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AT HENRY & CO., Gloucester COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES Arenda No. 3. End of Season stock clearance, Dresses, Gowns, Coats and furs. All prices marked down below cont, for a definite clearance. 10 Days only commencing 25th, March.
FOR SALE.
The Steamship,
"LT. BAINT LOUBERT BIE" Bringing Cargo from Dunkirk &c. arrived Hongkong on the 22nd March, 1030.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1936.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
p.m.
HONG KONG CLUB
NOTICE.
NOTICE.
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE COMPANY,
LIMITED.
NOTICE is hereby given that The Ninety Second Yoarly the THIRTY-NINTH ORDINARY General Meeting of the Members | ANNUAL MEETING of Sharo- of the Hong Kong Club will be holders in the Company will be held in the Club House on Thurs held in the Jacobean Room, 1st day, the 26th March, 1936, at 6:30 floor, Hong Kong Hotel, Peddor Street, Hongkong on FRIDAY, By order.
27th MARCH, 1936, at 12.30 p.m. for the purpose of Receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Board of Directors for the year ended 31st December, 1935; Electing Directors and Audi- tors, and for the transaction of any other Ordinary business of the Company,
S. R. KERR,
Secretary. Hongkong, 17th March, 1936.
UNION WATERBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.
Notice to Shareholders,
Meeting of Shareholders will be The Thirty-first Annual General the Omeen of Messra.
that their goods with the exception Consignees are hereby informed of Oplum, Treasure and Valuables are held at being landed and stored info
the
NOTICE is also hereby given that the Transfer Books of the Company. will be CLOSED from until FRIDAY, 27th MARCH, 1930, TUESDAY, 17th MARCH, 1936, both Cays inclusive, during which
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
UTILITY STOCKS
ACTIVE
New York, March 25.. Street Journal
Swan Culbertson and Fritz Wall market:"noma ravenues in the comment on 24/3
trend of railroad trame for the past flood area have declined sharply. The fortnight has not improved and many tradera sro awaiting a definite Im- provement in the situation before pur- chasing carrier shares. Investors are to await the outcome of loosevelt's withdrawing to side-lines, proferring Tax Bill. Brokers report a able increase in speculative fatorest in consider-
outlook for the cement industry in utility stocks on the long sido. The Improving, due to increasing consump tion. Wall Street authorities expect an advance in the price of tyres."
S. C. & F. Now York office cables:
turned aggressive demand to-day as traders
Stocks: Securities
wore in
bullish. The Petroleum Company reports
Phillipps carnings during January and February months of last year. The Crown Cork Company in 1935 earned $3.87 per chare, against $232 the previous year. The Boeing Aviation Corporn tion in 1935 showed a loss of $333,- 709. Unfilled orders totalled $6.141,- 000
at the end of 1935 against $774, 243 at the
the end of 1934.
PREH! A Football or Beach Ball, complete with Bladder and Cover, given free as Easter Present for each Cildren's Raincoat sold at $1.00. Godowns of the Hongkong, Kowloon Dodwell & Co. Ltd., Hongkong and perled no transfors of Shares can doubled those of the two corresponding "F.E.M.C.A." Room 321, 3rd Floor, Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., Kow-Shanghai Bank Building, on Wed-be registered. Asin Tile Building, 14, Queen's Itoad, loon, whence delivery may be obtain nesday, 8th April, 1936, at noon
ed immediately after landing
By Order of the Board, TO LET
All claims must be sent in to me
for the purpose of receiving the pa or before the 2nd April, 1936, or report of the General Managers they will not be recognized
together with n Statement of Damaged Packages will be examin-Accounts to 31st December, 1935. d. by the Company's Surveyor Mesors:-Goddard & Douglas in the Presence of the Consignees at 10.00 an on Saturday, 28th March, 1930.
TO LET Nos, 3 and 4 King's Park Bulldings, Austin Road, Kowloon, four-roomed Flats. Hot and Cold water, Garage Optional. Apply Union Trading Co. York Building, Tolephono 22738.
SHARE PRICES ·
The following is the lint of local share quotations issued this, morning.
Banks
H. K. Banks, $1500 n.
H. K.
Banks (Lon. £101 n.
Chartered Bank, £14% n.
Morrantile Bank, A. and B.
£30% n.
Reg.).
Mercantile Bank C.. £13% n. East Asia Bank, $78 n.
