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HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE

Far Eastern Mail, Passenger & Freight Serivce

Through hookings to America via Europe and Europe via America. Booking around the world. Through bookings to London,

14th Mar.

OUTWARD SAILINGS *m.v. RAMSES"......... for Shanghai, Dairen, Kobe, Osaka,

Yhams, Nagoya m.v. "BURGFNLAND" for Shai., Dairen, Taka. Kobe,

Osaka, Yokohama, Nagoys. 97th Mar M.B. "NEUMARK"...... for Shai., Dairen, Taku, Tsingtan,

Kobe, Oraka, Y'hama, Nagoya. 31st Mar. HOMEWARD SAILINGS

...for Capoa, Barcelona, A'werp, +m.v. "SAUERLAND"

Rotterdam, Hamburg....30th Mar. m.y. "RAMSES" ...... for Genou M'llos, Hitam. B'burg...8th Apr. +Y. "BURGEN) AND" for Genoa, B'lcoa., R'dam, 'bery 24th Apr.

+ Passenger Vessel Limited Passenger Accommodation. For further particulars and pamage farns, etc. apply to:-- HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE

JEBSEN & 00, Aozhys.

ty, Podder Street. Tel. 28363.

CANTON AGENTS: CARLOWITZ & CO.. Shakee Road

S.S. "BENRINNES"

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

Cargo will also be accepted on through Bill

of Lading to the usual transhipment ports,

Next Sailing for SHANGHAI & JAPAN

S.S. "BENNEVIS

Tel. 22533

March 17th

For Freight and Passage apply to:-

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

JAVA

CHINA

JAP

York Building.

Agente:

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD.,

On Home leave why not visit BALI & JAVA-

the Isles of Romance and Beasty. Through fares to Europe by steamer all the way or by steamer and aeroplane combined. Special reduced round trip farce. Through

fares to Australia and South Africa.

TO MANILA, MAKASSAR, BALI

⚫ & SOERABAIA m.s. "TJINEGARA "

17th March, 10 a..

Tender Blake Pier 9.00a.m. Tender Police Ple: 3,15 km

TO BATAVIA DIRECT

S.S.TJISALAK"

24th March, 11 a.m..

Tenderiako Fler 10.00 am. Tender Police Pier 10.15.m.

TO AMOY & SHANCHAI s.s. "TJIBADAK"

19th March

Special Round-Trip Fare 1st class Hongkong/Manila/Hongkong H.R. $125.00

Winter Round-Trip-October — March Hongkong/Batavia/Hergkong R.K.$275.00. For further information apply:

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1936.

H. K. STOCK EXCHANGE

YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL

QUOTATIONS

steady The market is small interest being being main- tained in UW'ities which changed hands at ruling rates.

LONDON EXCHANGE RATES

Bucharest

(Barcisa WIRELESS SERVICE)

March 20.

March 9.

Paris

74 31/33

Седера

15.15

Berlin"

12.32

Athens

Milan

021

62 3/18

with a

Shanghai

1/2)

New York"

4.911

Amsterdam

7.27

4.98 5/18 7.261

Vienna

SALES

Frague

1191

Hotels, -$4.

Madrid

38 3/18

119 5/16 670 S. 33.11/64

China Lights (old), $9.90. Electrics.. $691.

Lisbon

Hong Kong

Singapore Traction, 19/-. Govt. 4 Loan, 4

Brussels

29.30

Prem.

Montevideo

Belgrade

Montreal

Yokohama

Helsingfors

Rio

Buenos Aires

Silver (Spot

19 11/16

10 9/16-

Silver (forward) Wat Loài

191

31% 1081

19 7/16 34% 108

SELLERS

Wharves, $93.

Providents (old), $1.

Humphreys, $9.70.

H.K. Trams, $11.

Star Ferries. $88.

China Lights (old), $10.10...

China Lights (new), $71.

Telephones (old), $254.

Cements, $7.00.

H.K. Ropes. $4).

Dairy Farms, $21. Watsons $4.85.

Constructions (new), 50 cts."

BUYERS

Hong Kong Banks, $1555,

Union Insurances. $557). Hotels, $4.10.

China Lights (old), $10.10/10. Electrics, $707702.

THE EXCHANGE

MARKET

MESSRS. ROZA BROS.

Silver prices dropped yesterday to the extent of 1/8 for Ready and 1/16 for Forward, "the quota- tions being 19 9/16 and 19 7/20 respectively. Silver advices ported speculators

having operated both ways. India bought. After the official Axing India was

as

re-

further buyer and China a sell- er at 1/16 over the quoted rates. In America the rate was unchang- ed 'at 443 for" Spot.

13

74 59/64 15.14" 12.31 518 S..

