Bayer
DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS Hong Kong Stock
Exchange
Sharebrokers Association
Nominal
FRIDAY, JANUARY. 4.
Ballora supere
Sales
Banky
H.A. Banks
a. (London).......}
Chartered Banks...
$1,620
$1,825
£137
£18 £39
Mercantile Bi"
£18
£131
Do.
"0"
£39
Bank of East Asia... P
213)"
.N. O. & S. Har ks
***
Am. O. Fin. Corp:
8.
$16
500
$1.80 Oh Fin. Corps Urd. B.
Do: Prof. S.
Insurances
$27,
Canton insuranGOS, -
Underwriters
1995
****** $1.20
$500
Union InsuraÒBI
$510
China Fires
$620
3620
3240
H.K. Fires
$234
International Assoe, J. ¦
Shipping
$40
Douglas DA
$39
Steamboats
17
$30
lados (pref.)
$30
Do. (def.)
48/3
Shells
$38 43/-
$133
Waterboats
$13
Mining
79 ctt.
77/78 t
Amtatnoks
179 cts 181 ots.
337
Balatoos
40 et
14
Baguio Gold
Benguet Consolidated
jaa et
$14
2 ate.
Do. Exploration 120 121 CL
20 ot.
Do. Goldfield ...
3ucts
Big Wedge ...........
10 cts.
21 cta.
Guld Baver
20 cta 21 ota
30 cu
Gold Creek.m
United Paracales... 31 ots
16 ct
Salacot Mining!
16 otb.
31
Ipo Mining
40 ets.
Itogons
19/-
$15
19 - $16
15
35
16
36
16
Kailans
Langkata (single) 3..
Explorations
de
Shanghai Loans 5.
$10.70 Rauba
Venezuels Gold Fids,
Docks, WharYOS, Godowns, ats..
H.K. & K, Wharves.
Providents (old)...) $1.45
Do. (new)
H.K. W. Dooks
S. Chins Motor■' A'i
"Du.
H.K Landa.............ið..
!!
$10 544
$1121
10.
IG CLS
7124
$15 $6
$111|| $112}
க்கம்
$1.40
150 cts.
$1ał
#120 Shanghai Dock S.
$57
New Engineerings.
$309
Hongkows
Lands, Hotels, and
Bulidings
$5 30
H.K. Hotels
$5.30-
155
$63
$100
Du. 4% Debentures:
3244
Shaugusi Lands.........
$12.
Metropolitan Laudę..
HK Kalcies
$5.35
#.21
China Doron op des
$123
Do. Debentu eis.
101
Humphreys
New Asia Hotel ...
140
$10
As Realtim
A
$2v
Do.
ag".
$88.
$9
Ewon
174
Bhai Cotton (old)S.]
$8.90 $75
$442
Do.
(LOW)S.]
346
39.10
Zoong Sings 5
205
Wing On Textiles(8.)]
Public Utilities
89.40 $53
201/30
Tramways it
$201
312
Poak Trama (old)...
37
Do
(now)...
3114 33
$100 Star Ferrice
$90
:ཎྜར་རྫ། ལྡུན : :: 8
Chinese Estates.....
Cotton Mill
Yaumati Ferries ...
China Lights (old)... 210.80] $1.95 $10.0
$22
$10.5 $10.65
31
*73
H.K. Electrica, ...................
Do. (new) $10.60
$73
$25
12
$25) 328.10] $25). $11.15
324
311.20
$11
Macao do.
Bandaken Lights .....i
Telephones (old)
Do (new)
$12.40 Chias Buses .......
Tractions
Do. (prel)
$25.70
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 1935:
MONEY CANARDS
DENIED
Finance Ministry Attacks Rumour-mongers
Shanghal, Dec. 29.
