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Exchange At A Glance
BELLING
T.T. London
Demand
T.T. Shanghai
T.T. Singapore
TT, Japan T.T. India
T.T. USA. TT. Manila
.1%. 2.23/32 18. 2.20/32
.175 .52%
105
.824
,28%
T.T. Batavia
T.T. Bangkok
100%
T.T. Salgon
T.T. Franco
T.T. Germany
544
100% .10.87 7144 120 1/6%
13.1/32
4 m/s D/o
do.
1/3
4 m/s Life U.S.A.
4 m/s France
30 d/s Indip
.201 .11.27 .83%
TT, Switzerland
T.T. Australia
BUYING
4 m/s L/c London
U.S. Cross rate in Lon. ..4.00
STOCK MARKET
REPORT
The Hongkong Stock Exchange official summary issued at 3.30 p.m. yesterday, says: **
in
Although the turnover was on a restricted scale, prices remained
were reported steady. Sales Banks at $1,420, Old Docks at $18.35, China Lights at $8.00 and Old Cementa at $144.
BayOTH
Hongkong Bank $1,400 Canton Incuraneo' s224 Union Insurance Birrik H.K. Fire Insurance $IBT Douglases BUT
H.K. & K. Wharves $11945 1.K. Dock (Old) $18.40 HK. Docks (New) $173% ILK. Tramways $17
Yaumati Ferries (Old) $23.00
China Lighis (Old) $0.80
K. Electric
Macao
Sandakan Lights (11
Canton Ice $1
Cements $14.70
UK. Ropes $430
Wing On (ILR) 945
Entertainments: $7
Vibra Piling
H.R. Govt. 4% Loan 45% pin.
Setters
Hongkong Bank $1,430
Unton Insurance $485
H.K. & K. Wharves $122
if. & S. Tiotela $0.00
K. Tramways $17.20
K. Electric $57
Gandakan laghts 81115 Watsons 0%
Baler
Hongkong Bank $1,420 HK. Docks (Qld) $18.35 China Lights (Old) $0.00 Bandakan Lights #11 Cementa $10
Datry Form
$20
Sincères $1,78/1 20
Antamoka Pa, .4431⁄2
Aloke 3911
Dogulo Gold 27
Benguet Consolidated 13.00 Coco Grove 401
Consolidated Mines .003
Demojstrations 13
1. X. .. .07
San Mauricio 2.25
Suyoo 21
United Paracale 74
INDOOR BOWLING
Ewo League Match
Played At Alleys
Last Night
At the Hongkong Bowling Alleys lost evening, the "Rollers" beat "Pokfulam's Pride" by 41 points in an Ewo League match. It was a close contest with the issue in doubt until the Inst frame,
Scores:
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, 1939, at 5.30 p.m.
By order,
8. R. KERR,
Secretary Hongkong, 14th March, 1989. HUNGKONG & WHAMPO
DOCK CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ordinary Yearly Mesting 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, both days inclusive.
Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Czech Crisis LAMBERT
Flares Up
Continued From Page 1
subject of the developments···în } Czecho-Slovakia.
INTERVIEW HITLER WA
Berlin, Mor."'13.".
M. Tiso, former Premier Blavalda, and M. Durcansky, arrived in Berlin by special plane from Vienna to-day, when they drove to the Foreign Office and saw Herr Joachim von Ribbentrop, who took them straight to the Chancellery, where Herr Hitler was waiting for
them.
Decisions made at the interviews, if any, are being kept secret. -An
official.communique issued after the meeting, merely says that "pending lasues" were discussed, but it is reported that Herr Hitler sending demands or recommenda tions to Prague, to-night,
PARLIAMENT SUMMONED
ex-
Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Didg 3rd Floor
March 14, 1939,
DUNBAR &
CO.
CORRESPONDENTS FOR FRANCIS I. du PONT & CO. NEW YORK
Cable Address DUNHAR Telephone Ne..
26133
MARCH 14, 1930.
FRANCIS L du PONT. & COMPANY REPORT, BY CABLE: STOCKS: We understand that the Remington Rand Company's February commercial typewriter sales reached a record high. The stock closed at 15.
