1939-05-09 — Page 4

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

May 9, 1939.

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STOCK MARKET REPORT

THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LTD.

Hongkong Stock Exchange official| NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS summary Issued yesterday, mys:

The steady improvement shown

ALL THE USUAL

ANSWERS:

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DUKE PLEADS

FOR PEACE

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interests were being watched, over by plish the great, task before it is too

resident consular officer.

Inte."-Neuter,

Tour Of Battlefields

SHANGHAI

Sir John Wardlaw-Mline sought in- | VERDUN, May 8-The Duke's formation of the Japanese demands speech followed a tour of the Verdun regarding the Shanghai-Municipal battledelds, and was prepared with Council, and suggested that no modi- the co-operation of the Duchess of fention of the Council, or the land Windsor," regulations be entertained without

1 The Duke disclaimed any political joint conference of all the treaty Powers and China, while Mr. A. C. purpose. Morcing suggested that Britain should decline to consider any changes as long as the Japanese military author tles were occupying the Hongkew and and Britons Yongisepoo districts,

THE SETTLEMENTS

without the previous knowledge of "I speak for no ene but myself, any Government." he said.

"1 break this self-imposed silence were debarred from the lawful enjoy-now only because of the manifest ment of their property in those dis-danger that we may all be drawing tricts.

(nearer to a repolition of the grim events of qubiter of a century ago. [The grave, anixletles ......compel me to raise my voice in expression of the Mr. Buller replying to both ques-universal fonging that we be delivered throughout last week was maintained The Fifty-Eighth Ordinary tions jointly, said ibat Viscount from the fears which boset uts, and when the market opened this morning Meeting of Shareholders will be Halifax had not yet received the full that we may return to normal condi and Buyers are more inclined to meet held at the Offices of the under-text of the statement expressing the tians," he declared, Sellers prices.

desire for changes in the There was a fale turnover in Banks, signed on Thursday, the 18th May, Trams and Telephones, with Buyers 1939, at Noon for the purpose of still unsatisfied and Sellers holding receiving the Report of the General Agents, together with a Buyers

statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December, 1938.

for higher rates,

Hongkong Bank $1,355 Canton Insurance $225 Douglases $07

H.K. & K. Wharven $101

H.K. Docks $17

Providenta $4.45

11. & S. Hotels $54

H.K. Londa $3244

Humphreya $74

1

H.K. Realtica $4.20 JLK. Tramwnys $16.40

Star Ferries $65

Chinn Lights (Old) $84

II.K. Electrics $55%

Telephone (Old) $224 Telephone (Now) $7 Canton Ices $1

Dalty Farins $20.50

Wing On (II.K.) $45

Entertainments 50%

ILK. Govt, 4 Loan 31 prem, II.K. Govt. 34% Loan par

Bellera

Hongkong Bank $1,370 Union Insurance $14214 H. & S. Hotels $5,05 H.K. Tramways $16.60 China Lights (New) $5%

Balen

Hongkong Bank $1,345/70 ILK. Tramways $10% Antumok Ps. 31

Atoks Ps. 31

Benguet Consolidated Ps. 11.70

Coco Grove Ps. 35

Consolidated Mines Ps. .003

San Mauricio Ps. 1.02

United Paracale Ps. 50

Macao Electries $10

Telephone (Old) $224/23 Cements $12

SCRAMBLE FOR NEW EUROPEAN ALLIES

All

(Continued from Page 1. as to the purpose of the visit. that is known is that the British officials were met at Le Bourget nir- port by French air offeinis, including General Blanchard, and Colonel de Turenne.-Trans-Ocean.

TOKYO

The Share Register and Trans- fer Books will be closed from the 4th May to the 18th May, 1939, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON

CO., LTD. General Agents. Hongkong, 27th April, 1939.

THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED.

Spinal Settlement, including

He said the present problems are changes in the Council. He under- only "reproductions of the jealousies stood similar communications had and suspicions of everyday life. been made to the United States Am-In personal contacts we all still live Lussador in Tokyo and the Shanghal in harmony with our fellow men Municipal Council.

Are we now going to destroy civilisation by failing to do interna tionally what we have learned to do individually?"-United Press.

the

Duke Answers Criticism

Verdun, May 8.

In the meantime, he explained, the constitution of the Council was fixed by the land regulations. No changes In the land regulations are legally valk without the assent of Chinese Government, nor would His Majesty's Government concur with such changes without full considera- &tion with all other parties concerned. After he had been informed earlier Sir John Wordlaw-Milne asked to-day that there had been criticism whether, if the Japanese pressed for of his decision to broadcast, the Duke changes in the Council, which in of Windsor authorised the following effect would bring the Council largely statement: under Japanese domination. Britain would assiet the Council such proposals.

