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THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO,

LIMITED.

NOTICE OF GENERAL

MEETING

The Fifty-ninth Ordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at the 'Omeen of tho General Managers, Mesara. Jar- Matheson &Co., Ltd., dine, Pedder Btreet, Hong Kong, on Thursday, 30th May, 1940, at,noon, : for the purpose of receiving tho Roport of the Directort, passing the Accounts, and electing Direc- tora and Auditora, ......

The Transfer Books of the Com-

FOR SALE.

"HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY THE CAMERA" Second Edition. Over 63 excellent views of the pany will be closed from the 23rd Colony Price $1.00.- Obtainable at May to 13th June inclusivo, Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., Hongkong

By order of the Board. Travel Bureau or from the Publishers, South China Morning Port, Ltd, Wyndham Street.

A Look Through The Telegraph"

50 YEARS AGO

May 20, 3000. A statement has been published, sa 4 1:0 "Mercantile Marine Bervice Associa tion Reporters"

to the effect that the total approximato value of the merchant navies of the United States. France, Ger many, ly and Russia taken together in 233,000.003 This 16-a vast sum, but it is only £2,000,000 more then trof-the

total approximate value of the British merchant navy. The latter is valued 203,000,000, The value of the French mer

chant navy alone is only 40,000,000-less

than one tenth of ours1 The Russian, Ger- Arian and other perchant navies are not wori talking about yet."

The establishment of a vaccine Institute will be considered by the Sanitary Board to-morrow.

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was lashed on

A Canton correspondent Informs u that the unusual spectacle of a tight was witnessed there a few days ago, the victim being a man who had murdered ti slep-father. He crom, his nose cul off, cheeks slashed, pieces cut out of his arms, legs and back, and after other nameless eruettles, inb bed a to heart and his head severed. The executeuer then disembowelled him. and with the humour flicked the by- standers with the reeking entrails. Our Inforinant adds that among the spectators were two Artillery officers from long- kong, one of whom fainted at the sight 25 YEARS AGO

May 20, 1015.

"The Times" correspondent_nt Peking ways that the United states Government has presented Identical Notes to China and Japan, refusing to recognue any agreement Impairing American rights in China, political and territorial integrity of China, or the Open Door policy.

The Press Bureay announces that the Premier has decided to create a Ministry of Munitions and that Mr. Lloyd George during him temporary direction of thin

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.

General Managors,

Hongkong, 10th April, 1940.

PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS will be HDLD at the HONG KONG HOTEL, Hong Kong, on THURSDAY, the 6th. June, 1940, at 11.00 A.M., for the pur pose of receiving the Report of Directors together with a State- ment of Accounts for the year ended 30th. April, 1940.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, 29th, day of May, to THURSDAY, the 6th of June, 1940, both days inclusive.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers. Hongkong, 23rd. May, 1940.

PENINSULA HOTEL ROSE ROOM. Friday, 31st May, 1940 9.30 p.m. RECITAL ON TWO

PIANOS

by

Department of State will vacate his post NURA KANIS & KLARI VAGO m-Chancellor of the Exelieques

understool tint Mr. Arthur, Henderson (Chief Whip of the Labour Party) will dsstat The Government on labour ques- tions, especially those arising from tho

war.

10 YEARS AGO

May 20, 1930. Thousands of Nationalist troops were taken prisoner by the Kuemirchin forces along the Lung-Hot-Railway-nenz-Kih- sien, where the arrivni yenterday of the 50,000 Kuaminehun troops from Western Shantung, under the leadership of General Bülb Yu-shan, has completely turned the tables against the Nationalist Army. The Kuominchun Army is launch- ing a successful counter attack against the Nationalist troops who have lost│ considerable ground since the commence- ment of operations yesterday.

In the presence of members of tho Church Committee, members of the con- gregation And representatives from Hangkang, the foundation stone of the now Kowloon Union Church was laid Yesterday afternoon by the Hon. Mr. W.

Southorn.

The now Church is to be built adjoin. ing the old one which will be used as a Sunday School and Church Hall A malshed, which had been erected on the alte, was decorated whiħ flags.

5 YEARS AGO

May 20, 1934, The entire Code structure, under which the major part of American business has been conducted for the past two years, is invalidated by the Supreme Court de. elsion, handed down to-day. ruling un- constitutional Section Three of the Na-

under tional Recovery Act.

whitch Congress delegated to President floosevelt full authority to make and enforce Codes, Government House was the venue of

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Arias by PUCCINI, CATALANI & ELGAR ADMISSION: 12 & $1 (includlog tax)

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CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

N. Y. K. LINE

(NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA.)

