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BANK HOLIDAYS
In accordanco with Government Ordinance, The Exchange Banka will be closed for the transactions of Public Business on Friday, Saturday and Monday, the 7th, 8th, and 10th. Aprl), 1939,
Hongkong, 4th April, 1939.
THE BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.
NOTICE is hereby given that body massage, is willing to call on the Third Annual Meeting of ellents at their homes, manicure, pedicure. Phone 51040, address 29A Shareholders will be held at the Nathan Road, 1st floor, Kowloon, Head Ofee, No. 6 Don Vocux Rond Contral, on Saturday, April 22nd, 1939, at 3.00 pm, for the purpose FOR SALE-Closed in, new modern of receiving the Report of the foreign style eight-roomed house, Board of Directors and the State- furnished or unfurnished, convertible ment of Accounts for the year two families. In beautiful grave ending December 31st, 1938. trees, overlooking land and
seo,
Coolest spot, New Territories. Ample The Transfer Register will be ground for poultry, goat dairy, pig closed from April 10th to 22nd, form. Brokers protected, Box 523,
1939 inclusive. "Hongkang Telegraph."
STOCK MARKET
REPORT
Exchange The Hongkong: Stock ocal summary issued at 4.00 p.m. yesterday says:
Buyers were more in evidence, and In several instances advanced their Pelves, but not sufciently. to tract. many sellers, with the result that business was sul on a restricted scule. The market closed with p Gamer tone.
15yers Hongkong Bank $1,333 Canton fasulefices $250
Union Insurances $405
.K. Wharven $105
IX. Docks $104
Providents $434
T.K. Intel $355
K. Land
Ching Lights (ld! $nta
Chun Lights (New) $5.95
Dairy Farms (1x. B) $21.00
Daly Farm (h) $15 Watson $792.
Interiments 40
Cuvi own 44 Prem Unvi. 316 Loan Prem
sellers
1.K. Wharven $100 Providents
1. Hotel 3.70
1. Trams $1015
Electric 157
Watsons 23.05
Sales
Hongkong Bank $1,395
Union Insurances $400/487% IK, Landa 134
I.K. Tram $18.33
China Lights (Old) $1.30
Watsons 67%
Gavt. 4 Loan 4% Prem.
Antamoks P,
Aloka
Benguet Contol. 12.00
Coco Graven J
Demoustrations .1435
1. X. 1. 37
[logon 27
North Camarines 37
San Mauriel 1.00
Suyoe Connol 174
United Parucoles 64
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Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
April 5, 1939.
LAMBERT DUNBAR & CO OBITUARY Britain Warns Assassination
Hongkong Shanghal Bank Bldg. 3rd Floor
CORRESPONDENTS. ·
FOR FRANCIS 1. du PONT & CO. NEW YORK
Cable Addrew DUNBAR Telephone No. 28123
APRIL 5, 1939.
FRANCIS 1, du PONT & COMPANY REPORT BY CABLE: STOCKS: Technical indications of a rally are imminent. We favour Douglas Aircraft, International Harvester, Bethlehem Sicel, New York Central, Montgomery Ward. U.S. Rubber and Eastman Kodak shares for a quick turn. Some traders think that the selling side of the market is becoming too bullish.
Many good first-quarter earnings reports will be out shortly.
The Federal Court bas set a precedeni in labour history sit-down strike. by assessing Union damages incurred in EARNINGS: The earnings of the American Smelting and Refining Company for January and February are over the corres- ponding months of last year and an increased dividend is likely. The National City Bank's Brst-quarter earnings "totalled" $0.33, while the Bankers" Trust" earned $0.01.--
Reynolds Tobacco Company's 1939 earnings are slightly above those for 1938.
WHEAT:
COPPER:
By Order of the Board of Directors,
M. Y. TANG. Chlef Manager.
Hongkong. April 1, 1939,
JL.M. DOCKYÁRD, HONG KONG
Examination for Local Clerks
Applicants are informed that those selected to attend the examination on 11th April will be notified separately.
No further applications can be considered.
FOR THE PROTECTION OF
CHILDREN..
