1934-08-09 — Page 13

MACRSE

NE

MAERSK LINE

Fast regular FREIGHT and

PASSENGER SERVICE

Tia

Shanghai, Japan,' LOS ANGELES

and PANAMA

NEW YORK,

to

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1931.

LOANS TO RUSSIA

Claim By Bank Of England

(Special Air Mail Sarvies)

London, July 25.

LONDON EXCHANGE RATES

On

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE) Sterling Parity

Aug. 2.

Amsterdam Athens

...... 1.10 Florina

Aug. 1. 7.43

375 Drachmae

525 8.

Belgrade............... 276,316 Dinaen

525 9. 221

Berlin

90.49 Marks

13,00

Bombay

Brusts Bucharest

His Lordship Mr. Justice Eve de- Livered a reserved judgment in Buenos Aires favour of the applicant on two Copenhagen

BOSTON, PHILADELPHIA & BALTIMORE applications by

If sufficient inducement offers slaan other ports of call.

'Arrivals from U.S.A.

M.Y. "NIEL MAERSK"

29th Aug.

Sailings to U.S.A. *

23rd Aug.

21st Sept.

M.V. ANNA MAERSK " (All dates are subject to alteration without notice.) EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION FOR PASSENGERS

AT MODERATE RATES.

For Freight and Passage please apply :—

JEBSEN & CO.

Canton, Shameez, B.C. Agents Hong Kong. Redder Building,

Tel 10916.

HORE LLOYD

CREMEN

Tol. 28363.

HAMBURG AMERIKA LINIE ↑ NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD

Far Eastern Mail Passenger and Freight Service

Through bookinga to America via Europe and Buropë via America. Bookings around the world. — Through bookings to London.

OUTWARD SAILINGS

*(HAL) 0.5." BOCHUM ".

[^(NDL) 1.“ FULDA".

...for S'ha... Yokohama, 'Bebe, Osaka, Moji, Tako, Dairen, Tsingtad

*** intre 16th Aug. ..for S'hai., Taku Bar, Dairen, Tringan, Y'hama., Nagoya, Kobe......

↑ (HAL) 1.9. "BURGENLAND”

(NDL) 8. "ISAR".......

for Shanghai, Taku, Dairen, Kobe, Osaka, Yokohama, Nagoya

24th Aug.

20th Aug. for S'hai, Taku Bar, Daires,

Tsingtas, Yokohama, Kobe... 6th Sept.

HOMEWARD SAILINGS

2

(HAL) 64. “NORDMARK" for Genos, Marseilles, R'dam.,

*(NDL) 8.4." ALSTER”

†(HAL) m.v."LEVERKUSEN"

Hamburg... »

Bond Aug. for Genoa, Marseilles, Oran,

R'dam., Hamburg, Bremen...18th Aug.

(NOL) sa "DONAU "...

for Geron, Barcelona, R'dam.,

Hamburg.

...... lat Sept. ...... for Marseilies, Orsa, Rotterdam,

Hamburg, Bremen ......... 9th Sept.

·

+ Passenger Vessel, Limited Passenger Accommodation.

N.D.L. HONGKONG/SOUTH SEA ISLAND SERVICE.

1.5. BREMERHAVEN" 29th August, to RABAUL,

42

TULAGI and porta

TH

For further particulare and pwnage fares, ets, apply to:- HAMBURG AMERIKA LINIENORDDEUTSCHER L'OYD 'JESSEN & CO., AGENTS,

MELCHERS & CO., AGENTS Queen's Railding, Tel, 38378.

18, Pedder Streat, Tel. 28369.

"CANTON AGENTS;

CARLOWITZ & CO, Bbakes Road.

JERSEN & CO., Shameen O. B.

JGJL

BALI & JAVA

On Bome leave why not vitlt BALI & JAVA-th

files of Romance, and Beauty?

