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FAR EAST EXPRESS

SAILINGS TO EUROPE

S.S. ONEISENAU...... Miles, Barcelona, Southampton,

Rotterdam, Bremen & Hamburg......Feb 1 Marsailles, Casablanca, Rotterdam, M.S. TRAVE...

Hamburg & Bremen........................

Mar. 8

&S. SCHARNHORST...Mlles, Barcelona, Palms D. M. Sonthampton, Rotterdam, Bremon

Hamburge

T

Mar. 17

ARRIVALS FROM EUROPEĮ SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI

8.3. ONEISENAU M.S. TRAVE

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1936.

THE -EXCHANGE MARKET

MESSRS. ROZA · BROS,

Saturday, Feb. 1. Spot Sliver ros 1/8, the quota- tion being 10 11/15. There was Forward quotation. Silver advice reported dia as having The bought to a small extent, market closed steady but idle. In America the rate was unchanged

at for Spat

The London/New York cross- rate was slightly higher at 500. The New York/London rate quoted at 500†

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Feb. 4. Feb. 11 M.3. TRAVE

8.8. GNEISENAU

Feb.

4

Feb. 11

1

11

MARKET

Steady but quiet.

STERLING

6.S. FRIDERUN

Madang, Balamaun, Rabaul, otc..... re- 9.8. BREMERHAVEN.........Rabani, Tulagi, Kavieng, etc,

HONGKONG/SOUTH SEA ISLANDS SERVICE.

Feb." 11

Mar. 11

Subject to Alteration without Notics.

For Pauungs and Freight apply t):

Was

Paris

LONDON EXCHANGE RATES -

Geneva Berlin

· (Baetish Winkuasa Skavic)

Jantiary 90.

75 1/64 15.201

February 1.

74 59/61

15.191

12.30

12.29

Athens

*

Milan

827

624

Shanghai

1/21

New York ......

5.00 5/16

5.001

Amsterdam

7.303

7281

Vienna Prague

119 5/16:

Bucharest

Madrid

381

Lisbon

1/3 11/16 29.34

Yokohama

29.351 39 7/16

4.99)

39 9/18 8.0.

4.991

LLOYD TRIESTINO

FLOKE RIUNITE LLOYD TRIESTINO-MARITIMA ITALIANA - SITHA D MONTHLY EXPRESS PASSENGER SERVICE

FAR EAST-INDIA-ITALY

Brindisi, Naples: # days. "Vanice, Trieste Genoa: 22 days. HONG KONG TO ITALY

8.8, "CONTE VERDE, 93rd Feb. (b) M.S. "VICTORIA" 26th May (a)

8.S. CONTE VERDE 28th Jane (b) MS. "VICTORIA" 9th March (6) 8.8 "CUNTE VERDE" 8 th Apr. (b) (8.8. *VICTORIA * 30 h July (8)

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(a) Manila Singapore, Colombo, Bombay Port Said, Naples & Cenos. (b) Singapors Colombo, Bombay, Port Said, Brindisi, Venice &

Trieste,

HONG KONG TO SHANGHAI

8.8. "CONTE VERDE" 13th Feb. M.B. VICTORIA" 20th March S.S. CONTE VERDE" 18th Apr.

For full particulars apply to:~-~-

LLOYD

M.S. "VICTORIA" 21st May B.S. CONTE VERDE 20th Jane M.S.VICTORIA 21st July

TRIESTINO

Queen's Building, Ground Floor.

Tel. Addr. "Lloydiano“

P.O.A. 143. Telephone 32982.

Canton Agents:-DODWELL & CO. LTD., Shameen.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN

Agria:

MELCHERS & CO.

Queen's Building Connaught Rd.

it

Telephone 26975. CANTON AGENTS: JEBSEN & CO., Shameen B.C.

PICTORIAL MAPS

OF

ABYSSINIA

ARE OBTAINABLE AT

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

MOUNTED 50 cts. each

PRICES:

BERLIN SHARE MARKET

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

- Investors only

Berlin, Feb. 1.

placed a few buying orders at tht week-end so that the share market turnover was quiet. but prices remained Örm Fixed interest securities were friendlier, though the busi- ness was not great, clty loans being somewhat Drmer, while for- eign bonds were stiff. Call Money was at 21 to 3.

The substantial rise in quota- jeading tions in many of the sharse in the past week-whichi was all the more remarkable as the price level was already high the attributed to -was mainly determined spirit in which all branches of the economic life t Germany is facing the crucial pro- blems of the coming year of in-i creasing the

exports, country's taken up as a result of the Gov-F ernment's withdrawal "from" such! active participation in job creat- Ing as in the past year. The fact that the economic leaders are not ahirking the difficult and respon- ! sible issks inspira the public's confidence, which is powerfully,

by the reinforced

many highly satisfactory annual reports in the large industrial undertakings. excellent achievements showing

during the last year.