What to do to help a child
Anyone knowing of a child who has been assaulted, neglected, or ill-treated in a manner likely to cause unnecessary suffering or injury to health, or knowing of a parent who is seeking advice on any matter concerning a child, would be doing an act of kindness by communicating at once with--
or
The Hon. Secretaries, H.K.S.P.C. The Old City Hall, Queen's Road C., Hongkong, the Inspector, 40, Pokfulum Road, 1st floor; or the Inspector, Violet Peel Health Centre, Wanchal or the Inspector, 12, Sai Young Choi Street, 1st Goor, Kow- loon.
All further steps will be taken, and expenses borne, by the Society. The Informant's name will
be
A Passion Choral Service, to which members of other churches are wel-kept. strictly private, except in cases come, will take place at the Hop Yat where malice is proved,
Church in Bonham Road on Good Friday,, commencing at 8.15 p.m.
LONDON,
Apr. 1--The Yankee
Dr. Stainer's Crucifixion and Clipper completed its South-Atlantic other Passion music will be rendered survey Bight to-day when it arrived"
by
under the nt Southampton this-
choir the church direction of Dr. Yung Chi-tung.
Reuter.
Swan Culbertson
afternoon.
Frith сая
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Members of New York Cotton Exchange
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It is reported that the Rumenlan Government will reduce the wheat export subsidy by 5 cents per bushel: We think that the market looks oversold, Private experts forecast Winter crop of 032,000,000 bushels.
The American Smelting and Reining Company has re- duced the domestic price by 1/2 cent to 10% cents per lb. LONDON AVERAGES:
APRIL 4
07.2 51.8
G.
Industrial Average Ralls Average
APRIL 3
07.8
50.1
·
These averages are based on 100 as of December 31, 1934,
R.
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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Tuesday, the 11th day of April, 1939, at 3 p.m... at the Oflices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of Lot of Crown Land at Ma Tau Chung, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of re newal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one fur- ther term of 75 years.
Intending bidders are advised
R.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Snit by Public Auction
Ruler Of Iraq Killed In Motor Accident.
Paris, Apr. 4.
According to a Havas report. from Bagdad King Ghazi, aged 27, was killed in a motor accident about midnight.
The heir to the throne is the Emir
Mussolini
Continued From Page
of air force designs in order to facilitate manufacture
both in countries.
In Jerusalem
British Troops Search For Culprits JERUSALEM, Apr. 4. THE MILITARY authorities
Feisal, who was born in 1935 One type concerned is reported to jure searching the northern quar- be the famous Merlin aircraft engine ters in Jerusalem, in an attempt for the supermarine Spitäre fighter, to locate the assailant of the and a certain type of French gun. |British official of the Palestine
This evening,
M. Lachambre
visited the Handley-Page factory at Archaeological Museum, who Cricklewood.-Reuter,
was shot and wounded outside his house to-day.
Soviet Pessimistic
Moscow, Apr. 4.
All Arab traffle has been prohibited The "Journal de Moscow," the from entering or leaving the city. French language weekly which
Thirty-five suspects have been often reflects the Soviet Foreign detained, and the curfew has been Office's views, published a pessimistic imposed in that quarter-Reuter. editorial on die Europeari situation to-day.
It said partial measures such * Mr. Chamberlain's statement - cannot foster peace,
Reuter
King Ghazi of Irak was born in Mecca in 1912. He came of a ruling Arab family, the Sheresians, who had long held away in the Holy Cities and other parts of Arabla. His father Felsal. was for a time King of Syria, but in 1920 was de throned by the French under their mandate for that country. Within a year Feisal was made King of Irak by the British, King Ghazi's educa- tion was
on the traditional Arab lines, including periods of living with Bedouin in the desert and in- struction in Moslem literature and religion. But he also had English tutors and governesses under the The "Journal” urges general inea- supervision of Gertrude Bell, the aures for collective security and famous friend and adviser of the declares that all small countries in Arabs.
