1938-01-28 — Page 16

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE

Sailings

SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES

Via Kobe and Yokohama

S.S. PRESIDENT TAFT Sails Monday, Feb. 7th 10.00 AM.

SEATTLE AND VICTORIA Via Kobe & Yokohama

S.S. PRESIDENT JEFFERSON Sails Friday, Jan. 28th. 4.00 P.M.

NEW YORK & BOSTON

VIA MANILA, SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, BOMBAY SUEZ CANAL,” ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA

MÄRSEILLES

S.S. PRESIDENT GARFIELD

Sails Sunday, Jan. 30th - 8.00 A.M. DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE

12, Pedder Street.

THE CHINA MAIL; JANUARY 28, 1938.

TWENTY PER CENT. RISE IN H.K. FOOD PRICES

The Imports and Exports Department reports that according to an index constructed at the Statistical Office, wholesale prices in the Colony of Hong Kong during the year 1937 recorded general average increases of 27.2% as compared with 1936, 68.3% as compared withTM 1935, 43.3% as compared with 1934, 26.7% as compared with 1983 and 31.1% as compared with the base period of 1922.

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The index number of Foodstuffs, in- creased by 20.2% as compared with 1936, 59,5% as compared with 1935, and 36.2% as compared with the base period of 1922.

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LOCAL SHARE

MARKET

Textiles increased by 18.4% as com- pared with 1936, 58.6% as compared Following is the list of changes and with 1935, and 17.7% as compared enquiries in local share quotations this with 1922.

morning:-

Metals and Minerals increased by 36.3% as compared with 1986, 88.1% as compared with 1985, "and" 46.1% as compared with 1922,

Miscellaneous Articles increased by 34.5% as compared with 1936; 72.1% as compared with 1935, and 24,4% as compared with 1922,

The following table shows the course of Wholesale since 1922:→→→→

Beef Eggs

price changes

1922 - 100

97.5 106.9

BANKS

Hong Kong Bank, $1485

1500. sa.

Bank of East Asia. $82 b.

· INSURANCES Canton Ins..$260. s. Chiria. Underwriter $140 5.

SHIPPING: Douglases $5734b.

$1490/-

DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS. ETC.

H. K. and W. Docka 32814 b. Providents (New) 49745 ets.

MINING

Antamoks Ps. .56 sa.

**

1935 1936 1937

&

Foodstuffs

85.4

113,3 : -.::136:20

Textiles

74.2

99.4

117.7

Metals and

Atoks Ps. 23 sa. ·

Minerals

79.8

107.2

146.1

*Baguio: Gold Ps. 21 sa.

Miscellaneous

72.3

92.5

124.4

Benguet Consol, Ps.

cũầu

Beans

.78.7121.4

145.4

Coco Grove PB. 57 88,

128.0 161.1

188.9

78.6

93.0

107.7

Flour (Wheat)

66.3

104.4

141.2

Salt Fish

113.9

Fruits, Fresh

201.5

Lard

82.7

256.2

310.0 113.2 146,2

Milk (Cond)

111.4

Mutton

116.7

172.7

183.7

Onions

48.6

94.4

94.9

Peanut Oil

84.7

181.3

151.3

Pork

77.3

97.3

1510

Potatoes

60.4

88.0

102.8

Poultry

36.1

- 92.2

-.124.7

Rice (Broken)

68.6 103.0

Rice (White)

71:4

106 3

123.5

Sugar (Raw)

43,3

71.8

92:2

Vegetables

(Dried)

46.6%

55.5

56.1

Vermicelli

63.3

84.7

112.4

109,5 115.6

ANADIAN PASTER

RAILWAY

8 DAYS

10 DAYS

5 DAYS

GoEMPRESS to America, Europe

Empress

Hong Kong

Leave

Shang. Naga

kai

saki Kobe

ArriveTM Leave

Leave Leave

Honolulu

Leave

Japan Asia Feb. 23 Feb. 25 Feb. 27.

