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CONSIGNEES NOTICE. THE BURNG PHILP LINE
From MELBOURNE, SYDNEY, SALAMAVA, RABAUL and MANILA.
The Motor Vessel
"NEPTUNA". Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazar- dous and/or extra hazardous Go- downs of The Hongkong and Kow- loon Wharf und Godown Co., Ltd, ԱՐ wharves
whence and/or from delivery may be obtained.
No claims will be admitted after the Gootis have left the Godowns and all Goods remainint undelivered after the 16th February, 1939, will be subject to rent.
All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Undersign- ed on or before the 1st March, 1939, or they will not be recognized.
To comply with the General Bond- ed Warehouse Regulations consignees must have a Revenue Oflect in attendance when damaged dutiable goods are examined.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE COMPANY,
LIMITED.
NOTICE 19 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 purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st, December, 1938,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the
Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, 4th. February 10 THURSDAY, 16th. February, both days inclusive. JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers. Hongkong, 24th. January, 1939.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fiftieth Ordinary Annonl Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the offices of the Company, Exchango Building. Des Voeux Road Central, Victoria, Hong Kong, on Thursday, the 9th day of March, 1939, at Noon for the pur- pose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the year ended 31st December, 1938,
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 25th FEB- RUARY, 1939, to THURSDAY, the 9th MARCH, 1939, both days
All broken, chaled, and damaged | Inclusive. Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 14th February, 1939, at 10 am, by Micssra. Goddard and Douglas.
No Fire Insurance has been effect- cd.
Bills of Lading will be countersign- ed by,
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.
Agents. Hongkong, 9th February, 1939.
THE THREE TOUGHEST HE MEN OF THE SCREEN!
in a three-cornered... triple-threat battle with Danger...Disaster...Dames!
STORM
with
Charles BICKFORD Barton MacLANE Preston FOSTER Tom BROWN Nan GREY Andy DEVINE Frank JENKS Samuel S. HINDS .SUNDAY.
ALHAMBRA
Naval Man Dies In Tsingtao
The death occurred yesterday of Leading Seaman Herbert A. Hopldra of H.M.S. Folkestone.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
R. TAYLOR, Acting Secretary. Hongkong, 8th February, 1939.
THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED
Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
R.
G.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 13th day of February, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of tho Public Works Department; by Order of His Excellency the Governor of
one Lot of Crown Land at Ma Tau Kok, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be Axed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for ono further term of 75 years,
February 10, 1939.
Reich Has Difficulty Collecting Big Fine
BERLIN, Feb. 9.
Japan To Start Big Salvage Operations
TOKYO, Feb. 10. JAPANESE REPORTS state that a chart of the navigation THE FACT THAT the German Government is and routes section of the Navy Offico indicates that, Japan's encountering serious difficulties in collecting the one coastline is literally blockaded with sunken vessels of various
asizes which can be salvaged. milliard reichsmarks fine from the Jews, levied as result of the murder of Herr von Rath of the German
Therefore, despite a shortage as well as considerable quantities of Embassy in Paris, is revealed by an announcement by of scrap iron, Japan has in near-copper, brass, gold, silver, platinum Japan has at present, more than the Finance Minister published in the official “Taxby waters, heaps of Iron, copper,
brass, gold, silver, platinum and 1,000 such sunken vessels at various other metals.
points along her coast line, including Gazette."
It was also stated that over 1,000 274 in the Inland Sen the iron of were in the inland, which is roughly estimated at over
1,000,000 tons. Gea, whose iron was roughly catima- This Iron is known to be redeem- ted to weigh over 1,000,000 tonsable it salvage work is taken United Press.
con-
INSURGENTS FACE FRENCH GUARDS ALONG FRONTIER
(Continued from Page 2)
sunken vessels
The announcement Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the disposists of a new circular sal of the lot the Purchaser (if giving detailed instructions not the applicant) will be required of the methods of paying to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the the fine. The new instru- sale, the sum of two hundred ments order Jews to sell all dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum personal and valuable ob- will be refunded on payment ofjects before attempting to surgent territory at their own request. literally blockaded
liquidate their stocks, bonds, PARTICULARS OF THE LOT and real estate.
the Purchase price,
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Loi No, 242 Pak Tai St., Ma Tau Kok
No of Swe
Registry No
Locality.
