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H. K. Stock Market
The
following quotations
were
By order of the Board.
of Directors
M. Y. TANG,
Chief Manager,
Hongkong, April 22, 1939.
Issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar- THE CANTON INSURANCE
ket. this morning:
H. K. Banks Lon. £..
OFFICE LTD.
DANICS
H.K. Banks $.
.1,305 sa.
.84 n.
Chartered L.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
.7% n.
Mercantile, A. & 15. £.
Mercantile, C. £.
East Asia 5.
Canton.$.
Unions $
INSURANCES
China Underwriter $.
H.K. Fire $.
SHIPPING
.27 n.i
13. The Fifty-Eighth Ordinary
Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
"April 28,
G. R.
1939.
REGISTRATION of
BRITISH SUBJECTS
FORMS CAN BE OBTAINED AT ALL POLICE STATIONS, Post Offices, or offices OF THE TRAVEL BUREAU
IT IS HOPED THAT REGISTRATION
80 n. Meeting of Shareholders will be WILL BE COMPLETED IN A FORTNIGHT
220 11.
held at the Offices of the under-
43714 signed on Thursday, the 18th May,
1.30 n. 1939, at Noon for the purpose of
180 n. receiving the
Shell Bearers s/ (x.d.)..80/74 n.
Douglas $..(x, d.)
Steamboats $..
Indo-Chinas, P. $.
Indo-Chinas, DS.
Waterboats $.
Wharves $.
Docks $..
Providents $.
DOCKS ETC.
New Eng. Sh. $.
Sh. Docks, Sh. S.
Kailan -
Report of the
#6 n. General Agents, together with 10 n. statement of Accounts for the .00 n. year ended the 31st December, 24 n. 1938. .8.40 5. The Share Register and Trans- fer Books will be closed from the 100 b. 10% 50.
4th May to the 18th May, 1939,- 4.30 s. both days inclusive,
0.00.n.
MINING
Rubs $....
Venz: Goldfield $..
Hongkong Mines ets.
98 n.
17/- 1. .8.55 1. .3 0. .4 n.
Antumoks P's.
32 sa,
Atoks Ps
.31 sa.
.24 sit.
Baguio Gold Pa
Benguet Cons. Ps.
Coco Grove P's.
Demonstrations Ps.
!.X.L. P.
Itugons P's.
Carmarines P's.
San Maruicio P. Suyor Consols Ps.
Paracales Pa.
Holes S
LANDS
Land $. Lands 4% deb. $.. Shil Lands Sh. $. Humphreys $.. I.K. Realtics $. Chinese Estates
UTILITIES
Trams $.... Peak Trains (old) $. Peak Trams (new) S.
China Lights (old) $.
12.08 st.
24
.33.
.13 Sil.
.45 su .07 Bit,
.60 st.
..5.40 a. .3250.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
General Agents. Hongkong, 27th April, 1939.
THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,
+
LIMITED.
- The Fifty-eighth Ordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at the Officer of the General Managers, Messrs. Jar- dine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on Thursday, 25th May, 1939, at noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, passing .4% 5.
the .102 n. Accounts, and clecting Directors 16.25 sa. and Auditors.
104 n. .6.40 n. .8.03 n.
.8 p. 4.
The Transfer. Books of the 63. Company will be closed from the 22.60 n. 18th May to the 8th June, 1939 .0.40 3. inclusive.
22 sa.
General Managers..
SATURDAY'S FLOWERS NOTED EDUCATOR
Exchange At Almost $9,000 Raised For Dr. Paul Monroe Talks
A Glance
SELLING
T.T. London Demand..... T.T. Shanghai T.T. Singapore T.T. Japan T.T. India
1s. 2.21/32 Is, 2.21/32
War Orphans
The National Association for the Cure of War Orphans, Branch, writes:
On Present War
The remarkable cheerfulness and Hongkong unwavering confidence of the Chin-
On Saturday our sale of flowers people during the war have left was very well supported, both by deep impression, said Dr. Pau! the public, and the numerous school the Teachers' College
Monroe, professor of Education at Who University, in a talk on his impres- of Columbin
soll
children and. other friends 1702
kindly helped our children to their flowers. The total receipts signs on China at a reception given have already passed the $8,800 murk, in his honour by the faculty of the and a few inore smaller collections Lingnan University at the St. Fran-
cia Hotel yesterday.
