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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY,

MARCH

1938.

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 25 words $2.00

for 3 days propaid

WANTED KNOWN.

TO FEAST ON DELICACIES, come to Java Rijaltafel (ricotable), include savory saley, excellent curry, etc. menu or a la carte, moderate price.

phone Reservation

32404. Java Restaurant,

44, Lockhart Road, Hongkong.

PREMISES TO LET.

TO LET-From early April, a fully furnished house, five rooms, garage. Apply Mackintosh, 7 Stewart Terrace, (270) Peak). 'Phone 20100.

U.S. COMMODITY PRICES

May July

LATEST CABLED

October

QUOTATIONS

New York, Mar. 2. New York Cotton

0.07/07

0.13/14

Opening Closing 0.18/19 0.23/23

0.23/23

9.32/32

0.25/25

9.27/27

0.34734 0.35 N 9.24

December January Spot..

The First Notice Day for March

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL

HONGKONG & WILAMPOA

DOCK CO., LTD.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders will be held in the Oflees of the Company, 2 Queen's Building, Hongkong, on Monday, 28th March, 1938, at Noon for consideration of the Directors' Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 81st Decembor, 1937.

The Share Register and Trans-. for Book will be closed from 12th to 28th March, 1938, both days inclusive.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,

E. COCK, Chlor Manager. Hongkong, 3rd March, 1938.

THE HONGKONG AND

· SHANGHAI HOTELS,

LIMITED.

(Incorporated in Hong Kong) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders of The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited, will be held at the Registered Office of the Company (Exchange Building, Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong), on Wednesday, the 6th day of April, 1938, at 11.30

SOCIETY

of

THE ANNUAL SHOW FLOWERS and VEGETABLES will be held at ST. JOHN'S PLACE (oppoalto the lower Peak: Tram Station) on THURSDAY, the 3rd March, from 3 p.m. to 6.30 on FRIDAY, the 4th p.m., and March, from 10 am to 4 pm.

J. T. BAGRAM,

Hon. Secretary.

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

The Final Dividend declared for the Year ending 31st Decem- ber, 1937, at the rate of Thres Pounds Sterling at exchange 1/2.7/8 is payable on and after the 28th February, 1938, at tho Offices of the Corporation, where shareholders aro requested to apply for Warrants.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 26th February, 1938.

HONGKONG/AUSTRALIAN

FREIGHT CONFERENCE.

Notice is hereby given that on and after 1st April, 1938, rates from Hongkong to Australian Main Ports and with Tranship.

Cotton is Feb. 23 with Delivery dateam, for the purpose of receivingmont will be Increased as under;

14.82 B 14.94/90 15.09/09 15.106/20a 15.37/38 15:13 N

Sules for the day:-1,030 tons.

March 1.

New York Rubber

March:

May

15.02/b00u

July

15.22/23

September

15.34/34

December

15.40b/58n

January

Chicago Wheat

May

July Sept.

03/03 80/88

Chicago Corn

May

504/50%

594/59%

July

Sept.

614/01

Winnipeg Wheat

May

127/127

-

July

October

1186/1102 07/07

934/93% 83%/884 98%/80% Tuesday's Sales:-7,704,000 bushels.

80%/80% 0034/00%

STOCK MARKET REPORT

The Hongkong Stock Exchange official summary issued at 12.30 p.m. yesterday says:

Most of the interest of the market was concentrated on Docks after the publica tion of the results for 1937. Docks opened at $21 and business was done up to $34 at the close. The rest of the market Was steady, sales taking place in Wharves al $133 Cements and Telephones "Old" were wanted at $16.30 and $27 respectively.

The Manila market was easy, generally Lailing off.

