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To Shanghai
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Conta Biancamano" 8th May To Italy "Conto Biancamano" 16 May SPECIAL RETURN TICKETS
Validity 100 days at greatly reduced cost allowing of 24 months stay in Europe. Special concessions to lat and and Claw travellers to London.
Fares to Venice, Trieste, Gonch and Return....£138, £68, £50 Special Two Months' Round Trip Tickets At Reduced Rates
To BOMBAY
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COLOMBO
BINGAPORE...
SHANGHAI ...
£44
£41
£18 £12
£25
$22
£13
€21.
£19"
"211
£ 9 £ 6
ROUND THE WORLD tickets issued at Special Reduced Rates in connection with all the Trane Pasifo & Trans-Atlantic Conter- ence Lines.
"ITALIA" LINE Agents for the sale of through and indepen dent tickets to North, Central and South American ports via Italy. THROUGH TICKETS TO LONDON - 23 days Special facilities for despatch by train of heavy baggage with liberal free allowance.
INTERCHANGEABLE RETURN TICKETS with the Dollar Lines on very favourable conditions,
LLOYD TRIESTINO P.O. Box 143. Tal. Addr. "Lloydiano". Telephones 32962/3. Canton Agunta:-DODWELL & CO. LTD., Shameen.
CHINA
JAPA
A
VISIT BALI AND JAVA
Special Round Trip Fares 1st Class Hong Kong Batavia- Hong Kong H$350.
Hong Kong-Bali-Java-Hong Kong
H$450.
TRANSPORTATION ONLY
H$915.
INCLUDING TRANSPORTATION,
MAINTENANCE & TOURS ASHORE
Hong Kong -Manila
H$135.
NEXT SAILINGS~-
Hong Kong.
TO BATAVIA DIRECT
s.s. "TJIKARANG" 4th May, 11 a.m.
Trader Quees's Pier 10.00 am. Tender l'olio Mer: 30,1A a TO MANILA, CFBU. MAKASSAR. BALI & SOMRABAIA
m.s. "TJINECARA" 11th May, 10a.m.
་་
Tender Queen's Ther 2.00 sm, Tender Police Pier 2,28 ani. TO AMOY & SHANGHAI S.S.. "TJISONDARI" 9th May. For further information apply:
Holland-China Trading Co.,
Canton H. Nolasco da Silva, Esq., Macne JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LINE York Building
Tel. 28016.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1937.
THE EXCHANGE
MARKET
MESSRS. ROZA BROS.
Hong Kong, May 3. Silver prices rode 1/8 for both deliveries over the week-end, the quotations being 20 3/8 for Ready and 20 7/16 for Forward. Silver advices reported India as having bought to a small extent. Offer- Ings were small The market closed steady.
The London-New York cross- rate was quoted at 494. New York-London was quoted at 493.- 21/32.
MARKET
Quietly steady,
STERLING
No business was reported. There were sellers at 1/2 29/32 Cash- December, buyers at 1/2 15/16 for any delivery.
U.S. DOLLARS Business was done at 30 5/8 for June and 30 9/18 for September delivery. The market closed with sellers at 30 5/8 May and 30 9/16- June-September, buyers at 30.11/16 Cash-June and 30 5/8- July-Sep- tember.
SHANGHAI DOLLARS
A small business was reported at 102 9/16 for cash. There were sci- lers at 102 0/16, buyers at 102 5/8 for cash.
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SHANGHAI MARKET There were sellers of Sterting at 1/2 17/32, buyers at 1/2 9/16 for Spot. U.S., Dollars, sellers at 29 7/8, buyers at 29 15/16 for Spot. Steady.
IN THE AFTERNOON The market was dull in the afternoon
IN STERLING
No business was reported, Anish- ing with sellers at 1/2 29/32 Mag- December, buyers at 1/2 15/18 for any delivery.
US. DOLLARS
The market closed with sellers at 30 5/8 May and 30 9/16 June-Sep- tember, buyers at 30 11/16 Cash- June and 30 5/8 July-September.
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New York: May 2.
