1939-03-28 — Page 28

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

A. S. WATSON & CO., '

LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FIFTY-FOURTH ORDIN- ARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company (since registration) will be held at the Hong Kong Hotel, Hong Kong, on TUESDAY, the 28TH MARCH, 1939, at 11.30 a.ni. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managora a Statement of together with Accounts for the year ended 31ST OCTOBER, 1938.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED. from SATURDAY, the 18TH MARCH, 1939, to TUESDAY, the 28TH MARCH, 1939, both days inclusive. JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

Goneral Managers. Hongkong, 10th March, 1939.

UNION WATERBOAT CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

The Thirty-fourth Annual General Meeting of Shareholders: will be held, at the Offices of Mesars. Dodwell & Co., Ltd., Hong- kong and Shanghai Bank Building, on Thursday, the 13th April. 1939, at 11 a.m. for the purpose of receiving the report of the General Managers together with a State- ment of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1938.

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

DODWELL & COMPANY LIMITED.

General Manasters. Hongkong, 23rd March, 1939.

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

CLERKS.

A limited competitive examina- tion for vacancies for 3rd grade Local Clerks will be held on 11th April, at 9.30 a.m. Candidates must be between the ages of 19-30. Examination will embrace English Essay and Dictation, Arithmetle and Typewriting.

Application for selection to compete must be made in the candidate's own handwriting and should retch the Naval Storé Ofeer, H. M. Dockyard not later than mm. 1st April,

Two passport photographs of the -candidate must be sent with the

application.

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,

S. R. KERR,

Secretary. Hongkong, 14th March, 1999.,.

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March. 28, 1939.

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MARCH 20, 1939.

FRANCIS 1. du PONT & COMPANY REPORT BY CABLE:

STOCKS:

EARNINGS:

London and Paris agree that Signor Mussolini's speech has Improved prospects of temporary casing of the European political tension,

The French Government is reported to be ordering 100 additional warplanes from Glen Martin and Douglas Aircraft.

Furniture manufacturers report February new business to be over 30 per cent, above the corresponding period of 193B.

Stock Anaconda Copper Mining Union Caron & Carbide-

Kennecott Mining Electric Auto-Lite

Industrial Average

Rails Average

Perlod

1938 1937

Yr. 31/12 $1.10 $3.02 Yr.-31/13 -$2.77 $4.75 Yr. 31/12 $2.10 4th quarter $1.20

MARCH 24

MARCH 27

97.3 54.0

98.0 45.7

These averages are based on 100 as of December 31, 1934.

RADIO MA

ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kc.).

Radio Programme Broadcast by by T. Rowland Hughes,

Z. . W. on a Frequency of 840 k.cs.0.00 Local Time Signal, Weather and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. Report und Announcements. and 8-11 D.M. on. 9.32 m.c's. per 6.03 B.B.C. second.

Noods a Waltz".

Recording "Loyo |-

A Radio Operetta, Book and Lyrics

Lealle-Smith.

6.00 Relay of the Dance Orchestra from the Roof Garden of the Henr- by James Dyrenforth. Music by K. kong Hotel,

9.00 The Kentucky Minstrels. (a) Garden of the Moon; (b) I

True Till Death (Scolt Gait!); Dreams come true; (c) Foolin' My-Whisper And I Shall Hear (Piccolo self; (d) When you're smiling.

Soloist: John Duncan; Love, 6.14 Record:

Clownerie Swing mini)...

Could I Only Tell Thee (Bingham- (Azarola); Rumba

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0.21

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(a) Who are we to say; (b)te with Herbert Dawson at the I've got a picketful of dreams; (e) 9.15 London Relay-'Oliver Beat's Music for Sweethearts; (d) Rhythm Adventures, Excursion,

A dramatic sketch by Burges Merc

0.35 Records: Bojangles Of Har lem (Alm 'Swing Time); A Fine Rodith. Siene: A test studied of a large mance (Alm Swing Time')....Fred motion picture company. Produced Astaire (Vocal) with Jimmy Green's by Barbara Burnham..

