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SECRET GOVT: PURCHASES OF FOOD SUPPLIES

London, To-day

In the course of his Budget re- view of estimated expenditure, the Chancellor surprised the House of Commons by a state- ment on the subject of food stor age against emergency.

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 27, 1938.

He said the Government decided early this year that, at the right moment, they would buy sufficient supplies of wheat, whale oil and sugar to ensure that stocks in the country should be maintained at a level sufficient for the civil popula- May 18tion during the early months of an May 30

emergency.. These purchases had now been made. June 15

Absolute secrecy

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 Russia on Thursday, May 5th.

Canadian Pacific

Union Building

SPANS THE WORLD

Telephone 20752

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

UNION BUILDING (opposite G.P.0.)

Agents for:-- ADMIRALTY CHARTS,

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

High Class English Jewellery.

was essential to prevent prices being raised the knowledge that the Govern- ment was coming into, the market, and for that reason the Govern- ment took the course of acting} without first applying for statutory authority in the confidence that the Commons would understand their reasons and in due course enable them to obtain the necessary pow. ers by legislation which would shortly be introduced. British Wireless.

AKRON WAGE REDUCTIONS

New York, To-day.

LOCAL SHARES

is the list of chan

In local share quotati

BANKS

and

this

Hong Kong Bark $1545 b., $1550 sa.

Kong (Lon Reg) 91 b.

Bank of East Asia 887

- INSURANCES

Canton In $270-6.4- Union. Ins, $525 b. $525 sa. DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, ETC.

$133-345-7

H K and K. Wharves

$13314/134 sa

E. K. Docks (Ex. Ris.). $2112 5. -Providents (Old) $3.40 by $3.35/50

sa

Providents (New) $3.32 b., $3.40

S2.

MINING Raubs $84 b.

H. K. Mines $114 cts. ., $11% cts.

3, 113/114 sa Antamoks Ps. 50 sa

Benguet Consol. Ps. 9.40 sa. Coco Grove 51 sa

San Mauricio Ps. . sa Suyoc Consol. Ps. 17 sa.

LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGS. H. K. and S. Hotels $6.85 b. H. K. Lands $37 sa..

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H. K. Lands 4% Debentures $100

b.

Humphreys $9 b.

H. K. Realties: $5 b., $5.30 sa. Chinese Estates $100 b.

PUBLIC UTILITIES

H. K. Tramways $16.50 b, $16.70/~

75 sa

Peak Trams (Old) $7.b. -China Lights (Old) $11.80 b.

China Lights (New) $9 s. E. K. Electrics $5934 b., $60 sa. Telephones (Old) $27% b.. $27.40 sa Telephones (New) $10.70 b.

INDUSTRIALS Cements $17.55 b., $17% s., $17.50/-

60 så

COTTON MILLS Wing On Textiles Sh$38 b.

MISCELLANEOUS

Constractions $1. b...

Marsmans Inv. (HK) s/~3/10-5.

LOCAL DOLLAR

The demand rate on the Kong dollar this morning

The Rubber Workers' Union of 1/2-27/32- Akron has announced its willing-

Hong

was

"Spot" silver was quoted in Lon- ness to accept a temporary wage don yesterday at 18-15/16 and for- reduction in the Goodrich plants. ward at 18-34.

Detroit automobile plants have The London on New York rate completely returned to normal after was quoted at -U.S.$4.9825 and the recent interruptions.

the New York on London rate at

The Unions in nearly all New£-U.S.$1.984. England woollen: mills have ac- quiesced in wage reductions. Reuter.

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Singapore Raw Rubber

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

May/June 19-% b. down is. July/Sept. 20 b. down . Oct/Dec. 20-14 b. down %. Market: Uncertain.

INDO-CHINA

WEATHER FORECAST

The Royal Observatory reports: that pressure is highest over the Pacific to the south east of Japan, and a feeble anti-cyclonic area is also indicated отег the lower Yangtse. Valley.

A depression is moving eastward. across Manchuria,

Local forecast: NE. winds, moderate; cloudy, probably some rain.

NEW MAIL SHIPS

Tokyo, To-day.

It is reported in shipping.cir-

STEAME NAVIGATION COMPANY LTD eles here that orders are shortly to-

To SHANGHAI, vis KWATOW, CHEFOO and

TIENTSIN

To SINGAPORE, PENANG

Chaksang" 6th May 2pm. "Sui Sang"

and CALCUTTA

Kumsang"

8th May 2 p.m.

“Kutsang"

14th May 2pm..

21st May 2.p.m.

"Islami"

12th May 9 a.m.

T. TIENTSIN via CHEFOO

"Hosang"

18th May 9 a.m.

Kwaisang” 8th May 2pm

*Taksang” 10th May 5pm. To KOBE and OSAKA

"Chang On" 5th May 2-p.m.

TO SANDAKAN

Sean Hong"

4th May 10 am.

14th May 10 am.

JARDINE MATHESON&Co.,LTD. TELEPHONE 30311-GENERAL MANAGERS

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be given for the construction 21 new mail steamers of a total of [221,600 tons for services between Japan and the United States and Japan and Europe-Our Own Cor- respondent.

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