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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 4, 1937.
SWISS FRONTIER DEFENCES
New Credit For Fortifications
Berne, To-da
The Government's decision strengthen the Swiss frontier tifications was yesterday approve by the Council of State.
The Director of the Military De- partment declared that tests of the defences in recent manoeuvres had produced thoroughly satisfactory results.
He also announced that the Fe- deral Council would ask Parlia- ment to grant the sum of 20,000,000 | Swiss francs for strengthening the defences in the course of the pre- sent year.
He then explained that the new fortifications would be entirely up Ito date.
Total amount spent on new for- tifications will be 51,000,000. Swiss franes and the credit now demand- ed by the Federal Council is the second instalment of this sum. Trans-Ocean.
LOCAL DOLLAR Silver Prices Move Up
The local dollar is steady, open- ing on demand this morn- ing at 1/2-27/32.
*
"Spot silver was quoted at 20 7/16 and “forward," at 20.**
The London on New York cross- rate was quoted at £----US-$4.893.
SINGAPORE RAW RUBBER Messrs. H. B. Joseph & Co., re- ceived the following quotations from Singapore in Straits Currency for Raw rubber:
LOCAL SHARE MARKET
BANKS
Bank $1845 6. $1845 Gast Asia 90 b. INSURANCES-
Emon Ins. $625 5.
SHIPPING
Douglases. $33 b. HK Steamboats $812 b. DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, FTC
H. K. and K. Wharves $107 H. K. and W. Docks $22 6. Providents (Old) $1%% b., $13 sa.
MINING -
Baubs $13 b
LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGS. H. and S. Hotels s
H K Realties $4.65 by $AK PUBLIC UTILITIES.
H. K. Tramways $13.35 b. Peak Trams (Old) $4.40 b. Star Ferries $831⁄2 b. China Lights (Old) $13.90 b., $14.-
05/14 38.
China Lights (New) $11 b., $11.10 sa. H. K. Electrics $58 b.
Sandakan Lights $1144 b.
Telephones (Old) $28.90 b. I. Div.. Telephones (New) $10,80 5, X. Div.
$10.80 sa
INDUSTRIALS
Cements $11.05 b., $10.95/11 sa
STORES, &C.
Dairy Farms $24.5. Watsons $4 b
COTTON, MILLS - Shanghai Cottons (Old) Sh$102- Shanghai Cottons (New) Sh.$77\b,
MISCELLANEOUS Constructions (New) 40 cts. b
Opening 10 m
Antamoks Atoks
Baguio Gold Balstoe Mining Benguet Consel. Benguet Explor Big Wedge Coco Grove
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-28%
14%
14
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Consolidated Mines
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Demonstrations
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Buyers
E. Mindanao-
34
36% Down %1Gunaus G'field
28號
36% Down
Ipo Gold
29/2
36% Down
II L
1.45
Oct./Dec.
36% Down
Itogons
1.40
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Masbate Consol
Min Resources
Northern Mining
12
69
Fore
2.80
272
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July/Sept.
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Berlin, To-day.
Paracale Gumaus Salacot Mining market San Maurici
Sayoe Consol. United Paracales
The tone on the share yesterday was distinctly more cheerful though the actual turn- over continued small.
Investors remained cautious and buying orders were chiefly concern- ed with special public utility shares.
Abolition of the British duties on iron and steel had no reviving ef- fect on-metal- shares:
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