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RAJPUTAN

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P & O-BRITISH INDIA-APCAR AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS

Taking Cargo For

J

Straits, Java, Burma, Ceylon, East and South Africa', Australia, India, Persian Gulf, Mauritius, Red Sea, Egspi, Europe. PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS

UNDER CONTRACT WITH H.M. GOVERNMENT

All dates are approximale and subject to alteration without notice. and all callings are subject to change or deviation with or without notice."

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL SAILINGS

From

Hong Jong

About

8.8.

Tons

Destination

*JEYPORE ·5,000

CARTHAGE 14,000

10th Mar. 1Stralts & Bombay. 20th Mar. Marseilles & London.

*ALIPORE

5,000

26th Mar. Strolls & Bombay.

"SOUDAN

7,000

RANCHI

17.000

CATHAY

*Kidderpore

5,000 15,000 "BURDWAN 0,000)

Cargo only.

27th Mhr. Marseilles, favre, London, Hamburg.

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull.

3rd Apr. Dombay, Marsellies & London.

3rd Apr. Straits & Bombay.

170 Apr. Marseilles & London,

24th Apr. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull.

+ Calls Carabinnen,

All vessels may call at Malta.

Calls Tangler.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILING

TALMA

10,000

30th Mar.

SIRDHANA 3,000

SHIRALA

TILAWA

3,000 10,000

10th Apr. 24th Apr. 11th May 22nd May

SANTHIA 8,000)

Singapore, Port Swettenham,

Penang, Rangoon & Calcutta.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS

NANKIN

NELLORE TANDA

7,000

7,000

7,000

3rd Apr. Is May 4th June

Manila, Rabad, Brisbane, Sydney. Melbourne & Hobart.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

SIRDITANA 8,00015 Mar.. B n.m. [Amoy, Shanghai & Japan,

·CATHAY

10th Mar. Shanghal & Japan.

1st Apr. Amoy, Shanghal & Japan.

.5.000

BURDWAN

3,000

SHINALA

26th Mar. Shanghal & Jupun.

000

Rajputana 17,000

NELLORE

7,000

"SOMALI

8,000

• Cargo, only.

1st Apr. Shanghai & Japan,

4th Apr. Shanghai & Japan.

15th Apr.Shanghai & Jopen..

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. For further Information. Pazsoge, Freight, Handbook, etc., apply to

The Agents, . Phono 27721

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P:& OTBUILDING? CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG:

NYK.

San Francisco via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

Chichibu Maru

Tatsuta Maru ..

Asama Maru

Seattle & Vancouver,

Hikawa Maru

Hiye Maru

Now York via Panama.

*Noto Maru

Noto Maru

South America (West Coast)

Wed., 31st March Tues., 20th Aug. Wed., 12th May

Mon, 29th March Wed., 12th May

.Thurs., 1st April

Sat., let May

via Japan, Honolulu,

Los Angeles, Mexico & Panama,

Atagto Maru

Heiyo Maru

Wed, 14th April

London, Marscilles, Antwerp & Rotterdam.

Kashima Maru

Yasukuni Maru

Hakone Maru

THE HONGKONG

ARE THE “HIGHERS”. WORTH WHILE?

(Continued from Poge B.J

rather spoils one's general education, since, in order to obtain lí, n certala amount of specialisation is very often necessary,

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St. Louis Dlucs... The Four Crot- chets.

never

MARCH 18, 1937.

U.S. COMMODITY PRICES

LATEST CABLED

QUOTATIONS...

The following quotations, as the New York commodity exchange are issued by Reuter.

