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SALE OR HIRE American Coupe, 1935 model, Morris-8 Saloon, 1036 'model. All good mechanical condi
tich Moderate price. Cara for daily, weekly, monthly hire. Phone 51174.
TO LET.
TO LET-Two new style European houses at Nos. 37. and 39 Hillwood Road. All modern conveniences. Apply personally Mr. P. G. Chung, 708 Nathan Road, Arst Door.
BRITAIN'S DEFENCE
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST HONG KONG
Thursday,
HONGKONG: TE LEGRAPH
March 16, 1939.
C.
R.
G.
R.
1939-1940.
Sealed Tendors will be received Two Free Lectures on Christion at the Royal Naval Hospital, until Selence will be given on Thursday, | 10 a.m. on the 21st March, 1939, 25th May and Saturday, 27th May next by Mr. Peter V. Ross CSB. Detalled particulars will be published In due course.
HONGKONG & WHAMTOA
DOCK CO., LTD.
from persons desirous of supply- Ing Boof, Mutton, Fowls, · Pork, Cheese, Pure Cow's Milk, Ice, and other provisions and necessaries, for the year ending 31st March, 1940,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ordinary Yearly Meetinged
of Shareholders will be held int the Offices of the Company, 2 Queen's Building, Hong Kong, un Monday, 27th March, 1939, at Noon, for consideration of the Directora Roport and Statement of Accounts for the year onding 31st December, 1938.
The Share Register and Trans- fer Books will be closed from 16th to 27th March, 1939, both days inclusive.
Air Force Strength By
Deters Aggression
LONDON, Mar. 16. NATIONAL DEFENCE was the subject of an important speech by Lord Chatfield in the House of Lords to-day in his reply to the debate on this ques- tion.
He emphasised Mr. Chamberlain's recent declaration that our policy of defence did not mean that we did not intend to have both the will and the means to strike back if we were at tacked..
Directora,
Order of the Board of
E. COCK, Chief Manager. Hongkong, 1st March, 1939.
THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.
Notice to Shareholders
The Seventieth Ordinary Genoral Meeting of Shareholders will bo held at the Omees of the under- signed on Friday, the 24th March, 1939, at Noon, for the purpose of There was a time when the pro-recelving the Repurt of the General blem of dealing with the bomber was Managers, together with a state- regarded with something like despairment of Accounts for the year such a feeling was no longer justified, ended the 31st December, 1938. if ever it was.
Developments in recent years had undoubtedly reduced the old supre- macy of the offensive over the defensive' in air warfare, and he assured the flouse that none of the components of air defence was being neglected,
The strength of the fighting force Wils being extremely augmented, counter-ollensive force had also been the subject of equally careful scrutiny, and measures to strengthen it were also actively in hand.
BEST IN WORLD
now
The latest types of bombers being delivered to the airforce were belleved to be the best in the world. "The Government is determined to build up counter-offensive forces of such a strength as they may, in con- Junction with the fighter aircraft and batterics, deter an nggressor
from atti us at all, or if it should un- happily fail to do this, will give us all the necessary means for atinek well as defence,"
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The Share Register and Trans- fer 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, at 11.00 n.m.
Members of the Society and their friends are asked to assemble under the verandah at the North side of the Supreme Court prior to the ceremony.
ST. PATRICK'S BALL 'PENINSULA HOTEL—9.30 p.m.
JACK TARS OF AIR
Lord Chatdeld added: "I am con- vinced that just as we have been able over many centuries to rely fidently on our sailors to stel out and destroy the fleet of the enciny, -so-we-shali-be-able-in-the-future, are informed that there will be a
con-
with our alrinen supported on the land by our soldiers, to defind similarly these islands from the air flects of an aggressor,"-Reuter.
'ANGLO FRENCH
CO-OPERATION
Members of St. Patrick's Society of Hong Kong and their guests
Special FIVE MINUTES Service
Printed Forms of Tonder and further particulars can be obtain
at the Royal Naval Hospital. The right to reject the lowest or any tender is reserved.
LAMBERT DUNBAR & CO.
Bank'Blg.
