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BUILDING NAVY BASE NEAR H.K.

Japanese Keeping Sharp Watch

For Raiders

Canton, Mar. 3. A miniature Japanese naval base is under construction in San Cho Island belonging to the seventh pre- cinct of Chungshan county, about 45 miles west of Hongkong, according to a report from Shekki.

Several houses inhabited by Ash ermen were condemned for the pur- pose of constructing a flying Beld, and barracks for bluejackets are under construction. The people on the Island are forced to perform construction work and were paid by 20 to 30 sen a day, although the Japanese currency is not accepte

freely on the Island.

and able-bodied Young women men have nearly all left San Cho Island for the mainland. Those who cannot leave ure required to regis- The ter and furnish pholographs. number of bluejackets on the island is about 400, and at one time there were 600 of them.

One Jupanese_naval officer, said to be Lieutenant Commander Tama, is of the landing party in command

in San Cho Island. He caused the callves to build a pontoon bridge from the beach to the Japanese des- troyers and cruisers about 200 yards out to the sea. Ir. a public notice

dated February 13, year of Emperor Hirohito, 1938, the Japanese com- mandant warned that any one, re- sisting the "Imperial Navy" will be severely punished, while those who are obedient will not be molested.

Sellers are ordered to accept re- fined sugar in payment for pur- chases. All fish and other goods ar- riving at the island must be report- ed to the landing party headquar- ters, and they are labie to be ex changed for sugar.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Searchlights from Japanese war- ships are sweeping the skies at night in search of Chinese bombers. A dally watch has been maintained Chinese neroplanes bombed since Formosa on February 23. Special.

STOCK MARKET REPORT

the afternoon

strong,

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Forty-Ninth Ordinary Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the offices of the Company, Exchange Building, Des Voeux Road Central, Victoria,

Hong Kong, on Tuesday, the 12th day of April, 1938, at 11.30 a.m. for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and tho

THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

ST. STEPHEN'S 'COLLEGE,

STANLEY.

Ills Excellency Tho Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote K.C.M.G., has graciously consented to attend Foundera Day at St. Stephen's

College, Stanley to-morrow Satur- day, March 5, nt 3.15 p.m.

Parents, Old Boys and all friends of the College are warmly invited to be prosent. An oppor-

of the new Preparatory School tuily will be given for inspection

after tea.

FRIDAY,

DEATH OF MINT OFFICIAL

Sir Robert Johnson, The Comptroller

MARCH 4,

London, Mar. 3. The death was prinounced here to day of Sir Robert Johnson, Deputy Master and Comptroller of the Royal

Mint alnce 1022-Reuter Bulletin,

Johnson, Robert Arthur Sir

Report of the Directors for the BOMBER CRASHESC.v.o. K.B.E. CHE., T.D. Was born

year ended 31st December, 1937.

THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the

Company will be CLOSED from

FRIDAY, the 1st APRIL, 1938, to TUESDAY, the 12th APRIL, 1938, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board Directors,

DISAPPEARS IN WHANGPOO

Shanghai, Mar. 3.

A Japanese bomber, evidently re- of turning from an air rald, crashed Into the Whampoo 'last evening with the loss, it is believed, of two of its crew of three.

T. C. T. BECK,

Scorotary. Hongkong, 3rd March, 1938.

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI -BANKING CORPORATION.

an

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1938.

Criticism Of Britain's Mail Service

Mr.

POST OFFICE.

AIR MAIL.

LETTERS

postage. Insuficiently prepaid. letters may be taxed with double tho defciency or forwarded

of the Post Office, by Steamer Service, at the discretion

VIA SIBERIA ROUTE Letters and Postcards for Europe are forwarded "vla Siberla" if so superscribed.

OUTWARD MAIL TIEMIES Registered and Parcel Malls are closed 18 minutes earlier than the

time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertis- AIR MAIL SERVICES Air Mail Services to Shanghat led to close at or before 9 a.m., re Nanking, Tsingtau, Tientsin and Pel-gistered and parcel malls are closed

jat 5 p.m. on the previous day. ping are temporarily suspended.

