P & O-BRITISH INDIA (APCAR) AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES
(Companies Incorporated in England.)
Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading for STRAFTS, JAVA & BURMA, CZYLON INDIA, TRANTAN GULT, MAUÍUTIUS, E. & 8. Africa, AUR: THALARIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND POITIS, RED BEA, EGYPT, EUROPE, ETC.
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL, FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS
(Under Contract with ILM, Government.)
All vemola may call at any ports on or off the route, and the route and ali galling are subject to change or davistion with or without notice.
Steamers
CANTON
CARTHAGE **SOMALI
RAJPUTANA RANCHI *BANGALORE
RANPURA RAWALPINDI CHITRAL
Tons From II'Kong about|
| 15,000; 19th August 14,000 2nd Sept. 7,000 9th Sept.
17,000 10th Sept. 17,000 30th Sept. 6,000 7th Oct,
17,000 | 14th Oct. 17,000 28th Oct. 15,000 11th Nov,
Destination
¡B'bay, Marseliles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London, D'bay, M'selles, Havre, L'don, Hull, H'bg. R'dam & A'werp. Bombay, Marseilles & London, Marseilles & London.
D'bay, M'seilles, Havre, L'don, Hull, H'br, R'dam & A'werp. Marseilles & London. Marseilles & London. B'bay, Marseilles & London.
• Cargo only.
† Colis Casablanca. All vessels may call at Malta
BRITISH INDIA APCAR BAILINGS (SOUTH)
SHIRALA
"NOWSHERA ⚫NARINGA
TALMA
6,060, 28th Au
8,000
9th Sept. 7,000 23rd Sept, 10,000
Spore, Penang
Part Swettenham, Rangoon & Calcutta,
DO.
DO.
7th Oct
DO.
DO.
• The "NOWSHERA" und "NARINGA" do not parry passengers.
D. 1. Apear Line Steamers have excellent accommodation for lat and 2nd Clas passengers,
TANDA
NANKIN
NELLORE
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (SOUTIL)
7,000 2nd Sept.
7,000 30th Sept.
7,000 3rd Nov,
Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne & Hobart
Regular monthly sailings from Kangkang to Shanghai and Japan and K'kong to Auxirala.
Hong Kong to Bydney-19 days,
BAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN,
RAJPUTANA
117,000 17th Aug.
*NOWSHERA
RANCHI *NARINGA *BANGALORE
NANKIN
RANPURA
TALMA
• Cargo only.
8,000 17th Aug. 17,000 31st Aug." 7,000 31st Aug. 0,000 1st Sept. 7,000 3rd Sept. 17,000 140, Sept. 10,000 14
Sept.
Japan.
Shanghai & Japan.
Japan.
Shanghai & Japan.
Shanghal & Japan.
Shanghai & Japas. Japan.
Shanghai & Japan,
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. Parcela measuring not more than 5 e.t.t. will be received at the Company's Office tip to noon on the day previous to mailing,
For Passage Rates, Handbooks, Freight, etc., appty
Agenta
P. de O. MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. Phone
Connaught R..
BURNS PHILP LINE
Passenger & Freight Service To
AUSTRALIA
M.V.
"NEPTUNA"
duc SATURDAY,
26th August
sailing MIDNIGHT, .'UESDAY,
Saturday.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
August 12, 1939.
TO-DAY'S
RADIO
ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles)
Itadio Programme Broadcast by Mozart "Prague” Symphony, Yamadori, With Members of La
Z. B. W, on a Frequency of 846 k.c's. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. and 8-12 midnight on 9.52 m.c's, per second.
In D Major
IRISH AIRS PROGRAMME
H. K. T. 12.00-12.20 p.m. Relay of Service
from St. of Intercession
John's Z.B.W. Cathedral,
12.30 Mildred Balley (Vocal) and Nat Gonella and Hin Georgians.
With recorded intervals from 200 London Relar-Death in the Dressing Room".
Scala Orchestra and Chorus, Milan.
