. |
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 Offices 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
of option renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for me further term of 75 years.
No of wate
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.
Begister N.
30
Hentemente
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SIR HENRY POLLOCK SUGGESTS SPLITTING GODOWN CO. 'SHARES
(Continued from Page 1.)
· AUSTRIA THREATEN.
·ED WITH CIVIL WAR
(Continued from Papa 1.)
vinced that the plebiscite on Sunday will result in a decisive majority for godowna. of light
the construction Dr. Kurt von Schuschnigg, were built, at a cost of $111,000, to Chancellor even if the Nazia voted case the situation as much as possi- "No" to the question whether they ble. These buildings were erected In something like record time,
for back the government independence from date of commencement they policy. were ready for occupation within 21
The Nazi provincial centres have days; the total capacity of the three telegraphed President Miklas and being 22,000 tons,
We were fortunate serious damage from the typhoon plebiscito is unconstitutional.
escope Herr Seyasinquart protesting that the which passes over the Colony during the
Herr night of September 1, last. All launches
her and lighters were safely in i wharf was slightly damaged by a steamer drifting on to it. Otherwise your Kowloon pro- perty was little the worse. The whart at West Point, being in a more ex- posed position, lost most of the deck ing and a number of plies whilst the roofs of four houses attached to the West Point Godowns were blown
cost away. Part of the
of repairs, was recovered under insurance,
to
HUGE TONNAGE During the year 900,000 tons of cargo were Janded from 1,255 steamers, this is an increase of 238,- 520 tons over the
previous year whilst there was a decrease of 68 in the number of vessels to discharge.
This expehet-
and
Dr.
Seyssinquert von Schuschnigg were engaged in negotiations to-day which were. stated to be partly political and partly economic. It is believed that Here Seyssinquart's hand in fals connection has been greatly streng- thened by the arrival from Berlin of Herr Keppler, Secretary of State and Herr Hitler's economic adviser, who is believed to have brought a message from Herr Hitler.
It is understood Herr Seyssinquart told Dr. von Schuschnigg that he could not tolerate "boshevisation of the Fatherland Front", when refer ring to the Government negotiations for the support of the workers, and Herr Hiller was of the same mind. it is suggested that the Nazis are demanding other Government post- ttons, and considerable pressure is being brought to bear on this.
Meanwhile, instructions have been
issued 12
Turning to the accounts you will notice that $22,200 has been expend- cd on Lighters and there is a sum of $70,800 ou.standing. ture represents a contract for
12 new, lighters now being built to ddd to our feet. The necessity for this addition has become increasingly op- ad parent during the year; existing craft have
been fully employed and we have from time to time been cam- pelled to hire outside craft to cope with work afloat.
A considerable amount of extra work was carried out by the staff during the abnormal conditions which obtained during the last Ave months of the year, and in view of this, the Directors decided to grant a special bonus which is shewn in the Profit & Loss Account.
DIVIDEND PAID
In view of the satisfactory result of Jast year's working your Dirce.ors decided to provide an additional $100,000 for depreciation of the concrete wharf which stood in the books at a high figu
The balance available for appro- PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. priation is $1,164,411.05 which in- cludes the amount of $208,023.14 brought forward from previous year, Directors recommend that the be denit with as follows: Pay a dividend of $8.50
per share
$ 765,000.00 Transfer to Repairs &
Renewals A/C.
150,000.00 Carry forward to next
necount
240,411.05
31,164,411.05
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Repulse Bay
Lot No. 407.
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I now beg to propose that the Re- port and Accounts as presented be dupted. When this has been second- ed I shall be pleased to answer the best of my ability any questions shareholders may wish to put.
to
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POST OFFICE.
From
to the Nazis to abstain from voting on Sunday, with the
Air Mall by rider: "Unless a contrary order is given on Saturday evening."
It is generally believed that the demands made by Herr Seyssinquart to Dr. von Schuschnigg "included,
Arstly, the postponement of the plebiselle to give time for a Nazi propaganda campaign; secondly two nore Cabinet posts to be given to the Nazis.
