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25 words $2.00
for 3 days prepaid
TO LET.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY,
LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY given that the ANNUAL ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS will be held at the HONGKONG HOTEL, on TUES- DAY, the 7th. JUNE, 1938, at 12 Early June for 3-4 months, phone NOON, for the purpose of receiv 61328 from 0-10 a.m. or write Boxing No. 467, "Hongkong Telegraph."
EUROPEAN furnished flat, Kowloon.
Directors the Report of together with Statement of Accounts for the year ended 30th-
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE. April, 1938.
THE BURNS PHILP LINE From MELBOURNE, SYDNEY, SALAMAUA, RÁBAUL
and MANILA,
The Motor Vessel
"NEPTUNA"
Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being their risk into the bazar- Janded
Go- dous and/or extra hazardous downs of The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained,
#
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, 31st, day of MAY to JUNE, TUESDAY, the 7th of 1938, both days inclusive. JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers. Hongkong, 24th May, 1998.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS.
Harrisons, King and Irwin, Ltd.
No claims will be admitted after announce that as from this date
the Goods have left the Godowns, their Hong Kong office will be in and all Goods remaining undelivered the York Building, (4th floor), after the 27th May, 1938, will be sub- jeet to rent.
the
Chater 27005.
steamer
All claims against must be presented to the Undersign- ell on or before the 10th June, 1938,
or they will not be recognized.
Telephone
Rond. P. O. Box 285. Hongkong, May 30th, 1938.
No.
To comply with the General Bond-| CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
a Revenue Officer
in
ed Warehouse Regulutions consignees must have attendance when damaged dutiable goods are examined.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, ! Steamship where they will be examined on the 26th May, 1938, at 10 a.m. by Messrs.j Goddard and Douglas.
No Fire Insurance has been viTected, Bills of Lading will be counter- signed by,
GIBD, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD. Hongkong, 24th May, 1938.
Agents.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
Steamship
"ARAMIS"
No. 14 A/38 Bringing Corgo from Marseilles via Saigon, etc., arrived Hongkong on Tuesday, 24th May. 1036.
Consignees are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being tanded and stored into the Godowns of the Honghong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., Kow- may be Joon,
drilvery oblained immediately after landing. All claims must be sent in to me on or before 4th June, 1938, or they will not be recognized.
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whence
Damaged Packages will be examin-
:
by the Company's Surveyor! Messrs. Goddard and Douglas in the presence of the Consignees al 10.00 nm. on Monday, 30th May, 1938
Consignee must have a Revenue
arc
"YALOU"
0741
No. 1 AEO/38 Bringing Cargo from Dunkirk via
Hongkong arrived Haiphong Monday, 30th May, 1938.
Consignees are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Oplum, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., Kow- loon, whence delivery may be ob tained immediately after landing
All claims must be sent in to me on or before th June, 1938, or they will not be recognized.
Damaged Packages will be examin- Surveyor The Company's by ed Messrs--Goddard and Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 um on Saturday 4th June, 1938.
Consignees must have a Revenue Oficer in attendance when any dull- examined by the able goods are Company's Surveyors,
No Fire Insurative will be effected by us in any ense whadever
R. OHL. Agent
Hongkong, 30th May, 1938. Museum Keeps Beer
Bottle
1741 1
PTE
Lansing, Mich. Within the sedate confines of the empty Ofeer in attendance when any duti-State Musrum here and an exmined by the beer trottle
opener able goods
sented to the museum urutor as a Company's Surveyors.
No Fire Insurance will be effected |
1917 by newspaperioan Juke is by us in any case whatever.
whs said it was the last title to be R. OHL.
opened legally following enactment Agent.
of Michigan's dry law. It is regarded Hongkong. 2411: May, 1936.
as an authentic relie.---United Press.
|| Swan Culbertson &
Frits
Investment Bankers and Brokers in Securities and Commodities
Daily 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 Caffce and Bugar Exchange
Manila Stock Exchange.
