1937-01-20 — Page 23

THE HONGKONG'

TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY,

JANUARY 20, 1987.

Railway

Fire

That

Claimed

Eighty

Lives

Refugees, many of them severely burnt, awaiting. the relief train.

11

Chinese military authorities maintained order as the refugees awaited the relief train.

SHARE PRICES

J

The following is the list of local

share quotations issued this morn-

Ing.

:

Banks.

H. K. $1,890 8.

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

£116 b.

Chartered Bank, £16 n.

"MercantilaTMButik,”A” ̄undTMB;

£32 n.

Mercantile Bank, C., £14% . East Asia Bank, $83 n.

Insurances.

Canton In., $305 b.

Union In.. $620 b.

China Underwriters, $1.00 T. H. K. Fire, I., $300 n. Internat'l Asace., Sh. $34 0.

Shipping.

Douglas, $30 n.

H. K. Steamboats, $7.40 n. Indo-Chinas (Prof.), $35 à. Indo-Chinas (Def.), $36 n, Shell, (Bearer), 133/9 n. Union Waterboats, $10% u.

Docks etc.

H. K. Wharves (old), $107 sa. H. K. & W. Docks, $14 b. Providents (old), $1.60 n. Providenta (new). 20 cts. n. New Engineerings, Sh. $4 n. Shanghai Decks, Sh. $90 n.

Mining

Kailan Mining Ad., 16/3 n.

X. Div..

Raubs, $12.86 n.

Venz: Goldfeld $8 n.

Philippine Mining Antamoks, P. 1.80 Atoka, P. 56 Baguio Gold, P. 33% Balatoc Min., P. 14 Benguet Consols, P. 14 Benguet Expl. P. .22 Big Wedges, F. .39 Coco Grove, P...88 Consolidated Mines, P. .044 Demonstrations, P. 95

E. Mindanao, P. 42

Ipo Gold, P. 30

I. X. L. P. 1.85

Igens, P. 1.90

Min. Res., P. 41 Masbate Cons., P. .58 Northern Min, P. .20% Paracalo Gumaua, P. .89 Salacot Min, P. 07 San Mauricio, F. 3.40 Suyoc Consols, P. .54 United Paracale, P. 1,55 Gum Golds, P. 38%

Landa, Hotels, elc.

H. and S. Hotels, $5.70 sn. H. K. Lands, $344 n. H. K. Lands, 4% Deben.

2018

S'hal Lands, Sh. $16 n. Metropolitan Lands, Sh. $10. n. Humphries, $9.40 b

Canadian Pacific

Trans-Pacific Empress of Japan Empress of Canado Empress of Russia Empress of Asla Trans-Canada

The Dominion Soo-Dominion Train 2

Trans-Atlantic

Empress of Britain Empress of Australia Duchess of Atholl Duchess of Bedford Duchess of Tuchmond Duchess of York Montcalm Montrose Montclare,

EMPRESS OF CANADA

sails for VANCOUVER

via SHANGHAI, JAPAN & HONOLULU

st NOON

Information from Telephone 20752

II. K, Realties, $4.60 n. Chinese Estates, $76 n. China Renities, Sh. $4 n. China Debent. $60 n.

Public Utilities,

TUESDAY

JANUARY 26th

EMPRESS OF JAPAN

sails for MANILA FRIDAY, JANUARY 29th

TRAVEL "EMPRESS"

SIZE

- SPEED

H. K. Tramways, $12.60 A. Peak Trams, (old), $0 n. Peak Trams, (new), $2% n. Star Ferries, (old), $93 s. Yaumati Ferrica (old), $25 n. China Lights, $13.00 b. China Lights, (now), $10.30 n. H. K. Electric, $56 sa. Macno Electric, $20 n. Sandakan Lights, $10 n. Telephono (old), $30.25 n. Telephone (now), $10% n. China Buses. Sh. $114 n. Singapore Tractions, 27/- 1. Singapore Pref., 27/- n.

Industriala.

Cald: Mieg. (ald), Sh. $191⁄2

T.T.

SERVICE

Canadian Pacific

Demand

UNION BUILDING.

EXCHANGE-

Selling

| T.T..Shanghai

T.T. Singapore TT. Japun T.T. India T.T. U.S.A. T.T. Manila T.T. Batavia T.T. Bangkok

T.T. Sulgon

TT. France TT. Germany T.T. Switzerland TT. Australia T.T. Lisbon

Buying

4 m/s, L/C, London

4 m/s, D/P. do

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

1.30 d/s. India

4 m/s, France

Cald: Macg. (Pref.), Sh. $15 n. U.S. Cross rate in London

Canton Tees, $2.05 n.

Cement. $11 n.

H. K. Ropes, $2.50 1.

Stores, &c. Dairy Farm, $22

Watson, $4

n.

n.

Lane Crawfords, $61⁄4 n. Sinceres, $2% n.. Wing. On (H.K), $50 n.

