ND.L.
FAR EAST EXPRESS
SAILINGS TO EUROPE
M.S. KOENIGSBERG. Lisbon, Musal, Hamburg & Bremen
8.S. DONAU
May
Millex., Oran, Casablanca, Antwerp, R'dam., Hamburg & Bremen......... May 14
8.S. ONEISENAU...MTies, Barcelona, Palma D. M. Southampton, Rotterdam, Bierben
Hamburg.....
ARRIVALS FROM EUROPE|SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI
M.S. FULDA
8.8. NECKAR
8.8. SCHARNHORST
May 23 M.S. FULDA
June
June
4 2
5.9. NECKAR
S.S. SCHARNHORST
May 29
May 13 Juno Jaco 9
HONGKONG/SOUTH SEA ISLANDS SERVICE.
8.8. BREMERHAVEN, Salamana, Rabaui, Tulagi, Kavieng, ste.....May 11 8.S. FRIDERUN
June 11
Madang, Salamaus, Räbaul, ote, ...............
Subject to Alteration without Notice.
For Passags and Freight apply to; -
NÖRDDEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN
Agenta:
MELCHERS & CO.
· Queen's Building, Connaught Rd.
Telephone 27772,
CANTON AGENTS: JEBSEN & CO., Shameen B.C.
CHINA
JAPA
VISIT BALI AND
JAVA THIS SUMMER
Special Bound Trip Fares 1st Class HONG KONG-BATAVIA-HONG KONG H$275.
HONG KONG BALI JAVA-HONG KONG H$450.
HONG KONG-MANILA-HONG KONG HS136.
NEXT SAILINGS—
TO BATAVIA DIRECT E.S. "TJISALAK" 19th May, 11 am
Tender Blake Piar 10,003m. Tinder Police Pler 10.15 m. TO MANILA, MAKASSAR. BALI & SOERABAIA S.S." TJIBADAK" 12th May, 10 am.
Tarder Blake Pier 1.00 m.
Turder Police Pier 0,16 m
TO AMOY & NORTH CHINA m.s." TJISADANE" 18th May.
For further information apply:
Holland-China Trading Co.,
Canton H. Nolasco da Silva, Esq., Macao JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LINE York Building.
Tel. 28015.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1936.
THE EXCHANGE MARKET
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
(BRITIan WIRELESS SERVICE;
MESSRS. ROZA BROS.
Silver prices dropped 1/18 yes- terday for both deliveries, the quo-' tations being 201 for Ready, and Forward. 8ilyer advices reported that there were some general sell- ing. India, China and speculators bought to a small extent and after the oficial fixing where were some buying inquiries at the fixed rate. In America the rate remain- ed at 441 for Spot.
The London/New York cross- rate was quoted at 4.981. New York/London was slightly lower at 4.96.
MARKET
Steady for Cash but forward rates, were not so robust.
STERLING
Business was done. during the course of the morning at 1/3 13/16 for cash and May. The market closed at 1 p.m. with sellers at 1/3 13/16 for cash and 1/3 May/ December, buyers at 1/3 for cash and 1/3. 19/15 June/December.
U.S. DOLLARS
15
No business was reported. There were sellers at 321 for May/Sep- tember and 32 9/16 October/De- cember, buyers at 32 11/16 up to November and possibly 328 Decem- ber.
-SHANGHAI DOLLARS Business was reported at
109
5 is for cash. There were sellers a 1093 for cash, buyers at 109 5/16 for cash
SHANGHAI MARKET, There were sellers of Sterling at 1/2 15/32 and US Dollars at 291
or Spot.
IN THE AFTERNOON The market was dul in the afternoon and no business .was reported.
STERLING
In Sterling the market closed with sellers at 1/3 13/16 for May and 1/3 June/December, buyers at 1/37 May/September and probę ably 1/3 13716 October/December U.S. DOLLARS
The market closed with
sellers
at 32 for near and forward. buy- ers at 32 11/16 for any delivery.
H. K. STOCK EXCHANGE
YESTERDAY'S
OFFICIAL
Paria
Genera Berlin
Athens
Milan Shanghai
New York Amsterdam Vienna Prague
Bucharest Madrid.
Lisbon
Мау 5.