Correspondents for
Hayden, Stone & Co., New York and Boston J. E. Swan & Co., New York
Cable Address SWANSTOCE Telephone 30243
Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Building, Hongkong
Ofices: Shanghai, Manila and Singapore
SPRAT
THE SURE WAY OF "BUILDING-UP" A DOG. SPRATT'S FAMED FOODS ARE OBTAINABLE AT ALL
STORES & COMPRADORES..
Sole Agents:-W. R. Loxley & Co. (China), Ltd., Hong Kong.
THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH,
SHARE PRICES The following is the list of local
share quotations issued this morning. Books
H.K. Bank, $1,500 n.
H.K. Banks, (Lon. Reg.), £89 n. Chartered Banks, £12 n. Mercanillo Bank, A. and B, £28 n. Mercantile Bank, C., £14 n. East Asia Bank, $90 n.
Insurancca
Canton Ins., $207 n. Union Ins. $520 n. China Underwritere, 52% n. 11.K. Fire Ins., $230 n.
Shippies
Douglas, $83 n. H.K. Steamboala, $221⁄2 n. Indo-Chinas (Prof.), 500 n. Indo-Chinas (Def.), $24 n. Sheil Bearer B1/10 n. Union Waterboats, $8.00 n.
Docks etc.
H.K. &. W. Wharves, $137 n. H.K. & W. Docks, $19% n H.K. & W. Docks (new), $19% n. H.K. & W. Docks Rts, 50 n. Providents (old), $3.62% b. Providents (new), $3.50/55 s. New Engineerings. Sh. $4.03 n. Shanghai Docks, Sh. $108 n. Katian Mining Adm., 14/0 r. Raubs, $9.00 n.
Venz: Goldfield, $2% b. Hongkong Mines, 104 cts, n.
Philippine Mining Antamoks, P. 44 su. Atoks, P.
Baguio Gold, P. 20% ka. Benguet Consol., P. 9.30 An. Benguet Explor.. --- Big Wedge, P.
Coco Groves. P. 48 sa. Consolidated Mines, P. 0036 so. Demonstrations, P. 25% su.
E. Mindanno, P. — Gumaus G'felda, P. — Ipo Gold, P.
IX.L. P.
Itogons, P.-
Masbate Consola, P. -- Min. Resources, P.- Northern Min., P.- Parocule Gumaus, P. - Salacot Mining, P. --- San Maricio, P. 45% sit. Suyor Consol, P. 15 sa. United Paracules. P. 30 su.
Lands, Hotels, etc.
and S. Hotels, $6.80 5. II.K. Lands, $37 n.
H.K. Lands, 4% Deben $101 b. S'hai Landa, Sh. $8 n.
Metropolitan Lunds, Sh. -
.
Humphries, $9.15 n. ILK. Realties, $5.55 Chinese Estates, $100 n. China Realties, Sh. - China Debent,-
Public Utilities HK Tramways, 318,80 Peak Trama (old), $7 b. Peak Trams (new), $3% n. Stur Ferrics, $80% n.
Yaumati Ferries cum rights $24
Yauma Ferries rights $3 n. Chion Light (old) $11.30 n. China Light (new), $ # HK Electric, $80 n. Mucao Electric, $1734 b. Sandakan Lights, $141⁄2 n. Telephone (old), $28 n. Telephone (new), $10.90 n. China Buses, Sh.
Singapore Tractions, 24/ n Singapore Pref. 24/6 n.
Industrials
Cald: Macg. (old), Sh. $14% Caid: Macg. (Pref.), Sh. $12 Canton Ices. $1.70 n.
.
n.
Cernents, $17.10 sa. HK. Ropes, $4.70 n.
Blores, &0.
Dairy Forio, $243, n. Watsons, $0
Lane Crawfords, $8.70 n X Sinceres, $2.20 n.
Wing On (H.K.), $50 n. William Powell. Ltd., 70 rts. n. Colton Mills
Ewo Cotton. Sh. $13 n. Shai Cotton (old), Sh. $78 n. Zoung Sings, Sh.
Wing On Textiles, Sh. $42 n.