From EUROPE und STRAITS—– eto po polon CULMING HATIRLANDI,

Consignees of Cargo per Company's steamer are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, whence delivery, may be obtained.

Goods not cleared by the 3rd June, 1940, will be subject to rent,

Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the * rather unique scene this morning when. Consignee's and the Co.'s representa- at the investitute of honours conferred tives on any Tuesdays and Fridays upon focal realdents by His Majesty King in the New Year List, Tile Excel at 2.30 pm, within the free storago Officer Administering the period, . For the examination of Government, Sir Thomas Southern, in- damaged dutiable goods, the con- vested his wife with the one decoration. After decorating Lady Bouthern, Bir Agnees must arrange for a Revenue Thomas Kissed Bla wife amidst prolonged Officer to be present. applaus,

lency the

_Alia;Inverted was Lieut-Cel Dr, G. D.

All claims must be presented with-

N. Dlock, o.sk, MD, who receiver tha in ten days of the steamer's arrival, Intignis of an Omcer of the Mitary Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire,

HONGKONG SOCIETY. FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN WE ARE AT WAR

Wo know you help War Charities, but please do not forget that war, or no war Hungry Children. MUST be fad.

Wa daily food hundreds.....

here, after which date they cannot be recognized,

No ciniras will be admitted after the goods-have-left-the Godownst No Are Insurance has been effected. NIPPON YUSEN, KAISYA. Hongkong, 27th May, 1940.

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Cable Address: SWANSTOCK

The

Hongkong Telegraph Tenth Annual Amateur Photographic Competition

June - September, 1940.

Two Silver Trophies Awarded

LTD. by ILFORD

For the best and second-best entries.

Awarded. Four Silver Trophies

by EASTMAN KODAK CO.

First Prizes in each of the four Sections.

$250 CASH PRIZES $250

SECTION ONE

General Pictorial: Land and Seascapes: Architecture: Street Scenes, etc. 1st-Silver-Cup. 2nd. $30.-3rd. $20.-4th. $12.50.

SECTION TWO

Portraits: Informal Close-ups: Human Studies. 1st. Silver Cup. 2nd. $30. 3rd. $20. 4th. $12.50. SECTION THREE

Still Life and Table Top Studies.

1st, Silver Cup. 2nd. $30. 3rd: $20-4th. $12.50

SECTION FOUR (Craftsmen's Section)

The whole of the work entalled in the production of every entry must have been done by the competitors who will be required to make a declaration to this effect. Each entry must have pasted on the back a special entry form obtainable on application from The Hongkong Telegraph or from the Hon. Secretary, Hongkong Photographic Society. Subjects at the discretion of competitors.

1st. Silver Cup. 2nd. $30. 3rd. $20. 4th. $12.50.

RULES

The following Rules will govern the Competition:

1-The Competitions is confined ex-

clusively to amateur photo- graphers.

2--No employee or member of any Erm in the photographlo trade is permitted to compete.

3-the prizes will be awarded to the competitors sending in what are adjudged to be the best photo- Each graphs in each Section. entry must be accompanied by a fort which will be published during the period of the Com pelillan, and which must be pasted on back of entry. 4-The right to publish any or all of the entries is reserved to the Hongkong Telegraph,

entered 5-All photographa

musi have been taken in the Colony of Hongkong, Photographs, which -havo been-already-entered-in- other Competitions are ineligible 6--No responsibility will be accepted for non-delivery of, loss,of,, or damage to entries

SECTION

NAME

ADDRESS

7-All entries to be either black, sepia, or toned pictures, and must be mounted, Coloured phate-

graphs are ineligible. &-Pictures submitted in sepia tonss should be accompanied by a smaller print in black and white.

9.-No plcture to entered in mare ----Uian one Section.

10-Mounts to be only white or cream, must be of one of the following SIZE:10X, 10x20.

11.-No correspondence will be entered into in connection with the Com- petition.

11-Members of the State of the Hongkong Telegraph and the South China Morning Port are not penfiitted to compete. 13-Tha decision of the Judges shall

bu Anal

−14—AL-the-concluniors —of the Coms.

petition. entries will be returned to competitors on application at the Telegraph offices within novena days.

ENTRY FORM

Please use block letters and paste this on back of each Entry in Sections 1, 2 and 3.

EIRE'S POCKET NAVY

A SOUTHAMPTON firm lias secured a contract to build pocket warships for a small, stift fleet which the Eire Govern- ment in forming, to guard territorial waters.

Orders now being placed for motor torpedo-boats and other types of fast, armed patrol, craft total £250,000. The torpedo

COMFORTABLE - FIREPROOF) - boats are capable of 50, knota

May 28, 1940.

