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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an INTERIM DIVIDEND of FOUR per cent (45%), for the six months ended 38th June, 1936, [amonuting to PORTY cents per share on the Fully Paid Up Shares and TEN centa per share on the Partly Paid Up Shares of the Com-
BATHING HUT: Repulse Bay PRICKLY HEATpany will pald on FRIDAY, the 7th
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Good condition, 1- mediate pozression. Apply Box No, 333, "ILK. Telegraph."
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The following extracts are from the Hongkong Telegraph for week ended July, 17, 1915,
The rate of the dollar on de- mapil was 19, 9igd,
The Hongkong and Shanghafi Ranking Corporation declared an interim dividend of 22 Bs, per share, and the Hongkong Land Investment and Agency. Ltd., an interim dividend of $3.50 per share.
AND
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A SAFE AND EFFECTIVE REMEDY
TI-TREE OIL SOAP
The Toilet Germicidal Soap Soothing and Refreshing.
OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE.
DANBY & HANCE Sote Agents.
Captain Tom Gunn, Chinese air-1KOMO mus, arrived in the Colony to nr-||TAN range a series of Mghts at Shatin
with his 10 h.p. biplano,
The Legislative Council voted a sum of 850,000 for*fload relief in Kwangtung Province.
Air. C. W. Beswick was appointed Supernumerary Second Lieutenant and Dr. W. B. A. Moore, Surgeon Lieutenant in the Volunteer Re- serves, whilst Second Lieutenant C. H. Blason was pronotri full; Lieutenant.
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of
AUGUST, 1936, on which date | Dividend Warrants may be obtain- el on application at the Registered Ofice of Din Company, Exchange | Building, 4th Floor,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, the 30th JULY, 10 FRIDAY, the 7th AUGUST, 1936, both days inclusive, By Order of the
Board of Directors,
W. L. MCKENZIE,
Secretary.
Hongkong, 8th July, 1936,
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that an intorín Dividend of £2.30/- per share, subject to divduction of Income Tax, has been declared for the HALF YEAR ending 30th June, 1936, at rate of 1/3.5/46 per Dollar THE DIVIDEND will be payable on and after 10th August, 1936. at the oflicen of the Corporation, where Shareholders are requested to apply for Warrants.
THE REGISTER OF SHAKES of the Corporation will be closed from 27th JULY, to 8th AUGUST (both
days inclusive) during which period no transfer of Shares can be registered.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS,
:
AIR CONDITIONED THEATRE Commencing TO-MORROW
A LAUGH AND A THRILL
Catholics Converging On Manila
BIG EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS
DEATH OF WAR VETERAN
London, June 27
A Veteran who took part in three Wärs, Lt-General Sir Jamen Melville Babington of Pinnacle Hill, Kelso, | Coldnel, of the 16/15th Lancers, has
Just died in his 82nd year.
He took part in the Bochunnaland Expedition of 1884-5, in which he was honourably mentioned for his services. At the commencement of the Beer San Francisco, July 1.
War he was employed as a major- hundred California
general on the staff of the Cavalry Brigade, and be afterwards di” duty Catholics will attend the Inter-as A.A.G. for Imperial Yeommry,
Soveral for every tick of the clock!
ORETTA
What a swoll show to welcome back glamorous Loretta Young! And what a partner in love, fun and excitement,' they've given her in the dashing boro of "Mutiny on the Bounty!"
YOUNG
PANCHOT TONE Unguarded
V. M. GRAYBURN,
CHIEF MANAGER.
Hongkong, 7th July, 1936,
Metro Godtuyn
Moti
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R.
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with
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ALSO
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U.S. COMMODITY PRICES
July B. overy tin of shoe polish you | PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS 75.43/04 buy. It is 3 guarantee
of the Sale by Fablic Auction to be held on Monday, the 13th day of July, 1906, at 3 p.m., at the Office of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at lelandssumed for errors in transmission. July Road in the Colony of Hong
Last To-day's. Kong, for a term of 75 years,
Price Price. -with-the-option-of-renewal-ati a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75 years.
