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COMING TO 1 HE NEW
PALACE OF THE MOVIES
ALHAMBRA
THEATRE
It's Bigger Than "42nd Street?
Gold Diggers
*
1933
Warner Bros.
Musical Super
Show with 13
Great Stars and
........... Mare Thos 200-
HONGKONG TRAMWAYS, LTD.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
NOTICE.
POWER OF ATTORNEY THE TEXAS CO. (CHINA) LTD: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN NOTICE is hereby given that on that the ORDINARY YEARLY | account of transfer to other duties GENERAL MEETING of HONG-the Power of Attorney issued to KONG TRAMWAYS, LIMITED will our Mr. K. H. Robinson as District
Manager
the Texas for
Co., bo hold at the offices of Meaars. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.,
(China) · Ltd., at Hongkong - · has Hongkong, on FRIDAY, the 16th been cancelled and recalled, day of February, 1934, at 12 o'clock |THE TEXAS CO. (CHINA) LTD. noon, to transact the ordinary
P. F. LE FEVRE, business of the Company.
General Manager
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that the REGISTER OF THE "STAR" FERRY CO., LTD. MEMBERS of the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, the 2nd to FRIDAY, the 16th February, 1934, both days Inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
W. F. SIMMONS,
Secretary,
Hongkong, January 25th, 1934.
HUMPHREYS ESTATE &
FINANCE CO., LTD.
NOTICE ja hereby given that the ANNUAL ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of Shareholders will be held at Hong Kong Hotel, Hong Kong, on MONDAY, the 12th February, 1934, at 11.30 a.m. tu
tho
purpose of rocdiving th Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December. 1933.
Notice To Shareholders.
NOTICE IS, HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE THIRTY-SIXTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING OF THIS COMPANY will be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on THURS- DAY, the 8th February, 1934, at NOON, for the purpose of receiv- ing, the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1933.
The Register of Shares of the Company will be CLOSED from Wednesday, the 31st January, 1934, to Thursday, the 8th February. 1934, both days inclusive.
By order of the Board of Direc- tora,
F. H. CRAPNELL,
Secretary. Hongkong, 24th January, 1934.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, 30th January, to MON-MRS. YAMAMURA (MOTONO) DAY, 12th February, both days
inclusive.
JOHN D., HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers, Hongkong, Zord Junuury, 1934.
Hongkong Philharmonic Society
"PIRATES
OF
PENZANCE"
KING'S THEATRE.
FEB. 6th, 8th, 9th and 10th,
at 9:30 p.m.
MATINEE FEB. 7th,
at 4:30 p.m. Booking at the King's Theatre from February 1st,
Prices $3.50, $3.00, $2.60 and $1.00 (Not Including Tax),
Childrop half price at the Matinee
Servicomon half price all per- formances to $2.00 and $1.00 seats.
NEXT CHANGE AT THE CENTRAL.
BUSTER KRABBE
TARZAN
THE FEARLESS
NOW IS YOUR CHANCE!!!
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if you don't want it known!
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SHARE PRICES
TO-DAY'S - QUOTATIONS
THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1934.
NEW YORK STOCK POST OFFICE NOTICE
EXCHANGE
The following is the list of local YESTERDAY'S MARKET share quotations issued to-day.
:
H.K. Banks, $1850 . H.K. Banks 3 tane Chartered Bank, £15 Mercantile £201⁄4 n.
Ba
£105 n.
con
Mercantile Hank. C. 12 đại East Asia Bank, $108 n.
Am Finance fort. Nh $20 China O. Fin. Ord. Sh, $4 m. j China O. Fin. Pref. Sh. $6 n.
Canton Ins., 8320 b. Union Ins.. $5771⁄2 b. China Underwriters, $1,60 m.
China Fire: $50* *
€
H.K. Fire Ins., #28211⁄2 sa. International Anace, s. 80.30 n.
deng
Douglas, $35 bil H.K. Steamboats, $12% n. Indo-Chinas. (Prat.), $30 n. Indo-Chinas,: (Dot V. 835 n. Shells (Bearer), 55 m... Union Waterbanta. 815 n.'