Boundary Measurements
H. N. E.
As per slo
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LETTERS
To the Editor,
Hongkong Telegraph, Str.With regard to the nrticle you printed on February 1, 1 would like to bring to your notice that the head- ing of the article. "World Home For Jews Advocated" is not appropriate. but that Herr Rosenberg suggested: "World
Concentration Camp For Jews."
of
Surely the word "home," one the most beautiful in the English language and signifying all that is
valuable to us, is not synonymous
-United Press.
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INSURGENT PRISONERS
Bourgmadame, Feb. 9. believed It is
that this Nine hundred and fifty Insurgent measure is necessary, partly by prisoners regafhed their liberty for a minutes to-day after being the heavy depreciation in real few
marched across the French frontier, estate values, as well as by a slump in the stock market to-back to Spain. wards the end of last year, duo to hurried liquidation by the
Jews.
JEWS SELL OUT
The circular
and other metals.
vigorously.
up
SALVAGED FOR SCRAP IKON According to figures given by the Asahi Shimbun, popular dally news- Tokyo, Feb. 10. One look at the chart prepared by paper, scrap fron obtainable from the Navigation Routes Section of the sunken vessels in the Inland Sea Navy Office will be enough to con- amounts to 211,000 tons between vince people that Japan's coast line is Stikoku and Honsbu, 156,000 tons in In with sunken the Soya Straits, 110,000 tona vessels of various sizes which can be Tsugaru Straits, 104,000 tons along salvaged, says "Domei."
the west coast of Korea, 84,000 tons Thus Japan, which is experiencing off the west coast of Kyushu, 74,000 a shortage of scrap iron, has in her tons in Tokyo Bay and 37,000 tons on nearby waters a great supply of iron, the east coast of Hokkaido-Domet,
only to lose it again by being scut Reporting Progress: by Ritchie Calder.
and
and
TELEVISION TO
SAVE
YOUR EYES
This arose from the delay In ex- change of prisoners between the Loyalist command at Pulcerda the Insurgent authorities at Hendaye. Franco's men are all Spaniards, cantured ut Teruel mostly also reveals that
As they marched across the many Jews have been selling their brought over under armed Spanish
guard. housts and other real estate at values bridge over the river which marks prevailing in 1935, instead of current the border of Livia road they cheered
PELEVISION waves are being, glaucoma, a disease of the eye-balls.
These waves reduce the painful values, with a resultant general de-the French and shouted greetings at
used to cure eye-trouble. preciation of real estate prices. their guards.
feld
without operation would eventually Recently at the Royal Westminster pressure within the eye-ball, which They gathered in an open ready to be formally checked in, but Ophthalmic Hospital I was shown a lead to blindness.
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The announcement orders that in
suck casts where
property liquidated, sales must be at prices generally current now.
The dimculties revealed by this clrcular support the belief of well- Informed financial experts that the Government is not likely, in the end, to obtain more than a half of th. total fine, particularly as Jewish Cal estate is already heavily indebted..
The next instalment of the fine is due on February 15-United Press.
ANSWER TO JAPANESE
was
TE
And
This treatment is sometimes used a few minutes later the French- specially designed short wave gen- Spanish border authorities realised erator, like a glorified wireless set, that they should not have been being used for the treatment of in conjunction with a surgical opera- tion but in certain cases the wireless brought to France until the French inflamed and ulcerated eyes.
with
This condition is becoming more waves can dispense with the need for Embassy authorities arrived formal word that the exchange was und more frequent in the strained surgery. Taking place. Moreover, Spanish conditions of modern life. It le par~ Buneds
were standing rifle in hand on ticularly common among children French territor which could not be who are undernourished and who CINCE so many eye complaints are due to the patient being run marched back across the bridge to a get insuficient sunshine,
to counteract it, the
eya down, and thus liable to infection, the heating ultra-violet light treatment is given would ewall orders for exchange. hospital has enlisted Beld on the Spanish side, where they -United "Press.
powers of wireless. The wave-length to the eyes. is the same as for television. Just OCCUPATION OF LE PERTHUS
Those who associate ultra-violet Le Perthus, Feb. 9. slightly above that used by the Insurgent occupation of the Spanish B.B.C., so that the instrument should treatment with clinies where "artifi part of Le Perthus completely sur-not interfere with Alexandra Palace.cial sunlight" is given only when the prised the military authorities.
