NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE.
WILLIAM GIBSON STEWART SCOTT, late of Contral Police Station, in the Colony of Hong Kong, deceased.* Notice is hereby given that all claims against the estate of the above named deceased must bo submitted to the Commissioner of Police on or before the 1st day of February, 1938.
1
Sd. T. IL KING, · Commissioner of Police.
19th January, 1938.
NOTICE.
Effective 15th January, 1938, we have been appointed Managers in Hongkong and Canton for the Crown China Co.,, General Agents in China for the Crown Life Insurance Co., Toronto, Canada.
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THE HONGKONG
NEW
- CANTON
ROAD
TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1938.
Works Department, by Order of Japanese Bombing Not
Ilis Excellency the Governor of one Lot of 'Crown Land at Repulse Bay, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 tho option of years, with renewal at a Crown Ront to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for further torm of 75 years.
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NEW YORK STOCK| EXCHANGE
SWAN, CULBERTSON & FRITZ LATEST REPORTS
New York, Jan. 10. 5. C. & F. Dow Jones summary of yesterday's markets:
The market reacted from around Canton, Jan, 19.
the lowest levels since January 8th, Carrying out their threat
led by railroads, which liquidated Beet
the uncertainties created by the Erle of Japanese bombers this morning
Raliroad filing a petition in bank- ralded the newly-completed Conton- Kowloon highway, dropping four ruptcy. Most traders preferred to misalies near the road at Pinghu but walt definite news before buying, although the Street hoped for "some doing no serious damage,
Despite overcast skies, two squad-thing good" to develop from Presi- dent Roosevelt's afternban con- rons of Japanese planes raided the
ference with business circles. Intending bidders are advised Canton-Rankow and Canton-Kow-
Nervousness with regard to the rail- that Immediately after the dis-loon railways, blowing up sections of road situation was one of the prin- and traders posal of the lot the Purchaser the rails and damaging the telephone cipal factors to-day
lines.
feared thut, if a 10% increase in If not the applicant) will bo
rates is not granted, other railroads required to deposit with
may encounter difficulties, authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refund- od on payment of the Purchase price. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
oath of Rural Building Lot No. 158, South Bay Road, Repulse Bay. Lot No. 404
No of bale
Locality Begistry No.
appointed Managers for Hongkong and Canton, effective 15th January, →
arrangement, 1938. By mutual
en-
Mr. Paul Sorvanin, who will remain as an authorised agent, has relinquished the management.
All communications, and. quiries should be addressed. to Messrs, Gilman & Co. Ltd., or to G. P. Crown Life Insurance Co. O. Box 894, Hongkong.
CROWN CHINA CO., General Agents lu China for Crown Life Insurance Co. Toronto, Canada.
H. M. DOCKYARD, HONG KONG.
EXAMINATION FOR LOCAL
CLERKS.
Rural Building
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Contents in
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U.S. COMMODITY PRICES
LATEST CABLED ·
QUOTATIONS
New York, Jan. 10.
an
Upart
$6,250
The following quotations on the New York cammadily exchange are issued by Reuter:
New York Collan
Opening Closing
8.39/40 8.40/49 0.40/47 8.55/55
8.53/52
0.60/00
8.00/59
8.02/02
March A limited competitive examina-
May for tion
vacancies for Locni July
8.08/08 Clorks, Grade III, will be held at October
8.72/72 9.30 am. on Monday, 7th February, December
8.50 Spot 1938. Candidates must be between
The First Notice Day for March the ages of 19-30,
Collon is Feb. 23 with Delivery date March 1.
Application for
Own
selection to compete must be made in the can didate's
handwriting and? should reach the Commander of March Dockyard, H.M. Dockyard not later than am. 22nd January.
CHINESE AMBASSADOR Not To Land At Shanghai On Trip From Japan
Hankow, Jan. 19. The Chinese Ambassador to Tokyo, Mr. Hsu Shih-ying will return to Hankow via Shanghal and Hongkong. He will not land at Shanghai.
