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New York, March 23.

New York Colton

Opening Closing 8.01/62 8.54/53 8.50/00 8.68/00 0.01/02 8.72/72

May

July

October

December

8.61/01

8.73/73

Jan, (1939)

8.04/04

0.75/77

Mar. (1030)

8.66/67

8.76/76

Spot

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New York Rubber

May

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12.89/05

July

13.10/13

13.00/02

13.30/32

13.15/18

December

13.51/47 13.37/30

January...

13.43N

September

Sales for the day:-5,440 tons, .

Chicago Wheat

Muy

July

88%/8014 0344/03/2

Sept.

Tuesday's Sales:-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY,

|NEW-ADVERTISEMENTS. KOWLOON RESIDENTS'

The

HONG KONG CLUE

Notice

ASSOCIATION.

THE RENTS QUESTION.

Following upon an interview with the Rents Commission, those Ninoty Fourth Yearly General Meeting of the Members persons who have answered the Association's questionnaire aro of the Hong Kong Club will be requested to call upon the Com- hold in the Club House on Thurs-mission between the hours of 9 day, the 24th March, 1938, at 5.30

By order,

p.m.

S. R. KERR.

Secretary. Hongkong, 14th March, 1938.

HONGKONG & WHAHFOA

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 Bullding, Hongkong, on Monday, 28th March, 1938, at Noon for consideration of the Directors' Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1937.

The Sharo Register and Trans- fer 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 INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

Tho

Fifty-seventh Ordinary General Meeting of the Company

n.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, 26th March, at the | Urban Council Chamber, top floor,

Post Office Building.

They should bring with them rent receipts, landlord's or solici tor's lotters announcing An increase of rent or giving notice to quit, and tenancy agreements, if any.

The Association, being bound to trent all answers to its ques- tionnaire as confidential, is unable to forward them to the Commis- sion. It is therefore important that persons who wish their cases to be considered by the Commis- sion should themselves bring them to the notice of the Commission on Saturday, 26th March.

R. BALDWIN,

Hon. Secretary.

NOTICE

An Old Blues' Dinner will be held on 29th March,

Any Old Blues who have not already been notified by letter are requested to communicate with J. P. Melntyre, at 42, Kennedy Road, Hongkong.

NOTICE

Mesars. John I. Thornycroft & will be held at the Offices of the Co Limited have moved their General Managers, Messrs. Jar- dine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Pedder Executive Offices to St. George's 86%/06 Street, Hong Kong, on Thursday, Building, First Floor, Hongkong.-

Telephone No. 22303," 83/03% 31st March, 1938, at noon, for the 83%/8314 purpose of receiving the Report

of the Directors, passing the UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY Accounts, and electing Directors and Auditors.

19,207,000 bushels.

Chicago Corn

507%/597% 504/50% 014/01/ 01/0154

02/02

May

July

Sept.

Whnipeg Wheat

110/116

1154/115 10034/10731⁄2

90%/00

May

July... 1074/107%

October.

NEW

YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

SWAN, CULBERTSON & FRITZ LATEST REPORTS

New York, Mur, 23.

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 24th March to 14th April inclu sive.

CO., LTD. General Managers.

OF CANTON, LTD.

Notice to Shareholders

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Society will be

By order of the Board,

JARDINE, MATHESON & held at the HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, Hong Kong, on WED. NESDAY, 13th APRIL, 1938, nt 11 a.m., for the purpose of receiv ing the Report of the Directors and the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1937, and of declaring Dividend, etc.

THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.

Notice to Shareholders.

5. C. & F. correspondent eables:

The Sixty-ninth Ordinary Stocks: The market is due for a General Meeting of Shareholders technical rally, but we expect subse-will be held at the Offices of the quent weakness. The establishment

undersigned on Tuesday, the 29th of now bear-market lows is an un-

March, 1938, at Noon, for the favourable Indication.

Cotton: The market showed carly; purpose of receiving the Report of weakness on the action of stocks and the General Managers, together the repetition of unfavourable statis- with a statement of Accounts for tics. The technical position of the the year ended the 31st December, market at present should

enable 3 prompt response to

favourable 1937.

