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FRIDAY,--FEBRUARY 13, 1931.
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
INWARD MAILS
List of ships expected to be in wireless communication with Hong Kong lo-duy: Seistan, Hot Khong Del Faro, Shanghai Maru and Ungo Maru.
FRIDAY,
U.S.A., Canada, Japon & Shanghai (Seattle, Jan. 24) and Europe via Siberia (Lon-
don, Jan. 24)
Shanghai and Amoy
Australia and Manila
SATURDAY,
Shanghai and Swatow
SUNDAY.
Jan. 21)
̧U.S.A....- Canada. Japan & Shanghal (Seattle,
Shanghai and Amoy
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghal (San
Francisco, January 22)
FEBRUARY 13.
President Grant Kanchow
.Changte
FEBRUARY 14.
.Sunning
FEBRUARY 15.
.Hoian Maru
Tjisondari
MONDAY
FEBRUARY
.Taiyo Mara
16.
Manila
TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY
Japan and Shanghai
WEDNESDAY
FEBRUARY
Јарад
Japan and Shangha!
FRIDAY,
SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY
Kitano Maru
20.
FEBRUARY
Yasukuni Maru
21. Fushimi Marv
.President Monroe
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23. Canada, U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-
hal (Vancouver, B.C., Jan. 31).. U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai (San
Francisco, Jan. 30)
Empresa of Russia
.President Lincoln
Australia and Manila
Straite U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai (San
Francisco, Jan. 23)
OUTWARD MAILS
FRIDAY,
Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius. E. & S. Africa, Aden, Egypt & Earope vin Marseilles
K.P.O. Parcels... Feb. 13, 4.30 p.m. Registration... Feb. 14, 9 a.m. Letters
..10 a.m. Shanghai and Europe via Siberia
Sandakan
Manila
Bangkok
Foochow
SATURDAY,
Swatow, Amoy and Formosa
MONDAY
Bangkok
FEBRUARY
Pres. Jefferson 17. Porthos. Atsuta Maru
18.
13.
Kashgar
(Duc Marseilles, March 14.) G.P.O. Parcels ....Feb. 13, 6 p.m Registration Feb. 14, 9.45 am. Letters.
1030 a.m. Khyber Registration ....Feb. 13, 5 p.in. Lettera
.6 p.m. FEBRUARY
10 a.m.
4.90 p.m. 5 p.m.
14.
Mau Sang President Grant Hellas
SUNDAY,
FEBRUARY
15.
Chusan Canton Maru
9 a.m. 9.a.m.
FEBRUARY 16.
Kwangchow
Limehow
8.30 a.m. 8.80 a.m.
Changte
Holhow, Pakhol and Haiphong.. Manila, Australia & New Zealand
vin Thursday Island
Amoy
*Straits and Calcutta
Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius,
E. & S. Africa, Egypt & Europe via Marseilles
THE
CHINA MAIL.
ORDER.
SLEEPING CITY OF £800,000 PETROL
CHELLA.
Important Discovery in Morocco.
Rabat, Morocco, Dec. 14. Scientiste from all parts of the world are hastening to Morocco to help uncover the archaeological treasures of the newly discovered Roman city of Chella, which within a stone throw of the gor geous white palace of the Sultan of Morocco.
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Aa Arab shepherd boy who stumbled on a stone tearing a Latin Inscription is given credit tor locating the city, buried deep below the remains of a Mussulman settlement itself seven centuries old. So important is the discovery that arclmcologists are even de- Herting the tomos of the Pharoahs in Egypt to come to "the sleeping city of Chella" as the Araba have always called it.
Chella is just outside the walls of Rabat, standing on an aminence which gives a commanding view of the Atlantic, which probably was the season why the Romans chose the site, with an eye to security against attack from the ocean. The tourist has always been at- tracted to the spot because of the rare examples of Moorish archi Lecture peeping from the trees and shrubs which cover the ruins of the Mussulman foyer.
Combine Beaten in Fight for Contract.
.
The Daily Express published de- tails of one of the largest contracts ever placed by a British transport concern for Ruselan potrol.
A tender for approximately 20,000,000 gallons of petrol recent- ly came into the markot. It has been obtained by a company Im- Russian petroleum, In direct competition with the com- bine companica.
Dorting
con-
EXCHANGES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
On London--
Bank, Wire...
11 11
Band, on demond bank, 4 months' sight 113% Credits, 4 months'
sight Documentary, 4
11 11/16
months sight
11 13/16 On Parie-
5673
On demand Credita,
sight
On New York- On demand Credits, 60 days'
sight
The lower price asked for the Russian spirit was the deciding Wire factor. Negotiations were ducted in the closest secrecy.
