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LLOYD TRIESTINO
FLOTTE DIGNITE LLQYO TRIESTRO-MARITINA ITALIANA-SIYHAR.
EXPRESS PASSENGER SERVICE
FAR-EAST - INDIA -ITALY TAKE ADVANTAGE of our SPECIAL REDUCED TWO MONTHS RETURN TICKETA allowing a stop over of about 8 weeks in India, 9 weeks in Ceylon or 10 weeks at the Straits.
FARER FROй HONG KONG
To
lat.
2nd.
Bombay
£4
£25
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Colombo
Li
goo.
2nd. Eoon, clase
£91
£19
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£18
£13
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NEXT SAILING S.8. ** CONTE VERDE"! 8th DECEMBER. REDUCED RETURN TICKETS ALSO. TO SHANGRAI lat, ol. 219,-nd, cl. £9,-2nd. Econ. ol. £6. NEXT SAILING M.8. " VICTORIA" 19th JANUARY, 1838. For full particulars and reservations of accommodation apply to:
LLOYD TRIESTINO!
Queen's Building. Ground Floor.
Telephone 32081. Tel. Add:" LLOYDIAÑO"
P. O. Box 143.
Agents in CANTON
DODWELL & CO., LTD, SHAMEEN.
S.S.BENCLEUCH"
Sailing for LONDON, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG, HULL and LEITH (direct) on or about the 13th December.
Cargo will also be accepted on through Bill of Lading to the usual transhipment ports..
For Freight and Passage apply to:-
"Tel. 99533
W. R. LOXLEY & CO., (CHINA) LTD., York Building. Agenta:'
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD.,
Homeward Serviss.
WAR
HAS STARTED IN
ABYSSINIA
PICTORIAL MAPS OF THIS
COUNTRY ARE OBTAINABLE
AT
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
MOUNTED
50 cts. each
PRICES:-
SINGAPORE RAW
RUBBER
Latest Singapore Prices
BENJAMIN & POTTS
Messrs. Benjamin and Potts re ceived the following Straits cur.
UNMOUNTED
25 cts. each
THE EXCHANGE
MARKET
MESSRS. ROZA BROS.
Saturday, December 7 6Ever prices were unchanged yesterday for both deliveries, the quotations remaining at 29-3/16 for Ready and 28-13/18 for Forward.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1935.
THE SHARE MARKET
Harriman's Weekly Review
in at $88 and more
A phase "in the history" of the Colony came to pass when, the government announced their new monetary policy of a managed cur- rency on Thursday last and the feeling" of increased security and confidence that pervaded the mar- ket after the announcement spells "a new prosperity" in the story of the Colony of Hong Kong: The Government of Hong Kong are to be congratulated on their wise move and we are confident that the tide has turned in the future pro- sperity of the Colony: as we polat- ed our in our notes last week the exchange factor has been playing "ducks and drakes" with the stab- ility and confidence of our market for years past and the firm and confident attitude adopted by our seniors can be productive of no- thing but praise for their fore- sight, and admiration for having the courage of their own convic- tions. At the early part of the week (before the news of a "manag- »nd currency", was: announced) the market opened quietly, but a con- siderable turnover has taken place during the latter part of the week and rates in the investment sec- tion have been marked up con- siderably, Hong Kong Lands after having changed hands at $35, rose steadily to $36 Hong Kong Trams opening with buyers. at $134, “Imm- proved to $141, closing with en- quiries at this rate, Star Ferries were dealt shares were wanted at this. Agure.
Hong Kong Mectrics had sales recorded at $813 at the beginning of the week but latterly rose 6 points, closing with buyers at 389 after business done at $70. Tele- phones (old) were a prominent feature having improved from $21.85 to $25).. Wharves were in fairly good demand, business hav- ing been done at $90/91. Dalry Farms improved to a buying rate of $181. Minor issues enjoyed their fair share of popularity, Providenta (old) rose from 80 cents to $1.25 closing in demand at the latter figure. Hotels after having been done at $4.60, rallied to $5.10 at which rate there were free buyers. Cements Improved from $4.75 to $64, Ropes changed hands at the enhanced rate of $44/44. China Lights opened with buyers at $10, but soon showed considerable"
done up strength and were
to $10.80 cash and $11.20 February. In the sterling sections, Hong Kong Banks remained "more or less un- changed, with, business done at $1280/1350. Unions were better with transactions put through and scrip, in demand at $560/65. The tone of the market at the close is very encouraging, and everything points to a now "ers" in the future prosperity and history of the Co- lony of Hong Kong with renewed, and continuous activity in the share market assured,
BUSINESS DONE DURING THE WEEK HK. Banks $1280/1350,- Union Insurances $5374/665.- Canton Insurances $240/260.- China Fires $480,-
China Lights $10.-/10.80 Sinceres $1,55/1.70 H. K. Lands $35/36.- Entertainments $3.10/3.40
Govt. Loans 4% 6% Antamoks $1.05/1.15 H. K. Electrics $614/66 Cements $42
Dairy Farms $183/171 Underwriters 90 cta Providents (old) $0.80/1.10
H. K. Docka $74 H. K. Ropes $44/44 Bank of E., A. $70.- Gold Rivers 7cts. Raubs $9.10/9.45 Wharves $90.-/91.- Hotels $44/5.-. H. K. Trams $14 Star Ferries $88.- Telephones (new) $81/8#
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
Paris
Geneva
Berlin"
Athens
." Milan
Shanghat
New York Amsterdam Vienna Prague
Bucharest Madrid
Lisboni
Hong Kong Brussels Montevideo Belgrade Montreal Yokohama
Helsingfors
Rid
Buenos Aires Silver (Spot Silver (forward) War Loan
On LONDON
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICW)
December 3.
