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In accordance with Government
Market
The following quotations
ket this morning, EP.
were
BANKS
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.^ Incorporated by Moyal Charter, 1913. Reserve Liability of Proprietors £4,000,000 Reserve Yuridiken
Ordinance, The Exchange Bank Issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar- Paid-up Capital 134 15.* $9,000,000
will be closed for the transaction. of Public Business on Thursday, tho 10th October, 1940. (The Tenth day of October).
Hongkong, 5th October, 1940.
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD. Notice to Shareholders NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an INTERIM DIVIDEND OF 128. Gd. (Twelve Shillings and Six Pance) per Share on account of the year 1940 has been declared ayable on FRIDAY, 15th NO VEMBER, 1940, сп and after Dividend Warrants
NAZIwhich date
PLANES HALTED may be obtained on application at
FROM PAGE ONE
air-
the Society's Registered Office, Union Building, Hong Kong.
NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that the SHARE TRANS- FER BOOKS of the Society will increasing the total of enemy
later be CLOSED FROM MONDAY, 4th craft down to 28, states that
FRIDAY, 15th to reports of to-day's raids show that NOVEMBER,
1940, Both Dnya
some damage was done in one town NOVEMBER, in south-west England and
London Inclusive, far
By Order of the Board,
to com-
mercial property
two
boroughs, but casualties so
ported are not heavy.
re-
Fourteen British Oghters are mi-
ing but the pilots of Rix are ente.
Eastbourne Attacked
included
n
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" LONDON, O. 1 (UP)-To-day's a lone scattered rajda Heinkel bomber which bombed ond
tram machinegunned Eastbourne low altitude causing only dumage to property.
the German In several instances
up of made werr WHVTR nituch Messernehmidts 109's and 110's fitted with bomb racks and accompanied by The unencumbered Aghier planes
speed Aghter-bombers regain their and ability to manoeuvre when they have dropped their bombs,
From one group of which torred edge of thr
A. W. HUGHES,
General Manager. Hongkong, 4th October, 1940.
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the affecs of the Colonial Treasury Depart- Accountant - General's
ment, will be removed to Third Floor, Windsor House, Don Voeux Road, Central, on Monday, 14th The present offices October, 1940.
at the General Post Offee Building will close at the close of business raldern OA
un Wednesday, October 9th and through the way
nfth the Treasury will not open for City during the
business alarm, only about 40 managed to keep pable
DB
Thursday,
October
a ragged formation until they pene- Friday and Saturday, trated the inner area, but the A10th, 11th and 12th. Any amounts
their them frum barrage forced
British falling due on these dates will be 10 the north, and Couric
received at ur before October 14th fighters caused them to break to the
other ur without surcharge penalty.
south and safety.
experienced Newamen who have all the London raids since the aerial blitz started a month ago are unable to recali so much activity sa early in the day,
MERCILESS RAIDS BY THE R.A.F.
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of hangars at the airdrome at pholz.
ERIC W. PUDNEY,
Accountant-General.
5th October, 1946.
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that no person is authurised to solicit or collect donations for the War Fund Die-organised by this Company.
Over Dutch Court "Other bomber forces ranging over the Dutch const barabed a number of supply ships alongside the quay at Horlinten, barges on the river Maas and attacked shipping in the Zuider Zee ports of Stavoren and Enkhuizen. At Storven keverni
calibre heavy bombs burst
on a wharf while Enkhuizen hits were scored on west quay and the northern harbour Here, a number of emall ships were hit and fires were started.
0} the
"Supply ships at Denhelder were attacked in the afteraven in the face of heavy fire from anti-aircraft bat- terles. Four bombs struck the har- bour works cousing explosions, and what one observer described as 'a cloud
of red sparks" "An 800-ton ship which was pro- also ceeding into the harbour was bumbed from a low level in a shallow dive attack. A direct hit was scored on the stern which was left enveloped in a cloud of steam and smoke. When the aircraft returned to the scene few minutes later the vessel had dis- appeared."
(T
properly constituted
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72 n.
405
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and
16.
10%
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MINING
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14. n. ... n. 1% ets.
LANDS
Lands .......
Hotels S
Lands 4 Debentures S'hal Lands Sh. S. Humphreys $.
H.K. Realttes
,3% n. B 80. ,30 b. .100 n. 10 n.
7.10 n.
15.70 8.
.3.15 ka.
Chinese Estates $.
1013 n.
UTILITIES
Trama $...
.
Penk Trams (new) $.
Star Ferries $.
Peak Truma (old)
1. Ferries $
China Lights (old) $.
Chna Lights (new) H.K. Electrics (old)
7.40 n.
.3.70 m.
.59% 3.
.23 B.
,0.00 n.
6.60 1.
36 sa.
.17 n.
.30% B.
HK. Electrica (new) $.
Macao Electrics (old) $. Macao Electrics (new) $. Sondakan Lighĩa
.16 n.
.11 n.
Telephones (old)
Telephones (new) $..
INDUSTRIALS
.23 &
10
Cold: Macg. (Ord.). Sh. $..14.00 n. Cald: Macg. (Pref.), Sh. $...12 n. Canton Ices $. Cements $...