Through fares to Europe by steamer all the way or by

steamer and Aeroplano combined Speral reduced round trip fares. Through fares to

Adsträlit and South Afric

TO. BATAVIA DIRECT 8.8. * TJISÁROKA” ADALAH 14th Aug, 11 am TO MANILA, MAKASSAR, BALÍ A SOERABAIA

8.8. **TJIBADAH **.

glit Aug., 11 t.. August: Special. Reduced Summer Round Trip Fare HONG KONG/BATAVIA HONG KONG. H3450.00,

For further information apply 1 1.

American Kiproer do,,-Ion, Thon... Cóók; á Sony Lol" Holland-China Trading 08, Gäñton) JAVA-ORINA-JAPANELEN KVARN

York Building

Tel. 36015,

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LINE

the Attornes- {. Geneva ..... General, representing the Treasury Helsingfors and the Bank of England, which Hongkong.... raised questions involving large Lisbon sums of money originally raised in | Madrid London in 1916 for the purpose of | Milso of rehabilitating the credit of the then Imperial Government of Rus- sia and to enable it to carry on the War.

The applications, which were heard together. were summonses taken out by the Attorney-General against the liquidators of the Rús 80-Asiatic Bank and the Russian Bank for Foreign Trade, branches of which still existed in London and had been ordered to be wound up as unregistered companies un- der section 938 of the Companies Act, 1929, asking for orders" that"| the decisions of, the liquidators, re- jecting proofs of debt by the Bank of England on behalf of the Crown for £752,000 and £820,000 res- pectively, "might be reserved and that the proofs might be allowed In full

A.Memorandum

1. d. per Rupee 1/6-1/16

30 Belgas 21.461

........ 813,858 Lei

303

47.368. per Peso . 361 8.0.

110 Escudos 25.22) - Pesitas

581 384 4.887. Dollara 4,954 4.887 Dollars 5.03 18.159 Kroner

50.50d. per Peso

12.85

1/8 1/16

21.43

503

98) 9.0.

22.39

15.414

2201

1/6: 1/18 110

18.189 Kroner 23.391 95.29 Francs 15.44

193.23 Mark 2281

1101

36 27/32

36 13/18

92.48 Lite

58 21/32 383 5.0.

4:05

5.08€

-19.90

19.901

194.81 Franca. 76 13/32 164.38 Kronen

121 3/18 26.83d.. per Gold

76 11/16

4 9.0. 1/4

48.0.

1/41.

19.39) 27

19.394

27

1/2 20 9/16

1/2

20 13/16

Montevideo Montreal New, York Oslo Paris Prague Rio de Janeire...

Shanghai Stockholm 14.159 Krinor Vienna

.........34.56) Schillings Yokohama ... 4.58d. per Yea Silver (spot) Silver (forward) -- War Loan

20 11/16

·7% 34% 104 3/16.

Closing Quotations

August 8, 1134

UN LONDON:~~

Telegraphic Transfer... Bank Bills, on demand Bank Bill, 4 months'

sight

}1 57

......1/8.

Credits, four month

ON SINGAPORE: ~~

ON JAPAN:-

Or INDIA-

121, 3/16

20 15/18 31% 104 7/18

Os, New York:-

Bank Billa, on demand 374 Credits, 90 days' wight.. 79. ON BATAVIA

On demand

ON PARIS

... 05

Bank Bill, on demand 567) Credits, 4 mičniha) sight.đơ

On demand

PRESIDENT LINERS

are

LUXURY LINERS

Fast and Smooth Riding

Of all the many things that distinguish President Liners from the rest, niëne is more important than the steady smoothness of these speedy ships... Large and broad of beam, they have mcitý times been called the finest riding shitä on amy béarl Plan now to make your net trip "the President Liner way.”

