P\& O-BRITISH INDIA-APCAR AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS
Taking Cargo For
Straits, Java, Burma, Ceylon, India, Persian Gulf, Mauritius,
East and South Africa, Australia, Red Sea, Egypt, Europe.
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL fortnightLY
DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS
UNDER CONTRACT WITH H.M. GOVERNMENT
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. and all soilings are subject to change or deviation with or without notice."
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL SAILINGS
8.9.
*MIRZAPORE
CORFU
"BHUTAN
NALDERA
*BEHAR
CARTHAGE
*SOUDAN
*JEYPORE
From
Tons Hong Kong
About
Desination.
7,000 13th Feb, Bombay & Karachi, 14,500 20th Feb. Marseilles & London.""
0,000 27th Feb. Marseilles. Havre, London, Hamburg,
Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull.
6th Mar. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg. 10,000
Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull. 0,000 13th Mar. Bombay, Marsellies & London. 14,000 20th Mar. Marseilles & London,
7,000 27th Mar. Morseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg.
Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull, 5,000 31st Mar. Straits, Bombay & Karachi,
Calls Tangier.
• Cargo only. + Calls Casablanca.
All vesscis may call at Malte.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILING
·SHIRALA
TILAWA
SANTHIA
TALMA
SINDHANA
6,000 13th Feb.
10,000 27th Feb.
0,000 13th Mar. Singapore, Port Swettenham,
Penang, Rangoon & Calcutta,
10,000 27th Mor.
0,000 10th Apr.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS
TANDA
NANKIN
NELLORE
7,000 8th Mar, 7,000 3rd Apr. 7,000 lot May
Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne & Hobart.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
0,000 18th Feb. Amoy. Shanghai & Japan. 10,000 18th Feb. Shanghai & Japan.
SANTHIA NALDERA "SOUDAN
7,000 19th Feb: Shanghai & Japan.
TALMA
10,000
17,000
7,000
7th Mar. Shanghai & Japan.
8,000
18th Mar. Amoy, Shanghai & Japan,
RANCHI
NANKIN
SIRDHANA
• Cargo only.
4th Mar. Amoy, Shanghai & Japan. 5th Mar. Shanghai & Japan.
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. For further Information, Passage, Freight, Handbook, etc., apply to
The Agents. Phone-27721
MACKINNON MACKENZIE:CO
R&Q BUILDING/ CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG
NY.K.
General Passongor Agents in the Orient for tho CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE,
San Francisco via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
Tatsuta Maru
Asama Maru -..................................
-Taiyo Maru...
Seattle & Vancouver.
Wed, 10th Feb.
Wed., 3rd March
......... Wed., 17th March
Hiye Maru (Starts from Kobe) Mon., 22nd Feb. +Holan Maru
New York via Panama.
+Nagara Maru
+Nojima Maru
Mou., 15th March
South America (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu,
Los Angeles, Mexico & Panama,
Bokuyo Maru
London, Marscillos, Antwerp & Rotterdam.
Hakusan Maru
Haruna Maru ...
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
FLOODS CONTINUE TO FALL
Washington, Feb. 8.
The flood waters continue to fall slowly in Louisville And Cairo, Illinois, as far south as atly miles above Memphis.
Army engineers are confident That the levee system' will retain the Mississippi flood waters all the way to the sea.
TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 9, 1937.
Ate Meal And Drank Poison
Two men entered the Wing Yu Tea House last night and ordered. some food.
They completed their meal, sat talking quietly for a few moments.
One of the men then whipped a bottio of disinfectant from Its pocket and drunk half the contents. His friend seized the bottle and consumed the
"Both have maindered to the
been Government Civil Hospital. One of them, whose identity is unknown, is in a seclaus condition, to
The other,
Meanwhile, President Roosevelt has noceded to a request from Mid-Western Congressmen
create an Ohio River Anthority, after the pattern of the Tonnes- sco Valley Administration, in order to supervise flood control and restore industries in the de- vastated areas—Reuter.
INSURANCE
LAWS
Ng Sung, aged 33, is expected to
recover.
DENY RIFT WITH REICHSBANK
Basle, Feb, 8. The Governors of the Bunk of in- ternational Settlements
met
MAY BE CHANGED morning.
RUMOUR OF CHINA'S INTENTION ABROAD
London, Feb. 8. Speaking in the 1louse of Com- mons to-day, Mr. A. C. Moreing, Conservative, drew the attention of the Government to the report that the Chinese authorities intended to compel all insurance companies to
Following their session, a statement was issued denying that the German Minister of National Economy, Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, had declared Cer- many's intention of discontinuing relations between the Reichsbank and the Bank of International Settlements. The communique also confirms that Dr. Schacht and other German members are remaining on the Board of the Bank-Reuter Bulletin Service,
F---------
Issue policies in the Chinese Langu-"ANZAC" BALL ON
age.
He
requested the Ambassador
APRIL 2
should be instructed to draw the at- tention of the Chinese Government to this movement, owing to the
At its last meeting the Committee hindrance such a law would, be to of the Australian and New Zealand business.
Association decided to hold its annual
Lord Cranborne replied that he ball in the Rose Room of the Penin- had no information on this subject, sula Hotel on Friday, April 2, The but that he was requesting the Am-ovening will be in the form of a sup- bassador to report.
per
dance and several novelties with introduced,
Mr. Peter MacDonald asked ques-a distinct Australian favour will be tions on the same subject. Lord Cranborne said he was unaware of any recent developments with re gard to the revisión of the Chinese insurance laws, and repealed that he was asking the Ambassador to re- port-Rruler.
