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- 20 Utilitiea
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MARKETS
Mar 3 Chango
$3.84 1.60 up 94.76
.8% up .66 up :81 down
High-1932
Low: Mar. 2
88.78
41.22 £2.18
41.30.
13.2% 23.94
36.11
16.53 21.30
83.26
85.78 74,02
21,95 73.91
FINAL QUOTATIONS
Amer. Can 7 per cent.
Amer. and F'gn. Power Ainer. Smelting Amer. Sugar Rof'g Amer. Tel. and Tel.
Amer. Tobacco "B" Anaconda Copper Auburn
Bendix Aviation Bethlehem Stepl
Borden Company Canadian Pacific Caterpillar Co. Chrysler
5 Nat'l Dairy Prod.
DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.
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HONG KONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD. | 31,035).
DIVIDEND $50: BONUS $5
W nie officially informed that the General Managers and Consult- ing Committee of the Hong Kong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., will re- commend, at the forthcoming meet- ing of shareholders to be held on April 10, the payment on account of the year 1931 of a dividoud of $50 together with an "exchange" bonus of $5 per share absorbing $440,000: to pass the balance of $1-13,850.66 to the credit of reinsur- ance fund and to carry forward $400,169.54 in respect of the year
85 1002
SINGAPORE
$1,380
MONDAY, MARCH 18,
Banks
ELK. Banks
SHAREBROKERS, ASSOCIATION.
4914440
Do. (London)... Chartered Banks Mercantile Bica. "A"
Buyare
Helfer
Caloo
Nomina
31,845
£117 £13
2131
2941
£241
£0
Do.
£91
$100
Bank of East Asia....
31011
N, O. & S. Barku... 17
128
Am: 0. Fin, Corp: M
M
Pref.
T.485 China Fin. Corp.r.:
Do.
T.4.60
手机
Insurances
Canton LuvTTANICOS,.
Underwritera
China Firea
$1,390] H.K. Fires................................
*
$2.38
1541
$620
One hundred and five alleged 20 ots 114 "Reds" were charged before Mr.
$101
55/
801.
42-6
45%
4% 14
$21
$181
#3
25/
T.
L
T.
T.2
$100
13,8
Mining Benguote......
14.20 Venezuela Gold Fide..
Kailans ORATION
21/3
T4
Langkats (single)........
T2.10 Explorations.........
T230 Shanghai Loans...
Raabs
Tronoh Mines............... Benguet Explorations
Dooka, Wharves, Godowns, sto.
$1,250
KARTAL
Union InsuranICOS....
$2.50
$525
.$820
TA
International Amos..
$1,340
Shipping
$35
+
Douglases
192
Steamboata ainm
$34
122
$15
Indos (prof.)
$50
Do. (det.)
42/6
Shells
Friday Int. Harventor Pid.
$201
Waterhouta
Mar. 3 Int. Nickel
48
Int. Printing Ink
77
Int. Tel. & Tel.
8
WHOLESALE ARRESTS IN
1
$181
54
Johns Manville
131
Pfd. 112;
Liggett & Myers "B"
534
B
Loow's Inc
12
12
Mack Trucks ............ 244 Montgomery Ward
14
101
OVER A HUNDRED ALLEGED "REDS."
09 Nat'l Cash Biscuit
33
56) Nat'l Cash,, Reg'ter
Sk
35) Nat'l Steel Corp.
10
J. E. F. Gregg, the Third Police
7
12
North American Co. Otis Elevator
20
Magistrate, recently, with being
$134
**
H
11
20
Pacific Gas and Elec.
94
9 Pacific Lighting
99
5
Packard Motors
2
8
Paramount Publix
Coca-Cola Company
84
Columbia Gas & Elec
11
Phillips Petroleum
Camoolid Gas N.Y.
Con. Gas $5 Cam. Pfd.
01
Saleway Stores
Pennsylvania Rly.
481 Radio Согрп.
311 in exchange for now coins of the
members of an unlawful society. This was the sequel to the import- ant raid carried out by the Special Branch, who were assisted to a con- siderable extent by every division of 18tho Singapore police.
$4.20
H.K. & K. Wharves. Providents (old ...
