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Tuesday,

HONGKONG · TELEGRAPH

May 28, 1940.

CLASSIFIED |NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ADVERTISEMENTS

THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO.,

25 words $2.50 LIMITED.

for 3 days propaid.. WANTED TO BUY.

WE OFFER highest prices to any amount of gold articles, jades, jewels, diamonds, etc. Apply Eurasia Gold Refining Co., 7th floor, China Build Ing. Tel. 30727. No holidays,

WE PAY HIGH PRICES for all gold and silver articles, diamonds, jades, jewels and gold dust. Apply China Gold Refining Co., Pedder Bullding,

2nd floor.

FOR SALE. "HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY THE

Edition. CAMERA" Second Over 00 excellent views of the Colony. Price $1.50. Obtainable at Kelly & Walib, Ltd., Hongkong Travel Bureau or from the Publishers, South China Morning Port, Lokdin Wyndham Street.

A Look Through The "Telegraph'

50 YEARS AGO

May 20, 18:00.

third of the

NOTICE OF GENERAL

MEETING

оп

The Fifty-ninth Ordinary General Moating of the Company will be held at the Offices of the General Managers, Mosers. Jar- & Co.. Ltd. dine, Matheson Pedder Street, Hong Kong, Thursday, 30th May, 1910, at noon, for the purpose of receiving the Roport of the Director, passing the Accounts, and closting Direc- tors and Auditors.

The Transfer Books of the Com- pany will be closed from the 23rd May to 18th June inclusive.

By order of the Board.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.

General Managers.

Hongkong, 16th April, 1940,

PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS will be HELD at the

A stalement has been published, so SAYS the "Mercante Marine Service Ansocta- tion Reporters" to the effect that the totel approximate value of the merchant navies of the United States. France. Ger- HONG KONG HOTEL, liong Kong, many, aly and Rusts taken together is £23,000,000. This is a vast sum, but it is on THURSDAY, the ith. June, only,000,000 more than

1940, at 11.00 A.M., for the pur- 1080 of receiving the Report of, Directors together with a State- ment' of Accounts for the year ended 30th. April, 1910,

total approximate value of the British merchant navy. The latter is valued at 103,000,000. The value of the French mer chant navy alone is only £9,000,000-iess

thes one tenth of ourat The Russian, Ger man and other merchant navies are not worth talking about yel

•

The extablistament of a vaccine Institute will be considered by the Sanllary Board fo⚫morrow.

*

A Canton correspondent informs

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from

that the unusual spretacle of a ing-chi WEDNESDAY, 29th, day of May, was witnessed there a few days ago, the

viciin being a man who had murdered to THURSDAY, the 6th of June, his step-father. lle cross, film nose cut off. checks alashed.

was Jashed Oti

pieces cut out of his arms, legs and back, and after other nameless cruelties, stab bed to the heart and his head severed. The executioner then disembowelted him, and wis dine hurmour flicked the by- Our standers with the reeking entrails. informant adds that among the spectator were two Artillery officers from Hong kong, our of whom fainted at the sight. 25 YEARS ACO

May 2015. The Times" correspondent at Poking save tint the United states Government has presented identical Nates to China and Japan. refusing to recognise any Agreement impairing American" rights in China, political and territorial Integrity of China.or the Open Door polley.

The Press Bureau announces that the Premter has decided to create a Ministry of Munition and that Mr. Lloyd George during his temporary direction of this

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

Bu

Department of state will host part NURA KANIS & KLARI VAGO

as Chancellor of the Exchequer. It is

understood that Mr. Arthur Henderson Chler Whip of the Labour Party) will asist the Caverninent on talnur ques- tions, especially those arising from the 10 YEARS AGO.

War.

