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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

25 words $2.50 for 3 days propaid FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Miscellaneous house-

furniture

furnishings. hold

and Apply J. A. Shaw, 332, The Peale Phone 29240,

"HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY Edition. THE CAMERA" Second Over 80 excellent views of the Price $1.50. Obtainable at Colony. Keily & Walsh, Ltd., Hongkong Travel Bureau or from the Publishers, South China Morning Post, Ltd., Wyndham Street.

TO LET. HOUSE in 107 Boundary Street, Kowloon, with 14 rooms, modern

kitchen, sanitation,

garage garden. Itent $205. Apply Box 970.

and P. O.

Exchange At A Glance

SELLING

T.T. Indla

T.T. U.S.A.

T.T.

Manila

Batavin

T.T. Londori

1/2+1

Demand

1/21

TT. Shanghai

.350

*. Jupan

TT. Singapore

.0214

.923%

.024

.21

4332

T.T.

40%

T.T. Bangkok

150

TT. Sulgon

T.T. France

T.T.

Switzerland

.10.85 971

T.T. Australip

1/6

BUYING

4 m/s L/C London

.1/3

4 m/s D/P

1/3

+ In/s L/C U.S.A.

227

4 m/s France

.11.40

.....84

30 din India..

U.S. Cross rate in London 4.02%

.U.S. Cross rule in N.Y.

3.57IN

POST OFFICE

INWARD MAILS

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service" London date 27th March.

Manila

Japan.

Apr. 5. Apr. 5. Apr. 5. Au

Shanghai

Strails...

Straits and Saigon

U.S.A., and Manila (San

date, 28th Feb.)

Australia and Manila

Europe via Suez and

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON,

LIMITED

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Society will be held at the HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 3rd MAY, 1940 nt 11.00 a.m., for the purpuяO of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1939, and of declaring Dividend, etc.

The SHARE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from 17th APRIL to 3rd MAY. both days inclusive,

By Order of the Board,

A. W. HUGHES,

General Manager, Hongkong, 2nd April, 1940.

UNION WATERBOAT

·CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

The Thirty-fifth Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd., Hongkong & Shanghal Bank Building, un Mon- day, the 22nd April, 1946, at 11 am. for the purpose of receiving the report of the General Managers together with n Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1939.

The Transfer Books of the Com- pany will be closed from 6th April

Friday,

G.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 5, 1940.

R.

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 8th day of April, 1940, nt 3 pm, at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of In Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Ma Tau Chung, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option of re- newal at a Crown Rent to, bo fixed by the Surveyor of Ilin Majesty the KING, for one fur- ther term of 75 years. Intending bidders are advised That Immediately after the dispo- al 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 eash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Kowloon Inland Lok

No.4239

| No. of Sale

Registry No.

Locality

G.

*p 8 9 net.

“Bunyɔ nez avIt'

Boundary

Measurements

Z.

A per sale

plan.

W.

9

Contents

ag. fret:

Ann.

Rent.

3.720

$42

R.

{ Opret Price]

In GERMANY

OW in the foreign traveller received in Germany? Hls experi- once varies from place. to place and with one person and another-but all in all he is not too welcome. One who has just returned t Holland looked up in the Rhinc- land an old friend who w

an active trad formerly unionist, now out of work and wondering where his next meal was coming from.

"What are you doing here? "he asked.

"Well, I want to know how you all are."

Rotten.

damned rotten. And if I am.seen talking to a foreigner I shall be arrested and things will be oven worse. So I'n delighted to see you-and you had better be off, believe me."

When I went to an hotel (adds this traveller), and had no ration card, I felt they begrudged me what little food they gave me. It

was merely the cholce between Plenty of potatoes and an egg.

bread, beer or wine.

Next day. I found a Wuppertal Industrialist more friendly, but he scrupulously avolded the subject of

the war, except for a few remarks about conditions on the home front..

Don't think I am unkind." he but I will not invite you to said,

We have very little to a meal.

But you can have any sparc. nmount of excellent wine with me. You ace," with a sigh, "this is a sort of luxury period while it lasta." Food-On Paper

H1B wife added some details of Apart her own difficulties. Irom food, the soap and textile smooth shortage dislocates the running of every home.

If you ate with us," she said, "We should hate no tablecloth or

to 22nd April, 1946, both days PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS apklus. We use paper ones now,

Inclusive.

DODWELL & COMPANY

LIMITED.

General Managers.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LTD.

The Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in the above Com- pany will be held in the Company's Ofces, P. & O. Building, th Floor, on Thursday, 11th April, .Apr. D. 1940, at 11 am, for the purpose

.Apr. 5.

Francisco of receiving the Report of the

Apr. 5.