0.30 London Relay-The_News. Orchestra; Schon Rosmarin (Kreis-

9.50 Songs by Richard Tauber Mulo (Saxophone) (Tenor). ler)....Marcel

with

Vienna, City Of My Dreams (film 6.44 (a) Stolen Heaven; (b) Heart'a Deniro'); Let Mo Awaken Wacky Dust; (e) Don't let that mean Your Heart (Am Heart's Oestro'); get away; (d) East Side Kick,

6.58 Closing Local Stock Quota tlons.

7.00

London Relay-The Thin

Red 'Lino',

The Royal Welch Fusiliers. This year the Royal Welch Fusiliers celebrates the two hundred rod

My World Is Gold Because You Love Me. (flm 'Henrt's Desire')....with Orchestra conducted by Idris Lewis.

10,00 London Relay The City of London'-4.

Mincing Lane' by C. J. Ritchie and Billingsgate by T. S. Dove; Intro- duced by Alan Ivimey,

Oftieth anniversary of its foundation. 10.20 Tchaikowsky - Symphony In this programme listeners will hear No. 6 In B Minor, Op. 74 (Tlie “Fa-

of the many engagements in which thellque" Symphony).

the Fusiliers have fought with diz- Boston Symphony Orclicsten con- tinction, and of the regiment's pri- ducted by Serge Koussevitsky, vileges and traditiona Production

11.00 Close Down.

AN IDEA THAT COULD BE USEFULLY EMPLOYED IN HONGKONG-

A post office improvement in England to simplify the despatch of air mall: A new sensitive balance enabling senders to find out whether their letters are under the half-ounce.

Torch Applied To Nanchang

Continued From Pa 1

mites in circumference, have alien: flage flying above them. Since the beginning of the Christiani Era Nanchang has never been occu-

led by an invading force.

The nearest it came to invasion was during the Taiplog Rebelion last century,

The Taipings besieged the city for! a month but were unable to penetrate! the walls.

su

In the minds of Nanchang re- sidents credit for the elly's reinark- abin record of inviolability is due to the nity's great delfed mint, Chin Yang, who at one time saved the province from flood by King a dragon smuke which was Ühreatening to make the province a part of the; Yellow Sea.

Hsu what the dragon into o welli and us a result he was in A.D, 200 delfled and mode "Universal Lord of Happiness." Many temples in all

parts of China are dedicated to him.

Sacrificed Lives

The most thrilling episode in the entire battle for Nanchang is revealed by a Japanese admisslun | of the bravery of a lone Chinese squad which sacrificed itself in order to dynamite the famous Chungcheng (Golden) Bridge across the Kan River.

The Chinese squad barricaded it- self Inside a concrete pillbox outside

of

£30,000,000 FOR FRANCO

The Spanish Nationalist au- thorities are secking to recover some £30,000,000 gold de- posited in France by the Re- publicans.

This is only an estimate. The exact amount deposited is not known.

The Bank of France holds £20,000,000 in bars. This was deposited by the Bank of Spain in 1931 as security for a loan.

Other large amounts have been deposited at various French banks. It is not yer known how much of this has The remainder been spent. will be credited to the Na- fionalist Government,

Another item is gold and silver seized by the French Customs at Cerbere. It is believed to amount to £1,500,000.

DIPLOMATS ACTIVE SOLDIERS IN COURT

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Cham-

The Castle Gate of the city and, with pressed this thonks of the French machine guns, commanded all ap-Government to President Lebrun and proaches to the bridge while sappers the Foreign Minister, M. Bonnet for worked under fire to place the the results achieved by their visit dynamite ebarges.

to London, which had once again Repeated efforts by the Japanese to demonstrated the strength ant heart!- cross the bridge wire frustrated by ness of Anglo-French friendship. the hail machine-gun fire...

M, Bonnet made a detalled report Tanks were finally brought into on his conversations

with Mr. nellon. The tiny Chinese unit was berlain and Viscount Halifax, und completely wiped out by cannon fire, gave a comprehensive account of the As the Japanese tanks were crossing present international situation. the bridge, however, it blew up with It is added that the Foreign a terrife detonation.

Minister referred at some length to The dynamlling of the bridge Signor Mussolini's speech delivered- eld up the Japanese advance into on Sunday. Nanchang for ten hours, and ex- A number of decrees relating to plains the reason why the rallwar national defence were signed by Pre- station was captured at 5 o'clock Insident Lebrun, and will be published the morning-nine hours before the on Tuesday, city itself fell.

Bravery Eulogised

It is stated that a meeting of Ministers will take place on Wednes-

It is believed that this is the first day to consider the speech which M. time in the history of the war that Daladier will broadcast to the French the Japanese have given due creditination during this week.--Trans-

to the bravery of their opponents. Ocean.

The Japanese report of the Incident stresses the bravery of the Chinese

who gave their lives in the defence of Slovak Mobilisation

the city.

Nanchang has been severely PARIS, Mar 28.-The Slovak De- damaged by artillery and aerial fence Ministry has called up Air bombardments and, subsequently, Force officers and certain units of the by fire, which is still sweeping the 1932, 1934, 1935 and 1936 classes, ac elly this morning.

cording to "Havas" Correspondent in Bratislava.

Germans Instal Guns Nr. Gibraltar

Britons Held

TOKYO, Mar. 28-Domei" report Gibraltar, Mar. 27. from Keelung states that, following Directed by German technlelans strict examination by gendarmerie, the Spanish Nationalists have started Thomas Miller, third mate, John the construction of a system of for- Griffin, fourth mate und Zunettus, a tifications in the district adjoining sailor, all of British steamer Nail Gibraltar.

Seamoor, have been detained Irial.

for

photo-

It reported they are employing 4,000 prisoners of war and 750 They are charged with milltary engineers on the project graphing a fortified zone,-Reuter, United Press,

W. 1. Mohrmann, of 50 Tuipo

Assassin's Victim Rond, was cautioned by Mr. R. A. D,

Succumbs

Shanghai, Mar. 28.

Forrest at the Central Magistracy this morning, when summoned for leaving his motor car unattended in Pottinger Street, Central district, on March 13. The defendant pleaded

Chu Makino. Japanese employee of that he did not knew he could not the Shanghai Splaning Company, who leave his car there. was attacked and mortally wounded)

by an unidentified Chinese with a re- Sanllary Inspector C. Strange, volver while proceeding from his residing at quarters in Caine Road, home to the factory near the Japanese has reported that clothing worth $25 primary school on Pingyuan Road in was stolen from his motor car, parked Yangtzepoo at 8.30 o'clock this in Gap Hond, Happy Valley, on Sun- morning, has succumbed to his in-įday, Juries. Domei,

A fine of $8 was imposed on Mar. R. J. Stevens, of Boundary Street, by

"We Are Invincible" Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon

Magistracy this morning, when she was summoned for allowing her dog WARSAW, Mar. 28-Poland has to wander in the road without a floated a £40,000,000 internal de muzzle on March 5.

fence loan. Appealing for support

for the loan, General Skwareyski, leader of the Government Party, de

clares that Poland visualises the

war

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Rellet Association to rakse funds to help the war wounded and refugees.

Performers in the show were main-

of the future as an era of fresh |

· successes_for the invincible Polish in various parts of the world was Talented nerobatic youths who army." Fo adds that the Polish seen here when mechanical ters were wielded the javolin expertly, were ly men of a troupe of stage actors people regard the events of historical shipped abroad without the inscrip among the artists who performed in from North China, who spoke only. Importance occurring near. their tion, "Made in Japan." The word a charity show held at the Leo Mandarin. Every item on the even- Stranghai frontiery calmly because”” we are "foreign" was substituted for the Theatre last night, sponsored by the ing's programme won the enthusiastic gustow confident of our strength."Reuter, more explicit, mark of origin, NET Hongkong Chinese Women's Soldiers opproval of a large audience.

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