ROUND THE COURTS.
ANOTHER SHORT SPELL!
"Riley" and " Sergovia" who
were sentenced to a week's impri-
THE HONG KONG DALY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1930.
Money and Markets
soument pending the departure of HONG KONG SHARES.
the President Jefferson by which they would be sent back to Manda, were ordered back to jail until Trosday by the Kowloon Magis- Irato yesterday.
It will be recalled that they towed away on the Kaga Maru ard were brought to this port on 16th
instaat.
"DOCTOR AND LOTTERIES.
A fine of $200 or three months in prison was the scatence passed on Chinese who described himself as a doctor by Mr. Whyte Smith yes terday. The charge was possession of 43 po piu tickets, and also of keeping a common gaming-house.
The Sub-Icspector told his Wor rhip that defendant very probably made his living by these lotteries, as the pumber of tickets found in his possession was rather large.
CHICKENS ON WINGS!
A Chincoe who described himselt ain roast pork dealer was fined 8 by Mr. Whyte Smith yesterday. that defendant The offence was carried three chickens by the wings, thereby causing needlees and avoid able cruelty.
A STUDENT ASSAULTED
When Tang Man, a cook employ- ed at 420, Nathan Road, appeared before the Kowloon
BENJAMIN & POTTS'
WEEKLY REPORT.
TH
Messrs. Benjamin and Potta, local share and general brokers, in their weekly share report dated yesterday
stated:-
•
During the past week the local market has been quite active, and rates especially of stocks at popular with investors have been more than rusintained, and in spite of the higher prices offered, shares are hard to obtain,
The January Settlement was satis. factorily negotiated to-day.
Ranks-Hong Kong and Shanghai Banks were dealt in to a small ex tent at rates between 81,305 and 81,318. The London price is slightly lower and stands at £113.15:0
Marine and Fire Insurances Unions have ruled strong and a fair quantity of shares changed Cantons bands at 8580 to $199. were sold at the improved quota- tion of 8725, while there are en- quiries for China Fires at $340 and Hong Kong Fires at 8826.
Shipping. No business has been reported in this section and rates are more or less nominal.
China Prövidents were
Docks, Wharves and Godowns. H.K. and Kawloon Wharves were negotiated at $1444 and continue in Magistrate request. yesterday on a charge of malicious-placed at 851 to 23.30 and are now ly wounding Chung Man. Pun, in demand at 85.40. student of the same address, Det.- Inspector Fallon applied for a re- mand, as the injured mas was still in the Kowloon Hospital, suffering from a stab in the back.
His Worship neceded to this re- quest, bet granted defendant bail of $250.
SALE OF A STEAMER.
PORTUGUESE VESSEL BOUGHT BY CHINESE.
At the China Auction Rooms yes- terday the steamer Amherst, which is now lying at Shamabuipo, was put up for public auction. Bidding started at $10,000 and the vessel was knocked down on
Hongke Wharves have risen to Tis. 190 Shanghai Decks have improved their position and are wanted at Ts. 123.
DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS.
HONG KONG, STOCK EXCHANGE.
$1,310
Subject to audit, the "Star" Ferry Co., Ltd., report that the balance at Profit and Loss Account for the year ended December 31, is $314,448.60, which, together with 98 $40,038.34 brought forward from the previous year, makes a total of $334,457.03 available for appro- priation.
#:11!!
!!!!!!
£115
2174 | Chartered Banks ....
£28
£15
Do.
FOREIGN MAILS.
RADIO NOTICES.
11
The Radio Office, where fall information concerning all wireisu zorrices may be obtained at all times, is situated on the ground Boar of the P. & (). Building in Des Your Boad, next to the General Puat Olion.
Individuale and firms are recommended to register their telegraphio' ads dresses at the Radio Office. No charge is made for this,
INWARD MAILS.
PE
ນ I
£15 $90
SHANGVAI & Swarow
Boochow ...
#3: h Jan.
U.S.A. (San Francisco, 27th Doc., 1920)
HONOLULU, JAPAN & SHANOH.1
Pros, Adanci
25th Jan
AMOT ...
26th Jan,
16th Jan
28th Jan
SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION.
FRIDAY,
Juyera
Ballers
THE "STAR' FERRY,
PROPOSED DIVIDEND.
Bala Nola JANUARY 24.
Bayer Baller
Au
Nominal
12
Bante
H.K. Banks.....................
Do. (London) ...}
81,310
Mercantile Bku. “A”
Bank of East Asia...
Insurances
Canton Ins
$715
Underwriters
$1.65
MANILA
North China
T180
$379
Union In
reçen
2375
$340
M.$60 Yangtaze Ins........
