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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1934.
H. K. STOCK EXCHANGE
YESTERDAY'S "OFFICIAL
QUOTATIONS
In spite of only half a day's working owing to a Chinese-festi- val, there was a good demand for
BOSTON, PHILADELPHIA & BALTIMORE. Cements, Lights, Lands and Hotels,
If sufficient inducement offers also other ports of call,"
resulting in a fair turnover in each....
Sales
Arrivals from U.S.A.
Sailings to U.S.A.
lat Oot.
M.V. "GERTRUDE MAERSK"...
29th Oct.
Buyer's
30th Oct.
27th Nov.
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Urilon Insurances, $530.
M.V. "NORA MAERSK" (All dates are subject to alteration without notice.) EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION FOR PASSENGERS
AT MODERATE RATES.
For Freight and Passage please apply:-
JEBSEN & CO.
Canton, Shameen, B.C.
Canton Insurances, $285, H.K. Trams, $20.40,"
Antamoks, 60 cts.
Benguet Explorations, 18 cts.
Bg Wedge, 10 CES.
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
On Amsterdam Athens Belgrade Berlin Bombay Brussels
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.
Sterhag Parity Sept zu
7.23
515 S. 216 12344
Supt. . 7.28 515 S.
218
13.35
1/8 1/16 21.02
495
Bucharest
12.10 Florine 370 Drachmas 276,316 Dinars
90.43 Marks
is 6d. per Rupee 1/8 1/18
35.elgas 20.99)
813,588 Le 495
Buenos Aires Copenhagen Geneva Helsingfors Hongkong
47.58d. per Pero 38 S.O.
18.139 Kroner
22.40
25,29) Franca'
15.11
193.23 Marka 2231
2201
1/81
176 11/16
Lisbon
110. Escudoä
110
1101
Madrid
331
92.46 Lire 57
Milan
Montevideo
Montreal
Tal. 10916.
Agonty. Hong Kong, Pedder Boilding.
Tel. 28389.
BALI & JAVA
On Home leave why not visit BALI & JAVA-the
Tales of Romance and Beauty.
Through farm to Europe by steamer all the way or by
steamer and Aeroplane combined.
Special reduced round trip fires. Through farss 20
Australia and Bouth Africa.
TO BATAVIA DIRECT
S.S. "TJIKEMBANG" 25th Sept., 11 a.m. TO MANILA, MAKASSAR, BALI & SOERABAIA
8.8. TJIBADAK”
2nd Oct., 11 a.m.
For further information apply:
American Express Co., Inc. Thos. Cook & Son, Ltd. Holland-China Trading Co., Canton. JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN N.V.
York Building.
Tel. 28015.
JAVA CHINA JAPAN LINE
HAMBURG
HAMBURG
G-AMERIKA LINIE
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REEMEN
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD
Far Eastern Mail Passenger and Freight Service
Through hookiaje to America via Europe and Europe via America, Bookings around the world. Through honkinys to London.
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OUTWARD SAILINGS
† (HAL) m.v. “KULMERLAND"
*(NDL) m.s." SAALE”.
*(HAL) m.v.* RUHR".
• (NDL) #...“ MAIN"...
+(HAL) my." DUISBURG”
for Shanghai, Taku, Dairen, Kobe, Yokohama, Nagoya
for S'hai.. Taku Bar, Dairen, Tsingtan, Thama., Kobe
for Shanghai, Kobe, Osaka, Yokohama, Taka, Dairen, Taingtau
27th Sept.
... 1st Oct
14th Oct. ...... for S'hai., Taka Bar, Dairen.
Taingian, Yokohama, Kobe... 18th Oct. for Shanghai, Taku, Dairen, Kobe, Oaska, Yokohama., Nagoya.....
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HOMEWARD SAILINGS
Hotels, $5.40.
Gold River, 23 ets.
HK, Lands, $50.
Realties, $4.80.
Chinese Estates, $89; HK. Trams, $20.10.
Yaumati Ferries, $214. Telephones (Old); $23.80. Telephones (New), $11, {\ Singapore Tractions, 5/-. Singapore Traction (Pref). 17/18 Constructions (New), 78 cts.
Sellers
།
Antamoks, 64 cts.
Peak Trams (Old), $15.
Malabon Sugars, $8.70.
Electrics, $71.
Cements, $2.40.
THE EXCHANGE
MARKET-
MESSRS, ROZA BROS,
Monday, Sept. 24. There was no change in Silver prices on Saturday. Ready at 211 and Forward at 21 15/16 China' sales were absorbed by specula- tors. The tone was steady." but very quiet.
New York
Onlo
Paris Prague
Rio de Janeiro
Shanghai... Stockholm
Vienua
Yokohama....
