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N. D. L.

FAR EAST EXPRESS.

SAILINGS TO EUROPE

M.S. TRAVE...

Antwerp, Marseilles. Casablanca, Rotterdam, Hamburg & Bremen via Saigon. Singapore............

8.6. SCHARY HORST... Manila, Belawan mui "Penang.

M.S. HAVEL.

...Mar. 24

M'lles,,Barcelona, Palma D. M. Southampton, Rotterdam, Bremen

Hanburg

Mar. 26

H

Marseilles, Casablanca, Rotterdam,

Hamburg & Breen............................ pim.Apr. 7

ARRIVALS FROM EUROPE) SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI

8.S. SCHARNHORST Mar. 10% S.S. GOSLAR

Mar. 19

M.S. EAVEL S.S. SCHARNHORST 9.S. GOSLAR

Mar. 6 Mar, 10

MR. 20

HONGKONG/SOUTH SEA ISLANDS SERVICE 9.S. BREMERUAVES.... Manila, Rabaul, Tulagi, Kavieng, etc... Mar. 11. S.S. FRIDERUN ...Madang, Salamaua, Rabaul, etc.

Subject to diteration without Notice.

Fur Passage and Freight apply to:

Apr. 11

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN

Agents:

MELCHERS & CO.,

Queen's Building, Connaught Rd.

Be

Telephone 26878. CANTON AGENTS: JEBSEN & CO., Shamees B. O,

S.S. "BENMACDHUI”

Sailing for LONDON, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG, and LEITH (direct)" on or about the 9th March.

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

S.S.

Tel. 22333

Next Sailing for SHANGHAI & JAPAN

BENNEVIS March 13th

19

For Fraight and Passage apply to:-

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

York Building.. Agents:

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD.,

SINGAPORE RAW. RUBBER

Latest Singapore Prices

AMERICA TO PURCHASE. CANADIAN SILVER

Washington, Mar. 4,

The United States Treasury, "a- day announced that it would henceforth purchase Canadian newly-mined silver, only through the Bank of Canada, however,

The Treasury insisted that there 1. B. JOSEPH & CO.

was no particular significance to this move and that it Thursday, Mar. 5.

will only centralise the buying of newly- Messrs. H. B. Joseph & Co re-

mined Canadian metal, to be celved the following quotations

bought at the prevailing market Straits Currency from Singa-

prices. pare for, Raw Rubber.--

..

Spot

April/June

July/Sept.

Oct./Dec.

Bayers Se'lers 251 up i 251

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1936.

THE EXCHANGE MARKET

MESSRS, ROZA BROS.

1

Sliver prices rose 1/16 yesterday for both deliver.es. the quotat ons being 10 3/16 for Ready and 19 1/16 for Forward. Sliver advices little reported that there waS speculative buying and after the cficial xing India was a

smał seller but there were some spaen- Intive buying at fixed rate. In Americn the rate was unchanged at 44 for Spot.

The London/New York CTOSS- fale was lower ot 4.981. New York/London was quoted at 4.39.

MARKET

Steady during the early part of the morning but towards lunch time the market appeared a shade Easier for forward delvërles,

STERLING

Opened with sellers at 1/3 11/18 for March/April with business done at 1/3 11/16 for ready and 1/33 for March followed by tran- sactions later at 1/3 11/16 for May and 1/3) August. The mar- ket then eased off slightly and offers at 1/3 11/16 were accepted for May, closing at 1 pm, with sellers at 1/3 11/16 March/May and 1/5 June/July. buyers at 1/16 higher respectively.

LONDON EXCHANGE RATES

Paris

Geneva Berlin

Athens

Milan Shanghai

New York Amsterdam Vienna Prague

(Burtis WIRELESS SERVICE)

March 4.

74 33/64 15.111 12.33

March 3

74 55/64

15.117 12.28

62 3/10

621

1/24

4.99 5/16 7.26)

4.99

1.26.

1194

Madrid

361

Lisbori

Hong Kong

Brussels

29.29

1/3 11/16 29.261

Montevideo

39 9/16, S.0.

