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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1933.

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

Á.O:F.C. QUOTATIONS

[REUTER'S, AMERIČAN SERVICE.]

Now York: February 18

Dow Jones Averages: High-1,032

Low: Feb. 17

30 Industrials

68.78

41.22 50.37

20. Raila

41.30

13.23 27.00

30.11

18:53 2384

83.26

20 Utilities

40 Bonds

Change

Feb. 18

30.04 .33 down 26.81 .94 down 23.09 .15 down

65.78 7851 78.31 unchanged

. A. Pierce and Co. Report. The weakness of Union Carbide and Consolidated Gas exemplifies the continued liquidation of individual stocks. Wo think one can buy on the weakness, early next week for trading purposes.,.

Business Done: 300,000 shares.

HONG KONG STOCK

เ

MARKET.

SATURDAY'S OFFICIAL

REPORT

In view of this being the opening day of the Ruces, hardly any inter- est was shown in the market, rates bolig more or loss purely noniinal.

Belas.

China Underwriters, $2.35. - Hotela (old), 87.00/8). Humphreys, 81.10. Star Ferries, $90, 7

Electrics, $74. Dairy Farms, 8201.

Constructions (New) #1.

Buyers.

Douginses. $30.

H.K, Steamboats, 892.

Constructions (new), no cents.

Gort. Laans. 4 prem.

Sellers.

Constructions (oli), zo.

1032

DIV. $

LAST SALE

Hron Low PER. SE.

Feb. 17

Feb 19.

318

3.00 Air Reduction

$35

574

42)

0.00 Allied Chemical & Dys

7

732

202

+4.00

American Can

561

50%

137

711

0,00

American Tel. & Tol.

Tol

1011

1011

of the world

44.

5,40

American Tobacco

54

312

millions Bye and

3

Ansconda Copper Mining.

03

67

Chincae Estates, $98.

love and SIN in

4.0

Auburn

10

Electrica, $74.

today)

43)

201

2.00

Borden Company

20

201

Dairy Farms, 420.

20%

7}

Canadian Pacific

Di

3

1.00

Chrysler Motors

11

11

68

31

4.00 Consolidated Gas of N.Y....

481

47

23

07

4.00

Drugs, Inc.

35

35

Hotels (old), 87.00.

601

221

*.00

Du Pont de Nemours

38)

36)

Realties, 871.

871

-36

3.00

Eastman Kodak

34

31

Chinn Lights (old), $113.

5

Electric Bond & Share

141

141

Telophones (new), $97.

45

201

S

0.40

General Electric

13

13

Dairy Farm

ROI.

101

2.00

General Foods

401

243

74

3.00

General Motors

124

12

2-it

108

1.00

Gillette Safety

101

1.20

International Harvester

101

148

24

—

International Tel. & Tel

131 132 187 G

32

4.00

Liggett & Myers "B"

133

3.00 Loew's Inc.

15. 11/

3

Montgomery Ward

113

111

2.80 National Biscuit

231

34

16k

2.00

Pacific Gas & Electric

Pennsylvania Railway.

17

17

Radio Corpn......

4

41

Sears Roebuck

16)

18

10%

1.00 Standard Oil. Co. of New

Jersey

241 242

191

51

30%

15

28

0.40 Socony Vacuum Corpn. ...... 1.20 Union Carbide & Carbon .. 0.00 Union Pacific

231

xd. G

211

528

43

162

P

United States Steel...... Westinghouse E. & M.

271

201 201 95{

Garamount

Platine

AMERICAN ORIENTAL FINANCE CORPORATION

A COMPLETE SERVICE

A complete brokerage service for Now York looks is available at our local Agents

Asia Lands Limited

Gloucester Building, Daily Quotations sent--gratis

apon request.

ST. FRANCIS HOTEL.

Moderate Monthly and Daily Fates.

A great variety of dishes served in dining room and restaurant 1st Floor, at popular prices. Delikatessen a speciality. Watch for daily sug gestions on our notice board at Hotel entrance.

26634 & 26635. "FRANHO."

Telephones: Cables:

Manager, J. C. E. Rye.

NOW ON SALE

The

DIRECTORY & CHRONICLE

of

CHINA, JAPAN, MALAYA, BORNEO, SIAM, THE PHILIPPINES,

COREA, INDO-CHINA, NETHERLANDS INDIA, Etc.

