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TUITION. GIVEN. "DANCING IN HOURS"-Rapid Easy.
Beginners "A Lessons. Speciality," Advanced Courses. Modern Ballroom, Tango, Top. Ex- pert Tuition. Apply-Tony's Dance Studio, China Bullding, 6th Floor, 12-A.
FOR SALE.
PORTABLE TYPEWRITER: 4-Row ndtouch Keyboard $50. Sewing Machines $30. Fieldglass $25. Tele- cope $12. "FE.M.C.A.", 3rd Floor, Asia Life Building, 14 Queen's Road. MOTOR CARS, ETC..
comfortable cara MODERN hourly, daily, weekly and monthly Plenke hire at most moderate prices. Phone No. 51174, Samson Co., No. 30, Haiphong Road, Kowloon.
U.S.
COMMODITY PRICES
LATEST CABLED
QUOTATIONS
New York Collon
for
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Thursday
G.
U R.
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
MORTGAGE CO. LTD.
Notico la hereby given that Mr. Reginald Andrew Wickerson has this day been appointed Secretary and Manager of this Company, in the place of Mr. J. C. Guterres,
By Order,
8. M. CHURN,
Chairman. Hongkong, 16th January, 1939.
STOCK MARKET
REPORT
The Hongkong Stock Exchongej ofletal summary issued at 12.30 p.m. yesterday, says;
Again conditions were quiet and the volume of business on the small side.
Buyers
Union Insurance $470 11. Docks (Qld) 17.80 H. Koteln $600 RK, Itralties $333
Macan Electrics $17
Samakan Lights $10.10 Dairy Farms $24 Entertainments $7 Marsmana (Lon.) 10/- "Kellers
Hongkong Bank $1,405 inton Insurance $475 China Underwriters $0.70 Providents (Old) 30%
I. & H. 11otels $6.03
K. Reallles $8.50
Prak Trams (New) #4
J. Electrics $37
Macao Electrics
Cenienta 18
Watsons $0.15
Construction $1
18
Balra
Hongkong Bank $1,200
Union Insurance $470
China Lights (ughts) $3.40
Antamoka 1424
Atoka s. 37
Batuto Gold P. 29
Demonstrations Pa. 25
IXL Pi. 53
Suyac Ps. 2
United 'aricales 1. 70
New York, Jan. 18.
Opening
Closing
star. (1939)
8.44/44
0.40/11
Liny (1939)
0.18/18
8.17/17
Coco Grove Pa. 50
July (1939) Oct. (1939) Jee. (1930) Spot
7.02/92 7.45/45 7.47/47 7.40/40
D.CON
7.01/01
7.41/41
San Mauricio P. 1.34
New York Rubber
Sept.
70/70%
Mar, (1930)
May
10,00/00 15.01/91
15.80/00
Tuesday's Sales:-
15.80/82
6,216,000 bushels.
Sept.
15.83 /83
Chicago Corn
Vet.
15.80/83
Dec.
Sales for the day:-2,030 tons.
Chleago Wheat
May 15.801/830 July Sept.
May
52%/52%
63%753%
54 /53% Winnipeg Wheat 82 /02
May July
087%/69 69
093/69% [July
623/029%
70915
GD/69% (Oct.
SALE
of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 23rd day of January, 1939, at 3 p.m., nt the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land ut Repulse Bay Road, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 with the option of years, renewal at a Crown Rent to bo fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one fur- ther term of 75 years,
Intending. bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo- sal of the lot the Purchaser (If Inot the applicant) will be required authorised to deposit with an officer who wil be present at the nale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) In cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Sale.
Lot No. 415.....
Building
Upposite Roral Building Lot No. 377,
Repulse Bay Road.
Registry No.
Locality
Rara
Bousidary Measurements
|F. 21.
an per sale
plan.
$3,000
$q. feet.
Annual
Rental
Upset Price
Conten
Aboat
12,000
Exchange At A Glance
T.T. London Demand
BELLING
T.T. Shanghai T.T. Singapore T.T. Japan TIT.
Indla
ת
I. 2% ..1s. 3% 175 Nom.
January 19, 1939.
SENNET FRERES
HIGH CLASS JEWELLERS Gloucester Building Pedder Stroot
STOP WATCHES
POST
MAIL FOR CANTON
Registered and ordinary mails
OFFICE.
VIA SIBERIA ROUTE
Letters and Postcards for Europe
via
(not Insured or Parcels) will be ac- (except Great Britain and Eiro) and cepted for Canton and despatched as South America are forwarded
Siberla" it so superscribed. circumstances permit.
