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25 WORDS $1.50 for 3-DAYS PREPAID 50 cents for Every Additional Day
Alternate Insertions 20% Extra.
If Not Prepaid a Booking Fee of 50 cents is Charged.
TUITION GIVEN.
SHARE PRICES
The following is the list of LEARN Modern Ball-room Dancing local share quotations issued this quickly. My simplified system. Easy morning, As ABC. Pupils dance from first, lesson. $7 monthly. Expert tuition, Write Box No. 321, "Hongkong Tele-
• graph."
POSITIONS WANTED.
ENERGETIC young man with long experience and excellent credential. Seeks position as surveyor and En. gineer. Outport no objection. Write Box No. 322, "Hongkong Telegraph."
TO LET
MODERN DETACHED HOUSE, No. 114 Waterloo Road, Kowloon. Seven bright, airy rooms with four up-to- date bathrooms, servants quarters, garage and garden. Newly built, all conveniences. Moderate rental. Apply to Lee, Yu Kee, 37, Des Voeux Road Central,
› OFFICE FLAT, TO LET.-Commo- dious Office Accommodation in P & O Building. Ready for occupation on 1st July, 1936. Apply Mackinnon Mackenzio & Co., P&O Building.
KIWI
To the well-groomed man, no detail is too small to
escapo hla that's
notice. And
why he insists on Kiwi for his shoes.
Kiwi enhances shoo
leather, giving it a lustrous polish that Jauts all day.
KIWI
The Quality Shoo Polish.
W. R. Loxley & Co. (China), Ltd.
Banks,
i.K. Banka, $1665 4.
II. K. Banks (Lon. Reg.).
£154 n.
Chartered Bank, £14 n. Mercantile Bank, A. and B.
£10% n. Mercantile Bank, C., £134 n. East Asia Bank, $70 n.
Insurances, Canton In., $276 n. Union In., $625 ». China Underwriters, China Fire, $480 n.
$1.00 n.
I. K. Fire In., $250 n.
Internat'l Assce., Sh. $84 n.
Shipping.
Douglas, $38 n.
H:K. Steamboats, $4 n.
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Indo-Chinas, (Pret.), $30 n. Indo-Chinas (Dof.), $20 n.. Shell (Bearer), 98/9 n. Union Waterboats, $12.20 n.
Mining.
Antamoks, $2.00/2.02 b. Baintecs, $21 n. Baguio Gold, 28 cts. n.
Benguet Consolidated, $18.35 ̊ b. Benguet Exp. 22 cts. b. Big Wedge, 32 cta, b. Demonstration, 83 cts. sa. Gold Creek, 15 cto, n. Gold River, 3
Itogons, $1.20 b.
cts. n.
1. X. L. $1.85 b. and sa.
Salacot, 13 ets. b.
Kallam, 11/6 n.
Langkate (Single), $10 n. Masbate, 85 cts, b Raubs, $11
San Mauricio, $1.20 n.
S'hai Explorations, 8h. $4 S'hal Loans, Sh. $4 n. United Paracale 97. cts, b. Venz: Goldfield $4 b.
Docks etc.
H.K. Wharves (old), $90 b. H.K. & W. Docks $0 n. Providents (old), $1.15 8. Providents (new), 20 ets. n. Hongkew (old), Sh. $185 n. Now Engineerings, Sh. $4 n. Shanghai Docks, Sh. $100 n.
Cotton Mills.
.
Ewo Cottons Sh. $8.50 S'hai Cottons (old), Sh. $74 u. Shal Cottens (new), Sh. $39
Zoong Sings, $12 B.
Wing On Textiles, Sh. $25 n.
Landa, Hotels, etc.
H. and S. Hotels, $4.60 b. H.K. Landa $31% n. H.K. Lands, 4% Deben.
$100 b.
S'hai Lands, Sh. $15 n. Metropolitan Lands, Sh. $10 n.. Humphries, $82 b. II.K. Realties, $44 s. Chinese Estates, $82 n. China Realties, Sh. $4 n. China Debentures Sh. $60 n.
Public Utilitles II.K. Tramways, $11.15 b. Peak Troms, (old), $7 n. Peak Trams, (new), $3 n. Star Ferries, $881⁄2 .
n.
