Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
March 17, 1939.
P & O-BRITISH INDIA (APCAR) AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES
(Companies Incorporated in England.)
Taking Cargo on through Bill of Lading for ETRAITS, JAVA & BURMA, CEFLOD DIDZA, IRANIAN GULE, MAURITIUS, E. & 8. AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUT ING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, RED SEA, EGYPT, EUROPE, NTC
PENINSULAN & ORIENTAL FONTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STKAMEK: (Under Contract with HM. Governm(211)
-
al vessels may call at any porta on or off the route,—and the route and all J
are subject to changs or deviation with or without notice,
Steamers
"JEYPORE
RAWALPINDI †BURDWAN
CANTON
*ALIPORE
CORFU
+ SOMALI
CHITRAL
CARTHAGE
BANGALORE
Tons From H'Kong about i
4,000 18th Mar. 0 in.
17,000) 18th Mar. Noon
6,000 25th Mar.
₤10,000 1st Apr. 0,000 | 10th Apr.
14,800 | 15th Apr. 7,000 21s1 Apr. 16,600) 20th Apr. 14,000 13th May
0,000 20th May
* Carzo only Calla Carnblunca
Bestination
Straits, Colombo, Bombay & Karachi.
Abarettes & London, B'bny, M'scilles, Hovre, L'don. Hull, H'bg. R'dam & 'A'werp. Marcelles & London:
Straits, Colombo, Bombay & Karachi.
Marseilles & London.
B'bay, M'seilles, Havre, L'don,
· Hull, H'bg, R'dam & A'werp. Marseilles & London.
B'bay, Mscilles, Havre, L'don, Hull, 1Pbg, I'dom & A'werp.
All verɛris may call at Multa
BRITISH INDIA APCAR SAILINGS (SOUTH)
10,000 25th Mar.
PHOTONEW
SIRDHANA
SHIRALA
6,000 th Apr.
TILAWA
"SANTHIA TALMA
10,000| 22nd Apr.
0,000 th May
(10,000 20th May
S'pore. Port Swetten w Penang. Rangoon & Caloust
DO.
DO.
DO.
DO.
8.1. Adcar Line Iceumers have excrifent accommodation for at de Rod clam Dammonigwi
EASTERN & australian BALLINUS (5OUTAL)
MANKIN
NELLORE
TANDA
7,000) 1st Apr. 7,000 5th May.
7,000
3rd June.
Mumla, Rabaul, Brishanie Sydney, Melbourne & Houa-
Regular monthly saillugs from l'kong to Shanghina & Japan & kong to Australl
Hong Kong to Sydney-19 daya,
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.
Shanghai & Japan.
7,000 17th Mor., a.m. Shanghai & Japan,
CORFU
14,500 17th Mar. 10
IT,
•SOMALI
CHITRAL
15,500 30th Mar,"
TILAWA
10,000 30th Mar,
NELLORE
SANTHIA
CARTHAGE
7,000
5th Aprit
3,000 13th April
14,000 13th Apr.
Cargo only.
Shanghai & Japan.
Shanghai & Japan. (Shanghai & Japan.
Japan.
Shanghai & Japan.
All dates are approxiniste and subject to sileration
without notice, parents
Beasuring not more than 8 eft, will be received at the Company's Office up to. now on the day previous to selling.
Connaught RC.
For Passage Rates, Handbooka, Freight, aro., EDDY
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. Phone Z
Agents
CANADIAN–PACIFIC
EAMSHIPS SHOTEL
RAILWA
TO CANADA, UNITED STATES and EUROPE
vis Shanghai, Kube & Yokohania
EMPRESS OF JAPAN vla Honolulu ......Noon, Fri., Mar. 17. EMPRESS OF ASIA via Honolulu....7.00 a.m. Thurs., Mar. 30. EMPRESS OF CANADA via Honolulu EMPRESS OF RUSSIA via Honolulu
Noon, Fri., Apr. 14. ...Noon, Thur.. Apr, 27.
