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N. Y. K. LINE

(NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA.)

From EUROPE and STRAITS. The Steamship

are

"BAKUSAN MARU."` having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown

at Company's Godowns Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained,

Goods not cleared by the 28th April, 1939, will be subject to rent. Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignee's and the Co.'s representa- tives on any Tuesdays and Fridays at 2.30 p.m. within the free storage

the examination period. For damaged dutiable goods, the con- signers must arrange for a Revenue Ofeer to be present.

of

All claims must be presented with in ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognized.

-No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.

No fire insurance has been effected. NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA. Hongkong, 21st April, 1939,

Le Havre, Apr. 20. Mrs. Charles Lindbergh, with her two children, sailed for New York to-day aboard the S. S. Champlain.

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 21, 1939.

NEW STAGE IN LONDON PREPAREDNESS

Ministry of Supply Set Up In Britain

LONDON, Apr. 20.

IN THE House of Commons to-day Mr. Chamberlain announced the croation of a Ministry of Supply, as the latest stop in British preparedness,

Ministry will take over war stores and will be responsible for the purchases and maintenance of reserves of essential metals and other raw materials.

The new

The Minister of Supplies will be Mr. Leslie Burgin, who will be

THE BANK OF CANTON, given full Cabinet rank.

LIMITED.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Third Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Head Office, No. 6 Des Voeux Road Central, on Saturday, April 22nd, 1939, at 3.00 p.m. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Board of Directors, and the State- ment of Accounts for the year ending December 31st,' 1938.

The Transfer Register will be closed from April 10th to 22nd, 1939 inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

M. Y. TANG, Chief Manager. Hongkong, April 1, 1939.

NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the Power-of-Attorney granted by the undersigned to Iqbal Mahan Singh on the 23rd March, 1936 ns well a all Powers-of-Attorney given by the said Iqbal Mahan Singh under the substitution clause in the original Power has or have been revoked. All creditors in respect of liabilities incurred by the said Iqbal Mahan Singh are requested to present their claims to the undersigned within two weeks from the date hereof, after which date no claims will be recognised.

Dated the 19th day of April, 1939.

MAHAN SINGH,

5, D'Agullar Street, Ground Floor.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES AND UNDERWRITERS

-S/S "SONTAY”.

5th Voyage 1939. Notice is hereby given that the above mentioned having grounded on the 15th of March, 1939, off Djibouti, general average has been declared on all cargo board.

NEWS IS KNOWLEDGE

QUESTION: What

discovery

has been made in Hawali which will throw new light on the char- acter of a great King?

ANSWER: A Bible known to have been used and marked by the Fifth King Kamehameha (1803-1872) of Hawail has been discovered Youit.

the what

wda way Bible marked?

in'

He will denl with problems of army supplies, concentrating on the ter- ritorial army generally, because the Army and Navy

Reich Wins

accounts are all in fighting Turk Contract

under Government shape orders.-United Press.

IMMEDIATE MEASURE

LONDON, Apr. 20. Mr. Neville Chamberlain an- nounced that the Government had decided that a Bill be intro-|| A: The King read the Bible duced as soon as possible to establish a Ministry of Supply under a Minister who would be a member of the Cabinet.

The Bit will be framed so as to enable a Ministry of Supply in the full sense to be set up.

all through and wrote notes in the margin on his reactions to ils teachings. These notes are now being studied

American by

Kame"

authorities.

Q: What

did King hameha do for Hawall?

A.:

He

was high-minded and well educated and gave Hawall constitution that established

*

the democratic regime begun by the four kings of the same name who preceded him.

Rejection Of Peace Plea

The Ministry would take over the

stores responsibility for certain

of

general use, which the War Office: already supplied to other depart- ments, including certain civil defence requirements.

It was a splendid system which would be progressively extended as found desirable,

The Ministry would deal with the problems of the army supply which was now considerably expanded by recent decisions to increase the army strength.

Acquisition Of Reserves

ANKARA, Apr. 20.-Aftor keen competition from 'British and Dutch firms; a Germən group has obtained a contract from the Turkish Government for the construction of an up- to-dato Turkish naval base at Gueldjukon, in the Gulf of Ismid.

The contract involves the

expenditure of nearly £2,500,-

000.