Insurances.
Canton In; $270 n.
Union In., $567% aa.
China Underwriters, $1.00 n.
China Fire, $480 n.
H. K. Fire In., $250 n. Internat'l Assce., Sh. $3 n.. Shipping.
Douglas, $36 n.
H.K. Steamboats, $5% n. Indo-Chinas, (Prof.), 630 n. Indo-Chinas (Dof.), $20 n. Sholl (Bearer), 89/41⁄2 n. Union Waterboats, $13 n.
Mining,
Autamoka, $2.17 sa. Balatoes, $21 n. Baguio Gold, 22 ets, b. and so. Benguet Consolidated, $18.40 b. Benguet Exp., 18 ets. n. Big Wedge, 26 cts. n. Demonstration, 61 ctu. Gold Creek, 15 cts. n. Gold River, 7 cta, n. Itogons, 65 cts. n.
1. X. L. $1.35 b.
Balacot, 15 cts. n.
Kallan, 11/9 n.
Langkats (Single), 810 n..
Masbate, 67 cts., b.
S'haj Explorations, Sh. $4.
Consignees must have a Revenue Omeer in attendance when any duti able goods are examined by tho Company's Surveyor.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatover.
R. OHI Agent.
Hongkong, 22nd March, 1936.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. The Steamship,
"ANDRE LERON" Bringing Cargo from Marseliles &c, arrived Hongkong on. Wednesday, the 26th March, 1936.
Consigners are hereby informed
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from 28th March to 8th April, 1936, both daya Inclusivo.
DODWELL & CO. LTD.
General Managera. Hongkong, 18th March, 1936,
CHINA ENTERTAINMENT &
LAND INVESTMENT CO., LTD.
D. L. KING,
Secretary. Hongkong, 14th March, 1936.
THE HONGKONG FIRE' INSURANCE COMPANY
LIMITED.
Notice To Shareholders. The Sixty-seventh Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offces of the undersigned on Friday, the 27th March, 1935, at Noon, for the pur poso 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 Booke will be closed from the 13th to the 27th March, 1936, both days
Inclusive,
NOTICE is hereby given that the Sixth Ordinary General Meet ing of Shareholders will be held at the Registered Offices of the that their goods with the exception Company, King's Theatre Building, of Opium, Treasure and Valuables 5th floor, on Monday, the 30th day are being landed and stored into the of March, 1936, at 12 o'clock, noon, Godowns of the Ifongkeng Kowloon Whart and Godown Co. Ltd, Kowand Accounts for the year ended to receive the Directors' Report, loon, whence delivery may bo obtain-
31st December, 1935, to All
Directors and Auditors and to The Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., transact auch other business as may be properly transacted at an Ordinarly General Meeting of the Company.
ediloly after landing-
elect
must be sent in to me on or before. Saturday, 4th April, 1936, or they will not be recognized
Damaged Packages will be examin મો
by the Company's
Surveyor Messrs-Goddard and Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10,00 And notice la further heroby 4.m. on Tuesday, 31st March, 1936. given that the register and trans-
Consignees must have a Revenue Officer in attendance when any dutifer books of the Company will be able goods are examined by the Com- closed from the 23rd to the 30th pany's Surveyora.
day of March, 1936, both days Inclusive.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.
R. OIL, Agent. Hongkong, 26th March, 1936.
U.S. COMMODITY PRICES
LATEST CABLED
QUOTATIONS
LIANG CHI HAO,
Managing Director. Hongkong, 10th March, 1986.
MEN: OVERWORKED. GLANDS MAY LET YOU DOWN IN A CRISIS: Nine men out of ten past middle age are affected with Loss of
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,
LTD.
General Managers,
Ltd.
Hongkong, 6th March, 1996.
Cotton: May cotton will now prou bly approach the "spot" price. Heav short hedging of distant pastions hait a steadying effect on the market, but we doubt if there will be any material change pending a clarification of Washington uncertainties.
Wheat: Predictions of a 800,000,000 provement in weather conditions in bushel-crop, forecast of further im- the South-West and a disappointing demand for flour were contributing factors to the bearish sentiment. action, which fails to materialico. Rubber: Buyers are awaiting a re The market looka Bikely to move higher, Production of rubber in February totallod 27,270 tons; estate stocks 21.598 tons and dealers' stocka 43,497 tons.
