1939-08-25 — Page 4

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

25 words $2.00 for 3 days prepaid PERSONAL.

JOHN PASZTOR.

I am at 243 Queen's Road Central, fourth floor. Homer Chow.

FOR SALE.

the

VEGETABLE SHORTAGE on

We recommend you to plant market. your own vegetables. Reliable tested seeds always obtainable at Grace Co. 10 Wyndham Street, Hongkong.

MILITARY ACTIVITY

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

NOTICE

CONSULATE GENERAL (OF THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA IN HONG KONG

The Consul General for Panum wishes to announce to the Steam Ships

EL

Agencies and Exporting Firma of Hong Kong doing busi- neas with the Republic of Panama and Central and South American countries via Pangma, that, owing to unforeseen circumstances with the premises now reference to Decupied by the Consulate in the

Hongkong &

Bank Shanghal Building; and being imposible to find in short time another raitable place for the Consulate's Offices on account of the special circumstances prevailing now al Hong Kong, the Consulate General will be closed the 1st of Septem- ber, 1939, until new announcement, of and all shipments of merchandise traille will be and passenger Secretaries, in their shirt sleeves, stopped at that date.

THE CONSUL GENERAL FOR are working day and night for 46. hours in order to keep abreast of the work.

INCREASES

(Continued from Page 1.)

for

besjoging the travel agencies, where

<721 tickets a tremendous ran abroad is being experienced.

scene is the The Embassy feverish activity instead of the usual dignified calm.

The British Consulate is thronged with enquirere,

Berlin is sweltering in a heat wave, and the sunny streets do not referi the international atuation.

French Troops Called Up

PANAMA.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC

* CO., LTD.

IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that

PARIS, Aug 24 (Reuter),--While an Interim Dividend of Dollars one men are hurrying to join units alli over France to-day, the Cabinet, per Share has been declared for

under M. Lebrun unanimously ap the year 1939, and will be payable proved the new military measures on and after Thursday, 7th Sep-

inken by M. Dulmiier.

Argording to well-informed circles members of the Government attached less portance to the text of the German-Soviet

post than

to

tember, 1939. Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at

the the Company's Registered Office,

underlying intentions of the negotia-lp. & D). Building.

tors.

What concerned them most was 16) THE REGISTER OF SHARES discover whether the pret excuse for Hussin to retire into isola- of the Company will be CLOSED

was a

tion, or a real agreement fur colla- from MONDAY, 28TH AUGUST, boration between the countries.

fi

The possibility of the formation of to WEDNESDAY, 6TH SEPTEM-

National Government,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Friday,

G.

IR.

KING SIGNS

EMERGENCY

DEFENCE MEASURE

(Continued from Pape 1.)

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 28th

would affect economle matters; and day of August, 1939, at 3 p.m.,erhaps a greater part of them would at the Offices of the Public dent with such questions as A.R.P. Works Department, by Order of Rive the House an undertaking that We do not intend to affect the liberly His Excellency the Governor of of the subject. one Lot of Crown Land at Weng Nel Chung, In the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years.

Intending bitters are advised that immediately after the dispo- sal of the lot the Purchaser (If not the applicant) will he required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the safe, the sum of two hundred This sum dollars, ($200) in cash. will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

* No. of Sale

Registry No

Locality

No. £548.

Wes Boad & Tsui

******* "Junction of Sing

Man

urret.

Boundary Measuremonts

N.

B.E. W.

Auper sale

Contents in

Annuai

Rental

Opses Price

About

4,500

$82

$11,250

G. MR.

If the situaBER (both days inclusive) during | PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

worse is being discussed which period no transfer of shares in cent circles, following meeting of the council M. Dainier can be registered.

proceed to such a step by ap- would

pealing for national unity.

Private vehicles are being requisi-

the By Order of Directors,

Board of

tioned and special trains are running GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD., from the termini for reservists.

Long-distance telephones, are rerved for offlcial communications.

Families are evacuating Paris, and acroplanes and trams to England are crowded.

The streets, nevertheless, are enim," and there is no sign of nervousness, but clear evidence that the country is!

behind the standing unanimously Government,

Italian Ships Cancel Sailings HOME, Aug 24 (Trans-Ocean).-. The Italian liners Conti di Savoia and Augusta, which were to have left Genoa to-day for North and South America respectively, lave postponed their deparline.