Herr Keppler is understood to have. pressed for acceptance of Germany's scheme for economic co-operation with Austria, involving an extensive plan of barter. of Austrian agricul-
German tural products for
arma-
ments, and a substantial diversion of Austrian raw materials to Ger- many, The Austrians have hitherto resisted this demand. Reuter.
RUMOURS OF PUTSCH
Berlin, Mar. 10. According to an unconfirmed re- port from Rome, because of
the Austrian developments Herr Hiller possibly will not visit Signor Musso- ali in May, but oficial quarters in Berlin brand the report as ridiculous. A Vienna message says that heavy cordons of police are stationed at all approaches to the Chancellery, which hyen rise to remours that a putsch is feared.-United Press.
VIENNA DISTURBANCES
Vienna, Mar. 10. One hundred foreigners were lett marooned in shops when the police closed the Koernier Strasse, main Ac-shopping street in Vienna, during rioting. They used rubber black- jacks to disperse the Nazi demonstra- tors-United Press.
In seconding the Report and counts, the Hon. Sir Henry Pollock said: The magnificent figures be- fore us make my task an easy one, but I should like to congratulate the Directors on this fine report of the year's work and to say that the share- holders opprove wholeheartedly
of
the bonus given to the staff for their hard work through the trying year they have had,
I
On this question of the staff, should further like to express the gratitude of the tharcholders to pur retiring Secretary, Mr. Crapnell, who has for so many years looked after our interests. We wish him long years of happiness in the Old Coun try.
SHARE SPLITTING
There is one point I should like to mention, and that is a subject on which I have addressed a letter to the Board of Directors; it is the question of splitting shares, I hope It will receive the due consideration of the Directors, as I feel that in a good, steady and progressing Com- pany like this there is no risk letting in small investors and no risk
of rigging the market. There is no rcasont why the small Investors should not be let in in a good steady business
Bart. this of I
beg to secr
to second the adoption of the Report and Accounts.
The Chairman: I should like to express the gratitude of myself and the Directors la Mr. Crapnell and our sorrow at his departure. I was go- ing to say more but Mr. Crapnell asked me not to, so all I can do to to endorse what Sir Henry Pollock bas said and I wish him luck.
The matter Sir Henry has referred to will receive our attention.
The Report and adopted.
Accounts were
Confirmation of the appointment of the Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell as Direc- tor was proposed by Mr. Sewell and seconded by Mr. Thomson and np- proved.
The re-election of the retiring Directors, Sir Robert Ho Tung, Mr. Jessen, Mr. Kadoorie and Mr. Wil- son was approved on the motion of Mr. Landale seconded by Mr. Crou- cher.
The re-election of Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth & Fleming as auditors for the coming year was approved on the motion of Mr. Rickett cecond- ed by Mr. Alves,
This concluded the business of the meeting.
CAUGHT WITH LOTTERY TICKETS
THREE HELD IN MURDER MYSTERY
(Continued from Page 1.)
on the Mid-Levels on December 20 last.
Mohammed Din's revolver, a Smith & Wesson .38 calibre service weapon, was stolen after he was battered into unconsciousness by unknown 08- sailants, who erept upon him un- awares. He recovered from his in- juries, and was discharged from Queen Mary hospital in January.
First Intimation of the Cave tragedy came from Huen Kon-wan, who, with gunshot wounds in the chest and abdomen, was left for dead by the ussallants.
He recovered consciousness suff- ciently to crawl from the cave to a nearby roadway, where he was found by a pedestrian and taken to the Bay View Police Station. Huen collapsed at the station, but revived suelenlly to make a statement to detectives, who arrived there a few minu.es after the crime was reported.
