HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE -
Far Eastern Mail, Passenger and Freight Service
Through bookinge to America via Europa and Surope via America, Bookings around the world. - Through bookinge to London.
OUTWARD SAILINGS
for Shanghai, T'hams., Kobe, Osaka Moti, Dairen, Tsingta...........ent
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1936
THE EXCHANGE
MARKET
MESSRS. ROZA BROS
- it
The price for spot silver drop- ped 1/8 yesterday, the quotation being 221 but there was no for- ward quotation. Silver advices reported speculators as having operated both ways. There #25 no special feature,
did America not operate. The market closed quiet.
The London/New York, CROSS- rate was quoted at 4.82 and the New York/London rate was also. quoted at 492},
m.v." ROHR"
6th Jan.
+ =.x. “LEVERKUSEN”.
for Shanghai, Dairen, Kobe, Osaka, Y'hama, Nagoya
......14th Jan. ***." PREUSSEN "... for Shai., Tsingtao, Dairen, Kobe, Oaks, Tokohama, Nagoya
In America the rate was un.. changed at 494 for spot.
3rd Feb.
HOMEWARD SAILINGS *ma.“ DUISBURG ".. for M'lles, Antwerp, R'dam,
Hamburg m.v." RUHR" ............ for Marsailles, R'dam,, H'burg +.." LEVERKUSEN
26th Jan.
5th Feb,
for M'llen. R'dam, Hamburg
9th Feb.
+ Passenger Vansal Limited Passenger Accommodation.
For farther particulars and passage farea, etc. apply to:- HAMBURG-AMERIKAI LINIE
JEBSEN & CO.. AGENTS,
12, Pedder Street, Tel, 29368,*
CANTON AGENTS :
CARLOWITZ & CO. Shakes Rand,
S.S. “BENVENUE”
Sailing for LONDON, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG and LEITH (direct) on or about the 7th January, 1936.
Cargo will also be accepted on through Bill
of Lading to the usual transhipment ports.
Tel. 22533
For Freight and Passage apply to:---
W. R. LOXLEY & CO., (CHINA) LTD.,
:
York Building. Agents:
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD.,
SIAN RAIL SECTION OPENED
Slan Dec. 29. Laying of the rails of the Blan- Elenyang extension of the Lung- Hal Railway-17 miles in length- is expected to be completed to- morrow; the section will be formal- ly opened on New Year's Day
Homeward Service.
Invitations to participate in the inaugural ceremony have been Issued by the Railway authorities, Kuo Min.
PAPER MILL FOR SIAM ...
Bangkok, Dec. 20.. The contract to supply the ma- chinery for the cellulose paper national manufactory has been awarded, following protracted pe- gotiations to a German arm.
The price is something over one million ticals and production is expected to be possible in the au- tumn of 1937 when the output will be ten metric tons every 24 hours.
Tyne's Improved
Trade
INCREASED COAL SHIP-
MENTS AND OIL BUNKERING?
At the monthly meeting of the. Tyne Improvement Commission" it. was reported that coal and coke shipments, bunker shipments and shipments general merchandise were improving. October, was the best month from the Commission- ere' staithe since March. A
In the 10 months of the year': shipments of coal and coke total led 11,072,374 tous, as against 11, 645,972 tous in the corresponding period of last year. Oll fuel bun- kers taken from the Tyne increas- ed considerably, thers being 170 ships teking 27,000 tons, an in- crease of 52. ships and 11,000 tons as compared with last year,
"A bright feature is the reduction- of laid-up tonnage. At the end of October, there were only 38 ves- sels laid up of 83.000 net register tons, as against 72 of 140,000 tons last October.
H. K. STOCK
EXCHANGE
VESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL
QUOTATIONS
The marke was very frm with an upward 'tendency during the greater part of the week under review but it eased off a little to- day probably due to the slight rise in exchange. A fairly large num- ber of transactions was reported in the afternoon session.
Business Done During the Week
Hong Kong Banks, $1560, $1490,
$1485, $1500
Union Insurances, $575
Wharves (old), $991/100 Providents (old). $1.50. $1,55.
