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THE HONGKONG
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
G. R.
NOTICE.
Hong Kong Water Supply.
It is hereby notified that com- mencing on Sunday, 26th May, and until further notice, the hours of supply in the district West of Eastern Street will be.
6-10 n.m. and 4-8 p.m. For further particulara ns to properties affected, please apply to the Office of the Water Authority,
The present 10 hours per day supply to the remaining portion of the City will continue until further notlee.
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"HAKOZAKI MARU,”
R. M. HENDERSON, having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby in.
Water Authority. formed that their
being Goods are landed and placed, at their risk in the Public Works Department,
and Hongkong,. 23rd May, 1935. Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf Godown Company's Gedowns at Kow- ---
wiumce toon.
delivery obtained.
Goods not cleared by the 31st May, 1936, will be subject to rent.
muay
be
FOR SALE-"Vauxhall" Saloon, five "Cadet". 1983 Model. Anssenger
Blue upholstery, In Colour Blue,
Damaged packages must be left in excellent condition. H.K.$1,600, For particulars and demonstration apply the Godowns for examination by the Hongkong Hotel Garnge.
TO LET
2.30
storage
Consignee's and the Co.'s representn- tives on any Tuesdays and Fridays nt
The free 25 p.m. within
For
રક the examination period. damaged dutiable goods, the con- TO LET OFFICE ROOMS, at Hong-signees must arrange for a Revenue kang Stock Exchange. Apply to Officer to be present, Secretary, Hongkang Stock Exchange,
TO LET-Bright and nlry' Offees, in Kayamally Building, central locality. Rents moderate. Apply Kayamally & Co., 20, queen's Road, Central,
TO LET No. 6. King's Park Build- ings, Austin Rund, Kowloon, four- roomed FLAT. Hot and cold water. Garage optional. Apply Union Trading Co., York Building. Telephone 27738. FOR IMMEDIATE OCCUPATION fully furnished house in best part of Kowloon. Please write Box No. 244, "Hongkong Telegraph."
TO LET New modern two-storey HOUSE, near 9 mile stone,. Truen Wan. Excellent scenery, modern sani- i Lation,
screened against mosquitoes. ↑ Apply Sincere Banking and Trust. Tel. 21386.
HOTELS
AIRLIE HOTEL, 23-25, Nathan Road, Kowloon, under British ownership and management. 2 minutes Star Ferry, Every modern convenience. Excellent cuisine. Special rates families. Tele- phone 6/7357.
IN LONDON
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
is on sale at SELFRIDGES
For Advertising Rates the London Representatives are:
REUTERS, LIMITED Advertisement Dept. 24. Old Jewry,
LONDON, E.C.2.
.
All claims must be presented within Arrival ten days of the steamer's
chonet here, after which date they
recognized,
No claims will be ndraitted after the gonils have left the Godowns.
No fire insurance has been effected.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Hongkong, 24th May, 1935.
CAPTURED BRITONS
MISSIONARIES ALIVE DESPITE END OF TIME LIMIT
Peiping, May 23. Messra, Hayman and Bosshardt the British missionaries captured by bandits last October and threat- ened with denth by May 9 unless a ransom of £70,800 was were found alive on May 15 when Chinese messenger located them at Sangchih in north-west Hunan.
paid,
Mr.
Mr. Hayman is well and Bosshardt is convalescing after an illness. Reuter.
from London, on A message April 27 stated that Mr. J. B. Martin, the Secretary of the China Inland Mission in London, says that the total ransom demanded
G.
R.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 27th day of May, 1935, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of a Excellency the Governor of one Lot, of Crown Land at Mount Cameron in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of
75 years, PARTICULARS OF THE LOT,
No. of Sale |
Begistry No.
Locality
Bural Building
Los No. 001 ~West of Koral
Budding Lot No. 384,
Mount Cameron.
G.
Boundary Momanyemanta.
N. BEW.
|}Post]fest]fest{fous|
As per sale
plan.
$2,460.
Rental.
Upset Price
About
Contents in
16,330
sq. fent
Annpal
$183
R.
PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, LIMITED.
