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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST HONG KONG

Two Free Lectures on Christian Selence will be given on Thursday, 26th May and Saturday, 27th May next by Mr. Peter V. Ross C.SI. Detailed particulera will be published

in due course,

HONGKONG & WHAMPOA

DOCK CO., LTD.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders will be held in the Offeen of the Company, 2 Queen'a Building, Hong Kong, un Monday, 27th March, 1939, at Noon, for consideration of the Directors Report and Statement

Thursday,

G.

1939-1940.

·HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

R.

Sealed Tendera will bo, recolved at the Royal Naval Hospital, until 10 am, on the 21st March, 1939, from persons desirous of supply. og Beof, Mutton, Fowla, Pork, Cheese, Pure Cow's Milk, Ico, and other provisions and necessaries, for the year ending 31st March, 1940.

Printed Forms of Tendor and further particulara can be obtain- od at the Royal Naval Hospital.

The right to reject the lowest or any tender is reserved.

G. V. HOBUS, Surgeon Captain,

C. R.

| PARTICULARS. & CONDITIONS

of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 20th day of March, 1939, at 3 poleg at the Offices of the Publle Worka Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of ono Lot of Crown Land at Ngau Shi Wan, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, commencing from lat July, 1808, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of III Majesty the KING, for one fur: thor term of 24 years less the last three days thereof. Intonding bidders aro advised: that immediately after the dispo

March 16, 1939,

G.

R.

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 20th day of March, 1939, at 3 pm, at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one lot of Crown Land at Choung Sha Wan, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a torm of 75 ycare, commencing from let July, 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by tho Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one fur- ther term of 24 years loss the Inst three days thereof. Intending bidders are advised

Medical Officer in Charge.sal of the let the Purchaser if that Immediately after the dispo of Accounts for the year ending | Royal Naval Hospital,

Hong Kong. 15th, March, 1939.

Exchange At 31st December, 1938.

A Glance

T.T. London

Demand

SELLING

T.T. Shanghai

T.T. Singapore

Т.Т. Јарап

T.T. India

T.T. U.S.A.

.is. 2.25/32

13. 2.25/32

.175 .02%

100%

.821⁄4

.28 JA

T.T. Monika

57%

T.T. Bataylu

512

T.T. Bangkok

150%

T.T. Saigon

100%

T.T. France

.10.87

T.T. Germany

TI 1207 1/0

1/3.1/32

4 m/s D/n doi

4 m/s Le U.S.A.

1/3 .20

4 m/s France

30 d/s India

.11.27 834

TT Swlizerland T.T. Australia

. DUYING

4 m/s L/c London

་'.

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

CURFEW IN PRAGUE

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plete defence of Bohemia Moravia,

and

5.The Nuremburg; Jew laws will probably be introduced in the territory-United Press.

new

TENSION AMONG NEIGHBOURS

Prague, Mar. 15,

Ilerr Hitler and his army murched East to-day, crusing the last part of democratic Czecho-Slovakin, while Hungary,

Rumania

Poland

und

fought to share the spoils.

bc

Meanwhile, Rumania is reported to mobilising her frontier reinforce ments possibly to make a bird for a

slice of Ruthcala.

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

By Order of the Board of Directors,

E. COCK,

Chief Manager, Hongkong, lat March, 1939.

THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.

Notice to Shareholders

The Seventieth Ordinary Generaj | Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the under- signed on Friday, the 24th March, 1939, at Neon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with a state- ment of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December, 1938.

G.

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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Pubile Auction to be held on Monday, the 20th day of March, 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 Cheung Sha Wan, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Ront to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one fur- ther term of 24 years leas the last three days thereof. Intending bidders are advised

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

the Purchase price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

New Kowloon latsed

Lot No. 2660,

Kowloon

aland Les No. 1482,

Ngau Shi Wan

No. of wate

Registry No

Locality

Boundery

Measurements

[tem][pal|test fer

da per cale

plac.

the Purchase price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Registry No.

$6,030

4

New Kowloon Inland

Lot No. 23

Tonkin St. between Calla

Peak Rd. & Up Chan St.,

Cheung Sha Wan.

Contents in

*q. fert

Opass Frice!

1 No. of Sale!

Locality

330040000

018$

The Share Register and Trans- that immediately after the dispo- Trade Parleys

for Books will be closed from the 10th to the 24th March, 1939, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON &

CO., LTD. General Managers,

The Hongkong Fire Insurance

Co., Ltd. Hongkong. 3rd March, 1939. ST. PATRICK'S DAY FRIDAY-17th MARCH, 1939.

