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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1930.

TEA PRODUCTION IN DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS DUTCH EAST INDIES.

RESOLUTION. FAVOURS

Beyers

HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE

SHAREBROKERS: **** ASSOCIATION.

Βαλματα Ball SATURDAY,

NOV, 29.

Bares Ballers

Bale 2minal

FOREIGN MAILS

RADIO NOTICE.

Individuale and firms are recommended to register thoir tele- graphic address at the Radio Offico. No charge is made for this

:

HONG KONG TRADE. GERMANY'S FINANCE

DOWNWARD TENDENCY IN

PIECE-GOODS.

The following reports are issued by the Hong Kong General Cham- ber of Commerco

BILL.

HINDENBURG TO CERTIFY ENACTMENT.

RESTRICTION.

(TUROVON REUTER'S AGENOK,}

BATAVIA, NOV. 29.

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A meeting of the friss interest- ed in tea production in the Dutch East Indies and presided over by #114j| the Chairman of the Agricultural Syndicate, considered whother re- striction in 1930 in co-operation with the producers in British India and Ceylon has favourably affected the

(TAROUGE NSUTEB‘B KOENDE.}

BERLIN, Nov. 20. ** Colton Piece Goods.

The Financial Reform Bill, which There is little market activity to report Business concluded in the has already been sanctioned by the

Reichstat, will be certified as ch indenim sinco last reporting bas boon fragmentary and confined to acted by President Hindenburg in fancy and dyed descriptions. Ex-consequence of the Chancellor's in-market position. quiries are still to be me with for ability to find a majority in the stock lots of establishxt chops of Reichstag owing to the absence of white shintings bus denters find Lolders unwilling to sacrifice their holdings.

Cotton valace show a downward tendency. Mid. Am, Spot" was quoted 5.88d. in Liverpool on November 27, and Eg. Sakel, 0.40d.

Woollens,

Now businosa in cotton and wool. len goods has been Hited to a few scattered lava and no, buying of importanos can be reported dur ing the net two weeks. The fur- thor drop in exchange is not con- ducive to fresh transnations and the trend of commodity prices is still downwards. The local market has been rather quieter and prices have been easier on certain lines, clearances have fallen off a little Gut have shown a slight improve mint during the last few days,

DUTCH SUGAR CONFERENCE.

MR. CHADBOURNE'S VISIT

TO AMSTERDAM;

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.}

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 29. Members of the Dutch Indian Bugar Producers' Asscoiation to- day welcomed Afr. Chadbourne (the author of the plan to stabilise the his Cuban sugar industry) on arrival hare, to participate in the

negotiations between.

Committee

EURO

the

and

1,160

*******

$1,000

21131

Banks

H.K. Banks

Do (London)

#181 Chartered Banks...

Mercantile Bks. “A”

Bank of East Asia... ST

Torrances

Canton Insurancos. Underwriters

$1,185

***** $3,11)

North Chinasatarran

Union Insurances $497

M.660. Yangtime Insurances

China Fires ... $400- H.K. As

Shipping

Douglases S

Steamboats a Indos (prof.)

$3.30 1:160

$3.30

$499/ 500

$496)

3400

The meeting passed a resolution | $1,165 the Social Democrats to support it. in favour of the prolongation of the Therefore, the Chancellor is now restriction, and to bring the deci

with conferring

the Reichstag ion to the attention of the tra parties with a view to preventing the anulment of the Bill, which producers in Amsterdam. would have entastrophic results,

FRENCH BANK SCANDAL.

FINANCIER. ARRESTED ON EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE.

THEOCAH REUTER'S AGENOY,1

PARIS, Nov. 20,

M. Oustrie has been arrested on charges of fraud and embezzlement totalling $10,000,000.

The dual decision rests with Lon- don and Amsterdam owing to their proprictorial interests.

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1st Dec

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Shell Transports Waterboat

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$39

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59.10

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF

Benquota..

38/1

Kailans ****

37/-

JUSTICE.

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Langkats (comb.)...

T14.40

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Explorations.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

T.81

831.70

$91

Shanghai Loans.... Rsubs

TO

Tronoh Minics

14/-

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29. President Hoover has announced

This is a sequel to the judicial enquiry opened in 1917 into the activities of a newspaper used for that the protocol for America's nd- tho publiostion of fictitious gucia-herence to the International Court of Justice at The Hague will be tions.

sumbitted both to the Senate and Congress during the coming session.

Under Secretaries Resign. M. Falcoz and M. Lautier, Un der Hecretaries of Public Works and Fine Arts, reapeotively, have resigned in order to have full free. don of nation when they appear before the cominission of enquiry on the Oustric Bank scandal. They stated that they had purfectly honourable relations with the bank as customera.

