THE
HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH.
SATURDAY,
JANUARY
1938.
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CLASSIFIED NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Yangtse River
ADVERTISEMENTS 25 words $2.00
for 3 days prepaid'
FOR
FOR SALE.
M.G.
BALE-Supercharged. Midget 2 Septer. .cnr. In good mechanical condition. Can be in- spected at Central Police Station.
Frame Dept.),
CHURCH NOTICES
METHODIST CHURCH
Meeting of General Committee
The following are the forthcoming services at the Methodist Church, Wanchol:
Services, Sunday
January 23. J. E. Preachers: Morningt. Rev. Sandbach; Evening, Rev, 1. Musgrave,
1.A.
Morning Parade Service at 10.15 Methodist Church. at the English
Hymns: 004, 077, 007, 473, 76.
Evening Service at 7 pm. at the Engilsh Methodist Church. Hymns:-
658, 309, 451, 10.
Notices for the Week
1. Following the Evening Service, a Social Hour will be held at 8.15. Refreshments arc
'provided
ot
minimum charges; Servicemen
and civilians
welcomed.
fre
all warmly
2. The LC.A. will meet in the Assembly Hall of the "S. & S. Home" un Monday afternoon at three o'clock.
3. The Badminton. Club meets on Mondays and Thursdays at 7.30 p.m. Further particulars from the Secretary of the "S. & S. Home,"
4. The General Committee will meet
In the Assembly Hall of the "S.
G.
ARR.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Publle Auction to be hold on Wednesday, the 2nd day of February, 1938, at 3 D.EL, at the Omcee of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governer of ono Lot of Crown Land at Repulse Bay, in the Colony of
Vessel Here
steamer
Dullt specially for the Yangtse River trade, the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company's twin-screw hos Pingwo, 3,105 tons, arrived in Hongkong.
It is believed that this is the first occasion in many years that a Yang- the River ship has visited Hongkong.
The future of the Pingwo has not yet been decided, it is understood. The vessel will leave for Canton this week-end will a cargo of Com- and ย decision regard-
Hong Kong, for a term of 76 Pay's store probably be made
the with
option of years, ronewal at a Crown Rent to bo fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty tha KING, for further torm of 75 years.
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Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dia- posal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will bo refund-
ed on payment of the Purchase
price.
ing her future after her return to this port. It le possible that she may be temporarily placed in service between Hongkong and Canton.
The Pingwo was built in Shanghai In 1022, and has since been employ- ed on the Shanghal-Hankow service. Japanese Steamship Co.,
Resumes Service
Shanghai, Jan. 22,
The Nisshin Kisen Kolsha an- nounces that it will resume service. between Shanghal, Tsingtao, Tientsin. and Dairen carly in February.
The service has been suspended
since the beginning of the hostilities
In Shanghai,
The Nisshin Kisen Kaisha has been PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. | a heavy sufferer as a result of the war, more than ten ships being seized
Whangpoo and the Yangtse-Reuter.
No. of Nils |
Begistry No.
Locality
Rural Building
Lot No. 404. South of Rural Building Lot No. 158, South Bay Read. Repulse Bay.
Boundary Measurement
N.
H P
As per sale plan.
*
Annual
sq. feet
$286
Rental
$6,250
Upact Price
& S. Home" on Wednesday, at Course of Nine Public Lectures
3.30.
UNION
CHURCH
Members Invited to Form A Company of Boys' Brigade
S.A.C.A. MEETING
The following are the forthcoming services, etc., at the Union Church:
Morning Service 10.30 am. Even- ing Service p.m. Preacher at Mor- ning Service: Rev. A. Maclellan, Canton.
The S.A.C.A. meets in the Church evening at 7.30 Hall on Tuesday
on.
AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS
The Seventh lecture of this course will be given in the China Flect Club Theatre
on
Monday, 24th January, 1938.
at 5.30 p.m. Subject:-Protection of Build- Phe Helena May Christian Fellow-Ings against gas. ship meets in the Institute on Friday morning at 10.30 a.rh.
Lecturer:-Capt. R. R. Gillespie,
It has been suggested that a Corn- pany of Boys' Brigade might be form-R.E. ed in connection with Union Church. Will any parents or boys who are in- terested in this suggestion please get in touch with either, Mr. L. Gibson, Talkoo Dockyard or the Minister?
