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SELLING
T.T. London
Demanel London
T.T. Shanghai
T.T. Singapore
T.T. Japan TT India
1/274 .1/2%
445 52% .DAYA 102
02
TT. U.S.A
.24
T.T. Manila
+40%
T.T. Batavia
.45%
T.T. Bengk
Bangkok
1494
T.T. Salgon
104%
.102
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BUYING
4 m/s L/C London
1/31/2
4 m/s D/P London
123%
4 m/s L/C USA.
4 m/s France
30 d/s Indio
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France
T.T. Switzerland T.T. Australia
24
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was
WEDDINGS
et
The wedding of Miss Dorla Mar shall and Mr Keith Williamson Jones
St solemnised at
Andrew's Church, Tokyo, recently,
The following forthcoming wed- dings are announced:
Mr Sydney Croft, Royal Marine, and Miss Lee Fung-chun, of No. 130 Gloucester Rond;
Gunner Frederick John Spiller, R.A., and Miss Choi Klm-ching, of No. 149 Jaffe Road.
The Indian Company, Ilongkong Police Reserve, will hold a tea party at the Hoot Garden of the Hongkong Iolel on Tuesday, at 5.15 pm., to welcome the new Commissioner of Police, the Hon. Mr J. P. Penne- father-Evans.
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INSURANCE COMPANY.
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Notice to Shareholders
The Soventy-second Ordinary General Meeting of, Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the undersigned on Wednesday, the 21st May, 1941, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Gonoral Managers, together with a statement of Accounts for the your ended the 31st December, 1940.
Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
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GERMANS LAND BOMBERS
· FROM PAGE ONE
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Operations have been going for three or four days...
Syria Landings CAIRO May (Reuter)-A number of German planes with dis- guised markings have landed at three Syrian perodromes, apparently en route to Iraq, It is reliably learned here.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 19th day of May, 1941, at 3 p.m. at the Offices of the Public. Works Department, by Order of His Excalloney the Governor of ond Lot of Crown Land at North Point, in the Colony of Hong, Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option of ronewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the German personage, who is engaged The presence at Beirut of a high Surveyor of His Majesty then conversations with the Italian KING, for one further term of Armistice Commission and the 75 years,
French authorities, is reported by a traveller who has arrived here from Syrin,
Intending bidders are advised The Share Rogistor and Trans- that immediately after the dispo- for Books will be closed from thesal of the lot the Purchaser (KC 7th May to the 21st May, 1941, not the applicant) will be required both daya inclusive.
to deposit with no authorised officer who will be present at the salo, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
General Managers, The Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 30th April, 1941.
NOTICE
DEFENCE REGULATIONS 1940
The following rates will be charged for mailing single copics of the following nowspapers abroad:--
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China and Macao
10 cents per copy
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25 cents Saturdays.
H.K. Stock Market
BANKS
H.K. Banks $..
H.K. Banks £.
H.K. Banks (HK) £. Chartered £
1,305 b. ,72% n. .70 0. .8% n. .22% n. .114 n. .71 b.
PARTICULARS OF THE - LOT.
Inland Let
No. 6133.
No. of Sale.
Registry No.
Tsat
south of Inland Lots
Locality
10110-1
North Prim 5099
Boundary Measurements
N 8. x.w.
fleet feet'tres|{ret}
* per sale plars.
Contents
kan. Rental
24 125
The purchaser of the lot will be required to pay to the auctioneer la cash the sum of $900.00 (being 10% of the upset price) im- mediately after the fall of the hammer, the balance of the premium being paid in accordanco with the Conditions of Sale.
G.
R.
The following quotations were PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS ssued on the Hongkong Stock Mar-
of the Sale by Public Auction tet this morning.
to be held on Monday, the 19th day of May, 1911, at 3 p.m., at the Ofices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Repulse Bay Road; in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years.
Mercantile, A. & B. £.
Mercantile C. £
East Ania $....
Cantons ..
Union $......
INSURANCES
China Underwriters S.
H.K. Fire $ x.d.
SHIPPING
Douglas $.. Steamboats $.. Indo-China P. $. Indo-Chinas D. $. Shell. (Bearers) 6/- Waterboats $
DOCKS ETC.
Wharves $.. Docker $. Provident $.
Shal Dockyards $. MINING
Kalian 5/-
Baube $. H.K. Mines
Hotels $.. Lands
LANDS
Londs 4% Debentures S'hal Lands Sh, $. Humphreys $.. H.K. Realties $. Chinese Estates $.
UTILITIES
Trams $.... Peak Trams (old) Peak Trams (new) Star Ferries $...