Belgrade

Montreal

4.99

Yokohama

1/2 1/64

4.087 1/2

Helsingfors

t

Rio

Bucharest

Bueños. Alres Silver (Spot Silver (forward) War Loan

194 10

19 3/16 19/1/18

31% 106 15/18

31% 107 1/18

Closing Quotations

March 5, 1938.

On LONDON:-

Telegraphic Transfer... Bank Bills, on demand 134 Bank Bills, 4 months'

sight

US. DOLLARS Business was done during the course of the morning at 324 fcr March and 32 11/16 April. The market closed at 1 p.m. with sell-Ox SHANGHAI:- ers at 32 11/18 March, 321 April and 32 9/16 May/June, buyers at 1/16 higher respectively,

SHANGHAI DOLLARS Sellers were quoted at 108 cash.

ON NEW YORK:-

Bank Bille, on demand 321

Credits, 60 days', sight. 33j

ON BATAVIA:-

13

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is Yours to Command

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To SAN FRANCISCO

To SEATTLE, VICTORIA

Via Shanghai. Kobe, Yokohama and Victoria.

Via Shanghal, Hobe, Yokohama, Honolulu, San Francisco, Panama, Canal, Havana, New York. Pres. Pierce Midnight Mar. 10th Fres. Jefferson M'night Mar. 13th Pres. Coolidge Noon Mar. 21st Pros. Jackson, M'night Mar. 27th Pres. Lincoln Midnight Apr. 7th Pres. McKinley M'night Apr. 10th Pros, Hoovor Noon Apr. 18th | Pros, Grant M'night Apr. 24th

EUROPE, NEW YORK

Via Manila, Singapors, Fenang," Colombo Bombay, Suez Canal Naples, Genoa and Marsailles. Pres. Adams 8am, Bar. 14th Pres. Harrison 8 a.m. Mar. 28th Prea. Haves 8 a. Apr. 11th Pres. Wilson 8 A.M. Apr. 25th

MANILA

THE MOST FREQUENT SERVICE

Next Sailing Fres. Jefferson 6 p.m. Pros. Coolidge & p.m. Pres. Adame 8 a.m. Pres. Jackson 8 p.,

MORE FREQUENT BERVICE ON THE PACIFIC

Mar 7th Mar. 19th Mar. 14th Mar. 21st

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE

PEDDER BUILDING-HOBG KONG, CANTON BRANCH :—†, SHAKRE HOAD,

On demand

469

.....

1/39

ON PARIB:-

Credits. four months'

Bonk Billa, on demand 482

sight

1/43

Credits, 4 month's sight 507

CONSIGNEE NOTICES.

ON SAIGON:-

Ou Demand

106)

On demand

18

ON MANILA: ---

॥

On demand

$5

On demand

841

QE JAPAN:--

ON BANGKOK:--

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

On demand

110

On demand

1434

for ON INDIA:

SOVEREIGNS Bank Buying

Bate

1/4

BAR SILVER, per of

19 3/18

SHANGHAI MARKET There were sellers of Sterling at 1/2 7/16 for Spot and U.S. Dollars at 30 for Spot.

IN THE AFTERNOON

The near market was steady but the forward rates were not quite so robust this afternoon

STERLING

In Sterling business was done at 1/3 11/18 for

by May followed transactions for June. 1/3 was a'so arranged for July delivery. The market closed with "sellers at 1/3 11/16 March/April and 1/3 May/June, buyers at 1/16 higher respectively.

U.S. DOLLARS

The market closed with sellers at 321 April/May, 32 9/16 June and possibly July, buyers at 1/18 higher, respectively.

H. K. STOCK EXCHANGE

YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL

QUOTATIONS

ON SINGAPORE:-

Telegraphic Transfer... Jou

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

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

New York: March 6.

(Througn. Konier's Agency}

QUOTATIONS

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

-May. Silver-Official

Last Today's High Low Close Close Change

4.99) 4.99 t off 10.68 10.59 10.09 10.68,03 GE

15.88 15.88 15.78 15 78

10 up 100% 1004 100 611

*

tup

off

unchanged

Uhange

.& up 01 off

Business Done: -,980,000 shares.