.52%
104
T.T. U.S.A.
.B1%
T.T. Manila
28
T.T. Batayla
57
T.T. Dangkok
530
T.T. Sulgon
.1515
.107
T.T. France
T.T. Germany T.T. Switzerland T.T. Australia
BUYING
4 m/s L/e London 4 m/s D/p
10.78 .71%
are yet to come in, so we have good hopes of passing the $0,000 figure. The money will go into our Endow ment Fund, of which there is already 550,000.
Dr. Monroe, arrived in Hongkong meeting of the China Foundation for week ago to attend the annual the promotion of Education and Cul- He is leaving for America
AQUASCUTUM. RAINCOATS
POST
Well cut, light to carry and will keep you dry.
Both
the
coat and
lining are proofed.
poplin giving double protection.
$65.00
OTHER MAKES From $21.00
All Loss 10% Cash Discount
MACKINTOSH'S Ltd.
MEN'S WEAR SPECIALISTS
OFFICE.
Italphong, Palchol and Fort Bayard Kaying
Kwelyong
Anna Macrals
INWARD MAILS
From
Per
Dae.
Haiphong
Canton
April 28.
Rabaul ...
Fridcrun
.April 28.
Bangkok
¡Aprit 20.
April
20.
Shanghai
Manila
Conte Blancamano
April 20. .April 29.
Japan
Kilano Maru
April 20,
Shanghal and Swatow
Liangchow
April 29.
Japon
Montevideo Maru
April 20.
Japan
Toyama Maru
.April 20.
Japan
Tusima Maru
.April 29.
Shanghai and Swatow
Klungchow
.April 30.
Air Mal! by "Pan American Air-
ot
April 30.
TJinegara
April 30,
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways
Direct Service" London Colcutta and Strafts Shanghai Saigon
date,
Imperial Alrways Plane Kumsang Hector Laog
May L
.May 1.
.May 2.
May 2.
Tatuta Maru Van licutsz
May 2. .May
Date and Time.
Hau Yang-y on the Empress of Russia to
the
World Federation
ways Direct Service"-San Fran- Pan American Airways Piano ..cisco date, 21st April. Shanghai and Amoy
All the raw materials, the tools ture. and teachers for making the flowers 127 .1/04
were supplied by Mr. cheng Proprietor of the Sun Sun Education Conference in Brazil next Hotel, Nathan Road. These teachers and about two hundred of the war
month. orphans in the old Government Civilj
Dr. Monroe sold that the Ameri- Hospital made all the 153,000 odd can people are greatly worried and ordinary flowers and 1,000
26th April, specialcerned about the suffering of the wax flowers, both of which kinds Chinese people and the possible out- were more attractive than the usual come of the present conflict. ones used on flower days. A great!
Another impression he gathered proportion of the flowers were sold, during his present trip is the entire fetching anything between a cent lack of enmity against the Japanese and $100.
people on the part of the Chinese
1/2.31/32
do. 4 m/s L/ USA.
4 n/a France
30 d/s India
.2016 .11.20 .83
U.S. Cross rate in Lon.
.4.63
U.S. COMMODITY PRICES
LATEST CABLED
QUOTATIONS
New York, Apr. 27.
Star Ferries $.......
Y. Ferries $.. (x. d.)
China Lights (new)
..
.54 21.
H.K. Electries $..
.5415 b.
By Order of the Board,
Macao Electric $.. (x.d.)
.10 b.
Sandakan Lights $.
.12 n.
Telephones (al) $.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
New York Cotton
Telephones (new)
.754 n.
Tractions -/--
20/0 n.
Tractions (Pret.) s/-
.22/- n.
Hongkong, 25th April, 1939.
May
July
Cald: Macg (ord.). Sh. $.
.14 n.
Cald: Macg. (Pre), Sh. $....13 n.
FOR SALE.
Oct.
