NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
'BANK HOLIDAYS
The Exchange Banks will open at 9.30 am. and will close at 12 Noon for the transaction
of
G.
R.
NOTICE.
exchange business on Monday, Dispaent of Pumping Plant and Tuesday and Wednesday, the 27th, Boilers at Tytom Tuk Pumping 28th February and 1st March, 1939. (Race Meeting).
Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
February 24, 1939.
Exchange At LORD HALIFAX DEFINES ANGLO-FRENCH RELATIONS
A Glance
T.T. London
Demand
T.T. Singapore
T.T. Japan
ידין
SELLING
.1s. 24 .1s. 3%
T.T. Shanghal
170 Nom.
-525
10534
Station
T.T. India
.021⁄4
TT. U.S.A.
.284
T.T. Manlia
.579%
Hongkong, 22nd February, 1939.
Government
in receive offers for the above as notified in No. S. 65 of Govern- ment Gazette dated 17th February,
prepared
to
T.T. Batavia
53%
T.T. Bangkok
1504
T.T. Saljon
108%
T.T. France
10,85
T.T. Germany
.71%
.12014
1/0/
4 m/s Dip
do.
4 m/s t/c U.S.A.
4 m/n France
....1/3 .1/3.1/32
.29 .11.25
.83
HONG KONG TELEPHONE
COMPANY, LIMITED.
1939.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN | Tender forms and particulara that an Extraordinary General may be obtained on application to Meeting of the Company will be the Water Authority, Public Works held at the Registered Offices of Department, the Company, Exchange Building.
14 Des Vacux Road Central, Hong Kong, on Tuesday, the 7th day of
R. M. HENDERSON,
Water Authority.
Hong Kong. 22nd. February, 1935,
March, 1939, at 12.15 o'clock in the Public Works Department, afternoon or so soon thereafter as the Annual General Meeting of the Company convened for that day; shall have terminated for the puri pose of considering, and if thought fit, passing a resolution as special resolution altering in eer
Articles tain respects the
Anociation of the Company.
pany.
G.
NOTICE.
R.
TRAFFIC REGULATIONS DURING THE RACES
Full particulars of such propos ef alterations have been sent out to shareholders by post. A copy
I. It is hereby notified that art of the proposed special resolution giving details can be inspected at the day fixed for the Annual Rune any time during business hours at Meeting at Wong-Nei-Chong (Feb the Registered Office of the Com-ruary 25th, 27th, 28th and March Int. and 4th.), the following Regulations, under Ordinance No. 2 of 1869, will be in force:-
1. All Vehicles going to the Naces at Wong-Nei-Chong will proceed clockwise round Happy Valley via Wong-Nei- Chong Road to the entrance Kates.
By Order of the Board.
WY. L. McKENZIE,
Secretary. Hongkong. 7th February, 1939.
AMAZING ! ·
SHOCKING !
THE HEART OF A LION...THE SOUL OF A RAT!
Racketeer... tyrant ...you'll thrill to Tomirolt in his amazing new role!
He ruled a rackateur wasid
but he couldn't wie them!.
Adolph Zakar persente
RIDE A
CROOKED MILE
AKIM TAMIROFF LEIF ERIKSON FRANCES FARMER LYNNE OVERMAN
1. M. KERRIGAN - JOHN MILJAN
mat, wat ke adİBİ GELİN
•
ADDED
"MY ARTISTICAL TEMPERATURE"
A Popoyo Cartoon
SUNDAY
AT THE
QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA
COUNT THER "TELEGRAPHS" EVERYWHERE
2. Vehicles must proceed at a alow speed in the vicinity of the Race Course.
3. Vehicles will be parked in the vicinity of the Ruen Course as directed by the Police on duty.
4. Dogs are not allowed on or near the Race Course. Anv dog found straying on
near
the Race Course is Hable to be destroyed. Note. Kennedy Rond will be open to light motor traffic from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
11. Extra Race Meetings during the year 1939.-On days fixed for Extra Race Meetings.
One way trafle will be enforced in Wong-Nei-Chong Road.
Kennedy Road will not be open to motor traße.
