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

(Companies Incorporated in England)

Making Cargo on through Bills of Lading for STRAITE, JAVA & BUIMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, MAURITIUS, E. & 8. AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUD ING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTH, RED SEA, EGYPT, EUROPE, ETC.

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS

(Under Contract with II.M. Government.)

All vessels may call at any ports on or off the route, -and the roula and all mailings are subject to change or déviation with or without notice.

From H'Kong about

Destination

10th Mar. Marseilles & London. 201 Mar. B'bay, M'seilles, Havre, L'don, Hull,

Irbg. R'dam & A'werp.

2nd Apr. Marseilles & London. 18th Apr. Marseilles & London. 23rd Apr.

Steamers

KAISAR-I-HIND, 11,000 1*BANGALORE 0,000

Tons

NALDERA

10,000

RANPURA

**BHUTAN

RAWALPINDI

*BEHAR

CONTU

+ SOUDAN

17,000 0,000

17,000

·0,000

14,500 0,000

30th Apr. 7th May.

14th May. 21st May,

B'boy, M'sellies, Havre, L'don, Hull,

Hbg. R'dam & A'worp. Marsellies & London.

D'bay, M'sellies, Havre, L'don, Hull, H'burg, R'dam & A'werp. Bombay, Marselites & London.

B'boy, M'sellles, Havre, L'don, Hull,

Iburg, R'dam & A'werp.

• Cargo only † Calls Casablanca All vessels may call at Molto

TALMA

SIRDHANA

SHIRALA

TILAWA

SANTHIA

BRITISH INDIA Apgar SAILINGS (SOUTH)

10,000 12th Mar. 10 am.

@,000

20th Mar. | Singapore,

8,000

0th Apr.

10,000

23rd Apr.

Port Swettenham

Penang, Rangoon & Calcutta.

8,000

7th May

B. L. Apcar Line Steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengers.

·EÁSTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (SOUTH)

NANKIN NELLORE TANDA

7,0001 2nd Apr.) 7,000 7,000!

30th Apr.

3rd June.

Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne & Hobart

Regular monthly sailings from-Hongkong to Shanghai and Japan and Hongkong to Australia.

Hong Kong to Sydney-10 days.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

SHIRALA

8,000

RANPURA

*BHUTAN

*BEHAR

17,000 6,000 6,000

RAWALPINDI

17,000

THAWA

| 10,000

7,000

Cargo only.

NELLORE

17th Mar. Amoy & Japan. 18th Mar Shanghai & Japan. 10th Mar. Shanghai & Japan. 28th Mar. Shanghai & Japan. 31st Mar. Shanghai & Japan.

1st Apr. Amoy & Japan. 3rd Apr. Shanghai & Japan.

All dates are approximate, and subject to alteration without notice, parcel measuring nel more than 5 eft, will be received at the Company's Oflen up to noon on the day previous to mailing.

For Passage Bates, Vandbooka, Freight, etc, apply

Agenta

P&O. B'ding MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. Phone 77

Connaught RË.

NY.K.

LINE

TELEPHONE 30291.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

America's Employment Increases

First Signs Of Spring Recovery

Washington, Mar. 8. Based on the preliminary reports from 24 cities, the American Federa- llor of Labour has estimated that January and employment fate in carly in February gained six-tenths per cent, This is the first gain for seven months.

•

From Flint comes the report that Butek Motors have Increased their working week to a total of four days, and that the production units are now 10,000 a month. Some 12,000 employees work 30, instead of 24 hours a week, and all this is regarded as the first signs of Spring recovery. -United Press.

CREW REFUSES TO CARRY WAR GOODS TO EAST

Houston, Mar. 8.

The crew of the Norwegian freigh- ter, Fern Lane, has gone on strike ns a protest against taking scrap Iron

to Japan for war purposes.-United Press.

REFUSED TO TAKÈ CARGO WITHOUT BONUS

Son Pedro, Mar, 8. The United States Lines has dis-

the charged 34 of the Crew of Texas who refused to sail with

S.5.

on

carga of cotton and potash to Japan unless they were given a bonus of $150, This demand was made the grounds that the recent bombing of Formosa made Japanese voyages dangerous-United Press.

