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HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE COMPANY,

LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL OR DINARY GENERAL MEET. ING of SHAREHOLDERS will

B.

"K.

NOTICE...

NON-PAYMENT OF WATER ACCOUNTS.

Chargeable water and meter

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be HELD at the nONG KONG | rental accounts are posted to the HOTEL, Hong Kong, on person" who signed the Form "F" THURSDAY, the 16th. Febru guaranteeing payment. This per ary, 1939, at 12 NOON for the son is generally the landlord or purpose of receiving the Report his recognized agent. of the Directors together with a

many instances incon Statement of Accounts for the ventence is caused to tenants by year ended 31st. December, 1938. the water supply being discon

The TRANSFER BOOKS ofnected without warning to them, the Company will be CLOSED owing to the failure from SATURDAY, 4th. Febru guarantor to pay the accounts to THURSDAY, 16th.within the specified period. ary February, both days Inclusive.

Tenants are, therefore, advised to make suitable arrangements with their landlords to ensure that all water and meter rental accounts are paid promptly.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers Hong Hong, 24th Jan., 1939.

HONGKONG REALTY AND TRUST COMPANY; LIMITED

(Incorporated under the Com- panies Ordinances of

- Hong Hang)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders of Hong Kong Realty and Trust Com pany, Limited, will be held at the Registered Office of the Com pany, Exchange Building (2nd Floor), Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong, on Wednesday, the 8th March, 1939, at 11.30 a.m., for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Board of Directors for the year ended on the 31st December. 1938, and re-electing two Directors and the Auditors.

The Transfer. Books of the Company will be closed from

of the

Consumers. in Hong Kong should note particularly that as

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HOSOKONG, JANUARY 28, 1939.

BY AW: HYER ·

The 23. Conte Verde swung along side Pier No. 5. Friday moraing, `in from Europe and southern ports.

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Lining her deck rail were men, women and children, several hundred German refugees travelllag from Europe to Shanghai. Interest combined with bewilderment was the general facial expression of these people. This part of the world is new and entirely different to most of them, many never having travelled from their native country.

tunate human beings with honest living, and what will they

·do?" "

SATURDAY, JANUARY 28. 1939.

THE SHUMCHUN RURAL WELFARE CENTRE

How Young China Is Rallying

To The Country's Aid

Below is the second part of the address on the Shumchun Rural Welfare Centre given by Mr. Percy Chen, its Director, to the Y's Men's Club äi its weekly tin on Thursday. The first part was published in our issue of yesterday.

"The scope of the work of the Centre is being limited to 6,000 families within an area of 150 square milles. This limitation is being imposed not by desire but by the number of personnel which we have at our disposal.

"The

Over one thousand refugees have | vistit? And believe it or not, he passed through our part in the merely turned on his famous smile pest month. Their personal and said nothing. Guess we are clothing, a one-way steamship die-slipping! CRISIS FEARED

net, a few fortunate ones with Another customer was the cool. money enough to several months and distant Mr. N. G. Beale. This

immediate aim of the BACKGROUND OF RURAL WORK" PARCELONA'S FALL before the living expenses, the majority have gentleman from Chungking will be Centre will be to supply the follow- BAR

"Rural Welfare work began in onslaught of Gen. Francisco very little financial means. The paying the Colony a short visit. ing.to the refugee farmers in that China on modern lines only about. Franco, the Spanish insurgent thought that comes into your mind Regarding the past air raids in his area:(a) Rice and other seeds afteen years ago. The movement leader. introduces a new element and is paramount in theirs is "ean city, his business or any personal for Spring Planting: (b) Fertilizer: began in

the Reiping. University tato the troubled European situa- Shanghal provide. these mfor-news, he wouldn't speak with us, (e) Farm implements including centres and since then have tion and already fears are openly

M. V. Gneisenau

those for irrigation purposes; and spread. It has been associated expressed that it may lead to a

(d) Animal stock to assist in the with Mass work such as the Ting- crisis second only to that which led

haten centre under Dr. James Yen. WHEN THIS STEAMER departed Spring Planting. to the Great War of 1914-18.

Many are on the verge of despair for Shanghai, Wednesday last.

