J
NDL
FAR EAST EXPRESS
PASSENGER & FREIGHT SERVICE.
Streite & Ceylon
MENIA
e
From Hong Kong to
Yamla
Pra
Europe
Scharnhorsti.
Dogu
Guzon, Mars, Bremen, Hamburg
#Hauptm. Hottorium,
Dept.
+3
Genoa, Mar, C’blanes, Ľubon, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Bremon..............
+
.
Momento
'por Pena, liolawan, Columbu
25
Donn
Saigon, &poru,
Belsan..
iDel.
$
Seharnhorst Posteau
Manila.......
Sapt
Mamita
Det,
23.
S'il. Tokohama, Kube
art.
Catala
· Whaägðal
ann
lich
*
#Shanghai, North China Japan
South Sea lalande
Yukar
Bhmarghal.
That,
Dairen Taks, Taingtao, gays, Kobe, Caske
Nov.
Fridarum
Medang, Suskun, Stubaui, ute.
Det
#1
Sanjeet in Alteration without Notion.
Shanghai & Japan Putelate
For Page wal Péright apply to
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN
Queen'» Baltata.
MELCHERS & 00.
AGENTS
11
Telephone 27772
CANTON AGENTS: JEBSEN & CO., SBAMEEN, B.C.
THE
HELION"
CHINA-SIAM
HONG KONG-BANGKOK
LINE.
leaving Hong Kong 30th September via Swatow
HONG KONG-SWATOW-AMOY
.. "HAI LEE"
leaving Hong Kong 1st October
Accepting Passengers & Cargò for all the above metioned ports.
*
HONG KONG-SINGAPORE-PENANG-RANGOON Regular Express Bervice
m.s. “HAI HING" leaving Hong Kong 26th September
Accepting cargo for all the above mentioned ports,
+ }|
Excellent passenger accommodation available.
Por freight, passago'rates and all other information-Apply to~
THORESEN & CO., LTD.
Tel. 30337,
General Agents.
Queen's Building.
S.S. "BENWYVIS"
#
Sailing for LONDON,
ROTTERDAM,
ANTWERP, HAMBURG, LEITH and HULL on or about the 9th October.
"Cargo will also be accepted on through Bill
of Lading to the usual transhipment ports.
Next Sailing for SHANGHAI & JAPAN S.S. "BENRINNES" 28th Sept.
For Freight and Passage apply to :--
W. R. LOXLEY & CO., (CHINA) LTD.,
Tai. 2033
York Building.
Agents:
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.
THE CLYDE TRUST
Revenue Increased By £48,860
H
HARBOUR TRADE IMPROVING
manufacture there. A statement regarding this proposal appears in another column.
ALL-ROUND IMPROVEMENT
Mr Ralston Mitchell said the re- venue for the year was £918,137,
being an increase on that of the previous year of £48,880. The ex- penditure charged to revenue was 4845,588, being an increase of £16,750. That left a surplus to the credit of revenue of £72,549. as compared with the previous year's figure of £40,438,"
Of the revenue surplus of £72-
The annual statement of ac- counts of the Clyde Navigation 540, £40,340 had been carried to Trustees, submitted at a meeting of the Trust held recently, showed that the revenue for the year end- ed ut June 30 last amounted to £918.137.
an increase being £48,860 over the previous year's revenue.
of
Increases took place in simolt all sections of the undertaking of the Trust.
man, and the accounts were sub- mitted by Mr. J. A. Ralston Mit-
| sinking fund towards debt reduc- tion in terms of statute, and the balance of £32,209 had been plac- ed to the credit of revenue reserve" It was satisfactory to note that 'al- most all sections of the undertak- ing had shown an increase in re-,
venue.
MARKET
MESSRS: ROZA BROS.
Thursday Sept. 24. Silver prices dropped 1/16 yes- terday for both deliveries, the quotations being 19 7/18 for Ready and Forward. Silver. advices re- ported India
having 11
sold. Speculators bought. The market was quietly steady. In America the rate was unchanged at.44 3/4 for Spot.
