O-BRITISH INDIA-APCAR AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES
(Companies Incorporated in England.) *
Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading for STRATTA, JAVA & BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA PERSIAN GULY, MAURITIUS. & §. AFIICA, AUSTRALASIA. INCLUD ING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, RED BEA, EGYPT, EUROPE, ETC. PENINSULA & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS
(Under Contract with 11,M. Government)
-All vesels may call at any porta on or off the roule,-and the route and all sailings aro nubject to change or deviation with or without notice.
From H'Kong about │
Destination
9th Jan Bombay, Marseilles & London.
Bombay, Karachi & Peralan Gulf. Bombay, Marselles & London.
B'bay, Msellles, l're. L'don, 'bura
Rotterdam, Antwerp & iuli Marselles & London.
20th Feb. M'sellles, Il're. L'don, H'Ug, R'dain,
Steamers
Tom
RAWALPINDI
17,0001
*KIDDERPORE
5,000
15th Jan.
CORFU
14,500
22nd Jun.
*DURDWAN
0,100
20th Jan.
CHFERAL
15,000
5th Feb.
CARTHAGE
*SOMALI
COMORIN
14,500 19th Feb.
7,000
13,000) 6th Mar.
Marseilles & London.
A'werp & Lidon. Marselles & London:
Cargo 'only
8,000, 15th Jan. 1
29th Jan. 3,000
Part
10,000
12th Feb.
8,000
20th Feb.
Swettenham, Slugapore,
Penang, Rangoon & Calcutta.
All vessels may call at Malk BRITISH INDIA APCAR SAILINGS (SOUTH)
SIRDHANA
SHIRALA
TILAWA
SANTHIA
B. I. Apcar Line Steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengers.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (SOUTH)
NELLORE TANDA NANKIN
•
1,000 29th Jan. 7,000
5th Mar. 7,000
Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydnicy, Melbourne & Hobart.
Regular monthly sailings from Hongkong to Shanghai and Japun and Hongkong to Australia.
CHITRAL
Hong Kong to Sydney-19 day* SAILINGS TO SHANCHAI & JAPAN
7,000 4th Jan, Shughal & Japan. 8,000 6th Jan Amey & Japan.
NELLORE
SHIRALA
15,000 10,000
14,500)
a. 100
25,000
TILAWA
CARTHAGE
-SANTÍA
COMORIN
Cargo only.
7 Shanghai & Japan.
20th Jun Amoy & Japan.
21st Jan. Shunghai & Japan.
3rd Feb. Amoy & Japan.
4th Feb. Shanghai & Japan.
Hated are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. parcels not inore than 5.c.ft. will be received at the Company's Office up to noon Sy previous to gailing.
w's 'The
Confistagit BC.
For Parsage Ratest, Handbooks, Freight, etc., apply &ding MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. Phone 27721
BURNS
"
PHILP LINE
M. V. 'NEPTUNA"
DUE 5th JANUARY
PASSENGER & FREIGHT SERVICE TO
AUSTRALIA
Sailing Sunday, 9th January
Agents
for Saigon, Madang, Salamaua, Rabaul, Sydney & Melbourne,
Single: £47.10.0d. Return: £76
First Class to Sydney: Passenger & Freight Agents:-
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.
Telephone 28031
P. GO. Building. Joint Passenger Agents:--NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
King's Building.
BARBER-WILHELMSEN
LINE
MONTHLY SERVICE
To
NEW YORK
Via LOS ANGELES & PANAMA CANAL PORTS.'
NEXT SAILING
M.S. "TOULOUSE"
оп
18th January.
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Hong Bank Bldg.
Agents.
Telephone 28021.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 1938.
OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS
SHARE PRICES
The following is the list of local sharo quotations issued this morning.
Hunks
1.K. Banka, $1,445 h.
H.K. Banks, (Lon. Reg), £80 b. Chartered Bank, £124 21.
