CHARITY EVENTS.
SUCCESSFUL FAIR AND SALE OF WORK. ·
CANOSSIAN INSTITUTE AND UNION CHURCH FUNCTIONS,
The sale of work organized by the Women's Guild of the Union Church, Kowloon, with a view to raising their promised quota, name- ly $3,000, towards the now Church building and Manso furnishing funds, was hold at the grounds of the Kowloon Cricket Club от Saturday. The opening coremony was performed by Lady Poul.
A large number of patrons wore prosent and any purchases wors made at the stalls, which included neodle work, novelty, awoute, white elephant (Y.P.8.), toys and brau tub. 'Many sideshows con- tribued largely towards making the afternoon enjoyable, and pleasing selections were rendered by the
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1930.
Money and Markets
* CHINA'S TRADE.
MANY SUBJECTS DISCUSSED “ JUDICIARY LIQUIDATION.”
DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
HONG KONG STOCK.
EXCHANGE,
SHAREBROKERS" ASSOCIATION.
Anyere Bailers Sale Social SATURDAY,
NOVEMBER 8. Duyar Baller
Balsomical
DEVELOPMENT OF
FRENCH BANK FAILURE.
Banks
$1,670
H.K. Banks
......... $1,075
2110
Do. (London) .......
216
Chartered Banka ....
£17
£20
Morcantilo Bks. “A”
ED
Do.
HO
£12)
$113
Bank of East Axin... $114
Insurances
1.100 89.80
Canton InsurancOS..
Underwriters
པ་
*****8.50
1.160
North Chinas
AT CONFERENCE.
(THROUGH BEDTEN'S AUKNUY,]
NANKING, Nov. 9. Alter daily sessions, extending ovor a week at which four hundred and six proposis dealing with almost every phase of industry, commerce and labour were discuss ed, the National Industrial and Commercial Conference closed yes terday.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]
PARIS, Nov. 8. The Tribunal of Commares alter hearing M Oustrid (founder and managing director) and M. Paradis (chairman) of the Quatrick Back granted the bank the benefit of
$472
$400
Union Insurances 3670
Mesu Yangtszó Inanrances
China Fires
$1,100 H.K. Fires $1,090
Douglasos
Steamboats $20k
Shipping
T
807
ngan
$20+
$40
Indos (prof.)
ratese
$30
Do. (del) C
H31
Shell Transporte...
Mining
Judiciary Liquidation" which in- volves the examination of assets, liabilities and a pro rata settlo- ment without declaring the bank technically bankrupt, The Vice-Minister of Industry,
PARIS, Nov. 7. Coumerce and Labour,
Cheng
In the Chamber to-day the Fin Hung Nien, in a closing address, ance Minister, M. Paul Reynaud, made the assurance that the Minis-referring to the bank failures, made $334 try in conjunction with other Gov-a reassuring statement in regard to ernaient organs concerned would the banking situation in Franco make every effort to translate the generally. proposal into actualitica,
The Conference discussed inter
Land of the Argy and Sutherlandalia the abolition of unilateral Highlanders.
CHINESE EXPORTS TO AMERICA.
LARGE DECREASE DURING LAST MONTH.
treaties, discontinuance of Consular jurisdiction, adoption of a protec- Rev. J. Horace Johnston, pravi-tive tariff, reorganisation of the ous to the bazaar, being opened, revenue system, monetary reforms, addressed the gating, and exalisation of industries, labour wel scientific management, and ration plained that the object of the Wo-
Wah Tu Fat Pao.) fare, unemployment relief, develop- mon's Guild in organizing the funcment of international trade on a
SHANGHAL, Nov, D. tion was to raise funds for the now large scale, the production, distri
The American Consulate has pub. bution and marketing of China pro Church buildings
Manse,
duced goods, especially silk, tex-lished the report that the quantity. which, when completed, would be a tiles, tea, osment, tung oil, beans of Chinese goods exported to the
and porcelain.
United States during inst month great asset ir serving the commu-
show a considerably decrease, being nity.
valued at G.85,200,000 only.
and
'In the absence of Mrs. Johnston,
LAST MONTH'S FIGURES.
