2
Thursday.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
CLASSIFIED NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. A. S. WATSON & CO.,
ADVERTISEMENTS 25 words $2.50 for 3 days prepaid FOR SALE.
UNION WATERBOAT
CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FIFTY-SIXTH ORDIN- ARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company (since registration) will The Thirty-sixth Annual General bo hold at the Hong Kong Hotel, Meating of Shareholders will be Hong Kong, on THURSDAY, tho hold at the Offices of Mosars 3RD APRIL, 1931, at 11.30 am. Dodwell & Co. Ltd., Hongkong and for the purpose of receiving the Shanghai Bank Building, on Tues- Report of the General Managers A Statement of day, the 15th April, 1941, at 11 together with 10 Bayview Mansions, Third Floor,n.m. for the purpose of receiving Accounts for the year ended 318T Causeway Bay,
tho
thia report of Managers together with a State-OCTOBER, 1940. mont of Accounts for the year ended 31st Decomber, 1840,
by
NEW TEKING CARPETS can
hero inexpensively acquired people going abroad where they're expensive. Wide selection, possible,
THE HONGKONG NATURALIST Vol. X nos, 3 and 4, Price
Fale at (postage extra). Now on South China Morning Post, Lld. OROSS SPRINGER SPANIEL Pup-. pies (seven) for sale in aid of the Bomber Fund. Please apply Mrs. loga, Jockey Club Stables. "HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY Edition. CAMERA" Second THE Over 60 excellent views of the Colony, Price $1.50. Obtainable at Kolly & Walsh, Ltd., or from the Publishers South China Morning Post, Li, Wyndham Street,
General
Tho Transfor Books of the Company will be closed from 1st April to 15th April, 1941, both days inclusivo.
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
General Managora.
24th March, 1941.
HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from
MONDAY, the 24th MARCH, 1941, to THURSDAY, the 3RD APRIL 1941, both days Inclusive, JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers. Hong Kong, 18th March, 1941.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Noties is hereby given that the that the 52nd Ordinary Annual Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Share-Meeting of Shareholders will be holders wit be held in the Office held at the offices of the Company, of the Company, No. 2. Queen's Exchange Building, Des Voeux Building, Hong Kong, on Monday, Rond, Victoria, Hong Kong, on Tuesday, the 22nd day of April, FURTHER CHANGES have been 31st March, 1941, at noon for con-1911, at 11.30 o'clock, a.m. for the Programme for Friday and Monsideration of the Directors' Report purpose of receiving a Statement and Statement of Accounts for the of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the year ended 31st year ending 31st December, 1940.
The Share Register and Trans-December, 1940. for Books will be closed from the THE TRANSFER BOOKS of
Badminton Programme Revised Again
made necessary in the Badminton
day. These are:
MARCH 28, AT NECREIO
7 p.m. S. Jones v. P. C. Leung
(Junior Singles),
Wong v. D, Kwok
7.30 pic!).
(Senior
Smith
V.
8.10 p.m.-N. L. Wynter-Blyth (Junior Singles),
0.45 p.m.. La Fisher v. Poter. Lo (Tuntor-Blogies).
.15 p.m.-W. Gillies and . L. Anderson v. C. . F. Chiu and S. C.
Llang (Junior Doubles).
MARCH 31, AT K.O.C.
7. p.m.-P. S. Young and M. K. v. P. Lo and J. Tsang (Junior Fung v Doubles),
7.30 p.m.-P. Wong and C. Au v.. H. C. Eardley and N. L. Smith (Sentor Doubles),
0.16 p.m.-W. Gillies v. K. W. Cloy
(Senior Singles).
9 p.m.-M. P. Yoong v, P. K. Hool
(Senior Singles),
9.30 p.m.-J. L. Anderson V. Zimmern (Junior Singles)..
E.
1811 to 31st March, 1941, both days inclusive,
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
E. COCK, Chief Manager. lfongkong, 10th March, 1941.
HONGKONG TELEPHONE
CO., LTD.
the Company will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, the 9th April, 1911, to TUESDAY, the 22nd April, 1941, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
R. TAYLOR, Manager and Secretary. Hong Kong, 25th March, 1941.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THE
that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Hongkong Telo-
Gloaming Wins Voeux Roail Central, Victoria,
Lincolnshire
C. DR. R.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 31st day of March, 1941, at 3 p.m., at the Occs of the Publle Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at laland Road, Tytam Bay, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for n torm of 75 years, with a option of renewal at a 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 al of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be requir ed to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollara, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the
Purchase price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Sale. ↑
Rural Buliding
Registry No.
