12.
DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Bayare Bollers
4tee Nominal
Sharebrokers
Balleru
Balms
SATURDAY, JANUARY, 26.
Banks
Association
******--- $1,530
$1,045
$1,550
H.K. Banks
£1401
50. (London),
216
Chartered Banks”.....
·832+
Mercancia BEL "A"
£13f
Do.
390
N. .& 8. Barks
3:10
Bank of East Asia... $90
"Am. O. Fin. Corp: 8.
$1.80 Ch. Fin Corp. Urd. S.
2104
£33 £13,
à
|
Do.
Pret. S.
Insurances
$275
Canton lusurances....
Underwriters
..... $1.35
31.25
3490
Union insuranosa ...
$190
China Fires
$400
H.K. Fires
$230
$280
$135
$230
Interuatiuani Assoe, 2,
25
Shipping
140
Douglasem
$39
(7)
Steamboats
$30
ludos (pref.)
133
Do. (def.)
51/11
Shella
$132
Waterboata
$30 $35
113
Mining
***
87jota
Amtamoks
84 cts, cum fali ko jeta
ม!
Balatcos
T
37 at
Baguio Golf 39 26.
140 cta.
Do. Exploration
37/39 0.
$14 Benguet Consolidated
18 CLS
(10 Obs.]
10 at
Do. Goldfield ...
Big Wedge.............
23juta. Gold River cle
38jets Gold Creek............................
82icis
$13 19 12
10 ct.
**
130, ata
15th.
United Paracaloa ...|
***
16 ats.
Salacot Mining......
81
Ipo Mining............
43, ets.
Itogons
***
10/3
Kailans
10,'-
$15
Langkata (single) .
$18
15
30
16
18
$8.60
$5
-
$1.30
Explorations..... 5. Shanghai Loans.
Raubs ***** Venezuela Gold Fids, Docks, Wharves, Godowns, oda,
H.K. & K, Wharves.
-3113
34.95
3100
50+
$8.40 $14.
5117
Providents (old)
1.28
$1.30
30 cts.
Do.
(BBW)... 10 cia
H.K. & W. Docks
121
S. Caina Motors*.
Du.
$120
Shanghai Docks S
357
New Engineerinys.
8309
Hongkews
S.
* *
Lands, Hotels, and
Bulidings.
H.K. Hotels
H.K Lands......... 350
Do. 4%-Debentures
3241 Shanghai Lande.....8.
Cotton Mi
Bida......
19
345
*4.90
1%
$12.30 Metropolitan Lands..
$5.10
H. Kele....... $4
$121
China Do......
$123
Do. Debentures 3.
191
Humphreys
New Asia Hotel
$10.
As Realti "A'NS.
Du.
$88
Chinese Estates......
$8.90
$74
S'asi Cottons(old)S.;
8441
Do. (new)S.
$9.40
Long Sings....
#255
Wing On Textiles() $50
$32.
Public UtilILLOW
$20 40
120
10
Puak Ivana (old)... 8
$7
*SA,DO
$10
1-
$70
$25
42
+++
il
$24.80
Tramways ***** $20.40;
Do. (Dew)...
Star Ferries....... 389
Yaumati Ferries ....
China Lighta (old)..... $9,9)
பப. (BAW)...
H.K, Electrica $70 Macau » do.
***
Jalakan Lights ... Teleplumes (old)
Do. (Low)... $12.40 Uaina Buses....
Fractions taronger
Do.
(prel) ......
Bi-
Industrials.
Malabon Sugera
320-Caldbeck, Kord.) 8.
J1.35
Macgregors} {firef.38.
Canton Ice
324.50
Cements ************ | $1.90
Hope .......
Miscellaneou
Dairy Farrons..
Der A Wings.....
Amusementa".....
Ub. E'tainments......
Constructions, (old)} 314
(дом)
"Lane Crawfords..... ....
Mackintosha.*******
Nanyang Tobacco....... | 34.65
Sinceres
Watsons
Wm. Powella
M. Greyhounds
3. C. Enterprises
United Theatre... 8.
