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CANADIAN

PACIFIC

SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE ACROSS THE PACIFIC TO VICTORIA & VANCOUVER. 17 Days Hongkong-Yancouver, 14 Days Shanghal-Vancouver, Il Days Kobe-Vancouver, 9 Days Yokohama-Vancouver.

· SAILINGS 1928-1929. Hongkong Shanghai KODU- Yokohama. VanJonver

LALTO

Leste Leave Lanya

Dec 4 Dea, 6 Dec. 15 Jan. 17 Jart, 20

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STEAMERS

EMPRESS OF FRANCE Nov. 28 Dec. 1

EMPRESS OF RUSSIA Jan. 9

Jan, 12

Jan, 15

EMPRESS OF ABIA Jan, 25

Jan. 26

Jan, 20

Jan. 31

Feb. 9

EMPRESS OF FRANCE Feb. 13

Feb 10

Feb, 19

Feb. 21.

Mar. 2

EMPRESS OF RUSSIA

Mar. 6

Mar,

Mar. 12

Mar. 14

Mar. 23

EMPRESS-OF-ABIA-

Mar, 20

Mar. 23.

Mar. 20

Mar, 28

Apr. 6

EMPRESS OF FRANCE

Apr. 10

Apr. 16

Apr, 16

Apr, 18

Apr. 27

EMPRESS OF RUSSIA

May 4

May 4

May 7

Way 0 May 18

EMPRESS OF ASIA

May 15

May 18

May 21

May 23 June 1

EMPRESS OF FRANCE June 5

June 8

June 11

EMPRESS OF RUSSIA, June 20. June 29

July 3

June 15 June 29- July 4 July 13

(K/Asia & E/Enicia call at Nagasaki the day after departure from Shanghai.) Atlantis wailings from Montreal and Queboo every few days to Liverpool, Bouthampton, Glugow, Antwerp, Cherbourg and fiamburg,

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS. "EMPRESS OF CANADA"

via SINGAPORE-COLOMBO-PORT SAID.

Leave Hongkong November 28

Leave Singapore December Leave Colombo Documber & Leave Port Hald December 16

·

Loave Hongkong,

Arrivo Bingapore December 2 Arrive Colombo Documber 6 Arrive Port Said 'December 16 Arrive Plymouth Desember 23

HONGKONG-MANILA SERVICE

Arrive

Manila

Nov, 21 Nov. 23 EMPRESS OF CANADA Dec. 21 Dec. 23 EMPRESS OF ASTA

Arrive Hongkong

Leave Manila Nov, 23 Nov, 25 Dec. 24 Dec. 20

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THE BAFEST AND MOST CONVENIENT WAY TO CARRY FUNDS.

Psaronger Department i Freight and Express;

Tol. C. 752. Tol. C. 42.

Ohio: "AOANPAC" Caller: "NAUTILUS."

American Express Travelers Chèques

Definition of TRAVELLERS' CHEQUES-

"The system of Travellers Cheques was originated in 1801 by the American Express Company with the object of croating a form travel currency which would give the holder the security of a lotter of credit and at the same time the convenience of local The Company registered the cheques under the trade currency.

of AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELERS' CHEQUES' the world "Travellers' being spelled with one "L" The advantage. of the Choques was ao apparent that other banking institutions adopted the ayatam,”

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Quoted from Pitman's Dictionary of Banking by Wm. Thomson. Issued in $10, G$20, G$100 and £5 and 810 denomination--- bepot in a small handy wallet and coat only 3/4 1 per cent, Secure your steamship Uckets, hotal reservation and itinerarios; er plan your cruise of tour through:-

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4th December

19th December

20th January

24th December

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For further particulars apply to the Agents,

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Hongkong.

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MARITIMES

FRENCH MAİL STEAMERS.

Sailings from Hongkong.

To MARSEILLES vía Saigon,

Singapore, Colombo, Djibouti

(Aden), Suez, Port-Said.

PAUL LEGAT...... 20th Nov. ANDRE LERON... 4th Dec. PORTHOS...... 18th Dec. CHENONCEAUX... 1st Jan, ATHOBII... ..15th Jan. D'ANTAGNAN ...29th. Jan. SPHINX

12th Fob. G, METZINGER... 26th Feb PAUL LEGAT...... 12th Mar.

To YOKOHAMA viz Shanghai

6 Kobe.

CITENONCEAUX... 30th Nov. PORTHOS.... 4th Doo.. ATHOS II..... .... 18th Doo,

· D'ARTAGNAN..... SPHINX......

