PAC 11...
NEWS OF THE DAY
IN PICTURES FROM FAR AND NEAR
SHARE PRICES
The following in the list of local share quotations issued this morn- ing..
Banks,
H. K. Bank, 1802% b. and so.
H. K. Banks, (Lon. Rg.), £110%
Chartered Bank, £16 n. Mercantile Bank, A. and B..
C33% 11.
Mercantile Bank, C., £154 n.
East Asia Bank, $92 b.
Insurances.
Canton In., $325 n.
Union In., $622 b.
China Underwriters, $1.55 b.
H. K. Fire In... $280 n.
Internat'l Assce., Sh, $4% n.
Shipping-
Douglas, $30 d.
H. K. Steamboats, $9 n. Indo-Chinus (Pref.), $35. Indo-Chinas (Def.), $50 n. Shell (Dearer), 105/- n. Union Waterboats, $9.45 n.
Docks etc.
HI, K. Wharves' (old), $117 b. H. K. & W. Docks, $31 b. Providents (old), $2.25 b. Providents (new), 30 cts, IL New Engineerings, Sh. $314 n. Shanghai Docks, Sh. $102 n.
Mining.
Kalian Mining Adm., 20/- n. Raubs, $13.70 n.
Venz: Goldfield $8 n.
+
Philippine Mining.
Antamoks, P. 1.16
Atoka, P. 32
Baguio Gold, P. 21%
Baintoc Min., P. 13
Benguet Cons., P. 11 Benguet Expl. P. 08
Big Wedge, P. 20
Coco Grove, P. 62
Consolidated Mines, 1 .028
Demonstrations, P. 78
E. Mindanao, P. 20
Gum Gold, P. .14%
Ipo Gold, P. 21
1.
X L., P. 79
liogons, P. 1.10
Masbate Cons., P. 324 Rese, P. 20
Northern Min., P. 081
Paracale Gumaus, P. 45 Salneot Min. P. 04 San Maurielo, P. 2.10 Suyor Consols, P. 3914 United Paracalo, P. 79
Lands, Hotels, etc.
11. and S. Hotels, $7.45.5.
H. K. Lands, $3514 b.
*
:
H, K. Lands, 4% Deben. $105 n.
S'hai Lands, Sh. $15.n.
Metropolitan Lands, Sh. $10. n.
Humphries, $94_n.
H. K. Realies; $6,05 n. Chinese Esintes $80 n. China Reaities, Sh. $4 n. China Debent, $80 n.
Public Utilities.
H. K. Tramways, $15.25 s. Peak Trams, (old), $42 b. Peak Trams (new), $11⁄4 b. Star Ferries, $80 n.
Yaumati Ferrles (old), $26 n. China Lights, $14.00.50.
China Lights, (new), $14.30 sa. HK-Electric, 360%-b.
Incao Electric, $1TH b.
Sandakan Lights, $13
b.
Telephone (old), $10 ca. Telephone (new), $12.70 b. China Buses. Sh. $11% n Singapore Tractions, 27/0 n. Singapore Pret., 27/- n.
Industrials.
Cald: Macg. (old), Sh. $10% n
Cald: Macg. (Pref.), Sh. $17 D.
Canton, Ices. $2 n.
Cement, $15.85 b.
H. K. Ropes, $5.30 b.
Stores, &c.
Dairy Farm, $26 sa.
Watson, $5.55 n.
Lane Crawfords, $8.80 b,
Sinceres, $2.70 n.
Wing On (H.K.). $50 n. Wm. Powells 40 cts. n.
Cotton Mills.
Ewo Collons Sb. $10
b,
S'hal Cottons, (old), Sh. $117 b. S'hai Cottons, (new), Sh. $92 b.
Zoong Sings, $31 n.
Wing On Textiles, Sh. $61 n.
Miscellaneous.
H. K. Entertainmenta, $4.70 n. Constructions (old), $1.60 b. Constructions (new), 43 cts. b. Vibro Piling, $0.10 b.
Ch. Govt. 5% 1925 G$Bds. 06%
H. K. Govt. 4% Loan 8%% prm, a
H. A. Govt. 344% Loan 14%
prm. n.
Wallace Harpers, $4 n. Marsmans Inv., (Lond.), a/- 26/2 Marsmans Inv., (H.K.), 0/- 7/0 1
EXCHANGE
Selling
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Hongkong Telegraph
PHOTONEWS
CASUALTY
THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1937.
HAPPENINGS
AS SEEN BY
THE CAMERA'S - EYE
Stretcher slung from side of troopship Dilwara at Malta......Urgent case for Valetta Hospital. Troopship was on its way to Far East. Had to put back to Gibraltar, earlier, to leave a sick man there.
THE UNIVERSITY CITY, MADRID, has suffered severely during thestruggle for the Spanish capital. This photograph shows the ruins
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
YESTERDAY'S CABLED
QUOTATIONS
TIT.
Demand
T.T. Shanghal T.T.. Singapore
T.T. Jupan TT. India TAT. U.S.A.
T Manila
TT Batavia
.02%
,100 s1⁄4 War Loan
81% 45% Bonda 1890
Golil Bonda "1026-47
.00% 45 Loss 100%
of the Clinical Hospital.
EYESTON BEATS WORLD RECORD
Monthery, Apr, 29. Captain Eyeston, British speed driver, beat the 12 hour motoring re- cord here to-day, covering 1,912.467 kilometres at an average speed of 159,372 kilometres per hour.--Reuter.
Milun
Copenhagen Stockholm Oslo, Shanghal.
w York. New Amsterdam Vienna
Pres. Lincoln'
Pres. Coolidgo
Pres. Wilson
Pres. Hoover
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TO BEATTLE, VICTORIA "THE EXPRESS BOUTE"
Yin Shanghal, Kobe and Yoko- hama
Via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu, San Francisco, Panama Canal and Havana.