The patient lies on a couch, ane eyes are protected with dark glasses, Only ten minutes previously lurry electrode under the pillow, Wooden may be surprised at this.
But at the eye huspital, by means loads of Loyalist troops calmly pass-arms support two other electrodes,
one for each eye, covered with soft of a delicate screening device, the ed through the town.
completed pads which press lightly on the eyes, short ultra-violet waves which would without a shot being fired..
Short waves penetrate the eye, and damage the eyes are shut off and Three
the without discomfort produce healing only the longer, beneficial rays reach bralce over Carabineros posts on the frontier warmth which gradually clears up the eyes,
The number of patients now being and the Loyalists flags were torn the infection.
treated by these methods is increas LONDON, Feb. 9.
down.
Mirce
then ONGER waves are produced by ing so much that the department will Insurgent generals THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
additional walked slowly through the streets mother machine for the rellet of have to be extended. B1 of in reading the article was the German to-day adopted
Exlucator's reason for opposing u import duties order relating to while the inhabitants hurriedly hung Jewish Home in Palestine.
houted "Arriba Espana." For insulated iron, or steel staples, Insurgent Bags from the windows and The Register of Shares of the c now the
wecks
German Press designed to meet Japanese com-
The generals warmly, shook hands been spreading victous prepaganda petition.
with the general commanding the Company will be CLOSED from condemning British treatment Friday. the 17th February, 1939, Palesune Arabs (although there are Mr. Noel Baker (Lab.) expressed French division.
the opinion that the Government had concentration
camps), Ilow- the Herr does not plead the for the order, namely the reduction Arabs case, nor does he even so
in sales of Japanese goods.
Parliamentary much 69 mention them, But he
If Mr. H. H. Cross, Par opposes the formation of such a state Secretary to the Board of Trade, who threw the populace into Excut eon-
of the order. hadfusion. said
Notice to Shareholders
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE FORTY-FIRST OR DINARY YEARLY MEETING OF THIS COMPANY will be held ut the Office of Mesars. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. on Friday. the 24th February, 1939, at 11.30 a.m. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors to- gether
Statement with Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1938.
with "a reservation under the super- vision of a strong police force" no
doubt a police force such as stood
by and watched the September pogroms.
The statement that struck me most
in
Increased Duties On Iron, Steel Staples
The occupation sugen Hags
to Friday, the 24th February, over 80,000 people being tortured given the cast convincing reasons Franch troops shouted "Vive!
1939, both days inclusivo.
By order of the Board of Directors,
.
C. M. MANNERS,
Secretary, Hongkong, 30th January, 1939.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELY DES
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,
Steamship
"ATHOS II” 7'A/39
Bringing Cargo from Marseilles via Salgon, arrived Hongkong on Tues- day, 7th February, 1939.
Cons.nces are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium,
Ireasure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Waart and Godown Co. Ltd., Kow- loon, whence delivery may be ob tained immediately after landing.
All cinios must be sent in to me on or before 17th February, 1939, or they will not be recognized,
Damaged Packages will be examin- ed by the Company's Surveyor Messts: Goddard and Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 a.m. on Monday, 13th February, 1939.
Consignees must have a Revenue Officer in attendance when any duti- able goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.
E, OIL Agent. Hongkong, 7th February, 1930.
CABINET MEETS IN PARIS
Discussing The New
German
ever,
on the grounds that the Jew would moved the adoranted to boycott the
wast
that they
"The and
French and Spaniards are brothers," Rewer. GREAT CONFUSION IN PERTHUS The arrival of the Insurgent forces
All houses on the Spanish side of
-RADIO-
Piano Recital by Nura Kanis from the Studio B.B.C. VARIETY
flotci.
R.03 Tschaikowsky-The Lake Ballet Music, Op. 20.
Philharmonic London conducted by Antal Dorati
Swan
Orchestra
8.35 Studio Plano Recital br Nura Kanis.
1.