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis- posal of the lot the purchaser will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sule, the sum of two hundred dollars,, $200.00 in cash. This sum will be re- funded on payment of the pur
The following quotations are the The following quotations middle prices at the close of the New York commodity exchange are market in London On July
issued by Reuter. 9. frmation and All quotations are subject to con- no responsibility is
1/3 W. R. Laxlev & Co., (China) Ltd. 1/8 20.08
5.025%
Mr. & Mrs. Y. Mori MASSAGE
39.1/10
219 Acupuncture, Musocruals and Burie Setting 1/2.1/32 older of Japrisene and Hongkong Govern 10.11/10 wrists.
ment Licences. Cures Sprained Ankl Recommended for many year by 1.11/10) Hosplints and Doctora,
1065% 4. Wyndham Street, (1st floor).
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THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH
SIXTH
ANNUAL
Amateur Photographic Competition
June-August, 1936.
Details have been unavoidably crowded out of this edition but the list of rules and Entry Form are printed below.
READ THE RULES CAREFULLY.
Tive Jollowing Hulex ] govern the No responsibly creepitel for Competition Im
1.-The Competition is confined exclusively |
to amateur photographers.
2-Pleturrǝ submitted in Kenia tones should;
be arcompanied by a smaller print in black and while.
non-delivery, loss or damage.
1. Photographs must not be on the Post-card site fexcenting in the Children's Rection) and the entry ford should e lightly mated on the lar
4. Nu correspondence will be entered Into
in connection with the Competitius, 10.—Entries in the Chlidren's Section mut
bear the same, sro aul address on thei entry form countersigned by a parent. No empluyen ve esenter of any irm
--The Frites w be awarded to the competitors sending in what are adjudged is. In the best photographs in each Healion. Each entry must be accompanied by' form which will be published daily Juding the period of the Competion. 4-The right to publish any or all of the U.
entries in the Targraph is reserved, 5-Photographs which have been already"
entered in local competitions are In- .silgible,
''
-At the conclusion of the Competition,
entries will be returned to competitors | an application at this Office within novén tthipra.
USE THIS
FORM AND LIGHTLY,
PASTE IT
ON THE
BACK OF EACH
ENTRY.
SECTION
NAME
ADDRESS
DATE".
chase price.
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PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Sale
Rural Buliding
Lot No. 395
Registry No.
Building Ltural
Locality
398. Taland Road,
Boundary Measuremente.
N.B
As per salo
μίατ
W.
Contents in
sq. feet.
Annual
Kentat.
About
13,000
$150
· ·MANILA SHARES
| Itarf_djx|
$2,(x)
The following quotations have been received by Swan, Culberston and Fritz from their Manila ofeo after the close of this morning's 'session:
Antamok
In the photographle, trade by iørmitted Baguio Gold
in compete,
15.
15.
Prices in Pesos Buyers Sellers 3.20 0.25
.20 Benguet Consolidated. 12.00 -12.50 Benguet Exploration.
20 .10 10
147 .0255 020 .95
national Eucharistic Congress to which services incluiled the command be held in Manila, February 3 to of a mobile column. 7, 1937, the United Press learned on Kimberley and the action
Jle also took part in the advance here to-day.
Magersfontein.
.
Passage for the religious pilgrims has been booked aboard the Tatsuta Maru of the Nippon Yusen Kuisha line, which is scheduled t sail from San Francisco carly next year,
at
He left South Africa' to command the New Zealand defence forces. Western Front and in Italy, and was In the Great War he served on the mentioned in despatches eight times.
He was also made a Cominander of the Legion of Honour and an officer he was decorated with the Croix da of the Military Order of Savoy, and
The Japanese vessel as a mark of courtesy will fly the Papal ng Guerre and the Croce di Guerma. with that of Nippon, stopping en route to the Philippine capital at Honolulu, Yokohama, Kohe, Shang-Europe and South America are ex- hai and Hongkong.
[pected to come to San Fruncleso for Spectul arrangements are beint embarkation to Manila, a Eucharistle made by N. Y. K. officials to provide bureatt of information has been nitors for the celebration of muss opened in the city at 805 Marlset-s$. aboard the ship.
Arrangements at present are being made by congress officials enablin trans-Paclfle liners to act as "floating hotels" during their stay in the Philippine paf,
Although several hundredt Call forala Catholics have already signified Thele intention of attending the Manila congress, the number of pilgrims to sall from San Francisco is expected ju Ce rauch larger.
The thousands of pilgrims from all over the world sure to attend the eon- This part is expected to become a press are expected to pack Mamia's clearing us for many of the digni- limited hotel and lodging house no- turies of the Catholte Church and commodations to capacity, necessi plus Catholle; from all over the tating other arrangements for the world expected to attend the congress, convenience of the visitors-ted
Bernuse inany pilgrims fron, Press.
