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LLOYD TRIESTINO

FLOTTE RIUNITE LLOYD TRIESTINO-MARITIMA ITALIASA - SIT MAR EXPRESS PASSENGER SERVICE" FAR EAST-INDIA-ITALY " Special Two Months' Round Trip Tickets At Reduced Rates.

TO BOMBAY

11 COLOMBO

133

£44

£25

£41

£22

£10

SINGAPORE...

£18

213

£11

14

SHANGHAI

£12

£9

. £ 6

NEXT HAILING NORTHWARDS: M,S, ** CONTE NEXT SAILING SOUTHWARDS: M.S." CONTE

VERDE"

13th February VERDE"

23rd February ROUND THE WORLD tickets issued at Special Reduced Rates in connection with all the Trans-Pasific & Trans-Atlantic Confera Face Lines.

ITALIA & COSULICH LINES Agents for the sale of through and independence "tickets to North, Central and South American

orts via Italy.

THROUGH TICKETS TO LONDON days Special facilities for despatch by grain of heavy baggage with liberal free

allowance.

INTERCHANGEABLE RETURN TICKETS with the Dollar Lines on very favourable conditions,

For full particulars apply to:

'For full particulars apply to:-

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Queen's Buikling, Gronad Fisor..

Tal. Addr. "Lloydiano"" Tolophone 32952. Canton Agenta:-DODWELL & CO. LTD., Shameen.

P.O.B. 143.

SPEED

EASTWARD

FROM SEATTLE IN

"SOLID

COMFORT”

ON THE

COMPLETELY

AIR, CONDITIONED

Olympian

You'll enjoy its smooth, gliding swittnest, over the shortest route of longest electrification...its luxurious accommodations and friendly service... its sumptuous meals... its inviting beds ... the freshness of its air conditioned equipment.

You meet discriminating travelers who prefer to travel Milwaukee...you'll thrill to magnificent scenery. Include the journey between Seattle and Chicago on The Olympian os a part of your itinerary.

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For further information inquire of your boreal ste

ship offos, may Travel Buenos, DY

ERIC MARSHALL, Agent

17 Government St., Victoria, &C.

S&CALKINS, General Agent

793 Granellie St, Vancouver, BC

1. F. RAMDALL, Dist. Passenger Agent

141 Market St., Sa, Francisco, Cal. Seattle, Washbagyban

J. F. BAHL, AB, Grec. Passenger Agent GPO. 8. HATNES, P. Traffic begr

Chiago, 111.

MILWAUKEE

THE MILWAUKEE ROAD

GLASGOW MAN'S DEATH

IN SOUTH AFRICA

M.P. For 19 Years

London, Jan. 4. The death has occurred at Dur- ban, South Africa, of M. James Henderson," MP. for the Berea Division of Durban in the House of Assembly, who spent the early part of his life in Glasgow and began his business career with Messrs James Finlay and Co. (Ltd); of Glasgow and Calcutta,

Mr. Henderson wag a son of Mr. R Henderson, Glasgow, and was educated at Glasgow High School He began his connection with Messra Finlay at the age of 16 and while he was at the Glasgow öfficu he was private secretary to the late Bir John Muir,

During that time he was iss ciated with Queen's Park United Presbyterian Church, Crosshill

Bubsequently Mr. Henderson was, transferred to the Calcutta house of Mesars, Finlay. For two years he remained in Calcutta, and at the end of that time he joined the firm of Messrs Steel Murray and Co., Durban, becoming Joint manager of the business.

THE FINDING OF THE LUSITANIA

Captain's Estimate Of Place Confirmed

HỒNG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29. 936

THE EXCHANGE

90.

MARKET

MESSRS. ROZA, BROS

Spot Silver ruse 1/4 yesterday to There was no London quota-" Silver advices reported In- 10. dia as having bought. Specula- The market was quiet tors sold. but steady.

The London/New York cross- rate was slightly lower at 5003. York/London dropped 3/8 New

to 500.

MARKET

Steady but dull.

