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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. STOCK MARKET

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC

CO., LTD.

IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that an Interim Dividend of Bollars one per Share has been devlured for the year 1939, and will be payable on and after Thursday, 7th Sep- tember, 1939. Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Company's Registered Office, P. & O. Building.

THE REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 28TH AUGUST, to WEDNESDAY, 6TH SEPTEM- HER (both days inclusive) during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

GIBŲ, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,

Agents.

Hongkong, 27th July, 1999.

MAIDENS' FESTIVAL

The Chinese Maidens Festival, ; which had itaforigin from the beauti

"Seven Slaters" i ful-legend of the was observed by the girls of long- time-honoured kong yesterday fashion.

in

Lyndhurst Terrace, centre of Chi- hese shops selling ladies ornamental goods, did a good business during the last few days, while the fruit stores! also made mach proat due to demand for fruits in connection with the re- ligious observance of the Festival.

REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchuinge official summary insted yesterday says;

Besides being Monday, never an auspicious day, the market has been overshadowed by the political situa- tion both in Europe and nearer home. This is accompanied by a natural nervousness which tends to make the market somewhat "tender"

Buyers

1.K. Lands 4' Debentures par.

.K. Govt. 4 Lonu 99%

Sellers 11.K., Trunways $15.85

Sales

Providents $4.15 Rubs $6.00

1.K. Lands $324

Chino Lights (new) $4.80

MANILA COLD SHARES Atoks Ps. 10% s

Antamok Ps. 1914 Baguio Gold Ps. 19 s Batong Buhay T. 0120

Denguel Consolidated Ps, 10.20 3 Big Wedge Ps. 20 5

Co Grove PR. 2014 Consolklated Mines Ps. 0015 b Demonstration Ps. 08% b

X. L. Ps. 40 s Itogon Mining Ps. 21 s Manbulao Consolidated Ps. 07 b Manbate Consolidated Ps. 10 Mindanao Motherlode Ps. 03 b Mine Offeration Ps. 124 b North Camarines Ps. 20 b Parucate Gummaus Ps. 15 b San Maurielo Ps. 03

Surigao Consolidated Ps. 214 s Super Consolidated Ps. 13 s Syodiente Investment Ps. 0260 United Parcale Ps. 37% R

TROOPSHIP ARRIVES Ettrick Now Lying In

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

August 22, 1939.

EUROPE'S NERVES ON EDGE: INCREASING TENSION

Continued from Page 1) cracles and to have neutral Powers.

Complete Calm

clect

POLICE RESERVE

Police Reserve orders by ilon. Mr. on C. G. Perdue, Commissioner of Police

❘nre:

Appointment

The following notification in the The position fo-night remains one of increased tension Internationally Hongkong Government Gazeite is but of complete calm and unabated repented for the Information of all Brmace In London, states “Rruter's" ranks: No. 673-His Excellency the Irby correspondent,

Governor has been pleased to make the following appointment in the Hongkeng Police Reserve with effect from July 28, 1939,

There have been no Indleations of exceptional developments to-day. any

Among the matters to be consider ed by the Ministers to-morrow, suggestion that the British Govern ment should issue a reiteration of its attitude towards any act of

of aggression is expected to be included.

Mr. David Lole to be Assistant | Superintendent. Daled August 17,

1930.

Chinese Company

David Lole, Appointment.-.Mr.

of the TGO vice Mr.

Opinion to-day appears to be that) Government's recent declaration on Assistant Superintendent of Police, the subject was so clear na to require Reserve

assumed charge no fresh. emphasis beyond what Chinese Company, may be assumed was given diploma- Tsun-on, now appointed Adjutant, tically in appropriate quarters.

with effect from July 28. There remains every desire not to exacerbate feeling by an unnecessary statement,

On the other hand, the Ministers will review the situation fully as they and it to-morrow and will take such steps as seem to be requlted,

of

the

Training Course, Part II The undermentioned members Chinese Company will attend Chin- ese Company Headquarters for Pari II of Training Course on Tuesday, August 22 at 5.30 p.m. sharp:

R140 Wei

Ying-yuen, R142 Souh Chcow-hon

R143 John Ma, R144 Wa Man-hon, 145 William He, R140 Lau Mau, Ri47 Lang Chi-lup, R14R Charles Tam, R149 Tang Kwong- wing.

