THE HONGKONG TEI.EGRAPH. FRIDAY, MARCH
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
TO-DAY'S NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. WANTS.
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WANTED KNOWN
FELICITY la making a special dis play of Evening Breises from $25 for a few days only. Take lift, Kayamai. ly Bulkang, sido entrance:
CENTRAL RADIO SERVICE. offers the best and most rellable Servicing Radio with and repairs to your
and Expert Equipment Modern Technicians. Phone 23743. King's Build.og.
TO LET
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TO LET-Cheung Chau, Furnished HOUSE, five to nine months from February 1st. Electric light. Large garden, Two servante, Write Box No. 136, "Hongkong Telegraphy
TO LET-Nos. 1 and 2, King's Park Buildings, Austin Road, Howloon, four-roomed FLATS. Modern con- veniences. Excellent location. Apply York Building. Union Trading Co., Telephone 27738.
Ferry. TO LET In Kowloon near
with verandah ruam, Large front
Roam and modern conveniences. breakfast, $00. Please apply 12A, Peking Road or Tel. 56013.
ATTRACTIVE two roomed PLATS in Nathan Road. All modern can. veniences and just redecorated, Three minutes walk from Star Ferry. Very Apply Hung rentals. moderated Cheong, B, Nathan Road.
TO LET-FELIX VILLAS. Desir able corner Residence ip pleasant and Four large and healthy locality. three small rooms, two bathrooma. Bus service. sanitation. Modern Garage, Moderate rental. Apply F. A. Josh. Property Department, Prince's Buikling. Phone No. 20010.
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CANTON AGENTS
for
O. A. DINNEL
HOTELS, LIMITED. A (Incorporated in Hong Kong).
a
Ally
1913 (Ldn. Iss.) £00% 5% Bonda 1925-47 & 89% 80% 5% Nanking
Rly
Tient-Pukor Tlent-Pukow (Bupl Loan).. # 24-29 € 24-23 7 Shai-H cho
Ningpo Rly. £ 07 € 07%
£ 31 1% Honan Bly_ 3 Hukuang Rly
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(Eng. Iss.).... £101 1% Loun 19 15% Loan 1912.. £ 74 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN 5% Reorg Loan An Old Alleynian Dinner will that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting be held on Wednesday, March the of Shareholders of The Hongkong 21st at 8 p.m. at the GLOUCESTER& Shanghal Hotels, Limited, will BUILDING. Will all O. A's, wishing be held at the Registered Office of to attend send in their names to the Company (Exchange Building,
Des Voeux Road Central, Hong 5 the undersigned,
Kong) on Wednesday, the 11th 8. E. EDGAR 9, Queen's Road, Central, day of April, 1934, at 11.30 s... for the purpose of receiving a
· Hongkong.
Statement of Accounts and the Roport of the Board of Directors for the year ended on the Stat December, 1933, and re-electing a Director and the Auditors,
By Order of the Board,
THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA
DOCK CO., LTD.
NOTICE is hereby given that to Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders will be held in the Office of the Company, 2 Queen's. Building, Hong Kong, on Monday. 26th March, 1934, at Noon. for, con- deration of the Directora Re- port and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December,
933.
The Share Register and Transfer Books will be closed from the 19th to 26th March, 1934, both days in- clusive.
By Order of the
Board of Directors,
E. COCK,
Chief Manager.
THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.
Notice to Shareholders.
The Sixty-fifth Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the under- Igned on Tresday, the 27th March, 1934, nt Noon, for the pur- pose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December, 1933.
The Share Register and Transfer Books will be closed from the 13th to the 27th March, 1934, both days inclusive,
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,
LIMITED, General Managers, The Hongkong Fire Insurance
Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 6th March, 1934.
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN &
MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
NOTICE is haraby given that the THIRTY-SEVENTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of Share- holders in the Company will be held in the Company's Board Room, 3rd Floor, Exchange Build- ing. Hong Kong, on Wednesday, 21st March, 1934, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving a State- ment of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the year ended 31st December, 1933; electing Directors and Auditors and for the transaction of any other Ordinary business of the Com- pany.
NOTICE is also hereby given that the TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed from Monday, 12th March, 1934, until Wednesday, 21st March, 1934, both days Inclusive, during which period no transfers of shares can bo rogistered.
By Order of the Board,
D. L. KING,
Secretary, Ilongkong, 26th February, 1934.
