HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
ARMED U.S. NAVAL AID FOR BRITAIN FORESEEN
implement
WASHINGTON, Mar, b. 18 (Renter)~-~~Steps to America's pledge to Britain mentioned yesterday are firstly, the early release to Britain of a further considerable... number of over-age destroyers; and secondly, the giving, shortly, of armed
naval aid.
U.K. HOLDINGS
IN AMERICA
Treasury
Legislative circles spoke private" ly but very definitely regarding
destroyers while the naval ald re-
port was given by Mr. William
Finance
SKILLED LABOUR
SHORTAGE IN AMERICA
Simms, chief writer on foreign Urgent Appeal Made
By Mr. Knudsen
Aairs 17 the Scripps-Howard newspapers.
asserts that
FINANCE & GENERAL
and Commerce
Reserves For Export
And Emergency
CANBERRA,—To hold large quantities of perishable food- stuffs for export, shipping spaceand emergency food reserves, the Australian Agricaltazal Council agreed that the Federal ind“ State Governments should co-operate in providing additional cold storage accommodation.
butter.
Reports to the council ip- dicated that if coastal ship- ping were dislocated the rail- ways could not maintain sup-. plies of meat and butter need- ed for big centres of Austra- Han population. The council decided that ade-
"Mr. Simms Statement
armed
WASHINGTON, Mar. 18 (Reuter)
The "recommendation will be that producers can be paid as aid. particularly naval ald. is
submitted to all Governments at soon as their meat enters store. foreseen On Recent Sale
as a virtual certainty-Vital defence Industries are re-
once and it is hoped that the ex- following the Fresident's speech ported officially yesterday to he
tra storage will be available with LONDON, Mar. 18 (Reuter)-A on Saturday. He adds that it is facing a rapidly dwindling supply in the next few months. It will British Treasury statement on the believed in Washington that Bri- of skilled labour just when the sale of British holdings in the tain's hands are too full effective Government was preparing to give be used principally for meat and American Viscose Corporation saysy to fight of the new submarine effect to the British ald pro-
The Agricultural Council has that 90 per cent of a public issue menace and a new kind of help gramme by increasing armament
the agreed that
Governments to be made in the United States from America may become vital orders by over 60 per cent
should share the cost, but it will go to the Treasury.
in View of President Roosevelt's This was made clear at a con- thinks Government contributions quate supplies must be stored to The shares now sold totalled statements "that America would ferenice of the metal tradea man should be limited to storages Ukely meet such a "ontingency. 448,000 shares which were held by not cease aid "until the "tyrants agement and labour representato be superfinous after the war. Courtauld Limited" (the great are totally defeated."
tives with United States produe-
Industry will be asked to meet British rayon concern). The price
Fully qualified observers, Mr. don chiefs, Mr. Knudsen and Mr the cost of new storages that are to be paid to Courtaulds will be simms adds, feel that giving over-Hillman, Miss Perkins, Secretary likely to be permanent. settled between the Company and
age destroyers and mosquito boats of Labour, and other officials. .. The chairman of the Agricu the Treasury or by arbitration.
is only a temporary measure to ou In opening the conference, Mr. [tural Council (Sir Earle Page) said This is the first fruit of the followed by intervention by the Knudsen said: "We got to go into after the meeting that `Britain Peacock mission, which was to United States Navy and the trans-production in America on a scale would waive meat import restricthough so far prices have not examine the possibility of making fer of merchant shipping.
approached before. Uurtions
as Shipping was shown any appreciable advance. the best of British investments in
need for ships and propulsion ma-again available. The Federal Gov-
BUTERS the United States.
chinery for ships, tanks, and planes erment had decided to maintain are so great that upon you rests output to meet the new British The statement adds: "The sale. of this valuable holding to Ameri-"We are in the conflict now, irre-
the responsibility for training demand as soon as it came. Meat is the evidence of the trievably involved in it,"
more people in the shortest post would be stored against realisa- determination of the British Gov- comment of Mr. William Randolph ble time in order to
meet the tion.. emment to use every possible Hearst, the American newspaper denveries sorely needed here and PAYMENT ON STORAGE means of self-help at a time when magnate," on President Roosevelt's
abroad." they are receiving from the Gov-speech in yesterday's New ernment of the United States the Journal-American.
can interests is
+1
measures of assistance set out in
President Roosevelt's great speech on Saturday."
