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KAST-INDIA-ITALY
Hongkong-Italy 21 days
Hongkong-London 23 days
SPECIAL RETURN TICKETS
Validity 100 days at greatly reduced cost allowing of 2 months stay'in Europe. Special concessions to" 1st and 2nd Class travellers to London.
Fares to Venice, Trieste, Gogoa and Return...£132, £88, 256.
SCHEDULE OF SAILING
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1936.
H. K. STOCK EXCHANGE
YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL QUOTATION
"LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
Madrid
(BartiAR WIRELESS SERVICH)
36 15/32
PRESIDENT LINER TRAVEL SERVICE
is Yours to Command
President Lines" frequusi wailings and their unique stapovar privileges allow you to travel just attly as you choose. And Dollar Steamship Lines and Ameriena Mail Line workiwałe omow and agenta aru miskolained to serve you bore in whatever plan you chance to be. Make your next trip mere enjoyable, travailing WThe Presidentkänu way.”
May B.
Hay 7.
Paris Geneva
75 21/04 15:28
75 29/01 15.301
Berlin
12.304
Athens
Must
831
Shanghai
HONG KONG TO
ITALY
HONG KONG TO SHANGHAI
M.S." VICTORIA" S.S. "CONTE VERDE" M.S. VICTORIA" S.S." CONTE, VERDE"
28th May
*MS." HIMALAYA"
23h Junie
M.S.." VICTORIA
13th May 91st May
The market throughout the week has remained very steady transactions have been rather limited and confined to # few stocks. Both Banks and "Unions have been in good demand and show a marked improvement.
New York
4.961
but
Amsterdam
4.061 7.35
Vienna
Prague
Bucharest
Lisbon
30th July 30th Aug.
M.S." SUMATRA ""
5th June
8.8. "CONTE VERDE
20th June
Business Done During The Week
Hong Kong Banks, $1540, $1550,
$1580, $1570.
Hong Kong
Brussels
29.19
20.20
Montevideo
Pres. Hoover
Belgrade
4.961
4.961
Pres. Piorce
Montreal
Hotels. $4.80.
Yokohama
Helsingfors
Rio
Buenos Aires
Silver (Spot.
Silver (forward)
Freighters with limited passenger accommodation,
LLOYD TRIESTINO
PO Box 143. Tol. Addr. "Lloydiano" Telephones 39982/3. Canton Agents; DODWELL & CO. LTD., Shameen.
AERS
LINE
VICE
MAERSK LINE
Fast regular FREIGHT and PASSENGER SERVICE
V L3
Shanghai, and Japan
to
LOS ANGELES, PANAMA, NEW YORK, BOSTON,
PHILADELPHIA & BALTIMORE.
If auficient inducement offers also- other ports of call.
Arrivals from U.S.A.
23rd May
M.V. "NIEL MAERSK"
M.V.
ANNA MAERSK
M.V. "ASTORIA"
Sailing to U.S.A.
12th May
96th May
(All dates are subject to alteration without notice.) EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION FOR PASSENGERS
AT MODERATE RATES.
For Freight and Passage please, apply :- `
JEBSEN & CO.
Carton, Shameen, B.C- Agents. Hong Kong, Fedder Building.
Tel. 10916.
SINGAPORE KAW RUBBER
Latest Singapore. Prices
#. D. JOSEPH & CO.
Friday, May 8. Messrs. R. B. Joseph & Co., re- ceived the following quotations from Singapore ip Straits Cur- rency for Raw Rubber.
Spot
July/Sept.
Oct./Dec.
Jan./March
Market-Easter.
243. down
251 down i
251. downs I
25) down i
BENJAMIN & POTTS
Friday, May. 8.
Tel. 28383,
BERLIN SHARE MARKET
Wharves, $91, $904.
Lunds. $31.
Tramways. $11, $10.95, $11.10.
Star Ferries, $89.
China Lights (old), $10.85 $10.60,
$10.65, $101.
China Lights (new), $7.40. Electrics. $511, 351.
Cements, $10, $10.10. $10.15. Dairy Farms, $193.