Air-conditioned equipment on C.P.. Trans-Continental Trains Frequent Canadian Pacifio Atlantic sallings to European
Forte
TO MANILA
EMPRESS OF ASIA
Thurs.. March 23.
EMPRESS OF CANADA
Union
Building
Canadian Pacific
Fri.. Apr. 7.
Telephone
20752
This German soldier was photographed taking part in winter manoeuvres of the German artillery in the Bavarian Alps. near the town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen where the Olympic Games were held.
King Barls of Eutearla recent- W visited
father-in-law', ปล King Victor Emmanuel of Italy, and while in Rome he looked in at the mineral exhibition. Among other objects' he saw was this play of aerial bemls in the Pavilion of Arms, Airmen call them "cs," to tre hatched by the huge, bembers that roar over an area, dropping their burden to bring death and destruction below, Boris, with soft hat, in foreground, considers them,
General Elisco Alvarez Arenas, -named by Cieneral Franco to take.
errsonal charge of Barcelona.. farmer Loyalist capital, after the elly was captured by Insurgents,
PRESIDENT LINER
SAILINGS
SPECIAL RETURN FARES
HONGKONG TO THE UNITED STATES
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY FOR SAILINGS
beginning with
S.S. PRESIDENT PIERCE
19th May.
and including all nailings up to
9.8, PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
21st Oct.
Return Limit Six Months MINIMUM ROUND TRIP FARES
S.S. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE
First Class Special ClosS
San Francisco USS(37.00 382.00
Los Angeles
US$432,00 300.00
This caricature hows Bernard
A. Baruch, New York Hinancier,
whom a Nazł newspaper la Ber-
litt recently. called America's
"Kecret President," IL also
blamed him for the good-neigh-
bour policy toward South Amer-
les, stating: "Ar the representa-
tive of the Rothschild bank In
both North and South America.
Mr. Baruch, airendy In control
in the United States, wishes to
safeguard his South American Interests by having the United
States control South America.”
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Dr. Eduard Benés, former president of Czecho-Slovakia, and Mrs. Benes, as they arrived in New York. Dr. Benes will teach at The University of Chicago. Official reception was given the couple at New York's City Hall by Mayoc La Guardia and distinguished -citizens. University has received hundreds-of requests for speeches
by Dr. Benes.
BANK NOTICES
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1833.
Paid-up Capital Reserva int
£3,000,000 £3,000,000 Reservo Lablilly of Proprietors £3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE: LONDON:
18, Malopegato; E. C. V, Bul-Ageneles in London;
117/122, Leadenhall Street, E. C. 3.
West End Branch:
14/10, Cockspur Bireet, B.W.1. Manchester Branch:
71, Mosley Birsel, Manchester,
AGENCIES AND DRANCIES;
Alor Star
Auritsar
Itankox
Dalvia
Hankow Itartin
Hongkong
110llo
lungooh
Salgon
Seremban
Shangha
Bumbay
Ipoti
Singapore
Calcutta
Agencies:
Clive
Kubo
Karacht Klang
Sitiawan Souenbaye
Street Fairlie
Place Canion Cawnpore Cebu Catointo Dethl Haiphong
Talpink Tichisin Tongkah
(Phuket)
Yokohama
Hamburg
Kno
Lumpur Kuching Madras
Branis Medan
New York Petping
(Peking)
Penani!
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and
THE BANK OF KABT ABIA, LIMITED.
Authorised Cupital I'aid-up Capital ..... Reservo and Undivided
Profits
$10,000,000.00
$ 0,508,000.00 ................ $ 2,083,032.01 HEAD OFFICE:—HONGKONG 10. Des Voeux Rond, 'Central.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Sir Shouson Chow, Chairman' Li Koon Chun. Seq.
· 12. 16, 1(wok, Eng.
L4 Lan Song, Esq. Wong Chu Bon. Ezq. Wong Yun Tong, Esq. Kan Ying To. Esŋ. Chang Chting Bhek, Esq.FungPingWali,Esq. KANTONG PO, Esq. Chief Manager.
