THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
THURSDAY,
JANUARY 27,
1938.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
25 words $2.00 for 3 days prepaid
FOR SALE.
VERY SMART Efficient Morris B Tourer, mechanically excellent, new hood, new tyres, new battery, new Licensed half-year. mpray-paint. $1,300 or near offer. Apply Captain itorion, IL.W.F. Shumshulpo Harbour View Hotel,
ог
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
The Steamship
"FELIX ROUSSEL" Bringing Cargo. from Marseilles via Saigon, ele, arrived Hongkong on Friday, 21st January, 1938.
are
Consignees are hereby informed that their goods with the exception and Valuables of Oplum, Treasure
being landed and stored into the Godown of the Hongkong Kowloon Godown Co, Ltd., Kow- Wharf
and loon, whence delivery may be obtain ed immediately after landing.
All claims must be sent in to me on or before 31st January, 1938, or they will not be recognized.
Damaged Packages will be examin vi by the Company's Surveyor Messrs:-Goddard and Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10,00 2.571. on Thursday, 27th January, 1930.
Consigaces rust have a Revenue Officer in attendance when any dull- able goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES CO. Hongkong, ist January. 1938.
SHARE PRICES
The following is the list of local share quotations Issued his morning: Banks
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Testing New
BANK HOLIDAYS.
In accordance with Government Ordinance, the Exchange Bauks will be closed for the transaction of public business on Monday and Tuesday, the 31st January and 1st February, 1938. (China Now Year Holidays).
Hongkong, 26th January, 1938.
HONGKONG TRAMWAYS,
LIMITED
Sky Giant
Imporial Airways' "Ensign" Roady
London, Jun. 20. Great Britain's biggest airliner, the 200 m.ph. Imperial' Airways' 20-ton monoplane "Ensign," was flown to Coventry to-day for Ils full load test, after the completion of which, In about two months' time, she will be handed over to air Ministry experts for final tests before going into com- mission on the Empire air routes.
The "Ensign" is the first of 14 glant NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
airliners under construction by that the ORDINARY YEARLY
Armstrong Whitworth at Hamble. GENERAL MEETING of HONG-Some of these ships will go into On Empire routes, while KONG TRAMWAYS, LIMITED will service
on European be held at the offices. of Messra,others will be used
routes worked by Imperial Airways, Jardino, Matheson & Co., Ltd.,
The European machines will have Hongkong, on FRIDAY, the 18th
a card- day of February, 1938, at 12 four saloons one of them
room-giving quiet and luxurious transact the accommodation for 40 passengers. o'clock noon, to ordinary business of the Company. The Empire craft, which must carry big mati londs, will have three saloons, AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO with places for 27 traveliers by day GIVEN that the REGISTER OF and steeping berths for 20 by night. MEMBERS of the Company will
Driven by a power plant of four) bu CLOSED from SATURDAY, Armstrong Siddeley Tiger BAD- the 5th to FRIDAY, the 18th horsepower engines and four three- February, 1938, both days inclu-bladed controllable pitch airscrews,
the "Enslim" is designed to give maximum operational cruising speed of about 170 m.p.h, which is about! the same us that of the Short Empire Boots which now form the bulk of :Imperial Airways fleet.
sivo.
By Order of the Board,
W. F. SIMMONS,
Secretary. Hongkong, 27th January, 1938.
HUMPHREYS ESTATE &
FINANCE CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of share- holders will be HELD at the HONG KONG HOTEL, Hong Kong. on THURSDAY, the 17th. FEB- RUARY, 1938, at 12 NOON for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st. December, 1937.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, 5th. FEBRUARY to Mercantile Bank, A. and B. £29 n. THURSDAY, 17th. FEBRUARY, Mercantile Bank, C., £14 n.
both days inclusive. East Asia Bank, $82 b.
JOIN D, HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers. Hongkong, 26th, January, 1938.
THE "STAR" FERRY CO., LTD.
II.K. Hanks, $1,485 b.
IK. Buna, 20. g), £91 n. Chartered Bank, £124 n.
Insurances
Cunion Ins., $200 8.
Union In.. $502 3. China Underwri.ers, $1.40 b. ILK. Fire In., $235 n. Shipping b.
Douglas, $57 H.K. Steamboats, $11-n. Indo-Chinas (Prof.), $51 n. Indo-Chinas (Det.), $43 n. Shell Bearer 05/- n. Union Waterboats, $0.30 n.
Ducks clc.
FUCKS H.K. & Wharves, $117 sn.
