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FANADIAN PACTUTO

BALLWAY

GENER

8 DAYS

10 DAYS

5 DAYS

GoEMPRESS to America, Europe

Empire

Kong

Leave

Feb. 8

Candiin - Feb. 21

Russia Mar. 8

hai

Arrive

Hong Shang- Naga-

Baki Kobe

Leave Leave

Yoko hama •Honolulu

Leave. Leave

Van-

couver Victoria Arrive

Feb. 10 Feb. 12

Feb. 23

Mar. 10 Mar, 12

Feb. 14 Feb. 16 Feb. 26 Feb. 28 Mar. 7

Mar. 14 Mar. 16

Feb. 25 Mar. 12 Mar. 25

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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, February 9th.

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

PRESIDENT LINER

SAILINGS

SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES

Via

KOBE, YOKOHAMA AND-HONOLULU

*8.8. "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"

8.8. "PRESIDENT TAFT"?

8.8. "PRESIDENT CLEVELAND”

8.8. "PRESIDENT PIERCE"

• CALLS AT SHANGHAI.

SAILS FEB. 11th at 8.00 A.M.

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FEB. 25th at 4.00P.M. MAR. 11th at 4.00 P.M. : MAR. 25th at 4.00 P.M.

NEW YORK AND BOSTON VIA SUEZ

8.S. "PRESIDENT: KAYES”

8.8. "PRESIDENT POLK" 8.8. "PRESIDENT GARFIELD" 5.8. "PRESIDENT MONROE” ·

SAILS FEB. 3rd at 19. Noon FEB. 17th at 12 Noom " MAR. 17th at 12 Noon

MAR. 31st at 12 Noon,

+

MANILA

8.8. “PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"

8.8, "PRESIDENT HAYES" 6.8. "PRESIDENT POLK"

8.8. "PRESIDENT TAFT”

SAILS FEB.

3rd at 9.00 P.M. FEB. 3rd at 12. Noon FEB. 17th at 12 Noos FEB. 18th at 6.00 P.M.

✰✰ AMERICAN ★ ★

PRESIDENT LINES

ROUND WORLD SERVICES.

12, PEDDER ST.

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 2, 1939

SOVIET FILLS

BRECONSHIRE

VACANT POSTS TO BE LAUNCHED IN WAR OFFICE THIS EVENING

Moscow, To-day.

Two important posts in the So- A FINE ADDITION TO THE viet War Commissariat, namely FLEET OF THE GLEN LINE IS those of the third and fourth de-BEING LAUNCHED THIS

puties, have been filled, according EVENING FROM TAIKOO to, a Government announcement | DOCK. in the military organ, “Krassnaia The vessel is the first of two or |Swiesda."

ders placed with the builders and which arrived this week in the Co- is a sister ship to the "Glenearn" lony on her maiden voyage,

The new Deputy War Commis- sars are Army Commander Kulik, who was formerly at the head of an artillery division in the War Commissariat, and Marshal She has an overall length of 506 Budienny who will retain his post | feet, moulded beam of 66 feet and as the Commander-in-Chief of the depth 38 feet. Three complete steel Moscow military district.

decks are fitted with poop, long

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They will replace Marshal bridge and forecastle erections. A Jegeroff who was arrested about double bottom is fitted all fore and one year ago and Commander aft for oil fuel or water ballast, the Fedko.

peaks and ane deep tank are avail- Other important appointments able for water ballast. are Army Corps Commander Chosin of the Leningrad .district There are six cargo holds, one of as Director of the War Academy in which is insulated for the carriage Moscow, and Commander Merezkov of frozen cargoes. Special atten- of the Volga Military district as

tion has been given to cargo gear, Commander of the Leningrad dis-28 electric winches being fitted, operating steel derricks for dealing

trict.

As successor to Kulik, Brigade with lifts from 3 to 50 tons. The Commander Swvtshenko has been windlass is electrically driven, and appointed to the artillery division the steering gear is of the electric in the War. Commissariat.-Trans-hydraulic type. Ocean.

