Saturday,
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for 3 days propaid
HONGKONG TELEPHONE
CO., LTD. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
COMPANY, LIMITED.
LIMITED
NOTICE, IS HEREBY GIVEN NOTICE is hereby given that the ORDINARY that an Extraordinary. Gonoral YEARLY MEETING of this Company
TWENTY SECOND Meeting of the Company will be will be held at the Registered Ómee held In the P. &..O. Building, of the Company No, 10, Des Voeux Road Central, on Saturday, the 8th
that Extraordinary General Victoria, in the Colony of Hongarol, 1941, át 2.00 pm. for the pur-
The Register of Shares of the Com-
"March 8, 1941′′
Imperial P.P.C. Faces Measures to Leaders Control China's Feeding
Confer
CHUNGKING, Mar. 7 (Central News),—Discussions at yes- terday's meeting of the 2nd People's Political Council centred at 1116 o'clock in the fore
upon the problems of food supply and commodity prices,
Dr Wong Wen-lino, Minister of Economic Affairs, reviewed phone Co., Ltd., will be held in the noon on Thursday, the 20th day Directors together with a Statement FOR SALE.
Board Room of the Company, 2nd of March, 1941, or as soon thereof Accounts for the year ended 31st Smuts Meets Eden the Government's efforts at stabilising commodity prices. Mon-
after as the Ordinary General December, 1940.
sures adopted include fixation of prices. by price stabilisation GROSS SPIUNGER SPANIEL Pup-Floor, Exchange. Building, Des Meeting of the Company shall
CAIRO, Mar. 7 (Reuter).committees formed jointly by local governments, guilds and other Levers for sale in aid of the Voeux Road Central, Victoria have terminated for the purpose 1st March, 1941 to Saturlusive) African Premier, arrived yester-control of important commodities such as con! by the Fuel Con- pany will be closed from Saturday, General Jan Smuts, the South civic organisations, suppression of hoarding for profiteering, Bomber Fund. Please apply Mrs.
Hongkong, on Friday, the 28th day of considering and, if thought ft. March, 1941, (both days inclusive) Hogg, Jockey Club Stables.
of March, 1941, at 12.15 o'clock in
As the Anilual General Meeting convenod for noon on that day shall have terminated, when the subjoined resolution will be pro• posed as a special resolution:--
"ILONGKONG AS REVEALED BY the afternoon or 80 soon thereafter passing the following resolu- during which perlod no transfer of day and left again. this morning. irol Bureau and cotton yarn by the Agricultural ́ ́ Credit
Edition. THE CAMERA" Second
60 excellent views of the Over Colony. Price $1.50. Obtainable at Kelly & Waldh, Ltd., or from the I'ublishers South China Morning Post, Ltd., Wyndham Street,
That the Articles of Association
OFFICERS TELL of the Company be altered in the
OF LIBYA Advising in U.K.
OY "ACUTER'S" SPECIAL
CORRESPONDENT
LONDON, Mar. T (Reuter),- Selected officers are being called back
lo London from Africa to report on the rfection of Britain's
new
manner following:-
(n) By the deletion of the existing Article 95 and the substitu- tion in lieu thereof of the following Article:-
"05. The Directors of the "Company shall not be "less than six and not
more than ten in num- "ber."
In Article 101 the word "six" shall be substituted for the word "four" where such word occurs in the third and Arth Hind
of such respectively Article. By order of the Board,
blitzkrieg - warfore, in readiness for (b) the greater struggles with Germany. Light and heavy tank officers are the
of oficial despateles cies- bearers cribing how the whole of the Italing shattered. army in Eastern Libya was
Their account paisted graphic picture of the final spurt deress tail Lyvenalea fed
tanks with 2ed by ligh crubers in
1 support, lo cut off Be fast of Graziant's mechanised forces.
A light tank offler said: "They fought a great deal better than many people think. Their gunners were very brave and usually died by their gus. So also, were the tank crews opposing us in a tast desperate effort tbreak through the south
to
of Cengiz."
the
Many in the Italian army, how- evey, were infantry armed with rides And hind chance against
110 charging Lantes. The Italian light tanks were "the most appalling Night- my vehicles 1 have ever seen." They were lightly arment with
two
achine-guns forward, which could only traverse through thirty degrees and were only thinly armoured,
Graziani was also let down by hla Blackshirt Divisions. These were not half a good as the Italian regulārs, Libyan troops who fought at Sidi Barrani were never seen again. It was the officer's impression that they Look off their uniforms and "went Bedouin again."
British tanks successfully practiced digiersal on the move to Toll fr etthelin. Bombing attacks against them failed because the attacks were made from a high level. Not untit the British were between Tobruk und Benghazi did the enemy pilots te dive dumbing.
