RAJPUTAN
GREENOCK
P & O-BRITISH INDIA-APCAR AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES
MAIL AND PASSENGER. STEAMERS
Taking Cargo For
Straits, Java, Burma, Ceylon, East and South Africa, Australia; India, Persian Gulf, Mauritius, 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 callings are subject to change or deviation with or without notice."
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL SAILINGS
5.8.
*BHUTAN
NALDERA
. "BEHAR
*JEYFORE
CARTHAGE
*SOUDAN
From
Tona Hong Kong
About
Destination.
0,000 27th Feb. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,
Rotterdam, Antwerp & Huil,
16,000 Gih Mar. Bombay, Marsellies & London.
6,000 13th Mar. Marseilles, Hovre, London, Hamburg,
Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull,
6,000 19th Mar, Straits & Bombay. 14,500 20th Mar. Marseilles & London.
7,000 27th Mar. Marsellles, Havre, London, Hamburg,
Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull, 5,000 3rd Apr. Strafts, Bombay & Karachi, 17,000 3rd Apr. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Corgo only. + Calls Casablancn.
*ALIPORE RANCHI
All vessels may call at Malta.
§ Colls Tangler.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILING
TILAWA 10,000 27th Feb. 10.30 u.m.
SANTHIA
TALMA
SIRDHANA
SHIRALA ·
8,000 13th Mar.
10,000 30th Mur. Singapore, Port Swettenham,
8,000 10th Apr. Penang. Rangoon & Calcutta. 0,000 23th Apr. 1
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS
TANDA
NANKIN
NELLORE
2,000 7.000
5th Mar Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney, 3rd Apr.
Melbourne & Hobart 7,000 1st May
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
TALMA
RANCHI
NANKIN
10,000 4th Mar. Amey, Shanghai & Japan.
17,000
5th Mar. Shanghai & Japan.
7,000
SIRDHANA CATHAY *BURDWAN SHIRALA
7th Mar. Shanghai & Japan. 1,000 18th Mar. Amdy, Shanghai & Japan. 15,000 191 Mar. Shanghai & Japan. 0,000 20th Mar. Shanghai & Japan. 8,000 1st Apr. Amoy, Shanghai, & Japan.
Cargo only.
All dates are annraxtinate and subject to alteration without notice. For further Information, Passage, Freight, Handbook, etc., apply to
The Agents. Phone 27721
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE.CO
POOL BUILDING CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG|
ENYK
LINE
Coneral Passenger Agents in the Orient for the CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE.
San Francisco via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
Asama Maru
Taiyo Maru
Seattle & Vancouver.
•†Hoian Maru
Hikawa Maru
New York via Panama.
†Nojima Maru
Noto Maru
South America (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu,
Los Angeles, Mexico & Panama.
Rakuyo Maru
London, Marsailles, Antwerp & Rotterdam.
Haruna Maru
Kator Maru
Kashima Moru
Wed., 3rd March
Wed., 17th March
Mon., 15th March
Mon., 29th March
Wed., 10th March Thurs., 1st April
Thurs., 11th March
Sat, 27th Fob.
Sat, 18th March
Sat., 27th March
Thurs., 11th March
.Sat., 27th Feb.
Sat, 27th March
.Sun., 28th Feb.
Thurs., 11th March
Fri., 20th Feb.
Sun., 7th March
Fri., 12th March
Tuba., 23rd Feb.
Sat, 27th March
Liverpool via Port Said, Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piraeus,
and Marseilles.
Lyons Mara
Sydney & Melbourne via Manila & Ports.
Kamo Maru
Atsuta Maru
Bombay Via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
Tokiwn Maru
Anyo Maru
Calcutta via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.
flakodato Maru
Lisbon Maru
Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama,
Hakone Maru.
Yasukuni Maru
Suwa Maru
+ Cargo Only.
Burne Philp Lines, Joint Passenger Agents,
Gibb, Livingston & Co., Ltd.
