1939-04-26 — Page 35

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 26, 1939.

P & O-BRITISH INDIA (APCAR) AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES

{Companies Incorporated in England.)

Taking Cargo on through Bill of Lading for STRAITS, JAVA & DURMA. CEYLON, INDIA, IRANIAN GULY, MAURITIUS,· E. & 8. AFRICA. AUB- TRALASIA INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND FORTS, HED BEA, ZUYRT, EUROPE, ETC,

PENINSULAR & ORJENTAL, FORTNIGHTLY DIKECT NOYAL MAIL STEAMEIS (Under Contract with HM. Government)

All vessels may call at any ports on or off the route, and the roulo and all salilog are subject to change or deviation with or without notice.

Steamers

CANTON CARTHAGE +BANGALORE

RAJPUTANA RANCHI **BHUTAN

RANPURA *BEHAR

RAWALPINDI CHITRAL

* Cargo only.

SANTHIA

TALMA SINDHANA SHIRALA TILAWA

Destination

Apr., (Noon), Marreilles & London.

{Tons | From H'Kong about|

16,500, 201 14,800 13th May 0,000 20th May

17,000 27th May. 17,000) 10th June 6,000 17th June

17,000 24 June 0,000 1st July

17,000

8th July 15,000 22nd July

† Calls Casablanca,

BRITIE11 INDIA-APCAH

8,000; 0th May

|10,000| 20th May

10,000 3rd June. 8,000 17th June. 110,000 1st July

B'bay, Marseilles & London. B'bay, M'sollies, Havre, L'don, Hull, Hbg, R'dom & A'werp) Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London, B'bay, M'seilles, Havre, L'don, Hull, H'bg, 'dam & A'werp. B'bay, Marsellies & London. B'Bay, M'sellles, Havre, L'don, Hull, H'bg, R'dam & A'werp. B'bay, Marsellies & London. B'bay, Marseilles & London. All vessels may call at Malla BAILINGS (SOUTIL)

Sweitenham,

| Penang,Rangoon & Calcutta,

S'pore,

Port

DO.

DO.

DO.

DO.

EX & Apway Line Steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd Class

NELLORE

TANDA

NANKIN

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN BAILINGS (SOUTIL)

7,000 8th May.

7,000 3rd June.

7,000 30th June

Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne- & Hobart

Regular monialy sailings from Hongkong to Shanghai and Japan and 11'kong

to Austratą.

RAJPUTANA

TANDA RANCHI SIRDHANA

Itong Kong to Sydney—19 daya.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

|17,000 27: Apr,, (Noon), Shangħal & Japan.

7,000 6th May 17,000 11th May

10,000 11th May

0,000 12th May

17.000 25th May

*BHUTAN

RANPUILA

SHIRALA

8,000 25th May

BEHAR

Gjuuo 20th May

• Cargo waly.

4

Shanghai & Japan

| Shanghai & Japan. Shanghai & Japan.

Shanghai & Japan. Shanghal & Japani, Japan.

Shanghai & Japan.

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. Parcsis rockeuring nos more than 6 ndt, will be received at the Company's Office up to noon on the day previous to sailing.

For Passage Hales, Handbooks, Freight, eto, apply

Agenta

P. & MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. Phone

Connaught RĂ,

PRESIDENT LINER

SAILINGS

SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES

via

SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA and HONOLULU

6 5 “PRESIDENT CLEVELAND”

6 S "PRES DENT PIERCE"

58 "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"

SS "PRESIDENT TAFTU

SS "PRESIDENT CLEVELAND"

SS "PRESIDENT PIERCE"

0.12.

SAILS MAY 5th at 12.01

MAY 19th at 12.01 B.TO JUNE 3rd at 12.00 Noon JUNE 10th at 12.01

"

JUNE 30th at 12.01 JULY 14th at 12.01

And fortnightly thereafter, NEW YORK AND BOSTON VIA SUEZ

6 8 "PRESIDENT VAN BUREN" SAILS APR. 201 ́S ́S "PRESIDENT HARRISON":

MAY 12th And fortnightly thereafter,

MANILA

AIR RAIDS: Thin, is what air raide meant to Kongmoon recently. Rows of buildings were shat- tered by the Japanese bombs, and for days afterwards soldieṛa and elviliana worked among the debris, searching for bodies, as this picture shows,