China Fires
$310
--
1540
$826
H.K. Fires
$850
K
***
Shipping
$25
Douglases.
$34
$ar
Steamboats
143
Indos (pref)
$70
Do. (del)
98/3
Shell Transports ... 03/6
981.
$231
Water-boats·
- ·|
The Directors will, at the ap proaching mesting of shareholders, recoramend the following distribu- tion:
To pay a dividend of 82
A
per share and bonus of $2 per share
To carry forward
8390,000,00 24,497.03
$354,497.03
NEW YORK STUCK
QUOTATIONS.
New York, Jan, 18, Market stendy. Rusiness done 1,330,800 shares.
Allied Chemical & Dye... Allied Power & Light... American Can....
American Boling Mill American Smelting American Tel. & Tol. American Tobacco “B“ American Waterworks Anaconda Copper Atlantic Refining Baltimore & Ohio
***
$715
T160
T.7
"Mining
T13.60 Langkats (comb.)...
T130 Explorations...
$1.70
Benquets.....
32/6
Kailans
Do.
(single)
Jan. Jan.
17 19
T.5
Shanghai Loans
285, 283
$13
Raubs.....
#13)
+
30 391
21/
Tronoh Mines .......
30/-
121 122
85 86
Docks, WharvOS,
701 711
Godowns, sto.
318 2191
2071 212
92
701
$1441 $51
$5.40 $5.30
$31
*
7.111
***
961 881
1107 117
951 95 20 291 1921 198
251 251
28281
... 1041 104) 21.
22
204 1 804 01 261 201
$12.60
165
Providents
H.K. & K Wharfs...
H.K. Docks
Shanghai Docks
T.7 New Engineeringa
T.194 Hongkews
Cotton Mill
$5.35
*****
$60
:: 88:
T.TH
T.9
JAPAN
th Jon.
27th Jan,
Kashmir
17th Jan
w
Pres Jefferson
17th Jan.
Sphina
18th Jan
am Bang Nellore
fyth Jan.
$9th Jan.
442
31st Jan.
"Emp, of Asia" Pres. Joferen
2nd Feb. 3rd Fab.
BURUZE vs NAGAPATAM (Letters only
London, 96th D.camber, 1939)
Shanghai & Swatow STRAITS
Suora vis Nagapatam (Papers o0'7.) London, 26th Dec, 1919, and parcel 19th Dec, 1939)...
0.9.A. (San Francisco, 3rd January
Boxotulu, Jarax & Shanghai
JAPAN & SHANGHAL.
UALOUTTA & STRAITE
***
U.S.A. (Seattle, 11th Jan.), Canada,
Japan & SHANGHAI
CANADA (Victoria, BC, 11th Jan
U.S.A,HONOLULý,Jata's & Daakunai] MANILA
594
Ticaret
Lyons Maru
Pres, MoKinley Linam Takliwa...
Pres. Grani
OUTWARD MAILS.
REGISTERED and PARCEL MAILS are closed 185 minutes Darlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertised to clase at or before 9am. registered and parcel mails are closed at 6 p.m. on the previous day.
FOR
PIL
DAVE & THE
Saturday, 25th.
$144
930)
T.106
raits, Chylon, ludis, Mauritius, E. & 9.
Airies, Aden, Egypt & Europe Ti Marmellas das Marseilles, 23rd February
Hakozaki Horn ...
9.80 AN
..J Jeypore
C
Par.
Letters
Straita, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, Esat &
South Africa Egypt
Straita & Calcutta
1071 188
671 63
847 841
Fort Bayard
... 117 117 $15.70
Ewos
T.25
Saigon
L4
8-1
341
T.83
48
23
T34
77 78
Shai. C'tons (old)...
Do (anw)...! T.10Zoong Singe
T,83 1,55 T.
Manila
444
Lands, Hotels and
Shanghai
"Buildings
$12.65
$65
H.K. & S. Hotels... H.K. Landa god 583
$10
30
T:1764
Shanghai Lands .....
113 114
$87
H.K. Realtys
$8.65
180 178 14.10
Humphreya
$14.20
83 821
$98
Chinese Estates
671 .69
245 2441
401 471 38301
90
$18 $11 34.05
Peak Trams (ald)...
