THE
HONGKONG
CLASSIFIED NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. LONDON STOCK
ADVERTISEMENTS 25 Words $1.50
for 3 days prepaid
FOR SALE.
MORRISON PIANO, upright model,
good as new, owner
or
leaving the offer. Mearest Colony. $100 Apply Box No. 338, "Hongkong Telegraph."
SHARE PRICES
The following is the list of local share quotations issued this morn- Ing.
Banks.
1. K. $1,870 b.
H. K. Banks
£116 b
(Lon. Reg.).
Chartered Bank, £16 n.
Mercantile Bank, A. and B.
£32 n.
Mercantile Bank, C., £14% 11. East Asia Bank,
Insurances.
Canton In., $305 b.
Union In., $620 b.
China Underwriters, $1.00 n. H. K. Fire, In., $300 n. Internat'l Araca., Sh. $3% 0.
Shipping.
Douglas, $30 n.
II. K. Steamboats, $7.40 n. Indo-Chinus (Prof.), $35 n. Indo-Chinas (Def,), $36 n. Shell Bearer), 134/4 X, Div, n. Union Waterbents,
Docks etc.
II. K. Wharves (old), $105 b. H. K. & W. Docks, $14% b. Providents (old), $1,60 n. Providents (new), 20 cta, n. Now Engineerings, Sh. $4 n. Shanghai Docks, Sh. $90 n.
Mining
Kailan Mining Ad., 16/9 n. Raubs, $12.85 u, Venz: Goldfield $8 n.
Philippine Mining
Antamoks, P. 1.86
Atoka, $.92 sa.
Baguio Gold, $.57%
Balatoc Min.. $24%
Benguet Consola, P. 14
Benguet Expl. P. 22%
Big Wedges, P. 41
Coce Grove, I'. .99
Consolidated Mines, 1. 044
Demonstrations, $1.62/63 s.
E. Mindanao, $.70/.74
Ipo Gold, P. 31%
1. X. L., P. 1.85
Itogons, $3.00
Min. Resc., P. 44
Masbate Cons., P. 57
Northern Min, P. 21
Paracale Gumatts, $1.46 sa,
Salacot Min, P. 08
Santa Rosa, P. 0684 San Mauricio, $1.49/1% Suyoc Consola, P', 56 United Paracale, P. 1,55 Gum Golds, P. 3814
Lands, Hotels, etc.
B. and S. Hotels, $G *.
H. K. Lands, $344_n.
H. K. Lands, 4% Deben.
$105.
S'hai Lands, Sh. $16 n. Metropolitan Lands, Sh. $10, n. Humphries, $9% 0.
H. K. Realien, $4.9 m. Chinese Estates, $76 n. China Realties, Sh. $4 n. China Debent. 860 n.
Public Utilities,
II. K. Tramways, $12.76 #. Poak Trams, (old), $C1⁄21⁄2 n. Peak Trams, (now), $234 n. Star Forrics, (old), $93 r. Yaumati Ferries (old), $21 n. China Lights, $13.40 b. China Lights, (new), $10.30 n. II. K. Electric, $56 m. Macao Electric. $20 n. Sandakan Lights, $10 n. Telephotne (old), $30.25 m. Telephone (new), $10% n. China Busco. Sh. $11 Singapore Tractions, 27/- n. Singapore Pref., 27/- n.
Industrials.
n.
Cald: Macg. (old), Sh. $19% n. Cald: Macg. (Prof.), Sh. $15 n. Canton Ices, $2.05 n.
Cement, $11 n.
H, K. Ropes, $2.60 n.
Stores, &c.
Dairy Farm, $221⁄2 b. Watson, $41⁄2 n.
Lane Crawfords, $6% n. Sinceres, $2_n. Wing On (H.K.), 850 n.
Cotton Mills.
Ew Cottons, Sh. $15,80 b. Shal Cottons, (old), Sh. $85 b. S'hal Cottons, (new), Sh. $60 b. Zoong Sings, $31 n. Wing On Textiles,. Sh. 844 b.
