1940-05-01 — Page 11

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

PRESIDENT LINER

Sailings

HONGKONG to SINGAPORE direct

First week in May.

HONGKONG

to SAN FRANCISCO direct

Middle of May.

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LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

(REUTER'S SERVICE)

London, April 29 The following quotations are the middle prices at the close of the market in London. All quotations are subject to confirmation and no responsibility is assumed for errors in transmission.

War Loan, 34% (Red

after 1952)

£

99-9/161 Canton-Kloon Rly. 5% 15 Chinese % "Gold Loan

1808 (Brit. Issue) Chinese 5% Gold Bonds.

1925-47

Chin. 41% Anglo-French

Loan, 1908

Chinese 5% Crisp Loan."

1913 (Ldn. Is.)

Chinese 5% Reorg. Loan,

1912......

52

50

25+

སྒྲ ཨྰ ཋ ླ 3 32;

38

Chinese 8% Ster, Notes.

1925 (Vickers)

Chin. Imperial Rly. 5%

Loan

60

15

Bukuang Rly. 5%. 1911... Bukuang Rly. 5%, 1913 German. Issue) .....

19

-17

Lung Tsing & V. Hal

Fly, 5% 1913

13

S'hal-N'King Rly. 5% ... Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%

(Brit. Stpd.)

21

13

TEL. 28171.

13

AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES

"ROUND-WORLD SERVICE”

AGENTS FOR T.WA, AND UNTIED 'AIR LINES.

Honan Riy, 5%

12, PEDDER ST,

Leaving Hongkong..

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Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5% (German Stpd.). Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5% (Brit. Stpd. Supl. Loan) Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%

(Ger.Stpd. Supl. Toan) Jap. 5% Ster. Loan, 1907 Jap. 8% Ster, Lean, 1024 Ger, 7% Intl. Loan, 1924 - 72 ° Chartered Bank.

MODERN CHINESE TELEPHONE CO.,

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METHODS OF

ACCOUNTANCY"

In view of the war-tax, and

MEETING

Continued from Page 9

help Chinese firms change their to give you any indication as to old system of accounting to the when these services will be re- modern form to meet the war-sumed.

tax requirements, Mr. H.-K. Yew I now be formally to propose A F. T. Com.. FF.C.S. principal that the following appropriations, of H. K Commercial Institute and a incorporated in the Balance his staff are giving a course of free Sheet, be carried into effect," lectures on modernised · Chinese namely: Payment of a Final Accountancy. Night classes will Dividend of $1 per share on the be held on May 10, and June 1. Fully Pald-up Shares (making 14 from 8 p.m. to 9 pm. The course per cent for the year) $500.000.00; will probably take two months to Payment of a Final Dividend of complete. Candidates will have to 25 cents per share on the Partly pay for stationery, reference leaf. Paid-up Shares (making a per lets, and text-books,

cent for the year) $42,500.00; Letters of invitation have been Sinking Fund Instalment trans- dispatched

local' societiesferred to Capital Reserve $32,577,- unions, associations ec, and only 00: Carry Forward to next account students with letters of recom- $242,532.60. Total $897,609,600 mendation will be admitted. It - la stated that the classes will be limised to 200 candidates.

to

REPORT ADOPTED. The report and accounts with the above recommendations hav- ing been approved and adopted,

NEW PASSENGER retiring directors, the Hon.

SERVICES

Sir Robert Kotewall, CMG. and Mr. D. H. Blake, were re-elected to the Board, while Mess, Lowe. Bingham and Matthews were re appointed auditors.

"LONDON. April 30 (Reuter- A message from Trieste states that two new trans-Atlantic pas-| senger services between Italy and North and South America respec- tively were inaugurated today."

The 24,300-ton motorship Vul- cania left Trieste this morning for South America and the 31,000-ton Hner Roma left on the Trieste- New York route in the afternoon. J. H. Taggart

NAZI SHIPPING

LOSSES

The chairman was supported the Hon. Sir Shouson Chow, the Hon. by the following directors,

Sir Robert Kotewall, CM.G., the |Hon. Mr. 6, H. Dodwell, the Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields, Mr. D. H. Blake and Mr. H. V. Wilkinson, and Mr. (managing direc- tor), and Mr. J. P. Sherry (manager).

Others present were Messrs. E. M. Raymond, Walter C. Clarke,

A. McKellar, Chin Ho-ping, N. V.

LONDON April 30 (Reuter)-A. Croucher, Chow Ping-un, V. It was made known in London Labrum, Q. Hatt, A, N. Brande, D. Flast night that since April 8. Tollan, W, G. Griffin, Kwok Hin-

twenty-eight German transports wang and J. M. Jack.

and supply ships have been

sunk, besides ten which were

hlt

by torpedoes and probably ARGENTINE WANTS

sunk, and the German ship, Maine, which was scuttled. The German expeditionary force in Norway has also suffered losses due to mines,

13

13

477

531

9-7/16

H.K. & Shai Bank (Ldn.

