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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS.

THE HONG KONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY. COMPANY, LIMITED,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FIFTY-FIRST ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLD. ERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on TUESDAY, 7th March, 1939, at NOON for the purpose of "receiving the Report of the

Directors together

the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1938. The REGISTER of Shares of the Company will be CLOSEE from MONDAY, 20th, February, 1939, to TUESDAY, 7th March, 1939, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.

with

By Order of the Board of Directors

0. EAGER.

Secretary. Hong Kong, 13th Feb., 1939:

THE STAR" FERRY CO., LTD.

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NOTICE TO

SHAREHOLDERS.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE FORTY. FIRST ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING OF THIS COM." PANY will be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. on Friday, the 24th February, 1939, at 11.30a.m. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st Decem her. 1938.

The Register of Shares of the Company will be CLOSED from Friday,

the 17th February, 1939, to Friday, the 24th Febru. ary, 1939, bath days-inclusive.

By order of the Board of Directors,

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C. M. MANNERS,

Secretary, Hong Kong, 30th Jan., 1939.

$4

GOVERNMENT BILLS,

ETC. "A"

TENDERS for DOLLARS current in this Colony, for tele graphic transfer, on the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury, London, up to and for the sum of £130,000, will be received by the Treasury Chest Officer, Command Pay Office, until 10.15 a.m., on the 13th February, 1939.

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DEATH

KAILEY-On Sunday, February 12. 1939, Susan, beldved wife of Wil- Ham C. Kalley, passed pence- fully away at her residence, 19, Grampian Road, Kowloon.

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HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 1, 1939

POPE PIUS XI

EDITORIAL

STATE OF BRITISH

BUSINESS IN CHINA

"Daily Mail" Correspondent

Broadcasts Over Z.B.W.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1939.

Hello & Goodbye

BY A.W. HYER –

SHIPS MAY COME AND SHIPS, MAY `GO, just the same general routine maybe, but those helle- and goodbye partles al- ways seem to have a new and novel tura to them. If you do not believe us ask balf of Hongkong who were down at the plers on Saturday last.

Three very popular commercial, parted for six months' vacation In transports stopped by for, a call this motorship; They were Mr. and. and their visitors and crew agree Mrs. W. Kaobe and their delight- that our cities of Victoria and ful daughter Miss M. Knobc. This Kowloon know the art of hospita- family is connected with the Gér

ty and entertainment.

man Bank in Canton and this will be their flust visit to Germany 'in Everyone was

nve years; naturally they were

ancient capital of a great Empire, as it might have been in the days of your great-grandfathers.

To-day that picture is shattered everyone had a gay time and just quite excited and anxious to be

not

in high spirits,

their way."

Two visitors in our city Mr. and

their son connected with Swan,

An interesting broadcast talk entitled "A Survey of China To-day" was given last night over Z. B. W. by Mr. Lawrance Impey special correspondent of the "Daily Mall" (London) in China for the past 15 years. Mr. Impey has just arrived in Hong- kong in the course of a trip undertaken for the purpose of ob- serving conditions in the various Treaty Ports. In the course of his talk, "Mr. Impey sald:

Those of my listeners who have visited Peking byegone years. will have nothing but pleasant mem- The crowds are still there. it is it should be. erles" of its innumerable palaces truc, but much of their good President Coolidge and temples with their yellow or nature is gone. They are appre- green tiled roofs, and those sunny hensive. furtive, almost cringing, SATURDAY EVENING at 7.50 the Mrs. E. 31 Strong of Pasadena, spacious courtyards where one's and

without some reason. "all visitors ashore Jargon, California, who have been visiting footstep. echoing on the

'the loud-speaking stone Prices of food are up.50 per cent, ever

system, Calbertson and Fritz in Hongkong, paving, seems to shatter the con- while at the same time the cur- echoed throughout the steamer. centrated silence of the centuries. rency has slumped 50 per cent. In Eight, minutes after the hour, al-unted down to Manila for a lock- Those of you who have waited the relation to foreign currency. since lowing time for the Empress of see. These nice Americans will be world-famous Jade Street and the the commencement of the China Russia at the next pier, to slide returning for another visit before

away for Manila, the President embarking via north China THE DEATH OF POPE PIUS almost equally well-known Chien Incident. TH

