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PACE & HONGKONG DAILY. PRESS

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS

BANK HOLIDAYS.

In "Accordance, with Govern

EX. ment Ordinance, THE CHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the Transaction BUSINESS 01 of PUBLIC MONDAY, THE 29TH MÁY, -1939, (WHIT MONDAY).

Hong Kong, 24th May, 1939,"

414

ALICE MEMORIAL AND AFFILIATED HOSPITALS.

The Annual Meeting of the Alice Memorial & Affiliated Hos pitals will be held on Friday, May 26th. 1939, at 12 noon, in the Club Room attached to the Challenge Book Shop, Queen's Building, 1, Ice House Street, 1st. floor.

R. M. ALDERTON,

Secretary.

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CHUNG YUEN ELECTRICAL: COMPANY.

NOTICE.

NOTICE IS HEREBY

LANE, CRAWFORD,

LIMITED.

"Red Star Over China" Confiscated

NOTICE is hereby given that CHINESE BOOK SHOPS

IN S'HAI RAIDED

the Seventeenth Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders will be held at Exchange Building, Hong Kong, on SATURDAY, 27TH ELEVEN MAY, 1939, AT O'CLOCK A:M.

The Transfer Bocks of the Company will be closed from 15TH MAY TO 27TH MAY, 1939, both days inclusive,

By Order of the Board of Directors.

A. W. BROWN,

Manager. Hong Kong, 9th May, 1939.

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THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LIMITED.

The Fifty eighth Ordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at the Offices of the General Managers, Messrs. Jar dine, 'Matheson & Co., Ltd., Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on Thursday, 25th May, 1939, al noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, Pass

BY JAPANESE

HUNGKING, May 24 (Central) C

One-thousand-and-five-hun- dred copies of the Chinese trans- lation of the "Red Star Over

China." written by Edgar Snow, Japanese

were

confiscated by

plain-clothes men and polles from the Tsin Y Book Binding Shop in the International Settlement, Shanghal, during a raid on Mon- day, according to a Shanghai re- port.

The cashier of the shop, Wu Pel- fin.. was brought to the police station for questioning.

Raids on other Chinese book stores were also conducted by the Settlement police, but the results have not been divulged.

FRIARS TO MEET

The General Chapter of Friars Minor, or Franciscans, will shortly meet in Assisi under the prest- dency of Cardinal Dolot, metal Protector of the Order, for the purpose of electing a new govern- ing body and dealing with im- portant questions confronting the Order. The General Chapter meets once every alx years.--(T.C.)

crowded state of the Colony. The authorities at present

EDITORIAL

Mr. and Mrs. George Vanderbilt, prominent American" from New York, who are returning from South Sumatra with a large collection of birds.

REAR - ADMIRAL MURRAY ARRIVES.

Flag Hoisted In H.M.S. Cornwall

Rear-Admiral A.... J. L' Murray, D. 8. O., O. B. E, Rear-Admiral of the Fifth Cruiser Squadron, nucleus of the British Naval forces on the

China Station, arrived to take up

his appointment in the s. 5. Ran- pura, yesterday.

Hi dag was yesterday hoisted in H M. B. Comwall, and a salute was fired by H. M. S. Dorsetshire and replied to by H. M. S. Kent.

The U. S. 9. Tulsa which was in port, also saluted the new Rear- Admiral, the Kent again replying. No official" calls were paid by

Rear-Admiral Murray yesterday.

Commodore A. M. Peters, D. 8. C.,

Resistance To Methods Of Force

STRICT CONFORMITY TO PRINCIPLES OF

THE LEAGUE LONDON, May 24° ́ (Reuter)] -Lord Halifax has issued B statement on the obligations Britain has undertaken “aim- ed at resistance to the im- position of methods of force. which,

would if continued, lead civilization into anarchy.”

Lord Halifax did not lift the

GIVEN that Mok King Fung ising the Accounts, and electing send coolies round in conges who has been appointed Com-vell over the Anglo-Soviet con-

no longer the English Secretary of our firm, his service having

Directors and Auditors.

been terminated on the 21st day Company will be closed from the We believe, is not to be found D. C.. also arrived vesterday by the circumstances to

of May, 1939.

