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From EUROPE and STRAITS, The Steamship,
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be
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Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignee's and
and the Ca's
representa.
tives on
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No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.
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NIPPON YUSEŃ KAISHA, Hongkong, 24th May, 1935.
CAPTURED BRITONS
MISSIONARIES ALIVE DESPITE END OF TIME LIMIT
Pelping, May 23. Mesara, Hayman and Bosshardt the British missionaries caplured! by bandita lust October and threat- ened with death by May unless were found alive on May 15 when a ransom of 70,800 was paid,
A Chinese messenger located them at Sangchih in north-west Hunan..
Mr. Hayman is well and Mr. Bosshardt is convalescing after an illness. Reuter.
on
A mesango from London April 27 stated that Mr. J. B. Martin, the Secretary of the China Inland Mission in London, says that the total ransom demanded
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NOTICE.
Hong Kong Water Supply,
:
LIMITED.
MAY 24, 1935.
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 11.30a.m., for the purpose of London Stock Exchange have been
It is hereby notified that com-receiving the Reports of the Direc-received by Messra, Swan, Culbertson mencing on Sunday, 26th May, and Accounts for the year ended 80th
tors together with a Statement of and Fritz in conjunction with Reuter,
May 22. May 23. until further notice, the hours of
British Government Securities April, 1935.
War Loan 3% supply in the district West of Eastern Street will be
rem. after 1962 £100% £100%
Chinese Bonds 45% Bonds 1808
(Eng, Isik.) ... £102
na to
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, 1st day of June, to
£102
6-10 a.m. and 4-8 p.m. For further particulars properties affected, please apply to TUESDAY, the 11th day of June, 41 Loun 1908 & 9814 1814
| 1935, both days Inclusive,
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers. Hongkong, 23rd May, 1935.
the Offee of the Water Authority.
The present 10 hours per day supply to the remaining portion of the City will continue until further notice.
R. M. HENDERSON,
Water Authority. Public Works Department,
Hongkong, 23rd May, 1935.
G.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction
No. of Sale
·
to be held on Monday, the 27th day of May, 1935, at 3 p.m., nt the Offices of the Public Works Department. by Order of His 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 of 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.
Rural Building
Lot No. 387 West of Eura
Building Lot No. 384,
Begistry No.
Locality
G.
Commeŋ juner.
Boundary Menurmenta.
X.B. X.
{[fami|few)]faci]fast]
As per salo
plan.
Abent
Contents in
16,330
1q. feet
$188
Annus!
R.
$2,460
Upset Price
6% Loan 1012... £ 864 £ 8014 5% Reorg Loan
£ 97%
1913 (Lan. Jan.) £ 97%
5 Bonds 1925-47 E 9A
5% S'hai-Nanking
Rly.
5% Tient.-Pukow
Rly.
£ NOIS
I #1
£ 8015
£ 31
Railway (Supl. Loan)
£27
55% 8hni-'chow-
£ 27
£102
THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON | 55% Tiont.-Pukow
WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.
Consignees and Owners of cargo In the Company's Godowns are hereby notified that on and after 27th May, 1935, delivery of cargo will be made to Praya Wall, lorry or direct to dealers' promises by the Company on request and receipt of instructions with Billa of Lading or Delivery Orders. Details of charges for these ser- vlees have been sent to all the Company's clients. The rates are lower than those usually charged
now. No
coolien, other than
those in the Company's employ. will be available for employment on the Company's premises.
Dealera employing a permanent staff of coolies 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
Ningpo Rly. .. £102 5 Henan lily. £ 30% 30% 5 Hukuang iy.
1911
£48 5% Lung Taing U.
Hai Rly. 1013 £18
Foreign Bonds and German 7 Int.
Loan 1924.... £ 634
Japan 5 Sterling
POST OFFICE.
PUBLIC HOLIDAY
On Friday, May 24, the General Post Office will be open from
8 a.m. to Noon, Kowloon Central Post Offico from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. and
the other Branch Post Offices from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.
There will be une collection from the pillar boxes and one delivery of ordinary correspondence as on Sundays and one delivery of registered correspondence at 10 a..
The Money Order Once will be entirely closed.
AIR MAIL RATES
As from May 0, the air mail rates to Great Britain vie Imperial Airways will be reduced to Lattor $0.50 per oz. Postcard ench $0.32. Correspondence for this servico must be clearly marked "Via Imperial Airways."
