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HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE

Far Eastern Mail, Passenger & Freight Serivce Through hookings to America via Europe and Europa tin Amerion Bookings "around the world. -- Through hooking to London.

...28th Fab. 14th Mar

OUTWARD SAILINGS † mv. “SAUERLAND" for Shanghai, Dairen, Taku, Kobe,

Oraka, Y'hama, Nagoya *." RAMSES......... for Phanghai, Dairen, Kobe, Osaka,

Yhama., Nagoya m.y. "BURGENLAND" for S'hai., Dairah, Taku, Kobe,

Oraka, Yokohama, Nagoya ......97th Mar. HOMEWARD SAILINGS .PREUSSEN".. ...for Mlles, B'dam., Hamburg... 9th Marc m.v. "SAUERLAND...for Ganon, Barcelona, A'werp.,

Rotterdam, Hamburg ...98th Mar.

* m v. " RAMSES” ......... for Genes Milos., R'dam. H'burg. 8th Apr.

Passenger Vassel. Limited Passenger Accommodation. For further particulam and pamage farca, etc. apply to:-- HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE

F

JEBSEN & 00, AGENT.

12, Fedder Streat. Tel. 98363.

CANTON AGENTS: CARLOWITZ & CO., Shakee Road.

S.S. "BENMACDHUI"

Sailing for LONDON, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG, and LEITH (direct) on or about "the 9th March.

Next Sailing for SHANGHAI & JAPAN

AN

S.S. BENRINNES

March 2nd

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

Tel.. 29533

For Freight and Passage apply to:-

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

York Building, Agents:

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD.,

Anzora in the morning keeps Hair smart

all day!

Just a little Anzora each morning will, koop your

bair smart and in place all day long! Anzora ta the original British Hair Fixative that millions of men prefer. Refuse substitutes-nothing else in Anzora Cream for normal scalpe; Anzora Viola for dry scalps.

a good as Anzora.

Briliantine for glossy hair.

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At all Chemista.

Hair/emers and Stores,

ANZORA

ANZJRA

PERFUMERY

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS.

THE EXCHANGE MARKET

MESSRS. ROZA BROS.

"Sliver prices were lower 'yester- day to the extent of 1/8 for both deliveries. the quotations being 194 for Ready and 19 11/16 for For- ward. Silver advices reported In- dia as having bought and after the official fixing Indian speculators were further buyers at the axed rate.

The market closed steady. In America the rate was unchang- ed at 441 for Spot..

The London/New York cross- rate was quoted at 4.991. The New York/London rate was the

same.

MARKET

Unchanged for near but forward rates were steadier.

STERLING

Transactions were arranged during the course of the morning at 1/31 for cash and February, 1/3 The 13/16 April and 1/3 June. market closed with sellers at 1/3 13/16 February/Apill, and 1/37 May/June. buyers at 1/16 higher respectively.

U.S. DOLLARS

There were sellers at 33 for cash, 32 16/16 March, and 321 April, buyers at 33 1/16 for cash, 33 March and 32 15/16 April,

SILANGHAI DOLLARS Sellers were quoted at 109 5/16 for Spot.

SHANGHAI MARKET

There were sellers of Sterling at 1/24 and U.S. Dollars at 20 3/16 for Spot.

X

H. K. STOCK EXCHANGE

YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL

QUOTATIONS

The market is absolutely

at a

Paris

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1936.

LONDON EXCHANGE RATES

Geneva Berlin

(Barrian WinKLEYS SERVICE)-

February 25.

15.124

February 2

74 47/64

.74 53/64 ⠀⠀

25.104

12.29

12.204

516 9.

€2)

821

Shanghai

New York

4.99

4.99 9/16

Amsterdam

7.27

7.28

Vienna

Athens Milan

Prague

Bucharest

Madrid

361

Elston

Hong Kong

Brussels

29.291

29.331

Montevideo

39 9/16 S.0,

Belgrade

Montreal

4.981

4.99

Yokohama

I

Helsingfors Rio

Buenos Aires.

Silver (Spot

191

191

Silver (forward)

192

19 7/16

War Loan

Closing Quotations

1

February 26, 1936.

ON LONDON:-

Telegraphic Transfer... Bank Bills, on demand 1/31

ON SHANGHAI: —

On Demand

ON NEW YORK:-

31% 1071

Bank Billa, on demand 321 Credits, 50 days' sight. 3′′

ON BATAVIA:—

Bank Bills, on demand 482

Credite, 4 month's sight 50S Į

CHINA

JAPA

شما

tin Eome lears why not visit BALI & JAVA-

the Isles of Romance and Beauty. Through fares to Europe by steamer all the way or by steamer and Aeroplane combined. Special reduced round trip fares. Through

fares to Australia and Bouth Africa.

