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Newta TUESDAY 23.
JAN,
212
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1+0
$75
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$1350K Banks
Barks
£88
Do. (Cot Bag.) ...
288
Do. (Lou. Beg.)
£
+
90 cts
$102
$4.85 Providents
Providente (DOW).
Chartered - Banks
228) Mercantile Biɛ. “A”
2:11
Marcantile Bla. "O"
$78 (Baak of Mask:dnin
N. C. & B. Banka"... Insurances
$207 Canton Insuranosa <-- $470 Union Insuraɔcem
Undarwrfinen
$180 H. Piem
Shipping
Donglasse
$11 Bteamboats $100 Indo-China". (Prof.)
180 Indo-China (Def.)...)
78/1 Shella
Watarbosta immTI
Docks, Wharves,
Godowns, eto,
H.K. & K. Wharves
H. & W. Dooks... I Do. [Daw)
240 Shanghai Docks B. $19.80 New Engineering B.
Mining
18/0 Kallana
Rapbe
14 Venezuela Gold Fide
Hong Kong Mises
Lands, Hotels and
Buildings
$5.65 H.E. Hotalı
H.K. Landı
$100 Do, 4% Dədənarı
14.60.K. Realtion
St Humphrey. ..................................
#101 Chinese Extas
Cotton Min,
$33 Ewo (8.)
#170 B'bai Cottons (8.)
$44 Zoong Sings (8.)....
$48 Wing On Tertiion (5.)
Public Utilitiën
Tramways
$10
3 cta
833)
i.
115 Shanghai
: 4:
817.65/70
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£88
$83
2833
£11)
$78
160 ats.
$235
$480
$175
$70
$100
$120 78/9
$7.40
102)
84.65
$219
$$40
$92
18/0
90.74 $43
35.65
834
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FINANCE
Finance and Commerce
Japanese Occupation
Occupation Of BRITISH - OWNED
Hainan Island Will
SECURITIES
tr
IN U.S.A.
Soon Be
Be One Year Old NO DANGER IN
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The Japanese occupation of "Hainan Is'and, directly santh
of Kwangchowwan, will soon be a year old, though it is only ilmatted to a few places on the coast, says report
to the
" Chinese Industrial Co-operatives. Since February, 1919, a con- tinuous stream of war refugees has come to Kwangchowwan, or the French Leased Territory on the northeast corner of Laichow Peninsula. the most southerly part of China's main. land
ไ
During July and August. the over the river valley of southern number of refugees reached 20,000, Kwangsi, and over the districts of of whom no less than one-fourth | Lalchow Peninsula, have made destitute. While the well-thousands of civilians homeless o-do refugees stayed with their and penniless.
were
LIQUIDATION
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1940. —PAGE 9
SUSPENSION OF IMPORTS OF US. TOBACCO INTO
BRITAIN
İSTATE DEPARTMENT
URGED TO MAKE
PROTEST
WASHINGTON.' Jan. 23 (Reu- ter)The British Ambassador in Washington, Lord Lathlan visited
of
Arsenal For Foreign Exchange
MALAYA IS MOST.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (Renter) Mr. Cordell Hull yesterday to di-IMPORTANT SOURCE -Mr. Henry Morgenthan, at a curS particularly the situation press conference yestárday, sald created by the suspension
OF U.S. DOLLARS that there was no danger in- United States tobacco Imports SINGAPORE, Jan, 23 (Reatix)— volved in the liquidation of Bri- into Britain.
Malayas described in a broadcast tish-owned securities in the United {
as the arsenal for manufacturing ¡States to provide dollar "exchange
Mr." Henry Wallace, Secretary one of the most powerful weapons to finance Allied purchases for Agriculture, and other Govern-
-Foreign Exchange.
CREDIT IN U.S.
