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THE

HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY

1938.

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

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for 3 days propaid

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ENGLISH LADY gives advanced English composition, iltera- ture. Also teaches first lessons. All subjects. Chinese OF elementary European children. Terms extreme- ly moderate. Box No. 439, "Hong- kong Telegraph."

WANTED KNOWN.

WHY DO LADIES and gentlemen prefer Java Rijstlafol (Ricctable)? Because it is served by Expert-chef from Java, second-to-none for its quality and taste. Reservation phone 32404. Java Restaurant, Lockhart Hond, 44, Hongkong.

WANTED.

WANTED:-House, unfurnished, with Entry garden, mid-level district, before and of May. Reply Box No. 440, "Hongkong Telegraph."

SITUATIONS

VACANT.

WANTED: For a period of about 6 months, An European Stenographer Secretary, general knowledge of music desirable. Salary $150 per mensem, Apply with reference to P. O. Box 209,

U.S. COMMODITY PRICES

LATEST CABLED

QUOTATIONS

New York, Feb. 21. New York Colton

Opening

Mor.

9.04/01

Closing 9.13/14

May

2.13/14

9.24/24

July

0.20/21

9.30/30

Oct.

0.20/30

0.41/42

Dee,

9.30/30

9.42/42

Jan.

0.31/31

3.44/44

Spot

9.23

The First Notice Day for Murch Cotton Is Feb. 23 with Delivery date March 1.

Mar.

May

July

Sept.

Dec.

Jan.

New York Rubber

14.00/08 15.00 /00 16.17/17 15.25 /25 1630/30 13.30 740 15.40/37 15.52 /02

15.05b/700 15.74 n 2,030 tons.

Sales for the day:-

Mny

July

Chicago Wheat

02 /02

67%/07

Sept.

Saturday's sales:-

May

July

Sept.

May

July Ocl.

9234/023% 8012/08

88/8944

14,500,000 bushels. Chicago Corn

50/50% 5034/503% 01/01% 01/01% 824/624

Winnipeg Wheat

120/120 1274/1274 1175%/11712 064/90%

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

SWAN, CULBERTSON & FRITZ LATEST REPORTS

New York, Feb. 21.

S. C. & F. Dow Jones summary of yesterday's markets:

were

Business news to-day had little In- significance. Europeans terested, but apparently were not directly affected. The market ap- pears to be in a strong technical post- tion. Steel buying is reported to be

the Iron &

slightly better, althou operations

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS."

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI HANKING CORPORATION.

Notice is hereby given that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of the Shareholders in this Corporation will be held at the Head Office of the Corporation, No. 1 Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, on Satur- day, the 20th February, 1938, at 11.30 a.m. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Board of Directors together with a State- mont of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1937.

The Registor of Shares of tho Corporation will be closed from Monday, the 14th February to Saturday, the 26th February, 1938, (both doya inclusivo) during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directora.

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Managor. Hongkong, 7th February, 1938.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC

CO., LTD.

Notice is hereby given that the Forty-ninth Ordinary Yearly Meet- ing will be hold at the Com- pany's Offices, P. & O. Building, on Thursday, 10th March, 1938, at 11 a.m. for the purpose of present- Ing the Report of the Directore together with Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1937, and electing Directors and Audi- tors,

A

The Register of Members of the Company will be closed from 26th February to 10th March, 1938, both days inclusive, during which period no Transfer of Shares can bo registered.

of the Board of By Order Directors,

GIBB, LIVINGSTON &

CO., LTD.,

Agents. Hongkong, 18th February, 1938.

THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE FIFTY-FIRST ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE- HOLDERS will be held at the Office of Mesars. Jardine, Mathe- son & Co., Ltd., on Friday, the 11th March, 1938, AT 11 A.M., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the statement of Accounts for the year ended Jist December, 1937.

The Transfor-Books-of-the Company will be CLOSED from Friday, the 4th March, 1938, to Friday, the 11th March, 1938, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

F. H. CRAPNELL,

Secretary. Hongkong, 21st February, 1938.

KOWLOON RESIDENTS'

ASSOCIATION

Notice

The Eighteenth Annual General Meeting of the Kowloon Residents' Association will be held in St. Andrew's Church Hall, Kowloon, on Friday, 4th March, 1938, at 6

Business *Adoption of Report Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1937.

p.m.

and

Election of Officers and Com-

Any other business.

Steel Institute are reported to be at only 30.4 per † mittee. cent of capacity. Trading to-day

Advance rail- talled to expand. equipment buying orders were with- held, pending a decision with regard to railroad rates. The situation with regard to utilities has not been clari- ned. Some Investment trust buying is reported of oil, chemicals and molars. A sent on the New York Stock Exchange has been sold for $67,000.

