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PRESIDENT LINERS

are

LUXURY LINERS

Famed for a Splendid Cuisine

TO SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK, AND BOSTON

Via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama and Honolulu Pres. Coolidge 10.00 a.m. Apr, 20 Fres. Taft.....8.00 a.m. Apr. 21

Noon Pres. Hoover

May 1 Pres. Lincoln ...8.00 a.m. May 19 June 3 Pres. Coolidge .Noon

Pres. Wilson 2.9.00 a.m. June 16

EUROPE, NEW YORK AND BOSTON Via Manila, Singapore, Colombo, Bombay, Suéz, Port Said, Naples, Genoa and Marseilles

Pres. Polk .8.00 a.m. Apr. 25 Pres. Pierce 8.00 a.m. May 9 Pres. Van Buren 8.00 a.m. May 23 Pres. Garfield ..B.00 a.m. June 6 Pres. Hayes ..8.00 a.m., June 20 Pres. Monroe ...8.00 a.m. July 4

TO SEATTLE, VICTORIA THE EXPRESS ROUTE”

Via Shanghai, Kobe and Yokohama

Pres. Jefferson Midnight Apr. 23 Pres. McKinley Midnight May 7 Pres. Grant ....

*Midnight May 21 Pres. Jackson..Midnight June 4 Pres. Jefferson Midnight June '18" Pres. McKinley Midnight July

TO MANILA THE MOST FREQUENT.

SERVICE

NEXT SAILINGS

2

Midnight Apr. 13 Pres. Taft Pres. Jefferson .6.00 p.m. Apr. 17′′ Pres. Hoover ..9.00 p.m. Apr. 23 Pres. Polk ..8.00 p.m. Apr. 25 Pres. McKinley..6.00 p.m. May 1 Pres. Pierce Midnight May 8

BOLLAR STRAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE

KATEWAY LINES

8 DAYS

10 DAYS

5 DAYS

GoEMPRESS to America, Europe

Empress

of

Hong Kong

Leave

Japan

April 16

Arrive

April 18.

Shang- Naga-

hai

saki

Leave

Kobe

Yoko- hama

Honolulu

Leave

Leave

Leave

May 2 May

4

1

April 21 April 23 April 29

Asia

April 30 Canada May 14 May 16 Russia May 28 May 30 June Japan June 11 June 13 Asia June 25 June 27 June 29. July

9

July Canada July July 11 Russia July 23 July 25 July 27 July

Aug. 6 Aug. 8

Jupan

Air-conditioned sleeping, all Trans-continental trains

Comfortable.

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 13, 1937.

LOCAL DOLLAR

London Silver Prices

The dollar opened on yesterday at 1/2-27/827-

demand

"Spot" silver was quoted at 21- 1/16 and "forward," at 21-1/8.

The London on New York cross- rate was quoted at £U.S.$4.9005

New and the

York on London cross-rate at 4.90-1/4.

Berlin Bourse

Berlin, To-day.

The firm sentiment experienced Saturday on the stock market on was again in evidence yesterday, and the volume of business done was well above average. ·

Buoyancy began after banks had placed large buying orders, and the cheerful tone increased with publication of further favourable annual reports Trans-Ocean.

HEIRESS TO WED GHILLIE

LOCAL SHARE MARKET

Following is the list of

and enquiries in local share quota- tions this morning-

BANKS

Hong Kong Bank $1866 - sa. Bank of East Asia $881

SINSURANCES

Union Ins., $630 b...

China Underwriters $1.60 sa.

SHIPPING

DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, ETC. H. K. and K. Wharves

$116 88.

$115% b.,

Providents (Old) $2.15 b., $21⁄4 sa.

MINING

LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGŠ. H. K. Lands $36 s.

Humphreys $9 b.

PUBLIC UTILITIES

H. K. Tramways $14.80 b. Peak Trams (Old) $4% b. Peak Trams (New) $1 b. Star Ferries $87. 8.

H. K. Electrics $593⁄41⁄4 b., $601⁄4 §.

$60% sa

Sandakan Lights $11

b

Telephones (New) $12 b., $12/-

.60.8a.

INDUSTRIALS

H. K. Ropes $5.35 b., $5.45 s.

STORES, &C.

