CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
25 words $2.00 for 3 days prepaid
WANTED KNOWN.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
HONG KONG & CHINA GAS CO., LTD.
WARNING TO
CONSUMERS.
It has been found that an unauthorised person, representing himself ns Shroff from this Company, has been calling on gu MACAO. Come and try Portuguese cooking at Macao's well-known consumers to collect gna accounts, Restaurant "as Dellelas", situated on Consumers are warned that all the main road oppostle the Post our Shroffs are provided with Omer Building.
offleial printed Shroff Receipts SITUATIONS VACANT. [bearing the name and address of the consumer, and account date,
BABY AMAH wanted immediately reference, and amount. for Peak district. Apply Box No. 400, "Hongkong Telegraph."
Narcotic Divan Keepers Taken
Flacs totalling $385 or eight months and three weeks' hard labour were inflicted on LI Ynt, 40, by Mr. Q A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning when he was convicted of keeping an open divan in Chistle Peak Rood and being in possession of 175 heroin pill und five
of prepared mace nue Officer Warden said Revenue
mere
No other form of Shroff Receipt can be recognised by the Company,
F. GOODWIN, Resident "Engineer and Manager.
Hongkong, 26th April, 1938.
THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LTD.
The
Notice to Shareholders.
Meeting of Sharoholders will be Fifty-Seventh Ordinary
held at the Offices of the under- signed on Friday, the 6th May, 1938, at Noon, for the purpose of
the
had been 21 smokers on the prehur receiving the Report of
Chan
Cheung, facing ges, was fined $380 or eight months General Agents, together with a und three weeks. Two mace o statement of Accounts for the opium and 170 pills had been found in his possession, while 20 smokers year ended the 31st December, had been disturbed by the rald.
Before Mr. K, M. A. Barneti in
1937.
The Share Register and Trans-
the second court, Chun Fal, 21, shop fer Books will be closed from the foki, and Chan Cheung, 30, firewood dealer, were convicted of the posses- 22nd April to the 6th May, 1938, sion of over 10 Laels of raw opium both days inclusive.
in an unnumbered shed in Portland Street. Revenue Oficer Warden said,
the shed wus used by the second)
defendant for his business.
First defendant was fined $130 or two months while the second
fined $200 or three months.
JAPANESE FLIES
BY CLIPPER
VIS
San Francisco, Apr. 27.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. General Agents. Hongkong, 13th April, 1038.
ADVERTISEMENT.
A vacancy exists for a Chinese Anti-Gas Instructor in the Air Raid Precautions Department of
Commander Kanzo Miura, assistant the Hong Kong Government.
Naval Attache
the Japanese to
Embassy nt Washington, boarded the
Applications should be by letter
Hawaii Clipper for the Orient to-day, in the first instance addressed to
Also aboard was the noted Ameri- the Air Raid Precautions Officer can missionary, the
Rev. George care of Colonial Secretariat and
Shepherd, once adviser to
Chiang Kai-shek.
Madame accompanied by full particulars Both refused to divulge- the pur-of qualifications and copies of their trips to the Far East-testimonials. Applicants should poses United Press.
THE
HONGKONG
R.
TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1938.
REGISTRATION OF PERSONS ORDINANCE, 1931.
Of co
As from 1st May, 1938, tho Registration of Persona will "bo situated in the Chung Tin Building, 6th floor, No. 5. Des Vooux Road Central, сп the corner of Des Voeux Road and Ice House Street, (entrance in Des Voeux Road, Central).
Sd. T. H. KING, Commissioner of Police. 28th April, 1938.
G. BAR R.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 2nd day of May, 1938, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of frown Land at Prince' Edward Road, Mu Tau Wel, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years.
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis- posal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required to doposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refund- ed on payment of the Purchase price.
No of Nate
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Locality
Registry No
ples of Buraipy
Kowloon Inland Lot No. 4011.
No. 330H,
Prince Edward Road.
not be over 35 years of age, should be educated up to Matriculation
G.
Boundary Kremenit.
H
da per nale
plan
9 feet
Авпка!
16,875
R-ntal
[Upset Price i
$253
R.
