CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
25 words $2.00
for 3 days prepaid
WANTED KNOWN, ELECTRIC Nefrigerators for sale or hiro: efficient service guaranteed. Domestic For particulura apply Engineers, Ltd., 22, Des Voeux Road Central, first door, or Phone 23504.
PROFESSIONAL.
DAVE HARVEY and Phyllis Dyer now appearing at Hongkong ilotel will teach a limited number of pupils. All forms ballroom and tap dancing by appointment.
FOR SALE. "HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY Second Edition. THECAMERA" Over 60 excellent views of the Colony. Price $1.50. Obtainable at Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., Hongkong Travel Bureau or from the Publishers, South China Morning Post, Ltd., Wyndham Stret.
APARTMENTS TO LET.
APARTMENTS: Well appointed two room apartment, private bath, kil- chen and verandah. Also cheerful single room with private bath and verandali. Room Service. Box 550, "Hongkong Telegraph."
G.
R.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 13th day of November, 1939, at 3 p.m.; at the Offices of the Publle Works Department, by Order of His Excellency, the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land st Repulse Bay, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a torm of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for ono further term of
75 years,
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo- sal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised ofleer who will be present at the Bale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Noot Sale
Registry No
Locality
No 431.
Bural Heilding
North East of Baral:
Bailding Lot No. Que, South Bay,
DAY 10'T
Boundary Menuremonts
N, A.
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a per sale plan.
About
Contents
16,000
sq. feet.
Ann. Bent
Upset Price
noo't
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
BANK HOLIDAY.
In accordance with Government Ordinance, The Exchange Banks will be closed for the transaction of Public Business on Saturday, the 11th November, 1930.
Hongkong, 8th November, 1939,
G.
VER.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 13th day of November, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of tho Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lots of Crown Land at La Salle Road, Kowloon Tsai, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one fur- ther term of 24 years lean the last three days thereof.
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo sal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised, officer who will be present at the asic, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS,
| No. of Sale
Registry No
Locality
New Kowloon Inland
Lot No. 2740.
Upparita. New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1127,
a Salle Road,
Kowloon Tesi.
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About
16,000
Ann. Bent
$8,000
Upset
Price
R.
Thursday,
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 13th day of November, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Ofices of the Public Works Department, by Order of i His Excellency the Governor of ono Lot of Crown Land at Tai Hang Road, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of-renewal- at n Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 yenra.
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo Bal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required nuthorised
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE. to deposit with an
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
Steamship
Bringing Cargo from Dunkirk via Haiphong.
Consignees are hereby Informed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Trensure and Valuables are being landed and stored into Godowns of the Hongkonst Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, Ld., Kow-
the
loon, whence delivery may be obtain.
ed immediately after landing.
All claims must be sent in to me
or before 12th
on
от
they will not be
CE 1039,
Damaged Packages will be examin
ed by the Company's Surveyor Messrs: Goddard and Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10 am. on Tuesday, 7th November, 1930.
Consignees must have a Revenue Officer in attendance when any dutlable goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors,
No Fire Insurance will be effected by its in any ense whatever,
R. OIL.
Agent.
Socony Transfer
Their Tankers
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (Reuter).
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
LOWERING THE
Exchange At STARS AND STRIPES
U.S. SHIP A Glance
SELLING
T.T. London .. Demand. "do. T.T. Sohnghai T.T. Singapore Т.Т. Заров
1/49%
.270
.02%
.103%
TT, India..
.02%
T.T. U. 5. A.
.2410
TIT. Manila
-48%
T.T. Batavio
T.T. Bangkok
140%
T.T. Salgon
T.T. Franco
TT. Switzerland
.108 .10.00 ,100
1/03
T.T. Austrália
BUYING
4 m/s L/C London
4 m/ D/P do.
4 m/m L/C U.S. A.
4 m/s France
30 d/s India..........
U.S. Cross rate in Lon, U.S..Cross mie in N. Y..
.1/3/4
1/3 .20 .11.45
.4.02 .3.91
H.K. Stock Market
were
The following quotations Issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar- ket this morning.
officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred: dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Sale
Registry No.
