HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
Finance and Commerce
TECHNICAL & INDUSTRIAL
PROGRESS OF CANADA
An interesting review of Canadian technical and industrial progress was given by Mr. Victor G. Bartram in his presidential address delivered at the annual meeting of the Society of Chemical Industry in Exeter.
Since 1900, be said, Canada's population had than doubled, and sixfold advances had been made in the gross value of manu- factures, in mineral production in wheat output, and in external trade.
Turning first, to Canadian agri- culture, he recalled that it was not until 1905 that Canada's wheat crop reached as much as 100 mil lion bushels, but by 1915 it had in creased to 393 millions, and in 1928 attained the record figure of 566
millions.
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CHINA TO MAKE
RADIO SETS
CHUNGKING, Nov. 6 (Central)— China is increasing her own out- put of radio sets which she needs (in large numbers both for military and non-military, purposes. The principal' supplier is the Central Wireless Manufactory, which is capitalized #1 $330.000.
The plant, originally located in gold produced in the world in 1837. Changsha but now operating in an free China. Canada supplied 11 per cent.; she undisclosed town in had a virtual monopoly of nickel. turned out $581.935 worth of trans- her mines yielding 90 per cent. of mitters, receiving sets, radio-tele- the world's total; she supplied more than half of the platinum metals, 12 per cent, of the copper and lead, and 10 per cent, of the
zing.
phone sets, and other material the first eight months after its coming into business in April, 1938. Then for the first four months of 1939. it Alled orders for another $411,- 076 worth of goods for the army
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In recent years Canada had
Alberta's progress in all producand other organs. ranked fourth among the wheat-
tion had been no less remarkable.
In April 1939, the company' had producing countries of the world. being surpassed by the United Deep drilling to the limestone in
accepted $1.500.000 more business. 1938 had resulted in a great inAs a result, by the end of this States, Russia and India. Among Empire countries she had been a crease in production, and further year, its total business will be over close second to India and had aver-deep drilling last autumn had ex- $2,700,000. In view of the increas aged about one-third of the total tended the proved alt feld by ating demand, preparations are be-
least 17 miles.
nouncement
drilling of recent operations at Steep Rock Lake to
Northern Ontario.
BRITISH WAR PURCHASES FROM
ing made to erect several branches Empire output,
Canada's production of foodstuffs, In fron ore, the recent discoveries in different cities in the South- Mr. Bartram sald, might be mea. were most important. Much signi west. sured by adding the value of pri- ficance was attached to the an. mary agricultural output. the value of fisheries, and the net value of manufactured goods. In 1937 this total amounted to 1,250 million dols., of which 300 million dols.. or one-quarter, was exported to the United Kingdom, and 21 mon dols, to other Empire countries.
Passing to mineral developments. Mr. Bartram stated that," of "the
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RAUB GOLD Raub Australian Gold Minin Co. Ltd. Report No. 552.
Fine Ozs.. 2,021
Estimated prof: $69,000,
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H.X. Banks
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CANADA U.S. LONDON, Nov. 8 (Reuter) - A Central British Supply Board is being set up for British war pur- [¡. chases in Canada' and the United States. Orders in Canada will be placed with a special board set up by Canada to co-ordinate with Canadian munitions activities.
In the United States, they will be placed by the British Purchas- ing Commission, of which Mr. Purves will be Director-General.
Arrangements are also being
United
made to co-ordinate British and French purchases in the States.
TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
WITH SPAIN
LONDON. Nov. 8
(Reuter)--Mr.
Ronald Cross, Minister for Econo- mic Warfare, revealed in House of Commons yesterday, that
the
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still
60 cts. the British Government was hop-
Although enquiries are
the ing to open negotiations with the around,
efforts morning's Spanish Government on the sub- were not productive of anything The turnover Wis ject of questions of trade and pay-spectacuir. ments to be taken into account. again of poor dimensiors, though on a slightly more generous scale than yesterday
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Chartered Banks .....
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Marcantile, Bks. "A"
£1
Marcantile B. "0"
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Insurances
Canton 3pmTANOSS ...
1385
Union InsurABORE
$85
$11
Underwriters
$1
8175 H.K Firve
$170
Shipping
$70
Dongines
$70
$12
Steamboata
216
Indo-Chines (Prod.
850
630
Indo-Chinaa (Def.}...
820
87/8
Shelle
87/8
$8.10 Waterbosta
$8
Docks, Wharves,
Godowns, etc.
81011
H.K. & K. Wharves
$101
Provident
$4
Providants (new)
$18.30 $18
$4.05
$181
H.E. & W. Dock...
Do, (new)
8:01 Shanghai Docks B. 314 40 New Engineering 8.
Mining
19/0 Kailan
Raubs
$4 Venerusla Gold Fida
34 cts. Hong Kong Mine...
$42
Lands. 'Hotels and
Bulidings
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H.E. Lande.
Do. 4% Debatiares
$4.40
$376
8321
$324
par.
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84.16 H.K. Realtion
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Cotton Mills
Ewe (8.)..akkayaanteen
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$42 Zoong Sings (8.)
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Public Uttles
Tramways
87 40 Peak Teams (old)"...
83.70 Peak Trama (new) ...
T'ati Ferries
Do, (new)
China Lights (0)
China Lights (New) China Lights Rte.· H.E. Electric#........
318 Macao Electrics Aman B11
Bandakan Lights
Telephones (old)
$7.60 Telephone (zon)"
180 Tractions testamen
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New Contracts
Messrs. Brightside Foundry and Engineering Company, Limited, Shefeld, have received an order for rolling mill plant for the new tactory of Messrs. Aluminium Company of Canada, Montreal. The plant comprises a hot revers- 8152ing breaking-down mill, and six $14
stands of sheet finishing mill rolls, complete with reduction gear sets. Messrs. The Cooper Roller Bear- Limited, King's Ings Company,
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Lynn, have supplied the 16 split | roller bearings supporting the twin propeller shafts of the new Tay Ferry motorship Abercraig, built by Messrs. Fleming and Ferguson, 88% Limited, Paisley, and launched on July 5. The vessel has been constructed for the carriage of 1,200 passengers and 48 motor vehicles across the Dundee Ferry. Mesars. Marconi's Wireless Tele- graph Company, Limited, Electra' House Victoria-embankment, Lon- don, W.C.2, have received an order from the Corporation of Trinity
$7.90
221.50
$162
$42
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Reafties, $41.
Yaumati Ferries, $224. China Lights (Old), $7.60, China Lights (New), $4.75. Electrics, $494,
Telephones (Old). $20ł. " Dairy Farms (Old), $191, Watsons, $7.90
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Cements. $154.
Dairy Farms (Old), $20.
H. K. Govt. loan, 97.
修
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Unions Ins.. $400. Providents, $4.10. Lands, $32. Tramways, $16, Cements, $15. Watsons, $7.00
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RROVISIONS OF NEUTRALITY 'ACT
LONDON, Nov 8. (Reuter)-in
London, W.4, have supplied a 48/60 regard to the "cash and “carry" hp. four-cylinder Diesel engine to provisions of American neutrality Messrs The Union-Castle
Malt
Steamship Company, Limited, for installation in a ship's tender in New Zealand. Three other orders for Ailsa Craig, engines of various types have also been received from New Zealand.
legislation, according to last year's': figures available, namely, 1937, 50 per cent of the goods imported by Britain from the U. B. A. and 60 per cent of British exports to the US. A were carried In British. ships
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1940
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