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JARDINE, MATHESON & CO, LTD, General Managers. Hongkong, 11th March, 1988.
Engineers' Institute
In Session
"In an Institution of this nature it is the quality of members and not the number that matters," said Mr. W. G. M. Wilson, Chairman, at the annual meeting of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders yester- day.
Bongs by Richard. Tauber Adelodio
(Rubinstein and Bernhoff); Night Divorce Loom "The Gay
Let Me Love You To fight (Clifford Grey Jack Waller Joseph
Tunbridge), 10.20 Eale da Costa at the Piano.
(Arnheim, And Lovely and Lemare); Many Happy Returns Of
The
Day (Kennedy and Dobson): "Sunshine SusloMedley. **Rdie da Costa with Harry Jacob-Institution be run on lines laid down
son
(Piano
Duet);
10.30 Dance Music.
Fox-Trots-Alone Again (Woods): Melody From the Sky (From "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine),
A
Winnick and His Orchestra
Mr. Wilson said the decrease in membership was due to the fluctual- ing floating population and the in- alstence of the Committee that the
by the regulatons, which had resull- ed in some members having to absent themselves.
Mr. Wilson said there had been a the small financial loss, although
than
Maural refrain; "Tango-My Lost bar had done belter business
Prof. Middleton-Smith made jla
ove (Cobian and Kennedy); Quick-f last year. This was due to the com- step On The le
The Lle Of Klichymiboko plete renovation and refurnishing of (Pola and Chase).
Chase),... Henry Jac- the rooms, and had it not been for ques with His Correct Dance Tempo this a profit would have been shown. Orchestra; Fox-Trots Smoke Dreams (Freed and Brown); There's That Look In Your Eyes Again (From appeal to engineers to take a greater Peter Yorke Interest and show a pride in their 'Head over Heels").
Batown and His Orchestra with vocal Institution. Engineers were a acat- profession by helping the TC- Blues (Ellington); tered body, he said, and he hoped frain; Rent Parly, Doing The Voom Voom
cffort Ellington)....Duke Ellington And that during the year every His Orchestra; Waltz-One Kiss In A would be made to obtain their co- Million (de Rose and Lewis); Fax- Trot-Love, Please Stay (Hayhurst and Mayer)....Henry Jacques with His Correct Dance Tempo Orchestra.
11.0 Close Down.
(Miley
STOCK MARKET
REPORT
The Hongkong Stock Exchange official summary issued at 12.30 p.m. yesterday, says:
The market was again very quiet, with very little business passing.
Manila was conier.
Dayers
Bank of East Asia $80 „Union-Insurance – $533
China Underwriters $2 H.K. Steamboats $16 Providents (Old) 13.00
H. Carde debentures 45% $200
Chinese Estates (9)
HJC Tramways $18,80
Peak Trams (Old) $7
Star Ferries $8415)
China Lights (Old) $12.10
H.K. Electrics $504
Sandakan Laighin $143%
Cement $17%
Sinceres 12 20
Wing On (IX) 14 Wm. Powell. Ltd, 30.80 Constructions #1%
Gay 135% 20% pm. Wallace Harpers $10 Maromana (L.) 3/10
Balen
Hongkong Bank $1,829
Haube $7.99
1.K. Landa $334
H.K. Electrics $594
Telephones _Now) $10%
Watsons $0.75/80
H.K. Docks ax. rights 121.08
Antamaks Pr. Ji
Atoke 2014
Baguio Gala 20
Benguet Consol, 0.59
Coco Grove A2
Consolidated Misen Bli
Demonstrations 20%
1. X. L. 20
San Mauricio 42% Suyse Conio). 15
United Paracales .41
U. S.
May
July
COMMODITY
PRICES
LATEST CABLED
October
QUOTATIONS
December
New York, Mar. 30 New York Cotton
Opening Closing 8.55/65 8.57/50 8.00/60
8,31/50
operation.
Mr. J. Russell remarked that the Institution should be, in principle and practice, an association for those who belonged to the professions embodied under its name. He would like to see the two great docks coming together and showing greater interest in the Institution.
A
The Chairman said he had always felt there was plenty of room for the Institution in the Colony. It was organised on the soundest of prac- tices and, furthermore, it had plenty of money. If the Institution could be used more it would be a great benefit to every engineer.
The following were elected officer- bearera-President, Prof.————-C.-A.-- Middleton-Smith;
Vice-Presidents,
Messrs. E. Cock and B. D. Evans
Secretary,
Mr.