2.30 Close down.
7.0 An hour of Beethoven. Leonorg Overture, No. 3... Vienna Philharmonic
Orchestra cond. by Bruno Walter: Sonata in G Minor, Artur Schnabel Piano); Creation's flymn (0), 10, No. 4); I Love Thee....Kirsten Flog- A musical drama,
atad (Soprano) with Piano accomp. 11.30 Relay of the Dance Orchestra by Edwin McArthur; Sonata In G from the Grill Room of the Hongkong Major, Op. 49, No. 2....Artur Hotel
Schnabel (Piano): Quartet In G With recorded intervals from Major, Op. 18, No. 2... Flonzaley 12.08 midnight. Close Down,
0.0 Local
Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements,
Some Of These Days-Fox-Trot; After You've Gone-Fox-Trot...Nat Gonella and Itin Georgians; They Say Fox-Trot; Love Is Where You Find
(film 'Garden of the 2.B.W. red Bailey (Vocal)
and Her Orchestra: Whoa Bubel- Fox-Trot...Nat Gonella and
and His TO-MORROW'S PROGRAMME Georgians: From The Land Of The Sky Blue Water (Eberhart-Cadman) Lever, Come Back To Me (Hammers- teln-Ramberg).....Mildred Balley (Vocal) and Her Orchestra; Your!
Beethoven Programme, With His G Major Quartet
Feet's Too Bi-Tux-Trot; The Mayor | Trato Programme Broadcast Of AlabamFox-Trot..Nat Gonella ZBW on a Frequency of 845 ft.c's. and His Georgions.
and on Short Wave from 10.6 a.m31--
1.00 Local Time Signal and Wea-2.30 p.m. and 8-10.35 p.m. on 0.52 ther Report.
mes per secund.
ILK.T.
10.0-11.0 .. Relay of Morning Service from the Catholic Cathedral
11.0-12.15 pm. Relay of Morning Service from St. John's Cathedral.
Quartet:
: 8.03 Chopin-Andante Splanato and
Grande Polonaise Brillante, Op. 22.
Louis Kentner (Plano).
8.20 Light Orchestral Musio, Les Saltimbanques-Overture (Louis Ganne): Orchestre Symphonique da Weinberger); Furiant ('Schwan du Lutetia Wor
Wagram: Felke schwan
.....Berlin State Orchesita cond. by Dr. Leo Blech:
Forget Me Not-Intermezzo (Macbeth); Valse Triste (Vecsey).
rick-Tock" Entr'acte (Vienna): Shy
George
Boulonger and His Orch.; Serenade (Scott-Wood). New May- fair Orchestra,
8.45 Selections from Glibert and Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance," 12.15 Bach-Toccata In C Minor. Artur Schnabel (Piano). .Peter Daw-
Pour, Pour, The Pirate Sherry.. 12.28 Bach-Suite No. 3 In When Fredric Was A Little Lau
Stuart Robertson and Male Chorus:
G; Oh, Better Far To Live Dorothy And Die...
Peter Dawson and
and Mole Chorus; O, False One, You llave
Gill Deceived Me....Dorothy
and Gill
Major.
The Adolf Busch Chamber Players, 12,50 Songs by Elisabeth Schumann (Soprano).
Swan, Culbertson
I Frutti
Investment Bankers and Brokers
Members of New York Colton Exchange
Chicago Board of Trado
Winnipeg Grain Exchango
15
Commodity Exchange, Inc., New York Canadian Commodity Exchange, Inc., Montrealý, Now York Coffee and Sugar Exchange Manila Stock Exchange
Hongkong Sharobrokara Association Shanghai Stock Exchange
SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, MANILA AND SINGAPORE Cable Address: Swanstock
N.Y.K.
SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES via Honolulu.
Tatuta Maru
Kamakuru Maru
LINE
Sunday, 27th Aug. Wednesday, 13th Sept.
(Convenient connection from Hongkong) Thursday, 24th Aug..
