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PAGE & HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

EDITORIAL

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS. ADVERTISEMENTS Hello

HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

The Final Dividend declared for the Year ending 31st Decem› ber, 1938, at the rate of Three Pounds Sterling at exchange 12.7/8 is payable on and after the 27th February, 1939, at the Offices of the Corporation, where #shareholders are requested to

apply for Warrants.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

V. M. GRAYBURN,

MUNICIPAL NOTIFICATION -

NO. 1/39.

VACANCY FOR METER TESTER

The British Municipal Council; Tientsin, is prepared to receive applications from British Sab. jects for appointment to the position of METER TESTER Its Electricity Department.

Candidates must be "not less

HONG KONG STOCK

EXCHANGE

The Hong Kong Stock Ex change will be closed at 12.00 NOON on the 25th, 27th and 28th inst., and on the 1st. March, Race Days.

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S/S "WOSANG". ARRIVED 20/2/39 FROM HAIPHONG,

J

& Goodbye

(BY A. W. HYER)

While practically all the Colony turned out to see the horses run, Saturday afternoon at Happy Valley, several travel transports called in our harbour.

Sticking to our business of watching the helloers and good- byers no doubt saved us many holes in the exchequer, and al lows us to present the week-end visitors to you. There is nothing like distraction on Monday morning when you are feeling low with a hangover and an empty pocket. -

Imperial Airways

SATURDAY, 250 p.m.

Hying. Her stay in the Colony will be short; then northward she tra-

Captain vels.

Chief Manager. than 25 nor more than 35 years/out on board this vessel while in call in our city for Imperial Air-son Produce Co

Hong Kong, 25th Feb., 1939.

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of age and must have had at least five years practical experience la the construction, operation, test- ing and re calibrating of alternat. ing current meters and instru.

Owing to a fire having Broken

Hong Kong Harbour on 21st February, 1939, certain cargo destined for Hong Kong, Swatow, Shanghai, Chefoo and Tientsin had to be landed into Messrs.

Joe Davis deposited the "Della"

Business brought Mr. Kent Latey at Kai Tak, in from Bangkok. from Calcutta to the Colony. His- A slender, rather bewildered visit here will be limited to hours, First Officer C. Bressy arrived with after which he sails 499 dos of mail. This is the first Shanghal and his desk in Henning-

home to.

The other passenger was Mr. ways' Mr. Bressy who is taking the place left vacant by First Officer Walther Schleicher. but our Ger- O. Pritchard through illness.

man being not up to par we foufid In the next hour we investigated conversation dificult. CNAC's Douglas and Eurasia's President Tafi Junker planes out at Kal Tak and

THE DAIRY FARM, ICE &ments, with the necessary technt. The Hong Kong & Kowloon witnessed the arrival of Captain J. SATURDAY 7.30 a.m. the President

COLD STORAGE CO., LIMITED.

NOTICE TO

SHAREHOLDERS

cal training, and must have held a similar position with an elec. tricity undertaking or in a meter manufacturing works.

The successful candidate will be required to take charge of the

the

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Taft was tied up to the pier in Godowns, where it is being sure the middle Whart & Godown Co., Ltd., N. Wilson (who is so excited about!

his coming vacation in Australia from Manila. "

of March) in

The secretary of Thornycroft [Corporation," Mr. S. Begg came veyed by Messrs. Goddard & "Dorado" at 4.10 p

And there stepped forth from back home from a business trip Douglas, and a General Average

the plane Mr. R. M. C. Dobbs, (2 down to the Philippine city. has been declared."

bags of this gentleman's arrived,

Another busy business man is A. General Average Deposit of the other four were found to be air. L. L. Rocke, of the standard- 10% is payable before cargo can still in Bangkok). A former resi Vacuum Of Co. This gentleman Notice is hereby given that records,, testing, re-calibration be released here, ar at Destina.dent and executive of the Traffic is almost a commuter to the sout

department. Imperial Airways, nem elty in the Islands, he returned the Forty third Ordinary Yearly etc., of the department's meters tion to which cargo will be for the Colony, the handsome gent has saturday from a conference in his Meeting of the Shareholders in and instruments, and should be warded unless instructions "to the been doing time in the Siamese company's offices in Manila." the Company will be held at the

contrary are received by the capital undersigned. "Company's Town Office, 2, Lower Albert Read, on Wednesday, 22nd noon for the March 1939, at