U.S. BOMBS FOR GERMANY

Carneys Point, N.J., Mur. 8 The German freighter, Kellerwald. is preparing to sail to Bremen with a [cargo of 20,000 aeroplane bombs, under a State permit. The destinn- tion of the bombs is not disclosed.— United Press,

HITLER

RECEIVES HERBERT HOOVER

Berlin, Mar, 0,

Herr Adolf Hitler, German Chan- cellor, to-day received Mr. Herbert Hoover, former United States Pre- sident, and the United States Am-

(† Cargo only)bassador-United Press.

San Francisco via japan Ports & Honolulu.

食

Tatsuta Maru (From Kome) Tues., 22nd March Titibu Maru .....

.Sat., 9th Apr.

Seattle & Vancouvor (Starts from Koba).....

Helan Maru............... Mon., 14th March

Now York via Panama.

+Koiyo Maru

.Sat., 9th Apr.

South America (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu.

Hilo, Los Angeles, Mexico & Panama.

Heiyo Maru (From Hongkong) Mon., 14th, March London, Marseilles, Antwerp & Rotterdam,

OUR BRITISH

WEDNESDAY,

SHARE PRICES

The following is the list of local shure quotations lasted this morning: Danks

H.K. Banks, $1,605 0.

H.K. Banks, (Lon. Reg.), £03 n. Chartered lanka, £12 n. Mercantile Bank, A. and B. £20a Mercantile Bank, C., £14 n. East Asia Bank, $85 n

Insurances $270 B.

Canton Ins., Union Ins., $330 b.

China Underwriters, $14 b. H.K. Fire In., $247 m.

Shipping

Douglas, $50% n H.K. Steamboats, $116. Indo-Chinas (Prof.), 551 n. Indo-Chinas (Def.), $43 m. Shell Bearer, 00/- 1. Unlon Waterboats, $8.30 b.

Docks old.

H.K. & W. Wharves, $137 b. H.K. W. Docks, $34. h. Providents (old), $3.40 b Providents (new), $1.40 b. New Engineerings, Sh. $3 a. Shanghai Docks, Sh. $08 Kullan Mining Adm., 15/0 n. Raults, $7.00 sa,

Venz: Goldfeld, $4 n.

Hongkong Mines 10 cts. n.

Philippine Mining

Antamoks, P. 57 8a.

Atoks, P. 27 so.

Baguio Gold, P. 23 20.

MARCH 9, 1938.

THONGKONG AND SHANGHA BANKING CORPORATION.

Authorised Captia)

$30,000,000

Trued and Pully Pald-Up ... $20,000,000 Reserve Funds:-**

Sterling

# 6,800,000 Hongkong Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 HEAD OFFICE:-HONGKONO, HOARD OF DIRECTORS:- T. E Pearce, Esq., Chairman.

Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, Deputy Chairman.

J. K. Bousfield, Esq. J. R. Manson. Esq. A. I. Compton, E. G. Minkin. Eaq. Hon. Mr. S., 1. Dodwelt K. H. Morrison, Esq. Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson A, L. Shields, Es1,

Sir 'Vandeleur M. Grayburn, CHIEF MANAGER. DRANCHES :-

AMOY

BANGKOK

BATAVIA

n.

BOMBAY

CALCUTTA

CANTON

CHEFOO

COLOMBO

Benguet Consol, P. 0.70 sa.

quet Explor.,

Benguet

Big Wed

Wedge.

P.

Coco Groves, P. 58 sa. Consolidated Mines, P. 011 no. Demonstrations, P. .38 pa. E. Mindanao, P.-

Gumaus G'fléids, P.- Ipe Gold, P.- IX.L., P. .77 sa.

Itogons, P.

Masbate

Consols., P.-

Min. Resources, P. Northern Min., P.-

Paracale Gumaus, P. 23 s. Salacot Mining, P.- Sun Mauricio, P. 53 s. Suyoc Consol., P. 19 n. United Paracales, P. 43 sa.

Lands, Hotels, etc.

H. and S. Hotels, $7.10 . ILK. Lands, $354 b.

H.K. Lands, 4% Deben, $100 D. S'hal Lands, 3h, $7 n.

umphan Lands, Sh.-

$8 b.

1.K. Realties, $6 sa. Chinese

Estates, $00 b. China Realties, Sh. China Debent,

-

Pubilo Utitles H.K. Tramways, $15.40 b. Peak Trams Peak Trains (d); $? b.

(new), $3 n. Star Ferries, $83 b.

