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NOTICE OF GENERAL
MEETING
The Fifty-ninth Ordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at the Offices of the General Managers, Messrs. Jar- dine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., ceeded in closing the breach in the front line trenches after Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on German mechanised units had Thursday, 30th May, 1940, at noon, for the purpose of receiving the disappeared to the rear.
Report of the Directore, passing Enemy infantry which had
tho tempted to follow
break the Accounts, and electing Direc up through by the mechanised units tora and Auditors. were met with unexpected fire from the trenches which they had pre- kumed would be deserted,
at
A terrific hand-to-hand battle, in which both the French and the Ger _muus__used_their bayonets, has en-
jued,
Meanwhite, there is no
Informa-
lion available regarding the fate of
The Transfer Books of the Com- pany will be closed from the 23rd May to 13th June inclusive.
By order of-the-Board
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the large number of German tanka,Hongkong, 16th April, 1940.
which are now
French front lines.
the rear of the
German
the But, says "Reuter", attack has changed the war of post- llon behind France'n fortilled post-
ilong between Luxembourg and
Bedan into war of movement.
D
Enemy attacks are now taking the form of spearhead delves by the tank) corps in an effort to penetrate the lines, with the Infantry following in
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Notice to Shareholders+
The Fifty-Ninth Ordinary Meet- ing of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the undersigned on
an attempt to mop up after the tanks Wednesday, the 22nd May, 1940, have moved on.
at Noon, for the purpose of receiv- This change in the character of the
General war, as was announced in Paris lasting the Report of the
night, has involved the re-organiza- Agents, together with a statement tion of French dispositions. The High of Accounts for the year ended the Command has already carried out 31st December, 1939.
· re-disposition of forces.
A French war communique des- cribes the Battle of the afeuse, which is taking place along a front extend- ing from Namur to Sedan, as "a great
hurricane.
The enemy, hurling formidable forces into the battle. Is ntfacklig along the entire 40-mile front.
The attack is more on the lines of the Polish campaign than those of 1014.
The Germans are using relatively little artillery, but are pushing for- ward at great speed with armoured and motorised columns.
In support of their land operations, they are employing an- -ENOITROUS mass of aircraft, which
aro con-
tinually bombing and machine-gun- ning the French Infantry.
At certain points where the Ger- mans succeeded in breaking through south of Sedan, the French Infantry were simply overwhelmed by mass of mechanised units employed by the invaders.
New Dispositions
tho
All day new dispositions have been laken to stop the advance of certain enomy columns, consolidate positions) and fill breaches in the line.
The Germans have massed formidable amount of troops and material between Namur and Sedan, but it is stated in military circles in Paris to-night that while the situa tion is serious, it is not critical.
Cool determination and quiet con- idence reign among the French Command.
LOU VAIN'S MARTYRDOM
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The Share Register and Trans- for Books will be closed from the 8th May to the 22nd May, 1940, both days" inclusive,
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., General Agents. Hongkong, 1st May, 1940.
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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 20th day of May, 1940, at 3 p.m., 'at the Officca of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at To Kwa Wan, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal- at Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 76 years.
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo ghai of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required 10 deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the Bale, the sum of two hundred
tions are proceeding without damage
and in perfect order.
Brutal Terrorisation
But the brutal, tactles of ter- Torisiog the civilian population and massaering without mercy show that the German troops are mere. than
Thursday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
MASS ARMADAS
IN THE AIR
PARTICULARS, & CONDITIONS
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of the Sale by Public Auction. to bo hold on Monday, the 20th day of May, 1940, at 3 p.m., attacked the crossings and the main the Offices of the Public Works linca of advancing reinforcements; Department, by Order of Ils Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Argylo Street, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of Ills Majesty tho KING, for one further term of 75 years.
Four, bridges were destroyed, tanks and troops concentrdilons were bro- ken up and roads were blocked.
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispe sal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required tà doposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of | the Purchase price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
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Locality
Argyle Street, adjoining Kowloon Inland Lot
No. 4207.
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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 20th day of May, 1940, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Dapartment, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of 'ine Lot of Crown Land at Cheung Sha Wan, in the Colony of Kang 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 Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 24 years less the last three days thereof.
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo- sal of the lot the Purchaser (if
not the applicant) will be required
an authorised
to deposit with officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price,
No. of Sale
Boundary Mfanoramania
Content:
The German advance in the Sedan area was halted by this operation und the French were enabled to launch a vigorous counter-attack..
operations
the
the
May 16, 1940:
JAPANESE
FINED $1,000 Registered False Name In Hotols
Fines totalling $1,000 were imposed by Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy this morning on a Japanese mer- cliant, Shigemori Sakata, 40, residing in the Matsubara Hotel, who pleaded guilty to eight charges under the Registration at Persons (Aliens) Ordinance. He was on ball of $2,000.
