1935-03-25 — Page 12

DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS Hong Kong Stock

Bayer Selja,

Exchange

o. (London) | Chartered Banka... Mercantile Bks. "A"

***

$1,310

£13,

Sharebrokers' Association

SATURDAY, MARCH, 23.

Sitluco

Balov

Banks

$1,300 21281

H.K. Banks

£15

231

£13

Do.

"0"

595)

Bank of East Axis...

#85

1N, O. & S. Banks ...

8:0 $1BU

Am O. Fin. Corp: B

Ch. Fia. Corp. URL. 9.

#41

Do. Pref. S

Insuranass

Canton InanrauICOO

1800

Underwriters.******

$250 31 20

147

Union Insurance ...) $410

$400

China Firea p

$400

H.K. Fires

$220

$920

International Assoe S.

Shipping

$39$

Douglas

$30

872

Steamboats

330

indos (prot) an

$30

$33

Da (del) att

$36

46/3

47/

$124

Waterhou

$12

Mining

98 ots

Amtamoka ......

93 ata.

$13

Balatcos

34 cts. Baguio Gobi

31 ets.

814

Benguet Consolidated

$13

15

Exploration

17 cta.

10 ct.

Gold River........................

17 ots

18

Uaited Paracalos... 34' obr 15 ott Salacut Mining......

#11

ipe lining......................

42 ots.

Itogons

18/K

Kailas

310

懿

16

15.15

1 ota.

DIM

rta

300

$5

81144!.

200

lu ct. Do Goldfield...!

1 cts Big Wedge

38jeta. Gold Creek..........................

$1.20

20 cia.

ཟོན་

Langusts (single) 3.

Explorations.............

Sanaghar Loans

Se

Venezuel Gold Fida.

Docks, WharYEK,

Godowns, ske

H.K. & K. Wharros.

Providents (old,

Do. (ue)...

I.K. & W. Docka

S. China Motors* A';

Do.

$120 Shanghai Docke S.

$309

$4.40

$102

*40

$16

***

New Engineerings. Hongkowa...

Lands, Hotels, and

Buildings

H.K. Hovala

18. 315

2008

18

cx div $5

TIT

392

.cts.

31

H.K Lands...... $391

Do.4% Debentures

Shanghai Lands...8.

312-3 Metropolitan Lands...

35.10

HK. Koulties.........

19.60 Chian Do

$100 Azis Realtion "A"N.

$9.30 Zoong Sings S

$123

191

Do. Debenturess. Humphrayı

New Asia Hotel

$15

Do. "B" S.

193

Chincas Estates......

Cotton Mill

$8.30

EWOB ......S

$74

S'ha CottonsfoldjS.

$40

Do. news.

55

Wing On Textiles(8.)|

310.

H.K. Wharves ita.

87

Da. Ex Rts.

Pabils Utiling.

181/17

Ponk Trains (okl).....{ set

Ꮭ .

Do. (sw)...!

Star Forries

523

Yaumati Ferries...

China Lights .........

$85

H.K. Electrics...

39 364

19.16

$25

Macao do.

Bandakan Ligida .....

$23

Telephones (old)

310

$80

Tramways |- $181

Do. (new)

$19.40 China Buses...... S.

10/3

Tractions

M

20/6 Do. (pref.)***

Industrials Malabon' Sugars ---

Macgregors praf.)8.

$81

$18

Caldbeck, lord.) 9.

A

818

$7

Canton Ices

Lements

$3.65 Hopea n

Miscellaneom

Amusement ............

Ch. Fainmentara.

$19

Dairy Farme..............

$1.85

38.40

$1.70

60 ct.

$34

#21

FOR

Constructions, (old)} $1į

Do. (new) 50 oka.

Lane Crawford.......

Mackintosha

Nanyang Tobacco... $4.45 Sinceres..... Watsonme

70 ota, Wm. Powells ....

$2

$1.36

93).

M. Greyhounds.

.8.

S. C. Enterprises United Theatres .......! CG.5%19950.3Bds

HK. Goth. 4% Losna|

Do. 31% Wallace Harper ..... $105 HK, Wing Go

8'hal Do. Vibro Pileng

$5

LOCAL HOCKEY

K.I.T.C. Beat Radio

2

THE

20 cts.

