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CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fifty frat Ordinary Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the oflices of the Company, Exchange Building, Des Voeux Road Central, Victoria, Hong Kong, on Wednesday, the 3rd day of April, 1940, nt 11.30 o'clock, a.m. for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the year ended 31st December, 1939.
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, the 21st MARCH, 1910, to WEDNESDAY, the 3rd APRIL, 1940, both days Inclusive, By Order of the Board of Directors,
R. TAYLOR,
Acting Secretary. Hongkong, 4th March, 1940,
THE DAIRY FARM ICE &
EXAMINING COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.
U.S. MAIL Mr. Butler Justifios
British Action
LONDON, Mar. 6 (Reuter). Mr. George Strauss naked the Prime Minister in the House of Commons to-day whether in view of the great indignation in the United States over the acarch of the Pan-American Clipper in the Bermudas on January 18, he could make a statement on the matter.
Mr. R. A. Butler replied that under International Law, a belligerent coun- try was at liberly to examine any mail, whether neutral or belligerent, which was brought voluntarily within its Jurisdiction,
The Government had decided to
Bermuda
Serious Blunder?
Mr. Strauss asked if it was a fact that as a result of the British Gov- -ernment's action there had been great Indignation felt by the Ameri- can public and that the service now no longer stops at Bermuda.
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Notice to Shareholders
Notice is hereby given that the Forty-fourth Ordinary Yenrly Meeting of the Shareholders in the Company will be held at the Company's Town Office, 2, Lower Albert Road, on WEDNESDAY, 27th MARCH, 1940, nt NOON, for the
of receiving the purpose
Report of the Directors together with, Statement of Accounts, to Banction the declaration of w Dividend and to re-elect Directors and Auditors.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be CLOSED from 13th March to 27th March, 1940, both days inclusive.
G. MILNE,
Secretary.
Hongkong, 29th February, 1940.
Bondholders Out Of Luck
of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 11th day of Murch, 1949, nt 3 p.m., nt the Offees of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at junction of Prince Edward Road and Argyle Street, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 yeurs, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by: the Surveyor of His Majesty, the KING, for one. Further term of 76 years.
►
March 7, 1940.'
R.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
PALESTINE POLICY
of the Sale by Public Auction DENOUNCED
to be held on Monday, the 11th day of March, 1910, ní 3 p.m., at the Ofices of the Public Works Department, by Order of Hin Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Mong Kok, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75. years.
Intending bidders are advised) Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo- that immediately after the dispo- sat of the lot the Purchaser (if)sal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required not the applicant) will be required to deposit with authorised to deposit with an authorised offeer who will be present at the officer who will be present at the sum of two hundred two hundred sale, the | dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.
the Purchase price. PARTICULARS
Heated Criticism In House Of Commons
break of war had had in bringing taken away would have to come back about greater pacification in Palestine, to lend 'n hand.
It had made a deep impression. The Arabs had recognised that Nazi domination in Europe would be a great threat to their prospects of Irvedom and the freedom of the Arab kingdom in the rest of Arabia. Abated Hostility
If there were trouble in Palestine, there would be reperouslons in Trans-Jordan, Iraq, Saud! Arabla, Egypt and India,
Mr. MacDonald added that If there had been recrudescence of trouble in Palestine, the House and the League- They had abated their hostility and itself would have to come to the con- expressed their complete friendship clusion that we had made an error of SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGNAPH"
with us and had offered their help judgment and had neglected our duty LONDON, Mar. 8 (UP),Mr. Noel ways.
which we were accepting in many to maintain peace, order and progress Baker (Labour) to-day moved a vote
in Palestine. (Cheers). At the outbreak of the war, he of censure in the House of Commons said, the Jewish lenders also declared
National Home Established Mr. MacDonald concluded on the Government's policy in Pale-that a larger Saue had been raised. under the benevolence and powerful Without qualifying their hostility protection of Great Britain, a Jewish He denounced the restrictions of towards the White Paper, they offer- National Home had been established land sales as
"arbitrary,
reactioned unconditlunnily their support to in Palestine. ary and unlist," and challenged the Great Britain and France. Colonial Secretary to prove that there The Jews in Palestine had offered were more Arabs without land now their practical support than there were in 1033.
effort which we were accepting to a maximum practical extent.
stine.
our
wor
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Chat
It stay there. It will grow there and it will prosper there.
