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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS will be HELD at the HONG KONG HOTEL Hong Kong, on THURSDAY, the 16th, Feb. ruary, 1939, at 12 NOON for the Leaving Hongkong purpose of receiving the Report of early April. Box No. 611, "Hong-the Directors together with kong Telegraph."
BRITISHER intending to go Home across Siberia, hard class, would be interested to hear from others with almiar plans.
STOCK MARKET
REPORT
The Hongkong Stock Exchange official summary issued at 12.30 p.m. yesterday, mys:
in the There was a better tone market, coupled with trading on a more general scale,
Prices show signs of improvement, and business reported was in most cases on a higher level than at the opening.
Buyers
Hongkong Dansk $1,300 Canton Insurance #210 Union Insurance $433 HK. Fire Insurance $170 Douglasen $03
10.10
1.K. & R. Wharven #114 H.. Docka (Old) $17.10 11.K. Docks (New) Providents (Old) $3.75 Providents (New) $5.00
I. & S. Intele 10.70 1.K. Land $30
Humphreys 13
H.K. Trunway $17.10 China Lights (Old) $1
K. Electrics $584
Telephones (Old) $23 Telephones (New) Ceraents $15
II.K. Ropes $4
Wing On (1) 38 Wing On Textilen $42 Entertainments Marsmans (La) 13/0 Marsmans (HK) 27
Hellers
Hongkong Bank $1.403 Canton Insurance $220 Union Insurance $480 H.K. Tramways $17.43 Star Ferrice #714 Çements $14
Sales
Hongkong. Bank $1,400 Canton Insurance 0 talon Inmiranen $45/56 IK. Fire Insurance $170
H. S. Hotels $5.70
K. Lands 1384/3034
II.K. Tramwaya $17.20
1.K, Electrics 50%
Telephones (New) $75
Watsons #ITAL
Ewo Cotton Sh. #• $15.00
Bagul Gold 20
Benguet Connolidated 13.40
Coco Grove .40%
Demonstrations 2011
San Mauricia 1.74
Savie 19
United Partales 07
to
Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st. December, 1938.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED. from
4th. February SATURDAY, THURSDAY, 16th. February, both days inclusive. JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers. Hongkong, 24th. January, 1939,
Thursday,
one
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 6th day of February, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of Lot of Crown Land at Kennedy Street, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option. of re- newal at Crown Rent to bo fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one fur- ther term of 75 years.
Intending bidders, are advised that immediately after the diapo- sal 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 refunded on payment of the Purchase price. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN PARTICULARS that the ORDINARY YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of HONG- KONG TRAMWAYS,
HONGKONG TRAMWAYS,
LIMITED
LIMITED
the
will be held at the offices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Hongkong, on FRIDAY, the 17th day of February, 1939, at 12
transact o'clock noon, to ordinary business of the Company. AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that the REGISTER OF MEMBERS of the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, the 3rd to FRIDAY, the 17th February, 1939, both days inclu- sive.
By Order of the Board.
W. F. SIMMONS,
Secretary. Hongkong, 25th January, 1939.
THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED Notice to Shareholders
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE FORTY-FIRST OR- DINARY YEARLY MEETING OF THIS COMPANY will be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. on Friday. the 24th February, 1939, at 11.30 n.m. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors to- of Statement gether with London, Feb. 1. The For Eastern Conference, which accounts for the year ended 31st embraces all shipping lines trading December, 1938. to and from the Far East, made a presentation to Mr. Archibald Lang, Managing Director of the P. and O.
PRESENTATION TO P. & O. DIRECTOR
a
The Register of Shares of the Company will be CLOSED from in the appreciation of his services as Friday, the 17th February, 1939, 1927 to Friday, the 24th February, chairman of the conference from 1927 to 1938.
The presentation, made to-day, 1939, both days Inclusive,
of the By order consisted of a seascape in olls and a gold cigarette case
Directors,
C. M. MANNERS,
Secretary. Hongkong, 30th January, 1989.
Sir William Currie and others in the course of speeches, eulogised Mr. Lang's work.
The presentation was made by Sir Richard Holt-Reuter.
Board of
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London
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6 For The Children. Uncle Peter's Nursery Sing Song; Intro: Girls and Boys come out to play: Little Bo-Peep; Polly put the kettle on; Ding Dong Dell; Jack and Jill; Sing a song of sixpence; Old (Bass).
