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THE

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY

· INC.

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Iwith Limitel Linbiky in a..

REICHSMARK TRAVELLERS

CHEQUES

ON SALE AT

ADVANTAGEOUS RATES

Office:

No 4, Des Voeux Road

Central.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

OFFICIAL NOTICE.

PROPOSAL TO CHANGE

A SHIP'S NAME.

Peters and Company, Limited whose registered office is situate 36, Connaught Road

RI 20.

Central, Victoria in the Colony of Hong Kong, hereby give notice that in consequence of the resolution of their

Board of Directors to change the name of the steamship TAI LUK 6

THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING COMPANY,

LIMITED

RAUB GOLD MINE

The Directors of The Raub Australian Gold Mining Company Limited advise that it is not their intention this year to declare the

Interim Dividend usually paid in March. They regret the neces sity for this decision which has been forced upon them owing to the lower values obtained from

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1938.

ADVERTISEMENTS. ADVERTISEMENTS. ADVERTISEMENTS. INDIA AND CEYLON

G.

K.

THE BANK OF EAST

El

ASIA, LTD.

NOTICE.

PRACTICE BLACK OUT ON FEBRUARY 28TH, 1938.

Directions in regard to use of headlamps on motor vehicles.

The Commissioner of Police draws special attention to` Regu

THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND

· AGENCY CO., LIMITED.

NOTICE is hereby given that the NINETEENTH ORDIN, ARY YEARLY MEETING OF

NOTICE IS HEREBY THIS COMPANY will be held at GIVEN that the FIFTIETH the Registered Office of the ComORDINARY GENERAL pany No. 10, Des Voeux Road MEETING of SHARE Central, on Saturday, the 12th HOLDERS in this Company March, 1938, at 3.80 p.m. for the will be held at the Offices of purpose of receiving the Report of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & lation 5 of the Temporary the Directors together with a Co., Ltd., on TUESDAY, 15th Regulations under the Lighting Statement of Accounts for the March, 1938, at NOON for the | Control Ordinance, 1936, publish

Year ended 31st December, 1937. purpose of receiving the Report The Register of Shares of the of the Directors together with the Company will be closed from Statement of Accounts for the Saturday, 5th March, 1938. to Saturday, 12th March, 1938 (both days inclusive) during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.

ed in the Government Gazette of the 18th day of February,

1938.

The regulations will be in force from 7 P.M, to 11 P.M. on 28th February, 1938.

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Regulation 5 is as follows:- The following restrictions on the use of lights on vehicles shall he observed:

(1) Excest in accordance with such directions as the Commis.

By Order of the Beard

of Directors, KAN TONG PO.

Chief Manager.

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stoner of Police may give under Hong Kong, Feh, 17, 1938. this regulation, the use of head

lamps on all vehicles is prohibit

a

"Head lamp" means ed. lamp, in which the diameter of

the front glass exceeds 4 inches. HONGKONG

(2) No light shall be shown from any moving vehicle except

(a) to the front, a white or yellow light from not more than (wo lamps:

POLITICAL SITUATIONS

REVIEWED

Settling Communal Differences

(BY A STAFF CORRESPONDENT) Empire attention has been focussed during the past few days on India and Ceylon owing to political developments in those two countries,

A great many people in Hong Kong, and in China generally (many Britons among them) do not seem to know the political difference between India and Ceylon. Geographically and politi- cally they are two entirely separate entities. year ended 31st December, 1937.

Ceylon 15 crown colony-the accidentally. THE REGISTER OF premier crown colony-an island the incident and demands BI crowd gathers. SHARES of the Company will lying at the southernmost point explanation.

Another Hindu sees

A

be CLOSED from MONDAY, of India and separated therefrom Blows follow words-result: rioting 28th February, 1938, to TUES-by a strip of shallow water. 2 for weeks, business at a complete

miles in breadth, known as Paulk's standstill. hundreds killed |DAY, 15th March, 1938, both Strait. Undoubtedly, in prehistorie It would дести curious thai days inclusive, during which times, the island formed part of people who behave in this primi- period ng transfer of shares can the mainland, as the great simila-tive manner should be given much rity of the physical features of wide political powers as has been be registered.

the southern extremity of Indin granted to the Indians but that By Order of the Board of and the northern part of Ceylon is not quite a fair way of judging

proves,

- the matter. Directors,

Be it remembered The great Indian sub-continent, that of the vast Indian population the other hand, la formed [not two`per, cent, are literate, and of British Indià, administered by communal riots Secretary.

are almost, ex- a department pi its own in White- Jclusively confined to the literate hall known as the India Office. in classes, although it is common. charge of a special Secretary of knowledge they are not intre- State, and independent, British(quently encouraged and even led protected, sovereign states ruled by educated people. However, the by native princes.

