Dow Jones Averages
30 Industrials
20
Railt
20
Utilities
40 Bond.
t.
11 Commodity Index
Stock & Div. Adams Express Amer. Can (4) Am. Cyanamid "B"
..(.25dr.) Am. For. Her Am For. Pwr. ST ist
PI.
Am. Locomotive ......
Am Radiator
1/10
m. Smelting
Am. T. and T. (9)...
The
Am. Tob "B" (5)
m. Waterworks (1) 23
Waterworks 30
SHANGHAI DOLLARS Sellers were quoted at 110 for cash.
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Whose daily circulation of 18,000 reaches modern and orogrusuî've Chinese in both ng Kong and South China
A great favourite with young and pcdern China on account of the excellence of its sporting news and authoritative political articles, the South China Daily News is too valuable a medium to be left out f you appropriation.
For Rates Apply To The Advg. Manager South China Daily News (Nam Wah Yat Po)
49-51, HOLYWOOD ROAD, Eoxo Koxo.
TEL. 266:2 & 28264,
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1936.
THE EXCHANGE
MARKET
MESSRS. ROZA BROS
Ready Sürer was unchanged at 2. There was no further quota, tion. Silver advices reported China as having operated both Ways. Indio bought. After the ocial fixing there; were sellers at In 1/16 under the quoted rate. America the rate was unchanged a 441 for Spot.
The London/New York cros3- rate was quoted at 4.993, New York/London at 500.
MARKET
Steady for near and forward de- liveries. Towards lunch time the undertone was not quite so robust. STERLING
A fair volume of business was
January, done at 1/31 for
1/31 February, 1/31 March and 1/3 9/16 April. The market closed at 1 p.m. with sellers at 1/3 13/18 for near. 1/3 11/16 February. 1/3 March and probably 1/3 9/16 April, buyers at 1/18 higher re- spectively.
U.S. DOLLARS Business was done at 33 for cash 32 13/16 February, market closed at 1 pm. with sell- ers at 33 1/18 for cash, 321 Febr uary and 323 March, buyers at 1/18 higher respectively.
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
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Now York: January 29.
QUOTATIONS
New York/London Cross-rate New York Cotton-Mar New York Rubber--Mar. Chicago Wheat-May. Chicago Corn Silver Official
-May.
Today's
¿Lass High Low Close Close
Change 4.00 8.00 11 up 11.81 11.38 17.96
11.36 14.97.14.89 14.38
High-1834/35 Low: Jan. 27.
96.71-148.94 27.3 45.16
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12
12ł
Gold Dust (1.20)
191 197
1251
124
Goodyear
247
241
8.8. FRIDERUN
Int. Cement .........
'8,5, BREMERHAVEN
Madang, Salamaun, Rabaul, etc........ Rabaal, Tulagi, Kavieng, etc, .......................
Foh. 11
Mar. 11
342
342
Int: Nick (80)
481
49
Int. Tel. & Tel,
17
171
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82
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Johns Manville
Kennecott (.151)
33
321
Loew's (1)
แ
521 52
271
271
Lorill. (1.20) ...... 253
251
241
231
Mont. Ward 2..
367
371
54
631
Nat City Bk. (1)
+1
381
381
1GL
1614
Nat, Da P. (1.20)... 23
23
102
102
Queen's Building Connaught Rd.
Nat Distillers
....... 291
..284
233
Nat. Pwr. Lt. (.80)..
A
N.T. Central
311
301
N. Amer. (50c. 4%
291
Atch. T. and B. F.
(2sd)
Pac. Gas (1.50)
344
Pac. Ltng. (3)
Auburn Automobile 411
Packard Motors ....
S.S.
411
71
Baltimore & Ohio
Penn. Ry. (1)
L
251
26+
354
35+
Bethlehem Steel
Phil. Petro (1)
43
437
421
44
Boenig Airplane
Pub. Ser N.J. (2.80)
991
90
46+
Borden Co. (1.80)
Radio Corpa.
13
13}
;
Borg Warner (idr.) Case
Rey. Tob "B" (3)
Schenley
109
1091
Canadian Pacifc Caterpillar Tract ... Ch. Nat. Bk. (1.40). 43j* CPeake Corp. (2.50) 861
and C'Peake Corp. Ohio (2.80)
Sears Roebuck
123
"
121
581
$81
Soc--Vac. (60)
631
43.*
Srn. Cal. Ed. (1.50)
16
68
Southern Pacifc
273
27
Stan. Brands (1)
281
57
58+
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18
16
87
892
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15
Ster. Pro. (2,80)
851
Studebaker Corpn
97
961*
Comm. 8thrn"
4. 41
Comm. Sthrn. Cons. Oil (28)
332
341
Texas G. Sulp (3)
374 Transamerica (1.124) 121 Un, Car and Carb
(1.40)
37
(2).