INWARD MAILS

Ordinary air mail letters may be London, Mar. 3,

posted in the ordinary posting boxes The departure of air inails from at Kowloon Post Office and General and South America Britain without the closing times of Post Office. They should be clearly the mails being available to the marked "By Air Mail" and bear public was the subject of a

question sufficient in the House of Commons G. A. V. Duckworth (Cens.).

Sir Walter Womersley, Assistant Postmaster-General, in reply said this only applied to first-class mall to countries on the to the Empire

and routes to East Africa and South March, 1874, and in 1003 he Africa, and to India and Mainya. Hic married Kathleen Eyre, daughter of hoped when adequate experience had Sir Walpole Lloyd Greenwell. They beg obtained of this trame in re- talion to aircraft capacity, informa- hid two daughters.

Sir Robert was President of the ton would be available, and that he Oxford Union Society in 1897, and would be able to publish such in- was a Junior Examiner in the Scot-formation as he had recently done in

Education

the the case of one of the weekly services Department (ish following year. He was transferred to South Africa. 101 to HLM. Customs and Excise sistant Committee Clerk in 1910, and was on loan to the National Health Insurance Committee in 1912. He was called to Bar

the

year later. In 1919 he became Principal Assistant Secretary to the Treasury.

With reference to the suggestion that people were using foreign alr mails which fly according to a fixed schedule, in view of the uncertainty of the British air mails, the Assistant op- said the Postmaster-General proximate weekly weight of United He was associated with the Volun- Kingdom mail by Imperial Airways teer forces from 1809 and attained the on these routes was 15 tons against

air lines. rank of Lieut-Colonel, commanding 1 tons by foreig For-

the 9th Hants Cyclists and the 1/0th Hants. He served in the War from 1914 to 1919 and saw service in India and Siberia. He was editor of National Defence from 1908 to 1911 and published several historical and other papers..

from a

The story of the crash' was published in this morning's North China Daily News, which obtained

eye-witness account Briton living in Yangtsepoo. eign observera believe the pilot was wounded and was finally overcome within sight of "home" or in the The Final Dividend declared darkness misjudged his landing at Point Island and crashed into the for the Year ending 31st Decem-river. The bomber is believed to bor, 1937, at the rate of Three be a total loss,

exchange Sterling at Pounds 1/2.7/8 in payable on and after the 28th February, 1938, at the Offices of the Corporation, where shareholders are requested to apply for Warranta.

By Order of the Board Directors,

of

V. M. GRAYBURN,-

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 26th February, 1938,

WHARF & GODOWN

CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

Dozens of people on the Bund saw searchlights playing on the river from Japanese warships, including the Idzumo. What was actually happening in the river could not be

seen from the Bund.

The Briton said he saw one out of what appeared from their naviga- tion lights to be six aeroplanes crash into the Whangpoo just before the Riverside plant of the Shanghal Power Company,

and

SOONG MAY GO ABROAD

ON MISSION

Reuter.

OLD WOMAN FINDS BOMB

IN STREET

Straits

Dairen

Japan

Bontekoo

.March 4. .March

.March, B.

From

Air

Shanghal

Mall by Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plane

Bervice" London Direct 2411 February. Holhow

Per

Glenapp

Duo

March 4. ..March 4.

date,

Kwangtung

..March 4.

Bangkok and Swatow

Kwelyang

.March 4.

Japan Japan

Manila Maru

Mirzaporo

Australia and Manila

Nenkin

¡March

Salgon

Cyclopa

March 6.

Delagoa Maru

March 5.

Haiphong

G. G. Paul Doumner

March 5.

Kutsang

.March 5.

Straits

Perseus

.March 5.

Shanghai and Amoy

Taiyuan

March 5.

Shanghal

.་་

Ixion

March 6.

