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CLASSIFIED NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ADVERTISEMENTS 25 words $2.00 for 3 days prepaid

THE BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.

Notice is hereby given that Dividend Warrants for all classes of shares of this Bank are now TUITION GIVEN.

ready. Shareholders are request- SCHOOL of Motoring Ltd. offers you ed to apply for them at the Hend trial or short or comprehensive Office No. 6 Des Voeux Road, courses in motor tuition with Euro-Central, or through any of the pean or Chincas Instructors. Phono Branch Offices of the Bank, or,

Bank of Canton, San Francisco.

20882 or 50B00.

WANTED TO BUY. WANTED SEAGOING CABIN Motor Boat, in A-1 condition, preferable Diesel engine; speed requirement above 10 knots; teakwood; three or four berths: fully equipped; looking for opportunity, no fancy prices. Address offer, giving full description with pleture, Box No. 520, "Hong- kont Telegraph.

By order of the Board of Directors

M. Y. TANG, Chief Manager,

Hongkong, April 22, 1939.

NOTICE:

Notice is hereby given that the Bombay Silk Store, of 2, D'Aguilar

Britain Sends Street, has no branches, in the Grave Warning

Continued From Page I

10 continue organising resistance to aggression, and will enforce canscrip- tion in this country.

with-

Colony, and is not connected with any other similar businesa.

THE BOMBAY SILK STORE. April 25, 1939,

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

He will suggest steps that Germany

The Ordinary General Meeting They might take

are the

the above strawal of troops from Spain and of Shareholders in demobilisation of some of the forces Company will be held in the now under arms at home.

Company's 'Offices, P, & O. Build- ing. 5th Floor, on Wednesday, 26th April, 1939, at Noon for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers together with a Statement of Accounts to Government the 31st December, 1938. the S

The Transfer Books of aligns self four-square with the

Germany will also doubtless learn, adds the correspondent, that it is the British Government's desire, to see a practical and pacife approach made towards solutions of questions claim- ed to be outstanding.

Brilish

velt In the notes he

addressed to

the

stand taken up by President Roose Company will be closed from Germany and Italy-a fact which has Saturday, 22nd April, to Wednes.

clear to made abundantly

been

Washington in despatches from Lon-day, 26th April, 1949, both days

don."

Asserting that Sir Nevile Hender- son naked for an immediate personal the interview with Herr Hitler, "Dally Telegraph" niso believes that the Ambassador will represent the wisdom of necepting President Roose- velt's ten or 25 yeur pence plan.

inclusive,

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO. General Managers, Hongkong, 12th April, 1939.

"Ometals i

Whitehall are still A directly worded statement, the chary of reventing any precise correspondent adds, will conclude instructions that have been given to with the plain warning that rejec- the Ambassador, but it seems clear tion of President Roosevelt's proposals that certain instructions have must lead to a tense international | given. situation, and have the worst possible effect on

the world-particularly British-opinlon.-Reuter;

"In Very Few Hours"

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

-RADIO-

***

ZBW, 355 metres (845 kc.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 k.c.) Radio Programme Broadcast byjarr. Wood); Walata Pol (Hill); Dri- ZBW on a frequency of 846 k.e's, and toin's Heritage (Medley of Patriotic on Short Wave from 1-2.15 pm, and Songs),,wlih Orchestra and Chorus. 8-11 p.m. on 9.52 m.e's, per second. 10.45 London Relay--The Clly of

0.0 Relay of the Dance Orchestra | London'----0. from the Roof Garden of the long-

Pioneers of Empire' by

William Kent. kong Hotel.

11,0 Close down.