Buyers

Hongkong Bank $1,575 Canton Insurance $2671⁄2 Union Insurance #540- China Underwriter $1.40 H.K. Fire Insurance 243 Union Waterboats $9.30

H.K. & K. Wharves $1321⁄4 11. de W, Docks $31 Providents (Old) $3 Providents (New) #1 II. & S. Iotels $0.65 Chinese Extates 17 1.K. Tramways $15.40 Feak Trams (Old) $6%

Star Ferries $53

Yaumati Ferries 1255,

China Lights (Old) $12.20 China Lights (New) $0

prices

a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Board of Directors for the year ended on the 31st December, 1937, and re-electing a Director and the Auditors.

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from Friday, the 18th March, 1938, to Wednesday, the 6th April, 1938, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

F. C. BARRY,

Secretary. Hongkong, 2nd March, 1938.

H.K. Electries $1

Mneno Electrics $10 Teleplanes (Old) $27

Telephones (Now) $10.20

Cements $10.20

H.K. Ropes 95

Watsons $3

Lane, Crawfords $0

Entertainments 50%

Constructions $1

HK, Govt. 4% Loan 3% pin. Wallace larpem $0

Sellers

Providents (ON) $1.05

H. & S. Hotels $1

Peak Trams (New) 831 China Lights (Old) (12% Maramans (1X.)_5/-

Baie

Hongkong Bank $1,510/05 Douglases 800

H.K. & K. Wharves 3133/4 H.K. & W. Docks $204/30 Providents (Old) $3.05)

K. Mines $0.10

II. & S. Holcks $7

1.K. Lands $35/35%/%

I.K. Realties $0

H.K. Tramways $15

Ching Lights (Old) $12.20

China Light (New) $9.10

11. Electrica $1

Telephonex (Old)-$27 Telephonen (New) $10.20 Cements $10.28/40

Lane Crawfords $5/01 Antamoks

Atoks

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Coco. Gru Mines Consolidated Demonstrations IXL...... Paracole Gumaus San Mauricio Buyoc Consal United Paracoles

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Fritts

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and London Stock Exchange Service Daily New York

Commodity Futures, on the principal American markets

Members of

New York Cotton Exchange

Chicago Board of Trade

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Commodity Exchanze, Inc., New York

Canadian Commodity Exchange, Ino, Montreal New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange

Manila Stock Exchange.

Correspondents for

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

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THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

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

The Register of Members of the Company will be closed from 26th February to 10th March, 1938,

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AIR

POST OFFICE.

MAIL LETTERS Ordinary air mall letters may be posted in the ordinary posting boxes at Kowloon Post Office and General Post Office. They should be clearly Sir,-Another example of hard-marked "By Air Mail" and bear ship on tenants.

Tenant's Grievance

Insufficiently sufficient postage. prepaid letters may be taxed with double the deficiency or forwarded

VIA SIBERIA ROUTE Letters and Postcards for Europe are forwarded and South America "via Siberta". If so superscribed.

OUTWARD MAIL, TIMKS Registered and Parcel Malls are by Steamer Service, at the discretion closed 15 minutes earlier than the of the Post OMec..

AIR MAIL SERVICES

We have been living in this place for six years, and I have been re- gular in payment of my rent. For

tirap given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are adverth- some unknown rensons my landlady notified me through her solicitors that I am "required to quit and de-

Air Mail Services to Shanghaied to close at or before 9 a.m., re-. liver up possession of the above pre-Nanking, Tsingtau, Tientsin and Pegistered and parcel mails are closed

jat & p.m. on the previous day. misca" by giving a month's notice.

ping are temporarily suspended.

INWARD MAILS

Falling this, steps will be taken against me for "election na she may be advised".

Why did'nt she do this two years ngo? Why now?

Straits

Straits

I am not rich enough to consult a solicitor and so I aim my grievance through the press with the hope that the proper authorities will help to. Japan straighten this out for me.

I

Hongkong's Housing

Problem

Sir, It is about time that attention was again drawn to the housing pro- blem in Hongkong,

Since the matter assumed serious proportions in the autumn of last year, the gravity of the situation has been further accentuated ruther than diminished.

