1937-02-15 — Page 16

MARITIME

STRIKE ENDED

Passengers holding reservations are request- ed to communicate immediately with us to confirm bookings. Persons intending to travel this Spring or early Summer are advised to arrange bookings immediately.

Importers may instruct -shippers to resume forwarding via American Mail Line or Dollar Line.

New schedules will be announced in a few days.

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 15, 1937.

LOCAL SHARE MARKET

Following is the list of changes and enquiries in local snare quotations this morning:

BANKS

Hong Kong Bank $1655/1860*

SHIPPING

Douglases $32 d.

H. K Steamboats $8 sa. DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, ETC.

Providents (Old) $1.70 b.

PUBLIC UTILITIES H. K. Tramways $13.40 b. Peak Trams (Old) $4 b.

Star Ferries $85

China Lights (Old) $13.08 b., $13.80

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China Lights (New) $10.80 b. H. K. Electrics $55% b.

“INDUSTRIALS Cements $10.95 b. H. K. Ropes $3.40 b.

STORES, &C. Dairy Farms $2290 b., “$23.20 s. Watsons $4 b.

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COTTON MILLS Shanghai Cottons (Old) Sh.$98 b. Shanghai Cottons (New) Sh.$70% b.

MISCELLANEOUS Constructions (New) 40 cts. b.. Wallace Harpers $4 s

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE

PEDDER BUILDING

CANTON BRANCH: 4 SHAKEE ROAD.

Antamoks Atoks

HONG KONG

THE 1937

DOLLAR DIRECTORY

WILI BE ON SALE NEXT THURSDAY

PLACE YOUR ORDER WITH

NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE, LTD.,

3A, WYNDHAM STREET.

Opening

10 a..

in Pesos

1.60

*1*

GERMAN-POLISH

TRADE

Treaty Extended For Two Years

Warsaw, To-day. Negotiations for prolongation of“" the commercial agreement between Germany and Poland have been successfully concluded, and the treaty now extends to February- 1939.

The clauses of the new agree-- ment, which supplements and ex- tends the previous treaty, are based on the annual exchange of goods totalling 176,000,000 marks in value.

In view of the experience gain- ed during the period of the expir ing agreement, quotas for export have been adjusted to the actual market situation, while a reduction in customs duties is also believed to have been arranged. Trans-Ocean.

C.E.C. CONFERENCE OPENS

Noted Provincial Absentees

Nanking, To-day. The third plenary session of the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang was formally inaugur ated this morning before the 30 x Div mausoleum of Sun Yat-sen

Baguio Gold

.31

Balatoc Mining

14

Benguet Consol

14

Benguet Explor

.1914

Big Wedge

34

Coco Grove

.78"

Consolidated Mines

.05

Demonstrations

92

E. Mindanzo

Gumans G'field

321

Ipo Gold

IX. L.

1.55

Itogens

1.60

Masbate Corusal...

48

Min. Resources

.45

Northern Mning

16

Paracale Gumaus

.75

Salacot Mining

3.10:

.47

San Mauricio Suyoc Conseci. United Paracales

**80*

1.35

LOCAL DOLLAR

Silver Prices Rise

The local dollar is steady, open- ing on demand this morning at 1/2

Mr. Wang Ching-wei, President: of the Executive Yuan, presided at the inauguration ceremony.

The session is confronted with the task of deciding important questions of national policy, mostly arising: from the Shensi revolt.

After the ceremony the members: assembled at Kuomintang headquar-- ters to make preliminary arrange-- ments for the session, such as elec- tion of a presidium and the appoint-- ment of various committees.

The majority of members of the Government, including General Chiang Kai-shek and many provin cial rulers, are attending the ses-- sion but several notable personali- Spot silver was quoted at 201

ties who are absent include Marshal and forward" at 20-%

Yen Hsi-shan, Pacification Commis-- The London on New York crosssioner of Shansi, the Suiyuan Gen- rate was quoted at US$4894eral Huang Mo-sung, General Han while the New York on London Fu-chu, Governor of Shantung. cross-rate was quoted at US$4.89-5716.

THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

OF HONG KONG, LIMITED

BUILDERS OF ALL CLASSES OF SHIPS.

BUILDERS OF RECIPROCATING STEAM ENGINES. BUILDERS OF MARINE AND LAND BOILERS,

BUILDERS OF TURBINE MACHINERY.

Under License From- Messrs.

BUILDERS OF DIESEL ENGINES.

Ender Special License From Messrs. Sulzer Bros,

Licensed To Manufacture Lanz Perlit from, Specially Suitable For Internal Combustion Engine Working Parts.

DOCK & SLIPWAYS

FOR DOCKING VERY LARGE, AS WELL AS SMALLER VESSELS, ON ANY TIDE

ALL CLASSES OF SHIP ENGINE AND BOILER REPAIRS AND EXTENSIVE WELDING, BOTH ELECTRICAL AND OXY-ACETYLENE SKILFULLY AND PROMPTLY CARRIED OUT

Houe Kong.

Tel

Telephone Call Flage

Taikos

over: "Pennant

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents

General Sung Cheb-yaan, Chairman of the Hopei-Chahar Political Coun cil, and Generals Li Chung-jen and Pai Chung-hsi, the Kwangsi war lords-Beuter.

TAX RESISTANCE

Canton Chamber Calls A Conference

The business tax dispute between the Kwangtung Government and merchants throughout the province has not yet been settled. It is learned that the Canton Chamber of Commerce is summoning representa- tives of all Chambers of Commerce in the province to a conference to- morrow to discuss further steps. Our Ou Correspondent.

SINGAPORE RAW RUBBER

Messrs H. B. Joseph & Co., re- ceived the following quotations from Singapore in Straits Currency - for Raw Rubber-

Spot 36-3 b. Up March 36% b. Up Apr/Jime 37 h Up 4. July/Sept. 37 b. Up Market: Quiet,

The Fren Governsent har award- ed the Lezion of a Honour to ProfessCIT

B. 8. Haldane for scientific services-