CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 25 Words $1.50
for 3 days propaid
LOST.
LOST Stolen or strayed from Thorpe Munor, May Road, large Stamese male cat, substantial reward for return or information leading to recovery. Hobbs, Tel. 27610,
TO LET.
FURNISHED HOUSE on the Peak.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.
XMAS SHOPPING HOURS,
the
of
customers, the undernoted hour of business have been arranged:- Tuesday 15th to
Friday 18th.. 8.30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday 19th.. 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday 21st to
Wednesday 23rd 8,30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday 24th...8.30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
RUBBER DEMAND STRONG
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1936.
MARSMAN Hongkong chINA LIMITED
Notice is hereby given that the above named Company has issued a Prospectus dated the 0th day of December 1936, a copy of which has been delivered to the Registrar of Companies for registra tlon, in respect of the issue at par of 600,000 shares of 10/- cach, Tho said Prospectus states among other things that the objects of the
QUOTA EXPECTED Company are as set forth in the Memorandum of Associations to TO BE ADVANCED
BUT TRADERS CAUTIOUS
is included in the said Prospectus, and the objecte therein mentioned for which the Company has been formed include the purpose of engaging in the industry of mining in all its phases and branches in Eastern countries such as the Netherland East Indies, Malaya,. China, the Colony of Hongkong and the Leased' Territories; and to finance develop and manipulate and manage, for any existing com pantes, any mines which after Investigation appear. favourable for profitable exploitation,
Also to carry on business no consulting engineers to any or any municipal or other body in civil government or state mechanical and electrical engineering; and to finance design and construct engineering works of all kinds such as docks, harboura, bridges, railways, tramways, hydro-electric and power stations water works sanitation schemes and all works of public utility.
London, Dec. 14. The early appearance of excellent American rubber consumption figures for November, which are considered A. D. HL HANDS, deceased; will to have been most judiciously timed, Six rooms, two bathrooms, drying all persons having claims against exercised very little effect upon the room, constant hot water, amplo servants, quarters, large garden. To the estate of the lato Mr. A: D. H. price of the commodity owing to the jet on long lease. Apply Box No. Hands, Imperial Airways, Ltd., extremely cautious attitude adopted
Also to aid any, government state municipality corporation or 150, "Hongkong Telegraph."
submit same on or before 31st by traders pending to-morrow's In- December, 1938, to:-
ternational Rubber Restriction Com-company with capital and resources for the furtherance of any mittee meeting.
rovenue producing projects or enterprises; And to hold and deal in Prominent rubber traders point out any share stocks and securities of any government corporation or thn the latest American figures company and to invest and deal with the monies of the Company nót undoubtedly add interest to the out- immediately required upon such securities he may be determined by
Committee's delibera- the Directors.
U.S. COMMODITY
PRICES
LATEST CABLED.
!
QUOTATIONS
The following quotations on the New York commodity exchange are
Issued by Reuter.
New York Colfon
December 12.68/70 12.02/03
January
March
May
July
October
Spot
12.45/45
12.46/47 12.43/44 12,38/30 12.22/22 12.32/32 12.00/07 12.19/20 11.80/82
11.83/04 12.08
New York Rubber
Dec,
10.87n
19.100
Marchi
18.07 /07
May
10.87/88
July
18.63 783
Sept.
10.02n
10.20 /21 10.14 /14 19.07 707 19.05n
Total sales:-2,270 tons.
Chicago Wheat
120/128/
135/135 1244/124% 120b 112/1124 1174b
28.792,000 bushels. Chicago Corn 100%/1064 100%/100% 100%/100% 103/1032 98%/ 90 2014/100 Chicago Corn
Dec.
May
July
Saturday's sales:--
Dec.
May
July
May
1024/1027%
July
DD/ 00%
1024/102
Winnipeg Wheat
Dcc. Moy
IMPERIAL AIRWAYS
(FAR EAST) LIMITED. Peninsula Hotel, Kowloon.
NOTICE:
come of the tions.
•
In this connection it is unanimous- ly felt that the Committer
It is intended to 'appoint Mr. G. B. Gifford Hull as the Manag- willing Director of the Company na soon as his present obligations with I have pleasure in announcing release an additional five per cent. that Mears, M. I. Ling and Y. C. of productions for the Brat three "egard to the works at Shing Man are fulfilled. Leung have this day been granted months of 1937, and some even look jointly and severally my personal for a 10 per cent. advance in order power of attorney and that of my to placate complaining American con-
firm.
Signed:-G. A. HARRIMAN, and G. A. Harriman & Company | Stockbrokers
11, Queen's Road Central and at Sharebrokers Association!
china Light & POWER CO., LTD.
Notice of Final Call of $2.50 Per Share,
NOTICE is hereby given that the Directors have made a final calf of $2.50 per share, upon all the members holding shares of the 1336-Issue, upon which only 32.50 per share has been paid, and that the same will be payable to the Bankers of the Company, the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank- ing Corporation, Hong Kong, 115%/115% Market Closed the 1st day of April, 1937.