Coolidge backed "into the stream home, XI has removed from the Men Street, with their accumulat- world one of the most striking ed treasures of the years will re- member the thrill of those rides personalities of our age. As A

in rickshaws through the dusty. scholar and u churchman, statesman he was eminent, but it crowded streets, where the jostling. was above all as a fearless cham-thronging. good-natured Chinese pion of justice that he was a world save you a picture of Peking, the figure. "After all the great move- ments which he had directed in connexion with the Church that he ruled, it may seem a strange trick of fate that the most memorable action of his closing days should have been, a protest against the persecution of the Jews, but he would probably have willed it so if the cholce had been his. for no limits constrained his

action in defence of truth and Justice.

CORRESPONDENCE

A.R.P. LECTURES

(To the Editor, "The Hongkong Dally Preas"]

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All the dark and hutungs, which a year or two ago looked so romantle to the inexperienced

the eye of tourist. are now a blaze of

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narrow

and headed for Shanghai and America.

orld

Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Arden were. other Manila trippers who were be-

"

However, last minute excitement seiged by gay friends for an adios was caused by the vivacious Ette party. Miss Lulu Wong, who dashed up

Captain and Mrs, W. Bosiman the gangway, saluted the bearish were listed for Ganco, however the American President Line executive, smoking room and other public Mr. T. B. Wilson, and turned to bid salons, plus their cabin did not de- last adios to many friends gather, vulge these elusive people!" -

And where was, Miss E Samy? way..

This Indy's destination is South- Mics Wong, sister of the talented ampton, but at 5.45 we could not Miss Anna May Wong, of motion. Ind anyone looking like the lady picture fame, is on her way to Los Cescribed, then again maybe cabin Angeles: A reunion with her siz-boys and parsers are not over It was revealed at the Kowloon ter, and maybe a motion picture observant. Court on Saturday: when Man contract awaits this indy as her Imperial Airways

COURT SEQUEL ed on the pler and lowering gang. TO COWARDLY

ATTACK

COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY

Sir. Having attended a alien- GIVEN that an Extraordinary

ber of A.R.P. lectures in England General Meeting of the Company

during recent months, I was that will be held at the Registered THE YEARS through which the agreeably surprised to find

which were. difficult the course in Hongkong, Offices of the Company, Ex. late Pope reigned

attending, compares the guidance of very favourably indeed with those change Building, 14. Des Voeux years for all who had to bear res- I am now

ponsibility for Road Central, Hong Kong, on nations. He succeeded a man who in England. Tuesday, the 7th day of March 1939, at 12.15 o'clock in the afternoon or so soon thereafter as

and clear-sighted mari to proclaim higher than that of many of the the Annual General Meeting ol

to God's courses given in England. that only by a return the Company convened for that

law could the future well-being of made for less than £100, but day shall have terminated for the the world be guaranteed, yet this fact sufficiently known, an

above that purpose of considering, and i was the

thought fit, passing a resolution from the amount to suit the convenience as a special resolution altering in accession to the See of Peter, and of the tenderers will be const certain respects the Articles of his endeavour to make the world themselves for

isten to this teaching was the keynote of his pontificate... It was in this rather than in the pur- suance of any secular programme Atha: he saw his duty to lle: his PARTRIDGE SHOOTING had a police officer not arrived on

The tenders to state the total amount (in pounds sterling). No telegraphic transfer will be

tenders lor

dered.

sums

I

Association of the Company.

The tenders to be ́ia duplicate,

Full particulars' of such pro and in sealed covers, addressed to the Treasury Chest Officer, Composed alterations have been sent mand Pay Office, and endorsed "Tenders for Government Bills

etc.**

The right is reserved (1) to accept or reject any or all of the tenders, and, in particular (2) in case of equality of rate between tenders amounting in all to more than the total sum required, to give preference to any tenders received from Government in stitutions or from the hankers fo the Treasury Chest,

Copies of Forms of Tender can be had on application.

"Persons

tendering for (Bills) are hereby notified that having regard to the provisions

of the Acts 22 George III Cap.

45 and 41 George 111 Cap. 52

the acceptance of any such

Tender is subject to the express condition that no ‹Member al the British House of Commons shall be admitted to any share or part in or to any benefit to arise from the Contract thereby made for the allotment of such (Bills)."

out to shareholders by post. copy of the proposed special re solution giving details can be, inspected at any time during business hours at the Registered Office of the Company.

