HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
CONSIGNEES' NOTICES
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION Co.'s
6THAMIL
AVID EONG KONG
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FINANCE
Finance and Commerce
ANGLO-SPANISH ECONOMIC
U.S. TO COMPETE WITH NAZI PLANE PRODUCTION
RELATIONS.
RENEWED
£2 MILLION LOAN
AGREEMENT
FROM LONDON, GIBRALTAR, MALTA PORTSAID, ADEN, COLOMBO AND STRAITS.
CONSIGNEES of Cargo by the
above-named Vessel are hereby in formed that their goods have been land-
WASHINGTON, Mar. 27 (Reu- ed & placed at THEIR RISK in the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowster)-One reason for the reported Company's Godown at Kowloon where change in the United States plane each Consignment is being sorted out selling policy is believed to be the Mark by Mark and Delivery can now be reports reaching 'Washington re-
Optional goods have been landed here garding German planes produc-Government, which was published woleas instructions were given tation. the contrary Six Hours before arrival of the steamer.
obtained
Goods not cleared within 8 days in. anding data of arrival will be subject to
rest.
No Fire. Inaarance has or will be affected by us in say case whatever.
In some official quarters, Ger- man production is said to be 3,000 monthly, with a prediction of a rapid increase "to" 6.000 monthly.
LONDON, Mar. 27 (Reater)-The United Kingdom and the Spanish loan agreement between the
yesterday, refers to the United Kingdua's desire to assist, the Spanish Government in the pro- motion of reconstruction work
THE TERMS " The United Kingdom Govern- While some experts considerment will undertake to advance Damaged Packages must be left in these figures ludicrously high, the to the Spanish Government a sum the Godowns for examination by the Consignees, and the Company surveyors,eports appear to be stimulating not exceeding $2,000,000 to be paid HeaSTS. GODDARD & Dounts, at 10 am the United States to ensure that into a sterling current account. on Monday and Thursday, within the America shall play her part in
The Spanish. Government will Free Storage period.
undertake to pay to the United Kingdom interest in sterling at the rate of 41 per cent per annum, on the sums advanced, and to re- pay the whole loan in twenty hall. NEW YORK, Mar, 27 (Reuter)-yearly Instalments, beginning on The Allies have already placed June 30, 1942. orders in the United States ex-- ceeding £150,000,000, according to
Conainees are specially notified that it is Decessary for & Revenue Officer to be present at the examination of damaged dutiable cargo.
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before 17th April 1940, or they will not be recognized.
No Claims will be wimitted after the "Goods have loft the Gedown, MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.
Agenca. Hong Kong, 27th March, 1940,
building up the Allies air strength.
HUGE ORDERS FROM
ALLIES
ment, the text of which is also A Trade and Payments Agree- published, will come into force on April, 1.
CEMENT PERIOD
arrangement is
re-
U.S. PETROL FOR SOVIET
TOKYO, Mar. 27 (Renter) The Soviet Union is "feverish- ly Importing” petroleum fram Americs through Vladivostok, according to a Japanese press message from Tsuruga, the terminus of the ferryboat ser- vice linking Vladivostok with Japan.
The message adds that the Soviets are also seeking to develop their own Far East- arn deposits.
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
(REUTER'S SERVICE)
STERLING TAKES
A FLOP
ACCUMULATION OF SELLING ORDERS
NEW YORK, Mar. 27 (Reuter)-- Sterling tumbled entirely to a sellers' market In which selling orders during the holidays, ac- cumulated to a degree far beyond the capacity for New York to ab-" sorb at the prevailing rates. -
FURTHER REGULATION" Moreover, overhanging the mar- ket was the spectre of a further regulation in sterling and other currencies which, it is felt, will curtall the demand for free ster- ling.
Meanwhile fresh news of tight- ening sterling control came from Sweden yesterday and there were also many rumours of pending measures in other countries
.The franc and other sterling London, March 28.
currencies abruptly declined while The following quotations are the
Canadian dollars were easy middle prices at the close of the though it is pointed our that the market in Lendon. All quotationse was more or less indepen- are subject to confirmation and no responsibility is assumed for errors in transmission
£
981 15
14601
58
511
Canton-K'loon Rly. 5% War Loan, 31% (Red
after 1952) Louis Beale, a member of the
Chinese 41% Gold Loan Anglo-French Purchasing Board, speaking at a luncheon given by
1898 (Brit. Issue) [1F9 the Export Managers' Club,
Clearing
Chinese 5% Gold Bonds.
The new Central Market built
1925-47 Sir Louis Beale
established by the Trade and Pay-Chin 44% Anglo-French said that the by the bogus Shanghai Municipal Anglo-French Purchasing
ments Agreement., Reuter learns Com- Government was formally declar-milssion had received the utmost that the occasion of the inaugura Chinese 5% Crisp Loan.
Loan, 1908 ed open at a ceremony on March co-operation and fairplay from tion of the Loan Agreement is re- 23, but no burness has yet been American industry. Not a single arded in official quarters as a started. as vegetable and other attempt to take advantage of the cement period, during which the dealers refuse to join, says a Allies urgent needs had been entween the two countries have beet!
friendly economic relations
placed on a normal basis.
