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Schamhorst...pors, Penang. Belawan, Colombe Mar,
THE
HONGKONG^. TELEGRAPHI SATURDAY,.
Three Men Charged With Murder
Resulting from the killing of a young Chinese in n cave on the hillside above Bay View, three men, Lau Kwong-fal, 22, Leung Kam-kl, 22, and Lo Chung-hing, 16, alt un- employed, appeared before Mr. H. R. butters at the Central Magistracy | this morning, charged with the mur- der of Huen Kon-hing, 22, on March 10.
The men were charged in Court at 11.45 am. They were brought in handcuffed together, and under a strong guard of delectives,
Detective-Sergeant J. Bentley ap- piled for a formal remand of que week, which was granted.
The younger brother of the dead man, Hucn Hon-wan, 21, who was seriously wounded during the attack, Is lying in the Queen Mary Hospital suffering from gunshot wounds in the chest and abdomen. He is stated to be recovering.
SHARE PRICES
MARCH
1938.
BANKS
A
HONGKONG AND SILANGILAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorised Capital:
**** 150,000,000 Issued and Fully Paid-Up $20,000,000 Reserve Funda:
stering
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA
Incorporated by Royal Charter 18.59 HEAD OFFICE:—LONDON, 18 Bishopsgate, E.CZ.
42,000,000
........................................................... # 5,500,000 |Paid-up Capitai Hongkong Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £1,000,000
Reserve Lisbility of Proprietor $20,000,000 Itaserva FNCHESTER BRANCH: £3,000,000
HEAD OFFICE:-BONGKONG.
BOARD OF DIREcro128
T. E. Pearco, Esq.
Chairman.
Hun. Mr.
Deputy
J. Paterson, Chairman.
J. K. Bousfield. Faq. J. R. Mason, Esq. 4.11. Compton, Esq. G. Miskin, Esq. Hon. Mr. B. H. Dodwell K. S. Morrison, Esq. Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnsors A. 1. Shielda, kaq,
Bir Vandélour M. Grayburn, CINET MANAGER. BRANCHES:-
AMOY
CALCUTTA
BANGKOK BATAVIA BOMBAY CANTON CHET00 COLOMBO DAILLEN FOOCHOW HAIPHONG HAMBURG
HANKOW
ILARDIN HONGKEW ILOILO
The following is the list of local IPOH shure quotations issued this morning:
Banks
H.K. Banks, $1,800,/1,605 sa. H.K. Banks, (Lon. Reg.), 200 n.
Charlered B12 n.
Mercantile
A. and B. £29 ¤.
Mercantile Bank, C., £14 n East Asia Bank, $85 n.
Insurances
Canton Ins., $275 n.
Union Ins., $540 b
b.
China Underwriters, $2.20/25 82. H.K. Fire In.. $24711⁄2 3.
Shipping
m
Douglas, $59% n. H.K. Steamboats, $11 Indo-Chinas (Prof.), 351 n. Indo-Chinas (Def.), $43 m. Shell Bearer, 88/0 11.
Union Waterbouls, $9.30 b.
Docks etc.
11.K. & W. Wharves, 138 b. x. d. H.K. W. Docks, $35 яu. Providenta
$3.50 sa.
Providents (1.45 b. and sa.
- New Engineerings. Sh. $3 n. Shanghal Docks, Sh. $100 n. Kalian Mining Adm., 16/- n. Raubs, $7.00
9.
Venz: Goldfield, $4.
Mines 10 ets. n.
Hangklippine Mining
From Hong Kong to
Vessels
Ports
EUROPE
Franken.....
Scharnhorst..
Oran, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Bremer Mar.
Genan, Rotterdam, Bremen, Xam
burg
*4
Biar.
27
25
Antumoks, P. 502 so.
27
Atoke, P. 24 sa.
Baguio Gold, P. 22 sa
MANILA
********** | Gnelsonau SHANGHAI JAPAN | Potsdam
Manila
Mar.