The Arabs had equal rights to the rights of the Jews. We were going to protect those rights as well as we the protect the rights of the Jews.
There can only be peace and pro- area in Palestine on n basis of Essential To Harmony
mutual recognition of the rights of the two communities Inhabiting the He contended that if they had not country, the Introduced these land regulations In Mr. MacDonald received a prolong-
Weak And Hunted Raco "To-day the Jews are a weak and "I should like on behalf of hunted race because of the general British Government to express our holocaust,
If those rights of the Arabs are declared Mr. Baker, thanks to both the Jewish and Arab ignored, the Jewish National Home adding: The eiviilsed standards communities for their loyal friend-will not prosper.in Palestine. of their influence has gone so far ship and support in our war against that we dare to perform this shame the common enemy, Nazi Germany." ful act to-day-to repudiate
abe continued. moral contract with them while a great war is going on.” Mr. Malcolm
MacDonald Colonial Secretary said that essential to the maintenance of good have been disturbed before long and government in thal country and to
Betrayal Of The Jows OF THE LOT. | PARTICULARS OF THE LOT."enable us to mobilise our forces."
these land
and regulations were essential
Sir Archibald Sinclair, Leader of If over a long
period this harmony the Liberal Opposition, following Mr. Unjust Discrimination
was to be maintained. LONDON, Mr. 6 (Reuter),-An
male, the sum of
אומי סן הטנק
Registry No.
Locality
Kowloon Inland Lot
No. 4234.
Jäaction of Prince Edward
Argyle Street,
Road &
G.
Boundary
X. B. L. W.
Jani|faul]feet fel}
As per salo plan.
Contents in
sq. feet
Annual
Rental.
{Uptat Frice}
1000
$246-
21,500
3 16,125
Kowloon Inland Lot
Tong Choi Street, No. 4236 Boundary Street between Sai Yeung Choi Street
No.of Sale
Registry No.
Locality
R.
G.
Mongkok.
Boundary Monauremonta
N. 4. E.
feet fest feet fost
an per sala
plan.
Contents in
#q. feet.
Ann Reat.
Upaet Price
Abast
8,270
162
R.
B'AT $
of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 11th day of March, 1910, ut 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Worka Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Cheung Sha Wan, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st
By Order of the Board of PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS - exercise this right
Directors, on
of the Sale by Public Auction January 18 in respect to cust-bound.
to be held on Monday, the 11th mails carried by the Pan-American Atlantic Service.
day of March, 1910, 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
#! Stirling Road, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of Ilia Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years.
In view of those facts, he asked whether the action of the British Government
wat Tint a serious
blunder,
Mr. R. A. Butler said that he did not accept that at all. The Govern- ment's action was correct and, more- over, was justifled by what was dis- covered in the mall.
Asked whether it was possible to consider some sort of arrangement
that would satisfy the need of the British Government and a large sec- tion of American opinion, Mr. Butler replied that it was always their desire to find some sort of settlement which would be agreeable to both nations.
That Tientsin-
Silver
Problem Still Bothers British Govt.
LONDON, Mar, 6 (Reuter).-Asked what the present position is as re gards the slocks of Chinese silver lying in the British Concession in Tientsin, Mr. R. A. Butler (Under- Secretary for Foreign Affairs) in the
said that
House of Commons to unchanged. the position remained
prove
con-
He added that there had been versations from time to time between the interested parties with the object of Anding a solution which would
ove acceptable to all of them.
Under Neutral Supervision Sir John Wardlaw-Milné asked whether in the negotiations now pro- ceeding it was quite clear that the silver would not be given up without the consent of the Chunese Govern- ment.
Mr. Butler repeated that their object was to find a solution that would prove acceptable to all parties concerned and, of course, the Chinese Government was a very important party,
Mr. Geoffrey Mander usked if there was any truth in the suggestion that It was proposed to place the silver under an Anglo-Japanese trusteeship. Mr. Butler replied that there might be a question of placing the allver under neutral supervision, but not
In the way suggeșted by Mr. Mander.
