HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
FINANCE & GENERAL
P.I. HIGH COMMISSIONER HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS
LOOKS TO ULTIMATE TRIUMPH OF DEMOCRACY
TWENTY-TWO YEARS AGO TODAY WE THOUGHT, AT LEAST IN OUR GENERATIÓN, WE HAD DONE WITH WAR. said Mr. F. Sayre, U. 8. High Commissioner for the Philippines. in an Armistice Day Speech in Manila. Today the world is being torn to pieces in the most titanic, the most cruel, the most terrible war of all tims
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The war to end war", which we helped to win has proved to be only the prologue to the mat devastating struggle in his. Lory. Our woria today is confronted not only with unparalleled physical tragedy and muffering but with disillusionment. collapse of hope.
ΤΟ YOU WHO FOUGHT THROUGH THE LAST WORLD WAR, who offered life and all that is precious, as we believed for a great cause, what shall be said? Was it all futility?
FANTASTIC CHARGES Stripped of romance and Ideal- ism, was it, as has been charged in recent years, merely an enter prise promoted by bankers and profiteers for selfish gain? Were we dupes and pawns and did we gain nothing of worth to hand to our children's children?
and
With this enormous power, we cannot, even if we would, remain spart from the rest of the world Our very inactivity is as deter.
minative of the destinies of na- Hons as our activity. We do not desire to concern ourselves with the political affairs of Europe. But we
are most emphatically concerned with the kind of world we ourselves must ve in follow. the war: and that will depend vitally upon who wins.
FAILURE OF ISOLATION
As we look into the future we
want to
the profit from
Surely it is unnecessary for me shal
of the past. Twenty to give the Me to such mendacious mistakes
ago there were divided fantastic charges as these. years and
Whatever men may know and
that counsels tu You
I know America went into the last war'argue about America's entry into with her eyes wide open, counting the war bo one can deny that in 1919 when the peace came to be the cost. determined that we
America had reached the should have a Dart in the great made fight for the defence of demo-very pinnacle of her power and and human freedom.fluence and prestige in the America's assistance, given through counsels of the world; and no ens you and men like you, was substantial and determining far tor in the winning of that war.
SACRIFICES NOT VAIN
cracy
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It is true that in spite of our
san deny that America's refusal after the war to participate in the world's efforts, to co-operate for permanent organized pears spelt the abrupt loss of her powerful Influence and helped to bring
victory, the enemies of democracy about the rampant unbridled na- whom we vanquished in 1918 are tonalism and breakdown of or- today infinitely more powerful
xanized co-operation which paved than they were in 1914 It does
thë way to the present interna- not follow that your sacrifices tional chaos and catastrophe and the American Hives laid down
CLEAR LESSON,
in France in 1917 and 1918 were vain or rutile. Had we not step- Surely the lesson is clear. The ped in in 1917. had the German policy or isolation and aloofness forces actually won the first world which we followed after 1919 ier war, there might today be left no to disaster, power to
defend democracy
and
If there is to be tasting peace, perhaps no democracy to defend. there is only one way.
The present
were 1t
а
war differs from that as a result of modern methods
through all former ones. It is a total of life peace
single Larian. war. There is not a na- world empire a Roman peace- tion in the world, great or small, even
desirable, is, ne the lives of whose Individual citi- longer practical or possible. We rens will not be "vitally" affected how now through our own bitter by whether or not Germany wing experience that peace through a this war. The present war is not, delicately poised balance of power like most former ones, a mere is no longer practical or possible. struggle for racial or commercial ut national ascendancy.
STOCK EXCHANGE, ;
Buyer
Sellers Sales Nominal
+ ::
$73
HILI
$22,
31380
278
Zebé
SHAREBROKERS ASSOCIATION
SATURDAY 23'NOV.
Banks
H.K. Banks.
Do (Cal. Reg.), ........" Do. (Lon. Reg.) ..... £71 || Chartered Banks ....... F25Mercantila"Bku. "A"..
... £10 1/16
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Mercantile Bk. "0".
Dopr
Sellers
434
$1975
£75.
Bank of East Asia... $73 N. C. & B. Bankı...... Ensurance
185 Canton Insurances.
Union InsuTRIČOM. ............... Underwriters ..........
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$1
$150 H.K. Fires.....
-Shipping
$135 Douglases
$100
$80
35/7
Steamboats
Indo-Chinas (Prof.)..
Indo-Chinas (Def.) .....
Shells
$8.00 Waterboats
Dockt, Wharves,
Godowns, etc.
