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A TOMBOLA will be held every Friday at St. Patrick's Club, from 0.45 p.m. to mid-night, DEFINITELY
the best equipped shop in the Colony. Modern hair styles, all perms, with or without electricity, expert manicurista. dro's
Beauty
Parlour,
Arcode, Phone 27973.
An-
Gloucester
CLOVER GROWN VEGETABLES Cauliflowers, Head Lettuce, Golden
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
BANK HOLIDAYS
Thursday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
G.
LIMER.
NOTICE.
CHINESE NEW YEAR FESTIVAL.
In accordance with Government | HONG KONG WATER SUPPLY Ordinanco, The Exchange Banks will be closed for the transaction of Public Business on Monday and Tuesday, the 20th and 21st Feb- ruary, 1939. (China New Year Holldays).
Hongkong, 15th February, 1939.
THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI HOTELS,
LIMITED. (Incorporated in Hong Kong)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting
Celery, Broccoli, Endive, Itadishes, of Shareholders of The Hong and Shanghai Hotela. Beet and tomatoes are now obtain-Kong
able at The Clover Flower Shop, Limited, will be held at the Regis Gloucester Arcade.
FOR SALE.
tored Office of the Company (Exchange Building, Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong), on YACIFT Y 4, recently overhauled Wednesday, the 15th day of March. with two ault of sails, awning and picnle gear 3.5 Seahorse motor, one 1939, at 11.30 a.m., for the purpose 10h. Sailing Dinghy, complete $825 of receiving
Statement 丸
of
or near offer. Write Box No. 515, Accounts and the Koport of the "Hongkong Telegraph."
Board of Directors for the year ended on the 31st December, 1938. and re-electing a Director and the Auditors.
U.S. COMMODITY PRICES
LATEST CABLED
QUOTATIONS
New York, Feb. 15. New York Cotton
Opening 8.37/37
Closing
Mar, (1939)
May (1039)
July (1030)
Oct. (1939) Dec. (1930)
January Spot
8.30/40 8.01/01 B.02/03 7.72/71
7.70/71 7.35/34 7.30/30 7.37/37 7.35/35
7.37/37 7.37/37
8.00N
New York Rubber
March
10.00/10
10.18/13
May
10.11/14
18.10/17
September
December
of the The Transfor Books Company will be closed from Wednesday, the 1st March, 1939, to Wednesday, the 15th March, 1939, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
F. C. BARRY,
- Secretary. Hongkong, 15th February, 1939.
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB
Tennis Tournament 1939 Entries close on SATURDAY,
10.17/20 16.15/15 18th February, 1939, at 6 p.nt.
10.14/13
To-lay's Sales:-5,440 tons. First Notice Day for Murch Rubber is Feb. 27 and the last Notice Day
March 20.
Chicago Wheat
May
July...
September
Chicago Corn
May
48/40%
40%/489%
July..... September
49%/494
-10%/50
50/50%
50/50
Winnipeg Wheat
024/62
02/02
075/07/ 07/08 07/073% 68 68% May
60/08 July
Tuesday's Sales: -6,773,000 bushels, October
Swan Culbertson &
03/03
Frits
Investment Bankers and Brokers
Members of New York Cotton Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Commodity Exchange, Inc., New York
63%/63% 03/03%
Canadian Commodity Exchange, Inc., Montreal New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange
Manila Stock Exchange
Hongkong Sharobrokers Association Shanghal Stock Exchange.
SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, MANILA AND SINGAPORE
Cable Address: Swanstock
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IN GLORIOUS TECHNICOLOR
́th SABU-RAYMOND MASSEY
DESMOND TESTER ROGER LIVESEY VALERIE HOBSON
· And a Cans el 3,000 • Directed by ZOLTAN KORDA. - Timo a port by A. B. W. MABON » Kakarvit dre Uneed from
SATURDAYT MAJESTIC
It is hereby notified that constant supply of water will be maintained in all districts from 6 ABL on Friday, 17th February until 8 P.M. on Sunday, 19th February.
Exchange At A Glance
SELLING
T.T. London Demand
TIT. Shanghai T.T. Singapore TT.
Japan
T.T. India T.T. U.S.A. T.T. Manila
16. 211 .10. 210 178 Nom.
53
.1054
.024
.28% 58
T.T. Batavin
,88%
T.T. Bangkok
150
T. Saigon
108
France
10.00
TT, Switzerland
T.T. Australia
.714 .127 .1/0%
BUYING
R.
4 m/s L/C London
4 m/s D/p. do.
4 m/s L/C USA,
.1/31 1/1.3/32 .29
4 m/s Franco
.11.30 .844
R. M. HENDERSON.
Water Authority. Pablic Works Department, Hongkong, 14th February, 1939.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Salo by Public Auction to be held on Wednesday, the 22nd day of February, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of Hin Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Mount Cameron Road, 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 Sur- veyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years. Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo- aal of the lot the Purchaser (it 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 sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
I No. of Sale:
Registry No.