Ferries (old), $27_n. Yaumati China Light (old), $12.30 b. China Light (new), $0.20 b. H.K. Elcetric, S01 b. and sa. Macao Electrie, $184 n, Sandakan Lights, $144 9. Telephone (old), $27 sa. Telephone, (new), $10.00 b. China Buses, Sh. Singapore Tractions. 23/0 n. Singapore Pref., 23/0, n.

Industrials

Cald: Mack. (old), Sh. $14% n. Cald: Mac. (Pref.), Sh. $15 n. Canton Ices. $1.70 n.

CROSSWORDS

DAIREN FOOCHOW HAIPHONG HAMBURG HANKOW

HARBIN

HONGKEW ILOILO

IPO!

JOHORE

КОЛЕ

KOWLOON

KUALA LUMPUR

LONDON

LYONS.

MALACCA

MANILA

MUAR WORORE)

MUKDEN

NEW YORK

PEIPING

PENANG

RANGOON

BAIGON

SAN FRANCISCO

BILANG HAI

BINGAPORE

SOURABAYA

SWATOW

SUNGEI PATANI

TIENTSIN

TOKYO

TSINGTAO

YOKOHAMA

Current Accounts opened in Local Cur rency and Fixed Deposita received for one year or shorter periods in Local and other currencies on terms which wil be quoted on application,

ANO up to date SAFE DEPOSIT

BOXES in various sizes TO LET. Hongkong, 28th February, 1930.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

The Business of the above Bank is. conducted by the longkong and Shang- hal Banking Corporation, itules may be obtained on application..

BANKS

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1453

HEAD OFFICE:—-LONDON,

11

The P. & O. Banking

Corporation, Ltd.

(Incorporated In England, 1920),

18 Bishopsgate, E.C.2. Fald-up Capital ........................ £3,000,000 Reserva Llability of Proprietors £3,000,000 Authorized Capital £3,000,000 Reserve Fund £3,000,000 Bubscribed and Paid-up.

Reserve Fund........

MANCHESTER BRANCH!

11 Mosley St, Manchester,

AGENCIES AND DEANCHES:

Alor Star 'Amritsar

Bangkok

Batavia

Ipoli Holla Karnchi

Balgon Bemarang Seremban Shanghai Singapore Sitiawan Sourabaya Talping Tientsin

Bombay

Calcuttu

Conton

Cawnpore Cebu

Kland Kobe Kuala

Lunitur Kuching Macram

Colombo Delhi

Manjia

Tongkoli

Medan

(Bhuket)

Haiphong

New York

Taingtao

Hamburg

Pelping

Yokohama

Hankow

_(Poking)

Zamboanga

Harbin

Penang

Hongkong

Rangoon

Foreign Exchange and General Bank

Ing business transacted.

894,100 ..... 180,000 HEAD OFFICE: 117-122, Leadenhall Street, London, E.C.J,

+

WEST END· BRANCH:

24-18, .Cockapur Street, London, S.W.3.

BRANCHES:-Bombay, Calcutta, Call- cut Colmbatore, Colombo, Hongkong, Andras, Shanghai, Slugspord.

Agencies in all the principal towns of the world.

General Exchange and Banking buni news -- transacted. Loans-and overdrafts granted on _approved security. Current and Fixed Deposit accounts opened.

BAVINOS ACCOUNTS IN LOCAL CURS RENCY:-intureat allowed at 2% per

annum.

Interest, allowed at rates which may be STERLING SAVINGS ACCOUNTS:

TRAVELLERS LETTERS OF CREDIT

PAS

Current Accounts opened and Fixedeblained on application, Deposits received for one year or shorter TRAVELLERS CHEQUES AND periods at raies which will be quoted en SENGER LETTERS OF CREDIT (for use application,

The Bank's Head Omen in London Ports of Call) are issued at current on board P. & O. and E. I. Steamers and undertakes Executor & Trustee bune. and cinims recovery of British Income rate of exchange and free of commission. Tax overpaid, un term which may CHEQUES bold and cashed.

AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELLERS'

British Income Tax Recovered. Executorships and Trusteeships under faken.

G. II. HELL,

Banager Hongkong. 6th January, 1038.

THE BANK OF, EAST ASIA, LIMITED.

ascertained at any of ita Agencies & Branches.

LANEO

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.

