Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
February 20, 1939.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
25
words $2.00
for 3 days propaid
POSITIONS WANTED.
HAIRDRESSING: English lady seeks suitable position. Fully experienced In all branches of hairdressing, trained expert setter. Apprentice State salary, reply to Box No. 510, "Hongkong Telegraph."
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
Steamship.
"PRESIDENT DOUMER"
7*A/30 Bringing Cargo from Marecilles vin Saigon arrived on Wednesday, 15th February, 1930.
Consignees are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Oplum, Treasure und Valuables are being landed and stored into the Godown of the Hongkong Kowloon Whort and Godown Co. Ltd., Kow- loon, whence delivery may be ob- tained immediately after linding.
All claims must be sent in to mo on or before 26th February, 1939, or they will not be recognized.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Notice is hereby given that the Fiftieth Ordinary Yearly Meeting will be held at the Company's Offices, P. & O. Building, on Thursday, 9th March, 1939, at 11 a.m. for the purpose of present- ing the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1938 and electing Directors and Audi-
tors.
The Register of Members of the Company will be closed from 25th February to 9th March, 1939, both days inclusive, during which period no Transfer of Shares can bo registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
GIRB, LIVINGSTON &
CO., LTD., Agents.
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOGRAPH of the Are which, on Saturday night, destroyed large matshed godown in Hongkong, 16th February, 1939. | Argyle Birect, Kowloon. A number of motor lorries, owned by the Central Government, were destroyed, but
the majortly were pushed out of the danger zone by police and Aremen.—Staff Photographer.
FERRY THE "STAR”
COMPANY, LIMITED
Notice to Shareholders,
JAPANESE WARSHIPS A.D.C. To Play
MASSING
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Damaged Packages will be examin- THAT THE FORTY-FIRST OR-in the side of the Hongkong-Singa- ed by the Company's Surveyor DINARY YEARLY MEETING OF Bore communications."-Brited Press. Mesara:-Goddard and Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at THIS COMPANY will be held at 10.00 am. on Tuesday, 21st February, the Office of Messrs. Jardine, 1030.
Censimees must have a Revenue Matheson & Co., Ltd, on Friday, Omeer in attendance when any dut-the 24th February, 1939, at 11.30 able goods are examined by the a.m. for the purpose of receiving Company's Surveyors,
by us in any case whatever.
R. OIL, Agent. Hongkong, 15th February, 1039.
A
gothor with Statement Accounta for the year ended 31st December, 1938.
COMMUNISM PENALTY OF DEFEAT
Vancouver, Feb. 19. Communism will sweep Japan if she loses the war with China,
"Shining Hour'
850 JEW REFUGEES
POST OFFICE.
CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS
MAIL FOR CANTON
The General Post Office, Kowloon Registered and ordinary mallu Central Post Office and other Branch) (not Insured or Parcels) will be ne- Post Offices will be open during the cepted for Canton and despatched as Holidays as follows;
circumstances permit,
General
Monday, February Post Once а a.m. to noon; Kowloon Central Post Offer § a.m.
20:
to noon; Sheungwan Branch Post Oce Bam, to 10 a.m.
MAIL LETTERS Ordinary letter mall only for West Kwangtung, Kwangsi, Szechuan,
Tuesday, February 21: General Kweichow and Hunan will be ac- Post Omer 8 a.m. to 10 u.m.; Kowloon! cepted at senders' risk. Central Post Once I a.m._to_10_a.m.;} Sheungwan Branch Post Office 8 am. to 0 nm.
All other Branch Post Onces, and Money Order Office will be entirely closed during the Holidays,
There will be one collection from the pillar boxes each day as on Sun- days and one delivery of registered and ordinary correspondence at 11 a.m. on Monday, the 20th and at 10 n.m, on Tuesday the 21st.
VIA SIBERIA ROUTE Letters and Postcards for Europe (except Great Britain and Eire) and South America are forwarded "vin Siberio" If so superscribed,
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Maila are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise The Branch Post Offices at Stanley, stated, and where maila are advertis- Tal Po and Un Long will also have ed to close at or before 9 a.m., re- one delivery of ordinary correspon-gistered and parcel malls are closed dence each day at 11 a.m.
at 6 pm, on the previous day.
From
Straits
Manila
Shanghal and Swalow Shangha!
INWARD MAILS
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"--London date. 18th FebruaY .......