7,80/70
Dec.
Canton lees $..
. Cements $...
1.K. Ropes S.
.1 b. .124 n. 3.60 n.
One 35 Feet Brooke Motor Boat Fitted with
Jun.
Mar,
7.68/68 7.70/70
n.
7% n.
One 100 HP. Brooke Engine In running order.
11.
INDUSTRIAL
STORES, &c.
Dalry Farms (ex. ris.) $..20
Dairy Farms (rta.) S.
Watsons $.
Sinceres $.
Lane Crawfords
Wing On (IK.)
Powell, Ltd. $.
COTTON MILLS
Ewo Sh, $.
Sun Cotton Sh.
Zoong Sings, Sh. $. Wing On Textiles, Sh.
AUSC.
H.K. Entertainment $.. Constructions, S.. Vibro Piting S.
11,
ол
Opening Closing 8.37/37 8.38/37 8.11/11 8.11/11. 7.74/74 7.70/09 7.04/64
7.63 N 7.51/01 Spot
9.11 N The First Notice Day for May cotton is April 25th, and the last Day is May 18th.
New York Rubber
May
15.61/71
15.78/78
15.80/88
It is impossible to give the names From his talks with Chinese leaders, of all the Chinese friends who gave he gathered that the Chinese feel in large sums, but we shall just mention some ways sympathetic with the the Chinese contributions of $50 and Japanese people
because they are over, and the contributions of over suffering from their militarists $5 from our Western friends. Of
Dr. Monroe also felt that the course there are probably a number Chinese are stronger as a people
included in the
and their culture is solidified. boxes, of which we have no know- the other hand, he observed, Japan ledge.
is getting weaker. This is at least $100 manifest in her economic conditions. 100 He also gathered the impression 100 that there is a rift between the 100Japanese people und military
of others
Bank of China
Central Bank of China.
Me Eugents Lopy
China Products Bank....N.C.
Bank of Communications
Bank of East Asia
Kin Cheng Bank
China & South Sea Bank Shanghai Commercial Bank Yien Yich Commercial Bank Industrial Bank of Ching Hon. Dr. Selwyn Clarke Dr. Sommers .... Mrs. Scott Harston Mr. Bagram
money
50
On
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang- hai (San Francisco date, 30th March).
Straits
For
OUTWARD MAILS
Per
Friday
Swatow, Chuanchow and Fouchow, Scistan ....Fri., Apr. 28, 3.00 p.m.. Air Mail for Indo-China, Iran, and Air France Plane.Fri, Apr. 28.
France (Paris and Northern Pro- vinces only) by the "Air France Airways Direct Bervice"
K.P.O.
nes.
...Apr. 28. 5 p.m..
-Ord-
Apr. 28, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.0.
Ref.
Apr. 28, 5 p.m.
re-
Ord.
.Apr. 28. 1 p.m.
Amoy and Shanghai
Taiyuan
..Fri.,
Apc. 28, 7 p.m.
Aden, Egypt, Malta and Europe via Marseilles due 26th May.
Marseilles,
ReA
Ord,,
Saturday
60 garding the China campaign.
The American educator thought 50 that China will attain economic and 50 moral leadership in the Orient. 50 Central News.
50
50
10
BEIRUT, Apr. 27-The Mufti of Jerusalem has decided not to travel to Cairo with other Palestine Arab on the British proposals to solve the 5 leaders to participate in discussions
Palestine problem.-Reuter,
In addition, we wish to record with thanks the following-
80 n. Completely equipped with touls, 42. spares, accessories and drawings. Sept.
15.706/77a A number of students from the Full details
and Forms
15.916/03 Hongkong Students' Relief Associa-į of Dec. 20.40 n. Tender
15.97b/08 tion, laking around the war orphans, may be obtained
Mar. 107 application personally or in writ. rubber is April 27th. and the last
18.00/00 The First Notice Day for May $1,575. ·
went from house to house and raised ing to
Day May 1st.
To-day's Sales:-2,600 tons. .6% b. The' Equipment Officer, ,1% n. .7 n.
30 n. 40 .
02 n.
Loan 34% prin. b.
