THE
CHINA-SIAM
"... "HELIOS"
LINE.
HONG KONG-BANGKOK
12th May via Swatow leaving Hong Kong *'*», "HIRAM " leaving Hong Kong 23rd May via Swatow
15th May
BONG KONG-SWATOW-AMOY ms. HAI LEB" leaving Hong Kong Accepting Passengers &Cargo for all the above metioned ports.
HONG KONG-SINGAPORE-PENANG-RANGOON Regular Express Service
.. "HAT HING" leaving Hong Kong
“HAI LEE”
leaving Hong Kong
7th May 21st May
Accepting cargo for all the above mentionat porta.
Excellent passenger accommodation available,
For treight, prmape rater and all other information-Apply. to:-
THORESEN & CO., LTD. ·
„Tel. 30937.
General Agents.
Queen' Building,
S.S. "BENGLOE"
Sailing for LONDON,
ROTTERDAM, 4
ANTWERP, HAMBURG and LEITH on or
about the 9th May.
Cargo will also be accepted on through Bill.
of Lading to the usual transhipment ports.,
Next Sailing for SHANGHAI & JAPAN
S.S." BENARTY'
7th May.
For Freight and Passage apply to:-
W. R. LOXLEY & CO., (CHINA) LTD.
York Building,
Tel. 22533
Agente:
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS,
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
· LTD.
A
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD. OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD:
From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON
AND STRAITS.
THE S.8. BENREOCH."
NONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardons Godowns of the
HONG KONG AND KOWLOON WHART ARD GODOWN COMPANY, Ltd., whence and/or from the wharvaa Delivery may be obtained.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left ths Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 10th May, 1937, will be subject to rent. All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on er hefors the 24th May, 1937, or they will But be recognised.
To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations, consignees must have Revenue Officer in attend. ance when damaged dutiable goods. are examined,
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods aro to be left in the Godowas, where they will be examined on the 8th May, 1937, at 9 am, by Messra. Carmichael
& Clarke.
No Fire Insurance has been effected Bill of Lading will be countersigned by W.R. LOXLEY & Co. (CHINA) La».
"Agenta. Hong Kong, 4th May, 1937.
AND
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD.
CONSI
JONSIGNEES her Co.'s Vessel "CALCHAS
FROM UNITED KINGDOM VIA SINGAPORE are hereby, notified that their Cargo will be dir charged into Holt Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie at Consignees risk and subject to Terms and Conditices of Storage at Holt's Wharf The Cargo will be roady for Delivery from Godown on and after 4th May.
Optional Cargo will not be landed here, unless Notice has been given prior to Vessel's arrival, bat carried on from port to part to the final port of call to which the option extends.
All broken, ohafed and damaged Goods are to be left, in the Godowns, whers they Tuesdays and will be examined on Fridays between the hours of 10.45
ned on any and Noor within the Free Storage period.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Vossel's Godown and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 11th May, will be abject to
Bent
All Claims against the Vessel must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 28th May or they will not be recognised
No Fire Insurance will be fasted.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agente,
15948 4th May, 1937.
[6246
STANDARD OIL CO. TO FIGHT BOLIVIAN PROPERTY SEIZURE
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1937.
THE EXCHANGE
MARKET
MESSRS. ROZA BROS.
Silver prices rose 1/8 yesterday for both deliveries, the quotations being 20 1/16 for Ready and 20 1/2 for Forward. Silver advices re- ported India, as having bought. A small business Wis done. The market closed steady. After the official fixing there were small in- quiries at the fixed rate but sellers were scarce. American Silver was quoted at 45 1/4 for Spot.
The London-New York, cross-rate was quoted at 495.58, New York- London was quoted at 495.3/4.
MARKET.
Inactive. Steady.
STERLING
There were sellers at 1/2 29/32 May-December, buyers at 1/2 15/16 for any delivery. No business was reported.
U.S. DOLLARS Business was done at 30 5/8 for September delivery. The market closed at 1 p.m. with sellers at 30 5/8 Cash-August, and 30. 9/18 September-October, buyers at 30 11/16 Cash-August and probably 30 5/8 September-October.
SHANGHAI DOLLARS Business was reported at 102 9/16 for the last week of May. There were sellers at 102 1/2, buyers at 102 9/16 for cash.
SHANGHAI MARKET Stendy. There were sellers of Sterling at 1/2 17/32, buyers at 1/2 0/16 for cash. U.S. Dollars, sellers at 29 7/8, buyers at 29 15/16'] for Spot.
IN THE AFTERNOON The market was dull in the after-
noon.
