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ADVERTISEMENTS

BANK HOLIDAYS

25 words $2.00 Ordinance, The Exchange Banks

for 3 days prepaid

WANTED KNOWN.

In accordance with Government

will be closed for the transaction of Public Business on Monday and Tuesday, the 20th and 21st Feb- [ruary, 1939, (China New Year | Holidays).

A TOMBOLA will be held every} Hongkong, 15th February, 1989. Friday at St. Patrick's Club, from 8.45 pm to mid-night.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC the best DEFINITELY

equipped

CO., LTD. shop in the Colony, Modern hair styles, oll perms, with or without

Notice is hereby given that the electricity, expert manicurists. An- dre's Beauty Parlour, Gloucester Fiftieth Ordinary Yearly Meeting Arcade. Phone 27973,"

will be held at the Company's CLOVER GROWN VEGETABLES Officen, P. & D. Building, on Caul towers, Head Lettuce, Golden Thursday, 9th March, 1939, at 11 Celery, Broccoli, Endive, Radishes.a.m. for the purpose of present- Beet and tomatoes are now obtaining the Report of the Directors able at The Clover Flower Shop, together with Gloucester Arcade.

FOR SALE. YACHT Y 4 recently overhauled with two suit of sails, awning and plenic gear 3.3 Seahorse motor, one 10ft. Sailing Dinghy complete $825 or near offer. Write Box No. 515, "Hongkong Telegraph."

Exchange At A Glance

SELLING

T.T. London

Demand T.T. Shanghal T.T. Singapore TT. Japan TT. India TT. U.S.A. T.T. Manila

.Is. 21 .18 20

.176 Nom.

.53 105% .03%

::50

$

Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1938 and electing Directors and Aud!- tora.

The Register of Members of the Company will be closed from 25th February to 9th March, 1939, Both Inclusive, during which days period no Transfer of Shares can [be registered.

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

G.

NOTICE.

HONG KONG WATER SUPPLY CHINESE NEW YEAR FESTIVAL

It is heroby notified that a constant supply of water will ba maintained in all districts from

6 A.M. on Friday, 17th February until 8 M. on Sunday, 19th February.

R. M. HENDERSON, ·

Water Authority. Public Works Department, Hongkong, 14th February, 1939.

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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of tho Sale by Public Auction to be hold on Wednesday, the 22nd day of February, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Mount Cameron Road, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at n Crown Rent to be fixed by the Sur- veyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years. Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo- an of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN sale, the sum

of two hundred that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting dollars, ($200) In cash. This sum of Shareholders of The long will be refunded on payment of Kong and Shanghai Hotels,

the Purchase price, | Limited, will be held at the Regis-

tored Office of the Company PARTICULARS

By Order of the Board of Directors,

GIBB, LIVINGSTON &

CO., LTD..

Agents. Hongkong, 16th February, 1939.

AND THE HONGKONG

SHANGHAI HOTELS, LIMITED. (Incorporated In Hong Kong)

.20%

T.T. Batavia

T.T. Bangkok

53% .150

TT. Salgon

10044

TT. France

T.T. Germany

10.90 .7134

TT. Switzerlan

127

1/0

4 m/s L/e London

4 m/s D/p do.

.1/3 1/3.3/32

| 1939, at 11.30 a.m., for the purpose

of receiving Statement

L

of

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

.20

4 m/s France

11.30

30 d/s India

.84

U.S. Cross rate in Lon.

.4.08

T.T. Australia

BUYING

U.S. COMMODITY

PRICES

LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS

New Yorit, Feb. 15. New York Cotton

(Exchange Building, Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong), on Wednesday, the 15th day of March,

Accounts and the Report of the Board of Directors for the year fended on the 31st December, 1938, and re-electing a Director and the Auditors,

The Transfer Books of the Company will be cloned from Wednesday, the 1st March, 1039, to Wednesday, the 15th March, 1939, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board.

