1937-01-14 — Page 16

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for 3 days prepaid

POSITIONS VACANT.

FIRST CLASS No. 1 Boy required at once, personal references essential. Apply Commodore's Secretary, H.M. Dockyard.

POSITIONS

WANTED.

EXCELLENT COOK-BOY and Wosh Amah, employed for 10 years. Highly recommended by English woman shortly leaving Colony. Tel. 20264 or write Box No. 355, "Hong- kong Telegraph."

PREMISES WANTED.

IMMEDIATELY

NOTICE

In response to many

requests received for copies of "The Hong- kong Telegraph" of January 9, containing the half-page picture "The Heart of Hong- kong from the Air", it has been decided to reproduce it in the Pictorial Supplement of the "Telegraph" on Saturday, January 16.

EXCHANGE

Selling

for about Aix months. Furnished house or flat, Peak or May Road. Modern con- T.T... veniences. Please write fully in reply Box No. 357, "Hongkong Tele- TT, Shanghai graph.

FOR SALE.

Demand...

200

T.T. Singapore

1.1. Japan

T.T. Indla T.T. U.S.A. T.T. Manila

PIANO MORRISON, Practically T.T. Batavia new. Burgain $300.00. Atske music FT. Bangkok stool, blackwood, $15.00. Write Box No 350, "Hongkong Telegraph."

MANILA SHARES

The following opening quotations

TT: Saigon

T.T. France

19. 2d. Is. 2 d. 102

.523

THE

HONGKONG

WEEK'S TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

TELEGRAPH.

ONE DEATH' AND, 15' INJURED

In the Colony of Hongkong, includ- ing the Island, Kowloon and the New Territories during the week ending at 8 am, on Saturday, January 9, there were allogther 48 treffe ne- cidents, as the result of which one person was killed and 15 persons were injured.

11 were

The person killed, a Chinese female mendicant, aged about 70 years, died from injuries received when she was knocked down by a private motor car.

off whilst slepping

the footpath. Of the person injured, pedestrians, who were either walking or running across the road or step- ping off the footpath and were struck by vehicles. One bus passenger and a tramcar passenger we

were injured whilst alighting from a moving motor bus and a moving tramenr respective- ly. Two cyclists were injured as the results of collisions between vehicles. Of the 48 accidents, 20 were colli- slons between vehicles; 10 were colli- slons between vehicles and pedes- trinns; and 10 neeldents were due to other causes.

Type of

100% | Vehicles,

Private Motor Car

817

30%

Motor Larry

...

GO3%

Public Mutor Car

554 Motor Dus

1499, Bicycle

.64% Tricycle

.6.51

753%

T.T. Germany

TT. Switzerland-

132

TT. Australa T.T. Lisbon

1/6/

6$70

Buying

1/3.5/32

.1/3.7/32

31 .8.77 831%

4.01

and closing business done.quotations 4 m/s. L/C. London of the morning session were 5e-4 m/s. D/P. dn ceived by Swani, Culbertson & Fritz 4 m/s, L/C, U.S.A. from their Manila offer:

U.S. Cross rate in London

Nos. of Accidents.

48

THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, · 1937.

SHOWING TO-MORROW at the

ALHAMBRA

FOR

Too big for

any one star ABIGGER with four of the

e greatest!

ONE DAY ONLY

POST OFFICE.

INWARD MAILS

Amoy

Toimia

January 14/

Shanghal and Europe via Siberia (London date, 24th December). US.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-.

Franken

.January 16

Straits und Europe via Negapatam

(Letters

and Papers)

hal (San Francisco, 24th Dec.). Chichibu Maru Japan

.January 14

Durban Maru

..January 14

London,

17th December.

Japan and Shanghai

Horuna Moru Hakozuki Maru

Japon

Sulang..

Java and Manila

TJisondari

January January 10 January 10 January 1

January

January

January

January

January

Aramis Hakodate Maru

January 18

January

January

Straits, Manila and London Parcels -London dalec, 10th December.

Haiphong....

Calcutta and Straits

Amoy

Straits

Saigon

Straits

Calcutta and Strolls

For

Shamshuí ond Wuchow Swatow

Agamemnon

Canton Hosang Thibudak

Lyons Maru

Shirala

OUTWARD MAILS

Per

Thursday

Date and Time.

Chung On Thurs., Jan. 14, 4.00 p.ir Hunshan Maru

Thurs., Jan. 14, 4.30 p.m

Shanghai and Europe vin Siberin Burgenland Thurs., Jan. 14, 5.00 p.m Air Mail for Swatow, Amoy, Foo- C.N.A.C. plane .....Thurs., Jan. 1

chow and North China (via Shanghai).