Ch. Guvt, 5% 1025
G.$ Bonds
H.K. Govt. 4
Marsmans (Lond.)
Maramans (K.) s/
11.K. Govt. Loan 3% par h
....14/ n. .5/- 3.
Royal Air Force Station,
Kai Tak,
Hong Kong,
May July Sept.
on or before 8th. May, 1939.
STOCK MARKET German Troops
REPORT
The Hongkong Stock Exchange
offiein! summary issued at 4.00 p.m.
yesterday, says:
On Move
There were no changes in prices Continued From Pago 1
during to-day's session and although
buyers were in evidence for some
Chleago Wheat 00%/70
00%/60%
70%/70% 70/70% 7076/71
Best Collections The Individual school children who collected the most money were:
Kwan Kwang-wel, one of the War Orphans $55.08.
the Mercantile Bank $65.00
Members of the Committee who went round selling special flowers. produced the following results;
Miss Irene Ho Tung $263. Mrs. Ho Leung (Edna) $105. Mrs. S. F. Tan (Rose) $IDI,
Lu Pik-fang, pupil of the Fourth It will be seen from the above that Free school of the Confucian Associa-the sale was a real success and we tion $44.70. Wednesday's Sales
wish to take this opportunity of Fung Poo-er, pupil of the Third thanking, all who have at one time 18,049,000 bushels. Free School of the Confucian Asso- and another helped the war orphans
clation $43.52.
Chicago Corn
Of the organisations, the following 486/484sent in the largest collections: 50/40% 51/50%
May
484/48%
July Sept.
504/504
514/51
Winnipeg Wheat
May July
82/01%
03/03
Oct.
02/02 0332/03/2 04764%
BRIDGE OLYMPIC
of the popular counters, sellers were extensive measures to defend Gibral~ | owing to a lack of interest a Con-.
disinclined to trade.
Bayeta Hongkong Bank $1,355 Union Insurance $43736
K. Wharves 100
If Lands $32.
China Lights (Old) 18.20
Chinn Lighls (New) $5.30 1.1. Elecules 1543
Marao. Electric $10
Canton Ice
$1
entertainmenta gol
IK. Govt. 4% Loan 33% prein
HK. Govt 3 Loan par
Hellers
1.K. & S. Hotel $5.47
.K. Realties.$1%
China Lights (Old) $8.50 China Lights (New) 13th
Marmari (C)
Sales
-
totan Januronce $450 Providents $4.30
#K. Tramways 201 J. Electrics: $549, Telephones (Old) $22
Antamoks 1. 32
Atoks 1
Barulo Gold 24
Benguet Ccasalidated 12.00.
Coco Orovo 33
Demonstrations 13
Itogons 201
North Camarines 4
Ban Matricio 07 Unitent Paracal
03
L
tor as she is taking to-day.
The paper concludes by asking what imaginary perlls these measures are destined to avert-Trans-Ocean. Panama Passage
PANAMA,
in
was tract Bridge Olymple tournament
not organised fow enthusiasts mat in a private this year, but as the hands arrived, a Mongkong
house last night for a hostlly ar- ranged contest. Twenty hands select Apr. 27.-The Uniteded by a committee of experts in the States fleet, which is returning to the United States were played, and re- Pacific, to-day began passage ihrough
kulted in J. C. Poole ned Mrs. Lam- the Panama Cauni.
bert. (North and South) and Mr. M. N. Raicusen and Mr. Douglas Hung (East and West) returning the net high scores (total, not Olymple par which is decided by the Olymple Committee),
The International tension was re- flected by the fact that
machine- gunners were guarding tho banks and locks, which is an un- Canal precedented precaution in peace tline,
Reuter.
Apr.
U.S. Fleet Precautions CHERBOURG, United States Consul has been In- 27.-The formed that "In view of the present. situations", the proposed visit Cherbourg of the U.S.S. destroyers and Ellet; and the sub-
Benham
Staff. of the Fung Keng Rubber factory $174.08.
Piece-goods Association $70.
materially or in other ways.
