1940-02-22 — Page 22

CLASSIFIED NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ADVERTISEMENTS THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC

25 words $2.50

for 3 days prepaid

CO., LTD.

Notice is hereby given that the

Fifty-Arat Ordinary Yearly Meet ing will be held at the Company's Reglatured Ofice, 4th Flour,

TUITION GIVEN.

P. & O. Building, on Thursday,' DANCING IN 6 HOURS, Ballroom, 21st March, 1940, at 11 am. for Tango, Rhumba, American Top. Tul- tion rapid and practical. World's the purpose of presenting the Champion's Steps. Apply:-Tony's Report of the Directora together | Dance Studio, China Building, 6th Boor, Tel, 30933,

FOR SALE.

with a Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1939, electing Directors and Auditors and fixing their fees.

FLOWER BULBS of gladioli and The Register of Members of begonia. Just received from Holland the Company will be closed from and for sale at Graca Co., No. 10, Wyndham Street, Hongkong. Estab9th March to 21st March, 1940, | lished 1800.

"HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY TUE CAMERA" Second Edition. Over 30 excellent views of the Colony. Price $1.50. Obtainable at Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., Hongkong Travel Bureau or from the Publishers, South China Morning Post, Ltd., Wyndham Street.

R.

both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares ran be registered.

By order of the

Board of Directors.. GIBB, LIVINGSTON, & CO., LTD.

Agents. Hongkong, 22nd February, 1940.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Extraordinary General Meeting

ALS

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Company will be held in of the Sale by Public Auction; the P. & O. Building, Victoria, In to be held on Monday, the 26th the Colony of Hong Kong, at 11.15 day of February, 1940, at 3 p.m.,o'clock in the forenoon on Thurs- at the Offices of the Public day, the 21st day of March, 1940, Works Department, by Order of or

noon thereafter As the His Excellency the Governor of Ordinarly Yearly Meeting of the one lot of Crown Land at To Company shall have, terminated, Kwa Wan, in the Colony of for the purpose of considering and Hong Kong, for a term of 75 if thought fit passing the following years, with the option of renewal

resolution

a special reяDiu- at a Crown Rent to be fixed by tion:- the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 76 years.

Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo- sal of the lot the Purchaser (If not the applicant) will beʼrequired to deposit with an authorised offieer who will be present at the safe, the sum of two hundred dullars, 13200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.

**

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

February 22, 1940.

Chosen

to "Ferry

95

Planes for the

·R.A.F.

MISS MONA FRIEDLANDER

POST OFFICE

AODS

Small Packel Post to all countries

suspended.

OUTWARD MAIL TUES Registered wid Parcel Malls are closed 15 minutes earlier than the "That the Capital of the time given below unless otherwise "Company be increased from its stated, and where mails are advertis- "present Capital of $6,000,000ed to close at or before 0 a.m, regis- tered and parkel mails are closed al "Hong Kong currency divided

5 p.m. on the previous day. When "into 600,000 shares of $10 each malls are advertised to close after 5 " $18,000,000 Hong Kong cur- p.m.,, Registered and Parcel mails "rency divided into 1.800,000 are closed at 5 pr. "abures of $10 each and that "such additional shares shall] Air "rank in all respects pari passu "with the original Capital of the "Company."

INWARD MAILS

Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service”—Loudon date, 14th February.

.Feb. 22. .Feb. 22, Feb. 22.

Canton

Calcutta and Strails Manita

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT, the following resolutions, name-Shanghai

of Sale

Kowloon Inland Lot Registry 3 Between To Kwa Wan Ha Heung Road.

South West of Kowloon

Locality.

Road,

Inland Lot No. 4149.

Boundary

Momurementa

a per sale

plan.

W

Content4

j. feet

Ann. Rent. {

Abo

R.

9at $

Opret Price

$19,875

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

- of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 26th day of February, 1940, at 3 p.m... at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Tytam, in the Colony of Hong Kung, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at nḥ- Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 76 years.

Intending bidders are advised

that immediately after the diapo-

חף

Mrs. W. Crossley

Ming H. How

Mr. G. Patterson

Kim J. Hughar

Here are the photographs of five of the eight women pilots who have been selected to "ferry" the Bight type of R.A.F. tmining alrcraft from factory to nerodrome. They have all had many years' flylng ex- perience, and will be attached to the women's section of the Air Transport Auxiliary under the command

of Mise Pauline Gower.

