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HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
- Apacs 17tu, 1936. Bangkong Bank.. -$1,083 bag. 1090 cm
Du Loudon 135 com Chartered Bank.... com, ex dir. Alstenutild Nauk. A. & B............so bay. P. & C. Bank
.....13 bay.
Castos lesurance... East Asin Bank
WIDE FET
$80 buy. ..sals bar.
$959 boy.
$99 nom.
Advice to, shareholders in the Provident China Underwriter.....$1.90 NUR Loan & Mortgage Company, Ltd., not to Neath China Innranesia 14 num. sell their shares during the present crisis Įv
Union Insurance Yangtze Insurance in the affairs of the Company. It would Chins Fire Insurance $170 buy. appear from reports of transactions in engkong Fire Laurance 1550 bay. these shares, announced in the share H., U. M. Steamboats ..$15+ mom market lists, that some of the share Hongkong Tugs
Lado-Chinas (ref) holders have been the victims of panic, Do
$ nom. (Well and have, realised at any price obtain Shell Transporta able. I would strongly advise holders of iratertonta..............
Star Ferries...... shares to await the result of the inveshin Sugar ci....
Oriental Navigatious tigation now being carried on instead of sacrificing their shares at present quotations.
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La (angle) Shanghai dorations..
Notwithstanding severe losses, we still possess extremely valuable asset in Shanghal Loans Godown property and when the Com-Baube mittee of Investigation places before as Ural Caspians
Tronoh Minos
# full, statement of the Company's
M.K.&A. WharfS.... B.K. & W. Docks actual position, that is, actual values of assets na well as liabilities we shall be able then to form a clearer and better idea of the position.
neering...
H.K.&. Hotels. Hongkong Lands Hongkong Realty's (6.p.).
The points of greatest interest to us.K. Teritoriala (f..... shareholders in Mr. Weall's statement at the "Extraordinary Meeting held on the 6th inst. were:-
1st. That an investigation into the affairs of the Company is proceeding and is to be as full and complete as possible. Let us all see to it that there be ac unnecessary delay in completing this investigation.
Ond. A drastic readjustment of the issued capital or possibly reorganisation of the Company is probable.
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360 acl.
Tha. 185 buy.
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Talut bay. Orientals
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China Providents (Dew) Constructions
Шо (obl) $15 bay, Uo.
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I, for my part, am quite agrecable to have my shares decreased either in num- ber or value to any degree considered necessary to place the Company on a sound basis, but to this I say again let it be done as speedily as possible so that we know as soon as possible 'how we stand.-B.. Hopes (combined)....$30 sel Yours respectfully,
1.
SHAREHOLDER. Hongkong. April 17th, 1926.
RUBBER PROSPECTS.
MR. ERIQ MACFADYEN ON YEAR'S OUTLOOK.
Interviewed before his departure from Kuala Lumpur for England, Mr. Eric Macfadyen, who has been making an ex- tensive tour in the Dutch Indies and Malaya, made some very interesting observations on the prospects of the rub-1 ber industry. He said :-
Det A Wing (1.p.) ........................ Hongkong buectrics $9) buy, & va. Macão Electrics
K. Developments.
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Hongkong Tramways.........124) buy.. Lace Crawfords.
Mackintosha..se
Peak Trama (old)
Do.
Sinceres
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RUL
..517 bay. ..47 buy. .81i neati
..$4 set.
$u nom.
...$12 bay.
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Taxis........ United Asbestos Watsons (old Wm, Powells....... Singapore Practione...$8 se!.
buy-buyers; sol-sellers; sales ;
nom.-dominal.
COMPANY REPORT."
MESSRS. LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.
The annual report of Messrs. Lane, Crawford, Ltd., states:
Stocks of rubber no doubt increased during 1925 though net, I believe; to the extent shown in some of the published
The Directors have pleasure in stb estimates. 1025 production, according to the best authority I know, was probably mitting to shareholders a statement of 625,000 tons against 610,000 tons absorbs made up to 25th February, 1936 ed. The surplus of 15,000 tons (if that is Account after allowing for Depreciation The balance at credit of Profit and Loss the right figure) anavoidably passed and Bad and Doubtful Debts, together into the hands of users. Six weeks ago London stocks were limited to 2,000 tons and extraordinary as it may appear only 3,000 tons of that was No. 1 rubber.
The figures for London stocks are rising somewhat and buyers will probably hold of the market as far as they can for the present. At this season of the year they generally can afford to and they will be basing extravagant expectations on the 100 per cent. release in Malays. Besides there is a deal of human nature in buyers as well as sellers and they generally hold off on a decline. So I expect to see a certain amount of ac cumulation in April and possibly in
May.
with balance brought forward from last which the Directors propose to allocate year, viz., 824,193.93 amounts to 830,994.38
as follows:-Dividend of 30 cta per share, $37,500.00; carry forward to new account, 82,494.35.
