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DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
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THURSDAY. AUGUST 20.
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Baliars
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Banks
H.K. Banks
Bo. (London) ...
Chartered Banks...
Mercantile Bks. “A”
Do
Bank of East Asia...!
N, O. & S. Barka ....
Insurances
Union InsarANGOS ...
Underwriter
$1,600 $1,070
£108
£15
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$74
3263
Chaton Insurance...
31
1462
China Fires ****
$3)
$5871
$240
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miif
H.K. Fires Asuransi
International Arsco, S.
Shipping
Douglase
Steamboats
Indos (pret.)...
130
520
Do. (def.)
105/
Shella
$13
Waterboats
Mining
148 ots
10/3
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$1,545 £102
£15
231
214
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1845
80 ot.
1452 $250
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333 $3.90
$30
100 105/ 113 20
166 cta.
129)=s
11/3
$5
3255
12.30
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25jeta Balatoes
13 at Gold River
Gold Crook...
Sulacot
Kailang
Langkala (singlu) B.
Exploration.....
Shanghai loans s
Raas
Venezuela Gold Fids.
Decks, Wharves,
Godowns, etc.
H.K. & K, Wheresa. 306
{uld) (LOW).
Providents (old)--- $1.45
Do. H.K. & W. Dicks
S. Chins Motors 'A
Shangnai Dock S.
New Engineerings9.
Hongkwa... 8.
Lands. Hotels, and
Bulidings
H.K. Holstein H.K Lands...9. 132
Do. 4% Debentures
Lands...8.
Shane Lands..
307
07/97
$1.45/1
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$14
$85
$4
8185
25 #32)
3115
187
(now) 10 ct
$5,95
100
$13
SIL
H.K. Realties......
$4
China Dy.......5.
$60
Do. Debentures
$9
Humphroys
(8)
Chinese Estates..............
Colton Mits
171
370
Su Cottefold)S.
$3
Do.
new.
Zoong Sinks
Wing On Textiles(S.)
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$105
35
$5.16 35.05
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8101
$4.30
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381
474
$39
21.1
$28
Public Utilities
Tramways
$11.75
Pock Trams (old)..........{
121
521
Do. [HOW)
Star Ferris
In
$20
Yaunisti Berries.
837 120)
$11,900
11.90/ 12
China Lights (old).
$13
$12.16
D. (Dew)...
$63
320
H.K. Electric ...... Macao jo,
$523
$53
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28.30 Saudakan Light ...**
327
$27.
¦ Telephones (olds'...
3282
:B65
Do. (now)
31
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15
China Buses.
fractivus
Do. (prof.)
18.70
32/-
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$11
13
12
3) ata. $5.00
Industrial
Malabon Buyar
$19
Caldbeck, (ord.) 9.]
$15
Mangragom pref.38.
Canton Ices
G
$6.55
$9.18
Cements
$3
Hupes ALLDATAS
13 10
$3.10
Miscellaneous
! Dairy Farman
$21
Amusements ......
$1.90
Ch. K'tainments...............
$12
Constructions, jold}}
Do.
30 eta,
"(DOW}}
184
Lane Crawfords......
1 Sinceresin a
Watsuns
40 eta.
Wm, Powells
32
4. Greyhounds
$1.35
92.
Ub. G. 5% 1925 G. Bda
S. C. Enterprises...
$1
91%
H.K. Gort. 4% Loans
$108
6% prem.
Do 31%
$100
par
Wallace Harper ....................
$99.
ELK Wing
$45
S'ha Do
360
$2
Vioro Piling
Mackintosh
Nanyang Tobacco...
LORD ELIBANK ON WAR DANGERS
Turonto. Aus. 19.
13.60
$3,80 50 ets
REBEL ADVANCE CONTINUES
The United States and Canada ("Hong Kong Dally Frase" Special) cannot keep out of a word was,
Lisbon, Aug. 19. declared Viscount Elibank when addressing the Canadian Empire Radio reports broadcast here Club here to-day.
from the "Nationalists state that
Lord Ellbank pointed out that the advance in the North of Spain Australia. New Zealand and Soumis proceeding with mathematical Africa were building up a'r delen-precision. ces, and said the Canadian problem
of air defence was as vital as in
any part of the Empire.
The Madrid station announces that altogether 11 Nationalist Ge
The Sevilla sender broadcast an de by General aimouncement
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1936.
