P & O-BRITISH INDIA-APCAR AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS
Taking Cargo For
Straits, Java, Burma, Ceylon,
India, Persian Gulf, Mauritius,
East and South Africa, Australia, Red Sea, Egypt, Europe..
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY
DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS
UNDER CONTRACT WITH H.M. GOVERNMENT
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. and all sailings are subject to change or deviation with or without notice"
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL SAILINGS
From
8.5.
Tons
Hoag Kon
Aboul
*ALIPORE ***SOUDAN
5,000
7,000
RANCHI
17,000
Kidderpore 1, 5,000'
CATHAY 15,000 *BURDWAN) 0,000|
Rajputana
RANPURA
17,000
17,000
• Cargo only.
Destination.
27 Mar, Į Straits & Bonbay.
27th Mar, Marseilles, Havre, London, Hambur
Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull.
3rd Apr.Bombay, Marseilles & London.
3rd Apr.Strails & Boo
17th Apr. Marseilles &
24th Apr. Marsellies, Havre, London, Hamburg
Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull.
1st May: Marseilles & London.
18th May. Bombay, Marseilles & London.
† Calls Casablanca.
All vessels may call at Malta.
Calls Tangier.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILING
TALMA
10,000
1st Apr.)
SIRDHANA 8,000
10th Apr.
SHIRALA 8,000
24th Apr.
TILAWA
10,000
11th May
SANTHIA 8,000
22nd May,
Singapore,
Sweltenham, Port
Penang, Rangoon & Calcutta.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS
NANKIN
7,000
NELLORE · „TANDA
7,000
2.000
3rd Apr.;
1st May Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydasy,
4th June
Melbourne & Hobart,
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
*BURDWAN
SHIRALA
0,000 8,000.
Rajputana 17,000
7,000
NELLORE
*SOMALI 8,000 TILAWA 10,000
Cargo only..
25th Mar. Shanghal & Japan.
1st Apr. Amoy, Shanghai & Japan.
1st Apr. Shanghai & Japan. 4th Apr. Shanghal & Japan.
15th Apr.1 Shanghot & Japan.
15th Apr. Amoy, Shanghai & Japan.
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. For further Information, Passage, Freight, Handbook, etc., apply to
The Agents. Phone 27721
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P&O BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG
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Marseilles
London
1st. 2nd. 3rd.
Class Class Class A. £78 £62 £39
B. £75 £59 £38
A. £85 £67 *£44
B. £82 £64 *£43
2nd Class from Marseilles to London by Rall
Speed
Luxury
Economy!
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TEL 2605T
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To AUSTRALIA, Calling at Manila, Thursday Is., CAIRNS Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.
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British Steamers:
(Oil Burners) FASTEST & MOST UP-TO-DATE STEAMERS IN THE SERVICE
OPEN AIR SWIMMING POOL
ELECTRIC LAUNDRY, BARBER SHOP,
AND STEWARDESS CARRIED.
SURGEON
Enjoy Your Leave in Australia and New Zealand. Hong Kong to Sydney-10 Days.
FIRST CLASS FARË TO SYDNEY, £7G RETURN
STEAMER
IN CHANGTE
TAIPING.
CHANGTE
TAIPING
LONDON (via Australia) from £127.16... - (Australian Newspapers on ale).
'Duo H'Kong Leaves H'Kong Leaves Manila Due Sydney
9. Apr.
16 Apr.
19. Apr.
5 May
11 May
18 May
21 May
8 June
15 June 18 June
6 June 4 July
9 July
'16 July · ́¡' 19 July
4 Auk
AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE, LIMITED.
Sallings subject to alteration without notice.
for Freight or Passage, apply, to: aval
Butterfield & Swire. Agents-Hong Kong China-Japan
Telephone. 30332.
THE HONGKONG
METAL THEFT
EPIDEMIC
TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1937.
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
FURTHER. BATCH OF YESTERDAY'S CABLED
CASES
Another batch of men charged with stealing Iron and other metal from various parts of the Colony Was brought before Mr. K. Keen at the Central Magistracy this morning,
QUOTATIONS
The following quotations are the middle prices at the close of the market in London un: March 22. All quotations are subject to confirmation and no responsibility la tumed for errors in tratamission.
Gown 191....
