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INTIMATIONS

TRE CHINESE ENGINEERING & MINING CO., LIMITED.

PAYMENT OF INTERIX DIVIDENDON -SHARES FOR THE YEAR ENDING

30TH JUNE, 1930.

INTIMATIONS.

NOTICE.

+

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD. (IXCORPORATED IN HONG KOs).

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1930.

METAL MARKETS. NEW N.Y.K. RECORD. EASTERN NEWS IN

Messrs. Rudolf Wolff & Co. re- port as follows under date London, May 25:-

TEN DAYS ACROSS THE

PACIFIC.

Metals have been irregular: on

According to information received the whole, rather quieter conditions from Tokyo, the new N.Y.K. motor- have obtained and movements have ship Hikawa-maru, on the Orient no Seattle Service, created a new re- time showing any very deficita cord for the Japanese linera by tendency. Reports from industri-crossing the Pacific Ocean on her al centres meanwhile are none too maiden voyage in the fast time of

to return.

TINTERIM DIVIDEND of One Charts, de per Sants paid up

Board having declared AnERTIFICATE No. 088 for Bixteen uncertain, markets, at Skilling Per Share, Free of Income Tax Numbered 5911/9915 and 93862 in this for the Year ending 30th JUNE. 1930 Society standing in the Name of Holders of Bearer Shares and Holders of TAKATA & CO. of Tokio, has been Dividend Warrants received from Lon will be paid their Dividends on prerant ing Coupon No. 37 of the Heater Shares sad Dividend Warrents on Registered Sharos, to either of the following Bank at Shanghai or Tientsin:-

don on account of Registered Shares Declared LOST, and if at the Expira reassuring, and confidence is slow 10 days, 11 hours; 30 minutes.

Tur Hose KONG & SHANGHAI

-BANKING CORPORATION. THE CHARTERED BANK OF INETA,

AUSTRALIA & CHINA," Tax BANQUE BELO YOUR L'ETRAF-

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Payment will be made in Dollars at the Buying Rate of Exchange of the Day.

THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION,

P. O. YOUNG,

General Manager,

NOTE-This Dividend is payable on the issued Capital (including the 560,000 Bonus Shares to be issued by Besolution of the Company passed on the 18th Decomber, 1999) of 1,900,000 Shares...

F0510

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG

PROBATE JURISDICTION.

Ix

OF Goods

JAMES THE CORBIE, FORMERLY OF GULA ESTATE PERAX, F.M.S., LATE OF 9, ROZMOTRY TERRACE, MAXWELLTON, IN THE COUNTY OF KIRKCODETIGHT, SCOTLAND, DECIABED.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the Court has, by virtue of! the Provisions of Section 58 of Ordin ance No. of 1997, made An Order Limiting the Time for Creditors and Others to send in their Claims against the above Estate to the 3RD DAY or JULY, 1930.

All Creditors and Others are necord- ingly hereby required to send their Claims to the Undersigned on or before that Date.

DEACONS,

Solicitors for the Executrixes, 1, Des Voeux Road Central,

Hong Kong.

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tion of One Month from the date hereof coming the Said Certificate will be the above Document be not forth deemed cancelled and of No Effect, and NEW Certificate for the said Bharee will be issued in its stead by the "Society.

PAUL LAUDER,

General Manager.

Hong Kong, 7th June, 1930. [9512

SHEAFFERS

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in, has been irregular. The market earlier in the week display od pronounced weakness, when down to £143.5,0 was accepted for three months, but subsequently more active support was forthcom- ing and the price in consequence rallied to £147 three months on Thursday. The advance, however, was not sustained and with sup port withdrawn and sellers com- ing out more freely, all the im- provement was lost and the market closes £4.15.0 lower as compared with last Friday.

"

Sales in the East during the week amounted to 1,875 tons; ship- ments thence for the first half were 4,473 tons, and for the month are still estimated at 9,000 to 9,500 tons. Premiums on Straits and Banka tin are quoted at 22 and

BRIEF.

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In view of the uncertain state of affairs along the Yangtze and the activities of the pirates around Woosung, the Ministry of Navy has despatched several gunboats to Shanghai to strengthen the local

naval defences.

She sailed from Yokohama on

Sir Frederick and Lady Whyte May 17, late in the afternoon, and have left Peping, reports the North- docked at Seattle at 6.15 p.m. onChina Daily Mail of May 31. Lady the 27th idem, being one full day ahead of her schedule.