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Relay "World
A talk by H., V. Hodson. 0.30 London Relay-The News. 0.50 Songs by Paul Robeson (Alm 'Big Roll Up Sallerman Son; etc.....Uncle Peter (Baritone) Fella'); I Don't Know What's Wrong with Instrumental Trio; Singing (Dyrenforth and Ansell); You Didn't Games For Children: Lubin Loo Oughta Do Such Things (Olm 'Big (Traditional arr. Wood); Jolly Mil-Fella')....With Orchestra cond. by
(Traditional arr. ler
10 London Relay “Shipwreck.” Chalmers Wood's Orchestra
A newspaper play tor broadcast- Produced by At Mother's Knee (Some favourite ing by Robert Barr. Lullables)....Essle Ackland (Con-Laurence Gilliam. Characters: Jack- trallo) with Orchestra and Chorus,
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Vocal refrain; Studio-Serial Story;
Eric Angeli.
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1 No. of Sale
Registry
Locality.
Inland Lot
No. 5420.
Inland
Sennedy Street.
G.
OF THE LOT.
Boundary Measurements
B. E. W.
feel fret feet feel
As per salo
plan.
Contents in
sq. feet.
Annual
Rental
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Exchange At A Glance
SELLING
T.T. London Demand
T.T. Shanghai T.T. Singapore T.T. Japan T.T. India
T.T. US.A.
T.T. Manila
T.T. Batavia
T.T. Bangkok T.T. Salgon T.T..France T.T. Germany TT. Switzerland TT Australia
BUYING
4 m/s Lic London
4 m/s L/C USA.
4 m/s D/p do,
4 m/s France
30 d/s India
US, Cross rate in Lon.
15. 211 Is. 211 178 Nom
.84 .4.07 H
February 2, 1939.
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MAIL FOR CANTON Registered
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VIA SIBERIA ROUTE Letters and Postcards for Europe
(not Insured or Farcels) will be ac-(except Great Britain and Eire) and cepted for Canton and despatched as South America are forwarded. "via
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MAIL LETTERS
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Malla are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise Ordinary letter mail only for West stated, and where malls are advertis- Kwangtung.
Kwangel, Szechwan ed to close at or before 9 am, z6- Kwelchow and Hunan will be. sogistered and parcel mails are closed
lat 6 p.m. on the previous day, cepted at senders' risk.
hal (San Francisco date, 13th January).
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Japan and Shanghol
Due.
February 2.
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February February 9.
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February 3.
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February 3.
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.February 4.
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WINDING UP OF CITY DEVELOPMENT SCHEME
(Continued from Page 1.)
In abeyance when Your Excellency assumed the Government.
"When Your Excellency had coni- sidered the question your views were which, set out in a memorandum
after discussion with the unofficial; members of this Council, was pub- lished as an enclosure to Sessional 13 of 1938, relating to the Paper programme of Public Works.
"You expressed the view that it was advisable to proceed with the building of new Government House on the Magazine Gap site, while with Sir Andrew Caldecott agreeing in disliking the proposal for the in tensive development of Government House and neighbouring sites.
NEW CITY HALL
"You made it clear, Sir, however, that you envisaged the ultimate building of a new City Hall either: as part of a large public buliding in- new central Governinent cluding offices or fu some other way.
"It was chown in your memor andum and in the principal memor-
Works
prɔ- andum on the Public
that the balance of about gramme $830,000 in the Government House and City Development Fund should to some way to meet the contem- plated expenditure of the new Gov- ernment House, but would certainly not be sufficient to meet it all.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 6th day of February, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of ono Lot of Crown Land at Cheung Sha Wan, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st
"It was also demonstrated that July, 1898, with the option of there might be further receipts from renewal at a Crown Rent to be the sale of the remainder of the old site and possibly other Fall fixed by the Surveyor of His
rtions Majesty the KING, for one fur- of the area covered by the ther term of 24 years less the original scheme, but the general principle of a self-contained scheme last three days thereof.
financed wholly from the proceeds of sales of land in that are no longer It Intending bidders are advised
appeared practicable; accordingly that immediately after the dispo- was proposed that the re-building vision of other publle buildings on sal of the lot the Purchaser (if of Government House, and the pro- not the applicant) will be required the sites to question should be finant- to deposit with--an authorised ed from revenue, and that the balance in the Fund should, as a preliminary. officer who will be present at the
be transferred to revenue. sale, the sum of two hundred
FORMAL BANCTION doilara, ($200) in cash. This sum
The Intention
to proceed at once will be refunded on" payment of with this plan was stated by the Financial Secretary in paragraph 11 the Purchase price.
of his Memorandum on the Financial PARTICULANS
Position published in connection with the estimates for 1939 and referred to also in his speech in Council intro- ducing these estimates.
| No of Sale.
