1930-02-05 — Page 11

LAWRENCE'S NEW ACTIVITIES.

MYSTERIOUS TRAVELS

REPORTED.

TURKEY AND PERSIA

PERTURBED.".

[Waited Press.

PARIS, December-23

The passage of a solitary traveller through the sun-baked towns and villages of Anatolia, Syria, Irak and Persia is the cause of strained anxiety for Government officials in Teheran and Angora. Colonel 'Law- rence, the mysterious agent of

British imperialism is abroad again, and his wanderings are being watch- ed with vague forebodings from the Dardanelles "to the Persian Colf. Long a

in the Orient, ordinary power Lawrence's renewed activities re- he call

romantic the

source of extra-

career

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1930.

Money and Markets

MAIL REPORT "FROM LONDON.

DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS.

HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION.

Naniza Bulum

TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 4.

Buyers Sellers

Bater

Bant

Bollers Bur

H.K. Banks

$1,318

$1,315

£114

£10

Do. (London) Chartered Banks

Th

£28 J£15)

144

・・・

THE METAL MARKET. there also has been dull and holders have effected sales from time to time against accumulating stocks. Yes- terday's market produced more ac- tivity than has been witnessed in the last fortnight or so, a large amount of selling and liquidation being met by a very active demand, the low price having apparently at last attracted some buying and 80 hear covering. The outlook, how- ever, is still indefinite and depends largely on the courie of production, which at present is more than suffi- cient to meet requirements.

Messra Rudolf Wolf & Kew, Ltd., send us the following report from their London agents, dated January 3:-

Markets have seen irregular, dis playing no outstanding feature, and the tendency remains uncer- tain.

Tin has been irregular. The statis ties published yesterday, showing an

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In the U.S.A., weakness has also T160 $379 supervened, the market there suffer- ing from selling and liquidation $10 consequent upon a slackening of demand and the high rate of pro- duction.

Options: Double £2, Single £1. January: £18.17.8 (opening).

February: £20.2.6 220.2.6 (closing).

(opening).

March: £20.8.8 (opening), £20.5 (closing).

April: £20.8.0 (opening), £20.6,3 (closing).

Turnover for the week 4,430 tons.

THE RUBBER MARKET.

Mercantile Bks. "A"

Do.

Bank of East Asia...

$1,315.

2:!!!!

اعدا ans

11

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MAILS.

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FROM

P**

Tiskarang Tutors

Menelaus

6th Feb.

6th Feb.

+

8th Feb.

Hakusan Maru

7th Feb.

7th Feb.

Frus, Harrison

Kuting

8th Feb

8th Fob

JATA

14

+++

AMOT ...

EUROPE via NDAPATAM (Letters only

U.S.A. (San Francisco, Iith January'

Hoxotulo, Japan à Szaror

Kumors Jana (Pipers on'7,;

Landon, th

U.A. (an Francisco, 17th J. nay)

HONOLULU, JAPAN & SHANGHAI

Pres. Lincoln Changte

· Insurances

$715

Canton Ins.

3715

London, 9th January

www

Underwriters

31.65

J. PAN, SHANGHAI & EUSOPE

North China.....................]

T180

Sibe is (London, 18th January)

Union laa...........

$375

$380

MANILA

1800 Yangtare Ins...........

$60

China Fires

310

4836

H.K. Fires.....

$836

Shipping

$25 Douglasen

$24

AUSTRALIA Á MANILA

$27

Steamboats

$27

JATAN & SHANGHAL..

Qeni. Ketainger

$80

$43

Indos (prof.)

U.S.A. (Seattle, 25th January), Jaran)

JAZAN

800

BRARGA

$70

Do. (def.) s

96/10 Shell Transports

93/6

06/

>

$231 Water-boats

BANGHAI 440 U.S.A. (San Francisco, slid January),

HONOLULU, Jarax & Buarqua's

Pres Cleveland Kurmala

Taiyo Maru

14th Feb.

14th Fib

17th Feb

Mining

Bezquets.......

***L

We have received the following from Messrs. Hornby, Hemetryk & Co,.Liverpool, under $148H report

date January 8:-

54/- Kailana

T1a60 Langkats (comb.)...

54j.