Silver (spot) Silver (forward)
War Loan
25.22 Pesataa 381
30. 95. per Pero
39 7/18 S.0.
4.567 Dollars. "4.84}
4.987 Dollar 5.99 7/16
19.159 Kroner
124.81 Franca 181.2 Kronen 26.933. per Gold
Milreis
ן -
19,904
74 25/32 1181
36 S.O. .24.40
15.12.
5T 9/16
39 7/18 S.O. 4.84
4.99 7/16 19.90
:74 27/32
118 7/16
41'8,0.
41 9.0;
1/5 3/16
1/5 3/18
18.159 Kronor 34.554 Schillings 24.58d. per Yen
19.384
19.39)
264
26
1/25/18 217
1/2 9/32
217
21 15/16
71%
30% 105 3/16
Closing Quotations
September 24, +34
UN LONDON:-
Telegraphic Transfer... Bank Bills, en demand Bank Bills, 4 months'
sight
Credits, four months'
ON NEW YORK:-
21 15/16
Bank Bills, on demand 381 Credits, 60 days' sight.. 40) ON BATAVIA:-
On demand
ON PAKIS
...... 563
Bank Billa, on demand 580
Credits, 4 mouths sight 810
sight
ON SHANGHAI:-
ON SALOON-
On Demand
10%
On demand
ON SINGAPORE:-*
ON MANILA
On demand
+21
On demands
ON JAPAN:-
ON BANGKOK :-
On demand
1201
On demand
ON INDIA:
Telegraphic Trausler.. Bank, on demand ......
01
York for THOMAS FARROW
The market in New Sterling opened at 4.995 and elos- ed at the same rate.
Market
There was practically no mar- ket: no interests was displayed in the absence of Shanghai advtees. The tone was steady.
Sterling
No business done; sellers for September 1/7. buyers 1/7 - 1/32.
U.S. Dollars
Sellers 391, buyers 398. A small business was rumoured at 39 9/16. Yen
132.
574.
Guilders
Shanghai Dollar
110 5/16.
Shanghai Market
Holiday.
CANTON SILK
L
MARKET
The Kwangtung. Raw Silk Test- ing Bureau, Department of Recon- struction, Canton, China.
Canton Quotations
September 21, Extra OS. 13/15 H.K. $430N. Small Extra ÒS. 13/15 H.K.
$380N.
Crack N.S. 14/16 H.K. $300N. Extra Extra 20/22 H.K. $285N. Waste NS Open HK. $51N.
Yokohama Quotations.
Betpemebr. 22.
Opening Ten 495 Yen 493
Spot
Bourse, six months
New York Quotations
September 23.
Bid Ask 1.16
1.161 1.18 1.181 1.18 1:18
.95th Oct,
December February April
for Genos, Barcelona, Lisbon, Duver, A'dam., ' R'dam., Hamburg, Bremen............ 22nd Sept. for Genos, M'llos., Oran, R'dam.,
H'burg, Bremen.
8th Octa
New York Quotations are ob. tained through Courtesy of Amer!"
can tion.
Clerk Who Rose To
Be A Banker
1:
(Special Alr-Mall, Service)
London, Sept. 7.
in
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When Farrow was sentenced at the Old Bailey on June 3, 1921, to four years' penal servitude for issuing false balance-sheets the judge referred to the "irreproach- able character" Farrow had borne.
SOVEREIONS, Bank Buying
Rate
Bas XIV. per oL
28.
119
1/1
217
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(Special Air Mail Service)
London, Sept. 7.
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Pres. Hayes......Bept. 99, 8 m. Pres. Johnson.... Oct. 13, 8 a.m. Pres. Monroe ........Oct. 97, 9 a.m. Pres. Van Buren. Nov. 10, 8 a.m. Fres. Garfield...." Nov. 24, 8 a.m.
Fortnightly sailings Pres. McKinley.Sept. 28, M'night Free. Grast Oct. 12, Midnight Pres. Jefferson..Oct. 26, M'night Pres. Jackson. Nov. 9, Midnight Pres. McKinley, Nov. 93 M'night
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BOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE
PEDDER BUILDING-HONG KONG.
CARTON BRANCH :-4, SHAY BOAD,
HIS MAJESTY'S MICROPHONE
On Show At Kelvin
Hall
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(Special Air Mali Service,
Glasgow, Sept. 7. The King's microphone, which
CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
BREMEN.
RE Steamer
THE
" COBLENZ " having arrived from BREMEN, HAM- BURGnd Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified Last their Cargo is
the Queen will use when she laun-being landed at their rink into the Go- ches the new Cunarder "534" on downs of the Hong Kong aud Kowloon September 28, arrived in Glasgow Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, from London last night by the
where Delivery can be obtained. Midday Scot." As the train came to a standstill three guards stepped down carrying a substantial brass- Loand box.