Mercantile Bank, A. and B. £32
n.
Mercantile Bank, C., £10 n. East Asia Bank, $80 n.
Insurances
Canton Ins., $270 n.
Union In, $310 n.
China Underwriters, $1.50 H.K. Fire In., $235 n.
Shipping
Douglas, $18 b.
H.K. Steamboats, $0.28 b. Indo-Chinas (Prof.), $51 n. Indo-Chinas (Def.), $43 n. Shell Bearer, 00/104 n. Union Waterboats, $9.30 n.
Docks etc.
HX & W. Wharves, $113 n. H.K. & W, Docks, $28 n. Providents (old), $2 n. Providents (new), 15 ctx. b. New Engineerings, Sli--- Shanghai Docks, Sh~~~ Kallan Mining Adm. 10/0 n.
$7.30 b Ratibs,
Venz: Coldfield, $5 n. Hongkong Mines 13 cts. 5.
Philippino Mining
1.40 n.
Antamok,
P. 17 n.
Atoks Gold, P. 141⁄2 n.
Benguet Consol., 8.80 n. Benguet E
Explor..
Big Wedge, P.
Coco Grove, P. .30 n.
Consolidated Mines, P. 011 n.
Demonstrations, P. .83 E. Mindanao,
P.
---
Guunaus Gields, P.
po Gold, pids,
XL, P. 57 B.
P
Masbate Consols.. P. --
Min. Resources, P.-- Northern Min., P
n.
Paracale Gumaus, P. 16 n. Salacot
P.
II.
P. 41
:14 n.-
San P. n.
Suyoc United
Lands, Hotels, etc.
H. and S. Hotels, $5 b. H.K. Lands, $30 b,
H.K. Lands, 1% Deben, $100 n. S'hai Lands,
S.
Lands, Sh. 58.10 b. H.K. Realties,
$434 Chinese Estates, $85 n. China Realties, Sh. — China Debent,
Public Utilities
H.X. Tramways, $13 b. and sa. Peak Trains (old), $7% n. Peak Trans (new), $344 s. Star Ferrics, $78 b.
Yaumati Ferries (old), $24% n.
China Light (old), $9.80 n.
China
Light (new) $7 n. 1.K. Electric, $50
b.
Macao Electric, 104 n. Sandakan Lights, $141.
Telephone (old), $26 n. Telephone (new), $0 n. China Buses, Sh.
Singapore Tractions, 23/0 n. Singapore Pret., 23/- n.
Industrials
Cald: Mack. (old), Sh. -- Cald: Macg. (Pret.), Sh.- Canton Ices, $1,70 n. Cement., $12.25 b.
ILK Rupcatores.
$3.80-n
Dairy Farm, Watsons, $42 b.
Lec. b.
Lane Crawfords, $8.00 n. Sinceres, $1.75 n.
Wing On (H.K.), $40 n. Wm. Powells, 75 cis, n.
Cotton Mills
Ewo Cottons Sh. $12 'n.
S'ha Cottons (old), Sh. $35 n. Zoong Sings, St.-
Wing On Textiles, Sh. -
Miscellaneous
H.K.
Coperiments, $5.20 b.
b.
(old), $1 Constructions (new), $1 b. Vibro Piling, $6 n.
Ch. Govt. 5 1915 GSBds. 74% n. HK. Govt. 4% Loan 5% prm. n. H.K. Govt. 34% Loan 1% prm.
b. and sa.
Wallace Harpers, $3% b.
Marsmons ins (Lon.), s/- 10/3 n. Marsmans Inv. (H.K.), s/- 4/0 n.
DELPHINUS DELAYED
Owing to a delay on the main line between London and Singapore the Imperial Airways plane Delphinus will not arrive here until I'p.m. to inorrow. At present the plane is in Bangkok awaiting the mail from Englund before proceeding to Colony,
the
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
The Steamsiaip
"D'ARTAGNAN" Bringing Cargo from Marseillès vis Saigon elc., arrived Hongkong on Sunday 26th December, 1937.