Special Average dally production of petroleum during the past week is estimated at 2,836,000 barrels, 2,808,000 barrels the previous
against
week. The Edison Electric Institute
cstimates electricity production for the past week at 1,800,000,000 k.w.h., an increase of 7.8 per cont. from the corresponding period of last year.
REUTER QUOTATIONS Dow Jones Averages: 00 Industrials
20 Utilities 40 Bonds
March 24. March 25,
156.60
157.89
47.53
47.50
32.08
32.38
102.24
102.08
$0.80
11 Commodity Index 50.00
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK 20 Rails
CO., LTD. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders will be held in 1 the Office of the Company, 2, Queen's Buliding, Hong Kong, on Monday, 30th March, 1986, at Noon, for consideration of the Directors' Report and Statement, of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1935.
The Share Register and Trans- for Books will be closed from the 21st to 30th March, 1936, both days inclusive,
By Order of tho
Board of Directors,
E. COCK,
The following quotations on the Vitality, Mental Fag. Restless- New York commodity exchange.areness, and Glandular Weakness. Hongkong, 12th March, 1936. issued by Reuter.
Medical Science has come to
with
POLISEX
S'hai Loans, Sh. 84 n.
Raubs. $11% n.
San Haurico, 92 cts. b.
United Paracale 61 cts. b. and sa
New York Cotton
their rescue
Venz: Goldfield $31⁄2 n.
Mar. 24.
Mar. 25.
March May
11.44
11.04
11.45/45 11.07/07
10.63
10,08/68
10.10
10,20/20
10.14
January Spot
10.24 11.48
10.22/22 10.22/22 11.47.
New York Rubber
March May July
15.90
10.01
10.08
September
16.18
December
10.26
Total sales:
Wing On Textiles, Sh. $25 u.
May July
Docks etc.
H.K. Wharves (old), $92 n. H.K. & W. Docks 89 n. Providents (old), $1.45 ea. Providents (new), 20 cts. I. Hongkew (old), Sh. $190 n. New Engineeringe, 8h. $4 n. Shanghai Docks, Sh. $70 n
Cotton Mills.
Ewo Cotton's Sh. $84 sa. S'hai Cottons (old), Sh. 870 n. S'hai Cottons (new), Sh. $40 n. Zoong Sings, $12
July
October December
Lands, Hotels, etc.
H, and S. Hotels, $4.45 sa.
Chicago Wheat
$% 87
the
Tired men and women should know
about POLISEX REJUVENATOR that positively 15.00/00 rebuilds wasted tissues and
15.00/00 stimulates ductless glands into
16.03/03 perfect functioning. 10.11/12
16%/97
15.22 Thinking wears a man out more 101 lots. than football or tennis, don't think about your worries, men know about POLISEX, Getting five years younger with- out taking a rest... Impossible you think, defintely possible we know, our POLISEX Literature will tell you how and why.
61 187% September..... 86% 86%/85%
Tuesday's salos:
16,811,000 bushela. Chicago Corn
6844 68 Winnipeg Wheat
6844/59% 68% 68%
82% 82/82% 83
8344/83 89% 837834
H.K. Landa, $291% b.
H.K. Landa, 4% Deben.
$100 b.
May
S'hal Lands, Sh. $18.
July
Metropolitan Landa, Sh. $10 .
Humphries, $9.25 9.
H.K. Realtics, $5 n.
May
Chinese Estates, $84 n.
July
China Realties, Sh. 4 n.
October
China Debentures Sh. 800`n.
Public Utilities.
New York Silk
HK. Tramwaye, $10.70 s
March
Peak Trams, (old), $7 n. Peak Trams, (now), $3 n.
May
July
1.73 1.70 1.08
1.09/71 1.08/09 1.66/04
Star Ferries, $84 n.
n.
Watson, $4% 8.
It is free, upon request without any obligation whatsoever. Telephone 32193, call or write
PHARMACEUTICALS (FAR EAST), LTD. 306 Gloucester Building,
EXCHANGE RATES
Youmati, Ferries, (old) $19 China Lights, $10.76 8. China Lights, (now), $7.35. b. H.K. Electric, 858 ea. Macao Electric. $20 n. Sandalen Lights, 87 b. Telephone (old), $25.15 n. Telephone (new), $9 n. China Buses. Sb. $114 .. Singapore Tractions, 21/- b. Singapore Pref 20/- n..
