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Czech Crisis Flares Up
Continued From Page 1
and not to the disintegration of the country through internal causes,
It is added that for the time being British interests are not affected by the oventa in Bratislava,
NO CONCRETE PROPOSALS The British Government in stateri to be in close touch with Paris on the subject of the developments in Czecho-Slovakia, but that no concrete proposals regarding eventual steps to be taken by either Government have yot been made.
from
No official communication the Czecho-Slovak Government con- cerning the situation has yet been received in London.-Trans-Ocean.
GERMAN TROOP MOVEMENTS
MUNICH, Mar. 13.
of German movements The troops In Havarla in recent weeks have been large enough to attract attention, and has been the sub- ject of discussion among the public, Movements have been observed with more than usual strength in and of Balzburg, the direction
taken .place hard
from some Narcatberg to Munich.
The troops involved are mostly detachments, with light guns, anti-aircraft guns, and
mechanised
armoured ears--Reuter.
CZECH CABINET TO RESIGN?
Prague, Mar. 13. Evidence of the increasing anxiety with which the situation in Czecho- Slovakia is viewed here, is furnished by the persistent rumours of the im- pending resignation, not only of the Beran Cabinet, but also of President Hacha, to whom chief responsibility tor the conduct of the Czech police authorities is attributed.
the new reports, According to Cabinet would be headed by General Gajda, who was lander of the Czech Legionaries Government.
Prague Opinion is growing in optical.cintestinali ute boundaries of the Czecho-Slovak Republic. Trans-Ocean.
AXIS POWERS AGREE
Rome, Mar, 13.
Commenting on the latest events in Czecho-Slovaklo, the papers here emphasise complete agreement be- tween the Axis Powers concerning the necessity of definitely bettling the
problem on Czecho-Slovakia
the all basis of the fullest autonomy of the main ethnical cements in the Republic, a settlement destined to prevent the domination of the Prague Government over the Government of Bratisinya, and elimination of the so- called Benes policy.-Trans-Ocean.
FOUR MINISTERS TO RESIGN
Prague, Mar. 13.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
HONGKONG CLUB
Notice
The Ninety Fifth Yearly General Meeting of the Members of the Hongkong Club will be held in the Club House on Tuesday, the 28th March, 1930, at 5.30 p.m.
By order,
8. R. KERR,
Secretary. Hongkong, 14th March, 1939. HONGKONG & WHAMIDA
DOCK CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders will be held in the Offices of the Company, 2 Queen's Building, Hong Kong, on Monday, 27th March, 1939, at Noon, for consideration of the Directors Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1938.
The Share Register and Trans- fer Books will be closed from 16th to 27th March, 1939, bath days inclusive.
E. COCK,
Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
A Look Through The "Telegraph"
50 YEARS AGO
March 14, 1889, The Paris correspondent of the Ban Francisco Chronicle Interviewed Profes ́sor Parteur in the magnificent bullding of the Institute Pastaur, on the Rus Rotat, which pubfle aubscription has aleated. In bis honour, and on a home for the great scientist.
"Yes," said he with pleasant amile, "think I will be able to give pleasa news to the New World. My able maistants, Dra. Roux and Yersiro, hava discovered the germ of the terrible dia- case diphtheria, which ravages in wine ter your large cities, I believe, in ^] more virulent form than it does any ather part of the world. Taking tha
March 14, 1939.
LAMBERT DUNBAR & CO.
Hongkong • Shanghặt Dank Bldg, ird Floor
CORRESPONDENTS FOR
FRANGS I, du PONT G CÔ.
NEW YORK
Cable Address DUNDAR Telephone No. PALIS
MARCH 11, 1039.
POST OFFICE.
CERTIFICATE OF POSTING
VIA BIDERIA 'ROÛTE. With effect from March '1, · 1030 | Letters and Postcards for Europe the fee for a Certificate of Posting (except Great Britain and Eire) and for an ordinary letter will be 2 cents. South America are forwarded via
Siberia” it so superscribed.
MAIL FOR CANTON Registered and Ordinary mail and Parcels (not Insured) will be ac-
circumstances permit.
THE FOLLOWING IS A CABLE SYNOPSIS OF THE TRADER'S cepted for Conton and despatched on
COLUMN IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE OF BARRON'S WEEKLY:
NEW YORK: MARCH 11 (SATURDAY)
The Trader says that the unmistakable quickenings-In speculation for a rise and the marked Increased buying. In "nearly every major industry presages an increase in business indexes before the end of March.
The buying spurt during the past week was the strongest since the sensational advance in last June. Farm-equipment, electrical-equipment and automobile shares were the leading securities.
--Steel-companies" -- incoming orders for the frst-half- of February exceeded those of any two months in the last three years. This warrants optimian with regard to the size of the Spring pick-up. Forward buying of steel was cautious. The profit margin is low in texilles, steel and electrical-equipment.
morbid tissue from the throat of a victim, savers animals have been oculated with it, and all died in den course _with... a... disease baving the objective symptoms of diphtheria,
This a bow
we stand we have found the deadly germ, but we have not yet secured a prophylactic for Its cure or prevention. My confereres are now at work solving the problem. From the success so far in this originai feld of research, I has little doubt | rates favour the retention of equities. that an inoculating fluid will be forth- coming. We have virus bottles and corked. We can give any number of rabbits or dogs the diphtherin and kill them an effectunity as though they had caught it at first hand in the regular course of events.