Reg.)

934

F.K. Shai Barik (Col.

lleg)

*

934

Chinese Eng. & Mining

(bearer)

19/6

Chosen Corporation

6/6

Pekin Syndicate

2

Shal Elec. Constr. Co....

15

S'hal Waterworks "A"

15

Union Insurance

291

Gula Kalumpong Rubber

Allied Ironfounders

18/6 14.

Asso. & Mec. Industries

40/4)

Turner & Newall. 65 United Steel

23/7

Austin Motors, ord.

15/6"

Smethwick Drop Forg.

13/0

EARLY MAY

Cable & Wireless, New

Form. ord.

Armstrong Stevens, ord.

8/8-

572

Pressed Steel, com,

17/14

B.-A. Tab. (bearer)

106/3

Vickers, ord.

17/104

Mexican Eagle

121

Woolworths

60

Cammell Laird, ord,

7/3

Anglo-Dutch

21

Mexican Eagle

6/41

Courtaulds

37/7)

Distillers

67

Dunlop Rubber ...........

33

Gen. Electric (England)

30/41

Rub. Plant. Invest. Trust 28/9 Burma Carparation.... 9/3. Commonwealth Mining Marsman Investments. Randfontein Estates

13/6

Guinness (A) Son & Co.

79/3

Western Holdinga

40 16/3

Hawker Siddeley Airc. ...

13/3

Sub-Nigel....

200

Bristol Aeroplane

14/71

Tanami Gold Mining....

Bd.

Imperial. Chemical Ind. 31/4}

Anglo-Iranian

54/4)

Imperial Tobacco

115

Burnak

717101

Marks & Sp'cer “A” ord. 43/14

Shell

Trans,

Trad...

Rolls Royce

35/741

(bearer)

76/101

Leyland Motors

72/3

*--Nominal

54/3

-ex-dividend

MAIDEN VOYAGE.

FIVE DAY EXCURSION TO MANILA

Using the ship as your Hotel during Overnight

AT MANILA...

ALSO: SECOND WEEK, IN MAY- THIS NEW VESSEL TO :

SAN FRANCISCO,

LOS ANGELES,

via

SHANGHAI,

JAPAN,"

And

HONOLULU,

A few reservations still available for SHANGHAI, NEXT VOYAGE THIRD WEEK IN JULY.

Complete Information From Your Agent or: NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA

KING'S BUILDING

"Telephone 19281: General Passenger Agents in the Orient for CUNARD WHITE STAE LINE

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

Tō AUSTRALIA

Calling at Manila, Thursday Island, Cairna, Towns-

ville, Briebane, Sydney & Melbourne, etc.

NEXT SAILING

EARLY IN JUNE, 1840.

For Freight or Passage apply to:-

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Tel. No. 30332.

Tate & Lyle

WEATHER REPORT

Hongkong Royal Observatory

10 am., April 30.

Barometer (at sea level), 29.93 Ins Temperature, 78 F

Humidity, 70 per cent.

Wind Direction, W.

Arenta

1. Connaught Road.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

SAILINGS.FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FO0CHOW & RETURN

Subject to alteration without notice

KWANGCHOWWAN--HONGKONG SERVICE

Sallings Twice, Weekly from Hong Kong

For Freight and Passage syply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO..

P. & O, Building,

of

Date of

Month.

27

Height

Height.

CHINESE GOODS

The Chinese Products Manufac- turing and Sales Association, Hong- kong branch, formed on April 19, has received a letter from the Ar- gentine Consul in Hongkong, Mr. Ramon Lavalle, requesting · that Chinese goods be marketed in his country, according to a Central News Agency report:

Mr. Yuanı Wei-yang, general manager of the China Can Co.. Ltd.. and chairman of the Asso- ciation. Is negotiating with Mr. Lavalle in this regard.

Besides the Argentine Consulate In Hongkong, many foreign agents. have requested the Association for the shipment of Chinese goods.

CONFIGNEES' NOTICES

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMER.

CONSIGNEE NOTICE.

BRINGING CARGO FROM MARSEILLES via SAIGON.

NONSIGNEES are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Tressure and Valuables are being landed & stored into the godowns of the Hong Kong Kowloon Wha-f and Godown Co., Ltd, Kowloon, whence Adelivery may be obtained immediately 4 3 after landing.

22

TEL S.S.

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE

From 1 to 7. May 1940.

HIGH WATER.

Low Water

Hong

Hong

Kong

Kong

Standard

Standard

Time.

Time

Wind Force (Beaufort), 1.

Temperature; maximum yesterday,

a. m.

Photo

h. m.

73 F.

Wed.

