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HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE

Far Eastern Mail, Passenger & Freight Serivce

Through honking to America via Europe and Europe via America. Booking around the world. -

Through bookings to London.

HADLOW

· OUTWARD SAILINGS A. "MECKLENBURG" for Yhama., Kobe, Majî, Dairen,

■■. "NORDMARK" for S'bai., Dairen, Taku. Kobe

................................ 9th Apr. Osaka, Yokohama, Nagoya ......3th Apr. t.v. "DUISBURG .......for Shai, Dairen, Taku, ham

Nagoya, Kobe, Osaka

12th May

HOMEWARD SAILINGS

+ my."BURGENLAND" for Genoa, Blona., R'dam, H'burg 2nd Apr. A "NEUMARK ".. for M'lles, A'werp., R'dam, H'burg. Ist May

v. "KULMERLAND" for M'lles., B'lons, R'dam. H'burg 15th May

+ Passenger Vassel. • Limited Passenger Accommodation For Turt or particulare and passage.faren, etc. apply to:-

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE

JEBSEN & 00.,..

AGENTS.

12. Padder Street. Tel. 28353,

CANTON AGENTS: CARLOWITZ & CO., Shakee Road.

CHINA

JAPAK

LIJN

On Bome leate why not visit BALI & JAVA-

the Tales 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

faree to Australia and South Africa

TO BATAVIA

巅

DIRECT

S.S. TJISAROBA"

21st April, 11 am.

Tender Blako flur 19,00 m, Tender Fallow Pier 14.15 am.

TO MANILA, MAKASSAR, BALI

"& SOERABAIA

m.s. **TJINEGARA "

28th April, 10 a. m.

Tender Blake Pier9,00 a.m.;.

Tender Police Piur.215.

TO AMOY & SHANGHA! m.s. "TJINEGARA "

16th April, 1 P.M. Special Round-Trip Fare 1st class Hongkong/Manila/Hongkong H.K., $196.00.

Winter Round-Trip-October - March Hongkong/Batavia/Rongkong H.E.$275,00. For further information apply:

Holland-China Trading Co.,

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

MODERN

Tel. 28015,

EXPRESS SERVICE

BURNS PHILP LINE M.V. "NEPTUNA

PASSENGER & FREIGHT SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA

Next Sailing, 2nd MAY

for Saigon, Manila, Sandakan, Salamana, Rabaul, Sydney & Melbourne.

First Class Fare to Sydney:

Single: £47.10.0d. Return: £76.

Passenger & Freight Agents

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD. P. & O. Building.

Nippon, Yasen Kaish

King's Building."

Joint Passenger Agents

EXCHEQUER, RETURNS

£26.692,086 at the corresponding date year. The total ordinary ex- London, April 14, penditure, exclusive of self-balan- The Exchequer returns show cing items. 18: 234,992.014, as.com- ant, the ardinary revenue, exclud-pared with £33.234.470 at the cor- ing self balancing items, emounts responding date in 1988 to £18,522,080 as compared with British Wirelerer

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS,

H. K. STOCK EXCHANGE

YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL

QUOTATION

Unions were on offer at $540 and subsequently changed hands at $520. The market opened with some slight advances on yesterday's rates, but at the close of the short session quotations eased of slight-

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BUYERS

Antamoks, $2.18,

Bagutb Gold, 25 cts.

Benguet Consolidated, si8.10,

Demonstration, 66 cts.

I. X. L. $1.55.

San Mauricios, $1.15.

United Paracales, 69 cts.

Providents fold). $1.20. Ewo Cottons, Sh. $8. Hotels. $4.40.

H.K, Land 40% Debtrs, 100. HK. Trams, $10,70.

China Lights (old). $10.40% Electrics, $519.

Telephones (old), $25. Cements, $9:30.

Entertainments, $2.90. Govt, 4% Loan, 5% Prem. Govt. 31% Loan. par.

SELLERS

Union Insurancés, $540,

Unton $540.

SALES

Antamoks, 32.20, Bagulo Gold. 27 cts. Big Wedge, 26 cts. Demonstration. 66/68 cts. United Paracales, 70 cts. Hotels. $4.35.

H.K. Trams. $10.60. China Lights (old), $10.40. Dairy Farms, $191.

Ch. Govt. 5 1925 G.$ Bonds,

-933%.

THE EXCHANGE MARKET

MESSRS. ROZA BROS.'

Ready Silver was unchanged yes- terday the quotations remaining at 20 1/16 but the Forward rate rose 1/18 to 20. Silver advices report- ed India as having bought. Chins operated both ways. "The market was steady. After the official fix- ing there was a small demand a 1/8 over the quoted rate but sellers were reserved. In America the rate was unchanged at 442 for Spot.

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The

London/New quoted at 4.94 and London at 4.941..

MARKET

Steady but dull.