75 27/64
13,30
May 6. 75 -21/64 15.28
12,31
63 1/8
4.96 5/8 7.921
4.961
119 672
36 13/16
13
PRESIDENT LINER TRAVEL SERVICE
is Yours to Command
Prezident Lizers frequsni sailings and their Enique stopover privileges allow you to sawval just arenotly as you choose, And Dollar Steamship Linm and American Mall Liss workchwide offices and sgenio ane maintained to move you mahore in whatever place you chance to be. Make your usaḥ trip mare enjoyable, travelling "The President Liye way.”
TO SAN FRANCISCO
Via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokobama, Honolulu, San Francisen, Panama
Canal, Havana, New York.
Rong Body
1/3 13/16
Brussels
29.20
29,19
39 S. O.
Pres. Hoover
4.96 5/8
4.961
Pros. Piorte
Montevideo
Belgrade
Montreal
Yokohama
Helsingfors Rio
Buenos Aires
Silver (Spot
Silver (forward)
War Loan
29 5/16
20 5716
344 105 7/8.
*201 201 34% 106
Closing Quotations
May 7, 1936.
On LONDON!-
Telegraphic Transfer... Bank Bills, on demand 1.38 Bank Bills, 4 months'
night
Bank Bills, on demand 321 Credits, 60 days' sight. 33
ON NEW YO
ON BATAVIA
On demand
471
1/3 1/16 ON PARIN:-
Credits four months'
sight
1/41
Bank Bille, on demand 490 Credits, month's sight 540 ON SAIGON: ---
1073
Og demand
483
ON MANILA:
351
On demand
ON BANOTOE:-
ON SHANGHAI: —
On Demand
ON SINGAPOEM:~
On demand
On JAPAN:-
On demand
On India:—
Telegraphic Transfer... 186 Bant, on demand..........
On demand...
BOVEREIGNS. Bank Buying
Bate
142
BAR BILVIE, pero 201
NEW YORK STOCK
New York: May 7.
EXCHANGE
(Througa Kesler's Agency)
QUOTATIONS
New York/London Cross-rate New York Cotton-July New York Bubber-July Chicago Wheat
Chicago Corn
Silver-Official
July July
Last Today's
High Low Close Close Change
4.98-3/18 4.96 3/16 off 11.15 11.09 11.08 115 .07 up 15.73 18.8 15.72 18.04 .00 off
871
A up 611 80% #0 માર
unchanged
87
442
Dow Jones Averages, High-1934/36 Low: May..
May. 6. Change 149.73 1.17 up 44.58.73 up 29.70 26 up 100.70"
.24 up 57.19
.39 up Business Done: ~1,170,000 shares, ..
39.48 86.80
To SEATTLE, VICTORIA
Via Shanghai, Kobe. Yokohams and Victoria.
Pres. Coolidge 8 a.m. Hay 16th Pres. Jefferson M'night May 8th Pres, Taft
8am. Jone 3rd Pres. Jackson M'hight May 2nd am. June 13th | Pres McKinley M'aight June 3th 8 July 1st Pres. Grant M'aight June 19ch
Pres. Coolidgo 6 am. July 11th Pros, Jefferson M'night July 3rd
EUROPE, NEW YORK
MANILA.
THE MOST FREQUENT SERVICE
.Next Salling"
Via, Manfia, Singapore, Penang, Colombo. Bombay, Suez Canal; Naples, Genoa and Marseilles. Pres. Monroe 8 km. May 9th Pres. Coolidge #p.m. May 8th Fre*. Van Buren 8 am. May 23rd Prox Monroe 8 m. May 5th Pros. Garfield 8 am. June 6th Pres. Jackson 6 p.m. May 18th Fras. Polk 8 am. June 20th Pres. Van Buren 8 am. May 23rd Fres. Adams
8am. July 4th Prea. Taft (6 p.m. Vay 28th
MOST FREQUENT, BERTICE ON THE PACIFIC
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN
il
MAIL LINE
PADDIN YEDDING HỌNG CÙNG. 'CANTON BLANON 2-6, BHAKTE ROAD.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
BREMEN.
THE Steamer
T
**GNEISENAU "
having arrived from BREMEN, SAM- BUBG and Forts, Consignees of cargo are hereby notified that their cargo ir being landed at their risk into the Go- dawna of the Hong Kong and Kowlook Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, Kowloon
where Delivery can la obtained.