SEATTLE & VANCOUVER (Starts from Kobe)
Helan Maru (from Koba) NEW YORK via Panama
*Nagara Murta
1.03 Peter Dawson (Baritone) and B.B.C. Wireless Military Band.
Black Domino-Overture The (Auber, arr, Winterbottom) (Chinese). The B.B.C. Wireless Military Band cond. by B. Walton O'Douncil; The Lute Pinyer (Allitsen); The Floral
Moss) Dunce (Katle
5) bestra; Wood- Bon (Baritone) wit land Pictures-Rural Suite (Ficicher) ...The BBC. Wireless Military Band; Wandering The King's High- way
(Leslie Coward); The Prentice
Bist Du Bei Mir (Bach); Ave Maria Lnds O' Cheap (Bacon and McCall)..
Peter Dawson (Baritone) with Or-(Schubert)....with Orchestra cond. Derek Oldham; Stay, We Must Not
Lose Our Senses.... by L. Rosenek.
Oldhar Derek chestra and Male Chorus,
អា 1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Local Time Signal and Weather and Chorus of Giris; old, Monsters!
G. Baker. S. Announce Report.
E. Grifin, G.
Kobert- Weather Forecast and ments.
1.03 Stuart Robertson (Baritone) son and Chorus I Am The Very (Soprano) and Marek Weber and IIls Orchestra.
Model Of A Modern Major General Entry Of The Spring Flowers. George Unker and Chorus: Ah, A Vision Of Spring: Intro: Spring (Kockert); You Shall Be The KingLeave Me Not To Pingushl
E. Grima Song: O that we two were maying Of My Heart (Stolz)...Marck Weber
D. Oldbarn: Hush, and
.D. A Spring Morning; Come Lassies and and His Orchestra; When Lights Go/Oldham, G. Baker and Chorus: Soft SYDNEY & MELBOURNE vla Manila, Davao, Thursday Island and Brisbane
the
Care Sighing, G. Baker and Malc Lads: Spring's Awakening: Now
(Ireland); When Dull Caro Intro: day is over; Venetian Nights;
Stuart Robertson (Bari Chorus: Now What Is This, and What Uson).
ari Is That?.... Ge
....George Escarolle in G Minor (Mendelssohu);
with Plano
accomp. BjOldham,
Baker, Derek of Hoffmann Bacarolie ("Tales
and Elsle Crimin
Full Gerald Moore; Menuett (Beethoven);
To Gain A Brief Advantage Chorus:
Leo Shefeld, Peter Dawson,
1.45 Winnie Melville and the New Mayfair Orchestra,
Offenbach): Carnival of Venice Entr'acte Gavolle ("Mignon' (Benedict)....New Mayfair Orches Thomas)....Marele Weber and ls George Baker, Elsie Grifin, Dorothy tra: The Pipes of Pan (The Area-Orchestra;" In Summertime Оп dians-Monckton); Arcady Is Ever
Arendions-Munckton) Bredon (Peel); Sea Fever (Ireland) Gill and Full Chorus, YouVinnie Melville (Soprano) with Plan .Stuart Robertson (Baritone) with
accomp.
by Gerald Moore; Orchestra; Temptation Waltz (An- "Mikado"-Selection (Sulliven).. cliffe); Espana (Waldteufel)....New Marck Weber and His Orchestra. Mayfair Novelty Orchestra; Sleep On 1,30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Wea- (Helen Offenbach);
My
Man
ather Forecast and Announcements. Melville (Adams)....Winnie
(So- 1.45 Facelni's "Madam Butterfly" prano) with Orchestra; "The Gay Act II.
Nineties Waltz Medley....New Characters and Soloists in order of Mayfair Orchestra with Vocal Re-
frain.
appearance:
M. Sheridan
(Sarang)....Cho
9.15 London Relay-The News and Newsletter.
9.35 London Relay Sports Talk. 9.50 Vioin Solos by Yehudi Menublu.
servant; V a
the London.
