1941-03-25 — Page 10

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

CLASSIFIED NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. CHINA LIGHT & POWER

ADVERTISEMENTS TRANS PACIFIC FREIGHT

25 words $2.50

for 3 days prepaid

FOR SALE.

THE HONGKONG NATURALIST, Vol. X noa, 3 and 4. Price (postage extra). Now on sale South China Morning Post, Ltd.

CROSS SPRUNGER SPANIEL Pup- ples (seven) for sale in ald of the Bomber Fund. Please apply Mrs. Hogg, Jockey Club Stables.

BUREAU

NOTICE TO SHIPPERS

Shippers are hereby notified that effective April 25, 1941 the rates

CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO CONSUMERS

Nolico is hereby given that the Company's standard charges. will bo increased as from 17th March, 1941, by adding a 10% surchargo to the amounts charged for elce- Oil, non-essential in bulk,tricity consumed for lighting and { Barrels, Caska or Drums to Pacific power as per meters read on and

Const and Overland delivery will after 24th April, 1941, the US$19.00 per 2,000 lbs.

Oft

TRANS PACIFIC FREIGHT BUREAU.

Hongkong, March 24, 1941,

"I1ONGKONG AS REVEALED BY THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC

+

CO., LTD.

Tho exlating scale of discounts will remain' In force.

By order of Directors,

Board the

Exchange At A Glance

SELLING

TT London Demand London T.T. Shanghol T.T. Singapore T.T. Jepan T.T. India TT. U.S.A.

T.T. Monila

T Batavia T.1.

.450

.5244

102/2

.8214

.24%

.48%

-454

TT. Bangkok

149

T.T. Saigon

T.T. France

D. W. MUNTON,

T.T. Switzerland TT. Australia

.104%

1024 .1/01/

Manager. Hongkong, 8th March, 1941.

BUYING.

4 m/s L/C, London

1/3% 1/3%

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

.84

THE CAMERA" Second Edition, Over 60 excellent views of the Colony. Price $1.50. Obtainable at Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., or from the Issue of 600,000 new ordinary | HONGKONG & WHAMPÓA DOCK: Publishers South China Morning Post, Lid, Wyndham Street.

NOTICE

shares of $10 ench

CO., LTD.

Notice is hereby given that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Share- holders will be held in the Office of the Company, No. 2 Queen's Building, Hong Kong, on Monday,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Register of Members of the Company will be closed from DEFENCE REGULATIONS 1940

1st to 5th April, 1941, both days The following rates will be inclusive, during which period no charged for malling single copies Transfer of Shares can be regis-31st March, 1941, at noon for con- of tho following newspapers terrd. abroad:-

South China Morning Post China and Macao

10 cents per cupy

British Empire and Forelan

25 cents per copy

The Hongkong Telegraph China and Macao 14 cents per copy 16 centa Saturdays

British and Foreign 20 cents per cupy 25 conta Saturdays.

Increasing American

Navy Personnel

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,

| GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,

Agents. 21st March, 1941.

THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARE & GODOWN COMPANY LTD.

Notice to Shareholders

THE FIFTY-FOURTH ORDIN

OF ANNUAL MEETING ARY SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Once of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. on WED

4 m/s / London

4 m/s France

30 d/s India ...

U.S. Cross rate in London 4.024 U.S. Cross' rate in N.Y...4.03

H.K. Stock Market

sideration of the Directors' Report and Statement of Accounts for the

The following quotations year ending 31st December, 1940. Issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar-

BANKS

The Share Register and Trans-ket this morning. fer Books will be closed from the 18th to 31st March, 1911, both days inclusive,

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD

OF DIRECTORS

E. COCK, Chlef Manager. Hongkong, 10th March, 1941.

HONGKONG TELEPHONE .CO., LTD.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Extraordinary General

NESDAY, the 26th MARCH, 1941, that an

WASHINGTON, Mar. 24 (UP).-

an Accounts for the year ended 31st

The House to-day authorised increase in the Navy's enlisted per-DECEMBER, 1940. sonel from, 191,0 to 232,000, and further authorised President Roose- velt to increase the personnel to 300,- 000 if he thinks advisable. The bill now goes to the Senate.

