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OLOYER GROWN VEGETABLES:- Cauliflowers, Head. Lettuce, Golden Celery, Broccoll, Endive, Rodishes, Beet and tomatoes are now obtain able at The Clover Flower Shop,
Gloucester Arcade.
FOR SALE. YACHT Y 4, recently overhauled with two auit of balls, awning and picnic gear 3.5 Senborse malor, one 10tt. Sailing Dinghy, complete $825 or near offer. Write Box No. 515, "Hongkong Telegraph."
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE. SKRVICES CONTRACTUELS DES
MESSAGERIES MARTTIMES
Steamship
"PRESIDENT DOUMER"
7'A/30 Bringing Cargo from Marseilles via Saigon arrived on Wednesday, 15th February, 1930.
Consignees are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., Kow- Loon, whence delivery may be ob- tained immediately after landing.
All claims must be sent in to me on or before 25th February, 1930, or they will not be recognized.
Damaged Packages will be examin- the Company's Surveyor od by Mera: Goddard and Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 am, on Tuesday, 21st February, 1030.
Consignees must have a Revenue Officer in attendance when any dull- examined by the able goods are Company's Surveyors,
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.
I. OIL. Agent. Hongkong, 15th February, 1939.
Missouri Surplus
Jefferson, City. Missouri ofeints predict the state will end the 1937-38 biennium with cosi surplus of $4,000,000, the largest in the history of the state.
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Entries close on SATURDAY, 18th February, 1939, at 6 p.m.
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
TAKE
NOTICE that Wadhumal otherwise Dayaram known A W. Dayaram is longer connected with the firm D. Challaram and that the Power of Attorney dated the 16th day of March, 1938, granted to him hus been duly cancelled and nullified,
D. CHELLARAM.
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE COMPANY,
LIMITED.
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 purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st. December, 1938.
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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY. 4th. February THURSDAY, 16th. February, both dnya Inclusive,
το
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers. Hongkong, 24th. January, 1939.
THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED
Notice to Shareholders
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN 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 a.m. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors to-i gether with
Statement î Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1938.
THAT THE FORTY-FIRST OR-
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
February, 15, 1939,
POPE PIUS GOES TO LAST RESTING PLACE
RADIO-
"Students" Songs" & Other town Strutters
Band).
Impressive Ritual At Funeral Of
NEW HARBOUR FOR U.S.
NEGOTIA-
TIONS for
U. 8.A.
the leasing of the NEW ORLEANS “ "strategia" harbour
of. Hamana Day, in the Republic of San Domingo, are reported to have been opened by the United States Government.
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SAMANA BAY
BRITISH HONDURAS
PANAMA CANAL
SOUTH AMERICA
To harbour 'commands ho Mona Passage leading into the Caribbean Bea und ta acqutaliion would, in tha view of United Biales experts, fill a dan. Lussi gerous gap in the outer defences of the Panama Canal, formed by the 2,000- mile chain of Islands från Florida lo Venezuela.
Ocean
The United States already has a naval siation at Guantanamo on the Bouth-east coast of Cuba, commanding the Windward Fassage between Cuba and Haili
A fleet of 160 warships baxed on Cuantanamo w0) shortly carry out exercises in the Caribbean Sea, designed to test the Panama Canal defences.
I.R.A. Plot
Late
Pontiff
WITH
Rome, Feb. 14.
SOMBRE and impressive ritual Pope Pius XI was borne this afternoon, down the nave of St. Peter's for the last time, to the altar beneath the seat in ¡St. Peter's and thence to
the tomb.
London Relays
BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY
(Modern Dixieland 8.00 Time, Weather and Announce- ments.
8.03 A Haydn Wood Programme. May Day Overture....Light Sym-
Radio Programme Broadcast by phony Orchestra cond. by The Com Z. B. W. on a Frequency of 843 kcc's. Posed; A Bird Sang In The Rain....
Webster Booth (Tenor) with Orches and on Short Wave from 1-2.10 p.m.
