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75 7/64

15.223 12.37

62 5/8

4.94 15/16 7.312

N. D. L.

FAR EAST EXPRESS

SAILINGS TO EUROPE

MS. HAVEL.

S.S. POTSDAM

Apr. 7

Marseilles, Casablanca, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Hamborg & Bremen ..........MTles, Barcelona, Plama D. M.

Southampton, Rotterdam, Breinen

Hamburg... May 3rd,at 10. a m. S.S DONAU

........... Millen, Oran, Casablanca, Antwerp.

R'dam, Hamburg & Bremen.... May 13 ARRIVALS FROM EUROPĒJ SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI

5.9. DONAU

8.S POTSDAM...

and

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1936.

THE EXCHANGE- MARKET

MESSRS. ROZA BROS.

The

.t

The price for Ready Silver rose 1/18 yesterday to 19 15/18. Forward rate was unchanged 191. Silver advices reported India and speculators as having bought. China sold. After the official fix- ing there were further Indian in- quiries at 1/16 over the "quoted rates. In America the rate re- mained unchanged at 443 for Spot. The London/New York cross- rate was quoted at 4.943. New York/London was quoted at 4.95

Apr.

18.8. DONAU

Apr. 20 SS. POTSDAM ...

Apr. 8 Apr, 20

1/18.

MARKET

8.8. FRIDERUN

HONGKONG/SOUTH SEA ISLANDS SERVICE,

Madang, Salamaus, Rabaul, etc. Apr. 11 8.8. BREMERHAVEN.... Rabaul, Tulagi, Kavieng, etc .........May 11

Steady but dulk

STERLING

Subject to Alleration without. Notice. ..

LONDON EXCHANGE RATES

Paris

Geneva Berlin

Athens Milon

Shanghai

New York Amsterdam Vienna Frague

(BRITIan WIRELESS SERVICE).

March 28.

75 3/64

15.191

12.341

520 6.

62 9/16

1/2 8/18 4.94 3/8 7.31

March 30.

וי

Bucharest Madrid Lisbon

Hong Kong

Brussels

29.24

Montevideo

Belgrade

Montreal

4.97

29.261 39 3/8

4.971

Yokohama

Helsingfors Rio

For Passage and Freight apply to: NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN

iJ

Agenta:

MELCHERS & CO.

Queen's Building Connaught Rd. Telephone 27772. CANTON AGENTS: JEBSEN & CO.. Shameen B.O.

LLOYD TRIESTINO

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CLOTTE RIUNITE (LOYD TRIESTINO-MADITIMA ITALIANA SITMAR

EXPRESS PASSENGER SERVICE « FAREAST-INDIA-ITALY" Special Two Months' Round Trip Tickets At Reduced Bates

To BOMBAY

,, COLOMBO

44

SINGAPORE...

SHANGHAI ...

£44

£41

£18

£12

£25

£21

£22

£19

£13

£11

£9

£ 6

18th April

NEXT SAILING NORTHWARDS: S.S. ** CONTE VERDE" ¦

ROUND THE WORLD tickets issued at Special Reduced Rates in connection with all the Trans-Pacific & Trans-Atlantic Confer ence Lines

ITALIA & COSULICH LINES Agents for the sale of through and independent tickets to North, Central and South American parts via Italy.

THROUGH TICKETS TC LONDON -2 days - Special facilities for despatch by train of heavy buggage with liberal free allowance.

INTERCHANGEABLE RETURN TICKETS with the Dolar Lipes on very favourable conditions,

For full particulare apply to:

LLOYD TRIESTINO

Queen's Building, Ground Floor, Add:"LLOYDIANO"

PO Box 143.

Agents in CANTON:"

Telephone 32082

DODWELL CO., LTD., SHAMEEN.

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. "BENGLOE" April 7th

For Freight and Passage apply to:-

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

York Building. Agents:

Tel. 22633

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD.,

USE OUR SPECIAL

AEROMAIL

LETTER PAPER & ENVELOPE

AND

PAY LESS ON POSTAGE

Letter Paper Envelopes

$1.50 per 100 Sheets $1.75 per 100

ON SALE AT.

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

11, Ice House Street.

Telephone 30251.

A small business was done dur- ing the course of the morning ut 3/3 13/16 for July and 1/37 for cash. The market closed at 1 p.m. with sellers at 1/3 13/16 March/ July and 1/31 August/September, buyers at 1/16 higher respectively.

'U.S. DOLLARS

No business was reported. There were sellers at 32 11/16 for cash and Apr. 321 May and 32 9/16 June, buyers at 1/16 higher res- pectively.