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
LATEST SHARE QUOTATIONS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS will be HELD at the HONGKONG HOTEL Hongkong, on TUESDAY, the 11th June, 1935,
The following quotations on the' at 11.30 a.m., for the purpose of London Stock Exchange have been: receiving the Reports of the Direc-received by Messrs. Swan, Culbertson tora together with a Statement of and Fritz in conjunction with Reuter.
May 22. May 23. Accounts for the year ended 80th
British Government Securities War Loan 316 April, 1935.
redm, after 1952 $106 £100%
Chinese Bonds 44 Bonds 1899
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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the from Company will be CLOSED SATURDAY, 1st day of June, to TUESDAY, the 11th day of June, 1935, both daya inclusive.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers. Hongkong, 23rd May, 1935.
Owners Consignees and cargo in the Company's Godowns are hereby notified that on after 27th May, 1935, delivery of cargo will be made to Prayn Wall, lorry or direct to dealers' premises by the Company on request and receipt of instructions with Bills of Lading or Delivery Orders. Details of charges for these ner- vices have been sent to all the Company's clients. The rates are lower than these usually charged now.
{
(Eng. Tax.) ......... £1021⁄4 4; Lons 1908. 08 47 Loan, 1912............£ 80% 6% Reorg. Loan
1913 (Lm. Isa.} £ 47 5 Bonds 1925-47 £94 S'hai-Nanking
Lon 1924
Lonn 1907 Japan 85 Sterling
Lonn 1994 I.K. & S'hai Bk, (Len. Regd.)
£124
·
POST
OFFICE.
PUBLIC HOLIDAY
On Friday, May 24, the General Post Office will be open frong
9 a.m. to Noon, Kowloon Central Post Office from 8 a.m. to 11 am, and the other Branch Post Offices from 8 a.m. to a.m.
There will be one collection from the pillar boxes and one delivery of ordinary correspondence as on Sundays and one delivery of registered correspondencs at 10 s.m
The Money Order Offee will be entirely closed.
AIR MAIL RATES
As from May 0, the air mall rates to Great Britain vi Imperial Airways will be reduced to Lettor $0.50 por ox. Postcard cach 30.3. Correspondence for this service must be clearly marked. "Via Imperial Airways."
IMPERIAL AIRWAYS VIA SINGAPORE Bandoeng-Amsterdam via Singaporo: Saigon-Marseilles
via Saigon: Singapore-Australia
Correspondence will be accepted for transmission by these Ser- vices. Rates and nil particulars are shown in the schedulos exhibited at the Post Offices. All lettors etc., must be marked “By Air Mall" and ' bo landed in at a Post Office.
VIA SIBERIA ROUTE
Letters and postcards for Europe and South America are for- wurded "yin Siberia" is so superscribed.
INWARD MAILS
Burdwan General Sherman Hakone Maru
May 24
May 24
May 24.
Straits and Europe via, Negapalam (Letters and Papers) London 25th April and Air Mail ex Amsterdam- Bandoeng Air Service. (Amsterdam 8th May.)
· U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-
hui (San Francisco 26th April) Shanghai
Calcutta, Straits and Ale Mail ex.
£ 98%
£ 8015
£ 97% £ 96
Riy
5
Nly. THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON | 556 Tieni.-Pukow Railway (Supl. WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.
Lean) 5 Sini-'chow-
Ningo Rly.
£80 £ 861
£ 31 £ 31
of
5 Henna Rly., £ 30%
65 lukuang Rly. und
1911
£ 48 ne: Lung Tsing U.
Hni Rly. 1913. E 184 Corona 7% Int.
Foreign Bonds and Banks
£ 63% 63% Japan 5 Sterling
£ 43% £83
£ 95%
£12314
£ 14%
£ 27
£102
£ 27
£102
..
£ 30%
£ 48%
£18%
Shanghai
Manila
Japan ...
Hakozaki Maru Kitano Maru President Grant
May 24.
May 24
May 24.
President Johnson Tyniarcus
.May 24.
May 24.
Shanghai and Swatow
Llangchow
.May 25,
434
28/44
437-
Shanghai and Amey...
Taiynan
May 20.
28/444
Imperial Airways Service. (London 11th Mny.)
Уцелнарк
.May 26.
A1/-
52/6
487.
