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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

25 words $2.50

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Friday,

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

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GREEN ISLAND CEMENT| PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

CO., LTD.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fifty frat Ordinary Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the offices of the

for 3 days prepaid SITUATIONS VACANT. NURSE OR ATTENDANT, Male, Company, Exchange Building, Dee Voeux Read Central, Victoria, good sailor required. Passage" ·ta New York City via Pacific offered for Hong Kong, on Wednesday, the 3rd 1.

attending male mental day of April, 1940, at 11.30 o'clock, patient. Reply with tuli particulars, giving nationality, age, experience, ifa.. for the purpose of receiving any, etc. to Nurse, P. O. Box 80.

services

WANTED TO BUY. WANTED. Diesel engine motor ship, net tonnage about 200 tons. Send particulare to No. 30, Wing Lok Street, East, Hongtong.

FOR SALE.

CHEAP SALE. Furniture at the Hongkong Furniture Company Lid. No. B, Queen's Road Central,

DEMON COOKERS and HEATERS (Kerosene), Clearing sale at Sander, Wieler & Co., In Liquidation, King's Buliding, 2nd Floor."

EAT MORE PEARS for your health. American Fresh Pears, fully riped for Immediate use, special $1.20 per doz. Buy at onco before stock exhausted. Tin Hop Produce Co.,

Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for tho year ended 31st December, 1939.

THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, the 21st MARCH, 1940, to WEDNESDAY, the 3rd APRIL, 1940, both days Inclusive.

of the Salo by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 11th 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 at junction of Prince Edward Rond and Argyle Street, is the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 yeurs, with the option of renewal nt a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 70 years.

Intending bidders, are advised

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March 8, 1940

BR HONGKONG CENSORS

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 11th

day of March, 1940, at 3

at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His 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 nt a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of ilis Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years.

Intending bidders are advised

CRITICISED

Criticism of the Hongkong censors' action to opening transit U.S. mail has appeared in the "Christian Science Monitor”, leading American newspaper.

Decree For

Laurence

Olivier's Wife

A decree nisi, with costs, was

granted in the Divorce Court to Mrs.

Jill Esmond Olivier (Jill Eamond the actress) on the ground of the adultery of her husband, Mr. Laurence Kerr Olivier, the actor. The suit was not was defended.

The Shanghai correspondent It was further explained that mail of the newspaper alleged that which was actually censored American residents of Shanghal a piece of paper beating the The case for Mrs. Olivier, whose opened at the ends and then sealed have been considerably exercised'

address' was given as Queen's Grove, over recent receipt of mall from "Openel by Censor, feng-N.W., was that the, marriage was n

the United States which bore a

rubber stamp of the Hongkong front-page publication of

neutral firm In love with Mrs. Vivien Leigh Holman, connors: "Passed by Censor Hongkong."

All Shanghai mall from the out-

kong.

with very happy ene for six years, but, in The Evening Post retorted

an en-1937, her husband told her he was fri velope sent to Shanghai from Berne,

with whom he had made filma. Switzerland, which had been torn open at the end Mrs. Olivier was given the custody Paper's Complaint and seated with a paper marked of the child. The "Christian Science Monitor" "Opened by Censor, Hongkong," that immediately after the dispo- that Immediately after the diepo-

correspondent says;

despite the fact that it was transit tender spot so far as Shanghai la con- The question immediately arose us mnit,

cerned, for during the period of the sal of the lot the Purchaser (ifsal of the lot the Purchaser (If

Terming this an "outrageous viola- 1037 hostilities it caused much trou- not the applicant) will be required not the applicant) will be required to what right British censors had to By Order of the Board efto deponil with authorised to deposit with an authorised deal with mal in transit from the ten of the clear rights of neutrals," ble to this port,

United States to American recipients the Post said it had learned of in- ofleer who will be present at the officer who will be present at the of points other than Hongkong An stances where mall had been opened afde world used to go to Hongkong

it hundred editorful on this point was published and censored even though W during that period, and instead of sale, the sum of two hundred sale, the sum of two

In the American-owned Shanghai from a point within China (Swatow) dollars, ($200) in cash. This will be refunded on payment of

dollara, ($200) In cash. This sum Evening Post.

and destined to another point within sending it up the coast by the direct ships then plying. Hongkong used to When the editorial was telegraphed China (Shanghai).