RANDOLPH HEARST. "
NEW YORK, Mar. 18 (Reuter)-
York
never
23 soon
+
It is understood that negotia He urged shipbuilders specifi- tions are nearing completion for a cally to give every skilled mansubstantial contribution by Britain Mr. Hearst described the speech three helpers to learn his work."
towards the cost of meat held so as "good.", adding: "The United States has been brought into war by a masterly series of speeches. We must unite in stand- ing by the Government we
good
have
OVERSEAS GIFTS elected and the policy we have de-
"FOR PURCHASE
OF 'PLANES
LONDON.
Mar. 18
British
Wireless). After subscribing £100,000 for the purchase of nghting aircraft, the people of
termined upon. There is only one way out of our situation now and that is by victory."
POTATO OUTLOOK
ONGKONG
STOCK EXCHANGE
BuyM Bellors Baldo
Neutral
270
X.D.
SHARE QUOTATIONS
SHAR RROKERS' ASSOCIATION
TUESDAY 18.MARCH
Banks
Do. (Cal. Reg.)
Do, Lon. Reg.) Chartered Banks .....
Ringer
Ballen
HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE
The tone of the market is better
Union Ins.. $425. Wharves, $93.23. Decks (0), $16,25, Hotels, $3.10. Providents, $5.15.- Lands, $31.75. Humphreys, $6.70. Realfies, $3.05. Lights (0), $8.20. Electrics (0), $41. Electrics, (N), $10.80, Macao Electrics (0), $17.60. Macao Electrics (N). $36.50. Telephones (0), 124. Cements, $17.10. - Watsons, $10.80.
SELLERS
Realties, $3.25.
Trams, $16.75 Telephones (O), $24.50.
SALES
Docks (N), $15.80.
Providents, $5,15/20.
Telephones (0), 524/24.25, Ropes, $6.15.
$1340 HK. Banks
#1340
£5
281
H.K. Banks, $1340.
221 Marcantile Bks. “A” £10) Mercantila Bka, “C”.
Docks (0), $18.50.
XD. 2101
Bank of East Asia...........
$70
N. C. & 8. Banks....
Insurances
10 et.
9315
$425
80 ote.
$170
$126
880
860
215 Canton Insurances.....
8425
$1
Union "Insurances............. Underwriters
Trinidad have sent & further It is anticipated that the United amount of £10,000 as the first In: States demand for Canadian seed stalment for the purchase of potatoes will be considerable dur- bombers.
ing the spring of 1941, although The Olivos and Hurlingham dis- total shipments in 1940-41 wil trict of Buenos Aires has sent not likely reach the total of one
£5,000 for the purchase of air-and
1 quarter million bushels craft.
shipped during 1939-40, says the The Governor of the French Current Review of Agricultural Cameroons has put at the disposal Conditions." of the British Consul General at
Exports to South American coun- $80 Duals, two boxes of gold amount tries and Cuba were satisfactory ing in value to £5,000 for the during the fall of 1940, and a com- purchase of a Spitfire. Already paratively new market developed one such gift has been made by when shipments of public subscription and purchase 18 well on the way.
SHAI REMITTANCE
124
247
#!
; ;
over 13,500 made to South
293
$94
$5.10 X.D #161 16
another bushels were Africa.
Prices for the 1940 crop have SHANGHAI, Mar. 18 (Reuter) been low compared with 1939, al- Thanks largely to a last-minute though there has been some evi- effort the required sum of £10,000 dence of a seasonal rise in prices for the month ending on March as
the
season advances. Ship-
15 was again raised by the British ments from the Maritime Pro- War Fund and remitted to the vinces to Ontario have been parti- Treasury, London,
This remittance brings the total remitted to date to £122,000.