Europe, Scandinavia and оп the In 1023 his father sent him to Baltic are menaced by aggression and It is learned that the Lancashire Harrow School in England and heare sceptical of the position of Cotton Corporation has declined a spent nearly three years there. He Poland.
huge offer of American cotton, proved to be very much like the I says Poland sought a common It is understood that the offer was average boy, showing a partiality for Hungarian front, in reality lengthen- in the region of 750,000 bales, to be the cinema, practical Joking and Poland was aligned with the Axis valued at over £6,000,000.
niting the border with Germany, spread over three years, and which is available confectionery. So far as study was concerned, he had a pre- ference for mechanical rather than academic subjects. Long before he was old enough to hold a motor car licence he knew the construction of
various types of cars and was an exerilent driver.
Being debarred from the roads owing to lack of a licence, he used to drive at Brook- lands, being probably the youngest motorist who ever went round that famous track. On returning to Irak King Ghazi went through a course of training at the Bogdad Military School.
US. Cotton Offer Rejected
that tit
approached s
London, Apr. 4.
amount of cotton
during the September crisis and the Representatives of the Corporation Chamberlain declaration does not stated
the Corporation had been assure co-operation to Poland herself
with the in collective security unless Poland's
the object of buying foreign policy is radically changed.ndvantageous terms, but the offer had United Press,
been turned down in the best interests of the Industry, as it would have demoralised the whole merchanting system of the country-Reuter.
"REUTER" REPORT
ATTACKED
Rome, Apr. 4. "Reports published abroad about the situation and relations between Italy and Albania are tendencimus and unfounded" declares Bari
In September 1933, his father died broadcast which is reported in the
PARLIAMENT ADJOURNING
London, Apr. 4.
The Premier to-day announced that
to be held on Tuesday, the 11th suddenly when on a visit to Swit- "Gazetta del Mezzogiorno," which Parliament would adjourn on April day of April, 1939, at 3 p.m.,zerland. King Ghazi was proclulm- | 9ys that at the explicit request off, and would re-assemble on the 18th.. at the Offices of the Publice King within a few hours of the the King of Albania, conversations Provision would be made to call Works Department, by Order of news reaching Bagdad. Felsul, who ate progressing for the reinforcement the House together earlier if circum-. His Excellency the Governor of a married a cousin In order to of the defensive alliance between the lances required.-Reuter,
the familly tradition of two countries. maletnin Crown Land at ceping the ruling authority to the Lot of
The announcement says that it is Blav feeling, which turned many Tai Kok Tsui, in the Colony of blood of the Sheresians, had urged not the intention of the Italian Gov-¦ people's thoughts towards the British Hong Kong, for a term of 75 his son to do the same, Obediently ernment to make an attempt against anti-aggression plan.-Reuter. years, with the option of rs within a fortnight of his accession the independence and integrity
Kick Chazi announced his engage- Albania,
HITLER RETURNS newal at a Crown Rent to be 12
ment to his cousin Princess Aliyah,
The move is retarded here na a fixed by the Surveyor of His ughter of his
Berlin, Apr. 4. uncle, ex-King All
counter measure to the British The betrothal took soundings of Greece and Yugo-Slavla Berlin from his week-end spent at Herr HHier to-day returned lu Majesty the KING, for one fur- of the ledjaz.
Blage 311 ther term of 75 years.
accordance with
custom in with regard to the projected anti- the absence of the princess, but was aggression front. Intending bidders are advised a legal ceremony equivalent to mar- that immediately after the disp-rings. She and the King were not Albania, might wish to impress on spending 12 hours in Berlin before
to to meet, however, until some months them the need of maintaining and proceeding
Li
It is felt that Italy, by occupying.
that immediately after the diana-sal of the lot the Purchaser (if later when she was to be proclaim- relations with the Rom:-Berlin axis
sal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be requirai in Queen. not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an
authorised
to deposit with an authorised officer who will be prosent at the sum of two hundred officer who will be present at the sale, the
of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum safe, the sum
Thla sum will be refunded on payment of dollars, ($200) in cash. will be refunded on payment of
the Purchase price. the Purchase price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Sale
Locality
Lot No. 4132.
Kowloos Inland
New Kowloou Intaudi
Between 35 & 4044, 31a
Registry No.
G.
Tau Chung. Boad,
Ma Tau Cheng,
Boundary
Blonsorementa
N.
EW.
ན ། ་
as per sale plan.
Contents in
About
$7,245
Kowloon Inland:
Lai No. 4134.
