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P

N. D. L.

FAR EAST EXPRESS

SAILINGS TO EUROPE

S.S. FOTSDAM.....

S.S. DONAU

Mes, Barcelona, Plama D. M. Southampton, Rotterdam, Bremen

& Hamburg .......... May 3rd,at 10a.m. M'lies, Oran, Casablanca, Antwerp, Ram, Hamburg & Bremen.... May 13

ARRIVALS FROM EUROPE SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI

9. Apr, 20 S.8. POTSDAM

S.S. POTSDAM

Apr. 20

HONGKONG/SOUTH SEA ISLANDS SERVICE, "S.S. FRIDERUS ........ Madang. Salamaus, Rabaul, etc, ......

S.S. BREMERHAVEN....... Rabau, Talugi, Kaviong, etc

Apr. 11 ....... May 11

· Subject to Alteration without Notice,

For Passage and Freight apply to:

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN

Agents;

MELCHERS & CO.

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

LLOYD TRIESTINO

FLOTTE RIUNITE LLOYD TRIESTINO-MARITIMA ITALIANA-SITHAR

MONTHLY EXPRESS PASSENGER SERVICE FAR EAST INDIA-ITALY

Brindisi, Naples: 21 days. Venice, Trieste, Genoa: 22 days.

HONGKONG-LONDUN 23 days.

SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS

ITALY

HONG KONG TO

S.S. "CONTE VERDE" ALS VICTORIA'

6th Apr.

HONG KONG TO SHANGHAI *M.S." FUSIJAMA“

15th Apr.

28th May

S.S. CONTE VERDE"

19th Apr,

S.S. "CONTE VERDE *

29th Jane

*M.S."HIMALAYA"

3:h May

S.S. VICTORIA"

20th July

M.S. "VICTORIA”DA M.S." SUMATRA "

21st May

3th Jone, 9.8. CONTE VERDE" 20th June

Freighter with limited passenger accommodation,

Special 100 days Return Tickets at greatly reduced coat allowing of months stay in Europe. Special concessions to lat & 2nd class travellers to London.

1st 2nd 2Ec.

HONGKONG to Venice/Trieste/Genoa and return......£132 88

LLOYD TRIESTINÖ

19

P.O. Box 143, Tel. Addr. "Lloydiano" - Telephones 32082/3. Canton Agents: -DODWELL & CO., LTD, Shameen.

LINE

MAERSK LINE

Fast regular FREIGHT and PASSENGER SERVICE

via

Shanghai, and Japan

to

LOS ANGELES, PANAMA, NEW YORK, BOSTON

"

PHILADELPHIA & BALTIMORE.

If sutEcient inducement offers also other ports of call.

Arrivals from U.S.A.

24th Apr. M.V. "BRONXVILLE"

30th Apr.

20th May

471

M.V. ANNA MAERSK”

M.V. "ASTORIA'

Sailings to 0.8.A.

26th May

(All dates are subject to alteration without notice.)

EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION FOR PASSENGERS

AT MODERATE RATES.

For Freight and Rassage please apply:-

JEBSEN & CO.

Canton, Bhameen, E.C. "Agenta.

Tel. 10918.

Hong Kong, Pedder Bailding

Tel. 28363.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1936. *

THE EXCHANGE MARKET

MESSRS. ROZA BROS. "

wa.d.

Silver prices dropped 1/16 yes- terday for bath deliveries, the quo tations being 19 for Ready and Silver advices reported China as having sold. India bought and after the official fixing there were 'some buying inquiries at the Axed rate but sellers were holding off. In America the rate was unchanged at 441 for Spot.

The London/New York cross. rate

lower Was

at 4.944. New York/London was quoted at. 4.941. MARKET Steady but dul

STERLING

Some business was done at 1/31 for near delivery and 1/3-13/16 for for forward. The market closed at 1 pm, with sellers at 1/3-13716 April/December, buyers at 1/37.

U.S. DOLLARS

Business was done at 32-11/18 for April delivery, There were sellers at 321 Aprit/August, buyers

LONDON EXCHANGE RATES

Geneva Berlin Athens. Milan... Shanghai

(Battien WIRELESS' SERVICE:

April 7.