STERLING
In sterling no business was re- ported, finishing with sellers at 1/2 29/32 May-December, buyers at 1/2 15/16 for any delivery.
U.S. DOLLARS.
The market closed with sellers at 30 5/8 May-August and probably, September, buyers at 30 11/18 for any delivery.
SHANGRAÏ DOLLARS
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
New York: May 6.
(Through Router's Service)
QUOTATIONS.
New York London Cross rate New York Cotton-July Dec.
New York Rubber July Chicago Whost -dvly" Chicago Corn -July Silver Official
1936,7
High Low Dow Jones Averages 104.40 143.11 - 30 Industrial
81.40 40.68 20 Baile
37.04 283 90 Utilities
10601 08.82 40 Bonds
Last Today's High Low Close Close
4.93- 4.03- 13.19 13.09 13,05 13.35
10 up. 19.99 19.83 13.80 15.80 .10 up 21.78 21.40 $1.40 21,65 18 t
119 1184 118 11 1 up 119 118 118 119
45
Change up
á up
May 4. 178.30
May . Bigh Low Close
29,81 101.36
17881 174.41 174.67 $9.74 59,00 59.03 30,08 29.48 20.57 101.80
Change 1.03 off .38 off
.8% off
7494
.25 up 38 up
Last Sale May 4.
5 531 52
36
36
79
604
11
27
€61
121
69.44 65.58 11 Commodity Index 74.89
Blocks Adams Express Allis Chalmers Amer, Can Am. Car & Foundry Amer. Cyanamid Amer. & For. Power Amer. & For. 37 pt. Amer. Locomotive Amer. Metals Amer., Radiator
Last Sale
5
May 4 18 54
092
+
311
524
481
51
22
45 +
531
169
Amer. Rolling Mill... 351 35 Amer. Smelting 872 'Amer. Steel Ï'dries. 551 Amer. Sugar ........... Amer. Tel & Tel... 1697 Amer, Tobacco "B" 82 Amer. Waterworks -- 201 Anaconda" Copper Atchison, T. & 8. Fe. 891 Atlantic Refining Atlas Corpn., p. Auburn Motors ... 201 Baldwin Locomotive
$7 cum. pt. Baltimore & Ohio. 341 331 Barnsdall Ou Bendix Aviation
311
181
981 100
281
Bethlehem Steel
87
|
38
251
Boeing Airplane
Borden Co........
Briggs M'facturing 461 Brooklyn-Manhattan
Brooklyn-Mannattan
Sellers at 102 1/2, buyers at 103 | Canadian Pacife .... 131
Celanese Corpn. of
J
H. K. SHAREBROKERS ASSOCIATION
BUYERS H.K. Banks, $1855. Underwriters, $1.50. -- H.K" Fires, $280. Proldents (Old), $2.15. Providents (New), 40 cts. HK. Docks, $30. Hotels, $7.20. Lands, $351.
China Lights (Old), $144. Electrics, $601. Cements, $151.
America
Cerro de Faco
CertainTeed P'ducts' 177 Chesapeake Corp. 841 Chesapeake & Ohio 591
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Business Done!-770,000 shares,
Stocks
Great Northern Rly. Great, Western Sugat Holly Sugar Corpn. Humble Oil
Int. Nickel
Int. Tel. & Tel.
Int. Dept Stores. Fennecott Copper Lambert Corpn. Loew's Inc. .... Lorillard
Maintyre Porcupine
FLL
214
527
McKesson & Robbins 442* 442* Monsanto Chemical 881 881 Montgomery Ward 541 Murray Corpn....... Nat Cash Registor
147
271*
Nat Dairy Products 23 221 Nat Distillers .........
Nat Power & Light 101 New York Central... Niagara. 'Hudson P. Corp. dioeco North "American Northern Pacifc
Pacific Gas & Elec. 30 Pacific Lighting Packard Motors Paramount
Pennsylvania R.R. Phelps Dodge
Phillips Petroleum . Public Service of N.J.42
Schenley 5% pt. Sears Roebuck Shell Union Oil Socony-Vactrum Southern Cal Edison
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DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE Sailings
President Livers” frequens mīlings and their unique stopover jrivilegen allow you to travel just exactly si yon choose, And Dollse Blesmanip Lines and american Mill Line worldwide offear and agents are mafutained to seres you "nekten be whatavar place you chance to be, “Make your next tety worn enjoyable; travellay “The Traideni Elne way.
TO SAN FRANCISCO' NEW YORK AND BOSTON
Via Shanghal Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu. San Francisco, Panama Canal and Havana.
