THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH.
TUESDAY,
JULY
27,
1937.
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THE "STAR" FERRY CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Notice la hereby given that an Interim Dividend of $2.00 per Shure has been declared, for the of nif year ended 30th June, 1937, catalogue flower and vegetable seeds is now payable on Thursday, 5th August, ready. Ask for a copy ut The 1937, on which date Dividend Clover Flower Shop, Gloucester Warrants may be obtained on application at the Office of the Company, Kowloon.
Arende,
CORRESPONDENCE
St. John's Cathedral Fete
To the Editor,
Hongkong Telegraph Sir.--Will all your readers (1) who are interested In St. John's Cathe- dral, (f) who like the atmosphere of an old fashioned English, parish fenst, (ii) who are thinking of or- ranging any function of any kind, offein!, sporting, or philanthrople tbernuse we do not want to clash)--- In fact, will all your readers kindly
that the note
Cathedral
Fete, a the
festival unprecedented In Colony's history, will take place on October 107
The Register of Shares of the from Company will be closed Wednesday, 28th July to Thurs- day, 5th August, 1937, both days Inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
F. II. CRAPNELL,
Secretary. Hongkong, 4th July, 1937.
WATER LEVELS
FOR WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS
The ver Conservancy Bureau for Kwangling Province taxes the following at-elort on water levels, in metres, for the
West. North and Fast Rivers:
1937 Highest Lowest
W.L.. W.L. on
29/7
20/7
2.09 +3.11
+1.771.75
on
The scene of the Fete, and the tractions which, It is hoped, will
Place of the outstanding Observation record record ot make it one events of 1937, will by your kind-West Fiver at
Wuchow 42420 -0.70 ness, be revealed a little later.
West River at
For the moment, the thing is to
book the date, Saturday, October 10,
1937.
H. W. BAINES.
VIA
North River at
North River at
TO THE CINEMAS
"Green Light" (King's Theatre, to-day).---A__finely modulated film. with Errol Flynn, Anita Louise, Sir Cedric Hardwicke giving memorable performances.
"I Met Ilim In Paris" (Queen's and Alhambra Theatres, to-day),—— comedy-romance with
Delightful
Claudette Colbert at her best, and assisted by Melvyn Douglas and Robert Young
"Hell Below" (Oriental Theatre, lo-day).--One of the best of the old favourites which are being brought back to Hongkong to delight theatre patrons. One of the most spectacu- lar flms ever made.
"Mamma Steps Oul" (Majestic Theatre to-day) -Hilorious picture [featuring Guy Kibbce and Alice Brady. Others who contribute to a highly enjoyable Alm arc Betty Furness and Stanley Morner.
U.S.
COMMODITY PRICES
LATEST CABLED
QUOTATIONS
New York, July 20. The following quotations on the New York commodity exchange are issued by Reuter:
+
New York Cotton
11.23/23 10.05/97 11.13/14 10.90/92 11.13/13 10.04/97 10.08/08 11.03/03 11.40
11.10/10
11.25/25
11.72
October December January
Shishing +12.50
Tangyuen 820
Steamshul 8.41 1.52 Enst Iver at
1.00 1.00 0.37 -- 0.40
0.40 ++-0.37
March May Spot
July
September
December..
January
18.01/03 18.05n
March
May
18.71/72 18.01
Sheklung +4.72 -0.02
HONOLUL
PRESSU
ΤΟ
CANADA. U.S.A., & EUROPE
EMPRESS OF JAPAN
EMPRESS OF ABIA
EMPRESS OF CANADA
EMPRESS OF JAPAN
at Noon Aug. Gih
at Noon Aug. 17th
.al Noon Bept. 3rd
...at Noon Oct. 1st
Air-conditioned equipment carried on Trans-Continental Trains.
New York Rubber
18.44n
18,48/50
10.13n
18.33 /30
18.49 /53 18.54n 18.6ub/05
18.70n
Sales for the day:-3,700 tons.
Chicago Wheat
July ... 120%/12056
118/110
Sept.
116 11536 ... 110%/11814 Dec. ... 120/12054 118/110
Saturday's Sales:-
July
Sept.
Dec.
July
Oct.
Dec.
24,200,000 bushels.
Chicago Cern 108%/100% 104/104
100 /9314 97 1907% 741%/ 743% 7276/7244
Winnipeg Wheat
1443/14434 1304/1304
1327/132%
130% Asked 131 /131% 1274/127%
CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.
