THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1931.
THE
HONG KONG
PENINSULA HOTEL:
HONG KONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTEL:
PEAK HOTEL
AND
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HIQUSE: PALACE HOTEL.
HOTELS,
LIMITED
In association with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Lits, Peking.
THE HARBOUR VIEW PRIVATE HOTEL.
9-12, Chatham Road, Kowloon.
Finest Situation on the Peninsula. Large Airy Rooms with Full Benefit of the Cool Sea Breeses. Unequalled Culmine.
l'hone
Tel. 56714.
Proprietress:-Mrs. Gardiner.
Cable Add. "Harview."
SAVARIN HOUSE
Telephone.
56780
PRIVATE
HOTEL.
91-84, Wing Lak Building.
1st floor. ALL MODERN CONVENIENCES. UNPARALLELED CUISINE.
Tel. Add.
ENCLOSED IN ORIENTAL FERNERY AND EASTERN CHARM.
SELECT PRIVATE HOTEL.
Furnished with
an eye 10 the comfort of 'Ita tenants. Luxuri. ous single and double rooms large and airy.
Modera bata-
attached rooms
room,
ench and private gar- age benefits
THE MARBLE HALL
to
21, Nathan Rd., Kowloon. Telephone 57089.
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
INWARD MAILS
FRIDAY. MARCH
20.
Shanghai and Europe via Siberin (London.
Feb. 28)
motorists.
.. Eurylochus
Japan. Shanghai & Europe via Siberia (Lon-
Feb. 28)
Japan and Shanghai.
Suwa Maru .Shinyo Maru
Canada, U.S.A., Hunolulu, Japan and Shang-
hai (Vancouver, B.C., Feb. 28)
SATURDAY, MARCH 21. U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai' (San Francisco, Feb. 20) and Europe via Siberia (London, Mar. 2)
Empress of Japan
.. President Garfield SUNDAY, MARCH 22. Europe via Negapatum (Papers only, Lon-
don, Feb. 19)
Amoy
Talma
MONDAY, MARCH 23.
1.Tilawa
.President Jackson
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai (San
Francisco, Fab, 27)
Amoy
OUTWARD MAILS
THURSDAY,
Shamshui and Wuchow
Saigon
Shanghai, Japan and *Europe vla
Siberia
Manila, Australia & New Zealand
via Thursday Island
FRIDAY,
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. & S. Africa, Aden, Egypt & Europe via Marseilles
K.P.O. Registration .Mar. 20, 4.30 pm. Letters ......................Mar. 21, 9 8.m.
MARCH 19
Tainan
3.30 p.m.
Kong Se
4 p.m.
Graciosa
4.30 pm.
Soudan
3.30 p.m.
Tal Ping
(Due Thursday Island, Mar. 30.)
Parcels
.Mar. 19, 5 p.m. Registration .Mar. 20, 9.45 a.m. Letters
....10.30 a.m. MARCH 20.
Haining
Suwa Maru
2 p.m.
(Due Marseilles, Apr. 19.)
G.P.U. Registration .Mar. 21, 8.45 a.m. Letters
..9.80 a.m. SATURDAY, MARCH 21. Hohow, Pakhoi and Haiphong .. Limehow Manila
Empress of Japan. SUNDAY. MARCH 22.
Bangkok via Swatow Swałow, Amoy & Formosa Manila
8.30 am. 8.30 p.m.
Kalgan
9 a.m.
Hozan Maru Shinyo Maru
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
*Superscribed
correspondence only.
DADDY' GO IN AND TALK
TO MOTHER- TRY AND
GET HER MIND OFF
~~THINKING OF HER
PET DOG THAT IS LOST
THATS A GOOD TIP. ANYTHING TO KEEPHER FROM CRYIN
I'LL JUST TURN ON THE RADIO AN LET HER HEAR SOME
MUSIC-
THE CHINA MAIL.
HOLLAND AS SECOND
COLONIAL POWER.
Population of Dutch Indies 60,000,000.
FRANCE OUSTED.
Amsterdam, Yesterday, Hollnud has ousted France us the
second Colonial power in the world. nccording to the census of 1930. just published. The population of of Dutch Indies is 60,000,000 whilst
that of the French Colonies does not exceed 59,000,000.—Reuter.
LOSS OF CUTLERY.
"SWEPT UP AMONG THE RUBBISH "?
DISCARDED BY SOLDIERS.
one
A further remand of week
been granted in has the
of case
Chan Fuk and Lau Mau, who arc charged, respectively, with the larceny and receiving of a quantity of cutlery, the property of the N.A.A.F.I. nt Shamshuipo Camp on March 17.
After hearing the evidence in the Kowloon Police Court yesterday, Mr. Hamilton remanded the case till ́to-day in order to hear the evid- ence of the European in charge of the sanitary arrangements.
DEATH DUTIES.
DROP IN MILLIONAIRE ESTATES.
MR. NAPIER'S BEQUESTS,
London, Yesterday, The falling in recently of several millionaire estates has relieved pes- almism as regards the falling off in death duties.
