THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH.
U.S. COMMODITY PRICES
LATEST CABLED
QUOTATIONS
The following quotations on the New York commodity exchange are Issued by Reuter.
Jan.
Mor.
May
July
Oct.
Spot
Jan.
New York Colton
12.44/44 12.40/40 12.20/30 12.21/21
11.84/84
13.00
New York Rubber
21,30 n
21.31/33
July
21.10/10 20.00/92.
Sept.
20.84 n
Chirago Wheat
May
135/135
July
11814/118
Sept.
115/1154 Chicago Corn
P & O-BRITISH INDIA-APCAR AND Mar.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES
MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS
Taking Cargo For
Straits, Java, Burma, Ceylon, Red Sea, Egypt, Istanbul, Greece, india, Persian Gul, Mauritius, Levantine Ports, Europe. East and South Africa, Australla,
DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS
UNDER CONTRACT WITH H.M. GOVERNMENT
"All vessels may call at any ports on or off the route,-and the route and all sailings are subject to change or deviation with or without notice." PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL SAILINGS
From
Tona Hong Kong
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY
8.0.
Destination.
About
*KIDDERPORE
. 5,000 17,000
0th Jan. Bombay & Karachi only.
RAJPUTANA
RANPURA *BANGALORE
RAWALPINDI CORFU *BHUTAN
•
9th Jan. Bombay, Marseilles & London:
17,000 23rd Jan. Bombay, Marseilles & London.
6,000 30th Jan. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,
Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull
17,000 0th Feb. Marseilles & London, 14,500 20th Feb. Marseliles & London.
0,000 27th Feb. Murseilles, lovre, London, Hamburg,
Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull.
+ Calls Casablanca,
Cargo only, All vessels tiny call at Malta.
Calls Tangier.
Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo,t Istanbul, Piraeus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedivial Mail Steamship Co.
TALMA
BRITISH INDIA—APCAR SAILINGS
SIRDIIANA
SHIRALA TILAWA
SANTHIA
10,000 10th Jan.
8,000 30th Jan.
8,000 13th Feb. Singapore, Port Swettenham, Penans 10,000 27th Feb.
Rangoon & Calcutta.
8,000 13th Mar.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS
NELLORE
TANDA
NANKIN
7,000 30th Jan. :7,000 5th Mar. 7,000 3rd Apr.
Manlia, Rábaul, Brisbane, Sydney
Melbourne & Hobart,
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
SIRDHANA RAWALPINDI SIRALA
CONFU
*BHUTAN
"BEHAR
TANDA
* Cargo only.
0,000 7th Jan. Amoy, Shanghai & Japan. 17,000 0th Jan. Shanghai & Japan. 8,000 21st Jan. Amoy, Shanghai & Japan. 14,500 22nd Jan. Shanghai & Japan. 0,000 23rd Jan. Shanghai & Japan.
0,000 1st Feb. Shanghai & Japan.
7,000 3rd Feb. Shanghai & Japan.
All datea are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. For further Information, Passage, Freight, Handbook, etc., apply to
The Agents Phono 27721
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE CO
P&O BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRALPHONGKONG
ENYK
General Passenger Agents in the Orient for the CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE.
San Francisco via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
Alama Maru
Talyo Maru
Chichibu Maru
Seattle & Vancouver.
Wed., 6th Jan..
Wed., 20th Jan. Wed., 3rd Feb.
Helan Maru (Starts from Kobe) Sat., 23rd Jan. Hikawa Maru (Starts from Kobe). Sat., 5th Feb. New York via Panama.
+Naka Maru ...
Wed., 13th Jan.
South America (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu.
Los Angeles, Mexico & Panama.
Bokuyo Maru ....
London, Manciller, Antwerp & Rotterdam.
Hakozaki Maru
Torukuni, Maru
Hakusan. Maru
Liverpool via Port Said, Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piraeus,
and Marsellies.
+Durban Maru-
Wed., 10th Feb.
.Sat., 16th Jan,
. Fri., 29th Jan.
St., 13th Feb.
Sat., 16th Jan.
.Sat., 23rd Jan.
Sat., 27th Feb,
Sydney & Melbourne via Manila & Ports
Kitano Maru
Kamo Moru
Bombay, vio Singapore, Penang. &, Colombo.
Tango Maru
Tottori Maru
+Mnyobashi Maru „..........
Mon., 11th Jan. Tues., 12th Jan.
Thurs., 28th Jan, ́
Calcutta via Singapore. Penang & Rangoon,
Toba Maru .......
Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.
Haruna Maru
.Tues., 6th Jan.