£1301
Lot No. 442
Island Hoad.
Tytam Bay,
Boundary Measurements
2
. EW.
feer|fect|fertileet)
as per anlo
plon.
About
30,000
sq. feet.
Ann. feet
Contents
Upset
Price
DOS LS
The purchaser of the lot will be required to pay to the auctioneer in cash the sum of $750 (being 10% of the upset price) im- mediately after the fall of the hammer, the balance premium being paid in accordance with the Conditions of Sale,
of the
BUREAU HONGKONG ELECTRIC TRANS PACIFIC FREIGHT
CO., LTD.
shares of $10 each
phone Co., Ltd., will be held in the Issue of 600,000, new ordinary Board Room of the Company, 2nd Dos Floor, Exchange Building,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Hongkong, on Friday, the 28th day that the Register of Members of of March, 1941, at 12.15 o'clock in the Company will be closed from the afternoon or so soon thereafter 1st to 5th April, 1941, both daye as the Annual General Meeting inclusive, during which period no the convened for noon on that day Transfer of Shares can be regis. three shall have terminated, when the
tered. longths ahead of Gaston (50-1), subjoined resolution will be pro-- while Monopole (100-6) was posed as a special resolution :---
LONDON, Mar. 26 (Reuter), -Gloaming (100-7) won -Lincolnshire to-day,
third.
There were 19 runners.
Petain Favours Collaboration
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" VICHY,
March 26 (Domel). Count de Brinon, French Ambassador to Paris, announced that Marshal Henri Philippe Petain, President of the French Slate, favours participa- ton in the creation of Europe's new order. He said that Marshal Pelain considers that France should resume calluboration with Germany and tale a clear position against the de Grid- list Movement.
Thailand Consuls
For Indo-China TOKYO, Mar, 27 (Reuter)~~~That- land has decided to send two new Consuls to French Indo-China with the restoration of peaceful relations between the two
two countries as the result of the Tokyo mediation con- ference, it is reliably learned.
It la understood that the new con- muls will be stationed at Saligon and Ifanol,
Restricting Chinese TOKYO, Mar. 27 (Reuter).To prevent fifth column activities, the Slambse Government has decreed that all Chinese subjects will be probited from entering the border areas.
The decree limits the residence of Chinese in Tholland and strictly pro- hibits them from residing in the border areas, only allowing those who are now residing there,
That the Articles of Association of the Company be altered in the manner following:-
(n) By the deletion of the existing Articlo 95 and the substitu- tion in lieu thereof of the following Article:- "95.-The-Directors-of-the.
"Company shall not bo "less than six and not "more than ten in num- "ber."
(b) In Article 101 the word "six" shall be substituted for the word "four" where such word occurs in the third and ofth lino respectively of such Article,
- By order of the Board,
J. P. SHERRY, Managing Director. Hongkong, 5th March, 1941. CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO CONSUMERS
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,
Agents.
21st March, 1941.
HONG KONG TELEPHONE'
COMPANY, LIMITED.
4
NOTICE TO SHIPPERS
Shippers are hereby notified that effective April 25, 1941 the rates on Oll, non-essential in bulk, Barrels, Casks or Druma to Pacific Coast and Overland delivery will be US$19.00 per 2,000 lbs.
TRANS PACIFIC FREIGHT BUREAU. Hongkong, March 24, 1941.
NOTICE.
As from to-day the prices of IL.B. Beer (Pints and Quarts) will be increased by $3.00 per case.
THE HONGKONG BREWERY & DISTILLERY LTD.
27th March, 1941.
HONG KONG ROTARY CLUB
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SIXTEENTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of HONG KONG TELEPHONE COMPANY, will bo held an LIMITED, FRIDAY, the 28th day of March, 1911, at noon, In the BOARD ROOM of the Company, SECOND FLOOR, EXCHANGE BUILDING, |HONG KONG, for the purpose of Object
receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Board of Directors, for the financial year ended 31st December, 1940, and and reelecting two · Directors
Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed from the 14th March to the 28th March, 1941, both days' inclusive.
Dated this 1st day of March, 1941.
By Order of the Board,
Notice is hereby given that the Company's standard charges will bo increased as from 17th March. 1941, by adding a 10% surcharge to the amounts charged for elec- tricity consumed for lighting and power as per motora read on and 14, Des Voeux Road Central, after 24th April, 1511.
The existing scale of discounts will remain in force.
By order
Woman Decapitated Directors,
اه
of
the Board
D. W. MUNTON,
Manager. Hongkong, 8th March, 1941.
