CLASSIFIED NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
ADVERTISEMENTS
25 words $2.00
for 3 days prepaid POSITIONS VACANT.
NOTICE.
Any person who had witnessed the accident which occurred on the 4th of this month at 3.15 p.m. In Nathan Road when a boy, 14 years of age, riding a bicycle was
Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
G.
R.
G.
March
10, 1939.
R.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
of the Salo by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 13th day of March, 1939, at a poth at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of
at
one Lot of Crown Land operator knocked down and killed by Lorry FULLY Qualified W/T. required for servico in Naval Vessel. No. 5053 will plonso communicate Must be British Subject resident in with Mr. B. F. Nong of No, 168, Hong Kong, Write giving particulars Hal Tan Street, 1st floor, Sham- to Commodore, H.M. Dockyard.
MISCELLANEOUS.
TOMBOLA at the Filipino Club, overy Sunday at 11am. Members please note the annual meeting will be held the same day at 3 p.m.
FOR SALE.
shuipo, Kowloon.
THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.
Tai Kok Tsui, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 76 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one fur- thor term of 75 years.
of the Bale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 18th day of March, 1939, at 3 pm. at the Offices of the Public Works Departmont, by Order of Ils Excollency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Tin Hau Templo Road, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of -renewal at a Crown Rent to be Axed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one fur- ther term of 75 years. Intending bidders are advised
Intending bidders are advised Notice to Shareholders
that immediately after the dispo-that immediately. after the dispo The Seventieth Ordinary General sal of the lot the Purchaser (fal of the lot the Purchaser (if Meeting of Shareholders will be not the applicant) will be required not the applicant) will be required
to deposit with held at the Offices of the under-to deposit with an authorised signed on Friday, the 24th March, 1939, at Neon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with a state ment of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December, 1938.
The Share Register and Trans- 74 fer Books will be closed from the 103 10th to the 24th March, 1939, both
21 days inclusive.
GIANT ZINNIA SEEDS have just been received, Ask for our summer lat. The Clover Flower Shop,
M.C.C. Face Huge Score In Test
(Continued from Page 8.)
K. G. Viljoen, b Perks
A. Melville, b Furnes
E. L, Dalton, e and b Wright
R. E. Grleveson, b Furnes
A. B. C. Langton, Hammond,
:
L
S. Newsun, b Wright
b Farnes
N. Gordon not out
Extras
Total
30
3
7
17
481
Fall of wickets:- (Mitchell) for
191; 2 (Rowan) for 191; 3 (Van Der
JARDINE, MATHESON &
CO., LTD.
General Managers,
The Hongkong Fire Insurance
Co., Ltit.
Hongkong. 3rd March, 1939.
Byl) for 191; 4 (Nourse) for 242; 6 THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON
(Viljoen) for 340; 0 (Dalton) for 382;
7 (Melville) for 434; 8 (Langion) for
450; 0 (Newson) for 402.
BOWLING ANALYSIS
0. M. R. W.
Farnes
22.1
2
74
Perko
32 B
Wright
7
140
Verily
+
87
Edrich
I
18
Hammond
} 30
Hutton.....
1
0 -10
M.C.C-2ND INNS.
Hutton, not out ..
P. A. Gibb, not out
Total (for 0 wkt.)
WHARF & GODOWN
CO., LTD.
Nolice to Shareholders
an authorised oficer who will be present at the officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of will be refunded on payment of
tho Purchase price.
the Purchase price. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
| No. of Sata.
Kowloon Inland
Lot No. 4123.
Adjaining Kow.onu julend Lot No. 4037. Tong Mi
Road, Tai Kok Tau
Registry No.
Locality
OF
¡G.
THE FIFTY-SECOND ORDIN- ARY ANNUAL MEETING SHAREHOLDERS will be held at
the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. on THURS- DAY, 23rd MARCH, 1939, at NOON, for the purpose of receiv- ing the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 01938.
of tho
The Transfer Books Company will be CLOSED from
$40,000,000 Navy MONDAY, the 13th March, 1939,
Vote Passed
Washington, Mar. 9. The Naval Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives to-day tentatively agreed to the $40,074,000 | naval and public works bill, but de- loyed its Anal vote unt Friday,
for the $0,000,000 ! pending action
the purchase of authorisation for docks -unter's Point Son Francisco Buy.