SAN FRANCISCO 18 Days To VICTORIA, SEATTLE 17 Day via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu

Fortnightly sailings Fres. Hoover...Aug. 11, 5 am. Pres, Taft Aug. 29, 6.a.m. Pres. Coolidge, Sept. 8, Noon Pres. Pierce..Sept. 16, Midnight Pres. Hoover ...Oct., Nãos

EUROPE, NEW YORK

Inquire for roundtry Liaketa to Autope "ta conversion Tak Leyd Trinettaa,

Via Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Bombay, Suez Canal- Alerandria Mapies, Genos,

Pros Polk .....Ang. 18, $am. Pres. Adams Sept. 1,8x.m. Pres. Harrison. Sept. 15, 8 a m. Pres. Hayes.... Bept. 19, 1 a.m. Pres. Johnson... Och 13,8 mm.

|

|

via Shanghai. Kohe. Yokohama

Fortnightly sailings Pres. Grant..... Aug. 18, 6 s.di. Fres, Jefferson Sept. 1.6 a.m. Pres. Jackson... Sept. 15 8 am Pres. Makin ay, Sept. 28, M'night Pres. Orant Oct 18, Midnight

MANILA

THE MOST FREQUENT SERVICE

Next Sailing

Pres. Grantsien Aug. 11, § p.m. Pres. Folt... Aug. 18, 8 km. Prek. Taft. Aug. 21. * pi Fres Jefferson „Aug. 26) 8 pm. Pres. Coolidga..Aug. 10, p.m.

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE

ON

sight SHANGHAI:-

1,08

ON SAIGON

On Demand

110

On demand

ON MANILA-

On demand

638

On demand ............. 75

ON BANGKOK :---

On defend

125

124+

SOVEREIGNS, Bank Buying

Telegraphic Transfer....... 1/ Babk, en demand 199

Rate

-1/6)*

20 13/16

CONSIGNEE NOTICES,

CONSIGNEE NOTICES.

BAR SILVER, pet of

KING'S SILVER JUBILEE

Planning The 1935 Celebration

By a memorandum" "of October 1, 1915, the following suggestions were made by the Bank of Big- land for the rehabilitation of the Russian exchange:-(1) That ap- proved Russian banks should draw three months' sterling bills on ap- proved London banks and accept ing houses and sell the drafts to the Banque de l'Etat, Petrograd, (2) The Banque de l'Etat to for- ward the bills för acceptance and discount and disposal of the pro- ceeds. (3) All bills so drawn to Be specially marked as drawn under the memorandum of October 1, 1915. (4) The London banks and accepting houses to undertake to, renew the bilis until one year after the termination of the War. (5) The Banque de l'Etat to undertake to put the accepting houses in funds to meet the bills three days before maturity. (6) · All auch bills to be advised to the Bank of 'England, who would regard them

(Special Air Mail Servis) ag A 1 bank bills for purposes of discount

Landon, July 25, or otherwise. (7) Im-

in Australia, Canada, New Zealand. The Home Office, which is res-and India. perial Russian sterling Treasury bills, due one year after the ter-ponsible for organising the cele-

Leading representatives of the mination of the War, to the brations marking the twenty-fifth Dominions and Crown Colonies amount of the acceptances to be anniversary, next year, of the have arranged to visit London lodged with the Bank of England King's accession to the Throne, during the period covered by the

has completed a draft programme draft programme. There is how of events. This draft is now under ever, no, present intention to hold consideration by the King.

anything in the nature of an It is anticipated that the general Imperial Conference. Informal character of the programme, as discussions are probable, and it is approved by his Majesty, will be possible that an important Imperial announced in Parliament this function of some kind may be week. Detalls have still to be arranged as part of the "Bilver decided, and these cannot be Jubilee programme. announced until a later date.

With regard to unauthorised The actual date of the King's reports accession was May 6, 1910. On following statement was issued

already published June 3 his Majesty will celebrate from Buckingham Palace yéster his 70th birthday.

day.

as collateral security. (8) An ae- cepting commission of one-half of 1 per cent, to be paid at the time of drawing to the London banks and accepting houses. (9) No commission to be charged either by the Banque de l'Etas or the

Bank of England.