F. C. BARRY,

Secretary. Hongkong, 15th February, 1939. HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB

| No. of Sale 1

Registry No.

Locality.

Rutal Building

Int No. 419

South

East of Bural

Lot No. 316.

Mount Cameron Bead

THE

IN THE COURTS

February 16, 1939.

Women As Highway Robbers: Old Widow Attacked In Kowloon

NE OF THE FIRST cases in many years in which women have been. Himsworth at Kowloon Magistracy this morning.

Two women, one a young girl aged 24 and the other a married woman aged 39, stood in the dock to answer

Constable On the charge. The women were Cheung Lau and Wong Bribe Charge

AN

N INDIAN. polica con

stablo, 8201, Noor Dad, and an unemployed man, Sit Him, 25, appeared before Mr.

Yee.

They were charged with being the two persons who, on Tuesday, attacked and robbed a 50-year-old widow in Sung Wong Toi Road,

The attackers are alleged to have seized their victim, treated

T.. Houston at the Centralher with violence and then robb- Magistrocy this morning.ed her of $62. charged with conspiring, with others not la custody, to ob- tain bribes from hawkers.

The Indian was further charged with misconducting himself as a constable by mak ing illegal exactions from hawkers, and, with assaulting a licensed hawker, Tiol Tak, 31, at Wing Lok Street on February 11,

After formal evidence of ur- rest had been given by Acting) Sub Inspector C. Dowman, the two women were remanded for Ju week.

Belgium Visit Of ́

ROBBERIES REPORTED

European Victims Of Burglars

MR. D. J. SLOSS, Vice-Chan- cellor of the Hongkong Univer-

Holland's Queensity, has reported to the police

that some person stole a hand- The Hague, Feb. 15. bag containing a silver cigarette Inspector W. Mair asked

The state visit of the Queen of the for a week's formal romand,

Netherlands to the King of the Bel-case and other articles to the Mr. M. A. da Silva is represent-gians, will take place from May 2 value of $40 from the first floor ing Noor Dad.

to May 26, it is offcially announced. of his residence in the University |--Traña-Ocean,

grounds yesterday."

Refugee Loses All In Heartless Ship Theft

A HEARTLESS THEFT from a woman refugee, OF THE LOT. who was attacked and robbed of everything she possessed as she was going up the gangway of the steamer Taikoo Shek on February 11, had a sequel in Court this morning.

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As per salo

plan

Contents in

Annual

Rental

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$120

$1.254

Upset Price

"STAR" FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED

Notice to 'Shareholders

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Entries close on SATURDAY, DINARY YEARLY MEETING OF

Tennis Tournament 1939

Opening

Closing

Mar. (1039).

8.37/37

8.30/40

May (1939)

B.01/01

8.02/03

July (1039) 7.72/71

7.70/71

Oct. (1930)...

7.35/31

7,30/36

Dec. (1930)

7.35/35

7.37/37

January

7.37/37

7.37/37

Spot

G.DON

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New York Rubber

10.08/10

May

10.11/14

September

10.17/20

December....

10.18/19 16.10/17 September 10.15/15) 10.14/15)

May

March

18th February, 1939, at 6 p.m.

00%/083 Tuesday's Sales: -4,775,000 bushels.

Chicano Corn

48/409 484/48% 40%/4934 4034/50 00%/50% 50%/50% Winnluer Whrat

62/62 63/03 03/03%

To-day's Sales:-5,440 tons. First Notice Day for March Rubber July

In Feb. 27 and the last Notice Day September

March 20.

Chicago Wheat

.0734/0734 07/0734

May |July 074/08 08 /88% October

May July

62147025%

03/%/63

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THAT THE FORTY-FIRST OR-

THIS COMPANY will be held at the Office of Mesara. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. on Friday. the 24th February, 1939, at 11.30 a-m for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors to

Statement gether with a

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 of Directors,

C. AL MANNERS,

Secretary, Hongkong, 30th January, 1939.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Indians, Foreigner Charged

SEQUEL TO HOLD-UP NEAR KAI TAK

An unemployed man who at- tucked the woman was sentenc- ed by Mr. E. Himsworth to the maximum term

twelve of months' imprisonment with hard labour.