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QUOTATIONS
New York/London Cross-rate New York Cotton-July Doo Now York Rubber--July Chicago Whoat -July July Chicago Corn Silver-Official
1935/7
Last
Today's
High Low Close Close
Change 4.94) 404]-up 13.08 1288 13.01 19.41 .10 off 12.6) 19.09 19.74 19,63 09 of 21.10 21.08 21:50 $1.00 18
120 118
High Low Dow Jones Averages
Stocks Adams Express Allis Chalmers Amer, Can".
Brooklyn-Mannattan
$6 cum. pf. Case, J.I. Canadian Pacifc .... 123 13 Celanese Corpn. of
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DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE Sailings
President Linste frequens sailings and their yxique stopover privileges, allow you” 19. travel just eváčkly as you shober," And Pain Bikamahiji Linus and American Mill Line' worldwide Mees and agents are maintained in meva you ashore in whatever place 396 chance to be. Make your zaxt.trip more sojayable, tëarelling "The Freaktant Lige wüydzi 1.
TO HAN FRANCISCO NEW YORK AND BOSTON
·Via Shanghai. Kobe, Yekohama, Honolulu, San Francisco," Panaris Canal and Havana.
TO SEATTLE, VICTORIA "THE EXPRESS ROUTE“
Via Shanghai. Kobe and
Yokohama
8 m. May 19th Free. Mokinley M'aight May 8th Noon June 3rd Pres. Genat M'night May 31st 8. June 10th Pros. Jackson Might June 4th Neep Jure 26th Pres Jeferson M'night June 18th Pres. Cleveland M'right July 13th | Pres. McKinley M'night July and Pras. Coolidga Noga, July 14th | Prem Grant M'night July 18th
EUROPE, NEW YORK
MANILA
THE MOST FREQUENT SERVICE
Next Sailings
Pres. Pierce Ram. May 9th Prea, Pierca. Pres. Van Buren Fam. May 23rd
Pres. Lincoln
8 am June 6th Pres. Grant
8am. May 9th M'night May 11th
6 p.m. May 15th
8 ap. June 30th Pres. Van Buren 8 am May 23rd
9 p.m. May 97th
8am. July 4th Pres. Coolidge
6 p.m. May 29th
8am. July 18th Pres. Jackson
MOST FREQUENT SERVICE ON THE PACIFIC
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP.LINES *AMERICAN MAIL LINE*
FIDDEX BUILDING-HONG KONG.
CANTON BRANCH, —91, FARNOŃ CONCESSIÓN, SHAMERN.
CONSIGNEE - NOTICES,
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGÈRIES MARITIMES
CONSIGNEE NOTICE.
S.S. PORTHOS"
12A/37.
BRINGING CARGO FROM MARSEILLES, via Saigon, etc. ARRIVED HONG KONG OF MON
DAY, THE 3RD MAY, 1937.
119 1197
119 117
119
117
740
unquoted
May 1,
April 30. High Low Close, Changa
194.40 142,11 30 Industriais
274.87
176.45 17402 17448
.18 up
64.48 40.58 20 Rail
68.03
-58.83 59.31 58.16
37. off
37.54 98.43 90 Utilition 108 01 98.99 40 Bonds
28.01 101.12
82.44 65.08. 11 Commodity Index 7517
29.33 29.03 99,10 101.13 74.91
10 up.
Pres. Lincoln Pres, Coolidge
01 up
Pros. Wilson
126 off
Business Dore:-550,000 shares.
Pres. Hoover
Last Bale Apr. 30 May 1.
Stock
Last Sale Apr. 30 May 1.
172
18
Great Northern Rly. 521 521
66
642
Great Western Bugar 351
35
991
.: 98
Holly Sugar Corpn. "
Am Car & Foundry Amer. Cyanamid.... 29 Amer. & For, Power Amer. & For. $7 pt. Amer. Locomotive... Amer. Metala Amer. Radiator ...
Humble Of
771*
301
Int. Nickel.....
59
591
Via Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Bombay, Suez Canali Naples, Genos and Marsellied
81
8)
Int. Tel & Tel
11
11
521*
52 *
Int. Dept Stores *
25
281
454
483
Kennecott Copper..
631 . 84
Pre, Garfield
49
40
Lambert Corpa.......
Prea. Hayes
12
121
Pres. Monroe
22
224
Loew's Inc.
77 761
Pres. A dame
Amer. Rolling MH..