Mr. Butler replied: "Yes. His he did so realising that some criticism Majesty's Government would concur was more than likely. Sincerely with no changes without full een-convinced, however, that a personal sideration with other parties con- non-political message might be of cerned,

TSINGTAO

to realst "When the Duke accepted the invitation to broadcast from Verdun,

Mr. Alan Graham asked whether

some value just now, he feels that with the uncertainty of the present situation, there is no time to lose in giving one."

The Duke broadcast from a room

The Fifty-eighth Ordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at the Offices of the General Managers, Messrs. Jar-Sir Archibald Clark Kerr had report-

eil on his recent visit to Tsingtao re- of a hotel, and he is returning to dine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Pedder garding the difficulties which British Paris on May 9-Reuter. Street, Hong Kong, on Thursday, residents were encountering in con- ducting business in the face of 25th May, 1939, at naon, for the Japanese obstruction. purpose of receiving the Repart of the Directors, passing the ¡Accounts, and electing Directors and Auditors,

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 18th May to the 8th June, 1939 inclusive.

By Order of the Board,"

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. General Managern. Hongkong, 25th April, 1939.

HITLER FLIRTS WITH RUSSIANS

Continued from Page 1.)

TOKYO. May 9The Foreign Minister, Mr. Hachiro Arita, received Poland, Rumania, and Greece are the British Ambassador, Sir Robert irredeemable," he declared. Craigie, ut-the-Foreign-Office on Monday afternoon.

WARSAW

Mr. Butler said that no special report, nor any recommendation had been received, but the Government was being kept fully informed of the situation, and there was a resident Consul-General in the port-Reuter.

O.S.K. Office

Stormed

Coolies Apply For Canton Passages

AIR RAID ON ICHANG

(Continued from Page 1.)

were wrecked.

Yenping, northwest of Foochow In Fukien, was raided for the first time by four Japanese würplanes yester- day. More than a dozen bombs were rained in the eastern and western parts of the town. The raiders also raked the city with machine-gun Dic-Central News,

KWANGTUNG RAID SHIUHING, May -Seventeen Japanese planes attacked the towns around Koming on Sunday, dumping THE DOORS of the O.S.K.,a large number of bombs. Japanese shipping agents in St.

Afterwards they winged their way George's Building, had to be to Wonfow, southwest Shluhing, closed and bolted this morning where they unloaded about 100 mis- owing to the abnormal rush forties resulted-Central News, passages to Canton by the Canton Maru, which is sailing. to-morrow,

Tickets

siles. More than 40 civilian casual-

France To Build New Normandie

quarters

Only a limited number of tickets Shipping Company told could be issued, an official of the a Hong- kong Telegraph reporter, the number Japanamkets were only issued for steer was recently burnt out, is to be bulit, depending on the decision of the PARIS, May 8.—A second, Norman-

Government.

die, to replace the liner Paris which age passengers, and by 10 am, 120 according to authoritative had been leaued. The entrance to the here to-day. Company's offices was still blocked

Work

on the new liner will not be- up to 10 am, when a notice was put gin until the end of 1940. However, outside the door informing intending this is only because the one dock in passengers to book at the O. S. K. France large enough to place a liner wharf to-morrow morning.

Most of those people who clamour-occupled with ed for tickets were Chinese of the the aircraft-carrier, Marshal Joffre.- poorer classes,

Trans-Qecan.

"Japan is out for domination in the East. During the great war we During the course of a forty-minute were reinforced by 1,000,000 men interview, various diplomatic affairs from India, and the French had 500,- including the European situation, 000 from Indo-China. Japan's air raids on Changking and the establishment of the Hua Haing gaps without Russin, and with

"How are we going to fill those Commercial Bank In Shanghai were as an enemy?"Reuter. understood to have been discussed.-- Dame!.

Counter-Proposals

Paris, May 8. Britain's counter-proposals to the Warsaw, May B. Soviet are based on a plan of having M. Scharone, Soviet Minister to Russla guarantee the security of all Athens, has been appointed Ambas- the nations which lie between that sador to Poland, with the approval country and the Reich, these to of President Moselch, it was an include Rumania, it was asserted in nounced here to-day.

French political circles to-dny. The last Soviet Ambassador 10 England would then pledge herself Warsaw, M. Davtjan, disappeared to come to Russian assistance. In the In the autumn of 1937, and the post event of her becoming involved in a has been vacant ever since.-Trans-war as a result of the guarantees.- Ocean

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Thursday

Shanghai, Japan and Europe (except

Tisodane Thurs, May 11, 8.30 am. Hangsung Thurs., May 11,. 10.30 a.m.

Great Britain and Eire) via Siberia Ranch! .Thurs., May 11, 10.30 a.m. Haiphong

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