'Raubs, '$11.20.
Antamoks, $2.41.
Baguio. Gold, 28 cts.
Beng. Consolidated, $181 Big Wedge, 29 ets. Demonstratión. 74 cts. 75 rts. Gold River. 4 cts., 31 cts. United Paracale. 764 cts.
Changes (3.15 p.m.) Closing Quotations
BUYERS
Union Insurances, $522), Watsons, 53.15."
SALES
China Lights (old), $10.85/102, Electrics $51j.
Bagulo Gold, 28 cts.
THE EXCHANGE
MARKET
MESSRS, ROZA BROS.
War Loan
ON LONDON:-
203
201
201
34% 106
31% 106
Closing Quotations
May 7, 1938.
Telegraphic Transfer... Bank Bills, on demand 132 Baak Bill, '4 months'
sight... Credits. four
sight
ON SHANGHAI:-
ON NEW YORK:-
Bank Bills, on demand 39) Credita, 80 days' sight. 33
ON BATAVIA:-
On demand
471
1/31/16
PARIS:
months'
Bank Bills, on demand 480
1/4t
Credits, 4 month's sight 840
ON SAIGON:-
On Demand
...1079
On demand
493
ON SINGAPORE: —
ON MANILA:-
On demand
301
On demand
**
On JAPAN:-
ON BANGKOK :-
On demand
1112
On India:-
Telegraphic Transfer...
·Bank, on demand..........
NEW
YORK
New York: May 8.
20 Raili
On demand ................. 142]
BOYERLIONS Bank Buying
Bata
BAZ SILVER, per os
STOCK EXCHANGE
(Througn Könier's "Agency)
High-1934/35 Low: May, 8.
163.07
Silver prices were unchanged yesterday, the quotations remain- ing at 20 for both Ready and Forward. Silver advices reported India and Chinese speculators Hong Kong Dally Press" Special) having bought. China sold. After Berlin, May 7. the official fixing there was a The Sharemarket recovered small demand with sellers at the somewhat on Thursday, the holders fixed rate. In America the rate that had sold out on Wednesday was unchanged at 44 for Spot.
Adams Express..... were buying back, this applying
The London/New York
cross-Amer. Can... 1261 both to private investors and to
rate was quoted at 4.961. The Amer. Gyanamid 'B' 35 operators.
New York/London rate was high-Am. & Por. Power er at 4.97.
Fixed Interest Securities were quiet and unchanged. Call Money stood at 3 per cent.-
"Transocean News Service.
REICHSMARK® QUOTATIONS
"Hong Kong Daily Press" Special:
Berlin, May 7.
MARKET
Steady but dull.
STERLING
Stocks
Amer. Locomotive...
Amer. Radiator...... 271 Amer. Rolling Mill... 774 Amer. Bmelting
524
$37
Some business was done shortly after the opening at 1/3 13/18 for Am, Bugar Refining 1551 May and cash. The market closed amer. Tel & Tel, with sellers at. 1/3 May/June, Amer. Tobacco 'B'.... 21 buyers at 1/3 13/18 for June/Amer. Waterworks... January and probably for May. Anaconda Copper →.. Atchison, T. & 8. F. US. DOLLARS
Atlas Corpn. Auburn
A small business W36 reported
The Reichsbank was quoted with- at 32 11/16 for July delivery.
guarantee, at:
New York ...
Paris......pa
Amsterdam
London
Messrs. Benjamin and Potts reout eived the following Straits cur- rency quotations (buyers) from Singapore, to-day for Raw Rubber: Buyers Bellera 25 down i ......... 251 down *251 down
Spot
July/Sept.
Oct./Dec.
Jan./March Market Quiet.
..... 253 down 1
PHILIPPINE GOLD MINING SHARES
Friday, May 8.
Messra. Benjamin and Potta re
the following quotationa their Manila. Agents thi
telved
40.33 812.
59.45 12,305 Paris quoted the Found Sterling at 75.37 to 75,4083 and the USA. Dollar at 15.1887 to 15.19125.- Pennagrean Wews Service.