Ifead Mice:-15, Gracechurch Street, London, EC.1. Authorized Capital Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund and Rest

BANKERS:

£3,000,000

1,000,000 Authorized Capital ....... $10,000,000,00 1,030,000 Paid-up Capital

1,247,833 Reserve and Undivided****** $ 5,508,600.00

HEAD OFFICE HONGKONO

The Bank of England & Midland

FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI | Bangkok

BANKING CORPORATION.

Bombay

V. M. GRAYBURN, Calcutta

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 20th February, 1938.

ROYALTY TO VISIT GLASGOW SLUMS

London, Mar. 8.

The King and Queen are visiting special areas in South Glasgow after In opening the Empire Exhibition May, in order to study conditions of distress in the districts. Reuter Bulletin.

Cement., $17.95 b. H.K. Ropes Sõ1⁄4 n.

Stores, &c. Dairy Farm, $25.85 b. Watsons, 40% b. Lane Crawfords, $91⁄4 n. Sinceres, $1.80 n. Wing On (H.K.), $30 n. William Powell, Ltd. 60 ets. b.

Cotton Milla

Ewo Cottons, Sh. $13.20 . S'hal Cotton (old), Sh. $72 m. Zoong Sings, Sh.

Wing On Textiles, Sh. ---

Miscellaneous

H.K. Entertainments, $0.70 sa, Constructions, $14 b.

Vibro Piling. $5% n.

Ch Govt. 5% 1925 GSBds., 70%

IK. Govt. 4% Loan 0% prm. sa.

H.K. Govt. 3% Loan 14% prm.

b.

Wallace Harpers, $6 b.

Colambo Dell! Calle

Bank, Ltd.

BRANCHES:-

3poh

Kuartan Kandy

Karachi

Kota Bharu

Kuala Liple

flongkong

Howrah

Madras New York

Penang Rangoon Shanghal

Simla

Kuala Lumpur Singapore

Kuala Trengganu

HONGKONG BRANCH, Every description of Banking Exchange Business transacted.

Profits

$2.770,720.70

16. Des Voeux Road, Central

BOARD OF DIRECTOR: Sir Shouson Chow, Chairman. La Koon Chun, Esq. Fung Ping Wah, Esq. P.K. Kwok, Esq. Li Lan Sanu, Esq. Wong Yun Tong, Esq. Wong Chu Son, Esq. Chang Chung Sfiek, Esq. Kan Ying Po, Esq. KAN TONG PO, Esq., Chief Manager. LI THE FONO, Esq. Manager. DRANCHES AND AGENCIES:

Amey

Batavia

Melbourne Nagasaki

Hombay

New York

Calcutta

Osaka

Canton

Paris

and Haiphong

Pelping

Bankow Honolulu ICove

Periang

Rangoon

Salgon

TRUSTER AND EXECUTORsmir UNDERTAKEN. CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in Local Kowloon Currency and FIXED DEPOSITS received; London in Locni Currency, STERLING & US. Manila DOLLARS on tems that may be ascer tained on application.

D. BENSON,

Manager.

EXCHANGE-

Selling

T.T. London Demand

T.T. Shanghai T.. Singapore T.T. Japan

TT. Indin

T.T. U.S.A

TT. Manila TT. Batavia T.T. Bangkok T.T. Saigon T.T. France T.T. Germany T.T. Switzerland T.T. Australia

.16.2%

.18. 27%

.1044

San Francisco Seattle Semarang

Bhanghat

Singapore Sourabaya Swatow

Bydney Taihoku

Tientein

Vancouver

Tokyo

Yokohama

Every description of Banking and Ex- change business transacted, Loans grant- ed on approved securities,

Current Accounts opened in Local Cir. reney and Fixed Deposits received for one year or tharter periods in Local and Foreign Currencies on terms which will be quoted 'on application.

Safe Deposit Boxes To Let

KAN TONG PO..

Bisnager.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE

BANK, LIMITED.

108 Capital (fully paid-up) ..... .104,000,000

.82 Reserva Tund

.31

61

Y.134,400,000

itangoon

HEAD OFFICE:—YOKOHAMA, Branches and Agencies at Alexandria Hongkong .55 Bongkok Hanking 14912 Batavia

954 Berlin

Bombay

0.00 Calcutta

76% Cantan 512 Dairen 133%

(Dalny) .1/02 Fengtlen

Karachi

Koba

London Los Angeles Manila Moli Negaraki

Nagoya

Rio de Janeiro Ban FrancLECO Seattle

Semerang

Shanghai Bingapore Sourabaya Sydney Tientsin Tuinzteo

Mukden)

Buylag

Tamburg

Hankow

New York

Osaka

Tokyo

Yingkow

1/3 Harbin

Peking

4 m/s L/c London

4 m/s D/P do.