LESSON SERMON First Church of Christ, Scientist, Hongkong The subject of the Lesson Sermon in all Church of Christ, Scientist, to- morrow Jan. 23 will be: "Truth." The Golden Text will be: "Thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering and. plenteous in mercy and in truth”. (Ps. 80).
the
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Open to all members of the public without charge,
"Don't think I'll stop writing because I've lost my job.” "THE LIFE OF ZOLA”———A Warner Bros. Picture coming to Hongkong shortly. A serialisation of the story of the film is on Page 14 of this issue of the "Telegraph".
NEW YORK STOCK U.S. COMMODITY
EXCHANGE
·གྲྭ༔,
by the Chinese for booms in the SWAN, CULBERTSON & FRITZ LATEST REPORTS
Although
FREED ON CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER
Coroner's Jury had accused him of manslaughter, Lo Chi, 24, was set free by Mr. H. B. Butters at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, the Crown offering no evidence,
at Kowloon City.
New York, Jan. 21. S. C. & F. Dow Jones summary of yesterday's markets:
PRICES
LATEST CABLED
QUOTATIONS
New York, Jan. 21. The following quotations on the New York commodity exchange are issued by Router:
The market has been discouraged by the outlook for a further curtail- ment in automobile production, in the face of an otherwise favourable sittidion. Apparently the market was not materially affected by the March President's conference with the lead-
May ers of the auto industry. Ward's July statistical service reports
that the October
POST
AIR MAIL TIMES
OFFICE.
DUTY STAMPS Green cent stamp duty stamps Ordinary air mall letters for Im- perial Airways Direct Service to were declared invalid for postugo na Any of Europe etc., will, until further notice, from January 21, 1030. be closed at Kowloon Post Office and these stompa remaining in the posaca- General Post Office 9.00 a.m. on Sun- sion of individuals on that date will days. Letters for this Service may be exchanged on application at the Offico for an equal be posted in the ordinary posting General Post 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 bear suficient postage. Insufficiently prepaid letters may be taxed with double the deficiency or forwarded by Steamer Service, at the discretion of the Post Office.
VIA SIBERIA ROUTE Letters and Postcards for Europe and South America are forwarded | **via Siberia" if so superscribed.
Halphoni
From
Shanghol and Swatow Bangkok
Amoy and Swotow Japan
Rabant
BILANGHAI AIR BERVICE Air Mall Service to Shangħal is temporarily suspended,
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Malls aro closed 15 minutes carller than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls are advertised to close at or before 9 a.m., registered and parcel mails are closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day,
INWARD MAILS
Per
G. G. Paul Doumer Kiungchow
Yingchow
Yochow
Nako Maru Friderun
date,
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways
Direct Service" London 16th January.
U.S.A.. Honolulu and Japan (San Francisco date, 20th December, 1937).
Straits
Japan
Due
January 22. January
.January January January 23, January 24.
Imperial Airways Plans January 20,
Pres. Gerfeld
January 24.
Teucer
January 24,
Japan
Alipore
January 25.
Shanghal
Glenbeg
January 25.
Memnon
January 23,
New York Cotton
Straits Straits
Somali
January 25,
Opening Closing Opening Closing 0.54/04. 8.48/49 8.01/60 8.57/57 8.00/65 '8.02/62 B.70/75
8.73/73
Shanghal, Amoy and Swatow..... U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Manda,
(Seattle, date 1st January). Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai,
(Vancouver. B.C., date 8th Jan.). Empress of Asla
Teireslas Tsinan
January 25,
Jonuary 25.
President Jefferson
January 20.
January 27.
Japan
Nellore
January 27,
Amoy
Shirala
January 27.
8.70/70 8.70/75
8.58
Calcutta and Straits
Yuensang
January 27.
Japan and Shanghal Straits
Burdwan
January 28.
Conte Rosso
January 28,
January 28.
