Tuesday,
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NOTICE
ASSOCIATION DORMAN SMITH
Notice
The Twenty-first Annual General
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for 3 days prepaid
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Charity Tea Dance
The Charity Ten Dance, under the suspices of the National Women's Ile- liet Association, held at the Hong-
HOTELS, LIMITED
Mr. Percy Herbert Suckling has been appointed Managing Director, of the above Company as from the 18th February, 1941.
J. SCOTT HÄRSTON,
Chairman.
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
NOTICE
Association will be held in Et Androw's Church Hall, Nathan.
Road, Kowloon, on Friday, 28th {February, 1941, ni 6 p.m.
Business
Adoption of Report and Ac counts for the year ended 31st December, 1940
FOR BURMA
Governor-designate
party in
LONDON, Feb. 24 (Central News). -An informal send-off luncheon honour of Governor- Designate for Hurma Sir Reginald Dorman Smith, was given to-day by Mr Quo Tal-chi, Chinese Ambassador to Britain, at the Chinese Embassy here.
Other nudats invited included Mr Cecil Rogers of the Bank of England Election of Officers and Con- and also, member of the Anglo- mitteo
Any Other Business
It is earnestly requested that members and all others interested in the welfare of Kowloon will endeavour to be presént. Au opportunity will be given for bringing forward matters for the new Com- made for current consumed inmittee. respect of accounts issued for
It is hereby notified that the following increases in the Com-
kang Hotel Grill Room on Sunday,pany's standard charges will be consideration of the was one of the most brillant events
of the season.
The Hula Dance of Miss Margaret melors read on and after 21st Chen opened the programme of en-March, 1941:- tertainments. It was followed by
two Chinese Sword Dances, The 1. For Lighting from 15 cents fancy Tango, featured by Mins Laratesor and Mr Hugh Goldie,
Franged by Mr G. Grow
applause. The
Fashion
Parade consisted of twenty five girls displaying beautiful dresses al the four seasons. The material of the dresses were donated by The Wing On Co., the Sincere Co., the Sun Co., Kim Mun Lady Talior, Mo Kee Co, and the Brook Co., designed by Mo Kee, Kin Mum und. Mrs Charles Gray.
The Grill Room was packed and among the notables were Sir Robert Ho Tung, Madame Sun Fo, Madnine C. C. Wu, Mr and Mrs LI Tza-long, Mr and Mrs Chang Hing-hof, Mr and Mrs Ll Shu-pul, Mr and Mrs C. Y. Kwan, Mr and Mrs Lu Yeng-ming Mr and Mrs P. F. Fong, Mr Wong Hui-inf
to 16 cents per unit.
-F. C. MOW FUNG,
Hon. Secretary,
FOR THE 1 MAN
2. For Power and Heating from IN 7 WHO SHAVES
5 cents to 5 cents per unit,
On
3. The discount of 10%
Power accounts in excesu of 1,000 units per month will be discontinued,
order of the Board of
By. Directors,
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.
Agents,
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Notice is hereby given that the
Ordinary Fifty-second
Yearly
Dutch Contribute Meeting will be held at the Com-
War
Weapons
LONDON, Feb. 24 (Reuter).--Two more bombers were presented to the Royal Dutch Navy hy the "Prince Bernhard Fund," which wetsus worldwide Dutch War Weapons -Committed.
a
23
Altogether 04 Sphdres and bombers have now been presentedl to the Dutch and British forces by Free Dutch all over the world.
TO-DAY
AT THE
KING'S
THE SAILORS ARE GLAD THE SOLDIERS. ✰ ARE MAD
CAUSE THEY'RE
IN THE
EVES RIGHT THIS WI
HERE
ARMY
NOW! M
COME THE
DEAD END KIDS ON DRESS PARADE
It's the snappiest coins cinte "Brother But"!
'Presented by WARNER BROS
welch
JOHN LITEL FRANKIE THOMAS .
CISSIE LOFTUS
Also BRITISH WAR NEWS
pany's Registered Office, 4th Floor, P. & O. Building, on Thursday. 20th March, 1941, at 11 a.m. for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors together) with a Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1918 and electing Directors and Auditors.
