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PRESIDENT LINERS
are
LUXURY LINERS
Tamed for a Splendid Cuisine
TO SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES, "NEW YORK
AND BOSTON **
Via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama and Honolulu Pres. Coolidge Noon June 3
Pres. Wilson..9.00 a.m. June 16 Pres. Hoover........Noon Jane 26 Pres. Cleveland ..Midnight July 18) Pres. Coolidge..Noon July 24 Pres. Taft ...... .Midnight Aug 10
EUROPE, NEW YORK AND BOSTON Via Manila, Singapore, Colombo, Bombay, Suez, Port Said, Naples, Genoa and Marseilles Pres. Garfield ..8.00 a.m. June 6 Pres. Hayes ..8.00 a.m., June 20 Pres. Monroe ...8.00 a.m. July 4 Pres. Adams ....8.00 a.m. July 18 Pres. Harrison..8.00 a.m. Aug. 1 Pres. Polk
.8.00 a.m. Aug. 15
TO SEATTLE, VICTORIA “THE EXPRESS, ROUTE”
Via Shanghai, Kobe and Yokohama
2
Pres. Jackson - Midnight June · 4 Prea. Jefferson Midnight June 18 Pres. McKinley .. Midnight July Pres. Grant...Midnight July 16 Pres. Jackson Midnight July 30 Pres. Jefferson..Midnight Aug. 13
TO
MANILA THE MOST FREQUENT ·
SERVICE
NEXT SAILINGS
Pres. Coolidge...9.00 p.m. May 28- Pres. Jackson...6.00 p.m. May 29 Pres. Garfield...8.00 a.m. June 6 Pres. Wilson Midnight June 8 Pres. Jefferson Pres. Hoover
„6.00 p.m. June 12 .......19.00 p.m. June 18
BOLLAR STRAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE
HEILWAY
8 DAYS
10 DAYS
5 DAYS
GoEMPRESS to America, Europe
Van-
3 June 5 June 12 June 18
Hong
of
Empress Kong
Leave
Shang- Naga-
hai
saki
Arrive Leave
Russia May 28 May 30 June 1 June Japan June 11 June 13
June 16 June 18 Asia June 25 June 27 June 29 July 1 July 2 Canada July 9 July 11
July 14 July 16 Russia July 23 July 25 July 27 July 29 July 31. Japan Aug. 6 Aug. 8
Aug. 11 Aug. 13 Aug. 19
Kobe
Leave
Yoko- hama
Leave
Honolulu couver
Victoria Leave Arrive
June 24 June 29
-1
TO MANILA
THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 25, 1937.
LOCAL SHARES
Following is the list of changesu enquiries in local share quotations this
BANKS --
morning
DOLLAR DROPS FOR THIRD TIME IN
WEEK
Hong Kong Bank $1885 b., $1900 #the Hong Kong dollar occurred to- Another slight fall in the rate of
$1895 sa
Bank of East Asia $93 b.”
INSURANCES.
day, representing the third drop of China Underwriters $1.35 b., $2 sa-demand rate is 1/23⁄4 to-day.
1/32 in the course of a week. The
SHIPPING
Indo-China's (Pref.) $50′ B. DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS,
ETC.
H. K. and K. Wharves $119 b. H. K. and W. Docks $30, b.: Providents (Old) $2.15 b.
- LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGS.
H. K. and S. Hotels $74 b. H. K. Lands $35%/% sa.
H. K. Realties $6.10 sa.
PUBLIC UTILITIES
"Spot silver
quoted at 20-
4 and "forward,” at 20-5/16.
The London on New York cross- rate was quoted at £-US$4.9430 and the New York on London cross- rate at U.S.$4.94%.
Singapore Raw Rubber
H. K. Tramways $14.85 b., $14.95 B., Messrs. H. B. Joseph & Co. have re-
$14.90 sa.
Peak Trams (New) $14 b. Peak Trams (Old) $41⁄2 b
Star Ferries $84 b.
China Lights (Old) $14.20 b., $14.30
sa.
China Lights (New) $13.90 b.
H. K. Electrics $60% b., $61 s.,. $61
sa.