PARKING OF CARS AT THE
RACE COURSE -
1. The Stand at the public
is
for entrance
reserved Jockey Club Stewards and Omcials only,
2. Morrison Hill parking ground opposite Civil Service Club and Village Road reserved for Private Cars.
3. Ventris Road reserved for Public Cars.
:
T. II. KING,
T.T. Switzerland
T.T. Australia
BUYING
4 / 1e London
30 d/s Indin
US, Cross rate in Lon. .4.68%
TRIBUTES TO DEAD SOLICITOR
Legal Profession Assembles
Quotation From "Mein Kampf"
LONDON, Feb. 23.
VISCOUNT HALIFAX, replying to questions in
BELGIAN CABINET PLANNING NEW STATE REFORMS
BRUSSELS, Feb. 23.
Crown Land Sold At Upset Prices
District Land Office this morning, the
the House of Lords to-day on Anglo-French PREMIER PIERLOT, presenting his Cabinet to the relations, said it would be a profound error to Chamber to-day "as an emergency solution", announced suppose that any mental reservations of any kind steps towards State reform and the reorganisation of the accompanied Mr. Noville Chamberlain's words of Education Ministry in order to meet Flemish demands. solidarity with France.
He stated that the planned The declaration, he said, was clear and State reform, which was unmistakeable.
favoured by the King, was "If I may translate it into terms of a homely parable, aimed at giving the Cabinet it was in the nature of one of those signs we now see in greater freedom of action so many places in the country at danger points-"Halt with less dependence, upon Parliament, while the Fle-! Major Road Ahend."
mish population, having There being no bidders at the Viscount Halifax added that that was its purpose, shown a power of expansion public nuction of Crown Land at the There was no difference in view on any subject between endangering the welfare of two Lots concerned were sold to the ourselves and France. Accordingly, neither in France, the State, would be given appleant, Mr. Andrew Cheung, of Lots were: 5,000 square feet nor in this country, was any verbal reassertion of our opportunities of develop-on heng Cheung, at upset prices. ment, especially in cultural with an annual Crown rental of $24 ni Ting Kau, Tsun Wan, sold for $ish solidarity required.
uspects.
with the conditions that 50,000 must Dealing with foreign affaira, he spent within two years on rateable
and improvements "Before long we shall have an than they ever settled, there are no
compensation together as a mark of respect to oppurtunity of emphasising that questions, that' given goodwill, can- M. Pierlot declared that his must be paid for trees growing
solidarity. when we welcome the not be brought to solution through a Cabinet would adhere to the the Lot; an adjoining area of 1.03
full and frank discussion, and the
same lines as the former Minis-acres at an annual Crown rental of head of the French Republic. Government would ask for nothing trylle mentioned the develop $1.10 sold for $113 with the conditions
better than clrcumstances should so (cheera).
trees growing on the Lot and no "It has been the case that misre-shape themselves as to make that ment of national defence and the that compensation must be paid for presentations in certain quarters have treatment of the many questions with speedy organisation of air pro-cultivation must take place within
tection as the most pressing 10 feet of any grave. "Mr. Attorney, before beginning the foreed this country to state in pro- which we are concerned possible.
cenfronting the new "On the other hand, no one who tasks ordinary work of the Court it its fit-ressively more emphatle and unam- ling that on behalf of my brother biguous terms what has long been knows the British mind will doubt. Cabinet.-Trans-Ocean.
inember and of every
that should necessity ever be forced of both accepted as true by the peoples of
thre both our countries. branches of the profession in Colony, I should pay a fribute to the "It is not only our geographical upon us, our people would be found threw us closer to to-day not less tenacious for their Francisco Xavier situation that memurs of Mr.
of liberty than they have ever also an Identity D'Almada e Castro, who died on the France, but
in (teers).-Reuter, completeness of this interests and a day morning of the 21st
understanding.
Tributes to the late Mr. F. X. D'Almada e Castro were paid in the Full Court this morning, when members of both branches of the legal profession assembled
their, departed colleague.
The Chief Justice, who ant with Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell, Puisne Judge, id:
month,
"Mr. D'Almaria was horn in Hong- kong on January 18, 1869.
and
"le was frst articled in 1885 and Wilkinson of later in 180% to Mr.
Grist. He Mussra. Wilkinson was admitted to practice as a solicitor of this Court on August 25, 18907, and was at the time of death the senior solicitor in the Colony with the exception of Dr. Tso.
