HONGKONG DAILY "PRESS
Finance and Commerce
HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS
STOCK EXCHANGE,
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Jellers
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SHARYBROKERS ASSOCIATION
Noida WEDNESDAY
$1340
£76
£87
P11
$70
X.D.
#4974
$6.70
$41 $40.00
12 MARCH.
Banks
B.K, Banks
Do. (Col. Reg.) .....
Do. (Lon. Rog.)....! Chartered Banks.......
£23 Mercantile Bks. "A".
Mercantile Bks. "O".. Bank of East Asia.....
N. C. & 8. Bankı...... Insurances
Union InarANTOS..................
#218
Canton Insurances...
$482/ 25...
$1
Underwriters
$170
HK. Firms..
..
$3.40
#31
Shipping
$135 Douglase
39
Steamboats
Indo-China Indo-Chinas (Def)
Waterboats à..................
038
$80
43/14
Shella
(Prof.)...
Buyer Sellers
Smi Tomine
$70 15 ct.
X.D.
$420
180 cts:
$1340
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£78
다
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CHINESE COMMITTEE ON WAR INSURANCE
A special" sub-committee, consist £95} Ing of Mr. Lim Chong Pang and
FINANCE & GENERAL
Coal Control In Australia: Federal Board Appointed
The appointment of a Commonwealth Coal Board, with the widest powers to govern supply, disposition, and consumption of coal, was announced by the Australian Minister for Supply and Development, Senator McBride.
The board has been set up to ensure adequate provision of coal throughout Australia, and it will co-operate with the Ship- ping Control Board,
Mr. Justice Davidson, of the State Supreme Court, has been appoirited chairman of the board,
it
was announced, in a special Commonwealth Gazette.*
Other members of the board, vill
Thomas Armstrong,;
£11 Mr. Tan Stak Kew, has been ap-be Messrs.
$315
pointed by the Singapore Chinese MLC. president of the combined Chamber of Commerce to study colliery, owners of New South the problem of compulsory in-wales: surance against war risks.
BUILDING OPERATIONS OFFICIALLY RESTRICTED
C. Nelson, general president of
A plea for the use of local pro- It is understood that Chinese the Australian
Coal and Shale ducts such as me, bricks and merchants in Singapore are all Employees' Federation
wood in the construction of pro- generally in favour of the intro-- W. B. Hudson, Controller Jected buildings, was made by Mr. duction of compulsory insurance Stores in the New South Wales C. H. La Brooy, at the monthly which it is intended to introduce Railways Department;
meeting of the Kinta Sanitary
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$170
$125
$100
into the Colony soon.
160
43/1
$7
Docks, Wharves,
Godowns, etc.
$95
U.K. & K. Wharves...
$95
Providenta
201
$17
H.K. Docks (Old)......
$17
$17
H.K. Docks (New).......
816
$27
+Shanghai Docks...
827
Mining
17/0
37/0
38
Raobe
$8
Kailans
1 ct Hong Kong Minos.
Lands. Hotels and Buildings
H.K." & 9., Hotels......
$3.30
H.K. Lands.........................
#31/
$97
83.15
Do. 4 Debentures..
$12.30 Shanghai Lands...... $3.20 H.K. Realties.
of
The subject was raised under
The War Risks (Goods) Insur-tendent;
3. McKenses collieries superin-Board, to Ipoh, ance B was brought into the
W. H. Tucker, administrative "general" in connexion with the Federal Council at their last meet-ofacer for the Fuels Department present government notification ing on Feb. 11 when it was taken of Supply and Development; and suspending all building operations through all stages under a certi- ficate of emergency and passed.
The Bill was then described as skeleton legislation by the Hon. Mr. Adrian Clarke, Legal Adviser. enabling the insurance scheme to
be put into force.
Tt was also indicated by the Legal Adviser that the scheme for the present would only cover goods insurance.
HONG KONG STOCK
EXCHANGE
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E. McCarthey, of the Depart. In view of the shortage of mate- ment of Commerce, who will atrials, the avaliable ones being tend to the demands of shipping, necessary for war purposes.
THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1941, -PAGE 9
Product of Australia
TOLLEY'S Pure Grape BRANDY
AN EXCELLENT AUSTRALIAN BRANDY
AT AN EXCEPTIONALLY
"LOW PRICE.
Obtainable at
all wine dealers.
Sole Agents:
DODWELL
Immediate action will be taken In the course of his plea, Mr.J to establish co-operation with the LaBrooy said: "Government has bungalows. It is very hard for the Victorian and South Australian put a stop to all building projects workmen to be thrown out of work.
tribution. authorities concerned in coal dis because all the materials which I am talking of masons and car-
have got to be obtained from Eng-penters" land and Europe have to be used. chairman in his reply said that it Dr. R. E. Anderson, the acting chiefly, for military purposes,
BOARD'S POWERS Have
The board will
power
The
unemployment ..problem
:
A
Go
CO., LTD.
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 13 to 19 Mar. 1941.
HIGH WATER,
Houg
Kong
Month.
Date of
"I should like to point out that would be noticed that the building to control supply, distribution, a great deal of building work can material restrictions included local storage, and use of coal: to ac be carried out with local material material as well. quire or requisition any machinery, and anyone who wishes to put in
which equipment, or plant for moving or plans to carry out building oper-
Mr. LaBrooy "mentioned Thur, 13 handling coal, including mine-ations with local material should would not be "as severe- as he London, Mar. 12. owned rallways and rolling-stock; be allowed to do so, I would like thought it would be. moderately good
The men would be used in con. turnover to terminates or vary any existing to refer to cement floors and was reported during the morning contract affecting supply of dis-drains. At the present all drains nexion with building operations at current quotations. The excep-tribution; and to set up a system are done in concrete but in days for defence purposes. tion to this, however, was a line of for compulsory disposal of coal gone by drains were bullt of bricks. Docks placed at the reduced rate giving the board effective control These proved quite satisfactory. of $161.
and the owners at fair return. “ "The doors of about 60 per cent. The board may also require any of the shop houses in Penang have person to receive find hold coal atjtile floors, made locally. its dirertion, and it may direct] MATERIAL RESTRICTION
Humphreys, $6.70,
Humphreys .....
$6.60
#98
Chinese Estates.................
Cotton Milly
$41
Ewo (8.)
$412
$200
S'hai Cottons (8.)...
$200
Zoong Sings (8.).................
Wing Da Textiles (8.))
$125
Public Utilities
#16
H.K. Tramways............... Rank Trans (all).....
$16+
$7,40
BUYERS
$31
Peak Trains (new)..
$31
$54
Star Ferries......
$541
$244
F'mati FerriON.........................
#23;
H.K. Banks, $1,335. Lands $31.50,
$8.75
84.30
Chins Lights (0)
86.20
Lands, 4% Debentures, $97.50,
$1.97
Chisa Lights (New)... $1.66
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H. K. Flectrica New).....
H. K. Electrice (Old)......
$172
Macao Electrics (0%d)}
$12
Sandakan Lights.........
$24
Telephones (old).......
$24
៩
Telephones (new).................
+
S'pore Tractions (Ord.) Industrials
Cald., Mang. (Ond.) 8.;
825
Cald, Macy. (Pref.)8.
$1
Canton Icon..
$18.90
Cements
#8!
HE. Gort. Loans
$97
14% Loan
$95 34%
894 31%
*
$16 Macao Riestrics (New)
$30
H.K. Ropes
-
(1934) (1940).....
Miscellaneous
$18 Dairy Farms.
Entertainments ........
$1.80 Constructions (eld).
.87
*
Constructions (new)...
$2.15 Sinceres
:
$40.9)
$9
73 ota.i
$16.95/17.00 $8.10
97.
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Lights (Old), $6.15. Electrics (Old), $41. Electrics (New), $40.90, Telephones (Old), $24. Cements, $16.90,
SELLEES
HK. Banks, $1,350. Hotels, $3.40.
Trams, $16.75,
Telephones (Old), $24.50.
SALES
HK. Govt. 34% Loan 1934, 9450. Docks (Old), $18.50, Providents, $5.75.
Telephones (Old), $2425. Cements, $17.
$18
$7.10
Watsons, $10,70.
$1.67
Lane Crawfords........ Nanyang Tobacco...... $3.80
$72
$2.15
$10.60
Watsons
$10.60
42
Ch. 0.3% 1925G$Bds.
35%
$39
U.K. Wing Oo
342
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S'hai Wing Up
$14
17.30 Vibro Piling
6/6 Maramans Inv. (Lob.)
2/6 Marsaus Inv. (H.K.)
$1.80 Wm. Powells...
+
China Lights(Rights)
+Sale to Shanghai
PRISON FOR EURASIAN
F
Standard
Time.
Height.
LOW WATKI
Bong
Kong:
Height
Standard to
Time
b. m.
09 28
03 180
21 26
72
-15 03
Fri. 14
10 01
59
03 54
0
22 17
1
16 48
Sat.
15
10 38
6 9
04 97
23 07
6 6
16 38 1.4.
Sun 18
11.14
6 4
05 09
The Hon, Col. Ceeli Rae thought that the regulations were intended Mon. 17
23 69.
6 1
11.87
06 34 2 1:" 118
15 “
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0217 14 8 13,32
19.22 4642
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to stop competition with private Tues. 18 enterprises. A large amount of war precautionary work Was being Wed. 18 carried on. The idea was that
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any owner or other person to de- "Brick, sand, lime, Chinese tiles labour ahould not be used up en- liver or discharge coal to or from and wood can be obtained locally, tirely by private enterprises. There the Resident together with those any place or ship. Its consent Lime can be used for the found-was a shortage of labour at preof Col, G. M. P. Hornidge, who had must be received before any coalations. It may take some time but sent.
written to say that the building can be disposed of.
if it is exposed for about four Dr. Anderson said that he would bye-laws of the Board were more The Commonwealth
be months, it sets and can be used forward Mr., LaBrooy's comments stringent than those ilable to pay fair compensation for for single storey shop houses or on the subject to the Secretary to countries property or equipment requisition-
will
ed by the board, the amount be- ing determined by mutual agree ment or by arbitration.
Similar provision is made for compensating any
person who claims loss through cancellation of
a contract or agreement,
to
The board may, by order in writing.. require any person furnish full particulars of any coal transaction
It may also order any owner to supply coal to any specified per- son, and any user to accept de- livery of coal of such quality as the board determines,
The board is required to 'co- operate with the Shipping Control Board.
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WANTED TO BUY
WE PAY HIGH PRICES
Four members will comprise a Rex Alexander Bell, a Eurasian, was convicted on three sharges of quorum at board meetings, and, in for all gold and silver articles; cheating Mr. Frank Campbell and the absence of the chairman, the gold bars, diamonds and Jewels. was sentenced to a total of seven member representing the Depart-Apply China Gold Refining Co. $1.97 months' rigerous "imprisonment by ment of Supply shall preside. Pedder Building, 2nd floor, Rooin 8.
the Acting Fifth Magistrate, Mr. If the chairman disagrees with Hon Bul Sen, in Singapore.
Three War Refugees Tell Of Nazis In Denmark
any decision, of the board his
Bell admitted seven previous opinion shall prevail, but the WE OFFER HIGH PRICES for convictions on charges of cheating, majority of members may appeal any "amount of gold articles. theft and impersonating a public to the Minister for Supply, whose diamonds, sliver, jewels, etc. No servant, #
direction shall be final.
holidays, Apply China Building.
In pleading for leniency. Bell Subject to the regulations, the 7th floor, Tel. 30727. asked for permission to be allowed executive authority of the board Refining Co. Three German-born refugees whose names would cause a stir into write petitions from the prison. is vested in the chairman, who official Nazi circles have taken up residence in San Francisco after escaping from Denmark and Sweden over a backdoor route half-way around the world."