A wreath will be laid at the CENOTAPH by the President and Committee of St. Patrick's Society,

There is general tension in Yugo-at 11.00 a.m. Slavia, and the authorities have de-

'Members of the Society and

elded to take military precautions their friends are asked to assemble

on

the northern frontier facing

Hungary and Rumania.

Terror

under the verandah at the North

prevailed in Prague to-day side of the Supreme Court prior

among those who fear Nazi reprisals, to the ceremony.

especially the Jews, It is reported

that many suicides have taken place.

The arrival of 800 Nazi

secret

police has increased apprehension.

The atmosphere was so hostile that

ST. PATRICK'S BALL

PENINSULA HOTEL-9.30 pm.

the German farees imposed on 8 p.m.Members of St. Patrick's Society. "Gürfew"and"troops carried ́rlof ̃güns

in addition to their ordinary arms. of Hong Kong and their guesta

It reported that they mounted are informed that there will be a

machine guns at strategic points to Special FIVE MINUTES Service

command the crowds.

sal of the lot the Purchaser (if 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, ($200) in canh. This sum will be refunded on payment af

the Purchase price. PARTICULARS. OF THE LOT.

| No. of Sale..

Registry No.

Locality

Lot No 2659.

Inland Lot No. 521, Fuk Adjoining New how m Wing St. Cheung Sha Wan

New Kowloon Inland

Boundary Monaurements

N

2, E. a

Įfeet|fort{torijleet)

as per sale

plan.

Contents in

oq. feet.

Upset Pricel

Bental

About

DOU'L

R.

96$

$4,200

It is noteworthy that it is the first of "STAR" FERRIES from HONG PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

Lime Hitler's soldiers have ever been KONG to KOWLOON between 9.00 boned publicly.—United Press.

p.m. and 9.30 p.m. on 17th March and SPECIAL FERRIES from

"Biggest Fire" KOWLOON to HONG KONG

In Manila Million Pesos Loss In Conflagration

MANILA, Mar. 16.

at

2.00 a.m., 2.45 am, and 3.15 a.m.

on the following morning. The laat ordinary Ferry leaves at 1.15

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A BUFFET SUPPER will be served from 11.30 p.m. to 1.30 a.m. Tables may be booked with the Management of the Peninsula

of the Ball.

THE BIGGEST FIRE so far Hotel before 7.00 pm, on the night this year has gutted the Philip pine Education Company's bodegas and niso the Mc- Cullough Printing Company in the Quiapo district.

The fire broke out at night.

11.40 last

Admission to the Ball is by ticket only which is to be present ed at the MAIN ENTRANCE the Hotel.

of the Sale by Public Auction

to be held on Monday, the 20th day of March, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Officer of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at in Shek Shan,

tho Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75

with the

of years,

option renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for further term of 75 years. Intending bidders are advired that immediately after the dispo- snl of the lot the Purchaser (if

one

Tickets may be obtained from not the applicant) will be required Damage is reported nt between Mr. P. J. A. Hamilton, Hon. to deposit with an authorised 1,000,000 and 1,500,000 pesos in build-Treasurer, P.O. Box 417 or Har-officer who will be present at the

machinery,

bour View Hotel, Chatham Road, sale, the sum of two hundred

ings;

books, paper,

magazines and office equipment.

There were no casualties, and the Kowloon.

fire wine brought under control

about 2 o'clock this morning.

Investigations disclosed that the

R. H. C. HALLOWES,

Hon. Secretary,

dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum

will be refunded on payment of

fire started on the second noor of St. Patrick's Society of Hong Kong. the Purchase price.

McCullough Company's offices in

4

wing of the building where two men were working overtime.

de-

The cause has not yet been termined, but there is a theory that

It may inve been dun lo wiring trouble.-United Press,

electric

EXTORTION CASE

Clerk Remanded For Sentence

P.O. Box 417.

THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN

CO, LTD.

Notice to Shareholders

OF

THE FIFTY-SECOND ORDIN- ARY ANNUAL MEETING SHAREHOLDERS will be hold at the Oice of Messrs. Jardine, Convicted on a charge of attempted Matheson & Co., Ltd. on THURS. extortion by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen | DAY, 23rd MARCH,' 1239, ot

at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday. NOON, for the purpose of receiv- a man named Fu Yun-ming, 32,

terk, was remanded in police custodying the Report of the. Directors for 24 hours prior to sentence being and the Statement of Accounta passed. Mr. Macfactyon said, that for the year ended 31st December, the sentence will be $250 or three 1938, months' hard labour, to date from March &

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

2

No. of Sale

Kowloon Inland

Registry No

Locality

Lot No. 4124.

Bad & Kiang Hei St, "Junction of Chathan

Chatham Rd.. Shek Sban.

