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Tuesday,

CLASSIFIED NEW ADVERTISEMENTS: KOWLOON RESIDENTS'

ADVERTISEMENTS 25 words $2.50 for 3 days prepaid

FOR SALE.

"HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY THE CAMEITA" Second Edition. Over 60 excellent · views of tho Colony, Price $1.50, Obtainable at Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., or from the Publishers South China Morning Post, Ltd., Wyndham Street,

Charity Tea Dance

NOTICE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Churchill

Receives

ASSOCIATION

Notice

The Twenty-first Annual General THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI | Meeting of the Kowloon Residents'

HOTELS, LIMITED

Mr. Percy Herbert Suckling has heen appointed Managing Director of the above Company as from the 18th February, 1943.

J. SCOTT HARSTON,

Chairman.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC

..CO., LTD.

NOTICE

Association will be hold in St Andrew's Church Hall, Nathan Road, Kowloon, on Friday, 28th February, 1941, at 6 p.m.

Business Adoption of Report and counts for the year ended December, 1940

Election of Officers and

mittee

Any Other Business

Japanese

Fruitful Talks

Ac-pondent learns from well-inform-

February 25, 1941.

Insulin Discoverer Found Dead in Plane

OTTAWA, Feb. 24 (Router). The aeroplane carrying the discoverer of Insulin, Sir Frederick Banting, which has been missing since Friday, has been located.

LONDON, Feb. 24 (Reuter).announcement in the House of Commons to-day.

The Canadian Munitions Minister, Mr C. D. Howe, made this "Reuter's" Diplomatic Corres-

There are indications that 31sted Japanese circles in London someone is alive in the plane

that the interview between the, which is in a small bay. Com-Japanese Ambassador and theped with skla was on its way to in-

Mr Howe said that a plane equip

It is earnestly requested that members and all others interested

in the welfare of Kowloon will

endeavour

to

Prime Minister, Mr Winston Churchill, to-day was very fruit- ful and should grantly contribute to the dissipation of certain mis- understandings that have arisen bo present. Anbetween the two countries. The Charity Ten Dance, under the It la hereby notified that the opportunity will be given for

The Axis End nuspices of the National Women's Re-following increases in the Com- bringing forward matters for the Hef Association, held at the Heng-

now. Com- kong Hotel Grill Room on Sunday,pany's standard charges will be consideration of the.

made for current consumed inmittee. respect of accounts issued for meters read on and after 21st March, 1941:

was one of the most brilliant events of the season.

by

The Hula Dance of Miss Margaret Chen opened the progamme of en- teriainments. It was followed two Chinese Sword Dances. The fancy

Tango featured by MINS Laralesor

Hugh Goldie,

and Mr

by r G. Goncharoft drew applause. The grand Fashion Hon

Parade consisted of twenty ave girls

displaying beautiful dresses of the four seasons. The material of dic dresses were donated by The Wing On Co., the Sincere Co., the Sun Co., Kim Mun Lady Tallor, Mo Kee Co., and the Brook Co., designed by Mo Kee, Kim Mun and Mrs Charles Gray,

The Grill Room was packed and among the notables were Sir Robert Ho Tung, Madame Sun Fo, Madame C. C. Wu, Mr and Mrs Li Tze-tong, Mr and Mrs Chang Hing-hol, Mr

1. For Lighting from 15 cents

to 16 cents per unit.

F. C. MOW FUNG,

Hon. Secretary.

FOR THE 1 MAN

2. For Power and Heating from IN 7 WHO SHAVES

'cents to 5 cents per unit,

3. The disenunt of 10% on Power accounts in excess of 1,000 units per month will be discontinued.

By order of the Board of Directors,

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.

Agents.

and Mrs Li Shu-pul, Mr and Mrs C. THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC

Y. Kwan, Mr and Mrs Lu Yeng-ming Mr and Mrs P. F. Fong, Mr Wong Hui-lal.

CO., LTD.

Notice is hereby given that the Fifty-second Ordinary Yearly

Dutch Contribute Meeting will be held at the Com-

War Weapons

pany's Rogistered Office, 4th Floor, P.&O. Building, on Thursday, LONDON, Feb. 24 (Reuter).—Two 20th March, 1941, at 11. n.m. for more bombers were presented to the

the purpose of presenting the

13 а

Royal Dutch Navs by the "PrineReport of the Directors together Bernhard Fund;" which acts worldwide Dutch Wor Weapons with a Statement of Accounts to Committee.