Fri., 15th Jan.
Kamo Maru (N'snki ilireet) Frl., 22nd Jan. Katori Maru
t. Carge Only.
Sat., 30th Jan.
Burns Phlip Lines, Joint Passenger Agents.
Gibb, Livingston & Co., Ltd.
Let 30291.
May
July
Sept.
11.75/70 12.01
20.65 n
TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1937.
DEGREE DAY AT UNIVERSITY
SIR WM. HORNELL LEAVING
THE BLUE BIRD MAN
TALK TO HONGKONG CHILDREN
The Blue Bird Man of Formosa is With all the traditional and colour-arriving in Hongkong to-day on a ful ceremony connected with the short visit.
135/1354dowmen
of
occasion, the University of Hongkong He is Mr. Clarence Griffin, raEG, yesterday afternoon held its 28th. of Taikoku, one of the few white Congregation at which degrees were men who visits the head-hunters in 12.35/35
conferred on the graduates in the Formosa. Before he knew the hun- 12.31/31
Medicine and ters, Mr. Griffin Invariably took with faculties, of Arts, 12.18/10
Engineering.
him on his inland trips, a handful of 12.10/10 H.E. the Governor, Sir Andrew glass blue birds. When he met the Calderott, Chancellor of the Univer-hunters, he pretended to find a blue alty, opened the Congregation and bird and they, so amazed at his later conferred the degrees; while actions and inquisitive as chlidren, Sir William Hornell, Vice-Chancellor, made, friends with him to discover made his farewell speech at the last the secret of blue bird hunting. 20.63/08 Congregation at which he will be 20.63/53 present before leaving for Home on Many visitors to Taihoku lust sum- 20.44 n
retirement.
mer will recall Mr. Griffin who, in 20.30 n
kindly and generous In his
manner, his address to the Congregation, a the Chancellor drew attention to the escorted all strangers round the regrettable lack of considerable en-town and country showing them the
being made to the various interesting sights. University during the yeur. In con- 11834/110
Over sixty years
nge. Mr. 115/11578nection with finances, he said that
he had decided to appoint a small Griffin has been a resident for some. Committee to investigate the financial time at Talboku where he leqtures at position of the University, to enquire the University. When a baby, he whether any changes are advisable was taken by his parents to Yoko in staffing, personnel, or salary senles,
He lived there for many and to tender any other advice or years, and was one of the lucky few suggestion for the future of the to escape from the terrible earth- University. The Hon Mr. N. L. quske in 1923. Smith, the Hon, Sir Shouson Chow,
In Yokohama, he is known as the Mr. J. R. Masson and Mr. A.. Morse
This title was *** Rickshaman's Friend. will be invited to serve on the Com-earned when he decided to save all mittee.
Paying a tribute to Sir William the money he might have spent on Hornell, Sir Andrew Caldecott said tobacco and liquor and with it to he declined to conclude his speech build a shelter for poor rickshamen. with the word "Goodbye," as had the By this deed, he earned the grate- Vice-Chancellor, but would merely ful thanks of these men.
ny, "Thank you.
On Tuesday, January 12, an at- Sir William Hornell in his address tractive talk for children on "The frew attention to the successes which Aborigines of Formosa" is to be
achieved hal been
by sons and daughters of the Alma Mater during given by Mr. Grifin at the Helena May Institute at 5 p.m. The talk the past year, and the brilliant work will be illustrated by lantern slides. done by Professor Ride, whose work Admission to all children is free, that on human physiology and pathology for adults being one dollar.
108 /100 107%/107 100%/100% 102 1023% 100%/101 1024/1024% Chicago Corn New Contract New Contract
Closing Opening 108/108 110/111 1017/105 100/107
Muy
July
Winnipeg Wheat
May July
129 129 129/120%
#125 123 1249/124
THERE WILL BE NO WAR IN EUROPE
(Continued From Page 6.)
and will be occupied there for a long fime.
economic Furthermore, Italy's
Even the situation is very weak. expenses of the Abyssinian compaign her have 'seriously embarrassed Anancial position.
Oxford's
had won for him the right to sup-
for the University of Ox of Doctor of
of Medicine.
tanu.
EXPECTED IN HONGKONG
THIS MONTH
In
A former well-known figure Hongkong will return this
month when the Very Rev. Father L. Robert, Superior General of the French Foreign Missions, arrives here on his way to the Eucharistic Congress in Manila.
plicate degree
Sir William niso mourned the losses REV. FATHER ROBERT suffered by the University during The lines of communication of the great army italy must keep in that the year, by the death of a muraber on Britain's of its supporters and brilliant gro-
drew country are dependent
attention to the control of the Suez Canal, by her un-duates and
distressing lack of playing fields for challenged sea power.
the undergraduates and the lack of real connecting link between this university and English universities.