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July 10.
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Marechal Joffre
July 11.
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July 11.
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July 12.
on
the
Shanghai, Foochow and Amoy
Sunning
July 12.
Straita
Tairesins
July 13.
Shanghal
Felix Roussel
July 14.
Shanghai
Memnon
July 14.
New York Cotton
13.18/13
13.18/06
Ale tail by "Imperial Airways" Direct Service-London date, 4th July
R.M.A, Dorado
July 14.
October December
12.48/49
12.45/47
January.
PAZ
12.46/48 12.47/48 194828.
Strails and London Parcels-London
date, 20th May
Straits
1061
March
12.43/8
12.72762
Somali Van Heuta
July 14.
July 14.
May
Spot
12.44/41 12.50/50 13.23
Japan
July 15.
13.28
£101
4101
Date and Time.
£93
£7334
July
£ 72
May
86
£ 20 1 52
244
£44
I 20
£ 20
Nanking
Rly.
£69
£.69
Tlent-Pukow
Rly.
5% (Bril Stpd) £42
£ 42
July
52
£ 12
October
December
Yur Loan 15.5.
redm. after 1952 £108 Chinese 455. Bonds 1898 (Eng, Iss.) Chinese: 50% Cold chinese 44%
Bonds 1925-47. £ #3
Loan D12
1 72 Chinese 5 Luan
Loan 1912
£ 12 Chinese 5 Reorg. Loan 1913 (Liin.
Chinese Imperint
Rly. 5% ...£ EU Hukuang failway Monin Rly.
1 52
1911 5
Tsing U, Hai
Tient-Pukow ly.
(Ger. Stpd) 42 Tient-Pukow Rly..
5 (Brit. Sipd. Supl, Loan) Tient-Pulcow Ny 5% (Ger: Stpd.) Supl. Loan)
Japan 5 Sterling
Loan 1007
C41
£ 41
£ 42
£ 76% Japan 8% Sterling
Loan 1924 ... £ 894 Gerinan 7% In- ternational Loan 1024.....
£ 56 Chartered Bank of
I. A. & C.
1. K. & S'hal,
Bking: Corpn.
Chinese Engineer-
(Teln. Rozd.). £101 ¥198
For
Friday.
16,50n 16.576/70 16.00/61 16,66/67 16.03n
16.69n 16,706/71 50,77/77 16.75a
10.70 16.79/70 16.85/85
Samshu and Wuchow
Manila Shanghal, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., Pres, Coolidge
Central And South America, Canada and *Europe via San Fran- einco
Parcels,
Reg.,
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Letters,
Saturday.
Letters for "K.LM. Service"
Carfu
(Due Amsterdam, 20th July)
K.P.O.
Rex-
Reg.
Letters, ....... July 11, 9 a.m.
Letters,
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Parcels,
..July 10, 4.30 p.m.
Reg., ..
July 11, 9 a,m.
Letters,
Siberia. Swatow
Parcels, Rek1 Letters,
Suplentber October December January March
New York Rubber
16.87/87 16.93791
Total sales:-1,610 tous.
Chicago Wient
July 1058/105% 106/10GK September 1054/1051⁄4 108/100% December 105%A1054 107%/107% Wednesday's Sales: 50,067,000 bushels
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A dinner dance will be held on the Open Roof of Repulse Bay Lido, weather permitting, and at Repulsé Bay Hotel in event of bal wouther, on Saturday, at 9 p.m., and the usual tea dance will be held on Sunday, at Repulse Bay Hotel at G BIL
Tattar Maru
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Per
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South Africa, Aden, Egypt and
Europe via Marseilles
(Due Marsellies, 7th August)
July 11, 10 nm.
Shanghai, Japan and Europe via Marechal Joffre
Swatow, Amoy and Formosa
July 10, 4 p.m. .July 10, 5 p.m. July 1, 5.30 p.m.
1.8M., July 11,
G.P.O.
...July 11, 9 a.m. July 11, 9.30 a.m. ...Sat, July 11.
G. P..0.
July 10, 5 p.m. July 11, 0.45 a.m.. July 11, 10.30 a.m.
Sat, July 11, 2.30 p.m. Hal Li.....Sat., July 11, 2.30 p.m. Sunday,
Canton Maru.. Sun., July 12, 9 a.m. Monday.
