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Exchange At A Glance

SELLING

T.T. London

Demand

T.T. U.S.A.

T.T. Manila

TT. Batavia

T.T. Bangkok

TT.

France

TT. Switzerland

T.T. Australia

T.T. Shanghai

1/213 1/2+1 .350

TT. Singapore

.$2

T.T. Japan

.12

T.. India

.82%

215%

434

40

150

10811

.10.85

.0614

.1/0%

BUYING

4 m/s L/C London

.1/31

4 m/s D/P

1/3

4 m/s L/C U.š.A.

.22

4 m/s France

11.40

30 d/s India

.04

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HONGKONG CRICKET

CLUB

Tennis Tournament

Matches hayo boon rearranged as follows:-

OPEN SINGLES FINAL. Wednesday, 1st May, OPEN DOUBLES FINAL Friday, 3rd May,

Play commences 4.30 p.m. sharp cách dnyi

Booking for Stand Seats now open.at Moutrice.

THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LIMITED.

!

NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 30, 1940,

"G.

NOTICE

WATER SUPPLY

It is hereby notifed that a conatant supply of water will be given in all districts from 1st May until further notice.

AR PURVES,

Water Authority.

Public Works Department, Hongkong, 29th April, 1940.

HONGKONG TELEPHONE CO.'S LETTERS

GRATIFYING POSITION

Year of Marked Success Despite

Many Difficulties

What Mr. J. Scott Harston, Chairman of Directors, described as a gratifying CONSIGNEES' NOTICE. position was revealed when the Directors presented their 1939 report to the 15th. ordinary yearly meeting of shareholders of the Hongkong Telephone Company, Ltd., at the Company's premises at noon to-day.

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

Steamship.

Bringing Cargo from Marseilles vin Saigon.

that their goods with the exception

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The accounts disclosed a credit balance-including $149,523.64 brought forward from the previous year and after making provision for payment to Government of royalties on a revised basis-of $1,379,403:20. The meeting approved the disposition of $897,609.60 of this amount as follows:

Payment of a final dividend of $1.00 per share on fully paid-up shares, making 14 per cent, for the year and absorbing $500,000;

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Payment of a 'final dividend of 25 cents per share on partly paid-up shares, making 14 per cent, for the year and absorbing $62,500;

Transfer of $92,577 Sinking Fund Instalment to Capital Reserve;

OPEN VERDICT ON “UNCLE ERIC "

An open verdiet was returned at Erle thenquest recently on · Mr. Fogg, 37-year-old muste director of the B.B.C's Empire Service.

brief reference to the Telephonents made necessary by the Tele- that, with the co-operation of the

What

We Are

Fighting For

To The Editor,

The "Hongkong Telegraph." Sir,-1 was reading yesterday's Issue of the "Telegraph" when I came across the article "Is it Easy to Ele

Artivs1

I was so impressed and touched by Ilia vision

paragraph on the effect

the

it had on a child conjured up in my mind that I felt impelled there and

gother with the caption on another

They are Fighting For."

then lo cut that paragraph out, to- story entitled "Troops Learn Whet

Troops What

Fighting Fo

Consignees are hereby informed of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Godowns of the longkong Kowloon Ordinary Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kow- The Fifty-ninth

ed immediately after landing. General Meeting of the Company loon, where delivery may be obtain- will be held at the Offices of the

All claims must be sent in to me General Managers, Mesars. Jaron or before 5th May, 1940, or they Ltd., will & Co.,

not be recognized. ding, Matheson

Damaged Packages will be examin- Peddor Street, Hong Kong, on

cd by

Surveyor Company's Thursday, 30th May, 1940, at noon, Messrs:--Goddard and Douglas in the

And the carrying forward of $242,532,60 to the next account. for the purpose of receiving the presence of the Consignees at 10 a.m.