May
July
New York Rubber
14.88b/00% 15.01 /01 15.00b/14a. 15.27_/27
The flest alorra was sounded here at 0.85 am. when the invaders were sighted passing over Whampno har- bour to the north, releasing bombs at Kwantien and Nganchanao. Four bombs were dumped at Kwoktong and Sunkal. All fell in open fields. Several bombs
also were
S. C. & F. New York corres-
pondent cables:
RADIO BROADCAST
(Continued from Fage 7.)
More Power to You; (d) You're My Tide; (b) Naughty, Naughty; (c)
Disli.
During the Intervals dance re- cords will be played from 2.B.W.:— 6.0 Children's Hour from the Studio,
7.0 Elizabeth Schumann.
On Wings of Song (Mendelsshon); Musle of the Spheres (Strauss); ' Play the Innocent Country Mold (from Der Fledermaus),
7.10 Berlin State Opera Orchestra, "Jubel" Overture (Weber); From Foreign Lands (Mosicewalk!).
1. Italy; 2. Germany; 3. Spain; 4. Hungary.
Torch Dance No. 1 on B Flat Major (Meyerbeer),
7.35 Studio. Talk on Air Raid Fre- cautions by Lt. Comdr. Douglas,
7.45 Studio-Marina Barretto. 1. Impromptu in A Major (Scria- bin); 2. Intermezzi (Schuman).
8.6 Time, Weather and Announce- ments:
0.03 Chinese Programme-Studio Concert.
11.0 Close Down.
Radio Programmne broadcast from 8.05 p.m. Scoltlah BouZT.
Stocks: The market to-day staged a late rally from carller lows, prob- near the Cheungmuktouna ably reflecting growing Inflationary Zek on Frequencies of 640 Kilocycles. |
I've Something in the Bottle for the planes were on their way back sentiment. We would liquidate trad-
the coast. The alnmen also ng lines on rallies,
the Morning: Mr. John Mackay.... machine-gunned the highway but no
Cotton: More active Trade and Sir Harry Lauder; Comin' Through damage was done.
commission-house demand absorbed the Ryc. About an hour later two bombers foreign liquidation and moderato
Gane to Melville Castle. were Bighted coming from Tong-hedging.
Robert Burnett; Auld Scots There has been no date Rig: Will Dora Labette; The Leg kawan and bombed the Canton-progress in the farm measure and it Songs-Medley..... The Macatros Kowloon highway. The airmen ap- ia Intimated that eltirely new bill
(Vocal Quintette). parently tried to destroy the bridges is possible. Spots and textiles were
8.30 Londen Relay "At The Black along the road but all the missies dull, but prices were steady. fell wide.
Mr. Wilkes at home in its own Bar Whent: Export demand is lacking, the foreign markets are easier and Parlour, presented by Pascoe Thorn- mill demand is poor.
ton.
Four plancs raided the Canton- Hankow tine in the afternoon. Central News.
KWANGTUNG RAIDS JAPANESE machine-GUN.
-ATTACK ON LIMCHOW
Canton, Jan. 19. Information of Japanese raiders on
Dog"
0.0 Yehudi Menuhin (Violin). Com: There was some pressure Slellienne et Rigaudon (Francoeur- (Moskowski- Guitarre ef supplies from the country, while Kreisler): a fair amount of long liquidation Sarasate); Tarantella (Szymanow- was also a factor. Reports from the ski); Notturno Argentine indiente better weather conditions in the corn sections there.
Rubber: The uncertainty with regard to action on the quota problem is restraining activity..
Monday has come from Limehow la south-west Kwangtung. Two planes, probably from the carrier near Hol- how, fred many shots down on this Hides: Packers are reported to be town
their from
machine-guns.uffering light native cow-hides freely Casualties among the civilian popu- at 10-4 cents. Meanwhile, tanners Iation were quite heavy, though are holding off, awaiting some im- numbers have not yet been given provement in the leather business. It is rumoured that there have been out.
Another plane, coming overland re-sales of light native Winter hides from the same direction, went to the at 9- cents.