Yaumati Ferries, (old) $19 n China Lights, $10.80 b. China Lights, (new), $7.40 b. H.K. Electric, $51 b.. Macao Electric; $20 n. Sandakan Lights, $8.50 r. Telephone (old), $25 b. Telephone (new), $9 n. China Buses. Sh. $11.
THE
HONGKONG
PENINSULA HOTEL:
HONGKONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTEL;
PEAK HOTEL
&
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL:
HOTELS
LIMITED.
In association with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Lits, Peking
RUNNYMEDE HOTEL,
CRAG HOTEL,
Penang Hilis
(2,400 feet above sealevel)
LTD., PENANG.
Refreshment Rooms. (near summit station) Hill Railway.
**THE ISLAND'S MOST EFFICIENT SERVICE"
RUNNYMEDE HOTEL
On Sea Front.
Private Cars for Excursions Anywhere.
Caterers etc. to Imperial Airways.
Monk are interchangeable, no extra cost wherever you have your breakfast, Iurabeou. Lee, or dinner,
Moog of both botals have private bathrooms and modern sanitation. At the Mannymade each room has lis own pablle selephone,
The Runnymede Rectorant has undeniably pride of place among botals of the Bark with la enfalne, and Suelly claims by its association to offer the traveller such sa. la not to be found bewhere.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1936
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
H.K.V.D.C.
Annual Dinner and Prize Distribution,
Will all Ranks take notice that
all tickets for the above function
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD. (Incorporated in Hong Kong)
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
21 YEARS AGO
Extracts From The "Telegraph" Files
The following extracts are from
the Hongkong Telegraph for the
week ended May 15, 1915.
The rate of the dollar on demand
Mr. R. M. Joseph resigned from
*
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN was 18. 9.13/16d. have been pold and punitively no that the ORDINARY YEARLY admittance can be given to those MEETING of the Society will › bo who have not bought tickets, held at the HEAD OFFICE, Union Messrs. David Sassoon and Co.,
Ltd. Tickets must be presented for Building, Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, admission. Arrangements are be- 22nd MAY, 1996, at 11 o'clock, a.m.,
The annual report of the Hong- ing made for Volunteers who have for the purpose of receiving the kong Electric Co., Ltd., showed no tickets to be admitted after Report of the Directors and the credit at Profit and Loss Account dinner at p.m., for the prize Statements of Account to 31st of $416,375. A 20 per cent, divid- giving and concert. Dress will be December, 1935, and of declaring end was proposed. Oficers
and Sergeants (if in Dividend, 'ċte: *. possession) White Meas Kit, others
The SHARE TRANSFER BOOKS of Mr. II, L. Dennys, Sur., was Mr. K. R. Dennys, youngest son Blue Patrol or Khal Uniforms.
E. J. R. MITCHELL, Majer President Regimental Institutes,
ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE DIAMOND JUBILEE.
Friday, 15th-8 a.m. Mass and First Communion in the College Chapel. 1.30 p.m. Diamond Jubi- lee Sports at Caroline Hill. Saturday, 16th-5.30 Diamond Jubilee Concert in the College Hall;
鹿舞 CATHAY 泰国
BALLROOM
(King's Theatre Bldg.).
GALA OPENING
TO-MORROW
with
EARL WHALEY
and his
of the Society will be CLOSED killed in action in the European ALL AMERICAN NEGRO ORCHESTRA
front 4th MAY to 22nd MAY, Both War.. Days Inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
A. W. HUGHES, General Manager.
Hong Kong, 24th April, 1936. THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. (Incorporated in Hong Kong)
p.m. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Sunday, 17th-8 a.m. Pontifical that the SIXTY-SEVENTH OR- High Mass nt the Cathedral. DINARY YEARLY MEETING of Mgr. Deawazieres will officiate. the Company will be held at its Rev. Fr. Ryan S. J. will preach. HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, ALL OLD JOSEPHIANS, Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 22nd BROTHERS BOYS, FRIENDS AND MAY, 1936, at 11.20 a.m., for the BENEFACTORS ARE CORDIAL- purpose of receiving the Report LY INVITED.
of the Directors and the Stato- ments of Account to 31st Decem- ber, 1935, and of declaring Dividende, etc.