11.K. Ropes 9.
STORES,
Dairy Farms 3.. Watsons $..... Lane Crawfords $. Sinceres 3...... Wing On (H.K.) Powell Ltd. $..
COTTON MILLS
Ewo Sh. $..... Shat Cotton Sh. $.
MISC.
11. Govt. 40%
.12
.15%
.5.00 n.
13 n.
.7.45 m. 2.10 n.
39
.30 h. .181 n.
.99 n. .15 n. H.K Govt. 3% (1034) H.K. Govt. 3% (1940).95 n. Ch. Govt. 3% 1925 G1Bd.85% n. H.K Entertainments $.....
.0.00 b. Constructions (old) $ 1.60 n. Constructions (new) 5.... Vibra Piling $ Marsmans Inv. (Lon.) s/- Marsmans Ins. (H.K.) s/-
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B WYLIE, General Manager. Thursday.
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A WOMAN'S WAY
to save her man
No man would even dare to `risk the wild decisionshemodel A story of turbulent lava--- played by two of the screen's most gifted dramatie stars.
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Tokyo, Oct. 7.
The Navy announced to-day that Vice-Admiral Nackunt Nomura, Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese naval forces in North China, is re- turning home to-morrow. Hongkong Vice-Admiral Nomura will be ro- The Clipper due at
Kabi Vice-Admiral has been placed trom Manila to-morrow
as the Naval Commander- will not arrive until Shimiz! delayed and
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POST OFFICE
GENERAL HOLIDAY
On Thursday, the 10th October, the General Post Office and Kowloon Central Post Office will be open from 8 am, to noon, Sheungwan Branch Post Office. will be open from 8 a.m. to 10 am, and the other Branch Post Ofees will be entirely closed.
There will be one collection from the pillar boxes as on Sundays, one delivery of ordinary correspondence at 11.30 am. and one delivery of registered correspondence at 11 am. There will also be one delivery of ordinary correspondenco at 11 a.m. from the Branch Post Offices at Slan- ley, Talpo and Un Long.
The Money Order Office will be entirely closed.
Small Packet Post to all countries. la suspended.
INWARD
Air Mali by "Pan
MAILS
American
Alre
ways Direct Bervloe," Ban
FTRO
elsco date, 2nd Oct.
Oct. 9.
Air Mail by the "Imperial Airways
Direct Bervica"
.Oct. 11.
London and Straits
Oct. 11.
Australia, Rabaul and Manila.
Oct. 12.
Jaya and Manila
.Oct. 12.
Sandakan
Oct. 13.
London and Straits
.Oct. 14..
Calcutta and Straits
.Oct. 15.
USA., Honolulu, Japan and Shang- hal (San Francisco date, 18th September)
Oct. 10.
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OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Mail are closed. 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise. stated, and where maile are advertis--
close at or before 9 am, regie- to tered and parcel inalis are closed at: 8 pm on the previous day. When mails are advertised to close after 8 pm.. Registered and Parcel malls. are closed at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 9
Air Mail for Manlia, Guam. Honolulu, U.8.A., and Europe via "Pan Ama- rican Airways and› Trans-Atlantic Services."
RP.O.
Reg. Oct
„Oct. 9, 5 p.m. .Oct. 9, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Rek.
.Oct. 8, 5 p.m.
Ord.
.Oct. 9, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 19-
Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A
Canada, C. and S. America and United-Kingdom vla San Fran
cisco.
Reg
O.P.O. and K.P.O.
.....Oct. 10 Noon..
Ord.........Oct. 11, 8.30 a.m.
Friday, Oct, 11
Air Mall for "Imperial Airways.
Service" to Durban and thence by Sen Service to United-Kingdom
K.P.O.
.Od. 11. 5 pm.
Ret.
Ord.
Oct. 11, 5.30 pm..
G.P.O.
Reg.
Ord,
.Oct. 11, 5 p.m. ..Oct. 11, 7 pm.
Air Mall for Indo-China, Malaya, Java, and Australls by the "Im- perial Airways Service."
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Ord.
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G.P.O.
.Oct. 11, 5 p.m.
.Oct. 11, 7 p.m..
Sunday, Oct 13
USA, Canada, Central and South America and United-Kingdom vla SanF
Francisco (No Parcels for Canada).
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G.P.O. & K.P.O.
Farcels, ....Oct. 13, 6.00 pm, Reg.....
..Oct. 14, 9.45 am. „Oct. 14, 10.30.a.m. *Superscribed. Correspondence Only.
Ord.,
STOCK MARKET
•
REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange Official Summary Issued: yesterday-says:
The tone of the market continues easy, business recorded being at lower levels.
Bayers
Union Ins: $995. Lands $30.25
wwwg Bellers
- Union' 'Ins: #405
Wharves $91
Docks (Old) $16.80 Docks (New) $16.25! Trums $15.70 HANG Electrics (Old), $90,75 Cements 315.75 Watsons:38;7692%
Vibro
bro Filing 38
Hotels. $3.25
Balen
Realties $3.15 *
Electries (Old) $20/36,28 Electrica (New) $36
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