1941-02-25 — Page 26

Tuesday;

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

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Morning

Charity Tea Dance

NOTICE

ASSOCIATION

Notico

The Twenty-first Annual General

Association will be hold in St Andrew's Church Hall; Nathan

THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI Meeting of the Kowloon Residents'

HOTELS, LIMITED

Mr. Percy Herbert Sucking has been appointed Managing Director of the above Company as from the 18th February, 1941.

J. SCOTT HARSTON,

Chairman.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

NOTICE

+

DORMAN SMITH FOR BURMA Governor-designate

LONDON, Feb. 24 (Central News). -An Informal send-off luncheon

honour

Governor- of

Reginald Designate for Burma Slr party in

Donnan Smith, was given to-day by Mr Quo Tai-chi, Chinese Ambossador to Belinin, ot The Chinese Embassy

February 25,

1941.

Exchange At RADIO

A Glance

SELLING

T.T. London

. Japan

T.T. India

TT. USA T.T.

Manin T.T. Batayl

ZBW, 359 metres (845 k.a.) and 3145 matras (3,520 kilo-cyclas) Cesar Frank's Prelude Choral and Fugue

Broadcast by Z. B. W. on a Fre quency of 845 k.c's. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. and 8-11 pm. on 0.82 m.c's, per second.

12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter-

ccsalon.

12.30 Greta Keller (Vocal) and By Thorburn and His Music.

Demand London T.T. Shanghal T.T. Singapore

1/23% 1/27% 420

52

1022

82

40

hether guests Invited included Me

TT. Salgon

T.T. Bangkok

14935

104

T.T. France

TT. Switzerland

.102

TIT. Australia

1/0

BUYING

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

.1/3/

.1/3%

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

.24%

5.45

.8434

6.30 0.30

Road, Kowloon, on Friday, 28th February, 1941, at 6 pm,

Business Adoption of Report and Ac- counts for the year ended 31st

Ceell Rogers of the Bank of England December, 1910

Election of Olleers and Con- and also member of the Anglo-

Chinese

Com- Equalisation Fund mitteo

mittee, who has recently arrived from China; Mr Sterndale Bennett of the For Eastern Department of the British Foreign Ofice, Dr P. W. Kuo. Chinese Vice-Minister of Finance, of Mr Chen Wel-cheng, Counsellor the Chinese Embossy In London, Mr Tan Pao-shen, Clinese Consul- General in London, and Mr Lee Teh- yoh, Manager of the London Office of the Bank of China.

Any Other Business

An for

It is earnestly requested that members and all others interested in the welfare of Kowloon will endeavour ไป be present. be given It is hereby notified that the opportunity will The Charity Ten Dunce, under the

following increases in the Com-bringing forward matters for the auspices of the National Women's Re

how Com- llef Association, held at the Hous?- kong Hotel Grill Room on Sunday,pany's standard charges will be consideration of the was one of the most brilliant events

of the season,

made for current consumed inmittee. respect of accounts issued for

The Hula Dance of Miss Margaret meters read on and after 21st

Chen opened the programme of eMarch, 1941-

tertalaments. It was followed by

two Chinese Sword Daners.

fancy Tango, featured by

The

of the

MIES Larateser und Mr Hugh Goldie, Goncharoff drew G. arranged by Mr much applause.

The grand Fashion Furade consisted of twenty five ris displaying beautiful drezes of the four seasons.

The

material dresses were donated by The Wing! On Co., the Sincere Co., the Sun Co., Kim Mun Lady Tailor, Mo Kec 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 Ll Tze-long, Mr and Mrs Chang Hag-hol, Mr and Mrs Li Shu-pui, Mr and Mrs C. Y. Kwan, Mr and Mrs Lu Yeng-ring Mr and Mrs P. F. Fong, Mr Wong Hut-Inl.

i. For Lighting from 15 cents

to 10 cents per unit.

2. For Power and Heating from 5 cents to 5 cents per unit.

on

3. The discount of 10%

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.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

Notice is hereby given that the Fifty-seconti Ordinary Yearly

Dutch Contribute Meeting will be held at the Com-

War Weapons

LONDON, Feb. 24 (Reuler)-Two more bombers were presented to the Royal Dutch Navy by the "Prince Bernhard Fund," which acts as a "Weapons War worldwide Dulch Committed.

Altogether 04 Spitfires and 23 bombers have now been presented to the Dutch and British forces by Free Dutch all over the world.