Lo Hung, aged 18, unemployed, a war tann was accused of stealing an iron railing 4 Bonde 198 (Eng. from the garden of No. 2 Basilea, the bold Bands 1925-47 residence of Mr. A Ritz Lance-1 Los 1908
said defendant wallery Loan 101 Sergeant Matches arrested by a constable with the ironiness Imperial Bly in his possession, and admitted taking | 54% Honen fly 1900 4t from No. 2 Basilea. Defendant tukuning Itly 1911 was bound over in the sum of $25 Lung Taing U. Hai ty
to be of good behaviour for SIX to months
Pleading guilty to the larceny of two brass window fasteners from No. 12 Kennedy Road, Yeung Ting, a 52- year-old unlicensed marine hawker: was sentenced to one month's hard labour. Detective Sergeant Cashman prosecuted.
B
A
Bhal-Nanking Riy
Tent l'ukow fur (Erik) Tent-Pakow Ry (Ger) TanPukow Air (trit Stod Bupla), AKAAN
Tient-Pukom Rly (Ga
Stpd Hup Loan)
Japan Beerling 1907
Japan Sterling 1024
Last To-day's I'tice Price #102 1014
1024 152 101 101 10036 190
92
06
ivi
0212
GO
HEN
炼
61
T.
15%%%
15%
1.K. A Bhai Bking Corps Chinee Engineering
114′′
19/120/- 17/1 12/0
79 German Jns Loan 1921 Chartered Bank
Mining derer)
chosen Corpn
Co
Arrested in Pottinger Street yester- day by a detective who suspected a Pekin Syndicate **** bulge under his jacket, Cheng King, Bhal Electele Construction aged 35, unemployed, was charged shal Waterworks “A; with the larceny of five water meter Union Insurance Hoo
Gula Kalumpong Rubber covers from five different addresses Allled Irgatoondera In Gutzlaff, Cochrane and Wellington Asetated & Electrical Streets.
dustries....... Autin Motors, ord
Cable & N.c. "A", ord
Detective-Sergeant C. T. Byron said defendant admitted talking the nt-Amer Tob bearer] water meter covers from the ad-Cammell, Laird, and ....
the Mexican Eagle dresses in the early hours of
Courtaulda morning. There was nothing known ballers against him. Cheng was sentenced to a total of fifteen
weeks labour.
hard
25
union Rubber
General Electric (England) Guinness (A) Son & C.. Hawker Siddeley Alecraft Bristol Aeroplaneet ord Impeclat Chemlenla Imperial Tobacco
Marks & Spenéer "A" ord
0., Bazaars Rolls Royce
Nutare
Tate & Lyle
Turner & Newali United Steel
Caught by an Indian constable Inside a house under the control of the Government, Lo Chul, aged 20, unemployed, was brought before Mr. Keen charged with the theft of brass Axtures from No. 80 Robinson Road,
the property of the
Govern
Smethwick Drop Forgin ment. Lance-Sergeant Matches
suld
Armstrong. Stevens ........... the house was formerly occupied by Preward Steel. Com
Chinese who had fled from the Vicken
Woolworth Colony, and the house was seized by Ant-thach the Government. On Sunday, an ebber Plantation Interi Indian
noise Inside constable heard the house, and on entering, found de-Burma Corph' Kendant with the brass fixtures in his possession. Sentence of two months hard labour was imposed.
nirot Trust
Commonwealth Mining
Marwan Investments Randfontein Faisten Explorations Co Sub-Nigel
Tanami Gold Maing
Furmah
Wong Tin, 30-your-old unemploy-Akatraman
lee
Notes
ed, was accused of stealing a piece Shell Trainport (bearer) of iron worth 30 cents from the new 85% Sterling
(Vicker) building under construction in
| Ari Canton-Kowloun Kly House Street. He was bound over in $50 for a period of one year. Sub-Inspector W, Armitt prosecuted.
Brought before the Court on re- mand, Tong Ng. 30, coolie, admitted being in unlawful possession of twe "lengths of Iron at Hobinson "Nönü near Park Road on Sunday. He was ordered to sign a bond for $10 to be of good behaviour for six months.
Suffolk Due Back
AFTER EXTENSIVE
ALTERATIONS.
1024
30
-
3415
63/-
10/2
51/2
45)-
30 **
22/- ግ'
125/134, 123/14
11/1642 10/104
52/132 63/3
11+/- 112/0
14/0
15/0
47/9
120/0 132/-
13/4
33/434
55/9
3074% 80/4
פן דר
161/18 181/10
81/10% 82/0 B07-
50%
127/6 120/3 103/0 In3/9 R2/1 B4/B 104% 1017-
31/41% 31/4% 24/0 za/
11/754 11/15 31/3 31/8 93/0 43/9 70744 70/- 40/6
4870
471-
22/0
23/0
r/10
28/0
28/0
02/-
61/8
0/-
9/-
*//***
235/ 21/15 1/1 121/4" 120/- 113% 111/10% 194741⁄2 129/4
כן
50% 65
....Reuter.