February fertiliser sales were D, per cent, under those of the corresponding month of last year.
Glen Martin denies the suspension of plane orders by the Netherlands.
Stewart-Warner Corporation, during 1030, recorded a loss of $294,000. The stock closed at $10%.
The General American Transportation Company has bought" control in a small aeroplane 'manufacturing company. Du Font de Nemours' January and February business was from 25 to 30 per cent, over the corresponding period of
1933.
A Prague message says that it is semi-oficially learned tha! Premier Tiso requested President Bratislava, and elimination of the so- Hacha to summon the Slovak Parila- called Benes policy.-Trans-Ocean, ment in Bratislava at 10 a.m. to-
FOUR MINISTERS morrow.
TO RESIGN
The request is stated to have been
By Order of the Board of mude as a result of M. Tiso's talk Directors,
E. COCK; Chlef Manager. Hongkong, 1st March, 1939.
THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.
Notice to Shareholders
with Horr Hiller,
President Hache has complied with the request.
The Slovak Parliament will have
lo decide the future of Slovakia.
GERMAN DEMANDS
the
It is semi-officially learned that Germany is
Central asking the Government at Prague, firstly to give Slovakia the right of self-determina- Lion; secondly, to replace the present Defence Minister, General The Seventieth Ordinary General Czech
the Minister of Strovy and Meeting of Shareholders will be interior; thirdly, to guarantee pro- held at the Offices of the under-tection of the German minorities in signed on Friday, the 24th March, Bohemia and Moravia-Renter. 1939, at Noon, for the purpose of
COMMONS STATEMENT receiving the Report of the General
London, Mar. 13, Manngers, together with a state-
Making a statement in the House ment of Accounts for the year of Commons to-day on the situation ended the 31st December, 1938. In Czecho-Slovakia,
Mr. Neville The Share Register and Trans-Chamberlain declared that according!
to his reports, only minor incidents fer Books will be closed from the 10th to the 24th March, 1939, both last few days, and the altuation there daya inclusive.
appeared, to be outwardly calm- Reuter.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. General Managers, The Hongkong Fire Insurance
Co., Ltd.
Hongkong, 3rd March, 1939. THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.
Notice to Shareholders
THE FIFTY-SECOND ORDIN- ARY ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. on THURS- DAY, 23rd MARCH, 1939, at NOON, for the purpose of recely- ing the Roport of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December,
1938.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 13th March, 1939, .to THURSDAY, the 23rd March,
1939, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board Directors,
MADRID NORMAL
(Continued from Page 1.)
of the blockade by the Spanish No- tionalist Government,
Prague, Mar. 13, Four Ministers in the Prague Cen-
Mr. Butler, replying to further tral Government, Mr. Birovy, M. Feierabend. M. Sadek,
M. questions on Spain, declared that the and
confused. The British Government Fischer, will resign from office, it is situation in Central Spain was vers stated in political circles her had not been in contact either with Trans-Ocean.
HUNGARIANS ARRESTED
re-
the Republicans or Nationalists about conditions for an armistice.
The Government regarded patriation of Spanish refugees from Frabee 08 matter between the French and Spanish governments.
His Majesty's Government had de cided to render assistance towards the
Budapest, Mar. 13, Thirty Hungarian political leaders have been arrested in Presnov in Slovakia by the Czechs, according to the newspaper "Magyarszag."
It is also stated that all leaders of maintenance of refugees, and a grant the Hlinka Guards in Presnoy have would be made in the immediate been arrested because they protested future to the British Red Cross. against the arrest of the Hungarians. Replying to additional questions on A clash occurred between the the Franco blockade, Mr. Butler sald Czech militia and. Hinka Guards, that Viscount Halifax had made it during which nine persons were perfectly clear that the British navy would take action on the high seas if seriously wounded Trans-Ocean.