On demand
It is stated in well-informed oll Wire circles that news of this huge deal On demand was directly responsible for the recent announcement in New York On demand that the Export Petroleum Asso- ciation, which dictate
9.
HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE Opening Daily Official Quotations 13th Feb., 1931.
Buy-Sell Sales Nam.
Last dividend and when paid
STOCK
Banks.
Hong Kong Bank ......$2130
DIN
TOAT
Doc.(inal bonas #1
18/0 193) 15. 1711-7.1 Pending Teo. Intal 77-Fres Tax ajo 1010 Sep 30
*
Chartered Bank funk
[101
Mercantile Bk., AAB.
Bank of Asia $
pri
120
Dec. (1) 220 1200 tons 17h. Sep. —- BO Doc.49 for 1934 Pnding
lararances.
Canton Ins.........
Union IM.
*China Underwelters...3
(Del.) $
P!
..... 1835
144
0.70
...1910 Dec. 1925-45... May 16, 80
Interim is wo
Dec. Final 16/- for 19291
Finterim Baj, aju 192) -48 -- May 80, 30
Dec. Man
Final betas (0)
for 192-818...
{interim #5 40 1929
Deo. 47 for 10
www
Dec.
1 for 19 a 1923
May 80, 90
Mar. 96, 30
4 months'
607
2214
2332
On Bombay-
China Fire Ins.
.......$825
G1%
H. K. Fire us. (1820
་་་
61%
On Calcutta--
Shipping.
61
61%
Douglaserent
... 29
Dec.Lant diriJemi tət 101
On Singapore-
On Manila--
39%
H. K, Steamboat ...$ Indo-China (Prel.) ...$
Teo. $1-30 for 1020
Max. de Bi
1127 x 24 on preferred)
The
HO ... 30
Jane 19,29
The Last Jividend far 1912 ...............
124
445%
Shell Trasport....).
--
... 78-lee.lerim 21. Coupon No. 57)
Tax / 1930
On Shanghai....
Union Waterbosta ...$
97
Duc. $1.60 lot 199
Jan. 5, 81 Mar, 10, 30
On Yokohama- On demand
Tis. 76% 44% dis.
45
Miking.
(Bank's
11% 12 7/16
Nominal Nominal ..... 3% prem.
+
Venezuela Gold Ficids $ 3.80
Docks, Wharves, Godowas, c
export On demand
prices, had been temporarily dis handed, thus leaving the great combines that lead the oil world a free hand to fight the Russian competition.
On demand Dollar
The parties to the 20,000,000 gal. | Sovereigna Ton contract are:-
The British Electrical Federa tion, a group controlling many of the important motor-ómnibus cont fanies operating throughout the country, including, among others,
buying rate) Silver (par oz.) Bar Silver in Hong
Kong
Copper Cash Copper Cents Ribble Motors, Preston; North- Rate of Native In- Western Road Car Company, terast
3% p.a. Stockport; Birmingham Midland Chinese Sub. Coin. 22% dis. Red; Trent Motor Omnibus Com Hong Kong sub. coin 4% prem 'pany.
LONDON EXCHANGES
Sleep of Centuries. Amidst these ruins, is the body of a black Sultan who, legend says, ruled the country in the dim ages, Search for the vestiges of the
Russian Oil Products, better Roman city has already uncovered known as R.O.P., Importers of the typical triumphal arch of the Russian motor spirit. Roman architects, the forum and The tender was for
a twelve the Roman baths.
months' supply. The offers made Work of bringing the buried city, for the tender were; it is under to the light of day after its stood, as follows:- sleep of centuries will occupy about five years, the French Gov- (ernment providing a subsidy to enable the task to be carried on. Rare finds are anticipated and will help to shed more light on the story of the Romans' occupation of northern Africa, which lasted for four centuries.
Relics of the Vandals, who drove the Romans from Africa, may also be found, while scientists even believe it possible that under the Roman city may be found traces (Due Thursday Island, Feb. 27.) of the Phoenicians and earlier
Parcels
Feb. 16. 9 a.m. barbarie peoples who, in settling .9.15 am. In this part of the world, would 10.30 a.m. probably have chosen a spot like ... 10 2.ra. Chella for the same renson as the
Roman empire builders did
Registration
Letters
Tilleboet
Yuen Sang
Parcels Lotters
Patroclus
.Feb. 16, Noon United Press.
(Due Marselles, Mar. 18.) · K.P.0.
G.P.O. Registration .... Feb. 16, 1 p.m. Registration. Feb, 16, 1.45 p.m. Letters
Letters ..1 p.m.
..2.80 p.m.
Japan, Canada, U.S.A., Central and South America and Europe via Victoria, B.C...
·
President Jefferson (Due Victoria, BC., Mar. 6.) Parcels
Registration
Letters
SHOT BY MADMAN.
