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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

NOTICE

THE MAY HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of VOTING MEMBERS will be held at the Club House, Happy Valley, on Tuesday, 30th May, 1939, nt 5,0 p.m.

ALL MEMBERS are cordially Invited to attend and participate in any discussion which enaue.

By Order of the Stowards,

C. B. BROWN,

Hongkong. 18th May, 1939,

PEAK TRAMWAYS

CO., LTD.

Saturday,

G.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 22nd day of May, 1939, at 3 pm, at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Kau Pui Shek, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal al a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years.

CHINESE RENEW CANTON WARFARE:

(Continued from Paga: 1.)

the

Hankow-

May 201059

Chinese Fast

For 24 Hours SEE! SOUTH AFRICA

Save Money To Aid Nation's War Chest

the Honan-Hupch border, the Japanese are fleeing southward into Hupch.

Confused fighting rages in central and north Hupeh. The Chinese Ichang highway and the Kingshan- vigorous drives on Chungstong highway are unrelaxed.

CHUNGKING, May 20. AIR RAID refugees in Chung- On the Kingshan-Chungslang high- king went without food yester- way the Chinese have forced their day and contributed the money threat to both in and chung thus saved to the State in aid of way to Sunkiao, creating, siang. Heavy damage has been done armed resistance.

A miles

the

to the Hankow-Ichang highway near They have decided to issue a cle

northwest of cular telegram to the whole nation transport. may

ow, disrupting Japanese military urging more donations to the war chest, and also a telegram paying Hard

pressed by the Chinese, the respects to greater part of the 4,000 Japanese Kai-shek for his leadership In

Generalissimo. Chiang of Tungpeh; across, the Honan-Hupch! concentrated at Tsaoyang, southwest national crisis-Central News, barder have been withdrawn. The bear upon the town. Chinese continue to bring pressure to -Major C. M. Manners, O.B., Lieu- tenant R. P. Phillips and Captain A. The Chiriere

into M. Thornhill have resigned their Tungisinkang and Laoying, both west commissions in the longkong Valun- of Teaoyang, on Thursday. Continu-ceived permission to retain their

teer Defence Corps. ing their advance, they recaptured present rank.

All have re- Changchlatsl and Yushan, north of casualities Central News. Chungslang, inflicting considerable

Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the 'dispo Secretary.sal of the lot the Purchaser (it not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum NOTICE IS HEREBY given will be refunded on payment of the that the ANNUAL ORDINARY Purchase price. GENERAL MEETING of SHARE HOLDERS will be held at the HONG KONG HOTEL, on FRIDAY, the 2nd, JUNE, 1939, at 11.00 a.m., for the purpose of receiving the Report of Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 30th. April, 1939.

The TRANSFER BOOKS .. the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, 26th, day of May to FRIDAY, the 2nd. of June, 1939,

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SONS, General Managers. Hongkong, 20th, May, 1939.

peuce can be achieved "unless these bath days inclusive. readjustments are made.”

German

White the blazoned the German

pers has volunteers

pre-

participation in the Spanish victory parade, the Government pared plans linking Germany und Spain in an economie system,

1

German

It is understood that onomic delegation will proceed to Spain shortly to start negotiations for a trade pact and the inter-change of basic commodities and materials, | -Uniled Preas.

STALIN REJECTS LATEST PROPOSAL

(Continued from. Page 1.)

Franco-Turkish conversations, which have been terminated with France agreeing that Turkey can immediate ly occupy Sanjak and Alexandretta, will also be discussed.

Halifax, British Foreign Lord Secretary, arrives here from London

3.48 p.m. on

On Saturday. He will participate in an important Conference with French leaders im- mediately upon his arrival, in which France is mediating to prevent a complete collapse of the Anglo- Soviet negotiations-United Presi

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STOCK MARKET

REPORT!

Hongkong Stock Exchange weekly report issued yesterday says:

Trading during the weet has been spasmodic and the turnover has not been of very large proportions. good feature, previously mentioned in these weekly reports, is that there continues ari absence of selling pressure. Buyers show interest from time to time, but enquiries are not long prepared to accommodate, bi not at sustained. Holders at times panie prices and when the demand ceases exercise patience until the demond to again sets in. Closing tone quietly stendy.

they remain content

Business Done During The Week

Hongkong Bank $1,358 $1,300. $1,355, $1.350, $1,355, $1,300.

