1940-04-30

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

LAMMERTS' AUCTIONS,

PUBLIC AUCTION.

Messrs. SCHMIDT & Co., Ltd.

(in liquidation)

THE Undersigned have received

instructions from the Liquida tors of the above named,

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION

Tuesday, the 30th April, 1940

commencing at 10.30 a.m.

at their Sales Room, No. 2. Con- naught Road, Central, 2nd Floor.

A SELECTION OF SCIENTIFIC & MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

comprising:-

Laboratory Glassware, Electrical Equipment. Thermometers. Spirit and Pressure Burners. Theodolite Stands, Leather Cases for Leica Cameras and Binoculars, Electric Fans: Leica sundries and Exposure Meters.

and

FINANCE & GENERAL

Finance and Commerce

H.K. STOCK EXCHANGE

Business reported was not of Vast proportions, and prices are not too robust, but the spread was over a variegated selection.

BUYERS

H.K. Banks, $1.500,

Bank of E. Asia, $74.

Union Ins., $490.

Providents, $41.

Lands, $38. Realties, $4.40.

Telephones (Old), $28). Telephones (New), $10. Lane, Crawford's. $8.05. Wm. Powell, $1. Entertainments, $1.10.

SELLERS

Providents, $4.40... Electrics, 3651. Telephones (Old), $29. Telephones (New), $104,

SALES

Docks Cum. Rts., $217 Hotels, $4.

Lands, $361.

Chinese Estates, $103. Trams, $17).

China Lights (Old), $7.90. Electrics, $64.80. Telephones (Old), 564.80. Telephones (New), $28.80.

MANILA GOLD SHARES

BBER SHIPMENTS TO THE UNITED STATES

British Malaya -Exports On The Increase

NEW YORK, April 29 (Havas) - The "Weekly Survey of Commodity and Exchange" states that changes in the sources of American rubber supplies, which were expected-as a result of the war, failed to materialie

Commercial quarters

that American buvers of

thought

crude HONGKONG

rubber would have to depend on the Dutch East Indies more than |on British Malaya because of war

time conditions

SHAREBROKERS

ASSOCIATION

Volume Of Business Transacted

BETTER FIGURES However. figures for the first six months of the war have failed to substantiate this, and actually British Malaya has supplied. since the war started, 67.3 per cent of America's rubber. computed on a H.K. Docks X Rts. monthly average basis, aa com- H.K. Electrics .. pared with the monthly average HK. TramwaysS of 64.8 per cent for the period H.K. Lands between January 1937 and August Star Ferries | 1939

Ewos

According to this survey the Atoks 161b, Antamok 12s, Bagulo; only notable shift in world rubber Gold 18. Batong Buhay 01b. -Big shipments since the outbreak of

1 Letca "Xenon" 1.5 Lens with Wedge 17s. Coco Grove 08s, Con, the war are, firstly, a decided

caps and case

Mines 0025b. Demonstration 081b, drop in "British Malaya'a share in 2. Sets of 18 involute Milling Cut- | IXL 301s, Ipo Gold 071s. Itogon rubber shipments to Japan and

ters (all high speed steel)

1 Petroleum Bath for 4 resistances

(with 6 resistances)",

1 Weber Electric Drying Oven 220v

AC.

1 Analytical Balance with weights

1 Metz and Gunther Drawing Board

1 Biological Coloriméter and Hae-

moglobin attachment

1 Field glass adjusting apparatus

1 Rod Hygrometer

3 Polarimeters

I Microtome

1. Station Barometer.

On View from Monday, the 29th April, 1940.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS..

AUCTIONEERS.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received

THE

instructions

to sell by,

PUBLIC AUCTION

Mining 2016. Masbate Con. 09b, Europe, and secondly, the sharp Mine Operations. 0715, North Gaincrease of re-exports from the marines 0438, Paracale Gummaus United States to Europe

169, San Maurielo 61b, Surigao Con Since the war started Europę 1715, Sayoc Con. 1218, United Para- has received 13.9 per cent of Its cale 21s Mindanao Motherlode rubber from the United States in

the form of re-exports. 18 .

HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS

STVICK ERCHANGE

Bayer Beilar

SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION Haleem MONDAY 29.

APRIL.

Buyer

Saltera

Sales Nominy)

$1500

81510

2934

874

8490

}: 1:

84 40

$22

$74

TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1940. -PAGE

SPURS ORDERED Sir John Simon Should TO PAY RATES Have Asked For More

Court Threatens To

Issue Distress· ̈

LONDON, April 16" (By Air Mali -Tottenham Hotspur. Football Club were summoned at Cottenham to-day for the nonpayment of rates amount- ing $844 7s id

..."COURT ORDER “ The Bench made an order for the amount to be paid in four weeks, otherwise distress would Issue.

Press Criticism Of Budget:

Two Points Of View

LONDON, Apr. 29 (Reuter)—A Sound Budget and A Budget of Delusion these two headings of leading articles reveal the difference of opinion held by the British press in connexion with the new Budget,

The former is from the Spectator which follows the line of reasoning by the Chancellor of the Exchequer who, the paper says, made a fair distribution between borrowing and taxation. approves of the other taxes with the exception of the raising of postage rate

When the case was called, Mr. Arthur Turner (secretary of the club) said he appeared in answer the Economist which is very criti-than now?

The other heading comes, from War effort is only one tenth more

The Nazis are said to be spend- ing ground £3,000,000,000, this Budget which would have Seryed year on the war. a solicitor.

Is there any

to the summons, but the clerk of cal. The, Chancellor has «missed the court stated: "The Spurs are the oppor.unity to introduce a a limited company and can be represented only by

I should have thought the Spurs as a promise of resolute action pretence that we can win this would have had a solicitor."

and would have given the people war with a smaller effort than a chance to demonstrate the passionate desire State.

to serve the

theirs?

"AN APPEAL Mr. L. C.A. Dubery (the chair-

ANOTHER GOEBBELS STUNT 4.33man): As long as you have not got

It should be pointed out that INADEQUATE TOTAL 21.75 the whole team here, we don't

In connexion with this figure of 21.75

mind.

Usually, discussion of the Bud- £3,000,000,000 frequently referred 19.55

It was intimated that the Club get is concerned with detalls, the to, the Nazis do not publish their 64.80

had entered an appeal against the totals generally being taken for Budget like we do and that one 17.50

d'scussion home paper suggests that the 36.75 87,50

Ily

on Monday, April 29, 1910. China Lights (0) 500 $ 7.90 250 7.30 China Providenta 1,000 H.K. Docks C. Rts. 150

300

200 100 100

200

50 500 "S.$70.50

rate on their premises, but it was granted. This year the sula that they had no right to about totals is rightly so, the figure was put out by Dr. Goeb-

the Economist continues. £220.000.000 belg just to impress the world.

Withhold payment pending hearing of the appeal..

Mr. Turner pleaded that Club was unable, owing to difficult circumstances of times, to meet the claim.

is miserably inadequate. It Tê The Economist is also dissatis- the presents £5,500,000 a day but ned with the methods. The tax- the already Jast month We were attor proposals bear heavily only the spending £5,000,000 a day. Docs on the specific points on which the Government really wish us to they are "imposed. Increases on

penal but the increase of taxa- tion as a whole is light..

He pointed out that immediately believe that the most it can man-beer, spirits and tobacco and the after the summer close season, age in the next 12 months for our st: Increased postage rates are the war came and the ground was closed for seven weeks. Since then the Government had allowed attendances of only 10 per cent, of the normal.