TO-DAY

AT. THE

KING'S

HERE

THE SAILORS ARE GLAD THE SOLDIERS ARE MAD

"'CAUSE THEY'RE

IN THE

ARMY

NOW!

COME THE

DEAD END KIDS ON DRESS PARADE

18's the snappless compa - since "Brother Rat"!

"İremented by WARNER BROS.

JOHN LITEL

FRANKIS THOMAS

CISSIE LOFTUS

Also BRITISH WAR NEWS

pany's Registered Office, 4th Floor, P. & O. Bulding, on Thursday, |20th March, 1941, at 11 a.m. for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1910 and electing Directors and Auditors.

The Register of Members of the Company will be closed from 8th March to 20th March, 1911, both days. inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.

By order of the Board of

Directora

(GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.

Agents. Hong Kong, 21st February, 1941,

THE "STAR" FERRY CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE FORTY-THIRD OR- DINARY YEARLY MEETING OF THIS COMPANY will be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on Friday, the 28th February, 1941. at 11.00 a.m., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors Statement of together with Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1910.

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

By order of the Directors.

Board

C. M. MANNERS,

F. C. MOW FUNG,

Hon. Secretary.

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Sub-Agencies in London: 117/122, Leadenhall Street, E.C.J.

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CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year ar shorter periods In Local or Other Cur rencies at rates which will be quoted on of application.

SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with Interest allowed at rates obtainable en application The Bank's lead Office in London and claims recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained at any of its Agencies and Branchce.

R. A. CAMIDOR,

Secretary and Manager.undertakes Executor & Trustee business Hongkong. 12th February, 1911.

NOTICE

DEFENCE REGULATIONS 1940

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

South China Morning Post

China and Macno

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British Empire and Foreign 25 cents por copy

The Hongkong Tolograph

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Balm Agent: Muller, Maclean & Co. Ins. The Netherlands Minister to Chiná Mr Hendrik Nos, who is normally stationed at Chungking, # visiting Hongkong.

now

Sir Reginald is leaving shortly for Barna to assume is office.

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U.S. Cross rate in London 4.0214 U.S. Cross rate in N.Y.,.4.033

PRESS GANG

South China IN SHANGHAI

Fighting

Attack On Tamshui

Chinese Kidnapped For Military Service 'CHUNGKING," Feb, 24 (Central News).—A virtual reign of terror now prevails in the Yangtzepoo district in Shanghai on a result of the activities of the Japanese press gang in con-: scripting Chinese residents for mili- Shanghai tary service, according to dispatch.

1.00 Local Time Signal, and Wea- ther Report.

1.03 Variety.

1.30 Router and Rugby Press, Weather Forecast and Announce- ments.

145 Mozart Concerto in A Major. 2.15 Close Down,

tions.

Indian Programme, Closing Local Stocic Quola- 6.32 Compositions of Sibelius, Karella Suite, Op. 11; Alla Marela Intermezzo....London Philharmo- nic Orchestra; Symphonie Poem "The Occanides." Op. 73....The B.B.C. Symphony Orchestra cond, by Adrian Boult: Slickan Kom Itran Sin Alsk- lings Mole... Marian Anderson (Con-

with Plano nec.; Finlandin tralto)

Op. 20, No. 7....Str Tone Poem, Thomas Bercham cand the London Philinemonic Orchestra.

Britain

7.00 London Relay The Newя. 7.15 London

Relay Spenis.

Talk by J. B. Priesily. 7.30 Portuguese Programmoc. 8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.

8.03 Band Waggon". With Arthur Aukey, Murdoch

and Company,

Richard

8.25 Churllo Kunz at the Plano. 8.35 Film Selections. Everybody

Seven-a-side Rugby Games

To-morrow

The following are the Boven-a- sido Rugby Tournament fixtures for to-morrow on the Club ground:

Heavy

"A" V. 4.50 pm-8th Combat Sinall Units "A", Referce, J.

S. Riddell.

0.10 pmPolico "A v. B & S. Referee, Li Pirie.

5.30 p.m.-M'rex "B" v. Club "B". Referee, J. Redman.

0.50 p.m.-11.K. Bank v. Tomor and S/S, Referee, Major Currun.

STOCK MARKET

REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange ofclat summary, Issued yesterday says:

The Races were resumed to-day and as a result the market is very- quiet.

Buyers

Canton Ins. $215 Union Ins. $411 Lands 4% Debentures $97,50 Lights "O" $0.10

Sellers

Hotels $3.00 Humphreys $7.03

Sales

HK. Govt 3% Loan (1934) 95 Lights "O" $0.25

Electrics "O" $41.75

Telephonea "N" $9.90.