April 8,

Paris

74-61/64

74 61/84

15.17

15.171

12.28

12.281

320 S.

62-11/18

522

4.971 7.37

4.941

7.271

119-7/16 672 S. 36-11/64

119+ 669 S.

New York

Amsterdam Vienna Prague Bucharest Madrid Lisbon

Hong Kong

Brussels Montevideo Belgrade

Montreal

Yokohama

Helsingfors

Rio

Buenos Aires Silver (Spot

Sliver (forward) War Loan

at 32-11/16 for Map/August and On LONDON- probably for April delivery.

SHANGHAI DOLLARS

||

Thera were sellers at 1091. buy-

ers at 1/9-3/16, for cash.

SHANGHAI

MARKET

There were sellers of Sterling

1/2 for Spot and US. Dollars at

291 for Spot.

IN THE AFTERNOON

29.21

29.201

394 9. O.

12

217 4.983

4.94-13/18

» 172-1/32

19-15/15 19-16/15 34% 1071

Closing Quotations

April 9, 1938. Telegraphic Transfer... Bank Bills, on demand 1,38 Bank Bills, 4 months'

night

ON SHANGHAI! —

On Demand

ON SINGAPORE:--

ON NEW YORK:-

191

.3% 107 9/16

Bank Billa, on demand 33 3/16 Credits, 60 days' sight. 33-1/10 ON BATAVIA ---

On demand PA:-

.... 47

Bank Bills, on demand is

PRESIDENT LINER ·

TRAVEL

13

SERVICE

is Yours to Command

President Liners' frequent sailings and their uelque stopover privileges allow you to travel just wrestly as you choose, And Polar Steamship Lines and American Mail Lino worldwide offices and agenta sze maintained to areve you "ashorn in whatever place, TOR chance to be Make your next trip more enjoyable, travelling --The resident Line way."

To SAN FRANCISCO Via Shanghai. Kobe, Yokohama. Honolulu, San Francisco, PanamB

Canal, Havana, New York.

To SEATTLE, VICTORIA Via Shanghai, Kobe. Yokohama

and Victoria.

Pres. Hoover 10 am. Apr. 18th Pres. McKinley M'night Apr. 10th Pres. Cleveland 8 am. May 6th Pres, irant" M'night Apr. 24th Pres. Coolidge Bam May 16th Prea Jefferson M'night May 8th Fra Taft 8am. Jane 3rd Pres. Jackson M'aight May 2nd Pres. Hooyer am. June 13th Pres. McKinley M'night June th

EUROPE, NEW YORK

Via Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo. Bombay, Buer Gana. Naples, Genoa and Marseilles.

"

MANILA

THE MOST FREQUENT

SERVICE"

Next Sailing

Prea. Hayes 8am. Apr. 11th | Pres, Hoover Pres. Wilson Sa.m. Apr. 25 th Pres. Hayes Pres. Monroe 8am. May 9th Pres. Grant Pros. Van Buren 8 m. May 23rd Pres. Wilson

6 pm. Apr. Oth

8am. Apr. 11th

6 p.m., Apr 18th

8 am. Apr. võth

Pres. Garfield 8 am. June 6th Pres: Cleveland 6 pm. Apr. th

HOST YSIQUENT SERVICE ́ON THE PACIFIC

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE

PADDER BUILDING-BONG KONG. CANTON BRANCH :~Ą, SHAKIB HOLD.

1/160

Credits. four months'

Light....

1/4.

"Oredits, 4 month's sight 13!

ON SALGON --

107)

On demand

482

ON MANILA: ---

55

On demand

037

CONSIGNEE NOTICES.

ON BANGKOK :-

On demand

1711

On demand

1427

ON INDIA:-

SOVERLIGNS,

Bank Buying

Telegraphic Transfer... 6

Bate

197

On demand

The market was dull in the On JAPAN:- afternoon.

STERLING

In Sterling no business was re- ported finishing with sellers at 1/3-13/16 April/December, buyers at 1/37.

U.S. DOLLARS The market closed with sellers a1 323 Apri/August and 32-9/16 September/November, buyers 32-11/16 May/October and pro- bably for April delivery.

H. K. STOCK EXCHANGE

YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL

QUOTATION

at

Bank, on demand..

