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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fiftieth Ordinary Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the offices of the Company, Exchange Building, 'Dea Vooux Road

Central, Victoria, Hong Kong, on Thursday, the 9th day of March, 1939, at Neon for the pur- pose of receiving a Statement er Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the year ended 31at December, 1938.

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Exchange At A Glance

SELLING

T.T. London

Demand

T.T. Shanghai

T.T. Singapore

T.T. Japan TT. India T.T. U.S.A.

i

18. 211

.is. 218

118 Nom.

.53

105

.82%

.20

T.T. Manila

.58

TT. Batavia

5372

T.T. Bangkok

150

TT. Salgon

1084

T.T. France

.10.00

.71%

.13774 .1/6

TT. Germany TT. Switzerland TT. Australia

BUYING

4 m/s L/e London

.1/3%

4 m/s Din do.

1/3.3/32

4 m/s L/e USA,

.29%

4 m/s France

11.30

30 d/s India

84%

U.S. Cross rute in Lon...4.68%

H.K. Stock Market

were

The following quotations issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar ket this morning:

BANKS

H.K. Banks, $ (e. div.) ..1,412 s. H.K. Banks, Lon. £ (x, d.) 8111⁄2 7. Chartered £

Mercantile, A. &. B. £........2734 n. Mercantile, C. £.

East Asia 5.

INSURANCES

Canton $.

Union $.

ILK. Fire $..

SHIPPING

Douglas S..

Chin Underwriters els

Steamboats $. Indo-Chinos, P. $. Indo-China, D.S. Shall Bearer 5/- Waterboats $....

DOCKS ETC.

Wharves $. Docks (old) $.

Docks (new) $.

Providenta (old) $.

Sho. Decks, Sh. $

Provid:ats_(new) $. New Eng, Sh, $.

Kallan 8/

MINING

..0% n.

.13 . .05 sa,

.220 8. 462% 1.

.03 b..

.176 b.

.05 b.

.15 n. .60 11. ..24 n. 03/14 n.

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THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY,' the 26th FEI-, RUARY, 1939, to THURSDAY, the 9th MARCH, 1930, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

K, TAYLOR, Acting Secretary. Hongkong, 8th February, 1939.

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 the Office of Messrs. “Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. on Friday, the 24th February, 1939, at 11.30 um. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors to- gether with Д Stal "mont of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1938,

The Register of Shares of the Company will be CLOSED from

Friday, the 17th February, 1939,

to Friday, the 24th February, 1939, both days Inclusive.

By order of the Board Directors,

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of

C. M. MANNERS,

Secretary, Hongkong, 30th January, 1939.

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE COMPANY,

LIMITED.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Thursday."

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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS |

of the Bale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 13th day of February, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Ofless of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Grown Land at Ma Tau Kok, In the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renowal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty tho - KING, for one further term of

75 years.

Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo- Hal of the lot the Purchaser (It not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($290) In cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase prices.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT

howjpot Tulang

Adjeming kowoce Inland i Lot No. 4118

Lot No. 22 Pak Tai St., Sia Tau Kok,

1 No. of Sale |

Registry No

Locality.

101

Boundary Measurements

N....

As per salo

plan.

About

Contents i

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Upset Price

$124

$5.025

A Look Through

The "Telegraph”.

50 YEARS AGO

A spy who was despatched by the Egyption Government to the Equa- torial Provinces has just returned, having left Khartoum last Christmas. He states that Lupton Pasha is dead,

but that the reported surrender of

Bahr-cl-Ghazal to the dervishes was NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN merely a rumour, and that the garri-

son still holds out.

that the ANNUAL ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS will be HELD at the HONG KONG HOTEL, Hong Kong, on THURSDAY, the 16th. Feb- ruary, 1939, at 12 NOON for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st. December, 1938.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, 4th. February to THURSDAY, 16th, February, botli days inclusive. JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers. Hongkong, 24th. January, 1939.

RELIEF COLLECTIONS FOR KWANGSI VICTIMS

A total of $14,000 representing donations by Individuals and various public organizations in Hongkong for the relict of Kwangsi war victims has been collected here and will be shortly remitted to Kwangal, it is revealed to-day by Central News.

The Hongkong branch at the Kwangsi Provincial Bank will ac- cept donations for free remittance to Kwangsl, it is learned.

COTTON MILLS

1

n.

.38

b.