1st Jan, 15th Jan,

·G. METZINGER... 29th Jan. PAUL LECAT...... 12th Feb, ANDRE LEBON... 20th Tab. CHENONOEAUX... 12th Mar.

We can issue through tickets to Egypt, Byrian ports, East Afrios, Madagascar by transhipment on out mail, steamers at Port-Said or Djibouti.

COMMERICAL LINE.

From DUNKIRK Hamburg, Rotterdam, (Antwerp):

...

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1928.

| HONGKONG IN LONDON PRISON FOR THIEF.

VICTORIA DIOCESAN ASSN.

HOLD AN "AT HOME."

A reunion of phat and present ro- sidents of Hongkong took placa on October 17, when the London Group of the Victoria Diocesan Association held an At Home at 6, Balisbury square, by kind permission of the Church Missionary Society,

STOLE A REVOLVER FROM

MR. W. H. WHITELEY. Chán Kam-fuk, formerly a house. boy in the employ of Mr. W. Whiteley, No. 17, Broadwood Road, was sentenced to two terms of Imprisonment amounting to five years, with hard labour by the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gollan) General Sir George Kirkpatrick, at the Criminal Sessions yesterday, K.C.B., KCS.1 C.B. (late General when he plended "Guilty" to two Officer Cominanding HM Forces in China), prosidad, and after speaking counts of robbery. Another man on the general situation in China and and a woman who were also com the need for co-oporation, intromitted for trial were not Indicted duced the Rev. Ilonald Lankester because of insufficient evidence. and commended hind together with the Bishops of Victorin and other workers, an inaltamonts in bringing about the needed co-operation hn tween China and the West-

Mr. Lankester paid high tributo to China, the land of his adoption, and to the inherent goud traits of the Chinese in spite of what some people may say to the contrary The Chinese, he said, are good at heart, with the highest idonls; but without the tree foundation of the spirit of Christ (the spirit of "love") they could not achieve those ideals His object in life was to help Chinn to build up her national life on the right foundation. Ho Waa

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ON THE VESTRIS.

FORMER SHANGHAI RESI- DENTS AMONG THE MISSING.

Among the passengers who are belleved to have gone down in the Lamport and Holt liner Vestris near the Virginian coast on Novem- ber 12 are two former residents of Shanghai, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred C. Fletcher, both of whom were well- known members of the community five or six years ago.

Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher arrived in China after the Great War and re mained until 1923 when they left The first charge related to a for the United States, where Mr. gang robbery at No. 58, Shaukiwan Fletcher had since been engaged in load on October 18, when Tong, business. In Shanghal, they made Lan was robbed of a gold ring and many friends, one of whom, a little The while ago, received a letter from Leung Wal of a blanket. prisoner was one of the men who Mrs. Fletcher-to the effect that she took part, and was sentenced to and her husband proposed to leave for South America about Novem- two years imprisonment.

ber 1.

On this count he was sentenced to three years' imprisonment, the sentences to run consecutively..

Since then, another friend, Mr.

THE

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"DIOMED"

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20th Deo. 20th Jan

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13th Deo. 3ril Jan..

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Following this be was charged with the theft of various articles from No: 17/Broadwood Road. In R. B. Buchan, the broker, has re- LONDON SERVICE this connexion he stole a revolverceived a cable from New York say- and six rounds of ammunition, the ing that Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher property of Mr. W. 11. Whiteley, were among the missing and, up to and the following articles, with the time of despatching the cable, their values, bolonging to Nellie no news had been received of their Whiteley. A string of pearle ($10), rescue.

Mr. Fletcher, who was about 40 a gold wrist watch ($100), a gold returning "home" to Yunfu bangle (130) and a purso contain-years of age, was a Californian and a graduate of the University of where already he had been able 10|ing $30 in money.

He was an intimate hand over the control of tho, church

California. and schools to Chinese. Other work was waiting for him, and he hoped the V... would continue to back up the Bishop and enable the work to develop. The province of Yun- nan was of alrategic importanco, for it was the point where China togel ed Great Britain, and some any the railway, which must inevitably link up Burma and South Chinn, would pass right through the province.

The Rev. E A. Higdon, 1.N., apoke of the great need for healthy Rocial recreation for sailors on the China Station, and was thankful for what the Church was alrondy doing along these lies in Hongkong.

The gathering thesi resolved itself into a ten-party.

