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Exchange At A Glance

BELLING

T.T. London

Demand

T.T. Shanghai

T.T. Singapore

TT, Japan T.T. India

T.T. USA. TT. Manila

.1%. 2.23/32 18. 2.20/32

.175 .52%

105

.824

,28%

T.T. Batavia

T.T. Bangkok

100%

T.T. Salgon

T.T. Franco

T.T. Germany

544

100% .10.87 7144 120 1/6%

13.1/32

4 m/s D/o

do.

1/3

4 m/s Life U.S.A.

4 m/s France

30 d/s Indip

.201 .11.27 .83%

TT, Switzerland

T.T. Australia

BUYING

4 m/s L/c London

U.S. Cross rate in Lon. ..4.00

STOCK MARKET

REPORT

The Hongkong Stock Exchange official summary issued at 3.30 p.m. yesterday, says: **

in

Although the turnover was on a restricted scale, prices remained

were reported steady. Sales Banks at $1,420, Old Docks at $18.35, China Lights at $8.00 and Old Cementa at $144.

BayOTH

Hongkong Bank $1,400 Canton Incuraneo' s224 Union Insurance Birrik H.K. Fire Insurance $IBT Douglases BUT

H.K. & K. Wharves $11945 1.K. Dock (Old) $18.40 HK. Docks (New) $173% ILK. Tramways $17

Yaumati Ferries (Old) $23.00

China Lighis (Old) $0.80

K. Electric

Macao

Sandakan Lights (11

Canton Ice $1

Cements $14.70

UK. Ropes $430

Wing On (ILR) 945

Entertainments: $7

Vibra Piling

H.R. Govt. 4% Loan 45% pin.

Setters

Hongkong Bank $1,430

Unton Insurance $485

H.K. & K. Wharves $122

if. & S. Tiotela $0.00

K. Tramways $17.20

K. Electric $57

Gandakan laghts 81115 Watsons 0%

Baler

Hongkong Bank $1,420 HK. Docks (Qld) $18.35 China Lights (Old) $0.00 Bandakan Lights #11 Cementa $10

Datry Form

$20

Sincères $1,78/1 20

Antamoka Pa, .4431⁄2

Aloke 3911

Dogulo Gold 27

Benguet Consolidated 13.00 Coco Grove 401

Consolidated Mines .003

Demojstrations 13

1. X. .. .07

San Mauricio 2.25

Suyoo 21

United Paracale 74

INDOOR BOWLING

Ewo League Match

Played At Alleys

Last Night

At the Hongkong Bowling Alleys lost evening, the "Rollers" beat "Pokfulam's Pride" by 41 points in an Ewo League match. It was a close contest with the issue in doubt until the Inst frame,

Scores:

HONGKONG CLUB

Notice

The Ninety Fifth Yearly General Meeting of the Members of the Hongkong Club will be held in the Club House on Tuesday, the 28th March, 1939, at 5.30 p.m.

By order,

8. R. KERR,

Secretary Hongkong, 14th March, 1989. HUNGKONG & WHAMPO

DOCK CO., LTD.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ordinary Yearly Mesting of Shareholders will be held in. the Offices of the Company, 2 Queen's Building, Hong Kong, on Monday, 27th March, 1939, at Noon, for consideration of the Directors Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1938.

The Share Register and Trans- fer Books will be closed from 16th to 27th March, 1939, both days inclusive.

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Czech Crisis LAMBERT

Flares Up

Continued From Page 1

subject of the developments···în } Czecho-Slovakia.

INTERVIEW HITLER WA

Berlin, Mor."'13.".

M. Tiso, former Premier Blavalda, and M. Durcansky, arrived in Berlin by special plane from Vienna to-day, when they drove to the Foreign Office and saw Herr Joachim von Ribbentrop, who took them straight to the Chancellery, where Herr Hitler was waiting for

them.

Decisions made at the interviews, if any, are being kept secret. -An

official.communique issued after the meeting, merely says that "pending lasues" were discussed, but it is reported that Herr Hitler sending demands or recommenda tions to Prague, to-night,

PARLIAMENT SUMMONED

ex-

Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Didg 3rd Floor

March 14, 1939,

DUNBAR &

CO.

CORRESPONDENTS FOR FRANCIS I. du PONT & CO. NEW YORK

Cable Address DUNHAR Telephone Ne..