Lo had been arrested on Novem ber 10, following a quarrel he had week's output of automobiles amount- December with an 18-year-old youth, Li Chi-ed to 65,418, which is slightly below Spot fun, on board a ferry as it was the output of the
previous week,
The First Notice Day for March berthing
while it is predicted that the
March 1. Assistant Attorney General, recalled January. It is rumoured that the
Yesterday, Mr. E. H. Williams, February output will be below that of Motion is Feb. 23 with Delivery date
New York Rubber that Lo had been charged with man- Chrysler works will shut down two slaughter, but medical examination weeks, commencing on January 25th. March
15.12/13 15.04b/07a showed that Li had died of heart Favourable factors to-day were the May
15.29/20 13.22/22 failure and lobar pneumonia. The rise in car-loodings and reports that July
15.40/42 15.32b/35a doctor was not prepared to testify the Ford Company was re-hiring the September 15.52/53 10.43b/47a whether the fight accelerated his men who had been laid-off around December....
The President's state- Sules for the day:-3,230 tons. done $0,
An Inquest was then held, before ing-companies did not apply to nil,
Chicago Wheat
05%/95% 94%/94 K. M. A. Barnett in the second but only to non-operating companies. May Mr.
There the Jury returned a The outlook is good for a rise in steel July
9024/00% B04/B9% court,
8076/0834 verdict of manslaughter against Lo.
prices next week. Demand is in- Sept. Mr. Williams said he had gone into creasing for nearly all types of Win-Thursday's Sales:-10,020,000 bushels. the case again, and after consultation ter merchandise, due to the prevail-
Chicago Cort with the Attorney General, had come ing cold weather.
00%/60% to the conclusion that it would be
614/01%. a waste of time to continue with the casc.
death, though it may possibly have Christ the press with regard to hold-
ment to
-
15.65 B
Japan and Formosa
For
Hakone Maru
OUTWARD MAILS
Hollow, Pakhoi and Hnphong Shanghal
Salgon
Per
Saturday
****
Air Mail for "Imperial Airways
Direct Service"
(Duo London, 31st January)
Date and Time
Kingyuan.....Sat, Jan. 22, 2 p.m. Ajax .....
.Sat., Jan. 22, 3.30 p.m. Sat., Jan. 22, 5 p.m. Lycemoon
Imperial Airways Plane Sat., Jan. 22.
Q.P.O. & K.P.0.
Reg. Jan. 22, 5 p.m.
Ord.,
................, Jan. 23, 9 x.in.
Air Mail for "Australia by Imperial Imperial Airways Plane Sat., Jan. 22.
Airways Service”
(Duo Darwin, 80th January)
May S. C. & P. New York correspondent July
Sept. cables:
007/003
01/01%
014/6134
July
October
Winnipeg Wheat
120/125 125/125
117%/117% 100/100
Swatow and Shanghal Formosa
Stocks: Various issues were again In supply. The action of the market May to-day was disappointing and prices look lower. EXCHANGE RATES
Cotton: The tone to-day was dull. Jan. 10. Jan. 20. Farm legislation 18 possible by
141 February 1st. Press reports indicate reported to be selling against ship- 140
21.63% that the President's attitude towards ment purchases, -21.834
12.41 business is more conciliatory. Spots 12.41
Paris.. Geneva. Berlin. Athens. Milan
Stockholm. Oslo. Helsingfors "Shanghai.
New York.
Programmes of the course of lectures may be obtained on
application to the Extra Assis-Vienn tant Colonial Secretary, Colonial Prague Secretary's Office.
NOTICE
NOTICE la hereby given that
following W. S. Mong Mong Wing Shun) others, Among citations will be read from the Bible: is no longer authorised to sign in
of will praise thee, O Lord, among any capacity on behalf of the firm the people: I will sing unto thee
of Batten & Co. of China Build- among the nations, for thy
mercy
is great unto the heavens and thy
Ing and that he is no longer & Co.
Truth unig the clouds. In the Lord employed on the staff of Batten
of
shall all the seed of Israel be justified and shall glory." (Ps. 57. Isa. 45).
The following citations will also be read from the Christion Selence Text- book "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," by Mary,
Baker Eddy: "Christian Science brings to light Truth and its supremacy, unl versal harmony, the entireness God, good and the nothingness evil. Because Truth is infinite, error should be known as pathing. Be- cause Truth is omnipotent in good- ness, error, Truth's opposite has no might. Evit is but the counterpolse of nothingness. The greatest wrong is but a supposititious opposite of the highest right. The confidence ipired by Science lies in the fact that Truth is real and error is unreal,"
(Pages 203. 367),
Announcement
in
BATTEN & CO. (Yeung Tuze Wan),
Manager.
