CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 25 words $2.00
for 3 days prepaid. WANTED KNOWN. SAY JAVA RIJSTTAFEL, and know what you're enjoying! Good tasty chleicon curry, excellent saley, refreshing lodeh, berengek and all dishes, Java genuine wonderful second-to-none for being appetizing and nourishing. Java Restaurant, 14 Lockhart Rd. Reservation or delivery phone 32404.
PREMISES TO LET. GOOD HOUSE at Bonham Road. Bus No. 3. Five roomed, modern conveniences, n'ce locality, rent $110. Furnitures to be taken over for $000 only. Write Box 144, "Hongkong Telegraph" or phone 28350 Mr. Lum.
Tuesday, CHONGKÒNG TELEGRAPH
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Currency Bill Arabs Prepare
R.
NOTICE.
CHINESE NEW YEAR FAIR Gloucester Road, between Fen-
closed
Vehicular wick Street and Fleming Road, will
to from February 9th Traffic February 18th Inclusive.
bo
to
T. IL KING, Commissioner of Police. 7th February, 1939,
Hong Kong.
THE "STAR" ́ FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED Notice to Shareholders NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE FORTY-FIRST OR- DINARY YEARLY MEETING OF THIS COMPANY will be held at tho Office of Messra. Jardine. Matheson & Co., Ltd. on Friday, the 24th February, 1939, at 11.30 a.m. for the purpose of receiving Mr. F. H. King, Commissioner of the Report of the Directors to- of Statement with Kether Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1938.
THE POLICE RESERVE Orders Issued for The Current Week
Police Reserve Orders by the Hon.
Police zile:
Chinese Company ..
have following Strength-The
strength of the been taken on the Chinese Company us from February 2, 1930:
Constables R114 John Simon Au, R127
ninp Tum i'uk-bing, Wong King-uk.
1110
11. The Trainag Course-Part undermentioned members of the Chinese Company will attend Chinese- Company Henuquarters for Part il of Training Course on Tuesday 7, at 5.30 Dun. sharp: Constables K9 Wang May-on, Ris S. C. H, Liang, REG Lay Kwan-po. R105 Lam Kwok- Lui yiu, R100 Tang Shiu-woon, 120
han Ching-man, Chi-shiu, R112 Chan RIUS Lai Tsang-tran R107 Woo Chol-sin, 108 Woo Tak-sin, Chan Kal-wah, R113 Tar: Chung- ful, R116 Ko Kar-ming. K120 Leung
Kwox Yiu-wing. 17 A118 Lee Chow-lam, R119 Tai Pak- RIZG Ng Shew-man, R123 Ho yuen,
Wa-noi, Fok Tal-wing, R Peter Francis Lee, RI25 Yuen Shing luen, Itizi Young Pui-yuen, 114 John Simon Au. R127 Philip Tum Pak-hing and 100 Wong King-luk. Patrol Duty. Nightly between p.m. and midnight by members up detailed by the meer in Charge of .Company.
L
Indian Company Training Courses-Part II and III. The undermentioned members will attend for instructions in Part 1 and III of Training Courses under Acting Crown Sergeant 1214 Channon Singli at the Indian Company Ileadquarters from Monday, February 6, to Friday, February 10, 1930 at 5.30 p.m. Con- stables 229 M. R. Malik, R252 F. Mohamed, R237 K. Bachoo 10/23 M. Ramzan, R265 M. All, R212 B. Singh, R204 .S. Rehman, R224 Y, Tipe, R217 A. Humid and R208 A. Mohamed.
Patrol Duty Nightly between 8 p.m. and midnight by members ns detailed by the Omeer in Charge of Company.
Flying Squad
between 8 Patrol Duty. Nightly p.m. and midnight by members us detalled by the Ofleer in Charge of Company.
on
"
The Reglater of Shares of the Company will be CLOSED from Friday, the 17th February, 1930, to Friday, the 24th February, 1939, both days inclusive,
order of the Board of By Directors,
In Commons
London, Feb. 6.