Docks, $28 & 1.K. W. Providents (old), $2.35 b. Providents (new), 40 cts. b. New Engineerings, Sh Shanghal Docks, Sh
b.
Kailan Mining Adm., 15/3 n. Haubs, $7 n.
Venz: Goldfield, $5 n. Hongkong Mines 10 cts. n.
Philippine Mining
Antamok, P. 57 n.
Atoks, P. .24 11.
Bagulo Gold, P...21 n. Benguet Consol,, P. 9.80 n. Benguet Explor., P.- Big Wedge, P.
Coco Grove, P. 57 n. Consolidated Mioca, P. 011 n. Demonstrations, P. ‚411⁄2 n.
E. Mindanao, P. ---
Cumaus G'ields, P. - Ipo Gold, P. —
IX.L., P. .04 n.
Hagons.
Masbate
Consois. P. —
Min. Resources, P. -- Northern Min., P.---
Paracale Gumaus, P. 20% n. Salacot Mining, F.
San Mauricio, P. 57 n Suyor Consol, P. .18% n. United Paracales, P. 40 n. Lands, Hotels, etc.
H. and S. Hotels, $5.45 5.
H.K. Lands, $31.75 b. and sa.
H.K. Lands, 4% Deben, $100 n. S'hai Lands, Sh.
Metropolitan Lands, Sh. — Humphries, $8
n.
H.K. Realles, $4.40 b. Chinese Estates, $80 n. China Realties, Sh. - China Debent, -
Public Utilities
H.K. Tramways, $14.60 b. Peak Trums (old), $0% b. Peak Trams (new), 33% #. Star Ferries $80% 23.
Yaurail Ferries (old), $24 b.
China Light (old), 510.00 b.
China Light (new), $7.50 n.
11.K. Electric, $54
b.
Macao Electric, $10% u.
Sandakan Lights, $144 n.
1
Telephone (old), $20.00 b. and so, Telephone (new), $0.00 b. China Buses, Sh. - Singapore Tractions, 22/0 n. Singapore Pret., 24/- n.
Industrials
Cold: Mack. (old), Sh. - Cold: Mace. (Pref.), Sh
$1.70 *.
Canton
Cement,, HI.K. Ropes, $4.50 b.
"Starne, &c.
Dairy Farm, $29 b. Watsons, $3.40 b. Lane Crawfords, $7 n. Bincores, $1.75 n. Wing On (11K.), $40 n. Win. Powells, 76 cis. n.
Catton Mills Ewo Cottons, Sh. $11 n. Shai Cotton (ok), Sh. $38 12. Zoong Sings, Bh. -*** Wing On Textiles, Sh. ---
MiscellaneouLLE
H.K. Entertainmenta, $6.25 b. Constructions, $1M 6. Vibro Piling, $80 n.
Ch. Govi, 6%
逝
1018 G$Dds, 035% |
Notice to Shareholders.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE FORTIETII ORDIN- OF YEARLY MEETING ARY THIS COMPANY will be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on Thurs- day, the 10th February, 1938, at
11 a.m.,
of
for the purpose receiving the Report of the Direc- tors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1937.
The Register of Shares of the Company will be CLOSED from Thursday, the 3rd February, 1938, to Thursday, the 10th February, 1938, both days inclusive.
By order of Directors.
the Board
A
These fourteen monoplanes present capital investment by im- perial Airways of approximately £750,000.-ritish Wireless.
ALLEGED GUNMAN CHARGED
A daring robbery in Tal On Terrace on Tuesday morning had a sequel in the Central Magistracy this morning when, before Mr. C. B. Burgess, Ng Kwok-ping was arraigned on five counts.
Defendant is charged (a) with altempting to discharge loaded revolver at Police Constablo Yip Tin:
(b)
being in possession unlicensed revolver;
of
an
(c) robbery at No. 4 Thi On Ter- race, occupied by a Chinese monk;
(d) robbery from an amah of a| wallet and police whistle; (e) rubbery and ossault, with
others not in custody. at 230] Hollywood Road.
Ng was arrested a few minutes after the alleged robbery in Tal On Terrace, and is sald-by-police-to-have attempted to are a revolver at the Constable who arrested him. The revolver, police allege, misfired,
Upon the application of Detective Sub-Inspector R. L. Whant, defen- dant was remanded in police custody: for 40 hours when he appeared this morning.
