HOCKS
AND MOSELLES.
AS SOLE AGENTS FOR
DEINHARD & CO.
COBLENZ
we can thoroughly recommend their Wines as especially suitable for the
'hot weather..
Ample stocks of the best growths
are held by
CALDBECK MACGREGOR & CO., LTD.
Prince's Building.
Ice House Street.
HERE IS
OUR
FIVE POINT
PROGRAMME!
1
NEW STYLES
2
BEST QUALITY
3
LOW PRICES
GOOD SERVICE
REAL SAVING
5.
A shipment of silks due to arrive in Hongkong at the "beginning of “June, only reached here recently-in „all——
SEVENTEEN CASES.____
The delay was not cur fault, and we naturally were granted compensation by the manufacturers concerned. The position is, therefore, that although the goods are overdue, we have accepted delivery under the most favourable terms-namely a very
SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION.
As we do not wish to hold these goods until next Season, we are offering the whole benefit we ourselves have received to our customers.
PRICES ARE THEREFORE
approximately the original cost at the factory.
THIS BENEFIT IS YOURS
but we advise you to make an early selection before the contents of these seventeen cases are eagerly snapped up.
TAJMAHAL SILK STORE
KING'S THEATRE BUILDING. D'Aguilar Street.
S CULBERTSON & FRITZ.
Daily New York and London Stock Exchange Service," Investment bankers and brokers in securities and commodities. Commodity Futures on the principal 'American markets.
~Members of:
New York Cotton Exchange. Chicago Board of Trade, Commodity Exchange, Inc.
(Silver, Rubber, Silk, Copper, Hides and Tim),
lephone 30244.
Correspondents for Haydon, Stone & Co.
Cable Address: Swanstock. Asia Life Building, 14, Queen's Road, Hongkong,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1933.
DEVELOPING NORTH
AUSTRALIA
PRIVATE ENTERPRISE TAKES A HAND.
Development companies are be-. ginning to turn their attention to the vast uninhabited areas of northern and north-western Aus-i tralia, which have been seientIA- tally proved able to support whito people without harmful effects from climatic conditions states Austral News.
The Australian Government is now considering proposals one of which is for the initial establish- ment of a colony of 100 carefully: selected families, farmers, .trades-j mon and others capable of devo-) loping an area set apart for them.)
Four or five mining and other companios are also trying to 80- turo areas in Arnhem-Land for big development schemes.
RUBBER SHARES
LATEST SHANGHAI QUOTATIONS
Messrs. Benjamin and Potts have received the following Rubber quota- lions:
Rate on Rate on 2-8-33 9-8-33
Anglo Javaa.. $5.00 Anglo Dutch
$4.79
2.75
2.00
Batu Anamя
.37
.36
Chemors..
.38
.88
Consolidateda
Krocwocks
1.05 Nom. 1.25
.37
..39
20
Itepahs
.38
JB
Tanah Merahis .80
.00
Tebongs
46
.40
Zinngber
4.75
6.00
MARCH TO KALGAN.
GENERAL SUNG PUSHES TOWARDS GOAL
Peking. Aug. 9. Chiang Po-cheng, resident repre- Bentative here General Chiang Kai-shek, returning from Suiyuan by train, reports that up to this morning General Feng Yu-halang hnd not left Kalgan.
However, this morning two re- giments of General Sung Cheh- yuan's troops loft Suanhua for Kalgan, to take over the adminis- tration there. if Feng leaves' Kalgan, Sung is expected to enter the city to-morrow.-Reuter.
SHARE PRICES
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
The following in the list of local shora quotations faaued to-day:
n.
B
Banks. H'kong Banks, $1800/1802 8. - I'kong Banks, London, $129 Chartered Bank £15% n. Mercantile Bank, “Ä.
£2434 n. Mercantile Bank C., £9% n. East Aala, $101 b. Am: 0. Finance Corp., Sh. $20 n. China O. Fin. Ord., Sh.35.40 n. China O. Fin. Prof. Sh.35.00 n.
Insurances.
Canton Ina, $316 n. - Union Ins., $555 sa, China Underwriters, $1.30 1. China Fire, $595 n. H.K. Fire, Ins., $275 . International Asses. Sl. $6.25 n.
Shipping
Douglas, $121⁄2 b. II.K. Steamboats, $18 n. Indo-Chinas, (Pret.), $30 n. Indo-Chinas, (Def.), $321⁄2 b. Shelia (Bearer), 51/3 n. Union Waterbouts, $16 n.
Mining.
Bengueta, $85% n. Kailans, 28/0 n. Langkats (Single), Sh. $10 n. S'hai Exploraticna, Sh. $4 n. S'hai Loans, Sh. $0.40 n. Raubs, $10% a. Venz: Goldbolds, $6 n. Benquet Exp. 31 cts, b.
Docks, etc.
H.K. Wharves, $129% n. H.K. Docks, $16 n.
S, China Motors A., $6. .S. China Motors B., $8 n. Providents (old), $3.80 n.
Providents (new), $1.35 b.
Hongkews, Sh. $339 n.
New Engineerings, Sh. $7 n. Shanghai Docks. Sh. $142 n.
Lands, Hotels, etc.
H. and S. Hotels, $7 b, and an..
H.K. Lande, $78% sa: S'hai Landa, Sh. 332. n. Metropolitan Lands, Sh. $14. ¤. Humphreys, $14 n.
H.K Realties, $8.10 s.
Asia Realtics "A" Sh. $140 D. Asia Reslties "B" Sh. $20 n. Chinese Estates $97 n. China Realties, Sh.. $15 n. China Debentures Sh.$187 n.
Cotton Milla. Ewo Cottona, Sh., $15 8. S'hni Cottons, Sh., $106 n. Zoong Sings, Sh., $14 n. Wing On Textiles (8.) 800 n. Public Utilities.
Tramwaya, $22.00 b.
Peak Trama, (old) $15% b. Penk Trams, (new), $7 n. -Star Ferries, $95 b.)
Yaumati Ferries (old), $253⁄4 n.
China Lights (pld), $12.70 b. China Lights (new), $12.85.n. II.K. Electrics, $741⁄21⁄2 b. Macao Electrics, $38 n. Sandakan. Lights, $10% n. Telephones (old), $29.90/30 sa. China Buses, SD, $111⁄4 n.. Singapore Tractions, 2/- b. Singapore Prof., 15/- 6.
Industrials.
Malabon Sugare $15 n. Cold: Macg. (old), Sh. 320 n. Cald: Macg (Pref.), Sh. $16 n. Canton Ices, $5 n.
Cemente (Com.), $5.90 V, Cements' (old), $5 n. Cements (now), $1.05 . H.K. Ropes, $8 b
Stores, etc.
Dairy Farms, $20% sa. Watsons. $0 a. Dor A Wings, $1, n. Lane Crawfords, $3.00 n. Mackintoshs, $21 n. Sinceres, $18.60 .. Wm, Powells, $2.10 n. Wing On (H.K.),$185 n.
· Miscellaneous.
Amusements, $11 b. IK. Entertainments, $11 n. S.C. Enterprises, $34 n. United Theatres, Sh. $4 n. Macao "Greyhounds," $10 n. Constructions (old), $3.00 n. Construction (new), 85 cts. b. B. Ind. & $. Bonds, 77% n. H.K. Govt, Lgans, 3% b. Prem. Wallace Harpers, $8 n.
Caveman courtships take a
lot of patching up..
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