31st December, 1940 and electing Directors and Auditors.

Altogether 84 Spitfires and bombers have now been presented

to the Dutch and British forces Free Dutch all over the world,

TO-DAY

AT THE

KING'S

THE SAILORS ARE GLAD THE SOLDIERS * ARE MAD YCAUSE THEY'RE

IN THE ARMY

EYES RIGHT: THIS WAY!

HERE..

NOW! M

COME THE

DEAD END KIDS "ON DRESS

PARADE

it & Eng <nappleti CN'DE Since "Brother Rat")

Pressed by WARNER BROS.

with

JOHN LITBL FRANKIE THOMAS CISSIE LOFTUS

Also BRITISH WAR NEWS

23

by

The Register of Members of the Company will be closed from 8th March to 20th March, 1911, both days Inclusive, during which period uo transfer of shares can be registered,

Board of

order of the

By Direciors

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.

Agents. Hong Kong. 21st February, 1941.

THE "STAR" FERRY CO., LTD.

-NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

EVERY DAY

A Special Shave Cream-It's Not a Soap, Noods No Brush!

Dallyshaving leaves many men's faces Jaw and sensitive. Yet, because of his business and social status, one out of every 7 men must shave very day,

To meet this condition, Williama, has now developed GLIDER-a spo cial cream for daily shavers. With no soap base, It's a completo departure from ordinary shave creams. No brush.Nolather.Notsticky or greasy,

A superabundance of molature la contained in this rich cream. It won't dry on your face, Applied with the fingers, it quickly softens cach whisker. A protective layer in formed over which your razor glides. Off comes each hair at the base without scraping. Like a cold cream, Glider helps keep your skin smooth all day. Glider is the result of nearly 100 years' experience In making fine shaving preparations,

-Sale Agents: W. Loxley & Co. (China) Ltd.

BANK S

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter 1851.

Paid-up Capital

£3,000,000 Heserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 Reserve Fund

$3,000,000

་

BEAD OFFICE: LONDON, 38 Bishopsgate, E.GJ. Sub-Agencies in London; 117/12, Leadenhall Street, E.CS..

West End Branch: 14/18, Cockigur Street, 8WJ.

Manchester Branch:

52, bosley Street, Manenetzer, 2.

Bangkok Batavia

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE FORTY-THIRD OK- DINARY YEARLY MEETING OF THIS COMPANY will be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on Friday, the 28th February, 1941, nt 11.00 im, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with # Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st Colombo December, 1940.

The Register of Shares of the Company will be CLOSED from Wednesday, the 19th February, 1911, to Friday, the 28th February, 1941, both days inclusive.

Hongkong

Iperti

Iloilo Karachi

AGENCIES AND BRANERES: Alor Star

flangoon Amritsar

Saigon Semarang Seremban Shanghai Singapore Sitiawan Sourabaya Talping Tientsin Tongkah

Bombay Calcutta

Agenciest

HÙNG

Kobe

Kunta*

Clive Street Lumpur

Fairie Place Kuching

Madras

Monito

Medan

(Bhuket)

Thinstan

New York

Canton Cawnpora Cebu

Deint Italphong Hamburg Hankow

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.

Pelping - Yokohama

Peking) Penang

FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year

CURRENT_ACCOUNTS opened and

or shorter periods in Local or Other Cur- ceneles at rates which will be quoted on

By order of the Board of application. Directora.

C. M. MANNERS, Secretary and Manager. Hongkong, 12th February, 1911.

NOTICE.

DEFENCE REGULATIONS 1940

The following rates will be charged for mailing single copies of the following newspapers abroad:--

South China Morning Post China and Macro

16 cents per copy

British Empire and Foreign 25 cents per copy

The Hongkong Telograph China and Macao 14 cents per copy

16 cents Saturdays

British and Foreign 20 cents per copy

20 conte Saturdays.

METROPOLE

LICENTRAL MODERN FIREPROOF

BALL BOOKS WITH PRIVATE Bathi

SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rates obtainable on application,

The Bank's lead Office in Londɔn

undertakes Executor & Trustee business and claims recovery of British come Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained at any of its Agencies and Branches.

ILA. CAMIDOE,

Manager.

H.K. Society for the Protection of Children WE ARE AT WAR OUR ammunition

consists of HONG KONG DOLLARS AND CENTS It is running low.

Please send us new supplies.