SAN FRANCISCO THE SISTER-SHIP
BAY EXPOSITION
Gold Gate Bridge Completion
AVIATION TO FEATURE CELEBRATION
Cities around San Francisco Bay will celebrate during the year 1938- 9 a International exposition to mark the completion of the world's
ORDER PLACED
Londoni, July 27. Two things settled the placing ot the otuer
ut a sister-ship to the Queen alary at the Clydebank yarı, The first was, of course, the auécess of the Queen Maxy, and the tact that sue has yet to win the blur ribbon of the Atlantic is not con sidered a blemish is an evidence of the complete confidence of every- one informed in shipping affo is that she can have the record when she really goes out for it.
She has established the other w important things that her owners required of her-stability and tow fuel consumption. Mr. Pigott, the hond of the Clydebank yard, sain in an interview with a corres wo largest bridges across the San Francisco, Bay This will be the pandent on board the Queen Mary irst International celebration to be
on the day when she reached, the neid in San Francisco Bay region United States that her stability was better than the Berengaria's since 1915 when Panama Pacific
marked and the Aquitania's and that the Expoaltion International the completion of the Panama company were delighted by her fuel consumption. Canai. Sponsoring the expositione.onomy" in
What her fuel consumptica was 18 will be the San Francisco Metro- politan area which includes they known, but it has been
PASSENGERS
Atsuta Maru Here From Australia
The NYK. liner "Atsuta Maru” arrived here from Melbourne with the following passenger .or Hong Kong
Mr. John S. Webster.
Through passengers were:-
Mr. ́Alfred E. Daff, Mrs. Violet E. Daf, Mr. Bhagwandas Dharam- das, Mrs. Weinfred E. Fraser, Mr. Hugh M. Fillans, Mr. Yasuzo Imada, Mr. Alfred HP. Jennings, Miss Jone E McCague, Mr. Frank G. Mellon, Mrs. Lynda B. Mellon, Miss Luana M. Mellón, Mr. Moto- taka Nakamura, Mrs. Shinobu Nakamura, Master Akira Naka-
Mr.
mura, Miss Miyako Nakarnura. Mr. Yoshitsugu Omishi,
Takeso Yoshio Watanabe, Tookoo, Mr. Mrs. Mar'a F. Alunen. Master Mario Alunen, Master Robert Alunen." Mr. Akio Inoue, Mr. Maruta, Mrs. Lily Miyakichi Maruta. Mr. Takefiro Maruyama, Kura Maruyama, Master Mrs.
Maruyama Miss Kyoko Maruyama,
MANILA MINING
SHARES
STOCKS
19.8.36 Closing
20.8.38
20.8.96
Opening
Cigsing
Antamoks Atoks
P.3.35
P.3.35
P.3.40
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ADCYOS
59cvoa
69cv03.
Bagulo Gold Benguet Consol.
34
35...
35.."
P.15
P.15
P.15
Benguet Explor.
27
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27
Big Wedge
30
-39
40
P.1.05
F.1.05
P.1.05
P.1.83
P.1.85
P.1.85
P.1.80.
P.1.80
P.1.80
BB
65
"65
33..
32
33
70
60
83
·P.1.85
P.1.85
P.1.95
47
48
461
P. 1,55 Stendy
P.1.55 Steady
P.1.55
Easier
Demonstration
IX.L. Itogona Masbate
Northern Mining Para. Gumau San Mauricio Suyoc Consol. United Paracale Markat Comment
IMPACT OF SCIENCE. ON SOCIETY
London, Aug. 19. Sir Josian Stamp. eminent statistician; former Treasury off- cial and Chairman of the London Midland and Scottish Raliway, will
"IF WOMEN RULED
Ideas For Prevention
Of War
||
The leading women of
some
cit.es of San Francisco, Oakland stated that it is less than the Yutaka Maruyama, Master Shigeru { deliver the presidentla; address twenty countries have. at the In-
Alameda, Berkely, Albany, Hay- ward, San Leandro. Sausalito, San
Alto, Redwood City, San Burlingame and others.
Mateo,
selection
Mrs.
Miss Masako Oka,
Mr.
"Master
Jihach Tomihiko
Aquitania's.
