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SECRET TESTS AT R.A.F. BASE.

TWO MONOPLANES ON·

·TRIAL.'

WORLD'S FASTEST

AIRCRAFT.

Two racing monoplanes, which are believed to be the fastest craft in the world, are being tested at the R.A.F. High Speed Base, at Felixstowe, The machines, when they have been tuned up to their maximum potentialities, will be capable, it is confidently believed, of reaching a speed of 380 miles per hour. This would be consider

cord.

Money

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1930.

and Markets

HONG KONG SHARES.

BENJAMIN & POTTS' WEEKLY REPORT. ·

Our market has been quiet on the whole, and prices have not shown much fuctuation over the week, the actual turnover for both cash and forward delivery being quite small At the close a better feeling is in evidence and buyers of most of the favourite stocks'propail.

Banks-Hong Kong and Shang hat Banks have receded in London to £103.10 (Middle) with a small business done locally at $1,450 ex the Interim dividend of £3 ($40.45)

Marine and Fire Insurances Unions have firmed up to 8440 and probably a little more would be

ably in advance of the world's re-recently paid.

Squadron-Leader Orlebar, in his flights last autumn in the Schneider trophy machine, main

DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS

HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

SHAREBROKERS”. ASSOCIATION..

Bryan Bellara Bales Nominal

FRIDAY.... AUGUST 15.

Jalos. Fomina!

NEW YORK STOCK QUOTATIONS.

Banks

New York, Ang. 11. Market irregular. Buziness done, 1,508,900 shares..

Adams Express .... American Cas... American & Foreign Power American Rolling Mil... American Smalting

American Tel & Tel American Tobacco "B" American W

Waterworks... Copper Anaconda Atlantic Rafaing Baltimore & Ohio Bethlehem Steal Borg Wa

Warner Calumet & Heels Canadian Pacific Railway Chicago Bock Island... Chrysler vice Com

Common... Cities

the Bevis Colectric

Graphaphone

paid. Hong Kong Fires have ap-Cath & Southern

Shipping.-Hong Kong, Canton and Macao, Steamboats are in de mand at 8243. Douglas Steamships are wanted at $28. Waterboats are unchanged at 832.

tained a mean speed of 337m.p.h.preciated $970. China Tires have Whatever the achievements may be buyers at 400. Cantons at $913 aro at the monoplanes dow

unchanged. under. test, the public is not likely to be informed. The triak are being carried out under conditions of so crecy, and on inquiry at the Air Ministry, it is not intended to make any announcement regarding the speeds attained.

Docks Wharves and Godowis. Kowlood Wharves were sold again at 8165 and are offering. China Providents were dealt in to some extent at 85 and 83.10. Whampoa Docks continue very flat with sellers at $39. Hongkew Wharves at Tls. 300 and Shanghai Docks at Tls. 117 can be placed at quotations.

Bond

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Commonwealth & S. Warr. Consolidated Gas of N. Y. Continental Oil Corn Products ... Curtiss Wright, Common Du Pont de Nemours... Eastman Electric

Share... Erie Railway Fox Film General Electric General Foods General Motors.... General Railway Signal Gold Dust Goodrich Rubber

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The aeroplanes which are the subject of the pent experimenta are the two Glower-Napier mono- planes which were originally built

Goodyear Tire & Eubber. for the last year's Schneider

Granby Trophy contest. Just before the

Chocolate Lands, Hotels and Buildings-Herakey race, trouble developed with the Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels International Cement.

International Combuston Eng. 5 & carburation, and it was found im-were bid up to 8101, but eased off

Harvester possible for the machines to com- towards the close to 810.40. Realtys pete.

Printers Lak ported at 89.40. A further decline

International Products Com... has occurred in Hong Kong Lands International Tel & Tel.

Johns Manville... to $80. Humphreys Estates are on

Kennecott Copper offer at 316. Shanghai Lands are

Kronger & Toll quiet, but steady at Tls. 287.

Liggett & Myers" B" Krogor Grocery...

Loews Ludlum Steel Montgomery Nerada Consolidated Copper New York Central Pacific Lighting Packard Motor Car Paramount-Publix Corp. Pennsylvania

Tania Exilroad pennroad Corpn.

sea-

Greater Horse-Power. Since September, both of the monoplanes have been overhauled and certain modifications have been made. The trouble with the

Public Utilities-Hong Kong petrol feed has been eliminated, and the engines have been slight. Electrics recovered in the early part ly altered to produce greater of the week to $79 at which figure horse-power. Their original nomin-sales were made, but at the close al rating of 1,250 h.p. has been buyers are only offering 977. China Lights (Old) have been negotiated increased to 1.275 h.p.