'Eoriler
the In
الانسان
to THURSDAY, the 23rd March, 1939, both days Inclusive.
By Order of the Board of ¡Directora,
C. M. MANNERS, Secretary and Manager. Hongkong, 4th March, 1939.
Boundary Moasprementa
....
¡Foot} ech|tent|feet|
** per sala
plan.
Contents in
sq. feel.
Annual
ARR.
DAS
បង
315.552
Irland Lo
Adjoining
Inland L
No. 5097, Tin Kan Temple Road.
† Opses Price!
* No. of Sair |
Registry No
Licality
G.
Boundary
Bieasurementa
N.NE.
As per sale
plan.
Costenta in
INGORY
0,100
q. feet
$112
R.
Bental
Upset Price
ool'ot
of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 13th day of March, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Ofces of the Publie Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at the Colony North Point, in
a.term
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 13th day of March, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Mount Cameron Road, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 15 yoara, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one fur- ther term of 75 years.
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo-
of Hong Kong, for 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 fur- ther term of 75 years. ~ Intending bidders are advised that Immediately after the dispo sal of the lot the Purchaser (ifsal of the lot the Purchaser (1 not the applicant) will be required not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised
an authorised to deposit with officer who will be present at the meer who will be present at the London, Mar. 9.
asle, the sum of two hundred sule, the sum of two hundred Twenty-two men and one girl were cominitted for teal-at-Old-Bailey-dollars ($200)-in cash. This sum dollars ($200)-in-cash. This sum when they appeared to-day at the Bow Street court on charges under will be refunded on payment of will be refunded on payment of the Explosives Substances Act,
23 Committed At
Bailey Old
the Purchase price.
the Purchase price.
various PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Admiral William Leahy stated that the Bilt
Among the accused who were ap- prehended in London and required support, as the fleet's "donk- ing facilities on the west coast parts of the country, following recent charged Hawafl
Inadequate"--United bomb outrages, were 18- were
specially with conspiring to use ex- PTC38.
plosives-Reuter.
of
No. of cale
Locality
Boral Boilding
_
South of Rural Building
Lot Nn 420.
Lot No. 383. Mount
Cameron Road.
Registry No.
GoGadner Measurement.
H.
Causents ir
1003 by
ADDUAL
Registry No.
Locality
999'zt
aland Lot
No. 6489. Adjoining Inland Lot No. 5578, North Print.
Rental
[Upses Frier |
No. of Sale |
Boundary
Measurements
19
about
Contents
6,400
#q. feet.
ATIE
Rental Aanu
#6,400
Upset Price
Exchange At LAMBERT DUNBAR & CO.
A Glance
SELLING
T.T. London Demand n T.T. Shanghat T.T. Singapore T.T. Japan
India
PT. U.S.A. T.T. Manila T.T. Batavia T.T. Bangkok T.T. Salgon T.T. France T.T. Germany TT. Switzerland T.T. Australia
Hongkong Bhanghai
Bank Bide.
3rd Moor
1s. 2.25/32
15. 2.25/33
.170
.52%
.105
.82%
.2014
54
150
108%
10.07
7134
128
1/0
BUYING
4 m/s D/p
<to.
1/5.1/32 .1/3/
4 m/s L/c U.S.A.
291%
4 m/s France
.11.27
.30 d/x Indin
.03%
U.S. Cross rate in Lon...4.69
4 m/s E/e London
H.K. Stock Market
were
The following quotations, Issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar
ket this morning:
BANKS
H.K. Bunks $.....
H.K. Banks Lon. E
Chartered £
Mercantile, A. &. B. £.
Merounille, C. E
East Asia $.
Canton $.
Union $
1,430 b .91 m. .9% n. 274
.13 n. .85 b.
.225 b.
480 b. and sit.
.50 B.
