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THE HONGKONG: TELEGRAPH." TUESDAY, 12 MARCH): 15, ^\@1988;:\/

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. A. S. WATSON & CO.,

UNION: WATERBOAT CO, LTD.

Notice to Shareholders

The Thirty-third Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of AGENT WANTED.

Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd., DISTRICT Manager to handle circu- Hongkong and Shangha! Bank lation for leading American magazine Building, on Wednesday, the 6th publishers. Transportation, Omce, April, 1938, at 11 am for the Advertising furnished qualificant. purpose of receiving the report of Write M. A. Steele, 5 Columbus ino Gonoral Managers together Circle, New York City.

MISCELLANEOUS..

HOME WANTED FOR DOG. Three year old Alsation. Good house dog. Owner leaving Colony. Apply Box No. 445, "Hongkong Telegraph."

FOR SALE.

FORD VB 4-door de luxe, in excellent condition. Licensed June, Insured September, owner driven. Write Box No. 444, "Hongkong Telegraph."

SHANGHAI BANKERS

with a. Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1937.

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from 23rd March to 6th April, 1938, both days inclusive.

DODWELL & CO., LTD.,

General Managers. Hongkong, 14th March, 1938.

WHITNEY'S PLEA OF GUILTY ACCEPTED

New York, March 14.

In the general sessions court, Mr. Richard Whitney, principal partner In the broking firm of Whitney & Co., which went into voluntary liquidation

|

LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FIFTY-THIRD ORDIN- ARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company (since registration) will be held at the Hong Kong Hotel, Hong Kong, on TUESDAY, the 22nd MARCH, 1938, at 11.30 A.31. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers Statement of together with Accounts for the your ended 31st OCTOBER, 1937.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, tho 12th MARCH, 1938, to TUESDAY, the 22nd MARCH, 1938, both days inclusive.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers. Hongkong, 4th March, 1938.

THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

The Fifty-seventh Ordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at the Offices of the General Managers, Messrs. Jar- dine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on Thursday, 31st March, 1938, at noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of

the Directors, passing the

DISTURBED recently, pleaded guilty to Accounts, and electing Directors

Shanghal, Mar. 15,

and

of first degree grand larceny in- volving a $105,000 family trust fund. The possible maximum sentence is

The pessimism and gloom which Ave to 10 years hard labour. Sen- pervaded Shanghal busincas

tence' is, expected to be passed in a banking circies yesterday has given fortnight. Untled Press,

a general feeling of resigna-

way to tion and vague optimism that tho new Chinese exchange regulations may eventually be modified in order to allow foreign currency to be pro- cured for legitimate purposes and the profits of foreign firms in China to be converted into foreign exchange.

Shanghal Interests are also press- ing vehemently to have Shanghol included as forwarding centre of foreign exchange, In addition to Hongkong, but they are not over- sanguine of success.--Reuter.

EXCHANGE RATES

Athens

21.8014 12.11

Mar. 10.

Mar

14.)

Parls.

.158.5/32

1024

Geneva.

21.00

Berlin.

12.40

.547

SAT

Milan

.954

0442

2013 9H

Olso.

10.90

Copenhagen.

22.40

22 40

Stockholm.

10.42

13.42

19.42

elsingfors

220

22樓2

444 78 1/2

6.00%

New York. Vienna Amsterdam Prague Madrid

Lisbon

Hongkong Bombay Montreal Brussels.

Yokohama. Belgrade

Bucharest

2014 8.96

142%

.Nom.

110A 1/3

19,91)

1/2&

4.98

2814

8.081

14215

Nom.

110

17014

4.90%

29.634 1/2

1/8th 5.00% 20.04%

1/2 216

210

0772

07714

21

241

Montevideo. .21 Rio de Janeiro...24* Silver (Spot)....20

Silver (forward).19H War Loan.

How do we help a child?

Our inspectors give in- struction to the mothers who come in the mornings to the branch offices on hygiene, feeding, and general child welfare.

In the afternoons, they visit the homes of our cases giving more instruction and help where necessary, thus making sure that the child- ren are properly cared for.

and Auditors.

The Trasfer

Books of the

Company will be closed from the 24th March to 14th April inclu- sivo.

