1938-01-22 — Page 4

THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY,

JANUARY

1938.

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CLASSIFIED NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Yangtse River

ADVERTISEMENTS 25 words $2.00

for 3 days prepaid'

FOR

FOR SALE.

M.G.

BALE-Supercharged. Midget 2 Septer. .cnr. In good mechanical condition. Can be in- spected at Central Police Station.

Frame Dept.),

CHURCH NOTICES

METHODIST CHURCH

Meeting of General Committee

The following are the forthcoming services at the Methodist Church, Wanchol:

Services, Sunday

January 23. J. E. Preachers: Morningt. Rev. Sandbach; Evening, Rev, 1. Musgrave,

1.A.

Morning Parade Service at 10.15 Methodist Church. at the English

Hymns: 004, 077, 007, 473, 76.

Evening Service at 7 pm. at the Engilsh Methodist Church. Hymns:-

658, 309, 451, 10.

Notices for the Week

1. Following the Evening Service, a Social Hour will be held at 8.15. Refreshments arc

'provided

ot

minimum charges; Servicemen

and civilians

welcomed.

fre

all warmly

2. The LC.A. will meet in the Assembly Hall of the "S. & S. Home" un Monday afternoon at three o'clock.

3. The Badminton. Club meets on Mondays and Thursdays at 7.30 p.m. Further particulars from the Secretary of the "S. & S. Home,"

4. The General Committee will meet

In the Assembly Hall of the "S.

G.

ARR.

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Publle Auction to be hold on Wednesday, the 2nd day of February, 1938, at 3 D.EL, at the Omcee of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governer of ono Lot of Crown Land at Repulse Bay, in the Colony of

Vessel Here

steamer

Dullt specially for the Yangtse River trade, the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company's twin-screw hos Pingwo, 3,105 tons, arrived in Hongkong.

It is believed that this is the first occasion in many years that a Yang- the River ship has visited Hongkong.

The future of the Pingwo has not yet been decided, it is understood. The vessel will leave for Canton this week-end will a cargo of Com- and ย decision regard-

Hong Kong, for a term of 76 Pay's store probably be made

the with

option of years, ronewal at a Crown Rent to bo fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty tha KING, for further torm of 75 years.

сло

Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dia- posal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will bo refund-

ed on payment of the Purchase

price.

ing her future after her return to this port. It le possible that she may be temporarily placed in service between Hongkong and Canton.

The Pingwo was built in Shanghai In 1022, and has since been employ- ed on the Shanghal-Hankow service. Japanese Steamship Co.,

Resumes Service

Shanghai, Jan. 22,

The Nisshin Kisen Kolsha an- nounces that it will resume service. between Shanghal, Tsingtao, Tientsin. and Dairen carly in February.

The service has been suspended

since the beginning of the hostilities

In Shanghai,

The Nisshin Kisen Kaisha has been PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. | a heavy sufferer as a result of the war, more than ten ships being seized

Whangpoo and the Yangtse-Reuter.

No. of Nils |

Begistry No.

Locality

Rural Building

Lot No. 404. South of Rural Building Lot No. 158, South Bay Read. Repulse Bay.

Boundary Measurement

N.

H P

As per sale plan.

*

Annual

sq. feet

$286

Rental

$6,250

Upact Price

& S. Home" on Wednesday, at Course of Nine Public Lectures

3.30.

UNION

CHURCH

Members Invited to Form A Company of Boys' Brigade

S.A.C.A. MEETING

The following are the forthcoming services, etc., at the Union Church:

Morning Service 10.30 am. Even- ing Service p.m. Preacher at Mor- ning Service: Rev. A. Maclellan, Canton.

The S.A.C.A. meets in the Church evening at 7.30 Hall on Tuesday

on.

AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS

The Seventh lecture of this course will be given in the China Flect Club Theatre

on

Monday, 24th January, 1938.

at 5.30 p.m. Subject:-Protection of Build- Phe Helena May Christian Fellow-Ings against gas. ship meets in the Institute on Friday morning at 10.30 a.rh.

Lecturer:-Capt. R. R. Gillespie,

It has been suggested that a Corn- pany of Boys' Brigade might be form-R.E. ed in connection with Union Church. Will any parents or boys who are in- terested in this suggestion please get in touch with either, Mr. L. Gibson, Talkoo Dockyard or the Minister?

