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GOODWILL FLIGHT
Nazi Plane Returning Through Hongkong
Tokyo, May 11. The Junkern monoplane piloted by will take off Baron von Gablenz, from Haneda Airport for Hsinking to-morrow,
After a two-days stay in Man- chukuo, it will by back to Berlin via Fukuoka, Tulhoku and Hongkong,
at
The German crew Intend to hop off from Tokyo at 7 a.m. arriving Hsinking at 1.30 p.m. via Toyama nnd Seishin, Korea, thus covering the distance of 930 miles in 61⁄2 hours,
On Saturday, they will take off at noon for Mukden, which they will leave on Sunday at 10 am, to arrive in Fukucka at 4 pm.
The plane will leave Fukuoka early on May 15, arriving in Taihoku at 10 u.m. On May 10 the plane will take off for Ilongkong, en route back to Berlin-Domici,
AIR MAIL ARRIVES
The Imperial Airways Delphinus reached Kal Tak at 6 pm, yesterday with mall from all countries and a Mr. C. Hogg, business- passenger, man from Rangoon,
CLIPPER DUE TO-DAY
The Pan-American Clipper was delayed at Manila yesterday by the weather and is expected to reach Kal Tak at 12.30 p.m. to-day.
The plane will leave on the return Alight at 8.30 am. to-morrow,
SEARCH ABANDONED
Singapore, May 11. Royal Air Force planes which have been making a search for Mr. Lyttleton Hay, a businessman who left Kuala Lumpur in his own plane on Monday on a fight to Singapore and who is missing, have abandoned the search.
It is believed that Mr. Hay is lost Central Malaya.--- somewhere in
Renter Bulletin. **
AIR SERVICES
Arrivals and Departures
Of Planes
Outward
For London, Australia and British Countries: Imperial Airways 7 a.m. May 12 Imperial Airways 7 May 10.
For Chungking, Sian, etc.: Eurasia and CNA.C., service indefinite.
For U.S.A., via Manila and Guam: Pan American Honolulu Clipper 8.30 May 13.
For France, vla Hanol: Air France- 6.30 am. May 13.
Enwerd
From London: Australia and Brl- tish countries: Imperial Airways 5 p.m. May 15. Imperial Airways 'p.m. May 18.
0
From USA,, via Guam, and Manila: Pan American Clipper 12.30 p.m. May 12.
Honolulu
From Chungking, Yunnanfu, Kwel- lin: CNA.C. Eurasia Service in- Bnite.
From France, Via Hanol: Air France 1 p.m. May 17,
U.S.
COMMODITY
PRICES
LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS
New York, May 11,
New York Cotton
Closing
May
8.02/02
July October
December
January
March
Spot...
Opening
8.32/81
8.44/45
0.42/43 7.83/02 7.03/85
7.05/04 7.00/00 7.61b7047.02N
7.00/00
17.58/08
9.44N
Note: The last notice day for May
Cotton is May 10th.
New York Rubber
Moy
*18.97N
July
10.00 /00
10.00 /03
September
10.10/09
16:10 -/12
10.11b/19a
10.11b/14a
10.13 /15
December 10.12 /12 March
Total Sales:-1,060 tona.
Chicago Wheat
May
July September
70%/784 7477412 73/747 73/73% 73/74
Wednesday's Sales:....
May July
September
May
July
October
27,830,000 bushels,
Chicago Corn
514/8144 524/52/4
Winnipeg Wheat
00%/00%
073%/00
6014/8014 01%/51
A. W.-BROWN,
Manager. Hongkong, 9th May, 1930.
THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Force Will Be £5,000,000 For Met By Force
Continued From Page 1
RESTORE CONFIDENCE
ns. Wo
Arc
Rumanians
Britain To Grant New Credits
was
May 12, 1939.
Chamberlain: Full Text
Continued From Page 1
O
POST OFFICE.
MAIL FOR CANTON Registered and Ordinary minil and Parcels (not Insured) will be ac
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES.
Registered and Parcel Mails are
time given below unless otherwise closed 15 minutes earlier, than the
|stated, and where mails are advertis VIA SIBERIA ROUTE Letters and Postcards for Europe ed io clown at or before 9 am, re- (except Great Britain and Eire) and South America are forwarded "via gistered and parcel mails are closed
at 8 pm, on the previous day,' Siberia" if so superscribed.
INWARD MAILS
they could and should be settled. If an attempt is made to cepted for Canton and despatched as change the situation by force in circumstances permit. such a way as to threaten Polish that would Independence, then Inevitably start a generst conflict In which this country would be involved."
