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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS. | ADVERTISEMENTS.

HONG KONG CLUB..

NOTICE.

The Ninety Fifth Yearly Gen. eral Meeting of the Members the Hong Kong Club will be held in the Club House "on Tuesday, the 28th March, 1939, at 5.30 F.m.

Ry order,

S. R. KERR,

'Secretary. Hong Kong, 14th March, 1939.

CHINESE ESTATES,

LIMITED.

213

SIXTEENTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING.

NOTICE IS

THE SHANGHAI AND HONGKEW WHARF

CO., LTD...

The Annual General Meeting will be held in Shanghai on 30th March, 1939.

Transfer Books will be closed from 21st March to 30th March inclusive.

UNIVERSITY. OF HONG KONG

NOTICE

Applications are invited for the pest of Assistant to the Professor of Pathology and should be for warded without delay to the Dean, Faculty of Medicine. Full particulars of experience both in

A final dividend of $10.00 per practice and teaching of Pathology

share has been recommended.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., General Agents. Hong Kong, 11th March, 1939.

209

THE HONG KONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.

HEREBY

GIVEN that the SIXTEENTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEET. ING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Company's Office

NOTICE TO

SHAREHOLDERS.

The Seventieth Ordinary Gen

at China Buildings (5th Boor), eral Meeting of Shareholders Hong Kong, on Tuesday, the will be held at the Offices of the 28th March, 1939, at 12 o'clock ↑ noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and a Statement of Accounts for the year ending the 28th February, 1939, and of electing two Direc. tors and an Auditor.

The TRANSFER BOOK of the Company will be CLOSED from the 20th to the 28th March, 1939, both days inclusive..

By Order of the Board of Directors,

"FUNG PING-FAN,

Director & Secretary. Hong Kong, 13th March, 1939.

THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI HOTELS,

undersigned on Friday, the 24tl March, 1939, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the GenèralTM Managers, 'to- gether with a statement of Accounts for the year ended, the 31st December, 1938.

The Share. Register and Trans- ter Books will be closed from the 10th to the 24th March, 1939, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

General Managers, The Hong Kong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.

213

Hong Kong, 3rd March, 1939.

183

LIMITED.

(Incorporated in Hong Kong)

NOTICE

IS

HEREBY

CALI.

CHINA UNDERWRITERS,

LIMITED.

should be included in the applica. tion. Graduates of University al Hong Kong will be preferred.

W. B. FINNIGAN,

EDITORIAL

ALLEGED WRONGFUL EJECTION

FARMER CLAIMS

DAMAGES

Damages for wrongful.ejoa¬ tion and damage to "crops, amounting to $610, was claimed by Wong Po, vegetable farmer, from the Kowloon Geese Com-· pany, at the Supreme court yesterday before the Pulsne Judge. Mr. Justice R. E. Lind- sell. Plaintiff was represented by Mr. C. A. Sutherton Russ," and Mr. W. M1. Brown appeared for defendants.

Mr. Russ sald plaintiff was oc- Registrar,cupying Lot No. 2083 of Survey

Hong Kong, 8th March, 1939.

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HONGKONG, MARCH 14, 1939

PERNICIOUS

|FRENCH CONVENT]

PRIZE DAY

Gift Of Hostel To H.K. University

THANKS EXPRESSED

BY GOVERNOR

Speaking at the French Convent yesterday afternoon after Lady North- cate had distributed the prizes, Elis Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry took the opportunity again to thank the Reverend Mother Provincial and the Authorities of the French Convent most warmly and sincerely for their very generous gift of A Women's Hostel to the Hongkong University,

"That_welcome. benefaction," added Sir Geoffry, "meets one of the Univer sity's most pressing nexxis and will render an essential service to women as the Hongkong University

: long

exists:

TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1939.

Striking floral decoration in the enclosure of the Jockey Club

· photographed during the Annual Race meeting. (Photo by Lelea).

An excellent programme of enter- SUMMARY COURT AMERICAN GIRL

District No. 1, New Teritories, up to May last year, when defendants gave him notice to quit. He sub-tainment was provided by the studenta while the play, "Alice in Wonderland" mitted that the tenancy wis a

was also presented. yearly one, and that six months' netice was required.