IMAGINARY GRIEVANCE AGAINST JUDGE.
F
Combine Prices.
The combine first put forward a figure for this spirit to be de livered free at the various garages and depois of this group of 111⁄2d. 3 gallon.
Negotiations proceeded, and the Agure was ultimately reduced 10d. a gallon.
Oslo Vienna
Rugby, Yesterday.
123.972
4.86 1/32
Paris
New York
Brussels
84.864
Geneva
25.15
Amsterdam
12.104
Milan Berlin
02.87
20.44
Stockholm
18.15
Copenhagen
18.16
18.16%
84.60%
Prague
164
to
Helringfors
1938
Madrid
49.70
Lisbon
108.25
375
The
Bucharest
817
Rio...
4 3/18
Buenos Aires
851
for
84
1./5
1/2
2/0 13/82
114
12 7/16
12 5/18
The figure offered by the R.O.P. company that was ultimately ac- cepted was 9.7d. a gallon. actual money value of the contract is close on £800,000.
Other valuable contracts petrol for company transport con- corns, it is understood, have gone to Russia owing to the cut prices. Hence the stir among the world's oil kings.
COPPER OUTPUT.
PRODUCERS' PROPOSALS FOR RESTRICTION.
Athens
Montevideo Bombay Shanghai Yokohama Hong Kong Silver Spot Silver Forward
-British Wireless Service.
Bogucts
Kallan Mining Ad. 38/6 Langkit
S'hal Exploration...Tic. Los Tis.
isk,
H. K. & K. Wherva.....
H. K. W. Docks...$ 80 South Ch. Motors...... *China Providents (old) (6.05
(new) $ 4.40 2
Hongkew...........72 N. Engineerings...7.5 Shanghai Docks ...Tla. 108
Lande, Hotels &
Baldinge.
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Shanghai Lands ...Tii. 982
Humphreys (Cam Rs.5 ...
Right......$
H. K. Rexitica
......$10.85
Chinese Estates ......$
Cotton Mills.
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Feb. 10, 31
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July 11, 80
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Ewo Cotton T.14.90
Shanghai Cotton...Tli.
Zoong Sings ....Th. 12.35
Public Utilitime.
H. K. Tramways...$ 17.60. Peak Trums (old) ...$}
vixdly Dec. for 150
Sape. Pinal 30 cle/7,
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TM 93
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*China Light.....$25 H. K. Electrica ......$
Macao
Sandakan Lights ....$ H.K. Tel. fully paid $8
China B.........Th.
part paid $18
S'poreTractions(Ord Js/- (P¥cf.)/-
"
Industrials.
Its recommendation for curtail- ment of output did not violate the law because of the following reasons: "That the present pro- New York, Nov. 14.
duction is in excess of normal and Copper metal, which recently reasonable market requirements was offered as low. as 9c. a with the resultant creation of ex- A locally esteemed and much-pound, was carried up to 12c. acess stocks, and that there is no China Sugarsamnă beloved judge and university lec-pound to-day in Д rush of orice-fixing agreement; that the Malabon Sugars $ 95 turer in Eberswalde, Germany, met buying that followed last reduction made by each member is Cald: Marg. Ord....Tim. .Feb. 16, 8 p.m. his death recently as the result of night's report that American, purely voluntary
..4.15 p.m.
an attack by a half-crazed barber, Canadian, and Afflcan producers, without compulsion or coercion; and entirely .5 p.m. who supposed the judge had given providing 90 per cent. of the that in view of the abnormal sur- Shanghai and *Europe via Siberia President Jefferson
unfair verdicts against him. world's output of that metal, had plus stock now on hand and of the Registration ....Feb. 16, 5 p.m. Judge Gorcke, who had been pre-reached a definite agreement to fact that the recommended reduc- Letters
.6 p.m. vented from pursuing his profes curtail production by an amount tion will not materially reduce H. E. Ropes ...........$ 14.15.
sion for several months by illness, variously stated as 20,000 and that surplus, present stocks plus was on his way to give his first 23.650 tons a month. Taking the the suggested production are more Dairy Farm (old) lecture of the term at the univer-average monthly output of these than ample to satisfy any possible sity, where the students had col- producers for the last five months
(Dew) ...$ tected to welcome him and con-at 147,000 tons, the larger figure gratulate him on his recovery.named would mean a reduction of He had actually reached the steps 16.08 per cent.
•Salgon,
*Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. & S. Afrien, *Aden, *Egypt and *Europe via Mar- gafilea .....
KP.0. Registration Feb. 16, 4.30 p.m. Letters...
...4.80 p.m.
Swatow
Amoy
Manila & Java via Sourabaya...
WEDNESDAY,
Japan.... Shanghai, Japaa, Canada, U.S.A., C. and S. America and Europe via Vancouver, B.C.