May 20, 1030).-- Thousands of Nationallet iroops were taken prisoner by the Kuominchun. forces ning the Lung tallway near Ki- sien, where the arrival yesterday of the 60,000 Kuominchun troops from Western Bhantung, under the leadership of General Shih Yu-han, has completely turned the tables against the Nationalat Army. The Kyaninchun Army Is Jaunch- ing a successful counter atlack against the Nationallet troops who have lost considerable ground since the commence- ment of operations yesterday.

In the

E

presence, of members of the Church Committee, members of the con

representatives gregation and

from Hongkong, the foundation stone of the new Kowloon Union Church was laid yesterday afternoon by the lion. Mr. W. T. Southor.

The new Church in be bulli adjoin- ing the old one which will be used as a Sunday School and Church Hall A malshed, which had been erected on the site, was decorated with Dags.

5 YEARS AGO

May 28, 1935,

with ELVIE YUEN

SOPRANO

Compositions by BACH, BEETHOVEN, CESAR FRANCK & ARENSKY

FOR TWO-PIANOS-

Arias bu PUCCINI, CATALANI & ELGAR ADMISSION : $2 & #1 (including tax) Booking at the

HONG KONG & PENINSULA HOTELS

CONSIGNEES' · NOTICE.

N. Y. K. LINE

(NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA.)

From EUROPE and STRAITS

Consignees of Cargo per Company's steamer are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and The entire Code structure, under which placed at their risk in the Hongkong the major part of American burtness has and Kowloon Wharf and Godown been conducted for the past two years (Company's Godowns at Kowloon, cision, handed down to-day, ruling un- whence delivery may be obtained,

is invalidated by the Supreme Court de-

constitutional Section Three of the Na

tional Recovery - Act, under

which

Goods not cleared by the 3rd June,

Congress delegated to President Roosevelt 1940, will be subject to rent. full authority to make and enforce Codea.

Damaged packages must be left in Government House was the venue of the Godowns for examination by the

a rather unique scene this morning when, Consignee's and the Co's representa

For

of

at the investitute of honours conferred tives on any Tuesdays and Fridays upon local residents by Hu Majesty the at 2.30 King in the New Year List. Is Excel at 2.30 pm. within the free storage

the examination Officer Administering the period.

Southern, in damaged dullable goods, the con- veste his wife with the or decoration, signees must arrange for a Revenue After decorating Lady Southern, Bir Thomas kissed his wife amidst prolonged Officer to be present,

Jeney the

Government, Sir Thomas

applause.

"Also invested was Lieut-Col Dг. G, P.

All claims must be presented with-

n. Black, Gaz, MD, who received the in ten days of the sleamer's arrival Insignia of an Omcer of the litery here, after which date they cannot Division of the Most Excellent Order of be recognized. the British Empire.

No claims will be admitted after the goods, have left the Godowns..

No fire insurance hot been effected. NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA. Hongkong, 27th May, 1040.

Swan, Culbertson & Fritz

Investment Dankers, and Brokera

Members of New York Cotton. Exchange

Chicago Board of Trade

Manila Stock Exchange

Winnipeg Grain Exchange

Commodity Exchange, Inc., New York

Canadian Commodity Exchange, Inc., Montreal

New York Coffee and Bugar Exchange

Hongkong Bharcbrokers Association

Shanghal Block Exchango

SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, MANILA and BUENOS AIRES

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,

Four Silver Trophies

Awarded

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 entailed in the production of every entry must have been done by the competitors who Each will be required to make a declaration to this effect. 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:

1The Competition is confined ex-

clusively

mma tour photo. Fraphers 2-No employee or member of any firm in the photographio trade is permitted to compete.

The prizes will be awarded to the competitors sending in what are adjudged to be the beat photo+ Each Stapha in cach Bection. entry must be accompanied by a be publihed form which will during the period of the Com petition, and which must be parted on back of entry.