$1.571
Hotels, $5.30, 5, "$5.30 Lands, $30 Tande. 4
Debentures, $100. Humphreys, $101
Tramways. $14.60, $14.65, $14.70 China Lights Cum. Rights,
$10.45, $10.55
China Lights 'ex. Rights,, $10.30,
$10.40
Ch'ma Lights Rights, $4.40, $4.60 Electrics, $69, $70.
Telephones (old). $254
Cements, 37, 38
FUR. Ropes. $43. $4.85, $4.90, $5 Dairy Farms, $20, $21 Watsons, $41
Lane, Crawfords. $6.80, 361 Entertainments, $3.40 Antamoks, $1.30 Govt, 4% Loan, 5% Prem.
Changes (115 pm) Closing Quotations
BUYERS
Wharven (old), $99, HK Resities, $5.95 Star Ferries, $801 Telephones (old), $25,00 Dairy Farms, $214 Binceres, $2.70, Raubs, $10.20
SALES Wharves (old), $99%/100 Providenta (old), $1,573. Tramwaya $14.65/14.70. China Lights (old) ex Rights
$10.30/10.40
Electrice $70
HK Ropes, $4.90/$5 Lane, Crawfordz, $61
MARKET
Opened uncertain but later armed up with very little business passing.
STERLING Business was done shortly after the opening at 1/3 5/16 for Jan- uary delivery followed by tran. ssctions at 1/3 for cash and first hak of January, 1/3 7/16 for 1/3 January, 1/31 for January
7/18 for February and 1/3 ·9/18 for cash. The market closed 19 1 p.m. with sellers at 1/3 for January, probably 1/3 7/16 for February and 3/3 for March." buyers at 1/16 higher respective. ty.
U.S. DOLLARS
Business was reported at 31 11/18 for January delivery. The market closed with sellers at 31 13/16 for January and probably 31 11/16 for February, buyers at 1/18 higher respectively.
SHANGHAI DOLLARS
Paris
!
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
Geneva Berlin Athena" Milan Shanghai New York Amsterdam
. Vienna Prague Bucharest
Madrid
(Barrisa. WRALIIS SERVICN)
January 2.
January 1.
74 29/04
$74 35/84
15.15
15.161
12.24
32.351
814
Holiday
1/21
4,93
7.251
4.92 15/18 7.251
1182
118 5/161
N.D.L
FAR EAST EXPRESS
PASSENGER AND FREIGHT-SERVICE EXPRESS STEAMERS
Calling at Marseilles Barcelona, Southampton, R'dain, Bremen & H’hurg;
...Apr. 94th "6.8. STUTTGART......Jan. 24th SS. POTSDAM
... Feb. 21st 8.P. GNEISEN AU...Bay and. 8.8. GNEISENAU
.S. BOHARNHORST Mar. 27tb S.&. SCHARNHORST,June 28th FREIGHT STEAMERS
Lisbon
Hong Kohr
Holiday
1/31
Brussels
29.241
29.251
Montevideo-
Belgrade
Montreal
4.98
4.951
8.8. ISAR.....
Yokohama
8.3. CREFELD
Helsingfors
Rio
Buenos Aires ....... Silver (Spot
Bliver (forward) ' War Loan
Closing Quotations
January 3, 1938.
ON NEW YORK
On London:
Telegraphic Transfer... Bans Billa, on demand 1/3 OS BATATTA Bank Bills, 4 months
sight
ON SHANGHAI:---
221
31% 1081
8.8. Neckar 8.5. Stuttgart
Jan. 18th to M'lles, Oran. Ublanca, Rotterdam,
Wenburg & Bremen
Jan. 28th to Miles, Uran. Casablanca, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Bamburg & Bremen:
ARRIVALS FROM EUROPE
Jan. 11th 9.8. Oder Jan. 15th
Jan, 17th S.8. Gneisenau......Fob, 4th HONGKONG/SOUTH SEA ISLANDS SERVICE." B.S. BREMERHAVEN... 5th Jan, to Rabaul, Talagi, Kavieng, stc. B.S. FRIDERUN ....... 1st Feb to Madang, Salamana, Rabaul, etc.
