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New York, March 23.
New York Colton
Opening Closing 8.01/62 8.54/53 8.50/00 8.68/00 0.01/02 8.72/72
May
July
October
December
8.61/01
8.73/73
Jan, (1939)
8.04/04
0.75/77
Mar. (1030)
8.66/67
8.76/76
Spot
8.67
The First Notice Day for May Cotton is April 20,
New York Rubber
May
13.10/11
12.89/05
July
13.10/13
13.00/02
13.30/32
13.15/18
December
13.51/47 13.37/30
January...
13.43N
September
Sales for the day:-5,440 tons, .
Chicago Wheat
Muy
July
88%/8014 0344/03/2
Sept.
Tuesday's Sales:-
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY,
|NEW-ADVERTISEMENTS. KOWLOON RESIDENTS'
The
HONG KONG CLUE
Notice
ASSOCIATION.
THE RENTS QUESTION.
Following upon an interview with the Rents Commission, those Ninoty Fourth Yearly General Meeting of the Members persons who have answered the Association's questionnaire aro of the Hong Kong Club will be requested to call upon the Com- hold in the Club House on Thurs-mission between the hours of 9 day, the 24th March, 1938, at 5.30
By order,
p.m.
S. R. KERR.
Secretary. Hongkong, 14th March, 1938.
HONGKONG & WHAHFOA
DOCK CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders will be held in the Offices of the Company, 2 Queen's Bullding, Hongkong, on Monday, 28th March, 1938, at Noon for consideration of the Directors' Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1937.
The Sharo Register and Trans- fer Book will be closed from 12th to 28th March, 1938, both days Inclusive.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS,
E. COCK, Chief Manager, Hongkong, 3rd March, 1938.
THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
Tho
Fifty-seventh Ordinary General Meeting of the Company
n.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, 26th March, at the | Urban Council Chamber, top floor,
Post Office Building.
They should bring with them rent receipts, landlord's or solici tor's lotters announcing An increase of rent or giving notice to quit, and tenancy agreements, if any.
The Association, being bound to trent all answers to its ques- tionnaire as confidential, is unable to forward them to the Commis- sion. It is therefore important that persons who wish their cases to be considered by the Commis- sion should themselves bring them to the notice of the Commission on Saturday, 26th March.
R. BALDWIN,
Hon. Secretary.
NOTICE
An Old Blues' Dinner will be held on 29th March,
Any Old Blues who have not already been notified by letter are requested to communicate with J. P. Melntyre, at 42, Kennedy Road, Hongkong.
NOTICE
Mesars. John I. Thornycroft & will be held at the Offices of the Co Limited have moved their General Managers, Messrs. Jar- dine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Pedder Executive Offices to St. George's 86%/06 Street, Hong Kong, on Thursday, Building, First Floor, Hongkong.-
Telephone No. 22303," 83/03% 31st March, 1938, at noon, for the 83%/8314 purpose of receiving the Report
of the Directors, passing the UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY Accounts, and electing Directors and Auditors.
19,207,000 bushels.
Chicago Corn
507%/597% 504/50% 014/01/ 01/0154
02/02
May
July
Sept.
Whnipeg Wheat
110/116
1154/115 10034/10731⁄2
90%/00
May
July... 1074/107%
October.
NEW
YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
SWAN, CULBERTSON & FRITZ LATEST REPORTS
New York, Mur, 23.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 24th March to 14th April inclu sive.
CO., LTD. General Managers.
OF CANTON, LTD.
Notice to Shareholders
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Society will be
By order of the Board,
JARDINE, MATHESON & held at the HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, Hong Kong, on WED. NESDAY, 13th APRIL, 1938, nt 11 a.m., for the purpose of receiv ing the Report of the Directors and the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1937, and of declaring Dividend, etc.
THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.
Notice to Shareholders.
5. C. & F. correspondent eables:
The Sixty-ninth Ordinary Stocks: The market is due for a General Meeting of Shareholders technical rally, but we expect subse-will be held at the Offices of the quent weakness. The establishment
undersigned on Tuesday, the 29th of now bear-market lows is an un-
March, 1938, at Noon, for the favourable Indication.
