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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1936.
Paria
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
Geneva
Berlin
Athers
Milan
Shanghai
New York Amsterdam
Vienna Prague
14
(British Wireless Service)
October 8.
104 53/64
October 10. 106 3/32.
21.28)
12.171
12.18)
93
-931
4.89 9/18 9.191
4.90 7/16
9.18
1391
134
870
4.89)
4.902
Prom Hner Woc lai
Europe
Foranla
Ports
Data
Bucharest
Madrid
Potadam
Genoa, Mara, S'hampion, Rattariem, Bremen, Hamburg
Lisbon
Ereled
Kursarios, Oran, Antwerp, Pekingumo, Hamburg, Bromun
Hong Kong
Nov.
P
Brussels
29.08
29.1
Strata & Ceylon
Pott
S'pore Pezing, Belawan, Calompho..
器
Montevideo
Crefeld
Bagaporn
0
Punkcia.ro
Manila
Oct.
Belgrade..
Shanghai & Japan
Shanghai, North China & Alagan
South Ses inlande
Oreful..
(befor
Manija
NOT.
0
Montreal
S'. Yokohama, Kobe
Nov.
Yokohama
Helsingfors
Shaarbai, Duirma, Taku, Thington, Y'asma, Nagoya, Kobe, waka
Мат
Rio
Buenos Aires
Breast heart...
Madhag, Rabaul, Tulagi, Ravkog, etc.......
Nov
Silver (Spot
Silver (forward)
War Loan
Subjart to Alteratios without Notice,
201
20
31% 107.
Closing Quotations
Octabor 8, 1936.
17
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Telegraphic Transler.
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*ight
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CANTON AGENTS: JEBSEN & .00., SHAMEEN, B,0.
THE
CHINA-SIAM
LINE.
OG JAPAN-
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leaving Hong Kong 20th October via Swatow leaving Hong Kong 28th October, via Swatow
20th October
BONG KONG-SWATOW-AMOY 1.8, “HAI HING" | leaving Hong Kong Accepting Passengers & Cargo for all the above motioned porta. HONG KONG-BINGAPORE-PENANG-RANGOON Regular Express Service
THAI HING" leaving Hong Kong 26th October vis Holbow
Accepting cargo for all the above mentioned ports.
Excellent passenger accommodation available,
For freight, jrtwage rates und all other information-Apply to --
THORESEN & CO., LTD.
Tel. 30237.
General Agente,
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
f Lading to the usual transhipment ports.
S.S.
Next Sailing for JAPAN “BENGLOE” 17th Oct.
For Freight and Passage apply to:-
Tel. #2633
W. A. LOXLEY & CO., (CHINA) LTD.,
York Building Agenta:
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.
SCIENTISTS
DISCUSS DRINK
AND THE DRIVER
Whiskey And Mild Beer
WHAT A TEST SHOWED
were
Many, interesting papers read at the various section of the British Association at - Blackpool recently."
Dr. H. M. Vernon in an address in the Physiology section described experiments in the effect of al- cohol on motor driverë.
Bome drivers he said, maintain ed, in spite of a mass of evidence from laboratories, that moderate quantities of alcohol either had no effect on their driving or improved It..
Apparatus had been installed at the National Institute of Industrial Psychology in which a person drove a dummy car along a track pre- jected as a moving picture on a screen in front of him and the path taken by the car was record ed automatically, 2
Drivers underwent this test be- fore and after taking, on an empty
i
On New York !----
Bank Billa, ou demand 303/16 Credits, 60 days”, sight" and",
ON BATAVIA
On demand
bet
ipt
ON PARIO:-
Bank Bills, on demand 645
ON SHANGHAI:---
Credit, month's sight 685.
On Domand
103/
ON SALON
ON SINGAPORE:—
On demand
84
On demand
...... 59 16
ON MANILA-
On demand
6413-16
ON BANGKOK :--
On demand......
1001
On demand
1801
ON INDIA:
SOVEREIGNS Bank Buying
Exte
******* 1/3 1118 ......... 94
Telegraphic Transfer... Bank, on demand.......... 818
BAR SILVER, per os
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
(Through Reuter's Service)
QUOTATIONS
New York: October 11.