35
351
Lorillard
211
214
Amer. Smelting ..... $6 Amer. Steel Fdries.. 553 Amer. Sugar
851
Mcintyre Porcupine
$5+
McKesson & Robbins 45
48 Amer. Tel, & Tel... 1623 Amer. Tobacco "B" 813 Amer. Waterworks ... 197 20.
517 Anaconda Copper ...
514 Atchison, T. & B. Fe. 881 - 871 Atlantic Refining Atlas Carpo,
451* 1644 81
Monsanto Chemical 85
86 *
Montgomery Ward.. Murray Corpn. ...................
553
551
141
16
Nat Cash Registoř 201
26 ⚫
--
Nat Dairy Products 221
23
Nat Distillers
30%
31
30% 31
Nat Power & Light 10
10
161
161"
New York Central
473
461
Auburn Motors
294
29
Niagara Hudson P.
Baldwin Locomotive
Corpn.
124
$ cum. pt. ........ 971-
99.
North American ...... 25
241
Baltimore & Ohio... 341 Barnsdall Of
34
Northern Pacific..... 331
337
281
284
Pacific Gas & Elec. 301
301
Bendix Aviation
Pacific Lighting
45
45.*
Bethlehem Steel
864
851
Packard Motors ......
92
Boeing Airplane
37
37
Paramount .......... 211
211
Borden Co......
25
25
Pennsylvania R.R.
440
441
Briggs Mfacturing 48 46 Brooklyn-Manhattan
Phelps Dodge
Phillips Petroleum
564
564
Trans
347
34
Public Service of N.J. 42
43
Pullman Inc. .......
86+ 1674
83 * 1681
Pure Oll
201
191
Radio Corp of Am. 01
91
Republic Steel ......... 381-381
Reynolds Tobac. "B" 50
50
America
384
36
St Joseph Lead Co.
.
Cerro de Pasco
68
68
Schenley
41
44
Consolidated Edison 377 Consolidated Ou
Certain-Teed P'ducts 17 Chesapeake Corpn. 844 Chesapeake & Ohio 597 Chrysler Corpn...
1134 Columbia Gas & El. 13 Columbia 6% "A" pf. 934 Commercial Credit 604 Commercial Solvents 157 Commonwealth & 8. Commonwealth
cum. pr.caqanopgany"
173
Schenley 51% pl.
95
94
84
Sears Roebuck..........
89
a62
59
Shell Union O11*......
271
237
1133
Bacony-Vacuum
198
191
132
Bouthern Cal Edison
254
251
934*
Bouthern Pacine.
38.
377
62+
Southern Ely 5% pt.
50.
49
154
Stand Brands
134
131
23
24
Stand Gas & Elee
91
9
$6
Stand: Gas Az Elec.
53
$7 pf.
51
501
374
16
Standard On of N.3. +66) Sterling Products 65
681 644**
444
...
651
Swift International 314 Technicolor
311
221
221
54"
Texas Gulf Sulphur 363
371
Mr. Morriss had complained of passages in the biography which dealt with his trial at Lewes Azzizes
Curtiss Wright "A" 191 Delaware & Hudson 18 Del, Lackawanna &
Wester
102
Tidewater Assoc: Of
18
18+
181
Timken-Detroit Axle Transamerica
23
221
147
∙14
132
133+
20th Cent. Fox Films
384 ·
371
20th Cent. Fox Films
#
211
pf.
461*
461*
54
Un. Carbide & Car-..
1544
$9
bon
99
19
Un. Pacific
144
142
10%
United Aircraft ...... 26
26
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
Un. Airline Trans-
.65.
18
port
172
751
United Corp.........
51
51
United Corpn. $3
191
307
cum pl. -par
414
701
Un. Gas Tprovem't
131
13
Un Light & power.
35
"A"
7
U.S. Industrial Afco-
351
35
354
bol
41
US. Rubber
59
581
53
US. Rubber $8 pl. 87
88
58+ 58
U8. Steel
1014
101
43**
****
Vanadium
291
201
Warner Bros Pict
131
· 131
14
241
139
43
& Tube 1
431
81,
80.
411
DAMAGES FOR
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HAYLEY MORRISS
Mr. Hayley Morriss, of Fipping ford Park, Sussex, gained a verdict in his libel action against Mr. Stanley Jackson (the barrister au- thor of the Ite of Mr. Justice Avory) and the publishers, Victor Gollancz, Ltd., of Henrietta-street, Strand.