Agents.

Hongkong, 27th July, 1939.

U.S. COMMODITY

PRICES

LATEST CABLED

QUOTATIONS

New York, Aug. 21. New York Cotton

Opening 8.07/68

8.58/57

*.10b/42a

8.34/35

Closing

Det

8.57/07

HALIFAX STATEMENT

Dec. Jan.

Mari

8.54/55

8.40 N

8.35/35

May

8.19/19

6.20/20

July

8.02/02 -

(Continued from Page 1.)

SPOL

New York Rubber

H

0.05 N 9.17 N

16.71/72 16.78/79 18.526/80u 16.63/63 16.55/01 16.556/57 16.02/64

16.57b/588 Total sales for the day:-1,830 tons.

Chicago Wheat

70/2/3

71/7134

Wednesday's sales:-

German Sept. Germany. attacking

directed to Dev. policy could only be Festoring European confidence by Mar. willingness to settle differences by May negotiation an dwas not based to the extent it seems to be upon a plan to trying to settle differences by forec, Sept. we should ask nothing better as we Dee. have said more than once, than to May work with Germany and to help re- solve her difficulties and our own ami. all the problems of the world that

But if the misunder-Sept. need solution. standing between Germany and Great De Britain is to be removed, I repeat May that there must be some certainty about the future of Europe and that Oct. is why we feel obliged to resist any Dee. attempt to iter the map of Europe May by constant appeals to force."

Thieves Prefer

Goat's Milk

SALT LAKE CITY.

When prowlers stole a gallon can

wasn't

70/097μ

704770% 7034/703

42,111,000 bushels. Chicago Corn

45%/454 4544/464 46/46% 4544/45%

484/40

Winnipeg Wheat

62/64 645/65

61% B

624/6213 65%/05

Beer Famine In Darwin

DARWIN, Northern Australia, Darwhate isolated outpost

shillings NO 2

*

ní

of goat milk from a cooler on his Northern Australia where beer custs boltic owing small farm, Joe Reeves angry. But when the thieves walk-to high transport charges, has suffer- cd right into Reeves' pasture anded a beer famine. Gladly the people milked his goats dry, that was too of Darwin welcomed contingents of forces. Australian defence much, so Reeves requested Salt Lake the county deputy sheriffs to keep a close Promptly these same troops drank

all the beer in the town. watch on the farm.

Swan Culbertson

Friti сая

Investment Bankers and Brokers

Members of New York Cotton Exchange

Chicago Board of Trade

Winnipeg Grain Exchango

Commodity Exchange, Inc., New York Canadian Commodity Exchango, Inc., Montreal

New York Coffed and Sugar Exchange

Manila Stock Exchange

Hongkong Sharobrokers Association

Shanghai Stock Exchange

SHANGHAI, HONGKONG. MANILA AND SINGAPORE

Cable Address: Swanstock

of the Sale by Public Auction

to be held on Monday, the 28th day of August, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Oflices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one lot of Crown Land at Wong "Nei Chaug, in the Colony of Hong Kong. for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of

75 years.

Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo- sal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required authorised to deposit with an officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of

the Purchase price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

I No. of Sale

Tiland Lot

Registry No.

Sing Woo Road,

Locality

Boundary Measurements

ม.

N. W.

Sfret fent Sertifent

na is snis plan.

Contents i

CHARITY

CONCERT given by

Ann. Rent.

4.500

$92

Prof. Harry Ore

Prof. E. Pellegatti

Miss Pruc Lowis

Mrs. Silvia Choy

Mr. Albert Woo

Miss Rosabel Heu and the

CHORAL GROUP (Director: Prof. E. Gualdi) at the

CHINA FLEET CLUB THEATRE

On Friday, August 25, 1939, of 9 p.m.

in aid of Refugee Children Sponsored try

The Industrial Home for Refugee Children Admissions: $5 and $3.

Booking at thi Trang Fook Plano Co. Anderson Music Co.

'COUNT THE

TELEGRAPHS EVERYWHERE

| Upset Price

$11,250

Undertaking To Press

August 25,

1939.

UNITED FRONT IN PARLIAMENT AS ALL MEMBERS SUPPORT

PREMIER

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15% 5 io stand by those to whom we niedge our word."

