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Asia Mar. 30 Apr. 1 Apr. 3 Canada Apr. 14 Apr. 16 Russja Apr. 27 Apr. 29 May 1
Apr. 20 May 3
May 18
Air-conditioned equipment on C.P.R. Trans-Continental Trains. Frequent Canadian Pacific Atlantic sailings to European ports.
TO MANILA
Empress of Canada on Friday, April 7th.
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
SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES
Via
SHANGHAI, KÓRE, YOKOHAMA AND HONOLULU
S.S. "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"
8.S. "PRESIDENT TAFT"
8.8. "PRESIDENT CLEVELAND”
8.8. "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"
8.8. "PRESIDENT TAFT"
8.8, “PRESIDENT TAFT”
SAILS APR. 10th at 6.00 A.M.
APR. 21st at 8.00 A.M. MAY" -5th at 8.00 A.M. MAY 19th at 6.00 A.M. JUNE 3rd at 12.00 Noon JUNE 16th at 6.00 A.M.
AND FORTNIGHTLY THEREAFTER "NEW YORK AND BOSTON VIA SUEZ
9.00 P.M. SAILS MAR. 29th a
APR 14th at 12 Noon
9.8. “PRESIDENT MONROE”
8.8. "PRESIDENT ADAMS”
AND FORTNIGHTLY THEREAFTER
MANILA
8.S. "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE” SAILS APR. 3rd at
8.8. "PRESIDENT! -TAFT"
8.8. "PRESIDENT ADAMS”.
8.S. "PRESIDENT CLEVELAND"
- APR. 14th at 1.00 A.M. APR. 14th at 12 Noon APR. 28th at 1.09 A.M.
**AMERICAN ✰✰
PRESIDENT LINES
ROUND WORLD SERVICES.
PEDDER ST.
TELEPHONE 2817
THE CHINA MAIL,' MARCH 28, 1939
CHINESE ESTATES MADRID RADIO
MEETING
A NET PROFIT OF $124,005 FOR THE YEAR WAS AN-
SILENT
Paris, To-day.
NOUNCED AT THE ANNUAL The Madrid radio station sudden-
MEETING
MORNING.
O F
CHINESE
ESTATES, LTD., HELD THIS ly ceased broadcasting at noon yes- terday and has been silent ever since.
¿
profit
The Chairman said in part: A comparison with last year's The last item transmitted before figures shows that the net
ceasing operation was a communi- for the year is $25,901.98 more |cation containing the order of the than that of the previous year. day issued by the Defence Council This increase reveals the soundness forbidding any individual action of our position, which, I am sure, or independent operations. and to is a source of satisfaction to share-follow only the instructions issued holders. I am also glad to report by the Defence Council..
let.
A gum
that owing to the advantageous The fact that the order of the situation of China Building, all day did not contain a final appeal shops and office rooms have been to resist to the last any attack made by the National Spanish forces and of $32,733.83 has been in view of the uninterrupted session expended on Repairs on Premises, being held by the Defence Council, as compared with $6,238.31
exit is generally assumed here that |pended in the previous year.
the evacuation of the Spanish capi- Three dividends of $2 each per tal is imminent despite the offen- share have already been declared sive launched by the Franco troops and paid.* "Your Directors are now on the other sections of the front. glad to be able to recommend the Otherwise well informed circles payment of a final dividend of $31are convinced that the sudden per share, making $9 per share, in silence of the Madrid radio station all for the year. This dividend isfis due to new difficulties which are the same as that of last year. believed to have arisen between the
After payment of the final divi-Defence Council and the Com-- dend, which absorbs $49,500, there munists whose aim according to the will be a balance of $136,468,82, latest despatches is still to prevent which your Directors propose, with the evacuation of Madrid at all cost your approval, to carry forward to and to continue resistance to the new account."
bitter end.-Trans-Ocean.
Li
Among those present were:-Mr. Leung Kwai Tin (Chairman), Hon. Sir Robert Kotewall., Messrs. Yau Tsun, Lau Tak Po and Leung Ting Kai, Mr. Fung Ping Fan (Director and Secretary); and the following shareholders:
ANGLO-SOVIET CO-OPERATION IN
Messrs. Fung Ping. Wa, Li PO FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Kwai, Li Ngoi, Li Cheung, Miss Mok Han, Messrs. Chiu Loong Co., Messrs. Yu Hing Co., Ltd.
LOCAL DOLLAR
The demand rate on
the Hong
Moscow, To-day.
A communique was issued yes- terday after the talks between Mr. R. S, Hudson, British Secretary for Kong dollar to-day was 1/2-25/32. Overseas Trade, and Soviet officials. "Spot" silver was quoted in The communique-states that the London at 19-15/16 and forward foundation was laid for trade at 19-5/8..
negotiations to be continued in rate London.
the
The London on New York was quoted at £-U.S.$4.6826 New York London rate
-U.S $4.68-5/16.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
PUBLIC AUCTION
Views were exchanged on the in- at ternational situation, and personal contact established for co-opera- tion in international affairs.-Reu- ter.
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auc- tion on
Thursday, the 30th March, 1939- commencing at 11.00 a.m.
at their Sales Room, No. 2 Connaught Road, Central, Ground Floor.
A Quantity of Miscellaneous Goods, comprising:-
Khaki Coats, Trousers, Shorts, Breeches, Helmets, Greatcoats, Shoes, Boots, Caps, Drab Hosetops, Empty Cartridge, Cases, etc., etc.
also
10 Pieces Square Iron Bars.
1 Bale Paper...
1 Reel Paper.
1 Keg Iron Nails..
1 Drum Carbide.
3 Pieces Building Slabs..
9 Bolts Ninghai Card.
4 Crates Baths with Fittings.
1 Enamel Bath.
4 Cases Iron Wood Screws.
Case Steel Files
and
stinghouse". Refrigerator
Cash on Delivery.
MMERT BROS..
Hong Kon
Auctioneers.
rch, 1989;
KNIFE ATTACK ECHO
The case in which Li Ki, aged! 48, unemployed, was charged with armed robbery and wounding Mrs... Rosemary. Holmes, of 194, Prince Edward Road, has been fixed for hearing on April 5, and 6 at 230
p.m.
*
The man was alleged to have robbed Mrs. Holmes of jewellery worth over one thousand dollars. from her residence last Friday.
During the robbery Mrs. Holmes- received a cut on her hand.
Sub-Inspector C. T. Byron is in charge of the case.
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