HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 5. 1932.
DIRECTORY & CHRONICLE
OF THE FAR EAST
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CHINA, JAPAN, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, MALAY
STATES, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, INDO-CHINA,
NETHERLANDS INDIA, ETC.
(Published by the Hong Kong Daily Press, Ltd.)
First edition 1862, revised and enlarged annually
1933 Edition now in course of preparation
Money and Markets
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.
A.O.F,C. QUOTATIONS,
NEW YORK, Aug. 3. Dow Jones Averages:
Aug. Aug.
3 Chango 30 Industrials 83.16 58.93 5.07 up 20 Rails 20.00 22.00 2.00 up 20 Utilities... 21.23 23.87 2.01 up
Messra. E. A. Plerce & Co. Report.
The market is strong.-Business done: 2,400,000 shares.
LAST TO-DAY'S FRICE PRICE
Air Reduction...................., 8301 Allied Chemical" and
Dye
078 American Can .......... 372 American Telegraph
8451
007
HONG KONG STOCK MARKET.
YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL
QUOTATIONS.
With very few exceptions, the entire list showed up well yesterday under the influence of a general de- ! maad, which was most insistent for Wharves, Hotels, Lands, Ewos, Electrics and Telephones, all of which have improved their position. Sales..
H.K. Hotels (Old), $10.25/10.60. Hong Kong Lands, 377. Ewo Cottons, Tis. 131. China Lights (Old), 817.75. Telephones (P.P.), 822.00. Cements (Combined), 816.
Buyers.
Hong Kong Banks, $1,000. Canton Insurances, B1,420. China Underwriters, $2.00. China Fires, B090. H.K. Steamboats, 822.
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BUSINESS
NOTICE
OTHER INFORMATION
of Foreign Residents of the Far East
901
** **:* 2:778 & FERAZTE SE RE THE
H.K. & K. Wharves, 9140. H.K. & W. Docks, 818).
Providents (Old), 84%.
Shanghai Docks, Tis, 80.
Hotels (Old), 810.55. Hotele (Now), 810. Hong Kong Lands, 8771, Humphreys, $10.
Hong Kong Realties, 810.35. Ewe Cottons, Tis. 13.55. Star Ferriçe, 891.
421
·
And Telephone ....... 80) American Tobacco "B" 671
731
Auburn
00)
66
Borden Company
201
281
Union Waterboats, 30,
Canadian Pacific....... 12) Consolidated Gas of
13)
Rauba, 838),
New York
454
49
DIRECTORY
Drugs, Inc.
33
33.
of:
Codes & Treaties
Du Pont de Nemours 274 Eastman Kodak
301
+1}
49k
General Electric ....
131
144
General, Foods
24)
26
ANNAM
ALL HONGKONG AND KOW-
Alphabetical List
General Motors......... International
101
12
BORNEO
CHINA
Harvester 18 laternational Tel. and
Tel. Liggett & Myers "B" 52} Loew's Inc. ....... Pacific Gas & Electric 23 Pennsylvania Railway 11 Radio Corporation Sears Roebuck
52
57
22
31
25
4
12!
www
5.
14)
177
Providents (Old), 85.
H.K. Hotels (Old), 810.63.
Standard Oil Co. of
New Jersey
30
Socony-Vacuum Corp. 101 JO Union Carbide and
Carbon Union Pacific United Aircraft and
Trans, United States Steel... Westinghouse E. & M. 23) 201
WAR LOAN
191
201
434
112 121
UNDOUBTED SUCCESS OF
281.
31.
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Unfederated)
NETHERLANDS-
INDIA
PHILIPPINE
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·SIAM
STRAITS
SETTLEMENTS
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Alphabetical List
Cable Addresses o Far Eastern firms
Chronology of Remarkable events
SHARE BOOM IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Aug. 3.
On the Stock Market day, bears were trapped in the sharp est up-swing of the present year.
Leading issues closed from three to seven points higher than the previous day's prices.
two and a half million.
Yaumati Ferries (Old), 831. Yaumati Forries (New), $33, China Lights (Old), 817.80, Hong Kong Electrics, 8762. Telephones (P.P.), 9231. Cements (Combined), 816. Dairy Farms, -6271. H.K. Amusements, $10.
