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Apr. 6 Apr. 8. Apri 14 Apr. 21 Apr. 23 May 4 May 6 May 13
Ápr. 19
May 2 May 18
Japan Apr. 1 Apr. 3 Asia Apr. 15 Apr. 17 Apr. 19 Canada Apr. 29 May 1
17 Days HONG KONG to VANCOUVER BY
DIRECT EXPRESS ROUTE FROM YOKOHAMA 18 DAYS VIA HONOLULU, PARADISE OF THE PACIFIC -
Air-conditioned equipment on C.P.R. Trans Continental Trains. Frequent Canadian Pacific Atlantic sailings to European ports.
TO MANILA
Empress of Japan on Friday, March 25th.
AT 6 P.M.
Canadian Pacific
Union Building
SPANS THE WORLD
Telephone 20752
Triestina
Lloyd
FORTNIGHTLY EXPRESS
SERVICES
FAR EAST INDIA ITALY
Hong Kong London 23 days
Hong Kong Italy 21 days
SCHEDULE OF SAILING FROM HONG KONG
TO SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, BOMBAY, EGYPT & ITALY
s.s. “Conte Rosso”
M.V. "Victoria" SL. "Conte Ferde"
8.5. “C. Biancam
La. "Conte Rosso?
TO SHANGHAI
8.8. "Conte Rosso”
3rd. Apr. my. "Victoria” 17th Apr. s. "Conte Verde"
8th May. "C. Biancamano”
22nd May 5.8 **Conte Rosso”
4th June .v. "Victoria”
LLOYD TRIESTINO
P.O. Box 143. Tel. Addr. “Lloydiano”—Telephone Nos.
THE CHINA MAIL MARCH 24, 1938
LOCAL SHARES RETIREMENT
Union Ins
China Enderw
SHIPPING
Douglases $67 sa.
DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS,
H K and W. Docks $3314 b. Providents (Old) $3.45 b., $3.47
58.
Providents (New) $1.45 b.,
Sa
MINING
Antamoks. Ps. 51 sa Atoks Ps. 27% $2. Baguio Gold Ps. 21
sa.
Benguet Consol Ps. 9.50 58. Coco Grove Ps. 53 sa. Consolidated Mines Ps→ OET Demonstrations: Ps: 36 sa. I. I. L. Ps. 71 58 Paracale Gumans Ps. 2014 San Mauricio Ps. 50 sa Suyoc Consol. Ps. 17 sa United Paracales Ps. 41 sa
LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGS. H. K. and S. Hotels $6 58. H. K. Lands $35% sa
H. K. Lands 4% Debentures 100% Chinese Estates $95 b.
PUBLIC UTILITIES
H. K. Tramways $15 Peak Trams (Old) $7 b. Star Ferries $84, b.
STEVENSON
took
pleasant function place in the Hong Kong Hotel yes- terday evening, when the European members of the Dairy Farm Co. gathered to make a presentation to Mr. A. Stevenson, retiring manager of the Company, and Mrs. Steven- son, of a silver tea and coffee set as a token of their esteem and spect.
Mr. B. W. Bradbury, making the presentation, said. "Mr. Stevenson. is about to retire from the Com- pany after 35 years of service, a record of which I feel he may justi- fiably be proud. He was the fourth European member of the staff- was the sixth, and came to the Co-
Mr. and Mrs. Stevenson at Pokfu- lony almost 30 years ago. I met
lum and was struck then by -Mr.
b. $15.30 sa Stevenson's alert and cheery disposi
tion, characteristics which, I feel,
H. K. Electrics $58% b., $58/59 have been contributory factors to his success and to the esteem în which he is held
"as
Macao Electrics $19 s.2 Sandakan Lights $144 b.
INDUSTRIALS Cements $17 by $17
STORES, &C. Dairy Farms $251⁄44 b. Watsons $61⁄2 b..
Sinceres $2:20 b.
să.
Wm. Powell, Ltd. 60 cts. b.
MISCELLANEOUS
Constructions $1
Vibro Piling $54 S.
b.
Wallace Harpers $9 b.
Marsmans Inv. (HK) s/- 3/10 b.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
KOWLOON RESIDENTS”
ASSOCIATION
The Rents Question
"The Colony has changed much since those days, and to-day the Company has grown to be one of the largest and most prosperous in the Colony,
Mr "The staff hope that you, Stevenson, will always regard these souvenirs as a token of their esteem and affection. We wish you a long life and the best of health.”
Mr. Stevenson, replying,” said “This, I may say, is a more "em- barrassing situation than when, we celebrated our Silver Wedding an [niversary.
"I have had a pleasant time in the Colony and in the Company, much of the progress of which was Following upon an interview with due to the firm foundations laid by the Rents Commission, those per-my predecessor, Mr. Walker. sons who have answered the Asso
ciation's questionnaire are request- “I do not know if we shall return ed to call upon the Commission bete Hong Kong, but if we do. I hope tween the hours of 9 am to 1 p that I shall meet you here again. and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. ón SATURDAY, If we do not return, our home in 26th March at the Urban Council England, wherever that may Chamber, top floor, Post Office will always be open to you." Building.
They should bring with them rent receipts, landlord's or solicitor's letters announcing an increase of rent or giving notice to quit, and tenancy agreements, if any.
be,
Mr. and Mrs. Stevenson leave for England at the end of this month
MEXICAN OIL DISPUTE
26th Mar.
The Association, being bound to 9th Apr. treat all answers to its question- 30th Apr
naire as confidential, is unable to forward them to the Commission. 14th May It is therefore important that per- 27th Maysons who wish their cases to be con-
Mexico, City, To-day- 10th Ime sidered by the Commission should President Cardenas, speaking" themselves bring them to the notice at a demonstration of workers yes- of the Commission on Saturday, terday, said the Mexican Govern-- 26th March.
G. FALCONER & CO. (HONG KONG LTD.) WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS, DIAMOND MERCHANTS.
UNION BUILDING (opposite G.P.O.).
Agents for
ADMIRALT, CHARTS,
ROSS EINOCULARS and TELESCO
KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMEN ENGLISH SILVERWARED"...
High Class English Jewellery.
E. BALDWIN,
Hon. Secretary.
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION
ment recognised its obligations for full payment to foreign oil COM- panies for expropriation. He added he did not fear intervention of any kind.
The country would be able to re-- sist intervention in whatever form
Reuter
LOCAL DOLLAR
The demand rate on the Hong Kong dollar this morning was |1/2-13/16.
"Spot" silver was quoted in Lon- don yesterday
forwar
20-5/16
The London on New York
1969$ ST
New York on London
$496-3/16-