Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
April 26, 1939.
P & O-BRITISH INDIA (APCAR) AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES
{Companies Incorporated in England.)
Taking Cargo on through Bill of Lading for STRAITS, JAVA & DURMA. CEYLON, INDIA, IRANIAN GULY, MAURITIUS,· E. & 8. AFRICA. AUB- TRALASIA INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND FORTS, HED BEA, ZUYRT, EUROPE, ETC,
PENINSULAR & ORJENTAL, FORTNIGHTLY DIKECT NOYAL MAIL STEAMEIS (Under Contract with HM. Government)
All vessels may call at any ports on or off the route, and the roulo and all salilog are subject to change or deviation with or without notice.
Steamers
CANTON CARTHAGE +BANGALORE
RAJPUTANA RANCHI **BHUTAN
RANPURA *BEHAR
RAWALPINDI CHITRAL
* Cargo only.
SANTHIA
TALMA SINDHANA SHIRALA TILAWA
Destination
Apr., (Noon), Marreilles & London.
{Tons | From H'Kong about|
16,500, 201 14,800 13th May 0,000 20th May
17,000 27th May. 17,000) 10th June 6,000 17th June
17,000 24 June 0,000 1st July
17,000
8th July 15,000 22nd July
† Calls Casablanca,
BRITIE11 INDIA-APCAH
8,000; 0th May
|10,000| 20th May
10,000 3rd June. 8,000 17th June. 110,000 1st July
B'bay, Marseilles & London. B'bay, M'sollies, Havre, L'don, Hull, Hbg, R'dom & A'werp) Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London, B'bay, M'seilles, Havre, L'don, Hull, H'bg, 'dam & A'werp. B'bay, Marsellies & London. B'Bay, M'sellles, Havre, L'don, Hull, H'bg, R'dam & A'werp. B'bay, Marsellies & London. B'bay, Marseilles & London. All vessels may call at Malla BAILINGS (SOUTIL)
Sweitenham,
| Penang,Rangoon & Calcutta,
S'pore,
Port
DO.
DO.
DO.
DO.
EX & Apway Line Steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd Class
NELLORE
TANDA
NANKIN
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN BAILINGS (SOUTIL)
7,000 8th May.
7,000 3rd June.
7,000 30th June
Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne- & Hobart
Regular monialy sailings from Hongkong to Shanghai and Japan and 11'kong
to Austratą.
RAJPUTANA
TANDA RANCHI SIRDHANA
Itong Kong to Sydney—19 daya.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.
|17,000 27: Apr,, (Noon), Shangħal & Japan.
7,000 6th May 17,000 11th May
10,000 11th May
0,000 12th May
17.000 25th May
*BHUTAN
RANPUILA
SHIRALA
8,000 25th May
BEHAR
Gjuuo 20th May
• Cargo waly.
4
Shanghai & Japan
| Shanghai & Japan. Shanghai & Japan.
Shanghai & Japan. Shanghal & Japani, Japan.
Shanghai & Japan.
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. Parcsis rockeuring nos more than 6 ndt, will be received at the Company's Office up to noon on the day previous to sailing.
For Passage Hales, Handbooks, Freight, eto, apply
Agenta
P. & MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. Phone
Connaught RĂ,
PRESIDENT LINER
SAILINGS
SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES
via
SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA and HONOLULU
6 5 “PRESIDENT CLEVELAND”
6 S "PRES DENT PIERCE"
58 "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"
SS "PRESIDENT TAFTU
SS "PRESIDENT CLEVELAND"
SS "PRESIDENT PIERCE"
0.12.
SAILS MAY 5th at 12.01
MAY 19th at 12.01 B.TO JUNE 3rd at 12.00 Noon JUNE 10th at 12.01
"
JUNE 30th at 12.01 JULY 14th at 12.01
And fortnightly thereafter, NEW YORK AND BOSTON VIA SUEZ
6 8 "PRESIDENT VAN BUREN" SAILS APR. 201 ́S ́S "PRESIDENT HARRISON":
MAY 12th And fortnightly thereafter,
MANILA
AIR RAIDS: Thin, is what air raide meant to Kongmoon recently. Rows of buildings were shat- tered by the Japanese bombs, and for days afterwards soldieṛa and elviliana worked among the debris, searching for bodies, as this picture shows,
FERRY COMPANY'S RECORD YEAR
H.K. & Yaumati Co. Chairman Disclosed Increased Profits
THE BEST FINANCIAL year in fifteen years was reported at the annual meeting of the Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry Company, Ltd., held this morning at the Company's offices, Kowloon. A net profit for 1939 of over $255,000 was recorded, and dividends of $2.90 is being paid on Pre- ferential shares, $2.40 on Old Ordinary shares, and $1.40 on New Ordinary shares.
