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Thursday.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

CLASSIFIED NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. A. S. WATSON & CO.,

ADVERTISEMENTS 25 words $2.50 for 3 days prepaid FOR SALE.

UNION WATERBOAT

CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FIFTY-SIXTH ORDIN- ARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company (since registration) will The Thirty-sixth Annual General bo hold at the Hong Kong Hotel, Meating of Shareholders will be Hong Kong, on THURSDAY, tho hold at the Offices of Mosars 3RD APRIL, 1931, at 11.30 am. Dodwell & Co. Ltd., Hongkong and for the purpose of receiving the Shanghai Bank Building, on Tues- Report of the General Managers A Statement of day, the 15th April, 1941, at 11 together with 10 Bayview Mansions, Third Floor,n.m. for the purpose of receiving Accounts for the year ended 318T Causeway Bay,

tho

thia report of Managers together with a State-OCTOBER, 1940. mont of Accounts for the year ended 31st Decomber, 1840,

by

NEW TEKING CARPETS can

hero inexpensively acquired people going abroad where they're expensive. Wide selection, possible,

THE HONGKONG NATURALIST Vol. X nos, 3 and 4, Price

Fale at (postage extra). Now on South China Morning Post, Lld. OROSS SPRINGER SPANIEL Pup-. pies (seven) for sale in aid of the Bomber Fund. Please apply Mrs. loga, Jockey Club Stables. "HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY Edition. CAMERA" Second THE Over 60 excellent views of the Colony, Price $1.50. Obtainable at Kolly & Walsh, Ltd., or from the Publishers South China Morning Post, Li, Wyndham Street,

General

Tho Transfor Books of the Company will be closed from 1st April to 15th April, 1941, both days inclusivo.

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

General Managora.

24th March, 1941.

HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from

MONDAY, the 24th MARCH, 1941, to THURSDAY, the 3RD APRIL 1941, both days Inclusive, JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers. Hong Kong, 18th March, 1941.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Noties is hereby given that the that the 52nd Ordinary Annual Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Share-Meeting of Shareholders will be holders wit be held in the Office held at the offices of the Company, of the Company, No. 2. Queen's Exchange Building, Des Voeux Building, Hong Kong, on Monday, Rond, Victoria, Hong Kong, on Tuesday, the 22nd day of April, FURTHER CHANGES have been 31st March, 1941, at noon for con-1911, at 11.30 o'clock, a.m. for the Programme for Friday and Monsideration of the Directors' Report purpose of receiving a Statement and Statement of Accounts for the of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the year ended 31st year ending 31st December, 1940.

The Share Register and Trans-December, 1940. for Books will be closed from the THE TRANSFER BOOKS of

Badminton Programme Revised Again

made necessary in the Badminton

day. These are:

MARCH 28, AT NECREIO

7 p.m. S. Jones v. P. C. Leung

(Junior Singles),

Wong v. D, Kwok

7.30 pic!).

(Senior

Smith

V.

8.10 p.m.-N. L. Wynter-Blyth (Junior Singles),

0.45 p.m.. La Fisher v. Poter. Lo (Tuntor-Blogies).

.15 p.m.-W. Gillies and . L. Anderson v. C. . F. Chiu and S. C.

Llang (Junior Doubles).

MARCH 31, AT K.O.C.

7. p.m.-P. S. Young and M. K. v. P. Lo and J. Tsang (Junior Fung v Doubles),

7.30 p.m.-P. Wong and C. Au v.. H. C. Eardley and N. L. Smith (Sentor Doubles),

0.16 p.m.-W. Gillies v. K. W. Cloy

(Senior Singles).

9 p.m.-M. P. Yoong v, P. K. Hool

(Senior Singles),

9.30 p.m.-J. L. Anderson V. Zimmern (Junior Singles)..

E.

1811 to 31st March, 1941, both days inclusive,

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD

OF DIRECTORS

E. COCK, Chief Manager. lfongkong, 10th March, 1941.

HONGKONG TELEPHONE

CO., LTD.

the Company will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, the 9th April, 1911, to TUESDAY, the 22nd April, 1941, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

R. TAYLOR, Manager and Secretary. Hong Kong, 25th March, 1941.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THE

that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Hongkong Telo-

Gloaming Wins Voeux Roail Central, Victoria,

Lincolnshire

C. DR. R.

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 31st day of March, 1941, at 3 p.m., at the Occs of the Publle Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at laland Road, Tytam Bay, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for n torm of 75 years, with a option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 76 years.

