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FOR SALE.

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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

NOTICE

THE TAIPO RURAL HOME AND ORPHANAGE

13% Milestone, Talpo.

The Orphanage will be formally

opened on

Saturday, 2nd March, 1940. His Excellency The Governor will perform the Opening Ceremony

at 3.30 p.m.

All are cordially welcome.

Buson will leave the Peninsula Hotel for Taipo at 2.00 and 2.15

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

February 27, 1940.

GERMAN

BLITZKRIEG

NEAR

55-45 Chance of Breaking Exchange At

Through To North Sea

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH"

WASHINGTON, FEB. 26 (UP), — LUDWELL DENNY, STAFF CHAIN OF p.m. and will return at 4.30 and CORRESPONDENT FOR THE SCRIPPS-HOWARD 4.45 p.m.

NEWSPAPERS, REPORTS THAT THE U.S. ADMINISTRATION HAS RECEIVED CONFIDENTIAL REPORTS FROM AMERICAN OBSER-

Reservations must be booked beforehand at the Hongkong or Peninsula Hotel where tickets are

three large frigidaires, electric radia- obtainable at $1 per Return Trip. VERS IN EUROPE THAT HITLER INTENDS TO CONDUCT AN

tors, fire ranges, ceiling fans, radios,

etc. Excellent business proposition.

Any person interested, please apply THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC for further particulars from Messrs. Wilkinson & Grist, 2 Queen's Road Central,

"HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY

THE CAMERA" Second Edition.

Over 60 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.

POST OFFICE

Small Packet Post to all countries le suspended.

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Mails are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malts are adverts- ed to close at or before em. regis- tered and parcel mails are closed at When 5

p.m. on the previous day. mails are advertised to close after 5 pm. Registered and Parcel malls ure closed at 5 p.n.

CO., LTD.

OFFENSIVE THROUGH HOLLAND AND BELGIUM,

The Correspondent reports that the confidential information gathered in Europe indicates that Hitler has a 55-45 chance of getting

Nolice is hereby given that the Fifty-first Ordinary Yearly Meet-through.

Ing will be held at the Company's Registered Office, 4th Floor,

P. & 0, 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 Blut December, 1939, electing Directors and Auditors and fixing

their foes.

The Register of Members of the Company will be closed' from 9th March to 21st March, 1940,

both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares can be regiatored.

By order of the

Board of Directors.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON, & CO., LTD.

Agents. Hongkong, 22nd February, 1910. Bangkok and Tourane.....Feb, 27. THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC Exypt

INWARD MAILS.

Feb. 27. Air Mail by "Imperlat Airways Direct Service"-London date, 17th February.

.Feb. 28.

CO., LTD.

NOTICE is hereby given that nu Extraordinary General Meeting Air Mall by "Air France Direct Ser-

vice"-Paris date, 21st February. of the Company will be held in Feb. 28. the P. & O. Building, Victoria, in Calcutta, Straits and Saigon..Feb. 28. the Colony of Hong Kong, at 11.15 Salgon

Feb. 2 o'clock in the forenoon on Thurs. Japan and Shanghal

Feb, 28. Feb. 28. day, the 21st day of March, 1940, Feb, 20. or 43 goon thereafter ад the Feb. 28. Ordinarly Yearly Meeting of the

Japan and Shanghai-

Monilo

Saigon

Shanghai

Feb. 28.

U.S.A., and Manila (San Francisco Company. shall have terminated,

date, 31st Jan.)

The reports, he states, partly explain Mr. Sumner Welles' mission

to Europe.

President Roosevelt's advisers have told him that German bombers are doing fairly well, but not as well as Goering| expected.

MUST HAVE BASES

"Germany needs bases closer to England. These bases will have to be in Dutch or Belgian territory," the report states.

World's Fair To Re-open

A Glance

YELLING,

T.T. London Demand do. T.T. Shanghani T.T. Singapore-

T.T. Japan

T.T. Indla

T.T. U.S.A

T.T. Manlla T.T. Batavia

T. Bangkok

Saigon

קיד

1/218 1/29巷 .340

624

.024

24

-48%

-15%

Oh-what a lovely ring!

.130%

.103

10.85

1074

1/0

1/37%

4 m/s D/P do.