MAIL LETTERS
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Malls are closed 15 minutes earlier than the
Ordinary letter mall only for West time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertis- Kwangtung, Kwangs), Szechwan, ed to close at or before I am, re- Kwelchow and Hunan will be no gistered and parcel mails are closed
lat 5 pm. on the previous day. cepted at senders' risk.
INWARD MAILS
.53
100%
.03
T.T. USA.
.20
TT. Manlia
.58%
T.T. Batavia
.53%
T.T. Bongkok T.T. Saigon Franco
.140
100
10.00
.72
1203% 1/834
FOR ALL
BUYING
1/3
SPORTS
Japan and Shanghai
Haiphong
4 m/s D/p
1/3.6/32
Australia and Manila
4 m/n Life U.S.A.
20%
4 m/s.France
11.40
.04%
U.S. Cross rate in Lon.
.4.00
T.T. Germany T.T. Switzerland TT. Australia
4 m/s L/e London
do.
30 d/s India
H.K. Stock Market
were
The following quotations issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar-
ket this moming:
BANKS
HI.K. Banks, S..
Union $..
INSURANCES
From
Per
Duo.
Carthage
January 19.
For frie
January 10..
Kamo Moru
.January 19.
Muinam
January 10..
Straits and Holhow
Straits and Europe vin Suez (Papers
etc.)-London date, 22nd Decem-
ber and London Parcels-London date, 15th December 1038. Haiphong, Pathol and Fort Bayard Suiyang Straits
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways
Direet Service"-London date, Imperial Airways 14th January.
Shanghai
Ranchi
Tegelberg
Antilochus
January 10.
January 19..
January 19.
January 21.
Plane.....January 21.
Salgon ....
Loos
..January 21,
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-
hai (San Francisco date, 30th December 1939).
Pres. Pierce
January 21.
U.S.A., Honolulu and Japan-(Sen
Francisco date, 24th December). Pres. Harrison
January 21,
Shanghai
Victoria
January 21.
Swatow
Yochow
January 21.
Saigon
Felix Roussel
January 22,
Haiphong, Pakhoi and Hollow
.... Kinngsu
January 22.
Air Mail by "Pan American Altways
date, 11th January,
January 22:
Straits
January 22.
Java and Manila
January 23,
January 24.
Bangkok and Swatow
January 24..
January 24.
January 25.
Direct
January 25.
January 25.
January 25.
January 20.
January 26..
January 28..
1,400 s.
H.K. Banks, Lon. E
.8214 n.
Chartered
.0 0.
Mercantile, A. &. B. £
.27% n.
Mercantile, C. £
13 n.
East Asin $
.08 n.
Canton
210 sa
.473.
China Underwriters ets...
70 D.
I.K. Fire S.
175 m.
SHIPPING
Douglas $..
.04 m.
Japan
Steamboats 5.
18 n.
Indo-Chinos, P. $.
55 n.
CLOCKS
Straits
Manila
Indo-Chinas, D. $. Shell Bearer 3/-. Waterboats $.
24 p.
Japan
80/- n.
Japan
.9 n.,
For
110 n. 17.80 n.
17.20. .04 8.
.0.15 R.
Japan (Parcels only)
Swalow, Amoy and Foochow
.5.60 n.
Japan....
many vin Hamburg
Direct
Servico-duo
26th January
FOLDING
TRAVELLING
Direct Service"-8an Francisco Fan American Airway Plane
Shanghal
Straits
Manila
Air Mall by "Imperial
Bervice"-London
18th January.
Airways
Soudan
Tjinegara Agamemnon Kalgan
Van Heutsz Gneisenau
date, Imperial
Airways Plane Kitano Maru Perseus
Roseville
Shirala
Toyama Maru
OUTWARD MAILS
Per
Thursday
Tilawa
Sagres
Date and Time.
.Thurs., Jan. 19, Z p.m.. .Thurs., Jan. 19, 3 p.m.
Kamo Maru Thurs., Jan. 19, 3.30 pm.
Saigon and Parcels only for Ger- Regensburg Thurs., Jan. 19, 3.30 p.m.
Air Mall for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plane
London,
די
LETTER MAILING
COSTLY
32/6244
CLEVELAND, O. 5314/53
Henry F. Shelow, a Jeweller from 53917531 Dayton, O., stopped for 10 minutes to mail a letter, and 11 cost him $1,712. 624/0216 That was the value of the jewellery 63%/03% stolen from his parked automobile, 0314/03 he told police.
FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR
AT-
TAJMAHAL SILK STORE
DOCKS Ero,
Wharves Docks (old) $. Docks (new) $. Providents (ald) Providents (enw) New Eng. Sh. $. Sha, Docks, Sh.