STERLING...

arranged

and 1/31 with

A small business was at 1/31 for February March. The market closed sellers at..1/3 15/16 January, 1/3 915 February, 1/3 March and at 1716 1/3,7/18 April, buyers higher respectively.

U.S. DOLLARS

A small business was reported at 321 for March delivery. There were sellers at 33 for cash. 32 9/16 February and probably 32 March, buyers at 1/16 higher re- spectively.

SHANGHAI DOLLARS Bellers were quoted at 1093 for Spot.

SHANGHAI MARKET The Shanghai Market was clos- en this morning.

IN THE AFTERNOON The market was quiet in the afternoon.

STERLING

at

In Sterling a sma business was done at 1/31 for cash and 1/3 11/16 was fixed for Arst half of February and 1/3 9/16 March. The market closed with sellers at 1/3 13/16 January, 1/3 February and 1/3 9/16 March. buyers 1/18 higher respectively. U.S. DOLLARS Business was done at 32 for with March. The market closed sellers at 33 for January. 321 February and 32 7/16 March, buy- ers at 1/8 higher respectively.

"GERMAN-SPANISH

TRADE

(Special to the "Hong Kong Da ly Press" (Copyright]

Berlin, Jan, 27.

trade The German-Spanish agreement of December 21, 1934 which was due to expire on De- cember 21, 1935 and which has al- ready been prolonged to January 31 this year has now been further extended for a further month to February 29.- Transocean Kuo Mi

BERLIN SHARE MARKET

Was

(Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Presa" (Copyright)}

Berlin, Jan. 27. The bouyant turn taken by the sharemarket on Saturday maintained on Monday when the new redemptions of securities re-. sulted in prices rising practically all round. A number of circums tances, particularly the new re- cord production of automobile in- London, Jan,' 10. dustry in 1935 as well as of the in- Interesting facts regarding the creased consumption of electricity finding of the Lusitania were re-and gas for indutsrial purposes counted yesterday at the weekly were responsible for the firm ten- meeting of Glasgow City Business dency. Call Money was at 21 to 3. Club by Mr. Henry B. Russell, Traneorean' Kua. Mir master of the Orphir, the salvage vessel which located the hull after tiree months' search in the A lantic off the South-West Coast of Ireland.

At the moment the liner was torpedoed Captain Turner, of the Lusitania estimated

REICHSMARK QUOTA. TIONS

Special to the Hear Kong Daily Prema" (Copyright.)]

Berlin, Jan. 27. Reichsmart quotations (without

21.

New York, 40.83 Paris, 809 Amsterdam, 59.265 London, 12.3

that the vessel lay about 12 miles off the Old Head of Kinsale This estimate, Captain Russell pointed out, was not accepted as accurate guarantee)

of Inquiry which at the Court followed the disaster. A great deal

apparently of

reliable outweighed Captain evidence Turner's opinion, and the finding. was that the Lusitania lay not more than eight miles off the Dollar (low) 15.0;, (high). 15.005-- Head. The commander of, the U Transocean Kuo Min. boat which torpedoid the also estimated the position at about eight miles.

· Kizier

When the Lusitania was located by the Orphir, continued Captain Russell. It was found that she lay at a point 11.2 miles south of the

Paris Sterling (low) 74.94, (high)

74.98

£5,298,404 PROFITS OF WOOLWORTH

On two occasions Mr. Henderson was elected president of the Cham- ber of Commerce in Durban,

The pronts of W. Woolworth Among the public bodies with. which he was associated were the Old Head of Kinsale, thus con- and Company, chain store proprie Durban Caledonians, of warh he firming Captain Turner's estimators, for the year ended December The vessel drifted towards the amounts to £3,296,404, against was honorary chief, and the Dur- ban and Coast Agricultural Soland for 16 minuice before sink- 24,879,950 for the previous year. ciety.