"There is time element on The co-operative movement began FRANCO'S VICTORY was gen-but the courage they display 171 || 1L was practically the "business which we have to keep our atten-under the aegis of the professors erally expected and the fall this, their final hope,--Shanghai, man's special." There were plenty tion fixed. "And as the preparatory of Political Science of whom Dr. of the loyalist, capital. after such work and peace-is to be admired at them returning homeware after work to be done is considerable the Leonard Hsu was one of the fore-

vists to our land. *

feld, staff is already hard at work most. At Nanking during the last a sturdy and gallant defence, was and respected. purely a matter of time. Indeed,

Mir, G. Arndt, executive ot while the co-operation of the local years the National Economic Coun- It is hard to believe that it should

Siemssen and Co.. went business-authorities is being unstintingly ell under the guidance and initia- bound to the cold North from our given

tive of Dr. T. V. Soong rural wel- sunny shores.

"If we miss the Spring Bowlas-rare experimentation became na- Returning to home and office was if we are not able to get the seeds, tional in scope. Mr. A. Kemper of Reuter-Brockei- fertilizer, and stock to the farmers "In North China a Rural Re- We noticed Mrs Law, of Cameo man and Co., and another native

in time-we will have to wait an-habilitation Movement energetical- Beauty Salon fame, pacing the from Shanghai returning from à

the second sowing date. During is sponsored by the Rockerfeller that time the picture will be worse Foundation reached a point where pler attired in wine satin dress business conference in the Colony with hat to match and a good-was Mr. G. Cullinan, of National

than at present. Those farmers several Universities co-operated in coking fur coat bundled about Carbon Co.

who returned to their land will be training personnel, for rural re-. Her-Behold! she was waiting to s. S. President Pierce

on rations reduced to the point of habilitation work. An experimen- starvation. The farmers in the tal haien at Taining in Shantung grect her daughter, Miss Geraldine

refugee camps operated on Law. This lady resident has been

the with over a million inhabitants was

more demoralized, while the funds which appointed its nominee, B devoted to the "drain pipe" will be graduate of the University, to be considerably curtailed.

the magistrate. From that point SYSTEM OF CO-OPERATION the Movement was considering "The system of operation of the petitioning the Central Gover-

have held out for so long. But do

the same remarks not apply also to the heroic Chinese war of re-

S. S. Conte Verde

COLONY VISITORS and residents arriving on this steamer early Friday morning were met by a

the new Waterworks Ordinancesistance? China, which was gen-large gathering of hello wishers. came into force on 1st Januaryerally expected to fall into the hands of the Japanese within 1939, the chargeable water ac counts in respect of the first three months, is still holding out and there is no doubt whatever quarter of 1939 will be sent out

that. unde: the leadership of in two portions-the first portion Generalissimo

Kal-shek, covering the month of December united China will night on for con. 1938 and the second portionsiderably longer. covering January and February

1939.

This also applies to the High Levels, Peak and all Village dis- tricts except that the first portion of the accounts will cover Novem ber and December 1938 and th second portion January 1939.

Chiang

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ALTHOUGH the French Gov-studying in London at the Ising. AHEAD OF SCHEDULE Captain "drain pipe system" will become under the control of the Movement

GETS

has Changes of ownership of pro- perty should be notified imine. diately to this Office.

R. M. HENDERSON,

Water Authority. Public Works Department, Hong Kong, 26th Jan., 1939.

LIMITED

on

Counting heads hanging over the deck rail we spotted Mr. Alan Tully, of Asiatic Petroleum Co..

"All this was destroyed material-

FUNERAL OF MISS

"An innovation in rural wei- fars work will be the introduc- tion of an inspectorate which will be organized to ensure re- M.A. GUTIERREZ sults. It will work indepen-

The funeral took place at the dently of the Agricultural Assistance Brigade and will re-

Roman Catholic Cemetery yester- day of Miss Maria Asteria Gutler- Dori direct to the Director and the Executive Committee.

rez, who died at her residence "The Shumchun Rural Welfare No. 565. Nathan Road, Kowloon, on The Rev. Fr. D. Page Centre has been fortunate enough Thursday,

C. Jokstad brought his Presi- ernment had pledged itself ton Foot Clinic during the past dent Pierce th from Manila to a policy of non-intervention in two years Now, she is all set to Friday at 11.40 a.m. the Spanish civil war, it is difficult open business in the Cameo Salon, to understand how, in taking care of Mlady's toos and

of present feet difficulties. FRANCE the light

events, she can avold

A new resident to the Colony is calm his super activities. Maybe | Agricultural Assistance Centre willment for a Province in which to READY being dragged into the Mrs. M. Winterwitz whose husband Captain Fowles was scared of us, be based on five deld branches. carry out its projects and plans

mess, however unwill-swings the baton for the Glouces he ushered this gentleman shore.The peasant farmer will receive ing she may be. Accordingly. sheter Hotel orchestra. Her musical side in a big hurry,

his seed, fertilizer, etc. on the spotly by the present hostilities. But been compelled to take ex-husband was certainly happy in A charming and jovial native

where his land has been inspected the spirit of Democratic service traordinary precautions, Certain bls greetings. classes have been called to the months since they were together.