To re-introduce the Rent Restric- flons Ordinance, as it existed in the Colony some years ago as an emer- gency measure, Is, I consider, an in- advisable step. I say so with a per- feet practical acquaintance with the; effect of the Restriction Bill and of the one-sidedness of its operation to

the genuine The prejudice of opposed to the speculative class of landlords.

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Let it be granted at the outset, as has been demonstrated by the Chinese

BRACELET WATCHES Unofficial Members of the Legislative

BROOCH WATCHES

Greatest

assortment in

LADIES' &

both days inclusive, during which GENTLEMEN'S period no Transfer of Shares can

be registered.

By Order of the Board Directors,

of

GIBB, LIVINGSTON &

CO., LTD.,

Agents.

Hongkong, 18th 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

p.m.

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

Election of Officers and Com- mittee.

Any other business.

It is earnestly requested that mombors and all others Interested in the wolfare of Kowloon will endeavour to be present. An opportunity will be given for bringing forward mattors for the considoration of the new Com- mittee.

R. BALDWIN,

Hon. Socrotary.

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

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

THE FIFTY-FIRST ORDÍNARY ANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE- HOLDERS will be held at the Office of Messrs. Jarding, Mathe- son & Co., Ltd. on Friday, the 11th March, 1938, AT 11 A.M., for

WRIST

WATCHES

RONSON DELIGHT

THE WORLD'S GREATEST LIGHTER

The Biggest

SHAVING

ADVANCE

In 40 Years.

Council, or a majority of them, that landlords as a class had gone through a very lean

can period after the financial crists of 1932. It was with consider- uble

ney that the argument was

in Council in

behalf of landlords that the reasonable rise In rents, bringing them more or less to a pre-crisis level, was not only justified but eminently desirable for those who sought a sound form of Investment in landed property and house construction In Hongkong.

The present. situation, however, presents a totally different aspect. The recent

In the great increase population of the Colony has caught wholly unprepared to provide ac- commodation for all. As a result of this abnormal

estimated Increase, at over a quarter million, residents are being

driven in ever-increasing out

their homes. In numbers

of many cases tenants are being given notice to vacate their houses

houses without even the option of paying an increase in rent. It is from these persons that complaint arises. For them practical sympathy is enlisted, and in their interests and for their protection leg- Islative ald is invoked.

Were our resident and domiciled citizens to be given an opportunity of paying a fair and reasonable in- crease in rent, it is felt that no justi- fiable complaint could be supported against landlords, who, after all, acting within their legal right and following the of supply and de- mand, they have to make up for the lean years through which-they have passed. However, in the majority of cases that have recently been brought to my notice old residents are given option; they are served with notice to quit upon the expiry of the Eare statutory minimum of only one month.

who may be led to argue that.

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In the present pressing conditions, Language need not be strained in order to illustrate the harrying plight of local wage-earners. The cost of living has risen, through a combina- tion of circumstances which they find it extremely dimcult to cope with. Well-to-do transient visitors are ac- commodated at the expense of per- manent residents; they obtain security and freedom from the severe hard- ship and anxiety which evicted ten- ants are made to suffer.

From

Kwangtung Sirdbana Tanda

Bontekoe_..

Delngan Maru

Glenapp

Air Mall by "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plane

Direct Service-London date, 24th

February

Japan

Bangkok and Swatowi

Japan

Australia and Manlia'

Haiphong

Japan

Per

Atreus

Dae

March

Barentsz

Japan and Shanghai

Shanghai

Comorin

Conto Verde

Holhow

Calcutta and Straits

March 3. March 3. March 3. .March 3. March 9.

March 3. .March 4.

Salgon

March 4.

Daiten

March 4.

Shanghal

March 4.

Kutsang

.March 4.

Kwelyang

March 4.

Manila Maru

March 4...

Mirzaporo

.March 4.

Nankin

March 4.

Cyclops

March 5.

G. G. Paul Doumer

March 3.

Perseus

.March 8.

Ixion

.March 6.

March 0.

Si Klang

March 0.

Tjinegara

March 0.

Kumsang

.March 7.

Cremer

March 8.

Marechal Joffre

March 8.

