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CLASSIFIED NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ADVERTISEMENTS 25 words $2.00 for 3 days prepaid
THE BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.
Notice is hereby given that Dividend Warrants for all classes of shares of this Bank are now TUITION GIVEN.
ready. Shareholders are request- SCHOOL of Motoring Ltd. offers you ed to apply for them at the Hend trial or short or comprehensive Office No. 6 Des Voeux Road, courses in motor tuition with Euro-Central, or through any of the pean or Chincas Instructors. Phono Branch Offices of the Bank, or,
Bank of Canton, San Francisco.
20882 or 50B00.
WANTED TO BUY. WANTED SEAGOING CABIN Motor Boat, in A-1 condition, preferable Diesel engine; speed requirement above 10 knots; teakwood; three or four berths: fully equipped; looking for opportunity, no fancy prices. Address offer, giving full description with pleture, Box No. 520, "Hong- kont Telegraph.
By order of the Board of Directors
M. Y. TANG, Chief Manager,
Hongkong, April 22, 1939.
NOTICE:
Notice is hereby given that the Bombay Silk Store, of 2, D'Aguilar
Britain Sends Street, has no branches, in the Grave Warning
Continued From Page I
10 continue organising resistance to aggression, and will enforce canscrip- tion in this country.
with-
Colony, and is not connected with any other similar businesa.
THE BOMBAY SILK STORE. April 25, 1939,
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
He will suggest steps that Germany
The Ordinary General Meeting They might take
are the
the above strawal of troops from Spain and of Shareholders in demobilisation of some of the forces Company will be held in the now under arms at home.
Company's 'Offices, P, & O. Build- ing. 5th Floor, on Wednesday, 26th April, 1939, at Noon for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers together with a Statement of Accounts to Government the 31st December, 1938. the S
The Transfer Books of aligns self four-square with the
Germany will also doubtless learn, adds the correspondent, that it is the British Government's desire, to see a practical and pacife approach made towards solutions of questions claim- ed to be outstanding.
Brilish
velt In the notes he
addressed to
the
stand taken up by President Roose Company will be closed from Germany and Italy-a fact which has Saturday, 22nd April, to Wednes.
clear to made abundantly
been
Washington in despatches from Lon-day, 26th April, 1949, both days
don."
Asserting that Sir Nevile Hender- son naked for an immediate personal the interview with Herr Hitler, "Dally Telegraph" niso believes that the Ambassador will represent the wisdom of necepting President Roose- velt's ten or 25 yeur pence plan.
inclusive,
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO. General Managers, Hongkong, 12th April, 1939.
"Ometals i
Whitehall are still A directly worded statement, the chary of reventing any precise correspondent adds, will conclude instructions that have been given to with the plain warning that rejec- the Ambassador, but it seems clear tion of President Roosevelt's proposals that certain instructions have must lead to a tense international | given. situation, and have the worst possible effect on
the world-particularly British-opinlon.-Reuter;
"In Very Few Hours"
Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
-RADIO-
***
ZBW, 355 metres (845 kc.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 k.c.) Radio Programme Broadcast byjarr. Wood); Walata Pol (Hill); Dri- ZBW on a frequency of 846 k.e's, and toin's Heritage (Medley of Patriotic on Short Wave from 1-2.15 pm, and Songs),,wlih Orchestra and Chorus. 8-11 p.m. on 9.52 m.e's, per second. 10.45 London Relay--The Clly of
0.0 Relay of the Dance Orchestra | London'----0. from the Roof Garden of the long-
Pioneers of Empire' by
William Kent. kong Hotel.
11,0 Close down.
(a) Between a kiss and a sigh; (b) Could be; (c) I'm madly in love with you; (d) Miss Annabella Brown. 0.14 Record: Accordeon Parade- Medley,
Intro: Sweetheart Let's Grow Old Together: It's a Sin to Tell A Lie; Touch of your Ips; Alone: Poor Little Angeline; These Foolish Things.....The Piano-Accordeon Vir- tuoso with Vocal Chorus,
H.K. Stock Market
The following quotations were Issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar-
6.21 (a) Deep in a Dream; (b) ket this morning: Grandma Sald; (e) Garden of the Moon; (d) Avalon.