$115

$5

$108

cd.

841

$37

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, MARCH 25, 1935.

DIFFICULTIES OF

CHINA

LARGER AIR ESTIMATES

British Suggestions New Squadrons And

To U.S.

(Special Air Mail Service)

con-

London, March 6. For the first time since the re- ceni visit of the British Ambas ander, Sir Ronald Lindsay, to the State Department and his ference there with the Under Secretary of State: Mr. Phillips, and the head of the Far Eastern section, Mr. Stanley Hornbeck, it announced authoritatively to-day that suggestions made on behalf of the British Government were going to be given serious consideration.

was

Stations

(Special Air Mail Service)

The

INCREASE IN

STRENGTH

Army Estimates

of

Though there was an increase in strength the distribution of the principal units remained the same. Owing to the continued progresa in mechanisation there would be a. fall of 1990 in the establishment of horses.

London, March 8, The Army Estimates, issued' yes- terday, show an increase Un lust year of £3,950,000, and an added strength of 2700. The estimated London, March 6. Air Ministry

Estimates expenditure is £13,500,000, and the Issued recently show a gross total strength provide for 139,200.

Lord flailsham, Secretary of 23,851,100, the biggest total State for War, in a memorandum since the War and an increase of on the Estimates, refers to the pro- £3,685,500 on last year. Thegressive diminution of the pro- heaviest individual increase is that vision made for the Army in recent of £1,513,000 on account of works, years, and points out that in spite buildings, and lands. Next in size of the substantial increase this is the increase of £1,302,000 for year, the Estimates are still nearly

warlike technical

stores. £1,000,000 less than they were 13 and These are explained by the facts years ago, and that the strength of that work will be started on 10 152,200 this year compares with

138,600 for 1925. new stations for the RAF, and on The exact nature of Sir Ronald the enlargement or adaptation of Lindsay's communication has not 12 other stations; and that

has

been roughly twice as many been divulged and

aircraft liberally it is reliably said. Inac-

and engines will be bought next curately-speculated upon by the year as were bought in the current Press. There is no present indicá-| year.

both these

Below Establishment. tion of the direction in which

The strength of the Regular serious consideration" may lead heads marks the progress of the the American Government. It is RAF. expansion scheme announc- Army, inclusive of British troops known that the Chinese Ministered in July. This aimed originally in India, at the beginning of the Dr. Alfred Sze, has been frank in at the addition of 41 squadrons financial year will be approximate- his revelations of the effect on the by the end of the financial yearly internal economy of his country 1938-39, with the more rapid ex-establishment. The number of men of the Silver Purchase "Act, and pansion towards the end of that leaving the Colours during the has not hesitated upon occasion to period. In November, Mr. Baldwin year will be some 3300 less than the

anticipated intake of recruits. ask whether any modification of announced an acceleration of the this policy may be expected. programune so that 25 squadrons The state of affairs in congress should be added during the years makes it unlikely that the Depart-1935-38. Arrangements. are ment has been able to offer Dr. Ste any acceptable assurances.

POLICY OF JAPAN "A message from Tokyo states

has iri that the Foreign Office

Provision under

3300 below the recruiting

The strength of the Army Reserve as the beginning of the financial year will be about 111,500, and made should "rise to about 113,000 by the in the Estimates for half that end of the year. Recruiting for number to be created in the com- the ing financial yeut

It is pointed out, by the Secret- ary of State for Alr, in the memorandum which accompanies the Estimates and is published in full on page 8, that when all the

THE SINGAPORE BASE,

supplementary Reserve had been rather disappointing, but it was hoped that the strength would rise from 20,600 at the beginning to 22,000 at the end of the year.

The strength of the Territorial Army (exclusive of permanent staff) on January 1, 1935, was 1030 officers and 123.458 other ranks, ad increase of 15 officers, but a de crease of 2263 other ranks in the 12 months.

The Territorial Army was still much below its establishment, but WŁA being made for provision various concessions which would. provide certain financial benefits and would, it was hoped, result in improved recruiting."

