HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1932.
DIRECTORY & CHRONICLE
OF THE FAR EAST
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
BUSINESS
· DIRECTORY.
of:-
ANNAM
BORNEO
CHINA
CHOSEN (COREA)
COCHIN CHINA
EASTERN SIBERIA
FORMOSA
HONG KONG
INDO-CHINA
JAPAN
MACAO
MALAY STATES (Federated &
Unfederated)
NETHERLANDS-
INDIA
PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS
SIAM
STRAITS
SETTLEMENTS
NOTICE
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OTHER
INFORMATION
Codes & Treatles
Alphabetical List
of Foreign Residents of the Far East
Classified Lists 1) Agencies held by Far Eastern firms
2) Engineering firms in the Far East
3) Merchants and Manufacturers in the Far East
British Naval
Squadron in
Far Eastern Waters
Alphabetical List
of Cable Addresses o Far Eastern firms
Chronology of
Remarkable events
Storm Signals Tables of Weights, Measures & Money, etc., etc.
Money and Markets
| HONG KONG STOCK | NEW YORK STOCK
MARKET.
EXCHANGE.
YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL
QUOTATIONS.
A.O.F.C. QUOTATIONS.
New York, August 11.
There was a smart rise in Ewas | Dow Jones Averages: and Hotels yesterday. The former
Aug. Aug.
0
30 Industrials.
Rails
has declared an interim dividend of 35 candereens per share, which was rather unexpected, and, consequent! ly, produced a good effect on the 2p Utilities market generally-
Bales.
Hong Kong Banks, $1,500 Union Insurafices÷8460/470 - H.K. Hotel (Old), 810.85 - Hong Kong Lands, #781 Ewo Cottons, Tha; 14.30/14,00 Telophones (P.P.), 823.00 Cements (Combined), $15.70
Buyora,
Union Insurances, 8400 China Fire Insurances, 8020 H.K, Steamboats, 622) Union Waterboats, 820 Raubs, $36)
H.K. and K. Wharves, $140 H.K. and W. Docks, 819 Providents (Old), 85 H.K. Hotela (Old), 810.00 H.K. Hotels (New), 810.40 - Hong Kong Lands 878 Ewo Cottons, Thu, 14.60 Hong Kong Trams, 822.90 Peak Trams (New), 87 Yaumati Ferries (Old), 83 Yaumati Ferries (New), $33 China Lights (Old), $18 'China Lights (New), 817)
Hong Kong Electrics, 8711 Malabon Sugars. $23. Cements (Combined), $15.70 Dairy Farms, 8272 Watsons (Old), 812.50 Lane, Crawforda, 25.40 H.K. Amusements, 610) United Theatres, Tis. 5 Constructions (Old), 87) H.K. Govt. Loans, 3 per
Premium.
:
10 Change 67.08 60.30 2.31 up 20.77 28.82 1.85 up
28.25 29.20 1.04 up
Messrs. . A. Pierce & Co. Report.
The market is strong. Business done: 4,400,000 shares.
LAST TO-DAY'S PRICK, PRICE 8511 $53
CREASELESS COTTON
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MEN'S TIES FIRST
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICK.
RUGEY, Aug. 10, THE process which eliminates the
crease from cotion, ariificial silk and other fabrics, the discovery of which was announced in Man- chester yesterday, has already been carried through to full commercial production.
It is the outcome of many years of research work by the well-known
Tootal, Broadhurst, Les and Com- industrial chemist, Dr. Willows, of
pany, who have patented the process in Britain and twenty other countries, and are extending their Glossop works to produce crenseless fabrica. *
The process also serves as a pre- sorvative to articifical silks and prevents them from rotting when washed.
It is applicable also to linen, shoddy and silk and is applied after
The first anti-crease goods being marketed are men's ties, which were. chosen as the best articles to de monstrate the advantages of the new discovery.
REVIEW OF GERMAN FOREIGN TRADE.
SECOND QUARTER OF CURRENT YEAR SHOWS CONSIDERABLE DECLINE
Air Reduction Allied Chemical and
Dyo........ American Can.......... 318 American Telegraph
and Telephone 110 American Tobacco "B" 70) Auburn s
73 Borden Company ... 30| Canadian Pacific... Consolidated Gas of
771
80 B4%
1348
19
70 701 318 131
the goods are bleached, dyed or printed.
New York
Drugs, Inc.
541*
41
419
Du Pont de Nemours 381
40
Eastman Kodak
001
53+
General Electric
181
181
General Foods ...... General Motors International..
227
281
15
151
Harvester... 281
31
International Tel. and
Tel.
p
Liggott and Myers
"B" Leow's Inc. ........... 26 Pacifio Gas and Elec-
.......... 581
53
28
cent
trig
271
28
Pennsylvania Railway 158
10
Radio Corporation
70
Seara Roebuck
311
£31
Standard Oil Co. of
New Jersey. 35)
351
Socony-Vacuum Corp. 114 Union Carbide and
118
Carbon
251
bs
LATEST CABLED
QUOTATIONS.