NEW

BAR SILVER, per ox.

YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

Now York: April 8.

W

{Turonen Keuier's Agency)

New York/London Croas-rate New York Cotton-July New York Rubber-July Chicago Wheat -July Chicago Corn -July Silver Official

Stocks

The week's trading was rather limited to a few stocks which reacted very favourably when buy- ing orders came into the market. Insurance shares were very pro- Adams Express minent. Utilities remained quiet. Amer. Can ............ 121 but Lands came in for a good deal Amer. Cyanamid “B of enquiry which eased off at the close. There is no selling pressure at all and as soon as the upward movement sets in the market will be found to be very bare of stock.

BUSINESS DONE DURING THE WEEK

Providents (Old), $1.30, $1.17. Hotels, $4.15, 11.

· Lands, $331.

China Lights (Old), $104. Telephones (Old), $25.10, $25.15. Cements, $94, $91. $9, $8.80. Entertainments, $21. Antamoks, $2.05.

Atlas Corpn. Auburn

Change

i up unchanged

.03 up

Business Uone:-1,660,000 shares.

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.

FROM LEITH, MIDDLESBRO, ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS.

THE SS "BENGLOE."

NONSIGNEES of Cargo are herob, landed at their risk late the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Gotown Co..

Co., Ltd., whence and/or from the wharves Delivery may be obtained. No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining andelivered after th 13th Apr., 1936, will Le subject to Bent All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 27th April, 1936, or they will not be recognized

CONSIGNES 21 God ee brank

To

comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations, consignees mast bave Berente Officer in attendance #bon damaved datiable gorde are cxamined

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowas, ' where they will be examined on the 9th April, 1938, at 9 am. by Meara Carmichael & Clark.

No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned W. R. LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA) LTD,

Agents. Hong Kong, 4th April, 19 6.

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SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

CONSIGNEE. NOTICE.

ادار

SS. "MARECHAL JOFFRE"

Voy. 11 A/36 BRINGING CARGO FROM

MARSEILLE, &c.

ARRIVED HONG KONG ON SATURDAY, 782 4TM¤ APRIL, 1938.

ONSIGNEES are hereby informed that their goods with the exception

QUOTATIONS

86

Dow Jones Averages

30 Industrials

96.71.160.94

Last Today's High Low Close Close

4.85 11.03 10.7 10.94 :6.11 16.08 18:05

847 601 59) க0 69

44f

High-1934/38 Low: Apt. 7. Apr. 8. Change

163.07

4.944

off

11.03

.09 up

10.10

.05 up

Up

160.97

20 Rails

51.73

27.31 48.88

49.23

.38 up

20 Utilities

36.30

14.48 33.16

33.37

.1 up

40 Bonds

11 Commodity Index

103 24 82.10

93.43 102.39

102.38

52.45 €6.99

57.93

.06 up 24 up

B

Last Sale Apr. 7 8

12) 121

Last Sale

Stocks

Apr. 7

8

G. N'thern Rly, pf.

381

391

1191

G. Western Sugar

35

35

37

37

Humble Ol

71

71

Am. & For. Power Am, & For. P. $7 pt Am. Light & Trac. Amer. Locomotive... Amer. Radiator ... Amer. Roling Mili... Amer. Smelting

91

ᄇ

Int. Nickel

49

49%

401

39

int, Tel, & Tel.

161

181

30

30%

Kennecott

394

404

231

233

Loew's. Int.

467

47

31

30元

Lorillard

221

221

841

85

Monsanto Chemical 101

1021

541

541

Montgomery Ward...

441

441

Canton Insurances, $275. Union Insurances, $565,

Am. Sugar Refining 169

169

Nat. City Bk.........

351*

38

Amer. Tel & Tel.....

04

921

Nat, Dairy Prods....

$570,

234 231

1

Amer. Tobacco 'B'

$575.

237

244

Nat. Distillers ........

32+

32

Amer. Waterworks...

371

387

Nat. Fower & Light "118.

118

Anaconda Copper ...

771

New York Central... 801

38

394

Atchison, T. & S. Fe.

341 331

North American.....

28 281

137 13-1

Northern Pacific.....

334

34

491 499

Pacific. Gas & Elec.