0.52 m.c's. per tra; Frelude....New Light Symphony and 8-11 p.m. on
Orchestra; I Want Your Heart....Ina second
Souez (Soprano) with Orchestra: Bird O Love Divine; I Hear You Calling Me...The London Palladium Orchestra cond. by Richard Crean:
6.00 Beethoven-Symphony No. 6 In Kilner, Op. 67.
Royal Albert Hall Orchestra con ducted by Sir Landon Ronald.
(Tenor)
4.33 - Boora by Kirsten Flagstad Love's Garden Of Roses; Roses Of
Picardy....Hubert Elsdell (Soprano),
with Orchestra: Creation's Hymn (Beethoven, Op.
8,35 Marck Weber and His Orches- 48, No. 4); I Love Thee (Beethoven); tra
-Reminiscences Laughing And Weeping (Schubert,
of Grieg (arr.. Op. 50, No. 4); My Love Is Green Urbach).
8.45 London Relay-Empire Ex- (Schumann-Brahms, Op. 63, No. 6)..
with Plano accomp. by Edwin Me-change.
Points of view by travellers from, Arthur."
0.43 A Short Plano Recital by the Dominions and Colonies. Cortat
9.00 London Relay-cht. Music Cezar from Sweden.
9.30 London Relay-The Nows. 9.50 Rerimental Band of H. M. Grenadier Guarda,
Hyde Park Suite (Jalowicz)..... conducted by Capt. George Miller,
10.00
Tariations Symphonie Franck) with The London Phil- harmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir
Landon Ronald.
7.00 Closing Local Stock Quota- tions.
London Relay Stadens"
7.02 Musical Comedy Selections.
Crest Of The Wave-Selection; Son
Songs. "Crazy Days"
"Selection....Patricia
B.B.C. Men's Chorus conducted Rossborough (Piano); "Operette"--by Leslie Woodgate with Henry Cum-
THE LITTER on which Selection....His Majesty's Theatre mings (Boritone); He's a College Boy: Orchestra, London, conducted by Ben Never Say Die; The Student, The Frankel; "Rio Rita"Vocal Gems; West-End Perk; A Litung of Drink- he lay, clothed in full pon-Follow Through Vocal Gems...ing; Peter Brown; Man is for the Wo-
tifical vestments, was Light Opera Company with Orches-man Made; One more River to Cross;
Poor Ned: Begone, Dull Care, carried by the Sediarii, who, ira.
7.25 Old Dance Favourites.
10.30 Latest Dance Records, in his lifetime, bore him in
Qulekstep Medley.. Ivor More- Quickstep I Got Lovo; Fox-Trat ton and Dave Kaye on Two Pianos-The Trek Song (alm Were going the gestatorial chair.
with string bass and drums: Fox-to be
be rich)....
The Band Waggoners To-day's ceremony was Trots When I'm With You (from Slow Fox-Trot-Heart And Sout
Horn'); Quickstep private, and only a chosen Poor little rich girl'); But Definitely (lm A Song is Bo
(from 'Poor lille rich girl')...Henry Hold My
Gerry Moore few witnessed the final pass-King and His Orchestra with Vocal (line) Fux-Trots You Were The Chorus: Fox-Trot-Horsey, Horsey: Only Girl In The World: Yes, There Novelty Waltz-Maybelle, Maybelle Ain't No Moonlight.. Nat Gonella (from Hide and Seeft)....Billy Cot- and His Georgians with Vocal Re ton and His Band with Vocal Chorus: train; Tangos-Tango Espanol; Tango Fox-Trot-Down In
In Waikiki; Waltz lusion....Robert Renard Dance Or- My Hawation Song of Lago Song Go Out Of My Heart; Waltz
chestra; Slow Fox-Trot--I Let A Eddie's Hawallan Orchestra; Tango- Echos Du Panse: Waltz-Although.. Cinderella Sweetheart...Oscar Rabin Jean Tapponnier's Ballroom Or-and His Romany Band with Vocal chestra; Fox-Trols-Darktown Strut-Chorus. fers Ball; A Broken Doll....Dark-l 11.00 Close Down,
BOW STREET POLICE ing of a well-loved Pontiff.
STATION SCENES
LONDON, Feb. 14.