In pursuance of that arrange- ment the Russo-Asiatic Bank drew 151 bills of exchange on 21 at cepting houses, some of which matured on February 3, 1918, and the rest on March 25, 1918, "and

the

PEDDIR BUILDING—XONG KONG.

CANTON KRANOK :—4, SBAKEN HOR

NOTICE TO CONSIÓNÉES.

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION "Co:'s ETIAMIR "BOMALL"

-ALMIVED - HONG KONG 7TH AUGUST, 1994,

From ANTWERP, LONDON, GIBRAL TAR, HARSEILLES, KALTA, PORTSAID, ADEN, "COLOMBO

AND STRANTS,

MAERSK LINE.

NOTIDE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE M.V..

"NIEL MAKROK”-

having - dzīvid; · from. New York-and. Parts of ex, Countgross, or Cargo he Kareby sothied that their Goods are CONSIGNEd Vasel aro kertby in the Hong Kong Kowloon Wharf & of Charge by time being landed and placed at their risk into formed that their Goods are being landed Godown Company a godown at Kowloon, and placed AT TRMIR 24K, in the Hong hard dalivery may be obtained as soon Company's Godowns at Kowloon where No Claims will be admitted after the Kong aid Kowloon Whad. kád Godewi | ka the Goods see landed, each Consignment will be sorted out Mark Goods have left the Godowns, and a by Mark and Delivery city be obtained as - Uöödi richalking untielffered after the the Goods are fanded,

Friday, 10th Aug, will be subject

Optional Bloods will be landed here to Berk. the contrary Six Hours before arrival of unlias Instructions have been given to the Stember

Goods not cleared within 8 days in cluding date of arrival will be subject to Rent

are to be left in the Godowns, wher

All broken, shafed nod damaged. Goodr

they will be examined on Thursday- 9° Aug, så 10 am, by our Surveyors Messrs. Goddard & Douglas,

To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Hegulations cor signees must have a Revenue Officer in tendance

examined. when dama ed dutiable goods sto

No Fire Insurance will be effected by na in any case whatever. the Godowns for instion by the Damaged Packages must be left in

Consignose, and the Company's surveyore, All Olaime must reach us before the Messrs. Gonnaan & Doualas, at 10 mm. - Monday, 3rd Bipt., 1984, or they will on Mondays and Thursdage, within the not be recognised Free Storage period o

X Farstall be directed. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

JEBSEN &.co.

it is necessary for Rerenne Ofour to Consignees are specially notifed that

be present at the unmazination of dáángoð datiable carga, e

All Olaims against the Steamer mana Hong Kong, ard Aug., 1934 be presented to the Undersigned on Of not be recognised.tu before 7th Aug., 1934, of thấy

The King his intimated in con- "There is no truth whatever in which, through. Baring Brothers nection with suggestions already the suggestion that the King will and Co., Limited as agents for the made, and which thay be made in make a tour of leading cities and Russo-Asiatic Bank, were present the future, that he wishes the towns of the country as part of the ed to and accepted by a number celebrations to be so planned as celebrations." of London Banks and other finan-

to involve a minimum of extra cial houses under a form of agree expenditure on the part of local British history for Silver Jubilee There is no precedent in modern ment entered into between the authorities and other bodies. Banque de l'Etat and each of the

celebrations, Queen Victoria had The underlying plan containing been widowed for only & year when accepting houses which carried out the proposals now under const she teached the twenty-fith more fully the terms of the mem-deration by his Majesty is to make, anniversary of her accession, and Goods have left the Godow orandum of October 1, 1915, Clause the celebrations of a local characthere were no bublic functions MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co., 9 of the agreement was as folter throughout the Empire. By The Silver Jubilée of King George

this means people in every part of also passed without public. Hong Kong, 7th Aug. 1834|||” In the unlikely event of your the Empire, as well as in Great celebration, owing to the King's not being seen in funds to meet Britain, will be able to join equally severe illness.

