HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY,
DECEMBER
17, 1936.
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MAERSE
LINEE
MAERSK LINE
Fhat regular "FREIGHT and PASSENGER SERVICE
Shanghai, and Japan
to
THE EXCHANGE MARKET
MESSRS. ROZA BROS.
Suver prices dropped !/18 yester- day for both deliveries, the quota- tions being 21 5/16 for Ready and
LOS ANGELES, PANAMA, NEW YORK, BOSTON, Forward.
PHILADELPHIA &
BALTIMORE.
If autoient inducement ofers also other ports of call.
Arrivals from USA.
M.V. FERNHILL"
--
M.V. PETER MAERSK"
21st Dec. 14th Jan.
MV. "DAGFRED
Sallings to 0.8.A.
28th Dec.
29th Jan.
LL
(All dates are subject to alteration without notice.)
EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION FOR PASSENGEFS
AT MODERATE RATES..
For Freight and Passage please apply :-
JEBSEN & CO.
Canton, Shameen, B'C.
Tel. 10916.
CHINA
JAR
Agents. Hong Kong, Peddar Botding
Tel. 28963.
VISIT BALI AND JAVA
Special Round Trip Fares 1st Class HONG KONG-BATAVIA-HONG KONG H$275.
गु
HONG KONG-BALI-JAVA-HONG KONG H$450. HONG KONG-MANILA-HONG KONG H$135.
NEXT SAILINGS-
TO BATAVIA DIRECT 5.S. TJISALAK' 28th Dec., 11 am.
Tender Blake Pier 10.00 mm.
Tender Pallos Pier 10.15 m.
TO MANILA, MAKASSAR. BALI & SOERABAIA m.s. TJISADANE' 22nd Dec., 10 am.
Tender Etake Fler 10.00 .. Tender Police Pier 10.15m TO AMOY & SHANGHAI
m.s. “TJINEGARA
24th Dec.
For further information apply:
Holland-China Trading Co.,
Canton 1. Nolasco da Silva, Esq., Macaő JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LINE York Building.
MODERN
Tel. 23018.
EXPRESS SERVICE
LIJN
S.S.
"BENLEDI"
Sailing for LONDON, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG and LEITH on about the 9th January.
or
Cargo will also be accepted on through Bill of Lading to the usual transhipment ports.
Next Sailing for SHANGHAI & JAPAN
S.S. “BENLAWERS”
24th Dec.
For Freight and Passage apply to :-
W. R. LOXLEY & CO., (CHINA) LTD.,
Tel. 22033
York Building. Agents: THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.
CITY OF LONDON CONFOUNDED
Bank Of England's Big Gold Purchases
disposing of some of its gold hold Ings the Fund is better equipped to arrest the undesirable apprecia- tion of sterling, -
London, Dec. 15. when the underlying trend of The City has been confounded sterling is firm is the most op- by the Bank of England's large portune for re-establishing the gold purchasea, suddenly execut-Fund's freedom of action, as after ed, amounting to 265,000,000, from the Equalisation Fund, And Anan- cial circles have been startled, by the simultaneous reduction of the
Questioned in this connection in fiduciary note faue by £60,000,000.
From a host of diverse opinions the House of Commons, Mr. Neville emerges the majority view that Chamberlain, Chancellor of the the action indicates the British Exchequer, simply stated it had authorities bellef that such pre-been decided to increase tempora- sure on sterling as may be ex-rly the gold held in the laue de- perienced by the withdrawal of partment of the Bank of England French funds and the possible resby £65,000,000. Such a step, by sumption of the outhow of capital itself, would mean a very sharp to Wall Street, could be cour-expansion of the credit basis which teracted by the Equalisation was at present unjustified, he Therefore, the fiduciary Fund's remaining vast gold hold- | said,"
issue had been reduced by £80.- Ings
It is pointed out that a tane 000,000,- Beuter.
Silver advices reported India as havng bought. There was a little selling. The market was steady but idle. American Sliver was quoted at 43 1/4 for Spot.
The London-New York 'cross- rate was quoted at 4.90 5/8. New York-London was quoted at 4.90 43/32.
MARKET
Opered with indications of ensi- ness but later steadied up slightly.
STERLING
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
(Through Renter's Service:
Now York: Decemb r 18.
