THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY,
MARCH
1938.
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U.S. COMMODITY PRICES
May July
LATEST CABLED
October
QUOTATIONS
New York, Mar. 2. New York Cotton
0.07/07
0.13/14
Opening Closing 0.18/19 0.23/23
0.23/23
9.32/32
0.25/25
9.27/27
0.34734 0.35 N 9.24
December January Spot..
The First Notice Day for March
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL
HONGKONG & WILAMPOA
DOCK CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders will be held in the Oflees of the Company, 2 Queen's Building, Hongkong, on Monday, 28th March, 1938, at Noon for consideration of the Directors' Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 81st Decembor, 1937.
The Share Register and Trans-. for Book will be closed from 12th to 28th March, 1938, both days inclusive.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
E. COCK, Chlor Manager. Hongkong, 3rd March, 1938.
THE HONGKONG AND
· SHANGHAI HOTELS,
LIMITED.
(Incorporated in Hong Kong) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders of The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited, will be held at the Registered Office of the Company (Exchange Building, Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong), on Wednesday, the 6th day of April, 1938, at 11.30
SOCIETY
of
THE ANNUAL SHOW FLOWERS and VEGETABLES will be held at ST. JOHN'S PLACE (oppoalto the lower Peak: Tram Station) on THURSDAY, the 3rd March, from 3 p.m. to 6.30 on FRIDAY, the 4th p.m., and March, from 10 am to 4 pm.
J. T. BAGRAM,
Hon. Secretary.
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
The Final Dividend declared for the Year ending 31st Decem- ber, 1937, at the rate of Thres Pounds Sterling at exchange 1/2.7/8 is payable on and after the 28th February, 1938, at tho Offices of the Corporation, where shareholders aro requested to apply for Warrants.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 26th February, 1938.
HONGKONG/AUSTRALIAN
FREIGHT CONFERENCE.
Notice is hereby given that on and after 1st April, 1938, rates from Hongkong to Australian Main Ports and with Tranship.
Cotton is Feb. 23 with Delivery dateam, for the purpose of receivingmont will be Increased as under;
14.82 B 14.94/90 15.09/09 15.106/20a 15.37/38 15:13 N
Sules for the day:-1,030 tons.
March 1.
New York Rubber
March:
May
15.02/b00u
July
15.22/23
September
15.34/34
December
15.40b/58n
January
Chicago Wheat
May
July Sept.
03/03 80/88
Chicago Corn
May
504/50%
594/59%
July
Sept.
614/01
Winnipeg Wheat
May
127/127
-
July
October
1186/1102 07/07
934/93% 83%/884 98%/80% Tuesday's Sales:-7,704,000 bushels.
80%/80% 0034/00%
STOCK MARKET REPORT
The Hongkong Stock Exchange official summary issued at 12.30 p.m. yesterday says:
Most of the interest of the market was concentrated on Docks after the publica tion of the results for 1937. Docks opened at $21 and business was done up to $34 at the close. The rest of the market Was steady, sales taking place in Wharves al $133 Cements and Telephones "Old" were wanted at $16.30 and $27 respectively.
The Manila market was easy, generally Lailing off.
Buyers
Hongkong Bank $1,575 Canton Insurance $2671⁄2 Union Insurance #540- China Underwriter $1.40 H.K. Fire Insurance 243 Union Waterboats $9.30
H.K. & K. Wharves $1321⁄4 11. de W, Docks $31 Providents (Old) $3 Providents (New) #1 II. & S. Iotels $0.65 Chinese Extates 17 1.K. Tramways $15.40 Feak Trams (Old) $6%
Star Ferries $53
Yaumati Ferries 1255,
China Lights (Old) $12.20 China Lights (New) $0
prices
a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Board of Directors for the year ended on the 31st December, 1937, and re-electing a Director and the Auditors.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from Friday, the 18th March, 1938, to Wednesday, the 6th April, 1938, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
F. C. BARRY,
Secretary. Hongkong, 2nd March, 1938.
