1939-03-27 — Page 4

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

March 27, 1939.

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

25 words $2.00 for 3 days prepaid PREMISES WANTED. WANTED DURING NEXT THREE Montas, 1,000 to 2,000 sq. feet of office space, Must be Central Dis- trict. Also one anail room of 350 d. fect approx Apply Box 521, "Hongkong Telegraph.

FOR SALE.

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 etc., including "Moffat" Electric cooker, electric appliances, redio, baby grand plano, blackwood furni ture, child's bedroom suite, electrical text books, cine and photographic books and apparatus. 25 Kent Road, Kowloon Tong. Telephone 58951, for appointment to view.

Madrid Falls To Franco

Continued From Page

unit of the Nailonalist forces was the first to cater the city at 7 a..

General Franco's troops commenced an offensive in the early hours to

the Cordoba front, says day on Reuter.

A communique claims that the Republican lines were penetrated to a considerable depth on a wide front, and that the advance continues.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

H. M. DOCKYARD, HONG KONG. EXAMINATION FOR LOCAL CLERKS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FIFTY-FOURTH ORDIN- ARY YEARLY MEETING of the

A limited competitive examina- Company (alnce registration) will' tion for vacancies for 3rd grade be hold at the Hong Kong Hotel, Local Clerks will be held on 11th Hong Kong, on TUESDAY, the April, at 9.30 am. Candidates 28TH MARCH, 1939, at 11.30 am. must be between the ages of 19-80. for the purpose of receiving the Examination will embrace English Report of the General Managers Essay and Dictation, Arithmetic

and Typewriting. A Statement of together with Accounts for the year ended 318T OCTOBER, 1938.

Application for selection te compote must be made in the 'candidate's own handwriting and The TRANSFER BOOKS of the should reach the -Naval Store Company will be CLOSED from Officer, H. M. Dockyard not later SATURDAY, the 18TH MARCH,, than a.m. 1st April.

1939, to TUESDAY, the 28TH Two passport photographs of the MARCH, 1939, both days inclusive, candidate must be sent with the JOIN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, application.

General Managers. Hongkong, 1th March, 1939.

UNION WATERBOAT CO., LTD.

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

*NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Society will be The Thirty-fourth Annualheld at the HEAD OFFICE, Union General Meeting of Shareholders Building, Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, will be held at the Offices of 21st APRIL, 1939 at 11 a.m., for Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd., Hong the purpose of receiving the kong and Shanghai Bank Building,

on Thursday, the 13th April, Report of the Directors and the 1939, at 11 a.m. for the purpose of Statements of Account to 31st receiving the report of the General December, 1938, and of declaring A Madrid message says that the Managers together with a State- Dividend, etc. Inhabitants of the capital are stillment of Accounts for the year wondering why no official statement

ended 31st December, 1938. concerning the peace negotiations hor yet been issued,

between

Meanwhile, a Paris report states that is believed peace negotiations Repubilean Spuin and General Franco have been delayed by discussion of certain essential points in the Republican proposals. This report emanated from Madrid.-- Reuter,

FRANCO ULTIMATUM

Burgos, Mar. 20. General Franco's answer to the re- fusal of the Republicans to surrender territories still held by them was to begin to-day an offensive which the Nationalists had been preparing for some weeks.

The Transfer Books Books the Company will be closed from 29th March to 13th April, 1939, both days inclusive.

- DODWELL & COMPANY

LIMITED.

General Managers, Hongkong, 23rd March, 1939.

Barter Trade Agreement

The first attacks were made in the German Goods For

southern sector of the Cordoba front In Andalusia,

The Nationalists at once succeeded in carrying the Republican positions, and to have penetrated deeply into enemy territory at this point.

Reports from Madrid indicate that the population in the capitol to-day gathered in

the streets pro-Germany. groups testing against resumption of hostili- lies, and demanding an end to the civil strife,

The Burgos headquarters of the Nationalist leader state that. General Franco sent an ultimatum this after- noon to the population in the Re- publican-zone, demanding the sus pension of all resistance, whleh, he

said, had now

useless, He requested surrender of the Republi- can zone to the Nationalists.

The declaration states that the triumph of the Nationalist troops in Catalonia had been recognised by the whole world. Whole

Japanese

TOKYO, Mar. 26.

The SHARE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from 3rd APRIL to 21st APRIL, (both days Inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

A. W. HUGHES,

General Manager.

Hong Kong, 20th March, 1939. THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE

CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SEVENTIETH ORDIN- ARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at its HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, Hong It is understood that a new trade Kong, on FRIDAY, 21st APRIL, agreement based on the barter sy5- 1939, at 11.20 a.m., for the purpos tem will be signed late in May of recolving the Report of the early in June between Japan and

Directors and the Statements of Negotiations will be concluded Account to 31st December, 1938, early next month German imports to Japan will be

According to the new agreement, and of declaring Dividends, etc.

