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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY, JANUARY

12,

1937.

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

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for 3 days prepaid

POSITIONS VACANT.

WANTED. Three energetic English- speaking Chinese young Indies to demonstrate well known Linned goods in local provision stores. Apply Box No. 354, "Hongkong Telegraph,"

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CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.

N.. Y. K. LINE (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) From EUROPE and STRAITS, The motorship

"AKAGI MARU.”

POPE MAKING

PROGRESS

MAY GET UP BY MONTH'S END

Rome, Jan. 11.

It is stated that if no complica- the tions intervenė, His Holiness Pope may be able to get up towards the end of the-month and sit in art armchair for a few hours daily.

The Pope transacted a quantity of business this morning-Reuter

FRANCO-GERMAN

TENSION RELAXED ¡Continued from Page 1.)

of. Morocco, which population depends upon imports for its vicluat- ling.-Untied Press.

French Warning Denied

Berlin, Jan. 11.

DR. WANG HURRIES NORTH

WON'T QUIT SHIP IN HONGKONG DECLINES AN INTERVIEW

Dr. Wang Ching-wel returned to Hongkong this morning aboard the German laer Poisdam. He declined to make any statement und was re- parted to intend staying aboard the ip until she sails for Shanghai at p.m. this evening.

A large number of friends and ad- mirers were at the ship to meet Dr. Wang, including General Lo Cheuk- ying, representing Marshal Chlang Kai-shek, Mr. Wong Ying-yu, repre- senting the Canton Government, Messrs. Chow Fat-hai and Chow Kai- Inkong, who came from Nanking to meet the ship. Admiral Chan Chak and General Siu Li-chl.

It is learned that Paris reports that the French Ambassador al Berlin had Elven Germany formal warning, Connection with the Spanish Morocco alttiation, are incorrect.

It is understood that M. Andre Francois-Poncet, the Ambassador, at Herr Hitler's New Year Reception for foreign diplomats, took the opport- unity

Der with of exchanging Fuchrer mutual assurances that the of Spain and Spanish Morocco would be respected-Reuter.

having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby in formed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf integrity and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained.

the 18th by Goods not cleared Jatisary, 1937, will be subject to rent. Damaged packages must be left in the Gedowns for examination by the Consignee's' and the Co.'s repre- sentatives on any Tuesdays and Fri- free within the diya at 2.30 p.m. storage period. For the examination of damaged dutiable goods, the can- to be able to trade. And we see that signers must arrange for a Revenue your unity, integrity, strength and nuthority of your Government, are to be present. Officer to

things as necessary for our purpose 45, they are for yours," Sir Austen hald.

All claims must be presented with in ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognized.

No claims wil be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns,

No fire Insurance has been effected, NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Hongkong, 10th January, 1937.

T.T.

Demand

EXCHANGE

T.T. Shanghai

T.T. Singapore

T.T.. Japan

T.T. India

T.T.. U.S.A.

TT. Manila

T.T. Batavia

T. Bangkok

T. Saigon

France

Germany

Selling

T.T. Switzerland

T.T. Australia

TT. Lisbon

Buying

4 m/s. L/C. London

4 m/s. D/P. do

4 m/s. L/C. U.S.A.

4 m/s. France

30 d/s. India .....

U.S. Cross rate in London

BRITAIN APPLAUDS CHINA'S GROWTH

(Continued from Page 1)

NOT PURELY MATERIAL

He would not have it thought, he added; that Auglo-Chinese relations were purely material and that what Britain hoped for from China was increase in nothing more than an

trade.

"We look for much more. And from a new and invigorated and con- ndent China, we can expect a contri- bution to the development of the world that perhaps no other antion .18.23%d. can give," he concluded-Reuter.

15.2%d. 102 .5234 105 .81%

In Dr. Wang's party aboard the Persum wart M, Wong, we her husband in Singapore, Mr. Chan Yiu-cho of the Railway Department, who has been travelling in Europe with Dr. Wang, and two recretaries, Messrs. Tong Leung-Ini and Chang Chung-ming.

Dr. Wang was reported to be in and us comparatively good health having had a pleasant trip out from Europe He will not stop in Hong- kong or visit Canton, sald the secre- tary, but will continue straight Shanghai and from there will prob- ably proceed to Nunking.

Jeon Harlow, William Powell and Spencer Tracy in “LIBELLED LADY" showing to-day at the King's Theatre.

NEW YORK STOCK

EXCHANGE

MARKET HIGHER

YESTERDAY

U.S. COMMODITY PRICES

LATEST CABLED

QUOTATIONS

The following quotations

on the New York commodily exchange are issued by Renter.

New York Cotton

12.39m

POST

OFFICE.