CHUNG YUEN ELECTRIC COMPANY,

No. 71, Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong, 22nd May, 1939.

PEAK TRAMWAYS

CO., LTD.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY given that the ANNUAL OR DINARY GENERAL MEET, ING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the HONG KONG HOTEL, on FRIDAY, the 2nd. JUNE 1939, at 11.00a.m., for the purpose of receiving the Re- port of Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 30th. April, 1939. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, 26th day of May to FRIDAY, the 2nd, of June 1939, both days inclusive.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers. Hong Kong, 20th May, 1939.

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THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Queensland),

The Transfer Books of 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.

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HONGKONG, MAY 25, 1939

RED SCOURGE AGAIN

ed districts to collect garbage twice a day, a practice which,

in any other city in the world. Streets are constantly being. swept but, unfortunately, al- most as soon as the sanitary coolies turn their backs, many inhabitants throw them back, almost immediately, into

their former dirty state. It has been suggested, therefore, that, for the main streets, the question of mechanized sweepers might be considered. by the health authorities.

motore in succession to Commo- sultations, but made it clear that. core E. B. C. Dicken. O. B. E, whille ftwhad been impossible in carry out the the s. s. Ranpura.

the Government's action in League, all that had been done was in strict conformity to the principles of the League.

Opposition Amendment Withdrawn

LORDS DEBATE ON PALESTINE

(Renter)-The

IN SPITE of the early warning given by Dr. P. S. LONDON, Mar 24 Selwyn-Clarke and an early House of Lords Hepated the Pales-

start on the cholera cam-tine White Paper on a

He added that when the nego-

tiations were complete the Gov ernment would communicate the result to the League.

Lord Halifax emphasized

Government that the

beld In- strongly to the ideals of ternational collaboration ... of which the League was a sym- bol

M. Bonnet, the French Foreign motion Minister, "made 4 statement

DEATH PENALTY

paign, we feel that these approving the Government's policy. similar terms.

to which Lord Spell moved an warnings and the advice

amendment similar to the lines of tendered should be more the ozicial Labour Amendment frequently given and, fur-moved in the House of Commons. thermore, it should be intend- Lord Snell and Lord Samuel ed especially for the type of criticised at length the Govern person who usually suffers ment's proposals and the latter from the disease. Public condemned particularly those rer lecturers might also be pro-lating to immigration, contending vided as many of the sufferers that the obvious idea of a National

Jews are illiterate and "unable Home for the either to afford or to read the strangled.

The Archbishop of Canterbury newspapers and posters.

expressed the view that the White COMPLAINTS have

from Paper was giving very scant jus- time to time been received tice to the Jews. regarding the fly nuisance and we would strongly recom-

Was being

SPIRITUAL HOME Lord Zealand, for the Govern-

FOR TREASON DUBLIN, May 24 (Reuter)- The Dall passed a Treason Bill under which the death, penalty may be inflicted for treason.

The Bill will become law when it is signed by the Fre sident on May 25.

on

THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1939.

Hello & Goodbye.

(BY A. W. HYER)

Yesterday, must have been "grumble" day. All our popula- tion had something to "yip" about-"Pan American Airways. overdue again," and, "Imperial Airways was late with the mall.” And it was just about too hot for comfort! Also, "what do these Japanese think they are doing stopping British P. & 0. steamera front Europe?"

But, it will all be remedied some ¦ a.s. Tjisadane

day: For instance," the Imperial

Imperial Airways

3.5. Shirala

Airways brought the mall in, and WHILE ON THE subject of avia- Pan American Airways' Honolulu tion. Baron C. von Grablons Clipper is reported to be arriving certainly came near to "putting to-day, and no doubt, it will be something' over" on the local press. come cooler.

