1941-03-26 — Page 2

CLASSIFIED NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

ADVERTISEMENTS

25 words $2.50

for 3 days prepaid

G. MR.

NOTICE

FOR SALE.

NEW PEKING CARPETS can acquired

bo

Inexpensively hero

by

WATER SUPPLY

It is hereby notified that a people going abroad wehre they're constant supply of water will be expensive. Wide selection possible. given in all districts from 5 a.m. 10 Bayview Manatons, Third Floor, 20th March until further notice. Causeway Bay,

"THE HONGKONG 'NATURALIST. Vol. X 10s. * and 4. Price $4 Now on sale at (postage extra). South China Morning Post, Ltd.

CROSS SPRINGER SPANIEL Pup- pies (seven) for sale in aid of the Bomber Fund, Please apply Mrs. llogg, Jockey Club Stables.

"HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY THE

Second Edition.

CAMERA

A. B. PURVES,

Water Authority, Pubile Works Department, Hong Kong, 25th March, 1941.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

Over 60 excellent views of the that the 52nd Ordinary Annual Colony. Price $1.50. Obtainable at Meeting of Shareholders will be Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., or from theheld at the offices of the Company, Publishers South China Morning

Exchange Building, Des Voeux Post, Ltd., Wyndham Street,

Road, Victoria, Hong Kong, on FOR THE PROTECTION | Fuesday, the 22nd day of April,

OF CHILDREN

What to do to help a child

Anyone knowing of a child who has been assaulted, neglected, or

1941, at 11.30 o'clock, n.m. for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the year ended 31st December, 1940.

THE TRANSFER BOOKS of -treated in a manner likely, to the Company will be CLOSED cause unnecessary auffering or injury to health, or knowing of a parent from WEDNESDAY, the 9th April, who is seeking advice on any matter 1911. to TUESDAY, the 22nd concerning a child, would be doing April, 1941, both days inclusive, an act of kindness by communicating

By Order of the Board of at once with

Directora.

The

Hun.

General Secretary, ILKS.P.C., Old City Hall.

The Inspector, 49, Pokfulam Road, 1st floor.

The Inspector, 82 Stone Nulleh Lane, 2nd. Floor.

The Inspector, 12 Sal Yeung Chol St., Kowloon,

The Inspector,

Kowloon,

R. TAYLOR,

Manager and Secretary: Hong Kong, 25th March, 1941.

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

March 26, 1941.

STRAITS CHINESE MAGNATES GIVE AMBULANCES

These pictures show the two military ambulances pur chased by the Singapore War Office with the donation to the War Fund made by Mr Aw Boon-haw and Mr Aw Boon-par which they asked should be earmarked for ambulances. The Army Council has thanked the donors and announced that the ambulances are now fully equipped and ready for service. The Army Council expressed also its warm appreciation of the loyal spirit of co-operation in the national effort which inspired the gift.

BANKS

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853,

3,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 3.000.000 Reserve Fund

... £3,000,000

52, Argyle St., CHINA LIGHT & POWER Paid-up Capital

All further steps will be taken, and expenses borne, by the Society.

The Informant's name will be kept strictly private, except in cases where malice is proved.

HONG KONG WAR EFFORT COMMITTEE

MONSTER RAFFLE, 1941'

RULES

1. The sale of tickets in the raffle will cease on Wednesday, April 9, 1941.

2. Counterfoils of every ticket sold must be in the custody of the supervisors before

draw. Any ticket sald

the

for

which no corresponding coun-

CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO CONSUMERS

Notice is hereby given that the Company's standard charges will bo increased as from 17th March. 1911, by adding a 10% surcharge to the amounts charged for elec- tricity consumed for lighting and power as per meters read on and after 24th April, 1941. ·

HEAD OFFICE:-LONDON, 38 Bhhopsgate, P.C.. Sub-Agencies in London: 137/122, Lexdenkali Stroot, E.GJ. West End Branch: 14/16, Cockapur Street, B.W.1. Manchester Branch:

BZ, Mosley Street, Manchester, 2. AGENCIES AND BRANCHES: Alor Star Amritsar

Bangkok Baldvin

The existing scale of discounts Bombay will remain in force.