Their Case
London, Feb. 6. No question of any change in The Arab High Committee dele- monetary policy was involved in the gates are busily engaged in last- now Currency Bill, declared Sir John minute preparations of the case they Simon, Chancellor of the Exchequer, will present at the London Palestine moving the second reading of the conference. Bill in the House of Commons to-day.
Briedly the case will be: firstly, of Palestine's complet
cessation
of
The Bill was read a second time Ice; secondly, replacement of the mandate by treaty: thirdly, without division.
Sir John added that the Bill con-abolition of the Balfour Declaration; cerned certain details of the monetary fourthly, Immediate mechanism, and he recalled that the Jewish immigrants, and land sales.
The question of a possible con- Exchange Equalisation Fund "had been increased from £150,000,000 to federacy, has also engaged astenuion, £600,000,000 in order to check undue but it is felt that this subject could be best broached after signature of fluctuations on the exchanges.
a treaty with Britain.
Recent events made it'opportune to MUFTI'S ATTITUDE STIFFENS introduce the Bill. Over a long The High Committee delegates cables from period, ending last spring, gold stocks received numerous had confinually increased, amounting bodies in Egypt and Palestine. Two on January 31 last at the market particularly insisted that the Defence should speak only price, to £835,000,000. In the follo-Party delegates wing six months there was a con-for-themselves, and that the High siderable exodus of gold which repre- Committee should solely represent sented refugee capital, gold stocks Palestine. The cables have tended £089,000,000, of which to stiffen the attitude of the Mufti falling to
the Defence Party, £151,000,000 was in the Exchange Party towards
the possibility of an Equalisation Fund, the rest being in and the issue départment of the Banit of England.
rapprochement between the
early
two
Arab delegations now seems to be remote.
STERLING SPECULATION Support for the Arab demands came to-day from the Muslim League That tendency had continued
of India through its London repre the rest of the year. Some of sentatives. A manifesto sympathis during the gold loss was due to repatriations with, and augmenting the Arab of French funds, and some was due claims of independence was issued to undesirable speculation against the this evening. A copy was placed in the hands of the Marquess of Zet- round.
The Bill was entirely justified and tand, Secretary for India, who pro- the fundamised to convey the contents to the made no difference to mentals of
of currency, but was a more Government, necurate statement of facts. There
WOULD CO-OPERATE was no trace of infintion or deflation
Fakhri Nashishibi of the Aráb |
in the proposals. One effect of the Defence delegation, in an interview! revaluation would be the liberation with "Reuter" to-day said he felt of approximately £5,000,000. The certhin the British Government had Chancellor said that he did not pro-a real intention of inding a solution pose to treat that sura na revenue, and to establlah peace in Palestine. but as unrealised capital apprecia- The National Defence Party would leading C. M. MANNERS, tion, which would be passed to the accept
proposition immy Equalisation Secretary. Exchange
Account, eventually to Independence of Pales- where it would constitute copital fine.. Hongkong, 30th January, 1939.
reserve. Reuter.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES
Steamship
BIESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
"ATHOS II" 7A/30 Bringing Cargo from Marseilles via Saigon, arrived Hongkong on Tues- day, 7th February, 1939.
ITALIANS "SHOCKED"
AT SPEECH
(Continued from Page 1)
ing the close and indissoluble bonds uniting the two democracies.
The
ussurance
He claimed that the Party repre- sents at least 75
of the per cent. material Interests in Palestine, and over 50 per cent. In numbers.
Whatever the result, the delegation would do what
just for the country without regard to personal ambitions. The Defence Party would co-operate completely with the man- datory Government to find a solution. -Reuter.
was
"EMPRESS OF CANADA
of
regarded Consignees are hereby informed particularly significant in view that their goods with the exception the suggestions that Britain was not of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the wly interested in Franco-Italian relations, and was only bound to Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloonist France if she were attacked by Weart and Godown Co. Ltd., Kow- toon, whence delivery may be ob
ained immediately after landing.