1/3 11/16 29.30

PRESIDENT LINER TRAVEL SERVICE

is Yours to Command

Preddent Liners' frequens vallings and their unique stapaver privileges allow you to travel fast sotly you choses. And Dollar Biesmahip Yines and American Mail Lixo worldwide offices end agents are maintained to serve yan kabare in whatever place you chance to be. Make your next trip mare enjoyable, fravelling "The Fresident Line way.

To SAN FRANCISCO

Via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama. Honolulu. San Francisco, Panama

Canal, Havana, New York. Prea, Coolidge Noon Mar. 31st Pres. Lincoln Midnight Apr. 7th Pres, Hoover Noon Apr. 18th Pres. Cleveland M'night May 8th

| EUROPE, NEW YORK

To SEATTLE, VICTORIA.

Via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama

and Victoria.

Pres Jefferson M'night Mar. 13th Pree, Jackson M'night Mar. 27th Pres. MoKinley M'night Apr. 10th Pres. Grant M'night Apr 24th

MANILA

THE MOST FREQUENT Via Manila, Singapors, Penang,

SERVICE Colombo, Bombay, Suez Canal, Naples, Ganos and Marseilles.

Next Sailings Pros. Adams Noon Mar. 18th Pres. Coolidge 9 p.m. Noos Pres. Harrison 8 a.m. Mar, 28th Prow. Adams

8. Apr. 11th Pres. Jackson 6p. Pros, Hayes Pres. Wilson 8 a.m. Apr. 25th Pres. Harrison 8 am

MORE FREQUENT SERVICE ON THE PACIFIC

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE.

FEDDAR BUILDING-HONG KONG. 'CANTON BRANCH :—4, BHAKIZ HOAD,

4.98

4.987

Closing Quotations

March 11, 1936. On LONDON:"-

Telegraphic Transfer. | 3 Bank Bills, on demand Ì 7/18 Bank Bills. 4 months'

sight

ON NEW YORK :—

ON BATAVTA:-

Bank Billa, on demand 32 3/16 Credits, 80 days' sight. 33 5/16

On demand

461

1/3 9/18

ON PARIS:-

Credits. four months'

sight

Bank Bills, on demand 191

1/4

Creditë, 4 month's sight 508

ON SALOON:-

CONSIGNEE NOTICES.

106)

On demand

471

ON MANILA:-

5.

On demand

641

ON BANDIOE:—

110

144

ON SHANGHAI: -

On Demand

ON SINGAPORE:--

On demand

On JAPAN:-

On demand

ON INDIA:-

Telegraphic Trapster... Ho Baak, on demand.........

U.S. SILVER POLICY

Bill To Stimulate Purchase

41

Washington, Mur. 10. "A Bill designed to stimulate Treasury silver purchases has been introduced in the Senate by The London/New York

Senator Thomas, proposing the re- rate was higher at 4.981. New tirement of all United States notes York/London was also higher

at outstanding 4 98).

MARKET

Steady but extremely dull.

STERLING

Cross-

and the issuance in exchange of an equal amount of silver certificates.

On demand........

SOVEREIGNS.

Hate

Bank Buying

BAR SILVER, per os.

1/316/18 19 9/18

BERLIN SHARE MARKET

[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press (Copyright. 1-

Berlin, Mar. 10. The sharemarket was in a buying mood on Tuesday so that a price bag was in evidence, but on Mon- day't disappeared, all stocks being markedly firm. Banks orders were however not numerous so that the turnover WAS but normal. Fixed interest securities market

was stagnant, but Reichs old liquida- tion loan crumbled to 110 3/8. Call Money rose from 2 to 3. Young Loan stood unchanged at 102 7/8, The sliver purchased for this

Relchsbanks rose to 185, Dye- purpose would not be counted as

trusts went farmer at 151, Salzdet part of the silver which the au-

furth Potash was unquoted, also under the done thorities purchased

on Monday, United Steelworks rose shortly after the opening at 1/33 Silver Purchase Act.

1 to 81 3/8, German Mineral Oils for March delivery. The market Simultaneously, the proposal by advanced 2 to 1081, Siemenshälske closed with sellers at 1/53 March/the Senate Agricultural Committee was unchanged at 167 and Bem- April and 1/3 11/16 May/July. requiring, Treasury purchase of at berg Rayon dropped to 90/- buyers at 1/18 higher respectively, least 50,000,000 ounces monthly un-Transocean News Service.

til a silver-gold ratio of 16 to 1, ar silver stocka one-third of the gold stocks, is reached, has been fav- the Com- ourably reported by mittee. This proposal is sponsored by Senator Wheeler, and it re- presents a revival of the earlier efforts to secure free coinage of silver.