Locality
Inland Lot
No. 5710.
Adjoini
Tai Hang Road.
Inland L330.
Boundary Measuremanla
N.
# 1# W.
|test|frol]ters test
ne per salo
plan.
NOTICE
Goodrich
19
Contents t
$5,370
sq. feet.
| Azn. Rent. į
Upast Price
announce the appointmont of
$942$
BANKS
II.K. Banke $..... 11. Banks (Lon. Reg.) H.K. Banks (H.K. Reg.) Chartered E
Mercantile, A. & B, £. Mercantile, C. £.. East Asia S.
INSURANCES
Canton ... Union $.... China Underwriters HK. Fire $.
SHIPPING
Douglases $. Steamboats $.
Indo-Chinus, F.S Indo-Chinas, DS.
Shell (Bearers à/- Waterboats '$..
DOCKS ETC. Wharves $. Docks $.... Providents $. New Eng, Sh. Sh. Docks Sh.
SHINING
Kallan s/- Raubs $.... Venz. Gold $.. H.K. Mines
LANDS
Hotels S... Lands $..... Land 4% Deb. $.. S'hal Landa Sh, $ Humphreys, S.. H. K. Realties $. Chinese Exites $.
UTILITIES
Trams $..... Peak Trams (old) $. Peak Trams (now) Star Ferries Y. Ferties $.
...
China Lights (old) $. China Lights (now) $. H.K. Electrics $. Mucas-Electrics Sandakan Lights Telephones (old) $. Telephones (new) $ Tractions 5/- Tractions (Pref.) a/-
INDUSTRIALS
TRANSFER
No Violation Of Act, Says Officials
November 9, 1939.
PETITION PRESENTED
STOCK MARKET REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange Omeint Summary Issued: 12.30 p.m. yester- Manila, Nov. 8.
day says: Representatives of five local groups, although enquiries are still around, including the Congress "for Do the morning's efforts were not pro mocracy and Collective Security, duetive of anything spectacular. The prescrited Mr. Sayre, United States turnover was again of poor dimen-
Commissioner,
with three sions, though on A slightly more ligh voluines containing 19,000 signatures generous scale than yesterday.
Buyers urging, the United States to enact an anti-Japanese embargo,
Bank of East Asia $71
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (UP). The U. S. Maritime Commis-request to Washington. sfon has prepared a memoran- dum for President Roosevelt re- garding the proposed transfer of eleven American ships to the Panamaian registry.
Mr. Sayre promined to transmit the
The memorandum claims that the transfer will not violate the Neutrality Act.
Regarding the group's campaign advocating aboycol of Japanese ocds all over the Philippines, Mr. Suyre said that the legal status of udha boycott movement could only be decided by the Department of State, pending which the local laws The committee of ten comprised palying to boycotts will apply. Filipino, American and Chinese re-
It will be delivered to the Presi-presentatives of Congress Democracy, dent on his return to Washington, or Collective Security Lengue for De transmilied to Hyde Park if he so fence of Democracy, Friends of réqueals.
China, Youth League of the Philip- pines and Chinese Y.M.CA,
Request Hold Up
In the meantime, the Commission is holding the United States Line's re- quest for the transfer bi abeyance.
The memorandum is in response to President Roosevell's request for in- formation.
Tho algnatures to the petition which they presented were obtained during the recent exhibition of Chin-
NO APPEAL TO
AMERICA
It is reported to deal with two basle questions, firstly, the effect of the transfer on national defence and, secondly, the possibility of foreign
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (Reuter),- governments endeavouring to pur Mr. Cordell Hull, the American 1,350 s.chase entire fleets of American mer- Secretary of State, staled to-day that £85 . chufilinen, £85 n.
21.
Maritime Commission officials state the Belgian and Dutch governments .03% that the vessels in question are at had not made any direct communica- 275% n. ieast 17 years old. As the economicon to the United States regarding 11 n.e of a ship is normally 25 years, their joint peace appeal, nor were the United States requested to collaborate 71 b. they coull be utilised only as a last and participate in the effort to end
resurt for national defence.
nny
The Commission will reject 205 b.ltempt by foreigners to buy fleets of .400 su. |American:"zhips,
1% n. 175 n.
