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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

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for 3 days prepaid

POSITIONS

WANTED.

ADVERTISER, Peak, going Homo strongly recommends Wash Amah. First class Laundrywoman. Been in Welte present employ 6 years. Box No. 513, "Hongkong Telegraph." DISPERSAL of bacheler mess leaves number one boy, two coolies, wash amah. Available First Murch, Re-

commended by employers. Welte Box No. 514, "Hongkong Telegraph."

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE. THE BURNS FIULP LINE

From MELBOURNE, SYDNEY, SALAMAUA, RABAUL and MANILA,

The Motor Vessel

"NEPTUNA"

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE COMPANY,

LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL ORDINÁRY GENERAL MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS will be HELD at the HONG KONG HOTEL Hong Kong, on THURSDAY, the 10th. Feb- ruary, 1939, at 12 NOON for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with Statement of Accounts for the your ended 31st. December, 1938,

*

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

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

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT

COMPANY, LIMITED. Consignees of Cargo are hereby

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Informed that nil Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazar that the Fiftieth Ordinary Annual hazardous Go-Meeting of Shareholders will be dous and/or extra downs of The Hongkong and Kow- held at the offices of the Company, loon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd.,

the wharves Exchange Building, Des Voeur whence and

and/or from

Rond Central, Victoria, Hong delivery may be obtained.

No claims will be admitted after Kong, on Thursday, the 9th day of the Goods have left the Godowns,

March, 1939, at Noon for the pur- and all Goods remaining undelivered

pose of receiving a Statement of after the 15th February, 1939, wil

Accounts and the Report of the be subject to rent,

Directors for the year ended 31at December, 1938.

All cinims against the steamer must be presented to the Undersign- cd on or before the 1st March, 1939, or they will not be recognized.

To comply with the General Bond- ed Warehouse Regulations consignees must have a Revenue Omer In attendance when damaged dutiable goods are examined."

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 14th February, 1930, at 10 am, by Messrs. Goddard and Douglas.

No Fire Insurance has been effect- ed.

Bills of Lading will be countersign- ed by,

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.

Agents. Hongkong, 9th February, 1030.

THE THREE TOUGHEST HE MEN OF THE SCREEN!

In a three-cornered... triple-threat battle with Danger...Disaster...Dames!

THE

STORM

with

Charles BICKFORD Barton MacLANE Preston FOSTER Tom BROWN Nan GREY Andy DEVINE Frank JENKS Samuel S. HINDS SUNDAY.

ALHAMBRA

CANTON · AGENTS

for

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY,

25th the

FER- RUARY, 1939, to THURSDAY, the 9th MARCH, 1939, both days inclusive.

By Order of Directors,

of

Board the

R. 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 Oflee of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson &. Co., Ltil. on Friday, the 24th February, 1939, at 11.30 a.m. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors to-

with gether

Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1938.

4

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 of Directors,

C. M. MANNERS,

Secretary,

Hongkong, 30th January, 1939,

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,

Steamship

"ATHOS II” 7*A/39

Bringing Cargo from Marseilles via Salgon, arrived Hongkong on Tues- day, 7h February, 1939.

Consignees are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Oplum, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., Kow- loon, whence delivery may be ab- tained immediately after landing.

All claims must be sent in to me on or before 17th February, 1938, or they will not be recognized.

Damaged Packages will be examla-

Friday,

G.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

R.

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be hold on Monday, the 13th day of February, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of Hin Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Ma Tau Kok, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of Flis Majesty the -KING, for one further term of

16 years.

Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the diapo

of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required authorised to deposit with officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred This sum dollars, ($200) in cash.

will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT

Lot No. 4118

Lot No. 25:2

Pak Tai St.,

Kak.

Registry Na

Loculty. No. of

20.2

Boundary Measurements

N.

E. W.

As per sala

plou

$124

→5,425

Contents in

Aimant

Rental

Upset Prica

DUM T

6,700

STOCK MARKET REPORT

The liongkong Stock Exchange utelat summary Issued at 3.30 p.m. yesterday, says:

Was

There were more enquiries in the market and a fair turnover recorded, at prevailing prices. Hotels are wanted at $0.80 after business having been done at $0.05, while Providents have buyers at $6.65 and Wharves at $117.

