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WATER LEVELS
FOR WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS
The River Conservancy Com- mission for Kwangtung Province the following report on water levels, in English feet, for the West, North and East Rivera: May 12 May 13 West River at Shluhing 12.4 12.8 13.3 North River at Tsingyuen 14.0 North River at Samshví..
East River at Sheklung .. 1.9
7.0
1.4
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A Vory interesting lecture on "Faults in Negatives- Their Causce, Prevention and Curo" by Mr. P. A. Dragon will be given on Saturday, 18th Inst. at 8.30 p.m. In Room K of the Hong Kong University Main Build Ing.
The lecture will be illustrated with slides kindly provided by Mesars, Ilford Ltd. The public aro cordially invited.
HONGKONG & WILAMPOA
DOCK CO., LTD.-
Offer of Additional Shares,
MARKET QUIET YESTERDAY
New York, May 13, The following report on the New York Stock market has been received: through Mosers. Swan, Calbertson & Fritz:
The Wall Street Journal report on yesterday's market: Stacks were quiet and irregular, pending Secretary Morgenthau's broadenst. Eugar innUOR and irregular, pending Secretary due to dividend outlook. Railroad stocks were higher on expectation of a modification regarding Reconstruc- tion Finance Corporation's loan re-. quirements and the regulation of com. pelltors. In Bonda, Government, Rallroad und selected Corporation Issues were strong, while utility and industrial bonds were irregular. Stocks an the Carb Exchange--were Efleħly irregolar.
week.
S. C. & F. New York office cable: The market was mixed, with oil and NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN railroad shares firm. Traders remain bullish, awaiting news. Mill activity that
tho Share Register and is estimated at 43.4 per cent, ax com- Transfer Books of the Companypared with 43.1 per cent, the previoOSIR will bo closed from the 21st-to 26th instant, both days inclusive, for the purpose of ascertaining the names of Shareholder to whom the offer of new shares ls to be made.
By Order of the Board
E. L. HOSIE,
Secretary
Hongkong. 13th May, 1935.
THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LTD.
Notice to Shareholders,
The Fifty-fourth Ordinary General Meeting. of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the andersigned on Wednesday, the 22nd May, 1935, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Agents, together: with a statement of Accounta for the year ended the 31st December,
1934.
The Share Register and Transfer Books w be closed from, the 8th to the 22nd May, 1935, both days inclusive,
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,
LIMITED. General Agenta. Hongkong, 1st May, 1935.
FAREWELL ADDRESSES from the public to His Excellency The Governor, will be presented in the Great Hall of the University, this afternoon, Tuesday, the 14th May, at 5.30 p.m.
Lounge Suits will be worn.
New York and Chicago commodity MURATA. reports received through Swan, Culbertson and Fritz:
Cotton: Pool sales are easing the tight "pot" and near situation, which enused the recent buying. A 12-cents peg is probabile pending lean dechions. The Press forecasts a strong veto in connexion with, the Patman Benus Bill, but inflation is still a factor of Influence.
Wheat: There was a repetition of unwanded grntle deliveries to mills. The market is weak. Visible sup- plion have decrensed 2,655,000 bushels.
Corn: Sentiment is bearish, but the strength of near options will pro- bably re-appear with an improvement in demand. Visiblu supplies have do crensed by 1,392,000 löshels,
Rubbert A settlement of the auto- nubile strike is possible to-night. March production of casings totalled
45.000 tons, The Trade is show ing more interest.
REUTER QUOTATIONS The following quotations Renters Dow-Jones Averages:
are
by
May 1. May 15.
114.23 1148
30.71 31.22
19.05
19.30
96,31
05.27
11 Commodity Index
69.30
GR.RI
30 Industrials 220 mil
go Utilities 40 Bonda
FLYING TO HONGKONG
JAPANESE LEAVES
BRUSSELS
Brussela, Mag. 13. Katsutaro Ano, the Japanese aviator who is attempting a record solo light from England to Japan. by a new route, including Hong- kong, has left here for Nuremberg.
And started out on Sunday from Heston, flying a British Eagle plane, and landed the same day at Brussels, damaging the under- carriage of his machine in alight- ing. This caused him some delay in again taking off.-Reuter,
JESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
COOL SUMMER UNDERWEAR.
We are pleased to be able to an
nounce a big reduction in price, Many new lines have been intro- duced which regulate bodily 'tem- perature and impart health and fitness to the wearer.
