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COMPANY, LIMITED.

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CHINA'S NEW CULTURE

Powerfully Aids Attainment Of National Unity

NOTICE is hereby given that 15-19, Queen's Road Central ANCIENT TRADITIONS CONTINUED

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HONG KONG, APRIL 19, 1938. '

OF

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the Sixteenth Ordinary Yearly SHAREHOLDERS.

Meeting of Shareholders of the Hong Kong Engineering and NOTICE IS HEREBY

Construction Co., Ltd. will be GIVEN that the ORDINARY held at the Offices of Messrs. |YEARLY-MEETING-of-the

Society will be held at the HEAD Lowe, Bingham and Matthews, Mercantile Bank Building, OFFICE, Union Buliding, Hong Queen's Roid (Central), "Hong Kong, on WEDNESDAY, 13th

Kang, on Wednesday, the 13th APRIL, 1938 at 11 a.m., for the April, 1938, at 12 o'clock (Noon) purpose of receiving the Report for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Board of Directors and a Statement of Accounts for the year ended on the 31st

bave Five years ago, the pictorial arts means of propagandizing the new December, 1937, and electing JAPANESE SPOKESMEN

*gained world renown for the with which I want to deal briefly ideals. the new feelings and Chinese victories, no maiter how the traditional schools of Chinese introduced to China glib way they deny any reports of in this articic, were dominated by emotions of modern China. He the art of authentic, and refer to Japanese painting. and engraving. Evea Kaethe Kollwitz. It

char- set-backs as merely halts for mop" today a great bulk of the work is acteristic that partly as a result | ping-up purposes.

expressive of old ideologies, but of poor technique and a confused But at home the Japanese the modern trends are already political outlook, the wood en- leaders are faced with a problem obviously the most vigorous and gravers were interested mainly in that cannot be glossed over with the leading trend of the day, her expressionist work. 1934 how- the mouthing of sibilant syllables-At the present moment, the ever saw a deepening and widen- the problem of how to prevent the painters of the Northern (Aca-ing of their art. Their themes be- last straw from being added to demic) and Southern (freely crea-came more varied, their realiamı the Anancial burden under which tive) and Archate schools continue more concrete. Theirs becamé not Japan is already staggering to unchanged the centuries old tradi- merely an art of protest but destruction.

tional form. There is Pu Yu, ajot enlightenment, encouragement.

China in the last two decades has developed a new culture that is now an integral part of the national consciousness. It is ex-

pressed in the new literature, in the theatre, the movies, music,

songs, education, philosophy, and social ideals. The new culture has powerfully aided the attainment-of-national unity and” the"will" to attain democratic liberation. It is realistic culture.

Realism, peace and democracy are three things that are today anathema to the feudal fascist oligarchy in Japan. And pro- pagandists of these things are classed as purveyors of "dangerous

gard the new Chinese culture with both hatred and terror because It has not only helped efectually to unite and inspire Chinese resis- tance so that only the complete expulsion of the invader can end this war, but because it tends to undermine the authority of the militarists at home in Japan. -

CRUSHING COSTS thoughts and treated secordingly. Thus the Japanese militarists re-

JAPAN'S "VICTORIES"

The SHARE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from 26th MARCH to 13th APRIL, Both Days in- clusive.

HẠNG KONG

By Order of the Board, A. W. HUGHES,"

General Manager. Hong Kong, 14th March, 1938.

L. RONDON & CO., LTD.

MARINA HOUSE

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS.

OFFICIAL NOTICE.

PROPOSAL TO CHANGE A SHIP'S NAME.

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Directors and Auditors,

The Transter Books of the Company will be closed from the 6th April to the 13th April, 1938. both days inclusive,

By order of the Board,

B. ALVES,

Secretary. 6101 Hong Kong, 1st April, 1938.

THE CHINA FIRE

INSURANCE CO

LIMITED.

NOTICE TO

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SHAREHOLDERS.

Board of Trade, under Section Edward Road in the Colony of 47 of the Merchant Shipping Act;

Hong Kong for a term of 75 years. 1894, in respect of the Steam

with the option of renewal ata Launch "Shunley** ex **Shun

Crown Rent to be fixed by the Lee" of gross tons (old Official Surveyor of His Majesty the No. 153556) and Lighters

KING, for one further term of 75 "Hingley**

"Manley" "Hak Long Kong" ex "Hang Shan" ex "Libonotus" of gross

Intending bidders are advised Loris (old Official No. 15209G) that immediately after the dis and "Yardley" ex "Yeung Tse Posal of the lot the purchaser (if not the applicant), will "Taishan "" Kong

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be "required to deposit with a fold Official No.

ex

ex

ex

years.

the Directors and the Statements of Account to 31st December,

1937, and of declaring Dividends,

etc.

