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WEDNESDAY,
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Australia and Manila
Per
JANUARY
13.
.Asama Maru .King Yuan
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JANUARY
14.
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.....President Jackson
FRIDAY, JANUARY 16. U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Shanghai (Seattle,
Dec. 7, 1930) Europe via Suez (Letters and Papers, Lon- don, Dec. 18, 1930 and Parcels, Dec. 11, 1930)
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FRIDAY,
JANUARY
JANUARY 21.
JANUARY
.Kashgar .Kashmir
18. .Tjikarang
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23.
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Hakone Maru .Katori Maru
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THE CHINA MAIL.
KIRIN RAILWAY.
TO EXTEND TO THE KOREAN BORDER ?
CHINA'S VIOLATION,
Tokyo, Yesterday,
It is learned that Mr. Kimura, among other things, will press for the completion of the Kirin-Tunhua Railway to the Korean Border in return for various concessions which Japan is prepared to make regarding railway construction In Manchuria.
'PRINCES' FAREWELL
FORMAL VISIT TO THE KING AND QUEEN.
EXCHANGES,
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
On London--
Bank. wire...... 11%
Bank. on demand... 11%
months' sight
Op Paris-
Rugby, Yesterday. The Prince of Wales and Prince Bank, 4 months' aight 11%
Credits, 噫 months" George paid a formal visit to "Buck-
Aight Ingham Palace to-day, to bid good- Documentary, 4
1/- 7/36 bye to the King and Queen, who
1/- 9/16 pro returning to Sandringham this afternoon and will again see the On demand Princes before their departure for South America, where the Prince of Wales will open the British Trade at Buenos Aires on Exhibition March 14.-British Wireless Ser-Credits,, 60 days' vice.
BOY TRAPPED IN A LIFT.
London Flat Dwellers Try In Vain Wire
To Free Him.
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Opening Daily Official Quotations 13th Jan., 1931.
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Other points which Mr. Kimura is expected to take up include, firstly the repayment of Japanese loans to Mukden and the construc- tion of the Taonan-Tsitsihar, and
no Kiriu-Tunhua lines on which interest has thus far been paid; secondly, the question of China's violation of the agreement to re- {rain from constructing parallel lines competing with the South Manchuria Railway. Regarding the first, it is understood that Japan They rushed out. And they is prepared to make the terms of found Frank Harbridge, aged 13, repayment as easy as possible, and of Earl Street, Marylebone, hang- as regards the second it is probable ing head downwards in the shaft. that Japan is prepared to overlook He was caught by the waist be-Sovereigns
violation of the agreement, tween the floor of the lift and the provided some agreement is reach-wire side of the shaft.
the
wero
People living in Clarence Gate Mansions, Regent's Park, alarmed by shouts for help from the lift shaft.
4
ed whereby the S.M.R. would be When delivering newspapers, to guaranteed a certain percentage ofccupants of the fat Harbridge the freight which would ordinarily apparently got into the lift and be carried on the S.M.R.-Renter.
attempted to jump out after it bad risen a few feet.
Policemen were called. But they, like the flat dwellers, were helpless to rescue him.
RUNNERS FINED.
UNLAWFUL BOARDING OF A LINER.
The fire belgado was sent for, but in the mean iro Harbridge seemed to have lost conselousness.
The Bremen had to cut away part of the lift, as the life itself was jammed tightly and could not be moved, before he could be ex-
Sixteen Chinese boarding house runners were to-day charged before the Hon. Comdr. G. F. Hole, R.Niricated.
(retired), with unlawfully board- ing the s.s. President Pierce with- out the permission of the minater or one of the officers of the ship.
They all entered pleas "guilty."
After half an hour's work he was freed and taken to St. Mary's Hospital, Faddington.
But on arrival there he was of dead.
President Pierce
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Chip Shing
JANUARY
14.
Yu Song
6 p.m. ŏ p.m.
10,90 a.m.
3.30 p.m. 5 nm.
Water Police, told the Magistrate
Sub-Inspector Munro, of the
that the offence occurred yesterday SEWERAGE SYSTEM FOR PENANG afternoon as the President liner
was on her way to the No. 4 wharf
Penang, which has
buying rate) Silver (per oz.) Bar Silver in Hong
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3% prem. Rate of Native In-
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LONDON EXCHANGES
Paris
New York Brussels
Rugby, Yesterday.