The Jury awarded him damages amounting, altogether, to *2600
and one farthing.
Mr. Justice Macnaghten post- Continental Ou poned the entering of judgment so│Corn. Products that the legal effect of the Jury's Curtiss Wright (C) Andings could be considered.
$8 p.........
154
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LIJN EXPRESS SERVICE
MAERSK LINE
Fast regular FREIGHT and PASSENGER SERVICE
via
Shanghai, and Japan
to
LOS ANGELES, PANAMA, NEW YORK, BOSTON,
PHILADELPHIA & BALTIMORE,
if sufficient inducement offers also other ports of call...
Arrivals from USA.
M.V. *PRTER MAERSK“
(All dates are subject to altemtion without notice), EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION FOR PASSENGERS
AT MODERATE RATES.
For Freight and Passage plesan apply k
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Hong Kong, Pedder Building.
Tel. 28363.
S.S. "BENGLOE"
by Mr. Justice Avory, on, charges | Distillers Corpa Sea. alleging offences against young. women and girls.
Jury found in favour of Mr. Morriss in respect of two of the three alleged Ubels. In regard to the first, which, Mr. Morriss al- leged, meant that he had been accused of rape, the jury award- ed £500 damages.
NO DECEPTION
grams Douglas Aircraft
Du Pont ........................ ....... Electric Boat .......... Elec. Bond & Share 191 Elec. Bond & Share
$5 pi....amin. Elec. Bond & Share
Elec Power & Light 20 They also found that the allega- Elec Power & Light tion in the book, that Mr. MorrisE
$7 pt. Firestone Tire & R 354 Court to secure a postponement Filatkote
of the trial was not true,
In respect of that they awarded £100 damages against the author and one farthing against him and the publishers, jointly.
In regard to the third alleged pel, the jury found that the words complained of, did not bear the meaning that Mr. Morrisa was an immitigated libertine, as was sug- gested.
en, Asphalt .........
Gen. Cigar, i......... Gen. Electric
Gen. Foods Gen. Motors
Gen. Railway Signal Gulette Safety Razor 23 Glidden
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Tel. 10916.
Agents.
Sailings to U.8.A.
27th May
ROTTERDAM,
or
Sailing for LONDON, ANTWERP, HAMBURG and LEITH on
about the 9th May.
Cargo will also be accepted on through Bill
of Lading to the usual transhipment ports.
Next Sailing for SHANGHAI & JAPAN
S.S. "BENARTY”
For Freight and Passage apply to:-
Tel. 22533
8th May.
W. B. LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA) LTD. ⠀ York Building. Agents THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.
had attempted to
deceive
the
Travelling Medical Fellowships
NEW SUICIDE VERDICT
"While Balance Of Mind
Was Disturbed''
"Suicide while the balance of the mind was disturbed."
Westinghouse Rec. 1404 Youngstown Shee
877 861
Chase National. BL. 531" " 53 *. National City Bank 471* 47 * Call Money
1% 1%
tuz. dlv.
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ONSIGNEES are hereby informed
CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA - LINIE,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
HE M.6.
"LEVERKUSEN " having arrived from Hamburg and Forts of call, Consignees of Gargo are hereby notified that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk into the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company's godowns at Kowloon, where delivery may be obtained as s002 as the Goods are landed.
will not be landed
that their goods with the exception Optional Cargo has been given 18
here, unless
of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Go-hours prior to
́essel's arrival, bat carried
downs of Hong Kong, Kowloon Wharf on from port to port to the final port & Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, whence of call to which the option extends," delivery may be obtained immediately No Claims will be admitted after the after landing.
Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 10th May, 1937, will be subject to Bent.
All claims must be sent in to me on or before the 19th May, 1937, or they will not : bể recognized.
Damaged Fackages, will be examined All broken, ahafed sad damaged Gooda by the Company's Surveyor, Meseri are to be left in the Godowns, where Goddard & Douglas in the presence of they will be examined on 8th May, the Consigneca at 10.00 am Satuis 1937, at 10 am, by our Surveyors,
Mesern, Goddard & Douglas. dainemust bare
the 8th May, 1937.
* Borenne
To comply with the General Božded
Officer in attendance when any dutiable | Warehouse Regulations consignees must goods are examined by the Company's Burveyors.
