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TO

CHINA MAIL SUBSCRIBERS

SUBSCRIBERS

TO THE

CHINA MAIL

CAN OBTAIN THROUGH

US

NEW OR SECOND

HAND BOOKS

AT

COST PRICE

PLUS POSTAGE & 10 %

BIOGRAPHIES, ESSAYS, WORKS OF REFERENCE, ENCYCLOPAE- DIAS, BOOKS ON ART, TECHNI-

CAL BOOKS, MEDICAL BOOKS, FICTION, ETC., ETC.

THE CHINA MAIL,

CHINESE Y.W.C.A.

DRIVE TO RAISE MORE FUNDS

VISIT FROM MRS. SOUTHORN

MONEY AND SHARES

On London-- Bank, wire

H.K. Bank H.K. London Iteg." Chartered Bank Mercantile A. & B. Mercantile C.

.1/11 %

.78

$1245 & Ra „£1323⁄41⁄2 n

$21 b.

.34% n

.£15% n

.49% n

Insurances

.$90% 'n

.$695 b

$387 n

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS

T.T. on London

T.T. on Shanghai

Baning

....... 1/11 % To-day the YW.CIA begins its

Bank on demand 1/11 15/16 annual campaign to raise the yearly Bank, 50 days' sight. budget difference. Throughout the Bank, 4 months" sight 2/ next two weeks, members of the Credits, 4

months' Board of Directors, staff, and sight. Volunteer workers of the member-Documentary 4 months' ship will visit friends and suppor-- sight..... ters of the Association and solicit: their contributions. Since the policy on demand of the YWCA is to keep the Credits, membership fee low so that every

2/- Va

P. & O. Bank Bank of East Asia

2/1

On Paris→→→→

Canton Insurance

1237

Union Insurance

monthe*

North China Insurance

...T160 b

sight

1312

Yangtze Insurance

.M$50 n

woman and girl may join and share

On Berlin- the fellowship, and since the class On demand and club fees, too, are kept within On New York- the reach of every girl, there must On demand necessarily be a yearly effort to Credits, 60 days' sight 50 make up the deficit, which, for the On Bombay coming year, is $8,500..

China Underwriters $2.20 b 2.40 s

China Fire Insurance

.$290 b

H.K. Fire Insurance

$795, b

48%

Shipping

Douglases

:$36 n

H.K. Steamboats

.$26 s

Wire

139

H.K. Tuga & Lighters

$2.40 n

On Friday afternoon a meeting of On demand the campaign workers was held for On Calcutta

132

Indo-Chinas (Pref.)

$52% n

Indo-Chinas (Def)

instruction and information, to dis-Wire

132

Shell Transports

.$92 n .95/* 11

tribute names of subscribers, and On demand

132

Shell Transports (new)

Union Water-boats

$22 n

的

united effort. The women of the On demand. Association were most happy to

86

Mining

On Manila-

Benguets

.$234 b

... 96%

Kailan Mining Ad.

.64/- n

Langkats. (comb.)

...T14 n

78

Langkats (singles)

Tn

Shanghai Explorations

....T3 s

paper) ....

Shangbai Loans

.74% n

On Yokohama~~~

own i

Raubs

108%

Tronoh Mines

..17/6 m

រ

Gold Lont. 200 fine

Docks, Wharves, Godowns, &c.

G

(per tael)

Sovereigns

(Bent's

HK & K. Wharves'

.$126 8

buying rate)

9.70

H.K. & W. Docks

.$37. 5.

Silver (per oz.)

26%

China Providents...$44 b.4.65

200

Hongkews...

.T109 b

3% Prem.

New Engineerings

T4.85 b

Nominal

Shanghai Docks

.T117 b

Cotton Mills

for inutual encouragement in their On Singapore-

have Mrs. W. T. Southern come to On demand the meating and bring them an en- On Shanghai- couraging message to stimulate On demand

and cheer them on for the campaign. 60 day's sight (private

Women's Efforts

Mrs. Southorn, from her

wide experience, spoke of women's On demand

(Continued on Neri Column.)"

Bar Silver in Hong

Kong

Copper Cash

Chinese Copper Cents 6% Prem. Rate of Native In-

terest

Chinese Sut. Coin

7% p.a.

34% diз.

Hong Kong Sub. Coin 4% dis.

LONDON EXCHANGES.

.$7.10 b

Ewo Cottons $12 b 13 s 12.85 sa

Oriental Cottons

.T2 n Shanghai Cottons (old)...T72 n Shanghai Cottons (new) ..:T35 n Lands, Hotels & Buildings HK. & S. Hotels...$9,05 b 9.20.'s 19.05/.10 sa

H.K. Lands Shanghai Lands Humphreys Estates

Public Utilities

.$63%. n .T1691⁄2 b

$14 b .$8.00 n

.$18 b 182 8

London, Yesterday,

Paris

124 7/32

WE CLEAN

New York

4.85%

Brussels

34.95

Geneva

25.29

Amsterdam

12.12

HK Realties HK. Territorials. Prince's Buildings

Milan

92.70%

Berlin

20.454

Stockholm

18.17

Copenhagen

18.21%

Oslo

18.19%

Vienna

34.52

Prague

364 13/16

H.K. Tramways Peak Trams (old) Peak Trams (new) -Star Ferries

China Lights (comb.) China Lights (old)

..$121⁄2 b .$6.30.n .$69 sa

.$13.30 b

Helsingfors

China Lights (new)

192%

Madrid

22.20

108

3749

Macao Electrics

.$26% n

8162

$7.10 n

5 13/16

China Buses -

T12 67

47 5/16.