He will receive an initial saiary purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with State of Chinese Dollars 705 ($476 ment of Accounts declaring a basic pay plus $235 repatriation Dividend and Re-electing Direcallowance per month from the tors, and Auditors.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

capable of organizing a meter de partment on the same lines RS required by the Electricity Com. missioners in England,

date upon which he takes up his The TRANSFER BOOKS olduues in Tientsin. He will be the Company will be CLOSED engaged upon probation for a from 8th March to 22nd March, period of six months from that date and will be offered a four 1939, both days inclusive.

years contract at the end of his probationary period if his services prove satisfactory. He will re. celve hall salary only for the period spent in travelling to Tientsin and payment of this will De calculated from the date of his embarkation. The Council will pay for hla passage (first class) to THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, Ticatsin and in case he is not

G. MILNE,.

Secretary. Hong Kong, 27th Feb., 1939.

LIMITED.

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offered a contract at the end of his period of probation, a return passage, if similar class, will be given him.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.. General Managers, Indo-China S. N. Co., Ltd..

Now, he returns, not

Mr. Kwan Lum of the China changed, only a little thinner, to Paint Co. in the Colony went take over the burdens of Mr. Watts

Manikaing on business and return- who goes flying away in the next ed home on the President Taft. week to a vacation in London.

Mr. E. J. Tandy was in a big U.S. Bound hurry and rush upon his arrival

from Rangoon. Butterfield and SATURDAY 6 pm, the President Taft, tooted her whistle three 158 Swire claim this gentleman's ser-

vices and his call to the Colony is times and salled out for San Fran. strictly business.

The Daily Press. story, was cordially greeted on her

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HONGEDNO, FEBRUARY 27, 1839

cisco.

A young lady in a grey suit, top- Much waving and goodbyes took red by a naming red crowning place for Mr. and Mrs. G. Boulton of the Chinese Maritime Customs. arrival from Germany. Miss Ge- These nice residents are on a vaca- trude Kantowski belleves in air ion and their first playground will travel, several months ago this lady be Los Angeles. passed through from the interior of China on her way home via plane, and now, back she comes

A Mr. W. Wells-Henderson of Levy and Co. had a ticket for Ban He thought that was Francisco. where he was going and he had plenty of friends down at the pier. who truly speeded him on his Pac- fic Crossing.

Mr. Walter Wilson takes care of

At

MONDAY, FEBRUARY* 27, 1939.

HOCKEY GOALKEEPER MARRIED

MR. V. M. BENWELL photographed with his bride, formerly Misa Kathleen Winch, after their marriage at St. Andrew's Church on Saturday afternoon. Mr. Be awell is the goalkeeper of the Hongkong Hockey Club first, eleven. (Photo, Z. Z. Chang)......

MEASURES TO CURB TERRORISM

Stringent Precautions Taken In Shanghai

SHANGHAI, Feb. 25 (Reuter)—. Under the stress of continued Jap- anese demands and agitation for more stringent police measures to curb terrorism in the foreign areas. of Shanghai, the Municipal police to-day began to put into operation an extensive precautionary system covering the whole area under their control,

Precautions resembling

those

taken at the time of the anniver- sary of the Shanghai Incident last year, when large-scale disturbances

The precautions started in the were anticipated, were taken. morning," when barricades were placed in

the major portion of alleyways leading off roads ander the jurisdiction of the Municipal Council.

The "area affected extends from

the Bund right out to the Western area of the Settlement.

pears to have materialized as yet. The experiences of the Great War should be suff-the port business for the American clent to convince the autho-President Lines In Shanghai.

Three hundred and fifty alley- rities that the ability to main-the present time he has been on

ja business vacation and continues ways were thus barricaded in addi- tain the services of the mer- his travelling for the next montation to numerous side streets. chant fleet must play a major to come. part in determining the.

The lady with the lovely voice, Notice is hereby given that

course of any such conflict.

Mrs. I. M. Kinloch, which it has the TWENTIETH ORDINARY

TO-DAY, with the great been the pleasure of Hongkong re- YEARLY MEETING of this

strides being made in the sidents to hear over the radio,

the development of Company will be held at the

sub-sailed to Los Angeles on the Frest- Registered Office of the Com. diplomas and "curriculum vitae

ferences, credentials, copies of MERCHANT SHIPS marine and the aeroplane dent Taft. This will not be adfos to our elty, she hopes and expects pany No. 10, Des Voeux Rosoof each candidate should be ad- THE CIVIL WAR in Spain and the high standard of per-to be returning.

