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FINANCE & GENERAL·
Finance and Commerce
PUBLIC AUCTION. GERMANY FEELING PINCH JAPANESE EXCHANGE
HE Undersigned have received
THE
instructions, from the Liquida-
tors and others
to sell by "
PUBLIC AUCTION
on
Tuesday, the 18th April, 1941.
commencing at 10.30 am.
at their Sales Room Godown, No. 2. Wood Road, Wanchal
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
comprising:-
OF BRITISH BLOCKADE
LONDON, April 10 (Reuter)—Blockade is like a chronic dis- ease and is indubitably a vital factor in Germany's war 'situa- tion. declared an official of the Ministry of Econondo Warfare yesterday.
Transport congestion and labour shortage xlready are serious problems" Transport delays have been aggravated by air raids and the labour shortage persists despitë importations of forced labour from Poland, Norway and other occupied countries. Many Instances are known or the ports of Hambury, Bremen German merchants cancelling or-and the eastern Mediterranean, ders because the railways were has caused an immense strain unable to deliver the gooda
internal transport. Despite the officiu censorsnip
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MARSEILLES, CONGESTION there is increasing evidence in the German newspapers that shortages: The congestion in Marsellies is are now much more severe and such that even greatly needed sup that the blockade is taking effect.plies cannot be quickly moved.
The recent enrolment of fe The oil supply position is ou viously difficult as Germany her. Cults for the army in many cases selt does not expect to receive removed the last youthful labour, which is irreplaceable by war pri- than 3,000,000 tons from Dining Tables, Dining Chairs,
soners awing to the lack of so Sideboards, Teak and Iron Bed-Rumania. Even with favourable
ministrative staff. · steads. Dressing Tables, Chest of conditions the Reich is unlikely to
"get over 2,500,000 tons from Ru-" Drawers. Wardrobes, Tables, Chairs, mania and perhaps 1,800,000 tons Gas and Coal Stoves, Radio Set. Blackwood Ware, Rattan Furniture, from Russia, etc., etc.
On. View on, Day of Sale.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
more
PRODUCTION DOWN
CONTROL
SHANGHAI, Apr. 10 (Reuter) New exchange restrictions" pub- lished by the Exchange Control limit the amount permitted to be carried by travellers from Japan to China to 200 yen only reports the Tairiku Shimpo.-
Permission may be obtained from the Japanese Finance Minis- try however, to carry Jums ex- ceeding the limit up to 500 yen.
Remittances from Japan to China will be curtailed to 500 yen. Remittances up to "this amount may be made, without obtaining
the permission from
Finance Ministry.
U.S. COAL STRIKE NEW YORK, April 10 (Reuter)... That the agreement in the bitu- mmous coal industry strike "is sufficient to
assure the country that there will be no danger of a coal shortage” is announced "by Mr. J. R. Steelmat the Federal
The general picture is, there- fore, one of a highly organised Government negotiator in the dis
very many pute.
industries, food in
grow
economy strained at points by the blockade.
The maintenance of This might keep Germany gollig the necessity to
the occupied countries could stead of importing it, the need continue on the present starvation to supply the German arimies in rations and if Germany's syntheti occupied countries, and the organi- production was unimpaired.
sation of supplies from Russia, all means that Germany's economie resources are exerted in a painful effort,
Rubber production is only one third of the probable wartime minimum needs and very severe, restrictions "uave been imposed LI
LAMMERT BROS.. Germany.
AUCTIONEERS.
The shortage of textiles is se verely felt by" German civilisza.
The general difficulties are best illustrated by the prevalence of
Germany's propaganda for re- laxation of the blockade shows how the Germans feel it.
He did not indicate when the bitemiaous mines would re-open.
HONGKONG
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SHAREBROKERS
ASSOCIATION
Volume of Business Transacted on Thursday, April 10, 1941, SALES HK Lands
100 $33.50 The total value is $3,350.00.
black markets throughout German HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS
PUBLIC AUCTION. Europe and the extremely severe
THE Undersigned have received
Instructions from the Liquida
tors and Others
to sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION
| STOCK · EXCHANGE, sentences indicted on noarders and traffickers in food.