By Order of the 110/117
Directors,
1054/100
41
There will be a fireside discussion to-morrow (Wednesday), nt the Euro- pean Y.M.C.A. at 9 p.m. on the ques- tion, "Do we really want daylight saving in Hongkong?" Mr. P. 5. Cassidy will be the chief speaker.
Board
of
NOEL ERAGA, ·
Secretary, Hongkong, 11th December, 1936.
MANILA SHARES
The following quotations have been
received by Swan, Culbertson &
the close of the morning session:
TOOLS NEED THIS OIL Fritz from their Manila office after
Keep working parts.
well Jubricated
and free from
- aust — they'l},
last longer.
CLEANS LUBRICATES PREVENTS BUSY
3-IN-ONE, OIL
Christmas
Advertising
Advartisers requiring addi- tional space in the "South China Morning Post" and "The Hongkong Telegraph" during
the 'month of
December, are requested to make their. reservations as early as possible. In the interests of advertisers, we hope to distribute adver- tising evenly throughout the month, and in order to assist us, co-operation is invited.
From to-day
only
9
Shopping Days
to Christmas
Antamok
Atok..
Bagulo Gold
Prices in Pesos,
sumers.-Reuter.
CAR EQUIPMENT STOLEN
PRISON WARDER
VICTIMISED
this
The authorised capital of the Company is £500,000 divided into 20,000 A Shares of 10/- each and 980,000 ordinary shares of 10/
each.
The first Directors are: Jan Hendrik Maraman, Stanley Hudson Dodwell, Benjamin Shannon Ohnick, Thomas Burlington Wilson, George Charles Dankwerth and Gordon Burnett Gifford Hull.
The whole issue and any future issue of the authorised capital have been underwritten by Jan Hendrik Marsman for a
total consideration of £27,500 under a Contract made between him and the Company dated the 8th day of December 1936.
DANCERS EXTRAORDINARY
1
This Notice is not to be regarded as an invitation to subscribe Here are the Duo Artinell's, dancers extraordinary, who will be featured
in the Christmas and New Year festivilles at the Gloucester Hotel. for shares. Its real object is to acquaint the general public with the aims of the Company. Applications for shares will only be received on the footing of the full Prospectus and on the forms Issued there-
Brought before, Mr. K. Keen at the Central Magistracy
morning, charged with the theft of a speed with.
bulb, an.oll ometer, rubber hom gauge, and ive pieces of aluminium cor No.. 700, from private motor parked outside No. 21 Robinson Road, Cho Tak-sam, aged 44, unemployed, was sentenced to two months hard labour on pleading guilty. The com- was Mr. Blumenthal, a plainont
warder in Victorin Gaol.
Sub-Inspector A. Kirby said that about 3.30 a.m. yesterday, a Chinese Road. He searched him and found detective stopped defendant in Calne the articles mentioned in the charge,
around his
his girdic Defen strapped dant confessed that he had taken them from a motor car in Robinson Road, and the complainant was found. The amount of the larceny, which was $0, was email, added the In- spector, but the damage to the car could he imagined, all the articles having been ripped off.
MAN WHO FAILED TO REPORT
Buyers Sellers CAUGHT IN MILITARY
3.30
3.40
.35
21
Benguet Cons..
13.50
13.75
Benguet Exploration
Big Wedge
.20
Coco Grove
.04
.27 .16
Mines .03
21
28
East Mindanao
Gold Creek
Guamaus Gold
Itogon
I.X.I
Marsman
Mineral Resources
Masbatc
LINES
Bankers:
The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation and the Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China,
Auditors; Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & Matthews, Solicitors: Messre. Hastings & Co. Brokers:
Messrs. Benjamin & Potts and Swan, Culbertson & Fritz.
Dated the 14th day of December 1986. Marina House, Hongkong.
TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT BOOK YOUR SEATS AT ONCE FOR THE HONG PHILHARMONIC
SOCIETY'S
KONG PRODUCTION
"THE MAID OF THE MOUNTAINS"
to be presented at the
Oiving as an excuse the fact that QUEEN'S THEATRE
18A he had lost his report book and had been sick hospital, You llo-fuk, 60, unemployed, was charged before ,0325 | Mr. -- Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning with failing to report to the Shamshulpa Police when Station during November under a two-year term of police supervision, from August 14, 1935.
Inspector W. R. Chester Woods said that You had been arrested in the military lines at Shamshulpo by the military police. To enter these lincs, he must have passed the police station, and it would have been no trouble for him to have reported himself then. Yau had trespassed on obvious milltary property for one
104.00
1.25 1.35 105.00
.33
.34
Mother Lode
►
.13
Paracale Gold
20
Paracale Gumaus
.46
San Mauriela
2.10
.48 2,15
.35
.30
1.05
.21.
1.10 22
reason.
Suyoc United Paracale Universal Exp.
Market:-Steady.
