HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
LAMMERTS' AUCTIONS LAMMERTS' AUCTIONS
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FINANCE
Finance and Commerce
PUBLIC AUCTION. PUBLIC AUCTION. SATISFACTORY YEAR'S THE Undersigned have received THE Undersigned have received WORKING
instructions
to sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION
11
Friday, the 7th June, 1940 ·
commencing at 3.30 pm.
at their Sales Room, No. 35, Han- kow Road, Kowloon,
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
comprising:
Divans, Bedsteads, Wardrobes. Dressing Tables, Chests of Draw- ers, Sideboards, Dining Tables, Chairs, Chesterfield Sultes, Ice Chests, Hatstands, Desks, Cabinets, Bookcases, Tables, Screens, Ward- robe and Cabin Trunks. Rattan Furniture, etc., etc.
Ornaments, Pictures, Rugs, Cut- lery. E. P.. Brass, Porcelain and Glass Ware, Filters. Fortable and Cabinet Gramophones, Records, Mect. Table Lamps and Radiators, Clocks, Cooking Utensils, etc., etc.
also
A FEW PIECES OF BLACKWOOD FURNITURE
and
2 Upright Planos by "Moutrie"
1 Upright Piano by "Pohlmann
and Son"
1 Electric Refrigerator "O.E."
Instructions
to sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION
C
Saturday, the 8th June, 1940
commencing at 10.30 a.m.
at No. 67, Kimberley Road, Kow-
loor, 1st Floor.
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
On View from Friday, the 7th June. 1940.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS..
AUCTIONEERS.
H.K. STOCK EXCHANGE
HK. Banks were placed at $1330, Unions at $455 and Providents at $31, otherwise the market con- tinues dull
SALES
HK Banks, $1330. Union Ins., $455, Providents, $33.
REPORTED BY
PEAK TRAMWAYS LTD.
DESPITE A DROP OF A LITTLE OVER $12,000 IN TRAF- FIC RECEIPTS, a satisfactory year's working was reported by the Chairman, Mr. DE. Clark, at the annual meeting of the Peak Tramways Company, Ltd.. held yesterday at the Hongkong Hotel,
is only
the
H.K. 11NES
OUTPUT RECORD
The Hongkong Mines. Limited. advise that their output during May. amounted to 5404 short dry tons of ore treated, from which 646.25 dry tons of Lead Concen- trates were produced, averaging as follows:-
Lead 54.05 per cent.
Silver 13.70 oz. per short ton." Gold 0.03 oz. pez short ton, This is a record high production.
PROPOSITION BY HENRY FORD
Prodt for the year amourit to $35,567.02 which $1,479,35 less than that for the previous year. The Chairman said;-
ings differ very little from In spite of a fall of just over previous year I do not propose to $12,000 in Traffic Receipts, the pro- comment on them. fit for the year at $35,567.02 is The lease of the Workshop, to only $4,470.35 less than the pre- which reference was made from vious year. I think" under the rir-the Chair last year, was renewed cumstances this can be considered by Government, but with the same satisfactory.
restrictive clause, Government did. The drop in Traffic Receipts isofter to remove the restriction and practically all confined to first permit the erection of a smail cate. J. Llewellin, the Parliamentary class casual traffic, and is no doubt above, but as their terms for this said that British representatives in Secretary for Aircraft Production, due to the reduced tourist traffic concession were considered to the United States had been in caused by unsettled conditions. High, the offer, was declined and structed to investigate fully any On the debit side of Proft and the cafe scheme has been aban proposition Mr. Henry Ford had to make regarding the production of aircraft.
Loss Account you will note Main-doped tenance & Repairs is less by over $6,000 but that all other items are very similar to the previous year.
BETTER SERVICE
Wire ropes have been giving better service recently and this fact accounts mainly for reduced maintenance costs. At the moment
The passing of the War Revenue Ordinance has made it necessary that provision be made to meet this tax and this is reflected in the increased amount it is proposed to carry forward
- LONDON, June 8 (Reuter)--Col.
Col. Llewellin made this state-
ment yesterday in the House of Commons in answer to question by Commander Locker-Lampson."