THE BOW STREET police court was again heavily guarded to-day when 19 men and an 18 year-old girl were charged under the Explosives
Act.
The arrests were made in Cardiff, Liverpool, Manchester, und London.
This is the first occasion on
Day-by-Day S
of which all of the accused have Dictionary
The Register of Shares of the Company will be CLOSED from Friday, the 17th February, 1939. to Friday, the 24th February, 1939, both days inclusive.
By order of the Board of Directors,
C. M. MANNERS,
Secretary. Hongkong, 30th January, 1939.--
HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL
SOCIETY
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THE ANNUAL SHOW FLOWERS and VEGETABLES will be held at ST. JOHN'S PLACE (opposite the lower Peak Tram Station) on Thursday, the 9th March, 1939, from 3 p.m. to 6.30 p.m, and FRIDAY, the 10th March, 1939, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
ENTRIES WILL DEFINITELY CLOSE at the Hon. Secretary's Office, Stock Exchange Building, Ice House Street, at NOON on THURSDAY, the 2nd MARCH, 1939, but intending exhibitors are
SIBLE.
appeared together in a case, it was alleged, involving a wide- spread Irish Republican Army sabotage plot.
Maps of Essex, London, Grenter Birminghorn, and a plot in the north- east suburbs of London, as well as a pencil sketch of Chequers, were mentioned at to-day's hearing.
The girl, Molly Gallagher, who was charged with possessing explosive powder, left the court in tears when she was remanded.
The Public Prosecuter intimated that he did not intend to join her with any of the others in the general charge of conspiracy which is pro- coeding,
The defendants were remanded in custody until February 10.-Beuter.)
French Visit
To Britain
President Arrives On March 21
issued.
LONDON, Feb. 14.
SABOTAGE-Sec nezt column.
"Lo wreck or Meaning damage." "Babotage" 15 of comparatively recent origin. It was introduced into the English language about 25 years ago. Just before the Great War, and
from the French "sabot". The sabot Is
hoc made of a single pleee of wood shaped and hollowed out to fit the foot, and the word the abolage" comes from original reference to the throw-
came
of (French) sabots into machinery to injure it, during the period of great industrial unrest in France just prior to the war.
From the destruction of machinery by sabols, the word sabotage has come to mean any malicious damage or destruction of property, strictly speaking. by employees, but more recently applicable to any cases.
Lords' Sympathy With China
The Papal household, Cardinals, Diplomatie Corps and a few relatives, with the choir, Swiss guards, and other officials comprised the small comgregation.
For a short space, the body only by clergy, kneeling in
of the Pope lay alone, attended
prayer,
TOLLING OF BELLS
The lust rites began at 3 p.m.. when to the tolling of the great bell, the procession noved between double rows of Palatine Guards to the chapel of the choir beneath St. Peter's throne. All pressed forward to take a last look at the Pope's features before the body was lited Into the
which was placed in coffin, a leaden casket, and then in u polish- oak outer shell,
Lips moved in silent prayers as the scals
were
slowly fixed in the flicker- ing candle-light.
to
The Guards took up their positions prevent all but the authorised party following the body down the marble steps to the crypt. A derrick, simply constructed of wood and rope, lowered the coin to its last resting place---Reuter,
AMERICAN DETAINED
IN CANTON
From
POST
OFFICE.
INWARD MAILS
Fer
date.
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways
Direct Service"-London 8th February.
Shanghai
For
Duc.
Imperial Airways Plano February 15. Lima Maru
..February 13.
OUTWARD MAILS
Per
Wednesday
Air Mail for Manlia, Guam, Hono- Pan American
lulu, and U.S.A., by the "Fan- American Airways Direct Service" due San Francisco, 23rd February,
Date and Time.
Airways Pinne ........ Wed., Feb. 15. K.P.O.
Rex.
Ord.
Rer.
Ord
Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., Asoma Maru
C. and S. America via San Francisco-due San Francisco, 10th March,
Reg.. Ord..
.Feb. 15, 5.00 p.m. Feb. 15, 5.30 p.m. 6.1.0.
