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LLOYD TRIESTINO

FLOTTE DIGNITE LLQYO TRIESTRO-MARITINA ITALIANA-SIYHAR.

EXPRESS PASSENGER SERVICE

FAR-EAST - INDIA -ITALY TAKE ADVANTAGE of our SPECIAL REDUCED TWO MONTHS RETURN TICKETA allowing a stop over of about 8 weeks in India, 9 weeks in Ceylon or 10 weeks at the Straits.

FARER FROй HONG KONG

To

lat.

2nd.

Bombay

£4

£25

་་

Colombo

Li

goo.

2nd. Eoon, clase

£91

£19

S

Bingapore ...00

£18

£13

เ

NEXT SAILING S.8. ** CONTE VERDE"! 8th DECEMBER. REDUCED RETURN TICKETS ALSO. TO SHANGRAI lat, ol. 219,-nd, cl. £9,-2nd. Econ. ol. £6. NEXT SAILING M.8. " VICTORIA" 19th JANUARY, 1838. For full particulars and reservations of accommodation apply to:

LLOYD TRIESTINO!

Queen's Building. Ground Floor.

Telephone 32081. Tel. Add:" LLOYDIAÑO"

P. O. Box 143.

Agents in CANTON

DODWELL & CO., LTD, SHAMEEN.

S.S.BENCLEUCH"

Sailing for LONDON, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG, HULL and LEITH (direct) on or about the 13th December.

Cargo will also be accepted on through Bill of Lading to the usual transhipment ports..

For Freight and Passage apply to:-

"Tel. 99533

W. R. LOXLEY & CO., (CHINA) LTD., York Building. Agenta:'

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD.,

Homeward Serviss.

WAR

HAS STARTED IN

ABYSSINIA

PICTORIAL MAPS OF THIS

COUNTRY ARE OBTAINABLE

AT

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

MOUNTED

50 cts. each

PRICES:-

SINGAPORE RAW

RUBBER

Latest Singapore Prices

BENJAMIN & POTTS

Messrs. Benjamin and Potts re ceived the following Straits cur.

UNMOUNTED

25 cts. each

THE EXCHANGE

MARKET

MESSRS. ROZA BROS.

Saturday, December 7 6Ever prices were unchanged yesterday for both deliveries, the quotations remaining at 29-3/16 for Ready and 28-13/18 for Forward.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1935.

THE SHARE MARKET

Harriman's Weekly Review

in at $88 and more

A phase "in the history" of the Colony came to pass when, the government announced their new monetary policy of a managed cur- rency on Thursday last and the feeling" of increased security and confidence that pervaded the mar- ket after the announcement spells "a new prosperity" in the story of the Colony of Hong Kong: The Government of Hong Kong are to be congratulated on their wise move and we are confident that the tide has turned in the future pro- sperity of the Colony: as we polat- ed our in our notes last week the exchange factor has been playing "ducks and drakes" with the stab- ility and confidence of our market for years past and the firm and confident attitude adopted by our seniors can be productive of no- thing but praise for their fore- sight, and admiration for having the courage of their own convic- tions. At the early part of the week (before the news of a "manag- »nd currency", was: announced) the market opened quietly, but a con- siderable turnover has taken place during the latter part of the week and rates in the investment sec- tion have been marked up con- siderably, Hong Kong Lands after having changed hands at $35, rose steadily to $36 Hong Kong Trams opening with buyers. at $134, “Imm- proved to $141, closing with en- quiries at this rate, Star Ferries were dealt shares were wanted at this. Agure.

Hong Kong Mectrics had sales recorded at $813 at the beginning of the week but latterly rose 6 points, closing with buyers at 389 after business done at $70. Tele- phones (old) were a prominent feature having improved from $21.85 to $25).. Wharves were in fairly good demand, business hav- ing been done at $90/91. Dalry Farms improved to a buying rate of $181. Minor issues enjoyed their fair share of popularity, Providenta (old) rose from 80 cents to $1.25 closing in demand at the latter figure. Hotels after having been done at $4.60, rallied to $5.10 at which rate there were free buyers. Cements Improved from $4.75 to $64, Ropes changed hands at the enhanced rate of $44/44. China Lights opened with buyers at $10, but soon showed considerable"

done up strength and were

to $10.80 cash and $11.20 February. In the sterling sections, Hong Kong Banks remained "more or less un- changed, with, business done at $1280/1350. Unions were better with transactions put through and scrip, in demand at $560/65. The tone of the market at the close is very encouraging, and everything points to a now "ers" in the future prosperity and history of the Co- lony of Hong Kong with renewed, and continuous activity in the share market assured,

BUSINESS DONE DURING THE WEEK HK. Banks $1280/1350,- Union Insurances $5374/665.- Canton Insurances $240/260.- China Fires $480,-

