1938-04-20 — Page 16

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Russia May 13 May 15 May 17 Japan May 27 May 29

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17 Days HONG KONG to VANCOUVER BY

DIRECT EXPRESS ROUTE FROM YOKOHAMA 18 DAYS VIA HONOLULU, PARADISE OF THE PACIFIC

Air-conditioned equipment on C.P.R. Trans-Continental Trains. Frequent Canadian Pacific Atlantic sailings to European ports.

TO MANILA

Empress of Canada on Friday, April 22nd.

AT 6 P.M.

Canadian Pacific

Union Building

SPANS THE WORLD

Telephone 20752

G. FALCONER & CO (HONG KONG LTD.) WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS,

DIAMOND MERCHANTS,

UNION BUILDING (opposite G.P.O.)

Agents for:- ADMIRALTY CHARTS,

ROSS' BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES, KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, ENGLISH SILVERWARE Direct from Manufacturers,

High Class English Jewellery.

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 20, 1938.

LOCAL SHARES

Following is the list of changes and enquiries in local share quotations this |morning.——

BANKS

Hong Kong Back $1545 b.

INSURANCES

Canton Ins. $275 sa.

Union Ins. $520 b., $525 sa.

OIL FIND IN IRAQ

Baghdad, To-day.

Negotiations for granting oil

China Underwriters $2.15 b.. $2.20 concessions in the newly discovered

Sa.

SHIPPING

H. K. Steamboats $23/23 sa. DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS. ETC.

H. K. and K. Wharves $1325 b. Providents (Old) $3.55 sa. J

MINING

'Raubs $84 b.

oil field at Shah el Arab were start- ed here yesterday between repre- sentatives of the Iraq Government and the Standard Oil Company.

The new oilfields are in the im- mediate vicinity of the Anglo-

E. K. Mines $11 b., 12 cts. s., 11 cts. Iranian Company's fields.-Trans-

sa.

Antamoks Ps. .52 sa.

Atoks. Ps. 24 sa.

Baguio Gold Ps. 21 sa.

Benguet Consol. Ps. 9.50 sa......

Coco Grove Ps. 54 sa.

Consolidated Mines Ps. .011 sa. Demonstrations Ps. 33

1. X. L. Ps. 70 sa.

s

Paracale Gumaus Ps. 16 sa. San Mauricio Ps. 47 sa. Suyoc Consol. Ps. 17 sa. United Paracales Ps. .41 - sa.

LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGS. H. K. and S. Hotels $6:45 b. H. K. Lands $351⁄2 b.

H. K. Lands 4% Debentures $100

b.

· PUBLIC UTILITIES

H. K. Tramways $15.95 b., $16.10

$16 $2.

Peak Trams (Old) $7 b.

China Lights (Old) $11.85 sa. H. K. Electrics $5944 5., $5911⁄2 sal Telephones (Old). $26.90 5. Telephones (New) $10.40 b.

INDUSTRIALS

Cements S1TM 5.

STORES, &C.

Dairy Farms $244 b. Watsons $634 b.

COTTON MILLS Wing On Textiles Sh.$35 5.

MISCELLANEOUS

· Constructions $15 b. Wallace Harpers $10 sa. Marsmans Inv. (HK) s/- 3/10 b.

LOCAL DOLLAR

The demand rate on the Kong dollar this morning 11/234-

Ocean.

THREE YEARS HARD FOR CHINESE COOK

Claiming that he only worked on the premises as an assistant cook, unemployed Yik Man was arraign- sed before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Criminal Sessions this morning on a charge of possession of two ounces of heroin on March 24 last in a house of 19 Fook Wah Street, Kowloon.

The jury were Messrs. C. Blum (Foreman), J. H. Maycock, L M V. Ribeiro, C. F. Remedios, Chiu Keung-wah, C. L. Rocha and M. P. Pincott.

The Assistant Attorney General Mr. E. H. Williams, appeared on behalf of the Crown and stated that accused was arrested by Senior Revenue Officer A W. Grimmitt, in the course of a raid. The drug sufficient to make 50,000 Hong pills, was found in a small room,

was which was used as a heroin fac-

tory, in the area of the fat.

"Spot" silver was quoted in Lon- The jury unanimously returned. don yesterday at 18-15/16 and a verdict of guilty, and accused forward at 18%.

was sentenced to three years' hard. labour.

The London on New York rate was quoted at U.S.$5.0012 and £U.S.$4.99-9/16.

Singapore Raw Rubber

Messrs. H. B. Joseph and Co. have received the following quotations in Straits Currener for Raw Rubber:

May/June 20% b. down 9%. July/Sept. 21 b. down 34 Oct./Dec. 21% b. down 34. Market:-Uncertain.

NEW GLIDING RECORD

London, To-day.

A new British gliding record was established on Monday by the well- known British glider, Christopher Nicholson, over a distance of proximately 200 kilometres.

His fight ended

ap-

Plymouth

[after three hours-Trans-Ocean.

INDO-CHINA ITALIAN TORTOSA

STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY LTD.

To SHANGHAI, via SWATOW, CHEFOO and

TIENTSIN

"Fooshing" 20th Apr. 4pm. "Tingsang" 22nd Apr. 2 p.m.

T. SINGAPORE, PENANG

- and CALCUTTA "Yuensang" 22nd Apr. 2 p.m. "Kumsang"

(“Kutsang”

"Chaksang 6th May 2 p.m. To KOBE and OSAKA

6th May 2 p.m. 14th May 2 p.m.

To TIENTSIN via CHEFOO

Suisang Kutsang"

24th Apr. 7 a.m.

27th Apr. 7 a.m.

"Chang On" 1st May 2p.m.

To SANDAKAN

Tai Seun Hong

28th Apr. 10 a.In.

“Hingsang” 14th May 10 a.m.

JJARDINE MATHESON&Co.,LTD. TELEPHONE ZOZIL · GENERAL MANAGERS

CLAIM

Rome, To-day.

Reports of a great Italian vic- tory near Tortosa are splashed in the Italian newspapers, which pub- lish the names of 204 Italian dead i

Trans-Ocean.

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