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HONG KONG & YAUMATI

FERRY COMPANY,

LIMITED."

NOTICE TO

SHAREHOLDERS

報西剌孖

Editorial and Business Office: 15-19, Queen's Road Central Tel. 30251. Night Editor (Wanchat Office):

Tel. 24511,

London Office: 53, Fheet Street

E.C.4.

The fifteenth Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Company's offices at the Jordan Road Ferry Pier. Kowloon, on Wednesday, the 26th April, 1939, at 12 Noon, for the purpose of receiving the re port of the Board of Directors together with a statement of AcTHE counts for the year ended 31st December, 1938, ..

The transfer books of the Com. pany will be closed from the 15th April to 26th April 1939, both days inclusive,

LAU TAR PO, Managing Director.

THE HONG KONG, CANTON & MACAO, STEAMBOAT CO..

LIMITED

HONGKONG, APRIL 17, 1939

JAPAN TIRED OF WAR

Emergency Regulations Amendment

It is notified in the "Govern- ment Gazette that whereas by section 2 of the Emergency Regula tions Ordinance. 1932. it is provided, among ether things, that on any occasion which the. Governor in Cound may consider to be an occasion of emergency or public danger, he may make any regulations whatsoever which he may consider desirable in the public interest:

And whereas the Governor in Tounell considers that such an occasion of emergency or public danger continues to exist:

Now, therefore by virtue and in JAPANESE people are

of the tired of the war against exercise of the powers conferred

section 2 China, according to visitors by the said

Emergency Regulations Ordinance. powers 1922, and of all other Who have just returned to the Colony. There is less enthu-

bling him in that behalf, the Council hereby in siasm than before, due mainly dovernor

economic hardships amends the regulations made under to the attendant upon the insatiable the said section 2 on 28th Septem- demands of the services for ber. 1938. and published in the an endless stream of funds. Gazette of 7th October, 1938, as There is no longer any at- Government Notification No. 775,

subsequently amended, tempt to disguise the Sino- und Japanese war as an inci- dent."

WHEREAS in all parts of China war enthusiasm is on

are

follows:-

F

AMENDMENT.

(5) (4) and

enacted 34, as

by

Paragraphs regulation

are

„EDITORIAL

NEWLY MARRIED COUPLE

Mr. Ng Chung-chew and his bride, formerly Miss Mathilda Pang, who were married at St. Margaret's on Saturday.

CORRESPONDENCE

S.P.C. THANKS "EXPRESSED

||

have appealed to us for help in the supply of nurses, tins and baskets etc. will assist us by providing fing sellers we shall be exceedingly Sir, I should be grateful if you grateful.

through would allow me,

the

the St John Members of medium of your paper, to express our sincere thanks to all those who Ambulance Brigade have been re

First and foremost we have to

MONDAY, APRIL 17, 1939.

Hello & Goodbye

(BY A. W. HYER)

In the past 48 hours, there has been a state of “depression" existing a waters south of Hongkong. And due to sald condi ilon the Gneisenan, the Tegelberg, and a few other commercial transports travelling northward to our fate elty will be a day and more late..

But the rain and thunder of the past two days have bad lit- tle to do with the listed week-end trame.

m.v. Neptuna

Shangtial However, all of these travellers disembarked

mid-"

TAKING THE WAVES and the stream and made for shore at an

weather as she found them.arly hour. the m.v. Neptuna arrived from the

south, on-time, on Saturday morn Sunday Departure

ing.

Captain J. Thompson was really on a holiday Up from the south he travelled to take charge of the new ship; the m.v. Tulagte, he was looking forward to his new com- mand with anticipation and plea- sure.

SUNDAY

MORNING at ten

o'clock; the Asama Maru slipped. her chain from the buoy and went tooting out the bay for Shanghai,

Japan and America.

