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R.A.0.B. (G.L.E.) Club.. An Extraordinary General Mecting ASSISTANT GENERAL | has been called by the committed MANAGER required by THE on Tuesday, 2nd May, at 8 p.m. |SINGAPORE HARBOUR. BOARD. Will all mombers please attend. SCHOOL OF, MOTORING urn. Salary Dollars One thousand two offers you trial or short or compre-hundred ($1,200) a month for the
TUITION GIVEN.
or
European Phone 20082 or 10800,
LIMITED.
hensive courses in motor tuition with first year, Dollars One thousand THE BANK OF CANTON,
Chinese Instructora. three hundred ($1,300) a month for the second year, and Dollars [One
four hundred thousand WANTED KNOWN. NEW GLADIOLI CORMS: Just ($1,400) a month for the third arrived from Hollandi, many named varieties available in red, white, blue and dark blue. The Clover Flower Shop Gloucester Arcade,
PREMISES TO LET.
TO LET Furnished corner fiat, No 1 Humphreys Bulldings, Kowloon, from the beginning of June to the end of September. Apply above address, Tel. 58304.
FOR SALE.
year,. The exchange value of the Dollar is at present fixed by the Government at 2a 4d.. Free first claas pasange for the Officer appointed and if married for wife and children up to six years of age. Agreement for three years
on
the Board's usual terms, terminable at any time within that period at six months' notica on either side. The Board has a Provident Fund to which the
8. 9. 1 SPORTS Saloon. Colour, officer must subscribe. Free un- silver and blue. 10 hp @ cylinder. furnished house will be provided. 21 miles per gallon. Only $3,000. The Board carry on, under the. Apply Lieut. D'Oyly. The Royal Ports Ordinance,
an extensive Scots, Murray Barracks.
busincas 38 Wharfingers and Warehousemen, the nott registered MILITARY TRAINING tonnago of ships berthed at the
BILL IN COMMONS
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Board's wharves for the year
Notice is hereby given that Dividend Warrants for all classes of shares of this Bank are now ready. Shareholders are request- ed to apply for them at the Head Omeo No. 6 Des Voeux Road, Contral, or through any of the Branch Offices of the Bank, or, Bank of Canton, San Francisco.
By order of the Board of Directors M. Y. TANG, Chief Manager,
Hongkong, April-22, 1939.
CONSULATE GENERAL OF PANAMA,
NOTICE
All citizens of the Republic of ended 30th June, 1938 was 9,766,- Panama in Chisa whose passports 410 tons and the grand total have expired, are requested to tonnage of General Cargo, Coal present themselves to the Consu- hern of the Dominions' military and Fuel Oll inwards and out late General for Panama in Hong wards for the same period was Kong, in order to have a new The only exemptions in the bill are 8,384,003 tons. In addition the passport. Panamanian passports members of the regular forces, or
Forces.
What U.S. Observers Are Saying
OF ALL the newspapers and
magazines published in tha United States, observers pre sald to place most reliance on the reports in "Ken", a weekly ma- gazine founded last year, and the "Greenwich Times", a dolly newspaper with a small elrcula- tion published in. Greenwich. Connecticut, by Wythe Williams, one of America's most · brilliant international commentatora.
Both these papers accurately - forecast the dates of the rendition of Sudetenland, the Invasion of Czecho-Slovakia and the invasion of Albania. Their reports were denied in folal diplomatie circles, including England, as "sensational and inaccurate.”
The "Telegraph" publishes be- low, without comment, their latest reports. The remarkable story in the "Greenwich Timer" was this carried by "United Press" morning.
May 2, 1939.
CHILD'S TELL-TALE
TONGUE
Your child's tongue will tell you plainly when the tiny bowels need the help of a laxative, A cpated, tongue means a sour stomach and constipation. But you have to be most careful what medicine you give, Strong purgatives weaken and leave the bowels more bound than aver, and nothing stops a child's growth like.constipation.
Doctors and nurses everywhere advise 'California Syrup of Figs because it is pure fruit laxative, therefore safe, and, being a liquid you can measure the dose to a nleety to sult your child's system. Kiddler | love its pleasant taste and thrive all
the better for it..
Get a bottle to-day. Obtainable from all chemists, druggists and leading stores. Be sure you get 'California Syrup of Figs' brand.
Death Of British Doctor In Shai
London, May 1.
In the House of Commons to-day, Mr. R. A. Butler described the death of Dr. Lille of Shanghai, and zald
In the "Greenwich Times" that the facts were obscure, and the question as to whether action by His yesterday Wythe Williams Majesty's Government was appro- priate must await a full investigation, states that he has learned and statements by Mrs. Lillie and the from his "customary secret police sergeant, who are understood source" that the German to be recovering Reter. General Staff has completed plans for a surprise landing of troops in England on the south coast shores of Eng- land and, in Wales."
"My informant states that the Fuchrer is convinced that if a
Girls To Tour Zululand
DURBAN, South Africa. and her cousin Molly McLaren, of Miss Doris McLaren, of Vancouver, Salisbury, Rhodesia, have arrived in
those who have served six months/Board operates five Graving Docks, are good only for two years and landing on the British coast Durban on their way to Zululand to
with the forces since 17 years ago, or ranging from 390 feet to 890 feet must be renewed two years after those serving in any reserves of the in length, together with a ship the date of issue. Without pusa-
The work-port auxillary forces, or are under train-repairing business. ing as cadets in military colleges.
shops attached to the Graving The total number offected are Docks are capable of executing about 200,000.
the heaviest ship repairs. Candi- dates should be between 32 and
It is likely they will be called in quarterly batches of 50,000 caci,
Penaltion For Employers
40 years of age, have first rate technical experience, have handled
tho Consulate will recognize the nationality.
not
THE CONSUL GENERAL
FOR PANAMA. Hongkong, April 25th, 1939,
The Bill also requires employers a large staff and labour force, and THE CANTON INSURANCE to reinstate
persons
called for have had considerable executive service, and imposes penalties for experience, and should possess on-compliance, with compensation pronounced business and organi- --for uggrleyed persons.
sing abilities. Applications are
It also enables rules to be framed to be addressed to the Chairman. le prevent prior discharge of persons The Singapore Harbour Board. who would shortly become eligible for service,
showing the Labour Party's opposi- ton to conscription at present.