In an interview granted to the Press General Chiang Kai-shek discussed the present economie situation and expressed the fol- lowing opinions:- Q-With the success of the anti- Communistic .campaign it. should now be possible to make practical progress with the various schemes of national | development. On what as-
pect do you think special, em- phasis should be placed? A-I think that in carrying out
the various constructive sche- mes we should have a definite programme based upon ` the present economie condition of our people and the possibilitles of future development. These schemes should be carefully prepared and put into operá- tion gradually. Q-You know that, rumours are widespread in Shanghal con- cerning the sliver, situation, and that as a result of ner- yousness the monetary and financial situation is affected. Will you tell us what is your opinion on this subject. A.-These rumours have been created by speculators, and I understand the Ministry of Finance has now issued an official announcement empha- tically informing the banks that these rumours are entire- ly without foundation. Q-What is your view of the policy of imposing a tax on exports of silver from China? A.-Owing to the U. S. Government silver-buying policy the price of silver abroad has been for- ced up, and it has been pro- fitable for the foreign banks in China to export silver. As a result, a large amount of sil- ver has been transferred abroad, and the Government was eventually obliged to take steps to prevent an excessive outflow. However, we still hope that the U. S. Government will recognize the harmful effects on China of the silver-buying policy, and will either modify or slow down that policy. Q-If the price of sliver abroad continues to rise and the out- flow of silver continues, will the Government devalue the. standard dollar? A-Such a measure would benefit;
neither the Government nor
LATE NIGHT CABLES
The following cables were received last night by the American Orlental Finance Corporation and Messrs. S. E. Levy & Co.:-
ex-
Rubber-Robber is anticipated to "e up,
London Forecast Stock:-Wall Street is expected to mark time at the opening, but the people, and consequently, later the movement will be gov- there is no reason for the Governed by the results of President ernment to adopt such a step. Roosevelt's speech, which is Q-Owing to the reduction in sil-pected to-day.
ver stocks in China there are people who think the Govern- ment will adopt a paper stand- ard of currency. Will you tell us if there is any basis for such an idea? ". A—A paper standard of currency is absolutely unsuitable for China, and, since It would the wel- people. the
to
Wheat: Wheat will probably be higher on the Orient buying. The weather in the cornbelt is cold but is forecasted to be milder.
Cotton-Cotton is expected to open unchanged and dull, awaiting news from Washington.
be harmful 'fare of the Government does not in-ed. with several tend to adopt such a measure.
Ministrys Notification
A.O.F.C. New York Cables: Stocks: The opening was mix- large blocks changing hands at rising prices. President will deliver his message
The following is the Ministry of to Congress at twelve thirty. Finance's notification to which the
Cotton:-Quiet market no pres- Generalissimo refers: It is address-sure to sell but trace demand also
limited. ed to the Shanghai Bankers' As- sociation and the Shanghai Native Bankers' Association and it runs:
לוי.
S.E. Levy & Co.'s Cables
The following
cabled reporta
London Suver Comment:-India Speculators bought and
Recently unscrupulous persons have been disseminating rumours to the effect that the Government will nationalise silver stocks and adopt a paper standard of cur- rency, or that the Government, will devalue the standard dollar and were furnished by Messrs. S. E adopt a policy of inflation. These Levy & Co. last night. rumours, which are entirely with-' London Silver: Spot: 24 11/16 out foundation, have been created up 1/18: Forward: 24 19/16, up by unscrupulous persons who wish 1/16. to make profits out of the distur- bance of the financial market, bought. People who have no financial sold Market quiet". knowledge are being deceived by such rumours and pass them on to others, with the result that the monetary market has recently been seriously affected. It should be clearly understood that what- ever measures may be undertaken by the Government will be deter- mined by consideration for the welfare of the State and the peo- ple, and that there is no reason for the Government to adopt"any policy that is unsuited to the pre- sent economic system of the coun- try.
The Shanghai Bankers' Associa- tion and the Shanghai Native Bankers' Association are accord- ingly instructed to request their member banks not to believe or. be disturbed by these rumours, and, In addition, that they should try to discover and report to the proper authority the names of the unscrupulous persons deliberately circulating these rumours so that they may be dealt with in order to preserve stability in the financial market.
WARSHIPS IN PORT
The following Warships were in port yesterday:
Basin.Tamar:
T
"North Wall.-Falmouth, Cicala.
East Wall-Herald, Phoenix,
Osiris.
South Wall-Bridgewater, Sea-
mew, Robin: ------- North Arm-Cornwall & S/M's. Taikoo Dock-Otus. Cosmopolitan Dock-Odin No. 3 Buoy,--Adventure, No. 7 Buoy-Duncan. No. 10 Busy--Diamond, Duchess. No. 11 Buoy-Dainty. Defender. No. 12 Buoy-Bruce, Daring. No. 13 Buoy--Decoy, Delight.
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COMMODITY
AND
QUOTATIONS
American Oriental Finance Corporation and S. E. Levy & Co.