Hankow Penang Hongkong Rangoon

Balgon Semarang Seremban Stranghat Singapore Bitiawan Sourabaya Taiping Tientsin

STOCK MARKET REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange Omeint Summary, issued yesterday says:

Cantons have followed suit of their sister Company, Hongkong Fires, and have been taken off the market at

$220. the enhanced rate of

On the rumour of a $2 dividend Cements advanced 10 $18 done. Trams have improved to $104.

in

The rest of the market although stendy does not call for any special comunent.

Buyers

1.K. Banks $1.335 Canton Ing. $220

Union. Ins. $425

H.K. Fire Ins. $180 Docks "O" $16.50 Docks "N" $16.85 Providents $5.25 Hotels $3.10 Lands $31.76 Realties $2,95 Trains $16.25 Trains

Lights"

Ipoh

Ifollo

Karachi

Calcutta

Klang

By order of the Board Directors,

of

D. W. MUNTON,

Agencies:

Clive Street Fairilo Pince Canton Cawnpore Cobu

Κούσ Kuala

Lumpur Kuching Madras Manlio

$6.20

Tongkah

Lights "N"

$1.75

Colombo

Medan

(Bhuket)

Manager, Hongkong, 8th March, 1941.

Delhi

New York Tsingtao

Haiphong

Hamburg

Telping Yokohama

(Peking)

CO., LTD.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened

and

terfoll has been returned to THE HONGKONG ELECTRICIXEL DEPOSITS received for One Year the supervisors will not be

included in the draw.

or shorter periods in Local or Other Cur- rencies at rates which will be quoted on application,

SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in

a. A ticket is entitled to one prize Issue of 600,000 new ordinaryLocal Currency and Sterling with interest

having only. Any

number,

drawn a prizo, will be deemed

cancelled for the remainder of

the draw.

shares of $10 each

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

4. Prizes will be delivered to the that the Register of Mombers of -person-who-produces-the-ro-the Company will be closed from quisite winning ticket. No 1st to 5th April, 1941, both days right to a prize can be recognis-inclusive, during which period no ed except the right conferred Transfer of Shares can be regla. by

the production of the tered. requisite ticket.

can

5. Winning tickets must be pro- duced and endorsed by the holder before delivery of prizo be made. Mutilated tickets-that is, If distinctive number

not and chop aro clearly discernible-will not be accepted,

6. Winning tickets not presented within Three Months of the draw will be considered null and void, and all unclaimed prizes will revert to the donors and/or the Hong Kong War Effort Committee after above period of Three Months has elapsed.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD (OF DIRECTORS,

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,

Agents.

21st March, 1941.

HONG KONG ROTARY

CLUB

FLAG DAY

March 29th., 1941,

the Object

To obtain funda to purchase

7. Any misunderstanding or dis-Motor Ambulances and Mobile

pute must be referred to the Canteons for China and Britain. Hong Kong War Effort Com-

mittee, whose decision shall be Anal.

By Order of the Committee,

LINSTEAD & DAVIS,

Supervisors. Hong Kong, lat March, 1941.

NOTICE

DEFENCE REGULATIONS 1940

The following rates will be charged for malling single copies of tho following nowapapers abroad:-

South China Morning Post -

China and Macao

16 cents per copy

British Empire and Foreign

25 cents per copy.

The Hongkong Telograph China and Macao 14 cents per copy 10 cents Baturdays

British and Foreign

20 cents per copy 25 conts Saturdays.

TRANS PACIFIC FREIGHT BUREAU

NOTICE TO SHIPPERS

Shippers are hereby notified that effective April 25, 1941 the rates on Oil, non-essential in, bulk, Barrels, Casks or Drums to Pacific- Coast and Overland delivery will be US$19.00 per 2,000 lbs.

