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EDITORIAL

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS. ADVERTISEMENTS.

BANK HOLIDAYS.

EX- be

la Accordance with Govern. ment Ordinance, THE CHANGE BANKS will CLOSED for the Transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS On MONDAY & TUESDAY, the 20th & 21st February, 1939. (CHINA NEW YEAR HOLI DAYS):

THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI HOTELS,

LIMITED. (Incorporated in Hong Kong)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders of The Hong Kong and Shanghal Hotels, Limited, will be held at the Re- gistered Office of the Company (Exchange Building, Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong), on Wednesday, the 15th day of March, 1939, at 11.30 a.m., for THE ROYAL "HONG KONG the purpose of receiving a State.

GOLF CLUB

Hong Kong, 15th Feb., 1939.

134

NOTICE

of

"EXTRAORDINARY " GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE is hereby given that an Extraordinary General Meet- ing of The Royal Hong Kong "Goll Club will be held at The Cathedral Hall Hong Kong on Friday, the 10th day of March 1939, at 5.30 p.m. to con sider (and if thought it to pass) the following Resolutions:-

1. That the Committee be authorized to proceed with the construction of a new Club House at Fanling on the lines of pro. visional plans which have been open to inspection to Members at the Office of the Club.

2. That the Committee be authorized to expend upon the construction, furnishing and equipment of the Club House and its approaches a sum not exceed. ing $400,000.

3. That the Committee be au thorized to borrow funds for the above purposes from time to time up to but not exceeding the sum

at $300,000.

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4. That as from the first day of July 1939 the following. subscriptions shall be charged:--- (a) Playing Members $8.50

per month.

(b)-Non playing Members

$3.00 per month. (c). Subscribers $8.50 per

month.

(d) Class "A" Playing As- sociate Members relatives of Playing Members $2.50 per month.

(e) All other Associate Playing

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ment of Accounts and the Report of the Board of Directors for the year ended on the 31st December, 1938, and re-electing a Director and the Auditors.

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from Wednesday, the 1st March, 1939. to Wednesday, the 15th March. 1939, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

F. C. BARRY.

Secretary. Hong Kong, 15th Feb., 1939.

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PART-TIME. TEACHER OF SINGING required. Salary $150 per month. Further in. formation may be obtained at the Education Office, where applications will be received up to 22nd February, 1939.

C. G. SOLLIS, Ag. Director of Education, 119

HONG KONG TRAMWAYS, LIMITED

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY GENERAL MEET. ING of HONG KONG TRAM: WAYS, LIMITED will be held at the offices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, the 17th day of February, 1939, at 12 o'clock noon, to transact the ordinary business of the Company.

AND NOTICE IS HEREBY

Members (except the ALSO GIVEN that the REGIS, Junior Section) $3.00 per TER OF MEMBERS of the month.

Company will be CLOSED from

(1) Class "B" Non-playing FRIDAY, the 3rd to FRIDAY,

the 17th February, 1939, days inclusive.

Associate Members $5.00

per annum.

(g) Members of the Junior

Section $2.00 per month. (h) Associate Member's (Junior Section) $5.00 per

annum.

5. That the Committee be authorized to charge a Green fee of 20 cents per round of 18 holes or less on the Old or New Courses at Fanling and a fee of 10 cents per round of nine holes or less on the Rellef Course at. Fanling.

By Order of the Committee, E, D. MATTHEWS, Lt. Col., Secretary, R.H.K.G.C. Hong Kong, 16th Feb., 1939,

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NOTICE.

HONG KONG WATER SUPPLY

CHINESE NEW YEAR FESTIVAL.

both

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

THE STAR" FERRY CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO

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HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

NOTICE

All claims against the estate of the late Major R. Scott, The Royal Scots, Assistant Miltary Attache, British Embassy, should be forwarded to the President of the Committee of Adjustment at Murray Barracks, Hong Kong, NOT LATER than 11th March, 1939.

Notice is hereby given that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of the Shareholders in this Corpora tion will be held at the Head Office of the Corporation, No. 1, Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong, on Saturday, the 25th February 1939, at 11.30 a.m. for the purpose of receiving the Re. port of the Board of Directors. together with a Statement of Ac- counts for the year ending 31st HONG KONG CRICKET December 1938.