MURGAC DISMISSED
there was any interference with Bri- Progue, Mar. 13,
Wish ships-Reuter, Chief of Staff of the
the Slovak Hlinka Guards, Colonel Murgae, has been dismissed from office by the newly Sidor, according to a report broad- cast by the Prague radio to-night.
rounds for this
action was Colonel Murgac's speech which was broadcast from Vienna on Saturday, it is stated.
had occurred in Bratislava in the appointed Slovak Fremier, M. Kard Referees' Meeting
GOERING RETURNS
Rome, Mur. 13. Field-Marshal Hermann Goering. who has been on holiday in Italy left unexpectedly to-day for Berlin by the afternoon train.
It is believed here that Fleid- | Marshal Goering's return to Germany may be due to events in Czecho Slovakia, and the renewed tension. between Berlin and Prague.--Reuter,
LONDON RESERVE
London, Mar. 13. Omelal elreles in London maintain reserve in regard to the events in Caccho-Slovakia.
Concerning the question of British guarantee of Czecho-Slovak territory, it is pointed out in informed quarters that no formal guarantee has ever been given
It is also emphasised that any such guarantee could relate only to foreign and not to the disintegration of the oggression against Czecho-Slovakia, country through internal causes.
It is added that for the time being British interests are not affected by the events in Bratislava,
NO CONCRETE PROPOSALS
The British Government is stated to be in close touch with Paris on the subject of the developments In of Czecho-Slovakia, but that no concrete proposals regarding eventual steps to be taken by either Government have yet been made,
from
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
· “Pokfulam's Pride" Angus
110 141 125 382
of Shareholders of The Hong 101 147. 363
and 99 322 Kong
Shanghai Hotels,
M. Weill
115
A. H. Potts
-124
L. Welll
98
Total
"Rollers"
00
C. Guttinger 159 110 170 445 S. A. Tremlett J. Dubois
A. A. Hutchison 118
Total
104 109 311 Limited, will be held at the Regis- Offico 1,378 terod
of the Company. (Exchango Building, Des: Voeux 113 95 331 Road Central, Hong Kong), on 100 108 108 322 Wednesday; the 15th day of March,
122 321
1939, at 11.30 n.m., for the purpose 1,419 of receiving Statement of 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.
HİSTORIC BIBLE
MARITZBURG, South Africa.
A Bible which was rescued from the burning pile after the recall of the Edict of Nantes in 1885, when The Transfer Books of the hundreds of Protestant Bibles were pubilely burned in France, has just Company will be closed from been presented to the Natal His-Wednesday, the 1st March, 1939, torical Society..
to Wednesday, the 16th March, 1939, both days Inclusive.
THE “TELEGRAPH" will send a Staff Photographer to all events of public interest. Requests should be addressed to the Pictorial Editor
By Order of the Board,
F. C. BARRY,
Secretary. Hongkong, 18th February, 1989.
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.
The movements of German troops in Bavaria in recent weeks have been large enough to atteset attention, and has been the sub- Ject of discussion among the public. Movements have been observed
the
with more than usual strength in direction of Salzburg, and sone
taken have
place from Nuremberg to Munich,
The troops involved are mostly mechanised detachments,
with
- light gons, anti-aircraft guns, and
armoured cara-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 chlef responsibility for the conduct of the Czech police authorities is attributed,
According to reports, the Cabinet would be headed by General Gajda, who was lander of the Czech Legionarier Goernment,
New
Opinion is: growing in Prague polical circles that it is hopeless to try to retain the Slovaks within the "boundaries " of ⠀ the Czecho-Slovak Republic-Trans-Ocean,
AXIS POWERS AGREE
Rome, Mar. 13. Commenting on the latest events in Czecho-Slovakio,^; tha's papers here
ROOM BATH pharia complete beremment.. bes
$6
tween the Axis Poweri, concerning
the necessity of definitely settling the
the fuller
the main ethnice be
im
on the onomy
Colonel Murgac then called M. Sidor a traitor, who bad betrayed the Slovaks to the Czechs,
The Deputy, M. Paul Carnogorsky has been appointed the new chief of the Hlinka Guards-Trans-Ocean.
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The regular half-monthly meeting of the Hongkong Referees', Associo- ton was held yesterday in the) Football Association rooms, the Bank of Canton Building, Routine busi- ness was conducted.