The Netherlands Minister to China Mr Hendrik Bos, who is normally stationed at Chungking, #s now. visiting Hongkong.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”. HOME,

Feb. 24 (Domel)-Mr Zembel Toriliri, Japanese Ambassa- dor to Italy, left here for Berlin to- day.

The Ambassador is expected to couter with Lieut-General Hiroshi Oshima, new Japanese Ambassador to Berlin, at Berlin to discuss the current situation.

No Proposals Made LONDON, Feb. 24 (Reuter),-No proposals have been made by Britain regarding any Japanese move to the south, it is learned in London to-day. There have been varicus contacts between the Japanese Ambassador and Mr Anthony Eden, and in Tokyo between Sir Robert Craigie, British Ambassador, and Japanese statesmen.

the

vestigate.

A message was written in the snow near the grounded aircraft,

Canadian allicials in Montreal suld that the man scen on the Newfound-

and Coast is believed to be Captain

Mackey, commander of the aeroplane. The Conndiań Defence Head- quarters announces that Sir Frederick Banting and two others were killed.

Seven-a-side

Rugby Games To-morrow

The following are the Seven-a- side Rugby Tournament fixtures for to-murrow on the Club ground;

Combd Small Units "A". Reterce, J.;

4.50 p.m.-ath Heavy "A" V.

S. Riddell,

5.10 p.m.-Police "A" v. B & S. Referee, Li Piric.

Referee, J. Redman:

5.30 p.m.--M'sex "B" v. Club "p".

Tamar

5.50 p.m.-H.K. Bank

At these exchanges, the British and S/S. Referee, Major Curran. view of the dangers in the Japanese southward expansion has

always

been nude clear, but these state- ments of views are in no sense pro- posals.

H.K. Stock Market

The

following quotations

Issued on the Hongkong Stock ket this morning,

BANKS

were

Exchange At A Glance

SELLING

T. London Demand London

T.T. Shanghai..

ག་ག་

77 Singapore

91. Japan

Indin

TT U

TIT.

ཤྭ་.།།

22. Batavia

T.T. Bangkok T.T. Salgon T.T. France T.T. Switzerland

POST OFFICE

The Money Order Office Publie Counter will be open from 10.00 am.. to noon on Tuesday 25th, February 1041.

The General Post Office will be closed at 6 pm, on Wednesday 20th,. Thursday 27th and Friday 20th, February 1041.

The Printed Matter Sorvico to the following places in Chinn is tem- porarily suspended:-Yunnan, Szo- chuen, Kweichow, Hunan, Fuklen (except Amoy and Kulangsu), Kwangsi (except Wuchow and Yunghsten). North and East of Kwangtung.

The public are reminded that it is. a breach of postal regulations to enclose in a postal cover comumuni- cations Intended for

ather than the addressee.

persons

Mail Service to Madagascar and Reunion is temporarily suspended.

Small Packet Post to all countries

is suspended.

INWARD MAILS

U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan, and Shang-

Francisco

date 7th

.1/27%

· 1/2

.425

.5234 10231.

.24

140

.104

hol-(San

February)

.102

Straits and

.1/03%

1/31⁄2

1/35

.247%

4 m/s France

.81%

U.S. Cross rate in London 4.0232 U.S. Cross rate in NY. 4.0314

Calcutta and Straits

..Mar. 1.

Mar. 1-

T.T. Australia

BUYING

4 m/s L/C London m/s D/P London

4 m/s L/C U.S.A.

30 d/o India ..

South China

No Evacuation Fighting

Of Oilfields

Bucharest Statement SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

..Feb. 25.

Air Mail by "British

Overseas Airways Service" by Sca from Blogapors

Canton

.Feb. 27. Feb. 28.

United-Kingdom and Stralis Feb. 28.

Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways Service"-San Francisco

Direct

date, 22nd February

United-Kingdom and Straits

Java and Manila

Austraila and Manila

(San

U.S.A. and Manila

date 0th February).

Mar 2.

.Mar. 3. .Mar, 3.

Francisco ...Mar. 6.

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 D am, regla- tered and parcel malls are closed et 5 pm, on the previous day. When 5 p.m.. Registered and Pareri malls mails are advertised to close after

Reg. Ord,

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

Attack On Tamshui WAICHOW, Feb. 24 (Central News) -A sudden attack was made by are closed at 5 pm. Chinese troops against Tamshul on the night of February 18. The Chin- BUCHAREST, Feb. 24 (UP).ese broke through the Japanese lines Sandukan

Tuesday, Feb. 25 It is officially denied that civi-and killed

.0.30 a.m. Marlians in the Rumanian oil fields; Japanese defence works

many and destroyed Air Mall by sea to Singapore to con- neet with the "British Overscus will be evacuated,

Airways." Early in the moming a Japaneso An official communique Issued in unit from Tamshul made another H.K. Banks $ ed.

