1939-02-17 — Page 20

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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 17, 1939

THOUSANDS OF UNIFIED EMPIRE

COPPER COIN FOR TRADE COUNTERFEITS BARGAININGS

Confiscation was ordered at the Kowloon Magistracy to-day, of 6,729 copper coins, left aboard a Kowloon motor bus.

LONDON, TO-DAY. THE PRESIDENT OF THE **BOARD OF TRADE, ・・・MR. STANLEY, WAS Two men boarded the bus at OLIVER Un Long and offered certain coins | QUESTIONED IN THE HOUSE in payment of their fares to Sum OF COMMONS YESTERDAY Ching.

AS TO WHETHER IN VIEW OF On examination by the conduc- THE URGENT NECESSITY OF tor, it was found the coins were REMOVING SOME OF THE all false. When they revealed that OBSTACLES IN THE WAY OF they had no more money, he DEVELOPMENT OF THE EX- HE WOULD suspected them of being counter- PORT TRADE feiters, and asked the constable in CONSIDER - THE ‘ADVISIBILI. the bus to watch the men.

TY OF CONSULTING THE When the bus arrived at Sum DOMINIONS GOVERNMENTS Ching, they had jumped off, and AS TO THE PLACING OF THE escaped. The pacages the men had BARGAINING POWER OF THE Apr. 4 been carrying were found to con- | EMPIRE ON A MORE UNIFIED

tain 6,729 false coins.

BASIS. Application for confiscation was granted.

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Leave

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Canada Feb. 21 Feb. 29 Russia Mar. 8 Mar. 10 Mar. 12 Japan Mar. 17 Mar. 19

sakl Kobe

Leave Leave

Feb. 26 Feb. 28 Mar. 7 Mar. 14 Mar. 16 Mar. 22 Mar. 24 Mar. 30

hama Honolulu

Leave Loave

Mar. 12

·Mar. 25

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

TO MANILA

Empress of Japan on Friday, March 10th. Empress of Britain on Saturday, March 11th.

(First Class only).

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

Mr. Stanley said it was the constant endeavour of the Gov- remove such obstá-

ernment

to"

"DOCTOR" ON BAIL cles, and an example of the valu-

OF $25,000

A

able co-operation between mem- bers of the British Common- wealth for this object in trade Wai Cheung-sing, 30, was charg-negotiations with other countries

Edwards ed before Mr. R.

this was furnished by the recent con- morning, with practising as a doc-current negotiations with the tor when not registered, and with United States on behalf of this possession of a quantity of heroin country and of Canada respec- powder, at No. 213 Queen's Road tively with which certain other

Dominions and India were also · Central second floor.

concerned.

Defendant pleaded not guilty, and was remanded for. a week on bail of $25,000..

Sub-Inspector Hopkins ig charge of the case..

While the scope for any form of joint bargaining was necessari- inly circumscribed possibilities of co-operation in future cases .on the lines of the example men- tioned would certainly be borne

BANK OF EAST ASIA in mind. British Wireless.

GAMBLING DENS RAIDED

The Directors of The Bank of East Asia, Ltd. announce that subject to audit, the profit for the year ending 31st December, 1938, after writing off all charges and other contingencies, and including, the balance brought for ward from 1987, amounts to $786,503.12 which the Directors propose to deal with at the forthcoming annual meet- ing as follows:-To Pay a Dividend of were raided by the Kowloon Police $6.00 per share on 55,986 shares ab last night as the result of which sorbing $335,916; To Transfer to Re-two keepers and nineteen gam- serve $50,000; To Pay a Bonus to the

Two Pai-kau gambling dens

Staff $16,655.11; To Carry forward blers were arrested. $383,932.01.

LOCAL DOLLAR

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In the first raid, shortly after 8 p.m., Det.-Sgt. A Soutar, of Sham- shuipo, arrested 12 persons at a house in Tai Nam Street.

The demand rate on the Hong Two hours later, Yaumati Police Keng dollar to-day was 1/2-13/16. under Det.-Sgt. C. Baldwin caught "Spot" silver was quoted in Lon-nine people in a room in Nathan don at 20-5/8 and forward ́at] Hotel. | 19-7/8.

This morning the keepers were The London on New York rate fined $20 and $35 or one month- was quoted at £-U.S.$4.6850 and while the 11 gamblers in the the New York--London rate at first den were fined $3 and the 3 £U.S.$4.68-9/16.

gamblers of the second $4 each.

INDO-CHINA

STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY LTD.

To SWATOW, SHANGHAI TO SINGAPORE, PENANG

CHEFOO & TIENTSIN.

"Wosang", 22nd Feb. Noon *"Fooshing" 24th Feb. 7 a.m. "Yusang" 26th Feb. Noon "Kwaisang" 1st Mar. 7 a.m.

"Talsang".

6th Mar: 8 p.m. ·

at Tsingtau..........

!

AND CALCUTTA. "Suisang" 23rd Feb. 2 p.m. 10th Mar. 2 p.m. "Kutsang"

“Taisang" "Mingsang"

18th Feb. 6 p.m. 23rd Feb. 3 p.m. 25th Feb. 8 p.m.

KOBE & OSAKA, Z “Esang"

"Kutsang" 22nd Feb. 5 p.m.

“Kumsang" 7th Mar. 9 a.m.

To-BANDAKAN.

"Tai Soun Hong"

"Mausang"

1st Mar, 10 a.m.

Taisan 10th Mar. 10am. |

18th Feb. 6 p.m.[

To HAIPHONG.

MATHESONG FO

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

1 NATURALISATION

NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Alexander Paul Zaremba “of 42, Hanków Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong is applying to the Governor for naturalisation, and that any person who knows any reason why naturalisation should not be granted should send a written and signed statement of the facts to the Colonial Secretary, Hong Kong

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