(a) Between a kiss and a sigh; (b) Could be; (c) I'm madly in love with you; (d) Miss Annabella Brown. 0.14 Record: Accordeon Parade- Medley,

Intro: Sweetheart Let's Grow Old Together: It's a Sin to Tell A Lie; Touch of your Ips; Alone: Poor Little Angeline; These Foolish Things.....The Piano-Accordeon Vir- tuoso with Vocal Chorus,

H.K. Stock Market

The following quotations were Issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar-

6.21 (a) Deep in a Dream; (b) ket this morning: Grandma Sald; (e) Garden of the Moon; (d) Avalon.

0.30 Records: Stay Close To Me Waltz (Alm 'Mazurka'); Love's Romance Slow Fox-Trot....Fred Stein (Piano); Many Happy Returns (film 'Music Hath Charms). Kitty Basters (Vocal) with Orchestra.

Of The

6.44 () Ride Tenderfoot Ride; (b) When the leather is i Bloom (c) Loch Lomond; (d) Madhouse,

7.0 Closing local Stock Quotations. 7.02 Songs by Norman Allin (BRAS).

When Song Is Sweet (Sans-Souel); Think On Me (Lady John Scott-arr. Moffat); Rocked In The Cradle Of The

Deep (Willard and Knight) .... with Orchestra,

7.12 Musical Comedy "Follow The

Sun" Selection .... Dorchester Hotel Jack Jackson's Orchestra, London; "Home And Beauty"Selection (C. B. Cochran's Revue) Magda Neeld, Janet Lind and Webster Booth with Orchestra; 7.30 Half an hour of Variety with Derickson and Brown, Kilty Maniera and Others.

Vocal and Pinno-You Oughta Be In Pictures (Ileyman and Suesse); One Morning In May (Parish and Carmichael). Derickson (Tenor) and Brown (Piano); Organ-O Sole Mio (Di Capua); La Paloma (Yradler) Horst Schimmelpfennig: Vocal A Melody From The Sky [Alm The Trail of the Lonesome Pine');

mp:

Where Yorkshire And Lancashire Meel (Damerell and Evans)....Kitty | Masters with Two Plano

Mandolines-Spanish

Gypsy A Intro: Argentina; Barcelona; Lady Spalu

...The Romany Mandullae Players; Vocal and Piano-The Night Is Young and You're So Beautiful: Another Perfect Night Is Ending

(Kahal and Stesse Layton,

Turn

been

ber)

Mr. Vernon Bartlett, M.P., the

This last point is featured by the "News-Chronicle" diplomatle corres- "Daily Mall," which uses the wordspondent, dealing guardedly with the that Sir Nevlic Henderson will new move, says that nobody seems "stress the fact that rejection of to know how for it will leave the President Roosevelt's appeal would door open to bargaining. Increase International tension almost

a breaking point."-Router.

"Times" Comment

Mr. Bartlett refers to the assuran- cos given to him that "within a very few hours" the whole world will realise that the step in no way The Times" diplomatic correspon-indicates the slightest weakening of dent, referring to Sir Nevile Hender- the Dritish Government and its son's return and Mr. Chamberlain's] determination to stand firm against brief statement in connection with it aggression.

in the House of Commons, says that the Government will stand by both the warning and the opportunity contained in President Roosevelt's message.

Conscription Issuo

ca

8.0 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements. 8.03 Orchestral Concert. Crown Diamonds-Overture (Au- ...London Philharmonic Or- cond. by Constant Lam- L'Epreuve D'Amaur (Mozür!-

Ludwig Seitz)

London Philharmonic Orchestra

cond. by Efrem Kurtz; Slavonie Dance No. 16 In A Flat Rajor (Dvorak)....Czech. Philharmonic Orchestra cond. by Vaclay Talich.

Relay. The Thin

arc.

8.25 London

Red Line.

The King's Royal Hille Corps. 9.15 London Relay-The News. 9.30 London Relay Food for Thought'.

Short talks on matters of topical interest.

9.45 London Relay-Sports News and Market Notes,

9.50 Massed Banda. The "News-Chroncle" features the

The Cabinet's reported agreements in.

