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LONDON POSTAL AREA.

THE MISSING "SOUTH" DIVISIÓN..

Many people have probably been. puzzind by the fact that there is no South division in the London postal area. The explanation lies inu page of G.P.O. history little known to the present generation. There were ones both South 'and North-East divisions, but they were absorbed by their, noighbours."

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1930.

Money and Markets

AMERICAN COMPANY'S

EXPANSION.

CONTROLLING INTEREST IN EUROPEAN CONCERNS.

FREUTER'S AMERICAN GERVICE.!

As far back as 1837 the desir ability of dyiding London into sey. eral distinct postal districts had

NEW YORK, Sept. 21. been consideroil, and n scheme was The Bush Service Corporation, Bubuitted to a Select Committee of controlled by the Bush Terminal the House of Communs in 1843. In Company, has secured control of 1831 another Committee was ap-20 oldestablished European diss pointed to go into the question,tributing companies, covering every and a year later they reported European country except Russia. with a revominendation that Lon.

don should be divided into. 10 dis triets, with two central East Central and West Central) and the others rudinting like the spokes of a wheel-North, North-East, East. South-West, South-East, South,

West, and North-West. The recom mendation was adopeid, but there was some difficulty in finding sites and buildings. By 1957, however, all were in operation,

WORLD'S BUSINESS

DEPRESSION,

GREAT FINANCIERS TO DISCUSS SCHIEME

"[THEOVAN REUTER'S AGENCY.]

New Youk, Sept. 24. A map of the London postal dis

The heads of the Bank of Eng trict for 1856 shows that it extended much further than now. The fur-land, the Bank of France and the thest points were approximately Reichsbank are expected to ineet North, Dotters Bar South, Sander shortly with a view to discussing stead East, Rainham; and West, measures to be taken for the allevia Southall. The district was within!tion of the world-wide business

rough circle, which had a radius depression.

of 12 miles. The South division toak in an its west side; -Lambeth, Stockwell. Cinpiram, Tooting, Mer ton; and Malden; and on the cast side: Newington, Walworth, Dul- wich, Norwood, Addiscombe, and Addington. Ten years clapsed and it

was found that the administra- tive work of the South and North- East offices could be done better from the neighbouring areas. Part of the South district went into the South-West area and part into the South-East; almost all of the North-Enet was taken over by the The old South and North- East. East district offices are tow sorting offices at Kennington and Bethnal Green respectively.

By 1913 all the London County Council area had been included in the London postal district, and ita extreme boundaries are now; ap. proximately. North, Chingford:

East

South, South Norwoɔd: Albey Wood; and West, Hanwell,

FIVE NEW U.S. CRUISERS COMPLETED.

MILLIONS SPENT ON SHIPS,

Of the large programme of 10,000 ton cruisers which the United States Navy hna in hand, five have These are now been completed. the Penяncoln, Salt Lake City, Cheater, Northampton and.. Huus-

100.

Three more, the Chicago, Au gusta, and Louisville, are in an advanced stage of construction; and the progress made with the remain. ing five of the '13 so far laid down may be gauged from the fact that wainer have now been allotted to them. Five more are to be built. before 1036.

Each of these ships in armed with nine Ein. guna, except two, which carry 10 each. None of the 13 10,000 ton cruisers allotted to the British Empire under, the London Trenty mounts more than eight 8in.

gung.

Figures supplied to the Senate on the expenditure undertaken by the Navy Department in modernis- ing U.S. battleships, show that so for 10 ships have been completed at a cost of more than £13,000,000.

How far such extensive rebuild- ing is worth the money which it costs is a moot point. It is signi ficant that in the case of the Utah, Florida and Wyoming, modernisa tion has not prevented the ships being scrapped under the London Naval Treaty.

CONVICTS, SAVE POLICE CHIEF.

SINKING BOAT OUTSIDE. BING-BING.

Sing Sing Prison authorities re- 'cently recommended for pardon four conviot who saved two, nien and their wives from drowning in the Hudson River in front of the prison.

Two thousand prisoners wereTM amusing themselves in the recron. Lion ground, of the prison when. it was noticed that a small rowing. boat on the river was beginning, to sink.

Four prisoners. immediately volunteered to go to the rescue, and there was great excitement as the chief warder opened the prison gatos and let them out..

They immediately dived into the rivér and succeeded in bringing the occupants of the boat nshore.

One of the men in the boat was the chief of the New York. Central Kailway.

Three year ago there was a ress outcry when three young men Fadson River just outside the prison because the warders rofused to open the gates and allow some of the prisoners to go to their help.

EXCHANGE RATES.

[DRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Paris

New York Brussels

SAIGON RICE MARKET.