The Navy Department to-day took
By Aeroplane
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“ PENSACOLA, Fla., Mar. 20 (UP),
into custody Ensim 3. C. Thompson SYRIAN UNREST |
and Student-Pilot Paul Brown who yesterday swooped low over a turnip field near Robertdale, Alabama, and decapitated a
worker. a woman Commander W. P. Hample said that Mrs Robert Philips wos killed by a naval training plane "being flown directly contrary to navy ordefs.”
Nationalist Demands
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGNAPH"
DAMASCUS, Mar. 20 (UP),----F[vo- Syrians were killed to-day when troops opened fire on Nationalist de monstrators to save the police from nitack. There were several victims in similar clashes between tha Nationalists and the police at Allepo and Beirut.
Governor's Gift To Bomber Fund A personal subscription of $1,600 has been received this morning from His Excellency now Cabinet to the Nationalist de the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, for the "South China
The demonstrations coincide with the suspension of the efforts of High the Commissioner Dentz to widon
mands bordering on full independ once. M. Deniz rushed to Beirut to- Morning Post" and "Hongkong day in an altempt to gain order.
Tolograph" Bomber Fund.
The principal bazaars and schools are lemporarily closed.
J. P. SHERRY, Managing Director.
Hong Kong
NOTICE
DEFENCE REGULATIONS 1940
The following rates will be charged for mailing single coples the following nowspapers
abroad:-
South China Morning Port China and Macno
16 cents per copy British Empire and Foreign 25 cents por copy
The Hongkong Telegraph China and Macao 14 cents per copy 10 conts Saturdays
British and Foreign 20 conte per copy
25 cents Saturdays,
FLAG DAY
March 29th., 1941.
To obtain funds to purchase Motor Ambulances and Mobilo Canteens for Chins and Britain.
BANK S
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHUNA.
Incorporated by Itoyal Charter 1853,
£3,000,000 Pald-up Capital Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 Resorvo Fund yo
.... £1,000,000
HEAD OFFICE:-LONDON, 28 Bishopsgate, E.C.l.
Sub-Agencies in London: 117/122, Leadenhall Street, E,CJ. *
West End Branch! 15/16, Cockapur Street, S.W...
Manchester · Branch:
52, Mosley Street, Bianchester, R.
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES: Alor Star
flankow Penang Amritsar
Hongkong Rangoon
Bangkok
Batavia
Bombay Calcutta
Ipoh ijollo Karachi
Baigen
Semarang
Seremban
Agencies:
Čive Street
Ictang Kobe Kuala
Shanghai
Singapore
Pairiin Pinco
Lumpur
Canton
Kuching
Madras
Manila
Bitlawan Bourabaya Taiping Tientsin TOTk=
Medan
Thukot!
Yokohama
Cawnpore Cebu Colombo Delhi Haiphong Hamburg
New York Tsingtao Pelping
(Peking)
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transarted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for Ons Year or shorter periods in Local or Other Cur- rencies at rates which will be quoted on application.
SAVINGS. ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed al rates obtainable on application. The Bank'■• Hond· Office In London undertakes Executer & Trustee business and claims recovery of British, Income Tax overpaid on terms which 'may bạ ascertained at any of its Agencies" and Branches.
W. IL EVANS THOMAS.
Manager.
March 27, 1941.
For Distinctive Jewellery
FOR DIAMONDS
At Lowest Market Prices
FOR
GOOD
WATCHES
SENNET FRERES
IS THE STORE
FLASH-O-GRAM
ZORIC
GÄRMENT. CLEANING SYSTEM.
The system that provides.
QUALITY AIR CONDITION DRYCLEANING for all typos of Clothing and Household Accessories CARPET SHAMPODING-UNDERTAKEN-PREPARATORY-
TO STORING
Exchange At A Glance
SELLING
T.T. London Demand London
T.T. Shanghal T.T. Singapore T.T. Jupan T.T. India TT USA Manlia
1/2
1/2
.450
024
102
.24%
T. Batavia
.45%
Т.Т. Навикок
.140/
T.T. Salgon
.1041⁄2
T.T. France
TT. Switzerland
102/
TT. Austraila
.1/01/
BUYING
4. m/s L/C London
1/34
4 m/s D/P Londen
1/3%
4 m/s L/C USA..
30 d/s Indin..
.0414
U.S. Cross rate in London 4.02
U.S. Cross rate in N.Y...4.02%
4 m/s Franco
H.K. Stock Market
The following quotations were Issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar- ket this morning."
