HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
· PRESIDENT LINER
HONGKONG
Sailings
to SINGAPORE
Last week in April.'
direct
HONGKONG
to SAN FRANCISCO direct
Middle of May.
STEAMBOAT CO.
Continued from Paze 9
New-
you will be as much gratified as were the Directors at Mr. bigging's acceptance.
CUT-THROAT COMPETITION
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
(REUTER'S SERVICE)
London, April 24.- The following quotations are the middle prices at the close of the market in London. All quotations As I ventured to remärk to you are subject to confirmation and no last year, "unless it is generally responsibility is assumed for errors recognised and appreciated that to transmission. adventuring in the river trade can
prove to be costly, I fear that we War Loan, 31% (Red
continue to expect the after 1953)
must
worst." I am happy to say that Canton-Kloon Rly. 5% from various indications it would Chinese 41% Gold Loan
1898 (Brit. Issue) ...... seem that the truism that cut- throat competition, by resorting Chinese 5% Gold Bonds,
1925-47..... to reducing fares to absolutely
uneconomic levels, can do no good Chin. 44% Anglo-French to anyone, is now more generally Loan, 1908 recognised. When I mention that Chinese 5 Crisp Loan.
1913 (Ldn. Is.) at the worst period of such com- petition it was possible to travel Chinese 5% Rearg, Loan,
1912. to Macao for about eight cents, my point will be readily stood.
At long last a combine of the Chin. Imperial Rly. 5% river shipping companies has been mooted, and if such a
combine
Loan Honan" Rly, 5%
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2
should materialise, as the Direc- Eukuang Rly, 5%, 1911. 19 tors hope it willl then at all Sukuang Rly. '5%, 1911
[Chosen Corporation
Pekin Syndicate
6/6 3
Shat Elec. Constr. Co... S'hai Waterworkз “A” Union Insurance
15
13 291
Gula Kalumpong Rubber 18/3
14 Allied Ironfounders, ...... Asso. Elec. Industries. 40/1 Austin Motors, ord.
15/8
£
Cable & Wireless, New
10031
Form. ord.
572
15
B.-A. Tob, (bearer)
105
Mexican Eagle
121
Cammell Laird, ord.
7/4
Mexican Eagle
8/3
Courtaulds
37/6
Distillers
AT
Dunlop Rubber ..................it
34/9
Gen. Electric (England)
80/13.
25+
Guinness (A) Bon & Co.
77/9
Hawker Siddeley Airt. ...
13/3
36
Bristol Aeroplane
14/6
under- Chinese 8% Ster. Notes, 1935 (Vickers)
Imperial Chemical Ind.
31
11
Imperial Tobacco
115
Marks & Sp'cer "A" ord.
43/9
80
Rolls Royce
91/8
.15
Leyland Motors
73/6
Tate & Lyle
54/8
Turner & Newall
85
(German Isquei
17
United Steel
U. Hai
Smethwick Drop Forg.
23/6 1379
Rly. 6% 1913
13
Armstrong Stevens, ord.
6€
Shai-N'King Fly. 5%
21
Pressed Steel, com,
17
REPORT ADOPTED
Mr. W. Kirby seconded. the chairman's proposal for the adop-Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5% tion" of the Report and statement
Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%
(Brit. Stpd.)
Vickers. ord.
17/104
13
Woolworths
00/6
Anglo-Dutch
21/4/
(German Stpd.)
...",
13
Rub, Plant, Invest. Trust
29/9
TEL. 28171.
of Accounts and this was unib- Tientsin-Pukow Rly..5% imously adopted.
Burma Corporation
9/41
Proposed by Mr. Wel Tat seconded by Mr. Wong Mesars, M. K. Le and J. P. were re-elected" Directors.
(Brit. Stpd. Supl. Loan) and Tientain-Pukow Rly. 5% Chik, (Ger. Stpd. Supl. Loan) Braga sap, 5% Ster. Loan, 1807 Jap. 6% Ster. Loan, 1824 Messr's Lowe, "Bingham and der, 7% Intl. Loan, 1924 Matthews and Messrs. Linstead chartered Bank' and Davis were re-elected auditors HK. & S'hal Bank (Idn. on the proposals of Mr. Chik, seconded by Mr Kwan Yau-LK, &' Shai Bank (Col. kwong.
Reg)..