MiscellanoGUS
ILK. Entertainments, $8,60 n. Constructions, $1% b.
Vibro Piling, $54 n.
Ch. Govt 4%% 1020
734 pm. 12.
v.
G$Bonds.,
H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 0% prm. n. H.K. Govt. 3% Loan 2% prm.
Wallace Harpers.
+
Marsmans Ins, (Lon.), 9/- 11/– n.|
n.
Marsians Ins. (HK), s/- 3/10 b.
Golf Course At CCC
Camp
Medford, Ore. The Wimer CCC canip near Med- ford boasts of being one of the few camps 1o have a nine-hole golf course. While it does not compare with some of the best links, the boys admit it does have some fine hazards,
SAFE
SAVINGS ON TYRES
Our SUPER FULL-CIRCLE Retreading System gives you New-Tyre Mileage, Safety G Appearance at less than 50% of the
cost of New
Tyros.
Sizes: 325 to 9.00.
Delivery:-2 to 3 days or in|
1 day if required..
Quality:-Supreme.
Workmanship-Guaranteed,
The Hongkong Tyre Co.
392 Hennessy Rd. Tolophono 28539.
MONDAY,
BUS COMPANY'S EMPLOYEE HELD AS EMBEZZLER
MEN ON STAFF GAMBLE
MAY 30, 1938.
PEAK MURDER
SEQUEL
INSTEAD OF SLEEPING | Houseboy To Face Trial
A clerk employed at the Kowloon Motor Bus Co. Yeun Tong, 22, ap- peared before Mr. K. M. A. Barnett to-day charged with embezzling $31
6. from his employers on May
Mr. E. S. C. Brookes appeared for the complainants and sold that the defendant's wages were $18 a month. The defendant did not turn up for work after he had taken ine money, said Mr. Brookes.
was informed by telephone by Mr. Lul, manager of the bus com- pany," said Mr. Brookes, "that de- make stated he fendant
would amends for the money he had taken. Unfortunately,
the defendant arrested before any restitution was made." made.
Wan
Mr. Barnett asked Sub-Inspector Armitt whether there were any con- nection between defendant's lapse and the garbling of the bus company employees, several of whom charged and convicted for gambling on Saturday.
were
Sub-Inspector Armitt replied that the employees of the bus company gambled after duty Instead of going to sleep, thus affeeting the public
safety.
Mr. Brookes said: "They cannot be compelled to sicep."
His Worship said the employees rould be dismissed.
Defendant
remanded untit to-morrow to give him on oppor- tunity to raise funds to repay the for evidence to be Company and brought regarding his character.
EXCHANGE
Selling
T.T. Londen Demand...
TT. Shanghai T.T. Singapore T.T. Japar PT India
T. USA
TT. Manila
TT Batavia
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Early Next Week
Lam Chun, former house-boy in the employ of Mr. R. H. Challoner, of Imperial Chemical Industries (China) Ltd., will appear at Central probably Magistracy early next week in connection with the death of Mrs. Sybil Ruby Challoner.
Mrs. Challoner wna murdered on the night of May 5, whilst asleep in her bedroom at 409, The Peak,
Mr. Challoner was seriously Injured when he grappled with the assailant,
ther knife with who stabbed him alleged to have killed Mrs. Challoner, The alleged assallani, Lam Chu, himself injured when, in attempt- ing to escape, he fell from the root! of the building to the concrete pave ment below.
was
IN PRISON WARD
He has been in the Prison Ward at Queen Mary Hospital since the crime was committed. Enquiries this he will be inorning indicate that sufficiently recovered from internal injuries suffered as a result of the fall to appear in Court next week.
be A capital charge will preferred
is stated. against the man,
Mr. Challoner, who is still an in- mate of the War Memorial Hospital, is progressing favourably, and will probably he dlcharged at the end of this week,
As the only spectator of the maniacal attack on Mrs. Challoner, he will be the Crown's most import- ant witness in the forthenming trial.
TOUGHEST
LOVE STORT
POST
AMOY SERVICE
OFFICE.