The annual report, read by the Account is higher by $123,501.11, "and Mr. Fogg Uncle Erle"who fell Consignees must have a Revenue Chairman, stated: Report of the Directore, passing on Wednesday, 1st May, 1840.

that receipts under the heading in front of a Tube train at Waterloo the Accounts; and electing Direc-omeer in attendance when any duil- Before analysing the figures shown "Interest Dividends and Exchange" was to have been married recently.

able goods are examined by the Com-in the Accounts, I would like to make are less by $25,172.02. It will be

The Clippings forwarded by the tors and Auditors,

writer realised, however, that the adjust- The Transfer Books of the Company's Surveyors.

No Fire Insurance will be effected Amendment Ordinance which came

1 forward these two clippings to pany will be closed from the 23rd

by us in any case whatever.

Into force on April 5, 1940. A peru-phone Amendment Ordinance render Philippines Long Distance Telephone you as I am sure you could make a K. OHL, May to 13th June inclusive.

sal of the speeches made from this direct comparison rather difficult. Company in Manila, test calls would leading article from them to serve with the United as an incentive to every decent man Chalt

since the inception of the The Increase, however, of $127,754.86 have been made By order of the Board,

und woman to do all in their power Company will show that your busi- in the net proût carried down after States of America, with a view

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developed for more rapidly incl

including

such adjustments, amply extending the field of communica- to combat and help to defeat such than could have been foreseen when demonstrates the eminently successions, but it has not so far been dastardly crimes being committed by possible, under present world condta people who are not fit to be called the original Ordinance was framed. ful result of the year's working, Your Directors have, of course, been

per Turning now to Pront and Loss tions, to obtain the necessary civilised.

Mr. Chamberlain was perfeilly cognisant of this trend throughout Appropriation Account, it will be mission to proceed with such tests.

Tribute To Staff

right when he said "It is evil things the years of their stewardship, and observed that, subject to your ap

Before concluding my remarks a Capital Reserve instalment have foresten that some adjustment proval, a Ca

we shall be fighting against." I ex-think it is the perfect answer to those of the Telephone Ordinance in its is proposed in the sum of $02,577. would take this opportunity of relation to the financial structure of This, it approved, will replace the pressing to the staff of your Company people who are naking, "What are your Company would require to be former annual appropriation of $170,- the Board's keen appreciation of the the Allies Fighting for?" made if the business was to

be 482 to General Reserve, and is the loyal and efficient manner in which allowed to continue to expand along yearly instalment calculated at a rate they have continued to uphold the our tele- lines consistent with accepted stan suficient to amortise the present prestige and tradition of durds of sound commercial proctler. authorised capital over the residual phone service, which has at all times

period of the franchise on the basis been maintained in accordance with Torms Of Now Ordinance The Government has been ap of a Sinking Fund accumulating at an the high standards hitherto obtaining, prunched from time to time on one interest rate of 3 per cent, per notwithstanding the increased volume ot work undertaken; and I feel sura or other special aspects of this sub-annum.

that shareholders. will

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.

General Managers.

,Hongkong, 16th April, 1940.

NOTICE

Barclay Perkins & Co., Ltd. RED CAN LAGER BEER

The undersigned greatly regret that, owing to a technical failuro consequent upon war conditions, of certain recent shipments BARCLAY'S LAGER have not been up to the usual excellent

Man & Woman standard.

Fooled

Confidence Trick With Railway Tickets

Lum On, 29, unemployed, was chorged before Mr. Himsworth at the Kowloon Magistracy this morn- ing with obtaining 00

cents

from

Cheung Kiu, 28, spinster and Tang Hing, 26, by false pretences.

Lam admitted the charge.

iwo

Harclay's Lager is obtainable at all wine dealers both in bottles and cans.

GILMAN & CO., LTD. Wine Department, Gloucester Arcade.

HONGKONG ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.

Del, Sgt. Morrison said on Sunday afternoon, Cheung and Tang were waiting at the Yaumati Rallway. Station for a train to Shum Chun.

buy As they were about to tickets, defendant come up and NOTICE is hereby given that offered to buy the tickets for them.

and he the EIGHTEENTH They gave lm 90 cents brought back two tickets.

YEARLY MEETING of

A sentence of three months' hard of Messrs. Sir Elly Kadoorle & labour was imposed.

