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Pare 14

PRESIDENT LINER

sailing's

SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES

Via Kobe and Yokohama

S.S. PRESIDENT TAFT Sails Monday, Feb. 6th. 10.00 A.M.

SEATTLE AND VICTORIA Via Kobe & Yokohama

S.S. PRESIDENT JEFFERSON Sails Friday, Jan. 28th. 4.00 P.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.

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE

12, Pedder Street.

GRAND 1938 OPPORTUNITY

for a voyage home to England by the Palatial Cruise Liner

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 19, 1938.

JAPANESE THREAT TO HONG KONG CANTON ROAD

THE FANLING

HUNT

PROGRAMME FOR MEETS IN 1938

The following notice from the The Meet Card for the Fanling British Charge d'Affaires at Shang-Hunt has been arranged as follows hai has been received by the Hong (all Meets will gather at 2.45 p.m.): Kong Government.

To-day, Ta Ku Lin Police Lines, laid by Mr. A. H. Potts.

Station.

Ma

The Japanese authorities have informed His Britannic Majesty's Sunday, January 23, Hunter's Arms Ambassador at Tokyo that they in- (Mr. H. C. Macnamara at home). Lines

laid by Mr. H. S. Forster. tend to keep the road from the

Wednesday, January 26, Kennels. border of the New Territories of Lines laid by Mr. J. N. Pitt, Hong Kong to Canton under bom- Sunday, January 30, Mai Po. Lines bardment, and that all vehicles us-laid by Mr. H. C. Macnamara. [ing the road do so at their own risk. {: Wednesday, February 2, Lok

Chau. Lines laid by Mr. E. F. P. Dob British subjects who for very son.

Shuf urgent reasons may require to Sunday, February 6, Sheung traverse the area indicated may in- Police Station. Lines laid by Mr. W.

T. Stanton. form either the Colonial Authori-

Wednesday, February 9, Ta Ku Lin ties of Hong Kong or His Britannic Police Station, Lines laid by Mr. Erik Majesty's Consul-General at Can-Nelson. ton, who will use their discretion Fanling Hunt and Race Club Meeting- Sunday, February 13 at 2.30. p.m.

whether or not to inform His Bri-Kwanti Course. tannic Majesty's Ambassador at Tokyo with a

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Wednesday, February 16, Lo Wu view to bringing Camp. Lines laid by Major H. H. M. specific cases to the notice of the Japanese authorities.

The British authorities, however, accept no responsibility in the mat-

ter.

LOCAL SHARE MARKET

Following is the list of changes and enquiries in local share quotations this morning:→

BANKS

Hong Kong Bank $1425 b., $1445 s. Bank of East Asia 382 b.

SHIPPING:

Douglases $55 b..

H. K. Steamboats $10% b DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, ETC.

H.-K. and W. Docks $271⁄2 b. Providents (New) 20 ets. b

LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGS. H. K. and S. Hotels $5.20 sa.. H. K. Lands $31,40 b., $313⁄4 s.

PUBLIC UTILITIES:

H. K. Tramways $14.20 s., $14 sa Peak Trams (Old) $62 b. Peak Trams (New) $35. Star Ferries $80 b., $81 sa China Lights (Old) $10.30 b.

H. K. Electrics $52 b. $523⁄41/3 sai Macao Electrics $19% ð. Sandakan Lights $14% 5. Telephones (New) $8.35 b

INDUSTRIALS

Cantons Ices $1.70 s. Cements $12.65 b. H. K. Ropes $3% b..

STORES, &C. Watsons $5.20 b., $5.10 sa.

MISCELLANEOUS Entertainments $5 b. Constructions $11⁄2 b.

Oliver.

Sunday, February 20, Potts Bun- galow (Mr. M. M. Watson at home). Lines laid by Mr. A. H. Potts.

Wednesday, February 23, Dill's- Corner. Lines laid by Mr. G. W. Hook.

Sunday, February 27, Kitten Corner.. Lines laid by Mr. L. J. A. Feilden.

Field Master for the month, Major- H. H. M. Oliver, M.C., R.A.

H. K. UNIVERSITY Scholarships Open To Competition

The following Scholarships, further particulars of which may be obtained from the Registrar, are open to com-- petition on the results of the Hong Kong University School Certificate- Examination.

(1) Government Scholarships. (a) One Hong Kong Government

Educational Scholarship, open- for BOY candidates from Hong Kong Schools.

(b) One Hong Kong Government-

Educational Scholarship, open for GIRL candidates from Hong. Kong Schools,

(c) A. limited number of Hong Kong Government Studentship-in- Training, open for candidates.. from Hong Kong Schools.

In all cases the award will be subject. to the proviso that a sufficiently high standard is reached.

(2) Two King Edward VII Scholar- ships of the value of £40 per annum, open to British subjects only,

(3) One Chater Memorial Scholarship of the value of $800 per annum, open to necessitious candidates whose par-- ents have rasided in the Colony for a-

"EMPRESS OF BRITAIN" which is now on the BRITISH WAGE period of not less than 10 years at the

following itinerary:-

Arrive

Hong Kong

Manila, P. I

Batavia, Java

March 16 March 21

Ball NEI

March 24

Sydney, Aust.

~April

Leave March 14 March 17 March 22 Marcir April

April 6

April

6

April 10

April 10

April 12

April 15

April 18

April 18

April 24

April 25

April 30-

May

May 2

May

May

May 11

May 17

Melbourne, Aust. Wellington, N.Z. Auckland, NZ. Suva, Fiji, Is. Honolulu, TE. San-Francisco Los Angeles Panama Canal New York

Southampton

No Changes

-the way.

No Transfers

10 May 16 May 24

INCREASES

London, To-day.

Wage changes in 1937 are estim- ated by the Ministry of Labour to have resulted in total net increases of about $780,000 in weekly full- time wages of more than 5,100,000 workers. Average weekly increase is more than 3 shillings per head, -British Wireless.

Singapore Raw Rubber

Co.,

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

EMPRESS OF BRITAIN all Rubber:

Fares on above itinerary from £153.7/

Fares for other routings on application.

BOOK NOW.

Full information. from

Canadian Pacific

Feb./March 23-4 b. Unchanged. April/June 24-1 b. Unchanged. July/Sept. 24- b. Unchanged. Market: Dull,

EXCHEQUER RETURNS

London, To-day.

Exchequer returns show that

of the examination.

Candidates desiring to compete for scholarships are directed to indicate- which scholarships they intend to com- pete for, in the space provided for the purpose, in the entry form for the Ma-. triculation Examination:

PUBLIC AUCTION

The Undersigned have received instructions from the proprietors- of The General Traders Ltd., to sell by Public Auction at their pre-- mises, Nos. 39 & 40, Haiphong: Road, Kowloon, on

Monday, the 24th. January, 1938 commencing at 10.30 a.m. A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

comprising:——

Teak Bed Room, Dining Room, Drawing Room and Office Furni-- ture, Brass

Cloga Ware Ornaments, Pictures, Books, Radio Sets, Curtains, Gramophones & Re- cords, Dinner Sets, etc., etc.

and

total ordinary revenue amounts to A Quantity of Miscellanous Gooda $548,863,823 compared with £520,- On View from Sunday, the 28rd. 545,947 at the corresponding date January, 1938.

of 1987. Total expenditure, less self-balanc

items

941 against £636,721,801 a year ago. British Wireless.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

- LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 19th January, 1938.