N.D.L
Paris
Geneva Berlin
FAR EAST EXPRESS
„SAILINGS TO EUROPE
M.S. KOENIGSBERG, Lisbon, Musa), Hamburg & Bremen"
"S S. DONAUT
1.5
Athens Milan Shanghai
May 0
New York Amsterdam Vierna Prague
Mes, Oran, Casablanen, Antwerp, Ram., Hamburg & Bremen.
May 13
8.S. ONEISENAU...................M'}les, Barcelona, Palma D. M. Southampton, Rotterdam, Biemen' & Hamburg
***** May 22
"
8.9. FOLDA
S.S. NEOKAR
May 13 June 4
The London/New York rate was higher at 4.95%. New York/Loddon was also quoted the same rate
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1936.
THE EXCHANGE MARKET
MESSRS. ROZA BROS.
50ver prices rose yesterday for both deliveries, the quotations be- ing 201 for Ready and Forward. Bliver advices reported India having bought. China and specu- tutors sold. After the officia axing the market was steady with Tur- ther buying Inquiries at the fixed ruce una sellers at the fixed rate. In America the rate was unchang- ed at 44 for Spot.
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
Bucharest Madrid Lisbon
(Berrisa WIRELESS STEVICE
May 2
May 4.
.75 1/64
15.191
75 21/64 16.251
12.29
521 S.
629
827
4.93 15/16
4.96
7.281
7.31)
120*
36
cross-
Hong Kong
1/32
Brussels
20.221
24.25
at
Montevideo
391 8.0.
39 5/16
Belgrade
4.98
MARKET
Montreal
4.95
Yokohama
Helsingfors
Rio
ARRIVALS FROM EUROPE| SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI
May 13 S.S. FULDA Jane 4 S.S. NEUKAR.
HONGKONG/SOUTH SEA ISLANDS SERVICE. S.S. BREMERHAVEY, Splxmaza, Rabaul, Tulagi, Kavieng, etc... May 11 8.S FR DERUN Madang, Salamaun, Babul, ele.
...... June 11
Subject to alteration without Notice.
For Passage and Freight apply to
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN
Agouts:
MELCHERS & CO.
Queen's Building, Connaught Rd.
Telephone 27772.
CANTON AGENTS: JEBSEN & CO., Shameen 1.0.
S.S. "BENGLOE"
Sailing for LONDON, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP HAMBURG, and LEITH (direct) on or about the 12th May.
Cargo will also be accepted on through Bill
of Lading to the usual transhipment ports.
Next Sailing for SHANGHAI & JAPAN
S.S. “BENCLEUCH
Toi. 22533
II
For Freight and Passage upply to:-
May 18th
W. R. LOXLEY & CO., (CHINA) LTD.,
York Building. Agenta:
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD.,
TRUCULENT TAILPIECES
by
NO QUARTER
AN AMUSING BOOKLET CONTAINING EXTRACTS
FROM "STRAIGHT
FROM THE SHOULDER"
REPRINTED FROM HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.
A SURE SPECIFIC
год
There was a 1tle more activity in the market this morning. The undertone was not robust.
STERLING
Business was done, at 1/3 13/16 for near and forwaïd. The mar ket closed with sellers at 1/3 13/16 for near and probably forward, buyers at 1/3 for any delivery.
· U.S. DOLLARS Transactions were arranged dur-On ing the early part of the morning at 32 for near and 32 11/16 for pear and June. The market closed with sellers at 321 for near and forward. buyers at 32 11/16 for any delivery.
SHANGHAI DOLLARS Business was done as 109 5/16 for cash. There were sellers at 109 5/16 for cash, buyers at 1091 for cast
SHANGHAI MARKET Opened with sellers at 1/2 15/32 for Spot and closed a shade lower at 1/2 7/16 for Spot. U. S. Dollars opened with sellers at 29 for cash. and closed at 29 13/16 for cash. The market was a shade easier.
IN THE AFTERNOON The exchange market will be closed this afternoon.
H. K. STOCK EXCHANGE
YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL QUOTATION
The market remains steady with
only a small volume of business transacted.