Consignees are
notified that the Steamer "ON" has taken at HAMBURG & BREMEN through cargo for HONG KONG 8.3. "JOLANTIA"S 8. and "GANTER" from COPENHAGEN & HELSINGFORS,
All Goods remaining undelivered after the 9th May, 1996, will be subject Bare Insurance will be effected by
to
"in any case whatever,
Lamaged Packages must be left in the Godown for examination by the Dom signses and the Company's Surveyors, Messrs. Anderson & Ashe, at 10 am, on the 11th May, 1888,
Consignees must have a Revenue Oficer in attendance when damaged, datiable goods sie examined by the Company's surveyors.
No claim will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown and all | claims must be prensated within Two Weeks of the Ship'a scrival hero, aftal which date they will not be recognised.
Consignees are requested to surrender their Billa of Lading to the Undersigned for Countersignature.
MELCHERS & 00.
Agente: NORDDEUTSCHER LzOYD, BRENYE. Hong Kong, 6th May, 1996.
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CONSIGNEE NOTICES,
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
CONSIGNER NOTIOR.
B.S. " SON-TAY". 80/36.
BEINGING CARGO FROM DUNKIRK &c.
יון
AVED HONG KONG us SATURDAY, TH 2ND MAY, 1006.
of
NONSIGNEES
are hereby informed
that their got da with the exception
Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed & stored into the godowns of the Hong Kong Kowloon Wharf and Godawn Co., Ltd., Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately or bry after landing
All Claims must be sent in to me on or before the Tuesday, 12th May, 1936, will not to
recognized.
Damaged Packages will be examined by the Company'i Burveyors, Messrs. Goddard. & Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 1:00 am. cn Friday, 8th May, 1936,
Consignees must have Bermans Officer in attendance when say dutishle goods are examined by the Company's Burveyors.
No Fire Insurance will be affected by us in any case whatever.
B. OHL,
3F
(4405) Bong Kong, 1st May, 1886.
Agent
[4400
30 Industrial
183.07
96.71 148.58
20 Baile
61.73.
20 Utilities
38.36
97.31.43.86 14.42 98.44
40 Bonds
11 Commodity Index
103.24 82.10
93.43 101.46
Last Sale
Stocks
May 5 6
Stocks
Last Sale May 5 8
QUOTATION
Adam Express
104 109
G. Western Sugar...
33
35
Amer. Can
1251 1264
Humble Of
€11
621
in
There has been rather, more ac- tivity
Amer. Cyanamid 'B'
334
351
Lat. Harvester Co....
82
824
the market, several Am. & For, Power stocks having come into demand | Am, & For, F. $7 pi at slightly increased rates.
Am. Light & Trac.
7
71
Int. Nickel
45%
"46±
321
33+
Int. Tel, & Tel.
131
134
26
251
Kennecott
36!
364
Both Banks and Unions are Amer. 'Locomotive... wanted and the former were dealt | Amer. Radiator ...... in at $1560/1570 Unlong have buy- | Amer. Rolling Mill... ers at $520.
20
201
Loew's Inc.
47+ 472
271
277
Lorillard
224
221
75
Mi
McKesson & Rob-
Amer. Smelting ......
52
524
bing Inc.
421
431
BUYERS
Am. Sugar Refining 1544
1557
Monsanto Chemical
934
92
LIJN
MODERN
EXPRESS SERVICE
S.S. "BENGLOE"
Sailing for
LONDON, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG, and LEITH (direct)
on or about the 11th May.
Cargo will also be accepted on through Bill
of Lading to the usual transhipment ports.
Next Sailing for SHANGHAI & JAPAN
. S.S. "BENCLEUCH ”
Tel. 99533
May 16th
For Freight and Fosange apply to:
W. R. LOXLEY & CO., (CHINA) LTD.,
York Building.
Agents:
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD.,
Hong Kong Banks, $1550. Unions Insurances, $520, Antamoks, $2.44. Bagulo Gold, 27 cts.
