P. 20.-British India Apcar and
Eastern Australian
Q
Lines
(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMER'S,
TAKING CARGO FOR
STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST INDIES; MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, &c.
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS.
(Under Contract with H.M. Government.)
6.9.
•ALIPORE
CORFU
**BURDWAN
Tons Hong Kong
From
About
.1934.
52,000 18th Dec.
15,000 29th Dec.
6,000
RANCHI
NALDERA
**SOMALI
RAWALPINDI RAJPUTANA
*BANGALORE
17,000 12th Jan. JA,000 20th Jan. 2nd Feb. 7,000
17,000 9th Feb. 17,000 23rd Feb.
CHITRAL CARTHAGE
6,000. End Mar.
15,000 9th Mar. 15,000 23rd Mar.
Destination.
S'pore, Penang, Colombo, Bombay. Bombay, Marsailles & London.
5th Jan.ishny, Mars., Havre, London H'burg
Rotterdam, Antwerp and Hal. Bombay, Marseilles & London.
-DO-
Mars., Ilovre, London Hamburg.
R'dam, Antwerp and Kull Bombay, Marseilles and London.
DO
Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,
Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hall. Marseilles & London
* Cargo only.
+ Calls Camblanca..
DO
́THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1934
TWO BABIES
and
រដ
TWO BIRTHDAYS
Manfried Hauptmann, son of the Lindbergh baby kidnapping accused, celebrates his first birthday-
as did Baby Charles Lindbergh on June 22, 1931.
Bullish Traders Discouraged
COMMODITY PRICES
!
The following quotations have been received by Messus. S. E. Lovy and Co., and the A.O.FC.
(Continued Frum Page 6), showed a further gain, but related
stocks were unresponsive.
"Grains: Wheat was under pres. Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Con-larly affected. Metal shares con- tantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the tinue to be better than average on sure. There was discouraged sell- action here. The following utilityling and little buying interest on the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.
Issues are considered to be substan- disappointing visible supply report.
resistance to New York Cotton:---- tial, although vulnerable:-Consoll-Corn showed more dated Gas, Baltimore and Ohio and selling. There was a fair decrease December
Total in the visible, supply. The cash January Pacific Gas and Electric.
situation was little changed with the March sales:-900,000 shares.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
"Bonda: U.S. Government Bonda continued easiness at Buenos Aires May gained fractionally. High grade having some influencé.
PRESIDENT LINERS
are
LUXURY LINERS
with All the Comforts of a Fine Hotel
If you like adry, commodious rooms, with deep-springed beds and every other modem hotel comfort, you are bound to like traveling an President Linem. For to these, and to a famed cuisine: these liners add luxurious lounges imdi smoking zooms, an outdoor swimming pool and generous space for other spósts. Investigate before you plan your next trip.
SAN FRANCISCO, NEW YORK THE SUNSHINE, ROUTE 18 Days To San Francisco Vis Shanghai
Kobe, Yokohami and Honolule":
Fortnightly sailings*-
Pres. Cleveland..Dec. 18, Midnight Pres Coolidge...Dec. 29, 9.00 a.m. Pren: Taft.....Jan. 15; Midnight Prea: Hoover ...Jan. 28, Noon
|
SEATTLE, VICTORIA THE EXPRESS ROUTE 17 Days To Beattle Vla Shanghai, Kobe and Yokohama
Fortnightly sailinge:~.
Pres. Jefferson...Dec. 21, Midnight
Pres. Jackson Jan. 4, Pres. McKinley *.Jan. 18, Pres. Grant ..... Feb., 1, Pres. Plerce ....Feb. 12, Midnight | Pres. Jefferson ... Feb. 15,
EUROPE, NEW YORK
Inquire for round-trip tickets to Europe in connection with Lloyd Triestino Via Manila, Singapore, Colombo, Bombay, Suez and the Mediterranean
Pres. AdamR ..Dec. 22, 8 a.m. Prea. Harrison Pres. Hayes Pres. Jolinzon Pres; Monroe
..Jan. 5, 8 a.m. Jan. 19, 8 n.m. Feb. 2, 8 am,
.Feb. 16, 8 a.m.
1
"
H
MANULASING
THE MOST FREQUENT
SERVICE
NEXT SAILINGS.
Pres. Coolidge... Dec. 20, 9.00 pm. Pres. Adams....Dec. 22, 8.00 a.m. Pres. Jackson Dec. 29, 6.00 pm. Pres. Harrison Jan 58.00 a.m.
BOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE
BARBER-WILHELMSEN LINE
MONTHLY SERVICE"
To
NEW YORK, SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES.
and
PANAMA CANAL Ports.
EXPRESS SAILING
M.V. "TRICOLOR"
DODWELL & CO., LTD
New York, Yesterday.
