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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
Finance and Commerce
Chinese Postal Service Carries On, Improves In Stress Of National War
LITTLE OIL FOR GERMANY FROM RUMANIA
to
FINANCE
BANK NOTES IN S'HAI
MOVE TO PREVENT COLLECTION BY JAPANESE
16
CHUNGKING. Jan, 15 (Central)
four Governmeal banks
AMERICAN PRESIDENT
LINE
OFFICE OPENED IN SEATTLE
BUCHAREST, Jan. 15 (Havas)-- According economic experts, ❘ -The
The American President Lines Rumania's ol deliveries to Ger- have announced that, in order to opened its own once in Seattle,
prevent the Japanese from collect- Washington, on December 15. ign and disposing of large quanti– Į Laon J. Lancaster, one of the ties of bank notes for foreign ex-best known transportation men change, all bank notes overpriated with the names of places in oc- general passenger agent for the the Northwest and former cupled areas will not be accepted American Mall Line and Pacing as ready cash by the four banks Steamship Lines, has been selec- branches in Shanghai, bût may be, ted to head up the APL branch exchanged for demand draft, a once in Seattle. His headquarters either Chungking or "the place of
are located at 1326 Fifth Avenue. issue concerned,
CHUNGKING, Jan. 5 (C.1.C.)-In the face of extreme- many will not exceed 20,000 tons in January, against normal "ly difficult transportation problems as a result of the Sino-monthly average of 130,000 tons. Japanese hostilities, the Chinese General Post Office has. The present figure constitutes an" been functioning courageously in all parts of China. Not all time low and is due to the com- only have new mail routes, both domestic and interna-plete disruption of communication tional, been inaugurated, but postal facilities even in the facilities by rall as well as by water, areas very close to the front have always been maintained 'as long as possible
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Some 830,000,000 pleces of mail matter were handled and distributed by the various offices, of postal system in one year. The outbreak of the "Manchurian Incident" in 1931 resulted in the loss of a part of the administrative area in the four northeastern' provinces
HONGKONG
SHAREBROKERS
ASSOCIATION
Volume Of Business Transacted on Monday, Jan. 15.1940.
4.. H.K. Docks
A much heavier blow was dealt that from the Southwest and the to the postal administration when Northwest by way of Kunming Government Loans the nationwide war of resistance and Haiphong. With the war broke out following hostilities spreading wider, even some of the around the Marco Polo Bridge and] new routes have been cut. Despite In the Greater Shanghai al the obstacles, postal facilities H.K. Docka Municipality. However, the postal have been maintained.
HEROIC ROUTINE
authorities have been carrying on With the tremendous influx off their duties undaunted despite the people into the interior war, The Directorate-General of provinces and with the removal of t Posts
now has his oce in practically all government Kunming instead of Shanghai. organizations into Free China, ex-!
Isting postal establishments were Insumelent to handle the increased volume of service. New branch
OT Offices
agencies have been established at places where such are needed and additional staff members employed through special| examinations. Meanwhile, efforts to improve and quicken the trans- mission of mall are being pushed! by the authorities.
to
In view of the Importance of postal communications
the generul public during these abnormal times, orders have been given to al classes of postal employees throughout the country to maintain the postal services at thol respective stations to the bes: of their ability. Not until all
the local civil and military institutions have withdrawn from a place on account of its being. endangered, may the postal start there withdraw to a safer locality:
Providents
$5,000
10.
200 $21.25
21.35
500 4.75
400
NO MORE CARS FROM GERMANY
BERLIN, Jan, 15 (Reuter)— The German Radio announces that Germany's export of motor cars has ceased on ac- count of the war.
This is believed to be the first time that the Nazi Radio has admitted Alled seapower of having any effect on Ger. man trade
HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS
in the immediate neighbourhood, STOCK EXCHANGE
where they are still to, transact
postal business. Moreover, they are Ballers
services
must return to their original offices for the resumption of postal ag Soon as the local situation improves, as the post office is a public utility service and Its duty is to serve the public to
the best of its capacity.
SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION
Sales Names MONDAY · 15,
JAN.
