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AIR MAIL OVERFLOW ARRIVING
Planes Loaded To Capacity
THE IMPERIAL, AIRWAYS plano Dardanus hopped off from Bangkok at dawn to-day with additional mall for Hongkong, and is expected at Kal Tak at ɓ p.m.
There are also two pas- Mengers aboard.
It is understood that to-day's mail is the overflow from yesterday when the Delphinus arrived loaded to capacity, carrying 772 kilos.
The Della and the Delphinus left Kal Tak at dawn to-day with more than 800 kilos of mall and two pas- engers aboard. The mall was a record load for both outward and inward traffic.
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Both these planes will return Hongkong to-morrow with more mail.
NO PASSENGERS
Imperial Airways are carrying no passengers on the Empire air services this month except people who booked passages months la advance.
Passenger bookings аге being turned away in London and ali stations along the routea to South Africa, Egypt, India, Malaya, Chino, Australia, and Hongkong,
This year the company has the job of transporting the Christmas mall between Britain and those parla of the Empire connected by the over-
seas air routes.
Territories served by the Empire air nes include 40 countries repro- senting a population of 500,000,000.
It is estimated that the inward and outward muli in England will total about 500 junsonic 35,000,000 letters. No other air Une in the world has ever been asked to handle such an enormous mall load within such a short period.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH," FRIDAY. DECEMBER
9," 1998.
ONE OF THE TWO NEW 10,000 TON LINERS now under construction at the Taikoo Dockyard for the Glen Line. The Drst of these ships in scheduled for launching In February, and the second in July.
Eden To Have
Record Audience
New York, Dec. 8. Special arrangements have been made to enable Mr. Anthony Eden to leave the skip on which he is travell- For this reason passenger bookingsng to attend in time : dinner at cannot be accepted unul after Christ- which he to speak on democracy.
A special cutter will meet the Aquitania--which has been delayed by heavy weather--outside the har- bour and a car with
escort of 7421 motor cycles will be waiting to take Mr. Eden to the hotel.
South African Truce In Politics
Capetown, Dec. 8. General Hertzog, the South African Premier, and Dr. D. F. Malan, leader
Mr. Eden's audience of 4,000 will be the largest gathering ever to sit
I down to dinner at New York's biggest
hotel-Reuter Special,
EXCHANGE
T/T, London Demand
T.T. Shanghal
of the opposition, have signed a political truce to mark the Great T. Singapore Trek centenary celebrations this T.T. Jupan month.
The truce consists of a manifesto drawn
awn up by permons "who carnestly desire that the Your Trekker celebra T.T. Batavia
attempt to bring a reconciliation be-
Selting
From
POST OFFICE.
INWARD MAILS
Halphong, Pakhol and Hoihow
Shanghai Tientsin and Swatow Air Malt by
"Imperial Airways Direct Service"-Londen date,
Per
Due.
Szechuen
Tokusima Maru Hoihow
December 9. December 9,
December 10.
Imperial Airways Plane December 10,
4th December. U.S.A., Honolulu and Japan (Sou
Francisco date, 18th November) Pres. Coolidge Shanghai and Swałow
Yutton
For
OUTWARD MAILS
Per
bridas
Straits, Ceylon, India, East
South Africa, Aden, Egypt. Malta and Europe via Murscilles-due Marseilles, 6th January, 1939,
Manila
.December 10. December 10.
Date and Time.
and British M/V Canton...Fri., Dec. 9.
G.P.O. and K.P.O.
......Dec. 9, 5 p.m. ..Dee. 10, 9.45 km. Dec. 10, 10.30 .m.
Saturday
Parcels, Reg. Ord.
Meerkerk...Sat., Dec. 10, 8.30 am. Air Mail for "K.L.M. Airways British M/V Canion, Sat, Dec. 10.
Direct Service"-due Amsterdam.
18. 21% 1s. 2%
175 Nom
534
1001
TT, India TT.
S.A.
TT. Manila
58
tons shall not pass without
. ព
T.T. Bangkok:
149
TT. Salgon
109/2
2 December
.10.05
Fort Bayard and Holbow
.71%
Amoy
12712
.1/01%
Asiaansili
.1/3
1/3.5/32
Bangkok
.2016
U.S. Cross rate in London
11.50
4.67%
Swatow, Foochow and Tientsin
Haiphong
Shanglul
tween Afrikaners, so that a better T.T. France spirit may be established in the political struggle,"
whole-
TT, Germany
T.T. Switzerland
General Elertzen in signing the T.T. Australia manifesto declared;
Ruying heartedly identify myself with the 4 m/s Lie London manifesto."
4 m/c D/p do.
