1937-12-23 — Page 21

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GREAT PROGRAMME OF MANOEUVRES IN PACIFIC EXPECTED

If the situation in the Far East is relieved sufficiently by April next year, troops and warships stationed in Hongkong will participate in the greatest combined British manoeuvres ever held In the Pacific.

According to the Hampshire Telegraph and Naval Chronicle, the China Squadron of the Royal Navy, the Royal Australian Navy, the New Zenland Division of the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force planes stationed at Singapore and Hongkong and Royal Australian Air Force planes, as well as military units, are to participate in the combined operations.

The manoeuvres will open with an attack on the Australian coast be- tween Byron Bay, near the northern boundary of New South Wales, and Melbourne, the capital of Victoriu

mately one thousand me up miles of defence of involving the

area

CHRISTMAS DAY IN

THE FLEET

(Continued from Pape 8.)

Australia's most vital secondary in- all of us since we were children. dustrien, The

includes the

And among the congregation there great industrial towns of Newcastle

will be many misty and moist eyes.

Breat

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and Port Kembla, with their In- for the sailor is simple and mense steel production plants. In emotional being. addition to Sydney and Melbourne,

two cities in which reside almost Christmas Rounds

one-half of Australia's total popula-

tion.

After Church, hands are "piped The attack will be made by vessels down," and word is passed about the f of the China Squadron and the New leave to be given.. Official ceremomai Zealand division, and Australia wand routine are over for the day, but be defended by the Royal Australian there is yet

a time honoured and Navy and the loyal Australian Air traditional custom to be currad v Force.

The Captain and Officers have

These large scale manoeuvre will reveal the strength and the weakness of Australia'a combined defences.

It is planned to stage an even Krenter

ter display near

Port

to the rounds of the mess decke to see and admire the decoratients, J here and there sampling the Chur-t-i Darwin as fare and being given black and later in the year, The China Squad-dangerous looking cigars, and pe ron, including ILMS. Engle and over casionally an even more dangerous 30 warplanes, and the New Zealand "tot" of rum (for rum is heady stuit) Division of the Royal Navy, will at with which to drink the health of a tack Port Darwin, which will be mess. defended by the Royal Australian Navy, the Royal Australian Air Force, Far Eastern Command, from Singapore.

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23,

EXCHANGE

TT. London Demand

T.T, Shanghai T.T. Singapore T.T. Japan T.T.

ludin T.T. USA. T.T. Manila TT Datavin T.T. Bangkok T.T. Saigon T.T, France

T.T. Germany T.T. Switzerland

T

T.T. Australia

Selling

1. 3%

104

.5234

100%

.82

Buying

4 m/s L/C London 4 m/s D/P do.

4 m/a/c. U.S.A.

5539 149%

GOVERNOR DELIGHTS CEYLON

Amusing Speech To Scottish Planters

.0034 "In the registers of the Kennel

.9.10 Club, I suppose would be recorded .70% jus a mongrel. I prefer the phraseo- 133logy of Scotch distillers, who would, 17015 refer to me as 'a special blend'.

This was part of a delightful "in- formel talk by Sir Andrew Caldecoli, of Hongkong, at former Governor the St. Andrew's Society dlaner in Colombo recently.

U.S. Cross rate in London

1/3 1/3.5/32 3145 .9.63 034 4.90 ta

4 m/s France

30 da India

STOCK MARKET REPORT

The Hongkong Stock Exchange | uitteral summary busted at 12.30 p.m. İye trday, Myst

The market continued nervous.

Bayern

Douglasen HINNA

K. Straitoats sa zo China Lights Ex. Itt 30.00

Kestries $50 Putert doments $5. Constructions (Old) $1 Constructivas (New) $1

Sellers

Providents (New) $0.23 Chin Lights Rights $4.00 Mongkong Mines 10.13

Sales

Hongkong Rank 11,443,50 H&S Hotels $5 IK.. Electric SMOMEN Construction (ORGE SIM

In bygone days these Christmas rounds were somewhat of an ordeal, and many are the officers who have nominally starting at noon and on returned to their own inesses wonder-Chris mas Day it is invariably Inte ing-exactly where they are going to much to the annoyance of the officer's stow their Christmas dinners and cooks, who like all good cooks hate

WOMAN CHASES how they are going to face smoking to see a good meal spoilt by delay!

