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SHIPBUILDERS,

SHIP REPAIRERS,

BOILER MAKERS, FORGE MASTERS,

OXY-ACETYLENE AND

ELECTRIC WELDERS,

MECHANICAL AND

ELECTRICAL

ENGINEERS.

LIMITED.

-DRY DOCK-

Length 787 Feet. Length on Blocks 750 Feet.

THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY`

OF HONG KONG.

SALVAGE TUG "TAIKOO" WIRELESS CALL

V.P.G.N. GOO METERS.

BUTTERFIELD &

Depth on Centre of SII (B.W.O.S.T.) 34 ft. 6 ins.

-THREE SLIPWAYS.—

Capable of Handling Ships Up to 4,0)) Tons Displacement.

Electric Crane at Set Wall. Capable of Lifting 100 Tons at 70 Feot Radius.

SWIRE, Agents, HONG KONG, CHINA & JAPAN.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1933.

MONEY AND

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE ASIA LANDS, LTD., QUOTATIONS

(INCORPORATED IN HONG KONG.)

Tel. 28350-Gloucestor Building, Room 208,

(BRUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE] ·

Now York: March 3,

Dow Jones Averagas:

30 industrials 20. Rails

- 20 Utilitiea

40 Bonds

Stocks

Air Reduction Allied Chemical American Can

MARKETS

Mar 3 Chango

$3.84 1.60 up 94.76

.8% up .66 up :81 down

High-1932

Low: Mar. 2

88.78

41.22 £2.18

41.30.

13.2% 23.94

36.11

16.53 21.30

83.26

85.78 74,02

21,95 73.91

FINAL QUOTATIONS

Amer. Can 7 per cent.

Amer. and F'gn. Power Ainer. Smelting Amer. Sugar Rof'g Amer. Tel. and Tel.

Amer. Tobacco "B" Anaconda Copper Auburn

Bendix Aviation Bethlehem Stepl

Borden Company Canadian Pacific Caterpillar Co. Chrysler

5 Nat'l Dairy Prod.

DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS

HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

Buy via

Sallera

HONG KONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD. | 31,035).

DIVIDEND $50: BONUS $5

W nie officially informed that the General Managers and Consult- ing Committee of the Hong Kong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., will re- commend, at the forthcoming meet- ing of shareholders to be held on April 10, the payment on account of the year 1931 of a dividoud of $50 together with an "exchange" bonus of $5 per share absorbing $440,000: to pass the balance of $1-13,850.66 to the credit of reinsur- ance fund and to carry forward $400,169.54 in respect of the year

85 1002

SINGAPORE

$1,380

MONDAY, MARCH 18,

Banks

ELK. Banks

SHAREBROKERS, ASSOCIATION.

4914440

Do. (London)... Chartered Banks Mercantile Bica. "A"

Buyare

Helfer

Caloo

Nomina

31,845

£117 £13

2131

2941

£241

£0

Do.

£91

$100

Bank of East Asia....

31011

N, O. & S. Barku... 17

128

Am: 0. Fin, Corp: M

M

Pref.

T.485 China Fin. Corp.r.:

Do.

T.4.60

手机

Insurances

Canton LuvTTANICOS,.

Underwritera

China Firea

$1,390] H.K. Fires................................

*

$2.38

1541

$620

One hundred and five alleged 20 ots 114 "Reds" were charged before Mr.

$101

55/

801.

42-6

45%

4% 14

$21

$181

#3

25/

T.

L

T.

T.2

$100

13,8

Mining Benguote......

14.20 Venezuela Gold Fide..

Kailans ORATION

21/3

T4

Langkats (single)........

T2.10 Explorations.........

T230 Shanghai Loans...

Raabs

Tronoh Mines............... Benguet Explorations

Dooka, Wharves, Godowns, sto.

$1,250

KARTAL

Union InsuranICOS....

$2.50

$525

.$820

TA

International Amos..

$1,340

Shipping

$35

+

Douglases

192

Steamboata ainm

$34

122

$15

Indos (prof.)

$50

Do. (det.)

42/6

Shells

Friday Int. Harventor Pid.

$201

Waterhouta

Mar. 3 Int. Nickel

48

Int. Printing Ink

77

Int. Tel. & Tel.

8

WHOLESALE ARRESTS IN

1

$181

54

Johns Manville

131

Pfd. 112;

Liggett & Myers "B"

534

B

Loow's Inc

12

12

Mack Trucks ............ 244 Montgomery Ward

14

101

OVER A HUNDRED ALLEGED "REDS."

09 Nat'l Cash Biscuit

33

56) Nat'l Cash,, Reg'ter

Sk

35) Nat'l Steel Corp.

10

J. E. F. Gregg, the Third Police

7

12

North American Co. Otis Elevator

20

Magistrate, recently, with being

$134

**

H

11

20

Pacific Gas and Elec.