Benguet, Consolidated, $181. Beng. Exploration, 22 ets. Demonstration, 75 cts.
snaté, 70 cts. Wharves, $90. Ewo Cottons, Sh. $84. S'hai Cottons (old), Sh., $74. S'hal Cottons (new), Sh. $394. H.K. Lands, $31.
H.K. Lands 4% Debtrs, 100, Hong Kong Banks, $11. China Lights (old), $10,80... China Lights (new), $735, Electrics, $51.
Telephones (old), $25. Sport Traction, 22/6. Cemente, $10,15, Watsons, $3.
Constructions (new), 30 cta.
Govt, 4% Loan, 54% Prem, Govt. 31% Loan, par.
SELLERS
Hong Kong Banks, $1570. H.K. Steamboats, $41. Beng. Exploratlon,» 22 eta, Hotels, $42.
China Lights Told), $10.70,
SALES
Raubs, $11.20.
Wharves, $90/91.
HK. Lands, $31.
Amer. Tel & Tel. Amer. Tobacco 'B' Amer. Waterworks...
93
037
Montgomery Ward...
301
397
201 21
Nat, City Bk.........
334⚫
341"
332 341
Nat. Dairy Prods....
SINGAPORE RAW
231
234
Anaconda Copper ...
71
72
Nat. Distillers
291
293
RUBBER
Atchison, T. & S. Fe.
201
SO
Nat, Power & Light
101
101
Atlas Corpn.......... Auburn
121
12
New York Central...
334
341
33'
33
North American
**
25
251
Latest Singapore Prices
Baltimore & Ohio...
16
174
Northern Pacific....
275
23
Bethlehem Steel
50.
514
Pacific Gas & Elec.
332
34
HL B. JOSEPH & CO.
Boring Airplane Co.
181
177
Pacific Lighting
***
48
·481
Thursday, May 7.
Borden Co........
287
271
Packard Motors
.91
101
Bklyn - Manhattan Trans Corpn. .... Bylyn Manhattan
Paramount Picture
481
471
Incor.
81
81
Pennsylvania R. R
301
30
36 cum. pf. .......... Case. J. I......
102
1011
Phillips
Petroleum
421
431
1541
154
Pure Oil Co ang
40
414
Canadian Pac. Rly. Chase Nat. B. ........ Chesapeake Chesapeake & Ohlo Chrysler
11
122
Pub. Service of N.J.
Apot
July/Bept.
191
197
371
38 *
Radio Corpn.
101
101
Corpn.
85
641
Radio
Corpn: "B"
551
557
35 of
948
05
95
96
Reynolds Tob 'B....
52
521
Columbia Gas &z F.
174
18
Schenley
40
421
C. G. & E, 6% 'A' pf. Commercial
100
1001
Schenley 51% Di....
991
991
Credit
544..
502
Bears Roebuck........ 651 654
Comi. Selvdata.
171
17%
Bocony-Vacuum
+44
134
131
Comm. & Southern ."
Starn. Cal Edison
257
25
(ord.)
2+
23
Strn. Pacific
301
31t
Comm. & Southern
Stand: Brands
15
151
(ord) $6 cum. pf.
63
42
Stand.. Gas Y Elec
61
Consolid. Gas of N.Y.
201
297
Btand. Ofl of N.J...
58
Consolid, OL
121
121
Sterling Proda
Bu 471 69
Continental
32
324
Corn. Products
· 748
754
Swift International. 291′′ 291. Technicolor
271 291
Hong Kong Banks, 31560/1570. Antamoks, $2.41.
Curtiss Wright (C)
8
61
Texas Gulf Sulphur 35
35%
Spot
Curtiss Wright A...
16
15
Transamerica
121
121
Delaware & Hudson
*30**
391
20th Cent. Fox Fim.
Oct./Dec.
251 off-
261 of 1
| Distillers Corpn. Sea-
comm.
24
24
Jan./Mar.
192
21+
20th Cent. Fox Film.
grama
China, Lights (new), $740,
Douglas Aircraft....
544
85
- pt.
334
337
Market. Quiet.
Electrica,' $51}."
H.K. SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION
Buyers
Unions $515. Antamoks, $2.44. Baguio Gold, 27 cta. Big Wedre, 30 cta, Demonstrations, 75 cta. Balacota, 11 cts. Paracales 78' età, Vens Goldfields, $3.20. Trams, $11.10.
