E. Africa
A
India
י
Slangoni Ducks S.
New Engineerings8. Liongice
......
Lands, Hotels, and
Buildings
20 62=
$10
$100
35
British
New Zealand
B. N. Borneo
H.K. Hotela
#4.80 3301
931
3102
(13
$16
H.K Lands.......... Do.4% Debentures Shanghai Land...S. Metropolitan Lande..
¦
(30)
8103)
S. Africa
W. Africa
14
10.
162)
!!
16.56
187
EWON
H.K. Coulties. «
10........
China Donati, Debentureas.
Humphrey ...........................
Chinese Extates...................
Cotton Mills
............... S.
IZ
DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
Hong Kong Stock
UNJAN
$1,570
::
Exchange
!!!!
$255
:
THURSDAY.
JULY 23.
Banks
Snarebrokers Association
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1936.
Increase In Local Trades
||Fuyors
Belles
Jala
From United Kingdom Japan
North China
Germany .....
H.K. Bank's q
$1,570
Italy
209
Do (London) ***
299
France..........
e1
Chartered Banks ...
Pu
Others
£31
Mercantile Bka. “A”
B31
"C"
€14
B14
"Total
$73
→ $733
Do.
Bank of East Asia, N. O. & S. Backa...
Canton Lavaran066...
Union Insurances ***
(Continued from Page 7)
T.T.
1932
1936
1933 1934 1935 (Values in $1,000's) 26,197 10,317 4,229 "4,561 3,916 3,481 2,902 4,482 7,480 12,599 15,862 17,083 15,274 -14,103 10,727«
798 623 283 243 115 373 548 624 638 39 135 148 120 183 69 6,761 4,779 3,888 1.843 2.529
53.404 36,398 28,850 28,829 29,994
RATES
The following table shows the monthly average TT. opening exchange rates for the first six months of 1936 on certain mar- kets:-
Average
A
NAVAL NEWS
ATTACHE AT BERLIN
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, July 11. By his appointment as Naval Attache at Berlin Captain T. H. Troubridge 19 toslowing in the footsteps of his father, "the late` Admiral Sir Ernest. Troubridge,, who was Naval Attache at Vienna, Madrid and Tokyo. In 1904 Sir Ernest Troubridge then a captain, was attached to the suite of King Edward VII during his Majesty's visit to Kiei, and received from the German Emperor the Prussian Order of the Red Eagle.
NEW
YORK STOCK
Now York: July 23.
EXCHANGE
(INIONEM KOnters Agency!
QUOTATIONS
New York/London Cross-fate Now York Cotton-Oct. New York Rubber-Sep.. Chicago Wheat -Sep. Chicago Corn -Sop. Silver-Official
40 Bonds
11 Commodity Iudex
Stocks
Captain Troubridge was promot→ ed 18 months ago when in com- mand of the destroyer Windsor. He entered Osborne in 1908, and Adams Express served afloat all through the War Amer. Can............. from midshipman to lieutenant in Amer, Cyanamid B the battle cruiser Indomitable, chem. & For, Power cru ser Comus, and in command br Am. & For. P. 37 p coastal motor-boats. He served in Am. Light & Trac. 1920-21 on the International Da- Amer. Locomotive.......... nube Commission of which his Amer. Radiator father was President, and gradu-Amer. Rolling Mill... ated at the Staff College in 1824-Amer. Smelting.... Am. Sugar Reaning Amer. Tel. & Tel.....
Insurances
3150
JAY
Underwritera
Si
*****
190 ats
$425
1513
China Fires CATALA
$462
$457
H.K. Firs
$350
$950
International Assea, S.)
January February March
13:
Shipping
April May LONDON
June
$38
Douglasow
135
∙1/3-7/18. 1/3)
1/31
Steambouts
$30
Indos (pret.) ****
1.30
481-7/16
$20
Do. (def.) ....a.