BANKS
"
H.K. Banks $..
.1,335 b.
HK Banks 2.
.74 n.
H.K. Banks (H.K) 2.
.77 n.
Chartered £xd.
Mercantile, A. & B. £ x.. 311⁄2 n.
Mercantile. C. £x.d.
INSURANCES
Cantons $..
East Asia $..
BILIPPING
Douglas $.. Steamboats $.. Indo-Chinas P. $. Indo-Chinns D. $. Shell (Bearers) al- WaterboatsCKS ETC.
sx.d.
Wharves $
Docks (old) $. Docks (new) Providente $.
S'hal Dockyards $.
Kailan s/- Raubs $ xd,
MINING
.10.
.2221⁄2 b.
Unlon
Chinu Underwriters $. H.K. Fire $..
..........
.430 sa.
.in.
.186 s.
136 n.
.9 1.
.80 b.
.00 n.
40/71⁄2 n.
.80% b.
.10 16.05 b. .6% b.
.20 n.
.15/- n,
.Bn.
.11⁄4 cts. n.
.3.15 b.
Lands $ x.d.
.31% b.
Lunds 4% Debentures
.971⁄2 n.
S'hai Lands Sh. $.
12.10 n.
.0.70 b.
.3 b.
100 m.
.10.30 b.
.7%1⁄2 n.
..3% .
344 n.
.24#.
.0% sa,
b.
39.00% 80.
.184 b.
.13 2.
241⁄4
b.
.9 b.
H.K. Mines
Hotels $...
LANDS.
Humphreys $.
H.K Realties .. Chinese Estates $1.
Trams $...
UTILITIES
Peaks Trams (old) Peak Trame (now) Star Ferries
Y. Ferries
$.
China Lights (old)
China Lights
(new)
11.K. Electrics $ cr.
Macao Electrics (old)
Macao Electric's (new) $..17 b.
Sandakan Lights
Telephones (old) ..
Telephones
(now) $..
INDUSTRIALS
Cold: Macg. (Ord.), Sh. $...30 n. Cald: Macg. (Prof.), Sh. $..25 Canton Ices $1
Cemenia
K. Ropes $ x.ú. .......
STORES, &c.
.In.
1845
Dairy Forms $...
.16 n.
CO.
Watsong
.11.10 b.
Lane Crawfords .. Sincerca $
..7% 11.
.2.15 n.
Head Office & Works 57032 Gloucester Bldg., 2nd Flr.. Tel. 28038; Hong Kong Depot,
Tel. 68543 Kowloon Depot,
Peak Depot,
Tel 21379 Tel. 20323
Wing On (H.K.) $.. Powell Ltd. $.
.39 n.
1.90 n.
COTTON MILLS Ewo Sh $. S'hal Cotton Sh. $.
45 R.
200 n.
THE STEAM LAUNDRY
THE PENINSULA HOTEL
will present a
BAND CONCERT
on
6, 1941. at 9.00 p.m.
SUNDAY, APRIL
IN THE LOUNGE
by the
Combined Orchestras of the
Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels
IN AID OF THE
BOMBER FUND
Reserve
this date!
MISC.
II.K. Govt. 4%
4% (2034
H.K. Govt 34%
H.K. Govt 32% (1940) Ch Govt. 5% 1925 GSBds. II.K. Entertainmenta $.. Constructions (old) $ Constructions (new) $. Vibro Piling $ x...... Marsmans Inv, (Lon.) B/- Morsmans Inv. (H.K.) 5/-
.42 n.
1.00 n.
.0/0
2/0 n.
STOCK MARKET
REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange Omelut Summity, issued yesterday, says:
There is a general all around en- quiry for shares but scrip is scarce. Buyers
Union Ins. $427 II.K Wharves $93% Docks "O" $104 Docks "N" $15.05 Providents $5.20 Hoteis $3.10
Lands
Realties
Trams
$18.30
$0.70
Chins Lights "O" $0.20
China Lights "N" $13⁄4 Watsons $11.10 Entertainments $7
Sellors
Providents $5.30 China Lights "0" $01⁄4% Cements $10
Ropes $7.40
Sales
Union Ins. $430
China Lights "O" $83⁄41⁄4/6.20 Electrics C. Rts, 830.80/50 Cements $18
NEW CAPITAL
Vichy, Mar. 20. The capital of Lithuania is to be transferrel from Kaunas
to June (Vilna), according to a messago from Moscow. This has been decided by the Council of Commissars of the People of Lithuania: The · transfer |will be completed by September 1,
Reutar.