1/34

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

.25yk

4 m/s France

.11.40

.03%

T.T. France T.T. Switzerland TT. Australia

BUYING

4 m/s L/C London

30 da India

U.S. Cross rate in London 4.02 US. Cross rate in N.Y...3.05%

Nazi Censors Grab S'hai Letter

Thought To Have Been

Sent Via Siberia SHANGHAI, Feb. 27 (Reuter). Some consternation was caused in

Forty-Six Countries To local British business circles to-day when I was learned that a recent Participate

letter mailed from Shanghai by a British Arm. Millington Limited, to NEW YORK, Feb. 20 (Reuter).—its London offler had arrived there "Hence, it is the prediction of these American Thirty-two countries, Including bearing a stamp that it had been

Great Britain, Czecho-Slovakia and opened by German censors. ́observers in Europe that Hitler will try to blast his way Finland, have hitherle accepted Fre-

On being questioned, local postal sident's invitation to participate in officials expressed surprise that this through the Low countries.

the World's Fair this year, it is an- could have happened. nounced by Mr. Grover Whalen, Pro- sident of the Fair.

It is added that acceptances from

"Germany's strength is reported to have increased rather than diminished during the six months of warfare. "Admitting that the British blockade of Germany is slow in taking hold and is simply a long-range weapon at the best, these experts abroad think that many years will be required to starve Germany out of food and military supplies."

CONFLICTing rumourS

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH"

|

It is believed that the letter in question went vin Siberia and in the course, of the journey somehow fell

14 others are on the way. This will into a German censor's hands,

So for this is the only known make a total of 40 countries exhibit- log compared with 61 in 1830.

Instance of a letter from Shanghai, Whalen said Britain bad destined for Britain, having possed Mr. officially accepted despite the Fair through the German censora' handa. Corporation's refusal ia finance or help to finance her exhibit.

CONSIGNEES'. NOTICE.

H.K. Stock Market

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

MARITTIMES

Bringing Cargo from Dunkirk via Haiphong

Consignees are hereby informed that their goods with the exception Issued on the Hongkong Stock Mor-are being landed and stored into the of Oplum, Treasure and Valuables

BANKS

BERLIN, Feb. 26 (Domei).-Despite persistent| The following quotations Air Mali by "Imperial Airways Direct if thought fit passing the following reports that warfare on land, sea and in the air will ket this mornings.

HK. Banks, $ C.D. a special resolut intensify with the advent of spring, well-informed Nazi indications that quarters point out that there are no Hitler will modify his "tactics of localisation,” either in diplomatic or military affairs.

tion:-

Feb, 28, for the purpose of considering and Service" London date, 21st. Feb.

Feb. 28. resolution as Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shanghal ---(Vancouver B.C., date 10th February)

Feb. 20.

Feb. 20, Feb. 20. Feb, 20.

Canton

Manila

Halphong and Hoihow

OUTWARD MAILS Tuesday, Feb, 27 Manila, Straits, Ceylon, Indin, East and South Africa, Egypt and Europe via Noples-due Naples 24th March

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

"That tho Capital of the "Company be increased from its "prosent Capital of $6,000,000 "Hong Kong currency divided "into G00,000 shares-of $10 each "to $18,000,000 Hong Kong cur- "rency divided into 1,800,000 "Aliares of $10 each and that "such additional shares shall "rank in all respects pari passu "with the original Capital of the "Company."

It is believed that Hitler's strategy is designed to confine concentration of troops on the Western Front.

Germany's policy towards the Balkans and northern Europe

aims at preventing supply routes LETTERS

from being disturbed by the Allies.

Involvement of any of these

United Service

RCA.

Feb. 27. 4.45 p.m. Feb. 27, 5.30 p.m. Ord. Parcels only for Shanghai 5,00 p.m.

And for the purpose of const-countries in the war would deal ro the Editor, Saigon

.6.30 p.m. Air Mail for "Imperial Airways dering and if thought it passing a grave blow to Germany owing

Direct Service"-dae London, 6th the following resolutions, name

ly:-

March.

Reg.

Ord.

K.P.O.

...Feb. 27. & D.3. .Feb, 27, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O. Reg.

.Feb. 27. 5 p.m. Ord...

Feb, 27, 7 p.m. Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- fralla by "Imperiai Airways Direct Service"-due Sydney, 4th March.

KP.0. ....Feb. 27, 5 p.m. Feb. 27, 5.30 pa G.P.O.

.Feb, 27, 5 p.m. Ord.

.Feb. 27, 7 P.. Shanghai, Japan, Canada, USA

Central and South America via Vancouver B.C., (Parcels for Conndo only) - due Vancouver B.C. 18th March

Reg.

Ord,

Reg.

GP.O. and K.P.O. Parcels......Feb. 27, 5 p.m. Reg.

..Feb, 28, 9.15 a.m. Ord.