· DORADO IN
ACCIDENT
Was
The Imperial Airways air-liner Dorado
damaged yesterday whilst en route from Hongkong 'to Bangkok, according to brief informa tion received in the Colony this morning.
The accident occurred by the machine was taking off from Udoorn, Neither passengers But crow were intured, is leaving Hongkong
A relict
this
ers and mail.
morning to take on the passeng The passengers were Mesdames Wentworth-Beeve and Lock.
The plane was piloted by Capt. Dykes and First Officer Harvey,
It is believed that the Dorado will have to be withdrawn from ervice for some days in order to effect-- re-
pal Award Plano Delayed
Imperial - Airways pinho
Japanese Indebtedness To British Investors
LONDON, Mar, 0 (Reuter)In the House of Commons to-day Sir John Wardlaw Milne enquired as to what had been the result of the Prime Minister's
representations to the Japanese Goverment on their con-
Intending bidders are advised
July, 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one fur- ther term of 24 years less the last three days thereof. Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo- that immediately after the dispo- tinued failure to secure payment to sul of the lot the Purchaser (Ifsal of the lot the Purchaser (if British bondholders in the Shanghal-not the applicant) will be required not the applicant) will be required Nanking Railway In spite of excel- to deposit with an authorised to deposit with an authorised lent business being done by the rail- way which had been under Japanese officer who will be present at the officer who will be present at the sate, the sum of two hundred sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will-be-refunded-on-payment of will be refunded-on-payment of
the Purchase price. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. PARTICULARS
control for two years.
Pressing For Reply
Mr. R. A. Butler replied that Sir the Purchase price. Robert Craigle, Ambassador to Japan, was pressing the Japanese Government for a reply to these re- presentations but none had yet been received and so far no attempt had been made by the
authori- ties to meet the ons of the railway to its bondholders.
Sir John Wardlaw Milne sald that In pressing the Japanese Govern- ment to fulfil their obligations he took it in was quite clear in the minds of the British Government that funds were avaliable,
Mr. Butler replied that this raised and complicated a rather broadl question, but he thought Sir John Wardlaw Milne was, on the whole, right.
Warships For Dutch Indies
Criticism Refuted In Hague Parliament
Indles.
No. of Sale
Kowloon Inland Lot
Registry No-
Locality
No. 4235.
Between Kowloon faland Lots Nos. 2960 · 4023, Stirling Road.
Boundary
Moszuramenta
B. 2. W.
As por valo
plan.
Contents in
sq. fack
About“
14,000
$ 150
Ann. Bent.
-Upset Price
| No. of Sale!
Locality
$ 7,000
4
New Kowloon Inland Lab Rexistry No.
Janetion of Fak Wing Street & Castle Peak
Boad, Caeung Sha Wan
Government's polley in Palestine was been established they would certainly benches.
the the comparative harmony which had ed ovation from the Ministerial
Opposition vole of censure on the alrendy" to the troops which bad Noel Buker, declared that hte 130-
been
withdrawn
fromposals represented a bretrayal of the in the publication of Jews and asserted that the Govern issue of land regulations in Palestine the White Paper last year and thement gave a pledge that the Council was moved in the House of Commons outbreak of war, Mr. MacDonald said that if the Counell was of the opinion of the League would be consulted, and to-day
that the question of withdrawing that the White Paper The motion expressed regret that, troops from Palestine was to-day far ent with the mandate, the Govern
was inconsist- neting without the authority of the more important than R League Counell, regulations control-months ako.
inent would consult Parlament before ling the transfer of land were issued
attempting to put the White Paper which discriminated unjustly against
into operation. one section of the inhabitants Palestine.
was ten
Mr. MacDonald intervened to say that the pledge was that Government would take the White Paper, which was alrendy operating, to the Council-
polley or suggested an alteration of not take
mandate, the Government would a decision on that lasue without discussion in Parliament.
Sir
Raw Material For Agitators Dealing with the question of land- in less Arabs, Mr. MacDonald said that they were the raw material for the Mr. Noel Baker, moving the resplus anti-Jewish agitator, and when it tion, recalled that the Opposition had came to trouble these were the levies of the League, and if the Council took held last May that the Secretary of who were recruited into the Arab a decision involving alteration of the States's White Paper of May 17 was bandit bands. Inconsistent with the Palestine Man- clate.