FERRY COMPANY'S RECORD YEAR

H.K. & Yaumati Co. Chairman Disclosed Increased Profits

THE BEST FINANCIAL year in fifteen years was reported at the annual meeting of the Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry Company, Ltd., held this morning at the Company's offices, Kowloon. A net profit for 1939 of over $255,000 was recorded, and dividends of $2.90 is being paid on Pre- ferential shares, $2.40 on Old Ordinary shares, and $1.40 on New Ordinary shares.

counts,

Charitable subscriptions forporated Messrs. T. A. Martin & Co's the year amounted to $3,600, additional certificate in the 1030 ae- and an interesting item in the. The report and accounts were accounts was $264.50 for life-seconded by Mr. Soo Ho-yu. saving awards, of which there were 60 cases.

Messrs. T. A. Martin and Company i were elected, and Mr. Li Tung re- elected auditors for 1939.

The ballot for new directors will

Me. Lau Tak-po, Managing Direc-

Together with be known Inter. tor, took the Chair. almost 100 shareholders, the directors present were Dr. Kwan Sum-yin, gratification of the shareholders in Mr. Chan Chan-sing expressed the Messrs. Li Sing-kue, Kwon Chuen, that the Company had shown the best Cheng Kwok-on, Young Tsun-dart, profits in 15 years, and after thanking Choy Wai-hung and Wong Chol-hoo, the management and directors, ex- The annual report, read by Mr. pressed the hope for an equal, if not Lau Tak-po, was as follows:

better year this year.

Traffic Record

The trame on all our services has shown a general increase during the| year

and has broken all previous records. In view of this, your Direc tors have recommended the payment of a larger dividend which we trust will receive your approval. It is felt that this increased dividend will be

greatly appreciated by those of our a.m.

shareholders who have

期

am.

ut 12.00 Noon at 12.00 Noos

6 S "PRESIDENT CLEVELAND” SAILS AFR. 20th At 1.00 a.in.

BS "PRESIDENT PIERCE”

5 S "PRESIDENT HARRISON"

8 S "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"

#

MAY 12th at 1.00 1.M MAY 12th at 12.00 NOOD MAY 26th at 9.00 pm.

✩ ✩ AMERICAN × ×

PRESIDENT LINES

BOUND WORLD SERVICES

11, Pedder Street

Telephone 28171.

CANADIAN PACIFIC

STEAMSHIPS HOTELS

RAILWAY

XPRESS

TO HONOLULU, CANADA, UNITED STATES

and EUROPE

vin Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobo & Yokohama

THE

'EMPRESS OF RUSSIA"

WILL SAIL FROM-HONG KONG

7.00A.M.

FRIDAY, APRIL 28th.

Union

Prescrigors may embark, previous, evening

Building Canadian Pacific

Tolophono 20752

heavy losses through the

China.

Overdraft Repaid

H.K. Stock Market

The

1

Engineering Co. Report

น

Profit To Be Carried Forward

THE seventeenth annual meet- ing of the Hongkong Engineer- ing and Construction Company, Ltd. will be held at the offices of Messrs. Sir Elly Kadoorie and Sons, St. George's Building, on Wednesday, May 10.

Net pront for the year, after cherg- ing $40.015.10 for depreciation and providing for Directors' and Auditors' fees amounts to $8,530.72, to which were has been added the balance brought Mar-forward from the previous year, $4,- 034.06, making a total of $10,505.08. It is recommended that this sum be .1,375 sa. carried forward.

.04 n.

following quotations sustained issued on the Hongkong Stock

war in ket this morning:

You will no doubt note with pleasure that the overdraft with our Bankers, Messrs. The Hongkong.. & Shanghai Banking Corporation has been fully repaid and that for the first time in six years we now have substantial amount standing to our credit in the bank.

01

over

The new share issue was very well supported. The few shares which were not taken up were subsequently sold at a proft to the Company.

Your Directors have taken ad- vantage of their favourable working year to increase the insurance fund, to almost 1 million dollars, the building reserve to $100,000 and the depreciation the feet to $153,000.