The loss of a watch and chain and clothing worth $15 from the Kowloon Football Club yesterday Has been reported by Mr. W. T. Brown.

Mrs. J. Randall, residing at 160 Austin Road, Kowloon, has reported that someone stale a bird-cage.con- falning 11 birds worth $15 from the verandah of her home yesterday.

The theft of a typewriter and

offee in Queen's Building has been

money to the value of $106 from his reported to the police by Mr. C. L.

Chan.

A

Daring Raid On Kowloon House

Police are making efforts to arrest the man's two accomplices, who are reported to have fled to Macao.

Det Serg J. R. Prosecuting, Sykes told the Magistrate that the man in custody, Lau Fat, was op-Cheung Yut-long, parently a member of one of two woman. or three gungs who were terrorising

daring armed robbery WDS effected by four men in Pitt Street, Kowloon, at 6.15 a.m. to-day.

the West Point district.

The victim of the outrage wus 24-year-old

In her report of the incident, the

Many similar cases of robbery had woman said that the four men, two occurred, he said, and reports were of whom were armed with daggers,

break. TWO INDIANS and a Portu- not always made to the police by entered her room, just before day-

the victims.

LOST EVERY PENNY guese were tried before the Chief

They threatened her with the dag- Lau, who pleaded guilty, had rob-gers as they proceeded to ransack the Justico, Sir Atholl MacGregor in the Criminal Sessions this morn-bed the woman as she was walking premises. ing, on a charge of having up the gangway of the ship. She

The robbers finally decomped with had in her possession four $100 robbed You Tin-sang, a fisher- Hongkong bank-notes and $5.40 in $325 in money and jewellery. man, of $6 on the hillside at Chinese currency, Ngau Chi Wan, Kowloon City, on January 10......

......

now

The money had been seized from her by defendant, who handed it to

The P. & O. liner Ranchi, which hts" accomplices. The latter san left Shanghai on Tuesday is

due here at about 6 p.m. to-day. Accused were Abdul Rashid, 21, away, but defendant was arrested.

and Carlos The unfortunate woman, who is a Abdul Caramat, 20, Xavier da Cruz, 32. They pleaded refugee, has lost every penny she not guilty to the charge and he possessed" said the palice officer, in

Jury WDS empanelled: asking for a maximin sentence. following Messrs. S. Berg (Foreman), A. M. Alves, F. H. P. White, J. B. Thomson, Leong Fult-yeow. Paul Lee and R. Taylor.

Solicitor, appeared for the prosecu Mr. J. B. Prentls, Assistant Crown tion, and third secused was repre- gented by Mr. D. J. N. Anderson, instructed by Mr. H. A. de Botelho.

the evidence that he had conducted an identification parade at which two Indlus were identified by the complainant and the bus eonductor. "INDIAN DEVIL" Giving evidence in the witness box, Rashid said he had been falsely

B. accused.

He was walking along the road on; Mr. Prentis sald that on January the day in question, with Caramet D, the complainant, who lived in the and da Cruz, when a Chines, whom Salkung District, Chinese territory, he could not identify, called him devil." He threw some visited his brother in Ngau Chi Wan "Indian and stayed in the house until 3.15 stenes at the man and slapped him p.m. the following day when he left The Chinese then walked away.

smail Caramel told

# similar story. nad with $6 in notes change. The money was given to Da Cruz claimed he had come to him by his brother to be handed over Hongkong on November 22 last from Macao, where he had been a police- to their mother,

man 'for a year.