H. K. Stock · Market

The

following quotations were

Issued on the Hongkong Stock Mur- ket this morning.

BANKS

H.K. Bunks, $ C.D.

...1,435 b. H.K. Banks (Lon. Reg) £

X.D. 87 n.

INSURANCES

Exchange At A Glance

SELLING

T.T, London Demand do. T.T. Shanghat T.T. Singapore TT. Japan T.T. India

1/2

17218 .343

521⁄2

H.K. Banks (H.K. Reg.)

103

.824

X.D. 90 n.

Chartered £ Mercantile, A. & D. £ Mércanule, C. £..

.8% n.

T.T. U.S.A.

.24

..31 n.

TT. Manita

13% n

T.T. Balavia

45

East Aslu $.

...78 n.

T.T. Bangkok

150

T.T. Salgon

.100%

Cunton $

215 b.

T.T. France

10.85

Union $.

480 6.1.

T.T. Switzerland

107*

T.T. Australia

1/03

China Underwriter $.

...

H.K. Fire $.

182 b.

BUYING

SHIPPING

100 b.

4 m/s L/C London

.1/3

10% n.

4 m/s D/P

do.

1/3

100 n.

4 m/s L/C U.S.A.

25

.80 n.

4 m/s France

78/1% n.

30 da India..

102. .22.15.sa.

.4.00 b

.31 1.

G.

.18/- n.

.10 m.

Douglases $. Steamboats

Indo-Chinas PS Indo-Chinas D.$. Shell (Bearers) /- Waterbouts $

Wharves $. Docks $.. Providents

DOCKS ETC.

Sh. Docks Sh. $..

MINING

.4 R

.11.40

.84%

U.S. Cross rate in London 4.0234 U.S. Crow rate in, N.Y...3.904

R.

3 cts. n. PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction

.5.65 n. .38 5. ..100 n. ..18.60 n. .7.70 b.

Kallan s/- Haubs $.. Venz. Gold H.K, Mines

LANDS

.Feb. 23.

Hotels Lands Lands 4% Debentures Shai Lands Sh. S.. Humphreys $

HK. Realties $.. Chinese Estates $....

UTILITIES

.4% n. .101 n.

Trams $...

17.55 b.

Peak Trams Cold)

. n. 1 n. -04

.25 b ..

.7.00 b.

And for the purpose of const US.A., Honolulu, and Japan (San |dering and it thought fit passing Francisco date, 20th Jan.)..Feb. 23. Feb. 21. Canton

.Feb. 24. U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan, Shangha| and Manila (San Francisco date, "and they are hereby authorised 26th January ..... Feb. 24. "to capitalise the sum of $3,000,-Haiphong, Hollow and Fort Bayard.

"1. That the Directors be

"000 Hong Kong currency part of Shanghal

"the undivided profits of the Strafts

"Company standing to the credit Canton

"of the Company's Reserve Fund Japon

Manila

"and to allot to the Members Sandakan

"holding shares of the Company Shanghai and Amoy

Feb. 25.

.Frb. 25.

Feb. 25. Feb. 25. .Feb. 29. .Feb. 25. Feb. 25, Feb. 25. Feb. 20. .Feb. 20. Feb. 20.

"as on the 1st day of July, 1910, | Amoy "in respect of the net amount phong

Manila.. "capitalised fully paid shares of Sandakun

Feb. 20. "The Company, of equivalent Straits

Feb, 20. "nominal value in the proper Europe via Suez and Straits (London Bangkok and Tourane .Feb, 27. “tion of one share for every two

date, 15th December 1030) Feb, 27. "shares of the Company then Haiphong

.Feb. 27.

Feb. 27. held by...unch-persons-respec- Shanghai

U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang- "tively and that such shares so

hal (San Francisco date, 18th "allotted shall rank for alvi-

January)

Feb. 27. "dends as from the 1st day of | Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service”...--London date, 17th "July, 1940,

February,

...Feb. 28. Alr fail by "Air France Direct Ser- vlee"--Paris date, 21st, February.

Feb. 28.

Peak Trams (new)

Star Ferries

" Ferries $.

China Lights (old) S. China L Lights (new) $..

