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CORRESPONDENCE
The Singapore Mutiny
(To The Editor.
NOTICE is horoby · given' that] The Ninety Second Yourly the THIRTY-NINTH ORDINARY
Hongkong Telegraph.). General Meeting of the Members | ANNUAL MEETING of Share
Sir. The article from a corres- of the Hong Kong Club will be holders In the Company will be held in the Club Houro on Thurs held in the Jacobean Room, 1st which broke out on, February 18, pondent on the Singapore Mutiny day, the 26th March, 1930, at 5.30 floor. Hong Kong Hotel, Pedder 1916, published by you yesterday, Street, Hongkong on FRIDAY, is mainly accurate, but there ard By order,
27th MARCH, 1936, at 12.30 p.m. ono or two unfortunate errors for the purpose of Receiving a which require correction. As ono Statement of Accounts and the of the armed civilians who took Report.of.the Board of Directord part in the operations_with_still for the year ended 31st December, vivid memories of the affair, I can 1936; Electing Directors and Audi- spent with authority and without UNION WATERBOAT COMPANY, tora, and for the transaction of needing to quote references. The any other Ordinary business of two most noticeable mistakes mado by the correspondent are the the Company.
following:
B. R. KERR,
Secretary.
--Hongkong,-17th-March,-1936-
LIMITED.
Notice to Shareholders.
The Thirty-first Annual General Consignoes are hereby informed that their goods with the exception Meeting of Shareholders will be being landed and stored into the Dodwell & Co. Ltd., Hongkong and of Oplum, Treasure and Valuables are held at the Offices of Mesare, Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Shanghai Bank Building, on Wed-bo regletered. Wharf and Godown Co
Co. Ltd., Kow- toon, whence delivery may be obtain-nesday, 8th April, 1936, at noon ed immediately after landing.
for the purpose of receiving the
ok
All claras must be sent in to me report of the General Managers on or before the 2nd April, 1936, or together with they will not be recognized.
a Statement of Damaged Packages will be examin-Accounts to 31st December, 1935. by The Company's Surveyor The Transfer Books of the Mesars
~:~~Goddard & Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 Company will be closed from 28th am. on Saturday, 28th March; 1936. March to 8th April, 1936, both
Consignees must have a Revenue | daya Inclusive, Officer in attendance when any duti- ablo goods are examined by the Company's Surveyor,
No Fire Inaumner will bo offected by us in any case whatever.
•
R. OFL. A gunt. Hongkong, 22nd March, 1936.
New York, March 25, Swan, Culbertson and 'Fritz Wall Street Journal comment on 24/3 market:-"Cinema rovenues in the flood area have declined sharply. Tho trond of railroad traffic for the past fortnight has not improved and many traders are awaiting a definite Im- provement in the situation before pur- SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES chosing carrier, shares, Invertors are withdrawing to side-lines, preferring
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
to await the outcome of Roosevelt's The Steamship, Tax Bill. Brokers report
consider
"ANDKE LEBON”
able increase in speculative interest in Bringing Cargo from Marseilles &c. utility stocks on the long side. Tarrived Hongkong on Wednesday, the outlook for the cement industry 26th March, 1936, Improving, due to increasing consump
Wall Street authorities expect tion. an advance in the price of tyres."
S. C. & F. New York office cables:
Stocks:
Securities
turned bullish.
жего
DODWELL & CO. LTD.
General Managers. Hongkong, 18th March, 1936,
CHINA ENTERTAINMENT & LAND INVESTMENT CO., LTD.
NOTICE is also hereby given that the Transfer Books of the There is reference to "women Company will be CLOSED from and children" being killed by the It is only right to has- TUESDAY, 17th MARCH, 1936, mutineers, until FRIDAY, 27th MARCH, 1936, ten to state that those Indian sol- period no transfers of Shares can and who I witnessed face death both days inclusive, during which diers, bravo men who were misled on the score of their religion-
unflinchingly afterwards-definite- By Order of the Board,
ly refrained from harming a single woman or child. Several European women thus escaped-one, stopped while out with her husband, eaw him shot down by her side, but was allowed to go unharmed. The one and only woman killed, Mrs. Woolcombe, was accidentally shot, when she very bravely threw her- self in front of her husband as tho assassins' fired their rifles. Brave woman! An inspiring ex- ample of wifely devotion.,
D. L. KING,
Secretary, Hongkong, 14th March, 1036.
THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
LIMITED.
Notice To Shareholders.
The Sixtyseventh Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the undersigned on Friday, the 27th March, 1936, at Noon, for the pur- pane of receiving the Report of the General Managers. together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December, 1935.
The Share Register and Transfer Books will be closed from the 13th
inclusive. to the 27th March, 1936, both days
NOTICE is hereby given that the Sixth Ordinary General Meet ing of Shareholders will be held at the Registered Offices of the Company, King's Theatre Building, 5th floor, on Monday, the 30th day of March, 1936, at 12 o'clock, noon, to receive the Directors Report, and Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1935, to Directors and Auditors and to The Hongkong Fire Insurance Co.,
elect
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,
LTD.
General Managers,
Ltd.
Consignees are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Godowna of the Hongkong Kowloon In Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., Kow- Axxtensive demand to-day ar traders loon, whence delivery may be obtain The Phillippa ed immediately Petroleum Company reports that its All claims must be sent in to me carnings during January and February on or before Saturday, 4th April, doubled those of the two corresponding 1030, or they will not be recognized months of last year. The Crown Cork Damaged Packages will be examin Company in 1936 carned $3.87 pered by the Company's Surveyor Phare, against $232 the previous Messrs:----Goddard and Douglas in the year. The Boeing Aviation Corpora-presence of the Consignees at 10.00 tion in 1935 showed a lows of £333,-a.m. on Tuesday, 31st March, 1936. 700. Unfiled orders totalled $6,141,-)
Consignees must have a Revenue 000 at the end of 1935 againat 6774), [Officer in attendance when any duti- 243 at the end of 1934,
able goods are examined by the Com- day of March, 1936, both days that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting pany's Surveyorn.
Cotton: May cotton will now prob- bly approach the "apo" price. Heavy short hedging of distant postions had a steadying effect on the market, but wo doubt if there will be any materini change pending a clarification Washington uncertainties.
of
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.
R. ONI Agent, Hongkong, 25th March, 1936.
transact such other business as may be properly transacted at an Ordinarly General Meeting of the Company
And notice is further hereby given that the register and trans- fer books the Company will be closed from the 23rd to the 30th
inclusive.
Hongkong, 6th March, 1936,
HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
The other glaring error is the reference to the King's Shropshire Light Infantry, a territorial batta lion which was rushed to Singapore from Burma-obviously not from Bangkok, as stated by the corres- pondent.
B
The other mis-statements are of minor nature, and excusable after this lapse of time, though it might be added that only a portion of the Indian battalion mutinled.
Donald Woods, Elizabeth Allan and Edna May Oliver in "A Talo of Two Cities" coming on Saturday to the King's and 'Alhambra Theatres.
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on the
The following quotations Now York commodity exchange are issued by Reuter
of Shareholders will be held in the Office of the Company, 2, LIANG CHI HAO, Queen's Building, Hong Kong, on
Managing Director. | Monday, 30th March, 1936, at March Hongkong, 19th March, 1930. Noon, for consideration of the May July 'Directors' Report and Statement
October of Accounts for the year ending December
January 31st December, 1935.
Wheat: Frediations of a 800,000,000 aglimt 2.808,000 barrels bushel-crop, forecast of further a week. The Lillean Ere the previous MEN: OVERWORKED
estimates electricity production for
GLANDS
provement in weather conditions in the past week at 1,800,000,000 k.w.h., the South-West and a disappointing an increase of 7.8 per cent from the MAY LET YOU DOWN demand for four were contributing corresponding period of last year. factors to the bearish sentiment,
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Dow Jones Averages!
Rubber: Buyers are awaiting a re- action, which fails to materialize. The market looks likely to move higher. Production of rubber in February totalled 27,270 tons; estate; stocks 21,508 tons and donterý' stocks | 43,497 tons.