Saturday, 16th-8 p.m. Old Boys' Dinner as per previous notice.
THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LTD.
Notice to Shareholders.
The SHARE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 4th MAY to 22nd MAY, Both Days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
A. W. HUGHES, General Manager.
The Fifty-fifth Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the under-Hong Kong, 24th April, 1936. signed on Thursday, the 21st May, 1936, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the
General Agents, together with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December, 1935.
BRITISH TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. (Incorporated in Hong Kong)
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN OR-
The Share Register and Trans- fer Books will be closed from the that 7th to the 21st May, 1930, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,
LTD.
General Agents. Hongkong, 30th April, 1936.
Singapore Tractions, 23/- b. Singapore Pref 28/- n..
Industrials
Malabon Sugars, $8.40 n: Cald: Macg. (old), Sh. $19
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In the Legislative Council Cham- ber, Mr. E. II. d'Aquino was pre- sented with a marble clock and $600 in recognition of 60 years' service with the Government.
"TELEGRAPH" ART SUPPLEMENT
To-morrow's Picture Features
There will be a varied selec- tion of pictures in to-morrow's Issue of the Telegraph Pictorial Supplement.
Weddings Illustrated will be those of Mr. Tsol Mang-suen and Miss Nellie Lee, and Mr. Jap Tlan-Jay and Miss Mar- garet Kwok.
Groups will include the 2nd. Hongkong Pack of Wolf Cuby, the Kowloon Junior School netball team, and the Chinese Company of the Police Reserve.
Photos taken in connection with the observance of the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima will appear, as well as pictures taken at the St. Andrew's Church Sunday School party. Representatives of the East Lancashire Regiment, with trophies won at the Rifle A880- ciation, meeting, will also be Reen in the Supplement.
There will be the usual popular entertainment and fea- ture pages, the results of last week's Children's Competition and details of a new contest for the kiddies.
EXCHANGE
TO-DAY'S OPENING
QUOTATIONS Selling
DINARY YEARLY MEETING of the SEVENTIETH
the Company will be held at its HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, Hong Kong, on Friday, 22nd MAY, 1936, at 11.25 a.m., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the TT. Directors, and the Statements of Demand Account to 31st December, 1935, T.T. Singapore
T.T. Shanghai and of declaring Dividend, etc.
T.T. Japan The SHARE TRANSFER BOOKS T.T. San Frisco New York.
T.T. India of the Company will be CLOSED T.T. Java from 4th MÃY to 22nd MAY, Both
Cald: Macg. (Pref.), Sh. $15 a Daya inclusive, Canton-Ices,-$1%-n-
Cement, $10 n.
H.K. Ropes, $4.40_n.
Stores, &c.
Dairy Farm, $194/20 sa,
Watson, $3.45 b. and su
Lane Crawfords, 86
.
- Mackintoshs, $5 .. Sinceres, $1.80 n. Wm. Powells, 60 cts. n. Wing On (H.K.); $50 n.
Miscellaneons.
H.K. Entertainments, $2.90 n. 3. G. Enterprise 81.55 n.
By Order of the Board,
A. W. HUGHES, General Manager.
Hong Kong, 24th April, 1936.
Macao "Greyhounds," $2 n. Constructions (old), $1% n. Constructions (now), 80 cts. b. Vibro Piling, $4 n.
Ch. Govt. 6% 1925G.$Bds. 9834%
11.
H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 64%
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London, May 14. A Berlin message reports that the British Ambassador, Sir Eric Phipps, was received to-day by Herr Hitler. It is presumed the subject of con- Geneva, May 14. Mr. Sean Lester, the Irish diplo- addressed to the German Government versation was the questions recently matist who has served with such by the British Government in order to distinction as High Commissioner in obtain elucidation of the German Danzig, has been reappointed for un other
year by the League of Nations. peace proposals.-British Wirelcas. The French and other delegates of 10754 the Counell paid a warm tribute to -55% Mr. Lester for his work in Danzig, .111% where trouble has been narrowly
09 averted between German and Polish .32 factions In the past. .4734 .4.00
RAW RUBBER
MUR
PRICES
Both Germans and Poles asked that 6454- Mr. Lester should remain--as —ligh -Messrs Jenjamin and Potts"re-" 142 Commissioner-Reuter Bulletin Ser-ceived the following Straits currency quotations thuyers) from Singapore to-day for Raw Rubber:- Spot
28 cts, up 4 cent 20 "cls.