The right to publish any or all of the entries is reserved to the Hongkong Teleproph All photographis entered musi hare been taken in the Colony of Hongkong. Photographs which have been already entered in other Competitions are ineligible 6-No responsibility will be accepted for non-delivery of loss of, or damage to entries

7-All entries to be either black, epla, or toned pictures, and must be mounted. Coloured photo- graphs are ineligible. --Pictures Kubmitted in sepia tones should be accompanied by a smaller print in black and white. -No plcture to entered in more

than one Bection.

10--Mounts to be only white or cream. must be of one of the following Kizes:-20 XII, IX.

11-No correspondence will be entered

into in connection with the Com petition.

the 12-Members of the Staffs of

доб tho Teisgraph. Hongkong South China Borning Post are not permitted to compete.

13-The decision of the Judges shall

be final.

16-At the conclualon of the Com- petition, entries will be retumed to competitors on application at the Telegraph oflces within seven days.

H.K. Stock RADIO

Market

were

The following quotationE Issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar ket this morning,

BANKS

H.K. Danks $.. H.K. Banks (Lon. Reg.) H.K. Bonko (H.K. Reg.) Chartered..... Mercantile, A. & B. £

Mercantile, C. £. East Asia $..

INSURANCES

Canton $..

Union $....

China Underwriters $

ILK. Fire $..

SHIPPING

Douglases $ Steamboats $. Indo-Chinas P$

Indo-Chinas D.$. Shell (Bearers) /- Waterbosta $ x.d....

DOCKS ETC. Wharven $. Docks $ (e. rts.) Docks (x. cts.) $.. Docks (rta) $.. Providents *.. Sh. Docks Sh, $,

MINING

ZBW, 355 metres (845, k,c.) ana 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles)

First of the "Toast" Series

POST OFFICE

Smail Packet Post to all countries: is suspended

OUTWARD MAIL. TIMES Registered and Parcel Mail are On Naval Occasions

closed 15 minutes earlier than the .1,330 b. E..03 n. Radio Programme Brandenst by time given below-unless otherwise .82 n. Z. B. W. on a Frequency of 045 ke's.stated, and where malls are advortis. .84 n. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m.ed to close at or before Dam, re- .30% n, and B-11 p.m. on 9.52 m.c's. per gistered and parcel malls are closed .12% n. second,

at 5 p.m. on the previous day. When .73 b.

mails are adverised to close after H. K. T. 12.10 p.m. Short Service of later-4 pm, Registered and Parcel mails ccssion.

are closed at 6 pm.

218 n.

12.80 Danco Murio. .455 .n.

1.00 Local Time Signal and .85 cts. n. Weather Report.

150 50. 1.03 Patricia Rossborough ai the

Piano, 1.14

Somers Dobroy

Bald 1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, 11 n Weather Forecast and

Announce 100 nments. ..80 D.

120 n

|

INWARD MAILS Calculta and Straits

..May 28. ..May 28. Saigon Al-Mail by "Pan American Airways.

· Francisco - Direct Service-San

May 23. dato, 22nd May ..... Air Mall by "Air France Direct, Ser-

vice"Paris date, 22nd. May.

1.45 Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritone) .61/10 n. in a Military Band Concert.

.0.90 n. 2.15 Close Down.

May. 29.

Australia and Manila

May 20.

0.35 Closing Local Stock Quota-Shanghat

.3% n. tions.

6.00 Tchaikowsky-Tho Swan Calcutta, Straits and Sulgon May 20, .100 n. Lake Ballet Music-London Phil-Canton 20 n. harmonic Orchestra conducted by Japan 18 Antal Dorati, 41⁄2 no.

Calcutta and Stralis

May 20.

May 29,

May 29.

Saigon

May 29.

May 20.

.27 n.

0.37 A Concert by Richard Crooks) Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct (Tenor) and Essio Ackland (Con- Service" London date 22nd May.

Shanghai

.May 20,

10/0 n. tratto).

May 30.

.9.05 n. Gets, n.)

S'hal Lands Sh. $.

.8

7.00 Compositions of Debussy Bangkok and Tourane 7.30 London HelayThe News 8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Japan 4.33 n.Report and Announcements,

34 n.