1.K. Electries S. Macag Electrics Sandakan Lights Telephones (old) S.. Telephones (new)-$. Tractions s/-

Tructions (Pref.) s

INDUSTRIALS

5.05 so.

.10/0 m. .19/0 n.

to be held on Monday, the 26th day of February, 1940, at 3 p.m.,

156 LOST ABOARD HONGKONG DESTROYER

>>> FROM PAGE ONE

A. G. Bevan, Duncan Blair, F. A. Hoggelu, L. W. Brown, P. N. Byng.

J. C. Cameron, J. 1. Cameron, P. H. W. Campbell, F. G. Cardi, Kenneth Carroll, A. T. G. Chunplan, C. H. Charles. Albert Clark, J. S. Cleaver, H. 11. Clifford, J. C. Cole, Arthur Cooke,, E A. Capperthwaite, William Couling, R. H. Cox, John Coxon.

L. J. Dean, J, A. Driver, F. W. Drury, J. P. Dunbar.

11. J. Eastman, 1, J. Elkins, William English, A. J. 1.. Evans, S. 3. Evans, O. J. Everby.

C. E. Fear, Robert Fitton de Finnly,

E. W. Food, John Fox.

Albert Gaffney, G. E. F. Gale, J. W. Garner, R. C. Garford, John Gis- sing.

V. II. Haggerston, G. W. Harper, Albert Horris, C. E. Harris, Samuel Harrocks, A. E. Hatfield, G. J. Ilaw- kins

Arthur Hepley, A. A. Hickmott,

R. F. Hi, E. O. Holman, J. G. Hol- man, J. M. B. Howat. Frederick Holmes.

F. W. Jenkins, A. W. Jestico, E. G. Johncoel, T. R. Jones, W. G. Jukes. John Keith, W. G. Kennard, J. P. King

A. D. Lamont, A. H. Lee, L. G. W. Little, C. H. Loader.

J. G. B. McGhee, E. C. Miller, William Moon, F. C, Moore, Jumes Morris, T. de R. Mottram, L. A. Murray Alfred Murrison.

William Norris.

Willian Overend.

A. E. Pane, Fred Painier, Maurice

at the Offices of the PublicParsons, Thomas Penkethman, Henry

Pipes, N. J. Harold Pulian, R. S. Purves.

Ponler, G. H. Potts,

Works Department, by Order of

His Excellency the Governor of

5. E. Rafter, T., Rainey, W. G. Rainey.

W. T. Ramstlen, A. H. Riley, ond Lot of Crown Land at Mount Sydney Robinson, W. S. Rushton.

George Cameron Road, in the Colony of.. Skipp, M. G. Sinde, E. II. Slater,

E. Sanderson,

Searle, P.

A.

Hong Kong. for a term of 21. 5. Smith, F. R. B. Smith, T. H. Smith, T. S. Smith, Thomas Steele, R. H. Stennings. F. 1. Still, W. G. Stokes. Edward Straughan, B. G.

S Strugess,

years..

Intending bidders are advised

.5714 b. .20 .114 D. 20.00 that immediately after the dispo- 0.00 nsal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required an authorised to deposit with Caid: Macg. (Ord.), Sh. $..14.90 officer who will be present at the Cald: Marg, (Prof.), Sh. $...12 n. Canton lees S.

sale, the sum of two hundred Cements $

dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum H.K, Hopes ද

STORES, &eci

·will--be-refunded-on-payment of .22 s. the Purchase price. Dairy Farms (old) $.... Dairy Farms (new)

21.40 b. Watsons S....... Lane, Crawfords $ Sinceres $.

Wing On (H.K.) $.

Powell, Ltd. $...

COTTON MILLS Ewa Sh. $.

S'hal Cotton Sh. $. Zoong Sing, Sh. $..

19.25 sa. .5.85 n.

F. G. A. Tbersham, D. V. Tanner, Taylor, H. F. Thatcher, T. A. Tingley, Milton Tate. G. M. Taylor, J. S. F. G. R. 1. Tompkins, D. G. Trott, A. Č. Tune, Charles Turpitt. W. S. T Vincent. Franels

Walsh, F. D. Walter, S. R. Walton, P. L. Ward, W. W. Watson, C. II. Webster, A. E. Wells, Charles White, R. J. F. Whitehead, E. Whitelock, G. H.-Willis, C.-A-Willmot, J. M. Silson, N. E. Wilson, S. R. Wool- ston, David Wormald, T. W. Wright.

