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STOCK MARKET REPORT
The Hongkong Stock Exchange official summary issued at 8.15 p.m. yesterday says:
The market showed algns of some buoyancy with a fair all round en- quiry. Advances were registered In Banks at $1,515, Kowloon Wharves at $120, Hotels at $0.30, Cements at at $3.65, H.K. $144, Watsons Marsmans at 0/3.
Manila quotations were a shade lower, that market being reported as slightly easier.
Buyers
Hongkong Bank $1,515 c.d.
China Underwriters $1,40
Dougieser 100
Union Waterboats #030
I.K.K. Wharves $120 Providents (01) 200 Providents (New) $0.50
1. 8. Hotels $0.30 Peak Tramu (Old) #5% Yaumati Ferries $251,
China Lights (Old) $10.70
China Lights (New) $7.45
II.K. Electrice $50
Macao Electrica #19
Cementa #214.
li.K. itopes #43%
Watsons $4.65
Entertainments $4
Constructions #1
HK. Govt. 47% Loan 24 pm.
Matsaans (H.K.) w/~ $75
Ballers
Providents (New) $0.63 it.K. Tramways (10% Peak Trums Now) %% Telephones (Old) $2541′′ Wm. Powell, td. $0.65 Bates
Hongkong Bank $1,010 c.d. Union Insurance $360 Providents (Old) '67.55/60 Providente (New) $0.58/60 II. & S. Hotels $43
K. Realles $3.10/5.20
Yaural Ferries $25.35
H.K. Eeletrics 65032
Dairy Farms #25
Maramana (uk)" x/- 6/t
Antamoks P. of cla.
Atoke 20 cts.
Baguio Gold 24 cin.
Benguet Cansol 0.00 cis.
Coco Grove, CO cta.
Consolidated Mines 011 cts.
Demonstrations 44 cts.
I. X. L. 70 cla
Paracato Cumaus 23 cts. San Mauricio 13 cts. Buyos Consol 22 cts. United Paracales 58 cts.
U.S.
May
COMMODITY PRICES
LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS
"
New York, Feb. 17.
New York Colton
Opening
Closing
March
8.85/85
0.06/00
8.05/05
9.06/00
9.09/02
0.13/14
0.12/12
0.24/25
0.13/13
0.16/10
8.25/25 9.27 N
0.00
July
October
December
January Spot ..
The First Notice Day for March Cotton is Feb. 23 with Delivery date March 1.
March May
July
Now York Rubber
14.84/84 14.05/05 15.05/08 15.12/12 15.18/10 18,22/28 15.24/27
September
December
January
15,34/30
15.53/58
15.50 N
Sales for day:6,750 tons.
Wednesday's Sales:
Chicago Wheat
May
02%/02
July
87%/874
Sept.
bushels.
May
July
Sept.
May
July
October..
Chicago Corn
G9/584
00%/00
HR. NOTICE.
TRAFFIC REGULATIONS DURING THE RACES.
It is hereby notified that on the days fixed for the Annual Race Meeting at Wong-Nel-Chong (February 19th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 28th), the following Regula- tions under Ordinance No. 2 of 1869, will be in force
1. All vehicles going to the Races at Wong-Nel-Choug will proceed 'clockwise round Happy Valloy, vla Wong-Not- Chong Road to the entranco rates.
2. Vehicles must proceed at A slow speed in the vicinity of the Race Course,
3. Vehicles will be parked in the vicinity of the Race Course as directed by the Polico on duty,
4. Dogs are not allowed on or near the Race Course. Any dog found straying on or near the Race Course is Hable to be destroyed. NOTE:-Kennedy Road will bo
open to light motor trafile from 11 am, to
7 p.m. II-Extra Race Meetings during the year 1938-On days fixed for Extra Race Meetings.
One way traffic will be enforced
in Wong-Nol-Chong Road.
Kennedy Road will not be open
to motor traffic.
Parking of Cars at the
Race Course,
1. The Stand at the public
entrance is reserved
for
Jockey Club Stewards and Officials only.
2. Morrison Hill parking ground opposite. Civil Service Club and Village Road reserved for Private Cars.
3. Ventria Road reserved for
Public Cara.
