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General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of Co., Ltd., Messrs. Dodwell &

DISTRICT Manager to handle circu- Hongkong and Shanghai Bank lation for leading American magazino Building, on Wednesday, the 6th publishers.

Transportation, Office,

qualificant. April, 1938, at 11 am. for the Advertising furnished Write M. A. Steele, Columbus purpose of receiving the report of Circle, New York City.

the Goneral Managers together with a Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1937.

PREMISES WANTED.

MARRIED COUPLE, without child- ren, require about the beginning of

The Transfer Books of tho Company will be closed from

both days inclusive,

April, furnished two room apart-23rd March to 6th April, 1938, ments, with board or furnished sint, Kowloon preferred. Write Box No. 449, "Hongkong Telegraph.""

PREMISES TO LET.

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DODWELL & CO., LTD.,

General Managers. Hongkong, 14th March, 1938.

THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

Ordinary

The Fifty-seventh General Meeting of the Company will be held at the Offices of the

Head Of Well- General Managers, Mesars. Jar-

Known Family

dino, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Pedder Streot, Hong Kong, on Thursday, 31st March, 1938, at noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report

Passes Away of the Directors, passing the

The death occurred at Serdang, Keduh, at the residence of his son

Accounts, and electing Directors and Auditora,

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 24th March to 14th April inclu-

on Sunday, March 13, of Dato Dr. Wong Shin-thwin of Kelantan, at the age of 61 years. The deceased give. had been ailing for some time and passed away peacefully in the pre- sence of his whole family.

The body was taken to Singapore and the funeral took place on March 17.

Besides the widow, the deceased is survived by two sons, Dr. Wong Siong-lee, Medical Officer of the Serdang Group Estates. Kedah, and Dr. Wong Slong-hing, of Kelantan, and three daughters.

The younger son, Dr. Wong Siong- bing, is well-known in Hongkong swimming circles as a former holder of the Colony buckstroke record, established while he was an under- graduate at the Hongkong University, He also represented the Colony in a "Swimming Interport against Shang- ht. He was married in Hongkong some years ago to Miss Florence Tung, member of a prominent local Chinese family..

U.S. COMMODITY

PRICES

LATEST CABLED'

QUOTATIONS

New York, March 28,

New York Cotton

Opening

Closing

May

8.71/74

8.73/74

July

0.80/01

8.78/79

October

.8.85/04

December

Jan. (1930)

8,83/03 8.87/00 8.84/04 3.88/88

8.05N 8.90/90

8.01/01 8.79

Mar. (1030)

Spot

The First Nollee Day for

Cotton is April 26.

May

July

September

December

January

New York Rubber

12.75/75 12.05/01

By order of the Board,

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. General Managers.

STOCK MARKET DEPRESSED

REACTION TO US. SILVER POLICY

London.. Mar. 28. The Stock Market to-iny was very quiet and generally rather depressed following the sharp week-end break on Wall Street, but the volume of selling was soil. Gilt-edged issues were steady, though undated holdings were slightly lower.

Czteho-Slovoitian bands were Armer, but Industrials lower, except Aviations and Mctors which were resistant. Koffies encountered some Paris selling.

the

Among the commodities, silver was weak,

price falling three- farthings in the nusence of buyers,

the announcement America was abrogating the silver buying pact with Mexico.

following

that

Wall Street was actively irregular. -Reuter Special.

DESIRE TO RE-EXAMINE PHILIPPINES STATUS

Manila, Mar. 20. Mr. Paul McNutt, United States High Commissioner in the Philippines, and President Manuel Quezon, have not revealed the results of their first conference held since Mr. McNutt's

to Manila.

May return

It is believed, however, that they are agreed on the desirability of a "realistle re-exumination Philippines political status."-United

12.90b/95

13.02 703 13.10/04 13.10 /17 13.20/20 13.33 /34-

12.39N

Sales for the day:-2,350 tous.

Chicago Wheat

May

85/85%

00/80

July

81%%/81%

025/8244

Sept.

8344/831⁄4

Thursday's Sales:-

14,772,000 bushels.

Chicago Corn

Mny

01 /01

July

8271/8214

Sept.

015/0134 02/62% 627%/62%

Winnipeg Wheat

May

110%/110%

July

107 /100

Oct.

Press.

of

NON-PARTY GOVERNMENT

FOR BULGARIA

the

Sofia, Mar. 28. Cundidates in the general election who supported King Borla's non- party Government, have won 103 seals as compared with the opposi- tion's 57 seats-Reuter Bulletin.

CARDENAS SEEKS TO STOP STRIKE THREATS

Mexico City, Mar. 28. President Cardenas and Labpur leaders are co-operating in urgent 1184/110% efforts to thwart any strike threats 100%/100% in the mining Industry-United

90/00 Press.