There were plenty of friends ånd acquaintances to bid adios to Mr. Mrs. E. J. Hawklags, Miss E. H. and Mrs. E. A. Kinsey, formerly Hawkings and the former lady's connected with the local N.Y.K motiler, Mrs. E. S. Liitle, are on a cffice. Now, a three months' vaca- holiday. The trip from Sydney tion is in order, and at its conclu- was extremely pleasant; after a sen they find themselves enseans- short inspection of Hongkong, they ed in New York City, where the continue to Shanghai, where they shipping executive will, handle the trafic affairs of the NYK for will visit friends,

A theatrical troupe from Manila several years to come.

a pleasant trip from the The two young ladies connected in their various ways helped to red to in the English Home Press of assure the success of the Ball held as, "Silent Service Workers," for philippines The Ave young ladies with "Mr. Foster's" Travel Service, and two gentlemen are billed as better known throughout the Unit-

and are ed States as "Ask Mr. Foster Its activities, but sometimes for the the "Glamour Follies" last night in the Peninsula Hotel rarely does the Brigade advertise

headed for Shanghai and America. went sailing to Shanghai. Miss F. the up-grade and constantly Government Notification No. 794. in aid of the funds of the Societs necessity of being able to carry on

their humanitarian work it Too bad they could not present Bond and Mrs. B, Hall will certain- receives new fillip, in isolated published in the Gazette of 12th tor the Protection of Children.

October, 1938, are rescinded and

thank you, sir, for the publicity recessary to emerge and appeal iceal residents with a bit of variety ly know what they are talking

fo: fancial assistance. following paragraphis

in entertainment during their short about when they sell tickets to the Japan one gets the impres-

which you have So generously

travellers at home for destinations' This applles particularly to Hong-stop-over! Us and without which it NOTICE to SHAREHOLDERS sion that morale is slackening substituted therefor

Travelling from Sydney to Hong-in the Far East. Future travel will and going stale. The women- (4) Allens may be confined in given

as getting

tired any camp

or place established would have been difficult to make keng where our work is more varied NOTICE is hereby given folk

public may realise the tremendous were Mr. C. Hugo and Mr. J. L. North China.

It is a holiday for HUNDRED of spending days on the under paragraph (2) taken from our arrangements known to the and reaches far into China. The song to see what it was all about take them through the cities »of

activity "behind the scenes" when Loughnan.

Dr. Pio Duran an outstanding that the ONE

released subject

We are also greatly indebted to

I give a imeagre glimpse of a day's these gentlemen, who will resume Philippine lawyer, continued on his and NINETEENTH ORDIN, draughty rallway platforms any such camp or place to another, public.

Messrs. Gestetner (Eastern) Lt

their voyaging within a few days holiday. Since arriving in Hong- to Mrs ARY MEETING OF Share as their husbands, fathers, or

sons and brothers are of cold directions as the Commissioner of

Police or the Director of Medical Ye Olde Printerie and

when they embark for a journey to kong via the Clipper from Manila, holders in the Company, will be

meals.

Services in hi: discretion and w.C.C. Shewan as well as to all Telephone Calls:-

(a) "Shum Chun is being bomb- England via the Suez held at the office of the Company, MEN AT THE TOP, not either personally or by his officers those who subscribed to the Pro-

Though we did not have the ed-come quickly"-St, Jaka gramme. to the ladies who sold

Ambulance workers "were pleasure of meeting the new skip Queen's Building, Victoria, Hong only of the government, but may give for reporting to the

of movement it for us and to the many who

there as soon as possible and per on the Neptuna's arrival, it is Kong, on Friday, 28th April. the older Army men, are now police, restriction

about worried

the and otherwise.

helped in the vital task of selling

assisted in the dressing of a pleasure we look forward to be 1939. at noon, for the purpose of keenly

(5) The Commissioner of Police,

tickets

the many casualties. Our fore the ship's departure. Captain financial situation. They are receiving a Report of the Direc

work ended in the 'market' R. Duddell is now on the bridge. public officer authorized.

with the burial of poor un- President Adams tors, together with a Statement anxious for peace with China, the Director of Medical Services, either generally or specially, by

fortunate victims. and re-electing Irrespective of whether it be any of Accounts,

peace with their arch-enemy,

the Commissioner of Police or the Directors and Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS o the Company will be CLOSE! from 22nd April to 28th April, 1939, both days inclusive..

By Order of the Board of Directors.

H. DA LUZ..

Secretary Hong Kong. 14th April, 1939.