г
BUYERS
Hongkong Banks, $1530.
Union Insurances, $515,
Antamoks, $2.33.
Baguio Go'd, 27 cts.
H. K Land 4% Debentures, 100.
Hongkong Trams, $10.90.
Star Ferries, $88
China Lights, (old). $10.60. China Lights (new), $7.35. Electrics, $51.
Telephones (old), $25. Singapore Traction, 22/6. Cements, $9.00.
Watsons. $2.30.
Constructions (new), 30 cts, Govt, 4% Loan, 51% Prem. Govt. 31% Loan, par.
SELLERS
Hotels, $4.80
SALES Hongkong Banks, $1540. Benguet Consolidated. $187. Demonstratlon, 74/75 cts. Raubs, $11.20.
Buenos Aires Silver (Spot
Silver (forward)
War Loan
201
201
203 301
34% 105 3/18
Closing Quotations
LONDON:
May 1936.
Telegraphic Transfer.. Bank Bills, on demand 132 Back Bills, 4 months'
aight
ON NEW YORK:
Bank Bills, on demand 33 Credita, 80 days' sight. 33i ON BATAVIA :-
On demand
47)
133 116 ON PARIS-
Credits. four, months'
might
1/48
ON SAIGON:-
On Demand
107!
ON MANILA: -
501
On demand.
ON BANGKOK-
ON SHANGHAI:-
ON SINGAPORE:-
On demand
On JAPAN:-
On demand
ON INDIA:-*,-
Telegraphic Transfer..... {20
Bank, on demand.........
Bank Bills, on demand 190
Credits month's sight 538
On demand
463
64.
Ou demand........... 1498 SOVEREIGNS Back Buying
Bate
1/43
BAR BILVES, per os. ..... 201
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
Now York: May 8.
(Iuroven geuter's Agency}
QUOTATIONS
New York/London Cross-rate New York Catton-July New York Rubber-July Chicago Wheat Chicago Carn
40 Bonds
Am. Light & Trac. Amer. Locomotive... Amer. Radiator
Last Today' High Low Close Close
Change 4.94-1/15 4.97 1-13/18 up 11.08 11.03 11.05 1153 .02 of 15.79 15.73 15.82 15.77 .UB OF 871 861 861 8"
.bt up. .13 ap
bins Inc.
Monsanto Chemica. 932 Montgomery Ward.... 38
Nat, City Bk. 31
Paramount Picture
Pennsylvania B. R. 291.
Philligs Petroleum 42 Pure Oil Co
73
PRESIDENT LINER TRAVEL SERVICE
J
is Yours to Command
President Liners' frequens aliings and their unique skopever privileges allow you to travel just victly na yoɑ shoots. And Dollar Beamship Lines and Americus Hi51 L worldwide ofices and agents are maintatued to were you whore in whatever pince you chance to be. Make your next trip pore enjoyable, travelling The Frakten Line was
To SAN FRANCISCO
Vix Shanghai, Kobe, Yokobama, Honolulu, San Francisco. Panama Canal, Havana, New York. Prés, Cleveland & am. May 6th Pres. Coolidge 8am Pros. Taft Prea. Hoover Pros. Pierce
a
8..
To SEATTLE, VICTORIA Tia Shanghai, Kebe, Yokohama and Victoria.
Pres. Jefferson M'night May 8th. May 16th Pret Jackson M'night May 2nd Jone 3rd Pies, McKinley M'night June 5th Jano 13th Pres Grant M'night June 19th July 1st Pres. Jefferson M'night July 3rd
MANILA
EUROPE, NEW YORK
Via Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo. Bombay, Sunz Canal Naples, Gezos and Marseilles.
THE MOST FREQUENT
SERVICE
Nex: Salina
8 p.m. May 8th
Pres. Mourcom. May 9th Prea. Coolidge Pres. Van Buren 8 am. May 3rd Pros. Meures m. May 9th Pres. Garfield 8am. June 8th Pres. Jackson
Pres, Polk Pres. Adars
p.m. May 16th B. June 20th Pres Van Buren. May 23rd 8am. July 4th | Pres. "Taft
4 p.m. May 26th
MOST FREQUENT SERVICE OF THE PACIFIC
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE
PDSLR UILDING HỒNG KONG. CANTON BRANOH :~-4, SHAKEX BOAD,
NORDDEUTSCHER, LLOYD,
ן;
BREMEN,
HE Steamer
**GNEISENAU "
haring arved from BREMEN, HAM- BURG and Forts, Consignees of cargo are hereby notified that their cargo being landed at their risk into the Go downs of the Eong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon where Delivery can to obtained.
