DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE
Sailings
SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES
Via Kobe, and Yokohama
S.S. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE Sails Saturday, Mar. 4th.-—9.00 P.M. S.S. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND Sails Saturday, Mar. 26th.-Noon.
SEATTLE AND VICTORIA
Via Kobe & Yokohama
S.S. PRESIDENT GRANT
4.00 P.M. Sails Friday, Feb. 25th.
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES
AMERICAN MAIL LINE--
CANADIAN
PACIFI
BAILWAY LINES
12, Pedder Street.
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10 DAYS
5 DAYS
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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 15, 1938.
¡CABLE OFFICE
FOR KOWLOON?
COCOA COMMISSION
The monthly meeting of the Gen-
London, To-day. eral Committee of the Kowloon Questioned in the Commons on Residents' Association was held on the difficulties of cocoa producers Tuesday, February 8, in St. An-in West Africa, the Colonial Secr drew's Church Hall.
tary announced that at the in- of the Gold Coast, and Those present were: Mr. B. Wylie stance (President), Mr. F. C. Mow Fung Nigeria, he has decided to appoint (Vice-President), Mr. R. P. Phillips a Commission of Enquiry to ex- (Hon. Treasurer), Mr. R. Baldwin amine and report on the marketing (Hon. Secretary), the Hon. Mr. L. of cocoa, with special reference to D'Almada e Castro, Jr., Messrs. B.the situation which has arisen as W. Bradbury, W. C. Felshow, Lithe result of the buying agreement entered into between certain firms, Chor Chi, C. M. Manners, I. N.
and to submit recommendations. Murray, R. Pestonji, C. E. Terry,
The personnel of the Commis- Rev. J. R. Higgs, and Miss R. Mow
sion would consist of three mem- Fung. Apologies for absence were bers received from Mrs. E. W. Gardiner, West Africa. They would leave at in no way connected with Messrs. Lam Ming Fan, W. J. Rat-the earliest possible date. British tey, D. W. Munton, and H. Gittins.. Wireless.
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A Sub-Committee submitted 2 report advocating the planting of trees in many specified areas in Kowloon. After some discussion, this was referred back for consider- ation regarding the advisability of recommending the removal of trees from certain positions in which they constituted a danger to traffic. CABLE OFFICE
A letter from a member
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the
BRITAIN'S TRADE IN JANUARY
London, To-day. Britain's oversea trades figures for January in respect of both ex- ports and imports are higher for the first month of any year since
1930.
at British exports were valued £41,183,132 against $43,881,518 in December and £38,100,726 in Janu-
read, drawing attention to the need for a cable and wireless office in Kowloon. It was decided that letter should be sent to Messrs. Cable and Wireless Ltd., on lines suggested in the letter, men-ary, 1937.
Imports. totalled £84,956,340 tioning also the large number of passengers from ships moored at against £93,327,639 in the previous the Kowloon Wharves to whom such month and £75,713,023 a year ago. were £4,978,728 and an office would be of great benefit. Re-exports
£5,076,029.—British Wireless. The Traffic Sub-Committee re- ported that it was working in con- junction with the Automobile · Aš- sociation in consideration of the traffic "circus" installed in Water- loo Road.
The date of the Annual General Meeting was fixed for Friday, March 4, at 6 p.m.
LOCAL DOLLAR
COAL BILL CHANGES
London, To-day.
A prolonged debate on the Com- mittee stage of the Coal Bill in the course of which the Govern-- ment have conceded a number of important changes to opponents of the Bill among their own followers, was brought to a conclusion in the-
evening.-British
The demand rate on the Hong Commons last Kong dollar this morning was Wireless. 1/278.
"Spot" silver was quoted in London yesterday at 20-3/16 and forward at 19-11/16.
ARTIST'S ESTATE
London, To-day.
The London on New York rate Philip Laszlo, the well known: was quoted at £U.S.$5.0245 and portrait painter, who died tast Victoria the New York on London rate November, left £141,096.-British
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Wireless. at £U.S.$5.02%.
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17 Days HONG KONG to VANCOUVER BY DIRECT EXPRESS ROUTE FROM YOKOHAMA 18 DAYS VIA HONOLULU, PARADISE OF THE PACIFIC
Air-conditioned equipment carried on Trans-Continental Trains. Frequent Canadian Pacific Atlantic sailings from Montreal and Quebec, down the smooth St. Lawrence Seaway, to Europe.
SAILING TO MANILA Empress of Russia on March 10th. Information and rates from
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SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS
HONG KONG TO SHANGHAI
11th Feb..-
25th Feb.--
12th Mar.—
-26th-Mar
19th Feb. }m.v. “Victoria”
5th Mar. 8.8. "Conte Verde"
HONG KONG TO ITALY. m.v. "Victoria" 6.9. "Conte Verde 8.8. "Conte Biancamano” 8.8. "Conte Rosso”
20th Mar,
3rd. Apr.
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