Union Pacific
65
c8t
United Aircraft and
Trans
134
147
United States Steel 40
421
35
Sellers.
Hong Kong Banks, $1,560 Benguats, 810)
II.K. Hotels (New), 810.60 Hong Kong Lands, 878)
SHANGHAI SHARES.
10
Messrs, Carroll Bros. have receiv-Westinghouse E. & M. 34 ed the following cabled quotations Ex. Div.
of Shanghai Shares:-
Beds.
t-Possible Mutilation,
ing.
China Finance Corp International Investment Trust Co., Ord. "................................ Cathay Land.......
5.45
7.00
Yangtze Finance Co.
Berlin, Aug. 3.-Gommun foreign trade suffered, according to official statistics just published, during the second quarter of this year a fur ther considerable decline both in imports and exports. The latter, as compared with the first quarter of this year, fell by 924 million Marks, while the former declined by 101 millions. The decrease in imports is particularly noticeable in case of the following countries, which are enumerated according to the size. of the declins: Great Bri tain, France, Switzerland, Bel-
ADVERTISEMENTS
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
JOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
No
that the Certificate No. 6/NS 502 dated Hongkong 14th April, IP32 for Five shares of this Bank numbered: 180792/180796 inclusive registered in the name of Riobard Toovey has been Lost, Stolen or destroyed by Fire, and should this sertificate not be produced to the Bank before 10th SEPTEMBER. 1982, a new certificate for the shares will be issued, and the afore- said Certificate No. 6/N8 502 will be thereafter treated by this Corporation sa Null and Void.
By Order of the Court of Directora.
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager.
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OPENINGS
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gium and Czechoslovakia as far as W. R. LOXLEY & CO
Europe is concerned. and outside
of Europe British-India, China and Australia. Importa from China decreased by 6 million Marks while those from Africa remnined more or less atationary. By far the big Confirm-gests shrinkage in exports was in the case of Great Britain-72 mit- lion Marks-followed by Switzer. The lands with 13 millions cach. exports to South Africa decreased by 4 millions as did those to China. those to Japan by 10 millions and to the Dutch East-Indies by 3 mil. lions Marks.
11.50 LONDON EXCHANGE
0.00
International Assurance Co. 4.05 China Realty Cb Shanghai Land
Co.
New Engineering and Ship
Building Works Ord,
80
3.481
14.021
EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS,
On London-
August 11, 183, Telegraphic Transfer... 1,37 Bank Bills, on demand 1/3) Bank Bills, 4 menthe
sight
Credita,
sight.....
ON PARIN:
1/4
months'
Bank Bills, on demand 655 Credits, 4 months' right 626 ON NEW YORK:
Bank Bills, on demand 23 Creditä, '60 days” sight, 24t OR BOMBAY
RATES
Shanghai Dock and Engineer-
ing Co.
Shanghai and
Hongkew
Wharf Co.
Shanghai Electric Construc-
tion Co. 'B'
*** 11.00 Investment
24.75
3.75
81.00
.218.00
98.75
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE).
Itugby, August 11.
Paris
New York
Montreal
4.01
Ewo Cotton Mills Ltd. Shanghai Cotton Manufactur-
ing Co.
14.95
Brussels
23.194
Zoong Sing Cotton Mills
Latel.
American Asiatic Underwri-
tura Ord.
*** 76.00
11.00
25.00
American Oriental Finance
Corp., B.
Asia Realty "Bearer"?
24.50 *****... £7.00 Chinese 5 per cent Gold 8
Bonds 1995
80%
Genova Ameterdam Milan Berlin Stookholm Copenhagen
19 10/32
8.00
30:50
18 23/32
Oslo Vienna Prague Helsinfors Madrid
19 31/32
232)
43 8/10
TRADE DECLINE DUE
Lisbon
110
ON SHANGHAI ¦---***
Bank, at sight...
..} 75+...
TO TARIFFS
Athens
$30
ON YOKOHAMAD --
Bucharest
585
On demand
+7
BOARD OF TRADE'S
NEW FIGURES
Belgrade Bio
215
5 3/10
Buenos Aires
Nom.
Montovideo
30 Nom.
Bombay
1/0 3/32
Shanghai
1/01
Hong Kong
1/4
Yokohama
1/6
Silver (spot)
17
_17.15/16.
20 Nom
1171
Telegraphic Transfor Bank, on demand
ON CALCUTTA
Telegraphio Transfer Bank, on demand
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LONDON, Aug. 10. EFFECTS of the tariffs are fur- ther indiented-by-the-Board of Trade figures for July, which show": a falling off of exports and importa compared to June and to the July of the year previous. -)
Imports-for-the-month, for-in- stance, were £51,021,000 as compar. ed to £57,517,000 for Juns, and £70,140,000 főr July, 1031. Exports suffered only a small change for the month, declining from £29,723,000 in Juns to £20,294,000, but compar ed to 1931, the loss was heavier. The July, 1931, total was £34,252,000.
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