In September last, the Government invited tenders for the exclusive terry service for the transportation of passengers and goods between Hong- kong and Cheung Chau, Tal O, Tsun Wan and other places. We submitted our tender for these exclusive vices and on October 20 we were in- formed that our tender had been accepted. The ability of the Com- pany to operate their new services smoothly and efficiently on November 6, 1938, (B days after acceptance),

additional any

vessels, Without speaks highly of the enerous on- and close co-operation on part tire staff to whom thanks are due particularly 10 as the working sys- lem is entirely different to that ours. The new services provided.ure a great improvement on those of our predecessors,

Now Piars Constructed

ser-

of

The allotment of a new pier on the Hongkong side for the Hunghom ser- vice has enabled us to increase the Kowloon City services to a quarter. of an hour service. Separate wait- ing areas are now provided for the first and second elnäs passengers who are now able to cross the harbour in about 30 minutes. First class season tickets are now available at $3.00 cach and student tickets at $2,00 each, The construction of a new pler by the Government off Pottinger Street will

further

improve our services and provide more room for a large and

to date bus terminus. up

I

"The accounts have been audited by the Company's auditor. Mr. Li Tung who has been our auditor for the period of 15 years. Since July 1995, Messrs. T A. Martin & Company, Incorporated accountants, have been auditing. the

the accounts upon which royalties are payable to the Govern ment. In the middle of 1938 your Directors invited Messra, T, A. Mar- tin & Co., to extend their audit to the whole of our books arid." accounts. You will notice that we have incor-

BANIS

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

Mercantile, A. & B. £. Mercantile, C. Ensi Asla $.

INSURANCES

Canton $. Unions $. China Underwriter H.K. Fire S.

Douglas $.. Steamboats $. Indo-Chinas, P. Indo-Chinas, D$.

Shell Bearers 5/- (x. d.) Waterboats $.

DOCKS ETC.

the

The biggest items on the credit side 7 n. of the Profit and Loss account are

27 n. House Rent, $20,852.82, and 13 n. balance from the Working Account .80 11. of $27,924,83,

Messrs. M. H. Lo, und J. Scott 220 n Harston retire by rolation from the 440 n. Board of Directors, and, being clig- 1.30 n.ble, offer themselves for re-election.

180 n.

.70 b. TUNGKI Apr. 20-Anti-British

10 n. posters have been posted in Anking, .00 n. expital of Anhwel, allegedly by the .24 n. Japanese in occupation. Several ..80/- n. hundred cases of British-made .0.40 .cigarettes have been set on fre. Other British goods have also been .100 n.destroyed. Central News. .1034 a.

BANK NOTICES

THE CHARTERED DANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1851.

Paid-up Capital

43,000,000 Reserve Fund

£5,000,000 Neserve Liability of Proprietors 25,000,000 HEAD OFFICHI LONDON: 38, mishopsgate, 1, 0, 1, Bub-Agencies in London; 117/1X2, Laadunhall Street, E., C. 3.

West End Branch; * 16/18, ›Cockapur. Stresi, D.W3. „Mab:hester. Branch:

Ti, Mosley Street, Manchester.

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:

Alor Blár

Amritsar

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA. LIMITED,

********* $19,000.000.00 5,508,000.00

Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital PTICE Ieserva and Undivided

Pronts

A HRAD OFFICE:—HONGKONG"

- 10] Des Voeux Road, Central, BOARD OF DIRECTORS—

Bir Shoumon Chow, Chairman. Li Koon Chun, Beg.: LA Lan Bang, Esq. P.KKwok, Kaq, Won Chu Bon bằng Wong Yun Tong, Esq. Han Ying Po, Fag. Chang Chung Kher, Png.Tu Dan Hau KAN TONG PO, Exq. Chiot Manager. LL THE FONG, Esq, Mausget. DRANCHER AND AGENCIES:

S

Amoy m

Manila

Melbourne

Nagasaki

Paris

Hoba

Penang

Ban Francisco

Beattle

Flankow

Itangoon

Batavia

Bemarang

. Harbin

Balgon

Bornbay

Shanghaf

Calcutta

New York

Singapore

Bangkok

Hongkong

Beremban

Batavia

Tollo

Bhanghai

Haiphong

**

Sourabaya

Bombay

Spoh

Singapore

Harikaw

Pelping

Swatow

Calcutta

Agenciesi

Karachi Klang

Sitiawan

Honolulu

Bydney

Bourabaya A

Kobe

Rangoon

Tientsin

Clive

Taiping

Kowloon

Salzon

Vancouver

Street

Kiiala.

