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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS

THE HONG KONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY

CO., LTD.

HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

Telephone To Chungking

And Manila

The question of radio-telephonic

IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED communication with the Colony, AN INTERIM DIVIDEND of that an Interim Dividend of which has been under considera- ONE DOLLAR AND TWENTY | £2.10/% per share, subject to 'detion now for many years, has at FIVE CENTS per share for duction of Income Tax, has been last been proved a possibility, and the Colony is to be linked with the months ended

30th declared for the HALF YEAR outside world by radio-telephone, ending 30th June, 1939, at rate at first with Manila and Chungking of 1/2.3/4 per Dollar.

the six

June, 1939, will be payable on WEDNESDAY, 16th AUGUST, on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained at the Com. pany's Office, 3 Chater Road

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, 4th AUGUST, to TUESDAY, 15th AUGUST, (both days in clusive) during which period no transfer of shares can be re gistered.

"By Order of the Board of

Directors."

·O. EAGER,

Secretary.

Hong Kong, 29th July, 1939.

in about a fortnight's time. It is

that THE DIVIDEND WILL BE Doped

the service will ultimately PAYABLE on and after 14th

be extended to other places. AUGUST at the offices of the Corporation, where Shareholders are requested to apply for War

rants.

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THE REGISTER OF SHARES of the Corporation will be closed from 31st JULY to 12th AUGUST (both "days inclusive) during which period no transfer of Shares can be registered.

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THE STAR" "FERRY CO., LTD.

NOTICE to SHAREHOLDERS

NOTICE is hereby given that ab Interim Dividend of $2.09 per Share has been declared,,, for the half year ended 30th June, 1933, payable on THURSDAY, 17th AUGUST, 1939, on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Office of the Company, Kowloon. The Register of Shares of the Company will be closed from TUESDAY, 8th AUGUST to THURSDAY, 17th AUGUST, 1939, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

C. M. MANNERS, Secretary & Manager. Hong Kong, 27th July, 1939.

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HONG KONG & SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION.

IS HEREBY

NOTICE (GIVEN that Certificates Nos. NS.928 and NS.929 dated Hong Kong, 9th October 1894, for 50 shares numbered 3270/3279, 56190/56199, 20300/20304, 20305-› 20309. 66258/66265, 69642/. (69643, and 52016/52025, Certi ficates Nos. NS.2249, NS.2250 and NS.2251 dated Hong Kong, 10th November 1897, for 75 shares numbered "51251/51262, 51851/51863, 24471/24473, 16097. 16101, 36087/36101, 159741- 15975, 39071/39075, 33649/33653, 2016/2021, 34096/34099, 53746/53750, . Certificate

By Order of the Board of Directors.

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 11th July, 1939.

550

HONG KONG TRAMWAYS LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

Through the co-operation of the Hongkong Telephone Company. calls may be booked over the or dinary telephone system in Hong-

Kong, so that it will be possible to talk to subscribers in either Chungking or Manila from oice desks or homes.

The present proposed rates for three minutes conversations are as

follows:

Tu Chungking 121

To Manila

$41

Successful experiments have al- ready been carried out by the Cable and Wireless, Ltd. and the Hongkong Telephone Company, and it is anticipated that, before long. the Colony will, besides the two centres, be in link with other places on the globe.

THE WEATER With a further fall of over an

EDITORIAL

CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT WEDS

Mr. A. A. Bremner, C.A., of Mesars, Lowe, Bingham" and Matthews, and his bride, formerly Miss Monica Sondy Thompson, after their marriage at St. John's Cathedral on Thursday after-

noon.

CORRESPONDENCE BLACK-OUT

`A,R,P, OFFICER'S APPRECIATION

[To the Editor, The Hongkong

Daily Press "

Sir-Would you please be kind enough to allow me to express my grateful thanks to all those men and

INCIDENT SEQUEL

GERMAN SAILORS

TWO

SATURDAY, JULY 29

29. 1939.

Hello & Goodbye

(BY A. W. HYER

No doubt, yesterday the local public noticed the many red and white ship funnels of the N.YK. Steamship Co. h the här bour, the reason being that Ave transports of this company came Invand out port. It is quite unusual, to have such heavy traffic of one line in twenty-four hours.