સંબં

***

மரம்

10th Feb. 11th

Feb

lith Fob,

OUTWARD MAILS.

REGISTERED and PARCEL MAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails, are advertised to close at or before 9 a.m. registered and parcel mails are closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day.

For..

Dorry

PEA

DATE & TIRE

!

Wedne«iny, 5th'

TW

Do. (single)...j

T130 Explorations......

T.A

Shanghai Loans...

$13

Raube.

$14

21/.

Tronoh Mines .......

20/-

Docks, Wharved,

Godewas, etc.

H.K. & K. Wharfs... #148

Providenta) $5.55

Hoihow & Pakboi

15.05

B.K. Docks

$30

Shanghai Decks... T.120

Baigon...

Kwangtung

T.123

New Engineerings

Bangkok

Bintang

Bayrak...

Helios

Hongkews

Пaiphong

Canton

"Cotton Mills

Suigen

Wong Shek Kuny

$16.10 Ewos......

T.18

Japas, Bonolulu. U.S.A. Okada, C. &”.

. America, & EUROPE vín San Fran cisco-dre San Francisos, 28th Fab.

RE..

Korea Maru

e ters

5,00

Shai. C'tone (old)... Do. (DOW)... T.54 T.10 Zoong Sings

Lands, Hotels and Buildings

T.83

sex

hanghai + EUROPE ría Siberia Straits, East Africa vis Mombasa, Lour

onco Marques, South Africa & South Americsz Ports.

Korea Maru

...) Letters

Binge Marri

Tourané...

$31

1.7

T.196

increase of 2,624 tops in the total visible supply, were if anything rather worse than had been expect-£19.126 (closing). ed. but the immediate effect of their publication was to some extent more than counteracted by reports that a certain number of producers in the F.M.S. had definitely agreed has followed for the past fifteen to a moderate restriction of putput -years. For some time prior to the during January/February. Prices, World War, he had been engaged therefore, after a weak opening yesterday, recovered quite sharply in archeological excavations in the but the advance failed to hold, the valley of the Tigria and the Euph market reacting to-day under the rates; he had learned thoroughly influence of a little selling and liquidation, buyers at the came the languages and dialects of the time showing a little more reserve, surrounding country, and under Sales in the East during the week stood perhaps better than any Euro-amounted to 1,175 tons; shipments estimated at 9,000 to 0,500 tons pean the customs of the inhabitants, thence for the present month are The British Government was not Premiums on Straits and Banka

The improved tendency continued long in discovering his peculiar Tin are quoted at £ and £3 (nom.) respectively. Demand on the part talents, and the potentialities in of consumers in this country and up to the close before the New York. volved therein. From almost the on the Continent remains dull, and On the 2nd instant, December ship- outbreak of hostilities, Lawrence very quiet conditions are reported meats were published as being The market re- 48,513 tons, which were considerably from America. ceased to be the young Oxoninn mains in a sensitive condition heavier than had been anticipated archeologist, and entered upon his and the future is very undecided, and led to further long liquidation, role of "minker and breaker of moverments depending very largelyThis state of affairs has continued, 7.85 kingdom. Voted unlimited confid-on the support which the market and values show a substantial de- receives, and ultimately on what-cline on balance. There is at pre- ever success may attend the efforis went very little manufacturers' "en- which are being made to redress the quiry, and, of course, speculators present balance of supply and de-are holding aloof under present mand by means of rgulating output. conditions. A certain section of the

Options: Double £14, Single £7, market is of opinion that present $1280 $12.00 $12.85 Cash:£176.14 from,) (opening), conditions will only be remedied by a period of prices even lower than the ruling at present, as this Three months:£150 (pening); wald force large areas out of pre- 173.10 (closing).

£175.17.6 (elosing).

duction. It is open to question Turnover for the week 2.325 tons. whether such A drastic remedy November December would not be a worse calamity in

Tons. Statistics.

the long run, as there is no doubt $19.20 819 $19 that at the present rate of world 9.540

consumption, a severe curtailment Shipments from

Straits 10.929

13,374 Total Supply... 11,661

10,850 Total Deliveries 12,153

27,920 Visible Supply... 25,402

Copper has been irregular. After earlier weakness, when the three months price declined to £66,13, the market, following some active atp. part..sharply recovered. The firmer

ence and financial aid by the British Government through General Aller by in the early days of the war, Great Britain has never regretted Within fow her prodigality. months, four troublesome German spies were discovered and surfimarily

1

shot; he magnetized savage tribes' armed peaceful pursuits, into guerilla bands of Wahabites, Moha ristes and Chammans against Turbos German battalians, and entered into friendly relations with the fierce and the of Yemen tribesmen Hedjnz.