Air Mail by "Pan American Air

ways Direct Service"-San Fran- Pan-Americad Always Plano

cisco date, 23rd February,

Atarch 0.

Japan.....***

Si Klang

March 0.

Shanghal and Amoy

Tilnegara

March 6

Kumsang

.March 7.

Cremer

March &

Marechal Joffre

Mar

March B.

Muinam

March 8..

Taiping

March 8.

Hector

.March 8,

.March D.

March 10.

March 10,

„March 10.

March 11.

March 11.

March 12.

Conte Biancamano

March 12..

March 12.

March 12.

For

Date and Time

Swatow and Amoy

Fri, Mar 4, 1.30 p.m.

South Africa,

Saigon Straits

Experiment Brings Hor Australia and Manila

To Hospital

An aged woman picked up a bomb in Second Street yesterday. When she pounded it against a fence in Oakland Path it exploded and injured her in the face, arms and legs.

This is the second bomb picked up

It is learned from reliable Chinese sources that Mr. T. V. Soong, former Chinese Minister of Finance, will be sent abroad by the Chinese Govern- ment on some special mission soon. in the same vicinity. The vicum in this instance, Ng Sam, 83, thought Soong is still in Hankow.

Mr. Hou Shih-ying, formerly she had found something of value Chinese ambassador to Tokyo, is when she picked up the cigarette tin, reported to succeed General Liu with a wooden handle attached to it Shan as the chairman of Szechuen and the top sealed on. She is now Provincial Government. The latter in the Queen Mary Hospital. died in Hankow about a month ago. Mr. Hsu has already returned after a short stay in Hankow.

While the searchlights from the Japanese warships played on the THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON scene, several fast motor launches put out from the wharf beside the Japanese Consulate General hastened to the

spot. They scare ched the surface of the river over a wide area before returning. Mean- while, at the Riverside plant, one of to struggle THE FIFTY-FIRST ORDINARY the aviators managed

in the ashore. The other planes

on their way ANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE time continued HOLDERS will be held at the and reached their base without in-hwa who went to Canton to visit Office of Messrs. Jardine, Mathe- | cident-Reuter. son & Co., Ltd., on Friday, the 11th March, 1938, AT 11 AM, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts for tho year ended 31st December, 1937.

the

The Transfer Books of Company will be CLOSED from Friday, the 4th March, 1938, to Friday, the 11th March, 1938, both days inclusivo.

CHINESE HOPEFUL EVEN IN RETREAT

(Continued from Page 1.) form part of the last train for the south.

Thousands of soldiers and refugees have already passed. Many of the their By Order of the Board of troops have lost touch with Directora,

F.-HL-CRAPNELL

Secretary, Hongkong, 21st February, 1938.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC

CO., LTD.

Dr. Andrew Lee and Dr. Chu Chia-

Governor Wu Teh-chen about a week ago, returned to the colony yesterday afternoon. They were accompanied by their wives.

Dr. Chow Chlen-ylen, formerly mayor of Hangchow and Mr.

Chu Kong yang member of Cheklang Provincial Government, are also here. It is understood that these two gentlemen

on their way Chungking. Szechuen.

ого

SCORES PERISH IN CALIFORNIA FLOOD

units, but there is little demoralisa- tion and the troops claim this is not -a-real-defcat and that it is not General Wei Li-huang's fault in any event. They maintain the east flank Atm was out-manoeuvred.

Civilian propagandists with the Army are more pessimistic. They call this movement "very dangerous." As we hall at villages scrawny peddlers with dirty food try to mulet the soldiers of their money. They sentter across the country-side as soon as their last chance of minor pronẞteering vanishes.-United Press.

(Continued from Page. 1.)..

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stars who arc marooned. Madeline Carroll was rescued from her home at Long Beach by a Coast Guard cutter.

Robert Taylor's house is under several feet of water, and Clark Gable was forced to abandon his car on the flooded road.

