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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC
March 6, 1 1941.
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HONGKONG CRICKET
CLUB
TENNIS TOURNAMENT 1941 Closing date of ENTRIES has been extended to SATURDAY, 8th March, 1941, at 6 p.m.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary Gonoral Meeting of the Company will be hold in the, P. & O. Building, Victoria, in the Colony of Hong Kong, at 11.15 o'clock in the fore noon on Thursday, the 20th day of March, 1941, ‘or as soon tliero- after as the Ordinary General
ples (seven) for sale in aid of the THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC Meeting of the Company shall
Bomber Fund. Please apply Mis. Hogg, Jockey Club Stables.
"HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY
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SAFEGUARD FOR FEVER
VICTIMS
.
made for current consumed in respect of accounts lasued for metera rend on and after 2int March, 1941:-
1. For Lighting from 15 cents
to 16 cents per unit.
2. For Power and Heating from
5 cents to 5 cents per unit,
3. The discount of 10% on Power accounts in excess of 1,000 units per month will be discontinued.
By arder Directors,
Board of the
of
CIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.
Agents.
COMMISSIONERS POWERS ORDINANCE, 1886.
Notification
11
It is hereby notified for general information that the first public session of the Commissioners appointed to enquire into the affairs of the Immigration Depart- ment will be held shortly on ilate to be announeed by pro- You are not flashed with fever clamation in the Gazette and when your temperature has gone
testify down. Your body is undermined all persons wishing to not till you have built it up are you before the said Commissioners are really out of danger,
requested to give written notice to the undersigned at the Colonial Secretary's Office by the earllest possible date together with brief memorandum of the evidence which they propose to offer.
The truth is that fever weakens the stomach and makes it unfit to take no food. Very many ductors are now overcoming the diety by feeding fever victims un Horlicks, Horlicks has two remarkable proper ties. First, it is easily digested by
The examination of witnesses
the feeblest stomach. Second, it will be held in public but the complete baligured food, suflicient in itself to rebuild the body into rotart
health.
Abundant emerity soon flows through your veins, Your nerves are southed, Horlicks your muscles strengthenal, shortens convalescenes and wards off complications, Its delfelong flavon helps to restore normal, eager appetite, Start taking Horlicks to-day. Get it from your store.
(7)
įhavo terminated for the purpose of considering and, if thought it, following resolu- passing tho tions:-
"1. That the Directors be and "they are hereby authorised to "capitalso the sum of $3,000,000 "Hongkong currency, part of the "undivided profits of the Com- "pany standing to the credit of "the Company's Reserve Fund, "and to allot to the members "holding shares of the Company "as on the first day of April "One thousand nine hundred "and forty-one in respect of the "net amount capitalised fully "paid shares of the Company "af equivalent nominal value in
FIELD AT 13
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the
Thirteen-year-old bero of
Charalambopoulos way promoted
Charges
At Sessions
The trial of Pte Frank Kenneth Jacobs, Royal Army Medi- cal Corps, on charges of rape and Indecent assault, was·.com- menced before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Criminal Sessions this morning.
Jacobs is alleged to have raped and Indecently assaulted Man Shlu-ying, an 18-year-old spinster, in 'King's Park on January 16.
Ar J. Murphy, Assistant Crown Selleltor, prosecuted, and Mr. G. She, instructed by Mr C. A. S. Russ, was for the defence.
Continuing, Mr Murphy, said that the girl was examined at 5.30 am. the same day by De Bee, of the Kow- loon Hospital, who found a bruise on the throat, abrasions on both knees and other injuries,
Told At Barracks About 8 a.m. the same day, Whitfield Barracks, where he was Accused was seen in the hospital at stationed, and there he told one of the soldiers: "I took Rosie out for a
The Jury comprised Messrs G. T. Harrington (Foreman), Lou In-lso, C Goldin, Mn Yue-man, Lee Gwok- ying, Chan Kam-shing and Tan Poh- keng.