No Fire insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.
J
R. OHL,
Agent
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Hong Kong, 3rd May, 1937,
OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO„LTI",
AND
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
YONSIGNEES per Co's Vessel
CONBIG FURYLOCHUS
FROM UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENTAL PURTS VIA
"SINGAPORE.
are hereby notified this their Urgo will be discharged into Holt Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie at Consignees risk and abject to Term and Conditions of Blog at Hait Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for Delivery from Godown on d after โ May,
have a Revenge Officer in attendante when damaged dutiable goods are examined.
All Claims must reach us before the 2nd June, 1937, or they will not be recognized.
No Insurance will be affected." Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
JEBSEN &Co., Agents.
Hong Kong, and May, 1937.
MAERSK-LINE
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
THE
BE M.S.
"PETER MAERSK *· having arrived, from New York sad Ports of call, Consigness of Cargo are hereby notified that their Goods are being landed and placed at their rikk into the Hong Kong and Kowloon WH and Godown Company's godow Kowloon, where obtained a son as the
are landed.
Optional Cargo will not be landed bere, unless Notice has been given hours prior to vessel's arrival, but carried call to which the option extends, on from port to port to the final port of
No Claims will be admitted after the Uptional Cargo will not be landed here.
Goods have left the Godowns, and al unless Natles has been given prior to Steamer's arrival, but carried on 7th May, 1937, will be subject to Goods remaining undelivered after the Bent
port to port id the final port of cäll`td which the option extenda,
All broken, shafed and damaged foods zo be left in the Godowns, where Lney
will, be samined on any fasadays Imperial Conference At Bad Fridays between the hours of 10.45 am and Noow within the Free Canberra Next Year? Storage period, con ves
No Claims will
··
..
Goods are to be left in the Godowns, All broken, chated, and damaged where they will be examined on 6th
May, 1987, at 10 by our Surveyor, Capt. Walter C. Weston.
To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations, consignees must when examined,
With the exception of the Im Goods have left 139% adminka aftm the bare Revenue Officer in attendance
1.
Godown,
subject
and all Goods remaining undelivered perial Economic Conférence at after the 8th May, Ottawa in 1932, all the other con- | to ferences have met in London.
dainaired dutiable goods ara
*
All claims must reach us before
The aim laid down in 1907 was shinst the Steamer must the so- May, 1987, or they will not
The Medical Research Council have been entrusted by the Rocke- feller Foundation of New York with £3,000 annually, for three years in the first instance, for the award of Travelling Fellowships in Medi- cine to candidates in the United Kingdom. These Rockefeller Fel-
to meet every four years, and on lowships are intended for grad-
the whole the rule has been ob- uates who have had some training This new form of verdict was served. The next conference will in research work in clinical medi-used by the Liverpool Coroner (Dr. probably be in 1941 or 1942. How- cine or surgery, or in some other Cecil Mort), at an inquest recently, ever, Mr. Lyons, the Australian 1st May, 1937. branch of medical science, and are
The old and more, usual phrase Prime Minister is bringing a pro- likely to profit by a period of work is "suicide while of unsound mind." Dosal that the Imperial Conference should be called again next year
berra
to the Undermigned on or before
the
or they will not be
No Fire Ladriade will be effected BUTTERITELD & SWIRE
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at a chosen centre in the United but recently, a Home Office Com- and that it should meet at Can- upon the representatives of Britain States or elsewhere abroad before mittee recommended that the taking up positions for higher tea-phrase used by Dr. Mort should be agenda, he proposés, should be the ching or research in this country,"
substituted.. ching or research in this country. Five or ax Fellowships will be Until legislation is introduced, available annually, and applica- however, the question of what tions for the academic year 1937-words to use rests with the Coro 38 will be invited in May.
ner.
The main item. In the and other Dominions.
Canberra, though it has a revision of the Ottawa agreements population of only 10,000, exists At one of the last Cabinet meet- solely for legislative and ad- ings he attended before leaving the ministrative functions, and is con- capital, Mr. Lyons was urged to Edent that it could "manage" such press this suggestion in London an Empire gathering.
be
roofmiedi
NavTatrabe will be affected, Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
JEBSENA OD.,
Agents.
Borg Kong, fit May, 1987,
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