Feb. 20, 10 am. Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, USA., Central and South América vid San Francisco-due Sah Francisco 31st March

G.P.O. and KP.O. Reg.

Feb. 27, 5 p.m. .Feb. 28, 8.30 a.m. Ord.

Wednesday, Feb. 28 Fort Bayard

.1.30 p.m. Amoy and Shanghai ..2.30 p.m. Air Mail for Indo-China, Iran, and Franco (Paris and Northern · Pro-` vinces only) by the "Air. Franco Airways Direct Service”-dae Paris 7th March,

K, F. O, Reg.Feb. 28, 5.00 p.m. Ord... Feb. 28, 5.30 p.m.

G. F. O,

Reg., ....Feb. 28; 5.00 p.m. Ord.....Feb. 28. 7.00 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 29 Manila, Australia and New Zealand vin Thursday Island-duo Thurs- day Island 13th March

K.P.O.

Ord

.8 p.m. .5.30 p.m.

G.P.O.

Reg.

Ord,

Japan

Fort Bayard

Haiphong

Shanghal

Amoy

Stralis

.5 p.m. p.m.

to its effect on her trade.

The "Hongkong Telegraph." Sir-Most of your readers will be The Allies, on the other hand, are aware that for some years past the concentrating all the diplomatic Christian Churches in Kowloon have uctivity on swinging the

neutrols united in a Service of Christian away from the Nazis.

Witness on Good Friday, of 11.30 a.m. Tangible signs of Allied activity We are planning to hold such

and so far the are already shown in the concentra- Servico this ton of large armed forces in Syrin Anglican Churches, both English and the Near East, under the com- peaking and Chinese, the Salvation mund of General Weygand.

Army, the Union Church and the Mediterranean

Roan Bottled Y.M.C.A. have been approached and

Bre sharing in the Service.

"1. That the Directors be "and they are hereby authorised to capitalise the sum of $3,000,- "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 Mombora Aliled naval forces are reported to "holding shares of the Company be in complete control of the situation "ns on the lat day of July, 1940, at both ends of the Mediterranean.

The delicate relations existing be-a "in respect of the not amount tween the Soviet Union and Italy is "capitalised fully paid shares of also cause for perturbation in Ger- "the Company of equivalent many. "nominal value in the propor- "tion of one share for ověry two

shares of the Company then Gifts For New

Dalai Lama

"held by such persons respec- "tively and that such shares 80 "allotted shall rank for divi-

"dends as from the 1st day of Presentations By British

**July, 1940,

*2. That If, on such distri "bution as aforesaid, any person

Mission

LHASA, Feb. 20 (Reuter)—Gifts,

British

The Dalal Lama received the Mis-

If there are other Christian bodies in Kowloon who would like to have shore in this Service, and whom I have not so for written to, I should be grateful if they would write to me, or telephone me, so that I can make sure that their co-operation is not wasted.

REV. H. D. ROSENTHALL,

Christ Church, Kowloon Tong.

The Economic War Front

How Germany Is Affected

LONDON, Feb. 20 (British Wire- less)Qualined economie observers in London assess the value per month of German exports affected by Allied reprisal measures at between forty and fifty million reichsmarks..

"would be entitled to a frac- Including a silk scarf, a bar of gold "tional share the Directors shall, and bags of silver, were presented "in lieu of insuing Fractional to the Dala! Lama on behalf of the Government here to-day by "Certificates, cause the whole Mr. Gould. "share to be allotted to a person "or persons to be named by the ston sealed on the throne of the "Directora and auch share shall, Potala Palace with the Regent and

other notables attending. "at such time as the Directors

Members

of the Mission ascended "think flt, bo sold and the pro- the steps of the throne in single "ceeds distributed amongst the and saluted.

This is the value of German exports After the presentation of the gifts "persons entitled to the frac with the Deltish Government's formal which cannot be diverted from sea "tions making up such share." relicliations, the Dalai Lama blessed routes. Coal for Italy and engineer- By order of the

the Mission members, who later East, Latin America and the Iberian Ing and chemical products for the Far elty streets crowded with merry-makers.

which Peninsula are among the items affect Iwere lighted with blazing faggots unded in this connection.

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

Agents.. Hong Kong, 22nd February, 1940.