0. EAGER,

Hong Kong, 21st Feb., 1938.

HORTICULTURAL'

SOCIETY.

THE ANNUAL SHOW of

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| FLOWERS and VEGETABLES (b) to the rear, a red light will be held at ST. JOHN'S fram not more than one lamp. PLACE (opposite the lower Peak Two lights to the front and ong Tram Station) on THURSDAY, to, the rear are compulsory for the 3rd March, 1938, from 3op.m. motor vehicles.

to 6.30 p.m. and FRIDAY, the 4th March, 1938, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

No rear "stop" light and no direction indicator of any kind showing a light shall be used.

Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent the use, in trams and omnibuses only, of interior lights reduced in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (4).

recently acquired by the Com-fore crushed during the past few shown from any stationary vehiquested to SEND IN THEIR

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Night Editor (Wanchai Office):

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HONG KONG, FEBRUARY 23, 1038.

on

DOMINION STATUS

one and a half per cent. of lite- rates in India totals probably over 6.000.000 souls from among whom Both countries have made great the political classes are drawn.". advances in the political sphere

NO MEANS BOSY of recent years, and are, indeed,

Even among the Hindus them-. not far distant from attaining the selves all in the garden is by no

goal of dominion status.. Thus, it

means rosy. There the canter of is to be expected that, in the pro- caste distinction precludes

any cess of political evolution, crises possibility of unity on a basis of are bourid to arke, One thing,

absolute equality

From the however, is clear. Neither in India Brahmin, or priest class, there are nor Ceylon is there any thought numerous castes, each a little lower of breaking away from the empire, than the other, until the "untouch-

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ns Mr. De Valera; for instance, has

ables" are reached, and evel done in Ireland. The Alghest political aspirations of the Indiana among the "untouchables" there is

system! a distinct caste

Until and Ceylonese do not go beyond

recently, the untouchables were [dominion státus.

not allowed to worship baside So far as Ceylon is concerned,

temples. They had to remain oud- ceptional dimculties by reason entry would pollute the temple. fta comparatively small area and

EUROPE AND THE its problems do not present ex-side, for it was thought that their

ENTRIES WILL DE- FINITELY CLOSE at the Hors Secretary's Office, Stock

Ex. change" Building,

Ice

House Street, at NOON on THURS- DAY, the 24th February, 1938, (3) No light whatever shall be but infending exhibitors are re

cle except a tram or an omnibus, ENTRIES ... AS: EARLY "AS

population, but the case of India But that barrier, happily, has to The new plant for the re-treat and then only while it is stopped POSSIBLE.

is entirely different. There, with a great extent been torn down 47 of the Merchant Shipping ment of tailings, erected at a cost for so long as may be necessary MEMBERS who have not yet Whatever the final outcome of its population of 400,000,000 souls, mainly through the efforts of that extraordinary Indian Nationalist, Mohindas Gandhi, popularly Act, 1894, in respect of the said of nearly £40,000 sterling, has to pick up or discharge passengers paid their subscriptions and ALL the British political crisis result-using some 20 languages, scattered

ing from the resignation of Mr. over an area larger than Europe, known as The Mahatma, ship "TAI LUK 6" of the Port commenced operations, but no in the course of its regular ser THOSE who wish to join the Anthony Eden. Fo.eign Secretary, divers administrative and political The world has heard a great. of Hong Kong Official number regular return may be anticipated vice,

Society are requested to send China need have no misgivings problems are presented, and the 154,027 of gross tonnage 154.37 from this source for a further two

$5.00 to the UNDERSIGNED.

pany they have applied to the Board of Trade, under Section

months.

(4) The lights, el trams and tons, register tonnage 91.93 tons, to three months, due to initial omnibuses must be reduced as formerly owned by Union Water difficulties in the process which the Commissioner of Police may Boat Company, Limited whose have to be surmounted, but direct.. registered office is situate at which it is expected will be over. Hong Kong Bank Building, Vic come in due course.

toria aforesaid for the permission to change her name to “DARNLEY” and to"have her registered in the new name at the Port of Hong Kong as owned by the said Peters and Company, 1.imited.

Any objections to the proposed change of name must be sent to

By Order of the Board, CHAS. A. CLARKE & SON,

Secretaries.

