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CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO CONSUMERS
Tuesday,
G.
1941-1942
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
R.
Sealed Tenders will be received at the Royal Naval Hospital, until 10 am, on the 14th March, 1941, Notice is hereby given that the from persons desirous of supply Company's standard charges willing Beef, Mutton, Fowls, Pork, be increased as from 17th March,Fish, Choose, Butter, Fresh Milk, CROSS SPRINGER SPANIEL Pup- ples (seven) for sale in aid of the 1941, by adding a 10% surcharge and other provisions and neces- Bomber Fund. Please apply Mrs.to the amounts charged for-olce-saries, for the year ending 31st Hogg, Jockey Club Siables.
tricity consumed for lighting and power as per meters read on and after 24th April, 1911.
""HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY THE CAMERA" Second Edition. Over 00 excellent views of the Colony, Price $1.80, Obtainable at Kelly & Walsh, Ltd.,. or from the Publishers South China Morning Post, Lid, Wyndham Street,
PEOPLE'S COUNCIL MANIFESTO
CHUNGKING, Mar. 11 (Central News),~~"China has already won a
Murch, 1942.
BANK S
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA,
Incorperated by Royal Charter 1883, Paid-up Capital
£3,000,000 neserve Fund Reserve Liability of Propriators £1,000,000
***********'£3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE LONDON. 38 Bishopsgata, E.Ç,1,
Rub-Agracies in London: 117/12, Leadenhall Street, E.03.
West End Branch: 14/15, Cockspur Street, 8.W.L.
Manchester Branchi di, Afolay Street, Blanchester, 2.
AGENCIES. AND DIANCHES:
Kankow
Редал Hongkong
Rangoon
Alor Star Amritsar
Printed Forms of Tenders and further particulars can be obtain- The existing scale of discounts ed at the Royal Naval Hospital. will remain in force.
The right to reject the lowest Hangkok By order of the Board of or any tender is reserved. Directors,
D. W. MUNTON,
Manager, Hongkong, 8th March, 1941,
HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.
Notice is hereby given that the spiritun victory," declared a man!-Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Share- festo tied by the 2nd People's Political Council prior to its adjourn-holders will be held in the Office ment yesterday.
Ipoh
Balgon
Batavia
Mallo
Semarang
Bombay
Karachi
Seremban
Calcutta
Klong
Bhanghal
H. L. CLEAVE,
Agencies:
Kobe
Bingapore
Clive Birect
Kuala
Billawan
Surgeon Commander, Medical Officer in Charge.
Fairie Pince
Lumpur
Bourabaya
Canlett
Kuching
Taiping
Cawnpore
Mudans
Tientaln
Cebu
Mania
Tongkati
Royal Naval Hospital, Hong Kong,
Colombo
Medati
(Phuket)
Delhi
New York
Talogtao
Haiphong
Hamburg
(Peking)
10th March, 1941,
I'elping Yokohama
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened end
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year
COMPANY, LIMITED.'
that an
or shorter periods In Local or Other Cur- rencies at rates which will be quoted on appiication,
The Bank's Head Omco in London
and claims recovery of British Income
Branches,
W. M. EVANS THOMAB.
Manager.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also "opened in NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Local Currency and Sterling with Interest of the Company, No. 2 Queen's Expressing confidence in the GovBullding. Hong Kong, on Monday, Meeting of the Company will be undertakes Executor & Trustee business Extraordinary General allowed at rales oblaluable on application. ernment's sincerity in its pledge to introduce Constitutional Government 31st March, 1941, at noon for con-held in the P. & O. Building, Tax overpaid on terms which may be and declaring that the old iden ofsideration of the Directors' Report Victorin, in the Colony of long and at any of its Agencies and Partics and cliques must be discarded and for the new idea of a fighting and Statement of Accounts for the Kong, at 11.15 o'clock in the fore- noon on Thursday, the 20th day of Murch, 1941, or as soon thero- after as Meeting of the Company shall the Ordinary Genorul
have terminated for the purpose of considering and, if thought, fit, passing the following resolu- tions:-
nation,
the manifesto urged
the
Chinese Communist Party to abide year ending 31st December, 1940,
The Share Register and Trans-
by Its declaration In September, 1937,
and support national unlly and befer Books will be closed from the loyal to the State consistently.
18th to 31st March, 1911, both days inclusive.