May

10.30. Dance Music. Fox-Trot-Yonkee Doodle went to Town; Fox-Trot-Stop! Lockt Not only pupils and parents but and listen; Fox-Trot. Intermezzo employers too are at fault in foster- Quivering Quavers; Slow Fox-Trot ing this wicked system of examina- Dance of the Gndly; Slow Fox-Trot lons. One frequently sees adver-Nightfall;" Fax-Trot--Way_down fisements for youths and maidens, yondo in New Orleans; Fox-Trot March who "must have Leaving Certificate." I've got the world on a string; Fox- Which proves. of course, that em- Trot-Mood Indigo: Fox-Trot-Také ployers do not fully understand what my heart; Waltz-Stars In my eyes. the certificate is, since it may con- 11 p.m. Close Down. tain passes in subjects quilo irrele vant to the job in question, If the advertisement stated, "Must have L.C. in Spanish, dynamles, mathema→ tics, and Gaelic," then the applicant

Janguages and several dimensions!

|

would know where he was-in two

Sacrifice of the Majority

But this is purely destructive criti- clam, Let us seek the remedy. If the Leaving Certlilente is not what it is supposed to be and serves no purpose except us a substitute for the University Preliminary Examin-

is to take its place? ation--what

If we must, as I

as I fear, have exam- Inations, then for goodness sako let them be of a saner and more useful nature. How many of

Us ever have

to transinte description of the set- ting sun into French after we leave school? How

many ever need to know by heart all the rivers

any)

in Mexico? Or the dates of Aboukir, Agadir. and

Agamemnon? If wo need to know them, we look them up Hike intelligent humans, and enjoy doing it, because we do it for plea- nure

not Just to pass the

"Higher

That Is my main point-that the "Highers" destroy any real love of learning in many pupils, and, be cause of failure, produce a feeling of} inferiorlly in others.

Let the new certificate consist of a detailed report from the headmaster and founded

un the pupil's work over severel years. The new examin- allens could take the form of essays

many

subjects. In them the pupil would have the chance, of ex- pressing himself in his own way, and could show the results of his studies quite us well as in the present form of torture.

At present secondary education is for the prospective student and pot for the average boy and girl. We need both, but there is no reason why the majority should suffer for the minority. And the worry of the "Highers" does mean

suffering to many. Is it worth while?

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

MARKET HIGHER

YESTERDAY

DAVENTRY" PROGRAMMES

The following wave-lengths and frequencies nded by Daventry;

Alin Frequency Wavelength

8,100 kA. 40.69 metre

•

-000-ke

$1:35-meČTEN

11.10 metro 23.63

metres

16.30 tren

July

New York Cotton

October December January Spot ...

14.03/04

deleted

14.40/41

14.28/29

14.23/25

14.17/18

13.00/57

13.55/57

13.50/50

13.50/50

13.50/51

13.51/51

15.00

14.08

New York Rubber

| March

May

24.081

25.00 n

25.03/03

23.88/08

25.13/15

25.16/18

25.16/18

25.17/19

25.18/19

25.22/22

July

September

December

GSA

CAB

GSC

0,585 k..

(520)

15,70 J.

GAE

21,865

25.28

OXF

16.140 ke,

19.83 zeiten

GSC

17,700 k...

fish

21470 ke

GAT

16.100 ..

(18J

21,040

4,110 k..

GBO

15.10.

· 19.75 -' roste

GSP

18.310 k..

19.80 metres

Transmission I

May

18.91 metres

- 19.48. metres

19.00 M

49.10 metres

4 (0.8.3. 08.0,, 0.3.0,) 4 p.m. Biz Bent. The

Handler.

Total sales:-4,920 tons.

Chicago Whient

137 /137 138/138 July

124 /123% 122/4/1223% Lincolnshire Sept. ... 120 /120 121/1213%

Tuesday's sales: 41,105,000 bushela

Chicago Corn

100%/100% 100%/100%

4,22 m.

5 p.m.

all Marku." Food for Thought,"

jalka on matters Interest.

The short of topkal

5.20 p.m. An Orgon Toglia by Maurice May Vinden, from the Concert Hall, July Broadening Hou

6.40 p.m. Theo News, and Announcements. Greenwich Time Bignal at 5.40 p.m. Transmission 2

(0.8.1, 0.8.0, GRI 7.DL.

7,30 p.m.

Sept.

Bila Ben, Variations In Byncope May tlen, by the Borell Trio and July Herschel IIonlern {Canadiasi Tianlih •

Oct.

