PRESIDENT LINERS
are
LUXURY LINERS
Famed for a Splendid Cuisine
TO SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK, AND BOSTON
Via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama and Honolulu Pres. Coolidge 10.00 a.m. Apr, 20 Fres. Taft.....8.00 a.m. Apr. 21
Noon Pres. Hoover
May 1 Pres. Lincoln ...8.00 a.m. May 19 June 3 Pres. Coolidge .Noon
Pres. Wilson 2.9.00 a.m. June 16
EUROPE, NEW YORK AND BOSTON Via Manila, Singapore, Colombo, Bombay, Suéz, Port Said, Naples, Genoa and Marseilles
Pres. Polk .8.00 a.m. Apr. 25 Pres. Pierce 8.00 a.m. May 9 Pres. Van Buren 8.00 a.m. May 23 Pres. Garfield ..B.00 a.m. June 6 Pres. Hayes ..8.00 a.m., June 20 Pres. Monroe ...8.00 a.m. July 4
TO SEATTLE, VICTORIA THE EXPRESS ROUTE”
Via Shanghai, Kobe and Yokohama
Pres. Jefferson Midnight Apr. 23 Pres. McKinley Midnight May 7 Pres. Grant ....
*Midnight May 21 Pres. Jackson..Midnight June 4 Pres. Jefferson Midnight June '18" Pres. McKinley Midnight July
TO MANILA THE MOST FREQUENT.
SERVICE
NEXT SAILINGS
2
Midnight Apr. 13 Pres. Taft Pres. Jefferson .6.00 p.m. Apr. 17′′ Pres. Hoover ..9.00 p.m. Apr. 23 Pres. Polk ..8.00 p.m. Apr. 25 Pres. McKinley..6.00 p.m. May 1 Pres. Pierce Midnight May 8
BOLLAR STRAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE
KATEWAY LINES
8 DAYS
10 DAYS
5 DAYS
GoEMPRESS to America, Europe
Empress
of
Hong Kong
Leave
Japan
April 16
Arrive
April 18.
Shang- Naga-
hai
saki
Leave
Kobe
Yoko- hama
Honolulu
Leave
Leave
Leave
May 2 May
4
1
April 21 April 23 April 29
Asia
April 30 Canada May 14 May 16 Russia May 28 May 30 June Japan June 11 June 13 Asia June 25 June 27 June 29. July
9
July Canada July July 11 Russia July 23 July 25 July 27 July
Aug. 6 Aug. 8
Jupan
Air-conditioned sleeping, all Trans-continental trains
Comfortable.
THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 13, 1937.
LOCAL DOLLAR
London Silver Prices
The dollar opened on yesterday at 1/2-27/827-
demand
"Spot" silver was quoted at 21- 1/16 and "forward," at 21-1/8.
The London on New York cross- rate was quoted at £U.S.$4.9005
New and the
York on London cross-rate at 4.90-1/4.
Berlin Bourse
Berlin, To-day.
The firm sentiment experienced Saturday on the stock market on was again in evidence yesterday, and the volume of business done was well above average. ·
Buoyancy began after banks had placed large buying orders, and the cheerful tone increased with publication of further favourable annual reports Trans-Ocean.
HEIRESS TO WED GHILLIE
LOCAL SHARE MARKET
Following is the list of
and enquiries in local share quota- tions this morning-
BANKS
Hong Kong Bank $1866 - sa. Bank of East Asia $881
SINSURANCES
Union Ins., $630 b...
China Underwriters $1.60 sa.
SHIPPING
DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, ETC. H. K. and K. Wharves
$116 88.
$115% b.,
Providents (Old) $2.15 b., $21⁄4 sa.
MINING
LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGŠ. H. K. Lands $36 s.
Humphreys $9 b.
PUBLIC UTILITIES
H. K. Tramways $14.80 b. Peak Trams (Old) $4% b. Peak Trams (New) $1 b. Star Ferries $87. 8.
H. K. Electrics $593⁄41⁄4 b., $601⁄4 §.
$60% sa
Sandakan Lights $11
b
Telephones (New) $12 b., $12/-
.60.8a.
INDUSTRIALS
H. K. Ropes $5.35 b., $5.45 s.
STORES, &C.