NATIONAL UNITY SOUGHT
the
Tokyo, Jan. 21. Offcials, preparing for resumption of the Dlet on Saturday, emphasised the necessity of national unity in order to avold misunder standings with Third Powers while punishing the Chiang Kal-shek
First Church of Christ Scientist. Hong kong. Branets of Mother Church. The First Church of Christ, Betontis, m Boston. Bunday Service 11.18 m. regimo,
TTAM
Ka Maedormell fload, close to
The Sunday School is held at 30 пла Prince Konoye, addressing the
Testimony Meeting. Wednesday, 0 p.m. A Reading Room located at flank of Kast Asia Building. 10 Des Voeux load Central, and is open daily 10.30 am, to Saturdays 20.30 4.3.-11.30 pm. Evening cups Wednesdays and Baturifays 0.1 p.m. All authorised Christian Science Llerature is available at the Reading Room. The pubila je cordially invited to attend the services and to visit the Road- ing Itoom.
WHEN AT HOME
The
Thongkong Telegraph.
MAY BE PURCHASED
AT
SELFRIDGE'S
prefectural Governors .communicated
to them the Government's policy, for continued warfare and said: "Japan is determined to give efforts to correct any her best country's misunderstandings, and also to enlighten any country which might encourage or asalst Japanese elements ..which increasing the Orlani crisis. Japan Jolne hands with any nation for the establishment of permanent peace in the Orient if that nation co-operates with our country”...---United Press.
anti-
HIROTA'S OUTLINE
Tokyo, Jan. 22.
It is understood that the Foreign Minister, Mr. Tirola, in his Diet speech will mention the four point terms submitted by Japan to Chiang Kai-shek's administration through 'Gorniány and: describe-the-ciretum- stances of failure of the peace nego- tiations-Reuter,
Amsterdam.
25
Hides: Manufacturers are reported 5474 are quiet and the basis is firm. Texto be buying spots. Reports
from 85 tiles are dull, but prices are steady. the Argentine Indiente that large 22.40 Out of 9-leading broteers, 2-are-bullocks are available there at below 19.40 lish, 1 is bearish and 6 ore neutral. the last sales prices.
Forwardings to mills for the week 220% tolalled 234,000 bales.
G.P.O, & KP.0.
Reg1, Ord.,
Jan. 22, 5 p.m.
Jan. 23, 0a.m.
Soochow ....Sun., Jan. 23, 8.30 am.
Bunday
Hongkong Maru Sun,, Jan. 23, 9 a.m.
Monday
Kongmoon and (Pakhol via Kong Tai Lee ......Mon., Jan. 24, 11 a.m.
moon). Amoy
...... Talyuan ....Mon., Jan. 24, 3.30 p.m.. Air Mail for "Trance Orient Air Andre Lebon.......Mon.. Jan. 24,
G.P.O. and K.P.O:* Service"-due Marseilles,
Way! 8th, Feb.
Ref..
Orle
..Jan. 24, 4.30 p.m. Jan. 24, 5 p.m.
Sugar: The market is dull, but
Saigon, Ceylon, India,-E,-and-South Andre Lebon. Mon., Jan. 24,
Africa, Egypt and Europe vin Marseilles due Marseilles, 23rd February.
G.P.O. and K.P.0.
Reg.,
Ord..
Jan. 24, 6 p.m. Jan. 24, 5.30 p.m.
Kowloon, P. 0.
Ref.. Ord.
Jan, 24, 5 p.m.
„Jan. 24, 6 p.m.
G. F. O.
Reg. Ord..
Wheat: This week's shipments from Prices are fully steady, 4.99% the Argentine and from Australia 20% were small. Moisture was limited in most section of the Belt. The cash position is stendy. Out of 8 brokers, Nom. are bullish and 4 bearish,
are
Nom 1102
.5471%
05
Copenhagen
22,40
.19.40
19.00 220% .1/2+k
19.00
1/2
.4.90% .201
8.074
142 Nom. .110%
8.00
142
1/3 170% 4.997% .20.5434
-174
1/2
Belgrade..