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at NOON, for the purpose of Meeting of the fongkong Tele- receiving the Report of the Direc-phone Co., Ltd., will be held in the tors and the Statement of Board Room of the Company, 2nd Floor, Exchange Building, Des Voeux Rond Central, Victoria, Hongkong, on Friday, the 28th day of March, 1941, at 12.15 o'clock in the afternoon or so soon thereafter as the Annual General Meeting on that day convened for apen shall have terminated, when the Babjoined resolution will be pro- posed as a special resolution:~~

That the Articles of Association of the Company be altered in the manner following:-

The Transfer Books of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 15th MARCH, 1941, to WEDNESDAY, the 26th (Central MARCH, 1911, both days inclusive, CHUNGKING, Mar. News),Bart J. Gillaume, Belgian By Order of the Board of Ambassador to China, is expected to Directors. return to Chungking shortly. Be ar rived in Shanglini yesterday morning from Pelping and will proceed tfangkung.

to

C. M. MANNERS, Secretary and Manager. Hongkong, 7th March, 1941.

BURNS PHILP LINE

Passenger & Freight Service To

AUSTRALIA

WE have a

vessel sailing

for Manila

Madang

Salamaua Rabaul Sydney and

Melbourne

towards the

end of March

Excellent passenger accommodation with a largo

at

number of single. cabins no supplement. Built-In Swimming Bath and Spacious Sports Deck.

Passenger & Freight Agents:-

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.

Tel. 28031

P. GO. Bldg.

Passport Photos Executed Promptly

MEE CHEUNG

PHOTOGRAPHERS

15, 23, Ice House Street.

Tel. 26379.

(a) By the deletion of the existing - Article 95 and the substitu- tion in lieu thereof of the following Article:--

"95. The Directors of the "Company shall not be "less than six and not "more than ten in num- "ber."

(b) In Article 101 the word "six" shall be substituted for the word "four" where such word occurs in the third and Bith line respectively

of such Article.

By order of the Board,

J. P. SHERRY, Managing Director. Hongkong, 5th March, 1941.

HONG KONG ROTARY CLUB

Object

FLAG DAY

March 29th, 1941.

To obtain funds to purchase Mobile Motor Ambulances and Canteens for Chins and Britain.

Alice FAYE Betty GRABLE

TIN PAN ALLEY

BACK OAKIE JOHN PAYNE

| ALLEN JENKINS, ESTHER BALSTON » NICHOLAS

| BROTHERS – BEN CARTER

Directed by Walter Long

La 100 Detery-De Patter

NEXT CHANGE

AT THE

KING'S

1.K. Bankя $..

H.K. Banks £. H.K. Banks (ILK.) Chartered Ex.. Mercantile, A. & B. L Mercantile C. £. East Asia $.

INSURANCES

Cantons $.

Union $..

were

:1,340 ED.

March 25, 1941,

FOR THE 1 MAN IN 7 WHO SHAVES EVERY DAY

A Special Shave Cream-It's

•Not a Soap, Needs No Brush! Dallyshaving loncamany men's facce raw and sensitivo. Yet, because of his businom and social status, ono out of every 7 men must shave every day..

To meet this condition, Williams has now developed GLIDER-a spe cial cream for daily shave. With no soap base, it's a complate departure from ordinary shave creams. No brush. Nolather. Notsticky orgrenny,

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

Solo Agents:

W, I Toxity & Co. (China) Ltd.

BOMBING OF BANK

SHANGHAI, Mar. 24 (Reuter).- .74 n. The Shanghat branch of the Centrul .77 Bank of China announces that owing .8% n. to damage caused by yesterday's .21 n. bombing of the banit's premises, the .10% nomees will be temporarily closed for

.70 b.repairs.

China Underwriters $. H.K. Fire. $...

.220 la. .426 b. .1 n.

.180 sa.

SHIPPING

Douglas $... Steamboats $. Indo-Chinas P. $ Indo-Chinas D. Shell (Bearers) s/- Waterboats 5.

DOCKS ETC. Wharves S Docks (old) Docks (new) $. Providenta $. S'hal Dockyards $. MINING

LANDS

Kailan /- Raubs $ x.d. H.K. Mines

Hotels $.... Lands $ x.d. Lands 4 Debentures

$... Shal Lands Sh. Humphreys 3.... H.K. Realties 5 x.d. Chinese Estates $

Trams

UTILITIES

5... Peaks Trams (old) Peak Trams (new) Star Ferries $.