·TO SKATILE, VICTORIA "THE EMPRESS ROUTI"
Vis Shanghai, Kobe and
Yokohama
Pres. McKinley '0 a.m. May th Pres. Grant M'night May 31st Prod. Jackson M'night Jane 4th Pros. Jefferson M'night Judo 18th Pres. MeKinley M'night July' End Prea. Grant M'night July 10th
MANILA.
Pres, Lincoln 8am. May 19th Pres. Coolidge Noon June 3rd Prom, Wilson 8. June 18th Pren Hoover Noen, Jure 28th | Pres. Cleveland M'night July 13th Pres. Coolidge Noon July 24th
EUROPE, NEW YORK
Via Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Bombay, Suez Canal, Naples, Ganoa and Marseilles. Pros, Pierce Ra.m. May 5th Pa. Pierce Pres. Van Buren a.m. May 2rvi Pres. Lincoln Pres. Garfield Pres. Науса
Pres. Monroe Pros. Adams
THE MOST FREQUENT SERVICE
Next Sailings
8. May 8th M'night May 11th
8 am. June 8th Pros Grant 8 p.m. May 17th 8 a.m. June 20th Pres. Van Buren Ba.m May 23rd 8 a.. July 4th Pres. Coolidge. p.m. May 27th Sam. July 18th Pres. Jackson 6 p.m. May 28th
MOST FREQUENT SERVISE ON THE PACIFIC
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP.LINES AMERICAN • MAIL • LINE *
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*PEDDER BUILDING-HONG KONG.
"CANTON BRANCH -2), FRINCE CONCESSION, SHAMEEN.'
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
CONSIGNEE NOTICE.
B.S. PORTHOS
12′′A/37.
BRINGING CARGO Fox MARSEILLES, viu Saigon, etc. ARRIVED HONG KONG on MON- DAY, THE 3RD MAY, 1937.
-
ONSIGNTES are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are teing
larded and stored into the Go- downs of Hong Kong, Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., Kowicon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.
All claims must be sent in to me on or before the 12th May, 1937, or they will not be recognized.
301
101
464
121
CONSIGNEE NOTICES:
25+
333
30
46'
10
21
434
-581
Trans
31
42..
Pullman Inc. .....................
"
$8 cum, pf.......... 874. Case, JI
185
85 *
Pure Oll".
188
Radio Corpo of Am. 101
101 91
9/16
Republic Steel.
30+
Reynolds Tobac.""g"
51
'507
38
St. Joseph Lead Co.
072
43
Schenley
D41*
861
301
Chrysler Corpa. -... 1154
19
Columbia Gas & E. 14
251
Columbia 6% "A" pt. 934 Commercial Credit 621 Commercial Solventa 16 Commonwealth & 8. 21 Commonwealth $8
cum. pr.
561 Consolidated Edison 40 Consolidated Oil Continental Of Corn. Products ....... Curtiss Wright (C)61 Curtiss Wright "A"
Southern Pacine....
38
401
Southern Rly 5% pt.
Stand Brands
131
Stand Gas & Elec.
+
Stand Gas & Elec.
$T DL. een
513
397
Standard Ofl of N.J. 69
1671
161
Sterling Products
64.
448
32
301
227
371
193
171
23
142
20th Cent. Fox Filma 381
..38
477
99
· 144
140"
.. 251
181
54
411
132
61
381
591
UB. Rubber #8 p. 80
89
104
1021
284
121
Dec. 140
138+
Sheet
53#*
National City Bank 477"
88 531* 477"
Call Money nation.
i ex diy
1%
* Bid
Constructions (Old), $14.' Constructions (New), 45 cts. Vibro Piling, $4). China Emporium, 52.80.
SELLERS Underwriters, $1.60. HK. Fires, $283. Providents (Old), $2.25. Electrics. $611.
SALES
China Lights (Old), $14.30. Cements. $15.80. Gort. Loan 34%, $102.
-
Lower Timber Dues
In Ontario Reopen
Large Lumber Mill
Toronto-The reopening of the Blind River lumber mill recently announced by Peter Heenan, Min- ister of Landa and Forests for on- tardo, is in his opinion the direct result of the policy of the Hep-
Action of the Bolivian Govern-
When the Bolivian Government ment in annulling contractual ar- raised suspicions of fraud against rangements with the Standard Of the company in the fall of 1935 on Company of Bolivia and confiscat-the grounds that oll was being ing the company's property will be smuggled across the Argentine bor "followed by an appeal to the high-der, a survey was made by the est Bolivian courts and protests. latter country and found no such will be lodged with the State De facilities as were suggested by the partment, according to officials of Bolivians, it was recalled. Com- the Standard Oil Company of Newpany officials added that the Boll- Jersey, states the "Christian vian Government gave little atten- Ecience Monitor." The company's tion to the Argentine report, but Bolivian company, whose extensive continued a campaign of public concessions were cancelled, is a villification against the Standard but present plans are to start saw- subsidiary of the New Jersey, cor- Oil interests. poration.