27
Benguet Explor., -
....Shanghal, Yokohama. Kobe. Apr.
7
Big
SHANGBAI, NORTH | Saalo CHINA ▲ JAPAN
S'at. Dairen, Taku, Kobe, Osaka,
Yokohama
Mar.
14
SOUTH KA
Madang. Satanaua. Tulagi. Rabaul;
etc.
Ipo Gold, P.
Apr.
13
ISLANDE........
Friderun
Subject to Alteration without Notice. For Passage and Freight apply to:
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN
THE
AGENTS
MELCHERS & CO.
Queen's Buliding
Telephone 27772.
CANTON AGENTS: JEBSEN & CO. SHAMEEN, B.C.
SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC
HOMEWARDS to:
Port Sudan, Port Said, Tripoll, Algiers, (Oran), Antwerp, Rotterdam (Amsterdam), Hamburg, Gothenburg & Scandinavian parts.
MS. "SHANTUNG"
M.S. "NANKING"
M.V. "NANKING”
M.V. "TAMARA”
salling about
sailing about
OUTWARDS to: Yokohama, Kobe & Osaka,
Agents;
(Passage fare to London or Antwerp: £53)
CILMAN & CO., LTD.
Hongkong. Phone: 300066,
To
Copenhagen,
6th Apr. 28th Apr.
21st Mar.
.21st Apr.
G. E. HUYGEN.
Canton.
Phone: 11495.
MANILA
15%2
NEW WINTER
EXCURSION
FARES !!
HOURS by
Это
U.S.$50.00
. ONE WAY
U.S.$65.00
ROUND TRIP
CLIPPER
AN AMERICAN
Benguet Consol., P. 9.70 sa.
Wedge,
P.-
Coco Groves. P. 57 sa.
Irted Mines, P. 011 sa:
Consolidated
Demonstrations,
E. Mindanao, P.
P. 36 s.
Gumaus Gelds, P. —
1.X.L P. 70 sn.
Itogons, P.
Masbate Consols., P. Min. Resources, P. Northern
Min., P. Paracole Gumaus, P. 22 sa.
Salacot Mining, P.
Sun Mauricio, P. 44 s. Suyoc Consol, P. 101⁄2 sá. United Paracates, P. 41 sa.
Lands, Hotels, etc. H. and S. Hotels, $7.00 sa. H.K.
$374 80.
• Deber. 4%
Sh. Lands, Sh. $834 b. a
b. and sa.
S'hal
H.KAS, umphrin
n.
H.K. Realties, $5.85 b. Chinese Estates, $95 b. China Healtles, Sh. China Debent,
Public Utilities
$100 b...
H.K.mgs, $154 b.
Peak
(old), $7 b.
Peak Trams (new), $3% n. Star Ferries, $034 b.
Yaumati Ferries (old), $28 sa, China
(old), $12.60 b. and sa. Light China Light (old), $12.50 b. HI.K. Electric, $004 b Macao
$1034 B. Sundetric,
Lights, $13 b. $274 D.
$10,50 b.
Telephone Telephone (new). China Buses, Sh. Singapore Tractions, 23/6 n. Singapore Prof., 23/0 n.
Industrials
Cald: Macg. (old), Sh. $14_n. Cald: Macg. (Pref.), Sh. $121⁄4 n.
JOHORE KODE
KOWLOON KUALA LUMPUR
LONDON
LYONS
MALACCA
MANILA
MUAN (JOHONE) MUKDEN
NEW_YORK ·
PEIPING PENANG RANGOON SAIGON
BAN FRANCISCO
SHANGHAI BINGAPORE SOURADAYA BUNGEI PATANI SWATOW
TIENTSIN
TOKYO
TSINGTAO
YOKOHAMA
Current Accounts opened in Local Cur rency and Fixed Deposits received foi one year or shorter periods in Loca And other currencies on terms which will | be quoted on application,
ALSO up to date SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES in various sizes TO LET
Hongkong, 28th February, 1038.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Businesɗ of the above Bank la conducted by the Hongkong and Shang- hal Banking Corporation. Itules may be obtained on application,
FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. longkang, 2001 February, 1938.