Mr. Henderson put up what is described as a remarkable record in representing the same tonati- tuency, for 19 years in the Union Parliament He was Arst elected for the Berea Division in 1910, and retired in 1929 when he had reach ed the age of 77. From 1920 he re-

ing, covering, it is believed, three- quarters of a mile from the place at which she was torpedoed,

presented the South African Party in the elections

His death occurred on his Bard f birthday..

The directors announce a final dividend of 50 per cent, (2s. 6d. making 80 per cent. (48), together with a cash bonus of is, a share. making a total of 100 per cent on the 58, shares,

The carry forward is £8,541,883, sgainst £5,614,45474)

Last year a dividend of 45, per share was paid.

LONDON EXCHANGE RATES

N. D. L.

(Barrian Wilma SzĖVICH)

Paris

January 75 1/64

Genera Berlin

15.20

12.79

January 27... 74 .59/04 15.214 12.30

Athens

Milan

B17

62 1/18

Shanghai

1/21

New York

4.981

5.00 7/16

Amsterdam

7.281

7.28)

Vienna

119)

36 7/32

36 3/18

1/32

1/32

29.28

29.32

a.S. ONEISENAU M.S. TRAVE

391

4.961

4.991

1/2 1/32

Prague

Bucharest

Madrid

Lisbon

Hong Kong

Brussels

Montevideo

Belgrade Montreal

Yokohama

Helsingfors Rlo

Buenos Aires

Silver (Spot Silver (forward) War Loan

19 15/16

20

31% 1087

3+ 108 7/13

Closing Quotations

January 28, 103.

ON LONDON: -

Telegraphic Transfer... Bank Bills, on demand! 3 Bank Billa, months'

sight

ON SHANGHAI :---

On Demand Ox BINGAPORE:-

On New Yoxx-

Bank Billa, on demand 326/18 Credits, 60 days' sight. 338/15

ON BATAVIA: ---

On demand

48Į

Bank Bills, on demand 485

Credit, 4 month's sight 607)

.......... 1/38 Credits four months'

sight

ON PARIS:

1/4

ON BAIGN:-

106

On demand

ON MANILA-

55

ÜN BANGKOK :—

1101

On demand

Bate

BAR SILVER, per o

On demand

On JAPAN:-

On demand

OR INDIA:

Bank, on demand.....

Telegraphic Transfer...") og

481

BAB

******* 1434

1/4 20

On demand...

SOVERLIONI Bank Buying

NEW

YORK

STOCK

.. Feb.

8.8. GNEBENAU

14

Feb. 7

M.S. TRAVE

Mar. 8

Feb. 4

Feb. 7

FAR EAST EXPRESS

SAILINGS TO „EUROPE

8.S, NEOKAR

...Mes, Oran, Casablanca, R'dam.,

Hamburg Bremen........................

....., Feb. 7 6.S. GŃKISENAU... Mlles, Barcelona, Southampton,

Rotterdam, Bremen & Hamburg.........Feb 21

» M.S. TRAVE.......... Marseilles, Casablanca, Rotterdam, ·

Hamburg & Bremen.....

ARRIVALS FROM EUROPEISALLINGS TO SHANGHAI

HONGKONG/SOUTH SEA ISLANDS SERVICE.

8.S. FRIDERUN

Madang, Salamana, Rabatil, etc.......... Fab. 11

8.8. BREMERHAVEN........ Rabaul, Tulagi, Kavieng, etc.

For Passage and Freight apply to :

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN

Agenda

MELCHERS & CO.

Queen's Building, Connaught Rd. Telephone 26978. CANTON AGENTS: JEBSEN & CO... Shameen B.0.

23

Subject to Alteration without Notice.

Mar. 11

S.S. "BENVORLICH"

Sailing for LONDON, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG, HULL and LEITH (direct) on or about the 9th February. `

Cargo will also be accepted on through Bill of Lading to the usual transhipment ports.

EXCHANGE

Tal 22633

(Xurmiga Kesler's Agent))

New York: January 25.

