1940-01-10 — Page 14

Taken in one of the hundreds of tunnels which burrow through the earth under the Maginot Line, this photograph shows a change of guards in an underground fort.

PRESIDENT LINER

SAILINGS

TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE

To

SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES Via Shanghai, Japan & Honolulu ROUND-WORLD SERVICE

To

NEW YORK & BOSTON Via Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Bombay, Suez, Port Said, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa, and Marseilles.

** AMERICAN * * PRESIDENT LINES

ROUND-WOrld servICE.”

"Also Agents for 'TWA,'

The Popular Trans-Continental Air Line". 12, PEDDER ST.

TELEPHONE 28171.

INDO-CHINA

STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LTD.

OPERATING SERVICES FOR

CARGO and PASSENGERS

TO-SWATOW, SHANGHAI, TSINGTAO, CHEFOO and TIENTSIN

1 KOBE and OSAKA.

SINGAPORE, PENANG and CALCUTTA,

SANDAKAN, HAIPHONG

All steamers berth atongalde the Roosevelt Terminal in the

French

Concession at Shanghal, where pas-

sengers and cargo' are landed,

For Further Particulars Please Apply · To.

JARDINE, MATHESON

& CO., LTD.

GENERAL MANAGERS.

TELEPHONE

30311-

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 10, 1940

LOCAL SHARES

Following is the list of changes and

enquiries in local share quotations to- day:

BANKS

Hong Kong Bank $1400 sa.

INSURANCES

Union Ins. $450 b. · China Underwriters $11⁄4 s.

SHIPPING

Douglases $72 b. Indo-Chinas (Pref.) $100 b. Indo-Chinas (Def.) $89 b.

DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS,

ETC.

H.K, Docks $22/21.90 sa.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION

IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Final Dividend of £2.10/- per share, subject to deduction of Income Tax, has been declared for the HALF YEAR ending

Providents $4.65 b., $4.70 s., $4.70 31st December, 1939, at rate of

sa.

LANDS, HOTEL & BLDGS.

1/2.7/8d. per Dollar.

THE DIVIDEND will be pay-

H.K. & S. Hotel $5.85 b., $5.90/95 sa, able on and after 29th FEBRU- H.K. Lands $331⁄4 b.

H.K, Realties $4.40 b.

PUBLIC UTILITIES

H.K. Tramways $17.60 b., $17.60/65

sa.

Yaumati Ferries $23% b. China Lights (Old) $7.65 b., $7% sa. H.K. Electrics $551⁄2 b., $50 s., $56 sa. Telephones (Old) $25 b., $25 sa. Telephones (New) $9.40 b.

INDUSTRIALS Cements $18 b., $17.05 sa. H.K. Ropes $0.10 b.

STORES, &c.

Dairy Farms (New) $21 b. Watsons $9 b.

MISCELLANEOUS Entertainments $0.80 b. Constructions (Old) $13⁄41⁄4 b.

MANILA SHARES Antamoks Ps. .151⁄2 b. Atoks Ps. .20 sa. Bagulo Gold Ps. 21 sa. Batong Buhay Ps. .014 sa. Big Wedge Ps. .23 sa.

Coco Grove Ps. .15% sa. Consol. Mines Ps. .0035 sa. Demonstrations Ps. 11 sa. East Mindanao Pg. 11 sa. I.X.L. Ps. .39 sa. Ipo Gold Ps. .13 sa. Itogons Ps. 28 sa. Masbates Ps. .11 sa. Mind. Mother Lode. Ps. .09 sn. Mine Operation Ps. .11 sa. North Camarines Ps. 18 sa. Paracale Gumaus Ps. .19 sa. San Mauricio Ps. .88 sa. Surigao Consol. Ps. .21 sa. Suyoc Consol. Ps. .131⁄2 sa. Syndicate Inv. Ps. 025 b. United Paracales Ps. .31 ́sa.

LOCAL DOLLAR

The demand rate on the Hong Kong dollar to-day was 1/2 13-1/0.

Silver was quoted at 21-7/8 spot and 21-13/16 forward.

The London on New York rate

for

ARY at the offices of the Cor poration, where Shareholder's are requested to apply for War- rants.

THE REGISTER OF SHARES of the Corporation will be closed from THURSDAY, 15th FEBRU- ARY, to WEDNESDAY, 28th FEBRUARY (both clusive) during which period no transfer of Shares can be re- gistered.

days in-

By Order of the Board of Directors

↓

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager.

Hong Kong, 9th January, 1940,

PUBLIC AUCTION

The Undersigned have received

from instructions

Liquidators and others to sell by Public Auc- tion on

Friday, the 12th. January, 1940. commencing at 2.30 p.m. at their Sales Room, No. 35 Hankow Road, Kowloon.

A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

comprising:-

Bedsteads, Divans, Wardrobes, Chests of Drawers, Dressing Tables, Chesterfield Suites, Side- boards, Dining Tables, Chairs, Cabinets, Desks, Bookcases, Tea-

Perambulators,

Kattan poys,, Furniture, Wardrobe & Cabinet Trunks, Camphorwood Trunks, etc., etc.

Carpets, Rugs, Cutlery, Brass, was quoted at £ - U.S.$4.0250 and E.P., Aluminium, Glass and Por- Ware, Curios, Clocks, London rate at celain

Table Ornaments, Smoking Sets, Hea-

the New York on

£-U.S.$3.95-7/8.

Tea

Electric Table Lamps & ters, Gramophones, Pictures, Oil Paintings, Porcelain Sinks, Sets, Crockery, Cooking Utensils, etc., etc.

also

A Few Pieces of Blackwood

Furniture

and

1 Electric Refrigerator “Gib-

son'

1 Sextant

1 Pair Binoculars

1 Enlarger with Lense "Zeiss

Ikon"

2 Cameras

1. Radio Victor

1 Radio "RCA”.

1 Radio Blue Spot"

also

1 "Underwood" Typewriter

1 Geyser

1 Bicycle

1. Sewing Machine

1 Radio Gram

4 Radio Sets

1 Italian Electric Motor 3'5 horsepower

On View from Thursday, the 11th January, 1940.

Terms Cash on

LAMMERT

neers.

Hong Kong, 9th Jan, 1940,