The SHARE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from 26th MARCH to 13th APRIL, Both Days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

A. W. HUGHES,

General Manager. Hongkong, 14th March, 1938.

development, as a

as a scarcity of con- The Share Register and Trans- THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE

tracts is apparent on any small up-

turns in price. The spot and textile for Books will be closed from the markets are sluggish. Intense culti 15th to the 29th March, 1938, both vallon of the new-crop on the re-days inclusive.

duced acreage is indicated,

Wheat: Better cables from abroad, scattered reports of frost and ex- ports of probably over 600,000 bushels

had a steadying effect on the mar

ket.

Corn: The market is steady and

conditions are unchanged. Exports

totalled 500,000 bushels.

Rubber: February shipment of

JARDINE, MATHESON. &

CO., LTD.

General Managers,

COMPANY, LTD.

Notice to Shareholders

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SIXTY-NINTH ORDIN- ARY YEARLY MEETING of the

The Hongkong Fire Insurance | Company will be held at its HEAD

Co., Ltd.

OFFICE, Union Building, Hong

Hongkong, 7th March, 1998. Kong, on WEDNESDAY, 13th

APRIL, 1938, at 11.20 a.m., for the

easings totalled 2,348,940 and of tickers were minutes late. Active purpose of recolving the Report Lubes 2,100,620, February produc-issues were down from 1 to 4 points, tion of casings was 2,211,089 and of while inactive stocks declined from of the Directors and the State- Lubes 2,103,299, February inven-4 to 9 points. The Street blames to-ments of Account to 31st Decem- tories show casings at 10,833,036

liquidation principally and day's

on ber, 1937, and of declaring Divi- tubes at 10,101,003, The weakness t

President Roosevelt's address. Ralls donds, etc. of the Singapore market and, free reacted to unfavourable earnings offerings of actual rubber met with reports. The weakness of some little factory interest. Estimates of other leading issues is reported to be the probable quota range from "no reflected in investment trust selling change" to 50"

U.S. Steel, preferred, was below 100 Sugar: The market showed early for the first time in years. Uulities weakness on scattered liquidation. were hard hit. Coppers, golds and Prices

steadied on Cuban covering.silvers were downward, Mail-orders as the United States officially retifed Lost fraction of a point. the International Sugar Agreement. Dow Jones Aver. Mor. 22 Close yesterday's markets:

S. C. & F. Dow Jones summary of 30 Industriala

117.11

114.38

20 Rails The entire market to-day touched 20 Unlitics new lows since 1935. Rail stocks 40 Bonda

22.02 21.75 17.50.

17.30 80.89

88.15

and bonds again showed lows since i Cominodity In- 1932. Trading was heavy, and the} dex

51.29

51.14

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The SHARE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 26th MARCH to 13th APRIL, Both Days Inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

A. W. HUGHES,

General Manager. Hongkong, 14th March, 1938.

BRITISH TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.

Notice to Shareholders

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SEVENTY-SECOND OR- DINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at its HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, Hong Kong, on Wednesday, 13th APRIL, 1938, at 11.25 a.m., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors' and the State- monts of Account to 31st Decem- ber, 1937, and of declaring Divi- dend, etc.

་ ་

The SHARE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 26th MARCH to 13th APRIL,

Both Days inclusivo.

By Order of the Board,

A. W. HUGHES,

General Manager.

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MARCH *24, 1938.

SURPPRISE ATTACK

Swift Gains By Insurgents,

With the Insurgents at

Huesca, Mar. 22. The sudden and violent attack on the Huesca front to-day surprised the Loyalists and forced their retreat from the 4,000-foot peaks, from where their guns had previously threatened the Huesen buse.

It is nonounced that, for the first time since the civil war started, the Loyalists are not threatening Fluesca. Navarrese Brigades, attacking in the north, captured hundreds of Loyalist troops and selzed the towns af Sierra Arascues, Slerra Grazal, Meseta

and Lierta, and have Coron advanced ten miles.

Meanwhile Insurgent troops advanc ed for nine miles from Almudeyar And caught the Loyalists in a pocket. outside Huesca inte at night. Pres- sure has also been brought on Al- ierre, seven miles to the west alung the Jaca highway.

