THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1929.
P. & 0.-British India Apcar and
Eastern & Australian Lines
:
(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS. TAKING CARGO FOR
+
STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, EGYPT; CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE
PORTS, EUROPE, &c.
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS, (Under Contract with H.M. Government.)
6. 8.
Tons
From Hong Kong About
0,135 10th Mar.
Noon
KHIVA
+KHYDER *PADUA
9,114 23rd Mar, 6,007 28th
MALWA *MIRZAPORE NALDERA
KARMALA
Destination
Marseilles, London & Hall. Marseilles & London,
Marseilles, London, Antwerp. Rotter
dam & Hamburg.
Marseilles, London & Hull, Straits, Colombo & Bombay. Bombay, Marseilles & London, Marseilles & London,
10,080 30th Mar.
Ist 6,716
Apr. 16,088 13th Apr. 9,128. 20th... Apr. 10,946 27th Apr. *Cargo only, Calls Casablanca.
MANTUA
Bombay, Marseilles & London.
Frequent connection from Port Såld for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedival, Mall Steamship Co.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
11 ANT NER
TALMA SANTHIA TILAWA
10,000 21st 7.754 17th 10,908 | 23rd
TAKLIWA TAKADA
7,938 27th 6,949
1st
Mar. Apr. Apr. Apr. May
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. -- Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang' & Calcutta
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.
3,013 17th
May
TALAMBA
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.
3.1. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengers. All steamers are fitted with wireless and
carry a qualified surgeon.
PIRACY ECHO
THE CHINA MAIL
MEMORIAL TABLET TO BE
BIL KUNVEILED Ausil CEREMONY ON WEDNESDAY
MONEY AND
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
2/- */
On London---* Bank, wire. 1/11 4 We are asked to state that His Bank, on demand 1/11 18/16 Excellency the Governor has Bank, 80 days sight. kindly consented. to unveil the Bank, 4 months" sight 2/- Memorini Tablet, erected by the Credits, 4 months' Hong Kong Government in St. sight Peter's Church, West Point, to Documentary 4 months'. the memory of Robert Black, late sight Chief Engineer of s.8. "Kochow": On Paris- who was murdered by pirates in on demand the West River on September 1, Credits, 4 1927.
sight
The dedicatory service will take
On Berlin- place on Wednesday next at 11. On demandra19.2.3 ** a.m., and it is hoped that all sea- On New York- farers who can possibly do so will On demand
48% make a point of being present, Credits, 60 days' sight 40%
Wreaths should be at the
On Bombay-g Church by 10.80.a.m.
.$22
~President Liner
SAILINGS
Weekly Trans-Pacific Service
Te San Francisco and Los Angeles,
To Scale and Victoria
The Sunshine Belt via Honolulu
Fortnightly silage sva Thauledge Pres. Jeffer.Mar. 28th ..Abr. 9th Pres ineple
Apr 23rd
.Apr. 16th May 7th Pres. Pierce .............App. 30th
The Short, StraightRoutaro America
Fortnightly sallians on Tuesdays Pres McKinley 19th Mar. 4.10 a.m. Pres. Grant Apr. Zod
Cleveland Pre
Frex, Madlóth
£120, 112 Specs, ith All Alantic lines. Choice of till lines scribeRiminine Septes and Canada, libersă stop-over privileg se for sightseeing.
Special through mates to Barops via United States, Direct
TT. on London Ton Shanghal},
1/11.
Banks
H.K. Bank
$1290
HK London Reg,1,A
.188
Chartered Bank
Mercantile A & ⠀
1134 fi
Mercantile C. ...
P. &,Q, Bank.
.0%
2/ 7/8.
Bank of East Asia
.$90% m
*... Inmrances
12321⁄4
Canton Insurance ..
.$898 n'
months'
Union Insurance
1807
North China Insurance
Yangtze Insurance
.$388 ...T180 .M$50
China Underwriters $2.20 b 2.40 China Fire Insurance ....$200 H.K. Fire Insurance, 3790 6 800
-Shipping
Pres. Jackson
Douglases
.$3614
132
H.K. Steamboats
$271⁄2
132...
H.K. Tugs & Lighters
$24
Indo-Chinaa (Prof.)
$52
182
Indo-Chinas. (Def.)
..$92
192
Shell Transports
.95/9
Shell Transports (new)
85
Unlon Water-boats
.#221⁄2
Mining
Banquets
.$2.70 b
Langkets - F9E2
.67/6 m .T14 bi
Langkafa, ((singles).
.77% #
Shanghai Explorations.