The Taiyo Maru, from San Empress of Canada Francisco, is carrying approx- mately 300 passengers who are MISSING THE TIDE on her de round-tripping from the American' parture from Shanghai put: west coast city to Manila. The the Empress of Canada a little be- majority of travellers on the pas hind schedule in her arrival in our senger 1st are educators, writers port, Friday at 1. p.m. down the and professional people out to see bay salled the big white steamer the Far East on their short sum-in from Vancouver and Northern mer holiday.

22 calls.

The Kastma Maru, which arrived Mr. and Mrs. D: M Biggar, ap at noon yesterday for a call of Pearing very well, were greeted by four hours, is carrying General old friends. The manager of the Count Hisalchi Terauchi, former Chase National Bank was return- Commander-in-Chief of the Jap-ing from a splendid holiday of anese Expeditionary Force In many months spent in the United North China, Admiral M. Osumi, States.

of the Supreme War Council, and We did not have the pleasure of Mr. T. Imaka, Japanese financier, meeting Captain and Mrs, A. R. These three are on their way to M. Bridge who have been travel-- Germany where they will attending from London to Hongkong. the 11th Congress of the German The Captain will join HLM.8. Eagle National Socialist Workers.

and settle down to the work of The Consul General in Hong-

fying through the air!

We believe it was only recently kong, Mr. A. Tajiri, greeted the that Mr. M. R. Nicholson, connect- visitors. Their short visit caused ed with the United States Trea- much excitement at the water-sury Department, was in our city Pler and the surrounding terr another visit to our front where police guarded Blake visiting. Here he was arriving on cory where the visitors disembark Shanghal convicteded from the company's launch.

Pan American "Airways

CONVICTED

were

women who...so magnificently res-Reichard Block and Aemi Taubart, GERMAN NATIONALS, ponded to my request to undertake were aned $30 and $50, respective some public A.R.P. duty, or to par-ly, when they

city from ticipate in one of the many train- before Mr. E. Himsworth at the ing ARP. exercises which were Kowloon Court yesterday "on a

Mr. B. Roxas is the Speaker of held on Thursday night. From my charge of assault on two officers

the House of the Philippine Com-" monwealth. This charming gen→ own personal observation, those of the Police Force during the WHEN THE CHINA CLIPPER tleman, who was showered with took off for Ban Francisco, on friendly greeting on his arrival hours, the total fall since the be-efficiency and tact. inches ginning of the year is now 66.56 I am convinced that if the Co sailors aboard the steamer Regens-teresting people travelling across Boxas, intends to visit here for Block and Tanhart, who are Thursday 8.50 am. via Manila, from the United States with his

there was quite a gay group of in-attractive daughter Miss aš compared with

lony is ever put to the acid test, burg, denied the assault charge. the Pacific Ocean.

L. L average of 51.28 inches.

of war, the community will be as and claimed, in evidence, that they The temperature yesterday was proud as I am of the efficiency of had been attacked by the two. 82 degrees, with humidity varying their A.R.P. volunteers. from 84 degrees minimum to 85

NOTICE IS HERERY/uch of rain during the last -24 dutles were carried out with speed, black-out on Thursday night.

器世 INTERIM

GIVEN that DIVIDEND of Fifty (50) cents able on FRIDAY, 18th AUGUST per Share has been declared pay. next, on and after which date Dividend Warrants may be ob- tained upon application at the Registered Office of the Company, Canal Road East, Hong Kong.

NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that the REGISTER of MEMBERS of the Company will be closed from FRIDAY, 4th AUGUST, to FRIDAY, 18th AUGUST, 1939, both days in clusive.

By Order of the Board,

W. F. SIMMONS,"

Secretary & Assistant Manager, Hong Kong, 26th July, 1939.

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The Daily Press

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

Night Editor (Wanchai Office).

Tel. 24511. London Office: 53, Fleet Street

E.C.4

"HONGKONG, JULY 20, 1938

PRISON LIFE

and

No.

