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AIR MAIL OVERFLOW ARRIVING

Planes Loaded To Capacity

THE IMPERIAL, AIRWAYS plano Dardanus hopped off from Bangkok at dawn to-day with additional mall for Hongkong, and is expected at Kal Tak at ɓ p.m.

There are also two pas- Mengers aboard.

It is understood that to-day's mail is the overflow from yesterday when the Delphinus arrived loaded to capacity, carrying 772 kilos.

The Della and the Delphinus left Kal Tak at dawn to-day with more than 800 kilos of mall and two pas- engers aboard. The mall was a record load for both outward and inward traffic.

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Both these planes will return Hongkong to-morrow with more mail.

NO PASSENGERS

Imperial Airways are carrying no passengers on the Empire air services this month except people who booked passages months la advance.

Passenger bookings аге being turned away in London and ali stations along the routea to South Africa, Egypt, India, Malaya, Chino, Australia, and Hongkong,

This year the company has the job of transporting the Christmas mall between Britain and those parla of the Empire connected by the over-

seas air routes.

Territories served by the Empire air nes include 40 countries repro- senting a population of 500,000,000.

It is estimated that the inward and outward muli in England will total about 500 junsonic 35,000,000 letters. No other air Une in the world has ever been asked to handle such an enormous mall load within such a short period.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH," FRIDAY. DECEMBER

9," 1998.

ONE OF THE TWO NEW 10,000 TON LINERS now under construction at the Taikoo Dockyard for the Glen Line. The Drst of these ships in scheduled for launching In February, and the second in July.

Eden To Have

Record Audience

New York, Dec. 8. Special arrangements have been made to enable Mr. Anthony Eden to leave the skip on which he is travell- For this reason passenger bookingsng to attend in time : dinner at cannot be accepted unul after Christ- which he to speak on democracy.

A special cutter will meet the Aquitania--which has been delayed by heavy weather--outside the har- bour and a car with

escort of 7421 motor cycles will be waiting to take Mr. Eden to the hotel.

South African Truce In Politics

Capetown, Dec. 8. General Hertzog, the South African Premier, and Dr. D. F. Malan, leader

Mr. Eden's audience of 4,000 will be the largest gathering ever to sit

I down to dinner at New York's biggest

hotel-Reuter Special,

EXCHANGE

T/T, London Demand

T.T. Shanghal

of the opposition, have signed a political truce to mark the Great T. Singapore Trek centenary celebrations this T.T. Jupan month.

The truce consists of a manifesto drawn

awn up by permons "who carnestly desire that the Your Trekker celebra T.T. Batavia

attempt to bring a reconciliation be-

Selting

From

POST OFFICE.

INWARD MAILS

Halphong, Pakhol and Hoihow

Shanghai Tientsin and Swatow Air Malt by

"Imperial Airways Direct Service"-Londen date,

Per

Due.

Szechuen

Tokusima Maru Hoihow

December 9. December 9,

December 10.

Imperial Airways Plane December 10,

4th December. U.S.A., Honolulu and Japan (Sou

Francisco date, 18th November) Pres. Coolidge Shanghai and Swałow

Yutton

For

OUTWARD MAILS

Per

bridas

Straits, Ceylon, India, East

South Africa, Aden, Egypt. Malta and Europe via Murscilles-due Marseilles, 6th January, 1939,

Manila

.December 10. December 10.

Date and Time.

and British M/V Canton...Fri., Dec. 9.

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

......Dec. 9, 5 p.m. ..Dee. 10, 9.45 km. Dec. 10, 10.30 .m.

Saturday

Parcels, Reg. Ord.

Meerkerk...Sat., Dec. 10, 8.30 am. Air Mail for "K.L.M. Airways British M/V Canion, Sat, Dec. 10.

Direct Service"-due Amsterdam.

18. 21% 1s. 2%

175 Nom

534

1001

TT, India TT.

S.A.

TT. Manila

58

tons shall not pass without

. ព

T.T. Bangkok:

149

TT. Salgon

109/2

2 December

.10.05

Fort Bayard and Holbow

.71%

Amoy

12712

.1/01%

Asiaansili

.1/3

1/3.5/32

Bangkok

.2016

U.S. Cross rate in London

11.50

4.67%

Swatow, Foochow and Tientsin

Haiphong

Shanglul

tween Afrikaners, so that a better T.T. France spirit may be established in the political struggle,"

whole-

TT, Germany

T.T. Switzerland

General Elertzen in signing the T.T. Australia manifesto declared;

Ruying heartedly identify myself with the 4 m/s Lie London manifesto."

4 m/c D/p do.

Dr. Malan expressed the hope that 4 m/s L/c U.S.An the celebrations "may mean a new 1 France and happy turning point. In our 10 di India national life."--Reuter.

Parcels and Papers for South Africa

vka Durban

Reg.

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

Dec. 10. 0.30 a.m. ...Dec. 10, 10 am. Sal., Dec. 10, Noon. Sulyang... Sut, Dec. 10, 3.30 p.m.