Tel. 30291,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY
Labour Bid
To Retain
L.C.C. Seats
STIFF OPPOSITION ANTICIPATED
London, Feb. 24. Two hundred and sixty-eight can- didates were nomluated to-day for 124 seats in the triennial elections to the London County Council.
The principal candidates are 120 members of the Labour Party and 10t Municipal Reformers (Conser- vatives). Six British Fascists will contest East End divisions.
A the Inst
election, the Labour Party, with 69 scats, secured a majority over the Municipal Re- formers, who returned 55 members, for the first time since 1910.
Four Municipal Reformers were returned unopposed to-day for the City of London. Polling takes place on March 4,-Reuter Special.
British Crew Won't Work
CLAIMS CARGO WILL BE USED IN WAR ·
Boston, Feb. 24. A sit-down strike is taking place aboard the British steamer Linaria, owing to the crew refusing to work the ship, declaring that the cargo of nitrate aboard, destined for Spain, 1s war material,
A enble has been sent to the British Board of Trade asking if the senmen are within their rights in not sailing on the vessel, and
also whellier nitrate 15 regarded munitions or as fertiliser.
ns
The crew declared: "We have been offered money which we regard as blood money. We will be no party to the killing of women and children In Spain."Reuter Bulletin Service.
GERMAN CHURCH SPLIT REMAINS
Berlin, Feb. 24. Opposition groups in the German Church dispute have sent to Herr Adolf Hitler the list of the only con- ditions upon which they will par- ticipate in the coming Church elec-
and
They demand freedom of specch assembly, the release and rein- statement of arrested pastors, that the elections be held according Church practice, and that their right to de- cling to work in conjunction with Nazi Germun Christians cognised.-Reuter.
be
re-
CONGRESS PARTY GAINING SEATS
25,
Jimmy Maher, Guinn Williams and Paisy Kelly in "Kolly the Second," showing at the Oriental Theatre to-morrow and Satur- day.
GOLDSMITH SHOP
RAIDED . MAN CHARGED AT KOWLOON
CORONATION ILLUMINATION
1937.
NEW YORK STOCK STOMACH SUFFERER
EXCHANGE
MARKET IRREGULAR
YESTERDAY
New York, Feb. 24.
S. C. & F. Dow Jones Summary of yesterday's markets. There was a
DISCHARGED FROM
HOSPITAL AS INCURABLE
Now Eats Good Moala
There is
no need for stomach technical recovery in all sections to sufferers to despair of relict if they day, following on an early set-back, have not tried Maclean Brand but the volume of business lightened Stomach Powder. Almost every day on the up-swing. Most leading stocks les arrive from one-time "incur- gained. Melals resumed their ad-ables" who have been put right by vance, while coppers underwent con-Maclean Brand. Read this letter siderable short-covering. Rails show from Mr. J. H. :— ed small gains. Utilities and olts were steady, with nitention observers concentrated on the labour situation.
of
"Four years ago I suffered agony, hospital treatment was useless. have rolled over in the garden so the pain. I was
Sleets and electrical equipments ral-great has been lled. The workers of the Douglas X-rayed each hour for 7 hours and Alreraft and the Electric Boat Comwas later told that I had a Duodenal panies have demanded an increase in Ulcer and must undergo an operation, wages. It is reported that there has I refused and was discharged from been & resumption of some European the hospital as incurable. I then buying, principally of steels. A few started Individunt stocks show wide losses. Stomach Bondy were irregular, while curb stocks were irregularly lower.
and
and the
10 take Maclean Brand
Powder. and Tablets. Soon after, the pain
vanished pain and agony has not returned. I can now sit down to a good meal without any fear. tasteful to me." Before, even a cup of tea was dis
S. C. &. F. Wall Street Journal Morning Comment: business of the Atchison, Topeka ond The February Santa Fe Halfroad, was about 20 per cent. above that of February of Inst year. Brokers say, that rails utilities are under less pressure, than troubles vanish the same swift way? Why not make your digestive Industrials. Wall Street reports but Maclean Brand Stomach Powder is little foreign selling. It is gossipeds effective in banishing flatulence, that floating short-interest has biliousness, heartburn, as the more creased considerably. An Investment serious digestive complaints. trust recently bought a fair amount of make sure that It is the genuine Mac- But Southern Pacific shares. It is said lean Brand. Just look, that profit-taking in Western Union "ALEX. C. MACLEAN" signature on
for
Hearing in the committal charge
In connection with the forthcoming tailers expect Duit the entire country go wrong. Powder or tablets, never hus now been completed. Most re-the bottle and carton and you can't against Lo Yin-ping, 13, pileged to Coronation celebrations lighting ex-wil! experience be one of a gang of armed robbers periments are being carried out by business since before the depression.