John Londoner at Home-ti 3 p.m. A Short Violoncello Recital by

Marjorie Alexan 8.15 p.m. The Trocadero Cinema Or.

thestrs.

8.66 p.m. The News and Announcements, Greenwich Time Signal at 0.15 p.m. 9.15 p.m. Brays Dand Mond

0.31 p.m. Food for Thought." Three hott talks on matters of topleni Interest.

Transmission 9

(0.8.0.,

10 p.m.

10.34

OH.FS GOMA

HIS Ben

Or,

onted by

The R.U.C. Theatre

Leila Rally

100 100% 105%/100% 100%/100% 100%/100%

Winnipeg Wheat

13416/134 130%/130% 131%/131% 133/1337% 121/121 1234/124

Kill Kidney

Trouble Quick

Thousanda of mufferers from Kidnày m. Ezmobook for 1012. 1' trouble and Bladder.

weakness have Charles Brewer. With the B.U.C. Circles Under Byar. Awollen Ankinn, and stopped Getting Up Nights Low Talas, Theatre Orchestre, conducted by Nervousness, Stitches, Rheumatism, Diz. Mark J. Lubbock.

11.10 p.m. The Central Band of Majesty's Royal Air Force,

sinema, Faubago, Burning, itching, Smart- 3xing, Acidity and Loss of Vigour by a Doc

tor's now discovery called Crator (Binx- [Jax), Gently soothek, tonek, clauna, and

12 m, 'Yarlety. 12.30 am. The Nawe and Announcements Greenwich Time Signal at 12.45. 12.50 m. Dance Music.

leadership when the market becomes more active.

3. C. & F. New York office cables: Stocks: The market to-day was r regular, the easier undertone being re- flected, in the weakness of Government bonds.

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Cotton: Ingation toik continues, but there is an increasing tendency to anticipate reactions, causing more two-sided market. The strength of K distant positions reflects the and- cipated new crop demand due to large forward textile sales, The labour situation is very unsettled. Out of 12 leading brokers, 10 are bullish and 2 are neutral,

...

Now York, Mar. 17. S. C. & F. Dow Jones Summary of yesterday's markets: The market to- Wheat. There are unconfirmed re- day was irregularly higher, ied by ports of possible restriction of Argen- rails, the buying of which followed online exports. Argentine shippers are an agreement on a pension plait, which reported 15 be re-buying contracis. it is estimated with save the railroads England and the United Kingdom $50,000,000 yearly, Southern Pacific, bought Argentine wheat to-day. The Pennsylvania, Baltimore, & Ohio, Government weekly crop report is Illinois Central and Missouri Pacine favourable. There was a late easiness reached new highs. Sicels were high-on profl-taking.

er, but early turned irregular: United Com: There was little change in States steel showed small gains, witile the supply and demand situation, but Bethlehem steel was lower Some the early opening of navigation is ex- utilitles showed small gains on a bass pected to release the Argentine corn of reported foreign buying. The

de-

now in Canadian ports.

eline In the price of lead weakened Rubber: Singapore reports that American smelting, but other non- there is little prospect of Malaya pra-

KIW

BOOT POUSH

AM

ferrous shares were steady. Bonds ducing a 90 per cent, quota im-Soo the KIWI trade mark on were lower, while curb stocks were mediately. Early relief in the Lon-overy tin of shoo polish you Irregularly higher.

don and New York scarcity is im-

S. C. & F. Wall Street Journal probable. The market is nervous and. Morning Comment:-Rubber shares irregular.

REUTER QUOTATIONS

are still prime favourities, based on tumoured first quarter earnings, The Streol is pleased that Governor Eccles' statement contained-no hint of higher Dow Jones Averages:

There was some buying of margins.

sugar producing shares. There was

1936-37

High Low Mar. 17

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some foreign buying of Baltimore & 30 Industrials Ohio railroad shares. The Street 20 Rails.... tears that there is a fair-sized spot 20 Ulities Intereat In General Motors and 40. Bonds Chrysler shares. Brokers believe that 11. Commodity coppers and steels will regain their

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Mon., 22nd March

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Sat., 27th March Wed., 24th April

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