P & O-BRITISH INDIA-APCAR AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES
(Companies Incorporated in England.)
Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading for STRAITS, JAVA & BURMA, CEYLON INDIA, PETSIAN GULF, MAURITIUS, F. & 8, AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUD ING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, RED SEA, EGYPT, EUROPE, ETC. PENINSULA & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS
(Under Contract with 11.M. Government)
All vessels may call at any ports on or off the roule,-and the roule and all sailings aro subject to change or deviation with or without notice,
Destination
From 'Kong about 22nd Jan, Bombay, Marseilles & London. 29th Jan D'bay, M'seilles, l're, L'den, X'burg
Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull.
Steamers
Tons
+CORFU
*BURDWAN
14,500 6,100
*ALIPORE
5,000
30th Jan.
Straits & Bombay.
CHITRAL
15,000
CARTHAGE
14,500
19th Feb. Marsellies & London.
*SOMALI
7,000
COMORIN
15,000 KAISAR-I-HIND | 10,000
5th Feb. Marscilles & London,
20th Feb. M'scilies, H're, L'don, H'bg, R'dam,
5th Mar.
A'werp & Lidon. Marseilles & London, Marseilles & London.
* Cargo only 1. Colla Casa Dieren
BHIRALA
TILAWA
SANTHIA
TALMA
All vessels may call at Malta
BRITISH INDIA APCAR SAILINGS (SOUTH)
SIRDHANA
0,000 29th Jan.
10,000
12th Feb.
8.000
20th Feb,
10,000
12th Mar.
8,000
20th Mar,
Singapore, Port Swettenham, Penang, Rangoon & Calcutta.
B. 1. Apear Line Steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengers.
NELLORE TANDA
NANKIN
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (SOUTH)
7,000
29th Jan. Manila, Rabaut, Brisbane, Sydney, 7,000 - 5th Mar.
Melbourne & Hobart. 7,000 2nd Apr.
Regular monthly sallings from Hongkong to Shanghai and Japan and Hongkong to Australia.
Hong Kong to Sydney-10 days.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
TILAWA
10,000
CARTHAGE
14,800
SANTHIA
8,000
COMORIN
TANDA
TALMA.
15,000 7,000 10,000 KAISAR-1-HIND 11,000
Cargo only.
20th Jan. ¡Amoy & Japan. 20th Jan. Shanghal & Japan,
3rd Feb. Amoy & Japan.
4th Feb. Shanghal & Japan.
6th Feb. Shanghai & Jupan. 17th Feb. Amoy & Japan. 10th Feb. Shanghal & Japan,
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice, parcela measuring not more than D cft. will be received at the Company's ÛMen up to noani on the day previous to sailing.
For Passage Rates, Handbooká, Freight, etc., opply
Agents
F&O, 'ding, MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. The 721
Connaught
NYK
San Francisco via Japan Ports & Honolulu.
(Starts from Koba).
Tatsuta Maru
Chichibu Maru
Taiyo Maru
Tues., 25th Jan. .Tues., 22nd Feb. Mon., 7th March
Seattle & Vancouver (Starts from Koba).
Helan Mura
Hikawa Maru
Hiye Maru
-Now York via Panama,
Naruto Maru
Nagara-Maru-
.Sat., 22nd Jan, ..Sat., 5th Tob.
Mon., 21st Feb.
Sat., 5th Feb. Wed.,-2nd-Marel-
South America (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu.
Hilo, Los Angeles, Mexico & Panama.
†Alago Maru
London, Marsailles, Antworp & Rotterdam.
Hakone Maru
Fushimi Maru
Hakozaki Maru
Suwa Maru
Tues., 10th Feb.
Sat., 29th Jan,
Sat., 12th Feb.
.Sat., 26th Feb.
.Sat., 12th March
Liverpool via Port Said,' Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piraeus,
and Marseilles.
Sydney & Melbourne via Manila & Ports.
Kitano Maru
Kama Maru
Wed., 22nd Jan.
..Sat, 26th Feb.
.Wed., 26th Jan.
.Thurs., 10th Feb.
Bombay via Singapore, Penang & Colombo)
Toyooka Maru
Tango Maru
Calcutta via Singapore, Penang
+Nagato Maru
& Rangoon,
Fri., 4th Feb.
Kobe & Yokohama. (Omitting Shanghai)
Kamo Maru
Terukuni Maru'
Atauta Maru
Hakuan Maru
Haruna Maru
+ Cargo Only.
.Thurs., 20th Jan.