3,350 The total value is $42.903.50 and shat $35,250.00,

SHANGHAI PORK SHORTAGE SHANGHAI. April 20 (Reuter)- Almost all pork dealers in the French Concession and the Inter-

BANK 'NOT KEEN” national Settlement were com-

The Tottenham Corporation pelled to suspend. business yester-occupied part of the stands for day when they were unable to which they had paid nothing. obtain fresh supplies of pork from In reply to a suggestion that Nantung, Kiangsu Province, owing the club should obtain the money to the heavy taxes imposed by from the bank. Mr. Turner sald the Japanese authorities, says the that banks were not keen to lend Sinwanpao.

money where there

big were overdrafts

Back From Narvik

NATION'S RESOLUTION

The new Purchase Tax is an Interesting dewcomer. bug it is not a major contribution towards paying for the war,

More should be done to increase savings, even if all forms of ex-

SEAMEN WHO HAD penditure must be brought under

BEEN PRISONERS

control.

The Sunday Times says that LONDON, April 9 (Reuter) the British people cannot be tax- The " 47 British seamen who ed without the own consent. escaped from the Nazs at Narvik and no people in that position arrived

Newcastle today. have ever been taxed so heavily. Thirty-two were from the New Yet the principle criticism of the castle steamer. North Comwall, Chancellor has been to imply of 4,304 tons, which was captured, that he should have asked for LONDON, Apr. 29 (Reuter)-The by the Germans on the day be more sacrifices, not less. trade relations was. discussed in Admiralty announce that Vest-fare the first Narvik battle.

One could desire to better

ANGLO ITALIAN

$1500

TRADE TALKS

2931

LONDON, April 29

(Renter

£931

9 7/18

It is learned that Anglo-Italian

£31

£128

130 at.

$230

$500

10 cta

8495

Bankc

E.K. Banks.................. Do. Col. Reg.) Do. Loo. Reg.) £8 7/18 Chartered Banki

31 Mercantile Bka. "A" £124 Mercantile Bka. "C"

Bank of East Asin ....... N. C. & & Banks

Insurances

#230 Canton Invursaces

| Union IureLNOM

185 cts. Underwriters

8175. Firs

Shipping

$120 Dougla

$11 | Bteamboats.

8100 Indo-Chinas

880 Indo-China (Def.)...

Bhalla

$8.90 Waterbon

Docks, Wharves,

9:00H.K.. & K. Wharron

H.K. Docks C. RTS. 821.70 $21.90

$19.65 H.K. Docks' X. Rts....

76/3

Godowns, etc.

$175

$120

$117

(Prof.)

$100

$120

70/3

$6.90

800

84.35

$19.00 28.70

861

.19/8

$9.76.

Providents

Providents (new)

86.80

do Rte.

368

Shanghai Dooks I. ...

LIF

Mislar

19/6 Kailan

8.65 Raube

WARNING TO MARINERS

an interview between Lord Halifax fjorden and its approaches have

Seven were from the steamer evidence of the nation's resolu- and the

Italian Ambassador been mined, and vessels navigaBlythmoor, of 6,502 tons and sight. tion than the reception given last Signor Bastiani over the end oring in these areas without seeking

Ixom the steamer Mersington Tuesday's Budget... the week One of the main ob instructions from the local British Court. 5.141 tons. jectives was to carry forward the of Norwegian naval authorities do trade talks which were inter-so at their own perfi.

The men of the North Cornwall GERMANS EXPELLED rupted early in March, at the

The announcement says "Vest said they had been kept prisoners

FROM TURKEY time of the incident concerning jorden is mined to the north of in the whaling ship. Japwellum, Italian coal ships at Rotterdam

line extending in the direction but when

Arst battle of ANKARA: Apr 29 - (Reuter)— of 126 days from Vaeroy Island Narvik started. they

put The authorities are reported to

to the mainland Light $7.39 days N. 12.45 days Eashore under guard, but escaped have arrested, and ordered the and after walking 26 miles expulsion of five Germans-an Channels to the north-east and through snow for seventeen hours" archacological professor, a journ- to the south of Steinraer Island came to a village where they were alist and his wife, & merchant and 89.10 days N. 18.35 days E. have greatly surprised to find about 120, his agent also been mined."