Treachery Of Russia

M. J. McGovern, Independent Labour Party member, said he was "I give the press an undertaking not dismayed by the Russo-German

censorship

pact, because he belloved it was de- that there will be na

who were Dur until, and unless this country is ne-sirable to know tually involved in hostilities.

enemies. He had no use for trea-

"I also give another very Import-chery and double-dealing of any ant assurance that we do not intend kind.

Mr. McGovern added that he took to deal with labur questions under the Defence of the Realm regulations, the view last year that the one neither have we any intention of us-country in the world that desired

for war was Russia, ing these emergency, powers.

Mr. L. M. S. Amery declared that the situation was one which called peacetime purposes.

"The great safeguard is that the for action, in all sobriety we ough

is an emergency measure which to face the grim fact that we are to be confronted, certain will only remain in operation for a almost

within a few days, or a few weeks, with the prospect of war. limited period of time.

That being so, it would be mud- Mr. Arthur Greenwood intimated that the Opposition would not oppose ness on our part not to take every the second reading, and after a brief measure that would be required it discussion the bill was given a second war came.

rending without a division.

Financial Regulations Replying to the debate, Sir Samuel floare said that financial regulations wquld be necessary at no distant

Mr. Amery declared that the Prime Minister should equip himself with a small Cabinet of men capable of facing the appalling task with which they were likely to be confronted.

war.

Mr.

"We May Escape War" the debate, Replying to

Are nof Chamberlain said: "Wo

may Perhaps we yet at

But what we wanted скаре wаг. to do was in show to the world that in this time of crisis, "we are united in our main purpose.

date. There would be an announce ment before the Issue of the regula tions. If they were announced be fore the insuing of the regulations, there would be every opportunity for forestalling any speculation..

Speaking generally.

"I, who at this moment carry per- covered very much the same ground haps a greater responsibility than is the Defence of the Realm regula any member of the flouse, ask you tions between 1914 and 1918. The to conclude this debate and get on bill would not touch the question of with the action that we are liere to

the

powers.

the privileges of the Members of take-to give to the world that notice Parliament, or restrict them in any of our unity which we all desire to

give. Win3

The bill was given a third read-] ing and this evening received the Royal Assent.

Both Houses have

until next Thursday,

adjourned

The procedure motion was then pul and carried by 427 votes to four, the minority voles being cast by Party the Independent Labour

members,

The

Hongkong Telegraph

NINTH ANNUAL

AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION

June-September, 1939 CASH

$250

PRIZES

$250

(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.

Prixes will be allotted as follows: SECTION ONE:

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

SECTION TWO:

General Pictorial Section: Landscopes, Seascapes, Architectural, Street Scenes, etc.

1st. $30. 2nd. $15. 3rd. $10.

SECTION THREE: Portraits, Informal Close-ups, Human Studica.

Ist. $30. 2nd. 315. 3rd. $10 SECTION FOUR:

S Life and Table-Top Studles. 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 wil govern the Competition:

1.-The Competition is confined ex- photo- clusively to graphers

amateur

No employee or member of any arm in the photographie trade in permitted to compete.

and

-The prizes will be awarded to the competitore sending in what are adjudged to be the best photo

Section. Each each rapha in entry must be accompanied by a form which will be published during the periwhich must be of the Com- petition, parted on back of entry.· 4-The right to publish any or all of the entries is reserved to the Trongkong Telegraph.

must -All photographs catered

have been taken in the Colony nt Ilongkong. Photographs which have been already entered in other Competitions are ineligible. d. No responsiblity wt be accepted for non-delivery of loss of or damage to entries.

7.-All- entries to be either black, sepia, or toned pictures, and mut

USE THIS FORM

AND PASTE IT

ON THE

BACK OF EACH ENTRY

be

photo-

mounted. Coloured graphs are ineligible. B-Platures submitted in sepia tones should be accompanied by smaller print in black and white. 0-No picture to entered in more

than and Section. 10.-2ounis to be only white or cream. and, except En the Children's Section, must be of one of the following sizes:-10XIZ. 10X20,

11-No correspondence will be entered Into in connection with the Com- petition.

12-Entries in the Children's Section must bear the entrant's name, age and address on the entry form, counter-aigned by a parent.