Consignees are further notified that the teamer "COBLENZ" has taken at HAMBURG and BREMEN Through, Caigo for HONG KONG 。r 8.3, · "JOBANNA
", S.S. "LABEL"). 8.3. "LUKKI 8.8. "OPTIMA" 8.8.
and 8.8. "Azr
from
No Fire Insurance will be affected by in any case whatever.
A bottle containing a message Mr. Thomas Farrow, founder of from a Lithuanian airman has Farrow's Bank,' which crashed in been found on the western shore of the Moray Firth at Loth, in December, 1920, has died at his home
Westhampnett,
near Sutherland
by Professor James Chichester from heart failure. Ritchle, of the Chair of Natural
History at Aberdeen University. He was 72.
The battle contained, a message from a Heutenant in the air ser- ly surrounded the group. The "STRADAS"
Marconiphone officials iminediate- vice of Lithuania. It was written box was opened and the microphoneT CKH LM, LISBON, KOTKA, in Lithuanian, and has been translated
assembled as an assurance that no MAENTYLUOTO and VIIPURT. by the Lithuanian damage had been sustained in the All Gooda remaining undelivered after Minister in London as follows:-- journey.
the 1st of Oct, 1934, will be rabject to "Returning from the World The dim light of the platform Rent.
was sufficient to show that the Century of Progress Exposition in King's silver and gold microphone Chicago to Kaunas in Lithuania. a beautiful piece of workman
am dropping this bottle with the ship. It cost £700 to make, and letter in mid-ocean, at the fifty-because of its high intrinsic value first meridian and forty-sixth is insured for £3000, the greatest was ал ardent relig.ous.
Let the worker, a philanthropist, and a parallel.
goddess coverage which can be secured for that the fearless it. constant deviser of schemes for Jurate know
After the microphone had been Lithuanian aviators have conquer- the good of the people.
thoroughly inspected it was again Farrow ran a campaign against ed this ocean. and that
Iecked BWDY. Accompanied by usurers, and it was in order to longer can inspire fear.
No Claim will be admitted after the compete with them that he started Lieutenant P. Nakrosis, on the four guards and two policemen, Good aan left the Godown and all the microphone was escorted to the Claims must be presented within Twe Holland Farrow's Bank in 1904--with the
America Line steamer Central Station Hotel, where it Weeks of the Ship's arrival here, afte support of many public men.
Statendam, August 25, 1933.""
was placed in the hotel safe. The which date they will not be recognised, At that time Farrow had a
safe was guarded throughout the Consignees are requested to surrender, splendid record. He had risen
ther Bill of Lading to the Undersigned night.
fn Countersignature,
Farrow indeed was the sort of man whose life is described as "blameless."
He
HOW BANK STARTED
from the obscurity of a high stool
In an
auctioneer's office in his native Norfolk (he was born at Catton, near Norwich) to the post of assistant private, secretary to Mr. W. H. Smith, the First Lord of the Treasury.
*339
Professor's Theory
its Flight
at a
The reference to the conquest"of the Atlantic ocean by Lithuanian aviators is to the attempt non-stop flight from New York to Kaunas made on July 15, 1933, by Lieutenants Girenas and Durias, who, after successfully crossing the Atlantic, crashed to death at
Kubidamm in Pomerania, Ger many, only 400 miles from their destination./
From that he became private secretary to Mr. Robert Yerbrugh M.P., and acted as secretary of the Agriculturaj Banks' Associa- tion, of which Mr. Yerbrugh was some scientine interest attaches to then president.
lending, and his evidence before 1
"Professor Ritchie states that
Damaged Packages must be left in the Godown for exammation by the Con- signees and the Company's Surveyors, Mrs. Anderson & Ashe, at 10 am, on the 24th of Bapt, 1934.
Consignees must have a Revenue datible goods are examined by the Officer in attendance when damaged Company's surveyors.
MELCHERS & 00,
Agenta: NORDDEUTSCHER Lloro, Brzien.
#2868
taken to the radio exhibition at the To-day the microphone will be
Kelvin Hall, where it will be ex- bibited at the Marconiphone stand for one day. Royal permission has Bong Kong, 24th Ɛept, 1894. not been secured for longer.
SILVER LINE.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
Frox NEW YORK LOS ANGELES,
HE
From Kelvin Hall the microphone is to be placed in safe deposit deposit sent to London. There it in Glasgow and the key of the sate will remain until the time of the launch of the giant Cunarder.