924*7. QL.G.6% 1920 G‚a Bda.
ILK. Gora 4% Liana
Do.
Wallace Harper
E.K Wing O*****
Shai •Do
17/0
$81
+
$102
$2.86
$1.90
$1.84
$3.80
244
5241
$1.85
$7$
$1.55
151 cts..
$31
*[.
38
***
170 čta.
$2
prem
$71
$108
Do
Vibro Pileng
THE P. AND 0. HOUSE-FLAG
Historic Origin Of Company's Emblem
The origin of
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39.10
$74 1441
89.40
$0.90/10
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1935.
GOLD PROSPECTING
BY AIR
Union Of British And Swedish Interests
ATHLETICS
Police Hold First Meeting
Lance/Sergeant Gough won the individual championship with 12 points and Constable Yip Lai Yal was the runner-up with 6 points.
For the first time in its history, the local Police Force held its athletic sports at Caroline Hill yesterday, but unfortunately the Special Air Mall Service)
weather was far from ideal as al
which the attendance London, Jan. 9.
The additional capital required result of The alliance between a British by Deologies Air Surveys, Limited was not as great as had been air survey organization "and the for the new enterprise has been expected. Nevertheless, the events Swedish companies responsible for subscribed in the main by British were carried out without a hitch, and the competitors all showed geo-physical surveying was report- interests, one-fifth only having
great keenness ̈while the specta- obtained from ed recently. These companies will been
Swedish
tors evinced a tremendous amount shortly begin their joint work in sources. The air survey company of interest in spite of the extreme- South Africa. Geological Air Sur which is to serve the new purposely cold weather. veys, Limited, a subsidiary of H. is at present completing a survey Bemming and Partners, has ob- of the Witwatersrand Reet for tained control of the African Air Hemming and Partners, and has Surveying Company, which will had a most varied experience in its undertake the air survey work. work. One of its tasks was the
In calling upon Mrs. MacGregor, Arrangements are being made by survey of 250,000 acres of sugar the Swedish interests for the carry- plantation for purposes of stock-wife "of Hls Honour the Chief ing out of mineral surveys by taking and development. Another Justice, to present the prizes, the. electrical methods on the Rand. survey in Natal was made to assist Hon. Mr. T H. King acting It was explained, when the union in the re-organization of country Inspector-General of Police, sat of the two interests was announced, roads and of main roads in hilly that this was the first occasion the that it offered machinery for the districts. In the Lydenburg dis-Police had held an athletic sports whole process of mineral prospect-trict five mining companies shared meeting and thanked Mr. and ing. The air survey branch will the cost of a geological survey. Mrs. MacGregor for coming in examine the land from above, will Proposals have been invited for spite of the weather. He read a supply photographic mosaics of any certain geological surveys in asso-letter from Lady Southorn, O.BE, areas selected for closer prospect- clation with various government who should have presented the Ing, and will make geological inter-departments in the Union.
prizes, expressing her regrets "in. pretations of them. Those that This company is likely to make being unable to attend owing to may appear to be worth detalled the first joint survey, in which time indisposition. He was glad, hot- examination will then be dealt with
will be saved by comprehensive ever, that the "genius of justice" by the geophysical and diamond examination from the air and by present and he thanked them and of Hong Kong and his wife were drilling branch, and precise reports the subsequent detection, and loca- the visitors for their attendance. of the mineral deposits will be pre- tion of mineral deposits on the He also expressed thanks to the pared. Work of this nature has latest geo-physical plan. The dis-South China Athletic Association recently been done by the Swedishcovery of gold imposes one of the for the loan of the ground and organization on the west coast of most difficult tasks on the surveyor gear and the organising commit- Africa, and similar services are now who uses the electrical systems, and to be made available in conjunc the result of the joint prospecting tion with air surveying in South in this field may prove the value Africa.
of the new alliance.
LATE NIGHT CABLES
The following cables were received on Saturday night by the American | Oriental Finance Corporation and „Messrs. S. E. Levy & Co.:-"
ነነ London Forecast Stocks: It is the belief that in- flation: is impiled by the Govern- ment's continued standing with plans prepared for legislation in the event of an adverse gold decision.
