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HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE -

Far Eastern Mail, Passenger and Freight Service

Through bookinge to America via Europa and Surope via America, Bookings around the world. - Through bookinge to London.

OUTWARD SAILINGS

for Shanghai, T'hams., Kobe, Osaka Moti, Dairen, Tsingta...........ent

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1936

THE EXCHANGE

MARKET

MESSRS. ROZA BROS

- it

The price for spot silver drop- ped 1/8 yesterday, the quotation being 221 but there was no for- ward quotation. Silver advices reported speculators as having operated both ways. There #25 no special feature,

did America not operate. The market closed quiet.

The London/New York, CROSS- rate was quoted at 4.82 and the New York/London rate was also. quoted at 492},

m.v." ROHR"

6th Jan.

+ =.x. “LEVERKUSEN”.

for Shanghai, Dairen, Kobe, Osaka, Y'hama, Nagoya

......14th Jan. ***." PREUSSEN "... for Shai., Tsingtao, Dairen, Kobe, Oaks, Tokohama, Nagoya

In America the rate was un.. changed at 494 for spot.

3rd Feb.

HOMEWARD SAILINGS *ma.“ DUISBURG ".. for M'lles, Antwerp, R'dam,

Hamburg m.v." RUHR" ............ for Marsailles, R'dam,, H'burg +.." LEVERKUSEN

26th Jan.

5th Feb,

for M'llen. R'dam, Hamburg

9th Feb.

+ Passenger Vansal Limited Passenger Accommodation.

For farther particulars and passage farea, etc. apply to:- HAMBURG-AMERIKAI LINIE

JEBSEN & CO.. AGENTS,

12, Pedder Street, Tel, 29368,*

CANTON AGENTS :

CARLOWITZ & CO. Shakes Rand,

S.S. “BENVENUE”

Sailing for LONDON, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG and LEITH (direct) on or about the 7th January, 1936.

Cargo will also be accepted on through Bill

of Lading to the usual transhipment ports.

Tel. 22533

For Freight and Passage apply to:---

W. R. LOXLEY & CO., (CHINA) LTD.,

:

York Building. Agents:

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD.,

SIAN RAIL SECTION OPENED

Slan Dec. 29. Laying of the rails of the Blan- Elenyang extension of the Lung- Hal Railway-17 miles in length- is expected to be completed to- morrow; the section will be formal- ly opened on New Year's Day

Homeward Service.

Invitations to participate in the inaugural ceremony have been Issued by the Railway authorities, Kuo Min.

PAPER MILL FOR SIAM ...

Bangkok, Dec. 20.. The contract to supply the ma- chinery for the cellulose paper national manufactory has been awarded, following protracted pe- gotiations to a German arm.

The price is something over one million ticals and production is expected to be possible in the au- tumn of 1937 when the output will be ten metric tons every 24 hours.

Tyne's Improved

Trade

INCREASED COAL SHIP-

MENTS AND OIL BUNKERING?

At the monthly meeting of the. Tyne Improvement Commission" it. was reported that coal and coke shipments, bunker shipments and shipments general merchandise were improving. October, was the best month from the Commission- ere' staithe since March. A

In the 10 months of the year': shipments of coal and coke total led 11,072,374 tous, as against 11, 645,972 tous in the corresponding period of last year. Oll fuel bun- kers taken from the Tyne increas- ed considerably, thers being 170 ships teking 27,000 tons, an in- crease of 52. ships and 11,000 tons as compared with last year,

"A bright feature is the reduction- of laid-up tonnage. At the end of October, there were only 38 ves- sels laid up of 83.000 net register tons, as against 72 of ‍140,000 tons last October.

H. K. STOCK

EXCHANGE

VESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL

QUOTATIONS

The marke was very frm with an upward 'tendency during the greater part of the week under review but it eased off a little to- day probably due to the slight rise in exchange. A fairly large num- ber of transactions was reported in the afternoon session.

Business Done During the Week

Hong Kong Banks, $1560, $1490,

$1485, $1500

Union Insurances, $575

Wharves (old), $991/100 Providents (old). $1.50. $1,55.

