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SHANGHAI
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£41
£18 £12
£25
£21
£22
£19
£13
£11
£ 9
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OUTWARD SAILINGS
* mv. "RAMSES. for Shai, Dairen, Taku, Kobe,
Osaka, Yhama, Nagoya 28th July. ILY. "BURGENLAND" for S'hai, Dairez, Taku, Kobe,
Osaka, Yokohama, Nagoya... 11th Ang. 1.4 NEUMARK" for B'bai, Dairen, Taku, Tsingtas.
Kabe, Osaka, Yhama, Nagoya 24th Aug. HOMEWARD SAILINGS
1. Y. "RHEINLAND" for Miles, B'dam, H'burg......... 21st July
+m.v. "SAUERLAND" for M'lles., Antwerp, R'dam., H'burg 10th Aug. 3.8. NEUMARK", for Miles, Blora, R'dam., H'burg 25th Sept.
4
+ Passenger Vessel Limited Passenger Accommodation.
For further particulare and passage fares, etc., apply to:---
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE
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12, Fedder Street, Tel, 29363,
CANTON AGENTS: CARLOWITZ & CO;, Shakée Rosd
JAVA
CHINA
LIJN
VISIT BALI AND
JAVA THIS SUMMER
Special Round Trip Fares 1st Class HONG KONG-BATAVIA—HONG KONG H$275.
HONG KONG-BALI-JAVA-HONG KONG H$450. HONG KONG-MANILA-HONG KONG H$135.
NEXT SAILINGS-
TO MANILA, MAKASSAR, BALI & SOERABAIA
m.s. "TJINEGARA" 21st July, 10 am.
Tender Blake Plær 9,00 am, Tander Failo Pier 9,36 mm
TO BATAVIA DIRECT 3.5. "TJISONDARI" 28th July, 11am.
Tender Blake Pier 10.00am. Tander Foline Pier 19,14 a.m.
TO AMOY "& SHANGHAI s.s. "TJIBADAK" 23rd July. For further information apply:
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS,
H. K. STOCK EXCHANGE
YESTERDAY'S
OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS
There was no marked change in the market to-day. Prices were well maintained in a steady mar- ket, but the volume of business I was smaller in vlew of the short session. Trams and Cements im proved to $1 and $8 respectively, The Manila market' was steady. during the greater part of the morning session but closed quiet.
BUYERS
HK Steamboats, $21. HK, and W. Docks, $103. Providents (Old), $1. Vens. Goldfields, 541. Antamoks, $5.
Consol. Mines: 5 cts. Demonstrations, $1.40..
HK, Land 4% Debentures 100.
HK. Trams, $104. Electrics, $50,
Telephones (Old), $254. Singapore Tractions, 32/6. Malabon Bugars, $91. Constructions (New), 30 cts, "Govt. 4% Loan. 7% Prem,
Govt. 31% Loan, 11% Prem.
SELLERS
Union Waterboats, $12. Benguet Explor... 33 cts.
SALES
Canton Insurances, $260. Antamoks, $5.30/5.15. Bagulo Gold, 40/39 cts. Benguet Explor. 314/33 ęta, Big Wedge: 60/68 cts. Consol. Mines, 51/6 cts.... Masbate, 94 cts.
Northern Mining. 40/43 cts." San Mauricio, $1.37;1.35. Suyoc Consal, 54 cts. Electrics, $501.
Hotels, $440.
Telephones (Old), $25ƒ. Cements, $8.90.
MANILA CLOSING SALES Antamoks, P.3.35.
Atoks. 0.59.
Baguio Gold, 0.25.
Benguet Consol, P.12.40, Benguet Explor.. 0.20. Big Wedge, 0.45. Demonstrations, 0,93. IXL. P.2. Itogons, P.1.30, Masbate, 0.58. Northern Mining, 0.26. Paracale Qumaus. 0,40. Jan Mauricio, 0.87. Buyoc Consol., 0.341. United Paracale, 0.88.
THE EXCHANGE
MARKET
MESSRS. ROZA BROS.
THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1936.
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
Paris
GUDATE
Berlin
Athena
Milan Shanghai
New York Amsterdam
Vienna Prague
Bucharest Madrid
(Bertion Winka" Kanvic
July 13,
75 63/64
15.36
July 14 75 57/64 15.35
12.45
12.45
63 11/16
1/2 19/32 5.02 11/16 7,38
5.03 11/16
121
36.11/16
PRESIDENT LINER TRAVEL SERVICE
is Yours to Command
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TO SEATTLE, VICTORIA Via Shanghai Eoba. Yokohama and Vistoria.
