HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
Finance and Commerce
Overseas Chinese Mission COMMODITY PRICES
Makes Investments
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At least two reconstruction projects have been started by the in South Seas Chinese Comfort Mission whose leaders are now
One is the establishment of a non-profit-making phar- Chungking. .maceutical works to make medicines for China's soldiers, and the
other a $1,000,000 rubber factory.
According to Tjunk See-gan (Chung Hsi-yen), deputy leader of the delegation, the medical plant will have an initial capi- tal investment of $200,000 by
Chinese residing in Overseas the British Malaya, Additional amounts to defray operating expenses will come from the same sources.
Indies are raising F200,000 to buy quinine tablets for rellet purposes in China. Another $100,000 worth of the febrifugal drug is reported on the way here from Malays.
IN YUNNAN
local authorities for
FINANCE
Yellow Silk Exports From China
"In addition to improved white silk. Szechwan has a plan to a
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
(REUTER'S SERVICE)
London, April 22. 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.
+
£
997
* KUNMING, April 23 (Central)crease its production of yellow Negotiations between Dr. Franklin silk by one-third this year. Instead L. Ho. Director of the Agricul- of 10,000 piculs in 1939, it will seek tural Credit Administration; and to deliver 15,000 plculs. A sizeable
(Red War Loan, 31% amount of this will eventually the the
after 1952) find its way into Burms, where the Canton-Kloon Rly. 5% 15 people prefer Chinese yellow dik Chinese 41% Gold Loan to other varieties.
1898 (Brit. „Issue) ............. Chinese 5% Gold, Bonds.
1925-47
stabilisation of commodity prices in Yunnan have been completed satisfactorily. Dr. Ho. it is learn ed, will fly back to Chungking today.
It was decided that a purchase arid distribution office will be Mr. TRA Kah-kee and Mr.
established here to regulate the Tjung have been making detailed
A daily necessities. supply of Investigations since their arrival
Rice Storge and Distribution from Rangoon by plane. They office was established yesterday visited many industrial factories The plant will
the supply for regulating and witnessed various wartime start producing aspirin, jen
foodstuffs. activities in Chungking. They at- tan and other palliative and
tended the sessions of the People's curativr Oriental
reassured Political Council and
this year,
medicines
those present of the unwavering M JOINT OPERATION The other factory will be devoted loyalty and support to General's- mainly to the manufacture and simo Chiang, and the National their 10,000,000 vulcanizing of rubber motor tyres, Government of
SIX PARTIES
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of
RAYON COMPETITION Yellow silk from northern parts} of Szechwan was generally con-Chin. 41% Anglo-French
Loan, 1908 signed to Shanghai in pre-war days, while that from Southern Chinese 5% Crisp Loan,
1913 (Lda. k) Szechwan was sold mostly to peo- ple in French Indo-China, Burma Chinese 5% Reorg. Loan. and India. In record years, Szecti- wan exported as much as 7,000
52
50
27
1912 Chinese 8% Ster. Notes,
1925 (Vickers) piculs to Burma alene, roughly chin. Imperial Rly, 5% one-tenth of its annual output. Loari
37
11
60
In recent years, however, Szech-Honan Rly. 3% wan yellow silk suffered considera Hukuang Rly. 5%, 1911. bly from the competition of rayon Hukuang Rly, 5%, 1911 The first organized efforts to re-
.German Issue) capture the Burma market began Lung Tsing & U. Hal last year when Yunnan silk mer- Ry. 5% 1913 chants who have been doing bus- S'hal-N'King Rly. 5%... iness with Burma for decades band-Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%
SPECIAL PERMISSION
· LONDON, Apr. 23 (Reuter) Although the Imminence of the for which this country has been compatriots in the South Seas Budget has restricted activity in the Stock Exchange, the market depending on foreign countries. It Islands,
was, generally, cheerful. Gt-edged will be operated jointly by the $10,- National Tea 000,000 China
The visiting group have been securities quietly improved while
Burma Raw Silk Company in and Corporation
Industrial divided into six parties and visited gold mining shares were supported together to form the Funnan- (Brit, Stpd.)
fronts, and presenting by local investors. Oils are brighter magnates in Penang, F. M. B. Ar-¡ various
capital. rangements have been made to the their gifts of cash, medicines, on the growing demand and wall Kunming. It has a large working
Street was firm. effect that 30 per cent of the clothing and foodstuffs. capital is to be subscribed by the The Overseas Chinese Comfort former, while the rest by the Mission to China is headed by latter. The factory" will have a Mr. Tan Kah-kec, 69, a well-known although it is generally believed Mr. that the amount ranges between production capacity of 100 tyres industrialist from Singapore. day. Its equipment and personnel Tjung See-gan, the deputy leader. $200,000,000 and $300,000,000.