·December 4,
74 53/64 15.24 12.28
74 57/64
15.24 12.27
4.93.1/18 7.273.
4.93 5/18 7.28
119 3/16
1191
כן
1/5 7/14
1/3
29.101
29.20
39 9/16 8.0.
217.
4.983
4.981
1/2
201
29 3/16
281
24 13/18
31% 1061
34% 1061
Closing Quotations
December 7, 1935.
Telegraphic Transfer... Back Bills, on demand 1/4
Bank Billa 4 months'
sight Credits. four months'
night
OK SHANGHAI:—
On Demand ON SINGAPORE:-
On demand On JAPAN
'On New YoRI :--
BURNS PHILP LINE "NEPTUNA"
-M.V.
PASSENGER & FREIGHT SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA
Next Salling 18th DECEMBER
for Saigon, Manila, Sandakan, Salamaua, Rabaul, Sydney & Melbourne.
Passengers must be on board by 11 pm. of the 17th December..
First Class Fare to Sydney:
Single: 47.10.01.
Return: £76.
ON BATAVIA
Bank Bills, on demand 397 Credita, 60 days' sight. -31}
On demand
488
1/<}
"ON PARI:
1/43
Bank Bills, on demand 4877 Oredita, 4 month's sight 325
Joint Passenger Agents ---
ON BAIGON:-"
........ 110
On demand
ON MANILA: —m
581
On demand
491.
65
13
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD. P. & C. Building,
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA King'. Building.
ON BANGKOK-
1142
On demand
SOVERIGES Bank Buying
Rate
1/42
BAR SILVEE, per os.
99 3/16
CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
EXCHANGE
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
On demand ON INDIA:-
Telegraphic Transfer... Bank, on demand.................
NEW YORK
STOCK
(Througa Kazier's Agency)
New York: December *.
QUOTATIONS
New York/London Cross-rate New York Cotton-Mar. New York Rubber-Mar. Chicago Wheat“---May. Chicago Corn -May." " Silver-Oficial
Last Today' High Low Close Close
4.99 4.03 11.81 11.34 1158 11,48 13.33 13.37 1337 13.33
957. 94 90 A57 58)
BO
60
Dow Jones Averages High-1834/35 Low: Dec. 6.
189
30 Industrials
140.94
96.71 143.48
20 Baili
43.74
97.31 41.21
20. Utilitie
29.90
14.4€ 29.33
40 Bonda
97.84
93.43 98.20 - ..
11 Commodity Index
62.10
Am. For. Pw
641
.02 up
Change { "s
.05 aft
up +up --unchanged
Dec. 7. Change
144.47. .99 up
41.09
Lasi Sale
.48 up
.46 ap
29.78 98.37 60.93 9% off
OCEAN STRAM SHIP CO., LTD LIB
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
CONSIGNEES per Co.'s Tassel
SARPEDON"
FROM UNITED KINGDOM
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
THE BEN LİNE STEAMERS, 'LIMITED.
FROM LEITH, MIDDLESBRO”, ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS.
THE Steamship
VIA BINGATURE,« are hereby notified that their cargo will be discharged into Holt's W hare Kowloon, where it will lie at Consig nees' risk and subject to terms and conditions of storage at Holt's Whart The Cargo will be
be ready for deliveryONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby
from Godown on and after 7th De
." BENALDER."
informed that all Goods are being landed at their zisit into the hazardous:
Optional cargo will not be and/or extra bazardous Godowns of the
here, unless notice bas been prior to steamer's arrival but carried
Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and
on from port to port to the final port Godown Co. Ltd., whence and/or from
of call to which the option extends
the wharves Delivery may be obtained. broken, chafed, and damaged No Chime will be admitted after the All goods are to be left in the Godowns, Goods have left the Godowns, and all where they will be examined on any Goods Aining undalwered after the Tuesdays and Fridays between the 12th Dec, will be object to Bent, hours of 10.45 A.M. and Noor within
All Claims against the Steamer must the free storage period.
be presented to the Undersigned on or before- the 16th Dec, 193′′, or they'
be recognized.