Canada – Mar—8—)

Feb. 8 Feb. 10

Feb. 13 Feb. 15

Mar. 1 Mar.

Mar

Mar. 15

Feb. 21

Mar. 22

Van- „couver.

Victoria Arrive

LOCAL DOLLAR

133.0

The demand rate on the Hong

morning dollar this

Kong

| 1/27%.

was

"Spot" silver was quoted in Lon- don yesterday at 204 and forward at 20.

and rate

The London on New York rate was quoted at £-U.S.$5.0010 the New York on · London. £—U.S.$5.004.

Sanitary Inspector Clarke has reported that while driving car No. Feb. 26 3761 in Queen's Road Central yes- terday he knocked down a woman, Mar 12 Sui Chung, who was admitted to Mar. 27 the Queen Mary Hospital,

17 Days HONG KONG to VANCOUVER By DIRECT EXPRESS ROUTE FROM YOKOHAMA 18 DAYS VIA HONOLULU, PARADISE OF THE PACIFIC

Ak-conditioned equipment carried on Trans-Continental Trains. Frequent Canadian Pacific Atlantic sailings from Montreal and Quebec, down the smooth St. Lawrence Seaway, to Europe.

SAILING TO MANILA Empress of Canada on February 11th.

Information and cutes from

Canadian Pacific

SPANS THE WORLD

Telephone

Consolidated Mines Ps. .011 să. Demonstrations Ps. 411⁄2 38.

I. X. L. Pa., .63 sa..

Paracale Gumaus Ps. 21 sa. San Mauricio Ps. .57 sa... Suyoc Consol. Ps. 18 sa. United Paracales Ps. \,48 Ba.

LANDS, HOTELS" & BLDGS.

H. K. and S. Hotels $5,40 b., $5,40/---

45 sa.

H. K. Lands $913⁄4 b.

H. K. Realties $4.40 b. ⠀⠀

PUBLIC UTILITIES

H. K. Tramways $14.60 b.

· Peak Trams (Old) $6% b. Peak Trams (New) $3% s. Yaumati Ferries $24 b.

China Lights (Old) $10% b., $10.

H. K. Electrics $551⁄4 b., $553⁄41⁄4/7 Telephones (New) $8.85 b $9 sa.

INDUSTRIALS

Canton Ices $1.70 s.-

Cements $13.30 b.

STORES, &C.

Dairy Farms $25 b.

COTTON MILLS.

Shanghai Cottons Sh.$58 b.

MISCELLANEOUS

Entertainments $61⁄4 b Constructions $12 b. Wallace. Harpers $8

bi

Margmans Inv. (H.K.), 8/- 3/9 b.

Singapore Raw Rubber

and Co.

Messrs. H. B. Joseph have received the following quota- tions in Straits Currency for Raw Rubber:

Feb./March 284 b. Unchanged. April June 24 b. Unchanged. July/Sept. 24 b Unchanged. Market:—Uncertain;

Course of nine public lectures on AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS.

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The Public is reminded that on account of the Chinese New Year Holiday there will be no lecture on Monday, the 81st of January, 1998.

Particular attention is invited to the following revised arrangements for the conclusion of this course. Lecture No. 8, which was to be giv- en on Monday, the 7th February, 1938, is cancelled.

On that date the Medical Officer's house at the old Government Civil Hospital, which has been equipped as a model gas-proof and splinter- proof house, will be open to inspection by the public. A representa tive of the Royal Engineers will be in attendance at the house from

pm to 6.30 p.m.

uding lecture of the course will be given by Colonel N.M.S. G.8 0:17 China Command, on Monday, the 14th of dbruary, 1938, at 5.30 p.m. in the China Fleet Club Theatre. subject of the lecture will be air raid precautions in general.

The

All lecturers who have taken part in this course will be in atten- dance on this occasion for the purpose of answering questions aribing out of the previous lectures.