Lights (old), $10,60, Dairy Farms. $159. Constructions (new), 30 ets.
Sellers
Big Wedge, 33 cts.
Demonstrations, 77 cta. Salacots, 11 cta. Hotels. $4.70. Lights (old), $10,80, Constructions (new),
Banks, $1560.
Cements, $10,15.
BERLIN SHARE. Bond & Share
MARKET
"Hong Kong Daily Press Specialy Elec. Power & Light
Gen. Cigar
in Fixed Interes Securities on Gen. Rly. Signal .... 35 Wednesday, shares being offered in
Du Pont de Nemours 1393 Electric Boat......... Elec. Bond & Share
11
1415 11
| Un. Carbide' &. Car-
bon
801
807
181 181
Un. Pacific
1247 125
Un. Aircraft (New)
221 222
$5 pi.....
671
671
Un. Airline Trans...
16巷
181
Elec. Bond & Share
$4. pt.
Un.. Corpn.
78
781.
Un, Corpn. $3 cum.
14
144
pr.
41*
531
544
"
Berlin, May 6.
Gen. Electric
38+
389
Un. Gas Improve-
ment
151
15
Mesra., H. B. Joseph & Co., re-
*ceived the
following quotations
from Singapore in Straits Cur rency for Raw Rubber.
Oct./Dec.
Jan:/March...
Market: Uncertain.
25% down 251 down 26 down
20; down
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES.
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,,
CONSIGNEE NOTICE
'+'
8.8. " CHENONCEAUX" "
18*A/36. BRINGING CARGO FROM
MARSEILLE, &c.
ARRIVED HONG KONG ON SATURDAY, THE 220 MAY, 1936,.--
ONSIGNIES are hereby informed their goods with the exceptio
of Opina, Treasure and Vainables aso being landed and stored into the Go downs of Hong Kong, Kowloon Wharf Godown Co., Ltd, Kowicon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately or they after landing.
The Malayan Shapments for April, 1936 total 35,599 tons compared with 46,592 tons for March 1938: decrease of 10.593 tons,
BENJAMIN & POTTA
Thursday, May 7. Messrs. Benjamin and Potts re- seived the following Straits cur- rency quotations (buyers) from Bingapore to-day for Raw Rubber
July/Sept
All claime must be sent m to 100 En or before the Taraday, 12th May, 1930, will not be recognized: "47 pa
iamaged Package will lie antennech by the Company & Surveygudemera. Goddard & Dongles in the manence of the Consignees at 10.00 am, on Friday, 8th May, 1886.
Consignees must have a Revenue Officer in attendance when any dutiable Buyers Sellers go da are examined by the Company's
25% off * ̈ | Surveyors.
261 of
PHILIPPINE GOLD
MINING SHARES
Thursday, May 7.
Mesars." Benjamin and Pottere caved the following quotations from their Manila Agonta khis morning*--
No Fire insurance will be Us in Eny case whatever. effected by
B. ONL
Hong, Kong 2nd May, 1936, 24103
REICHSMARK QUOTATIONS
PHONE Kong Duy Press" anish y
Berlin, May 6. Reichsmark wKI (without guarantee) at:
The
quotes
For a long time, the Sharemarket
Gen, Foods
381
U. 8. Indus Alcohol-474
48集
Beng. Consola.
11.80 11.60
New York
10.2
Antamoks
1:60 1.65
Paris
showed less interest in shares than
Cen. Motors
631
611
US. Rubber
301
291
United Paracales
491
Amsterdam
50.14
351
U. B. Steel
50%
562
Ban Mauricios
719
London
123
Transocean News Service.
18 17 Cold: Dist excess to the demands, with prices
Goodrich Tyre Co.: 20. declining Call Money rose from Goodyear Tire & R. 251 25 21 to 3 per cent.--
G. Nthern Rly pf. 351
Vanadian
*** 18
19
IX L'a
28
1,00
Paris quoted the Pound Sterling
-201
Warner Bros. Picts, 10
101
Masbates
40
at 75,32 to 75.35 and the UBA
Westinghouse Elec, 197
1074
Demonstrations
150.
Dollar at 15.188 to 15,1887
351
Call Money....
Be WedgerAUGUSTUHL
20
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