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25 words $2.00 for 3 days propaid TUITION GIVEN. SCHOOL OF

BANK HOLIDAYS.

In accordance with Government Ordinance, The Exchange Banks will be closed for the transaction of Public Business on Monday, (Whit Mon- the 29th May, 1939. day). MOTORING LTD. Hongkong, 24th May, 1939. offers you trial or short or compre- hensive courses in motor tuition with I***

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Chinese instructors. LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

Phone 20082 or 60800.

WANTED KNOWN.

THE READER'S LIBRARY carries stock of novels, detective stories and non-fictional books of current interest at King's Building, 3rd floor. Why

not enrol?

NOTICE in hereby given that the Seventeenth Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders will be held at Exchange Building, Hong Kong, on SATURDAY, 27TH MAY, 1939, AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK A.M. The Transfer Books, of the Chau for several months, or for Company will be closed from 15TH week-ends only would be considered. MAY TO 27TH MAY, 1939, both Please write Box No. 538, "Hongkong daya inclusive. Telegraph."

WANTED.

FURNISHED

HOUSE at Cheung

EUROPEAN CHARGED

Military Contract Mentioned

By Order of the Board of Directora

A. W. BROWN,

Manager. Hongkong, 9th May, 1939.

PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD.

NOTICE 15 HERERY given EDWARD DAVIES DYKES, that the ANNUAL ORDINARY a broker of 171 Sai Yee Street, GENERAL MEETING of SHARE- Kowloon, appeared at the Kow-HOLDERS will be held at the loon Magistracy this morning on the following charge:

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That on March 7 and March 14, with intent to defraud, he obtained from the Reliance Motors Ltd. the sum of $1,250 and $1,000 count of commission that would have been due to him, by falsely pretend- ing that a tender mede by the Re ilance Motors

hire of motor authorities for the vehicles had been accepted by the military authorities, and that a con- tract for the hire of motor vehicles had been signed by the military au- thorities.

11ONG KONG HOTEL, on FRIDAY, the 2nd. JUNE, 1939, at 11.00 a.m., for the purpose of receiving the Report of Directors together with la Statement of Accounts for the

year ended 30th, April, 1939.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

May 25, 1939,

KING GEORGE VI PLEDGES PEACE

(Continued from Page-1.)

its turn, might look for hope and New World?"

ON SALE AT BREWER'S BOOK SHOP Alexandra Bldg., Des Voeux Rd.

guidance to the achievements of the Shanghai Evening Post &

The King proceeded: "In a sense, race might be a dangerous and dis- ruptive force, but the English and French had shown in Canada that they could keep their pride, and the distinctive culture which it inspired, while yet combining to establish a broader freedom and security than either could have achieved alone."

Their Prido

Keep

Mercury

China's Leading Evening Dally

Shanghai Sunday Morcury

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Shanghai's... Undeclared War,

A Permanent Souvenir of the SHANGHAI HOSTILITIES

The King continuing, sold nor was that the only chapter in North American history that deserved con- sideration. Canada and the United States had to dispose of searching differences of aim and interest dur- Shanghai Under Firo ing the past 100 years, but never

had one of those differences been re- A de-luxe Pictorial Review of the

SHANGHAI HOSTILITIES solved by force or threat.

War Of Independence Referring the American War of Through Four Provinces Independence, the King said: "NG mari,

thank God, will ever again

with

Correspondents.

conceive of such an arbitrament be- Shanghai Evening Post & Mercury tween the peoples of my Empire and the peoples of the United States. Faith in reason and fair play, which we share with them, is one of the chief ideals that guides the British Empire in all its ways to-day.

the

Ta Mei Pictorial (Bi-lingual)

A Semi-Monthly Publication of 20 the present hostilities.

"It is not in power and wealth pages alone, nor in dominion over oilier Photo news. peoples that the true greatness of the Empire consists. Those things Instruments--they are not are but the end or the

the ideal.

The end Je freedom, justice, and peace in equal nicasure for all, secure against at- It is tack frim without and within. enly by adding spiritual dignity and material happiness to human life in all its myriad homes, that an Em- pire can claim to be of service to its own peoples and the world."

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Ilis Majesty concluded with special greeting to the young listen- era, urging them to remember that the key to all progress lay in faith, hope and love.

Their Majesties arrived at Winnipeg at 10.30 am. local time, having slept for the second night in succession aboard the royal train as it sped westward from Fort William.

Ousting Our Shipping Japanese Grip On

N. China Ports

Ltd. to the military FRIDAY, 26th day of May to Majesties, Mr. John Bracken, Premier number of Japanese steamers

Mr. O. E. C. Marton appeared for the Crown. Defendant was repre- sented by Mr. F. H. Loseby, pleaded Not Guilty.

and

The case was remanded for a week. The afternoons of June 5 and June 6 have been provisionally fixed ns the dates for hearing the case.