Tues., 8th Feb,
Fri., 18th Feb.
Fri, 25th Feb.
.Sun., 6th March
General Passenger Agents in the Orient for the
CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE.
Tel. 30291,
BARBER-WILHELMSEN
LINE
MONTHLY SERVICE
To
NEW YORK
VIS LOS ANGELES & PANAMA CANAL PORTS,
NEXT SAILING
M.S. "TOULOUSE"
on
19th January.
LTD.
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Agents.
Hong Bank Bldg.
· Telephone“ 28021.
THE
HONGKONG
SHARE PRICES
TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY,
The following in the list of local sbare quotations lasted this morning. Banke
H.K. Banks, $1,425 b.
H.K. Bank, (Lon. Reg.), £80 n. Chartered Bank, £124 n. Mercantile Bank, A. and B. £29 n. Mercantile Bank, C., 214 n. East Asia Bank, $82 n.
Insurances
Canton Ins, $270 m.
Union In, $505 m. China Underwriters, $1.50 n II.K. Fire In., $235 n. Bhipping
Douglas, $58 b.
ir
ILK. Steamboats, $10 Indo-Chinas (Prot.), $51 n. Indo-Chinas (Def.), $43 1. Shell Bearer 95/3 n.' Union Waterbouts, $9.80 n.
Docks etc.
HK. & Wharves, $114 n. H.K. & W. Docks, $271⁄2 n:- Providents (old), $2.05 n. Providents (new), 20 cta, b, New Engineerings. Sh.- Shanghai Docks, Sh Kilan Mining Adm., 16/3 n. Roubs, 74 n.
Venz: Goldfield, $5 m. Hongkong M
Mines 10 cts, n. Philippine Mining Antamuk, P. 53 n. Aloks, P. 25 n.
Bugio Gold, F. .21% n.
Consol., P. 9.00 n.
P.-
Denguet
Benguet Explor,
Big Wedge, P. --- Coco Grove, P. 5
54 n. Consolidated Mines, P. .012. Demonstrations, P. 38 n.
E. Mindanao, P.- Gumnus Golds, P. - Ipo Gold, P.
XL
P..04 n.
Itogons, P.-
Musbate Consois, P.-- Min. Resources, P.- Northern Min., P. --- Paracale Gumaus, P. 191⁄2 n. Solacot Mining, P. — San Mauricio, F. .50 n. Suyoc Consol, P. 181⁄2 n. United Paracales, P.,40 n. Lands, Hotels, etc.
I, and S. Hotels, $5.20 s. II.K. Lands, $31.40 b
..
H.K. Lands, 4% Deben, $100 n. S'hai Lands, Sh. -- Metropolitan Lands, Sh. Humphries, $8.05 m. H.K. Realles, $4% n Chinese Estates, $80 n. China Realtles, Sh. - China Debent, -
Public Utilities H.K. Tramways, $14 za, Peak Trams (old), $8% b. Peak Trams (new), $34 9. Star Ferries $801⁄2 b. Youmull Ferries (ok) $24 n. China Light (old) $10.30 1. China Light (new), $7.40 n. H.K, Electric, $52 b.
Macao Electric, $10% b. Sandukon Lights, $14. Telephone (old), $23.85_n. Telephone (new), $8.35 b. China Buses, Sh. Singapore Tractions, 23/0 n. Singapore Prer., 237 n.
Industrials
Cald: Mack. (old). Sh. Cald: Mac. (Pref.), Sh.- Canton Ices, $1,70 s. Cement, $12.65 b. ILK. Ropes. $3.75 b.
Stores, &c. Dairy Farm, $23% n.
COMING SOON
QUEEN'S
and
ALHAMBRA
First South Seas Adventuro Romance Ever Filmed in
Technicolor
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They in wall's last frazat
EBB TIDE
A Parent Pichurn with
OSCAR HOMOLKA
By spent with Bonment Mare Corporation United
FRANCES FARMER RAY MILLAND LLOYD NOLAN and BARRY FITZGERALD
A Lacikan Hubbard Protection 1) Directed by: Zahnes Hejpań
JANUARY
19, 1938
CORRESPONDENCE A CHILD'S APPETITE.
Sun Fo's Interview In Singapore
To The Editor,
Hongkong Telegraph.