India Gauze (per
garment) from 95 cts. Cellular
from $1.25 from $1.50
"B.V.D.' "B.V.D." Union
Suits from $2.75 "Celanese" from $2.75 from $1.75
Interlock "Aertex"
from $1.95
THEY ARE BRITISH MADE
WILL BE HELD
DURING
JUNE, JÚLY and AUGUST
GLYN & CO'S. SOFT FELT HATS. That are light in weight. Made from pure natural fur in Grey, Fawn, Brown, Black and many new shades..
from $9.75
WATCH FOR FURTHER PARTICULARS
SHARE PRICES
The following is the list of local share quotations issued this morn ing:-
Banks. H.K. Banks, $1005 b. H.K. Banks (Lon. Reg.), £12434
Chartered Bank, £14% . Marcantile Bank, A. and B.
£31% n.
n.
Mercantile Bank C., £181⁄2 n. East Asia Bank, $81 n. Am: 0. Finance Corp., Sh. $18 n. China 0, Fin, Ord. Sh, $1.50 n. Cina O. Fin. Pref. Sh. $4.n.
Insurances.
Canton Ins., $216 n. Union Ins., $360 kn. China Underwriters, $1 n. China Fire, $400_n. B.K. Fire Ins., $200 n. Internat Assce, Sh. $4% n.
Shipping..
Douglas, $39 n. II.K. Sicamboats, 34 n. Indo-Chinas, (Pref.), $80 n. Indo-Chinas (Def.) $88 n. Shell (Bearer), 59/4 n. Union Waterboats, $11 n.
Mining.
Antamoks, 68 cta. b. Balatoes, $34 n. Baguio Gold, 21 cta n. Benguet Consolidated $11 n. Benguet Exp., 10 cts. n. Benguet Goldfield, 10 cts, a. Big Wedge, B cts. n. Gold Creek, 30 cts. n. Gold River 7 cts, n. Ipo Mining, 85 cts. n. Itogons, 30 cts. n. Salacot, 12 cts. n. Kailan, 17/- n.
Langkats (Single), $14 n. Shal Explorations, Sh. $4% n. S'hai Loans, Sh. $54 n. Raubs, $43.
Venz: Goldfield, 36 n.
Docks etc.
H.K. Wharves Cum, rts, $86 n. H.K. Wharves Ex-rights, $84 n. HK. Wharves, Rights, $9 n. II.K. Docks, $9 S. Providents (old), 95 eta n. Providents (new), 20 cta. n. Hongkewa (old), Sh. $267 n. New Engineerlugs, Sh. $5 n. Shanghal Docks, Sh. $110 n. Cotton Mills.- Ewo Cottons, Sh. $8.30 B. S'hal Cottons (old), Sh. $68 n. S'hai Cottons (new), Sh. $42 m. Zoong Sings. 88% 1.
Wing On Textiles, Sh. 355 n. Lands, Hotels, etc.
II. and S. Hotels, $1.05 1. and sa. H.K. Lands, $35 n.
H.K. Land 4% debentures, $100,
D.
S'haf Lands, Sh. $20% n.
umphrey Lands, Sh. $10 n.
$9 n. Realties
8.
68 n.
I.K. Asia Realties "A" Sh. $75'n. Asia Realtles "B" Sh. $10 n. Chinese Estates, $90 n. China Realties, Sh. $7 n. China Debenture, $128 n.
Public Utilities. H.K. Tramways, $18.20 ». Peak Trams. (old), Peak Trams, (new), $6 n. Star Ferries, $80 n. Yahati Ferries, (old), $20 n. China Lights, $8.35 b. H.K, Electrics, $60 b. Macao Electrie, $23%1⁄2 n. Sandakan Lights, $6 8. Telephone (old), $19.25 sa Telephone (new), $9 s... China Buses. Sh. $11% n. Singapore, Tractions, 10/3 n. Singapore Pref. 20/6 n.
Indutrials.
HEAVY FINE ON JAPANESE
NO DECK OR LOAD LINES
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
LATEST SHARE QUOTATIONS
The following quotations on the London Stock Exchange have been recolved by Messrs. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz in conjunction with Reuter.
May 10, May 18. British Government Securities War Loan 34%
"Your having written permiss lon, from the Formosan Govern ment has no more effect in this Colony than written permission from this Government would have in Formosa," remarked Cmdr. Hole at the Marine Court this morning in fining Molji Nakamura, Inpancso, master of the Fukujlu Moru, $250, in default three 44 months' imprisonment.
redm. after 1952.£100
Chinese Bonds Bonds 1998
£10%
(Eng. In) £102% 1024
Loan 1908. £98
5% Loan 1012... 80%
Nakamura was charged with Reorg Loan
1913 (Lan. Ism.) £07 failing to cause his ship to be sc Bonds 1025-47 & 97% marked with deck and lond lines in the Colony on. May 19.