Unhappy Wanderers Air Mall by "Pan American Airways
Arrive In H.K.
nnyi
Fer
Burdwan
Duo.
.February 20..
Conte Biancamono Tsinan Deucalion
.February 20. .February 20..
February 21.
Imperial Airways Plano February 22.
Direct Service"-San Francisco Pan American Airways Piano date, 18th February.
Straits
Manila
Amoy
Strutta
Manila
Japan and Shanghai Straita
Manila
Rays Scharnhorst Santhin
Theseus
February 22..
.February 22.
February 22.
.February 23..
.February 23.
Noto Maru
.February 24.
Soudan
February 24.
Yasukuni Maru
February 23.
Husimi Maru
February.25.
Airways Plane
.February 25.
Granville
February 20.
.February 27.
.February 28,
.February 28.
Tatula Maru
.February 20.
February 28.
The Amateur Dramatic Club are to produce "The Shining Hour" at the China Flect Club Theatre on Wednesday, March 8, and the follow- ing three nights at 9.15 p..
The play which is by Keith Winter EIGHT HUNDRED
Afly was first This prediction was made to-day Raymond produced in London by Jewish refugees, bound for Shanghai Massey and had an ex are in Hongkong to-day. They are aboard the Lloyd No Fire Insurance will be effected the Report of the Directors toby Sir Victor Sassoon, the noted tal tremely successful run, being un-passengers
Japan, Shanghat and Formosu of pan, who left Vancouver for Sheng-animously hailed by the crilles as the Triestino liner Conte Blancamano,
Pacific liner outstanding play of the year.
which thus carries the largest single hai by the Canadian
In Shellah Mackinla, Helen Prior,batch of refugees that has yet passed
Air Mall by "Imperiat Airways Empress of Japan.
Direct Service"--Londen date. Imperial Japan, he said, was an industrial Gelston Gilmore, Donald MacAlister, through Hongkong. nation with a declining standard of Eve Denton and H. L. Duncan, the The liner carries, in addition, over
18th February. A.D.C. feel confident that they have 200 other passengers; so that, with living.
Anglo- one of the strongest caste in recentį her crew, she carries a human burden Japor could not expect
1600.. Her maximum Amerlenn assistance in China if it was going to throw those to the play.
developing years and one that will do full justice numbering
| capacity, however, exceeds this #gure twn democracies out of the country. Mr. E. O'Neil Shaw has consented by about 400. United Press,
to take charge of the musical ar-
It is dimeult to compute the num- rangements for the production andber of fleeing Jews who have poured the setting has been designed and into Shanghai from all sources, but | carried out by Mr. W. A. Cornell.
it is safe to say that the arrival of Booking at Anderson's opens for the Conte Blancamano's consignment the publie on February 28.
I will bring the total close to 4,000. The plight of the Jews in Shanghai therefore threatens to become as grave as the lot from which they are #eeing.
STOCK MARKET REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange official summary issued 12.80 p.m. Saturday BAYE:
The market though quiet, reflected a very steady undertone. Among B few of the counters showing un- satisfied demand were Tram, at $18.20 ex. Div., Cements at $15.30 und Hotels at $8.70.
Closing Quotations
Buyers
Canton Insurances $210
Union Insurnatees $1823 2
HK. Fires $175
Haubs #B
Hotels $0.65
Lands $30
Healtley $574
Trama ex. Div, 310.20
China Lights (New) $5
Electries $5024
Sandakan Lights $9.05 Cantor Teen $)
Cementa $16.30 Naper H
Wing On (LK.) $30!; Entertainments $1
Bellers
Underwriters .03 ctx. Electrica #0754
Naley
Canton Insurances $220 Uning Insurancen $4033 Laderwriters 60 cts.
1.K. Fires $150
Trams ex. Div. #10%
Fertiles $37
Antamoks PR, AT
Atoks Ps. 30%
Bagulo Gold P. 2012
Benguet Consol Ps. 13.80
Coco Graven Pa. 46
Demonstrations Pr.
17
Parucule Gumaus Pg. 15 San Mauricio Ps, 1.82 Suyoc Cons. 1. 22
United Parucator Ps. .68
The Reglater 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.
