CHINA
On Home leave why not visit BALI & JAVA-
the Isles of Bomance and Beauty. Through fares to Europe by steamer all the way or by steamer and Aeroplane combined. Special reduced round trip fares. Through
fares to Australia and South Africa.j
TO BATAVIA DIRECT
** TJISALAK "
S.S.
28th January, 118.01.
Tender Binko Pier 10,00 am. Trader Folien Fier 10,16 mm,
TO MANILA, MAKASSAR, BALI
& SOERABAIA.“
•
m.s. 1.JINEGARA
4th February, 10 a.m.
Tender Blake Piez 9,00 m. mv. Tender Police Flar 9.35 a.tu,
TO AMOY & SHANGHAI S.S. "TJIBADAK " 7th February, Noon. Special Round-Trip Fare 1st class Hongkong/Manila/Hongkong H.E. $135.00.
Winter Round-Trip- October - March Hongkong/Batavia/Hongkong B.X.$275.00. For further information apply:
Holland-China Trading Co.,
Canton H. Nolasco di'Silver, Esq., Macao JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LINE York Building.
Tri. 20010.
MODERN
LIJN EXPRESS SERVICE
S.S. "BENVORLICH"
Sailing for LONDON, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG, HULL and LEITH (direct) on or about the 9th February.
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.,"
Homeward Service.
CHILLS
Weaken the Chest
Take PEPI
BEWARE of sudden chills and
colds! "They leave you exposed
to bronchitis and other serious chest 'weakness. Be wise, and at the, first sneeze or shiver cake Pepa breatheable tablets. Pepsare wonderfully sooth- Ing and heallog. They moon destroy Infection gernis, end throat trouble and strengthen and invigorate the chest and lungs. Also for coughs, of all kinds, influenza, bronchitis,” kathma, catarrh, etc.
·liséicina dužery morywkara seik Fijn va handy sualaú boalan. Will perntad dienchona ensicsah The PEPS is compaé
chriser pappad ibid.
THE ANTISEPTIC BREATHEABLE TABLETS.
PEPS
ANTISEPTIC BREATHEABLE TABLETS
Agenda -kaum. Gimss & Da. Lith, Hong Kong
HONG KONG DALY PRESS. TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1936.
THE EXCHANGE MARKET
MESŠRS, ROZA BROS
il
The price for Spot Aliver was lower at 194. There was no for-. ward quotation.'
The London/New rate was higher "at York/London was slau tally higher at 5007.
MARKET
Steady but dull.
STERLING
York cross- 5001, New substin-
A small business was done at 1/3 for near and 1/8 March. The market closed at 1 pm with sellers at 1/3 13/18 January. 1/3 9/18 February and 1/3) Baich. buyers at 1/16-higher respective- ly.
U.S. DOLLARS
-
Some transactions were ranged at 321 for April delivery and 33 for cash. There were sellers at 33 1/16 for January, 921 February and 321 Mätch, buyers a 1/16 higher respectively. SHANGĦAT DOLLARS Sellers were quoted at 109 for cash.
SHANGHAI MARKET"
The Shanghai market was clos- est to-day.
IN THE AFTERNOON Extremely quiet conditions re- valled in the afternoon,
STERLING
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
Paris
Geneva Berlin
Athens
New York
(BRITISH WIRKENES" NERVÍCH)
January 18,
74 81/84
75 1/64
18.15
15.20
12.281
12.29
Man
611
617
Shanghal "
4.95 3/18
4.961
7.201
7.291
119
667" S.
得
36 11/64
36 7/32
HOMEWARD SAILINGS
1/32-
29.314
29.28
20.v. "RUHR"
tw.v."
“LEVERKUSEN
Amsterdam
Vienna Frague
Bucharest
Madrid Lisbon
Hong Kong Brussels
Montevideo
Belgrade
Montreal
Yokohama
Helsingfors
Rio
Buenos Aires..... Silver (Spot
Bilver (forward)
-War Loan
6th Feb,
January 21
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE
Far Eastern Mail, Passenger and Freight Service
Tärough bookinga to America via Europe and Surope via America.
- Bookinge arrund the world. — Through bookings to London.
OUTWARD SAILINGS "PREUSSEN for Shai, Taingtao, Dairen, Kobe, Oraka, Yokohama, Nagoy "RHEINLAND" for Shanghai, Dairen, Kode,
Omaka Thama, Nagoya...19th Feb. tm.v. "SAUERLAND" for Shanghai, Dairen, Tain, 'hamp
Kobe, Oaks, Nagoya...