N. Y. K. LINE (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.)
From EUROPE and STRAITS. The Steamship
"KINUGASA MARU,"
Shipping Intelligence
44
Shipping Companies arg requested to forward, early as possible information regarding arrivals, depar- tures, time and mooring. place and other movements. Urgent Information should bo telephoned to the ship- ping Editor, Phono 26615.
PORT DIRECTORY.
ANKING (B. & S.), Talkoo Duck. ANHUI (B. & B.), Talkoo Dock. MAUSANG (J.M.), 1.22. SOOCHOW (B. & 8.), Taikoo Dock. ARRIVED YESTERDAY
(Agents Phone Numbers Given.) ANDRE LION (M.M.) from Shang- hai, D... Kowloon Wharf. 26651.
BUENOS AIRES MARU (0.6.K.) from Japan, 230 p.m., Kowloon Wharf, 28001.
SAILED YESTERDAY
(Agenta Phone Numbers Given) CHAKBANG (J.M.) for Shanghai, 4.30) p.m. B.2. 10311.
FRIDERUN (Melchers) for Rabual, 6 pm Stonecutters. 27772.
SANDVIKEN (J.M.) for Canton, D A West Point Wharf, 30311. SILVERWALNUT (Furness) Europe, 10 n.m., Taikon Becks, 23106. ARRIVING TO-DAY
for
(Agents Phone Numbers Given) SARPEDON (B. & S.) from Europe, 4 pun, Holt's Wharf. 30331.
SAILING TO-DAY
(Agents Phone Numbers Given,) ANDRE LEBON (M.M.) for Europe, a.m.. Kowloon Wharf. 20051. BUENOS AIRES MARU (O.S.K.) for Columbia 4 p.m., Kowtoon Wharf. 8001. SEISTAN (Douglas) for Amoy, 4pm. Go's Wharf. 28037.
TJISONDARI (J.C.J.L.) for Samarang, 1. A.7. 28001.
ARRIVING TO-MORROW
(Agenta Phone Numbers Given) ACHILLES B. & S.) from Europe, 6 m., Holt's Wharf. 30331. SANDVIKEN (J.M.) from H... 1.2. 30311,
(J.C.J.L.)
SWARTEN ONDT Salgon, p.m., A. 8016.
SARPEDON (1.8.) for Colombo, daylight, Hall's Wharf. 30331.
POST
OFFICE.
INWARD MAILS
SAILING TO-MORROW
(Acents Phone Number Given)
for PAUL DOUMER (M.M.) pl1PK, 1.21 H3, 10331.
SANDVIKEN (J.M.) for Shanghal. 1. B.2.
fint-
Shanghai Air Mall by "Imperial Always
Direct
Service"----London date,
Andre Lebon
July 27.
Shanghai and Europe via Siborin
(London date, 8th July).
17th July. Haiphong. Pakhet and Helhow .... Kaying
Imperial Airways Plane ..
July 27.
July 27.
Sarpedon
July 27.
Straits
Van Heulez
July 27,
Shanghai and Swatow
Yochow
July 27.
Achilles
July 28.
Haiphong
July 28.
Shanghai and Swatow
July 20.
Slynghai
July 28.
ways Direct Service"-San Fran- Pan-American Airways Plano claco date, ist July, Salton
July 28.
Swartenhondt
July 28.
Holbow
Klangsu
July 20.
Japan Amoy
Nellore
"July 20,
Santhin
July 29.
9.
27.
30.
28.
VESSELS DUE
ANNA MAERSK (Jobnen), July 29. ARAMIS (M.M.), Aug. 5. ANTENOR (1. & 9.), Aug. 13. BADEN (Jebsen), Aug. 27. CHANGTE (B. & 9.1, Aug. b. CITY OF EVANSVILLE (Bank), Aug.
CORTELLAZZO (LI., T.), Aug. 15. CHANGTE (B. & 8.), Aug. 5. DUISBERG (Jebsen), July 30. EMPRESS OF ASIA (C.1.8.), Aug. 10. FOTESBANK (Bank), Aug. EMPRESS OF ASIA (EP.8.). Aug. 10. EMPRESS OF CANADA (C.P.S.), Aug.
