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"ALEXALORÁ BUILDING.

THE

HONGKONG ·

Semi-Annual Sale

A Maizee's Sale is always the

Talk of the Town

Beginning Wed., Feb. 2nd

4 days only

Afternoon Dresses

Silk and Wool

Tailored Suits

Coats

Fur trimmed & tailored

o Cash only

No Exchanges

No Refunds

No Returns

Hats

All colours

Bags

Day and Evening

Belts, Flowers, Gloves,

Costume jewellery,

Scarves.

TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1938,"

University China To Pay Shifted To New Quarters

Canton, Jun. 20.

A party of eleven German profes sora of the National Tungchi University, Woosung, πετίνα! In Canton to-day on their way to Kan- hsten in Klangsi province,

The school buildings of the University in Woosung were destroy ed by Japanese gunfire during the recent invasion of Shanghal. After destruction of the the complete premises, it was decided by the University authorities to remove the site to Kanhsien where classes will be resumed.

A number of noted educators in Canton, including Dr. Hsiao, the acting President of the Chungahan University, entertained the German professors at a dinner parly this evening.

In his address during the function, Dr. Haloo paid a high tribute to the tireless efforts and determination of the German teachers in pursuing their great educational task.

The party is scheduled to leave Canton for its destination in Klangsi to-night-Central News,

Humphreys Estate Has Good Year

Interest On

Bond Issue

Shanghai, Jan. 27. Full Interest will be paid at the end of the month on the Chinese Government's Consolidated Domestic Loan, the North China Daily News learns from local banking circles.

The Interest will be paid in notes in view of the strain "put on the Government's finances by the hostili- ties.

The Interest on this loan is payable twice yearly, on July 31 and January 31.

Despite the hostilities the half- yearly dividends will be distributed to bond-holders as usual, it is stated. Interest on the loan at three per cent. will amount to over $3,000,000. The total amount of the loan is about $51,000,000. Most

of the bond- holders are local Chinese bankera und private individuals. The Goy- ernment's action, according to the bankers, indicates that finances are in a sound condition.-Reuter.

EXCHANGE Selling

T.T. London Demand

T.T. Shanghai T.T. Singapore TT. Japon T.T. India T.T. U.S.A.

Manila

T.T. Batavia T.T. Bangkok TT

Salgon

15. 2%

18. 2

.104%

.0234

106/4

.02

30 13

0133

.5512

.922

14014

.9.40

.70%

13314

1/04

Buying

.1/3

.1/3.5/32

.312

T.T. France T.T. Germany T.T. Switzerland T.T. Australia

The net profit of Humphreys Estate and Finance Co., Ltd., for the year ended December 31, 1937, after de- ducting directors' and general mana- 4 m/s L/C London. gers' remuneration, and including m/s D/F $13.737.31 brought forward, amounts 4 m/s L/c. U.S.A.

do.

to $160,480.74, which the directors | 4 m/s France will recommend at the forthcoming 30 d/s India annual meeting of shareholders be U.S. Cross rate in London allocated as follows:---

A dividend of 5 per cent on 200,000

shares $100,0000.00;

Transfer to General Reserve $25,- 000.00;

Transfer to Typhoon and Floods Insurance Reserve $1,822,85, (bring- ing same up to $100,000.00);

Transfer to Building Improvement Account $7,039.40, (bringing same up to $50,000.00);

Transfer to Special Repairs and Renewals Account $11,020.43, (bring- ing same up to $15,000.00);

And carry forward $21,027,90.

10.10

.00

4.00 11

THE

You

·Storys 15"

ou can choose a whisky

for its fine flavour.or for its mellowness or

because it agrees

On the other hand,

with you

you can

choose KING GEORGE IV

superfine GOLD LABEL Scotch

because it combines

ALL THREE QUALITIES. KING GEORGE IV GOLD LABEL

Superfine Scotch Whisky

GILMAN & CO., LTD. Gloucester Arcade. · Tel.

30986.

THE TAIKCO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPARY

OF HONGKONG, LIMITED.

BUILDERS OF ALL CLASSES OF SHIPS.

BUILDERS OF RECIPROCATING STEAM ENGINES, DUILDERS OF MARINE AND LAND BOILERS. BUILDERS OF TURBINE MACHINERY

Undor Leanco From Mosera. Parsons.

EWILDERS OF DIESEL ENGINES

Under Special Liconce From Mesera, Bulwer Bunda, Winterthur.

