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NOTICE.

We hereby give notice that we have as from to-day converted our firm into a private limited Com pany with the "name of Shewan Tomes & Co., Ltd., which will continue to carry on our business under the same management, the

directors of the Company being the present partners.

Dated Hong Kong, 1st April,

1939.

R.A.F. COMES

OF AGE

King's Message On 21st Anniversary...

LONDON, Apr. 2 (BWS)-Yester- Ray the Royal Air Force celebrated its Twenty-First "Anniversary and the His Majesty the King sent following message in honour of the occasion.

*On the occasion of the Twenty

First Anniversary of the Royal Alt Force, I send my congratula- tons and good wishes to all ranks

of the service and to all employed in the Air Ministry.

"I have known the Royal Air SHEWAN TOMES & CO.,

Force from its carliest days and I Bank of East Asia Building- am proud to think that its spirit 270 remains unchanged, a spirit that kas enabled it "to surmount

UNION WATERBOAT CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO

SHAREHOLDERS.

The Thirty-fourth Annual Gen eral Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Ofices of Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd., Hong Kong and Shanghal Bank Building, on Thursday, the 13th April, 1939, at 11 a.m. for the purpose of re. ceiving the repart of the General Managers together with a State ment of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1938..

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from 29th March to 13th April, 1939, both days inclusive.

DODWELL & COMPANY; LIMITED, General Managers.

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ANNOUNCEMENT The marriage arranged between Mr. John Derek Holmes (1st Battalion Kumaon Rifles and Miss Dorothea Rosalie Alabas- ter will take place in London on Saturday the 6th May, 1939.

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inany difficulties and, to rise true to its motto to even greater heights of achievement."

the

Messages were also received from Bir. Kingsley Air Minister, Wood, the Marshal of the RAF Lord Trenchard, and the Air Chlef Marshal, Sir Cyril Newall, Chief of Air Staff.

The Air

"

Minister broadcast 'a short talk on anniversary last night.

thought. Certainly it should be enough to convince him and his Nazis that the man- whose methods are described, in their hymn of hate, by the

German

Mr. W. H. G. Hint, Clerk to the Chlef Justice, and his bride, Mudd. formerly M'ss Ethel photographed after their mar- riage at St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, on Saturday after- noon. (Photo. Z Z. Chang).

ACID-THROWING INCIDENTS

No further cases of acid-throw ing in the Central district have been reported to the police since the three separate incidents on Friday night, when on each neca- slon a woman was attacked.

Although a thorough search of.

carried out no arrest has as by the police. yet been made in connection with

the district has been

the incidents, Inquiry revealed late last night

press ELS Illogical It will be recalled that two of and exotic is not in the habit the acid-thrower's three victims of bluffing like their own were Chinese dance-hostesses, while leader, nor is he the kind the third was a woman aged" 5".

to give any rash of man promises or to act foolishly. The Chamberlain declaration speaks for itself. Will Hitler continue living in his fool's-Anti-epidemic work in China has paradise and continue foolhardy acts which eventually plunge the Reich into disaster?

his may

ANTI - EPIDEMIC WORK IN CHINA CHUNGKING, April 1 (Central':

been put cn an efficient basis through the efforts of the National Health Administration with the assistance of the League of Na- tons.

In addition to the 1.500.000 Swiss

which francs

the League will

spend in China for anti-epidemic was set aside $2.500,000 for a simi- work this year, the Administration

lar purpose.

ኣነ

"OF COURSE, a settlement by peaceful negotiation would be welcomed and, if Germany. has no intention of attacking. Poland, so much the better, but it was essential that Mr. should make Chamberlain

Geneva's assistance will take the very Britain's stand

clear, form of maintaining anti-epidemic whether it was pleasing to experts in China, supplying China Germany or otherwise.. Hit-with medicar and laboratory sup- ler, has, through his bluff,plies, extending ald to Chinese hitherto had everything his health institutions in carrying out own way. He has never been anti-epidemic work, and engaging challenged. But let him now Chinese technical personnel.