According to bazaar rumours here the dervishes are concentrating at Khartoum prior to an advance an that he will Dongulo. The Mahdi has declared attack Egypt. Rein- forcements have left Khartoum for Osman Digna's forces...

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Secretary Bayard has received advices that the Americans who were seized and mude prisoners by the Germans in Samoa were immediately released, and that all is now quiet there.

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VERBOTEN

PASSENGERS on a German

steamer told a "Straits Times" reporter in Singapore they could not speak about Nazi Germany because a Ger- man police officer was aboard.

A number of Jewish refu- gees were also travelling, and they stated it was the police officer's function to watch the movements of passengers.

One passenger started to talk. "Vienna is

not the same," he said, and then glanced furtively, round end said he had been warned not to say anything.

Officers of foreign liners have confirmed the fact that German' ships on the Far East route usually

carry police officers.

FRENCH DEFENCE LEADERS MEET IN SECRET SESSION (Continued from Page 1.)

Italian troops from the fighting line, and thus Italians did not participate in the final phase of the conquest of Catalonia,

February 9, 1939:

-RADIO-

Debate on ZBW Relayed Cave-Overture; Spring Song (Men-

From Y.M.C.A.

CHILDREN'S HOUR

6 Studio Children's Hour.

delssohn); Brandenburg Concerto No. 8 in G (Bach); Merry Wives of Windsor Overture (Nicolal)....Sir Henry J. Wood Conducting.

10 Relay The Summing Up of Radio Programme Broadcast by the YMC.A. Debate on Z.B.W.' Z.B.W. on a Frequency of 945 k.c's. Programmes. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. 10.20 Dance Masle and Variety. and 8-11 p.m. on 9,52 m.e's. per Dance Orchestra-Swing, Brothers, second.

Willie Swing-Fox-Trot.............V

Lowis and His Orchestra with Vocal Chorus Piano-Variations 7 Closing Local Stock Quotations. by Wille Lowis 7.02 Reginald Foort at the Organ. On Tipperary" (Williams and Lover, Come Back To Me (New Judge); Miracles Sometimes Happen Dance Moon-Romberg); One Klas (New (Ray Noble).....Renera; Moon-Romberg); "The King Steps Orchestra-Condena-Tango; Viejos OutMedley (Kreisler); Song Of Tiempo Tango... Orquesta Tipica Paradise (King); Serenade (Mous- Francisco Camaro with Vocal Refrain; sorgsky)....With Alfredo Campoli Vocal-Did Your Mother Come From (Violin).

Ireland? (Kennedy-Carr); A Feather 7.20 Kleen Joyce at the Plano, In Her Tyrolean liat (Mills)..... Etude De Concert In F Minor Gracie Fields with Orchestra; Donce (Liszt); Elude De Concert-In A Flat Orchestra-Swing and Sway-Fox- Mojor (Paul De Schlozer); S1 Oiseau Trot; You're An Education-Quick-

En Route (Concert by

J'Etais, A Tol Je Volerais, (Bird the Six Swingers directed

Study-Henselt);

Scott Wood with Vocal Study-Sellm Palmgren); La Danse Chorus: Vocal and Plano-Riding İölåt (Mangingolil); Prelude In A The Range In The Sky (Carlton); Fiat Major, Op. 23, No. 8 (Rach-Alone At A Table For Two (Richman maninoff); Prelude in A Minor, Op. and Florito).....Turner Luyton; 32, No. 8 (Rachmaninoff).

Dance Orchestra--Sunday In The 1.40 Studio-Z.B.W. Orchestra. FarkFox-Trot (from "Happy Re- 1. Orpheus in the Underworld-turns'); Shadows On The Moon- Overture (Offenbach); 2. La Cring-Fox-Trot (alm Girl of the Golden line-Gavotte (Willy Ortleb): 2. West)....hoy Fox and His Orches- Interval: Because (Teschemacher tra with Vocal Retrain by Denny

d'Hardelot)....! The Maestro Dennis. Singers with Plono; 3. Ballet in White (Hanns Loht).

Time, Weather and Announce- #

8.03 Studio-Z.B.W. Orchestra,

and

ment.

Observers here belleve that -4. Invocation (Manno); Interval:| General Franco will consent to Old Song Memories....Westminster Italian troops remaining in Spalo Ballad Singers; 5. Selectiona from after the conclusion of the military "The Mikado" (Sullivan). operations, pending the completo "political" victory as suggested in the Italian press.

als been Italy's position has weakened as a result of Mr. Cham- berlain's declaration of complete

between solidarity

France and Britain, and M. Bonnet's energetic declaration.United Press.

