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SHARE PRICES

The following is the list of local share quotations issued this morning.

Hanks.

H. K. Bank, $1,565 n.

H. K. Banks (Lon. Reg.).

£102 n.

Chartered Bank, £14% n. Mercantile Bank, A. and B.

£294 n.

Mercantile Bank C., £18% `n. East Asia Bank, $73 n.

Insurances.

Canton In., $270 n.

Union Jn., $5621⁄2 b China Underwriters, $1.00 b. China Fire, 3480 n. II.K. Fire In., $260 n. Internat'l Assce, Sh. $3 n. Shipping.

Douglas, $86 n. H.K. Steamboats, $51⁄2 n. Indo-Chinas, (Pref.), $80 n. Indo-Chinna (Def.), $20 n. Shell (Bearer), 90/- n. Union Waterboats, $143 n. Allotog.

Antamoks, $1,95/1.97 su. Balatos, $21% n.

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HONGKONG

[NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

CONFRATERNITY OF OUR LORD OF PASSOS.

All Catholics are cordially invit ed to participate in the functions in connection with the Feast of Our Lord.pl Passos which will be held at the Catholic Cathedral, Caine Road, on

SUNDAY, 8TH MARCH, HIGH MASS at 10.30 a.m. PROCESSION at 4.30 p.m.

All Members of the Confraterni- ty are earnestly requested to attend thend functions.

H. H. XAVIER, “

Hon. Secretary,

THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY

LIMITED.

Notice To Shareholders.

TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1936.

· INSTITUTE OF COMMERCE

LOCAL EXAMINATION

RESULTS

The Dean of Studies of the School of Accountancy and Commerce bas just received the detailed list of the December, Institute of Commerce Examination results from Dr. E P. Booth, Hon. Secretary of the Instituto of Commerce, Blemingham, England. The average of marks scored by the enndidates was 79.3 per cent With! the exception of eno paper, all scored i above the 76 per cent, grado required for first-class certificates. Detalla are as follows:

Commercial Correspondence: Stage HI-Hao Nguyen Van, 785%.

Typewriting: Stage II-Hoa Ngu-

WOMAN WHO WATCHED MAN

Balkans'

Queen For

Six Months

STEAL

SWORD

IN THE TOWER

ON August 30 last year Frau Maria Rump, of Cologne, took her small daughter to the DEATH OF PRINCESS Tower of London to see the Crown jewels and the ancient arms. As it was not her first visit she

OF WEID Extraordinary whs the experi-

ence of the Princess of Wied, dispensed with the services of a guide, and who died last month in Roumania. mother and daughter made their way alone

came Queen of Albania, but for through the dark dungeons and passages.

yen Van, 78%

Comntercial Law: Stage III. Twenty-two years ago she be Van, 80.

Cheng Leng Khoo, 85%; Huo Nguyen

Accounting: Stage III-Jebsen E.

only six months. Then, with her

They came at last to a largo

Threatening Look

S. Tou, 84% T. Johnston, 84 husband, Prince William of Wied, hall through the small windows. "With slow, silent steps ho came:

she fled back to Germany.

room.

a

V. Charrington, 82% J. Nguyen-phu- Khai, 82% Le Ky Ilien, 81% Hon

of which shone a dim and In our direction. He looked threa- Nguyen Van, 80%; Edwardo de Silva,

Albania suddenly became an ghostly light. They were alone.. teningly first at me, then at my 70% Ong Tiang Jin, 794; Alberto Independent principality as tho Frau Rump continues the little girl. He left the hall and Botelho, 70%; Winyung Mn, 7841 result of the Balkan war of 1912 story in a supplement of the disappeared through the next Cheng Leng Ma, 77%.

13. Its search for a king led to Cologne newspaper Stadtanzel- Bookkeeping: Stage II.-V. Char- Prince

"In the next room we saw William The Sixty seventh

Hno Nguyen Van, throne.

accepting the ger. Ordinary clayton, 83%;

Beefeater quietly watching the General Meeting of Shareholders 81% Tiang Jin Ong. 78% Winyung in March, 1914, but troubles came standing by a glass case which behind him.