S. C. & F. New York correspondent

Stocks: The market to-day · ex- tended the rally impressively, in spite of early nervousness aver European developments, and a further recovery 10 Indicated. The “Times” business Index for the week wan: 707, na against 81.2 the revised index for inst week and 102,4 for the corresponding | work of last year.

Colton: The maritet makes a "con- structive interpretation of European developments. There

henvy buying of lexillerat advances, in- duced by the possibility of a proces-

SUM

It is earnestly requested that members and all others interested in the welfare of Kowloon will endeavour to be present. An

opportunity will be given for bringing forward matters for the consideration of the now Cóm- mittee.

R. BALDWIN,.

Hon. Secretary.

Rubber Thila market Viln i- fluenced largely by other markets, but prices were steady at the jod- vance...!

Sugar: The market was steady, but extremely quiet.

Steel mill activity during the week ending February 19th, according to The Iron & Steel Institute, "was 30.4 per cent, of capacity, us compared with 31.0 per cent, the previous week.

Tuesday, February 22nd, "Washing- lon's Birthday,” is a Holiday on the American mārkets and the usual quotations will not be available to-

sing-tax. The market is broadening. Whent: Early bensiness, due to wenkness of the foreign márkets and further moisture in the dry belt, mat with good class buying. Exparts to-morrow, day worenil. There has been a visible decrease of 2,393,000 bushele

Com: The niarkot" is featurelers, bist, montiment is mildly, bullish, There has been a visible decream of 2,453,000 bushelaga

Dow Jones Average Feb, 10 Close 30 Industrials

127.00 120.49 20 Balls

20.7428.80 29 Willies, 40 Honda

10.33 19.70 10 91.09 11 Commodity Index :. 14:16 | 04.08

NOTICE.

Practice Black-out on February 28th, 1938.

Directions in regard to use of head-lamps on motor vehicles.

The Commissioner of Palico draws special attention to Regulation of the Temporary Regulations under the Lighting Control Ordinance, 1936, published in the Government Gazette of the 18th day of February, 1938,

Tho regulations will be in force from 7 P.M. to 11 P.M. on 28th February, 1938.

Regulation G is as follows:-

"The following restrictions on the use of lights on vehicles shall be observed:-

(1) Except in accordance with such directions as the Commis- sioner of Police may give under this regulation, the use of head lamps on all vehicles is prohibited. "Head lamp" means a lamp, in which the dinmeter of the front glass exceeds 41⁄2 inches.

(2) No light shall be shown from any moving vehicle excopt to the front, a white or yellow light from not more than (a)

two lamps;

(b) to the rear, a red light from not more than one lamp. Two lights to the front and one to the rear are compulsory for motor vehicles.

No rear "stop" light and no direction indicator of any kind showing a light shall be used.

Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent the use, in trams and omnibuses only, of interior lights reduced in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (4).

(3) No light whatever shall be shown from any stationary vehicle except a tram or an omnibus, and then only while it is stopped for so long as may be necessary to pick up or discharge passengers In the course of its regular service.

(4)

The lights of trams and omnibuses must be reduced as the Commissioner of Police may direct.

(5) In the case of all other vehicles-

(a) only electric or oil lamps shall be used;

(b) no lamp of a power exceeding alx candle-power shall

be used;

(c) the front glasses of all lampa in use must be obscured with at least one thickness of ordinary white or yellow tissue papor or with white or yellow paint, colourwash or material so that the obscuring effect is not less than that of one thickness of ordinary white tlasue paper. The paper, paint or material must cover the whole of the portion of the front glass through which light can pass and must not be treated in any way so as to increase its transparency. This regulation shall not apply to any vehicle in use on emer- gency duty for fire brigade, ambulance or polico purposes."

The use of head lamps on motor vehicles which have no side lamps will be permitted only if (1) auch head lamps are fitted with a disc constructed and attached as follows:-

(a) The disc must be made of completely opaque material, must at near to the front glass of the lamp (Inside the lamp If desired) and must cover it so as to prevent the passage of light except through the holes cut as provided in the following diagram.

(b) The holes in the disc must be covered with at least ong thickness of ordinary white or yellow tissue paper.

(2) In the head lamp no lamp bulb of a power exceeding six candle-power is used.

21st February, 1938,

Hong Kong.

