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POST OFFICE

CO., LTD.

Notice is hereby given that the Fifty-first Ordinary Yearly Meet- Ing will be held at the Company's

Office. Registered

4th Floor, P. & O. Building, on Thursday, 21st March, 1940, at 11 am, for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts to December, 1939, electing 3int Directors and Auditors and Axing their fees.

The Register of Members of the Company will be cloned from 9th March to 21st March, 1940, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares can be registered."

By order of the

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

Agents. Hongkong, 22nd February, 1940. THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC

CO., LTD.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held in the P, & O. Building, Victoria, in the Colony of Hong Kong, at 11.15 o'clock in the forenoon on Thurs- day, the 21st day of March, 1940, በዚ the as goon thereafter Ordinarly Yearly Meeting of the Company shall have terminated,

For

Small Packet lost to all countries for the purpose of considering and in suspended.

If thought fit passing the following resolution as special resoù- | tion:-

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel, Mails are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise slated, and where malls are advertis- et to close at or before Dam. reglu- tered and parcel malls are closed at 5 pan. on the previous day. When mails are advertised to close after 5 pam, Registered and Parcel mails are closed at 5 pan.

INWARD MAILS Bangkok and Tourane Egypt

Feb, 27,

Europe via Suez and Straits

date, 18th January)

Haiphong

Manila

Feb. 27. (London Feb. 27. Feb. 27. Feb. 27.

Shanghai

the

IL

"That

the Capital of "Company.be increased from its "present Capital of $6,000,000 "Hong Kong currency, divided "into GB0,000 shares of $10 each

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

MOST VOTERS PREFER

February 27, 1940.

CHAMBERLAIN TO CHURCHILL AS PREMIER

THE latest Gallup survey shows that Mr. Chamberlain's Promiership commands. the approval of 64 per cont, of the British voting public.

But Mr. Churchill, as political head of tho Service which has borno the brunt of the fighting during four months of war, has been much in the limelight, and in somo quarters he has been heraldēd as likoliast succosser to Mr. Chamberlain, if and when Mr. Chamber- lain chooses to relinquish his office........

To test public feeling on the comparativo standing of the two man, the British Institute of Public Opinion, in a Gallup survey com- pleted on December 20, put this question to a representative sample of British votora:

"If you had the choice between Mr. Chamberlain and Mr. Churchill, which would you have as Prime Minister?" And the public voted:

Chamberlain, Churchill. Don't Know.

30%

18%

52%

It is instructive to compare the results of the companion questions. Reducing tho figures to percentages of those who expressed an opinion, analysis shows that:

67 % approve of Mr. Chamberlain as

Prime Ministar.

FILM STAR IN WAR ZONE Robert Montgomery's "Two Ton" Coat

PARIS.

ROBERT MONTGOMERY,

GALLUP

SURVEY

63% profor Mr. Chamberlain as Prima

Minister to Mr. Churchill.

33 % disapprove of Mr. Chamberlain as

Primo Minister.

37 % profer, Mr. Churchill as Prime

Minister to Mr. Chamberlain. The breakdown of the returns

on the quastion of choice botwoon Mr. Chamberlain and Mr. Churchill shows that Mr. Chamber- lain's support is strongest among woman, elderly people and those in the higher income group.

Mr. Churchill's standing is highost among those in the lower income group, those aged between 21 and 30, and among mon,

In only one of the opinion groups is the voto for Mr. Churchill greater than that for Mr. Chamberlain. That is among these who supported the Opposition at the last General 'Election. In this group, 41 per cent. chose Mr. Churchill, and 32 por cont. Mr. Cham- berlain; but as many as 27 per cent, were doubtful.

The British Institute of Public Opinion is an entirely independent fact-finding organisa- tion which samples the views of the public by personal interviews with a carefully balanced cross-section of the whole population, repre- sentative of all shades of public opinion.