Y. Ferries x.d.
Lights (old)
ghts (new)
220 n. .405 n. 1 n. 178 b.
.128 n.
.8 s.
.80 b.
.60
D.
.40/-
n.
n.
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo-
Two Axis Missions ** CAIRO, May 15 (Reuler)-It Ist reported here from private sources that a certain number of German air- craft were recently landed at Rajak Birbase in Syria,
Other Information received here la that two Axis military missions are now in Baghdad, where they arrived a few days ago. In planes which, fiew over Syrian territory,
mission consists of The Italian two Italian air generals and their stoff.
The German mission numbers 15. They arrived in two agroplanes,
Appeal From Iraq
a
CAIRO, May 15 (Reuter)-It is officially announced that following an urgent appeal by Raschid All certain number of German aircraft have arrived at Iraq, bringing pro- pagandists, agitators and other sim- lar Axis specialistą,
Assurance To Turkey ANKARA, May 15 (UP)Accord- ing to a communique issued to-day, the Nazi
azi Ambassador, Herr von Papen presented President Inonu with a personal letter from Hitler in the presence of Foreign Minister Sarojoglu. It 19 authoritatively stated that the letter assured President of the friendly Intentions at length.
the German
'Dromes Taken Over officially but reliably reported that CAIRO, May 15 (UP)-It is un-
the aerodromes at Ryak and Aleppo in the interior of Syria are belig used by the Germans.
French Garrison
(BY "REUTER'S" DIPLOMATIC
CORRESPONDENT)
May 16, 1941.
The Rev. Charles Mechan Steel and his bride. the former Miss Eva Maynard, teacher, of Sheffield, England, wha were married at the Methodist Church yesterday.-Ming Yuen..
Fighting At
Poklo:
70 Miles From Colony
SHIUKWAN, May 14 (Central News).-Fighting is
un-
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An experimental service providing sca transit to U.S.A. and air transit from U.S.A. to Lisbon and United Kingdom has been instituted. The Inclusive postage rate is HK. $2.00 per 1 oz. for letters and H.K.$1.00 each for postcards. Correspondence for this service should bear the usual òlue air mail label with the super- scription "By sen to U.S.A.".
The public are reminded that it is a breach of postal regulations to enclose in a postal cover communi-
abated on the outskirts of Poklo, East River town. 11 miles LONDON, May 10--From a pure northwest of Waichow, 'Under heavy Chinese pressure the cations intended for persons other ly legal standpoint, French rights in Japanese in occupation of Szetsinshih, Malowshan and Kongau-han the addressee. Syria, which they held under a man- ling in the Tsungfa sector retreated to Shenkong, eight miles date from the League, lapsed the mo- ment the French notified their with-south of Tsungfa. drawal from the League of Nations. The Japanese at Chongshan, Under the Covenant, nation_not southeast of Fahsien, wers
a
no
mber of the League can hold routed by the Chinese, suffering |
except in very special cir-
The Chinese umstances, which have not arisen. heavy casualties. Consequently any action taken by re-entered Chongshan yesterday the British would theoretically not be afternoon. directed against
mandatory-
power.
the
men.
A
The legal aspect, however, is less material thun the military issues in
There is silli volved.
French garrison variously estimated at be tween 30,000 and 00,000 large number of these are colonial soldiers, the majority of the French Troops having returned to France on the collapse of the French Govern- ment Inst June.
Mixed Golf Competition
The Printed Matter Service to the following places in China is tem- porarily suspended:-Yunnan, Sze- shuen, Kwelchow, Hunan, Fuklen (except Amoy and Kulangsu) Kwangsi, North and, East Kwangtung.
of
Small Packet Post to all countries
At Kowloon G.C. suspended.
A Mixed Competition has been arranged at the Kowloon Golf Club for Sunday, May 25. Singles will be played in the morning and foursomes in the afternoon. The following is the draw
Han River Struggle CHUNGKING, May 14 (Central News)After about
11 fortnight's Aghting, the Japanese offensives on the east and west banks of the Hon River in Hupeh have been shattered, according to military advices, The Chinese have recovered their original starting time is positions except at Huantamehen on the northeastern slope of the Tahung Mountain Range where the Japanese are still in occupation,
Trouble With Populace The troops who remained are not France's best men and they have
On the east bank the Chinese re- captured
Changshoutien and Feng-
nomzun sal of the lot the Purchaser (if been having trouble with the local toho, points north of Chungslang, and 8.55 n
not the applicani) will be required population. There have been strikes are .854 n. to deposit with an
miles north of Chungsinng. On the authorised and riots in Damascus, Beirut, Homse Preasing on to Yangtzechen, 10 .15 80.
officer who will be present at the and Hama and the authorities had west bank they wrested back Liu- .6.15 s.
to temporise order not to pre- houtst, Anchiätsi and Lichiatang, 25 a sale, the sum of two hundred cipitate trouble.
while the Japanese pushing north- | dollars,-($200)-in-cüsh.......-This-sum. The situation is somewhat poison-westward-from-Tangyang, about 30 12/6 n. will be refunded on paymont of
ed by the crisis in Iraq, whose
miles northeast of Ichang Bthe Purchase price.
