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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS

THE INDO-CHINA STEAM HONG KONG

NAVIGATION CO.,

LIMITED.

Statement On Detention Of

& YAUMATIS.S. Sagres By

The Japanese

FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED

SHAREHOLDERS

The fifteenth Annual General

The Fifty eighth Ordinary NOTICE TO General Meeting of the Company will be held at the Offices of the General Managers, Messrs, Jar dine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Meeting of Shareholders will be Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on held at the Company's officer at Thursday, 25th May, 1939, at the Jordan Road Ferry Pier, noon, for the purpose of receiving | Kowloon, on Wednesday, the the Report of the Directors, pass ing the Accounts, and electing

Directors and Auditors.

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 18th May to the 8th June, 1939 inclusive.

By Order of the Board, JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., General Managers.

Hong Kong, 25th April, 1939.

BRITISH SUBJECTS

REGISTRATION

Forms can be obtained at

all Police Stations and Post

Offices.

REGISTER NOW.

CHINA

387

UNDERWRITERS,

LIMITED.

(Incorporated in Hong Kong).

"NOTICE is hereby given that the Fifteenth Annual Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders

26th April, 1939, at 12 Noon, for the purpose of receiving the re port of the Board of Directors together with a statement of Ac. counts for the year ended 31st December, 1938.

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Mr. S. T. Williamson of William- son and Co. issued the following report late yesterday evening re- garding the s. s. Sagres 'which was held by Japanese agents:

Sagres returned on Tuesday after- noon to Hongkong from the Pas- cadores in the Japanese ship Can- ton Maru. Before leaving the Pas- cadores the Master was informed

"The Officers and Crew of the 3.3.

that the Sagres has been detained

for further examination by the Ja- panese Authorities and her part cargo of 80 tons of salt would be confiscated. Both Officers and men during their 14 days detention at the Pascadores were repeatedly The transfer books of the Com-examined by the Japanese Author!- pany will be closed from the 15th ties as to the bona fides of the April to 26th April 1939, both ship, her cargo and ports of call. days inclusive.

LAU TAK PO, Managing Director.

The Baily Press.

Editorial

報西剌 C

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

Night Editor (Wanchai Office)."

Tel. 24511. London Offee: 53. Fleet Street

E.C.A.

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HONGKOND, APRIL 26, 1939

EMERGENCY CONSCRIPTION

ONSCRIPTION has in the

past gained an unfavour-

There can be no doubt as to the right of the ship to fy the Red Ensign or of the correctness of her trading.

"It will be recalled that EMS, Thracian was sent from Swatow to investigate when the news of a threat of seizure was received.

H.M.S. Thracian found the Sagres. in the hands of a prize crew and under Naval escort although strong protest was made by her Com- manding Officer to the Japanese | destroyer Commander the right to board the Sagres was refused.

"Since the seizure of the Sagres energetic action has been taken with the Japanese Naval Author ties and the matter has been re- ferred to the Foreign Office.

"The results of these protests is not yet known but in view of the unwarranted detention of the ves- sel further action will be required to effect the release of the vessel.

"The Owners, Williamson and Co., and the Douglas 5.9. Co. Ltd., who are the Charterers, have fully satisfied the Authorities as to the bona fides of the Sagres."

EDITORIAL

Mr. Edward Wilshaw, J.P., Llenten- ant of the City of London. Chair-

man of Cable and Wireless Lid.

"Social Message" Cables

NEW FLAT RATE

Free Transmission

On May 1

LONDON, April 25 (Reuter) -Mr. Edward Wishaw, chair- "maa of Messrs. Cable, and Wireless, to-day "announced the inauguration of a new Inter- Empire "social message" ser- vice.

INSPECTION OF NEW CENTRAL MARKET

Splendid Modern Building

Built for a century of ser- vice, and of a design and plan hitherto unknown in any local project of such magnitude, the new Central Market, over which members of the Press were taken on a special tour of inspection yesterday, created an extremely favourable im. pression.

