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5. C. & F. Dow Jones summary of yesterday's markets:
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
G.
BOR R.
THE HONGKONG | TELEGRAPH THURSDAY,
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Forty-Ninth Ordinary Annual Mooting of Shareholdera will be held at the offices of 10 Company, Exchange Building, Des Voeux Road Contral, Victoria, Hong Kong, on Tuesday, the 12th day of April, 1938, at 11.30 am. for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the year ended 31st December, 1937,
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 11th day of April, 1938, at 3 p.m., at the Occa of the Public Works Department, by Order of Illa Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Mong Kok Taul, in the Colony of
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option of Company will be CLOSED from renewal at a Crown Rent to bo FRIDAY, the 1st APRIL, 1938, to fixed by the Surveyor of His TUESDAY, the 12th APRIL, 1938, Majesty the KING, for one fur-both days Inclusive.
No of Sale
ther term of 75 years.
011
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis- posal of the lot the Purchaser (If not the applicant) will be
required to deposit with authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollara, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refund- ed on payment of the Purchase price, PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Kozjoon Inland
Lot No. 4004.
Sauth of Kowlbon Inland Lut
No. 335. Canton Road,
Mong Kok Taui.
Registry No. |
Locality
Boundary Measurements.
N.
*!
*
terijfzet|tres|feet
As per sals
plan.
Contenta in
sq. feet
Annual
Rental.
Upset Price
6,713
$124
$10,070
U.S. COMMODITY
PRICES
The market to-day brightened on better automobile news, with 221 estimate of the week's output show- ing a rise of 10% which is the largest for any week since January. The magazine "Iron Age" estimates steel production at 32 55% of capacity. May A decline in car-loadings is indicat- July ed, althaugh it
expected that the Oct.
LATEST CABLED
QUOTATIONS
New York. April 6.
New York Cotton
bumper. Winter wheat erop will aid Dee. burner. There is increased pressure Jun. (1930) carriers. on the
part of the Administration to Mar. (1939), encourage business, while the sea- Spot somal rise in steel production is also
Opening
Closing
8.49/48
8.47/47
8.56/56
0.52/52
0.03/03
8.00/60
8.65/00
3.63/63
8.08/G8
0.05 N
8.71/71
0.00 N 853
By Order of the Board of Directors,
T. C. T. BECK,
Secretary, Hongkong, 3rd March, 1938,
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY
OF CANTON, LTD.
Notice to Shareholders
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Society will be held at the HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, Hong Kong, on WED- NESDAY, 13th APRIL, 1938, at 11 a.m., for the purpose of receiv- ing the Report of the Directors nd the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1937, and of declaring Dividend, etc.
The SHARE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from 26th MARCHI to 13th APRIL, Both Days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
A. W. HUGHES,
General Manager.
Hongkong, 14th March, 1938.
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.
Notice to Shareholders
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SIXTY-NINTH ORDIN- ARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at its HEAD OFFICE. Union Building, Hong Kong,
13th WEDNESDAY, on
The First Notice Day for May| APRIL, 1938, at 11.20 a.m., for the
favourable factor. Buying, how- Cotton is April 20. ever, is faltering, the market being worried by the French crisis. Gasoline stocks again show an in-May
New York Rubber
11.15b/21a
erense.
July
11.20/29
11.09/10 11.26/20
5. C. & F. New York correspondent | Dec. tables:
Stocks: The abrupt reversal of yesterday's up-trend is an unfavour-i able indication, but the light volume)
Sept.
11.37 /37
11.40/40
11.03 /60
11.61/01 Jan.
11.57 N Sales for the day:-2,270 tons.
of business indicates absence of sell- May ing pressure.
July
Chicago Wheat
0134/81% 81%/8144 79/79. 79/79%
7074/00
23,645,000 bushels,
Chicago Corn
Cotton: The poor mill situation Sept....... and Bombay selling on differences Tuesday's Sales: continue to be depressing factors.
