1938-01-29 — Page 4

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

25 words $2.00 for 3 days prepaid

WANTED KNOWN. WHY is Java Ricetable so Delightful to Ladies and Gentlemen? Because the real Java Daintles, menu or a la carte, is only served in Java Restaurant, 44, Lockhart Road. Hongkong, by expert-chef from Java. Very tasty, appetizing, invi- gorating, refreshing, hygienic. Re- servations phone 32404,

FOR SALE.

THE HONGKONG

|NEW _ADVERTISEMENTS. | LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

CABLE & WIRELESS, LTD. With which is associated The Eastern Extension Australasia & China Telegraph Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in England).

Hong Kong Branch. From 1st February, 1936, and until further notice, Mr. W. E. Rickwood will be in charge of the Company's. Hong Kong above Branch.

L. CARTER,

Manager,

NOTICE

NOTICE is hereby given that W.. S. Mong (Mong Wing Shun) SUNDRIES Cheap. Ten large acely-is no longer authorised to sign in iene lamps. Several pieces coconut any capacity on behalf of the firm malting. Blue basket furniture, KR-of Batten & Co. of China Build- chen utensils, ele. Apply Pring and that he is no longer employed on the staff of Batten

BATTEN & CO. (Young Tsze Won),

Manager.

21 R.W.F. Shamshulpo.

VERK SMART Emelent Morris & Co. Tourer, mechanically excellent, now hood, new tyres, new battery, new spray-paint. Licensed half-year, $1,300 or near offer. Apply Captain Horton,

R.W.F. Shamshulpo

Harbour View Hotel.

SHIPS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

or

The following ships, are expected to be in wireless communication with Hongkong Radla to-duy–

NEW STAMP ISSUE

London, Jan. 29. Twogenny and threepeny stamps of King George VI issue will be on sale throughout Britain next Monday. The colour of the new twopenny stamp is orange and vermilion, and Taksang: Pingwo; Shinkyo Muru; that of the threepenny stamps deep Fooshing; Postdam; Comorin: City of violet, The design is the same as Canton: Tjileboet; Williamette that of postage stamps of the new Valley; Sagres; Anna Maersk; reign already issued British Wire- Fernbank; Anshun; Luchow. "

ICAS.

ALHAMBRA

OPENING TO-MORROW ATTRACTIVE HOLIDAY PICTURE

Walt Disney's CDONALD DUCK

DONALDS OSTRICH

IN

TECHNICOLOR

Distributed by RKO-Radio Picturos, 'Inc.

AND

Hold Your Heart

Tap Your Toes

Here Comes Fred Astaire!

bringing George and Gracie, da This grandest show of all in New Song Swingsations, New Dance Daziler ments?... New Laugh Excliements!,NJ with thythm running rist in a tale of love in London Whithe, my good man, what ho!

FRED ASTAIRE

GEORGE GRACIE

BURNS ALLEN

A Damsel

in Distress

JOAN FONTAINE REGINALD GARDINER RAY NOBLE

By George They're Graciar Than Ever!.

See Fred do tho DRUM DANCE ..alono worth the

price of admission!

Moste by

GEORGE GERSHYIN Lyska by IRA GERSHWIN

From the story by.

P. G. WODEHOUSE

RADIO

OW.Dr.

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BOOK EARLY TO AVOID RUSH I

CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.

Wo beg to inform our patrons that during the above holidays, hours of business will be as follows:-

Monday, 31st January Main Storo-All Departments will be closed.

TELEGRAPH. ·' SATURDAY,

CHURCH NOTICES

METHODIST CHURCH Celebration of Holy Communion CONCERT BEING ARRANGED The following are the forthcoming services, olc., at the English Methodist Church, Queen's Road East, Wan- Peak Depot-Will be Closed,

the Annox- Enst Lane Bread, chal,, Hong Kong (opposite

Royal Naval Hospital), Cakes and Groceries will be open Sunday, January 30-Morning Parade Service at Shamshulpo at from 8.30 am, to 12.00 noon.

from 8.15. Preacher Rev. J. E. Sandbach. Kowloon Branch-Open

Morning Porade Service at 10.18 8.30 a.m. to 12.00. noon.

at the English Methodist Church, Cafe Wiseman-Will be opon as Preacher: Rev. J. Clegg. Hymns 12, UBUAL,

719, 234, 824, 542,

Tuesday, 1st February Main Store-All Departments will be closed.

