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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
June 21, 1940.
CLASSIFIED NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. LETTERS ADVERTISEMENTS THE BRITISH LEGION Rizal Day And
25 words $2.50
for 3 days propaid
WANTED KNOWN.
SUMMER SALE at Hongkong Furni- ture Company Ltd., No. 8, Queen's Road, Central, Inspection in cordially
invited.
WANTED TO BUY. WE PAY HIGH PRICES for all gold and silver articles, diamonds, Jade Gold and Jewels, Apply China Refining Co. Room 8, Pedder Buld ing, 2nd floor.
WE OFFER highest prices to any amount of gold articles, jades, jewels, diamonds, etc. Apply Eurasia Gold Refining Co., 7th floor, Chino Build- ing. Tel. 30727. No holidays.
FOR SALE.
"HONGBONG AS REVEALED BY THE CAMERA" Second Edition. Over 60 excellent views of the Colony, Price $1.50.
Obtainable at
HONG KONG AND CHINA BRANCH
The Committee urgently ask all who served in the last War to join or rojain the Legion, the purpose boing to form a body of men of mature ngo and experience whose opinion and services (apart from individual activities) might bo of value at the present time.
Will those who are In accord kindly register their names with undersigned, accompanying the their application with the sub- scription of $2.
THOMSON & CO.,
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INWARD BLAILS
Stralis
Shanghai and Amoy
pany. Exchange Building, floor.
4th
June 21. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the June 21.
Air Mail by "Air France Airways Company will be CLOSED from
Service."
London and Straits Canton
Japan and Shanghal U.S.A., and Manila date, 20th May). Shanghai and Amoy London and Straits Saigon
June 22, WEDNESDAY, the 26th June to June 20
. SATURDAY, 6th JULY, 1940, both June 22 days inclusive. June 22.1 (San-Francisco -
June 23.
June 23.
TO-DAY'S RADIO
R.A.F. THANKS INDUSTRY
LONDON, June 20 (British Wire- Chief Marshal Cyril
The War Fund ZBW, 355 metres (845 kc.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) Nowall, Chief of Air Staff, has lessed
Radio Programme Broadcast by Beethoven Symphony No. 20.45 Variety with Elsio and Doris the following message:
To The Editor,
The "Hongkong Telegraph." Sir,-Due to present trend world events, our Committee decided
of
that all arrangements for the timin, musical programme and tea dance at the Filipino Club on Sunday, June 23, are cancelled.
Donations, in memory of the birth of Dr. Jose P. Rizal, will be received from the Filipino Community and contributed to the British War Fund
Post Lid. opened by the South China Morning
Ċ. L. AMPER.
Secretary, Committee on Rizal Day
Celebration.
ZOW on a Frequency of 845 .c's. and on Short Wave from 1-2.13 p.m. and 8-11 p.m. ou 0.52 m.c's. per second.
In D Major, Op. 36
Musette (Bach-Pollain); Mazurka,
Waters, Arthur Askey. Billy Mayerl George van Dusen and Others.
10.30 Danco Music, 11.0 Close down.
the
"On behalf of the RAF 1 desire to express the sincere gratitude of all ranks to the aircraft industry for the magnificent response to
the industry additional calls upon made in the past three weeks
"In particular, the R.A.F. wishes to offer its thanks to the great body of
12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter-Op. 11, No. 3 (Popper); A Vilinge Song, Op. 62, No. 2 (Popper); Aprea Un Reve (Faure): Spanish Dance 9-YEAR-OLD BOY and women who, by working
cession.
12.30 Compositions of Mozart. 1.0 Local Time Signal and Wear ther Report.
1.03 Faraous Film Selections. 1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather Forecast and Announce nients.
1.45 Dance Musle. by Brian Law- ren and Ils Orchestra, 2.15 Close down.
FANCO
4.0 Beethoven-Symphony No. 2 In D Major, Op. 36.
Vienna Philharmonic
CORRECTION
Orchestra Sir. After reading an article, in your paper which stated that I have conducted by Clemens Krauss..
6.32 Schumanın - Etudes 8ym- entered the Colony with no passportphoniques.
rections.
I wish you would make a few cor- Alfred Cortot (Piano).
The fact le, I have a 6.58 Closing local Stock passport. I only failed
to obtain a visa to re-enter the Colony after going to Manila for a visit.
tions.
Vito
(Granados,
Casals); arr, (Spanish Dance) Op. 54, No. 5 (Pop- per).
