HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS
STOCK EXCHANGE
SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION
Bayere Balass Balas Xominal
ainin
FRIDAY 5. APRIL.
Eager Molars Salon Wominal
#171 $174 X.D.
Bank:
$1,490 H.K. Banks
204 Do. (Col. 149) ... £93 Do. Low. Bag)... £91" Chartered Banks
31 Marosutile Bks. "A" 212 Mercantile Bha. "C" Bank of East AnËN ........ N. C. & 8. Banks ... Insurancès
Canton Insurancen a $500 Union Invagances
183 eta Underwriten
H.I. Fico " 1994
Shipping
$150 Dong
$10 bos
1-
Tief!
#230
$100 Indo-Chinna
$90
76/3
$100
$1$
++
$1490
2941
£93
Lot
£31
$73) #71
£198
150 ct.
#230
$500
86 ets
X.D.
$174
$166
102
(PT.)
***
$100
$120
78/3
$7,60
Providents (7##} ****
# 1
$100 #44
FINANCE
Finance and Commerce
EXPLOITATION OF POLAND New Trading
PLANNED BY NAZIS
H.K. STOCK
EXCHANGE
W
PARIS,
Ap. 4
(Reuter)-The
Company
the
LONDON, Apr 4 (Reuter)-In existence "of s Nazi Four-year the House of Commons today, Str Plan for the systematie exploita-John, Simón: Chancellor of the tion of Poland has been released Exchequer, intimated that by the Polish Government. Press Government had decided to form Bureau in Paris, which publishes a special trading company called
given by Berlin the English Commercial Corpora the instructions
the Germ ALZI
inion, the capital of which would authorities
[be subscribed by the Treasury.
Poland.
The Market is still suffering from the neglect mentioned last week. The inevitable two carol-to laries accompany this neglect; volume of business is small ara prices become difficult to nata. BUSINESS DONE DURING
THE WEEK
HK. Bank, $1490. Union Ins, $510, $508, $510, $500. Chins Underwriters. 85 cents. HK. Fires, $185.
Wharves cum, div., $107).
$19.80
Wharves X. div., $100...
$61
$8.80
Docks cum rts.. $22, $21.80;
$371
***
Docks rts., $7; $61.
Providenta. $41.
19/0
$9.65
Lands, 537, $371, $37
$4
Tramways, $171.
China' Lights 10,
$91 229
Indo-Chinas (Del.)...
Shellz
Waterboats
Docks, Wharves,
Godowns, etc.
H.K. & K. Wharto
Providente
H.K. Docks C. RTS... $21
191 H.K. Docks X. Rts....
861
do Rts.
838 Shanghe Docks #
19/0 KailanE
$.65 Raube
Mining
$4 Venerusla Gold Wide
4 ets Hong Kong Mine
Lands, Hotels and
Buildings
H.K. Hotalt
H.K. Lands .........8.
$ico Do. 4% Debentures
#14 40 Shanghai tanda 8.
H.K. Boalties
Humphreys ...............
$103 Chinese Egistos
Catton Mills
$5.10 $36)
[371/07
$4.40
84.45
Bo
$5.20
$37
$100
$7.90
Realties, $4.45, $4}, 541.
8.1, 8.
The aim of the plan is to place the whole of Poland's resources at the service of the German war machine without the slightest re- gard for the needs of the Poles either now or the future.
The preamble says that no long-range economic policy can be conducted in Poland. On the contrary, it is necessary to con duct the economic fe of that $211.area 50 that at the shortest notice it can achieve the maximum
for service
strengthening
the Retch war economy.
China Lights (N), 55.35, $3.20.
Electrics, $651, £651.
Telephones (0), $294,
Telephones (N), $11. --
· Ropes, $5.85, $51, Watsons X. Div., 591. $9.15. Entertainments, 36.90.
BUYERS
$45) Ew (8.)
$45.
8190 B'hat Cottoas (5.) ...
$180
385
Zoong Sings (.) ....
$65
H.K. Fires Ins. X.D. $171. H.K. Docks C. Rts., $21.
$100
Wing Or Tartiles (8.)
$100
H. & 3. Hotels.' $5.05.
Public Utilities
HK Lands, $381.
$17.40
$17
¡Tramways
$17.40)
H.K. Realties, $4.40.
#8
Peak Trame (old) ...
$8
HK Tramways, $17.45.
Pank Trams (now) k
HK. Electrics, $65).
338
Star Ferris van
169.
HK, Ropes, $5.40..
F'muli Parries
$25
Dairy Farms" $214,
$8.