SUGAR QUOTAS knowledge of English and the PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
MAY BE CUT
| Standard, and possess a good
ability to impart technical Instruc- tions in Chinese. Some know- ledge of Chemistry is also desir London, Apr. 28.
able. The salary will be initially The International Sugur Com- mittee opened its meeting here 10-$100 a month for the first two day which is expected to last three months, during which the selected days. The agenda includes the candidate will be in training: question of alteration of quotas.thereafter if satisfactory he will Reuter Bulletin,
It was recently announced that be given a salary of $1,800 per the wars in Spain and China had annum rising by annual" inere- much reduced the sugar sales of the ments of $100 to a maximum of world and that It was seriously pro- posed to reduce the growers' quotas. $2,500 per annum,
Swan, Culbertson
Friti
Investment Bankers and Brokers in Securities and Commodities Dally New York and London Stock Exchange Service Commodity Futures on the principal American markets
Members of
New York Cotton Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Commodity Exchange, Inc., New York
Canadian Commodity Exchange, Inc., Montreal
New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange
Manila Stock Exchange.
Correspondents for
Harden, Stone & Co., New York and Boston
Telephone 30244
J. E. Swan & Co., New York
Cable Address SWANSTOCK
Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Building, Hongkong
Ofices: Shanghai and Manila
COPIES OF
PHOTOGRAPHS
:
by "Staff Photographer” ·
appearing in the
"SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST”
and
"THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH"
may be purchased at the Business Office "The Hongkong Telegraph”
Morning Post Building, Wyndham Street.
of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 2nd day of May, 1938, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Dopartment, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Ms Tau Yel Road, To Kwa Wan, in the Colony of Hong Kong for ai term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown- Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years.
Interding bidders are advised that immediately after the dis- posal of the lot the Purchaser (If not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in: cash. This aum will be refund-' ed on payment of the Purchase
price.
PARTICULARS. OF THE LOT.
No. of Sale
Kowloon Inland
Registry No.
Lot Ng 4012
Between Kawhno le land
Locality
Lots Nos. 2552 & 3021,
Ma Tau Wei Road.
Boundary
Measurements
Boet feet Teet teet
As per sale
plan.
Cont nts in
jaa ba
_____JELUTY
Rental
About
2,230
$2,230
Upset Price
BIG HAUL OF HEROIN PILLS
was
Charged with possession of 1,790 heroin pills in a house at Fat Hing Street, Lo Mel, unemployed, to-day sentenced to three months' imprisonment, and a fine of $2,000, with the alternatiye of six months' imprisonment. The case was heard by Mr. I. Edwards nt Central Magistracy.
INDIANS ON ROUTE MARCHI
Tourists by the Empress of Japan, Rawalpindi, Nellore and other over- sens versals now in port witnessed on Interesting sight in "Kowloon, shortly before 9 o'clock this morning, when three Companies of the 1st Kumaon Rines made a route march through the streets.
"
The Indian troops, who marched behind the Battalion's Regimental Band, were fully equipped, even to gas marks.
SENNET FRERES
HIGH CLASS JEWELLERS
Gloucester Building
Pedder Stroot
RECORD
WATERPROOF
WATCHES
With
STAINLESS
STEEL
BRACELET
$7500
each.
INFRINGEMENT OF TRADEMARK DRAWS FINE
For using the name and trademark of another firm on his cards, Yuen Tong-kee, a maker of Chinese play- ing ends, was Aned $100 or two months' hard labour and ordered to pay $50 costs or undergo a concurrent term of one month, when he appear- ed on a summons before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magis- (racy this morning.
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
YESTERDAY'S CABLED
QUOTATIONS
Wer Loan, 26 (Red.
after 1632)
Chinese 0% Gold Bands,
Chinese
Canton-Kowloon fly Chinese 44% Gold LoRTI,
|(1008 (Britinti Jamur)
1125-47!** 45% Anglo- French Loan, 1900 .... Clunese 5 Crisp Loan,
1013 Chinese Ieorg, Loan, 1013 Lán. 18.).
1920 (Vickern). Chinese Imperial Rly B
Lesn
Mr. G. S. Hugh Jones, appearing for the complainants, the Lau Lee Sang Firm, of 51-53 Cheung On Street, said lile clients had been| making cards for over ten years. Their trademark was registered Chinese 5 Sterling Notes Hongkong in December Inst, and their cards were then manufacture! In the Colony.
On March 23, a warning letter wan sent to the defendant, and on April 22, acting on a warrant, Detective Sergeant E. Franklin visited defen- dant's premises and seized three complete packets of cards, six blocks for printing various marks, 30 sheets of surface papers and a quantity of loose cards.