Quisling government have
some!
10 miles northwest of Tangyang, .1% cts. n.
sympathisers in Belrut and Dames were driven back. cus, bui. taken ay a whole, the Smashing
Yenchilmiao, through not -disposed to-
about 30 miles north of Kingmen, a wards Britain.
Chinese unit in pursuit of the Japan Although there are not many pre-ese has reached the suburbs of King- pared aerodromes in Syria, the men, where it is making a flerce plateau
which Damascus
nssault. situated would afford numerous landing grounds and also admirable terrain for mechanised warfare,
2.35 b. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. population is
.31.10 n.
.971⁄2 1.
.12.00 n. ..8.70
n.
2,70 b. & ani,
.99 n.
.16.10 s
71⁄21⁄2 n.
.3% n
.51 n.
21.35 m.
.5.70 so.
HK. Electrics (old) x. rts. $224 sa,
1.K. Electrics (new)
21
1.
H.K. Electrics Rts $..114 b. & 3.
Macno Electrics $..
Sandakan Lights $..
10 sa.
Telephones (old) *,
.12 n. 221⁄2 n
..
Telephones (new)
INDUSTRIALS
Cold: Macg. (Ord.), Sh. $. Cald: Mack. (Pref.), Sh. Canton Ices $. Cements. $. H.K. Ropes
STORES, &c. Dairy Farms 象。 Watsons $............ Lane Crowfords Sinceres $ Wing On (HK) Powell Lul. $.
COTTON MILLS Ewo Sh. $.. S'hal Cotton Sh.
MISC. H.K. Govt 4% H.K. Govt. 32% (1934) II.K. Govt 34% (1940) Ch. Govt. 5% 1928 G5Bds. Entertainments
9% n.
No. of Sale.
Rural Building
Lot No. 443.
Registry No.
Repulse Bay Road.
Locality
Boundary [Measurements
N. S. E. W.
feeiffee feet fret!
As per sala
plan.
Contents in
aq. feet.
Ana. Rental
Upset Price
about
$4,000
The purchasor of the lot will be required to pay to the auctioneer
30 n. in cash the sum of $400.00 (being
11.
26 10% of the upset price) im-
.1' n.
.14 n. medistely after the fall of the .0% sa. hammer, the balance of the premium being paid in accordance 17% with the Conditions of Sale. 94 50. .74 n.
2.16 n .30 n.
11⁄2 n.
.30.n.
200 n.
Japanese Champion Retires From Wrestling
97 n.
Tokyo, May 15. "Sumo" Grand Champlon Minano- .944.
94 n gawa, whose gigantte 6 feet 3 inches and 319 lb. frame makes him the
.28 n. fargest of Japan's wrestlers, and co- 64 older, with handsome, invincible Contructions (old) $... .1.80 n. Futabayama, of the ranking of Grand Constructions (new) $. ..........1 m. | Champlon (Yakozuna), yesterday on- Vibro Piling $......
.7.20 nounced his withdrawal from active Marsmans Inv. (Lon.) s/-..0/8 n.wrestling. Marmana Inv. (HK) a/- 2/11⁄2 n.
The reason for the startling on- touncement is bad case of Belatien, which was the direct cause of poor howing in the current Sumo tourna ment, in which he lost three matches
ut of Ave.
Whether or not the retirement will be permanent, Minanogawa is not; cer- alo, but at any rate he will roat for some time with a view to suitably Im- of Broving his mind and catching up the amplicated athle of world affairs by famous attending lectures at the Waseda University--Domel.
Prisoners Of War Lose Free Smokes LONDON, May 15 (Reuter). Information having been received that the German Government have discontinued .the free josuo cigarettes to British prisoners of war. the British War Office has con sequently taken parallel action where Germán prisoners of war are ́ con«. | corned, it is authoritatively stated.