HIGHWAY COMPLETED
Hankow, Jan. 27. The highway between Wuchang and Changsha has been completed. of Arrangements are being made be- tween the Hupeh and Hunan high- way for through traffic on the new highway.-Central News,
F. H. CRAPNELL,
Secretary. Hongkong, 20th January, 1938.
NOTICE
NOTICE is hereby given that W. S. Mong (Mong Wing Shun)
is no longer authorised to sign in any capacity on behalf of the firm of Batten & Co. of China Build- ing and that he is no longer employed on the staff of Batten &, Co.
BATTEN & CO. (Young Tazo Wan),
Manager.
Cold Killing Refugees
Shanghai, Jan. 27. The appalling death-rate among refugees who are being cared for by the International Rellef Committee is reported to be due to the severity of the cold weather and the low vitality women and of the destitute men,
Commitice are children whom the sheltering.
The death-rate has risen to such high figure that it is now 1750 per cent. higher than mortality gurea for autumn months.
Slutsiles show that children are succumbing more canfly to Shang- hal's bitter weather than adulta. Sixty per cent, of those who have dled have been children under the age of 10 years.
The highest percentage of dentis aro, amongst those over 50 years of age, these forming 23 per cent, of the total deaths recorded---Reuter.
--H, K, Govt.-4% Loin-4%-prm, n..
H.K. Govt. 8%% Loan par n Wallace Harpers, 834 b. Mannani iru (Lon), - 10 Maremani Inv. (KL), #/- 8/9 6.
THE ANNUAL BURNS' DINNER,
T at which Scotsmen the world) over gaiber to remember their great] 66 national poet, was celebrated locally at the Peninsula Hotel on Tuesday
"Father Can
night, under the auspices of St. Look After
Andrew's Society.
His Excellency the Governor, guest
of the Chieftain. Ils Honour Sir Himself"
Atholl MacGregor, proposed the toast of "The Immortal Memory" in
a witty and brillant speech.
POST OFFICE.
VIA SIBERIA KOUTE Letters and Postcards for Europe forwarded
CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS On Monday, 31st January, all Post -Freddie Bartholomew. omces will be entirely closed. There and South America are
Over 230 people sat down to dia- ner, and the Scottish atmosphere was provided by the Honorary Pipers of the Society, thistle decorations, the Barley Bree, and the Haggis, Which English boy Hon star, the
took honourable place in the evening'o programme-Ming Yuen photo.
STOCK MARKET
REPORT
The Hongkong Stock Exchange official summary issued at 12.30 p.m. yesterday, says:
For to-day's short session the mar- ket ruled very steady, closing with buyers all round but sellers reserved at ruling basis. Prices show an im provement,
Manila continues to rule firm.
Murers Hongkong Banks $1.403 Pank of East Aria Underwriters $1.40 Douglases #STY, H.K. Docks $251⁄2 Providents (Old) $2.15 H.K. Realien $4.35 ILK.-Troms-$14.00
Star Ferries $80 Youral Ferties $24 IT.K, Electrics $34 Telephones (Old) $250 Telephones (New) $8.00 Dairy Form #25 Watsons $5.40 Shanglial Cottons Sh. #58 Entertainments $0.10 Constructions $1 Wallace Harpers $311⁄2 Marmans (LR) 3/
Bellera Peak Trams (New) $3N Canton Tom $1.70 Watsons $5
Bales
Hongkong Banks $1,450/1,450 Bank of Easi Aala 502/503 HK. Wharves $115 11. Trams $14,00
China Tights (Old) $10.70 China Lights (New) #740/7 XIX. Electries_834% Dairy Farms #25
New York. FREDDIE BARTHOLOMEW,
brief courtroom scene at Holly- wood to-day, looked straight at his father, Mr. Cecil Bartholomew, of Richmond, Surrey, and said: "I think my father is well ablo to take care of himself."
Judge Elliot Craig bad naked Freddie if he wanted his famly to share in his earnings of £19,- 000 a year.
After the boy actor had given his evidenco in a shrill, piping MIisa voice, the Judge granted Millicent Bartholomew, Freddie's
"Aunt Cissy," complete charge of his interests and affairs.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Bar- tholomew profesied strenuously against this decision, provoking the Jadre to comment:-
"The aunt seems to have done pretty well by this young man. She was apparently responsible for his success"
Freddie_looked pale and deter- mined when he gave evidence.
"I would like my aunt to have full control of my estate," he said. "My reasons are aptly illus- trated by the fact that while my aunt had chargo of my
affairs
once before for a year the saved £5,000, but since other parties have taken over it has depleted very rapidly."