Intending bidders are advised that Immediately after the dispo al of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be requir ed to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollara, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the

Purchase price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

No. of Sale. ↑

Rural Buliding

Registry No.

£1301

Lot No. 442

Island Hoad.

Tytam Bay,

Boundary Measurements

2

. EW.

feer|fect|fertileet)

as per anlo

plon.

About

30,000

sq. feet.

Ann. feet

Contents

Upset

Price

DOS LS

The purchaser of the lot will be required to pay to the auctioneer in cash the sum of $750 (being 10% of the upset price) im- mediately after the fall of the hammer, the balance premium being paid in accordance with the Conditions of Sale,

of the

BUREAU HONGKONG ELECTRIC TRANS PACIFIC FREIGHT

CO., LTD.

shares of $10 each

phone Co., Ltd., will be held in the Issue of 600,000, new ordinary Board Room of the Company, 2nd Dos Floor, Exchange Building,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Hongkong, on Friday, the 28th day that the Register of Members of of March, 1941, at 12.15 o'clock in the Company will be closed from the afternoon or so soon thereafter 1st to 5th April, 1941, both daye as the Annual General Meeting inclusive, during which period no the convened for noon on that day Transfer of Shares can be regis. three shall have terminated, when the

tered. longths ahead of Gaston (50-1), subjoined resolution will be pro-- while Monopole (100-6) was posed as a special resolution :---

LONDON, Mar. 26 (Reuter), -Gloaming (100-7) won -Lincolnshire to-day,

third.

There were 19 runners.

Petain Favours Collaboration

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" VICHY,

March 26 (Domel). Count de Brinon, French Ambassador to Paris, announced that Marshal Henri Philippe Petain, President of the French Slate, favours participa- ton in the creation of Europe's new order. He said that Marshal Pelain considers that France should resume calluboration with Germany and tale a clear position against the de Grid- list Movement.

Thailand Consuls

For Indo-China TOKYO, Mar, 27 (Reuter)~~~That- land has decided to send two new Consuls to French Indo-China with the restoration of peaceful relations between the two

two countries as the result of the Tokyo mediation con- ference, it is reliably learned.

It la understood that the new con- muls will be stationed at Saligon and Ifanol,

Restricting Chinese TOKYO, Mar. 27 (Reuter).To prevent fifth column activities, the Slambse Government has decreed that all Chinese subjects will be probited from entering the border areas.

The decree limits the residence of Chinese in Tholland and strictly pro- hibits them from residing in the border areas, only allowing those who are now residing there,

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

(n) By the deletion of the existing Articlo 95 and the substitu- tion in lieu thereof of the following Article:- "95.-The-Directors-of-the.

"Company shall not bo "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 ofth lino respectively of such Article,

- By order of the Board,

J. P. SHERRY, Managing Director. Hongkong, 5th March, 1941. CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO CONSUMERS

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,

Agents.

21st March, 1941.

HONG KONG TELEPHONE'

COMPANY, LIMITED.

4

NOTICE TO SHIPPERS

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

TRANS PACIFIC FREIGHT BUREAU. Hongkong, March 24, 1941.

NOTICE.

As from to-day the prices of IL.B. Beer (Pints and Quarts) will be increased by $3.00 per case.

THE HONGKONG BREWERY & DISTILLERY LTD.

27th March, 1941.

HONG KONG ROTARY CLUB

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SIXTEENTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of HONG KONG TELEPHONE COMPANY, will bo held an LIMITED, FRIDAY, the 28th day of March, 1911, at noon, In the BOARD ROOM of the Company, SECOND FLOOR, EXCHANGE BUILDING, |HONG KONG, for the purpose of Object

receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Board of Directors, for the financial year ended 31st December, 1940, and and reelecting two · Directors

Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed from the 14th March to the 28th March, 1941, both days' inclusive.

Dated this 1st day of March, 1941.

By Order of the Board,

Notice is hereby given that the Company's standard charges will bo increased as from 17th March. 1941, by adding a 10% surcharge to the amounts charged for elec- tricity consumed for lighting and power as per motora read on and 14, Des Voeux Road Central, after 24th April, 1511.

The existing scale of discounts will remain in force.

By order

Woman Decapitated Directors,

اه

of

the Board

D. W. MUNTON,

Manager. Hongkong, 8th March, 1941.