BANK-NOTES IN CIRCULATION
Returns of the average amount of bank note in circulation in the Colony, during the month ended February 28, as certified by the markers of the respective banks, it as follows:
25,001,032
Chartered Bank of India,
Australia and China Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation 200,257,228 Mercantile Bank of India.
Limited
4,309,110
Total
|
J. P. SHERRY, Managing Director. Hongkong, 5th March, 1941.
CHURCH NOTICES
ST JOHN'S CATHEDRAL, (GARDEN ROAD)
Bishop Andrew Thu Of Yuunan to Preach
Sunday, March 9, 2nd, Second in Lent
Bam. Toly Communion, and in funk Church.
11 am. Mottins. Preacher, The Rt. Rev. Andrew Y. Y. Tau (Anlatant Bishop of Yunnan).
11.30 pln. Evensong and Sermon. Preach. er. The Doan,
The Social Hour will be hell in the Cathedral Hall Immediately after Even- songs, and all will be welcome.
tions:-
"1. That the Directors be and "they are hereby authorised to "capitalise the sum of $3,000,000 "Hongkong currency, part of the "undivided profits of tho 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 nino hundred
"and forty-one in respect of the "net amount capitalised fully "paid shares of the Company "of equivalent nominal value in "the proportion of one share for "every three shares of the Com- "pany held by them respectively "and that such shares so allotted "shall rank for dividends ne "from the 1st day of July, 1941.
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager, Hongkong, 20th February, 1941.
HONGKONG ELECTRIC
CO., LTD.
THE
NOTICE
East.
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and Athens.
Mr Luso-fu, Director of the control measures, such as investiga- National Food Administration, made ton of food supply, division of sup- a report on governmental control of ply and consumption areas, govern- food supply. He said that following ment sale and rationing of food. the inauguration of the National
shares can be registered. -
During his brief stay he had talks By Order of the Board of Direc-with Me Anthony. Edun, the British Administration, and government purchase and sale of daily tors.
Foreign Secretary, General Sir John necessities to regulate supply and demand." Dill, Chlef of Imperial Gènerul Staff, and General Sir Archibald Wavell, G.O.C. British Forces In the Middle First Hand Account
Food Administration, corts were Mr Mino Chlu-chich, Director of General Smuts was accompanied by first directed to meeting the demand the Salt Administration, reported General Sir Pierre van Ryneveld, the of army food supply and later to the governmental control over sult sug- South Africans Chief of Staff..
control of civilian food supply.
ply. He said that the rise of salt It In understood that General Smuts
The National Food Conference prices is not due to shorloge of pro- received from Mr Eden ant General recently convened in Chungking, Mr duction but to transport dimcultles; It is hereby notified that the Dill a direct account of their diplo Lu recalled, was for the purpose of remedial measures devised include following increases in the Com-matic and military talks in Ankara discussing and devising appropriate the improvement of tenisporcul
measures for food control. The con- ties, -governmental purchase, ship- General Smuts also received a first ferees were of the opinion that quan- ment and sale of salt, regulation of China's food hand account of the Libyan victories titatively
supply supply and 'demund and fixation of other constitutes no problem and the main prices. from General Wavell and African commanders,
difficulty ler in regulating supply and The visit is
is regarded in British and demand,
According to Mr Lu, five general South African circles as an example of the close co-operation prevailing principles for food control were laid 1. For Lighting from 15 cents between Britain and the Dominions down at the conference:
and, following so closely on Mr Rt. G. Regulation of supply and demand Menzies Visit while en route to by shipment of food from places there is રીં surplus to places Britain, it is also regarded as evidence where of the freedom and fucility of inter- where there is a shortage and from Imperial communications,
rural districts to cities: General Smuta
Encouragement of the consumption of miscellaneous cereals as substitutes during his stay.
pány's standard charges will be made for current consumed in respect of accounts issued for moters read on and after 21st March, 1941:--
to 16 cents per unit.
2. For Power and Heating from 5 cents to 61⁄2 cents per unit.
3. The
on
discount of 10% frac-
Power accounts in excess of 1,000 units per month will be discontinued.
Board
of
"2. That if on such distribu- "tion as aforesaid any person "would be entitled to a "tional share the Directors shall, "in lieu of issuing fractional "certificates, cause the whole "share to be allotted to a person By order of the "or persons to be named by the Directors, "Directors and such share shall, | GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD. "at such time as the Directors think fit, be sold and the pro- "ceeds distributed amongst the "persons entitled to the frac "Lions making up suck share." By order of the Board of Directors,
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,
Agents.
Hongkong, 21st February, 1941.
Wednesday-Intercession 5.30 pm. foi- lower by discussion in Cothedral Fall. The Marriage Bervice Christian Mint NOTE:~ riage.