IMPERIAL AIRWAYS VIA SINGAPORE Bandoeng-Amsterdam via Singapore: Salgon-Marseilles
via Belgon: Singapore-Australia
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Letters and postcards for Europe and South America are-for- warded "vin Siberin" is so superscribed.
INWARD MAILS
£ 181
£ 18%
Shanghai
Banks
Manila Japan
£ 63%
•
£ 83%
£ 95%
Japan
102315
Loan 1907. £ 83 Гарип 6 Sterling
Loan 1024 £95 1.K. & S'ha! Bk.
(Lan. Regd.) £124 Chartered Bank £5
£ 14% 14% Allied Iron Found-
Commercial and Industrial
sh.
era
Associated
Industries Austin Motora ord
Ali. Boots 5/- sk. British - American
Tobneco
Distillers Dunlop Rubber.. Electric Musicai
Impl. Chem. Ind. Impl. Chem Ind. Def. 10 sh... Impl. Tobacco Internat.
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Nickel
MARKET IRREGULAR
YESTERDAY
New York, May 23. The following reports on the New York Stock market have been received through Messrs, Swan, Culbertson & Fritz:
Straits and Europe via Negapatam (Letters and Papers) London 25th April and Air Mail ex Amsterdam- Bandoeng Air Service, (Amsterdam 8th May.)
Manila
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang- hai (San Francisco 26th Apell) ..
Shanghal
and Swatow
5% and Amoy
Calcutta, Straits and Ale Mail ex. Imperial Airways Service, (London 11th May.)
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-
hal. San Francisco Brad May
and Shanghal
Burdwan General Sharman Hakone Maru
-May 24,
.May 24
.May 24.
Hakozaki Maru Kitano Maru
May 24.
.Mny 24
President Grant
.May 24.
President Johnson Tyndarous Llangchow
May 24,
.May 24.
..May 26.
Talyuan
May 20.
Yuensang
May 26,
President Taft
May 27.
Tekiwa Maru
May 27.
Hakodate Maru
.May 28,
Talma
May 28.
Tango Maru
.biny 28.
Genon Mara
.May 20.
May 20.
Tanda
.May 29.
Bokuyo Maru
.May 30.
Antilochus
.May 31.
President McKinley
May 31.
Hanpura
Mny 31.
Athos II.
June 1.
Conte Verde
Juno 1.
Hawail Maru
June 3.
Nankin
June 5.
Date and Time
(Letters and
paper) London 2nd May, and
parcels, London 25th April Mantun
U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Shang-
hai. (Seattle 11th May) Shanghai
For
OUTWARD MAILS
Manila, Australia and New Zea- Kitano Maru
land via Thursday Island
437/7-
Elec.
2874%
40/-
28/4
517-
52/6
487-
48/11
123/9
Canadian Celanese
Chinese Eng, and
Min. (Bearer). Courtaulds
93/9
18/- 18/- 54/4% 54/7 03/4 03/3 42/10% 42/76
124/46
0776
Calcutta and Straits.
Straits
Japan
Europe via Suez.
Industries...
27/0
27/0
Japan
General
Electric
(England)
55/
Japan Straits
Hawker
Aircraft
561- 32/- 31- 84/10% 34/9
Saigon
8/6 8/0 138/111⁄2 13871%
Straits
Гарам
Australia and Manila
$ 20
151/33.
$ 29
150/-
#R/- 48/--
Per
857-
8376
Saturday,
58/3
GA/3
28/10
28/101⁄2
13/3
13/4%
Reg.,
Letters,
72/
72/6
114/- 1143
237- 23/4
P.
.... Ho Sang .2.00 p.m.
L.
Letters
23/~
23/9
Reg. Letters,
May 25, 3 pm, Reg., May 25, 3.34 p.m. Lottern,
1/9
1/9
31/1
31/3
K. P. O.
Mines
Reg. Letters,
10
10/3
10/3
Foochow
and
wealth Common w
Mining. Randfontein
Estates... Spaarwater Gald
Mining Spring Mines
Straite and Calcutta
117-
11/12
Parcels
May 26, p.m.
5370
51/3
7/-
71-
4673
16/3
Manila...
Bangkok via Swatow Swatow, Amoy and Formosa
Reg Leitera Sunning... Tilawa
Sunday.