Cotton: The market showed carly; purpose of receiving the Report of weakness on the action of stocks and the General Managers, together the repetition of unfavourable statis- with a statement of Accounts for tics. The technical position of the the year ended the 31st December, market at present should
enable 3 prompt response to
favourable 1937.
The SHARE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from 26th MARCH to 13th APRIL, Both Days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
A. W. HUGHES,
General Manager. Hongkong, 14th March, 1938.
development, as a
as a scarcity of con- The Share Register and Trans- THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE
tracts is apparent on any small up-
turns in price. The spot and textile for Books will be closed from the markets are sluggish. Intense culti 15th to the 29th March, 1938, both vallon of the new-crop on the re-days inclusive.
duced acreage is indicated,
Wheat: Better cables from abroad, scattered reports of frost and ex- ports of probably over 600,000 bushels
had a steadying effect on the mar
ket.
Corn: The market is steady and
conditions are unchanged. Exports
totalled 500,000 bushels.
Rubber: February shipment of
JARDINE, MATHESON. &
CO., LTD.
General Managers,
COMPANY, LTD.
Notice to Shareholders
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SIXTY-NINTH ORDIN- ARY YEARLY MEETING of the
The Hongkong Fire Insurance | Company will be held at its HEAD
Co., Ltd.
OFFICE, Union Building, Hong
Hongkong, 7th March, 1998. Kong, on WEDNESDAY, 13th
APRIL, 1938, at 11.20 a.m., for the
easings totalled 2,348,940 and of tickers were minutes late. Active purpose of recolving the Report Lubes 2,100,620, February produc-issues were down from 1 to 4 points, tion of casings was 2,211,089 and of while inactive stocks declined from of the Directors and the State- Lubes 2,103,299, February inven-4 to 9 points. The Street blames to-ments of Account to 31st Decem- tories show casings at 10,833,036
liquidation principally and day's
on ber, 1937, and of declaring Divi- tubes at 10,101,003, The weakness t
President Roosevelt's address. Ralls donds, etc. of the Singapore market and, free reacted to unfavourable earnings offerings of actual rubber met with reports. The weakness of some little factory interest. Estimates of other leading issues is reported to be the probable quota range from "no reflected in investment trust selling change" to 50"
U.S. Steel, preferred, was below 100 Sugar: The market showed early for the first time in years. Uulities weakness on scattered liquidation. were hard hit. Coppers, golds and Prices
steadied on Cuban covering.silvers were downward, Mail-orders as the United States officially retifed Lost fraction of a point. the International Sugar Agreement. Dow Jones Aver. Mor. 22 Close yesterday's markets:
S. C. & F. Dow Jones summary of 30 Industriala
117.11
114.38
20 Rails The entire market to-day touched 20 Unlitics new lows since 1935. Rail stocks 40 Bonda
22.02 21.75 17.50.
17.30 80.89
88.15
and bonds again showed lows since i Cominodity In- 1932. Trading was heavy, and the} dex
51.29
51.14
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The SHARE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 26th MARCH to 13th APRIL, Both Days Inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
A. W. HUGHES,
General Manager. Hongkong, 14th March, 1938.
BRITISH TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.
Notice to Shareholders
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SEVENTY-SECOND OR- DINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at its HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, Hong Kong, on Wednesday, 13th APRIL, 1938, at 11.25 a.m., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors' and the State- monts of Account to 31st Decem- ber, 1937, and of declaring Divi- dend, etc.
་ ་
The SHARE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 26th MARCH to 13th APRIL,
Both Days inclusivo.
By Order of the Board,
A. W. HUGHES,
General Manager.
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MARCH *24, 1938.
SURPPRISE ATTACK
Swift Gains By Insurgents,
With the Insurgents at
Huesca, Mar. 22. The sudden and violent attack on the Huesca front to-day surprised the Loyalists and forced their retreat from the 4,000-foot peaks, from where their guns had previously threatened the Huesen buse.
It is nonounced that, for the first time since the civil war started, the Loyalists are not threatening Fluesca. Navarrese Brigades, attacking in the north, captured hundreds of Loyalist troops and selzed the towns af Sierra Arascues, Slerra Grazal, Meseta
and Lierta, and have Coron advanced ten miles.
