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LLOYD TRIESTINO

FLOTTE RIUNITE LLOYD TRIESTINO - MARITTIMA ITALIANA-SITHAR

S.S. CONTE VERDE

MAER

Sails for

SHANGHAI

TO-DAY

AST

AT 1 P.M.

LINE

SERVICE

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1934.

THE EXCHANGE

MARKET

MESSHS. ROZA BROS..

LONDON EXCHANGE RATES

Amsterdam

(BRITISH WIRELES, SEVIER, 1

Sterling Parity

Nov. 27.

Nov. 28

1210 Florias

Athens .... ........................ 378 Drachmie

Business in Bliver in London yesterday was very restricted. In- Salgrade dia bought and there Was also

Berlin some speculative support. China Bombay gold. "The market was quiet. Brussain There

Bucharest no American price avaliable locally this morning due to a holiday in New York.

In London Dollars were quoted at 4.991.

Market

Steady but practically nothing doing.

Sterling

1/8) was on offer at the open- ing with buyers at 1/8 3/16 but the seller rate improved subse- quently to. 1/8 5/32 for neur at which rate a small business was done followed by small transic- tions at 1/8 3/16 for January." As the close of the morning session 1/8 5/32 was on offer for Novem- ber/December and probably 1/8 3/16 January, buyers at 1/8 3/16 November/December: and 1/8 7/32

MAERSK LINE January/February.

Fast regular FREIGHT and

PASSENGER SERVICE

Shanghai, Japan and PANAMA

to

SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK, BOSTON, PHILADELPHIA & BALTIMORE.

2

If sucient Inducement offers alio other ports of call.

Sailings to U.S.A. Arrivals from U.S.A.

1st Dec.

2nd Jan.

MY "PETER MAERSK "

M.V. "NIEL MAERSK"

27th Dec.

26th Jan.

(All dates are anbject to alteration without notice.) EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION FOR PASSENGERS

AT MODERATE RATES. -

For Freight and 'Pasange please apply :— '

JEBSEN & CO.

Canton, Shameen, B.C. Agents Hong Kong, Pedder Building

Tel 10916,

NORD LLOYD

• DRUSKAN

BRIMEN

Tel. 28369.

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD:

SAMBURG

PARKIN

Far Eastern Mail Passenger and Freight Service

Through bookings to Amețicu vin Europe and Europe via America, Bookings around the world." Through hookings to London.

OUTWARD SAILINGS

*(NDL) m.s. "TRAVE". for Shai, Taka Bar, Dairen,

Tsingtau, Yokohama, Kobe... 3rd Dec. +(HAL), 5.5," OLDENBURG" for Shanghai, Taku, Dairen,

Tsingtan, Kobe, Casku, Yokohama

+(HAL' mv, “ LEVERKUSEN”

U.S. Dollars

A transaction in Dollars was re- ported at 412 for December de- livery. The market was extreme- ly quiet with sellers at 41 13/16 November/December, buyers at 417 November/December and 41 15/16

January.

Shanghai Dollara Sellers at 122) asd 1223 and later 123 at which rate business was done in the Bank market. There were sellers probably at 123 for cash, buyers at 1231 for near de- Uvery.

Shanghai Market

Quiet conditions prevailed. Ster- ling was quoted at 1/41. Improving to 1/4 5/16. The forward rate moved from 1/4 to 1/4 3/16 but receded later to 1/41. Dolla:s were also

on the quiet side with near sellers at 331 and forward sellers at 33; the last available rate was 333 for near and 331 Jor forward.

IN THE AFTERNOON

Sterling

A small business was done in the afternoon. rates easing off slightly. Sterling was done at 1/8 5/32 for near and for the second half of December, closing with sellers at 1/8 and buyers at 1/8 5/32.

..

