1934-12-13 — Page 13

MARRISH

FARE

LINE

ERVICE

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1934.

MAERSK LINE THE EXCHANGE

Past

11

regular FREIGHT, and

PASSENGER SERVICE-

via

Shanghai, Japan and PANAMA

to

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

It affcient inducement offers also other parts of enli. Arrivals from U.S.A.

2nd Jan.

2.

M.V.

PETER MAERSK"

M.V. "NIEL MABROK”

Sailings Le D.8.A.

24th Dec.

28th Jan.

(All dates are subject to alteration without notice,) EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION FOR PASSENGERS

AT MODERATE RATES..

For Freight and Passage please apply

JEBSEN & CO.

Canton, Shameen, B.C."

Tal: 10916.

Agents.

Hong Kong, Pedder Building

Tel. 28388.

NORD

LLOYD

11

HAMBURG AMERIKA LINIE ↑ NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD

OMBURG

Far Eastern Mail Passenger and Freight ServiceTM

Through hookinga ta America via Europe and Europe via America. Bookings around the world. Through bookings to London.

OUTWARD SAILINGS

† (HAL) *** OLDENBURG" for Shanghai, Taku, Daires,

The 14th Dec..

Tsingtas, Kobe, Oaska, Yokohama.....

for Shanghai, Thams., Kobe.

+(NDL). "SAARBRUECKEN

† (HAL) m.v. “ LEVERKUSEN”

ኔነ

1

*(NDL) 15."DONAU"

*(HAL) *** KARNAK"

+(NDL)

X.5,

SEARCH .... wishes

16th Dec,

for Shanghai, Dairen, Osaka,

T'ham, Nagoya

... 24th Dec. for Shai., Dairen, Taingiau,

Thama, Kobe

29th Dee. for S'hai, Tsingtao, Dairen,

Moji, Osaka, Kobi ...

8rd Jan.

HOMEWARD SAILINGS

"TRIER"......

† (BAL) m v. "SAUERLAND (NDL) 8. *CREFELD".

*(NDL) ## “TRAVE".

...for Genos, Barcelona, Lisbon, Adam, R'dam., Hamburg,

·Bremen **ko arginase "for Genos, Botter.lam, 'burg.

for Gence, Mameilles, Oran,

B'dam 'burg.

+

20th Des. 22nd Doc.

Bremen

... 27th/18th Dec. for Marsailles, Amsterdam.

R'data., Hamburg, Bremen Brd/4th Jan, † (HAL) a.s. "OLDENBURG"...for Genos, R'dam. H'burg.

.......... 8th Jan.

†(HL) m.v. LEVERKUSEN"

for Genoa, Barcelona, R'dam.,

Hamburg.

+ Passenger Vessel Limited Passenger Accommodation.

20th Jan,

N.D.L. HONGKONG/SOUTH SEA ISLAND SERVICE. 4.4. ** BREMERHAVEN" 30th December, to RABAUD,

TULAĢI and ports.

For further particulart and passage fares, etc: apply to:-

HAMBURG AMERIKA LINIE NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD

JEBSEN & CO., AGENTE,

.

MELCHERS & CO., AGENTS, 12, Pedder Street, Tel. 28363.-

Queen's Building, Tal. 26378, CANTON `AGENTS: CARLOWITZ & CO., Sbakes Rond.

JEBSEN & 00, Shameen. B. O,

JCI

BALI & JAVA

On Eame leave why not visit BALI & JAVA-the

Isles of Romance and Beauty..

Through fares to Europe by steamer all the way or by

steater and Aeroplane combined. ·

Special reduced round trip fares. Through fare to

Australia and South Africa.

TO BATAVIA VIA SAIGON

... 18th Dec., 11 a.m.

8.8. "TJISONDARI".

TO MANILA, MAKASSAR, BALI

& SOBRABAIA

B.S. “TJIBADAK"

25th Dec., 11 .03.

TO AMOY & SHANGHAI

8.8. *** TJIBADAK "...14th December,

For further informatión apply:-

American Express Co., Inc.

Thos. Cook & Son, Ltd, an

Holland China Trading Co., Canton, "TAVA-CHINA-JAPAN. LIJN,

York Building.

38015.

JAVA CHINA JAPAN LINE!

MARKET

MESSRS. ROZA BROS. · ་་་་

LONDON EXCHANGE RATES

(BRITISH WIrmázu SurviOR. İ

Sterling Parity

Dea

Amsterdam Athana

19.10 Florina * 7.3€

Dec. 11. 7.33

376 DrachmaQ

520 S.

176,316 Dinara 90.49 Marka

12.94

12.34

21.21

China operated on both sides of the sliver market in London yes- Belgrade terday the usual speculative sup- Berba port was forthcoming. The mar-

Bombay ket closed steady with buying in-

dications st quotations, but possi-Bucharess Prices were 1/8 up 24 ready and Copenhagen 241 forward. Price, in America Geneva was 551.