*}
481-7/16 483-1/16 4821
10:/
Shella
100/-
Waterhote
113 20
31-15/16 33-5/18 321
Mining
Bajatcos
108)
1067
041
117jets
11 eta
'85-3/16
851
851
$3.10
$3.30
11/3
547
53
55
19
1270
$9.30
110
[ $11.5
444
46-9/16 463
1/31 FRANCE
4871
U.S.A. 321 SHANGHAI
1071 108-15/16 10T
INDIA 85-15/16 85-11/18 SINGAPORE
55-5/16 55-3/16 642
JAPAN 110-5/18110-7/18 1111
JAVA 401
47
4687
32-3/16
32
1/3-9/16 1/3-5/18 1/34
485-5/16 4841
321
1061
107
25.
841
85-5/16
54-15/16
110-11/16 108-11/16 110-3/16
471
47
461
$221.
Gold Creek................
12 ct.
13
11/
13
$10.00
Gold Biver....
Salacotă ..................
1.X.Lisa m
Langkats (single) 8. Explorativas.care. 3. Sinagbai Luan S.
Venezuela
Gold Fids.
Docks, Wharves,
Godowns, etc.
Do.
Du.
(old) (now)
F.K. & K. Wharves.
Providents joki). ..- $1.35 | #1,40 | $1.45
390
$1.46
1.30/1, 45
120 cts.
Liu. {O} ...
315
1.K. & W. Dogica
S. Chias Motors' A'
185
#
$81
JUNE FIGURES
During the month of June, 1938 imports of merchandise amounted to a total of $37.0 millions (£2.4 millions), as compared with 3264 millions (£3.0 millions) in June, 1935: a dollar increase of 40.2 per cent, and a sterling decrease of 20.0 per cent. whilst exports totalled $29.9 millions (£1.9 millions), as compared with $19.1 millions (£2,2 millions); a dollar increase of $6.5 per cent, and a sterling decrease of 13.6 per cent.
THE NEW ASSISTANT HYDROGRAPHER
Captain E. F. B. Law is appoint-
Amer. Waterworks... ed from to-day to the Hydrogra- Anaconda Copper phic Department. Admiralty, and Atchison, T. & S. Fe a fortnight
will hence
succeed
Atlas Corpo Captain A. L. Jackson as Assistant
Auburn Hydrographer of the Navy. He last Baltimore & Ohio... served in the Department as Su-Bethlehem Steel perintendent of the Chart Branch Bocing Airplane Co. In 1931-33, in which post he also Borde: Co..... succeeded Captain Jackson.
داشه
Las Today's
High Low Close Cloo
Change
-- 3.02-9;18 8,028 3/18 of 18.33 12.90 1837 12.14 13 of 16.50 16.47 | 16M 18.47 .05 of 104 101 103 104
871
442
90%
up
up
unchanged
Low: July 31. July 22. Change
33.58 65,06
Business Done:-1,450,000 shares.
Dow Jones Averages. High-1834/35
SO Industrials
165.31
113.11 165.83
164.49 .74 off
20 Ralls
63.73
40.86 33.44
52.80
20 Utilitzem
35,60
28.03 36.83 -36.03
.04 af 19 of
103.44
98.52 103.40
103.69
.14 up 68.07 101 up
Last Sale
Last Sale -
July 21, 22.
Stocks
July 21 22.
V
121 123
G. Western Sugar
354
357
1381
135
Humple Oil
87
682
35
36
Int. Harvester Co. .*
823
7
73
Int. Nickel
511
502
39
38
Int. Tei, & Tel
14
131
27
261
Kennecott
*
437
217
211
Loew's Inc.
511
511
271
267
Lorillard
241
241
871
874
McKesson & Rob-
Ir
351
554
bins Inc. .....
43
431
1701
1701
Monsanto Chem.
971
98
1013
1012.
Montgomery Ward...
431
441
Amer. Tobacco 'B' ....
251
25+
Nat, City Bk
41b 431b
392
39
Ngt. Dairy Prods........
272
272
844
831
Nat. D.stillers
201
201
30 ∙291
Nat. Power, & Light
131 121
131 131
New York Central...
401 391
331 367
North American
341 33
201 . 20)
Northern Pacific....