H.K.K. Wharrea...
H.00 Providents
$167
$16
iti
H.K. Docks (Old) HK. Docks (Naw)..... $92+Shanghai Dock.......
Mining
1140 Kailane
Raube
cta. Hong Kong Mine.......
" Lands, Hotels and
Buildings
$100 Do. 4% Debentures..........”
Shanghai Lands...
11 A
$31
H.K. & S. Hotels....... H.K. Lands.
$31
3.46. K. Realties:
83.40
37.10 Thumphreys
$7,15
$100
Chiness Estates.
HI
Cotton Mills "Ewo" (5.)" w
8165 S'hai Cottons (S.)... Zoong Sings (S.)......
84.85
#161
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EXPANSION COD LIVER OIL PROCESSING
The war has brought a rapid ex- pansion of cod liver oil processing in Canada. Up to a year ago 76 per cent of the cod liver oil used £96) in Canada was imported. With the 10 occupation of Norway, the main source of supply, it was decided to develop the Canadian Industry In urder to offset the shortage.
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20 ot.
$185 $390
The progress made to date gives 80 ot. promise of ultimate self-suffle- $180 lency, Sixteen new cod liver oil plants are now operating on the; $135 Atlantic Coast and eight plants ¡bave enlarged their facilities look- $100 $100 ing to un increased output. Intal 25/7production of cod liver all this year $8.00 15 expected to be approximately 200,000 gallons compared with a production of 63,000 gallons in 1938 and
8901
$18
#33
J
100
#8
56,000 gallons in 1939. This oll is suitable for use as medicinal joll or as a feeding all for livestock
and poultry,
In addition a production of low- grade cod liver oil known in the trade as "commun vod all" and suitable only for industrial uses amounting to 109,000 gallons $3.35 1938 and 120.000 gallons in 1930.
will be obtained. $300
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It is expected that 100,000 gallons. of medicinal cod liver oil will be. produced by the three refining
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1940. -PAGE.
If you Value your Health-
Insist upon
Gordon's GIN
NO Colouring Matter No Injurious Ingredients
plants equioned to produce this TRANS-CANADA
type of of
In addition to the Increased 10- AIR LINES:
190duction of cod liver-oll on the east-
ern coast, there has been a mark-
$125 ed Increase the production of NEW CRAFT
[feeding oils composed of fish oils
produced on the west coast.
DRYGIN
LONDON
BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOC. MEETING
A general Meeting of the Hong-
kong and China Branch of the Bri- tish Medical Association is to be To cope with the Increasing held in the Council Chamber, Post traffic on the Trans-Canada Air Druce Building, at 8.15 p.m. on Steps are under way to secure Lines, six new aircraft have been Thursday November 22. The speak- more adequate laboratory testing ordered by the company. The er for the "evening la Dr. G. H facilities for vitamin oils. Already
new planes are *Lodestars' or Thomas, Senior Medical Superin- 8890 a laboratory for the testing of Eighteens, and are larger than tendent, Ting Wah Hospital, who $8.60 feeding oils has been established the present fifteen Lockheeds or will give an address entitled: 887 by the Department of Agriculture Fourteens' now in service.
Wing On Textiles (8.) Public Utilities
$16
H.K. Tramway....................... $7.40 Pank Trans. (aldi........ $3.70 Peak Tranis (new)... 1572
$16.40
$7.40 83.70
$8.90
Star Ferries............. Y'mati Ferries. Chins Lights (0)...... $8.60 China Lights (New).. $38 H. K. Electrica ('Olli... 37 H. K. Electrica New).
1573
·8297.
$17
Macro Electrics (Old))
$16
Macao Electrica [Now)
$24
Telephones (old).........
101
Sandakan Lights........
Telephones (new).i] S'pore Tractions (Ord. 1) Industrials
$14.90| Cald., Macg. (Ord.) B. Cald., Macg. (Pref. 8.
#08 14% Loan
Miscellaneous
Dairy Farms....ma Entertainments
$1.00 Constructions (old).
Constructions (now)..."
50 ota
$37
at Ottawu.
SÄLVAGE RIGHTS
*u{.
·*
$9.50
$16,65
101
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Delivery of the planes will be made before the end of 1940 and they will be used in transcon- |tinental service and on the route Toronto, London snd
"Reminiscences of the past thirty-three years at a medical student and doctor in Hongkong, with special reference to the Tung. Wah Hospital."