General Managers together with a ..Apr. 0. Straits-(Lon-Statement of Accounts to the 31st

....Apr. 6. December, 1939.

don date, 2nd March). Japan and Shanghai Shanghal

.Apr. 6. The Transfer Books of the

ba Apr. 8. Company will

closed from U.S.A., Honolulu and Japan (San

Francisco date, 5th March) Apr. 7 Monday, 8th April. to Thursday, Australle and Manila...Apr. 7. 11th, 1910, both days inclusive. Air Mail by "Imperiat Airways Direct DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.

Service" London date. 30th March,

Apr. 7.

General Managers. Arways-Hongkong; 2nd April,-1940,------

Air Mail by "Pan American Airways

Direct Service San

date, 31st Marchi,

Haiphong

Japan and Manlia

Japan and Shanghai

Shanghal and Amoy

Francisco

.Apr. 7.

.expr.

Apr. 7.

Apr.

7.

Apr. 7.

Apr. 8.

Apr. 7.

Bangkok, and Tourane Canton

.Apr. B.

Halphong and Hoihow

Canton

Shanghal

Eden Thanks Canadians

Apr. 8. Addresses Airmen On

Visit To Station

0

Apr, 0. .Apr. 9. Air Mail by "Air France Direct Ser-

viceParis date, 3rd April.

Straits

Manila

Japan and Shanghai

Apr. 10. .Apr. 10. Apr. 10. Apr. 11.

OUTWARD MAILS Friday, April 5 Fort Bayard and Hoihow 1.30 p.m. Straits, Ceylon, india,

LONDON, Apr. 4 (British Wire- less)-Mr. Anthony Eden llew to un air station in south-west England to- day and Inspected the first Royal Canadian Air Force Squadron to be >ent to this country after recruitment and training in Canada for overseas

Mr. Eden, congratulating the men, Mombasa, it was obvious that they had

Bust

thant uhemly made so much progress

Marques,

Beira, Lourenco and South Africa Parcels only for Straits Haiphong

Straits

2.30 p.m. they were prepared for any tusk 2.30 PR that they be called upon to perform, pan and he suspected that all were eager ..7 pm for Une moment when that task came. Saturday, Apr. 6

Drawn as they were from all parts, ,2,30 p.m. Parcels only for Shanghai

of Canada, the unity and determina- Parcels only for Shanghai and Tien- tion of all Canadian people to stand

tsin

.5.00 p.m. side by side with the Allies in the .6.30 p.m.

common task was expressed in their 5.30 p.n.inity. Fort Bayard Air Mail for

Airways Direct Service"-due London, 14th April.

Japan

"Imperial

G. P. 0, and K. F. O.

.Apr. 6, 5.00 p.m. Reg. ... Ord...Apr. 6, 5.30 P Air Bail for Manila, Gaam, Honolulu And U.S.A., by the "Pan American Airways Direct Service" due San Francisco, 14th April,

K.P.O.

Reg.

Ord.

Reg.

Ord.

Dairen,

Salgon

Apr. G. 5 p.m. Apc, 6, 5.30 pm. G.P.O.

....Apr. 6, 5 p.m. .......Apr. 8, 7.30 ..

Sunday, Apr. 7

.8.30 a.m. 10.00 nm.

Monday, Apr. 8 Mundia Swalow, Amoy and Formosa

.10.30 u.

10.30 a.m. Bangkok

12.30 p.m. Halphong

1,00 p.m. Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., Central and South America and Canada la San Francisco (No Parcels for Canada only)-due Sun Francisco, 20th April,

Kowloon P. O. Parcels,....Apr. 0, 4.00 p.m. Apr. 0, 5.00 pm. ..Apr. 8, 3.30 p.m. G. F. Ó.

Ref..

Ord.,

Parcels.

Re

Ord

Canton

of the Sule by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 8th day of April, 1940, at 3 p.m., at the Vilices of the Public Works Department; by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Boundary Street, Ma Tau Wei, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, commencing

Something must be sacrificed to Keep our allowance of soap for absolute essentials.

Ratloning is enforced on most commodities in everyday use in the

home. For all kinds of food, each person has 108 ration coupons per month. Taking the population as 30,000,000 Germans, this means that about 8,500,000,000 coupons must

from 1st July, 1898, with the Mr. Eden Inspects

option of renewal at a Crown

Rent to be fixed by the Sur-

veyor of His Majesty the KING,

Canadians

One of the food qudues that can be scen in moti parts of Germany

Lo-day.

be handed over to grocers, bakers and butchers every month, sorted. and passed on to some centrai organisation. This does not in- clude butter or fat cards which are stamped in the shops with cach nale.

Wizzdow Dressitsg YET despite the fact that hun-

dreds of small shops have closed through lack of supplies.. those that remain put up a won- derful show to the casual passer- by. But the packets that seem to be tea, coffee, butter and so on are all dummies.

And the smrt clothes in the big stores of Berlin and other elties. cannot be bought by any casual shopper who has forgotten his or

her textile ration card.

