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for 3 days prepaid
FOR SALE.
UNION WATERBOAT CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
Thursday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
G.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be hold on Monday, the 8th. day of April, 1910, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one 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 li Majesty the KING, for one fur- ther term of 75 years. Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo- The Transfer Books of the Com-sal of the. lot the Purchaser (if
The Thirty-fifth Annual Genaral Meetlag of Shareholders will bo FOR SALE.—Miscellaneous house-held at the Offeen of Messrs. hold furniture
furnishings, and Apply J. A. Shaw, 632, The Peak, Dodwell & Co., Ltd., Hongkong & Phone 2024D.
Shanghai Bank Building, on Mon- RARE DIE proofs of Hongkong and day, the 22nd April, 1940, nt 11 China postage stamps on view and
10a.m. for the purpose of receiving for sale
Graca & Co., Wyndham Street, Hongkong. Estab-the report of the General Managers -ched 1800. ~
together
Statement of With *HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY Accounts for the year ended 31st THE CAMERA" Second Edition. Over 60 excellent views of the December, 1939.
at
Colony. Price $1.50.
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Obtainable at Kelly & Walah, Ltd., Hongkong Travel Bureau or from the Publishers, pany will be closed from 6th April not the applicant) will be required South China Morning Post, Lid, to 22nd April, 1940, both days to deposit with an authorised Wyndham Street.
inclusive.
officer who will be present at the DODWELL & COMPANYale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This num will be refunded on payment of the Purchase prico.
TO LET.
HOUSE in 107
Boundary Street, Kowloon, with 14 rooms, moder
sanitation,
kitchen, garago and garden. Rent $285. Apply
Box 970.
P. 0.
POST
OFFICE
LIMITED. General Managers.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LTD.
The Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in the above Com- pany will be held in the Company's
Small Packet Post to all countries Offices, P. & 0. Building, 5th
is suspended.
Floor, on Thursday, 11th April, 1940, at 11 am, for the purpose OUTWARD MAIL TIMES
of receiving the Report of the Registered and Parcel Mail are closed 15 minutes earlier than the General Managers together with a time given below unless otherwise Statement of Accounts to the 31st slated, and where mails are advertis- December. 1939.
ed to close at or before
a.m. ro
gistered and parcel mails are closed
The Transfer Books of the
at 5 p.m. on the previous day. When Company will be closed from
malls are advertised to close after Monday, 8th Apell, to Thursday,
5
p.m. Registered and Parcel mails
are closed at 5 p.m.
INWARD MAILS
Calcutta, Straits and Saigon ..Apr. 4. Apr. 4. Canton
.Apr. 4.
11th, 1940, both days inclusive.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.
General Managers. Hongkong, 2nd April, 1940.
H.K. Stock Market
Formosa and Swalow
Shanghai
Apr. 4.
Shanghai and Amay
.Apr. 4.
Saigon.
Straits
Japan
Apr. 4. Apr. 4. Apr. 4.
The
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct
following quotations
Were
Service" London date 27th March. Issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar-
Apr. 5.ket this morning, Apr. 5.
U.S.A., and Manila (San Francisco
Mercantile, A. & B. £ Mercantile, C. £
INSURANCES
Strate
BANKS
Apr. 2
Japan.
Apr. &
Shanghal
Apr. 5.
Straits and Sulgon
.Apr. 9.
K. Banks (HK. Reg.) Chartered .....
date, 28th Feb.)
Apr. 6.
Australia and Manlle
Apr, 0.
East Asia $.
II.K. Banks $5.1,490 sa ILK. Banks (Lon..Reg.) £94 n. £..83 m. 0% n. .31 n. 12% n. .73 b.
Europe via Suez and Straits(Lon- don date, 2nd March). Apr. 0. Japan and Shanghai ..
Shanghat
Strails
Apr. 6. Apr. 6. ..Apr. 0.
Canton $. Union $ China Underwriters $ 1LK. Fire S.
.85 cts. n. 185 5.
SHIPPING
Douglases $..
U.S.A., Honolulu and Japan (San
Francisco date, 5th March) Apr. 7.1
Australia and Monta
.Apr. 7.