26133

MARCH 14, 1930.

FRANCIS L du PONT. & COMPANY REPORT, BY CABLE: STOCKS: We understand that the Remington Rand Company's February commercial typewriter sales reached a record high. The stock closed at 15.

February fertiliser sales were D, per cent, under those of the corresponding month of last year.

Glen Martin denies the suspension of plane orders by the Netherlands.

Stewart-Warner Corporation, during 1030, recorded a loss of $294,000. The stock closed at $10%.

The General American Transportation Company has bought" control in a small aeroplane 'manufacturing company. Du Font de Nemours' January and February business was from 25 to 30 per cent, over the corresponding period of

1933.

A Prague message says that it is semi-oficially learned tha! Premier Tiso requested President Bratislava, and elimination of the so- Hacha to summon the Slovak Parila- called Benes policy.-Trans-Ocean, ment in Bratislava at 10 a.m. to-

FOUR MINISTERS morrow.

TO RESIGN

The request is stated to have been

By Order of the Board of mude as a result of M. Tiso's talk Directors,

E. COCK; Chlef Manager. Hongkong, 1st March, 1939.

THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.

Notice to Shareholders

with Horr Hiller,

President Hache has complied with the request.

The Slovak Parliament will have

lo decide the future of Slovakia.

GERMAN DEMANDS

the

It is semi-officially learned that Germany is

Central asking the Government at Prague, firstly to give Slovakia the right of self-determina- Lion; secondly, to replace the present Defence Minister, General The Seventieth Ordinary General Czech

the Minister of Strovy and Meeting of Shareholders will be interior; thirdly, to guarantee pro- held at the Offices of the under-tection of the German minorities in signed on Friday, the 24th March, Bohemia and Moravia-Renter. 1939, at Noon, for the purpose of

COMMONS STATEMENT receiving the Report of the General

London, Mar. 13, Manngers, together with a state-

Making a statement in the House ment of Accounts for the year of Commons to-day on the situation ended the 31st December, 1938. In Czecho-Slovakia,

Mr. Neville The Share Register and Trans-Chamberlain declared that according!

to his reports, only minor incidents fer Books will be closed from the 10th to the 24th March, 1939, both last few days, and the altuation there daya inclusive.

appeared, to be outwardly calm- Reuter.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. General Managers, The Hongkong Fire Insurance

Co., Ltd.

Hongkong, 3rd March, 1939. THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.

Notice to Shareholders

THE FIFTY-SECOND ORDIN- ARY ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. on THURS- DAY, 23rd MARCH, 1939, at NOON, for the purpose of recely- ing the Roport of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December,

1938.

The Transfer Books of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 13th March, 1939, .to THURSDAY, the 23rd March,

1939, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board Directors,

MADRID NORMAL

(Continued from Page 1.)

of the blockade by the Spanish No- tionalist Government,

Prague, Mar. 13, Four Ministers in the Prague Cen-

Mr. Butler, replying to further tral Government, Mr. Birovy, M. Feierabend. M. Sadek,

M. questions on Spain, declared that the and

confused. The British Government Fischer, will resign from office, it is situation in Central Spain was vers stated in political circles her had not been in contact either with Trans-Ocean.

HUNGARIANS ARRESTED

re-

the Republicans or Nationalists about conditions for an armistice.

The Government regarded patriation of Spanish refugees from Frabee 08 matter between the French and Spanish governments.

His Majesty's Government had de cided to render assistance towards the

Budapest, Mar. 13, Thirty Hungarian political leaders have been arrested in Presnov in Slovakia by the Czechs, according to the newspaper "Magyarszag."

It is also stated that all leaders of maintenance of refugees, and a grant the Hlinka Guards in Presnoy have would be made in the immediate been arrested because they protested future to the British Red Cross. against the arrest of the Hungarians. Replying to additional questions on A clash occurred between the the Franco blockade, Mr. Butler sald Czech militia and. Hinka Guards, that Viscount Halifax had made it during which nine persons were perfectly clear that the British navy would take action on the high seas if seriously wounded Trans-Ocean.