13
Commonwealth
Mining
Marsman Investments
14.
13 471
Randfontein Estates ....
40
Western Holdings
534 .. 7
Sub-Nigel
17/3 202/6
Tanami Gold Mining
6d.
9-3/16
Anglo-Iraniani
35
Burmah
72/6
Wong
Reg.)
03
Shell Trans, &
Trad.
(bearer)
75
||
93
•—Nominal"
19/41
t-ex-dividend
AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES
"ROUND-WORLD SERVICE"
AGENTS FOR TWA. AND UNITED AIR LINES.
12, PEDDER ST.
events some of the ill effects of
the suicidal competition can be Lung Ting
eliminated.
FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1940. —PAGE.11
HONG KONG, TIDE TABLE. From 26 Apr to 1 May 1940.
HIGH WATER. .
P. & O. S. N. CO.
We have
:(
a Sailing Homewards MIDDLE MAY
carrying Passengers and Freight. Also Frequent Cargo Departures
B. I. S. N. CO. LTD. Frequent Sailings to Straits, Rangoon and Calcutta."
E. & A. S.S. CO. LTD. Monthly Sailings to Rabaul, East Coast of Australia and Tasmania.
Also frequent sailings to Shanghai and Japan. "All vessels may call at any ports on or off the roata and the route and all sailings are subject to cancellation change or deviation with or without notice.
Passengers are requested to register their requirements but under present circumstances sailings are perforce restricted.
Details may be obtained from
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE.CO
P.CO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL. HONGKONG
PHONE. #7721.-
Nitta Maru
MAIDEN VOYAGE
FIVE DAY EXCURSION TO. MANILA
Leaving Hongkong.
EARLY MAY
Using the ship as your Hotel during Overnight AT MANILA
ALSO: - SECOND WEEK" IN" MAY THIS NEW VESSEL TO:
SAN FRANCISCO,
LOS ANGELES,
via
SHANGHAI,
- JAPAN,
and HONOLULU,
A few reservations still available. NEXT VOYAGE THIRD WEEK IN JULY,
Complete Information From Your Agent or:
NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA-
KING'S
BUILDING
Telephone 30291.
General Passenger Agents in the Orient for
GUNARD WHITE STAR LINE
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
To AUSTRALIA
Calling at Manila, Thursday Island, Cairns, Towns- ville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbournë, etc.
44
NEXT SAILING
EARLY IN JUNE, 1940.
For Freight or Passage apply to:-
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Tel. No. 30332.
Agents.
1. Connaught Road.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
SAILINGS FÖR SWATOW, AMOY & FUOCHOW & RETURN
Subject to alteration without notice
KWANGCHOWWAN--HONGKONG SERVICE
Sailings Twice Weekly, from Hong Kong
Tor Fraight sod. Prusses apply to Im.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,
P. & C. Building.
General Managers.
Tel. Nos. 18037 and 28038,
The appointment of Mr. L. B. Chinese Eng. & Mining Wood as Director was confirmed.
(bearer)
- INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT OF WEATHER REPORT
"MANCHUKUO"
Special To H.K. Dally Press
TOKYO, Apr. 25 (Reuter)
Hongkong Royal Observatory
10 am., April. 25.
Barometer (at sea level). 29.90 ins.
Owing to the shortage of goods Temperature, 74 F. “
and foreign exchange "Manchu Humidity, 90 per cent. kuo's" industrial expansion will be Wind Direction, E/S concentrated on the development Wind Force (Beaufort), 2.
of the five vital industries coal, Temperature; maximum yesterday, gold, iron mining, hydroelectricity and rallways.
Days of
Week
78 F. Temperature: minimum last night. Sat
Date of
Month.
Height
Height.
Low Winze
Hong
Hong
Kong
Kong
Standard
Standard
Time.
Time
b. m.
then the
th, in
Fri.
26
00 33
4'7
04 68
13 3
11 30
7.0
18 48
1 2
27
0156
45
05:30
3 6
70 F.
12:06
67
1840 11 5
Total rainfall since January 1st Mon. 29
Rainfall for 24 hrs, ending 10th San 28
today, 1.53 ins.
03 06
43
06.04
3 8
12 40
€ 3
20 48
11 8
04 22
44
06 45
41
1330
58
2152
20
18.16 is.
Tues, 30
06 29
45
083044
16 24.