The latest, which is most un-
EXCHANGES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
On London-- Bank, wire ..1/-/ Rank, on demand' ... 1/- Bank, 4 months' sight 1/- 5/16 Credits,
months!
sight Documentary. 4
months' sight
expected is £1.243,000 left by Mr. Montague Stanley Napier, former On demand chairman of Napier and Son Limit- Credits. sight and aeroplane ed, the motor-car
Death duties on engine makers. the estate amount to £750,000.
Large sums are bequeathed on the death of the widow to his chil- dren and brother; while £10,000 and his properties at Dieppe and household effects at Cannos go to Norah Mary Fryer, to whom the residue is bequeathed upon truat for life; and £3,000 each is left to two lady secretaries.
The remainder of the estate la to be devoted to cancer research, whether in the United Kingdom or It is estimated that this abroad. sum will eventually amount £700,000.
to
Mr. Napier designed the engines for the Gloucester-Napier seaplane used in the Schneider Trophy races-Reuter.
VIKING TRAGEDY.
THIRTY-FOUR MISSING FROM SEALER.
BOY STOWAWAY.
St. John's, Yesterday.
proves that An official tally
Private E. J. Crang, who acts in this capacity anid that it was quite possible for the cutlery to get swept up among the rubbish and removed to the dustbin, but he was not pre- pared to express his opinion as to whether the first accused would be entitled to remove such things away without permission. He add-thirty-four are missing from the ed that the accused had just return- Viking, including the film director, ed from the Military camp at Fan- Mr. Frissell, Cameraman Penrod ling and it was quite probable that and a 12-year-old stowaway--Reu- the cutlery had been obtained there, ter. having been discarded by soldiers wing wished to get replacementa.
His Worship said that he would have to call further evidence from the military authorities, as there seemed to be some doubt as to whe- ther the alleged larceny was due to nepligence.
DISHONEST BAR BOY.
PEKING AIR MAIL.
SERVICE TO BE OPENED ON APRIL 1.
DAILY FLIGHTS.
Nanking, Yesterday. The Nanking-Peking air An aftermath of St. Patrick's and passenger service is to be in Ball was brought to light this augurated on April 1.
Daily flights will be made with morning when Lau Hing, a bar "boy" from the Peak Hotel, was
Stinson planes, from both termin- with ten minute stops at charged in the Kowloon Police als. Court with the larceny of a bottle suchow, Tsinan and Tientsin.
The planes will take off from of whiskey, two bottles of beer, two
at 8.30 a.m. and from bottles of porter, two table napkins. Nanking 69 cigarettes, and a quantity of Peking at 8 p.m., the trip to take
seven hours. food, to the total value of $33, from the Peninsula Hotel.
The "boy" was lent to the Penin- sula Hotel on the night of the Ball, and was arrested in Pedder Street on his way back to the Peak at 2 a.m. yesterday.
passed
Mr. E. W. Hamilton sentence of three months' imprison-
ment.
STOP PRESS
The fare has been tentatively fixed at $150 for a single and $225 for a round trip. The fare between Tientsin and Peking will be $16 for a single and 327 for a round trip.-Reuter.
AIR MAIL.
Deputation Received By Lord Amulree.
London, March 10. Discussing the question of an air mail to Australia with a de- putation of business men, the Air Minister, Lord Amulree, said the question had been discussed at the Imperial Conference and proposals were now being considered by the Governments of India, the Straits
the Settlements and
Common- wealth. Inauguration of the scheme depended upon the finan- cial support available,
Wire
Wire
1/- 15/16
1/1 1/16
HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE
Opening Daily Official Quotations 19th March, 1931.
STOCK
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Sales Nom, n
Year
Las dividend and when paid
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| Plu. 77+ boni (%/roo/Tax
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........................... Feb, 29, 91
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Den. Jur 18 May 30, 90
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40
| Dec. | 124 dividend for 19:4..........
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--
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Oct., for year 2k1129
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sking teal for us... Fob, 6, 91
the year $149 |
31st. 16, 81
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670
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sight
Union las,
2434
1950
6/5 "China Underwriters...$ 3.co
Dec.
695 1695:030,
Dec.
Pre. Nono
---
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25%
China Fire Ios, $535
Bombay--
H. K. Fite Ins.
..$139
6816
On demand
68%
Shipping.
On Calcutta-
08%
H. K. Steamboats $15
On demand
€83%
On Singapore---
On demand
44
Un Manila---
140 150 07/0
Jo,
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On demand
Union Waterboat...$
49%
BT Deo,
Day Shanghai--
On demand Dollar
Tia. 70 4% dis.
Mining.
Beagueu
On Yokohama--
50
(Bank's
1/-
14 3/16
Raubs
Nominal Nominal
3% prem.
3%% pa.
On demand Sovereign
buying rate) Silver (per oz.)
Bar Silver in Hong
Kong
Copper Cash
Copper Cents
Rute of Native In-
terest Chinese Sub: Coin. 2234 % dia.
Hong Kong Sub Coin par.