THE MANUFACTURERS BANK OF CHINA,

LIMITED.

(Incorporated in China)

NOTICE is hereby given that the Hong Kong Branch of the above-named Bank, established at P. G. O. Building, Ground Floor, Des Voeux Road Central, is open for the transaction of busi- ness as from Tuesday, the 29th of March, 1938.

R. C..Rugh,

Manager

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Sub-Manager

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TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1938"

AMERICAN CHINA WILL WIN STATESMAN IN LONG RUN,

MOURNED CHIANG ASSERTS

Col. E. M. House Dead, Aged 80

New York. Mar, 28. The death is announced of Colonel Edward Mondell House, one of the United States delegates to the peace negotiatious in 1910, at the age of 80. -Reuter Bulletin,

Colonel House was personal representative of President Wilson to the European governments in 1014. 1915 and 1916, and in 1917 lie was appointed by the President to gather and organise data that would be needed at the eventual peace ference.

Will Wear Japan Down By Sheer Weight Of Population, Claim

By JAMES A. MILLS (Associated Press Staff Writer)

KAIFENG, Honan Province, Chiria (By Mail).In spite of the loss to Jupan of Shanghai, Nanking, and other cities, Generalissimo. Chiang Kai-shek is to-day the same optimis- cun-tic, determined and courageous figure that he was in the beginning of the war. He still has an unshakable bellet that China, in the long run, will exhaust Japan by n war of attrition und by persistent guerrilla tactics,

ile was designated to represent the United States it the maiding of the urmistice between the Allied

Associated Powers and the Central

Powers, at Versullles in 1016, and he was United States Peace Com- missioner of Versailles from 1918 to 1010. He was member

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of the Commission charged by the Peace Conference to make the Covenant of the League of Nations, and he was also a member of the Commission on Mandutes in London, 1910.

PICK-A-BACK 'PLANE STARTLES

OBSERVERS

We have the patience and endur- ance born at five thousand years of struggle and strife," he declared to

MG

during a recent visit to Army Headquarters here.

"We may bend, but we will never break," he continued. "Our strength is the strength of our age-old Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, slowly but inexorably boring their way through the mighty mountains. Our patience is based

on centuries of suffering and privation.

J

WILL WEAR JAPAN DOWN "We will wear down Japan to the point of exhaustion by the sheer of our huge

VERTICAL LEAP OFF weight and strength

PARENT CRAFT

SUCCESSFUL TEST AT 140 M.P.H.

CLOSE-UP VIEW FROM AN AIR LINER

From MAJOR C. C. TURNER Rochester,

population, by our limitless patience and undurance, and by our inexhaus- tible natural resources. Time means little in n

for

miliennium that has existed Discussing the same theme at a conference of divisional army.com- manders here, the fumous military lead- chieftain warned the army

pared

CTS

that they must be Japan

to carry on the fight against

years or more if necessary. for five "In view of the magnitude of the struggle and of the great principles for which China is fighting." the Flying high above the river Med-Generalissimo said, "this is not a one of the long time as the history of nations

Corunna, way in the Empire flying boats, I watched the second miduir separation of the Snert-Mayo pick-o-back plane from the mother aircraft.

The test, every way, provided a most thrilling experience, alike for the two pilots of the composite airerait and those who witnessed it.

est, which was successful in

We. in the Corunna, were lying 100 yards to the starboard of the Short-Mayo plane, at an altitude of gooft, when the separation was effected.

JOES,

CITES CASE OF AMERICA

"You must remember that America did not achieve its Independence from England until after long years of bitter struggle. But in the end the American colonists, by their were vic tenacity, determination, and bravery,

victorious.

"You

new

must also remember that the Americans in winning their liberty, also established the foundations of Below we could see the thousands Democracy. That is the goal of the China. We must strive for real of spectators on the river hans,Democracy, equality, the removal of gazing up at an eight-engined biplane flying-bout. Against the sky the two long floats of the Mercury above the wing of the Main, and a total of

four wing-tip floats, presented the appearance of a family of different- Lized fish in packed swimming far- mation.

SIGNAL FOR TEST Suddenly a red fire-ball shot out. It was a Very light signat timed to experiment by 10

the

precede seconds.

Breathelessly

waited we through those 10 seconds. Then, before we had time to realise that the test had been success- fully carried out, there were two four-engined monoplanes in the air instead of the eight-engined biplane.

all traces of privilege and overlord- ship."

