HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
Finance and Commerce
MORE CHINESE PRODUCTS TELEPHONE EXPORTED THROUGH H.K.
January
and worth
CHUNGKING, Oct. 2 (Central)-Between August, 1939, Hongkong handled more than $202,450,000 of Chinese exports, a figure equal to the total for 1938. accord- ing to the China Information Committee. It is estimated that China's 1939 exports through Hongkong will have exceeded last year's figure by at least $200,000,000,
$12,977,337 worth
NETWORK/
IN YUNNAN
CHUNGKING, Oct.
21 (Cen-
tral)By the summer of 1940, half
con of Yunnan province will be nected by an inter-regional tele- the system. Service of phone
מ!
In August, 1939 alone. Chinese) exported products exported through Hong-materia medica to these countries. other half of the province, com-
export kong yielded $21.929.489. Combined In August alone the
with those exported, through $1.489,348.
Macao, Kwangchowwan and Indo-
The amount of bristles
was prising mostly
thinly-populated and little developed regions in the southeast, southwest- and north. export-west, will be inaugurated within
China, the amount reached $28-ed in the same period was valued two years.
000,000, an increase of $5.000,-
at $4,132,578; mineral ores, $19- In addition to Tunas allocated 000 over the Joly figure.
202.681: tea. $15,892,848: raw Responsible for the increase in slik, $6.567.664. For August alone, bristles, $516,382: China's exports are wood ofl. ma- the figures are: teria medica, bristles, raw silk, tea mineral ores, $2,473.915; tea, and mineral bres, Other products 001.677; raw silk, $1,506,482.
exported in considerable amounts! Include hides and egg products.
Because most of China's wood
oll goes to the United States. export has not been affected
its by
the European war. In the eight- .month period ending
in August,
at
$29,- were
YUNNAN TEA BEING
IMPROVED
pro-
by the Ministry of Communica- tions to develop radio and tele- phonic service between." the vince and the outside world, Gov ernor Lung Yun has recently ap propriated $100,000 from the pro- vincial treasury to speed up the construction of telephone lines and {equipment in` Yunnan,
FAST IMPROVEMENT Meanwhile, Kunming is fast Improving its telephone service. KUNMING. Oct. 22 (Central) The first instalment of 2,000 auto- 259.287 quintals: valued
The China Tea Corporation, or-matic phones has been delivered" 259.748. Chinese currency.
the business from China Proper ganised with joint investments from abroad and transported
Yunnan section of the city is expected to to Hongkong, of which" $19,536.- from the national and 609 worth has been shipped abroad. provincial treasuries, is improving have improved service by the end
ex. Yunnan tea for export
of this year. The training ป In August alone, Hongkong ported. 18,371 quintals, valued at A thousand boxes of improved operators is conducted under
been exported pert direction.. tea have recently to England.
$2.759.224.
!!
ex-
Telephone service between Yun- nan and Burma will soon be in augurated. The Yunnan-Burma service between Kunming and Ran- goon is one of the latest achieve-
Chinese materja medica are much in demand in British Ma- The Corporation, has a tea fac- Slam. Netherlands tory in Yunnan and is establish- laya. Annam,
It has also a tea East Indies, the Philippine Islands,ing another.
Between plantation in the province; megments of the effort of the Minis- and the United States. January and August, Hongkong "suring 1,000 mow.
HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS
SHAKEBROKEES- ASSOCIATION
STOCK EXCHANGE
Bayere Baller
Ale
Nomb
SATURDAY 21.
Kellers Sales Noul.
81300-
$75
274
-OCT.
Bank
H.K. Banks
Do. (Col. Reg.}
Do. (Lon. Beg.) \..
Chartered Banka.....
Mercantils Bks,
102Mercantile Bha, "C"
$72.
Bank of East Asia ...
N. C. & 8. Banks
Insurances
try of Communications to bring Southwest China closer to the out- side world.
* 16
Investors Fear For Life Savings
Widows, clergymen, and doctor's $1270 were
the creditors and among shareholders who attended a meet- ing in London to hear Mr. C, W. Bird, Senior Assistant Oficial"Re- nelver, detall "a very unsatisfactory story regarding the affairs of the 50 ot. Allied London Property Society,
£ 4
£174
£7}
£201 £13 $72
8200 81 $335 8170
#00 $35
$170
Canton InsaPADORS
Union InsuTAGORE
211
UnderwriterE
H.E. Fizes
Shipping
Douglase
382
312
Steamboats
815
$60
Indo-Chin
(Prof.)
$50
83)
Indo-Chinas (Def.)...
24/4
Bhalla
$8.10 Waterbcats**
$20 84/41 $170
Docks, Wharves.
Godawns, etc.
101 H.K. & K. Wharves: $100
Providente
8+
Providente (new) ..........!
$171
$18
H.X. & W. Docks...
$18
· Do, (paw) s
812
Shanghai Docks B....
$1.2
*
Now Bagineerings -
Mining
B.
$14
13/9
$10
34
34
$4.20
::
13/9 Kailan
Rsab
34
Venezuels Gold Fids
4 eta Hong Kong Misen ...
Lands, Hotels and
Buildings
H.E. Hotels
$100 Chinese Estates
$22
Cotton Mills
Ewo (8.)
173 S'haf Cottons. (8.)
34 Zoong Bings (8.)
+
$41
$49
81
H.E. Lands
832
par
Do. 4 Debeatores
*A
Shanghai Landa B
99*/
H.K. Realtim
$4.30
$77 Bumphreys .......
$7.90
829}
$481 Wing On Textiles (8.)
$162 $42 $60
Public Utilities
Tramways
$100
$152
8:40 Peak Trama (old) (.......