Wining
Antamoks, 875 cts. I. Balatoes, 835 b.
Bagulo Gold, 42 eta. b. Benguets, $38 n.
Benguet Exporation, 31 cts. b. Benguet Goldfold. 30 cts. n. Big Wodge, 25 cts. Gold Greek, $6 n. Ipo Mining. 80 n. Tinoana 7il n. Kailan, 28/3 1.
Langkata (Single), $171⁄2 n. S'hai Exporationg, Sh, $4,65 n. S'hal Loann, $6.85 n. Raube, $12.80 b.
Venz: Goldfields, $6.20 b..
Barke
H.K. Wharves. $119% 80. H.K. Docks. $12 m.
S. China Motors' A., $6 n.
✔
Providenta folf), $260 ́b. Providents (now), $1. n. Honelave Sh. $355 n.
New Engineerings. Sh; 36.60 ». Shanghai Docks. Sh. $14721⁄2 n.
SOPRASE MIN
Ewo Cottons, $134 b. Shal Cottons. Sh, $118 n. Zoong, Sines, Sh 1914 n. Wing On Textiles. Sh. $67 n.
Emnda Bately ste
H. and S. Hotels. $6.45 83. HK. Lands, 872% h. S'hal Lands, Sh. $31 o. Metropolitan Tonde Sh. 814 n. Humphreva, $11,90 b. H.K. Realties, $0.60 b.
Ain Renities "*" Sh. $140 n.. Asin RealHea "P" Sh. $20 a. Chinese Eafnter, 207 n. China Realtlen.-Sh. $154. a. China Debenture, Sh.$187 n..
+*+5144|PR.
Publi
Tramvays, $223, b.
Peak Trams (old), $15.90 b. Peak Trams (new). $7% 8.
STEADY
According to Mesars, Swan Culbert. and Frits. the New York market was steady yesterday. Busi
The ness done, 3,300,000 shares.
Street Wall
"Journal" The market was active and
BROADCASTING - RECEIVING LICENCES, 1934
All Existing Licences expire on 81st December, 1938, New Licences for 1934, will be available at the Radio Ofee, P. &
O. Building, as from 1st January, 1984 nad will be lenged during work ing hours against the receipt of i remittance of $10,00).
Applications may be mada:......
personally.
(b) by messenger.
(c) by post.
It is essential under (0) and preferable under (a) and (b) that
<= nonlications should be accompanied by crossed choque payable to Hong
led by Rallroad stocks owing to kong Government. The new licence will then be sent by post or messenger bullish railroad reports, which coun- as soon as it is ready. Where actual cash is tendered a new licence should
mixed he received in exchange before leaving the Licensing Office. teracted profit-taking and
In the case of renewal the old licence should be returned with the business now. Dow-Jones, average for rails touched a new high since application. September. Speculativo bonds were buoyant with high grado issues firm. Government Bonds and changes due to steadying influence of Treasury's $1,000,000,000 financing programme.
narrow
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Correspondence for Europe and intermediate countries will be accepted For transmikafon by thego Services. Rates and all particulars are shown n the schedules exhibited at the General Post Office, and Kowloou Offce Age" Magazine reportal letters etc. must be marked "By Air Mail" and banded in at the
eneral Post Ofeo and Kowloon files.
VIA SIBERIA ROUTE.
Letters and postcards for Europe and South America are forwarded Cela Siheria” if no superscribed.
production was reported at 82% of capacity owing to the fact that expected automobile support so far has failed to materialize. Au- tomobile companies however are ex- pected to release large orders during next fortnight. Smaller consumers
INWARD MAILS. Including farm equipment and rond machinery bullders are buying more. Shanghai and Swatow
Tean. It is reported that producers aro Japan and Shanghai and Europe via considering price Increase in sheet Siberia (London, January 1) Corfu products in the event that the lack Japan of volume continues.