H.K. Electries $1
Mneno Electrics $10 Teleplanes (Old) $27
Telephones (Now) $10.20
Cements $10.20
H.K. Ropes 95
Watsons $3
Lane, Crawfords $0
Entertainments 50%
Constructions $1
HK, Govt. 4% Loan 3% pin. Wallace larpem $0
Sellers
Providents (ON) $1.05
H. & S. Hotels $1
Peak Trams (New) 831 China Lights (Old) (12% Maramans (1X.)_5/-
Baie
Hongkong Bank $1,510/05 Douglases 800
H.K. & K. Wharves 3133/4 H.K. & W. Docks $204/30 Providents (Old) $3.05)
K. Mines $0.10
II. & S. Holcks $7
1.K. Lands $35/35%/%
I.K. Realties $0
H.K. Tramways $15
Ching Lights (Old) $12.20
China Light (New) $9.10
11. Electrica $1
Telephonex (Old)-$27 Telephonen (New) $10.20 Cements $10.28/40
Lane Crawfords $5/01 Antamoks
Atoks
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THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Notice is hereby given that the Forty-ninth Ordinary Yearly Meet- Ing will be held at the Com- pany's Offices, P. & O. Building, on Thursday, 10th March, 1938, at 11 am. for the purpose of present- ing the Report of the Directors together with Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1937, and electing Directors and Audi tors.
The Register of Members of the Company will be closed from 26th February to 10th March, 1938,
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MAIL LETTERS Ordinary air mall letters may be posted in the ordinary posting boxes at Kowloon Post Office and General Post Office. They should be clearly Sir,-Another example of hard-marked "By Air Mail" and bear ship on tenants.
Tenant's Grievance
Insufficiently sufficient postage. prepaid letters may be taxed with double the deficiency or forwarded
VIA SIBERIA ROUTE Letters and Postcards for Europe are forwarded and South America "via Siberta". If so superscribed.
OUTWARD MAIL, TIMKS Registered and Parcel Malls are by Steamer Service, at the discretion closed 15 minutes earlier than the of the Post OMec..
AIR MAIL SERVICES
We have been living in this place for six years, and I have been re- gular in payment of my rent. For
tirap given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are adverth- some unknown rensons my landlady notified me through her solicitors that I am "required to quit and de-
Air Mail Services to Shanghaied to close at or before 9 a.m., re-. liver up possession of the above pre-Nanking, Tsingtau, Tientsin and Pegistered and parcel mails are closed
jat & p.m. on the previous day. misca" by giving a month's notice.
ping are temporarily suspended.
INWARD MAILS
Falling this, steps will be taken against me for "election na she may be advised".
Why did'nt she do this two years ngo? Why now?
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I am not rich enough to consult a solicitor and so I aim my grievance through the press with the hope that the proper authorities will help to. Japan straighten this out for me.
I
Hongkong's Housing
Problem
Sir, It is about time that attention was again drawn to the housing pro- blem in Hongkong,
Since the matter assumed serious proportions in the autumn of last year, the gravity of the situation has been further accentuated ruther than diminished.
To re-introduce the Rent Restric- flons Ordinance, as it existed in the Colony some years ago as an emer- gency measure, Is, I consider, an in- advisable step. I say so with a per- feet practical acquaintance with the; effect of the Restriction Bill and of the one-sidedness of its operation to
the genuine The prejudice of opposed to the speculative class of landlords.
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Let it be granted at the outset, as has been demonstrated by the Chinese
BRACELET WATCHES Unofficial Members of the Legislative
BROOCH WATCHES
Greatest
assortment in
LADIES' &
both days inclusive, during which GENTLEMEN'S period no Transfer of Shares can
be registered.
By Order of the Board Directors,
of
GIBB, LIVINGSTON &
CO., LTD.,
Agents.