Not only is every modern faci- lity and convenience, both for dealer as well as customer, incor- porated in the general architec- ture, but nowhere else in the Fur East, it may safely be said, is there another market which so thorough- ly conforms to the highest stan dards of hygiene and public health.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1939.

CHINA'S TEA EXPORTS

ON UPWARD TREND

Increase Of Over Two Million Pounds Compared With 1937

CHUNGKING, APRILI 25 (CENTRAL)~~~~CHINA'S TEA · EX- PORTS TOTALLED $1,767,000 LBS. IN 1938, THE HIGHEST" FIGURE IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS, according to figures re- leased by Mr. A.G. Witham, English expert in the China National Tea Corporation. The figure represented an increase of 2.133,000 Ibs. over 1937 and 9. 569,000 lbs. over the total for 1935.

It was "practically an all-round increase in various kinds of Chinese

TENDERING FOR tea

STALLS IN

NEW MARKET

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In 1938 China sold abroad 24,009,000 lbs. of black,tea, "as

against 25,498,000 lbs. in 1937 and 21,171.000 lbs. In 1936. Of green tea China exported 80,959,000 lbs. last. year, as compared with 35,951,000 lbs. in 1937 and 34,377,000 lbs. in 1936. Of tea of miscellaneous brands. China exported 12,664,000 All the lessees of temporary lbs. last year. as against 11,015,000 The tour of inspection was con

poultry, fish, beef and mutton and fbs. in 1937 and 6.635,000 lbs. in ducted by Mr. R. R. Todd, Chair-pork stalls in the Western Market, 1936,

South Block, had been given notice on Feb. 15, 1939, that they must quit their stalls not later than Apr. 30, 1839. It is intended to recon struct the interior of the Western Market, South Block, as early as possible, money having been pro vided for this purpose in this year's estimates.

man of the Urban Council, assist- ed by Sanitary Inspector S. Eccle- shall, who will be Inspector in charge of the market, and the de- tall and care. with which they ex- plained Items proved of great help

in forming an opinion about the market, an opinion that has been summed up above.

The design of the building, which is four storeys high, is definitely modern in trend. The exterior is faced with cream terrazzo tiles. while the interior walls, to permit easy cleaning, are also covered

From May 1, messages of a social character may be sent on a charge of five shillings for 12 words. The with terrazzo. scheme covers the whole Empire, with the temporary exception of India, Burma, Canada, Sudan and Transjordan,

The new service will be in troduced in an original man- ner on May 1 when every man. woman and child in the Empire may send a social inessage free of charge.

· LOCAL NOTICE

from London as follows:

There are three main marketing floors, while the top storey is given over to offices and quarters for European inspectors and the market overseer."

miri

DROP IN BRICK TEA

that suffered a drop last year was The only variety of Chinese tea

lbs. of it were marketed in foreign brick tea. Altogether only 4.135.000 countries in 1938, as compared with 19.170,000 lbs. in 1937 and 20,035.000 lbs. In 1936.

Inasmuch as brick tea has a large market in Russia, Siberia and Mongolia, the China Na- tional Tea Corporation is spar- ing no efforts to encourage brick tea exports in the enrrent year.

MONTHLY RENTALS For the poultry section of the New Market, the Markets Select Committee fixed the monthly rental per stall at $80.00. At the "closed tendering." 39 stalls were let at an average rental of $96.25 and at the "open tendering" keeping China's tea industry not The lion's share of the credit for 6 stalls were let at an average ren-only going but actually on sal of $226.58 The average rental upward trend goes to the China. for the 45 poultry stalls 18, there National Tea Corporation which fore, $113.63. The madmum rental was founded in May. 1937.es & joint obtained is $341.60 and the min-enterprise imum obtained is $60.00.

the

between the Chinese For the fah section the Select chants. The corporation, capitalized government, bankers and tea mer- Committee fixed the minimum monthly rental per stall at $40.00 old tea Industry and promote its at $2,000,000 aims to revive the age-

At the "closed tendering," 37 stalls were let at an average rental of

exports. 359.70 and at the "open tendering" 20 stalls were let at an average }, rental of $10288. "The average ren- tal for the 7 Fish Stalls is there- fore $74.85. The maximum renta! obtained is $126.00 and the min unum obtained is $41.00.