MURGAC DISMISSED

there was any interference with Bri- Progue, Mar. 13,

Wish ships-Reuter, Chief of Staff of the

the Slovak Hlinka Guards, Colonel Murgae, has been dismissed from office by the newly Sidor, according to a report broad- cast by the Prague radio to-night.

rounds for this

action was Colonel Murgac's speech which was broadcast from Vienna on Saturday, it is stated.

had occurred in Bratislava in the appointed Slovak Fremier, M. Kard Referees' Meeting

GOERING RETURNS

Rome, Mur. 13. Field-Marshal Hermann Goering. who has been on holiday in Italy left unexpectedly to-day for Berlin by the afternoon train.

It is believed here that Fleid- | Marshal Goering's return to Germany may be due to events in Czecho Slovakia, and the renewed tension. between Berlin and Prague.--Reuter,

LONDON RESERVE

London, Mar. 13. Omelal elreles in London maintain reserve in regard to the events in Caccho-Slovakia.

Concerning the question of British guarantee of Czecho-Slovak territory, it is pointed out in informed quarters that no formal guarantee has ever been given

It is also emphasised that any such guarantee could relate only to foreign and not to the disintegration of the oggression against Czecho-Slovakia, country through internal causes.

It is added that for the time being British interests are not affected by the events in Bratislava,

NO CONCRETE PROPOSALS

The British Government is stated to be in close touch with Paris on the subject of the developments In of Czecho-Slovakia, but that no concrete proposals regarding eventual steps to be taken by either Government have yet been made,

from

C. M. MANNERS, Secretary and Manager. Hongkong, 4th March, 1939. THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI HOTELS, LIMITED. (Incorporated in Hong Kong)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting

· “Pokfulam's Pride" Angus

110 141 125 382

of Shareholders of The Hong 101 147. 363

and 99 322 Kong

Shanghai Hotels,

M. Weill

115

A. H. Potts

-124

L. Welll

98

Total

"Rollers"

00

C. Guttinger 159 110 170 445 S. A. Tremlett J. Dubois

A. A. Hutchison 118

Total

104 109 311 Limited, will be held at the Regis- Offico 1,378 terod

of the Company. (Exchango Building, Des: Voeux 113 95 331 Road Central, Hong Kong), on 100 108 108 322 Wednesday; the 15th day of March,

122 321

1939, at 11.30 n.m., for the purpose 1,419 of receiving Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Board of Directors for the year onded on the 31st December, 1938, and re-electing a Director and the Auditors.

HİSTORIC BIBLE

MARITZBURG, South Africa.

A Bible which was rescued from the burning pile after the recall of the Edict of Nantes in 1885, when The Transfer Books of the hundreds of Protestant Bibles were pubilely burned in France, has just Company will be closed from been presented to the Natal His-Wednesday, the 1st March, 1939, torical Society..

to Wednesday, the 16th March, 1939, both days Inclusive.

THE “TELEGRAPH" will send a Staff Photographer to all events of public interest. Requests should be addressed to the Pictorial Editor

By Order of the Board,

F. C. BARRY,

Secretary. Hongkong, 18th February, 1989.

No official communication the Czecho-Slovak Government con- cerning the situation has yet been received in London-Trans-Ocean.

GERMAN TROOP MOVEMENTS

MUNICH, Mar. 13.

The movements of German troops in Bavaria in recent weeks have been large enough to atteset attention, and has been the sub- Ject of discussion among the public. Movements have been observed

the

with more than usual strength in direction of Salzburg, and sone

taken have

place from Nuremberg to Munich,

The troops involved are mostly mechanised detachments,

with

- light gons, anti-aircraft guns, and

armoured cara-Reuter,

CZECH CABINET TO RESIGN? Prague, Mar. 13.

Evidence of the increasing anxiety. with which the situation in Czecho- Slovakia is viewed here, is furnished by the persistent rumours of the im pending resignation, not only of the Beran Cabinet, but also of President Hacha, to whom chlef responsibility for the conduct of the Czech police authorities is attributed,

According to reports, the Cabinet would be headed by General Gajda, who was lander of the Czech Legionarier Goernment,

New

Opinion is: growing in Prague polical circles that it is hopeless to try to retain the Slovaks within the "boundaries " of ⠀ the Czecho-Slovak Republic-Trans-Ocean,

AXIS POWERS AGREE

Rome, Mar. 13. Commenting on the latest events in Czecho-Slovakio,^; tha's papers here

ROOM BATH pharia complete beremment.. bes

$6

tween the Axis Poweri, concerning

the necessity of definitely settling the

the fuller

the main ethnice be

im

on the onomy

Colonel Murgac then called M. Sidor a traitor, who bad betrayed the Slovaks to the Czechs,

The Deputy, M. Paul Carnogorsky has been appointed the new chief of the Hlinka Guards-Trans-Ocean.