Col. Llewellin said he had seen
I have no further remarks to a Press report that Mr, Ford had mate. gentlemen, find now propese stated that his company could we have four new ropes in stock that the Report and Statement of produce 1,000 aircraft dally within besides the two in service, so that Accounts be adopted and that the six months. unless anything unforeseen occurs. 1ollowing allocation of profits be these should be sufficient to last passco
us for at least another two years. Tay a dividend of 6 per cent, on Turning to the Balance Sheet, 25,000 shares Fully Paid Up, $15.- you will "note that amount owing| 000.00:
AGRICULTURAL
-SOC. MEETS CHUNGKING, June 6. Central to our Bankera is in round figures Pay a dividend of 6 per cent, on The 23rd annual meeting of the $17,000 less, but 15 all other 30,000 shares $5.00 Paid Up. $15.-Chinese Agricultural Society open figures under" the different head- |000.00:
ed here yesterday with more than 200 members and Government leaders including Dr. H. H. Kung Vice-President of the Executive Yuan, attending "
HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS
1 Electric Refrigerator
"Frigidaire".| STOCK EKOHANGE
SHAREBIOKIES' ASSOCIATION Buyer Rellers SANO THURSDAY 6.
Buyer Ballara Saisai
JUNE.
2 Radio-grams
3 Radios
8 Electric Table Fans
-2 Electric Ceiling Fans
$1325
$1325
2 Bicycles
£AC
£82
1 Saddle and Stirrups
£82
(F2.7
2 Chronium Plated Figures
1 Typewriter Underwood"
1 Sewing Machine
1 "Zeiss" Enlarger and Lense
..I "Zeiss" Cine Camera
Lense)
1 Projector
1 Exposure Meter
1 Dinner Service
1 Marble Standard Lamp
1 Marble Clock
1 Teakwood Bed Room Suite
150 School Desks and Benches
On View from Thursday, the 6th
June, 1940,"
Terms: Cash on Delivery,
LAMMERT BROS..
AUCTIONEERS
JJ
******
;;
Banks
H. E. Banks
Do. (Col. g.) ...
!⠀ ⠀!!:
$1335
280 £82
£302
£12
$74
{50 ct.
and carry forward; $28,452.80. Total $53,452.86. The adoption of the Report and Statement of Accounts was second- ed by Mr. P: Potts and carried un- animously.
RE-ELECTIONS..
"Mr. Llang Hsi, Chairman of the Society, presided. Dr. Kung in speech, encouraged the members
On the proposal of the Chair-in. their work. mam seconded by Mr. AH Potts,
the retiring Directors. Sir Robert
Ho Tung, Mr. J. Scott Harston, Mr. meeting will be read.
L Kadoorte Mr H.V. WilkinsoLL and Mr. DL. Newbigging, were res elected.
Mr. S.F. Chubb moved the re- election of the auditors, Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Marthews and Messrs. Linstead and Davis. The proposal was seconded by Mr W.C.
HONGKONG
FRIDAY, JUNE, 7, 1940-PAGE 9
SAY
Gordon's
and know what you're drinking/
GORDONS DRY GIN
DISTILLERY LONDON,
NO COLOURING MATTER
NO INJURIOUS INGREDIENTS
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
(REUTER'S SERVICK)
0/4"
2
15
14
London, June 5. Chosen Corporation The following quotations are the Pekin Syndicate middle prices at the close of the Shai Elec. Constr. Co. market in London. All quotations S'hai Waterworks "A" are subject to confirmation and no Union Insurance
25. responsibility is assumed for errors Gula Kalumpong Rubber 16/3 in transmission.
Allied Ironfounders
11/9 Asso. & Elec, Industries 3579
war Loan, 31%
Canton-Kloon Rly. 5% 8
after 1953)
Chinese 44% Gold Loan
1898 (Brit. Issue) Chinese 5% Gold Bonds.
1925-47 Chin. 41% Anglo-French
Loan, 1908 Chinese 5% Crisp Loan.
ASSOCIATION Hukuang Rly. 5%, 1911
+3
£
(Red
Austin Motors, ard,
1173
09
Cable & Wireless. New
Form, ord.
41
B.-A. Tob. (bearer)
83/9
43"
Mercantile Bank
124
Cammell Laird, ord.
"5/6
43
Mexican Eagle
3
Courtaulds
26/3
44
Distillers".
'34/0
Dunlop Rubber
29/74
More than 70 theses on agricul tural subjects submitted to the chinese 8% Ster. Notes.
1912 Chinese 5% Reorg, Loan.
1913 (Ldn. Is.)
Gen. Electric (England)
70/9
Guinness (A) Sơn & Co
60/6
24
Hawker Siddeley Airc.....