N
The London-New York "cross- rote, was quoted at 5.08 7/8. New York-London was quoted at 5.08
Geneva
Berlin Athens Milan Shanghal New York Amsterdam Vienna Prague
Bucharest
Belgrade
12.82
64.9/84
1
5.06 13/16 7.487
76 61/64 15.561
12,62
84 7/18
5.66% 7749
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER · 25,
THE EXCHANGE
STERLING
51
Paria
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
(British Wireless Service)
„Soptember 22.
78 81/64
15:553
1936.
September 23.
13
PRESIDENT LINER SAILINGS
TO SAN FRANCISCO
123 15/16
Madrid.
Lisbon
Hong Kong
Brussels
• 30.00
30.00
Via Shanghai, Kobe, Tokobama, Honolulu, San Francisco, Panama
- Canal, Havana, Now York. Pres. Hoover 7,4.m. Oct. 8th Prea Fiores M'aight Oct. 90th Pres: Coolidge 10 m. Oct. 31st Pres. Lincoln M'night Nov, 17th Pros. Hoover Noon Nov 28th
Montevideo
5.061
Montreal
Yokohama
Helsingfors
Silver (forward) War Loan
191
34% 1073
Closing Quotations
September 11, 1936.
OR NEW YORK:-
223 5.061
19 7/16
34% 107 15/16
Bank Billa, on demand 31 3/16 Credits, 40 days sight..312 ON BATAVIA:-
40 13/16
Bank Bills, on demand 474
On LONDON:-
Telegraphic Transfer... Bank Bills, on demand (25/38 Credits four months'
night
On densid
ON PARIR:
1/33/J
Credits;
month's sight 505
1031
Ox Baroner:
On demand
ninu 47
52 7/10
UN MANILA:—
621
105
Bank, on 8
Ou damand SOTTREIGNS Bank
Bate
Buying
1501
.... 1/3-3/29
BAX SILVER, per os
**** 18 7/10
EUROPE, NEW YORK
Via Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Bombay, Suez Canal. Naples, Gaos and Marseilles, Pres. Garfink 8 a. Sept. 26th Pres. Polk Pres. Adams Pres. Harriages Pres. Hayes
To SEATTLE, VICTORIA
Via Shanghai, Kobe. Yokohama and Victoria.
Pres McKinley M'night Sept.15th Pros, Granst M'aight Oct. 9th Pies Jefferson M'night Oat. 23rd Pres. Jackson 31'night Nor. 8th Pres. McKinley M'night Nov 20th
MANILA
THE MOST FREQUENT
SERVICE
8 am. Sept. 2013. 9 pr. Sapt. 29th
6 pm. Cret. 3rd "
Next Sailings Pres Garfield Bam. Ost. 10th Pree. Hover 8 a.m. Oct. 24th | Pres. Grant am. Nov. 7th Prex Polk Ba.m. Nov. 91st Free. Herce
8 am. Oct 10th
bpm. Oct. 13th
KOST FREQUENT SERVICE ON THE RACIrto
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES: AMERICAN MAIL LINE
FEDDER BUILDING—BONG KONG, -
CANTON BRAXOB (-2), FRENCE CONCESSION, BHAMDEN,
27/32.
MARKET
Uncertain at the opening but later the tone appeared steady. | Speculators were fairly good sellers
of U.S. Dollars.
11
Business was done shortly after the opening at 1/2,7/8 for Octo- ber delivery. The" market closed at 1 pm. with sellers at 1/2 7/8 September-October and 1/2 27/32 November-December and probably January, buyers at 1732 higher re- spectively.
U.S. DOLLARS
Opened with sellers at 31 7/16, buyers" bidding 31 1/2 for cash. Subsequently fair amount of business was reported on the basis
of 31 7/16 for September delivery. The market closed at 1 p.m. with sellers at 31 1/16 September and 31 3/8 October-December, buyers at 31 1/2 for cash and 31 7/18 October-December...