These land regulations, which the Opposition now oppose, were purt of the polley of that White Paper.
They believed that these regula tions damaged the interests of both Arabs and Jews.
The Secretary of State's latest White Paper did not say that Arabs were laudtees and dispossessed at Present, Jews only sought to buy surplus land.
were
They could not take the risk the present time of allowing the problem to grow from strength to strength.
They had had the most stern warn- Ing from Palestine in recent weeks Council, was not
Archibald contended that if the that despite the appearance in Pale to meet and the Government were to going 10 be invited stine, there was beneath the art proceed with the policy despite the a growing unrest among the Arabs, Mandate Comunission's advice a growing suspicion that the British
the
that
Government was not sincere in their the policy was inconsistent with the professions that they would protcelandute, this was not fullliment of
pledge. the interest of the Arab cultivater and labour, and that they had become
Tory Criticises more critical and hostile to the man- darory power.
Capt. V. A. Cazalet, the Conserva- tive Member, declared that the re- gulations would frustrate the only real hope of permanent co-operation between the Jew and the Arab.
On the other hand, the Labourite..
R. R. Stokes, who recently turned from a visit to Palestine and the Near East, supported the Govern- ment and said that from Cairo to Ministers, High Commissioners and Baghdad
all statesmen, native Prime
sligh of PLEASE Turn To Page 10.
Strong Safeguards The existing safeguards against the landless Arab problem
Danger Of Trouble pretty strong, and Mr. Baker declar Mr. MacDonald maintained that if ed that the Jews had not decreased they now destroyed confidence in the land available to the Arabs, but British promises, the whole mood of had notably increased it.
the Arab population in Palestine He contended
that
Jewish activi-might well change. They might find ties resulted in great benefit to the that the troops in Palestine, who were Arabs, and argued that Mr. Mac Just completing the work of restoring Donald's proposed course was de-law and order, had to remain in liberately violating British oblige Palestine and start all over again tions and striting a blow at the great that painful work, and they might Ambassadors had leaved a principle for which we were at war, even find that the troops recently
Until Mr. MacDonald raised storm a week ago by promulgating mm ISTMES the new regulations. Palestine had the status of the Permanent Man- been forgotten. He had examined dates Commission and contended
that unless it was accepted as a quasi-judicial body whose findings accepted, the whole thing, made no on questions of interpretation were sense.
Mr. MacDonald's Reply Mr. Baker said that 60 per cent; of Jewish eligibles in Palestine bad] volunteered to fight for the Allied)
OF THE LOT. cause.
Boundary Measurementa
N. 13. E. W.
feet/fest|fast}{ret
* per salb
plan.
--RADIO-
*
Contents in
sq. foot
Ann. Rant.
Upset
Price
About
11,800
$ 162
37,080
Mr. Malcolm MacDonald assured the House that if it had been possible maintain a frm and healthy peace
to
in Palestine by a polley of masterly inactivity, he would have shown a ready master at doing
at all. He contended that of land sales had become
the coal part of the obligations į
an
to carry out the mandate,
There were two complementary obligations of equal importance-one to the Jews and one to the Arabs.
A Palestine Ideal
Mr. Malcolm MacDonald said that
the central fact of these 20 years was that under the powerful guld- once and protection of Great Britain more than 35,000 Jews had found a happy settlement in their national home In Palestine,
In Palestine, he
What was velopment benefitcla}
said, was th to the Jews which would enable them to continue, where possible, their close settlement of land and develop- ment which, at the same time, was beneficial to the Arabs, which con- firmed or enhanced their economic
Mr. MacDonald denied that the
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THE HAGUE, Mar. 0 (Reuter).---|
Hal Lorenzo & Toby Gray Piano-Accordeon)--Accordeon Mix-land regulations were a concession to ture No. 4...Toby Gray; Piano political pressure from the Arabs and in the Second Chamber to-day, the From the Studio Communist
Solo-Love's Greeting....Hal Loren- added that if they were concerned Leader, Mr. Visser, criticised what he called "growing
zo; Two Plano Medley Whispering, with making concessions to Arab Radio Programme Broadcast by After you've gone...ial Lorenza political claims they would have gone Anglo-Dutch co-operation in the Far Z.B.W. on a Frequency of 345 k.c.'s and Toby Gray: Accordeon and very much further than they had. East," and urged the withdrawal of and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. Plane-South of the Border is to hold the scale even and fairly Toby "Our whole problem in Palestine the Government's plan to build three and 8-11 p.m. on 9.52 m.c.'s per Gray and Hat Lorenzo; Plano Solo- now battle cruisers for the Dutch second.