The Register of Shares of the Corporation will be closed from Monday the 13th February to Saturday the 25th February 1935 (both days inclusive) · during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors...

V, M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 6th Feb., 1939.

CHINESE PERMANENT CEMETERY AT

103

TSUN WAN

Tenders are invited for the construction of Sections A. and C. of the above.

CLUB

127

TENNIS TOURNAMENT 1939

Entries close on SATURDAY, 18th February, 1939, at 6 p.m.

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE COMPANY,

LIMITED.

120

HEREBY NOTICE IS GIVEN that the ANNUAL OR- DINARY GENERAL MEET. ING of SHAREHOLDERS will be HELD af the HONG KONG HOTEL, Hong Kong, on THURSDAY, the 16th, Febru ary, 1939, at 12 NOON for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together" with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st. December, 1938.

16th.

Particulars of the work are obtainable from Mr. T. 0. Tse The TRANSFER BOOKS of of Messrs. Tsa & Hodgson, the Company will be CLOSED Solicitors' Office. Plans and from SATURDAY, 4th. Febru-

THURSDAY, specifications will be supplied od ary" to payment of deposit of $100.00, February, both days inclusive, but must be returned within one

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS week, when the deposit will be

& SON, " released.

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

Tenders to be sealed, marked "Tender for Sections A. & C., Chinese Permanent Cemetery, Tsun Wan", and submitted and addressed to The Honourable The Secretary for Chinese Affairs at the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs on or before 31st. March, 1939.

The Principals reserve the right of accepting whichever tender as they think fit and do not oblige themselves to accept the lowest one.

THE CHINESE PERMANENT CEMETERY COMMITTEE.

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

130

QUEEN'S COLLEGE

O.B.A.

80

ENGAGEMENT ·

AUFWERBER - INCH. — The

en- gagement is announced of Her- mann, only son of Mrs. Paula Aufwerber and the late Mr Alfred--Aufwerber -- and Anthen, younger daughter of Captain and Mrs. J. T. Inch, of Shanghai.

DEATHS

WONG-On Feb 15, 1839, at am

at the Tung Wah Eastern Hos- pital, Hin Wong (journalist and formerly of Yenching Uni- versity). Aged 54. The cortege will commence at 3 pm. to day from John Anderson and Co, Caroline Road, and thence to the Chinese Christian Ceme- tery, Pokfulam, (Shanghai and North China. papers please copy).

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1939.

Hello & Goodbye.

BY A.W. HYER

RIGHT UNDER YOUR NONES, so to speak, several new viil- tors of the commercial transportation” business have put into our harbour sace Sunday. The N.E.K. Ašama Maru returned to longkang once again yesterday.

Pan American Airways

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A new visitor of the Maersk Line did mot cause such excite- ment, but there is a boat which has something, in the way of pleasant leisure in travel. Maybe any of you missed what, crossing the ocean on this motor- came to our town, but we are warn- ship to visit Hongkong. ing you, go down and take a look Mr. L Lanthier, another retired: the next time these, vessels put in business

from Los. gentleman for a call.

Angeles, was equally pleased with... his trip to the Colony.

Captain V. Varnum, of the Bulda TWELVE O'CLOCK yesterday the Maersk, has 8,500 tons of ship. China Clipper was bobbing up which he is indeed proud to com- GRANT-On February 8, 1939, at

The double" and, singiè the General Hospital, Shanghai, and down in the harbour tear Kai mand. Archibald Morsley George Grant. Tak. She had just come up from staterooms with private baths and showers would sell any Pacific aged 57 years, husband of Annie | Manila, Grant, now of Kuling.