FREE FRENCH
ENROL
cularly heavy.
The low prices have resulted largely from the pressure of the Increased supply "on the domestic markets, but at January 2, 1941, stocks of table stock were not ex- ressive. Stocks of seed on the other band were considerably higher than usual at that tune.
Exports of seed to the United
Several people have enrolled states during the fall season -- ni with the Free French Movement 1840 were relatively low, as a re- which has established a branch insult of the larke crop Melbourne.
Because of danger to many of the members who still have !
relatives in occupied France, ne names will be released yet. The movement's office at 628 Collins-st. was open officially for the first time yesterday.
In that country.
harvested
DAIRY ACT VIOLATION
t
8170 H.; Fires......
Shipping
$135 Donglase
19
€80
Steamboats.......
Indo-Chings (Prof.)........ Indo-Chinas (Def.)
41/10 Shells
#17
Waterboats
Docks, Wharves,
Godawns, etc. H.K. & K. Wharves, Providents...
"H.K. Docks (Old)....
16 H.K. Docks (New).. $38+Shanghai Docka.
17/0
Kailan
Mining
18 Baabs .....
|1 ota. Hong Kong Mines....
$3.13 $31
$3.20
01
$3,05 #3)
·16.70
!
#181
Lands, Hotels and Buildings
R.K. & B. Hotels..... H.K. Lands........ 1976 Do. 4%, Dchentures... $12.0 Shanghai Lands.
$98
H.K. Realties..
Humphrey
Chinese Estates.
Cotton Mills
2443 Ewo (8)
$160B'hai Cottons (8.)...
Zoong Sings (8.).... Wing On Textiles (8.
Public Utilities
H.K. Tramways....... $71 Peak Trams jold)..
$31 Peak Trama (now)..
#544 Star Ferries..... $24'mati Ferries......
HT
41/10
$7
$94
ID.
$5
$18.58
#16
.1
17/0
$3.10
$320
$31?
$974
$3.15
$8.70
· !!
⠀⠀
Chins Lights (0)......36.15
$1.87 China Lights (New).
***
Te
$1.65
H, K. Electrice (Old). B41
H. K. Electrics(New)....... $40.80]
.:
$31
34
$6.20
i
Watsons, $11,
LONDON · GOLD
London, Mar, 17 (Reuter). Bar Gold. Fine per oz. 168/
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1941 -PAGE
No sleep last night?
TRY
"BLACK
WHITE"
NO IF OR MAY BE IT'S THE SCOTCH.
HONGKONG
SHAREBROKERS
ASSOCIATION
BRITISH CREDITS-
TO CHINA LONDON, Mar, 18 (Central).......... The negotiations between the Chi- nese and British authorities re- garding the use of British credits to China are proceeding smoothly. 10 $1,340.00 An agreement is expected to be
1.335.00 reached in the near future
70.00
Volume of Businem Transacted on Tuesday, Mar. 18, 1941,...
SALES
HK. Banks ..........
1
Bank of East Asia {H.K. Tramways AS Watsons
..70 300
1,000
500
1,881
The total value is $40.710.00.
16 FEDERAL RESERVE 10.75 10.90
RETURNS
New York, Mar. 17 (Reuter
Mar. 4 Mar 11 (000's Omitted) Total Loans. $.9.592,000 $9,689,000 Investments 17:376.000 055.000
R.A.M.C. Posts Open¬
To Women
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE LONDON, March 18 (Reuter)- Business in the Stock Exchange
NEW DELHI, Mar. 18 (Reater) yesterday was cheerful and favour-A number of posts in the British ably influenced by President Roose-military medical services in India velt's speech and the firmer Yugn- will be opened" to British in women b slav attitude
medical practitioners it vigilan- wy Industrials are meeting with fair!nounced. and general inquiry with Court The selected candidates will be aulds a special feature, advancine attached to the RAMC 35 two shillings to 29 on the Ameri- | medical " officers
were
with mil
can Viscose sale Gut-Edged turn-status but without commissions. ed dull but Indian stocks
It is proposed in the arst in- |flam ELS also Home Rails and stance to employ the selected) dan-
didates in British military families:1 and hospitals.