____|__|_19. feel. ____|
[ ] Ann. Rent.
Opposite Kowlcon Inland
Tai Kok Tsui
No. of Sale
Upset Price
Registry No
Locality
099'6
$110
3
10
R.
G.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
Lot No. 3475. Bedford Rd.
Houndary
Menstruante.
tf
H
༄ །
q. feet
Acopal
Rental
Contents ir
(Opret Frice
fartifext]iver|thet
de per nje
plan.
About
7,200
感 R.
FI
DODHIS
Adriatic.
Italian
sta.
It is understood that he will be
Berchtesgaden.--
Reuter,
Slovak-Reich Talks
One of the earllest pro-and of leaving italy secure in the biens King Ghazi mud his advisers had to face was a complaint from
occupation of Albania
Pressburg, Apr. 4. Christians that his
Dr. Tiso, the Slovak Prime Minis- the Assyrian
press Yugo-Slavin, where German ter, and Dr. Durcansky, the Foreign rups had massacred a number of would, apparently, unfavourably im- thens. As a result they wanted to migrate.
The nitter was referred occupation of the Czech provinces is Minister, left for Berlin to-day.
suld to have caused a wave of pan-1 Trans-Ocean. to the League of Nations.
King Was Driving
Parks, Apr. 4.
A report status that the King was driving his own eur back to the palace when he hit an electric pylon while travelling at high speed. The King lost consciousness inmediately and died 46 minutes after midnight from a fractured skull.
A bit am upom the death was signed by five doctors. The date of the funeral will be xcd this morning-Reuter.
Arabs Mourn
Baghdad, Apr. 4.
The streets are crowded with pro- cessions of Arabs walling and beat ing their breasts, at the loss of the Ghazi.
A communique gives the cause of death severe fracture of the skull, causing extreme laceration of the bruin.Reuter,
New King Proclaimed
POST
OFFICE.
From
Air Mail-by-"Imperial - Airways.
Direct Service" London 29th March.
Shanghai and Swatow Haiphong, Pakhoi and Fort Bayard Kiangsu Jupan
Austrajin and Manila
Due.
INWARD MAILS
Per
date.
Imperial Airways Plane Kaying
.Aprit &.
April 5.
April 5.
London Maru Nellore
.April 5.
.Aprit 5.
Plane
.April 5.
.April 5.
April 6.
.April 6.
.April 7.
April 7.
April 7.
.April
April 7.
.April
Air Mall by "Pan American Air-
ways Direct Service"San Fran. Pan American Airways clsco date, 29th March Japan
Japan and Shanghei
Chuanchow
Japan
Haiphong
Baghdad, Apr. 4. The three-year-old son of the late
lias been proclaimed Shanghai
King Ghazi King Felsul
Japan and Shanghal Emir Abdullah, uncle of the new Haiphong
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS ruter, has been appointed Regent. Manila"
of the Sale by Public Auction Reuter.
to be held on Tuesday, the 11th day of April, 1939, at 3 p.m.,
MR. FRANK TENNEY
For
Shirala
Antenor
Shantung
Anya Miru
Cantor: ..... Conte Verdo Huslmi Maru Kwangtung Nagara Maru
OUTWARD MAILS
For
Wednesday
Mar-
Mombasa, Beira, Louren.co
ques, (Parcels and Papers only for South Afrlen via Durban) Swotow and Foochow Amoy and Shanghai
+
Mingsong Wing Wo
of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Tuesday, the Ilth day of April, 1939, at 3 p.m..
-London, Apr. 4. at the Offices of the Public The death has occurred of Frank at the Offices of the Public
Tency. Professor of Latin at John Haiphong Works Department, by Order of Hopkins University since 1918, at the Fort Bayard Works Department, by Order of
His Excellency the Governor of
age of 63. His Excellency the Governor of
one Lot of Crown Land at Born at Kunsas, he received his one Lot of Crown Land at
Ma Tau Kok, in the Colony of education at the Kansas State Uni- versity, Univerally of Chicago, Uni- Ma Tau Chung, in the Colony of
Hong Kong, for a term of 75 versity of Berlin and in Rome. Hong Kong, for a term of 75
years, with the option of re- He was Instructor at the University newal at a Crown Rent to be of Chicago from 1901 to 1904, Bryn years, with the option of re- newal at a Crown Rent to be
fixed by the Surveyor of His Mawr College up to 1010 and in the American Classical College in Rome. Majesty the KING, for one fur-Later he was Professor at various fixed by the Surveyor of His!
ther term of 75 years.