$133
:4.20
$1.40
819) $10
Do. (LOW)... H.K. & W. Docks...
31.20
*20
$8
'S. China Motorg” A'
Do.
$8
"13"
18
Shangbai Dock
*
1,6
51
New Engineerings T.29 Hongkow ...........
1.82 T.6
[Landi, Hotels," and Buildings
Continental Can
38
Sears Roebuck
142
Corn Products ....
49
Standard Brand-
14
Curtiss Wright
Stand. Oil of N.J.
24
Drug, Inc.
32
Bocony-Vacuum Corp.
61
same amount, provided however $7.80 that their weight and fineness shall 37,40 conforta with articles 2, 5, 6 and. 7 of these regulations.
32 $7,80
H.K. Hotela (old)
$8.10
***
$70
$75
194
Du Pont de Nemours
35
Texas Corpn.
1.14
(Note.-Articles 5, 6 and 7 pro-
Du Pont 6 per cent. Cum. Deb, 100
Texas Gulf Sulphur
17
vide for the ordinary wear and $7,55
Eastman Kodak
53
Transamerica
38
tear).
Elec. Auto Lite Co.
12
Union Carbide
291
Elec. Bond & Share
12
Union Pacific
601
4 Un, Pac. 4 per cent. n-c
Pfd., 64
14 Un. Air. and Trans.
19
11
Un, Corporation
61
241 United Fruit ....
10 U.S. Steel
26
Art. 11. The following provisions shall govern in cases in which silver or similar metals which may be used for the minting of coins, or old coins, are presented to the Cen- tral Mint for the coinage of the 24 Standard Silver coins:-
$14
$26
M324
BAR
T.69
Gillette Safety.
14
13
U.S. Steel 7 per cent, Pfd. Vanadium
541
1. Where the silver bullion offer
81
12
Warner Bros."
1
Int. Bus. Machines'
224
ed has a fineness of 999 thousandths, 23,403148 grammes of pure silver shall be presented for each Yuan plus a minting charge of 2.25 per
8106
$211
$8
369
Do.
H.K. Lands
T.234 Shanghai Labda T.10
Metropolitan Lands.. H.K. Healtics.redcore,
T11.40 Chine Do
194/ Lio. Debentures Hauphreys ......
|M$140] Asia Realties "A"
Do.
Chinese Estates......
Cotton Mille
T13.45 Ewosmammanam S'hai Cotton....................... Till Zoong Singa.......... Wing On Textiles(S.)
Public Utilities Tramways.............$21
$17.20| Pook Trame (old)........ Do. Star Ferries
(now;
175
1I
17.86
$131
H
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**
T13.55
1.87
7.11
$115
$21.95
316
(new)...
38
380
$34
Yaumiati Ferries(old)
32
$331
Do. (now
$31
caut. rights...
130
UNIT
12.15
$1zł
China Lights (ok!).....
+
11.967 12.30
200
Do. (now)... 19 Do,
ta. H
$75
H.K. Electrics $74
$24.30
Macao do,
$13
Sandakan Lights ---]
$30
f'elophones (old)
3971
Do. (BBW)
4271
T.10
China Buses......
2/
Tractions
12/.
Do.
(prof.).....
Industriais
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The Danish Minister is not leav ing Nanking till March 10, when he will visit the mausoleum of the late Dr. Sun Yat Sen and offer a floral tribute.
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HONG KONG STOCK | STANDARD SILVER
MARKET
YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL
QUOTATIONS
New Regulations on Coinage
cent.
2.-Old
one-yuan silver pieces which conform with the weight and finenesa originally fixed may be ex- changed for an equal amount of the Standard Silver coine without payment of minting charge.
3. Where the finances of the silver bullion offered is less than 900 thousandths, or where the old one-yuan silver pieces do not con- form with the weight and finencas originally fired, they shall be con: verted to the actual amount of pure Naoking, March 4 set of re- silver they contain. A minting There is very little of note to re port in our market to-day, algulations governing the coinage of charge of 25 per cent. must be paid though rates are being fairly well the Standard Silver Unit (Dollar), for each Yuan coined. Where the was formally adopted at the 7th competition of silver bullion or old maintained, and the undertone re-
The volume of trad regular meeting of the Legislative coins mentioned above is too com mains firm. ing, however, continues limited in Yuan held yesterday. The follow plicated, an apprpriate assay and ing is a translation of the Regula-or refining fee may be charged in
addition to the minting charge.