China Lights $10.-/10.80 Sinceres $1,55/1.70 H. K. Lands $35/36.- Entertainments $3.10/3.40

Govt. Loans 4% 6% Antamoks $1.05/1.15 H. K. Electrics $614/66 Cements $42

Dairy Farms $183/171 Underwriters 90 cta Providents (old) $0.80/1.10

H. K. Docka $74 H. K. Ropes $44/44 Bank of E., A. $70.- Gold Rivers 7cts. Raubs $9.10/9.45 Wharves $90.-/91.- Hotels $44/5.-. H. K. Trams $14 Star Ferries $88.- Telephones (new) $81/8#

LONDON EXCHANGE RATES

Paris

Geneva

Berlin"

Athens

." Milan

Shanghat

New York Amsterdam Vienna Prague

Bucharest Madrid

Lisboni

Hong Kong Brussels Montevideo Belgrade Montreal Yokohama

Helsingfors

Rid

Buenos Aires Silver (Spot Silver (forward) War Loan

On LONDON

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICW)

December 3.

·December 4,

74 53/64 15.24 12.28

74 57/64

15.24 12.27

4.93.1/18 7.273.

4.93 5/18 7.28

119 3/16

1191

כן

1/5 7/14

1/3

29.101

29.20

39 9/16 8.0.

217.

4.983

4.981

1/2

201

29 3/16

281

24 13/18

31% 1061

34% 1061

Closing Quotations

December 7, 1935.

Telegraphic Transfer... Back Bills, on demand 1/4

Bank Billa 4 months'

sight Credits. four months'

night

OK SHANGHAI:—

On Demand ON SINGAPORE:-

On demand On JAPAN

'On New YoRI :--

BURNS PHILP LINE "NEPTUNA"

-M.V.

PASSENGER & FREIGHT SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA

Next Salling 18th DECEMBER

for Saigon, Manila, Sandakan, Salamaua, Rabaul, Sydney & Melbourne.

Passengers must be on board by 11 pm. of the 17th December..

First Class Fare to Sydney:

Single: 47.10.01.

Return: £76.

ON BATAVIA

Bank Bills, on demand 397 Credita, 60 days' sight. -31}

On demand

488

1/<}

"ON PARI:

1/43

Bank Bills, on demand 4877 Oredita, 4 month's sight 325

Joint Passenger Agents ---

ON BAIGON:-"

........ 110

On demand

ON MANILA: —m

581

On demand

491.

65

13

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD. P. & C. Building,

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA King'. Building.

ON BANGKOK-

1142

On demand

SOVERIGES Bank Buying

Rate

1/42

BAR SILVEE, per os.

99 3/16

CONSIGNEE NOTICES.

CONSIGNEE NOTICES.

EXCHANGE

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

On demand ON INDIA:-

Telegraphic Transfer... Bank, on demand.................

NEW YORK

STOCK

(Througa Kazier's Agency)

New York: December *.

QUOTATIONS

New York/London Cross-rate New York Cotton-Mar. New York Rubber-Mar. Chicago Wheat“---May. Chicago Corn -May." " Silver-Oficial

Last Today' High Low Close Close

4.99 4.03 11.81 11.34 1158 11,48 13.33 13.37 1337 13.33

957. 94 90 A57 58)

BO

60

Dow Jones Averages High-1834/35 Low: Dec. 6.

189

30 Industrials

140.94

96.71 143.48

20 Baili

43.74

97.31 41.21

20. Utilitie

29.90

14.4€ 29.33

40 Bonda

97.84

93.43 98.20 - ..

11 Commodity Index

62.10

Am. For. Pw

641

.02 up

Change { "s

.05 aft

up +up --unchanged

Dec. 7. Change

144.47. .99 up

41.09

Lasi Sale

.48 up

.46 ap

29.78 98.37 60.93 9% off

OCEAN STRAM SHIP CO., LTD LIB

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

CONSIGNEES per Co.'s Tassel

SARPEDON"

FROM UNITED KINGDOM

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

THE BEN LİNE STEAMERS, 'LIMITED.

FROM LEITH, MIDDLESBRO”, ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS.

THE Steamship

VIA BINGATURE,« are hereby notified that their cargo will be discharged into Holt's W hare Kowloon, where it will lie at Consig nees' risk and subject to terms and conditions of storage at Holt's Whart The Cargo will be

be ready for deliveryONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby

from Godown on and after 7th De

." BENALDER."

informed that all Goods are being landed at their zisit into the hazardous:

Optional cargo will not be and/or extra bazardous Godowns of the

here, unless notice bas been prior to steamer's arrival but carried

Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and

on from port to port to the final port Godown Co. Ltd., whence and/or from

of call to which the option extends

the wharves Delivery may be obtained. broken, chafed, and damaged No Chime will be admitted after the All goods are to be left in the Godowns, Goods have left the Godowns, and all where they will be examined on any Goods Aining undalwered after the Tuesdays and Fridays between the 12th Dec, will be object to Bent, hours of 10.45 A.M. and Noor within

All Claims against the Steamer must the free storage period.

be presented to the Undersigned on or before- the 16th Dec, 193′′, or they'

be recognized.