LONDON, May 11. In the House of Commons to "As
far
day, Mr. Oliver Stanley, Pres!- concerned, the basis of the dent of the Board of Trade, treaty could properly be announced that Britain
Referring to. conscription, Mr. regarded as symbolic of the carrying out trade negotiations
with Rumania,
Chamberlain dealt with the feeling desire of our two peoples
Britain in
to prepared grant of doubt in some of the continental never to go to war with onenin £3,000,000 credits for the countries as to the seriousness of another again,” he said. purchase of United Kingdom pro-Britain's intentions.
ducts,
of
at
He declared that Britain did
Dritain will buy 200,000 tons not want unbridled competition with Germany in armaments Rumanian wheat during the next
harvest if this amount is available and economica. Britain, he said, world prices Unted Press, would not refuse to enter into economie and commercial nego- tiations provided "unmistakable signs are given us of a desire to restore confidence."
Bonnet To Visit London To-morrow
PARIS, Tho Premier denied that to attempting encircle Germany.
The Fifty-Eighth Ordinary Britain Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the under.
aigned on Thursday, the 18th May, 1939, at Noon for the purpose of of the Report receiving the General Agehts, together with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December, 1938,
W38
Won't Sit By "However," he declared, "we are not prepared to sit by and see the independence of one country after another des- troyed."
In closing, the Premier ex- The Share Register and Trans-pressed the hope of an early fer Books will be closed from the conclusion of agreements with 4th May to the 18th May, 1939, Turkey and Russia to resist
aggression.-United Press. both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
General Agenta. Hongkong, 27th April, 1939.
THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
Berlin Scopticism BERLIN, May 11-Political circles received Mr. Chamberlain's speech! with polite scepticism.
It
again maintained that the as- surance that Britain has no hostile Intentions towards Germany is dis- proved by British actions.
Particular objection is taken to Mr. Chamberlain's statement that Britain has no desire to hamper Germany's trade exp
xpansion.
"We found this feeling so strong that it was actually Jeopardising the success of the polley of trying to build up a peace front.
"It would have been a trightful thing. If Europe had been plunged Into war on account of a misunder- standing.
The atitude of the Labour Party question is the conscription singularly unfortunate. I am satis-
on
fed that the Labour Party does not
represent, in this matter, the people for whom it professes to speak."
Restoring Confidence
Georges May 11.-M. Bonnet, Foreign Minister, who plans
"If only we could get a little relief to fly to Southampton on Saturday to attend a meeting of the English from international tension, there are Chapter of the Alliance Francaise, many indications that we might sce will remain in England for some time.a great expansion of trade and since he will have more time at his prosperity which would beneût every disposal as a result of the postpone-nation in the world.
"The power of restoring confidence ment of the League Council meeting.
M. Bonnet will probably remain does not lie in our hands alone, but In England during Sunday. It is not so long as I am where I am, I shall known whether he will interview continue to hope and to spare no "I had an opportunity yesterday of Viscount Halifax during the week-effort to bring it back,
M. exchanging a few words with end.-Trans-Occas.
Blum, who said that, in his view, and in the view of all his Socialist friends, there was only one danger of war in Europe, and that was a very real one. that the impression should ret about that Brliain and Franco were not in earnest and could not be relied upon to keep their promises.
SOVIET WARNS : OF NEW MENACE
(Continued from Page 1.) would be forced to do most of the Oghting in the event of Humania and Foland being attacked.
The editorial asserts that Russia # mutual is willing to negotlate
the western defence treaty with Powers.
"In his statement in the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. Chamber- "The facts prove precisely the con-lain spoke of collaboration of an
alliance with Russia. trary" was one cornment.
The remark that Britain wants a peaceful settlement of the Danzig question is greeted with poorn Reuter Special.
The Fifty-eighth Ordinary General Meeling of the Company: will be held at the Offices of the General Managers, Messrs. Jar- dine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on Thursday,
WARSAW, May 11The Polish 26th May, 1939, at noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report Senate has passed a bill empowering of the Directors, passing the the President to rule by decree until the next ordinary meeting of Parlin- Accounts, and electing Directorsment, conferring on him extraordin-
ary Anancial powers for defence and Auditors.
Reuter.
The Transfor Books of tho Company will be closed from the 18th May to the 8th June, 1939 inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
JARDINE, MATHESON, & CO., LTD,
General Managers.
Hongkong, 25th April, 1939.
STOCK MARKET REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange Omelal Summary issued yesterday says,
Business was on a restricted scale with bargain hunters still unsatisfied. and Buyers still predominate prices again show a slight advance.
Buyers
Hongkong Bank $1,350, Canton Insurance $230. Union Insurance $430. H.K. Fire Insurance $100.