"We have not, however, succeeded
By Order of the Board of set in attenuating the virus, and so cannot lasculate. I wish you would lay Directors,
great stress on this point, because I am Afraid a whole shipload will be coming over to accure by a vialt to the Institute | Pasteur immunity from diphibaritle affections. Tell them we are not ready for business yet, but perhaps will be in
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 1st March, 1939.
THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO, LTD.
Notice to Shareholders
wher.
Pasteur then turned to the Inspection of his glass tubes, filled with the deadly germe, microbes or bacill, of many deuses which flesh in heir to, 4 smile, "Our and remarked, with children are in luck. It will be much piensanter to live in the twentieth
away with."
The absence of swollen Inventorjes, inflated credits and high interest
The growing restlessness of Idle funda is reflected in the strength of : American Telegraph & Telephone and du Pont de Nemours stocks." The spread of yield between high-grade and second-grade bonds does not indi- cate any Impending reversal of the up-trend.
Odd lot traders were selling and buying during the past week. ► The technical position is probably as good us before the up-swing began a few weeks ago.
The market, on the whole, was little uTected by the selling of copper
shares.
STOCK MARKET REPORT
HISTORIC BIBLE MARITZBURG, South Africa.
The Seventieth Ordinary General century, when epidemies will be done official summary issued at 3.30 p.hundreds of Protestant Bibles were
Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the under- signed on Friday, the 24th March, 1939, at Neon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with a state- mont of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December, 1938.
The Shure Register and Trans- fer Books will be closed from the 10th to the 24th March, 1939, both days inclusive.
•
25 YEARS AGO
Mr. Pankhurst in Holloway gaol, which Outtrakilnts.
March 14, 1014.
incarcerated at is picketed by
Special telegramma fram Stockholm nay that according to the Stockholm "Elgat 'Clock Gazette," the abdication of the King of Sweden in favour of his son is Imminent. Several Swedish NOWE- papers declare that the recent contre- temps between the King and the Prime Minister was brought about intentional- ly by the King, in order to effect complete rupture with the Liberai
JARDINE, MATHESON & Cabinet.
CO., LTD.
General Managers, The Hongkong Fire Insurance
Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 3rd March, 1939. THE RONGKONG. & KOWLOON CO., LTD.
Notice to Shareholders
THE FIFTY-SECOND ORDIN ARY
Aviation #titl claims its victims. Yesterday we reported the death of a noted British military officer, Captain
newa Downer,, and to-day
comes by telegraph that Captain Allen and Lieutenant Burroughs have mel similar fate while lying over Baltabury 1tala. Truly thay " There will, course, be folk who will argue that
in pitting themselves against nature, these men are needlessly throwing their live away. But this in a weak stand- pulut to take. If universally adopted, such in argument would put an end to all progress and advancement in selence. We may all regret the ever-racurring fatalities, na we all do, but that is the price we have to pay. The day will come when the art of flying will be finally solved; then mishaps such as we now report will be few and far between.
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. on THURS
Hongkong Volunteer Corps orders by DAY. 23rd MARCH, 1939, at Lieut. Col. Chapman, V.D., state:
Jolned.—Mr. K. W.
joined NOON, for the purpose of receiv-on-the-4th-instant-allatted-Corps -Na ing the Report of the Directors 1490 and posted to Scouts Coy. hir. A. G. W. Tickle folned on the 6th lantas, allotted Corps No. 1497 posted and the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, to Civil Service Cur. 1938.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 13th March, 1939, to THURSDAY, the 23rd March, Four, Ministers in the Prague Cen-1939, both days inclusive, tral Government, Mr. Sirovy, M.
M. By Order Feierabend. . M. Sadek, and Fischer, will resign from office, it is Directora, stated in political circles hore.-- Trans-Ocean.
HUNGARIANS ARRESTED
Budapest, Mar. 13. Thirty Hungarian political leaders have been arrested in Presnov in Slovakia by the Czechs, according the newspaper "Magyarszag."
of the Board
of
C. M. MANNERS, Secretary and Manager. Hongkong, 4th March, 1939. THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI HOTELS,
LIMITED. (Incorporated in Hong Kong)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting
It is also rinted that all leaders of the Hlinka Guards in Presnov have been arrested because they protested against the arrest of the Hungarlans.
A clash occurred between the fof Shareholders of The Hong Czech militla and Hlinka Guards, nine persons were during which seriously wounded. Trans-Ocean.