W. F. Simpson;
Treasurer, Mr. J.
Librarian, Mr. F. J.
Neil
Tarrant; Managing M. Wilson, W.W
Committee, Messrs. W.
F.
G. G. Saunders, C. Bond, Simpson, M. A. Calrna, B. D. Evans, F. J. Neill, J. W. Wells, W. Kalley,
E. Laldiaw, J. J. Foster and Russell.
NEW
YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
SWAN, CULBERTSON & FRITZ LATEST REPORTS
New York, Mar. 30.
S. C. & F. Dow Jones summary of yesterday's.markets:
оп
A
Business news to-day was mixed. The sale of two exchange seats al $52,000 each, which was the lowest price obtained since 1918, was reflection of the current gloominess
Wall Street. Gasoline
stocks declined after 18 consecutive rises. Electrictly production for the week was more than 10% below that of the corresponding week in last year. Rubber and tin prices were weak. There are fears that the American recession
spread may
abroad. Favourable factors included prospects of swift aid for the rallroads, the fact that car-loadings were above seasonal and the steel outlook has improved.
S. C. & F. New York correspon deat cables:
Stocks: The market shows Hitle rallying 0.83/63
power. We still believe that
8.60/60
8.02/02
8.00/00
Jan. (1939)
8.82/02
8.65/05
Spot
Mar. (1939)
The First Notice
8.05/05
8.00/69 8.01 *
a selling climax is necessary to end the current phase, from which sharp technical rally should
#
Cotion: The market resists well,
Cotton is April 20 ay for - May but hos no bullish Incentive and
New York Rubber
May
September
July
10.75/80. 10.95/90. 11,05/00 .10.85/01: 11.20/28 11:00/02
11.50/52
In
the
traders are awaiting an improvement
industrial outlook.
The French monetary situation is unset- Qing. There was a fale demand for May:at 8.50. 11:20/22 Wheat: Crop 11.25N
are in
December January ..kudo
Sales for the day: 8,640 ton
Chicago
May
July
Whest
87/884
rou estimates creasing, while exports are smaller,
Corn; The situation is unchanged. Rubber: Up-turna in price meet 8514/88% with rob (6296/824
Belling; but there is ronowed less pressure.
The market is very 4/826 nervous, and factory
negligible. interests
824/8244 Saturday's Sales: 28
,809,000 Corn
Sugar: The market,
SENNET FRERES
'HIGH" CLASS JEWELLERS Gloucester: Building
Street
RECORO
WATERPROOF
WATCHES
with
STAINLESS
STEEL
BRACELET
$7500
And
each
prices are easier in sympathy with
the London market.
Dow Jones Averartes. Mar. 19:
30 Industriala
St. Georges |- Ball May Be
Abandoned
Presiding Officer Tells Of Loss
Governor Is Patron
SOVIET TRAITORS EXECUTED
Airmen Shot Down Attempting Escape
POST OFFICE
ONCE AIR MAIL LETTERS
VIA
****Air-mail letters may be posted in @Letters and Pos
the ordinary-"posting boxes. They and South America should be clearly marked "By Als via Siberia” if so superscribed Mall"d and bear suficient postage. Insuficiently prepaid letters may be. forwarded by Steamer Bervice, at the taxed with, double the deficiency or
discretion of the Post Offico.',
Helsinki, Mar. 30, Five Soviet naval officers and three sailors were shot at Habarovsk for supplying the Japanese with plans of Vladivostock, harbour and fortifien-AGAIR MAIL' SERVICES
Air Mall Services to Shanghai,
OUTWARD MAILI TIMES Registered and Parcel Maili :: are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below tinless otherwis stated, and where raalls are advertis ed to close at or before 9 a.m., re
tions. Mahair istal tim plints Nanking, Taingtau, Tientsin and Pel-gistered and parcel: malli:ard closed
At the Uime of
to
scized of the Soviet Air Force plane and attempted to escape Japanese. They were two Chinese territory occupied by the
-Presiding at the annual general meeting of St. George's Society, held in the Boardroom of the Hongkong Jockey Club Exchange Buliding
miles yesterday, Mr. G. S. Archbutt an nounced that if the annual ball of from the frontier when planes over- the Society was not sufflelently sup- took them and shot the machine ported, it would have to be abandon-down. Both fugitives were killed. ed. Referring
to
the
charitableReuter,
work done by the Society-the President remarked that expenditure on rellet work, showed a reducilon compared with 1930.
the present at the meeting were
Those
D.