Mr Murphy said that the girl was a waitress employed at the Nathan Hotel, and some months prior to January she became friendly with a soldier called Walton, whoan sic and I used a little bit of persuasion. know by the nanie of Ginger. On Christmas Day she became engaged threatened to tap her on the chin and
started struggling, 50 to another soldier named Bright, and
bout three months ago she knew he then came across." That state- intter went to the Ilotel with Ginger story. Accused for the first time when the ment, Mr Murphy submitted, was a
trance.
walk. She wouldn't come
She
nerors
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TT. Japan T.T. India
T.T. U.S.A.
BELLING
T.T. London Demand London T.T. Shanghal T.T. Singapore
.1/2%
1/3ts
430
1024
.821
.24%
.18%
.40
.140%
1044
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1/32
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T.T. Manila T.T. Batavia T.T. Bangkok T.T. Salgon T.T. France T.T. Switzerland T.T. Australia
BUYING
4 m/s L/C London.
4 m/s D/P London
4 m/s L/C U.S.A,
4 m/s France
30 d/s Indin........................
..20
.84
U.S. Cross rate in London 4.02
U.S. Cross rate in N.Y...4.03
complete corroboration of the gl's HEROIC INDIANS
IN ERITREA
On the night of January 15, went
A Police When questioned by on Mr Murphy, Accused went to the Hotel and told the girl that Gingercer later in the day, Accused admitted having been with the girl "the proportion of one share for Greek war in Albania-Anastasios wanted to see her in King's Park but said that he paft her $3 to get a
The girl said that she would not go "every three shares of the Com-tance-corporal on the field and was
and that in any case she was too taxi home as it was Inte. *pany held by-them respectively congratulated by the Greek Prime busy. She then went back to her with rape, and to this he said that
Accused was subsequently charged Individual Deeds "and that such shares so nilotted Minister.
work, leaving Accused at the enthe girl was a consenting party. Ite NEW DELHI, Mar. 5 (Reuter)==" "shall rank for dividends as
further alleged that the girl was a Reports of many individual acts of "from the 1st day of July, 1911.
At 1 a.m, she finished her work prostitute and had accepted money heroism by Indian troops in
0! In- ". That if on such distribu-
Eritrean campaign have now reached and was about to leave the Hotel from him. On the charge
notIndia.. "lion as aforesaid any person
decent assault, he said: "I do wish to say anything." "would be entitled to a frac-
The case is proceeding. "tional share the Directors shall, "In lieu of issuing fractional "certificates, cause the whole.
He followed his father to the front, hiding in the troop train, and was fnstrumental in capturing a number of Italian sples who were using a secret radio.
RADIO
matres (9,520 kilo-cycles)
"Yes, Madam?" and Other
when
Waited Outside Hotel
she noticed
Accused UJI
slanding at the door. Thereupon she remained at the Hotel, walling for Accused to go away. About three-quarters of an hour later Ac- cused went in and again asked her to go with him to ste Ginger. She
to Gascoigne Road but failed to And Ginger there.
"share to be allotted to a person zaW, 355 metros (845 Lc.) and 31.45 then agreed and together they went "or persons to be named by the "Directors and such share shall, "at such time as the Directors "think it, be sold and the pro- "ceeds distributed amongst the "persons entitled to the fruc- "tions making up such share. By order of the Board of Directors,
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,
Agents... Hongkong, 21st February, 1941.
NOTE:--
held
offer to
Under the powers conferred upon them by Article 12 of the Articles of the Association of the Company, Directors have decided to Commissioners may, it requestedSharesholders on the Register on the Lo do so for good cause, direct that 1st day of April, 1941, one share at the whole or part of any witness's Par for every complete three shures by them (excluding the Bonus evidence may be taken in private. Shares to be offered to them under Any request to this effect should the preceding rsolution) upon the be included in the above-mentioned terms that payment for such shares shall be made to the Company's memorandum,
Bankers, The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, Hong Kong on or before the 30th September, 1911, and that Shareholders be given power to renounce their rights under such offer, and that no rights attach to any fractions. The shares taken up
K. M. A. BARNETT. Secretary to the Commissioners,
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U. S. Minister Visits H.K.