A dangerous scarcity is sure 12)
arise, more through distribution difficulties than from a absence of supplies.
complete
Apart from the increased war traffic. the blockade, by closing
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Eayer Before
Salon
Kozlas
THURSDAY
10 APRI
Banks
BuyTr Balors
SHAREBROKERS ASSOCIATION
BT Kamb
£75
£8 13/16
2914
$70
BRITISH “BLITZ” ON REICH
$430
::
$1
THE
1:1
H.K. Stock Exchange
The short week has been over-
shadowed by the grave news from
the Balkans. This has naturally curbed enquiries, On the other hand holders are not showing signs of panic unloading.
"
BUSINESS DONE DURING THE WEEK
HK. Banks, $1965. Union Ins., $30.
Steamboats, $83.
Docks, $16.
Providents, $5.40, $5,35,, 35.30, Hotels, X.D., $3.10.
Star Ferries, $53,
Lights (0), 58.20, $6,30, $6.20.
Electrics (0) X. Rts., $26.30, $201.
$26.20.
Telephones" (0), $231.
Cements, $18.
Ropes, $71, $7.
Dairy Farms, $173 Watsons, $10.10, 10.
BUYERS
Bank of East Asia, 570. Indo-Chinas (Pre), $80. Hotels XD., $3. Star Ferries, $52, Entertainments, $6,50.
** SALES
HK. Banks, $1350. Lands, $33.50,
FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1941, -PAGE
SAY
Gordon's
...and know what you're drinking/
ORDONS
DRY GIN
DISTILLERY LONDON.
NO COLOURINg matter
NO INJURIOUS INGREDIENTS
ROME EXPELS U.S. MILITARY ATTACHE
NEW GOVERNMENT SET UP IN IRAQ
RUSSIAN OIL FOR GERMANY
WASHINGTON, Apr. 10 (Reu- VICHY, Apr. 10 (Reuter) - The iter)-Italy has demanded the Iraq Nationalist leader. and LONDON, Apt. 10 (Reuter) recall of the United States Assis-Former Premier, Sayla Rashid el Very little, if any, oli has reached tant Military Attache, Captain Gallandi, has formed Д govern- Germany from the Soviet since w. C. Bentley, who is also Mil-ment of National Defence follow- March 1. This statement was tary Attache for Air, from the ing his seizure of power in last made at question time in the U. S. Embassy in Rome, the State week's coup d'etat, according to House of Commons yesterday by Department announced yesterday. a Baghdad report received here. Mr. Hugh Daltch who added that The Urdted States recently de- The Government is composed of manded the recall of the Italian six high officers and two civilians, the conclusion that this trafe Naval Attache, Admiral Lals, and
The announcement of its con- has stopped.
it would be premature to draw
ENEMY TRANSPORTS TORPEDOED
LONDON, April 10 (BW3)-The $1380 Admiralty announced last night: £781
"One of EYB
our submarines in the Central Mediterranean has carried £21 ont a successful attack on a south £10 bound convoy of heavily-laden transports and supply ships.
£8 13/16
In their demand note, apparently stitution says: "As the Regent has a reprisal, the Italians say that failed in all his duties and the Admi Lais has ceased to to and will leave the
func-constitution has been suspended, the Army, under the aegis of His. Majesty King Faysal, has taken the power into its hands."
States without delay.
United
BOOKS BANNED
The new Government is credit- ed with the intention of attempt Ing, through Parliament, the de SINGAPORE, Apr, 10 (Reuter)-position The Straits Settlements authorities Abdul Ilah; and setting up a Fe- of the Regent, Emir have banned the importation Dfgency Couneli in which a member new Japanese elementary school of Rashid's family is included. * textbooks which have been adopt-
"A ship of about 12,000 tons was ed for use in schools in Japan, hit by two torpedoes. A ship of says a Japanese report ... about 6.000 tons was also hit by a
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$432
80 ctatorpedo.”
$180
$125
$8
880
$60
41/3
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$58
$5.30
$15.80
$26
15/0
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Iraq is calm, the report adds.