Shoungwan г.0.

RCT.. Latters,,

Jan, 19, 5 p.ni

.Jan. 14, 7 p.

Kowloon 1.0.

G.P.0,

RCK-

Letiers,

....Jan 14, 5 p.m. Jan. 14, 5.30 p.m.

Friday

Rei Letters,

Jan. 14, 5 p.n

Priced in 'Perqin ett, Opening uten 11umipesa

4 m/s. Franer

30 t/t, Kerelli

Buyers

Bellers

Im

Antark

1,70

4.35,

Atch

61

41

.42

Bag Gold

27

.***

Benguel Considered 13.35

14.00

Stengurt Exploration

18

201

10

L X Ataalinte

1.AD

.46

Jig Wedge

371

..

1915 Miorral Remotivem

316

.ED

Coms Grove

47

мн

Northern MSITIO

.1991

.2014

Caneled Mir

015

Farm Gurnans

xh

Demonstration

$4

His

#5

Hn Mauricio

Fas Mindanno

.40

.8914

Gumaus Gold

A7%

1.60

1.70

1,70

1,75

Regen

3

454

THE

N2

Впуск

Uuilted Park

Market: Stendy,

1.46

BLUE FUNNEL

LINE

REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES |

FREIGHT AND

LONDON SERVICE

MENESTHEUS sails 27 Jan. for Marseilles, Casablanca,

L'don, Rotterdam, Hamburg & Glosgow AENEAS salls 9. Feb. for Marles London, Rotterdam & Glasgow

LIVERPOOL SERVICE

EUMAEUS

sails 30 Jan. for Havre, Liverpool, Bromborough and Glasgow

NEW YORK SERVICE

GLAUCUS saila 23 Jan. for Boston, N.Y., Philadelphlo .& Baltimore vin Manila, Bəlāvis, Straits & Cape of Good Hope

(via Kobe, Nagoya and Yokohama) TYNDAREUS sails 0th Feb for Victoria, Vancouver & Scattle

PACIFIC SERVICE

INWARD SERVICE

PYRRHUS

TEUCER

AGAMEMNON Due 17 Jan. From U. K. via Straits. Due 25 Jan. From U. K. via Straits Due 20 Jon. From Europe via Strnits Due Feb. From U. K. via Strults

Special reduced fares are quoted for cargo steamers with limited passenger accommodation.

THESEUS

For freight, passage rates and information apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.

Tel. 30333.

MM

Agents.

1; Connaught Road, C.

To Europe

at

20

5 28 2

new reduced rates!

LUXURY

Marseilles

London

ECONOMY

1st. 2nd, 3rd. Class, Class Class A. £78 £62 £39

B. 275 £59 £38 A. £85 £67 *£44 B. £82 £64 *£43 2nd Class from Marsellies to London. by Raft

SPEED

COD. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES MM

CHINESE BANK SUED

SUCCESSFUL CLAIM

FOR DEPOSIT

A clolm for the return of money deposited with a Chinese bank was brought before the Chief Justice, Sir}

Athull MacGregor, at dhe Supreme Court tals morning.

Mains were Li Lam-shi and Li Sam, and they claimed from the Soy Kut Bank and Kwok Yick-suen, a partner thereof, the return of $1,500, and $39.37 balance of interest there-

on

Mr. Len D'Almada, jne., instructed. by Mr. C. Y. Rowan, appeared for plaintifs. Defendants were absent, and were not legally represented.

Mr. D'Almada said the claim was for the return of money deposited with the bank some time in 1934. Second defendant was sued personal- ly because there had been dis- solution of the bank, and therefore under the writ his clients sought to take only him Hable.

11

UNDER TWO FLAGS

Ronald

Claudette

COLMAN COLBERT

•

Rasalind

Victor MCLAGLEN RUSSELL

with

•

Gregory Ratoff Nigel Bruce Honry Gordon⚫ Herbert Mundin AND A CAST OF 10,000 ADARRYL F. ZANUCK 20th Century Production Phenie by JosaphMM, Schenck - Directed by Frank Lloyd Ausacinis Producer Raymond Gilfk Wused on the noval by Quida

Lellers for "Imperial Airways Direct RML.A. Dorado

Service."

(Duo London, 25th January).

.Jan. 15, 5 2.1

Fri, Jan. 1

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

Rez.. ...................Jan, 14, 5 p.n Leiters.Jan. 15, 8.30 .

Letters for "Australia by Imperial R.M.A. Dorado

Airways Bervice.”

(Due Darwin, 191k January).

Sandakan...

Res.,

and G.P.O.

Fri., Jan, 1

Kr.o.