MINING
Kallan s/-
Raubs $
Venz: Goldfeld $.
Atoks Ps.
Ragulo Gold Ps. Benguet Con. Ps. Coco Grove Ps. Con. Mines Ps. Com Demonstration Ps. LX.L. P4. Gumaus Ps,
.100 n.
17/3 n.
9.35 1.
.3. D.
Hongkong Mines cts. Antamoks Ps.
7.
.47
да, .37 ka. ,20 53.
13.80 50.
51 52.
8 DAYS
25 SIL
.03 sa.
San Mauricio P. Supoc Consol. Ps. Paracales P's.
1.80 KB.
.201⁄2 sa.
75 sa.
.6.85.
Lands $.
3634
11.
Thurs, Jan. 19%.
K.P.0.
Reg.
........Jan. 19, 5 p.m.
Ord.
........Jan. 19, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.0.
Reg.
Jan. 19, 5 p.m.
Ord.
.Jan. 19, 7 p.m.
WITH OR
Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- Imperial Airways Plane
tralia by "Imperial
Airways
Direct Service-due Sydney, 28th
January
Thurs., Jan. 10.
K.F.O.
Rex.
.Jan. 19, 5 p.m.
Ord,
Jan, 10, 5.30 p.m.. G.P.O.
Rer.
Jan. 19, 5 pm.
Ordi
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Silver and Gold Lame
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Silk Brocade with Silver Embroidery
Georgette with Velvet Designs
Hotels $.
LANDS
Lands 4% ucb. $. S'hai Lunds Sh. $. Humphreys $.. HK, Realtler $. Chinese Estates $.
UTILITIES
Trams S...
Peak Trams (old) $.
Peak Trams (new) $.
Star Ferries $...
Y. Ferries (old) $.
❤.
China
(new)
China
cum. rts.). China Light, (right) S. China Light, (ex. right)
ILK. Electrics $.... Macao Electrics $. Sandakan Light $. Telephones (old) Telephone (new) Tractions
Singapore Pret., B/-
INDUSTRIAL
Cald: Mucg, (ord.), Sh. $. Cald: Mac. (Pre.), Sh. Canton Ices $. Cements $. Repea $.
STORES, &c. Dairy Forms $. Watsons $..... Lane Crawfords $.
Sinceres $
Wing On (H.K.)
1071⁄2 n.
WITHOUT
ALARM
Tientsin
Friday
Swatow and Tientsin
.9,03 n.
Greatest
Shanghai, Japan and Europe (except
Great Britain and Elre) Siberia.
via
.8% n.
5.55 5. 90 n.
Fort Bayard and Holhow
Haiphong
assortment in
Japan
17.40 8.
.8 n.
.4 n.
LADIES' &
721⁄2 n.
Salgon
D.
GENTLEMEN'S
„Jan. 19, 7 p.m.
Hangsang Thurs., Jan. 19, 7.00 p.m.
Tingsang...Fri, Jan. 20, 8.30 a.m.
Air Mall for "Air France Service Helikon
due Marseilles, 5th February. ....
.Fri., Jan. 20, 10,30 a.. Fri, Jan. 20, Noon. ..Fri, Jan. 20, 2 p.m. Fri., Jan. 20, 3.80 p.m. Fri, Jan. 20.
G. P. O, and K. P. O. ReE..
Straits, Ceylon, India, East and Carthage
South Africa, Aden, Egypt, Malta,
and Europe via Marseilles-due Marseilles, 17th February
Jan, 20, 4.30 p.m. Jan. 20, 5 p.m.
.Fri., Jan. 20, 5.30 p.m. Fri., Jan. 20.
G.P.O. and K.P.O.
....Jan. 20, 5 p.m.
Ranchi Kingyuan Canton
Hosang...
Ord.,
Helikon
WRIST
Parcels
Reg.
Ord.
Jan. 21, 945 a.m. .Jan. 21, 10.30 a.m.
Saturday
Elinsang
.9.55 n,
.3.50
$ 8.55 n. 0714 8. .17% b. 10.10 b.
B. 25/-n.
2314 n. WATCHES
20/- 11.
14 n.
..
13 n.
1.70 n.
16.75 b.
4 b.
.24 b.
.8.15
B.
.8 m
.3
n.
24 n.
BO
N.
Ewo Cotton (c. ris.) Sh. $..10.10
n.
Ewo Rts. H.K.S.
.1.10 n.
Stal Colton Sh.
.100 F.
Zoong Sings, Sh.$..