MURGAC DISMISSED
Kong and Shanghai Hotela, Limited, will be held at the Regis- tered Office of the Company (Exchange Buliding, Des, Vooux Prague, Mar. 13. Chief of Staff of the Slovak Hlinka Road Central, Hong Kong), on Guards, Colonel Murgac. has been Wednesday, the 15th day of March, dismissed from office by the newly appointed Slovak Premier, M. Karl 1939, at 11.30 a.m., for the purpose Sidor, according to a report broad-
of cast by the Frogue radio to-night. of receiving a Statement
Accounts and the Report of the Board of Directors for the year onded on the 31st December, 1938, and re-electing a Director and the Auditors.
WILS
Grounds
nds for this action Colonel Murgac's speech which was broadcast from Vienna on Saturday, It is stated
Colonel Murgae then called M. Sidor a a traiter, who had betrayed the Slovaks to the Czechs
The Deputy, M. Paul Carnogorsky has been appointed the new chief of the Hlinka Guards-Trans-Ocean.
THE "TELEGRAPH"/ will send a Staff Photographer to all events of public Requests interest: should be addressed to the Pictorial Editor
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from Wednesday, the 1st March, 1939, to Wednesday, the, 15th March, 1939, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
F. C. BARRY,
Socrotary, Hongkong, 16th February, 1989.
ROOM BATH
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Attatched. Col. Sergt. L. H. Murphy, Ceylon Planters Ride Curpa, tactics
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to the Scouts Coy, from 3rd Instant. Trouper E. Wilken, Rangson Mounted Kifles, in attached to the Scot Coy, from 6th inalent.
Lunve-Sergt. T. Sutherland is grante ed leave from March 11, 1914, to Decem ber 12, 1914. Pie. E. W. Petley la granted leave from March 19, 1914, to April 30, 1914. Pte. W. 8. P. Deas In granted leave from March 8, 1914, to September 6, 1914, LeCpl. N. Golden. berg I granted leave from March 31, 1914, to March 31, 1915,
Resigned-Sergt. G. D. NeCormick in permitted to resign
10 YEARS AGO ·
March 14, 1020. Major II, 0. D. Segravo's tremendous adventurous experiment in quest for speed has proved triumphantly success. ful, the famous British racing motorist to-day setting a new world record for speed on land at Daytona Beach, Florida, In "The Golden Arrow."
mile in both directions of ļ 231.36246 miles per hourl
dyl
ile attained an average speed for the
With the continuance of the spell of dry weather, the Colony's water short- age problem is engagnig the further serious consideration of the authorities There is now less than a 100 days' supply in storage on the Island and, in tanks in the western part of the city! connexion with the scheme to erect
for the distribution of water brought over from the Kowloon side, wa, leärn that there will eventually be, four of such tanks erected, if necessary..
5 YEARS AGO.
March 14, 1934. That the 'Sanitary Pepartment will be going thoroughly into the hygienlé con- dition of houses in alum districts was Indicated at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning when the principal ionanta of the second and third floors, of No. 108 Canton Road were summoned, be- -forn „Mr. Wynne-Jones, for allowing more persons to live on the premises than allowed by law,"
Senior Banitary Inspector Reid told the Court that. there were 20 adults and 16 children living on the second
·Boor, and 24 adults and 11 children, on the third. Both these floora; were on- titled to have only 13 adults altogether, two children, counting as one adult..
When he visited the premison, Inspac- the Reid, went on, he found some of the "children"lying on the flobe, horse under the beds and others all over, the place, The flours were÷far: too crowded. The Sanitary Department (was aware of the overcrowded condition of; some of the
(worst- Galas, Was; action: taken, zo gemaa 22iis, Worthipalatirim net fiat thora is 1:4 Shortáky of heildes)on (his side of the
A Bible which was rescued from The Hongkong Stock Exchange the Edict of Nantes in 1885, when the burning pile after the recall of
yesterday, anys:
Although the turnover was on a publicly burned in France, has just restricted scale, prices remained been presented to 11:0 Natal His- steady, Sales were
in torical Society, reported Banics at $1,429, Old Docks at $18,35, Old China Lights nt $3.00 and Cements at $14.
Buyers
Hongkong Bank $1,400 Canton Insurance (225 Union Insurance #47735 H.. Fire Insurance. Biar Douglase 107
ILK. & R. Wharven 8110 · II.K. Docks (Old) $18.40° HK. Dock (New) 117 H.K. Tramways (17) Yaumati Ferries (Old) $29.90 China Light (0) $8.00 I.K. Electries $50% Macao Electrics. #15 Sandakan Lights #li Canton Ices "$1 Cementa $14.70 H.K. Ropes $4.10- Wing On (IE) $45 Entertainments $7 Vibro Piling #014
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HK, Tramways $17.20 HK. Electrics" $57" Sandakan Lights #1135 Watsons K
Bales
Hongkong Dank 41,420 H. Docks (Old) $18.35 China Lights (Old) $8,00 Sandakan Lights $11 Cemente $1494
Dairy Farms $20 Sincores $1.78/1.20
Antamoks P3, 4}%
Alka 316.
Baguio Gold'
Benguet Consolidated 19,80 Coco Grove 4815
Consolidated Mines .003
Demojstrations 13
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