NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
G.
Joel R.
PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY given that the ANNUAL ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS will be held at the HONGKONG HOTEL, on TUES DAY, the 7th, JUNE, 1938, at 12 NOON, for the purpose of reccly- of Directors Ing the Report
Statement of together with Accounts for the year ended 30th.' April, 1938,
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of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 30th day May, 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 Road, in the Colony of! Hong Kong, for a torm of 75| years, with the option of re- newal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of Hin Majesty the KING, for one fur- ther term of 75 years.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
R.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to ho held on Monday, the 39th day of May, 1938, ut 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 Repulso Bay Road, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of ra- newal at a Crown Rent to be Axed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one fur- ther term of 75 years.
Intending bidders are advised The TRANSFER BOOKS of the
Intending bidders are advised
that immediately after the dispo- Company will be CLOSED from that immediately after the disposal of the lot the Purchanor (f TUESDAY, 31st, day of MAY 1on of the lot the Purchaser (if TUESDAY, the 7th. of JUNES not the applicant) will be required not the applicant) will be required
1938, both days Inclusive,
to deposit with
an authorised
to deposit with an authorised
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, officer who will be present at the oicer who will be present at the
General Managers.
Hongkong, 24th, May, 1938.
NOTICE
We have pleasure in announcing
that Mr. EDWARD
CRAVEN
GEORGE
aule, the sum of two hundred This aum dollars, ($200) in enah. will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.
been has BELBIN
appointed a Director of this Com-
pany.
ARNHOLD TRADING COMPANY,
LIMITED.
STOCK MARKET
REPORT
The Hongkong Stock Exchange official summary, lasued at 12.30 p.in. yesterday, reads,
The market was sealer during the short session, with buyers for Rotels at $0.85, Trams at $16.90, Cements at $17.19 and Providents (0) ut $3.55.
Buyers
longkong flank 31,500
tungkang Bank (Lon. €01
pton Insurance in
13. Steamboats $223
Providenta (Old
Provklents (New) $3,49
Venz. Goloßeld $2.00
I. 45. otel,
It.C. Leeds 45 ảnh. F301
14.2. Tramways $18
Peak Tram (Old) $1
Macao Electrtes $1754 Cumenta $17 Constructions 31 Maranan BNK.)" 3/10
Hebers
11 K. Docks (Bights) $10
Halex
Union Insurance $320 ILK. & K Wharven 113 Providents Old) $3.50/55
11. 8. Hotel 0.05
H.K. Tramways #10.00/65 HK. Electrica 001
Cementa 17.10
Antarnoka Pn. 4135
Benguet Consol. 9.30
Coco Grove 4811⁄2
Consolidated Mincs 4039
Demonstrations
1. X. L. 3
2011
Paracale Guinaus 15 San Mauricio 435
United Paracoles 31
No. of Vale
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Registry No.
Locality
Kura Building
Lot No. 4C3.
Repulse Bay
Road.
Boundary Measurement.
R.
B F
As per als
plan.
Contenta in
sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Registry No.
Locality
About
30,000
sq feet
Annual
Rental
$5,000
Upset Price|
No. of Sale
Rerai Building
No 409.
Repulse Bay
Road.
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Boundary MeasurementM
K. K E.
As Per an?
plan
$3,000
is.c00
$172
Cout-nts in
Annual
Rental
Upset Price
KAIFENG'S CAPTURE Hundreds At
THREATENS
(Continaed from Page 1.)
1.unghat
Japoncse
Railway. The Troops on the north and south banks of the Yellow River are still exerting vigorous efforts to establish contact. At Changyuan, Fengchiu and Kunn- tal on the north bank between 3,000 and 4,000 Japanese troops are massed. Smail units have crossed the river, but the majority are being harassed by the Chinese troops operating on the north bank.
recapture
of
Buckingham Reception
London, May 25.
The first "Presentalion Party" of the season was held in Buckingham Palace this evening.
Over 1,200 guests, including 800 women, arrived for the Reception.