Three men are to appear at the Central Magistracy to-morrow on serious charges relating to the finding of the body of Huen Kon-hing in a cave in the hillside near the A.P.C. Installation at North Point Police are likely to ask for a remand after charges have been made
BRITAIN'S ATTITUDE IN EUROPE DEFINED
(Continued from Page 1),
Omee to-day, the conversations last- ing nearly two and a half hours, which was longer than expected. The German Foreign Minister was accom-
by the panled
German · Charge d'Affaires-Router Bulletin.
RIBBENTROP DISCONCERTED
London, Mar. 10.
INWARD MAILS
Per
"Imperial Airways Imperial
Due
Direct ServiceLondon date, Airways Plane ........March, 11.. 3rd March.
Air Mail by "Pan-American_Air-
Ways Direct Service"San Fran- Pan-American Airways Plano cisco date, 2nd March ........................... USA, Canada, Jupun and Munalu Seattle date, 12th. February. Straits and Manilo Shanghai and Swatow
Japun
Manila
Japan and Formosa
Straits Japan Munila
For
Manila
Tientsin
*Straits and Calcutta
Pres. Jackson
March 13.
March 13.
March 17..
March 11.
.March 11.
Conte Buncamano Cheklang
-March 12.
Heiyo Maru
.Murch 12.
Suwa Maru
.March 13..
Malacca Maru Prometheus
March 13,
March 15.
Date and Time
Neptunia
Anshun
OUTWARD MAILS
Per Friday
Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Hopo- lulu and U.S.A., by the "Pan- American Airwaya Direct Service" -due San Francisco, 19th March.
Samshui and Wuchow Shanghai
Malayan Prince Fri., Mar. 11, 5 p.m. Cyclops
Fri., Mar. 11. 5 pm. Talma
..Fri., Mar. 11, Parcels,...Mar. 11, 5 p.m. Ord.......Mar. 12, 8.30 am. Pan-American Airways
Flane....Frid., Mar. 11.
K.I.O.
.Mar. 11, 5 p.m. .Mar. 11, 5 p.m.
Mar. 11, 5 p.m.
Rex.,
Ord.,
G.P.O.
Reg.,
Ord..
Saturday
.Mar. 12, 02.12.
Chungon....Sat., Mar. 12, 0.15 .. Conte Biancamano
Sat., Mar. 12, 9.30 am.
Air Mail for Stan, Lanchow, and Eurasia Plate Sat., Mar. 12..
Chenalu etc., (via Hankow)
the "Eurasia
by
+
ReE+
Airways Service" points by surfaco transport as Services permit)
(To further
G.P.O. and K.P.O.
.....Mar. 12, 9 mm. Ord....Mar. 12, 9.30 am.
Air Mail for "K.L.M. Airways Ser- Suwa Maru
Vico" due Amsterdam, 22nd Mar.
Bat., Mar. 13. G. P. O, and K. F. 0. Rez.......Mar. 12, 9.30 am. .Mar. 12, 10 asm..
.Fri., Mar. 11.
Ord..
Straits, Ceylon, India, East and Suwa Maru...
South Africa, Aden, Egypt and
Europe via Marselles-due Mar- seilles, April 10,
Kongmoon
Swalow and Amoy Formosa
G. P. O. and K. F. 0. "Reg., Mar. 12; 9.43 a.m. Ord.....Mar. 12, 10.30 am. Fook On....Sat., ..Mar. 12, 10 am.. Cremer ....Sat., Mar. 12, 10.30 m.. Hongkong Maru
Japan, Canada, U.S.A., C. and S. Pres. Jackson
Sat., Mar. 12, 2.30 p.m. ...Sat., Mar. 12, Parcels, ......Mar. 12, 3 p.m.
Ord..
America and Europe via Victoria
B.C. due Victoria B.C., 1st April
Reg.
and Europe via Siberia,
Air Mail lor Wuchow, Kwellin, C.N.AC. Plano,
Rwelyang and Chungking by the "C.N.A.C., Airways Direct vice."
Ser.
Rex.. Ord..
ReT
Ord,
Hoihow
Swatow, Foochow and Tientsin Swnlow
Sunday
.Mar. 12, 4.15 pm. .Mar. 12, 8 pm. ....Sat., Mar. 12.