Guitarre
Alexandra Palace,
Evening
10.16 Studlo-Sunday Epilogue.
Sicilienne Et Rigaudon (Francoeur- Sarasate)....with Plano accomp. by Kreisler);
(Moszkowski- Authur Balsam; Campanella, Op. 7 Bis (Paganini); "Tzar's Bride"-Song of the Bride (Rimsky-Korsakov).... 2.15 Close Down. 8.00 The B. B. C. Wireless Singersprano)....Suzuki,
Cho San; 1. Mannarini (Mezzo-So-With Piano accomp. by Huberi Giesen.
10.08 Orgab Music. It Was A Lover And His Lass Weinberg (Baritone),
Variations From Fifth Symphony (Shakespeare and
Sharp (Widor)....Marcel Dupre playing on Morley--arr, less, U. S Consul; N. Pulai Bridge); Where The Bee Sucks
(Tenor) Coro, the marriage
Organ of (Shakespeare and Arne); Come Let
broker: A Gelli (Bass)....Prince Us Join The Roundelay (Beale); O Who Will O'er The Downs So Free? (de Pearsall); O Hush Thee, My Bable (Sir W. Scott and A. Sullivan). Shanghai Dollar
Irish Programme. The Pledge-Irish Reel; Maids Of Tulla-Irish Reel; Mooncoin-Irish Reel; Kinnepad Slashers-Irish Jir; Ticknock Jig; The Unknown-Irish Jig Sean Nolan's Dublin Orches- tra; The Irish Emigrant (Ba
(Barker). with Orches- Danny Malone (Tenor) tra: Eel In The Sink-Irish Reel; Mayo Hornpipe....Frank Murphy (Accordion) with Piano; Silent, Oh
Shanghai, Aug. 11. .Sydney Mac- Moyle (Traditional)....
While no prospect of
a possible Ewan (Tenor) with Piano accomp.
Macushia stabilisation of the Chinese national by Duncan Morrison
6.1.3
29th August Dann
For
SAIGON.
MADANG,
SALAMAUA,
RABAUL,
AM
May Be Abandoned
By Chungking
(Rowe-Macmurrough) ..Sydney currency is yet in sight, rumours be- MucEwan (Tenor) with Pino ac-stan to circulate to-day that the SYDNEY AND comp. by Duncan
Morrison; Irish Chungking Government will abandon Rhapsody (Herbert)....New Light any hope of supporting the legal MELBOURNE
tender Symphony Orchestra
in Shanghal and instrad Issue a new currer.cy
ercy through a new bank. Speculators were active
Excellent passenger accommodation with a large number of single cabins at
no
supplement.
Built-in Swimming Bath and Spacious Sports Deck. First Class to Sydney:---
Single-£47.10.0d. Return-£76.0.0d.
Passenger & Freight Agents:-
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.
Tel. 28031
P. G O. Bldg.
CANADIAN PACIFIC
STEAMSHIPS
HOTELS
- RAILWAYS - EXPRESS.
TO HONOLULU, CANADA, UNITED STATES
and EUROPE
Noon, Fri, Aur. 18.
via Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobo & Yokohama ENTRESS OF RUSSIA via Honolulu EMPRESS OF JAPAN.via Honolulu EMPRESS OF ASIA via Honolulu EMPRESS OF CANADA
.Noon, Fri, Sept. 1,
..Noon, Fr., Sept. 15. ..via Honolulu. Noon, Fri., Sept. 29.
Air-conditioned equipment on C.P.R. Trans-Continental Trains Frequent Canadian Pacifla Atlantic salllags to European Ports
TO MANILA
EMPRESS OF JAPAN
EMPRESS OF ASIA
Union
Building
.Fri., Aug. 25. Thurs.. Sept. 7.
Telephone
Canadian Pacific
20752
0.45 London Relay-'Lucky-Dip'. 7.30 Closing Local Stock Quote-
tions.