QUOTATIONS

New York/London Cross-rate Now York Cotton-Mar. New York Rubber-Mar. Chicago. Wheat -May. Chicago Corn --May. Silver-Official

.29 up

Si up

For Freight and Passage apply to:---

W. R. LOXLEY & CO., (CHINA) LTD.,

York Building.

Agents:

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD.,

£100,000 LAND FOR NEW NAVAL BASE

London, Jan. 7. Important naval developments in the Milford Haven district of Pem- brokeshire are foreshadowed. by the decision of the, Admiralty, to spend £100,000 on the purchase of -land there:

Residents of the district have for some time been advocating the re- moval of the, arsenal to Muford, which has one-at-the finest har- bours in the world.

Homeward Service.

It is now revealed that naval authorities have approved a scheme

CONSIGNEE NOTICES.

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

CONSIGNER. NOTJÜK.

FAL

8.8. SPHINX" Voyage 6/6. BRINGING CARGO F102

MARSEILLE, 80 ARRIVED ON SATURDAY, THI SOTH JANUARY, 1938,

+

NONSIGNEES are hereby informed

for the development of the Haven.at their goods with the exception

Jan, 25 Jan. 27 and that work now being put in ... 20. 20

nand involved tunnelling into the 241

cliffs. 243

#

AIRMAN SWIMS 3. RIVERS

of Opiam, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Go downs of Hong Kong. Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd, Kowloon, whenca

· be obtained immediately delivery may after landing.

All claims must be sent in to new on or before the 4th Feb., 1938, or they

nut be recognized.

Last Today's

-

11.4 11.34 .15.11 14.0

101

Change High Low Close Close

5.00 5.00 joft 11.4 11.38: .00 off 15.00 10 06 .01 up 1011 1011

60

--- unquoted 442

Dow Jones Averagon

High-1934/35 Low: Jan. 26. Jan. 27. Change

30 Industriala

148.44

96.71 147.01

147.30

20 Bailla

44.53

· 97.31.44.06

44.61

55 up

20 Utilities

31.63

14.62 31.43

31,64

.40 Bonds

11 Commodity lader

101.41 62.10

-93.43 101.17

101.20

.is up

62.40 67.45.

:: 67.49.40 up

Business Done:—3,090,000 shares,

Last Sale Stock & Div. Jan. 25 Jan. 27 Adams Express -112 Amer. Can (4)

***** 1251 Cyanamid "B" Am.

Las Sale

Brock & Div -

-12

.126

Gold Dust (120) Goodyear

Int. Cement

(25dr.) Am. For. Pwr; mimin 81 Am For. Pwr, și ist

34

341

Int. Nick (80)

40

49

84

Int. Tet. & Tel·

171

171.

Johns Manville,

pi.

272

*****

262 .64

20

53 28 "20

323 331 521

371

37]

Am. T. and T. (9)... 160 Am Tob "B" (5)

1521

*** 1001

1021

Nat. Distillers ...... 297

N.T. Central:

30%

31

N. Amer. (50c, 4%), 284

281

"Pac. Gai (1.50) -

344

341

Pac. Ling, (3).......

he could despatch his mallbags,.

43.

Packard Motors

72

Penn. Rly.(1)})

to the railway was across three

Phil Fetro (1) (435

341

54

rivers in flood.

47

Undaunted, the plot with the

Radio Corp., regene

134

127

Rey. Tob "B" (3)

bags across, and the malls arrived

101

10811

Schenley

at their destination only 12 hours

100,000 Passengere On The

111

Sears Roebuck

fate."

431*

Boc. Tác (30) 621

672

63:

sm, Cal E41-50)

16.

Bouthern Facitie Btan. Branda (1)

Am. Locomotive i Am Radiator am. Smelting

Am. Waterworks (1), 220 Am Waterworks $6

pref - (8)

émeum.

Anaconda Coppet 24 Atch. T. and 8 T.

(204)

Aubum Automobile 424

Baltimore & Ohls..... 252

Bethlehem Steal 1440

Kennecptt (151)

Loew's (1)....