"

Fixed interest securities were quiet but prices remained firm, the market having easily absorbed the new 41 per cent German rail-. way's treesury bonds and the money market despite such un- usual demands-on its resources, was again exceedingly Hatid Frangotron Nesis Service

UNMOUNTED 25 cts. each

H. K. STOCK

EXCHANGE

A small business was done dur- ing the course of the morning at 1/3 for cash, 1/3 9/18 for March and 1/34 April. The market closed with sellers at 1/3 for cash. 1/3 February and 1/31 March/Apri}, buyers at 1/18 higher respectively

U.S. DOLLARS Business was reported during the early part of the morning at 32; February The market closed with sellers at 32 13/16 for cash. 32 916 February and 32 7/16 March, buyers at 1/8 higher re- spectively.

SHANGHAI DOLLARS Sellers were. quoted at 109 1/8 for Spot.

11

SHANGHAI MARKET...

There were sellers of Sterling at 1/2 for near and US Dollars at 2015/16 for cash.

THE SHARE MARKET

Harriman's Weekly

Review

Messrs. G...A. Harriman and Co.'s weekly share report and

market review issued at noon on Saturday states:--

1

The market during the

week under review was somewhat easier all round due to profit-tak- ing coupled with l'quidation af Settlement accounts con- sequently rates in tips were marked down slightly. Investment issues were generally quieter. Hongkong Trams. were

many

BCC-

sold down to $13.65 "on account of the declaration of the final dividend olɑ 40 cts. as compared with 75 cts. last year. Hongkong Electrics receded uttle

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with business done at $74 at the open- ing, closing with shares" offering at $734. Telephones (cld) re- mained in steady demand with shares wanted at $28. Farms and Hong Kong showed improvement with former wanted

$22.10 at

cash after business done at $22.60

Hong Kong Brussels Montevideo Belgrade Montreal

Helsingfors

Rio

Buenos Aires Silver (Spot Suver (forward) War Loan

OD LONDON:

19 9/16

31% 106 7,10

Closing Quotations

ON NEW YORK:—....

Bank Bills, on' demand 32 5/18 Credite, 60 days' sight. 333/16

ON BAT&TÀ:

461

S.S. "BENVORLICH"

ROTTERDAM,

Sailing for LONDON, ANTWERP, HAMBURG, HULL and LEITH (direct) on or about the 9th February.

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

February 1, 1936.

Telegraph Transfer... Bank Bills, on demand Bank Bills, 4 months' "

Bight Credits. four months.

}

On demand

1/3

ON PARIS-

Bank Bills, on demand 488

aight

1/42

Credits, & month's sight 607)

O-SHANGHAI D

ON SALOON

On Demand

100

On demand

ON MANILA:—

On demand

35

On demand

8

On JAPAN:-

ON BANGKOK:-

On demand

110/

On demand........................ 148).

ON. INDIA:-

SOVEREIGNS Bank Buying

Telegraphic Trater...

Rate

1/4

Bank, on demand.........

10 11/16

Tel. 22633

ON SINGAPORE:

BAR SILVER, por On:

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

trarougn Kenter's Agṣṇey)

New York/London Cross-rate Now York Cotton-Mar. New York Rubber-Mar. Chicago Wheat

Chicago Corn Silver Official

Dow Jones Averages

30 Industrials

20 Railr

20

Utilitie

40 Bonda

11 Commodity Index

49

10.72 Business Dons:-1,760,000 shareE.

For Freight and Passage apply to:-

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

York Building. Agenta:

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD.,

SINGAPORE RAW RUBBER

Latest Singapore Prices

B. B. JOSEPH & Co.

Saturday, Feb. 1.

H. B. Joseph & Co. re- ceived the following quotations ir Straits Currency from Singa- pore for Raw Rubber.

Buyers Sellers 241 up i

241 'Un. Market Steadler.

NEW A.A.F. SQUADRONS

London, Jan. 16.

It was notified that the three additional Auxiliary Air Force Squadrons for which provision is made under the expansion scheme will be formed on February 10, and will be placed under the command of the AO,C.-in-C.,;" Air Defence of Great Britain, in No. 1 Air De- fence Group.

No. 600 (West Riding) (Bomber) Yeadon Squadron will form at aerodrome, near Leeds; No. 610 (County

QUOTATIONS

Now York: February 8.

May. -May.

Last Today's High Low Close Close 8.004 6,00) 11.11 11.03 11.07 11.11. 04 up 16.08 14.94 14.94 15,086 14 up 100% 100 100 100%

But.. 60%

601 441

Change top

tup

Mesa

unquoted

High-1834/35 Low: Jan. 31.

180.00

96.71 149.49

48.42

07.31 48.20

Feb. 1. Change 149.68 48.10

.09 up

32.16

14.42 3224

31.83

.10 out 41 of

spot March

241

24i upi

241

April/June

241 up i

301.41 62. เก

93.43 101.28

101.24 CB up

July/Sept.

247 251

52.48 06.59

.13 up

Dairy Lands

the

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

Last Sale Jan. 31 Feb. 1 .... 124

Stock & Di♥

Las Sale Jan. 31 Feb. 1

Gold Dúst (1.20). ... 121

192.

101

1234

123

Goodyear

254

247

SATURDAY'S OFFICIAL

QUOTATIONS

The

market continued steady! $2.15

Buyers

March, and the latter changing hands at $36. Star Ferries Armed Am. For Pw with business done and enquiries | Am. For. Pwt. $7 1st

around $96. Minor issues were sightly easier.. Hotels declined Am. Locomotive, th t-selling rate of $5.70. Pro-Am Radiator vidents (old), came to business stam. Smelting ***** to $2.20 China Lights | Am. T. and T. (9)..... with very few changes to report. | opened with sales at $11.80 but Am. Tob "B" (5) 16111811

latterly eased off somewhat with Am, Waterworks (1) 1024 102 shares obtainable

Am. Cyanamid "B"

(.25dr.)

Int. Cement ..........

Int. Nick (60)

493

497

341

331

Int. Tel. & Tel

167

161

81

84

Johns Manville

PI...

Kennecott (151) Loew's (1)

321 331

624 -$21

271

283

23# 23

641

644

Lorill. (1.20) .......... 251 Mont. Ward

amond 374. Nat City B. (1) ..., 381

254 37 367*

***

Nat; Da P. (1.320)... -23

227

Nat. Distillers........ 287 281

$11.60. Rt Cements also eased off and were

231.

221**

Nat. Par. Lt. (80)...

N.Y. Central

.34

ot offer at $9.10. Ropes Improved however

N. Amer. (50c. 4%)

301

301

201

29

Pac. Cras (1.50)

35+

344

(2sd.)

Fac. Ltng. (3)

Packard Motors ...........

8

Baltimore & Ohio

43

..43

&

Penn. Rly. (1)

25+

241

351

Phil. Petro {1}

437

431

Pub. Ber N.J. (2.80)

43+

981.

98**

Radio Corpn.

131

Borg Warner · (1dr)) Сада Canadian Pacide

Rey. Tob "B" (3)

Schenley

Business during the week has beel done at the followin

10511051

121

121

'421* Peake Corp... (250) peaks Corp. and 70% Ohio (2.80)

Sears Roebuck

58

581

Soc-Vac (60) ...

64

437

8rn, Cal. Ed.

(1.50)

18+

161

411* 71#

Southern Pacino

271

271

Stan. Brands (1). 301 30

Chrysler (14)

581 580

152

Sta O NJ (1) ·.....

94 931

Col. Gas & Elec.

Comm. Bolv. (-80)

181 157

81 8586

95

951*

Comni. Stara.

Comm. 8thra. $6

4

4

Cons Of (28),

Un

Lands 4% Debentures,

eum. Ft. (5) ;....

Cons. Gas, NY (2)

981

351

Cent Oil (25), kt

361

36)

Corn Prod (3)

Douglas Aircraft

734

712

78 Un. Pac. Rigs. (6)... 12311204 Un. Aircraft Corp.... 281 Un. Alt Line Trans..... 17/ United Corp.

76

P

27 181

881

Du Post (2-60%).

1461

147

Unly. Leaf Tob. (2) .45%

451

Elec. Bond & Share 191

181

Unl, Gas Impr. (1.20) 19.

181

Elec. Bond $5, F2 (5)

US Rubber ---- 19.

·101

Elec. Bond $8 P1 (6): 79.

US Steel

501

501

Fox Film “A” au

Vandalum

241

244

393

394

Warner Bros. Picta. 124.

124

„24)

34]

West E, & M. (65), 1131114.

Office. The officer in charge lat

Call Money1%

·1%

H. K. Steamboats, $5j. Venz. Goldfelds, $3. Peak Trams (old), $8 Telephones, (old), $20. Singapore, Tractions; 17/41. Canton Ices, $1.70. Dairy Farms, $22. Wing On H K.); $54. Entertainments, $4.70, Govt. 31% Loan i Dis.

Sellers.

Hotels, $6.80.

Am Waterworks $5

pret (6) Anaconda Copper with buyers at $5.75. Atch. T. and B. F. Mining isques maintained their Armness, Raubs having been done Auburn Automobile at $11.40, Antamoks at $1.60 and Bagulo Gold at 18 cts. Sterling Bethlehem Steel counters showed very little change, Boelag Airplane Hongkong Banks

being wanted Borden Co. (1.80) ... around $1585 with Talons put through at $570. The tone of the market at the close is quiet but very healthy with the all impor- Caterpillar Tract Govt. 4% Loan 31% Prem. extant Chinese element continuing Ch. Nat. Br. (1.40).