7.32 Mozart-Symphony Major ("Prague").
Vienna
on the basis of these rumours, engineering ght of capital on the grounds of Du fight
eventual the
reduction of the ex- Philharmonic Orchestra change value of "fapi" to nll. conducted by Erich Kleiber. * In the afternoon, the
legal
tender London stumped to 3 d. on 7.50 A Mozart Song.
and Ach, Ich Liebte from "Die Entfub- SG
New York. Quotations in the afternoon were rung aus dem Scroll"....Margherita against yon
the Berlin 90 yen sellers and 0 yen buyers.
The Hongkong and Shanghal Bank-) Local Time Signal, Weathering Corporation lowered Its selling Report arci Anouncements,
rates to 34d. in terms of sterling.- Donici.
Perras (Soprano)
State
8.00
Opera Orchestra.
8.03 Royal Naval Singers.
Who Sails With Drake (Candish);
Of The Seo (arr. Terry); Intro:
Hongkong Speculation
In Hongkong due to speculation the j Johnny; Sally Brown; Let value of the Chinese national notes i the Bulgine Run; Blow My Bully Auttunted wildly on Thursday and Boys; Billy Boy: Johnny Come Down yesterday. Yesterday morning the to Ililo, Blow the Man Down; Rio Chinese market opened at 23.00 (i.c. Grande.
8.15 Musical Comedy Selectious.
rns from "No, No, No 40 for every $100 national |
and closed at 23.50. The price for the day was 25.30 (Youmans); Gems from "Rose-Marie" and the lowest was 21.50. (Frimi), Light Opera Company Due to heavy speculation some will Orchestra; "The Fleet's Lit Up" native banks have incurred heavy Selection (Ellis-Cole-Porter) losses. It is stated that part of the Geraldo and His London Hippodrome depreciation was dich to spread by Orchestra; "Crest Of The
"bears of rumours such as the surren- Selection (Ivor Novello)
The der of the silver in Tientsin to the
Ger Lanc Theatre Orchestra: Japanese and new instructions to Sir Musical
Comedy
Marches: Intro: Robert Cralgic, British Ambassador Tokay (Bitter Sweet); The Robbers to Tokyo, which the rumourists al- March (Chu Chin Chow); Love's leged to be unfavourable
to the Scatry (Madame Pompadour); Good- Chinese. None of these
(The White Horse Inn)....Light has been confirmed. Opera Company with Orchestra.
bye
8.45 Light Variety.
Vocal-Lonely (Gay); Romany
ANTHA Bowlly with
Chinese Gold
rumours
Shanghai, Aug. 11. The Chinese Government banks,
of Pinno-My Favourites; acting as agents the Treasury, Intro: Blue Room; Smoke gets in your have bought up 143,000 ounces of eyes; These Foolish Things; Just one gold in the post 12 months, it is re- more chance; There's a small Hotel; posted here to-day In Chinese circles. Thanks for the Memory....Patrilö
involved an amount of nearly Eyes $29,000,000, (Green and Himber); I Have (Aim Paris Honeymoon')... Turner This gold, which has been ear Laylon at the Pinne; Impersonations
tons marked for bolstering Chinese, cur- Intro; The Street Singer: George rency reserves, does not represent the Robey: Sophie Tucker; Eddie Cantor; tatal Chinese gold output, as experis Billy Bennett Gigii....Afrique with estimate that over 40,000 ounces are
still in private hands,
The production of over 180,000:
In the 12 months marks|
past
Rossborough; Vocal-Day After Day raging $200 an ounce, the pur-
Piono
9.12 Local Sports Results. -9.15 London Relay--Tho News.
0.30 London Relay-London Lor's considerable increase in the Chi- 9.45 London Relay Sports Netra nese gold output, because formerly and Block Exchange Report.
the annual production averaged only
Conducted by the Rev. F. S. Short. 10.35 Close down.
CHARITY CONCERT
given by
Prof. Harry Orc
Prof. E. Pollogatti
Miss Prúc Lowis
Mrs. Silvia Choy
Mr. Albert Woo
Miss Rosabel Hsu and the
CHORAL GROUP (Director: Prof. E. Gualdi) at the CHINA FLEET CLUB THEATRE
On Friday, August 25, 1939, at 9 p.m.
in aid of Refugee Children Sponsored by
Tho Industrial Home for Refugee Children Admissions: $5 and $3 Booking at the
- Trang Fook Piano Co.