Of the $2,500,000 allotted by the the Prime be warned, as Minister has warned him. Administration, $498.000 will be that any future bluff on his used for the maintenance of anti- part will be "called. Britain epidemic units, $90,000. for isola- has no desire tor war: shetlon hospitals, $548,055 for highway prefers peace but woe betide health stations, $1,218,000 for a

Germany or any other power which persists in arousing her to a state where she can no longer hold herself back.

IT IS of considerable

interest to note that the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Lord Halifax, has been in consultation with the

STERN WARNING Soviet Ambassador to London,

T

TO HITLER

M. Maišky. The nature of these discussions are of course being kept secret but WAS ONLY to be expected no doubt the Moscow Govern- that Hitler and his Nazis ment fully understands and should be aroused as a result | appreciates the principles on of Mr. Neville Chamberlain's which H.M. Government "is blunt warning that Great acting:

The

According

to

to Mr.

five-year

malaria-contro}

cro-

gramme, and $150,000 for a three- year malaria research and goitre- control programme.

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NEW PATRIOTIC BODY IN SHANGHAI

CHUNGKING, Mir, 31 (Cen- tral)-Though under Japanese domination, Chinese patriotism runs high in Shanghai. The Latest patriotic organization. according to a message from Shanghai, is the Shanghai Peo- ple's Mobilisation Association whitch has just been formed. Britain will guarantee Po-Chamberlain, no ideological In a lengthy manifesto issued between upon its inauguration, the Associa stand integrity differences land's territorial

tion urges observance of the Three against any attacks that may Britain and Soviet Russia.

Principles of the People laid down be made upon that country. INTERNATIONAL lawless- by Dr. Sun Yat-sen, support of the Reichsfuehrer," in hisness must stop and every National · Government's policy of eagerly-awaited speech on sane-thinking man will agree continued resistance, promotion of Saturday, defended his ac- that it is necessary for law the National Spiritual Mobilisation range Movement, tallying or the people's tions in Central Europe and abiding nations claimed that German policy themselves against it, just as military strength and elimination has preserved peace. He would any group of respect Chinese traitors.

communities combine ridiculed Britain and, assert- able ing in his usual swashbuck-against brigands and outlaws. Hng manner that the Reich But it is hoped that the

will her guard, alleged Powers

not confine was on that Britain was engaged in a themselves against aggressor bring about nations in Europe but that conspiracy to Germany's downfall through they will see their way clear encirclement.

3000 to taking steps in the WHILE INDIGNATION, con- Far East to suppress the Ming, the Zoo's baby giant panda. sternation and anger prevail international brigandage and The visitor was Mrs. Ruth Hark- throughout Germany at the carnage on the part of anees, frit person in the world to Prime Minister's address, the nation which professes to be capture a giant panda and bring declaration has found uni-civilized and cultured but it back alive.

Mrs. Harkn83. an American; got versal support all over the whose actions have proved to

We her pania during an expedition in British Empire. All political be the exact contrary. parties and all newspapers refer to Japan. Generalissimo Western China in 1936. It weighed Mr. Chiang Kai-shek and the only 31b and she called it Su Lán, stand united behind Chamberlain and not a single Chinese nation are putting that is, "a little bit of something discordant note has been up a truly admirable fight, very mute." sounded against the strong fight

which cannot. but and determined stand which succeed, and they have show- ne has adopted. Indeed, bised the world China's true caution to Berlin has received spirit a spirit that will never the endorsement of all parties die. Are the Fowers going to without exception. Mr. Cham-continue to stand by idly or berlain's declaration is a step are they going to call Japan's in the right direction and bluft just as Germany's bluff should give Hitler food for has been called?