Licensed To Manufacture Lanz Portit Iron, Specially Bettele For Intoral Combustion Engine Working Parto.

DOCK & SLIPWAYS

SE DOCKING VERY LARGE, AS WELL AS SMALLER VESIMA,

ON ANY TIDE.

ALL CLASSES OF SHIP, ENGINE AND BOILER

REPAIRS

AND EXTENSIVE WELDING, BOTH ELECTRICAL AND

OXY-ACETYLENE, SKILFULLY AND PROMPTLY CARRIED OUT.

Address "Talkoodock” Hongkong. Teleshona No. 30211.

Chill Flag: “Numeral One” over "Pennant Ass."

· ODDITIES OF ENGLISH

(Continued from Page 6.)

"pra" colloquial term for an actor.)| And there in one word which is condemned to exist always in the plural and always with an adjective Parto.. preceding it.

Geneva "High Jinks" we are familiar with, Berlin.. plural. We talk of a mon hoving his but we never hear of a single jink, Athens ups and downs; but we do not say that he is having an up or a down. or one that la not high. The only Milan..

writer who ever used "Jink," by Copenhagen It is the same with "Ins and outletself, was the late Sir W. S. Gilbert, Stockholm. Or, given drawer full of odds and ends, how do you distinguish or odd and he only did so when driven by Oslo....

from and end?

U.S. Labour. Wants No

· Alliance

Miami, Jan. 20.

Mr. Willam Green, head of the American Federation of Labour, has cabled to the British Trades Union Congress that the A.E.O.L. is not prepared to recommend to the Gov- crnument mulual defensive alilance of democratic nations against Japan However they are willing to boycott Japanese goods.-United Press.

HOW DO WE HELP A CHILD.

Sometimes we are compelled to

SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC

make a monetary donation to keep | HOMEWARDS to: a family from destitution. But this Is usually only for a short period, until n hawker's licence or other work can be procured for the purents,

Such a donation may be necessary to maintain our principle "that no child shall be allowed to starve." HONGKONG-SOCIETY-FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN

P & O-BRITISH INDIA-APCAR AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES

(Companies Incorporated in England.)

Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading for STRAITS, JAVA & BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, MAURITIUS, E. & S. AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUD- ING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, RED SEA, EGYPT, EUROPE, ETC. PENINSULA & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS

(Under Contract with M. Government.)

All vessels may call at any parts on or off the route,--and the route and all sailinge are subject to change or daviation with or without notice,

Tons From 'Kong about

Destination

29th Jun. B'bay, M'sellles, H're, L'don, l'burg

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hall.

Steamers

+*BURDWAN

6,100

*ALIPORE

5.000

30th Jan. Straits & Bombay,

CHITRAL

CARTHAGE

**SOMALI

15,000 14,500 7,000

COMORIN

15,000 KAISAR-I-HIND 11,000 **BANGALORE

0,000

5th Feb. Marseilles & London. 10th Feb. Marseilles & London.

26th Feb. M'rollies, H're, L'don, H'bg, R'dam,

A'werp & Lidon.

5th Mar. Marsellies & London. 19th Mar. Marsellles & London.

20th Mar. B'boy, M'scilles, H're, L'don, H'burk,

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull,

•

• Cargo only + Calls Casa Blanca All vessels may call at Malta

BRITISH INDIA apCar SAILINGS (SOUTH)

TILAWA

SANTHIA

NELLORE

NANKIN

0412

10.40 19.00

TANDA

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agenta ›

HONGKONG, CHINA & JAPAN ↑

SHIRALA

TALMA

EXCHANGE RATES

Jan. 25.

Jan. 20.

.152 .21,03/2

153%

21.03

.12.41

12,41

-5474

5474

.9411

.22.10

22.40

.19.90

Helsingfors

Shanghat.

"When he had Ruenish wine to

drink,

STRUC

It made him very sad to think

• Liebon

SAM.

.226% .1/2

,4.09 .20%2 .8.07

4.0911

220 % 1/20

20

8.9011

142

142% SANTIA

Nom. COMORIN

110 TANDA

1/3

1/3

.170

1/0

*4.007% 29.01

20.0024

1/2

1/2

210

210

2.5

2,27/32 20% 10:

.103 t -British Wireless.

103

Connaught

the exigencies of rhyming.