The delegatiori will remain in will be mostly obtained from halls from Batavia, Java where he Penang, a world-famous rubber-is director of an import company. China for six months. producing centre.
Mr. Tan estimated. conservatively Emulating their compatriots in that the total capital of the
Malaya, the British
overseas overseas Chinese in South Seas
s
$100,000,000. worth Chinese in the Netherlands East Islands
HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS
STOCK EXCHANGE
SHAREBROKERS ASSOCIATION
Nomica TUESDAY 23.
APRIL.
Buyer Beliora
Bales ennal
Bayers Sellers
$1500
2934 2031
Bank
H.K. Banks amazin
Dv. (Col. Reg.)
Do. (Lon. Eng.).
£ 9 3/16 Chartered Banks **
: F31 Marcantile Bka. "A
2128-Marcantils Bk. "C"
Bank of Bari ásia ...
BIBOS
H.K. STOCK EXCHANGE
There was a shade more of a turnover during the day, alded by a line of Larids at $364 and some Unions at $502).
BUYERS
HK. Banks, $1500. H.K. Fire Ins...$172. Douglases, $120.
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Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5% (German Stpd.) .................... Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%
(Brit. Stod. Supl. Loan) 13 Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5% Silk is one of the articles the
(Ger, Stpd. Supl Loan) export of which has been placed Jap, 5%. Ster. Loan, 1907 under the Foreign Trade Commis-Jap. 6% Ster. Loan, 1924 sion But the company in Kun-Ger 7% Intl. Loan, 1924 ming was granted special permis- Chartered Bank sion to ship but 2,000 piculs of new HK. & Shai Bank (Ldn. yellow silk Actually, however, it
Reg.) exported 3.500 piculs, including HK. & S'hai Bank (Col.
Reg) 2.000 piculs keps over "from the
Chinese Eng. & Mining previous season.
(bearer)
One of the best selling points about the Szechwan yellow silk Chosen Corporation used to be it's low cost of produs- Pekin Syndicate tion. Since the war began, its price S'hai Elec. Constr. Co. S'hal Waterworks "A" has steadily gone up. Last year, it
Union Insurance sold at $3,000 a pleul It may go Gala Kalumpong Rubber even higher this year This may Allled Ironfounders. increase the difficulties, for Chin-
Asso. & Elec. Industries ese exporters as they have to face Austin Motors, ord. foreign competition.
RUMOUR FROM JAPAN
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1940. —PACE 9
| Economic
Economic Self- Sufficiency
In South East China
Most of the provinces in south-east China are economically self-sufficient, according to Mr. Sun Hsina-tsun, noted rural economist," who recently arrived in Chungking following an ex- tensive tour through the southeastern provinces,
stated.
Chekiang, for instance, be said, ing a majority of the much-need- began its programme of heavy and led raw materials, The number of light Industries with the estab- ‡ factories is expected to be increas- ishment of a big irun works. Ta-ed to 60 within this year,
Rapid progress towards self- day all the "Chung Chen" (cour-
both heavy and name of tesy
Generalissimo sufficiency in Chiang Kai-shek) riffes and light light industrial development has machine-guns used by the people's been made in the provinces of and Anbwet, Mr. Sun militia are made in that factory. Fukten
DAILY NECESSITIES
CRUX OF WORK Daily necessities are supplied by · various handicraft factories which The crux of the work for econo- have sprung into existence here mic development in the various and there throughout the pro- south-eastern provinces, Mr. Sun
in Hes
preventing vince. Within half a year, a new analyzed.
resources from," being 5.000-spindle cotton mi will be economic in full swing. In transportation, seized by the enemy;
In 1938, for instance, :1,000,000 there are in Cheklang 12000 hand
were transported carts whose capacity equals 1,000 piculs of rice "Trucks of two and a half tons from southern Anwer to Wuhu.
each
which is in the hands of the Ja- In Kiarigsi there are at present panese. In 1939, however, Chinese
25 light industrial plants furnish-political and military authorifies succeeded in buying 500,000 piculs of rice from Anhwel.