'CONSIGNRES” NOTICE. your said acceptancés or any ot in the them, we hereby authorize the Brl-

"THE MAN · LINE STEAMERS,

*LIMITED HOLE

lows:

Ка

tish Treasury to isstle to you siɛFUAL

CONFERENCE

Ing Tréasify Bills of the Imperlai The King's wishes with regard Russian Governmbrit to the to the programme are eagerly: amount of the said acceptántés awaited in every corner of the anprovided for, such Treasury Bills Empire Tentative plans have to bear interest at:8 ber cent. ber already been considered-Overseas annum from the date of theft is-

sue.

t

The agreements with the accept

«ing houses" provided that the of the London branch of the acceptances of each house should | Russo-Asiatic Bank for the sum not, unless otherwise agreed, ex-of £752,000, the total sum ceed the sum of 350,000,0 of the acceptance, asigned to the ・In January, 1918, shortly before | bank. The liquidators rejected the maturity, all the acceptances were proof on the ground, among others, assigned to the Bank of England that the claim was barred by the in" considération of the issue of Statutes of Limitation, Exchequer Bonds to the áccepting The facts in the case of the houses to the amouth of the Bills | Russian Bànr för Foreign Trade acepted, Steps were then taken were similar, but the total amount by the Bank of England to give | of the bilis in that càm was £920 - notice in wilting of the sing!-- | 000,

ments to the Bünö-Asiatië. Bank | The" Attorney-Generat (Bir at its head omes in Petrograd, and Thomas Inskip, KO Wilfrid

also to the Banque de l'Etat, but, Lewis and Mr. Andrezes-Ukwate according to evidence from the appeared for the Foreign Office, the letters con- Bank of Eng taining the notices nevér: reached | Mr. Lionel Cor their destination owing to the in- | R. Idelsoh: for tervention of the Bolshevism 1910- Bank; and Mr. lution,

ENA

and Mr. EL EM

me, Russian

The Bank of Barlahi claimed to prove in the liquidation -- Trác

CANTON SILK MARKET

The Kwangtung Raw Silk Test- Ing Bureau, Departulent of Recon struction, Canton, ChinE

Canton. Quotations

"Xugust" 6. Extra O§. 13/16 HE. 4440N. --Small Extra' 08. 13/15 HK.

Cracks N.B. 14/16' HK: $280P. Extra Extra 20/24 EK, 1290N; Waste NS: Open HK: 850N.

Tokohama Quotations,

August 7 Opening Yên 185

Spot

Bourse six months

New York Quo

Yen 4685

1081

No Claims will be admitted after the

Agenta,

19752.

FECK LEITH, MIEDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS.

Agenla

13794

HAMBURG AMERIKA LINIE.

T

-NOTICE TO "OORDIGNRES.

"LEVERKUSEN: having arrived from Hamburg and Ports of call, Consiguesa of Cargo i hereby notified that their Goods being. landed" sad pinosì si thair The Steamship "BENVANNOCH.”

Into the Hong Kong and Kowloon Vy hef wod Godown Company & godowna - M NONSIGNERS of Cargo are buyby ohtaised as moon as the Goods are lands

Kowloomy where ~ delivery..., may informed that ad Goods are being landed at iner Fink into the bardeer Optional Cargo Will Not Be add and/or extra hamidons Godowns of the herd, unless otice bar been given" 45 Hong Kong Kowloos Wharf and beurs prior to vasel's arrival, but carried Budowa Go, Lid

Joe Zram on from port to port to the final port the wherrer Delive

csil to which the option extende:

Tih Aug list will be debi 12-All Ossing againgi tha

En sammeertand to the thier [ befute tla gelir AGIRA

not be belogrified.

Whons Regulations, bata a Revenue. Offert (whm #damaged "dutiabl examined.

they