T. H. KING, Commissioner of Police. Hongkong, 18th February, 1938.
HOLIDAYS.
BANK
at
The Exchange Banks will open at 9.30 am, and will close at 12. noon for the transaction Exchange business on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, the 21st, 22nd and 23rd February, 1938. (RACE MEETING).
Hongkong, 14th February, 1938.
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB
Tennis Tournament
Entries close, TO-MORROW, SATURDAY, at 6 p.m.
HONG KONG TELEPHONE COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTEENTH ORDIN- ARY YEARLY MEETING of HONG KONG TELEPHONE COM- PANY, LIMITED, will be held on WEDNESDAY, the 9th day of March, 1938, at the BOARD ROOM of the Company, Second Floor, Exchange Building, Hong Kong, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving 044/94
a Statement of Accounts and the 89%/00% 894/80 Report of the Board of Directors, 22,368,000 for the financial year ended 31st December, 1937, and re-electing two Directors and the Auditors. 00/00% 6134/61% The TRANSFER BOOKS of the 024/0256 | Company will be closed from the 28th February to 9th March, 1938, 127/12744
118/118% both days inclusivo, 90/98% Dated this 10th day of February,
1038.
Winnipeg Wheat
1264/120
· II.ME.. SHIPS' DISPOSITION The following is the disposition of H.M. ships in North China: Shanghai, H.M.8. Grimsby: Tsingtao, H,M.S. Sandwich; Cheloo, H.M.S. Lowestoft; Weihalwei, HM.S. Delight and Cape town; Amoy, H.M.S. Daring; Swatow,
H.M.B. Duchess.
FALLS FROM FIRST FLOOR.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
YESTERDAY'S CABLED
QUOTATIONS
London, Feb. 17.
Feb. 10. Jub, ST.
#102.15/10
War Loan 344% (red.
_after 1932) Canton-Kowloon Rir 5% Chinese 4% Gold Loan
1000 (arlifeh izrue) Chitone 3% Gold Londs
Chines
· Angio» French Loan, 1908 .... Chinese 8% Crisp Loan
Chinese 0% Heorg. Loan 1913 (LAB. 15) Persama Chinese 6 Ber. Notes
1923 (Vickers). Chinicae Imperial Kly, 5%
Loan
Honan Ry, 5%, 1903 Hukuang y, 5%, 1911
·Jukunna Ely.. Ex. Loll
(German Imuo) Laing Taing &« Về Hai
1913 Shanghai-Nanking
Tientsin-Pukay fly. äs
(Brit. Sipd.) Tientals-Pukow Bly, 196
(Car, Sipd.) Tientsin-Pukow ly, d% (Brit. Etpd. Supi. Zoan) Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5% (Ger, Btpd, Bupl, Loan) Japan 3 Sterling 1907 Japan Sterling 1924 Gor,
Loath, 1924
HK. & Shai Banking
Camp, (dn. Reg.) ............ HK & Bhai Banking Corp. (Colonial Beg.) Chinese Eng. & Min. Chosen Corporation Peklo Syndicate pig S'bai Elec, Construction
Shu Waterworks Co. "A"
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Seeks Peace For America's Industries
FEBRU 2018.0
Washington, Feb. 17. President F. D. Roosevelt to-day Advisory received the Business Council's recommendations concern ing the Relations Act, which is en effort to bring about industrial peace in the
the United States. -
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INJURED FOKI RECOVERING
ALLEGED ASSAILANT'S
BAIL REDUCED
"Appearing on remand before Mr. AD. Forrest at the Central Magistracy this morning, charged with assaulting Chau Sham, 41, a junk fokl, Keung · Lin-to, 30, car- penter, was remanded for a further week.
Inspector A. Wrigh said that Chau, who had been admitted to hospital with a ruptured spleen on February 2, and who was considered to be in a serious condition at one time, would
The Act provides there shall be no favour to any particular form of labour organisation, either industrial or craft. Further it will insure em ployees freedom from coercion from any source, whether by the manage- be able to leave hospital by next
Union ment or the
Thirdly it will week.:
Mr. C. A. Sutherton Russ, appear- well as д allow employers, n ployees, to invoke the Services Board. Ing for Koung applied for a reduction granted. Ball, It will also separate the fect-finding of ball, which was and judicial duties of the Board previously fixed at $2,000, was re-
duced to $25.. -:- which are at present combined in a single Board, and finally will more and specifically define the rights
CITTM obligations of employers and ployees-United Press:
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104
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of Canton
20
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Form,fi ́ord. British-American
31/0
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Mexican Eagle
Courtaulda
Distillera
Cammell Laird, ord. ......