N. Amer. (50c. 4%) 284.

JA ****** *** ****

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAI- STEAM NAVIGATION Co.'s STRANER "RANCHI."

ARRIVE HONG KONG

5TH MAROF, 1035.

FROM ANTWERP,LONDON.GIBRAL TAR. MARSEILLES, MALTA, PORTSAID 2DEN, COLOMBO

AND STRAITS.

YONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above. aamed Vessel are hereby formed that their Goods are being landed and placed AT THEIR RISK in the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Com pany's Godowas at Kowloon, where each Consignment will be sorted ant Mar by Mark and Delivery can be obtained as the Goods are landed.

Optional Goods will be isaded here unless Instructions have been given to the contrary Six Hours before arrival of the Steamer.

Goods not aleared within 8 days including date of arrival will be subject to Rent.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by as in

any case whatever. Damaged Fackages must be left in the God was for examination by the Con- signees, and the Company's Surreyors Metis. GODDARD, & Douglas, st 10 am, on Mondays and Thursdays, within the Free Storage period.

CONSIGNEE NOTICES.

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.

FROM LEITH, MIDDLES BRO', ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS.

THE S.5. "BEN RINNES."

NONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby formed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardour and/or extra bazardous Godowns of the

Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd. whence and/or from the wharves Delivery may be obtained.

No Cinima will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining andesvered after the 11th Mar,, 1936, will be subject to Bent

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 25th March, 1938, or they will not be recognized

To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations, consigneca must have a Ravenne Officer in attendance when damazed dutiable goods we

examined

All broken, shafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where the 9th they will be examined on March 1931, at 9 am. by Messrs. Carmichael Clark.

by

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

Consignees are specially notified that W. H. LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA) LÆÐ.

it is necessary for & Revenue Officer to

Ageats.

be present at the examination of Hong Kong, drd March, 1938. damaged dutiable cargo.

All Claims against the Steamer must. be presented to the Undertigsed on or before 25th Mar. 1986, or they will not be recognized.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown. MACKINNON, MACKENZIE, & Co.

Agents. Hong Kong, 8th Mar., 1936:

14260

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN.

NHE Motor ship

100)

01

-

6k 441

611

Dow Jones Averages

High-1034/35 Low: Mar. 3.

Mar.

20. Industriale

156.81

96.71 158.19

158.70

20 Raile

51.73

97.36 49,07

49.56

20 Utilitie

25.36

14.4€ 32,81

33.07

.26 up

14

40 Bonds

103 24

93.43 102.84

103

18 ap

11 Commodity Index

62.10

52.48 55.84 50.70

.14 off

Stock & Diz

Adams Express

11

Again buyers predominated Some observers belleve the ai-the market yesterday and rungements include an agreement amount of business

in Amer. Can (4)

Last Sale Mar. 3 Mar. 4'

131 1281 128

Las. Sale

131

Stock & Diy Gold Dust (1.20)

Max. 3 Mar. 4

201

201

Goodyear

281

284

261 up i 28 up i 281 up i

261

201

27

tc purchase all or a certain per- Minor improvements have centage of the Canadian proque-place in the rates of a few stocks Am. Fot. PWY. $7 137

lon, which amounts to about 16, and in the mining section" Anta- 400,000 ounces annually. If this is moxs seems to be claiming special àm, Locomotive ....

ä fair Am. Cyahamid "G. (.25dr.) done. Was

Int. Cement

371

361

Int. Nick (60)

512

511

taken

Am. For. Pur

B

8

"PI.

Int. Tel. & Tel Johns Manville Kennerett (151)

18+

18+

38 382

35

341

Loew's (1)

401 491

attention.

Am. Radiator

231

23

Lorill (1.20)

231 231

BUYERS

Am. Smelting

692 601

Mont, Ward

397

414

Am. T. and T. (9)..

1747

Am. Tob "B" (6)

971-"

174

951

Am, Waterworks (1) 231

Nat City B. (1)' 381 36+* Nat, Da. P. (1.30)... 241 Nat. Estiller 231

241

31

311

Am. Waterworks S

pref. (6)

'Nat. Pwr. Lt. (80)...