BLOCKADE TO BE STERNER STILL
PARIS, April 23 (Havas)—An to reinforce the
The products closely guarded by Chinese authorities include" wheat. glutinous rice, spring and autumn cocoons In Southern Klangsu; cereals, ten, yellow beans, sesame Allied decision
and cowhide In Klangs. More blocksce in south-eastern Europe, than 100,000 piculs of cotton were
BITest the alming to definitely
from transported
Hwangmet. flow of goods to Germany, is seen Hupeh Province, to Kinngsi last
year.
by politicians, who point out that the Allies action is aimed exclu-
Currency and financial condi- sively at strengthening the block-
tions in the rural districts of the ade. Hence the Balkan. States
various south-eastern provinces. have no need to fear any Franco Mr. Sun continued, have also been British military action.
gratifying. The credit of the Meanwhile, the Reich attempt-banknotes issued by the different ed to counter-act the Allies' plans provincial banks has been high.
when they dispatched Dr. Clodius to Bucharest
LOAN SERVICES four government banks:
trade through alluring promises the Central Bank, Bank of China," Communications and of German machinery in exchange Bank of mainly for Hungarian and Farmers Bank of China, do not 'Rumanian whent......"
issue loans in south-east China. However, the Relch's hopes are Loan services are mainly rendered already dwindling due to the by the provincial banks. fact that the harvest in Danubian amount of loans issued in Kfangs!
be very totalled $5,000,000 and that in Ghe Europe is expected to poor, and also owing to the Allies kiang $1,500,000, Loans were also extended to farmers engaged in massive purchases.
tea cultivation in Anihwel Province. To counteract the enemy dump ing and seizing, according to "Mr. Sun. an effective network of economic control organizations has been set up in the south-east. Among other organizations were mentioned the all, ten; cotton and silk control
bureau, handicraft industries advisory bureau, high- transportation company, Way
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and Budapest try to develop German-Rumanian
to
The
18/9
8/6
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15
15
291
18,3
14 40/13-
15/8
Docks Rts, $6.60,
Cable & Wireless, New
Form, ord.
5721
£93
Providents, $4.35.
B.-A. Tob, (bearer)
103/9
£03+
£ 3/18
H.K. Lands, $362.
Mexican Eagle
12
Armstrong Stevens, ord.
Electrics, $65.
:
£31
5128
Telephones (0), $28.80
Cammell Laird, ord. Mexican Eagle
7/44
Pressed Steel, com.
6/14
'Vickers; ord.
874
Cements, $17.
37/3
Woolworths
60/3
N. C. & 8. Banks
Insurances
Н
150 ct.
Dairy Farms, $21,60.
economic Distillers
BY
Anglo-Dutch
21/6
Watson's, $9.35.
$230
$500 Union Insuranom ...
9500
$500
Lane Crawfords, $1,90,
75 cts
Mm. Powell, $1.
H.K. Fire ----
#171
Entertainments. $7.
Shipping
blockade of Germany, Britain has Dunlop Rubber proposed the conclusion of a trade Gen. Electric (England) agreement with Japan, according Guinness (A) Son & Co. to the Japanese newspaper, Nicht- Hawker Siddeley Airc. ... Nichi,
Bristol Aeroplanee
36/6
Rab, Plant. Invest. Trust
29/9
80/14
Burma Corporation
9/3
77/9
Commonwealth
Mining
12/9
Marsman Investments
13/9
14
Randfontein Estates ...
38/9
424
Dongines anderem
$120
811" Stammbosit
$11ł
Docks Cum. Rts., $22.
8100
HK. Lands, $37.
$150
Electrics, $651.
72/6
Telephones (N), $10.40...
800+
Provident
$4.35
H.K. Banks, $1503.
· Unions Ina.. $502).
The paper points out that "ster!- Imperial Chemical. Ind. ing
bloc countries constitute Imperial Tobacco Japan's most important export Marks & Spicer "A" ord. markets, The London correspon- Rolls Royce ... dent of the Nichi Nicht says "well- Leyland Motors informed circles emphasise the Tate Lyle striking change recently noted in Turner & Newall the British Government's attitude United Steel- towards Japan."
31
Western Holdings
16/41
113/0
Sub-Nigel
195
47
Tanami Gold Mining
Bd.
90/101
Anglo-Iranian
53/9
72/6
Burmah
70/71-
54/6
Shell Trans
& Trad
64/74
(bearer)
23
Smethwick Drop Forg.
13/9
+
H.K. Docks C. RTS 2013 $22
"
FK. Fire Ins., $175.
819
30
'do Rta. Shanghai Docks §. ... Mining
$6.76 $8.85.
HK Mines, 6 cts.
863
HK, Lands, $381.
China Lights,(), $8.05.
16/9 Kailas
18/9
Electrics, $65)...
39.65 Rabe
$9.76
Venezuela Gold Tide
ม
Telephones (0), $29.
5 ctm.
873
$171
$120
i i-
::
$230 Canton Jasurwoont...
85 cta. Underwriters.
890
72/6
$4.35
$6.60
$22
8100 Indo-China (Prof.)
Indo-China (Del.)... Shells
$6.50 | Waterbosta vamman
Dacks. Wharves, Godowns, etc.