The Judge smiled at the pom- pous sentences of the thirteen- year-old boy, and asked: “Do you want your family to have a share in your earnings?"
Freddie paused and then said: "I would like to have my sisters provided for, so that they may have their schooling."
"DREADNAUGHT” HARRISON U.S. COMMODITY
·
DIRECTING "MOPPING UP"
IN PALESTINE TROUBLE
Jerusalem, Jan. 26.
Brigadier H. C. "Dreadnaught" Harrison, until last year G.S.0.1 with the British Troops in China, is directing new operations against lawless elements in Palestine.
Following increased disorders in the Hebron District British troops in Palestine have begun "cleaning up" operations.
Directed by Brigadier Harrison, they are combing all villages in Hebron for arms and Aminunition.
Reuter.
Brigadier (en Colonel) Harrison was in Hongkong from 1934 to April fast year. In this Colony he was affectionately referred to by his brother officers and throughout the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps 1.A "Dreadnaught". and wns tremely popular among all ranka attached to the China Command.
ex-
An old Rugby International, he, was keenly interested in that sport in this Colony, and many times refereed
with connection
the matches In Triangular Tournament. He was Chairman of the Hongkong Football Association and President of the. Hongkong Area Sports Board.
ACTIVITY AT GENEVA
London, Jan. 20.
PRICES
will be no collection frim the pillar-"vla Siberia" If so superscribed, boxes and no delivery.
*
On Tuesday, 1st February, the General Post Office and Kowloon opened Cen ral Post Office will be
Lo Noon. 14.m, 0.00 from Sheungwan Branch Post Office will be opened from 0.00 a.m. to 10.00 a.. and also from 7.00 pm to 0.00 p.m. and the other Branch Post Onces will be entirely closed. There will be one collection from the Registered and Parcel Mails pillar-boxes as on Sundays, and closed 15 minutes earlier than delivery of ordinary correspondence time given below unless otherwise at Noon, and one delivery of register-stated, and where mails are advertis
ed to close at or before 9 a.m., regi- ed correspondence at 11.00 a.m.
SHANGHAI AIR SERVICE The Air Mail Service to Shanghai is
temporarily suspended.
OUTWARD BLAIL TIMES
are
the-
The Money Order Onice will be stored and parcel mails are closed at. entirely closed during the Holidays. 6 p.m. on the previous day.
From
INWARD MAILS
Fer
Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shanghal,
(Vancouver B.C., date. 8th Jan.). Empress of Asia Japan and Shanghel Japan
Straits
Japan
and Formosa
Stralts-and-Holhow
Straits and Europe via Negapatam (Letters only) London date, 30th December, 1937. Calcutta and Straits
Straits and Europe via Negapatam
(Papers only) London date, 30th December 1937.
Telreslas
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways
Direct 22nd January.
Servico-London date, Imperial Airways Plane
Shanghai
OUTWARD MAILS
.....Thurs., Jan; 27.. Kowloon P. O.
Jan. 27, 5 p.m.
Jan. 28, 6 SE
Buo
January 27.
Burdwan
January 28.
Commandant Dorise
January 28.
Conte Ros50
January 28.
Hakone Maru
January 28.
Mulnam
January 28..
Teucer
January 28.
Yuensang
January 20..
January 30.
January 21..
For
Per Thursday Air Mall for Chungking by
"C.N.A.C." Airways Direct Ser- vice."
Date and Time
the C.N.A.C.' Fland
Reg.
Ord...
.Jan. 27, 5 p...
G. P. O.
Reg.
Jan. 2,
p.00.
Ord..
Friday
Chengtu
...Fri., Jan. 28, 8.30 am.
LATEST CABLED
Air Mail for Slan, Lanchow, and Eurasia Plano ......................Fri, Jan. 28,
Chengtu etc. (via Hankow) by the "Eurasia Airways Service" (To Further points by surface trans- port us Services permit)
G.P.O. and KP.0.
Reg. Orth,
„Jan. 23, 0 a.[3– Jan. 28, 0.20 BITL--
0.52/52
8.57/58 8.58/58
Amerleg and Europe via Victoria B.C., due Victoria B.C. 17th Feb. -and Europa via Siberia. *Straits, "Ceylon, India, Aden, Burdwan
*Egypt and Europe vla Marsclites -due Marseilles, 2nd March. Manila
Japan, Canada, USA., C. and S. Pres. Jefferson
Rea
Parcela
Ord.,
Air fall for "K.L.M. Airways Ser- vice"-dus. Amsterdam, 6th Feb.