Buyers Hongkong Bank $1,396 Canton Insurance $300 Union Insurance $4024 China Underwriters 63 cla. 11. Fire Insurance $273 Dougloses #25

HK. & K. Wharves $110 Providents (Old) $400 Providenis (New) 0.35

H. & S. Hotels $0.70

K. Lands $30%

Chitiere Estates $07

K. Tramways $17.33 Yauma Ferrièr (Oll) $22% Macao Electrics $1744 Sandakan Lighin $10 HK. Roper SE TO Wing On (HK) $38% Entertalainents $7 Marsmans (Len.) 14/0 Maminans (1K 1 2/0 Hellers

Hongkong Bank $1.412 (ex d) Canton Insurance $220

IK. Tramways #171

K. Electrics 200 Macno Electrics 15% Sandakan Lights #10%

Bales Ifongkong Bank $1.390 (c.d.) Union Insurance $465 China Underwrites 63 ctx, China Lights (Qld) #800/8/ China Lights (I'яhtm) 13

11 K. Electrica $3856/58 Antomoka Po. 40

Atoks 354

Meg Gold 2014

Benguet Consolidated 13.00

Coco Grova 47

Consolidated Mines

Demonstrations 2014 1. X. L. 65 Paracate Gumaus .14 San Mauricio 1.00 Suyoe 23 United Parneale 88

001

Social Items

The wedding took place at the Registry yesterday before Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith, Registrar of Murrlages, of Mr. Parker Chan, assistant editor of the Chu Chiang Yat Po, and Miss Chen Yat-shing, of 15 Fuk Wah Street,

reet, Shamshulpo. The witnessca were Mrs. Kwok Lat-sin and Mr. Chow Koon-kan.

The forthcoming wedding is as-i nounced of Mr. Lau Kwang-chung, accountant of the Hengkong and

H.K. Stock Market

Tho following quotations werd fasued on the Hongkong Stock Mor- ket this morning:

ed by the Company's Surveyor | Yaumati Ferry Co., Ltd., and Miss Messrs: Goddard and Douglas in So Shuk-ylo, of 3 Babington Path,| the presence of the Consignees at Hongkong.

10.00 a.m. on Monday, 13th February,

1030.

Consignees must have a Revenue Local Man Divorced

Officer in attendance when any dut!- able goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors,

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.

R. UNL Agent. Hongkong. 7th February, 1039.

Radio S.O.S. To Kuling People

Shanghai, Feb. 10.

A decree niet was granted by Mr. Justice Buckal at the London Divorce Court on Wednesday, Janu ary 11, to Mrs. Ellern Florance Allen, of Crass Street, Gillingham, Kent, on the grounds of adultery of her husband, William Elijah Allen, of! the Sanitary Department, Hongkong, The case was undefended.

The petitioner is the daughter of Mr. S. G. Calsworthy, of the Naval Yord, Hongkong.

in

The marriage took place at St. John's Cathedral,, Hongkong, February, 1931,

AMERICA ASSURED

Mr. Carrol Alcott, the well-known Government Will Not Be

local American radio commentator,

who makes two broadcasts dally, yes- terday broadcast by special request of Admiral Harry E. Yarnell,

com- mander-in-chief of the United States

Overthrown by Force

Washington, Feb. a.

The Communist Party in the United

Asiatic fleet, à message to foreigners | States has submitted a formal brief in Kuling.

The message instructed the Int' eigners to communiente with HMS.

to the Supreme Court declaring that it does not believe in the overthrow

WM: FARMER & Co.Ladybird and the U.S. gunboat Oahu force.

Victoria Hotel-Building. Shameen, Canton,

Klulelang

of the United States Government by

The declaration was contained in It was understood from local sources a Friend-of-the-Court brief flied in inst night that the Ladybird and the connection with a Lower Court Oahu were unable to contact Kuling decision that membership of the foreigners, and that the radio broad- Communist Party was not grounds cast meginre was the only means of for the deportation of allen communicating with them Reyter.“ United Preu,

DANKS

H.K. Banks, $....

HK. Banks, Lon. £ (x. d.) 81% n. Chartered ..

East Asia $.

Canton $.

INSURANCES

SHIPPING

Douglas .. Steamboats $.... Indo-Chinas, P. $. Indo-China, D.S. Shell Bearer */— Waterboats ....

DOCKS ETC.

February 10, 1939.

Exchange At A Glance,

SELLING

POST OFFICE.

MAIL FOR CANTON Registered and ordinary mail

VIA SIBERIA ROUTE Letters and Postcards for Europe

Myla

(not Insured or Parcela) will so ac(except Great Britain and Eire) and

South America are forwarded cepted for Canton and despatched as

Siberia" if so superscribed, circumstances permit.