Tiantafry

London

Fairlie

Place

Lumpur Kuching

Tongkah

(Rauket)

Canton Cawnpate

Nadras Nanile

Tsingtao

Yokohame

Cebu

Colombo Delhi

Medan New-York

Pelping

Haiphong

(Pexing)

Penang

Hamburg

FORMION EXCHANGE and General Banking Husinces transacted,

CURRENT ACCOUNTE opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received für One Year

Every description of Banking and Thy- chargo business transacted. Loans grani- ed on approved securitipar, -

- Current Accounts opened in Local Cyr- rency and Fixed Deposits required for one year or shorter póriods in Local and Foreign - Currencies on tarrom which w be quoted on application.

Safe Deposit Boxes To Let.

·KAN TONG P

Chief Masagar.

or shorter periods in Local or Other Cur- CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

rencies at rates which will be quoted on application.

BAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at ratés obtainable on application. The Bank's Head Office in Londen un-

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGETIES MARITIMES

dertakes Executor and Trustee business Steamship and claims recovery of British. Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained at any of the" "Agencies and Branches.

́I.' A. CAMIDGE,

Manager.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF 'INDIA, LIMITED,

4

"BONTAY"

$*AEO/SD

Bringing Cargo from Dunkirk vin Halphong, etc., arrived Hongkong on Wednesday, 10th April, 1939.

Consignees are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Treasure and Valuables are Optum, being landed and stored into the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd., Kow- $3,000,000 11,000,000 1000, whence delivery may be obtain-

1,650.000 ed immediately after landing.

All claims must be sent in to me on or before 29th April, 1939, or they will not be recognized,

Head Ofen-15, Gracechurch Street, London, EC.

Authorised Capital

Bubscribed Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund and Rest

DANKERS:

1247,030

The Bank of England à Midland. Bank," Ltd.

Bangkok Flombay

BRANCHED:-

Jpsh Kuantan

Kandy

Calcutta

Colombo

Karachi

Delhi

Keta Bharu

Galle

Kuala Lipis ...

Hongkong

Howrah

Madras New York Penang.

• Rangoon Shanghai

Bimia

Hests Lampur Singapore Kuala Trenggaru

HONGKONG BRANCH

Every description of Banking and Exchange. Business transacted,

TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIP

UNDERTAKEN, ETA Interest allowed on Current“, „Accounta and Fixed Deposita at Ister that may be ascertained on application,

D. Benson,

Manager.

STOCK MARKET

REPORT

The Hongkong Stock Exchange official_summary issued at 4.00 p.m., yesterday, Boys:

The market was quiet with prac- tically no change in prices. Sales were reported in Banks at $1,375, Lands at $334, Trams at $10.

Buyers

ILK. Docka 11855 H.k. Tramways (16.20

Lights (ON) $8.20 Stand Electrise 16

- Telephoner- (Old) $2Ï1⁄2

Canton Leen si

Dairy Farms 'Ex Hts. $20%

АСПОВА

1-Vestige

11-appen again 11-Conexled

1-Egg dia

Damaged Packages will be examin- ed by the Company's Surveyor Messra: Goddard and Douglas In the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 a.m. on Tuesday, 25th April, 1939.

Consignees must have a Revenue Omeer in attendance when any dullable goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors,

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.

T. OHL Hongkong, 19th April, 1930.

Agent.

Entertainments 30% Ilis, Govi. #% Loan 35% prem, HK. Govt. 3% Loan par.

HX. Dock 10% 11. & S.

HK. Lands

Bellary

K. Tramways $10.50 China Lights (Qld) $8,40 China Lights (New) $5

Bales

Hongkong Bank $1,375 Union Insurance #440 H.K. Lands $334, HK. Realtics $4

10.50/40

1.K. Tramways China Lights (Old) $8.30 Antamoka PT. 37

Atoke 304

Benguet Consolidated 11.50 Coco Crevo 33 Demonstrations

Ilogans 23Y

.12

North Camarines 46 San Mauricio-32

Suyoc .18

United Paracoles .60

Crossword Puzzle

***** By LARS MORRIS *****----

ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZE

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Doltom (French) -Before

March-alder

Edward

12- Let it stand 1*—Itemoren disk 18-Second person 27-Nautical command 22-Appear 3-NETTOW virtpa 26-Omentd

28-Befars

30-African'detayt" 32-Tropical fruit 2-Garland 34-Open fabrié 38-worm

2)—Annually 2,

15-Headma

10-Angulah 11BERTO #1 19-Ma 20-Character in

acle Tom's CabinTM ---Weasel

20 Furetia

25 embankment

27-Remove decoration 20-Metric mÁKKUTAN 31-Hurried

Wharves $..

