1932-11-10 — Page 4

A

DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS

HONG KONG STOCK

$0.09

**

EXCHANGE.

SHAREBROKERS'

ASSOCIATION..

WEDNESDAY,

Baljere,

Buyers

Balta

t

“NOV."9.

Banks

HK. Banks

$1,330 Canton Insurances,..

HONG KONG - DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1932.

MONEY AND MARKETS

ANGLO-SWEDISH-

HONG-KONG STOCK LONDON EXCHANGE

MARKET

QUOTATIONS

There was a further easing off of the lower-priced issues this morn. while the market generally ing, was very quiet. The investanent keeping however, is section, steady:-

Bales.

EXCHANGE

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

November 9, 1938. О Город:

Telegraphic Transfor... 1/4) Bank Billa, on demand 1/4) Bank Billa, montha'

sight Credits,

aight

months'

/罐

1/5

Bank Bills, on demand 221 Credita, 60 days' sight. 23į ON PARI:

Bank Bille, on demand 570 Credits, 4 months' sight (10 ON BOMBAY :-

Telegraphio Transfer Bank, on demand

Bank, at sight...

TRADE

RATES

$1,065

$1,605

£110

Do. (London) .......

***

£14)

213 £91

Mercantile Bks. “A”

Chartered Banks...

Do.

£141 #23) 201

ADVANCE DELEGATES ÍN LONDON

YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL

(BRITISH WIRELEST SERVICE.]

On New York:—

Ston

Raul of East Asia... 9109

RUGGY, Nov. 8.

N. O. & S. Darka

$71

$28

Am. O. Fin. Corp:

31

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Purís

##

16 $1.50

China Fin: Corp, Ord.

New York

3.301

Da.

Pref.

Montreal

3,80

InsuranceN

Brussela

28.80

Underwriter

| $2.95

$5:0

41820

Union Insurances ... China Firos ********

3077

31,180 K. Firs

$1,34)

$516

$1,240

Un Calcutta 1-

Geneva

17.15

Telegraphic Transfer

Amsterdam

8.23

Bank, on demand

# !

Milon

04

ON SHANGHAI:-

Pk16

International Assoo..

Berlin

13.03

Bkipping

ON YOKOHAMA Z----

$.6

195

#23)

See in boasts .........

12%

$40

65/.

#32

Do. (def.)

Stockholm Copenhagen Osla

18 20/32

On demand

ALT

20%.

On demand ...............

68)

48).

Vienna

28 now.

ON BATAVIA:-On demand. atf

Water-Lonta

***

320*

Mining

Prague

$181

Benguets...

319

Helsingfors.

230

ON SAIGON: On demand. 67

Venozuela Gold Fidi.

$3.80

40 13/32

ON BANGKOK :-

20/-

Kailang

93/

7.4

7.4

British points of view were

1930-

1001

T.zi T.1

changed and are being examined.

580

On demand SOVERIGNS, Bank's Buying

Bate

500

1371

1/0 Bax Silva, per cz. 23}

$19.30

18.0

242)

53 nom.

Nominal

$21

$3.80

Douglanss ....

Indios (prof.)

30,71 Sholls

21 qt

34.20

$1.00

Langkats (single)...

T210 Explorations..........

T2.30 Shanghai Loans

$10.46 Ranba***************

3

3148

314's $4.00

1284

$10

он

178

$11.10

T14,50 T.71

·T11.15)

128.63

Tronok Mines

Benguet Exploratione Docks, WharTOR, Godowns, sto.

H.K. & K.

harves

Providents (old). . $4,90

Do

(new)...

H.K. & W. Docks

8. China Motors A.':

Do.

1.99 Shanghai Dock

T6.40 New Engineerings T250) Hangkowa .........................

Lands, Hotels, and Buildlags

111.60 H.K. Hotola (old)

SAT

H.K. Landau

म

(now)

T.247 Huanghul Lands

Metropolitan Lands.,

$79

܃ ܃ ܃ ܃ ܃ ܃ ܃ ܃ ܃

R.K. Realties...........** $9,40 | $9.50 | $9,50

T.10

$0.45

T11.40 Ch'ns Do

1.005

Do. Debentu os

$18

$140

329

Asia Realtis “A”M

Do

Haphroys ******

$16

"3"M

TH

#19

$100

Chincan Estatos.****

Cotton Mille

Ewos

S'hai Coltons.........

Zoong Bings..............

$145 Wing On Textiles(8.)