Consignees are further notified that the Steamer "GNEISENAU" has takon at HAMBURG & BREMEN through cargo for HONG KONG ex 8.2. "JOLANTRA "SS. Sed "GAN ER" from COPENHAGEN & HELSINGFORS. All Goods remaining undelivered after the 19th May 1996, will be object to Bent
No Fire Insurance will be effected by as in any case whatever,
Damaged Packages must be left in the Godown for examination by the Con- signees and the Company's Surveyors, Mesars. Anderson & Ashe, at 10a.m., on the 11th May, 1936,
Consignees must have a Bevonne Officer in attendance when damaged datiable goods are examined by the Company's surveyors.
No Ulaim will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown and claims must be presented within Two Weeks of the Ship's
arrival here, after which date they will not be recognised.
Consignees are requested to render
their Bill of Lading to the Undersigned for Countersignature,
ERT
CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
CONSIGNER NOTICE.
38 "SON-TAY ́* 6A0/36.
BRINGING CARGO FROM DUNKIRK &c.
ARRIVED HONG KONG us SATURDAY, THE 2ND MAY, 1936.
CONSIGNEES are hereby informed
that their gooda with the exception of Opiam, Treasure and Valuables are... being landed de stored into the godown of the Hong Kong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately or they after landing
All Claims raust be seat in to me on or before the Tuesday, 12th May, 1938, will not be recognized.
Damaged Fackages will be examined by ompany's Surveyors, Mernrs. Goddard & Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 1.00 am, on Friday, 8th May, 1936.
Consignees must have a Revenue Officer in attendance when say dotiable goods are examined by the Company's Burveyors
No Fire Insurance will be affected by us in any case whatever.
E. OHL, Agent [4405) Hong Kong, 1st May, 1835.
-July
Silver-Official
-July..
up
ect
eo)
601
A
unquo od 4
Dow Jones Averages High-1934/
90 Industrial
Low: May, . May, 4. Change-
163.07
88.71 14841 146.08
20 Baila
31.73
7.31 43.39
43.59
20 Utilitima
20.36
14.4
8.86
28.95
.01 up
11 Jommodity ludex
103.24 62 10
93.43 101.15
51.44 66.45 Business Done: -1,070,000 shares.
101.52
56.72 .37 up
.07 up
Stocks
Last Sale May 2 May 4
Last Sale
Adams Express
101 101
Amer. Can
1251
1251
Amer. Oyanamid 'B'
338
34
Am. &. For. Power
67
7
Stocks G. Western Bugar ... Humble Oil ................................... Int. Harvester Co. ... Int. Nickel
May 2 May 4
334
64*
80+
451
Am. & For. P. $7 p
31*
31
Int. Tel: & Tel.
121
24
25..
Kennecott
351
197 194
Loew's Inc.
451
27 271
Lorillard
227
Amer. Rolling Mill... 72. Amer, Smelting ..... 501 Am. Sugar Refining 1514 Amer, Tel, & Tel. ...' Amer. Tobacco 'B' ... 201 Amer. Waterworks... 331- Anaconda Copper ... 70 Atchison, T. & S. Fe.
731
McKesson & Rob-
MELCHERS & 00. Agents: NORDDEUTSCHE LLOYD, BRININ, Hong Kong, 6th May, 1996.
511
414
1521 891 91
201 321
Nat. Dairy Prods.... 221
71
Nat. Distillers
282
29
281
Nat. Power & Light 01
Atlas Corpn.
121
12
New York Central...
337
Auburn
34
33+
North American ......
23
Baltimore & Ohio.
16
101
Northern Pacific....