Most of the ladies were in ordinary evening dress, the men in full dress uniforms,
Instead of each lady making en individual curtesy, the entire con- mude an abelsance when pany their Majesties the King and Queen, accompanied by the Earl of Cromer, entered the room.
After the Chinese Holsch, which took place on the night of May 24, the rear of the Japanese troops operating on the eastern sec- tion of the Lunghai Railway east of has been severed. The Lanfeng
red Chinese troops which re-entered Hotsch have now established contact
His Majesty was in the uniform with their comrades ut Chuych and Tingtao, towns in the neighbourhood. of Chief of the Royal Air Force. The
According to one report. In spite Queen wore a beautiful gown
of
and
of the fall of Lanteng city, the Lan-silver tame, set off by a magnificent
is station feng railway Chinese hands.-Central Newes
in
tora and necklace diamonds.Reuter.
of rubles
THURSDAY,
MAY 26, 1988.
JAPANESE VOLCANO THREATENS
Tokyo, May 25.
The Yomitri Shimbun correspon- dent at Hakodate reports that Kamo- gatake volcano is rumbling danger- ously.
The Imperial Univeralty has issued: a warning stating that it is possible that the volcano will erupt soon. All residents of the vicinity have been advised to evacuute to a safer zone.-United Press.
CHINESE STRIVE TO TRAP DOIHARA (Continued from Page 1.)
ment; Japanese artillery bombarded us and their planes machine-gunned us as we attempted to cross the fields to take up new positions.
"Our ammunition gradually grew less and our food was of the simplest kind.
Supplies Cut Off
to
"We could not get food or muni- our vitni tions. The railway
cut. Nource of supply had been There were not enough water wells
the
to supply half our forces with precious fluid and we must all go
on rations,
"There was no dishonour in re- Fickt Lanfeng. The
tiring from Staff officer burned all their docu- ments before we decided to go, and tanks, their supplies of petrol rupidly diminishing, led us through the en- veloping
Japanese lines which were
towards Kaifeng. sweeping
"Thousands of pensant refugers accompanted us on the retreat Kalteng. They ran, terror-stricken, as shots rang out in the darkness, and threw away their mengre belong- ings so that they could run fnster."
Lifeless City
11
Kaifeng Hke Hanchow before the Japanese occupation, is a lifeless city. of 11 Four Ofthe of its population quarter of a million have fied to the foodless regions to the south, pre- ferring starvation to the even worse death they fear they will face when the
Japanese enter
There are no rickshas
left, and almost every shop window is boarded boen up. Even the police inve taken away, in order that they may help to hold up the Japanese edvance on the surrounding hills.
ncruss
and
Only the highest military omeluis are teft though sandbag barricades the and trenches are flung rtreets. The poorest class Chinese coolic, who can leave only on foot, sometimes prefers to remain, with him stays the ubiquitous for- eign missionary, waiting for the Anal Krim moment when his services will be needed to succour the wounded. Raiders Do Their Job Japanese artillery and aeroplanes have nlready preliminary
done their prim task. The modera railway station, bullt by British
mass of
00✪✪✪✪✪ capital and engineers. Is a There has
Thrills! Speed!! Action!!!
QUEEN'S THEATRE
Announces
SPECIAL WEEK-END PERFORMANCES
at 11.00 a.m.
SAT. MAY 28.
) Part
SUN. MAY 29.
1. "The Mystery Squadron“
SUN. JUNE 5. ) Part 2.
MON. JUNE 6.
Amazing Aerial Exploits
with
BOB STEELE
SAT. JUNE 11.) Part 1. "The Last of the Mohicans"
SUN. JUNE 12.
SAT. JUNE 18. ) Part 2.
SUN. JUNE 19.
SAT. JUNE 25.) Part 1. SUN. JUNE 26.
SAT. JULY 2. SUN. JULY 3.
) Part 2.