The articlen seized were ordered. to be confiscated and destroyed.
JACKIE COOGAN'S ASSETS $696,304
Hollywood, Apr. 27.
The Official Receiver, Mr. John Bilby, reported to-day that the assets of the Jackie Coogan productions | was $000,304,34.—United Press.
SHARE PRICES
The following is the list of local share quotations issued this morning. Banka
H.K. Bank, $1,545 h.
H.K. Banks, (Lou. Reg.), £91 b. Chartered Banks, £121⁄2 n.. Mercantile Bank, A. and B. £28 m.
Mercantile Brink. C.. £14 m.
East Asia Bank, $68 b.
Insurances
Canton Ins., $270 b. Union Ins, $525 b. Cana Underwriters, $24.
H.K. Fire In., $233 n. Shipping Douglas, $85 n.
H.K. Steamboats, $23% n. Indo-Chinas (Prof.), $51 n. Indo-Chinas (Def.), $24 n. Shell Bearer, 86/9 n. Union Waterboals, $8.99 n.
Docks sto.
H.K. & W. Whurves, $134 b, and sa. 11.1. & W. Docks, $211⁄2 s.
H.K. & W. Docks (new), $21 n. H,K. & W. Docks Rts. $11 n. Providents (old), $3.40 b. Providents
(new), $3.32
b.
New Engineerings, Sh. $4.05 m. Shunghai Docks, Sh. $08 n. Kallan Mining Adm., 15/9 11. Raubs, $8.60 b. Venz:
Goldfield, $4.05 n. Hongkong Mines, 11% cts. s.
Philippine Mining
Antamoks, P. 51 sa
Atoks, P.
Baguio Gold. P. 24
50.
Bauguet Consol., P, 9.40 sa.
Ban
ald War Explor.,
Coco Groves, P. 53 sa.
Consolidated Mines, P.-- Demonstrations, P. -
E. Mindanao, P. — Gumaus G'fields, P.-
Ine Gold, P. ---
IX.L. P.
༤
Itogons, P.-
Masbate Consola., P. ---
Min. Resources, P. ---
Northern Min.. P.-*
Pacacale Gumaus, P. 191⁄2 sa,
Salacot Mining, P.
San Mauricio, P. 47 sa. Suyoc Consol, P, .17 su.
United Paracales, P.
Lands, Hotels, etc. H. and S. Hotels, $7.10 b. H.K. Lands, $37 sa.
H.K. Lands,
4% Deben $101 b. S'hai Lands, Sh. $9 n.
Metropolitan Lands, Sb. Humphries, $8.10 b. H.K. Realties, $5.40 b. Chinese Estates, $100 b. China Realtles, Sh. China Debent,
-
Public Tilities
H.K. Tramways, $16.85 b.
Peak Trams
Peak Trams (nn) $3.
rams (old), 57 b. Star
Ferries, £85% b.
Yaumati Ferries (old), $24.90 n. China Light (old), $11.90 b.
China Light (now),
$9 60. H.K. Electric, $3944 b. Macao Electric, $17 n. Sandakan Lights, $14_n. Telephone (old), $274 b. Telephone (new), $10.70 b. China Buses. Sh. Singapore Tractions, 23/0 n. Singapore Pref., 29/6 n.
Industrials Cald: Mack (old), Sh. $14 Cald: Macg. (Pref.), Sh. $12% n. Danton Ices *1 70 n. Cements, $17.65 b.
H.K. Ropes,
$4.00 11. Store, &c. Dairy Farm. $241 n.
Watsons, $84 b.
n.
Lane Crawiords, $9.49 n. Sinceres; $2.20 r. Wing On (H.K), $49 n. William Powell, Ltd.. 70 ets. n.
$13.80 n.
Cotton Mille
Ewo Cotton,
S'hai Cotton
Zoong Sings,
(old), Sh. $74 n.
El.
Wing On Textiles, Sh. $38 b.
Miscellaneous
H.K Entertainments, $0% n. Constructions, $11⁄2"b.
Vibro Piling. 934 n.
Ch. Govt. 4% 1925 G Bar, 70% n.
H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 8% prin. n.
