THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH.
THURSDAY,
AUGUST
19,
1937.
CLASSIFIED NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
ADVERTISEMENTS
25 words $2.00
for 3 days prepaid
FOR SALE.
TWENTY N.Z.I.F. Ltd. Shares 1031 Planting, for quick sale, $125 Write Box No. 393, "Long- Cách. kong Telegraph."
PREMISES TO LET.
MODERN FLAT, nicely furnished, cool. comfortable, very attractive,
mo-
Ave rooms, verandah, garage, dern conveniences, refrigerator, best part Waterloo Road, owner going on leave. Write Box No. 394, "Hong- kong Telegraph."
U.S. Dollar Declines
Foreign Exchange Circles Surprise
London, Aug. 1. interest has been Considerable aroused in foreign exchange circles us a result of the sharp fall of the United States dollar which closed to- day at $3.9940 compared $4.9840 last night.
While somewhat taken aback by the suddenness of the decline, well informed quarters hold the opinio that it is chiefly due to accelerated transference of Continental dollar balances to London on reports that the United States Congress may hold special session in November at which it is feared some action may be taken in connection with the "hot money" problem.-Reuter,
SHANGHAI PEACE PLAN PRESSED (Continued from Paŋë 1.) evacuation of American nationals. United Press.
PLANES SHOT DOWN
The Generalissimo's Headquarters announce that up to Tuesday, thirty- two Japanese planes have been shot of these belny: down, twenty-five
Japanese bombers. Eight henyy planes yesterday raided the Chinese Pingpu. wounding aerodrome seven Chinese anti-aircraft men- Reuter,
EVACUATION AT TSINGTAO
Tsinglao, Aug. 10. It is officially announced that all N.Y.K. vessels are to be used for the evacuation of Japanese women and of the children here. Completion
expected to-morew. evacuation is when
three Japanese vessels are leaving. Meanwhile, Japanese re- fugees from Yangtse parts are leav ing to-day, to-morrow and Sunday, They comprise 145 men, women and children. Passages will be free.--- Reuter.
U.S. COMMODITY PRICES
LATEST CABLED
QUOTATIONS
October.... 10.31/31 10.15/15
December.. 10.25/20 10.10/10
January
March
May
July
Spot
September
December
January March
May
July
10.20/20 10.38/38
10.44/44 10.48/48
10.55
mutilated
mutilated 10.20/30 10.33 n 10.40
New York Rubber
18.27/29 18.23/25
10.48/40
18.53 n
19.05/00
10.72 n 10.70 n
10.30/45
10.40 n
10.01/02 18.08 » 18.78 n
Sules for the day: 1,010 tons,
Sept...
Dec.
Mny
Chicago Wheat
112/112
110/1103%
11 /113A 11254/112% 176 /115% 1145/114
Tuesday's Sales:-39,828,000 bushels
Chicago Carn
Sept. 0854/09
WAINING.
Owing to the prevalence of Cholera In the Colony the publie le warned that all milk and all water should be bolled beforg drinking.
Uncooked vegetables and other! foods Hable ID contamination should not be constimed under any circumstances.
W. G. HARRISON. Secretary, Urban Council 18th August, 1937.
LONDON..
Peace With Arab First Necessity
Zionists Talk On Policies
Zurich, Aug 18. "I fully realise that the key to our future life in Palestine lies in keep- ing pence with the Arabs," declared the noted Zionist lender, Dr. Chalm the first | Weizmann, speaking at
Ression of the Council of Jewish Agency for Palestine.
He was reply to the demands of TRINITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC, American Zionists that peace should be reached with the Arabs prior to undertaking negolintions with Great Britain, and the League of Nations for the possible establishment of a Jewish State in Palestine.
Local Examination in Theory
4th December, 1937,
The Last Day of Entry for the forthcoming Examination in Theary will be 28th August, 1937. Entry forms may be obtained from the Local Secretary.
J. E. ANDERSON.
c/o The Anderson Music Co., Ltd.
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC
CO., LTD.
IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that an Interim Dividend of One Dollar per Shire has been declared for the six months ended 30th June, 1937, and will be payable on and after Thursday, 9th September, 19:37. Dividend Warrants may be obtained an application at the Company's Registered Office. P.: &0. Building.
|
THE REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED! from MONDAY, 30TH AUGUST. to WEDNESDAY, 8TH SEPTEM- BER (both days inclusive) daring! which period transfer of
110 shares can be registered,
By order of the Board f Directors.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.
Agents.
Hongkong, 29th July, 1937.