Na claims will be admitted. after the Goode have left the steamer's ill pat .07 up
Godown, and all Goods remaining. undelivered after the 13th Dec, will be subject to rent.
62.48" 88.98. Business Done:-1,820,000 shares.
Dec. 6 Dec. 7
20
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 27th Dec, 1935, or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be effected BUTTERFIELD & SWINE
Agenta
14023
To
Warehouse Begulations, consignees mist comply with the General Bonded have a Revenue Officer in attendan whsa damager dutiable goods are examined
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where will be examined on the 17th they Deo, 1935, at 10 am. by Mesurs, Goddard & Douglas. B
No Fire Insurance has been effeckach. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
"GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co., LTD.,
Agents. Hong Kong, 4th Dec., 1985,
[4080
NORDDEUTSCHER LLO
BREMEN.
HE Steamer
"ISAR"
BERLIN SHARE MÄRKET
[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press" (Copyright).]
Berlin, Dec. 8. Herr Schacht's address at the Congress of Councils in the Cham- bers of Economics in Berlin, Bran- denburg and Grenzmark, deaffing chiefly with the dangers of over- organisation, made a most favour- able impression on the Bourse, so that though the volume of business continued to be small, the under having anired from BREMEN, HAM- lying note was cheerful, certain BURG and Ports, Consignees of cargo special investments being briskly are hereby notified that their cargo is demanded.
being landed at their risk into the Gho Fixed Interest securities maz-downs of the Hong Kong and Kowloon
Wharf and Godown Co ket showed the
Kowloon, char where Delivery can to acter, while the Hungarian Consignees are farther notified that 44-State loan in 1914 rose the Steamor 182 EP basisken smartly from 9.35 to 9.7. Goldt HAMBURG & BREMEN through Money rose from 3. to 34,-Young cargo for HONG KONG » 8.8.
from STETTIN and KOTKA. banks weakened to 170, Dr All Goods remaining undelivered after trusts declined 1 to 149, Balzdet- the 13th December, 1835, will be subject
·SLIGO
Southern Pacióc.... 24 251 Loan went lower to 101, Reiche Law and 8.8. *GANTAR
**** *** *** *** ***
Last Sals
Stock & Div. Adams Express Amer. Can (4)
Dec. 8 Dec. 7.
Stock & Di
103
114
1384
138
"Gold Dust (1.20)
Goodyear
20+
211
22+
Am Cyanamid "B"
(.25dr.)
Int. Cement,
4547
291 294
71
Int. Nick (60) Int. Tel
131
14
7th December, 1935,
Am. For. Pwr. #7 1st
Tel. Johns Manville
-297
PL........
Am. Locomotive .....
261
261
Kennecott (150) Loew's (1)
53+
53+
25+
Am Radiator
22
221
Lort (1.20)
am. Smelting
621
Mont, Ward
Am... T-„and T. (9)..... 159)
159
Nat City Bk. (1)
39 397 D38+ 38 b
Am. Tob "B" (5) * 101.
100%
Am. Waterworks (1) 201 Am. Waterworks $8
pret (8)
207
Nut, Da P. (1.20)... 20 Nat. Disilers
201
314
314
Nat. Pwr. Lt. (80)... N.Y. Central
gib
231
20.
Anaconda Copper Atch. T. and B. F.
(28d.).
---
271
28
N.. Amer. (50c. 4%x) Pac. Gas (1-50)
261
267
301
301
Pac, Ling, (3)
Auburn Automobile
301
Packard Motora .....
401
7
71
Baltimore & Otto
141
141
Penn. Rly. (1)
Bethlehem Sten!
421
Phil. Petro (1)
314 37
321
371
Boeing Airplane
986
991
Borden Co. (160)
Pub. Ser N.J. (2.80) Radio Corpn.
447 451
Borg Warner (1dr.)
118
12
Rey. Tob "a" (3).
-
Case
1027
Schenley
Canadian Pacine
"-110
111
Sears Roebuck
Caterpillar Tract
Soc.-Vac. (60)
56%.. 662
Ch. Nat. BL (1.40). C'Peake Corp: (2.50) CPeake Corp," and
Ohio (2.80) Chrysler (14)
40b
40b
Sr. Cal. Ed. (1.50) 13
561 671 132
591 00
52 52.