By Order of the Board,

W. L, McKENZIE,

Secretary, Hong Kong, 7th Feb., 1939.

By the appearance of the trip's

Wah, 26, mason, appeared before Journey's destination Mr. E. Emsworth on a charge of assaulting a blacksmith, Au K230! Mr. and Mrs. B. Rolfe, of the

What a party was held in cabin SATURDAY at 3.10 the "Dorado" came into Kal Tak with Cap- near the Ta Tau Chung Refuger P. and O. Banking Corporation, Lain H. B. Davis and all your mail. Camp on February 7, that a shot Ltd., were bidding adios before The "Denebola" dropped down red by Sergeant N, T. Rogers at departing on six months holiday from Bangkok at 3.40 p.m. with two of the defendant's alleged Shanghai bound, they disembark Captain J. N. Wilson controlling accomplices, had hit Chinese and travel through Siberia and and a batch of passengers. was a far-seeing statesman but In fact I have no hesitation woman walking in Tam Kung Furope to London, the home town. whose advice had been completely in saying that the standard of Road...

Mr. S. C. C. Higham was a pas- 庭 courageous instruction here is definitely ignored. It needed

Sergeant Rogers on duty at the commencement it should continue senger up from Calcutta, however, he had little to say. just a charm- gate of the Internment Camp. to be one for the books.

ing smile and plans of heard cries of "save life." He saw Then, at the last minute we dis-weeks visit in our Colony. then a It is possible that were this

Au lying on the ground, and three covered Miss E. McCuen, a young return air trip home, even men running away. Belleving the blonde American gal from the US. number of larger

volunteers

Major R. N. Thornton arrived" former to be badly hurt, he fired Treasury Department. To Shang- than have already joined would at the three

when men

they had the lady travels.

from London. During the next six Hongkong feel tempted to enrol and ignored his call to them to stop

has been her home in the past six months this director of the Blue essential duties! during an emergency.

The Magistrate, to passing sen- months due to a transfer from the Funnel Line will investigate and tence of three months on Man Northern city. Now she returns examine the business of his com- WARDEN

Wah, told him his attack on Auf'or another tour of duty and was pany. was cowardly attack, to which, sorry to bid farewell to new found

friends here.

note struck by Plus XI Arst moment of his

kingdom was a spiritual one, and however engrossing might have been his external duties he never lost sight of the fact.

SPORTMAN.

the scene, there might have been. 1зerious" result.

The funeral

Thomas

WES

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And Mr. W. Stenhose would have none of the press This gentleman Oh, hol who was making merry from Calcutta is connected with in cabin 201? No names but we Jardine. Matheson and Co. Ltd. goes after a short visit The Sports Editor, "Hongkong

do say Mr. Claude 1. Barr, the and Dally Press]

commuter of Canadian National Journeying to Shanghai. sr-So-called sportsmen who FUNERAL OF LATE Raways going home to THE SEVENTEEN YEARS that)

Imperial Airways' Number One Shanghai! Here again many Lieut.-Commander A. D. S. Murray Pius XI ruled were crowded years. shoot' partridges in Gonella's Island

MR. WORSFORD

friends were gay and happy, but returned from a business trip to He did not confine his activities during the mating season, putting

of the late Mr.no one could help but be so when Chungking via Hanoi. Maybe in to any one sphere, and, looking it down as permissable with their!

William Worsford, of this genial executive and popular the near future official word will back on his relgh, it is hard to own non-existent "Yellow Ticket,"

are no sportsmen at all.

the Civil Engineer in-Chief's De-visitor to Hongkong was about come forth about the new route of select any one activity and say that it was that to which he was

partment, Royal Naval Dockyard, Mrs. L. F. Johnson, one of our Imperials' via Rangoon to Chung- took place on Saturday chiefly devoted. In a very general

at the visitors, departed for a short call jking. Colonial Cemetery. The Rev. D. in Shanghai. The wife of the late A new member for Imperial Air- way, it might be said that his almi

V. Edwards, Chaplain of the Dock- Captain Johnson, flying underways' local office is Mr. R. W. Cole. was a double one; religious pro-

command of the Chinese Gov-Arriving from the cold shores of gress and the cultivation of an authority of the Pope. Again, his yard, officiated.