$1.571

Hotels, $5.30, 5, "$5.30 Lands, $30 Tande. 4

Debentures, $100. Humphreys, $101

Tramways. $14.60, $14.65, $14.70 China Lights Cum. Rights,

$10.45, $10.55

China Lights 'ex. Rights,, $10.30,

$10.40

Ch'ma Lights Rights, $4.40, $4.60 Electrics, $69, $70.

Telephones (old). $254

Cements, 37, 38

FUR. Ropes. $43. $4.85, $4.90, $5 Dairy Farms, $20, $21 Watsons, $41

Lane, Crawfords. $6.80, 361 Entertainments, $3.40 Antamoks, $1.30 Govt, 4% Loan, 5% Prem.

Changes (115 pm) Closing Quotations

BUYERS

Wharven (old), $99, HK Resities, $5.95 Star Ferries, $801 Telephones (old), $25,00 Dairy Farms, $214 Binceres, $2.70, Raubs, $10.20

SALES Wharves (old), $99%/100 Providenta (old), $1,573. Tramwaya $14.65/14.70. China Lights (old) ex Rights

$10.30/10.40

Electrice $70

HK Ropes, $4.90/$5 Lane, Crawfordz, $61

MARKET

Opened uncertain but later armed up with very little business passing.

STERLING Business was done shortly after the opening at 1/3 5/16 for Jan- uary delivery followed by tran. ssctions at 1/3 for cash and first hak of January, 1/3 7/16 for 1/3 January, 1/31 for January

7/18 for February and 1/3 ·9/18 for cash. The market closed 19 1 p.m. with sellers at 1/3 for January, probably 1/3 7/16 for February and 3/3 for March." buyers at 1/16 higher respective. ty.

U.S. DOLLARS

Business was reported at 31 11/18 for January delivery. The market closed with sellers at 31 13/16 for January and probably 31 11/16 for February, buyers at 1/18 higher respectively.

SHANGHAI DOLLARS

Paris

!

LONDON EXCHANGE RATES

Geneva Berlin Athena" Milan Shanghai New York Amsterdam

. Vienna Prague Bucharest

Madrid

(Barrisa. WRALIIS SERVICN)

January 2.

January 1.

74 29/04

$74 35/84

15.15

15.161

12.24

32.351

814

Holiday

1/21

4,93

7.251

4.92 15/18 7.251

1182

118 5/161

N.D.L

FAR EAST EXPRESS

PASSENGER AND FREIGHT-SERVICE EXPRESS STEAMERS

Calling at Marseilles Barcelona, Southampton, R'dain, Bremen & H’hurg;

...Apr. 94th "6.8. STUTTGART......Jan. 24th SS. POTSDAM

... Feb. 21st 8.P. GNEISEN AU...Bay and. 8.8. GNEISENAU

.S. BOHARNHORST Mar. 27tb S.&. SCHARNHORST,June 28th FREIGHT STEAMERS

Lisbon

Hong Kohr

Holiday

1/31

Brussels

29.241

29.251

Montevideo-

Belgrade

Montreal

4.98

4.951

8.8. ISAR.....

Yokohama

8.3. CREFELD

Helsingfors

Rio

Buenos Aires ....... Silver (Spot

Bliver (forward) ' War Loan

Closing Quotations

January 3, 1938.

ON NEW YORK

On London:

Telegraphic Transfer... Bans Billa, on demand 1/3 OS BATATTA Bank Bills, 4 months

sight

ON SHANGHAI:---

221

31% 1081

8.8. Neckar 8.5. Stuttgart

Jan. 18th to M'lles, Oran. Ublanca, Rotterdam,

Wenburg & Bremen

Jan. 28th to Miles, Uran. Casablanca, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Bamburg & Bremen:

ARRIVALS FROM EUROPE

Jan. 11th 9.8. Oder Jan. 15th

Jan, 17th S.8. Gneisenau......Fob, 4th HONGKONG/SOUTH SEA ISLANDS SERVICE." B.S. BREMERHAVEN... 5th Jan, to Rabaul, Talagi, Kavieng, stc. B.S. FRIDERUN ....... 1st Feb to Madang, Salamana, Rabaul, etc.