1,400 n. Bucharest reads: "The Council of attempt to re-take Lungkong, about ILK. Banks Ex. .

73 n. Ministers has been informed that in 15 miles north of Shumelun. After H.K. Banks (HK.) £x. d. .70 n. the oilleid region there exists the encountering stiff resistance, it re- Straits Chartered E.

.7% n. greatest uneasiness

Canton Bmong

the in- treated with casualties to Wongkong. 23 habitants owing to reports that the six miles to the east of the Canton Honolulu 114 n. population will be evacuated as a Kowloon Railway. ...70 b. precaution against possible attacks by: Another Japanese unit from Tam-Straits and Rangoon

British bombers. The report is here shut simultaneously made an attack Manila, Australia and New Zealand. .215 b, by categorically denied."

at Sunhu, a nearby village, to forage It is announced that the railway food. It was waylaid and driven

via Thursday Island. 1. serviets will return to normai

next back. 170 b. Wednesday. It is recalled the train schedules were altered when the German troops begon arriving.

Mercantile, A. & B. £.. Mercantile, C. £. East Asia

INSURANCES

Cantons $.

Union $..... China Underwriters $. HK Fire S....

SHIPPING

Douglas S.-.. Steamboats $. Indo-Chinas P. Indo-China D. S.

Shell (Bearers) s/- Waterboats S.

Wharves

DOCKS ETC.

Docks (old) $.

Docks (new

Providents $.

S'hal Dockyards $.

Kailan s/-

Raubs $. H.K. Mines

Hotel $. Larkis s

MINING

LANDS

Lands 4% Debentures S'hai Lands Sh. $. Humphreys S..

I.K. Realties $.

111.

135 n.

0 n

.100 n.

60 п. 40/7 n.

n.

00 n. 17.80 n.

Chinese Sympathy Contribute Generously To

Lord Mayor's Fund

(Reuter).

LONDON, Feb. 24

Chinese troops are reported to have! evacuated Nanjih Island of the south- ern Fukien coast after severe fighting.

EVACUATION

Britons Leaving North And South China

.Feb, 25,-11 a.m. .....Feb. 25, 11.30 am. 12.30 p.m. p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 20

Haiphong.......

.7 p.m..

.6.30 am.. ..10.30 a.m..

G.P.O. and K.P.O. neg.... Ord..

Sandukan,

.Feb. 20, 1,45 p.m. ..Feb. 26, 2,30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28

.6.30.0.m. Air Malt by Air to Rangoon to con- nect with the "British Overseas Airways,"

K.P.O.

Itek.

Ord.

....Feb. 28, 14 p.m.. ....Feb. 28, 4.30 p.m..

G.P.O.

Reg.

Feb. 28, 4 p.m. Straits and Parcels only for United- Ord...Feb. 28, 4.30 p.m.

Kingdom

G.P.O. and K.P.O. Parcels Reg.

CHUNGKING, Feb. 24 (Central 17 n. Forwarding £64 to the Lord Mayor's News).More than 500 Britons will 534 Air Rald Distress Fund from mcm-be evacuated from Peiping ond Tien- .27% n.bers of their Chinese staff in China, tsin and more then 100 from Canton

a London business firm wrote: "We and Swatow, according to 17/-n. feel

Shanghai that this proof of sympathy dispatch quoting British sources.

British cause is viewed at with the

The British evacuees from Conton the other end of the world as a worth- and Swntow will first proceed to 1/4 ets. n. while dividend-on-the-generous help ifongkong and lose from Peiping.

.3.00 .given by the Lord Mayor's Relief Tientsin and other parts of North and Air Mail by sea to Singapore to con-

Fund a couple of years ago to Central China, to Shanghal before .33% n.

KChina," .97 b.

they sail for England.

8 n.

11.70 n.

.7.05 5.

.3.40 s.

Chinese Estates $ x.d. UTILITIES

..$8 n.

Trains ...

174 8.

Peaks Trams (old) $.

7% D.

Peak Trams (new) s

Star Ferrics $..

57 n.