The war of resistance for nearly four years had testified to the fact that unified command was a basic Incior for victory. It was therefore hoped that
would strictly
The
the
enforceovernment
discipline. Th manifesto sald that mis- management was the pri
principal cause for the
the present
esent food shortage and rise of commodity prices and expressed the hope that the Government would efficiently exercise economical von-
tro), adopt effective mensures to re-
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS.
E. COCK, Chief Manager. Hongkong, 10th March, 1911.
adjust the currency situation, improve THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON
transportation facilities, regulate dis-
tribution and marketing,
promote
71.3-
tional economy and increase oricui-
tural
industrial production.
viet
WHARF & GODOWN COMPANY LTD.
Notice to Shareholders
THE FIFTY-FOURTH ORDIN
OF
Diplomatically, the manifesto ex- pressed appreciation of the concern and sympathy shown by Great Bri tain, the United States and the Soviet ARY ANNUAL MEETING Union regarding China's war, pledged SHAREHOLDERS will be held at support to the Government's policy the Office of Messra. Jardine, to seek closer co-operation with the Matheson & Co., Ltd. on WED- friendly Powers and hoped that the Government would make it unmis- NESDAY, the 26th MARCH, 1941, takably clear that any country sup-nt NOON, for the purpose of porting Japan's polley of conquering receiving the Report of the Direc- China and recognising the Wang Ching-wel regime would be consi-
tors and tho Statement uf dered as China's enemy.
Accounts for the year ended 31st DECEMBER, 1949.
NOTICE TO MARINERS
A Notice to Mariners issued by the Harbour Department states that the Carpentarin Light Vessel in the ap- pronch to Torres Strait, on the north coast of Australia, will be withdrawn from its slation on or about to-day. Notice will be given when it is re- placed on its station.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 15th MARCH, 1941, to WEDNESDAY, the 26th MARCH, 1941, both days inclusive. By Order of the Board of Directors.
C. M. MANNERS,
Hongkong,-7th March, 1941.,
Secretary and Manager.
The position is given as lat. 10 de- grees 40' 00' S., long. 140 degrees 55 THE 60" E (Approx).
Sir William Seager
CARDIFF, Mar, 10 (UP).The former President of the United Kingdom Chamber of Shipping, Str Whim Seager, 79, died here to-day,
AT THE
TO-MORROW KING'S
THE CASE OF THE SABOTAGED BOMBER
Charlie
Chan
MURDER OVER NEW YORK
SIDNEY TOLER
as "Charlie Chan", MANJORES
AGBELT
WEAVER · LOWERY
DONAID
CORTEZ. MacBRIDE
MILITA
JOAN
COOPER. VALERIE
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HONGKONG ELECTRIC
CO., LTD.
NOTICE
BRITISH BUDGET
1. That the Directors be and Taxes On Services
Considered
LONDON, Mur. 10.The pas sage of the American Lease and Lend Bill will have repercussions on the British Budget, which the Chancellor of the Exchequer is now preparing, but it will not avert the still heavier imposts from the British tax-payer.
next month the largest budget In Sir Kingsley Wood will present history, but it will not cover ex- penditure of American war materials which will go into a separate account and will be kept secret until the end of the war
"they are hereby authorised to "capitalise 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 "of equivalent nominal value in "the proportion of one share for "every three shares of the Con- "pany held by them respectively "and that such shares so allotted "shall rank for dividends ns
Already the Chancellor and experts are seeking fresh ways of raising "from the 1st day of July, 1941. revenue. There may be some increase **2. That if on such distribu-in direct taxation although this form "tion as aforesaid any person
of taxation has ulnóst reached satura- "would be entitled to a frac
tion point. "tional share the Directors shall, "In lieu of issuing fractional "certificates, cause the whole "share to-be allotted to a person "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 frac- "tions making up auch share." By order of the Board of Directors,
GIBD, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,
Agents.
Hongkong, 21st February, 1941,
י
It is hereby notified that the following increases in the Com- pany's standard charges will be mado for current consumed in NOTE:---- respect of accounts issued for moters read on and after 21st March, 1941:-
For Lighting from 15 coats to 16 cents per unit.
2. For Power and Heating from 5 cents to 51⁄2 cents per unit, 3. The discount of 10%
Power accounts in excess of on 1,000 units per month will discontinued.
By order Directors,
of the Водка
be
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.
Agents.