Dec. 16. Dec. 17. Closing Closing
12.54 12.46
12.59 12.43
Hong Kong
.DEC. 18.
San Francisco
JAN, .10
Los Angeles
JAN, 12
New York
JAN. 27
12.60
12.58
1984.
12,60
12.53
**TILAWA
SANTHIA
10,000 23rd Dec, S'pore, Penang and Calcutta.
10 8.1. 8,000 4th Jan,
July
12.61
12.52
-DO-
Calls Rangoon
t Call Port Sweetenham
1984.
NANKIN NELLORE
7,000 28th Dcc. Manila. Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney 7,000 1st Feb.
Melbourne, and · Hobart.
&
3 per cent. to 2% per cent. of the demand principally by the Trade, Spot...... savings banks' interest rate. Junior but this was not urgent.. Buyers New York Rubber; grade bonds were better, while were hesitating on account of pos sible further "pool" activity. How second grade issues were lower: B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for "Grains: Wheat: A small decrease ever, rumours say that this selling 1st and 2nd class passengers.
May in the visible supply has stimulated is about to be completed for the time
being.
July liquidation and influenced corn.
Rubber: The market was steady September EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South, Statistics of feed grains are bullish.
Commission Houses Wheat: Total gales:-10,068,000 and quiet..
Chicago Wheat:- bushels, Corn: Total sales:-8,264,- continue to be the principal buyers.
Outside Interest was inactive. December 000 bushels.
"Cotton: The feeling is increasing Manufacturers were interested in May....... towards January 'liquidation,
bonds were stronger on the cut from
"Cotton: Hedging and a scattered October (1935)
12.48
12.84
12.80 12.70
Queen's Buildings
Agents
Telephone 28021
December
12.906
12.98a
January
12,99b
18.00:
March
13.19
18.20
13.39
18.87
13.57a
19.55
KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION
18.77a 13.80
100%
1982
HOUSEHOLD COAL
100% 99
"Rubber: The market fras un- changed. Total sales:-174 lots." Reuter.
Market Factors
offerings. London was more active. July Fischer's Weekly Commodity Index Chicago Corn:~~-~
94% 98
ANNOUNCING REDUCED PRICES
is 78.6 against 78.7 last week.". December [Reuter-
91%
902
May
88%
8712
Peak District
$18.00
The following quotations have been Winnipeg Wheat:-- The following telegrams were re-received through Mesars. 5. E. Levy December ceived by Messrs. S. E. Levy and Co. and Company and the American May
Oriental Finance Corporation:
Latest Quotations
July
86
84/2
Bowen Road & lowel level
$17.00
N.Y./London
.cross-rate
N.Y, Cotton--May N.Y. Rubber-May-
1934.
i
from Reuter:---
Favourable factors:--
Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan) and Hong Kong to Australia
Hong Kong to Sydney 19 days. AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND for cheap Hollday.
(Surfing, Fishing, Shooting, and Climates to suit all. Your Baglish + (1) The publication "Steel" esti- mates mill activity last week at 39.5 money is worth 25 per cent, more).
per cent., due chiefly to the substan- tlal increase in the demand of the automobile industry.
No Additional Charge for Dock Cabins, Deck Swimming Pool Orchestra carried-Laundry-Surgeon-Stewardess.
E & A Cuisine and Service are unsurpassed.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-
The Union 8.8. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom vis New
Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and
The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers to Londen via Sum
(2) The prospects of continued favourable business news during the current week.
The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and Unfavourable factor:- London via Panama Canal,
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN,
10,000 29th. Dec. TALMA *SOMALI
7,000 26th Dec. 16,000 28th Dec. NALDERA NELLORE
7,000 3rd Jan. SIRDHANA
8,000 10th Jan. RAWALPINDI
17,000 11th Jan. *BANGALORE 6,000 24th Jan. 8,000 24th Jan. TAKADA RAJPUTANA 17,000 25th Jan. TANDA
7.000
2nd Feb. SHIRALA
8,000 7th Feb. CHITRAL
.15,000 .8th Feb.
Cargo only.
Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Kobe, Osaka. S'hai Kobe and Yokohama. Shai, Me, Kobe and Yokohama, S'hai, Moji, Kobe, Osaka, Yokohama. Amoy, S'hal, Moli, Kobe, Osaka: S'hai Kobe and Yokohama.:
DO"?
Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Kobe, Osaka. S'hai, Kobe, Yokohama.
S'hat, Maji. Kobo, Osaka, Yokohama, Amoy, S'hal, Moji, Kobe, Osaka.. S'hai, Kobe, Yokohama,,
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans or Punka-Louvre System Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries. Parcels measuring not more than 6 cu. ft. will be received at the Dany's Office up to Noon on the day previous to calling, Powe
For further information, Passage, Fraight Handbooks, ett, apply to
MACKINNON MACKENZIE & CO.