The SHARE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be

CLOSED from 26th MARCH to 13th APRIL, Both Days in. clusive.

By Order of the Board,

A, W. HUGHES,

General Manager.

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|HONG KONG ENGINEERING While Japan's militarists boldly scion of the old imperial family There was a great improvement in shout from the security at their whose paintings are characterised their technique. The 1934 exhibi- "AND CONSTRUCTION

office chairs that Japan will not by their delicate brushwork, the tion of modern Soviet graphic art COMPANY, LIMITED, withdraw a single step from the precision and beauty of his colours in Shanghai was opportune. The area now occupied, her financiers and tones and by the stately and young Chinese engravers 'were NOTICE is hereby given that are desperately pondering where aristocratic life that he imparts to fully prepared to master all that an Extraordinary General Meet next they will turn to raise funds the traditional forms. There 13 could be learned from it. They

to finance the military operations Chi Pal-shih, a nature painter are still in the process of digesting « ing of the above named Company PUBLIC AUCTION

Chins.

unrivalled anywhere in the world its influence, however. NOTICE IS HEREBY will be held at the Offices of WITH the avowed object of "en- today, whose work best expresses The cartoonists in China also

Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and "couraging thrift" among the one of the typical traits of ancient belong to the younger group of" PARTICULARS AND CON. GIVEN that the SIXTY-NINT

Mercantile Bank masses. "baby bonds have been Chinese painting: the striving for artists, and their work "alongside ORDINARY YEARLY MEET Matthews, DITIONS of the Sale by Public Peters and Company, suction to be held on Tuesday, ING of the Company will be Building, Queen's Road (Cen placed on sale at post offices and the attainment of a spiritual and that of the engravers gives the

harmony with It is hoped that during the finan- į meditative held at Its HEAD OFFICE,ral), Hong Kong, on Wednes cial year which started of April 1, phenomena of nature.

the tone to the periodic and daily Limited of No. 36, Connaught the 19th day of April, 1938, at 3

press. There are several cartoon Road Central, Victoria, Hong

Union Building, Hong Kong, on day, the 13th April, 1938, at loyal Japanese subjects will pur- These and other masters are magazines with wide circulations. Kong, hereby give notice that in/m., at the Offices of the Public WEDNESDAY, 13th APRIL, 12.15 p.m., when the subjoined chase 600 million yen worth of carrying, on a tradition that was Here also there has been a B.

Works Department, by Order of consequence of British registra His Excellency the Governor of 1938, at 11.20 a.m., for the pur. Resolution will be proposed as an Government bonds of smail de- the parent source of fapaness art. dual and natural development to

nominations and so help the "But the hundreds of artists ofwards realism. tion, we have applied to the one Lot of Crown Land at Prince Pose of receiving the Report of Ordinary Resolution:

Finance Minister in his gigantic these schools in China look to the In the early days of modern "That the Capital of the Com-task of keeping the fighting ser- old masters rather than to con- movement, cartooning was mainly pany be increased Five vices supplied with all the money temporary reality for inspiration an art of national and “social Million Dollars by the creation they want.

They hold to the

traditional protest, and was fiercely attacked reactionary These 600 millions will be very themes--birds, bamboos, phantas- by

elements. The of Two Million New Shares of useful, no doubt, but they repre- tic mountain landscapes, animal main foreign influence was that" the nominal value of $2 each sent only about one-seventh of the studies, etc. Lost in contemplation of George Grosz-the world's lead- and that such New Shares be

amount which of the "eternal verities" they do ing destructive satirist. By 1936 Issued at such time or times | ONLY

has to be raised not see modern reality. So divor when the movement for national by bond and on such terms and condi. | ONE-SEVENTH,

Issues red from life there is among thera democratic unity was already be- and about one-decadent tendency. There is an coming a dominant tendency in tions as the Directors shall in

thirteenth of the Increasing lack of vitality in their the country. a new healthy con- their absolute discretion see total amount of revenue the Fl-work.

structive note entered this art. It fit."

nance Minister has been called Even the more modern scholar not only denounced but praised upon to find for the financial year painters of the great Industrial and encouraged. Ita" satire was just commencing.