A

small business 'was

'U.S. DOLLARS

Business was done at. 32 for cash. The market closed with small sellers at 32 for Cash, 32 Holland-China Trading Co., 11/16 March/Aprli and 323 May, Caaton buyers at 1/16 higher respectively, H. Nolasco da Silver, Esq., Macao

SHANGHAI DOLLARS JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LINE York Building.

Tel. 28015.

MODERN

C

LIJN EXPRESS SERVICE

SINGAPORE RAW ency

RUBBER

Latest Singapore Prices

B. B. JOSEPH & CO.

Wednesday, Mar, 11. Messrs. H. B. Joseph & Co. re- ceived the following quotations in Straits Currency from Singa-" pore for Raw Rubber-

quotations (buyers) from Singapore to-day for Raw Rubber

26 cts.

Spot

Apr./June

July/Sept.

Oct./Dec.

201 cts. 262 cta. 27 cts,

Market. Very steady.

PHILIPPINE GOLD MINING SHARES

Wednesday, Mar 11, Messra, Benjamin and Potta ze- ceived the following quotations from their Manilla Agents this morning:-

Buyers Sellers 1160 11.70

11

SHANGHAI MARKET

Observers are of the opinion that

REICHSBANK RETURN

[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press" (Copyright/)],

1:

dated

Berlin, Mar. 10. The Reichsbank return Sellers were quoted at 108 13/16 the Administration is not inclined March 7 issued on Tuesday showed for Spot..

to "consider further silver legisla-Goldstock was unchanged at 71.7, tion this season, as specified in the the foreign division reserves went operation of the silver programme. | 0.1 lower to 5.4, making a total At the same time, the split note cover decline of 0.1 to -77.1

reichsmarks. amongst the silverites appears to million

Note eli- make impossible sufficient pressure culation decreased by 188.6 to to force legislation.=-

3988.1 million reichsmarks. The Reuter.

amount of credit larued as mea- sured by bills advanced and che- que investments declined by 252.3 to 4552.3 million reichsamarks.

There were selers of Sterling at 1/2 15/32 for Spot. U.S. Dol- lars opened with sellers at 30 and closed a shade higher at 30 1/16 for Spot...

EXCHEQUER RETURNS

Londen, Mar. 10. Receipts into the Exchequer last week, apart from the self-balancing excep. revenue, amounted to the tionally high total of £32,532,882,

£10,000,000 ARMS Transcan News Service.

ORDER FOR FRANCE

and the expenditure for week, ex- Roumanian Contract

cluding the self-balancing items, 488 £24,549,443,

The financial year ends in three weeks, and special interest AI- taches to the latest Treasury re- turn, which shows on the revenue side that the total ordinary IC- venue for the financial year up to March 7, amounted to £690, 121,420. This WBS $20,795,166 more than at the corresponding date last year.

As Result Of Trade

Treaty

London, Feb...14. Roumania has ordered "£10,000,- 000 of armaments, from France, It was reported in Paris yesterday.

The order is placed under the Franco-Romanian trade pact re- cently signed in Paris,

REICHSMARK QUOTA-

TIONS

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. BREMEN.

THE Steamer

"SCHARNHORST ** having arrived from BREMEN, BAN- BURG and Ports, Consignees of cargo are hereby notified that their cargo is being landed at their risk into the Go downs of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon where Delivery can le obtained,

All Goods remaining undelivered after the 17th March. 1986, will be subjec: to Bent

No Fire Insurance will be affected by ns in any case whatever.

Damaged Packages must be left in the Godown for, sxamination by the Con- signess and the Company's Surveyors, Messrs. Anderson & Ashe, at 10 am, on the 16th March, 1934,

Consignees must have a Bevenue Officer in attendance when damaged dutiable goods are examined by the Company's surveyora.

No Claim will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown and all claims must be presented within Twr which date they will not be recognised. Weeks of the Ship's arrival here, after Consignees are requested to surrender their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for Countersignature.

MELORERS & CO..

Agents: NOXUDEUTER LLOYD. BREMEN, deng Kong, 10th March, 1996,

14278

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES."

CONSIGNEE NOTICE.

B.S. "PRESIDENT DOUMER"

9/25. BRINGING CARGO From

MARSEILLE, &c. ARRIVED HONG KONG OF FRIDAY, Ty■ 6zul MARCH, 1928.

UNSIGNEES are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables sze being landed and stored into the Go downs of Hong Kong, Kowloon Whart & Godowa Co., Ltd., Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtainal immediately or they after landing.

All claims must be sent in to me on or before the Tuesday, 17th Mar., 1938, will not be recognized.