Compli....Hal Lorenzo; Accordeon between the Jewish and Arab claims and Plano Medley, (a) Over the which is not an easy task but ex- Tho Minister for the Colonies, 12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter-Rainbow, (b) Jeepers Creepers, (e) tremely dimoutt," he said.
They Say....Toby Gray and Hol
After
ing from a report on the quoting from a Roosevelt Jones....Hei Lorenzo and said that Lorenzo; Two Plano Version of F. D. Prel Commission, Mr. MacDonald
they were
not introducing Toby Gray.
this measure as a result of political pressuro from the Arab but because 1.80. Edith Lorand and Her Orches of this great weight of evidence from impartial. and authoritative opinion. Unicas they did something like it in the near future, he said, they would be defeating the purpose of the man- date itself.
Mynheer Welter, refuted Visser's views and adhered to the intention to build the ships.
Asama Nazis To Go Via Siberia
TO THE “TELEGRAPH'! TOKYO, March 9 (Domel)-Nine German nationals who were brought Japan from Hongkong in connee- tion with the Asama Maru incident, will leave Yolcohama en route home vin Siberia, it was revealed.
The Germans were among the 21 Gerinan seatnen taken off from the Asathan Maru by a British warship in
the Pacific.:
PARIS, Mar. 6 (UP)--The Franco scheduled to arrive at Kal Tack Air- | Italian commercial accord has been port to-day has been delayed and will.' initiated. tot now: arrive until töʻimorrow..
cession.
12.80 Songs by the Bies and Ildegarde.
1. Local Time Signal and Weather Report...
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1,03 The London Flano-Accordeon Band
1.18 Vivian Ellis at the Plano. 1.30 Reufer and Rugby Press, Weather Forecast and · Announce ments, SSRİL
1.45 Verdi's "Il Trovatore" Act IV. 2.15 Cloths Down,
5.45 Alvald Children's Trade:
ira.
:
8.45 Studio Talk on "An Appre clation of Thontas Masaryk.”
B.05 Vocal Gema by the Big Four. With Pinno ačtamp,
*****Situation Improves
He said that it was certainly true 9.15 London Relay...News Sume that the situation in Palestine, which [Mary, 16.
twelve months ago, was exceedingly tlonuntering and prior ball je
8.43 Closing Local Stock Quotabad London Relay Vive La this country and other people, had grave and fraught with danger o Franco Socond of the series by Sir vary greatly improved. 6:17Saint-Saens-Cotterio In George Clerk. Die wees wax ferd Miabr, Op. 22Arthur De Grect. Belections from Noel Coward's was enjoying a greater quiciness that (Piano) and New Symphony Orches Musical PinyConversion Piece, had been enjoyed for four years.
In foot be continued,
Palestine cond. by Sir Landon Ronald 7.12 Cello Recital by Pau Casals id "Bitter Sweet.
"Hitler," said Mr. MacDonald, "in
1
7.30 London Relay The News, 10.05A Variety Programme will not quite so grateful. He had hoper # Lorni: Time::Signal; Weither Gracle: Fields,at Bandr Powell, The that Palestine would be an ally of Report and Aflouncements, zid Mills Brothern Maurice Wlanick and his. He has been profoundly, dlir
8.03 Studio Concert by Hal Lob- {[Ils Ordvesira stid. Others. ento (Jazz Plano) and Toby Gray):11 Clord Down,
appoliited." ARMAS
dr. MacDonald said he did not neck
·to deny the great effact that the out-
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