Every seat for Saturday's 9.30 p.m. performance of "The Maid of The Mountains" has been sold out and the booking plan has been with- drawn. Somo, seats are still avail- able for the matinee and early np- plication is advised. The plans for
A 24-hours remond was made to And out whether You had been in Chester Woods hospital. Inspector said he would bring an additional charge of trespassing against him.
RAIN. PROBABLE
The unticyclone continues to move the other performances on Wednes-ustword. Pressure is now highest day (December 18), Thursday and over the Sea of Japan." Loent Friday, are not yet fully booked; but forecast:-N, E. winds, fresh; cloudy, are rapidly becoming so.
probably some rain.
WEDNESDAY
NOW YOU HAVE GOT THE PICTURE YOU WERE LOOKING FOR
LAL-E-YAMAN
OR
PARVIZ PARIZAD
The Immortal story of the Persian Prince Farvis and the Egyptian Princess Farvind, starring the Parsee singing = prodigy,'' Firon Dastur, the Intrepid character- actor, Jal Khanbatta, India's- staring Idol, Master Mohamed, the bewitching beauty Miss Padma sa Princes Parizad and Mr. Karimja as Princess Parviz-and thousands "of "other, leading - "sofors and
nètresses have combined together: to produce this wonderful pleture.
AT MAJESTIC
Dec. 16, 11.15 A.M. THE
THEATRE, Kowloon
16th, 17th, 18th & 19th December
At 9.15 p.m.
MATINEE—19th DEC. at 2.30 p.m.
PRICES:-$3.30, $2.20, $1.10
BOOKING AT THE QUEEN'S THEATRE.
CHIANG KAI-SHEK STILL A CAPTIVE OF REBEL LEADER
(Continued from Page 1.) army, may modify his stand and that his final terms with Nanking will probably be as follows:
at-
Mr. W. H. Donald, who is tempting to effect a compromise be- tween Nanking and the Young Mar- shal, is expected to leave Sinnfu for Nunking to-day-United Press.
Loyal To Nanking
Peiping, Dec. 15. The former Mukden leaders now in Tientsin, including Chang Tee-hsiang,
chairman former
Kirin of the
POST
OFFICE.
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1. A choice of assignment for his Government, are reported to have troops and better pay for all his declared themselves for Nonking Sandakan Oghting battalions;
against Chang Hsuch-liang.
2. No discrimination against or punishment for himself or his men;
3. A halt in the anti-Communist campaign;
4. Stronger anti-Japanese measures by the Central Government.
Still In Good Health
a
Madame
Chiang has received telegram from her husband assuring| her of his safety and health.
Chonding to o
General
Hsuch-lang
Wan Fu-lin, the only former Man- vince and who is stationed at Pao- churian militarist now in this pro-
to Nanking, adding that he and his tingfu, has declared his allegiance
troops will continue to take orders from Sung Cheh-yuan-Reuter.
Letters for "Imperial
Direct Service"--due 28th
December, an
Wed, Dec. 18, 3,30 p.m. Wed., Dec. 18, 3.30 p.m.
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London,
GP.O. and K.P.O.
Lotters,
Thurs., Dec. 17, 9.30 a.m.
Fri, Dec. 18,
Dec. 17, 5 p.m. ....Dec. 18, 8.30 ..
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Нек.. Letters, Santhia.e
Many Rebels Surrender" Nonking, Dec. 15. Despite rumours, frst that he was The advancing Government troops, dend, second that he had been res-commanded by Fan Zung-pu, have cued, it is learned in unimpeachable surprised rebel forces and encounter- sources that the Marshal is still alive ed litle resistance. Many of the and still a captive.
rebel troops have allowed them-
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-Amsterdam, 31 December. sent a telegram to It is believed, however, that the Ing Chláng's safety-yunn guarantee Young Marshal will make a déler- mined effort to defend Sianfu as Meanwhile, the Finance Minister, aeroplanes report his troops are Mr. H. 1 Kung, has ordered emer-bully engaged in improving the city's gency measures to be enforced, main- defences. tenance of peace and order (every- In spite of a message from Chang where, adequate protection for Hauch-llang announcing the death of foreigners, vigilance against elements General Chich Ta-chun; A.D.C.. to creating disturbances to serve private Chiang Kai-shek, It is learned hola ends, the suppression of speculation still alive. Chang'e telegram said and the maintenance of financial be committed suicide, but it appears stability.Untied Press.
he actually escaped to Sienyuan, 151 miles north-west of Sianfu after be Ing seriously wounded in the left shoulder when the rebels attacked Chiang's bodyguard on December 12.
Martial Law In S'hai
Shanghal, Dec. 15. |- Martial law has been declared in the Chinese areas of Shanghol.
Reuter
".Dec. 19, 8.30 am.
.Dec. 19, 10 8.11. ..Sat, Dec. 19,
Strails and Calcutta
Parcels,....Dec. 10, 0.30 a.m. - Letters, wu, Dec. 19, 10.80 a.m... Foochow
Szechuen Sat, Dec. 18, 3,30 ₫ m. Sunday,
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