Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
May
1939.
P & O-BRITISH INDIA (APCAR) AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES
(Coinpanice ucorporated. In England:)
Taking Cargo on through Blits of Lading for STRAITS, JAVA & DURMA, CEYLON INDIA, IRANIAN GULF, MAURITIUB, E. & B. AFRICA. AUS- TRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND, QUEENSLAND. PORTS, RED BEA, ZGYPT. EUROPE, ETC.
PENINSULAN & ORIENTAL, FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMEIS (Under Contract with 11.34, Government.)
All vessels may call at any ports on or off the route-and the route and all Kalling aro abject to changé de deviation with or without notice.
Steamers
CARTHAGE
1 BANGALORE
KAJPUTANA RANCHI **BHUTAN
RANPURA *BEHAR RAWALPINDI CHITRAL CORFU
• Cargo only.
SANTHIA
TALMA SUNDHANA SHIRALA TILAWA
Tons From 'Kong about [
14,500; 13th May
6,000 20th May.
17,000 27th May, 7,000) 10th June 6,000 17th June
17,000) 24th Juno 6,000 1st July
17,000 8th July 16,000 22nd July 14,500) 5th August
+ Calls Casablanca.
DAITISHI, INDIA APCAR
8,000 0th May
10,000 20th May 10,000 3rd June. 8,000 17th June. 10,000 1st July
Destination
'bay, Marseilles & London. B'bay, M'sellles, Havre, L'don, Hull, H'bg. I'dom & A'werp. Bombay, Marseilles & London, Bombay, Marseilles & London. a'bay, M'sellies, Havre, L'don, Hull, H'bg, R'dam & A'werp. Ebay, Marseilles & London. EBay, M'selles, Havre, L'don, Hull, 'bg, R'dam & A'werp. B'boy, Marseilles & London. B'bay, Marseilles & London. D'bay, Marsellies & London. All vessels may call at Malta BAILINGS (SOUTH)
S'pore,
Port
Swettenham, Pennng Rangoon & Calcutta,
DO.
DO.
DO.
DO.
B. I. Apcar Line Steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd Clas passengers.
NELLORE
TANDA
NANKIN
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (BOUT.)
7,000 th Mny.
7,000 3rd June,
7,000 30th June
Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne
& Hobart
Regular monthly sailings from Hongkong to Shanghai and Japan and X'kong- to Australia.
TANDA
RANCHI SIRDHANA
*BHUTAN RANPURA SHIRALA *BEHAR. NANKIN
Cargo only.
Hong Kong to Sydney-10 dayı,
BAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN,
7,000 5th May
17,000) 11th May 10,000 11th May 0,000 12th May 17,000) 25th May 6,000 25th May 400 24th May 7,000' 5th June
Shanghal & Japan
Shanghal & Japan. Shanghal & Japan. Shanghai & Japan.. Shanghal & Japan. Japan.
Shanghai & Japan. Shanghai & Japan.
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without nailer, Parcels measuring not more than 6 c.f.t. will be received at the Company's Office up to noon on the day previous to saliing.
For Passage Rales. Ilandbooks, Freight, etc. apply
P. & O. B'ding, MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. Phone
Connaught n.C.
PRESIDENT LINER
SAILINGS
SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES
vis
SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA AND HONOLULU
6 S "PRESIDENT CLEVELAND" SAILS MAY 5th at 12.01
6 5 "PRESIDENT PIERCE"
SS "PRESIDENT TAFT"
6 S "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"
S S "PRESIDENT CLEVELAND"
SS "PRESIDENT PIERCE"
Agents
a.m. MAY 19th at 12.01 4.tn. JUNE Sre at 12.00 Noon JUNE 16th at 12.01 JUNE 30th at 12.01 JULY 14th at 12.01
And fortnightly thereafter,
NEW YORK AND BOSTON VIA SUEZ
S S "PRESIDENT HARRISON"
S ́S "PRESIDENT POLIC”--
4.m.