TRANS PACIFIC FREIGHT BUREAU. Hongkong, March 24, 1941. Nazis Lose Miles Of Sausage

The Royal Navy has seized to many sausages destined for Germany in the last four months that if they were laid end to end they would make a line 3.06 miles long.

Goods confiscated by the contraband control include seven tons of rum and two tons of whisky,

Other goods seized include one and

a half tons of shoe polish, many tons of coffee, ien, and rice, more than 3,000,000 apples, and 130,000 cigar- etles,

allowed at rates obtainable on application. The Bank's Head Omice in London undertakes Executor & Trustee business and claims recovery of British Income Tax overpaid on terms which may be scertained at any of its Agencies and Branches,

W. II. EVANS THOMAS,

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.

Head Geo:-15, Gracechurch Street, London, EC.t.

Authorised Capital Subscribed Copital Paid-up Capital ..... Reserva Fund and Rest

BANKERS;

£3,000,000

1,050,000 1,254,563

Macao Elecules "O" $18.23 Macao Electrics "N" $17.25

"O" $24.30

"N" $9 Cements $17.90 Ropes $7.40

Watsons $11.10 Entertainments $7

Sellers

Lights $0.25

Electrics C. Rts. 540 Cements $18.60 Ropes $7,40

Sales

H.K. Banks $1,340 Canton Ins. $220 -Providents~$3.30-

Trams $16.50

Electrics C. Ris. $30.00 Cements $18

S'hal Cations Sh.$200

ROTARY CLUB APPEAL 1,800.000 FLAG DAY TO RAISE FUND

TO BUY AMBULANCE About $10,000 has been raised by the Rotary Club for the purchase of ambulances and moblie conteens for China and Britain, according to Dr Arthur Woo, President.

The Bank of England & Midland Blank, Ltd.

BRANCHES:-

Bangkok

Jona

Kuantan

Kandy

Karachi

Bombay Calcutt

Colombo Dalhi Galle

Madras New York Penang

Rangoon

Shanghai Kota Bharu

Siml Kusla pla Hangkong Konta lumpur Singapore llowrah Kuala Trengganu Ipoh

HONGKONG BRANCH Every "description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted,

THUSTER AND EXECUTORANIP UNDERTAKEN.

Current Accounts opned in Local Cur rency and Fixed Deposits received in Local Currency and Sterking on terms that may bo svoriained on application.

D. BENSUN,

Manager.

The goal of the Club's financial campaign has been fixed ut £5,000, equivalent to $80,000. Part of the amount le expected to be raised on a Flog Day to be held on Saturday.

The $80,000, when realised, will be divided equally for China and Brl- taln.

YOUR DESTINATION.

METROPOLE HOTEL

A DRIVATE BAYU IN EVERY DOOM

Swan, Culbertson & Fritz

Investment Bankers and Brokers

Members of New York Cotton Exchange

Chicago Board of Trade

Manila Stock Exchange

Winniper Grain Exchange

Commodity Exchange, Inc., New York

Canadian Commodity Exchange, Inc., Montreal

New York Coffee and Surar Exchange

Hongkong Sharobrokers Association Shanghal Stock Exchange

SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, MANILA and BUENOS AIRES

Cable Address: SWANSTOCK

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO'S DIVIDEND

POST OFFICE

The Printed Matter Service to the following places in China'is tem-

The balance standing at credit of porarily suspended:-Yunnan, Brow Profit and Loss Account of the Green chuen, Kwelchow, Hunan, Yukien Amoy and Kulingau),

Enat of

The public are reininded that it is

et a breach postal regulations to

Island Cement Company, Ltd, us at (except

Kwangsi, North and

December 31, 1040, Including the sum Kwanglung.