U.S. Dollars

Buenos Aires

Copenhage Geneva Helsingfors Hongkong

Lisbon Madrid

Milan

Montevideo Montreal...! New York Oslo Paris... Prague

176,316 "Dinars

90.43 Marks

...... 18. dd, per Rupee 21.38

36 Helgas 813,568 Lai

47.58d. per Pero

19.159 Kroner

26.294 Franci

193.23 Marks

110 Escudos 23.21 Pesatma

1/8

1/8 1/16

92.46 Lire

58 7/16

50.88d. per Peso ***** 4.567 Dollars

Rio de Janeire...

Shanghai Stockholm Vienua Yokohama...... Silver (spot)...... Silver (forward) War Loan

4.887 Dollars 18.100 Kronër 194.21 Francs 164.25 Kronen 26.83d. per Gold Milreis

18.159 Knor 34.58) Schillings 24.56d. por Yen

4.851 4.081

75.21/32 119 5/16

1/44

4.881 4.981

75 11/32

241

241

241

7% 106

Closing Quotations

November 30, 1931

ON LONDON-

Telegraphic Transfer... "Bank Bills, on demand 17 -Bank-Bills-months

ON SHANGHAI:-

ON NEW YORK:

241 31% 107

Bank Billa, on demand 13 Credits, 80 days' sight.. 423 ON BATAVIA:-

-Or-dement

Bank Bills, on demand 6. Credits, 4 months' sight 65

sight

1/8

ON PARIS:-"

Credits, four months'

Bight

1/8}

UN SAIGON -

On Demand

121

On demand

ON MANTA

On demand

10.

On demand

ON BANGICX: ----

On demand

ON SINGAPORE:-

ON JAPAN:-

On demand

(/*****....... 141} ON INDIA

Telegraphic Transfer... Bank, on demand' »» ... !

BERLIN BOURSE

(Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press" (Copyright.)]

Perlin, Nov. 29.

SOVEREIGNS, Bank Buying

Rate

BAR SILVER, -per on

823

1/8

· 21 F/16

CANTON SILK MARKET

Canton Quotations

November 28. Extra O.S. 13/15 HK $390N. Small Extra 0.6. 13/15 HK,

$367 P.

The Kwangtung Raw Suk Test- The sharemarket continued toing Bureau, Department of Recon- be buoyant following the improve-struction, Canton, China, ment on Wednesday, the change being largely attributable to the favourable reports from the in- In US Dollars, a transaction dustry and easy manipulation of was rumoured at 41 for the sec- the November monthly settlement. ond half of December but sub- Lignites Electrics wete particularly sequently bids of 41 13/18 for that | bright. Fixed interest securities. month did not lead to business. For February delivery 41 15/16 was done. The market closed with sellers at 417 and buyers at 41 13/16.

Shanghai Dollars Business rate 123..--

Shanghai Market

Sterling at 1/4 5/16. Dollars at

337.

10th Dec.

+ (NDL) ««. "SAARBRUECKEN",

i

for Shanghai, Y'hama, Kobe.

13th Dec.

for Shanghai, Dairen, Osaka,

Y'hama, Nagoys..... for S'hai, Dairen, Tringtau

T'hama., Kobe... 29th Dec.

3rd Jan

20th Dec.

"(NDL) .. "DONAU"

• (HAL) 9.8 " KARNAK ”................... for Sihai., Tsingtau, Dairen,

Moji, Osaka, Kobe...

HOMEWARD SAILINGS

*(NDU). "ODER"

(HAL) .v.RAMSES"....

+(NDL) TRIER”.

449154

4th Dec.

1th Doc.

.....for Genos, Marseilles, Oran, Casablanca, B'da, 'burg,

Bremen ... for Genos, Marseilles, A'dam,”“” R'dam, Hamburg ... for Gence, Barcelona, Lisbon, Adam, R'dam., Hamborg, Bremen

20th Des. †(HAL) m‚v. "SAUERLAND" for Genos, Rotterdam, 'burg.

****... 22nd Dec. *(NDL) ..*TRAVE"

for Maraeilles, Amsterdam,

R'dam,, Homburg, Bremen...28th Dec. †(HAL) 1.8. "OLDENBURG "..For Gonos, R'dam, 'burg,

+ Passenger Vessol. * Limited Passengai décommodation.

