10
President Liner
SAILINGS
Weekly Trans-Pacific Service
To San Francisco and Los Angeles The Sunshine Belt via Fonolulu
Fortnightly sailings on Tusadays Pres. Jefferson.Tues., Mar. 26th, 10a.m. Free, Lincoln.....Tues., Apr. Pres. Madison... Tudi., Apr. 23rd Pres. Jackson Tree Way 7th
8th
To Seattle and Victoria" The Short, Straight Route to Amarica
Fortnightly salilags on Turadaya
Pros, Grant Tue, Apr. 2nd Fres. Cleveland... Tues., Apr. 16th Pros, Piarce...Tass., Apr. 50th Free. Taft.........Tuss., May 14th
£120, £112 Special through races to Europe via United States, Direct
connections with all Atlantić lines. Choice of rail lines scross United States and Canada, liberal stop-over privileges for sight-seeing.
Europe and New York Direct
ROUND THE WORLD
fortnightly silings na Sunday, via Monds, Straits, Colombo, Soes Canal, Alazzadria Naples Gence, Maneilles, New York sad Boston.
Pres. Johnson...Sani., Mar. 24, 8am. Fras. Monroe. Sun., Apr. 7,8a.m. Proe, Wilson...Son., Apr. 21,8.
Pres. Van Buren St., May 5, 8 am. Proa. Hayes Sun, May 19, 8 a.m. Pres, Folk...St.June 2, Sa.m.
To Manila
Pres. Grant......Mar. 26th, 6pm. Pros. Liocoln Mar. 30th, 6pm. Pros. Cleveland.Apr.. 9th, 6pm.
Pre Madison Apr. 13th, 6pm. Pres. Pierce Apr. 23rd, p.m. Pres. Jackson..Apr. 27th, 6pm.
For Booklags, Passenger and Freight Information apply to
PEDDER BUILDING, Ground Floor.
Telephone Central 2477, 2478 and 795
Cable Address "Dollar".
CANTON BRANOB1-4, SHA KEX STRIFT.
Dollar Steamship Line
and
American Mail Line
AUSTRAL-CHINA NAVIGATION CO.
For SYDNEY, MELBOURNE and ADELAIDE Vis MANILA,
· ILOILU, SANDAKAN, BALIKPAPAN and RABA UL.
."
.
8.8. "CHRONOS" Bails on/or about...
For Freight and Paamges, Apply to:--
DODWELL & CO.,
Queen's Building.
DODWELL &
4th April
LTD..
Tel. Central 1090..
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1929.
HONG KONG SHARE MARKET.
VERY LITTLE ACTIVITY.
MESSRS. BENJAMIN & POTTS'
WEEKLY REPORT.
HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS,
топ
buy,
.175 .136.
$45 sal.
MARCH 22, 1999. H.K. Banks
$0 20. Messrs. Benjamin & Potts in
Do., London....6133 nom. their weekly share report state Marcantile Banks, A. &8....£34; nom.
Chartered Banka
buy: There has been very little activity
Do in the local market during the week
Uf6h non. R. & 0. Backe
+--0{, ROas under review and the turnover. bus East Asia Bank again been on a small scale with Canton Insuranden...... 1696 20 slight variation in prices.
Union Insurnacea ........ Banks-Hong Kong and Shang North China ins... The 160 bay. hai Banks were booked at the outset Yangtare lusuranoes...M $50. nom. at $1.983, but have since gradually. China Underwriters...$2.20 bar, 2.473. sagged away to 81,945, following China Fire Insurance....$290 eur. the further decline in the London B.K. Fire Lea quotation to £133, ፂኑ
Douglass ***** Marine & Fire Insurances.-H.. Sto
Steamboats Cantons were again dealt in at H.K. 8693, Hong Kong Fires changed, Indo-Chinme (Prof.) hands at the improved price of Sball Transporta
Do (Def.) 8800. China Fires are salcable at
.95/. com. Union Waterboats 8290.
$22 nom. *23 bar." Bengueta Kailan Mining Admin....64) bay, Lang kata (combined)...
Tim 14 nom. Do. (single)
Tia. 7; Dom. S'ha plorations, sale Shanghai Loans Baube $7.10 buy., 7.15 al. Tranch Mines ***...*17/8 role, HE &K Wharf........$12
K. & W. Docks China Providente
Shipping:Hong Kong Canton and Macao Steamboats continue very flat and can be had at 891 Tugs and Lighters have had trans. actions at 921, bus ended with sellers at this figure. Douglas Steamships were placed at $38.
Docks, Wharves & Godowns: China Providents are still dull with sales reported at $1.70. Hongtew Wharves are firmer with buyers at Tla. 160, Shanghai Docks are in demand at Tls. 117.
Bonges
zom.
$40 wal
buy., 4.70 Lal, 4.65
T. 169 bay. Now Engineering, 483 bay. wo Cottons Tx13.50 al., 13/13.10 Shanghai Dock's 117 buy. Oriental Cottons. 2o.
Lands Hotels & Buildings: Hong Kong and Shanghai. Hotels changed hands at 80.10/89.20.8 hai. Cottone (old)..... Tia. It nom, Humphreys Estates are wanted at
&
Do (new)....... 35 nom.
isel... 9/9.10. HK Landa ....1631 bay. Shanghai Lands. Ti 160 bay. Humphreys Estates......$143 buy. HK. Reitin HK. Tramways. $18,65 buy. Peak Trams (old)... ..... $124 n.
Bo. (DOW)
197
..$8.60 nom.
Star Ferries 258) now..
bins Lights....... F13.3) buy., 19.35 sa.
314 after transaction at this rate. B. & Hetals. 39.10 bay, 24 Hong Kong Lands have been steady market 863) Shanghai Lands at Tls. 169) marka rise...
Public Utilities:-Hong Kong Trams after having appreciated to 8184, have since weakened and were sold at 816 China Lights after sales up to 814, have eased off to a buying rate of $13.35. Hong Kong Electrics (Old) have been ruling strong and the price has advanced.K. Electrics (zid)..............357 buy, & an. to 857 at which rate a fair business Macro Electrics
Dov (Dow$55 buy, has been done. Peak Trams (Old) Sandakan Lights
...$16 nom. were taken at 812). Star Ferries Telophoze
......$5 nom.. at 868 and Telephones at 87.10 have China Busen-
$7.10 nom not moved.
Tia. 11Į nom. Industrials: Green Island Cements
Singapore Tractions......11/8 rom...
Do (Combined) have reeded to 884, China Hugare
(Pref.)......16/6 buy. Malabons can be placed at $30.
$1,05 et. Maisbon Sugars Oils and Mining:-Raubs are a Canton Iess ....
430 buy, 32 del. shade easier with buyers at $7.10. Cements (combined). There are enquiries for Bengheta at
„18† sel., 8.60 sa. Do (old) $7.80 0. 82. Kailans have been the medium-
(now) ..11.40 kay. of business at 61/- and 64/5.
H.X. Ropes ............
... 30. Cotton Milla:-Evos advanced United Asbestos..... $5 com carly in the week to 21s. 13 ex the Dairy Fana dividend of 50 eandareens, but
Wat
$14 buy, lát sa owing to a turn in the political Las Crawfords...
Des A
Wing
80 eta, buy, sitaation in the North, have sinco Mackintosh..... fallen away to Tis 12 buyers. Sinceres. Shanghai Cottons have strengthen-W
Do.
Pawelix
3204 sal.
..820 nom. $11.bay. ..$9,63 nom.
ed and deals were made in them HK; Antidement......925 buy... at Tis. 73.
H.K.Constructions. sal. Miscellaneous:-Hong Kong Gov-B'quo. Indas, G. Bonds...66% sal. ernment Loan can be placed at 7 H., GoTE Lonal...61% prom, buy? per cent per share has been Indus-buy-buyers; sel-sellers; s-sales; trielle Gold Bonds at 66 per cent. Watsons are enquired for at 814 and a dividend of 80 cents per share has been announced
CO., LTD. Yarch 20, 1995:-
NEW YORK BERTH.
FOR NEW YORK & BOSTON ́via SUEZ.
LLOYD TRIESTINO.
The following quotations were re- ceived by cable from. London on Ordinary. British-American Tobacco
Co.
£8. 2. 6d. Imp. Tob. G.B. & I. ... 6. 2. 6 Imp. Tob. Canada...... 2. 4. 6. Imp. Chem. Industries 2, 0, 0 British Match Corp. 110. 3 Mond. Nickel
G.$80 Anglo-Persian Oil ..... £4, 7.8 British Celanese ......... Dunlop Rubber. 1. 3, 9 (All" Middle" Prices). Exchange The T.T London to-day is 1/11 and, on Shanghai 781.
፡.
rate on
nom.—Nominal.
EXCHANGE RATES.
(BRITISH WINKLESS BERVICE]
RUGBY, March 21.
124.975 4.85 11/32
1. 5. 0
París New York ..... Brussels Geneva Amsterdam
34.951
24.931
12.11
AND FREIGHT
Forward Settlement Days:- March 25, April 29, and May %, 1929.
Milan Berlin Stockholm, Copenhagen Oslo Prague Vienna
92.70-
20.452
18.17
18.215
16.20
164
Helsingfors Madrid Lisbon
34.545 -192%
31,725
106
Athena
375
816
5%
Holiday 2/0 1/112. 1/11 1/39 26 1/18 231
REGULAR MONTHLY PASSENGER SERVICE for BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE (FIUME). TAKING CARGO ON THROUGH BILLS OF LADING TO GENOA, ALL ITALIAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANT, BLACK SEA AND DANUBE POETS.
PASSAGE RATES TO
BRINDISI VENICE & TRIESTE
NEXT SAILINGS.
£75.0.0.
OUTWARDS FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA.
KOBE AND MOJI.
"DUCHESSA D'AOSTA"
M.V. "ESQUILINO"
8.8. "EOSANDRA"
M.V. "ROMOLO"
...
From Hong Kong. Sails on/or about 29th Mar, Bails on/or about 31st Mar. Sails on/or about 16th Apr. Baile anfor about 25th Apr.
HOMEWARDS FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE
8.8. "PIAVE"
M.V. VIMINALE”
“DUJRESSA A'DÖSTA'
M.V. "ESQUILINO
From Hong Kong, Bails on/or about 30th Mar. Baila on/or about 3rd Apr. Bails on/or about 26th Apr. Sails on/or about 30th Apr.
NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS
FROM CALOUTTA & COLOMBO TO SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS
3.9.
(MZUMBI*
Sails from Calcutta and May
Regular Passenger and Cargo Servise to South African Porta Through Bills of Lading isased from Hong Kong.
For Freight or Passage on any of the above lance, suply to
DODWELL & CO., LIMITED.
Agen
laphore: Central 1330.
ANOTHER LABOUR GAIN. NORTH LANARK POLL.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, March 22.
The result of the bye-election in North Lanark, caused by the death of 'the Conservative member, Sir Alexander Sprot, resulted as fol-
lows:-
Mias Jenny Lee (Labour), 18,711, Lord Scone (Conservative), 2,133. Miss Mitchell (Liberal), 2,488. The by-election at Bath, owing to the death of the Conservative Men- ber, Capt. O T. Foxcroft, has re- sulted as follows:-Bailie Hamilton Daniels (Liberal) 7,255; Desmond (Labour} 6,330.
(Conservative) 13,177;
AMERICA AND THE LEAGUE, DEPOSIT A DOCUMENT FOR FIRST TIME.
(THROUGH HEUTER'S AGENCY.]
GENEVA, March 29,
The United States Government has deposited with the Secretary- General of the League of Nations,
Bucharest Rio Buenos Airea Bombay Shanghai Hong Kong
Yokohama Silver (spot) Silver (forward)
47 11/39
WUCHOW RICE MARKET.
Owing to the high rate of ex- change, the rice market in Wuchow has been inactive.
Latest quotations in Wuchow were as follows:-
Wangchow Yung On Sam Pan
Fu Ho You' On Early Rice
Pak. Pok
chi ii
་།
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN-I
LIJN.
Tel, AddresNLA
JAVALYN ·
Tri Central 1574.
QUICKEST SAILING TO JAVA
REGULAR WEEKLY SERVICE FROM HONG KONG TO JAVA REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE FROM HONG KONG TO MANIL
JCJL
WECHOW
MONEY
"Per
Picul.
Sr Shan Ya
$16.20
Tung Tein Yo
13.30
Kwei Haien Shou Kai'
York: Budding
Hangkar
13.60
Kiang Hou Shou Käi
13.-10
Tai Ping
J3. 10
14.50
15.50
-15.50
13.40
13.00
11.07
10.09
14.00
Tonquin, Coarse
SOUTH
BOUND.
13,50
No. 3 Nam Pak
13.80
Nam Pak, Unglutinous
13.40
Wu Hu, Early.....
·11.00
Kwei Halen, Glutinous
14:00
STEAMERS TJISAROKA
-- 8′HAL. & AM07 Is Earbow; 23rd Mar... TJIMANOEK DALNY,KLUNG 25th Max.).
& AXOT CONSIGNEE NOTICES. TJISONDARI ...HAI. & Axor 1st Apr.
TJISALAK DALNY, KLONO. 8th Apr. 10th Apr., & ANOT TJIKEMBANG SHAL & ANOT 11th Apr. 13th Apr.. TJITAROEMDALY,KU. 21st Apr. 14th Apr. TJIKARANG ... S'KA AMor 92nd Apr.
FROM
OT OR
LIAVE
ABOLT WEDNESDAT!
p.m.
57th Mar,
Fox
BATAVIA
MAKASSAR &
4 p.m
3rd Apr.,
6 p.m.
m.
FROM MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP,
LONDON AND STRAITS.
24th Apr
1 pan
4.p.m.)
BATAVIA
CONSIGNEFS' NOTICE. THE BEN LINE STEAMERS. LIMITED.
The Steamship "BENGLOË”
ONSIGNEES of Cargo are heraby
Comed that all Goods are being
STTANTE
ANOT
EXPECTED WILL
NORTH BOUND.
BORBABALA BATAVIA
& MAX158K
SOMAAIA
BATATIA
& MAKASIH SORRIBAIA
FROX
MYFECTED ON OF ABOUT
WILL LEAVE ON
FOR
OR ABOUT
In Harbour
BATATIA
landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or estra hasardous Godowns of the TJITAROEM .. JAVA,MAKAM Hoxe Kors and Kowtoos WHARF AND Bonowy Courant, La., whence, and/or TJIKEMBANG { from the wharves Delivery may obtained.
A General Average having been de- clared we are instructed by Owners to collect in Cadh an Average Deposit of 5% of the actual c.i.f. value of the floods plus TOY
prior to delivery of the Cargo. No Claims will be Ship
Consigness shop by the forward Cisins to the Undersigned for trans mission to Average adjusters More. Hogg Lindley & Co., London. Insur ance corapanies concerned please note,
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 26th instant, at 10 AM by Messrs. Goddard and Douglas
All Goods remaining undelivered after the 29th instant, will be subject to Bent
TJILEROET
TJIKABANG
STRANK13
TJIMANOEK
TJISALAK
No Fire-Insurance has been affected. TJITAROEM Bill of Lading will be countersigned by GIBE, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.
Agents.
Hong Kong, $2nd Mar, 1929: 17668.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION Co.'s BTRAMZE "KARMALA,"
ARRIVED HONG KONG OF 21sr MARCH, 1920.
From ANTWERP,LONDON, GIBBAL- TAR, MARSEILLES, MALTA, PORTSAID, ADEN, COLOMBO AND STEAITS,
CONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed AT THEIR Kx in the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf And Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each Coragament will be sorted out Mark by Mark and Delivery ran be obtained as the Goods are landed,
Optional Goods will be landed herei unless. Instructions have been given to the contrary Six hours before arrival of
Steamer.