OUTWARD MAILS Thursday, April 4 Shanghal und Japan .....1.30 p.m. Parcels only for Shanghai..2.30 p.m. Swatow
.2.30 p.m. Amoy
..3.30 p.m. Saigon, Bangkok, Mauriflus, Reunion and Madagascar.........3.30 p.m. Mania, Australls and New Zealand vin Thursday 1stand-due-Thurs- day Island, 17th April
Reg
Ord.
Rea
Ord.
K.P.O.
3.45 p.m. 4.30 p.m.
G.r.o.
.3.45 p.m. .4.30 p.m.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Sala
Kowloon Inland Lot
No 4239
Chung Read and Ma Tau Kok Road, -Junction of Ma Tan
Mau Tau Chung.
Rexistry No.
Locality
onc
Boundary Measurements
N. 18. 1 E. W.
{!wei|frat}{wet feet
at per sale
plan.
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Contents
About
Bq.. feet
Ann.
Rent.
Upset Price
3,720
R.
$ 42
05L'E. #
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 8th day of April, 1910, at 3 pm at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of Lot of Crown Land at Boundary Street, Ma Tau Wel, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Sur- veyor of His Majesty the KING. for one further term of 24 years less the last three days thereof. 150 n.
Intending bidders are advised 10% n. .100 that immediately after the dispo
80 n.al of the lot the Purchaser. (if 78/1 not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised DOCKS ETC.
x.d. 100% n. officer who will be present at the Wharves S..
.....23 sale, the sum of two hundred .19 n. dollars, '($200) in cash. This sum .64 will be refunded on payment of -415-b.. .38 n. the Purchase price."
Steamboats $. Indo-Chinas P$
Indo-Chinas D.$.
Shell (Bearers) s/- Waterboats $
Docks $(c. rts.) Docks $ (x. ris.) Docks $ (rts.).. -Providents $....
Sh. Docks Sh, $.
Kailan 3/- Raubs $ Venz. Gold H.K. Mines
G.M. Hotels $.
Lands $...
.7.n.
Parcel only for Straita Amoy Strakta, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta and Europe via Marsellles due Marselles, 4th May and Lon- don Parcels due London, 12th Moy.
K.P.O.
Parcels
Ren.
Ord.
Parcels
Reg.
Ord.
Canton
Sandakan
.Apr. 3, 5 p.m. .Apr. 3, 5 pm, .Apr. 4. 8.30 am. G.P.O.
Apr. 3, 5 p.m. Apt. 3, 5 p.m. .Apr. 4, 0.30 am. Felday, April 5
10.30 0.m. 12.30 p..
Fort Bayard and Holhow .1.30 p.m.
Straits, Ceylon, India.
Mombasa.
Beira, Lourenco Marques, East and South Afrien
Haiphon
.2.30 p.m. 3 p.m. Saturday, Apr. G
.7.15 a.. Parcels only for Shanghai..2.30 p.m. Parcels only for Shanghai and Tien-
Canton
tsin
Shanghini
Japan
.5.00 p.m.
.5.30 p.m. .5.30 p.m. for "Imperial Always Air Mall
Direct Service”—dus London, 14th April,
G. P. O, and K. P. O, RCE..
.Apr. 6, 5.00 p.m. Ord.........Apr. 6, 5.30 p.m. Air Mall for Manila, Guání, IIonolulu and U.S.A.. by the "Pan American Airways Direct Service”--dus San Francisco. 14th April,
Reg.
Ord.
Reg.
Ord.
X.P.O.
.Apr. 6, 5 p.m. Apr. 6, 5.30 p.m. G.r.o.
.Apr. 6, 5 p.. .Apr. 8, 7.30 am. Sunday, Apr. 7 Dairen,
8.30 a.m. Monday, Apr. 8 Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., Central and South America and Canada viu San Francisco (No) Parcels for Canada only)—due San Francisco, 28th April.
Kowloon F. 0.
....Apr.
8, 4.00 p.m. .Apr, 8, 6.00 pm.
Parcels,
MINING
Lands $% Debentures S'hai Lands Sh. $. Humphreys $
210 n. 600 50.
.7% n.
n.
19/- B. .9.65
....4 D.
.4 cis.
n.
LANDS
.3.10 b. .303
b.
.100 m. 14.40 n.
.8 n.