Middlesex Regiment Celebrates
Anniversary Of Albuhera Day ·
CITY FIRM SUED
$1,000 For Alleged Breach Of Contract
Messrit
rst showan, Tomes and Co. were sued for $1,000. damages for al- leged breach of contract by the Kow The 1st. Bath, the Middlesex Regi Chow firm before Mr. Justice E. II. ment, to-day celebrated Albuhera Williams in the Summary, Court this - Day, anniversary of the Napoleonic morning. battle which won the regiment, Ils Mr. D. McCallum appeared for the laurel-wreath badge and nickname plaintif firm, and Mr. W. A. Mac- of "The Dio harda."
kintay was for defendants,.... Troops were given the day com- pletely free from regimental duties. Officers and men competed in a long sports morning.
all
this
programme
The usual barrack feto was aban- toned this year because of the war. The Battle Of Albuhora
·
Plaintiff's Caso
Mr. McCollum said the netion atose out of two contracts entered into be- tween the parties at the beginning of 1930 hereby defendants were to sell 100 cases of window/glass. The case defendants for his clients was that failed to deliver 50 cases, as a result
Throughout the day, extensive bombing
also carried out on other parts of the battle front. Comiderable damage avna inflicted on the enemy enemy fighters were accounted for.
Night Bombing Ra
Raids During the night bombing raids
Sakata was charged with giving a were carried out in Germany on the enemy's lines of communication.
false name and nationality to the Apart from the operation in Sedan area, where success could not Hongkong Hotel on February 12 by
- “The battle of Albuhera, fought in of which demages amounting to have been achieved without casualties entering the name of Tien Cheng
Spain on May 16, 1811, is the first $1,000 were sustained by plaintiff craft losses remains heavily in being sustained, the balance of air and nationality Chinese in the
similar one which appears on ter; (b) committing a
through having had to buy the glaas the regiment's on March 15; (c) giving a false name colours. The regiment, then the 57th in the market at price higher than Allied favour.
and nationality at March 15, by which advanced to retrieve the
to the Luk Kwok foot, was part of a British brigade the contract price. Reconnalasance patrols have flown ntong the Dutch coal where many
Counter-Claim. Hotel
the name of Tien Cheng and
pos!- aircraft arc scen
tion after Napoleon's veteran artil wrecked
entering Chinese In the register: beaches and fields round The Hague. natio
The defence counter-claimed $236.79 tery and cavalry had crashed through. (d) giving a false name and nation- Devastating Rald Described
The regiment, under murderous damages, alleging that under the ality to the Luk Kwok Hotel
fire, steadily dressed on its colours, agreements plaintiffs were to take de- LONDON, May (British Wire-A April 17, by entering the name of -Details of a devastating day-Fan To, and nationality Chinese in
It was a fight of 1800 British against livery of the goods within seven 8000 French.
days of their arrival. Defendants. light attack by Brilish bombers on the register.
'neglected or refused to take delivery Of the Regiment's 600 men, only of 50 cases, and in consequence de- 157 survived, the
surviving fendants re-sold them at a loss. oficer being a lieutenant, but they
Hearing is procceding.. held a key position for a vital one- and-a-half hours which enabled British reinforcements to arrivo and turn the tide of battle,
less)
miles
on
*
ngland
Can's in With: ouders to find the Branch, said Sakata went to
on
an enemy mechanized column, severu Four further counts of falling to
les long may now be given.
***
report the change of his residential In the urly stages of the German address to the Registration of Persons
Curly Invasion of Belgium, large enemy Once within one week of doing so, concentrations were reported to be were also preferred. moving forward through the frontier town of Maastricht. A strong force
Posed As Chinoso of Blenheim bombers was at once
Det-Sgt. Mann, of the Special the leading column and delay Hongkong Hotel on February 12, and tived there intermittently until March It located the column on the road, posing as a Chirese. During the lending
from Maastricht towards
time he was not the Hongkong Tongrès. The column, a moving Hotel, he stayed at the Matsubara. mass of small tanks, armoured cars on March 18, Sakata returned to the and motor transports loaded with Troops stretched early five miles and was progressing steadily at ล speed of about 20 to 25 miles per
its advance.
hour.