Subject to Alteration without Notice.
For Pauage and Freight apply to;
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN
"
* Agents: MELCHERS & CO.
Telephone 36378, 'Queen's Building, Connaught Rd.
CANTON AGENTS: JEBSEN & CO., Sharieen. B. O,
Bank Billa, on demand 31 5/16- Credits, 60 dayı''sight. 325/18
On demand ON PARIS :-
45
44=
Credits. four months*
sight
1/32
Bank Bills, on demand 479) Credits, 4 month's sight 406-
ON SAIGON
On Demand-
106
On demand
47
ON SINGAPORE !---
ON MANILA : mama il
On demand
541
On demand ...........
618
ON JAPAN:-
ON BANOROK:-
CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
On demand
109)
On demand
145
SOVELLIONS. Bank Buying
Telegraphic Transfer... Bank on demand..............
184
1/2
BAN BILVE. per os.
Sellers were quoted at 105) for Ox INDIA - spot.
SHANGHAI MARKET
Was closed to-day.
IN THE AFTERNOON,
The market was erratic in the afternoon but closed on the steady side.
STERLING
In Sterling business was
done at 1/3 7/16 for cash and 1st half of January and also 1/31 for Jan- uary. Towards the close a small business was arranged at 1/31 for Anishing first half of January with sellers at 1/3 for first haf of January. 1/3 7/16 for January and 1/3 for February, buyers a 1/16 higher respectively..
US. DOLLARS Business was done early "the afternoon at 31 8/18 for January delivery, also 314 for January and cash. The market 31 11/16 for closed with sellers at 314 for Jan- uary and 31 for February, buyers at 1/8 higher respectively.
H.K. SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION.
BUYERS
Bank of East Asia, $79. Underwriters, $1. China Fires, $475. Steamboats, 48. Waterboats, $12.
Bagulo Gold, 154 cts.
Big Wedge, 101 cts.
Haubs, $10.
Hotels, $51.
Lands. $37.
Humphreys, $104. Wharves, 3981.
Providents (old), $1.55, Peak Trams (old), $6.30. Peak Trams (new); $2.65, Star Ferries, $891. Yaumati Ferries, $181." Light (old), $10.15. Telephones (old) $252. Cantor Tces, $1.50. Ropes, $4.90. // Entertainments, $3.30. Constructions (old), $1.35: Constructions. (new), 35 cts. Sinceres, $24 Watsons. $4.40
NEW
YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
(Inrougn Kenieru Agwany)
New York: January 3,
QUOTATIONS
New York/London Cross-rate New York Cotton-Mar. New York Rubber--Mar. Chicago Wheat →→May, Chicago Corn May. Silver-Officia!
Last Today's High Low Close Close Change
4.93 1927 I off 11.47 11.38 11.36 118.10 up 13.65 12.62 1363 13.6401 up 103 1031 101 102
61. 6261)
EI 49
High-1934/35 Low: Dec. 31.
148.94 41.84
H
98.71 144.13 27.31, 40.45 14.4€ 29.55 "83.43 .98.74 52.44 57.99
4up на пр unchanged
Jan. 2 Change 144.13.01 of 40.86 .18 up In up
29.73
98.9% 57.28
.18 up
.06 up
Business Dons:-2,540,000 shares. .
301 381
PRINCE LINE.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
FROM
CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE..
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
NEW YORK A LOS ANGELES THE M
*DUISBURG
THE Motor Tease!
"CINGALESE PRINCE" having arrived from the above Ports on 31st instant, Consignent of Cargo are hereby informed that their foods are being landed at their risk into the Go-and Godown Company's godowns at down of the ong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Kowloos, and stored at Consignees risk and expense.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on Monday, 6th Jan, 1836, at 10a.m.