CHARITABLE WORK "Nobody more fully carved and deserved the respect and affection of all with whom he came in contact, He had great personal charm and transparent honesty, while his chari- table werk not only for his fellow Catholics but also for the poor, the blind
of distressed
the and the
merited Colony brought him well recognition when in June, 1933 His Hallness the Pope conferred on him the honour of a Knight Commander- ship of the Order of St. Sylvester.
"Mr. D'Almada was the doyen
a legal family and he leaves a son,
п
u brother and a nephew in the pro-
and fession of his own choice nephew at the Bar.
BEST GUARANTEE "These factors, therefore, are the best guarantee against the danger, in some minds, that there might be circumi- certain risk in certain
might be stances that one country tempted to subordinate its policy to that of the other. That danger does
n
not exist."
been
Japan's Naval Programme
Continued
Pagel
Recognition For Franco France, Netherlands
Take Action
PARIS, Feb. 23.
DAIRY FARM DIVIDEND
on
of
Subject to audit the Directors The Dairy Farm Ice & Cold Storage Co. Ltd., will recommend to Share- holders at the Annual General Meet ing of the Company to be held on March 22, at noon that the balance at Pro
Profit and Loss Account us nt December
1938, amounting to 31, £451,304.78, which includes $74.095.-.
brought forward from last Ac-
03
deducted $125,715.00 in respect of
IT IS LEARNED that Sena-count and from which sum hea been tor Jean Berard, who arrived at Interim Dividend paid, be appropri-
Viscount Halifax emphasised that! did not Angio-French solidarity
Burgos to-day from St. Jean de oted as follows: to mean, and had never intended
$1.00 per share..... $251,430,00 ennstitute, any menace of any sort teen small vessele, such as gunboats. Luz, is to inform Count Jordana Pay a Final Dividend of of the French Government's Pay n Bonus of 25 cents to any third party. The record of and fourteen aircraft squadrons. both governments, and the efforts of both governments to maintain peace was, he hoped, suficient evidence of the truth of that statement.
ITALO FRENCH TENSION
ulso
on
per share
gerve
~63,657,50-.
15,000.00
30,000,00
72,017.28
$451,304.78
In January, 1933, a second Naval decision in principle, to recognise
Programme was the Franco Government de jure. Transfer to General Re- Replenishment
It is understood that recognition of 1930, it completed by the end
force brought before the Diet. To be
put into will be
at the Transfer to Cattle Re- made provision for one aircraft
Berve carrier of 8,000 tons; one cruiser of beginning of next week
It is believed here that the British Carry Forward Dealing with Halo-French differ- 8,500 tons; seven destroyers; six Government will make a similar an-
minelayer; eight
probably ences, Viscoun! Halifax said: "In submarines; one
Monday-Reuter.
It is also proposed to ask Share- DUTCH RECOGNITION one sense it is a case that whatever torpedo boats and submarine chasers,nouncement, might be Italo-French differences, and five aircraft squadrons.
holders at the Meeting to sanction The Hague, Feb. 23. Competition on the part of other
proper- they don't primarily, and I emphasise the word primarily, concern
naval powers compelled Japan fur- It is officially stated that the new issue of shares in the country.
General
held by "But in another sense they concern ther to expand the second progrum-Netherlands Government has decided tion of one new share for every six
Franco's shares
Shareholders re- recognise it immediately and closely, because me, and in July of the same year, an to
gistered on 22nd March, 1930. These we have relations, of which I have addition was announced as follows: Government de Jure-Router.
FOOD FOR SPAIN
shares to be issued at $7.00 per and we are also gind! one aircraft carrier of 10,000 tuns;
share. Berlin, been
Feb. 23.
re. Shareholders will bo anked speaking, to have repaired our relations with one cruiser of 8,500 tons;
German shipments
in cush $5.00 per share, and pay Italy, and are anxious to maintain destroyers, and three aircraft squa- them on the basis of as complete drons. cordially as we can."
this
Viscount Halifax proceeded Commissioner of Police.
24th February, 1939.
Hong Kong.