429 to Matern
Kamire
Wall Street was firm
testo hoteoq'T
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HOUSES AND APARTMENTS WANTED.
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HOTELS
TEA DANCE
$442
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REAL RUSSIAN FOOD
Tiffin $1.20
· Dinner, $1.50.
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BUTTERICK
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New Style Ready Made Dresses, Overcoats and Costumes
FOR SALE,
16, Wyndham Street.
TAILOR
Tel. 21815
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in 24 hours notice and 6 hours
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for
his COLLECTIONS
Dard SEEDS for
his GARDEN
We can supply the goods. of his and your" want
GRACA & CO. Dealers in postage stamps and
garden seeds etc. No. 10 Wyndham Street,
Established 1896-2
HONG KONG
$6.20
36)
· 841
R. Toman. manager of the Min
$40.00
Besides French men and women.verton Creamery Company, MI
$17.60
Macao Electrics (Old)
a few Australians enrolled.-
...verton, Ont., was recently fined.
$16
Macao Electrica (New)
Ing
There are very few Frenchmen $10 and $12 costs at Stratford, $24 in Victoria of military" age and Ont., for having manufactured and tew volunteers for the Free French sold butter containing more than fighting forces are expected..
A general meeting will be called next month
SUPPORT SOUGHT
"As a result of my personal visits
16 per cent water and less than 80 per cent milk' rat.
Manufacturing butter of suen composition is a violation both of the Dairy Industry Act, adminis- tered by the Dominion Department
I have decided that a great mag of Agriculture, and of the Regula-
jority of French people here are wholeheartedly in žavour of de Gaulle," said M Andre Brenac. »
M. Branac was appointed nomin al head of the movement in Aus- tralia from London
· The controller in Melbourne (Mr. P. J. Mann) sald the xim of the movement here was not so much to get military enral- ments as to obtain the morat and “financia! support of· Frenchment
“We want to prove to Austra“
tions under the Ontario Farm Products Grades and Sales Act.
These Acts state in effect that no person shall manufacture, im- port into Canada, sell, offer or have in possession for sale any butter containing more than 16. per cent of water or less than 80 per cent butter fat.
Butter which, does not conform to these standarda is considered to be adulterated.
tians that we are actively backed HYDERABAD, Mar 18 (Reuter) by the great majority of FrenchThe Nizam's Government has public opinion both bere and offered to raise a full RIAS.C
company. throughout the world." ha suár
$17.10
- $15 | Constructions (new)..
Lane Crawfordi...
Nanyang Tobacco..
Watsona
:42: Ch. G.5% 102503Bd.
LK Wing On
Bhai Wing On
#87.70, Vibri,)
Piling
6/8/Marsmans: Inv) (Lon:
9/8 Marswain Inv. (H.Kỗ
$130 Wm Powells
Ohh Lights(Righte) +Bala to Bhanghai -7,
Sandakan Lights......
Telephones(old)......
#24
$9
Telephones (new)..... S'pore Tractiona (Ord.
Industrials
$8,90
330
Cald.; Maeg.: (Ord.) 8.)
$26
Caló,, Maeg.“ (Praf.}8 ] Canton Ices.
$8.10
$8:15
Cements.
•H.K. Bope
$16.95
$8.10
$8.15
HK. Gert, Loans 1974% Lous
#94 31% 139481%
(1934).
97"). B5
.:
(1940). Miscellaneous
$18
Dairy Farms.....
$18
$18
17 Entertainments.
$7.10
$1.80 Constructions. (old).
་ ་**
$1.65
$3,80
$215 Sincarta
1101
$9.15
$10.20
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