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of Messrs.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

THE THAT

FORTY-SECOND ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING OF THIS COMPANY WILL be hold at the Oflice Jarding, Matheson & Co., Ltd. on Friday, the 16th February, 1946, at 11.30 am, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Direc tors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1939.

The Register of Shares of the Company will be CLOSED from Friday, the 9th February, 1910, Friday, the 16th February, 1910, both days inclusive.

of By order Directors,

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the Board

of

C. M. MANNERS, Secretary and Manager. Hongkong, 25th January, 1940.

HONGKONG TRAMWAYS,

LIMITED

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that The ORDINARY YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of HONG- KONG TRAMWAYS LIMITED will be held at the offices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Hongkong, on FRIDAY, the 16th of February, 1910, at 412 Iday

the to transact noon, o'clock ordinary business of the Company,

IS HEREBY AND NOTICE ALSO GIVEN that the REGISTER OF MEMBERS of the Company Feb. 1. will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, .Feb. 1.

16th ....Feb. 1. the 2nd to FRIDAY, the

February, 1940, buth days inclu-

5 p.m..

INWARD MAILS

Cartoni Haiphon Jupan

Shanghai, Amoy and Swatow

Peb, J.

Straits and Saigon

Feb. 1.

sive.

Calcutta und Strats

.Fes. 2.

Haiphong, Hollow and Fort Bayard

Feb. 2.

By Order of the Board,

W. F. SIMMONS,

Straits

Feb. 2.

Canton

Feb. 3.

Japan and Shanglad

Feb. 3.

Sandakan

Shanghai and Amoy

Shanghai

Feb. 3.

Feb. 3.

Feb. 3.

U.S.A., Honoludu, Japan and Shanghai (San Francisco date, 121: January).

Feb. 3. Manita

U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and

(San Francisco date, 4th January)

Shanghai and Amoy

Secretary, Hongkong, 25th January, 1940. HUMPHREYS ESTÁTE & FINANCE CO., LTD.

Thursday,

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

R.

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Salo by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 5th day of February, 1940, at 3 p.m., at the Oilces of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Along Kok, in the Colony of Hong Kom, for a term of 15 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fised by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of

5 years.

February 1,

1940.

Finland Accuses Russians of Firing Gas Shells

WOMEN

MAKE

GAS MASKS

By GEOFFREY COX

Daily Express Staff Reporter

HELSINKI, Jan. 4. FINLAND'S High Command announced to-night that Russin yesterday used gas shells on the front. The official statement reads: "Yesterday, Russian guns near Lake Ladoga fired shells filled with asphyxiating gas against a Finnish battery. We have cleven cases of gas poisoning.”

The type used is stated to bo chloro-plerine. The Finns have Intending bidders are advised been anticipating gas attacks that immediately after the dispo-both on the front and rear ever sal of the lot the Purchaser since last Saturday, when the not the applicant) will be required Soviet accused them of using

authorised gas. Finland at

once denied to deposit with officer who will be present at the this, and offered to allow any anle, the sum of two hundred neutral commission to visit her dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum front.

ill be refunded on payment of the Purchase price..

an

THEIR

Glorious Foggy

Day

HELSINKI, Jan. 4. "What a glorious day,"

OWN

Crowds of evocuees packed the trains into the city from the out- akirta to do a day's shopping..

D

An official communique issued by the Finnish High Command to-night states: "On the Karelian frontier nghting has been heavy. The Rus- sinns crossed the Taipaile Niver und tried to push on. They were met by

said the people of Helsinki-fierce Finnish counter-attacks. when they looked out of

Tanks Destroyed

their windows this morning

"There was also heavy fighting and saw a thick blanket of

twenty miles north-west of Terijoki. North of Lake Ladoga me Russian fog covering the ground. It

column, supported by tanks, reached la almost impossible to see

the Inteside holiday resort of Tolva- the tops of the trees.

twenty-five Jnevi, approximately ......................................................................... iniles inside the Finnish frontier,

The main Soviet push is still on The Karelian falbinus, Reports

Four Soviet tanks were destroyed." that Russian plenes have broken the granite rocks, so thut rock Red alteraft matle a number of the Mannerheim Line there are splinters fly off like metal.

glits, attacking with machine-guns antrue. The Mannerheim Line is' With a hard winter the Finns are Finnish troop and civilians on the Finnish at least twenty miles behind the confident they can "freeze up" the roads behind the front. nearest point which the Russians war till the spring. It will prevent "fightingt planes and bombers went to elahm to have reached.

the Russians, they believe, from the aid of their troops the Finnish breaking through.

