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UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY

OF CANTON, LTD.."

Notice to Shareholders

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Society will be held at the HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, Hong Kong, on WED. NESDAY, 13th APRIL, 1938, at 11 a.m., for the purpose of recely- Ing the Report of the Directors and the Statements of Account to and of 31st December, 1937, declaring Dividend, etc.

The SHARE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from 26th MARCH to 13th APRIL, Both Days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

A. W. HUGHES,

General Manager. Hongkong, 14th March, 1938.

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.

Notice to Shareholders

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SIXTY-NINTH ORDIN ARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at its HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, Hong 13th WEDNESDAY, Kong, un APRIL, 1938, nt 11.20 n.m., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Stato- ments of Account to 31st Decem- ber, 1937, and of declaring Divi- dends, etc.

The SHARE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 26th MARCH to 13th APRIL, Both Days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

A. W. HUGHES,

General Manager.

Hongkong, 14th March, 1938.

THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH.

NOTICE

We beg to notify that we have appointed Messrs. Yinly & Co., King's Building, Tel. 23178.

as our Hong Kong Agents. International Guides

Bureau

Shanghai,

THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.

Notice to Shareholders.

The Sixty-ninth Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the

undersigned on Tuesday, the 29th March, 1938, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December, 1937.

MARCH WEDNESDAY,

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

16, 1988.

SWAN, CULBERTSON & FRITZ LATEST REPORTS

New York, Mar. 15.

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

Favourable factors fo-day were the record earnings reports of several leading corporations, the elimination of selling to raise Income-tax funds, outlook in the Senate for tax re- lets, the indications of s

of a ccosonal urn in industrial activity and the fact that European countries

are odd- ing impetus to the armaments race.

the

up-turn

Unfavourable factors were the "hot |

moncy"

problem, the night of Euro- pean capital to the United States, the Congress and the weakness of foreign markets.

S. C. & F. New York correspondent cables:

Stocks: The market to-day was strong, reflecting the easing of ner- regarding the foreign out- vousness

pok. Sentiment оп the domestic political and business picture is bet- ter, but we would not buy on any current strength. Businesa fallures for the week totalled 209. Bank de posits for the week amounted $14,514,000,000.

to

越

Cotton: The market takes a calmer view of the foreign political situa- lion. Prices to-day acted well under of 103 notices, but Insuance the

Bombay tong-interest continues to be a market factor and further cur-

of mill-production tailment

textile market is rumoured. The dull.

Wheat: The unsettled condition of foreign

15 exchange

mitigating against exports. Further calns and scattered dust-storms have been re- ported, but the latter are probably of no importance. European crop JARDINE, MATHESON & reports are favourable. It is be

lieved that a

a resumption of exports CO., LTD.

will be necessary before any material advance can be registered.

The Share Register and Trans- for Booka will be closed from the 15th to the 29th March, 1938, both days inclusive.

General Managers, The Hongkong Fire Insurance

Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 7th March, 1938.

ST. PATRICK'S DAY. Thursday-17th March, 1938.

A wreath will be laid at the CENOTAPH by the President and Committee of St. Patrick's Society at 11.00 a.m.

Members of the Society and their friends are asked to assemble at the North side of the. Supreme

CRITISH TRADERS' INSURANCE | Court prior to the Ceremony.

COMPANY, LTD.

Notice to Shareholders

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SEVENTY-SECOND OR- DINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at its HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, Hong Kong, on Wednesday, 13th APRIL, 1938, at 11.25 a.m., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the State ments of Account to 31st Decem- ber, 1937, and of declaring-Divi-

dend, etc.

The SHARE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 26th MARCH to 13th APRIL, Both Days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

A. W. HUGHES,

General Manager,

Hongkong, 14th March, 1938.

UNION WATERBOAT CO., LTD.

Notice to Shareholders

The

Annual Thirty-third General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of Messrs. Dodwell & Co, Ltd., Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Buliding, on Wednesday, the 6th April, 1938, at 11 a.m. for the purpose of receiving the report of the General Managers together with a Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1937.

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from 23rd March to 8th April, 1938, both days inclusive.

DODWELL & CO., LTD..

General Managers. Hongkong, 14th March, 1938.

THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

Tho Fifty-seventh Ordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at the Offices of the General Managers, Mesars, Jar- dine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Pedder Streat, Hong Kong, on Thursday, 31st March, 1938, at noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, passing the Accounts, and electing Directors and Auditors.

The Tristar Books of the

B. H. C. HALLOWES,

Hon. Secretary, St. Patrick's Society of Hongkong.

OF

FOR THE PROTECTION

CHILDREN.

What to do to help a child

Corn: The market is featureless, Rubber: Amsterdam is reported to be urging a further reduction in the quota. February consumption totalled: 23,808 tons, imports 43,930, stocks 280,883 and rubber afloat 47,459 tons. Eastern offerings were smoll and at high prices.

