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PRESIDENT LINER

sailing's

ROUND THE WORLD SERVICE

NEW YORK & BOSTON

via Manila-Singapore-Penang-Colombo Bombay-Suez-

Port Said Alexandria-Naples-Genoa & Marseilles “S.S. PRESIDENT ADAMS” Sails Sunday, April 17th. 8:00 A.M.

SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES

Via Kobe and Yokohama

S.S. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE Sails Saturday, Mar. 4th.-9.00 P.M. S.S. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND Sails Saturday, Mar. 26th.-Noon.

SEATTLE AND VICTORIA Via Kobe & Yokohama ·

S.S. PRESIDENT GRANT Sails Friday, Feb. 25th. 4.00 P.M. QULLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE

CANADHAN

BAILWAY Logs

12, Pedder Street.

ODAYS

10 DAYS

5 DAYS

GoEMPRESS to America, Europe

Hong Empress Kong

Yoko- saki Kobe hama

Shang- Naga-

hal

Leave

Arrive

Leave

Leave

Leave

Honoluia

Leave

conver.

Victoria Arrive

Asia

Feb. 23 Feb. 25 Feb. 27 Canada-~-Mar 8 Mar÷10°- Russia Mar. 18 Mar. 20 Mar. 22

Mar. 1 Mar. 3 Mər 13 Mar. 15,

Mar. 24 Mar. 26

Mar. 12

Mar

Mar, 27

Apr.

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 Russia on March 10th. Information and rates from

Canadian Pacific

Union Building

SPANS THE WORLD

Telephone

20752

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 17, 1988.

NUTRITION STUDIES IN THE COLONIES

London; To-day.

Interesting details of the progress in the Colonial Empire of the study of nutritional problems affecting those areas

Com- was given in a

mons answer.

n

&

that Mr. Ormsby Gore said circular despatch to all Colonial de- pendencies of April, 1936, aroused great interest in the subject of nutri- tion throughout the Colonial Em- pire and not least in the West In- dies. He had received copies of Reports by special committees set up in Trinidad, Jamaica, Barbados, and British Guiana. A lengthy and in- formative report from British Hon- duras had just been received and would be published shortly.

In addition, many useful memor- anda

had been sent in from smaller · islands, notably Vincent. All these pa-

the

St.

pers

had been laid before the expert committee of the Eco- nomy Advisory Council which had been appointed to advise on nutri- tion matters in the colonial empire and he understood the committee was preparing a summary · of all the replies from the Colonial de- pendencies for publication with a covering report.

are

Meanwhile, practical steps being taken in the West Indies, as elsewhere, to improve nutrition by increased attention to infant wel- fare and the feeding of school children, by the teaching of domes- tic science, by encouraging the growth of green vegetables etc.

The Legislature of Barbados, for instance, had recently authorised the_expenditure of £4,500 to in- augurate a new scheme for the provision of milk to school child- ren. British Wireless.

ANGLO-AMERICAN TRADE TALKS

Washington, To-day. ·

LOCAL SHARE

MARKET

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

BANKS

Hong Kong Bank $1510 b., c.d. $1510

Sa., c.d.

INSURANCES

Union Ins. $505 sa.

China Underwriters $1.40 b.

SHIPPING

Douglases $60 b.

Union Waterboats $9.80 b. DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS,

..ETC.

H. K. and K. Wharves: $117-z. Providents (Old) $2.55 b. Providents (New) 65 cts. s.

MINING -

Antamoks Ps, .65 sa. Atoks Ps. 28 - 8a,

Baguio Gold Ps. .24 88 Benguet Consol. Ps. 9.80 sa. Coco Grove Ps. .69 88. Consolidated Mines Ps. .011 sa. Demonstrations Ps. 44 sa...... I. X. L. Ps. „76 ́sa. Paracale - Gumaus Ps. 28 sa. San Mauricio Ps. 73 sa. Suyoc Consol.. Pɛ. 22 sa. United Paracales Ps. „56 80.

LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGS. H. K. and S. Hotels. $61⁄4 b., $61⁄4 sa. HK. Realties $5.10/5.20. sa.

PUBLIC UTILITIES

H. K. Tramways $15% 8. Peak Trams (Old) $65 b. Peak Trams (New) 334 8. Yaumati Ferries $25 b. China Lights (Old) $10.70 b. China Lights (New) $7.45 b. H. K. Electrics $56 b., $561⁄4 sa. Macao Electrics $19 b. Telephones (Old) $25% 8.

INDUSTRIALS Cements $14.30 b. : H. K. Ropes $4 b.

STORES, &C. Dairy Farms $25% sa. Watsons $5 b. Wm. Powell, Ltd. 65 cts.

MISCELLANEOUS Entertainments $64 b. Constructions $1

b.

H. K. Govt. 4% Loan 2% pm. b. Marsmans Inv. (H.K.) s/- 5/- b... HONG KONG REALTY AND TRUST COMPANY

balance

at

Subject to Audit, the credit of Profit and Loss Account at the 81st December, 1937, amounted to- $112,766.48, which the Directors,at the forthcoming Ordinary Yearly Meet--- ing of the Company to be held on Wednesday, March 23, 1938, will re commend allocating as follows:-

To Pay a dividend of Mar 25 cents per share on 200,000 shares, absorbing

Το

carry forward to 1938 Account

$50,000.00

62,766.48

3112,766.48

Trade negotiations between Bri- tain and the United States, which will begin as soon as the experts who are assisting the British Am-sailed from Southampton yester- bassador in Washington in the day, includes representatives of conversations, arrive in Washing-the Dominions Office, the Depart- ton, are expected to be completed ment of Fisheries and Agriculture by late Spring. ·

and other departments affected by The British delegation, which the negotiations:-Reuter.

Lloyd

Priestina

2

FORTNIGHTLY EXPRESS

FAR EAST

SERVICES

INDIA

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS

HONG KONG TO ITALY

m.v. “Victori

5. "Conte Verde 8.8. “Conte Blancamano”. 8. "Conte-Rosso?

ITALY

London 23 days-

Italy 21 days

- HONG KONG TO SHANGHAI 19th Feb. n.v. "Victoria"

5th Mar. 8.8. "Conte Verde”? 20th Mar.

3rd. Apr.

8.8. “C. Biancamano

8.8. Conte Rosso

11th Feb.

25th Feb.

12th Mar.

26th Mar.

LLOYD TRIESTINO

P.O. Box 145. Tel. Addr. “Lloydiano"-Telephone Nos. 32982/8.