Feak Dopot-Open from 7.00 a.m. to 10.00 a.m.

Annex-East Lano-Open from 8.30 a.m. to 12.00 noon.

Kowloon Branch-Open from 8.30 a.m. to 12.00 noon

Cafe Wiseman-Will be open as usual,

THE "STAR" FERRY CO., LTD.

Notice to Shareholders.

Evening Service at 7 p.m. at the English Methodist Church, Preacher: Rev, J. E. Sandbach. Hymns 000, 103, 620, 612.

JANUARY 29, 1938.

AIR RAID EXERCISE

London, Jan. 20,

Four hundred volunteers took part

ANNOUNCEMENT

in the early hours of this morning The Far East Flying Training School,

in an air raid precautions test ut Leicester.

The test was designed to test the mobility af transport during

"black out". There was no attempt by the use of aircraft, searchlights or anti-aircraft guns.

to simuinte actual air raid conditions

This was the Gra! "binck out" used in a kirge industrial area in Englano and it is stated to have proved to the Entisfaction of Home Office officials that it is possible, in these conditions, for essential vehicles to move about In rensonable freedom without unduo danger.

The Under-Secretary of the Home Office, Mr. Geoffrey Lloyd, was en observer of the test from an IAF. | plane which flew over the town- British Wireless.

Notices for the Week 1. Following the Evening Service, a Social Hour will be held at 8.15. Refreshments aro provided at minimum charges; all Servicemen U.S.

and civilians are warmly wel comed.

2. The Badminton Club meets on Mondays and Thursdays at 7.30 p.m. Further particulars from the Secretary of the "S. & S. Home."

3. The LC.A. will meet in the Assembly Hall of the "S. & S. Home" on Wednesday Morning, February 2, at 10.30. -

4. On Thursday, February 3, the Camera Club of the "S. & S. Home* are having a Lecture entitled "Night Photography.

is The admission for servicemen fifty cents; Civilians, One Dollar. Club members free.

5.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE FORTIETH ORDIN- ARY YEARLY MEETING OF THIS COMPANY will be held at the Office of Mesars, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on Thurs- day, the 10th February, 1938, nt 11 .m., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Direc-. tors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1937.

The Register of Shares of the Company will bo CLOSED from Thursday, the 3rd February, 1938, to Thursday, the 10th February, 1938, both days inclusive.

By order of the Board of Directors.

F. H. CRAPNELL,

Secretary. Hongkong, 26th January, 1938.

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of share- holders will be HELD at the HONG KONG HOTEL, Hong Kong, on THURSDAY, the 17th, FEB- RUARY, 1938, at 12 NOON for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st. December, 1937.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, 5th. FEBRUARY to THURSDAY, 17th. FEBRUARY, both days Inclusive, JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers. Hongkong, 26th, January, 1938.

HÒNGKONG 'TRAMWAYS,

LIMITED

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY

| GENERAL MEETING of HONG- KONG TRAMWAYS, LIMITED will

By Order of the Board,

7.

The Monthly Dance will be held in the Assembly Hall on Friday. February 4, at 8.30. Admission Onc Dollar. Ladies come by invitation.

Next Sunday the morning service will be followed by the celebra- tlon of Holy Communion. Preliminary Notice.

A GRAND POPULAR CON- CERT will be given on behalf of the "S. & S. Home" in the Theatre

NAVY EXPERT

IN BRITAIN

London, Jan. 28.

It is stated in oMelai circles that the visit to Landon of an officer of the United States Navy Department, which was referred to in press mes- sages from Washington this morning. was for the purpose of consultation with the British Admiralty regarding ship construction.British capital Wireless,

ANGLO-FRENCH

· CO-OPERATION

London, Jan. 29. The possibiliy of Anglo-French co- operation in the production of air. croft will be studied by a French Military Mission of five eminent Government experts who are arriv Ing in Landon to-day.

This is the latest development in conversations which stated in Decem-

of the China Fleet Club, by theber when Lord Swinton visited M. "Hong Kong Singers" on Wednes-Pierre Cot in Paris. day, March 9. Kindly make a note of the date.

