HONGKONG DAÏLY PRESS.
PRESIDENT LINER
Sailings
1940
BOOKING SHEETS NOW OPEN
For
SPRING AND SUMMER SAILINGS
Plan Your Next Year's
Home Leave Now
AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES
"ROUND-WORLD SERVICE"
"ALSO AGENTS FOR TWA,
THE POPULAR TRANS-CONTINENTAL AIR LINE"
12, PKDDER ST.
TEL. 28171.
N.Y.K. LINE
NEXT WEEK:
SERVICES UNCHANGED IMMINENT DEPARTURES
PASSENGER AND FREIGHT
SHANGHAI. SPECIAL CALL Japan, Hawaii, California, and South America LONDON.
FINANCE
SHARE MARKET £10,000,000 FOR
REVIEW
HONGKONG SHAREBROKERS”
ASSOCIATION
Nov. 9. 1939.
The market has been gulet ́dur- ing the week but the undertone has been rather armer. Some s.ocks came in for sustained en- quly resulting in acvance in pricas. H.K. Banks came in for cemund and showed improvement to lowing London prices, shares changing hands at $1350, Union Insurance shares were also wanted with bus.ness reported at $400 and
DEFENCE IN
AUSTRALIA
CANBERRA, Nov. 10 (Reuter) -The Loan Council yester- day approved of m loan of £10,000,000 at 3.5 per cent for immediate defence require- ments. No public loan will be required until early in 1940.
FREE PASSAGE OF GOOD THROUGH INDO - CHINA KUNMING, Nov. 10 (Intl) further demand. Trams improved Passengers and goods are now
restrictions.
Opium Suppression Pushed
CHUNGKING, Nov. 8 (Central)
With the ax year limit for oplam suppression throughout the country drawing to a close, atre- (nuous efforts are being taken by the Executive Yuan and other government organs concerned to push the programme to a success- ful conclusion.
By order of the Yuan, inspec K'on groups have been organised to tour the provinces of Ezechyan, Sikang, Yunnan Kwelchow. that no popples are planted in the coming planting season.
to $18 and at the cicse of business passing freely through Indo-China Shenst, Kansu and Fuklen to see today shares are offering at $16.10 following the French relaxation of with buyers at $16. Business has been reported in Cements at $15 and Providents are wanted at $405 with, sales reported at this figure The weekly recordings of the vo- lume of business remain pitifully small with Ettle indication of im- pavement for which one must blame the uncertainty regarding the results of the imposition of
income tax,
Gold mining stocks have been more active dung the week and
a general advance in price levels
Halphong waterfront is a scene of activities while goods are await-
The inspection group for Siech- ing shipment here by rall for ex-Wan is divided into ten sub-groupa. port via Indo-China.
hended by Mr. Huang Chi-lu. The group win shortly proceed from Chungking to Chengtu and other places to start, investigations.
which
The adjourned Budget, debate.
Monday afternoon, has been post- was originally fixed for
poned to Thursday, November 16.
at 2.30 p.m.
Groups for other provinces will also leave for their destinations shortly..
has been recorded. Owing to pm- CHINA NAVIGATION
At taking, however, the market is a little eas'er at the close. Benguet Consolidated is up 50 ctvs. to Ps. 10.80. San Mauricio closed at 75 ctvs, after touching 78 ctvs. Unit- ed Faracale advanced 3 ctvs. to 31 ctvs. Coco Grove Improved 31 ctvs. to 19 čtvs. Big Wedge ga'n- ed 3 etvs, to 23 ctvs, and Ipa Gold- felds 3 ctra to 15 etvs. Bagulo Gold at 164 ctvs. registered a 2 ctvs. gain.
The Manl'a Stock Exchange re- ports substantial increased in the volume of business transactèd day by day
In yesterday's report of the Budget debate. the annual mili- tary contribution of the Colony was, by a typographical error, sa'd to be $6,000. whereas the proper figure should be $8,000,000.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICES
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
NEXT WEEK:
Via Singapore and Suez.
END OF NOVEMBER:
AUSTRALIA.
Via Manila and Way Ports.
B
CONSIGN
· FREIGHT ONLY
END OF NOVEMBER:
BUMBAY.
Via Singapore and Colombo.
T
END OF NOVEMBER:
CALCUTTA.
Via Singapore and Way Ports.
Complete Information from Your Agent or NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA General passenger Agents in the Orient for CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE
KING'S BUILDING
Telephone 30291,
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
To AUSTRALIATM
Calling at Manila, Thursday Island, Cairne, Towns-
ville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne, etc.
NEXT SAILING
At the end of December.
For Freight or Panage apply to:-
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
JONSIGNEE NOTICE.
