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Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

March 21, 1939.

CLASSIFIED NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

ADVERTISEMENTS

25 words $2.00

for 3 days prepaid- WANTED KNOWN. › JAVA BIJSTTAFEL (Ricelablo) served Day and Night at Java Restaurant, 41, Lockhart Road, by expert chef from Java. Second to none for taste and quality. Reserva- Delivered It tion phone 32494. required.

FOR SALE.

FOR SALE Packard 8 (special order)

& gears, big "Cylinders, good appearance, perfect engine. Lleensed.

Low price $2,000 or nearest offer.

NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that Vladimir Dmitriovitch Rumlanzeff of 180, Austin Rd, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Is applying to the Governor for naturalization, and that any person who knows any reason why naturalization should not be granted should send n written and signed statement of the facts to the Colonial Secretary, Hong Kong.

HONGKONG & WHAMPON

DOCK CO., LTD.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

Box No. 420, "Hongkong Telegraph." that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting FLOWER AND VEGETABLE of Shareholders will be held in Seeds: Copcade Chrysanthemum. the Offices of the Company, 2 white, pink and violet salvias, giant Queen's Building, Hong Kong, on Zinnias, white and golden Bantam Monday, 27th March, 1939, at Sweetcorns. Also Lawn Grass Seeds. Noon, for consideration of the Directors' Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1938,

Clover Flower Shop.

FOR SALE-Mr, G. R. Murray of China Light and Power Co., Ltd., who is shortly leaving the Colony, offers for sale his household furni- ture ele, including "Meffat" Electric cooker, electric appliances, radio, baby grand piano, blackwood furni- ture, child's bedroom suite, electrical text books, eine and photographic books and apparatus. 25 Kent Rond, Kowloon Tong. Telephone 58951, for appointment to view.

TO LET

TO LET Two new style European houses at Nos. 37 and 39 Hlwood Rond. All modern conveniences. Apply personally Mr. P. G. Chung, 798 Naiban Road, Arst floor.

H.K. Stock Market

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

1

By Order of the Board of Directors,

E. COCK, Chief, Manager. Hongkong, 1st March, 1939.

THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.

Notice to Shareholders

冷蔵絢節

A COUPLE THE WHOLE WORLD ADMIRES: `One of the most recent photographs of Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-shek, attending the "Offer Gold” campaign at Chungking this month. Madame Chlani

Colony Kai-shek is now in Hongkong. She flew to the

with the Generalissimo's Australian adviser, Mr. W. H. Donald, for the purpose of receiving dental treatment here, and will return to Chungking with In a few days.

RUSSIANS. PROPOSE DEMOCRAT FRONT

(Continued from Page 1) King, declared

that if there were prospects of an aggressor attacking Britain there would be no doubt as to the Canadian peoples' decision.

They would regard it as an act of

The Seventieth Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the under-aggresion menacing the freedom of all parts of the British Common- wealth.

The following quotations were signed on Friday, the 24th March, Issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar-1989, at Noon, for the purpose of ket this morning:

BANKS

H.K. Banka $.....

H.K. Banks Lon. £.

Chartered £.... (x.d.)

Mercantile, A & B. £

Mervanille, C. E

Enst Asia S.

INSURANCES

Canton $.

Union $.

Chin

Underwriter

1.K. Fire $........

Douglas $.

SHIPPING

Steamboats $..

Indo-Chinas, P. Indo-Chinas, DS. Shell Bearers s/- Walerboats $....

DOCKS ETC. Wharves $. Docks $. Providents (old) Providenta (new) New Eng. Sh. $.

Shu. Docks, Sh. $.

Kallan s/-,

MINING

Roubs $.... Venz: Goldfela $.. Hongkong Mines eta.. Antamoks Ps.

Atoks Ps.

Bagulo Gold Ps. Benguet Cons. Ps.

Coco Grove Ps. Con Mines Pa. Demonstrations Pa 1.X.L. Ps. Cumaus Ps. San Mauricio Pa. Suyor Consol Ps. Paracoles Ps.

Hotels $.

Lands $.

LANDS

Lands 4% deb. 5. S'hai Lands Sh. $.. Humphreys S..

H.K. Realties $.. Chinese Estates S...

UTILITIES

Trans $....

Peak Trams' (old) $

Peak Trams (new) $.

Star Ferries $.

Y. Ferries (old) $.

Y. Ferries (new) $.

China Lights (old)

receiving the Report of the General

On the contrary, if it was a case

1,350 sa. Managqrs, together with a state-of some far corner of the world, that

.83 n. ment of Accounts for the year Bended the 31st December, 1938.

n.

.27

1 n.

80 n.

225

470 5.

.11⁄2 n.

105 n.

00 b

15. 100 n.

.24 ti. .00/7 n. .0 n

118. 17,90 so.