Conte Biancamane dressed to "The Secretary and and the Sino-Japanese tection

Central, on Saturday, the 11th March, 1939, at 3.00 p.m. for the

of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the

year ended 31st December, 1938.

The Register of Shares of the Company will be closed from Saturday, 4th March, 1939, to Saturday, 11th March, 1939, during (both days inclusive) which period no transfer of shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

KAN TÓNG PO,

Chief Manager, Hong Kong, 17th Feb., 1939

Applications containing

Engineer,

. British

re.

Municipal

so as to reach bim not later than Tuesday 11th April, 1939.

By Order,

H, F. BARNES,

PROTECTION FOR

the

one

but

The scheme is naturally causing- some inconvenience to the large population of the Settlement

FROM REFORM

TO RECOVERY · DES MOINES. (IOWA), Feb 25 (Reuter)-The Government has shifted the emphasis of its policy from reform to recovery, said Mr.

into pler one at 10 am Satur-speech since becoming Secretary

ور

The Government intended to promote recovery with all the

NO RISE IN TAXES

-00

"RECOGNITION

OF GEN. FRANCO TO-DAY?

LONDON, Feb. 26 (BWS) When, as is anticipated, ihe. Prime Minister announces in the House of Commons an Monday the decision to extend full diplomatic recognition' to Gen. Franco's Government, he will probably indicate that certain general assurance, based on a statement by Gen. Franco, have been received as to the principles which will guide the head of the Na- tionalist Government in ad- ministering justice in the re- areas, maining Republican when these pass under his control.

Although these assurances are inevitably stated only in broad terms, they are regard- ed in London as evidence that general reprisals against poll- tical leaders on the Republican 'side will be avoided and news- : papers are convinced that #och assurances will enable Mr. Chamberlain, with greater confidence, to recommend to Parliament and to the British public the step which is now contemplated.

CREMATION DESIRED

Request Made In Will

which has been hostilities in the Far East achieved in this direction, the purpose of receiving the "Repos1 | Council, Tientsla” and forwarded | have brought into prominence danger to lawful merchant THE CONTE BIANCAMANO 3Hd Harry Hopkins, in his first major

what shipping has been seriously question of" measures should be adopted aggravated. Both Germany ay. We almost expected to see of Commerce. to protect merchant shipping and Italy have announced a herd of horses on the after deck from the insidious attacks by their intention to build larger there were so many visitors down

power at its command. submarine and air fleets as to loose their money at our races. submarines and aeroplanes

Two charming people are Mr. Mr. Hopkins offered business) coming pro- part of their The problem has become a

Government's outlook for and Mrs. Linden Farnsworth, from interests the The

· Secretary & Engineer. | vitally important

to grammes.

Shanghai. This gentleman is in operation, and asserted that the merchant shipping cannot the picture taking business, being Administration desired to create COUNCIL ROOM, «

British shipping interests in

be viewed with the

number one in the northern city an environment in which private KUNMING," Feb 28 (Central). particular in view of the re- TIENTSIN, 14th Feb., 1939.

Dastanies Kodak Company: capital would be encouraged to Much interest has been aroused cent arrogant warnings issued gravest apprehension in ship-for

in Kunming by the will:left: by... 161 by the Japanese naval autho-ping circles. According to a Business and pleasure are the rea-invest

the late Mr. Pan Yun-chao, mem- rities to foreign shipping in former high German naval scns for their call in our city.

Down the gangway tripped the No general rise in Federal taxes ber of the Kuomintang Central the Far East. Merchant ves-authority, submarines and sels have a perfectly legiti- aeroplanes will play but a smart Mrs. Dewey Smith and Mr. was contemplated, and meanwhile Executive Committee, enjoining whatever instances Federal his family to have his remains mate right to carry on their small part against military Dewey Smith, of Studebaker Com- business in these waters and objectives in future conflicts. pans fame right behind her with taxation tended to discourage the cremated.

comnon In the est it seems inconceivable that Their most valuable role will his famous grin. Evidently they flow of capital, he was of opinton Though

and even in Japan, cremation is kno the interests of their owners be in attacking enemy trade are happy to be back in their old that it should be amended. should be so flagrantly threa- at sea, especially in narrow stamping grounds, and business la tened as has been done in waters and on the crowded

Two gentlemen of the invest Tenders are invited for the the past few months. Num- traffic lanes leading to comment business came calling from construction of Sections A, and C. erous incidents of detention, mercial ports.