SEVENTY-FIRST

YEAR. OF

FOR THE YEAR

1933

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THE HONG KONG DAILY RESS, LTD11 ICE HOUSE HO

MESSRS. G.A. HARRI- MAN'S REPORT

AN ACTIVE MARKET

The market has been very active during the past week but rates have suffered a further declide, especially in the speculative section, which was sensitive to the slightest change in the political situation at Geneva, Cements were done in large quan- titios down to $7.50, Hotels cum the dividend 40 cents dropped to 87.50, Lights $11.00, Providents $4.40 and Ropes $11.00. Investment section suffered only slightly, Trams being steady around $20.80..cum dividond, Lands $77, Electrics $78.00, Wharves 8143. The sterl- Į ing sections however romained firm with Banks wanted at 81,770, and Unions at 870. The tone of the market at the close is quiet..

Banks-Hong Kong Banks re- mained form with buyers at $1,770 sales having been effected at this rate. Bank of East Asias were quiot with shares offering at $108,00. Insurances.-Canton Fires were transacted at $1,300. Uniona chang- ed hands at 8570/75. China Under. writers revived to a buying rate of

$2,35.

Shipping,-Douglises and Hong Kong Steamboats continued in-de mand at $80.00, and 822,00 respec- Lively,

Docks, Wharves and Godowns. Wharves could be placed at $143.00. Providents (old) continued neglect

ad with sellers at 4.40.

Hotels and Real Estate.-Hotels (old) suffered a decline on account of the decrease of divideral, trans actions having been done at a low as $7.30, but at the close the market improved a little with buy- ers at $1.50. Hong Kong Lands were dealt in at 8771/78, Hong Kong Realties were quiet with sell

∙ers at 87.50.

Cotton Mills Ewos "eased off slightly and were dealt in at Tie.

13.30/70.

Kong

KANSU EARTH- QUAKE KILLS 70,000|

SCORES OF TOWNS

DESTROYED

Peping, Feb. 13.-Foreigners reaching Peping by cazul from Kansa privince, several hundred miles into the interior, reported

to-day that 70,000 persons were estimated to have been killed there by an earthquake occurring December 20.

Literally scares of towns and vil lages in the mountainous districts were destroyed, while the popula-: tion was left destitute.

The headquarters of the China Faine Relief received official but incomplete advices describing the earthquake, but in much smaller proportious.

There figures reported 230 known killed, approximately 200 fatally injured and other seriously injur ed. The Famine Relief office ad- mitted these reports were not final.

Travellers said that towns and villages in a district of a radius of 100 miles around Kactai were istroyed, wrecking everything over

wide plateau.

Waa

+

The official reports concerned immediate Kaotai and only vicinity.

There

no doubt but that there was a severe earthquake, the only question being whether the Ins reached such appalling propor. tions as indicated in the latest re- ports,

If the latest reports are verified the quake will rank as one of the major disturbances on record.

in

An earthquake centreing Fingliang. Kansu, in 1930, claim- el a tremendous loss of life, -es- timated from several hundred thousand to a million.

To this day no means of com muniration except by caravan ex- ists with the earthquake area.

Kansu is almost wholly moun- located between tainous, and is Szechunn and Inner Mongolia,

RUGGER

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DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS

HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

Bu ser Sallere Union

ท

$90 2

CLUB BEAT THE BANK The Club defeated the Bank at Rugger on Saturday at Happy 198 Valley ground by nine points (2 tries and a penalty) to nil. It was Bank's outsides gave a fine display a keonly contested game" and the by defensive work.

There was a great duel between G. Robertson and Dr. J.. A. H. Selby, the Cub captain. Robert- son played a most determined game and marked his formidable oppo- nent with grim perternacity. He the stand-off half.

as well support by W. M. Turner

When half time came the Club led by points, Ferguson having scored a try which was not con verted and McLellan having BIC- cessfully added a penalty goal. In the second half Ferguson again scored an unconverted try

Capt. R. L. Burnett, O.B.E.. lined up the following teams:

Club-A. F. Jenkins; J. J. Fer- Buron,

N. M. Macintosh, R. H.

Griffiths, G. P. Lammert; J. H. McElney, Dr. J.A. R. Selby (Cap tain); D. Mclellan, S. H. Garrod,

Austin, Miller, A. K. Munro, W E. Peers, R. F. Walkden and

I Cherrill.

Public Utilities, Hong

Bank: S. J. H. Fox; R. H. D, Wade, W. H. B. Rigg, B. C. AL Tramways changed hands at 820.90 and A. D. Lowson; M W

ford, F. R. Burch, F. H. King, R.

174

ex the dividend of 50 cents just Turnar. L. G. Robertson; G. C$28 paid. Star Ferries remained routrie, R. Stilliard, I. H. Brad- with buyers at $10.00. China Lights (old) suffered a jet-back and could be obtained at 811.20. Hong Kong Electrics were sold at $76,00.. Tele- phones (new) showed some wenk-. noi and were put through at $26.76/27.00.