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES

Parcel Mails are Registered and MAIL LETTERS

closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwis Ordinary letter mail only for Wer stated, and where mails are advertis- Kwangal, Szechwan led to close at or before 9 nm, res Kwangtung, Kwelchow and Hunan will be acgiatered and parçel mails are closed. cepted at senders' rik.

at 5 pun, on the previous day.

INWARD MAILS

..1,395 .

.0% n.

T.T. London Demand *** T.T. Shanghai. TT, Singapore

1 210 18. 218 178 Num.

.53

Mercantile, A. &. B. £..

„27 n.

T.T. Japan

105%

Mercantile, C. £.

.13 1.

T.T. India

.82%

.05 1.

TT. USA

2014

TT. Manila

..60

.220 T1,

Union 5.................

405 1.

TT. Batavia

6.3%

TT. Bongkok

..100

Chna Underwriters cla H.K. Fire $.

.05 0.

TT. Salgon

.100%

.170 n.

TT. France..

.10.00

TT. Germany

.71%

.05 b.

TT, Switzerland

1274

15 n.

TT. Austraila

.1/0/%

.00 n.

.24 n.

BUYING

Frem

.83/1 n.

п

4 m/s L/c London

.1/34

Japan and Shanghai

Per

Behar

Dgo.

February 10.

4 m/s D/p do.

1/3.3/32

Amoy

Cremer

.February 10..

.117 b.

4 m/s L/C U.S.A.

.20

Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai

17.70 n.

4 m/s France

.11.30

.10. b.

30 d/s India

.84%

(Vancouver BC. date, 21st Jan.) Emp. of Russia Straits and Europe via Negapatam

.February 10.

.0.70 b. st.

U.S. Cross rate in Lon....4.08%

.18.40 b. 6 n. .95 r.

(Papers etc.) London date, 12th January

Hakone Maru

.February 10.

Swatow

Ninghai

February 10..

Manila

Pres. Coolidge

.February 10.

U.S.

Jaya

.February 10.

February 11.

Imperial Airways Plane February 11. Kateri Marit

February 11.

Laos Sinklang

February 11.

.February 11..

February 12.

February 12.

February 12.

February 13.

.February 13.

.February 14,

.February 14.

February 14.

.February 15.

Wharves Docks (old) Docks (new) $ Providents (olā). $.... Providents (new) $. New Eng. Sh. $. Sha. Docks, Sh. $.

MINING

Kallan 6/- Rubs $.. Venz: Goldfield

Mines cts.

Hongkong PB.

Atoks Ps. Baguio Gold PR. Benguet Con. PL.

Grove Pa.

Con. Mines P Demonstration Ps. 1.X.L. P. Gumaus Ps. San Mauricio Ps. Suyoc Consul Ps. Paracales Pa.

LANDS

Hotels $.

Lands $...

Lands 4% deb. 3.

S'hal Lands Sh. $..

Humphreys $

H.K. Realties $.. Chinese Estates

UTILITIES

Truma $.

Peak Trams (old)

Peak Trams (new) $. Star Ferrics

Y. Ferrics (old) s..

Ferries

(new) $.

China Lights, (old) $0.90 China Light (new) $. II.K. Electrics S...

aco Electrics $. Sandakan Light $. Telephones (old) $ Telephones (new) $. Tractions f

Tractions (Prof.) /-

INDUSTRIAL

,17/0 n.

24

.40 a. .35% G. 20% sa.

.13.80 0.

.17 83.

.003 n.

20% Sit.

.4 n.

COMMODITY PRICES

LATEST CABLED

QUOTATIONS

New York, Feb. 1.

New York Cotton

Sulen for the day:-3,200 tons.

Chicago Wheat

Japon and Shanghai

Air Mall by "Imperial Airways Direct Service”—London date, 4th February,

Japan and Shanghai Saigon

Haiphong, Pakhof and Holhow

Air Mall by "Tan American Air-

Tilbadak Gnelsenuu

ways Direct Service"-San Fran- Pan American Airways cisco date, 3rd February.

Straits, Manlin and London Parcels

-London date, 5th January.

Calcutta and Straits

Japan;

Plane..

Stentor

Tango Maru

Anhul

Tilsadano

Glengarry

Memnon

Talma

Asama Maru

daic,

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways

Service"London Direct

Imperial Airways Plane February 15. Lima Maru

USA, Honolulu and Japan (San

Francisco date, 21st January). Pres. Polk Straits and Europe vla Sucz (Papers etc.) London date, 10th January and London, Parccia(London dute, 12th January).

Manila

.65 an.