New Kowloon Inland
Registry No.
Locality
Castle Pea
Sha Wan
Lot No 2653.
Adjoining No. 1954,
Inland
Bad,
OF THE LOT.
Boundary
Blessurements
M.B
||tant[real]fect{teel}
as per axle
plan.
Contents i
4,596
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Annual R
U.S. COMMODITY PRICES
LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS
New York, Feb. 1. New York Cotton
Opeing 8.37/36
Correndent/May (1030)
7.80/80 7.40/46
7.47/47
1
7.41 N 8.09 N
Closing Editor, Dally Gazette Mar. (1930)
8.30/40 Local
8.03/05 8.00/00 0.30 Relay of a commentary on Donaldson,
7.37/77 July (1030) the launching of the T.8. AL. V. Rowlands, Shipping
Smith; Brown Oct. (1030)
7.46/46 "Breconshire" by Lady Northoote Bill, Chief Sub.
7.48/48 from the Talkoo Dockyard, Hong- Bryson; Baird; Thomas and Davies, Dec. (1930)
7.50/50 Jan. (1040) kong. Followed by Speeches by His Reporters on the Daily Gazette, Ted, Excellener The Governor and Others Sports Wilter, Mrs. Davies, sister of Spot
7.30 Musical Comedy Betoctions. Captain Davies, Mrs. Stenson, a girl "Music In The Air" Selection of seventeen A Landlady. The at- (Hammerstein 2nd and Kern)....iton takes place in the editorial New Mayfair Orchestra.
rooms of a morning newspaper be- Mar. (1930). 7.38 Closing Local Stock Quota-tween the second and final editions, May while a news 'flash' of a shipwreck | Sept.
tions.
7.40 Bludio-Z.3.W. Orchestra.
is being bulit into a front page story. Dec.
10.35 Dance Musio.
Upset Price!
$4,856
"The present bill is, therefore, only Intended to give formal sanction to a plan which has already received the tacit approval of Council.
"In effect, the original plan of re- development of the sites in question has been abandoned and it is proper, therefore, that the scheme designed to finance It should be declared as abrogated: it follows that the pre- servation of a fund created ad hoc would not only serve no useful pur- pose it would actually be misleading. SITE FOR CITY HALL "At the same time I have Your Ex- for saying that cellency's authority the Government does intend to duo course to provide a new City Hall for public use in the Colony.
"One of the great difficulties, how- ever, is to find the right site,
"Neither what remains of the old site nor the site suggested in the scheme now foregone is adequate in area or suitable in situation, and until more land is rendered available by the removal of the present buildings below Government House or in some other way, it is impracticabis to pro- ceed with the actual construction of a new City Hall.
"That must be considered as part of a general Kheme of re-planning of the area which is to be made avail able.
"It Is pertinent to refer, in this connection, to the speech made in Council by the Honourable the Senior Member on November 10, when he Indicated that the unofficial members supported the proposed building of
on the new Government House
ап that it is ground inter-alla essential preliminary to the re-plan- 15.75 701 15.78b/79aning of this area.” 15.00b/65a 15.03 /64 15.02 702 15.85 705
16.42b/04a
New York Rubber
Sales for the day:-1,870 tons.
Chicago Wheat
1. Russian Waltz Fontasla "Around
Fox-Trots Quicker Than You Can the Volga" (Borcherto); 2. Barcarolle (Tost); S. Bogra al Villaggio (Cerri). Say Jack Robinson; The Star and and His Local Time Signal, Weather The Rose Roy FOR
Orchestra with Vocal Refrain; Wallz May Report and Announcements,
In Blue, July Beautiful Lady: A
5.