CHINA ENTERTAINMENT & LAND INVESTMENT CO, LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FOURTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHARE- HOLDERS will be held at the Registered Offices of the Company, King's Theatre Building, 6th floor. on Wednesday, the 21st day of March 1934, at 12 o'clock noon to receive the Directors' Report, and Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1939, to elect Auditors, other and
such to transact business as may be properly trans- acted at an Ordinary General
Hongkong Teiegraph. Meeting of the Company.
And Notice is further heroby
WM. FARMER & CO. | given that the Register and
Victoria Hotel Building.
Shameen, Canton."
Tel. 13501..
Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 12th to the 21st day of March 1994, both daye Inclusive.
F. C. BARRY,
Secretary.
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Hal Rly. 1913. 14% 14%
Foreign Bands and Banks. German Int.
Болл 1024 .... 88% 8814
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Rubber
Tropca Mines
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1934.
POST OFFICE NOTICE
AIR MAIL SERVICES.
Handorng-Amsterdam vin Singapore. Balgon-Murveilles vla Sulgov.
Correspondence for Europe and intermediate countries will be accepted or tranamienion by these Services. Rates and all particular are showna the echaduine exhibited at the General Post Offer and Kowloon Ofer Mail" and handed in at the 111 Tattaye ele, must be marked "By V General Post Office and Kowloon Offen.
VIA SIBERIA ROUTE.
Letters and postcards for Europe and South America are forwarded vin Siberia" it no superscribed.
Khanghai
Market:Generally very quiet and [uninteresting,
(England)' Boots......
487- 48/-
43/0 4378
%% Bonds 269
Mar. 14. Mar. 15.
2101
Impl. Cham In-
dustries....***
80/0
20/10/
074
jimu om 'ind. Def. 10/-ph. Tompl. Tobacco
9/9
9/10
118/D
118/9
2 054
Woolworths .... BURIAL.
93/0
03/6.
Nickel
no par val... $26%%
Junnson
820%
£ 014
£ 37-41 £ 37-41.
2 0144
10/- sh. -***
85/8
3670
Turner & Newall. Unilever
B0/
59/-
2.10
25/0
Miscellaneous..
.
Anglo-Dutch............
Bna Corpn. Rs.
£91
10 Crist
Pacific
£ 390
Rly. $26 sh...
Chartd. 16/- sh
(Bearer)
21/3
16/3
17% $ 174
23/0 23/
20/0 20/0
20/71
16/1/%
INWARD MAILS,
Shanghal U.S.A.. Honolulu, Japan and Shang- Sai (San Franciscu, 23rd Feb) -Muniln
Conte Verdo
March 19.
Pres. Coelligu
March 16:
... Pres. McKinley
March 10,
13/-
Lagte
U.S.A. Banulula, Japan and Shang- 12/0
hai (San Francisco, 16th Feb.) Stebit
Pres. Manros
March 10,
Fushiori Mars
March...17.
Estates?*
25/-
24/0
In G erling
Alipore
March 18,
~12
in 107-
£ 78%
Shanghai .and, Swatow
Souchow
March 18,
sh.
15/3
14/9
tapan nad Shanghai
Tajyo Maru
March 18,
Loan 1007.2004 & 90% H.h. Shoi Bk.
(Ldn. Regd.) £141 Chartd. Bk. G sh. £ 10
Pexin Synd. 2/-
Calcutta and Straits
£141 £ 10
ord: sh........ Rubber Truste
8/3
3/8
Kumsang
March 19,
Straits
Penang Mary
March 19
20/1
28/0
Shanghal
Philoctetes
March 20.
Shal. Elec, Constr.
09/- 04/-
Japan and Shanghai
Protesilaus
March 20.
Van Ryn Deep --
09/44 39/432
Straits
Somali
March 20.
Industrials and Brewèrics.
Associated Elec.
Industries Brit-Amer. Tob. (Bearer) ...
te. nad musical Industries****
Manila
Emp. of Rusla
March 21,
23/0
25/0
Calcutta and Straits
Takada
March 21,
Qila.
Eurone via Suez (Letters & Papers)
18/- 18/-
London, 22nd
February-and
120/7
120/75
Anglo-Persian Oil Burma Oil.......
52/8
52/0
Parcels, 18th February
Carthage
March 22.
03/9
03/11/
Australia and Manila
Chinese Eng, and
Huway
Straits
Blin (Bearer).
25/3
25/3
(Deferred)
29/0
27/10%
Japan ....