Meanwhile Insurgent troops advanc ed for nine miles from Almudeyar And caught the Loyalists in a pocket. outside Huesca inte at night. Pres- sure has also been brought on Al- ierre, seven miles to the west alung the Jaca highway.
The objectives of the drive are to relleve pressure on Huesca, to drive In salient in the Loyalist lines and to force the withdrawal of the Loyal- ists under General Poza from the north bank of the Ebro River.- United Press.
SUCCESSFUL ATTACKS
Salamanca, Mar. 23. The new Insurgent offensive on the Aragon front to relieve Huesen fa stated to be progressing favourably, The Insurgents claim to have vanced six miles and to have opened
between rond
Huesen and Saragossa.
Government quarters admit that
the
the Insurgents have advanced slight- ByReuter Bulletin.
BARCELONA BOMBINGS
POST OFFICE.
AIR MAIL LETTERS Air mall letters may be posted in the ordinary posting boxes. They should be clearly marked "By Air Mail" and bear sufficient postage. insufficiently prepaid letters may bo taxed with double the deficiency or forwarded by Steamer Service, at the discretion of the Post Office.
VIA SIBERIA ROUTE Letters and Postcards for Europa and South America are forwarded.
via Siberia" if so' superscribed.
OUTWARD MAIL, TIMES Registered and Parcel Malis,are closed 10 minutes enriler than 1. time given below unless otherwis {stated, and where malls are advertis. . Air Mail Services to Shanghai, fed to close at or before D. am, re- - Nanking, Tsingtau, Tientsin and Pes-gistered and parcel malls are closed- ping are temporarily suspended. {at 5 p.m. on the previous day.
AIR MAIL SERVICES
INWARD MAILS
For
From Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plano
Direct Service"-London date, 16th March, Jupan
Dua
.March 24.
Jeypore
.March 24.
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Manila
(San Francisco date, 23rd Feb.) Pres. Cleveland Japan and Shanghal
March 24,
Terukuni Maru
.March 24,
Shanghai and Swatow
Taiyuan
.March 24,
.March 25.
.March 25.
Japan
Japan and Shanghat
Canadu, USA., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai (Vancouver B.C.. dale, 3ih March)
Atsula Moru Bangalore..
Emp. of Japan ..........March 25.
Air Mull by "Pan-American Alc-
Ways Direct Service"--San Pan American Airways Plane Francisco date, 181h March, Straits
San Francisco
March 25.
Sarpedon
March 25..
Amoy
Sirdhuna
.March 25.
Japan
Toyama Maru
March 25.
Straits
Bhutan
March, 26.
nd-
Haiphong
Canton
March 20..
Siruits...
Conte Rosso
March 26.
Eskbank
March 26.
Straits
Eumacus
March 20.
Straits and Europe vla Negapalam (Letters and Papers) London date, 24th February
Katori Maru
.March 26.
Japan
Nojima Maru
March 20.
Straits
Anhui
March 27.
Strafta
Behor
March 27.
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways
Direct Service"
London
date,
Imperial Airways Plane
.March 27.
Scharnhorst
March 27.
Shanghal and Amoy Japan
Tilsadanc
March 27.
March 28.
Calcutta and Straits
.March 28.
London, Mar. 23. Officials here learn that, In res- ponse to the British and French pro- tests against the aerial bombard- ments of Barcelona, General Franco has disclaimed responsibility but is
repetition. moving to prevent, a United Press,
VATICAN REQUEST
Vatican City, Mar. 23. It is officially announced that the Pope has Instructed the Vatican to the Charge d'Agaires at Salamanca to make a "new and urgent de marche" to Franco over bombing of open Spanish cities. It is stated that the request was despatched last Monday-United Press.
ITALIAN-GESTURE Prepared to Withdraw From Spanish Conflict
London, Mar. 23. The Daily Mail states that Signor Mussolint is prepared to withdraw Italian volunteers from Spain to pave the way for a speedy Anglo- Italian peace agreement.
In return for recognition Ethiopia he is willing to forego ter- ritorial advantages and economic concessions in Spain,
10th March..