Holy Communion will be celebrated on: Cantonese), 7.30 km Thursday; 7.45 aan, Friday (in Notices for the Week Badininton in the Cathedral Monday. pin.
Hali on
Under the powers conferred upon them by Article 12 of the Articles of Association of the Company, the Directors have decided to offer to
Sick Intercessions on Thursday, 10.15 Sharesholders on the Register on the
4.11.
CHRIST CHURCH (KOWLOON TONG)
Second Talk on. The "Deadly Virtues"
Sunday, March 9, 2rut Sunday in Leni
1st day of April, 1911, one share at par for every complete three shares. held by them (excluding the Bonus Shares to be offered to them under the preceding rsolution) upon the terms that payment for such shares shall be made to, the Company's Bankers, The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, Hong Kong on or before the 30th September, Dit, and that Shareholders be given power to renounce their rights under such offer and that no rights attach to any fractions, The chores taken up
Services in Englishy--7.10 5. Holy Communions; 9.45 am. Mattins and Ser mon. The second of the series of ser- Ingris on "Deathly Virtues"—"Piety." Preacher the Vicar. Ily-1 611 When all thy mereles (3) 435 Lard under the above offer shall rank for of our life | (3) ton Thure is ʼn green | MELA bill 145-75733e Thou My unrain-dividendis-from-1st-day-of-July,
430 pm Evening Prayer and Ser- 1941. Formal letters of offer, accept- mon. The second in the spertal course
ance and renunciation will be sent to of Bormus on "A Guide to Understand Shareholders as soon as possible after ing the ble" The lica of Man." Prencher Mr H. Ashton Hi, M.Sc, Hymns: April 1st next.
(1) 554 Thy Kingdom come (2) 430 Lord, hy word abideth...(3) 603 Once
every man and nation....
Note: there will be mapper ink Thy | THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON Vicaron after this service, in which oft $230,167,376 | are Invited. After supper there will ne
Appointments
discussion, of the subject of the sermon, when the preacher will be present to answer questions or criticismid.
Services in Mandarin:-D n.. Fols Communion; it aan. Morning Prayer and Sermon.
Sunday School at 9 am. In No. 3 Duke
The following appointments are Street, notified in yesterday's Government Tuesday, March 11-Parachtal Claren Gazette: Mr W. II. E. Thomas, C.B.E...
WHARF & GODOWN
COMPANY LTD.
Notice to Shareholders
THE FIFTY-FOURTH ORDIN-
Council Meeting in a Vicarage at ARY ANNUAL MEETING OF
to the Board of Review of the War Thursday, March 13.-Holy Communion | SHAREHOLDERS will be held at
Mr Thoi J. Houston to be Dis- trict Officer, North, with effect from March 7.
Friday, March 14-Gulid of Martha and Stary Committee al 6 pm. In the Vestry, "At Home" in the Vicarage, 6 pm, The Vicar and Christ Church Fellowship Saturday, March 15-Tennis 130 p.m.
Revenue
7 m; Guild of Martha and Mary Meet the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Department during the for the Vicarage at 10 m Clioir absence from the Colony, of Mr R.Practice in Church 6 pm.
Matheson & Co., Ltd. on WED- A. Canidge.
NESDAY, the 26th MARCH, 1911. at NOON, for the purpose of receiving, the Report of the Direc- Lors and tho Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st DECEMBER, 1940.
Miss Helen Wong to be a Tempor ary Public Vaccinator with effect from February 20
Weygand And Syria
METHODIST CHURCH (QUEEN'S ROAD EAST)
Free Film Show at S. & 5. Home on Thursday
Servier on Sunday, March 5
BASLE, Mur. 7 (Reuter).-OMeinls in Berlin believe that there is a special reason for General Weygand's Rear A; Evening Rev. J. E. Sandbach Preachers Morning Rev. G. B. visit to Vichy. They think that if may be connected with the situation No. 65. Player, Hymn No 272, in Syria.
Immigration Office Inquiry On Mar. 11
The examination of witnesses by the Commissioners appointed to in- quire into the affairs of the Immi- gration Departinent will be conducted in publie at the Council Chamber, Colonial Secretary's Office, on Tues- day. March 11, at 10 a.m.
Immigration Officers Appointed
The following Chinese Assistant Immigration Officers have been pointed:-Mr J. R. Poye, with effect from January 14; Mr tú Tak-shun, with effect from February 16; Mr Harry Leo-Clio, and Mr George Yin-sing Lee, with effect from
51
is notiñed that Mr Kon Lat-dun has relinquished his duties Chinese Assistant Immigration Offteer, with effect from February 23.
His Excellency the Officer' Adminis-| tering the Government has recolved Inforination from the Secretary of State for the Colonies that Mr Sellet Yaro has been appointed Japanese; Consul-General in Hongkong.