Rallway Sunning
the and near stations of Manfuk and Makhong dropped the bombs. A motor operated train of two small cars was the pursued from one station to other.
When the first bomb ex- ploded there were passengers on the train, but a momentary stop was made while they got off and the last bomb did domage to the rear car. There were no casualties.
The ferry-boot that used to carry trains of the Sunning Railway across the Ngauwan River in two sections is for sale. It was sunk at its moor- ings last October, and, whoever is willing to pay $50,000 or more will have to raise it before It will be
any use.
uf
Passengers are now being ferried neross the Ngauwar River by large wooden boats. On either side of the 14.85b/00a stream these motor-propelled cars 15.00b/01a are running. Two trains of two cats 15.09b/14a each are making the run daily be- Sept
15.210/25a tween Toushan and Pakkal, where! December..
15.42 742 a passage boat can be caught for
Canton. No train Cons
clear Sales for the day:-1,050 tons.
through, and coming from one end of the route to the other it is neces- Chicago Wheat'
sary to change ears twice.--Our Own Correspondent.
May July Sept.
963%/06 00%/904%
Tuesday's Sales:-
With eight members of the staff he will Ball from Yokohama at 4 p.m. May July to-morrow by the Empress of Asia,
It is understood that he will issue Sept.
Foreign
a statement on his departure. Mr. Hsu called at the Omce in Tokyo to-day and left a May P.P.C. card with Mr. Hirota,
He July
then paid n round of calls on em-Oct. bassies and legations-Reuter,
PRESIDENT LINER
954/95%
80%/80% 89%/80%
12,122,00 bushels KING'S.
Chicago Corn
0014/00% *60%/004 00%/00%
Winniper Wheat
124%/1244
00%/60%
00%/60%
124/12414 1174/1174 101/101%
sailing's
SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES
Via Kobe and Yokohama
S.S. PRESIDENT TAFT
S.S.
Sails Monday, Feb. 6, 10 a.m.
SEATTLE AND VICTORIA
Via Kobe and YakoltamTIM
PRESIDENT JEFFERSON
Sails Friday, Jan. 28, 4 p.m.
NEW YORK & BOSTON
Vía Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Bombay, Suez Canal, Alexandria,
Naples. Genoa and Marscilles
S.S. PRESIDENT GARFIELD
Sails Thursday, Jan. 27, 8 a.m.
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Towing with new fill tones
by Poliack and Mitchell1..
9.15 Lond (STN) Worl
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J. L. Brierly, Chichele by J. Professor of International Law in the Professor University of Oxford.
9.30 London Relay The News' 9.50 Chopin Piano Concerto in E Minor.
Played by Arthur Rubinstein, and the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Barbirolli.
the
POST OFFICE.
DUTY STAMPS
AI MAIL TIMES Ordinary air mall letters for. Im-Green 5 cent stamp duty stamps. perial Airways Direct Service to are declared Invalid for postage as Any of Europe etc., will, until further notice, from January 21, 1938. be closed at Kowloon Post Office and these stamps remaining in the posses- General Post Office 8,00 am. on Sun- sion of individuals on that date will days. Letters for this Service may be exchanged on application at the be posted in, the ordinary posting General Post Office for an equal. boxes at Kowloon Post Office and number of the current issue purple, General Post Office. They should be 5 cent postage stamps. clearly marked "By Air Mail" and ** SHANGHAI AIR SERVICE bear sufficient postage. Insuficiently - Air Mail Service to Shanghai is prepaid letters may be taxed with double the deficiency or forwarded temporarily suspended, by Steamer Service, at the discretion of the Post Office.
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INWARD MAILS
Stralis, Manila and London Parcels London date, oth December, 1937,
Japan
Japan and Shanghai
Australia and Manila
Shanghal, Foochow and Swatow Straits
Salgon
Shanghai and Amoy
Amoy and Swatow
Japan
Halphong
Shanghal and Swatow
Bangkok
Japan
Per
Due
Ajax
January 20..
Antiochus
January 20
Corfu
January 20..