Principal Increases-

The only item in the effective Services which shows an incre.se movements, quartering and

iR

Investme and

11

Securities

Commodities

We offer you

Daily Quotation Service.

Every Facility for Trading through our

LONDON, NEW YORK, CHICAGO, SAN FRANCISCO, WINNIPEG, MONTREAL, SHANGHAI & MANILA

CORRESPONDENTS.

American Oriental Finance

Asia Life Bldg. 14, Queen's Rd., C

MEMERRS

Hong Kong

'S E. Levy & Co.

7. ICE HOUSE STREET

INVESTMENT BANKERS & BROKERA

- NEW YORK CÜTTÖN EXCHANGE

COMMODITY EXCHANGE, INÜ, V.X.

Corporation

.CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE

CANADIAN COMMODITY EXCHANGE, INC

COREMPONDENTS "

NEW

WHITE, WILD & CO., NEW YORK

FIGHTING CRAFT

To Stop Smuggling And Piracy

Tel. 26631.

Commodities Prices

-(Through-Reuter's: Agency)

May

New York, March 24. NEW YORK COTTON

formed the vernacular newspapers that Japan, would not take a part In an international loan to China, but would establish credits additional quadrons have been Japan in order to promote closer created at the end of the year economic relations with China.

1938-39, the strength of the R.A.F According to the "Asahi," the in first-line aircraft will be about Foreign Office considers that 1,330 in addition to the 130 of the foreign loans are not advisable, non-regular squadrons. That is to and doubts whether Great Britain say that after the end of the and America, in view of their own coming year some 300 first-line circumstances, are prepared to aircraft I have to be provided. make them. "Japan desires to co-At present the strength is 890 in operate with China to maintain regular units and 130 in non- peace in the Far East, and for regular: during the year about 150 this purpose is ready to give poll will be added to the first figure. tical and financial assistance to China. It Japan decides to give inancial help she will adopt the The new total of first-linear-which is down by £18,000

The principal increases are:-- policy of establishing credits not craft at the end of the next finan

Warlike stores, £2,111,000, Works, buildings, and encumbered by a new consortium,cial year will not alter the ranking the Great Britain among and will disregard international of

$427,000. interference." The statement adds nations, but it is estimtaed that at that when the Chinese Govern- the end of the development period Army pay, £301,000.

Territorial Army. and Beserve the this country will be third instead ment last year approached British banks for a loan it was og fifth, with Russia and France Forces, £287,000.

Supplies. road transport, and re-to combat smuggling and piracy (1989)-

un the coast of China, was to-day Spot told that loans could not be con- ahead of her and the United States.

trial In Southampton sidered while China's relations about equal in first-line strength, mounts, £160,000.

In non-effective-civil superan- given a

and Water.

March provided there is no radical change with Japan were disturbed.

nuation, compensation

the craft is the first of a type | May It is unfortunate that. sugges-in the programmes of other nation gratuities show a decline of £8000, tions of an international loan first | It is clear from the present "estl- but half-pay and pensions have designed by Mr. Hubert Scott July 10.87 ~10.76/76 | 10.74/74 reached the public in the form of mates that the expansion pro-been increased by £107,000.

Paine and built by the British September 11.02 10.91/01 10.88/90. $89 1

Power Boat Company, at Hythe, October 11.00-10.89/99 10.96/98 $21.30 Press telegrams from Washington gramme will embrace, the more

Southampton, and is being sup- December 11.28 11.20/22.11.14/15/ which announced that the British important oversea stations as well

plied to the Chinese Maritime Cus- Total sales: 82 lota 4 and American Governments were as the home defence force. Large:

CHICAGO WHEAT considering an" International loan ultimate expenditure is to be in-

toms she manoeuvred at varying "In order to checkmate a Chinese | curred in the provision of extra

accommodation and in the exten and Japanese entente."

c d

$81

374 3442 89.40

345

813

123

10

39.30

$2,85

$19) $2

lex dir.) 35.40

333

1)

ARREST OF A BEAUTY

Secrecy Adds To Tension

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, March 5. 384 $3.55

Europe was stirred last night by 56 eta sews of the arrest in Brest, one of France's great naval ports, of a $1.35 beautiful blonde. Tension aroused

by recent spy revelations grew.

