1929-04-11

Money and

HONG KONG MARKET

REPORTS.

Quotations at yesterday' local market for rice and other foodstuffs were as follows:

Markets

CANTON TRADE

NOTES.

The market for edible marine products is still dull and arrivala are short.

The minor industry of making Chinese writing brushes has been decaying during the recent years ns. people are using instead fountain pens and pencilă.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1929.

KOWLOON RESIDENTS:

ASSOCIATION.

CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND

DISCUSSED.

BETTER BATHING FACILITIES WANTED.

The monthly meeting of the General Committee of the Kowloon Residental Association was held in St. Andrew's Church Hall on Mon- day, the following members being Manners present: Mr. C. M. (President), Mr. F. C. Mow Fung (Vice President), Mr. E. Abraham (Hon. Treasurer), Mr. C. E. Terry E. (Hon. Secretary) and Messrs. Cock, B. W. Tape, T. T. Lauren- son, B. Wylie, P. J. Easterbrook, With the approach of summer. J. Stokes, F. W. Stapleton, R 3.06 orders are being placed for straw Pestonji, H. Un, J. M. Alves, W. hats and sun helmets. Straw hata J. Brown, C. B. Rigg, E. C. are largely imparted from Hong Tregillus and W. Goldenburg. Kong and Shanghai.

Rice.

See Miu.....

Red Senl. Broken

Por Picul. 87.24 3.01

No. 1 White

6.50

Black Stork, Unglutinous

6.86

Red Seal, Unglatinous

6.78

Black Seal, Unglatinous

6.75

Red Windmill

Red Lion.........

Green Fing .......

Green Lotus

Miscellaneous.

Red Seal, Glutinous

No. 19 Coarse granulated

4.76 43

Bugar

-8---7.55

No. 24 Coarse granulated

Sugar

Java Brown Sugar ........... Groundnut Oil, Fongtze ... Black Bear, Ching Yan... Scarlet Bean, Newchwang

$.03 6.73

93.30

Green Flax, Kweiyang

8.70 8.10 43.00 31.00

Green Tea, Mochim_......... Dried Mushroom, Tungkoo 170:00

CANTON COTTON YARN

MARKET.

The price of eggs has fallen as large consignments have arrived from the northern districts. The current price for hen's eggs is ahout twenty-three dollars per

thousand.

During the past weeks, many native made umbrellas have been exported from Canton. On the 25th ult, alone, over nine thousand ambrallas were sent to Hong Kong pers.. Sai On.

Salt is amounts

•

in imported

large from Kiungchow Hainan Island a famous salt pro- ducing-district. On the 6th inst. over twenty thousand bags of salt were imported from that district.

kets.

According to a Shanghai message. the prices of Japanese cotton yarr.

According to a recent telegram have gone up by two taels. Since from New York, the market for the United the anti-Japanese boycott was lifted, Kwangtung ilk in

States has shown a decline of late Japanese Jar of No. 40 has been and a fall in prices is to be expect about thirteen dollars and feed. Sharehat all is however do yarn thirty to forty dollars higher. 2g fairly well in the US. mar This rise may be considered the maximum and if the lifting of the boycott is postponed, the prices of Japanese yarn will fall. In Canton the market has shown signs of ac-1 tivity of retail sales are good but wholesala less so. Latest Lions were as follows:- No. 8 Lion

Lion, the Second

The money market is becoming normal and the current rate for for 9100, Hong Kong, is $130 much lower zure than that of two weeks ago. The price of gold is about seven dollars a mace as com pared with nine dollars during the quota-financial crisis."

8200

102 194

After experiencing a dull period, the Saigon rice market is now or mal and during the past few days, large shipments have arrived. Oz the 4th inst. 1,171 bags and on the following day 2,537 bags of rice from Saigon were imported into Canton Hong Kong.

264 An increase in the price of cement, has been recorded lately, the present price being from four to five dollars per bag on account of the shortage of arrivals. Cerient is needed in large amounts not only for building shops and residential houses in Canton but also for the construction of "mal.08 highways throughout the Province.

Hut Houger

No. 10 Sailing Vessel.

270

Golden City

268

Peacock

238

Lotus Rod Bee

232

Double. Lions

255

Five Lions

255

Yan Chung

Thi Fat

Tak Lec

Excellent Crops

No. 12 Golden City

Peacock

188 286 250 280 230

Foo Kwai

230

Poo Yeo

230

Tram-car

278

-Pretty Damsel

-273

Acroplane

Tak Lee

Foo Kwai

Yan Chung

No. 20 Golden City

338

*Globe

329

Good Harvest

Fui Sing

320 320

Double Horsea.......

320

Tin Koon

324

Double Elephants

Ng Fook

Yan Chung

314 318 318

No. 16 Globe.

Tram car "Shepherd

Poo Yee Three Stara

299

900 206

Children's Playground.

WAS

A report from the Children's Playgrounds Sub-Committee read and after discussion it was decided that the lack of adequate supervision at the Chatham Road Playground be again brought to the notice of the Government.

It was further decided to request Government to provide facilities for the use of the vacant piece of ground between Saigon Street and Jordan Road as a playground for the children in that congested area.

Bathing at Lalchikok

··

Pulicura Soap?

MEDICINAL THE

The Right Soap For Baby's Skin

In the care of baby's tender skin Cuticura Soap ie the mother's fav- arite. Not only in it unrivalled in purity and refreshing fragrance but its gentle emollient properties are usually suficient to allay minne. irritations. and promote skiti health.

Sample each Samp, Ointment and Talcum free upon request, from Dayton, Price Company, Ltd., P. D. Bax 15ch, Zhanela). Bold Taronghout the World.

ARRIVING BY P. & 0.

The following persons have book- ed passages to Hong Kong by

Per .s. Kaigan, due to day, left London on March 7-Miss W. T. Adams, Mr. D. Back, Mr. J. A. Dewhurst. Mr. H. Dewhurst, Mr. A letter from "A group of Kow-T. J. Fawcett, Miss E. Geldart, loon residents, enclosing a scheme Mr. H. G. Bogarty, Miss H. R. M. for the development of Lai Chi Kotte, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Mo- Kok beach for bathing purposes, Donald, Mr. and Mrs. Mackie, two mitted to Government and not ap Pethick, M. C. T. Pendrey, and which had previously been sub children and infant, Mr. D., S. proved, was read and discussed. Mr. G. White.

It was decided that the scheme was sound and feasible, and that the Association should ascertain if possible the Government'e reasons for disapproval.

Dangerous Rocks,

NK. NEW MOTOR SHIPS.

ALL THE LATEST COMFORTS, AND IMPROVEMENTS,

In addition to the three big motor lines now being built for the Orient California service of

N.Y.E.. named Asama Maru, Tatsuta Maru' and Chichibu Maru, the NY.K. have six other motor passenger ships also under con- struction; the names of which will be as follows

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN-

LIJN.

Tel. Adderssi

JAVALVE

Tel Central 1874.

JCJ.L

York Hulding

Hangkong.

REGULAR PASSENGER & CARGO SERVICE BETWEEN HONGKONG, "AMOY, SHANGHAI, MANILA AND THE DUTCH EAST INDIES.

Two motor ships on the Europe Line:

.. Gross ton1.

11,800 Terukuni Maru ...........

11,800 Yasukuni Maru Three motor ships Lina:

on the Seattle

Groes too's.

Hikawa Maru Hiye Maru

11,000

STEAMZEY

FROX.

Heian Maru...

11,000

ON CB

ABOUT

EXPECTED WILL LBAYE WEDNESDAT

FOR

One motor ship on the Scuth America West Coast Line:

Gross tons.

B,500 Fukuro Mara The above ships are somewhat different to the present steamers on the run in that they will embody the following improvementa:—

(1) A ships are equipped with

Diesel engines.

have staterooms (2) First-class

bedsteads fitted instead of berths.

(3) Second-class staterooms. Are located amidship, and do not feel the vibration of propel lera.

(4) All cabins are provided with

running water arrangement

laundry (5) Fine

and drying

Permanent swimming poo built in.

Per .s. Morea, left London on March 29, due April 23:-Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Arcbbutt, Mr. W. A Butterfeld, Miss H: Cohen, Mr. S. B. Cohen, Mr. H. G. Cooper, Mrs. A. P. Corbison, Surg. Lt.-Comdr F. Z. MacDowell, Mr. L. Pearson,(6) A letter from the Association to Mr. and Mrs. R. Roskruge, Mr. D. Director of Public Works, Reidy, Capt. J. R. Reynolds, Mr. pointing out the dangerous condiW. C. Simpson, Mr. and Mrs. S. Bion of the rocks on Signal Hill J. C. Stanesby, Mr. and Mrs. Evan and requesting that steps be taken Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. G. Watt, to obviate the danger, was read

and Mr. H. C. Whittall. and approved.

the

It was stated the rocks in ques-

Per s.8. Rajputana, leaves Lon- don on April 10, due here on May tion had been inspected by niner, R. C. Beaumont, Miss E. members of the Committee different times and it is apparent and Capt. LF. Potter.

at F. Greenhill, Mr. E. Matthews,

that unless something is done "the" first heavy rains, may cause a sub- |sidence with fatal results.

A similar position with regard to rocks overhanging Castle Peak

Road was also discussed.

A letter from the Association to the Government pointing out this danger, and suggesting that these recks be used in the work of raising the road bed now in progress, instead of reek taken from sites well off the road, was read and approved.

Traffic.

WAK

Per s.a. Kashgar, leaves London on May 2-Miss E. Barham, Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Craig and child, Mr. E. W. McDiarmid, and Mr. D.

Short.

HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

AF 10, 1929, HK. Bank...................$1,245 68l, em

London...132 nom. Chartered Banks£20 buy.. areantur Banks, A&B... £34 năm. Q...£1b; Bom Do.,

„£9; nom.

The fact that the "control" in Chatham Road opposite the Chil- dren's Playground was not being observed by motor vehicles

છું. and brought to the notice of the meet- ing, and it was decided to request the police to take the necessary action in the matter.

278 278 The tes

market is normal. Soumei Tes which is produced in Fukien has advanced by twenty dollars per picul as compared with the end of last year, the current price being about 8115 Hong Kong currency per picul, owing to searcity of arrivals. For the some reason, the price of Colung tea has also risen to about $100 per picul.

It was also decided to request that "School" signals be erected in Austin Road in the vicinity of Kowloon Junior School.

New Members.

, & 0. Banks

East Asia Hanks Canton Izsurances. 3096 bay. Union Insuran

1390

sei, & an. North China Ips...Tie. 160 Bay. Yangtze Insurances...... M. $50 nom, Chins Underwriters....*/} bay. Chins Fire Insurances......... 10 bay. 760 nom. Denglades

ALEJ buto.

$521 nom.

nom.

mou 186

nom.

buy..

..65%. вот..

.34 nom,

Tis 74 com

£2.90 vel

DON.

The weather during the past few months is said to have been excep tionally favourable for the rearing 320 of till-worms, the warmth and the Members are reminded that their email rainfall having helped mat subscriptions for 1959 are now due, ters. There have been signs of and should be sent to the hal Loans A satisfactory resuits in the silk in- Treasurer, Mr. E. Abraham, cfo dustry and ng Chinese silk is in Tester and Abraham, Exchange demand in the foreign markets, Building, Hong Kong. prices are fair. It is expected that silk filatures this year will make very good profits.

320

No. 32 Pagoda

411

Double Horses

440

Tin Koon

448

Pine Tree and Deer

488

Sheung Hee.....

448

No. 42 Five Sons

588

Butterfly

568

Happiness

CANTON RAW SILK MARKET.

REPORT FOR WEEK. ENDING APRIL 9.

There is little change to report. The market is quiet, with a smal business doing for America and Europe.

The following new members have E Steamboats joined the Associati :-Messrs. A. HR. Tugs .................... E. Silkstone, D. J. Evans, A. A. Lado-Chinas (Pref.) R. Botelho, A. C. Jeffreys, D. W. Da. (Del) Munton, G. E. F. Thompson, A.Shell Transporta Annetta, J. M. da Rocha, W. Su Union Waterboats.. Luke W. C. John, R. T. Nelson Bengueta

Kailan Mining Admi and T. B. Wilson.

Langkata (combined).

(single) Sh Exploros Trench Mines

1.5.&K, Wharfs.......$123 buy... H.K., & W. Docks ......... 37 01. China Providents.......34.65 buy. Hongkowi ***** Thx 4.85 buy. Tis. 179 nom. New Engineerings ..............

Dock11, 137 mel Shanghai

Te. 12,85 buy, & sa, Ewo Cations. Oriental Cottontis, 3 nom,

hai. Ootions (ald).. ..Tie, 73) buy.. (new)......Tis. 334.bay.

CANTON STOCK EXCHANGE.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS,

CANTON, April 9. Water Works ... $ 3.95 Electric Light & Power Canton-Hankow Railway The Sun Company 88.00 Sincere Company

Over ten thousand bundles of Bugar cane were exported to Shang- hai during last week. The climate of southern China is exceedingly suitable for the cultivation of augar-cane, and the crop is plenti- felly grown in country districts, especially Tungkun and Chingyuen, Nanyang Bros Tob. Co. where huge amounts of sugar are 'Canton Tramways manufactured. The recent fine China Merchants' weather has also suited sugar-cone, Navigation Co. and the harvest has been exceeding Central Bank of China ly successful.

Prices of velvet and woollen piece goods have discontinued low, Woollen piece goods were imported in anusually large amounts before Prices do zot show any signs of February on account of the New strength, but the decline has been Tarif. Due to this overstocking, checked; holders seem to have prices have dropped since the end regained confidence for the time of last year and as spring has ap-. proached, the merchants have been being.

anxious to sell off all woollen Stocks of old acason silk amount goods. Now that the weather has become warm, there has been a de-

to some 6,000 bales, and with the mand for thin velvet and prices new season silk arriving early, next have advanced.

Do.

4.70 .50

FK & Hotels...

112.00

H.K. Lands.

Bhaaghini Lands

4.70

2.70

H.K. Boilies

Steam

58.00

48.00

EXCHANGE RATES.

(BRITISH WIRELESS ERNVICZ)

Roosy, April 9.

Paris New York Brussels Geneva' Amsterdam

Milan Berlin -Stockholm

124.225

4.85€

04.05.

25.215

12.00

92.508

20.475

18:18

Copenhagen

Dalo

month, one can hardly expect a

As usual at the Ching Ming

18,21 18.20 34.555

184

103

39.576

1081

Athens pas Bucharest

375

817+

Rio

6 27/32.

Buenos Aires

·Bombay

47 11/22

Shanghai

rise in prices in the near future, Festival, large quantities of fixe- unless demand improves

appre crackers were exported vid Hong .ciably.

Kong. Fire-crackers form one of for the minor industries of Kwangtang The New York statistics March, show the consumption durand are manufactured chiefly in ing the month at the satisfactory Fatshan. As most of us are aware figure of 49,880 bales, and a stock the number of fire-crackers consum- at the end of the month of 45,290 ed annually by the Chinese is con- eiderable as they, are needed not bales.

only at Chinese New Year and other festivals, but at marriages

scare de-

Quotations are as follows:-

14/16 N.B. Crack Chops Mex. 81,020 and funerals, to bring good luck.

20/22 N.8. Ex. Ex, A

13/15 0.8. Best I

960 to amuse people and to 1,035 vila and misfortunes."

Vienna Prague Helsingfors Madrid. Lieben

Hong Kong

Yokohama

Silver (apot)

Silver (forward}

1/5 15/10 2/0

1/113 1/10 3/32 252

$6.65 buy. .17/8 now.

$8.00 sol .883 nom. Tla. 171 buy.

Humphreys Heater....14.35 buy.

EK, Tramways $18 bay, 18.30

Įsei.. 18.10/18 m.

Pest Trams (old)....$121 buy.

Do. (now)$0.50 nom, Star Ferries ..........$67 nom, Chins Lights'pose an $13.6, buy, 13

Bol, 13.60 H.K. Electrics $57 buy, 57,40 mm. Macao Electrica ..........$261.com. Bandakan Lights 2 mal. Telephobesmeer 7 China Buses carave - 1060

TL. 13 buy.. Singapore Tractions......11/8 nom.

Do. (Pre) 10/0 bay. China Bugarsın31'sal: Malabon Sugars.....27 buy.

81.30 buy,, 2 sol, Cemunte (combined)......35j sel.

... Do, (old)....$7.80 nom. (now) ........$2,40 buy, ELK Bope# ***

.....45 nom.

Canton Loer..

United Asbestos

Dairy Farms

Watson

Der A Wings

Lane Crawford

Mackintosha..

Singeros.********** Wm. Powella

4197 vol. 218.20 buy Bo ole, bay. Bel

..20 bord. $11-buy

3.65 пот.

H. Amaiements Laza thy. HK. Constructions.lf sel B'que. Indas. GBonds...61% nom. H. Gort. LoaNS ................ 71% prom, bay bay-buyers; mal-sollers; sa-sales;

110m.

TOOME

(7) Ventilation and air, circulation in the most modern system installed.

(8) Electric winches which do away with the uncomfortable noise pi cargo working done by steam winches.

It will thus be seen that the N.Y.K. are concentrating their at tention on introducing in their new Passenger liners all the latest de- vices and improvements in ship building which contribute to comfort and enjoyment of passen- gern.

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