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PORTHOS....
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& lobe.
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THE
HONGKONG:
GOLD STANDARD DECISION.
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ties but because of excessive with drawals of deposited capital, quite different thing from being forced off the gold standard with an un- halanced budget and uncontrolled inflation.
The Government's belief that the present exchange difficulties will prove only temporary le generally sharod fn Informed unofficial quarters, and the decfelon has boan recolved with complete calmi everywhere.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1931.
The lattor was very busy this] CONSIGNEES · NOTICE. morning conferring with other officials.
Customers of the British bank! requiring accommodation жого offered 100 francs to the S, but were advised to exchange an fow pounds sterling as possible, as a better rate is expected when events have settled down.
Later.
Provisional quotations of ster ling to-day ranged between 112 and 110 francs to the & Quota- tions later were suspended official ly-Reuter.
Widespread Reaction.
Geneva, Sopt, 21. The bourses at Zurich, Genova The precautionary closing of the and Bale have decided to suspend stock exchanges has left ordinary quotations of sterling provisional- banking business uninterrupted. y. and it in procending quite normally.tions showed a drop of nearly 12 In the early stages the quota-
Effect on Commodities,
per cent.
One of the repercussions of the The Vienna, Brussels, Stock gold standard decision was a geneholm and Oslo stock exchanges ral improvement in commodity have also closed.--Reuter. prices.
Rubber was active, the spot price rising to 24 pence a tb.) (against 2 5/18 on Saturday.
German Boursca Close,
Berlin, Sept. 21. The German strek exchanges and
Reuter.
Effect in Volland.
Amsterdam, Sopt: 21. A momentous meeting will be
The metal markets and quota-metal bourses were closed to-day tions of other commodities álso improved substantially. The prices of futures on the Liverpool cotton: exchange rose nearly a half-penny: alb. at the opening, the price being therefore funt over four-held in the Netherlands Bank this pence a lb., which is the highest morning between the management since the
of the Bank and the Board of the sonentional fall on August 10.
Stock Exchange, to decide whether the Bourse should he closed awing to the situation in Britain.
This inronne is a natural conse quence of the bank rate advance.
Nominal Exchange Rates, On the foreign exchange market the few rates quoted were purely nominal. No actual business was done.
Dollars were quoted at 4.40, and French francs at 110.16.
Price of Gold.
The decision of the British Gov- urament will not be without its serious consequences
the
Amsterdams market - Reuter,
Later. It was subsequently decided to
Stock Exchange. close the Reuter.
Indian Decision.
London, Sept. 21, At a meeting of the London Addressing the Federal Struc- clearing bankers, the rate on de-ture Committee of the Round posits at seven days' notice in the Table, Sir Samuel Hoare, dealing city and county of London was with the suspension of the
gold fixed at 4 per cent. The price of standart, and in relation to India gold has been fixed at a nominal that to follow gold, and so in- quotation of 84s. 934d., per ounce crease the sterling value of the fine Saturday's price was 84s. rupee; was at present out of the 11%d.
estion. It has therefore boen to maintain the present currency standard on a sterling Ottawa, Sept. 21. basis. The Premier, Mr. Bennett, com-
Sir Shmuel Honre appealed to menting on the British decision, patriotle Indians to stand by the said Canada purposed to maintain rupee, so as to prevent a break in faxchange, on which the structuro the gold standard.
Canadian Attitude.
An emergency meeting of direc-of Indian finance was built. tors of the Montreal stock ex- change has decided to close trad- ing to-day, pending developments. --Reuter's American Service.
the crisis.
French Praise.
national
THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LTD.
Consigneos ara hereby informed' that the time-chartered steamer 8.8. "SANDVIKEN," which left Shanghai for Swatow, Hong Kong and Canton on 9th September, 1931, sustained serious damage to Engines, necessitating her return to Shanghal for extensive repairs. All cargo destined to the above mentioned ports is being trans- ferred to the 8.8. "DAVIKEN." which steamer loaves Shanghai on 21st September, being due to arrive here on 25th September.