Kowloon P.0.
„Mar. 18. § pan. .Mar. 12, 5 pm.
G.P.O. .Mar. 12, 5 pm. ..Mar. 13, 6 T
Mul Nam .Sun., Mar. 13, 8:30 a.. Shantung ..Sun.. Mar. 13, 8.30 a.m. Haitan ......Sun., Mar. 13, 9 a.m.
Monday
Manila Manila, Australia and New Zealand Talping
via Thursday Island-due Thurs- day Island, 26th March.
Dairen. Japan and Canada-due
Victoria B.C., 14th April. Kongmoon ..... Japan, Honolulu and San Francisco due San Francssco 12th April and South American Ports.
Emp. of Britain Mon., Mar. 14. 3 p.m. Mon., Mar. 14, Parcels,...Mar. 14, § p.m. „Mar. 15, 8:45 am.
.Mar. 16, 9.39 am. ?
.Mon., Mar. 14, 9.30 am. .Mon, Mar, 14, 10 azn.
Ixion
Reg., Ord.,
Tai Lee
Helya Maru Mon., Mar. 14, 10.30 am..
- Tueuriny Air Mall for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Fiano
Direct Service”—due London, 23rd March
Air Mail for Australia by the Airways "Imperial
Bervice" dus Darwin, 19th March
Kongmoon
Amuy
.Mar. 15. § 1.2%.. Mar. 15, 9 am
Xues, Mar. 1).
Tues, Mar, 18, G.P.O. & K.P.O..
Reg. Ord.
Imperial Airways Piano
G.P.O. and K.P.O.
KCK.
On Lee...
Ord
.Mar. 15, 8. a.m. .Mar. 15, 9 am Tues., Mar. 15, 10 am... Cheklang..Tues., Mar. 15, 10.30 m.ma, and Neptuna Tues., Mar. 15, 5 p...
Saigon, Madang, Salamaua
Rabaul, Sydney and "Melbourne --
*Superscribed correspondence only.
COLDEST NIGHT
BRITISH PROPOSALS
SINCE JAN. 22 | ON PACIFIC ISLANDS
DISPUTE AWAITED
Washington, Mar. 10.
Mr. Cordell Hull confirmed the re-
Hongkong experienced its coldest weather last night since January 22. Temperature fell to 80 degrees, the highest recorded for the 24 hours Herr von Ribbentrop returned to belag only 57 degrees. At 10 o'clock the German Embassy from the this morning it was still only 52 de- Foreign Office amid hisses from thegrees, with humidity of 88 per cent. port that Britain had delivered a crowd. It is reliably stated that the On last Sunday at 2 pm. the tom-note reserving rights of sovereignty of the Canton and Enderbury Lalandı. German Foreign Minister is concern perature was 84 degrees. ed that his absence from Bérlin coin- Cloudy skies, with drizzle or mist. He said that the United States awalled A fine of $50 or a month's hard eldes with the customerlan celte, are likely to-day and possibly to proposals for a nellement which Mr. labour in default was the sentenco which according to the Evening Star,morrow, but there arb-pròspects of Neville: Chomberlain.
Alcated Britain would submit, givan Ho Kam, 48, unemployed, by completely surprised him,"
improvement later, according to the
I understood the proposals are It J official forecast inmined at 10 m. Magistracy this morning, for the | The Austrian plebiscite is regarded Nine points of rain recorded durs expected within: twp or three days.
Mr.. Hull, indicated that the United possession of 78 pio-plu lotiery tickets na being of far more immediate im-ci ing. The 24 hours ended 10 States would abmit counter-pro Pat Connaught Road West near the portance then the prospective pro brians: the total sings-January 1 to
Wing Lok Whatt Inspector W. German talks in London, United/1.81 inch, compared with an aver posar efter study of the British Mair, prosecuted.co
are for the same period of 8.54 inches (sunrurlionio United / Pl
Mr. H. R. Butters at the Central
in-
yesterday hortly