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to such

Generalissimo Chiang Kai- Director of Medical Services In shek, whose retreat to the that behalf and any member of west is considered by the His Majesty's forces so authorized Japanese to be most unfair as aforesaid may, using force 11 and hurts them terribly, or necessary, arrest and detain any any other leader. They are person who appears to such Com- Director, officer ΟΙ bewildered that they do not miastoner. get peace and that the bad member of His Majesty's forces to Chinese do not sue for peace. be an allen to whom this regula- tion applies, and may take such THE FULLY CONSCIOUS

person or direct such person to go intellectuals in Japan are to a camp or place established still hibernating. Since under paragraph (2). there is no tradition of martyrdgm anywhere in the country, there is no admira-

WOULD-BE NUDIST tion for it, no proselytizing

CREATES SCENE

A Chinese who wanted to be a

a scene in the

He

that

A.R.P. EXAMINATION

at

to eat.

To the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co. we tender our thanks for the late ferry which they were good enough to provide tree of charge and to the following firms who kindly provided prizes: Messrs. Calbeck Macgregor & Co. Ltd. Marcel Bakery, the Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels Ltd, Ching Shan Chan and the Management of the King's, the Queens, and the Cathay Cinemas respectively.

activities

Finally we wish to thank the Manager and staff of the Peninsula Hotel on whom the onus of the work fell, Mr. Carneiro, h's fellow instrumentalists and the Dance (2) Orchestra of the 2nd, Eri. The Royal Scots, and to Miss O'Kecte and

ANNUAL MEETING OF LEAGUE OF. NATIONS SOCIETY polished pe.formance tore test!

her group of talented dancers who

COLONY HEALTH RETURNS

contributed

the greatly to enjoyment of our guests and whose

he has been quite busy renewing acquaintances and inspecting our: city; now, he is off to Shanghai and various ports in Japan.

Two happy holiday-makers were Mr. and Mrs. F. McDermott from Australia. Nothing worrying them. they are out to have a "glorious time, and plan exactly that in a

(b) "Vaccinators are required toO THE TUNE of much thunder tour through Japan and North vaccinate 3000 villagers, and in a heavy rain, the round-China. Then back home they will small-pox cases have been the world steamer of the Ameri-go completely satisfied, they hope! found? Of we go on.. a trolley up the line, not far from Japanese occupation. (e) Schools and factories in the

I

เช่า

(2)

(1)

Colony to be inoculated. Send an Ambulance to What time is the ARP, HN

01 First Aid Lectures? I want to adopt a baby- have you one?

"

can President Line lett this port

for the south on Friday at 7.50 am 3: Corfu

Mrs. George McCarthy went sail-

a wet goodbye from friends and climate for the many guests aboard the ss. Corfu, which sailed on Saturday, for the South and England,

ing down to Singapore and will IT WAS give her husband, the Oriental passenger Traffic manager of this line, a big surprise when she joins him in the southern port.

Mr. Tsou Au Chung, Mr. Lee Yin A popular young member of the Nan and Mr. Chen Ling Mei contem- Colony's social set. Misa E. M. plated an enjoyable trip down to Humphreys is travelling down to singapore. These three executives Singapore. Romance is in the air are connected with the Bank of for this charming, attractive young Communications, and are on a lady who will wed in the southern city. Mr. D. Humphreys accom- Two residents from Handi, Mr. panted his sister. but will return and Mrs. E. P. Miller stopped in to Hongkong,.. the Colony for a visit and proceed- ed on their vacation via the Presi~ dent Adams New York

cusiness call to the south.

Pan American Airways

DUE TO WEATHER conditions,

the Philippine Clipper's depar ture for Manila and San Francisco was not made until 10.40 a.m. on Saturday.

The lying family." Mrs. A

England was the destination of Mr. and Mrs: 3.:Idle. A large num- ber of friends gathered in the rain to extend best wishes and lots of luck to Imperial Airways' station engineer here. During the past ten months, Mr., Idle has been per- forming the heavy task of ser- vicing the three planes of his.com-

There was added excite ment in the party provided by the

pany.

In transporting cases from the Davey and her two sons Keith announcement of an expected ad-

Davey and Ned Davey were on their dition to the family.

