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OUTWARD SAILINGS >

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

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1936.

THE EXCHANGE

MARKET

MESSES. ROZA BROS

Spot silver rose 1/4 yesterday, the quotation being 503. There was no forward quotation. The rise was attributed to Indis and speculators as having bought. The market closed steady.

LONDON EXCHANGE RATES

(Barrish Winiems SERVICE)

Januiry d.

January 7,

74 51/84 -15.17

N⚫D L

FAR EAST EXPRESS

PASSENGER AND FREIGHT-SERVICE EXPRESS STEAMERS

Paris

Geneva Berlin Athena Milan

74 23/33 15.181

12.26

13.26

320 5.

611

+ m.v. " LEVERKUSEN"

N

......18th Jao.

In America the rate Was changed at 491 for spot.

un-

PREUSSEN".

"... for 8'hai., Tsingtao, Dairen, Kobe, Ousza, Yokohama, Nagoya .........

3rd Feb.,

HOMEWARD SAILINGS

*m*. “ DUISBURG”.....for M'lles, Antwerp, R'dam..

my." RUBR".......... for Marseilles, R'dim, E'burg,

25th Jan.

5th Feb.

The London/New York CICBS- rate rose 1/8 to 4.93 and the New York/London

rate

was slightly higher at 43 9/16.

MARKET Steady to firm. Black

Shanghal- New York Amsterdam Vienna Prägut

4.92 15/10

4.99 1/18

7:261

7.27

1187

110

Bucharest Madrid

867

36 1/16

29.30

Business was

30 11/18 8.0.

29.31 391 8.0.

4.941

4.943

+m.v. "LEVERKUSEN ”·

8.8. ISAR

for Miles. R'dam, Hamburg

9th Feb.

4 5.0.

5. CREFELD ...

+ Passager Vessel. Limited Fassenger Accommodation.

34% 105

204.

34% 105

ARRIVALS FROM EUROPE

5.8. Neckar A.S. Stuttgart

Hamburg

Yokohama

Helsingfors

Calling at Marseilles, Barcelona, Southampton, R'data, Bremen à n'hiề BA STUTTGART: ...Jan. 241 | 88. POTSDAM... BB GNEISENAU. ...Feb. 918 5.8. 80HAENHORST Mar. 97th,

F. ONEISENAU 8,9. SCHARNTORST. FREIGHT STEAMERS

May d 1.June 25th

...Jan. 18th to M Thes., Orso Cblanca, Folterdam," Hamburg & Bremèn.

... Jan. 23rd to Mlle. Uran Calablanca, Antwer

Rotterdam, Hamburg Bremen.

For fort or particulaes and passage fares, etc. apply to HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE

JEBSEN & GÓ

CHINA

JAPA

AGENTS,

12, Pedder Street, Tel. 28363,

CANTON AGENTS : CARLOWITZ & CO., Shake Road,

On Bome leave why not visit BALJ & JAVA---

the Isles of Romance and Beauty. Through tero to kurope by steamer all the way or by steamer and Aeroplane combined. Special reduced round trip fares. Through

Tares to Australia and South Africa.

TO BATAVIA DIRECT

S.S.

TJIKEMBANG"

14th January, 11 am,

Tender Blake Pier 10.40 a.m., Teader Follco Pier 10.15 m.

TO MANILA, MAKASSAR, BALI & SOERABAIA

m.s. * TJISADANE” 21st January, 10 am.

Tender Blake Plar 9.00 am,

Tender Police Pler 0.15 am.

TO AMOY & SHANGHAI

"TJISADANE "

m.s.

10th January, 10 am..

...

Special Bound-Trip Fare 1st class Hongkong/Mania/Horgborg B.X. $136.00.

Winter Round Trip- Octoter - March Hongkong/Batavia/Hong Kong R.K.$275.00. For further information apply:

Holland-China Trading Co.,

W

Canton H. Nolasco da Silver, Esq., Masao JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LINE York Building.

“MODERN

Tel. 28015.

LIJN EXPRESS SERVICE

STERLING

Opened with sellers at 1/3 9/16 for cash, buyers bidding 1/3 11/16, at which rate, a small business was arranged for cash followed by transactions at 1/31 up to" Chih- Ese New Year and 1/3 for Jah- uary. 1/3 9/16 was also fired for February and 1/3† for March. The market closed with sellers" at 1/31 for January, 1/3 9/18 for Febr- uary and 1/3 for March, buyers at 1/16 higher respectively.