י.
SHANGHAI-DOLLARS
Sellers were quoted at 104 3/16 for cash,
SHANGRAI MARKET
There were sellers of Sterling at 1/2 9/32 and US, Dollars at 30 1/8 for cash.
1
IN THE AFTERNOON
The market was" fairly active in the afternoon and rates were a shade lower owing to better de- „mand;
IN STERLING Business was done at 1/2 7/8 for November delivery, ânishing with sellers at 1/2 7/8 September- October and 1/2 27/32 November- December, buyers at 1/32 higher respectively.
US DOLLARS Business was done at 31 7/16 for October delivery. The market closed with sellers at 31 7/16 for
Rio
Buenos Aires
Silver (Spot
ON SHANGHAI:-- On Demand
OK SINGAPORE!~
On demand On JAPAN:-
On demand
Or India :---
Telegraphie Transfer...
Un' demand
ON BANGKOK :-
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
(Through Beuter's Service)
New York: Suptember 24,
QUOTATIONS
New York/London Cross-rate New York Cotton-Dec. New York Bubber-Dec. Chicago Wheat -Doc. Chicago Corn Silver Official
Last Today' High Low Close Close Change
5.07-1/18 5,08-37/31 7/38"off 11.88 1120 11.88 11.88 .93, off 16.58 1684 18.63 16.04 .08 of
1164 1.5 1184 18 83} 84] Lt.
-Dec
95
Dow Jones Averagon.
So Industriais
* Railr
30 Utilities
40 Bonds
1936
11 Commodity Index 88.37
cash and probably September, 3m, & Fot. P. $ pi 3/8 October-November and 31 5/16 Am. Light & True: December-January, buyers at 1/18
higher respectively.
SINGAPORE RAW RUBBER
Latest Singapore Prices
A. B. JOSEPH & CO.
Thursday Sept. 24. Messra. H. B. Joseph & Co. re- celved the following quotations from "- Singapore in Straits Cur- rency for Raw Rubber
Buyers
A
Business Done:-1,480,000 shares,
Bkly n
$8 cum. pl.......... 1031* 184 • Case, J. I
Ast Sale Sept. 22 23
35 35 631-621
821 601
491 41}*
111 111 451 451 32 311 -281 277 37 37 $21 521 124 121
PASSENGERS
CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
Arrivals By Empress NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
Of Russia
The Canadian Pacific Seamship. liner Empress of Russia arrived here yesterday from Vancouver, via Japan ports and Shanghai, with the following passengers for Hong Kong:
Dr. a Berna:d, Ar, J 3 Bạn nerman Major A H Crowther, Dr. and Mrs. J. D. Drow, Miss M. A. Glaster, Mr. J. E. Gilchrist. Mr. Y. Matsumoto, Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Orchard. Miss N. D. Orchard, Mr. and Mrs W. M. Reid, Miss V. Reld, Mr. and Mrs. W. A, Stewart, Miss R. Schulz, Mr. and Mrs. E. Jessen, Master Jessen, Mr. M. 9. Suzuki, Mrs. B. Short, Mrs. J. P. Barbosa, Mrs. LD. E. Castro, Mrs. S. M. Cordeiro. Miss H. Gérard, Mr. 8. C. Harrell, Mr. W. R. C. S. Mansfield. Mr. 8. Mat thews, Mr. A. W. Stricker, M'ss L. Brenn, Mr. S. P. Levy, Mr. E. H S. Low, Mr. P. L Leefe, Miss M Robinson, Mr. C. P., Chlen, Mr. T. C. Koo, Mr. and Mrs, T. C. Shuen, Miss 3. C. Shuen. Master Shuen. Mr. D. Black, Miss K Beattle, Rev. Bro. R. Fortier, Rev. Bro. L. Fortin, Major and Mrs. R C. O and child. Rev. Bro. J. M. Labonte, Rev. Bro. A. Lamontagne, Rev. Father