Sanata in A Major (Mzoart}; dominate the Near East economically
Radio Programme Broadcast by and would provide unassailable Hoods, because they were produced the main street suddenly emptied,
with sweated labour, and 05 crowds of inmates, with their arms Z. B. W. on a Frequency of 846 k.e's. (a) Andante Grazioso; (b) Menuetto refuge for Jews "ot criminal charac-
measure of retaliation against full of household belongings dashing and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. and Trio; (c) Alla Turca; 2. Capriccio,
and 8-11 P.NL on 9.52 m.e's. per, Op. 70, No. 2 (Brahms). ter."
Janantse treatment of British Into the French side of the road.
8.55 Next week's programme. Afterwards the street was com- second.
9.00 London Relay Food for The motto on the flag behind which terests in the Far East generally,
G.00 Relay of the Dance Orchestra Hiitter, Goebells & Co., marched to
they would have lind more sympathy oletely deserted, except for French
Three short talks on matters of soldiers posted every 50 yards from the Grill Room of the Hongkong Thought', with the order. power
have *The Jews
They had previously urged that Reuter, economically ruined Germany," But
NAZI AGENT IN SPAIN
(a) September in the Rain; (b) topical interest. there should be a general Inter-
9.20 Nataa Milstein (Violin). the Herr says that a Jewish state
Berlin. Feb. 9. Take another guess; (c) Where the
La Campanella (Rondo from 'Con- would be economically powertulit!
governmental boycott of Japanese exports, and he hoped the Govern- Herr Hans Thomsen, who is offel-lazy river goes by; (d) Swing hign,
certo No. 2 in B Minor--Poganni, Op.. Further the Here says such statement had come to share these views. lly described as a "trusted Party Swing low.
0.14 Record: On Top Of A Bus' 7-arr. Kreisler); Nocturne in C would provide refuge for criminals An order relating to west pile comrade." hits been appointed to the
Mistein)....Wi
.with Leopold designed to protect the new post of head of the Nazi org-(Carr-Arden); We Agree Perfectly Sharp Minur (Posthumous Chopin- sinunting thereby that the Jews, velvets.
(David-Coots). Len Bermon (Vocal) trans, Lancashire industry from Japonese anisation of Germans living In Spain With Orchestra and Step-Dancing by, Mittmann at the Plane having given the word. the Atal Commandments, would copy" Nazi, imports, was also approved--Router.- Auter Special. methods and murder, burn, lost, and rob In the name of Justice.
The ideologist goes on to say that the Jowa should be put into a con- centration camp on behalf of the de- mocracies. One would have thought that Hifler would be only too pleased to see the Jews destroy "democracy" rad help in the spread of Nazism-- or perhaps he thinks they want to
.
set up commnuulsın, e state of affairs in which they would he assimilated and perish far more completely than Mr. Hitler and Co., can ever accom- plish.
The Herr ends his argumentum ad pupun with the pessimistic de- claration that even after Bolshevism und Judalam has been excluded from power there will still be confleto- surprising, calling Mr. Hiller a llar, for does not Hiller sny in Mein Kamp that the Jews are the source of all evil?
W. D.
dilemma in which it finds itself, to be: near an automalle solution. By next Tuesday, it is hoped, the last ob- stacle still in the way of sending a French Ambassador to Burgos, will have disappeared,
"
Situation In Spain day, whether or not the possibility
THE
PARIS, Feb. 9. · FRENCH CABINET scssion scheduled to take place The message does not give the cir-' on Saturday, has suddenly been cumstances of his death but it la postponed till next Tuesday. learned that Folkestone was at Tringled at the time and Hopkins It is stated that this is done in war Quarter Master of the Middle view of the new developments in
Spain. akong ko l
Watchin
From Laural Grove,
It is belle red that the French Gov ernment expects the entire diplomatic
Circles close to the Quny d'Orsay, carefully evaded the question put to- exists that France may, jointly with England, nasuine a mediator role in the Spanish conflict.
The outlook of such
a combined action at prezeni does not, however, seem to be regarded as very prosper-
Foùs, and it would seem that, during the last 48 hours the former Parls
optimista, supporting Layalist Spain, oro gradually being convinced that the Loyalist chure is now hopeless no matter what resistance Dr. Negrin mlicht plan at the' green- table Trans-Ocean.