To SAN FRANCISCO
Via Shanghal, Lobe, Yokohama. Honolulu, San Francisco, Panama Canal, Havana, New York.. Pros. Lincoln 3 a.m July 29th Pres. Jackson 9.p.m. July 18th Pres. Hoover 6am. Aug. 8th Pres. McKinley Might July 31st M'hight Aug. 14th Pres. Cleveland M'night Aug, 25th Free Grant Pres. Coolidge Noon Sept. 5th Fres. Jefferson M'night Aug. 3th. M'night Sept. 2nd Proa. Jackson M'night Sept. 12th
361
11
Lisbon
Hong Kong
1/3 7,18
29.71+
29.704
Brussel
.39
Montevideo
220
Belgrade
5.03+
5.031
Pres, Tuft
Montreal
Yokohama
Helsingfors
Buenos Aires
Rio
Silver (Spot
Silver (forward) .......... War Loan
"
19 11/16
102
3 106 3/10
Closing Quotations
July 15, 1936. On LONDON: -
Telegraphic Transfer... | 1,3 Bank Bills, on demandt/16 Bank Bills, months
sight
Credita. four months'
sight
ON SHANGHAI -
On Demand
ON SINGAPORE:-
On demand
ÖR JAPAN:
On demand
Ox India:-
Telegraphic Travefor... Bank, on demand..............
ON NEW YORK:-
191
19 11/16
1106 3/16
"
Bank Billa, on demand 39 1/18 Credits, 50 days' sight. 321
ON, BATAVIA: —
On demand
ON PARIS:-
102
Bank Bills, on demand 484
1/311/16
Credity, month's sight 570
ON SAIGON: ---
1001
On demand
*48)
ON MANILA:-
543
On' demand ..............
641
ON BANGKOK:-*
[09]
On demand
BOYEGA. Bank Buying
}844
Rate
1451
1//13/16
· ឆ
THE BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS
AN ALL ROUND
INCREASE
London, July 14.
The Board of Trade returns of Overseas Trade in June and for the first half of 1936 show com--" tinued improvement.
BAR BILVER, per o
FAR EAST PROBLEMS
CHINA FOR TRADE" DEVELOPMENT
Shipowner's Advicë To Glasgow Firms
EUROPE, NEW YORK!
MANILA
THE MOST FREQUENT
SERVICE
Next Sailings
9am. July 19th
Via Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Bombay, Snes Cara, Naples, Genoa and Marvellies. Pres. Harrison 8am. July 19th Pros. Harrison Pres, Hayes $ #13). Aug. 1st Pros. Lincoln 6 p.m. July 22nd Pres Wilson. 8am. Ang. 5th Pres. McKinley 6 p.m. July 25th Prea, Monroe. 8 an. Aug. 29th Pres. Hoover. 9. pim. July 30th Pres. Van Buren 8a.m. Bopt. 12th | Prar. Hayes 8 am. Ang, lat
MOST FREQUENT SERVICE ON THE PACIFIC
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE
PADDER BUILDING— HONG KONG. CANTON BRANOR :—4, BRAKES BOAD,
SAMBURG "AMERIKA LINIE.
NOTION TO CONSIGNEES.
MV.
THE SAUERLAND"
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
OCEỄN STEAM SHIP CO, LTD...
AND
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
TONSIGNEES par Co.'s Yussel
"CLYTONEUS"
having arrived, from Hamborg, and Forts of call, Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that their foods ar
"landed and placed at their risk into FROM NEW YORK A MANILA. the Haus, Kous Bewloon Wharf
are barsby notified that their Cargo Godown Company's godowns at Kowloon,
discharged will be
into Holl' where delivery may be obtained as soon
Wharf, Kowloos, where it will Be as the Goods are landed.
