1938-01-18 — Page 16

NEW · ADVERTISEMENTS. NEW YORK STOCK

H. M. DOCKYARD, HONG KONG.

EXAMINATION FOR LOCAL““

CLERKS.

EXCHANGE

SWAN, CULBERTSON &

| FRITZ LATEST REPORTS

New York, Jan. 17.

8. C. & F. Dow Jones summary of yesterday's markets:

A limited competitive examina

The market to-day was quiet and tion for vacancies for Local prices were lower, led by liquidation Clerks, Grade II, will be held at of utilities. Some support, however, was disclosed at occasional periods 9.30 a.m. on Monday, 7th February, during the day. Stools were early. 1938. Candidates must be between steady, but reacted with the main 11st. Aircrafts were stronger. Halls the ages of 19-30.

Application for selection to were lower. Oils were quiet, with definez, Gold-minings compoto must be made in the can-were featured by Home State, which the years. new highs, for didate's own handwriting and reached should reach the Commander of Motors softened and Chrysler more than lost their early gains. The List Dockyard, H.M. Dockyard not later closed only slightly above the day's than am. 22nd January.

STOCK MARKET

REPORT

The Hongkong Stock Exchange official summary 3.15 p.m., Monday, Jan. 17:

The market remains steady with slightly more enquiry for utilities.

Друста

Hongkong Bank 31,435 Douglass 353

HK. Steamboats $10 H.K.&W. Docks

(015) $2.45

Provide (Now) $0.20

B. Hoteis $5%%% Tramways 14

Peak Tram (old) toy Alat Ferries 300

China Lights (ald) $10.00

China Lights (New) 37.40

1.K. Electries #52

Macao Electrics $18

Telephones (New) 303

Cementa $12.65

H.K. Ropes 3%

J. Watsons $4.83

Entertainments $3

Constructions $1

Wallace Harper $3

Sellers.

Hongkong Bank 31.450 H.. Hotels $5.33 Peak Trams Now) Sandakan Lights $14 Canton fees $1.70 Cements #12.03

Bales

Union Insurance $300

China Lights (Old) #1030

1.K. Electries $52.03/.75

Lane Crawford $7.

U.S. COMMODITY

PRICES

LATEST CABLED

QUOTATIONS

New York, Jan, 17.

fractional

lows.

.

Curb stocks and bonds were lower mid quiet. United States Govern- ment bonds were irregular..

S. C. & F. New York correspondent cables:

to-day met Stock: The market profit-taking rather well, but prices may react somewhat before the rally The Times business is resumed. index for the week was 80.8 as against 78.3 last week and 105.0 for the cor- responding week of last year.

Cotton: The inacket to-day was the textile market is also dull,

while quieter. The French crisis is a dis- couraging factor. Jopan is reported to be taking moderate quantities on new permits,"

Wheat: There has been continued dryness in the South-West. Exports are small. There has been a visible in supplies of 4,335,000 decrease

The market lo-day was quiet and hedge-selling was more limited, There has been a visible increase in supplies of 1,480,000 bushels.

Rubher: There was some small liquidation to-day on a thin mar- ket.

and on

Sugar: Prices are a shade easier on scattered quidation weaker London advices. The Lon- don market appears to have been affected by the pressure of small quantities of sugar afloat and by the French Government crisis.

Dow-Jones Averages Jan. 15 30 Industrials

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1938,

U.S. WILL SPEND $553,266,000

ON WARSHIPS

Nation Hears Grave Warning

Washington, Jan, 17.

The construction of two new battleships and 20 other warships! is provided for in the appropriation of G$553,266,000 for the United States navy in the coming fiscal year and recommended to the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee.

Other new worships comprise two cruisers, eight destroyers, six sub- marines, and four auxiliary vessels. The cost of the battleships alone will be over G$70,000,000 each.

The appropriation is an increase of G$28,723,000 over the current year.

The House of Representatives has also recommended funds for con- tinuing construction of 70 already under way-Reuter.

vessels

More Wages

For Boy Miners

To Earn Adult Rate

"AMERICA in HIGHLY DANGEROUS SITUATION"

Washington, Jan: 17.

the In his naval budget which

Commitice mode Appropriations

William to-day, Admiral public

Impossible to wage Leahy said it was

without restrict national defenco

Eart, the For

which

At 18 Years

London, Jan. 17.

Scottish boy minera will have 'aj

战 increase afler

of year

be affected.

They will be allowed

jeopardising national security duc negotiations. Six thousand boys will to the political conditions in Europe adult wages from 18 years of age and

he instead of 21, at present, in England characterised as being more threaten- and Wales. ing than at any time since 1918.