G. Laplante, Mrs. E. M. Lockwood and two children Mr. G. K: Oliver, Rev. Father L Roy Rev. Bro, L. Sirois, Miss V -Trimble, Rev. Bro. A. Trepanier, Mrs. L. Jack, Mr. B. Barnicle, M. E. Boyd, Mrs. A. A. Lopes, Miss A Parkes, Rev. F. Short, Miss CF, de Vries, Mrs. Lam. Misses A. and S., Woo, Mr. T. T. Chwang, Mrs. C. Chu, Miss Chu, Mr. C. T. Chey, Miss S. W. Dao, Mr. H. M. Gock, Mr. Y. K. Huang, Mr. Ho Yul, Mr. K 6. Ho, Mr. K. V. H. Mr. Lul Cheuk Fel Mr. and Mrs Lui Man' Pul, Miss F. C. Loo, Mrs. Lee Ho Gok Feng, Mr. and Mrs. H. Lee, Miss Lee Shum 01, Mrs. Quan Yuet
OCEAN. STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. AND
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD,
YONSIGNEES per Co. Venue} ." ASPBALION" F10x UNITED KINGDOM'am" CONTINENTAL PORTS VIA
SINGAPORE.
are hereby notified that their Cargo
in be di ebarged
into
Holt Whart Kowloon, where it will lo at Consignees risk and subject Terms and Conditions of Storage at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo wi and after 23rd Sept. ready for Delivery from Godowa
Optional Cargo will not be landed here, unless Notice has been given prior to Vessel's arrival, bat carried on from part to port to the final part of cap to which the option extends.
Good
Albroken, chafed und damere they Tuesdays and
are to be left in the Godowns, will be examined on
| Fridays between the hours of 10,45 x.M.
and Noos within the Free Storage period.", No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Vessel's Godown and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 30th Sept, will be subject for Rent
All Claims against the Vessel must, be presented to the Undersigned en or before the 14th Oct, or they will, not' be recognised,
Ne Fire Insurance will be affected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Agenta. Sard September, 1938.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
CONSIGNEE NOTICE.
8.8. D'ARTAGNAN
24/36.
BRINGING CARGÓ Prox MARSEILLES, &c. ARRIVED HONG KONG 08 SATURDAY, THE 10TH SEPT, 1936
"
of
1 OF unchanged
Sept. 23. High Low Sept. 2%. High Low Close Change 110.47 143.11 188.47 170.71.168.88 168,01 48 off $6.89 40.66 - 56.47 58.94 $6.21 56.30 .17 off 38.00 29.43 34,95 34.63 33.96 34,06 .20 off 104.96 98.02 10496
105.01
06 up 66.58 67.05
68.91 -14 o
•
Last Bale
Stocks
Sept. 22 23
Stocks"
Adams Express Amer. Can
131 131
135) 1243
Q. Western Sugar Humble Oil
Amer. Cyanamid 'B'
Int. Harvester Co.
331
331
Am. & For. Power
82
63
Int. Nickel
Int. Tel. & Tel.
38
374
121
117
Kennecott
34
341
49
481
Amer. Locomotive..
Low's "Inc.
23
231
591
59
Amer. Radiator
Lorillard
281 281
221
22+
SHANGHAI 'DOLLARS · Sellers were quoted at 104 5/18 for cash
Amer. Roling Mill.
831
McKesson & Eab-
821
M
Amer. Smelting
...
57
57
bins Inc.
431
439
Am. Sugar Redning 175)
1748
Monsanto Chemical
97
991
Amer. Tel. & Tel.
100
1001
Montgomery Ward...
491
Amer. Tobacco 'B'
25
241
Nat, City B
421*
Amer. Waterworks...
40
391
Nat. Dairy Proda....