8.03
Tuesday's Bales;----
Studio Z.B.W. Orchestra. 4. Elegy-Canto Triste (Malvezzi); Marlo Harp Lorenzi and His Rhy- Sept
Serenata Bolero (Margutti); .thmics; Fox-Trois-She Shall Have Arlequinado Sulto (Cazaneure) (a) Muse (from the film): Do The Marche; (b) Gavotte; (e) Seguedille: Runaround (alm 'She shall have (d) Serenade Orientale; (e) Scherzo; music'). Jack Hylton's Orchestra (1) Carilion, GA
own
with Vocal Refrain; Fox-Trot Cling May 6.1# Landon Relay-As The Black To Mef Blow Fox-Trot With All y My Heart (alm "Her Master's Voto Sept
„Dance Orchestra
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A Japanese plane has been shot down and destroyed by fire by 12,487,000 bushels Chinese guerillas in the outskirts of Kating, northwest of Shanghai, seene Chicago Corn
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Manila, Rabaul, Australia and New Nellore
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G. P. O. and K. 1 Parcels,
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Friday
Swatow
Thurs, Feb. 2, 7 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 2.
.P. 0. ..Feb. 2, p.m. .Feb. 3, 8.45 a.m. .Feb. 3, 0.30 am.
Newchwang..Fri, Feb. 3, 8.80 a.m.
Shanghal, Japan and Europe (ex- cept Great Britain and Elre) via
Ranpura Siberla Fort Bayard, Holbow and Haiphong Sulyang Mombasa, Beira, Lourenco-Marques, and (Parcels and Papers only for South Africa via Durban), Brindisidue Brindisi, 24th Feb. Menila Shanghal
Jupan
Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South Africa, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Europe via Marseilles due Marseilles, 3rd March
.Fri, Feb. 3, 10.30 a.. Fri, Feb. 9, Noon.
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Fri, Suisang
3,7 p.m. Feb. 3. Rajputana
PP. F. O, P.O. and K. Parcels,
Reg.,
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Saturday
Air Mail for "K. L. M. Airways Hajputana
Direct Service"-due Amsterdam,
14th February
Amoy and Shanghal Amoy
Swatow and Tientsin
Swatow and Shanghai
Feb. 3, 5 pm. Feb. 4, 9.45 am. Feb. 4, 10.30 am.
G. P. O. and K. P. O.
Reg
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Anshun
Yatshing
Bunday
Kingyuan
Monday
Swatow, Foochow and Tientsin.... Air Mail for "Air France Hervice due Marselites, 19th February.
Saigon
Sat, Feb. 4.
.Feb. 4, 9.10 4.11. .Feb. 4, 10 3.00. Sat, Feb. 4, 3.30 pm.
Sat, Feb. 4, B p.ro. Sat, Feb. 4, 5 p.m.
.Sun., Fob, 1, 9 am.
Yunnan... Mon., Feb. 6, 10.30 a.m. Felix Roumel.....Mon, Feb. 6.
G.P.O, and K.P.O. Ref.Feb. 8. 2.30 pm. Onl..........Feb. 6, 1 p.m. Felix Roussel Mon., Feb. 6, 3.30 p..
Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plan Fob. e.
Direct Servico" das London. 13th February
Ber.
Ord.
Reg.
Ord.
K.P.O. .......Feb. 6, 5 pm.
..Feb. 4, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O..
„Feb. 8, 5 p.10.
Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- Imperial Akways Pique
trails by "Imperial Altways Direct Bervice due Sydney, 13th Feb.
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„Feb. 6, 7 p.13.
Tuesday
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Kanchow
Holhow, Pakhod and Haphong c Tainan
Amoy
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Ceylon, Aden, Egypt, Marseliles and London-due London, 15th March.
Tues., Feb. 7, 8.30 am. Tues., Feb. 7, Noon. Tucs, Feb. 1, 3.30 p.m. Tues., Feb. 7.
G. P. O, and K. P. O. Parcels,
Shanghot, Japan, USA, C. and 8. Emp, of Asia
Amarien, via Vancouver B.CM and (Parcels and Papers only Canada)-due
Vancouver B.C..
28th January and Europe (except Great Britain and Eire) via Siberia.
„Feb. 7, § p.ro. Tues., Fob. 7.
G. P. O. and K. P. 0. Parcels,
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Wed., Feb. 0, 0.30am. Binkieng...Wed, Feb. 8. 9.30 a.m. Tob. 8. As Wel Hosana
Feb. 5, 11 am..
Salgon and Bangkok via Swatow Kwelyang Bwntow Papers only for Straits and (Parcels
and Papers for Calcutta);
Shanghai and Japan:
Swatow and Tientsin
Air Mail for Manka, Guam, Hon
Info, and 0.8./k, by
Anomičan. Alirways, Dir
teh, Nom N Wed, Feb. 8, 1.30 pm.
Athos II ........... Wed. Web. 8, 130 p.m.
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