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ACROSS THE PACIFIC

HONG KONG to SAN FRANCISCO

15 DAYS

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Sailing

MIDNIGHT, JUNE 3rd

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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 26, 1937.

DEVELOPING N.

CHINA

LOCAL SHARES

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

Hopei-Chahar Council morning:

Plans

Sino-Japanese economic co-opera in North China should be pushed along three lines in the opinion of high offi cials of the Hopei-Chahar Council, Gen. Chin Teh-chun, Mayor of Peiping and a member of the standing committee of the Council, told Japanese reporters in an interview in Peiping.

Chin

The Council's program, Gen. said, provides for Japanese assistance in the improvement of cotton cultiva- tion, the betterment of North China wool and the development of the Lung- yuen iron mines..

Discussions along these lines will soon be initiated between Mr. Li Shih- hao, chairman of the economic affairs committee of the Council, and Japanese representatives, the mayor said.

The draft program has been ap- poved by Gen. Sung Cheh-yuan, chair- man of the Council, who is now in his native town in Shantung, Gen. Chin added.

ANTI-MILITARIST PLEDGES

Practice Condemned By Baptists

BANKS

Hong Kong Bank $1900 b., $1895 sa. Bank of East Asia 393 b.

GANG INSURANCES China Underwriters $1.95 b.

SHIPPING

Indo-Chinas (Pret:) $50 b.

DOCKS, WHARVÉS, GODOWNS.. ETC.

H. K. and K. Wharves $119 b. H. K. and W. Docks $301⁄4 b., $301⁄44.

sa.

Providents (Old) $2.15 b., $2.20 88..

LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGS. H. K. Realties $6.05 sa,

PUBLIC UTILITIES

H. K. Tramways $14.80 b. Peak Trams (Old) $41⁄2. b. Peak Trama (New) $14 b. Star Ferries $84 b.

b.

China Lights (Old) $14.20 b. China Lights (New), $13.90 þ- HK. Electrics $60%1⁄2 b. Macao Electrics $18 Sandakan Lights $12 b.. Telephones (Old) $29% b. Telephones (New) $11.90 b.

INDUSTRIALS

Cements $151⁄4 b.

H. K. Ropes $5.20 b., $5.30 sa.

STORES, &C.

Lane, Crawfords $8.60 b.'

COTTON MILLS

Shanghai Cottons (Old) Sh.$117% b..

MISCELLANEOUS

Constructions (New) 45 cts. b.

Stock.

Antamoks Atoka Baguio Gold

Anti-militarist pledges are con-Balatoc Mining demned by the special committee Benguet Consol. appointed by the Council of the Benguet Explor

Big Wedge Baptist Union to consider the atti- Coco Grove tude of the Denomination to war. Consolidated Mines In its report the committee states: Demonstrations

E. Mindanao.

"We find ourselves constrained to Gumaus G’field place on record our depreciation of Ipo Gold the practice of signing anti-militar. XL. Itogons ist pledges. It appears to us that Masbate Consol. this is open to two objections:

"(1) It treats the teaching of our Lord as if it were a conditionless, absolute precept; and

"(2) It therefore operates as a hindrance to the free exercise of judgment in an actual situation.",

Unilateral disarmament by the

Min. Resources Northern Mining. Paracale Gumaus San Mauricio Salacot Mining

Suyoc Consol. United Paracales

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DOLLAR RATE London Silver Prices

British Commonwealth of Nations is also condemned. “If defenceless,” The demand rate of the Hong states the report, "the British Com- Kong dollar this morning was 1/24- monwealth of Nations would become "Spot" silver was quoted at 20-% the prey of stronger peoples, with and "forward," at 20-7/16.

bitter warfare among themselves The London on New York cross- for the division of the spoil. The rate was quoted at £—–U.S.$4.9420 Victoria setback to general well-being would and the New York on London cross--

Arrive probably be no less world-shaking rate at £-U.S.$4.94%.

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June 16 June 18 June 24 June 29

Asia

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June 27 June 29 July 1 July 3

July 12 Canada July 9 July 11

July 14 July 16 July 23 July 28 Russis July 23 July 25 July 27 July 29 July 31 Japan Aug. 6 Aug. 8

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Aug. 9 Aug. 24

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Canadian Pacific

and enduring than that which ac- companied and followed the col- lapse of the Roman Empire.”

EX-BUTLER TO PRINCE

Sentenced To Six Months

A man sentenced at Bedford to six months' imprisonment for thefts from unattended cars was said to have been:

Butler to a prince;

Singapore Raw Rubber

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

Spot January July/Sept.

Oct./Dec. Market: Quiet.

Buyers: .34% down 5%

.35%

.351⁄4

3/4

352

1/2

Kwangtung Rice Scarcity

Owing to the high price of rice in Kwangtung, subsidy of $1 per Ministry of Fin-

Butler to a former Governor of the Bank of England;

Grenadier Guardsman; Detective-sergeant in the City ance is to of London police;

Private detective.

a

month to each soldier of the 4th. Route Army. The payment will cease when the price becomes nor- ïnal. Our Own Correspondenti

It was stated that the man, John William Josiah Snell, 47, of Bed- [ford, was the son of a former Me- Entering the Central Police Court- tropolitan police inspector. He had room with his hat on his head, Yuen a distinguished war record and was Fong was fined $1 by Mr. W.

The man.

decorated by the King of Italy for Schofield this answer to a sum→ · -

bravery. Snell was now making a came to Court)

Hving as a landscape gardener and mons from the Sanitary Depart- Iboot repairer.

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