48/34
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-
hal, San Francisco 3rd May
President Taft
May 27.
Japan and Shanghal
Tokiwa Maru
May 27.
123/9
124/4
Japan
Hakodate Maru
.May 28.
03/0
9776
Calcutta and Straits
Talma
Straits
Tango Maru
May 28.
.May 28,
T8-
18/-
Japan
Genoa Maru
..May 20.
64741 547714
Europe via Suez.
93/6 9373
42/1015 42/714
.May 20,
27/9 2779
55/- 567- 327- :33/- 34/10% 34/9
Japa
Tanda
May 20.
Jajan
Straits
Bokuyo Maru Antilochus
May 30.
.May 31.
U.S.A., Canada, Japan and
hal. (Seattle 11th May)
Shang-
.May 31.
Shanghai
-May 31.
Saigon
.June 1.
R/G 138/1% 138/1
8/6
Straits
Јарап
Australia and Manila
No coolics, other than those in the Company's employ, will be available for employment on the Company's premises,
Dealers employing a permanent staff of coolles may take delivery from Godown with their own men
as in the past.
F. H. CRAPNELL.
Secretary
Hongkong, 24th May, 1935.
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
MARKET IRREGULAR
YESTERDAY
New York, May 23, The following reports on the New York Stock market have been received through Mesars, Swan, Culbertson & Fritz:
Chartered Bank £t £ 14%
ch.
Condrial and Industrial Allied Iron Found-
Associated Elec.
Industries Austin Motors onl
Boots /sh. British Americnu Tabacco.... Canalinn Celanese Chinese Eng, and
Min. (Bearer)
Courtaulds
Distillers
Dunlop Rubber Electric Musical
Industries General Electric
(England) Hawker Aircraft Impl. Chem. Ind. Impl. Chem Ind. Der. 10/- sh... Impl. Tobacco Internat. Nickel
no par val Rolls Royce £1
5'ini Elec. Constr. Tate & Lyle... Turner & Newall United Steel Vickers ord.
The Wall Street Journal report on buy- yesterday's market: Selective
stocks ing was resumed to-day and were generally upward, due to con- fidence that the Senate will sustain | Anglo-Dutch the Presidential Veto. Metal and Gula Kalumpong rubber shares were strong, based on Rubber
outlook regarding earnings. Pekin Synd. 2/-
the
$ 29% $ 20%
(Letters and
papera) London 2nd May, and London parcels, London 25th April Mantua
For
President McKinley
Ranpurn
Athon II.
Conte Verde
Hawaii Maru Nankin
.June 1..
.June 3.
.June 5.
OUTWARD MAILS
Per
Manila, Australla and New Zea- Kitano Maru
land via Thursday Island
for "Singapore——Australia Tilawa Air Mail Service"
........May 25, 3 p.m.
Letters for Imperial Airways Service Nlawn
K. P. Q.
Date and Time
...Sat., May 25, „May 25, 8.45 a.m. May 25, 9.30 a.in. .Bat., May 25, 0.30 p.m.
.Sat., May 25.
G. P. O.
May 25, 3.30 p.m. .May 25, 4 p.m. Sat., May 25.
G. P. O.
.May 25. 3.30 p.m. .May 25, 4.00 p.m. Sunning ...Sat., May 25, p.
Sat., May 25, May 25, 5 p.m.
101/3 150/--
48/-
487-
85/-
83/6
Saturday.
58/3
58/3
28/10
28/10
Reg.,
13/3
13/4%
Watney, Combe & Reid def. ord. Woolworths 5/-
■
727-
72/6
(Due Thursday Island 6th June). Calcutta via Straits
Letters,
124/-
11473
..Ho Sang .2.00 pan.
L.
Miscellaneous
Letterk
237-
23/3
K, P. O.
237.
2370
Letters,
May 23, 3.30 pm,
Rek.. Letters,
were
ord. sh. Rubber Trusts
1/0
1/0
31/1
31/3
Mines
Reg..
May 25, 3.00 p.m. Letters, May 25, 3.30 p.m.
Reg.. Lettern,
10/3
19/2
Foodrow
Strmits and Calcutta
Tilawa
11/-- 11/1
Parcels...... May 25, 4 p.m.