The Navy Department to-day took

By Aeroplane

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“ PENSACOLA, Fla., Mar. 20 (UP),

into custody Ensim 3. C. Thompson SYRIAN UNREST |

and Student-Pilot Paul Brown who yesterday swooped low over a turnip field near Robertdale, Alabama, and decapitated a

worker. a woman Commander W. P. Hample said that Mrs Robert Philips wos killed by a naval training plane "being flown directly contrary to navy ordefs.”

Nationalist Demands

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGNAPH"

DAMASCUS, Mar. 20 (UP),----F[vo- Syrians were killed to-day when troops opened fire on Nationalist de monstrators to save the police from nitack. There were several victims in similar clashes between tha Nationalists and the police at Allepo and Beirut.

Governor's Gift To Bomber Fund A personal subscription of $1,600 has been received this morning from His Excellency now Cabinet to the Nationalist de the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, for the "South China

The demonstrations coincide with the suspension of the efforts of High the Commissioner Dentz to widon

mands bordering on full independ once. M. Deniz rushed to Beirut to- Morning Post" and "Hongkong day in an altempt to gain order.

Tolograph" Bomber Fund.

The principal bazaars and schools are lemporarily closed.

J. P. SHERRY, Managing Director.

Hong Kong

NOTICE

DEFENCE REGULATIONS 1940

The following rates will be charged for mailing single coples the following nowspapers

abroad:-

South China Morning Port China and Macno

16 cents per copy British Empire and Foreign 25 cents por copy

The Hongkong Telegraph China and Macao 14 cents per copy 10 conts Saturdays

British and Foreign 20 conte per copy

25 cents Saturdays,

FLAG DAY

March 29th., 1941.

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

BANK S

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHUNA.

Incorporated by Itoyal Charter 1853,

£3,000,000 Pald-up Capital Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 Resorvo Fund yo

.... £1,000,000

HEAD OFFICE:-LONDON, 28 Bishopsgate, E.C.l.

Sub-Agencies in London: 117/122, Leadenhall Street, E,CJ. *

West End Branch! 15/16, Cockapur Street, S.W...

Manchester · Branch:

52, Mosley Street, Bianchester, R.

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES: Alor Star

flankow Penang Amritsar

Hongkong Rangoon

Bangkok

Batavia

Bombay Calcutta

Ipoh ijollo Karachi

Baigen

Semarang

Seremban

Agencies:

Čive Street

Ictang Kobe Kuala

Shanghai

Singapore

Pairiin Pinco

Lumpur

Canton

Kuching

Madras

Manila

Bitlawan Bourabaya Taiping Tientsin TOTk=

Medan

Thukot!

Yokohama

Cawnpore Cebu Colombo Delhi Haiphong Hamburg

New York Tsingtao Pelping

(Peking)

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transarted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for Ons Year or shorter periods in Local or Other Cur- rencies at rates which will be quoted on application.

SAVINGS. ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed al rates obtainable on application. The Bank'■• Hond· Office In London undertakes Executer & Trustee business and claims recovery of British, Income Tax overpaid on terms which 'may bạ ascertained at any of its Agencies" and Branches.

W. IL EVANS THOMAS.

Manager.

March 27, 1941.

For Distinctive Jewellery

FOR DIAMONDS

At Lowest Market Prices

FOR

GOOD

WATCHES

SENNET FRERES

IS THE STORE

FLASH-O-GRAM

ZORIC

GÄRMENT. CLEANING SYSTEM.

The system that provides.

QUALITY AIR CONDITION DRYCLEANING for all typos of Clothing and Household Accessories CARPET SHAMPODING-UNDERTAKEN-PREPARATORY-

TO STORING

Exchange At A Glance

SELLING

T.T. London Demand London

T.T. Shanghal T.T. Singapore T.T. Jupan T.T. India TT USA Manlia

1/2

1/2

.450

024

102

.24%

T. Batavia

.45%

Т.Т. Навикок

.140/

T.T. Salgon

.1041⁄2

T.T. France

TT. Switzerland

102/

TT. Austraila

.1/01/

BUYING

4. m/s L/C London

1/34

4 m/s D/P Londen

1/3%

4 m/s L/C USA..

30 d/s Indin..

.0414

U.S. Cross rate in London 4.02

U.S. Cross rate in N.Y...4.02%

4 m/s Franco

H.K. Stock Market

The following quotations were Issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar- ket this morning."

BANKS

"

H.K. Banks $..