13-Members of the Staffs of the Hongkong Telegraph and the South China Morning Post are not permitted to compete,

14-The decisions of the Judges shall

be final.

15-At the conclusion of the Com- petition, entries will be returned to competitors on application at the Telegraph omces within seven days,

SECTION

NAME

ENTRY FORM

ADDRESS

DATE

Please pine block letters and paste this on back of each Entry. I entered to Children's Bection, parent please coun - tarziga bere,

POST OFFICE.

VIA SIBERIA BOUTE Letters and Postcards for Europe

South America are forwarded" "vis (except Great Britain and Elre) and Siberia" if so superscribed.

China

OUTWARD MAIL, TIMES Registered and Parcel Malls are

ume given below unless otherwis closed 15 minutes earlier than the

stated, and where mails are advertis- ed to close at or before û a.m, re- Fartel Post Service to

is gistered and parcel malls are closed Customs Embargo On at 5 p.m. on the previous day. subject to n certain foreign goods, a list of which

accepted for despatch as circum- may be seen at G.P.O. & K.P.O.

In all cases parcels can only be stances permit and at senders risk. INWARD MAILS

From

Canada, U.S.A.. Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai (Vancouver BC. date, 5th August). Canton Straits Haiphong Japan

Manila

Shanghai.

Calcutta and Straits

Manila

Rabaul and Manila

Air Mail by "Pan American Airways

Per

Hlupeh

Cleveland

Yochow

Kumsung

Marchen Maersk Neptuna

Direct Bervice”—San Francisco Pan American Airways Plane date, 18th August. Manila

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

July).

Streits

Haiphong

Shanghal

Haiphong and Fort Bayard

Shanghat and Arnoy

Japan, Shanghai and Formosa

Mall by "Imperial Airways Direcl Service"-Landon diate,

23rd August

Pleasantville

Taluta Maru Teiresias Canton Glenbeg

Jean Dupuis Titjalengka

Husimi Maru

Dur.

Emp. of Japan

August 25.

Falshan

August 25.

Giulio Cesare

August 23.

August 25.

Kamo Maru Pres

August 25.

.August 25.

August 25.

August 20.

August 26.

.August 20.

August 26.

August 28.

August 20.

August 27,

August 27.

August 27.

August 27,

.August 27.

.August 28.

Imperial Airways Plane

August 28.

Muinum

August 28.

Sulyang

Augosi 28.

Anshun

August 20.

Anna Maersk

August 29.

Jeypore

August 29.

Kaisyo Mar

August 29.

Tisadanc

August 20.

Direct

August 30.

Saigon

Jean Laborde

August 30,

Bangkok Straits and Manila

Kweiyang

.August 30.

Menestheus

.August 30,

OUTWARD MAILS

Per

Date and Time.

Friday

Haiphong

Wosang......Fri., Aug. 25, 3 pan.

Manita. Australia and New Zealand Kamo Maru

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

.Fri., Aug. 23.

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

Rem, Ord..

Bangkok..

Bust

Parcels Papers,

Reg.

Ord.,

Reg..

Straits

Shanghal Japan Shanghai Juva

and Amoy

Air Mall by

"Air France

ServleParis date, 23rd August Air France Plane

For

Parcels and Papers only for Calcutta Sansang

Aug.

.25, 2.45 pm.

.Aug. 25, 3.30 p.m.

Fri, Aug. 25, 4.30 p.m.

Fri. Aug. 26,

.Aug. 25, 5 p.m.

Aug. 25, 7 p.m.

મ

K.P.Q

Air Mail for "Impertal Airways Imperlat Airways Plane Fri, Aug. 23,

Direct Service"-due London, 2nd September.

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

Aug, 25,

5 p.m.

Ord................. Aug. 25, 7 p.m.

K.P.O.

Air Mall for Malaya, Java and Aus- Imperial Airways Plane Fri., Aug. 25,

tralia by the "Imperial Airways Direct Service”-due Syndey, 1st Sept.

Shanghai

Reg.

Ord.,

Rex..

Ord.,

Giulio Cesare

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

Service"-duc Amsterdam. 7:

Kra..

Sept.

Ord.,

Parcels,

Papers

Papers only for Straits and (Parcels Shirala

ond Papers) for Calcutta

.Aug. 25, 5 p.m.