R150 Koh Kwal-sun and It151 Lam Chong-sing.

No Parliament Recall Fixing the Cabinet meeting in the Constables R100 Tung Shiu-woon, Chan Chi-wing. R112 Chan afternoon will give the Premier an R1 opportunity to see some Ministers in- Ching-mon. R129 Li Chung, R130 dividually during the morning shouldChan Tak-cheong. R134 Leung Tak- kwong, 135 Yung Fook-pui, RIJB the need arise.

Tam-hung. R137 Li Tung- The question of recalling Joseph

R138 C. II. G. Leg. R139 Parliament was not raised by Mr. A. an Wai-shun, R141 Lo Shin-wah, Greenwood, Acting Leader of the Chan

with Mr. Opposition in his taik Chamberlain to-day in view of the fact that the matter will be discussed fully by the Cabinet to-morrow in the Hight of the situation they will have travisage.

their resistance to Throughout Naval Anchorage

"utomatic recall as demanded by the the Government have Couple Mannestad, who wanted that should the situation Commander Cooper, for PRINCESS MARGARET ROSE will join HMS. Lowestoft at Shang-eteriorate substantially, they

Parliament without

Indian Company hal.

Taymaster-Commander recall 112113

Ministers decide t those who Should the London, Aug. 21. Kennedy were inong

morrow that a recall of Parliament is Training Course. Part 11-The Princess Margaret Rose celebrated jarrived by the troopship Ettrick from

necessary in order to honour their undermentioned members of the In- Indlan her ninth birthday to-day at Bat-England, via Singapore, yesterday.

will probably be found that dian Company will attend Castle, where the Royal amoral

The Ettrick first berthed at Kuw~

ere will be a meeting before the Company Headquarters on Tuesday, Family are on holiday--Reuter Bul. Igon wharves, but later moved to the

end of the week or early next week.und Friday, August 22 and 25 re- It-tin.

raval anchurage, where she now lies.

Belisha Soos Daladier

· Spectively for

15.m.

The

Hongkong Telegraph

NINTH ANNUAL-

AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC

COMPETITION

June-September, 1939

CASH

$250

$250 PRIZES $2

(Donated by "Hongkong Telegraph”)

TWO SILVER TROPHIES, VALUED $250

(Donated by ILFORD, Ltd., London)

SEND YOUR ENTRIES IN NOW

CLOSING DATE & TIME:

29th SEPT. AT 5 P.M.

THE ILFORD TROPHIES.WILL BE AWARDED TO THE BEST AND SECOND BEST ENTRIES IN THE COMPETITION, IRRESPECTIVE OF CLASS.

Prizes will be allotted as follows: SECTION ONE:

For Story-Telling Pictures, Ist. $30. 2nd, $15. 3rd. $10.

SECTION TWO: .. Generri Pictorial Section: Landscapes, Seascapes, Architectural, Street Scenes, etc. lat. 990. 2nd. $15. rd. $10.

SECTION THREE: Portraits, Informal Close-ups, Human

Studles.

1st. $30. 2nd. $15. 3rd, $19 SECTION FOUR:

Still Life and Table-Top Studies. 1st. $30. 2nd, $15. 3rd. $10, SECTION FIVE:

Snapshots taken by children under fourteen years. 1st. $15. 2nd, $10. 3rd. $5.

RULES

The following Rules will govern the Competition:

1.-The Competition is confined ex- clusivaly to amateur photo- Staphers 2-No employee or mamber of any arm in the photographic trade is permitted to compete. 3-The prizes will be awarded to the competitors pending in what are adjudged to be the best photo- Section. Each each entry must be accompanied by a form which wil be published during the period of the Com

and which must petition,

ut kider

pasted on back of entry.

bo

The right to publish any or all of the entries is reserved to the Hongkong Telegraph.