At the signing of the peace treaty, Lawrence's activities continued, but his role was again changed. He be came a dictater where formerly, he had heen generalissimo- crownet of kings instead of a leader of revolts.

Eeycal; when several of his buffer atates began to totter at the ap. preach of an enemy, Lawrence was invariably on hand to stir up the war-like enthusiasm of broods of tribesmen, and lend them to decisive their belligerent

Tons.

$68

$8.60 $14.10

$98

166

!!!

$12.75 $19.85

H.K. & S. Hotels H.K. Lands ...... 3664 186 Shanghai Lands ...

H.K. Realtys... 99) Humphreys ............. $14.35. Chinese Estates ...

Public Utilities

$19.95 $19.35

De. (new).. $51

Tramways

8113

Peak Trams (old) $11

$6.05

Star Ferries

$23 $23

C. Lights (old)......

Do. (new).

$711 823

B.K. Electrics......

$781

Macao" do.

Sandakan Lights ........ Telephones

| $9,60

Tractions

of supplies would result in wildly 873 Betuating prices, which would be of very little benefit, to any section of the trade. For our part, we be lieve that the growers will take the matter into their own hands and tapping holidays." The winter- dreide upon a rationul scheme of 89.65

T:161

គឺ; : : 1

He created four new sovereigns in apearance of the market stimulating season is now rapidly approach- 19/6 Arabia: Hussein, Abdallah, Ali, anded a little buying and occasioned ing, and, for the first titae in a some fairly heavy bear covering, in number of years, the natural effect face of which sellers showed some of this will be able to show itself. reserve, and prices advanced more and n material falling off in cut- sharply than was warranted by the put may be seen in February and actual amount of business transact-March, by which time consumption ed; but the upward movement was should also take a sharp upward $15,60

ment in values. not sustained, the market reneting turn and be reflected in an improve- victories over

to-day in face of some selling and

Stocks:

50,616 tons, London neighbours.

liquidation. ayers at the same

a total in- Lawrence's intrigues have been time taking less interest. There is Liverpool 10,438 tons:

crease of 2,735 tons. such remarkable br attended

apparently mo change in basic con-

Close Landon last night: Spot Euccess, and his movements accom-ditions: in view of the high price of. panied by such profound secrecy, Electrolytic and the general cireum

7.11/18d., March 7d., April/June that rumours have long been rife stances of the market there is really and January 79/16d, February in Asia Minor regarding his ac- tivities, real and imaginary. Every political upheaval, from the Syrian coast to the Khyber Pass has been linked, in recent months, with the He is name of Colonel Lawrence. suspected of having aroused the ferocious Drases to revolt and pillage in the country surrounding Damascus and Aleppo, and to him

attributed the present plight of Amanullah, 29 well as the more recent révolts in Afghanistan. There

China Bases ............................

Do. (pref)......

Industrials

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Holbow, Pakici & Haiphong

Sandakan

SWALOW... Saigon

Manil, Atralia & New Zealand via)

Brisbare due Brisbane, 24 h Feb...

Amoy

Hoihow, Pathol &

aiphong Swatow, Amoy at Foochow Bsiphong

823.40

lượng trong

28

Menado Maru Ginang... Hydrangea...

10 00 A 10 30 AM 10 B& 12 30 PM

1.30

3.50 7. N 4,15 m

5.DP * 8108Y

830

400ม

Thursday, 8th,

20 AN

10.80 AM

930 M

3.80 *

Oliora

4.15 1 บ

500 - 500 m.

Friday, 71b,

8.30 AM 1,00

Helikon ...

Beg

Himalaya Mari Tjíkarang

Limeroa

• igang. Chinhua...

5.00 PW

Rawloe: P.Q. Rg.

