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At the

PENINSULA

HOTEL

ROOF GARDEN,

SPECIAL DINNER DANCE

SATURDAY

2nd MAY

Reservations phone 58081

ANNOUNCING ALSO

SPECIAL DINNER DANCES EVERY TUESDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY..

THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.

TO-MORROW

AT THE

QUEEN'S

Falling in love again

The Glorious Romantic Stars of "MOROCCO“ A vagabond lady thief and a vacationing Yankee... find love in each other's arms...

DIETRICH COOPER

Desire

Paramount Picture

Akin Tamlioll Al Directed by Frank Borzage From

HansSzekely & RA Stemmle

COUNT THE

"TELEGRAPHS"

EVERYWHERE

Mr. & Mrs. Y. Mori MASSAGE

Acupuncture, Moxocauals and Done Getting Holder of Japaneen and Hongkong Govern- ment Licence Guree Sprained Anklew and Wriets. Rocommandal for tity' years by Local Hospital and· Doelens.

4. Wyndham Street, (Ist Noor). Tel. 26051.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY,

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in a scene from "The Bohemian Girl" coming on Saturday to the King's and Alhambra Theatres.

Soviet Seamen New Zealand's

Molested

RUSSIAN. PAPER'S

CLAIM

Moscow, Apr. 20.

Systemakle molestation of the crews

Finance

INCOME SURPLUS FOR YEAR

Wellington, Apr. 20. The Finance Minister to-day re-

of Soviet ships in Japanese ports is | ported that the surplus of incomus over

| alleged by the newspaper, lærestie,

Lo-chay.

It assert the vessels ure senrebed and the crews are not allowed to land (except in groups of five or ten, ac-

companied by a police escort.

|

expenditure for the year ended March

31 amounted to £270,000.

APRIL 30, 1936.

HOTELS TO REDUCE CAPITAL

"(Continued from. Page: 1.) - shares paid up, $2,084,067.60; total. $8,306,707.18.

In the opinion of the Board the effect of

of the foregoing is to present a trua perspective of the position of the Company in view of the abnormal times through which we are passing. Considerable saving of depreciation in the future will be effected thoreby, And in consequence the Company should return to dividend-paying basis much earlier than would other wise be the care.

LAST YEAR'S PROFIT

The annual report of the Company states that the "profit on - Working Account for the year 1935 amounted

Just Received

A

NEW SHIPMENT

OF

LADIES' SUMMER GLOVES

L'ACE GAUNTLETS, ORGANDIE GAUNTLETS, AND FANCY NET GAUNTLETS.

to $130,176.56, The balance at credit PRICES:

of Proft and Loss Account (including the sum of $289,224,90 brought for ward from the previous year) after charging interest, insurance, main- tenance nud repairs, etc., providing for certain depreciation and fur bad and doubtful' debts, amounted to $342,001.05, which your Directors, re- commend carrying forward to next year's account,

Directors-Hon. Mr. W.HI. Bell retires by rotation, bust, being eligible, offers himself for re-election, Auditors. The accounts for the your under review have been audited ivy Mour. Perry Smith, Seth & Fleming, who are eligible and offer themselves for re-election,

He added that the estimated revente for the past year, amounting to £310,600, ludlentes the buoyancy of the financial position and the enn- The captains of the ships are come

tinued recovery of the trade of the T.T. pelled to submit to constant aurvell-country-Reuter's Bulletin Servier, fance.Brater.

BRITISH FOOD

SUPPLIES

SPECIAL COMMITTEE

INVESTIGATING

London, Apr. 29.

BRITAIN AIDS ETHIOPIA

EDEN APPROVES OF PRIVATE EFFORTS

Demand

יר

EXCHANGE

TO-DAY'S OPENING

QUOTATIONS

Selling

1/35%

1/39%

T.T. Shanghal

1074

T.T. Singapore

.55-**

T.T. Japan

1115

T.T. India

San Frisco New York

3216

T.T. Java

47

T.T. France

.4.08

T.T. Manla

.64+4

.1429

T.T. Suigon *T.T. Lisbon

49

.7800

Buying

4 m/s. L/C.

T.T. Bankok

4 m/s. D/P. 6 m/s, L/C.

1/4th

IN COLOURS WHITE, BEIGE & GREY.

$1.95

LADIES' HAND BAGS

IN

CREAM LEATHERETTE Price $3.95 each.