The other governing factor in La Miss Midori Maruyama, Mr. Ed-Impact of Science on Society"- of Clydebank för the ward H. Mler, Mrs. Mattle H at the 16th meeting of the British Association for the" advancement Rafael, Richmond, San Jose, a building of the new ship is the Miller, Mr. Sadaten! Oka,
o science, which opens at Black in the Setsuko Oka, of construction economy same yard. That is, of course, of Mrs. Maki Tashiro.
pool on September 9. An atten- dance of about 2,000, many from enormous importance in a giant Yamamoto, The tuspiration of the Interna-
overseas, is expected. tional Exposition will be the com-chip. Many of the same pattern Yamamoto.
in the engine-shop can be used, pletion of the Gold Gate Bridge.
and in thousands of ways the itaking San Francisco with Marin County and the Redwood Empice, motels and special machine toola made for the Queen Mary work saa be brought into service again, while the slipway and gantry and crane
and
the completion of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge crossing the Bi miles of the bay between San Francisco and Oak- land.
The Golden Gate Bridge, cossing $35,000,000.00 boasts the longest suspension span in the world. The 4200 foot span between the San Francisco and Marin towers is 700 the celebrated Ice: longer than George Washington Bridge. Golden Gate Bridge is also the first large bridge ever to be construct- ed across open sea.
The
ipment installed for the nig ship are ready for service and the dreigings of the river opposite the yard, which cost so much money in the first instance, have only to be Indeed, it was almost kept clear. taken for granted in shipbuilding quarters that the firm that got the first order was pretty sure to bag the second.
S.S. CHANGTE
Passengers Departed For Australia
on
Passengers departed from Hong ports via Kong for Australian
per 33 "Change" Manta Tuesday were as follows"-~~
Mrs. Baigent, Sister E.. Bosso, Miss Begbie, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Beyer, Mrs. E. Carruthers. Miss I Connelly, Mr. C. F. Charles, Mr. N. R. Fogarty, Mrs. and Mrs.
Griffiths, Miss K Greig: Mrs. Griffiths (6), Mr. R. Griffiths (14). Mr. G. Grinths (18), Mrs. A J." Hymus. Miss R. Hymus Mr. E F. Johnson, Mrs. Kantzon. Miss E. F. The San Francisco-Oakland Bay "i" of the White Star names, and Kanizon. Miss Lanbarch, Mr. L
THE NAME QUESTION Public curiosity turns at once tu Its 746 foot the probable anue of the projected structureship. It is general gossip that au- are the tallest west of Chicago. Started in 1932, other name was considered for the was Vic its completion is expected early ta Quren Mary, and that
toria, which would have given the
towers
1937.
41
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Thirteen sections have heavy programmes of papers and discus- sions over the whole held of science, but. In keeping with, the general scheme for the present meeting. the subjects for the most part will be brought into close re- lation with practical problem of módern e.- British Wireless.
OVERSEAS TRADE
Bridge, costing $77,000,000.00 is in the "in" of the Cunard. Queen | Lee, Mrs. Massmore Morris, Miss Imports. as compared with 40.08.
reality a series of bridges from San Francisco 10 Yerba Buena Island in the centre of the San Francisco Bay and thence to Orkland. A
was chosen, and Mary, however, the choice was universally acclaim- ed.
The expectation is that the new ship will be named the King double-deck six lane roadway will George, bat sume shipping pundits
think that Queen Victoria will the next can quien.
take care of both automobiles and interurban train traffic. Towers of the Bridge rise 520 feet above wa ter, higher than the city's skyscra pers. Foundations of some of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge piers lie more than 200 feet below the level of the bay. requiring in their construction, engineering me. thods never betore employed. Started early in 1933, the Son Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will be open for traffic the latter part of 1936.
The tunnel through Yerba Buena Island connecting the San Francisco and Oakland units of the bridge is the world's largest' vehi- cular bore.
LOCATION.
The site of the Exposition lies in the centre of San Francisco Bay, midway between San Francisco und Oakland, on shoal land located Just north of and adjoining Yerba Buena Island. It let the go Braphical centre of a population area of 1,785,000.
..
711,000, to be matched in part by local funds, will provide paving, terry slips, and some buildings. It is estimated that in addition to this $6,000,000 in Federal funds. another $6,000,000 will be raised through private subscriptions, for building and administrative CX- penses: A campaign for private subscriptions. through sale bonds, is contemplated during the early part of 1936.
R. Morrison, Mr. Martin Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. W. T..Manning, Miss Nicholson, Mr. Orr, Miss Park,
Mrs. Robison. Mr. W. M. Reid (Junior). Mr. and Mrs. Spellacy. Mr. and Mrs. A. J., Smith, Mrs.
and Williams, Mr.
Mrs. C. F Warren. Mrs. W. Wibmer, Miss J. Wibmer, Miss Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. W. E Woods.