Subject to Alteration without Notice.

For Pauage and Freight apply to;

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN

"

* Agents: MELCHERS & CO.

Telephone 36378, 'Queen's Building, Connaught Rd.

CANTON AGENTS: JEBSEN & CO., Sharieen. B. O,

Bank Billa, on demand 31 5/16- Credits, 60 dayı''sight. 325/18

On demand ON PARIS :-

45

44=

Credits. four months*

sight

1/32

Bank Bills, on demand 479) Credits, 4 month's sight 406-

ON SAIGON

On Demand-

106

On demand

47

ON SINGAPORE !---

ON MANILA : mama il

On demand

541

On demand ...........

618

ON JAPAN:-

ON BANOROK:-

CONSIGNEE NOTICES.

On demand

109)

On demand

145

SOVELLIONS. Bank Buying

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

184

1/2

BAN BILVE. per os.

Sellers were quoted at 105) for Ox INDIA - spot.

SHANGHAI MARKET

Was closed to-day.

IN THE AFTERNOON,

The market was erratic in the afternoon but closed on the steady side.

STERLING

In Sterling business was

done at 1/3 7/16 for cash and 1st half of January and also 1/31 for Jan- uary. Towards the close a small business was arranged at 1/31 for Anishing first half of January with sellers at 1/3 for first haf of January. 1/3 7/16 for January and 1/3 for February, buyers a 1/16 higher respectively..

US. DOLLARS Business was done early "the afternoon at 31 8/18 for January delivery, also 314 for January and cash. The market 31 11/16 for closed with sellers at 314 for Jan- uary and 31 for February, buyers at 1/8 higher respectively.

H.K. SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION.

BUYERS

Bank of East Asia, $79. Underwriters, $1. China Fires, $475. Steamboats, 48. Waterboats, $12.

Bagulo Gold, 154 cts.

Big Wedge, 101 cts.

Haubs, $10.

Hotels, $51.

Lands. $37.

Humphreys, $104. Wharves, 3981.

Providents (old), $1.55, Peak Trams (old), $6.30. Peak Trams (new); $2.65, Star Ferries, $891. Yaumati Ferries, $181." Light (old), $10.15. Telephones (old) $252. Cantor Tces, $1.50. Ropes, $4.90. // Entertainments, $3.30. Constructions (old), $1.35: Constructions. (new), 35 cts. Sinceres, $24 Watsons. $4.40

NEW

YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

(Inrougn Kenieru Agwany)

New York: January 3,

QUOTATIONS

New York/London Cross-rate New York Cotton-Mar. New York Rubber--Mar. Chicago Wheat →→May, Chicago Corn May. Silver-Officia!

Last Today's High Low Close Close Change

4.93 1927 I off 11.47 11.38 11.36 118.10 up 13.65 12.62 1363 13.6401 up 103 1031 101 102

61. 6261)

EI 49

High-1934/35 Low: Dec. 31.

148.94 41.84

H

98.71 144.13 27.31, 40.45 14.4€ 29.55 "83.43 .98.74 52.44 57.99

4up на пр unchanged

Jan. 2 Change 144.13.01 of 40.86 .18 up In up

29.73

98.9% 57.28

.18 up

.06 up

Business Dons:-2,540,000 shares. .

301 381

PRINCE LINE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

FROM

CONSIGNEE NOTICES.

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE..

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

NEW YORK A LOS ANGELES THE M

*DUISBURG

THE Motor Tease!

"CINGALESE PRINCE" having arrived from the above Ports on 31st instant, Consignent of Cargo are hereby informed that their foods are being landed at their risk into the Go-and Godown Company's godowns at down of the ong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Kowloos, and stored at Consignees risk and expense.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on Monday, 6th Jan, 1836, at 10a.m.