Bomber, B.W.O.F. Funds Acknowledgments

A total of $1,504.078 03 was reached yea-

WAICHOW, Feb. 24 (Central News) -A sudden attack was made by Chinese troops against Tumshul on the night of February 18. The Chin- ese broke through the Japanese lines

As many persons are reported to and killed

many and destroyed

have been iidnapped, most of the Japanese defence works.

Early in the morning a Japanese Chinese inhabitants there are now unit from Tumshui made another confining themselves indoors and dare

rybody Sing-Film Selection.. attempt to re-take Lungkong, about not venture out lest they be seen and 15

miles north of Shumchua. After spirited away by the Japanese. It is Louis Levy and His Orchestra: Stars encountering stiff resistance, it re-reported that amung those already Over Broadway--Selection; Rise and ..Sydney Kyte treated with casualties to Wongkong, conscripted by the Japanese are in- Shine-Selection six miles to the east of the Canton- cluded some Chinese in the employ and His Piccadilly latet. Eand; Sties Inrion Putter (seventh dana-

for the Memory Two Kowloon Railway.

ment of the Shanghai Municipal Thanks

Sleepy People;

Big Broadcast of Mr D. Davis (In memory of

Dick Slattery) Another Japanese unit from Tam-Police.

Atrocity Story

1038 New Thanks for the Memory A. & R. Murium Society ( shut simultaneously made on attack at Sunhu, a nearby village, to forage

ENSHIII, Feb. 23 (Central News); (Vocal): Everything in Rhythm

Hope and Shirley Rosa Hongkong food.

It was weylald and driven story alleging revolting of Selection.....Louis Levy and His back.

beastly behaviour by a party of Japanese soldiers in

with

a village in Gaumont British Symphony Chinese troops are reported to have evacuated Nanjih Idland off the south-Central Hupeh, just recieved here, Voral.

0.00 London Relay-The News. ern Fukien coast after severe fighting. hap aroused the greatest indignation

9.15 Landon Reiny Question of umong the

people,

.

No. Evacuation Of Oilfields

Bucharest Statement

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

BUCHAREST, Feb. 24 (UP). -It is officially denied that civi- linng in the Rumanian oil fields will be evacuated.

An official communique Issued in

On January 30, according to report, the flour.

9.30 Elgar-Frossart Overture, Op. a party of some ten Japanese cavalry- men and about 50 infantrymen raided 19.

("When Chongchinchang village near Tien-

Chilvalry lifted up her high"-Keats)....London mens After plundering the shops, lance on

Philharmonic Orchestra cand. by Sir they set on a wild rampage crimin- ally assaulting many Chinese women Edward Elgar.

D.43 Car-Franck-Prelude, Cho- nearby villages.

rain and Fugue.

in the

A peasant named Wu Chlang-kwan, aged 70, was arrested by the Japanese and ordered to carry the loot for them. The old man indignantly de- murred and came into a fistle fight with his captors, and was instantly killed.

Alfred Cortot (Plano),

terday by the War Fund anugurated by the S. C. M. Post, Lid, with the following donations:

tion)

$100

remory of the late Mr R. E Slattery).......................

10

E

10

Mr and Mrs D. BS

memory of the late Mr R. E. Slattery iric Recreation Club 20 Hongkong Electric

"Unexpected Wing..................

BW, O. E****

00.50

The followinst are subscriptions received of the British War to date for credit Organisation Fund, Hongkong Firnnal::

£100 and Previously acknowledged,

$648.633.74.

Dr K. W. Chaun (monthly), 30; Anonymous, 15; Lam Fook-lye (monthly), Farbes Anonymous, $10: John $20! Imonthly), $25; Mrs M, M. Drako Brook & Gran (monthly), $10; Davis,

monthly). $20 Sale of renovated toys per Messrs Millington Ltd, 659: M. O. Carruthers (monthly, $15: GALM.N.S. Mess monthly), 315; D. W. Home (month- Shortly, sin; Members of the indian Coy t the 11. Pallee Reserve (Apeti/December 1940), $158.40; lev. and Mrs T. A. Broad- foct (nanthly), $5; D. C. Edmondston

(monthly), $250. Totul $540,305.10.