JAPY'S RECORD

the various strong and villainous After the lunch hour all is quiet on looking formas of

Those not required on board tobacco generously board. [showered on them by the mess decks. for duty are gone on shore; those remaining on board are sleeping off Visit To Messes

a heavy meal!

Paris, Dec. 22. Mlle. Maryse Hilsz, the French

By the time rounds have finished aviatrix, who was attempting a long-guests from other ships and from the distance non-stop record reached Calcutta early this morning."beach" are arriving. The Gunroom

She has now abondoned the at tempt on the long-distance record but hopes to beat M. Japy's Paris to Salgon record. Reuter.

AVIATRIX AT. RANGOON

Rangoon, Dec. 23. Mlle. Maryse His has arrived here and will proceed to Snigon after a short halt.-Reuter,

Scottish tea and rubber · planters] from all over Ceylon who heard their new Governor's speech, says Ingapore Sunday Times, were the Singapore delighted with his intimate manner and ensy delivery,

Spenking; almost conversationally, without raising his voice, Sir An- drew replied to the charge that he was only one-eighth Scot by admit- ting that he is of "predominantly English ancestry, my progenitors s resided in for many Wales." Sir Andrew added that he had an Irish grandmother and a Scottish great-grandmother.

and

407 lim," sald Sir Andrew, “to a certaln

extent grateful for

my heterogeneous ancestry because I feel that 1

I owe to the Irish logical mind a phlegmatic temper: to the

I owe a lack of insularity. English I and a healthy disregard for com- promise, and to the Scots I am in debted for a healthy freedom from anxieties in connection with ques- tions of finance in the Colony."

Sir Andrew Caldecott has been getting acquainted with the Kandy area of Ceylon and was the first per- rom to be examined under Arst-class X-Ray equipment just delivered to the hospital there. Some years ago he fractured the bone of his little Anger, and the Kandy examination revealed that the dager was in per- feet condition with the bone well set.

MANILA SHARES

on board may enjoy carol in the Antamok

Atok

Manila

The following business done quota- tlons were received after the close of In other days Christmas Day would the morning session by Swan, Cul- virtually be over by this time, but inbertson & Fritz from their these days of wireless, loud speakers mee: are fitted up so that those remaining

board Warrant Officers go across and visit the Wardroom, and will each in evening, turn he visited by officers from the Late on Christmas night or early Henguet Consolidated

tr other messes, Before noon the un Boxing Day morning sallors are Coco Grove various messes will be filled to over-again aloft removing the Christmas Consolidated Mines

Demonstration flowing with guests and many of the decorations, and as light comes on IX.L....... wives of officers living In the port Boxing Day there can be seen only Paracale Gumaus will have found their way down to the grim, tall masts and trim tidy San Mauriclo some particular ship.

yard-arms of self-respecting and United Paracale. sober battleships.

The tone of the markel, - Quiet.

Lunch on board is a movable feast,

Bagulo Gold

Suyoc

SHARE PRICES

1937.

The following is the list of local share quotations issued this morning. Banks

H.K. Danks, 1,450 m.

H. K. Banks, (Lon. Reg.), £80 n. Chartered Bank, £1241⁄2 n.

Mercantile Bank, A. and D. £33%

n.

Merconille Bank, C., £16 n. East Asia Dunk, $80`n.

Insurances

Canton In., $2721⁄2 n. Union In.. $310 n. China Underwriters, $1.50 n. H.K. Fire In., $24

$240 n. Shipping

Douglas, $40 6.

.

II.K. Steamboats, $8.20 b. Indo-Chinas (Prof.), $51 n. Indo-Chinas (Det.), $43 n. Shell Bearer, 100/- n. Union Waterboats, $0.30 n.

Docks

etc. H.K. & W. Wharves, $113 n. 11.K.

K. & W. Docks, $28 n. Providenta (old), $2_n. Providents (news), 25 ets. sa.' New Engineerings, Sh.- Shanghai Docks, Sh

Kalian Mining Adm. 17/3 n Raubs, $8 n.

Venz: Goldfield, $5 n.

Philippine Mining Antamok, P. 49 n. Aloks, P. 18 n. Baguio Gold, P.-

Benguel Consol., 8.00 m, Benguet

Expier, P.-

Weds

BIB Grove,

Coco

P.

Consolidated Mines. P. 011 n.

Demonstrations, P. 331 n.

E. Mindanao, P. -

Gumnus Gelds, I'

Ipo

Gold,

P.