271
Bethlehem Steel
491
491
Pacific Gas & Elec,
33
China Lights. (old), 310 Daily Farms, $191.
Boeing Airplane Co.
18.
181
Pacific Lighting
JAY
43 *
Borden Co............
261
262
Packard Motors
OL
Bklyn Manhattan
Eklyn
Trans Corpn........ 462 - Manhattan $6 eum. pr......... 1013 Case, J. I.
A
Incor.
81
1011*
148 Canadian Pac. Rly.. 11. Chase Nat. Bk.
351 Chesapeake Corpn.. 834 Chesapeake & Ohio 55 Chrysler
151
11 361*
391
Pub Service of N.J. 184
Radio Corpn.
10
Radio Corpn "B"
4th May.
541
$5 at....
941
unless
95 "
951
Columbia Gas & E. 17
· 171
39
C. G. & E 6% 'A'.pf. 100 • Commercial Credit, 531
1001
Schenley 5% D... 991
54
Sears Roebuck
651
172
171
Bocony Vacuum 8thra. Cal Edison 25
131
{ora.)
21
24
Sthm. Pacific
29
H
Comm. & Southern (ord.) 58.cum, pf. Consolid. Gas of N,Y. Consolid. Ol Continental on Corn. Products ... Curtiss 'Wright" (C)
Stand. Brands
151
63 *
62 *
Stand. Gas F Elec
291.
282,
Stand. Oil of N... 584
4
-12
12
Sterling Prods. ....
318
321
734 74
Swift International Technicolor
to Bent,
271
Curtiss Wright A.
147
1517
Delaware & Hudson
371
39
Distillers Corpn. Bea-
Providents Old $1.10.
TIRIZIS
10%
201
Douglas Aircraft ....
531
541
Du Pont de Nemours 1374
1382
Texar Gulf Sulphur 342 Transamerica 20th Cent. Fox Film
comm. 20th Cent. Fox, Fir.
pf. Un. Carbide & Car-
12
234
312
Lights Old $103.
Electric Boat ......... 111
10
bon
781
Beng. Consols. 11.50
Antamoks
11.80
Mectrics $31.
Elec. Bond & Share
174
18
Un. Pacific
123+
1.55
1.50
Bing, Tractions Ord. .
Klee. Bond & Share »
Un. Aircraft (New)
21+
85.
United Paracales .48
.49
Cements* $$.85.
651*
Un Airline Trans... 18)
San Mauricios
.73
79
Sellers
Elec, Bond & Share )
Un.,, Corbh.
51
261 down i
$8 pl.......
782
Banks $1650.
201 down t
I. X. Lo
.98
1:05
.18
.481
Unions $520.
Fec. Power & Light" 137
77 131
den, Cigar
54
531*
471 48
Gen. Electric
36
36
Un, Corpn. #3 cum.
pt. Un. Gas Improve-
ment
147
21
.22
Gen. Foods ..
38
U. B. Indus Acohol 408
Gen. Motor$
813
621
US. Rubber
Gen. Rly, Bignal
... 384*
351
U.-8. Steel
Gold Dust
177
171
Vanadium
Goodrich Tyre Co.
181.
20
Warner Bros. Pict
Goodyear Tire & R. 243
Westinghouse
ec.. 104 108)
0. Nthén Ky; på. 38/035)
Call Monty
+%
↑ possible" mul
DESPONDENCY & DYSPEPSIA
-PRICE :-$1.00
NOW ON SALE
AT
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS OFFICE
AND
ALL BOOK STORES.
SINGAPORE RAW RUBBER
Latest Singapore Prices
H. B. JOSEPH & CO.
Tuesday, May 5. ofessrs. B. B. Joseph & Co., re- ceived the following quotations from Bingapore In Straits Cur- rency for Raw Rubber.
Spot
251 down +
July/Sept. ... 281 down
Oct./Dec.
Jan./March
Market Uncertain.
BENJAMIN & POTTS ..
Tuesday, March 5. Messrs... Manjamin and Potts re- ceived the following Straits cur- rency quotations (buyers) Trota Singapore to-day for Raw Rubber- Buyers Bellera Spot
251 cts. off et..