The Register of Members of the Company will be closed from 8th March to 20th March, 1941, both
Inclusive, day's
during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.
By order of the Board uf Directora
| GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.
Agents. Hong Kong, 21st February, 1941.
THE "STAR" FERRY
. CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
EVERY DAY
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Sole Agents:
W. R. Loxley & Co. (China) Ltd.
BANK S'
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA,
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853. Paid-up Capital,
£3,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 Reserve Fund ANAC £3,000,000
HEAD OFFICE!—LONDON, 31 Mishopsgate, E.C.1.
Sub-Agencies in London: 117/122, Leadenhall Street, E.CA.
West End Branch: 11/38, Cockapur Street, 8.W.1.
Manchester Branch:
52, Mosley Street, Manenatsar, Z.
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:
Amrisar
Bombay
Rangoon Salgon Semarang Seremban Shanghat Singapore Sitiawan Sourabay Taiping Tientsin Tongkah
Hongkong
1poh Follo
Karachi Klang Kube
Agencies:
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Kusla
Lumpur
Kuching
Madras
Maglia
Medan
(ühuket)
New York
Peiping
Tsingtao Yokohama
(Peking)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE FORTY-THIRD OR- DINARY YEARLY MEETING OF THIS COMPANY will be held at Alor Star the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Bangkok Matheson & Co., Ltd., on Friday, Batavia the 28th February, 1941, at 11.00 Calcutta a.m., for the purpose of receiving tho Report of the Directors Fairie Place together with a Statement of Cawnpore Accounts for the year ended 31st Colambo December, 1940.
The Register of Shares of the Company will be CLOSED from Wednesday, the 19th February, 1941, to Friday, the 28th February, 1911, both days Inclusive,
By order of the Board Directora.
Canton
Cebu
Delhi.
Penand
finishong
Hamburg Hankow
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General
Barking Business transacted.
FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened nd
or shorter pertoús in Local or Other Cur
rencies at rates which will be quoted on of application.
C. M. MANNERS, Secretary and Manager. Hongkong, 12th February, 1911.
NOTICE
DEFENCE REGULATIONS 1940
The following rates will be charged for mailing single copice of the following newspapers abroad:-
South China Morning Post China and Macno 16 cents por copy
British Empire and Foreign 25 cents per copy The Hongkong Telegraph
China and Macao. 14 cents per copy
16 cents Saturdays
British and Foreign:
20 cents per copy 25 cents Saturdays..
METROPOLE
HOTEL
CENTRAL
THOBERN
DERWOOF
ROOMS WITH PRIVATE BATHT
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened lo | Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rates obtainable on application undertakes Executor, & Trustee business The Bank's Head Office in London and claims recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be scertained at any of its Agencies and Branches,
I. A. CAMINGg,
Manager.
STOP
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PAINS
-use reliable Absorbine Jr.
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Keep a bottle handy.
ABSORBINE JR.|
For years has relieved muscular and rhess
matte paina, cuts, sprains, abrasions. ·
Bales Agestas Muller, Maclean & Co. Loo.
The Netherlands Minister to China Mr Hendrik Dos, who is normally stationed at Chungking, s
noty visiting Hongkong.
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Chinese Equalisation Fund Com- mittee, who has recently arrived from China; Mr Sterndale Bennett of the For Eastern Department of the British Foreign Office, Dr P. W. Kuo, Chinese Vice-Minister of Finance. Mr Chen Wel-cheng, Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in London, Mr
PRO-shen,
Chinese Consul- General In yoh, Manager of the London Office London, and Mr Lee Teh-
Ton
of the Bank of Chinn.
Sir Reginald is leaving shortly for Burn to assume hla oce.
South China Fighting
February 25, 1941,
Exchange At RADIO
A Glance
SELLING
T.T. London: Demand London TT. Shanghai
.426
102 .824
T.T. Singapore T.T. Japan
TT. India
ייד
T.T. Switzerland TT. Australia
ZBW, 355 metres (845 km.) and 31,45 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles)
· · Cesar Frank's Prelude Choral and Fugue. Broadensi by Z. B. W. on`a Fre. quency of 845 kic's. and on Short Wave from 1-2.16 p.m. and 8-11 p.m. on 1,52 m.e's, per second.