WOMAN PANDA HUNTER GOES TO SEE MING Unrecognised by officials of the London Zoo, a tall, handsome woman in a leopard-skin coat waited her turn to have a look at

"Pandas are addiable creatures," Mrs. Harknead said." and I was most unhappy when Su Ln died in

Chicago 200 after 18 months of

captivity

At the time of her death I was on a second expedition to China, when I caught a second baby female panda, Mel Mel, which is now in

Chicago

EDITORIAL

DEPRESSION PASSES NORTH OF HONGKONG.

Landslide Caused By Heavy Rain

In bearing with the report issued by the Royal Observatory yester- day evening was the heavy rain and strong wind towards noon yesterday, which caused some damage to matshed constructions In various parts of Hongkong and the mainland.

Considerable damage was also suffered by loosely constructed buts in the Gap Road and Morri- són Hill area, and there was 1 Innds'ide at Victoria Road, near the wholesale market, Kennedy Town of sufficiently large pro- portion to close the road for traffic: until the Public Work Department | cleared away the debris.

It appears a portion of the bordering escarpment was weaken- ed and dislodged by the rainfall."

The depression that cause the: wetther. Colony revenue

the six-a-side cancellation of hockey tournament, is stated to have passed to the north ol Hongkong about hoon, and was last reported moving east-north- east towards Swatow.

S'HAI

DIVORCE

"Mrs A. Cordishan' photo- graphed at the launching of the new Barns, Philp motor ship Tulagi at the Kowloon Docks on Thursday. Next to Mrs. Corrighan is Mr. E. Cock, Chief Manager the Dockyard. (Photo, A. A. Kala).

DISPATCH CASE MISSING

Mr. Fan Yin-shu, engineer,

MONDAY, APRIL 3. 1939.

Hello & Goodbye

(BY A. W. HYER)

All transportation in and out of Hongkong during the coming moath will be subject to weather conditions and that means mainly fog.

When the 3. Chitral sailed yesterday at noon her skipper. Captain W. E. L. S. Pocock, took the route via Green Island thereby mying several hours and avoiding the fagbound Lyembon Pass, the navigation on the first route being much more tricky due to the islands scattered about.

The Eurasia Aviation Corpora~ : Much talk, much laughter and tion's service which left Kal Tak much hürrying about" was taking early on Sunday morning returned place for Mr. and Mrs. J. Bottom atter four hours of flying. Storms, ley, Miss E, Bottomley and the two rain, lightning and fog making fur-young boys. All the members of ther progress unsafe.

this Jolly family connected with the

And the Maersk Lina's Anna Public Works Department were Maerak. plus the J.C.J. L's T-living in, a state of super-excite salak" dre in the harbour on Sun-ment and anticipate a gay vaca- day are held up on account of the tion in England and Europe.

Other vacationers were Mr. mad. 11084.

Mrs. W. H. Owen and Miss A. R. Conte Verde

Owe Another group connected with the Public Works Department

N

THE LLOYD Triestino's steamship in Hongkong.

entrance

for

sat outside the harbour Up at the deck rail stood a twenty-four hours, laughing gentleman with glass in with about ten other ships, waiting and toasting trends upon the to enter Lyemoon Pass and displer-And it was none other than charge cargo and passengers. The the amusing Mr. C. H. D. Curtoys, Conte Verde came in with the Dig There goes that man again, his rush on Friday night at approx-friends, of course, gave him one of

mately 8.15,

"those" send-offs.

A charming visitor arriving from And spotting the travellers at rail *s the 8.3. Singapore is Lady Esme E Renale. the

deck

the Eurasia Aviation Corporation. She was certainly glad to finally Chitral backed from the pler we while shopping at the Wing. On arrive and will be stopping, at Flag noticed: Mr. and Mrs. W. Brucs In an undefended divorce action Co. yesterday afternoon, lost or staff House during her short call with their daughter Miss S. Bruce.

dispatch case con-

Some more personnel of the Public heard in H. M. Supreme Court, had stolen a

A very interesting traveller is Chinese

Works Department, And gally Shanghai, on March 28, before taining a cheque, $60 in

Mr. Kan Hou-lung" travelling from Judge Sir Allan Mossop, a decree Natichal currency, and correspon-

Lane, Crawford. Wonder where he been. nisi was awarded to John Helyer dence. Mr. Fan belleves, the dis-Brindisi to Kunming. In the past waving was Mr. E. F. S. Baker of

is off to? Liddell against Grace Mary Lid- patch case was stolen when he year this gentleman has

studying in Europe and now he is left it on a counter in the store."