6-All photographs entered

must have been taken in the Colony of Hongkong. Photographs which have been already entered in other Competitions are ineligible. 6-No responsibility will be accepted far non-delivery of, loss of, or damage to entries,

7-All entries to be alther black, sepia, or toned pictures, and must

USE THIS FORM

·

AND PASTE IT

ON THE

BACK OF EACH ENTRY

be mounted Coloured photo- graphs are ineligible. B-Pictures submitted in sepia tones should be accompanied by #maller print in black and ihite. -No picture to entered in more

than one Section.

10.-Mounts to be only white or

ereant, and, except

the in Children's Section, must be of one of the following Nixen:-10X17, 10X20.

11--No cortespondence will be entered into in connection with the Cam- petition. 12-Entries in the Children's Section must bear the entrant's name, age and address on the entry form, counter-signed by a parent. 13.-Member of the Staffs' of the Hongkong Telegraph and the South China Sforniap Port are pot permitted to compafe. 14-The decisions of the Judges shall

be final.

15-At the conclusion of the Come petillon, entries will be returned to competitors on application at the Telegraph offices williin adven days,

SECTION NAME

ENTRY FORMI

ADDRESS

DATE

Pisau block lettere and paste this on back of each_Entry entered 11 Children's Section, parent please coun- torsign here.

|

Patrol Duty-Nightly between 8 p.m. and midnight members

et led mint by mchuris as Company.

LONDON Aug. 21 (Trans-Oceani. Course at 5.30... it of Traininų: | Before leaving Paris on his way! Constables 200 Mohar Bux, 1218 Abbas #220 Kurshed Back Is London for the Cabinet meet- Buraydat

R251

Rahmat Din.

. Mr. Hure-Belish, the Minister Alam, R231 Abdul Karin, for War, had an hour's conference Mohamed All, R255 with the French Premier, M. Daladier,

Crowds assembling in

in front of the Foreign Office eventually let to the police cardening off the area.

R267 Jamal Din, R272 Nazir Ahmed, R276 Mohamed Sadiq, K277 Mohamed Afzal, and R259 Abdullah Khan.

Patrol Duty-Nightly between 8

is now certain that Lord Mangp.m. and midnight by members as

Flying Squad

, the Lord Chancellor, now on a detailed by the Ofleer in Charge of Visit to Canada, will be the

be the only Company. absentee from the

the Cabinet meeting. "The Star" says the following will be discussed at the meeting: A con- fidential report from the League of Nations Commissioner to Danzig, Dr.

Strength-Constable R346 Tuct Hung-cheung has been taken on the strength of the Flying Squad,

K. J. Burkhardt, on his discussion from July 21. with Herr Hitler:

114

Patrol Duty-Nightly between B

The new German-Slovakian mill-pan. and midnight by members as detailed by the Officer in Charge of ary treaty:

The reports of Sir Nevile Hender- Company. son. British Ambassador, from Berlin

and Salzburg:

Hungarian

እነር

consultations German.

Halian Foreign Ministers;

between the

and

"

Reports from Home and Danzig. of the The state

Anglo-Soviet General Staff talks in Moscow;

And the endeavours of His Holiness Pope Pius XII to bring about a prace- tul settlement of international con- #icts.

REICH-SOVIET TO SIGN NON-AGGRESSION PACT

(Continued from Page 1) tion, an arrangement that was tinued up to May last year.

Emergency Unil Reserve.

Patrol Duty.-Nightly between B p.m. and midnight by members as Getailed by the Officer In Charge of Company.

O. EAGEN, D. S. P. (R)

Japanese Arrested In Los Angeles

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (Reuter), -The United States Treasury have announced the arrest of two Japan- ese residents of Los Angeles for the con-attempted export of pistols

ammunition to the Japanese naval attache in Shanghai in violation of the Neutrality Law, requiring ex- porters to obtain a licence before

and-

Meeting On Wednesday "Trans-Ocean" adds: The Dutch Foreign Minister, M. van Kleffens, the Norwegian Foreign Minister, Mrading munitions out of the country.