& JUVENILE OFFENDERS

5/NS.304 dated Hong Kong, 7th uly, 1908, for 62 abares" num. bered 89265/89326, Certificate No. 5/NS.2374 dated Hong Kong,

degrees maximum."

an

the environment in which a youthful offender against the law finds himself when sen- tenced for some minor offence must have considerable in- fluence on his future outlook and Major Willcocks, with the vast experience he has had in other parts of the world on this question, made a plea in his address for similar steps to be taken in this Colony to combat juvenile crime.

· MAJÖR WILLCOCKS stated that the legislation in Kenya did not permit imprisonment for juveniles for more than a period of three years and even that was to be spent in

Finally, may I proffer my sincere. thanks to the general public, and to all public and private under-struck with truncheons. takings for their unstinted co- operation.

Yours faithfully, (Sgd.) A H. STEEL-PERKINS Air-Raid Precautions Officer,

The trouble. Sergt. Hewitt ex- plained to the Court, had arisen from the defendants taking ob- Jection to being ordered to alight from rickshaws during the period of black-out.

"Tauhart took off my cap and looked at the Crown,” Sergt.

FOUR CHARGES Hewitt said. He then said, "You

DISMISSED

Intimidation

And False Pretences Alleged

are a British

I 201

man was

several days before returning to Mr. George Sellett. the well- his family and friends In Manila. officers, Sergt. Hewitt and Sub-known American attorney from

Back from a Japanese vacation Inspector Ng Chung-sing. and Shanghai and legal adviser to the came Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Razavet, the local Traffic representative of Intercontinent "Corporation and China National Aviation Corpora-

Canadian Pacific 8.8. Co. And the tion, went holidaying mainly. Back true to his calling. when to New York he will ty and steamer docked and visitors be- probably join forces with Mr. w.sieged the gangway, this gentle- A Pawley, together they

behind the Purser's will "clipper" across the Atlantic Ocean wicket "at your service!" returning to their respective desks

The well-known. Shanghai reat- dents, Mr. C. S. Gabbay and Mr. in the Far East, by air across Europe.

J. S. Gubbay, came down from the North on a visit. Mr. L. Kadoorie Mr. W. W. Waymack came by was there to give them a warm air from Chungking and continues welcome and any assistance, to the United States. His trip is

Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Winter, with partly a vacation with a few bust- their young son Master J. Winter, ness calls along the route,

will spend several days "looking- On a vacation is Mr. A. J. J. over Hongkong, then continue to Hogenhuis who arrived from the Batavia by B J.C.J.L steamer. Dutch East Indies, via Air France, Accompanying this charming this week! Most of his holiday Dutch family are Mr. and Mrs, J. will be spent flying around the Hansens and their daughter, Miss world. Crossing the Pacific in the 1. J. Hansens. China Clipper, he will continue by Miss L. S. Hammond had an un- plane to his home in Holland. fortunate end to her: journey. This middle-aged traveller became quite fll on 'her voyage from Cana- da and it was necessary to remove

a "German!" He then slammed the cap back on my head and caught hold of my throat.

FELL TO GROUND

"A struggle ensued in which the other defendant joined in. The three of us fell to the ground. I got up and went to the assistance of the Chinese officer and the two men ran away. Later we found them sitting on the pavement in Haiphong RoBG

In making statements from the dock, both sailors claimed they

m.v. Gneisenau

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were attacked by a number of THURSDAY, 10.30 am., the big

truncheons.

hal.

Frau M. Cecil" read the name on the passenger list, "and there at

her from the Empress of Canada.

by stretcher.

The Empress of Canada départ- ed for Manila at mid-night.

