1937-05-11 — Page 16

Parre: 16

PRESIDENT LINERS

LUXURY LINERS

Famed for a Splendid Cuisine

TO SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK, AND BOSTON

Via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama and Honolulu

Pres. Lincoln...8.00 à.m. May 19 Prea. Coolidge Noon June 3 Fres. Wilson...9.00 a.m. June 16 Pres. Hoover ...Noon June 26 Pres. Cleveland ..Midnight July 13 Pres. Coolidge..Noon July 24

AND

EUROPE, NEW YORK BOSTON Via Manila, Singapore, Colombo, Bombay, Suez, Port Said, Naples, Genos and Marseilles

Prés. Van Buren 8.00 a.m. May 23 Pres. Garfield ..8,00 a.mi. June 6 Pres. Hayes 1.8.00 a.m., June 20 Pres. Monroe .8.00 a.m. July 4 Pres. Adams ..8.00 a.m. July 18 Pres. Harrison..8.00 a.m. Aug. 1

TO SKATTLE, VICTORIA THE EXPRESS ROUTE”

Via Shanghai, Kobe and Yokohama Pres. Grant Midnight May 21 Pres. Jackson..Midnight June 4 Pres. Jefferson Midnight June 18 Pres. McKinley ..Midnight July 2 Pres. Grant „Midnight July 16 Pres. Jackson ...Midnight July 30

TO

MANILA

THE MOST FREQUENT SERVICE

NEXT SAILINGS

Pres. Lincolu Midnight May 11 Pres. Grant....... .6.00 p.m. May 17 Pres. Van Buren 8.00 a.m. May 23 Pres. Coolidge ..9.00 p.m. May 27 Pres. Jackson ...6.00 p.m. May 29 Pres. Garfield ...8.00 a.m. June 6

BOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE

WILWAY

10 DAYS

DAYS

6 DAYS

GoEMPRESS to America, Europe

Canada May 14

Hong Empress Kong

of

Shang- hai:

Leave

Arrive

Naga- saki

Leave

Kobe

Toko- hama

Honolulu

Leave

Leave

Leave

Van- conver Victoria Arrive

May 16 May 28 May 30 June

1

June 13

Гаран

May 19 May 21 May 28 June Russia

June 3 June 5 June 12 June 18 Japan June 11

June 16 June 18 June 24 June 29 Asia June 25 June 27 June 29, July 10 July 3

July 12 Canada July 9 July, 11

July July 23 July 25 July 27 July Aug. 6

Aug. 8

2

་

14 July 16 July 23 July 28 29 July 31 Aug. 11 Aug. 13

TO MANILA

Aug. 9

Aug. 19

Aug. 24

EMPRESS OF RUSSIA MAY 20th.

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 11, 1937.

WAR SCARE AND BELL PRICES

Japanese Buddhists Lose Out

Shanghai Japanese Buddhist priests now have another reason for damning war, the Shanghai "Mainichi" states.

In March, the Japanese Re- sidents' Corporation announced that it would give a Y.1,000 bell to the Higashi Honganji. Temple, Wu- chang Road, in commemoration of the sixtieth anniversary of founding.

its

Before the priests of the temple made up their minds as to where they wanted to order the bell, the prices of iron, stimulated by the current international armaments race, soared to record heights. Now, the journal noted, the sad priests can get a bell only half as large as the one they could gét before the war scare. The bell will be ordered in Kyoto.

With lumber and wages unaffect- ed by the boom in the munitions industry, the cost of building the bell tower will, however, remain the same, Y.500,-contributed by the J.R.C.

JESSIE MATTHEWS £39,000 Radio Offer From America

HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE

Following is the list of changes and enquiries in local share quotations this morningFNET

BANKS Hong Kong Bank $1860 b., $1860 sa. Bank of East Asia $93 b.

INSURANCES Canton Ins. $3271⁄2 b. Union Ins. 3620 sa. China Underwriters $14 b. DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, ETC.