The tanks were leading and the long line of vehicles, mostly bunch ed at the Maastricht end of the rontt, gradually thinned towards Tongres where
they were some 20 yards aport,
The a Chinese.
some day he went Hongkong Hotel, and again posed as to the Luk Kwok Hotel, and engaged a room there, and between March 15 and April 16, lived alternately both hotels.
in
On April 18, according to the de- fendant himself, ho heard that nn- other Japanese who stayed the Hongkong Hotel had beet arrested for Chinese. He therefore left both the Hongkong and Luk Kwok Hotels, and went back to the
posing as a
Matsubara,
Dive Into Action Breaking up to rid the approach and, diving to within 1,000 feet of
On April 17, Sakata returned to the the ground, the bomber formation went into nation One after the Luk Kwok, again pored as a Chinese other, the Blenheims attacked in and took a room. From that dute, quick succession and from different he continued. to rent a room in the directions.
Hotel, and stayed there frequently High explosive bombs of heavy until the Pollee Anally found him two callbre tore great enters in the read days ago and arrested him. During surface, pling the vehicles in hope- this time, he made one trip to Shang-
al. less confusion while large numbers
Delberato Violations of smaller bombs played havoc with
-
Sgt. Mann said he had been in- the personnel. success and by the time
The inilal attack brought great structed to asks the Court to
the last serious view of the case, not only in Blenheim had swooped down through view of the nature of the offences; the hall of rifle and machine gun are but the fact that the defendant to drop its bombs on the convoy of knew they were deliberate violations damaged cars and overturned trans-
ports, the whole column was stopped and the road effedlvely blocked.
ITALY PREPARES
Continued From Page
of tlio-law.
talke #2
said he had been in Hongkong since Questioned by Mr. Edwards, Sakata February 5 this year, and had once before, eight 'years ago, been
Hongkong.
Mr.
વ
Edwards: You appear to have systematically disregarding the regulations about giving your real nome to the Hotels and notifying your change of address to the Police over a period of several months. Have you anything to say as to why
that was?
turl, Minister of Communications, to-day when speaking to the Senate. He added that in the days to comme PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. Italy would not be taken by surprise
Accused's Explanation whatever might be the events-
Sakata: I was born in Peiping, certainly glorious-that the country rallied round Il Duce might have to and had been educated in Chinese universities there. While in Pelping, face,
Chinese I was given and adopted He referred to "the intolerable | 4.WW
name. conditions" which he said were im-
On coming to Hongkong, I wanted to meet some Chinese here, to but as Chinese people now refuse the present war,
call at Japanese hotels, I engaged rooms in other hotels in order that All my they might come to see me. Chinese fricrids know me by the name of Tien, and had I used my real hame, they might have know it
No. 2792.
New Kowloon inisnd Los Registry No.
Traction of Castle Peak
Itoad & Fat Treung Street,
Locality
Cheung Sha Wan.
NJ. E. W
as per sale
plan.
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14.790
204
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| PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
ever faliliful to the pitiless precepts of Karl von Clausewitz.
The correspondent says that there was distress on the faces of Amer). cans who accompanied him at Lou- vain at the sight of houses gutted by aerial torpedoes and the bodies of m murdered women and children.
Louvain—was largely robulit. through American generosity.
7,000 PLANES
IN ATTACK
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Registry No.
Inland Lot No. 1800, H▲
Locality
Reang Road, To Kwa Wan,
Boundary Mouncements,
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which are now fighing a rearguard melion. In Belgium between Namur and Givot.”
Gonerat.Onslaught By..
Infantry Near SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPHU PARIS, May 10 (Domel)-It is mechanised units are not only at believed that the Inrge number of tempting to increase the rallent German: reinforcements who have which has been formed behind the "bean, pouring, through: Luxembourg French fortifications in the Sedan towards Sedan, atid the area between aron; but are also endeavouring to Sedan and the Luxembourg frontier | | extend their operations westward to have now completed their deploy- Le French pluisse Inter
ment
This mord is avoærently design.
A general onslaught is expected tra
ed to threatch, tho- French, forgo this region.
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METROPOLE HOTEL
posed on Italian sta borne traffic.
He added that
contrary to the war of 2014-10, vessels were even stopped in non- belligerent territorial waters.
This he said limiled and held up supplies for non-belligerents. Americans Rushing Out Of Italy ROME, May 16 (Reuter).--All American ships leaving Italy are fully booked, modly by American refugees from Holland and Belgium." ed.—Domel.
· Italy Aids Germany By Demonstrations
was I.
