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THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 12, -1938.

BRITISH EXCHEQUER RETURNS

ASSAULT CHARGE

A 24-year-old coolie named Chan Ming, was this morning remanded for 72 hours by Mr.-R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy, when he was charged with unlawfully, and maliciously inflicting grevious London, To-day. bodily harm on Li Kwan, aged 28, Exchequer returns show that boarding house runner, on Monday. total ordinary revenue amounts to Detective Sub-Inspector Ritchie, £324,612,657 compared with £828,- who prosecuted, said that complain- 173,682 at the corresponding date ant is still in hospital. last year.

Yield of Income Tax is £63,078,000

aga nst £61,505,000 and of Surtax

$8,710,000 against £6,900,000, but FALSE PRETENCES

a

Estates Duties have brought in only Victoria £38,960,000 against £48,780,000

Arrive

year ago.

Hong Shang- Naga

saki hải Empress Kong

of

Leave Leave Arrive

Kabe

Leave

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Leave

Honolu

Leave

Canada Oct. 14 Oct. 16 Russia Oct 27 Oct. 29 Oct. 31 Japan Nov. 11 Nov. 13

Oct. 19 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 2 Nov. 2 Nov. 5

Νον. 14 Nov. 29 Nov. 16 Nov. 18, Nov. 24.

BOOKING PLANS FOR 1939`

ARE OPEN

MAKE APPLICATIONS EARLY to secure accommodation desired.

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

TO MANILA

A Chinese named Lau Chi Kong, Receipts from the National De-was brought before Mr. H. R. But- fence, Contribution are £7,250,000." ters at the Central Magistracy this- Both Customs and Excise have morning, charged with 'obtaining yielded slightly more than last year money by false pretences:

It was alleged that defendant at a combined total of £175,380,000.

Total expenditure, less self balanc-sold two tins of oil to a man named ing items, is £509,529,040 compared Wong Fuk, at Pokfulam Road, yes- with £440,558,618 at the corresterday. Defendant told Wong that the oil amounted to 67 catties, and ponding date of 1937.

was worth $9.86, and agreed on pay-

at

-The floating debt stands £953,425,000 which represents a ment of $2.80. When complainant examined the tins he found they net increase of £111,670,000 since

contained water mixed with oil. the beginning of the financial year

Defendant was sentenced to six- and compares with £923,330,000 a

weeks' hard labour. year ago.-British Wireless...

LOCAL SHARES KING RETURNING

Empress of Russia on Thursday, October 20th: enquiries in local share quotations this

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

Following is the list of changes and

morning:-

SHIPPING:

• Union Waterboats $9 MINING

-Antamoks-Ps. 137 68. *--

Baguio Gold Ps. .241⁄2 8a. Benguet Consol. Pa. 11.60, 88. Coco Grove Ps. 48. sa. Consolidated Mines Ps. ..0035 sa. Demonstrations Ps. .27 sa. I. X. L. Ps. .62 sa.

San Mauricio Ps. 77 sa. Suyoc Consol. Ps. 18% 88. United Paracales Ps. .86% so.

LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGS.. H. K. and S. Hotels. $7.05 sa. H. K. Lands $381⁄44 sa. ~

PUBLIC UTILITIES Peak Trams (Old) $61⁄4-b.. Star Ferries $77 b., China Lights (Old) $11.15 8. H. K. Electrics $59 -Macao Electrics $17

88.

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Sandakan Lights $10 b. Telephones (New) $9 b.

MISCELLANEOUS

H. K. Govt. 4% Loan 6% Prem.

TO LONDON

London, To-day.

It is announced that the King and Queen will pay a private visit to the Hospital for Sick Children. in Great Ormonde Street, London, next Tuesday to inspect the new buildings...

It will be Their Majesties' first engagement on their return from Balmoral, where they are expected to stay until next Monday.-British- Wireless.

STEEL OUTPUT

London; To-day.

Output of steel ingots and cast--- ings in September was 754,700 tons - against 658,900 tons in August, and ́ ̈ 1,163,000 a year ago. Production of pig iron amounted to 429,800 tons. Mr. A. G. Parker, boarding off-against 448,000 tons in August and has reported the lost of a 726,600 tons in September, 1937.- wallet, containing $7, visiting cards British Wireless." and a driving licence, at the Har- bour Officer,, on Monday.

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INDO-CHINA

AUSTRIAN LOANS

London, To-day. Meetings of the committee of guarantor states of Austrian loans

STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY LTD were held at the Treasury yester-

To`SWATOW, SHANGHAI TO SINGAPORE, PENANG

CHEFOO & TIENTSIN.

AND CALCUTTA.

"Fausang" 12th Oct. 4 p.m. "Hosang" *"Chaksang" 18th Oct. 2 p.m. "Suisang"

18th Oct. 2 p.m. 28th Oct. 2 p.înă

16th Oct. 2 p.m. To KÒBE & OSAKA. 18th Oct. 2 p.m.

“Taisang"" “Norviken”

"Taksang"

21st Oct. 2 p.m. "Kutsang "Fooshing" 23rd Oct. Noon "Kumsang" "Tingsang” 25th Oct. Noon Wingsang" 28th Oct, 2 p.m.

Tai Suen Hong"

1st.Nov. 2 p.m.

calling at Foochow. calling at Tsingtao.

TO HAIPHONG

"Tingsang

18th Oct. Noon

Tai Suen Hong"!

Edd Oct. Noon

28th Qot. Noon

18th Oct. 9 a m. 28th Oct.9 a.m.

To SANDAKAN.

“Hinsang:

14th Oct. 10 am. 27th Oct. 10 a.m..

day and to-day to consider tech- nical arrangements relating to the service of Austrian guaranteed British loans of 1993 and 1984. Wireless.

LOCAL DOLLAR

The demand rate on the Hong Kong dollar to-day was 1/2-8.

"Spot" silver was quoted in London at 19-% and forward at: 19.

The London on New York rate was quoted at £U.S.$4.75.87; the New York on London rate at 8-U.9.84.75-13/16. ·

London

There are now 8,758,050 wireless: receiving licences, in force in the United Kingdom, – British Wire- flesBR