of $188,382.82 brought forward from the previous year and after providing

for depreciation, and other con-enclosa in a postal cover communi- tingencies, amounted to $841,480, cations intended for persona other which the board will recommend at than the addressco. the forthcoming annual general

Small Packet Post to all countries meeting of the Company, be appro- is suspended. printed as follows:

To pay a dividend of $1 per share on 103,494 shares 。,,, To pay a bonus of $1 per share on 195,494 slinres To transfer to credit of

Stocks Reservo

$105,404.00

105,484.00

250,000.00

To distribute a Bonus to

·Staf

17,104.30 j

To Carry Forward to next

'account

183,327.50

$841,400.00

GIVEN BY THE BROTHERS: AN 1002 BÁN-AM BOGA PÈR CARL STRANS SLUTTEMENTS

[ COLONY WAR: FIND

2

-RADIO-

ZEW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles)

FR RYAN ON "BRITISH

PROSE WRITERS"

Berlin.

8.00 Local Timb Signal and An- nouncements.

8.02 The New Light Symphony

Broadcast by Z. B. W. on a Fre- | Orchestra.

and on Short

Raymond Overture (Thomas); “La quency of 845 k.c's. Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. and 8-11 p.m. Boheme-Selection (Puccini); Dance of the Hours (from La Gioconda- Ponchiclli); Glow Worm Idyll 12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter-(Lineke)....with Pipe Organ and cession,

un 0.62 m.e's. per second.

H. K. T.

12.30 Duke Ellington and His Or-

1.00 Local Time Signal,

1.01 Band of H. AL Royal Marines |

Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritone). with

1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press and Announcements,

1.45. Variety.

2.16 Close Down.

5.45 Indian Programme.

物 6.30

tions 2

Closing Local Stock Quota-

6.32 Compositions of Meyerbeer. 7.00 London Relay-The News. 7.15 London Relay—From the Old Country'.

Talk by Robert Donat 7.30 Iaff

hour An

I

with

Irving

Vocal Chorus,

8.30 Studio-"British Prose Wri

No. 4: Newman,

Talk by Father T. Ryan, S. J. 8.50 The B.B.C. Wireless Bingers. It Was A Lover and His Lass (Shakespeare and Morley); O Who Will O'Er The Downs So Free? (de Pearsall); O Hush Thee, My Bable (Sir W Scott and Sulivan).

9.00 London Relay The News, 9.15 London Relay-'Questions of the Hour

9.30 tumorous and Vocal Variety. 9.45 News in French (on Short Wave only).

10.02 Gerry Moore at the Piano. 10.14 Latest Dance Musle, ‹ 11.00 Close Down.

Monster Raffle

in aid of the

Bomber Fund

over

$46,000

value of prizes

SALE OF TICKETS CLOSES - APRIL 9

+

DRAW

'AT PENINSULA HOTEL

-9 p.m. APRIL 10

INWARD. MAILS Straits and Air Nail by "British Overseas Airways Bervice". (axcept Loadon) · by Sea from Singapore .... Australia, Rabaul and Monlia

Java and Manila Canton,

USA.

.....Mar. 27.

Mar, 28,

Mar. 28, .Mar. 29.

Honolulu, Japan, and Shang- hal-(San Francisco date, 7th March)

1. Mar, 201 Air Mail by. “Pin-American Air- ways Direct Service-San Fran« elsco date, 23rd March Mar. 30th. USA

Honolulu, Japan, and Shang-

hal (San Francisco date, 1st March). Rangoon

.Mar. 30. .Mar. 80. Air Mail by “Pan-American Airways Direct Service"-Ban Francisco date, 25th March

.Apr. 1.

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Mails are closed 15 minutes. carlier than the otherwise time given below unless stated, and where malls are advertis- ed to close at or before 9 am, regis- tered and parcel mails are closed at 3 p.m. on the previous day. When mails are advertised to close after 3 p.m. Registered and Parcel možli are closed at 5 pm.

Wednesday, March 26 Straits and Calcutta,

Parcels Letters

,11 m. NOOT.