9.43 News in French (on Wan Only.

10.00 London Relay-Talk: 'Scots Abroad'.

10.15 Brakums-Quintet in B Minor. .Op. 115.

1st Mov: Allegro; 2nd Mov: Adittio;

Bucharest renda: "The Council of On the same day, another party Ministers has been informed that in of Japanese at Taitwangwan Went eded Move Andusting-Presto non arani, Chinese Sympathy

LUFTWAFFE ON

the oilfield region there exists the Wangchischeng village and embarked greatest uneasiness among the In-on a similarly foul mission. habitants owing to reports that the population will be evacuated as a precaution against possible attacks by British

The

report is here- denied," It is announced that the railway services will return to normal next Wednesday, It is recalled the train schedules were altered when the German troops began arriving.

by mbers.

MENZIES SEES CHURCHILL

LONDON, Feb. 24 (Reuter).-Mr R. G. Menzies, the Australian Prime Minister, saw Mr Winston Churchill, the British Prime Minister, during the week-end and had a lengthy conversation on matters bearing en his visit to Britain.

On Monday afternoon he had talk with the Deminions Secretary, Viscount Cranborne.

Attending War Cabinet LONDON, Feb. 24 (Reuter).-Mr R. G. Menzies, the Australian Prime Minister, will attend meetings of the War Cabinet during his visit to England, it was officially announced to-day.

Cargoes Refused

To Japanese

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“

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

THE TURNING POINT IN CONVALESCENCE

When the crisis is past in illness. recovery may still be a long way of. The real turning point for the better comes when the patient begins to l out and pick up noticeably from day to day,

►

decisive factor in that quiele recovery is good food. When pallents cannot take solid, meals and have a disinclination for most kinds of food, ductors give them torleks. Horlicks Is so light, that the most delicate slumach can assimilate it, so delicious that the most Anicky appolite res- ponds to it. It is a complete food in Itself, balanced, highly nutrilous, fl of the elements that the wasted body needs to restore shattered nervas and buit: healthy tigues.

Keep Horlicks in the house' alwayz. You can gol it to-day at your store.

(3)

THE MOVE

BELGRADE, Feb. 24 (Router).---- Large reinforcements of the Luft- waffe have left Austria for Rumania

and Italy in the past few days, ac cording to reliable reports received

here.

Units of the ground staff have also been going to Italy.

FOR

mn con sentimento; 4th Moy: Con malo-Un paro meno messo....Busch Quartet and Reginald Kel! (Clarinet).

10,50 Bratim Gyray Songs The Madrigal Singers. 11.00 Close Down,

Wilkie Asked To

Contribute Generously To

Lord. Mayor's Fund LONDON, Feb. 24 (Reuter).- Forwarding £04 to the Lord Mayor's Air Itald Distress Fund from mern- bers of their Chinese stoff in Chino, "We a London business firm wrote: Visit Australia feel that this proof of sympathy SYDNEY, Feb. 24 (Reuter).-The with the British cause is viewed at Australian Government have offelally the other end of the world as a worth- invited Mr Wendell Wilkie to visit while dividend on the generous help Australia, announced the Acting given-by-the Lord Mayor's Relief Fund a couple of years ago to Prime Minister, Mr A. W. Fodden, China."

to-day-

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Antiguans Contribute LONDON, Feb. 24.(British Wire- less). The people of Antigua have given £500. for the purchase of air- craft, making total gifts of £1,600.

Man Blows Himself Up With Dynamite

20

A man committed suicide In hotel at Buffalo recently by blowing himself to pieces with dynamite.

He was William Wright, 40. Police said that Wright had been told to move from the hotel because he had not paid his board.

He spent most of the night sitting In the lobby.

The explosion of the dynamite did not injure anyone else in the lobby.

Isolationists And Lease, Lend Bill WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (Reuter), The well-known Isolationist, Sena- tor Burton K. Wheeler, told pressmen to-day that it the Lease and Lend Bill was passed, its opponents would conduct a coast to const campaign in an effort to keep the United States out of war.

U. S. Submarines In Philippines

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" NEW YORK, Feb. 24. (UP)—The National Broadcasting Company re- ported to-day that according to a B.B.C.

United announerment, 40 States submarines' have arrived in the Philippines.

SENTENCED

Four Soviet industrial letters liave been sentenced to death on charges of alleged damage to the Slute" amounting to £124,000. One of the condemned men was the head of the Kiev State Vodka factory, Galperin, who was.tlescribed as the "leader of e gang of bandits." It was alleged that he and his confederates stole petrol and spirit from the factory by putting half-filled bottles of factory produce on the market and selling the remainder to private illegal denlere.