Premier's Purple Plus Fours

WHEN

Mr. Chamber- lain took a 100-mile look at the British

zone in France recently there were

war

SUICIDE FOR LOVE

OF GIRL

LONDON.Wanted . on

NAZI FAITH JOLTED

WIRE the Nazi authorities pin

Russlan Jabris 10 Rumanian deliveries in order

the to deceive German, people, technical experts adfit the Inadequacy of the Russlan railways, over witch filter hopes to ert fond and raw materials for his war machine.

The German trade newspaper Bergwerks-Zeitung, basing its con- clusions on a report by the German Tustituto of Trado Research, says many of Russia's railways were built for strategie purposes and are mostly single tracks. This reduces their economic usefulness,

In times of stress, such as the harvest seasoti, they have often proved Inadequate.

There have been frequent break- downs and delays.

By 1012, It is claimed, Russia will have 60,000 miles of railway. But this will be only 17 per cent, more than in 1932, and, two-thirds of the total length will still be single-track

Thic railways

are concentrated chlefly in the west. · But even in the | most developed area near Moscow and In the Ukraine the system is only one- quarter dense as In the whole ol Germany.

The newspaper admits that in rail- way construction and organisation | Russla hus sulf long way to go.

And from Cernanif, Rumanian town near the former Polls frontier (now In Russia) came news last night of afriction between Germany and Russia charge of attempted murder of over their rallway Huks.

Germany, relying on the line from Mr. and Mrs. John Jones, the Cernanti across Russian Poland to parents of the girl he hoped to carry her Romanian imports of all wed, Ifor Williams, of Caernar- and wheat; is accusing Russia. vonshire, was found hanging sabotaging her transport.

A Narl commission of investigation from a tree in the Welsh moun- paints to two Instances. tains.

1,800,000 aid. "It is only racoon, you know many quips about his miseWalt a little while before making up hidden away In a siding scar Lvovi,

6 $18,000,000 Hong Kong cur- "rency divided into "shares of $10 each and that

crazy." But

first Hollywood screen star to brave the war zone, has reach- ed Parisen route for London —In a "two ton" fur coat.

"I slept in it for two nights," he

these skins on my own farm. jing umbrella. Free sad when I left for Europe "suck additional shares shallTake the racoon coat.* } said: He set a fashion note by they were bearing a purplish suit of plua "rank in all respects pari pissu "You're "with the original Capital of the right. But for the coat I might have fours and canvas puttees like

perished in Spain-of cold.

those "Company."

worn with the soldiers' First Visit In 5 Years

battle dress.

As he got out of his car at

battalion saw the puttees and He said that for two days cross-cried out: "Blimey! Old Chum- ug Spain in the train after leaving berlain's got the troops' anchor- the Transatlantic airplane American Clipper he had had to act as inter-are on." preter for the whole train.

And Tor the purpose of consi- Feb. 27. dering and if thought it passing

for "I have not scen Paris

flye years. Yes, it's Paris, but mother!

London when

left-just dark."

US.A., Honolulu, Japats and Shang- the following resolutions, anme-How dark it is. Not black dark like one stage, a man of a labour

hai (San Francisco date, 18th

15:- January)

.Feb. 27, Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service”—London date, 17th February.

****...Feb. 28.

Air Mall by "Air France Direct Ser-

vice”—Paris date, 21st February,

Feb. 28. Calcutta, Stralts and Saigon, Feb. 20. Salgou

Japan and Shanghai

Japan and Shaughof

Munik

Shanghai

Feb, 28.

date, 31st Jan)

.Feb, 28. Feb. 28. Feb 28. Feb. 28.

.Feb. 20.