Off he sailed, Tuesday morning, to- | Manila. The Lufthansa executive. was to take passage on the Pan

Airways' CAPTAIN L. J. M. WHITE seems American

Clipper: to to.be, unfortunate. On Tues-America, but, sad to say, no Cip- day in Bangkok when about to per showed up and was he a dis- depart in the Della for Hongkong, gusted aviator! So much so he went his plane swung and broke several south to the Philippine city mak- vital landing sections, therefore, ing sure he would make the next- Captain Joe Davies "went to bat" Clipper going westward. and in the Delphinus and brought the week-end passengers into the Colony, yesterday aftemoon at MONDAY, 8AM, the steamer with 4.45 o'clock,

the black and white banded Captain I, A. Dykes in the Dora-funnels came into the harbour do put the week-end mail down in

from Singapore and souther Hongkong. Wednesday morning at 7.30, and with an hour or so rest, ports.

There were a few interesting stepped back into the Dorado and callers for Hongkong, one outstand- took om for the Siamese Capital.

Professer H. being Therefore, your mall from England with, from India. He teaches Eng- will be on time to-day, arriving ish Literature at the Peshawar about 4 pm. Imperial Airways' College in the Frontier Provinces. slogan "the mall must, go through" After a short visit here he may is certainly being put into practice continue to Shangbai, these days.

ing

Beck-..

Captain E. L. Kalle disappeared There is that man again, mean before we put in an appearance: ing, the genial Mr. J. R. Roxburgh, we understand he Is connected number one of John I. Thornycroft with the Furness Line.

and Co., Ltd, who returns from There were also Mr. and Mrs. F. several weeks of busy sojourning B. Vaughn and Miss V. Kelly, from in Rangoon Wonder if he wCalcutta and Rangoon, respective- busy person! stay put for awhile; he is such a ly. These travellers are on their

way to Europe via America.

THE BIG WHITE motarship Ruys.. pride and joy of the Line, and passengers, stopped in Hongkong. on Wednesday at 7 am,

And another old friend of China's came flying from Rangoon, .. Huys Dr. J. Lassing Back. This gentle- | man has assisted a great deal in the work of the New Life Move-. ment in China. And he will pro bably be going by air to Chung-

Two charming residenta return- king or America in a few weeks ed from a pleasant tour to South such travelling is a mere nothing Africa, Mr. and Mrs, F. Stafford to the occupied doctor.

Smith, retired executive of the Mr. N. Sunmers was travelling British-American Tobacco Co. from London. He was greeted by There were many friends happy to friends and immediately kidnapped greet and welcome these informal to a waiting car, and awayi y

people home.. Air France

THE VILLE DE SAIGON called at Kai Tek, yesterday, 1250 from France, via Hanol.

Mr. and Mrs. George Vanderbilt, of New York, are returning from hunting expedition in South Sumatra. They could--not say

Charming in attire and manner enough in praise of the "popular white motorstilp.” "The food is was Miss E. Cavender of Shanghai, where she assists in the work of delicious, the cabins are comfort- the American Consulate office. Itable, it is a grand ship and we wish it could carry us to Honolulu, la vacation time for the "American gal" who selected Kunming for a relaxation spot. Hongkong she

were their sentiments. However of they sail to-morrow in the Em

found hot, but intends to enjoy preas of Asia for Hawaii.

Mr. A.. W. Bailey, secretary to her two days visit before returning the Vanderbilts, found Hongkong a to the "grindstone" in the Empress hot place indeed and he is looking

of Asia to-morrow morning.

Air

Mr. E Totah comes visiting to

forward to the land of gardenias,

And two other passengers who...

and will probably continue north WEDNESDAY, 7.30 AM the Em to Shanghai and Japan. He is an-

press of Asia was sitting pretty

other vacationer!

at the pier just in from Manila. Mr. L. M. Scherven is one of the Me and Mrs. George Costello, handsomest Belgian Consuls It has Oriental Traffic Representative for been our pleasure to interview. Canadian Pacific 8.8. Co., wound down from a four months' residence up his round trip journey to the in Chungking arrived this gentle-south.