0.30 Records: Stay Close To Me Waltz (Alm 'Mazurka'); Love's Romance Slow Fox-Trot....Fred Stein (Piano); Many Happy Returns (film 'Music Hath Charms). Kitty Basters (Vocal) with Orchestra.
Of The
6.44 () Ride Tenderfoot Ride; (b) When the leather is i Bloom (c) Loch Lomond; (d) Madhouse,
7.0 Closing local Stock Quotations. 7.02 Songs by Norman Allin (BRAS).
When Song Is Sweet (Sans-Souel); Think On Me (Lady John Scott-arr. Moffat); Rocked In The Cradle Of The
Deep (Willard and Knight) .... with Orchestra,
7.12 Musical Comedy "Follow The
Sun" Selection .... Dorchester Hotel Jack Jackson's Orchestra, London; "Home And Beauty"Selection (C. B. Cochran's Revue) Magda Neeld, Janet Lind and Webster Booth with Orchestra; 7.30 Half an hour of Variety with Derickson and Brown, Kilty Maniera and Others.
Vocal and Pinno-You Oughta Be In Pictures (Ileyman and Suesse); One Morning In May (Parish and Carmichael). Derickson (Tenor) and Brown (Piano); Organ-O Sole Mio (Di Capua); La Paloma (Yradler) Horst Schimmelpfennig: Vocal A Melody From The Sky [Alm The Trail of the Lonesome Pine');
mp:
Where Yorkshire And Lancashire Meel (Damerell and Evans)....Kitty | Masters with Two Plano
Mandolines-Spanish
Gypsy A Intro: Argentina; Barcelona; Lady Spalu
...The Romany Mandullae Players; Vocal and Piano-The Night Is Young and You're So Beautiful: Another Perfect Night Is Ending
(Kahal and Stesse Layton,
Turn
been
ber)
Mr. Vernon Bartlett, M.P., the
This last point is featured by the "News-Chronicle" diplomatle corres- "Daily Mall," which uses the wordspondent, dealing guardedly with the that Sir Nevlic Henderson will new move, says that nobody seems "stress the fact that rejection of to know how for it will leave the President Roosevelt's appeal would door open to bargaining. Increase International tension almost
a breaking point."-Router.
"Times" Comment
Mr. Bartlett refers to the assuran- cos given to him that "within a very few hours" the whole world will realise that the step in no way The Times" diplomatic correspon-indicates the slightest weakening of dent, referring to Sir Nevile Hender- the Dritish Government and its son's return and Mr. Chamberlain's] determination to stand firm against brief statement in connection with it aggression.
in the House of Commons, says that the Government will stand by both the warning and the opportunity contained in President Roosevelt's message.
Conscription Issuo
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8.0 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements. 8.03 Orchestral Concert. Crown Diamonds-Overture (Au- ...London Philharmonic Or- cond. by Constant Lam- L'Epreuve D'Amaur (Mozür!-
Ludwig Seitz)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
cond. by Efrem Kurtz; Slavonie Dance No. 16 In A Flat Rajor (Dvorak)....Czech. Philharmonic Orchestra cond. by Vaclay Talich.
Relay. The Thin
arc.
8.25 London
Red Line.
The King's Royal Hille Corps. 9.15 London Relay-The News. 9.30 London Relay Food for Thought'.
Short talks on matters of topical interest.
9.45 London Relay-Sports News and Market Notes,
9.50 Massed Banda. The "News-Chroncle" features the
The Cabinet's reported agreements in.
Music of the Drums, Private principle with regard to the desir-Tony Atkins; The Song of the
Drum: The The paper adds: "In general, Itability of conscription, in connection
Drummer and the Cook; Belvedere;
The
Minstrel be
Nevile with which the pollilcai currespon- sald that Sir
Boy; The dent says that at least one Minister Watch Tower; The Lost Chord. Me- chanized Infantry; The Belle of Aider- with whom he discussed the question. pointed out that calling up for army
shot; All for a shilling a day.... Massed Bands Of The Aldershot and service of the 19 years of age group would mean the accession of 300,000
Western Commands (Recorded at Aldershot Command in the territorial army.-Reuter.
Searchlight Tuttoo, 1936).
can
Henderson's return shows no change certainly no weakening in the Government's policy, as shown both at home and abroad, and in all the capitals which have been approncherl during the past few weeks.