Opening

Closing

Japan

.14 a. Mar. (1930)

8.38/38

0.35/35

Straits

.1.80 a. May (1039)

8.00/04

8.00/00

Java and Manila

.23 sa. July (1039) .00 sa. Oct. (1939) Dec. (1930)

7.79/79

7.71/72

Shanghai

7.43/45

7.45/45

7.50/50

7.48/18

.0% b.) Jan. (1940) .30% n. Spot

7.53/53

7.5ON 8.93N

107% n.

.8.70 n.

New York Rubber

.9% n.

.5.50 N.

100 b. May

Mar. (1040). 15.50b/d0a 15.43b/40a

15.41/42

8th February. Shanghal

15,32/33

September... 15.47 /47

15.34/35

17% #

December....

15.35/35

.5 n.

2234

73 b.

b. May

s. & sa. September .

675/07 0834/604 0834/68% 6714/07:4 08/08%

For

Wednesday's Sales:-

Haiphong Manila

July.5034/50%

Chileage Corn

494/493% 40%/4854 49%/49% 50%/50

Haiphong

0247622%

03/0314

October

0174/02 0:44/02% 021/63

New Currency

.22 n. July

.5% 08.

.50 2.

.104 n.

104 1

.10 8.

.23 n.

.74 n. May .22/0 n. .22/6 n.

September

Cald: Mack. (ord.). Sh. $....14 n. Cald: Macg. (Pre.), Sh. $....13 . May 1.70 n. July Canton Lees S.

16% n.

Cements

$.

H.K. Ropes S.

STORES, &c. Dairy Farms $. Watsons $ Lane Crawfords S. Sinceres $.. Wing On (II.) Powell, Lid, ets.

COTTON MILLS Ewo Sh. S. . . . . Sh'tal Cotton Sh. Zoong Sings. Sh.S. Wing On Textiles, Shs

MISC.

H.X. Entertainment S. Constructions, $.. Vibro Plling S.. Ch. Govt. 5% 1025 'GS Bonds ex. Int.

ILK, Govt. 4% Loan 3% HR. Govt. 3%... Marsmans (Lond.) s/~~~ Marsmans (HK.), s/~

.4.10 b.

.23 53.

7.90 b.

.B n.

14 n. .38% b.

.00 n.

5,710,000 bushels.

Winniper Wheat

Bill Passed

London, Feb. 9, 10% n.

After a short debate in the House 102 n. of Commons the Bill amending the .24 n. Currency and Bank Notes Act, and .42 n. providing for the revaluation of the gold reserve of the Bank of England. 7 b. passed through Its remaining clages .1% n. in the House of Commons thus cvin- .0.60 n.

British Wireless.

08% n. prm, n.)

par n. .14/8 b. .2/6 b.

BASKETBALL TOUR

Manila. Feb, D.

Naval Man Dies

In Tsingtao

The death occurred yesterday of Leading Seaman Herbert A. Hopkins cf H.M.S. Folkestone.

Folkestone

was

The message does not give the clr- The Seattle basketball team will cumstances of his death but it is ay by the Empress of Asin on learned that Monday. It is not certain whether Tington at the time and Hopkins Quarter Master of the Middle it will be able to play Shanghai as it has not yet received permission, Watch.

Laurel from the Amateur Union in New York-United Press.

He comes Penge, London.

from

Rawalpindi OUTWARD MAILS

Per Friday

.February 15.

.......February 16.

.February 18.

Date and Time.

Canton ....Fri, Feb. 10, 2 p.m. Empress of Russia......Fri, Feb, 10.

K. P. O,

Reg.,

Ord.,

Urd.,

Yusang Saturday

Feb. 10, 5 p.m.

Feb.

10, 5.30 p.in.

G. P. O.

..Feb. 10, 5 p.m.

Feb. 10, 7 pan.

..Fri., Feb. 10, 7.00 p.m.

Formona, Shanghai and Japan... Hakong Maru Sat, Feb. 11, 8.30 am. Sundakan

Mausang....Sat, Feb. 11, 8.30 a.m. Air Mail for "K.L.M. Airways Katori Maru..........Sat, Feb, IL

G.P.O. and K.P.O. Direct Service"-due Amsterdam.

Reg......Feb. 11, 0.30 am. 21st February.

Ord.,

..Feb. 11, 10 a.m. Sat, Feb. 11.

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

Stralis, Ceylon, India, East and Katori Maru

South Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marselles-duc Mar- seilles, 12th March.

Ho!how

Fort ard and Haiphong

Buyard and

Amoy

Manila and Parcels only for Ger-

many via Hamburg Papers only for Stralis and (Parcels

and Papers for Calcutta).