Kamo Maru
January 20.
Kingyuan
January 20
Somali Talyuan
January 20.
January 20..
Janu
January 21.
Felix Roussel Kitano Maru Yochow
G. G. Paul Doumer
Klungchow
Yingchow
Allpore...
Japan
Rabaul
Nako Maru Friderun
Air Mail
by
Direct
"Imperial Airways Service-London
date,
15th January.
·Japan. ****
U.S.A.. Honolulu and Japan (San Francisco date, 20th December,
January 21. January 22.
January
January 22,
January 23.
January 23.
January 24..
Imperial Airways Plane January 24. Memnon
Pres. Garfield
1937).
Straits Shanghai
Teucer
Glenbeg
Straite
Calcutta and Stralts
Telreslos Yuensang
Air Mail by "Pan American- Alr- ways Direct Service-San Fran-
....January 24.
January 24.
January 24
January 25,
January 28.
.January 25-
10.24 Variety Programme. Haffner Serenade (Mozort), ..... Edith Lorand and Her Orchestra (Rondo); Sea Winds (Harrison); Full Peter Dawson; The Sall (Buck),
U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Manila, Sugar: The market here is firm, Veleta; Llly of Lagunn-Waiting of
Barn Dances. following the rally on the London Church B market. There has been a moderate Billy Merrin and His Commanders: increase in speculative buying.
Harold Entertains (Comedy Sketch). Ivor Winter; Six Hits of the Close
Primo Scala's Accordeon Dow Jones Averages Jan. 18
130.00 Day....
29.07 Band; That Old Feeling (Foxtrot); 20.2 Sympathy (Waltz)..... Jay Wilbur 90.50 and His Band.
cisco date 10th January ................ P.-A. Airways Plane...January 26,
30 Industrials 20-Rails 20 Utilities 40 Bonds
11 Commodity Index
131.53
.31.00
20.78
90.91
53.75
53.39
NEWS:-
Kowloon
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2 DAYS OF SALE.
JANUARY 21 and 22
TO CLEAR SPECIAL LINES
$150
&
AT
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(Seattle, 1st January). Canada, U.S.A., and Japan (Van-
President Jefferson
January 28.
couver B.C., date 8th January). Empress of Asia Japan Amoy
January 27.
Nellore
January 27.
Shirala
January 27.
OUTWARD 'MAILS
Per
Date and Time
For
Thursday
Japan
Halphong
Shanghal and Japon
Air Mail for
Chungking by the "C.N.A.C." Airways Direct Ser- vice."
Amoy and (Foochow via-Amoy) Straits
Manila Maru
Canton
Thurs., Jun. 20, 12:30 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 20, 2 p.m. Carthage..Thurs., Jan. 20, 3.30 p.m.
Tilawa
..Thurs., Jan, 20, 6 p.m. Van Heutsz..Thurs., Jan. 20, 5 p.m. C.N.A.C. Plane.....Thurs, Jan. 20-
Kowloon P.O.
Friday
Reg., Ord.,
Reg.,
Ord
Air Mail for Blan, Lanchow and Eurasia Plane
Chengtu, etc. (via Hankow) 'by
the "Eurasia Airways Bervice" (To further points by surfaco
transport as Services permit). Kangmoon
Holhow, Pakhoi and Haiphong
Dairen
Shanghai and Japon
Reg., Ord.
On Lee.....
„Jan, 20, & p.m. ....Jan. 20, 5 part.
G.P.O.
Jan. 20, 5 pm. .Jan. 21,_0_247-
Fri, Jan. 21,
G.P.0, and K.P.O.
.....Jan. 21, 9 am. .Jan. 21, 9,30 #1- Fri, Jan. 21, 10 a.m. Fri., Jan. 21, 2 p.m. Fri., Jan. 21, 0 p.m.
Felix Roussel Fri, Jan. 21, 1.30 pm.
Kingyuan...
Manila, Australia and New Zealand Kitano Maru
via Thursday Island-due Thurs-
day Island 3rd February.
