1938-02-04 — Page 16

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE

SA

AILINGS

SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES

Via Kobe and Yokohama

S.S. PRESIDENT TAFT

Sails Monday, Feb. 7th 10.00 P.M.

SEATTLE AND VICTORIA

Via Kobe & Yokohama

S.S. PRESIDENT MCKINLEY

Sails Monday, Feb. 14th.

Midnight.

BOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINKS AMERICAN MAIL LINES

12, Pedder Street.

8 DAYS

10.DAYS

5 DAYS

GoEMPRESS to America, Europe

Yoko-

Baki Kobe hams Honoluin

Leave Leave Leave

Van-

Kmpress

Hong Kong

Shang- Naga-

,hal

Leave

Arrive

Leave

conver Victoria Arrive

Agia

Canada

Feb. 23 Feb. 25. Feb. 27

Mar. 8 Mar. 10

Feb. 13 Feb. 15 Mar 1 Mar. 3 Mar 13 Mar. 15

Feb.

21 Feb 26 Mar. 12

Mar. 22

Mar. 27

Japan Feb. 8 Feb. 10

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 4, 1938.

CATHOLIC PRESS EXHIBITION

WALL STREET CRASH YESTERDAY

New York, To-day.

An Exhibition of Catholic publica- tions, especially of English and Chinese periodicals, will be held in Hong Kong to-day, in connection with the local ce- lebration of "Good Press Day." The Exhibition will be held in St. Patrick's Club, Garden Road, and will be free to the public from 8.30 a.m. until 7.00 p.m. The purpose of the exhibition is to give local Catholics an opportunity lowest levels since 1935 in yester- of seeing specimens of periodicals re-day's trading on Wall Street, with commended for general reading.

Many stocks crashed to the

In connection with the celebration of losses to five or more points. "Good Press Day" a special religious

service will be held at St. Joseph's Selling in virtually all groups Church, at 4.00 o'clock. Rev. Fr. G.IWA Byrne S. J. will preach on "Mind Star-

was started by a sharp break in vation."

and Tele- His Lordship the Bishop will American Telephone attend and will afterwards visit the graph Company shares. Exhibition....

LOCAL SHARE MARKET

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

BANKS

Hong Kong Banks $1485 sa. Bank of East Asia $82 b:

INSURANCES

Canton Ins. $260 şa. Union-Ins. $500 sa.

China Underwriters $140 b. H. K. Fire Ins. $240 sa.

SHIPPING

Douglases $57% b.

H. K. Steamboats: $11 b.

DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS. ETC.

H. K. and W..Docks $29 88.. Providents (Old) $2.55 sa. Providents (New): 55 cts, sa.

MINING

Raubs $74 'b.

Antamoks Ps. 61 sa. Atoks Ps. 30 sa.

Baguio Gold Pa 24 sa.

Benguet Consol. Ps. 9.70 sa. Coco Grove Ps. .63; sa. Consolidated Mines Pa. .012 sa. Demonstrations Ps. 43

I. X. L. Ps. .68 sa.

83.

Paracale Gumaus Ps. .26-sa.

San Mauricio Ps, 72 sa.

Suyoc Consol. Ps. 21 sa. United Paracales Ps. 54 93.

LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGS.

H. K. and S. Hotels $5.80 b., $5.80/

85 sa.

H. K. Lands $324 b.

H. K. Realties $4.60 b., $4% sa,

PUBLIC UTILITIES

H. K. Tramways $14.70 b., $14.80

: $14.70/80 sa.

Peak Trams (Old) $6

b.

Peak Trams (New) $3% 8.

Star Ferries $87 så.

Yaumati Ferries $24 b.

China Lights (Old) $11 sa. China Lights (New) $7.45 b. H. K. Electrics $55 b., $55 sa.

Telephones (New) $9 b.

__INDUSTRIALS.

Canton Fees $1.70 8.

Cements $13.70 b., $13.70/80 sa.

STORES, &C.

Dairy Farms $25.30. s.

Wm. Powell, Ltd. 75 cts. s.

MISCELLANEOUS

Entertainments 96% b.

Constructions. $1% b.

Vibro Biling $6 b

Wallace Harpers $4

b.

Marsmans Inv. (H.K.) s/- 4/3 b

(4/41⁄2-6d.) sa.

Brokers attributed the decline partly to rumours regarding the |forthcoming Federal Communica~ tion Commission's Report on the Company, though there are no in- dications that an adverse report is expected.

The market closed quiet. Reu

ter.

CLOUSTON'S BID FOR NEW RECORD

London, To-day.

Within a few days Flying-Officer A. E. Clouston and Mr. Victor Ricketts will take off from Croydon Aerodrome on a record attempt to Australia, New Zealand and back,

To-day their aeroplane → the re- cord breaking De Havilland Comet

was named "Australian Anni- versary" by Lady Weigall, wife of Sir Archibald Weigall, late Gover nor of South Australia and the President of the Royal Empire So- ciety.

Mr. S. M. Bruce, Australian High Commissioner attended the simple ceremony at Croydon aero- drome.-British Wireless..

Singapore Raw Rubber

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

Feb/March 22% b. down 4: April/June 23% b. down 3⁄41⁄2. July/Sept. 23% b. down %. Market: Easier.

A new Jardine steamer, the s.8. Liwo, built at the Kowloon Docks, is to be launched next.

on Thursday

17 Days HONG KONG to VANCOUVER BY DIRECT EXPRESS ROUTE FROM YOKOHAMA 18 DAYS VIA HONOLULU, PARADISE OF THE PACIFIC

Air-conditioned equipment carried on Trans-Continental Trains. Frequent Canadian Pacific Atlantic sailings from Montreal and Quebec, down the smooth St. Lawrence Seaway, to Europe.

SAILING TO MANILA Empress of Canada on February 12th.

Information and rates from

Canadian Pacific

Union Building

SPANS THE WORLD

Telephone

$20752

LOCAL DOLLAR

The demand rate on the Hong Kong dollar this morning was 1/2%.

Unpleasant Reminders!

"Spot" silver was quoted in Lon-

The enjoyment of many a good din- don yesterday at 20% and for-ner is spoiled by the thought of un- ward at 19-13/16.

the

pleasant reminders to follow in

The London on New York rate form of flatulence, bile, biliousness, pains in the stomach and other conse- was quoted at £-U.S.$5.0085 and quences of digestive disorders brought. the New York on London rate on by constipation. The way to avoid.

-U.S.$5.00%.

these and other similar complaints and so to enjoy your food, is to take an oc-i casional dose of Pinkettes, the tiny, dainty laxative pills which act as gent- ly as nature. Pinkettes dispel conati--

Quarantine, restrictions imposed pation, aid digestion, banish biliousness:

and sick, headache, tone up the liver ine Iglands against and quickly restore daily regularity.. from Hong Kong on ac- They clear the skin, brighten the eyes, count of cholera have been remov- purify the breath. Appreciated by ed in so far as the cabin passen-Plamen for their daintiness, they are equally effective for men. At all gers are concerned.

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