centers such as, Kao Chien-fu of tempered with humour. Even

·Approximately · one-half of the Canton. Lu Hai-su. Ju Fe-op and "nonsense" played its role. David estimated revenue of Yen 2867 others, despite a more direct im-Low, Daumier, Boris Edmov, the millions for the financial year pressionist approach to nature are American artists Ellis and Grop- 1938-39 is expected from the pro-kept from Identifying themselves per, and Covarublas (who visited 6656 ceeds of direct taxation. The with modern reality and the | Shanghai) were enjoyed. studied. Japanese people are expected to modern spirit in China by their and learnt from. Just as the best hand over to tax-collectors 1.420 technical traditionalism and timo-art of the West has continually million yen, of which more than rousness in throwing themselves refreshed itself by the critical in- one-third will be in the form of and their art into the main stream corporation of Eastern art, so now income tax.

of cultural and political activity in on the basis of a modern world Those who have always been China.

outlook the leading art of the East liable to taxation, on their incomes These artists are creating work assimilates the art of the West. The Fourteenth

will be required to pay considerably of great beauty and technical ex-At the moment as the reviewer Ordinary

Statermian more, while many of the white-cellence, but in the critical state of the London New HEREBY General Meeting' of the Share collar and artisan workers who in which China finds herself today phrases it: It is an art that is GIVEN that the SEVENTY-holders in the abole Company previously escaped this impost will-ahe is fighting for her very neither aggressively. Chinese nor SECOND ORDINARY YEAR will be held at the Company's no longer slip through the net. existence as a nation-she also completely European (in form)." LY MEETING of the Company Office at the Jordan Road Ferry THEY will also have the dubious needs a pictorial art that works in content it is a vital expression will be held at its

pleasure of paying more for widely and directly for the pur-of the national and democratic HEAD Fier on Thursday, the 14th April.everything handled as a State pose of developing a modern ideals of China... OFFICE, Union Building, Hong 1938, at 11.00 alm. for the par monopoly, and revenue from these national' consciousness, for anity, It should be noted that recently. Kong, on WEDNESDAY, 13th pose of receiving the Report of sources is estimated at 340 millions, national defense and a reallatie the whole modern movement has APRIL, 1938, at 11.25 am the Directors, together with a of which 240 milillon yen represents outlook on life-a creative realism. been taking a noticeably more ap- for the purpose of receiving the Statement of Accounts up to the the tncreased "profit." which is This new addition to her art has preciative and critical attitude to Report of the Directors and the 31st December, 1937.

simply disguised taxation, since developed to significant propor-our own art heritage. A new and smokers are compelled to paytons already. in an extraordinarily interesting synthesis of. East and Statements of Account to 31st

The Transfer Books of the whatever prices are demanded for short space of time.

West is being evolved, 27 December 1937, and of declaring Company will be closed from cigars, cigarettes and tobacco made It was the late Lu Hsun, China's It is characteristic of the new

Month, the 4th April to Thurs, by the monopoly.

Igreatest modern writer who first outlook of the Chinese artist that The SHARE TRANSFER day, the 14th April, 1938, both dous State industry is nothing old art of wood-engraving as

The "profit from this tremen-realized the possibilities of the age (he devotes his main attention to graphic art. This is truly demo- THE MACAO ELECTRIC BOOKS of the Company will be days inclusive.

cratic in its suitability for repro- LIGHTING CO..>

duction in thousands and even LIMITED.

millions of copies. V

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152.097), Hong Kong Licensed anthorised officer who will be pre Hong Kong, 14th March, 1938. vessels, heretofore owned by sent at the sale, the sum of twe Wang Kee and Company of No hundred dollars, $200.00 in cash. 36, Connaught Road Central. This sum will be refunded on Victoria, Hong Kong for per. payment of the purchase price.

mission for the change of the

Boundary Messaro-

mments.

Contents

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Annual

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names from "Shun Lee" to PARTICULARS OF THE LOV “Shunley," "Manley" to "Hing- ley" and "Yeung Tse Kong" to **Yardley" and to have them registered in the new names at the Port of Hong Kong as owned by Peters and Company, Limited.

Any objections to the proposed: changes of names must be sent to the Registrar of Shipping at Hong Kong within seven days from the appearance of this ad. vertisement.

Dated at Hong Kong, this 11th

day of April, 1938.