UNION CHURCH Additional Teachers Urgently Needed

The following are the forthcoming

Union at

Churchi services, etc, Kennedy Road:

The offelni talks will open on Monday and the Mission will after- wards tour British factories in order to observe British methods of con- struction. Reuter.

EXCHANGE RATES

Morning Service 10.30 am. Even-Paris. Ing Service 6 p.m. Preacher at both Geneva.

Berlin services: Rev. K. Mackenzie Dow.

The Sacrament of Baptism will be Athens celebrated at the close of the Morn-Milan.

Copenhagen. ing Service.

The S.AC.A. meets in the Church Stockholm. Helsingefrs Hall on Tuesday evening at 1.30 p.m.

The Helena May Christian Fellow- Shanghai ship meets in the Institute on Friday New York.. morning at 10.30 am.

Jan. 20. 154})

21.02 12.4214 5472 .95

Jan. 20, 153 21.021⁄4

12.42 54712

05

22.40

22.40

10.40 220%

19.40

220

1/2

5.00%

20

8074

8904

.142%

142

.Nom.

Nom.

.110

1/3

.1/614

.5.00 f

5.00 f

Brussels

Aokohama.

26.02 1/3 .216

Vienna Vienna Amsterdam.

We are very urgently in need of additional teachers for mono who Madrid School, especially 'would be willing to act as Superin-

Lisbon. tendent. Will anyone who is prepar-

Hongkong ed to undertake this work, please Bombay get in touch with the Minister as Montreal. soon as possible?-

It has been suggested that a Com- be

Belgrade: pany of Boys Brigade might formed in connection with Union Bucharest Church. Will any parents or boys Montevideo. who are interested in this suggestion Rio de Janeiro...2.27/32 please get in toucir with

Mr. In Silver (Spot)....20% Gibson, Taikoo Dockyard,

the Silver (forward).20 Minister?

War Loan

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LESSON SERMON

First Church of Christ, Scientist, Hongkong

The subject of the lesson-sermon in all churches of Christ, Selentisi, to-morrow Jan. 30. will be: "Love." The Golden Text will be: "we have

Limited.

ENGINEERING SECTION

regret to announce that no further enrolment can bo accepted for pupils in the Engineering Section for the prosent term, but applications are now being received for enrolment for the term commencing 4th April, 1938.

FLYING SECTION

Enrolment is now taking place for students in the Flying Section who may commence training at any time to suit their convenience.

For prospectus apply:—

THE FAR EAST flying training schoOL,

LIMITED.

KAI TAK AIRPORT Hong Kong.

Phone 58612 Flying Dept.

-59282. Enginooring Dept.

Swan, Culbertson

Culbertson & Frits

Investment Bankere and Brokerà in Securities and Commodities Dolly New York and London Stock Exchange Servico Commodity Futures

markets the principal American

Members of

on

New York Cotton Exchange Chicago Board of Trade

Winnipeg Grain Exchange

Commodity Exchange, Inc., New York Canadian Commodity Exchange, Inc., Montreal · New York, Coffee and Sugar Exchange Manila Stock Exchange.

Correspondents for

Hayden, Stone & Co., New York and Boston. 2. E. Swan & Có,, New York

Telephone 30244

Cable Address Swanstock

Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Building. Hongkong Ofices: Shanghai and Manila

POST

CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS

On Monday, January 31, all Post 11013 Omces will be entirely closed. There 1/3 will be no collection from the pillar- 1/6 boxes and no delivery.

the

OFFICE.

VIA' SIDERLA HOUTE Mail Servico "Via Siberia" temporarily suspended.

SHANGHAI AIR SERVICE

On Tuesday, February 1, 29.61 General Post Onice will be open Als Mall Servico-to-Shanghal-is-

Office and Kowloon

a.m.

temporarily suspended,

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Mails aro

1/2 Central Po

Post 216 from 0,00

to Noon. The 877 Sheungwon Branch Post Office will 24% be open from 9.00 am. to 10.00 2.27/32 a.m. and also from 7.00 p.m. to 0.00 20% p.m. and the other Branch Post 10% Offices will be entirely closed. There .1021

1021 will be one collection from the 'closed 16 minutes earlier than the British Vireless. pillar-boxes as on Sundays, ons, time given below unless otherwise

delivery of ordinary, correspondence

ce staled, and where malls are advertis- at Noon, and one delivery of registered to close at or before 5 a.m., regi- ed correspondence at 11.00 a.m.

