NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. OBITUARY.
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Notice is hereby given that the Fiftieth Ordinary Yearly Meeting will be held at the Company's Omeen, P. & O. Building, on
Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Author Of Biography Of Dr. Sun Yat-sen
WASHINGTON, Feb, 20.
THE DEATH IS ANNOUNCED of Mr. Paul Myron Linebarger, lawyer, author, and legal adviser to the Inte Sun Yat-sen and the Chinese National Government. -Router.
Thursday, 8th March, 1939, at 11 am. for the purpose of present ing tho Report of the Directors Statement of together with
Judgo Linebarger was appoint- Accounts to 31st December, 1938 and electing Directors and Audi-ed legal adviser to the National Government of China in March 1930. He was the author of the only complete biography of Sun Yat-sen, which was published during the latter's lifetime.
tors.
The Register of Members of the Company will be closed from 25th February to 9th March, 1939, both during which dayn inclusive, period ne Transfer of Shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
GIB LIVINGSTON &
CO., LTD.,
Agenta. Hongkong, 10th February, 1939,
THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED Notice to Shareholders
had
an
EMPIRE NEWS
BRITAIN'S GREAT PROGRAMME FOR DEFENCE RE- ARMAMENT (Continued from Pape 1.)
February
21, 1939.
POST
OFFICE.
CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS
MAIL LETTERS The General Post Office, Kowloon!
Ordinary letter mall only for West Central Post Office and other Brunch Post Offices will be open
to-day, Kwungtung, Kwangsi, Szechuan, ns follow: Genetul Kwelchow and Hunan will be ac- Force 30. Central Post Office' 8 a.m. io 10 a.m.; Post Office 8 a.m. to 10 am.; Kowloon cepted at senders' risk. Sheungwan Branch Post Office & am.
Simon and that for the purpose of the defence estimates, he made the ap- that £230,000,000 assumption proximately will be avaliable out of revenue, leaving about £350,000,000 to be met from loans account.
In reply to an interpelation, the
that the tou.in, Chancellor
emphasised figure of defence expenditure cover ed civil defence, as well as adding that taking last year, the present year, and the coming year, out of the total £1,200,000,000 for defence, about about £700,000,000 would be met
revenue.
We
in the
"We had a new temporary tax for would be coming into full yleid in national defenco contribution which the year now approaching.
51 John
the Simon expressed opinion that they were entitled to claim that the present generation added: was playing its part, and "We shall not suffer either loss of credits in the present, nor shall wo Incur The reproaches of our successors hereafter in the curso we are compelled to take.”
All other Branch Post Offices and Money Order Office will be entirely closed.
From
Shanghai
VIA
SIBERIA ROUTE Letters and Postcards for Europe
Per
Deucalion
dair.
Air Mall by "Imperial Always
Direct Service"-London 15th February
Due.
February 21.
Imperial Airways Plano February 22
Air Mail by "Pan American Airways
Direct Bervice"-San Francisco Pan American Airways Plann dale, 15th February,
Straits
Maniln
Ruys...
Scharnhorst
There will be one collection from (except Great Britain and Elre) and the pillar boxes us on Sundays and South America are forwarded "yl one delivery of registered and ordin Siberia" it so superscribed. ary correspondence at 10 am, to-day. The Branch Post Omees at Stanley.
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES In the period 1032 to 1935, the Tul Po and Un Long will also have country saw the restoration towards one delivery of ordinary correspoп- Registered and Parcel Malls are prosperity which enabled remission | desce at 11 am. The author resigned his position as
closed 15 minutes earlier than the a United States Judge (7th District,
STRIKE DISORDER
of a large part of the burdens im-
MAIL FOR CANTON
timb given below unless otherwise pored in 1031. Philippines) to serve us legal adviser
There was no re- IN CALCUTTA
Registered and ordinary mail stated, and where mails are advertis- moval of burdens in 1830.