Andorion Music Co.
WARNER BROS: MOST
SENSATIONAL PICTURE
OF ALL TIME
?
IS NOT FICTION BUT A
MOST THRILLING TRUE
STORY BASED ON DOCU-
MENTARY FACTS
THAT'S WHY IT WAS
PRODUCED BEHIND LOCKED DOORS
Watch for it at the
1.50 Relay of the Dauce Orchestra 130,000 ounces. These figures apply KING'S Theatre from the Grill Roam of the Hongkong [only to the areas under Chinese
Hotel,
control-Trans-Ocean. ̧
17th Aug Thursday, SOUTH AMERICA (West Const) via Japan, Honolulu, Hillo, San Francisco,
Los Angeles, Mexico & Balboa to Valparaíso. LONDON, MARSEILLES, NAPLES vin Sucz
Hustmi Maru Hakuzuki Maru
26th Aug.
Monday, Saturday, 9th Sept
28th Aug.
Kamo Moru
*Zinzan Maru (Calls at Cochin) RANGOON & CALCUTTA vin Singapore
*Lima Maruti
Saturday, BOMBAY & KARACHI via Singapore & Colombo
Tango Maru
Saturday,
12th Aug.
Monday,
28th Aug.
Sunday,
13th Aug
Tottori Maru (Calls ni Madras)
Sunday,
20th Aug.
Suwa Maru
Saturday,
12th Aug
KOBE & YOKOHAMA
Atul Maru Terukuni Maru
* Cargo only.
Wednesday, 10th Aug. * Friday, 25th Aug.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA
General passenger Agents in the Orient for CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE
KING'S BUILDING
THE
TEL, 30201.
SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC
SERVICE OF FAST MOTOR VESSELS
Ca L12
(with limited, but exceptionally good passenger accommodation)
FORT TO
SUDAN, PORT SAID, ALGIERS, ORAN, CASABLANCA, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM, (AMSTERDAM). HAMBURG, COPENHAGEN, OSLO, GOTHENBURG and other SCANDINAVIAN PORTS. HOMEWARDS.
BLY. "NINGPO"
ALV. "FORMOSA"
OUTWARDS.
To SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND OSAKA.
ALV. "FORMOSA"
M.V. "SHANTUNG"
Passenger Rates: "Ningpo"
To London or Antwerp Other vessels
Agents: GILMAN & CO., LTD.
HONGKONG Phone 30906.
Salling about
28th Aug;
.24th Sept.
17th Aug.
..14th Sept.
£53, 10. 0.
£63. 0. 0:
BWATOW
G. E. HUYGEN CANTON
Phone 11405. Phone 1833,
PRESIDENT LINER
Sailings
SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES
via
SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA AND HONOLULU
SAILS AUG. 20th at 8.00a.m.
S S "PRESIDENT CLEVELAND”
SS "PRESIDENT PIERCE"
5 S "PRESIDENT TAFT"
S.3 "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"
S S "PRESIDENT CLEVELAND" -
SEPT. 9th at 4.00) p... SEPT. 23rd at 9.00 a..
OCT. 7th at 8.00
OCT. 21 at 8.00a.m.
And fortnightly thereafter
.
NEW YORK AND BOSTON VIA SUEZ
SS "PRESIDENT VAN BUREN" SAILS AUG. 17th at 12.00 Noon.
S S "PRESIDENT HARRISON'....
SEPT.
And fortnightly thereafter.
MANILA
B
SS "PRESIDENT CLEVELAND" . SAILS. AUG. SS "PRESIDENT HARRISON" 5 S "PRESIDENT PIERCE“ SS "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE”
SEPT SEPT.
It at 12.00 Noon
20th at 2.00 ›..
1st, at 12.00 Noon
3rd at 2.00a.m.
SEPT. 16 at 1.00 1.
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"ROUND-WORLD SERVICE"
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Telephone 28171.