The Journal of Commerce" nereage; estimate shows a total of 28,500,000
acres.
Moy
Whent: There is some belief that July the fine crop outlook has discounted Oct. the view of a possible change before harvest, but reports continue May excellent It Is reported tha tthe July action of May
position on the Oct.
Winnipeg market is attracting the
attention of Exchange Officials,
Corn: Heavy exports are awaiting
99%/59% 6974/00% 01/01 61%/6114 0114/61%
Winnipeg Wheat
1214/1224 123/123% 109 /108% 109%/100% 804/ 88%
purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the State- ments of Account to 31st Decem- ber, 1937, and of declaring Divi- dends, etc.
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.
A SUPER-WATCH at a low price
THE IDEAL TIMEKEEPER
for
HONGKONG AND
TROPICAL CLIMATES
THE WATERPROOF
RECORD
Some qualities:
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DUSTPROOF
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15 RUBIES
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STEEL MODERN
APRIL 7, 1938.
Stock Market Sentiment Now Firmer
The
London, Apr. 6. London Stock Exchange showed an early dullness to-day, due to lack of confirmation of favourable rumours circulating overnight, but this quickly yielded to a better sen- timent, resulting in general net gains. Gilt-edged holding were Arm, though they closed below the best.
Among the commodities, cocoa was weak, heavy liquidation following unconfirmed rumours at a Gold Const hold-up had broken down,
'Wall Street was easier.-United Special.
CONCERT IN AID
A concert in aid of the Hongtang Students' Rellef Assoclution will be held to-morrow 'und Saturday at 8 p.m. In the Great Hall of the Hong- kong University, under the patronage of the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. M. K. Lo and Mr. D. J. Sloss, Chancellor. The entire proceeds will be used to pur- chase medical supplies for war reliet work.
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AIR MAIL SERVICES Air Mall Services to Shanghai,
Nanking, Tsingtau, Tientsin and Pel- ping are temporarily suspended.
Straits
Swatow Manila
Amoy
Java and Manila
Japan and Shanghai
INWARD
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Malls are: closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls are advertis- ed to close at or before 9 am, re- glatored and parcel mails are closed. at & p.m. on the previous day.
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MAILS
Tilnegara
.Apell 7.
'From
Halphong Tientsin
OF WAR VICTIMS Mail by "Imperial Airways
Per
Canton Chenglu Canada, USA, Japan and Shang-
(Vancouver B.C., 19th March) Emp. of Asia hai
Friderun Rabaul
Dan
.April 7.
April 7.
April 7.
April 7.
Direct Service"-London 30th March
date.
Imperial Airways Plane
April 7.
Ispr
April 7..
Ninghai
April 7.
Potsdam Shirala
.April 7.
April 7.
Japan
Dakar Maru
.April 8.
Hakusan Maru
April 8,4
Bangkok and Swatow
Kalgan
April 8.
Japan...
Kunishima Maru
.April 8.
Shanghai
M/v Shantung
.April 8..
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Monila
has
(San Francisco date, 11th March) Pres. Pierce ... Straits and Europe via Negapotam (Letters and Papers) London date, 10th March
April 8.
Kashima Maru
April 0.
1
Airways Plane Talyuan
.April 0.
April D..
Talthybius
..April 9.
Victoria
...April 9.
Airways
Imperial Airways Plane Tjisalak
...April 10.
.April 10.
April 11..
An interesting programme been arranged, including selections by the Chinese Philharmonic Orches- tra; violin soles by Mr. Ma Si-hon; vocul selections by Mr. Li Chor-chl; popular Hawalian music by Mr. Andrew Chon and his Hawaila Troubadours; Chinese music by Mr. Wan Tse-chung: planoforte solo by Mrs. R. Ching and tap-dancing by Miss Leung Chor-wu.
Messrs.
Tickets muy be had' af Tsang Fook Plano Co. or at the University on the nights of the con-
cert.