They then went to Chatham Road, near the football ground, where Accused told her Ginger was hiding. The football ground was some little distance below the level of the rand, and Accused asked her to go down.
The girl demurred whereupon his wife.
thus
lime
the
One Indian commissioned officer led his men over ground swept by machine-gun Bre at Gogni and gained a steep ridge. The party withstood several enemy counter-attacice In strength, but was at last forced to vacate its position. Although he was wounded, the officer led all his men back to safety.
During the same action, an Indian stretcher beurer, who was bringing back a wounded Sepoy, was almost surrounded by the enemy. He seized the Sepoy's rifle, beat off the enemy and brought back the Sepoy.
Against Odds
In another case a machine-gunner kept flring his gun In the face of casualties until he was killed by overwhelming odds, inflicting many bombas.
After the enemy was driven
On Way To America, A former U.S. Minister in the Balkans, Mr Post Wheeler, arrived in Hongkong to-day by the President Pierce from Manila accompanied by and 8-11 p.m. on D.52 m.e's, per Accused pushed her and she fell on
Mr Post Wheeler is en route to San While she was the ground. second.
12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter-lying, Accused scized her and assault-Francisco aboard the liner, which is expected to sait for Shanghai, cession,
ed her indecently. She called out for
Honolulu, San Francisco and Los 12.30 Spanish Programme,
help and Accused thereupon told her
Angeles
to-morrow at 10 a.m. 1.0 Local Time Signal and Weather to keep quiet, at the same
Among the American residents in Report.
threatening to kick her if she did
the Colony, who are leaving for the 1.03 Sam Browne (Vocal) and The not do so. London Plano-Accordeon Baud.
The girl, however, continued to United States by the liner are Mrs 1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Wea- resist and Accused then picked her John H. Bruins, wife of the American up and carried her over a nullah to Consul at Hongkong and her two a fence bordering the football ground. sons. B
Passengers for Shanghai Include She
again struggled and Acctised once more threatened her with violence if Mr Erle Moller and Me C. B. Moller, with a small Indian Programme.
she did not keep stil. He also took who have been in the Colony for the
fire and destroyed an enemy lan out a handkerchief with which he racing season; Mr C. L. Barr, General gun post. Ho beat 6.30 Closing local Stock Quotations.ied round her face in order to gug Agent in the Far East for Canadian able
attack by selling his gun near
dis- 6.32 Compositions of Delius.
her. He then committed the offence, National Railways; Mr G. E.
abled ener Costello, 7.0 London Relay-The News.
caemy machine-gun. Later he after which he ran away.
General Passenger Agent in the comrades on. Although wounded in
flapt onto
and cheered his a parapet 1.15 London Relay Meet Uncié
Orient for the Canadian Pacife: Mr both legs, he refused to be carried.
and walked to the dressing station.
The part played by Indian Sappers and miners in the engagements In tween January 23 and February 2, Eritrea is specially noteworthy. Be-
ther Forecast and Announcements.
1.45
from C. Cochran's
215 Close 5.15
Sam."
Cook.
Edwin Murrow interviews Allstufr
7.30 Dance Music by Harry Roy and His Orchestra.
8.0 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.
Took Belt To Station
U.S.
Alm
off, his body was found beside the gun, his finger still on the trigger.
Great gallantry was
shown by 4 ay, who
went young Punjabi Sepoy,
porty through a hail of
off
they removed no fewer than 575 mines and olso attended to blown-up. bridges near Alamale.
Water
Sub the girl went to the H. S. Dunn, American
Station, bringing with sentative; Major G. A. W her a soldier's belt
which she alleged US Marine Corps, Assistant Naval belonged to Accused. She arrived Anche in Shanghai who has been there at 3.45 am.”
visiting Hongkong: Mr L. McCormick "If the story told by the girl," con-Carson, Mir W. J. Atkins. tinued, Mr Murphy, is true,
Mr R. A. Camidge, Manager of the 8.03 Regina Foort at the Organ.
means The Whistler and His Dog (Pryor); have been with Accused at Chatham and Chha at Hongkong and his wife.