France's planes certainly bring the attractive lady passen-guitars, moonlight and blue, bine

waters gers. Another yesterday was Mrs. H. Rondon who has travelled from been occupied by Mr. and Mrs. & Four empty cabins they háď Beyrouth and continues to Shan P. de Lacerdas, their two daughters bat (her home) on the Empress of and one young son. However, with WHALE - OIL STOPS Asia.

bag and baggage the whole family- TRAIN IN JAPAN see The manufacturing repre- had left before we arived. CHOLERA, the red scourge, mend a campaign against ment, said that he believed that

has already returned to this pest, which spreads the what was intended as a National TOKYO, Reuter by Malt-Asentative from Europe is on his Hongkong and vigorous steps disease and which is respon- Home for the Jews was a spiritual passenger train between Tokyo and first air trip, which proved thrive us the sight of their heels.

Hing and enjoyable, and also on his only were Mr. and Mrs, Joubert. are being taken by the Hon. sible for other serious though home, where through the agency Kobe was held up for over two. a few nigirts ago... neur

first call in the Far East. He hopes Empress of Asia Director of Medical Services less dramatic diseases than of the Hebrew University and hours and his staff to cope with it. "cholera." It is known that other institutions there might be Kayakawa when the driving wheels to spend ten days or so in our city Previously, cholera did not flies breed rapidly in places kept alive and enriched the arts suddenly started to skid round and

of Judaism and where the Jewish the train ceased to move. exist in Hongkong for many like this Colony so it is neces

It appeared that there was a years but it may now be re- sary that there should be ex-religion might be practised at

boly places. garded as endemic.

tra precautions.

freight train ahead, loaded with Much food

The Government had done much whale meat and blubber, which is exposed for sale which to establish national homes for had dribbled off along a long SINCE THIS is a disease of might well be kept under Jews of that kind. Undoubtedly stretcis of the track. the human intestine, It

cover and regulations to this they did promise to recognize and follows that there is some

end might well be designed. support Arab 'independence in the The passenger train was detained kind of contact between the Swat the Fly" campaigns, greater part of the Arablan coun- for two hours and a quarter while discharge of patients and the such as those carried on in tries and the Government claimed track-men went ahead to wipe the next victim, which is almost Shanghai and in various that they had already fulfilled whale-all off the rails. as unpleasant a fact as the parts of China, would certain that promise, as witness the case

of the city destroyed. No attempt Another busy gentleman was Mr. disease itself. The precisely do a great deal to help in

is being made to reconstruct E. J. Wilson, secretary of Carmelo the route through which

Changking and the Chinese Head- and Bauermann in the south. disease is contracted must of

quarters have moved from the · Mr. C. A. đẹ Castro, with her two necessity vary very widely.IT IS TO BE HOPED that In the main, it is largely one the early and rigorous

ATHENS, May 23 (Reuter) The centre of the town. However, with daughters and son, came searching Lord Snell withdrew his amend British trade talks which were re-all his troubles, he was gay and for a change, cooler chimes and ́ of sanitation. In this con methods which the medical

short vacation in our city: have taken in ment and the House agreed to the cently concluded by the British happy to be here. nexion; it is of considerable authorities interest to note that the matters of public health re- Government's motion approving trade mission here will be continued authorities have taken up the cently will be sufficient to the policy of the White Paper in London.

The following were among the question of illegal and indis- prevent such serious cholera without a division,

passengers who arrived in Hong- criminate night soll dumping epidemics as we have had in and are exercising some the past two years but, in

Owners of motor cars in Shang- A Charity Concert, featuring the kong yesterday by the 8.5. Ran- vigour in the prosecution of view of the nature of this that the Singapore Transfer Re- persons found guilty of this dreadful disease, its cost in who are members of the Auto-Bitson Ma Quartet, which is being pura: Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Elphick. A new gold field has been dis- mobile Club of China and who sponsored by the Lingnan Univer- Mr. W. A. Ferris, Miss R. Brook covered in the Berreja district in life and money to the Colony carry the Club's insignia on their sity General Students Union, will arsh, Mr. C. Bird, Mr. Clark, Mr. the Amur region, according to a gisters will be closed from Thurs | Althy and highly dangerous for nursing and treatment cars are not permitted to enter be given in the Great Hall of the C. A Channing. Mr. W. Hinde, Mr. report which adds that newly dia day, 8th June, to Wednesday, | habit, with a view to its pre and the less direct but very Japanese-controlled areas around Hongkong University on Saturday. and Mrs. JR., Smith, Mr. E. A covered field is one of the richest...