24°A/39,
BRINGING CARGO FROM MARSEILLES via SAIGON.
NONSIGNEESafe hereby informed that their gun da with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed & -tored into the golowna of the Hong Kong Kowloon Wharf and Godawn Co., Ltd., Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.
All Claim must be seat into me ou or before the 1th Nov., 1839, or they will not be recognized
Damazed Packages will be araminer by the Company's 8rvevors, Mears. toddard & Longlaw in the PFIELCE OF the Conrizaera 10.00 5.1. OB Monday, the 13th Nov., 9.
Congin must have a RoveOW Offerin att udiano» when any datable gxxis are examined by the Companya Burveyors.
No Fire Insurance will be affected by us in any case whatever,
R. OFL,
Hong Kong.
1839.
Agent.
(815)
COMPANY, LIMITED.
Frequent and Regular Sailings for
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SWATOW, AMOY, SHANGHAL, TINSTAD, WEIHAIWEI,
Cheroo and TIENTSIN.
KWANGCHOWWAN, PAKEO and Borrow
HAIPHONG.
I CANTON.
TOURANT, SAIGON and BANGKOK.
p...
SINGAPORE, PORT SWETTINIAM and PENANG.
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For fu ther particulars regarding loading dates etc. please apply to:-
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
TELEPHONE NO. 30331,
THE TAI SANG S.S. Co., Ltd.
Hong Kong and Macao Service,
S.S. "MACAU" S.S. "KAU TUNG"
Sailing Daily From Hong Kong
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1939. —-PAGE 1k
P. & O S. N. CO.
PASSENGERS AND CARGO
We have a Sailing Homewards about the MIDDLE of DECEMBER
COMFORT
SERVICE
Sailmg Daily From Hong Kong
11
LUXURY
From Macao
From Macao
SPEED
Wharves:-
LEUNG WING PO TAK. Praya Central:
Office
188, Connaught Road PHONE 31911.
CARGO ONLY
Departures Every Two Weeks.
B. I. S. N. CO. LTD.
Sailings to Straits, Rangoon and Calcutta Every Fortnight.
E. & A. S.S. CO. LTD.
Sailings to Rabaul, Last Coast of
Australia and Tasmania.
Also frequent sailings to Shanghai and
Japan.
All vessels may call at any ports on or of the route and the route and all lines are subject to change or deviation with or without notice.
Passengers are requested to register their requirements but under present circumstances sailings are perfe os restricted.
Tel No. 30332.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP “CO., LTD.
Agents.
1. Connaught Road.
BAILINGS FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW & RETURN
Subject to alteration without notice
KWANGCHOWWAN—HONGKONG SERVICE
Sallings Twice Weekly from Hong Kong
„For Frilæbt and Ponnage apply to 1-
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,
7.0: Batiding.
BANK LINE (CHINA) LTD.
AGENTS FOR
ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL S.S. CO., LTD. UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT
Regular sailings for LONDON, LIVERPOOL & GLASGOW as opportunity offer
AGENTS FOR
THE BANK LINE, LTD. ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE:
for Mauritius, Reunion, Tamatave, Lourenco Marques, Duchan and Cape Porta. INDIAN-AFRICAN LINE
Regalar sailings from CALCUTTA to EAST & SOUTH AFRICA, via COLOMBO Taking PASSENGERS and CARGO from CALCUTTA & Cotowno for Mombasa, Zanzibar, Beira Lourenco Marsden, Durban, Baab London, Port Elizabeth, Mossel Bay and Cape Town.
AGENTS FOR
KLAVENESS LINE
(PACIFIC COAST-ANIATÍC SERVICE)
HONGKONG DIRECT TO LOS ANGELES (in 21 Days) THENCE TO SAN FRANCISCO, PORTLAND, ORE, TACOMA & SEATTLE.
fasuing through Ba/Lading to Gola & Arlanzo Coap with transhipment at 1 ca Asemuse by first opportar
For Freight or Fange on any of the above lines apply si
General Managers.
Tel. No. 38037 and getse.
Telephone 27791 ·
THE BANK LINE (CHINA), LTD.
Details may be obtained from
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE CO
P&C BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG,
Pros 27721...
BARBER WILHELMSEN LINE
MONTELY SERVICE TO
BOSTON AND NEW YORK
VIA LOS ANGELES & PANAMA CANAL PORTS.
by NEW FAST VESSELS,
NEXT SAILING MIDDLE NOVEMBER Taking cargo on through Bill of Lading for West Indies porta, Rio de Janeiro, Fantos, Bio Grande do Sol, Buenos Aires, Peruvian Ports als West Africa,
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Agente.
Telephone:SQUEZ.-
Hong Kong, Hank Building