Giving evidence, Wong Po sald he first rented the land eight years ag. He paid an annual rent of $20 to Li Po, agent of, the owner, Yau Shiu-liu. He used the land to 3. vegetables and flowers. and his average profit each year was about $200.

.

On May 29 last he received a letter from the Kowicon Geese Company to move. Two days later he instructed his solicitor to reply to the letter, and on June 30 some Toks of the Geese Company began to tence in the lot, thus shutting him out and preventing him from recovering any of the saleable "produce within, which was worth altogether about $170. The ground' was later dug up by the fokls of

the Geese Company,

REPORT OF HEAD MISTRESS The report was in part, as follows:-

he year 1938 has beers a year of steady work in a bright and cheerful atmosphere. If our results in the public examinations were very' grati- fying-end, in a way, the reward of work it is the children's "sterly especially to the general activities, with their charitable and social fields, that we are indebted for the good spirit, the friendly intercourse be tween the pupils, and, above all for the great sympathy and affectionate cooperation between teachers and pupila.

ACTION

European Sued For Damages

ASSAULT ALLEGED

Karel Weiss, of Rolay's, appeared

IN COURT CASE

Two Women Charged

One Dismissed

HELEN WONG'S STORY

The case for the prosecution against.

in the Summary Court yesterday be two women, were charged with exercis fore the Puiste Judge, Mr. Justice Ring control over a 15-year-ald girl, Lindsell, as defendant in an action born of an American mother, and for $1,000 damages brought by Miss Chinese father, was commenced before Molly Chan, of No, 24 Lockhart Road. Mr. H. Edwards at the Central Court The number on the roll in 1937 was Plaintiff alleged that she was as yesterday. The two defendants were 430, the actual number is 500. Asaulted by defendant on November 23 Wong Chat-mui, whom the girl, Helen noticeable change which took place in last at No. 12 Des Voeux Road CenWong, called her mother, and a 52. January, 1938, in the organization of trai, ground floor. Defendant was year-old married woman, Chan Fa-yun.

Me. E. H. Williams, Crown Counsel, · the school was the introduction of alleged to have struck her on the

mouth, left cheek and left ear, bruising conducted the prosecution... Prefects.

In connection with the case a man, her lips aud loosening one incisur tooth and also rupturing her left Wong Kong, was sentenced to four eardrum, thus causing deafness. The months' hard labour inst month, on s

prostitution. medical and dental expenses. claim for damages includes 3160 for charge of living on the earnings of

EXAMINATIONS

Seven pupils passed the Matricula tion Examination, two with distinction in English and three with distinction in French. Twenty-four pupils passed the School Leaving Certificate, one with honours. Five pupils passed in the various grades of the Trinity College of Music Examinations.

The medical inspections are con

Mr. M. A. da Silva held a watching Mr. P. Wynter Blyth represented plaintiff, and Mr. D. McCallum ap brief on behalf of "Mr. X" principal

Crown witness.

Mr. Williams said that on January peared for defendant.

Mr. Wynter-Blyth said his client 25, Mr. X went to the Empress had bean employed by defendant for Hotel where he telephoned to room

In answer to Mr. Brown witness PROPAGANDA denied having agreed verbally with the present owner of the land to VET ANOTHER EXAMPLE it. He also denied that he had YET

of the pernicious pro-agreed to claim no compensation paganda which emanates he was allowed, to harvest a field

is of turnips which he was growing ducted twice during the year and the 18 months prior to the assault, and 208 and asked for a girl, Helen Wong, sources from Japanese revealed in what one may Witness denied, he well describe as one of the turnips. strongest pieces of fiction in- vented by the Nipponese press. The "Japan Chronicle" of March 2, under the head-

ever

grew

The case was adjourned to Fri- day, March 24.