ITALIANS IN LIBYA

London, Feb. 0.

8.30 nelay-The Opening Speeches: of the F.MC.A. Debate on Z.B.W.'s Programmes

0

Concert Waltzes.

Tales From The Vienna Woods

Popers (Fetras); Morning (Strauss)....Marek Weber and His Orchestra.

11 Close Down.

CHINESE ATTACKING SAMSHUI

(Strauss); Viennese Singing Birds Fresh Successes Claimed

Translateur); Jollity On The Moun-

On Southern Front Lains

FOLLOWING the JapaneBo evacuation of Wongchunkong, In the Po On idstrict, which was re-entered by Chinese forces yesterday, the Chinese are now A Night At The Proms; Intro: counter-attacking Samshui, West

9.15 London Relay-World Affairs.' A talk by The Lord Halley, G.S.S.I.. G.C.I.E.

0.30 London Relay-The News. 9.50 Orchestra.

Mr. Neville Chamberlain stated In the House of Commons to-day during question time, in answer to Mr. Arthur Henderson, that according to information now received from the Carmen-Prelude to Act 1 (Blzet): River city, according to field Italian Government, the numerical strength of Italian forces in Libya was between 30,000 and 32,000.

No answer was given to the Labour supplementary question whether any Information had been received "about

German troops which had been sent to Libya recently."

Sir Archibald Sinclair asked if the addition of Italian troops at Libya had been at the rate of 1,000 a week,

And

in accordance with the provisions of

the Anglo-Italian agreement, Mr. Chamberlotri sald that he could not answer that question without notice.

DEFENCE CHIEF IN EGYPT

Calco, Feb. 8. Discussions between Lord Gort, Chief of the British General Staff, at present on an inspection tour through representatives of the Egypt, and Egyptian army, have taken place dur ing the last few days in Cairo,

Lord Gort explained at length his views obtained on his Inspection tour, on the Egyptian defence system in the western desert regions.---

As result of these discussions, it

a resu

reported that British

correspondent is sintioned in Egypt, together

25 YEARS AGO

Reuter's Berlin states that it is officially announced that a visit of the Crown Prince to the German Colonies in Africa is being considered, but nothing has yet been settled.

to

The Tageblatt belleves that the Prince will start in the coming sum- mer, returning

Germany in November. The Princess doca not accompany him.

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Router'a correspondent at Munich says the aviator M. Ingold has made a record uninterrupted light, which occupied 16 hours and 20 minutes, over 1,000 miles being covered:

The two remaining battleships of the naval programme for the current financial year, the Royal Sovereign and the Royal Oak, were laid down at Portsmouth and Devonport Dock- yards respectively on January 13. These, like the other three ships, will be smaller, slower, and less costly 10% n than the vessels of the Queen Eliza

beth class begun last year. Instead of using oll they will employ coal,

..00 n.

.116 n. 17.70 1. 10% b.

.0.55 b.

10.30 L.

.5.85 n.

.95 n.

Sinceres $......

17/6 n.

Wing On (H.K.) $.

Hubs $..

.734 n.

Powell, Ltd. ctr.

Venz: Goldfield

.3 1.

Hongkong Mines ets..

,5 n.

Ewa Sh. $....

Antamoks Ps.

.42 20.

Sh'hal Cotton Sh. $

.101 n.

Aloks Ps.

.35 .

Zoong Sings, Sh.$..

Bagulo Gold Ps. Benguet Con. Ps.

25.

Wing On Text, Sh$.

.42 D.

MISC.

.40% sz.

H.K. Entertaments $.

7 b.

.0025 su.

Constructions,

Vibro Piling $.

Ch. Govt. 5% 1025

GS Bonds ex. int.

.12 sa.

..1.70 sa.

.22 su

.60 sa.

Coco Grove Ps. Con Mines Ps, Demonstration Ps. I.X.L. PS. Gumaus Ps. San Mauricio Pa. Suyoc Consul Pg. Paracales Pa

LANDS

Hotels $.. Lands $...

Lands 4% deb. $..

S'hai Lands Sh. $. Humphreys $

H.K. Realiles $.

Chinese Estates $.