271
271
541
537
Pacific Gas & Elec,
40%
401
24)
25
Pacific Lighting
581
571
9.145 (12,026) 376,483 (208,837)
(769) 144.508 (126,459)
19.325 (20.078)
{m}
54.10
FA.65
The following table shows com- parative figures of imports and ex- ports of Merchandise and Treasure B. E. Other during the months of June, 1936 and June, 1935:-
W. Indies
28.937 (25.569) 266.123 (268,372)
2,040,585 Malaya 333,764
(312.806) (800.011)
34,755 (22,411)
during the 74,956
| cruisers Challenger and Astraea at (29,101) the Cameroons, and in command 115,255
of the destroyers Garry, Scourge, (40.747) and Relentless. He was
the.. 112,019 second batch of cadets at Osborne, (10,525) entered in January, 1904 326,931
311
31
Packard MotoL
111 111
Bklyn - Manhatian
Paramount Picture
Captain Law has taken a course
Trans Corpn. ...... in meteorology since his return Bklyn Manhata from the China Station, where he
$6 cum. pf..........
491
401
Incor
34
81
Pennsylvania . E. R.
374 371
commanded the surveying-ship Case. . I. ............. 107 1621 Herald. He has been associated Canadian Pac. Rly.. with hydrographic work since" he Chase Nat. Bk. ..... was a sub-Leutenant in 1913, and Chesapeake Corpn. 82
War" served in the Chesapeake & Oblo
1011
1001
Phillips
Petroleum
46 441
Pure Oil Co
487
487
131
121
Pub. Service or N.J.
201
201
4570
47tb
Radio Corpo
12.. 12
31
Radio Corpn #9"
87
Be
$5 of
10th
106)
Chrysler Columbia Gas & E. C. G. & 6%, 'A' pf.
1191
119)
Reynolds Tob B'.
653 554
21
21
Schenley
391
401
108]
1051
Schenley 5% pĺ.....
991b 0910
(847)
24,537
(18,201)
Belgium
$70
D' Cottonmuldj9.
381
IMPORTS
1,206,483
(443,803)
$394
Do (news.
874
5.8
Zoong Stuge... S.;
330
#25
Wing On Textiles(5,}}
Public Utilities
126
"$11 70:
11.70//111
Tramways dr
Total
Poak Trams (old)...
Do. (now)...
127
280
Star Ferries $88
$99
$19.20 $1.10
#7]
Yannati Ferries
11.16
Chins Lights (old)....0.83
Do.
#:9.80
(08)... $7
$501
128.4
26.4/26)
#
331
201
,30 cta.
$3.10
$3
40 ot.
90%.
90%.
8%
prem.
par
ཡཿ ༄༅1 E ཨསྶi #ཤྩ; ཚE=རྩརྱ( #g=th;
HK. Electrica Macao do.
od
503
EXPORTS June, 1936 June, 1935 Merchandise $29,952,485 $19,059,888 C. America Treasure
5,646,434 9,154.793
Denmark
Cuba
(7.650)
Junë, 1936 June, 1935
China, North 4,803,325 Merchandise $37,046,020 $26,423,897
(4,859,002) Treasure
3,895,271 3.637,306 China, Middle 708.303
(728,787) (1.596,007) $40.741.291 $30,061,303 China, South 4,678,634 11,718,051
(2,783,291) (7,925,738) ed for trials a year ago, but has Distillers Corpn. Bea- been delayed by gearing defects. 11.313 (13,214) 165.437
H.MLS. AMPHION (85,501) The new cruiser Amphion, Cap- 184.134 tain R. L. Burnett, O.B.E., is ex- (73,430) pected to complete to full crew at 59,292 Portsmouth to-day for service as (51.918 flagship on the Africa Station in 1,429,367 succession to the Carlisle. She will (987,338) leave for her station towards the 1,432,462 end of the month The" Amphion, 1931 one of the cruisers of programmie, was first commission-
Commercial Credit 723 Com'. Solvents Comm, & Southern
711
Sears Roebuck
70
701
15
151
Socony-Vacuum
14
141
Sthm. Cal. Edison 311
313
(ord.) Comm. &
34
31
Sthrn. Pacific
38)
Southern
Stand, Branda
10
18
(ord.) 56,cum. pl. . Tij
Ti
Stand. Gas Y Elec
72
73
Consolid. Gås of N.Y. Consolid, Qu Continental On
411
.411
Stand. O o N.J... 641
64
131
131
Sterling Prods.