New Treaties

Sought

Existing Pacts Are Antique Says Hull

Agent.

ness

RADIO

ZBW, 355 metres (845k.c.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) Talk by Mr. Ronald Cross Relayed from London

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A BELIEVER IN THE FUTURE GREATNESS IN THE PEACE-

LOVING BRITшE EMRINE. (Editorial comment on the article in question would be superfluous. It speaks for itself.-Ed.)

NO CHANCES

FINE JEWELLERY

Diamond engagement and wedding.

rings, perfect stones, în any desired mounting or setting... rings which will always be cherished.

Rio Programme Broadcast by Z. D. W. on a Frequency of 845 k.e's. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.. and 8-11 pm on 9.52 m.e's. per second.

ject, but became evident that no "Gratifying Position" 6.00 An Hour of Dance Musle.

satisfactory progress could be ex- I now come to the Balance Sheet, associate themselves with me in that BELGIUM TAKING

lem as a whol

Xpression of oppreciation. 7.00 Closing Local Stock Quota-pected unit the

which, I feel sure shareholders will expression of

The report was adopted, along with All the affected beer has now

vas considered. Consequently, your agree, displays a position of such Board nuthorized the heen withdrawn and replaced, andtions.

Managing Anancial stability us must be gratify recommendations for appropriations

as uiready outlined.

BRUSSELS, Apr. 20 (Reuter).-- the Public are assured that they 7.02 Aldershot Command Search Director to

The retiring directors, the Hon. Steps are still being taken to sup- with the object of posed by the Telephone Ordinance in Sir Robert Kotewall, C.M.G., and Mir, press subversive activity in Belgium. can rely upon the usual high | Nghi Tatloo, 1936.-Mossed Bands of the Govern en negotiations withing to all. The old disabilities Im-

that whole field and mak- reviewing

its original form have disappeared, D. H. Blake, were re-elected.

Yesterday the police raided" Øve ing recommendations as to how best with consequent strengthening in

The auditors, Messrs. Lowe, Bing-homes in which the residents were quality which has always been The Aldershot and Eastern Com-revi associated with Barclay's Pro

7.20 Songs by Peter Dawson (Bass-HC matter could be adjusted without the financial structure, which latter hom & Matthews, were reappointed, suspected of secret Nazi tendencles. ducts.

Severni booklets were seized. impairing any of the statutory rights has been the goal aimed at by your at a salary of $4,000 per annum,

the Company.

In this relation, Directors for

years. and having regard to the somewhat example, on reference to the assets 7.30 Lordon Helay-The News. 4.00 Local Time Signal, Weather complex questions at lasue, involving side, it will be observed that invest

na they did, discussions of a financial which showed a depreciation

ments Report and Announcements.

8.93 Latest Variety Numbers and highly technical nature, your of $540,488.38 for the year 1038 now

ving tribute

ute to Sing with the Guards. Regimental Board is desirous of paying

show an oppreciation of $110,447.48 over the

the materially lower market Band of H. M. Grenadier Guards Mr. E. M. Bryden of Messrs. Lowe,

& Matthews and to your values cond. by Major George Miller; Lonely Lucky Mc,

Manager, Sweetheart, Lucky. You,

thus Mr.

achieved is equivalent to Will Heaven

the provision of together with your Managing

Dn Investment Turner Layton Heavenly, The Only One Who's Dif- Director, who were associated in Fluctuation Reserve-the desirability ficull is You, Pat Kirkwood with bringing these difficult and somewhat of the establishment of which has Orchestra; Somebody's Asked Mc, I protracted negotiations to a success frequently been emphasised in pre- Didn't Orier A Ett It, Jock Warner; ful conclusion, as evidenced from the vlous references from this Chair. ORDINARY The Day I Rode To Brighton On My following summary of the principal The remaining items on the Balance IL self-explanatory Share-Bike, We've Now! Like Thee In Lon-results achieved:

don, Tessie O'Shea with her Banju- (1) The Government will, in ef-

character, and I feel, therefore, that As they were about to board the holders of the Hongkong Engineer-lele and Orchestra; I'll Remember, feet, take the place of the subscriber may now deal with the general trend train, the ticket inspector looked at

With You, with the modification that shere of your Company's business. the tickets and told them they had ing & Construction Company, Somewhere In France

holders will participate on an equal At the last Limited, will be held at the Offices Leslie Hutchinson..

tannual generul meeting, already been used.