EMPRESS OF JAPAN (C.P.9.), July
GOASTERKERK (Jebsen). Aúg. 21. GNEISENAU (Melchers), Aug. 12,
APORE MOON (N.Y.K.), July 40. KULMERLAND (Jebsen), Aug. 15. MARON (H. & S.). Aug. 13. MEERKERK (J.CJ.L), Aug. 9. MEMNON (B. & 8.), Aug. 1. MENELAUS (1. & 8.), Aug. 23. NEPTUNA (Hurns Philp), Aug. 4. PANAMA (E.A.C.), Aug, 8. STENTOR (B. & 5,), Aug. 10, RIV (LT), Aug. 12. SWARTENHONDT (J.C.J.L.),
TEUCER (B. & 5.), Aug. 12 TARONGA (Dodwells). Aug. 17. TJIKEMBANG (J.CJ.L), July 31. TONGKING E. A.C.), Aug. d. TRAVE (Melchers), Aug. 1. TYNDAREUS (B. 2 5.), Aug. 9.
EMPRESS OF ASIA
July
The R.M.S. Empress of Aala is due here from Vancouver, vin Japan purta and Shanghai ou the morning of Tuen day, August 10. She is scheduled to sail on the sante evening for Manila.
S. S. MAUSANG
The .. Mausung, Indo-China Steam Canton, Navigation Co., Ltd, in scheduled to leave here for Sandakan at 10 am, on from Friday, July 30.
LONDON STOCK
EXCHANGE
EXCHANGE RATES.
Paris. Geneva
YESTERDAY'S CABLED Berlin.
QUOTATIONS
12.30%
Straits
Air Mail by "Pan-American Air-
Canton Klungchow Mayebashi Moru
OUTWARD MAILS
Registered and Parcel Mails are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertised to close at or before 9 a.m., registered and parcel malls are closed at 6 p.m. on the previous day.
For
Fer Tuesday,
Date and Time.
Air Mall for Canton and Districts. C.N.A.C. plane...... Tues., July 27.
Bangkok via Swałow Fort Bayard
Teg. Ord,
G.P.O. & K.P.O.
July 27, Nosa. July 27, 12.30 p.m. Kalgan.Tues., July 27, 1.30 p.m. Wing Wo...Tues., July 27, 1.30 p.m.
Straits, Ceylon, India, East and Buenos Aires Maru
„Tuck, July” 27. July 27, 4 pm. .July 27, 5 p.m.
Mecklenburg..Tues., July 27, 6 p.m.
Tues, July 27,
G.P.O. and K.r.o.
July 27, 4.30 p.m. July 27. 6 p.m. .Tues., July 27,
July 27, 3 p.m.
South Africa Swatow, Amoy and Fonciov .... Selktan Alrma!! for "Eurasia Airways Eurasia Plane
Direct Service."
Tues., July 27, 2.30 p.m. ...Tues., July 27, 3 p.m.
Reg. Ord,
Saigon
Airmail for "K.L.M. Service”—due, Sarpedon
Amsterdam, Bih August,
Reg. Ord.,
Straits, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt Sarpedon
and Europe vin Marseilles
(Due Marseilles, 27th August)
Parcels,
London Parcels,
Reg.
(Duc London 2nd September)
Ord..
Sheungwan F.O.
Reg.. Ord.,
July 27, 5 p.m.
July 27, 7 p.m.
K.P.O.
G.P.O.
Ord.,
July 27, 5 p.m. July 27, 5.30 p.m.
Wednesday,
Fukuken Maru
Reg.
Ord..
July 27, 5 p.m. July 28, 52.113
Wed, July 28, 10.30 a.m.
July 27,5 pm.
July 27, 5.30 p.m.
Air Mail for Swatow, Amoy, Foo- C.N.A.C. plane......Tuez, July 27.
chow and North China (via Shang- hal)
Swatow, Amoy and Formosa
Fort Bayard and Halphong .................. G.G. Paul Doumer
Amoy
Wed, July 28, 2 p.m.
Tsinan.......Wed., July 20, 5 p.m.
Wed, July 28,
..July 28, 500 p.m.. July 28, 5.00 p.m..
G. P. O.
...July 28, 5.00 p.m..
July 29, 0.00 am.
Anhui ......Thurs., July 29, 9 a.m.. Kwangchow
July 23. July 26. 133
133
Alr Mall for Manila, Guam, Hono- Pan American Airways Plans
lulu and U.S.A., by the "Pan- American Airways Direct Ser- vico"-duc San Francisco, August.
Kowloon P.0.