N.Y. Central

38

371

Anaconda Copper ... 351 Atch. T. and 8. f.

351

281

Fac. Qas (1.50)

******

344

341

(2sd.)

Fac. Ltng. (5)

Auburn Automobile 477 Baltimore & Ohio Bethlehem Steel...! Boelig Airplane (............. Borden Co. (1.60), Borg Warner (lar Case

494

Packard Motors

12

117

221

221

Penn Rly (1)

35

59

59

Phil Petra (1).

437

431

234

23+

Pub. Bet NJ (280) 434

448

45

471

Radio Corpn.

131

13

Rey. Tob "B" (3)

1233 121

Schenley

Canadian Pacific Caterpillar Tract

142

14

Sears Roebuck

55

Boc-Vaz. (80) M

551 642 - DA

Ch. Nat. Bk. (1.40)

40

401

Brn Cal Ed. (1.50) 16-

151

C'Reake Corp, (2,50) 69 C'Peake Corp. and

701

Southern Pacine 25% 28

Stan: Brands (1) ........ 38). 303

Ohio (2.80)

501-

594

Bran. Clas

181 161

Chrysler (10)

1001

Sta" O NI (1)

818

Col Gas & Elec. 18} Comm. Solv. (60)... 98Į Comm 8thr Comm athen. Cons. Ol (28)

191

Ster. Pro, (2.80)

87 681

I

97

Studebaker Corps A.

me in May

31

31

Texas G Bulp (2)

38

Damaged F

Transamerica (113) 14

141

Un Car. and Carb

coin. Pt. (8) 251

36

'(1.40)

........... 844

84

Cons, Gas NY Cont Of (25) ......

(2)

Un. Pac. Rhys. (8)... 132

1321

301

37

Un. Aircraft Corpi... 29

201

Corn Prod:(3)

Un Air Life Trand....... 181

152

Curtlas Wright

-61.

United Corpa. 4.

12

71

A total of $7,550,000,000 has beer

Curtles Wright, “A” 17) Douglas Aircraft

181

Univ. Lear Tob. (2) 444

45%

717

Du Pont (2 007)

145

Elec. Bord & Share 18

71. 1441 ∙181 70

Uni, Gas Impr. (1.20). 187

17,

U.S. Rubber

19#

191

U.B. Stec

601

Vanddium-

252

# 25

Gen. Elec. (60)

403 401

Warner Bros, Pleta 131

cen Foods (1:00)

Gen. Motors (18)

-337 334 821. 624 :: 451 Bid

West E., & M.: (85).

·120

1201

Call Money

3%

Ales

Antamoks

U. Paracales

San Maur'clos

1.20 b: 1.25 3.

264D. .56 b.

Gold Rivers,, 62 eta.

21 s.

.55 8.

Paracales 39 cts. Raubs, $11.55 CD.

Hotels, $41.

Market-Firmer.

I

BENJAMIN & POTTS

so it would give the Treasury com- mand of 62 per cent. of the world s since it is already taking all American and Mexican newly-mined metal.

production, Thursday, Mar. "5. Messrs. Benjamin and Potts" re- ceived the folowing Straits cur- from rency quotations (buyers) Singapore to-day for Raw Rubber

251 cts. up ct. Spot Apr./June 204 cts. up et. July/Sept". 281 cts, up cl. Oct./Dec. 28 cts. up cet. Market-Very Steady.

Thursday, Mar. 5.

Messrs. Benjamin and Potts re- ceived the following quotations from their Manila morning:

Agents this

Bang. Consols. 11.70. b. 11.90.

REICHSMARK QUOTA, TIONS

[Special to the "Hong Kong Dall

Press" (Copyright).s

without guarantee at:

New York

Amsterdam

Paris ......!

Paris quoted the Pound Sterling

at 74.85 to 74.88 and the: 38A

dollar at 1499,"1 15.00- Transocean News Service.

The arrangement is also believed to imply America's gradual with- drawal from the world's sliver trading market. — Keuter.

H.K. SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION.

Buyer

Antamoks, $1.85.