Music of the Drums, Private principle with regard to the desir-Tony Atkins; The Song of the

Drum: The The paper adds: "In general, Itability of conscription, in connection

Drummer and the Cook; Belvedere;

The

Minstrel be

Nevile with which the pollilcai currespon- sald that Sir

Boy; The dent says that at least one Minister Watch Tower; The Lost Chord. Me- chanized Infantry; The Belle of Aider- with whom he discussed the question. pointed out that calling up for army

shot; All for a shilling a day.... Massed Bands Of The Aldershot and service of the 19 years of age group would mean the accession of 300,000

Western Commands (Recorded at Aldershot Command in the territorial army.-Reuter.

Searchlight Tuttoo, 1936).

can

Henderson's return shows no change certainly no weakening in the Government's policy, as shown both at home and abroad, and in all the capitals which have been approncherl during the past few weeks.

THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE

FOR NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING

Its

Effectiveness

Is Beyond Dispute

THE MEASURE OF EFFECTIVENESS

IS, HOWEVER, DEPENDENT ON

CIRCULATION

The bulk of local newspaper advertising is carried by The South China Morning Post and The Hongkong 1 Telegraph.

BECAUSE OF THEIR CIRCULATIONS

10.0 London Relay-Anzac Day. 1930

programme of poetry and music written in commemoration of those who fell during the Gallipoli cam- paign of 1015. The reading of the poems, which will include extracts from the works of Robert Graves and Siegfried Sassoon, as well as Shake- speare and Tennyson, will alternate with an account in prose of some of the Incidents of the memorable year.

10.30 Bonga by Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritone).

Waltzing Matilda (Paterson-Cowan,

ON SALE AT

BANKS

H.K. Banks $...... H. K. Banks Lon. £. Chartered .....

Mercantile, A. & B. £.

Mercantile, C. £. East Asia $.

Canton $.

Unions $

INSURANCES

China Underwriter $. H.K. Fire $...........

SHIPPING

· Douglas $..

Steamboats $..

Indo-Chinas, P. $.

Indo-Chinas, DS.

Shell Bearers s/ (x. d.)

Waterboats $........

DOCES ETC.

Wharves S.

Docks $.

Providents $. New Eng. Sh. $.. Sh. Docks, Sh. $.

Kallus /

Roubs $.

Venz: Goldfield $. Hongkong Mines cls. Antamoks Pa. Atoks Pr

Baguio Gold Ps. Benguet Cons. Ps. Coco Grove Ps. Demonstrations Pa.

IX.L.

P's.... Itogons Ps. Camarines Ps. San Maruicio Ps. Suyoc Consols Ps.

,400 5.

.84 n.

7 n.

27 n.

13 n.

.80 n.

220 n.

.440 1.

1.30 sa.:

100 n.

78 b.

16 sa.

.BO J.

.24 n. ..80/- n. .0.40 n.

.33 0.

544 s.

24 Ba.

April 25, 1939,

'SSEN.NOUØ Australia

THE

HOUSE

of

JEWELLERY

J. ULLMANN

& CO.

A

Large

Selection

SOLITAIRE

RINGS

Mr. Menzies Chooses His New Cabinet

Melbourne, Apr. 24.

·Cabinet in-

The new Australian etudes the following:

Premier and Treasurer, Mr. R. D. Menzies; Attorney- General and Minister for Industry, Mr. W. M. Hughes; Supply and Development, Mr. R. G. Casey; Defence, Brigadier G. A. Street; External Affairs, Sir Henry Guilett; Interior, Senator H. S. Foll; Health and Social Services, Sir Frederick Stewart; Commerce, Senator McLesy, Vice-President of Executive Council; Civil Aviation

V.

and Assistant Defence Minister, Mr. Fairbairn; Postmaster-General and Repatriation Minister, Mr. E. J. Harrison; Customs and Trade, Mr. J. N. Lawson.—Router,

The new cabinet has been chosen: following the appointment of Mr. Menzies as Prime Minister after the sudden death of Mr. Joseph Lyons.