SPECIAL TEA DANCE
at
REPULSE BAY HOTEL
Day, Chinese New Year's SUNDAY, 19th February, 1939.
5.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m.
CONCERT - MUSIC DURING TIFFIN as usual – 1.00 p.m. to 2,30 p.m.
Book your Tables early.
Phone 27775 Repulse Bay Hotel
Hong Kong & Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.
Len Bermon.
9.30 London Relay-The News: 0.50 B.B.C. Recording A Light Variety Programme.
6.21 (4) At your beck and call; (b) When Pa was courtin' Ma; (c) Meet the beat of my Heart (d) Pied Piper Those taking part are Clapham and Dwyer; Harley and Barker; Janet of Hamelin Town.
0.35 Records: Nineite (Maud); A Joye; Helmor Fernback; ho Japanese Sunset (Deppen)....R. E. Billles and Tony's Red Acer,
of 10.30 Len Green at the Plano, McPherson playing on the Organ
Melodies Of The Month, No. 15 New Empire Cinema, London, with!
Me--Waltz Intro: These foolish things; Would Violin; Stay Close To
'Mazurka')......Fred (Allm
Stein you?; Poor little Angeline; The glory of love; Lovely lady; Melody for the (Piano).
6.44 (a) I can't escape from you; eky: Melodies Of The Month, No. 20; (b) Swinganola; (c) Basin Street Inire: Take my heart: South Sea Island Magic; There isn't any limit Blus; (d) Embassy Stomp.
7.00
tions.
Debroy Somers and His
Clasing Local Stock Quota- to my love.
10.40 7.42 Todd Duncan, Josephine Baker Band, and Cab Calloway and His Orchestra.
Chinese Rhythm-Fox-Trot: Weak-....with Vocal Chorus by Dan Dono- ness-Fox-Trot.. Cab Calloway and van: Memories Of Horatio Nicholls.
His Orchestra with Vocul Chorus by. Cab Calloway: River God (from The Sun Never Sets Cole Porter); Drums (from The Sun
Sun Never
Scis Colo Porter).....Todd Duncan (Vocal) with The Drury Lane Theatre Orchestra cond, by Charles Prentice; Copper Coloured Gal-Fox-Trot.... Cab Galloway and His Orchestra with Vocal Refrain; Supposel (Dixon and) Dimon; Pretty Little Baby (Baker
and
Irving Berlin Woltz, Songs-Medley
with Vocal Chorus.
11,00 Close Down.
Daring Gang Robbery
A DARING ROBBERY in the
Bernie).....Josephine Baker Ho Sheung Heung Village, Now (Vocal) with Orchestra; Nagasaki, Territories, about one o'clock Fox-Trot: I Ain't Got Nobody--Fox- this morning resulted in a haul, Trot....Cab Calloway and 1s Or-of money, clothing and jewellery
charles with Vocal Refrain,
730 Olla Dobrihdt and His Or-to the value of about $1,968 to cluestras.
a gang of seven men. Sleeping Beauty's Bridal Proces
slon (Max Rhode); In A Clork Store A report was later made to the Hau Kam-shing, ⠀ 20, (Chus. J. Orth)....Otto Dobrindt Police by
tho and His Concert Orchestra; Sulte De married woman, who si'd two of t Denge (Kunnikel: Intermezzo: Valse rebbers were armed with revolvers, [dagger] Ollo Dobrindt and while other one had a Melancolique.
with the dag». 3|After threatening her Eugen Wolff Orchestra; Sunny Days
the
SPCK room, and.
Fox-Trot Intermezzo; Cherus. Of ger robbers proceeded to, ren- The Clocks-Fox-Trot: Interhe
„Strausalanal
alanal (Berschel); When Aro Oft To
Ends Are
Danc-Fox-Trot A man was help up by five men Inum zzo. Otto Dourindt, and His at Weerloo Road, near the Railway Piano Rymphohlt. 26 mesi
Bridge about 1.40 pan. yesterday and
8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather robbed of $10 in money lywell de Report and Announcementa,
this watch and a purME);
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