Hongkong, 18th February, 1938.
KOWLOON RESIDENTS'
ASSOCIATION
Notice
The Eighteenth Annual General Meeting of the Kowloon Residents' Association will be held in St. Andrew's Church Hall, Kowloon, on Friday, 4th March, 1938, at 6
p.m.
Business Adoption of Report and Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1937.
Election of Officers and Com- mittee.
Any other business.
It is earnestly requested that mombors and all others Interested in the wolfare of Kowloon will endeavour to be present. An opportunity will be given for bringing forward mattors for the considoration of the new Com- mittee.
R. BALDWIN,
Hon. Socrotary.
THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
THE FIFTY-FIRST ORDÍNARY ANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE- HOLDERS will be held at the Office of Messrs. Jarding, Mathe- son & Co., Ltd. on Friday, the 11th March, 1938, AT 11 A.M., for
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Council, or a majority of them, that landlords as a class had gone through a very lean
can period after the financial crists of 1932. It was with consider- uble
ney that the argument was
in Council in
behalf of landlords that the reasonable rise In rents, bringing them more or less to a pre-crisis level, was not only justified but eminently desirable for those who sought a sound form of Investment in landed property and house construction In Hongkong.
The present. situation, however, presents a totally different aspect. The recent
In the great increase population of the Colony has caught wholly unprepared to provide ac- commodation for all. As a result of this abnormal
estimated Increase, at over a quarter million, residents are being
driven in ever-increasing out
their homes. In numbers
of many cases tenants are being given notice to vacate their houses
houses without even the option of paying an increase in rent. It is from these persons that complaint arises. For them practical sympathy is enlisted, and in their interests and for their protection leg- Islative ald is invoked.
Were our resident and domiciled citizens to be given an opportunity of paying a fair and reasonable in- crease in rent, it is felt that no justi- fiable complaint could be supported against landlords, who, after all, acting within their legal right and following the of supply and de- mand, they have to make up for the lean years through which-they have passed. However, in the majority of cases that have recently been brought to my notice old residents are given option; they are served with notice to quit upon the expiry of the Eare statutory minimum of only one month.
who may be led to argue that.
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In the present pressing conditions, Language need not be strained in order to illustrate the harrying plight of local wage-earners. The cost of living has risen, through a combina- tion of circumstances which they find it extremely dimcult to cope with. Well-to-do transient visitors are ac- commodated at the expense of per- manent residents; they obtain security and freedom from the severe hard- ship and anxiety which evicted ten- ants are made to suffer.
From
Kwangtung Sirdbana Tanda
Bontekoe_..
Delngan Maru
Glenapp
Air Mall by "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plane
Direct Service-London date, 24th
February
Japan
Bangkok and Swatowi
Japan
Australia and Manlia'
Haiphong
Japan
Per
Atreus
Dae
March
Barentsz
Japan and Shanghai
Shanghai
Comorin
Conto Verde
Holhow
Calcutta and Straits
March 3. March 3. March 3. .March 3. March 9.
March 3. .March 4.
Salgon
March 4.
Daiten
March 4.
Shanghal
March 4.
Kutsang
.March 4.
Kwelyang
March 4.
Manila Maru
March 4...
Mirzaporo
.March 4.
Nankin
March 4.
Cyclops
March 5.
G. G. Paul Doumer
March 3.
Perseus
.March 8.
Ixion
.March 6.
March 0.
Si Klang
March 0.
Tjinegara
March 0.
Kumsang
.March 7.
Cremer
March 8.
Marechal Joffre
March 8.
Taiping
March 8.
Hector
March 9.
President Jackson
March 0.
OUTWARD MAILS
Date and Time
Straits
Straits
Shanghal
Air Mall by Pan American_Air-
sways Direct Service"-San Fran- Pan-American Airways Plane elsco date, 23rd February, cisco
Japan
Shanghai and Amoy
Straits
Japan
Salgon
Australia and Manila Shanghai
U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Manila-
Seattle date, 12th. February.