All clams musi be sent in to me on or before 17th February, 1939, or they will not be recognized.
Lamaged Packages will be examin- ed by the Company's Surveyor Messrs:-Goddard and Douglas in at the presence of the Consignees 10.00 a.in. on Monday, 13th February, 1939.
Consignees must have a Revenue Omeer in attendance when any dutl- able goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.
1 OIL, Agent Hongkong, 7th February, 1939.
A.R.P. Exams
The Air Raid Precautions Omeer nnnounces the result of the Air Raid Warden Examination held at the Y.M.C.A., Kowloon,
QUALIFIED AS AIR RAID WARDEN INSTRUCTORS Mrs. R. P. Dunlop; Mrs. C. Wallis; Mr. R. Kirkwood: Mr. V. T. Low; Mr. C. J. Grover: Mr. Mok Ching-un; between &.v. J. Bechtel; Mr. R. Millar; Mr.
W. V. Field; Mr. L Skinner.
QUALIFIED as air raid WARDENS
Emergency Unit Reserve
Courses, The A. R. P. A. R. P.
at the Club Courses will be held Lusitano 18, Ice House Street Tuesday and Friday, February 7 and February 10 at 5.30 p.m. Patrol Duty. Nightly p.m. und midnight by members as delalled by the Omeer in Charge of Company.
C. CHAMPKIN,
D. S. P. (R)
MEMORIAL SERVICE
Tributes Paid to the Late Dr. Paul J. Todd
A memorial service for the late Dr. Paul J. Todd, American independent missionary and well-known doctor of Canton, was held at the Chinese Y.M.C.A., yesterday,
Dr. Wong Tak-kwong of Canton was Chairman, and the Rev. Tam Yuk-sum of Canton opened the ser vice with a prayer.
Dr. El Shiu-fen addressed the large gathering and spoke of the splendid work errried by the drerased in
out numerous charitable undertakings.
Dr. Todd arrived in Canton as a medical missionary in the 90's, and was first attached to the Canton Hos- leading part in pital, but took a teaching students both there and at College. He the Hackett Medicat
died of heart disease at the age of 60, after nearly 35 years of service in Canton. Hla many friends pre- sent at the Service yesterday testified to the esteemn in which he was re- garded.
Dr.
Among those present wero Joseph Yu (son-in-law), Mr. Y. L Li of the Lingnan University, Mr. T. T. Poon, President of the Canton Y.M.C.A., and many members of the medical profession of Hongkong and Canton,
Instead of the customary gift of scrolls and flowers, friends were asked to donate sums of money, for ald of war refugees.
POINTER MISSING
Mr. L
L. Foxall reports the dis- appearance of his black pointer from his residence at Waterloo Road,
Mias W. Robinson, Miss M. C. Braga, Mrs. M. W. Todd, Miss Elvie Yuen, Mrs. F. G. Slukes, Miss E. Oines. Mrs. C. Hocha, Mrs. R. Millar, Miss H. Brewer.
STOCK MARKET
REPORT
The Hongkong Stock Exchange official summary issued at 3.30 p.m. yesterday, saya:
The market ruled on the quiet side but steady. Prices generally are un- changed.
Buyer Hongkong Bank $1,400 Bank of East Asin $84 Canton Insurance $210 1fon Insurance $4
China Underwriters cts, 63 HK. Fire Insurance $170 HK. Docka (Old) $17.50 1.K. Docks (New) $18 Providents (Old) so
Providents (New) $6.20
J & S, Hotels $0.00
ILK. Lunde 830
Chinese Existen $57
Yaumati Ferries (Qld) #2734
K. Electries $38
Morao Electrics
Sandakan Light
17.30
$10
Telephones (Old) #23
Telephones (New) $7.75
Cements $16.00
K. Rope $4
Calry Farma $73 Wing On (EK) 1
2/6
Entertainment Marsmans
Bellers Hongkong Bank $1,420 Canton Insurance $220 IX. Realtler $3.60 ILI. Tramways $1.35 Comments $10K
dalos Hongkong Bank. $1,410 Union Insurance $509 II.K. Lands $30}}
China Lights BO DO III. Electrics 100%
Dairy Farms
ILK. Govt. 4% Loan 3% pa..