SAILS MAY 12th at 12.00 Noon JUNE 9th ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄at 12.00 Noon
And fortnightly thereafter. MANILA
SS "TRESIDENT PIERCE"
SS "PRESIDENT HARRISON" SS "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE" SS "PRESIDENT POLK"
SAILS MAY
12th at 1,00 am. MAY 12th at 12.00 Noon MAY 20th at 9.00 p.m. JUNE 0th at 12.00 Noon
★ ★ AMERICAN ★★
PRESIDENT LINES
BOUND WORLD SERVICES
11. Fedder Street
Telephone 28171.
CANADIAN PACIFIC
TEAMSHIPS HOTELS:
RAILWAYS - EXPRESS
TO HONOLULU, CANADA, UNITED STATES
and EUROPE
via Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobo & Yokohama EMPRESS OF JAPAN via Honolulu ...Noon, Fri., May 12, EMPRESS OF ASIA via Honolulu ... ....1.00 1.m., Fri., May 20. EMPRESS OF CANADA via Honolulu .....Noon, Fri, June 9. EMPRESS OF RUSSIA
17.00 ̄am, Fri., June 23.
Air-conditioned equipment on C.P.R. Trans-Continental Trains Frequent Canadian Pacids Atlatle sailings to European Poris
EMPRESS OF JAPAN
EMPRESS OF ASIA
Union
Building
TO MANILA
Canadian Pacific
Fil.. May - 5. Thuis, May 18,
Telephons
20752.
PHOTONEWS Shanghai News Pictures
A Wolf Cub Rally was held at the Kinochow Park, ·· Shanghal, recently with over 110 Cabs from 11 troops participating. With Sir Herbert Phillips, K.CAL.G., O.B.E., British Consul-General, being, an-
The Dean of Shanghai'at the Cenotaph ceremony. on St George's Day,
in
AL Left Englishmen
· Shanghai recently celebrated St. George's Day, dhe festivities (his year being combined with those of the East Surrey Regiment. whose Regimentat Day
Major J. T. Ford, President of the Royal Society of SL George, and Mr. R. F. F. Maxter, Past Prezident, laying a wreath at the Cenotaph.
The East Surreys in Shanghai marching past Sir Herbert Phillips, H.M. Consul-General outside Holy Trinity Cathedral on St. George's Day,
able to attend, the Cubs were reviewed by Dr. G, E. Marden, Vice-President of the Boy Beouts Associa tion Counell. Upper picture shows Mr. Marden shaking hands with one of the Cub Masters, while Inspecting the gathering, accompanied by Assistant. Commissioner A. II. Gordon. Lower pleture shows the firelighting competition in progress.
Four debutantes, Misses Eileen Faulkner, Roberta' Fryer, Margaret E. Moore and Dorothy Fair- bairn are seen above prior to being presented at St. George's Ball at the Cercle Sportif Francala, Shang- hal. They passed through a guard of Beefeaters prior to being led before: Major 3. T. Ford, the Prt- sident of the Society. Each of them received a brooch ehgraved with the Rose of England as a memento of the occasion.
Part of the procession on the way to the supper room at the Shanghal St. George's Dail. From left to right are Colonel 3. C. Feran, Dean A. C. §. Triveti, Mr. G. W. Balmetalni, Mr. C. 8. Frankiin,
·D.S.O.. M.C Group Captain A. Q.-Aitken and Lieutenant-Colonel It. A. Wo}{a/M
NOTICES
BANK
THE CHARTERED BANK OF 'INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA Incorporated hy`moyal Charter, 1853.
Paid-up Capital
£3,000,000 Reserve Fund
£3,000,000 Reserve Lisbility of Proprietors £3,000,000) HEAD OFFICE: `LONDON:
Sub-Agencies in London:
- 117/123, - Leadenhall Street, E. 6. 27.
West End Branchi
\14/18, Cockiyüz Bienet, BWA
Bina Manchester Branchi
21, Mosley Street, Manchester,
AGENCIES AND BRANCHE:
Alor Star
Iankow Harbin
Hongkong Ilotto Ipoh
Karachi
Amritsar
JJangkok
žistavia". Hambay
Calcutta
Agencies:
Kla
Cilye
Kobe
Rangoon Balgon Seremban Shanghai Білгароге Sitiawan Fourabaya Talping
Streal.