ing of "Japan-Portugal En- dant's visit had been one of tente," quotes a report from such significance as to neces- Asahi, an Osaka pub- sitate a secret visit to Japan. lication, which states that it is reasonable to conclude "the ground work has been that no information as to the completed for Japan-Portu- real purport of his mission The would have been divulged be- guese rapprochement." writer bases his authority for fore an official announcement this statement on a visit paid was made. to Japan early in February by

WHAT IS EVEN more GIVEN that the Ordinary Yearly NOTICE is hereby given that the Commandant of the Por- strange, if not amusing, are Meeting of Shareholders of Thea Call of $1.00 per share has been tuguese Gendarmerie. in Ma-the details of this so-called Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels, made upon all members holding cao, in the company of a Mr.pact by which, according to Shinzo Wada, who is described the Osaka publication, Japan Limited, will be held at the Re- shares upon which $5.00 per as a resident in the Fortu- hopes to benefit. The writer gistered Office of the Company share only has been already paid, guese Colony. The author of makes no bones about reveal- (Exchange Ballding, Des Voeux and will be payable on or before this information must haveing the "main items on which the 15th March, 1939 to the been suffering from some agreement has been reached Bankers of the Company, Hong peculiar delusion if he meant between the Commandant of Kong and Shanghai Banking to convey to readers abroad, the Portuguese Gendarmerie and even in Japan, the idea Gendarmerie Com- mandant would be invested with the authority to con- clude alliances or agreements for the Government of his country. Apart from this, the traditional and centuries old friendship which exists between Fortugal and Britain precludes the possibility of the Portuguese Government countenancing any move on the part of Japan which will have an adverse effect on the British interests centred to Hongkong. as the conclusion of any such alliance will un- doubtedly have..

Road Central, Hong Kong), on Wednesday, the 15th day of March, 1939, at 11.30 a.m., for the purpose of receiving a State 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 frïclusive.

By Order of the Board,

F. C. BARRY,

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

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HONG KONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders will be held in the Offices of the Com. pany, 2 Queen's Building, Hong Kong, on Monday, 27th March, 1939, at Noon for consideration of the Directors' Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1938. The Share Register and Tran

Corporation, at Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong.

'Dated 1st December, 1938.

By Order of the Board of Directors, HERBERT R. STURT,

Managing Director. 204

THE HONG KONG AND " KOWLOON WHARF &

GODOWN CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO

SHAREHOLDERS

that 您

in Macao and the Japanese authorities in Tokyo." Here are the four clauses of this fictitious agreement:

1. Portugal to recognize "Man- choukyo

"2. A commercial agreement to be concluded to advance trade be tween Japan and Portugal.

3. The Macao Government to give the

possible fapanese forces every

co-operate with

authorities

in

while Japan is to Portuguese moting the economic prosperity of Macao. The Chinese Customs at Macao to be abolished and facilities to be afforded for the importation of Japanese goods through Macao 4. Japan to open Consulate

at Macao.

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IT WILL BE apparent to anyone reading the clauses THE "ASAHI" report, ac- above that the whole story of cording to the "Japan this alleged alliance is noth- Chronicle, goes even further ing but a figment of the and tries to convince its traagination. It may, how-

with its spacious class rooms and also the hygienic conditions, leave nothing to be desired while the pupils enjoy perfect health.

Net-ball is still a great favourite with the girls and friendly matches were played with all the schools in Hongkong, though hockey has become the most popular sport this year, while

Undefeated Waboos" have con centrated their enthusiasm and skill on "Softball."

the

The St. Paul's Recreation Clab now counting 990 members-under the energetic and devoted guidance of the Sister-in-Charge, has been the organizer of our social and charitabic activities.

Great interest has also been taken by the members in activities directed

to help the war-wounded and refugees. gularly in the school, and the inouey was handed to War Relief Committece

Besides, collections were made re

financially both with her own money shortly afterwards Helen came to his root with Chan Fayen. A sum of and by obtaining loans for him

Giving evidence, plaintiff stated $11 was paid over by "Mr. X" a that she had worked for defendant demanded, at a salary, of 800 a month, but she The next evening, "Mr. X" again had received no payment in return met Helen Wong, så arranged, at the for her work.