Miscellaneous.
II. K. Entertainments. $4 n. Constructions (old), $11. Constructions (new),- Vibro Piling, $5.50 n.
Ch. Govt 5% 1925 G$Bds.
93% n.
NOTICE,
Mr. J. I.. Keswick has been authorised to sign the name of the Firm.
H. K. Govt. 4% Loan 8% prm.
II. K. Govt, 8% Loan 8% prm. Wallace Harporn 84 n.
Mr. & Mrs, Y. Mori MASSAGE
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.
LTD. Hongkong, 16th January, 1937.
NOTICE TO SHIPPERS
Shippers are hereby notified that freight rates are being in- creased,
average of approximately 15%, with effect as of May 1, 1937. A new tariff is now in preparation.
Aeupanature, Moreauela i Roma Bettin Stuider nf, Japanme and Hongkonu, Bovarne mani Linana, Curse Epralnad Ackles and Wylalara Hasommanded -- for many, paara lip- 1pen) Hippitala and Drostora,
| 4, Wyndham "Birani) (tat' floor),
Tel, 26051,
on д
W. F. ARNDT,
Secretary. Trans-Pacific Freight Bureau. Hongkong, January 16, 1937.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
The Steamship
"ARAMIS"
No. 5 A/37
Bringing Cargh from Marselles via ports etc., arrived Hongkong on Tuesday, 10th January, 1937.
Consignees are hereby informed that their goods with the exceptiom of Oplum, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and 'Godown Ch. Ltd., Kow- lenn, whence delivery may be ob tained immediately after landling.
All claims must be sent in to me on or before 29th January, 1937, or they will not be reengnized,
1
Damaged Packages will be examin- by the Company's Surveyor Messrs:---Goddard and Dousthas in the presence of the Consignees at 19,00 ̊ dim, on Monday, 25th January, 137.
Consignees must have a Revenue Offleer in attendance when any dull- able goods are examined by the Com-
ny's Surveyors,
No Fire Insurnuce will be effected . by us in any case whatever,
R. OHL Agent,
Bongkong, 19th January, 1937,
N. Y. K. LINE (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.)
From EUROPE and STRAITS, The Steumship
"HARUNA MARU,” having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby in- formed that their Goods are being landed and pinced at their risk in the Hongkong und Kowloon Whart and Godown Company's Godowns Kowloon, whence delivery may be
at
obtained.
Goods not cleared by the 23rd
to January, 1937, will be subject
vent.
Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consigner's and the Co.'s represen- tatives on any Tuesdays and Fridays at 2.30 p.m. within the free storage period. For the examination of damaged dutiable goods, the consig nees must arrange for Revenue Officer to be present.
All claims must be presented with- it ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot. be recognized.
No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.
No fire insura ce has been effected:
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Hongerig. 16th January, 1037.
EXCHANGE
TELEGRAPH.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1937.
YESTERDAY'S CABLED
QUOTATIONS
The following quotations are the middle prises at the close of the market in London on January 18. All quotations are subject to confirmatius and no responsibility le aimed for errors in Iranemisalon.
War Lomn
Bonde 1898 (Brit
-86 Gold Bands 1920+47
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10212 1024
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4426 Lon 1998
100
100
6 Lean 1012
на
на
Georg. Joan 1911
1424
5% Chinese Imperial Hip..
5
Hons Itly. 1905
5
Hukuang Kly. 1911 .. Laing Tuing U. Hail £lly,
DT
5
Shal-Nanking Hy. Tout-Pukrew Rly' (Brit) Tlent-akow Bly (Ger.) Tent-lakow lily (Brit Str. Supl Loan) agar Tint-Pukow Rtly (Ger Stpi. Sup; Lawn) pur
Japan Sterling 1907. Japan Sterling 1926.. 76 German Int. Lean 1924 Chartered Bank of 1. A. &
1.K. & Rel Blog Corpu Chinese Engineering
Comarinulets
Distillers
Bundes Rubber
Briat Aeroplane, und torial Chemtexts Tagerial Tobacc
Canadian Pacific.