Helsingfors Sterling was slightly lower in Hongkong New York yesterday opening 4054Lisbon and closing 495,

ble sellers at slightly over rates Buenos Aires

{

Madrid... Markes

Milan ..... Opened steady and later firmed) Montevideo up, but towards the close the tone | Montrea! was not quite so robust.

-New York

Oslo

Sterling

is. sd. per Rupee 38 Holge .............. 813,888 Lei 47.58c. per Peso

110 Escudos 25.22 Penata

י'

21.22

485/ 4.95 5/16

18:150 Kroner

25.22) Francs 15.31

15291"

....................... 193.23. Marka

1/8 9/16

1-01

36

99.48 Lir 50.88d. pir Peso 4.867 Dollars

58 3/32

58.

4.867 Dollars

4.851 4.951

18.159 Kroder

164.25 Kronen 96.938. per Gold

75 7/32 1181

75 3/32

Milrein

1/44

1/48

18.150 Kronor $4.561 Schillings 94.56d. per Yea

241

241

86% 31% 300Z

241 244 34% 106 15/18

There were cellars after the Pari.... Seite 134.81 Franca opening. at-1/8 11/18 for near. Prague Buyers bidding 1/8 23/32 for De-Rio de Janeiro..... cember leading to business at 1/8. 1 25/32 for March delivery followed Shanghai by transactions at 1/5 25/32 for Stockholm January 1/83 for cash. Towards Vianua

the close business was arranged | Yokohama ".............. at 1/8 23/32 for cash finishing Silver (spot) with sellers at 1/8 23/32 Decem- Silver (forward) ber/January 1/83 February and War Losa ....... 1/8 25/32 March, Buyera at 1/8; | · December and probably January 1/8 25/32 February and 1/8 13/16 March.

V.B. Dollars Business was reported early in the morning at 421 for cash later. offers at 42 13/18 were, accepted for January delivery, closing with sellers at 423 December and 42 13/16 January, buyers at 1/18 higher respectively,

Q

Shanghai Dollars Sellers at 1211. buyers at 122f for cash

Shanghai Market Firm tone, Sterling opening at 1/4 15/18 for near and 1/4 for forward. At one period of the market the near rate touched 1/5 receding Later however to the opening quotations, forward: 1/5 | 7/16. - U.S. Dollars 34:15/18 »för

Closing Quotations

Decomber 12, 1934

UN LONDON:-

Telegraphic Transfer... Bank Billa, on demand }, '1 Bank Bills, 4 months'

sight

-:IVEDATES (80

ON NEW YORK-

Bank Bille, on demand 42. Credita, 60 days" sight.. (43) ON 'BATAVIA :----- On demand

OFF-***

62-

Bank Bills, on demand (35 7 Credita, 4 months" right 665

1/8

Credits, four - montha'

sight

UN BAGG

120

On demand

631

OW, MANILA 1-0

t

On demand

................ 24

ON BANGKOK :-

111

On Demand

ON SINGAPORE:-

On demand

ON JAPAN:

On demand

';

Og India:-

Telegraphic Transfor... Baak, ou demand 112

On demand... 1001 SOVEREIGNS, Bank Buying

Rate...

1/2

Ban Silver, per of £1?

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via Shanghal, Kobe, Yokohama, Honoluta

Fortnightly sailings Pres. Cleveland. Dea. 18, M'night. Pres. Coolidge....Dec. 28, 9 .m. Pros, Taft...Jan. 15, Midnight Pres. Hoorer....Jaa. 20 Noon Pros. Pierce... Feb. 12, M'night

EUROPE, NEW YORK

Enquire for round-trip ticketa to Burapa In connection with Lloyd Triestino. Via Manila, Singapore; Penang, Colombo, Bombay Buez Canal Alexandria, Naples, Genos, Marsailles.

Pres. Adams... Dec. 29, Fam. Pres. Harrison... Jan. 5,5 m. Prea Hayes, Jan. 19, 8 mm. Pres. Johnson... Feb. 1; 8 m. Pres. Monroe........... Feb. 18, 8-8.37.