0.00 am. May 1 Pres. McKinley 8.00 a.m. May 19 Pres. Grant Noon
Pres. Hoover
Pres. Cleveland
Midnight May Midnight May 21 Midnight Juno Midnight June 38.' Midnight July Midnight July 10- MANILA
June 3 Pres. Jackson 0.00a.m. June 10 Pres. Jefferson Noon June 20 Prez, McKinley. Midnight July 13 Pres. Grant
EUROPE, NEW YORK
AND BOSTON
Vla÷Manila, "Singapore,” Penang, Colombe, Bombay, Buts Canal, Naples, Genoa and Marseilles.
THE MOST FREQUENT SERVICE
Next. Sailings.
Pres, Pierce 0.00:0.m. May 9 Pres. McKinley
Pres. Van Buren
8:00 am. May 23 Pres. Pierce
8.00 am. Juno
8.00 am. June 20 Pres. Grant 8.00 am. July 4 Pres. Van Buren 8.00 am. July 18 Pres. Coolidge
8.00 am. May
2
0.00 p.m. May. 21.
MOST FREQUENT SERVICE ON THE PACIFIC
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE
PEDDER BUILDING-HONG KONG,
CANTON DRANCH:—1}, FRENCH CONCESSION,
Pres. Gardeld
Pres. Hayes
Pro, Monroe.
Pres. Adams
THE
0,00 p.m. May
8.00 a.m. May
D
Midnight May Pres. Lincoln
11
6.00 p.m. Mny
15
SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC
SERVICE OF FAST MOTOR VESSELS (with limited, but exceptionally good, passenger accommodation)," TO PORT SUDAN, PORT BAID, ALGIERS, ORAN, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM, (AMSTERDAM), HAMBURG, OSLO, GOTHENBURG and other SCANDINAVIAN PORTS.
HOMEWARDS
'M.S. "SHANTUNG"
M.S. "CANTON"
OUTWARDS.
Salling abouİ .1st May 3.27th May
To SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KOBE and OSAKA, M.S. "PEIPING"
M.S. "TAMARA"
Passenger Bates:
Agents:
Hong Kong to Algiers
9th Junio
.16th May
EAD
Hong Kong to Antwerp
EGA
G. E. HUYGEN
Canton.
GILMAN & CO., LTD.
Hongkong.
OUR BRITISH crosswords
ACROSS
1.Frank goes right down the other
way.
↑ Charges.
10
9 The type of play that may be
cruder than it sounds,
Are
not, in short, these Ava squares to show a tear?
11 Arising with a pleasing perfume.
12 The ruler that indicates a choice
Anlah.
13 A cry for help.
16 Ulster (anag).
10 Police work that furnishes its
own repose.
19 Put in the book.
Apr. 20 110.20/32 20 Hung in festoons round a
21.00
monkey.
12.2014 22 Shakes hands with a lot of
547
snakes.
0318 24 Talk that is halt gabbic,
22.40 26 Food.
10.41 27 A whale not easy to get fruit
10.00
from.
1/21⁄2 30 When they are blue most people
are happy.
31 What a mix up!
32 E. Eddy becomes active,
Mining (bearer)
20/- 20/4
EXCHANGE RATES
Chosen Corpn
Pekin Byndicate
11/4 8/0
11/5 -
2/0
Apr: 23
Shal Electric Constructios,
Co ******
47/-
- 467–
Paris..
111%
Shai Waterworks "A"
28%
$6
Genova.
.21.804
Unlon Insurance Boa
87%
3716
Berlin.
12.2014
Cula Kalumpong Rubber..
47/0
47/0
Athens
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Allied Ironfounders
28/0
20/3
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Price Price #101zd £101.7/16
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20 115/71/ 125/-
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25/2
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110
94/45
Hongkong
25/71/ 50/5
Bombay
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212
1/21
1/036
Imperial Chemicala
Exploration Co
7/0
Imperial Tobacco
180/74 140/41⁄21⁄2-
T.T. Australia
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Anglo-Iranian
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1/2
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190/8
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681⁄2
Leyland Motors
09/0 08/2
Burmab
100/8 104/434
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Thie & Lyle ...
36/-
85/-
Turner & Nowall
00/- 93/9
Shell Transport (bearer).
106/103 105/-
41
Unit Stel
20/0
20/74
65% Sterling Notes
1925
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Smethwick Drop Forgings
207-
[Vickorn} A
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Armatrone, Stevens
30/0
10/0
6% Canton-Kowloon Bly
20+
18%
IBM
Pressed Steel, Com.
25/5
20/8
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2013
Vickers, ord
28/71 20/-
(Ger 1se)
67%
Woolworths
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Chartered Bank
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4 m/s. D/F
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UB: Cross rate in London
Chinese
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Montreal Brussela. Yokohama.
Monte Video, Rio.
Bucharest,
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Silver (forward).20% Silver (Spot)
War Loan
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in his den.
2 Recall Jericho,
3 Of course laundries do to the shirt, but one doesn't seem to have any for any damage they sometimes do.
4 Giver.
6 Runs regularly betwen Windsor
and-Eton.
6 The part of a bell in which a
north European is interested.
7:Beg's heels (anag).
8 Simply soake.
14 I take oats here in Italy. 15 Like the ex-nudist, com-
pensated?
18 At least one might any it sounds
most foolish.
17 United States version of
18
Edward.
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the curve where the car was upset.
21 Foreign territory within ย
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country's borders,
Milk product suggesting the
truth about cows.
24 Infinite capacity for taking
palas.
28 Wind up on
Bhilling fn.
this, and be
28 A musical composition that goes
-awry in Scotland.
20 Money in depreciation.
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