All Claims must be pressated within 15 Days of the vessel's arrival here after which date they cannot be re cognized.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the
having arrived, from Hamburg and Parts of call. Comingness of Cargo are hereby notified that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk into the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf Kowloon, where delivery may be btained as soon at the Goods are landed
Optional Cargo
rgo will not be landed bare, unless Notice has been given 48 hours prior to vemel's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extends.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the nd Jan, 1836, will be subject to Rent.
All broken, chatod, and damaged Goods are to be left in the frodowns, where they will be examined on Slat 7th Jan., 1938, will be subject to Teyor, MCERTS, Goddard & Dougla
Rent
No Fire Insurance has been effected, Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
FURNESS (FAR EAST), LTD.,
2nd Floor, Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Building
.Dia! 23185 & 231 BD, Hong Kong 31st Deo., 1935,
(4098
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD.
AND
CHINA MITTUAL STEAM- NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
Nat City Bk. (1) ... 384* 383 CONSIGNEES per On's Vervel
** ******* *** ****
be
"TITAN"
SINGAPORE
into
are hereby notified that their Cargo will
discharged
Holt' Wharf, Kowloon, where it will le at Consignees risk and subject to Terms and Conditions of Storage Holt's Waivery from Godown 4
The Cargo will be ready for
and after 2nd
Jar.
Dow Jones Averages
30 Industrials.
20 Railt
20 UtilitieM
29.08
40 Bonds
98.31
11. Commodity Index
62.10
Stock & Dir Adams Express...
Last Sale Dec. 31 Jan. 2
11
las Bale
11
Stock & Div Gold Dust (1:20)
Dec. 31 Jan. 2
+
197
191
Amer. Can (4)...... Am. Cyanamid "B" ~~*(,25dr.)
135
1231
Goodyear
237
241
Int. Cement
291
294
Int. Nick (.60)
451 45
And For: Pür
71
74
Int. Tel. & Tel.
131
-138
Am. For. Pwr. $7 lšt
Johns Manville
Beng Explorations, 10 cts.
.PL
Am. Locomotive "...
26
26
Kennecott (150) Loew's (L)
291
29
52
521
Am Radiator
24*
251
Loriii. (1.20)
241
Am. Smelting ...
601
501
Mont. Ward-
Am. T. and T. (9)
1651
1587
Am. Tob "B" (5)
1001
100
Nat, Da P. (1.20)... 22}--
22
Am
Am. Waterworks (3) maj Waterworks 36
221
Nat Distillers' `........
304 30
FROM UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENTAL PORTS VIA
pret (6)
Nat. Pwr. Lat. (,80)... N.Z. Central
Anaconda Copper
"Atch T and 6. F.
(284.)
$2} 291
· 924*
28+ $281
201
N. Amer. (50%, 4%8) · 272 "267 Pac. Gas (1.50)
311 -311
Pac. Ling. (3)
Auburn Automobile Baltimore & Ohla Bethlehem Steel
Packard Motors
1
T
42
42
221"
24
Penn. Rly. (1)
31#
314
Phil. Petro (1)
392
394
* 4011-
407
Boeng Airplane Borden Co. 11.60) Borg Warner Larg Case
981*
98.
Pub. Ser NJ (2.80) 48 Radio Corpn.
48
12
12
Rey. Tob "" · (3)
*** 98 97 Canadian Pacific 111 Caterpillar Tract...
Schenley
114
Ch. Nat. B. (1.40)... CPeake Corp. (2.50) 42*424*
Sears Roebuck Soc.-Vac, (60)
554
554
852
652
Srn. Cal. Ed.
. (1.50) 142
14
are to be left in the flodowns, will be examined
here they
50+
CPeake Corp, and
Ohio (2.80)
Chrysler (14).....
51. 921 90+ 141-144 901 901
514
Southern Pacife- Stan Brands (1) Etan. Gasament 254 151
251
251
**241
24
Sta Oul WJ · (1).