H K Trams, $13.70. Cements, $9.40.

int.

Sales Antamoks, $1.60 Providents (old), $2.177. H. K. Trams, $134. Star Ferries, $95. China Lights (o'd) *11}. Telephones (old), $28,10/281.

H

REICHSMARK QUOTA- TIONS

Special to the "Hong Kong Baliy Frea Copyright.)?"

Berlin, Feb, 1. Reichsmark quotations (without guarantée) :--

New York 40.8.

Amsterdam 59.27 London 12.2875. ... ... Paris Sterling 74.75 to 78. Paris Dollars 14.94 to 945- Transocean Bro”Min.

their buying on any decline.

prices:-

Union Insurances, $560/570. Baguio Gold, 18 ets. Raubs. $114/11.40.|| Providents (old), $2.15/2.25, Providente (new), 50 cts. H. K Lands, $38,- F. K

$100.

Star Ferries, $96.- Yeumati Ferries, $18), Lights(old), $11.35/11.80. Lights (new), $8.20. Telephones (old), $261/261 Telephoneg (new), $10.20.~. Entertainments. $4.70/4.80. K. K. Trame, #133/14.- H. K. Electricas $74-174)); Ropes, $5.85/570. Watsons, 195/5.10.

H. K. Wing On, $57/60.--

Antamoks $1.60/1.65. Shanghai Wing On, $30.

Gen. Elec (50) Gen. Foods (180) Gen. Motors (14). Gen. Rly, Big (1).

of Cheshire), (Bomber). Squadron at Hooton Park sero-

drome, Cheshire; and No. 611 (West Zancashire) (Bomber) 354 Squadron at 8peke Airport, Gar- 424ston, hear Liverpool. The ad- 470 471

ministration of these squadrons

13

Ster, Pro, (2.80) Studebaker Corpa Texsa G, Bulp (3) ... 371⁄2 371 Transamerica (1121) 111 ⠀⠀: 121

Car and Carb {(1,40).-.

will be undertaken by the Territor- ial Army and Air Force Associa tions of the counties concerned.

SQUADRON NAVIGATION

GFFICERS

CONSIGNEE NOTICES.

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

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

THE 8.8.BEN MACDHUI.""

CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby

informed that all Goods are being landed at their rink into the hazardous and/or extra harardous Godowns of the More Kore AND KOWLOON WHARF AXE Genowe COMPANY, Delivery may be whance and/or

the wharyn

Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goode remaining undelivered after the 5th Feb., 1936, will be subject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer mat be presented to the Undersigned an er before the 19th Feb., 1935, or they will not be recognisedth the General Bonded

comply

To

Warehouse Regulations consignees. must kare & Ravenue Officer in siten- dance when damaged dutiable goods.

examined.

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godown, where they will be examined on the 3rd Feb. 1936, at 9 M., by Messrs. Carmichael & Clark

Ho Fire Insurance has been affected Bils of Lading will be countersigned by W.E. LOXLEK & Co. (CHINA) Ln. Agents Hong Kong, 20th Jan. 1936

14168

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

CONSIGNER NOTICE.

6.8 **MIN" Voyage a°20/88.

BRINGING CARGO.

From ANTWERP, DUNKERQUE & LONDON.:

ARRIVED OR WEDNESDAY, THE 18TH JANUARY, 1936

It has been decided, as e tem- porary measure, to permit ofcera and airmen pilots who hold the civil air navigator's licence, sec-/; ond class, and are recommended by their CO., to be considered for posting for squadron naviga- Lion duties. C.Os are to forward as soon as possible, through the usual channels, & nominal roll of after landing. officers and airmen pilots so quali- fied, stating in each case the date

* י !...

CONSIGNEEB are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Tressure, and Valuables are being landed & stored into the godowis of the Hong Kong Kowloon Wharf and Godewn

obtained immediately All Claims must be erat in fon

me on or before the 9th Feb, 1936,, or they

·Damaged Packages will be examined by the Company Surveyor, Messrs.... Goddard & Douglas in the pretesre of the Consignees at 11:00.8 in. on Tusk day, 4th Feb., 1986,

Consignes must have Officer in attendance when any

Bevenso dutiable examined by the Companys

deliver be abloon, whence

of qualification and their recom-will not be recognized. mendation as to the suitability of. the officer or airman pilot con- cerned to undertake the duties. B.A.F. EMBARKATION OFFICE The RAF. Port Detachment at

West India Dock, London, has been renamed the R.A.F. Embarkation

unders

Bo Fire Insurance will be effected by

now known as the RAF, Embar¬ us in any case whatever kation Officer. The address," BA-

ministration, and duties remain Hong Kong, 9th January

michanged.

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