8.03. Lucienne Boyer (Vocal) and Shanghai 100 n. the Orchestre Raymonde. 18.10 n.

May 30,

Canton

.May

30.

May 30

Shanghai Tientsin

.May 30,

May 30.

May 31.

June 1.

Kailon B/- Raubs ... 1.K. Mines...

Hotels $....

LANDS

Lande $.....

Lands 4% Debentures

Humphreys $.

H.K. Realties $.. Chinese Estates $..

UTILITIES

.10/10

Trans $... Peak Trams (old) Peak Trams (new) Star Ferrica $. Y. Ferries $ x. §. China Lights (old) China Lights (new) HK. Electrics $. Macho Electrics $.. Sandakan Lights Telephones (old)

(new) $.. Telephones

INDUSTRIALS

Canton Ices $.

Cements $... NK, Ropes $.

8.32 Bea Songs.. Ship Ahoy Shanghai March, Sca Songs Medley, Massed Air Mall by "Imperial Airways Direct

Service" London date, 25th May. Marines (of) 4.20, n. Bands of the Royal

June ,104 .n Portsmouth Command), cond. by

Bandmaster G. C. Keen; The Sailor Australia and Manila

Manila 80. Likes His Bottle-0; Clear the

Shanghai

.8 n. Let the Builgine Run: Soily Sutta and Straits

4 nHanging Johnny; Whisky Johnny, 00 n. John Goss (Baritone) and the Cathe 22.85 a. drn Male Voice Quartet with Plano. .0.85 n. 8.45 Studio The "Toast" Berles 44 n. on Naval Occasions No. 1: Reserve 99% 82. Floct. .31.10 n.

Short Variety PrograMITO, 200 114 m.

London Relay-News Sang- .28% n. mary.

9.30 London Relay- Topical Taik.

..10.20 m.

8.57

0.15

Cald: Macg, (Ord.), Sh. $..19.00 a. 5.45 Cesar Franck-Sonata in A Cold: Macg, (Prof.), Sh. $...12 n. Major-Alfred Cortot (Piano) and

....1 a.Jacques Thibaud (Violin).

10.13 .10.

Respight-Tho' Birds-are ♬ ..54 n. Sulto for Small Orchestra-Brussels Royal Conservatoire Orchestra con- .20 n. [ducted by Destre Defauw.

B1⁄4 n. 10,30 Dance Musio-Sing, Sing. ..81⁄4 n. 11.00 Close Down,

STORES, &c. Dairy Farms $... Walsons $*** Lane Crawfords $. Slaceres $ $...... Wing On (HK) $.. Powell Ltd. $...

COTTON MILLS Ewo Sh. $ S'tal Cotton Sh. $.

MISC. IK Entertainments $ Constructions (old) $..

.June

Juno

June

June 3.

OUTWARD MAILS Tuesday, May 28

......4 p.m. Straits and Calcutta. Atr Mail for "Imperial AirwayU-

Direct Servies"

Reg.

Ord.

Reg.

Ord.

K.P.O.

... May 28, 5 pao.

..May 28, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.

May 28, 5 pm.

..Bay 28, 7 PA

Air fall for Malaya, Java and Aos-

tralia by "Imperial Airways Direct. Service."

Reg.

Ord.

Reg.

Ord,

LPO.

.....May 28, & D.,

May 29, 5.20 p.m.

G.P.O.

May 28, 5 pm.

May 28, 7 p.m.

Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu and U.S.A., by the "Pan American. Airways Direct Service."

K.P.O.

.2.60 n.

..39 1.

.1.30 n.

.374 m. ..210 n.

7 n.

1% 11.

Constructions (new) $....................} *. Vibro Piling $.....

.8 n. Ch, Govt. 5% 1925 G$Bds, 45% . H.K. Govt. 4% Loan ..102 b. H.K. Govt. 345% Loan...:07 n. Marsmans Inv. (Lon.) s/.10/- n. -Mursmans Inv. (H.K.) 8/- ..4/- n.