Asia Hotel. When she arrived, "Mr. X." Recounting the events on the day of telephoned the S.ULA. and the two de- the alleged assault, witness stated that fendants and Wong Kong wers arrested. when defendant refused to sign the agreement, she reminded him of the services she had rendered bin an told him not be too ungrateful, where upon he gave her three laps.

After further evidence, the hearing was adjourned till April 11.

EXTORTION ALLEGED.

អ Was

:

Helen Wong alias Tam Lin-chis, alias Fast Ming, was called to give evidence. She told the Court that she had been practising prostitution for aix months, to earn money to pay a debt.

Mr. Williams-Why did you do that I have no money and no one Aupported me.

Did you borrow any money?—Yes.

She continued to say that the money was mostly handed to her and she gave a certain amount to her mother, A charge of alleged extortion first defendant, to spend when she

needed it. preferred against Fu Yun-ming.

Witness said that she knew second GOVERNOR'S SPEECH. clerk, of Lee Yuen Street, was defendant for about a month. Chan His Excellency the Governor said:- heard before Mr. E. Himsworth at had been working for her as an amab. I have listened to the pass year the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday.Cross-examined by Wong Chat-mui,

Det.-Sergt. J. Johnston

Bolen Wong admitted that her mother- had been advising her against the tentment. The record of which report with each interns and con

charge of the case.

practice but had not spoken against it any school might well be proud, aven

Complainant, Lang Sheung, 29, at the beginning. a school whose reputation stands as Among its items I welcomed especially high as that of the French Convent. ex-paymaster of the Chinese Govt. the emphasis which your Houd Mis. Police Force of Shanghai, now treas has laid upon the importance residing at No. 77 Austin Road, education, i. the side which is February 26, he received a letter of that rather less chowy side of gave evidence stating that on responsible for the development of the through the post, in which no human graces and virtues, and so, I address of the sender was given judgment. am sure, did all those who heard the report read.

There is often, I fear, too great a tendency to look upon schoola merely as places where the pupils' minds have to be filled up with learning of all kinds, while little or no attention paid to the training of character. Yet such training is most necessary if those pupils in after life are to use that learning wisely and well and if they are to be able to withstand the many temptations to misuse it.

The letter stated that certain mat-- ters concerning witness would be published in papers, affecting his reputation

Certain publication was made in the "Tal Kong Po

After further evidence, Wong Chat- mni was discharged by Mr. Edwards, rumarked that she had no case

to answer.

was adjourned till 10 ani. on Wednes

The case against second defendant day, when Mr. Edwards will give

SEAMEN'S UNION

CASE SEQUEL Appearing on remand before Mr. T. J. Houston at the Central Court Detendant stated that the $1,000 yesterday, on charges of assisting was alleged to be salary and in the management on a uninèse gratuity of five persons mentioned Seamen's Union, being members In the second letter. Besides; the of an unlawfui society, and

Education-if it may be called edtica-five persons the names of 41 others knowingly allowed the premises, which under their control, to be tion at all-which concerns itself were also mentioned.

The hearing was adjourned to used by the society, the three merely with facts and material-con

Northern Chinese, Wong Nga-lun, siderations may be compared to this afterov. building and equipping & ship and

Leung Kau and Chu Po-hang, were convicted. then sending ther to see without bal- last. For a while she might sail on. fast and well, but the first had storm would capsize ber.

I made last year gives me, I admit, a And the fact that the Convent has personal thrill of happiness. Unce

First defendant was fined $250 three months hane labour on

THE FIFTY SECOND OR- readers that this alleged en- ever, be designed as a feeler just instituted the Prefect system is agnin, Reverend Mother, I offer to the the first charge, and $26 or a Second defendant was | DINARY ANNUAL MEETING | tente is already a fait accom- to the. Portuguese Govern- very much to that point: for there is Convent Authorities the deep gra- month's hard labour on the second

no better means of training character titude of the Colony and University charge.

fined $100 or two months". hard OF SHAREHOLDERS will be pll. The Portuguese Gendar- ment in order to see how far during the school years than through for your great generosity.

labour on the second charge and PRIZE WINNERS

$25 or a month's hard labour on held at the Office of Messrs. merle Commandant is report they will be willing to go to Prefects.