TAIERCHWANG LOSSES
the
GAIN RAPIDLY
(Continued from Page 1.)
Shanghai-Hangehow
yesterday morning.
Air Mail by "Pan-American Air-
ways Direct Service"-San Fran- Pan-American cisco date, 1st April Shanghai and Amoy
Japan
*****
Straits and Manila
Air Mall by "Imperial
Direct Servico"--London date, 2nd April
Amoy
Salgon
Japan
Australia and Manila Shanghai
Calcutta and Straits
Straits and Europe via Suez (Letters
and
Papers) London, 17th March and London Parcels London date, 10th March
Straits and Manila
Railway,
Straits
Japan and Shanghal Japan
Salgon
More than 190 Chinese women and children refugees in the village were escorted to places of safely after the recapture.
It is reported that following a fierce battle, in which inyonets were freely used, the Chinese captured Lion I in the vicinity of Sinkino, north of Fuyang, yesterday. As a result, the Chinese troops now command the highway between Hangchow and Fi- yang.
"It is also fearned that having gained a foothokl ot Halyen, Chinese guerillas are now vigorously pushing towards Pinghu, north of Chiapoo,
Altogther eight Japanese warships are now anchored off Chapoo, three of them destroyers.---Central News. Chinese Pushing Northward
Lin, Apr. 7. After repulsing a Japanese on- slaught yesterday, Chinese forces at the Lini sector are now rapidly push- Ing northward.
Throughout yesterday, the Japonese directed gunfire at the Chinese posi- tions in that sector, but the Chinese iroops stubbornly stood their "ground. --Central Newa.
the opening of lake navigation on MASS FOR CHINA'S that the SEVENTY-SECOND OR STAINLESS STEEL PRACTICAL day voted for a committee amend
Rubber: Moderate factory interest SUFFERERS TO BE
April 15th.
is reported. Business in cit is smalij and prices are firmly held.
SAID IN LONDON
Notice to Shareholders
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
DINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at its HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, Hong Kong, on Wednesday, 13th London, Apr. 4. APRIL, 1938, at 11.25 a.m., for the invitation of Cardinal Hinsley, Bishop Yu Ping, Vicar-purpose of receiving the Report Apostolic at Nanking, will celebrate of the Directors and the State- Mass in Wesminster Cathedral on ments of Account to 31st Decem. April B for suffering Catholics ber, 1937, and of declaring Divi. 17.05China and for world pence.
dend, etc. 84.07 Members of the Diplomatic Corps 46.80 may be present.-Reiter.
Sugar: The market to-day was quiet, although there Vas some senttered Iquidation.
Dow Jones Averages:
30 Industrials
Close 100.20
April 5.
108,30
20 Rails
20 Utilities
40 Bands
21.45 17.42 85.15
20.20
11 Commodity Index 40.07
AL the
Children's Summer Suits: Up-to-date styles in all sizes and various inexpensive materials such as white cotton. Washable and long wearing.
from $6.50 per suit Boys' Summer Suits:
Latest and most up-to-date fashions as for young men. With long or short trousers. Sizes up to 41. in different colours.
$12.00 per suit
Men's Summer Suits:
The largest selection for 1938 in the Colony. You may find similar goods elsewhere but never such good value in fit, material and good tailoring. You will be thoroughly satisfied with a Rolny sult. Your choice from linen, cotton or mixed materials. Also the latest "Cold-Silk" material, extremely light weight and will wash and wear enduringly,
from $15.60 per suit
The Specialist for tailored goods
Rolns
12 Des Voeux Robd Central
Tel. 21040.
The SILARE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 26th MARCHĮ to 13th APRIL, Both Days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
A. W. HUGHES, ·
General Manager. Hongkong, 14th March, 1938.
AMBASSADOR TO FLY TO CHINA'S CAPITAL, APRIL 9
Hankow, Apr. 6. The British Ambassador is pro- ceeding to Chungking by air on April 9 to present his credentials.-United Press.