LINEN HAND BAGS Price $4.50 each

ΤΟ

$3.95 Pair

One

NEW

WHITEAWAYS

BASIC VALUES

LADIES' WHITE

COTTON,

CELLULAR VESTS

MADE BY

"MORLEY'S"

Price

$195 each

1/4 LADIES' CELLULAR

1/444

4 m/s. San Franlsen New York .33% 4 m/s. France ... New York-London

5.18

Fond supplies, both in their health

London, Apr. 29, and defence aspects, were the subject Asked in the House of Commons of House of Commons questions to whether the Government proposed the Prime Minister to-day.

to take any action with view 10 Mr. Baldwin stated that a special supplying to Ethiopia gas masks and committee, under the chairmanship of chemical materials for treatment of the Minister for Co-ordination of gas-inflicted wounds,

the Foreign Defence was now engaged 00 e-Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, suid examination of the whole question of the understood appropriate medical food supply in emergency. He assur-supplies for the treatment of suf- od another member that the important ferers or funds for their purchase, question of mutrition was receiving due were being forwarded by various consideration In a review now in pro-societies and private organisatioris was 7.4 per cent, higher than a year gress of the problem of food produc-in Britain. tion and supplies.--British Wireless

1

THE PALESTINE CONSTITUTION

ARAB VIEWPOINT AWAITED

Lontion, Apr. 28. The Colonial Secretary was ques toned in the House of Communs on the Arab delegation ho has invited to come from Palestine to state their

views regarding the Constitution.

4.937%

RETAIL TRADE

London, Apr. 29 The value of retail sales in March ugo. Stocks were frnellonally higher

He need hardly add humunitarian and employment 5 per cent, higher efforts of that description had the than in March, 1935-British Wire- warm approval of the Government. less. --British Wireless.

ESCORT FOR NEW KING

ON VOYAGE BACK

TO EGYPT

London, Apr. 29. When the newly proclaimed King MF. J. H. Thomas said he under-of Eirypt, who came to England last stood the kaders of the Arab

partion

October a A student, leaves to- had informed the fligh Commissioner marrow for home two British des. they did not think it would be introyers will accompany the Channel the publle interest for the degelation | Steamer on which he is crossing to to come at the moment. tle saw no France.

reason for withdrawing the in- The P and O. liner Viceroy of vitation, but until the delegation had India

which IN being specially

come and he had considered its re-diverted to take the young King to presentations, he was not in a post- Alexandria, will have an escort of tion to make a further statement. the British cruiser Ajax on its British Wireless,

Journey from Marseilles to. Alexan- dria where it is due next Tuesday, Britiah Wireless,

"QUEEN MARY”.

LIKELY TO PROVE PROFITABLE

London, Apr. 23,

'T Comman of tit Cunard Steamship Company. addressing shareholder in-day, Jeupressed the upinion that the Cunard-White Star finer, Queen Mary, would prove a profitable ship in operation.

"We Raw ready from her trials that she stitutes an important advance the economies of marine engineering he said.

Reviewing the prospects of the Atlantie trade, he declared with confidence that the companies had taken the right and proper course in placing the order for the Queen Mary when they did.--Britfab Wireless.

CARE FOR WAR GRAVES

NEW APPOINTEE TO COMMISSION

London, April 29. Brig-Cen. Sir Herbert Hart has been appointed chairman of the War Graves Commission to attend to the soldier.cemeteries between Catro and Constantinople.

Ilo sails for Cairo on May 20 to take up work in connection with his appointment.

Brig-General Hart was All-

.

ministrator of Western Santor from 1931 to 1935.--Retter Special,

SWAN, CULBERTSON & FRITZ.

Investment bankers and brokers in securities and commodities. Daily New York and London Stock Exchange Service. Commodity Futures on the principal American markets.

Member of

New York Cotton Exchange. Chicago Board of Trade.

Commodity Exchange, Inc..

(Silver, Rubber, Sük, Copper, Hides and Tin). New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange. Canadian Commodity Exchange Inc.

Winnipeg Grain Exchange."

Manila Stock Exchange.

Correspondents for Hayden, Stone & Co.

Telephone: 30244, 30245, 30246. Cable Address; Swanstock. Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Buildings, Suite 119/122.

PANTIES

PRICE $125 Garment

Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co., Ltd.

11TH

ΤΗ

ANNIVERSARY

CELEBRATION COMMEMORATION

SALE

CHECK OUR PRICES AND COMPARE OTHERS

SEE WHAT YOU SAVE BY SHOPPING HERE

Arrow shirts

34.00 cách

Straw hats

.50

"

Kolynos dental cream

.45

Palmolive soap

.12

Pyramid handkerchiefs for gentlemen

.40

Pyramid handkerchiefs for ladies

.25

Parker ink

.25

$2,40 "

Parco pens

Class tumblers

Westclox table clock

$1.00 per dor. 53.80 cách

All Swiss watches loss 20% discount. Jantzen & R. Morley bathing costumes

at rock bottom prices

eté

etc., etc.

THE SHULHING Co.

GENERAL PROVIDERS

187-193 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL

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