EXCHANGE RATES
Vienna
Amsterdam,
Prague
21.00
12.41%
11 Mosley 8%, Manchester,
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:
Alor Star
Amritsar
Joah llalla
Bangkok Karachi
Batavia
Klang
Bombay
Kobe
Calcutta Canton Cawnpore Cobu Colombo
Kuala
Lumpur Kuching
Madras
Manila
Delhi
Medan
Haiphong
New York
Hamburg
Peiping
Hankow
(Peking)
Harbin
Penang
Hongkong Bangoon
Balph Semarang
Seremban Shanghai Bingapore Sitiawan Bourabaya Taiping Tientsin Tongkah
(Bhuket)
Tsingtao Yokohama Zamboanga
Foreign Exchange and General Bank» Ing business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
"The Bank's Head Office in London undertakes Executor & Trustee busines and claims recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, on tornu which may be ascertained at any of its Agencies & Branches
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE
BANK, LIMITED,
Capital (fully paid-up) ................ 1.100.000,00R Reserve Fundas V.135,900,000 HEAD OFFICE:—YOKOHAMA. stenches and Agencies at
Hongkong
Alexandria Bangkok Batavia
Fanguen
Fisinking
Karachi
Kobe
London
Los Angeles
Nagasaki
Rando
Ko de Janeiro
San Francisca Beattle
P & O-BRITISH INDIA-APCAR AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES
(Companies Incorporated in ingland),
Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading for STTANS JAVA & BURIA, CEYLOR INDIA, PERSIAN GUL AMAURITIURUL. & IPAFRICA, AUSTRALAMA, NCLUD ING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, REDO SEA, HOGYPT, KUKOPI, ETC. PENINSULAR' & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL · STEAMERS
(Under Contract with ILM. Government)
All vessels may call at any ports on or off the route,—and the route and all sailings are subject to change or deviation with or without notice.
Destination
19th Mar. Noon, Marseilles & London, 20th Mar. 1'bay, M'acilles, Havre, L’don, Hull,
Hbg. R'dam & A'wup.
2nd Apr. Marseilles & London.
18th Apr. Marseilles & London.
Steamers Tons
KAISAR-I-HIND, 11,000, **BANGALORE 0,000
From H'Kong about |
NALDERA
18,000
RANPURA
17,000
+*BHUTAN
8,000
RAWALPINDI
17,000
*BEHAR
6,000
CORFU
**SOUDAN
14.500
M'acilles, Havre, L'don, Hull,
23rd Apr.Big Redam & A'werp.
38th Apr. Marseliles &
& London
7th May. B'bay, M'sellies, Havre, L'don, Hull, H'burg. R'dam '&'A'werp.
14th May. Bombay, Marseilles & London. 0.000 21st May. Bbay, M'scilles, Havre, L'don, Hull,
H'burg, R'dam & A'werp,
* Cargo only ́ † Calls Casablanca All vessels may call at Malla
TALMA
BRITISH INDIA APCAR SAILINGS (SOUTEL)
[10,000] 12th Mar.Singapore, Port Swettenham, Penang,
10 p.m. Rangoon & Calcutta.
TALAMBA SIRDHANA
SHIRALA
TILAWA
SANTHIA
10,000
8,000
bak
8,000
10,000
0,000
ZOLAN
17th Mar. 10 a.m., | S'pore, Penang & Calcutta. 26th Mar.
, Port Sweltenham, Penang,
& Calcutta,
0th Apr. 9gapore, Port Swettenham, Penang,
Rangoon & Calcutta. 23rd Apr. Singapore, Port Swettenham, Penang,
Rangoon & Calcutta,
7th May. Singapore, Part Swoltenbam, Penang.