*
It is too much to expect a child with a healthy appetite to limit his helpings to reasonable bounds, when confronted with sweets, pastries, ice cream and other rich food, especially so, at times when supervision cannol be exercised. Disordered digestion which, Invariably follows such over indulgence, with consequent billous- Sir-In your editorial, "Better ness, feverishness and lassitude, need Left Unsaid, which appeared on cause no undue alarm, for a dose of January 7th, you took exception to Baby's Own Tablets will quickly many things that Dr. Sun Fo was re- remove the source of the trouble by Dorted by United Press to have sald cleansing the stomach and bowels."
The tablets ald digestion, reduce at Singapore. You particularly ob-feverishness, prevent colic, relleve jected to two lams in that report: wind, check vomiting and diarrhoea,
(1) Japan wants to step into Hongkong. But if Britain allows expel worms. For infants at the that, she might just us well let the teething stage there is nothing which Singapore Base go too."
more effectively soothes the pain and (2) "China's ability to hold out promotes healthful sleep.
Keep Baby's Own Tablets handy in depends upon whether she continues|
to get munitions by way of Hong-the home for the prompt correction of kong
childhood health upsets. Chemists Britain cannot allow
everywhere can supply them; Hongkong to be isolated, nar can China, whose other, opportunities of obtaining munitions are very slight." If Dr. Sun Fo had reaily said the above, then your comment upon it as "smacking rather of propaganda and something of bad taste" would Dr. Superfectly justifiable, and Fo's friends would have nothing to say to it. Unfortunately, your editorial
was based upon o TC- port which had "grossly misquoted" him, according to a wire from him
have been
at Rangoon on January 9, in answer to enquiries from his friends in Hong-
icong
At a time like the present when. rumours are so easily mistaken for in- gospel truth, when remarks nocently made are often twisted by Inborious ingenuity into dark sayings of sinister impori, and when it be hoves everyone who has the good rutations between England arch China at heart to be studiously care- ful to avoid even the suspicion of fishing in troubled waters, I think you will agree with me that it is un- conclusions before the wise to jump at relevant facts upon which to found: sound conclusions are known. The last thing that any responsible Chin- ese particularly Dr. Sun Fo, would like to see is to have England em- broiled in the present Sino-Japanese War.
We Chinese realize only clearly that China can only be saved through her own efforts, and most certainly not by creating bad blood aver between England and Japan Hongkong.
WEN YUAN-NING.
Watsons $5.20 b.
Lane Crawfordɛ, $7 n. Sinceres, $1.75 n.
Wing On (H.K.), $40 n. Wm. Powells, 15 cts. n.
Cotton Mills
Ewo Cottons, St. $9.25 n. S'hai Cottons (old), Sh. $81 m. Zoong Sings, Sh. - Wing On Textiles, Sh.
Bscellaneous
H.K. Entertainments, $51⁄41⁄2 b. Constructions, $14 b. Vibro Piling, $0 n.
Ch. Govt. % 1015 GSBds, 65%
100
K. Govt, 4% Loan 46% prm, n. IIK, Govt. 34. Loan Dist 11. Wallace Harpers, $3 b. Marsmans Ins. (Lon.), e/- 18/9 n. Marsmans Inv. (H.K.), s/- 3/8 n.
A SPECIMEN CASE
Case No. 2201 Reported by a teacher at St. Stephen's College for Girls. The Society rented a bed space for a widow and
her three children who were sleeping in the street: ob- tained for her a hawker's licence and arranged for the eldest boy to be admitted to the Tung Wah Hospital Free School.
HONGKONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
MANILA SHARES
The following business done quota- tions were received after the close of the morning session by Swan. Cul- berton & Fritz from their Manila ofice:
Antamok
Alok
Bagulo Cold
Coca Grov
Business Dane Prices in l'esos
53
241
215
Benguet Consolidated
.34
Consolidates Mines
0130
Demonstration
39
ISL...
Paencale Gunn
10%
San Mauriela
49%
Suyoc
United Paracale
.10
40%
The tone of the market-Stendy.
OUR BRITISH_CROSSWORDS
ACROSS
1 Assertive (0).
5 An exchange, apparently marine
\.(0),
Talk in opposite manner? (8). 10 Fruit (0).
11 He is superior to à labourer, and to a prophet as well (8).
12 This is not just a product of
air fun (0),
14 Facts and figures (10).
18 A noted black and white affair
I part of it (10).
22 For removed about n little
thing (6).
23 A very warm spell two words
4. 4).
24 Starting as a muddled lout, he seems to have gone to the bad altogether (6).
25 Like a bird with one-dimen-
sional tail (8).
with
20 Alpest fabulous mixture (0). 27 The figure of a writer
label on (8).