STERLING

THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1936.

LONDON EXCHANGE RATES

Paris Geneva

Berlin

Athens

Milan

Amsterdam Vienna Prague

(Barrian WIRKLEJA "SERVICE,

April 11.

April 14

74-31/32

74 61/64

15.153

15.16

13.27

13,28

621

- 62 11/16

Shanghai

New York

1.961

4.94)

1272

7.271

119-9/16

119 7/16

670 8. 36-3/16

36 3/16

Lisbon

Hong Kong

Brussels

20.201

29,21

Montevideo

Belgrade

Montreal

4.94

4.963

Yokohama

Helsingfors

Rio

Buenos Aires

Bucharest Madrid

Silver (Spot

Silver (forward)

War Loan

On LONDON:

Closing Quotations

April 5, 1900.

Telegraphie Transfer.. Bank Bills, on demand 38 Bank Bills, 4 months

sight

ON NEW YORK:-

21 1/18 20 1/8

34% 107 3/8

Bank Bills, on demand 39 3/16 Credita, 60 days" sight. 33 1/18

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PRESIDENT LINER TRAVEL SERVICE

is Yours to Command

President Liners' freqzent sailings and their unique atoparer privileges allow you to traval jást axanbly as you choose. And Dollar Stearnship Lines and Americas Mail Line worktwide offione and agenta se maintained la seva yon ashore in whatever place you chance to be. Make your nail trip mare enjoyable, travelling "The Itwidens Ling way."

To SAN FRANCISCO Via Shanghai, Hobo, Yokohama. Honolulu, San Francisco, Panama Canal, Havana, New York. Pres. Hoover

To SEATTLE, VICTORIA Via Shanghai, Kobę, Yokohama and Victoria.

M'night Apr. 24th

9pm. Apr. 18th Pros, Grant Pres. Cleveland 2 am. May 6th Pres Jefferson M'night May 8th Pres. Coolidge 8am May 18th Prea. Jackson M'oight May 2nd Proe, Taft 8 a.m. June 3rd Pie McKinley M'night June th Pres. Hoover Ram. June 13th Pres. Orant M'night June 19rb

EUROPE, NEW YORK MANILA

THE KOST FREQUENT SERVICE

Next Sailinge

Via Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Bombay, Sues Canal. Naples, Genoa, and Marssilles. Pres. Wilson

Apr. 25th Fros, Grant Pros. Monroe

6 p.m. Apr. 18th Bam. May 9th Pres. Wilson 8m. Apr. 25th. Pres. Van Buren 8am. May 23rdrea. Cleveland 6 pm. Apr. 28th Pres. Garfield 8 a.m. June 6th Pres. Jefferson 6 p.m. May 2nd Pres. Polk 8 Br. June 20th Prea. ('oolidge 9 p.m. May 7th

....

MOST FREQUENT BERCE OF THE PACIFIC

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE

PADDER BUILDTIES, HONG KONG. CANTON BRANOH —–—Ą SHAKEN ROAD.

ON BATAVIA-

On demand

47

1/3/18

ON PARIS:-

Credits

four months"

Bank Bills, on demand 188

sight

1/14

Oredita, s'month's sight 513!

ON SHANGHAI:- On Demand

ON SAIGON:-

107

On demand

48€

ON SINGAPORE:—

་། ་

ON MANILA-

On demand

55

On demand

CONSIGNEE NOTICES.

ON BANGKOS:-

On demand

17

On demand.

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BOVERSIONA. Bank Buying

Bate

BAR SILVER, per of

1/41 ....... 20 1/16

IMPERIAL CHEMICALS

PA JAPANI-

ON INDIA:

Telegraphic Travalor... 196 Bank, on demand.........

SINGAPORE RAW RUBBER

Latest Singapore Prices

Wednesday Apr. 15. Messrs. H. B. Joseph & Co., re- ceived the following quotations in Straits Currency for Singapore Raw Rubber.

Buyers

Spot May/June

July/Sept.

Oct./Dec. Market-Firmer.

261 'up 2 271, up 1 27 up i 272 up

Wednesday Apr. 15. Messra. H. B. Joseph & Co. re- ceived the following quotations

Straits Currency from pore for Raw Rubber--

York New York!

was

Spot May/June

Ju'y/Sept: Oct./Dec.

There were sellers at 1/3 13/16 for cash/December, buyers at 1/37. for any delivery. No business was reported.

U.S. DOLLARS

Singa-

Buyers 262 cis. up. ct. 271 cts. up à et. 273 cts. up & ct. 27 cts. up & ct.

Market-Steady.

PHILIPPINE GOLD MINING

SHARES...

Wednesday Apr. 15. Messrs. Benjamin and Potts re. ceived

the following quotationa

A small business was done early from their Manila Agents. th

delivery, The market closed with sellers at 32 cash/Beptember and probably October, buyers at 32 11/16.