Cotton: July Silver: March
ཝུམ།}}f
Jan. 3
Close Open
Sterling, New York-London Cetton: March
4023
12.70
12,79
Jan. 4 10,30 10.40 11.00 4011 4913 4912 12.68 12.69 12.89 12.80 12.79 12.78
65.35
55.00 55.00 55.30
Silver: May
55.46
55.35 55.35 55.45
Silk: May
142
143 143
Rubber: March
13.70
13.84 13.90
13.91
Rubber: July
14.11
14.25 14.28
Wheat: May
100
Wheat: July
.931
+937
Corn: May
B9
891
Winnipeg Wheat May
83
14,31 100 831 891 83
STOCKS
American Smelting
Auburn
39 26 282
301 391 39+
391
Consolidated gas of NY.
201
201 201 201
Du Pont
981
B. Bond and Share-)
General Motors
341
74 71" 71 71
341
1.
341
34
34
Int: Tel and Tel.....
· d
93 91 91
341
34
344
291
30
30" -294
293
284 29
281 281
281
20元
201 201
21
Standard Oil Co. of NJ, US. Steel
434 431
39 381
431. 431 393 387
43
38
·4,8
$24
***
17/9
Industrial
$8.70
Malabon Sugar
320
Caldbook, ord.) “.
$191 Muogregora(pref.)8.
$2.85
Canton Less
$1,90
Cements
$4.10
$3.80
124
Воред мене
Miscellaneous
Dairy Farina
T
$1
Der A Wings.
$1.85
Amusemente
371
Ch. Etainments......
$2
6b cla
$1.35
preu. pram.
Constructions, (old)
Do.
(New)
Lane Crawfords...... $3
Mackintoshe
Nanyang Tobacco...
18
Biacores
$5
Watsons
$1.20
70 obe.
Wm. Powells..........
32
М.
Greyhounds Im
3. C. Enterprises.. United Theatras...8.
92/5/1925.Bd
381
31 20
76 ets.
$4.60
$8.40
***
35 eta
$1.35
80'.
110
H.K. Govt. 4% Loaut
Do. 31 Wallace Harper....... B.K Wing On ... S'ha 30.60 Vibro Pileng
71%
2
Do
$108 $101 301
CHINA'S LOAN
London Journal's Tribute
full
SOVIET OFFER TO BELFRY
LENA CO.
"Last Chance Of Settlement"
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, Dec. 15.
No decision was reached at a
meeting of the noteholders of Leña Goldfields in regard to the accept ance of the tentative offer by the
Soviet Government of £3,000,000 in
full settlement of the company's
claim.
There was an almost unanimous view that the Soviet offer should be accepted, but there was a diver- zence of opinion as to the manner in which the money should be
divided.
11
Mr, Herbert Quedalla, chairman of the company, submitted the board's proposals, and on a show of hands they were carried by 38 votes to 29. It is necessary to have a three-quarters majority, and á poll was therefore taken, but again the necessary three-quarters ma- jority was not attained."
The next stage will rest with the
DANGER
REMOVED
Blown Up By Dynamite
CYMBELINE'S CITY
Relics On View At
British Museum
(Special Air Mall Service)
London, Dec. 15
. An exhibition illustrating the discoveries made by the Colchester Excavation Committee since 1930,
is open in the Prehistoric Gallery of the British Museum. the reign of Cunobelinus (Shakes- The period covered represents
beginning of the Christian era, peare's Cymbeline) at the very
Colibra, Jan. 3.". With a view to averting 2 major catastrophe, the huge belfry of the 12th century cathedral of Santa' Cruz here, which was threatening to topple into the street, was blown up by dynamite to-day. It crash- ed into the principal thoroughfare of the town, completely demolish- and the first years of the Poman ing both the post office and pridius (43 AD.).
conquest under the Emperor Clau--. son buildings, but no-one was in- Jured.
All electric light and telephone services were disrupted by the fall or tons of masonry, however, and transport was -interrupted.~
·Reuter.
Leow's Inc.
Montgomery W.
.. National Distillers
N.Y. Central
COMMODITIES PRICES
New York, Jan. 4. New York Cotton. Photographs and plans show the
January 3. first excavations made upon the Closing Opening Closing huge Lexden dykes which defend- Jan. 12.55, 1255 12.55 1254 12,54 Cymbeline's capital, and there Mar. 12.71 12.68 12.08 12.09 12.70 are representative coins both of May 1277 12.76 12.77 12.76 12.76 Cymbeline and of the Romans, July 12.84 12.82 12.8112.79 12.79 discovered in the course of digging Oct. 12.671265 12.64 1263 12.63
(1935) at Colchester and at Sheepen
Dec. 12.72 1271 12.71 12.83 12.68
Farm..