Letters,
53/9
1/- 46/3
51/3
Sunday.
Bangkok vin Swatow
Biran
Sun, May 26, 9 a.m.
71-
4073 272/6 272/6
Swatow, Amuy and Formosa
Manila
Sun, May 26, 9 am.
.Sun., May 20, 9 a.m.
Monday,
113/0
116/-
Oila
Bangkok via Swatow Shanghai
for the two captured missionaries | PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS | Stocks on the Curb Exchange
Bonds of the Sale by Public Auction upward, ted by oil traueя.
were quiet and narrow, Awaiting to be held on Monday, the 27th
Bonus Bill.
is £70,800 as compared with £58,- 000 originally asked for when they were captured in October last, and it is understood that the Mission has decided that the ran- som cannot be paid as they feel that if they accado to the demand in the present instance it will be against the intercata of foreign- ers generally in the future. The time limit for payment of the run- som was set by the bandits May 9.
THE FIFTH ANNUAL
AMATEUR
PHOTOGRAPHIC
COMPETITION
ORGANISED BY
nt.
S. C. & F. New York office cables: The market
continged firm and Traders were bullish. Brokers' Loans, during the past week have increased by $93,000,000.
10
day of May, 1935, at 3 p.m., at action by the Senate regarding the Burma Corpn. Ra. the Omces of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Island Road in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of a Majesty the King, for one further term of 76 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Sale
Rural
Building
Building Lot No. 205,
Opposite Rural Lot No. 390.
Island Road.
Registry No.
Locality.
Boundary
Measurements.
N. 8. E.
|terl|feed|feet|lerk
As per sale
plan.
Contents in
Upset Price
About
18,020
sq. feet
Autual
$206
Rental.
$3,600
CANTON AGENTS
for
New York and Chicago commodity reports received through Messrs. Swan. Culbertson and Fritz-
Cotton: May Notices and favour. two-sided able crop news caused a market, with a sagging tendency. sub- Sales by the Cotton Pan) are siding. Amongst ten opinions, five are bullish and two are bearish,
Wheat: The market is probably in u oversold position, but erop news
and expectations is excellent kuwer.
Are
Corn: The transfer of May corn to July sensing congestion. There are projects of increased acreage and of favourable conditions for im ports from South Africa and Georgia Bay. Demand was 'lighter
Common wealth
Mining Randfontein
Esinte Spaarwater Gold
Mining Spring Mines Sub-Nigel Rhokan Corpn.
Anglo-Persian... 59/4 007-1 Burma Of
78/1 78/9 Shell Trans and
Trad. Bearer) 70/8 7270
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U.S. COMMODITY PRICES
LATEST CABLED
QUOTATIONS
The following quotations on the New York commodity exchange are issued by Reuter:
New York Cotton
May 20
12.01
12.06
May 21. 11.03/93
11.04/05
Hozan Maru Silverypress
Kwangehow Mon., May. 27, 12.30 p.m. Yaensang Mon., May 27, 2.30 p.m. Tuesday.
Manila, Makasser and Sourahnya... Tjínegara.. Tues., May 28, 10.30 am. Swatow, Amoy and Foochow
Haiyang ...Tues., May 28, 2 p.m. Wednesday.
Autoy
Taiyuan....Wed., May 29. 3.30 p.m.
Friday,
Saigon, Batavin, Mauritius, Reunion, Swartenliondt. Fri, May 31, 8.30 a.m.
Madagascar and South Africa ... Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, Canada, Emp. of Asia
USA, C. and S. Amerien and
*Europe via Vancouver B.C. and
*Europe vin Siberin.
Parcels,
Reg.
Letters,
Haitan
Saturday.
(Dua Vancouver R.C. 21st June). Hoihow, Pakhai and Haiphong... Kingyuan Swatow, Amoy and Poochow
Shanghai
.Fri, May 31,
May 30, 5 p.mt. May 1, 9.15 1.2.
...... May 31, 10 a.m Fri, May 31, 1 p.m. Fri, May 31, 3 p.m.
I
Conto Verde ..Sat, June 1, 8.80 'a.n. ...Sat., June 1,
Letters for Bandoeng--Amsterdam Ranpura
Air Mall Service.
turns.