A communique from Fire Shells

Only ale terror or gas might make Admiralty says: "Our coastal patrols. It was the ftar of gas attacks

The Russians are using huge quan- the difference. Even for the air in spite of bad weather, opened fire on Helsinki which made the city tities of artillery. They have poured, terror winter is no good time. Snow on a squadron of Russian warships PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. authorities rush on with the incendiary shells at the Finns, trying stopped falling to-day in Helsinki. in the Gulf of Finland. Because of

evacuation and order out all to burn away their cover, and they but fog came up to cover the town the fort they could not British and American citizens are pounding with high explosives with an equally effective cloak.

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"Pilgrim's" Hockey Notes

intr

in the first

The game was fuel throughout and on the run of play, Royal Signals were rather unfortunate to be beaten By the score indicated.

early on Monday.

The Flans fear that the Russians will use on not because they are determined to break the rules of

war, but because they think that the Red Army must use extreme mea- ures If they hope for an early vic-

tury.

Winter is no time to try blitz- krieging Finland. Therefore, Kas effective if terrible

would be

weapon.

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Big Push Held

The Finnish Army are not fully equipped with gas marks. Of the civilians only a few have them. Th Finns' only gas mask factory started work not more than six months ago.

News Guide

damage had been done."

ter what

By Bernard Moore

Hitler Repays A Debt

"in fulfilment of the Fuchrer's promise," Slovakia regaina terri- tory which Poland "appropriated”. in 1920, 1924, and 1938 by a treaty signed between Germany and Slovakia her yesterday. Berlin cable.

NO the Slovaks are now receiving

Women are making home-made So reward for the assistance

masks out of charcoal sewn into

the

ja Member of Parliament, and Mem-

bers of Parliament have immunity."

Even in those tragie

speelal MOR

MORE annoying than the actual A violution of Swiss territory, from times the the point of view of Basle citizens, Czechs were clinging to the demo- in the fact that some of the bundles eratie, tradition.

failed to open.

:

The Danish Trade Delegation, which arrives in London this week to discuss the price of cloth und fastened to rubber. they gave Germany last year, when

Danish cxports, will be headed tubing. In the streets of Helsinki the Czech problem was at its height.

by Prince Axel of Denmark- you will see only one in a hundred The difficulties of the Prague Govern-

Copenhagen cable. ment were then increased by Slovak with an ordinary gas mask.

for autonomy, Inspired, of

CHOICE of a king's cousin, und a demands shells The reports of these gas

nephew of the late Queen Alex Bul were being received by the Finnish course, by the Nazis.

to talk of the territory which landra's as head of a trude mission

nerheim, the commander-in-chief of

Varoshijov,Russian

In 1920 the

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Bundles of Nazi leaflets dropp- ed from German planes have fallen in the streets of Basic- Zurich message.

One bundle was found to welgh 451b, heavy propaganda indeed. The bundle was tied with a metal loop with a Une fuse designed to detach the fastener after a specified delay.

RETURNING SHORTLY

the course of his travels Dr. LA also visited the USA.

(Continued from Page 6.)

instead of the net

shooting General Stan headquarters at Poland "appropriated" is really going may seem strange at first. But The Hon. Dr. Li Shu-fan is ex- from the edge of the circle,

Allied Prince Axel is "In business" himself. pected back in the Colony within the However, the attack is due for same time that Field-Marshal Man Father for

He is chairman of one of Den- next few days, after almost a year of e for the manner in which they me Finnish Army, was busy coping Supreme Council decided to fix the

best-known business and iravel during which he has visited. quickly settled down

line passing through the districts shipping firms, the East Asiatic Com- among other places, England, France. half and did most of the attacking with the Russian big push in the Polish-Czecho-Slovak frontier alongsi

the Tatra pany, in which he served an appren- Germany, Denmark and Switzerland Well though Truscott, in goul, and north.

Soviet troops yesterday and to-day of Zips and Oraya in

Mountains.

threship as captain of one of their to pursue further the most up-to-date the three halves played, chief credit

In occupying this territory the motor ships.

methods of treatment of Tuberculosis," for the Signalmen must go to Hur- were attacking practically along the

He will bring back with him the rington and Sayers, the backs, who Arctic Circle In an attempt to fight

their way to the top of the Gulf of Poles were acting in accordance with the same the decision of virtually

latest medical instruments in use in detended stoully to the end.

the best elinics In Europe and NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

Bothnia,

commander- body which had defined the rest of

America, In Feb. 3. that the ANNUAL, ORDINARY

The territory "appropriated" in in-chief and War Minister, hopes by Czecho-Slovakia's frontlers, this move to cut off the Finns from

Javorrina, is the

a beautiful Feb. 4. GENERAL MEETING of Share-

1024 Feb. 4.

Petsamo and from Sweden and Nor-mountain district of no political or ...Feb. 4. holdera will be held at the HONG

economic importance, which, follow- Alr Mall by -Imperial

ing frontier incidents, was ceded by Airways KONG HOTEL, Hong Kong,' on (799 LADIES, Caer Clark Cup Service-Londou date, 20th Jan.

champions, in a League

It is a war in the dark. There Czecho-Slovakia after free negotin- between Poland and that Feb. Thursday, the 15th February, 1940,

tions at King's Park last are only two or three hours of dusky Cimado, U.S.A., Honchulu, Japan and at 11.00 AM.. for the purpose of match

date, Shanghai-(Vancouver BC.