Kamo Maru Mayobashi Mar Atsuta Maru
March 9
March 22 .March 23.
an
the
Tate & Lyle .......... Courtaulds
8718
8618
Roya na. 100
Inpan and Shanghai
01/0
51/14
fi. Kh.
£ 20 2 224
Distillers
897-
R0/-
Shell Trans and
(Seattle 8rd March)
Prex. Jack-on
March 23
Dunlop Rubber
60/0
60/6
Trad (Ilearer)
Japan and Shanghai
General Lee
March 24.
Everready 5/- sh.
29/3
20/-
Geldenhuis
Japan
La Plata Maru
March 24,
General
Elee.
Crown Mines
Straits
Arhillee
March 25,
Straits
Ginyo Maru
March 20,
Saigon
Parthos
March 28,
Straits
Murorna Maru
March 27.
Tauan
Bengal Maru
March 28,
Japan
Tottori 'Maru
March 28.
OUTWARD MAILS:
Per Friday,
Date and Timu
Hongkong, 14th March, 1934,
LONDON STOCKS
PRICES
MARKET VERY QUIET
The following quotations London Stock Exchange have been received by Hesars, Swan, Culbertson and Fritz in conjunction with Reuter.
SUNDAY
Loan 1907... £794 Japan Sterling
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DZIENS
Greatest Cast of Stars in stage or screen history!
To immortalize this glorious d ama on the screen, M-G-M chose for each exciting rote a glorious star! When "Dinner at Eight" is revealed, a new fame will be written in the annals of the screen!
"DINNER
at
55/711⁄2 65/71S, 30/700/732 225/ 225/-
SUNDAY
GEORGE 8. KAUPMAN
a BDNA FERBER Predeal by DAVID Q, BELENICE Neend by CACTOR GUSON,
THE CAST
MARIE DRESSLER ★ JOHN BARRYMORE ★ WALLACE BEERY ★ JEAN HARLOW ★ Lionel BARRYMORE ★ LEE TRACY EDMUND, LOWE★ BILLIE BURKE★ Madge EVANS Karen MORLEY ★ Ioan HERSHOLT Phillips HOLMES
Menqlolliyn Mayer,
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Managing Director, Hongkong, 28th-February, 1934,
Plasse
Management Cannot Guarantee to Hold -Notel. Reservationi After the Advertised Time of Paiformance
Plesse
Note!
U.S.A., Canada. Japan and Shanghai
Chitral
For
March 23. -
Swatów, Amoy and Foochow ..... Halching....Fri., Mar. 10, 2 p.m. Bangkok
Michael Jebren Fri., Mar. 16, 2.30 p.m. Letters for Bandoeng-Amsterdam Conte Verde '........Fri, March, 16.
Air Mail Service"
K. P. 0.
Reg....March, 16, 2 p.m. Letters...March, 16, 2.30 p.m.
G. P. O. Reg.......March, 18, 2.50 p.m. Leiters,....March, 16, 8 p.m. ..Fri., Mar. 16.
Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, Conte Verde
East and South Africa, Egypt and
Europe via Brindisi
Rag.. Letters,
*Manila
Manila
K. I. G. *
Mnr. 10. 8 p.m. Mar. 16, 3 p.m.
(Duo Brindisi, 6th April)
G. P. O.
Re, Mar. 16, 3.18 p.m. Letters....... Mar. 16, 4 p.m. Pres. Coolidgo Fri., Mar. 16, 5 p.m. Prea. Monroo.. Fri., Mar. 10, 5 p.m. Fri., Mar. 14
Shanghai, Japan, Canada,, U.S.A., Près. McKinley
Central and South Amerien and Eurone vis Victoria B.C., and *Europe via Siberia
(Due Victoria B.C., 3rd April)
Saturday.
*Strait and Calcutta A...............
Parcele, ..Fri., Mar, 16, & p.m.
Haiphong Shanghai, Japan and *Europe
Siberla
Amoy Straits
Foochow via Swatow
Parcels, ..... Mar. 10, 3 p.m. Reg. Mor, 10, 4.15 p.m Lotters,....... Mar, 10, 6 pm.
TÜAWA...
.....Sat., Mar. 17. Letters ..Sat., Mar. 17, 9 a.m Canton........ Sat., Mar, 17, 2 p.m. via Fushimi Mara Sat., Mar. 17, 2.30 p.m.
Linan...... Sat, Mar, 17, 8.30 p.m. Hai Hing ....Sat., Mar. 17, 8.80 pan. Yatshing .... Sat., Mar, 17, 5 p.m. Sunday.