Rubber: The primary were Brna. Realizing and were well taken.
On up
markets hedging
May July
October
REUTER QUOTATIONS
December
Dow-Jones Averages;
January (1936) 11.88
March
May 22 May 23.
Spot
30- Industrials
118.24 110.81
20 Rall
31.16
31.20
New York Ral
11.89 11.68/60 11.85 11.71/72 11.76/70 11.03 11.79/70 12.46 12.35
Reg
Letters,
Rubber
20 Utilities
19.30
19.19
May
12.546
40 Bonita
06.13
05.17
July
12.64
12.51b 12.58/58
11 Commodity Index 8.96
50,23
September
12.78
12.71b/72
October
12.85
December
12.00
12.78/78 12.93/94
Par.,
Rek..
Letters
January
13.00
13,03/03
March
13.24
13.18/18
Siberia
Total sales-254 lots
Chicago Wheat
DO NOT
DISTURB
May
89% BO
89%
July September
10 በስ 90%
K.P.O.
May 31, 4.30 p.m.
June 1. 9 a.m.
G.P.O.
Reg. Letters,
...June 1, 0 .m. .June 1, 9.30 a.m:
...Sat., May 1.
Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, Ranpura
East and South Africa, Aden,
Egypt and Europe via Marseilles,
G. P. U.
Par Rex-
duo Marseilles 28th June
K. P. 0.
May 31, 4.80 p.m.
..May 31, 5 p.m. June 1, 9 a.m.
June 1, 0.45 a.m. June 1, 10a.m. Letters,...Juno 1, 10.30 a.m.
via Athos II......Sat., June 1, 3.30 p.m., Shanghai, Japan and Europe
*Superscribed correspondence only.
"THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH❞
WILL BE HELD
DURING
JUNE, JULY and AUGUST
WATCH FOR FURTHER PARTICULARS
Thongkong Telegraph.
WM. FARMER & CO.
Victoria Hotel Building. Shameen, Canton.
Tel. 13501.
WHEN AT HOME
Hongkong Telegraph:
MAY BE PURCHASED
AT
SELFRIDGE'S
Composing an alibi letter is writing a wrong.
00% ROCKS LOOM AHEAD all costs, and urge the retirement
DO% 91% 014
02% 03% 08
13.982,000 bushels Chlesgo Corn
December
Wednesday's sales;
May
July
September December
8734 88% 881⁄4 81 81 8144 74% 742
742
08 60%.
Wednesday's sales:—
06%%%
BIG FRENCH DEFICIT FEARED
Paris, May 23. In addition to its international
of 50,000 civil servants, and cuts in pay and pensions all round,
The Government is expected to ask for dictatorial powers to deat with all problems.-Reuter,
Crisla Expected
In a Reuter message roviewing
worries the French Government is the exchange markets, the state- 5,086,000 bushels faced with serious financial dif-ment is made: The franc is bo~ Winnipeg Wheat
fleultica when the Chamber reas-coming weaker with the opinion [gaining ground that a French fin- 85% 85 sembles next week.
May
July
874 874 New York Bilk
May
July
September
871%
1.40 1.41 1.41%
1.39 1.294 1.89% 1.37 1.3714 1.381 Total salon:-139 lots
Montreal Silver
Mny July
76.05 76,00/35 77.30 74.00/70 September... 11.79 77.40/40 December
79.00 78,30 Total salos:10 contracts
New York Metals
The Budget deficit is estimated nncial crisis is rapidly gaining mo- at over £100,000,000 and, further mentum: more, Treasury repayments duo at the end of the year amount £240,000,000.
to
Militarist Wants More
Paris, May 23, General Niessel, and ex-member
The cost of the prolongation of of the War Council writing the military services, and the increase l'arin Midi, asserts that with the are Imposition of conscription in Gor In land and air armaments estimated at between £30,000,000 many, the latter will possess 3
divisions compared with France's
and £10,000,000.
The Socialists are loudly demand-24.
He points out that in 1914 Ger- May 20. May 23. ing the devaluation of the franc
The Centre, and Right are an- many had 48 divisions and France Tin January. ***** 49.50
Copper January: ..
7.54
7.68
80.40 xious to defend the gold franc at 44.-United Press.