600 Hens Let RADIO POST OFFICE

Loose On Fifth-avenue

Scramble For Free Dinners SIX HUNDRED chickens Plymouth Rocks, Rhode Island Reds, Buffs and Bantams--ran wild in New York's Rockefeller Centre, one afternoon recently.

ZBW, 355 metres (845.k.c.) and 31.40 motras (9,520 kilo-cycles) First of the "Toast" Series

Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Mail over, On Naval Occasions

closed 15 minutes earlier than the Radio Programma Broadcast by time given below unless otherwise Z. B. W. on a Frequency of 845 kck.stated, and where malls are advertis- and on Short Wave from 2-2.15 p.m.ed to close at or before 9.a.m. re- and 8-11 p.m. on 9.52 m.c's. per gistered and parcel mails are closed.

at B p.m. second,

on the previous day. When' mails are advertised to close after H. K. T. 12.13 p.m. Short Service of Inter-5 p.m., Registered and Parcel mails

are closed at 5 p.m.

ccasion.

12.30 Dance Music. 1.00 Local Time Signal and They had been released among the throng of Fifth-avenue promenaders Weather Report.

1.03

Patricia Rossborough at the by "Woody" Hockaday, an eccentric

Plano New Mexican,

£114

Band- Debroy Somers 1.30 Reuter

Ile came rattling up in a horse- drawn. buggy filled with crates. He Weather Forecast and wore "Father Christmas” costume menta, and shouted, "I am Santa Claus 1.45 Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritone) from Santa Fe, New Mexico. I am in a Military Band Concert. giving away chickens. Peace.. whole world is going to have peace.”

INWARD MAILS- Air Mall by "Pan American Airways

Direct Service"-San

Francisco

and Rugby Press,

Announer

date, 22nd May Australia and Manila

May 28.

May 28,

Japan and Shanghal

May 28:

Java and Manila". Salgon ..

May 28.

May.28.

Straits

May 28.

The

Swan He held up a Leghorn in either Lake Ballet Music-London Phil- Orchestra conducted by hand shouling "Come and get them." harmonic

2.15 Close Down.

Tchaikowsky-The 0.00

Air Mall by "Air France Direct Ser- vicoParis date, 22ud. May.....

May 20.

Australia and Manila Calcutta and Straits

.May 20.

Canton

May 29.

.May 29.

-6.37 A.Conccri by Richard Crooks Japan

May-2

May 29.

7.00 Compositions of Dobusy,

Shanghai Shanghai

May 29.

.May 20.

7.30 London Relay The Newa

8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements,

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct

Service" London date

22nd May..

May 30.

8.03 Luclenno Boyer (Vocal) and Bangkok and Tourene the Orchestre Raymonde,

May 30.

Canton

May 30.

May 30.

May 30.

May 30..

May 31,

June

When be opened the crates letting Antal Dorat!. loose the squawking hens they 0.35 Closing Local Stock Quota Calcutta, Straits and Saigon May 20. scrambled in every direction, con- tions, pletely halting the trame

There was general sensation. In (Tenor) and Essie Ackland (Con- Saigon the midst of it Hockaday whipped tralto). up his horse and giloped away leaving six hundred Easter chicken dinners behind him.

Champagne, Then Death

WHEN police examined a car at Kilkhampton, near Bude, in which a man and a woman were found dead, they discovered an empty champagne bottle near the driver's seat.

The couple were identified at the inquest us Leonard Willam Green (30), married, of Glebe Road, Hayes, Middlesex, and Miss Dorothy May Elliott (20), of Woodford, Berkeley, Glos. Miss Elliott had lodged at the Greens' house for 12 months.

8.32 Sea Bongs. Ship Aboy Japan March, Sea Songs Medley, Massed Shanghaf

by Ticnisin

Banda of the Royal M for Shanghal

Botton Clear the or Shanghai

Portsmouth Command) Bandmaster C. Keen; The Likes His

ruch

Let the Bulgine Run: Sally Brown; Honging. Johnny: Whisky Johnny,

Alr Mall by "Imperial Airways Direct

Service" London date, 25th May..

John Goss (Baritone) and the Cathie Australia and Marila arar Mate Voice Quartet with Plano Calcutta, and Straits

8.45 Stadlo The "Toast" Series Manila on Naval Occasions No. 1: Reserve Shanghai

Fleet.

Haiphong and Holhow

8.57

0.15

Short Variety Programme. London Relay-News Bum-

0.30

London 'Belay-A Topical

Juso

2. June 2. June

June 2. .June 3..

June

OUTWARD MAILS mary.

Tuesday, May 28 Sirails Talk.