POST

From

Formosa

Amoy

Exchange At A Glance

SELLING

T.T. London Demand... T.T. Shanghai

T.T. Singapore T.T. Japan TT. India

T.T. U.S.A. T.T. Manila T.T. Bataviu T.T. Bangkok. T.T. Salgon T.T. France T.T. Germany TT. Switzerland TT. Australia

BUYING

4 m/s L/c London 4 m/s D/p do. 4 m/s L/C U.S.A. 4 m/s France

30 d/s India ...... U.S. Cross rate in Lon.

.18. 25% .19 2

..178

.6241

10435 B19

20

.574

.1/24 1/2.31/32

.20

.11.17

.02%

4.00

OFFICE.

INWARD MAILS

Air Mail by "Imperial Aleways

Direct

Mania

Mantin

Service London

London date,-23rd March

F'er

Conlon Maru Cremer

date, Imperial

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways BerviceLondon date,

Airways Plane Prominent

Bue,

.April 25.. .April 25,.

100 ..

.1034

4.00 50,

.0.70 n.

10: April. '

April 25.

.100 .

Swatow

April 25.

MINING

.17/- n.

of

Calcutta and Straits

Talma..

April 25.

Strails

Aeneas

April 26..

8.55 sa.

Anna Maersk

.April 20.

.3 n.

Emp. of Russia

April 20.

.4 n.

32 sa.

Manila

Tientsin and Swatow

Nanning

.April 20.

Picasantville

3011⁄2 sa.

Straits

.April 20.

and Europe

vin

Sucz

March and

(Papers.etc.) London date, 30th London Parcels-

Rajputana

.April 20.

Japan...................

Toyama Maru

.April 20.

Shanghai and Swatow

Talyan

April 28.

Haiphong

Conten

April 27.

Direct

22nd April

· Imperial Airways Plano Jean Laborde

April 27.

.April 27.

.April 27.

.April 27.

.April 27.

Pres. Van Buren ...

.April 27.

British M/V Canton Kitano Maru

.April 20.

.April 28.

Conte Blancamano Montevideo Maru

.April 29,

.April 29.

April.20.

Date and Time..

Paracales Ps...

LANDS

Hotels $.

Lands $

Lands 4% dɛb. $. S'hai Lands Sh. $.. Humphreys $.

H.K. Renities Chinese Estates S..

UTILITIES

Trams $...... Peak Trams (old) $. Peak Trams (new) $. Star Ferries $...

46 sa

02 sa.

.60 sa.

.5% 90.

.3311⁄2 s.

.104 1.

.8.40 n.

.8.05 .

DIAMOND

WEDDING

.1.20 sa.

.102 n.

.10.20 b.

.8 B. ..4 n.

RINGS

65 0.

Y. Ferries (old) $.. Y. Ferrles (new) 3. China Lights (old) China Lights (new) H.K, Electrics $.

25 n.

.24 n.

8.40 s.

Macno Electries $ (x.d.) Sandakan Lights $..

Telephones (old)

Telephones (new) $.. Tractions s/-

Tractions (Pref.) s/-

INDUSTRIAL

Cald: Macg. (ord.), Sh. $. Cald: Mneg. (Prc.). Sh. $. Canton Ices

H.K. Ropes $...

Lane Crawfords S.. Sinceres

S

515 6.

55 sa.

17 n.

12 n.

.22 n.

.74 n.

.14

.13 n.

PLATINUM

& DIAMOND

RING

Japan and Shanghel

Haiphong. Pakhoi and Fort Bayard Kaying Japon

Lahore

U.S.A., Honolulu und Japan (San Francisco date, 7th April).... U.S.A., Honolulu and Japan (Sun

Francisco date, 1st. April), Shanghai

Japan

Shanghai

Japan

For

Pres. Cleveland

Air Mail by "Pan American Air-

ways Direct Service"-San Fran- Pan American Airways Piano cisco date, 21st April.