5.00 sa

5.70 n.

6.00 n. .105.

...

.38 .

24 sa .12.60 sa.

.14 sh.

.10 sa. .1.02 . .19 s.

The Share Register and Trans- fer Books will be closed from the 10th to the 24th March, 1939, both days inclusive.

of dispute over trade, or the prestige would raise a different considera- tion. Reuler.

SOVIET AID SOUGHT

London. Mar. 20. The British Cabinet to-day decided on an intensive effort to bring the Soviets Int firmly united Anti-

JARDINE, MATHESON & Hitler front.United Press.

CO., LTD.

General Managers,

The Hongkong Fire Insurance

Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 3rd March, 1935.

THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.

Notice to Shareholders

.62 54. for the year ended 31st December.

1938.

The Transfer Books of the .09 5. Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 13th March, 1939, to THURSDAY, the 23rd March, 1072 1939, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board Directors,

.6 п. .30 n. 1.

D.N.B. BELIEVES PLAN UNFEASIBLE

Berlin, Mar. 20.

Exchange At A Glance

SELLING

T.T. London Demand

T.T. Shanghal

TT. Singapore

T.T. Japon

T.T. India

15. 2.25/32

15. 2.26/32

270

.52%

10514

02

T.T. U.S.A.

.28 ja

T.T. Manila

.07%

T.T. Batavin

.54%

TT, Bangkok

150%

T.T. Saigon

108%

T.T. France

.10.87

.71%

TT. Switzerland

.127/

1/6%

BUYING

T.T. Germany

TT. Australla

4 m/s L/c. London

4 m/s D/D

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

4 m/s France

30-4/ India

.1/3.1/32

do.

.1/3

.20%

.11.27

8376

US. Cross rate in Lon. 1.4.08

The London correspondent of the German News Bureau, official organ of the German Government, quotes official circles in London as having denled us premature Reuter reports that in response to Soviet Ambassador Maisky's proposal, the British Gov- ernment would shortly make an in- U.S. DENUNCIATION OF dependent proposal regarding

the

holding of an international conference vis-a-vis the threatening European situation.

Bohemia

NAZI INVADERS

(Continued from Page 1.)

"The

D.N.B's London despatch, quoting pected to reiterate Mr. Welles state- THE FIFTY-SECOND ORDIN reliable sources," characterises as ment that Germany's absorption of 17/- 1.

8.35 n.ARY ANNUAL MEETING OF "almost impossible" the report that Czecho-Slovakia was "wanton law.

SHAREHOLDERS will be held at an international conferenos would be lessness."

REPEAL OF NEUTRALITY the Office of Messrs. Jardine, convened to discuss masures against

Germany's annexation of

Senator Pittman, Chairman of the 30% Matheson & Co., Ltd. on THURS and Moravia at the instance of the Senate-Foreign Affairs Committee, DAY, 23rd MARCH, 1939, at proposal made by the Soviet Ambas-will to-day Introduce a Bill to repeal the present Neutrality Law and give 42.NOON, for the purpose of recelv-sador, M, Ivan Maisky.

While it is evident, tie report says, the President broad

powers to .0025 sa.ing the Report of the Directors

and the Statement of Accounts that netive negotiations are in pro- retallate economically against aggres-

gress among the Powers concerned SOTJ. regarding the latest developments in Congress is expected to immediately"; Central Europe, even responsible study the uncompleted phases of the of the defence programme. The Senate to- officials disclaim' knowledge

day may act on the conference re- reported propoval.

The report categorically denies the "Realer" message that Lord Halifaxport on the $350,000,000 Ale Corps

Expansion Ell. has announced that the British nu- thorities were contemplating making The probable presence here, at the a definito proposal in this connection same time in the spring, of Ambas

sadors Hugh R. Wilson, William shortly-Donet,

Phillips and Joseph Grew, envoys respectively to Berlin, Rome, and Tokyo, is considered significant in

of full dress The resumption diplomatic relations

with

Soviet: Russia has been signalised by the appointment

Mr.

Lawrence Steinhardt as Ambassador to Moscow. Ambassador Wilson has been here since November, Ambassador Phillips' Calo, Mar. 20. is coming on leave inter in the Spring The Norwegian Foreign Minister, while Ambassador Grew has informed M. Koht, who returned here to-day the State Department he is returning from a visit to Paris, where he SDOI. lectured at the Sorbonne University,

Senator Pitman in G radlo broad- categorically denied reports by the French press alleging that Germany casi last night indicated he might seek "emergency 12 days ago had tried to bring pres to obtain even greater

than President Roosevelt sure to bear on Norway to join Ger-powers"

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184 n.