Wives spend most mornings of the week standing in queues for their food allowances. They can- not plan any meal in advance, for they never know on which day any particular product will be avail-

able. Most cheerless day is the one

on which the one egg per person per week can be had, and the egg proves, on arrival home, to be bad:

Still Wheels,

PETROL rationing has made the streets of Berlin quiet and ilfeless. Only

ten one in

of. privately-owned cars is granted a permit for use. In the busy In- dustial district of Rhein-Wupper, when it was found that the pro- portion was 15 per cent, a few days ago, 000 cars were ordered off the

LONDON, Apr. 4 (Reuter).-Mr.roads.

:

of

for one further term of 24 years Anthony Eden, the Secretary for the Coal shortage, the result

disorganisation, 121ኛ less the last three days thereof. Dominions, flew to an R.A.F. station transport Intending bidders are advised in south-west England to-day to caused the greatest hardships so

the uriny co-operation that immediately after the dispo-inspect

Force

in training there. al of the lot the Purchaser (ifquadron of the Royal Canadian Air After inspecting the squadron, Mr. not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised Eden said it was obvious that the officer who will be present at the men were ready and eager for any sale, the sum of two hundred ask they might be called on to per- dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of

the Purchase price. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

No. of Bate

Registry No.

Locality

| 201

No. 2782.

New Kowloon 1

Junction of Boundary

Street and College Road.

Houndary

Menaurements

8.

E.

W.

}{set|fra)}Tout rout

As per sale

pine.

Journal

of the

Hongkong

The Vanguard "You are the vanguard of Canada's airmen. We know that there are now training in that Dominion and elsewhere under the great Empire Training Scheme tens of thousands of pilots, ground crews and observers Fisheries who, as time goes on, will play a decisive part in the struggle that lies

the issues at stake Mr. Eden said: "Until Hitlerism and all

it stands for is destroyed, there is no

Research

means of creating that better world Station

which we want to see for ourselves and our chlidren. Because you from Canada have come to help us in that taske we can never cease to be grate- ful. On behalf of the Government I thank you and wish you good luck and God speed".

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The details given in the British Press recently have cer- tainly not been exaggerated:

The general mood of the people in one of stolid fatalism. There is plenty of grumbling, but there is no sign of any general uprising against the regime which has im- posed all these burdens.

There are sill some who will talk once a traveller in Germany has gained their confidence.

Their curiosity prompts many questions about what is going on and being said in the world out- side. How long do you think the

Now

to express. Most people have kome Acquaintance who has been in trouble through an unwary word at some time.

Austria. Czecho-Slovakia, and Poland have proved bitter dis- appointments to the man-in-the- street, who thought they would nolve Germany's problems of want, But he dare not say so.

Why No Masks ? BLACK-OUT

is enforced throughout Oermany with varying degrees of severity. Few geople have gas-masks.

Two explanations are given for this, (1) that Britain and France would never use gas on civilians, (2) that Garmany has not enough rubber to spare to make gas-maska for the whole population.

In Industry there is rumbling but unexpressed discontent. Wages

are low, deductions are high and working families have nothing to spare for any amusement or small luxuries.

When signs of open discontent A appear some small sap is given. minor wage increase is granted or there is a promise of holidays to come.

The increase frequently proves illusory through the addi- tion of some new tax a few weeks Inter.

Thousands of shopkeepers and former non-productive workers have been cajoled into industrial work by promises, or driven in by threats.

war will last? What does the Biggest Grouse

world think aliout Germany?

They realise how they are cut off from the world, how ifttle they are told. German newspapers are The radio in general disrepute. news has little attraction, In cafès few people stop talking when the news bulletins are being given and it is almost impossible to hear what is being sald.

story Helps

VIOLENT anti-British propa-

ganda is the rule of to-day. Posters on the walls in Berlin shriek

their messages against Britain. One of them quotes some worda of Napolcon. Its intention is to prove that France, at heart, is anti-British too!

People stop to read them, smile, say nothing, and pass on. There is nothing to be scen to-day of the street-corner groups of friendly- or violent-arguers that were such a "feature Germany.

of life in pro-Hitter

Travelling across Germany now It is difficult to find anybody with self-assurance or any fixed opinion

Opens TO-DAY

AT

THE

BOYS of 10 are working in the

heavy Industries of the Ruhr, and when their health shows signs of breaking they are packed off to what were once the luxury hotels. of foreign visitors to German spas, now used as rest homes.

Workers in all big firms are com- pelled to cut at the works can- teens. It is considered wasteful for hot meals to be prepared in private houses but no necount is taken of the feelings of wives and eħll- dren in this matter.

Among all the rumblea in- evitable in Germany, what is the main grumble of the moment? Observers agree in saying that there.

particular bitterness about the way young Nazis of military age stick to soft jobs at home.

behaviour Their actions and have led to much -feeling and some Incidents. Reports say that within the past week they have been warned, from high up in the party, to act with less insolence towards the long-suffering non- uniformed members of the publie and their wives. Such.is Germany after nearly five months of war.

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with

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