In addition to the family ernment, "is on a pleasure and England, and, if we are not mis- atmosphere suitable for religious purpose in "devoting himself to

floral tributes progress. Religious progress meant social problems was not merely in wreaths,

were health Journey, but she will retum taken on his first call here, this gentleman takes over a desk in the to him the extension of Christ's order that social wrongs might be sent by the S.C.E. Dept. HX. to beautiful Hongkong.

Naval Yard. Commodore

Trafic Department. E.B.C. reign in the world and the ac-righted but, still more, fri

Dicken, Superintendent Civil

As we informed you over a week Messrs. Li Yin-lin and Chen i knowledgment of God's law; ne that, with their ills removed and

men might Engineer. Surveyors Staff, HK, the worked for it directly by encourag-their wounds healed,

THE SAILING of these delightful ago, the Mr. E. M. Watts sallies- Ping-chuan, Presidents of

German boats is always anforth to a vacation within two Canton respectively, spreading in every way the work Divine Justice of God and the Dept.

and event in which a good number of weeks. versity of

Brethren, Portsmouth Lodge 481, our population participate. will leave for Chungking shortly of the missions, and by trying to Social Reign of Christ.

Such In our next we will provide you... to attend the Third National Edu- infuse into other lives the religious IN CHINA, especially, the name Star S.C.E Dept. Committee and when the Gneisenau" pulled out rick on his Empress of Russia, and Local Staff of S.C.E. Dept., Clerical was the case on Saturday at 8 pm.with the customers of Captain Pat- cation Conference summoned by outlook that guided at his own of Pius XI will always be remem-Members of Dockyard Recreation for the South and Europe.

bered with affection. One of his Club, Commissioned and Warrant

EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE

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order

Lingnan University and the Un- ing zeal his own followers. by better be able to acknowledge the Staff of Civil Engineer-in-Chief's

Worshipful Master

the Ministry of Education.

Owing to pressure

of

duties,

the Kwangtung Kuo Min Uni- M. Wu Ting-hsien, President of versity, will not be able to attend the conference personally. He will send Mr. Chang Chun-pu, desin of the University, to re. present him. "The provisions in question

The conference will last for do not apply to Contracts en week, commencing on March 1 tered into by any incorporated and will be extended, if necessary. China's Company in its corporated. It is understood

wartime education will be capacity and made for the thoroughly discussed in the con- general benefit of the Com. pany,"

T. L. ROGERS, 1

Colonel, R.A.P.C. Treasury Chest Officer, His Majesty's Treasury Office, Hang Koag.

ference.

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that

CATHEDRAL LAND RESUMPTION

Section A of Saint Johri's Cathe-

actions.

M. V. Gnelsenäü

•

Pan

China American Airways' One of the nicest families it has Cilpper travellers arriving noon to

BAIL ESTREATED | ALLEGED WRONGFUL

IT WAS in fulfilment of his first sets as Pope was to arrange officers of HMS. Eagle, Chadys his bid peace with the Kingdom the Holy See in China, and, within of Dockyard, Royal Navy Yard mission as he saw it that he made for the official representation of and George, Staff of Commander been our pleasure to interview, de- day.

of Italy. Many wondered why he six months of his accession, he Police, Charlie and Alf, Admiral- took such pains to accomplish this had established the Apostolic ty Technical Staff, S.CE. Drawing when it entailed what seemed to Delegation in China. In the year Office E.A.O. Omcer's and Staff. be great sacrifices that would in- that followed, he expressed again Chier Constructor's Department.

