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CONSIGNEE NOTICES.

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

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CONSIGNEE NOTICE.

S.S.MARECHAL JOFFRE "

BRINGING CARGO From MARSEILLES, via Ports, ets AREIVED HONG KONG'ON MON- DAY, THE 7TH MARCH, 1033.

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MUNSIGNEES are hereby informed Na Geir goods with the exception of Opiam, Treasure and Valuables are being inatted & stored into the Godown of the Hong Kong, Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Lid, Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.

All claims must be sent in to me on or before the 17th March, 193, or they will not be recognized.

Dannged Package will be examined by the Company's Surveyor, Messra Goddard & Douglas in the presence of

Consignees must have Revenue Officer in attendance when say clutiable

gpads are examined by the Company's Survevore.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

QOBAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD.

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

YONSIGNEES por Co.'s Vessel "CYCLOPS "

FROM UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENTAL PORTS VIA

SINGAPORE

aro hereby notified that their cargo! will be discharged into Holt's Whart

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1938.

GROWING DEMAND FOR

TELEPHONE SERVICE

Chairman Pays Tribute To Chinese Administration

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"Signs were not lacking in the earlier part of 1937 of a gradually Kowloon, where it will lie at consignees increasing demand for telephone service, and this upward trend be- risk and subject to terms and condi- came sccentuated toward the latter part of the year by reason of tions of storage at Holz's Wharf. The developments in the Far Eastern situation. Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after fith March.

Optional caro will not be landed here, unless notice has been given prior to Atomer's arrival but carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extends

"It is impossible to forecast what the future holds, but your Directors are not unaware that gains in lines obtained under the abnormal conditions now existing are not necessarily of a permanent nature and, as far as is practicable, are endeavouring to shape your company's policy accordingly."

All broken, hafod, and damaged goods are to be left in the Clodowne, als speech from the chair, Mr. where they will be examined on any A Shields, Chairman of the Tuesdaye and Fridays between the Board of Directors

THE EARL OF ATHLONE

Work For Hospitals

A Portrait of the Earl of Athlone, who was chairman of the Mid- dlesex Hospital from 1910 to 1924, was unveiled recently in the board room of the hospital by Mr. T.. B.. Money-Coutts, vice-chairman, In the absence. through health of Prince Arthur of Connaught, chairman of the hospital.

Mr. Money-Coutts said that the portrait by Mr. Francis Hodge was considered to be one of the best pictures in last year's Royal Aca- demy exibition. The members of the board were very pleased that the portrait had come into the possession of the hospital. It was a picture which they undoubtedly ought to possess, and no more sult-

In these words in the opening of As you are aware market values have improved since the 31st Dec. last, with the result that your in of the Hong vestments now show a depreciation hours of 10.45 am, and Noon within Kong Telephone Company, sum of 3.1 per cent. only on their ori-able place could be found to hang the free storage period.

progress made by the ginal cost. No claims will be admitted after the marised Goods bare left the steamer's Godown, company at its annual generali

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NO INCREASES

The Consignees at 10.00 nm, on Satur-and all Goods remaining undelivered meeting held in Exchange Building day, the 12th March, 1938,

after the 10th Mar., will be subject to yesterday. He also paid a tributej The necessity for an Investment rent.

to the meritorious work of the Fluctuation Reserve has been re- Chinese Telephone Administration ferred to on several previous occa- maintaining communications slons from this Chale and, whilst under exremely dimcult conditions. It has not yet been found possible to establish such a reserve, I can YEAR'S PROFIT

assure shareholders that the mat- ter will continue to remain wefore until a your Board

satisfactory

No Fire insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever,

K. OHL,

Agent."

Hong Kong, 7th March, 1938.

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All Claims against the Steamer must presented to the undersigned on or before the 30th Mar., or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Instirahen will be effected,

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,,

The profit on the year's working Agents.

(6083 of $770.156.54 the chairman pro- [608094h March, 1938.

posed. should be allocated, as fol- lows: to payment of a final divi-solution has been reached.

It might be appropriate here to dend of 80 cents per share on the

record the fact that no Increases fully paid-up share. $400,000 to in subscription rates have taken rayment of a final dividend of 20 place over a period of nine years. cents per share on the partly paid- and it is perhaps not sufficiently up shares, $50,000; to transfer to appreciated by subscribers that this general reserve. $170.482; to carry stability in the existing low rate forward to next account. $149,

level has only been achieved by the 874.54.

development of subsidiary sources of revenue.