NEW YORK STOCK
EXCHANGE
Shipping Intelligence
Shipping Companies 310 requested to forward, as carly as possible information regarding arrivals, depar turos, tima and mooring placo and other movements. Urgone information should be telephoned to the ship- ping Editur, Phone 26015.
PORT DIRECTORY ANSHUN CH, & 5.), Talkou Itacks. RAI LEE (Thorenen. 1.1. KUTSANG J.31.), Kuwtonn Wharf. RAWALPINDE (P. & 0. Wharf.
Kowloon,
YUNNAN (B. & S.. 1.20,
ARRIVED YESTERDAY
(Agent Phone Numbers Given.) BAWALPINDI (P, & 0.) from Europe,
Kowloon Wharf. 27741.
(3.3.) from Aspan, am NOSANG Kowl Wharf 3031.
Dr. Weizmann
winn added that an Arab- | Jewish peacs
could only be estab. lished on a busis of reelprocal re- cognition of rights. He said a Jewishna state should be ready to join a con- federation of Arab countries.--Ren-
ter.
Spanning The Atlantic
Mail Service Very Shortly
London, Aug. 18, The Imperial Airways Byhut-bont Caledonia arrived at Port Washington! from Blatwood, Newfoundland. Ins
morning, having made a brief call! at Montreal,
Imperial Airways state that during!
much valuable trelinical data bad, the survey flights across the Atlantic, been obtained.
The second phase will be the inauguration of a mail service usį
which
SOON HIS
was possible, after
SAILED YESTERDAY
SAILING TO-DAY
Agents Phone Numbers Given:) CREMER (C.4.1. for Singapore, pn., Kowloon Wharf. 28016.
KUTSANG (1.M.) for Kobe, 2 p.m. Kowloon Wharf. 30311.
ARRIVING TO-MORROW
(Agents Phone Numbers Given) PRESIDENT MCKINLEY (Dollar) from Japan. m., Kowloon Wharf. 28:71.
SAILING TO-MORROW Agents Phone Numbers Given)
(Delu
for Amey. HAIYANG TEL. C'er'n Wharf. 28037, RAWALPINDI (P. & 0,1 for Íspan, a. Kowloon Wharf. 27721
27,
VESSELS DUE AFRIKA (EL.A.C.). Aug. 24. AJAX (B. & S., Aug. 27. ARAMIS (MM.), Aug. 23. RABEN (Jobneni, Ang, 30. BINTANG CE. A. C., Sept. 1. CYCLOPS 48. & 80, Aug. 30. DIEKE RICKMERS (Jelinen), aug. 23. EMPRESS OF CANADA (Č.P.5.), Aug.
Agents Phone Numbers Given) SANDVIKEN (J.M.) for Swatow and Tsington: p... B.. 34311.
YUNNAN (B. & S.) for Weibniwei,
1.20. 30331,
EMPRESS OF JAPAN (C.P.S.), Sept.)
324,
ARRIVING TO-DAY (Agents Phone Numbers Gven) ATSUTA MARU (NY.K) féum Japan, noon, Kowloon Wharf. 0291.
2011.
DAVIKEN 13.M. frum Shanghal, 9 ... 1.2.
RAJPUTANA (P. & 0.) from Shang- hat, pa., Kowloon Wharf. 27721.
zone
10.
EXPRESS OF RUSSIA (CIS.), Sept |
(Doitar),1
FOYLEBANK (Dunk), Aug. 22. RECTOR (1, &.), Sept. 10. MENELAUS (3, & 8.), Aug. 23, PREMIUS (8. & S.), Sept. 19. PRESIDENT COOLINGE Sept. 10.
PRESIDENT GRANT (Vollar), Sept. PRESIDENT HOOVER (Dollar), Aug. LINCOLN (Dollar)
(Itollar), MCKINLEY
J.
20
PRESIDENT
Sept. 6.
PRESIDENT
Aug. 20.
PRESIDENT PIERCE (Dolinr), Aug.
28.
PRESIDENT VAN BUREN · (Dollar), Sept. 11.
TAI PING (b. & S.), Supt. 7. TAI SHAN (Thoresen), Aug. 18.. TJIKEMDANG (3.6.4.5.), Aug. 22.
DETERMINED TO YIELD NOTHING UNDER-PRESSURE Continued from Page 1.)
and Chinese chision of Japanese weekly
passenger services: military and naval forces from the wil be put into force.
including and surrounding Pan-American Clipper [1] has arrived at Azores from New York in Shanghai, and, secondly, that to give confidence to the Japanese for the the first test flight on the southern safety of their nationals on the one rotite.-Renter.
hand and to the Chinese against the use of the International Settlement
Judgment was reserved by Mr. W. a military base on the other hand, the protection of Japanese in Shang-Schofeld at the Central Magistracy EL summons against entrusted to other yesterday in be hai should foreign contingents in the Settleitung Sui-cheung for keeping No. 17 Central, second Connaught Rond ment, eting in concert.
floor, as a visitors' boarding house without an appropriate licence.