The SHAKE TRANSFER BOOKS deabled while Japanese Germany will be nearly trebled.of the Company will be CLOSED from 3rd APRIL to 21st APRIL, both days inclusive.

Daniel.

exports to

Spuln, only criminals will be punish- ed by the courts of law. Further re- sistance, however, would be criminal, because it would mean further use- less shedding of blood,

The demands of the situation make necessary this last great offensive, Even the Hepubilean which nothing could hold up. leaders had been compelled to Nationalists. acknowledge the superiority of the Therefore, the Republican population were called upon to offer no fur- ther resistance,

Nationalist Spain maintains all the terms offered for the surrender of Republican territory. Service in the

Republican army constitutes no

crime, continues the ultimatum, nor does previous membership of the Left-Wing parties. In Nationalist

THREE BRIGHT-EYED LOVELIES ON THE

LOVE-PATH:

Ali, romance! Ob, what fun!

Loretta

Jori

YOUNG MCCREA

THREE

BLIND

MICE

DAVID NIVEN STUART ERWIN

at the

20 Cory NEXT CHANGE

LKING'S

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

to

TOTAL SURPRISE

By Order of the Board,

A. W. HUGHES,

General Manager. Hong Kong, 20th March, 1939.

BRITISH TRADERS'

'INSURANCE

CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

A Bilbao message says that re- sumption of the Nutionalist offensive on the Andalusian front this morn- ing came as a fotol surprise, insofor

it had been assumed that the first NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

struck blaw

ba

against that the SEVENTY-THIRD OR- would Madrid, or on the Valencia front.

DINARY YEARLY MEETING of In Nationalist circles, satisfaction is expressed that once again, it has the Company will be held at its been possible to keep the plans of HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, operations entirely secret, and to sur-Hong Kong, on Friday, 21st APRIL, prise the opposition by making an at-1939, at 11.25 a.m., for the purpose tack on their weakest point.

The Andalusian front comprises ajof receiving the Report of the sector about 300 miles along between Directors and the Statements of Morenn and the Nevada mountain Account to 31st December, 1938, ranges and the coast.

The Nationalist attack on the Cor-and of declaring Dividend, etc.

LAMBERT DUNBAR & CO

Hongkong & Shangħal

CORRESPONDENTS FOR

Bank Bids. FRANCIS 1. du PONT & CO.

3rd Floor

NEW YORK

Cable: Addream DUNDAR Telephone No.

MARCH 28, 1939,-

THE FOLLOWING IS A CABLE SYNOPSIS OF THE TRADER'S COLUMN IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE OF BARRON'S WEEKLY: NEW YORK: MARCH 25 (SATURDAY)

The Trader says that liquidating pressure is apparently diminishing. Selling from overseas was considerably smaller than in the two previous

war scares

The market is unquestionably stronger than at any time since January and, unless a genuine crisis is brewing, the unsettlement should end within a week.

The huge monetary base and the influx of gold hold possibilities of inflation and are further lessening the value of cash..

The Eastmen Kodak Company is proceeding with its common stock financing for business expansion.

Business conditions are generally still good, although forward orders are not inspiring manufacturers. The merchants' most con- servative policies are virtual guarantees against a recurrence of a fresh depression.

American investment trusts are not selling.

There is an absence of any dynamic surge in business or earning power, and aggressive buying of stocks is lacking. This is of less long range Importance than threat of broad liquidating movement by Investors or bank credits.

MARCH 20, 1939. FRANCIS 1. du PONT AND COMPANY REPORT BY CABLE: STOCKS: The International Telephone & Telegraph Company's 1938 excluding Spain. earnings totalled $1.10 per share, The General Motors Corporation's truck retail sales up to the middle of March this year were 61 per cent. over the corresponding period of 1938. The company's unfilled orders were the highest since September, 1937.

WHEAT:

Piilsburgh steel mill operations are up three points, equal- ling the recovery high markt.

The market was Arm in spite of moisture in the Winier belt. The Bureau of Agricultural Economies estimates the domestic crop at 685,000,000 bushels. We expect price changes to depend partly on the marketing of the surplus in the Argentine.

COPPER: The price firmness in spite of the weakness of stocks sug-

rests the success of the restriction scheme.