Mr. S. Nelson, chief engineer in way to Wake Island. There they will await the return of the Hono Jardine. Matheson and Co., had

camps.

Hospital units were opened at

Office besleged with people from all parts of China, for medical supplies, and even food and clothing. This is given whenever possible. power to it, so there is no

Refugees asking for assistance to point in making a sacrifice."

camps, or how to find relatives.

All these are examples of a Day's he The common people can be said

The annual meeting of the mony to hours of hard work spent

work of Free Service, nudist. created relied upon (as the slogan of

remain League of Nations Society, Hong-in-rehearsing.

Last year 378,622 persons were vicinity of the the day goes) to

The net amount by which the Blue Taxi Company Garage at behind the guns" so long as kong, will be held in St. John's

Cathedral Hall, to-morrow at 5.30 Society has profited will be publish- vaccinated, and 88,320 inocula- Yaumat, when he started tear- they have enough ing at his attire and discarded Artificial prosperity has P. when Mr. S. V. Boxer wiled as soon as possible. Meanwhile ted against cholera, free of charge we venture to express the hop? 122,036. general cases and 1,254 give his Presidential address.

to make that the realization that they were maternity cases were treated in Members spread. But for how long?

are asked piece after plece.

very co-operating.

necessary the New Territory Clinics. The Haw to Yaumati escorted He was

Ambulance carried IN THE COUNTRY dis- every endeavour to attend and

1,214 work for needy children of the Par

Kam "the

Tin and Police Station by the garage fokis,

however, everything thus help to make the meeting a

Members of the public Colony, added to the enjoyment of patients, the Station, he again tricts, and in

con- Ambulance was employed all those who attended the Ball. stripped himself. was sent works against the peasant. succesa.

nually during the refugee influx. to the Mental Home for observa- Not only is the incidence of are cordially invited.

DOROTHY G. OVERELL military conscription greater

Hon. Sec. tion,

herë, but a previous tendency

Women's Auxillary S.P.C. for young men to emigrate

Hongkong, April 15.

Shum Chun and Nam Tao where in into the cities has been great-

spite of repeated bombings and Clipper, by which they "con-his share of goodbye from friends tinue to their home in San Fran whom he was sad to leave. It will The Air Raid Precautions Om.

ly accentuated. Students are

cisco: ter announces that the First Aid drafted for work in the fields,

AMBULANCE APPEAL Japanese incursions our nurses re-

This is certainly a holiday probably be many moons before Twenty-one cases of tubercu-

mained at their posts, 2409 persons

the retiring engineer will call in Course which has been held at

FOR SUPPORT

passed in First Air and Home Nurs they will never forget. 12 a.m. on Mondays at the HK. Ostensibly, to help those fami- losis, six of measles, five of cere-

Mr. C. P. White of Manila and his old "hunting ground in the lies whose menfolk have gone bro-spinal fever. four of enteric

ing and 256 in Air Raid Precau

Far East. the "Meteo," staff member, Mr. W. VD.C. Headquarters has now been

Where was he going and why Dear Sir-I shall be very grateful tions. completed and that the examina-to the war. Boys from agri-fever, three of dysentery and one

If the publle would once a year. George were the other passen-and for how long? All these ques- tion for that course will be held cultural schools spent almost of smallpox were notified to the

the the whole of last year in the local Health authorities on Friday.if you will allow me through the on Thursday, April 20,

meilum of your paper to appeal assist" this work by attending our gers departing. Helena May Institute at 5.30 p.m. fields, and this year student

for public support for the St. John Annual Ball, and buying a diag from Asama Maru The Voluntary Ald (ARP) labour is to be organized on Course held on Tuesdays at the an even greater scale. Even THERE is no denying that Ambulance Association and Bagace one of our St. John nurse who HK.V.D.C. Headquarters han also during the past winter of-the people as a whole dis- Annual Ball. which is to be held volunteers for any kind of human- THE BIG WHITE steamer with he went sailing on the P. and O.