NAVAL EXPERT RECALLED
Washington, Apr. 8.
The Senate Naval Committee has recalled Admiral Leahy, who testifled that exira Panama Canal defences would be valuable.—United Press.
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-U.S. BUSINESSMEN
Washington, Apr. 6. The Senate Finance Committee to-
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Inch Of Rain Mighty
Fort Worth, Tex. A 1-inch rain brings 113 tons of water to an acre of ground, Paul Cook. U. S. weather forecaster, told a civic club here. Moreover, Cook said, 10,000,000 tons of moisture- rain und snow-is the average pre- cipitation the world over for each second of the day and night.-United Presa.
EXCHANGE RATES
Shanghai.
חליני
Japan and Stanghal
For
G. G. Paul Doumir Hakodate Maru
Changle
Glengarry
Santhia
April 11. April 12.
..Aprit 12. .April 12.
Cortu
April 13.
Deucalion
April 13.
Soudan
April 13.
Tiibadak
April 13.
Jean Laborde
April 14.
Kidderpore
April 14.
D'Artagnan
.April 15.
April 15.
Date and Time
Ranpura
OUTWARD MAILS
Per
Thursday
Manila, Saigon, Bangkok, Straits, Boissevain..Thurs., Apr. 7, 3.30 pm.
*Batavio, Mauritius, Reunion, Madagascar, Lourenco Marques and South Africa. Ticatsin
Samshul and Wuchow Shanghai
Hermod
Tues., Apr. 7, 4 p.m..
Friday
Konnso
Potsdam
Reg., Ord..
.Fri., Apr. 8, 8.15 a.m. .Fri., Apr. 8, 8.30 a.m.
...Frt., Apr. 8..
G.P.0, and K.P.0.
..Apr; 8, 9' RA- ..Apr. 8, 5.30 a.m.
On Lee... Fri., Apr. 8, 10 am.. Kingyuan...Fri., Apr. 8, 10.30 am... Kwalsang...Fri., Apr. 8, 12.30 p.m. Pres. McKinley
Air Mail for Slan, Lanchow and Eurasia Plane
Chenglu, ele. (via Hankow) by the "Eurasia Airways Service" (To further points by surface transport as Services_permit). Kongmoonanghai Swatow and "Shanghai
Swalow, Shanghai and Tientsin. Japan, Canada, U.S.A., Central and South America and Europe via Victoria B.C.due Victoria B.C., 28tli April and Europe via Siberia Swatow Manila
Parcels, Reg. Ord.,
Fri., Apr. 8, .Apr. 8, Noon. Apr. 8, 1.45 p.m. .Apr. 2,30
8, p Fri., Apr. 8, 3 p.m... Emp, of Asia,.Fri., Apr. 8.3.3.
8, pm
Haitan
Air Mall for "K.L.M. Airways Hakusan Maru and K.F.0.
Service"-due Amsterdam, 19th April.
G.P.O.
Re..
.Apr. 8, 4.30 p.m.
Straits, Ceyton, India, East and Hakusan Maru Fr., Apr. 8.
South Africa, Aden, Egypt and
Air Mail for Wuchow, Kwellin, C.N.A.C. Plane .......................
.FTL, Apr. 8. Kwelyang and Chungking by the "C.N.A.C.” Airways Service,
G.P.O.
and K.P.O.
Europe via Marseilles--due Mar-
seilles, 7th May*.*
Reg., Ord..
..........Apr. 8, 5 p.m.
..Apr. 8, 5.30 p.m.
K. P. O.
Rez.. Oni
.Apr. 8, 5 p.m.
.Apr. 8, 5 p.m.
G. P. O.
RCE
.Apr. 8. 3 p.m.
Ord.,
Apr. 9, 6 a
Saturday
Air Mall for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plans
Direct Service"--due London, 17th
April
Ref..