As for the territory occupied by receiving the Report of the Direc- Saturday, made no mistake in light a day at this time of the year, country. 11th January) ...

.Feb. ນ. Fel. 5. Formosa and Swalow

tors together with a Statement or defeating C.B.A. 5-0 on their In these as in the long hours poland in 1938, Germany's use of the home ground. Three times dur-darkness the Soviet troops are try. Feb. 5. Feb. 5.

Accounts for the year ended 31st.ing the initial half "y" Ladies ing to press on over almost trackless term "appropriated" is cool, Indeed. snow towards the Arctle highway After Munich, when Germany herself Air Mail Ly

successfully pierced the C.B.A. that leads from the top of Toronto, appropriated the Sudetenland and "Imperial Airways December, 1939.

mission, approved by Germany, de- Direct Service" London, date, 24th

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the defence by well devised moves above the Gult of Bothalu, to Pet- more, a Polish-Czech boundary com- the cession of the Czaca elded on January.

Feb. G.

Company will be CLOSED from which were cleverly executed,

district, a tiny fraction of that seized by the Nazis Saturday, 3rd, February (o.Thurs-Play continued-at-the-same-

Shanghai

Shanghad

Haiphong.

Salgon

"OUTWARD-MAILS Thursday, Feb. 1

Fort Bayard and Haiphong Parcels only for Tientsin

Amoy

2 p.m. day, 15th. February, both days fast pace after half-time, and two further goals were scored, 230 pm inclusive.

the champions enjoying most of The "Y" exchanges. the strength lay in their defence which gained and maintained a Orm grip on the visiting forwards.

.7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2

..8.30 a.m. 11.2,30 p.m),

Amoy and Shanglini

Fort Bayard

Manila, Rabaul, Australia and New

Zealand via Brisbane-due Bris-

bane, 24th February.

Parcels

Reg.

G.P.O, & K.P.o.

„Feb. 2. 5 p.m.

Saturday,

Feb.

3

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers. Hongkong, 23rd. Janúary, 1910.

Rangoon Tension At An End

way.

samo,

War In The Dark

of

The Finnish troops. waging Cucriila warfare, have checked this advance so far with machine guns and automatic pistols. Working in small patrols they swoop down on the Russian lines, cutting off columns, sniping, at stragglers and hurling their grenades at the main Russian force..

DON

Dr. Frank, State Secretary of the Protectorate of Bohemia and

Baron with Moravia, Neurath, the Protectur, yesterday reported to Hitler on the recent disturbance in Czecho-Slovakia. -Berlin message.

On the one or two rough ronds Miss Minoot made a welcome re- and sledge ways which the Russians turn as goal-keeper, but had prac-

backs can use, Finnish ski-ers He in wait DEMEMBER Karl Herman Frank? Lically

to do, her no work

then ski He was very much in the news inside

for them, open fire and rushes blocking

forwurd

rapidly away. The Finns are led by last year as Konrad Henlein's lieu- the 1. Feb, 3, 845 ..

effectively. Mrs. Strange was

men who know every inch of this tenant, deputy leader of the Sudeten „Feb, 3, 9.30 a.m.

impressive, at left back.

Germans, and, so many people said, .0.30. p.

The halves, files at. McCaw, Mrs. country.

It is a wild, Red Indian type of more pro-Hitler than his master. RANGOON, Jan. 31 (Reuter).-The Starbuck and Miss Pocock were in

to man in I saw him last in remarkable cir- nothing warfare, fought man and gave .8.30 a.m. tension between the Hindus and splendid farm

10-day

well temperatures of from 20 to 35 de- cumstances in the Alcron Hotel in 10.30a.m. Moslems in Rangoon ended

The forwards worked

the Germans nway.

Frague, while Krees below freezing point. .2.30 p.m.

when the leaders of the two com- together, and made the most of their

But the Russians are bringing up occupying the ceded territories Inst Shanghai and Parcels only for Tien- munities took part in "peacechances.

merc and more, men. They, too, October. tsin

........2.30 p.m. procession". Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-due Loudon 11th Feb. G.P.O. & K.P.O.

Ord., Saigon

Touranc Saigon Amoy

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were

have ski troops to engage the Finns. Feeling against Germany was run- From the beginning the trouble had nothing to do with the Burmese, and C.B.A. fought back ganly. They have huge ammunition supplies ning dangerously high, the Sudeten as traitors, were but proved no match for the and bigger resources behind them, leaders, regarded

Rer..