The Dutch concern which submitted a tender, had work- ed for three years on plans for the now naval bɔso.--Reuter.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

DIPLOMATS ACTIVE

to the Aegean had been presented to Rumania and Greece "at appropriate moments"-Router.

Continued From Page 1 The new Ministry would also take LONDON

as proof of her peaceful intentions. --Reuter.

Envoy Not To

Return Yot

NEW YORK, Apr. 20-President Roosevelt will await Herr Hitler's answer to his peace appeat before taking any netlon with regard to the sending back of Ambassador. Wilson to his post in Berlin, according to "Informed sources" quoted by the Associated Press-Reuter,

Rome, Apr. 20,

Mussolini's Specch

Replying to President Roosevelt's appeal, in a speech at Campo D'Oglio, Signor Mussolini said: "It is absurd to place the Axis powers on the bench

01 of accuseds.

"We reply to this message by say.

and

over responsibility for the acquisi-

M. Gafeneu, the Rumanian Foreign tion and maintenance of reserves of

metols and other essential

raw Minister, will arrive. In London on materials required in connection with Sunday afternoon, from Brussels, the defence programines.

which he is visiting on his journey Branches transferred from the War from Berlin, Omce to the Ministry would include M. Gafencu will have his first con- those responsible for research, design versation with Viscount Halifax on and experiment, production Monday morning, and-will see Mr. inspection, and the floyal Ordnance Chamberlain the same afternoon. factories.

Conversations with the Foreign There would be provision to accure Ofice will be continued on Tuesday. priority for Government orders. It

The King and Queen will entertain was proposed to establish a Minis- the Rumanian guest at luncheon at terial Priority Committee on

Le Buckingham Palace on Tuesday,and lines of the commitice which, to in the evening there will be a dinner wards the end of the Great War at the Rumanian Legation. performed the duty of settling On Wednesday morning. questions of priority resulting from Gatencu will inspect some air force the demands of the several services. units before leaving for Parls in the

Dr. E. L. Burgin, present Minister afternoon.-Trans-Occan.

PARIS

for Transport, would be the Minister of Supply.

Opposition Doubts

·

M.

Political circles here attach con- siderable importance to the visit to Consignees of cargo for Hong-ing that Italy and Germany are work- Mr. Clement Attlee asked why the Paris_of_the___diplomatic adviser to kong loaded previous to this ing for peace....We do not want to new Ministry should deal only with the British Government, Sir Robert accident, are hereby requested to atinck anyone. We want to be left War Office requirements,

Vansittart, who had a prolonged con- to work in peace,"

ference with M. Dalndler at the sign a general average bond sup-. ported by two copies of the Mussolini

Ministry of War this condemned original invoices and pay a 6% hysteria" which is gripping "certain

Trans-Occan. countries on the other side of the average deposit on the C.I.F.

Alps." value of the goods before the cargo can be delivered,

Compagnie des Messageries

Maritimes

R. OHL

Agent. Hongkong, the 20th April, 1939.

the

Mr. Chamberlain replied that the reason was that present arrangements for supply in connection with the Admiralty and air force were work- ing so extremely well, that it was felt that to interfere with those He added that there are 15,000 arrangements would reduce, instead output. The Bill, how-

afternoon.-

H.K. Stock

The

Market

following quotations

wero

Three Power

Pact Seen

issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar- Continued From Page 1

ket this morning:

DANKS

H.K. Banks $..... H.K. Banks Lon. £.. Chartered ...... Mercantlle, A. & B. £. Mercantile, C, E. East Asia.$....

INSURANCES

Canton $.

Unions $

China Underwriter $..

H.K. Fire S..

SHIPPING

Douglas ... Sleumboals $. Indo-Chinas, P. $. Indo-Chinas, D§.. Shell Bearers s/-

1,355 sn. The British Cabinet now have to .00 n. consider how they affect the known 7%'n. attitude or the politico-geographical 27 n. situation of the various smaller States. 19 n. it can be assumed that fow days .80 n. will elapse before the British ob- servations can be returned to Moscow. .222. .400 s.

1.30 B3.

180 n.

.70 b.l 12 b. .00 n. ...24 . ..81/3 n.

Waterboats S......... (x.d.)..0.40 n.

DOCKS ETC.

Wharves S Docks $.. Providents $.. New Eng, Sh. $... Shq, Docks, Sh. $.