Ball of $3 was estreated at the USE OF "PRIVATE CAR evitably be permanent. But few and again his desire that the

Kowloon Court on Saturday when On a charge of using his private other than he can have realized Catholic Church in China should

Lam Yok-yu, 23, spinster, falled at arst the full effect of the be directed by Chinese leaders,

car for hire along the Kowlon Bus ASSESSMENT RATES to appear before Mr. E. Himsworth Company's routes, which, be an Lateran Treaty. It not only heal- and it was to impress strongly his

to answer a charge of slighting infringement. of the Company's. EXEMPTION ed an old sore and gave birth to will in this respect that he mum-

while It from a public vehicle

rights, a man named, Taol Kwok, a renaissance of religion in Italy moned to Rome six Chinese

The following order has been was yet in motion. The de 19. appeared before Mr. Q. A. A. but it also brought him into the priests to be raised to the epis- made by the Governor in Coun-fendant

was arrested by a con- Macfadyen at the Kowloon Court sphere of international affairs, copate by his own hand. Later ef

ductor while alighting from bus on Saturday, it being stated that which he entered 28 a peace stili. when, after years of civil

All the buildings situate within No. 665 in Nathan Road on Friday he had on January 10 used his maker - the most disinterested war, many nations held aloof from the precincts of the areas occupied peace-maker of all those who have relations with the Chinese Re- by the Hongkong University other

private car to pick up passangers at a bus stop in Castle Peak essayed the role. As a peace-public his stirring message in 1928, timn those used as residences for

Road. maker, he is now most remem-addressed "to the great and noble the staff, and all those residences AIRPORT MOVEMENTS T301 was remanded, or bered, but peace was not an end people of China" was a welcome (occupied by the staff situate within to him, it was only the preparation encouragement, and, at the same the precincts of the said Univer

Two planes of Imperial Airways ball, to appear before the Court

of the ground for that progress of time, яп invitation to other alty's property shall be totally ex- will leave Kal Tak to-morrow on Tuesday. what was right and ennobling that nations to extend the hand of empted from assessment for rates, morning for Bangkok with mail

was his real alm,

friendship to the new China, ・・

and passengers.

The mid-week service due in

Airways'

$200

iral precincts, comprising 1,410 equare feet, is required for a public 116 purpose and will be resumed on the, expiration " one month from

UNLICENCED RIFLES the date of the posting of this NOTICE.

IN THE SOCIAL SPHERE he BY HIS SINCERITY, his courage notice and that thereupon such

Charged with the possession of worked harder than almost any and his inspiring help in every PORTUGUESE BROKER Hongkong on Wednesday is on compensation will be paid as may

time and should arrive between 4three rifles and 373 rounds of man of his age to extend greater just cause, Plus. I won the res- Notice is hereby given that be awarded.'

DISCHARGED

and 5 p.m.

ammunition, without a licence for VADIM BONCH of Kowloon The Cathedral are called upon to opportunities to those who were pect of many who had no feelings

Faust Leonard Moreni, Por The Pan American

same from the Hon. Commissioner nominate a imember to serve on the denied them, but, at the same of friendliness towards the Papacy. Docks is applying to the Governor Board of Arbitrators to determine time, without setting class against In a heartless and selfish age he tuguese broker, was discharged by China Clipper is due at noon to- of Police, a man named Wong Bo- for naturalization, and that any the amount of compensation, to be

at the Central day from

laf, 21 years of age a steersman, and Manila, America class and replacing old evils by stood for sympathy with suffering. Mr. R. Edwards

Saturday

appeared before Mr. E. Himsworth person who knows any reason paid in respect of such resumption, new and greater ones. His famous for peace and for justice; and in Magistracy

on with mall and passengera. receiving

at the Kowloon Court on Saturday, why naturalization should not be and that in the event of failing to encyclical letters on social proban age in which principles often the

The return fight departs from when a fine of $30 was imposed. lems have been probably the most waver he was recognized, above four

It was stated that the arms granted should send a written and nominate a member to serve on

to-morrow. signed statement of the facts to the Board within one week after discussed documents of their kind everything else for his inflexibility ing same to have been stolen or Kal Tak at approximately 8.30 am.

were found on board an unlicensed of unlawfully possessed. The Magis- the date of the expiration of this In the present century, and they of purpose and heroic sense

The Inward weekly service of junk at Cheung Sha Wan, in the the Colonial Secretary, Hong notice then the Chairman of the have influenced for good many duty. He leaves the memory of a trate held the opinion that defen- Kong.

Board may nominate a member to leaders of men who were very far noble life; the world is the better dant had no case to answer on the Air France from Hano! is due at waters of the Colony, on February

evidence of the prosecution.

Kal Tak on Thursday at noon. 9. Confiscation was ordered 110 serve on your behalf.

from acknowledging the religious for his passing through it.

charge

of boxes of silk know-

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