Japan and Shanghai
For
Swatow
Amoy
Kongmoon
Swatow and Shanghai
La Plata Maru
Mausang
OUTWARD MAILS
Fer
Thursday
Selston
Tul Lee
Tilsalak
Friday
Slaldang
Date and Time
Thurs., Mar. 24, 3 p.m. Thurs., Mar. 24, 10a.m. Thurs., Mar. 24, 5 p.m.
.Fri., Mar. 25, 8.30 a.m.
Air Mall for Sian, Lanchow and Eurasia Plane ........Fri., Mar. 25,
Chengtu, etc. (vla Hankow) by the
"Eurasia Airways Service" (To further points by surface transport as Services permit). Kongmoon
Formosa ....
Swalow, Foochow and Tientsin Air Mail for "K.L.M. Airways Direct Service"--dos Amsterdam, 3rd April.
Ord.
G.P.O. and K.P.O. Reg.Mar. 25, 9 a.m.
.....Mar. 25, 9.30 a.m.. On Lee......Fr., Mar. 26, 19 a.m. Canton Maru Fri, Mar, 25, 10.30 a.m. Yochow.... Fri., Mar. 25, 10.30 a.m. Terukuni Maru......Fri., Mar. 25.
and K.P.O. G.P.O. and
Rek., ..Mar. 25, 12.30 p.m. Ord.,
.Mar. 25, 1 p.m.
Sandakan, Ceylon, India Terukuni Maru.....Fri., Mar. 25.
E. & S. Africa, Aden, Egypt and
of
Straits,
Europe via Marseilles-due Mar- seilles, 20th April,
The paper states that Count Ciano, the Foreign Minister, is likely to come to London in April to com- plete the negotiations and sign the agreement if good progress is made in the conversallors in Rome dur- ting the
days.United next few. Press.
WARNING TO FRANCE -
Rome, Mar. 23, The Fascist
Party newspaper Televere warned France to-day against open Intervention on behalf of the Loyalists unless they were ready to face a major war.
This
coincided with Mussolini's speech at the celebration of the 18th anniversary of the formation of the Arst "Fascist Fighting Group". He said that the country was ready for
peace.
However Italy, he added, was pre- pared to Aght victoriously In the event of it being necessary.
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The Televere stated, "If France: seizes the occasion for a coup let her be ready to face other coupa.
frontier, there will be R general movement. If France loses her head, nobody can say where and when she may And it again. We warn France of the moral risk inter- vention will involve."United Press.
ASKS LABOUR TO SPEED RE-ARMAMENT
(Continued from Page 1.)
so that he might inform it that the Government fell obliged to arrange for a further decree for the accelera- [tion of the defence programmes.
the
The communique further stated that the Prime Minister indicated that proper way in which any neces- sary discussion should be arranged would be between employers and the Trade Unions concerned in that particular section of industry affected.
Router.
TO INFORM DOMINIONS
London, Mar. 23, The final draft of the vital declara- tion of policy which
the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, will make in the House of Commons to-morrow was discussed by the Cabinet this morning. It is under- stood that the contents of the state- Iment will be communicated to the Dominions after the meeting-Reuter Bulletin.
SHIPS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION
expected
The following ships aro to be in wireless communication with the Hongkong Radio Station: Conte Rosso, Conte Biancamano, Pingwo Scharnhorst, Terukuni Moru, Ting- Bang, President Cleveland, Empress Of Japan, Tainan, Empress of Nursin, Atauta Maru, Foraffic, Kayeson, Kalapol, Tathing. Vogtland, claro, und Dilwara,
GP.0. and K.P.O.
..Mar. 25, 12.45 p.m.
Ord.....Mar. 25, 1.30 p.m.
Japan, Canada, U.S.A. *Central and President Jefferson
South America, and Europe via
Victoria D. C.-due Victrola B. C.
14th April--and
Siberia.
*Europe via
Strails, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt Bangalore
Mar. 25.
Mar. 25, noon.
and Europe via Marseillesque G.F.0. and K.P.0. Marseilles, 27th April.
Manila...
Mar. 25, 4.15 p.m.
.Mar. 26, 5 pm
Reg.,
·
G. P. 0, and K. P. O. Parcels, Reg Ord., ....Mar.
.Mar. 25, 1.45 p.m.
26
2.30 p.m.
.Fri., Mar. 25.
Reg.,
Ord.