New York/London Cross-rate New York Cotton- Dec. New York Rubber-Dec." Chicago Wheat.-Dec. Chicago Corn -Dec. Silver Official
90 Haile
Bklyn
·
Last Today's High Low Close Close Change
4.90-10/19 4,80-15/16 11/32 up 1.83 11.79 1164 11.76 ,08 off
16.48 closed
1168 1'5 DA 93
115 118
58) 95
1836
Oct 10,
unquoted
up
High Low Oct 8. High Low Close Change
17821 175.14 176,05 59.8 59,01. 69.86 35.28 35.17 36.30 105.48
unquoted
.86 up .69. ap .10 ap .03 off
19.53 40.8859.03 38.05 3883 36.30 108 51 88.92 105.32 53.68 87.41_
Business Done; -970,900 shares.
Pgo ofert qEE*********: #ITCHE
PASSENGERS
Arrivals By Empress Of Canada
VISCOUNT
ROTHERMERE
Among passengers arriving by the liner Empress of Japan from the North on Saturday morning were the following local residents: Major V. E. Duclos, Canadian Government Trade Commissioner; Mr. Eldon Potser. K.C. pro- minent local barrister, and Mrs. Eldon Potter:
Mr. L. W. Amps of Messrs. Logan and Amps;
Mm. D. M. Biggar, wife of Mr. D. M. Biggar, Manager of the Chase Bank;
Mr. J. K. Bousfeld. of the, Astatic Petroleum Co., and Mrs. Bousfeld;
Mr. J. Harrop, of Messrs. James H. Backhouse Ltd., and Mrs. Har-
rop,
Mr. D. J. Keogh, of the Asiatic Petroleum Co.. and Mrs. Keogh;
Mrs. L Dunbar, wife of Mr. L. Dunbar, well-known local horse owner:
race
Miss Jean B. 'Lyons, sister of Mrs. Dunbar:
Mr. G., V. T. Marshall, · Messrs S. J. David and Company. and Mrs. Marshall;
Mr. F. G. Nigel, of the solicitors Area of Messrs. Johnson. Siokes and Master;
Mrs H H Pethick and-Misɛ 8. Pechick;
..THE SHORTY
FAST ROUTE
DAYS
TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA
FARES
495-40
First Class £62-7-9 Tourist Class and upward
13
Travel fast-luxuriously — enjoyably – economically to Europe, via Seattle, aboard
a President Liner. *
On your way home see the beauty spots of America.
·leisurely, or on the fly.
re
American Mail Line duced fares, Hongkong to Europe, offer the maximum in travel comfort and speed at minimum cost.
AMERICAN
HONGKONGI
12 PEDDER STREET
LAST 10 YEARS
Mr. R. R. Roxburgh, of Messrs AIR PROGRESS OF
Thornycroft Ltq.
and
John L Mrs. Roxburgh and Miks Rox- burgh
Mr. Rallon, son of Mr. N. L H. Railton. of Messrs. Jardine Matheson and Company Ltd; an
Mrs. John W. Mayhew and Miss P. Mayhew:
Mrs. J. H. Lock, wife of Captain J. H. Lock, pilot of the R. M. A. Dorado. returning from a "holiday in Japan:
→
From Lindbergh To
"Blue Riband”
MANY CAPITAL-TO-
CAPITAL RACES
The air race from New York to
Parls which is being organised on May 21, the tenth anniversary of Col. Lindbergh's first solo crossing. striking recognition of progress
Mr. E. Cock, Chief Manager of the Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd.;
Mr. E. V. Fuerholzer, Transocean Representative for the Far Easti
Wing-Commander A. G. Bishop; The race is promoted by the Mr. L Kadoorle well-known | French Air, Ministry, directed by local Onancier:
M. Pierre Cot.':
Distinguished passengers includ- ed Viscount Rothermere, famous newspaper magnate.
Other passengers were:
Misa A. C. L Alexander, Dv. and Mrs. J. J. Luddy, Miss Elste Wells, Miss E B. Kayser, Mr. and Mrs.
In the air.
·
LINE
|| CANTON BRANCH: '*, FRENCH CONGESSION
CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STRAM NAVIGATION O«/«
STRAMIZ - “ MIRZAPORE."
ARRIVED BONG KONG o 8TH OCTOBER. 1998.
From BOMBAY, COLOMBO ARD STRAITS,
Camed Vocal are hereby inforand CONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above
that their Goods are being landed and placed ar Tax in the Hong Kong sad Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Company's web Cansignment will be sorted out
Godowas
at Kowloon, where Mark by Mark and Delivery can be obtained the Goods landed.
Optional Goods will be handed hers" unless Instructions have been given le the contrary Six Hours before arrival of the Steamer.