Bwatow
THURSDAY,
Foochow vie Swatow
FRIDAY, Swatow, Amoy and Foochow
*Superscribed
Porthos
(Due Marseille, March 20.) Ship sails on Chinese New Year's Day, Feb. 17 at 3 p.m.
of the building, when the barber, The reduction, if it le 23,650 G.P.O.
Bornstein, ran up, crying. "You tons a month is larger than was Registration....Feb. 16, 5 p.m. have ruined me," drew a revolver, at first intended. According to a ...6 p.m. and shot the judge. through the circumstantial report, the Increase In the size of the reduction was
Lettera Hop Sang Sul Yang
Tilaondar! FEBRUARY 18.
Atsuta Maru ....
Empress of Asia
5 p.m.
5 p.m.
5 p.m.
.
930 a.m.
(Due Vancouver, B.C., Mar. 7.) Parcels
..Feb. 18, 9 a.m. ..9.16 am. .10 a.m.
Registration
Letters....
FEBRUARY 19.
Hydrangea Cheong Shing
· FEBRUARY Hal Yang
correspondenca only.
& p.m.
5 p.m.
20.
D.EL.
back.
Students who heard the shot im- `mediately overpowered the barber and handed him over to the police. Judge Gorcke died shortly after he and boon taken to hospital.
Bornstein, as he was being taken into custody, called out, "At last by from 6,000 to 7,000 tons a 1 have settled his account.”
month and the Canadian mines by
demand; and that the reduction is
Juna Nune
Doc. Int (10 cente) / 1030) Ang, 1, 80
110 cents)
fog. 2.1.0 for 1929 anosmer
LAN
214
[19
Feb. 95, BO
AA
19/-
Sept
Juch
on protarence shares
Feb. 8, 30
SAA
ម្ល៉េះ ម្ល៉េះ ៖៖៖ វុ
Subject to income tax.)
Door.
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In Liquidation..
70%
The Pris for 19
7 mouths 1
Pref....The.
that was 100 Apr, 11, 99 Apr, 83, 80
Canton Is been$ *Cements (com.) ......$18.86₤16.00 (16.70} ...
(ald)...... 11t ...{new),ss4
13.00 July Not
Stories, &e.
*
Wasana
to operate only during the exist Der A Wing
ing condition, and is entered Into Lane Crawfords .....$ and confined in good faith to the Mackinah purpose of meeting the present Siscres business disaster and depression."
HONG KONG HEIGHTS
made to offset recent increases in the production of the Belgian For the information of visitors Congo mines. It is understood by highest pointa on the Island and those who report the figure of the following list of some of the 23,650 tons that the African mines | Maluland is published:-- have agreed to reduce their output
Island. Victoria Peak Signal Station Mt. Parker
It appears that Bornstein, who about the same figure. That would was at one time under observation | require · the American mines to in a mental home, was well known carry still farther their progres-
in the town as a litigant, and wassive curtailment of output. These continually bringing petty figures, however, are not official grievances against his neighbours and should be taken with reserve. into court. It so happened that he
the Anticipating attacks on
had been defeated in several cases legality of the scheme, the Copper in which Judge Gorcke had given Institute announced last night the verdict.
that counsel had advised it that
Fect.
1823
1774
1734
Mountain Lodge.
1725
The Eyrie.
1725
Peak Hotel
1806
Taikoo Sanatorium
1000
Mt. Davis
877
Bowen Boad (Altarbeds) 297
Maintand Kowloon Peak
...
Taimochan
Feet. 1971 8124
Wm. Powelli
Miscellaneous,
H.K. Amuse, (C. R.)
Die 103 cents un plat for 1929 Mar. 19, 80
104 calnew!
(6.90 [1420] ... Doo, hal dividend for 1944..........
Oct. 70 ante fargen 3-1
26.20 Doc. 11.30 feet istà m
Var. 16,-80
18
Mar. 81, 80
$
12
Fob. Last divival for year 24%25
5 20
*
144
Tel: } $2 for year 25-251
I wanton May 15, 80
... [18]
Ch. Entertainment ...$14 H. K. Contructions...
L
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2,33 Feb. contou Jane 10,99
... 261.
(Rights) 8
101
Mar. 28 for year 16-20,
Sep 4, 80
43
5.20
Dec. Bens
Prem 7%
B. Indi. G.$ Bonds
H. K. Gove, Loans...$
*Speculative shares. *Sales to ShangBaL}
Internat half puurl5.
MAN LOONG. PRESERVED GINGER MANUFACTURERS.
NEW SEASON PRESERVED GINGER Best quality-Prompt attention to Exportera, Office:-2, Dundas Street, Kowloon. Tel. 57088. Factory:-2 Godown, Prays, Dundas Street, Mongkok.
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