Kuala
*Tienizin
Fairlie
Na Lumpur
Place
(Bhuket)
Canton
Cawnpore Cebu Colombo Delhi
Haiphong Hamburg
Kuching Madras Hanila
Medan New York Velping
(Peking)
Penang
Tongkat
Thingtao Yokohama
"FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or shorter periods in Local or Other
rencies at rates which will be quoted on application.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened la Local Currency and Sterling with interen allowed at rates obtainablo un application.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.
(Authorised,Capital, 1............... $10.000.000.00 Pald-up Capital .. .:$ 15,002,000.00
mervo and Undivided
Pradi ***********....... § 3,845,232.02 HEAD OFFICB:—HONGKONG
10. Des Voeux Road, Central, BOARD OF DIRECTORS;—
Bir Bhouson Chow, Chairman,
Li Lan Bang. Dag, Wong Chu Son, ESCL
LI Koon Chur, Reg.
P.K.Kwok, Esq.
Wong Yun Tong, Esq.
Kan Ying Po. Erg.
Chang Chung Bhak, Eng FungPingWan,Esq.
·HAN TONG PO, Esq. Chlef Manager. LX THE FONG, E1q, Manager, BRANCHES, AND AGENCIES:
Amoy Jistavia Bombay Calcutta Ifaiphong Laskow Honoluku Kobo
Kowloon
London
Manin
Melbourne
New York
• Nagasaki
Parin
Pelping
Penang
Rangoon
Balgon
San Francisco
Seattle
Semarang Shanghai Singapor Sourabaya Swalow Bydney
Tanul
Vancouver
Every description of Banking and E- change business transacted. Loans grand- ed an approved securities,
Current Accounts opened in Local Cur- rency and -Fixed Déposlia received -far- one year or shorter periods in Local and Foreign Currencies on terms which will be quoted on application.
Safe Deposit Boxes To Let,
KAN TONG T
-Chief Manager,
EMPEROR'S BIRTADAY
Japanese Consul-General Entertains Big Party
The Bank's Head Office in London un. dertakes Executor and Trustca business and claims recovery of British Incompe "A reception was held at the res Tax overpaid, on term which may be ascertained at any of the Agenciesidence of the Japanese Consul- Branches,
General on Saturday to celebrate the birthday of the Emperor of Japan.
Proposing the toast of King George, Mr. A. Tajiri, * Japanese Consul-
the General, recalled
traditional
R. A. CAMIDGE,
Manager.
COMPANY MEETING friendship between Japan and Bri-
Gande Price Report A Profitable Year
fain, which had led to an alliance
that had served the cause of world
peace for many years. He expressed (in carnest hope for the continuation of friendly, relations between the two "Soles of the current year up 10 countries in the present dificult date have shown a decided increase times.
over those of 1938, and prospects for
n, bright 1939 are warranted, if this The Governor, Sir Goetry North- increase in sales is maintained," re-cote, proposing the toast of the Em- porled Mr. J. F. Shen, Chairman, at peror, said:
the annual meeting of Messes, Gunde,
I endorse heartily the hopes which Price and Company, Ltd., on Satur- Mr. Tajiri has expressed for the con- day.
Others present were Messrs. We ship between your great nation and tinuance of the long-standing friend- SIK
chung and Kenneth Chan,
(Directors). J. N. Wong (Secretary), my own: and I can assert with full R. P. Phillips (Manager), F. E. Nash but also all other peace-loving peo- confidence that not only the British. Tou Ho-tseng, Lam Shiu-wan and pics of the world look with great
Lam Yuk-ching.
Reading the annual report, thelations and would welcome their de contentment upon those amicable, re- Chairman sald.
The working for the year 1938 has operate with our kind host of this velopment. I shall very gladly co- resulted in a profit of $12,780.44, and, morning in his efforts towards that after deducting the debit balance of end. $9,124.07 on Preat and Loss Account
as at December 31, 1037, leaves a
We are grateful for the hospitality
credit balance on Front and Loss Ac- we are enjoying on this happy occa- count of $3,682.37, which the Direc-sion. To that I wish to add my own. tors propose to carry forward to 1939, and my officers thanks for the ready The turnover for the year under assistance we always have from you review shows an improvement over and your staff. that for 1937, and, as your Directors have made full provisions for bad and function.