At 15 they get the minimum wage: Admiral Leahy's warming is expect- ed to serve as a springboard for of 4/1d a day for underground work and 3/1d day for above ground Roosevelt's Franklin President

work. No boys under 15 years will special message to Congress which will be presented within a week, in be allowed to work underground.—

Reuter Bulletin, which he will ask authorisation of appropriations for supplementary de- fence preparations.

STRONG CRITICISM OF PROSECUTIÓN. BY CHIEF JUSTICE

(Continued from Page 1.).

It was disclosed by Mr. Charles Edison, Secretary to the Navy thut the United States had "drifted to a situation which is highly dangerous and it might prove to be a fatul de- Isy in a time of war." He warned the Government that existing Close facilities were "tolally inadequate to 132.49 meet war-time needs."--United Press,

think I am Justifled in saying what PRIVATE MANUFACTURE

I have said," His Lordship concluded. OF WEAPONS PLEA

At the previous hearing, Li was Washington, Jan. 17. alleged to have boarded the junk Supporting

budget, with three others and robbed Wong начу Admiral William Leoby gave a Che-kwong and Li Kat-fel, passen- warning that from the standpoint of gers of the bant, of four sults

'world conditions were clothing and a large quantity of

This allegation dlatinetly worse lo-day than a year provisions.

WIS ago, and added that reduction by the strenuously denied by Li, who sald United States of means of national he had never been in possession ef

national firearms, let alone used them. defence would jeopardise security.

134.31

20 Ralls

32.33

31.81

20 Utililles

21.75

20.95

40 Bonds

92.01

01.05

11 Commodity Index

54.31

54.15

New York Rubber

March....

14.90b/15.000

14.85 N

May

15.10/12

14.97/07

July

15.23/20

15.07/07

Scpl.

15.306/35h

15.17 N

December

.15.32 N

Sales for the day:-230 tons.

The following quotations on the | May New York commodity exchange are|July issued by Renter:

New York Cotton

peace,

the

In the course of his summing-up, Mr. Charles Edison, Secretary to His Lordship pointed out to the Jury the inescapable danger of convicting the Navy, requested Congress to per-

to on evidence, which was purely cir 0734/974

mit the nwarding of contracts 01/01/2

private manufacturers for the work cumstantial, 9044/90%

was at present restricted to Govern- 18,227,000 ment yards and arsenals.

Chicago Wheat-

97%/97% 97%/92

Sept,

Opening Closing

Saturday's. bushels.

Sales:

March

8.51/50-- 8.50/51

May

8.50/55

6.57/57

July

8.61/62 8.62/02

May

October

6.69/00

0.70/70

July

December

8.72/72

Sept.

6.75/75

Spot.

8.00.

The First Notice Day for March May Cotton is Feb. 23 with Delivery date | July March 1.

Oct.

Chicago Corn

00/60 00%/00%

_Winnipeg_Wheat

1254/125 1254/128k 11744/117% 100%/100%

6000 00%/00% 61/61

He said: "We have drifted into a situation that is highly dangerous and might prove fatal in a time of wor." He added that the existing were totally Government facilities Inadequate to meet war time needs.

Reuter.

EXCHANGE RATES

Jan. 17.

at

Also A China Bldg., Hongkong..

Jimmy's

la Carte

Hankow Rd., Kowloon,

You'll

$1 TIFFINS

Like

W

M

POST

AIR MAIL TIMES Ordinary air mail letters for Im- perial. Airways Direct Servics to Europe elc, will, until further notice,

OFFICE.

SHANGHAI AI SERVICE Air Mail Servios to Shanghai is temporarily suspended,

VIA BIDERIA HOUTE

be closed at Kowloon Post Offfee and Letters and Postcards for Europe General Post Office 9.00 am, on Sun- and South America are forwarded days. Letters for this Service may "via Siberia" If so superscribed,

be posted in the ordinary posting boxes at Kowloon Post Office and General Post Office. They should be

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Malls are.

clearly marked "Dy Air Mail" and closed 15 minutes carlier than the bear sufficient postage. Insufficiently time given below unless otherwise prepaid letters may be taxed with stated, and where malls are advertised double the defidency or forwarded to clase at or before 9 am, registered by Steamer Service, at the discretion and parcel malls are closed at 1 p.m. of the Post Office.

on the previous day.

From

Calcutta and Straits

INWARD MAILS

Per

Hosang

Dae

...January 18.

Mail by "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plano January 18. Direct

Service-London date,

Alr

8th January.

Straits, Manila and London Parcels,

London date, 8th December, 1937 Ajax

Stralis and Europe via Suez (Let-

ters and Papera) London, 23rd

December. and London Parcels

London date, 18th December, 1937 Carthage

Manila

Shanghal

Shanghai and Swatow

Air Mail by "Pan American

Emp. of Jappa

Glenbeg

Kingyuan

Air-

.January 19..