Boundary

Bfeasurements

X...

feet feel feet foot

A1 per kalo

plan.

Contents in

1,255

xq. feet

$24

Annual

Rental

$1,845

| Upset, Price

The Transfer Books of the PRUNES AND RAISINS The defendant was accused at Company will be CLOSED from to extort $1.000| MONDAY, the 13th March, 1939, having attempted

of

Loong Sheung. foriner Chlef to THURSDAY, the 23rd March, Paymaster of the Shanghal Public 1939, both daya inclusive. Safety Bureau, by threatening to publish certain matters alleging Directors,

That By Order of theard Loor het appropriated certain monies paki to him by the Chinese Government authorities as wafts for persons working under him tw years ago,

́C, M. MANNERS, Secretary and Manager, Hongkong, 4th March, 1989 W

San Jose, Cal.'"

an

excess

Cancelled Inopportune Time, Says Halifax

London, Mar. 15. Viscount Halifax announced in the

2661.

Boundary

[Sfoasurements

N... W.

as per safe

plen.

19

sq. feet

Contents

About

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Bantals

****** Upset Prica {,

SIZE

000*02

Chungking-Hanoi Air Service

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Hongkong Shanghai

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FRANCIS 1. du PONT & CO. NEW YORK

Cable Address DUNBAR Telephone No. 28123

MARCH 16, 1939.

FRANCIS 1. du PONT & COMPANY REPORT BY CABLE: STOCKS: February machine tool orders were the highest since

September, 1937.

The plate-gloss output in February was 282 per cent, over the corresponding inonth of last year.

Rural retail sales were the highest since 1920, Herr Hitler's latest coup has intensified Anglo-French armaments.

COTTON: The Secretary of Agriculture, Mr. Henry Wallace, says

that the United States will soon be entering the world." cotton market on a competitive basis. An export subsidy is practically certain.

WHEAT:

SUGAR:

It is reported that Germany may sell the wheat acquired. from the Argentine by barter arrangements. Buying spurts followed the advance in prices.

DEBATE IN COMMONS.

a territory inhabited by people with whom they have no racial conneo- tion.

Continued From Page 1 vive

time to time, the objects I have in mind are of great significance to the

happiness of mankind,"

DAY OF HUMILIATION

"The events I have described to the House cannot fail to cause distur bance to the international altuation and administer shock to the соп- fidence which was beginning to re-

"In this connection I would recall by appeal at Birmingham at the end contribution by of January for a others to the search for peace, which is the aim of my Government.

"It is natural, therefore,

that I

Mr. D. R. Grenfell (Lab) declared should bitterly regret what had now that it was a day of humiliation and occurred.

"But do not let us on that account shame for Britain.

"We have allowed the truth to be be deflected from our course. Let us set," he declared. "We have allow-remember the desire of all the peoples

ed violence to take the place of rea-of the world still remains concen- son and Justice, and violence has trated on the hopes of peace and of a triumphed,

will which has so

return to an at

atmosphere of under- "Mr. Chamberlain, in his simplicity standing and. of mind, believed that the under- often been disturbed. takings at Munich were given in good "The aim of this Government is faith. The Premier had said so.

now, as it always has been, to "Czecho-Slovakia has now bec promote that desire and to substitute occupied in the same manner as it a method of discussion for the method would have been if there had been of force in a settlement of differences. no Munich.

"We were now entering upon a period of immediate and danger.

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whelmed in hours. Rumonia

terrible

is on

the

CHECKS, DISAPPOINTMENTS.

Chungking. Mar. 10.

"Though we may have to suffer The Chungking-Henol air service was formally Inaugurated yesterday "To-morrow, it might be Poland, checks and disappointments from when the C.N.A.C. plane Chungshan who will be at an immense military time to time, the object we have in left Chungking for Hanoi via Kun- disadvantage. Hungary can be over-mind is of too great a significance to happiness of mankind for us to ming.

There were twelve passengers to the way.”

lightly give it up or set it on one Kunming and the other four

Sir Archibald Sinclair, leader of

The Premier moved the adjourn- the Liberal Opposition, declared that Hanoi,

was not the

of the House of Commons to independence of ment Slovakia which had been proclaimed, make his statement and to allow a but the dependence of Slovakia on full-dress debate on Germany.

European situation.

of the The discussion In the course of a later speech by Mr. Anthony Eden, the Premier in-estimates, which was set down for to- dicated that Mr. Hudson's visit today, has been postponed in con- Warsaw, Moscow and Helsingki would] sequence. be paid. The announcement was re- ceived with cheers,-Reuter.