Jan. 14. 5 p.n

Letters, ....Jan. 15, 8.30

Mausang....Fri., Jan. 15, 0.30 a.n Hal Ning

.Fri., Jan. 15, 11 a.

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow ... Hollow, Pakhoi and Halphong.... Klungchow .Fri., Jan. 15, 1 p.r Letters for "K.L.M. Service"-due› Hakozaki Maru ......Fri., Jan, It

Amsterdam, 28th January.

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

Ref.

Jan. 16, 4.00 p.m

Let.

Jan. 16. 4.30 p.m

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

Reg.

Straits, Sandakan. Ceylon, India, Hakozaki Maru......Fri., Jan. 15

East and South Afrien, Aden, Egypt and EUROPE via Marseilles -Due Marseiles, 14th February Straits and Calcutta

Parcels, ....Jan. 10, 5.00 p.m.

*Straits and Calcutta Parcels,

Jan. 15, 5 Manila Shanghai, Japan and Europe

Siberin,

Foochow vin Swalow Swatow, Amoy and Fornosu

Swalow and Amoy Shanghai

Japan

Jan, 16, 4.15 p. Letters

Jan. 16, 3 p.m Sulsang......Sat., Jan. 16, 5.00 p.m Letters.....Jan. 17, 0.00 nm

Saturday

Talmo

.Sat., Jan. 15 p.m. Letters, ....Jan, 16, 0 a.m

Haitan

.Sat., Jan. 10, 3 p.m via Haruna Maru Sat., Jan, 16, 3.30 p.mj Sunday

Yoishing......Sun., Jan. 17, 9 a.m. Hongkong Maru Sun., Jan. 17, 9 a.m. Monday

Anhui ... Mon., Jan. 10, 12,30 p.m. Agamemnon Mon., Jan. 18, 2.30 p.m. Hosang. Mon., Jan. 18, 5.00 p.m.

Tuesday

Manila, Macasser and Sourabaya.. Tjibadak....Tues., Jan. 19, 8.30 am. Letters for Guam, Honolulu and Tjibadak ...........Tues., Jan. 18,

U. S. A., by

American "Fan Airways Service." (Due 8. Francisco 28th January>

Lam-shi testifled that her co- plaintif was her mother-in-law. They deposited $1,500 nvith the bank some time in 1934, at 3% per cent. interest. In December. 1035. she asked for the return of her money. She did not receive it but was given interest. Since thon she had received neither the principal or interest. A raid conducted by Detective others, who had been on $3 bails. His Lordship gave judgment fur Sergeant MacPherson on the ground 14 made an appearance and were plaintiffs for $1,000 and interest at floor of 00 Cooke Street on January fined $1. The missing seven the rate of 3% per cent. from Decem-resulted in the arrest of 38 Chinese their ball estreated. The remaining ber, 1935.

who were

gambling. Before Mr. men, who had been detained, were

The following is the list of local Himsworth at the Kowloon Magist-¡ fined $1 or seven days' imprisonment racy this morning, one of them, Leung in default. The sum of $0.80 in tabic aharo quotations issued this morn- Paris.

ing. Mr. and Mrs, J. A. Plummer have Tim, 22, unemployed, was fined $75, money which had been picked up returned to the Colony and

Banks, to the are or six weeks, for keeping the place during the raid was given staying al Repulse Bay Hotel.

as a common gaming house. Of 21) Poor Box.

had

At the HONG KONG HOTEL

This Week's

Week's Dinner Dances

TO-NIGHT and TO-MORROW

In the ROOF GARDEN

With:-VERA LOVE and her FESTIVE FOLLIES `MAURICE DUFOUR and his ACCORDEON

ART CARNEIRO'S BAND

Admission: $1.

SATURDAY in the ROOF GARDEN. (Extension till 2 a.m.)

Entertainment by the above Artists.

Dinner $7.

Non-diners $2.

AND on SUNDAY, 17th JAN. (from 5-8 p.m.) SPECIAL FAREWELL TEA DANCE

to VERA LOVE and her FESTIVE FOLLIES MAURICE DUFOUR and his ACCORDEON

NORMAN BROOKS' BAND

Cover Charge: $2 per person

THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.

K. Banks

£113 n.

Chartered Bank, £16 n.

G.P.O. and K.P.O. · Ker..

.Jan. 18, 5 p.m. Letters, ....Jan. 10, 8.30 a.m.

*Superscrived correspondence only.

SHARE PRICES

EXCHANGE RATES

H. K. $1,870 b.

Geneva. Berlin. Athens.. Milan.