94

9 Pacific Lighting

99

5

Packard Motors

2

8

Paramount Publix

Coca-Cola Company

84

Columbia Gas & Elec

11

Phillips Petroleum

Camoolid Gas N.Y.

Con. Gas $5 Cam. Pfd.

01

Saleway Stores

Pennsylvania Rly.

481 Radio Согрп.

311 in exchange for now coins of the

members of an unlawful society. This was the sequel to the import- ant raid carried out by the Special Branch, who were assisted to a con- siderable extent by every division of 18tho Singapore police.

$4.20

H.K. & K. Wharves. Providents (old ...

$133

:4.20

$1.40

819) $10

Do. (LOW)... H.K. & W. Docks...

31.20

*20

$8

'S. China Motorg” A'

Do.

$8

"13"

18

Shangbai Dock

*

1,6

51

New Engineerings T.29 Hongkow ...........

1.82 T.6

[Landi, Hotels," and Buildings

Continental Can

38

Sears Roebuck

142

Corn Products ....

49

Standard Brand-

14

Curtiss Wright

Stand. Oil of N.J.

24

Drug, Inc.

32

Bocony-Vacuum Corp.

61

same amount, provided however $7.80 that their weight and fineness shall 37,40 conforta with articles 2, 5, 6 and. 7 of these regulations.

32 $7,80

H.K. Hotela (old)

$8.10

***

$70

$75

194

Du Pont de Nemours

35

Texas Corpn.

1.14

(Note.-Articles 5, 6 and 7 pro-

Du Pont 6 per cent. Cum. Deb, 100

Texas Gulf Sulphur

17

vide for the ordinary wear and $7,55

Eastman Kodak

53

Transamerica

38

tear).

Elec. Auto Lite Co.

12

Union Carbide

291

Elec. Bond & Share

12

Union Pacific

601

4 Un, Pac. 4 per cent. n-c

Pfd., 64

14 Un. Air. and Trans.

19

11

Un, Corporation

61

241 United Fruit ....

10 U.S. Steel

26

Art. 11. The following provisions shall govern in cases in which silver or similar metals which may be used for the minting of coins, or old coins, are presented to the Cen- tral Mint for the coinage of the 24 Standard Silver coins:-

$14

$26

M324

BAR

T.69

Gillette Safety.

14

13

U.S. Steel 7 per cent, Pfd. Vanadium

541

1. Where the silver bullion offer

81

12

Warner Bros."

1

Int. Bus. Machines'

224

ed has a fineness of 999 thousandths, 23,403148 grammes of pure silver shall be presented for each Yuan plus a minting charge of 2.25 per

8106

$211

$8

369

Do.

H.K. Lands

T.234 Shanghai Labda T.10

Metropolitan Lands.. H.K. Healtics.redcore,

T11.40 Chine Do

194/ Lio. Debentures Hauphreys ......

|M$140] Asia Realties "A"

Do.

Chinese Estates......

Cotton Mille

T13.45 Ewosmammanam S'hai Cotton....................... Till Zoong Singa.......... Wing On Textiles(S.)

Public Utilities Tramways.............$21

$17.20| Pook Trame (old)........ Do. Star Ferries

(now;

175

1I

17.86

$131

H

***

**

T13.55

1.87

7.11

$115

$21.95

316

(new)...

38

380

$34

Yaumiati Ferries(old)

32

$331

Do. (now

$31

caut. rights...

130

UNIT

12.15

$1zł

China Lights (ok!).....

+

11.967 12.30

200

Do. (now)... 19 Do,

ta. H

$75

H.K. Electrics $74

$24.30

Macao do,

$13

Sandakan Lights ---]

$30

f'elophones (old)

3971

Do. (BBW)

4271

T.10

China Buses......

2/

Tractions

12/.

Do.

(prof.).....

Industriais

CONTAINS

NO ANIMAL FAT

PURELY HERBAL

7am Buk

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· BRUISES · BURNS

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FITCH-DELHI SORES ·BAD LEGS",

PRICKLY HEAT ULCERS RINGWORM-

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BITES & STINGS -SPRAINS RHEUMATISM'/

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ZAM-BUK IS FREE FROM ANIMAL FATS.

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DANISH MINISTER, IN

NANKING

CREDENTIALS PRESENTED TO MR. LIN SEN,

March 8-Dr. Oxholm visited Farious ministers And the presidents the Yuans this afterix, and llowing this, he was entertained dinner this evening by the Foreign Minister, Dr. Lo War Kan. Many

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high officials were also present...

The Danish Minister is not leav ing Nanking till March 10, when he will visit the mausoleum of the late Dr. Sun Yat Sen and offer a floral tribute.