7.30 London Relay-The News, 8.0 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements,
8,03 Ballads.
1
DROWNED Bathing Fatality At Causeway Bay
Kwok Yi, aged nirie, of Illumination
long hours at high pressure, have made it possible to achieve the out-
to standing contribution
our afr effort."
One-Day Secret Session
LONDON., June 20 (Reuter);-Be-
Inte
Sombre Woods (Lully); Down Here (Brahe), Manuel Hemingway (Bass) Terrace, succumbed to asphyxiation with Piano; The Better Land (Her by drowning yesterday while bathing: mans-Cowen): The Children's Home with his uncle Kwok Ying, fore the House of Commons went (Weatherly-Cowen), Catherine Ste-stream cur the Fu Pau Mansion,
Causeway Bay. wart (Contralto) with Organ.
Kwok YI was on the shoulders of his uncle, and bathing with another friend when he accidentally fell inte;
8.18 Eileen Joyce at the Piano. 8.30 The Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra.
8.50 Mendelssohn--Quartet in Dwater out of his uncle's reach. As Kwok Ying was unable to swim, it Quota-Mafor, Op. 44, No. 1.
was some minutes before Kwok Y! Sum- was rescued, but by that time he was Artificial respiration inconscious.
7.0 Bongs by Anielita Galll-Curot (Soprano).
Stradivarius String Quartet. 9.15 London Relay-News mary.
7.12 'Cello Recital by Pablo 9.30 London Relay "Worta proved unavelling and he died shortly
Casalx.
I
The second correction is that I am not a Hungarian, although I like Hungarian goulash sometimes, was born in Praha, Czecho-Slovakia.
RUDOLF FRIML (Our apologies to
cminent composer for incorrect reporting of his case.--Ed.)
an
H.K. Stock Market
were
The following quotations isted on the Hongkong Stock Mar- ket this morning.
BANKS
H.K. Banka $................. .....1,250 s0, H.K. Banks (Lon. Reg.)
.08 .
H.K. Banks (H.K. Reg.) £73 n. Chorlered £....
Mercantile, A. & B. £
Mercantile, C. £.
East Asia $.
INSURANCES
Canton $..
Union $........ China Underwriters $ ILK. Fire $......
SHIPPING
Douglases 5.
Steamboats $
.74 n.
,30 n.
.12 n.
.73 n.
.218 n.
,390 s.
..85 cls. n.
180 n.
120 »
..11 n
100 n.
.00 n.
73/6 n. 0.00 n.
.95 n. .15% n.
15 n.
.3% n.
Sh. Docks Sh. $..
2314 n.
MINING
Indo-Chinas P. $x.d.
Indo-Chinas D.S. Shell (Bourers) $/~ Waterboats $x.d.
DOCKS ETC. Wharves $. Docks (old) $. Docks (new) $. Providents
Kailan s/- Raubs $... 1.K. Mines
Hotels $. Lands $...
LANDS
Lards 4% Debentures
S'hai Lands Sh. Humphreys $.. H.K. Realties $.
Chinese EstatesTM $.
UTILITIES
Trams $
Peak Trams (old)-$...
Peak Trams (new) $.
Ster Ferries $.
By Order of the
Board of Directors,
June 29.
Shanghai and Amoy
Shanghal.
June 23. June 23.
J. P. SHERRY,
Manager. Hongkong, 11th June, 1940.
Y. Ferries $..
.June 23.
Japan and Shanghai..... June 23. CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
Japan, Shanghai and Formosa
Canton
Air Mali by "Imperial
Service."
Australia and Manila
Shanghal.............
Air Mail by "Pan American
Direct Bervice,”---San date, 18th June.
Calcutta and Straits
Sandakan.
June 24. ..June 24.
Airways June 24. .June 25,
June 25. Saigon. Airways Consignces are hereby informed Francisco that their goods with the exception June 20. of Opium, Treasure and Valuables .June 26 are being landed and stored Into the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd, Kow- loon, whence delivery may be obtain- p..ed immediately after landing, for Tien-
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
Bringing Cargo from Morsellies via
OUTWARD MAILS Friday, June 31 Saturday, June 23 Shanghai and Parcels only
tsin.
Bangkok
Shanghai
Manila
7
on
All claims must be sent in to me
or before 27th
.9 am will not be recone, 1940, or they
12.30 pm.
Air Mail for "Imperial Always-
Service" to Durban and
Sea Service to United Kingdom.