Br
Goods not aleared within 8 days, in- anding date of arrival, will be subject in Rest-
Small at races and gymkhanas have served their chief purpose; the spur of competition must now also serve modern practical aims in'
No Fire Insurance will be affected by air transport, which are Continen-
sög csse: whatever?". tal and oceanic.
Damaged Packages must be left in the Three years ago the Federation Godowns for examination by the Oơm.;
་
F. M. McBain, Mr. W. C. Bestin, Aeronautique Internationale in-sigs, and the.. Company's BurvareI Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Cameron, Miss stituted a capital-to-capital record | HOT. GODDARD & Douglas, at 10 am.
each will be a practical test of air- craft on toportant routes:
Free Storage period.
Consignose are specially verified tkáv
it is necessary for Revenue Officer de damaged dutiable cargo.
All Claims against the Steamer mu be presented to the Underigned on or before 28th Oct., 1856, or they will The first will be the England-,
not be Johannesburg áir race, to start on
recognised: No Claims will be admitted after the Sept. 20. It is an all-British con-Goods Have left the Godown test. for which so far there are 13
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & 06. entries. The route is not in the Hong Kong, 8th Oct., 188. Agents. present oficial capital-to-capital record category...
[4799
A. Cameron. Mr. and Mrs. G. Lcategory, and two such records on Mundays and Thursdays, within the Hayles, Mr. P. M. Hodgson, Mr. have already been officially recog and Mrs. S. L. Massina,, Miss. J. ¦ nised. Massina. Captain and Mrs. D. M. This year two great long-dis-be presente: the" examination of Shean, Mr. H. G. Sheldon, Mr. Otance air races will be held. and Ruhl, Captain R. L... K. Allen, Mr. C. W. Cheng, Mr. B. K. Lam, Mr. J. W. Linton, Mr. 8. D. Bagg, Mr. F. Benoist, Miss T. Blaser, Mr. J. L. Chen. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Cornell and Infant, Mr. G. H. Deaforth, 121 Mr. W. A. Dunn, Mr. and Mrs B J. Garfunkel, Col. F. E. Gowan, Mr. J. E. Hargreaves. Dr. Hans Harnals. Mr. M L Fu Master Rou Misa Hari, Mr. Y. T. Hau, Mrs. M. L. Hsu (two). Mr.. Y. K. Kan. Mr. Y. C. Kan, Mrs. P. H. L. Kan. Miss Kan, Master W. Robin, Miss S. Cpromoted by the Aero Club of Robin, Lieut. B. V. Lee, Mr. B. France and the Aero Club of Indo- Lieu. Mr. K 8 Lut Mrs. China. The price money amounts Mansar, Miss H. C. Mansar, Mr.
to about £16,000. The distance to C. V. Mark, Mr. R. T. McDonnell,
be flown is 13,600 miles,·· Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Parsons, Mr.
The route will be by way" of | FINBE Motor Vesral A. M. Scrimgeour, Mrs. G. Tilden, Baghdad and Allahabad on Miss J. Tilden, Mr. T. Wang, Mrs. way out the return by the same having arrived from the above Forte on
"HILVERTEAK" the THE K. Z. Wong, Mr. K. C. Woodhouse.
route, but with a stop at Cairo. 8th fistant, Consignees of Cargo 876 Through passengers were:
2,400 miles. The first hop, Paris to Baghdad, is bereby informed that their Gobití pre being landed as their maz into the fo downs of the Hong Kong and Kowloon
had sad Gede, Company,
Edited Kowloon, and stored at
Dow Jones Average
So Industrial
17843 143.11 175,18
20 Utilities t
40 Bonds
Queen's Building.
II Commodity Index 68.37
Last Sale
st Sale
Stocks
Oct. 9
10
Stocks
Oct. 9
10
Adams Express
141
141
Western Sugar
352
35)
Amer. Can
128
1272
Humble Oil
67
Amer. Cyanamid 'B'
35)
351
Int. Harvester Co. ...
Am. & For. Power
74
74
Int. Nickel
621
62
¡¡
Am. For. P. $7 pr
48
16
Int. Tel & Tel.
122
121
Am. Light & Trac.
381
3at
Kennecott
52+ 52
Amer. Locomotive...
231
231
Loew's Inc.
58)
Amer. Radiator ......
321
321
Lorillard
23:
232
Amer. Rolling 'Mill.......
89
881
McKesson & Rob-
Amer, Smelting......
501 551*
bing Inc...........