On the same day, but not including the flower sale, we also received the following contributions for which we wish to record our grateful thanks: Dr. E. W. Kirk and Dr. S. T. Wong
Staff of the Compradore Dept. at $50.
Straits, Ceylon, India. East Africa, British m.v. Canton....Fri., Apr. 28.
G. P. O, and K. P. O, Parcels,
Manila, Australia and New Zealand Kitano Maru ...
via Thursday Island-due Thurs- day Island, 11th May.
Air Mall for
.Apr. 28, 5 p.m. ..Apr. 20, 0.45 am.
.Apr. 20, 10.30 am.
.................Sat., Apr. 20,
..Apr. 29, 8.46 c.m.
Airways British m.v. Canton ...Bat.. Apr. 29.
"K.L.M.
Direct Service"-dae Amsterdam,
9th May,
Swatow
G.P.O. & E.F.O.
Neg.
Ord.
...Apr. 29, 9.30 a.m.
G.P.O. and K.P.O.
Reg.
Ord..
.......Apr. 29, 10 m.
..Apr. 29, 0.30 am.
Prominent ..Sat., Apr. 29, 10.30 a.m.. Wosang
......Sat., Apr. 29, 1 p.m.
Manila and Naples-due Naples, Conte Biancamano
Hat, Apr. 29.
Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Hono- Pan American Airways Plane
lutu, and U.S.A., by the "Tau- American Airways Direct Service" -due San Francisco 7th May.
Haiphong
22nd May,
Salgon
Helikon
.Sat., Apr. 29, 4.30 p.m.
..Sat, Apr. 20, 5 p.m...
Parcels and Papers only for South
Africa via Durban
Montevideo Maru
Sat., Apr. 20, 5 p.m.
K.P.O.
Reg.
Apr. 29, 5 DJ.
Ord.
Apr. 29, 5.30 p.m..
G.P.O.
Reg.
.Apr. 20, 5 p.m.
Ord.,
Sunday
Chakrang
.Sun., Apr. 30, 9 a.m..'
Monday
Canton
Swatow
Haiphong
Air Mail for Imperial
Direct Service"-due 8th May.
.May 1, 7.20 am.
Mon, May 1, 2 p.m.
K.P.O..
Airways Imperial Airways Plano Mon., Máy 1. London,
Airways
Ale Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- Imperial Airways Plano Mon, May 1,
iralla by "Imperial Direct Service"-due Sydney, Bih May.
Japon
Reg.
May 1, p...
Ord.
May 1, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Reg.
May-1, 5 p.m.
Ord.
May 1, 7 p.m.
K.P.O.
Hez.
May
i, 5 p.m...
Ord.
May 1, 5,30 p.m..
Reg.
Ord,
Kumsang Tuesday
OPOLE
ROOM BATH $6 -
CENTRAL
CLEAN
COMFORTABLE
Peril unites Warner Daxter, Freddie Bartholomew and Arleen Whelan in "Kidnapped," the trilling adven taro-romance 20th Century-Fox has produced from Robert Louis Stoven son's "'eiirring novel, showing 10-|
morrow at the King's Theater,
G.F.O.
May 1, 5 p...
.May 1, Tp.m.
.Mon., May 1, 7 p.m...
Manila, Makasser and Sourabaya. Tinegara ...Tues., May 2, 8.30 am. Swatow and Foochow
Pronto Swatow
Tucs, May 2, 10.30 .... KayingTues, May 2, 12.30 p.m.
Fort Bayard, Pakho! and Haiphong Klungchow... Tues., May 2, 2 p.m. Parcels only for Straits. Penang. Hector
Ceylon. Aden, Egypt. Marseilles
G. F. G. and K. P. 0. and London-due, London th
Parcels, June.
Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, USA., Tatuta. Maru
Central and South America vià
San Francisco and (Papers only
for 'Canada)-dua San Francisco, 25th May and Europe (except Great Britain and Elro) Siberia
Tues., May 2.
..May 2, 5 pm. Tues Maya, .May 2, 5 p.m.. May 3, 8.30 a.m...
MET
to
H
murino Saury has been cancelled.--
Reuter.
G.P.O, and K.P.O. 'Reg. Ord.
vio
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