INSURANCES
China Underwriter ele.
H.K. Fire S.
SHIPPING
Douglas $.. Steamboats $. Indo-Chinas, P. $. Indo-Chinos, DS. Shell Bearers si- Waterboats $....
DOCKS ETC.
Wharves
Docks (old) $. Docks (new)
Providents (old) $. Providents (new) $. New Eng. Sh. $. Sha. Docks, Sh. $
Kailan s/- Raubs $ Venz: Goldfeld Hongkong Mines cts. Antamoks Ps.
Alolts Ps. Bagulo Gold Ps. Benguet Cons. Ps. Coco Grove Ps. Con. Mines Ps. Demonstrations P8. I.X.L. PS. Gumaus
CORRESPONDENTS FOR
FRANCIS I iu PONT G CÓ. NEW YORK
Cable Addre
DUNBAR Telephone NO. 202.00
MARCH 10, 1830..
FRANCIS I, du PONT & COMPANY REPORT BY CABLE:
STOCKS: Barron's business Index is down again, from 74.8 to 73.9. The Electric Autolite Company's January business was 188 per cent, over the corresponding month of inst year. The stock closed at 38. January, paper board production was 20 per cent, over the same month of 1938, whilst unfilled The week's gain in carloadings is orders have Increased. above seasonal. Engineering construction awards are down sharply. The price of lead has been raised.
The Socony-Vacuum Corporation's 1038 earnings are eşti- mated at between $0.80 and $0.90. The profits are at. 'present below those of last year.
Brazilian bonds are up on President Roosevell's recommen»- dation to place $50,000,000 worth of gold at the disposal of the Export and Import Bank of Brazil to extend credits. In order to free the exchange market for commercial: transactions,
Jones & Laughlin Steel, Pfd.
Safeway Stores
Standard Oil of Calit.
RUBBER: A 10 per cent, increase in tyre shipments Is Indicated. This means that rubber manufacturers' earnings for the Arst-half of 1939 would equal the last-half of 1938. COPPER: Chile approves a progressive copper export tax. We think
that Kennecott issues are over-sold. WHEAT: New low levels were recorded in Liverpool and Winnipeg. COTTON: Sales of textiles have increased, and prices are higher.
Stock
Richfield Oil Corp.
Closing Price:
$54% b.
.195 b.
POST
OFFICE.
INWARD MAILS
Canada, U.S.A., Honolulu,
,89/4/2 0.
Direct Service-San
D%%%
37142
23%
.06 b.
16 n.
.00 1
.24 .
.3
Fer
Due.
From
.120 s.
Conte Ross0
March 10..
Shonghai
1714 b and sa.
Japun
...17 b.
.6.45 2.
.0.30 n.
date, 18th February).
and Shanghai (Vancouver B.C.
Emp. of Japan
March 10..
0.00 n.
Manila
Hulda Maersk
March 10.
105 n.
Japan, Shanghai and Formosa
Kasima Maru
March 10,
Kutsang
.March 10.
Japan
MINING
Air Mail by "Pan American Airways
10/- n.
Francisco Fan American Airways Plano
.8.35 b.
March 10.
date, 1st Marchi,
.3 .
Australia and Manila
Talping
March 10..
..5 n.
Tantolus
March 10..
.444 sa.
Straits.....................
...38 sa.
Straits and Europe via Negapatam
.2014 a.
March 11..
13,60 Ba.
.44 B.
.003 sa.
Imperial Airways Plane
.March 11.
.13 sa.
Pres. Cleveland
.March 11..
Yucnaang
March 11.
Yunnan
March 11.
.March 12.
Tibadak
March 12.
Clenogle
„March 13.
Knisyo Maru
March 13.
Shirala
March 14..
107 n.
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways
.9.35 n.
Direct
8th March.
Imperial Airways Plane..March 15.
Fer
Date and Time.
Friday"
.8 n.
.4 n.
.6711⁄2 n.
.23% b.
22.70 n.
.8.85 b.
and South Africa, Aden, Egypt, Malta and Europe vis Marselles
due Marsellies, 11th April Fort Bayard
Halphong...