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(5) In the case of all other | vehicles.

(a) only electric or off lamps shall be used;

(b) no lamp of a power ex. ceeding six candle power shall be

sed

(c) the front glasses of all PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION lamps in use must be obscured

J. T. BAGRAM,

Hon. Secretary. Hong Kong, 8th Feb., 1938.

5956

THE HONG KONG - ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

FAR EAST

about the attitude towards her of Indians themselves are finding it deal during the past two decades, the great mass of British, French terribly difficult to put up a united much of it, at any rate in the British Empire, to Mr. Gandhi's and American public opinion in front.

detriment. Ignorant Britona ́ ́aru' RELIGIOUS FACTOR connect.on with her struggle with

wont to look upon Gandhi as the Japan.

The religious factor, for instance, { aren enemy of Britain, but The happenings in Europe duris a great drawback, and the jactually, a study of the life of this ing the past few days, grave, as Hindus and Muslims are frequently mest unusual character, does not they are, must not be taken too in sanguinary riots which come-justify such a view. Indeed, the pessimistically by China. It may times last for weeks and take a writer is one Briton who holds that be that they may put a temporary toll of thousands of lives,

Gandhi is destined to enjoy far. check to the arrival of war ma- Usually, these riots originate greater posthumous fame than he terials in China from Europe, but over the most trifling incidents. has ever, or will ever, enjoy in this so long as China Has the money A Hindu child runs into a passing life." with which to pay, she will find Mosler and gets knocked down plenty of sources of supply.

(Continued on Paen Ty

Notice is hereby given that the If Herr Hitler's coup in Austria be expected to endure, Austro- That is one of the reasons why AT ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL HALL | with at least one thickness of Forty-ninth Ordinary Yearly was almed at diverting the atten- German, unity notwithstanding. the prestige of these people and It is for this reason that the Bri- their countries has risen so sharply -ADMISSION FREE- ordinary white or yellow tissue meeting will be held at the Com- tion of the democratic Powers from

the Far East in order to give tish Cabinet crisis must be viewed at the expense of the democracies. Thursday, Feb. 24th, 5 to 9.30 p.m. paper or with white or yellow pany's Offices, P. & O. Building, Japan the chance of a speedy vic-with far graver apprehension than Italy gets her way by threatening Hong Kong within seven days Friday, Feb. 28th, Noon 13.36 p.m. | paint, colourwash or material 30 on Thursday, 18th March, 1938, tory, as Chinese sources are in the Hitler coup by the democratic war. Germany does not even. from the appearance of this Saturday, Feb. 28th Noon to 9:30 pm. that the obscuring effect is not at 1a.m. for the purpose of clined to believe, the effort is des-world, because the resignation of threaten, she merely rices as she advertisement.

the Regis ar of Shipping at

signing the

Demonstration of Amateur Cinema- less than that of one thickness presenting the Report of the tined to meet with fallure. In any Mr. Eden is nothing if not a great pleases. Japan is

1 somewhat far-victory for Mussolini at the ex-death warrant of Chinese inde-

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Dated at Hong Kong, this day of February, 1938.

case that is

9 p.m.

fetched view.

HASTINGS & CO.,

C040

tl

22ndtography each evening from 7.30 to of ordinary white tissue paper. Directors together with a State

pense of Britain.

pendence and white prestige in the The paper, paint or material ment of Accounts to 31st Decem

There has been a strikingly close Mr. Eden has been more fully East-particularly" Britain's. · must cover the whole of the ber, 1937, and electing Directors afinity between the methods of alive to the Italian menace than Britain, meanwhile,' possessing portion of the front glass through and Auditors.

the Japanese militarists and the any other British statesman Be the world's strongest navy and air German dictator in political mat is a man of great vision, whereas force, backed by France. (the Solicitors for the said Peters and THE HONGKONG AND which light can pass and musi

The Register of Members of theters of recent years. Japan waits Mr. Chamberlain, like his pre-greatest military power in Europe) Company, Limited. KOWLOON WHARF AND not be treated in any way so as Company will be closed from 26th for European pre-oceupation in decessor Lord Baldwin, is a stolid and Russia, not to mention the

GODOWN CO., LTD.

to increase its transparency. February to 10th March 1978 order to impose her will on and business man

United States, is content to pre- This regulation shall not apply both days inclusive, during whi grab slices of China. The German Until Mr. Lloyd George "dis- cipitate internal discord by another to any vehicle in use an emer-pertod no Transfer of Shares can reversed.