Ways Direct Bervice"-Bau Fran- Pan American Airways Plano

cisco date, 12th January

Haiphong, Pakhol and Holhow

Shanghai and Swatow

Straits...

Calcutta and Straits

Japan

Rabaul

Australlo and Manfia

Straits

Japan and Shanghai

igon

Amoy and Swatow

Haiphong

Japan

Japan

Зарад

USA., Honolulu and Japan (San Francisco, date, 20th December, 1937).

For:

Sinklang

Soochow

Teucer Tilawa

Antilochus

Frlderun

January 19:

January 19,

January 19.

January 19..

January 19.'

January 19.

January 10.

January 18.

January 19.

January 20,

January 20.

Kamo Maru

January 20.

Somali

January 20.

Fanuary 21,

Felix Roussci

January 21.

Kitano Maru

January 21

Yochow...

January 21..

G. G. Paul Doumer

January 22.

Allpore

January 28.

Nako Maru Meinnon

January 23.

January 24.

„January 24.

Cortu

Pres. Gardeld

OUTWARD MAILS

Per

Tuesday

Date and Timo

MAINTAIN

CONSISTENT

ADVERTISING

DURING

1938

30,000 CHINESE FORM Stockholm.

NEW "HINDENBURG

LINE"

(Continued from Page 1.)

Paris.... Geneva Berlin Athens. Milan. Copenhagen

Jan. 12. 153%

147 it

.21.03

21.03%

12.40

12.40

·5474

5474

04/0

04%

.22.40

22.40

.19.40

19.40

Oslo. Helsingfors. Shanghal

.19.00

10.00

226%

220

.1/2A

1/2/

New York.

4.803.

4.0945

Vienna. Amsterdam. Prague

2014/2

20%

8.07%

8.074

142%

142%

Nom

110

110

173

1/3

1/3

178%

1/04

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4.0045

.29.54

20.55

1/2

210

410

216

Montevideo.

24

Rio de Janeira....2.17/32 Silver (Spot).....19%

218

1812

10%

.102

1021⁄2

-British Wireless.

Chapu have now entrained for Shang-Madrid hai by the Shanghai-Hangchow Rall Lisbon

way.

Hongkong. Many structures at Hangchow have Bombay been burnt down by the Japanese. Montreal. These include the buildings of the Brussels Hangchow Normal college, and the Yokohama Tze Kiang University.-Central News.

Belgrade.

Yuyi Devastated

Hsuchow, Jan. 18.

The recapture of Yuyi in east An-Silver (forward)..19% wel has been confirmed by Chinese War Loan. military reports

A scene of devastation, according to the reports, was witnessed by the Chinese forces which entered the elly in the afternoon of January 14. 01 the 2,000 families In the city only about 200 are still remaining, the others having either fled

or been alaughtered by the Japanese. Losses of civilian properly are roughly esti- mated at $2,000,000.

After being defeated by Chinese! forces, Japanese troops at Yuyl numbering about 400 fled to Lalan Central News.

It is the consistently advertised product which makes the steady. gain in sales. This way the consumer is constantly reminded of a particular product. Newspaper advertising is pre- ferred to any other form because It enables the advertiser to place' his message before the consumer In the most effective mannor, It can be changed every day, does not become monotonous. The "South China Morning Post" and "The Hongkong Telegraph" provide the finest media, guar- anteeing, the largest morning and afternoon circulations.

It

Make 1938 a more prosperous year by using the two leading newspapers.

SIX KILLED IN STRIKE RIOT

Mexico City, Jan. 17:

It is reported that six were killed in the state of Vera Cruz in a clash between two of Mexico's largest labour organisations.

A general strike of 24 hours has virtually paralysed Vern Cruz-

United Prea).

ROYALTY VISIT TO ANTIQUE DEALERS

London, Jan. 17. Queen Mury and the Princess Royal motored to-day from Sandringham to Cambridge where Queen Mary visited antique deafors-British Wire- test.

*. WAR MINISTER ENDS VISIT TO IRELAND S

London, Jan. 17.

J

The Wat Secretary, Mr.. Hore Dellatio, ended his visit of inspection to Northern Ireland to lay and re-

5. O. S.

Leung Sal Tor, aged 11, is deaf and dumb.

He came up before the magistrate for being without visible means of subsistence. What means could ha have until he is taught a trade and taught how to understand and make others understand him? So we are putting him. into the Deaf and Dumb School..

Is there anyone who would maintain, this littlo outcastle only costs $7 per month.