1 further been completed, but

season, travellers on the more belleve entirely in the official at the Hongkong Hotel on Friday, tarian work, and lately often at

lines casualty figures and are far April 28. under the distinguished the risk of her life we shall feel of the N.Y.K. Line, came into the railway course of three lectures will be

patronage of His Excellency The that our work for Humanity's sake countrified given in order to enable those

could see

sceptical students working more

Governor and Lady Northcote, and is appreciated by the people of all who have completed the volun-

of St. John serves. tary Aid Course to qualify as Air with the women on the land. high-sounding motives of the the Flag Day on Saturday, May races whom the Venerable Order Raid Wardens or Air Raid Warden Although the rice crop was war than they were a year a

The Ball, which is usually held in Instructors. These classes will be announced to be "almost up ago. Japan is too much di- Keld at the H.K.V.D.C. Headquarto par," official quarters ad- vided, horizontally and vertithe Chinese New Year was post- ters on Tuesdays at 10.30 am mit privately that the crop cally, for generalization. The posed on account of heavy Stan work connected. with rellet commencing to-morrow.

was the worst in many years, ayes still have it but they no owing to the rains, floods, longer have confidence and measures over the border, and re- all played. įcruitment of 1,000 additional and shortage of man-power. their cards are Meanwhile, the price which The dynamic elements are all Brigade men, but it is hoped that 1 spite of the lateness of the the farmer gets for his rice is with the noes. ":

IN SPITE of Japan's season the pumlic will give it the strictly controlled, and prices of things he needs to buy threats to carry on the war measure of success it deserves. Tuesday:-Hanoi, Bangkok

in China "for a hundred years The Committee have arranged Kwong Chow Art School, Kowloon, Dorado, Delphinus-7 and 7.30 have risen considerably.

THE RETURN of wounded if necessary," there are signs an excellent cabaret with the fol-was exhibited at the Kam Ling soldiers has helped to cause that the economic and poll-lowing items:-Miss Daisy O'Keefe's Restaurant, West Point, on Satur-

Japan. tical structure of the Japan-pupils in a demonstration of the day and yesterday. Thursday: France, Hano'. Hong- There have been many cases ese Empire are already crum- Chen-Mei Lan Fang Sword Dance:tracted many will close to-day at where families heard that bling and, should the Chinese Miss Azalea Raynolds-Ballet their wounded sons, hus- succeed in maintaining their Dance; Miss Eva Turner-Soloist, bands, brothers or fathers morale and their ability to and Miss Colleen Ng Quinn were in certain hospitals. continue the war for another crooner.

AIRPORT NEWS Imperial Airways.

SOUTHROUND',,

Air France

NORTHBOUND)

kong.

Bervice-1 p.m. Pan American Airways:

EASTBOUND

USA..

Wednesday:

Hongkong.

Manila,

Honolulu Cipper-12.30 pm.

BSG-WESTBOUND ThursdayManila, USA. Honolulu Clipper--8.30 am

disillusionment in

the about

Blue Danube Walts; Mrs. Percy

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ROBA LANGLEY

Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, April 15.

STUDENTS SHOW PAINTINGS

A large collection of Chinese painting, by the students of the

The Exhibition, which has at-

10 p.m.

LOCAL ESTATE Leave has been granted for They travelled there, pleaded year or two. as they un-It is anticipated that HE the

HEA Major General sealing certified copy of probate to be shown the patients and doubtedly will, the world may Governor. were at last allowed to pay expect to witness interesting Grasett and Commodore Dicken of the will of Mrs. Fiora Nathan, who died in India on November visits. They came out half-developments in Japan. And will be amongst the official guests. demented with what they these may even come sooner

than many expect.

saw!

With regard to the Flag Day, 15, 1938. The late Mrs. Nathan all the numerous organisations who left Inca estate of 253,600,

tions we were set to ask Mr. A. J. Campbell, representative of the UB. Treasury Department, when

the peppermint stick" funnels, steamer, but we couldn't find him. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Williams, of the Asiatic Petroleum Co.. were harbour at daylight on Saturday.

Mr. H. W. Bradley "journeyed | last-minute arrival at the ship- down from Shanghai Mrs. G. F. side and were drenched in rain

Williams' came calling from Kobe which fell just before the Corfiz and Mr. Kart Vogt hailed from salled.

Photograph taken at the Second Extra Race meeting held at the Valley on Saturday and Monday (Photo by Laica),