Wheat: Wheat will probably be steady, but there is a fear of speculation owing to a minimum of winter milling. Weather con- ditions are again becoming colder.
Rubber: Rubber prices should open lower."
S.E. LEVY & CO.'S CABLES
tee.
After the prizes had been dis- tributed, Mr King presented Mrs. MacGregor with a silver replica. of a police officer in full uniforma.
The Results
The results were:
100 Yards (Indian contingent)
The following cabled reports, B190 M. Khan; 2 B123 M. were furnished by Messrs. S. E. Khan. Levy & Co., on Saturday night:-
100 Yards (Chinese contingant> London Silver:-Spot: 24 11/16.1; C647 Yip Lai Yu; 2. C502 up 1/18; Forward: 24.
London Silver Comment: Ameri- en bought. India and China bought and sold. Business moderate. Mar- ket steady.
COMMODITIES PRICES
New York, Jan. 27.
New York Colton.
January 26
Closing Opening Closing
!
Mar. 12.50 12.45. 12.45 12:46 12.46 May 12.54 12.48, 1247 12.51 12.51 Cotton Cotton" is expected to
July 12.55 12.49 12.49 12:51 12.51 12:47 12.40 12.40 12.42 12.43 open easter. Mr. Chester Davies, Administrator of the Agricultural Dec. 12.57 12,47 13.48 12.49 12.49
Adjustment Administration, recent-
Oct
(1935)
ly gave it as his opinion that "in- Jan.
dustrial price fixing by
codes
(1935)
is on its way out," and wi Spot 12.65
not conform with a continuance of
unquoted
unquoted
12.85
New York Rubber
Kwong Hing; 3, 0387 Fung Hol.
Throwing the Cricket Ball (European contingent)-1, Sergt.- Heywood; 2. Constable Shiskin; 3. Constable Zerembar.
-100 Yards (Chinese Clerical Staff)-1, Mok Fat Ming; 2 ·Leung Kin Wing.
100 Yards (Police Reserve)—1. Mr. Elphinstone; 2, Mr. Mahan Singh
High Jump (Open to all con- tingents). Constable Shiskin;
Night Quotations
of New York Stocks and Commodities
Our offices are
open from 10 p.m. until midnight,
every night excapt Sundays and New
York holidays. "
The opening quotations of a selected list of New York Stooks and of Commodities will be received in our offices at (approximately 10-minute intervals.
Thus, our clients have, on the same evening, quotations for the morning session of the New York Stock Exchange.
Advices of executions on orders placed during the night Bessions are ru eived within the half.hour."
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CORRESPONDENTS FOR
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Tel. 26531
TWENTY MILES INTO STRATOSPHERE
Professor Piccard's New Attempt
\
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, Jan. 8. changing. From pale blue, with Professor Piccard, who, four the sun crowning the stars and
was the first years ago,
man to moon, he will watch it change to take &
greyish blue. balloon into the stratos grey, dark grey, dark blue to a
go higher than, ever,
2. B691 Narain Singh: 3, Sergt.phere, is to make an attempt to
Brooks.
440 Yards (Open to all con. Gough: 2, tingents)-1, "Sergt. Sergt. Blackburne; 3 Sergt. Weir. Kicking the football (Chinese
contingent)-1, 0467 Yip Laf Yu; 2, C502 Kwong Hing 3. C389 Chân Châu.
Ohe Mile Bicycle Race (Asiatic Police)-1, B691 Narain Singh; 2,
agricultural price fixing by valori Jan. 12.72 unquoted 12.56 12.58 Seaman Leung Yee; 3. Stoker
sation of loans.
"A.O.F.C. New York Cables
Stocks: The opening was mixed and light.
Yeung Kam shiu. Mar. 12.87 12.80 12.81 12.71 12.72
Exhibition of Indian Wrestling May, 13.04 12.98 12.98 12.85 12.88 Sept. 13.36 13.28 13.31 13 17 13.17 July 13.18 13.13 13.15 13.01 13.01-1. B83; 2 B78,
His aim is to climb twenty miles above the earth. To reach this beight "the largest halloon ever built will be constructed. It will be a flying laboratory. :
Shy, studious, Afty-year-old Pic- Brussels University, card, from wants to solve the problems science has found in the stratosphere.