Dairy Farms $25 Sinceres $3.10 sa...

sa.

COTTON MILLS S'hai Cottons (Old) Sh.$120 S'hai Cottons (New) Sh.$93 b.

MISCELLANEOUS

Living On Lonely Island Miss Monica Ållan, the 23-years- old heiress, who a few months ago went to live on the uninhabited is- land of Shuna in the Hebrides, is to Antamoks

Atoks marry her father's former ghillie,

Baguio Gold who is now unemployed. Her Falatoc Mining fiance is Mr. Bert Sutherland, of Benguet Consol.

Benguet Explor Caithness. He is 49.

Miss Allan's mother, Mrs. Char-Big Wedge Coco Grove les W. Tennant, lives in London. Consolidated Her father, the late Mr. Charles E. Demonstrations Allan, from whom she inherited a E. Mindanao large fortune, was a Glasgow and Gumaus G'field

Ipo Gold Belfast shipowner.

I. X. L.. Her former home was at Dun-Itogons beath Castle, Caithness. Last sum-Masbate Consol. mer she announced that she would Min. Resources

Northern Mining make the island of Shuna her

Paracale Gumaus home all the year round.

Salacot Mining When she bought the island, Miss San Mauricio Allan said: "I prefer country United Paracales

Suyoc Consol.

where one can wear breeches most of the time I like motor-cycling

Opening 10 a.m.

in Pesos

1.20

.32

12216

13

11

.11

.21

.57

Mines

.031.

$26

16

1.15

.28

.08

.57

.04/

1.95%

87% 366

C.

and I cannot do that in skirts. Singapore Raw Rubber

cannot imagine anything more bort ing than a cocktail party. The noise of city life never held any attrac- tion for me.”

Van- conver Victoria Arrive

The B.I. steamer "Shirala" is leaving Hong Kong for Singapore, May 4

Port Swettenham, Penang, Rangoon May 17 and Calcutta on Monday, April 26..

2 June

Junie 18

June 29 July 12

May

6 May 8 May

19. May 21 May 28 June 3 June - 5 June 12 June 16 June 18 June 24

1 July 3 14 July 16 July 23 July 28 Aug. 9 29 July 31 “Aug. 11 Aug. 13 · Aug. 19 Aug. 24

observation and dining cars on

Cool Quiet "Clean

Regular sailings from Canadian Atlantic ports to United Kingdom & Europe by Canadian Pacific Atlantic fleet.

Information from Passenger & Freight Offices

Union Building, Hong Kong

Telephones: Passenger 20752-Freight 20042.

Canton Agents, Jardine Matheson & Co., Ltd.

Canadian Pacific

Lloyd Find

Priestina

Messrs. H. B. Joseph & Co., have received the following quotations from Singapore in Straits Currency for Raw Rubber:

Spot, 39-1⁄2 b. Down 2-4. May/June 39-34 b. Down 2-%. July/Sept. 40-% b. Down 2-%. Oct./Dec. 40-% b. Down 2-3%. Market: Uncertain..

NEXT SAILINGS

16th Apr.

m.v. Conte Rosso for Italy s.s. "Conte Biancamano" for Shanghai

8th May

Validity 100 days at greatly reduced cost" allowing 2 months stay in Europe. Special concessions to 1st and 2nd class travellers to London.

Fares to Venice, Trieste, Genoa and Return. $182, £98, £56.

Special Two Months' Round Trip Tickets At Reduced Rates

TO BOMBAY

COLOMBO

SINGAPORE

SHANGHAI

£44

241

£18

£25

£13 £12 £9

$19

ROUND THE WORLD tickets Issued at Special Reduced Rates in con- nection with all the Trans-Pacific & Trans-Atlantic Conference Lines.

ITALIA & COSULICH LINES Agents for the sale of through and independent tickets to North, Central and South American ports via Italy.

28 days Special facilities for A THROUGH TICKETS TO LONDON despatch by train of heavy, baggage with liberal free allowance.

INTERCHANGEABLE RETURN TICKETS with the Dollar Lines on very favourable conditions.

LLOYD TRIESTINO

P.O. Box 148 —— Tel. Addr. "Lloydiano" —— Telephones Nos. 32982/8. Canton Agents:-DODWELL & CO., LTD., Shameen.