44 1434
Am. Sugar Refining 1781
179
Amer. Tel. & Tel, .. 10072
Amer. Tobacco 'B' ...
27
1001 27
Monsanto Chemical Montgomery Ward...
971
074
524 53**
Amer. "Waterworks... 41)
414
Anaconda Copper
807
81
| Nat, City Bk. .................... 43)* 43**
Nat Dairy Prods... 25! Nat. Distillers
251
30.
30+
Atchison, T. & B. Fe.
281
281
Nat. Power & Light
12.
Atlas Corpn..
151
15
New York Central...
482
491
Auburn
344
341
North American
33
33k
Baltimore & Ohio...
25%
26
Northern Pacific....
282
2017
Bethlehem Steel
.740
·741
Pacific Gas & Eẹc.
382
301
Boeing Airplane Co.
Borden Co.
29 291 274 281
Pacific Lighting
542
543
Bklyn
• Manhattan
Packard Motor Paramount
13
!! 13
Picture
Trans Corpn.
562 581
Incor, 0.
13+
131
Manbattau
Pennsylvania- R. R. 401
414
$8 cum. pt.
stomach, a dose of whiskey con- taining, as a rule, 20 c.c. of al- cohol, (Le, rather more than a
Case, J. I
102)* 1031 159
Phillips Petroleum 401
1.
407
160
Pure Oll Co
47+
474
"large" whiskey), or a dose of mild Chesapeake beer contal ing only 5 c.c. of Chesapeake & Ohio 147
Chrysler
Canadian Pac. Rly. 13
402* Chase Nat. Ek.
Corpn. 92
137
Pub, Service of N.J.
181
493*
Radio Corpa.
104
101
'95
Radio Corpn "B"
754
$5 Of .....
1261
1271
Reynolds Tob 'B...
561
573
201
Schenley
50
50
Schenley 51% pla
091
901
ΤΟΥ
Sears Roebuck
91
914
174 ** **
Bocony-Vacuura
18+
16
:
8thm. Cal.
Edison
314
311
(ord.) Comm, & Southern
4+
44
Sthrn. Pácide,
48
471
Stand. Brandin.
18
101
(ord., $8 cum. p. Consold. Lans of N‚Y.
78
771
Stand. Gas Y. Elec
71
441
45
Stand. Of of N.3.
644
- 851
13
Consolio. Oil
14
141
Sterling Prods....
75
Continental. Oli
344
35
Swift International
30f
31
errors than had
Corn. Products.....
691
891.
Technicolor
261
27
Curtiss Wright' 'A'....
B4
61
Texas Gulf Bulphur
367
387
Curtiss Wright (C)
187
187
Transamerica
14:
14
52
-531
20th Cent. Fox Film.
comm...........
"32
32
228 744
20th Cent. Fox Film.
40
301
751. .
* { * *
·1881 μ
Un. Carbide & Car
bon
101 100
24
231
Un. "Pacifc
139
139
quantities of alcohol should be Elec. Bond & Share avolded before driving, and that all 45 pt. ..... cats should be fitted compulserlly Hee. Bond & Share with speedometers."/>
Un. Aircraft (New)
242
291
75
75 Un. Airline Trans...
151
151
Uni. Corpn.
..TZ
$1
$8 pr...
80
Hec. Power & Light 151 Flintkote Co. Gen. Cigar
pt.
853 154 362 38 Un. Gas Improve-
Un, Corpa. #3 cum,
and Mrs. 8. 1-Schwartz, Miss M4.
467
461
L. Schwartz Mas E. Schwartz.
+251
252
511
537
Tierit U. S. Indus Alcohol
152
HARUNA MARU
371
48. 49
U.S. Rubber
374
383
30%
U. S. Steel
761
TO
117 721
Vanadium
241 241 472 461 Warner Bros. Pictr. 1313₤ 14 144 Westinghouse Dec 1501 150%
1% Call Mones
alcohol.
Fifteen experienced drivers were Columbia Gos & E. 208 examined in this way. The mild C. G.-E. 6% A p. 108* beer had no effect on them, but Commercial
Credit 702-
the whiskey caused a reduction of Comt. Bolvents ....... 6 per cent. In the driving time and Comm. & Bourbera an increase of 12 per cent, in the driving errors.
INCREASED ERRORS Five non-drivers were also test ed, and on these the mild beer had more effect in reducing time and increasing the whiskey.