SHANGHAI DOLLARS

Selers were quoted at 109 for cash.

SHANGHAI MARKET

There were sellers of Sterling at 1/2 for Spot and U.S. Dollars at

29 15/16 for Spot.

IN THE AFTERNOON

Buenos Aires

Silver (Spot

Silver (forward)

AN

War Loan

119 5/8-

361

19 7/8 34%

19 15/18 19 7/8

31% 1087

Closing Quotations

March 3, 1938. On LONDON: -

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

sight

ON NEW YORK —

Bank Bills, on demand 31 16/12 Credits, 60 days' fight. 33 1/16

ON. BATATIA

461

73

PRESIDENT LINER TRAVEL SERVICE

is Yours to Command

Prouident Livars" frequent mallings kod their unique stopover privileges allow yon te travel just exantly as you choose, And Dollar Brennship Lines and American Mas Llor worldwide encet and agents are maintained to serve you ashore in whatever place you chance to be. Make your next trip mora sajoyable, travelling “The President Line way.”

To SAN FRANCISCO

Via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama. Honolulu. San Francisco, Pan ma

Canal, Havana, New York. Pres. Lincoln Vidnight Apr. 7th Pres. Hoover 10 a.m. Apr. 18th .Pro, Cleveland 8 am. May 6th Pres. oolidgo & am May 16th Pra Taft Sam. June 3rd

EUROPE, NEW YORK

Via Manila, Singapore, Paung, Colombo, Bombay, Suez Canal, Naples, Genon and Marseille.

To SEATTLE, VICTORIA

Via Shanghai, Kobe. Yokohama and Victoria.

Pres. McKinley M'night Apr. 10th Pres. Grant M'aight Aprith Pres Jefferson M'night May 8th. Pres. Jackson M'night Mand Pies, MaKinley M'night June 'th

MANILA

'THE MOST FREQUENT

SERVICE

Next Sailing M

p.m. Apr.

Pres. Hayes 8. Apr. 11th Pr. McKiley 6 pm. Apr. 4th Pres. Wilson 3 a.m. Apr. 28th Fres, Hoover Pres. Monroe 8 a.m. May 9th Pres. Rates Frer. Van Buren 8.a.m. May 23rd | Pres, Grant Pree. Garfield 8am. June 6th

a. Apr. 11th,

6 r.m. Apr 19th

MOST FREQUENT SERVICE ON THE PACIFIC

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES

AMERICAN

MAIL LINE

FIDDER BUILDING - HONG KONG. CANTON BRANCH:-4, BBAKER "Rosp.

7410.

On demand

1/39/16

ON PARIS:-..

Credits four months'

sight

Bank Billa, on demand 488

1/4

Oredits, 4 month's sight 513

ON SHANGHAI:—

ON SAIGON:-

On Demand.

1064

On demand

ON SINGAPORE:-

ON MANILA:

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

On demand

34

On demand

62)

On JAPAN:-

BANGKOK-

On demand

1104

On demand

1401

ON INDIA:---

SOVERLIONS, Bank Buying

Rato

1 15/16

Telegraphis Transfer 90 BAB BILVER, per oz.

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

11

H

The market was extremely dull SINGAPORE RAW

in the afternoon..

STERLING

No business was reported finish- ing with sellers at 1/3 13/16 April July and 1/31 August/September, buyers at 1/16 higher respective y..

U.S. DOLLARS

A smal amount of business was done at 32 11/16 for May delivery. The market closed with sellers t 32 11/16 April/May and 321 June/ July, buyers at 1/16 higher res- pectively.

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-H. K. STOCK EXCHANGE

YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL

QUOTATIONS

RUBBER

Latest Singapore Prices

Tuesday, Mar. 31. Messrs. H. B. Joseph & Co. re- ceived the following quotations 1 Strults Currency from Singa pere for Raw Rubber.--

Buyers Sellers 26 Unch. 261 261 Unch, 201 26 Unch. 264 26 Unch, 27 Market-Undertone firmer.

Spol Apt./June

July/Sept. Oct./Dec.

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PHILIPPINE GOLD MINING SHARES

Tuesday, Mar. 31.

Severa sight advances have Messra. Benjamin and Potts re laken place in the Philippine min-ceived the following quotations ing stocks, but only a small busi- from their Manila Agents this ness was done. With the exception morning—

of Lands, which are in strong de- mand, there are no changes to re- bort in the rest of

-rket.

BUYERS

Union Insurances, $557). China Underwriters, $1. Bagulo Gold, 29 cta. Itogons, $1.05.