TO MANILA, MAKASSAR, BALI & SOERABAIA

m.s.

TJISADANE"?

3rd March, 10

Tender Blaks Pler 9.30.1.

8.m.

Tender Tallce Pier'2.15 am.

TO BATAVIA DIRECT

TO AMOY & SHANGHAI

'TJINEGARA " m.s.

5th March, 10 a.m.

Special Round-Trip Fare 1st class Hongkong/Manila/Hongkong H.K. $135.00.

Winter Round - Trip—Octoker — March Hongkong/Batavia/Hongkong H..4278.00. For further information apply:

Holland China Trading Co.,

Canton H. Nolasco da Silver, Esq., Macao JAVA-ORINA-JAPAN LINE York Building

Tel: 28018.

Bank Bills, 4 months'

sight...... Credits. four months'

sight

On demand

1/30

ON PARIS:-

1/42

ON SAIGON :-

1061

On demand g

48

ON MANILA I ----

SA

On demand ..........

841

ON BANDEOK:-

1101

On demand

143)

LIJN EXPRESS SERVICE

Bates....

BAR SILVER, por oz.

191

ON SINGAPORE:--

On demand

On JAPAN:-

On demand

ON INDIA-

Telegraphic Transfer... 186

·Bank, on demand...

POST OFFICE PROFIT OF £11,944,567

SOVEREIGNS Bank Buying

THE KING'S TWO AEROPLANES

Brothers To Use Them

London, Feb. 7.

I understand that no immediate

standstill owing to the Race hol- Increase in Telephone change is contemplated in connec

days and there are therefore no changes to report.

Buyers

Hong Kong Bank, $1530. China Underwriters, $1.05. Venz, Goldfields, $3: China Lights (new). $8. Govt. 4% Loan, 4 Prem.

Sellers

Electrics, $74). H.K. Ropes, $5.55. Dairy Farms, $22. Sinceres, $2.40.

Sales

Union Insurances, $550, Electrics, $74.

REICHSMARK QUOTA.

TIONS

Surplus

London, Feb. 5..

tion with the King's 'private aero- planes, writes a correspondent.

"Therq are two, both D.H. Dragon Rapides, and they are re- gistered in the name of the King's personal pilot, Fit. Lt. E. H. Fiel den.

"They are painted in the Guards colcurs, blue and scarlet, and are upholstered in red and fawn leather.

MODERN.

CONSIGNEE" NOTICES.

CONSIGNEE NOTICES.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

CONSIGNEE NOTICE,

9.8.

"SI-KTANG" 4°ALO/36.

BRINGING CARGO From ANTWERP, DUNKERQUE & LONDON.

ARRIVED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 10TH FEBRUARY, 1936.

CONSIGNEES are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed & stored into the godowes of the Hong Kong Kowloon Wharf and Godawn Co., Ltd.. Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing,

The commercial accounts of the Post Office for the year ended March 31, 1935, have now been presented to Parliament by the Postmaster-General. The Post Office services as a whole showed

It is improbable that his net surplus for the year, after Majesty's engagements will demand charging interest on capital, of much high-speed traveling as £11.944.567, being £383.450 less he was accustomed to when Prince than the net surplus for the pre-of Wales, and it may seldom be necessary for him to travel by air. Taking the three main services

The machines.

will as before; separately, there was a reduction" be available when required for the postal surplus of £667.260 the service of the King's brothers." and an increase in the telephone surplus of £292,054, while the tele- graph deficit showed a slight re duction of some £2,000. The de not, therefore, reflected in the day, 25th Feb., 1986.

vious year,

cline in the postal surplus was largely due to salary and wage Im- [Special to the "Hong Kong Dally provements. Including the restora-

Press (Copyright.)]

Co., Ltd.,

6

MASTERS THE HAIR

London, N.W.6., England.

Berlin, Feb. 23. The Reichsmark Was quoted without guarantee at:

New York

Paris

THE JAPAN HOTEL ASSOCIATION,

{Affiliated with the FAIRMONT HOTEL COMFANY of the Pacific Coast and

ATAMigm

ATAK? HOTEL MZMPKI - HOTEL BEPPU (Kyushu) KANDI HOTEL.

the UNITED HOTELS COMPANY of America.)