NOTICE
them by Article 12 of the Articles of Under the powers conferred upon Association of the Company, the Directors have decided to offer to Sharesholders on the Register on the 1st day of April, 1941, one share at par for every complete three shares held by them (excluding the Bonus the preceding raolution) upon the Shores to be offered to them under terms that payment for such shares Bankers, The Hongkong & Shanghai shall be made to the Company's Banking Corporation, lleng Kong on or before the 30th September, 1911, and that Shareholders be given power to renounce their rights ander such
It is believed that the officials are turning toward expedients like tax on services namely imposts on rail- way fures, meals in restaurants and National Income
the Uko
The Budget speech will be preced- ed by a candid statement on the national Income, designed to give a strength. picture of the nation's real financial
It
was recently estimated that the British national Income this year of £8,000,000,000 would expand further next
year.
Allied with the question is that of indation. The Government is keeping a watchful eye on that aspect and has emphasised that it will not hesitate to impose the necessary checks 'If any inflationary tendency becomes ap- parent.
KNOX SEES GRIM
March 11 1941
BOMBER FUND RAFFLE DEPOT
HER BOMBER FUND RAFFLE
CONSTER #HAFFLE 208 AM DE SNE!
BOMBERT
FUNG
FLC
The Monster raflis organised by the Itongkong War Effort Committee and the South China Morning Post, Ltd. in aid of the Bomber Fund is receiving every support from the public. Innumerable handsome prizes are offered, the first prize being a now Sunbeam-Talbot sports car donated by Mesars Gilman and Co., Ltd. Photo shows the main depot for sale of tickets at the Star Ferry wharf. (Photo: Ming Yuan).
GAYDA SQUIRMS
AND WARNS
Mid-East Aerial
Activity
CAIRO, Mar. 10 (Reuter).- Tripoli Harbour was again at- tacked during Saturday night and bombs were dropped on Italian aerodromes in Tripoli- tania, states to-day's R.A.F. communique.
In Abyssinia, R.A.F, bombera attacked the aerodromes of Diredawa despite an attempted interception by Italian fightors.
A direct hit was also obtained on a train approaching the town and another on the station at Adda Galla..
In the Keren area, Eritrea, troop positions were bombed and machine- guruned while other bombers were harassing on Italian column retreating from Burye and bombed a village, near Debra Marcos,.
R.A.F. Expanding.
(DY "REUTERS" AIR CORRESPONDENT) LONDON, Mar. 10. The RAF continues to grow more powerful in the Middle East and in the Balkans and is in a position to give a good account of itself should the Luftwaffe extend its field of activity in- dependently or as a curials for the German Anny.
The inlintive should not even rest with the German ale force. Soon
the
Declares Lend and Lease Bill changed for the better in south-east
Will Force Japan to Act
Special to the "Telegraph"
the "Giornale d'Italia," declares that the Senate's approval ROME, Mar. 10. (UP).—Gayda, in an editorial in
Ł
very
weather will undergo a marked
Europe and for the worse in Africa, making more extensive operations possible in the former and dimettit in Africa. "
Mediterranean · Luftwaffe Hitler is estimated to have
Rssem- bled about 1,000 planes for operations spread to Bulgarin and is establish- on both sides of the Mediterranean..
From Rumania, the Luftwaffe has
and,
significantly enough, near the
of the Lend and Lease Bill is equivalent to directing basen near the Greek frontier American intervention in the war and may force Japan to intervene in the conflict on the side of the Axis in line with her Tripartite Pact agreement.
He continues, "The Lend and Lease Bill can but prolong-the conflict as the Axis counter-blockade of the Atlantic will not permit American aid to reach the besieged islands.
"President Roosevelt's new move-equivalent to open intervention against the Axis will finally bring about the application of the Tripartite terms, creating unpleasant surprises in an invasion of the western hemisphere.
"President Roosevelt's decision |ple's Political Council to-day, sald is a deliberate, unprovoked move that the establishment of United towards war which will bring Pacific had greatly obstructed the States naval and air bosca in the about European retallation Japanese plan for a "new order" in against America.
East Asia.
China and America, he declared. have LONDON, Mar. 10 (Reuter), and are both striving to uphold the the same Democratie ideals "An integral coming into play Nine Power Treaty.
Violation Plaint
+
possesses
double
the
Black Sea, across which Germany has received oll supplies from Russia.
Its other main bases are in Italy and Sicily. There are not yet many German aircraft in Libya and the Dodecanese..
Troops Advance NAIROBI, Mar, 10 (Reuter).—The British advance into Abyssinin con- tinues.
Announcing this, a British com- munique states that British troops
have occupied Gabre Darre, an ins portant road junction 140 miles inside the Abyssinian frontier, and that operations are proceeding according to plans.