(not insured or Parcels) will be aced to close at or before & a,m,, re- of Dr. Sun for 18 years, remaining of the with him until the death
"During the last three years CALCUTTA Chinese Reformer in 1925.
had made three successive increases cepted for Canton and despatched as gistered and parcel malls are closed "MF.
at 5 p.m. on the previous day. During a demonstration by about Linebarger
been
ing an additional shillin admirer and supporter of Sun Yat-2.000 strikers from the Bala shoe in income taxation, altogether mak-circumstances permit.
INWARD MAILS pound," he said. sen for many years, having an he factory, near Calcutta, recently, a the police lorry carrying workers to the declares been "converted" to
As the crowd refused to disperse, cause of the southern leader through factory was attacked. a cook who was one of Sun's fol- towers and "Dare-to-Die" and who on the police fired 10 shots, injuring five ADROC people were” one occasion saved Linebarger's life, persons, while he as district Judge was travel-arrested.
Kanpur Outrage.--It is now learned ling about On his circult in the Philippines. The cook who continu- that the Indian officer who was niso ed in Lineberger's employ during the attacked when Major Bazalgette was whole period Lincharger was in the murdered by the mob at Ranpur recently was seriously injured, and Philippines was torn to pieces by anot killed as at first reported. There NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN bemb in 1908.
Mr. Linebarger represented Dr. are hopes for his recovery.
Jute Output Agreement.—The long- THAT THE FORTY-FIRST OR-
drawn-out negotiations for general DINARY YEARLY MEETING OF Sun's Kuo Ming Tong as counsellor In litigation in several countries, as THIS COMPANY will be held at
well as in China, During the great Breement on restiction of output in
The Chancellor proceeded to say jute Industry ended recently. the Office of Meanra. Jardine, war to protect the Chinese Nation All mills are to observe werking that it was deplorable, grievous,
he own hours as laid down by the Indian, and horrible that so large a part of Matheson & Co., Ltd. on Friday, alists of America and Canada,
devoted The agree world resources should be the 24th February, 1939, at 11.30 published practically at his
expense a monthly magazine, The Jute Mills Association,
to a.m. for the purpose of receiving Chinese Nationalist. He has also ment is generally welcomed as a step for this purpose when they might
made available towards rationalising markets and otherwise be the Report of the Directors to- published extensive propaganda for securing economic prices,
promote peaceful progress. (General Sun's movement, the most important Congress Minorities Scheme.—Con-
cheers). of which was "Our Chinese Chances gress circles attach much importance: Through Europe's War" published into the comprehensive scheme which America in 1915.
Mr. Gandhi hing just prepared out- ining Congress policy on minorities, In view at the complete breakdown of the negotiations with the Moslem League the scheme is awaited with interest, as it is stated to embrace all the minorities. NEW ZEALAND
GUARANTEED PRICE FOR KAURI GUM
gether
with
A
Statement
of
Accounts for the year ended 31at
December, 1938.
The later of Shares of the Company will be CLOSED from Friday, the 17th February, 1939, to Friday, the 24th February, 1939, both days inclusive.
By
of the Board order Directors,
of
C. AL. MANNERS,
Secretary. Hongkong, 30th January, 1939.
Col. Beck For
London
London, Feb. 20. Regarding press reports of the forthcoming visit to London of the Polish Foreign Minister, Colonel Beck, it was stated here to-day that no official invitation has yet been made, but that the question was
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE. under consideration.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
Steamship
"MIN" 3'AEO/30
Bringing Cargo from Dunkirk va Haiphong etc., urrived Hongkong an Monday, 20th February, 1939.
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 28th February, 1939, or they will not be recognized.
It was added that should Colonel Buck go to London, the visit will in no way be connected with the Danzig question.-Trans-Ocean.
Family Bible
Tells Girl's Age
the
AUCKLAND. Announcing the institution of a guaranteed price system for Kauri gum, the valuable resin, obtained from the Kauri tree, Mr. Sullivan, Minister for industry, says that the Internal Marketing Department as assumed_control and fixed minimum prices. Diggers will receive adequate
payment.