It has been many and off-and-on resident of Hong by the distributor. It is hoped which is triumphing in China to- that each family assisted will be day allows us to continue the work kong Came back home for 8 colours earlier than they would Two other well-known visitors month's visit, Mr. John Cameron.

able to plant one mow of land, among the basic elements of our have been in the ordinary course and at times residents of the Mining under his own name "is

And once the example is set the population--the peasantry." of events and large contracts have Colony are Mr. and Mrs. Dewey the business

of this gentleman, other peasants may follow." been placed in the United States Smith of Studebaker Company and there is not much he cannot for the supply of military planes. These amusing people are journey-tell one about the calm and in- France is loath to be drawn into ing to Shanghai on a bustness trip. sape dates in the Far East during awar but, should she be forced to Their short stop-over here was the past 43 years. Manila has defend herself, she is determined jammed with hellos and greetings heen his address during the past to fight for every inch of her to many friends. Mrs. Smith styear, but being an old Hongkongite territory. She is not prepared to retains honours for the smartest he cannot resist visiting here. tolerate any attempt to lay hands attired and one of the most beau-. on her empire which has been bulik tiful women in this part of the Band of the Philippines (101 mem-. It is too bad the Constabulary up by the sacrifice and toll of the

bers travelling to the San French people,

Francisco Fair in the President WITH DICTATORS

about, greedy and ambitious, ONE OF OUR favourite visitors Plerce could not give a concert during their stop-over. Eleut.-Col. YEARLY GENERAL MEET· | with a mad and insatiable desire departed on this Italian steam-W. H. Loving is the leader of this

the to extend their territories,' much of jer, witch has been won purely by Dr. George Sellett. blut the indications are clear that an attempt may be used to obtain by force what the aggressor can- not obtain by peaceful persuasion and negotiation. While it is to be iness bidding this gentleman adios: Mr. Luz is the Director Genem] of hoped. must sincerely, that the

Not long ago Mr. A. J. Davidson the Philippine Exposition and crisis may be avoided, he would became visiting from Chungking newly appointed chairman of the a daring man who would predict Now he is away on a business visit Philippine Participation Committee exactly what the totalitarian states to Shanghai and we understand in the Golden Gate Fair. This gen- propose to do but no doubt is left his return dite is indefinite.

tleman will personally attend the in the public mind as the shoulders of the dictators verde responsibility which must fall on Northern city left us in the Conte opening on February 18. should the world. democracles beton were perfect, and the Doctor forced into a war.

looked well indeed. Air France

Thursday, the 23rd February, HONG KONG TRAMWAYS. 1939, to Wednesday, the 8th March, 1939, both days inclusivë.

By Order of the Board, F. C. BARRY, "Secretary.

Hong Kong, 27th Jan., 1939.

NOTICE. In conformity with a similar observance in other parts of the British Empire, a Special Service will be held at the Ohet Leah' Synagogue on Sunday, 29th January, at 11a.m., on behalf of the stranded refugees on German Polish Frontier.

NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY.

ING of HONG KONG TRAM: WAYS, LIMITED will be held at the offices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., "Họng

Kong, on FRIDAY, the 17th day of February, 1939, at 12 o'clock to transact the ordinary business of the Company.

noon,

AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that the REGIS. the TER OF MEMBERS of the Company will be CLOSED from 68 FRIDAY, the 3rd to FRIDAY, the 17th February, 1939, both days inclusive.

Mr. V. G. BOWDEN, Aus tralian Government Trade Com. missioner in China, will arrive in Hong Kong on the 30th inst. for a short visit and will be gind if parties desiring to consult him in connection with Australian Trade will communicate with him c/e Mr. S.. T. Williamson, 5th Floor P. & O. Building.

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

74

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Certificate No. 8768

dated. Hongkong, 30th January 1924 tor-392-shares of this Company, oumbered

By Order of the Board W. F. SIMMONS, Secretary. Hong Kong, 25th Jan. 1939.

OFFICIAL NOTICE

PROPOSAL TO CHANGE A SHIP'S NAME

roaming

country Shanghai Bound:

His business

ment

quiet and charming group of musicians being sent to visit now unished, he heads back the States by the southern govern to his desk and home in Shanghai.