MEMBER HOTELS

(45 IN ALLA

IN JAPAN

KOSHIEN (near NAGOYA

Osaka and Kobe) NAGOYA HOTEL

KO HOTEL KOBE

ORENTAL HOTEL Tas BorL

OKUZENJI(Nikko) KYOTO -

LAKKAIDE HOTEL BIFU -

NAGARAGAWAHOTEL KAMAKURA:--- KADIN HOTEL KAMIKOCHI

NARA

NARA BOTEL

NIKKO

Kanaya Hotel

lOSAKA:

SHIMONO EXI

BANYO HOTEL TAKABAZUKA (near Kóbo) PAKÁRAZOKA

HOTEL

TOKYO:-

Amsterdam

London

40,67 608.25 59.17 12.305

Paris quoted the Found Sterling at 74.87 to 7490 and the U.S.A. Dollar at 14.8912 to 14.9838.-.-

raniocean News ServiGE

SINGAPORE RAW RUBBER

Latest Singapore Prices

R. B. JOSEPH & CO.

Wednesday, Feb. 26. IMPERIAL HOTEL

Messra, H. B. Joseph & Co. re- MEMPEI HOT celved the following quotations OMORI EUTEL "In Strafts. Currency from Binga- HOTEL NEW OLAF'a|TOKYO KAILWAY HOTEL

pore for Raw Rubber.-

KYOTO HOTEL MIYAKO HOTEL,

KYOTO STATION

MAEUSHI

* PARK HOTEL (Japan Alp MIYAJIMA)— *КАКТЕОСНА

INFREIAL HOTEL KABUIZAWA *MANTAI HOTEL * HOTEL

IN DROBEN

Miraxma HOTEL

MIYANOSHITA

(Hakone)

FUNIYA HOTEL

DOBUIL HOTEL

OSAKA HOTEL

OTSU (near Lake

Bira) HOTEL LAX Brw

SAPPORO

SAPPORO GRAND

IN TAIWAN (Foxxosa)-- TATHOKU-TAIWAN BAILWAY HOTEL

HELJO -

HUG RAILWAY

HOTEL KELJO :-

CHO Heri

HOTL

HOTAL

UNZEN

KTUSED

HOTEL YUKS HOTEL BINTU HOTLL UNER HOTEL YOKOHAMA

HOTEL NEW

GRAND

IN MANUHURIA ––

ASINKING:

YÁZATO HOTEL DAIREN:-

YAMATO HOTEL HOSHIGAURASA

Yimaro Hore“

`]▪Opni iz Summer Only, ̈ ̈

For information, please apply to Secretary,

HOTEN (Mujan

Yamato Hozel

BTOJUN (Port,

Arthur)

Yamato · HOTEL

THE JAPAN HOTEL ASSOCIATION

Care of Taario PUKEAU DEVARTMENT` of BaslwaTI TOKYO,

tion from July 1, 1934 of one-half of the paycuts, but reflects also in- creased expenditure trieurred in the Improvement of services.

figures given.

with

Expenditure on capital account during the year amounted to

'B.3 compared £7,652,914, £6,282,514 in the previous year. As at March 31, 1935, the net capital liability of the Post Office amount- ed to £152,760,000, the assets be- Ing:-

Freehold land and build-

The reductions ni telephone charges introduced as from Octo .ber 1, 1934, including reductions in exchange line rentals, a new class of tarif ("business small-user"),' ings lower fees for long-distance trunk Leasehold calls, and a maximum charge of 1s. for three minutes for night calls the mainland of Great Britain; produced most satisfac- tory results, the increase of income, at the lower rates. exceeding the increase of expenditure,

within

VOLUME OF BUSINESS Figures showing the volume of the more important, classes of puisi- neas transacted during the year are given below:-

and

起

All Claims must be sent in to me on or before the 2nd Mar, 1936, or they will not be recognized.

Damaged Packages will be examined by the Company's Surveyors, Meeste, Goddard & Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 100 a.m. on Tues-

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

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

B. OHL, Agant. Hong Kong, 19th February, 1988.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

OCEAN. STEAM SHIP CO, LTI.

AND

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

JONSIGNEES Der Co Vessel

"EUMAEUS "

FROM UNITED KINGDOM VIA SINGAPORE, are hereby notified that their Cargo will be discharged into Holt' Wharf, Kowloon, where it will be at · Consignees' risk and subject to Terms and Conditions of Storage at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for

Delivery from Godown on and after

26th Feb.

Optional Cargo will not be landed here unless Notice has been given prior to Steamer's arrival, but carried on frous port to port to the final port of call to which the option extends.