128.7244 4.85% 84.822
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Mining.
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Docks, Wharves, Godowna, &c.
H. K. K. Wharves.. -H. K. & W. Docks... 50
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Lands, Hotels & Building.
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Bap. 4, 80
Berlin
20.41/2
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+++
11
187
July 22, 20
Stockholm Copenhagen
18.1434
18.161
Oslo
18.10
Vienna
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163%
Shanghai Cooo...Th. 90
Helsingfors
192%
Zoong Sings.......Th. (10
Madrid
47.05
108.25
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375
Bucharest
Rio
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Swatow nad Foorkow
Sandakan
Amoy
Tourano
WEDNESDAY,
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Straits
Hoihow and Bangkok Dairen
Tai Hing
Tai Yuan Chung Kong
JANUARY 15.
Dell Maru
Van Heut-z Kwei Yang Rhexenor JANUARY
8.30 a..
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12.30 p.m.
5 pm.
FRIDAY.
16.
King Yuan
Hai Ching Kashgar
Hoihow, Pakhof & Haiphong
Swataw, Amoy and Foochow Japan
10.80 a.m.
1 p.m. 5 p.
Registration ....Jan. 16, 6 p.m. Letters
.6 p.m.
Shanghai and *Europe via Siberia Kashgar
Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius. E. & S. Africa, Aden. Egypt & Europe via Marseilles
K.P.O.
Parcels......Jan. 16, 4.30 p.m. Registration ...Jan. 17, 9 a.. Letters
..10 a.m. SATURDAY,
Straits and Calcutta
Sandakan
SUNDAY,
Kashmir
(Due Marseilles, Feb. 14.) G.P.O. Parcels ................Jan. 16, 5 p.m. Registration Jan. 17, 9.45 a.m. Letters
..10.80 a.m. JANUARY Ho Sang Parcels
Letters.
JANUARY
17.
18.
Mau Sang Swatow, Amoy and Formosa ................
Canton Maru MONDAY, JANUARY 19. Japan, Canada, U.S.A.. C. and S.
Europe via Vie
America and torla, B.C.
*Shanghai, *Japan and Honolulu . Shanghal and *Europe via Siberio
Manila, Australia & New Zealand
via Thursday Island
TUESDAY,
Manila & Java via Sourabaya Bwatow, Amoy and Foochow Saigon, Straits, Ceylon, India, *Mauritius, *E. and *S. Africa, Aden, Egypt and Európe via Marseilles
Registration Letters
Jan. 17, Noon ......1 p.m.
a.m.
9 a.m.
President Piorce
(Dué Victoria, B.C., Feb. G.) Parcels.......Jan. 19, 3 pm. Registration .......4.16 p.m.
.5 p.m.
Letters ... Shinyo Maru
6 p.m. President Pierce Registration ....Jan. 19, 5 p.m. .......6 pm.
Lettera
Tal Ping (Duo Thursday Island, Jan. 31.) Parcels ..Jan. 19, 6 pm Registration ..Jan. 20, 9.45 a.m. Letters
..10.30 a.m. JANUARY 20.
Tjikarang Hai Yang
9.30 a.m. 1 p.m.
General Metzinger
(Due Marseilles, Feb. 20.) G.P.O. ...Jan. 20, 1 pm. Registration Jan. 20, 1.45
....1 p.m. Letters
..2.80
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*Superscribed. correspondance only.
recently
at Kowloon. The men boarded the been coming into line with othe ship from small vessels whilst the progressive cities in the world, is liner was moving part the No. 2ikely to aave a water-barn sew. wharf. Lance-Sergeant Willcox
age scheme in the near future, who happened to be in the vicinity ays a Penang paper.