480 P M

Reg.

alte, Ceylon, India, Mauritias, E. & S. Africa, Adon, Egypt & Europe via Lardos Sharsollies, 9th

March....

Hukusan Maru, 8th, 9,90 ▲ ▼

H.P.O

8.45 A Leitors 9.3) ▲ »

Straits and Calcatta

Fr

Kulang

8th,

Noon

100 P 9.30 M .500M2

8,00

9th, 9,00

Fuse Iny, th; dowicos P.U. Beg. 100 M Latest

Talms

Straits

Bellerophon

Saturda Par. Lo tera

Beg

T.11

Caldbeck, (ord.)

Shanghai & Dalny

Liangchow

bollen

T.11

Macgregor ref.)

121

Canton Ices

Baalny,

Cements (comb.)...

215.56

$11

Do

(old)...

3117

Awstow, Amoy & Formoss Bangkok via SS OW

Houan Maru Kwangchow

9.00 AM

$31

Do. (now)...

371

Roper

$7.80

81 227

China Sugars.

Monday, 10th,

+5,00 PM

Amay

Malabon Sugara

$19

United Asbestos

Miscellaneous

$22.80

22.90/ 23

Dairy Farms.

$23

$23

$0.80

$28

$3

Der A. Wings...................

Amusementa

$28

$1.30

Constructious

91.20

23.10

Lane Crawfords ... $3

$18

Mackintoshis.........

Nanyang Tobacco... $4

$12

8101

Do.

311

Watsons

(new) ******

801

Siit

521

59

E. Ind. G.8 Bonds... 614%

H.K. Govt. Loan ...❘ $105

prem.]

very little confidence in the future.15/16d., July/September 8.3/18d., -4031 October/December 7/16d., and if the price is to be maintained

91d. it can only be due to the icßuence of effective control.

Options:-Double £6, Single £3. Cash-£67.10 (nom.) tapening)," £69.17.8 (closing).

Three months-£81.26 (opening), £68.7.6 (elcsing).

Turnover for the week 3,050 tons.

Our New York correspondents cabled last night that factuations are small. The absence of many- facturers' interest and the easiness displayed by the London market have caused n sagging market.

MEXICAN SILVER CRISIS.

Close New York last night;- March 1.0c.. May 15.60c., July 6% Lead has been steady. Except forek., September 16.60e. are those who have gone so far as the irregular movements for Decem to declare that the famous warrior-ber, which, as already reported, re- agent line ceased to utilize British sulted from an unexpected delay in market presents wealth for his purposes; that he shipments, the. has indeed discovered the fabulous little or no change, and prices have The riches reputed to have been found ruled very much the same. and lost by a wandering Arab some high figure paid for December may years ago in the ancient and desert be regarded as arising purely out of a market condition, and does not ed cliff-city of Petra.

indicate any real scarcity of metal available for actual requirements. The market closes quietly steady, and advancing prives are scarcely expected at this season of the rear, unless fairly active support is afforded.

"

EXCHANGE RATES.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE].

Paris New York

Geneva

Milan Berlin... Stockholm

Brady, Feb. 3,

123.97 -4.86 11/32

34.925

Options:-Double £1.10, Single

15/-.

January: £21.10 (opening), £21.8.9 (closing).

February: £21.10 (opening), £21.10 (closing).

March: £21.10 (opening), £21.10

(closing).

April: £21.10 (opening), £21.10 (closing).

CONTRACTING MARKET FOR

OUTPUT.

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 8.

A serious situation has been created in Mexico by the slump in the prices of bar silver in New York and other world markets...

Declaring that a grave crisis has arisen, the president of the Nation

Sincerca (old).....

Wr, Powells...un 82.

LOCAL AND REGULAR OUTWARD MAILS.

Canton

sigon, S'mite, Caylon, India, Mauritius,

East and Fouth Africa, Aden,. Egypt & EUROPE ria Marseille-/ las Marsailles, 14th March...

watow, Away & Foochow ... Swatow .:

Shanghal, Japan, Canada, 0.8. c. & S. America & *EUROPE via Yan- couver, B.O.-due Vancouver, B.O., 1st Mar, & Europe via Siberia...)