26
Anaconda Copper
812
811
Nat, Distillers or
301
26 31
Atchison, T. & S. Fe.
281
277
Nat. Power & Light
Atina Corpn.,
142 147
New York Central...
Auburn
331 334
North American .....
Baltimore & Ohio...
251
251
Northern Pacido
Bethlehem Steel
TO
691
Pacific Gas & E'ec.
Boeing Airplane Co Borden Co.
301
291
Pacific Lighting
284
28
Packard Moto
-
Bilyn Manhattan
Trans Corpn.
» Paramount
Picture
58 571
Incor.
"Manhattau
Pennsylvania R. R.
391
Phillips Petro.eum
43
1561 1571
Pure Oil Co
45
113 113 391 424 45
Canadian Pac. RIF. Chase Nat. Bk. .............. Chesapeake Chesapeake & Ohio -68 Chrysler..
121
121
Pub. Service of NJ.
17†TM
17+
41.
461
Radio Corpn.
101
103
Corpo. 831
831
Radio
Corpn "B"
.1181
Columbia Gas & E. 191 C. G. & E 6% ' ' 106% Commercial Credit
671 1171.
194 Schenley
$5 of...............
1
Reynolds Teb 'B'....
107
80 781
Schenley 51% pin Bears Roebuck
56 501 501 501 991 901 871 87
Coml. Bolvents
101
151
Bocony-Vacuum
14
131
Comm. & Southern,
Skills |
8thrn. Cal. Edison
317
31
.241
(ord.)
31
31
8thrn. Pacific
411
431'
.073
Comm. & Southern
Stand. Brands
151
151
2.45
(ord., $6 cum pl.
711
71
Stand. Gaa Y Elec
71
.38
Consolid. Gas of NY.
421
421
Stand. Of of WJ,
621
613
Consol. Mines
.06).
Consolia, O
13
Sterling Prods. .....
721
723
Gold Creek
35
Continental ou.....
311
Swift International
30j|
301
Ipo
23
Corn. Products
711
71
Technicolor A
27.27
North. Mindanao
22
Curtiss Wright 'A'..."
61
Texas Gulf Bulphur
351
351
.Mineral Resources
,401"
Curtiss Wright (C) 201
197
Transamerica
131
131
Salacot
.11}
Delaware & Hudson
481
473
20th, Cent, Fox Flin
Santa Rosa United Paracale
.101
Distiller's Corpo. Bea-
301
30+
36
STRILS
251
251
Douglas Aircraft
80.
781
| 20th Cent. Fox Fun
pi.
381
371
Du Pont de Nemours
162)
162)** | Uz. Carbide, & Car-
EXTRA MANILA CLOSING QUOTATIONS
Electric Bost ..................
13]
131
вод
97 98
mic Bond & Share
221
212
Us. Pacine
139
1394
elec. Bond & Shar
Un. Aircraft (New) * 281
25/
1-$5 pt. 10.
72
23
Un. Airline Trans...
171
-16
Extra Manila closing quotations. figures kindly supplied by Messrs.
REICHSMARK RATES
Un Corpn.
Elu & Edgar.
821
82
Un, Carpa.⠀ # çum.
Centavos
14
··144
pl.
467
46j
Agnor Placer
231
Berlin, Bept. 23.
Ambassador
The Reichsmark
33- 921
| Un. "Gas Improvem
651 35
ment
·1.44
15
Cocogrove
2,50
(without guarantee)
161 401
U. 8. Indus Alcohol 341
34
Gold Creek
.32
New York)..
401 400
U.S. Rubber
32
33
Consolidated Mines
001
601 ,001 471 401
U. B. Steel
..... 717.
711
Marsmany
120.00
Vanadium zwin
25
24
Ipo
London
East Mindanao
491
241
Westinghouse Her 1404 140 24- Call ones
Santa Rosa
11
10%
·19%
Mineral Resources.
10
USA Dollars
418 414.