Straits, Sandakan, Ceylon, Indio, E. Corfu
and S. Africs, Aden, Egypt and
Europe via Marsellies-due Mar- selles, 18th February.
Jan..
4.16 p.. 21, 5 p.m. Fri, Jan. 21.
G.P.O. and K.P.O.
.....Jan. 21, 5 p.m. .....Jan. 22, 9.45 am. Jan. 22, 10.30 a.m.
Fulda
Reg
Ord,,
Parcels, Reg, Ord.
Samshui and Wuchow
Air Mail for "KLM
Service"due Amsterdam January.
Saturday
Kongso Airways Corlu
3011
Дек
Ord,
.....Sat, Jan. 22, 10 àm.
Kongmoon and (Pakhol via Kong- Fook On
moon). Saigon
Lycemoon
.Sat, Jan. 22, 8.15-0.m
.Bat, Jan. 22,
G.P.O. and K.P.O.
Jan. 22, 0,30 a.m.
„Jan. 22, 10 1.172
Sat, Jan. 22, 6 p.m.
G.P.O. & K.FQ.
Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Emperial Airways Flane Sat., JAIL 22.
Direct Service"
(Duo London, 31st January)
Hea..
Jan. 22, 5 p.1.
Ord,
Jan. 23, 9 2.m.
G.P.Ó. & K.P.O.
Rek..
Jan. 22, 3 p..
Ord,
Jan. 23, 9 a.D.
Air Mall for "Australia by Imperial Imperial Airways Plane Sat, Jan. 22.
Airways Service" (Due Darwin, 30th January)
Bunday
Soochow ...Sun., Jan. 23, 8.30 a.m. Talyuan
............ Sun, Jan. 23, D a.m. Hongkong Maru Sun., Jan. 23, 9 a.m.
Swatow
Amoy and Shanghai Formosa
Monday
Air Mall' for
"France Orient Air-Andre Lebon...... ways Service"-duo Marseilles, 6th. Feb.
...Mon., Jan. 24,
G.P.O. and K.F.O..
Reg
Jan. 24, 4.30 p.m.
Ord
Saigon, Ceylon, India, E. and South Andre Lebon.....
Africa, Egypt and Europe vin Marseilles duo Marseilles, 23rd February,
.Jan. 24, 5, p.m.
„Mon,, Jan. 24..
Re
Ordi
Tuesday
Samshul and Wuchow
Kongning
Swatow and, "Shanghal
G.P.O, and Kro. ¡
Jan. 24, 5.p.m.. Jan. 24, 5.30 p.m.
Wed, Jan. 25, 8.15 a.m., Kiungchow „Tuci., Jan. 25, 8.30 a.m.
Mantia, Macasser and Sourabaya.. Tinegara..Tues., Jan, 25, 0.30 a.m. Kengmoon and (Pakhoi via Konk-
moon)
............. On Let....Tues., Jan. 26, 11 am. Siraits, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt Memnon
and Europe via Morscilles--duc Marseilles 23rd February and London Porcels due London 2nd March.
Fort Bayard and Halphang ********
..Tues., Jan. 25.
Parcels.......Jan. 25, 11 am. Reg,.....Jan. 20, 12.45 p.m. Ord........ ..Jan. 25, 1.30 p.m.
0. G. Paul Doumer
Air Mail for "K, L, M,- Airways Memnon... @"Norvico"--dua Amsterdam ard.
February.
Tues, Jan. 25, 2-p.m... ...Tucs, Jan. 25.
G. P. O, and K. P. 07:5 Regy 20.....Jan, 25, 12.80 p.m Ord., boys..Jan. 25. 10.0. Unitan....................Tues., Jan. 25, 3 p.m. Tues., Jan. 25,
Jan. 26,
Swalow, Amoy and Foochow Shanghal, Japan, Canada, U.S.A., C. Emp. of Russia
and B. America and Europe vin Vancouver B.C., (Pareola for Can- ada.only)-due Vancouver BC *1201 Teb, and Eutopo via Siberis
Parcels,
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