STOCK MARKET REPORT

show prices

at

upward tendency.

In the Sterling section a substantial

The Money Order Office will be stered and parcel mails are closed at entirely closed during the Holldays.'6 pm, on the previous day.

INWARD MAILS

From

Per

Dne

Kiangsu

January 20,

Teucer

January 29.

turnover was

Mulnam

January 30.

an

Shanghal and Swatow

Sulyong

January 30.

Straits and Europe via Negapalam (Papers only) London date, 30th December 1937.

Teiresias

January 30.

Service"-London dale, Imperial Airways Plane

22nd January.

January 31.

Bangkok

Kwelyang

January 31.

Shanghai and Amoy

Ninghai

January 31.

Straits

Calcutta and Siraits Java and Manila

Hector Santhia

.February 1.

.February 1.

This done

.February 1.

Date and Time

of Banks changed hands at quantity of from $1,480 to $1,000, while Unions were done at $302 for a fair quantity.

Manila ruled steady, and

most stocks showed marked improvement for the week.

Business Done During the Week Inngkong Bank $1,400, $1,400,- $1,500 Union Insurance $303, 502 Steamboats #11

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways

Direct

The Hongkong Stock Exchange

Manila known and believed the love which weekly report issued yesterday be held at the offices of Messrs. God hath to ur, God is Love; and 3.15 p.m. reads:

Straita und Europe via Negupatam Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., he that dwelleth in love, dwelleth In

(Letters only) London date, 30th The market for the week was very

December, 1937. Hongkong, on FRIDAY, the 18th God, and God in him. (1 John 4:30) | active and a fair

Stralis and Holhow... day of February, 1938, at 12 Among others the following citations registered. Most

will be read from the Bible, "Let o'clock noon, to transact the W

love be without dissimulation. Abhor appreciable advance, and at the close the market ruled very firm, with an ordinary business of the Company, that which is evil, cleave to lint AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO which is good. Be kindly affectioned GIVEN that the REGISTER OF one to another with brotherly love, another. MEMBERS of the Company will in honour preferring one

Recompense no man evil for evit. be CLOSED from SATURDAY, Provide things honest in the sight of 12:0.10.17) The the 5th to FRIDAY, the 18th all men." (Rom.

following

will also citations

be February, 1938, both days inclu-

from the Christian Science sive,

Textbook "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy: "Divine Mind rightly demonda

man's entre obedience, efection and strength. No reservation is made for any lesser loyalty, self- love is more opaque than a solid body. In pallent obedience to patient God, let us labour to dissolve with the universal solvent of Love, the adamant of error-self-will, self- and self-love,-which justification wars against spirituality and is the Athens, Jan. 28.

law of sin and death." (Pages 103- Fifteen party leaders, including | 242). three officers have been arrested and deported to an island following the discovery of subversive activities" and plots to assassinate General J. Metaxas, leader of the United Monor- slist Party.

W. F. SIMMONS, ..

Secretary. Hongkong, 27th January, 1938.

GREEK PLOTTERS

TRANSPORTED

The men will be detained for a year. The action follows the publica- tion of a proclamation which was considered likely to disturb public order..

The situation here however is quiet--Reuter,

REMAINS ON BOARD

Mr. Ll Tse-fond has been appointed a Member of the Board of Education for a further perlod of two years, with effect from February 3.