H. K. and K. Wharves $119 b. Providents (Old) $2% b. Providents (New) 55 cts. b., 60 cts.

38.-

LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGS. H. K. S. Hotels $7.30 b. H. K. Realties $5.90 b.

PUBLIC UTILITIES H. K. Tramways $14.95 b. Peak Trams (Old) $1⁄2 b. Peak Trams (New) $11⁄4 b. Star Ferries $86 s.

China Lights (Old) $14.80 b. China Lights (New) $14 b. H. K. Electrics $60% b., $60% sa. Macao Electrics $17 b. Sandakan Lights $121⁄4 ̄ ̄b. Telephones (Old) $291⁄2 h. Telephones. (New) $12.70 s.

INDUSTRIALS

Cements $15.45 b., $15.40 sa.

STORES, &C.

Dairy Farms $25.85 b., $25.85/26 sa.

COTTON MILLS: Shanghai Cottons (Old) Sh.$117 b. Shanghai Cottons (New) Sh.$92 b.

MISCELLANEOUS A

10 8.m.

Constructions (New) 45 cts. b.

Opening

Stock

Antamoks Atoks

A radio contract for 26 weeks at Baguio Gold £700 a week, with

further 26] Balatoc Mining

weeks' contract' at £800 a week Benguet Consol,

Benguet Explor Big Wedge Matthews, the Coco Grove

a total of £39,000 has been offer- ed to Miss Jessie British film star, by syndicate.

an American Consolidated Mines

Demonstrations

Mr. James Campbell, who is res- Gumaus G'field

E. Mindanao ponsible for the exploitation of Ipo Gold Gaumont-British film songs

stated I. X. L.

that he is leaving soon for the Itogons

United States to discuss the offer.

Mashate Consol. Min. Resources

"Miss Matthews will probably Northern Mining make the trip in the autumn," he Paracale Gumaus said, "after completing her present Salacot Mining contract with Gaumont-British." San Mauricio

Singapore Raw Rubber

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

Spot June July/Sept. Oct./Dec.

::

Suyoc Consol. United Paracales

in Pesos

1.05

.26

.19

12.50

.11.00

.09

.19%

.56

.023

.67

.22

.13

.20

.73

-27

.24

.42

.043/

1.90

.36

.66

LOCAL DOLLAR London Silver Prices The dollar opened on demand to- day at 1/2-27-82.

Buyers:

"Spot" silver was quoted at 20- .37 down 1% and "forward," at 20-2. .37% down 11⁄2 The London on New York cross- .37% down 1 rate was quoted at £U.S.$4.9870 .374 down 1% and the New York on London

Market: Uncertain.

Priestina

Lloyd

A

cross-rate at £U.S.$4.93%.

3.5.

NEXT SAILINGS

"Conte Biancamano" 16th May.

for Italy

8.8. "Conte Biancamano" for Shanghar

8th May.

Validity 100 days at greatly reduced coat allowing 24 months stay in Europe. Special concessions to 1st and 2nd class travellers to London.

Fares to Venice, Trieste, Genos and Return.

Special Two Months Round Trip Tickets

£132, £89, $56,

At Reduced Rates.

information from Passenger & Freight Offices.

Union Building, Hong Kong

Telephones: Passenger 20752-Freight: 20042. Canton Agents, Jardine Matheson & Co., Ltd.

Canadian Pacific

TO BOMBAY

„COLOMBO

SINGAPORE

SHANGHAI

$25 $21

£41

$22

$19

£18

$13

Sti

£12

£9

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

“ITALIA" Line Agents for the sale of through and independent tickets. to North, Central and South American ports via Italy.

THROUGH TICKETS TO LONDON 23 days — Special facilities for 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 143 Tel. Addr. “Lloydiano" - Telephones Nos. 32982, Canton Agents:-DODWELL & CO., LTD., Shame