$3.70 Peak Trams (new)
891 Star Parrion
$80
3:21
Do. (new)
China Lights (0)
$8
China Lights (New)
$4.80
China Lights. Blu.
HK. Electrics
$50
$18
Macao Electrics
Telephones, (old) .....
$151
$22
84.70
$491
$20
::
T'anti Forries
#117 | $132
Sandakan Lights ........
#7.60 Telephones" (DEW) 19/0 Tractions
22/0 Tesotions (prať.)
371
$15
#7#
Constrnótions
$141. Comenta
14.90 Ropes
-- Miscellaneous
$20.30 Dairy Farm (Old)...
810 Dairy Farm (New)...
$4,60 Ch. Etainments
Constructions
|Laon Crawforda
Nanyang Tobacco ...........
$1.80 Bincare
ge
3 Ch. G.5% 19250 Bd.
$100 H.K. Govt. 4% Lowe
|H.K Govt. 3% Loun $41 B.K. Wing On
ST 40 $3.70
$7.10
$20
29/-
Ltd., late of Holborn Viaduct.
Mr. Brd said that the unsecured labilities were about £30,000, and there were debenture stock holders of £113.000 apart from members' shares of more than £68,000.
FINANCE
Bata
MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1939 -PAGE
Hongkong Daily Press Brooke Bond
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Alterations undertaken on Ladies' Furs and Foxes.
al
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THE £5,000,000 LOAN TO POLAND
Money Spent In England
*The £5,000,000 which Great Britain agreed to lend to Poland on September 7, four days after the war broke out, has not left this country. It is being used for war purposes by the Polish Government which was recently established in France.
France was a partner, along with Great Britain and Poland, to the agreement. The text, published as
"This company was managed by Mr. Ralph Davies, now a bankrupt," said Mr. Bird. Many of the inves a tors are in humble circumstances some of them having invested their life savings."
for
No resolution was passed the appointment of a liquidator.,
H. K. STOCK EXCHANGE
With the exception of a fairly large parcel of Banks which changed hands at $1295/1300, the maket was quiet during the short session.
BUYERS
Douglases, $67.
Sandakan Light, $11. Watsons, $7.60.
SALES
Hongkong Banks, S1295/1300.
SELLERS Sandakan Lights, $111.
PHILIPPINE GOLD MINING QUOTATIONS
White Paper recently, shows that in addition to £5,000,000 from Great Britain, Poland was to get 600,000,000 frames from France. The agreement was signed in London by Lord Halifax, M. Corbin, the. French Ambassador, and Count Raczynski, the Polish Ambassador.
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HONGKONG SHAREBROKERS'
ASSOCIATION
The opportunity of serving you will be a pleasure and your commands will have our best attention.
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LIQUID INSECTICIDE
The proposed imposition of In- come Tax in the Colony had a numbing effect on what was al- ready a dull market. Except for THE MOST RELIABLE Isolated sales trading has been al- most at a standstill and the volume of business recorded for the week has been negligible. There was no Indication of undue selling pressure and buyers, for their part, were content to wait if unable to obtain shares with bids below quotation.
Manila Gold Bbares:-Antamos 138, Atoks 13b, Bagulo Gold 12b,
HK, Banks, came in for enquiry Batong Buhay 009b, Benguet Con-
and business has been "reported sol. 9.80b, Big Wedge 17b, Coco from $1250 to $1270 with further Groves 131s, Consol. Mines 0035b, enquiry at the latter figure. Tele- Demonstrations 0615, 1, X. L. 3639, phones (0) changed hands at $20 - Ipo Gold 10b, Itogons 1614, Man- and the new shares at $7.10. Elec- bulae Consol. unq., Masbates Con- trics have remained steady with sol. 064b, Mindanao Motherlode
buyers at $50. Trams were wanted' 0638. Mine Operations 7th North at $15 with sellers at $158. Camarines 12jb, Paracale Gamaus 15b, San Mauricio 618, Surigao Consol 134, Bugoc Consol. 1945, Syndicated Investment 0206. United Paracales 25s.
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SHAREBROKERS
ASSOCIATION
Volume Of Business Transacted on week ending Oct. 20, 1939:
There has been Ettle change in gold mining stocks. Berip is dim cult to obtain locally and only a small volume of business has been recorded for the week.
Hongkong. Oct. 20, 1939.
LONDON METALS
EXCHANGE London, Oct 20 (Reuter). buyers sellers
Industrials
$14
Cald., Macg. (Ord.) B.
#13. Cald., Macg. (Fref.) B.
81
Canton Ice
$1
8141
$4.90
88.60
$20.10 #101
$19 HK. Banks
10 $1,250.00
Telephones (0)
950
87 Telephones (N)
500
20.00 7.10
Trams 81.98
Electrics- 38 30% Provident's
500
15.75
TIN Standard. Casn 230
50.
50.00
Standard,
1,000.
4.00
BEK. Mines
10,000
0.04
98%
Ewos
500
22.50
841
$10
Paracale Gumaus
Consol. Mines.
5,000 150,000
Benguet Con.
300
50
5.000
Ps. 0.67
$98
Wstuccia
11/10) Marimane Inv. (Lou.)..
a'hui Wing. O
281
Vibro Filling
-4/0
| Märamaze Inv. (H.K.)
$1
W. Powells majon
{#Balan, to, Blingbat
Benguet Con
*** S'hai currency,
1 San Mauriclo
unquoted
unquoted
3 months 230 Contrary to expectations, the de-. cision to close the open contracts
0.153 in lead, spelter and copper does Pa. 0.375 not entail the resumption of deal Ps. 9.70 ings in these metais. The con- Pr. 9,60 tracts will be closed with the Minis-
try of Supply's maximum price of
7/9 as the basis
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