He took over the kingdom "We remained for some time rain. The thief must have passed Ma, 78. will be held at the Offices of the

Bookkeeping: Stage III-Le Ky quickly.

contained old weapons. On look- "I was too excited to tell him underaigned on Friday, the 27th ico, 817: T. A. Johnston, 80%; J. March, 1936, at Noon, for the pur-E. S. Tou, 80% Alberto Botelhe, his wife and children he sought shadow of a corner...a man of English was too small to have been ing up, my attention was caught or any one else what we had seen, Following a revolt in May, with by the dark figure of a man in the and besides, my knowledge of pose of receiving the Report of Nguyen Van, 78%; Cheng Leng Khoo, safety in an Austrian warship and about twenty-three years, whose able to give an account."

1962: Edwardo de Silva, 78%: Hon the General Managers. together; J. Nguyen-phu-Khai, 08. with a Statement of Account for The next examination of the In-

appearance' made no good impres- the year ended the 31st December.stitute of Commerce will commence The rebels, however, proved so

sion on me.

And that is the inside story of on Monday, March 9, when twelve reasonable that he returned to

"He did not seem to have the theft of a Drummor's Sword candidates for examination in thirty papers, in- Queen and their children followed, will present themselves the palace. Shortly afterwards the

seen us, and na we watched we from the Armoury in the White saw him make a termediate and advanced stages,

quick move Tower. A with some of the 70 trunks and

ment to the wall and remove usual the Board of Supervisora will boxes that had been hastily re-

Frau Rump says she thinks it sword from Its place above him. is still missing. She is wrong. be composed of Mesars. F. B. da Silva, U. Tat Chee, and W. S. Wong.

"We were too surprised to make The sword is worth only five sound or movement. The thief shillings. The police found it On arrival at the palace, sho then opened his walscoat and slid lying in a junk shop in the East shook hands with half a dozen the word, which was about three End. But they never found the Albanian women whenwere stand-[feet long, down under his clothes. thief, ing idly by the gate.

1935.

The Share Register and Transfer Books will be closed from the 13th to the 27th March, 1936, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, "MATHESON & CO.,

LTD. General Managers,

Benguet Consolidated, $18.40 n The Hongkong Fire Insurance Co..

Benguet Exp., 16. cta, n.

Big Wedge, 21% cta. b.

Gold Creek, 15 cts. n.

Gold River, 7 cta. n.

Ipo Mining, $2% n. Itogons, 65 cta, n. Salacot, 15 cta, n. Kallan, 12/6 n.

Langkats (Single), $11 ́n. S'haf Explorations, Sh. $41⁄2 n. S'hal Loans, Sh. $4 n. Rauba, $11.70 xa.

Venz: Goldfield $31% n.

Docks etc.

H.K. Wharves (old), $94% n.

ex, div.

ILK. & W. Docks $9 n. Providents (old), '$1.40 n. Providents (new), 60 cta, n. Hongkew (old), Sh. $190 n. New Enginearings. Sh. $4 n. Shanghal Docks, Sh. $79 n

Cotton Mills.

Ewo Cotton's. Sh. $8 n. S'hai Cottons (old), Sh. $70 n. S'hai Cottona (now), Sh. $41 n. Zoong Sings, $12 n.

Wing On Textiles, Sh. $25 n. Landa, Hotels, etc.

II. and S. Hotels, $4.20 b.

K. Lands, $32 n.

H.K. Lands, 4% Deben.

$100 n.

S'hai Lands, Sh. $18 n. Metropolitan Lands, Sh. $10 n. Humphries. $9.70-n.. II.K. Realties, $5.85 n. Chinese Estates, $84 n. China Realtics, Sh. $4 n. China Debentures Sh. $60 n.

Publle Utilities.

H.K. Tramways, $11.20 s. Peak Trams, (old), $7 n. Peak Trams, (new), $3 n. Star Ferries, $37 a.

