HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
Finance and Commerce
FINANCE
H. K. STOCK
EXCHANGE
Very quiet conditions prevailed all day, possibly due to the all
don market on Menday. It is quite
WASTE IN INDUSTRY DAIREN WHARVES round drop reported from the Lott-
Mr. Trollip
On Need For Replanting
The nineteenth sealen of te sole of success in any
business!
TO BE EXPANDED evident operators are
Port Facilities Too
Inadequate
Such huge quantities..of goods are now piled up at the, Dairen |wharves that the South Man-
Mechanical Engineers Assoc kami ne organisation can be. can-churia Railway Company is plan-
RC-
tion (India) was opene! in Bled good which permits of waste bay by Mr. AS. Trollip
te any of its departments or Secretary of the Safety First. titles"
Oer.
to
from
Trollip
ning to extend present accon moda- ton by at least 50 per cent. This
will be carried out under either a seven or eight year plan.
The cost for this will be ap
awaiting
further developments of the Euro- pen situation before acting one way or the other. Amongst the small amount of business reported during the day, H.K. Banks again chinged hands at $1330, and there are further enquiries at this price. BUYERS
Hongkong Bank, $1325.. Douglases, $68.
HK Realties. $41.
Canton Ices, $1.
Wing On (HK), $44.
H.K. Gove. 45% Loan 4%pm. H.K. Govt. 31% Par.
SALES
Hongkong Bank, $1330. Providents (Old), $5.40,
sociation of India. About a 1ealing with waste througn sc- dred and fifty delegates
client and sickness, Mr.
11 accident proximately 80,000,000 to start pointed out that every different provinces atte ided
was a symptom of Inefficiency. from the next railway fiscal year, Session.
and the only way to prevent ac- beginning on April 1. An appropria
foreman tion of Y.9.000.000 is inchided in dents was to institute training and job training and the next year's budget to allow for the
Safety Trispec institution of a
list year of expansion, slys the "North China Daily News." tur and Safety Committee. Concluding. Mr. Trollip "When this
Important suggestion: minate waste in industry and
were Increase production by "Mr. A. S. Trollip in his sidential address:
mad
Mr. Trollip sald" "Many p
ure under the impression
it India is to fall in line
said:
The current congestion s being Conference is over caused by the vast increas: in im- and you go back to your respec- ports, largely of heavy industrial other industrial nations she partive organisations. I appeal to goods which are coming in for the
determined
of wexecution the ave-ar m- firit bulld huge -factories aleyna to go
follow a master plan, if you have (dustrial plan for "Mancho.kuo," as Balla 'one, or to formulate one if you present Wilds,
product. her
have not one already.
install new and up-to-date chinery in other
must speed un
back
H. & S. Hotels, $6.
H.K. Tramways, $18.
Sandakan Lights. $11.10/10.
H.K. Docks, $17.90.
Dairy Farms, $24.90 Watsons $0. ·"
PHILIPPINE MINES
Antamoks, Ps. .39.
accommodation
A8
い萎える
Atoks, Ps. 361.
Only the acdowns is entirely unable to cope.
There is only a tractkn of tita co-ordinated effort of all sections with demand, Datren beir g essen- in tus statement,
an a that term any trade, or
fu
indus-ally an export harbour. A minos
creased output can resalt either try, working towards one purpose form of chaos reigns a to the from quicker production for any land
take of waste.
"Good organkation is the
· COLONY TRADE DECREASE
Decline By 83 Per Cent. In February
of
AN
The Imports and Exports De partment Statistical Branch re- ports that the combined values of imports and exparis chandise. (excluding treasure declared during. Lier mont).
1939. totalled February. millions (£4.5 milliun,] 45 cut- pared with $79.9 mons +(25/1 millions) in February. 1939.
In terms of local currenc: total visible trade. of the C excluding treasure decreas 8.3 per cent. in February, 1914 compared with February, 1938
H
by 6.2 per cent. In terms of sterious
Imports of merchandise February, 1939 totalled
can
*goal, COMMON
help stacking of goods which cannot be India take her place in the nad away indoors but some form dustrial world.
"..
jo order is now being obtained
A considerable shortage b1 rolling stock is also to some exter, respon- sible for the piles of goous at the
ANGLO-INDIAN Dairen wharves. An order has been
TRADE
New Agreement Sigued
Li
LONDON, Mar. 21 (Reuter)— Lancashire
industry coitoa benefits by the provisions of the Trade Agreement signed be- tween Britain and India yester- day. The axreement will remain m force for three years.
placed for 1,700 treight cars and flocomotives costing about Y.45,000, 000. These should be delivered by ¡Octuber next, About 2,000 flat cars' were bought last year but proved completely insufficient to deal with the quantity af, goods ariving at this port
TUGS AND LIGHT RS BEING BUILT
Again there is a dearth of berth- ng facilities here. Rcently a fourth pier was constricted and for the time being nothing further jalon this line can be done. There- order to compensate for some tone, starting with this year on an of the preferences on British goods, expenditure of Y.1,400 000 addi- which have now been discontinued, tonal tugs and lighters are to be reduce the retained to load and unlad vessels [Jgsida undertakes- to
eries on British cotton goods in lying offshore - the Arst year from 20 per cent, to 15 per cent, ad valorem, with corres Fooding reductions
|
on
printed
This plan includes a 150-ton tug with ice-breaking equipment, three lighters of 60 tons each, one new pors. Duties in the subsequent 100-ton turboat and ce second- naars will depend on the volume hand tugboat. When these small, 9ad8e exports of such goods to India jerafts arrive, the port will have 184 millions (£2.3 millions) as and the amount of Indian raw cot-nighters and 23 tugboats pared with $41.4 millions millions) in February, 1938, and ports $36.5 millions (£43 ml as compared with $28.5 m (£24 milionsì.