Jan. '12. .103.9/64 21.30 -- 12.21 547/

Jan. 13. 103.9/04

21.30

12,31

547/2

93.9/32

H.

(Lon. Reg.),

40

22.40

10.30%

Shanghal..

New York,

4.91

8.974

4 67

8.07

20

2014

2012

140

1404

Nom.

Nom.

110A

110

Bombay

Hongkong.

.1/211

1/6.5/32

1/21 1/6.5/32

Montreal.

.4.91%

4.91%

Brussels.

20.12%

29.11

1.

Yokohamu.

.1/2

1/2

Belgrade.

213

.30%

30%

.4%

44

070

20%

21

105%

Mercantile Bank, A. and B.

£32 n.

Mercantilo. Bank, C., £14, n. East Asia Bank, $83 m.

Insurances.

Canton In., $310 n.

Union In., $615 b.

China Underwriters, $1.00 . H. K. Fire, In., $300 n. Internat Aaace., Sh. $3

Shipping.

Douglas, $30 n.

II. K. Steamboats, $7.40 n. Indo-Chinas (Prof.), $36 n. Indo-Chinas (Def.), $36 n. Shell (Beurer), 137/6 n. Union Waterboats, $10% n.

Docks etc.

H. K. Wharves (old), $1061⁄2 n. H. K. & W: Docks, $14 b. Providents (old), $1.70 n. Providents (new), 20 cta. n. Now Engineerings. Sh. $4 n. Shanghal Docks, Sh. $90 n.

Mining

Kailan Mining Adi, 16/3 n. Raubs, $12.85 n.

Venz: Goldfield 38 n.

Philippine Mining Antamoks, P. 1.75 Atoke, P. 52

Baguio Gold, P. .281⁄2 Balatoe Min, P. 14 Benguet Consols, P. 14 Benguet Expl. P. 19 Big Wedges, P. 38% Consolidated Mines, P. .04%1⁄2 Demonstrations, P. 85 Ipo Gold, P: 31. I. X. L, P. 1.85

Itogons, P. 1.76

sa.

Min. Resc., P. 40 Masbate Cons., P. .54 Northern Min. P. 20 Paracala Guraus, $1.39 sa. Salacot Min., $12 San Mauricio, P. 3.25 Sayoc Consola, P. .53 United Paracale, P. 1,50 Coco Grove, P. 88 Gum. Golds, P. 47

E. Mindanao, P. „301⁄2

Lands, Hotels, etc. H. and S. Hotela, $6 ca H. K. Lands, $34 n. H. K. Lande, 4% Daben,

$108 n.

S'hal Lands, Sh. $16 n. Metropolitan Lands, Sh. $10. n. Humphries,394. n.

H. K. Realties, $4.00 m. Chinese Estates, $70 n. China Rosition, Sh. $4 n. China Debentures Sh. $60

Amsterdam

Vienna.、、 Prague.

Madrid.

Lisbon.

Monte Video. Rio..... Bucharest.... .070

Silver (forward),2012 Sliver (Spot)....21

•War Loan..

.105%

British Wireless.

Public Utilities. II. K. Tramways, $12.75 b. Peak Trams, (old), $61⁄2 n. Peak Trams, (now), $2 л. Star Ferries, (old), $93 n. Yaumati Ferries (old), $25 n. -China Lights, $13.60 n.

China Lights, (new), $10.40 n. H. K. Electric, $56 m. Macao Electric, $20 n. Sandakan Lights, $10 n Telephone (old), $30.50 8. Telephone (new), $10% n. China Buses, Sh. $114 m.. Singapore Tractions, 27/- 1. Singapore Prof., 27/- n.

Industrials.

Cald: Macg. (old), Sh. $19% Cald: Macg. (Pref.), Sh. $15 n. Canton Ices, $2.06 . Cement, $11 n.

H. K. Ropes, $2.50 .

Stores, &c. Dairy Farm, 32214 b. Watson, $48. Lane Crawfords, $0 n. Sincerca, $21⁄2 n.

Wing On (H.K.), $50 n.

Cotton Mills.

Ewo Cottone, Sh. $15

b.

Shal Cottons, (old), Sh. $85 b.. S'hat Cottons, (new), Sh. 860 b.. Zoong Sings, $31 m.

Wing On Textiles, Sh. $44 D.. Miscellaneous.

n.

H. K. Entertainments, $4 Constructions (old), $1% n. Constructions (now), 421⁄2 cta, n.. Vibro Piling, $5.50 n. Ch. Govt. 5%

93% n.

1925 G$Bds.

H. K. Govt. 4% Loan 8% prm

H. K. Govt. 84% Loan 3% prm

b.

Wallace Harpers $4 n.