Industrials
Malabon Sugars, 48.40 .
Cald: Macg. (old), Sh. 31911⁄2 u
Cald: Macg. (Pref.), Sh. $15 n.
Canton Ices, 314 n.
Cement, $8.30 b.
H. K. Ropes, $41⁄2 ¤.
Storio, &c. Dairy Farm, $19%1⁄2 en.
Lane Crawfords, $6% n. Mackintoshs, $5 n. Sinceres, $2.10 b. Wa. Powells, 70 cta. 1, Wing On (H.K.), 365 n.
Blacellaneous
H.K. Entertainments, $470 L B. C. Enterprise $1.85 n. Macao "Greyhounds," 82 n. : Constructions (old), $1. Constructions (now), 50 cts. n.. Vibio Plling, $4 1.
Prague.. Bucharest Madrid. Lisbor
Ch. Govt. 6% 1925′ G. # Bonds be
Brussels
H. K. Govt. 4% Loan 4%%Monte Video.
To the
LATEST SHARE QUOTATIONS
die closing prices in London, received The following are yesterday's mid- by Messrs. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz in conjunction with Router. 414% Bonds 1898 (Eng..
188,)
£10214
4% Loan 1908
Donald Wooda, Elizabeth Allau and Edna May Oliver in "A Tale of Two Cities" coming on Saturday to the King's and Alhambra Theatres.
WHO IS HE?
HIS NAME IS
JAMES MELTON
AND HE IS APPEARING- FROM SATURDAY AT THE
QUEEN'S in
"STARS OVER BROADWAY”
WE SAY HE IS BETTER THAN
JAN KIEPURA
RICHARD TAUBER
LAWRENCE TIBBETT
See and Hear Him and let the management have your opinion.
POST OFFICE.
Shanghal and Europe via Siberia
(London 6th March)
INWARD MAILS
£98
5% Loan 1912
£ 83
Haiphong
5% Reorg Loan 1913 (Ldn.
Shanghai and Swatow
Canton Chengtu
March 20.
March 23.
Chlof Manager.
188)
£ 93%
Scharnhorst
March 20..
5% Gold Bonds 1920-47
95%
5% S'hai-Nanking Rly. ...
5 Tient-Pukow Rly. Ger.
Stpd.
5% Tient.-Pukow Rly. Brit.
Stpd.
72
Amoy
Japan
Talma Atsuta Maru
March 26,
March 27.
51
Canada, U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan
£ 49
5% (Bupl. Loan) British
Stpd.
6(Supl. Loan) German
Stpd.
£ 48
£ 47% 6% Hukuang Rly. 1011.4 55 5% Lung Taing U, Hai Rly.
1913
and Shanghai (Vancouver B.C., 7th March Japan and Shanghai Straits and Europe via Negapatam (Letters and Papers) London, 27th February and Afr Mail "K.L.M. Service" (Amsterdain,
Emp, of Canada Fushimi Maru
March 27
March 27.
Ex
14th March).
£ 81.
Hakunan Maru Houtman
March 27-
Union Insurance Soc. of
Canton
£ 20
Pres. Harrison
March 27,
Shanghai Waterworks "A" & 33
Somali
March 27.
Shanghal Electric Constr..
40/-
Japan
Toyama Maru
March 27.
Chineso Eng., and Min.
Japan and Shanghai
Chichibu Mu
March 28.
(Bearer)
11/3
Shanghai
Eumaeus
March 28,
H.K. & S'hai Bk. (Ldn.
Straits
Ginyo Maru
March 28.
Regd.)
£101
Japan
Charid. Bk. of I.A. & C..
14%
Chosen Corpn.
9/8
Shanghai and Swatow Shanghai
Nanchang
Nagato Maru
Victoria
March 28.
March 28..
..March 28,
Pekin Synd....
2)
Gula Kulumpong Rubber
20/8
OUTWARD MAILS
Per
Date and Time
EXCHANGE
well-groomed
man, no detail is too
small to escape his notice.
And that's why he insista
on Kiwi for his shoes.
Kiwi enhances shoe leather,
giving it a lustrous polish
that lasts all day.
KIWI
The Quality Shoe Polish
Paris Geneva Berlin
Mar. 24. Mär. 25. .74.81/64-
74.63/64
15.27 .12.2814 Milan.
.02% Athens.