An Act to amend the law with between
On behalf of the Council of the respect to the right of the Crown Windsor, and will have accom. Association, Dr. P. 8, Belwyn- to claim "salvage is published for modation for 14 passengers and a Clarke, President, desires us to general information in the Gov-crew of three. The Lockheeds state that all registered" medical practitionem ini Hongkong will be ernment Gazette. The Act was carry passengers: passed in July, 1940. N
The new planes, like the old cordially welcome. It states that where salvage ones, are all-metal mid-wing mono services are rendered by HM planes and are equipped with all the It has a cargo capacity of 190 cuble ships, aircraft or other property, latest instruments for modern feet and will carry 644 gallons of the Crown may claim" salvage for scientific flying. All modern cum-gasoline and 44 gallons of oil,» such services as an ordinary sal-forts of flying also are provided for The powerbouse of the new vor. A requisitioned ship shall be the passengers. ...
planes consist of two Pratt and regarded as H.M.-vessel for this Nearly 50 feet long, the Lode-Whitney twin-Wasp gines each purpose unless it is previously star' is about five and a half feet [developing@ 1,200 korsepower at 8.10 agreed that the salvage earned 15 longer than the Lockheed, while take-off, as compared with the 850 for some other person than Hls the wingspan is the same, 631 feet, horsepower engines in the "Four. $2.30 Majesty.
and the height 11 feet 10 inches. Įteens". $9.65
$12
We know
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Canton Ices.....
$18
$164
Cermenta
$6.40
H.K. Ropes.
HK, Gort, Loans
$3431%- (1934)
#94
%
(1940)
8171 $6.80
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#174
$6.00
1/7
$1
19.
Lane Crawforda......... Nanyang Tobacco...... $3
$2.15 Sinceres
Watsons...
35/
Cb. 0,6% 1925G § 3da,
$3A
LK. Wing On cont
S'hai Wing Un....
Vibro Piling
Under nodern conditions - the" only peace that can be enduring is
peace effected through organis=" THE PRESENT STRUGGLE
ed co-operation in which no na- It is a struggle to determine
tion is supreme or attempts to whether or not henceforth indivi- dual men and women throughout consenting, but one in which all, impose Its will upon others un- the world are to be free to live
equally sovereign, participate and neir own lives according to their bulla up effective international UWIL conselences or whether they restraints by common consent. must live according to the un- conscionable orders of another.
It is a struggle to determine whe ther or not the social restraints legal, humanitarian, moral, reli gious-upon which through the
PRINCIPLES WILL TRIUMPH Whatever the outcome of the present war, of one thing I am
sure. The great principles, that
we fought to defend in 1917 and 1918 wi ultimately triumpa. centuries we have been learning whatever temporary victories Ger- inay gain, melther Germany nor any other nation
be
to build civilization, shall eliminated 50 as to allow the
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strong to take what they desire can endure so long as it is built by the sword unhindered by com-upon a dental of the rights of the punctions of justice of humanity. individual to think and to speak It is a struggle to determine whe-| ther the fundamental principles act according to his own conscience/-40. long as it resta to which our nation is consecrat-
́upon nothing but artred force. eddemocracy-and-individual,
Lasting power cannot be bullt liberty--can or cannot survive in
upon evil. Power in the last
a world such as that in which w analysis rests upon the ability to
live today.
CAN'T SIT IDLY BY
men
command the support of indivi- | dial men slut women; and human
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$9.60
7/6 | Marimata. Izv. (Loui
2/9
Marumans Inv. (HK)
$1.19 Wm. Powells.....
'+Sale to Shanghai
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
· NEW YORK, Nov. 21 : (Reuter). Nov. 16 (1939) Nov. 14
Bills Bought
US Securities held
Federal Reserve · Ratio
Federal Reserve Credit Outstanding. Monetary Gold Stocks
Industrial Advances
HK
STOCK EXCHANGE
The short session this morning
BUTERS
Bank of East Asia, $73. Union Ina. $300, Humphreys, $7.15. Trams, $18.30,
All of us abhor war. The pro beings are inherently attracted by calls for no particular comment. tound desire in the hearts of the wood and the true and full American
and women'pelled by selfishness and cruelty throughout the nation is for peuce, and evil. Good is a cohesive force The cardinal objective of American which binds Deople together to foreign policy is the building for work for a commun end. Therein enduring peace.
is atrength, Evil and self-interest Unhappily the way of life which are disruptive forces which split Germany is wrecking Europe to peoples apart. Evil- carries with it establish is fundamentally based the seeds of its own destruction. upon the utter disregard of other STRENGTH AND POWER nations' rights, the flouting of
America's strength and power justice and of international law. wil be enduring" because." "the the mockery of treaty obligations American faith is built upon the the utterly rathless-code of tic rock of human liberties and human outlaw and the gunman. If the brotherhood. Man Will never totalitarian powers win there can cease fighting for the attainment be no lasting peace because the of these ends; and as long as only foundations upon which peace America remains America these can rest will be destroyed.
are the principles upon which we will build our faith and atake
LOVER OF TEACE
America, lover of peace, baltever our all. ..
