Taken in one of the hundreds of tunnels which burrow through the earth under the Maginot Line, this photograph shows a change of guards in an underground fort.
PRESIDENT LINER
SAILINGS
TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE
To
SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES Via Shanghai, Japan & Honolulu ROUND-WORLD SERVICE
To
NEW YORK & BOSTON Via Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Bombay, Suez, Port Said, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa, and Marseilles.
** AMERICAN * * PRESIDENT LINES
ROUND-WOrld servICE.”
"Also Agents for 'TWA,'
The Popular Trans-Continental Air Line". 12, PEDDER ST.
TELEPHONE 28171.
INDO-CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LTD.
OPERATING SERVICES FOR
CARGO and PASSENGERS
TO-SWATOW, SHANGHAI, TSINGTAO, CHEFOO and TIENTSIN
1 KOBE and OSAKA.
SINGAPORE, PENANG and CALCUTTA,
SANDAKAN, HAIPHONG
All steamers berth atongalde the Roosevelt Terminal in the
French
Concession at Shanghal, where pas-
sengers and cargo' are landed,
For Further Particulars Please Apply · To.
JARDINE, MATHESON
& CO., LTD.
GENERAL MANAGERS.
TELEPHONE
30311-
THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 10, 1940
LOCAL SHARES
Following is the list of changes and
enquiries in local share quotations to- day:
BANKS
Hong Kong Bank $1400 sa.
INSURANCES
Union Ins. $450 b. · China Underwriters $11⁄4 s.
SHIPPING
Douglases $72 b. Indo-Chinas (Pref.) $100 b. Indo-Chinas (Def.) $89 b.
DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS,
ETC.
H.K, Docks $22/21.90 sa.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION
IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Final Dividend of £2.10/- per share, subject to deduction of Income Tax, has been declared for the HALF YEAR ending
Providents $4.65 b., $4.70 s., $4.70 31st December, 1939, at rate of
sa.
LANDS, HOTEL & BLDGS.
1/2.7/8d. per Dollar.
THE DIVIDEND will be pay-
H.K. & S. Hotel $5.85 b., $5.90/95 sa, able on and after 29th FEBRU- H.K. Lands $331⁄4 b.
H.K, Realties $4.40 b.
PUBLIC UTILITIES
H.K. Tramways $17.60 b., $17.60/65
sa.
Yaumati Ferries $23% b. China Lights (Old) $7.65 b., $7% sa. H.K. Electrics $551⁄2 b., $50 s., $56 sa. Telephones (Old) $25 b., $25 sa. Telephones (New) $9.40 b.
INDUSTRIALS Cements $18 b., $17.05 sa. H.K. Ropes $0.10 b.
STORES, &c.
Dairy Farms (New) $21 b. Watsons $9 b.
MISCELLANEOUS Entertainments $0.80 b. Constructions (Old) $13⁄41⁄4 b.
MANILA SHARES Antamoks Ps. .151⁄2 b. Atoks Ps. .20 sa. Bagulo Gold Ps. 21 sa. Batong Buhay Ps. .014 sa. Big Wedge Ps. .23 sa.
Coco Grove Ps. .15% sa. Consol. Mines Ps. .0035 sa. Demonstrations Ps. 11 sa. East Mindanao Pg. 11 sa. I.X.L. Ps. .39 sa. Ipo Gold Ps. .13 sa. Itogons Ps. 28 sa. Masbates Ps. .11 sa. Mind. Mother Lode. Ps. .09 sn. Mine Operation Ps. .11 sa. North Camarines Ps. 18 sa. Paracale Gumaus Ps. .19 sa. San Mauricio Ps. .88 sa. Surigao Consol. Ps. .21 sa. Suyoc Consol. Ps. .131⁄2 sa. Syndicate Inv. Ps. 025 b. United Paracales Ps. .31 ́sa.
LOCAL DOLLAR
The demand rate on the Hong Kong dollar to-day was 1/2 13-1/0.
Silver was quoted at 21-7/8 spot and 21-13/16 forward.
The London on New York rate
for
ARY at the offices of the Cor poration, where Shareholder's are requested to apply for War- rants.
THE REGISTER OF SHARES of the Corporation will be closed from THURSDAY, 15th FEBRU- ARY, to WEDNESDAY, 28th FEBRUARY (both clusive) during which period no transfer of Shares can be re- gistered.
days in-
By Order of the Board of Directors
↓
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager.
Hong Kong, 9th January, 1940,
PUBLIC AUCTION
The Undersigned have received
from instructions
Liquidators and others to sell by Public Auc- tion on
Friday, the 12th. January, 1940. commencing at 2.30 p.m. at their Sales Room, No. 35 Hankow Road, Kowloon.
A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
comprising:-
Bedsteads, Divans, Wardrobes, Chests of Drawers, Dressing Tables, Chesterfield Suites, Side- boards, Dining Tables, Chairs, Cabinets, Desks, Bookcases, Tea-
Perambulators,
Kattan poys,, Furniture, Wardrobe & Cabinet Trunks, Camphorwood Trunks, etc., etc.
Carpets, Rugs, Cutlery, Brass, was quoted at £ - U.S.$4.0250 and E.P., Aluminium, Glass and Por- Ware, Curios, Clocks, London rate at celain
Table Ornaments, Smoking Sets, Hea-
the New York on
£-U.S.$3.95-7/8.
Tea
Electric Table Lamps & ters, Gramophones, Pictures, Oil Paintings, Porcelain Sinks, Sets, Crockery, Cooking Utensils, etc., etc.
also
A Few Pieces of Blackwood
Furniture
and
1 Electric Refrigerator “Gib-
son'
1 Sextant
1 Pair Binoculars
1 Enlarger with Lense "Zeiss
Ikon"
2 Cameras
1. Radio Victor
1 Radio "RCA”.
1 Radio Blue Spot"
also
1 "Underwood" Typewriter
1 Geyser
1 Bicycle
1. Sewing Machine
1 Radio Gram
4 Radio Sets
1 Italian Electric Motor 3'5 horsepower
On View from Thursday, the 11th January, 1940.
Terms Cash on
LAMMERT
neers.
Hong Kong, 9th Jan, 1940,