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DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS Hong Kong Stock

Exchange

Bayers Salleen

Balne

Nominal

89 ctal

-37 cta.

Sharebrokers

THURSDAY, JANUARY, 10.

Banks

H.K. BANKA

Association

Bajeru

Ballyra

Nomina

$1,620

£130 B12

Da. (London) ... Chartered Banks....

$1,695

Mercantile Bks. "À ̈ ̈

£18 £31

£131

Do.

* 9904

Bank of East Ääis......

$90

N. 0. & S. Banks

$0.80

Am. O. Fis. Corps 8.

31.86 Ch. Fin. Corp. Urd, S.

Douglaseredbur

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1935.

STATEMENT ON CUSTOMS

REVENUE FOR 1934

Nanking, December 31.

The Ministry of Finance authorise publication of the follow- ing information relative to the Customa Revenue for the year 1934-

COLLECTION

The Customs Revenue for 1934 composed of Import and Export duties, Interport Duty and Interport Surtax. Tonnage Dues, Flood Relief Surtax, and Revenue surtax, amounted to $334,800,000, approximately, as compared with $339,500,000 for 1933.

The contributions made by each category of duty towards this total, as well as the corresponding figures for 1933, are shown below:-

IMPORT DUTY:

1934

C.G.U. 6,600,000 C.G.D. 6,588,000

H

Do. Pref. H.

Tomarances, 60

Canton InsurLEON.....

$275

1955

1933

Underwriters. ****** $1.30

ካነ

Union Insuran008... $505

#520

China Firajane|

Export Duty

$520

H.K. Firaa

Interport Duty and In-

3240

$8.34

International Amos, 8.

terport Surtax

$16,900,000

Shipping

Tonnage Dues

3,300,000"

C.G.U. 132,700,000 C... 135,763,000 $ "24,700,000 $ 23,245,000

18,003,000 4,402,000

146

$39

Flood Relief Surtax

數

Steamboats

On Import Duty

$30

Indos (pret.)

$33

· Do. (def.)

On Export Duty

49/4

Shelis

Revenue Surtax

313

On Import Duty:...... Q.G.U..

Mining ..

On Export Duty,

Amtamoks

-9 ola.(01 ota,[89 ota,

****

$3*

Balateos

40 et

Baguio Gold

$14

Banguet Consolidated]

36 ct.

$:4

19:16

9 cts.

$131 Waterboata

..:

(20 ek

Do. Exploration

150 ctrl Do. Goldfield

10 ots Big Wedge ........................

21. Gold River...........

Gold Creek....

United Paracales... 34 ota

Salacot Mining......

Kailang semi

*UNDIN

!!!!!

+91

18 ots

$

1,200,000

1,250,000

8.600,000 CG.U. 1,200,000

6,583,000 $1,248,000

Of the total import duty collection of C.G.U. 132,700,000, 83 per cent. was collected in actual gold unit drafts or notes." The balance was collected in sliver according to exchange rates rul- ing on the date of payment of duty.

The total collections made at each of the principal revenue" producing ports during the year 1934, also the amount of the increase or decrease which these totals represent as compared "with the collection for 1933, are as follows:

Port

Collection 1834 Increase Decrease Over 1933

>

16 at

#1

Ipo Mining.

{4* cts,

Itogons

19/-

19

Shanghai

$ 175.400,000

$18.

Langkats (single) B.

16

Tientsin

41.100.000

Explorations............ S..

$6

Shanghai Loans 3.

Kiaochow

20,200,000

$8

$10

Hauba

$0.80

Hankow

19,400,000

35

341

Canton

8,000,000

Kowloon.

7,500,000

5,800,000

$112 31.45 16 ots

50 cts.

4300 Hongkaws

8.

Venezuela Gold Fida.

Docks, Wharvan,

Godowna, sta.

$111 H.K&K, Wharves. 31.40 Providents (old)

Do.

(new)

$12 H.K. & W. Dooks

8. China Motors' A'i

Do.

"B

$190 Shanghai Docks S.