Buyers Bollera Salo Montino i
Bankc
1370 H.E. Banks £38
Do. (Col. )
£861 Do. (Lon. Reg.) £84
SHANGHAI EXCEPTED
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with the title of District Freight and Passenger Agent Lancaster will serve the territory of Washing
With the exception of Shanghai, where special conditions prevail. however, these notes are freely ac-on, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and
British Columbia, cepted in the interior places,
Occupied area notes of the four banks and Chinese banky under the above ruling do not melude.
(1) Central Bank notes issued in Hankpw in 1926.
"Opening of the Seattle office does not mean that American President Lines have only now dis- covered the commercial impor- tance of the Facific Northwest," Bald Mr. Sheehan, President "We have known that all along. But our Bank of Communications new management" could not do notes issued in places outside the everything it wanted to do, at the Great Wall.
(2) Bank of China notes Issued in Hankow and Changsha and
(3)
SHOE CO.LTD.
HONGKONG SUPPLIES ALL KINDS OF FOOTWEAR..
outset."
TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1940. -PAGE 9
H.K. STOCK EXCHANGE
The rush of enquiries has tem-
porarily eased, and today's trad-
CHINA EXPORTS
REACH NEW HIGH
China's export trade marked a
ing was not on so an extensive record high since the outbreak of a scale as has been the experience the China Affair with the Novem- of a few preceding sessions.
ber account amounting to 138,000,- |000 yuan, an increase of 43 per cent over October, scoordtag to the announcement of the Customs authorities in Shangtul
BUYERS
Union Ins., $480.
Wharves, $102.- Docks, $21. Providents, $4.70. Hotels, $5.70. Lands. $333. Humphreys, 301: Tramways, $17,60. Yaumati Ferries, $24. China Lights (N), $44. Electrics, $551. -Telephones (0), $25).
Cements, $182. Dairy Farms (N), $21), Watsons, $9.15. Entertainments, $6.90, Constructions (0), $17. Vibro Piling. $84.
SELLERS
Docks, $21, Electrics, $58. Tramways. $17.80. Cements, $19.
SALES
Docks, $211/35. Providents, $41. Hotels, $5,70. Lands, $33.85,
Realties, $43.
Hongkong Daily Press CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
Imports amounted to 84,000,000 - yuan, which indicate s decrease of 15 per cent. from the previous month.
Export excess amounted to 49,- 492,000 yuan, while in October the trade showed an adverse balance of 3,846,000 yuan.
Detailed figures follow: (unit |1,000 yuan).
Imports: 84,009 Exports: 133,502 Export Excess: 49,492,
Imports: Japan 34,074 Britain 3,548 UB.A. 18,826 Germany 3,360, Exports: Japan 6,425 Britain 11,760 |U.B.A. 49,80" Germany 537 Hong-
kong 21,651 F. Indo-Chins 14,925... Imports; under Chlang Regime: 13,903 Under New Begime: 70,851. Exports: Under Chiang Regime: 24,016 Under New Regime: 109,698.
Tramways, $17.80. Electrics, $554.
MARBLE HALL
(and Annexe Private Hotel). 34. Granville and 103, Austin Roads, Kowloon, tennis courts. Beautiful garden. Rooms and suites with private bathrooms, All modern conveniences Apply proprietress, 103. Austin Road, Phone 50233 and 34, Granville Road. Phone 59433.
60 cts.
RELIABLE TAILORING
LADIES AND GENTS. TAILORS
We are disposing of all our present stocks of Ladies' Goods at price less than cost, as we shall from 1st Janu- ary be changing our business over to the sale of Gents' Goods, and must make room for new stocks shortly arriN- ing.
.
THE JUBILEE SILK STORE Specialists in Gents' Wear, Buits, Shirts, Pyjamas and Underwear. "
31 Nathan Road, Kowloon.
Corner Peking Road.
Telephone No. 50451
SPECIALTY KHOPS,
SUMMER
DRESSES, DAY & EVENING HATS, BAGS & BEACH TOGS
at very moderate prices. Call on us and let us demonstrate to you THE SHANGHAI SUN FAT COMPANY.