Rangoon & Calcutta.
BI. Apcar Line Steamers have excellent accommodation for let & 2nd clom passengers, EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN BAILINGS (SOUTH)
2nd Apr. Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney,
Melbourne & Hobart
kong to Shanghal de Japon & E'kong to Australia. Hong Kong to Sydney-1, days, SAILINGS TO`SHANGHAI & JAPAN,
WANKIN
7,000
Berlin
NELLORE
7,000
30th Apr,
Bambay
Bemarang
TANDA
7,000!
3rd June,
Calcutta Canton Dairen
Shanghai
Manita
Bingapore
Moji
Bourabaya
Regular monthly salings from
(Dalny)
Sydney
Nagoy
Tientsin
(Mukden) New York
Tsingtao
Hamburg
Налком
Canka
Tokyo Yingkow
SHIRALA
8,000
►
liarbin
Parts
RANPURA
Honolulu Peking
*BHUTAN
17,000 6,000
"BEHAR
RAWALPINDI
8,000 17,000
TILAWA NELLORE
10,000
7,000
Cargo only.
Interest allowed on Current Accontata. Deposita received for fixed, periods at raies to be obtained on application.
KANO.
Manager.
Hongkong. 10th March, 1938. ↑
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
Head Offen:-23, Graenchurch Street, London, E.CA, 95% Authorised Capital!
£3,000,000 19.90 Bubscribed Capital
1,800.000 250 Paid-up Capital
Heserve Fund and Rest
DANKER!:
1,050,000
1,247,230
The Bank of England & Midiand
Bank, 1.14.
BRANCHES:-
Madras
Now York
Paris,
Mar. 0.
158.29/33
Mar. 10.
158.5/32
Geneva,
Berlin.
21.80 12.414
Athens
0472
P
6472
Milan
85/4
Olso.
19.00.
Copenhagen. Stockholm. Helsingfors
.22,40
22.40
19.42
19.42
220%
220
44U 78
Shanghal
1/2
1/2
New York.
6.01 k
5.00
20
20
.8.964
8.96%
14246
142
| Bangkok Bambay
1poh
.Nom.
Nom.
Calcutta
110A
1/3
-1/01/
5.01%
5.00% Howrah
.20.84
20.64
Yokuliame.
1/2
1/2
Belgrade
210
216
Every description Exchange Business transacted.
Bucharest. 0772
677
.21
214
21
20
1918 103
102话 --British Wireless.
Madrid
Lisbon
Hongkong Bombay Bomb Montreal Brussels
Montevideo..
Rio de Janeiro...211 Silver (Spot) .201 Silver (forward), 19% War Loan.
Canton Ices. $1.70 n. Cement., $18.25 su. H.K. Ropes $4.95 su.
Stores, c. Dairy Farin, $25 n. Watsons, $6.00 b.
Lane Crawfords, Sinceres, $1.00
$94 5.
Wing On (H.K.), $39 n. William Powell, Lid. 60 cts. n.
Cotton Mills
110 Colombo
1/3
Delhi Galle
1/8% Hongkong
Ewo Cottons, Sh. $13.50 b. and su. 5hal Cotton (old), Sh. 74 n. Zoong Sings, Sh
Wing On Textiles, Sh. —-
Miscellaneous
1.K. Entertainments, $6.70 ni Constructions, $14 b. Vibro Filing, $5% n.
Ch. Govt. 5% 1925 GSBds.. 70%
H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 65% prm. n. H.K. Govt. 31% Loan 1% prm,
n;
Walince Harpers, $0% b
Kuantan Kandy
Karachi
Kota Bharu
Kuala Lipli
Penang
Rangoon
Bhangnai
Sumia
Kuala Lumpur Singapore
Kuala Trengganu
HONGKONG BRANCIL,
of Banking
TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIP UNDERTAKEN,
and
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in Local Currency and FIXED DEPOSITS received in Local Currency, STERLING & US DOLLARS on terms that may be ascer- tained on application.