"THE STALLS It is learned that of the stalls the following have been let:-

Poultry(Minimum rent fixed by Markets Select Committee at $60 per month); in closed tenders. 39 were let at an average of $90.25; in open tenders six were let at an average of $226.58, the average for A memorandum from the Hong-the 45 stalls therefore being $113.- kong office of Cable and Wireless 63. The maximum rent is $226.58. Limited, adds to the above message.

Fish.--(Minimum $40): closed tenders 37 at an average of $59.70; While the Introduction of the open 20 at an average of $102.88: Beneral Empire Rate has accom-average for the 57 being $74.85. plished a good deal, particularly Maximum price paid is $128,.mini- on behalf of the business commum $41. .. munity. It is felt that something Beef and Mutton(Minimum more should be done to assist and rent $70): closed tenders 26 at an ing" 26 stalks were let at an aver- encourage social traffic.

average of $112.62; open 12 at an average of $248.37, the average for the 38 being $155.54, Maximum rent paid was $384, minimum $70. Pork(Minimum $45): at closed tender held on Monday 44 were' let at an average of $71.92: bld- ding for the remaining 18 will be held to-day.

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For the beef and mutton section the Select Committee fixed the minimum monthly rental per stall at $70.00. At the "closed tender-

age rental of 3112.62 and at the "open tendering" 12 stalls were let at an average rental of $248.37.

able reputation in Britain. the British Ambassador in This dislike could probably be Paris, and M. Daladler, the traced to the activities of the French Prime Minister, in press gangs" during the connexion with the necessity,

Wars Napoleonic

which owing to the present state of brought the system into dis-world tension, for Great favour, but the position to-Britain to introduce compul- day has to be considered from sory service. The French of China Underwriters, Limited.

an entirely different stand-point of view is interesting will be held at the Offices of the point as far as the strength and is, in effect, that while, Company, 4a Des Voeux Road of Britain's fighting units are in the Great War, Britain Central, Hong Kong, on Friday, concerned. The strength of promptly sent an expedition- | the 28th day of April 1939, at Britain's land forces at the ary force comprised of some 2.30 p.m. for the purpose of re. Present moment are vested in five divisions for service in ceiving the Report of the Board the regular long service Army, the early stages of that of Directors and a Statement of the Volunteers and the Terri- memorable conflict, this force Accounts for the year ended 31st units have already met with a balance the force of the pre- torials. Recruiting for these proved totally inadequate to December, 1938, and of electing remarkable response, but if liminary onslaught of

the Directors and Auditors.

sufficient numbers are not German troops and France The Transfer Books and Re. forthcoming to swell the' was thus compelled to bear gister of Members of the Comranks of these units to the the full burden of the on special forms provided in our any closed tenders limited to form-monthly rental per stall at $45.00:

pany will be closed from the 21st April, 1939, to the 28th April, 1939, both days Inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

HERBERT R. STURT,

Managing Director. Hong Kong, 17th April, 1939.

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THE HONG KONG, CANTON & MACAO

· STEAMBOAT CO..

LIMITED

NOTICE to SHAREHOLDERS

it

On May 1, therefore, the Company is introducing "cheap and flat rate Social Message Service, applicable all the year round, to most of the countries of the Empire.

The flat rate is $4.00 for twelve words, and 33 cents for each word in excess there- of. The symbol GLT, which' indicates the type of message, will not be charged for.

Regarding tenders for the fruits and vegetables section the matter is sub judice as an appeal has been made to the Governor-in-Council against the decision of the Urban The messages should be, writtenCouncil that "there should not be

offices for this class of traffic. er lessees of the fruit stalls and They should refer to social affairs vegetable stalls in the old market such as anniversaries, greetings, personal and family news, and non-commercial toples, and · will require an adequate address.