THE JAPAN HOTEL ASSOCIATION,

MEMBER HOTELS

(54 MAKERRA 15] ÁLL)

IN JAPAN

IKARATSU (near

Faknoki)

TAMİ

{MIYAJIMA:-*

ATAMI BOTEL

MITANA Hora

SHIMONOSERI SANTO BOTEL

MEKTE HOTEL

BEPPU (Kyushu):--|

HOTEL

KAMENOI HOTEL

KARUIZAWA -

This was seconded by Mr. Li Tse-

KABATOU SEASIDE MIYANOSHITA TAKABAZUKA fong and carried unanimously.

CHUZENJI (Nikko) Maxra HOTEL

LAKESIDE HOTEL

FUJIFIVE LAKES

DISTRICT:- Fun NEW GRAND

HOTEL

(Lake Yamsaska) Fust View HOTEL

*MIKASA HOTEL

KAWANA

KAWANA HOTEL

(Hakone):- FUJITA HOTEL NAGOYA-

MAMPE HOTEL NAGOYA HOTEL NAGOTA KANKO

KOBRIEN (Midway NARA 1-

between Osaka azd Kobo)

(Lake Kawaguchi) Ko HOTEL FUKUOKA:-

KTOBBINTI HOTEL KOBE

GAMAGORI:-

GAMAGORY HOTE

GIFU:-

NAGARAGAWA HOTEL "KAMAKURA ---

KARREN HOTEL KAMIKOCHI

(Japan Alps)

*KAKIKOHT

ORIENTAL HOTEL TON HOTEL

KYOTO -

KYOTO HOTEL MITAKO HOTEL KTOTO STATION

HOTEL, MATSUSHIMA :

IMPERIAL HOTEL PARK HOTEL

HOTEL

NALA HOTEL NIKKO --

KAMATA HOTEL OSAKA:—

DOBO HOTEL HOTEL NEW O OMAKA HOTEL OTSU (acar Lake

Biwa) HOTEL LAKE HIWA APPORO

(Hokkaido): - BAFFORD GRAND

IN TAIWAN (FORMOSA) *** TAIKUKUTAOKU RAILWAY HOTEL

HOTEL

HOTEL

TRUNK LINES

in-

(near Kobe) The Hon Dr. R. H. Kotewall, TRABAZUKA C.M.G., L.D., and Mr. J. Scott

The year under review has wit- Harston. retiring Directors, were:nessed a remarkable extension of TOKYO- on the proposal of Mr. K. C. Mark, Trunk - Line facilities to an

IMPERIALHOTEL seconded by Mr. Kwok Hin-wang ceasing number of cities in China, MANTE HOTEL unanimously re-elected to the Owant HorEL

Board, TokyoRAILWAY Horri

Messts. Lowe, Bingham and Mat.

tnews were re-elected auditors at |UNZEN:

a fee of $3.400 per annum. This KYUSHU HOZZL was proposed by Mr. W. C. Clark SHIN-TU HOTEL UNZEN HOTEL and seconded by Mr. A. N. Braude.

CHAIRMAN'S SPEECHI

although communcation with places in the North, notably Shang- hal. has been interrupted.

The necessity for a trunk tele-

has never been more evident than phone network throughout China

It is today and the rapid develop- ments which have recently taken HOTEL In his speech the Chairman said: place in that direction augur well

-The uniformity of the accounts, for the future,

Unzen KaNKO-

YUNKI HOTEL

YOKOHAMA-with those for the preceding year I think it fitting. before leaving HOTEL NEW Is very marked and can be aturi- this subject, to pay tribute to the GRANDbuted largely to the stability shown meritorious work performed by the by our local dollar. Nevertheless. Chinese Telephone Administration following customary practice, I in maintaining communications

IN MANCHUKUO;-

IN CHOSEN –

HEIJO

DAIREN:

YAMATO BOTEL

HEJO RAILWAY

KEIJO

Сконки Ноти

HARBIN:-

HOTAL

fi

YAMATO HOTEL

HOSHIGAURA:-

YAMATO HOTEL

*Open in Summer Only.