8.41 Max Miller in the Theatre. basis with Government after a divid my predecessor in the Chair referred Sons, St. George's Building, Chaterecorded in the Finsbury Park Em-end at the rate of 12 per cent. to the continued expansion of the

(without maxima) has been received business of the Company and to pire),

9.00 London Relay Speech by Mr. by theThe Company will supply the augment the capacity of your quer

which were being taken steps Itoad, Hong Kong, on Wednesday,

to (2) the 1st May, 1910, at 12 o'clock Ronald Cross, Minister of Economic

Warfare, at luncheon given by Ameri- Government with 500 lines free of ment more particularly in the matter (Noon), for the purpose of recely-

cau Chamber of Commerce in Lon-rental charges, and with additional of automatic exchange plant. I Am don. ing the Report of the Board of

lines (it and when required), subglad to be able to state that the action 0.20 London Relay-News Bum-fect to a discount on standard rates. thus foreshadowed was put into effect Directors and a Statement of

(3) The Investments

nts of the Com-and an order place

placed In London for the Accounts for the year ended on the mary.

9.30 London Relay "Cards on the pany in respect of Depreciation and requisite plant on highly satisfactory 31st December, 1939, and electing Table."

General Reserves were revalued as terms. Notwithstanding the inter- Directors and Auditors.

9.45 Compositions of Moussorgsky. at August 31, 1039, the total depre-vent

vention of

of the War, it is hoped that 10.20 B. B. C. Recording Money ciation arising therefrom being de-the contract entered into will be ful- The Transfer Books of the Corn- WASHINGTON, Apr. 20 (Reuter),

ducted

from General Reserve, and filled in accordance with its terms, -As he considers the commercial pany will be closed from the 22nd for Nothing."-A Sketch,

10.33 Dance Music Minnie the the amortisation of the authorised but

(but, although latert

tert advices tend to Moocher's Wedding Day, Hot Toddy, capital' being placed on a Sinking confirm this, it will be realised that Cab Calloway and His Orchestra; Fund basis,

world conditions are. In 11 greater Mario La O, Tendre Bolero, Lecuona (4) The Company is given the state of flux than ever before, and

Boys with Elyanc Cells

right to depreciate (where necessary) that serious delays in deliveries of (vocal): A New Moon and an Old its vestments other than those materinin may become, inevitable. Serenade, We've come a long way made on behalf of its Capital Re-think it is appropriate at

this junc- Together, Harry Roy and His Orches-

ture to expression of the tra; The Veleta, St. Bernard "Waltz, The Bill, as you are no doubt excellent services

this Vielor Silvester and His Ballroom aware, was introduced as a Govern- and other directions by our Mona- Orchestra.

ment measure, its terms having beenger, Mr. Sherry, and by our London 11.00 Close Down.

previously agreed, to by your Diree-agents. The Oriental Telechone & tors.

Electric Co. Ltd., and our Consulting Dividend Recommendations Engineer, Mr. S. II. Pook. Having, to the best of my ability, Canton Service Break explained the salient details of the With reference to the matter of toregoing matters, I feel I can now the trunk telephone service with Inroceed to the Accounts for the year Canton, which you will recollect was under review, which reflect, I would

during 1030, I regret to suspended point out, the effect of the provisions inform you that It has not been of the Telephone Amendment Ordin-found possible to resume this service. ance 1940,

Contact, however, being maintain- In general, the result presented ised with the interested

parties, and by comparison, highly satisfactory, your Company is keeping its section and has made possible the recon- of the plant and equipment in such mendation of your Board that the a state of preparedness ns will enable Anul dividend be increased from 8 us to take immediate steps for per cent. to 10 per cent, thus making connection so soon as circumstances 14 per cent. for the year 1939. Jallow the service to be restored,

Turning to the debit side of.. Profit An event of. very considerable im- Loss Account, Royalties to the portance took place on August 15; Government are shown in the sum 1939, when radle telephone com- of $272,531.97 as against $50,005.00 munications Was established, vla for

the

previous year. This enlianced Cable

und

Woreless - Lid,,

with contribution to the publle revenue is Chungking and Manila. Unfortun a very material one, but is one which alely, these services were suspended in especially necessary at the present on instructions from the Authorities after being in operation for only two Juncture.