8th Jan

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

.-B. FRIDERUN" 5th December, to MADANG,

RABAUL and porta.

For forthor particulars and passage fazes, etc, apply to:— HAMBURG AMERIKA LINIE NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD JEBSEN & CO., AGIFTS,... MELCHERS & CO., AGENTS, 12, Pedder Street, Tel. 29363. |" Queen's Building, Tal, 28378.

CANTON AGENTS :.. CARLOWITZ & CO Shakes Road.

World Shipbuilding

A continuation of the trend to-

JERSEN & CO., Shameen, B. J.

Five Motor Vessels

A Reuter's message states that

"wards greater production of mer-Messrs. Harland and Wolf of chant shipping throughout the Belfast have secured contracts for five motor vessels. Three of these world is shown by the returns of Lloyd's Register of Shipping for of 10,760 tons each, are for the the quarter ending September 30 last, Nearly 100,000 gross tons more of merchant vessels are now under way than in the preceding to Bouth Africa, quarter. The returns cover all

Blue Funnel Line's New Zealand service, and two are for the. Union Castle. Lane's intermediate, service

ships of 100 gross tons and upwards

being constructed in all countries have been available except Rürda, for which no figures | time.

some

H. K. STOCK EXCHANGE

WEEKLY REPORT

A distinct improvement in our market was in evidence during the week under review with more en- quiries all round at higher prices. Sellers were very scarce and any shares offering were readily taken

up.

The following shares came in for most attention:

Lights at $9.60, Tram at $19.80, Cements at $2.30, Electrics at $70, Dairy Farms at $22.66, Hotels at 34.95 and Telephones at $23.95.'

BUSINESS DONE DURING THE WEEK Canton Insurances, $280, $200. Union Insurances, $515, $518. China Underwriters, $1.16. Wharves, $107.

Providents (old), $1.48. Hotels, $5.

L

HK. Lands, $52.10. Realties, $4.15.

Tramways, $19.70, $20. Star Ferries, $21.

China Lights (Old), $9.20 $9.85. Electrics, $68, $89, $70. Telephones (Old), $23.35 Cements, $2.10, $215, $2.30, $2.35. Dairy Farms, $22.45, Lane, Crawfords, #3). Gold River, 32 cts. Shanghai Lands, Sh. $25.

Govt. 4 per cent, Loan, 8 per cent.

Prem

Govt..31 per cent, Loan, 34 per

cent. Prem. CHANGES (3.15 pm) CLOSING `QUOTATIONS Buyers

Canton Ices, $2.95. Cements, $24. Dairy Farms, $22.60.

·Gold Creek, 21 cts.

Sales Providents (Old); $145,

were 1kewise friendlier. gold and mortgage bonds being on the rise. Call Money 31 to 4- Fransocean Kuo Min.

REICHSMARK QUOTA. TIONS

[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Pres" (Copyright.)]

Crack N.S. 14/18 HK. $300P, Extra Extre 20/22 H.K. 3270N. Waste NS. Open HK. $60N.

Yokohama Quotations

November 29:

Opening Yen 580 Yen 598

Spot

Bourse 6 months....

New York Quotations

November 28.

Bld Ask 124) 1.25 1.251 1261 128 1.28 New York Quotations are ob- tained through Courtesy of Amer- ican Oriental Finance Corpora- tion.

Berlin, Nov. 28.||

Relchmarks quotation (without

guarantee)

New York Paris

December March May

... 40.13 .609.83

59,43

75.85

15.171

Amsterdam Paris Sterling..... Dollar Trutikokear Kun Min.

RAW RUBBER

Messrs. Benjamin & Potts" Singapore Prices

Messrs. Benjamin & Potts have "received" the following Straits currency quotations (buyers) from Singapore to-day for Raw Rubber:

Spot, 21 unchanged

January-March, 23 up i ct. April-June, 244 up i ct. July-September 25ł up & ct. Market Steady.