T. IL KING, Commissioner of Police.

Many Nazis Arrested

Domonstrations Turn

Into Riots

CHINA STIRRED. BY GERMANY'S ACTION

(Continued from Page 1.)

evitable partly because of the internal situation in China, they desire at all costs to avoid giving an Ideological character to the present struggle.

Graze, Feb. 21. Complete control of the situation is Acrid Press Comment

now held by the Austrian pollee The acrid tone of this morning's following demonstrations by Nazia Ta Kung Pao editorial is universally after Herr Hitler's speech yesterday. approved here. General indignation is very strong. In the streets people, of all classes are agitatedly Ulscussing the German action.

The demonstrations, which started in orderly fashion, become unruly, and as a result many arrests were made, while two taverns in which Nazis had gathered have been closed. It is widely rumoured that Japan's

The Fatherland Front is proposing terms to Cermany In return for tho recognition of Manchukuo, Include a counter-demonstrations--Reuter But- promlae of payment of any outstand-letin. ing accounla due from the National Government ns well as various pri- vileges in China,

It is felt that Germany is willing to Hungary May

forgo her present Chinese trade ud- vantages because Herr 11tter le gambling on the Japanese victory.

It is notable that China has re- cently purchased extensively German war supplies--United Press.

Recall Of Ambassador Denlod

Hankow, Feb. 22. Omells deny the strong rumour

Bid for Arms Equality Soon

Budapest, Feb. 22, It is announced that the Hungarian Parliament's Army Committee will meet on Tuesday. The sola point on tho ngunda is "The question of [national defence."

Uiat Ule. Chinese · Ambassador to Vienna is predicting that Hungary | Germany, Mr. Chen Tien-fan, would will soon proclaim her right to re-

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OFFICE.

AIR MAIL SERVICES Air Mail Services to Shanghal, Nanking, Tsingtau, Tientsin and Pel- ping are temporarily suspended.

VIA SIBERIA ROUTE

Mail Service "Via Stberla" temporarily suspended.

OUTWARD MAIL TIMIES

· IMPERIAL AIRWAYS Ordinary air mail letters for Im- perial Airways Direct Service to Europe etc, will, until further notice. be closed at Kowloon Post Office and General Post Office at 9.00 a.m. on Sundays.. Lettern for this Service may be posted in the ordinary post- ing boxes at Kowloon Past Office and General Post Office. They Registered and Parcel Malls should be clearly mariced "By Air closed 15 minutes earlier than Mall" and bear sufletent postage. time given below unless otherwise Insufficiently prepaid letters may be stated, and where malls are adverlie taxed with double the deficiency or ed to close at or before 9 am, regi forwarded by Steamer Service, at stered and parcel mails are closed at the discretion of the Post Office. 15 pm. on the previous day.

INWARD MAILS.

From

Fer

Achilles

Japan

Haiphong. Pakhol and Holbow.... Kaying U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Manlin

the

Duo

.February 22, February 22

February 23. .February 23.

...February 24.

Air Mall by "Pan-American Air- Pan-American Airways Plane

Japan and Formosa

(Seattle date, 28th January) Straits

Pres. Grant

Van fetsz

Strafts

Lycaon

ways Direct Service"-San Fran- cisco date, 13th February, Amoy

February 24.

Java and Manlla

Santhia Tjinegara

February 24.

.February 24%

Straits

Conto Verde

February 25.

Hakozaki Maru

February 25:

Siraits and Europe via Nempatam

(Letters and Papers) London date,

Hakusan Maru

.February 28..

Komo Maru

February 25.

Japan

Montevideo Moru

February 28.

Japan and Shanghai

Somali

February 25.

Calcutta and Straits

February 25,

Shanghai

Haiphong

Japan and Shanghal

February 26. February February 27.

Alr

Plane

February 26.

27th January.

Japan

Suisang

Glenapp

Canton Gnelsenau

Mail by "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Direct Service”—London date, 19th February.

Japan

Straits

Japan

Caleutia and Straits

Amoy

Straits

Selgon

Jeann

27.

.February 28,

.March 1.

March 1.

March

March 2.

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Aeneas

Delagon Maru

Sirdhana

.March

This roca

Atreus

Marechal Joffre Mirzapore

.March 2.

..March 2.

March 2.

U.S.A Japan and Manila-San

Francisco date, 5th February. Pres. Coolidge

For

Shanghai,

OUTWARD MAILS

Ter

Tuesday

Date and Time

....... Tues., Feb. 22

Parcels, A., Feb. 22, 3 p.m. Reg.,

Feb. 22, 4.15 pan. Ord..