S.S. KUTSANG
Departure On Round
Trip To Japan
The tollowing first class passer!-- gers let yesterday morning by the .a. "Kutsang" for the round trip co Japan:
Mr. T. R. Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. K. Rounds, Mrs. H J. S. Duncan, Mrs. B. Wyre, Mrs. M. Banker, Miss J. Banker, Miss V. Jex, Mrs. D. Jex. Master A. Jex, Mrs. Kilbee. Mrs. Renrile, Mr. E. W. R. Petri
1
WORKERS MILITIA IN SPAIN
Lendon, Aug. 19. The distribution of British over- in favour of Empire seas trade countries continues.
Imports Into Great Britain from British countries during the first half of 1936 amounted in value to 41.58 per cent. of the total of all
per cent. In the first six months of last year and 31.36 per cent. in the corresponding period of 1934.
to Exports of British produce
accounted British countries
for 48.64 per cent. of the total value of exports, as against 46.43 cent. and 40.71 per cent. respec- tively in the two previous years named.-
!
British Wireless.
MINES LAID
per
"Hong Kong Dally Press" Special)
Berlin, Aug. 20.
All ships on the high seas were warned in a message repeated of- ten in many languages that the entrance to the harbours
Cartagena Cruz, Malaga. Valencia is dangerous, since mines have been lald.- Transocean News Service,
PAN AMERICAN
AIRWAYS.
ternational Women's Congress in Paris, rounded off on August 1, a week of vigorous discussion of themselves by a banquet at which they discussed the subject "If wo-
men ruled."
England was represented by Mrs. Yevonde Middleton and the United States by Miss Frances Perkins. the Secretary of Labour,
and by Miss Lena" Madesin Phillips, pre- sident of the International Federa- tion of Business and Professional Women.
England's trees and countryside, Including the absolute prevention of ribbon building. would receive. special attention from ruling wo- men under the direction of Mrs. Middleton. "I would also tackle unemployment," she said, "though I do not know yet how this could be done."
Assuming that she had the dic- tatorship of Europe for moment, as a woman, she would enact the fol- .. lowing inws in the cause of peace, which was her Arst considera- tion:-
under-
1. To prevent lack of standing everybody would have to visit every other country for at least one month of his or her. life.
2. Taking a leaf out of the his- tory-book of past dictators, 'who the married their children to children of other (to them, dan-
dictators, gerous!
she would compe) about 3 per cent of the youth of each European nation (chosen by ballot) to Intermarry with a similar proportion of the youth of every other European nation.
"Thus we should all become re- lated" said Mrs. Middleton, "and though we may hate our aunts and uncles we at least do not want to shoot them."
Miss Perkins begged women not to weigh their achievements too Santa heavily. "If women were in con- and trol of government," she said, "the first thing we should do would be to invite men to share the respon- sibility and opportunity of govern- Enent."
Women, she went on, would be inclined more to look after the cultural and artistic side of life, and such needs as child welfare. "But we do "not wish to exercise- a
Co-right to govern without the other part of the human race-which also primarily has at heart the welfare of human beings."'
On enquiries made at the "Bong Kong Daily Press" Speciali
Secretariat yesterday we lonial
M. Madrid, Aug. 19. were informed that Mr. H. The plan of the Madrid Govern- Bixby of the Part American Air.
Miss Phillips was re-elected the ment to form à voluntary army ways has been making inquiries
president for next from the workers militia, was ep-
as to what facilities will be ava- federation's
year, Miss Caroline Haslett, elec- trusted for execution to the Pre-able if American Airways decide to sident of the Cortez, Martinez Ba- come here but no definite applica-trical engineer, was elected Eng- It is estimated that the exposi-rrio, Minister of Economics, Fumez tion has yet been made to the land's president for 1936-7--Reuter.
Consequently and General Monge. The organisa-Government. on during 1935 and 1837 will pro- vide employment for more than 3,000 people in construction, additional, 10,000 persons will be employed during the exposition it-
An
An attendance of between -15,-. 000,000 and 20.000.000 is expected which should enable the exposi- tion to meet all operating expenses and to retire all obligations. The attendance at the Panama Pacifc in 1915 International Exposition was 13,000,000. Chicago's Century of Progress drew 22,000,000 people in 1933, and 17,000,000 in 1934.