.24 n.
Wing On Textiles, Sh.$.
MISC.
40 .
H.K. Entertainments $.
.7 b.
Constructions,
.1% =
Printed Lambskin.
Vibro Piling
...
0.60 n.
Ch. Govt. 5% 1925
GS Bonds ex int.
.07% n.
Silk with Silver Lace (in all colours)
Printed Crepe, Printed Chiffon,
Multi-Colours in Volvot
Powell, Ltd. ets.
COTTON MILLS
Diamonds
Rings
& Watches
Sandakan
Alr
Mail for
"K.L.M.
Airways Carthage Direct Service--dus 'Amsterdam, Bist January.
Papers for Straits and (Parcels and Kumsang
Papers for Calculta)
Haiphong
Manila and Naples-duo Naples,
11th February. Amoy and Shanghai Swalow and Foochow
Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Hono- lulu, and US.A.. by the "Pan- American Airways Direct Service" duo San Francisco 29th January
Tientsin
Manila
Swalow and Shanghai
Haihow
Air Mail for "Imperial
Direct Service"due 30th January
.Sat., Jan. 21, 8.30 a.m. .Saf., Jan. 21.
GP.O. and E.P.O.
Jan, 21. 9.30 m.m.
Jan, 21, 10 am.
Sat., Jan. 21.
Reg.
Ord.
Parcels Papers
Jan. 21, 11 p.m.
**
Jan. 21, Noon
Esang
..Sat, Jan. 21, 1 p.m.
Victoria .Sat., Jan. 21. 2.30 p.m. Liangchow..Sat, Jan. 21, 1.30 p.m. Nanning ......Sat, Jan. 21, 5 p.m.
Plane....8at, Jan. 21.
K..P.O.
Fan American Airways
Sunday
Ber.. Ord...
Ber..
Ord..
Jan. 21, 5 p.m. ... Jan. 21, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Jan. 21. 6 p.m. Jan. 22, 5 p.m.
Fooshing... Sun., Jan. 22, 9 a.m. Pres. Harrison..Sun., Jan. 22, 0 a.m. Sulyang
Sun., Jan 23, 9 a.m.
Monday
... Muinam ....Mon., Jan. 23, 11.30 a.m. Airways Imperial Airways Plane London,
Mon.. Jan. 23. K.P.O.
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King's Theatre Building, Corner.
H.K. Govt. 4% Loan ..0% prm. n. H.K. Govt. 3% ex. int. ....par. Marsmans (Lon.) /- ..10/ b. Maramana (H.K.), 8/—
.2/0 0.
British Steamer Abandoned Afire
London, Jan. 18, Fire broke out in the British 2,700 ton steainer Ulmus, when fow miles off Gibraltar to-day,
Reports state that the vessel is a total loss, and that the crew were rescued by tho British stcomer Waziristan.
Stormy weather rendered the rescue Work extreinely dimeuit.-- Trans-Ocean,
Thirty members of the 2nd Battery, Hongkong Defence Corps, went fo camp at Clear
Water Barthli morning.
RECORD WATCHES
Bor.
„Jan. 23, 5 p.m.
Ord.
..Jan. 23, 5.30 p.m.
Gr.o.
Reg.
Jan. 23, 5 p.m.
Ord.
Jan. 22, 7 p.m.
Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- Imperial Airways Plano
tralia by "Imperial Alrways Direct Service"-due Sydney, 30th Jan.
Mon.. Jan, 23.
Kr.o.
Reg.
........Jan. 23, 5 p.m.
Ord.
..Jan. 23, 5.30 p.m.
Rez
1931.
Ord.
Amoy ....
Anhui
Shanghal, Japan, Honolulu, US.A., Emp,
Central and South America via Vancouver B.C., and (Parcels and Papers for Canada)-duo Van- couver B.C., 11th February,
of Japan ....
Tuesday
G.P.O.
Jan. 23,
Jan. 23, 7 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 23, 7 p.m. Mon., Jan. 23.
G.F.0, and K.P.O.
Parcels, Tog..
Ord.,
Jan. 23, 6 p.m. Jan. 24, 0.15 m. .Jan. 24, 10 MIN
„Tues, Jan. 24, Noon. Yunnan....Tues, Jan. 24, 8.30 p.m. Agamemnon .........Tues., Jan. 24. G. P. O, and K. P. 0. Parcols,
Jan. 24, 8 pan.
Hofhow, Pakhol and Haiphong.... Siekiang Amoy and Shanghal..... Parcels only for Straits, Penang,
Ceylon, Aden. Egypt, Marseilles and London-due London, 28th February
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