50. Industriale 20 Roila
IN A CRISIS:
Nine men out of ten past middle age are affected with Loss of Vitality, Mental Fag, Restless- ness, and Glandular Weakness,
March 24. March 25. Medical Science has come.to
150.00
their rescue
167.88
47.59
47.60
12.08
32.38
102.24
102.08
50.80
Special-Average daily production 20 Utilities of petroleum during the part week 40 Bonds
estimated at 2,836,000 barrels, 11 Commodity Index 56.96
WHO IS HE?
HIS NAME IS
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AND HE IS APPEARING. FROM SATURDAY AT THE
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WE SAY HE IS BETTER THAN
JAN KIEPURA
,
RICHARD TAUBER
LAWRENCE TIBBETT
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The
21st to 30th March, 1936, bath days inclusive,-
By Order of the
Board of Directors,
New York Cotton
11.04
16.18
Canada, U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai (Vancouver B.G., 7th March) Japan and Shanghai Straits and Europe via Negapatam (Letters and Papers) London, 27th February--and Air Mail CI "K.L.M. Service" (Amsterdam, 14th March). U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-,
kai (San Francisco 28th Feb.). Shanghal
Japan
Japan and Shangha!
Shanghai
Straits
Shanghal and Swatow
"K.LM." Service (Amsterdam 18th Service" (London, 10th Mar.), ond
Mar.)
Shantung
March 26.
March 26.
March 24.
Canton Changtu
Houtman
Scharnhorst
March 20.
March 20
Talma ....
March 20.
Atsula Maru
March 27.
Emp, of Canada Fushimi Maru
March 27. March 27.
Hakusar Maru
Pres. Harrison Somali
March 27-
March 27,
March 27.
Toyuma Maru
March 27.
Chichibu Maru Eumocus
Marolt 28.
March 28.
Ginyo Maru
March 28,
Nagato Maru
March 28.
Nanchang
March 28.
Victoria
March 28,
Straits and Air Mall ex "Imperial Anhui
U.S.A, Honolulu, Japan and Shang-
hai (San Francisco, 6th March). Pres. Lincoln Straits
For
Japan...
Mar. 24.
Mar. 25.
Shanghal
11.44
11.45/45
11.07/07
10.03
10.08/08
March, 29
10,18 >
10.20/20
10.14
10.22/22
Java and Manila
... Tilsaroen
March 29.
10.14
10.22/22
The Share Register and Trans-Spot for Books will be closed from the
March 20.
11.48
New York Rubber
11.47
Japan and Shanghal
Aencas ... General Sherman
.March 31,
March 31.
March May July
16.90 ~16.01"
15,90/00 17.90/90
-OUTWARD -MAILS-
16.08 10.03/02
September
-10.11/12
Per Thursday.
Date and Time
- E. COCK, Chief Manager.
December
Total les:
16.25
10.22
101 lots.
Hosang ****
Thurs., Mar. 26. Lotters,.. Mar, 20, 1.30 p.m.
Hongkong, 12th March, 1986,
Chicago Wheat
May July September
Tuesday's sales:
97% 90%/97 874 87 787% 80% 85%85%
10,311,000 bushels Chienga Corn
May July
68% 68 Winnipeg Wheat
31st March. 58%/08% 684/08%
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March
May
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.Mar. 26, 5 pm.
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Service"-due London 6th April.
Letters for Australia by "Imperial R.M.A. Dorado
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.Mar. 26, 5 p.m.
Letters, ......Mar. 26, 6 p..
Manlia Straits, Ceylon, India, E. and Scharnhorst
3. Africa, Egypt and "EUROPE
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G.P.O.
Mar. 26, 5 p.ti.
Mar. 26, 6.20 p.rs. Thurs., Mar. 28,
G.P.O.
Mar. 26, 5 p.m. Mar. 26, 5.30 p.m.
„Thurs., Mar. 26,
I
K.P.O.
Reg.
Letters,
G. P. O. ..............Mar. 20, 4.15 p.m. Letters, ......Mar. 26, 5 p.m.
Mausang .. Fri., Mar. 27, 9,50 a.m.