Feb. 3, 5 p.m. started during a procession by the

in the Feb. 3. 5.30 pm. Hindus held in the decision of the champions. The forwards, although So far they are making their main loathed and detested by the people. In this atmosphere to my intense Ord..

calmly Straits

Mrs. Wilmott on the left wing was direction of Salla and the other at astonishment, I saw Frank 5.30 p.m. National Congress celebration of In-od individually, were not together attack at two points one

Kemljarvi. out of position, and showed no signs Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South dependence Day.

of possibilities as a winger. Miss P. Africa, Egypt and Europe vin Suez

But they are still right back un Everest and Miss 1. Woolley were and London Parcels due London.

stang feeders at half-back, and Miss their frontlers and as yet nowhere 26th March.

hit near these two places... B. Parsons tackled well, and cleanly at back.

Parcels

Reg. Ord,.

Canton

Conton

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

Feb. 3, 5 p.m. Feb, 5, 6.45 a.m. Feb. 5, 9.30 am,

Sunday, Feb. 4

7.15 a.m. .5.00 p.. Monday, Feb. 5 Shanghal, Honolulu, U.S.A., Central and South America and Canada viä San Francisco (No, Parcels for Canada)-due San Francisco, 25th, February.

Ren

K. P. O. Parcels.....Feb. 3, 4.00 p.m. Feb. 6, 5.00 p.m. Feb. 5, 6.30 p.m. G. F. O. Parcels......Feb. 3, 4.00 p.m.

Ord,

ReR., Ord.,

Canton

Shanghai and Japan

.Feb, 0. 5.00 p.m.

Feb. 5, 7.00 p.m. ..10.30 am.

1.30 .1.30 p.m,

Fort Bayard and Helhow

Halphong

p.m.

Parcels only for Shanghini..2.30 p.m. p.m. .3.30 p.m. 3.30 p.m.

0 am, .9.30 u.. 10.30 am.

Japan

Manila

Janan.

Tuesday, Feb.

Batavia and Sourabaya Manila

Parcels only for Tientsin .2.30 p.m. Air Mail for "Imperial Airways

Direct Service"--ɗtic London, 14th. February

Reg.

Ord.

Hex. Oni.

ER.O.

.Peb. 0, 5 p.. ..Feb. 6, 6:30 pm. G.P.O.

Feb. 6, 5 pizi

Feb. 0, 7 p.1.

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ON

SUNDAY

IN THE

ROSE ROOM PENINSULA HOTEL

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Reservations plotte 58981

The Hong Kong 1⁄2 shinyhai Molek Ltá

31iss Moss, in goal, gave o grand made some clever saves

display.

lay, and

in the second half, when the home attack

played up keenly. But for a deplorable absence of combination C.B.A. among their forwards, the might have scored on at least three occasions.

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THE Hongkong University ob- tained their first point in the Association Tournament last Sunday when they defeated the K.I.T.C.. 2-0 on their home ground. The Varsity should give a good. account of them- they on February 8 when selves meet the 2nd XI of the Macao Hoc- tey Club nt King's Park at 2.30 p.m.

No Conscription

In India

Royal

enter

u drink.

order the hotel lounge, sit down and When I asked how such a thing! could happen, I was told: "But he is

Trainbearer,

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Now Austrian's Wife, May Be British Again

LADY ELIZABETH VON HOFMANNSTAHL-who, as Lady Elizabeth Paget, was trainbearer to the Queen at the Coro- nation, but who became "a bride without a country" in June-is one of the hundreds of British-born wives who may regain their British nationality under the new arrangement announced by Bir John Anderson in the House of Commons last week.

Lady Elizabeth's husband, Raimund for the Home Office to do something von Hofmannstahl, is Austrian-born, about it. but he has never held or applied for

a German passport.

At the time of their marriage in

issued with ench was London

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NEW DELHI, Jan. 31 (Reuter). Legal diMculties, which can only be British certificate of identification surmounted by the British Parlia- which, while allowing them to travel, ment superseding the British Army carried one of the privileges of Act as it applies to the British army passports. in India, have caused the abandon- ment of the scheme for compulsory national service for male European British subjects in India.png An alternative scheme for the or ganisation of national service is now under consideration.

exerabted husband was "My early in the war from restrictiona applying to enemy aliens. He has applied for naturalisation, but ho have to wall moveral years for may that. I hope to regain my British right long before then"

Other British women who lost their nationality. by marrying aliens will meet at the House of Commons ond Lady Elizabeth, who a daughter Tuesday afternoon, with Lady Astor of the Marquis of Anglesey, said:

In the chair, to urge that the law

"I have sullenly my identity. cer-which has taken their birth-right ifcale. I applied for naturalisation from them should be altered without months ago, and I am still wolling delay.

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