1

06 30

14 B

1050

.4 65 16 2

23 30

Temperature; minimum last night.

67 F.

Thur.

OZ OL 16 1

www.w

18 11

4 1

Rainfall for 24 hrs. ending 10th

today, nil

Fri

3

:07 28

b 4

19 10. 5 1

Total rainfall since January 1st

Bat

4

017 46 -6 8

01 02

22.49 ins,

2002 16 1

Against an average of 11.23 ins. Sunset tonight, 6.49 p.m.

Sun. 1 5

08:00

69

01 88

9045

5 1

14 29

Mon,

B

OR 26 16 3.

02 10

Sunrise tomorrów, 5:51 am.

21 20 15,0

16:00

N

4 p.m. April 30. Barometer (at sea level), 29.85 ins,

Грей

7

084588

02 40

22 05 149

13:45

fl 4

Temperature, 78' F...

Humidity, 71 per cent.

Maximum temperature, 81 F.

Wind Direction, NW.

Minimum temperature. 87 F

Wind Force (Beaufort), 3.

Rainfall, nil

Hong Kong,

1211

00 24

1304

1348

All Claims must be sent in to me on or before the Sunday, 5th May, 38 1940, or they will not be recognized. 23 Damaged Packages will be examined 3 3 by the Company's Surveyors, Messrs. 23Goddard & Douglas in the presence of 28 the Congrees at 10.00 m. on s3 Wednesday, the 1st May, 1940. 12:3

Consignees must have a RevANIE 24 Officer in attendance when any dutiable 18-goods are examined by the Company's 25 Burveyors.

No Fire Insurance will be affected by sa în ar 7 case whatever,

B. OHL,

-Agent.

1940.

BANK LINE (CHINA)LTD

- AGENTS FOR

ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL S.S. CO., LTD.

Regular spilings for UNITED KINGDOM as opportunity offera

NEXT SAILING BECOND WEEK IN MAY.

AGENTS FOR

THE BANK LINE, LTD.

ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE

NEXT SAILING ABOUT ÉND APRIL BEGINNING MAY.

for Mauritine, Bastion, Tamatare, Lourenon Marques, Durbanland Capa Porta,

AMERICAN-ORIENTAL LINE

Regular sailings for Boston, New York, Philadelphia & Baltimore

NEXT BAILING SECOND WEEK IN APRIL,

General Managers.

Tal, No. 28037 and 28088.

For Freight or Passage on any of the above lines apply

Telephone 27791.

THE BANK LINE

(CHINA), LTD.

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1940.-PAGE 11

ZAJPUTAN CREENWAT

P. & O. S. N. CO. We have a Sailing Homewards MIDDLE MAY carrying Passengers and Freight. Also Frequent Cargo Departures

B. I. S. N. CO. LTD. Frequent Sailings to Straits, Rangoon and Calcutta.

E. & A. 'S.S. CO. LTD.

Monthly Sailings to Rabaul, East Coast of Australia and Tasmania."

Also frequent sailings to Shanghai and Japan.

All vessels may call at any ports on or off the ruste and the route and all sailings are subject to cancellation change or deviation with or without notice..

Passengers are requested to register their requirements but "under

present circumstances, sailings are perforce restricted.

Details may be obtained from

MACKINNON MACKENZIE.CO

PEC BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG

PHONE 27721. »

THE

"Route-of-Wonders"

ACROSS CANADA

Speed across the Pacific by luxurious Empress liners, then.... Victoria...

stop over if you wish Vancouver in Canada's Evergreen playground.

....and

NEXT SAILING FROM HONGKONG THIRD WEEK IN MAY

(Omitting Honolulu)

Fast through AIR CONDITIONED trains from ship's aide at Vancouver take you through the Majestic Canadian Rockies-Lake Louise, Banff-600 miles of travel through Marvelous Mountain Scenery. Niagara Falls and the Great Lakes can be included as optional routes on your coast-to-coast trip. Stop over anywhere you wish,

then Montreal and Quebec, gay French-speaking cities on the famous St. Lawrence Seaway, and a quick crossing to Earope by one of Canadian Pacific's Atlantic fleet.

NEXT SAILING TO MANILA THE SECOND WEEK IN MAY

For Fult Information Consult Your Travel Agent

OB

Union Building

Gor Kont

Telephone 20752

Canadian Pacific

World's Greatest Trand System

BARBER - WILHELMSEN LINE

MONTHLY SERVICE TO

BOSTON AND NEW YORK..

VIA LOS ANGELES & PANAMA CANAL PORTS,

by NEW FAST VESSELS

NEXT SAILING ABOUT MIDDLE MAY

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Agents

Telephone 28021.

"Hong Kong, Bank Building.

What do you want?

If there is anything you want to buy or sell, try a small Classified advertisement in the Hongtong Daily Press.

25 words $1,80 prepaid for 3 insertions.