AIR MAIL SERVICES
Air Mail Services to Shanghai, Parcel Fast Service to Amoy Nanking, Taingiau, Tientsin and Pel-
suspended.
temporarily Farocis сал bo accepted Kulangsu only.
AIR MAIL LETTERS
for
ping are temporarily suspended.
ATO the
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES. Registered an Parcel Mails closed 15 minutes earlier than time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls are advertis- Air mail letters may be posted in ed to close at or before 9 am, res the ordinary posting boxes. They glatered and parcel mails are closed
sufficient postage. should be clearly marked "By Air at 6 p.m. on the previous day.
VIA SIBERIA BOUTE Mail" and bear Insufficiently prepaid letters muy be
Letters and Postcards for Europe taxed with double the deficiency or forwarded by Steamer Service, at the and South America are forwarded
{"via Siberla" if no superscribed. discretion of the Post Omice.
INWARD MAILS
From
by
Shanghal and Swatow Calcutia and Straits Straits
Chaada, U.S.A., and Japan (Seattle
Air Mail by
Duc.
Per
"Imperial Airways Air Mail
Direct Service"-Lendon 22nd May.
date,
Imperial Airways Pland Kiungchow
.May 20.
May 30.
Yuensang
May 30.
Cremer
May 31.
date, May 11)
Japan
Pres. McKinley Tunda
.May 31.
May 31.
'Imperial
Airways
Direct Bervloc"-London
date.
20th May.
Imperial Airways Plano ....June 1.
Alt-
June 1.
... Agapenor
June 2.
Emp. of Asin Sirdhann
June 2.
Jure 2.
Yasukuni Maru
June 2.
Hakozaki Maru
June 3.
Air Mail by "Fan-American
Ways Direct Bervice"-San Pan American Airways Plane Francisco date, May 25. Straits
Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shang- hal (Vancouver B.C., date, 14th May)
Japon
Inpan and Shanghai Straits and Europe via Negapatam (Lettera and Papers) London date, 6th May,
Airways Air Mail by "Imperial
Direct Service"-London date, 29th May
For
Imperial Airways Plane.... June 3.
OUTWARD MAILS
Per
Monday
the "Eurasia Airways Servico"
(to further points by surface
transport as services permit),
Date and Time.
KING'S
Coming Shortly!
Hollow
Produce .... Mon., May 30, 4.30 p.m.
Air Mail for Sian. Lanchow and Eurasia Plano.......Mon, May 30.
Changlu etc. (via Hankow) by
Air Mail for Australia by "Imperial Imperial Airways Plano Mon, May 30
Aleways Direct Service"-dne Darwin, 3rd June
Air Mall for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plane Mon, May 30
Direct Service"-due London, 5th Juno
1 2.27/32
19. 2.27/32
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.53
100
30 0
01
THE TENDEREST,
149
100%
SYEN TOLD
10 85
76
TT Switzerland TT. Australie
133
1/6
Buying
1/3,3/32
.1/3
31%
11.00
.84%
.4.942
TT. Bangkok
TT SEED1
TT. Fronte
T.T. Germany
1 m/ L/ London
4 / D/P
do.
m/s L/e U.S.A.
4 m/s France
30 d/s India
US. Cross rate in London
School Has Pet Alligator
Onsel, Mass.
Odd ways of making school in- alligator per- teresting: A young
School. forms the trick at Centrul
The lively Florida visior, now half size, is experted to put on weight and grow considerably under the cure of the school children.
Grocery Of 1838 Passes
Orange, Mass.
A 100-year-old grocery and its 30- Silver. horse, year-old delivery ended their careers together when the Fosket and Blair Market was sold out. More than a century ago John and Herbert Daughton established the store, the oldest in this arca.
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G.P,0. and K.P.0. Reg.,... May 80, 4.30 p.m. Ord.,
May 30, 5 p.m.
G. P. O. & K. F. C.
Reg.,
Ord.,
May 30, 5 p.m. ....... May 30, 6 p.m.
G. P. O. & K. P. O.
NC., Ord..