Public Utilities

192.15 Tramways $22

$148

$2.20

227

$10

$10

T,64

RUGBY, Nov. 8.

Baru THE Swedish Minister,.

Palmstierna, today introduced to the President of the Board of

Menars Trade (Mr. Runcimin) Sohlman, Sahlin and Allard, mem bers of the Swedish delegation who have arrived in London in advance of the full delegation for prelimia. ary liscussions on Anglo-Swedish

commercial relations.

been issued A statement has showing that the Swedish and

TENANT FARMERS IN JAPAN

ACRIMONIOUS DISPUTE

.1

Tokyo, Oct. 30.- Largely 'dan to 1.99 the poor harvest last year, there has been a remarkable increase in the number of farm tenancy dis- putes this year. The statistics com $11.3plied by the Department of Agricul- tore and Forestry show the follow- Ang gures:--

$11

Cause Landowners

farmers

involved 33.278

Compared with 9 months Jast year

whe

+12.0-10

Union Insurances, 530. H.K. & K. Wharres, $148, Providents (Old), $4.00.

Buyera.

Underwriters, 82.90.

Union Waterboats, 321. Venz: Goldfields. 33,60,- Benguet Explorations; 91 -cents. HKK. Wharves, $148. Providents (Old), $4.80. Providents (New), $1.00, Hong Kong Lands, $78. Ewo Cottons, Tla, 14.80. Shanghai Cottons, Tls. 71. Zoong Sings, Tis. 11.15. Peak Trams (New), 88, Hong Kong Electrica, 878, Macão Electrics, $98, Dairy Farma, $28.00. Entertainments, $12).

Constructions (New), 31.40.

B. Ind. G. Bonds, 0 per cent. H.K. Goyt, Loans, 2 per cent.

Prom.

Sellers.

H.K. Hotels New), $11.30. Hong Konu Realties, 89.45. Auriculturals, $10. Wallace Harpers, $10).

CHINA MERCHANTS INSOLVENT

GENERAL MANAGER'S ADMISSION OF SITUATION

Madrid.

Lisbon

Athens

Bucharest

Belgrade

Rio.

Buenos Aires Montevideo

Bombay Shanghai Hong Kong

Yokohama

12.201

108

111}

30 noin.

107}

US MANILA-On demand.... 447 On SingaporK:-*

On BairhonG:-

On demand.

HONG KONG WMETEUROLOGIOAL

REGISTER,

Hong Kong Observatory, November 9,

¡Provious]On Data On Date

Day

at at at p.m. 10 a.m. 4 p.m.

29.99

1/0 11/01

1/0 10/10

1/4)

1/2 13/10

Silver (spot)

11

Silver (forward)

19

SHIPPING CAPITAL'S POOR B

RETURN

Barometer... 30.01 31,00 Temperaturo 74 dumidity... 79 Wind-

72

73

74

77

Direction E ENE

Forou Weather Rain ...

3

2

ww

BO

0

ย

0.07 0.17)

22 B

0.0

8.79

The need for steps which organ ised bodies endeavouring to take, with a view to remedy-ighost open-air Temperature

Lowest open-air Temperature, 9:50 ing the slipping industry's seri ous plight, is borne out by a statistical review of the shipping position, compiled by Fairpiny, the weekly shipping journal, showing

that the 25 British liner and cargo- liner companies, with a paid-up Nanking, Nov.-The China capital of £-13,608,100, and owning 190 ressels of 3,556,000 tons, stand- There is a general tendency for Steam Navigation Company coulding in the books at 204,205,153, the disputes to grow more acrimon not even make, enough profit to pay whose accounts have been issued in ious in nature, the methods employ the interest on its debts, declared the first nine months of this year ed disputants become ex- Mr. Li Kuo Chieb, the General have distributed a dividend equal

to only 1.81 per cent. treme. In the meantime there has Manager of the company, who ar

Up to the end of September

2,407

+ 300

involved 9,346

+ 2,479

Tenant

Ti4.90

T.72

TIR

$146

$105

Peak Traus

(old)..

$10

Do (new).....)

371

5643

Star Ferries

04

Yaumati Ferries(old),

135

$313

Do

(new)

$34

17.33

bor

$17

Do.

(now)...

$17

H.K. Electrica..............

$78.7811

$12

320

Tolophonos (old)

$28

Do,

(NJW)

China Buses.........

21.

147-

$17 45, Chius Lights (uld)...

Macao do..

Bandakan Lightu .

Tractions m

Do. (pref.)....