An Epic Sorial of the Immortal Classic
with Harry Carey & Edwina Booth
"The Galloping Ghost”
The Greatest Stunt Sorial Ever Made with Harold "RED' GRANGE
(NOTE: These Serials Will Not Be Shown At The Alhambra).
twisted steel und iron.
to bury the lime even been no hundreds of bodies that were blasted with the musonry of the railway station, warehouses, freight cars and locomotives. Every house in the vicinity of the railway is in ruins. and the surrounding terrain is pock-
with marked
vivid, brick-red
craters.
I've come from the midst of war, where we were suddenly attacked and suddenly retreated, where nabobdy alept for more than two hours daily. I've seen young men and boys who never fought before rushing to the front to become cannon fodder soon as they descended from trains.
as
their
Hour after hour I have watched the Chinese Staff plan their battles, and have gone to the front to watch their attacks. Sometimes they have succeeded, and sometimes they have failed. I've
gazed into the faces
officers Chinese youthful
While they've said: "Don't be afraid."
of
Now the battle has been raging back and forth across the Lunghai
SENNET FRERES
HIGH CLASS JEWELLERS
Gloucester Building Pedder Street
R
CECORD
Rallway for days, with the Japanese WATERPROOF
slowly but surely tightening grip cast and west of Lanfeng.
their
The Chlaese main line has already been withdrawn south of the railway. But their spirit is indomitable. Red-eyed officers clench their iss and cry: "Keep fighting! Keep fighting! Keep fighting unii Japan is finished."-United Press,
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POST OFFICE.
to Amoy 15
AMOY SERVICE Parcel Fost Service temporarily suspended.
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Mails are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise atated, and where malls are advertis- ed to close at or before 0 a.m., re-
AIR MAIL LETTERS Air mall letters may be posted in the ordinary posting boxes. They should be clearly marked "By Al Mail and bear sufficient postage. gistered and parcel mails are closed Innumetently prepaid lettera may be at 6 pm, on the previous day. taxed with double the deficiency or
forwarded by Steamer Service, at the discretion of the Post Once,
AIR MAIL SERVICES
VIA SIBERIA ROUTE
Letters and Postcards for Europe
Air Mall Services to Shanghai, Nanking, Tsingtau, Tientsin and Peland South America are forwarded
"via Siberla" if so superscribed. plog are temporarily suspended.
INWARD MAILS
Air Mali by "Tan-American Air-
ways
Air Mall by "Imperial
Direct Service"-London 22nd. May.
Per
Holhow
From
Duc
Swatow
.May 20.
Bangkok
Kwelynng
May 28.
Japan and Shanghal
Pres. Doumer
May 20.
Direct
Service"-8an Pan American Airways Plano
Francisco date, 18th May.
May 20.
Japan
Santos Maru
May 20.
Shanghel and Swatow
Soochow
May 20.
Japan and Shanghai
Chitral
May 27.
Straits
Conte Rosso
May 27.
Airways
date,
Imperial Airways Plane
.May 27.
Komo Maru
May 27.
Kwangtung
May 27.
Islami
May 28.
May 28.
May 28
May 29.
May 30,
May 30.
Agapenor Cremer
May 31.
May 31.
Pres. McKinley
.May 31..
Per Thursday
Date and Time
Japan
Pakhol
Shanghal and Swatow
YAM
Japan
Shanghai and Swatow
Shanghai
Japon
Calcutta and Straits
Strmits
Straits
For
Sundakan
Liangchow Sinklang Gneisenau
Ixion
Yucnsang
Canada, U.S.A., and Japan (Seattle
date, May 11)
OUTWARD MAILS
Tai Seun Hong
Thurs., May 26, 12.30 p.m. Swatow, *Shanghai and Tientsin.. Fooshing..Thurs., May 26, 2.30 pan. Straits, Ceylon, India, East and Santos Maru
South Africa
Saigon, Ceylon, India, East and
Thurs., May 28, 2.30 p.m.
Reg. South Africa, Egypt and Europe President Doumer
Marseilles-due Marseilles
Thurs., May 28. May 26, 4.10 p.m. May 20, & p.m. Thurs., May 20:
G.P.O. and K.P.O.
..May 20, 4.30 p.m.. ..May 26, 5 p.m..