Mr. R. 8. Capell, connected with on his way to join the University the General Electric of China

dell.

Common Front By Powers Is Imperative

all CHUNGKING, April 1 (Central)-A common front of peace-loving Powers against aggressor nations is urged' in a statement issued by the Executive Committee of the French Sec- tion of the International Peace Campaign in connection with the recent events in central Europe. The statement reads: "In the days which followed honestly believed that Chancellor 6 Munich many people in France

Hitler would respect the agree ments signed and leave Europe at peace.

"It is no longer possible to have any illusions; the un- anneration of exampled Czechoslovakia must convince everyone that Hitler's Ger- many is determined systemati- cally to pursue a policy of brute force.

"It is because French opinion was deceived that it acquiesced in the foreign policy which led to this disaster, and which has left France. formerly invulnerable, now exposed to war.

ition.

la the northern Chinese city, America is his next alm and amb seemed to be searching amongst the pler wavers. And there was the charming Mr. Y. Y. Chan, of Mr. Reginald Buschmanarit the China Trust Co., waving his Miss Doreen Buschan are combin-arms nearly off. ing business and pleasure on their

Holding on to streamers of con- short visit from Singapore. This tetti were Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Gel- s the young lady's first visit to dart, of the British American To- the Colony and she was looking bacco Co. And Mr. and Mrs. R. forward to an extra good time. M. Keown with their daughter and There are approximately 500 two sons were smiles complète. Jewish refugees travelling from There was quite a large delegation the Conte trom the Talkoo Docks on the pier Italy to Shanghai on Verde. All of them have the same seeing this popular family away on story to tell, and most of them their vacation.

- FOOT WOMAN hide sorrow, hardships and anguish

IS AIRWAYS

"BOSS"

behind their smiles.

Dock Visitors

Everyone practically was down Gn pler No. 2 bidding adios to the Over approximately 2.000, re-. and O. travellers and from the fugees have passed through the look at the, passenger list it can Colony from Europe on their way be believed that our Cilony's popu- to the North, and late reports state ation is a bit depleted.: A six-ft. white-haired mother of that the Conte Biancamang two has just been appointed woman bringing another 600 to the large staff supervisor of Imperial Airways, over-populated colony now and will be responsible for the Shanghai.

and 2d- engagement, training ministration

of Imperial Airways hundreds of women employed in the United Kingdom.

The m..

NOW IS THE time to invest in- stock shares. The local dock com- panies are up to their "necks" with work. Rambling about their yards SUNDAY, 3.40 p.m. Captain A and drydocks we found the s.s. Dykes brought the Imperial Yangtse being provided with, a She is Ms. F. M. D. Henderson, Airways' Dorado in from Bangkok, new propeller blade. M.BE., London-born,

Mall from the United Kingdom Canton just, entering for several repairs and “overhaul. She confessed that her flying ex- was estimated at 478 kilos there weeks of

The m.v. Bossevain is having a perience was confined to a few being mail from, Hano!.

genem overtiaul and will go to One passenger arrived and was "An immediate re-orientation is trips from London to Paris.

The m.v. the pier, Wednesday. imperative.

Mrs. Henderson has held a num greeted by several friends, Mr. P. Marechal Joffre being repaired ber of administrative posts, in-H. Seller, a very nice German gen-after her unfortunate accident.

RADICAL CHANGE

"It Impiles "a radical change including that of employment secretleman travelling to the Colony for And the large white French Man the methods Introduced into the tary to the London Society for a few days business visit from of War receiving repairs, The 5.6.

latterly Bangkok.