The pre- in a Police launch was summoned
sent Municipal Engineer ok up on board and he took the accused suggestion originally made by into custody. They were all sub- one of his predecessors bus with sequently allowed out on bail of which no advance had been rande, $50 each.
and outlined a scheme whica the Four of the accused admitted pre- Commissioners referred to Con vious convictions for a similar aulting Engineers- on certain offence, and the Magistrate decided points. The report of the Con to deal with them according to their sulting Engineers was received previous records.
who recently One man
and дож the entire had been previously sentenced to scheme is engaging the altention three months' hard labour was of the. Municipal Commission. ordered to pay the maximum fine The rough estimate of the cost of $50, or one month in default. | of the scheme is 310,000,000 which Three others who had been pre- includes $3,000,000 for outfall viously fined, had to pay $25 each works. If the soc dilution method or go to jail for two weeks, The recommended by the ́ Municipal fined Engineer is found feasible (Dr.
twelve first offenders were $10 each or one week in jail.
MODEL DISTRICT.
CONSTRUCTION OF A FREE PORT.
Glass and Dr. Brodie are agreed it is) the total cost of the scheme would be reduced to $7,500,000,
The Municipal Engineer IR Of opinion that if the Commissioners ware to provide,day," $8,000,000 ever a three-year period, with the dilution method accepted, a large area of the town can be provided with the scheme. After that he thinks the system can be extend ed at the rate of, say, $500,000 pei um, or less according to the money available.
Canton, Yesterday. For the development of the Chungahan Model District, the Central Government has, besides the construction of the Chungahan Free Port at Tongkawan, planned to build a railway line linking up Fatahun and Chungahan. In com. pliance with the instructions of IN MERRY MEXICO.
the Ministry of Railways, Director
OF A TOWN.
Liabon
Athens
Buenos Aires Montevideo Bombay
Shanghai
Hong Kong Yokohama
Silver Spot................. Silver Forward
18 18/16
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HOTEL GUESTS
AT THE HONG KONG HOTEL.
January 11, 1931.
Mr. James H. Backhouse. Mr. and Mrs. Mr. R. Christian. Mr! Leslie S. Drenchahn.
C. W. Chockson,
Mr. F. Gregory.
Industrials.
China Sugar Malabon Sugar
Cald Marg. Ord.... Tha
Fref....Tis. Canton loc
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Apr. 11, 59 months 19,...) Ápr. 84. 80
80....
La Liquidation,
... XT
Dec. Pd. A fat 1024
10.10
Deo.
₤1,0,80
*Cements (com.) ...............$ [173
171
(old)...... (DCW).....
60 July Nane
Deo,
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16.90
H. K. Ropes
19.30
Stories, &c.
Dairy Farm (old) ... 25t
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| Tå vente for July 31-10- Mar. 81, 80
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Mesars. F. H. Hill, R. Holmgren, A." B., Heaningsen, S. and E. Mrs. Mark Hadaya, Mr. and Hanna.
G. Ch, Eateralisusent ...$ (19)
Messrs. J. E. Joseph, E. G. Judd. Messrs. Albert Kopp, 3. Kirkland.
H. K. Constructions...
Messra. H. H. Louch, R. B. Ed. G$ Bonds... Legrand, Miss H. Lillie, Dr. G. W. H. X. Gon, Loans
Messra. C. H. Morgan, J. B. Marco.
Chan Yin-mul of the Shaochow- ARMED MEN TAKE POSSESSION | Leavell. Canton Railway sent a party of ex- perts to take a complete survey of the line.
Mr. F. 5. Odom.. Madame O.. Paulovitch. Mr. R. E. Reld.·
A body of armed men, led by |:. Mr. A. E. Nobbins. Interviewed, Director Chan sald Don Leocadio Velasco, took possce.) that the surveying work was com- sion of the town of Comitan, in the pleted and a general plan govern- Mexican State of Chiapas, recently, ing the engineering work and the The municipal - authorities making of a budget would be sub- | ousted and a provisional adminie.
con-tration was installed: pm.mitted to the Ministry for
sideration within a week. The coat
p.m.
were
The Federal officers were not of the construction of the rail-molested, as the movement was ap-. way is estimated at $20,000,000,-parently directed not against the Canton News Agency.
Federal but the State Government.
Messrs. W. Vander Steen, F. R. Sinith, Mra. N. Schroder.
Messrs. B. W. Tyler, J. Thun. Mr. and Mrs. D. Vasconcelles. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Webster, Mrs. M. L, Wilkin,
Mr. E. A. Yatas.
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