67% Shal-Nasking
£ 9N
80%
£9734
97%
Riy£ 80%
£ 80%
6
Tiert, Pukow
Rly.. £ 31
Tlent.-Pukow
4.31
£27
S'hai-chow-
Ningpa Rly..
£101%
1011⁄2
5
Honan Rly... £ 31
£ 31
5
Hukung Rly.
1011
£ 4R
Hai Rly, 1014
£ 10
£ 10
Boarding Officer T.B. Low stated that about 8 p.m. on Monday he boarded the Fukulu Maru at Laichikek and questioned the Chlef Officer. He made an in-6 apeetion of the ship and made no. trace of deck or load lines.
The defendant was not aboard the ship at that time but later ho madea Harbour Office statement Raying that the ship had no load line certificate.
Railway (Sup).
Lonni... £ 27
pré Lang Tsing U.
Foreign Bonds and Banks
German 74 Int.
Loan 1924
Loan 1024.... £ 01% 203% The defendant, in evidence,
Japan 5 Sterling stated that to reach this harbour a
Loan 1907 load-line certificate would have Japan 6% Sterling been necessary: this would have! taken a considerable time to pre-H.K. & Shai Bic.
(Lan. Regd.) pare, however, and would have
Chartered Bank necessitated the ship docking. He went to the Harbour Office at Keelung therefore, and got writ Allied Iron Found- tea permission from the For-
mosan
ers...
Government temporarily Associate!
Industries
exempting his ship.
Austin Mutors ord The Fukuju Maru is a ship of
sh.
➢ * ༔ * ་ ་ ་ 170 tons which arrived in Hong- Boots 5/- sh..... kong from Formosa Sunday British-America
Tobacco...... with a cargo of 619 live rigs. It
on
£ 82
£93%
£ 821
£03 11⁄2
£125 C1244
£ 14% £144 Commercial and Edustrial
Elec.
3079 40/-
20/0
61/3
•120/-
27/414
52/6 48/1 497-
120/74
17/-
17/-
72/414
01/3
01/6
26/3
41/3
20/414
62/14 52/4
32/0 35/m
857-
8/0 8/1
137/8
Min. (Beaver).
is owned by the Taiki S.S. Com- Chinese Eng, and pany and the local agents are Sam Courtaulds Yick and Company of Connaught | Distillers Road.
U.S. COMMODITY
PRICES
LATEST CABLED
QUOTATIONS
The following quotations on the New York commodity exchange are issued by Reuters
May July October
New York Colton
Musica)
41/3 Dunlop Rubber Electric
Industries, General Electric
(England)...... Hawker Aircraft Impl. Chem Intl, Impl. Chem Ind. Def. 10/ sh... Impl. Tobacco
Internat. Nickel
137/0
327-
no par val $28% $20% tolls Royer £1
sh.
S'hai Elec. Constr Tate & Lyle ....
138/1 139/4
487-
Anglo-Dutch
Miscellaneous
Gula Kalumpong
Rubber
11.88a 12.00b/12.02 Pekin Synd, 2/-
78/3* 7876
Turner, & Newall
50/-
69/-
May. 11.
May 18.
United Steri
28/0
29/m
11.05
11.80/80
Vickera ord.
12/714
13/146
11.05
*11,80/80
Watney, Comb &
11.81
11.88/00
December
11.86
11.78/73
Reid def, ard.. Woolworth
70/0
71/-
January (1036) 11.92
11.60/80
MIL......
110/4
109/6
March
11.00 11.81/82
Spot
12.33 12.25
21/0 21/0
New York Rubber
May
11,804 11.006
21/3
21/9
September
12.00 12.14/15
ord. sh.
October
12.07
[December
12.21/21 12.84/38 12.43/43
Rubber Trusts
1/0 28/3
4/0 28/9
Mines
Burom Corpn. Rs.
10
9/0 10/-
Tatal sales-213 lots
Chiengo Wheat'
May July.... Septoniber-
931⁄4 .01% 81% 937%
Common wealth
Mining Randfontein
11/-
077%
56/3
54/0
6/10 6/
Chicago Corn
4870
48/#
July
January
May July
12.23 12.30
0214 924 *Estates 94%93%934 Spaarwater Gold.