3rd Floor
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS FARTICULARS & CONDITIONS Hongkong Shanghal
of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 20th day of March, 1939, at 3 p.m. at the Ofces of the Public Works 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 j years, commencing from 1nt July, 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rant to be flxod by the Surveyor of His Majesty a KING, for one far- ther term of 24 years less the last three days thereof.
of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 20th day of March, 1939, at 3 pm, at the Office 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 Ist July, 1808, with the option of renowal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one fur- ther torm of 24 yoara less the last three days thereof. Intending bidders are advised
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo- that Immediately after the diapo- Medical Officer in Charge.sal of the lot the Purchaser (eal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised
an authorlded to deposit with officer who will be present at the officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundredenle, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum dollars, ($200) In cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of will be refunded on payment of
G. V. HOBES, Surgeon Captain,
Royal Naval Hospital,
Hung Kong. 15th, March, 1989.
G.
R.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 20th day of March, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the flees 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 Rest to be. fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one fur- ther term of 24 years less the last three days thereof.
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo aal 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 gum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum the Purchase price. will be refunded on payment of
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Sale.
Registry No.
Locality
New Kowloon Inland
Los No. 2659.
Inland Lot No. $21, Fuk Adjoining New Kazi
Wing St. Cheung Sha Wan
Boundary
Measurementa
KV.
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as per sale
plan.
A
Contents
sq. frek
7.000
$4,200
Annual
Rental
(Upset Pricaj
茶桃
R.
960
of "STAR" FERRIES from HONG PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS KONG to KOWLOON between 9.00 p.m. and 9.30 p.m. on 17th March and SPECIAL FERRIES from KOWLOON to HONG KONG at 2.00 a.m., 2.45 a.m. and 3.15 a.m. on the following morning. Tho last ordinary Ferry leaves at 1.15
London, Mar. 15. Replying to questions, Mr. Geoffrey Shukespeare, Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty, declared in the House of Commons to-day, that if an Britain and France found themselves allied in any future war, It was con- templated that naval co-operation would be complete.
Conversations had already begun between the respective naval staffs. and were being continued.--Reuter.
Burglars Climb Scaffolding
A during burglary occurred in the
A BUFFET SUPPER will be served from 11:30 p.m. to 1.30 n.m. Tables may be booked with the Management of the Peninsula Hotel before 7.00 p.m. on the night of the Ball.
Admission to the Ball is by ticket only which is to be present ed at the MAIN ENTRANCE to the Hotel.
of the Sale by Public Auction to be hold on Monday, the 20th day of March, 1939, at 3 pm, at tho Ofces of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Shek Shan, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 option of years; with the 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 advised
one
that immediately after the dispo
sal of the lot the Purchaser (if
Tickets may be obtained from not the applicant) will be required
Mr. P. J. A. Hamilton, Hon, to deposit with an authorised
olice of the China Plant-Oil Lamp Treasurer, P.O. Box 417 or Har-officer who will be present at the
Company, in the S. C. M. Post bulld-bour View Hotel, Chatham Road, sale, the sum of two hundred ing in the early hours of this morn Kowloon. ing.
Entry was obtained by breaking
the glass window, the burglars climb- ing scaffolding which has
dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum
will be refunded on payment of
IL II. C. HALLOWES,
Hon. Secretary. been St. Patrick's Society of Hong Kong.
P.O. Box 417.
the Purchase price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
creeled for the purpose of renovating
the building.
A quantity of radio apparatus and THE DONGKONG & KOWLOON machine
1001s was stolen. The
culprits usock two waste-paper baskets to carry away the loot. The value of the stolen properly has not yet been ascertained.
GERMANY ASKED
TO EXPLAIN
(Continued from Page 1)
WHARF & GODOWN
CO., LTD.
Notice to Shareholders
THE FIFTY-SECOND ORDIN- .ARY ANNUAL MEETING
OF
No. of Sale
Registry No
Coad & Kiang Bei St.,
Locality
hatham Rd. Shek Shan.
tre of Chatham
unico luland
9.4124.
SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Olee of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd, on THURS- [ ∞? military occupation of the whole of DAY. 23rd MARCH, 1939, at Czecho-Slovakin avoided, last Sep-NOON, for the purpose of recely- tember. Munich might have had a great influence on the Europeaning the Report of the Directors situation, but its spirit died."-and the Statoment of Accounts Reuter.
for the year ended 31st December, 1938.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be CLOSED from
JAPANESE COMMENT
Tokyo, Mar, 15. The Japanese press Interprets Germany's new move as another step MONDAY, the 13th March, 1939,
in her drive, East.
Boundary ĮMeasuremetita
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Contents in
About.
$24
Annus!
Rental
$1,255
Upset Price
PRUNES AND RAISINS
San Jose, Cal.
.
the Purchase price. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
New Kowloon Toland Lot No. 2050.