361 361
731 Un. Esc. Alys. (8)... 121 123 Un. Alteraft Carp... 283
74
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731
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1441447
Univ. Leaf Tob, (2) 45
191
Uni, Gas Impr. (1.20) 19
U.S. Rubber
187 181
Elec. Bond $8 P1.(0) 704
-61
U.S. Steel
·477
Fox Film "AN
Vanddium
29€ 23+
Gen. Elec (60)
387
38j
Warner Bros.
Gen. Foods (1:80)
35
341
Plets. 12 West E. & M. (65).. 109
Gen. Motors (1d) ...
57
58
Call Money
******* 5 *«**----**-84
531
184
201
$52
122
Tel. 22533
291
BENVORLICH"
Sailing for LONDON, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG, HULL and LEI | H (direct) on or about the 9th February.
Cargo will also be accepted on through Bill of Lading to the usual transhipment ports.
For Freight and Passage apply to:-
W. R. LOXLEY & CO., (CHINA) LTD, York Building.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD.,
Homeward Service.
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Agents;
81
45+
191
CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
121
1087
1%%
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
Gen. Rly, 8lga (1).....|_48)
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CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES
MESSAGEBIES MARITIMES, ··
CONSIGNEE NOTICE.
S.S. SPHINX Vorajo 6*/ 6. BRINGING CARGO Fro MARSEILLE, &c. AREIVED ON SATURDAY, THE 25TH JANUARY, 1936,
ONSIGNEES are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Optam, Treasure and Valuables are being lasted and stored into the Go downs of Hoeg Kong, Kowloon Wharf Godown Co., Ltd. Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.
All cisima must be sent in to me on or before the 4tb Fab., 1938, or they will not be
not be recognized." Damaged Packages will be examined by the Company
Surveyor, Messrs Goddard & Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 am, ou Fri- day, 11 Jan., 1938.
Revenue Consignées must have Officer in attendance when any dutiable goods are examined by the company's Surveyors,
1
No Fire insurancs will be effected by us in ary case whatever.
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Hong Kong, 25th Jan, 19 8.
LONDON
Paris
Geneva Berlin
Athens
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"CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
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CONSIGNEES" NOTICE.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.
From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS.
THE. S.8.BEN MAUDHUI" ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby -informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardoni and/or extra bazardous Godowns of the EONG KONG And Kowloon WEARY AND GODOWN COMPANY, LID, whence and/or from the wharves Delivery may be obtained.
No Claim will be diruitted after the Good have left is Godowns, and al Grode remaining undelivered after the 5th Feb., 1936, will be subject to rea
Claims against the Steamer must
All
bo presented to the Undersigned on o before the 1th Feb., 1936, or they will not be
Tecognised.
To comply with the General Bonded Warobouse Regulations consignces must bave a Revenue Officer in atten dance when damaged datable goods are examined.
All broken,obafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 3rd Feb. 1936, at 9., by Messm. Carmichael & Clark.
No Fire Insurance has been affected Bills of Lading will be countersigned by W.R. LOXLEY & Co. (CHINA) Lr5,
Agents.
14168 Boax Kong, 30th Jan., 1938
EXCHANGE RATES
(Bartan WIRELER SERVICE)
74 59/64
-15.21)
January 21.
January 27. 75 1/65
15.20 12.30
62 1/16
62
1/21
12,30
5.00 7/16 1.281
1/2 9/16
4.903
7.29+
1194
11P1
36 3/16
36-3/18
1/31
29.32
1/32 20.34
39
4.981
4.09
20
20
Silver (forward)
3% 106 7/13
31% 1060
On LONDON'*******
Closing Quotations
January 30, 1930.
Telegraphie Transfer.. Bank Billa, on demand 1/3
OF NEW YORK:-
Bank Bills, on demand 32 Credits, 60 days' sight. 331
ON BATATIA en
On demand
ON PARI:-
401
Bank Bills, on demand 486 Credite, 4 month's sight 507
SHANGHAI, MARKET Opened with sellers at 1/21 for near and closed at 1/2 13/32 for Spot. US Dollars, sellers were quoted at 29 15/16 for Spat.
IN THE AFTERNOON
the The market was quiet in afternoon, the tone appeared 1 shade easler.
STERLING
In Sterling a small business was done at 1/3 13/16 for near ca. livery, Anishing with sellers at 1/3 13/16 January, 1/3 11/15 Febr- uary, 1/3 9/16 March and 1/3 April. buyers at 1/18 higher spectively.