Before proceeding to Poking Dr. Oxholm will return to Shanghai, where Madame Oxholm, and the Councillor of the Danish Legation, Mr. Wilhelm Eickhoff, will join him,

N.C.D.N.

Elec. Power & Light

Gen. Amer. Tank Car

General Electric

General Foods. General Motors

Gold Dust

Goodyear Tire

Int. Harvester

841 Westinghouse E. M.

18 Dividend payable semi-annually.

HONG KONG STOCK | STANDARD SILVER

MARKET

YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL

QUOTATIONS

New Regulations on Coinage

cent.

2.-Old

one-yuan silver pieces which conform with the weight and finenesa originally fixed may be ex- changed for an equal amount of the Standard Silver coine without payment of minting charge.

3. Where the finances of the silver bullion offered is less than 900 thousandths, or where the old one-yuan silver pieces do not con- form with the weight and finencas originally fired, they shall be con: verted to the actual amount of pure Naoking, March 4 set of re- silver they contain. A minting There is very little of note to re port in our market to-day, algulations governing the coinage of charge of 25 per cent. must be paid though rates are being fairly well the Standard Silver Unit (Dollar), for each Yuan coined. Where the was formally adopted at the 7th competition of silver bullion or old maintained, and the undertone re-

The volume of trad regular meeting of the Legislative coins mentioned above is too com mains firm. ing, however, continues limited in Yuan held yesterday. The follow plicated, an apprpriate assay and ing is a translation of the Regula-or refining fee may be charged in

addition to the minting charge.

Art. 12.-The Central Mint may produce "mint bars." Each bar shell have a fineness of 900 thousandths and a fine silver contant equivalent to the silver content contained in 1,000 dollars, both of which shall be recorded on the face of the bar,

Art. 13.-Where silver bullion is offered to the Central Mint for the making of "mint bars," the fol- lowing provisions shall govern 、

the extreme.

Sales, Providents (Old). 81.10. Hong Kong Lands, $75.

Buyers,

Hong Kong Banks, $1,045. Canton Insurances, $1,350. H.K. Steamboats, $22. Benguet Explorations, 20 Providents. (Old), 84.10. Providents (New), 811. Shanghai Docks, Tla. 92, Hotels (Old), $7.80. Hotela (Now), 27.60.

Hong Kong Lands, 875. Realties, 87.55.

Chinese Estates, 895.

Hong Kong Trams, 8211. Star Ferries, $80.

China Lights (Old), $12.15. Electrics, $75.

tions:-

Art. 1.-The coinage of the Stat dard Silver Unit shall be carried out exclusively by the Central Mint.

Art. The Standard Silver Unit shall be known as the Yun Its total weight shall be 26.6971 grammes. It shall be composed of 88 per cent. silver and 12 per cent. copper; that is, it shall contain cents.. | 13,493448 grammes of pure silver.

B. Ind. G. & Bonds, 84 per cent. Govt. Loans, 41 per cent. Prem.

Sollers.

Union Insurances, 8541. Rauba, $101.

Providents (Old), 84.18. Shanghai Cottons, Tla 60.. Malabon Sugars, $18. Dairy Farms, 8271. -Watsona (Old), $124. Watsons (New), 811.40. Lane, Crawfords, 85. United Thiatres, Tis. 5.

AMERICAN ORIENTAL FINANCE

CORPORATION ́

A COMPLETE

SERVICE

A complete brokerage service for New York Stocka in available at our local Agents

Asia Lands Limited

Gloucester Building. Daily Quotations seat-gratis —upon request.

Malabon Sugars .-.

T.14 Caldbeck, 1(or) T.10 Macgregors (prof.) Canton Ives ASESATRE Cemonts (comb.)...

Do.

$27

$6

$8.204. 35

201

$10

$6

$8.35

36

(old)..

***

Do. (DW}-

$10

Rope

$7

Uh AgriculturUR

#971

100

**

Dairy Farms a le

144

$1

Der A Wings.......

$12

Amuacuenta......

$12

$12.4

Ch. Etainments...... $117

34,80

Constructions, (old);

$4.32

Macta

Do.

25

་ བར

Lane Crawford.......

$21

Mackintoshs

Nanyang Tobacco...

$184

1

$128

31190

Lo. (new)

$3.35

The

$10

M. Greyhounds......

$82

5. C. Enterprises ...

125

United Theatres ................

04.

***

piem.

39

38

1-Where the silver bullion has a fineness of 000 thousandtha, minting charge of 2.25 per cent shall be paid.

Art.-3. The pattern of the Stan- dard Silver Unit shall be designed by the Ministry of Finanes and submitted to the National Govern ment for promulgation by official 2. Where the fineness of the silver' in less than 999 thousandths, it shall

Mandate.