Damaged Packager will be examin- .12.30 p.m.ted by the Company's Surveyor 5.30 p.m. Messra-Goddard and Douglas in the thence by presence of the Consignees at 10.00
a.m. on Saturday, 22nd June, 1940.
Consignees must have a Revenue Omeer in altondance when any dull- Keg.. June 22, 6.00 P-able goods are examined by the
June 22, 5.30 pm Company's Surveyors, Air Mail for Indo-China, Iran, and No Fire Insurance will be effected
France by the "Air France Airby us in any case whatever,
Ord
G.P.O. & K.P.O.
June 22, 3.00 pun. June 22, 5.30 p.m..
WAJE."
K.P.O.
Reg.
Ord.
Eer. Ord.
G.P.O.
..Juno 22, 8.00 p.m.) „June 22, 1.30 pm.| Straits
1.5.30 p.m. Tourane and Saigon......0.30 pm. Sunday, June 23
Manila Amoy
Shanghai
QITI.
I. OIL,
Agent.
STOCK MARKET REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange Offelal ‚‚0,00 "hm." Summary issued yesterday says:
A fairly good turnover was re- .9 a.m.ported with prices alightly easier.
Варств Monday, June 24
.7.10 0.3.
Canton Swatow, Amoy and Formosa
Shanghai
10.80 0. 12.80 p.m. .2.30 p.m. Stralis, Coyloh, India, East and South
Africa and United Kingdom.
Japan.
RCB
'K. P. O.
1.June 24, 2.45 p.m. Ord.,
....June 24, 3.30 p.m. Q, P. 0. Reg.
June 24, 2.46 p.m. Ord
June 24, 3.30 p.m. Straits (Parcels only)
... p.m. Strafts and Calcutta,
Parcels
June 24, 5 PM. Ord
June 24, 7 pm.
Canton
'Tuesday, Juno 25.
Haiphong ph
7.00p.m.
Lands $31 Trams $14.50
Beliers Dalry Farms $20
Balce HK, Banks $1,250 Unions $300 Lands 331
Trams $14.00
China Lights (Old) $0.50 Electrics $57.75/57.50 Telephones (Old) $23 Dairy Farma $19.40
China Lights (old)
,17/6 n. ..0,55 n. .Bcts. n.
4.35 n. 31 БЛ.
.100 .10.10 n.
... n.
.4.20 n.
1041⁄2 n.
14.60 sa.
7.40-,
,3.70 n.
.60 n.
.22 n.
146 14
.67 so.
21.10 .n .11 1. .22 n.
China Lights (new) H.K. Electrics $.. Macno Electries $. Sandakan Lights $.. Telephones (old) $..
(new) $. Telephones
INDUSTRIALS Cald: Macg. (Ord.), Sh. $..14.00 n. Cald: Macg. (Pref.), Sh. $...12 n. Conion Ices
Cements ....
H.K. Ropes
STORES, &c. Dairy Formá S.. Watsons $....... Lane Crawfords $.
.8 .
15% n. .81⁄41⁄4 n.
.20 n.
04 ซ.
7.45 n.
Sinceres. $...... Wing On (HK) s. Powell Ltd. $
2.60 n.
.2D 1.
1 n.
COTTON MILLS
.34'n.
210 n.
.7 p.
1% 11.
.1 n.
.8 n.
Ewo Sh. Mar S'hai Cutton Sh.
MISC.
H.K. Entertainments $. Constructions (old) $ Constructions_(new). Vibro Piling ......** Ch. Govt, 5% 1925 GSBds. 43% n. H.K, Govt. 4% Loan.103 n. H.K. Govt. 34% Loan......05 n. Marsmans Inv. (Lon.) 5/- 9/A n. Marsmans Inv. (H.K.) e/-,4/- n.
MANILA SHARES Following are sales and bid prices:
June 20. June 31. Afternoon Morning
Closing .08 Ung.
.1334
001 Ung. Ung.
004 13
Antamok Atok Baguio Gold Balong Buhay Benguet Com
Big Wedge Coco Grove Cons. Mines Demonstration East MindanGO
1. X. L
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Affairs."
after.
secret session to-day, Mr. Clement R. Attlee, Lord Privy Seal, said that it would be undesirable to continue the debate to-morrow.
If, however, the members wanted another day it would be possible to errange it,
There will be a debate By
the Ministry of Supply next Thursday,
Mr. Altice said that if the House desired it part of that debule might be held in secret.
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