Art. 12.-The Central Mint may produce "mint bars." Each bar shell have a fineness of 900 thousandths and a fine silver contant equivalent to the silver content contained in 1,000 dollars, both of which shall be recorded on the face of the bar,
Art. 13.-Where silver bullion is offered to the Central Mint for the making of "mint bars," the fol- lowing provisions shall govern 、
the extreme.
Sales, Providents (Old). 81.10. Hong Kong Lands, $75.
Buyers,
Hong Kong Banks, $1,045. Canton Insurances, $1,350. H.K. Steamboats, $22. Benguet Explorations, 20 Providents. (Old), 84.10. Providents (New), 811. Shanghai Docks, Tla. 92, Hotels (Old), $7.80. Hotela (Now), 27.60.
Hong Kong Lands, 875. Realties, 87.55.
Chinese Estates, 895.
Hong Kong Trams, 8211. Star Ferries, $80.
China Lights (Old), $12.15. Electrics, $75.
tions:-
Art. 1.-The coinage of the Stat dard Silver Unit shall be carried out exclusively by the Central Mint.
Art. The Standard Silver Unit shall be known as the Yun Its total weight shall be 26.6971 grammes. It shall be composed of 88 per cent. silver and 12 per cent. copper; that is, it shall contain cents.. | 13,493448 grammes of pure silver.
B. Ind. G. & Bonds, 84 per cent. Govt. Loans, 41 per cent. Prem.
Sollers.
Union Insurances, 8541. Rauba, $101.
Providents (Old), 84.18. Shanghai Cottons, Tla 60.. Malabon Sugars, $18. Dairy Farms, 8271. -Watsona (Old), $124. Watsons (New), 811.40. Lane, Crawfords, 85. United Thiatres, Tis. 5.
AMERICAN ORIENTAL FINANCE
CORPORATION ́
A COMPLETE
SERVICE
A complete brokerage service for New York Stocka in available at our local Agents
Asia Lands Limited
Gloucester Building. Daily Quotations seat-gratis —upon request.
Malabon Sugars .-.
T.14 Caldbeck, 1(or) T.10 Macgregors (prof.) Canton Ives ASESATRE Cemonts (comb.)...
Do.
$27
$6
$8.204. 35
201
$10
$6
$8.35
36
(old)..
***
Do. (DW}-
$10
Rope
$7
Uh AgriculturUR
#971
100
**
Dairy Farms a le
144
$1
Der A Wings.......
$12
Amuacuenta......
$12
$12.4
Ch. Etainments...... $117
34,80
Constructions, (old);
$4.32
Macta
Do.
25
་ བར
Lane Crawford.......
$21
Mackintoshs
Nanyang Tobacco...
$184
1
$128
31190
Lo. (new)
$3.35
The
$10
M. Greyhounds......
$82
5. C. Enterprises ...
125
United Theatres ................
04.
***
piem.
39
38
1-Where the silver bullion has a fineness of 000 thousandtha, minting charge of 2.25 per cent shall be paid.
Art.-3. The pattern of the Stan- dard Silver Unit shall be designed by the Ministry of Finanes and submitted to the National Govern ment for promulgation by official 2. Where the fineness of the silver' in less than 999 thousandths, it shall
Mandate.
Art. 4.--One Yuan of the Stan- be commuted to the amount of pure dard Silver, money shall be equival- silver it contains. Besides a mint. ent to 100 cents (Fen). One canting charge of 2.25 per cent, for each shall be equivalent to 10 Li.
bar, an appropriate assay and or Art, 5-The difference between refining fee may be charged. the actual weight of the Yuan of the Standard Silver Unit and the legally fixed weight must not in any case exceed three thousandths (3 1000ths).
Difference in Fineness.
Equal Exchange.
an
Astora
Sinceres ........................
Watsons (old)
Wm, Powells.......
B.-Ind.-G.-Boada-6447;
11.K. Gort, Loaus... $104 Wallace Harper......