Approximately one year will be required to complete the ill and During the year 1936, an area of
seawall During that time, ar- 385 acres of this shoal land will chitectural plans for the buildings, ve Alled in to provide the site of taking in the requirements of the the Exposition, and after the Ex-exhibitors and the needs of the air position, the land will be used for port to be established after the ex- 2 modern municipal airport and Fosition, will be completed so that seaplane base. According to pre-actual construction of the build sent plans. the exposition area willings can start in 1937. be 5500 by 3420 feet-more than mile wide-arger than the site of Chicago's Century of Progress. The Exposition site will be reached by the bridges and also by ferries from San Francisco. Ample parking space for normal attendance is | Provided. The exposition site can
be reached in approximately ten NATURE OF EXPOSITION
down- minutes timé either from town San Francisco or from down- The exposition will be interna- lona in scope. Its theme will be modern developments in town Oakland,
Ideal weather conditions prevalportation and communication as at the shoals alte. Government re-
symbolized by the bridges, by the cords show an almost complete ab-
transoceanic al services and the sence of fog and rain during the months the exposition will be held, progress in radio and television. Participation of foreign nations. and average wind velocity of only partcularly those around the Pac- six miles ar hour..
fic and Central and South America, already is being arranged. The unique location of the exposition makes it possible to have merchant and naval vessels from every na- tion in the world actually a part.of the exposition, anchoring along side the exposition or tying up at the piers. Because the exposition grounds will later become one of
The exposition will be in sight of both bridges and directly con- nected with the San Francisco- Llano, who states that "another Oakland Bay Bridge.
Montreal, Toronto. Ottawa andnerals have been killed, while 18 even Vancouver were within range others are in prison.
aeroplanes carrying incendiary bombs with a radius of 5,000 miles. Lord Elibank said he did not be- lieve that Canadians fu ly realised nation" the danger to coastal polits
Reuter
FRENCH HONOUR
Paris. Aug. 13. Mr. R. N. Neale, Reuter's chief has beau correspondent here.
a Chevalier of the hominated as Legion of Honour.--
Reuter
after having
delivered
bombs to the Spanish Government, now fights the Nationalists in an- other way, by cutting the cable to the Canary Islands, which are in hands of the Insurgents. This "Other Nation" in Genera declared that. It had decided to cease" all with cities In communication hands of the Insurgents.--` \. Transocean News Service.
PREPARATION
self.
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SINGAPORE RAW RUBBER
Con will embrace the whole nation. agreement has yet been signed,
After a Cabinet meeting. Premier Giral declared to the Preas that the Epanish Congul in Bremen, Miguel Aldasore and the Secretary of the Embassy in Berlin were discharged from Diplomatic Service. The Pre- aldent of the Supreme Court and General Attorney, three Presidents of the Chamber and 10 Judges were also dismissed...
Transocean News Service-
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BISCAY PROVINCE
DEFENCE
("Bong Robe Daily Pres" Speciali
Modrid, Aug. 20.
A Defence Commission for the Province of Biscay has been form- ed. in Bilbao by representatives of Communists, Social Democrats and Anarcho Syndicalista, under
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Indignation is expressed in the German Press at the news that the German ship "Kamerun" was' held up and searched by Spanish- warships, the papers pointing out that the boat was outside the three mile limit and therefore not in Spanish territorial waters, so that searching the ship constitutes a breach Thursday. Aug, 20
of International Agree Messrs. "H. B. Joseph & Co. Tements. "Kamerun" next called at ceived the following quotations Genoa, but was heading for Cadiz on instructions reče, ved by the cap- from Singapore in Straits Cur
tain to pick up refugees there. rency for Raw Rubber.
When the steamer was about 7.5. miles from the coast, it was signal- 254 unchanged led to stand to by the cruiser “Li- ... 28 unchanged | bertad" and the Submarine "B6" 26% unchanged which enforced the demand by fir- 27 unchanged ing there shots across the bows. A" search party then boarded the ship' and made a thorough examination of the cargo. The ship was then permitted to continue but was warned not to proceed towards Ca- diz, but to set its course" towards the Mediteranean —— Fransocean News Service,
Spot
September
Oct.-Dec. Jan-March
Buyers
Market: Quiet.
Arable motto, translated for me
Funds for seawall and fill for the exposition site have been provided through a $3,043,000 Federal WPA grant. The roadways, causeway, the most centrally located and the leadership of the Communist trestles, landscaping, drainage of busiest airports in the world, avia- water systems are provided through tion activities and developments ernor of the Province is Chairman by Oliver Baldwin: an additional WPA grant of $1,200, will also be dominant features of 000. A further PWA grant of 31,- the celebration."
Trade Unions. The Civil · -Gov-
of the Committee
Prasantean News Service
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