Mr. R. M. Omar was in the Chair, and it was unanimously agreed that a letter of sympathy be sent to Mr. Goss, Hon. Secretary of the Associa- Uion, in his recent bereavement.
D
POST OFFICE.
„CERTIFIGATE. OF PORTING
With effect from "March '1, ' 1939|
VIA SIBERIA" ROUTE Letters and Postcards for Europe
The fee for a Certißents of 'Posting (except Great Britain and Eire) and for an ordinary letter will be 2 cents. | South® America new forwarded "vis
Siberia" it so superscribed.
MAIL FOR CANTON Registered and Ordinary mail and Farcels (not Insured) will be ne cepted for Canton and despatched as clrcumstances permit.
'MAIL' LETTRES
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel, Malls. Ren closed 15 minutes carlier than the Uma given below unless otherwise Ordinary letter mail only for stated, and whore mails are advertis- Pakhot, West Kwangtung, Kwangsl, ed to close at or before D'am, re- Szechwan, Kweichow and Human gistered and parcel mails are closed. will be accepted at Senders' risk, Int 5 pm. on the previous day.
INWARD - MAILS
From
Calcutta and Strait, Amoy
Straits and Europe via Sues (Papers etc.,)-Landon date, 16th Febru- ary and London Parcels-(London date, 9th February) Manlia
Shanghai
Shanghai
For
Shirala
Duo.
Von Heutsz
March 14. March. 14.
Air Mall by Tan American Air-
way, Direct Beryloo"-San Fran- F'an 'American elsco date, 8th March. Tientsin
Airways plane Prominent
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-London date, 8th March. USA., Honolulu and Japan (San
Francisco date, 18th February) Pres. Garfield :..
Somall Straits, Manila and London Parcels
(London date, 2nd February)... Ajax Japan Halphong
Japan..
Manila
Japan and Shanghal
Tientsin and Swntow.
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-London date, 11th March
Manila and Straits
US.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang- hal (San Francisco date, 24th February).
Manila
Straits
Straits
Stralis
For
Cortu
March 15.
Emp. of Japan Glenopie Kalsyo Maru
March 15.
March 15.
.March 15.
March 15.
March 15,
Imperial Airways Plans
March 16.
.March 10.
March 10.
March 17-
Bokuyo Maru
March 17.
Canton
.March 17.
Jeypore
March 17.
Pleasantville
March 17.
Rawalpindi Yingchow
March 17.
March 17.
Imperial Airways Piano M/V Victoria
March 18.
March 18..
March 16..
.March 20.
-March 20..
.March 21.
.March 31.
Pres. Pierce
Eurybates
Potsdam Rolssevain Cremer
OUTWARD MAILS
Fort Bayard and Halphong Swatow,...、、
Batavia and Sourabaya Bangkok
Chunnchow and Amoy Shanghai and Dairen Swalow
Madang, Salomouc, Tulagi
Rubus} Swatow and Foochow ....... Swatow, Amoy, Chunachow
Foochow.
Parcels only for Straits
Fer
Tuesday
Date and Time.
Jean Dupuis. „Tues., Mar. 14, 2 p.m... Anhui .............Tues., Mar. 14, 2.30. p.m. Tibadak..Tues., Mar. 14, 2.30 p.m.. Mul Hock Tues., Mar. 14, 3.30 p.m.. Talyuan..Tues., Mar, 14, 3.30. p.m. Neumark Tues., Mar. 14, 7 p.m.. Tingsong Tues., Mar. 14, 7 p.m.
Wednesday
ond
Friderun Yunnan
and Selatan
Wed., Mar. 15, 9.30 a.m... Wed., Mar, 15, 10.30 am.. Wed., Mar. 15, 3.p.m.
Van Heutaz..Wed., Mar. 16, 5 p.m..
Plane....Wed., Mar. 15,
E.P.O.
Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Ilono- Pan American Airways
lulu, and U.S.A. by the "Pan- American Airways Direct Service" doe San Francisco, 22nd March
Swntow
Mar. 15, 5 p.m.
Ber..
Ord,
...Mar. 15, 5.30p.m..
G.P.O.
ICK.,
....Mar. 15, 5. p.m.