the best Spring sold loose. If any difculty in who raided the Chung Wo Goldsmith's the H.K. Electric and the China Light S. C. & F. New York office cables: Ltd. P. O. Box 536, Hong Kong.
obtaining write to:-Banker & Co., Shop in Shanghal Street on January and Power Companies. Many have Stocks: 19, was continued before Mr. Q. A. wondered about the solitary illumin- in better tone, but caution still ope
The market has developed A Macfadyen
at the Kowloon (ated letter "H" shining over King's advisable in new commllments, Bust-
Park.
ness failures for the week amounted
SOME LOCAL EXPERIMENTS
་
totalled $15,004,000,000.
Colton: Buying was largely
65
Magistracy yesterday afternoon. As on the day before, defendant had two It is an experiment 10 Kee the to 203. Bank deposits for the week Indian policemen standing by him, effect of such lighting designs. with handcuffs attached to his wrists.
An illuminated "God Save The King" was shown on the Peak dur affair of spreading by the Trade. The Detective Inspector A. H. Elston ing the Silver Jubilee celebrations strikes are discouraging outside in- and Det.-Sgt. D. G. MacPherson were of the Inte King George. This soll-terest and the market apparently needs in charge of the prosecution.
tary letter "I" is to judge the effect some new stimulating development, Sergeant Scott, Police Armourer.
of such words as seen from Hong-There is no pressure to sell.
Wheat: deposed that he had examined the
kong.
An Improved flour demand pistols and ammunition which had A further experiment is to be seen was attracted by yesterday's decline been found by the police under the lanterns are suspended across
Chater Road. Three coloured price. There was some short- defendant's directions. Both
the covering, but new buying was light. the end of the road nearest to weapons, one a Mouser and the other Square. The precise arrangements damage was done to the crop by the Private reports indicate that no serious of Sparish manufacture, were old are not known but if the decoration cent dust-storms and the area which and but were capable of being
In
Statue
was affected is now completely snow-
covered,
red. The Mauser had ben af of the streets with such lanterns as cently. The ammunition, consisting are to be seen In Chaler Road is of 4 rounds to a the Mauser and part of them, one can look lo a very rivals of Argentine corn and there are 29 to At the other weapon, was good.
effective display in Hongkong.
Lau Hing-chol. 20, chief clerk in the Blue Taxicab Company, sald he had been on duty is the garage ut tic corner of Nathan Rond and Mar- iret Street on the day of the robbery, and at cuf 7 p.m. heard three shots, coming from the general
Royal Investiture
was
re-
very
the
EKTWAL BLACK
KIWP
BOOT POLISH
Corn: There have been heavy ar- 10,000,000 bushels afloat, but the market continues to follow wheat, Rubber: An Improvement is London, Feb. 24. The King held the first investiture terest and some doubt continues.
ported la both Trade and factory in- in Buckingham Palace this morning to the ability of the producers to meet mince his acccasion, in which he in the quotas. The market vested the recipients of the New steady at the advance. Year Honours list. general direction of Market Street. He went out to day to the Director General of the strict trade.
Copper: It is hinted that the British The King gave an audience yester-Government control is tending to re- vestigate, ut found there had been a
D robbery in Shanchal Street. He saw British Broadcasting Company and bystanders who had an empty discu the arrangements to broad-
REUTER QUOTATIONS cartridge case cach in their hands, and cast the Coronation ceremony.