OFFICE LTD.
NOTICE. TO SHAREHOLDERS
The Fifty-Eighth Ordinary Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the under- signed on Thursday, the 18th May, 1939, at Noon for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Agents, together with a statement of Accounts for the
Power has been taken to abbreviate the present procedure for taking
These will be submitted on May 4 possession of land and buildings re-
10 a joint meeting of the General quired for milliary purposes.
Council of the Trades Union Congress, People called up are able to be the National Executive of the Labour enlisted as militiamen to undergo Party, and the Executive of the year ended the 31st December, continuous six months' training, and Parliamentary Labour Party.- subsequently to serve three and a Reuter. half years in one of the nuxiliary forces or the supplementary reserves.
Men between 20 and 21° falling to register rire liable to a fine of £6- Reuter.
Irish Conscripts LONDON, May 1-It is offelally announced that Lord Craigavon, the Premier of Northern Ireland, is travelling to London to-night at the Invitation of Mr. Chamberinin and LONDON, May 1-The National Sir Samuel Hoare to discuss certain Counell of Labour have appointed a aspects of the Military Training Bill, Lub-committee to draw up, recom-Insofar as Northern Ireland is con- mendations and a reasoned stutement Icerned.-Reuter,
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The Fifty-eighth Ordinary General Meeting of the Company will-be held at the Offlces of the General Managers, Messrs, Jar- dine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Fedder Street, Hong Kong, on Thursday; 25th May, 1939, at noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, passing the Accounts, and electing Directors and Auditora.
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was successful he would be ablesec some wild animals. The two alone from to conquer and subjugate that girls made the trip Rhodesiu in a battered nation after a campaign of not they bought from an elephant hunter. more than four months' dura- in Salisbury for $100. tion," Mr. Williams asserts.
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Registered and Parcel Maila are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertis-
Letters and Postcards for Europe ed to close at or before 0 a.m., re- (except Great Britain and Eire) and
South America are forwarded "via gistered and parcel mails are closed Siberia" so superscribed.
at 5 pm on the previous day. INWARD MAILS
US.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang- hai (San Francisco date, 30th March).
Haiphong
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Japan
Manila
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Saigon
Imperial Airways Plane Laos
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Szechuen
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Imperial Airways PlanO
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Emp, of Japan
May 0.
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May 5.
Haruna Maru
May B.
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Shanghai (Vancouver B.C. date, 14th April)
Shanghal
Straita
Air Mall by "Pan American Ale-
wayn Direct Service-San Fran- Pan American Airways Plano
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Australia and Manila Java
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Japan and Shanghal Calcutta and Straits Haiphong
car which
Straits Japan Japan
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Java and Manila
For
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to to Rome Syria to The magazine "Ken" publishes Gibraltar
Baghdad to Stockholm and to Am- the following report:
"The same
who picked sterdam, the date of May 15, now given by the best Informed ond mkd-March as a crisis period now coelest of European sources, has to state that mid-May. in their belief be taken as approximate and simply will be a moment when series of the result of expert direct informa- short, sharp, yel elastic. pushes by tion combined with expert summing the axis is liable to reach the point up of all factors. where the elasticity may fail, ell
efforts. of friends of the axis in
the
"This date is of interest because it London and Paris may break down is picked by sources which have been under the public demand for resist right to within week ол the ance, and therefore result either in a September and the March crises, and hurried and perhaps catastrophic re- because it is quite certain that this treat of the axle or in a world clash.date was actually mentioned, as the "Since all dafts-on the axis time-moment when 'the axis would have to table depend on the speed of the risk things to the point of maximum development of the whole series of dangor, in Goering's San Remo con- plots being run concurrently from versations."
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Kaying.... Tues May 2, 12.30 p.m. Wing Wo......Tues., May 2, Noon. Van Heutsz ..Tues., May 2, 1, p.m.
Halyang....Tues., May 2, 200 p.m.
Tues., May 2. d. P. O. and K. P. O. Parcels,
.May 2, p.m.
Parcels only for Straits, Penang, Hector
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Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, USA., Tatuta Maru ..........Tues., May 2,
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Wednesday
Kwelyang..Wed, May 3, 12.30 p.m.
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Parcels,
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Direct Service"--due London, 11th May
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Manila
Friday
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...May 4, 5 p.m. May 5, 8.45 am. .May 5, 0.30 a.m.
Conte Rosso ..Fri, May 5, 8.30 am: Yatshing....Fri, May 6, 10.30 a.m
...Fr. May 5, 12.30 p.m. ... Emp. of Japan Fri., May 3, 4.30 p.m. Air France Flane ....Fri, May 5.
Beg
Air Mail for Indo-China, Iran, and France (Paris and Northern Provinces only) by the "Air France Airways Direct Service",
K.P.O.
..May 5, 5. p.m. May 5, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.
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Blay 5,7 p.m...
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lala, and U.S.A., by the "Tan- American Airways Direct Ber- vico”—dav San Francisco, 12th May.
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Papers only for Straits and (Parcels Santhia
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Parcela Papers
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Modong. Salamous.
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