HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

Satisfactory Position Of Hongkong And Canton Ice Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

The construction of a special ice tank of 4tons, for emergency use during hostilities and for economical operation, due to restricted business, was mentioned by the Hon. Mr. HL 9. Dodwell, Chairman of the Board of DLectors of the Hongkong and Canton Ice Manufacturing Co., Ltd., at the company's eighteenth annual general meeting, held, yesterday at 2. Lower Albert Road, Hongkong.

In proposing the adoption

of the report and accounts for last year, the chairman said:-

dered by your directors to be suff- clent at the agure of $14,829.82. I Your trust you will approve. The Company's position as Directors have waived, their fees shown by the accounts before you | for the year.

today is, I am pleased to say. Referring to the balance sheet I more satisfactory than that re- would mention that the addition $1.599.82 to ported last year. Unfortunately, during the year of however, the political situation in Machinery and Ice Stores repre- Canton still had a detrimental sents the cost of the foundation *fect upon our trading during the for the new Oll Engine purchased last year and the construction of period under review.

an Ice Tank of 41 tons capacity for emergency use during hostill- tics and for economical operation having regard to our restricted business. The small addition of $100.00, to Furniture and Fixtures ls for Z electric fans.

You will observe that the profit

working account on amounts to $15.719.28 as com- pared with $690.02 last year. This increase is due primarily to revenue derived from the storage of dry goods as distinct from our cold storage business. Ice sales for the period at 698.067 tons show a slight in- crease over those for last year. Certain economies bave also been effected to bring about the result.

A regret to report that in May some damage was done to our No. 1 Compressor which is still out of commission. It is not intended meantime to have this repaired until the position settled. in Canton is more Otherwise the Plant and Ma- chinery is in good condition. Tour Buildings are" in good state of preservation and have been redecorated during the year.

REPAIRS AND RENEWALS In the Profit and Loss Account, the charge for repairs and re- newals is in excess of the gure charged last year and much of the expenditure under this heading

LOSS OF $39.44 was necessitated by the shaking the machinery

The net result for the year is a and buildings | suffered from nearby explosiona loss of $39.44 which, under the during the hostilities in Canton,

very adverse circumstances," must

Depreciation has been provided I think be considered as not un- with satisfactory. There are no other on 7 scale commensurate that for past years and is consi- Continued on Page 11

HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS

STOCK EXCHANGE

Buyare 0+llers Sales Noctual

$1330

£5:1

#

SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION

FRIDAY 8.

DEC.

Banks

B.K. Bank

Do. (Col. Reg.)

£89 · Do. (Lon. Bag.) ...

PA

Chartered Banks

P99 Mercantile Bki. "A"

£11 Mercantile Bks, "0"

Bank of East Asia ...

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

(REUTER'S SERVICE)

London, December 7. The following quotations are the middle prices at the close of the market in London. All quotations are subject to confirmation and no responsibility is assumed for errors in transmission,

E

War Loan, 37% Rod

921 after 1952) Canton-Kloon Rly. 5% 17 Chinese 41% Gold Boan, 1898 (Brit. Issue)...... Chinese 5% Gold Bonds,

55

1925-47

47

Chin. 4

Anglo-French

Loan, 1908, 201

50

Chinese 5% Crisp Loan.

1912 Chinese 5% Reorg. Loan.

1913 (Ldn. a.) Chinese 8% Ster. Notes,

1925 (Vickers) Chin. Imperial "Riy. 5%..

Loan

27

38

12

55

Honan Rly. 5%

15

Hukuang Rly. 5%. 1911..

17

Bukuang Rly. 5%, 1911

(German Issue)

Lung Tsing & U. Hai Rly.

5 1913

82 5 356 3

16

14

S'hat-N'king Rly. 6. 20 Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%

14 (Brit. Stpd.) Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%

(German Stpd.) Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%

(Brit. Stpd. Supl Loan) 14 Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%

(Ger. Stpd. Supl. Loan) 14 Jap. 5% Sier. Loan, 1907 481 Jap. 8% Ster. Loan, 1924 557 Ger. 7% Intl Loan, 1924 44 Chartered Bank

8 A.K. & S'hal Bank (Ldn.

Reg.)