Manila Our New York
office cable: U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Shang- Stocks met some selling near tho hat (Scattle, 6th January) close but showed a firm tone. No Calcutta and Straits
Straita likely, although caution seems advisable.. Wheat. The Manita
serious sell-off
ket ruled narrow and featureless. A Shanghai and Swatow Bovere
Sagun cold
wave is developing in the North-West.
Roller of drought in Japan the
South
appears chases favourod.
Cotton
Pur JAPAN
Privats
We
Straits
Strafta
reports of sercage reduction progress / Calcutta and Straits Is disappointing and offle al opinion
qusted as less optimistic, intimat Shanghai
Japan and Shanghai ing the possibility of compulsory Straits legislation which may involve delay. Shanghai Fertilizer sales are increasing. Japan continue to advise caution of the long side pending definite develop- Straits ments. Silver. Lack of further de- Shanghai velopments in Washington resulted in Shanghai aitstless market with scattered sol! Ing.
Dow Jones N.Y, Averages.--
10 Industria 20 Kalis 20 Uller 40 Bund
ER | Straits
High Low Jan. 23 Jan. 24 ... 108 47
$0.16 106.02 167.02 56.32 26.43 48 11 45 82 07.79 10.85 20.08 27.21 80.07 76.1 38.59 98.00
11-Commodity Ind. 60.44 41.98 52.12 02.26 The following markét einsing prices are quoted subject to confirmation as to accuracy in transmission:
Jan. 23 Jan 21
10%
22
1544
Adams Express... Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Co............... Allied Chemien! &
American Can ..... 1023 American & Foreign
Power American & Foreign
Dye
10%
Pow. 7% Pref. 23. Amer. & For Paw.
10
6% Deba, of 2030 not rec'd to American Metal
214
American Smelting 45%
American Tel. & Tel. 118%
American
Star Ferries (old), $1011⁄2£102 | American
HI
Yanmati Farring: cala) 5241% D
C. Lights (old), $10.40 b. China Test(pow), $10,20 b. H.K. Electrics. $76% sa Macao Electrics. $224 b. Sandakan Lehts, 2 n. Telephones (old). $27 n. Telephones (new). $19.20 n. China Buses, Sh. $12. Singapore Tenetlane 37. n. Singapore Pref. 157 p.
Industriale. · Malabon Sugarė 18 n. Cald: Macg, (old) 8h, $21 n Cald: More (Deaf ), $190. Canton Team R23% n. - Cements (old), $8. ('oments (new) 834 n. H.K. Ropes, $7.10 n. Vinrme etc. Dairy Form. $29 b. Watsons. $7.15 8. Day A Winge. 1 n Lane Crawfords. $4.10 n. Mackintoshe 91 n Ainremo, 1920 n Wm. Powella, $1.60 . Wing On (HK) 140 n.
Miscellaneous, Amusements, $47% 11.
Tobure
73%
Water.
2291
works Anaconda Copper 14 Auburn Automobile 62% Atlas Corporation Baltimore & Ohlo Bethlehem Steel Borden Company Bare Warner Borg
Canadian
Railway".
€ ££ € x cha] € Misheni et « of £ € castiga
6244
not ree'd 14
28
45%
-24--
25%
Pacific
1044
78
27%
40
Case, J.I. Chase National Bank (bid price) .... *Chesapeake Corpors-
tion
Chrysler Corporation 544 Columbla Gas &
Electric. 14% Commonwealth and
Southern Consolidated Gas of
New York Continental Oil Coty Ins
Curtiss Wright Com. Douglas Aircraft... Du Pont de Nemours 101 Eastman Kodak... 87
Bond &
*40
Innan and Shanghai
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-
January 85.
January 26.
Kamo Maru
January 26
Pres. Coolidge
January 21.
Pren. Jackson
January 26.
Birdhana
Soudan
General Loo
Szechuen
Athon
Mayebashi Maru
Penang Mara Philoctetes
Buisang
Tokushima Maru D'Artagnan
Tani Mara
Agamemnon Nellore Toyana Maru Conte. Rosso
Purrhus
Bhutan
Haruna Maru
hai (San Francisco, 6th January) Fres, Harrison Jarion
Australia and Manila Jane and Shanghal London Parcels only-London, De
cember 28, 1933.