Manila, Makassar and Saurabaya 9.45 Cesar Franck-Sonata in A Major-Alfred Cortot (Piano) and] Straits and Calcutta Jacques Thibaud (Violin),

Japan

Noon.

1 p.m. .2 p.m.

,3.30 p.m.

10.13 Respighi The Birds-A Air Alall for "Imperial Airways - A brother-In-Ins sald Green left Sulte for Small Orchestra.—Brussels home on March 13, leaving ante Royal Conservatoire Orchestra con- for his wife stating that he was going).ducted by Desire Defauw.

10.30 away with Miss Elliott.

Dance Muslo-Sing, Sing, 11.00 Close Down,

Money for Wifo

Sergeant Avent said that in the man's pocket he found # sealed envelope containing £8 10s. oddress- ed to Mr. Green. A length of hose pipe was connected to the car's ex- haust pipe.

The Jury's verdict was that Green and Miss Elliott took their life, auch nelion being premeditated..

MALTA PREPARING

Malta, May 27. The Governor has ordered curfew from 11 p.m. to 5 nm. as defence mensures against parachutists.

The public are informed that if they fail to observe the curfew they run the risk of beling shot.-Reuter Bulletin.

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May 28, 5 pm. .May 28, 5.30 9.0. "G.P.O.

Direct Bervice."

K.P.O.

Reg. Ord,

Reg.

Ord,

.May 28, I DID. MAY 28, 7.D.01.

Air Mail for Malaya, Java and AuB-- tralia by Imperlaj Atrways Direct:

Service."

Reg.

Ord.

.Reg.

Ord.

K.P.O.

..May. 28, 5 pm.

:...., May 28, 5.30 pm.

G.P.O.

May 28, 5'p.m.

.May 28, 7 p.m.

Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolula--

and U.S.A., by the "Pan American. Airways Direct Service,"

K.P.O.

Reg.

“Ori.

May 28, 5 p.m. May 28, 5:30 pm

G.P.O.

Ker.

Ord.

Salgon

Shanghai

May 28, 6 p.3. May 28, 7 p.m. .7.00 p.m. ..7 p.m.

Wednesday, May 29

Saigon, Ceylon, India, East and South

"Africa, Egypt and Europe via Suez-

and London via Long-Sea-Route. G. P. O, and K. P, 0.

Parcels

Ord.

.0 am. 11.15 ам. Reg.

Noon. Manila, Australia and New Zealand.

via Thursday Island K.P.O.

Reg.

Ord.

.5 p.m. 8.20 p.m.

G.P.O.

Reg.

.5 p.m

Ord.

.7. p.m.

Straits and Calcutta.

Parcels

10.30 am

Letters

11.30 am..

Noon. .6 p.m.

Fort Bayard and Holhow....Noon. Shanghai and Japan

Formosa

Air Mall for Indo-China, Iran, and France (Paris and Northern Pro- vinces only) by the "Air France' Airways Direct Service",

K. P. 0.

Amoy

Canton

Sandakan

May 20, 5,00 p.m.. May 20, 3.30 p.m.

May 29, 5.00 p.m. .MAY 20, 7.00 p.m..

Palkka

.7.16 ..

..8.30 BJ..

Rek.. Ord,

G. F. O,

Rek.,

Ord.,

Thursday, May 20

Swatow and Shanghai

Haiphong

Jepan

.2.30 p.m.

Parcels only for Tientsin,

2.30 p.m.

Amoy

.7 p.m..

Strolls

..77 p.m.

Friday, May 31

Datren

4.8.30 p.m.

Monila

.8.30 a.m. .2.30 pm..

Japan Salgan

.1.00 p.m.

2 p.m.

Mp.m.

Manila, Rabaul, Austraila and New

Zealand vin Brisbane'

Parcels,

Ret

Ord..

G.P.O. & E.P.0/2

May 31, 5.00 p.m.

June 1, 0.45 n.m..

..June 1, 0.30

Shanghai and Parcels only for Tien-

$110.30 am. Noon

tain Shanghal | Air | Mall{ for.... “Imbörial L'AirwaJE Direct Service "gud spear, 3

G.P.Q. &.K.FONKUREN

Iter Ord.

*June, 1.5 p... June 1, 5.80 p.m..

Sunday, June 2

Shanghai:ial paradumi

Halotiong

Monday, June S

0.00

Parcels only for Tientsin Canton Shanghai, Japan, Xonolulu,

Central and South America and Canada via San Francisco (Nor Parcols for Canada);

ALT GPO, and1KP.0

Parcels on June 1, 0 p.m. .Reg.

Jane #945 am. Junie 10.30.a.z.

Ord.