counts,
Charitable subscriptions forporated Messrs. T. A. Martin & Co's the year amounted to $3,600, additional certificate in the 1030 ae- and an interesting item in the. The report and accounts were accounts was $264.50 for life-seconded by Mr. Soo Ho-yu. saving awards, of which there were 60 cases.
Messrs. T. A. Martin and Company i were elected, and Mr. Li Tung re- elected auditors for 1939.
The ballot for new directors will
Me. Lau Tak-po, Managing Direc-
Together with be known Inter. tor, took the Chair. almost 100 shareholders, the directors present were Dr. Kwan Sum-yin, gratification of the shareholders in Mr. Chan Chan-sing expressed the Messrs. Li Sing-kue, Kwon Chuen, that the Company had shown the best Cheng Kwok-on, Young Tsun-dart, profits in 15 years, and after thanking Choy Wai-hung and Wong Chol-hoo, the management and directors, ex- The annual report, read by Mr. pressed the hope for an equal, if not Lau Tak-po, was as follows:
better year this year.
Traffic Record
The trame on all our services has shown a general increase during the| year
and has broken all previous records. In view of this, your Direc tors have recommended the payment of a larger dividend which we trust will receive your approval. It is felt that this increased dividend will be
greatly appreciated by those of our a.m.
shareholders who have
期
am.
ut 12.00 Noon at 12.00 Noos
6 S "PRESIDENT CLEVELAND” SAILS AFR. 20th At 1.00 a.in.
BS "PRESIDENT PIERCE”
5 S "PRESIDENT HARRISON"
8 S "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"
#
MAY 12th at 1.00 1.M MAY 12th at 12.00 NOOD MAY 26th at 9.00 pm.
✩ ✩ AMERICAN × ×
PRESIDENT LINES
BOUND WORLD SERVICES
11, Pedder Street
Telephone 28171.
CANADIAN PACIFIC
STEAMSHIPS HOTELS
RAILWAY
XPRESS
TO HONOLULU, CANADA, UNITED STATES
and EUROPE
vin Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobo & Yokohama
THE
'EMPRESS OF RUSSIA"
WILL SAIL FROM-HONG KONG
7.00A.M.
FRIDAY, APRIL 28th.
Union
Prescrigors may embark, previous, evening
Building Canadian Pacific
Tolophono 20752
heavy losses through the
China.
Overdraft Repaid
H.K. Stock Market
The
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Engineering Co. Report
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Profit To Be Carried Forward
THE seventeenth annual meet- ing of the Hongkong Engineer- ing and Construction Company, Ltd. will be held at the offices of Messrs. Sir Elly Kadoorie and Sons, St. George's Building, on Wednesday, May 10.
Net pront for the year, after cherg- ing $40.015.10 for depreciation and providing for Directors' and Auditors' fees amounts to $8,530.72, to which were has been added the balance brought Mar-forward from the previous year, $4,- 034.06, making a total of $10,505.08. It is recommended that this sum be .1,375 sa. carried forward.
.04 n.
following quotations sustained issued on the Hongkong Stock
war in ket this morning:
You will no doubt note with pleasure that the overdraft with our Bankers, Messrs. The Hongkong.. & Shanghai Banking Corporation has been fully repaid and that for the first time in six years we now have substantial amount standing to our credit in the bank.
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over
The new share issue was very well supported. The few shares which were not taken up were subsequently sold at a proft to the Company.
Your Directors have taken ad- vantage of their favourable working year to increase the insurance fund, to almost 1 million dollars, the building reserve to $100,000 and the depreciation the feet to $153,000.