January 20 January 20 January January January 28. January 28. Van art a January January 28.. January, 29. January 80.
January 30.
January 30,
January 31,
January 81. January 81. February 1. February February
February
February 2.
Februare
February February 3.
Taknda Tanda Tatsuts Marn
Patroclus
February 4.
OUTWARD MAILS.
·Date and Time.
Samshul and Wuchow
For
Saturday,
Sondakan
| Shanghai and *Japan
Hnihow, Pakhoi and Haiphong Amoy
Per
Thursday.
Kongeo
Friday
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., Central and South America, Canada and *Europe vin San Francisco and *Europe ́via Siberio (Due San Francisco, T4th Feb.)
Thurs, Jan, 25, 4 p.m..
Mausang.... Fri, Jan. 20, 10,20 a.m. Rawalpindi.. Fri, Jan. 26, 10.30 m Klungchow.... Fri. Jan. 26. 1. p.m. Tjisadane... Fri, Jan. 26, 1.30 p.m. Hal Ning...... Fri, Jan. 26, 3 pm. President Coolidge .... Fri, Jan. 20.
Parcels, ... Jan. 26, 8 pim.. Reg., -Jan. 20, 4.15 p.m. Letters, .... Jan. 26, 5 p.
Straite, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, Corfu
East and South Africa. Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles
Sat., Jan. 27.
(Due Marseilles, 23rd February)
Manila. -Australia and New-Zealand Kamo-Maru-
Due Thursday Taland, 8th Feb.)
Letters for "Bandoeng--Amsterdam Corfa
K. P. O.. Reg........Fri, Jan. 28, 4.50 p.m. Letters,...Fri, Jan. 26, 5 p.m.
G. P. O
Jan. 26, 5.pa.. Jan. 87, 9.45 to. đến 27, 1000 BẢN.
wow Bat;, Jan. 97. Jan. 27, 8.15 a.m. Jan. 27, 9.50 x *n. ...Bat. Jan. 27.
G. P. O, Reg....Fri, Jan. 26, 5 p.m. Letters.Bat., Jan. 27. Da.m. Pres. Jackson. Bet, Jan. 27, 430 pm. General Lee
.............Sat, Jan. `27. Reg, Jan. 27, 4.16 p.m. Letture,...... Jan. 27, 5 pm. (Due San Francisco, 19th Feb) Hangsang Sunday.
Athos II Canton Maru
Manila Shanghai, Japan, USA, Central and South America, *Canada and Europe via San Francisco and *Europe via Biberia Foochow via Swatow
Shanghai and *Japan Swatow, Amoy and Formosa
Sat, Jan, 27, 5 p.m.
K. P. O.
Parcein,
.... Jan. 20,14,80 p.m.
Reg
Jan. 27,
a.m.
Letters,
Jan. 27, 10 am.
via Thursday Island
Air Mail Service"
2
43%
10%
8%
20% not rec'd
·Amoy ...
Share
17%
Batavia
Electric Power &
Reunion, Mauritius,
Light
Fox Film "A".
15
Lourenco-Marques, Africa via Batavia
General Aviation.. not rec'd' General Electric ...
2234
366
General Motors ... 3814
General Railway
Signal
4214
b.
Gold Dust
10%
Goodyear Tire &
Rubber
38%
International
34%
International
vester
43%
International Nickel 224
-15%
HK Entertainments, $10 mi 8.C. Enterprises. $114 n. United Theatres, Sh 32 n. Macna "rovhounde" *? a. Constructione (old), $2 n, Constructions (new), 50 cta, R. Ind G, Ronds 81% -11, H.K. Govt, Loan 54 b. Prem, Gallan
China Light (Rights), $4 b.
General Fouds
Coment
037%
Reg.,
R. P. U
Monday.
Anhui
Tuesday.
Parcels,
Reg.,
Lettera,
Ke...
Letters,
Sun, Jan. 28, 9 a.m.
Fun., Jan. 28, 9.m.
Mon., Jan. 29, 5.p.m.