OUTWARD MAILS

U.S.A., and Manila (San Francisco

Tuesday, Feb, 27

Straits and Calcutta

Parcels.......Feb. 27, 11 am. ---Ord-

www.Feb. 27,-Noon--- Haiphong

......1 p.m. Fort Bayard, and Helbow..2.30 p.m. Manila, Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South Atrien, Egypt and Europe via Naples--due Naples 24th March

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

Feb. 27, 4.45 p.m. ..Feb. 27, 5.30 p.m. Parcels only for Shanghol 5.00 p.m. Salgon

.....0.30 p.m. Air Mall for "Imperiat Airways Direct Service”—duc London, Gik March.

Reg. Ord.

Ref.

Ord

Reg. Ord.

K.P.O.

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

G.I.O.

.Feb. 27. 5 p.m. ..Feb. 27, 7 p.m. Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- traila by "Imperial Airways Direct Service" duo Sydney, 4th March.

K.P.Q.

..Feb. 27, 5 p.m. Feb. 27, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.

Reg.

Ord.

Reg.

Feb. 27, & p.m. Ord.

..Feb. 27, 7 pm. Shanghai, Japan, Canada, USA, Central and South_America vin Vancouver D.C., (Parcels Canada only)-due B.C., 16th March

Parcels

Rek Ord.

for

Vancouver

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

.Feb. 27, 5 pm. .Feb. 28, 9.15 am. Feb. 28, 10 am.

Shanghal, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A.

Central and South Amerlen via

"I. That the Directors be

"and they are hereby authorised "to capitalise the sum of $3,009,- "000 Hong Kong currency part of "the undivided profits of the "Company standing to the credit "of the Company's Reserve Fund "and to allot to the Members "holding shares of the Company

WITȚI PURPLISH PLUS FOURS *THE PREMIEL WORE A MACKINTOSH AND CHECK SCARF,

Some one asked one of the officers

"Nobody seemed to speak any-1 thing except me, and I speak only little French," he said. "When- ever we stopped the women said: 'Mr. Montgomery will explain."" Montgomery is returning to Eng-accompanying him: "Why don't you

ol

They say that at the end of Jast week a trainload of cattle feed and The girl's parents were not against cellulose, bound for Germany from the match but wished the girl to Russia, had spent over three weeks her mlad, and this seemed to have

. Several trainloads of timber were depressed Williams, who anid he unloaded by Russians at the frontier might as well be dead as live with-and left for many days because out her.

Soviet officials refused to allow it to He clubbed the girl's parents and travel across their line in Rumanian vanished and was found after an trucks and no German trucks were extensive search by the police. available.

From Maginot Line To Witness Box

A SOLDIER came from the Maginot Line to give evidence at Manchester Assizes about a lorry which caught fire geven times on a journey, from Manchester to Moffat in Scotland. "I suppose you find this a nico change," said Mr Justice Stable, and

on the of Will Be Ready "in respect of the net amount sey m he had to leave off at the like this?" (It was the coldest day pughter: "I am not too happy here." |

beginning of the wor.

the BEF. hod experienced.) "capitalised fully paid shares of

Then he is looking forward to "the Company of equivalent playing the lead part of Niemoller The officer replied: "It may look "nominal value in the proper

That should be good pro-Allies Prime Minister is wrapped up well "tion of one share for every two stuff," said Montgomery. "As long enough, believe me." "chares-of-the-Company-then as they let it be a plain story telling "held by such persons respec-itself. The trouble is that the word "Lively and that such shares so propaganda' just stinks in America "allotted shall rank for divi- Just now.

"Like all the Americans I know, "dends as from the 1st day of 1 am pro-French and pro-British. "July, 1910.

America doesn't want propa. "2. That if, on such distri-Kanda insidiously pumped into it. I "bution as aforesaid, any person just wants the plain Tucts."

in a German submarine film. like that from the outside, but que comparatively quiet seclusion of the When

"would be entitled to a frac- "tional share the Directors shall, "In Hou of issuing Fractional "Certificates, cause the whole "shure to be allotted to a person "or persons to be named by the "Directors und auch share shall, "nt such time as the Directors "think fit, be sold and the pro- "ceeds distributed amongst the "persons entitled to the frac- "tions making up such share.” By order of the

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

Agents. Hong Kong, 22nd February, 1940.