HONG KONG TELEPHONE 'COMPANY, LIMITED.
to
SECOND PROGRAMME
Geven
in
Further
of ta
n
food to Insurgent Spain in order to the sum of $2.50 per share to be assist the efforts of General Franco granted as a bonus from the reserves to relieve the distressing food situn- of the Company. Fuller details will point out that neither the French nor The total cost of the second pro- tion in the newly occupied territory be avaliable at a later date.
In the Catalan province, will be made Italian governments had shown they gramme came close to £35,000,000.
In 1937, a third Replenishment in
in the
Shipments next few days. were anxious for third party media tion, and of course, nothing of that Programme was initiated and a new scheduled to leave Hamburg for sort could be expected unless, and five-year building programme was Barcelona in the next few days will
both parties desired it.
incorporated in the budget figures consist chiefly of flour and potatoes, until, but present time, the Italian presented to the Diet. This inst valued roughly at 1,000,000`reichs- Government had not formally in-programme called for an expenditure marks. dicated what it thinks of the precise of close to £70,000,000 including ever It will be recalled that Germany points of difference between itself £47,000,000 for new naval construc- was one of the first countries to send. food supplies to Barcelona after its occupation by Insurgent troops.--- Trans-Ocean.
To his widow and to all his re- latives our sincere sympathy out in their sad bereavement and the Court will now adjourn for a few minutes as a mark of our respect and regret." ATTORNEY GENERAL'S TRIBUTE The Attorney General, Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C., said: "Sponk- ing on behalf of the Bar of the Colony and of the members of the NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
Colunial Legal Service, I would like | that the FOURTEENTH ORDIN» Į to express our desire to be asso- ARY YEARLY MEETING of clated with all that has been sald
MISREPRESENTATION
Omcially, detalls have been kept HONG KONG TELEPHONE COM- by your Lordship.
it has been my privilege to know Referring to fact that this country very secret, but it is believed the PANY, LIMITED, will be held on
of four 40,000 ton battleships, armed the late Mr. Francisco
Xavier was not infrequently misrepresented programme was for the construction
Viscount Hallux Raid:
with 18-inch on abroad,
two TUESDAY, the 7th day of March, | D'Almada
alrcraft close Castro for
guns, 1939, at the BOARD ROOM of the thirty years and the high opinion, there is no war party in this country destroyere, and submarines, in ad- "Everyone must reallse by now that carriers and a number of crudeera, Company, Second Floor, Exchange first formed of his character, ability there is no party and
no xtatesmen
Bendition to à has
further important in- been amply con- Building, Hong Kong, at Noon, med
armed throughout the whole of uit who would, for one moment, contem-crease in the strength of the Naval for the purpose of recalving a
d.
In this Court plate an aggressive war, nor could Air Force. period. Statement of Accounts and the will be sorely
they get any support from our people
"other! for such a
On the policy.
The new programme is to supple- leave. Mr. G. K. Hall Brution said: "On for
1113 pres.
and
Hon. the
and France,
tion.
the un-
Report of the Board of Directors, behalf of the solicitors practising in hand, there are some people in other ment this Third Building Program-1 for the financial year ended 31st Colony I wish to endorse all that countries who fall into the opposite me, which was started with the fin-1 December, 1938, and re-electing your Lordship
such people attempt to inter-ancial year 1937. Thus Japan is the error: two Directors and the Auditors. Attorney General have said with re- pret our will for peace as prost of planning to keep pace in
--Reuter, Xour weakness, cowardice, or lack of restricted naval race now under way. F.. X. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the ference to the late Mr.
D'Almada c Company will be closed from the caption. Mr. D'Almada was at the clear that one is as unfounded and
e Custro. With one ex- resolution.
"I should like to make it quie 25th February to 7th March, 1939, time of his death, the oldest prac both days inclusive,
tising solicitor with regard to date completely mistaken as the other."
Responsible heads of governments, Dated this 31st day of January,
1039.
Order of the Board.
W. L. MCKENZIE,
Secretary,
14 Des Voeux Road Central.
Three Die In Air Collision
Karachi, Feb. 23. An nie collision occurred yesterday between two Indiah National Airways planes, while on a fight to Lahore, And in which three persons were killed.
I
of admission on the roll of the Court in Europe had, at various times, pro- and was the first locally qualified claimed that war brought no ad solicitor to be admitted.