Consignees are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Oplum, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Godown of the Jongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd., Kow- loon, whence delivery may be obtain- ed Imunedlately after landing.
All claims must be sent in to me on or before Tuesday, 4th January, 1938, or they will not be recognized.
Damaged Packages will be examin ed by the Company's Surveyor Messrs:-Goddard and Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 a.m. on Friday 31st December,
Arty
1937.
Consignees must haven Revenue Omeer. In attendance. when dullable goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.
MESSAGERIES“ MARITIMES CO, Hongkong, 28th December, 1937,
18
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ACROSS
1 Perhaps the beeswing la unduly
-hurried (11).
9 There is often a magpie round
this animal (4).
10 What is the post doing amidst
the gunfire? (11).
11 This mechanical
contrivance
might be all the rage (4).
14 If this vessel gets broken up I
is all gone (7).
10 One of the rollways' rivals (5).
19 The Mohammedan world (5).
30 A simple vessel (3).
21 The makings of this seed are in
17 down (3).
22 Loment (5).
23 It looks as if this author might have been one of the early Fathers (5).
24 Past (3).
25 Scottish loch in a Western is-
land (3).
26 An item in the scorer's book (5), 27 Bird
(5).
28 A number of insects are in
Occupation apparently (7).
32 Noises (4).
35 H.M.S. Bhat is reasuring (11). 36 Part of a ship or port (4).
37 Though the last word it is 100
soon (11).
DOWN
Place for a backward "African -(4).
3 Horses that may be found amid
the hazels (4).
4 Town of Italy (5).
á Language of India (5).
& Dance (5).
7 What is this cannot be beaten
In its clues (11).
BANKS
HONGKONG AND BHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorised Capital ......... $50,000,000 Issued and Fully Pald-Up .... $20,000,000 | Reserve Funds).
Stering *S**
THE CHARTERED BANK Or INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1253
HEAD OFFICE LONDON.
is Kulahopegato, 1.0.3.
.... a. 6,800,000 Paid-up Capital........................ $3,400,000
Hongkong Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors #1,000,000
| Reserva Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 Reserve Fund -************.***. £LDO1,000
HEAD OFFICE:~HONGKONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ---
G. Miskin, Ex
Chairman.
Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson, Deputy ChELNIZLEO.
J. K. Bousfeld, Esq. K. 9; Morrison, Esq.
MANCHESTER BRANCH
12 Mosley By Manchester.
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:
Alor Star Ipoh
Amritsar
Bankok
Batavia
Bombay
A. IL Compton, Esq. Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson | Calcutta
8. II. Dodwell, Esq.
J. J. Masson, Esq.
130
8 A water-colour? (11). 12.This man is culpable except when he loses his head, when he
is a good man except at walk- ing (11).
13. An after-effect of a storm at sca
(11).
14 is training is physical (7). )
$115
10 This kind of fowl seems
spue (7).
nit
10 Make it clear from the level
ground (7).
17 Tool for children? (7).
20 This
his is one of the occasions when a mistake is correct (5). 30 Disturb (5).
31 Principle (5).
33 Many
.
people unconsciously
bring this back with them after a country walk (4).
34 Welsh resort (4).
Friday's Solution
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PRESIDENT LINER SAILINGS
-SAN-FRANCISCO-&-LOS-ANGELES-
Via Kobe and Yokohama
S.S. PRESIDENT
COOLIDGE
Sails Saturday, Jan. 8, midnight
SEATTLE AND VICTORIA
Via Kobe and Yokohama
S.S. PRESIDENT JACKSON Sails Friday, Jan. 14
'MANILA
S.S. PRESIDENT GARFIELD Sails Tuesday, Jan. 25, 8 a.m.
MOST FREQUENT SERVICE ON THE PACIFIC"
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP
THE
LINES.