Antamos. Pr. 43:
Eegulo Gold
Benguet Consolidated 13,20
Coon. Grave AT
Consolidated Mine
Demonstratione 20
1. X. L. 08
San Mauricio. 1,78 Biyoo 14
United Paracole St.
0035
Germany.
BERLIN REACTION
Overhaul Under Way At Taikoo Dockyard
Bust knows no enemy Eke a chip- ping yard. There it sees the ground
Meanwhile in Berlin, Mr. Chamber-gained in a year's quict depredation lain's statement has been received lost by the cold chisel and the paint with much reserve. The Premier's brush in a few short weeks. The assurance to France is not entirely C.P.S. liner Empress of Canada, now dock at Talkoo, offers fresh new, a spokesman fold "Reuter,
that he
thought similar testimony to this. adding
customer The Canado has been a assurances were given at the time of the Czecho-Slovak crisis.
of the Takon Dockyard and En- whethergineering Company since Hongkong "Everything depends on
of the annual became the venue Chamberlain's words stiffen France's attitude. In that case it mor C.P.S. overhaul. The other three
in lead to a further increase
the tension. and have existing pernicious effect."
Mr.
ships-Japan, Asia, and Russia-are handled at Kowloon Dockyard, but the Canada went to Taikoo before Kowloon had a duck to accommodate Mr. her and she has since kept an annual Chamberlain's assurance was not un- appointment with the Taikoo com- Eke the one given to Italy by Ger-pany.. many.Reuer.
One commentator said that
New Admiral For Gibraltar Base
Though her overhaul is just com- mencing, she presents a much less grimy appearance than the Asia did. Like the Japan, she is an oil burner,
the Asla whereas both
and the Russia are coal burners. The Asia, which now lics at Kowloon Wharf, was a smudgy ship when she entered dock: now, to use an apt simile, she is "as fresh as paint."
London, Feb. 6.
Two Rems lift the overhaul of the Rear-Admiral Norman Wodehouse has been appointed Rear-Admiral in Empress of Canada above routine, propellers Charge, and Admiral-Superintendent | She is to have two new of H. M. dockyard at Gibraltar, In and a steel swimming tank in place tank previously succession to Admiral A. E. Evans. of
He is to assume coinmand about provided for second class passengers.
The pool will be located aft
May 24-Neuter.
the wooden
BRICKS
KEEN SANG BRICKWORKS
Sun Hui, Castle Peak.
KSB
The BRICKS manufactured by us are of the best quality, hard, square, sound, well-burnt, even in size, and under expert supervision of specialists. Standard sizo, 21⁄2" x 4" x 83⁄4” or made to order
Temperature of burning ... 900 degrees C.
Period of burning
90
hours
per ton
9 Dollars
PRICE:
per cub. ft.
0.39 cents
Samples may be inspected in our Hongkong Office at No. 26, Leo Yuen Street, East, 1st Floor. Enquirios solicited,
Tel. 25240
LEE, CHING.
· Genoral Manager.
February 7, 1939.
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SENNET
FRERES
D
DIAMONOS
WEDDING
RINGS
POST
MAIL FOR CANTON Registered
OFFICE.
maite and ordinary
VIA SIBERIA ROUTE Letters and Postcards for Europe
(not Insured or Parcels) will op ac(except Great Britain and Eire) and cepted for Canton and despatched as South America are forwarded" "vis
Siberia" it so superscribed circumstances permit.
MAIL LETTERS
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Malls are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwine Ordinary letter mail only for West stated, and where mails are advertia-
Kwangs, Szechwaned to close at or before 9 am ro Kwangtung,,
Kwalchow and Hunan will be ac
epitu si «ender»' risk.
From
Saigon
Australia and Manila
Swalow
Straits
Japan and Shanghal
gistered and parcel malls are closed lat 5 pm. on the previous day.