"He hopes to unravel "the
At twelve miles the sky will be a dark purple colour. The sub will show as a blinding white orb, but the stars and the moon will be as clear as on a frosty winter night.
These colour changes were re- ported by earlier stratosphere ex- plorers. After
twelve miles- nobody
mysteries of the cosmic rays, which know come to the earth from outer Looking down from his height
красе.
Leading scientists think that these rays might hold the secret 100 Yards (European contingents of the origin of life. Oct 13.40 unquoted 13.22 13.22-1, Sergt Gough; 2 Bergt Wil- Another belief is that the key to Total sates: 187 lots
the source of energy light, heat, lerton: 3, "Bergt. Weir
electricity-raight be found in the Three-legged Race (Asiatic), stratosphere Chicago Wheat
C502 Kwong
C533 Bing and May 971 1972 971 97 971
Piccard means to try... 'Cheung Hung: 2, Seaman Yeung saan | Júly
On his first flight 89+ 894891 892 894
Kan Shiu and Stoker Leung Yee. Sept. #71
attained 871 - 871 - 879: 871.
3 ota
Cotton: There is some foreign selling and quiet domestic price Axing.
NEW YORK STOCK QUOTATIONS Friday's sales: 12.105,000 bushels
Appear on Pare 2.
Piccard
a height of ten miles..
Dark Purple Sky
100 Yards Veterans Race (Euro-He considered that at this height peans)-1, Sub-Inspector Rogers; all the problems could be solved. Calcago Corn-
2 Inspector Stimson 3, Sergt. Instead he found more problems. May 85 841 85 85
847 Mallet. July 81 804 801 80% 801 Sept 774 77 77E 777 777 Total sales-6.701,000 bushels
Winnipeg Wheat *83
383
827 827 821 82 82 82 82
New York-Sugar -
65 cts.
1at
THE RYDER CUP
$7.80
48
$4.20
56 eta
DATE
81.35
May July
90%.
Match Fixed For September
March
$106
$101
.
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, Jan. 8.. The British P.U.A. won the con imposed in the centre of the flag'flict with their American con were the Portuguese, royal arms, tediporaries over the date for the From this flag were derived the next Ryder Cup match, to be held blue and white triangular upper on the Bidgewood Course (Clove quarterings of the house-flag, the land, U.S.A) this year.
The Americans desired the match
May
July
Old Old Old 1.90 1.87/88 1.86/87 New New New
1.88-134/86 1:84/85 Ola Old, Old
Hand-cuff Race (Asiatic)--1
As Piccard goes up he will see Singh: 2, C536 Cheung Hung and B123 M. Khan and B091 Narala the colour of the sky gradually
C502 Kwong Hing
220 Yards (all contingents)-1, Sgt Gough; 2. Sgt. Blackburne; 3, Sgt. Shiskin
Police Messengers' Race 1, Wong Kwok Kan; 2. Lo Chiu.
Obstacle Race (Asiatic)1 CBHT- Ip Lal Yui: 2. C387 Fung Fal; 3,
SWIMMER REGAINS LOST RECORD
Chicago, Jan. 26. Mrs. Eleanor Holm Jarrett re- gained the world record" for 100 nictres backstroke swimming by clocking 1 minute 18 3/10 seconds 1 minute 16 8/10 seconds recorded in an exhibition race, beating the
a few days ago by Rita Masten- breek of Holland
193 1.92/93 1.92/92 Seaman Kwok Tai New New New -880-Yards (Members of HM 1.81 1.89/01 1.89/80 Services) 1 L/Cpl. Farmery Old Old Old (Lincolns); 2, Leading Aircrafts- -1.97 1.95/97 1.95/96 man Yorke, New News New Putting the shot (Asiatic Police) Reuter. 1.96 1.94/96 1.93/94—1,,B691 Narain Singh; 2 B481 Old Old Old Gulam Kadir; 3 B78 Belwan red and yellow of the flag of Spala in mid-summer, but Britain asked September. 2.02 2.01/01 2.00/01- Singh. My furnishing by adoption, the for an autumn date, on the ground
New New New colours which fill the lower that the visiting team would be
2.02 1.99/00 1.98/99 triangle.