Inland Lot No. 1482, ***Adjoining New Kowloon
Ngan Shi Wan
No. of Bule
Registry No.
Locality
Houndary
Westursmasoko.
As per sala
plan
| Contents ir
sq. foot
About
30,400
םםםםאן
$210
GERMAN TROOPS
the Purchase price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Rd. & went t
New Kowloon Inland
Cheung Sha Wan.**
Lot No. 2661.
Rentsl
[Opiet Frick]
| No. of Sale}
Registry No.
Locality
08079$
COMPLETE OCCUPATION OF CZEKIA
(Continued from Puge 1.)
appointed head of the civil adminis- tration within the area of the Third Army Group. On my behalf hef undertakes the task of supervision of the entire public administration, in- cluding that in Prague.
4
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Boundary
Measurements
N. B. E.
[leet faet for feed
as per salo
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・sq. feet
Annual
Contents.
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About
20,000
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without interruption. Everyone must remain at his post.
"Orders of the German milltary authorities and of the head of the civil administration acting on my be- {half" must be strictly obeyed in the interest alike of the community as a whole and of Individuals.— Trans-Ocean,
ANTI-GERMAN DEMONSTRATIONS
Belgrade, Mar. 16. Continuous anti-German demon- trations took place in the Teruziu, "The work of public administration which is the main street in Belgrade continues as usual unless it is decided
to-night,
Crowds, singing national songs, otherwise. This applies also the marched towards the palace with departments, of police, post offices eries of "Long live the King, the. and to public services of all kinds. Army, and Czecho-Slovakit."-Rex- Entire économic activity continues ter.
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By Order of the Board of them. The last one comes from the & Co.
to THURSDAY, the 23rd March, The newspaper "Asahi Shimbun" | 1939, both daya inclusive. declares that "Stalin seriously, mis- calculated when, in his speech to the Communist Congress, he declared that Germany had changed her Eastern drive to a Western
one,
Directors,
C. M. MANNERS,
Research
California always has an excess production of prunes and welcomes ahy suggestion that will dispose of
California Dried Frull Burenu, which has found that-chop- ped prunca improve the texture and richness of mincement, without, how-
—as California also lias raisins to sell.
Secretary and Manager. over, reducing the amount of raisins
The menace will be most keenly felt! Hongkong, 4th March, 1999. by Poland and tumanis."--Reuter.
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MARCH 16, 1930..
FRANCIS 1. du PONT & COMPANY REPORT BY CADLE: STOCKS: February machine tool orders were the highest since)
September, 1937.
COTTON:
WHEAT:
SUGAR:
1
The plate-glass output in February was 282 per cent. over the corresponding month of last year.
Rural retail sales were the highest since 1029. Herr Hitler's latest coup has intensified Anglo-French armaments.
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.
It is reported that Germany may sell the wheat acquired from the Argentine by barter arrangements, :| Buying spurts followed the advance in prices.
POST OFFICE.
From
Fer
Straits, Manila and London Parcels
(London date, 2nd February)... Ajax Japan and Shanghai....................... Aramis Air Mail by "Imperial - Airways Direct Service"-London date,
8th March.
U.S.A., Honolulu and Japan (San Francisco date, 18th February) Japan and Shanghai
Shanghai and Amoy
Straits
Japan
Haiphong
Japan
Shanghal
Shanghai and Swatow
INWARD MAILS
Duc.
.March 18..
.March 16..
Imperial Airways Flane
March 16.
Pres. Garfield
.March 16.
Rawalpindi
March 10.
Sinklang
March 16.
Somali
.March 10.
Bokuyo Maru
,March 17.
Canton
.March 17.
Jeypore
.March 17.
Kalayo Maru Kiangsu
March 17.
March 17.
Air Mall by "Pan American Air-
ways Direct Service"-San Fran- Pan American cisco date, 10th March.
Airways plane....March 17. Manila
Picasantville Haiphong, Faithol and Fort Bayard Szochuen Tientsin and Swatow
Yingchow OUTWARD MAILS
For
: Per
Thursday
.March 17..
March 17,
.March 17.
Date and Time.
Alr Mail for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Flane
Direct Service"-110 London, 23rd March
Ate Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- Imperial Airways Plane
Iraila by Direct Service-due Bydney, 25th- March
"Imperial
Airways
Thurs., Mar. 16... K.P.O.
Reg.
...Mar. 10, 5 pm..
Ord,
Alur, 10, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.Q.
