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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 16, 1939.
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, March 23rd
Canadian Pacific
Union Building
- SPANS THE WORLD
Telephone
20752
G. FALCONER & CO. (HONG KONG LTD.)
WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS, DIAMOND MERCHANTS, "UNION BUILDING (opposite G.P.O.)
Agents for:~ADMIRALTY CHARTS, ROSS' BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES, `KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS. ENGLISH SILVERWARE Direct from Manufacturers,
High Class English Jewellery
PRESIDENT LINER
SAILINGS
SPECIAL RETURN FARES.
HONG KONG TO THE UNITED STATES EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY FOR SAILINGS
beginning with “
S.S. PRESIDENT PIERCE May 19th
and including all sailings up to
S.S. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND October 21st Return Limit Six Months MINIMUM ROUND TRIP FARES
S.S. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE
First Class Special Class
San Francisco Los Angeles ..,. US$637.00, - US3652.00 US$382.00 US$390.00
S.S. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND, PIERCE
First Class
Tourist. Class
and TAFT
„US$592.00 US$607.00 US$322.00 US$330.00
✰✰ AMERICAN ✩ ✩
PRESIDENT LINES
ROUND WORLD SERVICES.
12 PEDDER ST.
ELEPHONE 28171.
Bob Burns and. Irvin S. Cobb in Paramount's new comedy drama "The Arkansas Traveller," now showing at the Queen's Theatre.
BERLIN, ROME AT ODDS OVER BALKANS
NEW FORTUNE
TEA CUPS
Mayfair has found a new way of telling fortunes from tealeaves-it is quite different from the tradi tional method of noticing the shapes into which the leaves group thom- RE-selves when the cup is drained.
MOSCOW, MAR. 7. THE WORLD PRESS HAS
For the new-way-a-speciai cup CENTLY POINTED OUT THAT
is used. The inside is a pattern ACUTE ECONOMIC STRUGGLE of miniature playing-cards in scat-
tered formation. There is also IS GOING ON BETWEEN THE ring of numerals. PARTNERS OF THE "BERLIN- ROME AXIS,” DESPITE ESTEN-
SIBLE ACCORD.
When the cup is emptied, the cards and numbers covered by tea- leaves are carefully noted, and Mayfair forecasts the fortunes of its friends according to a novel "secret science" which uses numer- Financial News writes that Ger- many and Italy are fiercely struggl-ale and cards in certain combina- ing for the possession of the Spanish mineral resources.
Apart from Spain, German and Italian interests also clash in Hun- gary and the Balkans.
The Italian government recently | purchased 300,000 tons of Hungarian wheat, which provoked great dis- content on the part of Germany. The newspaper continues that sharp rivalry between Germany and Italy is observed also in Yugoslavia and Rumania.
Italy managed considerably to consolidate her positions in these countries. This happened partially because of Yugoslavia's and Ru- mania's attempt to withstand the. German pressure to encourage the development of their trade relations with Italy:
Yugoslavia directed to Italy a part of her exports of minerals and of raw materials claimed by Ger many.—Tass.
LOCAL DOLLAR
The demand rate of the Hong Kong dollar to-day was 1/2-25/32.
"Spot" silver was quoted London at 20-5/8 and forward at 20-1/16.
The London on New York was quoted at EU.S.84.6862- the New York)
-U.S.$4.68-5/8′′***
tions.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
WANTED KNOWN
NICE, highly educated young Chinese lady wishes to meet a foreign gentle- man of high standing with good means. Apply to Box No. 128, c/o "China Mail".
PUBLIC AUCTION
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auc- tion on
Friday, the 17th, March, 1939
· commencing at 10.30 a.m. at their Sales Rooms No. 2 Connaught Road, Central (Room No. 205, 2nd. Floor)
200 Pairs Gentlemen's Shoes and
Boots
210 Alberts
60 Lockets
8. Wristlet Watches
1 Shawl
Teacloth & 6 Serviettes
also
Quantity of Wines and
(small lots).
Terms: Cash on Delivery
Beer
| LAMMERT BROSS
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 15th March, 1089.