LONDON, Feb. 20 (Reuter),~~Gen- 10.30 a. eral McNaughton, General Oficer

1.30 p.m. Commanding the Canadian · Troops,

toured

the

BOMBAY STRIKE

AVERTED

Export Losses Likely

Reduction of Gorman exports is

also considered likely to curfall im-

orts of lead, nkkel, tin and copper valued at over fivo' million reichs- marks per month as well as Imports of petroleum and rubber, angry

AHMEDABAD. Feb. 20 (Router). The view is laken that this situation

2 p.m. has taken 'ever Die administration of-The strike has been averted by an will force some Important branches of p.m. the entire Aldershot Command for appeal, by the Governor of Bombay the armaments industry to reduce p.m. the next six days while General Brond to employers and workers who agreed both the quality and quantity of their

dard to submit, the dispute to arbitration output. p.m. ls on Icave, a

were

Gedowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kow- loon, whence delivery may be obtain- ed immediately after landing.

........1,480 1. HK. Hanks (Lon. Reg.) £

X.D. 89 n.

All claims must be sent in to me H.K. Dunks; (H.K. Reg.) £

on or before 6th March, 1940, or they XD. 91 n. will not be

recognized. Chartered £...

.. n. Mercantile, A. & B, £, Mercantile, C. 2. East Asia

INSURANCES

Canton $. Union. S. China Underwriter $. H.K. Fire $.......

SHIPPING

Douglases Steamboats $

Indo-Chinas PS

Indo-Chinas D.$. Shell (Bearers).s/- Waterboats

DOCKS ETC. Wharves $. Docks $..

Providents $.. Sh. Docks Sh. $....

MINING Kailan /- Raubs $..... Venz. Gold H.K. Mines,

Hotels $.. Lands

LANDS

Lands 4% Debentures S'hat Lands Sh, S. Humphreys $... H.K. Realties $. Chinese Estates $.

UTILITIES

Trams $. Peak Trams, (old)

Damaged Packages will be examin- ..314 .ed by

the Company's Surveyor 12 n. Messrs:-Goddard and Douglas in the

.225 b.

..78 n. presence of the Consignees at 10.00 a.m. on Saturday, 2nd March, 1940. Consignees must have a Revenue .485.sa.Omeer in attendance w

when-any duti ...able goods are examined by the

180 b. Company's Surveyors,

No Fire Insurance will be effected 101 b. by us in any case whatever.

10% n.

'100 n.

.80 n.

.78/14 .

71⁄2 n.

R. OHL Agent.

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES

MESSAGEKIES MARITIMES

Bringing Cargo from Marseilles via ..24 sa. Salgos.

103 b.

5 b & st. .43% n.

x. d. 17/0 n.

Peak Trams (new) 3. Star Ferries $.. Y. Ferries $. China Lights (old) $... China Lights (new) $ H.K. Electrics $.. Macao Electrica $.. Sandakan Lights $.. Telephones (old) $,. Telephones (new) $. Tractions 8/

Consignees are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the .10 n. Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon 4.Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kow- .3% ets. n. toon, whence delivery may be. ob-

tained immediately after landing.

6 sa.

All claims must be sent in to me

10 sa. on or before 1st M 1940, or they

100 n.

18% n.

..74 b.

ed

not

be Ferre

Damaged Packages will be examin- by the Company's Surveyor b. & sit-McSSIS:-Goddard and Douglas in ..101 n.

181 sa.

the

presence of the Consignees at 10 a.m. on Monday 20th February, 1940. Consignees must have a Revenue 0 nomeer in nitendance when any duti 4able goods are examined by the Com- .69 50. pany's Surveyors,

28 ca.

No Fire Insurance will be effected

9 by us in any case whatever. .5.20 n.

.70 a.

GIEW

2134 97.

b.

.32:10 .s

..11

B. OIL Agent.

12.16 b. Queen's & Alhambra

10/0 n ....10/0 n

Tractions (Pref.) 8/-

INDUSTRIALS Cold: Macg. (Ord.), Sh. $..14.90 n.1 Cald: Mac. (Pref.), Sh. $.12. Canton Jces &..

Cements

H.K. Ropes $.

KSTORES, &c.

.20.20 an.)

1.

.0 b.:

Dairy Farms (old) S. .23.60 ́b. Dairy Farms" (new)

.22, Watsons $.9.60 b&#. Lane, Crawfords $

7 n. Sinceres 3

1.80 n. Wing On (H.K.)

·41∙ zi. Powell, Ltd. A

COTTON MILLS Ewe Sh. $........ S'hat Cotton Sh. $. Zoong Sing. Sh. $. Wing On Textiles, Sh.

MISC. HK, Entertainments Constructions (old) $ -Ponstructionk (new)

Vibro Piling: WINNE

Govt 5% 1925

Ch

G. Bonda TR

41% n.

1% n.

5

H. K. Govt. 4 Loán (100% an

H.K: Gov 34% Loan Marsmans (Lon.) s/-

$/0:n.

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