China Lights (New)
$3.35
F
China Lights Rt.
$651
H.K. Electric
$854
$22
Macno Electrics. ...
811
Bandakan Lighin
Telepboom (o).............
$291
$11.20 Telephone (w)
20/9 Tractiona
21/0
H.K. Tramways, $17.70. Telephones (N), $11.
$5 40
$8 86.20
#26
Do. (new)
China Lighte (0)
#29)
23.0 Tractions (prof.)
Industrials
814.90 Cald., Macg. (Ord.) B.
Cald., Macg. (Fref.) B..
Canton Loss
Comeniu
Ropes
Miscellaneous
$12
31
$17
Watsons, $9.
Staceres, $2.
Wm. Powell. $1.
Entertainment, $6.80.
SELLERS
H.K. Fires Ins, X.D. $174. ELK Docks C. Rts. $22. Providents, $4.60..
SALES
HK. Banks, $1487.
Providents. $41/4.55.
H. & S. Hotels, $5.10.
HK. Lands, $37.
#171
$5
201
Dairy Farm........
$21
Dairy Farin...
Docks, Rts., $6.80.
$6.80
Ch. É'ainmanie .................
$0.80
II.K. Electrics, $653/88,
$12
Constructions
(old)
$1.85
81
ConstructionS (new)
Telephone (N), $10,85,
371
Lane Crawfords
H.E. Ropes, $5.55.
$8
Nanyang Tobacco
831
Watsons, $9.15.
MANILA GOLD SHARES
#2
$8.16
Sinceres
Watsons
52. Ch. 0.8% 19350 #Bda,
$101 H.K. Govt. 4% Loana
$98, H.K. Gori, 81% Loan
H.E. Wing On [Hʻhal Wing On
Piling .... Marsmane Inv. (Lon.
344
28 14/0
|Vib
4.
Martinas Jay. (H.K.)
31
Wm. Powalls
[#Bains 'o Shanghai
LONDON STOCK
EXCHANGE
(REUTER'S SERVICE)
42
A
$9.15
$0.15
52%
102
961%
#8
BAL
$14
14
LONDON GOLD
$1
London, April 4 (Reuter). Bar Gold, Fine per oz, 188.
London, April 4. Chosen Corporation The following quotations are the Pekin Syndicate...... middle prices at the close of the 8'hat Elec. Constr. Co. market in London. "All quotations S'hal Waterworks "A". are subject to confirmation and no Union Insurance responsibility is assumed for errors Gula Kalimpong Rubber in transmission.
1898 (Brit. Issue) ......
Chinese 5% Gold Bonds,
1925-47
Chin. 41% Anglo-French
Loan, 1908 -Chinese-5%-Crijp-Loan;
1913 (Ldn. Ik.) Chinese 5% Reorg. Loan,
1912
Chinese 8% Ster. Notes,
1925 (Vickers)
- દ *#
Courtaulds Distillers
8/8
1/8
15
151
201
£
War Loan, 31% Red
after 1952) Canton-Kloon Rly. 5% :15
19 Allied Ironfounders "...... 14/3 Asso, & Elec, Industries 39/4) Austin Motors, ord.
16/6
99,1
Cable & Wireless, New
Form, ord.
61
Chinese 41% Gold Loan
B-A, Tob. (bearer)
58
Mexican Eagle
106/3 12}:
Cammell Laird, ord.
7/3
Mexican Eagle
6/41
38/71
67/9
Dunlop Rubber...
33/0
Gen, Electric (England)
79/101
Guinness (A) Bon & Co.
Hawker Siddeley Airc. ...
Bristol Aeroplane Imperial Chethical Ind.
Chin. Imperial Rly: 5%
Loan
Imperial Tobacco ......
127/6
80
Marks & Sp'cer "A" ord.
53/11
Honan Fly, 5%
15
Rolls Royce.......
Hukuang Rly. 5%, 1911...
19
Leyland Motors
75"
Hukuang Rly. 5%, 1911..
Tate Lyle::
53/9
German Issue)
17
Turner & Newall
Lung Tsing & U., Hai
United Steel
Rly. 5% 1913
13
Smethwick Drop Forg, ...
S'hai-N'King Rly, 5%....
21
Armstrong Stevens,
ord.
56/41 23/41 15 B
Tientsin-Puköw Rij. 5%
Pressed Steel, com
17/41
(Brit. Btpd.) as
13
Vickers, ord...
17/6.
Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%
(German Stpd.)