Kolt, and the Foreign Ministers of Luxemburg, Denmark, Sweden, Fin-

and and Belgium, und

under the Chair-

ex-

п

Daladier To See British Manoeuvres

manship of the last-named, are pected 10 meet at Brugsels Wednesday to discuss the policy of be neutrality and independence to pursued by the parties to the Oslo LONDON, Aug. 21 (Renter).---It Convention.

learned that B. Daladier, the French Questions of League Nations Premler, lius accepted the invitation sanctions, guarantees. to neutral of Mr. Leslie Hore-Belisha, British States, flying over neutral territories Miter for War, to attend the peak by belligerent Powers and economic period of the British Army manocu- matters are expected to be the res from September 17 to Septem-

ber 21.

agenda.

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POST OFFICE.

VIA SIDERIA ROUTE Letters and Postcards for Europs (except Great Britain and Eiro) and South America are forwarded "vis Siberia" it so superscribed.

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Malls are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where maila aro advertis. ed to close at or before 9 e.., I Parcel Post Service to China istered and parcel mails are closed

Customs Embargo on at 6 pm, on the previous day. subject to a certain foreign goods, a list of which

may be seen at G.P.O. & K.P.O. accepted for despatch as circum- In all cases parcels can only be stances permit and at senders risk.

INWARD MAILS

Air Mall by "Air France Direct

From

Shanghai

Fer

Antenor

Dac.

August 22.

Straits

Van Heutsz

August 22.

Service Paris date, 10th August Air France Plane

.August 23.

Conton

Conton Moru

August 23.

Siraits

Ruys

August 23.

Shanghai

Scharnhorst

.August 23.

Jupan

Shirala

..August 23.

Shanghai and Swatow

Szechuen

.August 23.

Ale Mail by "Imperial Airways

Direct

Service-london

date, Imperial

10th August.

Always Plane

.August 24.

Japnu

• Nagpore

.August 24.

Air Mall by "Pan American Airways

Direct

Service"-San Francisco Pan American Airways Plane

dale, 16th August.

Aurusi 21.

Canada, U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan

and Shanghai

(Vancouver .C.

Sunit

date,

6th August),

Emp. of Japan

August 25.

Glulio Cesare

August 25.

Kamo Maru

August 25.

Pres, Cleveland

August 25.

Strata and Europe via Negopatom

(Papers etc.)-London date, 270 July

Terukuni Maru

August 25.

Kumsang

August 25.

Marchen Maersk Neptuna

August 26.

August 26.

Pleasantville

.August 20.

Tatuta Maru

.August 20.

Japan

Manila

Calculta and Straits

Manila

Rabaul and Manila

Manila

U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan, and Shang- hai (San Francisco date, 27th July).

For

OUTWARD MAILS

Fort Bayard and Bangkok Parcels only

l'er

Tuesday

Date and Time.

Mul Hock ..Tues, Aug. 22, 4.30 p.m.

for Straits, Penang. Ceylon, Aden, Egypt, Marseilles Antenor and Lundon-due London, 27th September.

Manila

Tues., Aug. 23.1 G.P.G. and K.P.O. Parcels.....Aug. 22, 5 p.m.

Wednesday

Gloticus

Air Mall for Indo-China only-due Air France Plane

Hauel, 23rd August.

Amoy

Manila and Parcels only for Ger-

many via Hamburg

Fort Bayard

Formosa

Haiphong.....

Wed, Aug 23, 9.30 a.m. .Wed., Apr. 23. G. P. O. and K, P. O. Reg.....Aug. 23, 11.30 am. ..Aug. 23. Noon. Kiangsu Wed., Aug. 23, 3.30 p.m. Scharnhorst..Wed., Aug. 23, 7 p.m.

Thursday

Ord..

Chungking Thurs., Aug. 24, 8.30 am. Canton Muru

Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Imperiab Airways Plane

Direct Service”—due London. 31st August

Κ.Ρ.Ο.

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Thurs., Aug. 24, 10.30 am. Wosabg ....Thurs., Aug. 24, 3 p.m.

Thurs., Aur. 24,

Reg.

..Aug. 24, 5 pm,

Ord.

.Aug. 24. 5.30 pm. G.P.O.

Reg.

Aug. 24, 5 pm.

Ord.

Aug. 24, 7 p.m.

Air Mall for

Malaya, Java and Imperial Airways Plane

Australla by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-due Sydney 18t September

Thurs.. Lug. 24,

K.r.o.

Reg.

Aug. 24, 5 p.m.

Ord.