Mar. 12th

Mar. 16th

Mar. 1st

Mar. 28th

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

.00EAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTEL

CHINA MUTUAL 'STEAM'

NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

"AD

NSIGNEES per Co's Vessel

CONSIGNERS PORNO

PROX SEATTLE, VANCOUVER AND VICTORIA VIA JAPAN

are requested to take Delivery of Boar and Lumber Shipments as soon as the Vessel is ready to discharge and are hereby notified that if their Lighters are not placed alongside the Vessel น required, their Shipments will be dia- charged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, at where their expense,

the Cargo will also their risk wand

expense and subject to the Terms and Conditions of Storage at Holt's Wharf. Steamer will commence Discharge on the 10th Mar.

lie

General Carko will be discharged into Holt'a Wharf, Kowloon, where it will le at Consignees' risk and subject to the Terms and Conditions of Storage at Bolt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for Delivery from the Godown on and after 10th Mar

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods ars to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 and Noor within the Free Storage period.

No Olaims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Vessel's Godown, and all General Cargo remaining undelivered after 17th Mar will be subject to Bent

*All Claims against the Vessel must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 31st Mar, 1936, they will not be recognized.

No Fire Insurance will be effected;

BUTTERFIELD & SWIBE.

Agents. 10th March, 1936.

(4972

NOTICE TO CONSIⱭSTER.

OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO, LT

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

AND

CONSIGN ACHILLES

YONSIGNEES per Co.'s Vessel

FROM UNITED KINGDOM, VIA SINGAPORE,

are hereby notified, that their Cargo.

H be

into Holt's discharged Wharf, Kowloon, where it will ko at Consignees risk and subject to Terms and Conditions of Storage at Hola Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for Delivery from Godown on and after 8th Mar.

Optional Cargo will not be landed here antess Notice has been given prior to Steamer's arrival, but carried on fron port to port to the final port of call to which the option extends.

All broken, chafed and damaged floods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays Fridays" between the hours of Damaged Packages will be examined 10.45 Am. and Noor within the Free by the Company's Surveyor, Mesars. Storage period Goddard & Douglas in the presence of

No Claims will be admitted after ti

[pecial to the "Hong Kong Daily the Consignees at 10,00 m. on Thurs- Goods have left the Steamer's Godowa

Press" (Copyright).]

day, 12th Mar.,

1838.

and all Goods remaining undelivered Consignees must have a Bavenue after the 16th Mar., will be subjeck Reichsmark quotations (without goods are examined by the Company's

Officer in attendance when any dutiable to Rent

All Claime against the Steamer must

guarantee);-

New York Paris

Amsterdam

London

Berlin, Mar. 10.

40.47

608.5

69.01

12.32

74.91.

74.94

15.045

........

15.05

Paris Sterling (low) Paris Sterling (high) Dollar (low) ...... Dollar (high) Transocear News Bervice

The Budget estimated the O- The principal aim of the treaty dinary revenue for the full year is to provide Roumania with al £734,470,000. The total ordin-sufficient quantity of francs to ary expenditure to date is £704.-. furnish payments for £10,000,000 leum for a period of twelve years 128.959. At the corresponding date of armaments, interest on Rou to a French group headed by the last year, the figure was. £874-manian loans issued on the Paris Petrofina. 715,999.

market, and overdue instalments of commercial debts.

1 Buyers

Spot

26 up

Sellers 261

Apr./June

201 up

268

July/Sept.

Oct/Dec.

201 up t 201 up i

201

Beng. Consols

271

Antamoks

1.20

. 1.25

Market-Firmer.

United Paracales

38

.40

Ban Mauricios

.62

65

I. X. Lu's

.70 no sellers

Masbates

.42

43

Demonstrations

38

.361

at £754,571.600.--

Big Wedges

17

174

British Wireles

BENJAMIN & POTTS

Wednesday, Mar. 11.

Mesers. Benjamin and Patts re- ceived the folowing Straits cur-

The budget estimated tota

EL ordinary expenditure for, the year.

Murveyors.

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

K. OAG Agent.

Hong Kong, 8th Mar, 1936.

IN WIRELESS COM. MUNICATION

be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 30th March, 1836, or they will not be recognised.

Ho Fire Insurance will be affected BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

14265.1 9th March, 1936.

The following steamers, are ex- pected to be in wireless communi- cation with Hong Kong:

Hsin Ping An, Ixion, Hozan Hat Chen, Maru, Aramis, Soina, The contract for the sale of this Achilles, Thikembang, Hazleave, levy, is to be signed in Bucharest Benmacdhu!, Hellae, Havre Maru, President Coolidge, before April 1. It is estimated to Fukwang,

Panama Maru, Térukuni Maru. Preussen and Dalshu Meru,

Roumania has consented to hand over three-quarters of the State levy in kind on Roumanian petro- year.

be worth more, than £1,000,000 a

Agent",

NANT ADS

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