Busy Day For The King

San Francisco due San Francisco Presents Awards, Tours

21st March

G.PO, and K.P.O.

*Reg.

.Feb. 27, 9 p.m.

Ord.

K. F. 0.

Naval Yard

But

'Pocket

U-Boats'

Speed-Up

PARIS.

CONSTRUCTION of German "pocket U-boats" is to be intensified by order of Hitler, according to reports reaching French naval quarters.

These submarines are of 150 to 200 tons, with erews of only 15 men.

They would have a reduced range of action, and would have to return- ed to their bases after four or five days

Consequently they would only be used in the North Sea,

Opposition

Whipsnade Helping

To Win

"One can only envy Mr. Berry the

Western Front as contrasted with his other adventures," said the judge.

The Zoo has become a farmer in 1935. dead earnest.

the country

Peace Comes

BRITAIN began planning for

Messrs. "Nallian Fine, carrying "on business as 11 transport clearing house, successfully claimed £2,010) from partners In a haulage business peace on the day that war be- for the loss of a load of chemicals gan.

On that day a small group of destroyed when the lorry, driven by Berry, caught are in December, experts on international affairs went into action-behind pens, A Melancholy Story not guns-mobilising all the Giving judgment Mr. Justice Stable ideas, information and research Zoo, are being used to produce food sald the case had had a long and which might have a bearing on

melancholy history. One of the par- a possible peace settlement. Or Whipsnade's 3,000 acres, nearly ties had died, one of the counsel

hod half are "undeveloped" that is not token sick, one of the defendants had yet converted into homes for wild been interned, one of the principal Taking the entire world as their animals and birds.

witnesses had been brought from Aeld of study, these experts are In this undeveloped portion 20 the Maginot Line and the writ had collecting and collating material on neres have been ploughed up for the been issued July, 1030, production of wheat at the Govern- ment's request.

Parts of Whipsnade,

for man and beast,

4

Another 15 acres are being used to grow food for the, Zoo's animals at Whipsnade and London.

In addition, the Zoo is going in extensively for chicken-farming and E-production, both for food for the customers

under

The only bright spot in the story was that the fire had provided wel- come entertainment for some school

children.

'CHARITY CONCERT

World-Wido

political and economic relations be tween the nations examining the of minorities, studying the claims

of thought and complex frends opinion is important countries and analysing and sifting the many sug- solutions for the world's great gested problems.

the

In the Zoo's restaurant,

In no way are they concerned with A Charity Concert is being held on the drafting of actual peace pro- At least half a dozen of the Thursday at 9 pm. by the St. John's Whipsnade staff have practical agri Hall Music Club to raise funds for posals, nor has their work anything cultural experience and they are the British War Organisation Fund to do with appeasement in

Munich sense, on the work carrying

Mr. and the British Fund for the Relief of

Distress in China. His Excellency the Their job is to have ready for, n Puddle, the head gardener.

nt Governor and Lady Northcote will pence conference, whenever it may There are plenty of rabbits Whipsnade and between September attend. Tickets at $5, $9, $2 and $1 come, all the vast amount of back- ground material which the British to are obtainable from Tsang Fook Co.

Government and its representatives mnd February, the Zoo hopes

will require to formulate concrete: obtain a thrge number as food for birds of prey, owls and small cats.

proposals for a constructive peace.

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES.

m]

Some German. Admiralty exports LONDON, Feb. 26 (Reuter) are said to have opposed the scheme, .Feb. 28, 8.30 am, Wednesday, Feb. 28

Thoir Majesties the King, and pointing out that I would mean no

Bringing Cargo from Dunkirk vla Amoy and Shanghai...2.30 p.m. Queen stood on the quayside at solution of the essential problem of Air Mail for Indo-China, Iran, and an East Coast port to-day and keeping sufficient trained U-boat consignees

Consignees are hereby Informed France (Paris and Northern Pro-talked with five men who were specialists. vinces only) by the, “Air France

They argue that 30 submarines of that their goods with the exception of Optum, Treasure and Valuables Airways Diecet Service" duo Parla rescued from Altmark.

normal size, with normal crews of 7th March.