UNION PROSCRIBED

This morning's Government Gazetie notines that the Hongkong Seamen's Union has been proscribed,

Announcement

First Church of Christ Scientist, Hong- kong, Branch of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Belentist, In Boston, Mas.. Mneconnell Road. close to Tram Station. Sunday Service 11.18 m. The Sunday School in held at 10a.m. € p.m. Testimony Meeting, Wednesday,

A Reading Room is located at Tank of East Asia Building, 10 Des Voeux load Central, and is open daily 10.30 am, to pm, Saturdays 10.30 .8-12.30 p.m. Evening except Wednesd Christian nelence and Naturtinys 0-7 p.m. All authorised Iterature in nyailable at the Trading Boom. The pubile is cordially invited to attend the services and to vixif the Itead- int nom,

EMMANUEL CHURCH. 210-218 Nallini Road, Kowloon. Saturday, 0.10 p.m. Sacrament of the Lord's Supper,

Sunday, 11 aan. Divine Service. Preacher, Dr. 11. Lechmere Clitt. 6.30 pan. Service in Mandarin. Preacher, Mr. Andrew's Gih. 8 p.m. Song Service, conducted by Rev. II. H. Bucher. 8.30 p.m. Gospel Ser- vice. Preacher, Mr. Andrew Gih,

$0.40, $0.43

Hotels 85.35, 15.40. $3.45, 45.40 Lands $319

$324

Wharves #ÍŠ, #115, #117 Providents (New)

$0.30, 30.35, $0.43.

For

Stmits Manila

Salgon

Realties #4.30 Tramways $14.15. $145, $34,40, $14.43, #1430, $14.00, 1465, 14.5, #14.70, $14.00

Star Ferries $50, 10015

$7.50

China Lights (Old) $1014. $10.70 China Lights (New) $25, $7.40, Electrics $334, 65471⁄2 $34%, 355, #50% 235 23.60. $25.00, $20

Telephones tok) $25, $20 $29.70.

Telephones (New) $5

Cements 13.40. 813.35 Dairy Farm $25, $20.10 Watsons $330

Ewa Cottons Sl. $10.55, Sh. 11 Shaniglial Cottons 8h, $50 Mateman -(Lon) 17/2

·Marsman (F1.10.) 3/4

Changes 3.15 p.m. (Closing

Quotations)

11uyers

Wharves Siloy I'rovidents (Ola) $2.40. Providents (Now) $0.43 Hotels $5.43

Lands $32

Reattles 24,

Ch. Liga (Dick) $10.0 (01) $25.0

Sephton (New) $3.00

Cement 13.40 Dalry Farni# 323.16 Ht. Forries $50 Itaube $7%

Wharyen $118

Kellers

Halas

11JC, Bank-$1,495/1,501, V Provtients "(New) (0.45 Lands $33u

Tran $14.00/79-

Telephones (Old) $35.30/20 nt. Ferries 16074

Electrics $35

OUTWARD MAILS

Per

Saturday

Hong Peng...Sat, Jan. 29, 1.30 p.m. Pres. Garfield Sat., Jan. 20, 1 pm. Gustav Diederichsen

Sat., Jan. 29, 6 pm.

G.P.O. & K.P,0.

Air Mall for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plane Bat, Jan, 29.

Direct Bervice"-dre London, 7th February.

Kek.. Ord..

Jan. 20, 5 pm .... Jan. 30, 0 m

G.P.O. & K.T.O

Air Mail for "Australia by Imperial Imperial Airways Plane Sat, Jan. 29.

Airways Service"~~dus Darwin,

0th February.

Reg. ....... Jan 29, 5 pan.

Air Mall for Wuchow, Kwellin, C.NA.C.

Kwelyang and Chungking by the "C.N.A.C." Airways Direct Ser- vice."

Halphong

Shangant and Japan

Shanghai

Ord..

Plane

Ord..

REA.. Ord.,

Sunday

Conlon Yucnsank

Monday

Kongmoon and (Pakhof via Kong-

moon)

Samahul, and Wuchow Kongmbon

Amoy

Jan 30, 0 ..Bat, Jan. 29 Kowloon F. O.

Jan. 29, 5 pan. .Jan. 20.5 pm.. G. P. O.

Jan. 20, 5 p.m.. Feb. 1/2, 6 MM»

.Sun., Jan. 30, 9 a.m.. „Sun., Jan. 30, 9 a.m..

KanchowMon., Jan. 31, 6:30 am..

Thi Lea ..Mon., Jan. 31, 11 am.

Tuesday.

KonguingTues., Feb. 1, 8.18 a.m. On Lee Mi Tucs, Feb, 1, 10 nm. Tues., Feb. 1, Noon. Shantung

„Tues., Feb. 1, Noon

Holhow, Paithal and Haiphong .... Sulyang

*Superscribed correspondence only."