21
of the most up-to-date on the
ing operations by April 15. In ad- dition to the 600 men who have been employed
Delaware & Hudson 187 Del Lackawanna. &
Western
*****...... 1334 Distillers Corp
130
Bea
221
541
1557 1551
104
grams Douglas Alrcraft Du Pont
Electric Boat
87 *
784
ུཙྪཱ
77.
Elec. Bond & Share 191 Elec. Bond & Share
$5 pf..... Elec. Bond & Share
$8 pt. Elec Power & Light 201 Elec Power & Light
$7 pl. Firestone Tire & R 35 Pintkote Gen. Asphalt Gen. Cigar ... Gen, Electric Gen. Foods Gen. Motors
35
41
46
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Gillette Safety Razor 241 Glidden Gold Dust Goodrich #5 pt. Goodyear...
Goodrich (B.F)
42 42*
45
821*
417
Swift International
Technicolor
Texna Gult Sulphur
Tidewater Assoc, Oil
Timken-Detroit Axle
Transamerica
20th Cent. Fox Films
.PL.
Un. Carbide & Car-
'bott ́.....
Un. Pacific
United Aircraft
Un. Airline TTADE-
port
United Corpn.
United
Corpn. $3
sum på ...
Un Gas I'provem't
Un Light & power
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US. Industrial Alco-
hol
U.S. Rubber
U.S. Steel
Vanadium
Warner Bros Pict.....
Westinghouse
Youngstown
& Tube
Chase National Bk
CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA, LINER
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE M.S.
THE
"LEVERKUSEN” having arrived from Hamburg and Forts of call, Consignees of Cargo are hereby uptified that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk into » the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company's godowns at Kowloon, where delivery may be obtained sa sodin
the Goods are landed.
ón
of
Optional Cargo will not be landed" here, unless Notice has been given 48 hours prior to Vessel's arrival, but carried from port to port 10 the final pors 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 10th May. 1937, will be subject to Rent.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on 8th May, 1987, at 10 am, by our Surveyors, Messrs, Goddard & Douglas."
Damaged Packages will be examined by the Company's Surveyor, Mesers, Goddard & Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 am. on Satur day, the 8th May, 1937.
Consignees must have Revenue Warehouse Regulations consignees must To comply with the General Bonded Officer in attendance when any dutiable have a Revenue Ofoer in attendade gorde are examined by the Company's Surveyors.
No Fire insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.
B. OHL,
Agent. Bong Kong, 3rd May, 1937.- [6241
MOTOR SALES IN CANADA
Ottawa, Canada-8ales of new the automobiles in Canada in months of January and February
when damaged dutiable goods are casmined,
All Claims must reach us before the 2nd Jane, 1927, or they will not be recognized.
No Insurance will be affected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
JEBBEN & 00. This Agen tal Hozy, Kong, 2nd May, 1987-
15237
MAERSK-LINE
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
numbered 21,065, valued at $21.-THE METER MAERSK
374,564.
This was an increase of 90 per cent in numbers and 87.3 haring arrived, from New York and
Farts of call, Contiguess of Cargo sro, per cent in value over the corres hereby notified that their Goods are ponding months of 1936 when 11,-,
landed and placed at their risk being 089 units retailed at $11,400,390. into the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf This marked increase in the pur-and Godoy Company's godowns at chasing of new automobiles in Kowloon, whore delivery may be Canada indicates, to a marked obtained as soon as the Goods are landed. extent, the improvement in the bars, unless Notice has been given 43 Optional Cargo will not be landed general economic condition of the hours prior to veasci's arrival, but carried people. Possibly even more algni on from port to port to the fins! port of ficant was the fact that of the call to which the option extends. total purchases 15.666 of the cars Goods oavs left the Gedowns, and all No Claims will be admitted after the were cash sales while last year Goods remaining undelivered after the only 8.010 were purchased outright 7th May, 1837, will be subject to, While cash sales of used cars were Rent, not recorded,
and damaged through Anancing corporations in- Goods are to be left in the Godowns, creased from 6,955 to 10,632 during
they will be examined on 6th the periods under review.