Army Attracts Recruits
vice.
Marked Increase Shown
London, Aug, 18.
EVACUATIONS Meantime the British authorities in Shaughat are carrying out arrange-
ents already announced for enabling those of their nationals, mostly women'
In
| JUDGMENT RESERVED
BOARDING-HOUSE CASE ENDS AT MAGISTRACY
Sergeant H. Woods prosecuted, and Mr. S. Ng Quinn defended.
11e hind
.
and children, whom it is unnecessary The case had been remanded from to expuse to the considerable danger August 5, when the prosecution's Recruiting for the Army in England to life and lab which the military case had closed, and yesterday Mr. is progressing more rapidly since the activities of the Chinese and Japan Ng Quinn put his client in the box.
involve, to leave at present announcement by the War Ministerį ose
Hung Sul-cheung said he was the of a change in the conditions of ser- the city until normal conditions are
restored. The United States, French master of the Wah Cheung Tal re- and other authorities are doing the mittance agency and import and ex- British port firm. He did not carry on u The majority same.
cubicles in his premises and one resides which they cannot abandon tour des business concerns which and at a meeting of Ministers in accountant's office, and occasionally and friends of London yesterday it was agreed that allowed customers' elicient meatures should be taken customers to live there. He did ser- ensure their safety as well as pro- vices for these people for which he no renumeration, The feetion for the large British interests received centred in Shanghal-British Wire-i fakis sometimes got
This shop's commission, and tips. 1 amount was not fixed.
Cross-examined by Sergeant. Woods, Hung said he allowed people of free to stay there absolutely
charge and merely Jul of philan-
Present recruitment is at the rate of forty daily, compared with ton previously.
Den une the SWAN, CULBERTSON & colours, only ten per cent. are from
the ranks of the unemployed.
Many men at present in service FRITZ LATEST REPORTS!
have accepted the War Ministry's scheme to rejoin the colours ofter their first period of enlistment- Renter Bulletin.
New York, Aug. 18.
S. C. & F. Dow Jones sunmory of to-day's maritet: The market to-day was dull and irregular. The decline was influenced by the Sino-Japanese situation and indications of a decline jut car-loadings. Steel operations were a fenture. New heavy Chinese
the interest heartened
market. Other favourable factors were good
Į out-put figures electricity favourable carporation reports and dividend action. Bonds were irregu larly lower, with United States issues lower. Japanese bonds reached new laws. Curb stocks were irregular.
REUTER QUOTATIONS Dow Jones Averages
30 Industrials 20 Rails
20 Utilities
40 Bonds
Aug. 17. Aug. 18. 180.00 187,39 52.55 53.21 201.77 28.30 101.00 101.01
11 Commodity Index mutilated 65.40
GERMAN FOREIGN
TRADE
FAVOURABLE BALANCE
DISCLOSED
Berlin, Aug. 19. German foreign trade for the past seven months showed a favourable balance of £17,500,000.
in
Jess.
GANG RAIDS VILLAGE
New Delhi, Aug. 18, It is reported that a gang of hostile the North-West tribesmen crossed frontier and raided a nearby village. Reuter kidnapping Eve people. Bulletin.
HUNGER-STRIKE IN INDIA
New Delhi, Aug. 18.
four hundred About half of the Imports from the United Kingdom,
political prisoners serving sentences Australia and Canada showed creases, compared with the same in Bengal gaols have been hunger- perlod last year, but Imports from striking for four days, in sympathy India and South Africa decreased with the hunger-strikers In Andaman
Island prisons.--Reuter Bulletin. Reuter Bulletin,
thropy.
his After further questions by Worship. Mr. Ng Quinn made his submission that the defendant should be discharged,
His Worship recalled defendant, and in reply to a question Hung said the people who stayed In his pre- mises also had their meals there at his expense.
Ills Worship decided to reserve Importance, until next Monday. judgment in the case in view of its
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G.P.O, and K.P.O.
Air Mali for North China, Lanchow Eurasia Plane
and Yunnan (via Hankow) by the "Eurasia Airways Direct Service,"
Japan
Пек Ord..
.Aug. 19, 4 p.m. ..Aug. 19. p.m.
Atsuta Maru Thurs., Aug. 19, 5.00 p.m. Friday
Air Mall for "Imperial Airways Insperial Airways Plane Fri., Aug. 20,
Direct Service“-due London 29th August.