Looking little worse for their ex-45 to 60, would be more effective than are being landed and stored into the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon |perience, the men laughed and joked 100 "pocket U-boats," Reg., ......Feb. 25, 5.00 p.m. about their imprisonment.

In both cases the number of men Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kow- obtain- Ord.........Feb. 28, 6.30 p.m. His Majesty the King also visited required would be, roughly, the same loon, whence delivery may bu

G. r. o.

a dockyard in the cast, of Scotland but big submarines could do much ed immediately after landing.

All claims must be sent in to me Feb. 28, 5.00 p.m. and decorated eight more naval heroes: „nore damage, to British and French .Fob. 28. 7.00 p.m. including Commander LA.

on or before 8th March, 1940, or they K. nipping. Thursday, Feb. 29

Boswell who received the D.S.O. and These objections were; however, will not bo recognized,

Damaged Packages will be examin- Manila, Australia and New Zealand Lieut. Commander D. L. Sammerez over-ruled by Hitler, who was dazzled

the Company's Surveyor vin Thursday Island-due Thurs-who was given the Distinguished Serm | by, the prospect of a multitude, of co day Island 13th March

smalt submarines, which the sponsors Mesars: Goddard and Dougles in the of the scheme held out to him.

presence of the Consignees at 10.00 | a.m." on Saturday, 2nd March, 1940, Consignees must have a Revenue Omeer in attendance when any dulk able goods are examined by the an Company's Surveyors,

ICE..

Ord..

561

- Details of the deeda đóng by the recipients of these honours were not prentices are being trained .5 p.m. fannounced but each award was given artificers. He also Visited

for: gallantry,

nerodrome which is the training

vice Cross,..

K.P.O.

For Gallantry

Reg.

Ord.

.5 p.m. .6.30 p.m.

G.1.0.

Ref. Ord.

.7.p.m.

Japan

.10.30 am.

Fort Bayard

Haiphong

Shanghai

.1.30

2.30 p.m.

p.m.

.2 p.m.

M

No Fire Insurance will be effected

Wearing the uniform of Admiral of station for the Fleet Air Arm where by us in any case whatever. the Fleet, His Majesty the King after-ho inspected n parade of Air Force wards boarded a warship and inspect-offteors and men, naval officers, and

ed an establishment where 500 mp the Women's Royal Naval Service,

R. OUL

Agent.

Queen's & Alhambra

Starts TO-MORROW!

Weird and Wondrous Beyond Bellof!

CHARLES LAUGHTON LACES » VICTOR, HUGO'S THE

HUNCHBACK OF

HOTRE DAME

With a cast of thousands including Sir Patris Marduloke - Tholias Miskef

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES - MARITIMES

Bringing Cargo from Marseilles via Saigon.

Consignees are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kow- loon, whence delivery may be ob- tained immediately after landing.

All claims must be sent in to me on or before 1st March, 1940, or they will not be recognized.

Damaged Packages will be examini- ed by the Company's Surveyor Messra-Goddard and Dougins In the presence of the Consignees at 10 a.m. on Monday 26th February, 1040. Consignees must have a Revenue

Oh- what a lovely ring!

SENNET

- FRERES

have the best and largest

assortment in

D

A M

O N

D

S

at the most

reason

of prices

Sennet

Freres

High Class Jewellers

omege in attendance when any duff Gloucester Bldg.

able goods are examined by the Com- pany's Surveyors..

No' Fire Insurance will be effected by'un In any case whatever.

2. OHL,

Kågent.

Pedder St.