QUOTATIONS
New York/London Crow-rate New York Cotton-Mar. Now York Rubber-Mar. Chicago Whest -May - Мау Chicago Corn Silver-Official
20 Baile
20. Utilities
40 Bonds
k
Laap Today's High Low Close Close Change
4.50-21/32°4.80-23/32 1/18 up 15.47 13.90 1243 12.32 11 off 19.80 16,1 19.30 19.97 al op
80.48 40.36 54.81 38.16 28.23 36.61 10801 88.02 105.90
11 Commodity Index 76.54 65.58
Stocks
Adams Express .........
Allis Chalmers .......
Amer. Can............ Am. Car & Foundry Amer. Cyanamid
Opened with sellers at 1/2 7/8 with small buyers at 1/2 29/33. Subsequently buyera at 1/2 29/32 withdrew. The market closed with small sellers at 1/2 29/32 Decem- ber-February and 172 7/8 March-Amer. & For. Power May, buyers at 1/2 15/16 December- March and probably 1/2 29/32 April-May. No transactions were reported.
יד קדי
U.S. DOLLARS Some business was reported early in the morning at 30 7/16 for April delivery. The market closed with sellers at 30 7/16 December-Janu- ay and 30 3/8 February-April, buyers at 30 1/2 for any delivery.
SHANGHAI MARKET There were sellers of Sterling at |1/2 13/32, buyers probably at 1/2 7/18 for Spot US. Dollars, sellers at "29.1/2 för cash buyers at 29 19/18.
PASSENGERS
R.M.S. "EMPRESS OF ASIA" The following passengers arrived here yesterday on board the RM8. Empress of Asia" were:-
Bendix Aviation
697
464
401
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE
11
Far Eastern Mail,{Passenger & Freight Service Through bookings to Amartea via Europe and Europe'sia America. Booking around the world. - Through bookings to London.
:
OUTWARD SAILINGS
4.S." PREUSSEN"...... for S'hai, Daires, Taingtas, Moji,
Y'hama, Nagoya, Kobe, Osaka 30th Doc. * m.v. "RAMSES" for Shai, Yokohama, Kobe, Osaka,
Tsingtao6th Jan. .. "BURGENLAND" for Shanghai. Dairen, Kobe, Osaka,
11th Jan.
"Nagoya, Yokohama HOMEWARD SAILINGS
m.v. "LEVERKUSEN" for Gesos, Blona, Antwerp, R'dam.,
Hamburg....
75th Deo. .v. "SADERLAND" for Genos, Antwerp, R'dam.'burg. 8th Jan. ...PREUSSEN...for Milles, Rotterdam, Bamburg, 23rd Jan. Passenger Vezel Limited Passenger Accommodation. For further particulars and passage fares, etc, apply to
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE
JEBSEN & CO., Askers
12, Pedder Street, Tel. 29369,
CANTON AGENTS: CARLOWITZ & CO., Shakee Road.
BARBER WILHELMSEN
LINE
MONTHLY SERVICE.
TO Panama
11
Allantio
BALBOA (Paasma) NEW YORK CRISTOBAL (Cilon) « BOSTON. NEXT BAILING
||
"TAI PING"
ON
18th DECEMBER
EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION FOR 12 PASSENGERS.
DODWELL & 00.,
AGENTS
137
158
1207 1992
off
100
103)
1051
104
b
1936
Dow Jones Ayorages
So Industrial
High Low Deo, 14. 18.39 143.11 181.67
451
Dec. 18, Bigh Low Close 183 30 181.30 181,81 55.85 54.68 16.00 38.90.35.11 36.29
I of 1 off
Change .10 up .18 up .3% off
77.87 Business. Done:~2,480,000 shares.
105.91 77.79
01 up
108 of
Last Sale Dec. 14 15
141 141
Great Northern Rly. 41 771 78 Great Western Sugat: 3911 "1141
Holly Sugar Corpn. 1151
Humble O
Last Sale
Stocks
Dec. 14 15
415
391
331
34
Int. Nickel ......
75 742 631 63
7
74
Int. Tel. & Tel.
124 121
Amer. & For. $7 pf. Amer. Locomotive"... Amer. Metals
58
571
Int. Dept Stores
34 321
46
* 481
Kennecott Copper
604
601
-51
621
Lambert Corpn.
194 201
Amer. Radiator.....
241
25+
Loew's Inc.
641
641
Amer, Rolling Mil... 352) 34 Amer. Smelting
Lorillard
2221
224
961
971
Mcintyre Porcupine
Amer. Steel F'dries. Amer. Sugar
502
McKesson & Robbins, 154
454
Pacific
SHANGHAI DOLLARS
541 Amer. Tel. Tel... 1874 Amer, Tobacco "B" 967 Amer. Waterworks ... 287 Anaconda Copper ... Atchison. T. & S. Fe: 73 Atlantic Refining
55
Monsanto Chemical · 994;
991
1861
Montgomery Ward..