U.S. DOLLARS The market closed with sel'ers at 33 for January. 32 11/16 Febr- uary and 32 9/18 March, buyers at 1/8 higher respectively,
H.K. SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION.
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BUYERS Underwriters, $1.05. United Paracales, 38 cts Lands, $351-
Land Debentures, $100. Raubs, $11.40. Providents (old), $2.15. HK. Docks, $84. Peak Trams (old), 351. Star Ferries, $98. Lights (old), $11.45. Lights (new), $8.10. Telephones (old), $26. Carton Ices. $1,70 Ropes, $5.85,
Entertainments, $4.70. Constructions (old). $1.60, Govt. Loan 4%, 5%.
SELLERS
United Paracales. 40 cts. Lights (old), $11.80. Shangha! Wing On, $76.
SALES
Star Ferries, $46.
A WELLS FILM IN RUSSIA
it
Little Sermon On Capitalism
London, Jen, 18. Foreign las in Moscow, 31 especially the American picture, The Invisible Man," taken from Mr. G. Wells's novel of that namo, are having a great success in Moscow at present.
Of forty-nine cinema theatres in Moscow, eleven are now billing thn |
Chrysler (18)
cum. Pt. (8) Cons. Gas. N.Y Cont 0.25) Con-Prod-13). Douglas Aircraft Du Pont (2.60) Elec. Bond & Share. Elec. Bond 35 PT (5)
BERLIN SHARE MARKET
[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press" (Copyright).]
Berin, Jan. 29. In certain shares business ca Wednesday was very active, the public showed increased interest to buy.
BRITISH-AMERICAN, TOBACCO AND THE EXCHANGES.
Londen, Jan. 11. The business of the British- American Tobacco Company being
CONSIGNEK NOTICE.
88.
"M.IN" Voyage 30/38,
BRINGING CARGO From ANTWERP, DUNKERQUE & LONDON.
ARRIVED ON WEDNESDAY; THE 29TH JANUARY, 1936
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO, LTD.
AND
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
MONSIGNEES per Co.'s Vessel TEIBESIAB '
FROM UNITED KINGDOM VIA SINGAPORE. are hereby notified that their Carge will be
into Holt'a discharged Wharf, Kowloon, where it will he at Consignses risk and subject to Teams. and Conditions of Storage at Holt' Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for
The stimulus came from entirely outside this country, it is ONBIGNEES are hereby informed Deliver from Godown on and after
the report that Krupps Germania Werft had obtained another large
to 3%- Tranincian News Service.
restabili
vitally interested in the zation of the foreign exchanges, and, of course, the removal of ex-
that their goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed & stored into the godowns of the Hong Kong Kowloon Wharf and delivery may be a nod on, hence after landing.
obtained immediately
All Claims must be sent in to me on or before the 9th Feb, 1936, or they
will not be recognized.
by
Packages will be examined
29th Jan.
Optional Cargo will not be landed here. unless Notice, has been given prior to Steemer's arrival, be carried on from.
the
axtands, option All broken, chafed and damaged Gooda which spot to the final port of call to
are to be left in the Godowns, where will be examined on any Tuesdays shay and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 AM. and Nous within the Free
Damagedy's Barveyors, Mesra Storage will be admitted after the
the
Goddard & Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 1:00 am, on Tues. day, 4th Feb., 1996,
Tanker order from abroad, more- over Dr. Dietrich gave a clear de anation of the new National So- change controls. At yesterday's meeting the chairman, Sir Hugo cialistic economic principles.
The fixed interest security mar-Cunlife-Owen, made the gratifying ket was quiet, but the tone was statement that, while the world confident. Call money stood at 23 exchanges were still in a chaotic
rtate, there had been a slight im provement in the past year. On the whole, the erohanges certainly fluctuated loss violently in 1935 than in the preceding, year, and the restrictions exchanges, espacially in some South American countries, have been appreciably lessened. This, indicates that pro. gies is slowly being made towards establishing a new equilibrium, al though it must be admitted that in Hong Kong, 29th January, 1928. many cases it is being achieved, at the expener of the total volume of exfernal trade,
REICHSMARK QUOTA. TIONS
Wells pictures. At least five others (Special to the "Hong Kong Dally
are running a combination pro- gramme of four American "shorts"
three from the Mickey Mouse teries, and a musical, coloured film, "La Cucaracha.”