The books were banned, it is tents are against British national added, because "some of the compolley.
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.
Wednesday, the 16th April, 1941.
commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Salès Room, No. 2, Con- naught Road, Central. (2nd. Floor),
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
Comprising:-
Wilhelmshaven, Bremen
Havoc Described. LONDON, Apr, 10 (Reuter) - Details of the havoc wrought in Bremen and Wilhelmshaven raids in recent months have now reach. ed London, Several workshops Teakwood Bed Room, Dining at the Atlas Shipyard at Bremen Room. Drawing Room, Office, and were demolished. A few of the Rattan Furniture, Porcelain, Glass important flour and seed-crushing Brass and E. P. Ware, Pugs, milis and cold stores were hit Gramophone & Records, Electric The factories damaged Included Lamps & Heaters. Curios, Orna-the Focke Wull aircraft assembly ments, Tennis & Badminton Rack- plant,
ets, Wall Mirrors, Furniture Covers, The Deschimag Shipyard, which etc...etc.
produces every class of warships
also
A QUANTITY OF BLACKWOOD
· FURNITURE.
and
One "Frigidaire" Refrigerator
Two Radio Sets
One Dinner Services
One Tea & Coffee Set.
$80
AT#
except battleships, has been re- $3 X.D. peatedly, bombed.
HEAVY CASUALTIES
"
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In attacks on Wilhelmshaven. several of the most important en- gineering shops were destroyed or damaged and work on warships rendered difficult for some time
to come.
Several public buildings were destroyed or gutted, including 'im... portant naval barrack buildings where casualties "amongst the
On View from Tuesday, the 15th personnel were heavy. - “
April, 1941.
"Terms: Cash on Delivery
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LAMMERT BROS..
AUCTIONEERS.
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 11 to 17 Apr. 1941.
Data of
Height
LOW WATER
Height.
hm. 02:43 10
8
1.8
HIGH WATER.
Hong
Hong
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Kouk
Kong
Standar
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Time
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h, m.
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11
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63
21 18
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09 28
6 6
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San. 13
Mon. 14
1006 2307 10:43 71.
63 18-903-59- 18 34
0427
Tues. 15
17 23 -0004 $504.00 11.25 17 2 T8 34
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Wed. 18
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The results will become ap- parent with the difficulties which (Germany will experience in keep- ing her naval forces in full fight- ing trim and in delays to construction.
S.M.C. ELECTION LATEST
лет
SHANGHAI, Apr. 10 (Reuter)- Japanese
fled
Mr. Tatek Horiuchi, Consul-General, has oficially noti
the Shanghai Municipal Council that the nomination of three Japanese Councillors to the 6.M.C. was decided at a meeting
of the Japanese Ratepayers Asso. ciation, it was learned.
The three Japanese nominated include Mr. Yutaro Hanawa, man ager of the Shanghai branch of the MBK, Mr. Issaku Okamoto;"
a lawyer and former Japanese
20 consul-general at Singapore, and Mr. Yasuzo Vajima, manager of
2 2 the Shanghal office of the N.Y.K.
HYDERABAD, Apr. 10 (Reuter
19.00 17.19 12 LI The State War Purposes Fund has 09 14 14.8 OB 07 36 decided to contribute £1,000 war 1984 (0.810 1813 relief Yugoslavia):
199
159
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$17 $6
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$1356 H.K. Back £781
Do. Col. Beg.)
Do. (Lon. Reg.) Chartered Banks. Mercantile Bks. “A”
£10 Mercantile Eks. "O"
Bank of East Asia.
N. C. & 8. Banka...... Insurances
$225 Canton Insurances.....
Union InsuTADO................ Underwriters
187H.K. Firea
Shipping
8135 Douglases
Steamboata
Indo-Chinas (Prof.)....!
281
360
47/3
Shello
Indo-Chinas (Def.)...
X.D. #6.55 Waterboats
$5.30
316
$16
15/0
28
$6.20
X.Rts
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Docks, Wharves,
Godowns, etc.
ILK. & K. Wharvos. Providents
H.K. Docks (Old)... H.K. Docks (New).....