Reg

..Feb. 11, 0.45 *.m. Ord.

Feb. 11, 10.30 0.. Muinam.. ..Sat, Feb. 11, 11.30 am.

Sat., Feb. 11, Noon. Kiangsu Prominent ..Sat, Feb, 11, 3.30 p.m.

Gneisenau..Sat., Feb. 11, 4.30 pm. Tilawa

Shanglial, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., Pres.

via Son C. and S. America Francisco and (Papers only for Canada)-due San Francisco, 2nd March. Ainoy

Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Hono- lulu, and U.S.A., by the "Pan- Amercan Airways Direct Service" due San Francisco. 20th February

Parcels Papers, Coolidge

Sai., Feb. 11. Feb. 11, 4 p.m. Feb. 11, 5 p.m.

Sat. Feb, 11.

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

Parcels Reg.

Feb. 11, 3 p.ro. ......Fcb. 11, 4.15 p.m. Ord, .........

..Feb. 11, 5 p.m. Tjibadak......Sat, Feb. 11, 8 p.m. Pan American Airways Plane

K.r.c.

Bat., Feb. 11.

..Feb. 11, 5 p.m. Feb. 12, Noon.

G.P.O.

Feb. 11, 5 p..

Res.. Ord..

Rek..

at

Ord,

Feb. 13, 7.30 3.1.

Grove,

Sunday Swatow, Foochow and Tientsin Hupeh Amoy

Dairen... Mania, Australia and New Zealand via Thursday Island-duo Thurs- day Island, 25th February

Seislan

Monday

Talthyblus. Mon., Feb. 13, 10.30 a.m. Changle

.....Mon., Feb, 13. K.P.O. Parcels.....Feb. 13, 4.00 p.m.

.Sun., Feb. 12, 9 a.m. .Sun., Feb. 12, 9 a.m.

Reg., Ord.,

Parcels,

Reg..

Ord..

SPECIAL TEA DANCE

at

REPULSE BAY HOTEL

Day,

Chinese New Year's SUNDAY, 19th February, 1939.

5.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m.

CONCERT MUSIC DURING TIFFIN as usual – 1.00 p.m. to 2.30 p.m.

Book your Tables early. Phone 27775

Repulse Bay Hotel

Hong Kong & Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.

Feb. 13, 5.00 p.m. „Feb, 13, 5.30 pm, GP.O.

.Feb. 13, 4.00 p.m.

.Feb, 13, 6.00 p.m. .F-b. 13, 7.00 p.m.

Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Mane

Service"-duo London,

Direct 20th February

Mon, Feb. 13.

K.P.O.

Reg.

.Feb. 13, 5 9.50.

Ord.

Feb. 13. 5.30 p.m.

Gr.o.

Rer.

..Feb. 13. 5 pm.

Ord.

..Feb. 13, 7 D.m-

Air Mail for Malays, Java and Aus- Imperial Airways

tralia by "Imperial Airways Direct

Plane

Mon, Feb. 13.

Service" due Sydney, February

Reg.

....Feb. 13. 6 0.03

20.

Ord.

Feb. 18. 5.30 pm G.RO.

XCA

Feb. 12, 5 p.m

Ord.

Formora and Amoy

Fort Bayard and Haiphong Hollow and Pakhoi-

Swatow

Halphong

Tuesday

Canton Maru

K.P.O.

.Feb. 19, 7 p.3.

Tues., Feb. 14, 10.30 a.m. Jean Dupuis...Tues., Feb. 14, 2 p.m. Kwangtung...Tues., Feb. 14, 2 p.m.

Wednesday

Sinklang Wed., Feb. 15, 8.30 am. Chaksang- Wed., Feb. 16. 10 am. Winrang..Wed., Feb. 15, 2.30 p.m. Talyuan...Wed, Feb. 15, 3.30 p.m. Wed., Feb. 15, Asama Maru

G. P. O. ad X. E, O.. Reg

Feb. 16, 5 p.m. Feh. 16, 80...

Swalow and Tientsin Chuanchow and Amoy Shanghai, Jonan, Honolulu, U.S.A., San via C. and S. America

Francisco, San Francier due

10th March.

Swntow

Air bail for "Imperial Direct Service" dve 13rd February,

Ord.,

Thursda

... Szechuen..Thurs., Feb. 16, 0.30 am. Aleways Imperial Airways Plann

Thurn, Feb. 16. London.

Reg Ord

Ord

1.Feb. 10, 5.20 3.30-

: