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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 2ND, 1924
CHINESE BONDS
QUOTATIONS.
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE COMMUNIQUE,
The Committee of the Stock Exchange.
GERMAN TRADE IN CHINA. REGAINING THE OLD PRESTIGE
The Peking correspondent of one of the London papers writes:-
One of the notable features of com-
on March 31st, issues a further communi-mercial life in China to-day is the fact. que with reference to the restrictions in that the Germans are sending small com peal by the Chinese Government in con-panties of commercial salesmen not only nction with the service of certain loanvitte the treaty ports but thoroughout the
in Liermany.
The following is the interior, with the result that German text of the communique-
goods, particularly chemists supplies, With reference the information pub-are to be found in nearly every shop
in the Press ou, December 19th june eaters. 1928, the Committee for General Purposes
in
The Germans have penetrated far intä] bas given instructions for the quotations the interior with their goods, and as of the undermeationes uns to be auto-they have lost their extraterritorial atically removed from the Stock Exchange right China they operate ander Daily Official List of May 2nd unless the Chinese jurisdiction and are apparently Chinese Government fully resumes the er not unpopular. vice in respect of the bonds in question :--
Chinese Five per cent. 1896 Lown, Chinese Four and a-Half per cent. 1896
Lose.
Chinese Bukuang Five per cost. 1011
Loan.
Their idea, as gleaned from: опа while American firms are meeting trade of the German Legution staff, is that
from China and closing their branch dullness by withdrawing their forces
The Committee on December 12th fast,offices, and while the British Erms are ja communique, intimated that it had making a fight to maintain their prestige dnder consideration the question of the and at the same time celicet outstanding retention in the Official List of the securi. debts. Germany has a chance to branch tim of foreign Governments, who, without and regain that ruumercial prestige any arrangement with their bondholders which she once enjoyed in the Fär had
since the conclusion of peace withheld
Fast. payment of certain coupons.
The Germans are granting abnormally, From notice which had been generous credits, and the Chinese are in the Press the Committee had
taking advantage of the fact. that unless certain spreal declaration money that provides for this credit in had been signed by the presenter of the money which was before the war invested coupony and bonds, the Chinese Guvern in Russian gold roubles, for the most men diclined to pay either interest or part, and invested or left in banks ander principal to the bolders of bonds isped various names when China declared war in Germany of the above-mentioned Chin-
Government Lormed the
The Committee
agents that unless the terms of the issue of the boul in question were carried out in full, they would not in future grant quotation to any new iste of the Govern ment, and further, that unless a satisfac tory answer was received, they would take into consideration the removal from the Stock Exchange. Daily Official List of such of the loan. already quoted as con- tained bonds whose Coupons had not been met in accordance with the terms of the issue.
AYER PANAS RUBBER ESTATE.
The fourteenth yearly report of the Directors of Ayer Pattás Rubber Estate Ltd. for the year ended January 31st, 19, states that the profit for the year amounts to 874,940.72, balance brought for ward from
per cent, interi, Har1885,207.83, less 5.
dividend 237,500, leaving
a balance of $102,648.33, which they recom mend be dealt with as follows:-Payment of a final dividend of 5 per cent. (making 10 per cent, for the rear) absorbing. 837,500. carry forward to next year's account $3.148.55. During the year a new smoke shed and a set of coolie fines were erected. The output for the year was 468,75S lbs. The all-in-cost was 31.57 cents per lb.
on Germany.
The
The interest on these sums was not in- considerable.
HONGKONG SHARE MARKET
CLOSING QUOTATIONS,
May 1st, 1924. Hongkong and Shanghai
Banks
Canton Torursaces
.11.175 sa
.$790 5.
Union InsuranceN
$242 2
Hongkong Fire Lasurances.
3035 b.
Douglas
*Star"
Kowloon Whare
China
Whampos Docks
Hongkong Lands
1200
Ex
$151 1 $:08
கும்,
Hongkong Hotels $18 (all) 11(e)
Ewe Cotton Mills
Humphreys Estate.
Tis. H.70 b.
$231 (old)
J* (*) b.
"
Comenta
Kong Ropes
Farms
Waterbosta
Hongkong Electrics...
China Lights
Hongkong Trams
Peak Tramways
859 cum all b
$10 b
...335 nomiaal,
...$1.60 (old), 39} {aew)
$53.b.
· B.-buyers; 1.—ellent; 10-aju.
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