Japan, Canada, USA. Emp. of Asia Central and South America and *Europe via Vancouver B.C., (Parcels for Canada only)---due · Vancouver B.C. 12th March

Samshul and Wuchow Manila

Wednewing

Swatow, Foochow and Tientsin

Feb. 22, 5 p.m.

Kong Ning.Wed., Feb. 23, 8.15 am. Silversandal Wed., Feb. 23, 0.30.0.3. Yechow. Wed., Feb, 23, 0.30 am.

Reg., Ord..

...Wed, Feb. 23,

G.P.O. and K.P.O.

Air Mall for Stan, Lanchow and Eurasia Plane

Chengtu, etc. (via Hankow) by the "Eurasia Airways Service" (To further points by surfate transport na Services permit). Amoy and Shanghal Formosa

.......Feb. 23, 9. a.m. Feb. 23, 0.30 am.

Talyuan....Wed., Feb. 23, 10.30 am. Hongkong Maru

Wed., Feb. 23, 10.30 a.m. Yuensang.

Wed., Feb. 23. Feb. 23. 1 p.m. Haitan

-Straits.and.Calcutta

Parcels ....Feb. 23, Noon. Swatow, Amoy and Foochow

Thursday

Ord..

Wed., Feb. 23, 3 p.m.

Holbow, Pakhol and Haiphong Klungchow...Thurs., Feb. 24, 1 p.m.. Air Mall for Witchow. Kwellin, C.NAC. Plano .....Baly Feb, 24,

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

Kowloon P.0,

Feb. 24, 5 pm.

Feb. 24, 5 pm.

G.P.O.

Feb. 24, 5 p.m. ......Feb. 25, 6 mm. Airways Plane

Thurs, Feb. 24,

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Air Mail for Manlia, Guam, Hono- Pan

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American

Kowloon P.O.

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Feb. 24, 5 p... Feb. 24, 5 p.m..

GP.O.

Reg.,

„Feb. 24, 5 pm.

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Feb, 25, 6 am.

Samshui and Wuchow

Shanghai

South America and Europe via Victoria B.C.-due Victoria B.C. 17th March

Friday

Kongso ....Fri, Feb. 25, 8.15 0.m. Conte Verde,Fri, Feb. 25, 0.30 0...

Jaunn, Canada, U.S.A., Central and President Grant ...... Fri, Felh 351

Japan

Air Mail for "KL.M. Airways Ser-

vice"-dua Amsterdam, 8th March

*Straits and *Calcutta

*Straits, Ceylon; India, Enst 'and South Africa, Aden, Egypt and *Europe via Morsellles-due Mar- seilles 20th March

G. F. 0, and E. Parcels, Refe

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Ord..

Feb. 25, Noom Feb. 25, 1.45 p.m. Feb: 23, 230 p.m. Hakusan Maru Fri, Feb. 25, 3.30 p.m. Hakozaki Mart...... Fri, Feb. 25.

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Feb. 25, 5.00 p.m.

Fri, Feb. 20..

Feb. 20, 4 pun. Feb. 25, 8 p.m.. Fri., Feb, 25.

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Feb, 25, 5 p.m.

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and Hakozaki Maru

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Saturday

Fob. 20, 0 p.m.

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Feb, 25, 5 pmi Feb. 25, 5.30 p.m. Fri, Feb. 25

Manila, Stralis, Ceylon, Indin, Egypt. Greisenau

and parcels for Germany only via Hamburg..

Ale Mall for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plane Bat,, Feb. 201

Direct Service" due London, 7th MarchS

G.P.O. and KFO.

J. ULLMANN

& CO.

Chater Road, Hongkong:

Japan:

Feb. 26, 5 p.ta:

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Fab, 27, 9 .10. Air Mall for Australia by the Ini- Imperial Aleways Plane Sat. Feb. 28.

perial "Airways Service"-dus p. 24. G.P.O. and K.P.0.

Reg., Darwin, 6th March.

Ord... Stratis, Ceylon, India, East and Montevideo

Bouth Africa

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Monday 2472" Sulsung

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Feb. 87, 9

Maru

Sat, Feb, 20, 2,80 p.m.

Sun Feb. 27, 0.20 man.

he recalled, and that Mr Chu Chia-arm in equality with other powers, Established 1860

hun had been appointed his successor in defiance of treaties signed after the

United PYTEL

Great War-United Press,

Swatów and 'Shanghal-

ghai and Japant

Mon Feb. 28, 6 p.m.

Newchwang Tues, Alor, 1, 8.30 am.

Wednesday

•Marechal:

*Huporézribed correspo