..T3
Shanghai Loapp
70%
Raubs
.$7.10
Trongh Mines ....
.17/6
Docks Wharres, Godowns, &c.
H.KAK. Wharves
.$12014
$40% A 7.$4.85€ T188
TEA
Wire It has been arranged that, after On demand the service in the Church, a party On Calcutta--- will proceed to the Protestant Wire ..... Cemetery to deposit wreaths. On demand which may be brought to the On Singapore Church for that purpose, on the on demand tombstone erected by the Hong On Manila- Kong Government to the memory On demander ***** of Harry, Conway, late Chief Off- On Shanghai- cer of 8.8. "San Nam Hoi" who on demand was murdered by pirates in the so
West River on January 17, 1928
G.E.C. SHARES
ATTITUDE OF US. STATE DEPARTMENT
"DECLINES TO MOVE"
day's sight (private
paper) ........
On Yokohama —
ܗ܆
On demand, miks 107 Gold Leaf, 100 Ans
(per tael)
Sovereigus
(Bank's
buying rate)
9.75 28
Silver (per op) ... Bar Silver in Hong
Kong Coppar Cash
Kallan Mining Ad.
Shanghai Docks T116
H.K. & W. Docks China Providents. 24% Prem. Hongkews Washington, Yesterday.
NominalNew Engineerings The State Department has de Chinese Copper Cents 6% Prem. clined to move directly in the Bri-Rate of Native Ins – klientmen tish General Electric Company cop- terest
7% p.. troversy in which American share Chinese Sub. Coin .. 381⁄2% dis. holders of the company allege dis Hong-Kong Sub. Coin Par crimination in the, matter of a pro- j
jected new share issue.
It has, however, Instructed the American Embassy in London to watch developments, and to take any helpful, action possible,
It is learned informally that officials here are of the opinion that American shareholders ought| to appeal to the courts before seek- ing Government intervention.- Regter's American. Service.
Company's Resolutions
At a meeting of the General Electric Company held in London,| to consider special resolutions In creasing the capital by the crea tion of 1,600,000.
new $1. "Br
tish ordinary shares, not transfar- able to foreigners, Sir Hugo. Hirst: who presided, regretted that the
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South). resolution barring foreigners had
8,000
ST. ALBANS 4,600 29th Mar, 3rd Жду ARAFURA
May 6,064 Blat 5th 4,500
July 0,009 2nd Aug.
TANDA ST. ALBANS ARAFURA
Manila, Sandakan, Thursday Island, Townsville, Brisbane, Bydney&
Melbourne.
Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Japan and Hong Kong to Australia.
..
The E. & A. S.S. Co., Ltd, steamers will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, Cehu, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timer, Darwin, or other ports en routo as in-
Frequent connections from Australl with the following:-
ducement offers.
The Union S.8. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom vis New Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The P. & O. Royal Mail etsamers to London via Suez Canal. The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers to Londen via the Cape. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and London via Panama Canal,”
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.
NALDERA
SANTHIA KARMALA *ALIPORE LAHORE MANTUA
KIDDERPORE TILAWA TILAWA TAKLIWA ARAFURA TAKADA *JEYPORE KALYAN MOREA
TANDA
14,088 10th Mar.
6 a.m. 7,764 21st Mar. 9,128 22nd Mar. 5,278 23rd Mar. 5,252 25th Mar, 6,000 29th Mar. 5,994 30th Mar.
10.906 31st Mar.
7,936 81st Mar. 10,946
6.949 10th
8,318
11th Apr.
9,144
12th. Apr.
10,953
26th Apr.
0,056
7th May
* Cargo only.
Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.
Amoy, Moli, Kobe, Y'hama & Osaka. Shanghai, Moj, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Moj & Kobe.
Shanghai, Moj, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Mol, Kobe & Yokohama. Moj & Kobe.
Amoy, S'hal, Hoji, Kobe & Osaka. Amoy, Meji, Koba, Y'hama & Osaka. Moft, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama. Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaka. Shanghai, Mojl, Hobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Moi, Kobe & Yokohama. Shad, Moji, Kobe & YhamA. Mol, Kobe, Oiska & Yokohama.
All dates are approximate and sudject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS: *
Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses at Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.
-All Cabins are atted with Electric Fans free of charge. Steamers on London and Australian Lines are itted with Laundries. Parcels measuring not more than 2% fx fx:ft. will be received at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day previous to sailing.
For further Information, Passages, Freight, Handbooks, etc., apply to:—
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
Agents
P. & O. Building, Connaught Rd. C., Hong Kong.
|
given umbrage in some quarters.