70 b
12 n.
BU A.
30 n. .87/6 12. .0.10 p.
.1013. 10 b. 4.10 sa. .14.40 n. .204 1.
Polish Prisoners
Set To Work
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH
AMSTEIUDAM, Nov. 8 (Reuter),-- It is officially announced in Berlin that 200,000 prisoners were being employed as agricultural labourers,
Poles In London
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Nov. 8 (UP)-The Polish Prime Minister, General Sikorski, and Foreign Minister, 19/- n. August Zaleski will arrive in London .0.75 . early next week as guests of
n. British Government.
33 Cts. n.
42 n.
war.
Mossage To Roosevelt
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
(UP), The LONDON, Nov. 8 British National Peace Council has |robled President Roosevelt: "We ap- peal to you to use your influence in any of the ways open to insure the success of the Dutch-Belgian offer of Imediation.
. Union Ins; 8300 ---
Douglanes $70
Docks $184
Providents $4,03 Lands $32 Renities $4
Youmati Ferries $22 China Lights (Old) $7.00 China Lights (New) $4.75 Electries $49
Telephones (Old) $20 Dalry Forms (Old) $19% Watsons $7.90°
*Cements $15
Bellers
Dairy Farms (Old) $20 IK. Govt. 34% Loan 97
Balen
Union Ins; $400 Providents $4,10 Lands $32
Tramways $16 Cements $13
Dairy Farms (Old) $20 Watsons $7.00
MANILA GOLD SHARES
Atoks
Antamok
Bagulo Gold
Batang Buhay Benguet Con. Big Wedge Coco Grove Con: Mines Demonstration
I. X. L.
Ipo Gold
Itogons Min. Mambulao Con. Masbate Con. Mind. Motherlode Mine Operation North Camorines Paracale Gumaus San Mauricio Surigao Con. Suyoc. Con.
Syndicate Inv. United Paracale
P5.
.15
.10
.16% 10100
10.70 s
POST OFFICE
Christmas and Now Year Cords bearing not more than five written. words and enclosed in open envelopes aro accepted by the Post Office at the rate for printed matter, lo. 5 cents
countries. per 2 ounces, for
Hongkong, China and Macao at 2 cents per 2 ounces.
Envelopes must not be closed.
A revised editon of the Hongkong. Post Office Guide is on sale at all Port. Ocen price $1.00, -
Small Packet Post to all countries. is suspended.
are:
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES! Registered and Partel Mail closed 18 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls are advertis.
10 closo at or before 9 a.m, regis- tered and parcel malla pro closed ni 5 p.m. on the previqus' day. When mails are advertised to close after 8 p.m. Registered and Parcel mails are closed at ŭ p.m.
GENERAL HOLIDAY
On Saturday, 11th November, the General Post Office and Kowloon Central Post Office will be open from 0a.m. to noon, Sheungwan Branch Post Office will be open from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and the other Branch Post Offices will be entirely closed.
There will be ono collection from the pillar boxes as on Sundays, one delivery of ordinary correspondence at 11.30 a.m. and one delivery of registered correspondence at 11 am.:
The Branch Post Offices of Stanley, Taipo and Un Long will also have one delivery of ordinary correspon dence at 11 a.m.
The Money Order Omce will be entirely closed,
INWARD MAILS
Air Mall by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-London date, 18t November ......
22
b
.19
6
.0030 b
.07%
B
.30 1/2
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.15
.2314
.041
.00
07
Nov, 0.
.00%
14
Japon and Shanghai
.Nov. 9,
Calcutta, Straits and Salgón. Nov. 9.
.18
76
Japon.
.Nov. 9.
J17
Manila
Nov. 9.
A
Shanghai
Nov, 0.
.1314
5
Straits
Nov. 0.
.020
b
Japan
Nov, 10.
G
Japun
Nov. 10.
Japan and Shanghai
.Nov. 10.
Shanghal
.Nov. 10.