Woolworths
84/9
13
Anglo-Dutch
23/6
Rub, Plant. Invest. Trust
31/3
13"
13
Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5% (Brit. Sipd. Supl. Loan) Tientsin-Pakow Rly, 5% (Ger.Btpd, Bupl Loan) Jap. 5%, Ster. Loan, 1907 501 Jap. 6% Bter. Loan, 1924 534 Ger, 7% Intl. Loan, 1924, 7
91 Chartered Bank HK, & Shat Bank (Ldn.
Rey... ....... 941 HK. & Shal Bank (Col
Reg) Chinese Eng. Mining
(bearer) "..
79/3 12/10
15 32/3
89/"1.
Burma Corporation 9/44 Commonwealth Mining
14 Maraman Investments ... Randfontein Estates 38/9. Western Holdings........... · 17/11 Sub-Nigel
Tanami: Gold Mining ... Anglo-Iranian.................
Burman
195 Bd. -59/11" -70/71.
93+
Shell Trans- & Trad.
Ibearer)
이
76/3
19
Nominal
i-ex-dividend
The Company would at present be primarily concerned in trade with Bulgaria Greece Hungary. Rumania, Turkey and Yuzo-Slavia work as a commercial and will Independent entity subject to consultation with the Govern- ment
The Chairman is Lord Swinton. Reuter understands that the
A permanent Company will be nody.
The Board of Directors of the new company will Include Mr. Alfred Chester Beatty, F.S.A., MI, . . T. Q. Beasley, Mr. C. P. The provisions include: (1) Polish agricultural produc-Lister, Mr. G. A. MacEwan, Mr. J.
H. Hambro' and Mr. F. H 'Nixon. tion is to be increased and set
born in Mr. Beatty, who was aside for the use of the German
New York 65 years ago.
naturalised
ariny. Only if there is a surplus will Poles get anything.
(2) The cutting up of timber s to be mereased without regard for the conservation of forests.
13) The output of raw material. is to be speeded up.
came a
and be
Englishman in 1933, has done much work in America and Northern Rhodesia In connection with mines.
Mr. Beasley is a partner Rall! Brothers, well-known Indian merchants
af
Mr. Nixon, who is the Manager
Was
(4) Industrial production for Polish tive to be restricted to a minbaum; all production capable of the Exports Credit
the of serving German interests to be Department, maintained and the rest to be sent stoner of the Austrian
ment for
Austrian floating the to Germany.
Reconstruction Loans. in 1923.
SATURDAY. APRIL 6, 1940-PAGE 9
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YOUR FIRST SIP TELLS YOU IT'S THE SCOTCH.
WEEKLY RETURNS
Public Depostes Other Deposits:-
Bankers
AND REPORTS
BANK OF ENGLAND
Other Accounts Total
London, April 4 (Reuter).
Mar. 11
Mar, 28
£
43,140
32,390
07.079
120,770
Guarantee
43.190
41.420
Commis-
Government Securities
140.100
182.190
134,190
137,600
Govern-
Other Securities:—
Discount & Advances Becurities
6.090
3300
23,030
13,180
Total
29.120
55.280
Notes and Coins
38,180
38,810
f.
Total Bullion
1300
1260
Notes in circulation.
643.110
543,440
Ratio of Reserve to Liabilities
30.83%
21.01%
Price of Gold at which holdings are valued .... 163/-
168/-
COCOA FOR FOREIGN
WHOLESALE COAL
DISTRIBUTION
SHAREBROKERS'
ASSOCIATION
PRODUCTION ·
(5) At least 1,000,000 men and women to be despatched as work-He was a member of the Financial ers. of whom 750.000 will be used Mission to Poland the following year and became President of the for farm work.
International Union of Credit
(6) Poles working in Germany will receive sufficient food to Insurers in 1935.
keep up the
will receive
rations.
strength; the rest
a bare minimum of
COAL RATIONING IN GERMANY AMSTERDAM, April 5 (Reuter) -It is learned that there is a good
deal of dissatisfaction in Germany
LONDON, Apr. 5 (Reuter)--The Volume of Business Transacted LONDON, Apr 5 (Reuter)~~A | Colonial Office announced that on Friday, April 5, 1940. colliery, expected to be the largest the British and French Govern- China Lights (0) 100 $8,00 200 19.75 Britain, will be opened soon in ments have adopted a joint sell- H.K. Docks X. Rts. Fifeshire and by
124 midsummering policy for West African cocoa HK. Docks Rts....
6.80 should be turning out some 400 in foreign markets. The agree- ment is regarded as the first result of Mr. Malcolm Macdonald's talks with "M Mandel.
at the Government's decision to tons of coal an hour. introduce coal rationing.