PHILIPPINE GOLD MINING SHARES
Tuesday, M87 5. Messrs. Benjamin and Potts re
the following. quotations their Manila Agents this
ceived
070.1)
morning'...
Masbates Demonstrations
Big Wedges
July/Sept. Oct./Dec. Jan./Mar. Market
231 ets, off 4-ct, 251 cts, off 1 stə 281 cts. off
ct.
United Paracale, 161 cts. Hongkong Trams, $ii/10.95, Chins Lights (old), $10.60. Electries. $51}.
Cements, $10.10.
H.K. SHAREBROKERS'
ASSOCIATION
Bayers
Banks $1530." Unions $515, Antamoks. $2.40. Big Wedge 29 cta.. Demonstrations 72 cis, Faracales 73 .cts. S'hal Loans $230 Vens.. Golddelds $3. Ewas $3.40.
Trams $10.80,
Star Ferries. 1887.
Antamuks '$250,
Demonstrations 734 cts. Hotels $4.80. Lights Old $10.70. Elettrick 5514: Ropes $440.
Sales Demonstratione (731 Trams $10.95;%
Com. Rolvents Comm. & Southern
ES.
站
Reynolds Tob B... 51 Schenley
ཤྲཱསྤྱ⌘ཚོཀྰསྒ ཙཽཊྛཾཨྰཿཐཱནྟཨྰཿix ཆཨྰཿདྷནཱ ཝཏྟཾནཱཙྩནྣཏྟཱསྶདྷནཱཙཝཱཙྪ8ཊྛིཾཏྲ ནཱ 1 སྔོནྟུསྨཚར ཀཱ རཱངྒཀྑཏྟཏྟསྶ
301
are, to be
10.45 am and
Storüge
[4400,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO, LTD).
OHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD.
CONSIGNERS per Co's Vermel * PERSEUS ** FROM UNITED KINGDOM VIL" SINGAPORE,
are hereby notified that their Cargo will be discharged into Holt' Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie at Consignees risk and subject to Terme and Conditions of Storage at Holt's Whirl, The Cargo will be
seady for Delivery
Noties
four Godawn on and aftar Optional Cargo will not be landed here as been given prior to Steamer's arrival, but carried on from
port Phare option extends.
to the final port of call to shafed and damaged Goods the Godowns, where on any Tandays
to
All be
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
CONSIGNEE NOTICE,
8.S. CHENOVEAUX“ 18/36. BRINGING CARGO FROM
MARSEILLE, 40.
ARRIVED HONG KONG p SATURDAY, THN 2N» MAY, 1836.
YONSIGNEES are hereby informed
that their goods with the exception
of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Go- downs of Hosg Kong, Kowloon Whart & Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately or they after landing.
All claims must be sent in to the en 12th 1938, May Damaged Fackage will be examined No Claims will be admitted after the by the Company Sarveport Mem the presence
der will between the hours of or before thes
and Fridays
period
Goods have left the Steamer's Godan, on Friday,
and all Goods remaining undelivered the after the 11th May, will be subject 8th
All Claims against the Steamer mat be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 25th May, 1986, or they, will not be recognized.
"Fire Tarurance will be affected
BUTTERFIELD & SWIZN
4
Consignees must have a Revenue Officer in attendance when any dutiable gorda are examined by the Company's Surreyors.
No Pire insurance will be effected by us in any caso whatever,
B. OHL
Agert [4403 Hong, Kong 2nd May, 1976,
BERLIN SHARE MARKET
("Hong Kong Daily Presa" "Hpseln)
Art Berlin, May. 4. The Sharemarket opened some- what, weak, owing to the abu- dance in selling orders and the reserved attitue of operators, Paz ed interest security! shored con- siderable resistance with slight
Transatean Féin Béres
REICHSMARK QUOTATIONS
("Hong Kong Daily Press" Specta Berlin, May. 4 The Reichsmark was quoted (without guarantee) at:
New York... Paris
Amsterdam London
Paris quoted the Pound Sterling at 75.37 and the USA Dollar st 15.1887 to 15,1913, Trontocean Jews Berg
***
40.21
670.75
59.245
12.15