The Hikawa-maru, 12,000 tons gross, was built by the Yokohama Dockyard Co., as Brst of the three modern passenger motor-ships for the N..K. Orient-Seattle Service, whose special feature is that they are the first cabin ships ever built for the trans-Pacific traffic, with excellent passenger accommodation provided for both cabin and tourist cabin classes, thereby affording the -opportunity for trans-Pacific passen- gera to travel at low rates with the least sacrifice of comfort.

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NANKING AND SILVER SLUMP.

Sino-American

Tientsin papers report that the directors of the Bank of Commerce and Industry baye sent a despatch to the Chinese Chamber of Commerer in Tientsin concerning the re-opening of the bank's branch in that city as soon as preparations are completed. The despatch says that owing to poli- tical reasons, Mr. T. V. Soong. Minister of Finance of the Nanking Geverament, illegally ordered the when the Nanking troops exptured suspension of the bank last year

the Wu-Han cities simply because General Li Chung Jon, leader of the Kwangsi party, had, invested $1,400,000 in the bank as new capital. Now in view of the change of the Chinese situation, the direc tors of the bank have obtained permission from Marshal Yen Hai Shan to restart its business in

Whyte and her son Tony are pro- ceeding to England ri Siberia, and Sir Frederick is returning to Shanghai. Lady Whyte expects to Peping and Tientsin. be back in China in the autumn...

Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Rowlatt,

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MORTGAGE BANK AND ESTATE ÁGZNIE.

who have been residents of Tien- CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME tain for a great number of years, sailed on the Chojo Maru on June 1 to connect with the Chichibu Maru at.Kobe, which they will board for America.

Mr. and Mrs. Rowlatt are leaving China for good and intend to make their home in California.

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Orders will be accepted at Manufacturers" Prices and Discounts."

America is reported quiet with a tendency for stocks in public ware honses to increase.

The market remains in a sensi- tive condition; when support is forthcoming pricca respond, but the position is hot so far assured as to attract buying of a general character, either by the trade or by speculative interests, with the result that upward movements are

of short duration and values a quickly deeling when support is withdrawn,

The

statistical position still militates against sustained ad- rance, for the figures at the end of this month are likely to show a further increase in the visible supply and stocks are still accumu- lating, though to a more moderate extent, in this country as aleo-in America.

Options-Double

£0.10.

Cush

£13,

Opening

£113.5 £141

Three months £145 £143.1.6

.....

Turnover for the week 4,000 tons.

Copper.

Nanking, June 6-It is learned on good authority that the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Labour and the Ministry of Finance" have de- jointly formulated measures signed to cope with the phenomenal slump in the price of silver. The proposals will be submitted next week to the Central Political Coun-

cil for consideration.

Graduates will undergo

a period of practical training on the company's vessels for several years so as to take the places of foreigners when the latter are re- tired or dismissed.

Sir Edward Cook, the Advisor to the Siamese Ministry of Finance, left Siam at the termination of his The view is generally held in period of service early last month. well-informed circles, however, that The King and Queen of Siam re the only effective measure to pecently entertained Sir Edward and with the situation is the early

eption of the gold standard. Lady Cook at Ambara Villa, Dusit Neither an embargo on exportation Palace, and invested the Financial of gold nor a ban on the importa Adviser with the rank of Knight tion of silver could be depended upon as effective remedies for the Grand Cross of the Order of the present situation, it is stated. White Elephant.

A spokesman of the National As- sociated Chamber of Commerce, commenting on the question, stated that until military activities are brought to an early conclusion and peace and order restored, there could be no fundamental solution of this or any other economic ques- tion. He also emphasized the necessity of promoting native in dustries and the adoption of the gold standard.

June 3, according to the list of Chinese humiliation days, was the, anniversary of the ceding of Kow- icon to Great Britain in the 24th year of the reign of Emperor Kwang Hsu and of the seizure of Annum by the French in the 11 year of Kwang Hau following the Sino-French War. It was also the anniversary of the opening of Lung chow as a commercial port.

Single Closing. price in America' was lowered 10 points on Tuesday to 5.50 cents, but this failed to exert any infu-

The Auxiern Times of June 7 con- ence on the London market, where cperators on the whole scem in- tained a photograph of a huge clined to await the course of shark which was caught by a Tsing- events before opening up ccmmit-

tao Ssherman some time ago. This ments in either direction.