H.K. SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION
Buyers
Banks, $1550, Demonstrations, 75 cts, Paracales 73 cts. Vens. Goldfelds, $3.20. Lands, $31.
Providents (old); . $i.10.
Sellers
from
morning...
Beng, Consols.
11.60
11.70
Antamoks
1.60
1.85
Lights (öld), $10.65)
United Paracales .47
39
Electrics, $51}"
San Mauricios
75
⚫.77
Land Debentures, par.
L. X. L'a
.98
1.00
Govt. 34% Loan, 1% Prem.
Masbates
481
.10
Demonstrations
.50
.$1
Big Wedges
19
.20
Demonstrations, 76 cts,
Gold Rivers, 44 ots ." Salacota, 111 cts. Ropes, $4.40.
17
Bales
Demonstrations, 75 ct.. Electrics, 61).
There were sellers at 32 11/18- May/August and 323 September/ December, buyers at 323 for cash/ August and 32 11/18 October/ December,
SHANGHAI DOLLARS
Baltimore & Ohio...
Bethlehem Steel |Boëing Airplane Co.
Borden Co.
Manhattan Bklyn
Trans Corpn. ...... Bylyn - Manhattan
101:59. 11 of 67.38 .09 up Business Done:-1,010,000 shares, v
Int. Tel. & Tel.
Kennecatt
Loew's Inc.
Lorillard
McKesson & Rob-
bins Inc.
0
Monsanto Chemical
Nat. Power & Light New York Central... North American............... Northern Pacific
Packard Motors
TO SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama
and Victoria.
To SAN FRANCISCO
Via Shanghai, Kebe, Yokohama, Honolulu, San Francisco, Panama Canal, Havana, New York. Pres. Coolidgo * a.m. May 16th Pres. Jackson Might May 22nd Prrs. Taft 8. Jans 3rd Fres. McKinley M'night June 5th Aa.m. June 13th Pros, Grant M'night June 19th 8mm. July 1st Fros, Jefferson M'night July 3rd Pres. Coolidge 6 s.m. July 11th Pres. Jackson M'aight July 17th
EUROPE, NEW YORK
Via Mania, Singapore, Penang,
Colombo. Bombay, Suez Canal. Naples, Ganon and Marseilles.
MANILA
THE MOST FREQUENT SERVICE
Next Sailing
8. May 9th
Pres. Van Buren 8 am. May 23rd Pres. Monrco Pres. Garfield 8 a.m. June 6th Pres, Jackson 6 p.m. May 18th Pros. Polk 8. Juna 20th | Pres. Van Burena.m. May 23rd Pres. Adama 8 m. July 4th Pres. Taft 6 p.m. Vay 28th Pros. Harrison 8 am. Jely 18th Pres. MoKinley 8 pm. May 30th
MOST FREQUENT BERTICE ON THE PACIFIC
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE
11
PEDDER BUILDING— HONG KONG,
CANTON BRANCH :—4 #HAKER MOADU
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE
Far Eastern Mail, Passenger & Freight Service
Through bookings to. America via Europe and Europe via America, Bookings around the world. Through bookings to London
OUTWARD" SAILINGS
+m.v." DUISBURG"......for 'hai, Daire, Taku, Yhams
Nagoys, Kobe, Osaka...ith May a.a. "OLDENBURG"...for Shai, Dairen, Taku, Tsingtao. Moji, Kobe, Osaka, Yokohama, Nagoya.........
L:
21st May + m.v. "LEVERKUSEN" for S'bai., Dairen, Tsingtas..... 8th June.
HOMEWARD SAILINGS
+ mv. "KULMERLAND" for Miles, B'lona, Ram. H'hurg 17th May 5.6. "NORDMARK" for M'lles., Antwerp, R'dam., Hamburg 18th May *w.v." DUISBURG " for M'lles, 'B'lona., B'dam., H'burg.... 9th June + Passenger Vessel Limited Passenger Accommodation.
For fart er particulars and passage fares, etc. apply to:-- HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE
JEBSEN & 00., AsusTS.