Yaumati Ferries, (old) $20 China Lights, $10.90 n. China Lights, (New), $8 n. II.K. Electric. $72 n. Macao Electric, $20 n. Sandakan Lights, $44 n. Telephone (old), $25.65_n. Telophone (new), $9 n. China Buses. Sh. $11. Singapore Tractions, 10/- b. Singapore Pref 26/- n.

Industrials

Malabon Sugars, $8.40 n.

Cald: Macg. (old), Sh. $19

n.

Ltd. Hongkong. 6th March, 1936.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LIMITED.

Notice is hereby given that the Forty-seventh Ordinary Yearly Meeting will be held at the Com- pany's Offices. P. & O. Building, on Wednesday, 11th March, 1936, at 11 am. for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors together with a State- ment of Accounts to 31st Decem- ber, 1935, and electing Directors and Auditors..

The Register of Members of the Company will be closed from 29th February, to 11th March, 1935, both days inclusive, during which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered.

And notice is hereby also given that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at the same place immediate- ly after the termination of the above mentioned Ordinary General Meeting for the purpose of con- sidering and, if thought it, passing the following resolutions, namely:

(1) That it is desirable to capitalize, the sum of $1,500,000. being part of the undivided pro- | fits of the Company standing to the credit of the Reserve Fund. and accordingly that a bonus of $1,500,000 be declared and that such bonus be applied on behalf of the persons who on the 29th day of February, 1936, are the regiatored holders of the. 450,000 lasued shares of the Company in payment in full for 150,000 shares of the Company of $10 each and thut such 150,000 shares credited fully paid he accordingly allotted to such persons respec-

as

Cald: Macg. (Pref.), Sh. $16 n. tively in the proportion of one of

Canton Ices. $1.75 m.

Cement, 88% 5.

H. K. Ropes, 84 n.

Stores, &c.

Dairy Farm, $21 n. Watson, $4.85 n. Lane Crawfords, $64. Mackintoshs, $5 n. Sinceres, $2.20 n. Wm. Powella, 70 cts. n. Wing On (I.K.), $55 n.

Miscellaneous.

H.K. Entertainments, $4.70 1. S. C. Enterprise $1.35 n. Macau "Greyhounds," $2 a. Constructions (old), $1.75 Constructions (new), 50 cte. n. Vibro Piling, $4 n.

.

Ch, Govt: 5% 1925 G. $ Bonds

94% n.

H. K. Govt. 4% Loan 4%%

prm. b.

H. K. Govt. 3% Loon par. n. Wallace Harpers $4 n.

EXCHANGE

TO-DAY'S OPENING

W. R. Loxley & Co. (China) Ltd.,

Mr. & Mrs. Y. Mori MASSAGE

Acupuncture, Mozcosusia and Bone Settler Kokler of Japanesa 'and Hongkong Govers ment Loancers Curas Benløed Ankett and Tol. Japan Write Recommended for many years 7 T.T. Indin Loendowy(tals and Doctors,

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such shares for every three of the said. 150,000 shares then, held by and Euch persons respectively that such shares shall rank for dividend as from the 1st day of January, 1936.

(2) That if, on such distribu- tion as aforesaid, any person would be entitled to a fraction of | ashare, the Directors, shall, in Heu of Issuing fractional certi- |ficates, cause the whole share to be allotted to a person or persona to be named by the Directors and such share shall at such time as the Directors think fit, be sold and the nett proceeds distributed amongst the persons entitled to such fractions making up the share.

By Order of the

Board of Directors, GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.

Agents. Hongkong, 19th February, 1930.

T.T. Manila

QUOTATIONS Selling

.04%

T.T. Bangkok

143

TUT Demond T.T. Singapore TT. Shanghai

T.T. Saigon TT. Lisbon

48

6305

1/84

Dlaying

C5

4 m/s, L/C,

-1/4

100%

110%

4m/a. D/P.