Ord.....
and S. Afrien, Aden, Egypt and
15.05/05 14.80/85
13.23/20
15.04/05
-Europe via Marsellies-duc Mar- seilles 20th February,
Red.,
Ord..
15.35/37
15.10/10 13.30/50 15.20/20
Manila, Rabaul, Australia and New Nellore
Zealand vlo Brisbane-dua Briz-
bane, 18th February.
Parcels, Reg.,
Straits and Calcutta
Shirala
03/03%
Ord..
Porcels Ord.,
8107/00
00%/80%
Saturday
Somahul and Wuchow....
Talming ... .Sat., Jan. 29, 0.15 a.m...
QUOTATIONS
New York, Jan. 20. The following quotations on the New York commodity exchange are issued by Reuter:
New York Cotton
Opening Closing 8.40/45 8.44/44 8.52/62-
March
May
July
October December Spol
0.68/00 8.60/60 8.73/72 8.73/73
8.5.1 The First Notice Day for March Colton is Feb. 22 with Delivery date March 1.
January (1939) 0.75b/77a 8.70N
New York Rubber
March
Mny
July
September
December
15.43N Sales for the day:-3,140 tons.
Chicago Wheat May
September
Kongmoon (and Pakhol via Kong- On Lee ....Fri, Jan. 20, 10.00 a.m. Kwangtung Fri, Jan. 28, 10.30 am. Swatow and Shanghai ...
Shanghal
....Fri., Jan, 28, Jan. 20, Noon. Jur., 28, 1.45 pm. Jan, 28, 2.30 p.m.
Fri, Jan. 28.
Jan. 28, 4.15 p.m.. Reg., Ord..
Jan. 28, 5 p.m. Pres. Garfield Fri, Jan. 28, 6.00 p.m. Conte Rosso....Fri., Jan. 20, 5 pm.
Fri, Jan. 28. · Hakone Maru ........
G.P.O. & Kr.O. • Res
Jan. 28, 4.10 p.
Jan. 28. 5 p.m.
Straits, Sandakan, Ceylon, India, E. Hakone Muru... Fri, Jan. 28.
February.
July
95/04 90/89%
Tuesday's Sales:-
May
July September.
Rox
Ord.,
May - July
Winniper Wheat.
127/120%
October
1181/118 100%/100%
Rex..
BRIGADIER IL. C. HARIUSON
- RECRUITING NURSES -
London, Jan. 20.
Air Mall for Manila, Guam, Hon- Fan
olain, and U.9.A. by the "Pan American Airways Direct Service" duo San Francisco, 8th February.
Beg Ord,
reported that the Roumanian Foreign According to Geneva messages Malster, M. Antonescu,
Raw the
Jan. 28, 8 p.m.. Jan. 20, 8.30 p.m...
Fri., Jan. 28.. Jan. 28, 5 p.m. „Jan. 28, 5 p.m.. Jan. 20, 8.30 a.m. Fri, Jan. 20. Jan, 20, 5 p.m.-) Jan. 20, D'am..
Jan. 29, 5 p.m.
Jan. 30.9 mm.
12,207,000 bushels. Swatow, Shanghai and Tlentein. Kwalsang..Sat., Jan. 29. 0.30 a.m. ...Tisondari.. Sat, Jan, 20, 0.30 x.m. Chicago Corn
Salgon and Batovin 00%/00% 004/00% Alr Mail for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plane Sat, Jan. 20.
G.P.O. & K.P.O, 014/01 CO%%/% Direct Service"-due London, 7th
01/01
125%/125
G.P.O. & K.P.O.
Air Mall for "Australia by Imperial Imperial Aleways Plano Hal, Jan, 29.
Airways Bervino"due Darwin, 6th February,
Jan, 29, 5 pm Ord........... Jan. 10, 9 mm. American Airways Piano
Bats Feb. 29. Kowloon 1.0. Ba
Jan. 39, 5 p.30% Jan. 29, 5 pɩähe.
QRO
the agenda for the hundredth season French Foreign Minister, M.. Delbas A body, of fully trained and State was approved at a short private this morning, and is expecting to see registered nurses is to be recruited meeting of the League Counell to the British Foreign Secretary, Capta reserve to Princess Mary's Air The Counchi will begin its pubile Anthony Eden, to-morrow-British Force Nursing Service-British Wire- sittings to-morrow afternoon. It is
day.
n
%
Wireless.
Buper