In September last, the Government invited tenders for the exclusive terry service for the transportation of passengers and goods between Hong- kong and Cheung Chau, Tal O, Tsun Wan and other places. We submitted our tender for these exclusive vices and on October 20 we were in- formed that our tender had been accepted. The ability of the Com- pany to operate their new services smoothly and efficiently on November 6, 1938, (B days after acceptance),
additional any
vessels, Without speaks highly of the enerous on- and close co-operation on part tire staff to whom thanks are due particularly 10 as the working sys- lem is entirely different to that ours. The new services provided.ure a great improvement on those of our predecessors,
Now Piars Constructed
ser-
of
The allotment of a new pier on the Hongkong side for the Hunghom ser- vice has enabled us to increase the Kowloon City services to a quarter. of an hour service. Separate wait- ing areas are now provided for the first and second elnäs passengers who are now able to cross the harbour in about 30 minutes. First class season tickets are now available at $3.00 cach and student tickets at $2,00 each, The construction of a new pler by the Government off Pottinger Street will
further
improve our services and provide more room for a large and
to date bus terminus. up
I
"The accounts have been audited by the Company's auditor. Mr. Li Tung who has been our auditor for the period of 15 years. Since July 1995, Messrs. T A. Martin & Company, Incorporated accountants, have been auditing. the
the accounts upon which royalties are payable to the Govern ment. In the middle of 1938 your Directors invited Messra, T, A. Mar- tin & Co., to extend their audit to the whole of our books arid." accounts. You will notice that we have incor-
BANIS
H.K. Banks $. H. K. Banks Lon. £. Chartered £
Mercantile, A. & B. £. Mercantile, C. Ensi Asla $.
INSURANCES
Canton $. Unions $. China Underwriter H.K. Fire S.
Douglas $.. Steamboats $. Indo-Chinas, P. Indo-Chinas, D$.
Shell Bearers 5/- (x. d.) Waterboats $.
DOCKS ETC.
the
The biggest items on the credit side 7 n. of the Profit and Loss account are
27 n. House Rent, $20,852.82, and 13 n. balance from the Working Account .80 11. of $27,924,83,
Messrs. M. H. Lo, und J. Scott 220 n Harston retire by rolation from the 440 n. Board of Directors, and, being clig- 1.30 n.ble, offer themselves for re-election.
180 n.
.70 b. TUNGKI Apr. 20-Anti-British
10 n. posters have been posted in Anking, .00 n. expital of Anhwel, allegedly by the .24 n. Japanese in occupation. Several ..80/- n. hundred cases of British-made .0.40 .cigarettes have been set on fre. Other British goods have also been .100 n.destroyed. Central News. .1034 a.
BANK NOTICES
THE CHARTERED DANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1851.
Paid-up Capital
43,000,000 Reserve Fund
£5,000,000 Neserve Liability of Proprietors 25,000,000 HEAD OFFICHI LONDON: 38, mishopsgate, 1, 0, 1, Bub-Agencies in London; 117/1X2, Laadunhall Street, E., C. 3.
West End Branch; * 16/18, ›Cockapur. Stresi, D.W3. „Mab:hester. Branch:
Ti, Mosley Street, Manchester.
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:
Alor Blár
Amritsar
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA. LIMITED,
********* $19,000.000.00 5,508,000.00
Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital PTICE Ieserva and Undivided
Pronts
A HRAD OFFICE:—HONGKONG"
- 10] Des Voeux Road, Central, BOARD OF DIRECTORS—
Bir Shoumon Chow, Chairman. Li Koon Chun, Beg.: LA Lan Bang, Esq. P.KKwok, Kaq, Won Chu Bon bằng Wong Yun Tong, Esq. Han Ying Po, Fag. Chang Chung Kher, Png.Tu Dan Hau KAN TONG PO, Exq. Chiot Manager. LL THE FONG, Esq, Mausget. DRANCHER AND AGENCIES:
S
Amoy m
Manila
Melbourne
Nagasaki
Paris
Hoba
Penang
Ban Francisco
Beattle
Flankow
Itangoon
Batavia
Bemarang
. Harbin
Balgon
Bornbay
Shanghaf
Calcutta
New York
Singapore
Bangkok
Hongkong
Beremban
Batavia
Tollo
Bhanghai
Haiphong
**
Sourabaya
Bombay
Spoh
Singapore
Harikaw
Pelping
Swatow
Calcutta
Agenciesi
Karachi Klang
Sitiawan
Honolulu
Bydney
Bourabaya A
Kobe
Rangoon
Tientsin
Clive
Taiping
Kowloon
Salzon
Vancouver
Street
Kiiala.