Dairy Farms $25 Sinceres $3.10 sa...
sa.
COTTON MILLS S'hai Cottons (Old) Sh.$120 S'hai Cottons (New) Sh.$93 b.
MISCELLANEOUS
Living On Lonely Island Miss Monica Ållan, the 23-years- old heiress, who a few months ago went to live on the uninhabited is- land of Shuna in the Hebrides, is to Antamoks
Atoks marry her father's former ghillie,
Baguio Gold who is now unemployed. Her Falatoc Mining fiance is Mr. Bert Sutherland, of Benguet Consol.
Benguet Explor Caithness. He is 49.
Miss Allan's mother, Mrs. Char-Big Wedge Coco Grove les W. Tennant, lives in London. Consolidated Her father, the late Mr. Charles E. Demonstrations Allan, from whom she inherited a E. Mindanao large fortune, was a Glasgow and Gumaus G'field
Ipo Gold Belfast shipowner.
I. X. L.. Her former home was at Dun-Itogons beath Castle, Caithness. Last sum-Masbate Consol. mer she announced that she would Min. Resources
Northern Mining make the island of Shuna her
Paracale Gumaus home all the year round.
Salacot Mining When she bought the island, Miss San Mauricio Allan said: "I prefer country United Paracales
Suyoc Consol.
where one can wear breeches most of the time I like motor-cycling
Opening 10 a.m.
in Pesos
1.20
.32
12216
13
11
.11
.21
.57
Mines
.031.
$26
16
1.15
.28
.08
.57
.04/
1.95%
87% 366
C.
and I cannot do that in skirts. Singapore Raw Rubber
cannot imagine anything more bort ing than a cocktail party. The noise of city life never held any attrac- tion for me.”
Van- conver Victoria Arrive
The B.I. steamer "Shirala" is leaving Hong Kong for Singapore, May 4
Port Swettenham, Penang, Rangoon May 17 and Calcutta on Monday, April 26..
2 June
Junie 18
June 29 July 12
May
6 May 8 May
19. May 21 May 28 June 3 June - 5 June 12 June 16 June 18 June 24
1 July 3 14 July 16 July 23 July 28 Aug. 9 29 July 31 “Aug. 11 Aug. 13 · Aug. 19 Aug. 24
observation and dining cars on
Cool Quiet "Clean
Regular sailings from Canadian Atlantic ports to United Kingdom & Europe by Canadian Pacific Atlantic fleet.
Information from Passenger & Freight Offices
Union Building, Hong Kong
Telephones: Passenger 20752-Freight 20042.
Canton Agents, Jardine Matheson & Co., Ltd.
Canadian Pacific
Lloyd Find
Priestina
Messrs. H. B. Joseph & Co., have received the following quotations from Singapore in Straits Currency for Raw Rubber:
Spot, 39-1⁄2 b. Down 2-4. May/June 39-34 b. Down 2-%. July/Sept. 40-% b. Down 2-%. Oct./Dec. 40-% b. Down 2-3%. Market: Uncertain..
NEXT SAILINGS
16th Apr.
m.v. Conte Rosso for Italy s.s. "Conte Biancamano" for Shanghai
8th May
Validity 100 days at greatly reduced cost" allowing 2 months stay in Europe. Special concessions to 1st and 2nd class travellers to London.
Fares to Venice, Trieste, Genoa and Return. $182, £98, £56.
Special Two Months' Round Trip Tickets At Reduced Rates
TO BOMBAY
COLOMBO
SINGAPORE
SHANGHAI
£44
241
£18
£25
£13 £12 £9
$19
ROUND THE WORLD tickets Issued at Special Reduced Rates in con- nection with all the Trans-Pacific & Trans-Atlantic Conference Lines.
ITALIA & COSULICH LINES Agents for the sale of through and independent tickets to North, Central and South American ports via Italy.
28 days Special facilities for A THROUGH TICKETS TO LONDON despatch by train of heavy, baggage with liberal free allowance.
INTERCHANGEABLE RETURN TICKETS with the Dollar Lines on very favourable conditions.
LLOYD TRIESTINO
P.O. Box 148 —— Tel. Addr. "Lloydiano" —— Telephones Nos. 32982/8. Canton Agents:-DODWELL & CO., LTD., Shameen.