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The regular half-monthly meeting of the Hongkong Referees', Associo- ton was held yesterday in the) Football Association rooms, the Bank of Canton Building, Routine busi- ness was conducted.

Mr. R. M. Omar was in the Chair, and it was unanimously agreed that a letter of sympathy be sent to Mr. Goss, Hon. Secretary of the Associa- Uion, in his recent bereavement.

D

POST OFFICE.

„CERTIFIGATE. OF PORTING

With effect from "March '1, ' 1939|

VIA SIBERIA" ROUTE Letters and Postcards for Europe

The fee for a Certißents of 'Posting (except Great Britain and Eire) and for an ordinary letter will be 2 cents. | South® America new forwarded "vis

Siberia" it so superscribed.

MAIL FOR CANTON Registered and Ordinary mail and Farcels (not Insured) will be ne cepted for Canton and despatched as clrcumstances permit.

'MAIL' LETTRES

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel, Malls. Ren closed 15 minutes carlier than the Uma given below unless otherwise Ordinary letter mail only for stated, and whore mails are advertis- Pakhot, West Kwangtung, Kwangsl, ed to close at or before D'am, re- Szechwan, Kweichow and Human gistered and parcel mails are closed. will be accepted at Senders' risk, Int 5 pm. on the previous day.

INWARD - MAILS

From

Calcutta and Strait, Amoy

Straits and Europe via Sues (Papers etc.,)-Landon date, 16th Febru- ary and London Parcels-(London date, 9th February) Manlia

Shanghai

Shanghai

For

Shirala

Duo.

Von Heutsz

March 14. March. 14.

Air Mall by Tan American Air-

way, Direct Beryloo"-San Fran- F'an 'American elsco date, 8th March. Tientsin

Airways plane Prominent

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-London date, 8th March. USA., Honolulu and Japan (San

Francisco date, 18th February) Pres. Garfield :..

Somall Straits, Manila and London Parcels

(London date, 2nd February)... Ajax Japan Halphong

Japan..

Manila

Japan and Shanghal

Tientsin and Swntow.

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-London date, 11th March

Manila and Straits

US.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang- hal (San Francisco date, 24th February).

Manila

Straits

Straits

Stralis

For

Cortu

March 15.

Emp. of Japan Glenopie Kalsyo Maru

March 15.

March 15.

.March 15.

March 15.

March 15,

Imperial Airways Plans

March 16.

.March 10.

March 10.

March 17-

Bokuyo Maru

March 17.

Canton

.March 17.

Jeypore

March 17.

Pleasantville

March 17.

Rawalpindi Yingchow

March 17.

March 17.

Imperial Airways Piano M/V Victoria

March 18.

March 18..

March 16..

.March 20.

-March 20..

.March 21.

.March 31.

Pres. Pierce

Eurybates

Potsdam Rolssevain Cremer

OUTWARD MAILS

Fort Bayard and Halphong Swatow,...、、

Batavia and Sourabaya Bangkok

Chunnchow and Amoy Shanghai and Dairen Swalow

Madang, Salomouc, Tulagi

Rubus} Swatow and Foochow ....... Swatow, Amoy, Chunachow

Foochow.

Parcels only for Straits

Fer

Tuesday

Date and Time.

Jean Dupuis. „Tues., Mar. 14, 2 p.m... Anhui .............Tues., Mar. 14, 2.30. p.m. Tibadak..Tues., Mar. 14, 2.30 p.m.. Mul Hock Tues., Mar. 14, 3.30 p.m.. Talyuan..Tues., Mar, 14, 3.30. p.m. Neumark Tues., Mar. 14, 7 p.m.. Tingsong Tues., Mar. 14, 7 p.m.

Wednesday

ond

Friderun Yunnan

and Selatan

Wed., Mar. 15, 9.30 a.m... Wed., Mar, 15, 10.30 am.. Wed., Mar. 15, 3.p.m.

Van Heutaz..Wed., Mar. 16, 5 p.m..

Plane....Wed., Mar. 15,

E.P.O.

Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Ilono- Pan American Airways

lulu, and U.S.A. by the "Pan- American Airways Direct Service" doe San Francisco, 22nd March

Swntow

Mar. 15, 5 p.m.