SAN FRANCISCO
654
653
$64
Murray Corpn.........
LOS ANGELES
18+
183
Nat Cash Registor .. 253
302
30
53+
523
Nat Dairy Products 237
23+
717
Nat Distillers
201
291
...
30%
914
Nat Power & Light 12
11
Sellers were quoted at 103 1/4 | Atlas Cörpü, men 181 buyers at 103 3/8 for cash.
162
New York Central...
437
Auburn Motors ...... 33
324
Niagara Hudson P.
Baldwin Locomotive
Corpn.
181
16
$7 cum. pf.
841
831
North American ...
311
301
Baltimore & "Ohlo... Barnsdall On
22
22
Northern Pacife
271
273
221
Pacific Gas Mec.
361
371
Pacific Lighting
Bethlehem Steel..... Boeing Airplane Borden Co. Briggs
75
751.
Packard Motors ......
111
11
35
347
Paramount
22$
211
26
261
Pennsylvania R.R.
411
M'facturing 50
58+
Phelps Dodge
Brooklyn-Manhattan
Phillips Petroleum
472
HONG KONG BANK BUILDING.
401
TTENS
******
53
53+
Public Service of N.J.
48
49
Brooklyn-Mannattan
Pullman Ine.
****
623 631
$0 -cum, pf.
101A 102
Pure Oll
182
187
CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
14
Case. J
150
151.
Radio Corpn of Am.
12
114
Canadian Pacific
131
131
Republic Steel..........
201
29
Celanese Corpn. of
Reynolds Tobac. "B"
581
581
America
284
2611
St. Joseph Lead Co.
Cerro de Pasco ....... CertainTeed P'ducts Chesapeake Corp. 871 Chesapeake & Ohlo
64 Chrysler Corpå. **** 125. Columbla Gas & EL 181 Columbia 6% "A" - 1031
Credit Commercial
881 Commercial Solvents 17! Commonwealth & S. Commonwealth
72
* 721
Schenley
521
522
141
Schenley 54% pí.
971
96
87
Sears Roebuck.......
98
972
65
Shell Union Oil
27
282
1231
Socony-Vacuum
151
15)
THE
HE M.V.
..IB
Southern Cal Edison 201
291
104
681
Southern Pacife --
424
Southern Rly 5% pt.
51%
42% 521
18
Stand Brands ....
15+ 153
Stand Gas & Elec.
St
31.
87
$8.
Stand Gag & Elec.
cum. pf.
70%
703
Consolidated Edison
$7 pt. Standard Oil of NJ.
451
451
601 584
6? 66+
Consolidated Oil
147
147
Continental Oll Com. Products ........
41)
423
921
70
691
Curtiss Wright (C)
7
67
Technicolor .......... 22 Texas Gulf sulphur 391
Curtiss Wright "A"
201
201
Tidewater Assoc. Oil
20
32+ 221 393 194
Delaware & Hudson
401
451
Del Lackawanna &
-Timken-Detroit Axié Transamerica
"241
241
171
- 17
Western Distillers Corpo Sea-
20th Cent. Fox Films
106
106
20th Cent. Fox Flims
371
384
W251
264"
pr.
48
Douglas Aircraft Du Pont
Un. Carbide & Car
742
7331
bon
1701
1804
1031
Electric Boat
124
122
Un. Pacific
131
1034 131
Elec. Bond & Share Elec. Bond & Share
$5 pf.
United Aircraft .....
· 221
121
294
291
Un.
Airline Trans-
port
701
70
187
18
Elec. Bond & Share
$8.51......
United Corgo, sono
7t
61
80
Elec Power & Light Elec Power & Light
801
United Corpn.
241
231
cura. pl.
451
451
Un pas proven't 14
$7 pl.
351
341
Un. Light & power
141
Firestone Tire & R
40
401
"T
71
Filakkote
37*
364
US. Industrial Alco-
Agent..
Gen. Asphalt
hot
503
504
301
391
Hong Kong. 11th Dec., 1938
14878
Gen. Cigar
521 527
U.S. Rubber
461 401
Gen. Electric
381 891
US: Rubber #8 p. 98
QB
Gen. Foods
70 .693
U.S. Steel
781
771
Gen. Motor
Vanadium
Gen. Railway Bignal
541
531
25
28
Warner Bros Pict, ...