Dr. Malan expressed the hope that 4 m/s L/c U.S.An the celebrations "may mean a new 1 France and happy turning point. In our 10 di India national life."--Reuter.
Parcels and Papers for South Africa
vka Durban
Reg.
G.P.0. and K.P.O.
Dec. 10. 0.30 a.m. ...Dec. 10, 10 am. Sal., Dec. 10, Noon. Sulyang... Sut, Dec. 10, 3.30 p.m.
Ord. Yochow.....
Montevideo Maru Sat, Dec. 10, 5 p.m. Prea. Coolidge, Sat. Dec, 14,5 m. Michael Jebsen, Sat., Dec. 10, 5 p.m. Sunday
Cheklang .Sun., Dec. 11, 8.30 a.m. Canton
Sun. Dec. 11.0 am: Flintshire
Sun., Dec. 11, 0 m.
I
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SHARE PRICES
The following is the list of local share quotations issued this morning. Banks
11.K. Banks, $1385/00 n.
H.K. Bank (Lon. Reg), £82 n. Chartered Bank, 20 n.
Mercantile Bank, . ., £273⁄41⁄4 n. Mercantile Bunk, C. £13 n. East Asia Bank, 588 n.
Insurances Canton Ins., $210 n. Union Ins., $487 b.
п.
China Underwines, 75 cts, n. H.K. Fire Ins..
$100 Shippiox Douglas, $60 v. H.K. Steamboats, 518 n. Indo-Chinas (Pret.), $60 n. Indo-Chinus (Def.), $24 n. Shell Bearers, s- 80/- n. Union Waterboats, $0 n.
Docks Etc.
H.K. & K. Wharves, $117 sa. H.K. Docks (old), $18 n. 1.1. Docks hew), susi n. Providents (old), $5.90 b. Providents (new). $5.70 b. New Engineering Sh. $5.00 n. Sangh Locks, Sh. $100 n. Kallan Mining Adin., s/- 18/3 n. Raubs, $9.10 b. Venz: Goldfield, $3 n.
longkong M
Mines, 7 cts. n. Philippine Mining Antamoks, P. 40 sa. Atos, P 264 SQ. Bagulo Gold, P. 25 sa. benguet Cyn201., 25 13.30 sa. Coco Grove, P. 40 sa. Consolidated
lines, -
Demonstrations, P. 1.X.., P. 69 sa.
Paracale Gumaus P.
San Mauricio, D. 1.78 sa
Suyoc Consol, P. 10% s
United Paracales, P. .ex. dlv. 494
B.
Landa, Hotels, etc.
H. and S. Hotels, $0.00 b.
H.K. Lands, $351 b.
H.K. Lands 4% deb. 107
Shanghai Lands, Sh, $9.30 n.
Humphreys, $9 SD.
H.K. Realties, $5 n.
Chinese Estates, $00 n.
Public Utilities
H.K. Tramways, $17.10 sa. Peak Trams (oid), sun. Peak Trams (new), $3% n. Star Ferries,
$71 b.
Yaumali Ferries (old), $23 n.
Youmati
n.
Ferries. (new), $22% n. China Light (old), $10.80 n. China Light (new), $10.00 n. H.K
Electric: Seni $10.
$584 50. Macao Electric, $17 n.
Sandakan Lights, $10.60 b. Telephone (old), $23,50 b.
Telephone (new), 50.60 n.
Singapore Tractions, 9/- 21/3 b. Singapore Pret, si 25/- 1.
Industrial
Cald: Macg. (ord.). Sh. $14, n. Cald: Mcg. (Pref.), Sh. $13 n. Canton Ices. $170 n. Cements, $15.80 8. H.K. Ropes, $4.09
Storos, &c.
5.
Dairy Farms, $25 n.
Watsons, $7.25 b,
Lane Crawfords. $8 n.
Sinceres, $2 n.
Wing On (H.K.), $30 п.
William Powell, Ltd., 90 cts, a.
Cotton Mills
n.
Ewo Colton Sh. $17 S'hat. Cotton Sh. $108 n. Zoong Sings, Sh. $24 n. King On Textiles, Sh. $40 n.
Miscellaneous
H.K. Entertalaments, $0 b. Constructions, $14 D.. Vibro Piling, $7 n.
Ch. Govt, 5% 1925 G$ Bonds.,
72%
H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 8% prra, b. K.K. Govt. 34% Loan par b. Marsmans (Lon.), s/- 18/8 n. Maramans (H.K.). R/- 3/-
Gold Returns To France
Paris, Dec. 8.
Six milliards of francs returned to Franco since November, declared the Finance Minister, M. Paul Reynaud, during a sitting of the Chamber's Finance Commission in-day.
He said that revenug during November exceeded the estimatos by. £70,000,000 francs-Reuter Special.
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