AMERICAN MAIL LINE.
Pender BUILDING-WONG KONG,
CANTON BRANCHT:—2), PRENCH CONCESSION.
SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC
M.S. “NIPPON"
M.S. “NAGARA” M.S. “SHANTUNG" M.S. “NANKING”
29th Jan.
Ca LT
:26th Feb. 29th Mar. 28th Apr.
HONGKONG to ANTWERP or LONDON
£53
(Faros for "NIPPON" from £58.10.0.)
(Excellent accommodation still offering for a limited number of passengers.) -
GILMAN & CO., LTD, Hongkong
Agents:
G. E. HUYGEN.
Canton.
ΑΜΟΥ
T. E. Pearce,
A. Y Shielda, Esq.
Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,
BANGKOK
BATAVIA BONILAY
CALCUTTA
CANTON CHIEFOO
COLOMBO
DAIREN POOCHOW HAIPHONG HAMBURG
KANKOW BARBIN KONOKEW. ILOILO
ΠΡΟΣΕ
TORORD
KOBE
KOWLOON
CHDET MANAGER.
BRANCHES
KUALA LUMPUR
LONDON LYONG MALACCA
MANILA
MUAR (JOHORT)
MURDEN
NEW YORK PEIFING PENANG RANGOON BAIOON
SAN FRANCISCO SHANGHAI BINGAPORE
BOURABAYA BUNGEI PATANI TIENTSIN
TOKYO
TSINGTAO
YOKOHAMA
ملامات
Karachi Klang
Kobo
Kusia
Canton
Lumpur
Cawnpore
Kuching
Calris
Madras
Colombo
Manila
Medan
Haiphong
Now York
Peling
Delhi
Hamburg
Hankow Harbla
(Peking)
Penang
ilongkang Rangoon
Saigon
Bemarang Bareba
Shanghai
Fungapore
Sitiawan Hourabaya Taiping Tenten
Tongkah
(zitsuent) Tsingtao Yokohatas Zamboangs
Foreign Exchange and General Bank-
|ing business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Tund Deposits received for one year or shorter periode at rates which will be quoted of application.
The Bank's Head Ofice in London undertakes Executor & Trusina bunĪDARK, and claims recovery of British Incorpe Tax, overpalis on terms which may be ascertained at any of ita Agencias d Branches.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECER DANK, LISTED.
Capital (fully paid-up) ...... ¥100,000,000. Reserve Fund
BEAD OFFICRISAT
Current Accounts opened in Local Cur rency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or sharter periods in Logs) Currency and Sterling on termai will be quoted on application.
ALSO up to date SAFE DEPOSIT Batavia BOXES in various sizes TO LET.
Hongkong. 18th May, 1937,
Y.134,420,000.
Branches and Agencies At
Hongkong Itangoon
which Alexandria
Bangkok
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
Heinking
Karachi
Kabe
London Los Angeles Manila Mol
Rio de Janeiro. Ban Trenni.00
Saattis
Bemarang Bhanghar Bingapore Bourabaya
Derha
Bombay
Calcutta
Canton
Dairen
(Dainy)
Nagasaki
Nagoya
(Mukden)
New York
Tsingtao
Olaru
Tokyo
Yingkow
Osaka
Paris
Sydney Tientsin
The Business of the above Hank is Fenstien conducted by the Hongkong and Bhang- bai Banking Corporation. Hules may be Hamburg
Hankow obtained on application, FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Harbin
| Ronolulu
Peiping BANKING CORPORATION.
Interest allowed on Current Accounts V. AL. GRAYBURN,
Deposits received for axed periods s
application. Hongkong, 18th May, 1907.
Manager. Hongkong, 11th September, 1837.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.
Chief Manager rates to be obtained on PR, ANO,
The P. & O. Banking
Corporation, Ltd.
(Incorporated in England, 1920).