.1,335 b.

HK Banks 2.

.74 n.

H.K. Banks (H.K) 2.

.77 n.

Chartered £xd.

Mercantile, A. & B. £ x.. 311⁄2 n.

Mercantile. C. £x.d.

INSURANCES

Cantons $..

East Asia $..

BILIPPING

Douglas $.. Steamboats $.. Indo-Chinas P. $. Indo-Chinns D. $. Shell (Bearers) al- WaterboatsCKS ETC.

sx.d.

Wharves $

Docks (old) $. Docks (new) Providente $.

S'hal Dockyards $.

Kailan s/- Raubs $ xd,

MINING

.10.

.2221⁄2 b.

Unlon

Chinu Underwriters $. H.K. Fire $..

..........

.430 sa.

.in.

.186 s.

136 n.

.9 1.

.80 b.

.00 n.

40/71⁄2 n.

.80% b.

.10 16.05 b. .6% b.

.20 n.

.15/- n,

.Bn.

.11⁄4 cts. n.

.3.15 b.

Lands $ x.d.

.31% b.

Lunds 4% Debentures

.971⁄2 n.

S'hai Lands Sh. $.

12.10 n.

.0.70 b.

.3 b.

100 m.

.10.30 b.

.7%1⁄2 n.

..3% .

344 n.

.24#.

.0% sa,

b.

39.00% 80.

.184 b.

.13 2.

241⁄4

b.

.9 b.

H.K. Mines

Hotels $...

LANDS.

Humphreys $.

H.K Realties .. Chinese Estates $1.

Trams $...

UTILITIES

Peaks Trams (old) Peak Trame (now) Star Ferries

Y. Ferries

$.

China Lights (old)

China Lights

(new)

11.K. Electrics $ cr.

Macao Electrics (old)

Macao Electric's (new) $..17 b.

Sandakan Lights

Telephones (old) ..

Telephones

(now) $..

INDUSTRIALS

Cold: Macg. (Ord.), Sh. $...30 n. Cald: Macg. (Prof.), Sh. $..25 Canton Ices $1

Cemenia

K. Ropes $ x.ú. .......

STORES, &c.

.In.

1845

Dairy Forms $...

.16 n.

CO.

Watsong

.11.10 b.

Lane Crawfords .. Sincerca $

..7% 11.

.2.15 n.

Head Office & Works 57032 Gloucester Bldg., 2nd Flr.. Tel. 28038; Hong Kong Depot,

Tel. 68543 Kowloon Depot,

Peak Depot,

Tel 21379 Tel. 20323

Wing On (H.K.) $.. Powell Ltd. $.

.39 n.

1.90 n.

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

45 R.

200 n.

THE STEAM LAUNDRY

THE PENINSULA HOTEL

will present a

BAND CONCERT

on

6, 1941. at 9.00 p.m.

SUNDAY, APRIL

IN THE LOUNGE

by the

Combined Orchestras of the

Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels

IN AID OF THE

BOMBER FUND

Reserve

this date!

MISC.

II.K. Govt. 4%

4% (2034

H.K. Govt 34%

H.K. Govt 32% (1940) Ch Govt. 5% 1925 GSBds. II.K. Entertainmenta $.. Constructions (old) $ Constructions (new) $. Vibro Piling $ x...... Marsmans Inv, (Lon.) B/- Morsmans Inv. (H.K.) 5/-

.42 n.

1.00 n.

.0/0

2/0 n.

STOCK MARKET

REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange Omelut Summity, issued yesterday, says:

There is a general all around en- quiry for shares but scrip is scarce. Buyers

Union Ins. $427 II.K Wharves $93% Docks "O" $104 Docks "N" $15.05 Providents $5.20 Hoteis $3.10

Lands

Realties

Trams

$18.30

$0.70

Chins Lights "O" $0.20

China Lights "N" $13⁄4 Watsons $11.10 Entertainments $7

Sellors

Providents $5.30 China Lights "0" $01⁄4% Cements $10

Ropes $7.40

Sales

Union Ins. $430

China Lights "O" $83⁄41⁄4/6.20 Electrics C. Rts, 830.80/50 Cements $18

NEW CAPITAL

Vichy, Mar. 20. The capital of Lithuania is to be transferrel from Kaunas

to June (Vilna), according to a messago from Moscow. This has been decided by the Council of Commissars of the People of Lithuania: The · transfer |will be completed by September 1,

Reutar.