PANADIAN
RAILWAY LENGES
ODAYS
10 DAYS
5 DAYS
ASAHA
GoEMPRESS to America, Europe
Empress of Canada Empress of Russia Empress of Japan Empress of Asia
S
TO EUROPE CONNECTIONS
Vano.
Leave Arriva
H.K. Aug. 4 Aug, 28 Aug. 18 Sept. 9 Sept. 1 Sept 19 Sept. 15 Oct. 6
Connecting Leave Atlantic Arrive
Port ship.
U.K. Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Duchess of York Duchess of Bedford Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Empress of Britain Sept. 28 Sept. 28 Duchess of Bedford Oct. 13 Oct. 20
Air-conditioned equipment on C.P.R. Trans-Continental Trains. Frequent Canadian Pacific Atlantic sailings to European ports.
TO MANILA
Empress of Canada on Friday, July 28th. Passengers to Manila, any class, must possess Cholera inocula- tion certificates issued by the Hong Kong Government-authorities dated not less than five days nor more than three months from date of arrival in Manila.
Canadian Pacific
Union trany iding
SPANS THE WORLD
Telephone
20752
G. FALCONER & CO. (HONG KONG LTD.)
WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS, DIAMOND MERCHANTS,
UNION BUILDING (opposite G.P.O.)
Agents for:-ADMIRALTY CHARTS, ROSS' BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES, KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, ENGLISH SILVERWARE Direct from Manufacturers,
High Class English Jewellery
INDO-CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY LTD.
To KOBB & 08AKA.
To SWATOW, (?) SHANG-“Suisang"" 2nd Aug. 9a.m. CHAI, CHEFOO & TIENTSIN "Kutsang" 19th Aug. 9am-
To SANDAKAN.
**«Fausang” – 26th July 2 p.m. «Woolga 3rd Aug. 5 p.m. ***ryusang”.... 29th July 4 p.m. "Mansang 18th Aug. 10 a.m.) Wosang" 81st July 4 p.m. 1 gINGAPORE PENANG
AND CALCU! Tai Seun Hong"
“Yuensáng”
31st July 2 p. 3rd Aug. 2 18th Aug. 10 .m. HAIPHONG,
** +20th July 5 p 5th Au
19th A
JARDINE MATHESON
CO.
ENERAL MANAGI TELEPHONE
g.4 p.m.
4p.m.
IMPORTANT JUDGMENT IN
"
THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 28, 1989.
CHING KEE CASE
(Continued from Page 9)
ITIME FOR WEALTH
CONSCRIPTION
JAFANESE CONTRACT ILLEGAL BILL REFUSED
LONDON, TO-DAY.
Mr. D'Almada who followed Mr. Sheldon, has advanced another argu- ment. Assuming every argument put forward by Mr. Potter, Mr. D'Almada THE PRIME MINISTER, MR. submits that the true remedy is not NEVILLE CHAI[BERLAIN, RE a winding up order but an injunction FUSED IN THE HOUSE OF to restrain the local branch from do COMMONS YESTERDAY AFTER- ing illegal acts. That submission
seems to me to disregard two facts, NOON TO ALLOW MR. GEOF- firstly, that the company has been FREY MANDER (LIBERAL) TO wound up in China and that we are INITIATE. FURTHER DISCUS- concerned here only with a branch,
and, secondly, that, the company hav-SION ON THE BILL FOR CON ing no representatives here except aSCRIPTION OF CAPITAL BE- Japanese corporation whose contractFORE THE CLOSE · OF THE of agency is illegal by the laws
of PRESENT SESSION. China, there is no one on whom a
Mr. Mander had some weeks ago injunction could be served.
Having come to the conclusion which obtained the consent of the House I have already reached on Mr. Pot to introduce the Bill, but since ter's first ground it is not strictly necessary for me to state my views then the business has not gone past on the second and third grounds, but the preliminary stage and has still in case on appeal the Full Court holds
not had second reading. that the first ground fails it will ob-
On Mr. Chamberlain" refusing to viate the necessity for a rehearing de
the novo if I record that in my judgment permit further discussion of the petition is one which should be measure this session, Mr. Mander granted on all the three grounds ad- said:
vanced.
There will be an order for the wind- "Does the Prime Minister not ing up of the branch of the company think it would be right at' a time within the jurisdiction of this Court when flesh and blood is conscripted There will be liberty to apply and the
costs of the petitioners will be paid that similar measures should also be from the local assets of the company. taken with regard to capital?"
(Sd) A. D. A. MacGREGOR
Chief Justice
21st July, 1939.
NEW
ADVERTISEMENTS
Mr. Chamberlaiu declined to revise his decision.-Trans-Ocean.
RUBBER QUOTA CHANGE UPSETS
LANE
HONG KONG MINCING
TRAMWAYS LIMITED
7
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
London, To-day. Mincing Lane is frankly dis appointed at the International Rubber Regulation Committee's decision to break new ground by altering the current - quarter's export quota,
NOTICE IS "HEREBY 'GIVEN that an INTERIM DIVIDEND of Fifty (50) cents per Share has been declared payable on FRIDAY, The market fully expected the 18th AUGUST next, on and after announcement of a higher quota for which date Dividend Warrants the fourth quarter, accompanied by may be obtained upon application a rise in price from one-quarter to at the Registered Office of the three-eighths of a penny. Company, Canal Road East, Hong Dealers, however, are cheering Kong.
themselves with the thought that NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO the equation may be relatively stabi- GIVEN that the REGISTER oflised anyhow until the year end, as MEMBERS of the Company will be the announcement covers the whole closed from FRIDAY, 4th AUGUST, of 1939, while to FRIDAY, 18th AUGUST, 1939, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board, W. F. SIMMONS, Secretary & Assistant Manager.
Hong Kong, 26th July, 1939,
some even gɩ so far as to read Into the communique a belief that the Anglo-United States Barter Agreement may never materialise, in which – case the allegedly low stock position of United States turers might cause them ike large purchases which therto have been leaving to
ment
their
Meanwhile the market picture is expected to show little change, though some think that distant
months might prove more resistant
than nears.--Reuter.
DAMAGE TO TAXI ALLEGED
3. M. Conolly, of No. 212, dward Road, this morning A. Mac-
Company. damared
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.