Fuehrer acts when the position is covered" him during the Great piece of Italian bluf, bravado: or

War, Mr. Chamberlain was a bard-belligerence, call it what you will gency duty for fire brigade, be registered.

Austro-German unity has been headed business-man in Birming- That is hardly the way to leader- ambulatice or police purposes.

Hitler's greatest ambition since his ham, and he is naturally prone to ship in world affairs. Let a cour- assumption of the mantle Of

view everything from a purely ageous stand be taken once and Chancellor. That was far more business standpoint, quite over-for all and let the Fascist group important to him, inuenced in oaking the fact that statesman-know, definitely and unequivocally, some degree, no doubt, by the fact ship demands something far more that Britain is ready to fight in that he himself is an Austrian than mere business qualities. defence of that stand..

POWER OF ATTORNEY

NOTICE TO

THE

SHAREHOLDERS.

The use of headlamps on FIFTY FIRST OR

motor vehicles which have no DINARY ANNUAL MEETING side lamps will be permitted Notice is hereby given that on OF SHAREHOLDERS will be only if (1) such head lamps are account of transfer to other duties held at the Office of Messrs. fitted with a disc constructed the Power of Attorney issued to Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. and attached as follows:- George Alfred Flynn, as District on Friday, the 11th March, 1933,| Manager for The Texas Company AT 11 A.M., for the purpose of (China) Limited at Hong Kong receiving the Report of the Direc has been cancelled and recalled. tors

Similar Power of Attorney has Accounts for the year ended 31st been issued to Bayard Craig December, 1937.

and the Statement of

(a) The disc must be made of

completely opaque material, must

fit near to the front glass of the

lamp (inside the lamp if desired)

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By Order of the Board

of Directors, GIBB, LIVINGSTON

& CO., LTD., Agents.

Hong Kong, Feb, 18, 1938.

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than the Rome-Berlin axis, which II Mr. Chamberlain expects a In other words, firmness and he did not hesitate to jeopardise to complete approchement with Italy strength of purpose are the only achieve his aim at a time when immediately (otherwise it is im-hope of saving civilisation and de- he was convinced the democratic possible, that he could or would mocracy. Weakness in fatal Powers were fully preoccupied with have sacrificed Mr. Eden), he is Hitler's puerile effusion regard- the Far Eastern crisis,

destined to be sadly disillusioned ing the Bolshevist menace in China Meanwhile, has the Rome-Berlin before long. Meantime, grave mis- can be dismissed with the con- and must cover it so as to prevent] • (b) The holes in the disc must axle been impaired by the Hitler chief may be done, and the only tempt it deserves and his recogni- coup? Were the Italian Govern- hope is that the British people may tion of Manchukuo cannot mater the passage of light except be covered with at least one ment in the hands of a normal, rally to Mr. Eden's standard before tally alter the afuation in the Far Lawrence who has been appoint- The Transfer Books of the through the holes cut as provided thickness of ordinary white or rational human being there could it is too late.

Eastern war. Neither Italy por ed District Manager at Hong Company will be CLOSED from in the following diagram: Kong to succeed George Alfred Friday, the 4th March, 1938, to

(CHINA) LTD.,

Flynn.

THE TEXAS COMPANY

By: P. F. Le Fevre,

Managing Director

Friday, the 11th March, 1938,

both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

F. H. CRAPNELL,

Secretary.

Hong Kong February 22nd, 1938 Hong Kong, 21st Feb., 1938.

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yellow tissue paper.

(2) In the head lamp no lamp bulb of a power exceeding six candle-power is used.

be but one answer to the question Mr. Eden's courageous stand at Germany can help either China or In Il Duce, however, the world is this critical phase in Europe's af- Japan to any appreciable extent.

The democratic Powers can, and dealing with someone different fairs is the best thing that has very clever but highly abnormal and happened in British post-war poll-China will continue to receive the dangerous individual, because the tica. It is a clear indication that aid extended her in the past, al- motivating force of his life is based Britain is not lacking in fearled though open interference is out on one of the worst qualities of the statesmen-for courage, after all. of the question at the moment human character-hate, and his is an emeritial quality in leader- That leaves China to defeat venom is directed against the Bri-ship. But the masses of the world Japan, single handed, and, as we tlar Empire which he is out to at have been made to bellore, in re said yesterday, and dozens of tempt to cripple beyond repair cent years, that that quality is the times previously, she can and will 6089 Thus, the Rome-Berlin axis can sole monopoly of certain dictators, do it.

T. H. KING, Commissioner of Police.

21st February, 1938, Hong Kong.

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