G.

9.00 . PARTICULARS OF THE LOT WEATHER MAY SAVE

Wing On Textiles, Sh. $........48%1⁄2

MISC.

.7% n.

1,80 n.

.41 n.

1 n

.37 n.

.170 n.

OUTWARD MAILS Thursday, Feb. 22

.44 n.

n.

.7 p.m. 7.00 p.m. .7.00 p.m.

.10 a.m. .2.30 p.m.

,7% b.

13% n.

6

Ch. Govt. 5% 1025

G. Bonds

.50% n.

.:8.30 a.m.

H.K. Govt. 4% Loan H.K. Govt. 34% Loan Marsmans (Lön.) s/- Marsmans (H.K.) s/-.

100% n.

.054 n.

.14/0 n.

4/- n

HK. Entertainmenta $. Constructions (old) $ Construcilons (new) $. Vibro Piling $.

No.of Sale

No. 113.

Garden Lot

Mount Cameron Road,

Eural 420

Registry No.

Locality

Batutofpy

Boundary

Measurements)

N... w.

}font]{ent|izat|test;

a por sale plan.

Contents in

aq. feet.

por

8,000

Ann. Bent

ATS

Upact Price

1400

BIG FINNISH CITY

FROM PAGE ONE

reports of the fall of Taipale, on the ather extremity of the Mangerheim Line, are equally false.

Division Trapped

Several attacks have been launched

ut these two critical points, but all have been repulsed.

The Russians continue their tempts to relieve the 154th Division,

пен trapped in the Kuhmo sector, but reliable reports indicate that the effort is now in vain as the division has been virtually annihilated.

Hundreds who have not fallen 10

9. That if on such distri- "Inition as aforesaid, any person "would be entitled to a frac- "tional share the Directors shall. "In lieu of issuing. Fractional "Certificates, cause the whole Amoy "shire to be allotted to a person Shanghai Bangkok "or persons to be named by the

Friday, Feb. 23 "Directors and such share shall, Amoy and Shanghal "al such time as the Directors Amoy and Shanghai

Saturday, Feb. 24 "think fit, be sold and the pro-Straits.. "ereils distributed amongst the Swatow, Amoy and Formosa "persons entitled to the frac-

10.30 a.m. "tions making up auch share," Parcels only for Tientsin...2.30 p.m. Air Mall for "Imperial Airways Direct By order of the

Servico"due London 3rd March.

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE. the bullets of Finnish sharp-shoorters G.P.O. & K.P.O.

have perished of cold and famine,

The Soviet 64th Division is still Ord..

Feb. 24, 5.30 p.m.

having a desperate time north Haiphong

..5.30 p.m.

Lake Ladoga. This is the division Sunday, Feb.

which was thrown in an attack along Formosa, Shanghai and Japan 9 á.m.

FROM PAGE ONE Shanghai (Parcels only)

the shores of the Lake with the pur- ..0.00 a.mn.

pose of threstening the rear of the Saigon, Sandakan, Madang, Salo-

maua, Rabaul and Tulagi..9 a.m. Stet in the Middle East, and General that their goods with the exception been cut and they are

gand, the French Commander-in- Consignees are hereby informed Finnish positions at Taipale.

Their lines of communication have Monday, Feb, 20 Cunton

Sir Archibald Wavell, the British of Oplum, Treasure and Valuables

suffering 7.15 am.

all our troops are being landed and stored into the severely while retreating

good Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., Commander of

order, Central and South America via considerable number-In the Middle Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kow- San Francisco due San Francisco Eust 17th March

Moscow Thinks U.S. Will loon, whence delivery may be ob-

tained immediately after landing. Enter War Porcela

All claims must be sent in to me WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 (Reu- on or before 1st March, 1940, or they

Board of Directors.

eal of the lot the Purchaser (if) GIBB, LIVINGSTON, & CO. LTD.,

not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the male, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

No. of Sale

Bural Building Las

Registry No.

Opposite Rural Bod

Building

Locality

Irland Road

אטי 50.

Island Road.

METROPOLE

Boundary

Monaurement

N.

b.

B. W:

Contents

#a. Leet.

Ann. Rent.

Bpset Price

b

Agents.

