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Via Kobe, Yokohama and Honolnin
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EUROPE, NEW YORK AND BOSTON Via Manila, Singapore, Colombo, Bombay, Stez, Port Said, Naples, Genos and Marseilles
TO SEATTLE VICTORIA THE EXPRESS ROUTE”
Kobe and Yokohama
Pres Pres
efferson Pres. McKinley Pres. Grant Pres. Jackson Pres. Jefferson
night, Sept. 24 Midnight Oct. 8 Midnight Oct. 22 Midnight Nov. 5 Midnight Nov. 19 Midnight Dec. 3
TO MANILA THE MOST FREQUENT SERVICE
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........200 p.m. Oct. 8 Pres. Adams ...8.00 am. Nov. 7-Pres. Hoover
Pres. Hayes 8.00 am. Oct. 10 Pres. Harrison ..8.00 a.m. Nov. 21 Pres. Folk .8.00 a.m. Dec. 5 Pres. McKinley. 6:00 pm. Oct. 16
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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
PUBLIC AUCTIONS
HE Undersigned have received
Tinstructions to sell by Public
Auction on
Thursday, the 23rd. Sept. 1937- commencing at 10 am. In Open Space, at the premises of the Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., Hunghom..
for account of the concerned 100 Drums Caustic Soda. 127 Drums Caustic Soda. 100 Drums Caustic Soda. 190 Drums Caustic Soda.
(all more or less damaged) Terms: Cash on Delivery.
·LAMMERT BROS,
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong 22nd., Sept., 1937.
THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public
Auction
од 5
Thursday, the 23rd Sept., 1937 commencing at 2.30 p.m.
At Godown No. 25 of The China
1937
IRAN JEALOUS OF LANGUAGE
Fo-day.
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all indus
The Iranian sued a decree trial and business enterprists in Eran, Melading branches of foreign firms established in the country, to use henceforth exclusively the Iran ian language alike for book-keeping and correspondence
Business houses which have not done so hitherto must comply with the new decree from January (1, 1938, at the latest
Under the terms of the same decree, visiting cards of Iranian citizens may no longer be printed in two languages but only in Iranian
Medical prescriptions must also in future be written solely in Iranian, exceptions, however, being authorised in the case of technical terms for which there is no equiva lent in franian Trans-Ocean
FAIR WEATHER
The Royal Observatory reported this morning that a weak anticy-
Provident Loan & Mortgage Co, clone is moving eastward across
Ltd, Whitty Street:
for account of the concerned 458 Packages Sundry Goods Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS..
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong: 22nd., Sept, 1937.
PUBLIC AUCTIONS
THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction on
Friday, the 24th. September, 1937 commencing at 2.30 p.m. at their Sales Room, Düddell Street
A Quantity of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
comprising:-
Japan; pressure is relatively low in a trough extending from Indo- China to the Pacific east of the Philippines.
Local forecast:-E. winds, mo- derate; fair.
LOCAL SHARE
MARKET
Following is the list of changes and enquiries in local sharë quotations this morning:-
SHIPPING
Donglases $484 b. 2 Indo-Chinas (De) $51.b. Indo-Chinas (De) $43 b. Union Waterboats $9:30-b.
LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGS. Chinese Estates $88 b
PUBLIC UTILITIES Peak Trams (Old) $5 h. Peak Trams (New) $2
STORES, &C
Wm. Powell, Ltd 40 ctor 3 “MISCELLANEOUS
Constructions (Old) $1.60 b.
Constructions (New) $1.00 b.
H. K. Govt. 35%. Loan 14% Pum
b.
LOCAL DOLLAR
Black Wood Ware, Teak Ward- robes, Dressing Tables, Beds, Chest of Drawers, Hatstands, Sideboards, Dining Tables, Armchairs, Chairs, Chesterfield Suites, Ice Chests, Flower Stands, Porcelain & Glass Van Ware, Brass & E. P. Ware, Cutlery, Kobe hama Honolulu couver Pictures, Oil Paintings, Clocks, Victoria Electric Table Lamps & Fans,
Arrive Leave Leave Leave
Gramophones & Records, Desks, The London on New York cross- Oct. 6 Oct 8 Oct. 14 Oct. 19 Typewriter
rate was quoted at £-U.S.$4.9560 Nor.
1 Tables, Books, Ornaments, Carpets, and the New York on London: Oct. 19 Oct. 21 Oct. 23
Nor: Nov. 5 Nov. 12 No 17 Rugs, Carpet Runners, Radio Sets, cross-rate at £U.S.$4.95.
Sewing Machine, Tea Sets, etc., etc.
Hong Shang, Naga-
haika saki Empress Kong.
of
Leave
Artive Leave
1 Japan Oct. Asia. Oct. 15 Canada: Oct. 29
TO MANILA
EMPRESS OF JAPAN, SEPT. 23rd.
AT 5 PM
information from Passenger & Freight Offices
Union Building, Hong Kong
Telephones: Passenger 20752-Freight
Ländon Agents, Jardine Hithano
Canadian Pacific
Tables, Bedroom
also
One Bed Room Suite One Dining Room Suite One Ping-pong Table One Organette
Two Sextants
On View from Thursday, 23rd. September, 1987.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 20th. Sept., 1937.
Bring Your
Newspaper China Mail Bldg:
ms to Us
The demand rate of the Hong Kong dollar this morning was 1/2. "Spot" silver was quoted at 19- 13/16 and "forward" at 19-11/16.
Singapore Raw Rubber
Messrs. H. B. Joseph and Co, have received the following quotations
the from Singapore in Straits Cur-
rency for Raw Rubber-
Spot 2934 b. unchanged.
Jan/March 30% b. unchanged. Oct/Dec. 30% b. unchanged. Market: Steady.
The B.M.S. "Empress of Asia left Vancouver for Hong Kong, vix Japan ports on the 18th September is due at Hong Kong on the 7th October and is due to leave for Manila the same
even
The BM S. Empress of Japan" (from Vancouver via Japan ports) is to-morrow". due here at 6.00 am
and will berth at Kowloon Wharf. She is due to sail for Manila at 7.00
same day.