Senators Demand Wrangel Island
A
Washington, Feb. 18. demand to have the United States lake possession of Wrangel Islami in north-west Alaska which, according to the Republican Con- gressman Naas, is at present illegally in the possession of Soviet Russia, was submitted to Congress to-day in the form of bil signed by Senator Reynolds, of the Democratic Party, and Congressman Maas,
The bill proposes to erect a naval
LOYALISTS WILL MAKE PEACE OFFER
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HANKOW SITUATION
Hankow, Feb. It. The food embargo in the French Concession was lifted to-day, allow ing the Chinese population to bring in small quantities of foodstuffs by hand.
Several German residents In
U.S. Envoy's Son
French Concession are protesting to Travels To Madrid)
the German Consul in consequence of the food embargo which has pre- vented them from being supplied
London, Feb. 18. with food, while they are also pro- Mr. Joseph P. Kennedy, American testing against the exorbitant prices Ambassador to Great Britain, return In the food market in French Conces-ed to his post and visited the Foreign
Ofice to-day. sion.
Authoritative sources state that two
Chinese were shot by Japanese sen- tries when attempting to bring in food into French Concession by sania pan-United Press.
It is no wonder that the trip out Is no pleasure for them. Their nervousness about landing at any of the ports en route is only equalled by their anxiety ovor what awaits them In Shanghai.
Ambassador Kennedy received
ANTING OCCUPIED word that Joseph Kennedy junior, his son, has arrived at Valencia aboard!
Tokyo, Feb. 20. British destroyer, travelling os a
In a southward advance into the private person en route to Madrid-hinterland from Kiungahan, capital United Press.
of Hainan Island, a column of Japan- ese troops nt 7.30 o'clock last night occupied Anting, an Important town about 20 miles south of Kiungshan, a Beld dispatch from Hainan Island saya,
No Damage To Grounded Ship
In their latest advance, the Japan- London, Feb. 19.
ese troops encountered practically no It is learnt in London that an resistance. Few Chinese citizens took examination of the 13,856-ton British refuge from Anting before the Japan-
ner. Moreton Bay, which grounded ese advance.-Dontel. in the Suez Canal on her way in Australia on Saturday morning, re- veals that no damage has been caused.
The liner has been granted a certi- fleate of seaworthiness, and bus pro- ceeded on the voyage-Reuter.
WAR SUPPLIES VIA BURMA
Shanghai, Feb, 19. air base on Wrangel Island. Con- According to reports from Japan- gressman Maus1 explains that the
ese curces, war material is being United States could prove that they unloaded in Rangoon and now reach- posessed legal title in the island.ng China in increasing quantiles. Trans-Ocean.
Two days ago 50 two-ton trucks belonging to a Chinese syndicate left Rangoon loaded to
capacity with arms for Lashio near the China- Bunna frontier.
two-ton trucks, In addition, 25 (owned by an Armenian, left Rangoon
the same day for Bhano, also carry- Ing arms.
It is
is added that a convoy of several eral Franco's Government when Bri-lighters of 600 tons capacity each jeft |lish recognition is granted, says the
Rangoon a few days ago for Bhamo "Sunday Times" diplomatic corres-
on the Irawadl River, bearing rifles, pendent.
machine-guns and trench mortars on It is believed in Paris that an board. armistice in Spain will have been rouched by the end of the month,panese circles also state that the special "urnis" train left Ron- says
the newspaper's Paris corres-
Manila, Feb. 10, oil. which need shorten the President's por
pandent.
on Friday for Lashio with o
The Philippines Censorship Board British military escort, and that the announced to-day that effective on visit by a single hour", declared He adds that the Western Powerstrain was transporting munitions and May 16 the prohibition of showing Senator Borah in commenting to-day are reported to be seeking an as- on President Roosevelt's press con- curance from General Franco that intter assertion cannot be confirmed to "prevent dissemination of gangster equipment destined for China. This any kind of gangster movies in order ference statement,
he will not join the anti-Comintern He added: "Nine-tenths of these Pact, nor form a close alliance with
here.Trans-Ocean.
technique."--United Press, threats never materialise. The people Italy and Germany. Further, that of Europe are more and more for any loan Britain may make shall not pence. Everywhere they want find its way into Italian and German peace."-Reuter.
treasuries. Reuter,
FRANCE MANNING DEFENCES ALONG THE MAGINOT LINE
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NOTICE.
OWING
ΤΟ
CHINESE NEW YEAR
HOLIDAYS ALL OUR STORES ARE CLOSED
FEBRUARY 21st. OUR
TO-DAY UNTIL
BUSINESS WILL RESUME ON WEDNESDAY.