For
Per
Thursday
Air Mail for Stan, Lanchow, and Eurasia Plane......Thurs., Mar. 3.
Chengtu etc., (via Hankow) by
the "Eurasia Airways Service" (To further points by surface transport as Services permit) Bangkok.*.***.
G.P.O, and K.P.O.
Kez.. Ord..
..Mar. 3, 4.30 p.m.
..Mar. 3. 5.00 p.m.
Michael Jebsen Thurs., Mar. 3, 5 p.m.
Air Mail. for Wuchow, Kwellin, C.N.A.C. Plane
Kwelyang and Chungking by the "O.N.A.C., Airways Direct Ser vice."
Samshui and Wuchow Kongmoon
Shanghai and Japan
Tientsin
Fort Bayard
Friday
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow vla
Amoy
Kongso
......Thurs., Mar. 3. K. P. 0.
Ref.. Ord.,
„Mar. 3, 5 p.m. .Mar. 3, 5 pm.
G. F. U.
Reg
.Mar. 3, 5 pax
On Lee
Ord.
„Mar. 4, 64.3L
Fri., Mar. 4, 0.15 a.m. ....Fri., Mar. 4, 10 am. Naldera.....Fri., Mar. 4, 10.30 am. Newchwang ..Fri., Mar. 4, 10.30 a.m. Tai Poo Sek..Fri., Mar. 4, 11.30 am.
Fri., Mar. 4, 1.30 p.m.
Anhui
Straits Ceylon, India, East and Manila Maru..Fri., Mar. 4, 2.30 p.m.
Air Mail for Sian, Lanchow and Eurasia Plane
Japan,
Honolulu, U.S.A., Canada, President Coolidge Fri., Mar. 4.-
South Africa.
.......Fri., Mar. 4,
the "Eurasia Airways Bervice" (To further points by surface transport as Services permit).
Chengta, etc. (via Hankow) by
G.P.O. and K.P.O.
Ref.
Ord.
.....Mar. 4, 1a.m. ..Mar. 4, 9.30 am.
Central and South America and
*Europe via San Francisco duo San Francisco 22nd March and
Europe via Siberio,
Parcels Reg., Ord
.Mar. 4, 4 pm.
...Mar. 4, 5 p.m.
.Mar. 4, 5.30 p.m.
Shanghal
Barentsz
Manila, Rabaul, Australia and Now Tanda
Zealand via Brisbane-duo Bris- bane, 22nd March.
.Fri., Mar. 4, 5 p.m. Thurs., Mar. 4,
Parcele, Reg, Ord.
Straits, Ceylon, Indio, E. and South Comoria
Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marsellies due Marseilles 1st April.
Samshul and Wuchow Sandakan
Mar, 4, 5 pm. .Mar, 4, 5 p.m. .Mar. 5, 9 a.
..Fri., Mar. 4,
G. P. O. and K. P. O. Parcels Reg, Ord
„Mar. 4, 5 pro. Mor. 5, 045 am. Mar. 6. 10.30 am.
Saturday
Tai Hing.....Sat., Mar. 5, 0.15 am. Tai Seun Hong Sat., Mar, 5, 8.30 um. Sat, March 5 Afall for "ELL.M. Always Comorin
G.P.D. and KNO. Direct Service”-duo Amsterdam, 18th March
Air
Kongmoon
Hoihow, Palthol and Haiphong Shanghai
Reg Ord,
Fook On Klangsu Sinklang
Stratis, Sandakan, Ceylon, India, Conta Verdo
Egypt and Europe via Brindisi due Brindisi, 25th March
Air Mail for Minnita, Guam, Hono- Pan
lulu and U.S.A. by the "Pan- American Airways Direct Service" -due San Francisco 14th March.
.Mar. 5, 9.30 a.m. Mar. 5, 10 am11. Sat, Mar. 8, 10 mm. Sat, Mar. 8, 1 pan.