Mr. Edwards: But why did you give a different nume when you went to the Luk Kwok Hotel on April 177 Sakata: Before April 17, I heard # Japanese had been arrested for using a Chinese name, so I used that name in order to book a room before leaving for, Shanghel,
Heavy Fines
Mr. Edwards: 1 appears to me
NEW YORK, May 15 (Domei) The Italian anti-Allled demonstra- Lions are regarded by well-informed diplomatic observers in Europe as having been actuated by Italy's desire to attract French Army troops to the to be a systematic disregard for the border and British naval regulations. I have been consider- forces into the Mediterranean so as to aid German operations in the
Italian
Netherlands and Brigium.
first,
senior
•
It was the dying words of the commanding officer," "Die hard my men, Die Hard!" which won the
The regi regiment Its nickname. mental badge still bears the inscrip-
tion "Albahera."
Sports Programmo
A long programme of sports was contested throughout the day. sults were:-
:
THREAT TO BALKANS
FROM PAGE ONE
able to remain neutral.
It in belleved that the British and: French nevies have long since 'com- Repleted plans for hin immediate blockade of the Adriatic. Aegean and Inter-mess hockey (11 n-side): Marmora sens in the event of Italian Privates 2 (Hynes, Shechani) defeated participation in the war. Corporals 1 (Dunne); Sergeants 2 (Perry, Ure goals) defeated Omeers 0. Finul: Privates 1 (Shechnn) de-
Sergeants 0. feated
Inter-company Billiards:-D Coy. defented A Coy, by 32 points:, H.Q. Coy, leads B Coy, 2/1 (unfinished).
Inter-company Darts:-B Coy, de
SEAT
Coy: A Coy. defeated C
ing whether I should exercise my powers of discretkm to impose a heavy fine or to send you to prison No signs are noted by observers without the option. However, you of Italy's immediate participation are fined $100 on each of the
third, In the European war except the second,
and nith, sixth -Beventh anti-Allfed demonstrations by charges. The
fifth fourth and Italian students in front of the charges seem to me more serious in British Embassy on. Tuesday,
that, on your own admission, you were fully aware of wh
of what you were doing, but instead of taking the honest course which would be to re- port to the Police, you gave yet an- other false name to the Luk Kwok Hotel.. On these charges, you are fined $200 each. If the Ones are not! LONDON, May 16 (UP)-Radio-paid, you will go to prison for five Brussels has broadcast a denial of months' with hard labour. the report that King Leopold's chil-
The fines were paid. siren are in Italy.
Belgian Royalty Safe In London
·SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH"
The announcement sys that the Helr Apparent to the Throne, nine- year-old Prince.... Baudouln; twelve- year-old Princess Josephine and six- year-old Prince Albert are safe London,
in
..
GOVERNOR TO RECUPERATE
Acting under medical advice. His
short leave of absence: from
the
Italy's Contraband Excellency the Governor is talking Control Complaint Colony
Sir Geoffry and Lady Northcote,
ROME, May 18 (Reuter)The nitended by Captain S. H. Batty- Italları Ministry of Communications Smith, Intend to proceed in the first told the Senato yesterday, that 2,449 instance to a hill-station In Geylon, Itallari ships had been either stopped their subsequent movements being or diverted from their routes by the guided by circumstances. Allied Contraband Control since the His Excellency's departure will be CENTRAL CLEAN
outbreak of war e
unofcial: ho And Lady Northcote "COMFORTABLE - FIREPROOF Vin the North Sea with the loss of 34 to take leave of their friends at 9.45 ** Boven lallan ships have been kurik ) will arrive at Queen's Pier in order
Jiven.
m on Sunday.
Semi Anal B Coy. defeated Coy. Final: A Coy, defeated B
Observers predict that Germany may simultaneously invade nu- mania, in which case, it is bo- lleved, Russia will step in and take Bessarabla, which was taken from her by Rumania in 1916.
Hungarians Mobilisc BUDAPEST, May 10 (Reuter). The mobilisation of two Hungarinn. Army Corps is announced to-day.
that It has been officially stated
this cannot be regarded as any threat. to peace.
Conter-comapny Tennis-B Coy. de- fealed A Coy 6/1 6/5 0/3; B Coy
The mobilisation is for the purpose defeated H.Q. Coy. 6/3 6/3 0/5.
Inter-company miniature shoot of training men from the territories 1, Q Coy, (divi- recently Incorporated in Hungary. C Coy. (238 points) 1, Q sion of H.Q. Coy.) (200) 2, A Coy. These men have not yet done service (192) 3, B-D Coy. (156) 4, G Coy.in, the Hungarian Anny... (division of HQ. Coy.) (136) 5. A few notorised and cavalry Highest Individual score: Corporal brigades have also been mobilised for
the game purpose Langford (C Coy.) 90,
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