FEBRUARY 22nd, AS USUAL.
THE WING ON CO., LTD.
THE SINCERE CO., LTD.
THE SUN CỐ..
LTD.
CHINA EMPORIUM, LTD.
מסס!!
Hainan Advance Said Checked
KWEILIN, Feb. 20.
A wireless message from an un- disclosed place on Hainan Island states that the Japanese advance Inland from Holhow has been check-|
ed east of Kiungshang,
Philippines Bans
DUTCH BUY U.S. PLANES
(Continued from Puge 1.)
President Cardenas is about to con-
Gangster Movies clude a deal with German Interesis
Romance Ends For Skater
under which 30 Junker planes will I be acquired in exchange for Mexican;
Mr. W. R. Davies, well-known New York Bnancier Is reported to be the Intermediary.
Mexican air force officials are stated to be against the proposed deal, preferring American aircraft as it is more convenient from the view-
of point
obtaining spare parts,
The removal of an attachment order filed several months ago in the United States against the oil tanker
San Ricado, formerly the property
n
of a subsidiary of the Mexican Eagle Company, is announced by the Petróleos Mexicanos, an ometal con- cern
controlling expropriated oli pro- Eighteen year old skating star perties. The San Ricado was attach- The Japanese forces, after con- Megan Taylor has broken off hered by the owners while undergoing solidating their positions along the engagement because "It wasn't fair to repairs at Mobile, Alabama. coast, are pushing with some vigour expect the man wait four years will shortly return to Mexico to trade towards the interlor of the island, until I'm through with skating." under contracts with the Mexico where they are meeting with stift, though isolated, resistance,
The Chinese forces have a number of defence works the advancing enemy east of -Central News.
U. S. Planning
She
She announced this recently when, Government, and will be used mainly in check trouser suit, she arrived at for contracts with Germany and erected Victoria from St. Moritz, where she Italinn buyers of oil-Reuter, against has been pictured with young Mr. Hoihow, Kennedy, son of the United States
Ambassador to Great Britain.
Big Manoeuvres
"No, I won't tell you who it was," she said emphetically.
HEATED ARGUMENT
Washington, Feb. 19. Further testimony shows that the "But I'm not wearing my ring any had a heated exchange with Mr. War Secretary, Mr. Harry Woodring more.
"It's all over, for the time being, Treasury, before the Senate Military Henry Morgenthau, Secretary to the at any rate. Of course, the Affairs Committee in which Mr. wants to marry me after I've retired Woodring asserted that the French --who knows?
Washington, Feb. 18.
"People have been engaging me to Mission could not obtain delivery of The Department of War announced all sorts of to-day that approximately
people. They've been 1,000 planes before July 1 as at first sixty- seven thousands will hold extensive saying I'm engaged to Joe Kennedy, proposed.-Reuter. feld manoeuvres in the eastern sea board states sometime in August United Press.
REMILITARISATION
OF AALANDS
-Helsingfors, Feb. 18.
has not asked me to marry him. Joe "I'm not engaged to Joe-and he and I are very good friends, I admit."
City Dreams Of
No Taxes
Graham, Tax.
Flags Half Mast For Late Pope Pius
Straits
Calcutta and Straits
hal (San Francisco date, 10th
Strults
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang
January).
Shanghai
Saigon
Japan
Shanghai and Japan Japan
Australia and Manila
For
Antenor
Mentor
Sirdhana
Tyndarcus Aramis
Hawall Moru
Pres. Doumer Tanda
Nankin
OUTWARD MAILS
Per
Monday
March 1, March March 2.
March 2..
March
Date and Time,
Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plane
Direct Service" due London, 27th February
9,
Mon, Feb. 20. K.P.O.
Rex.
..Feb. 20, Noon.
Ord.
Feb, 20, 1 p.m. G.P.O.
Reg.
.Feb. 20, Nobu..
Ord.
Feb. 20, 1 p.m.
Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- Imperial Airways Plane
tralla by *Imperial Airways Direct
Service" due Sydney, 27th Feb.
Mon., Feb, 20.
K.P.O.
Rcg.
.Feb. 20, Noon.
Ord,
..Feb. 20, 1 p.m. G.P.O.
Reg.
Feb. 20, Noon.
Ord.
.Feb. 20, 1 p.m.
Mon., Feb. 20,
Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., Emp. of Canada ..