Much American minit does not end it instead to Canton which in

tum would tranzmit it by rail to Hongkong by a British news the Purchase prico.

ardinarily pass through Hongkong, but Hanicow. agency

ney here, it elicited a response thent

Transit mail is normally passed of late, certain ships have been routed

By the time it had progressed down- LOT. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. by the Hongkong censors without from Joann direct to Hongkong with Yangtze from Hankow to its Intended opching. The stamp cited, it was but touching Shunghat. This means recipients, often a period of several said, was only an indication that the hat the censors have a chance.

weeks would have elapsed-not great- malt had passed through the censors'

Old Tender Spot

to the benefit of Shanghai bustness- hands-net that it had been read. The Hongkong Post Ofilce is an old men.

Direetara,

R. 'TAYLOR, Acting Secretary. Hongkong, 4th March, 1940,

HONGKONG & WHAMTOA DOCK CO., LTD.

Notice is hereby given that the

46 Des Voeux Road Central, Tele-Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Share- phone 24112.

holders will be held in the Office of the Company. No. 2 Queen's Building, Hong Kong, on Tuesday, 26th March, 1940, at noon for the consideration of the Directors". Report and Balance Sheet for the

"HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY THE CAMERA" Second Edition. Over

60 execilent views of the Colony, Price $1,50. Obtainable at Kelly Walsh, Ltd., Hongkong Travel Bureau or from the Publishers, South China Morning Post, Ltd.,year ending 31st December, 1939, Wyndham Street,

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POST OFFICE

Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Mall are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertis ed to close at or before fun. re- gistered and parcel mails are closed at p.. on the previous day. When mails are advertised to close after 5 p.m. Registered and Parcel malls

are closed at 5 p.m.

INWARD MAILS

Air Mall by "Imperial Airways Direct

Service" London date,

Canton

28th Feb. Mar, B. .Mar. 8. .Mar. 8.

The Share Register and Trans. fer Books will be, closed from tho 15th to 26th March, 1940, both days inclusive.

By Order of Directors,

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E COCK, Chief Manager. Hongkong, 27th February, 1940.

H. K. Stock Market

The following quotations were issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar- ket this morning.

DANKS

.02 n.

Dn. 314 n. 1235 n. .77 n.

H.K. Banks, $.....

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

.1,470 n. £ 92 n.

Chartered £

Mercantile, A. & B. 2.

Japan and Shanghal

Mercantile, C. £.

Shanghai and Amoy

Mar. 8.

East Asia S.

Shanghal

**

.Mar, 8.

INSURANCES

.Mar. 9,

Sandakan

Shanghal

Mar.

Mar. 9. 0.

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

SHIPPING Douglases $.

.227% b. .480 b.

Mar

10.

Steamboats S.

Calcutta, Straits and Saigon .Mar, 9.

Japan and Shanghal

Air Mail by "Imperial Alrwars Direct Service"-London date, 2nd. March

date, 3rd March

Air Mall by "Pan-American_ Always Direct Service" San Francisco .Mar. 10. Mar. 10. Mar. 10, 10. Mur.

anton

Canton

Japan

Salgon

and Shanghai

Stralts and Manila

Mar. 10.

Europe viu Suez and Straits (Lon-

don date, 25th January), Mar. 10. U.S.A., and Manila (San Francisco

date, 17th Feb.)

Halphong

Haiphong, Holhow and Fort Bayard

Indo-Chinas P$

Indo-Chinos D.$.. Shell (Bearers) s/-

Waterboats $

DOCKS ETC.

Wharves $.. Docks $. Providents

Sh. Docks Sh. $.

MINING

.10%.

will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.. PARTICULARS OF THE

No. of Sale Kowloon Inland Lot Registry N Junction of Prince Edward Road &

No. 4234.

Argyle Street,

Locality

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Stoundary 3|sarutzmegle.

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fort fast festuar

As per sale plan.

Registry No.

Locality

21,500

$246

$ 16,125

Kowlcom Inland Lot Boundary between Sai Yeung Choi Street

& Tung Chei Stress, Blongkor

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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Pubile Auction to be held on Monday, the 11th day of March, 1940, at 3 p.m., at the Ofees of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of .one Lot of Crown Land at Stirling Road, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at n Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years.