By order of the Board,

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

General Managers. Hongkong. 11th March, 1938.

HONGKONG & WHAMPOA

DOCK CO., LTD. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders will be held in the Offices of the Company, 2 Queen's Building, Hongkong, on Monday, 28th March, 1938, Noon for consideration of the Directors Report and Statement: of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1937.

at

The Share Registor and Trans- for Book will be closed from 12th to 28th March, 1938, both days inclusive,

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF

DIRECTORS,

E. COCK, Chief Manager. Hongkong, 3rd March, 1938.

THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.

Notice to Shareholders.

The Sixty-ninth Ordinary

SENNET

FRERES

HIGH CLASS JEWELLERS Gloucester Building Padder Streat

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selection in

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PROTECTION OF CHILDREN

Hoom 308, Hank of East Asia Buliding.

KOWLOON RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION

THE RENTS QUESTION

The General Committee of the Kowloon Residents' Association proposes, it deemed advisable, to make representation to the Government of Hongkong in support of tenants whose rents have been unreasonably increased or who have been evleted despite prompt payment of rent.

To enable the Association to present irrefutable facts to Government, residents, whether or not members of the Association, are Invited to fill in this form and send it to Mr. R. Baldwin, Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, 51, Kimberley Road, Kowloon.

All replies will be treated confidentially.

Note: Whether your rent has been increased or not, please make a return so as to enable the Association to Judge approximately what proportion of tenants have been victimised.

Name

Address

Name of Landlord

Flat or House ...

Are you principal or sub-tenant?

Rept paid on June 30, 1937 $

+

It

*

September 30, 1937 $

+7

#

December 31, 1037 #

February 20, 1939 #

W

ย

What was your rent when you first occupied the premises?, $

Has your Landlord evicted you?

For what reason

Were you in arrears with your rent?'

Are you a zabluded tenant?

Remarks

......

will be held at the Offices of the undersigned on Tuesday, the 29th March, 1938, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December, 1937.

The Share Register and Trans- for Books will be closed from the 15th to the 29th March, 1938, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON &

CO., LTD. General Managers, The Hongkong Fire Insurance

Co. Ltd. Hongkong. 7th March, 1938.

| CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.

THE BURNS PHILP LINK

From MELBOURNE, SYDNEY, SALAMAUA, RABAUL and MANILA.

The Motor Vessel

"NEPTUNA” Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazar dous and/or extra hazardous Go downs of The Hongkong Kowloon Whart and

and

the

Lid, whence and/or trom wharves delivery may be obtained.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 19th March, 1938, will be subject to rent.

All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Undersign- ed on or before the 2nd April, 1038, of they will not be recognized.

To comply with the General Bond-

ed Warehouse Regulations consignees must have a Revenua 'Officer in al- tendance when damaged dutiable goods are examined, and damaged

All broken, chaled, Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 18th March, 1938, at 10 am, by Messrs. Goddard and DougIES,

No Fire Insurance bak been leffected, PARAURANT

...

Bill of Lading will be counter signed by N

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO. LTD. Hongkong 1108: March, 1938,

THE WORLD'S GREATEST LIGHTER

SHARE PRICES

The following is the list of local share quotations issued this morning: Hanks

H.K. Banks, $1,580 n.

H.K. Banks, (Löv. Reg.), 2.954 n. Chartered Banks, 212%_n.

Mercunung Buar, A. una D. £20 a. Mercantile Bank, C., £14 n East Asia Bank, $80 b. x. d.

Insurances

Canton Ins., $275 n. Union Ins., $5338 b. China Underwriters, $24, n. H.K. Fire In., $2471⁄2 #.

Shipping

Douging, $64 n. H.K. Steamboats, $12 n. Indo-Chinas (Prof.), $31 m. Indo-Chinas (Det.), 843 n. Shell Bearer, 8010 n. Union Waterboats, $9.30 b.

Docks clo

ILIC. & W. Wharves, $140 H.K. W. Docks, $344 sa

$3.30 b. Providents

$1.45 b. Providents

New Engineerings, sh, $3 m. Shanghal Docks, Sh, $100 n. Kuilan Min ng Aain, 18/- 1. Raubs, $7.00 . Venz: Goldfield, 24 n. Hongkong Mines 10 ets. n.