HOTEN (Murder) YAMATO BOTEL HSINKING

YAMATO HOTEL BYOJUN (Port

For information, please apply to Secretary,

Arthur)

YAMATO HOTIL

THE JAPAN HOTEL ASSOCIATION Care of Tapio Burrau, DEPARTMENT OF RAILWAT, TORTO

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will refer briety to the more im-under extremely difficult circum- portant features of the accounts stances. as presented.

a Ane portrait of Lord Athlone than on the walls of the Middlesex Hospital

Having completed thirty years service in the Shanghal Municipal Police. Mr. Liang Ping-chun, As- awarded a second bar to his Long sistant Commissioner. has been

Service Medal.

THOSE PRESENT were not lacking in the ¡ Signs

These earlier part of 1937 of a gradually

present were Mr. A. L. Increasing demand for telephone Shields, the Hon. Sir Shouson | service, and this upward trend be-Chow, the Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell, jeame accentuated during the latter the Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall, the part of the year by reason of deve- Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson, Mr. D, Y. lopments in the Far Eastern situa-Blake, Mr. J. H. Taggart (direc tion.

tors); Mr. J. P. Sherry, manager.

It is impossible to forecast what Mr. W. L. Mcdenzle, secretary, Mr. the future holds, but your Directors W. C. Clark; assistant manager: are not unaware that gains in lines Messrs. Chul Ho-ping. Li 'Tse-fong, obtained under the abnormal can-A. N. Braude, W. G. Grimin, Lam ditions now existing are not neces- Kwai, C. Hatt, Wong Ping-sun. sarily of a permanent nature and, Wong Min-hin, K. C. Mark, Kwok as far as is practicable. are en- Hin-wang, Chua Seng-choo, Chow deavouring to shape your Com- Ping-un, and Lo Kai wing, charc- pany's policy accordingly. '.

holders.

Commencing with Profit and

Loss Account, you will observe on reference to the Debit side therest

that the Increase in connections 13 POSTHUMOUS

reflected in an augmentation of

Royalties payable to Government,

AMPLE PROVISION

The allowance for Depreciation

RESPECT PAID

TO ACE AIRMEN

is $15.871.87 less than for the pre- Generalissimo And Madame

vious year but your Directors are

satisfied that, the sum appro-

tained.

Chiang Attend Personally

priated, namely, $288,115.92, makes Two thousand people, represen- ample provision, having regard to ting various public bodies attended the high standard at which all your physical assets are main-the Bankow Chamber of Commerce Building recenty to pay posthum- The balance from Working Ac-ous respect to Captain Li Kwei-tan count is some $30,000.00 lower than and La Chi-shan, Chinese ace air- men who were killed in aerisi that for the preceding year and is accounted for mostly by certain combat near Hankow states the items of a non-recurring nature, including more than usually heavy Accompanied by Colonels Chou repairs made necessary by damage Chih-jou and Maó Pang-chu, com- to plant occasioned by the severe mander-in-chief and Deputy Com- typhoon of September last.

mander-in-chief of the Chinese Air Revenue from Interest, Dividends Force, respectively Generalisalmo and Exchange is shown at $148,-and Madame Chiang Kai-shek per- 070.21 and represents an increase sonally paid their last respects to of approximately $20,000.00 over the two gallant pilots.

the corresponding figure for the year 1938,

BALANCE SHEET

Central China Post.

Others present were General Ho Ying-chin, Minister of War. Gener- al Kuo Chien, Wuhan Garrison

I now invite your consideration Commander, and Major-General

of the Balance Sheet, from which Chen Hsi-cheng. Hankow Police you will observe, by reference to Commissioner.

the Liability side, that you are ask- Meanwhile, ten thousand air en- ed to approve an appropriation to thusiasts, among whom were dele- General Reserve of $170,482.00 gates 'sent by twenty organizations," | which sum is equal to that pro-visited the Hankow airfield and vided for last year.

comforted the Chinese Air Force. Turning now to the contra side They brought with them comfort of the Balance Sheet, I would articles, bouquets and satin faga direct your attention to.Invest-as a token of appreciation of the ments which show a depreciation fine showing put up by the Chinese of $356,218,05 on cost. This works Air Force during the present war. out at just over 9.5 per cent, and The visitors were received by pl I venture to suggest that you will lots Hung Nai-cheung and Wang consider the position to be not un-Ying-liang who thanked them and, satisfactory having regard to thejon behalf of their colleagues, conditions which prevailed during pledged their utmost to defend the period under review.

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