DEPLORABLE BURDEN
A
A general limitation of armaments effectively secured would Indeed, modify the situation.
Sir Jolin concluded: "II we have to face a continuance for time of this heavy burden, let us at least remember that other coun- tries feet these burdens as well as ourselves, and let us be confidenti that our own land with its financial strength. and with these other resources which are more potent- British character and democratic falth-will be able to stand the strain. (Ministerial cheers). Reuter.
JAPANESE TRADE IN NARCOTICS IN CHINA QUERY IN COMMONS
The industry is declining owing to
(Continued from Page 1.) the decrease of supplies, faulty marketing and development of be was not able to give definite in- synthetic gums. The trade employed forination as regards their likely re- IN Hempion, las Norfolk village. 0,000 in 1913, but only a few sult. 1 they keep their family records hundreds are engaged to-day. There on the fly-leaf of the Bible.
are now great hopes for future They prefer such records to birth development,
Public Control of Trade-Govern- certificates.
Horatio Wright and his wife, Edithment schemes for trade and Industry these various parts of the Far East. Sophie, produced their family Bible will involve the control of Internal The Government's view in the Fakenham palice court recent- and overseas fnarketing of essential there had been an increase in the
food products, transport, boardcast-traffle. They believed that their daughter ing, the iron and steel industry, and w-18, they said, because the Bible future of discoveries, entry said she was born on March| AUSTRALIA 25, 1922.
ly.
signed £60,000 EXTENSION OF
NAVAL DEPOT
they And that was why consent to her marriage, which took Damaged Packages will be examin-place last May,
Up" |
ed by the Company's Surveyor They were summoned for knowing- Messrs:-Goddard and Douglas in the ly and wilfully signing a false presence of the Consignees at 10.00 claration, 11.m. on Saturday, 25th February,
1930.
the banns.
OFFERED EXTRACT
The Rev. G. Smallpeice, vicar of Consignees must have a Revenue Hempton, said that Mrs. Wright Officer in attendance when any duti-asked him to publish her daughter's able goods are examined by Company's Surveyors.
No Fire insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.
1. OHL. Agent.
Hongkong, 20th February, 1930.
SIMON ARZT
VIROPAS FARMA
THE POPULAR EGYPTIAN CIGARETTE
No. 50 EXTRA
No. 30 R.
No. 80 It.
No. 70 P.
No. 70 P.
No. 70 R.
FAVOURITE FAVOURITE EXTRA FINE EXTRA FINE No. 70 L No. 70 L.
QUEEN MARY
QUEEN MARY
FIRST KING
FIRST KING
ROYAL DRAGOON.
CONDOR (tube)' AMBRE
.50s $1.30 .203 -60 .50 1.36 20.70
.503 1.00 .50s 1.50 .20g 80 .308 1.85 .208 -90
603 2.15
20s 1.15.
BOR 2.75
.20
1
50
2.40
.205 1.25
908 1 101 1 503 1,60
50% 3.50
at Ingonohl's Cigar Storas
"LA PERLA DEL ORIENTE” Kand other tobacconiste.
Later he remembered that the giri was only 15, and after making in quiries, he told Mrs. Wright that her daughter could not be married.
Mr. Butler sald that, fuken togother with the information he gave about the growth of heroin, it would seem there had been distinct increases in
was that
Viscount Halifax had no informa- tion on the attitude of the Japanese military authorities to the trade in heroin, which appeared chiefly emanate from Tientsin, and was often carried on by Korean camp
followers.
to
The Government intended to con- MELBOURNE. tinue a close examination of the A £60,000 extension of the naval { matter in company with other gav- depot at Flinders, Melbourne, en-jeroments, us that was preferable to abling the expansion of the Royal Individual action. Australian Navy personnel by Ú00 recruits a year, was announced by L.-Col. Street, Commonwealth Min- ister for Defence, recently. arranged for the officers who are going to England in March for four years training in the Royal Navy.