War
in the United States
TRANSFER OF GOLD
PROTEST URGED
ment oficials and private indivi- duals are urging the State De. This description was appled by.. A problem existed regarding the partment to protest against Bri-a professor of Raffles College, it transfer of gold owing to shipping tam's policy in not authorising Singapore, who pointed out that relatives, rented houses, or went! The particular problem in the difficulties, but it was no greater the allotment of exchange for the the United States buys tin and rub- to hotels, nearly all those who region that confronts the CIC. for Britain than for the other purchase of United States tobacco. be from Malaya but that Malaya's were destitute remained in refugee how Lo introduce industrial countries,
It is understood thas Mr. Cor purchases in the United States camps bull; or provided by the cooperatives among these refugees, Mr Morgenthau indicated that, dell Hull has requested, Or will were small, local Chinese Chamber of Comboh on the mainland and "from the request of President Roose-request, the British Government Malaya's credit in the United merce and by the the Overseas Hainan,
create velt, he was co-ordinating Allies to continue to all at least part of states is about $6.000.000 a month. whereby to Relief Association.
permanent and productive reller and American purchases of aero-its tobacco requirements on the making it the most important The total population of Hainan work.
planes in the United States.
United States market, Is three and a half millions. Buti The Kwangtung Provincial It is "assumed from this that" there are As many as 450,000 Government Reller Commission aircraft orders are being cleared Overseas Chinese from Bainan has given NC$83.000 for Teller through Mr. Morgenthau, in order shareholders
be allocated who are now in the Straits Settle-activities in Hainan and NC$93,- to prevent conflicts which
might follows:- ments, Java, and Thalland (Stam),000 for the same
boost prices and purpose
interfere with Pay a dividend of 7% Many refugees from Kwangchow. Lalchow Peninsula. To administer deliveries.
on 200,000 shares...... $140,000.00 wan have gone out to their re-the later fund a special office wILS"
Transfer to General latives in the South Seas, Many established in November
Reserve
25,000,00 to Building Improvement Account (bringing same up to $75,000.00)
on
mare have returned in salling Kwangchowwan. with General HUMPHREY'S ESTATE Transfer
& FINANCE CO.
Transfer to Special Re- pairs & Renewals Ac- count (bringing same up to $15,000.00)
ships to Hainan.
Chang Yen at its head, and assist- Most of the destitute refugees. [ed by the secretary of Relief Com- however, remain in Kwangchow-mission. "Mr. Wang Chin-cheh. The net profit of Humphreys
office wan, and today they are being This
has three départ Estate and Finance Co. Ltd., for General joined by the Chinese who were ments:
Affairs. Relief the year ended Dec. 31, 1939, after recendy forced out of Stam by the Work, and Social Education deducting Directors and General Thailand Government. Nine- The Rellet. Department 13 Managers' remuneration, and in- tenths of these people from Siam Elving out rice and medicine, and cluding $38,328.51 brought forward, And carry forward came originally from Hainan. It is ready to hand over NC$10.000 amounts to $239.915.18, which the is safe to say that there are still to the CIC. to set up Industrial Directors will recommend at the about 10,000 Hainan refugees who cooperatives for the refugees. forthcoming annual meeting of
$332
8170
544
8100
$17.60
Peak Trans (old)
$4
Pak Trazom (2#w)
$38
Star Ferriss ......
$891
mati Farris
#241
Do. (D)
China Lights (0)
$7.70
China Lights (New)
41
China Lights Rte.
$56.70 several
1257 $9.60 18/0
$35.40
$184
211
$7.80 $7.70
B.K. Electrics
Macao Electrics Sandakan Lighte
#254 Telephone (old) $0.60 Telephone (BW)
Tractions
19/8
19/8 Traction (prod.)
Industrials
$8.90
⠀⠀
$14.80 Cald., Macg. (Ord.) B.
$15
Cald., Macg. (Prof.) 8.)
$1
Canton Tom
$18,70
...
Comenta
$18.90 #6.10
811
Constructions
87
tell)
$1.80
Bopee SDGME
MiscellaneoUS
$29.60 Dairy Farm (Old)
$214 Dairy Farix (New)..
Ch. E'tainmente
Constructions (new)
37 Lane Crawfords
Nanjang Tobscon
$1,80 Sinceres
$9.20 Watsons
30 Ch. 0.8% 1930 #3ds.
$10. Gori. 4% Lonas
395) E.K. Gori. Six Loun
B.K. Wing O
thai Ting Da
$10
#8
Vibro Piling
16/3
|Maramans Ins. |Lon.).
4/0
Marsmans Inv. (H.K.)