$70
12
$23
821
... 621 621
51 511
0.19 .011
871
$70号
93 034
823
***
221
Bethlehem Steel Calumet & Hocia Canadian Pacifs Railway
Corporation Lands, Hotels and Buildings.Resapeake (
Northwestern A Rock Taland Chicago Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels were realised again at $12) to $12.50 Chrysler.. and close in demand. Hong Kong Cities Bervice, Comzaon Leads are aleable at gas. Hum- Columbia Gas & Electric phreys Estates continue in request Columbia Gropanphone
Commercial Solvente... At 814. Realtys fetched 8. Shang Consolidated On of N. Y. hai Lands have shown renewed Continental Oil... strength and the latest quotation Corn Products from the North is Tis. 200 buyers. Coty, Incorporated
Curtiss Wright, Common Public Utilities-Hong Kong Elec
Davison Chemical trics have kept steady and have Du Font de Nemours been the medium of a fair turnover Eastman Kodak Company at 871. China Lights still continue Electric Bond & Share to be a centre of. attraction and Erie Railway the first bid ta large purchases were made up to For Film
Gen Food ser Hong Kong Trams after hav- General Electrio Mr. Li Tung Hoi for 811,000.
The vessel is a steel single-screwing advanced to 819,10 have receded General river-steamer of 241 tons, and is to $18.85. Star Ferries after sales General Motors...
Her at 870) are wanted at $72. Den General Railway Signal
Gold under Portuguese registry.
Dust Goodrich Rubber dimensions are:-Length 130 feet,
Goodyear
rear Tirs & Rubber beam 23 feet, and depth 10 feet.
Granby Asked what he was going to do with the vessel, the purchaser said that
Great Northern Certificates Imperial Tobiece Co. of Canada. Ung. it will probably be broken up.
International Cement ... International Comb. Eng. International Harvester International Nickel faternational Printers Ink International Frod. (Com.) International Tel & Tel.
bes Mat Johns Manville.
enn Kennacott
Copper
Haveart Haygart
--
**
were made in Telephones at the improved quotation of $0.65..
Miscellaneous-Green Island Cell ments (Combined) eased off at the outset to $14.00 but subsequently recovered to a buying rate of $15), Hong Kong Ropes declined at the ginning of the week to 87 hut the market has since strengthened and buyers prevail at 871. Small sales of Dairy Farms have taken place Lane, Crawfords were at 870 booked at 8210 and £2.90. Watsons can be pideed at 811-10 and Amuse Lambert Company For the third time this month,ments at 828. Raubs, have advanced Lohigh Valley
TAMPERING WITH SIBERIAN
MAIL.
REGISTERED PACKAGES
AFFECTED.
to $131.
4
ays the NC. Daily Newx, case of the Siberian mails having been tam- Cotton Mills-Ewos receded to pered with has been discovered lower level in the middle of the The Hakozaki Maru arrived at week and were sold down to Tls. Shanghai last week with 200 bags 15.20 but since then there has been of mail from all European couna recovery in the price to Tis, 16.25 Shanghai Cottons "(Old) tries, including, of course, Great buyers.
can be placed at Tls, 83. Britain.
Following the usual practice, Rubbers. The lullowing are the officials of the Post Office went on latest cabled quotations received board to take delivery of the mail, from Shanghai:
A rigid examination is always made, and no doubt this has become still more careful in view of the happen. ings earlier in the month. It was Been that the seal of one of the bags which was ascertained later to be ore of those that left London on December 25-had an appearance that aroused suspicion. The postal officials "thereupon refused to sign for this bag.
...
|
Vag. $0.65
Uoq.
51.15 B 811 801
84 341
Ung.
Ung.
709
... 128 120
Liggett & Myen "B" Madison Square Garden Pacifis.(Com.) Montgomery Ward Novada Consolidated Copper.. New York Central Northern Pacifo Kailway
Pacific Lighting
Packard Motori
Car
Paramount Famous Lasky Peonsylvania Railroad... Fennroad Corporation...
ILF
H
10.30 AM
1.00 N
Noon
2.80 P X
5.00 2.
5.00 r
Sunday,
26th,
8.30 A M 9.00
-9.00 M
Monday, 27th,
9.30 x x
UT
Bokuyo Maru*** Hydrangea
10.30 AM.
Parcels
3.00x =
Beg
415 PM
5.00 * *
Pres. MoKinley Kash Soochore ...
Bog Lette
5,00 M
6.00 ►
5.00 *
500 :
Turnay, 28th,
IyaMaru Tjarosa...
8.80 M
1039 =
Public Utilities
Tramways ............
Dr. (now)... Soh
Star Ferries
ST0
Lights (old)...... 3201 Do. (new).......... |
H.K. Electrics. 3701 Macao do.
Sandakan Lights...
Telephones. 50.60 China Busca
Tractions...............
Industrials
Caldbeck, (ord.)
Macgregor pref.)
Canton Ices
Cements (comb.)... $1485
watow, Amoy & Furmos Bangkok via Swałow ...
Japan and South American Ports and.
EUROPE via Siberia
Bestow Japan, Bozolulu, USA., Canada,” C. & B. America, & EUROPE ria San Fran cisco-deban Francisco, 19th February)
Shanghai & EUROPE via Siberia, *Shanghai & *Japan
Swatow...
Shanghai & Japaz
Java via Entavís
isigon, Verion,
India, Mauritius,
Taipoose... Telemachus Pres. Adaosa
Tulyuan... lozan Maru Bangu
Pres. McKinley
East and South Africa, Adet. Ephina .. Egypt & EUROPE ris Marsoilles-
dus Marseilles, 29th February.
Sandakan
Kraloon PO.
Beg... Lektors
1.00 PM
1.00 2
G.P.O.
Letters 2.30 M
1,80 **
2.00, M
3,30
19/-
Do.
!
T.11
T10
$23
(pref.)
Miscellaneous..
Dairy Farms.
Der A. Winge.
Amusementa
$1.30 Constructions
awalow, Amoy & Foochow
Saigon
Kanija...
Shangbai
**
Mausang...
H
***
Haining
Pong Tong
Pras. Jefferson
Kongsang
1.45 #
4.30 7.X
6.00 I
Wednesday 29th, 5.00-
Sist,
Fazela 10,20 ▲ M 11.15 AM Box Getters Noon
Kowloon P.O. Par,81st, 2.00 ▲ ■ Blog, let, 9.00 am ...Letters 10.00
G.P.O. Par, 81st, 9,00 * * Beg, 1st, 9.55 a m Lotters 10,30 -FEBRUARY- Saturday,
Monday, Parotl
Jest 10.30 AM 10.30 AM
3rd, 3.00 PM
5.00-
8.00 AM 600M
56
100 101
12 20 114.00
$14.00
***
$111
Do
12 12
80 80 833
$7.40
Ropes
Do. (now)...
(old)..
Amer
Nam Sang
Friday.
$7.25
Manila, Sandakan, Australia &
New)
42
81
China Sugars..+914- -{
827
Malabon Sugars ...
229
... 180 MO
Zealand via Thursday Island-dus Thursday Island, 15th February
Nellore...
861 35 877 871
86
United Asbestos ...i
144 101
$3
53
761
820 820,60
$20
13
132 *0.80
Birita, Ceylon, India. Mauritius, E. & 8. Africa, Adoa, Egypt & EUROPE via Marsailles-due Marseilles, 25th February
Mantua...
92
32
$28
$28
837 834
$1,10
373 374
$2.30
Lane Crawfords
$2.25
123 123
B
います
....85
201 521 841
$18
Mackintoshs.....
Nanyang Tobacco.....
Amoy
$12
Sinceres (old) $10
Manila....
2,60
Union
201
221
87 874
1.80
"Repaha
Southern California Edison....
601 571
3117
Do.. (10).......... 891 Watsons.............
11
1.20
Wm. Powells.......................... $2
Southern Pacile Kailway
... 121 1204
Tanah Merahs Tebonga Ziangbes
1.00
Standard Gas & Electric
1.65
6.10
Standard Oil & New Jersey ... Standard Oil of New York
112 113
5% 621 83
60%
B. Ind. G.8 Bonds... 614%
prem
HK. Govt. Loan. 8145
32 821
Texas Corporation
Timken Boiler Bearing
67 58
711 72i
431
431
Anglo-Jarna Anglo-Dutch Batu Anims Chemors Consolidates Kocwocks.
Buyers. .Tls. 6.80
3.25
0.55
Forward Settlement Daya.-Feb-
20, March 25, and April 29,
1930.
Peletrolum
Baric
Service of N. J. Corporation ng Bailway
Beading
Beynolds Tobacco
Sears Roebuck...
Shell
Simmons Company
+1.
Texas Gulf Sulphur ...
t
The Bag Opened. An officer of the steamer and two postal officials went to the Post Office where the bag was formally. opened. It was found that, for the COTTON STILL THE BEST. United Aircrait & Transport... 49% 501
third time, the registered mail from London had been tampered with. Investigation showed that four re- gistered, articles for Shangbai were affected, but it was not been ascer- tained whether any of the contents are missing.
London Notified.
NO REAL RIVAL IN SUB- STITUTES,
"Faults in cloth" was the title of a lecture given by Mr. Wilfred | Kershaw, of the Bleachers' Associa- As on the two previous occasions,tion, to the members of the British
a telegram was sent to the Post-Association of Textile Managers
America Union Carbide & Carbon .... 80 80 Union Pacific Railway...