LESSON SERMON First Church of Christ, Scientist, Hongkong The subject of the Lesson Sermon in all Church of Christ, Scientist, to- morrow Jan. 23 will be: "Truth." The Golden Text will be: "Thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering and. plenteous in mercy and in truth”. (Ps. 80).

the

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Open to all members of the public without charge,

"Don't think I'll stop writing because I've lost my job.” "THE LIFE OF ZOLA”———A Warner Bros. Picture coming to Hongkong shortly. A serialisation of the story of the film is on Page 14 of this issue of the "Telegraph".

NEW YORK STOCK U.S. COMMODITY

EXCHANGE

·གྲྭ༔,

by the Chinese for booms in the SWAN, CULBERTSON & FRITZ LATEST REPORTS

Although

FREED ON CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER

Coroner's Jury had accused him of manslaughter, Lo Chi, 24, was set free by Mr. H. B. Butters at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, the Crown offering no evidence,

at Kowloon City.

New York, Jan. 21. S. C. & F. Dow Jones summary of yesterday's markets:

PRICES

LATEST CABLED

QUOTATIONS

New York, Jan. 21. The following quotations on the New York commodity exchange are issued by Router:

The market has been discouraged by the outlook for a further curtail- ment in automobile production, in the face of an otherwise favourable sittidion. Apparently the market was not materially affected by the March President's conference with the lead-

May ers of the auto industry. Ward's July statistical service reports

that the October

POST

AIR MAIL TIMES

OFFICE.

DUTY STAMPS Green cent stamp duty stamps Ordinary air mall letters for Im- perial Airways Direct Service to were declared invalid for postugo na Any of Europe etc., will, until further notice, from January 21, 1030. be closed at Kowloon Post Office and these stompa remaining in the posaca- General Post Office 9.00 a.m. on Sun- sion of individuals on that date will days. Letters for this Service may be exchanged on application at the Offico for an equal be posted in the ordinary posting General Post boxes at Kowloon Post Office and number of the current issue purple General Post Office. They should be 5 cent postage stamps. clearly marked "By Air Mail" and bear suficient postage. Insufficiently prepaid letters may be taxed with double the deficiency or forwarded by Steamer Service, at the discretion of the Post Office.

VIA SIBERIA ROUTE Letters and Postcards for Europe and South America are forwarded | **via Siberia" if so superscribed.

Halphoni

From

Shanghol and Swatow Bangkok

Amoy and Swotow Japan

Rabant

BILANGHAI AIR BERVICE Air Mall Service to Shangħal is temporarily suspended,

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Malls aro closed 15 minutes carller than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls are advertised to close at or before 9 a.m., registered and parcel mails are closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day,

INWARD MAILS

Per

G. G. Paul Doumer Kiungchow

Yingchow

Yochow

Nako Maru Friderun

date,

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways

Direct Service" London 16th January.

U.S.A.. Honolulu and Japan (San Francisco date, 20th December, 1937).

Straits

Japan

Due

January 22. January

.January January January 23, January 24.

Imperial Airways Plans January 20,

Pres. Gerfeld

January 24.

Teucer

January 24,

Japan

Alipore

January 25.

Shanghal

Glenbeg

January 25.

Memnon

January 23,

New York Cotton

Straits Straits

Somali

January 25,

Opening Closing Opening Closing 0.54/04. 8.48/49 8.01/60 8.57/57 8.00/65 '8.02/62 B.70/75

8.73/73

Shanghal, Amoy and Swatow..... U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Manda,

(Seattle, date 1st January). Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai,

(Vancouver. B.C., date 8th Jan.). Empress of Asla

Teireslas Tsinan

January 25,

Jonuary 25.

President Jefferson

January 20.

January 27.

Japan

Nellore

January 27,

Amoy

Shirala

January 27.

8.70/70 8.70/75

8.58

Calcutta and Straits

Yuensang

January 27.

Japan and Shanghal Straits

Burdwan

January 28.

Conte Rosso

January 28,

January 28.