A SPECIMEN CASE Case No. 2323 Father unemployed and re- turned to the country: mother fish-hawker, an unlicensed

Three changes of diet were needed before the child, who could not take milk, was able to grow teeth. Congee was tried first, then oatmeal and now with beef soup and cod- liver oil, the child is going on well.

Her elder sister of twelve attends the new Amah Training Class which Miss Seto is conducting at the western Centre. HONGKONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN Room 308, Bank of East Asia Building.

U.S. COMMODITY PRICES

wani Sugar: The market to-day barely

steady. Moderate Cuban short covering is absorbing tired long May liquidation. Dow Jones Averages Mar. 14 30 Industrials 20 Rails

July

LATEST CABLED

POST

AIR MAIL

LETTERS

Air mail letters may be posted in

OFFICE.

VIA 'SIBERIA ROUTE Letters and Postcards for Europa

"via Siberia" if so superscribed.

The ordinary posting boxes. They and South America are forwarded

Alr should be clearly marked "By Mail" and bear sufficient postage. Insufficiently prepaid letters may be taxed with double the deficiency or forwarded by Steamer Service, at the discretion of the Post Office.

are tha

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Mails than closed 15 minutes earlier time given below unless otherwise AIR MAIL SERVICES

stated, and where malls aro advertis Air Mall Services to Shanghaied to close at or before 9 a.m., re- Nanking, Tsingtau. Tientsin end Pel-gistered and parcel malis are closed

lat 5 p.m. en the previous day. ping are temporarily suspended.

From

Manila

Mamla

Java and Manila

Haiphong

INWARD

MAILS

Per

Due

Emp. of Russia

March 16,

Prometheus

March 18:

Tlisadanc

March 10.

Canton

Mateli 17.

Kiangsu

March 17.

Kilano Maru Nanning

March 17.

.March 17.

Haiphong, Pakhol and Holhow Australia and Manila Swntow

Straits and Europe via Suez (Letters and Pupers) London date, 17th February and (London Parcels)- London date, 10th February Calcutta and Straits Straits,

Manifa and London Parcels London date, 3rd February

Straits

Air Mall by "Imperial Airways

Direct Service"-London 10th March

Japan and Shangha!

Kanpura Shirala

March 17.

March 17.

Agamemnon Bhutan

March 18.

.March 18.

date,

Shanghai and Swatow

Shanghal, Amoy and Swalow Salgon

Imperial Airways Plano ..March 18. Kaisar-I-Hind

.March 18.

Liungchow

March 18..

Sphinx

..March 18.

Tainan

.March 18.

SLonghal.

Glenshiel

..March 19.

Calcutta and Straits ......

G. G. Paul Doumer Hosang

March 10.

.March 19.

March 19.

March 12.

Haiphong

Air Mail by "Pan American Airways

Direct Service"San Francisco Pan American Airways Plane

uate, 11th March.

Shanghai and Amoy

Shanghai and Swatew

Shanghai

Shanghal and Amey

lavan,

and Shanghai

Bangkok

Japan Straits

Sinklang

Szechuen

Conte Biancamano

Marechal Joffre Tjibadak Yingchow

March 19. March 20. March March 20. rch 20, March

March 20

Van Houtsz

Mausung

Menestheus

U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Manila Pres. Jefferson

-Seattle date 26th February

March 21.

C

QUOTATIONS

March 22.

Straits

March 22.

New York, March 15. New York Cotton

Calcutta and Straits

March 23.

Japan and Shanghai

March 29.

March 23.

Opening 8.68/03

123.08

127.24

Close October

Closing 8.02/03 8.93/93 0.90/90

U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Manila

0.03/02

0.08/08

(San Francisco date, 23rd Feb.) Pres. Cleveland Amoy Japan and Shanghai

.March 24.

Sirdhana

.March 24.

Terukuni Maru

.March 24.

20.35

18.08

88.00

88.13 Spot

20,50 10.01 January

December

9.02/03

0.08/08

9.03/03 9.11N

Java

Tjiszlak

March 24.

Atsuta Maru

.March 25.

8.08

11 Commodity Index 52.09

32.31

New York Rubber

Emp. of Japan

.March 25.

March May

14.20 /20

Japan

14.29/29

14.35 /35

Straits

14.39/39

14.40b/48a

Japan

Toyama Maru Katori Maru Nojima Moru

March 25.

March 28.

.March 28..

14.51/51

14.72/75

14.56b/58a 14.73 /75 14.00N

20 Utilities 40 Bonds

SCIENTISTS RETURN FROM POLE

Moscow, Mar. 15.

July

September

December

January

Sales for the day:-1,720 tons.