Same Dividend, But Profits Show Increas

London, March 27. cal Industries announce that net The directors of Imperial Chemi- income for 1935, after providing £1,000,000 for central obsulescence and depreciation and £845,891 for income-tax, amounts to £8,706,539, as against £6,349,107 for 1934. They have decided to recommend a final dividend on the £43,759,759

Ordinary stock, resulting from con- version into stock of the Ordinary shares, of 5 per cent.. again making 8 per cent, for the year, and on the further £5,434.141 Ordinary stock, resulting from the conversion of the 21,798,564 Defer- red shares of 10s each, a dividend of 4 per cent, leaving a balance of £638,740 to be carried forward The directors have also decided contingently to recommend a fur- ther dividend un the £5,494,141 Ordinary stock of 4 per cent. With the dividend of 4 per cent. recommended above, this contin- gent dividend, if paid, will make the full 8.per cent, on the £5.434,- 141 Ordinary stock.

TENFOLD INCREASE

In Britain's Cotton Imports From Japan

1. the morning at 321 for October | morning”---

Beng.. Consols. Antamoks

11.50

11.70

1.40

1.50

United Paracales

.441

.45

San Mauricios

.79

.80

I. X. L.'s

1.00

1.05

Masbates

2 .45

A

.48

Demonstrations

.44

37

444 17+

SHANGHAI

DOLLARS

A fair amount of business was done on the bass of 109k for cash. The market closed with sellers at 109 1/16 for cash, buyers at 109. SHANGHAI MARKET There were sellers of Sterling at 1/2 for. Spot and U.S. Dollars at 291 for apot.

MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA

14

Big Wedges

NATIONAL BANK OF INDIA

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES..

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN. LINE.

Frox

PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK. NORFOLK, SAVANNAH, WILM INGTON AND SAN FRANCISCO VIA MANILA

"CITY OF SINGAPORE".

into the

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL- STRAK NAVIGATION Cola STEAMBABAJPU) ANA"

"A" HONG KONG or 15та APRIL, 1938.

FROM ANTWERP, LONDON,GIBRAL TAR, MARSEILLES, MALTA PORTSAID. ADEN, COLOMED AND STRAITS.

CONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above-

are hereby informed having arrived by the Steamship and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co CARGO of The S

that their Goods are being landed and placed "AT THI XE in the Hong Kong "EMPRESS OF RUSSIA", Consignees peny Godown at Kowloon, where cada of cargo by her are informed that all Consignment will be sorted ont kark goods are being landed at their riska by Mark and Delivery can be r btained ne hazardons gedowns of the Hongkong less instructions have been given to the

hazardous and/or extra-

the Goods, are landed.

Optional Goods will be landed kare and Kowloon Wharf & Godown Contrary Six Hours before arrival of the Ltd., whence delivery may be obtained.

Optinal cargo will be, carried on, unless notice to the contrary be given prior to arrival of steamer,"

No claims will be admitted after the goods have laft the godowns, and al goods remaining undelivered after 22nd Apr., 1936, will be subject to rent.

All claims against the vessel must be presented to the undersigned on or will not be recognised, before 29th Apr. 1936. or

they

must be left in the godowns, where they All brokan, chafed and damaged goods will be examined by the steamer's sarvoyer on the 21st Apr., 1936, at 10

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by THE BANK LINE (CHINA), LTD.

Agents. Hong Kong, 15th April, 1836.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNERS. -

OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO, LT OBINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD.

AND

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"YONSIGNEES per Co. Vossel

"AGAMEMNON"

Steamer,

including data of arrival will be subject i

Goods not cleared within 8 days

Bent.

in any case whatever. No Fire Inance will be effected by

Damaged Fackages must be left in the Godowns for ammination by the Oos- Hessre. GODDARD & Dovelas, at 10 am,, sigosas, and the Company's Surveyoṇ, of Mondays and Thursdays, within the Free

Storage period.

it is necessary for a Revenue Officer ta Consignees are specially notified that be present at the examination of damaged dutiable cargo.

All Claims against the Steamer mut be presented to the Undersigned on or before 5th May, 1938, or they wil not be recognized.

No Clair will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown. MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Ca.

Agoats. Hong Kong, 16th April, 1936.

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HAMBURG ALIERĪKA LINIE. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.. THE M.V

"KULMERLAND " haring arrived, from Hamburg and London, March 31.

FROM UNITED KINGDOM

Ports of call, Consigneas of Cargo ar remarkable increase in the

VIA SINGAPORE,

hereby notified that thuir Goods are Imports into the United Kingdom

are hereby notified that their Cargo the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf à being landed and placed at their risk into of grey unbleached cotton piece

will bedikcharged." into goods consigned from Japan (in-Consignees risk and subject to Terms as the Goods are landed

Wharf, Kowloos, where it will list where delivery may be obtained na noon Holt's Godown Company's godowns at Kowloon cluding Formosa) during the past three years is disclosed by Mr. W. Runciman, president of the Board of Trade, in a written reply to Sir Percy Harris.

and Conditions of Storage at Holt's Whari, The Cargo will be ready for Delivery from Godown on and after 18th Apr.