Lo had been arrested on Novem ber 10, following a quarrel he had week's output of automobiles amount- December with an 18-year-old youth, Li Chi-ed to 65,418, which is slightly below Spot fun, on board a ferry as it was the output of the

previous week,

The First Notice Day for March berthing

while it is predicted that the

March 1. Assistant Attorney General, recalled January. It is rumoured that the

Yesterday, Mr. E. H. Williams, February output will be below that of Motion is Feb. 23 with Delivery date

New York Rubber that Lo had been charged with man- Chrysler works will shut down two slaughter, but medical examination weeks, commencing on January 25th. March

15.12/13 15.04b/07a showed that Li had died of heart Favourable factors to-day were the May

15.29/20 13.22/22 failure and lobar pneumonia. The rise in car-loodings and reports that July

15.40/42 15.32b/35a doctor was not prepared to testify the Ford Company was re-hiring the September 15.52/53 10.43b/47a whether the fight accelerated his men who had been laid-off around December....

The President's state- Sules for the day:-3,230 tons. done $0,

An Inquest was then held, before ing-companies did not apply to nil,

Chicago Wheat

05%/95% 94%/94 K. M. A. Barnett in the second but only to non-operating companies. May Mr.

There the Jury returned a The outlook is good for a rise in steel July

9024/00% B04/B9% court,

8076/0834 verdict of manslaughter against Lo.

prices next week. Demand is in- Sept. Mr. Williams said he had gone into creasing for nearly all types of Win-Thursday's Sales:-10,020,000 bushels. the case again, and after consultation ter merchandise, due to the prevail-

Chicago Cort with the Attorney General, had come ing cold weather.

00%/60% to the conclusion that it would be

614/01%. a waste of time to continue with the casc.

death, though it may possibly have Christ the press with regard to hold-

ment to

-

15.65 B

Japan and Formosa

For

Hakone Maru

OUTWARD MAILS

Hollow, Pakhoi and Hnphong Shanghal

Salgon

Per

Saturday

****

Air Mail for "Imperial Airways

Direct Service"

(Duo London, 31st January)

Date and Time

Kingyuan.....Sat, Jan. 22, 2 p.m. Ajax .....

.Sat., Jan. 22, 3.30 p.m. Sat., Jan. 22, 5 p.m. Lycemoon

Imperial Airways Plane Sat., Jan. 22.

Q.P.O. & K.P.0.

Reg. Jan. 22, 5 p.m.

Ord.,

................, Jan. 23, 9 x.in.

Air Mail for "Australia by Imperial Imperial Airways Plane Sat., Jan. 22.

Airways Service”

(Duo Darwin, 80th January)

May S. C. & P. New York correspondent July

Sept. cables:

007/003

01/01%

014/6134

July

October

Winnipeg Wheat

120/125 125/125

117%/117% 100/100

Swatow and Shanghal Formosa

Stocks: Various issues were again In supply. The action of the market May to-day was disappointing and prices look lower. EXCHANGE RATES

Cotton: The tone to-day was dull. Jan. 10. Jan. 20. Farm legislation 18 possible by

141 February 1st. Press reports indicate reported to be selling against ship- 140

21.63% that the President's attitude towards ment purchases, -21.834

12.41 business is more conciliatory. Spots 12.41

Paris.. Geneva. Berlin. Athens. Milan

Stockholm. Oslo. Helsingfors "Shanghai.

New York.

Programmes of the course of lectures may be obtained on

application to the Extra Assis-Vienn tant Colonial Secretary, Colonial Prague Secretary's Office.

NOTICE

NOTICE la hereby given that

following W. S. Mong Mong Wing Shun) others, Among citations will be read from the Bible: is no longer authorised to sign in

of will praise thee, O Lord, among any capacity on behalf of the firm the people: I will sing unto thee

of Batten & Co. of China Build- among the nations, for thy

mercy

is great unto the heavens and thy

Ing and that he is no longer & Co.

Truth unig the clouds. In the Lord employed on the staff of Batten

of

shall all the seed of Israel be justified and shall glory." (Ps. 57. Isa. 45).

The following citations will also be read from the Christion Selence Text- book "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," by Mary,

Baker Eddy: "Christian Science brings to light Truth and its supremacy, unl versal harmony, the entireness God, good and the nothingness evil. Because Truth is infinite, error should be known as pathing. Be- cause Truth is omnipotent in good- ness, error, Truth's opposite has no might. Evit is but the counterpolse of nothingness. The greatest wrong is but a supposititious opposite of the highest right. The confidence ipired by Science lies in the fact that Truth is real and error is unreal,"

(Pages 203. 367),

Announcement

in

BATTEN & CO. (Yeung Tuze Wan),

Manager.