Lorill (1:29)›

Mont, Ward

Nat. City BL. (1) 384 381* Nat Da P. (1.20)... 323 **

291

Nat. PWT-L. (80).....

Boerg Airplane............ 981* .98 Pub. Ber N.J. (2.80) ·404 Borden Co. (160) * Borg." Warner (dr.. CL10 Canadian Pacific... Caterpillar Tracks Ch. Nat. Br (1,40) CPeaks Corp, (2.50) 54 65 C'Peake Corp. and

881 15 98°•

Ohio (2.80) samning 554 Chrysler (10) Col Gas & Elec Comm. Bolv.: (-5). Comm Stirni- Comm 8thrn: $6 Cuns On (28)

cum. Pl. (6) 33 Cons, Gas NY (2) Cont Oll (25) ... Corn Frod (3)

* 661 Douglas. Aircraf Du Pont (3-891) 144 Elec Bond & Share 18 giec. Bünd 15 P1 (5) mec. Bond Sa' P/ (6) |_ 78}" Fox Film “A” alip Grem. Elec. (.60 Gen. Foods

Cen. Motor Gen. Rly. Bigs

35+

381

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An Indian airman awam three swollen rivers to deliver mall when his plane was forced down in a storm.

The airman, a pilot of the Tata Air Mail, had to come down in the dumcult Ghat country, in Western India, but, Ianded successfully in a small open space. He then in- quired at the nearest villaga-how

Damaged Packages will be examined by the Company's Surveyor, Mesure. Goddard & Douglas in the presence of the Cosignees at 10.00 am, on Fri- day, 31st Jan., 1928.

Consignees must have a Revenue Officer in attendance when any dutiable goods are examined by the Company's Burveyors.

No.Fire insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.

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R. CEL

* Agent.

1926. [4188

but discovered, that the only route | Hong Kong, 26th Jan,

help: af pore villagers got all the INCREASED AIR TRAFFIC

Stan Gag

Sta O NJ (1)

.101 27. 271 212. 28. 164" 101 84. 87 654 651%

Ster. Pra. (2180) žaru Studebaker Corpo. ... Texás G, Bulp (2), 44, 371 Transamerica (1.124) 128

Un, Car, and Carb

38 12.

FIRST FOR 15 YEARS

Shipyard Order For Belfast

gri-Londen, Jan 4,

Royal Dutch Lines

Landon, Jan & During last year the Royal, Dutch Air Lines carried on all services 100,196 passengers This was over 14.000 more than the total in 1934.

Many Interesting... announcement has just been made of the placing of an order, for the first time for The European services carried over 15 years, by Lamport and nearly 25,000 passengers, the Am- Holt, for a fast cargoliner of 'sterdam-Batavia Line 1,500, and 7310,000 tons deadweight for their the new West Indian service in 1201 | United Kingdom and River Plate South America over 2,600. Freight

services,

carried showed a record increase This vessel is to be built by Haz-) of 320,000kg,” Mails carried on the land and Wolff at Belfast, and "European ""services alone showed will be driven by Diesel engines, an increase of over 65 per cent. giving her a apged of 15 knots, and The duplication of the Amster she will also have luxurious ac-dam-Batavis service in June re- commodation for a number of sulted in increases in all classes passengera

Kask [of tramte. Air mail increased by

It is anticipated that the vessel - 34.6 per cent,, parcel pot) by 15.) will be able to reach Buenos Aires per cent general freight by 38.3 In less than two and a half weeks per cent, and passenger frame after leaving the United King on this line increased. BY OVER 18 dom

(1240)

Un. Pac, Hiya. (6)...., 120,

Un. Aircraft Corp. 281 281

Un Air Line Trans...... 151.

181

United Corph &

· 1441·

Univ. Leaf Tob,,. (2): 45

Uni Gas Impr. (1.20). 18j

453 187

U.S. Rubber

U.8 Steel

18 181 48 48

Vanqdium

231,

231,

Warner Bros. Picta. 11à

114

West E & M (,65)

1037

#%

1091 1%

Call Money