South East of Eural Building Lot No. 336,
Locality.
Supra
Ent No. 419.
Mount Cameron Road.
Boundary Measurements
B.. E. Y.
As per sale
plau.
Content
About
Carol
Annual
$120
$1,254
Rental
Upset Price
THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED
Notice to Shareholders
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE FORTY-FIRST OR- DINARY YEARLY MEETING OF THIS COMPANY will be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. on Friday, the 24th February, 1939, at 11.30 a.m. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors to- gether with
A Statement of Accounts for the year onded 31st December, 1938.
The Register of Shares of the Company will bo CLOSED from Friday, the 17th February, 1939, Friday, the 24th February, 1939, both days inclusive.
to
By order of the Board of Directors,
C. M. MANNERS,
Secretary. Hongkong, 30th January, 1939.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
T.T. Germany
30 d/s India
U.S. Cross rate in Lon...4.00
February 16, 1939.
SIXTY WARSHIPS IN 1939 BUDGET
('I vona suosi panujjuos)
AIHSIEN FALLS TO [2ˇˇˇˇ
JAPANESE DRIVE
(Continued from Page 1.).
to a new line of defence/
1,760 in accordance with the original drew programme. This provision was Central News. extended by the announcement In
Metropolitan Arst- May, 1938 for line strength of, 2,370 aircraft, over-i
Arm.
KONDO COMMENTS
Aboard a Worship, Feb. 10,
seas strength of 809, and completion Declaring that the fall of various of the expansion of the fleet air-strategic points on Hainan Island In- to Japanese hands would constitute another great menace to the Gen- eralissimo Chiang Kai-shek, Vice- Admiral Nobutako Konodo, Com- mander-in-Chief of the Japanese navy forces in South China," said that Chiang would still continue re- alatonce against
inst Japan taking advan tage of the complications in the in- ternational situation.
expansions were an- Further
November nounced in October and Jost for n further increase and acceleration in the programme.
During 1939 expansion of the R.A.F. will be continued in accord- unce with Reuter.
these
announcements,-
INCREASED BORROWING
Under the existing circumstances, London, Feb. 16,
the Japanese commander continued, Sir John Simon announced in the was difficult to foretell how the House of Commons to-day that
military
operations would develop borrowing powers for defence pur-hereafter.
poses would be increased from £400,-: He confirmed that following the
000,000 to £800,000,000.
tic
The Chancellor of the Exchequer fall of Klangshan and Holbow in the northern part of the Island, occupa- recalled that the Defence Loans Act tion of important towns in of 1937 authorised borrowing In con-
southern part of the Island was prac- nection with the re-armament protically completed by Wednesday.
to a total of £400,000,000 in
val Commander gramme to
Concluding, the Naval respect to the five years from 1937- asked for "firm support and co-opera- 38 to 1941-42, but that it was made tion by the Japanese people at home clear at the time of the introduction in the "vigorous conduct of the pro- of the Act, that the limit of £400,- 000,000 was by no means final, and if me for constructing a new order
in East Asia."--Domel, conditions required it. Parliament would be asked to authorise a mea-1000,000, co that the new Bill would Bure for further borrowing.
provide for a further total authority Accordingly a resolution was being for about £600,000,000. The issued on the Hongkong Stack Mar- tabled to-day which would double would follow the same lines as the ket this morning?
H.K. Stock Market
The following quotations
East Asia S
INSURANCES
were
BANKS
...(c. d.) 1,400 b. ILK. Banks, S.. H.K. Banks, Lon. £ (x.d.) 83 m. Chartered. £.
.0% n. Mercantile, A. & D. £ .27 n. Mercanille, C. 2
.13 n. .80 n.
.220 n.
402 b.
.55 .
175 b.
.03 n.
15 n.
.60 n.
Canton $.
Union S...
China Underwriters cts, H.K. Fire $.....
BLUPPING
Douglas $.. Steamboats $. Indo-Chinas, P. $. Indo-Chinas, DS. Shell Bearer /- Waterboats $.
DOCKS ETC. Wharves $.. Docks (old) Ducks (new) Providents (old) Providents (new)
New Eng. Sh. 5.. Shn. Docka, Sh. $.
MINING
Bil
the amount which may be raised dur-1037 Act, but he proposed to include ing the five-year period ending 1941-the purposes. for which these defence 42, so that the total loan authorised loans might be used, expenditure on became £800,000,000.
| elvil defence, and the purchase of The expense of re-armament up to food and other essential commodities. the present was just under £200,- \--Reuter,
POST OFFICE.
24 n. CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS 11/10 n.