Optional Cargo will not be landed at Consignees risk and subject to Terms and Conditions of Storage at hers, unless Notice has been given Holt's What The Carge will be hours prior to Vessel's arrival, but carried
ready for Delivery from Godown on and
after 13th July
on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extends,
No Claims will be admitted after the here, unlaes Notice has been given prior Optional Cargo will not be landed Goods have left the Godowns, and so Vessel's rival, but carried on from Goods remaining undelivered after the
20th July, 1936, will be subject to port to port to the final port of call
to which the option extenda Beat
All broken, shafal and damaged foods United Kingdom imports in June
(Special Air Mail Service)
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods sre to be laft in the Glodewas, where they totailed £67,544,065, exforts £32,-
are to be left in the Godowns, where will be examined on any Tuesdays and London, June 27.
they will be examined on 18th July,
between Friday 064,534 and reexports £5,008,039. -
the hours of 10.45 KM, Ideal groundi for the develop 136, at 10 am by our Surveyors, and Noom within the Free Storage period. the corresponding figures for May
ment of all types of engineering | Mears, Goddard di Dangins.
No Claims will be admitted after the being £69,178,336, £36,396,327 and
was the description given to China
Goods have left the Vessel's Godown £5,634,554. In June 1935, im-
yesterday by Major the Hon ports totalled £57,829,113, exports | Leonard Cripps, a director of
sad all Goods remaining undelivered after the
will be subject to 90th July, £32,914,000 and reexports £5,221,- Messrs Alfred Holt and Co., ship
Hent owners, in a speech on board the
Claims against the Vessel muit be presented to the Undersigned on or
be recognized
599.
an
AD
For the first six months of this Blus Funne! Line vessel Ulysses 13th Aug., 1988, or they will not before the 3rd Aug.", or they will not
year imports totalled 402,801 348, increase of £430.034 on last year and of £40,614982 on the corresponding period of 1934. The
exports for the six months were £207,890.449, an increase of £1.- 415.258 on the last year and of £18,186,664 on the first six months Silver prices dropped 1/18 yea of 1934. Reexports totalled £32 terday
for both deliveries, the 406,858, an increase of £9,553.185 quotations being 19 6/8 for Ready on last year and of £3.390,749 on and 19 11/16 for forward. Silver 1994-
advices reported India as having British Wireless.
bought. China sold, After the
omcial aring there were Indian
inquiries at the axed rate but sel-
Glasgow.
1
Το comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations consignees murt have a Revenus Officer in attendance when damared dutiable goods a examined.
All Claims must reach us before the
be recognized. anter- The shipping company tained a large number of prominent Glasgow business men to luncheon on board the Ulysses, which was lying at King George V. Dock At Hong Kong, 18th July, 1936, the close" of the luncheon Major Cripps spoke on trading condi tions in the Far East, from where he has just returned.
JAPAN'S DIFFICULTIES Tracing the industrial growth of Japan, Major Cripps said that 30 or 40 years ago Japan sent out a number of young men to be educat ed in other countries. They went to industrial cantres," where they to their own country to set up fas tories based on the very latest lines. They started off by satisfying their own requirements, but during the war they branched out and began to well goods that were not being supplied by European or Amari- Can countries.
lers were reluctant to quote. In SINGAPORE RAW were welcomed, and later returned.
America the rate was unchanged at 44 3/4 for Spot
The London-New York' cross- at 5.02 11/16. was quoted
Holland-China Trading Co.,
Canton "H. Nolasco da Silva, Esq., Macao rate
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LINE The New York-Landon rate
York Building.
MODERN
Tel. 28015.
EXPRESS SERVICE
S.S." BENVENUE'
Sailing for LONDON, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG, and LEITH on or about the 17th July,
Cargo will also be accepted on through Bill
of Lading to the usual transhipment ports.
Next Bailing for SHANGHAI & JAPAN
**** BENLAWERS” July 19th S.S.
Tel £2533
For Freight and. Passage apply to:-
W. R. LOXLEY & CO., (CHINA) LTD., "York Building.
Agenta: THE BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD.,
quoted at 5.02 5/2.
•
MARKET
Dull but steady.
STERLING
WALK
A small business, was reportea during the course of the morning at 1/3 15/32 December and 1/3 1/2 for cash. The market closed with sellers at 1/3 15/32 Cash-Decem- ber, buyers at 1/3 1/2 for any da-
livery.
U.S. DOLLARM
No business was reported. There were sellers at 32 3/8 July-August, 32 5/18 September-October and 32 1/4 November-December, buyers at 32 7/16 Cash-August; 32 3/8 Sep- tember-October and 32 5/16 December.
SHANGHAI DOLLARS There were sellers at 107 - 5/8, buyers at 107 11/16 for cash.
SHANGHAI MARKET.
There were sellers of Sterling at
RUBBER
Latest Singapore Prices
No Laurence will be effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
JEBSEN & CO, Agenta.