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FINANCE

Finance and

H. K. STOCK

EXCHANGE

HONGKONG

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1939. -PAGE

Commerce

SHAREBROKERS

ASSOCIATION

Enquiries during the week have volume Öf Business Transacted broadened throughout the list

on Friday, Dec. 8, 1939. and have been coupled with an China Provident advance in traders bids for scrip. China Provident The volume also has steadily im Raubs

proved and shows signs of con-

tinuing to expand. The weather Just now is at its best thereby tempting "Capital to emerge from its hibernation to take more notice of its monetary surround- ings. Capital may also be scent- ing the pungency of good divi- dends ahead especially when based on today's conservative basis of prices.

BUSINESS DONE DURING

THE WEEK

H.K. Banks, $1330,

Docks, $19.

Providents, $4.15, $4.20..

Hotels. $4.65, $4.70.

Lands, $33.

Tramways, $16, $18.20, $167. Yaumati Ferries, $23.

China Lights (0), $7.80. China Lights (N), $4.70. Telephones (0), $22, $33, $231.

$24.

Cements, $14.60, $15. $15. Ropes, $5, $5.10.

Dairy Farms (O), $20, $201. Watsons, $8.15, $81. $8.30, $81.

$8.35.

H.K. Mines, 4 cents. Gom: 4% Lean, 100.

821

HK & Shal Bank (Col.

Feg.)

841

Chinese Eng. & Mining.

(bearer)

18/6

Chosen Corporation

8/8

Pekin Syndicate

Buyers Bollers Baional

S'hal Elec. Constr. Co. S'bai Waterwork: "A"... 12 Union Insurance Gula Kalumpong Rubber Allied Ironfounders ...... 15/3 Asso. & Elec. Industries 39/41 Austin Motors, ord.

13

23

2173

17/6

Cable & Wireless. New

$1330

Form, ord.

-561

2844

ESS

B.-A. Tob. (bearer)

90/7/

£8

Mercantile Bank

111

£291

Cammell Laird, ord.

6/44

£118

Mexican Eagle

6/0

$71

$79

N. C. & 8. Bankı ... Insurances

Courtaulds

35/41

60 eta.

Distillers

64/3

$905

$215

Canton InsurKDOMS....

$200

Dunlop Rubber

27/44

$390

Union InsurLDOŠE JO

2353

Chen, Electric (England) #75/41

Underwriters

81

$71

B11

!!!!!

70/4

Shelis

8180 H.K. Fires

Shipping

Douglass

Steamboats

860 Indo-China

830 Indo-Chinam (Def.)...

28.10, Waterbosta

Docks, Wharves____|

Godowns, etc.

$10 H.K. & 'K. Wharves

Providents

Providanim (new)

$180

$70

812

(Pret:)

830

Guinness (A) Bon & Co. 82/6 Hawker Siddeley Afrc.... 18/3 Bristol Aeroplane.......... 15/7 Imperial Chemical Ind. 29/10) Imperial Tobacco

116/9

$30

"Marks & Sp'cer "A" ord.

51/9

፡፡

79/4

Rolls Royce

96/3

$8

Leyland Motors

88/44

Tate & Lyle .......

57/3--

Turner & Newall

73/7/

$101

United Steel ......

$4.20

21/3

Smethwick Drop Forg.

13/8

$19

819

++

H.K. & W. Dock.... $18.00

Do. (new)

$19

Armstrong Stevens, ord.

8/0

Pressed Steel, com.

14/11

18/6 Kailans. ......

$9.90

4 cts,

*++

#33

84.20

8100

11:

CA

#

$18

516)

Tramways

3185 Shanghai Dock 6.

917.90 Naw Engineerings 8.

Mining

$4 Venezuela Gold Fide Hong Kong Mines ... Lands, Hotels and Buildings

$4.65 H.K. Hotels............................ H.K. Lunds ......... 1100 Do. 4% Debentures

610 30 Bhangbai Lands 8.