Philippine Mining Antamoks, P. 85. Aloke, P. .24% sai Baguio Gold,

P. 21

80.

Benguet Consol, P. 9.70 30.

Benguet

Big Wedge,

P.

Coco Groves, P. 57 62.

Consolidated Mines, P. 011 sa. Demonstrations, P. 371⁄2 60.

E. Mindanao, H.- Gumaus Gields, P.--

Gold, P. →→ Ipe Gold, F-

74 An

IXL. P. 98.

logons, P.

Masbate Consols., P. Min. Resources, P. Northern Min., Paracale

P. 22 sa. Solacot Mous

P.- San Mauricio,

P...51.sn. Suyoc Consol, P. 10 sa. United Paracales, P. 43 0.

Lands, tiotels, clc.

H. and S. Hoicis, $7 s. H.K. Lands, $374 sa. H.K. Lands, 4% Deben $100 b. Snal Londs, Sh. $7 n. Metropolitan Lands, Sh. - Humphries,

$9 b. H.K. Renities, $5.03 b. Chinese Estates, $95 b. China Renities, Sh. - China Debent,

Public Utilities H.K. Tramways, $15.30 b. Peak Trams (old), $? b.

Peak Trams (new), $33⁄4 n Star Ferries, $844 n.

Yaumati Ferries (old), $20% d. China Light (ald), $121⁄4 sa. China Light (new), $0.30 b. 11.K. Electric, $004 BD. Macao Eicciric, $133 n. Sandakan Lights, $13 b.

$27 b. and so.

Telephone (0) $10.50 £0.

Telephone

China

Buses. Sh.

Singapore Tractions, 23/0 .

Singapore Prel, 23/8 n

Industrials

Cold: Macg, (old), Sh. $14% n. Cold: Maeg

(Prof.), Sh. $12

Cunton lees. $1,70 B.

Cement, $18.20 s.

H.K. Ropes $4.95. n.

Stores, &o.

Dairy Farm, $20 b.

Watson,

Lane Crawfords, $9 34 D. Sinceres, $1.90

n.

Wing On (H.K.), $39 h.

POST OFFICE.

AIR MAIL

LETTERS

Ordinary air mail. letters may be

posted in the ordinary posting boxes

VIA SIBERIA ROUTE

Lettere and Postcards for Europe

at Kowloon Post Office and General and South America are forwarded Post Office. They should be clearly "via, Siberia" If so superscribed.. marked "By Air Mail and bear sufficient postage. Insuficiently

of the Post Office.

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES

the

prepaid letters may be taxed withi double the deficiency or forwarded Registered and Parcel Malle by Steamer Service, at the discretion closed 15 minutes earlier than

time given below unless otherwise AIR MAIL SERVICES

stated, and where mails are advertis- Air Mall Services to Shanghaied to close at or before 9`a.m., re- Nanking, Tsingtau, Tientsin and Pei-gistered and percél mails are closed plog are temporarily suspended. jat 5 p.m. on the previous day,

INWARD MAILS

From

Manila

Straits and Europe via Suez (Letters and Papers) London date, 17th February and (London Parcels) --- London date, 10th February Manila

Calcutta and Straits

Java and Manila

Haiphong

Haiphong, Pakhel and Hollow

Australia and Manila

Shanghai and Swatow

Strails, Manila and London Parcels

Per

Emp. of Russia

Dua

.March 18.

Rampura Prometheus Shirala Tisadane

Canton

London date, 3rd February Agamemnon Stralis

March 10. .March 16.

Service"-San Francisco Pan American Airways Piano

Conte Blancamano

Marechal Joffre

March 16.

March 10.

March 17.

Klungsu

.March 17.

Kitano Maru

March 17.

Tsinan

March 17.

March 18.

Bhutan

.March 18.

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways

Direct

Service"-London date,

10th March

Imperial Airways Plans ..March 18.

Japan and Shanghai

Kolsar-1-Hind

.March 18.

Shanghal, Amoy and Swatow

Liangchow

March 18.