In inaugurating the service on

The average rental for these 33 beet and mutton stalls is, therefore $155.54. The maximum rental cbtained is $384.00 and, the min imum obtained is $70,00. Two stalia let; they will be let, by tender as in this Section have not yet been

usual, for the sale of Mohammedan and Hindu meat respectively.

For the pork section the select Committee fixed the minimum"

At the "closed tendering," held yes- terday, 44 stalls were let at an average rental of $71.92. The "open, tendering for the remaining 18 stalls will be held on Wednesday

"

While more Chinese, iea was exported in 1938. Japanese tea, including Formosan products .. actually suffered a sharp re- duction in export figures. In 1937 Japan sold abroad 77,311, 000 lbs. of tea, but only 58,538, 000 lbs last year, colistituting a drop of 18,773.000 lbs.

Mrs. Percy Chen who will perform the Mei Lán' Fant sword dance at the St. John Ambulance Brigade zuil ball at the Hongkong Hotel' on Friday night.

required "standard, other German attack. The French ploited to achieve this object. was means will have to be ex- also point out that

not until nearly two The first step towards realiz-

years later-at the Battle ing this aim has already been of the Somme in July 1916-

|C.N.A.C. EXECUTIVE (to-day). taken with the institution of that Britain was able to place the Compulsory National Re-a sufficiently large force in May 1, the Company invites, each

DUE IN COLONY

APPEAL TO GOVERNMENT gister, but, in the event of the field. The French troops member of the public to send, on arrived

Imperial Airways' Delphinus As regards the fruit section and this falling, it is difficult to had, in the meanwhile, taken that day, one free message

at Kal Tak yesterday the vegetable section of the New see what other measures other the brunt of the German minimum length (twelve words) kok and Hanol, It was reported cli was that there should not be afternoon at 4 o'clock from Bang Market, the decision of this Coun- than the institution of emer-offensive and put a tremen- to a relative or friend in another that Mr. P. Y. Wong Managing any "closed tendering" "limited to gency conscription can be dous and successful stand at part of the Empire. But words in Director of China National Avia the former lessees of fruit stalls contemplated.

the Battle of the Marne the excess of twelve will be paid for at tion Corporation, was expected on and vegetable stalls in the Old OPPONENTS of the system result of which saved Paris- the reduced rate of 33 cents per the plane. Though Lleut. Com- Market, whose circumstances, are

IN HONGKONG of conscription hold the view and again in their heroic word. Such messages may be mander, A. D. 8. Murray, local different from the circumstances of that the introduction of such defence.

Verdun an handed in at either of the Commanager of Imperial Airways and the former lessees of meat, poultry No 4. Shouson Hill, Island Road, M. HO. Melchior, residing at compulsion will entall hard-episode in the Great War pany's offices, Electra House, No. 3, Mr. P. Delany of Pan American and fish stalls. ship. An examination of the which has gone down in his. Connaught Road, Central, or No. Airways' Traffic Dept, were on appeal agaiut the Urban Council's Forrest

As however, an was fined $5 by Mr. R. A D. 67. Jervois Street,

#t the Central Court hand at the airport to greet the d'iston has been made to the yesterday for driving a car at an aviation executive, he was not Governor-in-Council, the matter excessive speed of 28 miles per among the passengers.

must be regarded as sub judice,

hour in a controlled Area in Queen's Road East on April 4,

position, however, will make tory.

It possible to refute "such a

at

JEW POLICEMEN KILLED

MAIFA, Apr 25 (Reuter)-Two

It is expected that Mr. Wong stopped over in Hanoi and either arrived in the Colony in the Eurasia Aviation Corporation's

Fm.

suggestion." In Britain to-day STAFF to-day, with this ex- THE FRENCH GENERAL there are over a million and a perience to back them up, NOTICE is hereby given half unemployed. There is hold the view that unless that the ONE HUNDRED indisputable evidence that Britain enforces conscription, and NINETEENTH ORDIN even boys from school have it will be almost impossible Jewish supernumerary policemen plane, Late yesterday, or he will ARY MEETING OF Share. gone on the dole.