·

Lautior

and

French Government's Narrow Escape.

LATER. The Government had a narrow cacapo in the Chamber due to the fear that the Government was in Cuban-American

volved in the financial scandal the Java producers,

following the resignation of Un The newspaper Handelsblad is

der Secretarice optimistic reganding the outcome Falooz of the couring menting and points

Yesterday, A. Tardieu, in an im- out thas previous discussions were passioned speech, dispelled any conducted by Cubans whose men- tality was further removed from idea, but the atmosphere in that of Dutch Indians than Chad the Chamber was most abilly, and the resolution of no confidence was bourne's in."!

only defeated by 203 votos to 270, and the result of the division was grocted with shouts of "Resign!"

Negotiations to Continus. It is understood that the sugar negotiations which opened at the headquarters of the Dutch-Indian Sugir Producers' Association, this morning will be continued as long as is necessary. Conacquently the dato, December 4, fixed for the moeting of the international sugar conforenes in Brussols is purely provisional, as no useful purpose can be served by the conference until pore ndorstanding is reach- od with Jaya augar producers.

P. & O. DIVIDEND.

LAST YEAR'S DIFFICULTIES.

an

It will have born a disappoint- mens to many shareholders, al though to those who have followed the course of shipping it has come as no surprise," that the final divid- end on the P. and O. Deferred stock has been reduced from the 7 por cont. for each of the two pre- vious years to 5 per cont, this your. According to authoritativa report on shipping, freights fell from almost without a break September, 1829, to May 1830, and in 10 far as tramp steamer freights are concerned to-day, they are about 134 par cent lower than the average for 1913. Tonnage laid up in principal United Kingdom ports increased from 265,907 tons on October 1, 1029, bo 885,418 toms D

1930. Obviously, on October 1, therefore, the year has been ons

the worst possible for ship--

and 0. Ping, and the P specially allocted by the political unrest in China and India, and by the collapse of the Eastern pro duce mariote in addition,

could

EXCHANGE RATES. [BRITION WIRELESS EERVICE.)

TUGBY, Nov. 29.

123.60 4.83 17/32

Paris

New York Brussels Geneva Amsterdam Milan Berlin

Oslo

Prague

...Political Stir Crested.

LATER

A decided stir has been caused in political circles by the docision of President Hoover to submit to the next Session of Congress the protocol for Ameriosn adherence to The Hague Court. It is felt that this will Joad to the summoning of a special session of Congress in the Spring, which the President had hoped to avoid.

the

The pretractod debate on protocol and sidetracking of an- nual supply bills would make this inevitable.

Mr. James Watson, Repúblican floor leader, announced that Pro- rident Hoover's decision meant his (Watson's) first break with the Executive, as be had always op- posed adherenoo to, the Court.

Supporters of adherence are con- Adent of a two-thirds majority.

KELLOGG PACT TO BE STRENGTHENED.

Docks, wharvet, ¦

Godowns, etc.

HLL & K. Wharfs..:| $174 Providente (old)

...85.95

Di. (now)... 82.65. H.K. Docke. 31.

FM

01731 $5.40 25

4+1

$2.60

T.117

Shanghai Docks....

T7.10

Now Engineerings

81

Hongkow urias|

TH

Lands, Hotels, and

| Buildings

H.K. & 8. Hotels 811.45

$11.5%

HK Larida (old)...] $88

(now)... $82

T.123

U.S.A, HONOLULU, Japan and BHANO-{|

stat (San Francisco, 7th November). Pras MoKinley

T'anda JAPAN...

U.B.A., JAPAN and Susmonali (Vancouver, B.C., 15th November) ....

JAPAR GALOOTZA JAYA

JAYA..

JAYA **

and STAATS

Axor and SWATOW

JAVA and MANILA

EUROPE via Suzz (Letters and papota,

London, 8th Nov; and Parools 30th October...

JARAN

AUSTRALIA Ed Manila

Hikawa. Marsi

... Tikandi **jikini ...Newton Em ...Cremor

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Tibodas....

OUTWARD MAILS.

KEGISTERED 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 am, registered and parcel mails are closed at 5 pm. on the previous day.

For

5111

$691 $83 $81 #201

99.35 $9,55 49.55 $16

287

Chinwe Estates

Cotton Milla

T.11.15

T12

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S'hai. Cottons..campane

1.82

+

Zoong Ninge .....

1.01

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Public Utilities

seilles, 1st January 1991

Bwstow, Amoy and Foodtow

Manila

„Swałow

$7

$18 814

$92

$23.35 $261

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$80

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Tramvays mom) $18 Peak Trams (old) ....... (now)...