INWARD MAILS
Air Mall by "Imperial Airways
Direct Service"-London
28th January
Shanghal and Swatow
Shanghal, Amoy and Swatow Holhow Manila
Haiphong
Air Mail by "Imperial
Manila
Japon
Japan
Connda, U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai
Per Alhos II Changto Chungicing Cremer
Felix Roussel
Doo.
.February 7.
February
.February 7.
Imperial Airways Plano February E.
.February 7.
.February 7.
date,
Imperial Airways Plano February
Klangsu
February
Hupch
February
Muinam
.February
Nako Maru
.Fobruary 7,
Canton
..February 8.
Airways
Direct
date, Service"-London
1st February.
M/V. Neptuna Tango Maru Tilawa
February B.
February. B.
„February 8.
(Vancouver B.C. date, 21st Jan.) Emp. of Russia
.February 1.
Japan and Shanghai
Toba Maru
..February 9.
Benar
.February 10.
Straits and Europe via Negapatam
(Papers etc.) London date, 12th
January
Halcone Maru
February 10.
Saigon
Laos
.February 10.
Manila
Pres. Coolidge
.February 10.
.February 10.
February 11.
.February 11.
..February 12,
.February 12.
Date and Time.
Japan and Shanghai
Java
Japan and Shanghai
Japan and Shanghai
Air Mall by "Pan American Air-
Tjibadak
Gneisennu
Katori Maru
Plano..
ways Direct Service"-San Fran-Pan American Airways cisco date, 3rd February. Manila
For
Holhow and Pakhoi
Swalow and Foochow
OUTWARD MAILS
Stentor
Per
Tuesday
Kanchow......Tues., Feb. 7, Noon. Yunnan...Tues., Feb. 7, 10.30 a..
Air Mail for "Air France Service" Felix Roussel........Tues., Feb. 7.
-due Marselllen, 19th February.
Saigon Shanghai
RCF., Ord.,
G.P.O. and K.P.Q.
.Feb. 7, 2.30 p.m. Fel. 1. 3 p.m.
Felix Roussel Tues., Feb. 7, 3.30 p.m. .Tues., Feb. 7, 3.30 p.m. ...... Athos II ..
Tues., Feb. 7. Purcels only for Straits, Penang, Sarpedon
Ceylon, Aden, Egypt, Marseilles und London-due London, 15th March,
G. P. O, and E. P. O. Parcels,
Shanghai, Japan, U.S.A., C. and S. Emp, of Asia
America, via Vancouver B.C., and (Parcels and Papers only for
Vancouver BC. Canada)-dve
25th January and Europe (except Great Britain and Eire) via Siberia
Wednesday
Swatow, Salgon and Bangkok Dairen Papers only for Strails and (Parcels
and Papers for Calcutta) Swalow, Amoy and Foochow
Haiphong.....
Swatow and Tientsin Shanghai
.Feb. 7, 5 p.m. ..Tues., Feb. 7.
G. P. O. and K. P. 0. Parcels,
Reg Ord.,
Feb. 7, 5 p... Feb. 8, 0.18 a.m. Feb. 8. 10 am-
Kwelyong .Wed., Feb. 8, 8.30 am. Nako Maru Wed., Feb. 8, 10.30 a.m. Hosang ...
Parcels
Papers Hongslang . Wosang
Wed., Feb. 2.
Feb. 8, 11 am.
.Feb. 8, Noom, Wed., Feb. 8., 12.30 p.m.
...Wed., Feb. 8, 1 pm.
Taksang....Wed., Feb. 8, 2.30 p.m. Chungking..Wed., Feb. 8, 2.30 p.m.
Thursday
Swatow, Amoy, Chuanchow, and
Foochow Manila
Haitan.Thurs., Feb. 9, 3 p.m. Empress of Russla
Thurs., Feb. 8, 5.30 p.m.
Air Mall for "Imperial Airways 'Imperial Airways Plane
Tirert Service"-duo London, 16th February
Thurs. Feb. 0.