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Authorised

Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo- 185 b.sal of the lot the Purchaser (f 115 5. not the applicant) will be required

to deposit with 100 n.offeer who will be present at the .80/71. sale, the sum of two hundred .75% n. dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum 103 b. will be refunded on payment of 2214 n the Purchase price.

5.10 n.

BO n.

.39

Mar. .Mar. 11.

Mar. 11. Mar, 11, Mar. 12,

Mar. 10.

Mar. 12.

Kallon 9/- Raubs $. Venz Gold H.K. Mines

Hoteis S.. Lands $.

18 n.

10 n.

.... n.

ets, n.

LANDS

,5.70 n.

.384 n.

Straits and Palembang

Mar. 12.

Lands 4%

Debentures

.100 m.

S'hai Lands Sh. $..

15.40 1.

OUTWARD MAILS Friday, March 8

Shaughni

12.30 p..

Humphreys $.... HI.K. Realties S. Chinese Estates $

.734 n.

.5 n.

.105 n.

Straits.

Japars.

Japan and Shanghai

Shanghai

Boundary

Measurements

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A,270

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$18,608

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 11th day of March, 1940, at 3 p.m., at the Oflees of the Public Works 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 jat years, commencing frota July, 1898, with the option of renewal at n Crown Rest 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 dispe sal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred

dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded an payment of the Purchase price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Kowloon Inland Lat

No. 4235.

Registry No

4623, Stirling Road.

Between hon

Locality

Boundary

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Bexistry No.

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New Kowloon Inland Lot; No. 2769

Junction of Fak Wing Road, Cheung Sha Wan Street & Castle Peak

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THE

GLOUCESTER HOTEL

Patrons are requested to note that

The Restaurant and Ball Room will be reserved

TO-NIGHT

for

The Yorkshire Society Annual Function

A PICTURE DEDICATED TO THE ROYAL

AIR FORCE

SEE THE R.A.F. INVINCIBLE AIR ARMADA IN ACTION

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Manlia

.1.30 p.m. ..2.30 p.m. Tientsin (Parcels puly) ....2.30 p.m. Saturday, Mar. D

Canton

..7.15 a.m. Manila and Parcels only for Straits,

Ceylon and Egypt, ......

..0.30 am. Fort Bayard, and Holhow ..1.30 p.m. Saigon, Ceylon, Indits, East and South | Africa, Egypt and Europe via Mar- seillesdue Marseilles, 5th April.

G.V.O. and K.P.O. Reg.

1.45 p.m. Ord..

.2,30 p.m. Manila

..2.30 p.m. Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South Africa, Aden, Egypt and 'Europe via Marseilles due Marseilles Oth April

Reg.

Ord

Salgon

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

.Mar. 9, 5 pan. .Mar. 9, 5.30 p.m. .5.30 p.m. Shanghal and Japan .6.30 p.m. Air Mail for Manlis, Guam, Honolulu. and U.S.A., by the "Pan-American Airways Direct Service"-die San Francisco, 17th March.

ICE.. Ord.,

Reg.,

Kowloon P. 0.

Mar, 9, 5.00 p.m. Mar. 0, 5.30 pm.

G, P, 0.

Mar. 9. 5.00 p.m. Ord.......Mar. 11, 7.30 a.m. Air Mall for "Imperial Airways Diesel Service"-ciue London 17th March

G.P.O. and KK,P.O. ROK

.5.00 p.m. Ord

.......5.30 p.m. Yokohama, U.S.A., Central and South

America and Canada via Francisco-due San Francisco, 26th

March..

ReA.

Ord,

Salgon

Halphong

Manila

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

San

,5,00 p.m.

5.30 p.m.

.5.30 pa

.G.30 pm.

..90 p.m.

Sunday, March 10. Swatow, Amoy and Formosa. > a.m. Shanghai

Japan...

Haiphong

Canton

Monday, March 11

Trams $....

UTILITIES

.18.10

s.

Peak Trams (old) $. Peak Trams (new) $.... Star Ferries $. Y. Ferries 3.

..8 n.

.4 n.

.07 n.

2716 m.

9.45 p.

.5.55 n.