Germany possesses the largest
supplies of coal in any country in TURKISH EXPORTS Europe, and the decree announcing the
scheme, published in the morning papers, came as a most unpleasant surprise.
- DECREASE
10,000-P3.0.21
66
8:80
34
6.80
176
6.80
Itogons
San Mauričio
2,000 Pa, 0.66.
12,700 The total value is $7,470.00 and Pts. 3,470.00.
+
STOCK EXCHANGE OPENS QUIETLY 5 (Reuter)- ANKARA, Apr. During the first two months 01 LONDON, AP:. 5 (Reuter) - Last winter's shortage was 1940, Turkey's exports to Ger. The Stock Exchange opened Atoks 1516, Antamok 125, Baguio mamly attributed to the excep- many fell to two Per cent. of quietly and was steady, Later
clared a exports as compared the market tended to "ease Gold 2133. Batong Buhay 018, tionally cold weather paralysing the total
final dividend of five Big Wedge 17b, Coco Grove 10s, transport. It
however, with 58 per cent, last year.
of support though gold- per cent, thereby maintaining appears,
eight Con, Mines 0035, Demonstration that a definite shortage is expect- Exports to Britain and France mining shares resisted the down-the year's distribution of ∙10%, IX.L. 328. Ipo Gold 991b.ed next winter whatever the wea-rose to 28 per cent of the total ward trend. Itogon, Mines 2145. Masbate Con, ther may be.
0918, Mine Operations 083s, Para-
cale Gummaug 171b, San Maur- clo 65s. Surigao Con. 19h. Suyce Con, 135, United Paracale 2318. Mindanao Motherlode 09s.
N. "Borneo. Chamber Of Commerce
Minutes of Monthly Committee Meeting of the North Borneo Chamber of Commerce, held in the Sandakan Citb, Sandakan, on Wednesday March 13, at 10.30
a.m.
Present:-The Honourable, Mr. F.W. Pinnock (Chairman), Mr. J.K.S. Malcolm, Mr. G. Mavor, Mr. A.E. Phillipps, The Hon'ble, Mr. HJ. Walker, Mr. WA.B. Young, The Hon'ble, Mr. Kwan Yuen Hin, Mr. Lau. But Ching and Mr. C. Boyer (Secretary).
Emergency Powers
(Defence)
Ordinance. 1939 (File No. 16), No-
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HONGKONG SUPPLIES ALL
KINDS OF "FOOTWEAR
AUCTIONEERS
GREATEST COLLECTION OF BARGAINS IN TOWN)
LAMMERTS AUCTION BOOM
tices issued by The Honourable, taumont Beta 2.. The Treasurer, Sandakan, dated
1.3.40 and 5.40 were "tabled.
Wages Of Labourera Etc-In- creamed cost Of Living "(File No. 10) The Report dtd Recommenda tions of the Sub-Committee ap pointed to investigate the to- cidence of additional cost of UV- ing for artisans, labourers eta, was considered.
It was decided to circulate the Report among all Members of the Chamber and also furnish copies to Government, The North Borneo Planters Association and the Chinese Chamber of Com- merce. The Secretary was in- structed to mention that there
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INSURANCES
The National Mutual Life Association of Australasia, offers you, the bast conditions for a fund for old sgu; and your family in case of your desti. Annuities and educational policies are
miso ingaed. Insure now. Offee :-6 Des Voeux Ed. Central (bib Soor Room No. 66), Bank of Canton, Build- ing, Hongkong.
Bosident Secretary, Tel. No. 27478.
B. R. WELLN.“
BEST CANDY ETORE COLONY, WITH LARGE ASSORT- MENT BRIMISH-AMERICAN CAN-
was a divergence of opinion re- DIES FRESH CONSIGNMENT. garding paragraph 3 (b, of the NUTS, FIGS. RAISING FINE Report tre overtime), which would
CHOCOLATES, BRITISH-AMERI- probably be decided on the basta CAN CANDY STORE 15, POTTIN- that overtime should be consider- ed as separate and apart from earrings and, as such, did not "affect the position.
GER STREET,
Wages To Natives In Tawau & labour difficulties, due to alleged Lahaddatu District (File No, 10). high wages rates being paid by A letter from, The General Mand-Japanese platters for new dere- ger. Darrel Tobacco Plantations lopment work at Sumporna Ltd., Lahad Dat dated 7th The Secretary was instructed as March, 1940, was read, regarding to what setion should be taken,
an increase of 22 per cent.
Jack
On
per cent.
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de- Wall Street Why firm and active.
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