A speckal short course has been
Trade Expedition
To Russia
Hulphong, Pakhol and Fort Bayard Shantung..
Amoy
Straits
Manila
Manila
Japan and Shanghat
February 22,
February 22
February 22.
February 22,
Santhiu
February 23.
Theseus
.February 23.
Nato Maru
.February 24,
Pres, Taft
.February 24,
Soudnn
.February 24
Yasukuni Maru
.February 24.
Conte Blancamano
.February 25.
Straits and Europe via Negapatom (Papers etc.), London date, 26th January.
Husini Maru
dlate, Imperial
Airways Plane Granville
Japan, Shanghal and Formosa Shanghul
Air Mali by "Imperisi Airways
Direct Service"-London
18h February.
Manila
Straits
itaiphong
Shanghai and Amoy Straits
Calcutta and Straits
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shung- hal (San Francisco date, 19th January).
For
Antenor
Canton
Tjigadune
Mentor Sirdhena
Tatula Maru
OUTWARD MAILS
Per
Wednesday
SENNET FRERES
HIGH CLASS JEWELLERS Gloucester Building Poddar Stroot
STOP WATCHES
FOR ALL
SPORTS
February 25.
February 25. „February 20 February 27. .February 27. February 20,
FOLDING TRAVELLING
CLOCKS
February 20.
.February 28.
February 20.
Date and Time.
Parcels only for Straits, Penang, Deucalion ...........Wed., Feb. 22.
Ceylon, Aden, Egypt, Marseilles and London-due London, 29th March.
Swatow
G.P.O. & K.P.O. Parcels,....Feb. 22, 0.00 am.
WOSUDE ..Wed., Feb. 22, 10.30 a.m.
Fort Bayard, Pakhoi and Haiphong Kaying ......Wed., Feb. 22, Noon Japan Shanghal
Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Hong- Julu, and 0.9.A., by the "Pan- American Airways Direct Service" due San Francisco, 2nd March...
Swatow Parcels
Calcutta
and Papers only
Kutsang Wed, Feb. 22, 3.30 p.m. Seliarnhorst Wed., Feb, 22, 5.30 p.m. Pan American
Airways Plane...... ́....Wed., Feb. 22. Κ.Ρ.Ο.
.Feb. 22, 5 p.m. Feb. 22, 5.30 prs.
Reg., Ord..
G.P.O.
Reg Ord.
Feb. 22, 5 p.m. .Feb. 23, 7.30 am.
Thursday
Klunt how Thurs, Feb, 23, 8.30 a.m. for Suisun ...
Haiphong Swatow, Shanghai and Tientsin... Air Mall for "Imperial Airways
Direct Service"-dur London. 2nd March
Parcels
Papers
Thurs., Feb. 23. Feb. 23, 11 am. .... Feb. 23, Noon. Mingang ... Thurs, Feb, 23, 1 p.m.. Forching...Thurs, Feb. 23, 7. p.m.) Imperial Airwaya Flane
Thurs., Feb. 23. К.Р.О.
8 DAYS WITH OR WITHOUT ALARM
Greatest
assortment in
Reg.
...Feb. 23, 5 p.m.
Ord.
Feb. 23, 6.30 pm. G.P.O.
Reg.
Feb. 23, 5 p.m.
LADIES' &
Ord.
...Feb.
23, 7p.m.
Thurs., Feb. 23.
K.P.O.
Air Mall for Malaya, Jaya and Aus Imperial Airways Plane
iralla hv "narrial Airways Dircel Service-due Sydney, 4th March
Swatow, Shanghai and Tientsin
Air
Rep.
Ord.
Reg
Ord.
Feb. 23, 5 p.. Feb. 23, 3.30 p.m G.P.O.
Feb. 23. 5 p.m.
Feb. 23. 7 pm. Fooshing..Thurs., Feb. 23, 7.00 p.m.