May," 1957, at 10 am, by our Surveyor, Capt. Walter C. Weston,
To comply with the General Bonded bare Revenue Officer in attendance Warehouse Regulations, consignees must when damaged slutiable goods are
those financed All broken, chafed, and
where
bura Administration in reduction Gen. Rallway Signa! of timber dues, reallocation of tim- ber limits and general encourage ment to the lumber and pulp in- dustry of Northern Ontario, states the "Christian Science Monitor.”
Reputed to be the largest lum- ber mill in Canada as well as one continent the Blind River mill has RAYON COMPANIES EXPAND TO MEET been idle for the past four years,
ENLARGED DEMAND
only a few days' supply on hand, tires from the new fabric. Viscose is estimated at 325.000.000 poun 18. Plant capacity of most of the rayon companies in the United Corporation is also about ready for Present expansion plans call for an emined. With S cutting timber. States are at present being ex-production
output of 400,000,000 pounds anAll paim must reach a before. around 250 will be employed for panded to meet rapidly growing No official "announcement of | nually, but most of this will not the 30th May, 1937, or they will not the season in the mill. Work will demand. The leading concerns rayon cord for tire fabric has as come into production until early be recognized.. be almost entirely in red and white are increasing their producing yet been made by the leading in 1938.
No Insurance will be effected. pine lumber, approximately 350-facilities, some by 20 to 25 per cent, rayon producers who have been ex- 000 logs, felled on the Mississauga and a few by as much as 50 per perimenting with It. Possibilities one of the most interesting de
Growth of short staple rayon is
Bill of Lading will be mountersigned by
JEBSEN 0, LigiAgenta::Aduan and Wahnipitae limits, being ready rent. Current enlargement of out in the field are large since at pre-velopments in the industry Short Borg Kong, 1st May, 1997.
16236 For some time, the Bolivian Gay- for cutting by the middle of April. put is regarded as the greatest ex-
sent about 200,000,000 pounds of staple consists of rayon flamerits pansion programme in the indus- cotton are used in tire cord an- cut into short abres, and then
WORLD'S FAIR IN taining complete control of the pay a royalty of 1 per cent on all try's history..
qually.
spun as cotton or wool fibres are The charge of fraud upon which petroleum resources of the country, oil produced, was signed in 1922
Not only is capacity being ex- Rayon production in 1938 totaled spun. It sells for about 28 centa “NEW YORK the Bolivian Government's decree and has formed a bureau to under and was to run for 65 years. In panded for the familiar types of about 275.000.000 pounds. a gain or a pound against 60 cents for rayon was based was denied by the com- take exploitation of oil deposits its decree the Government is un rayon yarn, but a notable enlarge-7 per cent over the 257,500,000 yarn.^. pany, which held that exportation discovered during exploration work derstood to have disaffirmed the ment of facilities for making new pounds in 1935: Consumption last When span and woven lato sloth His Majesty's "Government in of oil by means of a secret pipe-of the American concern; it was lease of 1922 and to have held the short staple rayon is under way, year, however, was 290,000,000 | short staple rayon gives the effect the United Kingdom have accept- line and without payment of royal said. It is through this bureau company's concession the result of. In addition, 'du Font has brought pounds, a gain of 15 per cent, as of cotton or wool and is useful noted the invitation of the United ties, sa contended by the Govern- that the Standard Oil properties & previous contract in 1929 under a new rayony for tire fabric to the estimated by the Rayon Organon, only for creating new textile States Government to participate ment, had not been proved by an are expected to be operated.! which the Government had the point where two leading tire comtrade authority Present capacity effects, but also is believed to have offelally in the World's Fair, in Argentine investigating commis- The company's contract with the right to conficate the properties panies have announced plans for of the industry which is now being an important Geld in lightweight New York, during 1939.—
Government, under which it was to through cancellation of rights.
making heavy duty truck and bus taxed to the fullest extent with men's sultings for summer wear. British Wireless,
Little hope for equitable While the amount involved in the settlement through the Bolivian transaction was not given, officials courts was held at the Head- of the parent corporation said quarters of the Standard Oil Com- it was very large" and would be pany here. Judicial action is ex- more valuable with improvement of pected to meet whatever course the transportation in Bolivia. Original La Paz Government has decided ly, the concession was understood upon.. to provide the company with rights to exploit 2,500,000 acres in the foothills of the Andes Mountains.
Denies Fraud Charge
sion.
Government to Control
ernment has been interested in ob-
London, May 5.
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