WINTER SALE
EXTENDED A FEW DAYS MORE.
Reduction 20-50% off.
In all departments.
CHINA EMPORIUM
WHEN AT HOME The
Hongkong Telegraph.
MAY BE PURCHASED
AT
SELFRIDGE'S
International Tel.
Tel
Int. Tel. & Talcony,
4%% of 1830..: not "ne'ð. A Johns Manville ... Kennecott Copper. Lohman Corporation 73 Llovett & Mvere
22
Lorillard P. (Com) 17%
Matature Porcupine.
Mines Ltd..
40
Montgomery Ward 27%
National City Rank
(bid prica).
National Distillers
New York Central
Owere linals Glas 84% Pacifié Gan- and
Bangkok vic Swatow
Tilkembang Tues, Jan. 80, 10.30 s.m. Madagascar. Tilkembang Tues., Jan. 30, 10.00 .m. and Bouth (To connect with the s.s, “Hout- man" at Batavia: leaving Batavia, on 7th February)
Kalgań.. Tues., Jan. 80, 10.30 am.
Saigon, Ceylon, India, Mauritius D'Artagnan ...... Tuck, Jan. 30.
East and South Africa, Egypt and Europe via Marsellles-due Mar- scilies, 28th February
De Marseilles, 28th February),
G.-P.
Jan. 30, 10 ans 1 Reg, ... Jan. 80, 10.45 am. Letters, .... Jan, 30, 11 am. Letterk, Jan. 30, 11.30 a.m.
Letters for "Salgón-Marseilles Air Ð'Artagnai
Afall Service
K. P. O.
RegJan. 80, 9.55 1.m Lettera, Jan. 30, 9.30. IN Fort, Bayard, Hothow, and Pakhof Haiphong...
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Shanghai and” “Japan
Reg. Letters,
--Tues., Jan. 30.
G. P. O.
Jan. 30, 10 ML, Jan. 30. 10.30am, Tonkin. Tuen, Jan. 10, 1 p.m. Canton ... Tuos, Jan. 80, 2-p.m. Halyang Tum., Jan. 80, 1 p.m. Yasukuni Marn Tues., Jan. 80, 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Empress of Russia
Shanghal, Japan, Canada, U.B.A, Central and South America and *Europe vin Vancouver, B.C., and
Europe via Biberia
(Dua Vancouver B.C., 17th Fob.) Amoy
Parcels, Reg., Letters.
Wed, Jan, al.
... Jan. 80, % p.m. Jan. 81, 0,15 1, Jan. 81. 10 am
Tsinan.... Wed, Jan. 81, 8.30 p.m. Friday.
Halching... Fri., Feb. 2, 2 p.m.
not rec'd Swatow, Amoy and Foschow.....
27
*Superscribed_Correspondence only.
464 47
03% not rec'd
Carbon
གཏ
Sears Roobuck
49%
40%
20% 20% 88-
Shell Union
38%
North American
Company
Snenny Vacuum
Corporation
Union. Pacific
Railway
128
17%
IRK
Packard Motors
Pame "lvania
Rail.
19% 85
104 434 45
30
BOY:
Яв 17
Southern California
Edison
*****
19
17%
20
United Aircraft &
36
United Corporation
0%
0%
Standard Gas
Electric
0%
9%
provoment
Stand. Gas & Elec.
Sterling Products
Studebaker Carpors-
6% notes 1986 .,nai req'd Standard Oil Co. of
NJ...
60%)
US, Steel
4734
57
67
Vanadium
It takes a fancy figure to get
the finest unaerumngo
road Pawerond. CorpoER:
lat
***.........not ree'd Philion Petrofenin
17. Karla Corporation. B1⁄4 Radio Keith Or
phoum Rarmolds Tohæren
not rec'd | Texas Corporation
42K
Transamerica Union Carbide
Trans.
United
1.8. Rabber
Univeras)
Tobacco
24, Wyndham Street. Telophone 24945.
LIMITED.
LONDON, W..',
62A-68, Queen's Rd. C.
Tel. 28065-28067.
Loow's Inc.
85
Woolworth