LOCAL SHARES

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

BANKS Hong Kong Bank $1400 b., $1400 sa.

INSURANCES

Canton Ins. $210 b., $220 s., $210/15

ga.

Union Ina. $456 b., 3453/56 sa. H. K. Fire Ins. $170 b., $170 sa, SHIPPING

Douglases $65 b. DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, ETC.

H. K. and K. Wharves $114 b. H. K. Docks (Old) $17.10 b. H. K. Docks (New) $16 b., $16.45

BA.

Providents (Old) $5.80 b. Providents (New) $5% b.

MINING

Antamoks Ps. .42 sa.

Atoks Ps. .34 sa. Baguio Gold Ps. .26 .sa. Benguet Consol. Ps. 13.40 sa. Coco Grove Ps. .46 8a. Demonstrations Ps....20%, sa. I. X. L. Ps. .65 sa. San Mauricio Ps. 1.72 aa. 'Suyoc Consol. Ps. .2214 sa. United Paracales Ps. .66. sa

LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGS.... H. K. and S. Hotels $6.70 b., $6.70

SA.

H. K. Lands $30 b., $301⁄4%/1⁄2 80. H. K. Realties $5% b., $5.70 s.

PUBLIC UTILITIES.

H. K. Tramways $17.40 s., $17.20 3. Star Ferries $71% s.

H. K. Electrice $66% b., $56% sa.

Telephones (Old) $23 b.

Telephones, (New) $7 b. INDUSTRIALS

Coments $16.60 b.

H. K. Ropes 34 b.

STORES, &C. Watsons $73% b., $71⁄2-sa. Lane, Crawfords $8 s. Wing On (H.K.): $36 5.

COTTON MILLS Wing On Textiles Sh. $42 b.

MISCELLANEOUS Marsmans Inv. (H.K.) 8/- 2/6 b.

THEFT OF VASE

FROM CEMETERY

LUXURIOUS ACCOMMODATION

Accommodation for 12 first class passengers is arranged on the pro- menade deck and is along luxurious lines. Public rooms consist of din- ing saloon, lounge and 'smoke room. Officers and engineers are accom- the crew berthed in poop. modated in houses amidships and

The vessel is equipped to comply with the latest regulations of the B.O.T. and Home Office.

The propelling machinery consists of twin sets of six-cylinder, two- stroke cycle, double-acting, marine diesel engines of the Burmeister and Wain type, each capable of giv- ing a continuous output of 6,000 S.H.P. at 110 R.P.M. Special at- tention has been paid to the balanc- ing of the engines to ensure a com- plete freedom from vibration throughout the entire working

range.

..

The auxiliary machinery through- fout is of the most modern electrical-

ly driven type; the power supplied by four Diesel driven gen- being

erating sets, each giving a normal output of 300 K.W, at an E.M.F. of 220 volts D.C.

CUNARD WHITE STAR'S 177,000 PASSENGERS

Atlantic Trade Lead

The Cunard White Star Line an- nounces that during 1938 it main- tained its position as the leading carrier of passengers in the Atlantic trade for the 17th consecutive year. 'Including the passengers carried by an associated company, the

At the Central Magistracy this Donaldson Atlantic Line, and ap- morning, Wong Kong, 26, unemploy-proximately 18,000 persons

who

ed was sentenced to six weeks" hard sailed on various cruises to Canada, labour by Mr. R. A. D. Forrest, Bermuda, and the West Indies, the when he pleaded guilty to stealing grand total was just short of 177,-- a flower vase at the Protestant 000. Cemetery yesterday.

Inspector A. V. Baker said that the North German Lloyd, by nearly This exceeded the nearest rival,. many similar offences had been re-

*44,000.

ported by the inspector of the come t

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tary.

Yesterday, defendant, was .. The Queen Mary carried more seen taking the vase from the top than 52,000 passengers during the of a grave.

year.