Beg,
Mar. 16, 5 p.m.
Ord.
Mar. 16, 7 p.01.
Thurs, Mar. 16.
K.P.0.
Reg.
....Mar. 16, 5 P...
Ord.
Mar. 10, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Rex.
Ord.
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Munila, Australia and New Zealand Taiping
via Thursday Island-due Thurs- day Island,. 28th March.
K.
Parcels,
Reg. Ord.,
G. P. O.
Parcels
Mnr. 10, 5 p.m.
Reg..
.Mar. 18, 5 pm.
Ord.,
.Mar. 10. 7 p.m.
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Saigon
.Mar. 16, 5 p.m..
.Mar. 16, 7 p.m. Thars, Mar. 18.
P. 0.
.Mur. 10, 5 p.m. ..Mar. 10, 5 p.m. Mur., 10, 5.30 p.m.
..... Aramis ..... Thurs., Mar. 10, 7 p.m.
-Shanghai, Japan. Honolulu, U.S.A, Emp..of Japan...... Thurs., Mar. 10,
Central and South America via Vancouver B.C., and (Parcels and Papers only for Canada)-due Vancouver B.C., 4th April
Friday
Shanghai, Japan and Europe (except Great Britain ond Elre (via Siberia. Manila
Fort Bayard
Tientsin..
Air Mall for Indo-China, Iran, and France (Parls and Northern Provinces only) by the "Air France
Airways Direct Service"
G.P.O, and K.P.O. Parcels, ...Mar, 10, 5 p.m..
Mar, 17, 9.15 am..
RCK., Ord.,
.Mar. 17, 10 n.m.
Corfu......Fri, Mar, 17, 8.30 a.m. Prob. Garfield Fri., Mar. 17, 10.30 a.m. Chang On ...FTL. Mar, 17, 1.30 p.m.. Dabpu....Fri, Mar. 17, 3.30 pm. Air France Plane......
...Fri, Mar. 17. K, F. O, Reg. Ord
Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Hono- Pan
lulu, and U.S.A. by the "Pan- American Airways Direct Service* due San Francisco, 24th March.
"I BITTERLY REGRET,” SAYS CHAMBERLAIN (Continued from Page 1.)
time to time, the objects I have in mind are of great sigalficance to the happiness of munkind."
DAY OF HUMILIATION
Mr. D. R. Grenfell (Lab) declared
that it was a day of humiliation and
shume for Britain..
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.Bar, 17, 5.00 p.m. ...Mar. 17. 5.30 D.. G.P.O:
„Mar, 17, 5.00 p.m. Ord........Mar. 17, 7.00 p.m. American Always
Ref.
Ord..
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Ord..
Plane Fri., March 17,
K.P.O.
.....Mar. 17, 5 p.m. .March 17, 5,30 p.m. G.P.O.
.Mar. 17, 5 pa: .Mar, 18, 7.30 s.m.
Air Services To Orient Night Flying To Aid Speed-Up
́LONDON, Mar. 15. QUESTIONED IN the House
We have allowed the truth to be of Commons by Mr. H. Day re-
set," he declared. "We have allow-
ed violence to take the place of rea-garding the differences in the son and justice, and violence has timings of Imperial Airways and KL.M., between London and triumphed.
"Mr. Chamberlain, In his simplicity Singapore, Captain H.
Under-Secretary of [State for Air, stated that it was
the under
H.
of mind, believed that takings at Munich were given in good Balfour, faith. The Premier hud said so.
"Czecho-Slovakia has now been intended to speed-up the Em- occupied in the same manner aspire services time-table pro- would have been if there had been gressively by the extension of
no Munich.
"We were now entering upon a night flying, and the provision. period of immediate and terrible of aircraft, danger.
Production orders had already been To-morrow, it might be Foland, placed. who will be at an immense military Asked if any now machines' hud disadvantage. Hungary can be over-been constructed, Captain Balfour whelmed in hours. Rumania in on replied there were 14 now, civil types of aircraft being cometructed by Sir Archibald Sinclair, leader of Faireys, and probably, when com- the Liberal Opposition, declared that pleted in 1041 or 1042, would be used It was not the independence of on this and other router-Reuter Slovakia which had been proclaimed,
the way."
but the dependence of Slovakia on dicated that Mr. Hudson's visit to Germany,
Warrow, Moscow and ifelsingki would
In the course of a later speech by be paid. The announcement was re- Mr. Anthony Eden, the Premier In-colved with cheers-Reuter,
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