55
29 00
1
Wed. 'I
06 30
148
10 10
3
1855
5 2
23.39
22
Thur. 2
07 of 18 11
5 1
13 1
1911 3 8
Maximum temperature, 70' F. Minimum temperature, 70 F. Rainfall, mil.
Other "non-urgent industries" will probably be compelled to abandon the expansion of the pro-} duction plans for the current year.!
All previous expansion schemes by so-called private enterprises Against an average of, 10.18 Ins. will entirely be subordinated by Sunset tonight, 6.47 p.m. the necessity to curtail the pur. Sunrise tomorrow, 5.55 a.m. chases abroad in order to spare] foreign exchange.
LUMBER YARD OUTBREAK
TSINGTAO, April 4 (Reuter)- The largest conflagration in many years occurred here yesterday in the yard of the China Export. Lum-1 ber Co., Ltd. The fire started in the early hours of the morning in a mill and was alleged to have been caused by the blowing of fuse.
The flames spread rapidly to the adjacent outbuildings and a large stock pf lumber in the yard:
The mill was completely burnt down and while the fire in the lum- ber yard is continuing, it is under) control. No one was injured but the loses are estimated at over one Million dollars.
LINER REQUISITION
The Indo-China Steam Naviga- tion Company's ships, the laid-up Yangtze River Fleet. excepted, will be taken onto Liner Requisi- tion by the Ministry of Shipping from May 1, next.
The Company understands that de- the Ministry of Shipping will
later cide rates of charter hire but it has at present no more in-
formation than this,
4 pm April 25. Barometer (at sea level). 29.80 ins. Temperature, 76 F. « Humidity, 82 per cent Wind Direction. £/S Wind Force (Beaufort), 3.
UHINA
NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LIMITED
Frequent and Regular Sailings for
SWATOW, AMOY, SHANGRAL TSINGTAD, WEIHAI WES,
CHLJ00 and Tizxray.
KWANGCHOWWAN, PAXHOI and Яotno
HAIPHONG,
CANTOF.
Tourant SAIGON and BANGKOK,
SINGAPORE, PORT SWETTENHAM and PENANG
For further particulars regarding loading dates etc please apply to:-
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
TELEPHONE NO. 30331
BANK LINE (CHINA)LTD
AGENTS FOR
ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL S.S. CO., LTD.
Regular slegs for UNITED KINGDOM as opportunity offera
NEXT SAILING SECOND WEEK IN MAY
"AGENTS POR
THE BANK LINE, LTD.
ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE
NEXT SAILING ABOUT END APHIL BEGINNING MAY.
for Mauritius, Rension, Tamatave, Lourenco Marques, Durbanfand Cape Ports.
AMERICAN-ORIENTAL LINE
Regular, sailings for Boston, New Youk, Philadelphia & Baltimore
NEXT BAILING SECOND WEEK IN APRIL
For Freight or Fausge on any of the above lines apply -- Telephone 27791
THE BANK JINE (CHINA), LTD.
THE
"Route-of-Wonders"
ACROSS CANADA
Speed across the Pacific by luxurious. Empress liners, then Victoris. stop over if you wish ..", and Vancouver in Canada's Evergreen playground.
NEXT SAILING FROM HONGKONG THIRD WEEK IN MAY
(Omitting Honolulu)
Fast through AIR CONDITIONED trains from ship's side at Vancouver take you through the Majestic Canadian Rockies--Lake Louise, Band-600 miles of travel through Marvelous Mountain Scenery. Niagara Falls and the Great Lakes can be included as optional routes on your coast-to-coast trip. Stop over anywhere you wish.
then Montreal and Quebec, gay French-speaking cities on the famous St, Lawrence Seaway, and a quick crossing to Europe by one of Canadian Pacific's Atlantic fleet.
NEXT SAILING TO MANILA THE SECOND WEEK IN MAY
For Ful Information Consult Your Travel Agent
OR
Union Building
Hong Kong
"Telephone: 20752
Canadian Pacific
World's Greatest Travel System
BARBER - WILHELMSEN LINE
MONTHLY SERVICE. TO
BOSTON AND NEW YORK
VIA LOS ANGELES & PANAMA CANAL PORTS.
by NEW FAST VESSELS
NEXT SAILING ABOUT MIDDLE MAY
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Hong Kong, Bank Building,
Agenta.
Telephone 28011.
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