Docks $.

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

MINING

.4.00 n.j

.0.70 n.

.100 m.

Lane Crawfords S... Sinceres SA

.8 n.

1.80 n.

Wing On (H.K.) S.

.42 n.

Powell, Ltd,

$...

.in.

Kallan s/-

17/- n.

COTTON MILLS

Raubs $.. Venz: Goldfield $.. Hongkong Mines cts. Antamoks Ps.

8.65 r.

.3 1.

Ewo Sh. $.

.20.40 n

S'hal Cotion Sh. $.

107 n.

..4 n.

Zoong Sings, Sh. $.

30 n.

.32 sa.

.30% 50.

Wing On Toxilles, Sh. $.

MISC.

40

H.K. Entertainment $.

.61⁄2 b.

15-CAS D

11.50 sa.

Constructions, $..

1/4 n.

41-Rymbol: asdluza

33 sa. .121⁄2 sa.

Vibro Piling $.

.7 n.

Ch. Govt. 6% 1925

G.S Bonds

.82% .

234 sa.

ca-Worshiper 49-Put infa ̈letion 83-Unformed star Sé-COSKATEW

'40 sa.

.92 60.

.15% su.

Atoks Ps. ... Hagulo Gold Ps. Benguet Cons. Pɛ. Coco Grove Ps. Demonstrations Ps. IX.I. Pa. Itogons Ps, Camarines Pa San Marulcio Ps. Suyoc Consols Ps. Paracales Ps.

Hotels $.

.00 sa.

LANDS

..514 B .33% Ba,

Lands $. Landa 4% dob. 5. S'hai Lands Sh. $. Humphreys $. H.K. Realties $. Chinese Estates $..

UTILITIES

Trams $.

Peak Trams (old) $.. Peak Trams (new) Star Ferrics S...

Y. Ferries (old)-$,,

Y. Ferries (new) $.. China Lights (old) . China Lights (new) 11.K. Electries $.... Macao Electrics $ (x.d.) Sandakan Lights Telephones (old) Telephones (now)

Bi-

tion (Pref.) s/-'

INDUSTRIAL Cald: Macg (ord.), Sh. Cald: Macg. (Pre), Sh. Canton Ices 3421 192 Cements $ H.K. Ropes S

STORES, &c.

.104 m.

8.40 1.

H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 34% prm. b. H.K. Govt. Loan 3% par

Marsmans (Lond.) s/-....13/0... Marsmans (H.K.) /-.....5/-.D.

MANILA BHARES

Closing quotations through Reuters:

Did Prices Afternoon Morning

Antamok

8.65 m. Alok

4 sa.Bagula Gald .102 n. Batong Buhay Benguet Coni. Hig. Wedge 26.50%. Coco Grove ...r. Cons. Mines ...4. Demonstration. .05 11-Ipo Gold

1.2.1.

.logon Mining

.25

.24

21,

Mambulso Cons.

8.40

Masbate Cons....

Mine Operations .6% n. North Camarines .05 n. Paracale Gumaus .17 n. San Mauricio

Burigan Cons,

12 n. Buyog Con..... 221%. Syndicate Invest. .. .7% n. United Paraçale

32-bit indelder 35-Nation at wat

43-Philippine aborigine

·4%-ban jod

53-Wiendship 85-impainans

DOWN

' topl

-Tak XAJ

44

52.

10 Pal

Z' MINI (93DLAS ***

50-rear pait

$)—St¢kin' (epfrom...). 63-Kinging-meliahla

Closing Closing APT. 23, APT, ZÜ

30

16

018

11,30

12.

122

23

25.

26

$28.

The following is Swan, Culbertson

n.

& Fritz' report on this morning's market:

24 n.

Most issues showed little or no 18 n. change on a dull session of tređnig.

1 b. During the morning prices in the 124 n. medium priced issues ranged from up

4.00

centavo to down 4 centavo and the market closed quiet. Benguet Dairy Forms (ex. ris.) 3..20% n. Consolidated gained 30 centavos. Diry Farms (rts.) $.

volume „14 m. | Yesterday's. Watson's

.734 n. amounted to 203,000,

tri

Peros

32

33

30

52

49

58

36 ST

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51

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