14 m/s L/c. U.S.A.

4 m/ France

Marsmans Inv., (Lon.), s/- 17/8 n. 30 d/s Indian

Mursions Inv. (H.K.), s/- 4/0 s. U.S. Cross rate in London

Paris

1/3.5/32 Honolulu

Interest allowed on Current Accounta .31% Deposits received for fixed periods at .10.20 | rates' to be obtained on 'application.

.831

BUSY. KANO, Hongkong, 12th February, 10$8.′′.

.5.00 F

Manager,

Suwa Maru

Torukuni Maru

.Sat., 12th March ..Fri., 25th March

{

10

Liverpool via Port Said, Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piraeus,

and Marseilios.

Sydney & Melbourne via Manila & Ports.

Atsuta Maru.

.Sat, 26th March

*Neptuna (Via Saigon & Ports) Wed., 16th March

Bombay via Singapore, Penang & Colombo.

†yuyo Muru (Omit Penang) Wed, 9th March Calcutta via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,

tMalacca Maru'

Sat., 12th March

Koba & Yokohama. (Gmitting Shanghai)

Haruna Maru Kitano Maru

Fri., 11th March Fri., 18th March

General Passengor Agonta in the Orient for the CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE,

"Joint Passenger Agents for Gibb Livington Co.

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

'To AUSTRALIA, Coiling at Manila, Thursday Is., Calens, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne,

CHANGTE—TAIPING (Oil Burnors) FASTEST & MOST UP-TO-DATE STEAMERS IN THE SERVICE

British Steamora:

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 Days.

FIRST CLASS FARE TO SYDNEY, £70.RETURN

FIRST CLASS FARK TO LONDON (via Australia) from £127.10. (Australian Newspapers on dio).

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

STEAMER

TAIPING CHANGTE TAIPING CHANGTE

In Port

15 Mar.

18 Mar,

12 Apr.

10 May 10 June

19. Apr. 22. Apr. 17 May

3 Apr. 8 May 20 May 5 June 17 June 20 June 6 July AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE, LIMITED.

Sailings subject to alteration without notiet. or Passage, apply to Butterfield 5 Swird Agents-Hong Kong-

-japan

ACROSS

5 There's often safety in this, but an executioner would maite light of it (0).

8 The galt of this animal may be

its second bait (8).

Frost may this people on to its second half (0).

10 A distressing disease, so insure

from it (8).

11 Evidence of amusement (B).. 12 This monotonous proceeding gives C soldier no inner satisfaction, though it may afford outer charm (10).

15 A bit of Wils bit is edible (5). 10 Being in commerce I make a

speech (6).

10 Father leads M reconnoitring

party (6).

24 Distribute everything at first

(5).

27 Tradesmen geldom give what sounds like a waste of time in erirket (10).

20 People who make money linve sometimes go into this (0), 29 There's a bird in the wine (8). 30 This kind of bark is no

protection to a tree (8).

31 This rustle might, of course,

live in the first part (8). 132 Arrival (0).

DOWN

1 If it had one lotter moro it

might contain one letter (7).

2 Conceal what sounds like novice to n Mediterranean traveller (7).

3 Use up the total in shape (7)

4 No commendation, this (7).

Sappers in a scrap are often transported (7).

0 The whole number makes it

green (7).

7 What an unpopular orator may

be (7).

13 Scottish Island (4).

14 This is nice for the man who likes to hear himself speak (4).

17 This is not working (4).

18 Expectant (4),

20 Wherein the aggressors take to night before those attacked (7). 21 Repose starts not in repose (7). 22 Many people like this kind of

vacation (7).

23 Writers begin to be thoughtfui

24 Adjective that is dreadfully

misused (7).

25 Can one still say that this party

Is no mean one? (7). 20 A

consequence of overhead charges (7).

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OF

STRENGTH & DURABILITY

ALSO

CHAIN LINK & SQUARE CRIMPED NETTING

SCREENS, WINDOW GUARDS, ETC.

MANUFACTURED & INSTALLED

BY

SQUARE KAMARED SREEJA.

SHEWAN TOMES & CO.

BEA BUILDING

TEL 27781.

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