RAINWEAR

COMFORT,

LONG WEARING,

TRUE ECONOMY

INSPECTION INVITED BY

Trbз

:

CAPITAL CITIES FALL IN WARS ON 2 CONTINENTS

Mussolini's Speech

Continued From Page

(Continued from Page 1.) Japanese, is the famous "Pagoda of the Gilded Ball," a pagoda surmount- ed by a ball which is anid to be of pure gold. It can be seen, glistening still time for France and Italy In the sunlight, for miles around.

to collaborate for the negotiation

or

The Japanese capture of Nanchong, further isolates the 60,000 Chinco of their outstanding difficulties. guerillas on the slopes of Lushan In this connection, there is nothing Mountain, on top of which is Kuling, in the nature of a threat

Slushui, Mar. 27. ultimatum, or any elaboration and Latest fleld despatches from the extension of Italian claims, which Klukiang-Nanchang front late yester- remain upon the familiar basis. day evening give the Chinese outer defence of Nanchang as running in

No one in Britain questions the

a semicircular line from Wanklafow vital importance of the Mediterrancan to the north, Fengxing to the cast, or the Adriatic to Italy, and Il Duce's and Wanshoukung to the south, refences to these matters certainly within a a radius of fifteen miles from give no cause for concern in British

quarters. the Klangsu provincial capital,

The Japanese thrust on the

Mussolini's reference to the danger Klu- klang-Nanchang Railway towards of ideological confict recalls that Nanchang which developed into large Mr. Chamberlain as recently as scale operations towards the early Thursday last, emphasised the desiro part of last week, assumed propor- that Britain would not "set up in llons of a major push in the week-Europe opposing blocs of countries end. By yesterday afternoon Chinese with differing ideas about the forme defenders were stubbornly holding of internal administration." out against the weight of a gigantic Japanese Banking movement which planned to cut the Chinese rear from Nanchong.

BERLIN PLEASED

A Berlin message says that whole- Fighting was centred on the lets hearted approval is accorded Signor

Mussolini's speech. wing running roughly in a parallel He showed clearly that peace was

line to the cast of the rallway. The

Japanese mechanised units, lumber-01 tantamount to unconditional pre- ing into action from Wuning, have servation of the past, which is like crossed the Pellian River and the the forbidding of the rebuilding of Chunglio River to reach the Nanlieo an old house, sald one spokesman, River, triple tributaries of the Kahouse must be rebuilt. It Britala He added: "We declared that the River which washes Nanchang'a waterfront.

risks war, she cannot believe that

A determined stand is being put conditions will remain the same at up by the Chinese defenders near the end of it," Fengsing, who has effectively called the Japanese drive to a halt, after

PARIS REACTION

causing the Invaders heavy casuall'a

ese

The first reaction in Paris to Throughout yesterday, the

speech 1: that the tried out

their flanking move-situation is neither improved nor ment with some success to turn the worsened, while the problem of Chinese wing by striking south-east- exactly what Mussolini wants is still ward from Fengsing to meance the not clear. But relief is felt that I south of

of Nanchang, Supported by Duce bas, delayed forcing the Issue,

2 large squadron of bombers, leaving hope for, an amicable settle- mechanised column and chemical ment.—Reuter.

unils reached a point west of Wan-

shoultung on the Nanchang-Wantsal highway but were checked by the defenders,

In the bitter struggle which ensued, the Japanese lost six armoured cars and a fighting plane which were destroyed. by. Chinese artillery and anti-aircrafts, All the Japanese Inmates were burnt to ashes.

lost

SMART APPEARANCE. pushes, the invaders resorted, to the

UMBRELLAS

PRINTED OIL SILK, RAYON, 'G TWILL LARGE ASSORTMENT PATTERNS.

SHUTHING CO

doba sector was preceded by a short, The SHARE TRANSFER BOOKS

but intensive artillery bombardment of the Company will be CLOSED

supported by the pir arm.

According to latest reports,

the from 3rd APRIL to 21st APRIL,

Nationalists have already penetrated both days inclusive, five miles into the enemy front,

NO BLOODLESS SURRENDER

A message from Burgos states that the Nationallat offensive began this morning after it had been ascertain-

By Order of the Board,

A. W. HUGHES,

General Manager.

ed that a bloodless surrender of the Hong Kong, 20th March, 1939.

residual Republican territory on terms offered by the Nationalists was

· not to be expected.

The Republican emissaries from the Madrid Defence Council had long conversations on Saturday afternoon with the Nationalist representatives

Late on Saturday evening they left

8 Die In

Air Crash

Oklahoma City, Mar, 20.

by ale in snow storm, the negotin- Eight were killed and four injured tions having proved fruitless.

pressed

that

when an air liter, which had just Authoritative circles to-day : ex-token off from the air fleld here to-

the opinion

the depar-iday, crashed, and was totally wreck- ture of the ftepublican emissaries edReuter Special. meant that efforts to bring an end 10 the Spanish war without further re- course to arms, had failed.