SHARP NOTE TO BRITAIN
(Continued from Page 1)
effective operation the supervision sclicme
earliest possible at the moment. The Government would do everything in its power to expedite the solution of other pressing pro- blems in connection with the situation in Spain, including the withdrawal of Foreign nationals taking part in the conflict.
MEETING POSTPONED
NEW YORK STOCK
EXCHANGE MARKET LOWER
YESTERDAY:
New York, Mar. 22. S, C. & F. Dow Jones Summary of yesterday's markets:-The market to-day was dull and the Dow-Jones averages revealed one of the worst declines for the
Concern the year. spread and major operators retired to the side-lines as a precaution, Steels, rails and motors, led by
Chrysler all crumpled on late
வா
liquidation. Utilitles allowed the best realstance, despite the fact that the that the average showed new lows for year, Metals weakened, Anaconda breaking
nearly four points. Mercantiles dropped from fractions to two points, strikke prospects having killed Bales. Curb stocks and bonds were both lower, with United States Government issues renching new lowe.
S. C. & F.. Wall Street Journal morning comment:-Market psycho- logy cautious, the labour issue being the market's immediatė pro- blem. It is gossiped that Remington- Rand production up to the present this year shows a 50% Increnso over. the same period of last year. There has been
buying of copper
shares.
Botne
S. C. & F. New York office cables: Stock: The market to-day was sharply off on a comparatively light as the more volume of business, unsatisfactory Inbour situation creces uneasiness
and keeps prospective
IN THE GRILL ROOM HONGKONG HOTEL TO-NIGHT
TILL FRIDAY
THIS WEEK.
DINNER DANCE
AND ENTERTAINMENT BY
CEDRIC
and
ARLINDA
DANCING VIRTUOSOS
SATURDAY 27th MARCH, TILL 3 A.M. SPECIAL IN THE ROOF GARDEN NON-DINERS $2.-
buyers on the side-lines. There are THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD. no indications of any heavy liquida-
tion, most of which appears to be professional.
The extent of the current decline indicates the prospect of a very sharp rally if
if the
Chrysler strike is settled or other favourable i We news develops. would maintain well-established positions and be
in repared to
the groups to buy slocks recently mentioned as favoured, if news improves. The Times business; index for the week was against 100.7 the revised index for last week and 92.4 for the corres- ponding period of last year.
100,0
35
Colton: There was no follow-up to the advance here, apart from the market. response of the Liverpool Profit-taking was met on up-tuậnɛ. and more attention Is belug paid to repeated reports of a ten to fifteen per cent Increase in acreage and to the cusiness of stocks. Consumption reports are favourable,
When: It is rumoured that the restriction of Argentine supplies would divert demand to Canadian, pending our own new crop becoming
now
available und Winnipeg is reflecting this possibility.
Russian crop reports are unfavourable. Eng- Innd has bought somt
Australian supplies There have been bene- felul rains in the West. There has been a visible decrease in supplies of 1,503,000 bushels.
and
Corn! There has been a small movement of supplies to the market. There is no selling pressure prices are very steady on the small volume of trade. There has been a visible decrease in supplics of 105,000 bushels.
evi- The meeting of the International Rubber: The factories are. Committee on Non-Intervention in dently holding off in the hope that Spain, which was provisionally ar- the increased quotas will relieve the ranged for this afternoon to give final supply situation and, in the mean- approval to the appointments under time, they are making Inrouds com the scheme of supervision, was post- their stocks. There has been 110 poned until to-morrow when a meet- follow-up here and buying was the Chinn Station for nearly two will also be held... The latter has belish stocks show a decrease of 1,453 the Chairman's sub-committee largely from foreign sources. Eng- years. The well-known cruiser and fore it outstanding questions, includ- tons. former flagship had the important Ing the withdrawal of volunteers and task assigned her of taking to Eng-financial assistance to rival parties Jand the Chinese treasures shown at
H.M.S. Suffolk is due here on Thursday, having been absent from tnx of
T
REUTER QUOTATIONS
the Spanish conflict-British Dow Jones Averages Mar. 20. Mar, 22, the Burlington Art Exhibition, a task Wireless..