737
73
33
331
Bwift Internationa:
3040
311
Corn, Products
731
72;
Technicolor
201
26
Curtiss Wright (C)
01
64
Texas Gulf Sulphur 35t
35
the
Curtiss Wright 'A'... Delaware & Hudson
17}
Transamerica 177
-131
121
451
443
20th Cent. Fox "Fum.
com.m
27
261
grama
221
217
20th Cent. Fox Film.
CANTEEN MEETING
Douglas Aircraft
691
683
pr.
354
341
. (785)
$194
8'bel
Sandakan Ligate' --- Telepanu (old) ...
Chius
(DOW) Buses.
Fractions manu
Do.
{prof.) ................
Industrials
Malabon Sugars Caldbeck, (ord,} b,} Macgregoraf pref.)5.
Canton Icta
Dements
Ropes
Miscellaneous Dairy Farmsumen Ch. Etainment.......
Amusements »
Constructions, (old);
Do
(new) 95 eta.
Laus Crawfords......
MackinWahs.......
Nanyang Sinceres.......
Tobacco...
Watsona THE
Wm. Powells
M. Greyhounds
3. C. Enterprises Cb.9.5% 19250.3Bde
H.5. Gort, 4% DANS
Do. 31%
Wallace Harpor LK Wing Vo
Vibro Piling
...... 359
$28
Total
$35,498,899 827,214,859
12.537 (1,970)
6,300
Egypt
32/-
།ཚཛད གྱི 'སྐཙ ་ཊྛིཾ 1རྗོཐཐ !ཙྪིདྡྷིམྷི
!!!!!
1935
June
July
150 ura,
$1074
Dec.
MONTHLY FLUCTUATIONS Since June, 1935 monthly values of imports of merchandise into Hong Kong fluctuated from a low Hong Kong dollar value (26.1 millions) in August, 1935 to a high
of 38.8 millions in May, 1936, whilst Holland -
export values fluctuated from a low
of $18.0 millions in July, 1935 to 4 Italy
high of $300 millions in May, 1936. Details are given below, with the sterling equivalents, at monthly average rates of exchange, in brackets:
IMPORTS EXPORTS $26,423,907 $19,059.868 (£3,041,512) (£2,193,870) $28.745.053 $18,028,990 (£2,841,662) (£1,915.580). August $28,145,130 $19.234,196
(£2,621,322) (£1,928,429) Sept. $26,620,165 $18,355,346
(£2,662,017) (£1,935,535) October $31,564,844 $22,782,098
(£3,140,044) (£2,268,344) $28.404,624 $23.541,998 (2,108,156) (£1,747,258) $34,288,752 $25,405,302 (£2,286,801) (£1,680,455)
Κον.
* 1.463
(5,053)
30,678
The next meeting of the Head-Du Pont de Nemours (88,308) quarters Naval Canteen Committee Electric Boat
will be held at the Navy. Array, Elec. Bond & Share (740) and Air Force Institutes, Kenning Elec. Bond & Share
$5 pf..... ton Lane, S.E., on Friday, August
1681
164
Un. Carbide & Car-
13+
131
bon
96
961
248
24+
Un. Pacifc
1371
137
Un. Aircraft
(New)
2X
27/
781
781
Un. Airline Trans...
18
18
(533)
France
114,069
Indo-China
Germany
(1,121,952)
262,749
(283,358)
(153,858)
Japan
4.140.719 (3,758,231)
Kwong Chow
Wan
920.790
(206,835)
Macao
434,593
(385,289)
Norway
11
Philippines
Slam.
8. America
Sweden
1936
| January $33,735,467 $23.630,627
(£2,169,964) (£1,519,991) Feb. $30,319,310 $24.865,144
(£1,958,122). (£1,805,874) March $34,136,670 $27,483,098
Switzerland
San Mauricio, $1.45.
(2.204,660) (1,774,950)
Spain
U. S. A.
Othera
N. E. Indies 2,619.581
(2,056,283)
132,575 (178.173) 3,506,568 (1.971,532)
23,798 (11,147) 72.077 (129,834)
66,128 (1.908) 18,858 (22,548)
Itogons, $1.90.