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China Light (new) H.K. Electrics $.. Macao Electrics $. Sandakan Lights $. Telephones (old) $. Telephones (new) $. Tractions sl Tractions (Pref.) s/-

INDUSTRIAL Cald: Macg. (ord.), Sh. $....14 n. Cald: Macg. (Pre), Sh. $....la n. Canton Ices

...1 b. Cements $.

.144 n. .4.10 n.

H.K. Ropes $...

STORES, &C.

Dairy Farms $. Watsons $. Sinceres $.

Lane Crawfords $. Wing On (HK.) Powell, Ltd: cts.

COTTON MILLS

Ewo Sh, $.

S'hal Cotton Sh. Zoong Sings, Sh.$..

Wing On Textiles, Sh. $..

⚫ MUSC.

HK. Entertainments $.

Constructions,

Vibro Filing $.

Ch. Govt. 8% 1025

G.S Bonds

.22/0 n. .23/0

n.

C. M. MANNERS,

of

Secretary and Manager. NEXT MOVE IN MEMEL view of the events abroad. Hongkong, 4th March, 1939.

LETTERS

To The Editor,

Hongkong Telegraph

(Continued from Page 3.)

been advantageous to both countries. -Trans-Ocean.

NORWEGIAN DENIAL

of

WIDER POWERS

Sir, In order to alleviate distresa amongst Chinese who have become destitute on account of the troubled conditions in their country, consider- able sums of money have been sub- scribed, mainly from British sources.

A most disturbing story is being circulated that thousands of sub-sellher scribed dollars have been spent in the Foreign Ministry, had ever heard a Bill he is introducing to-day merely purchase of German and other foreign single word of such a nature, and he permits the United States to sell pointed out that such press reports munitions on a "cash and carry" bosis

༤ .24.90 sa, products.

with very great to any belligerent, he will not com- read .0 80.

mit himselt "not to offer further If this is the case, I suggest that should be 180 n. people who may, in future be asked scepticism.-Trana-Occa

legislation increasing the President's .8 to subscribe, might very well first 44.nak for an assurance that their money

emergency powers". .00 n.would not Ands its way into the poc

kets of those who neither deserve, nor have any right to benefit.

many politically and economically, asked for when he appealed for the

The Foreign Minister declared that revision of the Neutrality Law.

Senator Pillman said while the he personally, nor the

.18 n. 104 m. 24 n. .40 n.

:7,05 m/

1po Gold. Hagon Mining Mambulae Cons. .194 n. Masbate Cord,

7.20 n.

:07650 10 H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 4% prm. b. HK. Govt. Loan 3%...par. b. Marsmans (Lond.) · 8/- 15/- n. Marsmans (H.K.) 9/m. .5/3.n

MANILA BHARES Closing quotations through Reuters

Antamok

Ragulo Gold Datong Buhay Benguet Con Big Wadga Coco Grove. Cone MinDE Demonst

Bid Prices Afternoon Morning Closing Closing

Mar. 20. Mar. 21.

30

1..20 12.00-12.00

Mine Operations North Camarincz Paracale Cumake

ENQUINER

134

10%

15

1.02

.15

CROATS STIRRED

Zagreb, Mar, 21.

He added that the Unlied States Yugo-Slavian Government authorl-

in seeing there is ties are seriously concerned over "is interested current rumours that the Croatian maintained in Europe a substantial been balance of power, because if any one minority in Yugo-Slavia has stirred by the Relch annexation of group obtains absolute power over Czecho-Slovakia.

Europe and Asia, then we are faced Monros While it is asserted that the Reich with the defence of the has served an "econome ultimatum" doctrine In Latin America." on Rumanin in pursuance of her President Roosevelt, to-day will penetration east following the settle- discuss with Congressional leaders present ment of the Czecho-Slovak issue, the foreign policy in the rumours allege that Croats are con-world crisis, including the virtually templating a definite move towards prohibitive penalty duties on German ncertain Power for attainment of goods-Untied Press. their Independence.

U.S. LEGATION CLOSED The following is Swan, Culbertson M. Vladimir Macek, leader of the

Washington, Mur, 20 & Fritz report on this morning's Croatian Peasants' Party, on Sunday The State Department has in- | market::

issuedo statement la the Party organ structed the United States Minister Prices on the Manila Stock Ex-urging Creats to refrain from un to Prague, Mr. Wilbur J. Carr, le change were mixed. However, most scrupulous acts, Prince

of close the Legation in Prague. stacks remained unchanged from Yugo-Slavia, the Prince Regent, pro- United States representation there yesterday's close. Benguet Consolid-ceeded to Krani, mountain resort in will thus be reduced to the status of a ated gallied 40 centavos, while Suri northern Yugoslavit, on Sunday and Consul General United Press, Bao Consolidated gained 4 centavo, it is understood will discuss the situa Others showed losses from 14 to 1tion with M. Macele,

San Mauricio Surigao Cons

Suyoe Cans, 199

flyndicate Invest.