50 BELIEVED DEAD

Anglo-Irish Talks

In Difficulties

the

London, Mar. 3. The Anglo-Irish negotiations, it is understood, have reached a dimeult stage. Mr. Neville Chamberlain and Mr. Eamon de Valera had a private talk in the Premier's room in House of Commons this afternoon. after which a plenary meeting of the two delegations began at 5 o'clock, and lasted for an hour and a half, and was then adjourned until to morrow.

The meeting broke up unexpected- ly carly. The Irish delegates looked grave after the meeting and Irish political circles now believe the talks may continue until next week.- Reuter.

Ù.S. COMMODITY PRICES

LATEST CABLED

QUOTATIONS

New York, Mar. 3. New York Colton

9.24/23

0,27/20

0.37/37

0.30/30

0,40/40

0.21/21

0.37/27

9.37/37

0.37/38

The Hongkong Stock Exchange official summary issued at 3.10 p.m.

Notice is hereby given that the yesterday, says:

Forty-ninth Ordinary Yearly Meet- The market was extremely active

Over 50 persons are feared to have to-day. In the morning there was a ing will be held at the Com-

perished and scores of others are good turnover in Hotels from $7 to pany's Offices, P. & O. Building,

Offensive Likely missing in the Southern California May July Cements on Thursday, 10th March, 1938, at $744. Jn

floods which are described as the

October were the main interest, opening this 11 a.m, for the purpose of present

Hankow, Mar, 3.

December morning at $10 they were dealt in ing the Report of the Directors

Confidence that the Japanese forces worst disaster to strike the west coast of America since the earthquako at

9.30 N January up to $17% in the afternoon, closing together with

in occupying the Los Angeles in 1033. Statement of will not succeed 1

9.27 at $174. Providents were

Spot It Is thought possible that the

The First Notice Day for March opening at $3.05 they closed $3.20 Accounts to 31st December, 1937, north-western provinces of Kansu,

again fairly and electing Directors and Audi-Ninghsin and Chinghal, thereby coat bodies of some of the missing have Cotton is Feb. 23 with Delivery date

ting China's overland communica-

been washed out to sea, or buried being dealt in at $33% and torg.

Ulons with Soviet Russia, is express- $3334.

Further rainfall is expected, and The Register of Members of the ed by a spokesman of the Central under landslides. The Manila market was dull, rates being alightly down on yesterday's Company will be closed from 26th Government, who adds that foreign there is no immediate hope of

military observers arriving from the

Southern California es-establishing north-west state that the Japanese normal contact with the

outside forces are already experiencing the world, with which redio is now the Kreatest difficulties in Shans!, being only surviving link-Reuter, unable to keep their communications

ayers. Docks

closing.

were

Buyers

Hongkong Bank $1,500 Canton Insurance #272% Unton Insurance $475 China Underwriters #13% H.K. Fire Ins. $247 Douglaser 3501 Union Waterboats H.K. & K. Wharves #133 ILK. W. Docks 13336 Providents (Old) 13.16) Providents (Now) #1.07

8. Hotels $74

KKK. Lands $35

Chinese Estaten $87

0.30)

H.K. Tramwayn $151⁄2

Peak Trams (öld)" "ki%

Star Forries

Yaumati Terrier #255

China Lights (Old) (12.20

China Lights (New) #9.10

HK. Electries 20131⁄2

Maces Electrics #1034

Teleplisses (Old) 1275

Telephones (New)" #15,20 Cementa 31044"

11.16. Ropes $54

tartainment

Constractions $1

$7

1.K, Govt. 4% Loan 34 pm. Wallace Harpers #

Bellar

Providents (014) $3.15 11. &. Hotain #7.33 1.K. Tramways $15.85 Peak Trams (New) 354 Meremans (ILIC) B/- 40

81ies

Unton Insurance $350/80 JUK. K. Wharves #133 HI & W. Docks #337 Providents (018) #3.00/10 Providente (New) #1.20

13. Tramways $1514/05

1. & B, Iratela 37%

Star Ferrien $834"

China Lights (Old) $1213/20

HK, Bestries $8156/5

Telephones (Now) $10.40

Cement 10g..