He said that without the know- ledge or assent of the directors dealings in the company's shares: had suddenly started in New York last year. The directors immedi ately took steps to prevent any for- eign control, but nevertheless the purchases continued in the United States, raising the price of shares abnormally,
Considerably more than half, of the Ordinary share capital had. wandered across the Atlantic.
LONDON EXCHANGES.
Parie
New York Brussels... Geneva
:
124.293% --
b 1171⁄2 sa
Ewa Cottons......
T18,40 b .T2 n Oriental Cottaes Shanghai Cottons (old) ....T70-n Shanghai Cottons (new)...T85 n Lands, Hotels & Buildingm
Cotton Millan Sehing
H.K. & S. Hotela sera-e-31910, n H.K. Lands
Shanghai Lands
Humphreys Estates
Prince's Buildings
.$8.60
London, Yesterday.
4.85:16/32
$4,9
H.K. RaaltiesŁANI
25.24
HK. Territorialn
Amsterdam
12.12
Milan.... Berlin
92.69%
rologer Public Titilities,
20,46
H.K. Tramways.....
$18
b 19 s
Stockholm
18.17
Peak Trams (old)
$19 $
Copenhagen
18.21
Peak Trams (1pw)
$6.30, m
: Oslo...... Vienna Prague Helsingfors Madrid
18.20
Star, Ferries.
$681⁄2 n
34.554
164
Lisbon Athens Bucharest Rio
193.
82.344
108. 3/16.
B757 815
5% 47 8/16
1/5 31/92
2/6/2
Buenos Aires Bombay, Shanghai
1/11/ Hong Kong
1/10,1/32 Yokohama
26 Silver Spot Silver Forward... 26-1/16
-British Wireless Service.
LAWRENCE HOME
REPORTED.
London, Feb. 4.
China Lights (comb.) ...
China Lights (old) $13.10 b 131⁄4 sà
China Lights (nepp)", ****
China Lights, 1928 Issue
H.K. Electrics (old)
H.K. Etrics (new),
Macao Electrics
H.K.. Telephone
China Buses.**
Singapore, Tractions
-n
$5435 *$20-4 .$7 b:78
*11/6/1
Singapore Pref...18/6 b 17/8 s Sandakan, Las
Industrials
China Sugars Malabon Sugars Canton Ices...
Cements (comb,) Cements (old) Cenienta (new) H.K. Ropes (old) H.K. Ropes (zew) United Asbestos
Stores, &c.
It was absolutely vital, apart MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES altogether from the question of
Dairy Farms control, that the British character! of the Company should be pre- served, and its shareholders be pre
The "Daily News" and "West- Watsons dominantly British.
minster Gazette, in an editoriál, Der A. Wings. The resolution authorising the draws attention, to the "mysterious Lane, Crawfords increase of capital was carried with circumstances" surrounding the Mackintoshs
homecoming of ex-Colonel Law-Sinceres only three dissentients.
The resolution confining shares reace (Aireraftsman Shaw), and Wm. Powells to Britishers was carried by a large ask why such distinguished
$1:10 s .$30..b
.$2.8 .19.10`n $7.80 n .$1.40 b
STI
$20. $14 b
Europe and New York Direct
WU, ROUND THE WORLDTM ON
• on Bundar sig Manila, Smits Colombo, Sour Canal, Alexandria Fren. Johnson, Mar, 241ḥ 6 am. Pres. Y Buren May 5th8x.m. Pres. Manroe...Apr. 711⁄2 8 aïm
Hayes'', .May 19th Bn.m. ..June 2nd 8a.m. Pres. Wilson ...Apr. 21st 8 a.m.
Fortnights selling Onnek kötabilen, How York and Boss.
"
Fres
Pres. Polk
To
Manila.
Pres. Jefferson.Mar. 18th 6 p. | Þi¿¡'Clétéland Apr. 9th6pm. Pres. Grant...Mar. 26th 6 p.m. Pris. Madison Apr. 13th 6pm. Pras Lincoln » Mar, 10th 5 p.m. | Pres Pierce.Apr. 23rd $ p.m. For Boekings, Passenger and Freight Information apply to 12, Pedder Street (opposite Hong Kong Hotel) Telephone Central 2477, 2478 and 795
Cable Address “Dollar”
CANTON BRANCH-No. 4, Sha Kee Street.
Dollar Steamship Line
and
American Mail Line
PP:
AUSTRAL - CHINA NAVIGATION CO.
DERFOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE AND ADÉLAIDE 1. 12-
Manila, Hollo, Sandakan, Balikpapan and Rabaul 8.S.. “CHRONOS”
Salle-on/pe about dih April.
For freight and passages apply to:
DODWELL & CO., LTD. Agents,
Queen's Bldg. Tel. C. 1030.
THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.
ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BRAS8 and IRON FOUNDERS. All work done in this establishment is guaranteed. We have over thirty years experience. We own 'two Blipway!(and caw adóémmodate any craft of 200 feet long.
Town Office:61, Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong, Tel. Central No. 459. Shipyard: Sham-Sui-Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Tel Kowloon No. 9,' Estimates farmlubed on appllestion.
Hong Kong, April 1, 1924.
FLAGS ON EGGS
“elations of packers have been regis
tered under the scheme and more
than 100 have applied for registra
.80 cts. b In retail shops on February 1, to
The mark is a silhoutte of Great $234 B says 4 mail week "Daily Mail,"
$20 nhouse-wives will see English and Britain, with a Union Jack in i $11 b Welsh exes, graded and packed on circle on it, and the inscription $3.65 na standard plan, offered for sale "Produce of England and Wales."
for the first time in containers
Mr. H. G. Crothall, architect to The national marketing scheme the Middlesex County Council, for eggs begins to operate on that died at his home at Westcliff-on date. At present 40 different 2980- Sea, Essex, last month.
$26 bearing the national mark.
Miscellaneous, majority, after a statement on be-officer should be allowed to serve as H.K. Amusements half of the Committee of American a simple aircraftsman, why he was Hong Kong Constructions $1 s shareholders was read, declaring conveyed to England with such B. Ind. G.$ Bonds.......68% that the proposal to bar foreign-"conspicuous exclusiveness.", and H.K. Govt, Loans
..
ers was a violation of the rights of why he landed at Plymouth in a
all the stockholders. Reuter.
naval launch 7
The paper suggests that it is DISTILLER'S £964,614 neither in the interest of Service
ANOTHER £270,000 FOR THE EXCHEQUER -
discipline, nor in the public interest that Lawrence should continue to masquerade as an aircraftsman when his identity is notorious and The w relating to another big his activities in the Royal Air estate, was published last month. Force are a "matter of undesir Mr. Andrew, Alexander Wait, of able speculation throughout the Easton Hall, Easton, Grantham, world."
lately chairman of United Distillers, With the utmost secrecy, and Ltd., and other distillery companies, under the latest pseudonym of "Mr. and a director of the Distillers Co., Smith, Aircrafiaman Shaw," ellas There were two air- left unsettled property of the Lawrence of Arabia has arrived, in gross value of £904,614 (net per- London. - sonalty, £889,189.)..:
craftsmen in the Plymouth train when it arrived, at Paddington. 1,000 to Mrs. Mary Gibson One of them walked boldly from the the cynosure, of all eyes. formerly Cameron), my late station wife's trusted maldige dies in
Meanwhile, Shaw creased the Here a £1,000 to his servant, Thomas line to another platform. Murdy, if still in his service and reporter challenged him, "My
dir. Watt left:
NEW YORK, BOSTON & BALTIMORE. not under notice either given or name, is Smith, replied the air-
JOINT SERVICE OF THE
"BLUE FUNNEL” LINE.
(OCEAN S.S., CO., LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL S.S. CO., LTD.)
AND
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE. (ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL 8.8, CO, LTD.)
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG."
8.8. "CITY OF DUNKIRK
3.S. “LAOMEDON!
S... "BHEXENOR”.
83 "CITY OF LALE”
Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or
ubject to change withou
Fre
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VL fines Genal?
Via Suez Canal
Via Subi Caha!"
Vis Burg Camal
18th March. 10th April, 116 M
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T. LTD. Hong Kong
receivediket kat MANA
$100 similarly to his private a tax secretary Miss Howden,
£50 each similarly, to his groom, was Charles Howerdine, and his chauffeur, H. Blackwell.
While people are always talking of the possibilities of war they will get war Mr. FH. Thomas,
|- Thisves used a motor car recent ly to steal the safe containing. from the subpast dice in MANHU zond, Stoke Newington,
He calmly sprang into pursued by A crowd
and
fa
84% b.premi.
THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS : “MANIFESTO " HONGKONG.
Codes Used: Al, A.BC, Fifth Edition; Engineering: First and Second Editions Western Union and Watkins,
DOCK OWNERS, SHIP BUILDERS, MARINE. AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER MAKERS IRON, STEEL AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTERS, ELECTRICIANS.
built
Malay
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