Namtau City In Flames
Continued From Page-1 ||
"During his career he earned the vantages to the victors. That was a respect and endeared himself to all statement, the truth of which had by his unfailing courtesy. He took been brought home to the peoples of an active interest in the profession Britain and France within the life- and the work of the Incorporated time of the present generation, and it Law Society, on the Committee of was not therefore, surprising that which he served since the year 1930, they should stand in the van to attending regularly the meetings of condenm war as an instrument of Ave other people who died from the Committee unless prevented by national policy. That was not to say natural causes. illness. He also served on various that the people of this country, or sub-committees of the Society and France, would retrain from resisting wiu always ready to give his time by force, any threat to their lives and knowledge to promote the inter- of Independence, or what they be cela of the profession.
lleved to be their vital Interexts.
40 DEAD FOUND
FIRE IN NEW R, N. BOOM DEFENCE SHIP
(Continued from Page 1)
Two Sheiks Murdered In Iraq
Baghdad, Feb. 23. Another ink was added to the of acts of vendetta lengthy chain which have occurred during the last few weeks in Iraq.
After Shell Assel Ali, Deputy of the Iraq Chamber had been murder- ed on Wednesday, Sheik Falsal, uncle of Sheik All of Baghdad, who is the In Hongkong and he was about to head of the great Bedouin Shammar
tribe, was found murdered to-day.
The murder is supposed to be the A successiou of fre engines, roaring up to the entrance of the work of the Obsid tribe, which had dock, provided an anti-climax is a hereditary blood feud with the
Shaminor tribe-Trans-Ocean. the episode.
It was fortunate that the fre was detected
#O and suppressed
Barlight quickly; otherwise the might have been extensively dam- aged.
Pirow's Cryptic Comment
The Darlight has come to join the Barlane in the boom defence section of the China Squadron. Her bed- raggled paintworks testifled to her African long passage out.
She has yet to be commissioned. MAINAN IS. PORT FALLS
(Continued from Pago 1.)
Protoria, Feb, 23.
South During proceedings in the
Parliament to-day, the- Defence Minister, Mr. Oswald Pirow stated that whatever might be the ultimate fate of South-West Africa and Tanganyika, whoever held the territory would have to pay compen-. {enflon.
Mild Winter Predicted
Mr. Pirow would not explain exactly what he meant by this state- ment which caused great surprise in coluinn mopped up remnant Chineau Parliament, according to the Johan- Forty civilians have so far been troops in the city and completed its nesburg "Daily Express"--Trans-
Ocean. found to have been killed on the occupation at 7.30 p.m. Chinese alde of Shumchun as a result Not a single Chinese citian could "One overwhelming tragedy mag»
"MEIN KAMPF"
of the Japanese ruthless bombing|bo sven in the town during the night. red his life and happiness from
ild on Tuesday, according to Col. Bilis urging mate und female youths which he never fully recovered.
Quoting Herr Hitler in "Mein Tacng Tre-yu, police chief of Shum to join the troops In defending Hal- nan were posted over the gates of "We shall miss him from among Kampf" on the subject of the German chun
of the us but the name of D'Albada e pre-war. miscniculation
However, it is feared that when the private houses.
About 300 Chinese troops belong- Castro will be continued on the 101l Englishmen and his Empire, Viscount heaps of debris aro cleared away,
ing to the 048th Reglident of the In Capt. Irwin 8. Maul veteran It is understood they include the ofials Court by Ms son, his brother Halifax observed. Our resources more dead will be found. two pilots, who were brothers, and and nephews, one of where els romain enormous and the spirit of Mr. Ha Shib-ying Acting-Chair-dependent, sih Hrlede were origins fisherman, has pretler 8. Dazenger named Davidson, who is unguished member of the jerongkong our people has not altered. test our man of villes Shimchun yester 180 casualles were believed to have thousands of wild
the National Relier Commisally stationed at Menchsong. About winter this year, reported to have been rected | Bar. To them, to the members of We don't adquire to with an American oft concern the family and to his widow, we ex- strength becxuse: (3à belleve that day to comfort and relleve the boonsustained by the Chinese been feeding at the
1:1 Domel 1fend our kinoer käympathy Nolan, 11 while warrypresent to unsettle more refugees Central News,
I),
બાન અને શ છે
Reuter,
તેમાં
Lawes, Del.