Reg. Ord.
London, Feb, 20. Alex E. Kerrison, the registrar.] Mr. Lyons on Mr. Wells, Mr. Mr. R. S. Hudson, heud of the over- said that when Mi Wright, her Lyons, Commonwealth Prime Minis-sens department of the Board of
Mall for "K3.3." Airways Yasuloni Maru ........... Fri., Feb. 24 daughter, and a Mrs. Balls, mother ter, has made a further reference to Trade, will go to Moscow, the Baltic of the man cirl wished to
the
Direct Service"-due Amsterdam, to marry, Mr. II. G. Wells's criticism of Herr States and Scandinavia during next
month,
71 March called at his office, no one said that liter
declared and Signor Mussolini, Mr.
Neville Mr. Mr. Smallpcice
price had been seen, Lyons said "Modern war is not Chamberlain in the House of Coin- Mrs. Wright told him that she merely matter of controversy, mons to-day.
This could not produce the birth certi- It is a question of the life and death
confirms announcement There are statements indications made by Lord Halifax in ficate to confirm her daughter's age, of millions. but offered to bring an extract from and actions which do not serve the recent speech to the Foreign Affairs
We must distinguish Committee of the the family Bible. The parents sign-case of peace.
Conservative between upholding democratic prin- Parliamentary Party.-Trans-Ocean. ed a consent form.
ciples and giving needless affront to
ANTI SOVIET LEAGUE Mr. G. R. Webb, defending sollei- people who do not subscribe
IN LONDON tor, showed Mr. Kerrison two pages democracy."
OLD ALTERATION
of the Bible, and he agreed that an NYASALAND alteration in the entry of the year
of the birth of the girl was an old)
one.
Mrs, Wright said she told the vicar her daughter was 10 and that if he could not marry her she would And someone who would.
OPERATION ON THE GOVERNOR
BLANTYRE.
0
Sir Harold Kittermaster, Governor
The alteration in the record book of Nyasaland, underwent an operation recently for an abscess on the was in the handwriting of her appendix. He is stated to be making husband's mother, who died about good progress. six years ago,
The Chairman, Mr. H. G. Johnson, said the magistrates had decided that the couple knew their daughter was not 16,
Both were fined two guineas and ordered to pay costs.
H.M.S. Suffolk silled on Saturday for a southern cruise in which she will take part in the naval manocu- vres at Singapore before going to United Kingdom for rent and recom- mission.
Diplomatic
:
The operation was performed by Mr. G. M. Huggins, Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia, who is also Southern Rhodesia's leading surgeon.
In November Mr. Huggina perfor- med an operation on the Governor of Southern Rhodesia, Sir Herbert Stanley.
Tied And United
San Francisco.
G.1.0, and K.P.O.
.Feb. 24, 12.30 p.m
Feb. 24, I p.m. Struita, Ceylon, India, East and South Yasukuni Maru......Fri., Feb, 24
G. P. O. and K. P. 0. Africa, Aden, Egypt, and Europe via Murscilica-due
Re 22nd March....
Ord., Papers only for Stralls and (Papers Santhia
and Parcels only for Calcutta)
Haiphong London, Feb. 20. A "League of Friends of National Russla" has been formed here of which number of Russians Ilving
in England are members, and which will him at counteracting Soviet propaganda. In England.
The chairman of the League is the former Russian Senator, M. Filipov Ivanov.-Trans-Occan.
Local Resident Dies In Hospital
The death occurred in the War Memorial Hospital on Sunday of Mr. Heinrich Liermann, 56, respected member of the Gerntan colony of Hongkong and well-known as the proprietor of the Habade provision store in the French Bank. Building, Queen's Road, Central,
la December, 1934, Edna Edwards, public relations counsel for the deaf,
Mr. Liermann was born at Wisen, served as a "sign interpreter" for the Germany, and leaves a widow and Paria, Feb. 20.
marriage of Esther and Arthur R. & boyce last September and was at home. He had relations
aged between Gage. Almost to the day, four years been France and Iran, which were broken later, she served in the same capacity due to go on home leave later this off as a result of certain newspaper for their divorce..
year. His widow and child lived in articies, have been twrumed, accord-
Kowloon about four years ago. ing to a statement lasued this even-
thre ing.--Trans-Ocean.