Macao Electrics $18%1⁄2 b. Sandakan Lights $121⁄2 b. Telephones (Old) $291⁄2 .b. Telephones (New) $11:90 b.
INDUSTRIALS
Cements $15 b.. $15.10 sa. H. K. Ropes $5.20 b.
STORES, &C.
Dairy Farms $25 b., $25% sa. Lane, Crawfords $8.60 b. X. Div.
COTTON MILLS Shanghai Cottons (Old) Sh.$117%
MISCELLANEOUS
Constractions (New) 45 cts. b. Vibro Piling $4.80 b.
Stock
Antamoks Atoks
Baguio Gold Balatoc Mining
ceived the following quotations from Singapore in Straits Currency for Raw Rubber.
Spot 'June
July/Sept.
Oct./Dec.
Market: Stagnant.
-Buyers:
.35% down 3⁄41⁄2:
.354
.36.
.36
Berlin Bourse
Berlin, To-day.
Yo
In the absence of any stimulating factors, the Berlin Stock Exchange b. remained stagnant yesterday, the
| turn-over being small,
Few price changes were record- Opening ed, though the market resisted any 10 a.m. tendency to slump. What little- in Pesos business passed was in shipping
1.10
30% shares.-Trans-Ocean.
.211⁄2
.12.00
Benguet Consol.
.11.00
Benguet Explor.
Big Wedge
Coco Grove.
.12. .22 .55
Consolidated Mines
Demonstrations
#71
E. Mindanao
Gumaus G'field
Ipo Gold
I. X. L.
Itogons
1024
23/2 .17
.20
£5,000 FOR FIVE CINEMA SEATS
What is believed to be the highest- price ever given for a seat in a cinema has been paid by a person who wishes to remain anonymous.
He or she sent a cheque for £5,000 to Viscountess Harcourt for five seats at the film premiere of "Jump for Glory" at the London' Pavilion in aid of funds to build a 'operating theatre for the Mount Vernon Hospital for Cancer.
.77
.98
Masbate Consol.
.27
Min. Resources
.25
new
Northern Mining
.08
Paracale Gumaus
.11.
Salacot Mining
.038
2.00
.37 .65
San Mauricio Suyoc Consol. United Paracales
JOHORE IRON MINES
An important discovery of iron-ore has been made in the Malay State of Johore, where iron ore mines are being worked extensively by Japanese.
The R.M.S. "Empress of Russia” is due here from Manila at 5.30 a.m. to-morrow and will berth at Kow-ducer of the first magnitude. loon Wharf.
The new discovery, it is officially stated, is likely to develop into a pro-
12/ Woyd Hiestina
July
July 23 July 28 Aug.. 9 Aug. 24
EMPRESS OF JAPAN JUNE 4th
information from Passenger & Freight Offices
Union Building, Hong Kong
Telephones: Passenger 20752-Freight 20042. Canton Agents, Jardine Matheson & Co.,
Canadian Pacific
A new iron-ore mine has been open- ed by a Japanese company in the State..
NEXT SAILINGS
29th May
To Shanghai “Victoria”.
To Italy "Victoria”-
6th June-
Validity 100 days at greatly reduced cost allowing 2% months stay in Europe. Special concessions to ist and 2nd class travellers to London.
Fares to Venice, Trieste, Genoa and Return. £182, 188, £56.
Special Two Months Round Trip Tickets At Reduced Rates
To BOMBAY
COLOMBO
SINGAPORE
SHANGHAI
£44
£21
241
£22
$19
£18
$13
$12 £9 £6
ROUND THE WORLD tickets issued at Special Reduced Rates in con nection with all the Trans-Pacific & Trans-Atlantic Conference Lines.
“ITALIA” Line Agents for the sale of through and independent tickets to North, Central and South American ports via Italy.
THROUGH TICKETS TO LONDON 23 days
Special facilities for despatch by train of heavy baggage with liberal free allowance.
INTERCHANGEABLE RETURN TICKETS with the Dollar Lines on veryz
ble conditions.
LLOYD
parking
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P.0. Box 143 Tel. Addr. “Lloydiano
Canton Agents: —DODWELL
- Telephones Nos. 32082/8.
& CO., LTD., Shameen.