Iron" bil-hooks, spades, swords, (1935)
An earlier message from Lisbon to fall at any moment, masses of stated that the belfry threatens
masonry having already crashed into the street. The inhabitants and a dagger represent the Inva Spot 12.85 were abandoning their homes in ders together with military· belt- buckles and helmet-trappings: the danger zone while the post office had evacuated.
12.85
NEW YORK STOCK QUOTATIONS Appear on Page 11
New York Sugar
New
contracts March
New
contracts
188 187/87 1.82/82 1.92/92 1.85/87 May 1.93 1.92/92 1.87/88 1.96/98, 130/81
1.94 1.95/96 1.92/92 1.98/98 1.94/03 September
New York Rubber :- while the native Celtic art is Jan. 13.17. 13.203 13.20 1347-13.47 shown in a linch-pin decorated Mar. 1341 13.50 13.53 13.70 13.70 1.98 1.07/90 1.95/96 2.02/03 198/93
Romans has be name of its Sept. 14.01 14.14 14.15 1430 14.30 with dog, fox, and dolphin heads. May 13.60, 13.73 13.75 13,89 13.91 Total sales: A bronze saucepan brought by the July: 13.81 13.93 13.95 1410 14.11
New
cord this effort by China. She has shareholders, who meet on Friday. completely broken of we might had her full share of the trade de- The offer of the Soviet Government have to wait for many years, with maker-P. Ciplus Polybius, stamped Oct. 14.10 14.22 14.25 -14.40 14.40· pression, but shows, a most praise has to be ratined by Sunday." worthy desire to maintain
the possibility of getting nothing on it, and there is a huge bronze Total sales: 636 lots faith with her creditors by a de- tentative offer was to pay the com-
Mr. Guedalla explained that the at all.”
cauldron. The Soviet Government's point finite programme to take
pany: £3,000,000, without interest, these arrears. Reuter
by half-yearly instalments over 20
over
It was officially announced, in Nanking yesterday that, two
years.
a
glazed
of view, he continued, seemed to be shows how the Italian
An interesting display of vessels. that they were making me pottery was imitated in Southern gratia payment, and that this was Gaul, and the South Gaulish pot- a political gesture assisting friend- tery itself imitated in Belgic Gaul relations between Britain and and the Rhineland, and agai Russia.
more roughly in Britain.
49,000 tons contracts 42,000 tons
Mar.
May
New York Silk 14141 141 1.40 1.40 Chicago Wheat
1.43 1.41 1.42 1.42 1.42; May
981
932 987 99999 July
143 1.43 1.43 1.42 1:42 July 921 1924-921931 931 Total sales: 238 lots Sept. 902 91 911 01912 Wednesday's sales 11-217.000
bushels
the negotiations in Moscow said were found in the
Major Gwynne, who carried out Over 200 moulds for pottery May that if the settlement was not factory. These have ratified by shareholders he doubted the
London, Jan. 4
"In the ordinary way," he added The announcement of the pro-
in-"the conduct of such negotiations gramme for the redemption of stalments of the Crisp Loan is not a simple matter, but when the Crisp Loan arrears was wel-1912, instead of one, will be naid you are dealing with a Government comed in the city columns of annually beginning, with 1935, in who consider that it is only an act the Morning Post"-
order that the arrears of principal or kindness on their part to give The Journal says that at a time may be entirely cleared up.
you anything a real negotiation be
staff of the comes practically impossible. If the Government would ever Museum who have when so many debtors are showing
"We recognised that our claim again intercede with the Soviet the exhibition. was being continually whittled | Goverment in regard to the Lena number of fresh down, and that if negotiations were ¦ Coldfields,
Róman decorations
Thus the 1929 instalment of principal will be paid in March of creditors or for the state of their 1935 the 1930- fastalment in own credit it is pleasant to re- September 1935, and so on
- little regard either, for the rights
Bept
Montreal Bivers Mar. 55,30 54.90 55.20 55.10 55.33 May 55.80M 55:40 55.75% 55.30 55.42 Chicago Corne July 56.70 56.15 56.50 38.00 58.40 663 831 884 891 896ept 57,05 56.55 57.05 58.40 $6,00
811811 81
July 85 841 84 85 85% Total sales: 13 contracta
818 Alfi >-Bid. Nominal Totai, sales: 8,017,000 bushels
Sungai New York Metals
May
July
Winnipeg Wheni
83 832838 831 Copper, March 831 838
337Th, March
60.35