DOWN
He usually finds quite a num- ber of his charges are lying (0).
2 Reports of his work are rife in
wartime (0).
3 Showing no inclination (0), ·
"Notices pin" (anag) -(10), Illa work is always in mind. and his beginning is stranger F£7. A reptile With a broken raptor,
You want the opposite iden here (8).
13 Epithet for Epstein's work?
(10).
15 Start false with a gond (8).. 18 As for as numbers are con- cerned in reading this is a well- known quarterly (two words- 3, 5).
17 A difference of one letter in 8
down makes it shrink (B).
19 Allowing no latitude (0).
20 Losing colour is often the unit
(0).
21 British river (0).
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION
SPB COWARDLY IMPOSTOH REGAR
■UMU ALARMIB T STUPID M 1 1 SE T S IMPUTATION; OSURE SHE UM O jo UTSIDE B RESET |P **ONO
INLET URETHEAT NEERA LEAD GENE EAL IBE
ADMTRING
JU BETONSE
Swan Culbertson
Frith
Investment Bonkers and Brokers in Securities and Commodities Daily New York and London Stock Exchange Service Commodity Futures on the principal American markets Members of
New York Cotton Exchange
* Chicago"Board of Trade
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Commodity Exchange, Inc., New York
Canadian Commodity, Exchange, Inc., Montreal New York Coffes and Bugar Exchange Manila Stock Exchange.
Correspondents for
Hayden, Slona & Co., New York and Boston
Telephone. 30244
J. E. Swan & Co., New York
Cable AddreH SWANSTOCK
Hongkong & Shanghai. Bank Building. Hongkong Ofices: Shanghai and Manlia
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SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES
S.S.
S.S.
Via Kobe and Yokohama
PRESIDENT' TAFT
Saits Monday, Feb. 6, 10 a.m. SEATTLE AND VICTORIA Vis Kobe and Yokohama
PRESIDENT JEFFERSON
Sails Friday, Jan. 28, 4 p.m.
NEW YORK, & BOSTON
Via Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Bombay, Suez Canal, Alexandria,"
Naples, Genoa and Marsellies
S.S. PRESIDENT
GARFIELD
Sails Thursday, Jan. 27, 8 a.m.
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PEDDER BUILDING-HONG KONG,
CANTON BRANCH:-11, PRENCH CONCESSION,
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To AUSTRALIA, Calling at Manila, Thursday Is, CAIRNS Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.
CHANGTE-TAIPING
British Stoamora:
(Oil Burners)) FASTEST & MOST UP-TO-DATE STEAMERS IN THE SERVICE
OPEN
AIR SWIMMING POOL
ELECTRIC LAUNDRY BARBER SHOP, SURGEON
AND STEWARDESS CARRIED,
Enjoy Your Lenve in Australia and New Zealand, ·
Hong Kong to Sydney-19 Days.
FIRST CLASS FARE TO BYDNEY, 276 RETURN
'LONDON (vla Australia) from £127.15, (Australian Newspapers on fle),
Due H'Kong Leaves H'Kong Leaves Manlia Duo Sydney
STEAMER
CHANGTE TAIPING CHANGT TAIPING
11 Feb.
18 Feb,
21 Feb.
9. Mar.
8 Mar,
16 Mar.
18. Mar.
8 Apr.
12 Apr.
19 Apr.
22 Apr.
B May
10 May..
17 May
20 May
G Juno
AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE, LIMITED.
ir Freight or Passage, apply to:
Sailings subject to alteration without notice.......... Butterfield & Swire, Agents-Hong Kong China-Japan-
CANADIAN PACIFIC
STEAMSHIPS - HOTELS
RAILWAYS - EXPRESS.
RESUMPTION OF CALL AT SHANGHAI: “ Commencing with the Empress of Russia from Hong Kong January 26, 1938, Canadian Pacific "EMPRESSES'' will call at Shanghal on the eastbound voyaga.
The Empress of Asia from Vancouver will call at Shanghai on January 24, on route to Hong Kong.
SAILING TO MANILA
EMPRESS OF CANADA.
.Feb. 11,
TO CANADA, UNITED STATES and EUROPE
EMPRESS OF DUSSIA
EMPRESS OF JAPAN
EMPRESS OF ABIA
.6.00 am. Jan. 20.
Feb. 8. Feb. 28.
MAKE BOOKINGS for 1938 EARLY - in order to ensure
desirablo, accommodations
Information and rates from.
Union
Bulld
Canadian Pacific
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