Depreciation allowance is $250,- weeks. It will be appreciated that 793.60, as against $521,524.38 for the this is doubtless necessary for Im- previous financial period, but it will perial reasons, but it is to be regret- be apparent from my earlier re-ted that this promising now branch of. marks that, in future, the necessity your business had to be closed down for providing for depreciation on a xo soon after its nuspicious opening. scale in excess of normal technical Here again, I am unable to give you theso I would add, however, that adequate services will be resumed, but you provision in this respect has been (may rest assured that your Company will be ready to re-catablish such On the credit aide, it will be ob-communications as soon as this be served that the balance from Working comes practicable. It had been hop-

treaty structure of the United States April to the 1st May, 1940, both to be "antique," Mr. Cordell Hull, the Secretary of State, has authorised the days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

State Department to undertake the wholesale

treaties,

negotiation of new

Advance discussions have already

begun with some countries.

"Museum Pieces"

Officials declared to-day that

preliminary Kurvey showed that

commercial treaty tles with most

B. ALVES,

Secretary. Hongkong, 15th April, 1940.

M.S. "PANAMA”

nations were not only out of date but Consignees of cargo by the

were museum..pieces.

For instance, the treaty with Bri- nuove vessel are notified that all SMSCENED Largo is being discharged into the

tain dates back to 1810.

The State Department will en-Godowns of the Hongkong and

deavour to obtain unconditional Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co.

most-favoured-nation' treatment un- der the new treatles.

STOCK MARKET

REPORT

Journal-

Ltd. whence delivery

όπ can effected on presentation of original Bills of Lading counter of the aigned by the Marshal in Prizo,

Courts of Justice. All charges Hongkong

incurred in landing and ware-

Korukong Stock Exchange Offlelal housing this cargo are for the Fisheries Summary issued yesterday says:

Business reported was not of vast account of consignees; pending

proportions, and prices are not too completion of Steamer's account, Research

robust, but the spread was over o

varlegated selection,

Buyers

ILK. Banks $1,500 - Bank of E. Árin 374

Union In $420

Providenta STYL

Land 30

Realties $4.40

Telephones (Old) 1283s · Telephonen (New) $10 Lane Crawfords 48.05 Wm Powell $1 Entertainment $7.10

Bellars

Providents $5,40 “Electrics prÍM.

Telephones (613), 120, Telephones (New) $105

alex

Docks Cum, Rts. $21%%%

Lands $381

Chinese, Exlaton $183.

Franzi· 0173

Cnna Luang (old) ga Electrice $84.00 Telophones (014) `$28.80

a deposit of the amount of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and

Godown Company's Tariff Landing Station Charge plus 100% is payable, this amount boing subject to final- adjustment. Hong Kong Cargo remaining undelivered after 4 p.m. on Tuesday, the 30th April in subject to additional storage charges. · All- damaged ́packages will bo surveyed by

Mosura.at Anderson & Asho at 10 a.m. on Monday, 29th April.

Edited by

Dr. G, A. C. Herklots Now on Sale

serve.

and

Morning Post Building requirements should no longer exist any indication as to when

No Bro Insuranco has been Price $3.00.

affected.

'T. J. GOULD,

Marshal in Prize.

mado..

in

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Wedding Gifts of merit and quality

Sterling silver, cut glass . finest electro plate, etc. The most extensive showing we have over displayed.

Come and inspect the desirable gift values we are featuring.

J. ULLMANN & CO.

Chater Road, Hongkong