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Pres. Cleveland Midnight Max. 24 Pres. Coolidge .Noon Apr. 18 Pres. Taft

8.00 a.m. Apr. 21 Pres. Hoover ..Noon May 1 Pres. Lincoln.. 8.00 am. May 19 Pres. Coolidge Noon June 3

EUROPE, NEW YORK AND BOSTON. Via Manila, Singapore, Colombo, Bombay, Suez, Port Said, Naples, Genoa and Marseilles Pres. Adams ...8.00 a.m. Mar. 31 Pres. Harrison 8.00 am. Apr. 11 Pres. Polk .8.00 am. Apr. 25 Pres: Pierce 8.00 am. May 9 Pres. Van Buren 8.00 a.m. May 23 Pres. Garfield ..8.00

m. Jane

TO SEATTLE, VICTORIA "THE EXPRESS ROUTE” Via Shanghai, Kobe and

Tokohama -

Pres. Grant... “Midnight Mar. 26 Pres. Jackson...Midnight Apr. 9 Pres. Jefferson ..Midnight Apr. 23 Pres. McKinley ..Midnight May 7 Pres. Grant Midnight May 21 Pres. Jackson ...Midnight June 4

TO MANILA

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SERVICE: NEXT SAILINGS Pres. Adains Pres. Jackson:6.00 p.m. Apr. 3 ..........3.00. á.m. Mar. 31

Pres. Harrison 8.00 a.m. Apr. 11 Pres. Coolidge 9.00 p.m. Apr. 11 Pres, Taft...5.00 p.m. Apr. 14 Pres. Jefferson .6.00 p.m. Apr. 17

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AT 6 A.M.

FRIDAY, APRIL 2nd.

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FOR VANCOUVER via SHANGHAI, JAPAN & HONOLULU

at-NOON

FRIDAY, APRIL 16th

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Sails for MANILA at 5 P.M.

FRIDAY, MARCH 26th.

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THE CHINA VAIL, MARCH 24, 1937.

[CREW ABANDON

SINKING SHIP

THEN CHASE IT!

Two men jumped into the water when their steam lighter was hol- ed in collision with a steamer -în the Clyde...

They were rescued and seeing that their vessel still floated and was going down-stream, engises running, they hired a tug and chas- ed her.

sank

HONG KONGS TRADE

IMPROVEMENT IS MAINTAINED

WELL ABOVE LAST YEAR'S FIGURES

About two miles from the scene

The Imports and Exports De- of the collision, they got a line fast partment (Statistical Branch) re- to the lighter--but had to cut off ports that the combined values when she took a sudden plunge and of imports and exports of mer- chandise as declared during the month of February, 1937 totalled Bowling, Dunbartonshire, master, $69.4 millions (4.3 millions), as and Engineer J. Donelly, of Glas compared with $55.2 millions : |(£3.6 millions) in February,

1936.

The men were Duncan Given, of

gow.

The lighter-the X-had been in In terms of local currency the collision in the darkness with the total visible trade of the Colony Dutch motor-ship Eland.

increased by 25.7 per cent in Fe- Both vessels had been going up-bruary, 1937 as compared with Fe- stream. The master of the lighter, bruary, 1936, and by 19.4 per cent. finding it difficult to make headway, in terms of sterling had turned about.

Imports of Merchandise totall The Eland, slightly damaged, ed $38.5 millians

went on to Glasgow, after rescuing as compared 24 milions),

the two men.

$303 millions ($2.0 millions), and exports $30.9. millions (£1.9 millions); ascom- pared with $249 millions (£16

Imports increased by 27.1 per Messrs. H. B. Joseph & Co., re-cent. in terms of local currency, ceived the following quotations from and by 20.0 per cent in terms of Singapore in Straits Currency for sterling Exports increased by Raw Rubber:

Singapore Raw Rubber millions).

Spot 41% b. Unchanged. April-June 42 b. Unchanged. July-Sept. 42% b. Unchanged. Oct-Dec. 42% b. Unchanged. Market:-Quiet.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.

24.1 per cent in terms of local cur-- rency, and by 18.8 per cent. ir terms of sterling." "

TWO MONTHS COMPARISON. During the first two months of 1937 imports of merchandise to- italled - $78.3 millions (£48 mil- lions), as compared with $64.1 mil- lions (4-1-millions) in the corres- ponding period of 1936, and ex ports $65.0 millions (54.0-raillions 15, Geocohurch Street, London, E.C.&. c

as compared with $48.5mi Anthorised Capital £3,000,000 (£1 millions).

1,800,000 Imports increased by 1,050,000 1,247,830

HEAD OFFICE:

Subscribed Capital

Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund & Rest

BANKERS:

The Bank of Enginsit & Milised-Bank; Lä

Bangkok

Bombay

Calentts

Colombo

Galle

Hong Kong Howenb

Delhi

BRANCHES:

Ipon Kandy

Kazachi

Kota Bharu

Kuala Lipis

Kuala Lumpur

Kunis Trengganu

Kuantar (Pahang) Madras

New York Penang Fort Louis (Maurities) Bangoon Shanghai Simia

HONG KONG BRANCH.

Every description of Banking and Exch business transacted.

Travellers Chequer issued.

Trustee and Executorshipe undertaken. INTEREST Boyed on Current Accounts, and Fixed Deposits at Eates that may be ascertained 00 applestinn

D. BENSON,

77, Queen's "Eoud, Central,

cent. in terms of local currency, and by 17.1 per cent in terms of sterling, whilst exports

by 340 per cent. in terms currency, and by 29.0 per cent terms of sterling

The following table shows com- parative figures of imports and ex- ports of Merchandise and Treasure during the months of February, 1937. and February 1936-

Merchandise Treasure Total

Merchandise

Treasure

Total

IMPORTS

Feb. 1937

--Feb, 1935* $38,451,261 $30,319,3107

856,767 $ 4,683,866 308,028 $35,003,176

Feb. 1937 7 Feb, 1936 $30,904,672

2,228,179 $6

132,851

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