Such a for her to place a large force were shot dead near a railway France service, due to-day at 1 By to Hongkong by the. Alr holders in the Company, will be doned even by the sternest They believe that if Britain Haifa.

position can hardly be con- in the field in under two years. station in the eastern quarter of held at the office of the Company; critics of conscription and had been able to place a force Queen's Building, Victoria, Hong they would, we believe, be the of about twenty divisions in Kong, on Friday, 28th April. 1939, at noon, for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Direc lors, together with a Statement of Accounts, and re-electing Directors and Auditors.

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

By Order of the Board of Directors.

France in the autumn of 1914,

Capt. LA. Dykes in the Del. phinus brought the delayed Big- lish mail which amounted to 38 kilog

FALSE

PRETENCES

first to admit that it would be far better for all such able France would never have been on both sides. The French bodied men, who to-day de- exposed to the dangers that General Staff, with these bit- pend on Government gen- confronted her during the ter lessons of the last con- erosity for their existence, to earlier stages of the war. Of | flagration still fresh in their For the second time, Wong: serve a period, in the Army, course, the value of the memory, argue that such risks| Chung, 50-year-old fisherman, which offers in addition to a British forces in 1917 are ad- would have been easily avoid was "pawned in a restaurant by honourable calling, a healthy mitted when they came to the ed if Britain had been able his friends. On the first occa- and open air life, with ex-rescue of General Nivelle after to send a large attacking slon he was let off, but this cellent vocational training. he had failed to stem the force to their assistance in time he was arrested and taken There is also the fact that by Germans in the champagne the autumn of 1914. That to the police station by the fokla joining up they would help to country and with his own there is a good deal of logic

He appeared before Mr. R. A. D. enhance the security of their troops on the verge of mutiny. in their argument cannot be Forrest at the Central Court country in time of distress The British troops, as a diver- denied and it is, at the same credit by false pretences, and was yesterday, charged with obtaining and emergency.

sion, made an attack at the time, an additional reason stated to have consumed $3.44

H.Secretary, IN THE RECENT CABLED Hong Kong. 14th April, 1939.

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NEWS it was stated that con- versations have been taking place between Sir Eric Phipps,

Messines Ridge, the Ypres why conscription must be worth of food and wine without salient and ended up at Pas- undertaken if such risks are paying for it, for which he was cherdale in November 1917 not to be repeated in the fined $10 or four weeks' imprison- with an enormous loss of life future.

ment

CERTAIN STALLS The discovery by the Press that there was to be a "closed tendering" as well as an "open tendering" for stalls in the poultry, fish and meat sections was made the occasion for some unnecessary sensationaliseri.........

I would point out that the notification which was publish- ed in the newspapers on April 13 did not say that tenders for all the stalls in the New Mar- !! ket would be received on the days mentioned. It said that tenders for certain stalls would be received on the days men- ∙tioned, and that tendering on those particular days would be open to all members of the pub- Itc. It should not be necessary to say that the arrangementa made by this Council for the letting of the stalls were made In exercise of the discretionary powers given to the Counell by Markets By-law 6.

LICENCES GRANTED

TRAFFIC OFFENCES

» CAUTIONED

Pleading guilty through a re presentative, F. Van Lifet, xe siding at No. 4, Conduft, Road, was cautioned by Mr. R. A D. Forrest for driving a car in Chater Road, a thoroughfare closed to traffic, on April 3, 2

Inspector Saunders Informed the Court that the summons was taken out by a mistake, as offen- ders of this kind were generally warned on the first occasion. Defendant had been in the Colony. “ for a few days..."

TIME LIMIT EXCEEDED

A fine of $2 was imposed on M. Talan, who pleaded guilty, to the summons of parking a car in Pedder Street exceeded the, time limit on April 3,

24.4.38 inclusive are: Bake Houses 1 Food Shops 3, Milk Shops 4 Offensive Trades 18vine List or Licences granted by the Eating Houses 4, Restaurants, Urban Counell between 11.438 and Total 1B,