Among the prize winners were the arst charge. Third defendant Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., ed to have negotiated "the assist the Japanese in their CHARACTER TRAINING

I have one thing more to say, and The honour of having her name was net 3100 or two months' on THURSDAY, 23rd MARCH, problems of trade between now desperate position in re-

to their militarists it has a close bearing on this subject Inscribed on Lady Peel's Shield, for hard labour on the fast charge

of character training. I want to take 1939, at NOON, for the purpose the two countries as well as gard of receiving the Report of the the question of rapproche China expedition. Well may this opportunity again to thank the 1926, for Good Conduct and T and $25 or a month on the second Directors and the Statement of

ment between them in South the question be asked: What Beverend Mother Provincial and, the tegrity, has been awarded to Miss Accounts for the year ended 31st China" and, continued this is Portugal, or Macao, for that Authorities of the French Content Paula Hollands, Head Prefect.

The Lugard Scholarship 1937- report, an understanding matter. going to get out of most warmly and sincerely for their very generous gift of Women's

1937-Amiha Curreem,

ALLEGED FORGERY December, 1938.

having been reached on gen- this alleged pact? The an- Hostel to the Hongkong University

That very welcome benefaction Class I-Paula Hollands, Hilda" & CONSPIRACY TO erat lines, the Portuguese swer is obvious; There is,

the University's most one of comfort in the meets one

Balmon, Gwendolyn Braga, Solange pressing needs and will render an Crevost, Marie-Louise Genestre. Commandant is leaving for however, his post on February 5." thought that the Portuguese essential service to women ne long Zaza-Bumad, and Lillian Ho

University What is most interesting in Government is too sensible to as the Hongkong

The Transfer Books of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 13th MARCH, 1939, to THURSDAY, the 23rd

the report is the statement be drawn into any such one exists. Its association with character

charge,

DEFRAUD

fer Books will be closed from:161 ·|- MARCH; 1939, both days it made later that this Portu- sided partnership or to be in building is very obvious for that most Abbas, Pauline Abbott, Shareefs at the Central Court yesterday,

to 27th March, 1939, both days clusive. Inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

E. COCK, Chief Manager.

Hong Kong, 1st March, 1939.

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By Order of the Board of Directors,

C. M. MANNERS,

Aboiler maker Ng Yi-la, 28 Class 2-Monique Tran, Julika appeared, before Mr, R. &. D. Farrest important function of education than

Abduf Curreem, Grace Chan, charged with attempting to obtain mix yards of calico from the store guese Gendarmerie Comman- fuenced in her future foreign collegiate life.

Convent's gift to the Univer. Florence Cheung. Dawn Digby of the Tai Koo Docks on a forged dant and his wife made their policy by such false and lying.

defraud and in very beat Topsy Dwyer, Magdalene Fung document, conspiracy visit to Japan, secretly. It is, propaganda. It is incon-sity is therefore, to the will study Leah Halsall, Vivia Halsall, Eliza possesion of forged document therefore, not difficult to see ceivable that the Portuguese there in the future. Many of them. Hardoon, Phoebe Kan, Christina Appearing jointly was Wong Wing, how far removed from truth Empire, with its glorious and will go there from this Convent and it Kennedy, Janet Leighton, Doreen 26, foreman, he was charged with forging the signature on a bill of Mr. an abiding joy to old and accuracy are the implica age-old traditions and warm will tions contained in the friendship for the British Em girls resident in the Hostel that Leong, Doreen May, kejeres chifce and conspiracy to defraude

Secretary & Manager, Hong Kong, 4th March, 1939.

"Asahi's" statement, for, it pire will lend itself to such a 188 the Gendarmerie Comman- move.

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it was the gift of their old school. Noronha, Dorothy Bainich, Ade

That this noble Retion, was in Suad, Majorie To, Annie prompt response to an appeal which Ethel Wong, and Patsy Wood,

5 Inspector Russell, officer prosecuting,

Kim,

requested and was granted tremod of 24 hours.