H.K. and K. Wharves $101.
ILK. Docks $17.
Providents $4.05.
H. and S. Hotels $5.
H.K. Lands $334.
Humphreys $7.
H.K. Realtics $4.35.
Star Ferrica $05.
China Lights (Old) $8.30. Macno Electrics $10.00. Telephones (Old) $23.60, Telephones (New) $7. Canton Ices $1. Cements $12. H.K. Ropes $3.65.-
Dairy Farms Ex Rts. $21. Dairy Farm Rights $10.10. Watsons $7
Wing On (H.K.) $40.
Entertainments $0.55.
Vibro Piling $8.
H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 34% prem.
HK. Govt. 3% Loan par.
Sellers
China Lights (New) $51⁄2.
H.K. Electrics $5654. Telephones (Old) $24. Walsons $7.85.
Sales
Hongkong Bank $1,305.
Canton Insurance $232.
Union Insurance $437%.
H.K. Docks $17.
Providents $4.65.
Roubs $0.10.
H. & S. Holeis $5.60.
Yaumati Ferries (Old) $22.00/.70.
Telephones (Old) $23.60.
Watsons $75%)
Vibro Piling $0."
Antamoka 31.
Atoks 31.
Bagulo Gold .24.
Denguet Consolidated 11.60.
Coco Grové 30.
Consolidated Mines .003.
Demonstrations .134. TXT.... .52.
Paracale Gumaus 15% San Mauricio 1,00. Suvoc 15.
United Poracales 59.7
52%/62 The LM.S. Empress of Asia en
0415/06
route to Hongkong arrived at Kobe at noon yesterday and left at 3 pin. She is due at Nagasaki at 1 pm..to-
05%/60
60%/60% day.
YOUR
GREAT
"If that is so", continued the Premier, "no more deadly mistake could be made,
"It would be a frightful thing if Europe were to be plunged Into war on account of a misunder standing-Reuter.
YAO TRIBESMEN
The term 'collaboration' implies Kwangsi Inhabitants Want
Its natural basts, reciprocity as Where there is no reciprocity, real reciprocity cannot be brought about." -United Press.
FORT DAVIS FIRING
Warning is given that two rounds full calibre ammunition will be fired from Fort Davis at approximately 10 am. to-day..
Spring
To Fight for China
Nonning, Kwangs, May 11. Six hundred Yao tribesmen in Kwangsi have petitioned General Huang Hau-chu, Chairman of the Kwangal Provincial Government, to to join the Chinese permit them army to fight the Japanese.
They are now undergoing military
| training-Central News.
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Per
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May 12.
m/v. Shantung
May 12.
Air Mail by "Tan
ways Direct Service"-San Fran- Pan American
cisco date, 3rd May,
Airways plane
.DIRY 12.
Amoy
Sungshan Maru
May 12.
Bangkok
.May 14,
Shanghai and Swalow
„Mny 14,
Amoy
May 14.
Japan
Toba Maru
.May 14.
Shanghai and Amay
Tsinan
.May 14.
Direct Bervice"-London
date,
10th May.
Imperial Airways Plane
May 15.
Stralia
Bhutan
May 10.
Stralis
Cremer
.May. 10.
Manin
Granville
.May. 10,
Shanghal
Menestheua
May 10.
Ninghai
May 10.
Achilles
May 17,
Emp. of Asin
May 17.
Scharnhorst
May 17.
Atuta Maru
May 10.
Dardanus
.May-18.
date,
Imperial Airways Plane Talmn
.May 18.
.May 18.
Terukuni Maru
May 10.
May 22.
May 23.
Tientsin and Swatow Straits
Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shang- hal (Vancouver B. C, date, 2001 April).
Manila
Australia and Manila
Manila
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways
Direct Service"-London 13th May
Amond Shanghal
Japan Straits
US.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang- hal (San Francisco date, 27th April).
For
Swatow.....
Katori Maru
Kamakuru Maru OUTWARD MAILS
Parcels only for Rangoon Manila
Swatow
Per
Friday
Manila and Brindisi-due Brindisi,
4th June.
Air Mail for
Date and Time.
Tingsang....Fri., May 12, 12.30.p.m. Hang Siang,Fri, May 12, 1.30 p.m. Pres. Pierce Fri, May 12, 2.30 p.m. Soochow ...Fri, May 12, 2.30 p.m...
Conte Rosso
Fri, May 12, 4.30 p.m.
Indo-Chinn, Iran, Air France Plane......Fri, May 18.
and France (Paris and Northern
by the "Air.. Provinces only) France Airways Direct Service,"
Japan
E.P.O.
Beg..
...Day 12, 5 pm
Ord.,
...May 12, 30-p... G.P.O.