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General Elec. (England) Guinness (A) Son & Co. Hawker Siddeley Aircraft Bristol Aeroplane Imperial Chemical Ind Imperial Tobares Marks & Spencer, "A"
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14/414 14/
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21/0
21/4
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02/0 61/2/
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23/0
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upper I'lantation invest.
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24/0
Burma Corporation... Commonwealth Mining
Maraman Investments Randfontein Estates Exploration Co.
Sub-Nize1
Tanami Gold Mining
Anglo-Iranian
Burmalt.... Shell. Trana.
(bearer)
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Three days' imprisonment and 15
strokes of the cane was the sentence received by a young man named Lo Chtu, 19, when he admitted a charge of larceny of a pair of gold earrings before Mr. K. M. A. Barnett, at the Kowloon Magistracy to-day.
the Sergeant Cullinan said that complainant, a 60-year-old widow, was in Waterloo Road yesterday when the defendant went up to her from the back and natched the earrings, A Chinese constable arrested the de- fendant on a hill behind the Kowloon Hospital.
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of
POST OFFICE.
From
Haiphong Swatow, Shanghai and Swatow Japan Straits
Japan and Shanghai Bangkok and Swntow
For
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February 19.
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„February 20,
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.February 20.
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February 20.
OUTWARD MAILS
Per
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Friday
Air Mail for Wachow, Kwellin, C.Ñ.AC. Plane
Kweiyang and Chungking by the "C.N.A.0., Airways Direct Ser. vice."
Ord
Ber..
Ord,
THREE THIEVES TO Straits, Sandakan, Ceylon, India, E. Carthage
DO HARD LABOUR
Sentence of six weeks' hard labour was imposed on Chan Hon, 32, un- employed, by Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Magistracy this morn- ing, when he was charged with the larceny of 140 cattler of boards from a house under construction in Mor- rison Hill Road. Inspector A. V. Baker said defendant hnd two pre- vious convictions, including one for burglary.
Charged with the theft of a board from Stone Nullah Lane, Lam Wahl, 33, unemployed, was sentenced to six weeks' hard labour. He also had two previous convictions.
Ho Yeung
28, unempolyed, charged with stealing a foot-board from a shop in Stone Nullah Lane, sentenced to three weeks' hard la- bour. He also admitted having signed a bond-to be of good behaviour last for breaking this he was and year, fined $10 or a further three weeks' hard Inbour.
WAX
OPIUM OFFENCES. BRING FINES
For the possession of a
quantity
Going on remand before Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at the Kowloon Magistracy of prepared oplum in a house at Tsung Sau Street, West Point, Chan this morning a man named Ng On,
Tal, 45, unemployed, was fined $50 32; was, discharged on counts having uttered a forged $1 Hongkong with the alternative of three weeks' Government currency note on Janu-hard labour on appearing before Mr. ary 13, unlawful possession of the R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Magis- note, of having uttered a similar note tracy this morning. on January 14 and with unlawful possession on that occasion.
The defendant was alleged to have tendered the notes whilst purchasing cigarettes in a store in Argyle Street on the days mentioned in the charge. Ho was acquitted on the first two charges because there was not enough evidence to show that he was the man who had tendered the forged note, and on the third and fourth
27,
in
Li Chang, unemployed, charged with the possession of six mace of
eddress prepared oplum at an Queen's Road West, and with keeping the flat as an opium divan, was fined a total of $30 or two months' hard labour in defauit,
Detective-Sergeant J. Allen pro-
secuted.
chargea because there was not ADMITS THEFT OF
sufficient evidence to show that he had known that the nate was forged. The defendant was legally repre- Fented by Mr. M. W. Lo.