Colton Mills.

Ewo Cottons, Sh. $15.50 b. S'hai Cottons, (old), Sh. $85 b. S'hal Cottons; (now), Sb.: $60 b. Zoong Sings, $81

Is. 27%d.

.15. 2 d.

1024%

.6234

100%

#1%

.30%

149

01%

0.51

.132

1/01/4

0$70

.1/3.6/32 .1/3.7/32

.03%

.4.00%

Wing On Textiles, Sh. 844-1.

Miscellaneous.

n.

II. K. Entertainments. $4 Constructions (old), $1% n. Constructions (new), 121⁄2 cts. Vibro Piling. $5.50 n.. Chi Govt. 6% 1825 GBBds

93%

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

II. K. Govt. 8%% Loan 8% pim Wallace Harpers. $4 m.

A dramatic photograph of the fire at its height. Fifty bodies were recovered from two carriages shown above.

THE

RTUE FUNNE

BLUE

LINE

REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES

FREIGHT AND

LONDON SERVICE

MENESTHEUS sails 27 Jan. for Marseilles, Casablanca, L'don, Rotterdam, Hamburg & Ginsgow salls 9 Feb. for Mar'les London, Rotterdam & Glasgow

AENEAS

LIVERPOOL SERVICE

EUMAEUS

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

NEW YORK SERVICE

GLAUCUS sails 23. Jan, for Boston, N.Y., Philadelphia & Baltimore via Manila, Batavia, Straits & Cape of Good Hope PACIFIC SERVICE (via Kobe, Nagoya and

Yokohama)

·TYNDAREUS sails 9th Feb. for Victoria, Vancouver & Seattle INWARD

PYRRHUS TEUCER THESEUS

SERVICE

Due 25 Jan. From U. K. via Straits Due 29 Jan. From Europe via Straits Due Feb.". From U. K. via Straits

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

For freight, passage rates and Information apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.

Tel 30333.

Agents.

Triestina

Lloyd

1. Connaught Road, C.

NEXT SAILINGS

To Shanghai

To Italy

Tulims)

"Victoria" Jan. 25.

"Victoria" Feb. 1.

SPECIAL RETURN TICKETS.

Validity 100 days at greatly reduced cost allowing 24 months stay in Europe. Special concessions to in and 2nd class travellers to London.

Fares to Venice, Trieste, Genoa and Return. £137, £88, £50. Special Two Months' Round Trip Tickets At Reduced Ratos

To BOMBAY

COLOMBO

SINGAPORE

SHANGHAI.

£44

£41

£18

£12

£25 £21

£22.

£19

£13 E 9

£11

£ 6

ROUND THE WORLD tickets issued at Special Redured Rates in; connection with all the Trans-Pacific & Trans-Atlantic Conference Lines. ITALIA & CONSULICH LINES Agents for the sale of through and independent tickets to North, Central and South American ports via Italy. THROUGH TICKETS TO LONDON-23 days-Special facilities for despatch by train of heavy baggage with liberal free allowance.

INTERCHANGEABLE RETURN TICKETS With the Dollar Linca on very favourable conditions.

LLOYD TRIESTINO

P.O. Box 148. Tel Addr" "Lloydiano" Telephones Nos. 32082/3. Canton Agents:-DODWELL & CO., LTD., Shamcen..

BARBER-WILHELMSEN

LINE

MONTHLY SERVICE

To

NEW YORK

Via SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES

́& PANAMA CANAL PORTS. NEXT SAILING

+

M.S. "TAI YANG"

on

16th FEBRUARY

EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION

FOR 12 PASSENGERS.

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Agents.

Hongkong Bank Bldg.

THE

Telephone: 28021..

SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC

TRAVEL BY THE

CO LTD

SWEDISH MOTORSHIPS

TO

ANTWERP

FOR

£54

M.V. "NANKING" sailing M.V. "SHANTUNG" sailing M.V. "CANTON sailing

GILMAN & CO., LTD. Hongkong.

6th April, 6th May

6th Juno.

Agents:

G. E. HUYGEN, Canton

GOING HOME SOON?

THEN TRAVEL BY

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

AT NEW REDUCED RATES

Sailings from Hongkong

To SHANGHAI-KOBE

Eridan

To MARSEILLES via Salgen. Singapore, Colombo, DjDORU (Aden), Bues,, Port-Sabi

7th Feb. 1937 Jean Laborde 28th Jan, 1937 Felix Roussel 19th Feb., 1837 Aramis

Sacca 8th Feb, 1937 Pres. Doumer 6th Mar., 1037 Eridan. Mimi Feb. 1937 Chenonceaux”,20th Mar, 1837. Felix Roussol' 9th Man, 1937. Athos II

2nd Apr. 1037| Pres, Dolunar 23rd Mar., 1937.

MOM CieDas MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

AP

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