AMERICA
(Def.)...$
Indo-China (Pref.) ...
Shell Transport.../.
10
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... 138
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Docks, Wharves, Godowns, &c.
H. K. & K. Wharves..$
36/-
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H. K. & W. Docks...$ South Ch. Motor ...$
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201
190
10
15.40
... 12.40
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(new) 3 Honghews .......... Tl. 274 N. Engineerings...Tis. 5
INVADES Shanghai Docks...Th. 110
ROUMANIA.
To Run Electric Power of the Nation.
LOAN OF $10,000,000.
Bucharest, Yesterday. The American enterprise which already controls the telephones in Roumania is about to take over the electric services corporation in Bucharest and eventually run the of the whole na- electric power
tion.
The American Electric Bend and Share Corporation has signed a contract with the Government in- volving G$200,000,000, Including an immediate loan of G$10,000,000 to the city of Bucharest.
There has been д recent American commercial invasion of Roumanin which appears effective- ly to have cut out competition.
The new contract is regarded as more important than the mat- ter of French loan-Reuter.
MURDER ATTEMPT.
JAPANESE WHO SHOT AT SOVIET OFFICIAL,
SENT TO PRISON.
Tokyo, Yesterday. Sato, the assailant of the Soviet official Anfkeieff, was formally in- London, Yesterday. The Lancashire
dicted to-day Cotton
on a charge of at- Corporation, formed last
tempted murder, and sent to pri- year, has issued its first
son.-Reuter. bulance sheet, showing a net loss of £$162,308, of which £86,300 is accounted by writ- ing down stocks from cost to market price. The mainder related to the actual mill trading, principally duc to the small percentage of machinery worked.-Reuter.
TC-
BRINGING UP FATHER
MY POOR LITTLE-"F-#{" WILL SHE EVER BE
FOUND?
The deputation urged the deve lopment of night air mails and the speeding up of air mails by the separation of passenger and mail traffic and the operation of the service on a 24-hour schedule. Router Wireless.
GOLD STANDARD.
SWITZERLAND TO MINT NEW COINS.
Berne, Yesterday. Switzerland is reverting to a gold standard.
New gold and sliver coing will be minted.
The National Council has un animously passed the new fiduciary Jaw-Reuter:
THIS 15 STATION –. O-U-R-A-J-MR- POOCH Wilek TELL YOU ABOUT MAN'S
BEST FRIEND- "THE DOG"-
[On March 16, Sato shot and dangerously wounded M. Paul Anikeloff, the Soviet Commercial Counsellor, in the morning when he was leaving his residence. It seems that the assailant had been indignant for some time past at the Soviet attitude on the ques- tion of Japanese flahery rights.]
EIGHT SHOTS.
Lands, Hotel- & Buildings.
*H. K. & S. Hotels...$ (19 H.K. Lands
Shanghai Landı ...Thi Humphreys (Cum Rus.)$
M
Rights
144
Pending
| Dec. 20, 30
Ic, 20, 80
May 8, 20
179 170/170) Dea. 10 for 1930. Mar, 18, 31
Dec. Last irklend for 1924.. .......
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Dre.atrin T. $0.40031, 12, 80
T 125 for 100ha
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H. K. Realtics......$ Chipere Estates
Cation Mill..
"Ewn Cotton....... 14
Shanghai Catton...Th. 99
Zoong Sings 'TIS, Į
Public Utilities.
*H. K. Tramways...$ 17.65 17.70 Peak Tramma (old)...S
*
Star Ferries
(new) ...5
68
149
Apr.
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Mar. 4, 81
July 30, 30
Feb. 10, 81
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China Light $24 241 211 H. K. Electrics......$8) Macao
.......
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Sandakan Lights .... H.K. Tels, fully paid $42
part paid $90j china Bura....... The S'poreTractions(Ord.)/-
(Pref.
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Industrials.
China Sugar $ Malabon Sugar .................5.
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banking u conta? for 1930
Feb. 27, 81
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July Nens
*Cements (com.) ...........$ £f.30 xdir.
(old)...... 1.60 (new)
Оне
5.15
15 cents al for 183. Mar. 16, 81 luscentwon aw
H. K. Roper
18.00
Des
Canton Ires
Stores, &c. Dairy Farm (old)
Watsonr
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75 cents for 1950. Pending
x.div.242
Drc.
$1,50 for 193
Mar, 18, 21
11.60 Oct. TD conls for year S1-1 - Blue, 18, 31
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15.10
Dea. None
Prem.3%
Intelligence Officer In Trans-Jordan Speculative_abares. *Sales to Shanghai,
Wounded.
London, March 11. Dispatches from Transjordan ro- port that eight shots were fired at the British Director of Transjorðan Intelligence while he was motoring between Essalt and Amman. He was slightly injured-Reuter Wire- 1c88.
AND WHEN A DOG LOOKS UP INTO HID MASTERS EYES IT IS EASY TO SEE A FAITHFULAND, UNDYING LOVE-
O-W!
Internal half yearly
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:
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