018 Shanghai.
1/2.0/16
1/2.0/16 Now York. .4.90% 4.98.3/16 Amsterviam. .7.27%
7.27% Vienna..
20%
2014 119%
119
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10.10
12.31
6234
618
670
070
82.8/16
11014 .1/8%
36.3/10 110%
1/3%2
1/64 .20.20%
80% .217 .4.07%
1/64
20.26 0
4.97% War Loan.
1/1.81/82
94% D.
prm b
H.K. Govt. 84% Loan par, n.
Belgrado.
Yokohama
Wallace Harpers $4° n.
Montreal
W. R. Loxley & Co. (China) Ltd.
30% Silver (Spot)....19.18/10. 217 Silver (forward).10.13/16
4%%% 20.3/10 30% 100.9/18
· 100% -British Wireless.
-TO-DAY'S OPENING
QUOTATIONS Selling
T.T. Singapore T.T. Shanghai
TT. Manila
U.S... Honolulu, Japan and Shang-
hal (San Francisco 28th Feb.). Shanghal
For
Reg.,
.K.P.O.
Mar. 26, 5 p.m.
Letters,
March 27..
Thura, Mar. 26,
G.P.O.
Thursday.
Samahul and Wuchow,
Tolahan...Thurs, Mar. 20, 4 p.m. Letters for "Imperial Airways direct RH.A. Dorado
Bervice"-dae London 6th April
Letters,
Mar. 26, 5 p.m.
Letters for Australis by "Imperial R.M.A. Dorado
Airways Service due Darwin
Mar. 20, 5 p.m.
Letters, ......Mar. 26, 5 p.m.
Manila Straite, Ceylon, India, E. and Scharnhorst
...Mar. 26, 5 am. Mar. 26, 5.89 p.m.. Thors, Mar. 26,
G.P.O.
Mar. 20, 8 p.m. Mar. 20, 5.30 pm.. Thurs, Mar. 20
K.P.O.
T.T.
.1/344
Demand
.1/845
.CT
Sist March.
.107
T.T. Japan
1104
Reg.
TT. India
85%
T.T. Frisco & New York
.32
T/T, Java
.16%
*S. Africa, Egypt and "EUROPE
TT. France
.4.88
0314
TT. Bangkok. PT. Saigon
.149%
via Marseille due Marselflow, 18th April and Parcels only for Germany via Hamburg,
.48%
.6595
Reg.,
Buylag
Lottars,
4 m/s. L/O
1/43%
4b/s. D/P
1/44
6 m/s L/G
Sandakan
1/4
4 m/s. Ban.Frisco & Now
York
Makasser and Sourabaya
.33%
Halphong
4 m/s. France
15.10
4.00%
Swatov, Amoy and Foochow Shanghai and Japan
Manlla
Bangkok
TT. Lisbon
Now York-London
Mr. & Mrs. Y. Mori MASSAGE
Acupuncture, Mazotonie and Bone Beiting Helder of Japanese and Mongkong Govern
Licenow. Cara Boyained Ankle and Writs. Recomended for many reum (by
Harpiaw and Dorises." B4, Wyndham Street, (ist Sose).
......
Rex,
Letters,
Reg
Lottern,
K. P. O.
G. P..O. Mar. 26, 3.30 pm.
Mar. 25, 4.15 p.m. Mar. 20, 4.80 p.m.
Mar. 20, 5 p.m. Friday.
Maueant. Fri. Mar. 27. 8.30 am. Burma Maru Fri., Mar. 27, 1.80. pim. Canton. Fr, Mar. 27; Initan
Fri., Mar. 27, 3 p.m. Hinkasan Maru Fel., Mar. 27, 6.30 pm, Emp. of Canadaja sama
Fri., Har .4.80 p.m.. Michael Jebron Fri., Mar. 27, 4.80 p.m. Atsuta Maru
Frigar. 27. 'Reg'
Letters,
Manila, Australia and New Zealand
via Thursday Island, (Dus Thursday Island, 9th April). Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.S.A
Central and South · America and *Europe via Victoria B.C., and *Europe via Biberia
Pros. Jackson
Parcels,
Letters,
27, 4.15 p.m. ...Mar. 27, 3 p.m. Fri., Mar. 27.
Mar 27, 3 p.m..
4.15 pm Pres. Harrison Fri., Mar. 27, 5 pm. uperscribed correspondence only.
(Dao Viet ria B.C., 15th April) '.
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