April
$38,184,302 $27.641,444
IX.L, $3.10.
Northern Mines, 37 cts.
May
$38,799,243
(£2,485,957) (£1,799,573)
$29,977,802
Paracale Gumaus, 64 cts.
(£2,515,888)
(£1,943,873)
Salacots, 11 cts.
June
H.K. SHAREBROKERS
ASSOCIATION ·
Buyers
Banks CD, $1,570. Wharves. $901. Providents Old, $145. Providents New, 10 cts.
Raubs, $11.45.
Hotels. $4.95.. Realties, $4.
Trams, $11.80.
Star Ferries, $89. Lights New. 38.10.
Electrics, $502. Telephones Old. $26. Cements, $9.15.
Y., Ferries, $181.
Watsons, $31. Atoks, 84 cts. Baguio Gold, 40 cts. Beng. Consol $194., Beng. Explor., 33 ets United Paracales, $1.30. Big Wedge, al'cts.
Suyocs, 524 cts. Consol. M.nes, .05 cts. Santa Rosa, .04 cts.
Ipo Gold, 32 cts.
Sellers
Bagulo Gold, 421'cis..' Benz. Explor., 35 cts. Consol. Mines, .05 cts, Northern Mines. 384 cts.
Halea
i
Providents Old, $145/150. Raubs, $11.60.
$37,046,020
$29,252,465
·(£2.383,613) - (£1,904,649). Mean rate of Exchange for June, 1936, HK$=18. 3-5/16d.
THE COUNTRIES The total values of imports and exports of merchandise for the month of June, 1936 are shown be- low by countries, the figures for June, 1935, being given in brackets:
Imports 2,295,119 (2,400,788)
506,819 (499,822)
84,882 (134,455)
400,310) (291,208)
50,019
Trams, $11.85/12. - "
Lights Old, $11.30.
Ropes, $34.
U. K
Australia
Baguio Gold, 39)/41 cts.
Consol. Mines, .05 cts.
Burma
Gold Creek, 173 eta.:
IX.L. $3,20.
Canada
Northern Mines, 38/37 cta..
Antamoks, $5.07.|||
Ceylon
Demonstrations, $11.39/1.40.
(8,097)
110,313 (128,156)
EAST INDIES STATION H. M. S. Bideford, Lieutenant- Commander H. N. Barnes, D.S.C., 1,399,886
has left Aden for Colombo to reft. (895,807) M.S. Emerald. Captain J. G. Crace, is expected to conclude a fortnight's visit to Mombasa to- (566,501) day. The destroyers of the 15th 1,035,741 (1.038,063)
543.413
Division, the Dainty. Decoy, De- fender, and Diana, under Com- mander R. M. Dick, D.S.C.. of the (50) first-named,
832
793,391
are still at Dar-es- Salaam Other slips on the East (348,007) Indies Station are at Aden or ini
967,585
the vicinity.
· (187,010) COMMANDER P. 1. OLIVER 1,383,672 Commander. P. J. Oliver, pro- (743,000) moted in the midsummer list, and 134,088 who has been re-appointed to the (27,737) Senior Officers Tactical Course.
4.835 commanded the
gunboat river (3,453) Ladybird in China in 1933-35, and
been second-in- command of the destroyer West- cott in the Home Fleet Com-
NORTH BORNEO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MONTHLY MEETING
HELDTM
Minutes of the Monthly Com- Chittee Meeting of the North Borneo Chamber of Commerce held in the Sandakan Club on Wenesday, 8th July, 1936, at 10.30 am.
Present
The Hon'ble Mr. F. W. Pinnock
(400) mander Over was promoted to (Chairman), Mr. J. K. S. Malcolm, costinissioned rank as mate in Mr. V. A. S. Young, Mr. G. Mavor, 2,552,399 1,535,306
as Mr. H E. Hopkins, Dr. V. A (1,349,870) (1,057.489) December, 1921, and served
157,584 such on photographic duties in the Stookes, Mr. H. Johnson, Mr, H.-J. (99,134) Chrysanthemum, target towing Walker, Mr. A. McKendrick, Mr.
sloop in the Mediterranean. He is D. Hemming (Secretary). '!