.4.45 sa.
103 1.
1714 50.
.0 n.
.08 n.
20 n.
.5.35 n.
b.
ILK, Realties $. Chinese Estates $.
UTILITIES
Trains $.....
Peak Trama (old) $
Peak Trams (new) Star Ferries $.
Y, Ferries $
Chun Lights (old) $.
Lights (new)
Ching
II K Electries
Mucao Electrics $.
масло
22 b.
11% n.
.30 s.
Sandakun Lighis S.
Telephones (old) $.
Telephones (new) $.
.11.20 s.
Fractions 8/-
.20/0 n
Tractions (Pref) s/-
.23/- 11,
INDUSTRIALS
Cald: Meeg. (Ord.), Sh. $..14.00 n. Cald: Mocg. (Prof.), Sh. $.....12 n.
Canton lecs $.
Cements $...
11.K. Ropes $......
STORES, &c.
Dairy Farms $. Watsons $...... Lane, Crawfords $ Sinceres $.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
| No. of ba's |
New Kowloon Inland Lotį;
Registry No.
Locality
No. 2782.
Junction of Boundary
Street and College Road.
Boundary
Measurementé
| N, } M. { E, { W.
As per sale
..plan.
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16,000
$ 184
$7,200
Contenta i
Abnusi
Rental
sq. feet
[Upset Frica]
About
April 4, 1940.
Pride Of A City Is At Stake
LAUGHTON WON'T
BE DR.
By STUART FLETCHER
JOHNSON
THE fight is on. Literature, the film industry, and
the pride of a city are involved. It started this way:
film about
Radio Pictures had an idea of making . a Dr. Samuel Johnson, famous son of the City of Lichfiold (which, incidentally, he deserted for Fleet Street);
ALLIES FOR LIFE
By BERNARD GRAY
Franco. SERGEANT Gordon Stanley, of Coventry, gave his answer to Dr. Goebbels to-day.
But when I was suggested that Charles Laughton should play the part of the plain-spoken doctor he refused.
"Johnson?" said Laughton. “Ar far as I can discover, he never did · anything but sit on his fat rump and make cruel remarks other people."
Rude to Boswell-
about
"I don't suppose." was the retort by Mr. P. Laithwaite, secretary of the Dr. Johnson Fraternity, that Johnson's rump was any fatter than Laughton's.
wus only really rude to people, like Boswell, who used to by asking perfectly irritate hin absurd questions.
"Anyway I don't think you could
Johnson. Laughton in "Life of Henry VIII" im about Dr He walked proudly out of the make mayor's office in a little French There was," said Mr. Lalthwaite village behind the British Expedi-scathingly, "no dramatic love in- tionary Foree lines with a French terest in his life." girl on his arm-his bride.
स
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (UP)-There
pro-
HYMN OF HATRED
Nazi Tirado Against Mr. Chamberlain SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, April 3 (UP).- | Germany's Hymn of Hato blared at full strength to-day, in news- papers, radio broadcast and Nazi speeches.
Chamberlain,
It was directed mainly against Mr.
The Premier's statement. in House
the
af Commons on the extension of the Allied blockade, sold a state- ment issued by the Propaganda Minstry, revealed Britain's intention to treat the rights of neutral Powers an being non-existent.
"It is evident that England intends to use force against the neutrals." the Ministry told foreign Correspon- dents.
Hunger War
"This is nothing lees than a forroal declaration of humano' war against women and children," sald an official Nasl source.
"England prefers a hunger war to
show-down. military "England wants to
A
wegian
snatch
ore
Nor- դու very
oll. Swedish Rumanian oll from under the noses of German traders.
"England demands that neutrals ex- port only so much of their vital materials to Germany with a brutality that fins no example in history.
"One may be certain that Germany will answer such brutality."
Patriotic H.K. Hawkers
Mr. Phil Hyams, a leading film PRIEST GATHERS Only three nights ago, Dr. Goeb-exhibitor, tocks Charles Laughton's side.