12.10 p.m. Short Service of Inter- CCASION,
12.30 Greta Keller (Vocal) and Billy Thorburn and FIls Muste.
1.00 Local Time Signal, and Wea- ther Report.
1.03 Variety.
T.T, U.S.A.
TT. Munila
TT. Batavia
T.T.
Bangkok
.149
T.T, Saigon
.104
TT. France
102
1/02
1/3 1/31
.2478
5.35
6.30
.81
BUYING
4 m/s L/C London 4 / D/P London 4 m/s L/C USA.
4 m/s France 30 d/s India..
U.S. Cross rate in London 4.02% U.S. Cross rate in NY...4.03
PRESS GANG IN SHANGHAI ·
Chinese Kidnapped For
Military Service CHUNGKING, Feb, 24 (Central Attack On Tamshui
News)-A virtual reign of terror now prevails in the Yangtszepoo district In WAICHOW, Feb, 24 (Central News) Shanghai as a result of the activities -A sudilen attack was made by of the Japanese presa gang in con- Chinese troops again Tomshul on scripting Chinese residents for mili- the night of February. The Chin-tary service, according to a Shanghai ese broke through the Japanese lines dispatch. and killed many and destroyed As many persons are reported to Japanese defence works.
have
been kidnapped, most of the Early, in the morning a Japanese Chinese inhabitants there are now unit from Tamshut made another confining themselves indoors and dare attempt to re-take Lungkong, about not venture out lest they be seen and 15 miles north of Shumchun. After spirited away by the Japanese. It is encountering stiff resistance, it re-reported that among those already
conscripted by the Japanese are in
130 Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather Forecast and Announce ment
1.45 Mozart-Concerto In A Major, 2.15 Close Down,
0.32
Indian Programme, Closing Local Stock Quota-
Compositions of Sibelius, Karella Suite, Op. 11; Alla Marcia --Intermezzo....London Philharmo- nic Orchestra; Symphonic Poem
The Oceanides," Op. 13....The B.B.C. Symphony Orchestra cond. by Adrian Doult; Slickan Kom Itran Sin Alsk lings Mote. Marlon Anderson (Con- trallo) with Plane
Finlandin nce.¡ Tone Poem, Op. 20, No. 7....Sir Thong Beecham cond, the London Philharmonie Orchestra..
7.00 Landon Relay The News.
London Relay
-Britain
Speaks,
- Richard
Kyte
Talk by J. B. Priestly. 7.30 Portuguese Programme. 8.00 Local Time Slimal, Weather Report and Announcements,
2.03 Band Waggon'. With Arthur Askey, Murdocks and Company.
8.25 Charlle Kunz at the Plano. 8.35 Film Selections. Everybody Sing-Film Selection.. Loula Levy and His Orchestra: StirS Over Broadway-Selection: Rise and Shin Selection
Hotel Band; Thanks for the
Memory Two Sleepy People; 'Big Broadcast of of Atrocity Story
New Thanks for the Memory ENSI, Feb. 23 (Central News).
Hope and Shirley Ross story, Alfieging, Leveling and (Varat): Ferrything in rhythm
Louis Levy and His beastly behaviour by a party at Selection.......... Japanese soldiers in a village in Gaumont British Symphony with Central Hupch, Just recieved here, Vocal, has aroused the greatest indignation 9.00 London Relay-The News.
9.15 London RelayQuestion of among the people.
the Hour".
treated with casualties to Wongkong,luded some Chinese in the employ and His Plccndydney
six miles to the east of the Canton- Kowloon Railway.
Another Japanese unit from Tam- shut simultaneously mude an attack at Sunbu, a nearby village, to forage food
It was waylaid and driven back.
Chinese troops are reported to have evacuated Nanjh Island off the south ern Fukien coast after severe fighting.
!