Taiping

March 8.

Hector

March 9.

President Jackson

March 0.

OUTWARD MAILS

Date and Time

Straits

Straits

Shanghal

Air Mall by Pan American_Air-

sways Direct Service"-San Fran- Pan-American Airways Plane elsco date, 23rd February, cisco

Japan

Shanghai and Amoy

Straits

Japan

Salgon

Australia and Manila Shanghai

U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Manila-

Seattle date, 12th. February.

For

Per

Thursday

Air Mail for Stan, Lanchow, and Eurasia Plane......Thurs., Mar. 3.

Chengtu etc., (via Hankow) by

the "Eurasia Airways Service" (To further points by surface transport as Services permit) Bangkok.*.***.

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

Kez.. Ord..

..Mar. 3, 4.30 p.m.

..Mar. 3. 5.00 p.m.

Michael Jebsen Thurs., Mar. 3, 5 p.m.

Air Mail. for Wuchow, Kwellin, C.N.A.C. Plane

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

Samshui and Wuchow Kongmoon

Shanghai and Japan

Tientsin

Fort Bayard

Friday

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow vla

Amoy

Kongso

......Thurs., Mar. 3. K. P. 0.

Ref.. Ord.,

„Mar. 3, 5 p.m. .Mar. 3, 5 pm.

G. F. U.

Reg

.Mar. 3, 5 pax

On Lee

Ord.

„Mar. 4, 64.3L

Fri., Mar. 4, 0.15 a.m. ....Fri., Mar. 4, 10 am. Naldera.....Fri., Mar. 4, 10.30 am. Newchwang ..Fri., Mar. 4, 10.30 a.m. Tai Poo Sek..Fri., Mar. 4, 11.30 am.

Fri., Mar. 4, 1.30 p.m.

Anhui

Straits Ceylon, India, East and Manila Maru..Fri., Mar. 4, 2.30 p.m.

Air Mail for Sian, Lanchow and Eurasia Plane

Japan,

Honolulu, U.S.A., Canada, President Coolidge Fri., Mar. 4.-

South Africa.

.......Fri., Mar. 4,

the "Eurasia Airways Bervice" (To further points by surface transport as Services permit).

Chengta, etc. (via Hankow) by

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

Ref.

Ord.

.....Mar. 4, 1a.m. ..Mar. 4, 9.30 am.

Central and South America and

*Europe via San Francisco duo San Francisco 22nd March and

Europe via Siberio,

Parcels Reg., Ord

.Mar. 4, 4 pm.

...Mar. 4, 5 p.m.

.Mar. 4, 5.30 p.m.

Shanghal

Barentsz

Manila, Rabaul, Australia and Now Tanda

Zealand via Brisbane-duo Bris- bane, 22nd March.

.Fri., Mar. 4, 5 p.m. Thurs., Mar. 4,

Parcele, Reg, Ord.

Straits, Ceylon, Indio, E. and South Comoria

Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marsellies due Marseilles 1st April.

Samshul and Wuchow Sandakan

Mar, 4, 5 pm. .Mar, 4, 5 p.m. .Mar. 5, 9 a.

..Fri., Mar. 4,

G. P. O. and K. P. O. Parcels Reg, Ord

„Mar. 4, 5 pro. Mor. 5, 045 am. Mar. 6. 10.30 am.

Saturday

Tai Hing.....Sat., Mar. 5, 0.15 am. Tai Seun Hong Sat., Mar, 5, 8.30 um. Sat, March 5 Afall for "ELL.M. Always Comorin

G.P.D. and KNO. Direct Service”-duo Amsterdam, 18th March

Air

Kongmoon

Hoihow, Palthol and Haiphong Shanghai

Reg Ord,

Fook On Klangsu Sinklang

Stratis, Sandakan, Ceylon, India, Conta Verdo

Egypt and Europe via Brindisi due Brindisi, 25th March

Air Mail for Minnita, Guam, Hono- Pan

lulu and U.S.A. by the "Pan- American Airways Direct Service" -due San Francisco 14th March.