Industrials

$27+ Malabon Bugars T.14 Caldbook, (ord.) T1 Macgregor prof

Canton Ice

$13,80 Coments (comb.)....

82.30

Do.

$12

$10

Do.

Ropes

-

$6.70

(old). (now)... $2.1.

$13.60 $13.501 $11,60

} $12.00

Dairy Farm

Ch: Agriculturum

Miscellaneous

Der A Wing...

Amusemente ***

Ch. E'tainmonta..... $12

Constructions, (old)] 87.20

Do (26)

#281

$2.15

315

$20.00

317

$1.48.

310

$12!

$1,40

L

$6.20

$1.00

Lane Crawfords..... $0.00

Mackintosha.........

Nauyang Tobacco...

$156

Binceres............... $16,50

$188

Watsons (old)

311,40

Do. (new)

3121 8191

$3.35 Wm.

$3.20

$10

331

S., Enterprises...

#2)

151

United Theatro......

B. Ind. G. Bonds... 69°/

pren.

I.K. Goyl, Loras... $1011

$104

Wallace Harper ...

$10

$235

ERK. Wing Oo

S'bai Do.

China Sports Ltd..

H

H

Whi

$335 $216

more

However, 37 cargo-boat companies

been a marked increase in the num-rived at Nanking to-day from Han-fared even worse, for, with a capi

of tenant farmers' unions. köw after an inspection of the Everything points to the increasing Company's ́ property at Yangtze need of promulgating a Farms Ten-| ports. aney Law quickly.

Mr. Li Kuo Chich diseluted the

The Department of Agriculture fact that at least $415,000 was re- and Forestry planned to introduce quired every mouth for amortisa A Farm Tenancy Bill in the forth- tion and interest charges and the was meeting a monthly coming session of the Diet and sub company

deficit of $200,000. mitted the necessary expenditure

He said that no further lon to the Finance Department for, ap- could be raised, since most of the proval. The Accountancy Bureau

under of the Finance Department, how.

ever, has turned it down.

THE PRICE OF RICE IN JAPAN

DIFFICULTIES IN DEVISING

CONTROL

Takyn, Oct. 31.-Slow progress is being made in the discussion by the Rice Advisory Council over the rice

control scheme. Many councillors are opposed to the plan now modi- |fied by the Departinent of Agricul ero and Forestry. The Council is to meet again on November 4th, but an inmediate settlement cannot be hoped.

Company's property was

mortgage.

Runours have lately been current regarding an alleged reorganisation of the company, but to-day they were denied by an official of the Ministry of Communications, who stated that in the absence of ade. quate funds to cleay off the pany's accumulated debts mere organisation would not help

tera.

tal of £11,230.553, and owning 203 Vennels of 1.807,615 tons grens valued. in the books at £18,302,380, these companies were able to return to the shareholders only 1.44 per cent. in dividend.

B-Blue sky; C-Cloudy; D- Drizzle; F-Fog; L-Lightning: M-Mist; O-Overcast: F-Passing Showers; Q-Equalls; É-Éain; T- Thunder.

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE,

From November 10, to 16 193

BION WATER,

Hong

Days weal

Date of

Thur 1

The shares and debentures rid 43 British shipping companies show a fall in market value of £16.189,968, Fri or 18 per cent,, compared with the highest figures ruling Inat year.

MONEY EXPERTS MEET

PREPARING FOR ECONOMIC CONFERENCE.

Kong

Standard

Tixie.

Height,

LOW, WATER,

Hong

Kong

Standard

Timo.

Height.

h. m... h. m. ft. is. 07 31 16 9

01 15 8 6 2:10 7 1818 30 08 28 5 8 12130 20 37 0 09 12

1:41

09 41

31

Bat.

12

2.6

1409

Aug. 13

(3 21

Mon. 14

211576] 1040 2135 17 71

14 26

36

040

1453

Trom 15

Wed.! '16

2848] 0140 16 2185 7 81 · 150:13 9 2014 a 05 29 16 29 19 791620

18 37

NOTICE TO CONSİONEES JOBAN STEAMSHIP CO, LTD

ORINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

LED

Geneva, Nov. 4.-It was learned from authoritative sources to-day that the experts who are preparing the agenda for the World economic conference will discreetly recom. commend that the world return to the re-gold standard. This return should mat-be made, however, the report will

say, only when certain conditions CONSIGNEER PO are fulfilled as a preliminary re-

Mr. Li Kuo Chieh favoured turn.quisite. ing the company into a private enterprise operating under govern mental supervision.-Reuter

MERSEY TUNNEL EXPENDITURE

PLANS TO PROVIDE FOR

..be

1

Optional Cargo will not be landed here, unless Notice has been given prior to Vessel's arrival, hnt carried on from port to port to the dual port of call to which the option extends.