MINING Kailan 's/-

Raubs Am Vanz: Goldfeld $.. Hongkong Mines èts. Antamoks Ps. Atoks Ps.

Hints from Berlin that all chance of a peaceful utterance by Miller this week will dimppear it, in the meantime, Britain strengthens her ties with Moscow, do nod deter the British Government from pressing on with the exchanges with 30000, says the correspondent-Reuter.

Negative Attitude By Poland -

Warsaw, Apr. 20.

.09 b. and sa. It has been officially announced

Bagulo Gold Pa Benguet Cons Pa. Coco Grove P's. Despenstrations Ps. IX.L. PE. Itogons Ps. Camarines Ps. San Marulcio Pa. Suyoc Consols Ps. Paracales P3.

LANDS Hotels $. Lands $. Lands 4% deb. $.. S'hai Lands St. Humphreys $.. H.K. Realties $. Chinese Estates 3.

UTILITIES

.15% aa that Poland has informei Britain and .4 b. and ca. Russin that Poland will not partici

6.70 n. pate, even passively, in negotiations 101 . to draw Russia into the amul-aggres-

slon bloc.

..17/- D. It is said that Poland maintains a .0.55 sn. "negative attitude" towards permit. ..3 n. ting Russlans to march into ar. fy .....4 n. over Polish territory,

.31 0. It is understood that the Polish 2011⁄2 sa, army is being kept in a state of pre- 23 sa paredness in areas near Danalg on 11.10 sa. account of the Hitler birthday cele-

32 sa.brations-United Press. .124 B.

A

Danzig Normal

Danzig, Apr. 20. 23-80.

police official Oatly denies .45 80. rumours of a Nazi plot to overthrow 1,80 83 the Free City's government.

.15 sa.

He described the reports as "non- 59 sense."

Everything is normal in Danzig. 5.20 except surface excitement in connee- 32tion with Hitler's birthday. .104 p. 8.40 n. .8,65 n.

The police report that there have been no incidents throughout the 3.80 b. night.-United Press.

1

102 n.

Trams $..... Peak Trama (old) Peak Trams (new) Star Ferries $..

15.80 b

..8 n. .4 n.

.65 921.

Maranans (HK) 8/-

H.K. Govt, 4% Loan 334 prm. b. H.K. Govt. Loan 3% par ... Maramans (Lond.) /- ..13/3 n. ..0/= B..

25

20 11.

*4. n.

7.80 n.

3314

5 b. b.

Y. Ferries (old) $.

Y. Ferries (new) 3. China Lights (old) $. China

(new)

H.K. Electrics $.. Macao Electries $ (x..) Sandakan Lights' $.. Telephones

Telephones (new) Tractions s/- Tractions (Pref.) 6/

INDUSTRIAL Cald: Macg. (ord.), Sh. Cald: Macg. (Prc.), Sh. Canton Ites

$. Cements $... H.K. Hopes S....

STONES, SC Dairy Farms (ex. rts.) $. Dairy Farms (rls.) $. Watsons $

Lane Crawlords $. Sinceres $:::: Wing On (H.K.) $.

Ltd. S Powell,

COTTON MILLS Ewo Sh, $ Shal Cotton Sh. $ Zoong Sings, Sh. $. Wing On Textiles, Sh. $.

MISC.

H.K. Entertainment $.. Constructions, $. Vibro Piling $ "Ch Govt. 5% 1925

G.S Bonds

MANILA SHARES Closing quotations through Neuters:

.17 n. Antamok

Ack

.12. n. Baguio Gold 2214 s. Batong Buhay

7 n. Benguet Cons

Big Wedge 22/-. Coco Grove .22/- 1. Cons. Mines

Demons:tation 1. X. L. Ipo Gold

.14 n.

Bid Prices

Afternoon Morning

Closing Closing

Apr. 20. Apr. 21.

2334

016

www

11.10

11.20

.00125

$244

13 n. Itogon Mining

.10

.1 b. Mambuiao Cons,

+14

13 8. Masbate Com

.11

.1134

194

1.00

3.00

Ex-D.

.18

.15

10

035

.00

Mine Operationa

3.60 n. North Camarines Paracala Gumaus

.20% b. San Mauricio Co .15% Surigao Cona.

.7 n. Suyoc Cons.....