Emp, of Japan Fri., Mar, 25, 4.30 p.m.
.Fri, Mar. 28.
K.P.O.
Rek..
.Mar. 25, 5 p.
Ord.,
Mar. 25, 5 p.m.
G.P.O.
Rer.. Ord.. American
2nd
Reg..
Ord..
Reg..
-Bfar. 25, 5 p.m.
Ord..
.Mar. 20, 0 a...
Air Mail, for Wuchow, Kwellin, C.N..A.C. Plane
Kwelyang and Chungking 'by the "C.N.A.C." Airways Direct Ser- vico"
Air Mall for Manila, Guam, Hona- Pan
lula and U.S.A., by the "Pan- American Airways Direct Ser- vico"-due San Francisco, April,
Samshul and Wuchow Air Mail for "Imperial
Direct Service" doo 3rd April
Saturday
Mar. 25, 5 p.m.. .Mar. 20, & R... Airways Plane
Frl. Mar. 25. Kowloon 1.0.
Mar. 25, 5 parte. .Mar. 25. 6 p.m.
G.P.O.
Tal Ming ....Sat., Mar. 20, 0.15 am-
Airways Imperial Airways Plane Sat, Mar, 20, London,
GPO, and K.P.O.
RIK.,
.Mar. 20, 8 a.m. Ord...........Mar. 26, 0 min...
Air Mail for "Australia by Imperial Imperial Airways Plane Bat., Mar. 26.
Airways Direct Bervice"-der Darwin, 30th March.
Shanghai
G.P.O. and K.P.0.
Iter..
Ord.,
.Mar, 28, 8 m .......Mar. 26, 9 m. Conte Rosso..Sat., Mar. 26, 9.30 .m.
G.P.O. and K.P.O. Reg.Sat.,
Ord.
Manilo, Australia and New Zealand Atsuta Matu......................... Mar. 26..
vin Thursday Island-due Thurs- day, Island, 8th April
Mar. 26, 9.45 a.m. Sat., Mar. 26, 10.30 a.m. Kongmoon
Fook On....Sat., Mar. 20, 10 a.m.. Formosa, Shanghai and “Japan Katori Maru.Sat., Mar. 26, 10.30 a.m. Swatow, Amoy and Foochow (via Van Heutsz Sat., Mar. 20, 10.39 a.m.
Amoy),
Hoihow, Pakhol, and Haiphong Manlia, Straits,
Kiungchow Sat., Mar. 20, p.m..
Ceylon, India, Scharnhoral....Sat., Mar. 20, 5 p.m..
Egypt and Parcels only for Ger-
many via Hamburg.
Straits and Calcutta...
....... Sirdhana
..Sat., Mar. 26.. Parcels .....Mar. 20, 5 p.m.. Ord............Mar. 27, 8.30 a.m.. Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., Canada, President Cleveland, Sat, Mar. 28..
Swatow and Bangkok
Q. P. O, and K. P. O.
Parcels, Sat., Mar. 26, 3 p.m.-
Sat., Mar, 26, 4.15 p.m.
Sat., Mar. 26, 5 p.m...
Sun, Mar, 27, 3,30 ́a.m.
Central and South Amerlen and *Europe vin San Francisco-duo San Francisco, 14th April and "Europe vin Siberia.
Reg... Ord..
Yingchow
.Mon., Mar. 28, 8.15 am.. Mon., Mar. 28, 8.30 nm.
Mon., Mar. 28, 2.30 p.m.
Bunday
Monday Sumshui and Wuchow
Kongso Amoy, Foochow (via Amoy) and Taiyuan
Shanghai.
Straits, Ceylon, India, East and La Plata Maru
South Africa
Japan and Europe via Siberia.... Mausang. Mon., Mar. 28, 3,30 p.m..
Swatow and Shanghal
Tuesday
Knying....Tues., Mar. 29, 8.30 am... Manila, Macasser and Sourabaya.. Tisadane Tues., Mar. 29, 0.30 Swalow
Halphong.
Swnlow and Shanghai
Kwangtung Tues., Mar. 20, 10.30 am,
Wednesday
Canton
Thuraday
Wed., Mar., 30, 2 pm,
Kaying.Thurs., Mar. 31, 10.30 a.mm.
marscribed correspondance only.