Trans-Pacific
Empress of Japan Empress of Canada Empress of Russia Empress of Asin Trans-Canada
The Dominion
Soo-Dominion
Train 2
Trans-Atlantic
Montcalm
Montrose
EMPRESS OF CANADA
sails for VANCOUVER
via SHANGHAI, JAPAN & HONOLULU
Information from Telephone 20752
at NOON
TUESDAY
JANUARY 26th
EMPRESS OF JAPAN
sails for MANILA FRIDAY, JANUARY 29th
TRAVEL "EMPRESS". SERVICE SIZE
SPEED
Canadian Pacific
UNION BUILDING.
Abduction Of Juror Late At
Girl®
TEACHER GETS GAOL SENTENCE
Sessions
MISSED HIS BUS
AND FERRY
Sentence of six months' hard
At the Criminal Sesalona this Inbour was indicted
on Li Yam-
morning, Mr. S. Dunn, who failed lo a 27-your-old unemployed answer his name on being called chuca, school teacher, when he appeared on to serve on the Jury in an assault school remand before Mr. J. A. Fraser ut care, was asked for an explanation the Central Magistracy this morning, by in Lordship at the end of the charged with the abduction of Tang hearing.
Mr. Dunn explained he lived about Li-chan, an 18-year-old giri, from her father, Tang Fung-chi, a grocer of 35 or 40 minutes. from Hongkong and hnd mlased his bus and ferry. Tung Kun.
Defendant was alleged to have Consequently he was five minutes written a letter to the girl in the Inte. country from Hongkong, asking her His Lordship: You have by your to come here, where he promised delny missed a chance of sitting on her a job as a teacher in a school the shortest case at the Sessions..
Mr. Dunn: I very much regret he was opening. The girl arrived here on January 0, and lived with that. defendant from January to
January 14 at the Tai Lo Sin Hotel. On her sufficient punishment for you when
return
His Lordship: I think it will be
to her aunt's residence in I assure you that you whil have to
Elgin Street, defendant was arrested, wait for your turn.
This morning, Li plended that the siri lived with him by mutual agree- ment. He had not enticed her away from her parent. lie declared that she bad written to him suggesting that be write and ask her to come to Hongkong, and he had done as she requested.
His Worship: If you think the facts have not been fairly presented by the prosecution, I shall proceed to hear the evidence and then decide.
U.S. COMMODITY
PRICES
LATEST CABLED
QUOTATIONS
The following quotations on the. New York commodity exchange are
New York Cotton
CESCOSESSEESESCOCCODE. Which course you desire me to take Issued by Reuter.
Douglas Steamship Co., Ltd.
ls entirely your own affair.
Defendant:
1 am prepared to March plead guilty and ask your Worship May for Jeniency,
11.80
Empress of Britain Empress of Australia
GR
Duchess of 'Atholl
H&
Duchess of Bedford Duchess of Richmond Duchess of York
5515
10
10
Montelare
159%
a
Mini (later) Chomet, Corpa
10/0
15/0
11/A
11/2
Pekin Syndiente
4/1
470
ha
Eletrie Construction
Cu
40/-
Shat Waterworks "A"
25/
Union Insurance Son,
37
Gula Kalumpon Huller
67/6
67/8
Alim Ironfounders
32/-
Aracrinted & Berttiral -
ctualston.......
A1/3
61/3
Austin Motors, poi,
47/6
74 Cable &
231
23,
Flett-A-To (tr)
Cattell, Enfe, and
16/10
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12.47/47 (2.48/48
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12.35/35
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12.27/20
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1979
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26/1
24/3
6274
1/
427. 40/0
His Worship said he could not October regard the offence as anything but December serious, and passed sentence on January defendant us stated.
11.89/90
11.91/02
11.97/01
11.01/91
Spot
13.07. 13.08
179744 17974
Detective-Sergeant A. F. Cochrance
HG/X
prosecuted.