San Mauricio Ps. Suyoc Consol Ps. Paracales Ps.
LANDS
Hotels $...
Lands $..... Lands 4% deb. $.
S'hai Lands 5h. $ Humphreys $ (x.d.) H.K, Renities $. Chinese Estates $
UTILITIES
Trants $ETTE Ponk Troms (old) $, Peak Trama (new) $. Star Ferries S.
Y. Ferries (old) $..
.67 0.
(Papers etc,)London date, oth February
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Bervice"-London date, dih March.
Calcutta and Straits
Shanghal and Swatow
Hakozaki Maru
Manila
Tientsin and Swatow
2.25 sa,
21 sa.
70 st.
0.70 b.
.30% D.
.8.55 n.
(x.d.) 4.80 n.
Y. Ferries (enw) 3. China Lights (old) $. China Light (new) 5.....
.100 n.
17-b;!
H.K. Electrics $.... (x.d.) 50 b. .174 b. Macao Electrics $.. Sundakan Lights ..$......10% b. Telephones (old) $..(x.d.) 22.45 n. Telephones (new) $..(x.d.) 7.30 m.
/-
Shanghai and Amoy
Shanghal
Shanghal
Calcutta and Straits
For
Bervice"Loadan, date,
Taiyuan
OUTWARD MAILS
Saigon, Straits, Ceylon, India, East Kasima Maru ........Fri., Mar. 10,
Swatow and Foochow
Reg.
G.P.O. and KP.O.
Mar, 10, 0.43 a.m.. Ord...Mar, 10, 10.30 am.. Wing Wah..Fri., Mar. 10, 12.30 p.m.
Canton Haitan
....Fri, Mar 10, 2 p.m. 8 D.BL Fri., Mar. 10,
Brindisi duc Brindisi, 31st March. Conte Rosso..Fxl.; Mar, 10, 3.30 p.m. Emp. of Japan Fri., Mar. 10, 3.30 p.m.
Air Mail for Indo-China by the Alr Franco Plane............Fri, Mar. 10..
Manila
Tractions
23/- n.
Tractions (Pref.) s/-
.23/0 n.
"Air France Airways Direct Ber- vice."
.
Cald: Mecg. (ord.), Sh. 5.
.14 n.
,13 n.
.1 b.
14.05 b.
.4 b.
lalu, and U.S.A. by the "Pan-
American Airways Direct Service" due San Francisco, 17th March.
Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Hono- Fan
K. P. O.
Bex
...Mar. 10. G Dm..
Ord..
..Mar. 19, 5.20 p.m...
Rex., Ord American
Airways Plane
Rex..
Ord.,
.8 sa.
G.P.O.
.A TI.
Her..
1% n.
OrL,
42 b.
.00 n.
Saturday
.18.40 n.
Papers only for Straite
S'hal Cotton Sh.
105 n.
Dairen ....
Zoong Sings, Sh.$.. Wing On Textiles. Sh$.
MISC.
24 n.
Parcels and Papers only for
Calcutta. Kutsang
.42 n.
.7 b.
Fort Bayard and Pakhol
14 m.
Formoss and. Shanghai
.6% b.
Haiphong
09% n.
Amoy
Manila
Swan Culbertson & Friti
g
Investment Bankers and Brokers
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
Hongkong Sharobrokers Association
Shanghai Stock Exchange.
SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, MANILA AND SINGAPORE
Cable Address: Swanstock
COPIES OF ·
PHOTOGRAPHS
by "Staff Photographer"
appearing in the
"SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST"
and
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH”
may be purchased at the Business Office
“The Hongkong Telegraph”
Morning Post Building,
"THE
Sr pet anis plan.
22,400
$2.58
* per sale
plen.
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VARIOUS MODELS
EVERY TO SUIT
PURSE
INSPECTION INVITED
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TEL. 31591
COUNT THE
INDUSTRIAL
Cald: Mocg. (Pre.), Sh.
Canton Ices $..
Cements $
H.K. Ropes $..
(x.d.)