G.P.O. and
*Reg
Ord, ....
Mar. 6, 2.30
'urd
..Sat., Mar. .5.
B.P.O
.Mar. 6, 2.45 pm. .Mar. 5, 3.30 pm.
American Airways Sat, Mar. 5.
K. P. O.
RCE, Ord.
Ker,
Onk,
Sunday
Monday
.Mar. 5. 5.00 p.m.
. „Mar, 5, 5.00 p.m.
G. P. O.
.....Mar. 5, 5.00 pm.
.Mar. 1, G2133
Swatow, Shanghai and Tientsin... Kwaisang......Sun., Mar. 6, 9 a.m.
Parcels, Reg.,
Ord.,
--I have been at some pains in stat- ing the case for the helpless tenants, having regard to the realition of the situation. The least appeal that can be urged In behalf of bona fide Hong-Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, Canada, Emp. of Canada
USA, Central and South Ameri- kung residents is that Government and the Unomcint Members of the
ca and Europe via Vancouver Legislative
take into im
B.C., (Parcels for Canada only)-- mediate
Parne And
consideration the
duo Vancouver B.C., 27th March introduction of a short Bill, with its and Europe via Siberia, passage through a
a single sitting of the Council, to enable tenants to
to be given the option of
of paying a fale and rea- Bonable increase in rent, The phrase and reasonable" in not capable of easy definition; but a way may be found out of the dimculty with the counsel of wisdom procurable the Counell Chamber, Summary evielion is a high-handed procedure
victims,
the purpose of receiving the MONROE MAGNETIC ning serious hardship on
tho
Roport of the Directors and tho Statement of Accounts for year ended 31st December, 1937.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be CLOSED from Friday, the 4th March, 1938, to Friday, the 11th March, 1938, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
F. H. GRAPNELL,
Secretary. Hongkong, 21st February, 1988.
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.Mar., 7, 4 pm. Mar. 7, p.m. .Mar. 7, 5.30 pm.
Tjinegara....Tues., Mar. 8, 8.30 a.m. Manila, Makasser and Sourabaya Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Fiano
Direct Service"-doo London, 16th . March
Tues, Blarch 8. G.P.O. and K.P.O. Reg.Mac. 8, 8. a. Ord,.........Mar, 8, 9 A.02.
Airways Fland
Air Mail for "Australia by Imperial Imperial
Airways Servico-duo Darwin, 12th March
Straits and Calcutta
Shanghai and Japan
It Clovernment, after the advice Lendered to them by the Unofficial Members of the Counell, should appear hesitant to legislate for what is an economic reform of pressing urgency, may I appeal to samo one of the Un official Membors to Introdisco a Pri- vate Bill along the lines suggested above? Such a step would, I con alder, provide a remedy for a situa- tion that is bbcoming intolerable and weighing heavily on the wage-earning population, upon whom services tho commercial and Industriak, lite of Manila Hongkong so largely depends.
J. P. BRAGA,
Tuck, March 8.
GPO, and KP.Ö.
nek..
Ord, Kumsang...
Parcela, Ord
... Marechal Joffre
Wednesday
Amoy and Shanghai
Swalow, Foochow and Tlentain, Swatow and Bangkok ..... Swatow, Shanghal and Tienlein
Taiyuan
„Mar, 8, 8 a.ITA. Mar. 8, 9. an Tues., March 0. .Mar. 3, 11 a.ka. .Mar. 8, Noon.
Tues., Mar. 8, 1.80
p.nd
Wed., Mar, 0. 8.30 a.m. Yunnan ....Wed., Mar, 9, 8.30 am. Kweiyang...Wed., Mar, P, 10.30 am. Taksang.. Wed., Mar. 9, 2.80 p.m..
Thursday
Empress of Itusain
Camps -Thurs., Mar, 10, 3.30 p.m. #Superscribed correspondenco only.