U.S. DOLLARS Business was "dche at 32 3/168 for first half of January and 31% for February. The market closed with sellers at 33 3/16 for cash, 32 1/16 for January and 311 for February. buyers at 1/18 higher respective

SHANGHAI DOLLARS Sellers were quoted at 1074 for cash

SHANGHAI MARKET Opened with sellers at 1/8 15/32 for spot and closed a shade, stead- ler at 1/2 for spot. U.S. Dollars --opened with sellers at 99 and

Lisbon

Hong Kong Brussela Montevideo Beltäde Montreal

Ric

Buenos Aires

Silver. (Spot 8lver (forward) War Loan 3

Du LONDON:

Closing Quotations

January 8, 1839.

Telegraphic Transfer..... Bank Bills, on demand 13 Bant Bill 4 months'

sight

Credits. four months'

tightning se 1/4

| On SuunGHAI :--- On Demand

1!.

Ox New YORK:-

Bank Bills, on demand 31 9/16 Credits, 60 days' sight. 329 16

ON BATAVIA:-

'On 'dediand":

ON PARIS

Bank, Bills, on demand (77)

Credits, 4 month's light 500

ON SAIGON-

On 'demand

Ox-MANIA.

106]

ON. SINGAPORÉ :---

On demand

548

On demand

On JAPAN:-

ON BANGIO-

. On demand

1904

On demand

ON INDIA

Telegraphic Trailer... Bank, on demand... 12

closed a shade steadier at 29 18/16 SINGAPORE RAW

for spot.

H. K. STOCK EXCHANGE

YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL

QUOTATIONS

There was not thuch activity in the market during to-day's short zession, but prices remained prac- tically unchanged.

BUYERS

Hong Kong Banks, $1505. Antamoks, 31.45.

Raubs, $101.

Vens, Goldhelds, $3. Wharves (Old), $101.

Hotels, $5.30.

HK, Realties, $5.35. Peak Trams (Old), 45. Btar Ferries,.890.

Wing on (HK), $42.

SELLERS Hong Kong Trama, $14). Sinceres, $3.10. Constructions (old), $14.

SALES

Hong Kong Banks, $1,500. China Underwriters, $1.10. Hong Kong 4% Debentures, 100, China Lights (old), $10.25. China Lights (new). $7.10 Telephones (Old), $25 80.- Telephones (new), $10.15. Cements $9.

Sinceres, $31. Constructions (New), 50 dis

Women And Machines £1,000,000 Steel Deal Dairy Farms, $21:40-$21.45.

In Banks

OFFICERS' GÜLLD CRITIZE

NEW CONDITIONS

Mechanization in banks is criticized in the report of the In- telligence Committee of the Bank Qfficers' Guild.

Approved

NEW HOPE FOR THE EBBW VALE WORKERS

RUBBER

Latest Singapore Prices

6. B. JOSEPH & CO

Tuesday, Jan. 8. Mesara H BJoseph & Co. rec ceived the following quotations In Straits Currency from Sings pore for Raw Rubber.

Brot

Feb./Mar. Apr./Juhe

Bayers

23 up t

·231 up i

24 up t

July/Bept 241 pi Market Quiet

:

Belleza 231.

231

241

BERLIN SHARE

MARKET

Sovata Bank Buring,

Pate

BAR SILVER, për os. ...

11th

17th Jan. 15th 18.8, Greiseban ... Fob.th HONGKONG/SOUTH SEA ISLANDS SERVICE

1st Feb. to Madang, Salamana, Rabani, sto.

Subject to Aeration inithout Notice,

8.S. FRIDERUS

.

For Passage and Freight apply to:

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN

Agents:

MELCHERS & CO.

Queen's Building, Connaught Rd. Telephone 28478. CANTON LOENTS: JEBSEN & CO., Shamson. Hti.

831

CONSIGNEE NOTICES.

CHINA'S TRADE WITH P. I.

DROPS TO FIFTH PLACE

Caused By Four Factors

Nanking: China's trade in the Philippine Islands has registered a sharp decrease during the past

year.