STORES, &c. Dalry Farms $.. Watsons S....... Lane Crawfords $. Sinteres $....
Wing On (HK) S. Powell, Ltd. cts.
COTTON MILLS
Ewo Sh. $....
H.K. Entertainments Constructions, ⋅ $.
Vibro Piling $.
Ch. Govt. 5% 1925 G.$ Bonds
.20% B.
H.K. Govt. Loon 3
..par. b. H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 4% prm. b. Marsmans (Lond.) s/-....10/0 n. Marsmans (HK) s/- ........4/11 m. MANCHUKUO TRADE Credits May be Extended By One Year
Hainking, Mar. 9. Negotiations will shortly be started between the German and the Mon- chukup Governments with a view to extending by one year the term of the Yuan 63,000,000 German credits to Manchukuo, which were establish- ed in September, last year, in ac- cordance with the German-Manchu- kuo Trade Agreement and which were to expire at the end of May, this year.
Manchukuo officials, paint out that the present credits were highly in- :
Tolma
G. P. O.
Mar, 10, 5 p.m.. .Mar. 10. 7 pam..
EPO..
FrL, Mar, 10..
Mar. 10, 5.00 pane .Mar. 10, 5.30 p.m.
.Mar. 10, 5.00 p.m.
Mar, 11, 7.30 2.10.
Sat., Mar. 11, 9.00 am. Tyndareus...Sat, Mar. 11, 9.30 o.m.. ...........Sat., Mar. 11.. ..Mar. 11, 11 am.. Parcele., Popers, Sulyang.....
Hukozaki Maru
Wingsang
..Mar. 11, Noon.. Sat, Mar. 11, Noon.
Sat., Mar, 11, 1.30 pm.
......Sat, Mar. 11, 3 p.m. Shantung....Sat, Mar, 11, 330 p.m. Emp. of Britain Sat., Mar. 11, 4 p.
Jopan, Honolulu, U.S.A., C. and 8. Pres. Cleveland ......Sat., Mar. 11,
Amerlen and (Papers only for
Canada) via San Francisco--dua San Francisco, 30th March.
Sandakan
Amoy
Foochow via Swalow Swatow
Swatow Japan
Air Mail for. "Imperial Direct Servico" due 2011 March
G, P. O, and K. P. 6.
Parcels....Mar. 11, 3 p.m...
Reg. Ord
Sunday
Mar, 11, 4.15 p.m.
„Mar. 11, -5 p.m..
Mausang.Sun., Mar. 12, 8.30 am.. Chungking....Sun, Mar. 12, 9 am. Holhow.. .Sun., Mar. 12, 9 a.m.. Mingsang Bud., Mar. 12, 9 a.m...
Monday
Klungchow Mon, Mar. 13, 930 am... Yuensang Mon., Mar. 13, 19.30 am Airways Imperial Airways. Plane London.
Bom, Mar. 18 K.P.O
Rer. Ord.
.Mar. 13, 5.30 pm. G.P.O
BOK.
..Mar. 13, 5 p.m.
Ord.
Mst. 18, 7 p.m.
and Imperial Airways Plane
Mon, Mar. 13..
KPO
Her.
.Mar. 13. B: PM
Ord.
„Mar. 13, 5.30 pan.. G.P.O..
Beg.
Ord.
sirumental in the acquisition of Air Mail for Malaya, Java materials necessary for the execution
Australia by "Imperial Airways of the Ave-year-Industrial develop- *Direct Service"—das Sydney, 20th ment plan-Domel.
London, Mar. Mr. Noville Chamberlain announced in the House of Commons to-day that the Pre- sident of the Board of Trade would introduce the Cotton Re-Organientiou Bill into the House next week, Indicating that the Governmerit, wai determined to re-organise the cotton treda on price-axing fine
March
Datavia and Sourabaya Fort Bayard and Haiphong Chuanchow and "Amoy Swatow
· Tuesday
Tibadak Tues, Mar:§:14,19.30 a.m. Jean Dumuls Tues Mar::14,2 p.m., TalyuanTues., Mar. 14, 3.30 pm.