London,
Air Mall for "Imperial Airways Imperial
Direct Service"-dua 2nd Junc.
G. F. O. and K. P. 0.
via
Ord.
22nd June
Air Ball for Slan. Lanchow and Eurasia Plane
Changtu etc. (via Hankow) by the "Eurasia Airways Servico" (to farther points by
Aurface
neg.,
transport as services permit),
Ord.,
Airways Plane...Thurs, May 26..
G.P.O. and K.P.O.
neg.
...May 26, 5 p.m.
Ord,
.May 20, p.m.
ILP.O.
Reg., Ord..
May 20, p.m.
May 20, E p.m
G.P.O.
Rek..
Ord.,
Air Mall for Chung King (via Han-.C.N.A.C. Plane.... Thus, Day 26
kow) by the "ON.A.C." Airways Direct Serivce
Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Hono- "Pan U.S.A., by the lulu and American Airways Direct Service" -due San Francisco, 3rd June.
May 20, 5 p.th May 27, 0a.m.
Fan-American Airways Plane
Thurs, May 26,
May 26, 5 p.m.
May 27, 6 an... .Thurs., May 26.
Rez..
Ord..
K.P.O. May 26, 5 pan. May 26, 5 p.in.
G.P.O.
Ref..
Ord..
WATCHES
Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, Canada, Emp, of Japan
U.S.A., Central and South Ame- rica and Europe vin Vancouver B.C., (Parcels for Canada only)-- due Vancouver B.C., 15th June and Europe via Siberia.
G.P.O. and K.P.O. Parcels, ...
Reg,
Ord.
May 20, 5 p.m. May 27, 0.15 a.m. .May 27, 19 ʊ.m.
With
STAINLESS
STEEL
BRACELET
$7500
each.
Samshui and Wuchow
*Shanghai
Kongmoon
Fort Bayard and Haiphong
Friday
Tal Hing....Fri, May 27, 8.15 am. Conte Rosso..Fri, May 27, 9.30 nm. On Leo Fri, May 27, 10.00 am. Canton
Fri, May 27, 2 pm. Fri., May 27, 3 p.m. Fri, May 27.
Swatow, *Amoy and Foochow .... Seintan Manila, Australia and New Zealand Kamo Maru
via Thursday Island-due Thurs-
day Island 9th June.
Amey
* Anhui Straits, Sondekan, Ceylon, India, Chitral
East and South Africa, Aden, Egypt, and Europe via Marseilles
due Marseilles 24th June.
G. P. O. and K. F. O,
Reg., Ord.,
May 27, 4.30 p.m. ...May 27, 5 p.m. Fri, May 27, 0 pm. Fri., May 27, O&L. F. O.
G. P. O.
Parcels Reg. Ord.,
Saturday
....May 27, 6 p.m. .May 28, 8.45 a.m.
May 28, 10.30 a.m.
Samshul and Wuchow............ Kongaing....Sat., May 20, 8.15 a.m. Air Mail for "H.L.M. Airways Direct Chitral
Service"-due Amsterdam,
June.
Kongincon
th
Manila. Straits, Ceylon, Indio, Egypt and Parcels only for Germany via Hamburg ***
·
Sat, May 28. G.P.0, and Kr.O.
May 28, 0.10 .. .May 28, 10. K.II. Fook On...Sat., Muy 28, 10.00a.m.
Ref..
Or........
Guelsennu..Sat, May 28, 3.00 p.m. Kolhow, Pakhoi and Halphong.... Kwangtung.... Sat., May 28, 6 p.m. Alt Mail for "Imperiat Airways Imperial Airways Plane Sat., May 25.
Service" duo London,
G. P. O. and K. E. 0. BOL.
Direct. Ath June
Ord
May 28, 5 p.m., May 29. Noon
G.P.O, and K.P.0.
Rer. Ord, ...
May 28, 5 p.13. May:39, Noan.
Air Mall for Australia by "Imperial Imperial Airways Flame Sat, May 28.
Service" due Airways Thirret Darwin, 2nd June.
*Superscribed correspondence only..