Shanghai
.Nov. 10.
Manila
.Nov. 10.
Manila
.Nov, 10.
Exhibition
of
the
On the evening of arrival they will be guests at an officiu banques, with Mr. Chamberlain presiding.
The next day they will be received .3231 b. by the King.
.par. n.
During their visit, both will confer 10.30 n. with Mr. Chamberlain, Lord Halifax
7.and the Defence Minister, .4.25 b.
.100 n.
.10 su.
7.40 R.
.3.70 n.
.01% 0.
.22 b.
.7.00 b.
SHARP ADVANCE
BY P.&O. BONDS
OPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH**
LONDON, Nov. B (Reuter)—The 44 n. chief feature of to-day's quiet 40% b. markets was the sharp advance of mmka (7") •Peninsular and Oriental-bonds from 11% n. 21/4 to 22/0 on general satisfaction 20% b.
at the announcement of a final .7.00 1 dividend of three per cent. together 18/- л.
with a rash bonus of 1% per cent. 18/6 n. making the year's total of "distribu- tion 8 per cent. compared with eight per cent. of the previous year. Far Eastern bonds again were firm and git-edged securities were easier by a fraction owing to the lack of demand.
Cold: Macg. (ord.), Sh. $....14 n. Cold: Macg. (Pre), Sh. $...13 n. Canton Iccs .. Cements ... H.K. Ropes §..
15/15.10 83. 4.00 n.
STORES, &c. Dairy Farms (old) Dalry Farms (new) Watcons $.................... Lane, Crawfords $ Sinceres $... Wing On (H.K.) Powell, Ltd. 8.
COTTON MILLS Ewo Sh. $ S'hal Cotton Sh, $. Zoong Sing, Sh. $... Wing On Textiles, Sh.
MISC.
II. K. Entertainments $. Constructions (old) %. Constructions (now) $. Vibro' Piling S
Ch. Govt 6% 1028
G. Bonds
HK. GovE 4% Loan
H. K. Govt. 34% Lonn
Maramans (Lon.) s/- Marsmans (1.K.) s/-
10 b.
104 m.
7.90 b.
.7 n.
.1.80 n. ..41 n.
.1 n.
122 n 175 n. 42 n.
..48 TL
.0 b. .1.55 . ....1 n. 811⁄2 n.
Wall Street was easy.
Contraband Seizes More Nazi Goods
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, Nov. 8 (Reuter)—in the week ending November 4, the British Contraband Control detained 10,500 tons of goods apparently des- tined for Germany, Including 11,500 tons of cereals seized from German merchant vessels, captured by the Navy.
Several neutral ships were per- mitied to sail with items of cargo .52% . which, it was decided, should not be
.100 n.
seized on conditori that the items .07 & were returned to the United KingTM| .14/- b. dom at the first opportunity.
4/m 5.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
Homage To Man
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES Who Defied Germans
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
Steamship
Bringing Cargo from Marsellles via Saigon.
Contiguées are, hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Oplum, Treasure and Valuafiles are | being-landed nad stored into the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Whorf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kow- loon, whence delivery may be obtain».
All claims must be sent into me-
The Standard Oll Company of Dodwell & Co., Ltd.d immediately after landing.
•New Jersey stated that at least six of their tankers were transferred to the Panama ag fn:the past six weeks.
A further.
nine are changing.
METROPOLE
ROOM BATH
CENTRAL
$6
CLEAN
·CONFORTABLE.
**
SOLE DISTRIBUTORS for
Hong Kong & Provinces of Kwangtung, Kwangal, Yun- nan. Kwelchow. Szechuan. FOR ALL GOODRICH PRODUCTS
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
BRUSSELS, Nov, 8 (UP)—There was a continuous procession through- out the morning past the body of Burgomaster Max.
The body is lying in state in town bell amidst masses of flowers. The King paid homage at 12.30 p.m.
the
PACT RATIFIED ANKARA, Nov. 8 (Router). or they will not be recognized, The National Assembly unani- Damaged Packages will be examin-mously ratified the Anglo-
on or before 18th November, 1938,
cd by the Company's Surveyor Franco-Turkish Pact amid nc- Messrs-Goddard and Douglas in the, presence of the consignees at 10.00 clamations."". am, on Monday, 13th November, 1039.