Tiantafry
London
Fairlie
Place
Lumpur Kuching
Tongkah
(Rauket)
Canton Cawnpate
Nadras Nanile
Tsingtao
Yokohame
Cebu
Colombo Delhi
Medan New-York
Pelping
Haiphong
(Pexing)
Penang
Hamburg
FORMION EXCHANGE and General Banking Husinces transacted,
CURRENT ACCOUNTE opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received für One Year
Every description of Banking and Thy- chargo business transacted. Loans grani- ed on approved securitipar, -
- Current Accounts opened in Local Cyr- rency and Fixed Deposits required for one year or shorter póriods in Local and Foreign - Currencies on tarrom which w be quoted on application.
Safe Deposit Boxes To Let.
·KAN TONG P
Chief Masagar.
or shorter periods in Local or Other Cur- CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
rencies at rates which will be quoted on application.
BAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at ratés obtainable on application. The Bank's Head Office in Londen un-
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGETIES MARITIMES
dertakes Executor and Trustee business Steamship and claims recovery of British. Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained at any of the" "Agencies and Branches.
́I.' A. CAMIDGE,
Manager.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF 'INDIA, LIMITED,
4
"BONTAY"
$*AEO/SD
Bringing Cargo from Dunkirk vin Halphong, etc., arrived Hongkong on Wednesday, 10th April, 1939.
Consignees are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Treasure and Valuables are Optum, being landed and stored into the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd., Kow- $3,000,000 11,000,000 1000, whence delivery may be obtain-
1,650.000 ed immediately after landing.
All claims must be sent in to me on or before 29th April, 1939, or they will not be recognized,
Head Ofen-15, Gracechurch Street, London, EC.
Authorised Capital
Bubscribed Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund and Rest
DANKERS:
1247,030
The Bank of England à Midland. Bank," Ltd.
Bangkok Flombay
BRANCHED:-
Jpsh Kuantan
Kandy
Calcutta
Colombo
Karachi
Delhi
Keta Bharu
Galle
Kuala Lipis ...
Hongkong
Howrah
Madras New York Penang.
• Rangoon Shanghai
Bimia
Hests Lampur Singapore Kuala Trenggaru
HONGKONG BRANCH
Every description of Banking and Exchange. Business transacted,
TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIP
UNDERTAKEN, ETA Interest allowed on Current“, „Accounta and Fixed Deposita at Ister that may be ascertained on application,
D. Benson,
Manager.
STOCK MARKET
REPORT
The Hongkong Stock Exchange official_summary issued at 4.00 p.m., yesterday, Boys:
The market was quiet with prac- tically no change in prices. Sales were reported in Banks at $1,375, Lands at $334, Trams at $10.
Buyers
ILK. Docka 11855 H.k. Tramways (16.20
Lights (ON) $8.20 Stand Electrise 16
- Telephoner- (Old) $2Ï1⁄2
Canton Leen si
Dairy Farms 'Ex Hts. $20%
АСПОВА
1-Vestige
11-appen again 11-Conexled
1-Egg dia
Damaged Packages will be examin- ed by the Company's Surveyor Messra: Goddard and Douglas In the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 a.m. on Tuesday, 25th April, 1939.
Consignees must have a Revenue Omeer in attendance when any dullable goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors,
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.
T. OHL Hongkong, 19th April, 1930.
Agent.
Entertainments 30% Ilis, Govi. #% Loan 35% prem, HK. Govt. 3% Loan par.
HX. Dock 10% 11. & S.
HK. Lands
Bellary
K. Tramways $10.50 China Lights (Qld) $8,40 China Lights (New) $5
Bales
Hongkong Bank $1,375 Union Insurance #440 H.K. Lands $334, HK. Realtics $4
10.50/40
1.K. Tramways China Lights (Old) $8.30 Antamoka PT. 37
Atoke 304
Benguet Consolidated 11.50 Coco Crevo 33 Demonstrations
Ilogans 23Y
.12
North Camarines 46 San Mauricio-32
Suyoc .18
United Paracoles .60
Crossword Puzzle
***** By LARS MORRIS *****----
ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZE
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March-alder
Edward
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28-Befars
30-African'detayt" 32-Tropical fruit 2-Garland 34-Open fabrié 38-worm
2)—Annually 2,
15-Headma
10-Angulah 11BERTO #1 19-Ma 20-Character in
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20 Furetia
25 embankment
27-Remove decoration 20-Metric mÁKKUTAN 31-Hurried
Wharves $..