3rd
Rez.,
Ord.,
.21.87
21.07
Rex
.12.38%
Ord,
Athens
.54714
0476
Milan.
.04%
9414
Thursday.
Copenhagen.
22.40
22.10 Holhow
London, July 26,
Lass To-day's Price
Stockholm,
19.39%
19.39%
Swałow
Price
Oalo.....
.19.00
10.90
£100
Helsingfors
220%
228
*0.01%
1/24 .4.97.7/10
1/2 4.9734
0.01
Prague Madrid
2011⁄2 1427%
2014
Nom.
142% Nom
Lisbon. Hongkong. Bombay
110
110a
.1/2.21/32 1/2.31/32
1/6
1/6%
War Loan. 45 £100 Chinese $145 Gold Loan,
1008 (Brit. Inn.)
100% Chinese 6 Gold Bonds,
1025-47 Chinese 41458 Anglo-
French Loan, 1908.... ico
Frequent Canadian Pacific Atlanite sailings from Montreal and Quebec. having arrived from the above ports, Chinese Crisp Loan.
down the smooth 81, Lawrence Seaway, to Europe.
Telephone 20752.
Canadian Pacific
THE
BLUE FUNNE
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICES |
LONDON SERVICE
BARPEDON
DEUCALION
sails 28th July for Marseilles, London, Rotterdam & Glasgow, sails 11th Aug. for Marsellles, London, Rotterdam, Hamburg & Glasgow.
LIVERPOOL SERVICE
MARON
NEW YORK
PHEMIUS
saila 4th Sept. for Havre, Liverpool, & Bromborough. SERVICE
sails 27th Sept. for Boston, N. Y. Philadelphia & Baltimore via Batavia, Straits & Cape of Good Hope. (via Kobe, Nagoya and. Yokohama).
PACIFIC SERVICE
TYNDAREUS salle 17th Aug. for Victoria, Vancouver &
INWARD SERVICE
ACHILLES
MEMNON
STENTOR
ANTENOR
Seattle.
Due 28 July. From U. K. vin Siralts. Due
1 Aug. From U. K. vln Straits.
Due 10 Aug. From U. K. vin Stralta.. Due 13 Aug. From U. K. vin Straits.
Special reduced fares are quoted for cargo steamers with
limited passenger accommodation.
For freight, passoge rates and information apply t
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
1012
Chinese 5% Reorg. Loan.
1913 (Lon. Iss.) Chinese Imp. Itly, 55; ..
Consignees of Cargo are hereby in- formed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Whartonan nly 3 1905 and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, whence, delivery may be obtained.
31st
Goods not cleared by the July, 1937, will be subject to rent..
Damaged packages must be left In the Godowns for examination by the Consignee's and the Co.'s repre- sentatives on any Tuesdays and Fridays at
at 2.30 p.m. within the free storage period. For the examination of damaged dutiable goods, the con- signees must arrange for a Revenue Officer to be present.
All claims must be presented with-
|
5% 1013
Hukuan Rly 5%. 3012
(LPNY.) Lung Ting U. Hai Huy, Shanghai-Nanking Itly.. Tientsin-Puko
Rly., (Brit. Stpd.) Tientsin-Pukow ly. 5 (Ger. Stpd.). Tentain-Pukow Rly.
(Brit. Stpd. Sup), Loan! Tientsin-Pukow Riy.
¡Ger. Stpd, Supl. Loan) Japan Sterling 1007 Japan G Sterling 1924 German 7 Int. Loon, Chartered Bank
'kong & Shial Bank
Chinese Eng. & Mtn.
in ten days of the steamer's arrival | Chosen Corpn.
here, after which date they cannot
be recognized.
No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.
No fire insurance has been effected. NIPPON YUSEN KÄISILA. Hongkong, 20th July, 1937.
Three authors search of a murder
"THE
Resipa Zuber 17.
DISCHES
CRIME NOBODY SAW"
with Love Ayres - Ruth Coleman
Eugene Pallette Benny Baker Vivienne Osborne - Colin Topley”-
A Paramunt Pictu
FRIDAY
at the
ALHAMBRA
Pekin Syndicate
Sini Elec. Construction
S'hal Waterworks "A"
Un. Insurance Soc. Can-
ton
Oula Kalumpang Rubber Allied Iron-Founders Assoc. & Elec. Indus. Austin Motora Cable Wireless 7
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100
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Cortaulda,
51/41 51/3
110/4 112/9
Dunlop Rubber
34/3
Gen. Elec. (kng)
01/0
Guinness (A) Bon & Co.