The objectives of the drive are to relleve pressure on Huesca, to drive In salient in the Loyalist lines and to force the withdrawal of the Loyal- ists under General Poza from the north bank of the Ebro River.- United Press.

SUCCESSFUL ATTACKS

Salamanca, Mar. 23. The new Insurgent offensive on the Aragon front to relieve Huesen fa stated to be progressing favourably, The Insurgents claim to have vanced six miles and to have opened

between rond

Huesen and Saragossa.

Government quarters admit that

the

the Insurgents have advanced slight- ByReuter Bulletin.

BARCELONA BOMBINGS

POST OFFICE.

AIR MAIL LETTERS Air mall letters may be posted in the ordinary posting boxes. They should be clearly marked "By Air Mail" and bear sufficient postage. insufficiently prepaid letters may bo taxed with double the deficiency or forwarded by Steamer Service, at the discretion of the Post Office.

VIA SIBERIA ROUTE Letters and Postcards for Europa and South America are forwarded.

via Siberia" if so' superscribed.

OUTWARD MAIL, TIMES Registered and Parcel Malis,are closed 10 minutes enriler than 1. time given below unless otherwis {stated, and where malls are advertis. . Air Mail Services to Shanghai, fed to close at or before D. am, re- - Nanking, Tsingtau, Tientsin and Pes-gistered and parcel malls are closed- ping are temporarily suspended. {at 5 p.m. on the previous day.

AIR MAIL SERVICES

INWARD MAILS

For

From Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plano

Direct Service"-London date, 16th March, Jupan

Dua

.March 24.

Jeypore

.March 24.

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

(San Francisco date, 23rd Feb.) Pres. Cleveland Japan and Shanghal

March 24,

Terukuni Maru

.March 24,

Shanghai and Swatow

Taiyuan

.March 24,

.March 25.

.March 25.

Japan

Japan and Shanghat

Canadu, USA., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai (Vancouver B.C.. dale, 3ih March)

Atsula Moru Bangalore..

Emp. of Japan ..........March 25.

Air Mull by "Pan-American Alc-

Ways Direct Service"--San Pan American Airways Plane Francisco date, 181h March, Straits

San Francisco

March 25.

Sarpedon

March 25..

Amoy

Sirdhuna

.March 25.

Japan

Toyama Maru

March 25.

Straits

Bhutan

March, 26.

nd-

Haiphong

Canton

March 20..

Siruits...

Conte Rosso

March 26.

Eskbank

March 26.

Straits

Eumacus

March 20.

Straits and Europe vla Negapalam (Letters and Papers) London date, 24th February

Katori Maru

.March 26.

Japan

Nojima Maru

March 20.

Straits

Anhui

March 27.

Strafta

Behor

March 27.

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways

Direct Service"

London

date,

Imperial Airways Plane

.March 27.

Scharnhorst

March 27.

Shanghal and Amoy Japan

Tilsadanc

March 27.

March 28.

Calcutta and Straits

.March 28.

London, Mar. 23. Officials here learn that, In res- ponse to the British and French pro- tests against the aerial bombard- ments of Barcelona, General Franco has disclaimed responsibility but is

repetition. moving to prevent, a United Press,

VATICAN REQUEST

Vatican City, Mar. 23. It is officially announced that the Pope has Instructed the Vatican to the Charge d'Agaires at Salamanca to make a "new and urgent de marche" to Franco over bombing of open Spanish cities. It is stated that the request was despatched last Monday-United Press.

ITALIAN-GESTURE Prepared to Withdraw From Spanish Conflict

London, Mar. 23. The Daily Mail states that Signor Mussolint is prepared to withdraw Italian volunteers from Spain to pave the way for a speedy Anglo- Italian peace agreement.

In return for recognition Ethiopia he is willing to forego ter- ritorial advantages and economic concessions in Spain,

10th March..

Japan and Shanghai

For

Swatow

Amoy

Kongmoon

Swatow and Shanghai

La Plata Maru

Mausang

OUTWARD MAILS

Fer

Thursday

Selston

Tul Lee

Tilsalak

Friday

Slaldang

Date and Time

Thurs., Mar. 24, 3 p.m. Thurs., Mar. 24, 10a.m. Thurs., Mar. 24, 5 p.m.