Hong Kong, 22nd February, 1940,

HONGKONG CRICKET

CLUB

Reg.,

Feb. 24, 5 p.m. RUMANIA PREPARES

FOR MOBILISATION

G.P.Q. and KP.0.

.Feb. 24, 3 pm. .Feb. 20, 0.45 a.m.) .Feb, 26, 10.30 0.r.

.1 pan 1.30 p.m. 2.30 p.m. 7.00 p.m.

Reg. Ord, Haiphong Fort Bayard and Hethow Bangkok Canton

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

Bringing. Cargo from Marseilles via Saigon.

in

of

Heavy Destruction Between 500 and 600 Sovlet bum- bers caused heavy destruction in many parts of Finland

yesterday, concentrating on the southern sector and on towns and villages behind

ter)According to a Moscow raulloj will not be recognized.... examin- the Mannerheim Line.

Many aircraft of both sides are

TENNIS TOURNAMENT 1940

Entries close on Saturday, 24th February, 1940, at G p.m.

Commissions For

announcement received here, Russia Damaged Packages belleves that the Impending Eureed by the Company's Surveyor H.K. Residents

pean tour of Mr. Sumner Welles Messrs: Goddard and Douglas in reported to have been shot down in is a prelude to the entry of the the presence of the Consignees at 10 furious al battles. Six Hongkong civilians have been

United States into the war.

a.m. on Monday 26th February, 1940.

Moonlight Battle granted emergency commissions with Batavia and Sourabaya...9.30 am learned here, President Roosevelt re- Officer in attendance when any dutl-Little news is

Just before Mr. Welles left, it is Consignees must have a Revenue HELSINGFORS, Feb. 22 (Reuter). the Royal Artillery in the Colony for Straits and Calcutta

filtering through ceived word that the German Gov-able goods are examined by the Com-from the Karelian Isthmus but it is Feb. 27, 11 s.m.

ernment is willing to enter on peace pany's Surveyors. Feb. 27, Noon.

believed that the Russians are con- negollations now but in also prepar- No Fire Insurance will be effected tinuing their attacks against the new 2.30 pmed to intensify the war and reduce

Finnial positions.

the duration of the war.

Parcels

plan.

ROOM BATH

CENTRAL

$69

CLEAN

COMFORTABLE,

They are E, A. Bompas, M S. Ord. Banner, E. L. Taverner of the Hong-Amoy

Tuesday, Feb, 27

kong and Shanghal Bank staff here. Manila, Straits, Ceylon, India, East Europe to a shambles If the All by us in any caso whatever.

F. W. Moon of the Peninsula and Oriental SN, Co., W. J. Roberts of

the Aslatle Petroleum Company and C. Champkin formerly Chief A.RP. warden,

MORE CANADIANS FOR EUROPE

and South Africa, Egypt

and want to go on fighting.

Europe via Naples-due Naples) 24th Marcli

Rek.

Ord,

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

.Feb. 27, 3,30 p.m.

Feb. 27, 2.45 pm. DUTCH FIRE ON

Air Mall for "Imperial Always FOREIGN PLANES

Direct Service"-due Loudon, Oth March.

K.P.O.

...Feb. 27, 5 p.m. Feb. 27, 5.30 p.m.

Пек

OTTAWA, Feb. 22 (Reuter),—It is] officially announced that a second Canadian division la going oversens before long.

Ord

G.P.O

ker.

Ord.

Feb. 27, B p.m.

Feb. 27, p.m.

1. OIL, Agent.

ROSES OF NO MAN'S LAND

LONDON, Feb. 22-According to a

The battle continued late on Tues- day night by moonlight, but the Russians everywhere were repulsed. It now seems' certain that the Soviet Army will not celebrate the 22nd anniversary on Friday by entering Viipuri, the abjective of tho offensive.

The Finns are now well-entrenched THE HAGUE, Feb. 21 (Reuter).. | ntalement appearing in the press to in their new positions, which are Dutch anti-aircraft batteries opened day. Germany has ordered 100,000' considered much stronger than those fire on foreign planes of an unknown rose bushes from Holland to plant cerceded to the Russians. nationality near Den Helden during along the Siegfried Line,

the night, it is officially announced,' This announcement apparently Reuter.

pears in a Dutch newspaper,

It is understood that the ground ap-given up by the Finns does not ex-

reed a depth of five miles, ...

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