Notice of Declaration of First Interim Dividend.

NOTICE is hereby given that a First Interim Dividend of five pence per share for the financial year ending 31st March, 1940. has been declared by the Direc tors of the Company in Brisbane, payable on 15th June, 1939, to Shareholders on the Registers at Brisbane and Singapore on 14th June, 1939,

NOTICE is also hereby given

14th June, 1989, both days invention. clusive, for the preparation of Dividend Warrants,

By Order of the Board, DERRICK & CO., Chartered Accountants, Local Secretarles. Hong Kong Bank Chambers, SINGAPORE, 12th May, 1939. 399

Hongkong.

of Iraq and other Arab countries,

But the Government claimed with equal rigour that Pales tine was excluded from that-- pledge.

TRADE TALKS

man. The Japanese bombings in There was Mr. C. L. Cookes com- the "northern city were horrorsing to Hongkong and leaving be which he hopes not to witness hind his affairs in the Treasury again. There were easily seven Department of the Hongkong and thousand people killed and most Shanghai Bank. Manila,

NEW GOLD FIELD DISCOVERED

real evils attendant upon the shanghai without first removing June 3, commencing at 8.30 pm Perrin, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Drouet, in the Far Easter area. The ex- WITH the increased water epidemic through quarantine the badge. Notincation of this The entire proceeds will be dona Miss G. Haffner, Miss Richold, Mr. ploitation of the new held will be supply, it is to be hoped that restrictions, etc., even more is decision came after an American ted to medical and refugee relief Jackson, Mr. J. T. McDougall, begun in course of the present year

Miss M. Bayne, Dr. O. M. Har- (T.O.). the authorities will see their required to prevent it from correspondent had inquired why work.

greaves, las V. F. Russell, Mr. E way clear to do some ad-reaching epidemic precau- his car had been stopped on Gar-

R Godfrey Mr. and Mrs. EC ditional street cleaning and tions. Let us hope the public ered to get out of the vehicle and den Bridge and his chauffeur or-

Mr. Lan Lal-woon Bär, W. In view of the widespread de Brooks, Ms H Spreen, Mr. K. H see, washing so as to help in keep will co-operate and carry out remove the insignia before being vastation in Klangsu se result Bell, Mr. Chin Shin-bo, Mr. Chan Ott. Mr. Quek Shin, Mr. K. R. ing the disease down to a the advice given by the allowed to proceed. It was stated of the war and foods, den. Han it-kwan, Mr. A. V Vanscolina, Tan, Mr. Ul Jin Miss A Ver minimum, The careful dis- DM.S., and the "Hongkong that in view of the fact that the Teb-ching. Acting Chairman of Mrs B B Archdeacon, Mr. C. Eders, Mr. Wong Biew-chons, Mr posal of refuse and street Daily Press can be counted club owned an insignia (the white the Kiangsu Provincial Gore Colinge, Mr and Mrs. CH Yap Tal-sing Mr. Leung sweeping occurs to us as a on to do its part by publishing sun on a blue sky background) ment, has petitioned the National Guyatt, Mr. G. 8. Graves, Mr. and Capt. A. M. Peters, R.N., and Mrs. matter requiring extra atten- any advice he may care to which was of a regime that was Government to appropriate

an- Mr. 8. w. Perry, Miss L Vetter, Peters, Me L Papple, Mr. tion during the present over offer the public.

in opposition to the Japanese.other $200,000 for reller purse, ME JOL Wardale, Mr. Chin San- Goetzer,

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