HONGKONG SOCIETY FOR THE turned by air to London British|| PROTECTION OF CHILDREN Wireless,

Manila, Straits, Ceylon, India,

Egypt and Parcels only for Ger many via Hamburg Air_Mall_ for Changking by the C.N.A.C.

"C.N.A.0." Airways Direct Ser- vice."

Potsdam

Tues., Jan. 18, 5.00 p.m. Plane......................Tues. _Jan, 18., Kowloon F.O.

Reg.,

Ord,

Reg.,

Ord.;

Wednesday

Samshul and Wuchow

Jan. 18, 5 p.m. Jan. '18, 5 pm.

G.P.O.

Jan. 18, 6 p.m. „Jan. 19,6 m333-

Kongning..Wed., Jan. 19, 8.15 am.

Swatow and Bangkok........................ Kalgan......Wed, Jan. 19, 8.30 a.m. Air. Stall for Blan, Lanchow and Eurasia Plane.......Wed, Jan. 19,

Chengtu, eta

(via Hankow) by the "Euraala Airways Service" (To further points by surface transport as Bervices permit). Kongonoon and (Pakhoi vla Kong-

moon)

Dairen and Tientsin

G.P.O, and Kг.O.

Reg Ord

..........Jad: 19, 0 ms. ....Jan. 19, 9.30 am.

Fook On ...Wed., Jan. 19, 10 a.m. Nordmark..Wed., Jan, 19, 10.30 a.m.

Wed, Jan. 19.

Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Hono- Pan American Airways Piano

lului, and U.B.A., by the American

Pan-

Airways Direct Ser-

vice"

(Due' San Francisco, 27th Jan.)

Thursday

Kowloon P.O.

Reg.,

Ord..

Reg.. Ord..

G.P.O.

Jan. 19. 5 p.m. .Jan. 19, 5. p.

Jan. 19, 5 p.m. ..Jan. 20, ✪ A.M.

Tal Hing Thurs., Jan. 20, 8.15 a.m. Thi treo ...Thurg, wan. 30, 31 lần Canton ......Thurs., Jan. 20, 2 pm. Carthage . Thurs, Jan. 20, 30 ph Kamo Maru..Thurs, Jan, 20, 8 p.m.

Samshul-and Wuchow

Kongmoon

Haiphong .

Shanghai and *Japan

Japan and Europe via Siberia

Friday

Shanghai and Japan

Felix Roussel Fri., Jan. 21, 1.30 p.m.

Holhow, Pakshol and Halphong.... Kingyuan......Fri., Jan. 21, 2 p.m. Manila, Australia and New Zealand Kitano Maru

...Fri, Jan. 21, „Jan. 21, 4.15 p.m.. .Jan. 21, 5 p.m. ..Fri, Jan. 21. G.P.O. and H.P.O. -

....Jan. 21, 6 pmn. ..Jan. 22, 9.45 km .Jan. 22, 10.30 am.

„Smi....... Jan, 22,

Jan. 27, 0.35 m2,

Jan. 22, 10 a.ms

via Thursday Island-due Thurs-

Reg

day Island 3rd February.

Ord.,

Straits, Ceylon, India, E. and South Corfu

Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles due Marseilles, 10th February.

Parcels

Reg.

Ord..

Saturday

Air

Mall for "K.L.M. Airways Carfu Service"-due Amsterdam 301 January,

G.P.O, and K.P.O.

RCE..

Ord.,

Formosa

Hongkong Maru

Sat., Jan. 22, 10.30 a.m.

G.P.O. & K.P.O.

Her.. Ord.

Jan, 22, 5 p.z..

Jan. 13, 9 nm..

G.P.O. & F.r.O.

Reg

Jan 23, 5 p...

Ord.,

Sunday

Swattw

Amoy and Shanghai

-Soochow Taiyuan

Tuesday

Siraits, Ceylon, India, Aden, Memnon

Egypt and Europo via Mar- Bellles-due. Morsellics 23rd. Feb- ruary and London Parcels duc London, 2nd. March,

Air Mall for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plano Bat, Jan. 22

Direct Service"

(Duo London, “Stat January)

Air' Mall for "Australla by Imperial Imperial Airways Flano Bat., Jan. 22.

Airways Service" (Due Darwin, 80th January)

.......... Jan. 23, 9 mm.

.Sun, Jan. 23, 8.30 am.. Sun., Jan, 23, 9.4.3.

Tues., Jan;:25.

Parcels W... Jan, 25, 11 am. neg., Ord.

Air Mall for "E. IN M. Airways Meranon

Bervice--due Amsterdam 3rd.

Februar

*Hzperscribed correspo

Jan, 25, 12.45-p.m.

Jan, 20, 130 p.m.;

Tuen, Jan” 18.

G. P. O. and EL. PLOMES.

Jan. 34. 12.30 p.m.)