Hiram
272/6
0974 60/- 78/14 78,0
Bangkok vla Swatow Shanghai
71/3 12/
Amoy
no par val Rolls Royce £1
sh. S'hai Elec. Constr. Tate & Lyle .... Turner & Newall United Steel Vickers ord. Watney, Combe & Reid def. ord.. Woolworths 5/- Anglo-Dutch .... Gula Kalumpong
Rubber earning. Pekin Synd. 2/-
ord. sh. Bands Rubber Trusta awaiting
The Wall Street Journal report on yesterday's market: Selective hay- ing was resumed to-day and stocks were generally upward, due to con-
Veto. Metal the Presidential
and rubber shares were strong, based on the outlook regarding
fidence that the Senate will sustain
| Stocks on the Curb Exchange were
upward, led by oil issues. were quiet and narrow,
Bonus Bill.
Miscellaneous
day of May, 1935, at 3 p.m., at action by the Senate regarding the Burma Corpn. Ila,
for the two captured missionaries | PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS in £70,800 ne compared with £58,- of the Sale by Pubile Auction 000 originally asked for when
to be held on Monday, the 27th they were captured in October Inst, and it is understood that the Mission has decided that the ran- som cannot be paid as they feel that if they accede to the demand in the present instance it will be against the interests of foreign- era generally in the future. The time limit for payment of the ran-1 um was set by the bandits at May 9.
THE FIFTH ANNUAL
AMATEUR
PHOTOGRAPHIC
COMPETITION
the Offices of the Public Works
S. C. & F. New York office cables: Department, by Order of His
The market continued frm Excellency the Governor of one
Traders were bullish.
Brokers' Loans Lot of Crown Land at Island during the past week have increased Itoad" in "the" Colony of Hong | by $93,000,000.- 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 Sals
Begistry No.
Locality.
Baral
Building
Lot No. 390. Uprosite Rural”
Island Road.
Building Ent No. 205,
Boundary
Measurements,
| 8. ] 4. | 2. W
As por salo
plar
Contents in
Upact Price
About
18,000
sq. feat
$206
Anuba!
Rental.
$3,620
New York and Chicago commodity reports received through Messrs.Sub-Nigel Swan, Culbertson and Fritz:-
Collon May Notices and favour able erm news caused a two-sided market, with a sagging tendency. Sales by the Colton Pool are sub- | siding. Amongst ten opinions, five
are bullish and two are benrish.
Whent: The market is probably in an oversold position, "but crop news is excellent and expectations are lower.
Corn: The transfer of May corn to July in easing congestion. There are prospects of increased nerenge and of favourable conditions for in- ports from South Africa and Georgia Bay. Demand was lighter un up
Rubber:
272/6 Rhokana Corpn. 113/9 110/-
Oils Anglo-Persian ... Burma Oil Shell Trans and Trad. (Bearer)
་
U.S. COMMODITY.
PRICES
LATEST CABLED
QUOTATIONS
The following quotations on the New York commodity exchange ATO issued by Router:
New York Cotton
May 22.
12.01
12.06
(Due Thursday Island 6th Juna). Calcutta via Straits
for "Singapore-Australia Tilawa Air Mail Service"
K. P. O.
Letters for Imperial Airways Service Tilawa
May 25, 8.00 p.m. .May 25, 3.30 p.m.
Letters,
Hozan Maru Silverypress
Monday.
„Sat., May 26, May 25, 8.46 a.m. May 25, 0.30 a.m. .Sat., May 25, ..3.30 p.m.
.Sat., May 25,
G. P. O.
May 25, 3.90 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. Sat., May 26, 5 p.m. Sat., May 25.
May 25, 6 p.m...
·
.Sun., May 26, 9 a.m. .Sun, May 20, 9 a.m. .Sun., May 20, 9 a.m.
Kwangchow Mon., May 27, 12.30 p.ms- Yuensang..Mon., May 27, 2.30 p.m.
Tuesday.
Manila, Makasser and Sourabaya... Swatow, Amoy and Foochow
Pjinegara Tues., May 28, 10.30 a.m. Halyang......Tues., May 28, 2 p.m. Wednesday.
Talyunn Wed., May 20, 3.30 p.m. Friday.
Saigon, Batavia, Mauritius, Reunion, Swartenhondt Fri, May 31, 8.30 am.
Madagascar and South Africa ...
Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, Canada, Emp, of Asia
U.S.A., C. and S. America and
*Europe via Vancouver B.C. and
Europe via Siberia.