BROADCAST RECEIVING LICENCES

Holders of licences are reminded that if it is desired to continue to 'retain possession of the apparatus after the date of expiration of the

licence a renewal must be effected without delay.

As from January 4, 1937, new Licences will be available at the Government Radio Office, G.P.O. Buliding. First Floor, on ordinary busi ness days, and will be issued against he receipt of a remittance of $12, between the hours of 9 am, and 6 p.m. except on Saturdays when licences will be issued between 0 aìm, and 1 p.m.

-Applications

ons may be, made; --

(a) personally,

(b) by messenger,

(e) by post.^

It is essential under (2) and preferable under (a) and (b) thatĹ applications should be accompanied by crossed cheque payable to long- kong Government. The new licence will then be sent by post or messen- ger as soun as it is ready. Where actual cash is tendered a new licencs should be received in exchange before leaving the Licensing Office,

In the case of renewal the old licence should be returned with the

application.

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Shanghul Strails

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Air Mail by "Imperial Always Direct Servire" (London, date, 2nd January).

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Straits and Europe via Negopatam (Letters and Papers) Landon date, 17th Deceraber.

U.S.A., Itonolulu, Japan and Shang-

bai (San Francisco, 24th Dec.. Japan

Straits

Japan

Jenny and Shanchal

12.34/34

12.40/47

12.43/44

12.33/33

12.30/31

12.28/26

12.23/24

11.85/UB

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11.86/06

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13.00

13.03

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New York Rubber

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22.18/10

22.44/44

Calcutta and Straits

22,02/03

22.27/20

Amoy

22.10n

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22.03/03

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21.07/97

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Calcutta and Straits

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Janon

New York, Jan. 11. S, C. & F. Dow Jones Summary of yesterday's markets:-The market 10- today was higher, led by coppers and

sugars. A little more caution has January developed, however, due to the tense March foreign situation. There was

con- May siderable realising and hesitancy July pending tarification of the legislation October programme. Bands were irregularly

December Higher, while curb slocks were firm,

Spot S. C. & F. Wall Street Journal Morning. Comment:-Business sup- port is aiding the market tre mondously. Many brokers are of March

Moy the opinion that the present market

21.921/95a move has gone far enough and that July

21.87/87 some set-back is likely, although bulla September.

21.00 December... say that the notion of utilities Ar

Tolul sales:-3,000 tons. destes an advance with anly minor

Chicago Wheat

1337/134 1333/107

Ambulance Brigade

Inspection

H. K. NURSES MAY GO TO CORONATION

Colonel Sleeman, C.D., C.MT.G., C.S.E., M.V.O., Knight of Justice, Order of St. John, Chief Commissioner of St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas, lins written to say that the Chopfer General of the Order of St. John has FREMIER BACK IN LONDON

approved of the next inspectional tour which will bring him to Hong- London, Jan. 11. The Prime Minister returned from kong on March 18 by the s.s. Cathay. .30% Sandringham to London to-day. The He will leave again on April 3 by ,00%

Cabinet this the ss. Naldera in order to reach first meeting of the .55%

Wednesday will be held on

England in time for the Coronation. year 1405% when Ministers will be faced with Colonel Sleeman will inspect the .04%

John very full sigenda preparatory to Hongkong St.

Ambulance 0.51 the reassembly

of Parliament to Brigade, and wishes particularly to .75%

help forward the work of this fine morrow week British Wireless.

district and that being done by the Association. He desires particularly to stimulate the Interest of the eneral public, and particularly the Chinese portion of it, in the work of the Order of St. John,

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$56. .0$70

KING TAKES TITLE

173.5/32

London, Jan. 11. 1/3.7/32 His Majesty the King has signified ..31 his intention of assuming the title of .6.77 Master of the Merchant Navy and .83% Fishing Fleets, Reuter's Bulletin

4.01 Service..

H

It's A "GATEWAY" Paper,

MEETING

THE DEMAND FOR A PERFECT AIRMAIL PAPER

Colonel Steeman has recently con- ducted a tour of Rhodesia, South Africa, and New Zealand.

It is of interest to note that an effort

Is being made to send 10 England a contingent of six Chinese St. John. nurses la participate in the. Coronation festivities and

the Brigade Jubilee which follows im- mediately after the Coronation.

The Hon. Secretary, Mrs. Langley: the District Officer, Mr. E. M. Ray- mond; and probably Messrs. Aw Boon-haw and Ip Kwai-chung, will represent the Hongkong Corps at these functions, as also will Sir Wil- Ham Shenton and Dr. W. B. A. Moore, who are now in England.

Want Rubber Restriction

To Be Eased

DUTCH INDIES GROWERS MEET

Amsterdam, Jan. 11.