PETERS AND CO., LTD.,

(Signed)

WILKIE CHOW,

Director,

6686

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No. of Sale.

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Locality.

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A-joining Kowloon Inland Lot No. 3326, Prince Edward

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NOTICE IS

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Dividend, etc.

| CLOSED from 26th MARCH

to 13th APRIL, Both Days Ine clusive...

By Order of the Board, NOTICE is hereby given that ·

A. W. HUGHES, the Twenty-seventh Ordinary

General Manager. Annual General Meeting of The Shareholders of the Company Hong Kong, 14th March, 1938: will be held at the Offices of

Notice is hereby given that Messrs. Lowe, Binghath & "Mat| CHINA CAN CO., LTD. (H.K. thews, Mercantile Bank Building, Branch), has removed to 525, Second Floor, Hong Kong...an MAIN STREET, SHAUKIWAN Wednesday, the 20th day of April, WEST. All orders and corres 1938, at 11.30 a.m. pondence will be dealt with at the following address,

CHINA CAN CO., LTD. (H.K. Branch)

Factory:

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· Tel. 33269.

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The Register of Members wil) | [be closed from Wednesday, the |13th day of April to Wednesday, the 20th day of April, 1938, both days inclusive,

By Order of The Board of Directors;

JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,

Secretaries. Hong Kong, 4th-April, 1938,′′

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THE HONG KONG AND “ PAINLESS *

YAUMATI FERRY

TAX

more than taxation

collected in a com-

paratively pain-of 4850 millions for the period | COLLECTION less form, unlike Zrum April 1938 to March 1939.

Thus at present in China there CO., LTD.,

the direct claim Ol. this enormous Sum: 3457

is the direct continuation of the LAU TAK PO,

made upon incomes, which is ex-millions will go to the Army, 1643 ancient traditions by masters who Managing Director.pected to produce 530 million yen milions to the Navy and 550 retain the technical excellence, the Taxes of various sorts are millions to general reserve against depth of feeling and expressive. Hong Kong, 26th March, 1988.

estimated to bring in 1420 millions èxigencies.ne

force always associated with that. 6646 and about the same amount is ex These calculations look simple art. Now there is an addition to pected from bond issues and other enough on paper but when it comes this art based on the new practical to putting them into humanism of national democratic practice the human development, with the realities of contemporary China, with the lives and, problems of its massses," "and International, laues, in a way that is accessible to all and is under-

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BIRTHS TUBBS-On March 3, 1938.

London, to Olive, wife of John F. G. Tubbs, a daughter, Jen- nifer An... TURNEULL-On April 3, 1938. at Birkenhead. England, to Mr. and Mrs. Norman Turnbull, a daughter.

ROYAL GOLD MEDAL

BOUFCES.

In 1931-32 "red-ink" bonds were | SIMPLE sued to the value of about 12 ENOUGH million yen during 1937-38 they ON PAPER amount to 822 millions, and for the current financial year, are put at slightly under 700 millions,

China," the issue was authoris

element has to be taken into considera. tion

And the human element is some what of an "unknown quantity"standable by all-(China Today), in Japan at the moment, turint The Japanese people have been

INTERESTING TALK

However, these "red-ink" bonds are designed only to meet the de- ficit in ordinary Budget expendi asking for some time, now what ture.

parts will they receive in return, for this The Epilogue, the last item on TO MEET the cost of "chastising enormous expenditure?

zaw's Sunday night programines, The privilege of staging process attracting a great deal of at- FOR ARCHITECTURE

ed last year of another 2240 million alons and marching through the tention, and the one given on Sun- HM. The King has approved the yen worth of bonds and during the streets waying Rising Bun flags and day last by the Rev.-T. Ryan B. J. award of the Royal Gold Medal financial year 1938-39 provision carrying lanterns, has begun to on "The Foundations of Religion” for Architecture to Mr. Ivar has been made for issuing no less pall.

Twas ang exceedingly interesting: Tengbom, honorary corresponding than 4453 millions for this special Realisation is dawning that the talk,

Fr. Ryan was assisted by the member of the Royal Institute of purpose, while another 318 millions dote of peace cannot be wooed by British Architects for Sweden, In is to be transferred from the guns and bayonets and that such Little Flower Choir, of St. Teresa's recognition of the merit of his work general account to meet the Bup-attempts are certain to cause the Church, conducted by Maestro, y as an architect.

plementary Defence Estimates downfall of the aggressor nation. Guxidi.