Mr. and Mrs. Arsenio Luz, with We noticed several aviation exe-their daughter and niece, are also cutives and people of the air bas-San Francisco Exposition-bound.

to the Dr. L. P. Calime from the

The visit. rest, and recrea-

IF THE WORST came to the

worst, it is well known on whose side Great Britain would align herself. There are ties be tween Britain and France which dictatorship could sever no matter how

no

IT WAS THE Ville de Beyrouth, plane of Air France, which called at Kal Tak last Thursday BRITAIN'S at 12.50 p.m STAND..

73 hard he may try. To use the words of M. Georges Bonnet, the French Foreign Minister. "Never has friendship between France and Great Britain been stronger than now.".

are

Two well-known) visitors Mrs. Elizabeth Fairchild, Manila, who kept ari eye Miss Lydia Vaughan, a U.S. Navy Miss coming up to Hongkong on

vacation.

tu bave the services of Mr. Richard officiated at the graveside. Lam, professor of Agriculture at Amongst those present were Leo D'Almada, Jun... Agricultural Lingnam University, to lead the Hon. Mr.

Assistance Brigade Messrs. A. M. A. Scares, I. Covath, In this way technical assistance in U. Santos, F. Marques, J. Alves, A. Lingnam L. Tavares, V. E. Tavares, A. M. agriculture is assured. graduates will form the majority d'Eca, J. M. Alves. C. D'Almada, J. of the field workers of the Agricul- | Antonio, P. Antonio, E. Soares, G. da tural Brigade.

Rocha, J. A. E. da Silva and family. addressed to individuals. public or family, Jullo and Olga Mimi, Fred, "AC open appeal is now being Wreaths from Laura, Nado' and ganizations, both in Hongkong and Teddy and, Therese yere interred Overseas, for contributions of with the coffin, and among" there

seeds, fertilizer, farm implements, who sent floral tributes were:- and live stock for the use of the Eduardo and Nizi, A. Alves, Elan, farmers of Kwangtung Province, Tilly and Loo. F. M. P、 de Graca, Machinery suitable for agricultur-Laura and Nado, Wong Man Wal, a uses is also "nceded. A collec-Edith and Frank, Gloria and Bippo, of tion station will be opened in F. J. Sanchez. E. A. dos Remedios, on Hongkong for the receipt of any- Leonor M de Jesus and family, thing that can be used. · An appeal | Lau! Ylu-hang, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. has already been sent by Lingnam Aives, Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Yoing, University to Hawaii for seeds. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. dos Remedios, "In this way the peasant farm-Poboomull Brothers, Ah Yong and er, the head of his family, and alan Chai, Ah Chung and Ah Lan, man of standing in his incal village Ah Warr and Ah Chou. community will be able to regain, his self respect. Instead of being: directed as one of a group of re- fugers, he will be able to regain his VOLUNTEER ORDERS individuality once more on his native soll.

Interesting to sport fans 13 the departure to-day at 4 pm. In the President Perce of Mr. Wong

We were surprised and glad to Bock-cheong, heavy-weight cham- the Far East. This to welcome the commuter, Mr. 3. plon of Lossing Buck, from Chungking, fighting gentleman is salling to via Hapot. Air travel is about the Honolulu, only transportation this busy gov-Sea Dragon : crnment official of U.S.A, uses. We

pleadingly asked 11 he was THE JUNK Sea Dragon, in which America-bound, vla Clipper,

Richard Hallbuston and

or

his

PERSONNEL

(Continned from Pate 7)

L/Bdr. D. Cuthbertson, 2nd Bty.."

"The Shumchun Rural Welfare were we honoured by a vacation colleagues will sail across the Paci- Centre has had no diffeulty in 1.1.39.

fe to the San Francisco Expost-finding willing workers ready to go]

"STAR FERRY”

DIVIDEND

Pte. D. Stewart, Pte. A. M. tion, will definitely depart at noon into the field. The first group of Parker, Pte. C. Wigg and Pte. B. O. | to-morrow (Sunday) from Pler No. workers, graduates of South China Anderson, A.B.C. Cadre, 27.139.

Spr. Poon Hong and Spr. Chan 2. Kowloon.

and Hongkong Universities, under- went special training for a period Wo. R.O.D.C., Opertg. Sec.,. 27.1.39..