Na claims will be admitted. after the Goode have left the steamer's ill pat .07 up

Godown, and all Goods remaining. undelivered after the 13th Dec, will be subject to rent.

62.48" 88.98. Business Done:-1,820,000 shares.

Dec. 6 Dec. 7

20

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 27th Dec, 1935, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be effected BUTTERFIELD & SWINE

Agenta

14023

To

Warehouse Begulations, consignees mist comply with the General Bonded have a Revenue Officer in attendan whsa damager dutiable goods are examined

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where will be examined on the 17th they Deo, 1935, at 10 am. by Mesurs, Goddard & Douglas. B

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

"GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co., LTD.,

Agents. Hong Kong, 4th Dec., 1985,

[4080

NORDDEUTSCHER LLO

BREMEN.

HE Steamer

"ISAR"

BERLIN SHARE MÄRKET

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

Berlin, Dec. 8. Herr Schacht's address at the Congress of Councils in the Cham- bers of Economics in Berlin, Bran- denburg and Grenzmark, deaffing chiefly with the dangers of over- organisation, made a most favour- able impression on the Bourse, so that though the volume of business continued to be small, the under having anired from BREMEN, HAM- lying note was cheerful, certain BURG and Ports, Consignees of cargo special investments being briskly are hereby notified that their cargo is demanded.

being landed at their risk into the Gho Fixed Interest securities maz-downs of the Hong Kong and Kowloon

Wharf and Godown Co ket showed the

Kowloon, char where Delivery can to acter, while the Hungarian Consignees are farther notified that 44-State loan in 1914 rose the Steamor 182 EP basisken smartly from 9.35 to 9.7. Goldt HAMBURG & BREMEN through Money rose from 3. to 34,-Young cargo for HONG KONG » 8.8.

from STETTIN and KOTKA. banks weakened to 170, Dr All Goods remaining undelivered after trusts declined 1 to 149, Balzdet- the 13th December, 1835, will be subject

·SLIGO

Southern Pacióc.... 24 251 Loan went lower to 101, Reiche Law and 8.8. *GANTAR

**** *** *** *** ***

Last Sals

Stock & Div. Adams Express Amer. Can (4)

Dec. 8 Dec. 7.

Stock & Di

103

114

1384

138

"Gold Dust (1.20)

Goodyear

20+

211

22+

Am Cyanamid "B"

(.25dr.)

Int. Cement,

4547

291 294

71

Int. Nick (60) Int. Tel

131

14

7th December, 1935,

Am. For. Pwr. #7 1st

Tel. Johns Manville

-297

PL........

Am. Locomotive .....

261

261

Kennecott (150) Loew's (1)

53+

53+

25+

Am Radiator

22

221

Lort (1.20)

am. Smelting

621

Mont, Ward

Am... T-„and T. (9)..... 159)

159

Nat City Bk. (1)

39 397 D38+ 38 b

Am. Tob "B" (5) * 101.

100%

Am. Waterworks (1) 201 Am. Waterworks $8

pret (8)

207

Nut, Da P. (1.20)... 20 Nat. Disilers

201

314

314

Nat. Pwr. Lt. (80)... N.Y. Central

gib

231

20.

Anaconda Copper Atch. T. and B. F.

(28d.).

---

271

28

N.. Amer. (50c. 4%x) Pac. Gas (1-50)

261

267

301

301

Pac, Ling, (3)

Auburn Automobile

301

Packard Motora .....

401

7

71

Baltimore & Otto

141

141

Penn. Rly. (1)

Bethlehem Sten!

421

Phil. Petro (1)

314 37

321

371

Boeing Airplane

986

991

Borden Co. (160)

Pub. Ser N.J. (2.80) Radio Corpn.

447 451

Borg Warner (1dr.)

118

12

Rey. Tob "a" (3).

-

Case

1027

Schenley

Canadian Pacine

"-110

111

Sears Roebuck

Caterpillar Tract

Soc.-Vac. (60)

56%.. 662

Ch. Nat. BL (1.40). C'Peake Corp: (2.50) CPeake Corp," and

Ohio (2.80) Chrysler (14)

40b

40b

Sr. Cal. Ed. (1.50) 13

561 671 132

591 00

52 52.