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FOR NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING
Its
Effectiveness
Is Beyond Dispute
THE MEASURE OF EFFECTIVENESS
IS, HOWEVER, DEPENDENT ON
CIRCULATION
The bulk of local newspaper advertising is carried by The South China Morning Post and The Hongkong 1 Telegraph.
BECAUSE OF THEIR CIRCULATIONS
10.0 London Relay-Anzac Day. 1930
programme of poetry and music written in commemoration of those who fell during the Gallipoli cam- paign of 1015. The reading of the poems, which will include extracts from the works of Robert Graves and Siegfried Sassoon, as well as Shake- speare and Tennyson, will alternate with an account in prose of some of the Incidents of the memorable year.
10.30 Bonga by Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritone).
Waltzing Matilda (Paterson-Cowan,
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'SSEN.NOUØ Australia
THE
HOUSE
of
JEWELLERY
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Large
Selection
SOLITAIRE
RINGS
Mr. Menzies Chooses His New Cabinet
Melbourne, Apr. 24.
·Cabinet in-
The new Australian etudes the following:
Premier and Treasurer, Mr. R. D. Menzies; Attorney- General and Minister for Industry, Mr. W. M. Hughes; Supply and Development, Mr. R. G. Casey; Defence, Brigadier G. A. Street; External Affairs, Sir Henry Guilett; Interior, Senator H. S. Foll; Health and Social Services, Sir Frederick Stewart; Commerce, Senator McLesy, Vice-President of Executive Council; Civil Aviation
V.
and Assistant Defence Minister, Mr. Fairbairn; Postmaster-General and Repatriation Minister, Mr. E. J. Harrison; Customs and Trade, Mr. J. N. Lawson.—Router,
The new cabinet has been chosen: following the appointment of Mr. Menzies as Prime Minister after the sudden death of Mr. Joseph Lyons.
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From
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Amoy
Exchange At A Glance
SELLING
T.T. London Demand... T.T. Shanghai
T.T. Singapore T.T. Japan TT. India
T.T. U.S.A. T.T. Manila T.T. Bataviu T.T. Bangkok. T.T. Salgon T.T. France T.T. Germany TT. Switzerland TT. Australia
BUYING
4 m/s L/c London 4 m/s D/p do. 4 m/s L/C U.S.A. 4 m/s France
30 d/s India ...... U.S. Cross rate in Lon.
.18. 25% .19 2
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10435 B19
20
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INWARD MAILS
Air Mail by "Imperial Aleways
Direct
Mania
Mantin
Service London
London date,-23rd March
F'er
Conlon Maru Cremer
date, Imperial
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways BerviceLondon date,
Airways Plane Prominent
Bue,
.April 25.. .April 25,.
100 ..
.1034
4.00 50,
.0.70 n.
10: April. '
April 25.
.100 .
Swatow
April 25.
MINING
.17/- n.
of
Calcutta and Straits
Talma..
April 25.
Strails
Aeneas
April 26..
8.55 sa.
Anna Maersk
.April 20.
.3 n.
Emp. of Russia
April 20.
.4 n.
32 sa.
Manila
Tientsin and Swatow
Nanning
.April 20.
Picasantville
3011⁄2 sa.
Straits
.April 20.
and Europe
vin
Sucz
March and
(Papers.etc.) London date, 30th London Parcels-
Rajputana
.April 20.
Japan...................
Toyama Maru
.April 20.
Shanghai and Swatow
Talyan
April 28.
Haiphong
Conten
April 27.
Direct
22nd April
· Imperial Airways Plano Jean Laborde
April 27.
.April 27.
.April 27.
.April 27.
.April 27.
Pres. Van Buren ...
.April 27.
British M/V Canton Kitano Maru
.April 20.
.April 28.
Conte Blancamano Montevideo Maru
.April 29,
.April 29.
April.20.
Date and Time..
Paracales Ps...
LANDS
Hotels $.
Lands $
Lands 4% dɛb. $. S'hai Lands Sh. $.. Humphreys $.
H.K. Renities Chinese Estates S..
UTILITIES
Trams $...... Peak Trams (old) $. Peak Trams (new) $. Star Ferries $...
46 sa
02 sa.
.60 sa.
.5% 90.
.3311⁄2 s.
.104 1.
.8.40 n.
.8.05 .
DIAMOND
WEDDING
.1.20 sa.
.102 n.
.10.20 b.
.8 B. ..4 n.