D. DENSON,
Manager.
Stock Market
Reacts Unfavourably
London, Mar. 11. On the London Stock Exchange Austrian uncertainties checked business, and operators were disin- clined to extend commitments over the week-end Consequently prices were depressed. Gilt- holdings were dull, Industrials Irregular, Home Rails and Oils realst- and Kamrs and other minings progressively easier.
Commodities, rubber and basc metals were caster, and there was nervous liquidation owing to the in- ternational uncertainties.
On the foreign exchange market the franc rallied on relaxation of Marsmans Inv., (Lon.), s/- 17/6 n. selling pressure and bear covering...... Marsmans Inv., (H.K.), s/- 4/3 8. Reuter Special.
THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
OF HONGKONG, LIMITED.
BUILDERS OF ALL CLASSES OF SHIPS.
BUILDERS OF RECIPROCATING. STEAM ENGINES. BUILDERS OF MARİNE AND LAND Boilers.
BUILDERS OF TURBINE MACHINERY.
Under Licence From Messrs. Parsons.
BUILDERS OF DIESEL ENGINES:
Under Special Licence From Mesars. Sulzer Bros.. Winterthur.
Licensed To Manufacture Lanz Perlit Iron, Specially Suitable For Internal Combustion Engine Working Parts.
DOCK & SLIPWAYS
FOR DOCKING VERY LARGE, AS WELL AS SMALLER VESSELS
ON ANY TIDE.
ALL CLASSES of ship, engGINE AND BOILER
REPAIRS
·AND EXTENSIVE WELDING, BOTH ELECTRICAL AND OXY-ACETYLENE, SKILFULLY AND
PROMPTLY CARRIED OUT.
17th Mar.) Amoy. & Japan. 18th Mar. Shanghat & Japan. 10th Mar. Shanghai & Japan. 28th Mar. Shanghal & Japan. 31st Mar. Shanghai & Japan.
1st Apr. Amoy & Japan. 3rd Apr. Shanghai & Japan.
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice, parcel measuring not more than 5 c.tt, will' be received at the Company's Offico up to nove on the day previous to sating.
For Passage Rates, Handbooks, Freight, etc., apply
P.&O. Bing MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. P
Connaught R
Agente
ENYK
LINE
TELEPHONE 30291.
(† Cargo only).
Tatsuta Maru (From Kome) Tues., 22nd March Titibu Maru
..Sat., 9th Apr.
San Francisco via Japan Ports & Honolulu.
Seattle & Vancouver (Starts from Kobe).
Helan Mara
New York vla Panama.
Kelyo Maru
„Mon., 14th March
Sat, 9th Apr.
South America (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu,
Hilo, Los Angeles, Mexico, & Panama
Helyo Maru (From Hongkong) Mon., 14th March Loudon, Marsellion, Antworp & Rotterdam.
+
Suwa Maru
Terukuni Maru
Sat., 12th March
..Fri, 26th March
Liverpool via Port Said. Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piraeus,
and Marseilles.
Sydney & Melbourne via Manila & Ports.
Atsuta Maru
Sat., 26th March "Neptuna (Via Saigon & Ports) Wed., 16th March Bombay via Singapore, Penang & Colombo. Calcutta via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,
+Malacca Maru
..Sat, 12th March Kobe & Yokohama. (Omitting Shanghal)
Kitano Maru
..Fri., 18th March General Passenger Agents in the Orient for tho CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE.
*Joint Passanger Agents for Gibb Livington Co.
BARBER-WILHELMSEN LINE
·
MONTHLY SERVICE
To
NEW YORK
Via LOS ANGELES & PANAMA CANAL PORTS,
NEXT SAILING
M. V. “TAI
on 18th March
(Calling Shanghail
SHAN
"
Excellent accommodation for 12 passengers
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
24 Tel./Address "Talkoodock
Telephone No. 80211LUT
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