39

39

Baltimore & Ohio... Bethlehem Steel Boeing | Airplane Co. Borden Co.

21 214

Pacific Lighting......

531

531

621

634

Packard Motors....

-114

117

22+

22

Paramount

Pleture

271

271

Incor.

87

B+

Bklyn Manhattan

Pennsylvania Bei Fr

34

.341

497

Phillips Petroleum

481

481

Pure Out Co

421

423

Canadian Pac. Rly. Chase Nat. Ek. Chesapeake Corpa. Chesapeake & Ohio Chrysler

104 1031 160 142

131 131

Pub. Service of NJ.

23+

2311

Radio Corpn.

131

131

Radio

Corpn. "B"

.66

391" "391"

661

35 of

1024

1014

Reynolds Tob B..

531

53

57

671

Schenley

401

451

1017

102

Schenley 54% pi.....

907*

997

Columbia Gas & E211

212

Sears Roebuck:

881

$81

C. G. & B. 6% 'A' pt. 101

1001

Bocony-Vacuum

15

142

Commercial Crealt

53

531

Stbra, Cal. Edison

27

27

Coml. Solvents

202

204

Sthra, Pacine

36

38!

Comm, & Bouthern

Stand. Erands

161 16

(ord.)

27

27

Stand. Gas Y Elec

81

Beng. Explorations, 18 cts.

Comm. & Southern

Stand. O of NJ....

651

652

(ord) $6 cum. pf. 68

68

Sterling Prods.

71

TO..

Consolid. Gas of NY. - 344

344

Swlit International 301

302

Agent.

Consolid, "Ou

14

147

Technicolor

314

311

Hong Kong, 4th Apr. 1936.

[4936

Continental O11 ......

36

38

Texas Gulf Sulphur 351

351

Corn. Products

73.

724

Transamerica

134

132

Curtiss Wright (C)

*

6

20th Cent. Fox Film.

Shanghai Loans, $2.20. Raubs, $10.60.

Curtiss Wright 'A'....

15)

167

comm.

26

262

Delaware & Hudson

46

461

20th Cent. Fox Filan.

Distillers Corpm. Bea-

pt.

341

341

grapis

231

23

Un. Carbide & Car-

Douglas Aircraft

677

87*

bon

871

871

Du Pont de Nemours Electric Boat

1514

152

Un. Pacific

133 1313

131

137

Un. Aircraft (New)

251

25$

Elec. Bid & Share

231

232

Un. Airline - Tráns..........

191 192

Elec. Bond & Share

Bn. Corpa

71

72

$5 pf. t..

749

741

Un, Corpo. $3 cum.

Elec. Bond & Share

pf.

444

445

Electrics, $512.

$8 pt.

84.

837

Un. Gas Improve-

Sing. Tractions Ord. $22/- Dairy Farms, $19.15," Entertainments, $23. Gold $ Bonds, $931%

Bec. Power & Light 144.

14.

ment

181

161

Gen. Cigar

57

$7*

U. 8, Lids Acohol

65

: 551

Gen. Electric

40

*391

US. Rubber Ru

30

33

Gen."Foods

381

361.

U. B. Steel

70

711

Gen. Motory

603

691

Vanadium.

231

24.

Gen. Rly. Signal

441

43

Warner Bros. Picts. 114

Dust

184

Westinghouse

11 Meo 1201 1201

Goodyear Tite & R.

281

:29+

Call Money-

1%

t possible m

Bagulo Gold, 273 cts. 26 cts. Benguet Exploration, 20 cts. Demonstration, 664 cts., 854 cts.

Trans Corpn.. ................... 492 United Paracale, 66 cts.

Bklyn Manhattan Ch. Govt. G.$ Bonds, 94 per cent.

36 cum. pl. Changes (3.15 p.m.)

closing Case. J. I. quotations:--No changes.

H.K. SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION

IL

Bajora

Antamoks, $2.06.

Baguio Gold, 27 cts,

Big Wedge, 241 cts.

Gold Creek, 13 cts.

Gold Rivers. 1 cts. Masbate, 70 ets. Salacots, 144 cts. Paracales, 84. cts.

S.S. "BENGLOE”

Sailing for LONDON, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG, and LEITH (direct)

on or about the 9th May.