affected by the heat.· ̈ The earliest extant representa-
Total sales-Old: 2,000 tons; New: After a long controversy by tions of the flag show some diver-cable, America gave way," and the gence from the form in which it match was fixed for Sept. 28 and is known to-day. In contempor- | 29.
When the contest was last held. (308 tons built 1832), Jupiter (610 in America, at Scioto, in 1931, the
of Inquiry P. and O. ary pictures of the Royal Tar
house-flag, is sometimes a subject
connections
1,000 tons.
New York Silk 1.381 Mar
1.39 May July
1.391
-Market closed.
was from early tons bullt 1835) and Braganza British team were all affected by Montreal Silver
with the Iberian Peninsula that the house-flag was evolved.co
The luff, or inner side of the Portuguese royal flag was blue, the outer half being white; super
(888 tons, ballt 1836) the flag shown as a pennant with the yellow quartering at the top. flown by the two earlier vessels at the fore and by the last-named at the main.
of 108,000 feet, Piccard will be the first man to see the earth" as it really is a globe.
The risks of the flight will be tremendous. The cosmic raya.max burn the balloon and ita occupants Storma may tear the gondola from the envelope. The cold may freeze them.
The envelope of the balloon will be 210 feet in diameter. When the top of the balloon is 150 fest, up, the gondola will still be on the ground. It will hold 300,000 cubic foot of gas. **
The total cost will be about £80,000.
"SCOUTS MAY WEAR
· UNIFORM AGAIN”
The King Of Denmark's Telegram
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, Jan 8.
the following telegram to Lord The King of Denmark has sent.
Baden Powell:"Pleased to an- pounce Scouts may wear uniform again,
Με Hubert Martin Interna- tional Commissioner of the Boy C173 Scouts Associations, has replied:
"Grateful and respectful thanks for your Majesty's telegram, which
B68 Sher Mohammed:3 Tug-of-Waz" (all contingents) Wang Bang, 1. Europeans (Estall, Bastings Uniform Race (Asiatic)-1, C847 Bentley, Penfold, Alexander, Bo-Yip Lal Yul; 2 B693 Narain wen, Mattinson and Clark).- Singh 3, B605 Abdul Majid.
Superintendents' Rate-1, A.SP Traffic Police Race Sgt. Scott, Grant, 2 A8.P. Calthrop, N 50 Yards Sack Race (all con tingents)-1C847 Yip LaYui, 2, Constable Verrigar; 3, Sgt. Man ningg
440 Yards (8.0.A.A Members)
the torrid heat, several collapsing after the match, a
22 Mar. 54.00 54.50-54.00 $4.50 54.00 The weather will be com paratively cool in Cleveland in May 65.05 55.00 55.16 $5.00 55.151, Hul Ont Chun 2 L Ping September, and the British side, July 65.90 56.60 55.75 55.70 65.85 Xwan for SA who hold the trophy, will meet Sept. 66.60 58.20 56.35 66.30 56.50 880 Yards Championship - (al
contingents)Bgt. Gough; their rivals on practically level Total sales; None
2, Bgt. Willerton.
Obstacle Race (European con- tingent)-1, Constable Verziger, 2, Constable Zerambar 5. Bergt Macpherson
Relay Race (all)
1. Europeans (8gt burne Bulifvan
Band Race 1
Vlear,
Black-
Powell in Australia.
will be forwarded to Lord Baden-
It will be recalled that in the summer of 1933 a law was passed in the Danish Parliament which prohibited the wearing of uniforms" by persons of Li years of age and over This was to remain in force until December 31, 1934. Becauso of this prohibitions the Chief Boout did not visit Denmark. ing his cruise in August, 1933, of 660 Guiders, and Boonters:
used to land with