... 217 2182
United Dry Docks
U.S. Realty & Improvement.. U.S. Steel Vanadium
4 169 189)
83 ba Westinghouse E. & M. Com.... 14′′ 145†
Anking ...Pres. Grat
theg. Letters Hag.
415
LOCAL AND REGULAR OUTWARD MAILS.
Japan, Canada, U.3.A., C. & S. Amerita)
& EUROPE vis Victoria, B.Q.- dus Victoris, B.Q., 21st February (19) Shanghai and *EUROPE via Siberia Manila
Pren. Jefferson..
Pren. Jefferson...Letter Express of Asia ...
AIR
H
3,30 ⭑
Kaying
Tuesday, 4th,
9,80 & X" Boroloon P.O.
Bleg
1.00 PM
Leitars 1.00 F
G.P.O.
Beg
1.45 N
Leitern
2,30 P
Kwai Bang
5,00 r *
Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. &8.1
Africa, Egypt & EUROPE via Mar- Achilles seilion-die Marseilles, 7th March...)
Bangkok
WEEK DAYS,
SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS
8t Caq.
62 62
FOR
FROX G.P.O.
From SHEUNG WAN BRANCH P.O.
From G.P.O.
FROX BUNGWAN
• BRANCH P.0.
Swatow
M
77.16 mm. & 7,30 m.m. 18.00 р.щ.
7.00 pas,
(7:15 am. 47.30 am. 11.16 p..
7.15 x 4" 7.20 15.00 patt
7.00 p.m. Bundays Bundaya (5pm, only 7,00
Lonly
(7.15 a.m. & 1:15 p..
&
7.30 am, &
1,80 p.m.
Sundays
| 8.25 m.
8.00 p.m. 6.00 p.m.
Lonly
5.00'p.zu.
6.00
held, who, though not possessing Canton
the official label, were truly carry.
ing out their task on right lines.
A drive was taking place at the present time in connection with a Macao & Trinaban wider use of cotton. Close 60- operation, however, wia necessary
Tai O
7.16 m.
9.00 2.7.
(9,00a.m. & 3.00 p.m. 9,00 8.00 p.m. (12.30 pan
master General in London, notifying at the Manchester Athenæum last him of the incident. A message was month. also cabled to the Japanese postal Mr. Kershaw said that when they oficiala, as they, in the ordinary considered the total production of course of things, had the bags in textile fabrica the amount of faulty in the production of special fabrice, Kongmoon (except Saturdays) 5.00 p.m. custody before they arrived at material produced was surprising He had seen disastrous results Shanghai. No reply has yet been is small. But in a keenly competi, through the lack of harmonious Kaukong (except Saturdays).. received from London to the two tive industry like the textile in working on the part of those con Fatshan (By Train) previous messages from Shanghai dustry faults would always be with cerned. relating to tampering with mail.
them. It was really doubtful if A large amount of work had been Siberian Maiks.
thero was such a thing as a per- put in trying to find substitutes, | Tai Po All mails are now being sent vid fect piece of cloth. A large but cotton still held the field as Dairen. The Shanghai office of the amount of technical skill was now the cheapest and most utilitarian Bhumchan
that Chiness Eastern Railway has not devoted to the investigation of fibre. It was quite likely yet received detailed information faults, and as a result of the work some of these substitutes would about the damaged portion of the done at the Shirley Institute the eventually find a plaos in the in-Cheungobow line, but it is certain that repairs trade was in a very much better dustry, but so far as was indicat are approaching completion, and position not only to discover faults ed where these substitute fibres hed that trate will be quite restored in cloth, but in increasing know appeared in sufficient quantity Stanley by the end of the month. Up to ledge had the confident hope of there was no reason to suppore Antan, Pingahan, Santin, Skatin, Shataukok and that cotton was doomed It was the 26th instant outgoing Siberian being able to explain them. mails are being forwarded vid Sui Research work was invaluable to increasingly becoming the duty Sheungskni fenho, but the direct route will be the cotton industry. They had of all entrusted with positions of Balkung... adopted from and including Feb many workers in this particular responsibility to study the develop Namta, Shakki & Taiping?
(Continuedat foot of next column). I ments that were taking place.
(Famin) ruary 1.
Aberdeen
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1.00 p.m. 1.00pm
480 p.m.
7.00 p.m.
7.16...
0.00 6.11. 0,00
110 am.
(11.00
0.
{ & 4,30 pm:
9.30 6.1.
1.00 p.m.
-10:30 am,--
1.30 p.m. Sundays :8.20 1.0 Lonly)
4,00 p.
7,00 Qu
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