The General Post Office, Kowloon Central Post Office and other Branch Post Offices will be open during the Holidays as follows:
Monday, February Post
20: General a.m. 10 noon; Kowloon Central Post Office 8 a.m. Branch Post
.118 D. 17.70 n. 10% n.
,0.40 b.
Office
.0.20 n.
.6 n.
to noon: Sheungwan
05 n.
Office.m, to 10 a.m.
Tuesday, February 21:
Kailan s/-
.17/- n.
Venz: Goldfeld $. Hongkong Mines cts.
.8 b. .3 11.
Antumoks Ps.
Atoks Ps.
Baguio Gold Ps.
Raubs $.
Benguet Cons. Ps.
Coco Grove Ps. Con. Mines Ps, Demonstrations l's. IX.L. Ps. Gumaus Ps. San Mauriclo Pr. Suyoc Consol Ps. Paracules Ps.
Holels $.
LANDS
AGA 60.
27
38.
Sa 3.80 ca. 40 sa,
.003 0.
MAIL FOR CANTON
Registered and ordinary mall. (not Insured or Parcels) will be ac- cepted for Canton and despatched on circumstances permit.
MAIL LETTERS Ordinary letter mall only for West Kwangtung,
Szechuan, Kwangsi, General Kweichow and Hunan will be ac-
Post Office 8 u.m. to 10 a.m.; Kowloon i cepted at senders' risk, Central Post Office 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.;| Sheungwan Branch Post Office 8 am.
to a.m.
All other Branch Post Offices and Money Order Ofice will be entirely closed during the Holidays.
There will be one collection from the pillar boxes each day as on Sun- day and one delivery of registered and ordinary correspondence at 11 .17% sa.
.64 sa. 3.m. on Monday, the 20th and at 10 .131⁄2 sa. a.m. on Tuesday the 21st
VIA SIBERIA ROUTE Letters and Postcards for Europe
(except Great Britain and Eire) and South America are forwarded" "yla Siberia" if so superscribed.
arc
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Mulls closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise The Branch Post Offices at Stanley, stated, and where malls are advertis- Tal Po and Un Long will also have ed to close at or before 0 am, re one delivery of ordinary correspon- gistered and parcel mails are closed dence each day at 11 am,
at 3 pm, on the previous day.
1.82 .
..22 60.
.08 541.
.0% 80. .30% n
.107 D.
0.60 n.
04 n.
Chuanchow
.5% b.
Shanghai
Chinese Estales $.
UTILITIES
.100 b.
Australia and Manila Halphong
17.40 n.
Manila
Lands $..... Landa 4% deb. $. S'hal Lands Sh. $. Humphreys $ H.K. Realties
Trams $
Peale Trama (old) $. Peak Trams (new) Star Ferries
Y. Ferries (old) $
Y. Ferries, (new)
China Lights, (old) s. China Light (new) H.K. Electrics $. incao Electrics
$. Sandakan Light $. Telephones (old) $
Telephones Tractions s/
(new)
From
INWARD MAILS
.8 p. Straits and Europe vin Suez (Papera"
etc.) London date, 10th January
London
Parcels (London
Per
Anking
Duc.
.February 10.
Athos II.
.February 10.
Atuta Maru
.February 14.
Canton
February 10.
Emp. of Russia
.February 16.
.4 n.
.73 .
and
2-14 D.
.22 n.
Straits
date, 12th January). b.
Rawalpindi
February 18.
3.50
Calcutta and Straits
.5% b.
Shanghal
Burdwan Kutsang Lima Maru
February 17.
February 17.
.February 17.
.57 60.
USA., Honolulu and Japan
(Son
..18 n.
Francisco date, 21st January).
0.84 n.
2274 TL
2214 m.
Japan and Shanghai Manila
Pres. Polk
Ranchi Corneville
.February 17.
February 17,
.February 10.
п.
Tractions (Pret) / (x.d.) 22/0 n.
INDUSTRIAL
.2370 n.
Cald: Macg. (ord.), Sh. $....14 m. Cald: Maca (Pre.), Sh. $....13 . Canton Ices $.
..1 b. .10, n. Cements $.
H.K. Ropes S.
STORES, &c. Dairy Farms $.. Watsons $. Lane Crawlords $. Sinceres $..... Wing On (H.K.) Powell, Ltd. cts.
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"London date, 11th February.
Imperial Airways Plano February 18. Haiphong, Pakhol and Fort Bayard Kiungchow Bangkok
Kolgan
February 18. February 19.
OUTWARD MAILS
For
Per
Date and Time.
b.
Thursday
.23 n.
7.85 n.
Fort Bayard and Pakhol Air Dial for "Imperial
.8 n.
1.
Kwangtung Thurs,, Feb. 10, 2.30 p.m. Airways Imperial Alrways Plane Dirret Bervice"-due London. 23rd February.