9/6
Bristol "Aeroplane
10/7/
1325 (Vickers)
8
Imperial Chemical Ind. 28
Chin. Imperial Rhy, 5%
Imperial Tobacco
88/3
Loan
56
Marks&Sp'cer "A" ord. 35/3
SHAREBROKERS'
Honan Rly 5%
12
Rolls Royce
63...
Hukuang Rly. 5%. 1911...
14
Ceyland Motors
50
Tate & Lyle
50
$218 8467
Volume Of Business Transacted on Thursday, June 6, 1940. Cements
100 $15.20
German Issue)
11
Turner & Newall
56/3
Lung Tsing & Hai
United Steel
19
Rly. 5% 1913 “.
11
Smethwick Drop Forg.
13/6
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165 cta
Lee,
H.K. Eectrics
20
53,40 8'hai-N'King Riy. 5%
15
Armstrong Stevens, ord.
5/8,"
$170
Present at the meeting were Sir
יד
30
Pressed Steel, com.
12/3
Robert Họ Tung Mr. J Scott
50
Vickers, ord.
13/6
E
$120
#012
$100
8100
Harston, Mr. L. Kadoorie, Mr. H.V. Yaumati Ferries Wilkinson. Mr. DL. Newbigging Union Tas. (Directory), Messrs, PC: Potts A.H.
53
Woolworths
48/9
Anglo-Dutch
18/3
24/3
55/7)
$6.9
Pctts. S.F. Chubb, 'W.C. Lee (shareholdersi and J.L Quie (Secretary,
293
The total value is $28.726.00.
Godowns, etc.
$95
· $3
Provident
Provideniz (DeW} ....
$18
H.K. Docks (Old)...
$17 H.K. Docks (New)...
do Rt.
PAPER ECONOMY
18
827 Shanghai Dooks ...
Mining
(Ger.Stpd, Supl; Loan). ..9. Jap. 5% Ster. Loan, 1907), 35 Jap. 5% Eter. Loan, 1924 40 only for purposes essential in the Ger, 7% Intl. Loan, 1824 54" The Ministry of Supply, in a national interests and owners to Chartered Bank #18statement on the new Paper Con-stocks of paper are therefore ad- HK. & Shal Bank (Idn.
trol Order which reduces by 50 vised to exercise the utmost Reg.)
10
1
33/11
Western Holding
7/8
Bub-Nigel
175
81
Tanami Gold Mining
3d.
Anglo-Iranian
80
$284
17/0 Kailans
17/8
per cent, supplies from paper mills economy in their use as it may H.K. & Shal Bank (Col. to customers, Says:
not be possible to sanction further Reg).
Burman
38/104 52/6
$2
$9.85 Baube
$9.00
Vanusela Gold Fide ects. Hong Kong Mines ... Lands, Hotels and
"The paper control will issue supplies when those stocks are Chinese Eng. & Mining licences to supply or convert paper exhausted."(Daily Telegraph).
Shell Trans & Trad
(bearer)
55/7
(bearer)
-17/6...
Nominal"
Buildings
"2430 H.K Hotels
832 H.K. Lands
Do. (Lon. Reg.)
Chartered Bank
1303 Marcantile Bks. *****
£19 Mercantile Bla. "0"
873
Bank of Bari Aain .....
N. C. & B. Banks
Insurances
9218 Canton Insursoc.... 8154 Union Insurances 85 cts. Underwriters
$160 H. Fires in
Shipping
8120 Dougies
$11 Steamboat
$100 Indo-Chines (Prof.)
$90 Indo-Chinas (Del.)...-- 55/7
Shelli
$6.00 Waterboate
Docks, Wharves,
H., & K. Wharton 295
58.40 22.00 40 455.00
58.43 Tientain-Pukow Rly. 5%
(Brit. Stpd.) Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5% (German Stpd.)......... Tientsin-Pukow Rly."5%%'
(Brit. Stpd. Supl, Loan) ·9. Tientsin-Bukow Rly. 5%
Rub, Plant. Invest. Trust Burma Corporation .... 7. Commonwealth Mining Maraman Investments Randfontein Estates
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE
HE Undersigned have received
instructions
to sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION
110
$16
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#1-#
$3.00
...8.
$32
$10.30 Shangbai. Lande
***
" $100 Do. 4% Debenture
84.20 H.K. Rositive
88 Humphrey ........
Chinese elabor
#1041
Cotton Mills
238 Ewo, (B) in $210 8'bal Cottons (8.)
Zoong Rings (8.)