19, Fedder Street, Tel. 28363,
CANTON AGENTS: CARLOWITZ & CO., Shakee Road.
QUOTATIONS
11
New York/London Cross-rata New York Cotton-July New York Robber-July Chicago Wheat July Chicago Corn
-July Silver Official
Last Today' High Low Close Close
4,96 4.97 11.94 17.17 11 13 11.24 13.66 16.33 15.84 15.38
Change
01 op .09 up 24 off
88 温
8** 877
87
off
011
811
⚫ up
442
unchanged
Dow Jones Averages
May. 7. Change
30 Industrials
88.71 149.73
147.4
2.58 off
61.73
17.31.44.68
43.75
.83 off
20 Utilitie
38.36
14.42 29.70
29.03
.87 off
as
10 Bonds
11. Commodity Index
.103.24 62:10
83.43 101.70
.52,46 | 57:19
Last Sale May 6 May 7
10% 101.
125
Last Bale
Stocks
May 6 May 7
G. Western Sugar
351
35
Humble OU
621
61
341
Int. Harvester Co. ... 821 802
7
Int. Nickel ...
481 452
Am. & For. P. $7 pt 33 Am. Light & Trac
131
134
254
362 361
201
472 461
321
22
431 424 92
86
Montgomery Ward... 391 39
Nat, City Bk.
841*
324*
341
Nat. Dairy Prods....
2311
23
72
Nat Distillers
281 291
30
10
10
12
347
334
,33
251 241
172 17
28
27
511
Pacific Gas & Elec. 34 331
171
Pacific Lighting
43 487
272
101
91
471 451
Paramount
Incor.
Picture
81
8
Pennsylvania" R. R.
301
201
Tel. 22633
Phillips
Petroleum
431
421
Pure Oil Co
401
391
Pub. Bervice of NJ.
197
191
104
10
Corph "B"
$44
95 * 94*
1 Reynolds Tob 'B.... 521 523
Schenley
Schenley 54% pl..... 901 927
Bocony-Vacuum
131
13
Sthru. Cel Edison 251 20
8thrn. Pacific
314
291
Stand, Brands ........ 154
151
Stand. Gas Y Elec
BL
·51
201 2811 Stand. Of of NJ.... 60 591
121
Sterling Proda.......
69 671
321
Swift - International
201
201
752
Technicolor
281
271
61
Texas Gulf Sulphur 35% 35 Transamerica
127 124
20th Cent. For Film.
24
234
214
20th Cent, Fox Film.
55
.pf.
**337
34
Du Pont de Nemours 1411 Electric Boat Elec. Bond & Share 18 Elee. Bond & Share
$5 pf. Elec. Bond & Share
..$6 pf.
11
Un Carbide & Car-
boo
·201 781
Un Pacide.
:-125
1244
4
Un. Aircraft (New) 224
221
873
Un, Airline Trans... 187 Un, Corpn.
6
52
781
761
14.
Un. Corpn. $3 cum.
pt.
414 421
542
35 *
Un... Gas Improve-
361
352
ment
15
·141
381-301
*83
U. 8. Indus Alcohol. 48A U.S. Rubber
29
231
351 36
U. B. Steel.
531
-17
18.-
Vanadium
10
18.
201
191
Warner Bros. Picts. 101
251
242
Westinghouse. Elec, 1071 1054
357
351
Call Money
·1%
2%
tez. div.
* Bid
1 possible mur
A small business was reported at 1094 for cash. There were sellers at 109 for cash, buyers probably at 109 5/16 for Spot.
SHANGHAI MARKET There were sellers of Sterling at 1/2 15/32 for Spot and US. Dellars
at 29 15/18 for Spot.
IN THE AFTERNOON
154
121
38 ⚫
$8 cum. pf. ........ 1014 Case, J. I. Canadian Pac. Rly. Chase Nat. Bk. Chesapeake Corpn. 641 Chesapeake & Ohio 55%. Chrysler
94 Columbia Gas & E. 18
C. G. & E. 6% 'A' pf. 100 Commercial Credit
The market was dull in the Com. Solvents afternoon.