All Claims must be pressated within 15 Days of the vessel's arrival here after which date they cannot be re cognized.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the

having arrived, from Hamburg and Parts of call. Comingness of Cargo are hereby notified that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk into the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf Kowloon, where delivery may be btained as soon at the Goods are landed

Optional Cargo

rgo will not be landed bare, unless Notice has been given 48 hours prior to vemel's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extends.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the nd Jan, 1836, will be subject to Rent.

All broken, chatod, and damaged Goods are to be left in the frodowns, where they will be examined on Slat 7th Jan., 1938, will be subject to Teyor, MCERTS, Goddard & Dougla

Rent

No Fire Insurance has been effected, Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

FURNESS (FAR EAST), LTD.,

2nd Floor, Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Building

.Dia! 23185 & 231 BD, Hong Kong 31st Deo., 1935,

(4098

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD.

AND

CHINA MITTUAL STEAM- NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

Nat City Bk. (1) ... 384* 383 CONSIGNEES per On's Vervel

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

be

"TITAN"

SINGAPORE

into

are hereby notified that their Cargo will

discharged

Holt' Wharf, Kowloon, where it will le at Consignees risk and subject to Terms and Conditions of Storage Holt's Waivery from Godown 4

The Cargo will be ready for

and after 2nd

Jar.

Dow Jones Averages

30 Industrials.

20 Railt

20 UtilitieM

29.08

40 Bonds

98.31

11. Commodity Index

62.10

Stock & Dir Adams Express...

Last Sale Dec. 31 Jan. 2

11

las Bale

11

Stock & Div Gold Dust (1:20)

Dec. 31 Jan. 2

+

197

191

Amer. Can (4)...... Am. Cyanamid "B" ~~*(,25dr.)

135

1231

Goodyear

237

241

Int. Cement

291

294

Int. Nick (.60)

451 45

And For: Pür

71

74

Int. Tel. & Tel.

131

-138

Am. For. Pwr. $7 lšt

Johns Manville

Beng Explorations, 10 cts.

.PL

Am. Locomotive "...

26

26

Kennecott (150) Loew's (L)

291

29

52

521

Am Radiator

24*

251

Loriii. (1.20)

241

Am. Smelting ...

601

501

Mont. Ward-

Am. T. and T. (9)

1651

1587

Am. Tob "B" (5)

1001

100

Nat, Da P. (1.20)... 22}--

22

Am

Am. Waterworks (3) maj Waterworks 36

221

Nat Distillers' `........

304 30

FROM UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENTAL PORTS VIA

pret (6)

Nat. Pwr. Lat. (,80)... N.Z. Central

Anaconda Copper

"Atch T and 6. F.

(284.)

$2} 291

· 924*

28+ $281

201

N. Amer. (50%, 4%8) · 272 "267 Pac. Gas (1.50)

311 -311

Pac. Ling. (3)

Auburn Automobile Baltimore & Ohla Bethlehem Steel

Packard Motors

1

T

42

42

221"

24

Penn. Rly. (1)

31#

314

Phil. Petro (1)

392

394

* 4011-

407

Boeng Airplane Borden Co. 11.60) Borg Warner Larg Case

981*

98.

Pub. Ser NJ (2.80) 48 Radio Corpn.

48

12

12

Rey. Tob "" · (3)

*** 98 97 Canadian Pacific 111 Caterpillar Tract...

Schenley

114

Ch. Nat. B. (1.40)... CPeake Corp. (2.50) 42*424*

Sears Roebuck Soc.-Vac, (60)

554

554

852

652

Srn. Cal. Ed.

. (1.50) 142

14

are to be left in the flodowns, will be examined

here they

50+

CPeake Corp, and

Ohio (2.80)

Chrysler (14).....

51. 921 90+ 141-144 901 901

514

Southern Pacife- Stan Brands (1) Etan. Gasament 254 151

251

251

**241

24

Sta Oul WJ · (1).