1/44

6 m/s L/C..

1/4

85*

T.T. Frisco & New York

3214

4 m/s. San: Frisco & Now

York

T.T. Java

TT. France

4.82

46% 4 m/s. France ...

Now York-London"

33% 5.075 4.00%

RAW RUBBER LATEST SINGAPORE

PRICES

Mesars. Benjamin and

Potts

T

ceived the following Straits currency quotations (buyers) from Singapore to-day for raw rubber: Spot

July/Sept

30

cts.

April/Jume

200

cts.

96%

ety.

Oct/Dec...

cts.

Market:-Firm.

CLOUDY WEATHER

then in an Italian steamer.

moved.

In September the King and Queen Bed with their family aj second time. They never re- turned, although Prince William more than once has said he would do so if his old subjects so desired.

The Princess of Wied WAH Princess Sophin of Schoenburg- Waldenburg until her marriago in 1906. She was a woman of many poser and musician whose reputa- accomplishments, a singer, com-

In the

A

ROSE ROOM

Peninsula Hotel

tion before the war as a hostess in on SATURDAY, March 7th.

The anticyclone remains stationary over China, Japan and the adjacent seas, and hoa decreased moderately Potsdam and Berlin was consider- highest to the north of the Lower Bbic. in intensity. Pressure appears to be Yangtre Valley. Local forecast- N.E. winds, fresh; cleudy.

Hor death occurred on kor hus-. band's estate in Moldavia,

TO-MORROW

and SUNDAY

FOR 2 DAYS ONLY

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INWARD MAILS

Shanghai and Swatow Straits and Air Mall ex "Imperial Service" (London 22nd February) and "K.L.M. Service". Amsterdam 26th February. Manila

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Lisbon Maru Morioka Maru Canton Nowchwang

* Achilles

Prea, Pierce

OUTWARD MAILS

Per Friday.

Toishan Havel.... Gen. Pershing Saturday.

Letters for "Imperial Service"-due Rawkipindi

London 20th March.

Letters for "K.L.M." Service"-dac

Amsterdam 10th March:

Letters for "Singapore,

Service" due Darwin 17th March.

Reg..

Letters,

Australia

K.P.O.

..Mar. 7, 8.30a.m.

Reg.,

Letters,

......Mar. 7, 9 a.m. Straits, Coylon, India, East and Rawalpindi

South Africa, Adon, Bryst and

Europe vin Marseilles.

(Dao farsellies, 3rd April)..

Parcels,

Regi

Letters,

Swatow

K. P. Q.

..Mar. 0, 4.30 p.m. Mar. 7,9 pm. Mar 7, 10 G. Amoy, Shanghai and Europe via

Siberia Manila

Straits and Calcutta

Parcela

March

March 7.

March 8. March 8.

.March 9. March 9.

Date and Time

.Fri., Mar. 0, 4.00 p.m. .Fri., Mar. G, 4.30 p.m. Fri., Mar. 0, 5 p.m.

¡Sat., Mar. 7.

G.P.O.

.Mar. 7, 9 a.mn. Mar. 7, 9.30 am,

.Sat., Mar. 7.

G. P. O. Parcels, Mar. 6. 5. p.m.

•Reg.,

Mar. 7, 945 a.m. Lettors,...Mar. 7, 10.30... Kwangchow...Sat., Mar. 7; 12.30 ... Kwangtung...Sat., Mar. 7, 3.30 p.m. Pros. Jefferson Sat., Mar. 7, 4.30 p.m. Kutsang

Bat Mar. 7.. March 7, 4 p.m.

March 7, 5 p.m.. Sunday,

Lattare

Swatow, Amoy and Formosa Canton Maru....Sun., Mar. 8, 0 a.m,

Monday. "NA

Fort Bayard, Holhow, Pakhel and G.G. Paul Doumer Mon., Mar. 9, 1 p.m. Proteus.. Mony Mar. 0, 5 p.m. *Superscribed.correspondence only.

*Haiphong.

Holhow