"Y" Beat Signals At Water-polo
LONG SERVICE One of the oldest employees of the
A^fast, water-polo game, took place Netherlands Trading Society, in the in the Army pool yesterday when DETEON ;of ME A. A. Tavares, yester European YM.C.A. beat Bignals : 4-0. day completed:35 years'-service-with a10-Tondatithe:interval.FA-E-
the firm, having joined their/staff; on; 'Kay (2), R. Goldman, and W. B. Ure May 15, 1916.ASP
on
D.04 0.00-
with
Bun. Mrs Kershaw v. A. Stoll
Miss P. Whitley v. T. Lamb. Mrs Low v. J. Coles
Mrs P. Stott v. T. Low.
Churn V. F. c. Miss M., C.
shaw.
0.12
0.10
TERITY.
9,20
Miss A. Sequeira
9.24
9.23
0.32
+
W. Ker-
Mrs A. J. Kew v. A. A. Lopen. Mrs W. S. Hilller v. W. V
Ahern.
Mr A. E. Castro A. J
Dennis,
V.
FANLING GOLF STARTING TIMES
INWARD AIR MAILS Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct "Service"-San · Francisco dato, 13th May ............................May 20. Air Mall by "Pan American Airways Direct Service"-San Francisco .June 2.
date, 20th May,
OUTWARD AIR MAILS Friday, May 10 Air Mail by Air to Rangoon to con- nect with the "British Overseas Aleways"
K.P.O. and G.P.O. Rer.
........May 16, 4 p.m. Ord. .....May 10, 4.30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 20
Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A. and Europe via “Pan Ame- rican Airways and Trans-Atlantic Service."
KPO,
Beg. Yuanan,
Drive Down Railway
Sunday
OLD COUNSE
9.30 A. E. Lissaman, R. Forrest, 0.20 J. Redman, G. O. Aftkenhead. 9.24 Major tiles, H. Young.
0.20 B. §. W. Paterson, J. C. Taylor. 9.32 I. II. Geare, R.-C. Gairdner, 9.36 LA, IL. Duncan, 8, L. Lloyd. 9.40 J. L. Macintyro, A. McKellar. 9.41 Y. R. Way, BL_A. Coirs. 9.48 F. X. Lee, B. 3. Church. 5.52 B. O. Baldwin, H., W. Beleley. The Chinese are fighting hard
10,32 A K, Mackenzie, Col, Rose. against the Japanese drive south 10.1 F. D. Hunter, J. A. Blackwood.
on the Cheklang- 10.20 IL P. Morris, H. A. Mills. Klangsi Railway, 36 miles south of 1024 A. B. Purver, G. M. Park.
10.28 C. M. WIHianis, P. E. Annis. Slaoshan. The column is meeting 19.31 E. Hearther, 11. M. Rowland. staunch Chinese resistance at Cheng- 10.30 J J. van Muhlen, D. H. Hamilton..
H. Overy, W. J. F. Mackenzie. chiawu while the column to the west 10.40
NEW COURSE of the railway is being engaged at 0.40 Miss Balchin, Miss Findlay, Fechal.
10.00 A. C. 1. Bowker, J. R. Collis.
ICKES' DAUGHTER from Chuki
Baltimore, May 14, Mra Harold Ickes, wife of the Secretary of the Interior, has given birth to a daughter. A son was born to them in 1939-United Press.
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Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A., and Europe via "Pan Ame" rican Airways and Trans-Atlantio Services."
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June 2, 5.00 pan. ..June 2, 5.30 p.m.
Bick.
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Ord.
June 2, 5.00 pan.
June 2, 7.00 p.m.
STOCK MARKET
REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange Official Summary issued yesterday is:
Buyers
H.K. Banks $1,300 Bank of East Asin $70 H.K. Fire Ina. X.D. $178 Indo-China (Pref) $80 Providents $5
Hotels $2.83
Land $31.10 Realties $2.70
Electrics Its $11.25 Maçao Electrics $19.15 Ropes $0.40
Entertainments '$0.25
Sellers
Providents $5.15 Trums $10.10
Docks $15 Providents $5 Realties $2.70 Trams $15.00 Lights "O"
Sales
$5.70
Electrics "O" X. Rts $22.25 ·
Electrics Rts $11,25 -
!
Macao Electrics $19.10/19.50/10% Ropes $6.50
Watsons $0.50
FOR YOUNG REFUGEES The Director of Medical Services -grateful begs to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of $25 from the students of La Salle College. The students wish this sum to be devoted to the purchase of food and clothing for the most recessitous of the:40 children they have undertaken to maintain at one of the Refugee Schools....
|REMARKABLE ESCAPE
Mr Herminu Lalgar, American, had a remarkable escape from dealli“ lart. night when he fell 35-ft on to Kow loon wharf from the President, Tyler. Bir Lalgar, struck his head on, the yollway lines but was still consult "when admitted to Kowloon Hoepitax shortly after midnight with
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