Ber..

Ord,

...Mar. 15, 5.30p.m..

G.P.O.

ICK.,

....Mar. 15, 5. p.m.

Ord.,

..Mar. 18, 7.30 am

Thursday

Kwangtung Thurs,, Mar, 16, 0.30 alm.

Air Mall for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plané

Servies"-dus London.

Direct -23rd–March

Mar. 16, 7 p.m..

K.P.O.

Mar. 16, 5 p.ii.. Mar. 16, 5.30 pm G.P.O.

.Mar. 16, 5 p... Mar. 10, 7 pm. Thurs., Mar. 16.

Mar. 16, 5 p.m.. Mar. 16, 5 p.m. Mar., 18, 5.30 p.m.

Thurs. Mae, 10.

HP.O

Reg.

.Mar. 18, 5 p.m.. Ord, ............. Mar, 10, 5.30 p.m.-- G.P.O.

Reg... Ord.

Mar, 10, 5 p...

An [accurate

timekeeper

Air Mall for Malaya, Java and Aus- Imperial Airways Flane

tralia by "Imperial Airways Direct Service-dus Sydney, 25th March

Thurs., Mar. 18..

· Bec.

Ord.

lis

A

Rec.

Ord,

via Thursday Island-due Thurs- day Island, 28th March,

Manila. Australia and New Zealand Taiping

E. P. O.

Parcels,

Reg.,

Ord..

G. P..O...

RECORD

M

Parcels

Mar. 16, 5 p.m.

Reg

Mar. 16, 5 p.m..

Ord

.Mar. 16, 7 p.m.

Saigon

Central and South America' via Vancouver B.C., and (Parcels and Papers only for Canada)-duc Vancouver B.C., 4th April

G.P.O. and K.P.0.2

Parcela, Reg., Ord.

..::Mar. 16, 5 p.m.

Mar. 17, 9.15" a.m. Mar. 17, 10 am.

Friday

Shanghai, Japan and Europe (except Great Britain and Eire (vin Siberia.

Bost colour and

pure DIAMONDS

Ultra Modern

itings

J. ULLI

Chater Road,

N

D

S

......... Aramis .............Thurs., Mar. 16, 7 p.m.

Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, USA, Emp. of Japan Thurs., Mar. 16.

Manila

Tientsin Swatow

Air Mail for Indo-Chins by the "Air France Airways Direct Ber- vice."

Corfu

Fri., Mar. 17, 10.30am. Pres, Garfield Fri, Mar, 17, 10.30 a.m. Dalipu......Fri, Mar. 17 3.30 pm. Slaklong....Fri, Mar. 17, 3.30 p.m. Air France Plane....Frk, Mne, 17.

Reg.,

Ord,

Beg

Ord,

Straits; Ceylon, India, East and Rawalpindi

South Africa, Aden, Egypt, Malta. and Europe via Marsellés-due Marseilles, 14th April,

G.P.O. Parcels, Neg Ord.¡

Saturday

Air Mall for "K.L.M. Always Direct Rawalpindi

Amsterdam, 28th Service”—due

BOK Ord

...Mar, 17, 5 p.19: Mar. 17, 5.30 pm. G.P.O.

„Mar. 17, 5 pm. 1.Mar. 17, 7. p.m. ......Fri., Mar. 17. and K.P.O.UKAN

..Mar. 17, 5 p.m. Mar. 18 9.43 am Mar. 18.10.30.a.m..

Sak: Mar, 18.

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

VyMar. :18; 8.30: m.xd

HITMAK, 18, 19 1.03. WOSADK: Sat, Mar 18, 1Μp.m. Chenonceaux.Sat., Mar. 10, 1.30 pan. Prts, Pierce“. „Bat, Mar. 16, 4.30 pm: Sunday

March

Haiphong

Shanghal and Japan,

Manila

Fort Bayard and Tahkol Swatow

Monday...

Swalow and Foochow Haiphong

Klangsu

....Sun., Mar: 10, §. a.ti.. Kingyuan 209.Sun, Mar. 19, 9. am.

Prominent...Mon., Mar. 20, 8.30 amu *Canton Moga Mon., Mar. 20,

Air Mail for "Imperii: Afrways Imperial Altwsys

Direct Bervloeduc

* 87th March 27

London)