Miscellaneous. Cemonts (comb.) opened distinctly weak at 89.80 and were gradually gold down to $7.50 elosing a shade better $7.70 buyers, ju Hong Kong Ropes were on offer af $11.00 without attracting buyers. Dairy Farms remained steadily at $20.10 at which rate some small parcels changed· hands. Sinceres could fetch buyers at $163. Con structions (old) were obtainable at $4.25

A. Jardine, C. H. Pickford and D. A. Cumming.

TRADE COMMISSION FOR STRAITS SETTLEMENTS

TO EXAMINE REASONS FOR GAINS AND LOSSES "

Singapore, Feb. H.E. the Governor (Bir Cecil Clementi) has decided to appoint a Commission:

To inquire into the trade of the Colony, the directions in which it has gained or lost, and the reasons for these gains or losaca, and its future potentialities."

THE PIECE GOODS MARKET This decision was revealed at a

THINGS A BIT EASIER.

The Chamber of Commerce fort nighly report states:

Cotton Piece. Goods and Fancy

A "Cotton Goods. The following reports have been

received:

7.

committee meeting of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Associa tion on Tuesday night.

bell

$1.35

Nomias!

SHAREBROKERS ASSOCIATION:

Bellers Bale Nowls

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18.

Banks

$1,770 H.K. Banks *.......................

$1,760

Cita

Do. (London) ...)

B1st

Chartered Banks

€13)

B241

Murcantilo Bks. "A"

Do.

Bot

Bank of East Asia...

3108

$29

N. O. & 8. Barke

Am.0. Nu.Corp:

1.4.88 China Fiu. Corp, Ord.

T40.

Do.

Pref

$1,375 Canton Insurances...

Underwriters

$55711 Union Insurances... China Fires****

1620

$150 H.K. Fires

TA

International Assoe.. Shipping

!

$1,380

$2,30

Bos

$825

$1,340

Douglasss

130

Steamboats A

323

320

Indos (prof).............

65/-

$20

Do. (de)

Kası

30/0

Shells!****

47.

$201

Waterbouls

$31

$172

Bongue om

$18

21/0

441

TA.

T

T.2.

$11.30-

18,6

Mining

1420 Venezuela Gold Fide $3.70

Kailan VTINA

Langkata (single)...

Tio Explorations.

T30 Shanghai Lonna ... $11 Raubsskrámiaste

Tronub Mino.....

23 ota. Benguet Explorations]

Docks, WharTIS, Godina, ela. H.K. & K. Wharves. Providente (old)....| Do. (now)... H.K. & W. looks...

8. China Motors' A' Uo. "B" Shanghai Docks

3:44

$4.40

$1,90

$20

$10

18

T.06

T8.20 New Engineerings

1220 Hongkow

17 7.605%)

$7.30

$762

2.961) Shanghai Lands

T.10

871

#1

Lands, Hotels, and

Huldings

144

T.03

ไ

T.6)

H.K. Motels (oll) $7.46 $7.60 7.65/8, 00

Da (new)

H.K. Lands

Metropolitan Lands....!

H.. Realties....

Ti1,40 China D

1.994 D. Debenta es

314,10 Humphrey

M$140 - Asin Bealtisa.

M$28

Chiness Estates.......

Cotton Mill

T13.40 Ewos

Long Sings .........

Wing On Textiles(S.)

Public Utilition *** Tramways................................. Peak Trama (old)... Do. (now)...

Star Forries

T.13)

20

(20 20-$20

$

171

Shai Cotton...............

$116

12c

$1.20

190

$34

Yauma Ferries(old)

$33

Do (now

gum. rights.

China Lights (old)

It 11.

801

Do. (now)

До

Ita.

3742

H.K. Electrics $74,75 $75

743,75

324,30 Macao do.

$12

Bandakan Ligits....

$80 Telephones (old)

$28

Do

"(ROW)

5271

T.10

China Buses

2/

Tretion.

13/.

Do. (pret.)......

Industrinia

5274

Malabon Sugars

T.14

Caldbeck,

((ord.)

1104

Macgregore pref.)

$8

Canton fees

$72

Cements (cumb.)....

$7.60

$3

Do.

12:

Do.

(Dew)...

$11.3itopes

$11

57

Ch: Agriculture ...

$20, $19.95

51zł

$4.39

$1.00

*

14

129)

.$29.

*

Macellaneous

Dairy Farzaa ..................

Dar & Wings

Amusemente

$13.40 Ch. E'tainmonte...... $12{*

Constructions, (old)

Do.

Lans Chifords..............

M

.90 ot.

31

**

321

Mackintosh

espn

Nanyang Tobacco...

$15

Bincares

$15

3124

Watsons (old)

311.40

$9,35

Wm, Howells...

-$10

4%

Do.

new)...............

M. Greyhounds

3. C. Enterprises...

United Theatres.......