21.10. Ropes 199

Watsons $0.45783

Antamoka P8,00 Atoka 28

Harula Gold 23

Blanquet Consol 5.70

Coco Grove 00

Consolidated Mines 011.

DemonstratIONS...3%....

1. X. 179

Parachina Clumania 2016.

Han Mauricio

3

Burou, Cenzo1,24

ammited Paracalem 4035 -

February to 10th March, 1938, both days inclusive, during which period no Transfer of Shares can bo registered.

By Order of the Board Directors,

of

open.

Foreign observers say that only a few miles from the railwayo, cities and villages are in the complete con-

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & trol of Chinese troops. They point out that the Japanese forces are ex-

CO., LTD.,

Agento.

Hongkong, 18th February, 1938.

HONG KONG TELEPHONE COMPANY, LIMITED.

Egypt's High

posing themselves to the greatest Commissioner

Takes Post

Jerusalem, Mar. 3.

danger if they penetrate further in- land, as reinforcements,

arms and food supplies may be unable to reach the Japanese forces operating in- land. In addition, the Chinese forces In Sharul are changing their military Lactics. Instead of fighting positional

Sir Hugh Macmichael, the newly warfare with the Japanese, who appointed High Commissioner for NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN possess superior artillery and me Palestine, arrived at Taifa this that the THIRTEENTH ORDIN-chanised units, the Shansi Chinese morning aboard 11.M.S. Enterprise. ARY YEARLY MEETING of forces are not meeting a Japanese He took the oath of office as High HONG KONG TELEPHONE COM-frontal attack, but take up positions Commissioner at Jerusalem in the along the Japanese flanks or attack afternoon. The oath was administer- PANY, LIMITED, will be held on the Japanese rear. WEDNESDAY, the 9th day of Chinese reports claim that heavy ed by the Chief Justice of Palestine at a ceremony held in the ballroom March, 1938, at the BOARD ROOM fighting la progressing in the vicinity

of Government House-Reuter Bul- of Linfenit, Chnochen and Hungtung, telin, of the Company, Socond Floor, where, the Chinese forces are also Excliango Building, Hong Kong, at using mechanised units. Noon, for the purpose of receiving a Statomont of Accounts and the Report of the Board of Directors, for the financial year ended 31st December, 1937, and re-electing two Directors and the Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed from the 28th February to 9th March, 1938, both daya inclusive.

Dated this 10th day of February, 1938.

Order of the Board.

W. L. McKENZIE,

Socrotary.

14. Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong.

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may

Chinese circles are of the opinion that the Chinese forces on the Pel- ping-Hankow railway front shortly launch an offensive, striking northward along the rallway from Chengchow, in order to support the Chinese defenders of Shangt, who are at present hard pressed

by the Japanese-Reuter,

AFTROVES $800,000,000 NAVY DILL

Washington, Mar. 3.

The House of Representatives'

SHIPS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

March 1.

March May July

New York Rubber

14.75/75 14.825/870 14.85/85 15.00/14.96 14.07/07 September .. 15.12/11 15.10/12 December... 15.35/35 15.28b/33a

January

10.34 N Sales for the day:-1,050 tons.

Chicago Wheat

Wednesday's Sales:-unreceived." Chicago Corn

Shanghal

U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Manila-

Scattle date, 12th. February. President Jackson

U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai

Cover B.C., dato 19th Feb. Emp, of Russla

Straits and Manila Amoy Straits

Japan and Formosa Straits and Maulla Straits and Manila Japan Manila

Scharnhorst Talmu Haruna Maru Suwa Maru Agamemnon

Helyo Maru Neptuna

OUTWARD MAILS

Per

Friday

Anbul

Straits, Ceylon, India, East and Manila Maru. Fri., Mar. 4, 2.30 p.m.