Tea was served in the University grounds from 3.45 p.m., and at 5 pm. the Preston, including members of the Court, Council, Senate and Facyl- Russia is fully occupied with her ties of the Universily, entered th
For 37 years Father Robert was industrial reconstruction and with the Great Hall, and the members took
in the Far East, and from 1904 to immense task of building up a col-their places on the dals. lectivist State in face of
of tremendous {
While the Procession entered the 1920 was Procureur of the Missions that difficulties. The
Army Great Hull. the Band of the 2nd. Etrangeres in Hongkong. In would no doubt be formidable fight-Battalion. The East Lancashire Re-time he figured largely in the Brian- Processional ciul and business life of the Colony, ing in defence of its own soil, but giment, March.
his abilities being valued by many even Stalin would not dare to use t
companies which he served for invading any other country. His dietatorship would be threatened.
director. In
Shanghal he This threat applies, indeed, to all
member of the French Municipal knows dictatorships. The dietator
10 years, Council for
and it was that war is a gamble and that losing
largely due to his energy that the it would mean the end of his rule.
new French Concession, was built there. He is commemorated there by the Rue Pere Robert, named after
Russinn
German Handicaps
In
1 have left Germany to the lust. Germany the economic situation is very weak,
played the
The Graduates The following received the degree of Bachelor of Medleine and Bachelor
of Surgery:
Cheng See-yan, Miss C. Wong Lee Hua-ngak, L. Gosano, Teng Pin- hai, Szeto Eng-kee, Ong Ewe-hin, Kho Pek-po, Kong Sau-yui, P. N. T. Naidu.
Ja Absentia:
Chau Woon-nin, Ng Yew-song and Fondial Nagalingum.
of Bachelor of Science in
There is great difficulty in pur- chasing raw materials in Germany
Chow Shiu-lim, Chua Keng-ju, even-for-the-programme of rearma ment. The people have to go short Walter J. Citrin, Ho Chiap-chiye, of necessaries, the currency situation Hui Che-shing, Lim Chong-hin, Lu is dangerous, and
unbiased observers Sui-shing, Vadim Bonch-Osmolovsky, describe the German home alluation Ting Zeh, Wong Wan-kung Wena as about on a par with the situation Yat-shig, Zen Yuc-kur. in 1810 when the blockade was be- giuning to have its full effects.
Germany has no uilies in Europe on whom she can depend.
The German Army is In process of rcorganisation, and is short of train-
In Absentia:
Chang Chia-ning. Cho Tuck-cho, Alexis Ignatuis Napotoff. Shao Tsun Adi Bejan Tata, Michael Constantin Yatskin.
Degree of Bachelor of Arts; Chinn Young-hin, Mra. Kun Fu ed officers and non-commissioned chi, Lee Kul-chee, Miss Li Sau-man ofleers, because of the rapid ex-| Mak Cheux-bon, Gol Tiang-hin, Imu pansion. The Navy is still compart- Kwok-chlau. Leung Yuu-cheung, tively weak, and there are no over- Miss Li Wan-saan. Misa Josephine
Wong Po Lin. Dochin Yih..
In A Bentin:
sens bases.
therefore, For all these reasons, German aggression us f1 deliberate
act can be ruled out.
If we all keep our heads and try
to remove such legitimate grievances |
him.
1
WDS
Possessed of unusual financial ably, he was one of the original directors of the Kowloon Tong De- velopment Co., besides being as-
other "local sociated with several business concerns.
Futher Robert was last in Hong- kong in 1928, when he passed through
on an inspection the Colony while on his way to the Eucharistic Congress in Sydney.
tour
ship: divided between S. Bard and V. N. Vargassofl.
The Ho Fook and Chan Kai-ming First Medical Scholarship: V. N. Vargassoft.
The Ho Fook and Chan Kalining Second Medical Scholarship for May 1936, Wu Hung-tak; For December, Cheng
Kee-yun. The Anderson
Gold Medal, for
Kan Fabi, Lat Ko-rin, Kwik Khik-Uhlang. Kemeth Leung, Wu 1936; Cheng See-yan. Hick-log.
Scholarships
au exist, there will be no European The scholarships awarded wargi
War.
The Chan Kal-ming Engineering Scholarship: Chan Bing-hung.
The Chan Kai-ming Aris Scholar-
} The N L-hing Medieal Scholarship: LI Shi-yl-
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