Mr. Wells's tale of an inventor who succeeds in making himself in- visible, only to be persecuted and eventually killed by police, has undergone interesting changes at the hands of Bolshevik cinema editors. Wells wrote a
Prese" (Copyright3.1.00
Berlin, Jan. 29. The Reichsmark" was quoted without guarantee at:-
New York Paris
Amsterdam.
London
40.65
609
SINGAPORE RAW RUBBER
Latest Singapore Prices
story," in which the inventor vent Transocean News Service. mad from the same drug which raade him invisible. Ele terrorized England until he was captured.
Substituting their own Russian dialogue for the English original, the Marxists have lead an entirely new significan into the picturë. demonstrate It is now. malo to their notion of the fate of pure science under a competitive system. The inventor does mad from per secution by a society which fails to appreciate the possible benefits of his discovery, and not from the effects of the drag He is shown ayaman tortured into revenging himself on society.
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UNABLE TO BORROW
Consignees must have a Revane- Officer in attendance when any datiable goods are examined by the Company' Burveyors.
No Fire Insurance will be affected by us in any case whatever.
E. OHL, Agent.
AIR FORCE VOTES SURPLUS
Over £90,000 For 1934
No
Qlizz
Goods have left the Steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 8th Feb., will be subject to Bert
All Claims against the Steamer mnat be presented to the Undersigned an er before the 19th Feb., 1886, sr, they will act be reangnised.
No. Fire Insurance will be affected BUTTERFIELD- & SWIRE
Agents. (4168 29th January, 1988.
London, Jan; 7.
ÁM
CHINA'S B.I.F.
(4164
London, Jan 10. Influential committee has "been formed to commend to Eti- itish manufacturers the ` advant- ages of holding a träde exhibition There was a net surplus on that Hong Kong next year, writes a Air Votes of 1934 of £90,106, This correspondent, which. It is hoped. is shown in a Treasury minute, will be ba the nature of a British sued yesterday, authorising the Industries Fair for Bouth, China. temporary application of surpluses When he personnel of the com~ to meet deficits.
Me | mittep: was announced.
At Bri- The deficits aggregated £77,015, tish Industries House I was not the principal items being 254,829 surprised to hear the name of for technical and warlike stores. Lord Elgin, whose efforts a be- and £13,737 for auxiliary and re-half of Scottish trade expansion Berve forces.
are well-known in London market- The surpluses totalled £167,122. ing drcles and among foreign There was a bigger saving under buyers who come here. In the the head of technical and warlike promotion of Scottish industcial Blores · than the deficiency, the exhibitions at this end he has amount being 284,538. Pay of the taken an active share, and now
59.25...
Bome South American countries 12.29 ...being unable to borrow as freely as to owing to the tem- Paris quoted the Pound Sterling they used at 74.92 to 0.95, and the USA Dot-porary withdrawal of credit faci- lities, have established factories for horrorlar at 15.035 to 0.45——
the production of goods which were formerly bought in' this' country. In the long run, however, this should not necessitate a reduction in trade, for the establishment of new industries in South America has already led to a demand in this country for different exports The British-American Tohacer." Company was severely bit by the depression which began in 1920, but & very good recovery has since been misde and the company's total- sales said the chairman, are now considerably in excess of ther previous record year-namely, 1920 Kusiness, however, is being done on a considerably smaller margin of profit. The chairman dealt sume length with the financial posi tion of the company, which is one Air Force showed a surplus of he is ready to break new Scotla of exceptional drength. Cash re£18.157, half-pay and pensions one ground in the Far East with the sources alone are in the neighbour of £25,747, and quartering stores a co-operation, of course, or mana
facturers in the north total of £11,517. hood of £7.720,000.
B. B. JOSEPH & CO.
Thursday, Jan: 30. Measts H B Joseph & Co. x
following quotations ceived the in Stralis Currency from Singa- pore for Raw Rubber:**
Bank Bills, 4 months
sight
INR
Credits. four monthe
Right
1/43
ON SHANGHAI :—
ON SAIGON:-
On Demand
1064
On demand
481
ON SINGAPORE :—
ON MA
On demand
56
On demand
841
ON JAPAN
OR BANGKOK-
On demand
110
On demand
1431
SOVEREIGNS, Bank Baying"
- Bate
1/4
BAX SILVER, per
20.
This is the Arst "sound"variant"! in cf a foreign film to be made. Soviet studios, but the experiment has been so mosful that it in expected the new method will be used extensively.
Apt./June
ON INDIA:
Telegraphic Trangler... } ang.
Bank, on demand..........
Spat Feb/Mar
July/Sept. Market Steady.
Buyers ・・・ Hellers 241 up ₤241 M41 up 1 241 24). Un. 247-5 25 Un.. 251
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