Mr. G. 8. "Archbutt (President), | Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell (Vice- President); Messrs. L.. C. F.
Bellamy PS. Cassidy, W. A. Cornell, J. Danby, V. C. Labrum,
and C. C. Roberts (Committee), Hon. Sir Henry Follock, Mr. E. Cock, and Mr. Dixey-Beal, and Mr. A. Sommerfelt (representing the Secretaries and Treasurers, Messrs. Linstead and
Davis).
The President said:
LOYALIST ATTACK
Claim Insurgent Drive Checked
Barcelona, Mar. 30.
It is officially stated that, in addi- tion to halting the Insurgents on the Frogn sector, the Loyalists launched
west of a counter-offensive south Teruel and captured three hills near. Val de Cuenca. The
he Government now dominates. Masegozo Terriente.
An army official stated that the fo- milliary situation has changed vourably and the critical moment has passed. "I think that to-day marks the turning point in the
nghting,
he added. Arogon- United Press.
Gentlemen, Before proceeding with the business of the meeting, should like to place on record our appreciation of the fact that His Excellency Sir Geoffry Northcote has graciously consented to become
Society. Patron of this
of The report and statement necounts for the year 1937 have been in your hands for the prescribed | period,
with your and
I. propose permission to take them as read.
CINZA CROSSED The form of the accounts is
Barcelona, Mar. 30. familiar to you, and an explanation The Insurgents have crossed
the
of differences between 1937 and the Cinza at several points north of previous year is given in the report. Fraga. The Loyalists are resisting do not propose, therefore, to com-strongly and repulsed several attacks ment at any length on the figures. from the south.
should like, however, to make Insurgent units between Fraga and reference
to our charitable work. Lerida have established communica→ Our main expenditure is on rollet tions with an outpost at Lerida, work which, Incidentally, shows a where they overheard a Loyalist out-
+ reduction as compared with 1936. I-post transmitting orders to withdraw
am pleased to say that we have once the artillery.--United Press. again received a refund in respect of financial Essistance granted. The whole of the amount of $120 refund- ed was received from one lady for whom we were able to arrange a passage to England in return for services as a children's nurse.
THREE WOMEN ASSISTED
An unusual, feature of the year's activities was that of the persons we assisted three were women, all yefy, deserving cases. I should like to take this opportunity of express- ing my appreciation of the assistance ‚and · · co-operation' which we have received from the Hongkong Benevo- lent Society, the Police and the British Legion.
The fact that grants and donations were
less last year than in the previous year docs not mean that Donations for charity are not re- quired. Calls on us vary from year to year, and we can never tell what the future will bring forth. I hope that Members will respond as readily
they have done. In the past.
predecessor expressed the hope that the annual golf match against the St. Andrew's Society would be played by much more re- presentative sides rather than by the selected few as hitherto. The pro- position found favour with our old "enemies" and the result was that teams of 40 a side competed, but I regret to say that once again we were compelled to admit defeat, although I understand that all par Ucipating in the match thoroughly enjoyed themselves..
We also played a most enjoyable lawn bowls match against the St. Andrew's Society, but here also we were beaten. We shall have to look to our laurels this year both at golf and at lawn bowls,
MEMBERSHIP DECREASE
Our total membership does not show any signs of Increasing; “In fact, it is less than last year in spite of the fact that 34 new members were elected during the year under review. I hope you will all do your best to bring in new Members,
Here. I feel that it will not be out
BRITISH HELPLESS TO STOP MURDER
Shunghal, Mar. 30. Feeling is running high in British military circles to-day as a result of an incident this morning on the Creek Bridge over the Soochow dividing Hongkew from the rest of when Japanese the Settlement, soldiers beat an old Chinese man and then threw him into the water.
The whole netion was in full view of the sentries of the Durham Light infantry who were on duty at the _end_of_the_Bridge and who were unable to leave their posts. They were compelled helplessly to watch the man being drowned, while the Japanese soldiers laughed and cheer- e-Reuter,
Dissension In Soviet
Secret Radio Station Attacks Government
Riga, Mar. 30. The secret Moscow radio station again transmitted last night fierce denunciations of the Soviet Govern-
ment.