Shanghai, Mr. E, L. Elias (another of the above."

seizure and even attack have THE YANGTZE and Fearl member for our commuter organi Particulars of the work are been reported from time to Rivers are still closed to the ration) and Mr. Joseph Hollzer, obtainable from Mr. T. 0. Tso time. In the Mediterranean, trade ships of foreign coun- Levy and Co., claim the services of of Messrs. Tso & Hodgson, several British merchant tries, while even on the high these two visitors, and we wonder ed if they could tell us somethin Plans and ships have been subjected to seas vessels flying foreign about these horses and lovest-

BUDAPEST, Feb. 26 (Reuter specifications will be supplied on attacks by the Nationalist dags have been subjected to ments?

The Prime Minister, M. Teleki the various Indignities and an- payment of deposit of $100.00, authorities, while in

Seas the Japanese royances on the most flimsy ness visit to our Colony, Shanghai in a special broadcast....

Mr. John Cary comes on a bust-outined the nation's three duties China but must be returned within one have, on some lame pretext grounds. With Japan, how and York, Shipley Co, are his head. First, complete reconstruction of week, when the deposit will be or another, caused much in-ever, the object of these inter-quarter. We no catch'm, but if the army. released.

convenience and pecuniary ferences has become in-you wish to catch'm try the Penin- Second strengthen the country

economically a loss to trade ships of foreign creasingly apparent that of sula Hotel

Third, solve the social problems nationality by detaining them trying to secure a monopoly Earore Bound and placing every kind of ob- of the trade in these parts for

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HONG KONG TRAMWAYS LIMITED,

NOTICE TO MONTHLY TICKET HOLDERS.

Monthly Tickets for March will be on sale to holders of February monthly tickets as under:—- 27th, 28th Feb., 1st March

9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. H.K.

Eléctric Co.'s Showroom, Gloucester Arcade,

CHINESE PERMANENT CEMETERY AT TSUN WAN

Solicitors' Office.

Tenders to be sealed, marked "Tchder for Sections A. & C., Chinese Permanent Cemetery

Trun Wan", and submitted and

souti

In conclusion Mr. Hopkins de looked upon as a strange custom clared that the Government was by the Yunnanese, who adhere to planning on monopolistic policies the age-old Chinese custom of respecting public utilities which burying their dead,

An additional surprise for the afforded a substantial avenue for

Yunnanese is contained in the m investments.

will which further enjoins his

THREE DUTIES OF HUNGARY

family not to issue any obituary notice and to dispense with ela-- borate funeral services at this emergency time.

- Mr. Pan was critically wounded motor car collison in Kun- ming on Feb. 19 and passed away yesterday morning,

DIVISION IN US. LABOUR IS

MIAMI, Feb 28 (Reute dent Roosevelt has written William * Green, head American Federation of

Rebel

kong Wae perfect and they hope and Mr. to return another day.

ME K. 8. Soares was listed for Bingapore and a Mr. B. Car appol bonnel bought a

hn Lewis isader of the Ittee on Industrial

ttes.

not by decree but by a spirit of DEPRECATED stacle in the way of their themselves in a desperate WE HUNTED up and down for mutual comprehension of the E lawful business. Explanations effort to replenish their passengers on this vessel before rights of each other. addressed to The Honourable The and expressions of regret dwindling finances. But she salled Saturday, 6 pm, but 1.00 p.m. to 5.00 Pm Secretary for Chinese Affairs at have invariably followed these warnings and threats to for they were not to be found, Jew Traffic Office, Canal Road the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs actions, but the frequency eign shipping to keep out of comes from Hongkong sailing East.

on or before 31st. March, 1939. with which such incidents certain waters under penalty 2nd March

The Principals reserve the keep recurring makes it im- ur being fired upon cannot be Two round-held voyagers 9.00 a m. to 5.00 p.m. H.K. right of accepting whichever perative that some steps countenanced. If such a are Mr. and Mrs. T. Stephens who tender as they think it and de should be taken immediately position is allowed to con-alled for Singapore. These Amert

Cana from California will travel, 85) Electric Co's Showroom,

to make the seas safe for the tinue, the interests of foreign ga Batavia, India, Europe and not oblige themselves to acc Gloucester Arcado.

ships of the merchant navy, shipping companies in the Fars the Atlantic, reaching home the lowest one,

British shipowners have al- East will be seriously under sometime in September Me way THE CHINESE PERMANENT ready had lengthy discussions mined and the interests of Stephens' intereste are CEMETERY COMMITTER on this subject with HM Britain in particular will be he is studying much

(130 | Government, but nothing

each country he has endangered.

L. C. F. BELLAMY,

General Manager.

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