M+/- KA 170/3
178/3
117/6 117/0
1/11
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March May July
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7 a
Southwick Drop Forgings Armstrong. Nevens
27/0
22/0
Jan. 15.
Jan. 18.
15%.. 13/...
Paris,
193.9/04
105.9/64
3575 3370
FR/B K8/#
49279 45/71%
Leaving HONGKONG 4 p.m. Saturday, 23rd Jan.Geneva.
Berlin.
.21.30
.12.2014
12.20
Athens.
42/191% 42/10
17/
16/1
from The Douglas Wharf
7x-
4,0
Milon. Copenhagen..
547% 93.9/32
21.38 May July
93.9/32
22.40
22,40
31/0 11/2
olm..
10.38
19.38
.1/24/2
1/2.17/32
New
York.
.4.91
May
.8.0844
Vienna.. Prague. Madrid.
.2014
9.814 July 20 Sept.
141
Nom.
Hongkong.
Bambay. Montreal.
110 1/212 .1/0.5/32
1/0.5/32
4 July
.4.913%
Brussels..
20.11%-
Yokohama.
1/2.1/04
Belgrade.
Monte Video.
30%
Rio
4%
Bucharest.
.670
670 War Loan...
Silver (forward).2013
20th
Marks & Spencer "A", rd.
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Boll over ). beyland Motors Tayle
Turner A Newall United Sten?
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Butter Plantation Aureate
ment Trust
Burma Corpo. Commonwealth Mining Harman investimenta Randfontein Estates Explorations Co. Sale Nigel
Tana Gold Mining
Anglo-fengisa
Sturmsh
Shell Tenneport
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Chinese Sterling Nute Vickers
M: Cantun-Kowloon B
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74738 34/0
147-
14.
275/ 2003/9
37% VAN
19°/8 20874
125/0
196/3 (3474xlly
31
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NEW YORK STOCK
EXCHANGE
MARKET HIGHER
YESTERDAY
New York, Jan. 18. 5. C. & F. Dow Jones summary of yesterday's markets: The market to-day was irregular. The automo- bile strike situation has again un- nerved the amriel, off-setting the rising price of steel and the increased output of coal Business reports show the best volume for six years The and good earnings are forecast. Bonds Market and the Curb Exchange are both irregular. New
S. C. &
York office cables: Stocker. The market has developed a mixed trend, but the undertone is firm.
rm. Prices of
of automobile tires have advanced by 6%. The Timea Bus!- ness index for the week is 105.5 as against 103 lust week and $5.6 for
S.S. "HAITAN"
HONGKONG, MANILA, HONGKONG
Leaving MANILA 3 p.m. TUESDAY, 26th Jan.
For Freight and Passage Apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.
Telephone No. 28037
Amsterdam..
P. & O. Building
SHANGHAI
Now in 7 hours only!
the corresponding week of last year. YOU SAVE 42 HOURS from HongKONG TO
Colton: There is a slightly easter basis for low grades. The Trade were steady buyers for March.
Wheat:
The Argentine has avall-
SILVER PURCHASE able for export 140,400,000 bushels,
COMMENDED
WEST STILL HIGHLY EXTHUSIASTIC
Washington, Jan, 10. There have been varied reactions in Congress to the Handy and Harmon's recommendation for the repeal of the Silver Purchase Act.
from
Representative Scrugham of Nevada: " is nothing more than a comment
private bullion dealers.
therefore IL is prejudlela).
Representative Murdock of Utah: "The adoption of the Silver Purchase Act was a real step forward in the monetary policy. It has falled, is because of half-hearted adminis- tration by the Treasury."
Representative
Robinson of Utah asserted the Western States would eppose any efforts to repeat the Act. "I think the measure accomplished much for the West, and has given us a higher silver price," he doclared.- United Press.
MANILA SHARES
The following opening quotations and closing business done quotations of the morning session were received by Swan, Culbertson & Fritz from their Manila office:.
Anteok. Atok!!!
Darule ald Benguet Consolimbed 18
Bengurt Exploration
11 Wedan
Cocu Grove
Consolidated Mine
Demonstration
Past Mindanao Cumalis Gold Bon
Mainte Mineral RAZZONE Hordarn Min Parsonia - GumIBUS
Art Mauriai, Du
"Marketi–GeniCİ,
wille Canada has 110,000,000 com- pared
with 257,000,000 last year. Murray & Co. estimate farm dis- appearance from July 1st. to January 1st. at 541,00,000 bushels, compared with Agures for the same period of Inst
year of 507,000,000 bushels. There has been a visible decrease in US, wheat of 2,370.000 bushels.
The market is at present quiet.
SHANGHAI BY C.N.A.C. LINERS! Both for MAIL and PASSENGER Departures: Evory Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, 7.30 a.m.
Kai Tak Airport.
Calls at Swatow, Amay, Foochow & Wenchow.
Departures of P.A.A. Clippers:
Every Friday from Manila.
For details, please apply,
.Corn: About 1,000,000 bushels of Argentine corn has just been pur- chased for the U.S., while 0,400,000 CHINA NATIONAL AVIATION CORPORATION
bushels are afloat on the way here. The present high price is reported to be curtailing consumption, but country marketings are light and "cash is difficult to buy. There hay been a visible increase. In supplies of 220,000 bushels.
Rubber: Buying interest is prob ably accumulating, pending a settle. ment of the automobile strike. The outlooks.. to-day is unfavourable. There has been a decrease in English supplies this week of 1,842 tons. Production of casings for November amounted to 4,232,028 units, while an inventory of stocks shows 10,813,058 units.
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REUTER QUOTATIONS
Dow Jones Averages:
30. Industrials
20 Rails 20 Utilities
Jan. 16. Jan. 18.
185.73 184.05 50.31 55.80 37:26 37,31
103.89
70.13
40 Bonds....... 105,80 11 Commodity Index 70.74
TO SEE SON CROWNED
Queen
Mary
London, Jan. 18.
will aliend the
Coronation ceremony nt. Westminster
14.00 Abbey
31
and will thus
be the first
89 Queen Mother in English history to ace her son crowned.-Renter Bul- letin Service.
Prism in Pesos *. Opening Rates Business Buyers Heller
Dan
1.23 .37
1.70
1,90
A
,50
8514
14.00
..30
+24
.41.
-41
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1,000
45 B
1.06
BT
.2t
2.80
1.30
Mr. Clarence Griffin, known "Blue Bird Man of Formosa,
na the who has been spending Hongkong and has given two lec-. a holiday in tures-on-Formord, teft the Colony Just Saturday on the £s, Haruna Maru Mr. Grimala returning to Taikoku, the capital of Formosa.
Hongkong Office
3 Peninsula Hotel Arcade, Kowloon. Tel. 50605 Tel. addr. "CHINACO"
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LINE
MONTHLY SERVICE
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NEW YORK
Via SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES
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FOR 12 PASSENGERS.
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"Agents:"*
Hongkong Bank Bldg.
Straits
141
New York Rubber
22.02 /04
21.01 /01
21.77b/80a
September 21,70n December, 21.04
Total sales:-1,730 tons.
$17 Sept.
Nom
110
1/3
4.91%
29.13
Chicago Wheat
21.50 /50 21.40b/43a 21.37/ 27 21.17n
21.10n
13234/132 13224/1333M 11512/1155% 115/11344
112/111% 113/112
Saturday's sales;--
May
20,570,00 bushels.
Chicago Corn
100%/100%
10-1/104
10214/1025%
Chicago Corn
109/100/%
103/103%
New Contract New Contract
Opening Clasing 111/111%
112/112
100%/100% 1074/107% Winnipeg Wheat
49.13 May.. 125/125 1249%/124 PA 1/2.1/64 July....
12034/121 120/1201%
213 October 11034/11054 110/110%
397%
44 Silver (Spot)........20|1
4.011
101%/104%
20
.105%
105
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