More than 200 guests attended the doubtful debts, I think you will agree Vice Admiral Sir Percy Noble, Major Among those present wero, with me that the results attained may General A. E. Graselt, Hon. Mr. N. L.
be
regarded as satisfactory.
Directors Fees Waived
Although the Company made a profit for the year, you will note that
Smith, Colonial Secretary.
Ball Committee Tenders Thanks to Helpers
your Directors have waived their ST. JOHN AMBULANCE fees for the fourth year in succession. As to the future, I am very glad to report that sales of the current year up to date have shown a decided crease over those of 1838, and pro- spects for a bright 1939 are warrant- The St. John Ambulanco-Associo- ed if this increase in sales Is main- tained. If nothing unforeseen hop-wishes to thank all those who attend- lon and Brigade Ball Committee. pens, I have no hesitation in saying ed the ball on Saturday and helped to that we shall be in a position to de- make it such an unqualified success. clare a dividend when we issue our next Balance Sheet.
Especially, the Committee wishes All members of the staff have to thank the following:-Mrs. Violet worked
very loyally and diligently, Chan and Mr. Li Chor-chi, for the and I am sure that shareholders will cabaret arrangement; Miss Daisy Join me in extending our thanks for O'Keefe and her puplis, Miss Eva their faithful services.
Turner; Mrs. Percy Chen, Miss
The report and accounts were un- Azalea Reynolds, Miss Gloria animously adopted.
Mr. Thomas Lee, Miss Colleen Me. Wong Sik-chung was re-elected Quinn & Mr. Ho Kom-tong for their Director of the Company, and Messrs contribution to the cabaret items; to Lowe, Bingham and Matthews were the programme and prize sellers, re-elected auditors.
Madame T. V. Soong, Messrs. Gilman [& Co., Ullmans, Mrs. V. Chan, Mrs. Reynolds, Messrs. E. M. Raymond, Tang Shlu-kin, Ip Kwai-chung, and
PHYSICAL TRAINING Dr. Ma Luk. St. Mary's School Pupils
Give Display. | EXTENDED LEAVE !
Displaying exercises in physical training, students of St. Mary's School, Kowloon, entertained many people at "Mothers Day" on Satur day.
Pupils -took part in an open" sir. display under, Miss Leong and Mrs. Swift:
Those
present includedge.
KLM
when you fly
the smooth silent air, line- Don't spend precious leave me travel- Ting Get on « KLM. plane and have a tururious, interesting flight in one of the famous Douglas D.C.3.air for Steward na mservice on board. Incidental expenses
Valtorta, Rev. Mother Vincenzina ROYAL DUTCH, AIR LINKS Bellocchio (Mother Delegate for the Far East Canosstan. Missions), Rev. Fra
N. Maestrini,and H. do' Angelis, Marquis G. Pagano di Melito (Italian Consul), Marchioness di Mellto, Signor G Cunlett, Signor and Signora G. B..Scarno, and Mrs. Dun can, former instructress of drill,
"THE PREVIOUS NIGHT"
FARES Bingapore-London Binglo 17 £130 1234 Bengkok-Londby Bingta
Full, Inform
from desert, · Jayne China-Japan-Line, Yets Building, Chater
Chinese Play Produced Byland, Tel. 20018.
St.Paul's Girls
The fourth :"performance of the Chinese Flay, "The Previous Night" was staged by pupils of St. Paul's Girls' College in the, College Hall on Saturday, Proceeds were in aid of
the Diocese of South Ching,
The first two performances were given some weeks ago, when the proceeds were for the M. C. L. and other charities,
The Bishop of Hongkong, Night Rev. R. O. Hall, made a short speech during the interval, and sopkoon missionary activities in the Diocese. Musical and vocal items were rendered by students of the College *between tha; atts,""
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