218
Montevideo.
216
.25.
20
Rio de Janeiro.
212
211
Silver (Spot).
222034
20
Silver (forward)
1014
War Loan.
102ă
some estinkite
Madrid..
Lisbon Hongkong. Bombay
Montreal Brussels. Yokohama.
119%
In
Special Car-loadings as compiled by the Association of American Railroads. 15, for the week ended January totalled 581,000 cars; an increase of 20,000
week. previous wee the cara from Word's Statistical Service estimates the production of cars and trucks in the United States and Canada dur- ing the week ended January 21, at 65,118 units, against 65,735 units the previous week.
The sharp reduction Corn: 1/3 country offerings indicates the re- 17836
luctance of farmers to sell at the 4.901urrent levels. Supplies, however, 20.54'
541% are ample and any advances in price 1/2 are likely to attract increased offer- 210 ings. Argentine supplies are report
ed to be very low.
Rubber: The bellef is gaining that the International Restriction Com- 20 Rails mitee will reduce the quotas and 20 Utilities
.20%
102 ----British Wireless.
that the
Dow Jones Averages Jan. 20. 36 Industrials
reduction 40 Bonds
will amount to 5%. The Trade is 11 Commodity Index
Première
AT THE
TO-
Air Mail for Chungking by o C.N.A.C. Place......Mon, Jan. 24.
"C.N.A.C." Airways Direct Ser- vice."
Samshui and Wychow Swatow
Tuesday
Manila, Makassar and Sourabaya Kongmoon and (Pakhol via Kong-
moon)
Jaz 24. p.m. ..Jan 25, 0 AD.
Kongning..Tues., Jan. 26, 8.15 a.m. Klungchow..Tues., Jan, 25, 8.30a.m. Tinegara.. Tues., Jan. 25, 0.30 a.m.
Air Mall for "K. L. M. - Airways Memnon
Service"-due Amsterdam 3rd, February,
On Lee....Tues., Jan. 20, 11 a.m. ..Tues., Jan. 25. G. P. O. and K. P. O. Ref.....
**Jan. 25, 12.30 p.m. Oril,
Jan. 26, 1 p.m. „Tues., Jan. 25.
132.33
30.45
Close 130.00
20.30
21.04
20.78
90.55
90.10
53.72
53.38
Straits, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt Memnon
and Europe via Marseilles-due Forscilles 23rd February London Parcels due London 2nd
and
March.
Parcels Reg., Ord
Fort Bayard and Haiphong...
G. G. Paul Doumer
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Haitan ..... Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.S.A., C. Emp. of Russia
and S. America and Europe via Vancouver B.C., (Parcels for Can- ada only)-due Vancouver B.C., 12th Feb, and Europe via Siberia.
Parcels,
Reg Ord..
NIGHT
UNTIL 2A.M.
GLOUCESTER
WITH THE
Bryman's Trio
DINNER $5.00
and Don and Dolly
NON-DINERS
$2.00 COVER CHARGE
Manila
Wednesday
Jan. 25, 11 am.
.Jan, 25, 12.45' p.m. Jan. 25, 1.30 p.m.
Tues, Jan. 25, 2 p.m. Tues., Jan. 26, 3 p.m.
„Tues, Jan. 25,
Jan: 28, 4 p.m. Jan, 25, 8 pm.
Jan. 25, 5.30 p.m.
Swalow, Shanghai and Tientsin... Chaksang...Wed., Jan. 20, 8.80 a.m. Pres. Garfield Wed, Jan. 20, 5 p.m. Thursday
*Swatow and Bangkok Swatow, Foochow and Tientsin Amoy and Shanghol Japan, Canada, U.S.A., Central and South America and Europe_vla Victoria, BC-due Victoria, B.C., 10th February and Europe via Siborin.
Yingchow Thurs., Jan. 27. 10.30 a.m. Yochow..Thurs., Jan. 27, 10.30 am. Kwangtung Thurs, Jan. 27, 3.30 p.m. President Jefferson...Thurs, Jan. 27.
Parcela Reg. Ord.
"Superscribed correspondence anle
COPIES OF
Jan. 27, 4 p.m. „Jan. 27, 8 p.m.
Jan. 27, 6.30 pm.
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