Dykes has been released on bail of $3,000.

FORTY DIE IN SHEKKI RAID

MACAO, May 25. The death- roll in yesterday's Shekki bombing exceeds 40, consisting of people awalling transportation-to-Macao fleeing from the Japanese-controlled regions of Shuntak and Kongmoon.

FRIDAY, the 2nd. of June, 1939, both days inclusive, JOHN D., HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers. Hongkong, 20th, May, 1939.

Amy Johnson

As Lorry Driver

SOUTHAMPTON.

MISS AMY JOHNSON has

enlisted for National Ser- vice as a lorry driver because she says the Government have no use for women as air pilots.

Aquitania recently. She said wo

She returned from America in the Refugees are again pouring into men pilots could be of immense use Mecno, and they report heavy loss of thining internal ale services and in In emergency, particularly in main- life in Shekki due to machine-gun-tesi flying. ning from Japanese planes.

A tow-boat entered Macso harbour They would be a big help if the to-day with 11 people aboard wound-Government would only give them a

chance to train. ed by machine guns.-Reuter.

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FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

Extending a royal welcome to Their of Manitoba said that while they did not forget the best traditions of their ancestral lands, they all met their sovereigns

as citizens of Canada,

with

LONDON, May 24. REPLYING to questions in the House of Commons to-day, Chamberlain said that Mr. Viscount Halifax had. scen unofficial reports stating that a and one German vessel had cleared from Tsingtao direct cargo for Europe and proud to be members of the Common North America during March, wealth of British nations, and prouder no mention being made of any

by British still of the traditions of the British clearances Crown and British parliamentary American vessels. institutions.

Viscount Halifax, however, had no ofciat confirmation of these reports.

As regards

the

proportion of Tsingtao shipments

Europe, formerly carried by British ships, figures for 1933 and 1930 were approximately 36 and 62 per cent. The actual tonnage carried in 1930, however, showed some decrease on

The King replying said that the. people of Manitoba, having united many races in a common citizenship," might well be proud of such splendid

fruit.

Immensity Of Country

"In my journey westward, I bave been struck by the immensity of the country, and the many visible proofs of its material and social progress."

His Majesty added that it gave then the utmost plensure to visit them, and they prayed that under divinc blessing. the people of Munitoba might continue to prosper. -Reuter,

Research Centres On Onion

AUSTIN, Tex. Miss Hilda Rosene, just awarded n

by the fellowship

Guggenhe memorial foundation to continue in- vestigations begun as assistant pro- fessor of zoology at the University of Texas, is busily engaged in finding how much water an onlon will talen up under differing conditions.

GENEVA, May 24-The

League Council, at a private meeting to-day, ndopled the resolution drafted by the commitice, Inviting member States to increase any assistance they might be able to give to Chinn individually, --Reuter.

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MAIL FOR CANTON

a.m. to 10 a.m. and the other Branch Registered and, Ordinary mail ar Post Offices will be entirely closed. Parcels (not Insured) will be as There will be one collection from cepted for Canton and despatched: the pillar boxes og on Sundays and circumstances permit.

and delivery of Registered Ordinary Correspondence at 11

one

a.m.

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Malis a The Branch Post Offices at Stanley, closed, 15 minutes earlier than t Tal Po and Un Long will also have time given below unless otherw!' ona delivery of ordinary correspon-stated, and where malls aro advertis dence at 11.00 am.

cd to close at or before D a.m., r

The Money Order Ofee will be gistered and parcel mails are clos:] entirely closed,

nt 5 p.m. on the previous day. INWARD MAILS

From

Straits

Per

Behar

Due.

.May

Air Mall by "Imperiul Airways

Direct Service Londen 20th May.

date.

Imperial Airways Plano ... Nosiro Maru American Air-

.May

.May

Manlia

Air Mall by "Pan

ways Direct Service"-San Fran- cisco date, 17th May.

Japan and Shanghai

U.S.A., Honolulu and Japan (San

Francisco date, 20th April)

Japan and Shanghai

Shanghai and Swatow

Pan American Airways Plano May 2: Pres, Daumer

Canton

.May 201

Pres. Hayes

May 25

Rajputaria

.May

Soochow

.May

Japan...

Kamo Maru

May

Menila

Niel Maersk

.Moy

U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-

hai (San Francisco date, 5th May).