Consignees must have à Revenue. Officer in attendance when any duti able goods are examined by the Com-. [pany's Surveyors.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever,
COL
Agent.
|
SALE OF WORK
The Women's Guild of the Hong-
kong Union Church wishes to thank
nll those who contributed to the success of their safe of work, which was held in the Church Hall, on Friday.
the smartest
models in
Watches
and
Clocks
WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A COMPLETE
SELECTION FROM THE WELL KNOWN
WATCH FACTORY
JAEGER-LECOULTRE
See Display at-
SENNETFRERES
Dino at the
Poddor St.
Parisian Grill
Good Food
Fine Wines
DINNER & DANCE · MUSIC
by
The Blue Danube Trio
Audits, I unit twoszib unit fag) blot enw czem
US.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang- hai (San Francisco date, 20th Oct)
Manila Shanghai
Nov, 10. Nov. 11.
Air Mail by “Imperial Alrways Direct Service" London date 4th Nov.
Amoy and Shangħal
Haiphong
Shanghai
Straits and Manila
Centon
Air Mail by "Pan American Air-ways
Direct Servico"--San
date, 7th November.
Straits
Shanghal
Shanghai.....
Calcutta and Straits
Nov. 12.
Nov, 13.
Nov. 12.
Nov. 12.
Nov. 12.
..Nov. 13.
Francisco
Nov. 14.
.Nav. 14.
.Nov, 14.
.Nov. 11,
.Nov. 14.
Air Mail by "Air France Direct Ser
vice"--Parla dato, 8th November.
Japan and Shanghai
Japan and Shanghai
Manila
Japan
Australia and Manila
Canada, U.S.A., Honolulu, Shanghai (Vancouver
28th October) Sandakan
Shanghai...
Nov. 15..
Nov. 15.
.Nov, 15.
Nov. 15.
Nov, 16.
.Nov, 17.
Japanood
B.C. dale,
Nov. 17
Nov. 17.
Nov. 17.
Japan and Shanghai Shanghal
.Nov. 18.
.Nov. 18.
OUTWARD MAILS
Thursday, Nov. 9.
Strails, Ceylon, Indla, Mombasa
Beira, Lourenco-Marques, East and South Africa.
2.30 p.m. Bangkok
6.80 3.m.
Egypt and Europe via Suez and Lon- don Parcels due London, 16th December.
Reg
Ord..
Nov. 9, 8.45 a.m. .Nov. 9, 1.30 am.
Friday, Nov. 10.
Amoy und Shanghai' Sandakan
.6.200.m .8.30 am.
Shanghai and parcels only for Tien-
tein
Straits and Calcutta
Parcels
Ord.
Parcela only for Haiphong....1 p.m.
.10.30 a.m.
11 а.т.
Noon..
.1.30 p..
1.80 p.m.
2 p.m.
7pm.
Baturday. Nov 11
Amoy Fort Bayard
Touranc Haiphong Manila
Saigon
Straits and Calcutta
Parcels
Letters
Shanghai
1.30 p.m.
10.30 am.
...11 .m.
11 a.m.
.Noon.
Noon.
Air Mall for "Imperial Airways Direct Service-due London 19th Nov.
Rog.. Ord.
Reg.. Ord.,
FF.O
„Nov. 11. Noon.
G.P.O.
.Nov. 11, Noon.
.Nov. 11, No.
Nov. 11, 5 p.m.
GESTAPO GETS MORE VICTIMS
BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH? BERLIN, Nov. 8 (UP)-Horr Himmler, chief of the dreaded Gestapo, has announced that the. "habitual criminal" Horst Schmidt, and the Jewish "race pollutor" Israel Mondschein, were shot on November 6, "for their violent resistance against the authority of the State,”
It is recalled that there have been about ten enses previously announced in the past few weeks of persons shot white allegedly "attemoting to ricapu from custody.