Later Quotations

*

PRESIDENT LINERSTM

TO

NEW YORK

★ follow Two Thrilling Routes

Sell to New York through the Suez, stopover in Europe": en route. Then return through the Panama Canal, visiting Havana, Los Angeles and San Francisco, all at their gayest in this season... In other words, go ona way, retum another, by President Liners and double the enjoy- ment of your trip. Ask about the low fares now in effect!

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

" Yokohama

Fortnightly sailings Pros, Ecover ... Dec. 1, Noon Pres. Cleveland Dec. 18, M'night. Pros. Coolidga.... Di c. 19, 0a.m. Pres, Taft Jan. 15, Midnight Fres. Enover. Jan. 8 Noon

EUROPE, NEW YORK

Inquire for round-trip tickets to Burapo in yannootioa with Llard Triestino, Via Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo Bombay, Sner Canal Alexandria Naples, Gende

Marsellies

Pros Polk........Dec. 8, 8 a.. Pres. Adams... Dec, 22, 8 a.m. Prea. Harrison... Jan. 6,8 a.m. Fres Hayes....Jan. 19, 8 air.. Pres. Johnson... Fab. 2, 8 a..

· Fortnightly sailings Pres, Grant.... Dec. 7, Midnight Pres. Jefferson Dec. 31. M'aight Fres. Jackson. Jan. 4, M'aight Pres. McKinley, Jan. 18, M'night Prea Gract. Feb. 1, M'night

MANILA

THE MOST FREQUENT SERVICE

Next Sailings... Free. Grant

Dec. 1. 8 p.m. Pres Folk....... ·Dec. 3, 1. Pres. Cleveland. Der. 1,6 p.m. Fres. Jefferson. Dec. 15, 6p.m. Pres. Coolidge Dec. 8, 9 pm.

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE

FIDDER BUILDING— HONG KONG,

CANTON BRANCH :-4, SHAKER ROAD.

CONSIGNEE NOTICES.

AND

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

OURAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD.

UHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

NONSIGNEES per Co's Vessal

TINDAREUS" From SEATTLE, VANCOUVER AND VICTORIA VIA JAPAN are requested to take Delivery of Float and Lumber Shipments as soon as the Vessel is ready to discharge and are hereby notified that if their Lighters are not laced alongside the Vessels required, their Shipments will be dis charged into Holt's Wbari, Kowloon, at their expente, where the Cargo will

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.

FROM LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON & STRAITS.

The Steamship “BENCRUACHAN."

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NONSIGNEEB of Cargo are hereby **informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the

Godown Co., Ltd, whence and/or from the wharves Delivery may be obtained.

Mo Claims will be admitted after the

Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining andelivered after the th Dec., 1934, will be subject to Bans

All Claims against the Steamer mast be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 22nd Dec., 1834, or they wil

lie also at their risk and expenso and subject to the Terms and Conditions of Storage at Bolt's Wharf. Steamer wil commence Discharge on the 30th Nov. Dot be:

Tognized. General Cargo will be discharged into comply with the General Bonded Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie have a Revenue Ofoer in attendance Regulations, consignees must et Consignees risk and subject to the when damaged dutiable goods are Terms and Conditions of Storage al Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for Delivery from the Godown on and after 30th Nov.

cxamined.

All Broken, shafod and damaged Goods are to be latt in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 7th Des., 1934, at 10 am, by Moses. Goddard & Louglas,

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

tha "GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., LTD,

Agents. Hong Kong 30th November., 1834

All brakan, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowas, where the will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the bours of 10.45 and Noom within the Free Storage period.

No Okims will be admitted after Goods have left the Vessel's Godoy, and ail General Cargo remaining undelivered after 6th Dec., will be subject to Bent.

All Claims against the Vessel · muat be presented to the Undersigned on or

not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be affected.

BUTTERFIELD & 'SWIBE,

Agents. 30th November, 1934,

SIAM APPROVES before the 20th Dec., 1934, or they will

LIMITATION

Illicit Opium Problem

Bangkok, Nov. 20. Siam, a French telegram from Paris states, has ratified the Agree ment adopted at Bangkok (in No- vember, 1931), and providing for a limitation of the traffic in opium and other drugs. But, ned it is a big but, the agreement, will only come into force as soon as Japan "and Inlia bave ratified it.

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SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DEL

·MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

CONSIGNEE NOTION

8.8. ARAMIS.”

ARHIVED HONG KONG " FRIDAY, TH■ 30тH NOV,, 7834.

From MARSEILLES, &o.

(2042

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL :

STEAM NAVIGATION Co's STAMEN "COBFU."

MAHA HONG KONG_VE.

19TH NOVEMBER 1934,

FROMANTWERP,LONDON,GIBRAL- TAR, MARSEILLES, MALTA, PORTSAID, ADEN, COLOMBⱭ“.

AND STRAITS,

CONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above

named Vessel are hereby informed. that their Goods are being landed and placed 47 TERIR zur in the Hong Kong ind Kowloon Wharf and Godown Com- pany's Godowns at Kowloon, where each

The main provisions of the UNSIGNEES of Cargo by the Consignment will be sorted out Mark

shore-used Steamer are hereby informed that thair Goods, with the

Agreement are as follows:- Messrs Benjamin & Potts havetion of opium will take place only their risk in the Godowns of the Hong (a) The retail sale and distribu-seption of Optum, Tressure and Valn ables, are being landed and 'pliced - st received the following Straits cur from: Government shops.

Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowa rency quotations (buyers) from

Cow Lid, Kowloon, whence Delivery can Singapore to-day for Raw Rubber:

be obtained as the Goods are landed.

Goods not cleared within 7 days, in. elading date of Marival, will be subject to

·CORRECTED. RATES

Spot, 21 cts. down ct.. Jan-Mar., 221 cts. down i ct. Apr.-June, 241 cta down & ct. July-Sept., 251 cta down i ct. Market-Dull

Messrs. II. B. Joseph & Co.'s Quotations

Messrs. H. B. Joseph & Core- ceived the following Straits Cur- rency quotations from Singapore

for Raw Rubber.

January-March, 23 up L April-June, 244 up 1. Market-Steady.

(b) Persons under twenty-one years of age will be prohibited from smoking opium and from en- tering, any smoking establishment and penalties including imprison-Rent ment will be imposed on

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by Mark and Delivery can be obtained the Goods are landed."

Optional Goods will be landed here contrary Sir Hours before arrival of the unless Instructions have been given to the Stemmer.

Good not cleared within 8 days including date of arrival will be subject to Eent.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by

cass whatever,

Godamage Packages must be left in the

Ulaims must be sent to the Under- ichting persons under twenty-one signed before Monday, 10th Lacomber, years of age to smoke opium or to 1984, or they will not be recognised,

agrees, and the Company's Burveyors. enter an opium-smoking establish-

must be left in MST: GODDARD & Douglas, at 10 Damaged peaks gamination by the on Mondays and Thursdays, within the ment or to procure opium.

the Godowns for

The Conference recommended, Siam concarring, that, in those to gions where illicit traffic does not constitute a serious obstacle, system of licensing and rationing

Med be adopted.

The recommendation was of necessity conditional; since the Conference recognised that the main difficulty in the way or re

triction of the consumption of prepared opium was the existence of large supplies of illicit opium.

Consignees and the Company Bur. Free Storage period,

Mesra. Goddard & Douglas, af

· Veyors,

Deo,1 1984. 10a.m. on Thursday, the Sih Officer in Attendance when damaged Consignees must bare a Revenue latiable goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors.

Bo Claims will be admitted after the Goods here left the Godowns.

No Fire. Insuranes will be effected by

a. OHL

Agint Bong Kong, 30th Nov., 1974

am Su-macy, como whatever,

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Consignees are specially notified that it is necessary for a Kovenne Ufficer, to damaged dutiable cargo, be present at the examination of All Claims against the Stesmer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before 19th December, 1983, or 1

they

not be regspised

Clan will be admitted after the” Goods have left the Godown. MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.

Adele Agesta

Hong Kong, 29th Nov, 1934.