.Fri., Mar. 25, 8.30 a.m.

Air Mall for Sian, Lanchow and Eurasia Plane ........Fri., Mar. 25,

Chengtu, etc. (vla Hankow) by the

"Eurasia Airways Service" (To further points by surface transport as Services permit). Kongmoon

Formosa ....

Swalow, Foochow and Tientsin Air Mail for "K.L.M. Airways Direct Service"--dos Amsterdam, 3rd April.

Ord.

G.P.O. and K.P.O. Reg.Mar. 25, 9 a.m.

.....Mar. 25, 9.30 a.m.. On Lee......Fr., Mar. 26, 19 a.m. Canton Maru Fri, Mar, 25, 10.30 a.m. Yochow.... Fri., Mar. 25, 10.30 a.m. Terukuni Maru......Fri., Mar. 25.

and K.P.O. G.P.O. and

Rek., ..Mar. 25, 12.30 p.m. Ord.,

.Mar. 25, 1 p.m.

Sandakan, Ceylon, India Terukuni Maru.....Fri., Mar. 25.

E. & S. Africa, Aden, Egypt and

of

Straits,

Europe via Marseilles-due Mar- seilles, 20th April,

The paper states that Count Ciano, the Foreign Minister, is likely to come to London in April to com- plete the negotiations and sign the agreement if good progress is made in the conversallors in Rome dur- ting the

days.United next few. Press.

WARNING TO FRANCE -

Rome, Mar. 23, The Fascist

Party newspaper Televere warned France to-day against open Intervention on behalf of the Loyalists unless they were ready to face a major war.

This

coincided with Mussolini's speech at the celebration of the 18th anniversary of the formation of the Arst "Fascist Fighting Group". He said that the country was ready for

peace.

However Italy, he added, was pre- pared to Aght victoriously In the event of it being necessary.

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The Televere stated, "If France: seizes the occasion for a coup let her be ready to face other coupa.

frontier, there will be R general movement. If France loses her head, nobody can say where and when she may And it again. We warn France of the moral risk inter- vention will involve."United Press.

ASKS LABOUR TO SPEED RE-ARMAMENT

(Continued from Page 1.)

so that he might inform it that the Government fell obliged to arrange for a further decree for the accelera- [tion of the defence programmes.

the

The communique further stated that the Prime Minister indicated that proper way in which any neces- sary discussion should be arranged would be between employers and the Trade Unions concerned in that particular section of industry affected.

Router.

TO INFORM DOMINIONS

London, Mar. 23, The final draft of the vital declara- tion of policy which

the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, will make in the House of Commons to-morrow was discussed by the Cabinet this morning. It is under- stood that the contents of the state- Iment will be communicated to the Dominions after the meeting-Reuter Bulletin.

SHIPS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

expected

The following ships aro to be in wireless communication with the Hongkong Radio Station: Conte Rosso, Conte Biancamano, Pingwo Scharnhorst, Terukuni Moru, Ting- Bang, President Cleveland, Empress Of Japan, Tainan, Empress of Nursin, Atauta Maru, Foraffic, Kayeson, Kalapol, Tathing. Vogtland, claro, und Dilwara,

GP.0. and K.P.O.

..Mar. 25, 12.45 p.m.

Ord.....Mar. 25, 1.30 p.m.

Japan, Canada, U.S.A. *Central and President Jefferson

South America, and Europe via

Victoria D. C.-due Victrola B. C.

14th April--and

Siberia.

*Europe via

Strails, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt Bangalore

Mar. 25.

Mar. 25, noon.

and Europe via Marseillesque G.F.0. and K.P.0. Marseilles, 27th April.

Manila...

Mar. 25, 4.15 p.m.

.Mar. 26, 5 pm

Reg.,

·

G. P. 0, and K. P. O. Parcels, Reg Ord., ....Mar.

.Mar. 25, 1.45 p.m.

26

2.30 p.m.

.Fri., Mar. 25.

Reg.,

Ord.

Emp, of Japan Fri., Mar, 25, 4.30 p.m.

