THE HONGKONG *TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, MARCH
1938.
Million Dollar Oil Installation for H.K.
A. P. C.
UNDERTAKING LARGE RECLAMATION SCHEME AT TSUN WAN
Project will Probably Take
Two or Three Years
Work will commence shortly on a new million-dollar oil installation in Hongkong:
When completed it will be one of the largest and most modern in the Far East.
The installation is being erected in Tsun Wan Bay, New Territories, for the Asiatic Petroleum Company.
Tenders have already been let for the building of
a reclamation in Tsun Wan Bay, where over 49 acres will be built out into the sea. This is believed to be one of the largest private reclamation, works carried out in Hong- kong.
The contract price for the re- clamation is said to exceed $400,000, and includes roadways and a -sca wall, Earth Bliing for the reclama- tion will be obtained from hills near Tsun Wan village.
The reclamation will reach out across the bay from'a point near the Hume Pipe works and In the other direction from the bank of a creek running under the main Castle Peak road,
Work on the entire project will occupy two or three years, and, it is sald, will include the construction of a jetty for oll-tankers.
The anchorage in Tsun Wan Bay, which is also used by the Texaco Company's installation, is regarded as one of the finest in the Colony,
Egypt's High Commissioner Takes Post
Jerusalem. Mor. 3. Sir Hugh Mnemichael, the newly appointed High Commissioner for Palestine, arrived at Halla this morning aboard HMS. Enterprise.
He took the oath of office as High Commissioner at Jerusalem in the afternoon. The outh was administer- ed by the Chief Justice of Palestine ut a ceremony held in the ballroom of Government House.-Reuter Bul- letin,
NEW MOTIF
Ann Sheridan, firm player, wears this stunning swim-suit of black, which is based Mexican motif, at a California
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recreation spot. The halter
neckline is in white, while a beach blanket in the peon style is carried on one arm. Miss Sheridan was enjoying a short vacation after making a pleture.
OLD WOMAN FINDS BOMB IN STREET
Exporimont Brings Hor
To Hospital
An aged woman plcked up a bomb in Second Street yesterday, When she pounded it against a fence in Oakland Path it exploded and injured [her 'In the face, arms and legs.
This is the second bomb picked up In the same vicinity. The victim in this instanco, Ng Sam, 33, thought she had found something of value when she picked up the elgarette tin, with a wooden handle attached to it and the top sealed on, Sho in now In the Queen Mary Hospital.
CEMENT COMPANY PAYS DIVIDEND
AND BONUSES
DEATH OF
MINT OFFICIAL
Sir Robert Johnson, The Comptroller
London, Mar. 3. The death was announced here to- day of Sir Robert Johnson, Deputy Master and Comptroller of the Royal Mint since 1922-Reuter Bulletin.
Sir Robert Arthur Johnson, K.C.V.O, K.B.C., C.B.E., J.D., Was born in March, 1874, and in 1903 he married Kathleen Eyre, daughter of Sir Walpole Lloyd Greenwell. They had two daughters.
Sir Robert was President of the Oxford Union Society In. 1897, and was a Junior Examiner in the Scot- tish Education Department the following year. He was transferred |o HM, Customs and Excise as As- alstant Committee Clerk in 1910, and was on loan to the National Health Insurance
Commlilee in 1012, He was called to the Bar year later, In 1919 he became Principal Assistant Secretary to the Treasury.
He was associated with the Volun- The directors of the Green Island leer forces from 1880 and attained the Cement Company Limited
report rank of Lieut-Colonel, commanding that the balance at credit of profit the 9th Hants Cyclists and the 1/9th and loss account at December 31, Hants. He served in the War from 1937, including $62,400.00 brought 1014 to 1919 and saw service in India forward from the previous year, and Siberin. He was editor of amounted to $533,401.87 which the National Defence from 1908 to 1911 Directors, at the forthcoming ordinary and published several historical and annual meeting of shareholders to be other papers, held on Tuesday, April 12, will re- commend allocating as follows: To pay u dividend of
$1.00 per share on 105,404 shares
To pay a bonus of 25 cents per share on 195,194 shares..
To transfer to general re- serve to bring same up to $1,050,000,00
$195,494.00
SHARE PRICES
The following Is the fist of local 48,873.50 share quotations lasued this morning:
To pay. Staff
a bonus to the
93,202.12
12,088.20
To enrry forward to 1938
Account
178,004.15
$533,401.07
Important Announcement
"SAFEMILK"
THE HONGKONG DAIRY SUPPLY CO., LTD., BEC TO ADVISE THAT THEY HAVE REFRAINED FROM PUBLICLY ANNOUNCING THEIR ACTIVITIES EARLIER, THE FIRST WEEK OF OPERA- TIONS HAVING BEEN DEVOTED TO SENDING OUT FREE SAMPLES OF THEIR RECONSTITUTED MILK.
THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN REMARKABLE AND, MOREOVER, VERY SUCCESSFUL.
WE GREATLY APPRECIATE THE PROMPT SUPPORT GIVEN US BY THE PUBLIC OF HONGKONG IN OUR ENDEAVOUR TO OFFER THEM A HIGH-CLASS PRODUCT OF UNDOUBTED PURITY.