EXPERT LADIES' TAILORS
No. 30, Nathan Road, Kowloon. ".
Telephone Vo 30246.
$1365
£88
LAB
Chartered Banks ...
£8
E2Mercantile Bka. "A"
£1Mercantile Bla. "0"
£28t
evacuate
When any office is forced to a particular post.. the officer in charge has the re- sponsibility of bringing with him all the postage stamps, mall matter, public funds and docu- ments. In case a branch has been
solated from the controlling omce $724 due to disruption in communica- tic, it is temporarily governed by the controlling office nearest to the' branch.
$78
¡Bank of Esri Amis
£11
:
878
N. C. & B. Banka
Insurances
$207
8460
$11
Canton Insurance Enion Insuranom Underwritece *
...
$250
...
8460
20 ets
$180 H.K. Firs
$175
$100
820
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WARTIME REGULATIONS
Shipping
Douglass assonan
311 Steambosis
¡Indo-China (Prat)
Indo-Chinas (Del.)...
77/10 Bhella #7+
Waterboats
· Docks, Wharves, Godowns, etc.
$72
811
$100
#125
77/10
$7.40
$109.
::
B.K. & K.. Wharves
$102
Providenta
$4.65
USE
Providenta (*W) ----
H.K. W. Dock... #21
Do. (DOR)
891
8234 Shanghai Docks 15.
$230
| $19.20|New "Engineerings 8.
$22
Mining
18/0 Kailana
18/0
$10
Raubs-
$9.90
84
Venezuela Gold Fide
36 cta, Hong Kong Mines ...
$3
MADE YOUR HOME CHARMING !
B. B. Co., LAMPSHADE
44A, NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON.
AUCTIONEERS
GREATEST COLLECTION OF
BARGAINS IN TOWN!
itt
LAMMERT'S AUCTION ROOM Lomitat. Be diters 2. Come gl
Lands, Hotels and
Buildings
H.K. Hotels
$51
H.K. Lands 833)
$100 Do. 4% Debentures
#15
Shanghai - Landa
100%
H.K. Rome
$4,40
Hamphreys L
$8.10
To Luprono. N- 20224
$101 Chino Betaine
$34 Ew. (8.)
#311 $162 $44 $100
We have in Stock
and for Sale
$17.60
$17.70
Great Varieties of used and' unused
$8
170
$24
The staff administration of the $4.70 post office during wartime is govern-
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ed by the following fundamental $21.10 #1 | 211/21|
principles: (1) maintenance by the staff of the postal services at their respective stations as far as conditions permit: (2) increase of working efficiency of the staff; (3) strict enforcement or staff dis- cipline: (4) practice of econoniy in the distribution of, staff members, and in other matters.
35.70
$231
P
Proper adjustments are made in those places where normal means of communication and transporta- tion are at a standstill, so that mall matter can be transmitted without delay "New water routes. highways, couriers have been add- ed to the vast postal network. In view of the excessive amount of mall matter to be handled, the postal authorities are using postal trucks hiring boats, carts, pack | $17 60 animals, and human carriers to transmit all letters, parcels, print- ed matter, and the like. Postmen Carry the mall bags on their backs, and walk to their destination in Socie 01 the.... places
"where transportation 路 extremely difficult. When it becomes too, difficult to work during the day- $11 time because of air raids, the workers carry on their duties at night. The postal service does not cease unth the place is within the range of gunfire.
IMPROVISING ROUTES
$24
#4##
$18) | #19
the $9.15 the
Until last year, the Peiping- Hankow and the Canton-Bankow railways were the trunk lines for $14 postal transmission linking the $6.00 north and the south; while the $1 Cheklang-Klangs) and the Hunan- Kwangst railways connected the east and the west. With the fall of Canton and Hankow, original postal line over Canton-Hankow Railway was cut O thus necessitating the use of Nirigpo and Wenchow ports for the forwarding of mail from the eastern province. Likewise, mail from Kwangtung and Fukien was sent through Fochow, Swałów, Kwangchowan and Fakhof, and
Cotton Mills
8162 8'hai Cottons (5.)
$44 Zoong Blog (8.)
$484 Wing On Textiles (B.)