Greeted by a group of business Ocean voyager. The dining hall THACHER. On February„8, 1939, and personal friends was Mr. Jan inished in Swedish Silver birch and at the Country Hospital, Shang- Marsman, our pet Taipan from indirect lighting could not possibly nal. Agnes Sarah Thacher, aged Marsman and Co., Ltd. This busy make anyone seasick, and the gentleman CALITS from smoking and social rooms, plus the 57 years, the dearly-loved mother business

Manila for a short business call, deck space for rames and tramping of Mrs. Warren Bradbeer. VISHIVANOFF. On Thursday, but when it comes right down to all combine to sell you a sea trip

February 9, 1939, at the Country business he refused to discuss it via the new Hulda Maersk

President Doumer", Hospital, Shanghai, Jacob Nico- with us laevich Vishivanoff, aged. 53

years.

The Baily Press

報西剌子

Editorial and Business Office: 15-19, Queen's Road Central, Tél 30251.

Night Editor (Wanchal Office):

Tel. 24511.

A name many Chinese residents

are well acquainted with appeared IMAGINE ARRIVING in our har-

bour at 8 o'clock in the morn- on the Clipper's passenger list: Mr. Sun Lan-chow, the actor and singing? However, it is exactly what. er, who has been touring the this big white French ship did and United States and Honolulu by the time we arrived at the ship- donating the funds from his per-side in our purble rickshaw moot formances to the Boldiers' Reller of the passengers were about their in China.

| business on shore. This artist was welcomed by

And here is the roll-call: Mr, many friends and admirers on his and Mrs. B. B'Archer, Mr. W. F. arrival from Honolulu. The five Harris, now, was that the gentle- gold emblems and badges attached man from our Furness Line? and to his dark coat attracted our at Mr. and Mrs. Tyrrel, neither their tention. Their inscriptions being initials nor their beings could we in Chinese we asked for an ex-locate. planation and translation which he The in and out of our city, visi- proudly informed were gifts tor Mr. E. F. Kock came back for fom the various Chinese Cham-anotiber short call: This gentle- bens of Commerce in the cities he man is bent on voyaging via the

French line. played.

After a four months' visit in the Colony, Mr. Sun expects to return to 'America. JAPAN'S ECONOMIC│A very perky, blonde lady Miss the latter, who should be sleeping

Jean Barry was another Citpper (late, had vacated, her cabin." gustomer. Travel from Ball to

Next time we will fix the tide on Manila and to our city is strictly these French liners and keep them pleasure and a good time for this out in the bay until 7 am." Shanghai lady, The Races will Asama Maru hold her interest during the next few weeks of visiting in Hongkong M. V. Hulda Maersk

London Office: 53. Fleet Street

E.C.4.

HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 16, 1930.

COLLAPSE

contained in THE FIGURES

Japan's Supplementary War Budget which is to be submitted to the Dlet for approval this month,

must have come as a shock even to her most enthusiastic supporters. Sums running into thousands of millions of yen for army and navy expendituré might not convey nuch to the ordinary man in the The 17th annual general meet- street, but ever he must pause and g of the Queen's "College Old consider the enormous cost of the Boys' Association was held on Feb. present adventure in China. But 14 at 5.15 pm at the Chinese Club,

to those who have followed the The Hon. Secretary's report and trend of events in Japan during the past eighteen months, the appro- the hon. treasurer's statement of accounts for the year 1938 were priations now being demanded by passed.

the militarists of Japan reveal something more than unusually heavy expenditure, They reveal, in other words. that Japan's entire

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The following oficials and com- mittee members for the year 1935 were elected: President Mr. C.G. Anderson: Vice-Presidents Messrs. F. J de Rome and S., M. Churn; Hon. Secretary Mr. Gurbax Singh; Hon. Treasurer Mr. Leung, Plag- Hin; General - Committee: - Messrs. Lo Cheung Ip. J. F. Grose, Chow Ping-un Punk to Chúa. We! Tat, Cheeng Wal Fang, Chan Foong-kée. Lo Chi-chiu, Leung Sik-kwan. Ng Ching Ting Man Hung-cho, "Ho Hung-chung. Max Cheuk Hon and the Q. C. Head

Prefect.

PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Wednesday, the 22nd day of Feb., 1939, aí. 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of 1939. 73. His Excellency the Governor of

economic structure is on the verge of collapse and with that collapse come financial ruin and must chaos. Financial ruin must mean the destruction of her industrial life. This is a fact that even her own industrial and financial lead- ers are beginning to realize at this eleventh hour as they endeavour to satisfy the never ceasing demands of their war-crazed militarists who embarked so impetuously on what they continue to describe as the "China Incident,”

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TAKE YOUR YEAR'S savings, pack Cornfortable

trunk with

sports clothes and prepare for a perfect trip to New York or the

Singapore to the Oplohy were Mr. A. M. Southers and a Miss Ruth M. Hotchkiss and even the

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AN informal cocktail party was held on board the Asama Maru yesterday afternoonL

Purser H. Nanjo provided a guide for guests wishing to investigate behind the many closed doors.

Comfortable double and single cabins with baths, and those suite And that is exactly what we de luxe would make any traveller Orient via this new motorship. found several passengers had done fect like Mrs. Million Dollars. when we boarded the "Hulda Tea-room verandahs, smoking Maersk just in on her maiden om library, reading and writing room, dining room, post office. voyage last Monday morning.

Mr. and Mrs. E. Green from Newbank, infirmary, bar and the main York had the trip of their lives.public salon all attracted atten- Retired from the fuss and hurry tlon. The large stage in the salon of the business world they could is used for moving pictures, plays not have spent better days than" and musical concerts.

DILEMMA IN JAPAN

The second of the series of arti-

CHARGED ON FOUR COUNTS

Charges on four counts were pre- cles on "The Dilemma in Japan," ferred against Wong Sam, 40, when "The he appeared before Mr. R. Edwards. Chen, entitled by Percy German Band Master and the at the Central Magistracy: (a) Japanese Ferformers will be pub-anlawful possession of dutiable shed in to-morrow's issue of the spirit on which the duty leviable by "Hongkong Dally Press." - !རྩྭ་

re-

Mr. Leung In-wing was elected Hon. Auditor for the sear

REPORT

one Lot of Crown Land at Mount |ST."ANDREW'S CHURCH Cameron Road, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years,

In presenting his report at the renewal annual electors meeting of St. with the option of at a Crown Reat to be Dxed by Andrew's Church, which was held the Surveyor of His Majesty the in the Church Hall on Tuesday KING, for one further term of night, the Vicar, the Rev. J. R. Higgs spoke of the past year as 75 years.

being a successful one from all points of view but on the financial side the balance sheet showed a deficit for the first time in several years.

SHAREHOLDERS. Intending bidders zre advised

that immediately after the dis NOTICE IS HEREBY posal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant), will be *136 GIVEN THAT THE FORTY. ‚

FIRST ORDINARY YEARLY required to deposit with an

authorised officer who will be MEETING OF THIS COM present at the sale, the sum al PANY will be held at the Office two hundred dollars, ($200) in of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & cash. This sum will be refunded Co., Ltd. on Friday, the 24th on payment of the Purchase- February, 1939, at 11.30 a.m. price. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together PARTICULARS OF THE LOT with a Statement of Accounts

for the year ended 31st Decem» ber, 1938,

The Register of Shares of the

It is hereby notified that Company will be CLOSED from

constant supply of water will

be maintained in all districts

Friday, the 17th February,

from 6 A.M. on Friday 17th 1939, to Friday, the 24th Febru

February until 18. P.M. on Sunary, 1959, both days inc

day 19th February.

R. M. HENDERSON,

Water Authority.

Public Works Department,

Inclusive.

By order of the Board of Directors,

M. MANNERS,

Secretur

Hong Kong, 36th Jan., 1939.

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Hong Kong, 14th Feb., 1939.

No. of Baie

Registry No.

Locality.

South East of Rural Building Lot.. 326, Mount Cameron Raad.

Rural Building

Boundary

ments:

About:

Contents in

Square font

Ananal

Bentai.

Uput Prix

10,450..

190

1,954.

The primary cause of the de- felt.. as mentioned in the Hon Secretary, Mr. R. H. Stevenson's report was the church magazine. The Andrian," the loss on which had grown to $355.