Reg.,
Ord.,
Istami
Straits, Ceylon, India, East and Carthage
South Africa, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Europe via Marseilles--duo Marseilles, 9th June.
May 12, 5 p.m.
May 12, 7 p.m.
Fri., May 12, 5 p.m.
Fri., May 12.
G.P.O. and KP.0.
Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Hono- r'an American
"Pan- lalu, and U.S.A. by the
May 13,
p.m.
May 13, 9.45 am.
May 13, 10.30 as:
Airways plane......Fri, May 12..
Parcels, Reg
Ord.....
K.F.O.
Iter.
Ord.
G.P.O.
Rex.
Mar 12, 5.00 p.m.
Ord.
Saturday
American Airways Direct Ber- vice"-due San Francisco, 10th
• May.
May 12, 5.00 p.m. May 12, 5.30 p.m.
May 13, 7.30 0.
Bak.. May 13.
G.P.O, and E.P.O.
Air Mail for “K.L.M. Airways Direct Carthage ...
Service" due Amsterdam, 23rd May.
Formosa
Haiphong
Swatow....
Papers only for Straits and (Parcela
and Papers for Calcutta)
Fort Bayard
Salgon
Manila, Australia and New Zealand via Thursday island-due Thurs- day Island, 20th May.
Swatow and Shanghai
Reg, Ord..
Hupeh Kutsang
May 13. D.39 2.111. May 18, 10 a. Canton Maru Sat., May 13, 10.30 a.m. Minganng......Sat, May 13, 1 p.m. Sat., May 13, 2 p.m. Sat., May 13. Parcels, May 13, 4.00 p.m. Papers,...May 13, 5.00 p.m. Sat., May 13, 5 p.m.. ..Sat, May 13, p.m.
.Sat., May 13. G.P.O. and K.F.O. Parcels,
.May 13, 4 pm. May 13, 5 p.m. May 13, 5.30 p.m.
Helikon Lycemoon Talping
Reg.
Ord.,
Sunday
Wosang
.Sun., May 14, 9 am:
Monday
Mon May 15.
Rer.
... May 15, 5 pm.
Ord.
May 15, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.Q.-
Reg.
May 15, 5 pan..
Ord.
Air Mall for "Imperial Aleways Imperial Airways Plane
Bervice"-duo- London, Direct 22nd May
May 15, 7 pan.
Mon., May 15.
K.P.O.
Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- Imperial Airways Plane
Alrways "Imperial tralia by Direct Service-due Sydney 22nd Maj
TICK. Ord.
Ord.
Tuesday
May 15, p.ro. .May-15, 5.30. p.m.
G.P.O.
Blay 15, 1.1. May 15; 7 1.37
Tilbadak..Tues., May 16, 8.30 am. Batavia and Sourabaya
.Tues., May 10, 2 p.m. Fort Bayard, Pakhoi and Halphong Kaying
Strails, Penang. Menestheus,...Tues., May 10, Porcels only for
Ceylon, Aden, Egypt, Murseliles and London-due London, 22nd June.
Swntow
Haiphong
Amoy...
Shanghai
Dairen
Manila
Swatow Japan
Wednesday
G. P. O. and K. P. O.. Parcels,.......May 16, 5 p.m.
Kwalsang Wed.. May 17, 13.30 p.m Esbng.
Wed., May 17, 1 pm. Tsinoa...
Wed., May 17, 3.30 p.m. Scharnhorst Wed., May 17, 4.30 p.:
Thursday
Talthybius Thurs, May 18, 9.30 am.. Emp. of Asia
Thurs., May 18, 3.30 p.m. Klangsu Thurs., May 18, 8.30 pm. Atuta Maru Hhurs,, May 18, 4.30 p.m.
Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plane
London, Servico".dae
"Dienat
20th May.
KP.0.
Thur, May 18.
ner.
May 18, 6 - p.m.
Ord
May (18; 5.30^1.0..
G.F.O.
Beg. Ord.
May 18, 5p.m.
May 18, 7 p.m.
Thurs., May 18.
Aft Mail for Blataya, Java and Aus- Imperial Airways Plane.
tralia: he. "Immerial. Airways Direct Service"-duo Sydney, 20th May
E..P.O
..May - 15, 5'p.m.
G.P.O...
..May 18, 6 pm.
„May. 16, 7 pm..
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Ord.
May 15, 5.30 p.m.
Rex.
Ord.
Saturday
Victoria
.Haiphong
Canton
Tort Bayard and Pakhol
Sulyang
Shanghal
„Bat.. May 20, 0.30, am.
Sat, May 20, 2 pm- ̈
May 20,2 pm.
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