Y. Ferries $.

China Lights (old) Lights

China

(new) .1.97% n. H.K. Electrics (old) $.42/41% 3, H.K. Electrics (naw) $.. ...42 n. Macao Electrics (old).174. Macao Electrics

rics (new) s....10% n. Sandakan Lights S Telephones (old) $. ..24 n.. Telephones (new) $......9.00 6.

INDUSTRIALS

..12 n.

Cald: Macg. (Ord.), Sh. $...30 n. Cald: Macg. (Pref.), Sh. $..26 n. Canton Ices $.

1. Cements

1734 n. .8% .

.19.20 n. .10.95 m,

H.K. Ropes $.

STORES, &o, Dairy Farms $. Watsons $. Lane Crawfords $. Sinceres $..... Wing On (H.K.) Powell Ltd. $....

COTTON MILLS Ewo Sh. $....... S'hai Cotton Sh. $. MISO.

H.K. Govt 4%

H.K. Govt 34% (1934) HK. Govt 31 (1040)

.74% n

2.15.n.

.30 . 1.00 n.

.42%

.200 n.

.07 n.

.95 sa.

.04 n.

Ch Govt. 5% 1925 GSBLs.

.42 n.

H.K. Entertainments $...

.7

п.

1.60 n.

1 n.

.7.00 11.

Constructions (old) $

Constructions (new)

Vibro Piling $......

Marsmans Inv. (Lon.) /.0/3 n. Marsmans Inv. (LK.) 5..2/6 n.

Cargoes Refused To Japanese

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" NOUMEA,

Fcb.

24 (UP)- Authorities to-day refused Iron ore cargoes for two Japanese vessels which have been anchored at Noumea for nine days. Omcials said that Japan's quarterly allotment of 24,000 tons had already been exceeded.

No Parade To-day

Owing to the Bank Holiday there. will be no parade of the Training Company at the Murray Barracks this evening.

FOR DISTINCTIVE

JEWELLERY

FOR DIAMONDS

At Lowest Market Prices-

FOR GOOD WATCHES

SENNET FRERES

IS THE STORE

Ord.

.Feb. 28. 8 p.m. ..Feb, 28, 5 p.m. Mar. 1, 0.39_..

Saturday, Mar. 1

.'

nect with the "British Overseas

Airways,"

K.P.O.

Rek

....Mar. 1, 2 pm.

Ord.,

Mar. 1. 2.30 p.m.

G.P.O.

Rc.,

Ord.,

..Mar. 1, 2 pn- ..Mar. 1. 2.30 pm

3.30 p.m.

Straits, Ceylon, Indin, and East Africa

Manila, Batavia, Mauritius, Lourenco- Marques, and South Africa via Durban

.......3.30 p.m. Air Mall for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A., and Europe via "Pan Ame- rican Airways and Trans-Atlantic Services,"

Rog,

Ord

Reg.

Ord.

K.P.O.

....MET, 1. G. van. .....Mar. 1, 5.30 p.m.

G.P.O.

..Mar. 1, 5 pm. ...Mar. 1, 5.30 pm.

Sunday, Mar. 2

Manila, Macasser and Sourabaya

Monday, Mar. 3

Straits and Calcutta.

8.30 am-

Parcele......Mar. 3, 11 n... Letters.......Mar. 3, Noon.

Tuesday, Mar. 4

Air Mall by sea to Bingapore tu con- nect with tho "British Overseas Always,"

Rek.

Ord.

ite,

ord..

K.P.O.

..Mar. 4, 10.30 am. .Mar 4, 11 am.

G.P.O.

.Mar. 4, 10.30 5.m.

.Mar 4, 31 5.m.

Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A.,

Canada,

Central and South America and United-Kingdom via San Francisco

(No Parcels for

United Kingdom)

Note:--All Maste for United Kingdom will be forwarded with or without superscription

Paftels

R.P.O.

.Mar. 4, 4 p.m.

.Mar. 4, 5 p...

Reg. Ord.

.Mar. 4, 5.30 p.m.

G.R.O.

Parcels RCA. Oni.

Hollow

Mar. 4, 4 p.m. .Mar. 4, 5 p.m. .Mar. 4, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, March 5

..0.30 a.. Friday, Mar. 7 Air Mall for Manila, Guam, Iono

fulu, U.S.A., and Europe via "Pan- American Airways and Trans- Atlantic Services"

K.P.O.

Ord.

....Mar. 7, 5 p.m. ......Mar. 7, 5.30 p.m..

G.P.O.

Rex.

Ord

Mar. 7, 5 p.m..

Mar. 7, 7pm.

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