LA TSE FONG,"Raq, Manager. BRANCHER AND AGENCIES:
Amor flatavia 11ambay Calcutta
Halphony Hankow Honatulu
Kobe Kowloon London
Montia Melbourne Nogaraki
New York Parik Petping Penang
Hangvon—
Saigon
*San Francisco
Scatte
Semarang Shanghai
Singapore Saurabaya Swalow
Sydney Tientsin.. Vancouver
Every description of Banking and Ex. changa business transacted, Loans grant- ed or approved securities.
Current Accounts opened in Local Cur- rency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods in Lecal and Foreign Currencies on terms witch will be quated on appliesilon.' "J
-Safe Deposit Boxes To Lect.
KAN TONO PO,
Chiet Manager,
FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.
or shorter periods in Local or Other Cur rencies at rates which will be quoted on application.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rates obtainable on application. Steamship
The Bank's lead Offico in London un- dertakes Executor and Trustco business and claims recovery of British Incomel Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained at any of the Agencies and Branches,
ILA, CAMIDGE,
Manager.
NATIONAL SERVICE
(Continued from Page G.)
and 23,000 members was aimed when it started,
at
· MARITIMES.
"YANG-T8E"
No. 4 AEQ/39 Bringing Cargo from Dunkirk via Halphong etc., arrived Hongkong on Sunday, 12th March, 1939.
Consignees are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium, 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 Another organization is the Civil or before 22nd March, 1939, or they Air Guard for men and women be- will not be recognized. tween the ages of 18 and 50. There
Damaged Packages will be examin- were 34,986 applications
the ed by Up to
Company's Surveyor November, 1938, and 4,000 were enthe presence of the Consignees at Mes--Goddard and Douglas in
rolled,
Half a million children will be eincuated from London, alone, in the next war,
CROYDON, just outside London, is the first town to decide to build un underground car-park. It will cost £350,000, accommodate 810 cars, and shelter 30,000 people. Despite strong appeals, the government has co far opposed deep, underground shelters.
Chant steel doors on both sides of the
Thames to prevent the flooding
of London's subway system are to bu installed at a cost of over £15,000, The Westminster borough of Lon- don is to build nearly three miles of trenches In the parks and squares int
10.00 um, on Saturday, 10th March, 1030.
Consignees must have a Revenue Officer in attendance when any duti- able goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.
I. OHL, Agent. Hongkong, 12th March, 1039.
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STOCK MARKET
REPORT
The Hongkong Stock Exchange official summary issued at 4.00 p.m.
the west-end (down-town) district. yesterday, says: at a cost of £50,000.
A large turnover was effected to Poplar borough of London, mainly day in Bunks at $1,400/1,120, Hotels in the over-crowded cast-end slum at 96, Old Docks at $104, Lands district, is spending £100,000 on pre-
at $364, Trans at $10.90, Electrics
and Watsons at $5014/564. cautions.
OL
Sir John Anderson bas warned $9.10/9.20, the market closing with Arms that they must not threaten a firm undertone. employees with dismissal if they do not volunteer for national service,
Anderson is sturiying an allotment scheme, under which old-age pen- sioners would be given a plot of land on which to grow food.
Sir John Simon hos wnnounced civilians will receive compensation for Injuries and damage during war- time, on the some basis as soldiers.
Anderson has announced that im- mediately war is declared 12 dicta tors will take supreme charge of 12 districts into which Britain has been divided. Greater London is one of them.
Anderson is now looking for!
12
thens by
Juble optional standing for the jobs, He hopes to carly March.
A satisfactory gasmusk for "bables has at last been found. It is shaped something like a cradle. During the crisis, there was no anti-gas protec- tion for children up to the nge of four.
Finsbury borough of London will build 15 underground shelters at a cort of £1.288,000, if the governmen! will pay 70 per cent, the remainder to come out of the local taxes.