Sun Yat-Sen Anniversary
The 10th anniversary of the death of Dr Sun Yat-sen, Father of the of the Tripartite Pact" is pre- He asserted that he was confident Chinese Republic, will be observed dicted in Rome as the result of of final victory in view of the fact by the Chinese here to-morrow. Lend Bill, which is described in which it had at the start of hostilit q.m. when Madame Sun Yat-sen the passing of the Lease and that the Chinese army at present A meeting marking the occasion the Italian press as a "colossalies,
equipment will be held at the King's Theatre of mystification" and "a flagrant
and a number of prominent Chinese The Generalissimo urged resistance will attend. Mr Wang Su-tao will -violation-of-the-Hague-Conven-against-Japanese-economic penetra be the dialimon,
tion and pointed out that a military Dr Li Ying-lam, President of the vielory depends on an economic vic-Lingnan University, will give a talk remarkstory.
for the sake of victory.
He also urged national unity on the life of Dr Sun in Cantoneso
over Station ZEK at 0.15 p.m.
tion."
The "Glornale d'Italia" that it appears less than Bkely that war material shipped from America intensification of the Axis counter- will arrive In Europe in view of the
blockade,
Japan Thwarted SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" CHUNGKING, Mar. 10 (UP).---- Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, speaking at the closing of the
DAYS AHEAD Nanking
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" NEW ORLEANS, Mar. 10 (UP),— The Secretary of the Navy, Colonel Frank Knox sald, to-day that form of war than it was 90 days ago. whole world is closer to a frightful
tho
He declared that the situation is that Britain "has beca stopped," but "very, very eritical" He conceded added emphatically, "They have not yet been conquered.
Soldiers
Pep-
Executed
on
Nanking's
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" SHANGHAI, Mar. 11 (UP) News" to-day said that two former "Central China Daily
officers of the Nanking Provisional build a two ocean-navy which would notum for the kidnapping,
Colonel Knox urged the US. to Thirteenth Division were executed by of offer and that no rights attach to be the most powerful in the world.
firing squad lust Sunday night in any fractions. The shares taken up He asserted, "We cannot loose slight under the above offer shall rank for of the fact that Germany has built dividends na from 1st day of July, the greatest military machine the
February 24 of Doctor Ting Zong-yin from in front of his residence in 1941. Formal letters of offer, accept-world has ever known and we are
the International Settlement. once and renunciation will be sent to safe only for two factors-British sea
The
said that General Shareholders as soon as possible after power and British nir power."
Ting Shih-shen, Ti newspaper" April 1st next.
Commander of the Thirteenth Division,
ordered executions after receiving permission from Nanking. The
The kidnappers took the doctor to Pootung whereupon Colonel Ting effected his release, without payment of ransom and ordered the execution declaring that he would not allow lawlessness under his garrison.
DEFENCE REGULATIONS 1940
The following rates will bo charged for mailing single coplos of tho following newspapers abroad:
South China Morning Post China and Macao 18 conta por copy British Empire and Foreign 25 cents per copy
The Hongkong Telograph
China and Macao 14 cents per copy, 10 cents Saturdays
British and Foreign
20 cents per copy
25 conts, Saturdays.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED
NOTICE
We have been informed that attempts are being made to sell Green Island Cement at rates above the Government Control prices which are:- In gunny bags of 250-lbs. ..... In paper bags of
94-lbs.
$7.50 per bag.
$2.80 per bag.
$2.70 per bag.
In paper bags of
90-lbs. Application for Delivery Orders, at above prices, should be made to our Registered Office, 2nd Floor, Exchange Building, 14 Des Voeux Road, Hong Kong.
R. TAYLOR, Managor and Secretary.
HONGKONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN WE ARE AT WAR Mr. Chamberlain on Sept. 3rd said:
"The life of the nation MUST GO ON”.
Our work, too, MUST GO ON Please do not fall us
NORD SHIP
DOWNS PLANE
the
LONDON, Mar. 10 (British Wire- lest)-When a Norwegian merchant ship was attacked with machine-guns and bomba by a twin-engined Ger- man aircraft, prompt and effective. armament. reply was made from her defensive
The aircraft flew on about 200 yards and then dived steeply, explod- ing and bursting into flames as it hit the water. When the ship reached the spot where the aircraft had crush- ed, there was nothing to be seen but a patch of oil on the water,
The ship suffered no damage and the only casualty WILL cho man slightly wounded by a machine-gun
bullet.
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