Two charges of intimidation. and two of obtaining money by false pretences were pre- ferred against Tool Tak-fal,

when 20, unemployed,

he appeared on remand before an institution, organized on Mr. R. Edwards, at the Central Borstal llnes. The present

Court yesterday.."

police officers with

German mótorship came into congested state of Hongkong

Inspector Russell." who prosecut-["I won't 'allow anybody to kill us."the bay from Japan and Shang- offers a great deal of tempta-ed, said that between June 1 and Tauhart said. tion to the idle youth to resort to have approached Ma Pul and defendants, Mr. Himsworth told July 18 the defendant was alleged In imposing fines on the two to minor crimes-partly for Chan Tin-chu and threatened them that to attack a police officer the Purser's office was Mr. Cecil the very bravado of the act, them to join a society.Tsol was in the Colony was to but more owing to the dif- further stated to have obtained serious offence, but as he judged greet his charming wife arriving culty of existence and the

sums of $1 and $3.80 from the the Brst defendant had only from several weeks of visiting in meagre chances there two complainants, respectively. Joined in the fight because he Shanghai. to-day of finding work. Hard- A clerk from the 8. C. A. testi-thought his comrade had been ly a day passes without re- ports being published of kept of the registrations of the $30. youthful "offenders having been caught in some form of larceny, snatching or petty theft and, despite punishment meted out to them in the courts, these cases show no signs of diminishing. These youthful law-breakers are

commit a of our American Express office, to HAITAN LIMPS

are

Mr. E. Schetz of Bohler Bros.

fled that there was no register wronged, he would fine him only and Co. Just left our city and here

guilds and societies in Hongkong, but there was a record filled of

POLICE the existence of such organisa-

tions.

missed.

Complainant's Denial'

•

$

from

SEAMEN

CHARGED

he arrived on the German boat from Shanghai for another busi-: ness call,

Business calling came Mr. H Ganter from his desk in Shanghai. This gentleman. deals in the paper under his own name.

INTO PORT

Extent Of Damage

Not Known

The Douglas Steamship Co., Ltd.'s steamer Haitan, which" strucks a mine off Chung- chi Point several days ago," on Dr. Colln Ross, with his lively

the southbound voyage to Hong- and interesting wife and a hand-

kong, arrived in the harbour yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock some young son, Ralph, have come visiting in the Colony. Nine years

under her own SIDADE. S 28o the family toured the Far The 4. 3. Hallan (2,225 tons) is East and now they are on an- under the command of Capt. E other trip, this time using ships Waller and sails on a route from and a motor car French Indo- Fongkong to Foochow via. Amoy. China is the next destination in their travels and it will be a mo- toring expedition, t Imperial Airways

Arriving in the bay, the steamer immediately proceeded to Cosmo- politan dock, where the damage to her hull will be investigated. The extent of damage is not de- CAPTAIN LJ. M. WHITE and to Mr. & T. Williamson represen

finitely known. However, according

week-end service of Imperial Air-expected that the Hattan is badly Captain J. N. Wilson took the tative of the company, it is not ways plates Dorado and Dene damaged, and no omdal state- bola, respectively, off to Bangkok, ment will be forthcoming until on Friday at 7 and 7.30 am.··

Mr. J. Sale, arriving from Kobe tion

engineers have made an investiga by the m,v, Gneisenau on Thurs- There was only one first-class

He is in a business hurry! kong and continued to England Mr. A Fisher, of the British day, spent a night's visit in Hong✩

passenger on board the a... Haltan, by the Imperial Airways service. American Tobacco Company, Down to Hanol travelled Mr. Travelling from Foochow to Hong-

kong

Ma Put, Arat complainant, in The case against seven seamen reply to Insp. Russell stated that of the Water Police, who are he did not know defendant and charged with conspiracy to extort had not seen him.

and extortion of sums of money Addressing the Court, Insp.

opium and heroin divan IS HOPED that juvenile sentenced to terms of im offenders will, in the not prisonment" and, under the Russell said: "Your Worship, keepers in Kowloon, was continued 13th November 1912, for 20 far distant future, be entirely existing arrangements, no owing to the statement made by before Mr. Q_A®A_Macfadyen at hares numbered 91879/91898, segregated from adult prison-sooner are they sent to prison this witness I cannot continue this the Kowloon Court yesterday. Certificate No. 5/NS. 2377 dated ers." In making this remark, than they are brought face case any further,

Mr. J. B. Prentis Assistant Hong Kong, 16th November, in the course of an address to face with the sordid

The first two charges against Crown Bolicitor, is prosecuting 1912, for 9 shares numbered which he delivered before the criminal the experienced the defendant were then dis and the defendants are represent

ed by Mr. C. A. &. Russ. Discussion 13556/13560, 65164/65165, 76695

Group of the thief, murderer and assassin," YM.C.A..