Ord. Yochow.....

Montevideo Maru Sat, Dec. 10, 5 p.m. Prea. Coolidge, Sat. Dec, 14,5 m. Michael Jebsen, Sat., Dec. 10, 5 p.m. Sunday

Cheklang .Sun., Dec. 11, 8.30 a.m. Canton

Sun. Dec. 11.0 am: Flintshire

Sun., Dec. 11, 0 m.

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CARNIVAL NIGHTS AT THE GLOUCESTER

"DECEMBER 24th

EXT. 2 A.M.

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DINNER $10.00 NON-DINERS $3.00 Covor Charge

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DECEMBER 26th

EXT. 2 A.M.

DINNER

BOXING NIGHT

$6.00 NON-DINERS $2.00 Cover Charge

LANDHOFF-CORRY

FROM THE PICCADILLY HOTEL, LONDON

AND

DECEMBER 31st

EXT. 3 A.M.

NEW YEAR'S EVE

DINNER

$10.00 NON-DINERS $3.00 Cover Chargo

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For Reservations Phone 28128.

SHARE PRICES

The following is the list of local share quotations issued this morning. Banks

11.K. Banks, $1385/00 n.

H.K. Bank (Lon. Reg), £82 n. Chartered Bank, 20 n.

Mercantile Bank, . ., £273⁄41⁄4 n. Mercantile Bunk, C. £13 n. East Asia Bank, 588 n.

Insurances Canton Ins., $210 n. Union Ins., $487 b.

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China Underwines, 75 cts, n. H.K. Fire Ins..

$100 Shippiox Douglas, $60 v. H.K. Steamboats, 518 n. Indo-Chinas (Pret.), $60 n. Indo-Chinus (Def.), $24 n. Shell Bearers, s- 80/- n. Union Waterboats, $0 n.

Docks Etc.

H.K. & K. Wharves, $117 sa. H.K. Docks (old), $18 n. 1.1. Docks hew), susi n. Providents (old), $5.90 b. Providents (new). $5.70 b. New Engineering Sh. $5.00 n. Sangh Locks, Sh. $100 n. Kallan Mining Adin., s/- 18/3 n. Raubs, $9.10 b. Venz: Goldfield, $3 n.

longkong M

Mines, 7 cts. n. Philippine Mining Antamoks, P. 40 sa. Atos, P 264 SQ. Bagulo Gold, P. 25 sa. benguet Cyn201., 25 13.30 sa. Coco Grove, P. 40 sa. Consolidated

lines, -

Demonstrations, P. 1.X.., P. 69 sa.

Paracale Gumaus P.

San Mauricio, D. 1.78 sa

Suyoc Consol, P. 10% s

United Paracales, P. .ex. dlv. 494

B.

Landa, Hotels, etc.

H. and S. Hotels, $0.00 b.

H.K. Lands, $351 b.

H.K. Lands 4% deb. 107

Shanghai Lands, Sh, $9.30 n.

Humphreys, $9 SD.

H.K. Realties, $5 n.

Chinese Estates, $00 n.

Public Utilities

H.K. Tramways, $17.10 sa. Peak Trams (oid), sun. Peak Trams (new), $3% n. Star Ferries,

$71 b.

Yaumali Ferries (old), $23 n.

Youmati

n.

Ferries. (new), $22% n. China Light (old), $10.80 n. China Light (new), $10.00 n. H.K

Electric: Seni $10.

$584 50. Macao Electric, $17 n.

Sandakan Lights, $10.60 b. Telephone (old), $23,50 b.

Telephone (new), 50.60 n.

Singapore Tractions, 9/- 21/3 b. Singapore Pret, si 25/- 1.

Industrial

Cald: Macg. (ord.). Sh. $14, n. Cald: Mcg. (Pref.), Sh. $13 n. Canton Ices. $170 n. Cements, $15.80 8. H.K. Ropes, $4.09

Storos, &c.

5.

Dairy Farms, $25 n.

Watsons, $7.25 b,

Lane Crawfords. $8 n.

Sinceres, $2 n.

Wing On (H.K.), $30 п.

William Powell, Ltd., 90 cts, a.

Cotton Mills

n.

Ewo Colton Sh. $17 S'hat. Cotton Sh. $108 n. Zoong Sings, Sh. $24 n. King On Textiles, Sh. $40 n.

Miscellaneous

H.K. Entertalaments, $0 b. Constructions, $14 D.. Vibro Piling, $7 n.

Ch. Govt, 5% 1925 G$ Bonds.,

72%

H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 8% prra, b. K.K. Govt. 34% Loan par b. Marsmans (Lon.), s/- 18/8 n. Maramans (H.K.). R/- 3/-

Gold Returns To France

Paris, Dec. 8.

Six milliards of francs returned to Franco since November, declared the Finance Minister, M. Paul Reynaud, during a sitting of the Chamber's Finance Commission in-day.

He said that revenug during November exceeded the estimatos by. £70,000,000 francs-Reuter Special.

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