"ACCOSTED BY TRIO

On the day in question, he said, he TAXE NOTICE that Mr. While walking along the road Dayaram Wadhumal otherwise icading to Customs Pass, about 100 went to Kowloon to look for Mr, E. known as W. Dayaram is

no yurds from the Kowloon Dalry he Rocha and Mr. M. Goints. Mr. Rocha was accosted by the three accused, gave him $2. Mr, Gomes, was not in. met the other

longer connected with the firm D. who said they wanted to search him. He then walked to the Yaumati ferry Chellaram and that the Power of Attorney dated the 16th day of March, 1938, granted to him has been duly enncelled and nullified.

D. CHELLARAM.

STOCK MARKET REPORT

The Hongkong Stock Exchange official summary issued at 12.30 pm. yesterday says:

The market was quiet, with very little change in prices.

Buyers Hongkong Bank $1.410 c.d. tinien Insurance $400 China Underwriters $0.55 H.K. Fire Insurance 1175 Providents To:d) $14 Chinese Extries $100

Yaumati Ferrion (036)- #22% China Liebte - (Now} $5552 H.K. Electrics $57

Cunton lten

H.K. Roper 24

Wine On ( K.), $3%% Fezartainments (7 Mariana (10.10.) 979)

Better! Star Forries $725

95 k

Horlakong Bank 01.420- Union Inutaher BLUT Flat Ferries #7335275 Entertainmeista $3

Antennki: PARAKST

itemuio Cold 145, 27- Como Crave #7%, (ATL) Consolidated Minus) Yu, 208- Bemenetwilona P. 18 Ban Matiriolo Pu. 1.82 Unified Parabula-24, 20

Rashid held You by the collar and wharf and there

whom he had become marched him down a narrow path. accused, After they had gone to about 300 acquainted with whilst in Macao,

In Kowloon City yards, they stopped and Rashid tried and who asked him to go for a bike to take the money from the com- who resisted and was plainant, struck in the ribs. Eventually, the money was taken away from him.

Yau pleaded for his fare, and Rashid thereupon returned 90 cents to him.

THREW STONES AT HIM He agreed and they took a bus to Kowloon City. They walked along a path on the hillside, and there they saw a Chinese who was aheall of them. The Chinese turned round result of Yau continued on his way and and said something, as n after a short distance he met Lieut. which Rashid threw stones P. N. Nedd, attached to the Kai Tak and gave him a push. Rashid also Aerodrome, who noticed that he was forced the Chinese to walk in front. in a distressed condition. He took after which he searched his pockets Yau back to Kal Tak and after Ond- and took something away. ing out what had happened, com- municated with the Police.

Inquiries were immediately set on fout and Rashid and Caremat were arrested the following day in a brothel in Yaumati, Da Cruz was arrosted later in Wanchni.

Continuing, Cruz sald that he heard the Chinese say: "I haven't He then got enough, give me back." learned that Rashid had taken away some money, but at hils (Cruz) re- quest, he aubsequently returned 60 ernts to the Chiness. The Chinese then left.

Cross-examined,

tho Cruz sald reason why he did not report to the Police of what had happened was because he was afraid he might be mixed up in it.

FALSELY ACCUSED When formally charged, the three claimed

falsely been they had accused

Comolabant gave evidence. On Cross-examination by Mr. Anderson

"I WAS AFRAID" ha denied having called or of the

His Lordship: Why didn't you Indlang a "black devil." It was not true that Da Cruz asked Rashid tell the Police this story after you to hand him back the money.

have been arrested?—I was afroid Lient, Nodd told of having met the the other two accused might threaten. complainant, while Llu Kwong, bus me and I was also confured at the Conductor, testified to having seen Rashki and Caramatbord

Ume.

ከ1 Asked if he had any question to has with another men, whom he put to Cruz, Rashid remarked: " could not identify, at Neau Chi Waze says we robbed the Chinese he ta

also in It" od January 1n about 4.45 m.

Mr. F. W. Shaftain, A.S.P., said in

The cara la procesátng.

If

I had done

as I was told-

I wouldn't have this nasty coldi

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