8 n. Syndicale Invest... 1.80 n. United Paracole....

.42 n.

The following is Swan, Culbertson & Fritz' report on this morning's. market:

The Manila Stock Exchange held 19.80 n.

a quiet session. However, mast of 105 m.

from 14 .30 n. the stocks showed gains

40 n. to 4 centavos. Benguet Consolidated. 20 centavos, closing at 11.30. gained .6.40 b.There was only one loss shown and .144 n. that was in Bagulo Gold, which was 7 sa. down 1 centavo. San Mauricio went

ex-dividend.--Yesterday's-volume-in- 62%. Pesos amounted to 720,000,

POST OFFICE.

From

Air Mail by

INWARD MAILS

"Imperial Airways

Per

Direct Service”—London date, 15th Imperial No British Plans

April. In Greeco

Shanghal Haiphong Berlin, Apr. 20. The Greek Legation in Berlin to- Straits and Manila

press

Manila Straits reports that British warplanes had.

Straits arrived at Athens.

workers in Italy buslly engaged infof would enable a Ministry of day offlelally denied foreign building a World's Fair.

fever,

"If we wished to light the fuse for Supply in the full sense to be set up on explosion, we would not have if considered desirable at any time, Mr. Chamberlain said there would efforts concentrated our

on this

be a now Minister for Transport work," he declared.

Reuter.

Mobilisation

Exchange At beyond the frontiers must not he

A Glance

SELLING

T.T. London Demand T.T. Shanghal

T.T. Singapore

חרדי

TT. Japan

FAT, India T.T. USA. T.T. Manila T.T. Batavia T.T. Bangkok T.T. Salgon TT. Franco TT. Germany TT. Switzerland

T.T. Australia

BUYING

.18, 2%

2%

.175

$25

104

534

4 m/s D/p do......1/2.31/32

4 m/s L/c London

1/21

4 m/s L/C USA.......

.20

4 m/s France

11.17

30 d/ India

.82%

US. Cross rate in Lon.

4,00

Decision Welcomed

$0

The communique rends: "It Is officially stated in Athens that reports of the alleged arrival of 30 British planes at the Athens airport do not correspond with the facia."-Trans- Ocean.

Deep Shelters Rejected

He claimed that the ceremony at

London, Apr. 20. Campo d'Oglio represents. "the "Arst)

Thoso act of mobilisation.

that It is believed

the priority | powers of the new Ministry will be alarmed at the sound of this word.comprehensive. It will take over

factories auch It is pacifle mobilisation with no Government weapons involved. It is the mobilisa Woolwich Arsenal, and It is likely

11 Council

will

estab- be tion of 15,000 workers....if we were that planning to light a fuse, if we are lished, on the lines of the Army planning threats and aggressive

gressive Counell, to ativise the Minister.

The decision to establish the Minis designs, we would not be dedicating ourselves to a work of such gigantle try is welcomed in political circles. porportions as that of the organisa-It is felt it will enable the War Offico tion' of world exhibition. If we had to concentrate on organising the army aggressive designs we would not and will save much time hitherto lost as speedily as possible in the vulner- yould not in carrying out orders owing to the able areas. have all nations taking part in the Fair. If, despite the dark clouds on lack of power to demand priority.

Continued From Page 1

An attempt to produce bomb-proof

It is pointed out that the effect of shelters on any general scale would the horizon, we dare to continue our recent decisions affecting the army prove impossible in practice, and work tenaciously, it should be inter- preted as a sign that we do not want has been to multiply the programme would be a mistaken policy.

There was a case for providing to attack anyone, and all we want is originally laid down in 1930 by six

to be allowed to continue with our and a half times, without tolking into heavily protected shelters for certain account the raising of anti-aircraft key points in certain vital services.

work,"

"Highly Unjust”.

divisions to seven.

Referring to President Roosevelt's of materials to message, Mussolini said: "It is highly Reuler Special. unjust and, in a certain sense un- Justidable, to attempt to place the Axis nations .on accuseds."

It is thought that the Ministry will Technical advice would be afforded also materially assist in the supply as speedily as possible to industrialists forms such other services, and others as to the

shollers should take

Portable Shettore Sir John Anderson Mentioned that distribution of portable steel the bench of that the polley of the Axis is a policy thie

February began on Inspired by peace and collaboration, shelters which Il Duce started speaking at 11.30 "Italy and Germany have many 20, ha [proceeded at a ralo sub- stantially in excess of the estima) s. a.m. and its speech was very calm proofs of this.

of 'capablo

alicltoring but firm.