C. Lights (old).... $254

191

PER

DATE and TIME

De (rights)

T319 Shanghai Lands

H.K. Realtys. 89.40 $9,00 Humphreys ... $161

$18

Shanghai

Straita and Calcutta. Haihow and Bangkok Amoy via Swatow

Haiphong....

Anstow

Haihow, Pathol and Haiphong Batavia

Shanghal and *EUROPE vis Biberia

Straits, Ceylon, India, Marine, Batty

and South Africa, Egypt and

EUROPE via Marenilme-due Mar-

Shanghai, Japan, "anada, 1.4.A., C. anly

America and *EUROPE? via Vis toris, B.0-as Victoria, B.C, 24th Deoumber

Manila, Raisnl, "Anstraliaand ⭑*New Zea Find is Brisbane des Brisbane, 33rd

Docuber

Swałow, Asoy and Poochow Manila, Australia and New Zealand vis Brubaceae Brisbane, 18th Dec. ...

Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, Baits

and South Africs, Aden, Egypt and FUROPE is Marseillesadas Mar sailles, 2nd January 1931

City of Elwood

Talma... Bintang... Anhui

Vanion Bydrangea

Tran

Trisalah....

Kamo Maru

Anchises

Hot Ning

Ems of Asia Realeang..

Hikawa Maria».

Taiyuan...

Oremer

Tando

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Hatching... Sydney Maru

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Monday, 1st,

8.30 & 9.00 A M

Parcel Lettori 9.00 A

10.30 &

· 10,10 A

2,30 x

2.00 PW

Tuesday, 2nd,

9.30AM

10.80 A

Beg.

-1.00

10.80 A

Kowloon P.O.

Letters 1.00 I M ·

Reg.

G.P.0.

1.45 m

Letters 230 v »

2.00

15,00

5,00

Parools 5.00 z

Wednesday, 8 Lotten 680

Wednesday, 3rd,

0.802

Thursday, 4th.

10.30 ▲ M

Friday 5th, Parcels Noon Beg. · 1 45 # M

Letters. 850 =

Parools

Beg.

1.00

800 M 4.15p

Leftem 8.00

Kowloon F.O. Parcels 4.80 = m Reg. 8th 9,00

Bawalpindi...Lefter 10.00 AM

G.P.O. Par, 5th, 5,00 x 16 Beg, 6th, 9.45 a

Letters 10.30 AM

Da

Star Ferries

#26

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(new)..............] $20 H.K. Electrica

380

$80

$23

Macao do.

Bandakan Lights...

Amoy

Straite

$35€

T.18

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19/

ទោះ ចិនគួរ ជិះ៖

T.101 Tie

Telephones (fully pdi)|

(part pd.) $93

Chlia Busos.

Tractions parker

Do (pre)......

Industriale:

Caldbeck, (ord:) Macgregors Fiprof.) Canton ices Cementa (comb.)........

Do...

(new).

Hopes $13.15 $11.40 11.15.30

China Sugars 0

Maibon Sugars"...

Dalted Asbestos...

Kiscellaneous

Dalry Farme, stim. 1.: 317

The A

Do

Der A. Wings.......

Chin. Entertainm'ta. $11à ·

$11 Constructions

31.821

25.07

19.00

22.80

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02.80

20.36

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18.00

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$18.15 $18.50 $18.30

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Copenhagen

19.15

18.10

34.20 $11.30 $1111.30% 50

$0.80

Vienna

34.403

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

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1037

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193

43.70

108.25

ать

818

4 11/18

38 9/16

387

1/59

1/07

Helsingfors

Madrid Lisbon

Athens

Bucharest ...... Rio....... Buenos Aires Montevideo Bombay Shanghai Hong Kong

Yokohama Silver (spot) Silver (forward)

EXCHANGE.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.

A petition signed by hundreds of prominent Americans; including lenders of industry and finance, famous sadiers, University pre- sidente and bishops throughout the United States, has been forwarded to President Hoover urging the 1/9 15/10. United States Government to take 2/0 17/32 stops to strengthen the provision

of the Eellogg Pact

16 7/10 16 5/16

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

November 29, 1930. LONDON-- Telegraphie Transfer... 1/2 15/18 Bank Bills, on demand 1/2 16/16 Bank Bills, 4 months'

sight.....

1/3 1/18 Credits,

months' Right

******** 1/34 Documents, 4 months"

sight

1/31 Bank Bills, on demand 770 Oredits, 4 months' sight 810 New You Bank Bills, on demand 301 Credita, 60 dayı' sight. 311 On BOMBAY 500

Telegraphie Traneler

Jer Bank,

on demand g Telegraphie Transfer...