UTILITIES

Trama $. Peak Trama (old) $. Peak Troms (new) Star Ferries $.

Y. Ferries (old) $..... Y. Ferries, (new) $.

China Lights, (oid) China Light (new) H.K. Electries ... Macao Electrics t.. Sandakan Light ♣.. Talephones (old) 3. Telephones (new) Tractious s/-

Tractions

(Prof.) 8/- INDUSTRIAL

Cald; Macg." (ord.), Sh. Cald: Macy. (Pre.), Sh. Canton Icos..

Cemenite $

H.K. Ropes A

STORES,- 4o.

-0.70 b.

.30 b.

107.

,8.00 n.

9.

.4.50 n.

24 n.

10 YEARS AGO

.14 m. The following will represent the .6.00 n. Kowloon U.C. In a match against Cralgengower at Happy Valley to- morrow at 2 p.m.-F. Goodwin (Caot.) W. Brace, A. W. Ramsey, N. H. Ross, E. C. Fincher, E. F. Fincher, J. J. Hirst, F. E. Lawrence, HE A Gregory, S. Jex and F. Caveney,

58% 1. H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 3 pm. n. HK. Govt. 3%..... par n Margmans (Lond.) B .14/0 b. Marsmans (H.K.). 5/-......2/0 b.

MANILA SHARES The following quotations were re- ceived after the close of the morning session through Reuters:

Antsmok

Alok,

07 b. nagulo Gold

.17% s.

1.

.4 n. .73 b. .22% n.

..22 n.

.84 n.

54 D. .16* ..

Patong Puhay

Mengunt Cons

Be Wedes

Coco Grove Ca» olidated Mines

Demonstration

Ipa Gold Rogon Mining Mambulao Cons Merbals Cons, ... Mine Operations North Camarines Paracale Gumaus Ban Mauricia

Burigao Cone,

Syndicats Invest.

United Paracale...

.10.

.23 b.

.74 0.

Ruvne Cons.

.22/6 n.

22/0.n.

..14 m.

Bid Prices Feb. 8. Feb. 0.

13.30 $3,00

It is ometally announced that the state burial of the remains of Dr. Sun Yat-sen has been postponed to June 1, so as to allow time for the completion of various preparations, especially the construction of the Chunglion memoria; highway, work an which has been considerably delayed by bad, weather.

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5 YEARS AGO

`an

Almost immediate resumption of work on the giant Cunarder (No. 834) in expected, agreement having been reached between the White Star Line and the Cunard Line,

The

marger between the companies, which is applicable only to the North Atlantic branches of the activities of the two, companies,, is contingent upon Parliament's decision, to pro-

The following is Swan, Culbertson & Fritz report on this morning's vide financial facilities. market:

-:: An announcement was made in the

..13 m. The Manila market held a steady House of Commons this evening "by 15% for stacks registrou tous hot. [10% », ¡ ́ ́A .4.10 b. --fractions to 11⁄2 centavos. However, the general treat was up with 23 sa. Antamok howing the biggest gain, 7.90 b. being up: 4%1⁄2 centavos. Yesterday's

8. Volume in Pesos was 427,000

Mr. Le Borg Bells who hid tant the agreement to merge the Cunard and White Star, companies has been reached conditional upon legitiktive approval of the Treasury advance to the merged compan" Fof ■Emaxmil of £9,000,000

troops with the Egyptian troops, will in future hold joint manoeuvres.

The first of these manoeuvres will be held at the end of February in the eastern districts of lower Egypt, along the western border of the Sucz Canal-Trans-Ocean.

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Symphony No. 8 in B Minor The

(Schubert); William despatches. Unfinished"

(Rossini); Fingal's Tell-Overture

News is Knowledge

ADD to your knowledge by studying the day's

news.

Q-Which famous tomb in Den- mark is now believedl not to contain the body of the man previously thought to be buried there? A.That of the Earl of Both-

well, one-time husbond

of Mary, Queen of Scots. He died, insane, in Denmark in 1578. Many

tourists have visited the tomb at Faarovile Church, North Zeeland, but ex- perts are to find out if the body is that of the Earl or of a local sheriff.

Q-What

aret of Britain planted with trees for timber? A-Five per cent. The Forestry Commission has now planted 400,000 acres, costing £10,500.- 000.

Q-Why has the United States Board of Education suspended the making of maps of Europe? A. It is felt that the Central European situation is still un- settled, New Gernian

maps show that the Reich has in a year added 021 miles to its frontier.