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STOCK QUOTATIONS.

HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE MONTHLY LIST.

*EUMARUS"

"PERSEUS" "ASPHALION" PASSENGER

PANTENOR.

*"HECTOR"

Vretoria, Vancouver & Beattle Vintoria, Vancouver & Beattle

11th Jan.

New York, Boston & Baltimore

Dus

22nd Nov, 27th, Nov. SERVICE

friend of Mr. Herbert Hoover, whom he first met at college. After finishing his course at the NEW YORK Woman Involved.

Univeralty Mr. Fletcher travelled round the world and wrote a book. When the case was heard at the of his experiences. When Mr. [NWARD SERVICE Magistracy, there were two other Hoover went to Belgium as head defendants, in addition to Chan of the relief mission, he was accom- Kam-fuk, one being,a man and panied by Mr. Fletcher, who after The man his work in Belgium had been com- the other a woman. was charged with receiving thepleted, came to China and was ns- string of pearls, and the woman Rockied with the import and ex- with receiving stolen property and port firm of P. N. Gray and Co., being in possession of the re- which business was later taken over volver without a licence. It was by a German firm. He was a mem- stated that after the theft, of the ber of the American clubs and took revolver from Mr. Whiteley's house a keen interest in various sports in it was used to carry out the Shau- Shanghai. kiwan Road robbery nome weeks later.

As a result of information given to the police, Chan Kam-fuk and the other man were arrested, They took the police to a place at Wongnelchong Road where an amah produced the revolver. She was accordingly taken into custody and appeared before the Magis- Messrs. Ellis and Edgar's Octo-trate with the men, ber number of Figures and Quola- tions of local and other stocks on the Hongkong Stock Exchange states as follows;

On the whole the market was not as firm an in the preceding month, and though a fair volume of business was transacted yet in most cases prices were slightly lower at

the close.

and

Hongkong Trams WAR the medium of considerable business at rutes from $24.10 to $21.90 closed with buyers @ $21.85.

Hongkong Hotels also came in for a good deal of enquiry and after coming to business at $8.60 at the commencernent of the month closed with buyers ý: $9.05.

An Interim dividend of 30 cents per share was declared by the Hong- kong Resity and Trust Co. (the fret sinee the formation of the Com- pany), payable on the 29th inst. It Is expected tabe followed by a final dividend of 40 cents per share,

All three were committed for trial but the Attorney General only Indicted Chan Kam-fuk as he did not consider that there was auf- fieiont evidence against the other maie priadner and the woman who were set free.

Mrs. Fletcher, who came from New York, where, it is believed, her people still live, was a compara- tively young woman; being still in her carly thirties. She was. charming lady and won the friend- ship of all with whom she came into contact.

RUBBER AND MINING.

LATEST QUOTATIONS AND DIVIDENDS.

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Messrs. Carroll Bros, have been advised of the following quota- on Rubber ions and dividends and Mining shares,

The conclusion of these enses finishes the Sessions calendar for this month with the exception of the trial of Carvalho Yeo, who will appear to answer counts relating to the huge trensury frauda to-day, | Ayer Panas before the Paisse Judge (Mr. Balgownies Justice Jacks).

Glenealys

LATVIAN PROGRESS.

CONGRATULATIONS FROM GREAT BRITAIN.

Jimaha

Quotations,

Kedaha Malaka Pindas

$6.10

1.50

1.45

1.25

3.10

1.30 1.30

Panjanas

Dividends,

London, Nov. 19.

On the ocension of the tenth

Kempas Ltd Malayan Tinfields Parli Perak

7%

..10%

74% Int.

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A fair amount of attention wasaniversary of Latvian independ- also centred around Dairy Farmsence, Lord Cushendiun, Acting Pahang Console. Ords, 15% which closed firm with buyers Foreign Secretary, has telegraphed offering $23.

Final lens tax.

I fin

per share.

1/

per share,

The Shanghai market also ex- to M. Balodes, of the Ministry of perienced a reaction, Ewos sagging Foreign Affairs at Riga, the sin- Tongkah Compound.. to Tls. 10 and Shanghal Cottons cere congratulations of the British

on the to $63%. A the close a steady Government

progrens Tin Bentong demand was maintained for the achieved by Latvia, with best former Ts. 11.30 and for the wishes for its increasing pro- Kuala Kampar Tin.. 4d latter @Tls. 55, and both. closed perity and peaceful development. frm with an upward tendency,-

-British Wireless.

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