OUTWARD MAILS

.Tues, Apr. 25, 4.30 p.m

Canton Maru Wed., Apr. 26, 7,15 a.m. Yusang

Wed., Apr. 20, 10.00 a.m. Taksang Wed., Apr. 28, 1.30 p.m. Cremer Wed, Apr. 20, 5.00 p.m.

Per

Swatow and Amoy

Tuesday

Anshun

Wednesday

Cunton

Haiphong

Swalow

Parcels only for Straits

Rajputana Thurs., Apr. 27, 10.30 a.m. Chckiang....Thurs., Apr. 27, Noon, Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, USA, Emp. of Russia Thurs., Apr. 27:

Central and South America via Vancouver B.C.,

K.P.O.

Apr. 27, 3 p.m.

(Parcels and

Papers only for Canada)-due Vancouver B.C., 19th May,

Thursday

..1 b.

Cements $..

12 b.

.3.60 n.

STONES, &c. ...Dairy Farms (ex. rts)....2014 b..

Diry Farms (ris.) $.... Watsons $..

Shanghai, Japan and Europe (ex- cept Great Britain and Elre) vin Siberla Haiphong

.14% n. .7% n.

SETTINGS

..1.80 n.

.42 n.

.1 n.

COTTON MILLS Ewo Sh. $. S'hai Cotton Sh. $.. Zoong Sings, Sh. $.... Wing On Textiles, Sh. $.

MISC.

20.40 n.

.107 3.

30 n.

Also-

.40 r.

1011⁄2 b. .1% n. .7 $0.

Wing On (H.K.) $. Powell, Lid. §.

H.K. Entertainment $. Constructions,

Vibro Piling $. Ch. Govt. 5% 1025

.02% n.

G.S Bonds..... H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 33% prm. b. HK. Govt, Loan 3% par b. Marsmans (Lond.) B/- 13/9 n. Marsmans (HK) s/-

MANILA SHARES Closing quotations through Reuters:

Antamok

Atok

Bagulo Gold Balong Buhay Benguet Coni

Aig Wedge

BREWER'S BOOK SHOP Coco Grove

Alexandra Bldg., Des Voeux Rd.

Cona. Mines Demonstration

1. X. L.

Ipo Gold

Shanghai Evening Post & multo Cons.

Mercury

China's Leading Evening Daily

Shanghai Sunday Mercury

..Shanghai's... Undeclared War

A Permanent Souvenir of the

+

SHANGHAI HOSTILITIES

D ...

Shanghai Under Fire

Bid Prices Afteroon Morning Closing Closing

Apr. 21. Apr. 25.

JEWELLERY

Parcels,

Reg.

Ord.,

Apr. 27, 0.30 p.m. G.P.0.

.Apr. 27, 5 p.m.

Parcels,

Apr. 27, 3 pm.

Reg

Apr. 27, 5 p.m.

Ord..

Apr. 27, 7 p.m.

Thurs., Apr. 27. K.P.O.

Air Mall for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plane

Direct Service"--doe London, 4th May

.Apr. 27, 6 p.m. 27, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O,

..Apr.

Apr. 27, 5 p.m.

Reg. Ord.

Reg. Ord.

Apr, 27, 7 p.m.

Made

to order

Air Mall for Malaya, Jaya and Aus- Imperial Airways Plano

traila by "Imperial Airways 'Direct Service"-due Sydney, 8th

May

Thurs., Apr. 27

E.F.O

Reg.

27. & D.M.

Ord.

Apr. 27, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.

Iteg.

Ord.

by

Experts

Saigon Amoy

Sundakan Swatow

..Apr. 27, 5 D.

.Apr. 27. 7 p.m.