Art. 4.--One Yuan of the Stan- be commuted to the amount of pure dard Silver, money shall be equival- silver it contains. Besides a mint. ent to 100 cents (Fen). One canting charge of 2.25 per cent, for each shall be equivalent to 10 Li.

bar, an appropriate assay and or Art, 5-The difference between refining fee may be charged. the actual weight of the Yuan of the Standard Silver Unit and the legally fixed weight must not in any case exceed three thousandths (3 1000ths).

Difference in Fineness.

Equal Exchange.

an

Astora

Sinceres ........................

Watsons (old)

Wm, Powells.......

B.-Ind.-G.-Boada-6447;

11.K. Gort, Loaus... $104 Wallace Harper......

Ohian Sports Ltd...

$223.K. Wing On

***

S'hai

TIENTSIN SHARES

Art. 14Where "mint, barg" of the Central Mint are presented in exchange for Standard Silver coins, the Mint, if satisfied that the bar offered retains its original weight and fineness, must exchange it for

of Standard Bilver coins Art. -The difference between amount equivalent to that record- the aggregate weight of 1,000 Yunod on the bar.. In case the bar has and the legally fixed weight (for lost in weight or fineness, it shall 1,000 Yuans) muit-not in any case

bo, exchanged with Standard Silver B/Chint.... exceed a 10,000ths.

coins equivalent to the actual B/Communic. Art -The difference between

Yienyich Balt Bk..... the actual fineness of each Standard amount of silver it contains.

Art. 15-These regulations shall To Lu Bank Silver Yuan and the legally fixed be put into effect from the date of Kincheng B.C fineness must not in any onse expromulgation thereof. coed three-thousandths (3 1000ths).

Art. 8. The Standard Silver Ratio Between the Standard, Unit shall be tendered and accept- ed in payments to the Government or to private persons as well as in all transactions. The amount that may be tendered at any time shall of exchange of the Dollar as equivo E/E de T'tsin... be unlimited. (That is, it shall balent to 0.715 Shanghai Tael. ^ This | G/V Factory. considered na the legal tender). rate of oxchange, applies both to Do.

40N - 371

Tientsin, March 1

Last

Buy, Sell. Sale.

82

89

03)

03

45

-45

714

72

50

673

51 58 58

Nat. Ind. B/China

6

4.00 5

5

39 41 30

57

BON 50N

900

200

12

G8-

71372

480 18

C/Hsin Old-1912 do: New...... C/Ta Balt O/Hsing Coal....... Crystal Ltd.

Dollar and the Shanghai Tael." Besides the above Regulations the Legislative Yuan also adopted a resolution formally fixing the rate E/Eng. Wks.

Lanchow M. Co. -....* 480

Art. 9.All the old one-yuan the standard dollar and the ex Hopei L. & B.A.... 60N silver picces, which conform with isting old one-dollar pieces. The Hotung Land the weight and Aneness originally, Legislative Yuan also approved the Imperial Hotel fixed, may be used, within a certain following formula showing how this specified period, in the same man- ner as the Standard Silver Unit The said period aball ba specified. by order of the Ministry of Fin

WO Out Goins,

Ar 10-Standard Bilvor coins: if used for too long time may be presented to the Central Mint (Continued on next Golumn)

rate is arrived at:

NO StarM$17 One Shanghai Tael equals 33:599 Ttsin L Inv. ...... 141) 142* ---- gramines of pure silver, 23.03448 Ttain lav. Trust... divided by 33.500 equala 0.6692305 Ttain Press

Twin Bldg, ·Co........... Shanghai Tael..

Minting charge 2.25 per cem. Taku Tugs

0.0002305 equals 10167227.

plus N.O W/Wks 0167827 equals 715 approximately Y/Rue Gloss..... Therefore the rate of exchange of Yung Les Soda the Yuan has been fixed at 0.716 Wag/Lita Hotel Shanghai Tsel.-Kuo Min.

*-x.d.

9

53 86

07

07

03

100

240

10

50

1181

108

2421

Do

$42

$15)

3111

Szh

$135 188

H. K. VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.

ORDERS.

(a)-Full Band practices will take place every Tuesday and Friday, commencing from Tuesday, March

(b)-Band Recruits will parale every Thursday, commencing 10th instant.

W. H. G. GOATER, Capt., Adjutant, H.K.V.D.C.

HOCKEY

CLUB TEAM. JAT REGT.

The following team has been selected to represent tho. lat XI of the Hong Kong Hockey Club" against the 3/3th Jat Regiment on Wednesday next the 15th of March on the Marina Ground at 5 p.m. t

C. Gregory, A. A. R. Botelho, E. V. Reed, W.. A. Read, H. J. D. Lowe, J. L Tetley, H. Owon- Hughes, W. E. Williams, G. E. R. Divett, A, T. Lay and 0 0. Francis.