Parcels,
Reg., Letters,
(Due Vancouver B.C. 21st June). Hollow, Pakhoi and Haiphong ... Kingyuan Swalow, Amoy and Foochow
Halton Saturday,
Shanghai
Conte Verde
K.P.O.
Reg
Letters, ....... .June 1, 9 a.m,
Reg.... Letters,
Letters for Bandoeng-Amsterdam Ranpura
Air Mail Service,
May 31, 4.30 p.m.
Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, Ranpura..
East and South Africa, Aden. Egypt and Europe via Marsellles,
...Fri., May 31,
May 30, & p.m. May 31, 9.16 n.m. .May, 31, 10 a.m Fri, May 31,1 p.m. Fri, May 31, 3 p.m.
Sat., Jane 1, 8.30 a.m. ....Sat., June 1,
G.P.O.
.June 1, 9 a.m. ...June, 1, 9.30 ..
.....Sat., May 1,
turns.
The primary marketa were firm. Realizing and hedging were wel tulten.
May 23.
May July
11.93/93
11.94/05
October
11.80 11.08/69
REUTER QUOTATIONS
Dow Jones Averages:
30 Industriala
May 22. May 23. 116.24 116,91
December
11.95 January (1036) 11.88 March
11.93 Spot
12.45 New York Rubber
31.10 31.20
20 Utilities
10.30 19.10
May
11.71/72 11.76/76 11.79/79 12.05
12.64b 12.01b
due Marseilles 28th June
40 Bonda
05.13
06.17
July
12.04
11 Commodity Index
58.96
60.23
September
12.78
October
December
12.85 12.00
12.68/58 12.71b/72 12.78/78
K. P. O.
G. P. O.
Par.,
May 31, 4.30 p.m.
..Reg..
June 1, a.m.
Par Reg
January
March
12.03/04 19.09
13.03/03 33.24. 13.18/18
Latters
June 1, 10 a.m.
Total sales-254 lots
Chicago
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May
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Composing an alibi latter is writing a wrong.
89% 80% 89 00 90% 0014 งาน 01% 014 02% 98% 10334 Wednesday's sales:-
July September December
13.082,000 bushels Chicago Corn May
874 884 884 July
81 814 81% September .... 2414 74% TdThe
· ថថ December...
Wednesday's netes:-
...May 81, G p.m. June 1, 9.45 a.m. Lettore,....June 1, 10.80 a.m.
Shanghai, Japan and Europe via Athos Ir
-Siberiar
Sat., June 1, 3.30 p.m.
"Superscribed correspondence only.
ROCKS LOOM AHEAD all costs, and urge the retirement of 50,000 civil servants,, and cuts in pay and pensions all round.
The Government is expected to nak for dictatorial powers to deal with all problema-Reuter.
Crisis Expected
BIG FRENCH DEFICIT FEARED
In a Reuter message reviewing
Parle, May 23. 60% 80% In addition to its international
worries the French Government is the exchange markets, the atato- 5,086,000 bushels d'aced with serious financial dif-ment is made: The franc is bo- Winnipeg Wheat
ficulties when the Chamber reas-coming weaker with the opinion 86% 85
sembles next week.
gaining ground that a French fin-
May
854
July
874 87% 87%
New York Silk
May July
September...
The Budget defait is estimated ancial crisis is rapidly gaining mo
Militarist Wants More
Paris, May 23. General Niessel, and ex-member
1.40 1.41 1.41% at over £100,000,000 and, further montum. 1.39 1.P04 1.894 more, Treasury repayments due at 1.37 1.3714 1.08 the end of the year amount to Total sales:-139 lots
£240,000,000. Montreal Bilver
70.66
76,00/35 70.00/70 11.70 77.40/40 79,00 78.80 Total sales-19 contracts
July
May.
September
December
77.80
New York Metala
Copper January
Tin January
The cost of the prolongation of of the War, Council writing the military services, and the increase Paris Midi, asserts that with the in land and air armaments are imposition of conscription in Ger- estimated at between £30,000,000 many, the latter will possess 86 divialons compared with Franco's and £40,000,000.
The socialists are loudly demand.
May 20. May 23.ing the devaluation of the franc.
7.64
7.68
Tho Contre and Right are an- 60.40 xious to defend the gold franc at
40.60
alon
Ho points out that in 1914 Ger- many had 48 divisione and France 14,-United Press.