Board of Directors.-The board of Directors consists of Mr. A. 6. D. Cous- land (Chairman), Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, Mr. Chan Tong, Mr. M. Manak, Mr. E. M. Raymond Directors), Mr. F. M Crawford, Mr. W. A. Eustace (Managing Directors). In accordance with the Articles of Association, Mr. M. Manuk retires, but, being elegible, offers himself, for re-election,
This will not, however, I think, go Secretary. Mr. 8. J. Jordain. very far. Only a serious collapse in Auditors. The accounts have been world trading activity could fundamen-audited by Messrs. Linstead & Davis who tally weaken the strength of tha, rubber offer themselves for re-election.. position, which lies in the fact that we are every day getting nearer to a time when the world will be clamouring for more rubber than it can get. It seems to me very doubtful if there will be a sur plus of production in 1993 although the brunt of the demand is likely to be felt. in the second and not in the first half of the year. And producers are now in a. stronger position than they ever. have been. Instead of being in debt they are in funds. Formerly focal selling has been a source of weakness to the resist anec put up by London against a decline in force. I do not, anticipate, that being the case. now.
After all if buyers hold stocks it costa them a dollar a pound-or whatever the market price is to do so. It producers: hold, it costs therr only 25 cents to 35 cants of their estate cost. So it is reason- able we should do our share of the hold- ing, and in view of the prospects of price recovery, and the fact that we are no longer under the saing pressure to sell, I believe it is likely to be done.
The ultimate prospects of the
industry' Bear to me so good that only a very short-sighted estate owner will press his trees for erop at present. Estates have never, in my experience, been in such good condition as they are to-day and we owe that to the conservation of bark forced or us by restriction. I believe planters of all races have learnt that lesson and will not readily forget it The long-sighted policy is going to pay us Both in the immediate and the more distant future.
(Oontinued at foot of next Column.)
EXCHANGE RATES.
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144) Brussels
1314 Amsterdam
12.114 Berlin
20.42 Copenhagen
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**34.43 Helsingfors
Lisbon
793
21
Buenos Airea
442
Shanghai
12/111
Yokohama
25:10
120.85
18.15 522.00
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which is a laughing riot throughout. It is as good, if not better than" Where Was I which was shown at the Queen's quite recently to delighted houses.
STAX THEATRE.
HONGKONG AMUSEMENTS. LOCAL CINEMA PROGRAMMES.
Attractive programmes are again the order at the local cinemas this week. there was an excellent programme, the Arizona Sweepstakes," one of the latest At the Queen's Theatre yesterday, At the Star Theatre tonight "The principal feature being The French and best Western films, will again be Doll," with Mae Murray, a Hongkong screened. It is another of Carl Laemmle's favourite, as the "star in it. The Universal Jewels, and has been taken pictures vivid, alive, and of swift from a story of Charles Logue. action spiced with delicious humour, the this picture, the first of a series of Home Star is supported by Rod la Roque, scenery pictures is being shown, the Willard Louis and other well-known opening one being. Box Hill and its screen names. The film which provides Beauty Spota" an evening of enchanting entertainment, will be repeated to-day.
With
Tomorrow and Wednesday, Colleen Moore will be starred in "Broken Chains," Bpicture which, although screened last year at the Queen's, is woll worth a second visit..
From Thursday to Saturday, the Kor loon side will be favoured with "Lorna Doone, starring Madge Bellamy, Jobu Bowers and Frank Keenan. The film is
Maurice, Tourneur masterpiece.
At the 5.18 pm, and. 9.15 p.m. per- formances to-day, Mme. Dorina, premiere danseuse with the Follies Bergere de Paris and the Grand Casino de Mar- seilles, who appeared yesterday at the Queen's and met with a very fine reception, will again appear in classical dances in costume to music of the masters. Mme. Dorinas started a Far! 1/11, 1/16 Eastern tour at Singapore and has since
• FUTURE ATTRACTIONS.. - 4.881. given performances at Saigon, Haiphong
Films booked by the Hongkong Amuse- and Hanoi. She is on her way to menta, Ltd., for early showing in the America and contemplates returning to Colony include, "Qua Yadis," "Romola," Hongkong in the winter with a company "Barbara Froitchie, Red: Lily," In each of the eighteen dances she gives "The Shooting of Dan McGrew His she appears in beautiful array.
Hour," "Sinners in Silk," and "Twenty- To-morrow and Wednesday at the One" There is also The Love Story 175. 15/18 Queen's a First National attraction, of Ailette Brunton, a British produc
The Woman on the Jury" heads the tion. In Twenty One Richard Bar- bill. It is adapted from the stage play theimess will be the here! In the "Shoot. by Bernard K. Burns. The story, which ing of Dan McGrew Barbara la Marr is very tense and highly dramatic, shows, will appear as the "Lady that's known how fate placed a woman on the jury as Lou," supported by Percy Marmont, Should restriction continue! To my murder, and how this woman was the
which was to try another woman for with Cody as Dan McGrew." thinking it would be criminal folly to only person in the world who could save Dick Norton's New Globe Trotters
"Readers will be pleased to learn that t abandon the system which has done so the woman on trial, and how the, did are to pay a return visit to the Star much for us and which may again be as it
Theatre at the end of the month, and
New York Genera "Milan
Stockholm Oalo Madrid
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serviceable to the industry manufac From Thursday to Saturday Carl also that the Russian State Ballet, turers and planters alike as it has been Laemmle presents Reginald Denay in should open here on Thursday, April in recent years.
"What happened to Jones," a picture 20th,
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