31
LINY!
need some immediate reller in the
parts Leased Territory.
of this French
THOUSANDS NEED
M EMPLOYMENT With Kwangchewwan as the centre, a circle may be drawn to. Include "the southermost part of Kwangsi to the north and all of Hainan Island to the south. In between. in the middle section of this region, are the districts which used to be under the administra- $12.80 tien of the four old Kwangtong $218 prefectures: Kaochow, Laichow, Chingchow, and Lenchow. This region, De it called: the "Kwangchowwan Region." has a population or at least 10,000,000 and is rich in both agricultural and mineral resources,
*$0.15
100
Wm. Powel *Sales
Shanghai
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
(REUTER'S SERVICE)
London. January 22.
Shal Mec. Constr. Co. The following quotations are the Shal Waterworks "A" middle prices at the close of the Union Insurance
12
25
841
$9.10
market in London. All quotations Guia Kalumpong Rubber 21/103 are subject to confirmation and no Allied Ironfounders...... 14 responsibility is assumed for errors Asso. & Elec, Industries 37/104 in transmission,
Hawker Siddeley Airc... 14/3 'Bristol Aeroplane
15
At the present time Hongkong | Imports HK$13,000,000 worth of Pigs and HK$5,000,000. worch of poultry annually, and the major. part of these imports are this region.
from
If Kwangchowwan has 10,000 re- fugees, the whole of Kwangchow- wan Region has at least five times that number. The recent fighting in the Pakhol-Chingchow-Nanning sector, which is the west border of the Kwangchowwan Region, has turned out more war refugees.
Repeated serial bombings by Japanese planes over this sector,
H.K. STOCK EXCHANGE
Conditions on the market "e- main quiet and are likely to do so until the somewhat clouded politi-
cal sky clears up.
BUYERS
Douglases, $75. Docks, #21.10.
H.K. Mines, 3cts.
Hotels, $5:40.
Lands. $33+
Realties, $4.35.
Austin Motors, ord,
18
£
War Loan, 31% (Red
after 1952) Canton-Eloon Rly. 5%
Cable & Wireless, New
Form, ord,
61
98-1/16 16
B-A. Tob. (bearer)
98/9
Mexican Eagle
113
Chinese 41% Gold Loan
Cammell Laird, ord.
8
1399 (Brit. Issue)...... Chinese 5% Gold Bonds.
1925-47....
60
Mexican Eagle
6/9
Courtaulds.....
36/3
50
Distillers
Chin. 44% Anglo-French
Loan, 1908
Dunlop Rubber
85/8 29
50
Gen. - Electric (England) 75/7}
Chinese 5% Crisp Loan.
1913
Guinness (A) Bon & Co.. 77
Chinese 5% Reorg. Loan.
1913 (Ldn. Is.) .....
42
Chinese 8% Ster. Notes.
Imperial Chemical Ind. 30/4 Imperial Tobacco
115
Tramways, $17.50.
1025 (Vickers)
12
Marks & Sp'cer "A" ord. 52
Yaumat! Ferries. $244.
Chin. Imperial Rly, 5%
Rolls Royce
87/6
China Lights (N), 34.75.
Loan
55
Leyland Motors
73/11
Electrics, $55.40,-
Honan Rly. 5%
18
Tate Lyle
55/8
Macao Electrics, $18.50,
Hukuang Rly. 5%, 1911...
Turner & Newall.
65
Hukuang Rly. 5% 1911
United Steel
-22
(German Issue)
17
Smethwick Drop Forg...
12/6
Lung Tsing &. U. Hal
Armstrong Stevens, ord. 8
Dairy Farms (0), $214. Dairy Farms (N), $21. Watsons. $8. Entertainments, $8.90.
....
Rly. 5% 1913
Pressed Steel, com.
14/9
SELLERS
S'hai-N'King Rly. 5%
20
Vickers, ord.
13/4
Hotels. $5.65.
Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%
Woolworths
81
Brlt. Stpd.).....
16.
Anglo-Dutch
24/6
Tientsin-Pukow: Rły, 5%
(German Stpd.) Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%
(Brit. Stpd. Supl. Loan), 18 Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%
(Ger. Stpd. Supl, Loan) Jap. 5% Ster, Loan, 1907 ° 55 Jap. 6% Ster, Loan, 1924 57} Ger, 7% Intl, Loan, 1924 74 Chartered Bank':
16
Mining Maraman Investments ...
Rub, Plant. Invest. Trust 33/3 Burma Corporation Commonwealth
10/6
-
Randfontein Estates
16
Western Holdings
Sub-Nigel...