H.R
Govt. 8%% Loan, 2% prm. Wellado Harpers, 810
Marginans Iris. (Lon.), a/ 11/-
Ilanan ly 8, 1905 Hukuang Itly . 1911
kuang Hy 5, 1011 (German Itun) Lung Tring & U. Uns ly
1013 Shanghai-Nanking ILY.
0.......... Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 30%
(Uril. Sipd.) Tientsin-Punow Itly, e
(Ger. Stpd.) Tientsin-Púkow Bly. B
(Brit. Sipt, Supt. Losnj Tientsin-Pukow "Bly, Br
¡Cer. Stpd. Supl. Luan) Japan 5 Sterling Loan,
โทร Janan B, Sterling Lean,
1024
SEAMAN CHARGED WITH HARBOURING 17-YEAR-OLD GIRL
Charged with harbouring 17- year-old girl named Li Kwan with-
mother, out the consent of her 20-year-old scaman, Li Wal-sling, appeared before Mr. H. R. Butters
the Central Magistracy
morning.
*
រ
this
to Inspector E. J. Ellis, attached the Secretariat for Chinese Astairs, | said that the girl was about 17, and prior to the offence, had been liv ing with her mother at Bay View, On April 11, she was rent out to buy firewood, but failed to return, 3014The mother wanted to report her disappearance to the pollee, but was dissuaded by friends, Including de- fendant's sister.
However, she became suspicious of Ll's slater, and followed the woman to Kowloon City on April 21. The next day, she discovered her daughter living with the defendant at Kal Yon Road. The girl was taken back to Bay View, and the police were notified." According to the girl, her mother wanted her to murry a young mon for whom she did not care.
Worship, Questioned by his
the
girl Enid he had gone to live with defendant on her own accord.
Defendant was released on signing
London, Apr. 27.
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Chartered Bank of
& C
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Selling
1.K. & Shai Danking
T.T. London
.is. 2.27/32
__Corp, (Ldn. Rejtj
D0%
1. & Bhalanking
00%
Demand
1s. 2.27/32
Corp (Cal, Heя.)
13
13
T.T. Shanghai
100
59
15/0 18/0
106
7/0
270
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30年
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149
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133%
1/0
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Buying
20/0
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4 m/s D/P
do.
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01
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4 m/s Life U.S.A.
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103/ 103/71% D/- 0/7 4/0
30 d/s India
Chinese Engineering
Mining bearer) Chosen Corporation Pekin Syndicate
Shal Elec. & Construc-
loa Co. ****.
S'hal Waterwork Co.
Union Insurance Society
of Canton
Allied Trentounders Gula Kalumpang Rubber
Assoc. & Elec. Industries Austin Motors, ord. Cable & Wireless, New Form, ord.....** Britlali-American Tobacco
(bearer)
Cammell Laird, Mexican Eagle
Courtaulda
Distillers
Dunlop Rubber
ord. ....
General Eleo, (England) Guinness (A) Son & Co. Hawker Siddeley Aircraft Bristol Aeroplane Imperial Chemical Indus. Imperial Tobacca Marks & Spencer "A"
Rolls Royce..... Leyland Motors
Talo de Lyle
Turner & Nowail United Slee} _....
7/0 2/0
EXCHANGE
T.T. Singapore
[TWT.
Japan
T.T. India TT. U.S.A.
Som Manila
Nom.
30/- 30/-
"TUT. Batavin
Nom. Nom. Datavi
2414
TT. Bangkok
244 T.T.
IT. Saigon
"Nem. Nom. T.T. France
3016 30%
TT. Germany
Nem. Nom. T.T. Switzerland 22/0 22/6 T.T. Australia 23/- 23/-
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20/0 4 m/ L/c London
41/3 41/~ 03/0 03/3
30/0 30%-
70/44 75/774
110%- 28/-
120/3
29/11/
01/7 52/3
32/3 31/1014
130/3
135/24
59/414 50/9 91/3 02/0
85/7 88/10 20/100/15 34/- Atn
U.S. Cross rate in London
SCHOOL BOY INJURED
..84
.4.981
A 14-year-old boy, Chan Wah-long, injured his forearm yesterday when a window broke at the Wah You College, while he was holding on to it. He was treated at the Queen. Mary Hospital.
DONATION ACKNOWLEDGED
the The Director of
St. John 18/104 Ambulance has the honour to acknow- 23/10 23/0
20/1014 20/0
Smethwick Drop Forg
Inga f
10/0
20-
Armstrong Stevens, ord.