United. Paracalo

Paul

centavo, while San Mauricio lost 4 Croath, about 18,200 square miles longed to Hungary, but was centavos. Yesterday's volume, in fin area, contains a population of corporated into Tugo-Slavia, follow- Pesos was 878,00021

4,000,000 Croats at formerly being the World War.-Domet

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FRANCIS I. du PONT & COMPANY REPORT BY CABLE:; STOCKS: The Swiss Franc to-day touched a new low level for

the current year.

The Chairman of the Security & Exchanga Commission, Mr. Douglas, has been nominated a member of the. United States Supreme Court.

Baldwin Locomotive Works' February orders amounted to $14.000,000, against $2,000,000. In the corresponding month of Inat year.

EARNINGS: General Motors Corporation, quarter ended December 31st $1.44 per share, against $0.02 for the corresponding quarter of 1030.

COTTON:

National Blocult's first-quarter earnings are estimated nt $0.40 per share.

German orders have been refused at Lancashire, Senator George has introduced a resolution prohibiting the male of American cotton abroad below production cost. RUBBER: ) The Tin and Rubber Committees are reported to be ) planning to hold meetings in New York in June for the TIN: ), purpose of closer contact with American consumers.

The market is vulnerable on any clearing of the European

political atmosphere.

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MOBILISATION REPORTS AROUSE NEW FEARS IN EUROPE: CRISIS WORSENS (Continued from Page 1.) formation concerning national de- fence.

If any mobilisation steps are taken,) it is unlikely that anything will be published.

Men will be summoned to their garrizons individually. Reuter Special.

~Thurn, Mar. 23. K.P.O.

Reg.

Ori.

....Mar. 23. 5 p.m. Mar. 23, 5.30 p.m.

Rer. Ord.

G.P.O.

.Mar. 23, 5 p.m. .Mar. 23, p.n.

Soviet Espionage In United States

#

Los Angeles, Mar. 20. Michael Gorin, manager of Soviet tourist agency, was sentenced to six years imprisonment to-day, with a fine of $10,000 on charges of espionage-Reuter.

Japanese Customs Officers Reprimanded

Chungking, March '21. PROTECTING MOROCCO

In connection with the alleged Paris, Mar. 20. illegal detention of passengers aboard. Plans for equipped men, to cross foreign steamers by Customs officers the Mediterranean in the event of of the Japanese nationality it is European hostilities, and protective learned that Mr. L. H. Lawford, under-Commissioner of Customs in Shang- measures for Morocco, are stood to have been discussed at a hai, has issued orders reprimanding mecting of the Mediterranean Coun- the responsible Japanese Customs ell at the War Ministry to-day, at-officers and forbidding the recurrence tended by M. Daladier, the Governor-of similar Incidents-Central News. General

and the Resident- Algeria, Generals of Morocco and Tunis, following a Cabinet meeting.

of

ปี

Berlin, Mar. 20.

frontier

de

these operations were in no way There was also meeting at prepared beforehand. and had to be

between carried Strasbourg this evening

ou! chicly by General Gamelin.. the

chief of staff, guards."-Trona--Ocean. and the elvil and military authorities:

HUNGARIAN'S DEMONSTRATE pf Strasbourg Reuter Special.

Bucharest, Mar. 20. minority A "Hungarian CONFERS WITH CHIEFS

monstrated at Timisoara, Arad and Herr Hiller was in conference with Orademare to-day, but the de- dispersed his Cabinet ministers and military monstrators were castly leaders to-day in connection with the without serious incident. enneerted opposition to further Nazl expansion in Central Europe.

He has recalled the German Am-past few days, announcing that bassador to Parls, Herr Johannes Hungarians would soon be with their "lost brothers", and that these towns Von Welczeck-United Prase.

would come within Hungary (als Ruthenia hnd done-Reuter Special. CAPITAL FLIGHT TO AMERICA

London, Mar. 20. 20 The fight of European capital into American dollars was : restised to- day.

HUNGARIAN DENIALS

Paris, Mar. 20. The Hungarian Legation in Paris lo-day issued the following official statement:

The demonstration was nitributed

to the Hungarian broadcasts of the

"Rumours that Hungarian troops are being concentrated along the

Both Brilish and French authorities southern and south-eastern frontlers were forced to enter the open market df Hungary are untrue.

in order to bolster their magging our- "Neither is there

any truth in

press rencies. reporta alleging partial mobilisation Optious on dollars for three months : In Hungary. All that has become delivery reached a premium of thier necessary in the calling up of in-cente over spoke

dividuals in order to bring up to full The manse zoonidilluns fi-prevali

to strength the regimenta ordered to oc- during the September crimi

cupy Carpatho-Ukralne, because United Press.