The agreement is regarded as
Chin. Imperial Rly. 5% dovetailing into the Anglo-Spanish Honan Rly. 5%
Loan War Trade Agreement, which, it is Hukuang Rly. 5%, 1911... hoped, will be merely the beg-ukuang Rly 5%. 1011
Shanghai dispatch.
countered.
HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS
STOCK EX CHLANGE
Boyert Bellora Bade man
SHARKEROKEES ASSOCIATION
WED.. 27..
MAR.
Bayern Ballers
Hankc
H.K. Banks
Do. (Col. Reg.)
$1180
£037
£43
Do. (Lob. Reg.)
XD. Eet
Chartered Bak
XD. £31 Mercantile Bka. "A" X.D. egg Mercantile Bha, "0%
E
$71
Bank of East Asia --
N. C. & B. Banka...
Insurances
8232 Canton Insurancet
+
be-
ning of a nuch, more considerable volume of trade between the two
Chinese 5% Reorg. Loan.
1913 (Edn. Is.)
1912
Chinese 8% Ster. Notes.
1925 (Vickers)
German Issue)
Saloplast countries, whose economics are, in Lung Tsing & U. Hal
so many respects, complementary shal-N King Rly. 5%
COTTON CONTROL"
Rly. 5% 1913
50
29
39
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dent.
MORE TAXES ON SPIRITS, TOBACCO LONDON. Mar 27 (Reuter) A hint that spirits and tobacco will be taxed more severely was given yesterday when a Customs Excise Order
restricted with: drawals of spirits and tobacco from bond to 92 per
cent of the January Agures until after Budget day, April 23.
101
B-A Tob. (bearer)
103/9
Mexican Eagle
121:
57
Cammell Laird, ord..
7/42
15
Mexican Eagle
6/3
19
Courtaulds
Distillers
17
13
20
$1450
Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%
(Brit. Stpd.)
Dunlop Rabber ............. Gen. Electric (England) Guinness (A) Son & Co. Hawker Siddeley Airc Bristol Aeroplane
36/3 68 -33/3
ป
79/10)
.78/3
13/11
15/11
13
Imperial Chemical Ind
31/9
XD. 201
£93 £93
X.D. £12
IN CHEKIANG SHANGHAI, Mar. 27 (Reuter)-Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5% £31 In an effort to tighten the control
دمیر
Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%
(German Stpd.)
Imperial Tobacco
119/41..
13
Marks & Sp'cer "A" ord.
52
Rolls Royce
-91/3
871
60 cta.
$1871
$158
vince of Cheklang, the Provincial authorities have Increased the Jap. 5% Ster. Loan, 1907 50. $232) selling (market) price by $1.50 per Jap. 5% Stet. Loan, 1924 534 20 picui, while cotton merchants have Ger, 7% Intl. Loan, 1924 -7
teen granted five per cent com Chartered Bank mission, says a report to the Bin Wan Pao
of cotton produced in the Pro-Tientsin-Pukow Rly 5% (Ger. Stpd. Supt. Load)
Brit. Stpd. Supl. Loan) 13
Leyland. Motors
75/3
Tate & Lyle
54/104
13
Turner Newall
65
United Steel
23/3
Smethwick Drop Forg....
15
Armstrong Stevens, ord.
6-
911
Pressed Steel, com,
17
#101
8100
$120
78/2
$7.40
Purchasing is being undertaken by the Oil, Tea, Cotton and Silk Control Bureau of the Provincial Chinese Eng. & Mining Government.
HK. & S'hai Bank (Ldn.
Reg.) HK. & Shal Bank (Col.
Reg)
Vickers, ord.
18/3
931
Woolworths
65/6
Anglo-Dutch
24
93
Rub. Plant. Invest. Trust. 33
19
Burma Corporation Commonwealth
.9/3
Mining
8/6
1/6
Marsman investments...! Randfontein Estates
14/3
38/9
15
1.
$8.50
*
+4
:;:· ༢
#
151
Western Holdings ......... Sub-Nigel
15
187/6
Union Insurance
28
X.D.
8374
19/0
$31
Gula Kalumpong Rubber. 19/4 Allied Ironfounders ...... 14
Tanami Gold Mining ... Anglo-Iranian
Bd. --
52/6
Burmah
71/10/
Shell" Trans, & Trad.
(bearer).
...Nominal
*ex-dividend
78/9
$600
3610
#1
Union Insurances` ... Underwriters
90 cta
8187 H.K. Firas
Shipping
$150 Douglases
་
$5,90
$31
8:0
$10 Steamboate
8:00 Indo-Chinna (Prof.)
Indo-Chinna (Dať.)...
78/9
fholls
Waterbosta
Docks, Wharves,
Godowns, etc.
$106 HK & K. Whareme
Providenta
Providente (saw)__....
LD. H.K, Docks C. RTS...)
|- Do. (new)
8381 Shanghai Docks
New "Engineerings 5. Mining
19/0 K
$960 Raabe je 34 Venezuela Gold Wide Acta Hong Kong Miner... Lands, Hotels and Buildings
85 H.K. Hotala
[HK. Landa............
