1938-01-14 — Page 16

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE Sailings

SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES

Via Kobe and Yokohama

S.S. PRESIDENT TAFT Sails Wednesday, Feb. 9th. 8.00 A.M.

SEATTLE AND VICTORIA Via Kobe & Yokohama

S.S. PRESIDENT JACKSON Sails Friday, Jan. 14th. 8.00 A.M.

NEW YORK & BOSTON

VIA MANILA, SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, BOMBAY SUEZ CANAL, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA

MARSEILLES

S.S. PRESIDENT GARFIELD Sails Thursday, Jan. 27th. 8.00 A.M. BOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE

12, Pedder Street.

8 DAYS

IO DAYS

5 DAYS

Go EMPRESS to America, Europe

Express

Hong Shang- Naga- Kong

Leave

·Van- Couver Victoria Arrive

Kobe

Honoluiu

Arrive

Jan. 26: Jan. 26 Jan. 30

Feb. 10 8

Feb. 23 Feb. 25 Feb. 27

Leave Leave Leave

Feb. 1 Feb,

Feb. 13 Feb. 15

Mar. 1- Mara

Leave

Feb. 12

Feb.

Feb. 26

RESUMPTION OF CALL AT SHANGHAI

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 14, 1938.

CRASH-PROOF

TRAIN

"IMPOSSIBLE"

YUGOSLAVIAN DIPLOMACY

Belgrade, To-day.

The Yugo-Slav Premier and For-

Expert & Steel Coaches eign Minister, M. Stoyadinovic, left here yesterday evening for Berlin,

Evidence that the coaches in volved in the railway disaster at where he will confer with Herr Castlecary, near Glasgow, were Hitler, the German Foreign Minis- three quarters steel was given by ter, Baron von Neurath, and Gen- Sir Nigel Grealey, chief mechani-

cal engineer of the L. N. ER. eral Hermann Goering.

He was a witness at the Ministry Much importance is attached to of Transport inquiry into the dis-the visit, the first the Slav Premier faster, which was opened at Ed has paid to Germany.

© One of the matters to be dis-

inburgh.

Hamburg.

Trans-

Sir Nigel also stated that it was cussed will be establishment of impossible to make railway coaches two additional Yugo-Slay Con which would withstand the im-sulates in Germany, one in Munich pact of a great engine travelling and one in at 50 m.p.h. With armour-plated Ocean. coaches the shock of a crash would be imparted throughout the train and everybody would be killed.

GREY OWL TELLS THE PRINCESSES - ABOUT REDSKINS

RECRUITS FOR GEN. FRANCO

Nephews of Ex-King- Alfonso

Part of a carefully prepared The Infante Don Jose of Bavaria- educational scheme which Queen Bourbon, 28-year-old nephew of ex- Mary has arranged for Princess King Alfonso has gone from San Elizabeth and Margaret was a Sebastian for the Aragon front. lecture given to them at Buck- His brother, the Infante Don Louis- ingham Palace recently by Grey followed him.

Owl, well-known Indian author Both Princes offered their ser. and protector of wild animals. vices to Gen. Franco a year ago,

The little Princesses listened but the Spanish Nationalist leader- [shining-eyed as Grey Owl told refused them on the ground that

them about the animals that he members of the Royal house should .. loves and showed them films of stand aloof from civil strife. They Redskin life in the backwoods of have now persuaded Gen. Franco- Canada. The Queen and her par- to change his mind. ents, the Earl and Countess of Before the Republic was Strathmore, looked on.

tablished in 1931 the two Princes- His Lakeside Home

studied at the Academy of Military Already Queen Mary has tak- Engineering at Guadalajara. Both- en the Princesses to many places will now serve as staff captains at of national and historical im- Saragossa under Gen. Moscardo portance.

the defender of the Every week she arranges Toledo. visits to the British Museum, **

Alcazar

the Tower, the Bank of Eng WINDSOR CASTLE

land or the Art Galleries.

Grey Owl, representing as he AIR RAID SHELTERS. does

es the

whole spirit of the Can-

adian backwoods, was chosen by Underground Passages.

her to tell them about his people and the animals of England.

raids in

Tall, alert, his lank black hair In conformity with the Govern braided to his shoulders, Grey ment's programme of preparations Owl wore as he always does for defence against air when he lectures his simple time of war, the underground tunic of soft leather and his In-sages and chambers at Winds dian moccains.

Castle are being converted into Before leaving g for his log ca bomb-proof and gas-proof shelters. bin on a Canadian lakeside will It is understood that some of the broadcast the talk he gave to the tunnels will be used for storing: Princesses.

State treasures kept at the Castle.

RETIRING CHIEF OF “REUTERS”

Farewell Luncheon

A farewell luncheon was given recently by the chief correspon-

Cammencing with the Empress of Rumia from Hong Kong January dents in London of the Continental 16, 1938, Canadian Pacific EMPRESSES” will call at Shanghai on agencies allied to Reuters, to Mr.

eastbound voyage.

Empress of Asia from Vancouver January 24th, en route to Hong Kong.

The work is being done under the- direction of the Office of Works.

During the last war parts of the oof of Buckingham- Palace were covered with netting and sandbags, but these precautions would be of. little avail in an air attack to-day.

LOCAL DOLLAR

The demand rate on the Hồng W. L. Murray, European General Kong dollar this morning was 1/2%- | Manager of Reuters. Mr. Murray

"Spot" ailver was quoted in Lon- is retiring and will be succeeded don at 19% and forward at 19%. call at Shanghai on by Mr. W. J. Moloney, late General The London on New York cross-

SAILING TO MANILA

Empress of Canada on February 11th.

Canadian Pacific

Manager for the East

Correspondents of 11, foreign and the New York on London rate rate was quoted at £ -U.S.$4.9965-

agencies were present, represent- ing France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Hun- gary, Poland, Soviet Russia, Crech

and Jugoslavia.

Sir Roderick Jones, chairman of Reuters, was prevented by india- position from attend

M. Bret, repr

Paris agency,

treated

showed us

authority to help us

out of some difficulty or do us some favour. This we shall

U.S.$4.99.

Singapore Raw Rubber

Messrs. H. B. Joseph...... and have received the following quota- lons in Straits Currency for Raw

/March 23% b., Unchanged.- April/June 24 b., Unchanged. July/Sept. 244 b. Unchanged.

Market: Dull.