Brest was soon seething with re- ports." The refusal of the author. ties to make any statement or re- veal the woman's name only added

HEALTH BULLETIN

64*/*

$:05 495

The health bulletin of eastern ports for the week ended March 10, is given below!-

Plague: -Bassein, 2 cases; Colóm- bo, 1.

In a fast hockey game for the

Cholera-Madras, 1 case; Nega- Mamak Tournament played on the Radio sports ground yesterday, the patam, 1 death; Rangoon, 1 case Kowloon Indian Tennis Club de- Small-Fox:-Bombay, 01 cases; feated the home team by two goals Cochin 3; Karachi, 6; Madras, 16; to nil

Negapatam, 8; Rangoon, 24; Hal- "The forwards of the winning phong, 2: Prom-Penh, 1; Tourane, side showed excellent combinations: Macao, 6; Hong Kong, 2; Shang and in the first half Gurbachan hal, 2. Singh, the Interporter, scored two goals.

The Radlo were not at full: strength, Bamagat Singh, their dashing forward, being on the in- Jured list. Avtar Singh played a good game but he was given little eration) by other beber

FA. Kemp, the Radio captain was somewhat badly Injured by a fall while Pintos, of the KITO, had a finger broken, being hit by Parduman Bingh during a keen encounter.

to the rumours

And Europe waited for news. For France'still has espionage trial revelations fresh in her memory.

Germany remembered the be headings, & fortnight ago, of a golden-haired baroness and a companion

England remembered Norman Baillie-Stewart, the "Officer in the Tower," serving a sentence of five years penal servitude. The Brest arrest came

with dramatic suddennes.

LUGGAGE SEIZED The' woman was leaving the town's most fashionable hotel With her was a young naval Heutenant. Detectives stepped for ""ward. |

Protests followed, but both were taken to the local prison where they were questioned by M. Saunes, chief of the Special Police

sion of RAF base at Singa- pore and also in the prepara-

additional tion" of an

landing ground and a new station for the Fleet Air Arm at that port. The expenditure in the coming year on the start of these works will be only £130.000 and this will leave a further £1,088,000 to Be Spent on" their completion.

14

General stores, £365,000.

+

MIMIC WAR

lands,

Defences Broken Through

(Special Air Mall Service)

March 23- Closing Opening Closing 10.99 10.93/92 10.88/88 July 11.00 10.97/98 · 10.92/94. October 10.88 10.67/87 10.58/59 December 10.73 10.72/73 10.68/69 January 10.80 10.77/78 10.70/70

London, March 6. The small, high-speed fighting boat Kuan Wel, which is intended | March

·

(1936)..

10.90A..

11:20

11.30 NEW YORK RUBBER

10.68 10.45B 10.52/52 10.76 10.609 10.62762

95€ 95, -844 941-94 927-914-91 914-911

speeds in a calm sea, sometimes May racing with her hull only a few July inches in the water. A combina- September: 82 913-914 901-904 tion of speed with a capacity for Friday's sales: 20,438,000 bushels carrying guns and armour for

CHICAGO COEN

784784784773-773

74 741-741-728-724

fighting purposes is her great May.. merit. Her maximum speed was July not disclosed; it was considered september 701 701-701 685–681 suflent that, she should occasion- Total sales: 7,287,000 bushels ally travel at a rate of about 30

WINNIPEG WHEAT

-944-844-847-941-844 841 841-84] | 831-834 NEW YORK SUGAR

Old New Old New 2:12 2.10 2.10/12 209/11 218 217 2.17/18 2.17/17 2.232.22 222/23. 2:21/22 -2.30 2.27 2.28/30/2.27/21

2.16m 2.23 2,18

The annual manoeuvres of the units of the Hong Korg Garri son, including a forwür-of-the-mer

Defence Hong Kong Volunteer

the Royal Fresh accommodation for the Corps, the Navy and Fleet Air Arm will also be made at Air Force, which commenced on Malta and Hong Kong: and new Friday evening, were concluded on works will be undertaken in Egypt Saturday morning when the at and Palestine and at Aden. At

"Blueland," tacking forces, the. home large sums are to be set successfully broke through the aside for the acquiring of land, the Redland forces (defence) on bea- preparation of new stations, and ches in the vicinity of Stanley.