H.K." Realtion" vanit

$71 Humphreys ........................

Chinese Estates

Cotton Mills

$25{ |Bwd . (8.)

1182 8'bal Cotions (8.)

$44 Zoong Sings (8.) ....

$18 Wing On Textiles (6.)

Public Utilities

Park Trams (old) ...

$195

Vickers. ord.

817,00

Woolworths

16/0 61.

18/6

Anglo-Dutch

27/4/

115.16

33

Rub. Plant. Invest. Trust Burma Corporation...... Commonwealth Mining.. Maraman Investments..... Randfontein Estates

33/1

11/3

دينة

Tel. No. 27473.

14/9

38/11

84.70

Western Holdings

11/3

$331

Sub-Nigel

202/8

100%

Tanami Gold Malag...

3d

$4.40 $7.00

Anglo-Iranian

53/9

Burmah

61/3

Shell Trans, & Trad.

20

(bearer

79/44

$23.80

•--Nominal

$170

$42

$100

$1H1

$770

3841

$4 Peak Trame (new) ...

Star Ferrie

$3.86

#631

023

#23)

'mail Forrion

Do. (now)

$7.5% China. Lights (0)"

87.60

www

4.70 China Lights (Now)

Chine Lights Rts.

$4.60

81.70

::

851+

#23/

574

H.X. Electric.

#511

$23 $7.36

$5.10

:::

Govt. 31% Loan. 97.

BUYERS

H.K. Bank, $1930. Bank of East Asia, $71 Canton Ins., $205. Union Ins. $390... Douglases, $71. Providents, $41.

Landa, $33.

Realties, $4.30.

Chinese Estates, $100.

Tramways, $16.30. Star Ferries, $841. Yaumati Ferries. $231. Electrics. $511. Sandakan Lights, $11, Telephones (0), $24. Telephones (N), 58. Cements. $15.30.

Ropes, 56.10.

250

500 $ 4.30 4.25

100

10.00

Dairy Farms (O), $20.30. Dalrmy Farms (N), $104. Watsons. $8.35. Entertainments, $64.

Constructions (O), $17.

SELLERS

H.K. Steamboats, $11. Watsons; $8.60.

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HONGKONG MINES: NOVEMBER OUTPUT

Hongkong Mines, Limited, advise that their output during Novem- ber amounted to 3751 short dry tons of ore treated, from which 374.61 dry tons of lead concen

for

Lakerol-

BRONCHIAL

A

A PASTILLE

colds

trates were produced, averaging Cough

61.99 per cent lead and 13.210.

silver per ton (short) and 0.03 08. per short ton gold

Record Rice Harvest

This Year

CHUNGKING, Dec, 8 (Central)— An average eight per cent increase in the production of rice has been registered in the various provinces In Free China, according to the Central Agricultural Experimental Station.

The increase breaks all records since 1931. Szechwan Yunnan Kwelchow, Hunan and Kwangs! boast of the greatest increase.

SALES

Providents, $4.30. Lands, $33.

Tramways, $18.30. China Lights (N), $41. Telephones (0), $24. Dairy Farms (0), $201.30. H.K. Govt. Loan, 97. Cements. $154/.40.

B

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171

Lane Crawfords

Nanyang Tobacco

$1.80 Binoeren

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CHANGSHA, Dec. 8 (Central)- There is a grave shortage of cows

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It is feared that spring sowing will be seriously affected unless remediat measures are devised.

According to investigation, some 5,000 Chinese civilians lost their

Ilves during the recent operations and damage to civilian property is roughly estimated at over $500,000 000 (National Currency).'

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RELIEF WORK ·· Chinese government delegates are busily engaged in rellet work, Refugees are temporarily accom- modated in sheds, and many are plying small trades to eke out a Living

There is a congenial air between the cleans and troops and the morale is excellent,

Officers and soldiers who taliced with the correspondent intimated that they are awaiting the order to start big-scale operations against the enemy.

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According to the Ministry the Overseas branches of the Bank of China have berri instructed to in- vestigate the requirements of Chi- nese legal tender notes abroad and all applications should be made directly to them.

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