I X. L's. 314. Salacots, 144 cts. Masbate, 73 cts. Ban Mauricio, $1.08. United Paracale, 64 cts. Providents (old), $1,10. Ewo Cottons, Sh. $81. H. K. Lands, $31. H.K. Lands, 4% Debtra. $100. Govt. 4% Loan, 44% Prem.

SELLERS

J

Antamoks, $2.10.

Beng. Exploration, 23 eta, Electrics, 353.

Watsons, $41.

SALES

Union Insurances, $561, Baguio Gold, 28 cts. Benguet Exploration. 24 cts.

· Its gons, $1 03. Balacols 14 cts.

San Mauricios, $1.07

Untied Paracafe, 65 HK. Trams, $10:40. Star Ferries, $84. Electrics, $521. Telephones (old), $25,15,

£115 FOR £5 STAMPS

Beng. Consols. Antamoks

Pesos Buyers Sellers 11.50 11,60

1.30

1.40

United Paracales

.40

.42

San Mauricios

.69.

+70

I. X. L.'s.

Masbates

Demonstrations

Big Wedges

.98 No se'lers

484 .50 .41

.16

41

17.

BERLIN SHARE

MARKET

AND

OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO, LTD.

UHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

CONSIGNEES par Co.'s Vesant

"AENEAS "

FROM UNITED KINGDOM VIA SINGAPORE, are hereby notified that their Cargo will be discharged into Holt Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie at Consignees risk and subject to Terme ("Hong Kong Daly Press" Specia) and Conditione of Storage. at Holt's Whart. The Cargo will be ready for Delivery from Godown on and after 30th Mar,

Berlin, Mar. 30.

Although the result of Sunday's Reichstag elections made a very deep impression on the bourse, 1 was without perceptible influence

in the sharemarket. Bank custo- mere held off, preferring to walt for the new German peace offers.

The Dye Trust shares reached a' new record of 161.

Optional Cargo will not be landed here unless Notice has been given prior to Steamer's arrival, bot carried on from port to port to the final port of call ic which the option extanda."

All broken, chafed sud damaged Goods are to he left in the Gedowns, where they will be saamined on any Thesday and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 M, and Noox within the Free Storage perici.

No Claime will be admitted after the Goods have left the Steamer's Gode wa, and all Groda trasining undelivered after the 8th April, will be subject

Call Money stood at 34. Reichs- bank rose 3/8 to 179 5/8, Young Loan was unquoted at 102 7/8, Ger- man Dye Trust rose 3/8 to 179 5/8, Balzdetfurth Potash on Batur to Rent, day stood at 180, United Steel Works rose 1/8 to 85 7/8, German Mineral Oils was unchanged at 117, Siemens and Halske rose 3/4 to 178, and Bemberg Rayon was unchanged at 83 1/2- Transocean News Service

FRENCH FINANCIAL

POLICY

Paris, Mar. 30. Mr. Marcel-Regnier, the French Finance Minister, besides denying the rumour that the Government intends to consider devaluation, has now denied the intention of imposing forced

conversion of rentes or an embargo on gold ex- ports.

Enumerating

A

"the comforting

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 20th April, 1986, or they

will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be affected. BUTTERFIELD A SWIRN

Agents 30th March, 1996.

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SERVICES CONTRACTUELS · DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,

CONSIGNEE NOTICE.

.SS. "ANDRE LEBON"

10*A/36. BRINGING CARGO Fick

MARSEILLE, &c.

LINE

DODWELL-CASTLE

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

S.8, "THURLAND CASTLE” · From U.9. PORTS via MANILA..

ONBIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that the above vessel has arrived and is berthed at Danger- may be obtained from ex. ship. ous Anchorage A 18, whence delivery

bere, unless notice has been given 4

Optional cargo will not be landed house prior to vessel's arrival, but carried on from port to port at Master's option to the final port of call to the option extends.

which

No Claims will be admitted after the

Goods have left the ship, and Goods remaining undelivered prior to the departure of the vessel will be landed and stored in our godowns &/or lightera. the cost of landing and storage being for Consignes's Account.

Goods will be examined on board

All broken, chafed, and damaged

Douglas, before the goods are delivered. Our surveyors, Mesars. Goddard &

In the case of dutiable cargo, con- ignees are reques ed to inform the Import & Export Office that they have make arrangements for the goods to be such goods for examination, and to, landed into Bonded Warehouse.

No Fire Laurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Agenta, Hongkong, 31st March, 1936.

•

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BAMBURG AMERIKA LINIE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES:

THE M.S.