President of the Woman'e Gild, BANK NOTES AND SPECIE. Mrs. D. Harvey thanked Lady Pool for her presence. The Guild bad, pruntised '83,000, and in rois- ing this amount had held two wtust drives at Kowloon Dock, both of which realized good sums. Mrs. Harvey, then invited Lady. Peel to declare the sale of work opon.lowa: Little Flora Gow prosented Lady Feel with a basket of gladioli, amid loud applause,
During the afternoon, a lawn' bowla match was played between tho K.B.G.C. and the Union Chur- ches, the latter team winning by une shot after an exciting game.
Prior to the distribution of silver spoons to members of the winning team by Mrs. Johnston, the Rev. Horno Johnston remarked that ho suw no reason why there should Bot, be a regular competition bo- tween Hong Kong Union Church and the Kowloon Union Church, as both sides included a number of ...good bowlers.
CANOSSIAN INSTITUTE.
Returns of the average amount of bank notes in circulation and of specie in reserve in Hong Kong, during the month ended October the respective hanks are as fal- 31 as certified by the managers of
Banka. Average Amount. Chartered Bank of India, Aus
Specie
in Reserve.
tralia and China $10,302,010 $7,500,000* Hong Kong
and Shang. bai Bank. Mercantile
Bank of
India,, Ltd.
07,082,270 80,000,000+
3,553,780 1,350,000§
Total.....190,228,000 80,150,000
In addition sterling securities aro deposited with the Crown Agents valued at £1,330,800. t-In addition securities deposit
ed with the Grown Agents and Straits Government valued at £2,032,010.
-In addition securities deposit- od with the Crown Agents valued at £180,000.
HONG KONG ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO.
APPLICATION TO REDUCE CAPITAL.
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T.L
T.01
mu.
35/9
7.84
FAL
83/0
Water-boata $35
$8,79 Banquets.aeroceaniene
Kailans SAKINI MOLY
Langkato (comb.)......
Do. (single) |
Explorations.....
Shanghai Loans Raubsa $24
Troash Mines
Godowns, etc,
ben
HI!
$1,080
T180
НА
500 8400
་་་
Docks, Wharves,
8170
35.35 36.45 $0.45 $2.60
H.K. & K. Wharfs... $170 Providents (old 86.46
$170
Do.
$32
T120
(new)... $35 H.K, Docks ....... 39 Shanghai Docks .....
T.285
GERMAN METAL WORKERS' $11.65 $11.65
17,30 New Engineeringa
Hongkows indu
*H
Lands, Hotels, and
HK. & 8. Hotels...
Buildings
HK. Landa (old)...
10.
$5,45
126
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14th Nov,
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14th Nov.
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14th Nov
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15th Nov.
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15th Nov.
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$82
JAYAB
18th Nov, 17th Nov
$100
EIGHT PER CENT. WAGE REDUCTION.
5201
Do. (righta)
JAPAN.
Thy
Wakasa Maru
17th Nov.
T15
Shanghai Lands...
U.S.A, HONOLULU, JAPAN and SHAND-
$0.60
(0.40%.3]
H.K. Baaltys $9.80.
$0.20
Pros, Jackson
*
$10
Humphreys *** $18
Almuta Maru
17th Nov. 18th Nov.
Chinose Estates...
TH
687
19th Nov,
Cotton Mills
T.12
S'hai. Cottons.........
1 Zoong Singe ....................
1.91
Publia” Utilitisa
$18.15318.40 $181/-30
Tramways ..........
$181
$14
$86. $26.80 $261
Peak Trams (old)..... slä
861
Do
(new)...
FOR
PER
86/43
Star Ferries***286
Do (now) $26.
Dats and Trum
Monday, 10th,
$80 881
H.K. Electrics
B23
811
X35
T.181
7,0
10/-
L
(THROUGH REIT ER'S AGENCY.).
BERLIN, Nov. 8. The final award of the metal workers' dispute which has been published provides for an immedi. ate three per cent. wage reduction which will be increased to eight per cent. on January 1, 1931.
NO DIVIDEND FOR N.Y.K.
UNIQUE IN COMPANY'S HISTORY.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
ORAKA, NOV, 9. Subject to the approval of the shareholders at a meeting to be held on November 28, the Board of Directors' of the Nippon Yuson Kaisha has decided to pass no dividend for the first time in the Company's history.
COLONY'S FINANCES.