The pinne will make a round trip House of Lords to-day that, having between Chungking and Hanal every regard to the effect on the general week.-Central News. conditions in Europe which recent

events were bound to exert, the Government felt that the present for Overseas Trade to Berlin. moment was inappropriate for the The visit accordingly, had been proposed visit of the President of postponed, and Germany had been so Board of Trade, and the Secretary informed,—Reuter,

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LORDS' STATEMENT

In the House Lords, the Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax, made

A crowded and expectant House of a statement on generally similar Commons listened this afternoon to terms to that by Mr. Chamberlain in the Prime Minister's statement on the the House of Commons. events in Central Europe.

Lord Halifax, ike the Premier, After a recital of the facts, as deplored the shock to world confid known to him, Mr. Chamberlain said ence, which he thought was all the of the that the moral guarantee to Czechomore regrettable because Slovakia given last October had revival of conildence which had been Japsed through the disintegration of taking place was beginning to offer that country. The Bank of England a prospect of concrete measures had-teen-instructed to suspend ang which would have been of general- further payments under the credit of benefli.

£10,000,000 advanced to the Czecho- "Unless," said the Foreign Secre- Slovakin Government and the visit tary, there is some material change of the President of the Board of Trade in the situation as it now appears, and the recretary, of the Department there will inevitably have to be a of Overseas Trade to Berlin would postponement of these measures." not take place.

LABOUR ATTACK

was

After making these announcements Mr. Chamberlain turned back to con- sider the polley of the Munich settle-' Following the Premier's statement

In the Commons, the debate ment.

"Having regard to the alternatives opened by Mr. D. R. Grenfell for the epen to us at that time." he said, "Labour Opposition. have no doubt that the course the He thought the problems of middle British Government took was the Europe with ita mixed nationalities right course and 1 believe it received, would have to be far more carefully the approval of the vast majority of;

studied and fully understood then world opinion.

proved

the

was apparent from anything Prime Minister had said. NOT PROVED FINAL That settlement, however, has not of splendid isolation and detachment

"I view with amaze

with amazement the sense Anal. Czecho-Slovakia. to of Mr. Chamberlain's statement on a which we had hoped to give a more

situation os stable future, has disintegrated.

"That might or might not have been inevitable.

"I have so often heard charges of) breach of faith bundled about, which did not seem to ne to be founded on sumelent premises, that I do not wish to associate myself to-day with any charges of that character.

"I am bound to say however, that I cannot believe anything of the kind that has now taken place was contemplated by any of the signa- Lories of the Munich Agreement, "The

Munich Agreement stituted a settlement, accepted by the four Powers and Czecho-Slovakia, of the Czecho-Slovakian question.

"It provided for a fixation of the Czecho-Slovakia future frontiers of and fold down the limits of German)

the German which occupation, Government accepted.

NO WARNING

can-

charged with emotion. "Pride has been humbled and a nation's trust and independence has been violated,

"This incident is simply one of a sequence of crises to which and Europe has been treated, which will be repeated on sulfable occasions for some time to come, because the British Government has not been solzed with: a real significance of the events' of, the last few years in Europe. 'PREMIER'S RESPONSIBILITY). "I agree that little could have been done since Munich, but the Govern inent's failure to cope with situation before Munich is responsible for subsequent, events,

"Ministers" stated lust October that, under the Munich Agreement, Czecho-Slovakia would enjoy greater Eccurity than before.

"I must say that the Prime Minis "They have now, without, so far ter's credulity passes all understand-

as I know, any communication withing.

the other three signatories of the

The fact is that we are now enter-

Munich Agreement, sent theiring upon à perlod fraught with im-- troops beyond the frontier then laid mediate and terrible dangers to uli down.

now may

Ln "Even though it

has claimed what has taken placa occurred with the acquiescence of the Czecho-Slovak Government, I cannot regard the manner and methods by which these changes have been brought about as in accord with the spirit of the Munich Agreement.

There is a further point I cannot omit to mention.

"Hitherto, the German Government, in extending the area of their mili

of us.

There is no security left in: Europe, The smaller nations are In a atite of apprehension and fear, and even large nations are not free from. It I ask the Govern→ ment to sock, before it is too late, an assemblage for co-operative -effort of the peace loving forces:

of Europe and the world.”

LIBERAL ATTACK

Sir Archibald Sinclair, for the

tary control, have defended their Liberals, thought that the methods action by the contention that they of crypto-nggression employed by were only Incorporating in the Ieith Herr Hitler's Government in Czecho the neighbouring masses of people of Slovakia would almost certainly be used (ogain elsewhere and he,štoo, the German race.

appealed to the Premier" to rather ilke-mindert nations under (British Press "Now, for the first time, they are leadership in defence of the prin-

effecting the military occupation of } (Continued on Page 123) pay.

CHANGE OF POLICY-.