Public Utilities
Ponk Trams fold) ...
34 Pank Transa (new) ...
$58 Star Ferri
Do.
$7 35 Chins Lights (0)
$171
£18
Tramway
Y'mati FerrĒRN
18/9 Tractions (praf.) Industrials
$14.00 Cald, Macg. (Ord.) B.
#13 Cold., Macg, (Fre£.) 8.
81
018.70/78
$9.10
#101
Canton Lowe
Cambola
$6.10 Ropes
MiscellaneoKLI
$22.60 Dairy Farm (Old)
Dairy Farm (New)...
Ch. 'ainmanie
Constructions (old) $1.80
¡Constructions
$71 Lane Crawfor
Nanyang Tobacco
$1.80 Binderes Watscom
14+
581.
Ch. G.5%, 19%G #Eds. H.K. Gori. 4% Loan 597) [HK. Govi. Sfg Loan Mak. Wing. On
B'hal Wing On Vibro Filing
Marmane lor. Lin
Marsmans Iny. (HE)
14/0
4/0
I
Was. Populis
China Lights New)
China Lights Bts.
B.K. Electrica
$583
$18 Macao Bleotris .......
Bandakan Lights .... Telephones (old)]_................
$251
89,60 Telephone (new) 18/3 Tractio
$9.60
18/6
POSTAGE STAMPS.
in sets, bags, packets, single, and in approval books for collections
also
Flower & Vegetable Seeds
GRACA & CO.
Dealers in Postage Stamps, Religious Goods, Garden
Beeds, Toys, etc., etc,"
No. 10. WYNDHAM STREET. P.O. Box No. 620, HONG KONG Established 1896.
$18.70/75
$2
68.20
822.60
$21+
What do
$6,90
you want?
If there is anything you want to buy or sell, try
szall adverse-
Classifed
ment in the Hong- kong Daily Press.
25 words $1.00 prepaid
for 3 insertions..
FIRST-CLASS
SHANGHAI LADIES' TAILORS
Large Selection of Ready Made Ladies' Fur Coats, Winter Costumes and Overcoats always in stock at reasonable prices.
Alterations undertaken on Ladies' Furs and Foxes.
LONG KEE
Corner Peking Road,
TEL: 15493.
Jimmy's
ENGRAVERS
FEI FEI & CO. Photo Engravers
18, Cochrane Street, Telephone No. 22224.
BUTTERICK LADIES TAILOR-
Winter "Sale
Ready made Overcoat .. and Dresses made to order. No. 16 Wyndham St. Tel. 23615.
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hours or over-indarrops thoumada of diria now close them, its meconda With new scientific EYE- GENE, ANA,what a dizoenses when while are clase | maparkling whitat Many Breda 11 Zák. Katraba {noolām tired ayos lika mingis. Stalnimemanía. Get | EYE-GENE LLany ding or departisade stora
EYE-GENE
Obtainable at sil
leading Drag & Department Stores
Sole Distributora:
UNITED TRADERS Hong Kong.
31o NATHAN BOAB
Tel. 60451.
THE EMPRESS STORE
54 Nathan Road, Kowloon-Telephone 57155 SPECIAL SALES ON BUSCUITS
PRICES:
Jacob's Belvedere $1.50
Carr's Numilk $1.50
Huntley & Palmers Family Assorted $2.00
and many others. Inspection cordially invited
HOTELS
METROPOLE HOTEL Central, Clean, Comfortable. All modern conveniences. All rooms with Private Bath. Mo- derate Dally or Monthly rates. Fully Heenced. Tea Dance Daily, Latest Bwing Band. 57.30 p.m. Tel. 24423.
THOMPSON
LADIES'
38,
TAILOR
MODERN DRESS
CHEAP SALE
NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON.
FOR XMAS & NEW YEAR GIVE A ZENITH 1940 MODEL 58313 ALL WAVE SET. $99.50
GUARANTEE TO RECEIVE LONDON,
PARIS, MOSCOW . DIRECT.
CHUEN
64 Des Voeux Road 0.
YEE HONG
Telephone 24311.
$9.20
97%
141
$10
量
*** $ 15
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