STERLING
Comm. & Southern
(ord.) Comm. & Southern "
582
171
21
In Sterling no business was re- (ord.) $8 eum. pf. 62 - ported, finishing with sellers at 1/3 13/18 for May and 1/34 June, January, buyers at 1/3) May and 1/3 13/16 June/January,
U.S. DOLLARS
The market closed with sellers at 32 11/16 May/July and 32 August/December, buyers at 321 May/August and probably 32 11/18 October/December...
Consolid. Gas of N.Y. Consolid, On Continentál. Ofl Corn. Products Curtis Wright, (C) Curtiss Wright A. 15 Delaware & Hudson 304 Distillers Corpn. Sea- .
grama- Douglas Aircraft ....
ANGLO-ARGENTINE TRADE AGREEMENT
London, May 7.
The President of the Board of}
FOREIGN BORROWING
London, May`.
Eec. Power & Light. 14 The Chancellor of the Exchequer Gen. Cigar was gestioned in Commons regard-Gen. Electric
Trade in the Commons answer this afternoon sald that under the An- | the agreement. Accordingly theying the committee appointed to Gen. Foods glo-Argentine trade agreement of had agreed to exchange. notes, the advise him on the restrictions on Gen. MotoES 1933 six months notice of tarmin-effect of which was to enable the foreign borrowing and in the Gen. Bly, Signal ation of the agreement might be ; agreement to be terminated on coarse of the reply stated "I have Gold Dust given by either party at any date November 7. next even though not at present in mind any radi- Goodrich Tyre Co., -after May 6, 1930. Discussions notice of termination might be cal alternation on the restrictions Goodyear Tire & R.
were now proceeding between the withheld til July 7.—
on foreign issues.”—.
G.N'thern Rly. Di. two Governments for a revision of | British Wiveleta,
British Wirelen,
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Radio Corpn. .....
Radio
45 of
Bears Roebuck ........ 852
=****** *****=***** ****** *****÷\******** *, **** * ******E*
ROTTERDAM,
S.S. "BENGLOE"
Sailing for LONDON,
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” May 16th
For Freight and Pasange apply to:--
W. R. LOXLEY & CO., (CHINA) LTD.,
York Building. Agents;
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD.,
411 421 BERVICES “CONTRACTUELS DES
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,
CONSIGNER NOTICE,
B.S. * CHENONCEAUX" 18*4/86.
BRINGING CARGO From
MARSEILLE, &c.
ARRIVED HONG KONG on SATURDAY, THEN SND MAY, 1928.
ONSIGNEES are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure, and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Go- downs of Hong Kong, Kowloon Wharf & Godown
Co
td., Kowloon, hence delivery may be obtained immediately or they after landing."
olaim All must be sent in to me on or before the
12th May, 1938, will
Damaged Packages will be examined by the Company's Surveyor, Messrs, Goddard & Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00a.m. nn Friday, 8th May, 1936.
not
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
CONSIGNEE NOTĪVE,
8.8 "SON-TAT
60/38.
BRINGING CARGO FROM DUNKIRK &c.
A HONG KONG OF SATURDAY, TER 2ND MAY, 1985.
“ONSIGNEES are hereby informed,
that their goods with thy norm
of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed & stored into the godowan of the Hong Kong Kowloon Wharf nod Godown Co., Ltd. Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately or they after landing.
All Claims must be sent in to me e or before the Tuesday, 18th May, 1938, will not be recognized.
Damaged Fankages will be examined by the ompany's Surveyors, bears, Goddard & Dongles in the presence of the Consignees at 1:00 am, on Friday, 8th May, 1936:
Consignees must have a Revenu Consignees must have Berenus Officer in attendance when any dutiable Officer in attendance when any dutiable goods are examined by the Company's 581 goods are examined by the < Company's Surveyors.
Surveyors,
No Fire Insurance will ba effected No Fire insurance, will be affected by us in any one whatever. us in any case whatever.
ROHL R. OBL Agent. Hong, Kong 2nd May, 1936. [4401
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