BUT SEA

*Shanghai & Japan - Amoy

Gato al Maltinger

Hai Ning... Foo Shing Emp. of Buaria

1.0J P x .0.1.0.

g. 1.45yw Letters 2.30 M

2.00 5,0 1 ¡Parcela 6.00

the,12th 9.15 AM Letters 10,40AM

Wednesd 7, 12th, ·

Riberia Maru Taiyuan...

8.20 M 3.30 Px

Hoihow & Pakhoi and Ha'p' ong

Straits & Calcutta.

Chengtu

Borang

WEEK DAYS.

FOR

Frox G.P.O.

FROM SISUNGWAN BRANCH P.O.

FROK G.P.O...

BUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS

From SHZUNGWAN BRANCH P.D.

7.30a.m. &

al Mining Chamber to-day predict Macao & Tipshar ed that 7,000 miners would be work

less within three months if the

57.15 am. & 7,00 2.1.

17.00 p.m. 16.00 p.m.

(7.15am, &

1.15 p.m.

quotation did not improve. The Kongmoon (except Saturdays) 6.00p.m. latest silver quotations in New York Haukong (except Saturdays)... are 44.78 cents to 47.18 cents per

is considered Fatahan (By Train) ounce troy, which

Tai O ** disastrously low from the point of view of operators in Mexico.

Tri Po

Turnover for the week 1,500 tona. According to one of the leading Spelter has weakened further.eilver producers in the country, the Shamchun The close of the year produced its cause of the crisis is the total accustomed quota of selling and absence of demand for silver for realisation which, meeting a rather money purposes in Chins, the civil Cheungchor

wars there having thrown a vast unwilling market, caused a further

amount of silver into the market,

Brussels

25.215

Amsterdam

12.11. 92.01 20.36

Copenhagen

Oslo

18.125 18.105 19:21

Vienna

34:57.

Prague

1643

Helsingfors

1033

Madrid

Lisbon

30.775 108.95

375

Bucharest

-615

Rio

5 11/32

Buenos Aires

442

Bombay

.1/5/

Shanghai

Hong Kong an

Yokohama

Silver (apot)

Silver (forward),

Holiday. 1/61 2/07/32 20 3/18 80 1/16

influence. Advices from the Con-recent years Mexico has been pro Namtau, tinent are none too reassuring; deducing on the average 100,000,000 mand on the part of consumers ounces.

(Fumin)

Athens

recession in values. Moreover, re- poris published in the Press to the while India is buying only amali Aberdeen eflect that the European Zinc quantities, Practically all the prin- Stanley

Shatin, Shatsakok and Cartel had been definitely abandon- cipal countries of the world have Antan, Pingsban, Santin,

Sheungshui ed, though by no means unexpected, gone on to a gold basis, so that

yet exercised a further depressing silver remains without support. In Falkong & Taiping)

7.16.20.

9.00 8.11 (9,00 am. & 11.00 patie (9.00 am. J 13.00 p $12.80 p.m.

& 4.80 p.m. Saturdays

1.00 p.m. &

*urd

7.30 .m. 11.90 p.m.

6.00p.m.

6.00 p.m.

(7.15 am. & 6.00p.m.

1.00 p.m. Sundays Saddare 5 p.m. only 7.00 p.m

Lonly

7.30am.

(7.15 am. & 1.16 p.. Sundays 8.16.04. Lonly

6.00 pm.

7.15 a.mi. 9.00 4.1. 9.00...

11.0a.m.

(11.00 am. {& 4.30p.m.

14.30

8.30am.

1.00 pim.

.8.30 am. 1.00 p.m.

10.30 8.00

*1:00 p.m.

4.80 p.

1.30p.m.

7,00 PRE

1.30 p

Sundays

Lonly

6.00p.m.

6.00 p.m.

7.00 patte

*Buperscribed correspondence only

Thursday, 18th,

8:30 AM P-reels Noan Lote a 1.00 » »

Friday

14th, Koutoun PU. Parcels

4.30 P v 5g 15th,0.00 N Leitore 10.00.

·G.P.O.

Far. 14th, 8 00:

So 16th 9.45 a m

Lotters 10.80 &

Btraite, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. & 8, Africa Adea, Egypt & EUROPE vis Marseilles-dus Marseiller, 15th March

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