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

Aug. 25, 5 p.m.' Aug. 25, 7 p.m. Fri., Aug. 25, 7 p.m. ..Fri, Aug. 23,

G.r.O, and K.P.O.

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

.Aug. 25, 5 p.m. Aug. 26, 8.30 am. Fri., Aug. 25, .Aug. 25, 5 pm, Aug. 20, 9 a.m. Fri., Aug. 26.

G.P.O. & K.P.O. Parcels Reg. Ord.

Itefikon Shunchil

..Aug. 25, 5 p.m. Aug. 26, 9.45 aan.. Aug. 20, 10.30 am.

.Sat., Aug, 20, 10.30 a.m. Sat, Aug. 26, 10.30 am- Sat., Aug. 20, 3.30 p.m.

Von Heutsz ..Sat., Aug, 26, 5 p.m.

.Sat., Aug. 20.

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

Saturday

Soton

Fort Bayard

Swalow

Anbui...

Amoy

Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., Patula Maru

Central and South America vin San Francisco-due San Francisco, 18th September.

G.P.O. and K.P.Ó.

Reg.,

.Aug. 20, 5 pm,

Ord..

Aug. 20, 5.30 p.m.

lulu and U.B.A.. by the "Pan.

K.r.o.

American Airways Direct Ser- vice"-due San Francisco 2nd September.

Rek..

..Aug. 26, 5 p.m.

Ord..

.Aug. 26, 5.30 p.m.

G.P.O.

Reд..

Ord..

Sunday

Kumsang Wingsang

.Sun., Aug. 27, 0 a.m.

Sun., Aug, 27, 0a.m.

Monday

Air Mull for Manila, Guam, Hous- Pan American Plane Sat, Aug. 26.

Japan

Shanghai

.Aug. 20, 3 p.m.

.Aug. 27, 7.30 am.

K.P.Q.

Air Mall for "K.L.M. Airways Direct Husimi Maru ........Mon., Aug. 28.

Service" due Amsterdam, 10th September.

.Aur. 28, 12.30 p.m.

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

Rex..

Ord.,

G.P.O.

Reg..

....Aug. 28, 12.30 p.m.

Ord..

Salgon, Straits, Ceylon, India, Aden, Husim!

Egypt and Europe Vin Marsellies due Marseilles, 28th September,

Maru... Mon., Aug. 28.

K.P.O.

Reg.,

Haiphong

Parcels only for Straits

"Imperial Airways Air Ma!! for

Direct Service"-Bue London, 4th September

Ord.,

Reg.,

Hupeli....

Aug. 28, 1 p.m..

Aug. 28, 12.45 p.m.

Aug. 28, 1.30 p.m.

G.P.O.

.Aug. 23, 12.45 pm.

Ord...Aug. 20, 1.30 p.m. Mon., Aug. 20, I p.m. Muloam......Mon., Aug. 28, 5 p.m. Imperial Airways Plane

Blou., Aug. 28.

Reg. Ord.

1.Aug. 28, 5 p.m.

.Aug. 28, 5.30 p.m.. G.P.0.

Reg.

...Ang. 28. p.m.

Ord......

.Aug. 28, 7 p.m.

and Imperial Airways Plane

Java Air Mail (or Malaya,

'Australia by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-due Sydney 4th September

Canton

Mon.. Aug. 28. K.P.O.

Reg.

...Aug. 28, & ..

Ord.

.Aug. 28. 5.30 p.m.

G.P.O.

Rck.

.Aug. 28. 5 p.m.

Ord.

Apr. 28, 7 p.m.

Tuesday

Fatshun..Tues., Aug. 29, 7.15 am. Manila, Makassar and Sourabaya.. Tjitjalengka Tues., Aug. 20, 8.30 am. Saigon, Madong and Salamaun.... Neptuna .Tues., Aug. 29, 7 p.m.

Shanghai and Japan Air Mail for Indo-Chin Hanol, 30th August,

Haiphong

Wednesday

Jean Laborde

Wed., Aug. 30, 10:30 am,

only-duo Air France Plane ..........Wed., Aug. 30,

.: Canton

Reg.. Ord.,

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

.Aug. 20, 11.80 8.3. ...................... Aug. 30, Noon.

Wed.. Aug. 30, 2 p.m.