Parcels

Straits, South Africa, and

only for United Kingdom.

G.F.O. and K.P.0. Parcels.....Mar. 20, 5.00 p.m. ..Mar. 20, 5.00 p.m. Ord. ..... Mar. 27, 8.30 am.

Friday, March 23

Reg.

Straits, Rangoon and Calcutta

9.30 p.m.

Air Mail. by Air to Rangoon io con- nect with the "British Overseas Airways."

+

G.F.O. and K.P.O.

Reg.........Diar. 28, 4.90 p.m. Ord. ................... Mar. 28, 4.30 p.m.

Saturday, March 29

Air Mail by Sea to Singapore 16 -connect with the "Eritish Over-

seas Airways."

G.P.O, and K.P.O. Reg. Mar. 29, 12.30 p.m. Ord... Mar. 20, 1.00 pm. Straits and Rangoon 2,00 p.m. U.S.A., Canada, Central and South America and United-Kingdom' via San Francisco

Note: All Malls for United-Kingdom wil be forwarded with or without superscription

Reg,

Ord,

G.P.O. and K.P:0. Parcels...Mar. 29, 4 p.m. .....Mar. 29, 5 p.m. ......Mar, 20, 5.30 p.m. Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A., and Europe via “Pan American Airways

and Trans- Atlantio Services"

Reg. Ord.

K.P.O.

...Mar. 20th, 5.00 p.m. 29th, 5.30 p.m.

Reg...Mar. 29th, 6.00 p.m. -----OrdiŸrverre Mar, 80th-Noon- Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South Africa and Parcels only for United-Kingdom

p.m.

G.P.O, and KP.0. Por, ....Mar. 20,

Mar. 31, 0.45 nm, Mar. 31, 10.30a.m.

Reg.

Ord.

Canton

Manila,

Ceylon,

South Africa

....5.30 p.m.

India, East and 5.30 p.m.

Monday, Mar

31

Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South

Africa

3.80 p.m.

Monlia, Batavia, Mauritius Lourenco

Marques, and South Africa

....

3.30 p.m.

Manila, Madang, Salamaua, Rabaul, Australia and New Zealand via Sydney.

K.P.O.

.Mar. 31, 4 p.m. Mar. 31, 5 p.m. Mar. 31, 5.30 p.m.

Parcels

Reg.

Ord.

G.P.O.

Parcels

Mar: 81,

Reg.

Ord.

Shanghai,

p.m.

Mar. 31, 5 pm.

Mar. 81, 7 p.m.

Japan, Honolulu UŠA.,

Canada, Central and South America

via San Francisco,

G. F. O, and K. P. Ó. '

Ord.

.Mar. 31, 5 pm. ......Apr.1, 0.30 am. Straits and Parcels only for United-

Kingdom.

F

Mar. 31, 5.00 p.m.

April 1, 9.45 a.m. April

1, 10.30 am,

K.P.O.

Par.

Reg.

Ord,

G.F.O.

Par.

Mar: 31, 5.00 p.m.

Reg.

Ord.

April 1, 2.45 am.

April 1, 10,80 a.m.

Tuesday, April 1

Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, USA,

Canada, Central and

South America and United-Kingdom vla SanFranclsed (No Parcels - for United-Kingdom)

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

Par

Reg.

Ord.

Par.

Reg.

Ord.

Apr. 1, 4 p.m. Apr. 1, 5 p.m. .Apr. 1.5.30 p.m. G.P.O.

Apr., 1, 4:p.m. .Apr. 15. p.m.

..........Apr. 1. 7 p.m.. Air Mall by sea to Singapore to con

nect with the "British Overseas Airways Service.".

Rer..

Ordi..

Bor

Ord,

K.P.O.

.Ape. 1,5 p.m. més... Apr. 1, 5.30 p.m.

Apr.1, 5.B.m1. ..Apr. 1, 6 pm.

*Superscribed Correspondence Only