A meeting of Netherlands Indies rubber growers to-day discussed the situation in the rubber market and concluded that if the exports be raised to the level of the present restriction percentages, the demand The "Post" Aeromail Letter Paper can be met satisfactorily.

Co-operation of individual growers,

full use of licences, it was felt. The meeting unanimously pressed the desirability of companies acting immediately to ensure that the quantity of rubber free for export is

English mado, combines extreme lightness however, is essential for obtaining the and strength with high-grade quality.

It is thin but it is not a cheap, soft, tissue paper: it takes ink perfectly.

Its use reduces Air Mail charges to a really exported-Reuter,

minimum.

The super-paper for all Air Mail corres-

pondence,

'Available in pads containing one hundred sheets letter size at one dollar, or cut to any size for invoices or forms of any description.

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Tol. 26615.

Egypt Keen

ex-

To Purchase

Air Defences

Cairo, Jan. 11. Aubristions to the Propia's Defanoa Fund, for the buying of aseenlanes and armamenta from Britain, total £1,000,000, this fleyen xarding all expectations. Möway in utili pouring in. All Dffinials are subscribing a month's salary; and everyone is contribu» : ting-Reuter's Bulletin Service.

interruptions. Wall Street favours

machine tool stocks. Speculation in fertilizer shares is probably based on My ..... the hopes that the Government with July 1024/1024 102/103 revive regulations similar to those of September 1017/1013 1025/102%

Saturday's sales:--30,052,000, the N.R.A

bushels.

Chicago Corn New Contract New Contract:

Opening Closing 1104/110 110%/110% 108/108 100%/100% Winnipeg Wheat

1284/128% 1285%/120% 1234/123 1123⁄4%/1124

S. C. & F. New York office cables: Stocks: The market to-day reflects the improved news in connection with the motor strike situation. Copper has advanced by 1/2 cent to 12-1/2 cents per lb, Zinc hns advanced by May 20 points to 5.89 conts per Ib. The July Times business Index for the week was 103.0 as against 107.8 the re- May vised index for last week and 94.7 July for the corresponding week of last year.

ls Cotton: The market Offerings

are being absorbed by the automobile strike. There is no evidence of any relief in the near-by price-fixing and there is some foreign tight supply situation. There has hedging. The Journal of Com- merce estimate of December con- been a decrease in English stocks xar

the week of 1,982 tons. sumption totals 680,000 bales.

quiet.

Wheat: A probable steady decline REUTER QUOTATIONS in European needs and the large new- crop-outlook-temper-advances, mek Dow-Jones-Averages:- ing for a two-sided trading market.) An Increase in private forecasts is 30 Industrials expected. Some Italian re-selling 20 Rails has been reported.

20 Utilities

Rubber: There are rumours of the 140 Bonds possibility of an early settlement of 11 Commodity Ind.

Straits and Europe via Suez (Letters and Papers) London date, 2401 December and London Parcels-- London date, 17th December. Australia and Manila

Straits

Sulaang

Tuino

Chenonceaux Dlomed Hector

January 12.

January 12..

January 12.

Nako Maru Potsdam

Jomatý 12.

.January 12,

R.MA. Dorado

„January 12,

Cremer

January 13.

January 14,

January 14.,

Hakozak Maru

January 15.

Haruna Maru

.January 15.

Chichibu Maru

January 16.

January 16.

January 16.

January 17.

January 17.

January 17.

January 17.

January 10.

January 19.

Hakodate Maru

January 10.

Shirala

Jamiary 10.

Trisudane

January 20,

Bokuyo Maru :..

January 21.

Durban Maru Tisondar! Agamemnon Canton Hosting Tibadak

Lyons

Aramis

Maru

Corfu

January 21.

Japan

Janan and Shanghai

Muru Bhutan... Kitano Maru Ranptura

January 21:

January 22.

January 22.

January 22.

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Try

Date and Time.

For

Tuesday

Air Mall for Canton and Districts C.N.A.0. plane ... Tues., Jan. 12.

Jan. 12, Noon. Jan. 12, 12.30 p.m.

Air mail for Swatow. Amoy, Foo- C.N.A.C. plane......Tues., Jan. 12.

chow and N. China (via Shanghai)

Sheungwan F.O.

G.P.O. and K.P.O.

Ref..

Letters, ...

RCK..

Letters,

Kowloon P.O.

Reg...

Jan, 12, 5 p.m. Lelters,... Jan. 12, 5.30 p.m.

Rer,.... Letters,

Jan. 12, 6 p.m. .... an. 12, 7 p.m.

G.P.O.

Jan. 12, 5

p.m.

Jan, 13, 5 a..

Seistan Turs., Jan. 12, 3 pm.