Ranking first among the import-

·NOTICE, TO CONSIGNEES,

Н

'OURAN STEAM WHIP CO., LTD.

OHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION 'DO., LTD.

CONSIGNERS per Co's Vessel

"TALTHYBIUS".

PROX SEATTLE, VANCOUVER AND VICTORIA +11 JAPAN· · are requested to take Delivery of Flor and Lumber Shipments as soon as the

CONSIGNEE NOTICES.

HAMBURG-AMERIKA. LINIE,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

THE M

RUNK

baring Arrived, from Hamburg And Porta of es, Consigneer of Uargó me hereby notified that their Godia" ure being landed and placed, så shelf rink in to the Hong Kong and Godown

Cameron15he Wharf godowns st obtained out as the Goods are landed Kowloon, where delivery may be Optional Cargo will not be landed ¿Vènes) in rendy to danghaiye and are befor to-vénsel's AfTIVIES

wiiess Notice ha • been given 48 Det derrina dians from port to port to the final port of dall to much the option "datada.

hereby notified that if their Lightses not placed alongside the Vensel

Shipment charged in to Hole Wharf, Kowloon, their expente, where the Cargo will lie also at their rak and expense and to the Terms and Conditions of

ing countries of the Philippine Storage at Holt's Wharf. Steamer will

Islands In 1898, China's trade position had been relegated to an insignificant place during recent years, her total export to the for- mer in the last year being only about 8,000,000 pesos.

commence Discharge on the 8th Jan.

General will be discharged into

Cargo Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie at Consignees' risk and cubject to the Terms and Conditions of Storage for Delivery from the Godown on and Hole's Wharf. The Cargo will be runty

after 8th Jan

This la revealed in a report sub'. All broken, olated, wid damaged

ged Goods mitted to the Foreign Trade bibe left in the downs, here is Bureau by the Chinese Conspate-Friday between the hours of 10.45

will examined on any Tuesdays and General in Manila.......

The decline of China's trade la the Philippine Islands is attribut [Special to me "Hong Kong Dallyed by the report to four main

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causes: (1) economic develop ment of the Philippine Islands (2) conflict of trade interests be tween: China and the United States, (3) lack of improvement.in the manufacture of Chinese foods. and 143 keer rivalry, or Japanese goods.

Goods Live left the Godowns, and al

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods remaining madalivered, after the 14th Jan, 1988, will be rubject to Bent

Goods are to be left in the Godowns, brown, chafed, and damaged where they will be examined on 19th at 10 am by our 1898, Surreyin, Mer Goddard & Douglas, **To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations, consignees must have a Revenue Chifper in attendan

dutable goods are

examined. the 7th

olaima must. ··rone) Feb. 1986, not be rods

before they"- will

And, KOOK Whats me tres page period

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Vend's Codown, and all General Cargo jamaiking anda

andelivered after 16th Jan., will be subject to Rent be prssented to the Undersigned, en Hong Kong, 7th Jan., 1986.

All Olaims against the Vestel must before the 99th Jan, 1938, or they will not be recognised,

No Fire Insurance will be effected

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRK,"

Ajeteta. 9th January, 1986.

14113

Nó- Kundrance will be affec Bifle of Lading it be oðunterkini3 1

JKEREN & CO Agents,

CONSIGNEES' "NOTICE.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD. From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS.

+1=1" 8.5" BENYORLICH.”

Berlin, Jan 7. The aharemarket was again quiet despite the satisfaction pre- valling at the over subscription of the new PrussiaT Conversion bonds, and the favourable pro spects thus opened for the Leute of this month's 4 per cent Ger- PRINCIPAL EXPORTS man Railway's treasury bonds. The lack of buying orders for principal exports to the Philpphie of textile goods has also dropped

According to the report. China's

shares was partly explained by

Islands are the deatre of many investors to goods, eggs, meat and vegetables. pesos The Teen rivalry de Jayen

cotton goods, silk from 1,070,000 pesos to 220,000 secure part of the new bond issue. From 1928 to 1932 China's average ese tarille goods is said to be the Fixed Interest securities were like annual export of ests to the lands principal cause of the declined 12 men make into the hauardons wise very quiet price changes amounted to approximately 2,000, China's textile trade in the Phi- and/or a burdens Godowns of the being shall, Caly money was at 2000 pesos, but since the promil-lippines. The high cost of her Howe Kous, AND, KOW2000 WKAR AÐ gation of the new tariff rates by textile goods is also responsible GODONE COMPANY, LID, whence andfor the Philippine Government in for the decline to a great extent offended, pagal DEN KA may be

From the; wharves 1933, this has decreused to about 200,000 Desce only. Meanwhile, these principal exports of China Goods Lane Go

The total value of decrease of

No Cams will be admitted there Has Been a continous import to the Philippines is estimated at Goode remaining undaliwa of Japanese exes, and the gulp nor about 4,000,000 pëson

will be subject to

the Steamer mark.