NATIONAL UNITY SOUGHT

the

Tokyo, Jan. 21. Offcials, preparing for resumption of the Dlet on Saturday, emphasised the necessity of national unity in order to avold misunder standings with Third Powers while punishing the Chiang Kal-shek

First Church of Christ Scientist. Hong kong. Branets of Mother Church. The First Church of Christ, Betontis, m Boston. Bunday Service 11.18 m. regimo,

TTAM

Ka Maedormell fload, close to

The Sunday School is held at 30 пла Prince Konoye, addressing the

Testimony Meeting. Wednesday, 0 p.m. A Reading Room located at flank of Kast Asia Building. 10 Des Voeux load Central, and is open daily 10.30 am, to Saturdays 20.30 4.3.-11.30 pm. Evening cups Wednesdays and Baturifays 0.1 p.m. All authorised Christian Science Llerature is available at the Reading Room. The pubila je cordially invited to attend the services and to visit the Road- ing Itoom.

WHEN AT HOME

The

Thongkong Telegraph.

MAY BE PURCHASED

AT

SELFRIDGE'S

prefectural Governors .communicated

to them the Government's policy, for continued warfare and said: "Japan is determined to give efforts to correct any her best country's misunderstandings, and also to enlighten any country which might encourage or asalst Japanese elements ..which increasing the Orlani crisis. Japan Jolne hands with any nation for the establishment of permanent peace in the Orient if that nation co-operates with our country”...---United Press.

anti-

HIROTA'S OUTLINE

Tokyo, Jan. 22.

It is understood that the Foreign Minister, Mr. Tirola, in his Diet speech will mention the four point terms submitted by Japan to Chiang Kai-shek's administration through 'Gorniány and: describe-the-ciretum- stances of failure of the peace nego- tiations-Reuter,

Amsterdam.

25

Hides: Manufacturers are reported 5474 are quiet and the basis is firm. Texto be buying spots. Reports

from 85 tiles are dull, but prices are steady. the Argentine Indiente that large 22.40 Out of 9-leading broteers, 2-are-bullocks are available there at below 19.40 lish, 1 is bearish and 6 ore neutral. the last sales prices.

Forwardings to mills for the week 220% tolalled 234,000 bales.

G.P.O, & KP.0.

Reg1, Ord.,

Jan. 22, 5 p.m.

Jan. 23, 0a.m.

Soochow ....Sun., Jan. 23, 8.30 am.

Bunday

Hongkong Maru Sun,, Jan. 23, 9 a.m.

Monday

Kongmoon and (Pakhol via Kong Tai Lee ......Mon., Jan. 24, 11 a.m.

moon). Amoy

...... Talyuan ....Mon., Jan. 24, 3.30 p.m.. Air Mail for "Trance Orient Air Andre Lebon.......Mon.. Jan. 24,

G.P.O. and K.P.O:* Service"-due Marseilles,

Way! 8th, Feb.

Ref..

Orle

..Jan. 24, 4.30 p.m. Jan. 24, 5 p.m.

Sugar: The market is dull, but

Saigon, Ceylon, India,-E,-and-South Andre Lebon. Mon., Jan. 24,

Africa, Egypt and Europe vin Marseilles due Marseilles, 23rd February.

G.P.O. and K.P.0.

Reg.,

Ord..

Jan. 24, 6 p.m. Jan. 24, 5.30 p.m.

Kowloon, P. 0.

Ref.. Ord.

Jan, 24, 5 p.m.

„Jan. 24, 6 p.m.

G. F. O.

Reg. Ord..

Wheat: This week's shipments from Prices are fully steady, 4.99% the Argentine and from Australia 20% were small. Moisture was limited in most section of the Belt. The cash position is stendy. Out of 8 brokers, Nom. are bullish and 4 bearish,

are

Nom 1102

.5471%

05

Copenhagen

22,40

.19.40

19.00 220% .1/2+k

19.00

1/2

.4.90% .201

8.074

142 Nom. .110%

8.00

142

1/3 170% 4.997% .20.5434

-174

1/2

Belgrade..