Asket If, in the light of Germany's failure to bring about peace between Chinn and Japan, he would welcome American mediation to settle conflict, the distinguished soldier- statesman

replied: Yes

"Yes, because I

the

feel your President would see to it that each side was given a fair deal, justice and satisfaction.

at

"Indeed. I feel that

it'n pence conference is held, the city of Wash- ington would be un ideal place in which le convene i It was Washington that the famous Nine- Power Pact, which Japan hus so flagrantly violated during the pre- sent war, bad its origin.

WOULD SERVE AS DELEGATE

"The signatories of that great document, which I consider one of the most momentous and far-reach- treatles of all time, would be able, if they met in conference at Washington, to re-establish the sanc- tity, authority and inviolability of

A big vertical gup separated them, It was this feature of the separa tion which created general astonish meni. It settled one important question, for there have been doubts whether the two components would part cleanly enough to avold danger of fouling just after separation,

treaty and reaffirm the sove- Looking

Medway tre

reignty, Independence and territorial shortly before this test was made, integrity of the Chinese

Republic, had seen Mr. J. Lankester Parker which the treaty guarantees." fly the "composite" plane of the water. It took off like a bird despite ita 21 tons weight.

down on the

те ап

The Generalissimo said he would welcome nothing more than to serve as one of China'a delegates at such With Mr. Lankester Parker was

a peace conference in

Washington. Capt. A. 5. Wilcockson, one of the "Not would

only

it Kive two skippers who took part in last opportunity to serve my country in year's experimental flights across great cause, but it would enable the Atlantic. The pilot of the upper me to fulfil my life's dream of sce- component, the Mercury, was Mr. ing something of the United States H. L. Piper.

institutions and of its great

and the famed hend of the people," Chinese Repubile declared.

than ever before.

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stated, and where mails are adverus Alr Mall Services to Shanghai, ed to close at or before 9 azn.. re- Nanking, Tsingtau, Tientsin and Pegistered and parcel mails are closed ping are temporarily suspended. at 6 pan, on the previous day.

From

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Per

19th

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Direct Service"-London,

March.

Straits and Holhow Manilu

Salgon Straits

Due:

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Emp. of Japan

Jeun Laborde

and Europe vin Sucz (Letters and Papers) London date 3rd. March-and London Parcels

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Japan

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.March 30.

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Amoy Japan

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Wednesday

Shanghal, Japan and Europe via

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Chung On Wed., Mar. 30, 8.la a.m. Fook On Wed., Mar. 30, 10.00 am.

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Holbow

Another Alkantle virman look parti In the demonstration for the pilot of the Corunna was Capt. G. J. Powell,

WELL AND VIGOROUS who shared with Câpl. Wilcockson the honours of last summer's dying-

Considering his tremendous duties, bust experiments. As pilot of the problems and responsibilities observing machine to-day, Capt. directing the war and in solving the Powell shared with Mr. Lankester Nation's thousands of pressing In- Parker the credit for munoeuvring ternal and administrative problems, inta

ideal relative positions.

the

Generalissimo looked astonish- The separation took place at a ingly well and vigorous. He seemed speed of 140 m.pl and within a few seconds both planes straightened more youthful, alert and buoyant out. The Muja allghted easily on:

One might think

from his frail Mercury elreled the water, while the

appearing physique and diminutive over Rochester

several times before stature that the war and its prob- The Medway. returning to the

lems would overwhelm him. But he CONFIDENT PILOTS

showed not the slightest trace of This was the second separation of the Composite plane, and it was worry or fatigue. Indeed, he seem- glant clear from what the two pilots saided metaphorically to be a

that they had gathered

shouldering on ullas.

In conversing with the correspon- dent he

he emphasized his points by to Mr. Lankester decisive gestures

17th April. of his slender, it is merely a matter of wait elegant, almost juvenile hands. Ile ing for a patch of smooth alr, of watching instruments and illuminated the spirit of victory. If China's 400,- radiated optimism, enthusiasm and signals, getting clear conversation by 000,000 could share that spirit, the telephone with the pliol of the machine overhead, and pulling levers be no doubt

correspondent thought, there would of Chinn's ultimate in the right order.

triumph. undercarringe made.

Str. Piper suld he had to be ready on the listant of separation to take enntrol of his machine, for while locked to the other its controls are Inoperative. The moment of release brings them into netion.

Many variations of types of air- craft and

will eventually he

The Short-Mayo will now go to Felixstowe for routine tests by Air Ministry officials and pilots.

This experiment is a joint Air

with les

them on principle

the composito, pa nistry and Imperial Airways ven

have been evolved, and it may now carriage of mails

for great distances.

be stated that already a new one la Many advantages in economy would being made with a somewhat dif- be effected by the adoption of com. ferent form of carrieř flying-boat. posite aircraft, and also there are

An upper component with Iand obvious military applications.

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