RINGS
65 0.
Y. Ferries (old) $.. Y. Ferrles (new) 3. China Lights (old) China Lights (new) H.K, Electrics $.
25 n.
.24 n.
8.40 s.
Macno Electries $ (x.d.) Sandakan Lights $..
Telephones (old)
Telephones (new) $.. Tractions s/-
Tractions (Pref.) s/-
INDUSTRIAL
Cald: Macg. (ord.), Sh. $. Cald: Mneg. (Prc.). Sh. $. Canton Ices
H.K. Ropes $...
Lane Crawfords S.. Sinceres
S
515 6.
55 sa.
17 n.
12 n.
.22 n.
.74 n.
.14
.13 n.
PLATINUM
& DIAMOND
RING
Japan and Shanghel
Haiphong. Pakhoi and Fort Bayard Kaying Japon
Lahore
U.S.A., Honolulu und Japan (San Francisco date, 7th April).... U.S.A., Honolulu and Japan (Sun
Francisco date, 1st. April), Shanghai
Japan
Shanghai
Japan
For
Pres. Cleveland
Air Mail by "Pan American Air-
ways Direct Service"-San Fran- Pan American Airways Piano cisco date, 21st April.
OUTWARD MAILS
.Tues, Apr. 25, 4.30 p.m
Canton Maru Wed., Apr. 26, 7,15 a.m. Yusang
Wed., Apr. 20, 10.00 a.m. Taksang Wed., Apr. 28, 1.30 p.m. Cremer Wed, Apr. 20, 5.00 p.m.
Per
Swatow and Amoy
Tuesday
Anshun
Wednesday
Cunton
Haiphong
Swalow
Parcels only for Straits
Rajputana Thurs., Apr. 27, 10.30 a.m. Chckiang....Thurs., Apr. 27, Noon, Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, USA, Emp. of Russia Thurs., Apr. 27:
Central and South America via Vancouver B.C.,
K.P.O.
Apr. 27, 3 p.m.
(Parcels and
Papers only for Canada)-due Vancouver B.C., 19th May,
Thursday
..1 b.
Cements $..
12 b.
.3.60 n.
STONES, &c. ...Dairy Farms (ex. rts)....2014 b..
Diry Farms (ris.) $.... Watsons $..
Shanghai, Japan and Europe (ex- cept Great Britain and Elre) vin Siberla Haiphong
.14% n. .7% n.
SETTINGS
..1.80 n.
.42 n.
.1 n.
COTTON MILLS Ewo Sh. $. S'hai Cotton Sh. $.. Zoong Sings, Sh. $.... Wing On Textiles, Sh. $.
MISC.
20.40 n.
.107 3.
30 n.
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.40 r.
1011⁄2 b. .1% n. .7 $0.
Wing On (H.K.) $. Powell, Lid. §.
H.K. Entertainment $. Constructions,
Vibro Piling $. Ch. Govt. 5% 1025
.02% n.
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MANILA SHARES Closing quotations through Reuters:
Antamok
Atok
Bagulo Gold Balong Buhay Benguet Coni
Aig Wedge
BREWER'S BOOK SHOP Coco Grove
Alexandra Bldg., Des Voeux Rd.
Cona. Mines Demonstration
1. X. L.
Ipo Gold
Shanghai Evening Post & multo Cons.
Mercury
China's Leading Evening Daily
Shanghai Sunday Mercury
..Shanghai's... Undeclared War
A Permanent Souvenir of the
+
SHANGHAI HOSTILITIES
D ...
Shanghai Under Fire
Bid Prices Afteroon Morning Closing Closing
Apr. 21. Apr. 25.
JEWELLERY
Parcels,
Reg.
Ord.,
Apr. 27, 0.30 p.m. G.P.0.
.Apr. 27, 5 p.m.
Parcels,
Apr. 27, 3 pm.
Reg
Apr. 27, 5 p.m.
Ord..
Apr. 27, 7 p.m.
Thurs., Apr. 27. K.P.O.
Air Mall for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plane
Direct Service"--doe London, 4th May
.Apr. 27, 6 p.m. 27, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O,
..Apr.
Apr. 27, 5 p.m.
Reg. Ord.
Reg. Ord.
Apr, 27, 7 p.m.