Qual d'Orsay by the Foreign Min- ister.

Service, 2nd Women's

Nellore due to have a general Prganising secretary to the Junior

Within a few weeks one of the overhaul upon her arrival in the Council of the London and National popular engineers in the Colony's harbour this week. "His successor must undertake

aviation fraternity will go flying the immediate constitution of the Society for Women's Service.

Despite her many duties, she still home to London. Though it is not coumon front of the peace-loving

Engineer. powers, by strengthening in every finds time for work in the Auxilary a vacation for Mr. J. N. Idie

who and Fire Service. Her son is a payman-Station sphere (military, financial

servicing the three economic) the ties uniting France ter Heutenant in the Navy, her been

of Imperial to Great Britain, the USSR., Po-daughter is employed by a famous planes

throughout the past five months land, Yugoslavia, Rumania and the fashion house, United States.

"Only by this means can we hope

to return to the great ideals of the Prominent Cardinal's

League of Nations

"To this end the LP.C. calls upon the Government and the country to set aside all coast- derations of party and to strive for the union of all those who are prepared for the resolute defence of France, freedom and the peace of maakind.”

Death

has

Airways

by himself, and, therefore, quite deserying of a holiday, it will pro-| bably be a transfer.

CRUFT'S DOG SHOW

The fact that there were 8,839 entries for Cruft's Dog Show, which.

Mr. J. Woodhouse is taking over was held at the Royal Agriculturai the duties of Mr. Idle for Imperial Hall recently shows that exhibitors are not suffering from the "Jitter-"" Airways.

bugs which appear to be affecting ¡some people.

A number of rare foreign dogs

ROME, April 2 (Reuter)-The death occurred to day of Cardinaliss. Chitral" Donato Sbarrett. The late Car- dinal Sbarretti, aged 82, was the WHEN THE ss. Chitral salled for entered provided considerable in- southe.in ports and England yes-terest, particularly to the general Bishop of Sabina and Poggiomirtete

and

the Sacred terday at noon, she was practically publie to whom they are practically Sub-Dean of

loaded with passengers and cargo (unknoWD. College.

CHINESE ART. EXHIBITION

hele dagen nent exhibition of CHINESE ARTA corner of the Chinese Art hich was recently opened in the North Court of the Victoria and Albert Muserim.

to the point of overflowing. My

A dog of which the popularity is The foremost passenger sailing Home for a visit is Lady North-advancing by leaps and bounds is the long-haired dachshund One: cote accompanied by her son. Mr.

messages. «

M: A. 8. Northcote. Buch beaut hundred and seven of these were ful flowers bedecked cabin 107, al- entered, and a number of successes most a basket for each of the 30 were had by Mrs. Smith Rewie, who days en route for Lady Northcote, breeds these lovely animals at who appeared very pleased with Primrose Patch, Bordon, in Hamp

ghire. the colourful display of farewell

They included six firsts, one chai- Seven years 18 a long time and lenge certificate, the fifth one by Mr. P. Chessex, Manager at the Golden Lady, who in 1937, won the Gloucester Hotel, was in quite a cup. for the best champion in both dither at the thought of his six sexes. months' vacation, after such an absence from home. A daughter, 21 years of age, will be waiting.to greet this popular resident on his arrival in Southampton Then the two of them are going to tour Europe.

JAPANESE DRIVEN FROM KIKUNGSHAN TSAOYANG, HUPEH, April” z Mr. and Mira, N. Braga and their (Central)-Under Chinese pressure two children were quite xcited the Japanese troops at Kikung. about the journey. A large gather- shan a popular mountain resort ing of friends were down to see on the Hupeh-Honan border, about this well-known Assistant secretary 125 miles up the Pelping-Hankow of the China Lights and Power Co. Railway from Hankow-have-re- Lid and wish the family happy tired to Liuiin, about 14 miles latings and pleasant vacation south of Binyang on the Feiping-

Hankow Railway, days.