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow ..... Seistan ....Fri., Mar. 4,3 p.m. Japan, Honolulu, USA., Canada, President Coolidge ....Fri., Mar. 4,

Central and South America and Europe vin San Francisco and Europe via Siberia.

Parcels

Reg.,

(Due San Francisco March 22.) Shanghal ........................

Ord.,

Barentsz

Manila, Rabaul, Australia and New Tanda

Zealand via Brisbane--due Bris- bane, 22nd March.

Parcels, Reg., Ord.,

Mor, 4, 4. p.m.. .Mar. 4, 5 p.m. .Mar. 4, 630 p.m. Fri., Mar. 4, 6 p.m. Thurs., Mar. 4,

Mar. 4. 3 p.m.. ..Mar. 4.5 p.m.

Mar. 5, 0.

.FT., Mar. 4,

G. P. O, and K. F. O. Parcela

Stralis, Ceylon, India, E. and South Comorin

Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe vla Marselles-due Marseilles ict Aprli.

Samsliul and Wuchow Sandakan

Saturday

Reg.,

Ord.,

2

....Mar. 4, 5 pm. .Mar. 5, 0.45 am. ..Mar. 6, 1030 a.m.

Tai Hing .....Sat., Mar; 5, 8.15 nm. Tai Seun Hong Sat., Mar. 5, 8.30 am. Ba, March 5. G.P.O. and KP.0.

Alr Mail for "KLM. Airways Comerin

Direct Servico”—due Amsterdam, 13th March

Kongmoon ....................

Holhow, Pakhol and Haiphong Shanghai

Straits, Sandalcon, Ceylon, India, Egypt and Europe via Brindis!.. duo Brindisi, 25th March

BAZA Ord..

Fook On Kiangsu

.Mar..5, 9.30 am. ......Mar, 5, 10 am Sat., Mar. 3, 10 a.m. Sat., Mar. 6, 1 pm. 2.30 pm.

Sinklang....Sat., Mar. 5,

Conte Verde Sat, Mar. 8.

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

Mar. 0, 2,46 p.DL Mar. 5, 8.30 p.m.

Air Mall for Manila, Guam, Hono- Fan

falo and U.S.A. by the "Tan- American Airways Direct Service" -due San Francisco 14th March,

Ordy

American Airways Sat, Mar. 5.

II. D.

.Mar. E, 5.00 p.m.

Díar. 5, 5.00 pan.

G. P. O,

har. 5, 5.00 p.m.

..Mar. 7, 6 BTL /

Reg., Orü.

Reg.,.

Ord.,

Sunday

Swatow, Shanghai and Tientsin... Kwalang

Manila Shanghai

.Sun., Mar. 6, 8 am.

Negana Nankin

Sua., Mar. 8, 9 a.m. Sun., Mar. 6, 9 am.

Monday

Swatow and Tientsin Shanghai Japan

Kingyuan..Mon, Mar. 7, 10.30 a.m. Marechal Jaffre Mon., Mar. 7, 8 pm.

"Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, Canada, Emp. of Canada.

US.A., Central and South Ameri- ca and Europe via Vancouver B.C., (Parcels for Canada only) and Europe via Siberle.

Mon., Mar, 7.

-Mar.

7. 4 p.m. .Mar. 7, 5 p.m.

Mar. 7, 5.30 pm. Mon., Mar. 7.

03/03 02%/02 8346/874 87%/8736 875%/87%

Parcels, Reg

50%/50% 694/50%

(Duo Vancouver B.C., 27th March.). Air Mall for Wuchow, Ewellin, C.N.A.O, Plane

Kweiyang ind Chungking by the "O.N.A.C, Airways Direct Ser Vice."

Ord..

K. P.

Rez..

Mfar. 7, 5 p.m.

Ord,

Diar. 7, 5 pati.