Jan 188

REICHSMARK QUOTA.

TIONS

number of experimentál station.

Special to the "Hong Kong Daily themselves also established a large

Prem (Copyright).]

for the rearing of fowls. Berlin, Jar 7.

According to Mr. Bun Fu Shih, i to 2)-- Chief Engineer of the Yangtze Transocéan Kuo Xin River Conservancy Commission, construction work on the yarious Shareholders and debenture embankments' along the river in holders of the Ebbw Vale Bleel, Hupch, Anhwel and Klangal is pro- It appears," the report states, Iron and Obal Co., Ltd, in: Lon-gressing space and is scheduled to "that most banks have introduced don on December 6 ratified the be completed before the river rises a machine system more or less provisional agreement for the sale next spring. Mr Bun further said baphazardly into the larger bran of the company's iron and steel that, the Ministry of Finance has ches, but there is as yet no uni assets, and of its interests a Lan-recently appropriated 4,000,000 formity, and it is falt that it is too early to express s definite casters Steam Coal Collieries, Etc. worth of Flood Reller Bonds which opinion whether the system is an to Richard Thomas and Co, Ltd., have been already apportioned improvement or not on previous the large Welsh tiapiate combine, among the three provinces. These methods."

Payments totalling £1,025,000 are being mortgaged with the local are involved in the sale agreement, banks of these provinces for cash. which is now completed and takes effect, as from November be

Reichsmarks quotat guarantee).

New York 10.23 Paris 609

Amsterdam 5927. Laidon 12.26

(without

Paris Sterling 74. 72 to 74 Paris Dollar 15, 185 to 1978 holders' ratification was given at Tremiocean Kuo Min.

| a meeting earlier in the day,

In addition to the shares in the

It is added that responsibility is sometimes thrown on women and girls who are not paid a salary sufficient to warrant such responsi

The agreement was arrived at bility.

It "Complaints are numerous," the provisionally on November 8.

was conditional upon the consent report continues. “Machines are sometimes placed in positions which of the Ebbw Vale Combang ban-ancaster's Steam Coal Collieries, are cramped and badly lighted, or kers, certain royalty owners and at the sale covers the steel concentrated in small rooms where the hare and gebenture holders Forks Ltd., the sale covers the the noise becomes nerve-racking.”

"Certain types of machines are in nee which are too heavy to be work ed except by the most robust opera tors," it is stated, "At certain heavy periods long hours have to be worked, causing severe, strain ON machine oporkfors..

of the selling company.

steel works, blast furnaces, sheet All these have now expressed plant, deeper plant

mlila, power: ation, sniphuric acid their approval, although, at tha meeting of shareholders, the re-

engineettig solution to ratify the agreement

works, birli was defeated on a allow of hands, but carried by balot, according to

The Debentur

Acerrding to the report female sharehold Jabony, is increasing in bay

the recruitment of graale!

£200, nd Hader, have beim

It also Compan lomite mizes levels and the

US-MEXICO SILVER AGREEMENT

According to statistics released

by the Bureau of Agriculture and Industr

China's 'export of various kinde of meat to the Philipines averaged previously to 1,585,000 pesos an nually. But in recent years there; Has been mich opposition on the 2909 part of the Philippine Government to the fhsanitary ways" "Chinese mest ik gut up and preser

a result, the average ann o, export has dr 422,000 pesos only hak thug

“Jang

the

Observers b greement

gold.

dined

ith place!

ented total sine of exporta

to

pesos

the

ONSIGNEES, "of Cargo" are hereby Kuka onde all Goods han bring

be proind

after the

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contrary, in

LOCAL HAPSI

„been - dimost negligible.

.000 fewer man of the clas

emplo