THE BURGENLAND"

aring arrived, from Hamburg and orts of call, Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that their Goods aren wing landed and placed at their rinks into the Hong Kong & Kowloon Whardi ki Godown Company's godowns at Kowloos, EDNESDAY, THE 25TH MAR. 1936, the Goods are landed.

where delivery may be obtained as soon

ARRIVED HONG KONG ON

RUBBER MARKET REVIEW facts which justify the mainten-teing landed and stored isto the Go-

Lane Mitchell, Hymans &

Kraay Ltd.

ance of French credit, M. Reginer said the budget had been rendered more healthy by substantial econo- mics. The recent vote of 200,000, 000 francs expenditure had not disturbed the balance.

He went on enumerating, praising.

Optional Cargo will not be landed here, unless Notice has been given 45 MUNSIGNES are hereby informed hors prior to Ve-sol'a srrival, b tcarried that their goods with the exception on frim fort to port to the Enal port of Opium, Treasure and Valasbies are of call to which the option extenda.

No Claims will be admitted after the down of Hong Kong, Kowloon Whar? Goods have left the Godowns, and alt 4 Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, whence Goods remaining undelivered after the delivery may be obtainei immediately Sud April, 1938, will be subject to

Bent or they after landing.

All claime must be sent in 'to

All broken, chafed and damaged Geedm

do

or before the Saturday, 4th April uze, | are to be left in the Godowas, where will not a recognized.

they will be examined d 18 April. Moears, Goddard & Douglas." 135, at 10 am by our burverurs

Owing to the latest developments In the International Situation cau- the punctual treasury, one of the by the Company Surveyor, Mesars amaged Package will be examined tion is the order of the day and most formidable gold reserves in Goddard & Douglas in the presence of

To comply with the General Boaded trade is practically at a standstill. the world and pointing to the fact day, 31 Mar, 1836.

the Consignees at 10.00 8.m. on Tues- | Warehouse Regulations on signees must Hence values have fluctuated bare that economic activity was on the

have a Revenue Officer insa, tandurom ly 1/8d, per lb. during the period road to recovery, particularly in Oficer in attendance when any dutiable examined

onsignees must have Bevenne when dams datiable goods are under review, which tends to show the

direction of transportation. gords are examined by the ompany's that there are no weak holders of There had been an increased bust-Surveyors

All Claims must reach us before the 28th April 938, the commodity.

or they will not be recognized.

No Insurance will be effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

JEBS EN ♣ C0,

Agent [4817 Hong Kong, 26th March, 1938 14918

t

ziezs turn-over and a rise in price No Fire insurance will be affected by A settlement of the strike at and volume of agricultural pro- fus in any case whatever. Akron, which was reported immin- ductäm ent on Tuesday evening. has not Heutes.

yet been attained.

On March 7th, Stocks in the

United Kingdom totalled 164,889 period ast year does not now give tons, a decreases of 1,986. tons an accurate perspective of the when compared with the previous state of affairs. We are therefore ratura. During the week it is es subsiftuting a comparison as be- timated that a decrease of 2,900, tween actual and permissible ex- tons has taken place.

ports (in tong) during the same. period of the year.

During the month of February preliminary exports from the NE

From the above table it will be I are given as total 28,587 tonig noticed that although the total (Estate 12,399-native 16.188 tons. exports are nearly 4000 tons be Compared with the previous month low the permissible amount, na- London, March 11.

the revised Agures were respective- tive shipments have exceeded the Colonial Jubilee stamps of the ly 17.572 tone, (Estate 8,991-na domestic quota by 1,200 tons,Na- face value of £5 were sold at tive. 8,181 tons).

tive production is more subject to Harmers yesterday for £115:

seasons Infigences than organised estate production and there is no thing alarming in shipments be

We realise that since the Intro They were printed for certain duction of the control scheme our South African colonies, but there previous table comparing ship-

was an error-Windsor Castlements during the current year to ing temporarily about 5% in excess with two flagstana.

fala with the those for the same of the permitable amount,

R. OHL

Ágent.

Hong Kong, 25th Mar, 1916.

REICHSMARK QUOTA-

TIONS

("Hong Kong Dally. Press" Special);

7 Berlin, Mar. 30,

(without guarantee) at:-

The Reichsmärk was quoted

New York... Faris

40.08

610 Alpsterdam k 59,11 London... 12.36

INDIA TO TERMINATE OTTAWA AGREEMENT

New Delhi Mar. 30. The Legislative Assembly has passed a resolution, by 70 votes te 85, urging the Government to give notice of its desire to terminale the Ottawa, agreement. The mo

Paris quoted the Pound Sterling tion was introduced by the Con at 75.10 to 70.13 and the US.A Dollar at 15.175 to 15.38.

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