Singapore Tractions ...

.11/6 n

1/5 31/32..

Sandakan Lta.

.16/6-b .$5 n

4

China Sugars

Malabon Sugars

.$1.05 s .$30 b

.$2 s

Rucharest

China Lights 1928 issue

I.K. Electrics (old) $541⁄2 x d. b. H.K, Electrics (new) ·

H.K. Telephone

Singapore Pret........

Industrials

MONDAY, MARCH 25, 1929.

For rates, literature and information apply. Asiatic Building, Hong Kong.

See JASPER NATIONAL PARK

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This famous momtain play- ground highlights your trip across the Canadian Rockies by the route of the lowest alti- tude and easiest gradient of any transcontinental line. Yet it is but one of the many glorious scenes in this new route. Daily all-steel trains. from Vancouver, with radio-

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COD LIVER OIL.

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22, Des Voeux Road Central

For further particulars apply to the "China Mail" Office. 53333FLEBOPREPLAYSCspune 94030144450069040

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1144 {

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ORTHOPHONIC

VICTOR RECORDS

BY

AMELITA GALLI-CURCI

Sometime. (Hahn-Fiorite).

Dreamin' Time (De Longpré-Strickland).

Carceleras

(Prisni Song) (Chapi) *

Serenata (Cesareo-Tosti).

Dinorah Ombra. Jeggiera - Part 1 (Meyerbeer) * Dinorah Ombra leggiera - Part 2 (Meyerbeer)*

1174

Abide with Me (Lyte Monk - Samuels),

1194

Lead Kindly Light (Newman - Dykes),

1267

Paria Valse Arditi).

The Gypsy and the Bird (Oxenford Benedict).

La Capinera (The Wren) (J. Benedict).

1338 {pa Paloma (The Dove) (Tradier).

Home Sweet Home (Payne - Bishop).

1335

Last Rose of Summer (Moore).

6784

Proch's Air and. Variations. (Proch).

Zemire et Azor-La Fauvette (The Warbler) (Gretry).

8089 Traviata-Imponete (Verdi) (with Giuseppe De Luca).

10012

{

Traviata Dite alla Giovine

(Verdi) (with De Luca).

Lucia-Sextette (Donizetti), with Homer-Gigi De Luca - Pinza & Bada.

Rigoletto Quartet, (Verdi), with Homer-Gigli and De Luca)

Included in Mmc. Galli-Curei's recital at the Queen's Theatre on March 25th.

S. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD.

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Buenos Aires

Bombay Shanghai Hong Kong Yokohama Silver Spot Silver Forward

2/6.%

1/11/

1/9 15/16 26%

26 3/16

British Wireless Service.

nese women,

in

Canton Icès

Cements (comb.) $8.55.b 8.70 sa

Cements (old)

Cements (new)

HK. Ropes (new) HK. Ropes (old) United Asbestos

Dairy Farms Watsons

$7.80 n

.$1.40 b .872 B

Stores, &c.

.$5

.$20% 3 .$14 b 80 cts. b

$21 8

-$20 n

.$11 b

Der A. Wings Lane, Crawfords Mackintoshs

as Sinceres

Wm. Powells

.$8.66 n

efforts all over the world, and her sympathetic understanding of Chi- the expanding sphere of their influence. She gave unstinted praise for the wide scope of the work of the Hong Kong Y.W.C.A. touching as it does women and girls of all types, and doing many kinds of work, such mothers help stady, women's educa tion, young girls' work, health

Miscellaneous campaigns, baby welfare, factory H.K. Amusements and servant girls' education, student Hong Kong, Constructions .$18 $25 b work, hostel accommodation, popu B. Ind. G. Bonds.......66%% 8 lar education, religions work. Mrs. HK. Govt Loans ...6% b prem. Southorn was especially apprecia tive of the fact that the Y.W.C.A, is entirely made up of women working for women and so gives training leadership and the bearing of com munity responsibility. Mrs. South- orn said that the board interests of the YW.C.A. in Hong Kong came as a great surprise to her. She closed by wishing the carapaign workers great success

in their efforts, and in their coming cam- paign for a new building.

Mrs. Southern was accompanied by Miss CM. Cochrane, Mias Pamela Scott Harston and Miss Leila Clarke. After tea the party was shown nepund the quarters of the Y.W.CA. by thế Y.W.C.A. pre sident, Mrs. Ma Wing-chan, and Miss Shio Tak-hing, general secretary.

VACCINATION

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE'S REPORT

THE WEEKLY RETURN

The number of Chinese vaccinated free of charge, by members of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, up to and inchiding March 21 was:VE Chinese Y.M.CA. Division. 28,479 King's College Division Railway Division.

Indian Division

Kowloon Division

Mongkok Division

Shauktwan Division

Un Long

In Jugoslavia an amnesty has been granted to all political offen- ders, except those committed under the Defence of the Realm before the dictatorship.

STAR

THEATRE

RETURN SEASON

OF THE

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MUSICAL COMEDY COMPANT

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MARCH 30th & 31st

THE BIG LONDON AND NEW YORK, SUCCESS

LIDO LADY

FIEST TIME IN HONG KONG.

27,692 10,824

MON &

TUES":

5,032

106,401

"BY REQUEST" April 1 & 2 THE NEW REVUE

128,567 WED

9,689

APRIL

1,714

St Joseph's College Division 6,862 Victoria Nursing Division. 723 Y.W.CA Nursing Division

Total

443

825,920

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