7/8
7-
Pressed Steel, ord.
10/0
Vickers, ord.
Woolworths
Anglo-Dutch
Rubber Plantation Invest-
Trust
Burma Corporation Commonwealth Mining Marsman Investments Ilanifontein Estates Exploration Co. Sub-Nige!
Tanam Gold Mining .*** Anglo-Iranian
Burmati
Shell Trans,
(bearer)
From
& Trad.
65/6 03/3
23/0
25/0
31/0 24/3
10/- 0/0
1/0 1/10 12/0 117-
30/6 38/6
2/3 2/3
210/1014 206/3
70/41% 80/7
ledge with grateful appreciation and thanks the receipt of a donation of $100 towards the flag day arranged for May 7, from Mr. Tang Shiu-kin.
MR. JOHN LANDON DIES
Kansas City, Apr. 27. Mr. John Landon, father of former 114/411⁄2 118/10%, Governor Alfred Landon of Kansas,
died to-day from heart failure. He 85/724 88/3
-Router. was 81 years of age.-United Press.
POST
Shanghal and Focchow Straits
OFFICE.
INWARD MAILS
Fer
Kiangsu Philocteter
Duc
.April 28. .April 28.
April 29, April 29.
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-London date, 24th April.
Japan and Shanghal
Tientsin
Straits
Dairen
Tientsin and Swatow
Japan
Amoy
Straits and stolhow
For
Bangkok
Imperial Airways Plane Rawalpindi
Yunnan....
Conte Verde
Szechuen
Liangchow
Auroran Maru
Tilsarock Mulnam
OUTWARD MAILS
.April 20. .April 30. .April 30.
May 1. May 1 May 1.
Per
Thursday
Promisc
Air Mall for Slan, Lanchow and Eurasia Plans
Chengtu etc., (via Hankow) by
the "Eursala Airways Service"
(To further points by surface
transport as Services permit),
May
Date and Time
Wed., Apr. 28, 6 p.m.. Thurs, Apr. 28.
G. P. O, and K. P. O,
Rcg.,
Ord..
.Apr. 28, 6.30 p.m.. .Apr. 28, 5 pm..
G.P.O, and K.P.O, Reg. *** Ord..
Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Imperial
Direct Service"-due London, 5th., Airways Plane May.
Thurs., Apr. 28.
.Apr. 28, 5. p...
.Apr. 28. 5 D Thurs., Apr. 28..
G.P.O. and KP.0.
Shanghal, Japan, Honolulu, Cano- Emp. of Canadia
da, USA., C. and S. America and 'Europe via Vancouver B.C., (Par- cels for Canada only)-due Van- B.C.. 18th May and *Europe via Siberia
.couver
Samshui and Wuchow Kongmoon
Friday
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow (vin
Amoy) Tientsin
Air Mall for Wuchow, Kwellin, Kwelyang and Chungking by the *C.N.A.C. Airways Direct Service"
Parcels,.....Apr. 28. 8 p.m.. .Apr. 29; 9.15.a.m.. .Apr. 28; 10. a.m..
Reg., Ord.
Kong Ning .Fri, Apr. 29, 0.15 am.. On Lee ....Fri., Apr. 20, 10.00 a.m..
Hai Ching ......Fri., Apr. 29, 2 p.m.. Kaying. Frlj Apr. 29, 4.30 p.m C.N.A.C. Plane
Fri, Apr, 20%. EPO.
....Apr. 20, 5 p.m..
Apr. 11, 5.
Apr. 19, 83.m
FTL., Apr. 29...
G. P. O. andK; P.,0.
Parcels,...Apr, 20, 5pm.
.Apr. 30, 0.45 am,. Apr: 30, 10:30 am..
Ord..
Apr. 29, 5 p.m.
GP,0,
Reg
Ord
Straits, Ceylon, India, E and S. Rawalpindi
Afrion, Aden, Egypt and Europe vla Marscilles-due Marsellies,
Reg
27th May,
Ord.
Maturday
Sat, Apr. 30, 8.30 am:
Amoy and Foochow (via Amoy) Thisudane Shanghat
Panda Conte Verde Air Mall for "ELM” Airways Ber- Rawalpindi
vice"-dus Amsterdam, 10th-May
Kongmoon
Holhow, Pakhoi- and Halphòng
Apr, 80, 0.30 0.0