that at the very least she must Chartered Bank of India, Australia By The Blue Hawaiian
Waters Read for over an hour. I mention are among the passengers leaving by under the above offer shall rank forelbey); The Vision of Fuji-San this because it is the case for the the
the President Pierce for. San Fran- defence that the girl tentions of the Accepted the in-cisco,
and that Other passengers booked for the part of that time was spent by the United States are Mr R. W. Barnett,
The operations were notable for the in kissing and petting. The girl, Beste Relations, who is passing British and Indian troops. The Pun- Research Officer for the Institute of excellent co-operation between the
dividends as from 1st day of July. 1911.. Formal letters of olfer, accept- arice and renunciation will be sent to Shareholders as soon as possible after April 1st next.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED
NOTICE
We have been informed that attempts are being made to sell Green Island Cemont ut rates above the Government Control prices which are:-
In gunny bags of
250-lbs.
In paper bags of
91-lbs.
$7.50 per bag.
$2.80 per bag.
In paper bags of
00-lbs.
$2.70 per bag, Application for Delivery Orders, at above prices, should be made to our Registered.Oßee, 2nd Floor, Exchango Building, 14 Des Voeux Road, Hong Kong.
R. TAYLOR,
Manager and Secretary.
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the
Hour
2.0 London Relay--The News.
9.30 Dance Music.
9.15 London RelayQuestions of
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10.0 London Relay "To Talk Many Things?
of
10.15 Billy Thorburn at the Plane, 19.25
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Yes Binnie Hale, Bobby Howes and Company
the Hippodrome with Theatre Orchestra cond. by Joseph Tunbridge,
11.0 Close down,
MEDICAL MEETING
The Annual General Meeting the Hongkong and China Branch of the British Medical Association was held in the School of Anatomy, Hongkong University, last evetiing. The proceedings were of a private nature,
CRUEL SHOCK FOR STOMACH SUFFERER
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, spine of a gentleman recently. He
LIMITED
evkience
About 100 mines were removed from the Barentu defences alone.
Excellent Co-operation
4
the
flerce
however, insists that this is not" and that a protected struggle-trek-through-the-Colony-after-a-visit-to-- Jobis und & British battalion shared
in place
ite of the fact that her
Mrs E. MacPherson, Mrs the honours in an attack on a ridge spite injuries, when examined the same
me P. Pierce, Mrs 1. Est Hill, Mr T. 26. The Punjabis made
Estrella: Mr und morning, were comparatively slight. E. Robson, Mr and Mrs S. V. Barlow. assault and gained
across the Alcota Road on February J. Turner, Further, there in other
objective. which bears out her story that there Passengers, from Manila for Song was a struggle. If the Accused used Francisco and Los Angeles Include Tacy, were subjected to a counter- attack and were forced to withdraw any force or even if, in fear of denth, Mother A. de la Providence, Sister
but later they renewed the attack the girl yielded the Accused is guilty Madeleine Marie and Sister Therese and took the ridge. of rape
Hospital Examination
"At the Police Station the Alr} made a report of what had happened and although that report is not evid- ence of the facts therein complained of, nor is it even corroboration, it does show that at that time she was acting in a manner completely consistent with her present story."
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"Only an operation can save you"
A cold shudder went down the
had been sufering from stomach ulcers and, with a shock, heard the verdict that only an operation would NOTICE is hereby given that the save him. As a preliminary his TWENTY SECOND ORDINARYdoctor sent him into hospital where YEARLY MEETING of this Company they put him on Maclean Brand will be held at the Registered Office Stomach Powder, a frequent practice of the Company No. 10, Des Voeux in big hospitals treating stomach Road Central, on Saturday, the 8th trouble. March. 1041, at 2.80 p.m. for the pur- pose of receiving the Report of the gentleman says: "In six weeks I his letter to Macleans, this Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31 walked out of that hospital a new And no operation, either! December, 1940,
You can imagine the jump-for-joy The Register of Shares of the Com- feeling of the stomach sufferer pany will be closed from Saturday, threatened with
Canton an operation who 1st March, 1041 to Saturday, 8th finds he has been cured without one. March, 1941, (both days inclusive) Well, you don't need to go very far during which period no transfer of to get the benefit of Maclean Brand shares can be registered.
tors.