Sellers.
CONTAINS
NO ANIMAL FAT
PURELY HERBAL
CUTS. BRUISES BURNS, SCALDS PILES-ECZEMA
Zam Buk
•ITCH-DELHI SORES BAD LEGS
PICKLY HEAT ULCERS RINGWORN
BOILS ABSCESSES CHRONIC SORES
S&STINGS SPRAINS RHEUMATISM
莊釀 敬
Agenter-Mer Chiman & Co., Ltd, 44, Des Voeux Road, Hong Kong.
JAPAN'S FOREIGN
TRADE
FIRST HALF OF YEAR
SHOWS UNFAVOUR- ABLE BALANCE,
GUESTS AT THE PENINSULA
The following are staying at the Peninsular Hotel:-Major N. U. Adams, Major A. Barkoe, Mr. and Mra. A. D. Bennett, Mr. Berlin- cioni, Mr. and Mrs. R. Bigazzi, Mr. E. G. Bird, Col. and Misses H. and J. Boyd, Capt. J, W. Bundred, Mr.
Tokyo, July 4-Figures now 0. D. Burnette, Mr. R. G. Butler. released by the Japanese Ministry
Mr. A. L. Caplan, Mr. R. L. of Finance reveal that there was Clark and family, Dr. J. E. H. an excess of Imports over Exports Cogau, Mrs. E. Cogan, Gen. M. A. of ever You 3000,000,000 as the Cohen, Miss S. K. Cohen, Mr. F. H. result of the Empire's foreign | Crapnell.
Col, and Mra, E. S. Doughty, Mr. eorrent year. This unfavourable R. N. Drake, Dr. and Mrs. Drenk- balance is approximately. Yen 146, hahn, 000,000 higher than the Imports Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Easterbrook, excess of the corresponding period Mr. Glynn Evans,
CONVERSION trade during the first-half of the
of last year. The trade figures Miss D. Faye, Mrs. Ferrand, Fissued refer to Japan Proper, Capt. and Mrs. W. Field-Hook,
Korea, Formosa and the South Mr. G. E. Frisque.
Scas Islands. Although the volume Mr. R. W. Gardiner, Mr. I.. H. RUGBY, Aug. 3. of trade this year. was larger, Gears, Mr. R. D. Gillespie, Mr. L., The total amount of War loan namely, Yen 1,445,099,000 compared L. Gilson, Mr. W. T. Goodwin, Mr. converted up to the time of cessn-with Yen. 1,331,803,000 last year, and Mrs. J. Gould, Col, and Mrs tion of the bonus offer is being Exports decreased by approximo F. E. Gowan, Mr. and Mrs. W. N.
ately Yen 20,500,000, the total out- Gray, Mr. T. M. Gregory. awaited with much interest.
The size of the operation, which ward trade being Yen 372,583,000 Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Hall, Mr. R. is the largest ever attempted in compared with Yen 593,015,000 in B. Hall, Miss Julie Hammel, Mrs. Britain or any other country,
The turnover of shares was nearly makes it impossible for the Tren: the first six months of last year. W. Hannevig, Mr. E. Hausumann, sury to publish accurate figures at Imports this year totalled Yen Mr. and Mrs. V. Havlicek, Mr. J. the moment, and the final totals 873,116,000 against Yen 738,700,000 N. Hayden, Mr. and Mrs. G. II. will probably not be available for for the first-half of Inst some days.
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RUGBY, Aug. 3.
18.00
year.
For the month of June this The newspapers express great gratiñention at the undoubted suc year Imports exceeded Exports by cess of the operation, and the Yen 17,333,000 compared with an figures to date fulfil the highest ex- excess of Imports in June last of pectations. They show that out of
every hundred holdings in respect only Yen 0,080,000,
of which applications have been Exports of gold bullion from
received, 83 are for conversion into
Hodgson, Mrs. L. Howie,
Mr. L. Kadoorie, Mr. N. W. Key- worth Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Kinsey.
Mr. and Mrs. L'E: Lamorie, Mr..
G. B. Lane, Mr. R. F. Lazier, Col.
J. G. Lecky, Mr. R. E. Lewis.
the new 3 per cent. stock and only Japan during the first six months Mr. E. J. McGann, Mr. W. L. seven for redemption.
of this year totalled Yen 9,102,000 | McKenzie, Mr. E. H. Melbye, Mr. Almost without exception, the big in value, while Imports of the yel M. Mient, Mr, O. Mojizicek, Mr. A holdings in the hands of insurance
companica, banks, municipalities low metal amounted to only Yen H. Morant.
and large firms have been convert-810,000, leaving an excess of exports- Mr. Palmer, Mr. A. M. Parker,
of Yen 78,292,000. These figures Mr. W. G. Pirie. show a complete reversal of opera- tions as compared with the corre sponding period of last year, when
EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
On Leapon:—.
20 11/16
3.51
4.015
Geneva Amsterdam
26.32) 18.043
8.73
od
687
14.77
Stockholm
10.491
Copengnhen
19.071
29 Nom.
Prague
1261
Helsingpors
933
Madrid
42)
110
Athens
550
Bucharest Belgrade
600
220
:
Rio
Nom.
Montevideo
29 Nom
Bombay
1/03/32
Shanghai
Hong Kong
1/30
Yokohams
1/01
Silver Spot Forward
173/16 172
Lisbon
1/97/16
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FINANCE CORPORATION-
Agents in Hong Kong.****
Asia Lands Limited
Gloucester Building Telephone 28370.
August 4, 1932.
Telegraphic Transfer... 1/3]] Bank Bille, on demand 1/32 Back Bills, 4 months'
sight............1/2 Credits, • month
sight.........
ON PARES:-
****** 1/47
Bank Bills, on demand $78 Credits, 4 months' sighs 815
ON NEW YO
Bank Billa, on demand 29) Credits, 60 days' sight. 238 ON BOMBAT:-
Telegraphic Transter Jaz
Bank, on demand... ON CALOUTTA:
Telegraphic Transfer 4 Bank, on demand ON SHANGHẮT :----
-~-~~-~~~-~~-Bank, *It ̃right"
HI
ON YOXOHAMA 2--- ***** On demand ...................... "ON MANILA-On demand.......... 40
OM SINGAPORM:--
On demand
O BATAVIA-On demand. 864-
On Fan on
On demand
ON BAXON On demand OF BANGKOK
67
On demand 1457 Boymanzara, Bank's Buying
· 1/47
-BAN SILVER, per of one 17.3/16 ·
there was an excess of Imports of
Mr. F. Reck, Mr. F. O. E. Ran dall, Dr. and Mrs. A. P. Rubínci, Mr. W. O. Ryan.
..
Col. and Mrs C, R. Savile, Mr.
Gold bullion totalling Yen 7,520,000. E. Scott, Mr. L. Scott, Mr. E. GA Among the dozen commodities Smith, Mr. R. Stillard, Mr. L. E.
Stone, Mr. and Mra. C. Syquia. showing an increase of Imports in-
Mr. J. Thomson, Mr. G. Travers, to Japan this year, raw cotton
Mrs. A. Tromp, Min M. M. stands out with a value of Yen
Tyrrell. 231,455,000 during January to May, against Yen 166,589,000 during the first five months of last year.
Ironplaten Imports were nearly double in value, while Aluminium coming into Japan during January. May this year was nearly seven times as much in value as compared with last year's figures.
Of the principal articles exported during January-May this year
Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Ulderup. Mr. L. P. Van Calcar, Mr. M. J. Van Schreven.
Mr. J. Watts, Miss F. Webster, Miss E. Wolnizer.
Mr. L. R. Young.
1.1.D. CERTIFICA]
Messrs. A. Goeke & Co., local:
which increased as compared with agents for the Société Internation- last year, cotton-yare was nearly ale de Placements, Beale, received three times larger in valus, while cable yesterday advising a further rayon was in the same category. increase in the price of II.D. Cer Exports of rayon textiles-increased | tificates, the official quotation being - by a little under Yen 4,000,000. now £2 106. Od. :