Jean Laborde Thurs., Apr. 27, 7 pm. Taiyuan.....Thurs., Apr. 27, 7 p.m.

Friday

Mausang....Fri., Apr. 28, 8.30 am. Chengtu....Fri., Apr. 28, 10.30 am.

E. P. O.

Manila, Australia and New Zealand Kitano Maru...............Fri., Apr. 28.

via Thursday Island-due Thurs- day Island, 11th May,

....Apr. 20, 5 p.m..

32

32

30% 30

Uno.

D15

11.40

11.50

20

33%

.124

Reg., Ord

...........Apr. 23, 5 pm.

.18%

logon Mining

...Apr. 28, 5.30 p.m.

G. P. O.

Uing

Masbate Cons....... Mino Operations

Reg.. Ord.,

North Camarines

.12 44

Ung.

....Apr, 28, 7 p.m.

Paracale Gumaus San Mauricio

.134

Surigao Cons, .....

Buyoc Cons........

Syndicate Invest,

.184 Ung.

Lis Ung.

Chater

Air Mall for Indo-China, Iran, and Air France Plans ....Fri. Apr. 28.

France (Paris and Northern Pro- vinces only) by the “Alr. France Airways Direct Service"

E.P.O.

Reg.

...Apr. 28. & p.m.

Ord.

Apr. 28 5.30 DAL G.P.O.

Reg.

.Apr. 28, 5. p.m.

Ord.

.Apr. 28, 7 pm.

Road,

Hong Kong.

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

Parcels, Reg Ord.,

.Apr. 28, 6 pm. Apr. 29, 0,45 a.m. .Apr. 20, 10.30 am.

Saturday

Air

United Taracale

The following is Swan, Culbertson & Fritz' report on this morning's market:

con-

Prices on the Manila Stock Ex- [change were mostly unchanged from yesterday's close. However, a fow showed losses from 1 to 11⁄2 tavos, while others showed gains from 1 to 10 centavos. Benguot Consolidated gained 10 centavos, closing at 11.55, Yesterday's volumé

A de-luxe Pictorial Review of the in Pesca was 222,000.

SHANGHAI HOSTILITIES

L

.

•

Through Four Provinces

with Shanghai Evening Post & Mercury Correspondents,

Ta Moi Pictorial (-ingual)

A Semi-Monthly Publication of 28 pages on the present hostilities. Photo news.

Phones 5 Years

Late

Durban, Natal, Farmers in some parts of Natal who made application for telephone lines five years ago are still waiting for them in some cases, it is revealed by the Divisional Controller for Natal in a letter to the Natal Indian Con- gress.

Estd. 1860.

Straits, Ceylon, India, East Africa, British m.v. Canton ....Fri., Apr. 28.

Aden, Egypt, Malta and Europe via Marseilles-due Marseilles. 26th May.

G.P.O. and KPO,

Mall for "KLM. Airways Brillah m.v. Canton...Sat., Apr. 20. Direct Service”—due Amsterdam, 9th May.

Manila and Naples due Naples,

Leg., ........Apr. 29, 9.80 a.m. Ord.. ****... Apr, 29, 10 mm. Prominent...Sat., Apr. 29, 10.30 am. Sat., Apr. 29, 1 p.m. ..Sat. Apr. 20, 4.30 p.m.

Wasang Conte Blancamano

Swatow

Haiphong

22nd May,

Parcels and Papers only for South

Africa vin Durban ....

Montevideo Maru

Sat., Apr. 20, 5 p.m..

Air Mall for Maalla, Guam, Honio- Pan American Airways Plane

lulu, and. V.B.A., by the "Pan- American Airways Direct Service"

-due San Francisco 6th May

Aah, Apt. 20. K.P.O.

Reg:

..Apr. 10, 5 p.m.

Ord.

..Apr. 20. 5.30 p.m.

Gr.O,

Ret

....Apr. 29, 5 pm.

Ord.

.Apr. 30, 7.30 min.