Bangkok, Mauritius, Reunion, Mada- Houtman....Fri., Mar. 27, 10.30 a.m.,
1,734 1.69/T1 1.70 1.08/60 1.68
1.05/40
Reg., Letters,
K. P. O. .Mar. 20, 3.30 pm. Mar, 20, 4.30 pm
Friday.
Reg.,
Sandakan
gascar and South Africa. Haiphong
Manila
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The following are yesterday's mid- dle closing prices in London, received by Monara Swan, Culbertson and Fritz In conjunction with Router. 4%% Bonds 1803 (Eng.
TKB.)
Canton....... Fri, Mar. 27, 2 p.m. Emp. of Canada
Fri., Mar. 27, 4.30 pm. Shanghal and Japan. Hakusan Maru Fri., Mar. 27, 3.30 pm, Manila, Austraila and New Zealand Atauto Maru............................Fri., Mar. 27.
via Thursday Island.
(Duo Thursday Island, 9th April). Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.S.A, Prew. Jackson
Central and South America and
Reg. .. Letters,
B.C., and
Parcols,
Reg
(Dus Victoria B.G., 16th April)
Letters,
*Europa Victoria
via Biberia
Straite, Sandakan, Ceylon, India, E. Fuskin! Maru
and 8. Africa, Aden, Egypt and
Europa vis Marseilles-due Mar-
Bellies, 26th April
P
£102
4% Loan 1908
C 08
K. P. O.
6% Loan 1912
5% Reorg Loan 1913 (Ldn.
Iss.)
88
Reg. ...
Letters,
.Bar, 27, 4.80 p.m. .Mar. 27, 4.80 p.m.
Reg.
Letters,
4 93%
Saturday..
5% Gold Bonds 1925-47. 5% S'hal-Nanking Rly.
5 95%
£ 72%
*Straits and *Calcutta ..
Talsu
6% Tient-Pukow Rly. Brit.
Stpd.
£51
| 5% Tient-Pukow, Rly, Ger.
Stpd.
£48
Parcels, ...... Mar. 27, 5 p.m. Straits, Bandakan, Ceylon, India E. Somali
arul 8. Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marrallies
Letters,
6% (Supl. Loan) · British
Stpd.
6% (Supl. Loan) German
Sipd.
£ 48
0474 55% Hukuang Nly: 1011 ;, & 65% 5% Lung Teing U. Hal Rly.
1913
Parcels,
£ 31 Union Insurance Soc. of
Canton
£.86 Shanghai Waterworks "A" £ 38 Shanghai Electric Constr..
40/- Chinesa Eng. and Mia. Hk & S'hal Bk. (Ldn.
(Bearer)
11/3
101-
# 14
9/8
Pekin Bynd *P Gula Kulumpong Rubber
**20/8
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Chosen Corpn.
Mar. 27, 4.15 p.m. ..Mar. 27, 5 p.m.
Fri, Mar 27.
Mar. 27. a p.m. Mar. 27, 4.15 p.m. Mar. 27, 5 pm. ....FTL, Mar, 27,
G. P. O.
.Mar, 27, 5 pm. .Mar. 27, d ́p.m..
...Sat, Mar. 28. Mar. 28, 8.00a.m.. Sat., Mar. 29.
(Due Marseilles, 28th April)
K. P. 0.
Farcels,... Mar. 27, 1 p.m. Reg. Mar, 27, 4.80 p.m. Letters,... Mar. 27, 4.30 p.m.
Hoihow, Pakhoi and Haiphong
Laiters,
Kaying .....Klangchow
Amoy Manila, Straits, Sandakan, Ceylon, Victoria
India, E. and S. Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Naples
(Duo Naples, 18th April.)
G. P. O.
Mar. 27, 8 priston Mar. 24; 5 pm, Mar. 28, 8.30 a.m.. Mar, 28, 1 p.m. Sat., Mar. 28, 9.10. p.m. Sat, Mar. 28.
G.P.O.
Mar. 28, 245 p.m. Mar. 28, 8.30 p.m.
裁
8an, Mar. 29, 9 .m.
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K.P.O.
Mar. 28, 2 p.m. Mar. 29, 3 p.m.
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