Air Mail for Australia by "Imperial Imperial Airways I'lane Fri., Aug. 20,
Darwin, Airways Service"-duc 24th August.
G.P.O. and K.P.O.
nek..
Aug. 20. 8.30a.m.
Ord..
.Aug. 20. 9.30 p.m.
G.P.O. and K.P.O.
Reg.,
Ord..
Straits and Calcutte
Hosang
Parcels.Aug. 20, 11 am. Fort Bayard and Haiphong" Dairen
Ord.
Cunton Radnorshire
Saturday
Aug. 20, 8.30 a.. .Aug. 20, 9.30 am. Fri.. Aug. 20. Aug. 20, Noon. Fri, Aug. 20, 2 p.m. ..Fri, Aug. 20, 5 p.m.
Alr Mall for "K.L.M. Service"-due Rajputana ............ Sat. Aug, 21,
Amsterdam. 30th August.
G.P.O. and K.P.O.
Reg.,
Ord.,
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Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe
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..Aug. 21, 9.45 0.7: Ord.. ..Aug. 21, 10.30 a.m. Kingyuan .....Sat., Aug. 21, 1 p.m. Anhui Sat., Aug. 21, 4.30 p.m. Pres. McKinley
Sat Aug. 21, 4.30 p.m. „Sat, Aug. 21, G.P.0, and K.P.Ö.
..Aug. 21, 4.15 p.m. .Aug. 21, 5 p.m. Sat., Aug. 21,
vin
Marseilles due Murseilles, 17th Sept.
Pakchoi and Haiphong
Amoy
Manila
*Manila, Straits, Ceylon, India, Victoria
Aden, Egypt and Europe vla Naples due Naples, 11th Sept.
Ref
Ord.,..
Parcels,
Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, Canada, Emp. of Asia
Central and U.S.A
South America and Europe vin Van- couver B.C., (Parcels for Canada only) and Europe via Siberia. (Due Vancouver B.C., 12th Sept.).
Sunday
Amay
Swatow
Shanghal and Japan
Reg., Ord.,
Tisadane
Daviken Sphinx
.Aug. 21, 3 p.m. .Aug. 21, 4.15 p.m. .Aug. 21, 5 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 22, 8.30 a.m. ..Sun., Aug. 22, 0a.m. .Sun., Aug. 22, 9 a.m.
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SLAVE SHIP
The story of the 20th Century-Fox Film starring Warner Baxter and Wallace Beery
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May
Winnipeg Wheal
120 /120
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WATER LEVELS
FOR WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS
Bureau
for The River Conservancy Kwangtung Province Ianies the following report on water levels, in metres, for the West, North and East Rivers:
Highest Lowest Pince of
on Observation record record
on
West River at
Wuchow 4-24.200,70
1937 W.L W.L
17/0
-1-10,0
10/0
West River at
Shubing 12.00
0
0
1,327.30
North River Al
Taingyuan 40 820
North fuver át
Shamshu: 40,41
Mart liver al
Shoklung + 4.79 -0.152
no telegraphió report.
** no repart.
A FEW HOURS after they had been married, Captain Jim Loveti (Warner Daxter) and his bride Nancy Ellabeth Allan), board the Albatross. Only a few strange mallors are on deck beside the maio, Thompson (Wallace Berry), and Lovett has no sus- ploton that his orders to discharge the old craw of alave-runners have not been obeyed. Somewhat awk- wardly, Thompson - acknowledges the introduction to the bride.
AR
8 LOVEIT and his bridè retiro to their quarters, Thompson hastily discharges
the new wallors, and the old cut-ilirost crew comes on deck from hiding in the hold. The ship gets under way, and Thompson places the cabin boy, Swifty (Mickey Rooney) on guard at the captain's door to warn the crew I ho nominee on deck. Enknown to Lovett, Thompson shapes the course for Africa.
A
GLANCE out the porthole gives Lovalt reason to be siseptolous, and he comes unexpectedly on deck, to find Thompson and the old crew all present. Brazenly, Thompson admite he did not discharge the slave-runners, and tolls Lovoit they are going back to Africa for another load of slaves. But Lovett, still master of the situation, forces Thompson to band over his gun. He then orders two members of the sullen, rebellious crew to put the malo in trens and changes the course toward Jamaica.
RETURNING to his cabin, Lovett comforts his frightened bride. Gently ne possible. he explains to her the thing he had failed to tell her before—that he and his men had been up to the last voyage engaged in slave- runnig. Horrified, she turns from him, re- fusce to hood his plea thai be really meant to quite the slave trade when he married her. Lovett is a broken man, realizing that he has iosi, his wife of a few hours,
(To be continued) 1327 by 20th Ovotary-Pos Pitts Dory,