Sat, Apr. 9. G.P.O. and K.P.O.
Apr. 9, 8 am Ord........... APE. 9, 9 a.m.
7.
Air Mall for "Australia by Imperial Imperial Airways Flane
Airways Service"-due Darwin, + 13th April
Sat, Apr. 0. G.P.O. and K.P.O.
Apr. 9, 8 a.mu Ord........... Apr. 9.0 1.312.
Rex..
Amoy and Foochow (via Amoy).. Tinegara. Shanghai
Swatow and Amoy Straits and Calcutta
Fort Bayard and Haiphong Forman, Shanghat ond Japan Holhow, Pakhol and Haiphong ....
Victorin
Cremer
Hosang
Ord.,
Parcels,
Sat., Apr. 8, 8.30 am.. Sat., Apr. 9, 9.30 a.m. Sat., Apr. 2, 10.30 a.m.. .Sat, Apr. 0.. .Apr. 9, 1 am.. ..Apr. 9, Noon.. Canton.......Sat, Apr. 9, 2 p.m. Kashima Maru Sat., Apr. 9, 3.30 pm.. Kanchow
Sat., Apr. 9, 5 p.m.:
Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Hono-Pan-Americars
lulu
"Тап- and U.S.A.. by the American Airways Direct Ser- vice"-due. San Francisco, 17th April
......Sat., Apr. 9. E. P. O.
...........Apr. 9. 5 p..... ...Apr. 0, 5 p.m... G.P.O.
...Apr. 9; 5 pm... .Apr. 10, 6 am...
.Sun., Apr. 10, 0 ...
Mon., Apr. 11, 10.30 am...
Airway. Flane
Paris.
Geneva
.21.6424
Berlin.
12.30
April 4. April 5.
160
181 21.04% 12.37
Ref..
Ord..
Athens
64714
547/2
Milan
.9434
RCE. ard..
94 for
Oslo...
.10.00
10.90
10.90
Bundov
Copenhagen.
.22.40
32.40
22.40
Stockholm. Helsingfors
10.40
19.40
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow
Scision
22414
22014
228%
Amoy and Shanghai
Taiyuan
17-14
Tientsin
Ninghai
.Sun., Apr. 10, am.. Sun, Apr. 10, 9 n.m..
New York. Vienna Amsterdam Progue Madrid.
.4.90%
4.0014
Monday
.2014
20
.8.003%
Tientsin
Hupch
8.96%
Swalow and Shanghai
142
142
.Nom.
Nara
Swalow, Shanghai and Tientsin
Klungchow Mon., Apr. 11; 19.30 am.. Taksang.. Mon., Apr. 11, 3.30 p.m..
110
Tuesday
Hongkeng
1/218
1/0 14.00
1/0
20.30%
4.00% 28.47%
1/2
1/2
.217
217
201
.67714
19
07712
2/1
10
18
.1021/ --British - Wireless.
107
Brussels Brussels Yokohama
Belgrade
Bucharest
Montovideo,
Rio de Janeiro..211
· Hongkong | Silver (Spot)...10%
Silver (forward).194 Wär Laan.
*Swatow, Foochow and Tienisin .. Chèngta Tues., Apr. 12, 8.30 a...
Tisalak....Tues., Apr. 12, 8.30 .m.
Batavia and Sourabaya Swalow and Shanghal ....... Kwangtung Tues., Apr. 12, 10.30 a.m. Honolulu, U.S.A., Canada, Central President Pierce....Tues., Apr. 12..
and South America and Europe- vin San Francisco-Due San Fran- cisco, 4th May,
Swatow and Bangkok Shanghai
"Superscribed 'correspondence
Apr. 12, 3 p.m. .Apr. 12;4.15 p.m.. .Apr. 12, 5. p.m..
Wed, Apr 18, 8.30 am. Wed, Apr. 13, 2.30 p.m.
Par, Reg Ord,
Wednesday
Kalgant Soochow