Prea. Coolidge

May 21

Roseville

May 2

Java

Tilsaroca

.May 2

Shanghai

Yulou

May

Haiphong

May

Japan

Shanghai

Victoria

Nagpore

May 2

May 2

Japan

Yuensang

May. 27

May. 28

Shanghai

Shanghal

Peter Muernic Aeneas

May 2

.May

Imperial Airways Plane

.May 27

Date and Time

For

Thursday

Haiphong, Pakhoi and Fort Bayard Klungchow

Air Mail by "Imperial Arlways Direct Bervice"London dale, 24th May,

Salgon

OUTWARD MAILS

Per

Hareldawins

Thurs., May 25, 2.30 p.

Yochow...Thurs., May 25, 2.30 p. Pres. Doumer

Shanghal, Japan. Honolulu, USA., Emp.

Central and South America via Vancouver B.C., and (Parcels and

Thurs., May 25, 4.30 p

of Asia......Thurs., May

Parcels,

Reg. ....

Parcels,

K.P.O

May 25, 4 pa May 25, 5 pr May 25, 8.30 Di

G.P.O.

May 26, 4 p

Fort Bayard

Swatow

Papers only for Canada)-duo Vancouver B.C., 16th June,

Ord.,

Reg

ord..

Air Mall for "Imperial Airways Imperiat Airways Flane

Direct Service”—dae. London, at Запо

May 20,

pa

May 25, 7 pai

Thurs, May 25

E.P.O.

Reg.

May 25, 5 pa

Ord.

:..May 25. 5.30 p.,

G.P.O.

Reg.

„May 25, 5 9.00

Ord.

May 25, 7p.m.

Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- Imperial Airways Fiano

tralia by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-due Sydney, 2nd June

Air Mall for Manila, Guam, Hono- Pan

lulu, and U.S.A., by the "Pan- American Airways Direct Service"

due San Francisco, 1st June.

Thurs, May 2

K.P.0.

-Rex.

May 25, -5.7.

Ord.

.May 25, 5.30 p/

G.P.O.

Keg. Ord.

May 25, 5

.May 25, 7.0

American Airways Plano des

Thurs, May,

E.P.O.

May 25, 5.Vi

May 26, 7.30 .

Rer. Ord..

Mar 25, 6.30

G.P.O

Ref..

May 25, 5 pa

Ord,

Friday

Sandaken

Swatow

Maurang Fri, May 26, 8.30 ar Kwangtung..Fri, May 26, 2.30 r

and France (Paris and Northern Provinces only) by the "Air France Airways Direct Bervice."

Air Mail for Indo-China, Iran, Air France Plane ....Fri, May

EL.P.O. Reg, ....................May 20, 5 1a Ord...May. 26; 6.30 - G.P.O.

May 28, 52 May 20, 7

Reg.,

Ord.,

Formosa, Shanghai and Dairen Nostro Maru Fri., May 20, 7.00 p Pres. Coolidge..Fri, May 20, 7 p

Manila ...........

Straits, Ceylon, India, East and Rajputana

South Africa, Aden, Egypt, Malta and Europe via Marseilles-duc Marseilles, 23rd June.

Saturday

Fri, May a. P... and K. P. O. Parcels,........May 20,-5 p; Re Ord.,

Manila, Australia and New Zealand Kamo Maru

via Thursday Island-due Thurs- day Island, 8th June..

May 27, 0.45 3/ May 27, 10.30.a.

.Sat., May

G. P. O. and K. P. O. Reg. ..... May 27, 8.45 Ord.,

May 27, 9.30

„„Sat, May!

G. P. O. and K. P. 0.

Air Mail for "H. L. M. Airways Rajputana

Direct Serelco”-duo Amsterdam, 8th June,

Haiphong

Set with beautiful Fort Bayard and Pakhol

diamonds

Rex+

Ord.,

.May 27, 0.80 1

....May 27, 10

Cheklang ....Sat., May 27, 10, Kingyuan Sat., May 27, 2.30

Manila and Naples due Naples, Victoria...Sat., May 27, 3.30

10th Tune Haiphong

Wingsang ......Sat., May 27, 41

Sat, May

May 27, 4.00

Papers only for Straits and (Parcels Yuensang..

and Papers only for Calcutta)

Parcels

Papers

Amoy

Anshun

„May 27, 5.00′ p Sat., May 27, 5 P

Sunday

Swatow

Soochow

Monday

from $70.-

Sun., May 28, 0.

Air Mall for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plane

Direct Service"Que London, 5th June

Mon, May, I.F.O.

„May, 20, N

Reg.

Ord.

Her.

Ord.

Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- Imperial Airways Plane

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Chator Road.

Tuesday

Parcels only for Straits, Penang, Aeneas

Ceylon, Aden, Egypt, Marseiller

..and.. London-due. London, Oth

July

Swałow

Swalow

„May 29,-N!

May 29, N May 29, 3

Mon, Ma K.P.O

Reg.

20,

Ord.

G.P.O,

Reg.

Ord.