Universities, corresponding Fellow of Majesty the KING, for one fur-
the British Academy, Fellow of the Intending bidders are advised American Society of Arts and Sci- ther term of 75 years.
the American Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo-ences, Member of
Philosophical Society and Editor of that immediately after the disposal of the lot the Purchaser (If the American Journal of Philology. sal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required! Among his many publications were Swatow not the applicant) will be required to deposit with authorised several historical books dealing with Parcels only for Straits, Penang, Antenor
Anelent Home,--Reuter.
dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum
an
to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the offeer who will be present at the salo, the sum of two hundred
FAMOUS ENGINEER salo, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum
Edinburgh, Apr. 4. The death has taken place of Mr. will be refunded on payment of will be refunded on payment of Llewelyn Roberts, 58, chief engineer
ond Commodore of the Purchase price.
White Star Line and chief engineer
salling-United Press.
the Purchase price.
the Cunard-
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. | PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. of the liner Queen Mary on the first
No. of Sale
Eat No. 4133- Junction of Ma Tan Chung Bond & Kwangi St., Ma Tau Chung."
Registry No,
Locality
Kuwlcon Inland .
Boundary
Measurementa
As por sale
plan.
Qantenie in
#q. fort
Abous
020'
JEDOUT
$45
Upset Price
*3,023
IPUR 10 TON Í
Kowloon Inland
Registry 1
Junction of Pak Tai St..
Locality
Ma Tau Kok
& Ma Tau Kok Road,
Boundary
31 casurements
EW.
se per sale
plan.
Coptereel
Argusi
8.430
961
Rental
ອd !
**6,323
Date and Time.
Wed., April 5, 1 p.m., Wed., Apr. 5, 2 p.m.
London Maru Wed., Apr. 5, 2.30 p.m. Hastan
„Wed., April 5, 3 p.m. Tsinan.....Wed., Apr. 6, 3.30 p.m. Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Hono- Pan American Airways
lulu, and U.S.A. by the "Fan- American Airways Direct Service" -due San Francisco,. 12th April.
Swatow and Bangkok
Rer., Ord.,
Rek..
Plane....Wed., Apr. 5.
K.P.O.
....Apr. 2, 3 p.m.
.Apr. 5, 5.30 pm. G.r.O.
........Apr. 6, 5 p.m.
Ord........Apr. 6, 7.80. ..
Mulbock ....Wed., April 5; 7 p.m.
Thursday
.... Kweiyung..Thurs., Apr. 6, 10.30 a.h..
Thurs., April G
..April 6, 1 p.m..
Ceylon, Aden, Egypt, Marseilles and London-due London, 11th May.
Manila, Saigon, Bangkok, Maurlilus, Reunion, Madagascar, Lourenco Marques, and (Parcels and Papers
G. P. O, and K. P. O. Parcela
only for South Africa via Durban) Boissevain Thurs, April 6, 3.30 p.m. Air Mall for Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plane
Direct Servico" due London, 13th April
Thurs., April 6, K.P.0.
April 6, 5p.m.
Пек.
Orl.
April' 0, 8.30 p.m. GP.O.
Rer.
April. 6, 5 p.m.
Ord.
April 6, 7 p.m.
Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- Imperial Airways Flane
tralia by "Imperial Airways Direct Servios”—due Sydney, 18th. April
Thurs., April 0.
Ber.
Ord.
K.P.0. April
Ker. Ord.
Yatshing Friday
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to the Pictorial Editor.
Air Malï for “KLM Airways Direof Ifasimi Maru
Service-due Amsterdam, 20th
....April 6, K D...
0·4,80
G.PO,
April 6, 5 p.m. April 6, 1. p.m. Thurs, April 6, 7 pm.
Swatowy
Apill
Tel., April 7
0.F.0, and TPI
Exeg Ord.
.Apr. 7, 11.30 1.24.