Fort Bayard, Holhow, Pakhol, and G. G. Paul Doumer
Halphong
Letters for "Air Orient Service" Felix Roussel'
(Duo Marseilles, 26th July)
...July 14 8.30 am. July 14, 9 a.m. Saigon Ceylon, India, East, and Felix Roussel
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(Duo Marseilles 11th August)
G. P. O,
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G. P. 0.
....July 14, 9 *.m. ..July 14, 9.30 am.
Tue, July 14.
July 14, 0.45 alin. Lettera....July 14, 1080·8.1. ..Tues., July 14, 9.30 a.m.
Munlia, Australia and New Zealand Talping,
via Thursday Island.
..Tacs, July 14.
July 14, 9am- July 14, 9.45 a.m. July 14, 10.90 am.
Wed, July 15,
G.P.O.
Vickers, ord.
Anglo-Dutch
K. P. 0.
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Tuesday.
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Mon,, July, 13, 1 p.m
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£ 42
£7814
£ 09
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£ 56
141476
Bristol Aeroplane
ord.
53/6
03/0
Imperial Chemieni
Industries
33/10138/10% Imperial Tobacco 150/414 160/~ Marks & Spencer
"A", ord.
Ing & Minlog
(bearer)
O.K. Bazaars
03/14 88/1 47/- 47/-
11/0
11/3
Rolls Royco
175/- 173/14
Chosen Corpu Pekin Syndicate S'hai Electric Con-
struction Co.
13/0
13/0
Tate & Lyle
.2/0
2/0
Turner Newall
08/0 B1/
89/0
Reg.,
01/3
United Steel
31/7% 31/9
Balavia
Tjikalak
41/-
447-
20/
Shat Waterworks
Woolworths
135/0
20/0 136/3
3314
33
Union ins
Insurance
28/415
28/4/2
Rubber. Plantation
(Doe Thursday Island, 26th July).
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Soc. of Canton 331
331
Investment
Wednesday.
.36*
Gula Kalumpong
Trust
337-
33/-
1.20 1.25
Rubber
27/6
27/0
Burma Corpn.
8/7
0/7/2
Allied Ironfoun-
Commonwealth
Salucot
07
.08
riers...
31/3
3-1/3
Mining.
D/1
K.P.O.
0/0
San Mauricio
.RO
.82
Associated & Elec-
Marsman Invest-
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Reg.,
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35
trical Industries
40/9
48/9
ments
20/3
20/3
United Parncale
84.
Austin Motors, ord
52/3
32/0
Randfontein Es-
Boots Pure Drug
54/3
54/-
tules
80/9
B0/0
Market-Active, strong.
Brit-Amer, Tob.
Spring Mines.
40/m
10/7
Leitern, July 15, 9 a.m. Straits, Ceylon, Iralia, East and Mennon
South Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marsollies.
Letters,
...July 15, 9 a.m. July 15, 9.30a.m. Wed., July 15,
(hearer)
117/6
117/6
At yesterday's monthly meeting of Cammell, Laird, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce ord,
Sub-Nigel
241/3
243/0
(Duo Marseilles, 12th August).
Tenaml Gold
K. P. O.
11/9
11/9 24/0 24/0 4070
Mining
1/7/% 80 74 80/7/ 93/14 93/11/
1/739
Reg, ... July 16, 9 a.m.
Letters,
10079
Shell Transport Trading
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96/3
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2014- 20%
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Kembers of the Staff's of the Hongkong Big Wedge... Telegraph and the South Chias Morning Consolidated Mines Pink are not permitted to compete,
Demonstration Itogon
The decision of the Judges shall be final. Masbate
Entry Form
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here
it was announced that the Chamber Mexican Eagle... would write to the Hon. Mr. R. IL Courtaulds Kotewall' n letter of congratulation on Distillers
his appointment to be a member of uning tabler the Executive Council In succession to the Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow. Announcement was made by the Chamber's Chairman, Mr. Li Bing kul.
General Electric The (England)
Guinness (A) Son
& Co, Tawker Aircraft.
40/6 101/8 34/414 34/0 70/3 77/0
150/0_158/0)
287- 28/12
Anglo-lianfon
Burmah
(bearer) Chineso 5% Sterl
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Letters for "KLM. Service"--due Memnon
Amsterdam, 27th July.
July 15, 8.30 a.m.
July 15, 10 am.
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Wod., July 15. July 16, 1 p.m. Letters
15, 2.p.m. Ju 1.30 p.m. Wod., July
Tainan Thursday.
Japan and Canada...
Due Victoria B.C., 10th August)... Japan
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