T.T.
France
T.T. Manlia. T.T. Bangkok
487
vice,
7500
Buying
4 m/s. L/C.
4 m/s. D/P.
0 m/s. L/C.
174!% 1/4
4 m/s. San Francisco &
New York
1/4
.93% of this year, gained first place in
5.80 open competition. The
Medical:
4 m/s. France
New York-London
prm. b.
Dr. Woo Kai-fun, a recent graduate July/Sept: of Hongkong University, as a result Oct/Decr: of the Boxer Indemnity Scholarship Jan./Mch: Examination held at Nanking in April
three
28 cts.
20 cts...
Murket-Firm.
פל
4.90 Scholarship thus gained by Dr. Woo
HEAVY GOLD LOSS do Kai-fun enables him to years' medical study abroad. This is the third occasion on which medical
Paris, May 14. Bank of France returna for the graduates of Hongkong University week ending May 8 show that gold have wen the first place in this open valued at £30,000,000 was lost during and compolitive examination. Dr. that period and that the total holdings Woo Kai-fun is, at present, on the of the Bank are now valued at £773,- staff of the Tung Wah Hospital. 000,000.-Reuter.
H.K. Govt. 3% Loan par. b. Wallace Harpers, $4 n.
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DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF
IF THOU WILT THYHELF BE BORNE, The forthcoming wedding is an. WITH, DEAR ALSO WITH ANOTHER.nounced of Mr. Joseph Francia Thomas à Kempia.
Rodrigues, of 12 Sau Wa Fong, and Miss Enez Amonica Lau, of the sanie address.
There will be to Dinner Dance at Repulse Bay Hotel to-morrow, May 16, but the usual tea dance will be held on Sunday, at 5 p.m.
The R.E.O.C.A. will hold the second of this season's open-air whist drives and tombolas in Wellington Barracks A small fire which broke out at the on Monday, May 18, commencing at Cheung Lee charcoal frnt, No. 1 Soy 8.30 p.m. The tombola will com- Street, Mongkok, about 10 o'clock last mence at approximately 10.20 p.m. night was extinguished without much The admission to the whist drive. js. damage being done. The premises 50 cents. Inclusive of refreshments. were not insured,
For trespassing on the Revolver Sentence of four months imprison, Rango at Kennedy Road, Li Sang, 35, ment was passed on Li Yee, 52, by and Chan On, 29, were each fined $5 Mr. S. F. Balfour at the Contral by Mr. S. F. Balfour at the Central Magistracy this morning for returnspector Mist told the Court that Magistracy this morning. Sub- ing from banishment Defendant,
who pleaded guilty to the charge, these people made a nuisance of them- was sent away from the Colony on acives on the Range by digging up January 6, 1935,
the ground for lead.
- Banished for ten years from Febru- A charge of having a revolver in ary 23 last, Cheuk Kwan, 22, was his posacasion without a Hornce was charged before Mr. S. F. Balfour at preferred against Cho Man-fal, aged the Central. Magistracy this morning 20, unemployed, before Mr. Macfadyen with returning before the expiration at the Kowloon Magistracy thin of his banishment order. The case morning. Detective Inspector A. H.
wna remanded to May 10 for com- Elston applied for a week's formal mittal proceedings to be taken against remand to further consider the him.
evidence, and this was granted.
Mr. H. G. Swinburne has been ap All ranks of the Volunteer Defence pointed Chief
Reporter, Shields Corps are informed that all tickets Gazette. Mr. Swinburne was for five for the annual dinner and prize dis- years on Sheffield Independent report tribution have been sold and no ad- ing staff, joining South China Mornmittance can be given to those who ing Post, Hongkong, in 1925. On his have not bought tickets. However, return to England he was appointed arrangements are being made for Editor, Stanford Standard, a position, Volunteers who have no tickets to be he held until foining the Gazette last admitted after dinner. at 0 p.m., for. year.
the prize giving and concert.