30 Industrials ...... 184.04 which insurance difficulties made Im-j possible for the ardinory merchant- man,
- The Suffolk has undergone re- commission and an extensive rent at Home and, though the nature of the alterations have not been described it is likely that she will have con- siderably changed in appearance since she was last here.
ADDIS ABABA MASSACRE
20 Rails
20 Utilities.
40 Bonds
02.58
62.79
101.95
11 Commodity Index 70.14
178.82
09.18
31.02
191.05
. 70.50
London, Mar. 22. In reply to a question in Partio- tigators to be sent to Addis Ababa to ment, Mr. Eden said a copy of the report on the recent massacres, had Note sent by the Emperor at this morning been received at the Ethiopia to the Secretary-General of Foreign Ofce and is at present under the League, asking for League Inves-examination.--British Wireless.
THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
OF HONGKONG, LIMITED.
BUILDERS OF ALL CLASSES OF SHIPS.
BUILDERS OF RECIPROCATING STEAM ENGINES. BUILDERS OF MARINE AND LAND BOILERS. -BUILDERS OF TURBINE MACHINERY
Under Licence From Messrs. Parsons.
BUILDERS OF DIESEL ENGINES
Under Special Licence From Mossrs. Sulzer Bros., Winterthur.
Licensed To Manufacture Lanz Perlit Iron, Specially Suitable For Internal Combustion Engine Working Parts.
DOCK & SLIPWAYS
FOR DOCKING VERY LARGE, AS WELL AS SMALLER · VESSELS,
ON ANY TIDE.
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REPAIRS
AND EXTENSIVE WELDING, BOTH ELECTRICAL AND
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HONGKONG, CHINA & JAPAN-
ENYK
JE
San Francisco via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
Chichibu Maru
Tateuta Maru
Asama Mer
Seattle & Vancouver.
Hikawa Maru
Hiye Maru
Now York via Panama.
+Noto Maru
Noshiro Maru
Wed, 31st March Tues., 20th April Wod., 12th May
Mon., 29th March Mon, 12th April
Thurs., 1st April Sat., let May
South America (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu,
Los Angeles, Mexico & Panama,
Atagto Maru
Heiyo Maru
London, Marsoillos, Antwerp
Kashima-Maru Yasukuni Maru
Hakone Maru..
Liverpool via Port Said,
and Marsellies..
+Lima Maru
Wed, 14th April
Thurs., 13th May
& Rotterdam.
-Sat, 27th March ... Fri, 9th April
.Sat, 24th April.
Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piraeus,
Sun., 11th April
Sydney & Melbourne via Manila & Ports.
Atsuta Maru ....
Kitano Maru ....
Sat., 27th March
.. Wed., 24th April-
“Bombay via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
†Toyama Maru
No. I. Yoshida Maru
Calcutta via Singaporo, Penang
+Toba Maru ..
Tottori Maru
Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.
Suwa Maru............. Fushimi Maru
Hakozaki Maru
† Cargo Only.
Sun., 28th March
Tues., 30th March'' & Rangoon,
Thurs., 25th March Mon.; 5th April
Sat., 27th March
10th April
Sut
Fri., 23rd April
General Passenger Agents in the Oriont for the CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE.
Tal, 30291.
BARBER-WILHELMSEN
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MONTHLY SERVICE
To
NEW YORK
· Via SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES: & PANAMA CANAL PORTS. NEXT:SAILING
M.S. "TAI PING YANG"
on
18th APRIL
EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION
FOR 12 PASSENGERS.--
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Agents.
Hongkong Bank Bldg.
LETTER THIEF'S
TRICK
་
TAKES ROLE OF BOGUS POSTMAN
Telephone 28021.
Sergeant Mottram said that about 11.30 am. yesterday Postman No. 81 was delivering letters at No. 111 First Street when he saw defendant hold- ing three letters in his hand. He questioned him and then took him to No. 7 Police Station. There defen- A trick to get "cumshow" by tak-dant stated that he had not really 'Intended to steal the letters: but the Ing letters from boxes and then intended to hand them to #delivering them led to the appear- addressers in' the guise of a travelling ance before Mr. W. Schofield at trader, and get a tip for them. Central Magistracy this morning of CAMERA C Pun Tam, a 27-year-old unemployedA fine of $50, or six weeks hard
labour," was imposed.
man.
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