In "The Gondollers" there is a Consider the single words of the song about a kind-hearted monarch, New York. same sort. A merchant may have aand of him we are told thnt:---

shop full of goods, but you do not pick out an article and ask, "How much in this good?" Goods, to the sense of merchandise, is always in the plural.

That some, at junkel or at jink,

Must be content with toddy." Hongkong This is the only mention of a single Bombay It is the name with means. Your

Montreal friend may have large, means, or henk in the whole range of English

literature. Apparently, there never Brussela was a low Jink, any more than there Yokohama was ever low dudgeon, High Belgrade. dudgeon we know, but never low.

may have small means but you do not -nak him for a menn.

W. S. Gilbert's “Jink”

Montevideo

All of which goca to show that the Rio de Janeiro...2.27/32 Pros and cons only appear in the vagaries of the English tongue con-Silver (Spot)....20 plural and together. (N.B-This stitute an inexhaustiblo and fascinat- Silver (forward).191

War Loan

has nothing lo do with the verbing study. "eon," to scan or scrutinise, or with

Vaughan Dryden.

4.09%

8,000 20th Jan. 1

10,000

12th Feb.

0.000

20th Feb.

10,000

12th Mar.

Swettenhum, Singapore, Port

Penang, Rangoon & Colcufla.

8,000

20th Mar,

5th Mar.

2nd Apr.

Co LT

Port Sudan, Port Said, Tripoli, Algiers, (Oran), Antwerp, {Amsterdam).. Hamburg, Copenhagen,

Rotterdam

Gothenburg & Scandinavian ports.

M.S. "NIPPON”

M.S. "NAGARA" "M.S. ''SHANTUNG"

sailing about

2nd Fob.

sailing about

6th Mar.

sailing about

29th Mar.

OUTWARDS to: Japan ports.

sailing about

M.S. "NAGARA"

1st Feb.

(Passago fares to London or Antworp: From £58.10.— for

"Nippon" and £53 for other vessels.)

GILMAN & CO., LTD.

Hongkong.

Agents:

G. E. HUYGEN,

Canton,

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

TO AUSTRALIA, Calling at Manila, Thursday Is., CAIRNS Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. British Steamors: CHANGTE TAIPING

(01 Burner' FASTEST & MOST UP-TO-DATE STEAMERS IN THE SERVICT OPEN AIR SWIMMING POOL

ELECTRIC LAUNDRY, BARBER SHOP, SURGEON' AND STEWARDESS CARRIED. Enjoy Your Leave in Australia and New Zealand. Hong Kong to Sydney-19 Doys.

FIRST CLASS FARE TO SYDNĚX, £75 RETURN

#

"

LONDON (via Australia) from £127.19. (Australian Newspapers on file).

Due II'Kong Leaves H'Kong Leaves Manila Due Sydney

18 Feb. 15 Mar. 19 Apr.

STEAMER

CHANGTE TAIPING CHANGTE TAIPING

11 Feb.

8 Mar.

21 Feb.

9 Mar.

18 Mar.

3 Apr.

12 Apr.

22 Apr.

8 May

10 May

17 May

20 May

5 June

SIRDHANA

B. I. Aprar Line Steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengers,

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (SOUTH)

7,000) 20th Jan. Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney, 7,000 7,0001

Melbourne & Hobart.

Regular monthly anilings from Hongkong to Slanghol and Japan and Hongkong to Australia.

Hong Kong to Sydney-10 days.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN:

.7,000 TALMA

10,000 KAISAR-I-IIND 11,000 *BANGALORE 6,000

Cargo only.

3rd Feb. Amoy & Japan. 4th Feb. Shanghai & Japan. 6th Feb. Shanghai & Japan, 17th Feb. Amoy & Japan. 18th Feb. Shanghai & Japan. 19th Feb. Shanghal & Japan.

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice, parcela measuring not more than 6o.ft, will be received at the Company's Offen up to noon on the day previous to selling,

For Passage Rates, Handbooks, Freight, eto, apply

&ding MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. Pho

AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE, LIMITED. Sallings subject to alteration without notice.

for Freight or Passage, apply to:-

Butterfield & Swire Agents-Hong Kong--China-japan

COPIES OF

PHOTOGRAPHS

by "Staff Photographer" appearing in the

"SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST”

and

"THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH” may be purchased

at the Business Office

of "The Hongkong Tolograph" Morning Post Building, Wyndham Stroot.

8,000

15,000

Agents