The Soviel Arctic scientists, under May the leadership. of M. Papanin, who July were stranded on an ice-flor recently, September

and rescued by Soviet ice-breakers, to

Anyone knowing of a child who has been assaulted, neglected, or ill-treated in a manner likely cause unnecessary suffering or Injury to health, or knowing of a parent who is seeking advice on any matter concerning a child, would be doing an act of kindness by communicating at once with-

ink

The Hon. Secretaries, H.K.S.P.C. Room 308, Bank of East Asla Build- Hongkong, or the Inspector, 48, Poktulum Road, ist floor; or the Inspector, Violet Peel Health Centre, Wanchal; or the Inspector, 12. Sai Yeung Choi Street, 1st floor, Kow- loon

All further steps will be taken, and expenses barne, by the Society.

The Informant's name will be kept strictly private, except in cases where malice is proved.

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

HOLLAND-OOST AZIE LIJN. N.V.

(HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE) From: ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM, AMSTERDAM, HAMBURG, GENOA, and other PORTS. The Steamship having arrived from the above ports, consignees of cargo by her are noti And that all goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/ or extra-hazardous godowns of the Holt's Whort whence and/or from the wharves delivery may obtained.

"ZUIDERKERK"

be

Goods not cleared by the 23rd March, 1030, will be subject to rent,

All broken, chafed and damaged packages are to be left in the go- downs, where they will be examined by Holt's Whart.

Consignees are requested to apply for a Revenue Omeer in attendance cargo, is when damaged dutiable being examined.

Claims against the steamer mus! be presented in writing within ten days after arrival of steamer, other- wise they will not be recognized.

No Fire Insurance wlil be effected by the undersigned in any case what- ever.

Bills of Lading will be counter- signed by.

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN N.V.

Agenis. Hongkong, 10th March, 1038.

KOREANS SEEK FREEDOM

Hankow, Mar. 10. Seventy-eight more Koreans ar

Company will be closed from the rived at Chungking yesterday from. 24th March to 14th April inclu- lower Yangiso ports aboard two siva.

Junks, all, claiming to be anti- Japanees and seeking Chinese ald eventually to restore the indepen-

By order of the Board,

JARDINE. MATHESON. & Ỉ dence of Korea.

CO., LTD. General Managers. Hongkong 11th March, 1938.

...Many other Koreans have been arriving separately since the Japanese occtipation of Shanghai and Nanking -United Press.

returned to Leningrad to-day, tremendous where they received a welcome.-Reuter Bulletin.

SOVIETS SHOOT. 18 TRAITORS

Moscow. Mar. 15. Elghteen of the accused in the tomous Treason Trial which ended last week, were thot to-day accord-

the ing to the order of court-Reuter,

KOWLOON

Chicago Wheat

80%/8014 804/80% 82%/83 834/83

83%/03% Monday's Sales:--

24,551,000 bushela.

Corn

58%/50 0794/57% 50/59% 00 /60

0147614

Winnipeg" Wheat ***

117/118% 117/117% 109 /100% 108%/100%

01 / 01

Chle**

May July

September

May July

October

GRIMSBY LEAVES

Grimsby left to-day for

H.M.S. milliary

Tsingtao.

RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION

THE RENTS QUESTION

The General Committee of the Kowloon Residents' Association proposes, if deemed advisable, to make representation to the Government of Hongkong in support of tenants whose rents have been unreasonably increased or who have been evicted despite prompt payment of rent.

To enable the Association to present irrefutable facts to Government, residents, whether or not members of the Association, are invited to fill in this form and send it to Mr. R. Baldwin, Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, 51, Kimberley Boad, Kowloon.

All replies will be treated confidentially,

Note: Whether your rent has been increased or not, please make a return so as to enable the Association to judge approximately what proportion of tenants have been victimised;

Name

Address

Name of Landlord

Flat or House

Are you principal or sub-tenoni?

Rent paid on June 30, 1937 $

#

H

September 30, 1937 $

..

December 31, 1037 $

February 20, 1930 $

What was your rent when you firat oceupled the preinisra? $

Has your Landlord evicted you?

For what reason

Were you in arrears with your rent? Are you a satisfied tenon17

Remarks

Japan

Canada, U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai (Vancouver B.C., date, 5th March)

For

OUTWARD MAILS

Per

Wednesday

Swatow, Shanghai and Tientsin .. Holhaw, Pathol and Halphong Swatow and Amoy .... Amoy and Foochow (via Amoy)...

Dairen

Date and Time

Fausting..Wed., Mar. 16, 12.30 p.m.

Wed., Mar. 16, 1 p.m.. Kaying Anshun. Wed., March 10, 2.30 p.m. Cheklang..Wed., Mar. 10, 2.30 p.m. Zuiderkerk Wed., Mar. 16, 4.30 p.m.