:of
Ster, Pro. (280)
651
851
after the
Bent
Atudebaker Corpn
3
Texas G, Bulp' (2)-
231
Transamerica (1.12}), 191-
Un. Car and Carb
eam. P1. (5)
31
31
[(140)
714 72
Cons, Gas, N.T
Un. Paci Rirs. (6)..... 108- 110
Laten Singapore Prices":
·H. B. JOSEPH & CO.
Cont Out (25)
341
344
Ua. Aircraft Corp... 301.
281
2nd January, 1988.
Corn Proa (ay
421
417
Un. Afr Line Trans... 134
14
Douglas Aircraft
Du Pont (2-602)
57 554 139
United Corpidi
1401
Upi. Gaa Impr, (1.20) (38 Uniy Leaf Tob.
(32) (172)
Elec. Bond: $8 PT (6) 78) 781
U.B. Indus Alcotial.. 07 US. Rubber
175 68
*104
US Steel
#Buyers - Sellers
Chen, Zec (50) 381 38 then. Foods
34
Warner Bros.
Gen. Motors fid).
West E. &
Gen Rly Big (1)
401
CatModøy.
SELLERS
Underwriters, $1.05. Lights (old), $10.95.
SALES
Trams, $14.65. Lights (old), $10.30,
SINGAPORE RAW RUBBER
Messrs H, B. Joseph & Co. re...
Col. Gas & Elec. Comm. Solv. (30) Comm 8thr Comm. Sthrn. Cuns. Oft:28)
Elec. Bond & Share 18161
ceived the following quotations Elec. Bond 15 PI (5) in Straits Currency from Sings pore for Raw Rubber.
Spot
Apr./June
231.01 23₤ 237 up 7▼ 244
Make/Mar. 221 up i 201
July/Bept.
Market Bierdier,
Vandalum
1 possible spillatie
LO
To
1975, at 10 am, by our
comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations, consignees mat
W
Revenue Officer in attendance
when damaged dutiable goods are examined.
All claims must reach us before. the 26th Jan. 1936, or they will not be recognized.
No Insurance will be effected, Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JEBSEN, CO.,
Agenta
Hong Kong, 28th Doc., 7035.
4081
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS. DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,
CONSIGNEE NOTICE,»
B.S. ANDRE LEBON
4"A/'6.
BRINGING CARGO FROM
MARSEILLE, KAUNAS
ÁREITED ON SATURDAY, 2815 DECEMBER, 1035 AT 11.00 PL
heir gods with the exception UNSIGNES are heraby informed
not be landed of Opium, Tressure and Valuables are Optional Nodos fins been given prior being landed and stored into the Go towel's arrival, but carried on from downs of Hong Kusk, Kowloon Wharf port, to wart, to the Snal part of call over may be obtained immediately.
delivery may
landing.pl VSA
Lid, Kowloon, whence
to which the option extende.
All broken, chafed and damaged froods after must be sent in to me on
ined on any Tuesdays and
OT before the 7th Jan. 1938, or they
Fridays between the hours of 10.45 will not be recognized,
All Claims against the Yeasel must
and Noor within the Free Storage period. Damaged Packard will be examined.
after Claims will be admitted
the
Company Burveyor, Messrs. by the Godown Goddard & Douglas in the presence of and all Goods remaining undelivered the Consignees at 10.00 am, on th
reme sebject to J., 1926.
will be
Consigneer must have a Beveron Oficer in attendance when say datiable goods are saamined by the
Company's Surrey ora
No Fire insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever, det
R. OHL
Agent. [4105 Hong Kong, 28th Dec., 1935, ** 14085
be presented to the Underaged en or before the 23rd Jan., or
Tin, or they will not
be recognised,
No Fire Insurance will be affinated
BUTTERFIELD '&'SWIRE
RAILWAY INSPECTION
Nanking Deci Mr Chang Kie Ngan, the Minister of Railways, departed Tientsin last night on board special train of the Tientsin- Railway to inspect " the
Government
China-my
railways - in North
similar
It is understood that after his trip to the North, visit the - Bouth on mission, "On the basis of his, ob- servations," he will draw up a pro- gramme for the improveme development of the country's rall
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