PRICE CONTINUE TO FALL.

The

DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS

HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

Caym Ballers Baoan THURSDAY.

81,610 1,017 81,010/57)

21061

+

$17

་་་

£20

following report, dated o September 14, has been issued by the Société Indo-Chinoise de Con merce, Saigon

The market has been lifeless, No purchases have been made und prices have continued to recede.

From reports received from Javo

it seems that some business have $400

heen passed and as prices mention-81,070- ed are below the current rate of the market, it seems that sellers are not yet covered, in anticipation of a further drop here.

Fram France demand has been very poor, there also prices offer- ed are low and it is impossible to: rell unless in speculation. Brokens have followed the drop.

The market closes weak with no buyers at the following prices :---

No. 1 Long 25 per cent. and No. 1 Round 25 per cent,:-114 trones per 100 ks.; 7.27 gailders per Java pikol: 5.84 yen per picul: T1.30 9/11 shilling per ayt

No. 2 Japan 40 per cent. -119 Tranes per 100 ke; 7. guilders per Java pikol; 5.64 yen per picul; 9/7 shillings por cwt.

Brokers and 2-102, franes per 100 ka. 6.28 guilders par Java pikel: 5.12 yen per picul; 8/8 shillings per cit.

T.O

$24

$1.90

******

UU

SHAREBROKERS' . ASSOCIATION.

SEPT. 25.

Bayers Bellera Babes Nominal

Banks

HK. Banks

Do. (London) Chartered Hanka

Mercantilo Bka “A”

Do.

Bank of East Asin...

Insurances

Canton Insurance. $1,020 Underwriters j

North Chinasatman

$460. Union Insurances .....) $153) M50 Yangtan Insurancoi

China Fires) 2400) H.K. Fires.......

Shipping

$1,075

TIN

$1,010

£17

£12

$110

******!

€60

FOREIGN MAILS

¡On and alter Wednesday, tat October, the entrands to the Parcels Delivery Section of the General Post Oligo will be in Des Vaudz Rad oppoeta dinasra, Whiteaway & Laldiaw's Storo.

Parools for posting at the General Past Office should still b ́handed in, as at proscrit, over the counter in the Pablis Hall

ĢRADIO- NOTICE.”

Individuals and firms are recommended to register their tole- graphic address at the 'Eadio Offca. No charge is made for this.

INWARD MAILS.

FROM

0.3.A., Canada Jarak, and, SuanDJAI

Sestilo, di Soptember)

SHA DUA and Eusor visi

Smaat (Loa fon, 8th September) JAFAN.......

Cuanqual and Ruzore via BreaUIA

(Londo., 8ik Sept.) and Amor

MANILA

MANILA

SAIGON

1

JAPAN and BHAROBAI

HHANGHAY

BATAVIL

· BATAVIA

JAPAN

U.B.A., HONOLULU, JAPAN and SHANGHAI.

(an Francisco, 5th September

AUSTRALIA Bad MANILA

Canada, 08.A, Japan and SpanGHAI:

(Vancouver, B.Ú., 18th Sept.)

U.S.A, HONOLULU, watan and Yeang-

(Hai (San-Francisco, 12th Beptember

Gent. Nelsinger...

Pres, MoKinley

Suth Bopt

Kashgar...

26th Sept.

Chicago Maru

27th Sept

Tibudak ...

18th Sept.

May, of Japan

Pres, oft

28th Bopt 29th..Dept.

Porthos

Tipondok...

80th Bopt 30th

Sept.

Patroclus

Sept. 3015 Nept

Cremer

30La

Sept.

Tinalak ...

Zat Odb

St. Albums

Triondars

Buenos Aires Maru'

and (Oct.

Pres. Johnson

4th Oct,

Brisbane Maru

5th Oot

Nellore

as

5th Oct.

Empress of Asia

Pres, Jefferson

6' Oot.

OUTWARD MAILS,

1st Oct.

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

Douglasda

$28

Bleamboats

$40 $35

Indos (prof.)

543

STRAIZA

- Do. (daf.)

$40

80/3

Shell Transports 1. 85/3 | 8776:

$32

Water bouts

831

Mining

$9

Benquote.

36/-

Kailans

38,637/6

Langkats (comb.),

T14.40

T.81

Do. (single)

$7.40

Explorations...ra

ない

Shanghai Loans -***

1.6

$143

14/0

Raubse

Tronoh Afinss

Docks, Wharves

Godowas, éta,

!!

New Engineerings

Hongkew......

Lands, Hotels, and

Buildings

L.K.&. Hotels. $11

HLK Lande, cum, c.i

$160

H.K. & K Wharfs...