K. P. 0.

Air Mail for Wuchow, Kwellin, C.N.A.C. Plane Wed. Mar. 16.

Kwelyang and Chaneking by the "G.N.A.CO Airways Direct Ber- vice"

Straits and Calcutta

..Mar. 10, 6 p.m.. .Mar. 16, 5 pun.

Mar. 17, 6 am. Wed., Mar. 16.

Reg..

Ord..

G. P. O.

Rex.. Ort,

.Mar. 16, 8 p.m.

Talamba

Parcels Ord....

-; Mar. 16, - 5-p.m.

.Mar. 17, 8.30 a.m.

Thursday

Sombul and Wuchow 'Swatow and Bangkokt

Kongmoon Struits

and Japan

Tai Hing Thurs., Mar. 17, 8.15 am. Kalgau.Thurs., Mar. 17. 8.30 am. Tai Lee

Thurs., Mar. 17, 10 a.m. Cremer

.Thurs., Mar. 17, Noon. Thurs., Mar. 17, 3.30 p.m. Ranpura

Sa Japan, Canada, U.S.A., Empress of Russia..Thurs., Mar, 17.

Central and South America and *Europe

Vancouver B.C.,

via

(Parcels for Canada only)-due Vancouver B.C., 4th April. Japan and Europe via Siberia ....

Samshul and Wuchow Sandakan

Amuy

*Strafts and Calcutta

Swatow

Parcels,

Reg

.Mar. 17, 4 pm. Mar. 17, 5 p.m. Ord., ..Mar. 17, 5.30 p.m.

Kitano Maru Thurs, Mar. 17, 5 p.m. Friday

Chungon ..Fri., Mar. 18, 8.15 am. Hinsang....Fri., Mar. 18, 8.30 a.. Tandane..Fri., Mar. 18, 8.30 am. Suisungka

Fri., Mar. 18. Parcels....Mar. 18. 11 a.m. .Mar. 18, Noon.. Ord., Fooshing .Fri., Mar. 10, 12.30 p.m..

Shanghal, Japan and Europe via Sphinx.... Fri., March 18, 1,30 p.m.

Siberia

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Straits, Ceylon, India, East and S. Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles due Marsellles, 15th April.

Samshul and Wuchow

Haltan ....Fri., Mor, 18, 3 p.m.. Kaisar-I-Hind ........Fri., Mar. 18,

G.P.O. and K.P.O. Parcels, ......Mar. 18. 5 pm. Heg,,

.Mar. 19, 9.45 q.m. Ord., .Mar. 19, 10.30 a.m..

Sat, Mar. 19, 8.15 am..

Air Mail for "K.L.M. Airways Ser- Kalsar-I-Hind.......Sat, Mar. 19.

vico"-duo Amsterdam, 27th

Saturday

Kongning

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

Ref

.Mar. 19, 9.30 1.7.

March.

Grd.

„Mar. 19. 10 mus.. Prominent Sat., Mar. 19, 10.30 am..

Tientsin

Air Mall for "France-Orient Air- Marechal Joffre... Sat., Mar. 19:

ways Service"-due Marselles, 3rd. April.

Manila, Straits, Ceylon, India, Conta

Egypt and Europe via Noples- due Naples, 11th April

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

Ord.....

March 19, 4 pm March. 19, 4.20 p.m.

Blancamano..Sat., March 19

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

March 19, 4.15 pm.

March 19. 5 p...

Reg.,

Ord. ******

Saigon, Ceylon, India, East and Marechal

South Africa, Egypt and Europe

Marseilles duo Marseilles,

vin

17th April

Haiphong

Joffre...... Sat., Mar, 19.

G.P.O. and K.P.0.

Reg.,

Ord

Carton ..

Alr all for Manila, Guam, Hono- Pan American

lulu, and U.S.A., by the "Pan

· American Airways

March 10, 4.15 p.m. March 19, 8 p.m.

Sat., Mar. 19, 5 p.m. Airways Plane

Sat., Mar. 19,

K. P. O... ́....

Mar. 19, 5. p... Mar, 10, 5 p.m. G.P.O.

Direct Ser-

Vice"-duo San Francisco, 27th March.

Rex,

Ord.,

Mar. 19, 5 p.m.

Ord

.Mar. 20, 6 am

Sunday

Swatow, Fonchow and Tientsin ... Nanning ...Sun., Mar. 20, 8.30 a.m.. Amoy and Shanghai

Teinan

Sun, Mar. 20, 8.30 am..

Mandinv

Tencer

Saigon.

Mon., Mar. 21, 1.30 p.m..

Japan and Europe via Siberia

Mon Mar. 21; 8.30, p.m.

Tuesday

Swalow and Shanghal

Mobila

Kosang

Soochow Tuez, Mar. 22:10.30 am..

Pridáv

Emp, of Japan Fr