WITH THE LIQUIDATION of Barcelona, Signor Mussolin! may Teel his hands free to press 1. Cheuk Man Sin of 314. DesItaly's natural aspirations." He Voeux Road, Central hereby give is far from satisfied with France's notice that in consequence at attitude. but likewise Paris feels that no statesman could possibly change of ownership I have ap-justify the stand adopted by Fascist Limiteri report that, subject to BAN ON SMUGGLING plled to the Board of Trade, under Rome. Section 47 of the Merchant Ship. ping Act, 1894, in respect of the

rt

The

"Star Ferry Company.

audit, the amount at credit of:

$503,799 45

(Special to the "Hongkong

Dally Press"

hope: Profit and Loss Account for the OF COPPER COINS THE WORLD sincerely

and prays that the crisis may year ended December 31, 1938. ship "WAH SING TON" form | yet be avoided and that reason and is erly of Hong Kong, Official No. sanity will prevail. 154039 of gross 30.18 tons, reg. 181285/ 13.58 tons, heretofore owned by 181670 inclusive, registered in Cheng Ya Wan of No. 832 Can the name of Lee Hysan (dec'd) | ton Road, 1st floor, Kowloon un has been Lost or Destroyed, and der the name "YEW HING",

TWO "HAWKERS GAOLED

Less amount of Interim Dividend paid at $2.00 per share on 8/8/38 100,000.00

$343.799.45

Appearing before Mr. R. Edwards

The amount brought for-... ward from the year 1937 being

20,352,78

should this certificate not bë pro- { for permission to change her name at the Central Court: yesterday duced to the Company before the to "YEW HING" and to have charged with common assault on 30th January 1939, a new cert!"- her registered in the new name at Fong Fat, two hawkers, Yu Hing The total now avalļable

$364,152.23 for distribution is: cate for the shares will be the Port of Hong Kong as owned and L Cheung, were each sen-

tenced to two months' hard la Issued, and the aforesaid Certif. by me.

bour.

At the forthcoming Annual Fong Fat told the Court that on Meeting of

the cate No. 8768 will be thereafter]` Any objection to the proposed

Shareholders, treated by this Company as Null change of name must be sent to January 25 the defendant forces Directors will recommend an ap- and Vold,

the Registrar of Shipping at Hong him to pay further subscription: propriation as follows:- Kong within seven days from the to the Triad Society in which To pay a Final Dividend..

of $4.25 per share appearance of this advertisement. had been forced to become 2

member, and when he refused he To carry forward Dated 26th Jan., 1939.

was assaulted by the defendants (Sigoed) CHEUK MAN SIN. and a third man who had es

76 caped,

By Order of the Board

of Directors,

R. A. WICKERSON,

Secretary and Manager

$340,000.00 24.152.23

$364,152.23

A ban on the muggling of .copper coins into Japanese-. occupied territories in Kwang- tung, which eventually find their way to Japan, has been ordered by the Provincial Government, and the guerilla forces have been instructed to keep a close watch on smug- glers, according to a message from Shekki,

The "racket" has assumed such proportions that the price of copper coins has risen from 250 to 170 coppers for each $1 national currency, thus causing and considerable disturbance hardship in the rural districts, since copper coins are the chief medium of exchange among peasants and the poor.

of three months besides having had Work in Hongkong. several years experience in social

STRENGTH-INCREASE

Pte. G. Knight and Pte. D. O. Parsons, M.M.G. Platoon, 20.1.30.

Pte, C. F. Pereira, A.A. Company. 24.1.39.

"The second group of workers are graduates of Kwangtung Unl- versities who have majored in poli- tical science, education, and agri-24.1.39.10 culture. One graduate of Yen- ching University is included in this group..

"These young men and wo- men, in keeping with the spirit of Democracy in China, and service to their people, are to receive a monthly wage of 510 National Currency. Board and lodging will be provided by the Centre. To feed each worker the Centre is budgeting at the rate of $6 N.C. per head per month. This attitude towards service is characteristic of Young China.

Tpr. D. L. Bosanquet, M.G Troop,

8. F. HEDGCOE Major, Adjutant, HK.V.D.C.

NOTICES

Officers' Meks Meeting

The Annual Mess Meeting will be held at Corps H.Q. at 5.30 p.m. on February 7,

Bergeants' Mess Meeting There will be a General Meeting in the Mess at 8 pm, on January 31, 1339..

'AFFILIATED UNIT Nursing Detachment, H.K.V.D.C.

The next lecture on First Aid will be given by Professor Ride at the "The Educational Brigade has P.W.D. Ofces on Friday, February opened a Middle School in the 3 at 5.30 p.m. neighbourhood of Shumchun at which the elder boys of the refugee camps will be received.

(Bgd.) MRS. E. M. BEGG,

Commandant, Nursing Detachment, H.K.V.D.C.