The entire forces were compris the extension of existing station.

In civil aviation, a weekly mailed of over air battalions and service from Khartoum to North-were divided up as follows Eastern Nigeria. Is contemplated; and win apparently be operated by. extension Imperial Airways. An from Maldugari through Kano, Lagos, Accra, to Takoradi on the Gold Coast will probably operated by a local company.

Total sales-Old: 1.000 tons; New:

'5,000 tons.

March May

Мат

NEW YORK-SILK-

1.29

130 Market closed

MONTREAL SILVER WA 59.70-59.50/60.10 59.40/50

59.90 59.80/98 59.75/75 60.20% 60.25/50-60.20/20

Armed Citadel

July The boat fa 45ft. long, with a draught of 2ft. 4in, and has been designed to surprise pirates in the May shallow waters of Chinese rivers, July If this should be necessary, the Sept. weight of the craft alone is 6 tons, DC. and the equipment which she will Jan. carry includes two tons of armour- (1936) plate, four Lewis guns and a num- ber of rifles, 11 tons of petrol, half a ton of fresh water, and three- Blueland (Attacking) under Col quarters of a ton of food, kit, and A. C. Marsh of the East Lanca gear. A section amidships with a shire Regiment: the East Lanca- superstructure constitutes what 18 July shire Regiment, the Lincolnshire described as an armed citadel, pro- Regiment and one composite Bat-tecting officers, crew, machinery, be tallon of Royal Marines and sea- and main petrol tanks Here are

May men under the command of Com the spaces (which can be closed by July mander the Hon. E. Pleydell-armoured. shutters) through which Sept 60.80 80.80/61.00 60.80/81.10 Bouverte RN of HMB. Hermes the Lewis guns and rifles can be Total sales: 16 contracts

Redland (Defending); the Welch brought into action. Here also is Fusiliers, the Hong Kong Volur the equipment for wireless tele- teer Defence Cons and the Pup-graphy and telephony, as well as Jab Regiment, who were brought up as a reserve Battalion.

* Aeroplanes Active The Blueland forces were em

Accommodation is provided for barked by the Eighth Destroyer Flotilla Leader, and the Cruisers, two European officers and a crew Cornwall, Suffolk and Berwich, of eight Chinese, Armoured steel under the supervision of while the aeroplanes of the Her-doors are fitted at each end of the signer, Mr. Scott Paine

control compartment and also to was carried out without any mes also took part.

The landing forces successfully the engine-room, and it is possible or rifles on board; these reached their objectives at 1.30 to separate completely the crew's fitted when the boat arrives in am, three partes land in the quarters from the control compart Chinese waters. The fine wea

and a ment. The boat has three engines and a calm sea, did vicinity of Tyi fourth party sat

The Volunteers from the Saturday

arrested, but was questioned in the presence of his commander.

The woman who speaks French and English well, but with a strong German accent, is about twenty-eight years old

She has been seen frequently with naval officers, and has been watched closely by the French Intelligence Bervice for more than a month... She is believed to have been born in German Switzerland She appeared to be wealthy and spent money freely.

The rumour that spying is suspected is supported by the fact that a conference has been held between the Public Prosecutor and the commander of the young of cera ship. EEMA

The young oficer, who is stated The woman's luggage has been to be the woman's lover, was not, seized and examined.

daybreak

res were

terminated

withdraw

Appear On Far

storage room for ammunition, and NEW YORK STOCK QUOTA in a raised position the helmsman has a clear view in all directions.

Satisfactory Test

of 100 hp each and

carry provide the conditions

food, fuel, etc., for a range or about try her seaworthiness It is understood that

early on 420 miles

before With the superstructure painted mnoeu-white and the lower part of the by about half grey

Fraft looked pro

orlly tested

spick and span, as sho manoeuvred next week