HUSBAND FACES
100% CRUELTY CHARGE
.82
Before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the
this Central Magistracy
morning, David Law, of Hennessy Road, was summoned on three counts for hav-
January
TYPEWRITER
With 10 previous convictions to his discredit, Li Wing, 22, unemployed, was sentenced to three months' hard labour and to be under police super- -vision-for-two-years-by-Mr.-R.
Edwards at the Central Magistracy
this morning when he pleaded guilty of theft of
f a portable typewriter from the matrons room of the Nethersole Hospital, Colne Road, on Wednesday. Inspector Kirby said that defendant was questioned outside the Hon
on various dates between De- | Cheong_pawn shop, and admitted the 0, theft. The machine was valued at cember 10, 1931 and 1938, in various places, be
been guilty $100.
of persistent cruelty to his kit-fat Chiu, of 83 Hennessy
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4 m/s D/P do.
4 m/s Lic. USA,
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4 m/s France
US. Cross rate in London
SHOP TO BEST ADVANTAGE
THE
ASIACO
Order of the Board. O-KWAN BLDG. DESVŒEUX RD.C.
W. L. MCKENZIE,
Socrotary.
14, Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong.
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
An unknown. Chinese,--about - 25, Notica is haroby given that the was removed to the Kowloon Hospital, with injuries to his body. It was Forty-ninth Ordinary Yearly Meet- learned that he had fallen from the ing will be held at the Com- first floor of the Chan Kwong, tea pany's Offices, P. & O. Building, shop, at Shanghal Street,
on Thursday, 10th March, 1938, at 11 am, for the purpose of prosent- ing the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1987, and electing Directors and Audi- tors
CLOTHING STOLEN FROM CAR
Lt. Mackenzie of the Seaforth High landers, has reported to the police that same person stole from his car cloth 3nt valued at £2.108.. while it was parked outside the Kowloon-Canton Railway Yards" yesterday,
- THRACIAN COMING BACK
HMS Thaçian, „la – expected to arrive here to-morrow from Amoy
The Register of Members of the Company will be closed from 26th |February to 10th March, 1938, both days inclusive, during which porlod no Transfer of Shares cad
where she has been stationed for bio registered. The Board
some time,
fundand-by
By Order of the Directore,
GIM LIVINGSTON &
FOR GROCERIES BUTCHERIES FRUITS GREENS & SUNDRIES
DELIVERIES
LEAVING DEPOT 7AM. 12.NDON 4
NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR MONTHLY CREDIT
TOFEPHONES
wife, Mari noor; deserting her on
Road, ground
or about October 10, 1930; and fall- ing to provide reasonable mainten
and her children from anca for her December
1937. Law denied the first two charges, and in respect of the third: count, said he had been ill in November 1937, and had heavy medical penses. He also added that he was willing to live with his wife again. represented
ex-
Mr. M. A da Silva complainant.
The hearing was adjourned to 11.15 on February 24,
EURASIA PLANES RESUME FLIGHTS
Hankow. Feb. 18.
The Eurasia Aviation Company has resumed Its regular air mail and passenger service between Slantu, Lanchow and Ningala-Reuter,
STOLE HANDKERCHIEF
OWNER OF STILL PUNISHED
Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at the Kow- loon Magistracy to-day imposed fines totalling $200.80 on a man named Lam Chuen, 28, who WE'S charged with unlawful possession of an un- licensed still, distilling spirits, pos
csalon of fermenting material and possession of dutiable liquor. If the Anes
are not paid Lam will have to
go to gnol for four months. Rovenue Officer Warden said that Lam was arrested when a raid was carried out last night on the ground floor of a house in Fa Yuen Street, Kowloon.
SAID. MONET WAS HIS Declaring that the money was his own, and that he had not stolen it, Li Ming, 46, unemployed, was dis charged when he appeared before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Magistracy this morning, charged with the larceny of $2 from Szeto Kong, A remand of 72 hours was ordered
vialtor to the Colony. Inspector by Mr. R. Edwards at the Central
A. V.Baker said that the complainant Magistracy this morning when Leung Kan, 20, unemployed, was charged had left for Batavia. The care was dismissed owing to the lack of with larceny of a handkerchief from evidence. the person of Tsol Shek-ying, 27, a woman, at Des Voeux Road Central, rear The Sun Co., Ltd. Ten previous convictions were revealed against defendant.