218

Montevideo.

216

.25.

20

Rio de Janeiro.

212

211

Silver (Spot).

222034

20

Silver (forward)

1014

War Loan.

102ă

some estinkite

Madrid..

Lisbon Hongkong. Bombay

Montreal Brussels. Yokohama.

119%

In

Special Car-loadings as compiled by the Association of American Railroads. 15, for the week ended January totalled 581,000 cars; an increase of 20,000

week. previous wee the cara from Word's Statistical Service estimates the production of cars and trucks in the United States and Canada dur- ing the week ended January 21, at 65,118 units, against 65,735 units the previous week.

The sharp reduction Corn: 1/3 country offerings indicates the re- 17836

luctance of farmers to sell at the 4.901urrent levels. Supplies, however, 20.54'

541% are ample and any advances in price 1/2 are likely to attract increased offer- 210 ings. Argentine supplies are report

ed to be very low.

Rubber: The bellef is gaining that the International Restriction Com- 20 Rails mitee will reduce the quotas and 20 Utilities

.20%

102 ----British Wireless.

that the

Dow Jones Averages Jan. 20. 36 Industrials

reduction 40 Bonds

will amount to 5%. The Trade is 11 Commodity Index

Première

AT THE

TO-

Air Mail for Chungking by o C.N.A.C. Place......Mon, Jan. 24.

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

Samshui and Wychow Swatow

Tuesday

Manila, Makassar and Sourabaya Kongmoon and (Pakhol via Kong-

moon)

Jaz 24. p.m. ..Jan 25, 0 AD.

Kongning..Tues., Jan. 26, 8.15 a.m. Klungchow..Tues., Jan, 25, 8.30a.m. Tinegara.. Tues., Jan. 25, 0.30 a.m.

Air Mall for "K. L. M. - Airways Memnon

Service"-due Amsterdam 3rd, February,

On Lee....Tues., Jan. 20, 11 a.m. ..Tues., Jan. 25. G. P. O. and K. P. O. Ref.....

**Jan. 25, 12.30 p.m. Oril,

Jan. 26, 1 p.m. „Tues., Jan. 25.

132.33

30.45

Close 130.00

20.30

21.04

20.78

90.55

90.10

53.72

53.38

Straits, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt Memnon

and Europe via Marseilles-due Forscilles 23rd February London Parcels due London 2nd

and

March.

Parcels Reg., Ord

Fort Bayard and Haiphong...

G. G. Paul Doumer

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Haitan ..... Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.S.A., C. Emp. of Russia

and S. America and Europe via Vancouver B.C., (Parcels for Can- ada only)-due Vancouver B.C., 12th Feb, and Europe via Siberia.

Parcels,

Reg Ord..

NIGHT

UNTIL 2A.M.

GLOUCESTER

WITH THE

Bryman's Trio

DINNER $5.00

and Don and Dolly

NON-DINERS

$2.00 COVER CHARGE

Manila

Wednesday

Jan. 25, 11 am.

.Jan, 25, 12.45' p.m. Jan. 25, 1.30 p.m.

Tues, Jan. 25, 2 p.m. Tues., Jan. 26, 3 p.m.

„Tues, Jan. 25,

Jan: 28, 4 p.m. Jan, 25, 8 pm.

Jan. 25, 5.30 p.m.

Swalow, Shanghai and Tientsin... Chaksang...Wed., Jan. 20, 8.80 a.m. Pres. Garfield Wed, Jan. 20, 5 p.m. Thursday

*Swatow and Bangkok Swatow, Foochow and Tientsin Amoy and Shanghol Japan, Canada, U.S.A., Central and South America and Europe_vla Victoria, BC-due Victoria, B.C., 10th February and Europe via Siborin.

Yingchow Thurs., Jan. 27. 10.30 a.m. Yochow..Thurs., Jan. 27, 10.30 am. Kwangtung Thurs, Jan. 27, 3.30 p.m. President Jefferson...Thurs, Jan. 27.

Parcela Reg. Ord.

"Superscribed correspondence anle

COPIES OF

Jan. 27, 4 p.m. „Jan. 27, 8 p.m.

Jan. 27, 6.30 pm.

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