Alterations to the actual

at 824 after sales at 3231. A slight planes--they are somewhat smaller improvement is to be noted in Hong than the Supermarine-Roll-Royce Kong Trams which were dealt in at

$18,30. "Star"

Ferries are · on craft which won the Trophy, and then broke the world's speed re- offer at 885. Peak Trams (Old) enn Telephones card-have resulted in a slight debe placed at "$12. "crease of head resistance. It is (Fully Paid) continue in demand at confidently expected that when the $32 The Partly Paid shares have

receded to $211. machines have been thoroughly tested and tuned, they will be able quiry for Green Island Cements Miscellaneous-A spasmodic, en- to reach a speed of 380 miles an

(Combined) raised the price early hour.

Flights have been made in the in the week to 818.10, but the mar ket after relapsing to 817.40 closed past few days by the first of the firmer with buyers at 817.90. They two racing monoplanes, which has are, however, firmer again with been flown by Squadron-Leader Orlebar, holder of the world's speed buyers at 817.90, Hong Kong Ropes hare advanced to $10.00. Dairy record. The machine, has been tim-Farms are wanted at 824.10. Can- ed over the course at Felixstowe ton Ices were put through at 82.10. by the photographic timing device, There are enquiries for Hong Kong and its speed has been carefully Government Loan at 8 per cent. checked.

Premium after sales at this rate.

Cotton Milla-Ewos were realised again at Tle. 12 and have further. buyers. Shanghai Cottons at Tis. 78 continue neglected.

No Racord Attempt: Despite the potentialities of these monoplanes, no official attempt, will be made to establish'a world's record, despite the fact that Italy, France, and America are excep. tionally keen on capturing the re- cord, and are now engaged in building special racing machines to compete in 1831 for the Schnei- der Trophy.

AID FOR AMERICAN FARMERS.

REDUCED FREIGHT RATE PROPOSALS APPROVED,

(UNITED PRESS.]

W

Rubbers-Plantation Rubber is quote 43d. per lb. The following are to-day's called quotations from Shanghai:-

Consolidateds

Kroewocks

Repahs.

***

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Ward

$1,450)

£103

£lot

$1,450

**

$116

£28 £12

$181

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Bank of East Asia.

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5-437

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$43

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Public Uillition

Tramways. ...

Peak Trams (old).......{ $1%}

(now)...

$8% Lights (old).................) Beas

(new)...... 31g

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Macao do.

Sandakan Lights.

Telophones (fully pd.)

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China Buses stretta

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On September 7, the twelfth In. ternational Congress of Architects $10.90 $11.15

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23 nations in four continents, will visit the Hungarian capital. The preparatory work of the Congress

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'United'Asbestos

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*** Van Heuiss

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is near completion, and the detail ed programme has been worked out by the executive committee. General Nicolas Horthy, Regent Ziangbea

of Hungary, will receive in Exchange. The T.T. rate on Lon-dience, in his castle at Godollo, on September 8, the leaders of the don is 1/3 and on Shanghai 831.

Fonward Settlement Days Congress, at which occasion the August 20, September 30 and Octo-foreign leaders will pay their re

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Sunday

Washington, August 9-The In-ber 28, 1930. teratate Commerce Commission to- day approved of proposals for re- duced freight rates on feed and water as a measure to assist far- mers in the drought areas.

Ohio telephone companies are ar ranging for permission from pub- lic utilities officials to continue their service to farmers at a third cf the regular rates, lest lack of cash may cause many farmers to discontinue their telephone. servico.

EXCHANGE RATES.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.)

Paris New York

Brussels

Roosy, August '14.

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AMERICAN STOCK QUOTATIONS.

LATEST WALL STREET PRICES.

The following quotations have been received from their cor- respondents, Messrs. Hayden, Stone & Co., of New York, by Messrs. Swan, Culbertson & Fritz, Bassoon House, Shanghai, (cable address: "Swanstock," Shanghai), who are not responsible for cable mutilations:

Tone of Market.-Irregular..

No. of Shares done.--1,500,000. Call Money—21 per cent.

American Smelting

Anaconda Copper Baltimore and Ohio

Borg Warner *****

Continental Oil

City Service Common

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4.871

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34.845

300, A

Geneva

25.045

Curtis Wright Common

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Amsterdam

12.00

Eastman Kodak

BB

Milan-

92.98

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200

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41 1/18

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Standard Oil of New Jersey.

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1/6 1/8

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15.80p.m.

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Monday, 25th,

10.80 A1

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Wednesday, 27th

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