"It is time to silence the diasemfan- Shelters "As far as the suggested confer-itors of panic and the forecasters of 1,500,000 persons had already been ences are concerned, in which the catastrophe, and those who are pro- distributed; and future distribution United States would limit itself to fessional · fatalists. Such persons would proceed at an accelerated rate. the customary role of the distant often cover their fears, their Insane Tests had been carried out

respect spectator, experience has given us hatred and their more or less un-ing the strengthening of basaments. bitter lessons.

confessable Intereats, with a large As a result of these tests, the frat The greater number of persons at flog,

orders for material were placed on conference, the more certain la lla "At any rate wo will not let our- April 4. was caught with röd and line by fallure,

selves be impressed by press, cam- An organisation: had been created "Whether or not "a reply is sent algns, convivial goalp or Messiah- to assist local authorities in carrying Port Lincoln. The calch is said to to that famous message, I could out like messages," R. Duce concluded........... put a speedy survey of suitable bast- be a world's recordi

-fail to seize this occasion to readiem Untied Prook,

findata=Neutor:

Shark Landed

On Rod

ADELAIDE, Australia.

A shark weighing 1,291 pounds,

ALHAMBRA G. N. Cowall and Major Irwin of

Jean Dupuis

Tjisaroca

OUTWARD MAILS

Due.

Airways Plano Tantalus

.April 21.

.April 21.

Cheklang

April 22.

Gincloentu

.April 23.

Agapenor

Anshun

April 23.

April 23,

Conte Blancamano

.April 23.

Halphong and Fort Bayard Tientsin and Swatow Amoy

.April 29.

Prominent

.April 23.

April 23.

For

Per

Date and Time.

Friday

Air Mall for Indo-China, Iran, and Air France Plans ....Fri, Apr. 31.

France (Paris and Northern Pro- vinces only) by the "Air France Airways Direct Service"

K.P.O.

...Apr. 21, 5 pa.

Urd

.Apr. 21, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.

Her..

Ord.

Papers only for Straits and (Parcels Tilawa

and Papers) for Calcutta

Parcels,

Papers,

Taft

Parcels

Reg.

Ord.

Parcels Beg.

..Apr. 21, 4.00 p.m. Apr. 21, 0.00 pm.

Ord.

Apr. 21, 7.00 pm.

Saturday

Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., Pres.

Central and South America vla San Francisco, and (Papers only for Canada)-due San Francisco, 11th. May

Haiphong

.Apr. 21, 5 p.zo. .Apr, 21, 7 pan. ...Fri., Apr. 21. ....Apr. 21, 0,00 pan,

Apr. 22, 0.00 am..

Fri, Apr. 21.

K.P.O.

..Apr. 21, 4.00 pm. .Apr. 21, 5.00 p.m. Apr. 21, 5.30 p.m. Gr.6.

Nanchang ... „Sat, Apr. 22, 630 am. Parcels only for Straits

Tantalus ..............Sat, Apr. 22, 0 am. Fort Bayard, Pakhol and Haiphong Klangni ..Sat., Apr. 22, 2 pm. Amoy

Cremer......Sat. Apr. 22, 8.30 p.m. Gneisenau Shanghal

Sat., Apr. 22, 5.00 p.m.. Shunchili Saigon

...Sat., Apr, 22, 6.00 p.m. Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Imperial

Australia by "Imperial Airways. Airways plane .......... Sat, Apr. 22.. Direct Service"--due Sydney, 28th

G.P.O. & EP.O.

April.

Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Imperial

Direct

Bervice-dne 29th April,

Shanghal

Swatów

G.P.O. & K.P.O.

.Apr. 23, 6.00 pat GApr.: 235 5.39 p.m.

Reg.

Ori.

London, Airwaja planD

Ber.. Ord,

.Apr. 22, 5.00 p.m. .Apr. 22, 5.39 pm

EI..

Sunday

Conte Blancamano

Sun, kpr. 23, 0.80 a.m.

Esang

Salgon and Bangkok via Swatow,”.... Kalgan o