Saturday's sales:--23,385,000 bushels Mining
Spring Mines NG 874%
56% Sub-Nigel 802 80% 80% ! Rhokann Corpora 74%
Lion 74% 7476 September
Saturday's sales:-8,247,000 bushels
Winnipeg Wheat
285/- 0857-
88/0 9178
Oils. Anglo-Persian... 6370 04/4/2
70/3 74/4 Shell Trans and
871 Market closed Burma Oil 89%
1.324 1.32 1.32 141
75.501
1.33
Trad. Bearer) 58/14 59/4%
1.314 December
Total sales--24 contracts
73.50/05
May 0. May 73.20/85 Copper January .... 7.20
76.40/49 Tin January
Moy
Malabon Sugars, $8.50 n. Cald: Mucg. (old), Sh. $1036 n. Cald: Macg. (Pref.), Sh. $13 n. Canton Icce, $1.80 n. Cement (Converted), $6.50 5. H.K. Ropes, $2. n.
July
New York 831k
May
1.92 1.33
July
September
May July September
Total sales:-07 lols
Montreal Silver
73.90
74.60
Stores, &c.
Dairy Farm, $14 x, and sa. Watson, $3.50_n.
Lane Crawfords, $3.50 n. Mackintoshs, $9 n.
Sinceres, $3 n.
Wm. Powella, 70 cts. n. Wing On (HL.K.) $100 n.
Miscellaneous.
Amusements, $1.85 n.
H.K. Entertainments, $6.40 n. S. C. Enterprise $185 m. Macao "Greyhounds," $2 n. Constructions (old), $1.40 n. Constructions (new), 45 cta, n. Straita Vibro Filing. $0 B.
+
Ch. Govt. 5% 1925 G. $ Bonds
92% n. H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 0% prem.
b..
H.K, Govt. 34% Loan 2% prem
b..
Wallace Harpers $5 a.
OCCASIONAL RAIN
The anticyclone to the cast of Japan has weakened' and 'another anticyclone has formed to the north of the Lower Yangtze Valloy. A depression is uituated to the north- cast of Chefoo and pressure re- mains relatively low China
Japan
POST
1.3214
70.500
New York Metals
48.50
OFFICE.
70.30 n
May 18.
7.68 08.70
INWARD MAILS
Penang Maru Somali
May 14.
Buy 14,
Tung Lee Achilles
May 14.
May 15.
Emp. of Japan
.May 10.
Saigon and Air Mail ex Marsellies
Salgon Service (Marseilles, 1st May). Shanghal
Manila
Europe vio Sver (Lottore And Papora). London, 18th April and London Parcole London, 11th April and Air Mail ex Amsterdam Bandoeng Berylce, Amsterdam May 1. Shanghai and Swatow ... Australia and Maniin Calcutta and Straits
For
Rajputana' Shantang... Atsula Maru Kumsang
OUTWARD MAILS
Per Tuesday.
Mosol
Wednesday,
over S.W. Saigon and parcels for Germany via
Hamburg and Indo-China. Local forecast:-East winds, moderate to Shanghai and "Europe via Siberia... Rhexsnor fresh cloudy, occasional rain,
WANT PREFERENCE
Amoy
Straits
Foochow via Swatow Swntow
Amoy
Nanking, May 14. Tibetan merchants in Nanking Amoy
SLEEPING SUITS from $4.50
WHITE SOCKS from $1.00
WASHING. TIES from 65 cts.
and Chinese Government to accord
treatment to goods shipped to and
Straits
WE ALLOW 10% DISCOUNT FOR CASH,
WM. POWELL, LTD.
Poiping have petitioned the Shanghai and Japan
from Tibet similar to that accorded Swatow, Amoy and Formosa
native goods, by exempting them
Tinegarn Achilles Yatshing Selatan Taiyuan
May 15.
May 15.
May 16.
May 10.
Date and Time
Tues, May 14,.4.80. p.m... Tues., May 14, 5 p.m. -.
Wed, May 15, 10,80 u.mn.. Wed, May 16, 2.30 pm. Wed., May 15, 280 p.m.. Wed May 15, 8p.m. Wed., May 16, 3.80 p.m.. Wed, May 16, 5 p.m.. Wed., May 15, & p.m..
Santhia Somali
Thursday.
Van Houtex Thurs., May 16, 9.30 am.. Fukuken
Maru Thurs, May 16, 10.30 am.
from Customs impositions. The Shanghai, *Japan and Europe vin Rajputans Thurs., May 16, 10.30 a.m. Chinese Government has referred Siberia, the petition to the Ministries of Haiphong 10. Ice House Street. Finance and Industry for con-
sideration.-Central Neids,
THE GENTLEMEN'S HOUSE
Hongkong Stock Exchange.
Bwntow
Canton Thurs, Hay 16, 3. p.m. Hydrangea...Thurs., May 18, 0 p.m. Buperscribed correspondence only,