Men and women speakers attacked the Government for interfering with the affairs of other nations in order to create International chaos and an- nounced a steady growth in the ranks of the liberators which, they declar
of place to inform members that this ed, would shortly make them a legal year the Annual Ball resulted in a party. small loss which your Committee alightly interfered with reception-
a government station Jamming by a have agreed to make good. There is not the slightest doubt that the loss Reuter. is the result of the disinterested: nttitude of members generally.
ping are temporarily suspended. at 8 pm on the previous day,
INWARD. MAILS
From
Air Mail by "Imperial" Airways
Per
Direct
Bervice"--London date,
Bangkok and Swalow
Japan
Calcutta and Straits
*** 23rd March"
Shanghel
Shanghai and Swalow Pakhol Japan and Amoy
Japan
Straits
and Shanghai
Haiphong ••**
Australia and Manila Swatow
Alf Mall by "Pan American Airways
** Direct Bervice"--Ban
date, 25th March Japan
and Shanghol Saigon.......
-Imperial--Airw
Kwelyang Nankin
Yuen Sang·
Conte Ros50
Klangeu Lianychow Naldera Telnan
Francisco Fan-American.
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways
Direct
Service"-London
Imperial Airways Plane
April 3.
April 3..
I
March 31.- March 31..
March 31.
March 31...
April 1..
April 1
Africa Maru.
.April 2.
Behar
¡April 2..
G.G. Paul Doumer
April 2
Nellore
April 2.
Newchwang
April 2..
Airways Plane Sphinx Houtman
April 2.
April Z.
April '9..
date.
*
26th March
.Abril z..
Straits
Protesilatis
Shanghai, Foochow and Swalow
Soochow
Japan and Shanghai
Acncas
April 4.
Straits
Calchas
April 4.
Tientsin
Yunnan
April 4..
Straits
Boissevain
April 5..
Strults
Cremer
April 3.
Java and Manila
Tjinegara
April 5.
U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Manila
(Seattle date, 12th March) Tientaln
Pres. McKinley
April 8.
Chengtu
April 7..
Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shang-
hal (Vancouver BC., 19th March) Emp, of Asia Manila
April 7.
Potsdam
April 7.
Amoy
Shirala
.April 7.
Japan
Talthyblus
April 7..
Japan
Dakar Maru.
April 8.
Japan and Shanghai
Hakuson Maru
April 8..
Japan
Kunihima Maru
April B..
U.S.A.. Honolulu, Japan and Manila *-
(San Francisco date, 11th March) Pres. Pierce Straits.... Straits and Manila
April 8.
Kashima Maru Victoria
April 9...
.April 9..
Date and Time
For
́OUTWARD MAILS
Per
Thursday.
Muinam Talyin
Thurs,, Mar, 31, 1.30 p.m.. Thurs., Mar. 31, 3. p.m.
Japan Thurs., Mar. 31.
С.Р.О, АНА К.Р.О. **Parcels,
is
Holbow Manila Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, Canada, Emp. of
U.S.A., Central and South America and Europe via Vancouver B.C., (Parcels for Canada only)—due Vancouver B.C., 19th April and
Europe via Siberia.
Air Mail, for. Wachow, Kwellla, O.N.A.C. Plane.
Kwely-g-and-Chungking-by-the-
Mar. 31, 5. p.m. .Apr.-1, 9.15 a 1.Apr. §1, 10. am.
...,Fri, Apr. 1..
.Apr. 1. 9.30 aman..
¡Fri. Apr. 1, 10 am..
Fri, Apr. 1
Reg.,
Ord..
Friday
Samshul and Wuchow....
Talming
..Fri., Apr.1, 8.18 a.m.
Air Mail for Slan, Lanchow and Eurasia Plane
Chengtu, etc. (via Hankow) by the "Eurasia Airways Service” (To further polats by surfaco transport as Services permit). Kongmoon
G.P.O, and K.F.O.
Reg.,
.Apr. 1, 0.1.....
Ord..
On Lee.
P.O.
"C.NO." Airways Direct Ser- Vico"
Reg.,
Apr. 1
Ord.
.Apr. 1, 5' p.m.
Ref..
Ord..
Manila, Rabaul, Australia and New Nankin
Brisbane-due "Zealand・・ via
Brisbane 19th April..
Parcels Reg., Ord.,
Struits, Sandakan, Ceylon, India, Naldera
*East and South Africa, Aden,
P. O. & E. PO,
Egypt und Europe via Marseilles -due Marseilles 20th. April.
Parcels
Rez.
Ord..
Saturday
1. 5'p.m..
Apr. 2, 8 am... ... Fri., Apr. 1.
F:0,
Apr 1, 5 pm..
Apr. 1, 5 pm. Apr. 2, 9 am.
Fri, Apr. 1......
1.Apr, 1, 8 pm. Apr. 2. 945 am..
.Apr. 2, 10.30 am..