07.00

As per sale

1-lon

....22 n. Sensational

China Lights (old) $. China Lights (now) $. H.K. Electrics $.. Maeno Electrica $ Sandakan Lights $.

.31% Telephones (old) s..

20.80 1. .1144 D. Telephones (new) $. Tractiona s/-

1.C. D. 21/0 n. Tractions (ref.) s/-...23/- n.

INDUSTRIALS Cald: Marg. (Ord.). Sh. $..14.00 n. Cald: Mac. (Pref.), Sh. $...12 n. Canton Ices

....I n. Cements S.

.19.60 sa. 0.10 n. H.K. Ropes $..

STORES, &c. Dairy Farins (old) $.. Dalry Farms (new) Watsons $.... Lane, Crawfords $. Sinceres $....... Wing On (HK) $. Powell, Ltd. 5....

COTTON MILLS

Ewo Sh. $.... Shel Cotton Sh. $, Zoong Sing, Sh. $. Wing On Textiles, Sh. $.

MISC.

H.K. Entertainments $.

Constructions (old)) Constructions (new) Vibro Filing $.

Ch. Govt. 5% 1828

G. Bonds H.K. Govt. 4% Loan H.K. Govt. 3% Loan Morsmana (Lon.) ·8/- ... Marcmans (HK)

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Trial Likely

Alleged Fraud Through The U.S. Mails

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" NEW YORK, Mor. 7 (UP).-The trial of the five alleged accomplices .224 sn. of Coster Musica began in the Federal

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Court to-day. Great sensations are 91⁄2 sa.promised. .7% 0. They are charged with defrauding 1.80 n. through the Unlied States mails and 41 n. violation of the Securities and Ex- n.change Commission's rules. The ac- cused include the brothers of Coster, George and Robert Musica.

424 n.

,170 n.

.65 'n, 48% 2.

7.40 m.

1% A.

1.

CONCILIATION TREATIES

WASHINGTON, Mor. 7 (Reuter),

It has been learned here that the United States is negotiating treaties .01% 11.

of conciliation with Canada," / Aus- 1004.tralia, South Africa and New Zealand 0514 n. providing that any dispute arising 14/8 n. between the Dominions and the

Roosevelt's Son Divorced

.D.a.m. LOS ANGELES, Mar, 7 (Reuter). a.m.-Mrs. Betsy Cushing Roosevelt has obtained a divorce from James p.m. Roosevelt, President Roosevelt's 7 p.m. eldest son,

United: Siates shall be, referred to a permanent Conciliation "Commission consisting of five members, two or whom will represented the United States.

as per sale

pian.

11 800 11,800

_591 $

pen'¿ $

Exchange At A Glance

- SELLING

T.T. London Demand do. T.T. Shanghal T.T. Singapore

T.T. Japan TUT. India T.T. U.S.A. 7.T. Manila TT. Batavia T.T. Bangkok T.T. Sulgon

TT. France

TT. Switzerland

TT. Australia

BUYING

4 m/s L/C London

1/210

1/210

350

.5215

103

824

244

.401/2

45%

150%

-103

10.85

.107

.1/03

1/34

1/3

4 m/s D/P do.

4 m/s L/C USA.

4 m/s Franice

30 d/s India

25

11.40

·U.S. Cross rate in London 4.03%1⁄2. U.S. Crods 'rate in N.Y.4.3.937

Peiping's "Flower Street” Gutted

There will be a separate Commis- --' PEIPING, “Mar. 0 (Reuter) alon for each Dominion E

Flower Street, the famous Moeen of The United States has already foreign tourists and wellknown for concillatory treaty with Britain but Chinese Jewellery, and curlos, was its references to the Dominions ainco burned down this morning. Over 70 the Statute of Westminster bre/re-! shops were gutted, involving a loss garded as out of date.

of over 3000,000,

ALEXANDER KORDA

THE LION HAS WINGS

AT

with

SEE THE ENEMY AIR RAIDS OVER. ENGLAND

SEE THE R‚A.H.. BOMBING OF

THE KIEL

CANAL

MERLE OBERON RALPH RICHARDSON JUNE DUPREZ ROBERT DOUGLAS, ANTHONY BUSHELL • DERRICK D«MARNEY --

Story by lan Dalrymple - Mus

Released the UNITED ARTISTE

TO-DAY THE KING'S