May 30, 5 p.m.
Storviken
Tuesday
Alr
"K.L.M. Mail for
On Lee Airways Islami
Direct Service"due Amsterdam, 12th June
Reg. Lellers
Straits and Calcutta
Islami
Parcels, Ord.,
Solgon
Samshul and Wuchow
Manila, Macasser and Sourabaya.. Tjinegura.. Kongmoon
May 29 5 p.m.
.Man., May 30, 8.00 p.m.
Kongro...Tues., May 31, 8.15 a.m. Tues., May 31, 8.30 o.m. Tues., May 31, 10 an
...Tucs, May 31. G.P.O. & K.P.O.
May 31, 11.00 .. May 31, 11.30 am.
Tues., May 31.
May 31, 11 a.m.
May 31, Noon.
Swatow, "Shanghai and Tientsin.. Kronviken Tues., May 31, 12.30 p.m.
Air Mail for Wuchow, Kwellin, C.N.AC.
Tues., May 31, 2 p.m. Tues., May 31, 2.30 p.m.
Tues., May 31, 4.30 p.m.
K.P.O.
Tues., May 31.
Swatow and Amoy
Shanghai.................
Swatow, Foochow and Tientsin
"C.N.A.C.
Kweiyang and Chungking by the Airways Direct Ser-
vice."
Haiphong
Kongmoon
Shanghai
Mana
Halyang
Tainon
Hoihow
Wednesday
- Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Hono- "Рап U.S.A., by the lulu and American Airways Direct Service"
due San Francisco, June 9.
Plane ......
Reg..
Ord.,
May 31, 5 p.m. May 31, 5 p.m.
G.P.O.
Rez..
May 31, 5 p.m.
Ord.,
June 1, 0a.m.
Sinkiong .....Wed, June 1, 10 a.m. Fook On ..Wed., June 3, 10.00 a.m. Shantung...Wed., June 1, 2.30 p.m. Pres. McKinley......Wed, June. 1
Ord......
.June 1, 2.30 p.m.
Pan-American
Airways Plane...Wed, June 1.
K. P. O.
Rea.. Ord..
Reg.
Airways Plane
Juno 1, 5 p.m.
June 1, 5 p.m.
Jane 1, 5 pm.
G P. O.
Thursday
Ord.,
June 2, # a.m.
... Kwelyang, Thurs., June 2, 2.30 p.m. Emp. of Asia Thurs., June 2, 3.30 p.m. Airways Imperlat
Lordon. Service"-due
...Thurs., June 2. G. P. O. and K. P. 0. Reg..
June 2, 5 D.m. June 2, 5 p.m. Thurs., June 2. and KP.0.
..June 2, 6 p.m. June 3, 8.45 am. June 3, 9.30a.m.
Swatow and Bangkok
Monlin
Air Mail for "Imperial
Direct
June 9.
Ord...
Manila, Rabaul, Australia and New Tanda ..
Zealand wa Brisbane-due Brls- bane, 20th June.
G.P.O.
Parcels
Reg.
Ord.
Friday
Nanning Mulcam
Fri., June 3, 10 am,
Fri, June 3, 11.30 a.m.
......Fri., June 3.
G. P. O. and K. P. 0.
Reg
Ord..
Haiphong
Holhow
Holhow, Pakhoi and Haiphong... Klungehow.....Fri., June 3, Noon. Air Mail for "K.L.M. Airways Yasukuni Maru
Direct Service"-due Amsterdam, June 14.
Straits, Ceylon, India, "East and Yasukuni Maru
*South Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe vin Marseilles duc Mar- seilles, 30th June...
Swatow and *Shunghat
Formosa, Shanghai and Japan
June 3, 12.30 p.m. June 3, 1 p.m. Fri., June 3.
G. P. O. and E. P. O. Iteg. Ord.,
June 3, 12.45 pm. June 3, 1.30 pm. Kaying...Fri., June 3, 2.30 p.m. Hakozaki Maru
Fri, June 3, 3.30 p.m.
*Superscribed correspondence only.
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