VICTORIA, SKATTLE 17 Days

· via Shanghai, Kobe. Yokohama

Fortnightly sailing Pres. Jefferson „Pec. 21, M'night. Pres. Jackson... Jan. 4, M'night Prea, McKinley.Jan. 18, M'night Pres. Grant.. Feb. 1, M'night Prea. Jefferson..Feb 16, M'night

MANILA

THE MOST FREQUENT SERVICE

24

Next Sailing Pres. Jefferson Dec 18, 6-p.m. Pres. Coolidge. Dec. 20, 9 pm. Pres. Adams... ...Dec. 29, 8 sm. Prem. Jackson Dea. 20, 6.p.nsk.

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE

PEDDER BUILDING-KONG KONG.

CANTON BRANCH 5—4, SHAKER' NOAD,

near and 33 15/16 for forward, at BERLIN BOURSE THE DECLINE OF CONSIGNEE NOITOES.

which rates the quotations wera maintained throughout the morn- ing after having reached early in the session the rate of 35 for near and 85 for forward

H. K. STOCK EXCHANGE

[Special to the "Hong Kong, Dally

* Pres" (Copyright).]

Berlin, Dec. 11.

Prices dropped in the sharemar- ket on Tuesday, and business.con- tinued dull. This sluggishness was not so much attributable to the publication of the text loận stock law which was found to contain YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL no surprises, but rather to the ap ** A QUOTATIONS ́· proach of Christmas when the pub

lic always tends to sell out stock to Not much business passed in the procure ready cash. This under- short session. Deals in H.K. Banks" lying cause also explains the were reported at $1617 and $1620 shrinkage of business in almost all and Unions at $512}. Rates for

sections of the fixed interest secu- other shares were fairly well main-rities market, city loans being es- tained, the market closing with specially weak Calf Money 3 to steady undertone.

31- Buyers

Fransocean Xuo Min. H.K. Banks, $1615. Union Insurances, $510. Underwriters, $1.10. Wharves, $1061. Providents (Old), $1.40. H.K. Lands, $54. Humphreys, 391. Star Ferries, $98. Yaumati Ferries, $221. China Lights: (Old), $10.40, China Lights (New), $10. *Electrics, $72.

M

Telephones" (Old), $24. Singapore, Tractions, 4/3. Singapore Tractions (Pref.), 17/9. Canton Ices, $2.85.

Cements, $2.35,

Dairy Farma, $24. Lane, Crawfords, $32. Constructions (New), 80 cts.. *Sellers

Ewo Cottons, Bl. ·$9.85. Peak Trams (Old), $12. China Lights (Old), $10.60, Sandakan Lights, $8. Wallace Harpers, $78.

Seins

HH. Banks, 16171/1620. Union Insurances, $512). Autamoks, 71 cta,

Wharves, $107.....

H.K. Lands, $54. Electrics, $72.

Singapore Tractions, 4/3.

SINGAPORE RAY RUBBER

MESSES. H. B. JOSEPH & Co.

Mesars H, E. Joseph and Co., received the following Straits Currency quotations from Singa pore for Raw Rubber

Jan./March 21ł down #. April/June 23 down ź. Market-Dull,"

CRUDE RUBBER..

MESSES. BENJAMIN E POTTS

Messrs. Benjamin & Potts have received the following cable from their Bingapore Agents

-":"Crude Rubber

Jan/March

201

April/June 23 ct

July/Sept.

Market steady

decreused by 6,631 tont

J

CANTON SILK MARKET

The Kwangtung Raw Blk Test- ing Bureau, Department of Recon- struction, Canton, China reports the following:

महा

Canton Quotations

Décember 10. Extra 0.8. 13/15 ELK $400N Small Extra 0.3. 13/15 HK

$380N.

Crack N.B. 14/18 HK $310P... Extra Extra 20/22 HK $290P, Waste NB. Open HK, $65N.

COTTON

Steady Contraction

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, Nov. 21.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

AND

QURAN STEAMSHIP DO., LTD··

ORINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD, “JONSIGNEES per Co.'s Farmi

"ANTENOR"

CONSIGNEE NOTICES

SILVER`` LINE.

NOTICE TO COREIGNBES

FROK

NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES

THE Motor Yesrel

***SILVERCYPRESS " having, strived from the above Parts on 11th Dec., Consignees of Cargo: are: hereby informed that their Goods are being landed as their risk into the Go downs of the Fong Kong and Kowloons Kowloon, and stored at Consigneer risk Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, and expense.

"All broken, cha fed; and damaged Goode, ara. to be left in the Godowns, where Optional Cargo will not be landed they will be examined on Tuesday, here, unless Notice has been given prior18th Dea, 1934, at 10 a to Versal's arrival, but carried on from part to port to the final port of call to which the option extends.

All broken, shafed and damaged floode will be examined on any Tuesdays and are to be left in the Godowns, where they Fridays between the hours of 10.45 4 and Noor within the Free Storage period. No Claims will be admitted after the Goods bave left the Vousel's - Godawn and all': Goods remaining undelivered after the 17th Dec., will be subject to Bent.