Swalow, Amoy and Foochow Shanghai and Europe via Siberia Potsdam Tues., Jan, 12, 4.30 p.m. Wednesday

Nanning ....Wed, Jan. 13, 8.30 am. Hector

.55.13

30.38

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55.40 30.50

Foochow via Swatow

Letters for K.L.M. Service.

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(Due London, 17th FebruLTY.) Fort Bayard, Hoihow, Pakhof and

Haiphong

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Swalow

Amoy

Wed., Jan, 13,

K.P.0. and G.P.O.

Rer. Letters,

Ilector......

Jan. 13, 9.30 am.. .Jan. 13, 10 san-

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G.P.O. and K.P.O. Parcels, ......Jan. 12, 5 p.m. Reg.

Jan. 13, 0.45 a.m. Letters, ....Jan. 13, 10.30 am.

G.G. Paul Doumer

Wed., Jan. 13, 1 pm. Benavon...Wed., Jan. 13, 1.30 p., Hai Ning ......Wed, Jan. 13, 3 pm. Taipan Wed., Jan. 13, 3.30 p.m. Thursday

Manila, Australia and New Zealand Taiping

vio Thursday Island.

(Due Thursday. Island 24th Jan.),

Friday

Parcels, Reg,

Letters,

Letters for "Imperial Airways Direct RMA, Dorado

Service."

(Due· London, 25th January),

Thurs., Jan. 14. ....Jan. 13, 5 pm. Jan. 14, 9.45 am. ..Jan. 14, 10.30 am.

.~.Jan. 14, 5 pas.

.Fri, Jan. 15,-"

G.P.O. and K.P.O.

Reg.,

Letters, ....Jan, 15, 8.30 - man..

Reg.,

Letters for "Australia by Imperial R.M.A. Dorado.......Fri., Jan, 15,

Airways Service."

(Due Darwin, 19th January).

Sandakan

G.P.C. and K.P.0.

Jan. 14, 5 pm. Letiers,....Jan. 15, 8.30 am. Mausang...Fri. Jan. 15, 9.30 am. Klungchow.....Fri., Jan. 15. 1 p.m.

..Fri, Jan. 18.. Jan. 15, 1 p.m.

Hoihow, Pakhal and Haiphong *Straits and Calcutta

Parcels,

.... Suisang ... .Jan. 15, Noon. Letters,

Siberia,

Shanghai, Japan and Europe via Haruna Mari Fri, Jan. 15, 3.30 p.m.

Letters for "KL.M. Bervice"-dao Hakozaki Maru

Amsterdam, 28th January.

Jan. 15, 4.30 p.m. ....Jan 15, 5 pm. ...................Fri, Jan. 10, G.P.Q. and K.F.o.

Straits, Ceylon, Indie, E. and South Hakozaki Maru

Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe vin Marsellies. (Due, Marseilles, 13th February.)

Straits and Calcutta Parcels, Manila Japan

Jan. 18, 8 pm. Jan. 15, 6 pm.

Sat, Jan, 18, Jan. 18, 9 um. „Sat., Jan. 10, 3 p.m. Sat., Jan. 10, 5 p.m.

Hongkong Maru'Sun, Jan. 17, 9 a.m. Yatshing. Sun., Jan. 17,9 am.

„Fri. Jan. 15. G.P.O. and K.P.0.

Reg., Letters,

Rog., Letters,

Saturday

„Jan. 15, 6 pan.

Talmo

Haftan Hosang Sunday

Letters,

Monday-

-Anbul Tuesday

ihadak and Tubadak

Tors. Jan. 10,

GP.O. and K.P.O.

Rex..

Letters,

Shanghal

Japan, Honolulu, USA., Taiyo Maru Ontral and South America, Canada and Europe via San Francisco

4

Reg. 'Letters,

Wednesday

Swatow, Amoy and Formosa Foochow via Swatow

Swatow and Amoy ila

Manila, Macaster and Sourabaya.. Letters for Guam, Honolulu

U. B. A br "Pan American Airways Service."

„Mon, Jan 18, -12.30 p.m.

Tucs, Jan, 19, 8.30 am.

.Jan. 18. 5 p.m.

..Jan. 19. 8.30 1.0.

(Due S. Francisco 20th January) Shanchal and Eurane via Siberia Aramis.... Tues., Jan. 10, 130 p.m.

(Duo San Francisco 12th February)

Foochow Halphong

Amoy

„Tues., Jan, 19.

Jan. 19, 5.00 p.m. Jan. 10, 8.30 p.m.”

Kwangchow Wed, Jan. 20, 1.30 pm. Canton

Wed, Jan. 20, 2 p.m. Wed, Jan..20, 3.30 p.m. Friday

**Fri, Jan. 22, 10.30 am."

Shanghai, Japan and Europe via Corfu

Siberia.

**Superscribed inrrespondence only.