No Evacuation
Of Oilfields
Bucharest Statement
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
ment of the Shanghat Municipal Police
On January 30, according to report,
1030-
a party of some ten Juponese cavalry- 9.30 Elgar-Frossart Overture, Op. men and about 50 infantrymen ralded 19. Changchiachang village near Tien- ("When Chivalry lifted up her After plundering the shops, Innte on high" Keats)....London they set on a wild rampage crimin-Philharmonic Orchestra cond, by Sir ally assaulting many Chinese women Edward Elgar.
men.
in the
villages. nearby A pensant named Wu Chung-kwan, BUCHAREST, Feb. 24 (UP), aged 70, was arrested by the Japanese -It is officially denied that civi-them. The old man indignantly de- and ordered to carry the loot for lians in the Rumanian.oil fields murred and came into a fistic fight will be evacuated.
with his captors, and was instantly
An official communique issued in kliled. Bucharest reads: "The Council of On the same day, another party Ministers has been informed that in at Japanese at Talhwangwan went to
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9.43 Gar-Franck-Freinde, Cho- rate and Fugue.
Alfred Cortot (Piano).
Was Only).
2.45 News in French (on Short 10.00 London Relay-Talk: 'Scots Abroad'
10.15 Brahms-Quintet in B Minor. Op. 115.
1st Mov: Allegra; 2nd Mov: Adaglo;
the oilfield region there exists the Wangchiacheng village and embarked May: Andantino-Presto non agsal,
to reports that the
greatest uneasiness among the in- on a strailarly foul mission, habltents
owing population wiii be evacuated as n precaution agains British bombest possible attacks by The report is here- by categorically denied."
It is
is announced that the railway services will return to normal next Wednesday. It is recalled the train schedules were altered when the German troops hegan arriving.
MENZIES SEES CHURCHILL
LONDON, Feb, 21 (Reuter).—Mr R. G. Menzies, the Australian Prime Minister, saw Mr Winston Churchill, the British Prime Minister, during the week-end and had a lengthy conversation on matters bearing on his visit to Britain.
On Monday afternoon he had a talk with the Dominions Secretary, Viscount Cranborne,
Attending War Cabinet LONDON, Feb. 24 (Reuter)--Mir R. G. Menzies, the Australian Prime Minister, will attend meetings of the War Cabinet during his visit to England, it was officially announced to-day,
Cargoes Refused
To Japanese
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" NOUMEA, Feb. 24 (UP).- Authorities to-day refused fron ore cargoes for two Japonese vessels which have been anchored at Noumea for nine days. Omcials said thai Japan's quarterly allotment of 24,000 tons had already been exceeded.
THE TURNING POINT IN CONVALESCENCE
When the crisis is past in Maess, recovery may still be a long way off. The seal turning point for the beller comes when the patient begins to fil out and pick up noticeably from day lo slay.
decisive factor in that quick recovery is good food. When patients cannot take solid meals and have a disinellation for most kinds of food, doctors give them Horlicks. Horlicks is so light, that the most delicate slumach can assimilate it, so delicious that the most falcky appetite ́res- pond to it. It is a complete food in Ksoll, balanced, highly nutritious, 19:33 of the elements that the wasted body needs to restore shattered nerves and build hemithy' (ĺznues,
Keep Horlicks in the house always. You can get it to-day at your store.
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LUFTWAFFE ON
THE MOVE
BELGRADE, Feb. 24 (Router)-- Large reinforcements of the Luft- waffe have left Austria for Rumania and Italy in the past few days, cording to reliable reperis received
here.
Units of the ground staff have also -been-going-to-Italy.
FOR
ma con sentimento; 4th Mov: Con oto-Un poco meno mosso....Busch Quartet and Reginald Kell (Clarinet).
1050 Brahms Gypsy Songs. The Madrigal Singers, 11.00 Close Down,
Wilkie Asked To
Visit Australia SYDNEY, Feb. 24 (Reuter)—The Australian Government have officially invited Mr Wendell Willkie to visit Australia, announced the Prime Minister, Mr A. W. Fadden, Actingt -to-day-
DISTINCTIVE
JEWELLERY
FOR DIAMONDS
At Lowest Market Prices
FOR GOOD WATCHES
SENNET FRERES
IS THE STORE
Seven-a-side Rugby Games To-morrow
The following are the Seven-a- side Rugby Tournament fixtures for to-morrow on the Club ground:
4.50 p.m.-lth, Heavy "A" Combd Small Units "A". Referee, J. S. Riddell.