Western and Russian fronts in the Toledo, O. Gilman and Co. Lid. Wine and
European War, and before coming to Police credit a 37 per cent, motor Hongkong was in Spain, Yugo-Blavid Spirits Department have issued a combined pamphlet of their price list accident fatalities reduction in 1938's and South America. and cocktail recipes. This is the first Art 11 months to an increase of 85.8 The funeral will take place at 5.20 brochure of its kind that has beas per cent. in convictions for violations p.m. to-morrow and thern will be a published in Hongkong. It is of traffic laws. There have been service at the Protestant Chapel, colourful booklet and is instructive only 30 traffic deain this year, the Kappy Valley The body will be to all cocktatt "makers,
A grifety, council reported, now why NOTETTAVAN
Cuts Traffic Deaths Mr. Liermann saw service on
---
Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A..
and South America and
only for Canada) Francisco-due San
16th March. Amoy
Manila and Naples-cive
20th March.
Foochow
Swalow and Shanghai
Murscilles,
Parcela Papers
Saturday
Esang Central President Tart (Papers via San Francisco,
‚Feb. 24, 12.45 p.m. Feb. 24, 1.30 p.m
Fri., Feb. 24, .Feb. 24, 6.00 p.m.
Feb. 25, 3.30 u.m.
Sat., Feb. 26, 1 p.m.
.......Sat., Feb, 25. G.P.O. & K.P.0. Parcris,
......Feb. 25, Noon.)
Reg. Feb, 25, 1.45 p.m. Ord.,.....Feb. 25, 2.30 p.m. ....Sat., Feb. 25, 3.30 p.m.
Tsin Naples, Conte Blancamano
Sunday
Sat., Feb. 25, 4.30 p.m.
.Sun., Feb. 20, 0 a.m .Sun., Feb. 20, 9.30 nm.
Anking ..Mon., Feb. 27, 4.30 pm. Kalgan....Mon, Feb. 27, 10.30 h.m.
Yochow Yusang Monday
Amoy and Chuanchow
Sentow, Salgon and Bangkok Air Mail for "Imperial Always Imperial Airways Place
Direct Service”...-dur London, th March,
Mon., Feb. 27.
K.P.O.
Rex.. Ord,
.Feb. 27, Noon.
.Feb. 27. 1 p.m.
G.P.O.
1
Песн
Air Mali for Malaya, Java and Imperial Airways Plane
Australia by "Imperial Airways Direct Service”....dae Sydney, dik March.
K.P.O.
Rez..
.Feb. 27, Noon.
Ord
....Feb. 27, 1 pm
G.R.O.
Reg. Ord
Tuesday
.....Feb. 27, Noon.
Ord...........Feb. 27, 1 pm
Mon, Feb. 27,
.Feb. 27, Noon. .Fob. 27. 1 p.un
Thisadano..Tues, Feb. 20, 8.30 n.m. Joan Dupuls Tuci, Feb. 28, 2.00 p.m. TAI YUEN ...Tum, Feb. 26, 8.30 p.m.
·Iwnisang Tues, Feb, 20, 7.00 þ.m. Tatula Mariaren Tuor, Feb. 28.
Gr.O, A KT.ON
Manlia, Makassar and Sourabaya.. Fort Bayard and Haiphong Amoy and Shanghal Swalow BALERAKUNJUKAN Shanghai, Japan Honolulu, USA
Central and South Amerien vlakke? San Francisco-due San Francia de co- 29rd-March; tandem
·Hog
Ord,
Feb. 28, 6:00. p.m. March....1, 8.30 am..
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