Tanami Gold Mining
16/3. 36/101 12/3 198/9 6°..
SALES
·HK. Bank, $1350. Docks, $21,40. China Lights (0), $7.7). Watsons. $9.
HONGKONG
Anglo-Iranian
58/9
81.
Burmah
60
H.K. & S'hai Bank (Lón:
Reg.)
Shell Trans, & Trad.
(bearer)
78/11
HK. & Shal Bang (Col.
Heg)
88
Chinese Eng. & Mining
AS. Watsonas..
-18-
Constructions -
2,000
HLK. Docks
1,000
100
SHOE CO.LTD.
HONGKONG SUPPLIES ALL
KINDS OF FOOTWEAR
Total
AS
11 1
26,380.00
source of American dollars in the Empire.
London Stock Exchange
LONDON. Jan. 23 (BWS)—Fol- lowing the big accumulation of baving orders over the week-end. a sharp rise occurred in a ́l British Government stocks.
On the London "Stock Exchange
they were led by the 3 per cent 11.995.85 War Loan, which after opening at 36,539.5397. rose to 981.
The Industrial Market respond- $239.915.18 ed to the gilt-edged rise, although
business was of small scale
Hongkong Daily Press CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
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 arriv- Ing.
THE JUBILEE SILK STORĖ Specialists in Gents Wear, Suits, Shirts, Pyjamas and Underwear:
31 Nathan Road; Kowloon.
Corner Peking Road.
We have in Stock
and for Sale Great Varieties of used and unused
POSTAGE STAMPS
In zets, bags, packets, single, and in approval books for collections also
Flower & Vegetable Seeds
GRACA & CO. Dealers m. Postage Stamps, Religions Goods, Garden Seeds, Toys, etc., etc. No. 10, WYNDHAM STREET. F.O. Box No, 620,
Telephone No. 50451.
Jimmy's
SUMMER
MARBLEHALL
(and Annexe Private Hotel), 34, Granville and 103; Austin Roads, Kowloon, tennis courts. Beautiful garden. Rooms and sultes with private bathrooms. All modern conveniences. Apply proprietress, 103. Austin Road. Phone '50733 and 34, Granville
Road. Phone 59433...
DRESSES, DAY & EVENING HATS, BAGS & REACH TOGS at very moderate prices: Call on us and let us demonstratë to you THE SHANGHAI SUN FAT COMPANY.
EXPERT LADIES' TAILORS
No 30. Nathan Road, Kowloon.
FIRST-CLASS
Telephone No. 56848,
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
31, NATHAN ROAD
Corner. Peking Road,
Tel. 50451.
TAILOR
BUTTERICK LADIES TAILOR
Winter Sale
Ready made Overcoat and Dresses made to order. No. 18 Wyndham St. Tel. 23615
HONG KONG THE MOST RELIABLE
Established 1896.
CANADA'S WAR
LOAN SUCCESS
OTTAWA, Jau. 23 (Reuter)-Tne success of Canada's firs, Wai Loan has encouraged the Canadian Government to make plans to offer War Loan Becurities for small investors.
The first loan of £445,000,000 worth of. Government Securities actually brough, in: £71,500,000; not including the conversion of a further £12,000,000.00
SHAREBROKERS:
ASSOCIATION Volume Of Business Transacted
This shows that a large quantity on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 1940.
of money in Canada is stell China Lights (0) *165. $.7.70 awaiting investment ·and: the 500 9.00 Dominion Minister of Finance 1.80 announces that it is proposed to 21.10 issue Saving Certificates similar to 21:20 those issued in the last war.
(bearer) Chosen Corporation ... 6/3 Pekin Syndicate
1/
-Nominal
LONDON GOLD
London, Jan. 22 (Reuter).
Bar Gold, Fine per oz., 168 j.....
H.K. Docks
LIQUID INSECTICIDE
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«THAT'S BECAUSE
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IT: BEFORE EVER MAL How
DEMAND THE GENUINE
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TAHLE D'HOTE $1.00. ALSO A LA CARTE AT THE
METROPOLE HOTEL
TEA DANCE DAILY
5 TO 7.30 P.M. MUSIC BY THE 'METROPOLE SWING BAND
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54 Des Voeux" "Road C..
ENGRAVERS
FEI FET & CO. Photo Engravers
18, Cochrane Street.
Telephone No. 22224,
Telephone 24311.
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