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FELIX ROUSSEL Transfer Not Due To European Tension
Shanghai, Apr. 15. The Messageries Maritimes, owners of the Felix Roussel, announced that the reason for the liner ending her castward voyage at Salgon and turning to Europe was not due to the European tension, but the necessity for taking care of the heavy seasonal bookings from Indo-China.
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The recent collision between the Marechal Joffre and the Canton has been responsible for a change In schedule, and the Marechal Joffre, instead of the Felix Roussel, will now leave Shanghal on May 9-Unifed Press
The Hongkong Agent for the Mes-
Maritimes writes:
Referring to the article published TeaLug the Felix Roussel, I would you that the Felix Roussel is returning to France, not from Singa- pore but from Saigon.
"This decision has been taken, not on account of Uie European situation but in order to ensure our scheduled departures from Indo-China, which otherwise could not have been main- tained following on the coillalon which occurred on March 81 between our mv. Marechal Joffre and the P. & O. 8.5. Canton."
CUSTOMS FIGURES
Statistics for the First Quarter of Year
Shanghai, Apr. 18.
April 17, 1939.
STOCK MARKET OBITUARY
REPORT
Hongkong Block Exchange, officiall summary fisued Saturday says:
The turnover during the short session was on a moderate scale.
Dayers
Hongkong Dank $1,050. Canton Insurance $zzz Douglases $19
FL.M. Lands 132
11FC. Reallies $4.10
11. Tramways sto
China Lights (Old) #7,50 China Lints (New) $0.15 HK Electrics $59 Canton Ices $1 Entertainmenta $0.40
Ballers
K. Mectrics $54 Telephones Old) BIS Marsmans (Lon) B-
Providenis SE H.K. Lands $32
Onics
China Lights (bid) sa China Lights (Now) (5/30 Vibro Piling: 15157,00/.75 Antamoks 1.
Atoka Pr. 30.
Benguet Consolidated Pa. 11.00 Coco Grove Pj. 33 Demonstrations Pr. Ja1⁄2
I. X. L. P. 50
Hogons Pa. 2414
North Camarines Pn. 20 San Mauricio Pa. 1.71 Suyor PM. IBIS
United Paracale Pz. 50
AIR SERV
Arrivals and Departures. Of Pinnes
Outward
The customs proceeds throughout China during the first quarter of the
For London, Australia and British year totalled $80,400,000 comprising Countries: Imperial Airways 7 a.m. $33,000,000 for January, $22,400,000 for February, and $30,100,000 for April 18: Imperial Airways 7 a.m. March, according to the figures ro-
April 21. lensed by the Chinese Maritime For Chungicion. Sian, etc.: Eurasla) Customs here.
and C.N.A.Č. service indefinite, Proceeds from stations in the For U.S.A., via Manila and Guam: Japanese occupied arca accounted California Clipper 8.30 a.m. April| for 70 per cent, of the total revenue 20. in January during which period the area under the control of the National
For France, via Hanoi: Air France Government carned 21 per cent. of 0.30 am. April 22. the whole Income.
and
Chinese-
Inward
Mr. Wong Kai-ming
On Sunday Mr. Wong Kal-ming, MLA, Principal of the Pul Ching Middle School, Canton, died at the Kowloon Precious Blood Hosptial at the age of 62 years,
Mr. Wong was for the past 20 years head of the famous Canton School to which he devoted the greater part of his life, and through which he earned a reputation as one of South China's greatest educators,
The funeral will start from the Hospital at 2 p.m. on Wednesday for the Kowloon Chinese
Christians' Cemetery.
Distinguished Career
Mr. Wong, who had taken on ac- itive part in the work of the South China Baptist Mission in Tung Shan, Canton, was scheduled to sall for the United States on May 6 to attend the Baptist Conference.
He received his early education in Canton and following his graduation from Lingnan University, he went to the United States where he received his Master of Arts degree in Eduen-" tion from Columbia University, Re- turning to China he taught in Lingnan for several years. In 1919 he went to the United States again and raised a considerable sum of money for the completion of
middle school
he
¡campus of Put Ching Academy in Tung Shan. He was appointed In 1927 by the National Government to attend the World Educational Con- ference in the United States, follow- which he toured the country to
educational problems. Ho re turned to China in 1928
and became principal of Pul Ching Academy. Ho served this institution 21 years. He was also a member of the board of trustees of Lingnan University.
Mr. Wong is survived by his wife and only daughter-Central Newz.
MRS. L. E. COBBE
Old Resident Passes After Long Iness
A very old resident of the Colony, Mrs. Laura Eliza' Cobbe, passed away nt 0 Cameron Road, Kowloon, on after a long illness. Bri-Saturday,
Deceased, who was 90 years of age, William R. Cobbe, of Chicago, WIS the widow of the late Mr. and mother of Mrs. C. B. Willard, Mrs. Z. D.
D. Rapp and the late Rosser W. Cobbc.
The relative percentages for the Japanese-occupied
From London, Australia and controlled areas in February and tisht countries: Imperial Airways. March were 77 to 23 per cent, and 81 p.m. April 10; Imperial Airways to 10 per cent, respectively.
pm. April 22, Shanghai headed the list of in-
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