DATA ON ‘GHOSTS' bela's propaganda department re-
City is Shocked' ported that Viscount Gort, Com-
"I wouldn't say Dr. Johnson was mander-in-Chief of the Briilsh
. Expeditionary Force, had stopped despicable," said Mr. Hyams, "but
CHUNGKING, Apr. 4 (Central),- the "Increasing folly" of British do you think the British public has are "ghost towns" and now here is soldiers marrying French girls and any interest in the man? I wouldn't the Rev. Peter Leo Johnson,
history at St. Francis General Chiang Kai-shek has issued had said it was "prejudicial to the back a fim about Johnson, and 1 fessor of
who don't blame Laughton for turning it Seminary, "colice's" "ghost an order commending the patriotism
churches."
of Chinese hawkers and merchants in English race."
down."
Hongkong who recently raised and Lichfield-or that part of it which Sergeant Stanley downed the lie.
The pastor doesn't really gather the remitted $4,000 to the National Mill- He was married by the mayor in the the correspondent was able to, ques-churches, but simply compiles histori-tary Council as a comfort fund for
shocked by Laughton's presence of some of his own officers. tion-was
man attack on "the brightest literary cal data about them. In the past 20 Chinese front-line troops in Kwang- I was the only newspaper
years in which he has pursued his lung and Kwangsl. present at this first wedding between ornament of the 18th century."
One citizen recalled that Macau-hobby, Father Johnson has discover- British soldier und a French girl.1
abandoned, religious sanctuaries. The bride in the one previous British lay. Tennyson, Disraeli, Thuckerny, cd 75 of the once flourishing, but now
Johnson as regarded Expeditionary Force wedding was a and Dickens alt Polish refugee.
someone rather extra-special.
Another said: "Perhaps the real create the 'ghost churches'," he said. The village street was packed with
feels "Some of the early churches were and reason is that Mr. Laughton British troops, R.A.F.
that his talents are inadequate to en-built in poor locations and were not French peasants as the marriage Pre able him to impersonate such a very convenient to the congregation when solvage vessels to raise pix Finnish cession walked slowly
Your turn, Mr. Laughton! bride's home-a cafe--to the Mairie great man as Dr. Jolinson!" (or mayor's office.
rach,
"Party for Troops
from the
With my present of six pairs of silk stockings for the bride tucked under my arm I followed the pro-
simple cession into the washed offloc of the mayer.
white-
400 GERMANS
SALVAGING FOR "Two Inctors have operated to SCUTTLED SHIPS
the country became mare settled.
were
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" MOSCOW, April 3 (UP);-At- tempts will be made by Soviet
ships which, it is alleged, the Finns "In other cases, population shifts deliberately scuttled in the Bay of caused the congregation to decline in Koivisto prior to evacuation. size until those remaining
LONDON, Apr. 3 (British Wireless). unable to keep the church going."
-The Postmester General announces Father Johnson found one church that the England-South Africa air
cluster of, saloons arose around it. instead of once weekly.
AWAIT "CRUISE building that was abandoned when a mail service will now operate twice
FOUR hundred more Germans
Behind the officers came a crowd of soldiers and airmen in uniform. Bride and bridegroom, sitting down living in East Africa are waiting to be married, heard the mayor re-for a British luxury liner to take cite the formula of the French civil them to Genoa, Italy, on the first marriage ceremony,
- Ike
the
who
100 Germans "The husband is the head of the stage of their journey home. family." directed the mayor, reading travelled in the Union-Castle motor- the provisions of the French Clvii chip Durban Castle (17,000 tons), Marriage, Aci.
"He must give ald and fidelity to they will enjoy every comfort,
There will be the same allowance his wife, providing her with a home of £6 a head for beer and cigarettes and livelihood according to his capa- luring the voyage. This alone will city."
cost the British Government £2,000, When husband and wife had The Germans are being sent home agreed to take one another in these to save the expense of maintaining capacities the mayor handed the them as internees. Every care is be
taken to see that no one is re- bridegroom the "Livret de Familie"
teased who could be of any military value.
or family book to be kept by the couple, And afterwards the bride's mother gove a party to British troops and French peasants:
Technicians, ex-officers, and men rely to make good soldiers remain Linterned,
He Made a Peace Pact with a German
A YOUNG Englishman made a peace pact with a young Ger- man friend. They met in March last year in Surrey and became close friends.
Realising the growing gulf between their two countries, they resolved, come what may, never to take up arms against each
Exchange At other
A Glance
SELLING
.1 n. T.T. London
Domand
x.d. 17% n.