.Fri, Mar. 28.

K.P.O.

Rek..

.Mar. 25, 5 p.

Ord.,

Mar. 25, 5 p.m.

G.P.O.

Rer.. Ord.. American

2nd

Reg..

Ord..

Reg..

-Bfar. 25, 5 p.m.

Ord..

.Mar. 20, 0 a...

Air Mail, for Wuchow, Kwellin, C.N..A.C. Plane

Kwelyang and Chungking 'by the "C.N.A.C." Airways Direct Ser- vico"

Air Mall for Manila, Guam, Hona- Pan

lula and U.S.A., by the "Pan- American Airways Direct Ser- vico"-due San Francisco, April,

Samshul and Wuchow Air Mail for "Imperial

Direct Service" doo 3rd April

Saturday

Mar. 25, 5 p.m.. .Mar. 20, & R... Airways Plane

Frl. Mar. 25. Kowloon 1.0.

Mar. 25, 5 parte. .Mar. 25. 6 p.m.

G.P.O.

Tal Ming ....Sat., Mar. 20, 0.15 am-

Airways Imperial Airways Plane Sat, Mar, 20, London,

GPO, and K.P.O.

RIK.,

.Mar. 20, 8 a.m. Ord...........Mar. 26, 0 min...

Air Mail for "Australia by Imperial Imperial Airways Plane Bat., Mar. 26.

Airways Direct Bervice"-der Darwin, 30th March.

Shanghai

G.P.O. and K.P.0.

Iter..

Ord.,

.Mar, 28, 8 m .......Mar. 26, 9 m. Conte Rosso..Sat., Mar. 26, 9.30 .m.

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

Ord.

Manilo, Australia and New Zealand Atsuta Matu......................... Mar. 26..

vin Thursday Island-due Thurs- day, Island, 8th April

Mar. 26, 9.45 a.m. Sat., Mar. 26, 10.30 a.m. Kongmoon

Fook On....Sat., Mar. 20, 10 a.m.. Formosa, Shanghai and “Japan Katori Maru.Sat., Mar. 26, 10.30 a.m. Swatow, Amoy and Foochow (via Van Heutsz Sat., Mar. 20, 10.39 a.m.

Amoy),

Hoihow, Pakhol, and Haiphong Manlia, Straits,

Kiungchow Sat., Mar. 20, p.m..

Ceylon, India, Scharnhoral....Sat., Mar. 20, 5 p.m..

Egypt and Parcels only for Ger-

many via Hamburg.

Straits and Calcutta...

....... Sirdhana

..Sat., Mar. 26.. Parcels .....Mar. 20, 5 p.m.. Ord............Mar. 27, 8.30 a.m.. Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., Canada, President Cleveland, Sat, Mar. 28..

Swatow and Bangkok

Q. P. O, and K. P. O.

Parcels, Sat., Mar. 26, 3 p.m.-

Sat., Mar, 26, 4.15 p.m.

Sat., Mar. 26, 5 p.m...

Sun, Mar, 27, 3,30 ́a.m.

Central and South Amerlen and *Europe vin San Francisco-duo San Francisco, 14th April and "Europe vin Siberia.

Reg... Ord..

Yingchow

.Mon., Mar. 28, 8.15 am.. Mon., Mar. 28, 8.30 nm.

Mon., Mar. 28, 2.30 p.m.

Bunday

Monday Sumshui and Wuchow

Kongso Amoy, Foochow (via Amoy) and Taiyuan

Shanghai.

Straits, Ceylon, India, East and La Plata Maru

South Africa

Japan and Europe via Siberia.... Mausang. Mon., Mar. 28, 3,30 p.m..

Swatow and Shanghal

Tuesday

Knying....Tues., Mar. 29, 8.30 am... Manila, Macasser and Sourabaya.. Tisadane Tues., Mar. 29, 0.30 Swalow

Halphong.

Swnlow and Shanghai

Kwangtung Tues., Mar. 20, 10.30 am,

Wednesday

Canton

Thuraday

Wed., Mar., 30, 2 pm,

Kaying.Thurs., Mar. 31, 10.30 a.mm.

marscribed correspondance only.