1.51
154
171
171
Gillette Safety Razor Glidden
244
231
Westinghouse
Elec. 148
1481
Youngstown
Sheet
Gold Dust summin
141 14
Goodrich (BJ)
35
Goodrich $5 pt. Goodyear
24+
841 24 291 237
& Tube....
821 80 Chase National Bk. 45 1 453* National City Bank 38
387, Call Money.
1%
1%
1 ex. diy
• Bld
Mr. and Mrs. 8. O. Dearing, Mr. A. H. Murray, Mrs. W. "B. Yeung. Mrs. Cheng Ling, Mrs. Li Koon Chun, Miss W. C. Li, Lt. U. R. Mirajkar, Dr. A. M. Pichamuthu, Mr. O. E. Barrant, Mr. P. A. Cox, Mr. E. Cook, Miss M. Cheng, Mrs. M Davy. Mrs. T. Davis, Master J. Davis, Miss E. Davis. Mr. V. P Gadeh, Mr. A. R. Hager, Mr. E Hersehend, Miss T. I. Ho. Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Johnston, Mrs L Kan. Mrs. Kan, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Man Ting. Miss L Ldang, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Marks, Mr. L. D. McNicoll, Mr. and Mrs. G. E Pearson, Mr. J. E. Perkins, Mr. E Potter, Mr.
Sanger, A. E Pearson, Miss C. Miss C. Sheng. Miss R. Tom. Dr. and Mrs. D. V. Temperley, Mrs. Tsau Miss V. Varn, Miss M. Wong, Mrs. C. C. Wu, Miss L. Ho, Mr. R. L. Wyllie, Miss G. I. Weinberg, Mr. A T. Baker, Mr. M. K. H. Baker. Mr. M. Plesuma, Mr. D. Ozelias, Dr. L. K. Collins, Miss E. Deahi, Rev. J. D. Gallagher, Mrs., T. Mason, Dr. R. J. Patchett, Miss J Shourek, Miss R. Wong Yuk-gim, Miss J. Wong Yuk-how, Miss M. E. Wilson. Mr. E. D. Da Roza, Mr. H. Salmon, Rev. and Mrs. F. S Miller, Miss T. F Chang, Mrs. V. M. Cairns, Miss S. Flis. Miss E. Groose, Mra. Haly, Misses E and J. Hilaly, Miss C. Thomson, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Walker.
S.S. "TERUKUNI MARU”'
The N.Y.K. as Terukuni Maru arrived in the Colony yesterday with the following passengers:—–
grama
10
Sterling Products TI 711 Swift International
GERMAN CURRENCY
DECREE
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
"SAUERLAND"
having anived from Hamburg and Porte of call, Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that their Goods ATS being landed and placed at their risk into the Hong Kong & Kowloon What & Godown Company's godowas at Kowloon, where delivery may be obtained as sich as the Goods are landed.
Optional Oargo will not be landed bere,
unless Notice has been given 18 hours prior to Vessel's rival, bat carried
on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extends."
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 8th Dec, 1938, will be subject to Bent
LTD.
TELEPHONE 28021.
CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICEL
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD...
FROM LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS.
THE 9.8. "BENLEDL"
CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby
informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hamedious and or extra hazardous Godown of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or from
wharves Delivery may be obtained. No Claims will be admitted after the
Goods bave left the Godowns, and all remaining andelivered after the
Goods
19th Dec, 1936, will be subject to Rent All Claims against the Steamer musk Undersigned on or be presented to before the 2nd Jan, 1937, or they will not be recognized."
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on 17th Deco comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations, consignees must 1938, at 10 mm, by our Surveyors, have a Revenue Officer in attendance Messrs, Goddard & Douglas.
when damage datiable goods are
To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations consignees maf Revenue Offer in attendance have &
when damaged dutiable goods are examined.
All Claims must reach us before the 11th Jan., 1937, or they will not be recognised,
No Insurance will be affected.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
JESSEN & CO.,
RUBBER MARKET
Tandon, Dec. 15. The International Rubber Res- triction Committee's announcement of a 75 per cent, quota for the first quarter of 1937 and an 80 per cent. quota for the following three months, has been accorded about. the quietest reception ever ex- perienced in the London rubber market, where prices subsequently eased slightly and then steadied up),
examined
All broken, chafed and damaged Gooda they will be mined on the 17th are to be left in the Godowns, where Dec., 1930, at 9 am, by Mesar Carmichael & Clark.
by
No Fire Insurance has been offccbed. Bill of Lading will be countersigned
W. B. LOXLEY & CO. (OHINA) LTD.
Agente. Hong Kong, 14th Dec., 1986. (4878
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES 'MARITIMES.
CONSIGNEE NOTICE.
8.8. “ D'ABTAGNAN" TAST. BRINGING CARGO FROM MARSEILLES, vis' Ports, etc.
ARRIVED · HONG KONG ON FRIDAY, 11TH DVC, 1938.
UNSIGNEEC are hereby infor sed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables O. being landed and stored into the Go downs of Hong Kong, Kowloon Wharf delivery & Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, whence
miss
be obtained immediately after landing,
Mr. Gulabri Aseandas, Mr. John Bernard, Mr. Thomas Park Coch- Thomas Cundall, Dr. rane, Mr. Richard Desmond Fitzgerald, Mr. John Byron Frye, Mr. Brian Har- rison, Mr. Charles Wlliam Hart- ley, Mr. Bernhard Lambertz, Mr. Suyekazu Miura, Mrs. Margery Jessle Mullins, Mr. Belichi, Nakat- sumi, Mr. Barry Crowell Ritchie, FINANCIAL 'Mrs. Midred E. Ritchie. Mrs. Ber-
SITUATION tha Sears Russell, Miss Mary
It is generally considered that OF FRANCE Elizabeth Russell, Mr. Shu Beow,
what strength the market gained Mr. Frank Alexander Tennant) Mr.
Berlin, Dec. 15. on the 75 per cent. January--- Paris, Dec. 15. Robert Edward Wallls, Miss Nancy
Those persons who are in posses Marchi roundabout, b about lost on France's financial situation and Mr. Ah Kwee Wong, Mr.
cent April-Juné the 80 per Wee.
sion of foreign currencies
and Swee Kee Yap, Mr. Yun Kee Yap, the imminent new national de-
swings, Consequently it is difficult Mr. Shi fence loan were dealt with by the have failed to declare them to take up any particular view on Mrs. Shin Thai Yong. Meow Tong, Miss Yake Fee Yue. finance minister, Vincent Aurial,
new German the future course of the market Mr. Harold Clinton Carzfchaci, at to-day's meeting of the French required by the
cabinet. According to "Intran- currency decree, are to be given which, is expected to remain steady Mrs. Isabella Petrie Carmichael, Master Ian C... Carmichael, Mr. algeant." the loan will be opened another chance to comply with for some little time,
Though the decision of the con- for subscription on Thursday and
committee Marius Felix Chiallaz, Mrs. Marié
releases about by
Surveyor, MeshR
presence Antoinette Chiallas, Mr. Henri the mission will last until the end regulations, and escape panish- trol Marle Emanuel Godebert, MIN.
of January
ment if they offer their foreign 39,000 tons in the first quarter Goddard & Douglas in the currencies to the Reichs-ban be and $5,000 in the second quarter the Consignees at 10.00 am.as Thays-
17th Dec, 1936. Lefe Germaine Elizabeth Godebert,
more thin at present, it is gene-
indesst 1937.
bave Revenu January 31,
The rally held that consumption is Mr. Fernand Grellier. Mrs. Joset
Officer in attendance when any dutiable Martinez, Dr. Walter Fouller, Mrs.
at the re running so well, especially in the goods are examined by the Company's Ruth Poulter, Rev. Lee Lester
United States, that it is unlikely Burveyors,
Fire insurance will be affected by Rose, Mr. Konrad Winternity, Mr.
to be overtaken, by production,
us in any case whatever fel Maximilian Joseph Clechansid Mr.
Nevertheless, the decision prob Bick Yao Pur, Mr. Chao Yun Teal, Mrs. Kan Ab. Wal, Mr. Kim Kwok
ably means the appearance of commodity is so tightly held.--- Wong, Mr. Tien Dzos Yu Mr.
Beuter Fumihiko Kat.
The new defence loan will be is
of 100 sued in denomination's francs repayable at 140 francs Specially advantageous terms will be accorded to those subscribers who pay in gold or, lo, thote short term treasury bonds, that were is sued prior to the franc devalua tion
Tudurorena Nama Bartico
fore
Reichs Government, commendation of the Commis stoper for the Four Year Plan. passed this amnesty decree on Tuesday
Tranentenn News Servici
All clar isst be sein to me on or before the 22nd Dec., 1938, or they will not be recognized.
Damaged
סיון
KRET Vill be examined.
R. QEL
Agent
Hong Kong, 11th Dec, 1838,