Bank, on demand ... SHANGHAI -

not be expected to caps the effect. Or PARE!--

As regards the Company's Aus timlinn services, conditions, owing

falling the big

off in On to shipments to the Commonwealth, have been more difficult than at By previous time in the reoolloo tion of experienced shipping man "Agora Happily the finances of the

P. and O, and its allied undenask- OR CALOUTTA ---- NAV

The strong, inge are immensely company holds, inter alia, a con trolling interest in the British On

On demand

in

$27.40

$251

$25

$3.90

$1

· 329

Firstly, it is suggested, the Pre- $12.80 sident should negutinto a genoral treaty providing for the summon. ing of a conference of nations for consultation should war, between uny sovereign nations appear im- minent; secondly, they should "de- legalis war by securing an in- tornational agreement and making the prohibition of war a basic principle of international law; and, thirdly, a general treaty shall to negotinted whereby the nations agree to "ubdue warring nationa to peace by soonardo potasure.?!

SHIPS IN HARBOUR.

The following vessels were in harbour yesterday :-

Wharves-Kowloon: Talma, Pre- sident Taft, Penang Maru; A.P.C. North, Point: Sumaten; Douglas Lapraik: Halting; Quarry Bay: Anosy

prem

Do, ex rights

rigala

Amusementa

841

3.70

Tobacco. $3.25

$3.70 Lano

Ano Crawfords

$10

Maakin toshs

$11,60

Watsons.

$2.85

Wt, Powells.

B. Ind. G. Bonds....00%

H.K. Gost Loans... $105

Amoy and Japan

Bam Sang

$29

Straite and Calcutta

Kum Sang

Saturday, 6th,

6.00 M

Monday, 8th, Parcels Noon ||Letters :1,00 v m

5121

Bwatow, Amoy and Foookow?

Sandakan

Haiyang

Hinsang....

alay, 9th,

1.00 P

Wednesday, 10th,

10.80

LOCAL AND REGULAR OUTWARD MAILS."

Macro & Tuinshad

WEEK DAYS, - : SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS

(1.56 mm, & (7.80 1. 11.15 p...

Longmoon (except Baturdays) 6.00p

Kaskong (moopt Baturdays)" Fatalan (By Train) ...

11.30 p.m.

pm, only

1.30 p.m.

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FROM G.P.O.

TROM SHBUKOWAN

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Canton

( 7.25 mm. &] | 7.80 km. £400 px 17.00 p

(7.15 am, & £7.80 six, &

5,00 pa

7.00

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7.00 pm.

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8.15

Lonly

0.00 pm

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Buoys: A Toucer, AB City of Shanshun

7.15am. 1.00

8:00p.m

15.00

Elwood, Bo Chiang Lee, B13 Shan-

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63-

New Mathilde, 820 Canton, B91 | Changchów... Shun Chib B38 Eng Loc. C40 Roko

Katurdays

781

Maru, B50 Hankofjell, Bas Dosan Maru.

Abertoon

180 pime 8,90

Stanley

100 p

1.00 pime

Antar Fingebar, Bautlu

14.

1/3.0/16 16 7/16:

The mv. Japaneso Prince from

November 29 and is expected rive hore to-morrow, at

Shatin, Bhatankok... und Shaune had t

100 pzí

Namian, Shokki &

(Fr)

1 Tia. 70%

97X dis,

604

India Siam Navigation Co the Bank, at night New Zealand Shipping Co., the O YOKOHAMA Union Steamship Co., of New Zea On demand. fand, the Hain Steamship Co., the OR MANILA-On demand... 60 Orient Stearn Navigation Co and ON SINGAPORE: ---- the General Stem Navigation Co, and as regards the first of these ON BATAVIA: On demand. 754

Incha Ox HaPHONG:— subsidiaries, the British

On demand Steam Navigation, it is paying a Il dividend of 4 per cent, bring ON BAIGON-On demand. ing the year's distribution to 9 per ON BANGKOK- On demand Leadily manned glof. Lae By: DOVELNICHE, LANG CHUSTA avimo, yours:China "Express and Teltgraph;:

Ban Bilvas, per où

Docks-Kowloon Kwong Sang, Bui Tai, On Lee, Kwong Bai, Yuen Sang: Taikoo Tai Yuan, Kiangau, Paul Beau, Tai Fook Sing.

Superscribed oorrespondence only,

| Bundays :-

·7.15 MIL 0.00a.m

9.00 8.0

1530 BTU

11.006 & 4.30 pm,

7.30 1,20,-&-

Handaya

400 p.m. 6.00pm

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YOU WON'T WRITE

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his Address, and send

us $8.00 and we will send the

Hongkong Weekly Press and China Overland Trade Report to him

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