In human brotherhood, cannot slij⠀ In 1776. our fathers risked
foundations ... of.
Yaumati Ferries, $22.25. - Lights (Old), $37.75. Cements, $15:00, Ropes, $8.40, Dairy Farms, $17.50 Entertainments. $6.60.
BELLERS
ELK. Banks, $1,200. Union Ins$395. Docks (Old), $18.50. Cements, $18.75. Watsons, $9.75,
SALES Humphreys, 37:20. Lights"(Old),- $37,75.- Cements, $18.60.
SHAREBROKERS
ASSOCIATION
Volume of Busintas Transacted on Saturday, Nov. 23, 1940,
HALES
laly by and see destroyed the very everything for the realization of HONGKONG
civilized society these eternal principles. In 1881 upon which alone peace can rest Lincoin gave them new meaning. America's resources and her power In 1917 and 1918 you and your ATE, SO enormous that if she fellows again trandated them into chooses to use them she can prob stirring action. Now in a trans- ably turn the scaler one way or formed and fast changing world the other. With that power goer we are called upon to give them terrible responsibility, Americs again a new application and fresh HK. Electrics (Old) 100 herself
becoming
particl meaning. We too stand ready, HK Realtys pant in the war, can in large without counting the cost and measure determine. If she will unafraid to feep the American what our future world will be..
500
600
The total value is 35,500.00,
4
$1.85
#39
35%
$14"
Nov. 21
(000's Omitted)
2,649,000
2,254,000 85.92% 90,54% 2.225,000 2,716,000 17.235.000 71,697,600 11.581,000
2,233,000 90,65%
8,215,000
2,302,000 21,716,000 7,912,000
LONDON MONEY
MARKET
LONDON, NOV. 24 (Renter)-
In the Money Market on
Satur-
day Borrowers continue to obtain
PRE-PAID ADVERTISEMENTS.
The following classes of advertisements are charged at, the price given below. :------ SITUATIONS VACANT.
HOUSES AND APARTMENTS WANTED.
HOUSES AND APARTMENTS TO BE LET.
· MISCELLANEOUS WANTS.
Announcements not exceeding 25 Words are inserted under this heading at a Pre-paid®
Rate of $1.50 for THREE INSERTIONS. If Charges collected," $2.00.
WANTED TO BUY
WE PAY HIGH PRICES for all gold and silver articles, gold bars, diamonds and jewels. Apply China Gold Refining Co. Pedder Building, Zid floor, Room 6.
WE OFFER HIGH PRICES for
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Applications Were lower at | Co.
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the consequently Market Syndicate received 41 per cent of their application which was the best for several weeks. The average rate also fractionally
moved in their favour,
WANTED KNOWN
ORDERS TAKEN for hand-made
Wall Street opened quiet and sweaters, Ladles jumpers, Babies
easy.
INDIA CONSCRIPT U.S. DOLLARS
NEW DELHI, India, Nov. 24 (Reuter)-India" has taken steps to conscript US dollars, it was revealed in New Delhi yesterday with the issuance of a "Govern- ment Order.
outfits, etc., at $5.00 each for workmanship,
Wool and model desired, to be supplied by customer.
Send particulars of address, etc.. to Box 602, HKDP.
This "WE" have an outstand ing assortment of latest American dresses for all occasions and price The Order requires that all to suit all purses Call at "Vanity holding United States currency Shop" (Lazarus) Pedder Street. should offer it for sale to the
Reserve Bank within a month against the equivalent value of
rupeet
Experienced Book-keeper Wants
The Order does not apply to Students to form a class. Charan- 37.75 authorised dealers in foreign ex-tee students to keep a whole set of 3.45 change cotton dealers, allens books after completion of a course and persons needing dollar ba- of 6 months For Term and Par- tances for reasonable trade re- ticulare, Please Apply to-Box [quirements:
No. 458€/o¬HKDPS
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