$21. 831

Stan. Branda (1)

241 Stan. Gast. 144 Sta OB NJ (1) ......

241

141

51

furth, Patash stood unchanged at | to Bent.

141

141

Ster, Pro:. (2.80)

652

188), German Steel Trusts went

No Fire Insurance will be affected by

88

85

Studebaker Corpo

21...

21

Texia G, Gulp (2) ... 314 Transamerica (1.124) | | 13°

a1

121

Un

Car and Carb

331

(1.40)

Un. Pac. Rlys. (5)

72 109110

291

291

Un. Aircraft Corp. 231

23

421

Un Air Line Tran... 121 121

ber delivery. The market closed Douglas Aircraft. 361 with sellers at 33 for December, Du Pont (2.6035 ** 130 321 for January, buyers at 1/3 higher respectively.

381

United Corpn. 61

71

Shanghai Market Sellers of Sterling were quoted at

Elec. Bond & Share 151 Elec. Bond 15 PI (4) - Elec. Bond $6 P1 (0) 74 for Fox Film “A”

Glen, sledi (60) Gen. Foods (1,80)

741

1398

Hu! Qas Impes (1:20): 444 %) 451 Univ. Leaf Tob, (2) 174 151

US. Tdas Alcohol... 71b, 71 U.S. Rubber

171

151

Ú.8. Steel

473

Paris.

377 38

Vanddium

101

927

321

Warner Bros.

Pietà st

London

Gen. Motors (10)-

65

West 5'6 M. (35)

en fly, Biga (1)..

381

Call Money

924 931 3/4% 3/4%

5

4 ez diy,

I possible mutilation

down to 184, German Minerale in any case whatever, Oils rose to 1044 and Bemberg

“Rayon was, unchanged at 100,-

Transoccan Kuo Min.

Fly

REICHSMARK QUOTA-

TIONS

Berlin, Dec. 5. Reichsmark quotations (without guarantec):

New York

40,22

Amsterdam............................50.235

Sterling

12.278 74.81 to 85 Dollar 15.18.9/16 o 18 7/8, Transocean Kuo Min

Godown for examination by the Can- Damaged Packages must be left in the

Company

nees and the

47mm Roderson

„SEXTETOTS, Anie, at 10a.m

on the 17th December, 1985.

Consignees must have a Revenue Offer, in attendance. when damaged. dutikblo

goods are examined by the Company's surp

··-No' Claim

alm will be admitted after the Goods lave left the Godown and

eas of the Skip's arrival here, after claime "Be patented within Two

which date they will not be recognised. ca Consigncon mere iraqported to surrendey- sher Bills of Lading

to the Undangned

tor Canibava guntura,

MELOHEES & 00:

NORDDRUZICuza Lloro. Barkin. Hong Kong, 5th December, 105

(4020

The market closed with sellers at

rency quotations. (buyers) from Advices reported America bought 1/4-1/8 for cash, 1/4-1/16 for Decol, Gas & Reg. Pre

Singapore yesterday for Raw Rub-

beri

Spot Jan,/March April/June

217 cts. up ict. 221 cts. up i ct. 227 cts, up ct, 23 cts. up à ct.

July/Sept MarketSteady.

15. 11. JOSEPH & CO. Messrs HB, Joseph & Co. re- ceived the following: Straits Cur- rency Quotations from Singapore yesterday for Raw Rubber

Bayers Bellero

214 up 217

221 23

Spot

Jan./March April/June

July/Sept.

Market:Quiet,

221 up 224

231 up 234.

In America the rate was in- changed at 65-3/8 for spot.

1

India operated both ways. The cember/January and 1/4 for Feb- market closed steady.

ruary, buyers at 1/43/18 for cash Comm. Boly.” (.80)... December, 1/4-1/8 for January Comm. Sthen

Comm. Sthra. and 1/4-1/16 for February

Cons. O1 (28) .... U.S. Dollars Business was done during the

cam. P2. (6) 322 course of the morning at 33 for De-Cona, Gas. NY (2) cember and towards the closa 33- Cont. Oll (25) ........ 1/18 was also arranged for Decem- Corn Prod (8)

The London New York crOBS- rate dropped to 4,927 and the New York/London rate was also

Market

lower at 4.92-1/2

Rutes were at a slightly lower level than yesterday. The market was steady.

Shanghai Dollary Bellers were quoted at 110

✓ Sterling Opened with buyers at 1/4-3/18 but offers at 1/4-1/8 were accept- ed for December, cash and 1st half | cash.

of December followed by transac-

tions at 1/4-1/8 zor January. To

wards the close business was ar- 1/2-1/2 for spot and for U. 8. Dol- ranged at 1/4-1/16 for _February, I lars at 29-3/4 for spot.

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