.Aug. 24, 5.30 p.m.

G.P.O,

Reg.

Aug. 24, 5 pm.

Ord.

.Aug. 24, 7 p.m.

Plant

Thurs, Aug. 24.

K.P.O.

Reg.

Ord.,

..Aug 24, 5 p.m. .Aug. 24, 5.30 p.m.

Rex..

Ord..

U.S.A.. by the

Air Malt for Manila, Guam, Ilono- Pan American Airways

lain and

"Fan- American Airways Direct Service" due San Francisco 31st August.

Shanghai Tourane Haiphongt Manila

G.P.O.

...Aug 24, 5 p.m. Aug. 25, 7.30 am.

Friday

Giulio Cesare Fri, Aug. 25, 8.30 am, Szechuen....Fri., -Aug. 25, 1.30 p.m. Talnan

.Fri, Aug. 25, 2 p.m. Emp: of Japan Fri., Aug. 25, 3 30 p.m.

Shanghai, Japan and Europe (ex- cept Great Britain and Eire) via Siberia

Japan, Honolulu, US.A., Pres, Shanghai,

Central and South America viu San Francisco and (Papers only for Canada)-duc San Francisco, 15th September.

Aug. 25, 4 p.m. ..Aug. 25, 5 p.m. ..Aug. 25, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.

Terukuni Maru Fri., Aug. 25, 3.30 p.m. Cleveland .......Fri., Aug. 25,

K.P.O. Parcels, Reg., Ord.,

Parcels,

Aug. 23, 4 pan. .Aug. 25, 5 p.m. Aug, 25, 7 p.m. ..Fr., Aug. 25.

Aur

Aug. 25. 5 p.m. 25, 5.30 pan. .Aug.

25, p.m. Aust 25, 7 p.m. Fri, Aug. 24. Aug. 20, 5 p.m. Aug, 25, 7 p.m. ...Fri., Aug. 25,

Neg.

Ord.,

Manila, Australia and New Zealand Kamo

via Thursday Island-lue Thurs- day Island, 7th September

Maru

Kowloon 1. O.

Reg.,

Ord.,

#. P. O.

Reg.

Ord,

Parcels and Papers only for Calcutta Suisung

COMING SOON

To The

Parcels,

at the most reasonable

Papers

Papers only for Straits and (Parcels Shirala

and Papers) for Calcutin

Parcels.

Papers

Air Mall for "K.L.M. Airways Direct Shirala

Service"-due Amsterdam,, *EN

steg..

Bepl

Ord..

Saturday

Parcela only for Stralis Amoy

Muinam

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Gloucester Bldg. Pedder St.

Aug. 25,

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Aug. 20,

Fri., Aug, 25.

K.P.O. Aug. 25. 5 p.ni.

P.O. and

.Aug. 20, 8.30 am.

„Sal., Aug. 28, 1 p.m. Van Heuisz ..Sat., Aug. 26, 5 pm.

Shanghal, Japon, Honolulu, US.A. Fatuta Maru...Snt., Aug. 20,

Central and South Amerlen via San Francisco-due San Francisco, 18th September.

Shanghai Japan

Haiphong

Air Mail for

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

Reg Ord.,

.Aug. 26, 5 'p.m.

...Aug. 26, 8.30 pas

Sunday

Anhui Kumsang

......Sun., Aug. 27, 9am. .....Sun., Aug. 27, 9 a.m.

Monday

Hupch

Mon., Aug. 28, I p.m.

"Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plane Direct Service"-due London. 4th September

Mon, Aug. 28.

E.P.O.

Reg.

...Aug. 28, 5 p.m.

Ord.

Aug, 28, 5.30, p.m.

G.R.O.

Reg.

.Aug. 28, 5 p.m.

Ord.

........Aug. 28, 7 D.m

Mon., Aug, 28.

K.P.O.

Air Mall for Malaya, Java and Imperial Airways Plane

Australia by "Imperial Airways

Direct Service"-due Sydney 4th September

Reg.

Ord,

Ref.

Ord.

....Aug. 28, 5 p.m.

¡Aug. 28, 5.20 p.m.

G.P.O.

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.Aug. 28, 6 p.m. Aug. 28, 1 p.m.

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