P. & V. Building Connaught Ed. C. Hong Kong. Agents.
Chic Wheat-May 1.100% 09 New York Silk:-
87 Chic Corn-May..... 88% Montreal Silver Mar. 55.10 54.66 Silver Official
64% Dow Jones Averages To-day's Dec. 15 close Change (1) The uncertainty regarding
08 up the extent of the year-end tax-gell-30 Industrials 100.84 100.92
20 Raila 36.36 36.34 .02.off ing to be absorbed.
20 Utilities. 18.01 18.18
.17 up Rubber: On chart indications of 40 Bonds 95.81 95.32 consumption prospects and a raviv-11 Commodity 61.16 60.75
17, Leading Stocks ing speculative interest, purchases.
Amer. Can' are recommended.
Amer Smelting Weekly business failures totalled Amer T&T. 231 against 260 last year, while mil Auburn failures totalled 34.6. Bankers ac Case ... ceptances outstanding on November Du Pont
་་་
El. Bond & Sh 30 were $561,381,000, a decline of General Motors $221,000 from last month.
Int. T & T Wall Street was active and -nar-MeIntyre row, but small gains predominated. Montgomery Ward
Nat Distillers Brokerageadviced generally are NY. Central cautious and a market that con- Socony-Vacuum tinues to be narrow and indecisive Union Pacifie U.S. Steel... seems Indicated.
West E & M
E. A. Pierce Co's Report
In their market report, the American Oriental Finance Cor poration, correspondent for Messrs. EA Plerce AndCompany New York state
Business done: 900,000 shares.
URGE FOR AIR FORCE INCREASE IN US.
56.40 55.50n asked.. b-bid, n-nominal. New York Metals:
New York, to-day,Steel opera-
14 flons at Youngstown district are at
100%
87% 41 per cent. of capcity, against 40
THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION
Head Office:-TIENTSIN.
DODWELL & CO., LTD. Agents, Hong Kong.
Cinema Notes
-The
TIME SAVINGS DEPOSITS INTEREST DECREASED (Continued from Page 3.) A dazzling array of stars ap New York, To-day. pear in the picture and over: 200
Federal Reserve Board has ab- of Hollywood's most beautifül
nounuced a maximum interest on girls are in the supporting cast.
time savings deposits after Feb- The all-star cant includes ruary 1 of 2.5 per cents against Warner Baxter, Bebe Dantels 3 per cent, as previously given. George Brent, Una Merkel, Ruby United Fress, per S. E. Levy and Keeler, Guy Kibbes, Ned Sparke, Company.
Dick Powall, Ginger Rogers and Allen Jenkins. A
The marriage of Prince Peter, ter's banishment to a fortress, 33% per cent of capacity laat week and nephew of Empress Elizabeth of with instructions that He wall 35 per cent. last year United Russia and heir to the throne to cared for. She assumes the relis Press per S. E. Levy and Company Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zebst
STEEL IMPROVEMENT
pern
forms one of the most.
acenes in the new film. the Great," produced; }
erine
New York, to-day The magazine don Film Productions. “Stocks: The tone of utilities has New York, To-day MY,
"Steel" has
Catherine is played by Elizabeth Bergner, while Dougl Com-improved and there is hope that an George Dern, Secretary of War,
understanding will be reached be has, recommended the purchase tions at 38.5
Jr. is cast in the tween the Administration and of 600 aeroplanes before 1988 against
who later becomes public utility companies on the United Press, per 8. F. Levy and week.
ibrief reign of six mo power programme Steel operations Company.
land Company:
of government
News of Peter's death reaches" atherine at the pinnacle of her triumph. In a scene which taxes even Miss Bergner's great enfo-
pow
lche would..
gea that
him beside her than be acclaimed by the 86"Catherine
cheering, mu thethe Great
782
772
Pokfulum
$18.00
881
823%
New York, Yesterday.
July
84%
83%
Repulse Bay
$23.00
Prev. To-day's New York Sugar:---- close close December
Kowloon
$15.00
1,90
1.97
March
1.78
1.78
Shek-O & Stanley
$23.00
4.94% 4.93%
12.80 12.68 May
1.83
1.84
13.39
13.37
July
1,86
1.86
642
December March May
1.38
1.31
1:33
1.31
1.34*
1.32
Montreal Silver:-
December
54.40b
53.75b
March May
55.10
54.65
55.60
54.90n
11 up July
41
106
8744
105
Copper March'
24%
Tin, March
Dec. 13. Dec. 17.
6.20 6.891 50.76 50.65
52
03
7%
"81%
-42% ·
28%
YOUNGSTOWN STEEL OPERATIONS UP·
21
"CATHERINE THE GREAT- MAJESTIC THEATRE
rina, mindful of the Empresa's dy.
ing wish that she plotect the people's interests, arranges
Pe