Absent the first post-War mate to attain
Mr. Con Teck Boon, Mr. Son Siew commander's rank. The last pro-
Boh. motion of an officer of this grade was that of Commander C. S. Bell, In June, 1934, who was promoted to commissioned rank as mate in June, 1918.
MINISTRY FOR AGRICULTURE
To Go To The Upper House
London, July 22. Lord Halifax announced in the Exports House of Lords following the debate * 741,831 on the subject that the Prime (285,854) Minister intended before Parlia
101,163 ment reassembled to take the (61,655) necessary steps to ensure that the 212 951 | Ministry of Agriculture should be (63,919) directly represented in the Upper 184.790 House, This will involve some (52.544) changes among the junior Minis
62,622
ters (25,010) Hrities Wirelen
AUSTRO.GERMAN RELATIONS
"Hong Kong Dalir Press" Spects!)
Berlin, July 22
Minates
The Minutes of the Monthly Comfalttee Meeting No. 308 held on the 3rd June, 1936, were confirm- ed and signed.
Accounts for Year Ended 30th June, 1936.
the Chamber informed that Royal- ty is payable once only upon the removal of Brewood beyond the boundaries of the land on which it. was cut and collected.
Malls
Letters received from the Assist- ant Superintendent of Posts and Telegraphs were read from which the Chamber was informed that the Postal Authorities at Shanghal had been requested to forward all correspondence for North Borneo by direct steamship service from Hongkong except in the
case of covers superscribed "via Binga- pore."
Labour Ordinance Letters received from Members representing the Chamber on the Labour Advisory Board were care- fully, considered in conjunction with the draft Labour Ordinance appearing in Official Gazette No.. 11 dated 2/6/38.
Annual General Meeting
It was decided that the Annual General Meeting of Members should be called for Wednesday, 5th August, at II a.m. in the Sandakan Club. '
Legislative Council The result of the ballot by Mem- The Accounts for the year ended bers of the Chamber for Members 30th June, 1936, were presented | allgible to serve, as representing and approved.
the Chamber of Commerce, on the Legislative Council reported as
A vote of thanks to Mr. D. Stark,
The Hon'ble Mr. F. W. Pinnock. representing the European and Mercantle Community.
As one of the initial steps 10-C.A for auditing the accounts follows:cil was re wards fulfilment of the Normalisa- during the past year, was unani- tion Agreement with Austria, Germously carried. many has lifted the ban on some Sandakan Water Supply of the Austrian papers, which may A letter received from the Chair- again be sold Germany, the man of the Banitary Board was Austrian Government having taken tabled,
the respective step with the Cher- man paperada d tranicecan News Service:
Timber And Fungle Produce
The Hon'ble Mr. R. K. Hard- wick, representing the East Coast Planting Community.
The Secretary was instructed to A letter received from the Clov- | advise the Government accord- ernment Secretary was read, and ingly
13.263
462.433 (112,097) (10,958) 4,032,887 1,385,240 (2.717.154) (1,348,482)
542,520 2.877.437
(249,054)
46,522 (48,928)
3,360 --(2,538)
21, at li a,m. Officers are order-Elec. Bord & Share ed to attend representing the Com-
Un. Corpn.
81
$8 pt.
971
BB
Un. Corpn. $3 cum.
manders-in-Chief of the Home Eec. Power & Light Feet and three home ports and Gen. Cigar the Adjutant-General, Royal Ma-Gen. Electric rines. A preliminary meeting of Gen. Foods representatives of the lower deck Gen. Motors ........... will be held at the same place at Gen, Rly. Signal
Gold Dust 2 p.m. on the previous day.
161
181
471
471
561b 561b
Un.
Gas Improvema
421
42
ment
171
171
401
401
U. S. Indus A'cohol
354
337
70%
70
US. Rubber
301 30
38
38
U. 8. Steel
631
623
131
134
Vanadium
20%
201
Goodrich Tyre Co. Goodyear Tire & R."
217
201
Warner Bros. Pietr. 111 11
247
241
Westinghose
Dec 1351
1342
G. Nthem Rly. pt. 391
394
Call Moos
1%
1%
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3 possible mushanga
10,608
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(52,402)
had formerly
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18.547