Ord.,
..Mar. 18, 7.30 am
Thursday
Kwangtung Thurs,, Mar, 16, 0.30 alm.
Air Mall for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plané
Servies"-dus London.
Direct -23rd–March
Mar. 16, 7 p.m..
K.P.O.
Mar. 16, 5 p.ii.. Mar. 16, 5.30 pm G.P.O.
.Mar. 16, 5 p... Mar. 10, 7 pm. Thurs., Mar. 16.
Mar. 16, 5 p.m.. Mar. 16, 5 p.m. Mar., 18, 5.30 p.m.
Thurs. Mae, 10.
HP.O
Reg.
.Mar. 18, 5 p.m.. Ord, ............. Mar, 10, 5.30 p.m.-- G.P.O.
Reg... Ord.
Mar, 10, 5 p...
An [accurate
timekeeper
Air Mall for Malaya, Java and Aus- Imperial Airways Flane
tralia by "Imperial Airways Direct Service-dus Sydney, 25th March
Thurs., Mar. 18..
· Bec.
Ord.
lis
A
Rec.
Ord,
via Thursday Island-due Thurs- day Island, 28th March,
Manila. Australia and New Zealand Taiping
E. P. O.
Parcels,
Reg.,
Ord..
G. P..O...
RECORD
M
Parcels
Mar. 16, 5 p.m.
Reg
Mar. 16, 5 p.m..
Ord
.Mar. 16, 7 p.m.
Saigon
Central and South America' via Vancouver B.C., and (Parcels and Papers only for Canada)-duc Vancouver B.C., 4th April
G.P.O. and K.P.0.2
Parcela, Reg., Ord.
..::Mar. 16, 5 p.m.
Mar. 17, 9.15" a.m. Mar. 17, 10 am.
Friday
Shanghai, Japan and Europe (except Great Britain and Eire (vin Siberia.
Bost colour and
pure DIAMONDS
Ultra Modern
itings
J. ULLI
Chater Road,
N
D
S
......... Aramis .............Thurs., Mar. 16, 7 p.m.
Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, USA, Emp. of Japan Thurs., Mar. 16.
Manila
Tientsin Swatow
Air Mail for Indo-Chins by the "Air France Airways Direct Ber- vice."
Corfu
Fri., Mar. 17, 10.30am. Pres, Garfield Fri, Mar, 17, 10.30 a.m. Dalipu......Fri, Mar. 17 3.30 pm. Slaklong....Fri, Mar. 17, 3.30 p.m. Air France Plane....Frk, Mne, 17.
Reg.,
Ord,
Beg
Ord,
Straits; Ceylon, India, East and Rawalpindi
South Africa, Aden, Egypt, Malta. and Europe via Marsellés-due Marseilles, 14th April,
G.P.O. Parcels, Neg Ord.¡
Saturday
Air Mall for "K.L.M. Always Direct Rawalpindi
Amsterdam, 28th Service”—due
BOK Ord
...Mar, 17, 5 p.19: Mar. 17, 5.30 pm. G.P.O.
„Mar. 17, 5 pm. 1.Mar. 17, 7. p.m. ......Fri., Mar. 17. and K.P.O.UKAN
..Mar. 17, 5 p.m. Mar. 18 9.43 am Mar. 18.10.30.a.m..
Sak: Mar, 18.
G.P.0. and K.P.0.
VyMar. :18; 8.30: m.xd
HITMAK, 18, 19 1.03. WOSADK: Sat, Mar 18, 1Μp.m. Chenonceaux.Sat., Mar. 10, 1.30 pan. Prts, Pierce“. „Bat, Mar. 16, 4.30 pm: Sunday
March
Haiphong
Shanghal and Japan,
Manila
Fort Bayard and Tahkol Swatow
Monday...
Swalow and Foochow Haiphong
Klangsu
....Sun., Mar: 10, §. a.ti.. Kingyuan 209.Sun, Mar. 19, 9. am.
Prominent...Mon., Mar. 20, 8.30 amu *Canton Moga Mon., Mar. 20,
Air Mail for "Imperii: Afrways Imperial Altwsys
Direct Bervloeduc
* 87th March 27
London)