01/01%

00/00%

G. P. O.

Reg

.Mar. 7, 5 pm

Ord.

-Mar. 8, d a..

Tuesday

Reg

Tucs, March & G.P.O. and K.P.Ó.

„Mar. 8, 8 BITA Ord...........Mar. 18.03

01%/01% Winnipeg Wheat

1274/1271⁄4 120/1204

Manila, Maicasser and Sourabaya.. Tinegara....Tues, Mar. 8, 0.30 p.m. Air Mall for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plane

Direct Service"-due London, 16th March

Air Mail for "Australia by Imperial Imperial Airways Plano

Darwin, Airways Service"-duo

Tues, March - 8. G.P.0, and K.P.0.

Mar, 8, 8 a12 Mar 8, 9 .. Tues., March 8. .Mar. 0, 11 am

05

May July Sept.

May

July

Sept,

May July

October..

110/118 00%/00

EXCHANGE RATES

Paris...

Geneva.

Mar, 1 Mar. 3 .163.23/32 150.31/32

21.00%

21.01

Berlin.. Athens

.12.40

12.40

12th March

Milan

.5473% .95%

047

Tea.. Ord

OLEO.

Olso.

.10.00

19.00

Straits and Calcutta

Kumsang

,22,40

22.40

10.41

Parcels, Ord.,

.Mar. 8, Noon.

19.41

2204

22814

Fort Bayard and Haiphong

G. G. Paul Doumer

1/2-

Tues., Mar. 0, à p.m.

0.01

.20 .8.00%

2014

0.004

Amoy and Shanghai

142

14211

.Nom. .110

Formosa

110

1/3

Swatow and Bangkok

1781%

Swatow, Shanghai and Tientsin..

1/1.03/04 1/1.03/04

2167

0.0111 29.562

Swatow and Shanghai Manlia

210

0774

21

211

201

10%

10370

Europe via Marscilles-duo Mar-

-British Wireless.

seilles April 0.

Helsingfors Shanghal The following ships are expected New

York. to be in wireless communiention Vienna with, the Hongkong Radio Station:

Amsterdam. sinklang, Duisburg, Friesland, Apoey, Perseus, Mayon, President Grant, Mou Empress Of Russla, Bontekoe, and Lisbon Chakrang.

Hongkong..

Tiruancia. Yokohama. Belgrade.. Bucharest Montevideo..

EGYPT TO PAY LESS FOR BUDAN DEFENCE

Cairo, Mar. 1.

Naval Committee, by 20 votes to 3, The Egyptian Government's annual approved the U.S. $800,000,000 naval contribution of £750,000 towards expansion" bill, and also adopted an the defences of the Budan has been amendment to the bill declaring a reduced to £600,000, this being due the improveit finances of tho policy of non-aggression for the to United Stater Navy-Reuter.

Budan-Reuter Dulletin.

1/2 ,0.01+1

.0.01% .20.554

Rio de Janeiro...21 Silver (Spot)....20 Silver (forward).19% War Loan...103

1/0%

Wednesday

Talyuan ....Wed., Mar. 0, 8,30 am,

*Swatow, Foochow and Tientsin.. Yunnan....Wed., Mar. 9, 830. am

Hongkong Maru

Wed, Mar. 0, 10.30 a.me Kwelyang...Wed., Mar. 6, 10.30 am Taksong.....Wed., Mar. 0, 8.30 p.m.

Thursday

Leesong..Thurs, Mar. 10, 0.20 ami Empress of Russia

Thurs, Mar. 10, 3.30 pmA

Japan and Europe via Slberta ... Haruna Maru Fri, Mar. 11, 330 p.m.. Straits, Cuylon, India, East and Suwa Maru..........

South Africa, Aden,. Egypt and

Friday

Fri, Mar. 114.

|----0, P, 0. and E. P. Q.

Reg,

Mar. 11, a putu

Ord

Mar 11, 0302.

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