U.S. COMMODITY PRICES

LATEST CABLED

- QUOTATIONS

New York, Feb. 8. Now York Cotton

Opening

Closing 8.39/89 8,00/00

Mor

(1030)

8.43/44-

May (1030)

8.12/11

July (1939)

7.83/83

Oct, (1930)

7.47/47

Dec. (1039)

Jan. (1840) Spot

-7.51/01

7.48/49

One Chinese column is driving towards Saliam, about three miles east of Samshul, while Another column has reached Hohow.

and

Heavy gunfire is audible to the cast of Samshui.

West Halakong, Chokong River towns, were recaptured by the Chinese on Tuesday night.

Elsewhere

in China the battlefields are fairly quiet and what little fight- ing occurring consista entirely of offensives by Chinese irregulars, who ore constantly harassing the Japanese.

FOOTUNG FIGHTING

In the Postung area, the Chinese have inflected heavy losses on the Japanese in raids on Kinkiaitfao and Rsnoklalukow, two stations on the Shanghal-Cheunsha Railway.

town on

the

In Cheklang, Chinese troops are besleging Pingly, a northern side of Hangehow Bay.

Despite the almost complete cessa- tion of regular warfare in Chinn, the Japanese are sustaining heavy losses. nsult of these and other guerilla activities.

A large Japanese liner left Shang-: hat yesterday morning with two thousand wounded men on board..

FIGHTING IN WUTAI

Yuanku, Feb. 9. Fighting in the Wutai Mountain areas in north Shans, which had been at a standstill for some time, flared up again recently with the Japanese renewing their operations ogainst the Chinese mobile bands

there.

With their number Increased to over 2,000 the Japanese launched an attack on the Chinese positions 2 Pelchlakow, but were repulsed by the Chinese, sustaining scores of casual-

The Japanese at Hwohslen, on the east bank of the Fen River, 40 miles who suffered northeast of Linfen, heavy losses from the Chinese re- cently, are now fleeing to the west.

Those at Tusoo, Nanpao and other districts in the vicinity are solidating their positions. The Chi- nese have thrown a cordon around them.

con-

In southern Shansi, areas to the south of the Chungtino Mountain are now cleared of Japanese troops.

The Japanese who recently suffer- ed reverses to the cast of Yungial (Puchow), terminus of the Tatung Railway, have withdrawn to Yungtsi and are stationed between the city 7.80/80

Yellow and Fenglingtu, important 7.48/48 7.49/49 River crossing opposite Tungkwan.—

Central News,

7.51N

8,09N

-15,04 105

15.55 /55

New York Rubber Mar. (1040) 15.50b/85a May

15.45 742 September. 15.45 /43 December

WAIL IN HONAN SPREADS :-

Loyang, Feb. 0, The sphere of war in northern Ho- east of 15.52752 non has spread to Yuanwu. 10.536/86a the Pelping-Hankow Railway and on Sales for the 'day::-1,950 tons. the north bank of the Yellow River,

May

July Sapt.

Moy July September

May

Jus

Chicago Wheat

Da a result of a Japanese drive from 08/08 60%/88% the town to the river bank since Feb. 00%/08 08/08% 8.

50/80%

Bringing their'arilllery into action, 00%/0015 Tuesday's Sules: 13,300,000 bushels: this Japanese opened a fierce attack (on the Chinese positions south of Chicago. Corn

402/4949%/40 Yuanwu that day. Fighting raged 30%/30% between the Japanese vanguards and Chinese sentinels all day with the 51% 51%

Japanese muffering heavily. Winnipeg Wheat Sh 824/02 634/68 63%/03%

October

51%/514

02%/62%

63/03

SMALL FOREST

The two opporing forces, according to latest military despatches, dre now

facing

Seach other at Llupeo, [Chiosa and

of Yunnwyle. neighbourhood south

Taking the offensive recently the Chinese attacked and defeated the "RUSTLED"

| Joanese at Muluantien, north-east of HOLDENVILLE, Okla." Wuchib west of the Felping Hankow Someone "walled" a small forest Raliway, killing many of the enemy. Krim the W. W Fargo form. Taka Tas Janineze, fleeing to the north, fed, the firmer found: 60, stuvips were ambushed by the Chiness where his orized cedars Mould have Newenchwang village on the wa

Athleven had chopped them and suffered further i-louse

Central Netor

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