Y. Ferries $.

China Lights (old) China Lights (new) ILK. Electrics 7 e.r. Macho Electrics (new) Macuo Electrica (old) Sandakan Lights Telephones (old) $.... Telephones (new) $.

INDUSTRIALS

135 n

No Pontifical High Mass In St Peter's

St

HOME, Mar. 24 (Reuler)-Beenuse of the war, the Pope will not cele 9n brate Pontifical fligh Mass in 80 b. Peter's Cathedral this Easter. 60 31. It is thought possible that the Pope .40/714 m. will give benediction Urbi et Orbl

7. from an outside balcony.

.04 1. 1012 b. ,15.85 b. .5.30 b, ..20 .

15/-,

.....

.1% cls. n.

.3.10 b. 31. .07.

12.10 D.

.0.70 1.

.2.05 b.

.100 m.

.10% u.

.73% 0.

.3% .

.54 n.

2434 5.

.8.20 b.

.1.97% 11. 40 sa.

$...17% b. S..18 sa. 12 n. .24.30 b,

# ს.

Cold: Mace. (Ord.), Sh. $...30 n. Cald Macg (Prof.)-Sh$85-n- Canton Ices S. Cements S.

H.K. Ropes $ x.d.

STORES, &c. Dairy Farms $. Watsons $.

$.... Lane Crawfords $. Sinceres $..... Wing On (H.K.) S. Powell Ltd. $.

COTTON MILLS Ewo Sh $... Shui Cotton Sh.

MISC.

H.K. Govt. 4%

17.00 b.

.7.40 s.

.18 n.

11.15 sa.

.7 n.

2.15 n.

.30 n.

1.30 1.

45 n. .200 n.

.97 n.

.94% 50.

.04 n.

..42 1.

..7 b.

H.K. Govt 34% (1934) H.K. Govt-35% (1940) Ch Govt. 5% 1923 GSBds. H.K. Entertainments $. Constructions (old) $ Constructions (new) $. Vibro Filing S x.d. Marsmans Inv, (Lon.) s/- Marsmans lav. (H.K.) a/..2/6 n.

1.60 m. ..1 n.

.7.20 r. .0/3 n.

HONGKONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN WE ARE AT WAR

Yos! Fighting a battle against

DISEASE

and

IGNORANCE

POVERTY Holp us to win i

YOUR DESTINATION

METROPOLE HOTEL

A DONATE BATH IN EVERY ROOM,

BANKS.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Incorporated by Hoyal Charter 1853, Fald-up Capital

..... £3,000,000 Rezervo Liablity of Proprietors 43,000,000 £3,000,000 Reserve Fund ...........

HEAD OFFICE:-LONDON. 38 Bishopsgate, F.C.I. Sub-Agenciar in London; 117/122, Leadenhall Street, E.CJ. West End Branch: 14/16, Cockspur Street, 8.W,1.

Manchester tranch

52, Mostey Street, Manchester, 2. AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:

IInnkow Penang Hongkong Rangoon {poh

Alor Star Amritsar

Bangkok Balayin. Bombay Calcutta

iloita

Karnctil

Klang

Agencies:

Clive Street Fairllo Place

Kebe Kunia

Madras

Manila

Canton Спипрого

Cebu Colombo

Delhi Haiphong. Hainburg

Lumpur Kuching

Medan

Balgon

Semarang Beremban Shanghai Singapore Sillowan Sourabaya Talping Tientsin

Tongkah

(huket)

New York Tsingtao Peiping Yokohama

(Peking)

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General

Banking Business transacted,

and

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or shorter periods In Local or Other Cur- renetes at rates wilch will be quoted on application.

War At Home Cannot Keep

Down Racing

at

LONDON, Mar. 24 (Reuter) —— peacetime tisual Shorn of tho glamour and bound by restrictions through wartime conditions, Bat racing for the season begins with

Handicap Lincolnshire Lincoln on Wednesday,

element Despite the unti-sport which has been responsible for the. cancellation of the Grand National, one of the biggest turt spectacles in the world, with the exception of the Derby, the fact that reeing hun over- come more obstacles in the last ning months than in its whole history proves that it is generally required both as a successful breeding industry. relaxation for all those parti- Rnd cipating in the war effort

In

Despite conditions which require the rationing of foodstuffs, even for the reduced number of horses training, there is great optimism, and owners of all types varying from a Secretary who was a former peer

Doncaster of State for India, to

publican are competing for the first big prize.