BIR VICTOR BASSOON DULA VISITING HONGKONG
Bir Victor Bam2005, well-known race horse owner and winner of the Hongkong Derby last year with Happy Eve, arrived in the Colony yesterday by the P and O-liner Carthage. Its will stay at Govern mont House for a few days before ho loaves next Friday,
FRANCO REPLIES TO
TREK CUTTER GETS ON PRIVATE. LAND
A fine of $6 or four weeks hard labour in default was imposed on Lo Chung, 27, unemployed, by 'Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Magis- tracy this morning, for cutting trees in the grounds of No. 48 Stubbs Road, the residence of Mr. D. G. E. Middle- burg, of the Netherlands Consulate.
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ROOSEVELT STUDIES U.S., FRICK, FOLIOX
Wennington, Feb. Government economists conferred with President Franklin Roosevelt - BRITISHI NOTE
Morgenthau to-day, Mr, Henry London, Feb. 17. mitted the results of the Trearury's Ero study of the • national price structure, The British Clovernment-hisa- ro-
The refrained from making come *reply from General Franco.
resentations made regarding ments on count-air-attack on the Britian that
hip; Alberia: The bota la now
However he indicated
Roosvaltnight) ines his price polley to the pre
and S. Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles duc Mar- sellies, 18th March,
Samahul and Wuchow
.Fri, Feb. 18.
„Feb, 18, 59.03. Feb. 15, 5 pm. GROVA
..
Feb. '18, 5 p.m. ..Feb. 19, 8 a.m. Fri., Feb. 18.
OPO. & E.P.O. Farcels,....Feb, 18, 5.00 p.m.
ReД Ord.,
Saturday
Konigso
Reg. Ord.
„Feb. 19, 0.45 am. .Feb. 19, 10.30 a..
Sat, Feb, 19, 8.15 am. ... Sat, Feb. 19.
GP.O. nid 2.2.0,
Air Mail for Slan, Lanchow and Enrasia Plane
Chenrtu, eto, (via Hankow) Dy the, "Eurasia Airways Bervice" (To further points by surface transport as Servloes permit),
for: #K.LM. Airways Carthage Air Mall
'Service”—duo Amsterdam, 27th
February
Kongmoon
.Feb. 19, 9.00 sm. Feb. 19, 0.30 MIL Sat, Feb. 19.
.Feb. 19, 9.30 0.21. „Feb. 10, 10.00 mm. Feb. 19, 10.00 a.m. Sat, Feb. 19, 10.30 am.
............****
• G.P.O. & KP.0. Reg.,
Ord..
On Lee
Parcels only for Germany via Ham- Fulda
burg.
Sot,
Sat, Feb. 19, 2.30 p.m.. Sat., Feb. 19, 4.00 pm. Sat, Feb, 10; 5.00 pm. Feb. 10,
G.F.O. and K.P.O.***
..Feb. 10, 4 p.m. „Feb. 19, 4.30 p.m. Sat., Feb. 19, 5 p.m. Sat, Feb. 19, 5pm
Sat, Feb. 19,
Tientsin
Tingsang
Shanghal
Pronto
Hoihow and Bangkok
Air Mail for "France: Orient Air- Pres, Doumer
ways Service de Marseilles Gil March.
Chungking
Reg.,
Ord..
Haiphong
Canton
Japan
Kutsang
Salgon, "Ceylon, India, E. and S. Pres. Doumer
Africa, Egypt and Europe via
Marseille due Marseilles 19th
Reg.
March,
Ord.
Manila, Straits, Ceylon, India, Aden, Victoria
Egypt and Europe via Noples-
G. P. O. and K. P. O.
duo Naples, 12th March.
Reg
Ord..
‚Feb. 19, 4.18 p.m. Feb. 19, 5 p.m.
G.P.O. and K.P.O.
Ref. Ord..
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Feb, 20, 9 6.10.
*Superscribed correspondence only.
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Air Mall for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plane Sat, Feb, 19
Direct Bervice"-due London, 28th February
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Special Price
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Luscious
ARRIVING SOON
Aust. Dark
Plums
Aust. Granny Smith Apples
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