.Feb. 15. 8.00 p.m. .Feb. 10, 7.30 am. Wed, Feb. 15,
G. P. O, and K. P. O.
Beaten By Brutal A GRAND CHARITY
Japanese Guards
CANTON, Feb. 15.
IT WAS REVEALED to-day that an American subject, George Chang, has spent over a
the Gendarme Headquarters.
His release was secured yesterday after representations had been made by the American Consular officials in Shameen.
London, Feb. 14. THE PROGRAMME for the The House of Lords to-day gave requested to SEND IN THEIR visit of the President of the second reading, without division, to week in custody at Japanese ENTRIES AS EARLY AS POS-Lebrun to Britain has been Bill, referred to the millions
French Republic and Madame the Export Guarantees Bill.
Lord Mancroft, supporting British capital invested in Mexico President and Madame Lebrun will and South America which were not arrive at Victoria Station on March paying dividends.
Chang was arrested whilst having 21 and will be met
He alluded to China, which he said, by Their Majesties. They will drive in state wished and tried to be honest. He meal in a Chinese restaurant in to Buckingham Palace, and will then said that when the present struggle which were some Japanese soldiers.
The Japanese are alleged to have in the Far East was over, China isit Queen Mary.
Their
would require to be re-equipped, as made some disparaging remarks re- raise garding the young American, who re- luncheon to the distinguished guests it would be dificult for her
would help with talinted. by the Lord Mayor and Corporation money, but we
MEMBERS who have not yet paid their subscriptions and ALL THOSE who wish to join the Society are requested to send $5.00 to the UNDERSIGNED.
J. T. BAGRAM,
Hon. Secretary, Hongkong, 8th February, 1939.
FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN.
What to do to help a child
Anyone knowing of a child who has been assaulted, negicated, or ill-treated in a manner likely to cause unnecessary suffering or injury to health, or knowing of a parent who is seeking advice on any matter concerning a child, would be doing
at
engagements Include
the Guildhall, a reception by the export credits, although £75,000,000 was not nearly erough provision.- London County Council, a gala per neutr. formance at Covent Garden Opern House, luncheon at Windsor Castle with Their Majesties, who will accom- pany them to a dinner at the Foreign Office, followed by
London, Feb. 14, Government: The rubber quola for the second reception and entertainment of the quarter is unchanged at 50 per cent.i India Omer-Reuter.
-Reuter.
CURFEW IN CAWNPORE
an est-of kindnes by communicating Prohibition Introduced in Bombay
at once with
The Hon. Secretaries, H.IS.P.C.
The Old City Hall, Queen's Road C.,
Hongkong, ОГ the Inspector, 49, Pokfulum Road, 1st floor; or the
7
CAWNPORE, Feb. 14.
THE SITUATION shows considerable improvement in con-
He was immediately arrested and marched to Japanese Headquarters, where he was subjected to a merch-
..Feb. 15, 6 p.m. .Feb. 10, 8.30 am.
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T.T. Singapore
Т.Т. Јароп
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March 1, 2 & 3
9.30 P.M.
1034
T.T. India
.82%
T.T. U.S.A.
.28%
T.T. Manila
Prohibition means the surrender of
TT. Batavia
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T.T. Bangkok
.150
TT. Salgon
1084
.10.90
.7134
127 .1/0
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Inspector, Violet Peel Health Centre, sequence of the curfew, Wanchal or the Inspector, 12) Bal Men of the South Stafford Regi- Europeans will be permitted to drink Young Chol Street: 1st floor, Kow-ment, however, continue
to patrol under licence for home consumption. loon.
most of the dangerous areas, All further steps will be taken, and The humanitarian work of British an annual revenue of 220 lakhs of expenses borne, by the Society.
civilians who rescued several mayoon-rupees.
The Finance Minister disclosed his The Informant's name will be od families from the danger zond hos kept strictly private, except in cases elicited high praise from the Indian intention to raise this amount by the Introduction of new measures, in- where malice is proved.
population,auter.
cluding Balo, tax of oue anafi on a gallon of gasolene, increase in the electricity fox) and the reduction of salaries of all services, including Bombay, Feb. 14. Bombay city, and the suburbs are those under the control of the Secre to be declared a complete prohibition fary of State, dep
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