All three of thema former machine-tool expert and his wife from Denmark, and a physician employed by the Swedish government -insisted that no mention be made of their names, departure and ar- rivals.
Eurasia Gold
The magistrate replied that he may give orders and directions in should make his application to the the name of the full board. Superintendent of the Prison Provision is made for the ap- WE PAY HIGH PRICES for all Bell was alleged to have dis-pointment by the board of a crat gold and silver articles. Jade honestly induced Mr. Campbell to committee of three members in diamonds, jewels, watches, foun deliver to him $20 as part payment any State to exercise such powers tain pens. Apply Far East -Dia- of a motorcar, the property of as the board may delegate to it. mond and Gold "Refining Co. Motor Traders Finance & Co., Ltd.,!
Room 821, China Building, 6th door.
on Dec. 23 last year.
"It must suffice to say that we; "On every street corner of Copen- came to your city this month," they hagen Nazi óffices have been set up declared, "otherwise,
German to bring new members into the have received $65 from Mr. Camp- On Dec, 27. he was alleged tu agents might trace us with ease" National Socialist Party, They are bell under similar circumstances. they told San Francisco reporters. meeting with little success.
"There must be no pictures. But the story. We will tell it.”.
The married couple know Den- mark since its occupation by Nazis. While her husband "spoke, the woman sat silent.
A sum of $50 was alleged to have
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"And every German soldier on been received by Bell from Mr. duty in Denmark gets from his Campbell on Jan 2, as final pay- commanding officer a copy of 10ment on the motorcar. commands telling him how to treat the Danish people. The order states that Danes, are NOT politically in-
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long Norwegian-Swedish border in a review of Canada's war effort. saw a few German officers in their The third refugee, the doctor where Nazi-troops-are-massed in He said that 600 army trucks and
overwhelming numbers."
DANES EASY-COING "These Danes, they are easy
going people,” he said, "when" they
tuberculosis a
towns, they thought nothing. Some from Sweden, troops? Well, still nothing.
specialist, hopes to interest Ameri-
Tor German-set-backa.”
ese.
į
The physician was
mission.
ambulances a day were coming off
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with a the assembly lines, munitions con ORDERS TAKEN för hand-made "But now, now when the Ger can physicians in aiding the Chin-Swedish anti-aircraft battery when tracts were being completed mon-sweaters, Ladles Jumpers, Babies mans are putting their fingers in
it shot down a plane carrying the ahead of schedule, and tanks outfits, etc., at $5.00 each for every ple. It is different. Denmark's
workmanship. A friend of Sweden's highest members of the German trade com-and mechanised equipment were growing unrest is flowering into
under construction at vast and ex-
Wool and mode: desired, to br medical officials, his travels have full revolt. Its people are waiting taken him through all of Sweden it was all a mistake But-every bit
"The Germans were not hurt and panding plants
supplied by customer, and much of Finland and Norway.
Next month Canada would pro Bend particulars-of-address, etc. Living in Denmark to-day is no
to Box 502, E.ED.F. "Sweden has an enormous Social- of news about the incident was duce 360 aeroplanes. fun, the engineer explaned. Nazis lat majority in its government sealed tight as a drum from jour- A £2,000,000 shipbuilding pro- control all commerce. German of politica," he said, "and the Ger- nalists and the Swedish and Ger gramme planned to cover four cialdom is sweating in its attempt man Embassy in Stockholm sends
man people:"
years was nearing completion two to replace English-Danish relations out bales of Nazi propaganda dally
Worrying the doctor at this time years ahead of schedule; da with their own. The food situation to the Swedish people..
is the question of how long Sweden Canada was speeding up the can maintain her friendship with Empire Air Training scheme to the Nazis He described It as train 25,000 men there m 1941. of 6 months. For Term and Parmar, be su
shaky" and something to be plac- Eight aircraft factories were ticulars. ed in the "britt?" class,
producing 12 types of planet
gets worse every day,
Little things you notice, he said, are only forerunners of what the Nazis intend for Denmark,
NAZIS ON TWO SIDES
The entire nation fears Nazi penetration from two sides; in the
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