CONSIGNEE NOTICES.

THE EAST ASIATIC · CO., LTD. COPENHAGEN.

THE Motor Vessel

THE

"ABIA" having, arrived, Consignor of Cargo aro heroby informed that all Goods are being landed and placed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazar. dous Godown of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., where Dolivory can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.

No Onion will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns and all Good remaining undelivered after 18th Noromber, 1933, at 4. p.m... will be subject to Rent.

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godown, where they will be oramiced by Mosara. Anderson & Aske pn the 14th Nov, 1934, at 10a.m.

All Claims against the Teasel must he presented to the Undersigned before the 18th November, 1932, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by JOHN MANNERS & Co., LAD, Agente,

Hong Kong, 8th Nov. 1932.

[8757

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

OCEAN STEM SHIP CO., LTD.

AND

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD.

ONSIGNEES por Co.'s Versai

* ACHILLES"

FROM UNITED KINGDOM VIA SINGAPORE are hereby notified that their Cargo will

fato Holt's be discharged Wharf, Kowloon, where it will le si Consigness risk and subject to Terms and Conditions of Storage at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for Delivery from Godown on and after 7th November.

Optional Cargo will not be landed here Notice has been given prior to Steamer's arrival, bat carried on from

unless

port to port to the final port of call to

the option extends.

All broken, chafod and damaged Gooda are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 x, and Noow within the Free Store will be admitted after the

period. Good bare left the Steamer'a Godowa, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 14th November, will be subject ta Bant

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Underrigued on dr bofore the 27th Nov., 1832, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be affected

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agoats

7th November, 1932,

PRINCE LINE..

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

Fox NEW YORK.

THE Motor Venel

"CHINESE PRINCE =

($752

beving, arrived from the above Port on 4th instant, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowlo Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Kowloon, and stored at Connguees' risk ́and expense.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godawns, whare they will bayramined on

Thursday,

15

insiast at 10 am.

All Claims must be presented within Days of the Vengl's arrival hers, after high date they cannot be re

cognized.

No Claims will be vaitted after the Goods have left the flodowns, and all Goode remaining undelivered after e 11th instant will be subinot to Bent.

by

No Fute Insurance bar benn affected. Bills of Lading will be muntarsigned

FURNESS (FAR EAST), LTD.,.

2nd Floor, King's Building, Connaught Roa!.

Telephone 0.28164,

Eong Kong, 4th Nov., 1982,

[2744

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE. THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.

per Cols Vess}

.FROM NEW YORK YA MANILA The first condition, the experts are hereby notified that their Cargo Holt's disebarged into believe, is the restoration of a rea will monable degree of freedom of trade. Wharf, Kowloon, where to will lis at Consignoce risk and subject to The nations should make a detor- mined effort to remove as many of Terms and Conditions of Storage at the existing barriers as possible. Holt's Wharf The Cargo will be for Delivery from Godown on ready The second condition would be a satisfactory solution to the problem and after 9th November. of inter-governmental debts. In the third provision, the central banks of the world would undertake to prevent gold movements from affect- The newly mudified plan as the

ing either the sending or the recojv.

All broken, chafed and damaged foods SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS heiat price-fixing scheme as back-

ing nations by a system of changars to be left in the Godowns, where they hone, embodying the meriter of the

A report on the new Mersey ing the discount rates or by open ill be examined on any Tuesdays, and ANTWERP, LONDON, FROM

market transactions. SazvNOWAX State management scheme, also con Tunnel, by Sir Thomas White, The latter prevision would of tra) of colonial,rive and the restric- chairman of the Joint Tunnel Com-necessity require careful study and tion cf-plantation. The marimum mitteo, gives details underlying the preparation, it is understood and Goods have left the Vausel's Godown

therefore there be no hurried return 17.15 am, &7.00 am, & and minimam quotations are to buproposed new Parliamentary Bill to the gold standard but a return 16.00 p.m. $7.00 p

either to sell or buy on thcs: bases to provide payment of £1,500,003 through methodical correction of (8,16, 1990. The lowest quotation is to be based excess expenditure on-ventilation existing barriers.

out of tunnel tolls.

LOCAL AND REGULAR OUTWARD MAILM,

Canton

TH

BRANCHE 2.0.

WEEK DAYS,

FUE

From 0.1.0.