T.12
T.191
Tat
821 $18.40 $12.00)
$12
$10.95 $11.10 30.70
As disclosed in a financial state- mont in the current issue of the e ond of July was 810,434,703, Gazette, the Calony's halanen ab
compared with 810,765,318 at the end of June.
The revenuO- for July 82,346,118, as against 81,878,754 for $27.95 the same month last year. Ex- penditure for the month
TOB
Lady Peel was also present at the annual Charity Fair of the Canos- sian Instituto and performed the opening ceremony before a large gathoring, the function was
· two-days affair, and the object was Engineering & Construction Co. 82,076,671 compared with $1,930,151
2
to raise money to support several charitable institutions, including tho St Francis Convent, Wanchai,
An aplication by the Hong Kong Ltd. (and reduced) under the Com- ponies Ordinance 1911 came for bearing before the Chief Justice
Was
the Sacred Heart Convent, Orphan. (Mr. Justice Wood) under Miscel813,373,327 in 1920 whilst the expen- laneous Proceedings at the Bupremeditare was 813,889,896, as against Blind Girls, Chinese Court on Saturday, go fr school at Aberdoon, St. Mary's Mr. Loo D'Almada, jar., instruct$11,498,749 for the first seven months
of last year. Achool, Kowloon, and the Peaked by Mr. H. J. Armstrong, of Mesara. Deacons, for the company, Hood. Hospital. The bazaar was referred to an affidavit and the continued yesterday, 'oud the 'vari-petition made to the Court in which ous atally bad practically all their reference was made to a special wares cleared.
1
resolution passed by the Company at an extraordinary general meet- On Saturday, Lady Peel, acooming as follows:-
"That the capital of the Com- panied by Captain T. A. H. Colt pany be reduced from 81,000,000, man, A.D.C. arrived at the main divided into 100,000 shares of $10 gate of the Instituta and was met each, of which 03,500 have been: by the Rev. Mother Superior (Bie. jissued and are now outstanding, to $200,000, divided into 100,000 shares
tor Theresa) and the Head Sister of 82 each, and that such reduction The party then passed through the be effected by cancelling capital grounds which wore decorated with which has been lost or is unrepre bunting and flags and which presont sonted by available assets to the
of exLopt
88 per share upon each ed a gay appearance. In the ball off the 93,500 shares which have been die Convent buildings, Lady Pest issued and are now outstanding, nominal was presented with a pair of scis. and by reducing the
amount of all shares in the Com- or by a little girl. Her Lady pany's capital from 810 to 83 per ship then performed the opening share,"
remony by cutting a wide white. Jibbon which was stretched across
2
Counsel asked that the reduction capital to be effected by the special resolution may be confirmed the main door. She was the pre-and that the minute may be up- sented with a beautiful bousuct of proved: that the addition of the roses. Lady Poel evinced much in-words and reduced" may be dis tores in the many stalls and madensed with altogether; and that such order may be made as shall several purchases, St. Mary's seem fit to the Court. School helped to enliven the after. noon by providing an orchestra.
After hearing. Mr. D'Almada's submissions in the matter, his Lord- ship made an order approving the The School Company of Girl minute and confirming the reduc Quide, provided a Guard of Hon-tion of capital, directing also that the words and reduced" be used itsewa danealed by Lady Prol "prior to her declaring the to the Company's machinery, plant
and common goal... bazaar, open
EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
:::
Ewos
$61
C. Lights (oki). 325 $26.55 $26.80
7/8
TH
Macao do.
Bandakan Lights...
Telophones (fully pd.)
Do. (part pd.)] #22 China Busesame Tractions
Do (pref.)
Industrials
T.103 Coldbrok, (orl.)
T10.40 Magrogors (prof.)
Canton Icos
Comonts (comb.)... 818.35 BIELD $18.40
ה
417.
Do (old)...
$5:20
Do. (now)...
Корея
80,60
China Sugars.
817
Maisbon Sugars
*
#5
United Asbesto
*H
$272/b
+4
Miscellaneous
Dairy Farma, cum...487
rights 38
Chin.Entertainm❜ta) 311
Lane Crawfords ... $31 Mackintosha.......
Nanyang Tobax... 8
Sinceras
Watsons.
Constructions................!
$13 ન્મ
811.10 10.90/11
899
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