.Mar. 5, 9.30 a.m. Mar. 5, 10 am11. Sat, Mar. 8, 10 mm. Sat, Mar. 8, 1 pan.

G.P.O. and

*Reg

Ord, ....

Mar. 6, 2.30

'urd

..Sat., Mar. .5.

B.P.O

.Mar. 6, 2.45 pm. .Mar. 5, 3.30 pm.

American Airways Sat, Mar. 5.

K. P. O.

RCE, Ord.

Ker,

Onk,

Sunday

Monday

.Mar. 5. 5.00 p.m.

. „Mar, 5, 5.00 p.m.

G. P. O.

.....Mar. 5, 5.00 pm.

.Mar. 1, G2133

Swatow, Shanghai and Tientsin... Kwaisang......Sun., Mar. 6, 9 a.m.

Parcels, Reg.,

Ord.,

--I have been at some pains in stat- ing the case for the helpless tenants, having regard to the realition of the situation. The least appeal that can be urged In behalf of bona fide Hong-Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, Canada, Emp. of Canada

USA, Central and South Ameri- kung residents is that Government and the Unomcint Members of the

ca and Europe via Vancouver Legislative

take into im

B.C., (Parcels for Canada only)-- mediate

Parne And

consideration the

duo Vancouver B.C., 27th March introduction of a short Bill, with its and Europe via Siberia, passage through a

a single sitting of the Council, to enable tenants to

to be given the option of

of paying a fale and rea- Bonable increase in rent, The phrase and reasonable" in not capable of easy definition; but a way may be found out of the dimculty with the counsel of wisdom procurable the Counell Chamber, Summary evielion is a high-handed procedure

victims,

the purpose of receiving the MONROE MAGNETIC ning serious hardship on

tho

Roport of the Directors and tho Statement of Accounts for year ended 31st December, 1937.

The Transfer 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. GRAPNELL,

Secretary. Hongkong, 21st February, 1988.

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Tuesday

.. Mon, March 7.

.Mar., 7, 4 pm. Mar. 7, p.m. .Mar. 7, 5.30 pm.

Tjinegara....Tues., Mar. 8, 8.30 a.m. Manila, Makasser and Sourabaya Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Fiano

Direct Service"-doo London, 16th . March

Tues, Blarch 8. G.P.O. and K.P.O. Reg.Mac. 8, 8. a. Ord,.........Mar, 8, 9 A.02.

Airways Fland

Air Mail for "Australia by Imperial Imperial

Airways Servico-duo Darwin, 12th March

Straits and Calcutta

Shanghai and Japan

It Clovernment, after the advice Lendered to them by the Unofficial Members of the Counell, should appear hesitant to legislate for what is an economic reform of pressing urgency, may I appeal to samo one of the Un official Membors to Introdisco a Pri- vate Bill along the lines suggested above? Such a step would, I con alder, provide a remedy for a situa- tion that is bbcoming intolerable and weighing heavily on the wage-earning population, upon whom services tho commercial and Industriak, lite of Manila Hongkong so largely depends.

J. P. BRAGA,

Tuck, March 8.

GPO, and KP.Ö.

nek..

Ord, Kumsang...

Parcela, Ord

... Marechal Joffre

Wednesday

Amoy and Shanghai

Swalow, Foochow and Tlentain, Swatow and Bangkok ..... Swatow, Shanghal and Tienlein

Taiyuan

„Mar, 8, 8 a.ITA. Mar. 8, 9. an Tues., March 0. .Mar. 3, 11 a.ka. .Mar. 8, Noon.

Tues., Mar. 8, 1.80

p.nd

Wed., Mar, 0. 8.30 a.m. Yunnan ....Wed., Mar, 9, 8.30 am. Kweiyang...Wed., Mar, P, 10.30 am. Taksang.. Wed., Mar. 9, 2.80 p.m..

Thursday

Empress of Itusain

Camps -Thurs., Mar, 10, 3.30 p.m. #Superscribed correspondenco only.