Air Mall for "Australia by Imperial Imperial Airways Plane Saf., Apr. 2..
"Alrways. Service"-due · Darwin,
6th. April
Ale Mati, for... "Imperial” Airways Imperial Airways Piane-Sat., Apr. 2...
Direct Bervice"-dne
10th. April. *
London,
Air Mail for “K.L.M., Airways Nalderas.
Service"-due Amsterdam, 12th
April.
Tientsin
Ord
*****. 1.2
Se Bati Apr.
G.P.O. and K.P.O. KAY
Apr, 2, 9:30 am. 15 Abr.
pr. 2, 10 mm.
Sat, Apr. 2, 10.30 a.m..
22.30
Straits, Ceylon, India,
East
and Africa MartOLO
South Africa. Japan..
Air Mall for "France Orient Air- Sphinx,
Service" due'. Marseilles,
ard
G. P. O. & E. P. 0. .. Bery Ord.
...Apr. 2, 8 sID (Apr. 2, 0 MIN.
* G. P. 0. A E. P.0.* Ber..
Ord
KCE.
Chong On
Yuensang
G.P.O. and E.P.0.2
17th April.
ReK-
*
PLANE CRASHES
·IN CEMETERY:
Ord
Apr
Saigon,
G.P.0,' and
via · Marselles due Marseilles, 2nd May.
Ord
Manila, Straits, Ceylon, "Indla, Conte Rosso
Egypt and Europe via Brindis
due Brindiel, 24th April.
Reg- Ord
Holhow, Pakhol and Haiphong Kiangsu Air Mail for Manlis, Guam, Hono--Pan-American
lulu and USA by the "Pan- Airways Plane American Airways Direct Service" wedne. San-Francisco, 10th-April.“
Bat,
Apt. .
K. P. O
Ref..
Ord..
GPO
Ber Ord
It will readily be appreciated that the time must arrive when, it the Ball is not sufficiently supported, we shall have to consider abandoning it. This, I think, would be a great play. It should be fully supported, as it is
Tacoma, Mar. 30. the only function of its kind which An aeroplane crashed in a ceme- the St. Georgda Society holds. It tery to-day amid tombstones which provides Englishmen, members of the were completely demolished. -- Society, with an excellent oppor- The plot was uninjured and walk- tunity of meeting their friends and ed to a nearby farmhouse-United of returning hospitality: I should ❘ Prazz. like to see it well supported not only
to make it a continued success as a Pollock and corried. function, but also as a means of adding to our charțiable funds,
The Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson was elected Vice-President. on the pro- Mr. Danby, bu posal of Mr. Cornell, seconded by
Last year on St. George's Day, a wreath was laid at the Cenotaph, and a-wreath was also laid at the Ceno-
The following were elected to the taph on Armistice Days
General Committee for 1938: Messrs. Before closing, I should like 10L CAF. Bellamy J. K. Bousfeld, express my personal thanks to the C. B. Brown, P. 5. Cassidy, W. A. members of the Committee for their Cornell JD. Danby, F. C. Hall, help and assistance during my year C. Labrum, G. Miskin, of dico. In addition I should like to
C.
add my grateful thanks to Mr Roberts, G. G. N. Tinson and G. G. Sommerfelt
Wood Your Surrepresenting Secretaries and Treasurersy for his
Messrs. Linstead and. Davis were assistance to me personally re-elected Secretaries and Trea-
The report and accounts were butt seconded, by Mr. Labrum..
surers on the proposal of Mr. Arch- seconded by Mr. Bellamy, and passed
CTION OF OFFIC
It was 'decided that a wreath
on the Cenotaph on St. George DAY April 29, this year.
Before the meeting Hon, Sir Henr.
vole 2 of
thank
n, Ceylon, India, East and Sphinx South Africa, Egypt and Europe.
Monday
2 4.15 pm ....Apr. 2, 4 pm
***** 5 Apr. 2.
- G.P.O. and K.P.0.5
Apr, 2, 415 pa
Apr. 2, 5 pm.
Sat, Apr. 2, 5PM.
Swalow, Foochow and Tientsin, Hoihow Swalow, Shanghai and Tientsin Chaksang Siraits, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt Aenear
and Europe via Marseilles due Marseilles, 7th May, and London. “ Parceladuse London, 14th day.
Amoy and
Apr: 3,6 km.
Mon., Apr. 4. 10.30 am. Mon, Apr. 13.30 pm. Mon, Apr 4,
Apr. 4pm
4.16 p.m.