Ohian Sports Ltd...
$223.K. Wing On
***
S'hai
TIENTSIN SHARES
Art. 14Where "mint, barg" of the Central Mint are presented in exchange for Standard Silver coins, the Mint, if satisfied that the bar offered retains its original weight and fineness, must exchange it for
of Standard Bilver coins Art. -The difference between amount equivalent to that record- the aggregate weight of 1,000 Yunod on the bar.. In case the bar has and the legally fixed weight (for lost in weight or fineness, it shall 1,000 Yuans) muit-not in any case
bo, exchanged with Standard Silver B/Chint.... exceed a 10,000ths.
coins equivalent to the actual B/Communic. Art -The difference between
Yienyich Balt Bk..... the actual fineness of each Standard amount of silver it contains.
Art. 15-These regulations shall To Lu Bank Silver Yuan and the legally fixed be put into effect from the date of Kincheng B.C fineness must not in any onse expromulgation thereof. coed three-thousandths (3 1000ths).
Art. 8. The Standard Silver Ratio Between the Standard, Unit shall be tendered and accept- ed in payments to the Government or to private persons as well as in all transactions. The amount that may be tendered at any time shall of exchange of the Dollar as equivo E/E de T'tsin... be unlimited. (That is, it shall balent to 0.715 Shanghai Tael. ^ This | G/V Factory. considered na the legal tender). rate of oxchange, applies both to Do.
40N - 371
Tientsin, March 1
Last
Buy, Sell. Sale.
82
89
03)
03
45
-45
714
72
50
673
51 58 58
Nat. Ind. B/China
6
4.00 5
5
39 41 30
57
BON 50N
900
200
12
G8-
71372
480 18
C/Hsin Old-1912 do: New...... C/Ta Balt O/Hsing Coal....... Crystal Ltd.
Dollar and the Shanghai Tael." Besides the above Regulations the Legislative Yuan also adopted a resolution formally fixing the rate E/Eng. Wks.
Lanchow M. Co. -....* 480
Art. 9.All the old one-yuan the standard dollar and the ex Hopei L. & B.A.... 60N silver picces, which conform with isting old one-dollar pieces. The Hotung Land the weight and Aneness originally, Legislative Yuan also approved the Imperial Hotel fixed, may be used, within a certain following formula showing how this specified period, in the same man- ner as the Standard Silver Unit The said period aball ba specified. by order of the Ministry of Fin
WO Out Goins,
Ar 10-Standard Bilvor coins: if used for too long time may be presented to the Central Mint (Continued on next Golumn)
rate is arrived at:
NO StarM$17 One Shanghai Tael equals 33:599 Ttsin L Inv. ...... 141) 142* ---- gramines of pure silver, 23.03448 Ttain lav. Trust... divided by 33.500 equala 0.6692305 Ttain Press
Twin Bldg, ·Co........... Shanghai Tael..
Minting charge 2.25 per cem. Taku Tugs
0.0002305 equals 10167227.
plus N.O W/Wks 0167827 equals 715 approximately Y/Rue Gloss..... Therefore the rate of exchange of Yung Les Soda the Yuan has been fixed at 0.716 Wag/Lita Hotel Shanghai Tsel.-Kuo Min.
*-x.d.
9
53 86
07
07
03
100
240
10
50
1181
108
2421
Do
$42
$15)
3111
Szh
$135 188
H. K. VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.
ORDERS.
(a)-Full Band practices will take place every Tuesday and Friday, commencing from Tuesday, March
(b)-Band Recruits will parale every Thursday, commencing 10th instant.
W. H. G. GOATER, Capt., Adjutant, H.K.V.D.C.
HOCKEY
CLUB TEAM. JAT REGT.
The following team has been selected to represent tho. lat XI of the Hong Kong Hockey Club" against the 3/3th Jat Regiment on Wednesday next the 15th of March on the Marina Ground at 5 p.m. t
C. Gregory, A. A. R. Botelho, E. V. Reed, W.. A. Read, H. J. D. Lowe, J. L Tetley, H. Owon- Hughes, W. E. Williams, G. E. R. Divett, A, T. Lay and 0 0. Francis.