Beg.

Ord.

Rex.

Ord.

Saigon

BUY A

"LIFETIME"

WATCH

SELFWINDING WATERPROOF STAINLESS STEEL SHOCK RESISTING ANTIMAGNETIC $75.-

.May. 28, 5 p.m... May 28, 5.30 p.m... G.P.O.

.May 28, 5 p.m. May 28, 7 Duan

7,00 p.m. .7 p.m.

Shanghal

Wednesday, May 20 Manila, Makossar and Sourabaya 8.30 a.in.

Saigon, Ceylon, India, East and South Africa, Egypt and Europe.ula Sucz and London via Long-Sea-Route. G. P. 0, and K. P. 0. Parcels

Reg.

Ord.

.... a.m. 11.15 aman

.Noon.

Manila, Australia and New Zealand

via Thursday Island

-K.P.O.

Reg.

Ord.

RCE

Ord.

J

.5.30 p.m.

G.P.O.

.5 p.m.

Straits and Calcutta.

Parcels

Letters

Fort Bayard and Holhow Shanghel and Japan

Formosa watuaj

7 pm.

.10.30 am. .11.30 am.

Noon .Noon.

.6 p.m.

Air Mall for Indo-Chins, Iran, and France (Paris and. Northern Fro- vinces only) by the "Air France Airways Direct Service".

RCT.. Ord,

Reg., Ord.,

K. P. O.

May 29, 5.00 pm.

May 29, 5.30 p.m.

G. P. O,

May 29, 5.00 pm.. .May 29, 2.00 Pa..

Amoy and Parcels only for Shanghai

7.00 p.m. Thursday, May 30

7.16 am.

.8.30 am.

Canton

Sandakan Swatow and Parcels only for Stang-

.1.00 p.m. hol

2 p.m. 3.30 p.m

Haiphong

Japan

Parcels only for Tientsin.

.2.30 p.m.

7 p.m.

vis

PJIL

Amoy

Stralis

Manila,

Marseilles.

and Europe Egypt

Kowloon P. 0.

4.00 p.m. .8.00 p.m..

Parcels, Reg. Ord..

5.30 p.m..

G.P.O.

Parcels, Reg,

4,00 p.m..

.5,00 p.m.

THE

MEN'S WRIST WATCH

OF QUALITY

Ord..

.7.00 p.m.

Friday, May 81

18.30 am.

Dairen

Manila

..0.30, a.m.

2.30 p.m.

Japan

SWITZERLAND'S BEST

Saigon, Strails, Ceylon, India, and South Africa, and Egypt.

-Howison_P_0. Parcels, Reg.,

.7 p.m.

4,00 p.m. 6.00 p.m. .5.30 p.m.

Saigon

East

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ADDRESS

Please use block letters and paste, this Sections 1, 2 and 3.

on back of each Entry in

EIRE'S POCKET NAVY J. ULLMANN & CO.

A SOUTHAMPTON frm has secured a contract to build pocket warships for a small, swift fleet which the Elre Govern-

ment la forming to guard teritorial waters

** Orders how being placed for motor torpedo-beats and other typos of fast, armed patrol craft total £250,000. The torpedo- boats are capable of: 50 %nota:

Ordi

GP.O.

.4.00 p.m.

Farcels,

Reg Ord

5.00 p.m. 7.00 p.m. Now

Manila, Robau, Austraila ana

Zealand via Brisbane

Parcels,

Reg.

Ord..

G.PO, & KP.0.

..May 81, B.00 p.m.

June 1, 8.45 km.

June 1, 9.29 a.m. Saturday, Juno" Xunt

Shanghai and Parcels only for Tien

tsin

.9.30 am Noon Air. Mall for Imperial Airways

Shanghal

Reg:

June 1.-5.p.m