Swatow, Amoy and Formosa Holhow and Bangkok
Alon day.
Straits
Hozan Maru.. Sun., Mar. 18, 9 a.m. Kaying ...... Sun, Mar. 18, 9 s.in.
Alipore... Mon., Mar. 19, 2.80 pau. Tuesday
Munila, Makasser, and Sourabaya.. Tilzadane. Tues., Mar. 20, 9.30 .. Swatow, Amoy and Foochow ...... Hal Ning.... Tues., Mar. 20, 8 p.m. Shanghai, Japan Honolulu, and Talyo Maru
*San Francisco and "Europe via Siberia
(Due San Francisco, 13th
Sandakan
Straits
Amoy
Japan
Shanghal, Japan, Canada,
April)
Wednesday.
........... Fri, Mar. 20. Reg.
Mar. 20, 4.35 p.m. Lotters, ................ Mar. 20, 6 p.
Winsang.. Wed., Mar. 21, 10.00 a.m. Philoctetes, Wed., Mar. 21, 2.80 p.m.. Taiyuan...Wed., Mar. 21, 8.30 p.m.
Friday.
C. and S. America and Europe vin Vancouver B.C.
Kamo Maru Friday Mar. 23, 9.30 .. U.S.A., Emp. of Russia ....Fri, Mar. 23, Parcels,...Mar. 22, 5 p.m. Mar, 28, 9.16 .m. Letters, ....Mar. 23, 10 a.m. Fri., Mar. 23, 2 p.m.
(Due Vancouver B.C., 9th April). Swalow, Amoy and Fachow
Reg.,
--
Haiyang
Manila, Australia, and New Zealand Atsuta Maru
v Thursday Biond
.....Sat, Mar. 24, .Mar. 24, 8.45 a.m. .Mar, 24, 9.30 a.. Sat., Mar. 24.
20th April)
Reg.
Egypt and Europe via Marseillea
(Due Thursday Island, 6th April)." Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, Chitral
Esat and South Africa, Aden,
Letters,
(Due Marseilles
K. P. 0.
G. P..U.
Parcela,
Reg
Letters,
Parcela,
Mar. 20, 4.30 pлn.
Mar. 28, 5 p.m. Reg......
Mar. 24, 9.45 a.zi. Letters, Mar. 24, 10.80 a
Mar. 24, 9 a.m Mar. 24, 10 am.
Supercribed porttalandence only.
TRADE GAINS
BRITISH POSITION IMPROVING
Railway revenues continue to rian, the increase since January 1 being 2170,000 over that of the same parled a year ago. Last year the loss was £1,897,000, but the position is changed now, so much so that the National Union London, Mar. 18. A satisfactory feature of the of Railwaymen has decided to do- British trade returns, for every mand the restoration of wage cuts month except December, la the amounting to £4.250,000 annually, Wholesale food prices are now steady increase since last June.
Compared with the same period at the pre-War level, and in only of the preceding year, the pura few respects are lower., But as chases by Dominions increased usual the retailers largely, and particularly was this, inclination to keep step. Our the case in February. Iron; stoel, Oun Correspondent. machinery and motor the industries chiefly affected by Dominions* orders. Electrical: supplies, too, benefited.
oars, were
In spite of the Free State em- bargo, that country has been a conspicuous customer, The par- chase of motor cars by the Free!
State,
show scant
GERMANY'S TRADE. CONTINUED DECLINE IN FEBRUARY
Borlin, Mar. 16- Germany's foreign trade don-
for instance, went up to tinues to decline, nearly 200,000. Pessimists aver,
The adverse balance for Febru-
of course, that Ireland, owing to ary was 36,000,000 marks, borrowed money
Com-
produced an onhomes pared to an adverse balanco in
raw
appoor January of 22.000.000 marks,
Exports
totalled 848,000:000 ance of prosperity.
Exports of finished goods gener- marks, which is nearly 7,000,000 ally balanced with the imports of marks down since January. This materiala. This was true in is the worst figure since the Nazi, the case of woollens but in the regime commenced.
Imports Increased
-6,000,000 Totton Industry, exports declined, Tuo to the decreed demand in the Near East and Far East.
marks to 878,000,000 marks, and wore largely made up of raw materials, including, notably, woof
A welcome increase occurred in the oxmart" ol; amounting in from the Argentine: and oil and
fruits from Chinn Reuter value to £340,000.