32

$2.80

123.74

4.83 1/10

Shipment September,/ October fo.b. Saigon.

$36

Providents (old) ...

Do (new) .. H.K. Docks

$158

$5,25

#37

T.11

Shanghai Docks -

31.805

Geneva

23.05)

Amsterdam

12.05)

Paddy:-Arrivals have continued regularly and prices dropped daily, |.. purchases being small,

T280

Alilan

92.08

Berlin

20,403

Stockholm

18.00

$781

Copenhagen

18.10

Bucharest

813

Oslo

18.16)

Bio

5 3/32

$75 $751 $131

$75

Vienna

34.43

Buenos Aires

401

T.305

1634

Montevideo

40

1231

Bombay

1/51

$16

45.40

Shanghai

1/74

, 108).

Hong Kong

1/31

375

Yokohama

2/07/18

(Continued on next Column.

Silver, spot & forward 17}

T1260 T1270 T12.70

Prague

Helsingfors Madrid Lishon Athens

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 Mesers. Swan, Culbertson & Fritz, Sassoon House, Shanghai, (cable addreas: "Swanstock," Shunghai), who are not responsible for cable mutilations:-

Tone of Market.-Woak. No. of Shares done.-3,500,000. Call Money.-9 per cent.

American Smelting Anaconda Copper . Baltimore and Ohio Borg Warner Continental Oil City Service Common Curtis Wright Common Eastman Kodak ................................ Electric Band and Share General Motors...

NEW YORK, Sept. 24, 1930.

H

FOR

PER

DATE and Tram

$11.10

Robow, Pakhoi and "Haipboar

Limehow

379

130 Do

ex rights 8741

rights

Thanghai, Japan and "EUROPE via Biberia. Khyber Swatow, Amoy and Foochow

Haiyang

$131

Haiphong

Danton

Shanghai Lands” ...........

34

$15:45

Straits, Caylon,, India, Mauriting Esat) and South Afrion, Aden, Egypt and | KUROPE via Márnsjllen-due-Mar- mallles, 25th October,

Kaakgar

T12.80

::

$8.80 H.K. Realtyä....... $91

Humphreys *** Chintsa Batates.

· Cotton Mills

Ewoa

TB4Bhai Cottons........ T16 Zoong Sings ...............

Public Utilities

Tramways ***** večer

Peak Trams (old)

Dó. (now)

Star Ferrios

C. Lights (old)

Do.

(NOW)...... Bu H.K. Electrica

**** 78 Macao do

Sandakan Lights ....

110, (part pd.)

T184 China Bus

Fractions...ogin

Industrials

918 $13.00

110,20

$0.50

$83

895

8781 $78

$23

#11

*35

Telephones (fully pd.)

113.

T.821

1.10

Japan, Honolulu, "U.8.A., "Canada, #ON

and *8. Ameriss, and "EUROPE vis Fan__Francisco=dus San Francisco, 22nd October..

11 w

;

Shanghai and *EUROPE viä Siberis Hanila

Taiyo alaru

Taiyo Maru

Friday, 28th,

10.30 a M

1.00

1.30 M

4.50 M

Kowloon P.0. Parcels Row 37th,9.00 a 1 Letters 10.00 a

-Q.P.0.

Par, 2616, 5.00 Beg-27cb.9.45 A

Lettera 10.30' W":

Saturday, 27th,

Reg.

4.15 M

Letter" 8.00 7 je Hog.

500 21

Letters 8,00

4.30 FM

| 318,15:

$13.55

E

883

$26,20]

95.201

Straits. Coylon, India, Mauritius,

Africa vis Mombass and Africa via Lourenco Marques,

Fro, MaKinlay Ohicago Mar

| Foochow via Brabow ..

Watching

Amoy

Anking

Bangkok via Swatow

Lalgan

6/9

Sandakan

Hinang

Straits and Caloutts ...

Yum Song

Japan, U.S.A. #Canada,*C*, and *S. Amerios)

and *EUROPE via Vistoria, B.C.— dee Vid'oria, B.O., 17th October

Pres, Taft

Bog

Telters

Reg.

Sis

Shanghai and EUROPE via Siberia

Pres Taft

5,00

8.00

Sunday, 18th.

9,00 -

9.00 Ax

Monday, 20th,

10.80 M

Parcels Noon Letters

1,00

Paroela 8.00

5,00 PM

5.00

Letters 800 P

Tassday,

$11.10

Manila and Jaya vis FonmbayS

"Tyibadak"

$29

Japan, Honsiulo, "San Francisco

****South American Forts

Heigo Haru

$22.10

B

1997.

Do. (prof.).