Morning Parade Service at 10.18 man
First Lesson, Hymn No, 71, Second Lesson, Prayer, Nolices, Ofertory, Hymn No. 172. Sermon, Hymn No. 225, Benediction.
Evening Servies at 7 pun.-Hrom No, D. Prayer. Hymn No. 183. Lesson, Prayer, Notices, Difertory. Hymn No. 621, Sermon, Hymn No. 691, Benediction.
Notices_for_the_Week
Following the Evening Service à Social Hour will be hell at the S. & S. Home at 1:30 *pan All Servicemen and civltimus will be warmly welcomed.
Mainday and Thursday at 7 pm.. Bad- minton Club at the S. & S. Haine, and Fellowship at the 9. & S. Home.
Tuesday at 1.30 pm. Meeting for Prayer
Thurnet af 11.30 pan. Free Film Show
at the . & 5. me. Everybody welcome,
UNION CHURCH
(KENNEDY ROAD)
The Transfer Books of the Company will he CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 15th MARCH,
MARCH, 1941, both days inclusive. 1941, to WEDNESDAY, the 26th
By Order of the Board of Directora.
C. M. MANNERS, Secretary and Manager. Hongkong, 7th March, 1941.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED
NOTICE
We have been informed that attempts. are being made to sell Green Island Coment at rates
Sunday, March --Morning Service 10.30 above the Government Control am.: Evening Servico 6 pin. Preacher: prices which are:- The Rev. Frank Short, of the London Missionary Suciety.
In gunny Bags of
The Communion of the Lord's Supper 260-lbs.
In paper bags of
94-11.
W be abserved at the close of the Morning Service,
The Annual Meeling of the Church will be held in the Church Hall on March 20 at. 6.30 pan.
•
METROPOLE
CENTRAL MUDICH -FIBERHODE GENEL ROOMS WITH VALVðF 143+0]
$7.50 per bng.
32.80 per bng. In paper bags of
00-Iba.
$2.70 per bag. Application for Delivery Ordera, at above prices, should be made to our Registered. Offee, 2nd Floor, Exchange Building, 14 Des Voeux Hond, Hong Kong.
R. TAYLOR, Manager and Secretary,
Agents.
NOTICE
DEFENCE REGULATIONS 1940
The following rates will be charged for mailing single coples of the following newspapers
abroad:
South China Morning Post China and Macao
16 cents per copy
British Empire and Foreign 25 cents per copy The Hongkong Telegraph
China and Macao 14 cents per copy 10 cents Saturdaya
British and Foreign 20 cents per copy 25 conts Saturdays.
The BULOVA
THE NEW "RITE-ANGLE"
AND MANY OTHER LATEST STYLES OF WATCHES FOR GENTLEMEN & LADIES AMERICA'S GREATEST WATCH VALUES ! INSPECTION AT
SINCERE'S
WOS
the British
Ambassador's quest at the Embassy
Convoy Attack Fails
Heinkel Brought Down LONDON, Mur. 7 (Router)-A Heinkel III, which attacked a convoy In the North Sea this morning, was shot down in fumes by the British warship Guillemot.
No British damage or casualties were sustained.
Break From Japan's National Service
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, Mar. 7 (Domel)--Mr Seizo Nakano, rightlst Parllumen- tarian, to-day tendered his resigna- tion as executive
the director of National Service Association to the Premier, Prince Fumimaro Konoye.
Mr Natcond an
announced his decision to revive as a political association the Tohokai which was dissolved last year preparatory to incorporation into the National Service Association and reorganised 35 the Shintosha (Enst Promotion Society), a cultural association.
Mir Nakano declared that his disconnect then- associates would selves from the National Service Association and launch an indepen- dent political movement in future.
for rice and wheat flour;
Prohibition of wine-brewing; Increase of production; Improve ment of Irrigation und water con- servancy.
Control Bureaux
Several Interpellations regarding rice and salt supply for public fune- tionarles were made by the Council- lors. Mr Lu and Mr. Mlao promised to give written replies.
Nazi Pacifist Dies
BERNE, Mar. (Reuter).—The '
famous German pacifist leader, Dr
Quidde, has died in Genova, aged 83. He left Germany when the Nazis came to power.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
It was decided to establish food TOKYO, Mar, 7 (Domel),—Lieut.- control bureaux in different provin-General Kamezo Suetaka, returned ees, municipalities, and, hsten, to to Tokyo from China this after- exercise rontiul Over the food noon. He has been appointed Supre- market, and to enforce practical food me War Chief of Army.
But surely, just a
Never neglect a scratch—however small. The moment she skin is broken a path for germa is opened.
Use 'Dettol at once. It is a wespon against infection. Yet for all its high germicidal efficiency, it is
scratch.o-taining, non-poison-
ous, even pleasant to smell.
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