Docks $.
Providents $. New Eng. Sh. $. Sh. Docks, Sh. $.
MINING
.4.00 n.j
.0.70 n.
.100 m.
Lane Crawfords S... Sinceres SA
.8 n.
1.80 n.
Wing On (H.K.) S.
.42 n.
Powell, Ltd,
$...
.in.
Kallan s/-
17/- n.
COTTON MILLS
Raubs $.. Venz: Goldfield $.. Hongkong Mines cts. Antamoks Ps.
8.65 r.
.3 1.
Ewo Sh. $.
.20.40 n
S'hal Cotion Sh. $.
107 n.
..4 n.
Zoong Sings, Sh. $.
30 n.
.32 sa.
.30% 50.
Wing On Toxilles, Sh. $.
MISC.
40
H.K. Entertainment $.
.61⁄2 b.
15-CAS D
11.50 sa.
Constructions, $..
1/4 n.
41-Rymbol: asdluza
33 sa. .121⁄2 sa.
Vibro Piling $.
.7 n.
Ch. Govt. 6% 1925
G.S Bonds
.82% .
234 sa.
ca-Worshiper 49-Put infa ̈letion 83-Unformed star Sé-COSKATEW
'40 sa.
.92 60.
.15% su.
Atoks Ps. ... Hagulo Gold Ps. Benguet Cons. Pɛ. Coco Grove Ps. Demonstrations Ps. IX.I. Pa. Itogons Ps, Camarines Pa San Marulcio Ps. Suyoc Consols Ps. Paracales Ps.
Hotels $.
.00 sa.
LANDS
..514 B .33% Ba,
Lands $. Landa 4% dob. 5. S'hai Lands Sh. $. Humphreys $. H.K. Realties $. Chinese Estates $..
UTILITIES
Trams $.
Peak Trams (old) $.. Peak Trams (new) Star Ferrics S...
Y. Ferries (old)-$,,
Y. Ferries (new) $.. China Lights (old) . China Lights (new) 11.K. Electries $.... Macao Electrics $ (x.d.) Sandakan Lights Telephones (old) Telephones (now)
Bi-
tion (Pref.) s/-'
INDUSTRIAL Cald: Macg (ord.), Sh. Cald: Macg. (Pre), Sh. Canton Ices 3421 192 Cements $ H.K. Ropes S
STORES, &c.
.104 m.
8.40 1.
H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 34% prm. b. H.K. Govt. Loan 3% par
Marsmans (Lond.) s/-....13/0... Marsmans (H.K.) /-.....5/-.D.
MANILA BHARES
Closing quotations through Reuters:
Did Prices Afternoon Morning
Antamok
8.65 m. Alok
4 sa.Bagula Gald .102 n. Batong Buhay Benguet Coni. Hig. Wedge 26.50%. Coco Grove ...r. Cons. Mines ...4. Demonstration. .05 11-Ipo Gold
1.2.1.
.logon Mining
.25
.24
21,
Mambulso Cons.
8.40
Masbate Cons....
Mine Operations .6% n. North Camarines .05 n. Paracale Gumaus .17 n. San Mauricio
Burigan Cons,
12 n. Buyog Con..... 221%. Syndicate Invest. .. .7% n. United Paraçale
32-bit indelder 35-Nation at wat
43-Philippine aborigine
·4%-ban jod
53-Wiendship 85-impainans
DOWN
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44
52.
10 Pal
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50-rear pait
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Closing Closing APT. 23, APT, ZÜ
30
16
018
11,30
12.
122
23
25.
26
$28.
The following is Swan, Culbertson
n.
& Fritz' report on this morning's market:
24 n.
Most issues showed little or no 18 n. change on a dull session of tređnig.
1 b. During the morning prices in the 124 n. medium priced issues ranged from up
4.00
centavo to down 4 centavo and the market closed quiet. Benguet Dairy Forms (ex. ris.) 3..20% n. Consolidated gained 30 centavos. Diry Farms (rts.) $.
volume „14 m. | Yesterday's. Watson's
.734 n. amounted to 203,000,
tri
Peros
32
33
30
52
49
58
36 ST
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51
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