Goods not cleared within 8 days, in- sinding date of arrival, will be subject to Bent
No Fire Insurance will be efforted by
in any case whatever. Danged Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Con- signees, and the Company Surveyąza, MeeSTE, GODDARD & Dopers, at 10 A on Mondays and Thursdays, within the Free Storage period.
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before 10th April, 1929, or they will not
mscomized
be
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods bars left the Godowns..
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.,
Agente
Hong Kong, 21st Mar, 1999. [7551
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.
COPENHAGEN.
The M.S. "JAVA" loading on or about
21st March
De For
PORT -SAID, HAVRE, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM. AMSTERDAM. HAMBURG, COPENHAGEN AND OTHER SCANDINAVIAN & BALTIC PORTS,
OTELE SAILING
the Instrument of accession signed M.V. Australien by ex-President Coolidge and Mr. M.V.Chile" Kellogg ,to the International | M.S. “Afrika"! Slavery Convention, 1920, with a M.V." Malaya" reservation with regard to compul- M.S." Slam”, sory labour for public purposes.
This is the first time the United States bas deposited a document embodying its accession to B Co- vention concluded under the aus pices of the League of Nations in accordance with the League proce dare.
SAILING LIST,
SHANGHAI, ETC.
CONTINENT, NIO, 81st March
20th April
31st Mar.
12th May
16th Apr.
27th May
23rd May
2nd July
Optional Bills of Lading issued to United Kingdom Ports.
For further particulars, please apply to
JOHN MANNERS & CO., LTD.
Telephons. 4072.
MERCANTILE BANK BUILDING. Agents,
3l Mar. Axor & N. Or
30th Mar 1st Ape. Axor & SHANGHA
a 3rd Apr. 6th Apr..] Amor & N. CHIN
10th Apr. 12th Apr.. Axor & SuurGKA
TO MANILA.
27th March,
From Hose Kore
FROM MANILA
80th March
10th April,
p.m.
19th April
97th April
24th April, 1 p.n.
EXCURSIONS TO JAVA
The regular service of the Java- China-Japan-Lijn steamers from Hong Kong to Java, and vice-versa, offers a
Javid opportunity for excursions to
(the Pearl of the East) and to other parts of the Dutch East Indies.
Famous for craters and volcanoes, delightful scenery, invigorating mountain resorts, excellent sporting facilities.
Travel in comfort on first class steamers, having excellent accommodation for passengers, a European Doctors and Wireless telegraphy.
"Hong Kong to
Batavia (7 days) saloon fare: $175, return $300.
Agents for ROYAL NETHERLANDS INDIES
AIRLINES, LTD.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN,
York Building.
HP
Telephone
1574
Hamburg-Amerika Linie,
COMBINED FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICE, CABIN CLASS ACCOMMODATION FOR 50 PASSENGERS. FARE FROM HONG KONG TO GENOA-£73, 0, 0, OUTWARD
Sailings from Europe for S'hai, Japan & Northern Ports:- due here on or about the 5th April due here on or about the 19th April dae here on or about the 29th April
M.V." RUER"
BLY. “ VOGTLAND ***
M.V. DUISBURG"
HOMEWARD.
Sailings for Geros, Rotterdam and Hamburg via Manila, Singapore, Colombo & Port Said M.V.FERMLAND“.. sailing from hers on or about the 28th Mar.
sailing from here on or about the 5th April 1 M.V. "BURGENLAND” sailing from here on or about the 16th April
IM.V." LEVERKUSEN”
↑ Calling also aå Marseilles.
8.8.RESOLUTE ?".
ROUND THE WORLD CRUISE 1929."
Arrival from Manila Departure for Keelang
20th March, 1929.
81st March,
For Freight, Passage and farther Farticulars please apply to
JEBSEN & CO.
12, Polar Street
AGINTA
Tel.0. Tal. U. 4754