$21. 831
Stan. Branda (1)
241 Stan. Gast. 144 Sta OB NJ (1) ......
241
141
51
furth, Patash stood unchanged at | to Bent.
141
141
Ster, Pro:. (2.80)
652
188), German Steel Trusts went
No Fire Insurance will be affected by
88
85
Studebaker Corpo
21...
21
Texia G, Gulp (2) ... 314 Transamerica (1.124) | | 13°
a1
121
Un
Car and Carb
331
(1.40)
Un. Pac. Rlys. (5)
72 109110
291
291
Un. Aircraft Corp. 231
23
421
Un Air Line Tran... 121 121
ber delivery. The market closed Douglas Aircraft. 361 with sellers at 33 for December, Du Pont (2.6035 ** 130 321 for January, buyers at 1/3 higher respectively.
381
United Corpn. 61
71
Shanghai Market Sellers of Sterling were quoted at
Elec. Bond & Share 151 Elec. Bond 15 PI (4) - Elec. Bond $6 P1 (0) 74 for Fox Film “A”
Glen, sledi (60) Gen. Foods (1,80)
741
1398
Hu! Qas Impes (1:20): 444 %) 451 Univ. Leaf Tob, (2) 174 151
US. Tdas Alcohol... 71b, 71 U.S. Rubber
171
151
Ú.8. Steel
473
Paris.
377 38
Vanddium
101
927
321
Warner Bros.
Pietà st
London
Gen. Motors (10)-
65
West 5'6 M. (35)
en fly, Biga (1)..
381
Call Money
924 931 3/4% 3/4%
5
4 ez diy,
I possible mutilation
down to 184, German Minerale in any case whatever, Oils rose to 1044 and Bemberg
“Rayon was, unchanged at 100,-
Transoccan Kuo Min.
Fly
REICHSMARK QUOTA-
TIONS
Berlin, Dec. 5. Reichsmark quotations (without guarantec):
New York
40,22
Amsterdam............................50.235
Sterling
12.278 74.81 to 85 Dollar 15.18.9/16 o 18 7/8, Transocean Kuo Min
Godown for examination by the Can- Damaged Packages must be left in the
Company
nees and the
47mm Roderson
„SEXTETOTS, Anie, at 10a.m
on the 17th December, 1985.
Consignees must have a Revenue Offer, in attendance. when damaged. dutikblo
goods are examined by the Company's surp
··-No' Claim
alm will be admitted after the Goods lave left the Godown and
eas of the Skip's arrival here, after claime "Be patented within Two
which date they will not be recognised. ca Consigncon mere iraqported to surrendey- sher Bills of Lading
to the Undangned
tor Canibava guntura,
MELOHEES & 00:
NORDDRUZICuza Lloro. Barkin. Hong Kong, 5th December, 105
(4020
The market closed with sellers at
rency quotations. (buyers) from Advices reported America bought 1/4-1/8 for cash, 1/4-1/16 for Decol, Gas & Reg. Pre
Singapore yesterday for Raw Rub-
beri
Spot Jan,/March April/June
217 cts. up ict. 221 cts. up i ct. 227 cts, up ct, 23 cts. up à ct.
July/Sept MarketSteady.
15. 11. JOSEPH & CO. Messrs HB, Joseph & Co. re- ceived the following: Straits Cur- rency Quotations from Singapore yesterday for Raw Rubber
Bayers Bellero
214 up 217
221 23
Spot
Jan./March April/June
July/Sept.
Market:Quiet,
221 up 224
231 up 234.
In America the rate was in- changed at 65-3/8 for spot.
1
India operated both ways. The cember/January and 1/4 for Feb- market closed steady.
ruary, buyers at 1/43/18 for cash Comm. Boly.” (.80)... December, 1/4-1/8 for January Comm. Sthen
Comm. Sthra. and 1/4-1/16 for February
Cons. O1 (28) .... U.S. Dollars Business was done during the
cam. P2. (6) 322 course of the morning at 33 for De-Cona, Gas. NY (2) cember and towards the closa 33- Cont. Oll (25) ........ 1/18 was also arranged for Decem- Corn Prod (8)
The London New York crOBS- rate dropped to 4,927 and the New York/London rate was also
Market
lower at 4.92-1/2
Rutes were at a slightly lower level than yesterday. The market was steady.
Shanghai Dollary Bellers were quoted at 110
✓ Sterling Opened with buyers at 1/4-3/18 but offers at 1/4-1/8 were accept- ed for December, cash and 1st half | cash.
of December followed by transac-
tions at 1/4-1/8 zor January. To
wards the close business was ar- 1/2-1/2 for spot and for U. 8. Dol- ranged at 1/4-1/16 for _February, I lars at 29-3/4 for spot.
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