This is the microphone into which the King speaks when he is WBA specially This opened the way to Farrow's the drift of the bottle dropped in broadcasting. It
mid-Atlantic- and recovered 11nde for this purpose, and only Bank, for Farrow, in this post,
the King has used it. Resting on undertook a five years' investiga-months later on the shores of the
silver pedestalit is heavily Moray Firth. tion into the evils of money- Caught up in the Atlantic drift, the assembly there is a silver plate having arrived from the above Port on
ornamented in gold. As part of Moter Yourel
SILVERTEAK,” Oriental Finance Corpora Select Committee was partly resit must have been carried north-upon which the King lays his 18th Sept, Consigness of Cargo are ponsible for the passing of the eastwards towards the coast of unuscript, and on this plate are bereby, informed that their Goods are Northern Europe, and finding its inscribed the name and date of the being landed at their risk into the way into that branch of the drift principal functions at which the Godowns of Fong Kong and Kowloom Interest Lure
King has used the microphone, Wharf and Godowa Company, Limited, which sweeps round the north of The last occasion was the opening Kowloom, and stored at Consigness risk One of the principles of the Shetland into the North Sea it of the Mersey tunnel.
and expense bank was to oner the small must have entered the eddy The plate, however will not ar depositor similar opportunities to which chculates in the Moray rive is Glasgow until to-day are to be left in the Godowns, where
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goode, those given by large banks and Firth.
The delivery of the royal micro they will be examined on Saturday, interest on accounts where a This movement, corresponds to phone was delayed because its ap-99d Sept, 1934, at 10 aan -- balance of at least £10 was left the route taken by the larval eels, use of the wrong type of metal 18 Days of the vessels arrival bero: pearance had been dimmed by the All Claims must be presented withim on deposit six months, ----
which are born in the Western polish. The removal of the effects after which date they cannot be re- Atlantic, south of the Bermudes, of the polish was found more dif- cognized.
ficult in the case of the heavily No Claims will be admitted after the and migrate scross the ocean on
+(NDL) m.s. FULDA"...
*(NDL) #.."ISAR”.
+(NDL) 9,2." COBLENZ" ....for Genon, Barcelona, Lisbon, +
Dover, A'dan. "R'dam., Hambury, Breman" ...21at Oot,
18th Oct.
※
£1,000,000 CONTRACT
(HAL) m.r. "ERMLAND "... for Genoa, Marseilles, A'werp.,
H'dam, Hamburg ..................
(HAL) mv. "KULMERLAND"
For Genoa, Barcelona, R'dam.,
F'burg.27th Oct-
+ Passenger Vessel. Limited Farsenger Accommodation.
N.D.L. HONGKONG/SOUTH SEA ISLAND SERVICE.
**FRIDERUN" 2nd October, toj MADANG,
RABAUL and porta"
For further particulars and passage fares, etc, apply to HAMBURG AMERIKA LINIENORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD JEBSEN & CO., AGENTS, MELCHERS & CO,, 'AazETE,
Queen's Building, Tel 25878. AGENTS :
JERSEN &.00., Shamanzi C., H
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Building Kut Barrage
(Special Air-Mafi Service)
Loudon, Sept. 7. Balfour, Beatty and Co., which is controlled by the Power Securi- tles Corporation of London, has been awarded the contract for the
Moneylenders. Act.
Farrow's was EL spectacular success. Money poured Branch after branch opened.
in.
By 1920 there were 75 branches a three-year journey, ultimately inscribed silver plate, and con- Goods have left the Godowns, and all construction of the Kat barrage. 21 of them in the London area to stock the rivers of the British requently its delivery in Glasgow Good remaizing undelivered after the
for a modified tender of more than £1,000,000.
When the parrage scheme is completed, in about three years, it 'will bring a large new area under cultivation. Six tenders for the
work were submitted, the highest being from a German fem.
fales and the Continent with their fresh-water eels.
and 5,000 shareholders,
was further delayed.
25th Bept, 1934, will he subject to The King has had two micro- Beat September that year it was
phones. The first, a Marconiphone No Fire Insurance had been effected.♬ decided to increase the capital to The drift of the bottle gives an Sykes, now rests in Kensington
Bills of Lading will be countersigned £2,000,000. The paid-up capital indication of the time which the Science Museum, London, where was then, £361,423.
migration from the ind-Atlantis it is protected against Lampering by FURNESS (FAR EAST, LTD. would take unaided by the active by light-ray apparatus. This was swimming of the eel larvae them used to open the British Empire
the microphone which the King aging Building, Exhibition at Wembley in 1924,
Farrow lived in opulence. He had a beautiful home at Bt. Leonard's-on-Sea, a large staff. zelves.
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