B. Ind. G. Boads... 63,

Hi.K. Gort Loans... $101

Wallace Harper

China Sporta Ltd....

prem

59.

$295

H.K Wing Oa

S'hai

"Do

PASSENGERS.

DEFANTURES.

$47

6235 #183

Mrs. M. F Dec, Mr. M. S. Docx, Mr. E. M; Duranety Mr. Fung Chew, Mister Fung Chew, Mr. F. 5: Chimenez, Mr. B. Hanscomb, Mr. W. Juker, Mr. E Lai, Mrs. Les She, Mr. Mak Lai, Mr. G. Magai, Mr. Ng Hoo, Misses P. and E. Pen-

In response to the Government's Per B.B. President Jackson, for invitation to the Association, to New York, oto: Mr. Chin Wing nominate a member to serve on the Bew, Mr. J. V. Crowe, Dr. and Mrs. Commission, it was decided to sub: A. Y. Li, Mr. Robertson, Mr. Wa. rait the name of Mr. J. G. Camp T. Alexander, Mr. Ho Yu Song, Mr. dray, Mrs. J. C. Pendray, Mr. Manga Pang Shiu Kee, Mr. Chan Wing Quan Bai, Mr. A. L. Shields, Mr. E. The demand for Grey And Informed the meeting that the Hong, Mr. R. D. Gillespie, Mr. C. Ustarr, Mrs. Wong Shi Mr. White Shirtings continues to be ruport of the sub-committee on the M. Ho, Mr. C. Y. Ngni, M. 8. C. Tung Uny Sang, Mr and Mrs. N.

Yarrow, Mr. Zampul.. Fairly good and sales of "spot" Motor Vehicles Ordinance, 1933, Loo, Mr. C. C. Wan, Misses K. and cargo have been satisfactory, Clear was not yet completed.

F. Sheridan, Mr. Cheung Nghi Pak ance during the first two weeks

Customs Union,

Mr. P. Ho, Mr. Chang Bin Kwan, [: of this month were good but have

Following the request made to Mr. Gee Bui Ng, Mr. P. H. Loffee, Dr. and Mrs. M. Rousseau Capt. since shown a tendency to decline, the Government that a full and au- Mr. Lee Yiu Hom. Mr. Wong Yui MT Broderick, Capt. E. E. Local prices for Spring. Fancies, thoritative statement, setting out Man, Mr. A. M. Scott, Mr. B. Hagna, Capt. 8. Cutler, and Copt. although atill satisfactory, are not how the Colony, the Federated and Lo. Mr. L. 0: Chan Mr. J. P. Ferriter were among passen- so firm but the decline in exchange Unfederated Malay States are af Trow, Mr. 8. Y. Au, Mr. and Mrs. gers aboard the liner President is likely to prevent any great fecled by the Ottawa agreement, H. J. Sherindan, Mr. J. H. Grant Jefferson, which left for. Amarion change. Manchester quotations are be published, a further letter to Mr. O. Li Bush, Miss Mary Buchard Shanghai and ports on Satur a bit easier but there is not much the Government was approved aug. Mrs M Peyronnet, Mr. Charles day new business pawing as dealers are genting that the statement to he Waymiro, Mr. W. G. Hall, Mr. M. not keen to operate at the present published should be one based on Axelrood, Mrs. Marquita Lite Mr. Mossa, Wilkinson &. Grist give lower level of exchange. a despatch which had not reached Kelth Kooncs, Mrs. Robert Buchan,

ILE. the Goromor when he refer Mr. Peyronnet, Mr. Charles Way notice of a Probate Court order red to the matter in the Legislative mire, Mr. V. G. Staten, Miss M limiting the time for creditors and Council on Oct. 19, 19391 Osehwald Mrs. A. Axelrood, Mr. others to send in their claims

LIGE W.-W. Webster,

the Estate of Charlie decline in exchange is proving a Manila; Dr. R. Azumo, Dr. T. Chong dlines Cheung Ping Sarious obstacle. In view of the Azuma, Capt. E. Aikman, Mr Ante of Polk County, in the carry-over from last season, new Boyes, Miss H. Bibus, Miss A. orders this year are again likely to Bates, Mr. WO Brewer, Mr. J of Town, in the United States of be below normal se the dealers are F. Benson, Mr. Chang Yeuk Bek, America, adopting a cautious attitude.

The latest Catton" prices to hand are those of the 17th inst:-

American Mid; ··

"Spot" 4.05d. Bwyobian Sakal---

FG.T. "Spot" .7,038,

Woollens, Negotiations ara proceading for settlement of new Woollen business for July/August shipment but the "Continued at foot of next Column)

Miss Obang Lan, Mrs. Chin She, 1939,

-to- March 6,