Transport difcuttles will naturally SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interest restrict attendance at the meeting, at allowed at rates obtainable on application. which klink and the air force blue The Bank's lead Omico in will provide a splash of colour, and. undertakes Executor & Trustee business and cialis recovery of British Income many Jockeys will parade i the Tax overpaid on terms, which may be paddock with Air Force ascertained at any of ita Agencies and overcoats over their silks. Branelics,

W. 11. EVANS THOMAS.

or

Army

Manage Probable Starters

Young Indian Woman's Death

(Reuter) —

LONDON. Mar. 24 Probable starters and riders for the Lincolnshire to be run on Wednesday

are:

Quartier Maitre (Gordon Richards),

Nick Bold

(Carey). Time Step (Line), diey

Lion (J. Taylor), The local Mostem community will Tamer (Harry Wragg). Rue de la learn with regret the death of Ackbar Paix (Sammy Wragg), Mickie Bulger Ephorus (M. Beary), of Mulvl Syed (P. Evans). wife Jaan, the

Glowning (D. Dick), Uncle Archle Mohamed Noor Shali.

Suffering from 1-health for some (K, Mullins), Creny Moor (E. Smith),

Monopole (Worral),

(D.. $1 Swillin (Ilchardson), considerable time, she, passed away Larboard

8.30 last evening

p.m.

She was Smith),

Bygone (Fitton), Overdraft (G. Hives), 20 years of age.

Michelgrove D. Greening), Abbe Smy The funeral will taite place this

(), Gaston (-), at the Mohammedan afternoon Cemetery at 5.15 p.m.

E

For Distinctive

Jewellery

FOR DIAMONDS

At Lowest Market Prices

FOR GOOD

WATCHES

SENNET

FRERES

IS THE STORE

The complete list of prizes in the

Monster Raffle

in aid of the Bomber Fund

will be published in the "South China Morning Post” on Tuesdays and in "The Hongkong Telegraph' on Saturdays.

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Plans Made For A New

Coventry

Coventry, March 24 (UP).--- Plans have already been made for a new and more beautiful Coventry to rise from the ruins of the first of the German "one- town-at-n-time-Blitz's."

They were in existence even before the Germans ralded Coventry. The city architect, Mr D. E. E. Gibson, built a model for a local town plan- ulng exhibition, which has now been brought out of its pigeonhole.

today has a magnificent

to make herself a city of sald local architect. "Apart from the loss of itfe, the

the

bing of bumbing

the

ם

city may well prove

a blessing in disguise,"

As the focus of his plan, Gibson has taken those buildings which, ex- cepting the Cathedral, largely escaped the Nazi bombing.

Before Bombing

Before the bombers came, these buildings Holy Trinity Church, the Council House and the historic St Mary's Hall-were hidden by an uns planned jumble of offices, shops and warehouses. To-day they stand out amld waste of ruins.

the future, if Gibson's plans are followed, they will be surrounded by tree-fringed lawns. Pool Meadow, which at present is a cinder-covered

ark, will live up to its an

name car park,

by being reconstructed as a meadow with two pools to reflect the sky,

A huge new block of buildings, enclosing more lawas, whit ile norl

not of the Cathedral, and will be more than three storeys high so as not to obstruct the view.

Telephones Cut Off

Turkish Action

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ISTANBUL, Mar. 24 (UP)— Telephones between Turkey and Europe have been cut off for all except official communications between last night and this evening.

that

It is officially believed this was due to the transmis- sion of an important announce- ment, either political or military. but it may have been only a full dress practice for future, emer- gencies.

Exchange of Notes ISTANBUL, Mar. 24 (UP)-It la officially announced that Turkey and Russia have exchanged a declaration of mutual determinallon to refrain from embarrassing each other if in-. volved in war.

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PAINTING EXHIBITION

It is announced that an exhibition of paintings by contemporary artists will be held under the joint auspices of the Association for the Advance- ment of Chinese Culture and the Sino-Brush Cultural Association on March 29 to 30, inclusivo.

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