Thurs, Feb. 18.
K.P.O.
Reg.
.Feb. 16, 5 pm.
.3844 D. .90 1.
Ord.
no
COTTON MILLS Ewo Sh. $............** S'hal Cotton Sh. $. Zoong Sings, Sh.ş. Wing On Textiles, Shs.
MISC.
Keg,
17 n. 102 n. 24 n. 42 A
Ord.
.7 b.
tralia by **Imperial Airwara Direct Servico-due Sydney, 25th February.
K.P.O.
Reg.
Ord.
..Feb. 16, 5.30 p.m.
1% .
G.P.O.
Reg.
TAXE NOTICE that Mr. Dayaramı Wadhumal otherwise known as W. Dayaram is longer connected with the firm.D. Chollaram and that the Power of Attorney dated the 16th day of March, 1938, granted to him has been duly cancelled and nullified.
D. CHELLARAM.
PERMANENT TOMB
FOR PIUS XI
(Continued from Page 1.)
a more balanced proportion of, the various nationalists.
UNBALANCED COLLEGE
At present, Italy with 40,000,000 entholica, has 35 Cardinals: the United States, with 20,000,000 catho- lies has three Cardinals: France, with 40,000,000 has six: Brazil with 40,000,000 has
one: the British Empire with 13,000,000 has three.
As the Holy See must also deal with world affairs, the question of the administration of Valean funds enters the controversy regarding the
composition of the sacred college
Reuter.
No Confidence Vote For Burma Govt.
HK. Entertainments Constructions, $. Vibro Piling
Ch. Govt, 5% 1925 G.S Bonds
.6.60 n.
....08% n.
H.K. Govt, 4% Loan 3% pmm. ♫. HIK. Loan 3. par. n. Marsmans (Lond.) s/....13/0 n. Marsmans (H.K.), s/.................2/0 b.
Feb. 16, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.
Feb. 16, & p.m.
....Feb. 10. 7 p.m.
Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Ans- Imperial Airway Feb. 16.
.Feb. 10, 5 p.m. -
Saigon Jupan
Swatow
Manila
Swiss Subject Is Beaten By Sentries Straits, Ceylon,
Hankow, Feb. 15.
According to the French police, a Swiss named Paul Helbling, was slapped and sustained slight injuries when he was beaten up by Japanese
entries with a stick yesterday.
take Helbling was attempting to foodstuffs into French Concession after the Japanese authorities had repinced the embargo-United Press.
Ord.
.Feb. 16, 5 p.m. Feb. 10, 7 p.m.
Athos II...Thurs., Feb. 16, 0.30 p.m. Atuta Maru Thurs; Feb, 10, 7 p.m. Tingsang ....Thurs, Feb. 10, 7 p.m
Friday
Pres. Polk ..Fri., Feb. 17, 10.30 a.m. Shanghal and Europe (except Great
Britain and Eire) vin Siberia Rawalpindi. Fri, Feb. 17. 10.30 am. Shanghal
Szeckuck Fri, Feb. 17, 2.30 p.m. Indla, East and Ranchl
..Fri, Feb. 17. South Afrlen, Aden, Egypt, Malta and Europe vin Marseilles--duc Marseilles, 17th March
Parcels Reg. Ord.
Saturday
Atr
Mall for "K.L.M. Airways Ranchi Direct Service"--dae Amsterdam. 28th FebroATY
Reg.
Ord.
Saigon Halphong
Chekiang
Canton
Sunday
Long-Distance Phone Mana
In China
KUNMING, Feb. 15.
The Chungking-Kunming long dis- tance telephone service, which has passed a satisfactory test recently, Rangoon, Feb. 15. will be thrown open to the public on The Senate of the Burmoso Login- | March 1, it la moriounced to-day, De lature to-day passed a vote of non- The toll rate will be $280 per confidence in tho Cabinet under (single unit, Urgent manages will be Premier Dr. Baw Maw-Domel, and Charged double,
Shanghai
Air Mail for "Imperial
Direct Service"-duo 17th February
GP.O, and KP.0.
..Feb. 17, 5 p.m. Feb, 18, 0.43 a.m. .Feb. 10, 10.30 am,
....Ba, Feb. 18.
G.P.O. and K.P.0.
..Feb. 15, 9.30 2.11. Feb. 18, 10 min. .Sat, Feb. 10, 10.30 am. .Sut., Feb. 18, 2 p.m.
Pren. Taft .............Sun., Feb, 10, 9 a.m. Monday
Conte Blancamano.
Món,, Feb. 20, 6.30 ̊a.m. Airways Imperial Airways Plane London,
Ord.
Mon., Feb. 28. K.P.O.
Feb. 29, Noon, Fab. 29, 1 pts.
You the Ne
Feb. 20, 1 DIN
RECORD
Waterproof Watches
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