C. and S. America via Vancouver B.C., and (Parcels and Papers only for Canada)-duc- Vancouver BC., 12th March.
Amoy
Batavia and Sourabaya
G.P.O, and
Parcels, RCA.. Ord.,
Tuesday
Anbul Tjisaroen
Wednesday
Parcels only for Straits, Penang, Deucalion
Ceylon, Aden, Egypt, Marseilles
and London-due London, 20th March.
Swatow
..Feb. 20, Noon. Feb. 21, 0.15 am... Feb. 21, 10 a.m.
Tues., Feb. 21, 10 am. Tues., Feb. 21, 10.30 a.m.
...Wed, Feb, 22.
G.P.O. & K.P.O. Parcels.....Feb. 22, 9.00 a.m.
Wosang Wed., Feb. 22, 10.30 a.m.
Wed., Feb. 22, Noon. ...Wed., Feb. 22, 3.30 p.m. Kutsang.... Scharnhorst Wed., Feb. 22, 5.30 p.m. Pan American
Fort Dayard, Pakhoi and Haiphong Kaying Japun Shanghai
Air Mail for Manlia, Guam, Hono- Iulu, and U.S.A., by the "Pan- American Airways Direct Service" due San Francisco, 2nd March, ..
Parcels
Calcutta
Halpheng
..Wed, Fob. 22.
K.P.O
.Feb. 22, 5 p.m.
Airways Plano
Reg.,
Ord.,
.Feb. 22, 3 p.m. ..Feb, 22, 5.30 pr.
G.P.O
Reg.,
Ord..
.Feb. 23, 1.30 am.
Thursday
and
Papers
only for Sulsang
Thurs, Feb. 23.
.Feb. 23, 11 a.m.
Feb. 28, Noon.
Parcels Papers Mingsang....Thurs., Feb. 23, 1 p.m. Swatow, Shanghai and Tlentsin... Fooshing....Thurs., Feb. 23. 7 p.m. Air Mall for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plane
Direct Service"-due London, 2nd March
Thurs, Feb., 23.
K.P.O.
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Ord.
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G.P.O.
Reg.
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Thurs, Feb, 23.
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Reg.
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Ord.
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Bet.
Feb. 23. 5 pm.
Ord.
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Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- Imperial Airways Plane
by
tralia
"Imperial Airways Direct Service-due Sydney, 4th March
Swatow, Shanghai and Tientsin... Fooshing..Thurs., Feb. 23, 7.00 p.m.
Friday
р
Reg. Ord.
Air Mail for "K.L.M." Aleways Yawakuni Maru ..........Fri, Feb. 24.
Direct Bervice"--due Amsterdam
G.P.O. and KPO, 7th March
....Feb. 24, 18.30 p.m.
Feb. 24. 1 p.m. Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South Yasukuni Moru......Fri, Feb, 24.
Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe G. P. O. and E. P. 0. via Marseilles due Marseilles,
Reg Ord, 22nd March
Haiphong
..Feb. 24, 12.45 p.m. Feb. 26, 1.30 p.m.
Foochow Swatow and Shanghai
Saturday
Esong Bunday
Yochow Yusong
Sat, Feb. 25, 1 p.m.
Sun, Feb. 26, 9 am
.Sun., Feb. 26, 9 am
BOEING DEPARTURE
SUFFOLK LEAVES H.M.S. Suffolk has left for her
Telegraphic information has been received from the Secretary of State Following the example of Britain,
Citizens here hoped for tax relief, been selected na the day to mark the for the Colonies that to-morrow has Latvis, and Estonia, Poland, and possibly freedom from city taxes, funeral of His late Holiness, Pope Denmark, it is officially announced from a wildcat oil well that is being have assented to the Finnish-Swedish drilled inside the city limits. The
San Francisco, Feb. 19. southern cruise and, as reported pre-. Iroposals for defensive remilitarisa-; woll; if successful, would end the
All Tags on Government buildings · Pan-Anıerican Airways to-day an-viously, will take part in the naval fon of the Aaland Islands.
city's inx worries becAUSE Ases and launches in Hongkong will be nounced that the Boeing Clipper was exercises at Singapore before pro-
flown at half meat, from 8 am, to definitely leaving for, Hongkong og ceeding to the United Kingdom; for, sunset on that day.
Wednesday next-United Pres. recommission and refit.
· Replies from Germany and France ments would be increased enough to are expected in a few ́days.--Reuter, pay the blila several fold.
Plus XI.