Options.-Double £1.10, Single is said to have been 24 feet long, 5,000 four feet thick and over cutties in weight. The fish died being almost immediately after caught. It was placed on public exhibition by officials" of the Tsing- tao City Government, who pur. chased it.

16/-

May June

Opening Closing. £17.13.0 £17.18.9 £17.13.9 £17.18.9 £17.13.0 £18" £17.13.0 £18. 1.3 Turnover for the week 2,000 tons.

Spelter.

July.

August

Copper has been irregular. The market opened weak, but the com- paratively low prices attracted little bear covering and speculative buying stimulated by rather more favourable reports from America. Sellers displayed some reserve and an Wednesday the price advanced to £55.5.0 for August dates, but the advance was not sustained, and, sellers coming out more freely, values have receded and the market

Spelter has ruled firmer and, closes 718d to 10/-lower as com- pared with our last report. On though the highest points were not the whole, jess active conditions maintained, the price has advane have prevailed and the market has ed 10/-since our last report. Ear developed a sensitive condition, aly in the week, steady conditions contravention of the Sino-Portu- good deal of uncertainty existing prevailed, but latterly the compar- guese Treaty concluded on December as to what may be the outcome of atively low prices ruling seem to 10, 1998, continuing to the present situation in America. have attracted buyers and a fairly consular jurisdiction According to reports from the active business has transpired,

Alleging that the Portuguese authorities in Stanghai are, in

assume over their

1.8.A., meetings of the Exporters partly by way of support and part nationals by inserting a notice in Association have been held duringly due to operations which appens the Press in the name of the the week, which it seems have re- to be of a rather speculative chat-

Portuguese Consular Court, the sulted in some concessions being acter, for the firinness enn scarce- raade to members who have not ly be attributed to any improved Shanghai District Kuomintang has been satisfied with the arrange- demand on the part of consumers been requested by one of its branches ments in force hitherto, and efforts in this country, which remains re-

to see that a very strong protest is have been made to maintain the grettably dull; in fact, it is re- present position. Meanwhile, busi ported that some works have de lodged. ness with consumers has slackened finitely requested a postponement

Encouragement of the consump considerably and quiet conditions of purchases now falling due for seem likely to prevail for a time delivery. Reports from the Con- tion of native coal in line with the having in view the large business tinent have been slightly more fav. which was recently reported. It ourable, indicating a little more general programme for the deve would seem, therefore, that little enquiry, whilst holders at the same lopment of domestic industries is ground exists for any further ad- time are not displaying great re

ordered in a telegram issued by the Executive Yuan in Nanking to the vance in price for the time being. adincse in meeting the demand.

Optione. Doable £5.10 to £6, Notices have appeared in the daily various Ministries, National Coma- press to the effect that negotiations mittees, and the Provincial and Single £2.13 to 3.

have been proceeding between pro Municipal Governments. A special duccra, and consumers-in-Germany-order has also been issued to the on the subject of a duty on Spel Ministry of Agriculture and Mining ter; but so far it would appear to devise steps for increasing the Turnover for the week 2,100 tone. that agreement has not been reach output from the coal-mines in

Cash Three months

2

Opening Closing £53.7.6 £54 £$4 £33.5.0

Lead.

ed. Circumstances on the whole do China.

not for the time being warrant

Chinese naval eadets from Green- Lead has ruled quietly steady, sustained advance, and higher the price showing a small advance prices will no doubt result in heavy wich and Devonport formed a of 3/8d.to 5/-as compared with selling and liquidation. ·

guard of honour at the wedding in In the U.S.A., the market is re-London, recently, of Miss Constance our last report. The position re- maine unchanged and the market ported quiet, and, no fresh feature Bethell Hervey, daughter of the late Mr. William Bethell Hervey and has presented no fresh feature of of interest has arisen. particular interest. Business with

of Mrs Hervey, of North-street, At home to Inext flammander

Options-Double B2, Bingle £2 to

this country and on the Continent; but moderate support. has been May. afforded to the London market and June sellers have on the whole preserved July 4somewhat reserved attitude. The August

(Oontinued on next Optumn.

Opening. Closing. St. John Pitt, B.N., son of Mr. 216. 7.6 £16.17.6: and Mrs. Sidney Pitt, of 80, Eaton 216126 £17, 13-Place. The event took place at £16.18.9 £17, 6.3

Holy Trinity Church, Bloane-street, ....£17. 3.9 £17.19.6 London, and among the gucata was Turnover for the week 4,000 tons. the Chinese Minister.

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