-H. L. Percy
PROFESSOR GERRARD
The University Medical Society on Tuesday gave a tea party to Prof. W.! I. Gerrard, Professor of Medicine at: the University and Government Con- sultant, in the Urilon Assembly Room as a forewell before his departure on leave to-day.
Впусть Canton Insurance $225 FR. Fire Insurance $195 -Dmiglasen -268 ——
HK, & K. Wharves $110% H.. Dorku (Old) $1914
K. Docks (New) Bla IK. Realties $4.00 HK. Tramways $16,00 Yaunist Ferries (Old) $24 Sandakan Laghus $11.30 Telephonen (Old) $22.70 Telephones (New) #794 Canton Ices 3 HK. Ropes 66.10 Watsons $0.10) Wing On (HKG) $40 Entertainmienta $7
TEK, Govt. 3% Loan 4 pm. BR. GOVE. DEK.) par."
Beflere
Union Ensetrapee Has H. & S. $6.35 China Lights (Old) $8.00 H.K, Electrice $57 Macao Electric $18 Bandakan Lights $11.6. Watsons $0.20
Rates
Hongkong Bank $1,400/20 1.K. Docks (Old) $1914 H. & S. Hotels ex div. 101 FLK. Lands $36%
1.K. Tramways $18.00 Yaumati Ferries (014) $25 J.C. Electrien $3645/5 Macne Electries $1 Sandakan Lights 311.10 Watson 30/0.10 Antamoka Pr. 4311⁄2 - Atoks 30
Baguio Gold 275 Benguet Consolidated 13.00 Ceco Grove 46 Demonstralians
1. X. L. .65
1515
Paracale Gumaus 1014 San Mauricio 2.20 Suyoc 20
United Paracalo
A.R.P. LECTURES
Raid
Modifed' Full Course Air Dr. Leong Kam-leng, who presided, Pressution lectures will commence in paying a tribute Prof. Gerrard, to-day at 11 am, at the Hongkong said he had been elected an honorary Volunteer Defence Corps Headquar- like Vice President of the Society. lers, Garden Road,
S.S. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND, PIERCE & TAFT
First Class
Tourist Class... ........
San Francisco
US$592,00 322.00
Los Angeles US$607.00
330.00
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PRESIDENT LINES
ROUND WORLD SERVICES
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Tolepbone 20171.
OBITUARY
Death of Old Manila Resident in Colony
The death of Mrs. Genoveva Isabel
many nephews and nieces, Helatives and friends
were pre- sent at the funeral, which took place at the Catholic Cemetery in the afternoon, the Rev. Fr. Cyril Speziali officiating.
* CLIMB SCAFFOLDING Burglars Enter Office
In City District
Burled with the casket want a A daring burglary occurred in the ete Xavier o Souza occurred yester- wreath from "Gerile, Tony and office of the China Plant-Oil Lamp day at St. Paul's Hospital, after a Jose," Other floral tributes were Company, in the SC. M. Post build- from Stella and Celes, Muns and ing in the early hours of yesterday
short lines.
Mrs. Souza came from Manila with Tatty, Alvaro, Mica and children, morning.
her husband and children a few years Maria de Monto Carmelo Place. Entry was obtained by breaking ago. They were well-known there. M. P. Victor, A. Remedios, M. a glass window, the burglars climb- Mr. A. M..e Souza, who pre-deceased Sturlano, I. Rapp, N. Chan, Mr. sud ing scaffolding outside. Mra. Souza, inst year, was connected Mrs J. R. Veiga, Mr. and Mrs. A quantity of radio apparatus and stofen, .Tho with the Dollar Line in Manila. Sa, Mr. and Mrs: G. Leong, Mr. and machine tools was
waste-paper. The late Mrs. Souza la survived by Mrs, C. G. Silve, Mrs. O. Mattos, culprits use two. ason and a married daughter, aki and Au Kwong-wal.
baskets to carry away the loot.
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