It is hereby notified that, in con-
Average has been declared and sequence of the above, a General |
Consignees are required to sign the usual General Average Bond and pay a Deposit of 5% before delivery can be granted. Cargo will be discharged into West Point Godowna és customary,
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,
LIMITED. General Managers. Hongkong, 19th September, 1981.
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BANK CLOSED.
PITTSBURGH INSTITUTION
AFFECTED.
Pittsburg, Sept. 21. The Bank of Pittsburgh, Pennsyl vania, is not opening its doors to- day.Renter'a American Service.
Foreign, Nervousness. Sir Samuel Hoare declared,
of "Britain's system finance is as sound and honest an taint on the receipt of nows of any in the world, and the inherent Britain's suspension of the gold productive powers of the nation standard. are almost limitless.
rupees WAS
Parks, Sept. 21.
The way At Simla the suspension of the Newspapers of all shades of opinion express admiration for the had already been paved for a re-statutory obligation to sell sterl
vival British people's courage in facing when the orisis broke upon us, announced by Sir George Schun
of confidence in this country ing or gold against The Matin says the French Gov-precipitated by the action not ofter, the Finance Member, in the ernment is urgently considering British citizens but of other na Legislative Assembly this morning. what measures should be taken. tionals, nervous as to the condi-The Government has decided to M. Finndin, the Finance Minister, tlons in their own countries, and issue an ordinance giving effect is summoning a meeting of experte ignorant of the true position of to this decision, which has already this morning, including some who Great Britain. For a temporary been signod by the Viceroy have been recalled from Geneva, nerfod, therefore, this country Reuter.
itself. The Bank of France holds twelve will be obliged to protect milliards five hundred millions of The case must, however, be viewed
in its true proportions. franes in deposita in London.—
moment when almost every other Reater.
country is faced with a large de ficit, Great Britain is balancing her budget. The burdens are "The French Government is fol-being willingly shouldered by the lowing the British altuation very taxpayer."-Reuter and closely, and has spontaneously offered to help the British Govern- mant," was the statement made by
France Offers Help.
Later.
Wireless.
At a
British
Calcutta Effect,
Calcutta, Sept. 21.
Bombay Decision,
Bombay, Sept. 21. The Stock Exchange here has closed-Router.
Public Holiday Declared.
Bombay, later. In view of possible financial re- actions, all the local Governments aro declaring a public holiday to-
morrow.
At Calcutta the stock exchange MI. Laval after conferring with the The Stock Exchange did not has been closed until September Finance Minister, M. Flandin. open to-day, owing to the uncer- 24.-Reuter.
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From Hong-
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KALYANE 9,000| 26 Sept. noon. I M'les, L'don, R'dm,
A'werp & Hull *MIRZAPORE 6,700 | 6th Oct. | Straits, Colombo & B'bay MANTUA
11,000 10th Oct Marseilles, & London +KASHMIR
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NANKIN NELLORE TANDA
7,000 7,000
2nd Oct. 31st Oct.
7,000 1
2ad Dec.
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and Melbourne
Regular Monthly Ballings from Hongkong to Shanghai and Japan and Hongkong to Australia,
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& Yoko | 5,300 | 6th Oct. Shanghai, Moji & Kobe
8,000 9th Oot. Amoy, S'hai, Moll, Osaka
& Kobe 16,000 | 10th Oct. { S'hai, Kobe & Yoko
0,000 17th Oct. S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko 10,000 23rd Oct. | Amoy, Moji, Kobo & Osaka 11,400 24th Oct. | S'hal, Moji, Kobe & Yoko 7,000 6th Nov. 8'hai, Moji, Kobe, Osaka.
& Yoko 17,000 7th Nov. | B'hai, Kobe & Yoko 15,000 21st Nov. | S'hat, Kobe & Yoko
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