the

were

All cotton exporting countries except the United States, Egypt. and Peru have lost ground in the Current season as compared to a year ago, according to figures

men from the destroyer Hardy, This follows the tightening up released in New York by the Cat-

and a number of men from other of the control of foreigners resid- ton Exchange, says Havas, China

merchant ships.

ing in Turkey. Istanbul poltze showed the heaviest drop in the showed gains. India lost ground, The seamen were accommodat- have, ordered a cabaret artists. exchange Listing. dropping from falling from 1,044,000 bales lasted in a school room until after who recently arrived in large 253,000 bales in 1938-39 to 14,000 year to 888.000 bales this year. the second battle of Narvik when numbers and Bre mostly of bales in 1939-40, Exports for the Brazil's export dropped from $33.- they signalled to British destroy Hungarian nationality," to leave United States.. Egypt and Peru 000 bales to. 419.000 bales.

ers and were taken off.

the country before May. 1,

#382

Wednesday, the 1st May, 1940

commencing at 5.15 p.m.

at their Sales Room, No. 2, Con-

naught Road, Central (Room No.

205, 2nd Floor).

A COLLECTION OF VALUABLE

POSTAGE STAMPS

On View from Tuesday, the 30th April 1940.

Venezuels Gold Tidu

8 cts, Hoog Kong Mines ...

Lands, Hotels and

Buildings

$42

B.K. Hotels

H.K. Lands

Sino Do. 4% Debanderes

#15 Shanghai Lands

84.40 K.E. Basilios

Humphraya ........*.

$103 Chinese Erlatos

Cotton Mills

$68 Ewo. (8.)

$250 (8′hat Cotions (8.) ...

(Zoong" Bings (15.)

Wing On Textilem (8.) Public Utilitie

817.55 Tramways

$8 Pank Trans (oldą

$120

$174

$4.60

$100

$4.40

$7.90

$69

$210

༴88བློ!!དྡྷི ཎྜ

199

$10.30

21/0

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

AUCTIONEERS

GERMANS CUT RAILWAY

STOCKHOLM. Apr. 29 (Reuter) -According to press reports the Germans are entrenching Dive milies to the north, at Orvis, where the Norwegians have cut the railway by blowing up the. Dridge over the fast flowing Glommen River..."

The French are reported to have been in action against a German force attempting to make a detour to Bangsund across the water 10 malies from Namso

EARTHQUAKE RELIEF

KUNMING, April 29 (Central) A sum of $20,000, will be ap- propriated by the National Relief Commission to the Relief Centre in. Kunming for distribution among the large numbers of refugees ab Shihping victimised by the recent severe earthquake.

$28829

$10 $10.30

$7.10

18.05

*****

Fook Trane (now)

$98.

Star Ferries

$25

'mati Ferries

Do. (0)

Chias Lights (0)

35.20 China Lights (New)

China Lighle Rts.

$65) HK. Electrica

8201 Macao Elsalicion

$11) Sandakaa Lights ...m

Telephones (old)

Talaphones (new)

Tractions

Trwolicus (pral.}

Industrials

$12

Cald., Macg. Pref.) &

Canton Loss *****

317

Cementa

814,00 Cad., Mog. (Ord.) B.

$7.90

84.00

| $31,80

(014)

(new)

(5.55 Ropes supmen

MiscellaneouLE

$22 Dairy Farm.......

Dairy Farm....

#11

Ch. #teinmaETUR

ConstructionE

Construction

Lane Crawfords ................

Nanyang Tobacco. --

Binouras

$9,35 Watsons

68% Ch: G.5%, 19956 38da.

#102 H.K. Gort, 1% Loans

བསྐྱོ་མན་ཝཿ

$97

H.K. Govt, 4% Loma

$39

[HK. Wing On, mad!

$14

[d'hui Wing On

28 Vibro Piling

14/0. Maramans Inv. (Lon.) -

4/0 Maramana iny; (H.K.)

Wm. Powsils,

́o Bhanghai

SHOE CO.LTD.

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