Imports of merchandis February, 1939 decreased bi local per cent in terms of rency. and by 11.5 per cer terms of sterling. Exports of chandise in February. 193 creased by 5.2 per cent in term local currency, and by 4.2 per in terms of sterling.
During the first two mot. 1039 imports of meret. totalled $77.5 millions (£4 llons) as compared with millions £6.4 million in th responding period of 1938: a ports $78.7 millions (14.7 m 'as compared with $18 n
£4.8 millions).
Imports of merchandi
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26 taken by the United Kingdom. One scheme further is being con- ex-
Preferences enjoyed in the Bri-sidered which is to increase ship- 7931sh makets by India under the ping accommodation at Kanseishi, Ottawa Agreement (when the new across Dairen Bay, when all coal- agreement supersedes), are, with ing is done to modern equipment. This will have, howe" er, to wait few exceptions, continued,
Each party agrees to extend to until the shoreline has ven largely inc other tariff preferences acord-improved. led now, or in the future, to any
Dominion or South Rhodesia.
40-j
92
1.
As regards the Colonal Empire t. the provisions of the Ottawa Agree
iment are generally retained.
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HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION
SPEEDED UP
SHANGHAI, Mar 20
the
To case the burden (a Dairen in connection with the five-year in- |dustrial plan for "Manchoufuo" it is
belleved that
Changchim | government" will arrange for the [development of the tree Korean ports. Rashin. Selshur and Yuki, the work to be passed over to the İSMA.
The revised plan calls for a tre- mendous rise in the erport of coal to Japan and at the moment these three ports, from wham Mishan
(in'--coal is shipped, are not able to deal
Apparently looking forward to with more than 800,000 tons an- e-the arrival of tons of new mani-nually, whereas, the plan calls for
creased by 24.8 per cent instions shipments to supply the the export of 1,500,000 ons by 1941.
of local currency, and by
cert. in terms of steriing:
decreased by 1.4 per cent, I
of local currency, and by cent in terms of stering.
Chinese anales in interior China,
Certs! British authorities
As the coal requirements for are speeding "Matichoukio" by the time cannot. ins construction work on the high be estimated adequately, there is ways leading to the Burma-Yuri come hesitation as to setting this nan border. Dr. Robert McClure. scheme going.
TAKU HARBOUR TO ***.
BE EXPLOITED Plans for the construction: largest commercial hartų North China at Taku. at the
of the Pelho River near T
were launched recently w projected establishment of
Sino-Japanese concern, cap at Y100,000,000, according "Asahi Shimbun" chain of papers.
A party of 30 experts' tr Japanese Home Office are
for Tientsin early next
arrived at the provisional Chinese capi-
Dr. McClure, who has
of the of Toronto, an executive
a NEW SHIPPING COMPANY International. Red Cross, told foreign correspondent at Chung- Meantime the plan for forming the Manchuria Shipping Company is being carefully studied. This is for forming a mercantile feet ag- tal after a tour of England and regating 50,000 tons to be tapt- the United States revealed that talized at 2,000,000 gran: Those to the North Burma Railway which invest in this corportion would be the Changchupd Government, the runs from Mandalay to
vins, a distance of 500 miles, is Dairen Kisen Kaisha, South Man- eding specially ballasted to handle churia Railway Company, Yama the the transportation of heavy ex-shita Kisen Kaisha the Mital's
to make surveys required fra ege
struction of the harbour.
TRAM COMPANY DIVIDEND
to
Myitk-
and the Mitsubishi's
Benguet Consolidated, PS, 1280..
Coco Grove, Ps. 41.
Demonstrations, Ps. 14.
1 X L., Ps. .62.
Paracale Gumaus, Pg. 184.
San Mauricio. Ps. 1.84. Suyoc. Ps. 19. United Paracales, Ps. .69.
HONGKONG
In the meanwhile various snags kteanwhile, "highways and bridare vialized as to the creation of for this company. Unless the Japanese ges are being strengthened heavier loads. He added that Government wishes this, it will be 500 British Thornycroft : tracks. impossible of materialization. besides 1,000 Chevrolet and Dodge Consent from the German Govern- į trucks, will arrive at the southern mens would be necessary as the terima of the Mandalay-Lashio Third Reich ia nat to Japan Anigorway
during March
and doing more business with "Man- April to permit the launching choukuo" than any ogdier country: A of steady heavy traffic to the "Manchukuo" merchant ship would Yunnan border. British authori-run into many duties in ports ties, be remarked, are providing of countries which have not yet
at a meeting of the Bc. 3ettore facilities to China thân was recognized-Ita government Directors of the Shanghai originally promised.
Contruction Company bel feat week it was decided to recon Rod | payment of a dividend at t) - sude of 8 per cent, for the year 1938, 24 the next annual general ne of shareholders to be bric a Shangha! on April 25
LONDON GOLD
London, Mar. 20 (Reuter). Bar Gold, Fine per oz. 143/6]3 Dollar Partty. 1/26, premium
SHAREBROKERS'
ASSOCIATION
Volume of Business Transacted on Tuesday, March 21.
STOCK Union Ins.
Trams
China Lights (N)
No. of Shares
Price
10 $440,00
1,000 300
18,00
5.50
ANGLO- RUMANIAN
To return to con in this port the need for expansion of no commodation can ally be gather ed from the Tart tins last month thers were about jalf a million. tons of goods at the Warren, either iri godowns or in osa storage mainly the letter:
TRADE
LONDON, Mar. 21 (Reuter›—Mr. Oliver Stapley. President of the Board of Trade, announced yester- day that the British Government had decided to send a commercial mission to Rumania.
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