Di

Nationalist circles emphasise that| when he consented to try to bring the war to an end by negotiation, General Franco had been inspired by the desire to avold superfluous blood- shed. However, as a

matter course, it was imperative to establish that the Nationalist Government had not, for one moment, departed from the standpoint that it was essential to establish an unequivocal situation in Spain, and to decline any arrange- ment that would leave the result of the war in any way unclear Trans-Ocean.

Returning Soon !

"THE ADVENTURES OF

ROBIN HOOD”

I AT POPULAR PRICES 1,

187-195 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL

1

TELEPHONES 32648 & 20049 DEPARTMENT STORE

Richard Curlson, a newcomer to the screen, and Janet Gaynor in **The Young in Heart,” ́s hilarious comedy now, being; shown at the King's Theatre. The picture in releazed through United Artist NCAA

Another M. P. Dies

Four By-Elections Now Pending

London, Mar 26,

It is also claimed that the Japanese more than 1,000 men in their push, while the Chinese also suffered heavy casualties.

As is usual with all their big

The death of Mr. Edward Strauss, wanton use of chemicals throughout Liberal-National M.P., for North their operations, rendering hundreds Southwark on Saturday night, has of Chinese soldiers innpt and help-brought the number of deaths of less before the advance of the enemy.M.F.s during the past week up to

Fighting on the centre and right four. wing, with points north of Lohua as the main field of struggle, remained Labour representative for

The others were, Mr. James Brown, Southi comparatively calm during the week- Ayrshire, Sir Sydney Herbert, Con-

end-Central News.

Yankee Clipper Over Atlantic · ·

London, Mar. 26.

servative Member for the Abbey Division, Westminster, and Sir Davla Reid, Conservative Member 'for County Down.-Reuter Special.

First For 23 Years

:

ALBANY, NY.

A message from Baltimore, Mary- land, states that the Yankee Clipper left at 7.34 pm. GMT. to-day, A task usually unpleasant, op -carrying-21-men, the largest numberparently is pleasing to taxpayer-Mrs. ever to embark on a trans-Atlantle Thomas J. Millerick. For 23 years. heavier-than-air machine,

Mrs. Millerick has been first in line

The plane is expected to arrive at to pay her taxes at the city treasur- Azores curly on Monday.-Reuter, er's office.

POST

OFFICE.

From

Shanghal

Halphong

Air Mall by "Pan

INWARD MAILS

Per

Analock Canton

Air-j

American

ways Direct Service"--San Fran- Pan American Airways Piano cisco date, 15th March,

Haiphong, Pakchol and Fort Bayard Sufyang

Java and Manila

Shanghai

Formosa Swałow

Amoy Manlia

Shanghai, Amoy and Chuanchow Tientaln and Swatow

Tientsin

Shanghal and Swatow Amoy

Calcutta and Straits

Tjlaudanc

Due.

March 27. .March 27.

March 27.

.March 27.

March 27.

Boissevain

March 28,

Canton Maru

March 28.

Chungking

.March 28.

Cremer

March 26.

Empress of Asia Kwangtung

.March 28.

.March 26.

Newchwang

.March 28.

.March 28.

Soochow

March 28.

Sungshan Maru Tilawa

March 28.

,March 20.

Ninghai

OUTWARD MAILS

For

Per

Monday Air Mall for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plane

Direct Servico"--due Londoa, 3rd April

·Date and Time,

Mon., Mar. 27. X.P.O.

Reg.

Ord.

.Mar. 27, 5 p.m.. Mar. 27, 8.80 p.m.

G.P.O.

Hek.

..Mar. 27, 5 p.m.

Ord.

Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Imperial Airways Plane

Australia by "Imperial_Airways Direct Service”....dae Sydney 3rd April

1

Mon., Mar. 27.

K.P.O.

Reg.

...Mar. 27, 8 p.m.

Ord.

Mar, 27, 5.30 p.m.

G.P.O.

nez.

Mar. 27, 5 p.m.

Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolul. Pan

and U.S.A., by the "Pan-Ameri-

can Airways Direct Service”—-duo San Francisco, 3rd April.

Canton

Shanghal

Amoy...***

Fort Bayard and Elalphong Chuanchow and Amoy Canton:

Urd. American Airways - Plane

Ker..

Ord

Ber..

• Ord

Tuesday

..Mar. 27, 7 p.m.

Mar. 27, 7. p.to

Mon, Mar. 27.

.:Mar. 27; 5 pm- (Mar. 27, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.

Mar, 27, 5 p. .Mar, 28, 7.30 MIN.

Kinshon Tues., Mar. 28, 8.15 am. Marchen Maori

Tues., Mar. 28,"8.00" a.m.. Tlisaroca...Tues, Mar, 28, #30 am, Joan Dupuis „Tuen; Mar, 28. I p.m. Talytian....Tues, Mar, 28, 3.30 p.m. Conton Maru Tues., Mar. 08, 7 pan.

*