Made
to order
Air Mall for Malaya, Jaya and Aus- Imperial Airways Plano
traila by "Imperial Airways 'Direct Service"-due Sydney, 8th
May
Thurs., Apr. 27
E.F.O
Reg.
27. & D.M.
Ord.
Apr. 27, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.
Iteg.
Ord.
by
Experts
Saigon Amoy
Sundakan Swatow
..Apr. 27, 5 D.
.Apr. 27. 7 p.m.
Jean Laborde Thurs., Apr. 27, 7 pm. Taiyuan.....Thurs., Apr. 27, 7 p.m.
Friday
Mausang....Fri., Apr. 28, 8.30 am. Chengtu....Fri., Apr. 28, 10.30 am.
E. P. O.
Manila, Australia and New Zealand Kitano Maru...............Fri., Apr. 28.
via Thursday Island-due Thurs- day Island, 11th May,
....Apr. 20, 5 p.m..
32
32
30% 30
Uno.
D15
11.40
11.50
20
33%
.124
Reg., Ord
...........Apr. 23, 5 pm.
.18%
logon Mining
...Apr. 28, 5.30 p.m.
G. P. O.
Uing
Masbate Cons....... Mino Operations
Reg.. Ord.,
North Camarines
.12 44
Ung.
....Apr, 28, 7 p.m.
Paracale Gumaus San Mauricio
.134
Surigao Cons, .....
Buyoc Cons........
Syndicate Invest,
.184 Ung.
Lis Ung.
Chater
Air Mall for Indo-China, Iran, and Air France Plans ....Fri. Apr. 28.
France (Paris and Northern Pro- vinces only) by the “Alr. France Airways Direct Service"
E.P.O.
Reg.
...Apr. 28. & p.m.
Ord.
Apr. 28 5.30 DAL G.P.O.
Reg.
.Apr. 28, 5. p.m.
Ord.
.Apr. 28, 7 pm.
Road,
Hong Kong.
G. F. O. and K. P. O.
Parcels, Reg Ord.,
.Apr. 28, 6 pm. Apr. 29, 0,45 a.m. .Apr. 20, 10.30 am.
Saturday
Air
United Taracale
The following is Swan, Culbertson & Fritz' report on this morning's market:
con-
Prices on the Manila Stock Ex- [change were mostly unchanged from yesterday's close. However, a fow showed losses from 1 to 11⁄2 tavos, while others showed gains from 1 to 10 centavos. Benguot Consolidated gained 10 centavos, closing at 11.55, Yesterday's volumé
A de-luxe Pictorial Review of the in Pesca was 222,000.
SHANGHAI HOSTILITIES
L
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•
Through Four Provinces
with Shanghai Evening Post & Mercury Correspondents,
Ta Moi Pictorial (-ingual)
A Semi-Monthly Publication of 28 pages on the present hostilities. Photo news.
Phones 5 Years
Late
Durban, Natal, Farmers in some parts of Natal who made application for telephone lines five years ago are still waiting for them in some cases, it is revealed by the Divisional Controller for Natal in a letter to the Natal Indian Con- gress.
Estd. 1860.
Straits, Ceylon, India, East Africa, British m.v. Canton ....Fri., Apr. 28.
Aden, Egypt, Malta and Europe via Marseilles-due Marseilles. 26th May.
G.P.O. and KPO,
Mall for "KLM. Airways Brillah m.v. Canton...Sat., Apr. 20. Direct Service”—due Amsterdam, 9th May.
Manila and Naples due Naples,
Leg., ........Apr. 29, 9.80 a.m. Ord.. ****... Apr, 29, 10 mm. Prominent...Sat., Apr. 29, 10.30 am. Sat., Apr. 29, 1 p.m. ..Sat. Apr. 20, 4.30 p.m.
Wasang Conte Blancamano
Swatow
Haiphong
22nd May,
Parcels and Papers only for South
Africa vin Durban ....
Montevideo Maru
Sat., Apr. 20, 5 p.m..
Air Mall for Maalla, Guam, Honio- Pan American Airways Plane
lulu, and. V.B.A., by the "Pan- American Airways Direct Service"
-due San Francisco 6th May
Aah, Apt. 20. K.P.O.
Reg:
..Apr. 10, 5 p.m.
Ord.
..Apr. 20. 5.30 p.m.
Gr.O,
Ret
....Apr. 29, 5 pm.
Ord.
.Apr. 30, 7.30 min.