Land Debentures, par. Wharves, $91 XD.

Telephones (new), $8,30 CD. Ropes, $4,50.

Constructions (new). 30 cts' Gold $ Eonds, 92 Govt. 4% Loan, 41%.

Boilers

Cold Rivers, 7 cts. Providents (old), $1.45,

Sales

Gold Rivers, 7 cts.

Providents" (old), $1.42! Tramis, $11.30.

Lights, 310.80;

Ropek, $4.00:

Union Insurances, $550. China Underwriters, $1. Antamoks, $1.95.

Benguet Exploration, 16 cts. Big Wedge, 21 cts. Raubs, $11.80.

Providents (old), $1.40. Hotels, 34.20.

Hong Kong, Lánda, $32. Hong Kong Trams, $11.20, China Lights (old), $107. Electrics, $72. - Cements, $81.

H.K. Ropes, $4},

Govt. 4% Loan, 41% Prem:

SELLERS

Union Insurances, $560,' Star Ferries, $87.

Chins Lights (old), $10.90.

SALES

Antamoks. $1.97. Venz. Goldie'ds. $34. Providents (old), $1.40. Hong Kong Trams, $11.29, China Lights (old), $10.85. HK, Ropes, $4. Dairy Farms, $21.

U.S. LOAN RUSH

Washington; Mar. 4.

offered for the Government's new $1,250,000,000 cash issue, consisting Elec. Band $8 P1 (0) 79

or $650,000,000 of 2.75 per cent. bonds and $800,000,000 of 1.5 per cent notes: the former being over- subscribed seven times and the Rly, Big, (1) 40 lutter five-

Reuter

Tile

London

Reichsmark

Berlin, March 4.

was quoted

40.86 59.10 ....608.5

12.2825

•

"RAVEL"

Joving arrived from BREMEN, BAM- BURG and Ports, Consigness of cargo are hereby notified that their cargo being leaded at their risk into the Go. downs of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Whart and Godown Co., Lad, Kowloon where Delivery cân Le obtained.

Consignees are farther notified the motor ship" HAVEL A

PRINCE LINE.

[4256

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

FROM

NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES

THE Motor Veses!

TH

“JAVANESE PRINCE" having arrived from the a ove Ports on 2nd instant, Consignees of Cargo are bereby informed that their Goods are

· being landed as their risk into the Go- downs of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Kowloon,

and stored at Consignees risk and expense.

All broken, che fed, and damaged Goode

are to be left in the Godowas, where they will be examined on Monday, 9th Mar, 1935, at 10 am.

All Clams must be presented within 15 Days of the vessel's arrival here after which data they cannot be re- thatcognized.

at HAMBURG & BREMEN through

Goods have left the Godowns, and all *No Olaima will be admitted siter the

cargo for HONG KONG ex dis,Goods remaining undelivered after the "LED", 8.8. Kino Att and 8.8 10th Mar., 1986, will be subiect to

"Boria" from BERGEN, HALDEN and OLHAO.

Ali Goods remaining undelivered after the 12th March. 1976, will be subject | to Bente

No Fire Insurance wit

Packages must be left in the

Rent

by,

No Fire Inkarased bas, best úffisted, Bills of Lading will be counterugned

FURNESS (FAB EAST), LTD.,

2nd Floor, Hongkob & Shanghai Bank Building.

Dials 23166 & 28189.

3 Godown for examinator by the Dog Hong Kong ad Mir, Bad,

ᎯᎯ .

mignons atla the Comp hy a Surveyor,

Mesuri Anderson" &“Lake; at 10 am,

on the 11th March; 1935.

Consignees minst have a Berente Officer in attendance when, damaged fatiable goods are examined by the Company's surver othed after the Np. Claim will be admin and Goods dat left the Godown claims Post be presented within Two Wocks of the. Sinjtë, meriymi: hozni allen which date they will not be recognised.

Omagnses are requested to hurrender their Bill of Lading to the Underdgadā for Counterwiggstrm,

MYLORHES & CO.

Agentar Kondenson, LLOYD, BREKE,

Hong Kong, 5th March, 1938,

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