899.K. & K. WALTON
Providente, (new) ....
819 40 H.K. Docks X. Rts....!
$6.00
C
SELLER$
Watsons, $91,
SALES
TOKYO, Aprli 23 (Reuter)-In Courtaulds connection with the
*-Nominal
t-ex-dividend
72/6
hand
war.
cart administration, area products transportation and consumption bureau and coopera- tive affairs
in administration' Cheklang;, wartime trade bureau, rural cooperatives committee and industrial company in Klanga: trade corporation and transporta- tion company in Fuklen and food purchasing committee in Anhwei.
#
$65/
$655
..... $364
Hong Kong Minas ... Lands, Hotels and Buildings 34B.K. Hotels 830 H.K. Lands $10 Do. 4% Debachares $14.70 Bhanghai Lands B $440 HK Realties.......
88 Humphreyu' ---- $103 Chinese Estates ..........
Cotton Mills
(8.)
800 Bwo
$230 B'hel Cottons (B) ...
Zoong Slugs (8.) Wing On Textiles (B)
*242
237
$100
E
$120
Public Utilitie
#18
Tramways
3172-818
26
Pask Tram (old).
184
Peak Trams (men) ...
$58
Star Ferrine
895
Yati Ferzios
Do. (now)
muune
#672 $251 $7.00 $8.05 84.90.
$68
8671
44
China Lights (0)
86.20 China Lights (New)
811
$28.00
29
$10.35
$17
#5h
$21.80
1
$7
071
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!!!
#
$17
Chios Lights Ilta.
H.K. Electrian, “.................
8221 Macao Electrics
Bandakan Lights..... Telephones (old) Telephones (new) Tractions Tractions (pruk.) Industriala
$65 266 #651
$24.90
410.20
814.90 Calil, Haog: (Ord.) 8.
Cald., Macg. (Pref.) 8.
$12
81 Canton I
811
12
$9.35 $9
Caraunts
Bopes
Miscellaneou Dairy Form......
Dairy Farm
Ch. Etainmoula, M Constructions
(old)
Construction (DPW) Lane Crawforda
Hex
Nanyang Tobacco ..
Bidouree Watsons 69% Ch. G.5% 1826 Bds.
8102
$97.
H.E. Govt. 4% LowasTM H.K. Govs. #1% Longa,
$39 H.K. Wing On
N'hai Wing On .... Vibro Piling
Marsmans Irve. (Lon.)-
Marumans Inv. (H.X.) We Powell *Baleno Shanghai
#
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14.40 87.90
$39
$270
HK. Ropes, $5.58.
Lane Crawfords, $8.
MANILA GOLD SHARES
Atuks 16b, Antamok 11b, Bagulo Cold 185. Batong Buhay -0095s, Big Wedge 17s, Coco Grove 085, Con. Mines .0025b, Demonstration 083, T.XL 31b, Ipo Gold 07s, Itogon Mining 20b, Masbate Con 0819, Mine Operations 083, North Ga marines 0478.. Päratale Guimaus 141s, San Mauricio 605, Surigao Con. 178, Suyoc Con. 12b, Syndicate Inv. 0178. United "Paracale 21b. Mindanao Motherlode 08b.
HONGKONG
SHAREBROKERS”
ASSOCIATION Volume Of Business Transacted on Tuesday. April 23, 1940. HK, Banks
5 $1,505.00 18 1,500.00
8.05
SHOE CO.LTD.
· HONGKONG SUPPLIES ALL
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POSITION: VACANT
Hongkong Daily Press CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
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Concrete bathing shed; 2 chang- A vacancy exists at the Royal Armament Depot for a Temporarying rooms; 2 shower baths, one Assistant Armament Supply om-pantry, with water laid on: 2 cer, commencing salary $3,600 H.K. closets: large verandah; situated rising to $7,200 per annum. Only on Clear Water Bay Road nine Europeans of British birth can be miles from Star Ferry. Water al- ways clear. Apply Hon. Sec. R.A. considered.
Mess, Kowloon.
Candidates should have attained
a good standard of education, pre- ferably full time up to the age of 18. A knowledge of engineering or chemistry will be an advantage. 8.05 Experience in the control of labour 8.65.1 staffs will be a desirable qualifica- 17.00 *tion."
120
China Lights (0) 1.500
21/0
-100
8.05
150
850
Cements
500
81
HK. Tphones (0) 500
29.00
$17
Star Ferries
200
67.75
854
Unions Ins.
50
500.00
$21.0
3,871
TAR
$0.80
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The total value is $114.005,00.
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