Wing On (HK.) 5. Powell, Ltd. $...
COTTON MILLS Ewo Sh. $.. S'hai Cotton Sh. $. Zoong Sing, Sh. S.. Wing On Textiles, Sh. $.
MISC.
5.40 . T.T. Shanghal
.214 b. .0.15 b.
T.T. Singapore T.T. Japan
T.T. India
T.T. U.S.A. T.T. Manila TT. Batavin
Bangkok TVT. T.T. Salgon TT. France TT. Switzerland
T.T. Australia
.1/2{1 1/201
.44 b.
45% n.
100 n.
.05
.1/0%
100 b.
RUYING
II.K. Entertainments $. Constructions (old) $ Constructions (now) 5. Vibro Piling $.......
.0.80 L.
4 m/s L/C London
.1/34
4 m/s D/P
1/3
:13⁄4 n.
.1 n
4 m/s L/C U.S.A.
.224
4 m/s Franco
.11.40
I.
Ch. Govt. % 1025
G. Bonds
30 d/s India
.64
.52% B.
H.K. Govt. 4% Loan
H.K. Govt. 3% Loan
102 n. .001
U.S. Cross rate in N.Y...3.50%
n.
Marsmaus (Lon.) s/-
14
n.
Marsmans (HLK.) #/...................47– n
U.S. Cross rate in London 4.02
THREE-POWER
8,700 Scandinavians MILITARY TALKS
Assisted Finland ·
The young Englishman, Albert Armstrong, of Coleford, Glos., told the Bristol Conscientious Objectors' Tribunal: "No Govern- ment decree can make us enemics."
He added: "We resolved to do everything in our power to fos- ter good relations between our nations and promised each other never to take up arms or take part in any way in the criminal struggle between our countries.
Lost His job
ono
Mr. Green,
presume?
SHEFFIELD. Since then, Armstrong said, his
THOMAS GREEN, twenty- feelings had not changed. The pro- mise stood as at least non-year-old soldier, of Pembroke, aggression pict between Germany Ontario, in England with the and Englund. He had lost his job Canadian forces, knew he had an because of his views.
When he got a short leave he de- cided to visit his uncle.
unclo called Frank Green living Appealing to the tribunal to grant in Sheffield.
Armstrong com. hlm exemption. mented: "I feel, once I am in the Army, I am breaking my word."
There are more than half a million Judge Wethered, the chairman,' stated: "We are satisfied that his people in Sheffield, more than 500 of
them called Green. views are genuine and sincere and. So Green the soldier, who had no! go back come Ave years Whether we agree with them is Immaterial."
Armstrong was registered on con- dition he continues to work na
chemist or dispenser.
address to go to, became Green the detective.
Ten years ago Charles Welch, of King's Close, Crayford, Kent, made a vow to his father that he would never Join any of the fighting services. Nerwreng door. Welch works at an arms factory,
He consulted directories, got ad- dresses of Greens af over Shef- feld, visited almost every suburb, called at a church and steel works for Information, Twelve times he knocked at the Reg.,
LONDON, Apr. 3 (Reuter)-In the Ord
STOCKHOLM. Apr. 3 (Reuter) House of Commons today, Mr. R. A. G. F. O.
The thirteenth house at which ho 06.30 pm. It is officially announced that Sean-Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign
called, in Wirewood-road, Sheffield, Parcels, ....Ant. 0, 4.00 pm.dinavian volunteers fighting for Affairs, siated that conversations had
When he applied for exemption was his uncle's home. Iteg
Finland
hostilities censed recently taken place between English, .Apr. 8, 5.00 p.m. Ord., Apr. 8, 7.00 p.m. numbered 6,700, of whom 725 were French and Turkish milliary repre- frem military service as a conselen-
sentatives Norwegians.
regarding the military tlous objector at the South-Eastern "You obviously cannot conscientious- Scandinavian casualties were 20 application of the treaty of mutual Tribunal recently, his application ly object to war since you are help-
was refused, the chairman observing: Ing to make guns,"
Bangkok Halphong Canton
when
..12.30 p.m. 1.00 pm. 2.7.00 pm.
killed,
39 wounded and 10 missing.
assistance,
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