K.P.O.
Rcg.
.Feb. 9, 5 p.IN.
Ord.
Feb. 9, 5.10 p..
G.P.O.
Reg.
.Feb. 9,
p.m.
Ord.
.Feb. 9. 7 p.m.
Thurs. Feb. 9.
K.P.O.
Rek.
Ord.
Feb. 9, 510 p.m.
Gr.o.
Rer.
Ord.
Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- Imperial Aleways Planc
tralia
"Imperial Airwave Direct Servies-due Bydney, 18th February
Swatow and Tientsin
Fylday
Spiran
Lycaon
Kiangsu
...Feb. 9, 5 p.m.
ENGAGEMENT
RINGS
AT
VERY
Fort Bayard
Holbow
Halphong
Formosa, Shanghai and Japan Shanghal Janan, Honolulu, U.S.A., C. and S. America via San Francisco and (Papers only for Canna)-due San Francisco, 2nd March,
Air Mail for
.Feb. 9, 5 p.an. ‚Feb. 9. 7 p..
Tal Seun Hong Thurs., Feb. B, 7 pm.
Muinant
.Fri, Feb. 10, 9.30a.m. Fri, Feb. 10, Noon. Fri., Feb. 10, 11.30 a.m.
.Fri., Feb. 10, 2 p.m. Hakone Muru Fri, Feb. 10, 3.30 p.m. Prea Coolidge.
Canton
Parcels Reg., Ord
Parcels
Fri, Feb. 10,
Feb. 10. 4 pan. Feb. 10, 5 p.m. .Feb. 10, 6.30 p.m. G. P. O.
Saturday
Reg.,
Ord..
Feb. 10, 4 pm.
Feb. 10, 5 pm.
Feb. 10, 7 p.m.
.. Mausong....Sat., Feb. 11, 8.30 am. .8ah, Feb. 11. Airways Katori Maru ......................
G.P.O. and K.P.O.
„Feb. 11, 940 m.in. Feb. 11, 10 am. Sal., Fob. 11.
Sandakan
"K.L.M.
Direct Service"-due Amsterdam. 21st February.
Rer,
LOW
PRICES
Ori.,
Strat Ceylon, India, Eas! and Katori Maru
South Africa. Aden, Egypt and
Reg Eung vn Marseilles-due Mar-
Ord. Actiles, 12th March. Haiphong
G.P.O. and K.P.O.
Yusang
Sennet Freres
Gloucester Building.
Manja and Parcels only for Ger-
many va Hamburg
Amoy and Shanphal
Paners only for Straits and (Parcels
and Papers for Calcutta).
..Feb, 11, 0.45 am. Feb. 11, 10.30 a.m. Sat., Feb. 11, 1 p.m.
Gneisenau Sat., Feb. 11, 4,30 p.m. Prominent..Sat., Feb. 11, 3.30 p.m. Sol.. Feb. 11, Tilown
Feb. 11, 4 p.m.
Feb. 11, 8 p.m.
Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Hono- Pan American Airways o
Inla. and U.S.A., by the "Pan- Ameroun Airways Direct Service" due San Francisco, 19th February.
Swatow and Shanghal
Sunda
Porcels Papers,
Plano....Sat, Feb. 11.
K.T.O.
Rex..
Ord..
Rok.. Ori,
Sinkiong Hupeh Fonchow and Tientsin Manila. Australia and New Zealand Changle...
via Thursday finnd-due.Thurs- day Island, 25th February
..Feb. 11, 5 p.m. Feb. 11, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Feb. 11. 5 p.3.
Feb. 11, 5.30 pm
.Sun., Feb. 12, 8.30 am.
.Sun., Feb, 12, 9 a.m.
..Man., Feb. 13.
Kowloon P. O.
Parcels, Feb. 13. 4.00 pm.
Eter
Ord.,
Parcels, Reg
.Feb, 18, 5,00 p.m. Feb, 18, 5.30 p.m.
G.P,0.000
Feb. 19, 4,00
pm.
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