Salgon

Sphinx

March 18.

Stanghal

Glenshiel

March 10..

Haiphong

G. G. Paul Doumer

March 19.

Calcutta and Strails

Hosang

March 19.

Air Mail by "Pan American Airways

Direct

date, 11th March..

March 19:

Shanghai

March 20.

Japan and Shanghai

March 20.

Shanghai and Amoy

March 20.

March 20.

March 21,

March

Straits

Calcutta and Straits

March 23. March 23.

Japan and Shanghal

March 23.

March 23.

Seattle date-26th February

(San Francisco date, 23rd Feb.) Pres. Cleveland Amoy ...

.March 24.

Sirdhana

March 24.

Terukuni Maru

March 24.

Java

Tilsalok

March 24.

Atsuta Maru

.March 25.

Emp. of Japan

.March 25.

Toyama Maru

March 25.

March 20.

.March 28.

Bangkok

Japan Straits

Tjibadak

Yingchow

Teucer

Eumaeus

Van Heulsz

Mausang Menestheus

U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Manila Pres. Jefferson

U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Manila

Japan and Shanghai

Japan

Canada, U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai (Vancouver B.C., date, 5th March)

Japan

Straits

Japan

For

Katori Maru Nojima Maru

OUTWARD MAILS

Per

Tuesday

Salgon, Madang, Salamnus and Neptuna

Rabaul, *Sydney and Melbourne

n.

Samshul and Wuchow Kongmoon

William Powell, Ltd. 00 cts, na...

Cation Mills

Ewo Cottons, Sh. $14 n. S'hai Cotton (old), Sh. $72 n. Zoong Sings, Sh.- Wing On Textiles, Sh.

Miscellaneous.

H.K. Entertainments, $8.70 n. Constructions, $1 b.

Vibro Piling. $5%1⁄2 n.

Ch. Govt. 6% 1925 C$Bds., 13%

1.

H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 0% prm. n.

H.K. Govt. 3% Loan 1%

prm.

n.

Wallace Harpers, $014 d.

Mersmana Inv., (Lon.), s/- 17/6 n. Marsmans Inv. (H.K.), s/— 4/- b.

EXCHANGE

Demand T.T. Shanghal

T.T.

T.T.

Singapore

Japan T.T. India

T.T. U.S.A

Manila T.T. T.T. Batavia T.T. Bangkok T.T. Saigon T.T. France T.T. Germany T.T. Switzerland T.T. Australla

Buying

4 m/s L/c London

4 m/s D/P do.

Date and Time

Tues., Mar. 15, 5 pm.

Wednesday

Kongsa ....Wed., Mor, 10, 8.15 a.m. Fook On Wed., Mar. 18, 10.00 a.m.

Amoy and Foochow (via Amoy). Cheklang.. Wed., Mar. 16, 10.30 a.m. Swatow and Bangkok.....

Kalgan....Wed., Mar. 16, 10.30 a.m.

Swatow, Shanghai and Tientsin Fausang..Wed., Mar. 16, 12.30 p.m. Haihow, Pakhal and Haiphong .... Kaying ......Wed., Mar, 16, 1 p.m. Swatow and Amoy - prerender. Anshun.. Wed., March 10, 2.30 pn. Air Mail for Wuchow, Kwellin, C.N.A.C. Plane

Kwelyang and Chungking by the "C.N.A.0." Airways Direct Ber- vice"

Straits and Calcutta

....Wed., Mar. 19.

K. P. 0.

Reg., Ord.,

.Mar. 16, 5 p.m.

.Mar. 16, 5 p.m.

G. P. O.

Reg.,

Ord.,

Talamba

Parcels

Ord.,

G.PO, and K.P.O,

Rex..

Ord.,

..........Mar. 16, 9 a.m. Mar, 16, 0.30 am

Air Mail for Stan, Lanchow and Eurasia Plane

Chenstu, ela (via Hankow) by the

"Euraala Airways Bervice” (To further points by surface transport as Services permit).

Shanghai and *Japan ......

Thursday

.Mar, 16, 5 p.m. .Mar. 17, 6 .. .Wed., Mar. 18. Mar. 16, 5 p.m. Mar. 17, 8.30 a.m. Wed., Mar. 16,

Ranpura ..Thurs., Mar. 17, 3.30 p.m.

Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.S.A., Empress of Russia..Thurs., Mar. 17.

Central and South America and *Europe via Vancouver B.C., (Parcels for Canada only)—due Vancouver B.C., 4th April. Japan and Europe via Siberia

Parcels, ....Mar, 17, 4 p.m.

Reg., Ord.,

...Mar. 17, 5 p.m. .Mar. 17, 30 p.m.

Kitano Maru Thurs, Mar. 17, 5 p.m.

Friday

Hinsang....Fri., Mar. 18, 6.30 am. Suisang

....Fri., Mar. 18. Parcels....Mar, 18, 11 am. Örd,' ........Mar. 18, Noon. Fooshing...Fri, Mar. 18, 12.30 p.m.

Shanghal, Japan and "Europa via Sphinx .... Fri, March 18, 1.30 p.m.

Siberla

Straits, Ceylon, India, East and S. Kalsar-I-Hind

Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe

Amoy and Shanghai

Saturday

....................Fri., Mar. 18,

G.P.O. and E.P.O.

Perceli,

......Mar. 18, 6 pm.

Reg,

....Mar. 19, 9.48 a.m.

Ord,

.Mar. 19, 10.30 a.m..

Tsinan.... Sat, March 19, 8.30 a.m.

Air Mail for "K.LM Airways Ber- Kaisar-I-Hind

Sandakan

Belling

"Straits and Calcutta

The Biggest SHAVING

ADVANCE

T.T. London

.Is. 2%

.10. 2%

.10414

Swatow

.5218

.106

81%

.3011

.614

B5%

KRZ

via Marsellies due Marseillés, 15th April.

1497%

In 40 Years.

.18 14

pax .9.85

.70/%2 .133

.1/61

1/3.3/32

.1/3% .31% .10.00 .03%

.4.99%

due Naples, 11th April

Bouth Africa, Egypt and Europe

via Marseilles-due Marseillos, 17th April

Halphong

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SHARPENER

An Instantaneous, automatic, - sharpener, in which a powerful magnet takes the place of all *stropping, honing or crank- -burning, and brings you swifter, cooler smoother shaves than men have ever known.

4 m/s L/c. US.A.

4 m/s France

30 d/s Indlan

US. Cross rate in London

MANILA SHARES

The following business done quota- tions were received after the close of the morning session by Swan, Cul- bertson & Frits from their Manila office:

Antumok Alok

Vice"due

March.

Amsterdam,

ביד

................Sat., Mar. 19. G.P.O. and K.P.O. Reg.......Mar. 19, 9.30 a.m. Ord.........Mar. 19, 19 at. ·

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

Ale. Mati_for "Franod-Orient Alz» Marechal Jottre .................. Bat., Mar. 19-

Wayn Bervice"-due Marseilles, 3rd. April.

March 19, 4 p.m.

Ord... March 19, 4.30 p.m.

Manila, Straits, Ceylon, India, Conte Biancamano.:Sat., March 10.

Egypt and Europe via Naples

G.P.O. and .R.P.0. Reg. March 19, 4.15 pm.

Ord,... March 19, 5 p.m.

Salgon, Ceylon, India, East and Marechal Joffre...... Sat., Mar. 19.

̈G.P.O, and KP.0. Reg...... March 19, 4.15. pan. Ord,,... March 19, 8 p.

.............. Canton ......................Sat., Mar. 10, 8 pan.

Ale Mail for Manila, Guam, Hono- Pan American Airways Flane

Jala

and USA., by the "PRIA American Airways Direct Ber

vice"-dus San Francisco, March.

Businem Dowe Prices in Peke

Bunday

Mar, "19)

E. P. O.

..Mar. 18, 5 p.m.

Ord.

.Mar. 13, 5 p.st.-

Rer.

•Mar. 19, 5 pin.

„Mar, 20, 6.2.1.

GRONM

Foochow and, Tientsin Y., Nanning ...Sun., Mar. 20, 8.30 2m Swatow and Shanghai

Klangru Sun, Mar, 20, 9. ..

Monday