FROM SHIKUNGWAN Buaнon P,0.

From G.P.O.

7,16 m. & 16.00 p.m.

7,00 8.00, 7,00p.m.

-1.00 pm-

(7,15 am, & **1.15 p.m.

7.30 A 11.80 p.m.

6,00 p.m..

¡ 1,15 p.

Sundays

10. 8.50. only 8.00 pm

12,000, p.

***

Samehul and Wuchow. (By}}--4.00p.m.—

direct stormer)

Train)

TM O

1.00 p

Bacno & Triu

Jongmoon (except Saturdays) 8.00p.m.

Kankong (orcopt Saturdays).

Batsban and Wuchow (By 7.16 1.m.

Tal ro ere

Shumchun

Choungchow

Aberdeen 'Branles ...

9,00 nm. & 18.00 pm. 1,9,00 km, &

-{ 1,00-p-

1,00pm. & 6.00 p.m.

·4.00pm-

7.15 am.

11,00

9.00 a..

11,00 m. (11,00 Be

£5.00 pm,

·0.00 **** 11.00 8.90 A.,

19.00 %.

Autan Ot

12.30 p.m. 8.800,

Pinguhan, Santia

shai

M

Balkung .. +

·480 p.m

-10.80 #,.

„Namtau, Brokki & Taiping

7:00 y m

-Fumin)

-0.003

1.30.25.

Sundays

Lonly

8.00 p.m.

0.00 p.

7.00 p.m

fixed so as to enable the Government

£1,500,000 EXCESS..

on the cost of production, with due. This brings the total capital consideration to commodity prices expenditure on the undertaking to and other economic factors. It-em-26,500,000. phasises autonomous control, while The report states that in order to nothing definite is fixed ns to the provide £1,500,000 excess expendi control of Korea and Formosaa ture it is desired to increase the 25 rice,

years' period authorised for the cal. When prices drop below the lowest fection of tolls to 40 years, and to official quotation, through bumper limit the ratepayers' contribution crops, there will be a rush of appli to rate of sid. cations for the Government pur All the revenue over £138,000 a chase. Such applications, it is pro-year will form a Loans Equalisa- dicated, will amoune to 30,000,000tion Fund, until it contains about koku, and in order to buy them up, £4,000,000 at the 40th year, 30 pro- Y500,000,000 to Y600,000,000 will be viding an annuity of £128,000 for needed. The Government plan does another 40 years. not make clear the method of rais In order to build sach a fund, tolla will have to reach £150,000 ing the necessary fund.

It is expected that the whole plan per annum. will have to undergo a radical mò-"The yield of tolls can be only dification, and that it will become a matter of judgment the report but a mutilated one, not much dif- continues and the tunnel will ferent from the existing fice control" have to take more trate than is

now carried by Mersey ferries." law.

AMERICAN ORIENTAL FINANCE CORPORATION through its Agent

Asia Lands Limited

Gloucester Building

offers & COMPLETE. BROKERAGE -

SERVICE

in

NEW YORK STOCKS Fall and Odd Lots of listed Securities bought and sold for ash or carried on conservative margin,

Phone 28390. Cable: ABLALANDS

the hours of 10.15 am. Fridays betwem and Noor within the Free Storage period, No Claims will be admitted after

and all Goods remaining undelivere after the 16th November, will be subject to Bent

All Claims against the Vossel must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 28th Nov., 1832 or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Agents. 9th November, 1932.

+}

[£764

LOCAL MAPS

Peak District,

Kowloon,

Victoria,

New Territories.

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.

FROM LEITH, MIDDLESARO,

AND STRAITS.

The Steamship

•

BENORUACHAN.”

formed that all Goods are being NONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby

Innded at their risk into the hazardons and/or extra baxardous Godowns of the HONG-KORG AND KOWLOON-WHARF, AND GODOWN COMPANY, Lrn, whence and/or from the whares Delivery may be. obtained

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and mil Goods

Goods remaining undelivered after the 14th Nov, will be subject to Ront..

All Claims against the Blogmer muat presented to the Undersigned on or before 28th Nov, or they will not

the

be

be recognised.

All broken,chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 12th Nov, al.10 by Hesare, Goddard

To comp

with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations consignora 147 must bare a Revenue Officer in atten dance when damaged datiable goods are oxamined,

No Fire Insurance has been vifested.. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by. -- GIBB, LIVINGSTON & 00% LTD,

Agenta

Hong Kong, 7th Nov, 1937...*

F2517

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