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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 21, 1938.
CAPTAIN WIEDEMANN'S VISIT CHANGES OUTLOOK
Paris, To-day.
Political quarters here express the opinion that the negotiations by the British and the French Statesmen, during the King's visit to Victoria Paris, are of "indefinite character”
Arrive
and are therefore, not likely to pro- Aug. 9 duce any important decisions re- Aug. 22 garding the Czech and Spanish Sept. 6 questions, which are the chief sub-
ject of the parleys.
Air-conditioned equipment on C.P.R. Trans-Continental Trains. Frequent Canadian Pacific Atlantic sailings to European ports.
TO MANILA
Empress of Asia on Thursday, July 28th
Canadian Pacific
Union Building
SPANS THE WORLD
Telephone
20752
BURNS PHILP LINE
Passenger & Freight Service To
AUSTRALIA
LOCAL SHARE
Following is the list of changes and onquiries in local share quotations this morning:
BANKS
Hong Kong Bank $1510 e. div. sa. Hong Kong (Lon. Reg.) 400 ex.
b.
SHIPPING
Union Waterboats 39 b.
DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, ETCH
H. K. and K. Wharves $127 b. H. K. Docks (Old) $21 b. H. K.. Docks (New) $20 b... Providents (Old)" $8.40 b Providents (New) $3.30 b.
MINING.
Raubs $9:80 b. Venz: Goldfield $9 b. Antamoks Ps: 89 sa. Atoks. Ps. 29 sa. Baguio Gold Ps. 21% sa. Benguet Consol. Ps. 10.30 sa. Coco Grove. Ps. .44 sa.. Consolidated Mines Ps. .0035 xa. I. X. L. Ps. .65 sa.
Paracale Gumaus Ps. 183 sa. San Mauricio Ps. 48% 98. Suyoc Consol. Ps. 17 sa. United Paracales Ps. .31 8.
LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGS. H. K. and S. Hotels $6.55 b., $6.55 - H. K. Lands 4% Debentures 106 b.
The view prevails that the visit. K. Lands $35 b. which Hitler's Adjutant, Captain Wiedemann, paid to London, has created an entirely new situation. Even those people here who nor- mally adopt an extremely criti- cal attitude towards Germany, declare that Germany's willing- ness to enter into negotiations regarding Sudeten German ques- tion is bound to take any Anti- German
Paris edge off the parleys..
* PUBLIC UTILITIES H: K. Tramways $17.60 b., $17.65 sa. Peak Trams (Old) $0% b. China Lights (Old) $11 b. China Lights (New) $8 b. H. K. Electrics $60% b., $60/61 sa. Telephones (Old) $26% b. Telephones (New) $9% b. INDUSTRIALS,
The more radical and pro- ele- pronouncedly anti-German ments here, therefore, appear to regard Captain Wiedemann's visit and its consequences, as an obstacle to more active Franco- British co-operation.
Cements $16.55 b.
LA STORES, &C. Dairy Farms 828 b. Watsons $6.80 b.
MISCELLANEOUS- Entertainments 20:40 b. Constructions $1.65 b.
H. K. Govt. 3% Loan 1% pm. b. Marsmans Inv. (H.K.) ·s/- 2/6 b.
CONSOLIDATED
China Prov. (Old) $6.80 b. China Prov. (New) $6.60 b.
"COME BACK WHEN YOU'RE 90'
"Tell him to go away and l
Political quarters declare that in view of the British Foreign Office's attitude, the Franco- British Parleys can, therefore, help to elucidate the situation, but not will produce a new plan come back again until he is ninety". for the settlement of the Sude- said Mr. Herbert Metcalfe, at Old- John street yesterday, when ten-German question.
eighty-eight, a street Commentators are agreed, Straker, however, that Captain Wiede-trader, of Filey-avenue, Stoke New- mann's visit to London has preington, was charged with using in- vented developments which might sulting words and behaviour have given rise to a serious Middlesex-street, Stepney, London, situation. Trans-Ocean.
CHIMP MAULS
JEALOUS
HIS KEEPER
M.V.
"NEPTUNA
due
23rd. JULY
sailing 26th. JULY
For
SAIGON, MADANG,
SALAMAUA, RABAUL, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE.
Excellent passenger accommodation with a large number of single cabins at no supplement. Built-in Swimming Bath and Spacious Sports Deck.
Johnney, the chimp at the Brig-
E.
in.
-Police-Constable Mellor said that. Straker was using very bad lan- guage and refused to go away when: requested. Straker denied this and said that he was an ailing man of eighty-eight.
Mr. Metcalfe: Well, you ought to
tol Zoo, jealous of his keeper's pet- know better at that age.. ting of Alf the Gorilla, turned on the keeper and mauled him in front of
scores of visitors.
The chimp was just going to have his tea..
But honour came first and he had to justify himself to the crowds.
**THOUGHT IT A JOKE"
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
HONGKONG TRAMWAYS, LIMITED
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
Here is the tale of an eye-witness: "Ape-house keeper Mr. Ralf Gus was playing with Alfred the Gorilin, and a large crowd was watching..
NOTICE IS HEREBY “GIVEN "As he left Alfred and walked that an INTERIM DIVIDEND of away, Johnny the Chimp suddenly Forty-five (45) cents per Share has reached out a paw, dragged the been declared payable on MON-- keeper's arm and pulled it inside DAY, 15th AUGUST next, o
on and the cage...
after which date Dividend War-- "At first the crowd thought it just rants may be obtained upon a joke. Then they were horrified application at the Registered Office
+
RAVICA
to see the chimp bite Mr. Guis three of the Company, Canal Road East,. times and tear his arm."
Hong Kong. "Women screamed and ran away, NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO but a man jumped over the rails to GIVEN that the REGISTER_of MEMBERS of Company will be help the keeper.
30th closed from JULY,
SATURDAY, 18th
“Johnny then ran away to the
First Class Fare to Sydney: Single: £47.10.0d. Return: £76, corner of his cage.”
Passenger & Freight Agents:----
GIBB LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.
tomURDAY,
Mr. Guls was taken to Bristol AUGUST, 1988, both days inclu-- Royal Infirmary and operated on.
At fifty-six he is one of the best- known keepers at the Zoo-and he has always been Johnny's best friend.
sive..
By Order of the Board,
F. SIMMONS,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 21st July, 1988.
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