For Marspilles, R'dum., H'burg
for Miles., R'dam, Hamburg
+ Passenger Voss. Limited Passenger, Accommodation."
For further particulars sad passage fares, etc. apply to — HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE JEBSEN & CO.. AGENTS
12, Podder Street, Tel. 28833,
CANTON AGENTS: CARLOWITZ & CO., Sbikes Road.
PHILP LINE "NEPTUNA"
*4.951
4.064 1/2 1/32
19 15/16
31% 1061
Closing Quotations
ON NEW YORK:-
Bank Billa, on demand 326/18 Crédits, 60 days' sight. 335/TH
On LONDON: -
January 27, 1930.
Telegraphic Transfer... Bank Bills, on demand 13
ON BATAVIA-
Bank Bills, 4 months'.
sight
. On demand
481
1/39
ON PARIS:
was
.Credits. four months"
Bank Bills, on demand 485
sight
1/4/
Credits, 4 month's sight 6071
ON SHANGHAI
ON SAIGON
On Demand
106*
On demand
481
ON MANILA:-
30
On demand
ON BANGIOK:-
1101
Ou demand
1431
SOVEREIGNS. Bank Buying
Bate
1/4
BAR SILVER, per os.
194
A small lot of Sterling done at 1/32 and Dollars at 33. Sterling closed with sellers at 1/3 13/18 for January. 1/3 9/16 For |uary, 1/31 March and 1/3 7/16 April buyers at 1/15 higher. 98. Dollars continued in demand at 33 for near with sellers at 33 1,16.
H. K. STOCK EXCHANGE
YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL
QUOTATIONS
Owing to the Chlaa "New Year. Holidays the market remains quiet but steady with very little change to report.
Buyers
H. K. Steamboats, $54. Antamoks. $1.65. Venz Goldfields, $3. Hongkong Lands, $354. Star Ferries, $95. China Lights (old), $11.70. Sandakan Lights, $44. Singapore Tractions 17- Canton Ices, $1).
Cements, $9.40.|| H. K. Ropes, $5.65.
Wing On (H. K.). $35.
Govt. 4% Loan, 5% Prem.
Hotels, $5.90.
Sellers
Telephones (old). $264.
ין
Sales
Union Insurances, $570. Providents (old), $2ł. Hongkong Trams, $14/133. China Lights (old). $11.80. Electrics. $742.
Telephones (new), sid. 20.. R. K. Ropes, $5.65. Watsons, $5.10.
Providents (new). 50 cts.
London, Jan. §.
ON SINGAPORE:
On demand On JAPAN :-----
On demand
ON INDIA:-
Telegraphie Transfer...
Bank, on demand..
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
(Enrougn menieru Agency) ..
'New York: January 23.
QUOTATIONS
New York/London Cross-rate New York Cotton-Mar. New York Bubber-Mar. Chicago Wheat -May. Chicago Corn-May. Silver-Official
Dow Jones Averages
30 Industrials
20 Raila
so Utilitie
40 Bonda
Change
Last High Low Close Close
11.48 11.40 11.40 11.43 .03 up 14.68 14.69 14.51 1408 - 17 up 10.90 100) 100 I up tup
unchanged
Today's
4.94% 4.98% 1 up
602
60
Business Done:-1,000,000 shares.
BURNS
M.V.
*****
30th Feb.
10th Feb..
18th Feb.
PASSENGER & FREIGHT SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA
Next Sailing 22nd FEBRUARY
for Saigos, Manila, Sandakan, Salamana, Rabaul, Sydney & Melbourne.
'First Class Fáre to Sydneyi.
Single: 47.10.0d... Return: £76.
Joint Passenger Agents :-
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD. P. & O. Building.
NIPPON YUSEN- KAISHA King's Building,
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
C
CONSIGNEE NOTICE.
8.8. SPHINX"
Voyago 6'/8.!. BRINGING CARGO FROM
MARSEILLE, 80. ARRIVED ON SATURDAY, 2′′E 25TH JANUARY, 1936,
are
CONSIGNTES hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opiam, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Go- downs of Hong Kong, Kowloon Wharf Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.
All chims must be sent in to me or or before the 4th Feb, 1938, or they will
i not
be recognized
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL, STEAM NAVIGATION Co.'s,
STEAMER "GATHAY.”