WITH THE CREDIT DOORS of

the world practically slammed in

over

to

law had not been paid at the hill side of Po Shaw Road;, (b) poß- session of distilling apparatus; (e) distilling; (b) possendon of" for-

materials without

her face, means of replenishing in the last few months to levels menting

which were unknown in that coun-Heened. her war chest are beginning, to cause her leaders much anxiety. And now with appropriations total-

7,000,000,000 ling be met, one may

well ask.

ad- how Japan's Onancial visers expect to keep their coun- try solvent. Japan's revenues from have fallen

outside sources

perilously low. Her foreign trade last year was marked by a serious decline in transactions with Euro- pean and other Powers As a matter of fact, figures recently published by Japan's Ministry of Finance Indicate that for the first

ten days of this month alone, Japan's foreign trade showed an adverse balance of 731.607,000. The boycott of Japanese goods almost throughout the world has been re- COMING MARRIAGESsponsible in a great measure for The following forthcoming mar- this position, while her efforts to damp her products in the occupied riages are announced:

Mr. Mu Shih-ying, chier editor of territories of China have met with the "Bing Tao Yih Pao," and but little success, for the Chinese Miss Chau Pul-pui, of No. 10 Hok in those towns are still loyal to Sze Terrace, second floor; Mr. Lee their national traditions and refuse

Revenue Omcer Sterers prose- try, while prices of all commodities and essentials have risen by 50 and cuted and defendant pleaded 100 per cent. This dream of the gidity. """

On the fast charge a fine of $18 complete subjugation of China is as yet as remote from, accomplish-was imposed or one month's hand ment as it was when hostilities be- labour. Defendant was cautioned. gan over eighteen months age. Her on the second charge. On the gains in China-the occupation of third charge, he was sentenced to ruined and devastated towns and four months hard labour, without villages have brought her little of the option of a fine, and on the value from the monetary point of fourth charge $200 ane or three. view and even less the glory of months hard labour. victory, for the methods Japan has seen at to allow her militarists to adopt have only won her the op-

Hung Luk, 42, and Leung He, 57; probrium of the whole world.

[both" married woman was aned AND SO IT IS that Japan to-day $150 or three months hard labour Ands herself in one of the most by ML. B. A. D. Forrest at the unenviable positions. While her Central Magistracy, yesterday for financial experts have to worry keeping a brother house at No. 35. over the incessant demands of Cochrane Street, 2nd Boor. their military party for funds and Chan Fong, 32, was sentenced to more funds, the Army and the months hard labour when as Navy have started to wrangle over charge of living on proceeds of this same subject The Navy 1s complaining that the expenditure prostitution was preferred against on the Army has seriously affected

THE SOCIAL EVIL

him

Fat, clerk of the Acme Co., Ltd, to trade to any large extent in their own urgent needs for tund CRUELTY TO FOWLS

residing at No. 1146 Canton Road second floor, and Miss Lily Ethel Mar, of No. 145. Laichikok Road Ort floor; Mr. Ng Tim-fung, shop assistant of No. 170 Wellington Street, ground floor, and Miss Tse Kwai-tong, of No. 133 Wing Lok Street, second floor.

Mr. Arthur Henry Tickle, Carey Bank Ballingham, Holme Lacy, who died at the age of 75, left 125 £144,424 (np. £135,692).!!

goods and provisions imported by the invader -

THERE REMAINS then only one source from which Japan can ob tain the ready money for her pre- sent purpose and that is by means of increased taxation on her civi- lian population. Authentic reports received in this Colony from Japan declare that already the burden of taxation is beginning to fail heavily on the people. The cost of living in Japan has increased with-

How the Japanese Government ex pects to settle these differences, For carrying 26 live fowls in such keep their people calm and quiet in a manner as to cause unavodable the face of increasing hardships sufferings by placing them in and, at the same time, make safe znali basket, which could hold not guards against a possible threat of more than 10, Chung Kan, 49, war trouble from across her. Soviet fined $25, when he appeared before frontiers is a problem which can Mr. R. Edwards at the Central hardly be solved to her satisfaction Court yesterday,

Tail among Defendant pleaded IgnoreEES until saner counself the war-binded militarists who ap the Taw

induence Mr. Edwards pointed out pear to exert....... an on the government of the country, was a matte