TWO. CHILDREN SCALDED
A young boy named Wong Fau-lun was admitted to the Government Civil Hospital last night suffering from severe burns on the body.
The boy, whose age is approximate.
Tickets at $3 each can be obtained from members of the Committee.
It was also decided to hold a social evening in the Gloucester Building, second floor, on Association Rooms, Thursday, February 25.
UNEMPLOYMENT INCREASES
MORE YOUNGSTERS ON LABOUR MARKET
London, Feb. 8.
ly 8 years, was carrying. a heavy Owing to adverse weather, the kettle of boiling water when a play-number of unemployed in "Great mate, Shum Shal-tut, collided with him.
Both children were scalded, Wong Fau-lin's injuries being of a severe nature,
SCOUT JAMBOREE
IN AMERICA :
ROOSEVELT ISSUES INVITATION
-Washington, Feb. 8.-- Fresident Roosevelt has broadcast an invitation to 25,000 Boy Scouts from all parts of the world to attend a Jamboree to be held at Washington from June 30 to July 9.
The event is being held to cele brate the twenty-seventh anniversary of the foundation of the Boy Scout moverment in the
United States. Reuter,
EXCHANGE RATES
Berlin. Athens. Milan
Britain at the end of January showed an increase of over 60,000 to 1,689,000, compared with the previous month. The figure is, however, 470,000 less than at the corresponding date last year.
The increase is also partly due to the large number of juveniles reach- ing school-leaving age at the end of December-Router Special.
CHOPPER ATTACK
The police last night arrested a man named Chal Ti in connection with a chopper attack on Lau-Kang. who has been admitted to hospital with severe wounds on his head and shoulders.
NON-INTERVENTION'
London, Feb. 8. The next meeting of the Chairman's Sub-Committee of the International Committee for the application of the agreement regarding non-inter- vention in Spain will be held Wednesday-British Wireless.
EXCHANGE
Selling
Paris.
Feb. 5. 105.0/04 -
Geneva.
.21.411
12.10 .547
Feb. 8. 105.7/04 21.42 12.17
5471/2
.03
93
T.T
22.40 Demand
10.00
T.T.
T.T. Singapore
Japan
Copenhagen .22.40
Stockholm. Oslo
Shanghal
York. sterdam.
Vienna. Progue, Madrid. Lisbon
Hongkong. Bombay. Montreal.
.19.391/2
.10.00
19.39% T.T. Shanghai
4.89%
.1/2.17/32 1/2.17/32 || .4.894
8.03 .2612
1404
0.94
TT. India
T.T. USA. 26% TT. Manila 1404% Batavia Nom, TT Bangkok
.Nom. .110,
1104 TT. Saigon 1/2.15/64 1/2-15/64 1/6.9/04 1/6.0/84
TT. France .4.09%
4.09% Germany
TT. Switzerland T.T. Australia
on
.1s. 2.27/32 Is. 2.27/32
...101%
524
100
9132
81%
30%
00%
.54%
.149%
:044
8.40
76
132
1/0
Buying
.1/3.1/32
1/3
.3011
.0.74 .02% .4.89%
444 m/s. L/C London
0704 m/s. D/P do
204 m/s. L/C USA, 20 4 m/s. France 10490 d/s. India
U.S. Cross rate in London
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
Brussels. Yokohama. Belgrade
2
213
Monto Video.
Rio
.39% .44
30
Bucharest
azo
070
.....Thurs., 18th Feb.
Wed., 10th March
-Silver (forward).20
Silver (Spot)....20
War Loan.. .104th
-British Wireless.
... Wed., 10th Fob,
Sat, 18th Feb.
Sat, 27th Feb.
Wed., 10th Feb.
...Sat, 27th Feb. ...Sat, 27th March
Thurs., 11th Feb.
Sat., 19th Feb.
Fri., 26th Feb,
Sun., 14th Feb,
Liverpool via Port Sald, Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piraeus,
and Marseilles.
+Delagoa Maru....
Sydney & Melbourne via Manila & Ports.
Kemo Maru
Atauta Maru
Bombay via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
Ginyo Maru
Calcutta via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,
+Penang Maru
Hakodate Mary
Shanghai, Koba & Yokohama,
Kashima Maru
Yasukuni Maru
Atsuta Maru (N'sakd Direct)
† Cargo Only.
Fri., 19th Feb. Tuca., 23rd Feb.
Burns Philip Lines, Joint Passenger Agents, Gibb, Livingston & Co. Ltd.
Tel. 30291.
To AUSTRALIA, Calling at Manila, Thursday Is., CAIRNS Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.
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*** AND STEWARDESS CARRIED, Enjoy Your Leave in Australia and New Zealand. Hong Kong to Sydney-19 Days.
'. FIRST CLASS FADE TO SYDNEY, 276 RETURN
TH
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Duo HKong Leaves H'Kong Leaves-Manila Due-Sydney-
STEAMER
CHANGTE TAIPING CHANGTE TAIPING
9 Feb. 18. Pob. · 16 Feb. :
8 Mar.
9 Mar.
10 Mar.. 19 Mar.
4 Apr.
9 Apr.
18 Apr. 19 Apr.
5 May
11 May
18 May 21 May
6 June
AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE, LIMITED,
Bailings subject to alteration without notice.
for Freight or Passage, apply to:-1
Butterfiald & Swira, Agents-Hong Kong-China-Japan Telephone 30332.
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"
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ON ANY TIDE.
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REPAIRS
AND EXTENSIVE WELDING, BOTH ELECTRICAL AND
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