Dow Jones Averages: later found one himself, by a cigarette The King also received Vice
Feb. 23. Feb. 24. buy. It stall at the corner of Temple and Admiral Lionel Halsey, who
wax 30 Industrials Market Streets. This cartridge case Controller und A.D.C. to the Duke of he handed over to Det.-Sgt. Forrest. Windsor when Prince
of Wales. who had come down from the Reuter's Bulletin.
Yaumall Police Station.
Witness Challenged
11-
shop
A foki In the goldsmith's Bombay, Feb. 24 testified to recognising-defendant--ar The Congress Party has assumed a one of the robbers. Defendant once clear majority in the Central Pro- gain protested his Innocence, And vinces. Already it has won 59 cut demanded to know if witness was of the 112 seats; with 32 results out prepared to take an oath by cutting
standing,
In the Bombay Presidency the Congress Party has secured 55 cut of 175 seats, with 51 outstanding. Renter,
off a cock's head.
keeper of the cigarette stail, said she A 30-year-old widow, Lo kiu, had seen four men running past her tall towards Nathan Road, One of them was carrying a rattan basket, shots. Just as they passed, she heard two
whom he recognised, brandishing a revolver.
-Remark-Translated-
The defendant, when asked if he witness, merely remarked kee tau sum had any questions lo put to thei chak pau sun ming, which the court Interpreter translated, as “Lif and you will find spiritual intelligence your head to as high as three feet hovering above you."
up
20 Rails
180.50
187,35
67.45 57,73
20 Utilities
34.02
34.20
40 Bonds
104.24
104.02
11 Commodity
Ind. 74.20
74.87
U.S. COMMODITY PRICES
LATEST CABLED
QUOTATIONS
The interpreter explained that the New York commodity exchange are The following quotations on the defendant challenged the witness's issued by Reuter." statement of Identification.
The witness, in reply, denied that March he was not telling the truth.
Defendant; You are a young man July May
New York Collon
12.08/08
12.78/78
12.40/40
12.50/50
12.31/32
12.42/43
11.90/00
11.02/93.
11.35/85
11.80/DD
11.85/83
11.80n
13.08.
13.18
New York Rubber
21.70/70
21.80/86
21.08/22.00
22.00/02
22.07a
The Hongkong Brunch of English Association will hold the Afth meeting of the session on Tues- day, March 2. at the Helena May A car cleaner employed at the Institute at 5.30 p.m. His Excellency Blue Taxteal Company's garage sald of this world and you should not October Sir Andrew Coldecott will preside, he had seen four or five men in eel lies about me. and the Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith will small car go past the side gate of Inspector Elston: I think this is January
December read a paper on "The Heroines of the garage Into Nathan Rond. Be-timidation, your Worship. His re-Spot George Meredith."
Those who wish fore this, he had also heard three mark just now meant "You should to have tea in the hall before the shots.
raise yourself above the meeting are asked to order it In ad- |
swal of March Kan Wing, a fok! of the roldsmith's igcoranen!"
21.345/35 vance from the Manageress of the shop, sald he heard a tinss enre being
Alter further evidence the case was July.......
May
21.47/50 Helena May Institute, (telephone broken and or emerging from the urned until next Tuesday after- September.. 21.00/00
21.38/58 22160).
rear of the premises saw defendant, room.
December
21.00a Total sales-5,000 tons.
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BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents HUNGKONG, CHINA & JAPAN
May July
Chicago Whent
130/130 131/131% 114/114 116/114% September 111/111 112/112-
Tuesday's sales: 37,874,000 bushels.
Chicago Corn
103% 105 100/100 101/101 101%/102 September 04%704% 04/9514
Winnipeg Wheat
AN
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LLOYD GEORGE'S RECORD
London, Feb. 24,
Mr. Lloyd George, who has, re- presented Carnarvon Borough in Parliament continuously since 1890, has been re-elected President of the Pwllhell Liberal Association for the 47th year in succession-Brilish Wireless.
There will be the usual dinner dance at the Gloucester Hotel to- night, and not a.gala night with the cabaret, as inadvertently stated in
a morning contemporary.
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