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THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2197, 1925
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Since our last report of the thinst. there have been only two full working days, the Stock Exchange having been closed for the rest of the work on account of the annual Race Meeting. The num ber of transictions recorded has only been on a small seals with slight varia- tion in prices.
Banks-Hongkong & Shanghai Banks have further improved and have changed hands at $1.2. They are quoted from London £131 (middle), a rise of 22 10. over the week.
Marine and Five Insurance. Unious have been dealt in at "233 to 9257, China Underwriters have ensed to 10. There are buyers of China Fires at $193 and Yangtses at $11. Cantons, at 2735 and Hongkong Bires at $710 are unchanged.
Shipping. Star Ferries have been placed up to $321. Douglas Steamships at $38, and Tugs and Lighters at 84.50 are enquired for at quotations. Hong kong, Canton and Macao Steamboats have declined to $5, ex thị dividend of $2 just paid
RefineriesChina Sugars have experi eneed a further set-back, the market falling wo 877 Maiabens te 800 continue quiet.
ila and Mining-Shell" Teinsporta are wanted as Band Kailans a 52/0 Knubs are steady at $0.30. Troachs have been neglected at 36. Langkats (Com bined) are quoted Tla. 22 normal.
Electric Companies-Hongkong Elee. trics are slightly lower and have been booked at 80 to 84 China Lights (Combined) are asked for at 827, while Hongkong Trams close firm as 8501.
Docks, Wharves and Godowns-Hong- kong and Whampoa· Docks are weak and can be obtained at $141. Hongkong and Kowloon Wharves further wenkened an were sold down to $204, but the market has since recovered to $26 buyers. Shanghai Docks at Tls, 113 mark a rise. An interim dividend of Tis, 31 per share has been declared by this Company. Hangkew Wharves continue in request ge Thx 210, "while. Engineerings have - ad- vanced to Tis, M.30.
Lands, Hotels and Puildings.-- Hong- kong Lands have again come to business at $101. but close with sellers at gadi. Hongkong Hotels (Old) are on offer at $18, while the New are quoted $12.10 nominal. Realtys are wanted at $230,
Cotton Mills.-Ewos have further de clined and are obtáinable at Tis, 1146, Shanghai Cottons (Old) at Tls, 601 and | Orientals ds T. $1,20 have not mavedi
Miscellaneous. Peak Tramis (Old) have been taken at SEL Hengkong Develope ments have been put through at a cents and continue in request. "Constructions are obtainable at $5. Green Island Cements (Combined) have been negotiac- ed at $28. China Providrots (C'ombited), 101 have not moved. China Buses have further strengthened and can be placed at Tis 121. "There are buyers of Canton fees at 861, Lane Crawford's at $19 and Mackintosh's at $21.
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Exchange. The T.T. rate on London" to-day is 23 and on Shanghai meli
"Forward Settlement Days, 24th Febr sary (Tuesday): 24th March (Tuesday): and 29th April (Tuesday).
A REST-PAUSE EXPERIMENT.
Men employed at a fairly heavy pro- cess paid by piece work have been known to object to being called upon to rest for a quarter of an hour in every hour and have only been convinced of the value of the plan (says Professor E. L Collis in Industrial Welfare) when they received higher earnings at the week-end. Employers, on the other hand, are dif- ficult to conviner that when they pay by time, rest-pauses do not reduen out- put. The following instáner may be quoted from the heavy proves of trench igging during the war. Two squads of Afteen men rach were pitted one against the other: the Brat sqund was set to dig their best i together. The second squad was organismi so that five en dug for five minutes; then these live rested for ten minutes, while another five dug for five minutes: these latter five then rested for ten minutes, while the remaining byr dug for live minutes: by this time the first five were ready to start again and so on; in this squad only one-third of the men were digging at any time, while two-thirds of the men were resting, but they beat the other squad easily. Yet the language of a rail. way contractor who found two-thirds of his navvien sitting, smoking while ones third dug, may be more readily imagined than expressed, in print,
MOVING A BRIDGE.
AN ENGINEERING FEAT IN VIENNA
An interesting Experiment has just. been made in Vienna. The old Brigit tabrücke across the Danube canal 'is to be replaced by a large modern, con- struction for heavy traße. As the new bridge will decupy the present site of the old bridge, the latter had to be moved away a little.
The bridge was loosened From the street at both ends, lifted and pinced r CAMB which ran on heavy iron rails, Within no hour and a half seven hundred tons were drawn-up-stream for a dis tance of twenty metres. Comparatively little human strength was necessary to Lurn the four cranes, and the bridge' moved forward across wire-ropes stretch- | ed tightly. The, movement was so slow that one could not notice it, but in the centre of the bridge a large clock showed from one second to the next the movų. ments to the right and left. All de- pended on both sides advancing equally, and the directions were given by tele phone from the conning-bridge.
Notwithstanding the severe cold, large crowd gathered and followed the cuterprise with feverish excitement.
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