+Shanghai Docks......
| Kailans
Rauba
Mining
1 cts.Hong Kong Mines.....
•
144
Lands, Hotels and
Buildings
HK, & 8 Fatale.....
$331.K. Lands..........
$87 Do: 4% Debentures...
$12.30 Shanglut Lands.......
$3.10 H.K. Realties.
$8.80 Humphreys .......
$43
Chinese Estates.................
- Cotton Milks Ewo (8.)
8200 S'hai Cottons (8.)..
#7
Zoong Sings (8.).....
Wing On Textiles (8.
Public Utilities
16 HK. Tramways.......? Peak Trams old)..... Peak Trams (new)..... Star Ferriesis.
!!!
**
$6.75
C.D.
$33)
397
$3:15
$45
$200
TO LET
HOTELS
FOR JADED APPETITES!
TEA DANCE DAILY
Shop space, with window, in best district, early next month. Reply giving line of business to box 200 H K D. P.
REAL RUSSIAN FOOD
Tifin $1.20 • Dinner $1.50
METROPOLE HOTEL
EXCEPT MONDAYS
5 to 730 PM..
WANTED TO BUY
WE PAY HIGH PRICES
$125 for all gold and silver articles.
$71
$31
$83.
$33Y'mati Ferries.......
#1
China Lights (O China Lights (New).. | $1
#231 $8.15
$26.20 H. K. Electrics (01/11...
825
H. B. Electrics(New)...
| $184. | Macsó Elsetrics (Old)
#17 Macao Electrics (New),
{$18
Sandakan Lights......
8227Telephones (old)......
Telephone (DW)....... S'pere Tractions (Ord, 1 Industrials
$30
$25
$1
X.D. $16
#7
Cald, Maeg (Ord.) 3 Cald., Macg. (Prof.18
Canton Ices.........
Cements .....
K.K. Ropes
HE. Gert Lower $974% Loan
$944 (31%
$94 81%
(1934)
(1940)',
Miscellaneous«
Dairy Farma........
Entertainments
$1.80 Constructions (old)..
Constructions (now)..
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Lane Crawfords.... Nanyang Tobacco.......86
$2.16 Sinceres
$39.
Watsons
Ch. G.5% 1928GsBda
H.K. Wing On
S'hai Wing Up.....
$7.50 Vibro Piling 28/3 2/0 $100 Wm. Powell............
H.K. Electric (Rte) +Sale to Shanghal
Karsinans Inv. (Lam.) Marsmans Inv. (H.K.
· 1116
$2.20
Tamu M
$10
MILUTSU:
WANTED KNOWN Jade diamonds, jewels, watches, 16fountain pens. Apply Far East Students to form a class. Guaran- Experienced Book-keeper Wants Diamond and Gold Refining Catee students to keep a whole set of Room 621, China Building, 6th books after completion of a course floor. (Store will open or Sur- of 6 months. For Term and Par
Please Apply to:-Box days and Holidays)". XB.|$26.20 ***
S/O H.K.D:P $251 General Agent: Chan Che Kee
No: 4, Lyndhurst Terrace. Tel. 26402
፣፣
$9.20
175 eta.
#18
97"
ticulars.
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BUTTERICK
Expert Ladies Tailor New Style Ready Made Dresses, Úvernesta mad. Costupnos FOR SALE.
WE PAY HIGH PRICES for all gold and silver articles, gold bars, diamonds and Jewels, Apply China Gold Refining Co. 16, Wyndham Street. Fedder Building, 2nd floor, Room §.
WE OFFER HIGH PRICES for ang
amount of gold articles, diamonds, allver, jewels, etc. No holidays. Apply China Building. #1717th door. Tel. 30127 Eurasia Gold
Refining Co.
$1,85
$7}
114:
$1.00
RUMANIAN OIL ISTANBUL, Apr, 10 (Reuter)" Rumanian oil companies have stopped deliveries of lubricating oil to Turkey, reports the Istanbul, correspondent of the Independent French Agency,
The action is said to have been 31 taken because the entire produc
tion is absorbed by home needs
ENGRAVERS
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