All Claims against the Vossel must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 31st Dec, or they will con he recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be affected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Agents.

All Claims must be presented within 18 Days of the vessel's arrival here after which date they cannot be re- oognized.

Goods have left the Godowns, and all No Claims will be admitted after the Goods remaining undelivered after the 9th Dec, 1934, will be subject to

Beat

by

1

No Fire Insuranos kas been effected, Bills of Lading will be `countersigned

FURNESS (FAR EAST), LTD., 4 Floor, King Building, Connaught Road.

Dial 23 65 Hong Kong, 1th Dec., 1994,

[3047

The cotton industry has lost not far short of 100,000, or 17 per cent., of its personnel in the last four

FROM UNITED KINGDOM years. The Ministry of Labour's

TIA SINGAPORE statistics which give this astonish- ing result have, however, a curious are hereby notified that their Cargo history. Although the cotton in-will be discharged into Holl dustry has been steadily contract Wharf, Kowloon, where it will be tng for a decade, the number of Terms and Conditions of Storage at at Consignace risk and subject to insured persons attached to it re- Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be mained remarkably constant (and ready for Delivery from Godown on even increased) between 1923 and and after 10th Dec. 1930. The explanation lay partly in immobility of labour, partly in the insurance regulations Workers, especially married women, remain, ed in the industrial held longer than usual and, owing to the pre valling poverty, hung on to their status within the insurance scheme. The Anomalies Act of 1931, by cut- ting off from benent large num- hers of married women, led to' n sharp drop in the nominal person nel of the industry. The decline has since continued, but 'm the 12 months ending in July there was a larger fall than in any previous year. It is only natural, of course, that the peace of contraction of the industry's labour force should 10th December, 1934. now be rapid, as there has been a Jag between the closing down af milk and the exodus from the

COMPAGNIE DES trade. The figures may be looked

MESSAGERIES, MARITIMES. at another way. According to the Ministry of Labour's returna un-

CONSIGNEE NOHOL.: employment in the cotton, trade showed a percentage of 41.3 in

8.8. "YANG-TSE": October, 1930; last month it was only 234. But if we deduct the

ARRIVED HONG KUNG of THURE. -qumber of registered unemployed

BAY, THE 6TH DECEMBER, 1984. from the insured population at the

FOX LONDON, ANTWERP, two dates we. And that there are

· RUFTBEDAM, 20, now, only 27,000 more people des New York Quotations are ob-cribing themselves na cotton opera-

MONEIGNEES of Carge by the above tained through Courtesy of Amer- tives in work than there were at

me that all Goods are being ad that their Goodly tits, of NONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby named Steamer are hereby inform ican Orientál Finance Corpora- the worst point of the slump landed at their risk into the hazardons Open Treamere and Valuables

improvement which, had the total and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the being landed and placed at their risk fa personnel remained constant, 18 Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and the Godowns of the Hong Kong Kow one of less than 5 per cent and Godown Co. Ltd. whence and for from loon Wharf & Godown Couples Tow not one of 18 per cent. Rapid Claims will be admitted after the the Goods are laniladi

the wharves Delivery may be obtained loom whowce Delivery Can Be USML changes are taking place in the Goods hem left the Gods. And all Goods note cleared willis 7 Day industrial structure of Lancashire, Grods remaining underored after the and it is extriestly to be hoped that 16th Dec, 1034, will be enbject to Rests to rent.

ncluding date of arrival,, will the Government will realise the “All Olafuss against the Bles Lecessity for their being carefully be presented to the Under Bros Canberra, December 6. studied. A bringing up to date of before the 80th Dec., 1534, Important revisions in the tarif the Burvey made for the Board of

not be recognised, schedules were introduced into the Trade in 1931 by Manchester.

with the comply Warebotine Regulations, House of Representatives to-day || versity to the firs (requisite": have a Revanne" Ofour, by Lt Col Thomas W.White

when damaged dutiable Minister of Trade and Customa

included dule were the duties. dearin

Zokohama. Quotations

December 11.

Opening Yen 580 Хеп. 596

Spot

Bourse 6 months

New York. Quotations

December 10. Bid A 1,261 1,271, 1.27) 1.284 1,281 129

December March

May

tion

Fetra

AUSTRALIA REDUCES

TARIFFS

Lancashire Benefits, But Japanese' as Well

lays stock

cotton. painted out

Londo

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE,

THE BEN LINE STHAMBRE, LIMITED.

From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO"- ANTWERP, LONDON. & STRAITS,

The Blownship “BENLEDI,”