Authorised Capital
Subtcribed and l'ald-up
Reserve Fund
£3,000,000 £2,354,100 100,000
Authorised Capital.... Pald-up Capital Reserve and Undivided
Profits
HEAD OFFICE: 117-122 Leadenhall Street, London, E.C.J. WEST END BRANCH: 14-10 Cockspur Street, London, B.W.1.
BRANCHIEN →Dombay, Calcutta, Call-P, K. Kwok, Esq. cut. Coimbatore, Colombo, Hongkong. Madras, Shanghai, Singapore.
Agencies: In all the principal towns of the world.
$10,000,000,00 $.6,590,000.00
€ 2,778,720.70-
HEAD OFFICE:~UONGKONG 10, Des Voeux Road, Central.
BOARD OF DIRECTOns:- Sir Shouson Chow, Chairman, 1.1 Koon Chun, Eaq. Fung Ping Wah, Esq..
L! Lan Seng, Eng Wong Yun Tong, Ear, Wong Chu Bon, Esq. Chang Chung Shek, Esq. Kan Ying Po, Esq.. KAN TONG Po, Esq., Chief Manager. LI THE FONG. Ex. Manager. BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:- Melbourne Shanghai Nagasaki
Amoy
Batavia Romhay
General Exchange and Danking busi- Oras transacted. Loans and overdrafts granted on approved security. Current and Fixed Deposit accounts opened.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS IN LOCAL CUIL- | Calcutta RENCY: Intereat allowed at 3%
per Canton
Haiphong ACCOUNTS:— | Hankow
4
New York
-Paris
Penang
Singapore
Sourabaya
Swatow
Оздка
Sydney
Pelping
Talhoku
Tientsin
Rangoon
Salgon
Tokyo Vancouver
San Francisco YokonALITA
STERLING SAVINGS Interest allowed at rates which may be Honolulu obtained on application.
Kobe TRAVELLERS LETTERS OF CREDIT, Kowloon TRAVELLERS' CHEQUES AND PAS- London SENGER LETTERS OF CREDIT (for use Manila on board P. & O. and B. I. Steamer and Every, description of Banking and E-
Beattle Remarang
at Ports of Call) are issued at current ; change business transacted. Loans grant-
TRAVELLERS'
rate of exchange and free of commilexion. ed on approved securities, AMERICAN EXPRESS CHEQUES sold and cashod.
British Income Tax Recovered. Executorships and Trusteeships_under_j
taken.
Dianager.
W. J. WADDINGTON,
Hongkong, 3rd April, 1937.
THE
Current Accounts opened in Local Cur rency and Fixed Depoalts received for one year or shorter periods in Local and Foreign Currencies, an terms which will ba quofeti on application,
Safe Deposit Boxes To Let
BAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager,
FUNNE
BLUE
LINE
/REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES |
FREIGHT AND
LONDON SERVICE
PATROCLUS
MEMNON
sails 11th Jan. for Marseilles, London, Rotterdam, & Glasgow, salls 26th Jan, for Marseilles, London," Rotterdam, Hamburg & Glasgow..
LIVERPOOL SERVICE
ANTILOCHUS
sails 21st Jan. for Havre, Liverpool and Bromborough,
NEW YORK SERVICE
ADRASTUS
Balls 13th Jan, for Boston, New York, Philadelphia de Baltimore via Cape of Good Hope,
PACIFIC SERVICE (via Dairen, Kobe, Nagoya
and Yokohama) sails 18th Jan. for Victoria, Vancouver de Seattle,
TALTHYBIUS
INWARD SERVICE
TALTHYBIUS Due 5 Jan. From Pacific via Japan ACHILLES Due 10 Jan. From U. K. via Straits. AJAX
Due 15 Jan, From U. K. via Straits: #pecial reduced fares are quoted for cargo steamers with
limited passenger accommodation.
For freight, passage rates and Information apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.