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

all broken, chaled and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godawang "where" they will be ezammed on say Tuesday 10,45 A. and Hood within the Free Blonge period. and Fridays between the hours of

No. Urams will be admitted after the Square Declared Goods have left, the Steamer's Godown, Mi all. Gooi munting: "undelivered the 2nd April, will be subject

During 1926, 1927, and 1928 the value of such imports was repre- London, April' 1. sented by a few hundred pounds, Shareholders of two

Indian but they rose to 59,171 square yards banks yesterday, had the purtunity of bearing speeches from

op-valued at £1,328 in 1931.

The increase during the past directors who have recently re-three years has been extremely London, April 1,

tarned from India. At the annual rapid, as the following figures Lord Catto, who presided at the meeting of the National Bank of annual mesting of the Mercantile presiding in the absence of Bir

India, Mr. R Langford James. | show:- Bank of India, also spoke with Charles C. McCleod, emphasised first-hand knowledge derived from the difficulties of the past year. a recent visit. He was unable to fnd in the experience of his own For some time money was unlend bank a full reflection of the able and overseas trade severely re- provement in the Indian economicstricted. Under these conditioes & position described by the Finance maintenance of profits reflects con- Member in his Budget statement, siderable credit on the manage Nevertheless he was able to agree. that India was "emerging from the depression of a few years ago, slowly but surely."

ment,

1933

1934

1936

Yards, Value, 124,647 21.040 833,624 £7354 8,061,698 £76,151

"AIR NAVIGATION

Second Reading Of Bill In The Commons

Westminster, March 30. The Commons gave a second Air Navigation El. reading to-night to the Important

to Bet

All Olaims against the Steamer mast be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 6th May, 1988, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be affected BUTTERFIELD & SWIRL

Agente.

15th April, 1986.

hers, unless Notise has been given 19 Optional. Cargo will not be landed hours prior to Vessel's arrival, bus carried of call to which the option extende an from port to port is the final pers

Goods remaining, delivered after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all ... No Claims will be admitted after the

Ber

April, Pão, will be subject to

are to be left in the Godewas, where All broken, chafed and dezanged, Goody

1980, at 10 am by oke Byrojar they will be examined on 21st April Mess. Goddard Dengias, k

Warehouse He plations consimese inst To comply with the General Wooded have a Beraue Offdem in attendance when damaged dutiable goods are examined.

All-Claims must remeh na before-the 15th May. 1986; or they will not be recognised.

No Insurance will be effested Bils of Lading will be countersigned by

TEENEN & CO. *** Agents.

[4364 Hong Kong, 18th April, 1836.

that it required the issue of my licence to a new air service; that it gare Metropolitan boroughs per manently the power to acquire land for aerodromes; and that It

Among the subjecte reviewed by Mr. James were the difficulties: of the jute position, the improvement Lord Catto devoted port of his in the country's national finances, speech to the question of Indian revealed in the Finance: Mam- taxation and suggested that thresber's Budget statement, and the reforms were needed, namely a

"status quo?" trade agreement sign- lowering of the general level of im-ed between India and Burma. port duties, the abolition of emer- But, of even greater significance surcharges on income tax are his raferences to the general and super-tax, and the removal of political outlook in view of the ap- that it authorized the increase in insurance against third party anomalies connected, with the com- probl of the new regime. On als total subsidies required for civil risks with a limited liability vary Sir Philip Bassoon explained instituted a systems of compulsory paný super-tax,

Mr. Tame. It definitely hopefdi. Is conclusion, Lord Catto "Europe and India," he said, "te aviation by the extensive plana ing according to the weight of the pets were opening up in Burma, again, view the future with routes, that it transferted in a number of problems which have pressed hope that brighter' pros- being drawn closer together. And for Empire and transatlantic air aeroplane. The B thus resolved where the world depressions great hope." been felt probably as severely as Altogether an

some measure, the control of civil agitated the air-minded in a wast and aviation from the Ale Ministry to which they had asked and it was in any ocuntry in the world, realistic pouch.

thew Mr Registration Board on the whole; welk treceived

gency

encourag

electoral arrangements under the The ordera carrying out, the Government of India Act, as per- fected by Sirdarle Hammond's

types of constituency, and sa'd Committee, were approved: Mr.

that if the ones were pasent Butler explained the different

soon, Provincial Autonomy would Labour Party complained that be operating next spring. The Labour representations would be inadequate, bus then ame wen, defeatedre!