ARRIVED HONG KONG ON 23 JANUARY, 1936.
Fox LONDON, GIBRALTAR, MARSEILLES, MALTA, PORTSAID, ADEN, COLOMBO AND STRAITS.
ONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above-named Vassel are hereby in- formed that their Goods are being landed and placed at thxis x18x in the Hong Keng and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company Godowns at Kowloon where each each Consignment will be sorted out wher the Goods are landed.
k and Delivery can be obtained as Optional Goods will be landed here unloss Instruction have been given to the contrary Biz Hours before arrival of the steamer
597
60%
442
High-1934/35
168.44 44.53
11 Commodity Index
81.63 101.41" 83.10
14.42 31.08
Low: Jan. 94. Jan. 25. Change
96.71 146.39 147.01 17.31 43.95
44.00* 31.43 $3.43 101.23 101.17 61.48 67.05 57.45 40 up
is up .it op 35 up .00 off
Stock & Div. Adams Express Amer. Can (4) Am Cyanamid "B"
Last Sale Jan. 24 Jan. 25
Las Bale
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES
Stock & Div
Jan, 24 Jan. 25
11 125
114
Gold Dust (1.20)
20
20
1251
Goodyear
.....
23
241
Int Cement
(.25dr.) Am. For. PwT
.... 341 34
Int. Nick..60) ......
481
49
81
81
Int. Tel & Tel.
17
171
Am.. For, Pwr, $7 let -
"
Johns Manville
PL..
Keanerott (-151)
32+
323
Am. Locomotive
271 27
Loews (1)
520
53
Am Radiator ......... 201 Am. Smelting
Lori (1.20)
201
25%
23
637
64
Mort. Ward
371
371
Am. T. and T., (9). 189
1601
Nat City Bk. (1)
377
381*
FROM OFFICE BOY TO PRESIDENT OF IC.I.
Am Tob "B" (5)
99
100
Nat, Da P. (1.20)...
223-
221
Am Waterworks (1) 22) Am Waterworks 36
pref (6)
221
Nat Distillers
294
201
Na Pwr. Lt. (.80)...
K.Y. Central
30%
Anaconda Copper... 301 301 The directors of Imperial Chemi- Atch. T. and B. F. ecal Industries, Limited to-day (28d.) elected Mr. H. J. Mitchell as pre- Auburn Automoblie 43} Eident of the company, in succes- Baltimore & Ohio. 251 sion to the late Marquess of Bethlehem. Stool Reading.
N. Amer. (50.4%) 281
'28
Pac. Gas (1.50)
34
·341··
Pas. Ling. (3)
427
Packard Motors
+71
73
25
Penn, Rly. (1) ........
342
341
442
441
Phil Petro (1)
407
41
Boeing "Airplane
981
981-
Pub Sez N.J. (2.80)
481 401
Radio Corpn. ...........
1001 101
Rey. Tob "B" (3) Schenley
131
13)
day,
11 114
Seara Roebuck ..............
571
571
Boc-Vac. (60)
62* 021
42 641
431.
8mm, Cal. Ed.
(1-50)
.1d
18
641
Southern Paclić
27
27
us in any case whatever.
Stan. Brands (1)
271
ZTI
55°
551
Stan. Gas
181
16:
R. OHL Agent.
88 881
Sta Of N2: (1)
Hong Kong, 25th Jan, 1936. [4150
it
84
be
141* 15
Ster. Pro. (2.80)
651. 851
dutinbie
97
96 *.
Studebaker Corpn
37
4
Texas G. Súly (3)
871
- Transamerica, (1124)
···12
Un
Car..and
321
33
(140)
35 351
66 661 144) 194
177
731** Un. Fac., Elyx: (6), 120) 120 Un. Aircraft Corp.... 284 201 Un Air Line Trans......... 151, 154. United Corpn. " 71 8
Thi
Latest Singapore Prices"
Univ. Lesi Toh, (2), 447
45
181
Uni, Gas Imp;. (1.20) 183 U.S. Rübber:
184
181
181
781
UB Breat
47166 481
Vanddium....si
231
231
try.
Mr. Michell
Elec Gen. Foods (1,80). Gen. Motors (10)
-381
381
Warner Bros. Picts. 114
114
35
West E. & M. (65). 109.
1084
Call Money
1%
Spot Feb/Mar.
Apr:/June
July/Bept.