++
$100
SHOE CO.LTD.
++
$4.20 $7.70
#38
$210
Wing On Textiles {B.)
$120
Public Utilities
Tramways
#18
85
Peak Trama (old)
#8
$90
Peak Trame (new} Star Ferrian
4
$50 8211
26.80
*HONGKONG SUPPLIES ALL
-KINDS OF
FOOTWEAR
Hongkong Daily Press CLASSIFIED
41
ADVERTISEMENTS
FUNG YUEN
AERATED WATERS,
SWEETS & PROVISION
OBTAINABLE AT
126, WANCHAI ROAD
Opposite Cathay Theatre.
Tuesday, the 11th Jure, 1940
commencing at 10.30 am.
at their Sales Room, No. 2 Con-
naught Road, Central, 2nd Floor.
5 Cases Pickled Green Olives
2-Cases White Shirting
1 Case Enamelled Tea Trays
1 Case Paper Carton
$22,85 T'mail Forzion
Do (new)
86.00 Chiss Lights (0)
China
Lighta Now)
China Lights Rte.
1581 H.K. Beotrich and
TO-LET
$581
Large furnished or unfurnished
$91.10 Macao Blac
$113 Bandakan Lights ........
$23 Talaphon (öld)
324
$10.20 Telephones (new)
room.near Bus station, Waterloo Road, with Laundry and with or without Breakfast.
210
23/0
Tractions Tractions (praf.) Industrials
31490 Caid. Meeg. (Oed) B.
Cald., Macg. (Freť.) 8.
'AUCTIONEERS
GREATEST COLLECTION OF BARGAINS IN TOWN!
LAMMERTS AUCTION RODM
For particulars please apply to haulert, Brothers Box No. 334, c/o H.E. Daily Press. Ltd. or phone No. 30251.
Hond Cuties!. Teleph m · NG. 20071
YOU CAN NOW EAT:---
HOTELS
COOKED IN THE
RUSSIAN FOOD RUSSIAN WAY
- TABLE D'HOTE $100 · ALSO A LA CARTE
AT THE
METROPOLE HOTEL
TEA DANCE DAILY
5 TO 7.30 PM. MUSIC BY THE METROPOLE SWING BAND
1 Case Cork Sheets
1 Bag Sweeping of Cotton Yarn
1 Tin Vegetable Margarine
also
A FEW PIECES OF HOUSEHOLD
AND OFFICE FURNITURE
$12
81 Cación Jour
$154 Cemeter
#5
$20
...
Ropes
Miscellaneou
Dairy Farm.....
31
$15
$4.80
TO LET
$19
Dairy Farm.............
$7
Cb. 'Minment
$7
$14
Constructions (old)
$1.85
Constructions (new)
#8) Lane Crawfords
#81
Nanyang Tobacco, ... | $3,40 )
$2.60 (inceras `-----
$2.20
$81 Wsions
38.40
Ch. G.6% 125G #Eda.
A QUANTITY OF CLOTHING
6102
|H,K; GÓTA, Ág Lowon
103
$97
H.K. Gori. 34% Long"
$38 H.K. Wing On
t'hal Wing On
$14
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
18
Vibro Piling i
10/0 Maramans Isr. (Lón.)
FOR SALE.
4/0
Marumans Inv." (HF)
16, Wyndham Street,
Tel
615.
#1
Wm. Powalla, povremene
$1
#Bin '0
AUCTIONEERS
Fully Furnished Room Laundry |
Included Healthy Locality, North
Just Received
Fresh supply of the
best
of
Point-Breakfast Optional-$40. Reliabarieties
Telephone 30251 or write Box No. 315 c/o Hong Kong Daily Press.
BUTTERICK
Expert Ladies' Tallor
New Style 'Ready Made Breases
and Tested
Flower and Vegetable
Seeds
from
Button & Sons Ltd. Reading
now obtainable at
GRACA & CO.
Dealers in Garden Geeda. Postage Stamps, &c., &c.
No 10, Wyndham Street, Established 1896.
Fong Kong.
1940 ZENITH
NEW MODELS' Just Arrived NO AKRIAL, NO GROUND,
Just plug in and play
CHUEN YEE HONG
54. Des Voeux Road C.
Jimmy's
Telephone 24311.
ENGRAVERS
FEI FEI & CO. Photo Engravers 18, Cochrane Street, Telephone No, 22224,