New Engineerings8.

Lands, Hotels, and

Belldings

H.K. Hotelsmyn H.K Lands......... Do. 4% Debentures Shanghai Lands...B.

$19.90 Metropolitan Landa

H.K. Kaalties......... $51

China Do.............

$123 Do. Debentureas.

Humphreys

New Asia Hotel...

#

151 #53 7581

$100

324

Chincae Estates.............

Cotton Mill

Ewos.KADRIAUTO

MIL AN

Est

$5.20

$53

441!

$115

35

$5.15

! ! !

36.80

874

#41 $9.40

$53

192.

$40

$107

30

Asia Rosition "A ́S

Do.

*338

174

S'hai Cottons(old)S.'

3443

За

(new)S.

80.40

Zoong Singa................S..

$56

Wing On Textilas(8.)

Public Utilit

$12

Peak Trams (old)...

$7

Dd (new).......!

#117 $5

$100

Star Ferries

$100.

323

Taunisti Ferries

192

#

10.45)

China Lighta (old)...

$10.45

Do. (DOW)...

325

12

325.80,

#111

.. Da

614 TRADIS

g

1.90

$1.80

Tramways **ENTEREY

(new)

$111

$2.00

$4

Cements Ropes

********** $1.80 |$1.98" {31.90.

13.50

193)

#1

Der A Wing

H.K. Electrica ... $72

Macao do.

Sandakan Lights

Telephones (old)

$12.40] China Buses.

17/9

Tractions ... Da (praf)

Industriale

$8.70 Malabon Bugars

$90 Caldbeck, (ONL) B. $194 Macgregora/(pref.)B. $2.85 Canton Icon

Miscellaneous

124) Dairy Farms

$1.35 Amusemente ..............

Ch. Etäinment.......

Constructions, (old)

{{DOW)

Lane Crawford......

Mackintosha i Nanyang Tobacco... Biocata....

Watsons

70 Din. Wm. Powells a

M. Greyhounds......

$7.358. O. Enterprises

United Tanstros... 8, 98), Ch.G.671925G.#Bda,

H.K. Govt. 4% Loans!

Do. 31% Wallace Harper......

3110 H.K Wing On......

Shal Do

$71

86 ola, 70 at

18

35

$72

$6.601 Vibro Fileng ......

SHAREBROKERS ASSOCIATION

BUYERS

Bank of East Asia, $90.

Underwriters, $1.20,

Unions, $500.

Douglases, $39

Antamoks, 88 cts.

Gold Rivers,

33

$150

$4.80

$840

11.35

Swatow Amoy

5,500,000

400,000

-900,000

700,000

2,400,000

1,000,000.

3,000,000

800,000 2,100,000

'FOREIGN' LOANS

the Government's Mandate of The service (1) of the Anglo-] February 24, 1932, relative to in- German loan of 1898, (2) of the ternal loans, the sum of $8,600,000 Boxer Indemnity obligations, and has been paid monthly to the ac (3) of the 1913 Reorganisation count of the National Loans Sin- Loan has been met in full from king Fund Administrative Com- the Customs revenue during the mission to cover amortization and year at a cost of $75,414,347.81, as interest charges of the internal compared with $85,742,483.36 ex- consolidated debt secured on the pended on foreign loan and in- Customs Revenue. In addition, the demnity account during the pre-service (interest and amortization) vious year.

of the 22nd Year (1933) and 23rd (1934) Customs Treasury Note Issues has been met in full

cost of $29 413,000.

The obligations due in respect of amortization and interest on

Year

the American Wheat and Flour from Customs Revenue, at a total

Loan of 1931, amounting, in all, to US$3,439,455.24, have been met in full from the collection of Flood, Kellet Surtaxat a total cost of

$9,890,615.07. In addition, interest due during the year on the Amerf can Cotton and Wheat Loan of 1933 was paid, at a cost of $1,714, 023.75, from the proceeds of the Flood Relief Surtax that had been set aside for this purpose during the year 1933.

*

INTERNAL LOANS

MANCHUBIAN PORTS

It should be noted that sub-

sequent to the seizure in mid-1932 of the Customs establishments at the Manchurian ports, no quota has been made available to the Government from that region, or from Dairen, towards the payment of the various loan and Indemnity. obligations secured on the Customs

revenue.----

In accordance with the terms of · Kuo Min.

S.S. SCHARNHORST

Some Special Passenger Features

Below are some features of the passenger and cargo steamer “Scharnhorst” which was launched at the yards of the - Deschimag- Werit Act. Ges. "Weser" -on the 14th December 1934. Theré are excellent appointments for the conveyance of 300 passengers all. told in the 1st class and Tourist-

class. For those passengers travel Hing Ist class there la an open-air swimming pool on the sun-deck

THE CIRCUS AT OLYMPIA

Talent From All Quarters

(Special Air Malas

London.

23.

LATE NIGHT CABLES

The following cables were received last night by the American Oriental Finance Corporation and Messrc" 9. E. Levy & Co. 12-

Londen Forecast **** Stocks Wall Street on the whole is expected to be quiet," but some specialities are likely to improve cwing to the Fetter outlook.

Rubber Rubber should be little lower.

Wheat: Wheat, will also be slight- ly lower, but is fundamentally sound: Brokers are bullish."

Cotton Cotton is expected to be steady but traders may be cautions pending the decision of the gold clause case, which at present is absorbing the attention of all markets.

A.O.F.C. New York Cables Stocks: The opening was even light and featureless

Cotton: The Liverpool and Do- mestic trade were buying moder- ately. There were also hedge sell- ing and additional liquidation. The 'tone was fairly steady.

-NEW YORK STOCK QUOTATIONS

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S.E. Levy & Co.'s Cables

The following cabled reports were furnished by Messrs. 3. E Levy & Co. last night.

24 9/16,

London Silver-Spot unchanged: Forward: 24 11/10. unchanged:

London Silver Comment: Ameri- ca bought: Speculators bought and sold. Business small.

CONSTABLE'S BEARD

PULLED

"I just happened to lay my hand on the constable's beard *** said Cheng King when he was charged before Mr. Wynne-Jones at Cen-

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tral Magistracy yesterday with American Oriental Finance Corporation and S. E. Levy & Co.

hawking cigarettes without ya licence and with assaulting Indian Constable. 7034

Inspector Dredge said that about 440 pm on Wednesday the con- stable saw the defendant make cigarettes and sell them. He ar rested defendant who resisted and refused to carry his bag to the station. The defendant also tried to escape on the way, and strug- gled with the constable and pull- red his beard. Sub-Inspector Chester-Wood happened to arrive on the "scene then, and saw the defendant pull the constable's beard

Sub-Inspector Chester-Wood, sald the defendant grübbed hold of the constable's beard three times.

Defendant. I just happened to Lay my hand on the constable's beard.

Sub-Inspector Dredge further stated that there were tears in the⠀⠀ constable's eyes when - he arrived at the station

Mr. Wynne-Jones: You must not pull constables' bearda. It is not done!

Mr. Wynne-Jones imposed a fine One "Imagines that an appear- ance at Olympia must be a sort of #4 or, in default, five days' hard of universal passport in the cir labour on the first charge, and cus accolade after which the $15 or in default, three weeks for recipient need give no further pulling the constable's beard, pror: Bertram Mills reems

Sterling, New York-London Cotton: March

Cotton: July

Rubber: March

Rubber July Wheat: May Wheat: July

Com: May Winnipeg Wheat May

American Smelting/ Consolidated." gas of M.Y Du Pont

El. Bond and share. General Motors Int. Tel and Tel. Leow's Inc. and Montgomery W. National Distillers NY. Central .... Standard Oll Co. of NJ. US. Steel

COMMODITIES PRICES

101€ 101

931991

91 90 841837

Jan: 9

Jan. 10 Close Open 10.30 · 10,45-

4921

11.00 4917 4917 4917

12.84

"1261" 12.63% 12.63

12.74

12.72 13.71 13.71

13.80

13.82.-13.82

13.85

1421

14.22 14.22 14:25

101

937

901

-840

STOCKS

3847

381 381

384′′ 38

201

$20

201

981

201 967

7

322

327

331

291

271

201

42+

-381

381

New York, Jan. 10/ New York Cotton

- January 9 Closing Opening. Glosing Jan 12.50 12.62 12.62 12.55 12.55

885-3-ARTS

Old Old Old 1.94 1.33/94-103/01. New New" *New! 189 187/88 187/88 Old Old Old 1.97 1.95/97 196/97 New New New 193 191/93 1.91792

Old Old Old 2,012.00/002.00/01, New New New

1971.98/96 1.9678 Total sales --Old: 4,000 tons, New-

€6,000 tons

artists to make us laugh or quake: girl first does the splits on a Mar, 12.89 12.71 1271 12.63 12.84 there are performers from Canada, table, then twists her legs up and May 1278 1279 12.78 12.70 12.70 September. Coa, Cuba, Czecho-Slovakia, behind her so that both feet are July 12.82 12.85 12.83 1274 12.74 England, France, Holland, Italy, in the small of her back and Oct. 12.83 12.65 12.65 12:59 12,59 Fortugal Russia, and the United then, stir in this position, jumpa (1935) States, and every one # master off the table on to the ground, Dec. 12.67 12.70 12.70 12.04 12.86 People were saying as they left the fact almost destroys itself by (1035) to-day after the opening perform its own virtuosity. One loses the Spot 12.30 ance that this year's circus was even better than before,

66 ata. with a Hide-re deck-space, in the

immediate vicinity of which is to gave scoured the world for gymnasum and bar. Besides this, space has been set aside on the sun-deck for the children to play in and yet further space to serve as a resting-place. For those not desiring to take part in the games on the wide sports-deck, there is a verandah cafe, whence, one can follow the games over a quiet up of coffee, tea or other refresh ment. The foremost side of the promenade deck is taken up by the large social hall. Annexed to this is the spacious smoking room, to the one side of which is a bar, and to the other awriting-room easy. with library Access from deck to † long, painted po the dining-room situated at the horribly, proceeds. aft of the promenade deck is gain- | balances on it and- led by means of folding-doors on | and ends by sliding

either side, so that passengers may the pole at almost fa partake of their meals the pro- only to check himself waz menade deckas.

$108, $101. 861)

SHIPPING MOVEMENTS:

The Blue Funnel Lins as Maron will arrive from Manila

a new

The Blue Funnel Line: 5.5. Troilus will arrive from Sing ore usual ship's appe

15th Instant

The turn which made audiences gasp to-day was a terr formance by Albert who was broug artist but

three

is few feat of the herto

konstar

Beast

12/85

New York S

sense that this is a human being.

per

New York Hubber

Mar. 1.37} 1381.99 The hundreds of children in the hea audience screamed with Joy at Jan 13.70 13.60 13.60 13.59 13.59

May 3.80-1380 July 1.39 some brillant Dutch, tumblers Mar. 13.91 13,78 13.78 pair of negro clowns who do an May 14.13 14.01 14.04 13.90 14.00 Total sales: admirable boxtug act, and the Inly 14.33 14.22 142 142 1421 Montreal Silver

137. 139 139 138 138 1.39 139 138 13

73 lots

Brothers

ho Sept 1451 14.41 14.42-14.10.14,40

throw bac

180 54.90

othe

and

down

ter as each Oct 14.61 14.52 14.62 14.50 1450 Mar 54.70

Total sales: 190 lots

May 5515

July 56

Chicago wheat

Eept, 56,50

May July

101

1011 101) 101 1011

Total sales);

3.

932 93 931 931

92 924, 02 914– MA

uesday's sales 17.356.000 bushels

Chicago Cora

United Pare

Wharves $1107

Yaumati Ferries; $22

Eléctrica, #72).

Teen

cent ? per

Banka, $1,4

· 90:

(Old), 825)