By Order of the Board of Diree
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager, Hongkong, 20th February, 1041,
Filipino Club Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the Filipino Club will be held at the Club House, King's Park, on Sunday, March 9, nt 3.30 p.m.
In
man."
Stomach Powder. You can buy bottle from your chemiat for use in your own home.
Be
BRAND St to ask for MACLEAN Stomach Powder, which is only genuine if the signature "ALEX C. MACLEAN"
appears on carton and bottle. Maclean Brand Stomach. Powder is never sold loose, but only in bottles. The tablets are available In bottles or flat tins,
If you have any difficulty in or store write to Banker & Co., obtaining it from your local chemist P.O. Box 768, Hong Kong.
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Donations To Bomber Fund
A total of $1,590,619.31 was reached yesterday by the War Fund Haugurated by the S. C. M. Post, Ltd, with the fal lowing donations:
G. F. freeand donation)
G. 1. 9. (seventi donation) (second donation)
G. H. M. (eighth donation)
H. F. O. (sixth donation)
A. C. B. treventh donation) Hongkong Legal Debating Society Gloucester Lounge
Player (Feb.)
"Freda".
Men
Gramophone
J. C. Binnendyk (monthly donation).................................
on
10
göta
100
44.30
20
*
100
&
Hotch,
150
Mr and Mrs C. L. Crampton Mr and Mrs A. P. Pereira (manih
Sy donation) Hongkong and Shanghat
Ltd, (proceeds of Band Concert at Peninsula Hotel
2nd March, 1941)
ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS The Hongkong Anti-Tuberculosis Atro etalion gratefully acknowledges the fal- lowing donations and subscription:
Ka Kom-tong, 1500; Part proceeds Charity Theatrical Perform S. Begble. 100; Shum
$100; 1.
M. Loa, $100; M. Y. Tang, $100; Dr D, K. P. Samy, $25; Nell E Elliott, $10; James Bertram, 30: 21. C. Tadя. 35; Cynuita Lino, 15: Kathleen I, Lymn, 15; h, Wong Tepe, Mrs B. Wong Tape, $9; Lam Blu- kwong. #5; Dr (tri) Frommer, 15.
INDIAN ARMY
C.-in-C.'s Announcement
The Punjab and other Frontier force battalions took part in the capture of Alamale.
After negotiating rough country they launched a frontal attack ac- companied by a flanking movement.
Alamale fell and yet more pri- soners and war material were cop- tured.
Turkish Envoy For Shanghai
His Excellency the Turkish Minis- fer to Ching, M. E. A. Sipahl, who is vislling Hongkong after a trip to Chungking, will return to the Lega- tion in Shanghai by the President Pierce to-morrow morning.
The Turkish Minister, who has will be accompanied by Dr H. been staying at Repulse Bay Hotel
Nizamettin Erenel, First Secretary to the Turkish Legation In Shanghal.
STOCK MARKET REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange Omelal Summary, issued yesterday says:..
Business recorded during the morn-
NEW DELHI, Mar. 6 (Reuter)ing was only meagre, At the budget debate in the Council
of State, Lieutenant General Claude Auchinleck, the C-in-C, said that there were one or two matters about which
existed in the misapprehension minds of members.
The first was in regard to the Commissioned Viceroy'a
Omeers.
Mindle of EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS "Opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year
or sharter periods in Local or Diner Cut Thele interests were close to his rencies at rates which will be quoted on heart and he would always watch appiteation.
them. It would be his duty to see SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened that they did not suffer in any way. Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rates obtainable an application. It was not true that they were not The Bank's Head Office in London being used in units ofcered by In- undertaker Executor & Trustee business dinn offlcers. They were being re- and clatins recovery of an instated.
ranches, Tax overpaid on terms which may be ascertained at any of its Agencies" and Secondly, there was the question of utilising the University Training Manager.Corps. This was also recewing his
careful consideration.
W. H. EVANS THOMAR,
Buyers
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