I.X.L., .50 11. Itogons, P.-

Masbate Consols, P. -

Min. Resources, P. Northern Min., P. Paracale Gumaus, P.-- Salicet Mining, P. —

P. 41 n.

Sans. P. 41 n.

Suyoc United

P. 14% n.

Lands, Hotels, etc.

1. and S. Hotels, $5 n. H.K, Lands, $31 n.

H.K. Lands, 4% Deben, $100 n.. S'hal Lands, Sh.

Metropolitan Lands, Sh: Humphries, $011⁄2 n.

H.K. Realties, $4% n. Chinese Estates, $80 n. ex, div, Chinn Realties, Sh. —

China Debent,

Public Utilities

II.K. Tramways, $13 n.

Peak Trams (old), $7%1⁄2 n. Peak Trams (now), $33⁄41⁄4 n.

Youmati Ferries (old), $24

n.

China Light (uld, $9.80 n. Ex. L.

and Rts.

China Lights Ris. $4.80 3.

Business Done Prices in Pezos

40

Star

Ferries,

$80

ung.

.145

30

0110

H.K. Electric, $5011⁄2 n.

3.3%

.51

n.

.18

.41

unq.

ung.

WAYS TO SAY

HERE ARE MANY WAYS

Merry Christmas

Every Woman Wants:

HANDBAGS, HANDKERCHIEFS, SCARVES, STOCK- INGS, UMBRELLAS, PERFUME, SWEATERS, LINGERIE, SLIPPERS, OR A VARIETY.OF ACCESSORIES SUCH AS WHITEAWAY'S HAVE IN HUGE ASSORTMENTS, THE ITEMS BELOW ARE BUT A SMALL SAMPLE OF OUR HUGE STOCKS,

Look at these prices!

LEATHER HANDBAGS,

from $10.50

EVENING BAGS from $2.95

NIGHTDRESS CASES

from $4.50 LAVENDER SACHETS from 90 cts.

GLOVES

from $5.95 GIFT BOXES

from $1.50

LINGERIE

from $6.95.

·COAT LENGTHS from $21.50

and many other suggestions.

HANDKERCHIEFS

from $1

TRIANGLE SCARVES ·

from $2.50 "ALLADIN SILK HOSIERY

3 prs, in box $14.95 HANDKERCHIEF PUFFS from $1

ALSO OUR PRESENTS FOR CHILDREN, OUR GAY TOY BAZAAR

SEE FULL OF TOYS OF ALL DESCRIPTION. AN ATTRACTIVE DISPLAY

OF USEFUL GIFTS FOR MEN, AND GIFTS FOR THE HOME.

Store open till 6 p.m. Xmas Eve till 7 p.m.

Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co., Ltd.

Macao Electric, 19 Sandakan Lights, $14. Telephone (old), $26 n. Telephone (new), 30 n. China Buses, Sh. - Singapore Tractions, 23/0 n. Singapore Pref., 23/- n.

Industrials

Cald: Mack, (old), Sh. Cald: Macg (Pref.), Sh.- Canton Ices, $1.70 m. Cenment., $12.40 n. 1.K. Ropes, $3.80 n.

Stores, &c. Dairy Farm, $23 11. Watsons. $42 n. Lane Crawfords, $8.00 n. Sinceres, $1.75 n.

Wing On (H.K.), $40 n. Wm. Powells, 75 cts. n.

Cotton Mills

Fwo Cottons Shr. $1212 n. Sbal Cottons (old). Sh.300_n... Zoong Sings, Sh.

Wing On Textiles. Sh. '—-

Miscellaneous

II.K. Entertainments, $5.00 b. Constructions (old), $1

b.

Constructions (new), $1.00 b, Vibro Piling, $3 n.

Ch. Govt. 5% 1915 G$Bds. 75% n.

Govt. 4% Loan 6% prm. n.

H.K

H.K. Govt. 3% Loan 1% prm. Wallace Harpers, $5 n.

Marsmans Ins. (Lon.), s/- 21/- n. Marsmans Inv. (II.K.), s/- 4/0 n. Hongkong Mines 13 cts. 3.

SHIFTS RESPONSIBILITY

Washington, Dec. 22. President Franklin Roosevelt in a letter to Mr. Wilburn Cartwright, Chairman of the House and Roads Committee, reaffirmed his intention with regard to Federal spending during the new fiscal year, and asserted that Congress and the Democratic Party "must accept full responsibility" It the President's budget estimates pre exceeded.men

Reuter.

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