:of

Ster, Pro. (280)

651

851

after the

Bent

Atudebaker Corpn

3

Texas G, Bulp' (2)-

231

Transamerica (1.12}), 191-

Un. Car and Carb

eam. P1. (5)

31

31

[(140)

714 72

Cons, Gas, N.T

Un. Paci Rirs. (6)..... 108- 110

Laten Singapore Prices":

·H. B. JOSEPH & CO.

Cont Out (25)

341

344

Ua. Aircraft Corp... 301.

281

2nd January, 1988.

Corn Proa (ay

421

417

Un. Afr Line Trans... 134

14

Douglas Aircraft

Du Pont (2-602)

57 554 139

United Corpidi

1401

Upi. Gaa Impr, (1.20) (38 Uniy Leaf Tob.

(32) (172)

Elec. Bond: $8 PT (6) 78) 781

U.B. Indus Alcotial.. 07 US. Rubber

175 68

*104

US Steel

#Buyers - Sellers

Chen, Zec (50) 381 38 then. Foods

34

Warner Bros.

Gen. Motors fid).

West E. &

Gen Rly Big (1)

401

CatModøy.

SELLERS

Underwriters, $1.05. Lights (old), $10.95.

SALES

Trams, $14.65. Lights (old), $10.30,

SINGAPORE RAW RUBBER

Messrs H, B. Joseph & Co. re...

Col. Gas & Elec. Comm. Solv. (30) Comm 8thr Comm. Sthrn. Cuns. Oft:28)

Elec. Bond & Share 18161

ceived the following quotations Elec. Bond 15 PI (5) in Straits Currency from Sings pore for Raw Rubber.

Spot

Apr./June

231.01 23₤ 237 up 7▼ 244

Make/Mar. 221 up i 201

July/Bept.

Market Bierdier,

Vandalum

1 possible spillatie

LO

To

1975, at 10 am, by our

comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations, consignees mat

W

Revenue Officer in attendance

when damaged dutiable goods are examined.

All claims must reach us before. the 26th Jan. 1936, or they will not be recognized.

No Insurance will be effected, Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

JEBSEN, CO.,

Agenta

Hong Kong, 28th Doc., 7035.

4081

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS. DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,

CONSIGNEE NOTICE,»

B.S. ANDRE LEBON

4"A/'6.

BRINGING CARGO FROM

MARSEILLE, KAUNAS

ÁREITED ON SATURDAY, 2815 DECEMBER, 1035 AT 11.00 PL

heir gods with the exception UNSIGNES are heraby informed

not be landed of Opium, Tressure and Valuables are Optional Nodos fins been given prior being landed and stored into the Go towel's arrival, but carried on from downs of Hong Kusk, Kowloon Wharf port, to wart, to the Snal part of call over may be obtained immediately.

delivery may

landing.pl VSA

Lid, Kowloon, whence

to which the option extende.

All broken, chafed and damaged froods after must be sent in to me on

ined on any Tuesdays and

OT before the 7th Jan. 1938, or they

Fridays between the hours of 10.45 will not be recognized,

All Claims against the Yeasel must

and Noor within the Free Storage period. Damaged Packard will be examined.

after Claims will be admitted

the

Company Burveyor, Messrs. by the Godown Goddard & Douglas in the presence of and all Goods remaining undelivered the Consignees at 10.00 am, on th

reme sebject to J., 1926.

will be

Consigneer must have a Beveron Oficer in attendance when say datiable goods are saamined by the

Company's Surrey ora

No Fire insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever, det

R. OHL

Agent. [4105 Hong Kong, 28th Dec., 1935, ** 14085

be presented to the Underaged en or before the 23rd Jan., or

Tin, or they will not

be recognised,

No Fire Insurance will be affinated

BUTTERFIELD '&'SWIRE

RAILWAY INSPECTION

Nanking Deci Mr Chang Kie Ngan, the Minister of Railways, departed Tientsin last night on board special train of the Tientsin- Railway to inspect " the

Government

China-my

railways - in North

similar

It is understood that after his trip to the North, visit the - Bouth on mission, "On the basis of his, ob- servations," he will draw up a pro- gramme for the improveme development of the country's rall

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