Chan, Tin-chu, in his evidence, Concluding police evidence was on Sunday last, Under such "conditions resaid that he had been approached heard yesterday, and the defen- and 62879, and Certificate Pro Major J. L. Willcocks, Com-form in their lives is rendered by the defendant on several dants made statements from the visional No. 57/657 dated Hong missioner of Prisons in Hong- more difficult than ever.

occasions and had paid a total dock as to their whereabouts on Kong, 20th February, 1922, for kong, pointed to what must THE ESTABLISHMENT of sum of $3.80 to him as entrance the days when the divan keepers shares numbered 128802/ be regarded as a serious lapse a juvenile court, without the fees to the society and also a claimed they gave away their 8873, all registered in the name on the part of the Govern- paraphernalia of lock-ups monthly subscription as demanded money. Further hearing was then Rafael Perez, have been LOST ment of this Colony in not and railed docks, must have by the defendant. He told the adjourned to August 5, at 11.30 STOLEN, and should these providing a separate prison beneficial psychological reactened him by stating that he call several witnesses

Court that the defendant threa am, when the defence intends to tificates not be produced to the or penitentiary for juvenile tions on young minds If they would be assaulted if he falled Sank before the 26th August offenders, instead of allowing are to be convinced that the to become a member of the guild. 939, new certificates for the 288 correction, as required by advise them and to give them evidence next, stated in answer terday charged with the possession

them to pass their periods of object of the authorities is to

Appearing A Chinese detective, who gave

before Mr. T. hares and the aforesaid, Certi the law, in the company a chance to better themselves to a question, that he had seen of radio communicatių) apparatus Houston at the Central Court ged cates Nos. NS.928, NS.929, of hardened and habitual under kindness and careful defendant before when Tool was 5.2249, NS.2250, NS.2251, criminals. Those engaged in guidance. From such a court, arrested in connexion with the without permission from the au- were Mr. A. Johnstone, of Dodwell | at No. 3 Breezy Path on June 20. Blake, and sted for Bangkoki INS.304 5/NS.2374, 5/NS.-social work in Hongkong will when taken to a separate allegation of intimidation of

77, and Provisional No. 57/657 endorse the urgent need there place of correction an island students.

thorities Ill be thereafter treated by this is at present for such an in- with natural boundaries in-

rporation as Null and Vold.

stitution, which should be stead of prison walls, as sug-

Mr. Edwards stopped the case at established and run on the gested by Major Willcocks this stage remarking that he found lines of the Borstal system where they can be taught as evidence of a prej

it essential to discharge dere Such an institution will per- useful trades and made to character had mit of young offenders being conform to rules of regular against the defendant. weaned from criminal ten-behaviour,” and discipline, charge of dencies and being trained to would do much to reduce the false pretences on become useful citizefis. There incidence of juvenile crime in the existence is not the slightest doubt that the Colony

Lok Cruild

By Order of the Court of Directors.

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager, Long Kong, 26th July, 1939.

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Charges Fall

Been

Ma Chang-kong, un- and Co., and a "Mr. Foster." employed, and L4 Wah, and Wong

spinsters, were further Friday "Arrival" ided for seven days,

Two married women were given. some food for thought by Ms. R. Edwards at the Central Court yes- terday when they were told that

THE FRIDAY 1110 am, arriva

of the Delphinus, with Captain human beings should behave Joe Davies doing the navigation differently, from animals. The de that the evidence was work, brought 660 kilos of malfendants Tung Ku-tan and Ta Yee, there was no register and no passengers. This was the were covered with blood They

to prove the non-service dem Hongkong from were charged with disorderly con the Tung Kwan Lok Bangkok on Thursday afternoon, duct by fighting, and pleaded and which was delayed due to the guilty They were each fined $5 idant was discharged.

Empire route- service. !

and were bound over,