6.10 p.m.-Police "A" v. B` & 5, Referee, Lt Pirie.
5.30 p.m.-M'sex "B" v. Club “B**. Referee, J. Redman.
5.50 p.m.K. Bank v. Tamar and S/5. Referee, Major Curran,
STOCK MARKET
REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange official summary, issued yesterday says:
The Rhees were resumed to-day and as a result the market is very quiet.
Buyers
Canton Ins. $215
Union Ins. $411
Lands 4% Debentures $97.60 Lights "O" 50.10
Sellers
Hotels $3.00 Humphreys $7.05. Salca
H.K. Govt 3% Loan (1034)"05 Lights "O" $4.25
Electrics "O" $41.75
Telephones "N" $9.00
Bomber, B.W.O.F.
Funds Acknowledgments
A total of $1,504,070 03 "wor reached yes. terday by the War Fund Inaugurated by the S. C. M. Post, Ltd, with the following donations:
Miss Marion Potter (seventh dona-
tion).
$100 Air D. E. Davis (In memory of
Dick, Slattery) A. & H. M. Hongkong Aquariun Socialy
memory of the late fr it. Slattery)..............................***** Mr and Mrs B. Suga
10
10
inrmory of the late Mr R. Slattery*************** Hongkong Electric Recreation Club 250
G9.50 "Unexpected Win".
BW. 0.-r The following are subscriptions received to date for credit of the British War Organisation Fund, Hongkong Branch:
Previously acknowledged, x100 and $610,833.70.
Dr K.
W.
Chaun (monthly), 190: 20: Anonymous $3; Lam Fook-iye (monthly), Anonymoun, -$30: John Forbes (manthly), $25; Mr M. M. Drake (monthly), $10; Davis, Brook & Gran (monthly), $70; Sale of renovated toys per Mesars Millington Luf, $50; M, G. Carruthers monthly). #15: QALM.NG. Mess (monthly), si5; D. W. Hume (month- ly), in: Members of the Indian Cay of the II. Patice Heserve (Apr11/December 1040), $166.40; Rev. and Mrs T. A. Broad- fool monthly), 25: n. c. Edmondston (munthly), $250. Total $049,305,10.
Chinese Sympathy Contribute Generously To
Lord Mayor's Fund LONDON, Feb. 24 (Reuler). Forwarding £04 to the Lord Mayor's Air Raid Distress Fund from mem- bers of their Chinese staff In China, a London business firm wrote: "We feel that this proof of sympathy with the British cause is viewed at the other end of the world as a worth- white dividend on the generous help given by the Lord Mayor's Relief Fund
h couple of
ycurg -Chino."
Antiguans Contribute LONDON, Feb. 24 (Bellish Wire- less). The people of Antigua have given £500 for the purchase of air- cruft, muking total gifts of £1,600.
ago to
Man Blows Himself Up With Dynamite
A man committed suicide in on hotel at Buffalo recently by blowing himself to pieces with dynamite.
He was William Wright, 40. Pollee said that Wright had been told to move from the hotel because he had not paid his board.
He spent most of the night sitting in the lobby.
'The explosion of the dynamite did not injure anyone else in the lobby.
Isolationists And Lease, Lend Bill ・WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (Reuter). -The well-known Isolationlst, Senn- tor Burton K. Wheeler, told pressmen to-day that if the Lease and Lend Bill was passed, Its opponents would conduct a coast to coast campaign in: an effort to keep the United States. out of war.
U. S. Submarines In
Philippines
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" NEW YORK, Feb. 24 (UP)--The National Broadcasting Company re- ported 10-day that according to n. B.B.C. unnouncement, GD United Stales Eubmarines have arrived in. the Philippines.
SENTENCED
Four Soviet industrial leaders have- been sentenced to death on charges of alleged "damage to the State" inmibunting to £124,000. One of the condemned men was the head of the Kiev Stute Vodita factory, Galperin, who was described as the “leader of“ a gang of bondlis." It was alleged that he and his confederates stolo petrol and spirit from the factory by bulling half-Alled bottles of factory produce on the market and selling the remainder, to private illegal dealers.