Union Insurance $437, $435. Wharves $165, $107, $107. Docks $174, $172, 317.05. Providents $4.70, $4, Hotels $5, $5,00, $535. * Lands $34

Humphreys $7,80, $7.00,

Australia Imports $10.50 a $10 $10.60, $18.70,

Wool

"

CANBERRA, Australia, Importing wool to Australia, the world's greatest wool country, is nometliing re "enrrying coals to Newcastle." Austraila is obliged to import coarser wool than that which It produces to mix with the fine and superfine merinos for certain ilnes of fabrics.

The award of the Colonial Police Medal for conspicuous gallantry has been made to Inspector F. Ď. E Tuckett, Sergeant G. C. Taylor, Ser geant

W. S. McHardy, Lance- Sergeant C. S. Pile and Coxswain Chan Ng. of the Hongkong Police Force.

Major J. L. Willcocks, D.5.0., M.C. has been appointed to be an official Justice of the Peace. Unofficial Justice of the Peace appointed are Dr. Chau Stick-nin and Messrs. A. Ritchle, D. J. Sloss, c.D.E., H. R. Sturt and Woo Hang-kam

(Edin.)

Dr. E. W. Stout, M.D., CH. has been appointed to be a Lieutenant in the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Curps as from April 20..

Mr. F. C. Hall has been appointed

to be a Member of the Urban Council

for a further term of three years with effect from next Tuesday.

**

GARDEN

MOON

102, $16.55.

Yaumati Ferries $22.70.

China Lights (Old) $8%, $8.55.

Electrics $564.

Sandakan Lights $12.

Telephones (Old) $24.

Datry-Farms --Ex "RightsTM $21. $21.

Dairy Farms Ex Right $15,

$15.

Watson $7.80, $8, $7.95. New Engineering Sh. $7.70. Marsmans (HK) 3/9,

Changes-4.00 p.m. (Closing quotations) Buyers

H.K. Bank $1,357. H.K. Wharves

ves $107. H.K. Docks $12. H.K. Hotels $312.

H.K. Lands $34614.

HE. Tramways Star Ferries $85. H.K. Electrics $55. Dairy Farms Ex Itts. $21.

Sclera

H.K. Bonk $1,305. China Lights (New) $5.00.

Sales

H.K. Wharves $107/108. H.K. Docks $18/10.10. Providents $4.65. Telephones (Old) $23.65. H.K. Electrics $50%. Dairy Farms Rights $15.

U.S. COMMODITY PRICES

LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS

New York, May 19.

New York Cotton

15.90b/10.02 18.00/00

15.09/00

16.02b/85

: 16.006/03a

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Locality

Kowloon Inland Lot No. 4140.

Inland

"Adjoining

Street, Kowloon

Ping St

Pui Shek.

2950,

No. of Salo

Registry No.

Boundary Afsasurement

N. 10. E. W

B per sale plan.

Contents in

sq. feet:

Ann. Kent.

Upset Price

2,225

$26

THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED.

$1,669

The Fifty-eighth Ordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at the Offices of the General Managers, Messrs. Jar- dine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Fedder Street, Hong Kong, on Thursday, 25th May, 1939, at noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report

of

the Directors, passing the Accounts, and electing Directorà and Auditors.

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

inclusiva.

By Order of the Board,

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. General Managers. Hongkong, 25th April, 1989.

Special

for this Week

up till May 24th

$

BARGAINS

HARIRAM'S

smashed.

Cheklang Fighting

the following morning upon the ar- rival of large numbers of Japanese KINHWA, May 20.-Launching Kashing. Prior to their withdrawal, reinforcements from Tsungleh and fresh attack Chinese forces encircling they set fire to the bogus hsien gov Turgstang, southwest of Kashing Infernment building and the police northern Chekiang, smashed into the burénu.

Japanese reinforcements from

The

town on Monday night.

The Japanese, who suffered severe-Kathing were intercepted on the way ly, withdrew behind their barricades by a Chinese unit. During the en- at he east gate and held out stub-suing fight two of their launches were sunk and many Japanese killed.-

bornly.

The Chinese retired from the town Central 'News.

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July

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Dec.

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at

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Spot

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Total Sales for

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Sept.

74%/744 74/74%

·11,033,000' Chicago Corn

51/514

May

10.03 A

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