1937-05-18 — Page 16

PRESIDENT LINERS

are

LUXURY LINERS

Famed for a Splendid Cuisine

TO SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK; AND BOSTON

Via Shanghai, Kobe, Tokohama and Honolulu

Pres. Lincoln....8.00 a.m. May 19 Pres. Coolidge .Noon June 3 Pres. Wilson ..9.00 a.m. June 16 Pres. Hoover ...Noon June 26 Pres. Cleveland. Midnight July 13 Pres. Coolidge..Noon July 24

EUROPE, NEW YORK AND BOSTON Via Manila, Singapore, Colombo, Bombay, Suez, Port Said, Naples, Genoa and Marseilles

TO SEATTLE, VICTORIA "THE EXPRESS ROUTE”

Via Shanghai, Kobe and Yokohama

Pres. Grant Pres. Jackson Pres. Jefferson Pres. McKinley Pres. Grant Pres. Jackson

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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 18, 1937.'!.

LOCAL SHARE MARKET

BRITISH TRADE

FIGURES

Encouraging Growth Continues

EXPORT INCREASES

London,

To-day.

Although the general expansion shown in the overseas trade returns! for April is, as for some time past, attributable in a considerable de- gree to rising prices, the increase is such as to point to a real and continued improvement in interna- tional trade.

Midnight May 21

Reduced to working day averages, Midnight June 4 imports in April were valued at Midnight June 18

Midnight July 23,187,342 compared with £2,777,651 Midnight July 16 in the same month of last year. Midnight July 30

Exports were valued at £1,654,886 against £1,392,797 a year ago and re-exports at £279,788 and £246,752 respectively.

MANILA THE MOST FREQUENT SERVICE

NEXT SAILINGS

Pres. Van Buren 8.00 a.m. May 23. Pres. Grant....6.00 p.m. May 19 Pres. Garfield ..8.00 a.m. June 6 Pres. Van Buren 8.00, a.m. May 23 Pres. Hayes ..8.00 a.m., June 20 Pres. Coolidge ..9.00 p.m. May 27 Pres. Monroe ...8.00 a.m. July 4 Pres. Jackson ...6.00 p.m. May 29 Pres. Adams....8.00 a.m. July 18 | Pres. Garfield· 8.00 a.m. June Pres. Harrison .8.00 a.m. Aug. - 1. Pres. Wilson Midnight June 8

BOLLAR STRAMSHIP LINES ANEMBAN MAIL LINE

ANADIAN

LINES

IO DAYS

6

£7,348,674 of the total increase of £9,599,887 in the value of exports of United Kingdom goods last months as compared with April, 1936, is accounted for by exports of manufactures and the cotton and the iron and steel industries show large increases.

Exports of cotton yarns and manufactures in April were valued at £5,855,168, a rise of £1,252,195 over the previous April.

In the first quarter of 1937, 47.2 per cent. of exports went to British countries compared with 48.4 per cent, in the same period of 1936.-British Wireless.

Singapore Raw Rubber

Following is the list of changes and enquiries in local share quotations this morning-

BANKS

Hong Kong Bank $1862 b., $1865

ધ્રુ Bank of East Asia $93 b.

INSURANCES

China Underwriters $1.55

H. K. Fire Ins. $280 b.

sa.

$1.56

DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, ETC.

H. K. and K. Wharves $120 b. Providents (New) 60 cts. b., 65 cts.

sa.

LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGS. H. K. Realties $5.95 b.

PUBLIC UTILITIES Peak Trams (Old); $4% b. Peak Trams (New) $11⁄4 b. Star Ferries $86 s. Yaumati Ferries $26 sa. China Lights (Old)' $14 H. K. Electrics $60 b. Macao Electrics $18 b. Sandakan Lights $12 b. Telephones (Old) $294 b. Telephones (New) $1260 s.

INDUSTRIALS

H. K. Ropes $5.20 b.

STORES, &C. Dairy Farms $25 b.

COTTON MILLS Shanghai Cottons (Old) Sh.$117 b.. Shanghai Cottons (New) Sh.$92 b.

MISCELLANEOUS

Constructions (New) 45 cts. b. Vibro Piling $4.70 b.

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

Spot

June

July/Sept

Oct/Dec

Buyers:

Antamoks Atoks

Baguio Gold Balatoc Mining Benguet Consol

Opening 10 a.m.

in Pesos

1.05

.27

18

11:50

351⁄2 up 1⁄2 35% up 35% up 3% 36

10.00-

Benguet Explor

.06

Big. Wedge

.18

Coco Grove

.52

up 1/2

Consolidated Mines

.021

Demonstrations

163

E. Mindanao

.21

Gumaus G'field Ipo Gold LX. L. Itogons

.11

18

65

.85.

:

Masbate Consol. Min. Resources Northern Mining

.24%

19

.08

.36

.036

1.75

.3415

57

8 DAYS

5 DAYS

Go EMPRESS to America, Europe

of

Hong Shang- Naga- Empress Kong

hai

saki

Leave Arrive Leave

Russia

Japan

Yoko

háma Honglulu

Leave Leave

Market: Quiet.

The R.M.S. “Empress of Canada"

is due at Kobe to-morrow at 7.00 a.m. and leaves for Yokohama at 6.00 p.m..

The B.I Steam Ship Santhia will Paracale Gumaus leave for Singapore, Port Swetten-Salacot Mining

San Mauricio` ham, Penang, Rangoon and Calcutta Suyoc Consol. Victoria on Saturday at 10.30 a.m.

Arrive

Van- couver

Kobe

Leave

June 3 June 5- June 12 June 18 June 16

June 18

June 24 June 29 1: July - 3

July 12 July 14 July 16 July 23 July 28

29. July 31

Aug. 9 Aug. 11 Aug. 13 Aug. 19 Aug. 24

May 28 May 30 June 1

June 11 June 13 Asia June 25 June 27 June 29 July Canada July 9 July 11 Rusala July 23 July 25 July 27 July Japan Aug. 6 Aug. 8

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TO MANILA

EMPRESS OF RUSSIA at Midnight, May 20th.

Lloyd

Priestina

United Paracales

NEXT SAILINGS

8.9. "Conte Biancamano” for Shanghai

8th May.

Validity 100 days at

21⁄2

reduced

ps stay in

cost allowing Europe. Special concessions to 1st and 2nd class travellers to London.

Fares to Venice, Trieste, Genoa and Return. $132, 538, £56.

Special Two Months' Round Trip Tickets At Reduced Rates

information from Passenger & Freight Offices

Union Building, Hong Kong

Telephones Passenger 20752——Freight 20042. Canton Agents, Jardine Matheson & Co., Ltd.

Canadian Pacific

To BOMBAY

COLOMBO

SINGAPORE

SHANGHAI

£44

£41

£18,

£12

£21

£19

£13

Su

ROUND THE WORLD tickets issued at Special Reduced Rates in con- nection with all the Trans-Pacific & Trans-Atlantic Conference Lines.

“ITALIA” Idne Agents for the sale of through and independent tickets to North, Central and South American ports via Italy.

THROUGH TICKETS TO LONDON - 28 days Special facilities: for dispatch by takin of heavy baggage with liberal free allowance.

AN INTERCHANGEABLE RETURN TICKETS with the Dollar Lines on ve favourable conditions.

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Telephones Nos. 32982/8.

P.O. Box 148 --- Tel Addr. "Lloydiano”.

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