The various people tested differ- ed greatly in their reactions, but Delaware & Hudson half of them had their driving Distillers Corpo: Bea- time reduced by 10 to 24 per cent.
grams
23
"As a rule the drivers were quite Douglas Aircraft unconscious of any speeding-up Du Pont de Nemours 168 after drinking alcohol, and this Electric Boat ........ 134 14 suggests that even moderate Elec. Bond & Share
Dr. Ratcliffe (Birmingham) said that the most dangerous driver was a man who had had a Httle alcohol which removed his caution gen." Electric and lessened the speed of his reac- den: Foods tion to danger.
Glen Motors
-"Bome of the worst accidents Gen. Rly. Bignal. ... have known have béen where Gold Dust..... young people have been, coming! Goodrich Tyre Co. back from adance in the early Goodyear Tire & R. 241 241 hours of the morning after having a thera Rly. pf. 274 271 | had a few cocktails.
ex, diy
• Bid
76 ⚫
Mr. G. Honour, Mr. H. Morison, Mr. and Mix. B. H. Blaisdell, Mikk
G. W. Blaisdell, Mr. and Mrs W.
B. Craig, Mr. and Mrs. K. B Day,
WORLD'S LONGEST AIR RACE
On Oct. 25 will begin the longest air race ever held, the Paris-Sai- gon-Paris International contest,
-Bo far no British machine has been entered.
Records are now octally recog-
Mrs. Robert Hancock, Mr. Anised over the following capital-to:
Jestes, Mr. James Morton, Mrs. L
capital routes: ..
E. Ohnick, "Mr." J. M." Ross, Mr. F. Bager. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Scarfe, Ms. C. A Weekley, Mr. and Mrs. © R. C. Chamberlini, Mrs. G. 8. Dyer,
Miss T. Speary, Mra. F. L'and' Miss G. Washburn, Mr. G. E. Wilkinson, Mr. T. C. Maitland, Mr and Mrs. J. R. H. Mason, Mrs. T. V. Miler. Mr. B. B. Ohnick, Mr. D. Ritchie, Miss Tonle Wenz, Mr. and Mrs. H D., Cöllier,⠀⠀⠀ Mr. ́8. Tatsuki Mr. H. M. Hind, Mr. and Mrs. Chas A. Hendry, Dr. T. E. Hsiao, Col., and Mrs. A. Kim-. berley, Mr. H. A. McComb, Misa is
New York-San Francisco. London-Sydney
Paris-Antananarivo
CST)
SILVER LINE,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
FROM
NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES
and
All breden, cha fod, and damagliga koodin parise: Copsom zisk
to be left in the Godomate they will be exaquined" off" "Thursday, 15th matabert, 1906, ut reʻaut, Ve
All Charts must be presented withi (Madagas 16 Days of the veeldi's strical hete
after which data they
Friedrichshaven-Rio Janeiro Rome-Rio de Janeiro London-Gabe Town Paris-Saigon.. Amsterdam-Batavia Rome-Cape Town Tokyo-New York London-Buenos Aires
The principal oficially adopted
that capital-to-capital records
b. M. Minty, Mr. J. Morris, Miss V. will be recognised where the dis- Pustingeva, Mr. M. Rivera, Mr.
Japanese Liner From North
tance exceeds 1.250 miles
HEAVY COSTS
Conditions for the Paris-New
Clins will be sifmitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods renting anticliver after the 18th install, 1936, will be subject to Rent...
No Fire Insurance has been efforted, Bills of Lading will be countersigned, by
FURNESS (PAR EASTY LTD
2nd Floor, Hongkong & Shangar Big Building Dini, 92165 & 28109.
Heng Leng 8th Oct, 1986.
York race have not yet been announced, but it may be seened
that they will rios call for a be stop fight, whilst it is probable McEachern, Miss Sadie McEachern, that only aeroplanes and Mrs. Ada Carmán, Mr. Hürold Pon- | boats will be admitted. toppidan, Mr. Eduardo Arduino, The cost of participation will be Märs. Alda Arduino, Mrs Else Ban heavy, and no doubt the prises wit The N.Y.Kloer. Haruna Marudog Dunning, Mrs Elleen Margaret be big ones
to de arrived on Saturday from Jupen Divett Miss Julian Divett, Mrs. | All the principal aircraft produc; via-Shanghai, with the following Helmie Cunietti, Mr Franklin Raying countries now have in detemp Lassengers:Mr. John Hector Mr. Zakariya Almohamed, and Mr. | ment types of strerast quander, so McEachern, Mrs. Ruby Myrtilla | Tetauto shipoda,
take part in such a contest.