THE FIRST CONSIDERATION (AND YOURS) IN THE MATTER OF PURE FOODS-MILK PRODUCTS DAIRY PRODUCE, ETC., AND THEIR METHOD OF MANUFACTURE, IS NOT ONE OF CHEAPNESS BUT ONE WHICH COMBINES, QUALITY UNDOUBTED PURITY FREEDOM FROM POSSIBILITIES OF CONTAMINATION AT A FAIR PRICE.
THE FOREGOING CANNOT BE OBTAINED BY CHEAP METHODS OF PRODUCTION.
AND
IN OUR RECONSTITUTED MILK WE USE ONLY THE HIGHEST QUALITY PRODUCTS OBTAINABLE.
OUR PLANT IS THE LATEST AND MOST EFFICIENT OF ITS KIND,
THE ENTIRE PROCESS IS UNDER THE CONSTANT SUPERVISION OF EUROPEANS.
WE GUARANTEE OUR METHOD OF PASTEURISATION TO BE EFFICIENT.
ALL OUR RECONSTITUTED MILK IS MADE FRESH FOR EACH DELIVERY.
LOOKOUT FOR OUR SLOGAN-"SAFEMILK"-MANUFACTURED BY
THE HONGKONG DAIRY
17. Waterloo Road, Kowloon. Phone, 59788.
Call
Write
A
SUPPLY CO., LTD.
Stock Exchange Building,
Ice House Street, Hongkong. Phone, 27980.
or Phone for FREE SAMPLES.
Place your orders direct, through your dealer or Compradore.
14 cents per bottle.
Banks H.K. Banks, $1,590 b.
II.K. Banks, (Lon. Reg), £95 n. Chartered Banks, £12% n.
Mercantile Bank, A. and B. £20 n. Mercantile Bank, C., £14 n. East Asia Bank, $63 n.
Insurances
Canton Ins, 52771 b.
Union Ins, $550 b.
China Underwriters, $1.50 b. il.K. Fire In., $247
Shipping
b.
Douglas, $5914 b. H.K. Steamboats, $115 n. Indo-Chinas (Prot.), $51 m. Indo-Chinas (Def), $43 n Shell Bearer, 89/41⁄2 n. Union Waterboats, $0.30 b.
Docks ele.
H.K. & K. Wharves $133 b. H.K. W. Docks, $3311⁄2 b. Providents (old), $3.30 b. Providents (now), $1.20 b. New Engineerings, Sh. $3 n. Shanghai D cks Sh. $98 Kailan Mining Adm., 15/0 n. Raubs, $7 n.
Venz: Goldfield, $4 n.
Hongkong Mines 10 cta, n.
Philippine Mining
Antamoks, P.,00-sa.-
Atoks, P. 274 80.
Baguio Gold, P. 25 s.
Benguet Consol., P. 9.70 an.
Benguet Explor.,
Big Wedge, P.
Coco Groves, P. 84 sa.
n.
Consolidated Mines, P. .011' sa.
Demonstrations. . .30 sa.
E. Mindanao, P. ---
Gumaus G'feldə, l'. --
Ipe Gold, P. -
1.X.L., P. 80 sa.
Itogons, P.
Masbate Consols., P. —
Min. Resources, P. ---- Northern Min.,
F.
Paracale Gumaus, P. 24 sa. Saincot Mining, P. —- San Mauricio P. 59 sa. Suyoc Consol., P. 21% sa. United Parnentes, P. 47 sa.
Lands, Hotels, etc. II. and S. Hotels, $7.10 b. ILK. Lands, $35 n.
4% Deben, $100 n
Ks, Sh. $7 n.
S'hal
Metropolitan Lands, Sh.- Humphries, $8 n. H.K. Realties, $6 n. Chinese Estates, $87 n. China Realties, Sh. - China Debent,
Public Utilitica
b.
II.K. Tramways, $154 Peak Troms (old), 37 b. Peak Trams (new), $34 n. Star Ferries, $834 b. Yaumati Ferries (old), $20 b. China Light (old), $12.25 b. China Light (new), $0.10 b. HK. Electric. $61% b. Macao Electric, $104 n. Sandakan Lights, $14. Telephone (old), $2734 b. Telephone (now), 910.20 b. China Buses, Sh.
Singapore Tractions, 23/6 n. Singapore Pref. 25/- n.
Endostriate
Call: Macg. (old), Sh. $143% n. Cald: Macg. (Pret.), Sh. $15 n. Canton Icez, $170.
Cement., $17% b.
Dairy Farm, $20 o.
Blores, &a.
Ewo Cottons, Sh. $12% n. Watsons, $0.40 /50 na. Lane Crawfords, $0
Sinceres, $1.00 n.
Wing On (H.K.), $39 n. Willlam Powell, Ltd. 60 cts. n.
Cotton Mills
+
Ewe Coltons, Sh. 312% n Shal Cotton
Zoong Sings, ), Sh. $70 n. Wing On Textiles, St. ---
Aircellaneous
ILK. Entertainments, $7 b Constructions, Si1⁄2 b.
Vibro Piling, $312 n..
Ch. Govt, 0% 1025 G$Dds, 07%
n.
1.IC. Govt. 4% Loan 93456 prm, b. MUS. Govt. a Lou par nënt Wallace Harpera, 3041⁄2 Urinverte Maramana Java- (Lam.), #/= 10/01 Maremana Inv (IHK), 5/4/94.
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