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

Next Sailing for SHANGHAI & JAPAN S.S. BENWYVIS " April 10th

Tel. 29032

For Freight and Passage apply to:

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

York Building. Agents;

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD.,

Vens. Goldfelds, $3. Hotels, $4.30.

Land Debentures, par, Ewos, $8 XD. Providents Old. $1.10. HK. Docks, $9.

Trams, $10.

Y. Ferries, $18.40.

Lights, $10.30,

Gold Rivers, 7 cts. Balacotz, 15 ets. Paracales, 66 cts. Raubs, $104.

201

of Opium, Trensure and Valuables are being lauded and stored into the Go- downs of Hong Kong, Kowloon Wharf &Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately or they after landing.

All claims must be sent in to me on or before the Tuesday, 14th April, 1936, will not be recognized.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

ELLERMAN LINE

FROM GDYNIA, HAMBURG

AND ANTWERP.

NHE Steamship

THE

"CITY OF WELLINGTON " baring arrived, consignees of cargo by. har are, informed that all goods are being landed at their risks into the. barzardous and/or extra hazardous godowns of Messrs. Holt's Wharf,

hence delivery may be obtained. Optinal cargo will be carried op, unless notice to the contrary be given. prior to arrival of steamer.

No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the grdowns and nål. goods remaining undelivered after 10th Apr., 1936, will be subject to rent.

All claims against the steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before 13rd Apr., 1836, otherwise they will not be recognized.

All broken, chafed and damaged goods must be left in the gode was. where they will be examined by the steamer's surveyor on any Tuesdays or Fridays, between the hours of 10.45 am, & Noon, within the Free Storage Period of One Week.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be counterugned by THE BANK LINE (OBINA)LTD.,

Agents. Hong Kong, 9th April, 1938.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN.

HE Steamer

THE

"DONAU"

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having arrived from BREMEN, HAM- BURG and Porta, Consignees of cargo are hereby notified that their cargo ย being landed at their risk into the Go- downs of the Hong Kong sad Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloom where Delivery can Le obtained.

Consignees are further notified that the Steamer "DONAU has takon HAMBURG & BREMEN through for HONG KONG o BỀ. im

ESTRARD" and B.S.Nova" from STETTIN and BERGEN.

Cargo

All Goods retaining undelivered after

the 14th April 1996, will be subject

Rent

to

No Fire Insuranes will be effected by as in any case whatever.

Damaged Packages must be left in the Godown for examination by the Con igness and the Company's Surreyers, Messrs. Anderson at Ashe, at 10 am, on the 9th & 14th April, 1938.

Consignees must have a Revenue

in attendance when damaged

Damaged Packages will bo ozamined goods are examined by the.

by the Company Surveyor, Mesars, Goddard & Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 am on Thurs. day, 9th Apr. 1836.*

Consignees must have a Revenue Officer in attendance when any datiable goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors.

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

R. OHL

QUOTA' SUGGESTED. ON FOREIGN SILK

"Action Against Japan

14

London, April 8. The imposition of a quota on

Company BITATORS.

No Olaim will be admitted after the Goods are left the Gedown and mil claims must be presented within Two Weeks of the Bhip's arrival here, after which date they will not be recognised.

Consignees are requested to warrendee the Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for Countersignature, za ka

MELCHERS & CO Agent: NORDDEDTORE LOTD, BEX Hong Kong, 7th April, 1926,

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SINGAPORE RAW RUBBER

Latest Singapore Prices

Thursday, April 9. Messrs. B. Joseph & Co., TE- ceived the following quotations in Straits Currency for Singapore

foreign silk is favoured by the Bri- Raw Rubber. tish slik interests, suffering from cheap competition,

Spot.

They have addressed a motest May/June to the Government regarding the Taly/Bept. competition from Japanese ak Oct./Dec. imported into Britain for printing Market-Firmer, and dyeing at around one shilling per yard. 1

Since at this price it can com- pete with the better qualities of British rayon, which largely relles upon the home market for sup port, the rayon producers are also

Buyers

261 Unchanged

287 Unchanged

271 Unchanged

271 Unchanged

supporting the dik trade in asking for a quota. Pun

the view among the men of the Industry is that increased opties will not meet their requirem Reuter