241 up 1.241 241 up 1 2512 2211 ub 43251:
HIGHER PREMIUM
ON GOLD
Sterling Dearer
London, Jan. 8.
About £230,000 in gold was dia- posed or in the bullion market to- day at the price of 1413. ́0jd. per fine ounce, the same as yesterday. The premium over the trane was raised from 51. to 8d, on a rate of 74%, while the premium over the dollar was Id, higher at lid, the rate to-day being 4.931.
on "Indian
· Silver fürther improved 1-16d. to 20 13-164. per ounce buying.
Oredit remained plentiful, with short loans offering at † per cent. Discount rates were steady at 9-16 per cent. for three months bank bills and at 17-12 per cent for the new Treasuries,
H.K. SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION.
BUYERS
Underwriters. $1.05. Baguio Gold, 18 cts. Beng Explorations, 13 ets. Big Wedge, 13 cta. Gold Rivers, 7 cts, Land Debentures, $100. Peak Trams -(old), $54, Star Ferries, $95. Yaumati. Ferries, $19. Lights (new), $8.20. Canton Ice, $1.55. Entertainments, $4.60. Nanyangs, $31"
Govt. Loas 4% 54% Govt. Loan 31%, 90%.
*SALES
Unions. $580.
Lights, (old) $11.70/11,86, Lights (new), $8.20.
C
Mr. B. O. Smith, chairman of Borden Co. (1.60) the LCL (Metals), Limited, was Borg Warner (Idr.) elected a director of the campiny. Casa
Mr. Mitchell entered the service Canadian Pacifc of the Nobel-Dynamite Trust in Caterpillar Tract ... 1893 as an office boy, and became | ch." Nat. Bk. (140)..... secretary of that company in C'Peake Corp. (250) years later, A
CPeake Corp, and When the outbreak of war
Ohio (2.80) raised the problem of segregging Chrysler (1d) ..... the British and German interests Col. Gas & Elec. of the Nobel Trust. Mr. Mitchell Comm, Solv., (50) was appointed quidator of the Comm. 8thrn. Trust Company.
Comm. 8thrn. SA
In 1916 he joined the staff of the Cons. Olu (28) reorganised Nobel's Explosives cum. Ft. (6) Company
assistant general Cons, Gas, NY (2) manager at the headquarters of Cont Oil (25) the Company in Glasgow. 1. Corn Prod (3)
There then began an even more Douglas Aircraft intimate association with Bir Du Pont (2.602) Harry McGowan than had exited
Elec. Bond & Share
in earlier years; this association Elec. Bond $5 P1 (5) hab now lasted for over 36 years Elec. Bond to PI (6) 7? and is probably unique in Indus Fox Film "A......
In October 1923 Bar Gen. pic. Co
In the Foreign Exchange market 5-16. Canadian dollars deprecisted joined the board of Nobel Indus- sterling appreciated on all the by cent to 4.951, and among Contries, Ltd, and on the formation ly. Bigt (1)... leading centres, being i cent dearertinental currencies French francs of IC1 in 1925, he was elected in terms of American dollars at 4.93 cheapened to 74 27-32.
one of ita orletona, directors,
29
Damaged Fackages will be examined by the Company Barreror, Messrs.
Goods not cleared within 8-days in-
Goddard & Douglas in the presence of cluding date of arrival will be subject to the Consignees at 10.00a.m. on Fri-No Fire Insurance will be affected Iry A ReYOUSOTAged Pachesgon must be left in
any case whatever.
31st Jan,, 1936.
“COLATE much ho Any dutiable
Offiger in attendance
goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors,
No Fire incarance will be effected by
the Godowns for examination by the Consignees, and the Company's surveyors, Mes. GoDDARD & DOUGLAS, SE 10 Em
and
Thor
onering 2014 74, within the
Fro
Cousinees are specially
nctified that necessary for a Revenue Offer to present at the examination of damaged
cargo.
All Ulama against the Steamer mast be
presented to the Undersigned on or
SINGAPORE BAW RUBBER before 19th Feb., 1938, or they will
A. ¡B. JOSEPH & CO
Monday, Jan. 27.
Meters H, B. Joseph & Co, re- ceived the following quotations
in Straits Currency from
Dore for Raw Rubber
Singa
Buyers Bellars
20 Ep 1 241
not be recognised.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods bave left the Godown, !. MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.,
Agente, Hong Kong, 23rd January, 1936.