Salsicot
11
Univerzal
Tranmorean News Navoid
Spot
261 down 1 Oct.-Dec. ........ 287 down i Jan.-Mar.
27. down April-June ........ 271 down i Market: Easier.
EXTRA MANILA QUOTATIONS
Agno Cons
Ambassador
Cocogrove
Enst Mindanao
Dues on vessels were up £17.428, decrease, sizes the tonnage fall was largely attributable to coal Their tonnage inwards and out- warda amounted to 14,309,455, the and other fuel exports. The in- The meeting, which was held in
crease in the lonnage and revenue
Fleet Band & Share the Trust's Chambers, was presided second largest for the port, and
more
.38 pi.....! over by Mr. W, F. Robertson, chair-810,384 tons more than the 1935 of higher rated goods was
figure. The tonnage. "was within than a net-ofl.
Eec. Power & Light 119,700 tons of the 1930 record The coal and fuel exports were Filatkote Co.
Gen. Cigar chell, convener of the Committen gure, and was £38,030 tons above down by 388,000 tons, due largely
1914, which had the highest pre- to the fall in Mediterranean ship-den. Electric
ments. On the other, hand scrap Gen. Foods IMPORTS AND EXPORTS
Gen. MotorS iron was up by 135.000 tons, aron Dues from goods were up by ore by 114,000, grain by, 70,000, pig Gen Fly, Bignal... £13,024, although the tonnage of tron by 28,000, and limestone by Gold Dust
Goodrich Tyre Co.. goods' inward (and outward at 23,000, The granary revenue wan 6437,441 was down by 43,629 tons, up £11.513, cranca by £2200. and Goodyear Tire & R Nevertheless, the revenue did not" graving docks by #1540,
Other Rly. pl. 1 ex. dir
on Finance
It was also reported that the Ge- nemi Purposes Committee recom→ mended that an area of ground fronting the river at King. George V. Dock be leased, to a London company for the construction: of rew works, in order to carry on
war tonnage,. *
."
131 132 Warner Bros. Plets. 131 131 231221
Sn. Mr. T. S. Shen, Mrs. Tyu and two children, Mr. "A. Y. Wong, Mr. CC. Wong, Mr. W, Y. Yang, Mrs. Z. Zing, Miss Zing.
Through passengers for Manila
were:-
Dr. D. G. Beebe, Mr. F. Fuke, Mr. Y. Kobayashi, Mr. R. P. Mọné
“TONSIGNEES are hereby informed that their goods with the exception
of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being lauded and stored into the Go- downs of Hong Kong, Kowloon Wharf Lid, Kowloon, whence Godown Co., delivery may be obtained immediately. after landing
Alf claims must be sent in to me on or before the 29th Sept.; 1936, or they will not be recognized.
salvatge, Mr. J. W. McMaster, Mr. and "Mra H M. McIntosh, Rev. and Mrs. N. McPherson, Miss A. McPherson. Master D. McPherson, Mr. T. Naito, Mr. F. 8. Eles, Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Courlie, Mr. Lard & Douglas in the presence of
Rosberg. Mr. W. H Way, Mr. E Rev. B. N. Bancroft, Shimizu,
Dr. and Mrs. P. G. Culley, Miss A. R. Calley, Mr. D. G. Coplen, Mr. HW De Grail, Mr. R. Fogle, Mrs. D. Holmes, Mrs. V. Oliver, Major and Mrs. AH Rogers,
Damaged Package will be examined
Company Surveyor, Messes,
26th Sept., 1976. the Consignees at 10.00am. on Friday,
Consignees must have a Bayenue- Offer
ín istiandance when soy dutiable-
goods are examined by the Company's
No Fire insurance will be effected by
E. OBL
us în any case whatever.
Agent
[4701
Hong, Kang 19th Sept, 1948,
was quoted
40.21 Paris... 610- Amsterdam.
Paris Pound Sterling, 76.59
59.32
12826
to 77.02
15.189
to 15.106