110 Do. 4% Debezigres #16 10 Shanghai - Lands
14.95 H.K. Esaltime in
Humphreyse tan
Chinese Eatalan
Cotton Mifs
$44 Bwo (8.)
8190 B'hal Cottons (B) $85 Zoong Bings (5.)
$481 Wing On Textil (8.)'
Public Utilities
THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1940. -PAGE
COURVOISIER
THE BRANDY OF NAPOLEON Fournisseur breveté de 3. M. l'Empereurs
COURVOISIO
COGNACS ET FINES CHAMPAGNES
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
COAL FIRES
BURN BRIGHTEST & LONGEST WITH
HONGAY EGG COAL
$8
:..
$38
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(bearer) By thus "raising the selling chosen Corporation price. it is hoped effectively to Pekin Syndicate 8108 prevent cotton produced in Che-s'hat Elec. Constr. Co. klang from being supplied to the shai Waterworks "A" Japanese, the report states.
$0.50/30
$38
:
$100
$127
$179
$65
$100
$17.85
H.K. STOCK EXCHANGE
The market was listness,
"BUYERS
Union Ins $505.
China Lights (Old), $3.20. China Lights (New), $5.40. Entertainments, $7.40.-
SELLERS
Lands, $374.
Tramways, 317.85.
Yaunat! Ferries, $284.
Telephones (Old), $30).
Telephones (New), $11.60. Ropes, $5,70.
SALES
Union Ins., $510.
Docks, $23 cam, div,
Humphreys, $8.
Tramways, $17.75/.85.
Ropes, $5.65.
MANILA GOLD SHARES.
Atoks 16b, Bagulo Gold 21b.
Batong Buhay 011s, Big Wedge
Asso, & Elec, Industries 40/131. Austin Motora; ord.
17 Cable & Wireless, New
Form, ord.
BEST
SHOE CO.LTD.
HONGKONG SUPPLIES ALL
KINDS OF FOOTWEAK
CANDY STORE IN
18b, Coco Grove 11s, Con. Mines COLONY, WITH LARGE ASSORT- 0030b, Demonstration 10b, East MENT BRITISH-AMERICAN CAN-
Mindanao 091b. IXL. 35b, Ipo DIES
Gold 10b, Itogon Mining 2015, NUTS,
FRESH CONSIGNMENT
FIGS,
Masbate Con, 081s, Mind, Mother- CHOCOLATES.
RAISINS FINE BRITISH-AMERI-
lode 0918, Mine Operation 08b. CAN CANDY STORE, 15, POTTIN-
Camarines 05b. Paracale GER STREET.
$17) $18
Tramways
$8
Park Trac fold)
Peak Trame {DOW)
308
Star Ferrien someone!
$264
T'mati Ferries
$261
$8.95 $5.40
$8,30
$46
822
$301 8201 $11.50
T
***
$221
$191
36 80
Do. (now)
China Lights (New)
China Lights Fts. H.K. Electric
Macao Electrics.......
$112 Bandakan Light
Telephones (WW) ***
20/9 Tractions
23/0Tractions (prst:)
Industrials
$14.90) Cald,, Hog. (Ord.) 8.
-$12
Cald., Macg. (Fret.) B.
Chaton Joss
Camsods
Hopes
Miscellaneous Dairy Farm (Old)
Dairy Farin (New)
China Lights (0)
$8.30
$5
744
$651
41
Telephones (old) .............
$201 $11.60
20.9
North
Gummaus 18b, San Mauricio 73,
Burigao Con. 18b, Buyoc Con. 129, Syndicate Inv. 019b, United Para-
#1
cale 244b, Benguet Con, 5.55b.
#194 | #194 || $191
#231
$7.40
014
Ch. 1
„É’tinmal
$7.40
Constructions
(old)
$1
Constructions
(new)
37
Lane Crawfords
$31
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XD.
$6.60
$23
#9zł
$1.85
H.K. Electrics
48
#081
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50
85.50
50 85.50
18 38.00
9% HK. Tramways 1,000
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18
Vibro Piling
14/3
Nanyang Tobacco....
$1.80 Binder
$10.6 Walsche
514%. Ch. G.8% 19250 RBds.
'8101) H.E. Gov. 4% Loans
H.E. Gori. %% Loma
41.HE. Wing On
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Maramans Inv. (Lon.)
+4
{1}% | Dairy Farms (0)
Ropes
(200
500 5.65
23.09
17.75
$41
United Paracales..... 10,000
$12
8
11838
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Maremade Inv. (H.K.)
Wm. Powella
#Balan
to Shanghai
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Holland
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Dealers in Garden Beeds, Postage
NDOLA, Mar. 27 (Reuter)-The Stamps, Picture Books etc., etc.
241 Northern Rhodesia strike by con per workers has been settled fol lowing the arrival here of the Governor, Sir Johns Maybin It is
The total value 55 $31424.00 | learned that all strikers are likely and Ps 2,450.00 to resume work today.
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