All broken, chafed and damaged Gpode are to be left in the. Godowna, where they will be examined on way Tuesdayn and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 .. and Noor within the Free Storage period.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Steamer's Godown and all Goods remaining undeliversár after the 4th Mar, will be subject:

to Bant

All Claims against the Steamer most...... be presented to the Undersigned on or | before the 18th March, 1936, or they

will not be recognised.

No Fire Insuranos will be affected BUTTERFIELD & SWIBL

Agents.

(4237

[4223 | 26th February, 1938,

20,039.000 land buildings

2,031,000 | SERVICES CONTRACTUELS des 3,560,000 Telegraph plant

· MESSAGERIES MARITIMES, ..115,406,000 Telephone plant

(London) Post Office

Railway

1,285,000 Light, heat and power.

plant

1,384,000 Engineering. stores 3,055,000 2,387,808 TELEPHONES The following figures further illustrate the extensive range of Post Office activities:—

Total number of Post Offices,

23,762.

Increase

321 370

(ör

A

are

now

1

Letter, etc., packets, 6,935,0000,000, an increase of 2.7 per cent

Parcels, 148,744,000, a decrease of Telegraph offices, 13,538,

Telephone exchanges 2.3 per cent

1,627 which automatic), 5,483 Telephone call offices, 42.581 Postal orders, 260,244,000, an in-Telephones, 2,387,808...... crease of 16.8 per cent,

Mileage of wire overhead-

1,258,000 Telegrams, inland, 35,292.000, a

Mileage decrease of 6.8 per cent.

Buyers Spot

25 down 1 25 Apr./June 251 down. 26 July/Sept. 261 down 201 Oct./Dec. 261 down ? 284 Market-Dull.

Sellers

Money orders (including cash on-delivery orders), 14,649,000, an increase of 2.7 per cent.

BENJAMIN & POTTS

Telephone calls, trunk, inland, 84,607,000, an increase of 12.4 per cent.

CONSIGNEE NOTICE......

88. "ATHOS II"

BRINGING CARGO FROM

MARSEILLE, &C. ARRIVED ON SATURDAY, THE 22ND FEBRUARY, 1938.

YONSIGNEES are hereby informed CONSTANT on the extortion

of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are 58 being landed and stared into the Gho 1,898 downs of Hong Kong, Kowloon Wharf 182,302 & Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately or. they after landing.

40,000

All claims must be sent in to me on or before the

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

BURNS PHILP LINE.

FROM MELBOURNE, SYDNEY, SALAMAUA, BABAOL, SAND-·

AKAN AND MANILA.

THE 5.8. "NEPTUNA.” MONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hasardous Godowns of the Hoxe Koro AWD KowiboW WHÁNH AND GoDOWS COMPANY, LTD., Wisnes and/or from the whares Delivery may be

obtained.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all 271 Feb., 1936, will be subject to ment Goods remaining undelivered after the

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or

ground, 10,500,000 394,000 will not be Tuesday, and Mar., 1988 before the 19th Mar, 1836, or they will

Under- of wire

Mileage of wire Submarine,

23,000

609

Telephone calls, local, 1,594,500.- Road, mall vehicles, 5,741..... Engineering Department and 000, an increase of 8.0 per cent.

other vehicles, 4.454654 Messrs. Benjamin & Potta re- Transactions of all kinds with

During the year the increase of ceived the following quotations the public amounted during the from their Manila Agents yesteryear to £859,575,000, as compared 162,802 telephones exceeded all pre- day:

with £822743,000 in 1933-34. The vicus records of expansion The accounts cover a period before the number of personnel employed by Introduction of lower charges for the Post Office also showed a re- inland parcels and inland telegrams | markable increase of 7,222, bring-

Benguet Console Ps. 11.70.

$11.90

Antamoka-Ps. 1.10b, 1.20s.

United Paracales Ps. 261b, 218,

San Mauricios-Ps. 59b, .ßis.·

Damaged Packaren will be examined by the Company Surveyor, Messrs Goddard & Douglas-in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 am, on Fri. day, 28th Feb., 1930.

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

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

ROHL Agent

14232]

and the growth of trade which ing the total to the high level of Hong Kong, 2nd Feb, 19^6. has followed these reductions is 235,104 at March 31, 1935.

not be recognised....

To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations consignees must have a Revenue Officer in stten- Jauce when damaged dutiable goods

are examined.

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowne, where ey will be examined on the 28th Feb- at 10 am, by Messrs. Goddard and Douglas

No Fire Insurance has been effected Bill of Lading will be seunterngred by GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co., LÆ

Hong Kong, 20th Feb, 1984,