T-102

Caldbeck, forch

+

T140

Macgregors (pret.)

Canton ices

Do

(old)...

351

Do,

(DSW)...

+++

$1.10

China Bugur.........

**7

MB

$17.80 $17.9v $11.8s

$11.10 $112

Last Dividend.

Latest

Salen.

58

3.50

30

7

98

***

8

25.

Nome

30c, A

Nons

BB

3C

Granby Consolidated

Goodyear Tiro and Rubber.....

International Cement

International Nickel

Montgomery Ward

General Railway Bigual

Gold Dust

Radio Corpon

Radio Keith Orpheum Sears Kochuck & Co.. Simmons Co. will

Standard Oil of New Jersey... Standard Oil Co. of New York Union Carbide and Carbon.... United Aircraft and Transport Enited States Rubber. United States Steel

None

None.

2317

2

1.00

.60

None.

Unq

None

15

FACTS AND FIGURES

***LIM PL

38

139.73

Camenta (comb.)... 887.70) $17.85

Hops $11,

Malabon Bugars

United AsbesUS

Miscellaneous

Dairy Farms, eum, r.

3261 $26.70

*24

Do, ex rights

Do rights

Dor A. Wings

Amusomonta mun. 325)

310

82.40 $31

Chia. Entertainm'ta.| $10′′ Constructions, me: $21

$3+

$10

Lane Crawfords ... Mackintosha........ Nanyang Tobacco...

[11,60 Birici

$11.00

$2.85 Wm. Powells

R. Iul. G. Bonds....81% H.K. Gort Loana .....]

LOCAL AND REGULAR OUTWARD MAILS.

prem.1.8%

Alacao & Tsinshan

· *Katni and *KUBOP” via Marssilles

Saigon, Strafta*Cavine, #India, #M«m«%

ties, East and South Afrlan, Aday, ( | Geni. Metninger

10,80 M Komloon P. O.

Letters

Rer. * 1,00-34

1.00 M

G.P.0.

$18.70

. -- das Marseillen: Ini November (jei

Hog

1.45 PM

Lofters

Shanghai, Japan.and "EUROPE via Siberia) Porthos Swatow, Amoy and Foookow.

-

2.30 2.00

Hai Ning

Straite, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, 1. and] R. Africa, Egypt and EUROPE via Marssilles—dus Marseillos; 29th Ort..

Patroclus

Reg

Swatow

512

$108

WEEK DAYE,

Frox G.P.O.

FROM EXEDKOWAN BRANON P.O.

FROM 6.P.O.

SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS

FROM H BUBUNGWA

BRANCH

(7.36

& 7.30 st. [0000 pum.-- |-1:200 pam-

8.00p.m. 9.00am, 10.00

1280 Date & 4.30pm. Saturday

1:00 pămâ 4.80 paki

77.15 km, & (7.30am, 4,00 m. 7.00 p.m. Sundays- Bandaya

(4 pm, qnly||17,00 p.m.

Lonly

(7:16 am, k) (7,30%.m; &

1.15 p.

1.30 T Sundays: Sanday 8,80 m Lonly (8.00p.m. 6,00 p.m.

9.15am

·7.35 Swis

9.00 ..

· 9.00 BIG

11.0a.m.

·11,00 8,101.

& 4.30 pm.

.8.20

1.00am

4.00 p

Hoihow and Bangkok Amay

Shanghai, Japan, Canada, D.H.A., C. and”

B. Amerion and "EUROPE via Van- coster, B.C.dne Vancouver, B.C., 17th Oct, and. *Europa vis Siberia **

Straits, Ceylon. Inslia Mauritine, East

2.00 FX Kowloon F.O.

480 M: Letters 4397M

O.P.0.1.

Ljettern

600P *

Yathing

6.00

|— OCTOBER

5.00

Kiungchang *Trinan

Emy, of Japan

and South Africa and South Buenos Aires Maru American Ports.

Manila, Australia (except places North-

of Brisbane) and

Now Zealand

Friend, 18th October

Thursday Island-duo Thunday

Swatow, Amoy and Foéchow

Australia and Now Zosland via Manila and Brisbane-dae. Brisbane, 19th Ost

Kanila

P. O.

Wednesday, 1st,

- 10,30 x 3. 3.80 M Parcela 6.00 m2' Thursday, 2nd, Bor 9.15 AM Letters 10:00 AM

Friday, Brd,

Parcel Noon

St. Albans

Bag. Letters 1.80

Fasching

Brisbane Marú

Empeces of data

Saturday, 4th, Lettere 5.00

Tuesday, 7th,

8,80

415

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1.30 p.m.

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8.00 pi

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