115/-
130/-
Hawker Siddeley Aircraft
31/0
Bristol Acrepiano
4073
Imp. Chem. Indus,
37/44 37/7Y
Imp. Tobacco ....
140/4 148/2
65/1014 63/1015
41/3
41/10
British-American
ord.
(hearer)..............
Mexican Eagle
Distillers
Marks & Spencer
OJ. Bozbars .....
123/-
12/6 12/0
Shanghai, New York.
Vienna
Amsterdam.
Montreal. Brussels,
Yokohama Belgrade.. Montevideo
.4.97%
20.55% 1/1.31/32 216
Rio de Janeiro...44 Bucharest........670 Silver (Spot)....19% Silver (forward), 1918 War Loan.......100
4.97%
29.554% 1/1.1/32
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Rolls Royce
Leyland Motors
Tate & Lyle ...
Turner & Newall
United Steel
Smithwick Drop Forg-
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Armstrong-Stevens
Pressed Steel com Vicker ord.
Woolsworths ord. Anglo-Dutch
Hutter Plant.
Transt
Burma Corpn
Invest
Commonwealth Min. Marsmen Invests. Randfontein Ests.
Exploration Co.
Sub-Nigel
Tanami Gold Miln
Anglo-Iranlan
Burmah ...
Shell Trans & Trad.
Chinese 0% Sig. Noter.
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AIR MAIL
PASSENGER SERVICE
CHINA NATIONAL AVIATION CORP.
GENERAL TRAFFIC AGENTS FOR PAN- AMERICAN AIRWAYS
·
Hongkong Office: King's Bldg., 2nd Floor Tel: 33132, 33151.
Kowloon Office:.
B. Peninsula Hotel Arcade
Tel: 50605,
Thurs., July 29, 12.30 p.m. *Superscribed correspondence only,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
SEVENTH ANNUAL
Amateur Photographic
JUNE
Competition
AUGUST, 1937.
Owing to pressure on spaco the list of Prizes have been.
unavoidably left out for this issue, but the Sections, Rules and:
Entry Form are printed below:
SECTION ONE:
FOR STORY-TELLING PICTURES
SECTION TWO:
GENERAL
PICTORIAL SECTION (VIEWS, ARCHITECTURE, LANDS-
SECTION THREE: STUDIES IN STILL LIFE
SECTION FOUR:
SNAPSHOTS TAKEN BY
CHILDREN UNDER 14 YEARS
SECTION FIVE:
PICTURES OF HONGKONG: CORONATION CELEBRATIONS
CAPES, SEASCAPES, HUMAN AND FOR
ANIMAL STUDIES).
READ THE RULES CAREFULLY
The following Rules will govern Die, All entries to be either black, sepla.
or toned pictures, and must be Competition:
mounted. Hand-coloured photographs- are ineligiblo.
*x*
confined 1-The Competition in
clusively to amateur photographers. -No employee or member of any flam In the photographie trade is per mitted to compete,
3-The prizes will be awarded to the competitors sending in what are Adjudged to be the best phalographia in each Section. Each entry must be accompanied by a fortn which will be published during the period of the Competlilon, and which must be lightly posted on back of entry. 4-The right to publish any or all of
the entries in the reserved.
Pictures submitted in sepia tones should be accompanied by a smaller print in black and white.
9. No pleture to be entered in mors
than one Section... ·
10.-Mounts to be only white or cream, and, except in the Children's Section, must be of one of the following- Bizen:-10 by 1", 10" by 12", 10" by 0".
11-No correspondence will be entered-
into in connection with the Compett- tion.
Telepraph 15 | 13-Members of the Staffs of Hongkong. Telegraphi and the South China Morning Post are not permitted to
B-All photographis entered must have
been taken in the Cotony of Hong-competë. kank, Photographs which have been atrendy entered in other CompetitiO218 are ineligible,
d-No responsibilty will be accepted for non-delivery of loss of, or damage to entries.
14.The decisions of the Judges shalt be
Anal.
15.At the conclusion of the Competi
tion. entries will be returned to competitions on 'application at the Telegraph offices within seven days.
COMMENCE SENDING IN YOUR ENTRIES NOW
USE THIS FORM
AND
LIGHTLY PASTE IT ON THE
BACK OF EACH ENTRY,
Collect these Forms which will be printed daily.
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