14558
BERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MAFITIMES,
CONSIGNEE NOTICE;
8.8. MARECHAL JOFFRE 18 A536. BRINGING CARGO From MARSEILLES, KG. ARRIVED HONG KONG OF SATURDAY, THE 11TH JOLY, 1936.
MAL
No Fire Insurance will be affected.
-BUTTERFJELD & SWIRK,
Agenia. 13th July, 1990.
(4562
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES."
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION Co.' STAKE,"BOMALI"
ALEIVED HONG KỤNG or
14TH JULY, 1988.
FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, GIEKAL- TAH, MARSEILLES, MALTA, PORESAID, ADEN, COLOMBO AND STRAITS,
above-riatançi Vousel are hereby in. UNSIGNIES are hereby informedONSIGNEES of Cargo by the" that their goods with the exception formed that their Goods are being inded of Opium, Tressure, and Valuables are and placed ar zemin Kink in the Hong being landed and stored into the Go- | Kong and Kowloon Wharf and foderwa These countries were constantly downs of Hong Kong, Kowloon Wharf Company's Godowns at Kowloon where increasing their prices, and the Ja- & Godown Co., Ltd, Kowloon, whence each Consignment will be sorted out Mark panese found it possible to under-delivery may be obtained immediately by Mark and Delivery can be obtained
The Goods are sell them. They had steadily con- after landing, 2-
landed Messra. H. B. Joseph & Co., re-tinued to expand their trade, so.
Options have been given to ceived the following quotations in that at present the only things they Straits Currency for Raw Rubber were not ocinpetent to produce were very high-powered electrical from Singapers to-day:
plant and modern radio sets.
Major Cripps discussed the cur
Spot
B, B. JOSEPH & CO.
Wednesday, July 15
Buyer 27 unchanged Aug.-Bept... 271 unchangën Oct-Dec
271 unchanged Jan.-Mar. 277 unchanged Market: Quiet
PHILIPPINE MINING
The
RATES
Wednesday, July 18. following are to-day's
the
Goods will be landed here
All claims must be sent in to me an ur before the 22nd July, 1934, or they unless will not be recognized."
"Damaged Packager will be examined the permen Bir Hears befora azzival of
Compsary Surveyor, Mesars, Goods got cleared
within 8 days in- Goddard
& Douglas in the presence of aluding date of arrival will be subject to 17th July, 1938.
No Consignees must ha
reacy difficulties in which Japan the Consigneer at 10.00 Kn Tri- Fire Insnrangs will be affected by
day,
a Revenue as in
any case whatever Officer in attendance hen any datable Damaged Packages must be left in the Godryas fur examination by the Consignees, and the Company's surveyor, Houers, Gardann kilovatás, at-10 a.m. on Mondays and Thursdays, within the Free Storage period.
notified that
goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors.
No Fics insurance will be affected by us in any case whatever.
B. OHI
found herself after her entry into general trade, and he said that they had now a much greater diff. culty in that they had to increase their army, navy, and air force in order to protect that foreign trade, So far as Japan was concerned, there was little or no chance of this country extending her trade there. Hong, Kong 11th July, 18 6.4550it
LENDING 'CHINA "MONEY Dealing with China, the speaker said the only thing China required was credit. She had none at pre-credit they would buy anything.
Germany, he understood, had
Agent
If they could give the Chinese
Confignies are *reona Oficer 10
+
necessary for
be present at the exaurinaion of damaged dutiable cargo.
All Claims Against the Breamer must
presented to the Undersigned on or 3rd Aug. 1838, or they will
bedare
1/2 3/8 and U.8. Dollars at:30 1/16 opening and closing rates on the sent, due largely to the attitude of lost on the whole of her exteruali aot be recognised.
tor Spot.
BANK RESERVES INCREASED
Washington, July 14,
The Federal Reserve Board- an- nounced a sharp increase in the reserve requirements of its mem- ber banks, to become effective after the close of business to day.
Mr. Marriner Eccles, chairman of the Board,, says the action is de- signed to prevent possible"= jurious credit expansion" and to promote conndence in the long- term investment market Beuter.
Manila Stock
Big Wedge.. Demonstration Itogons Masbate
Ne Olims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown, t
Japan. The whole place waG. ONG vast intrigue to prevent money be finance well under 1 per cent, but Opening Closing ing lent to China and China de she had given employment to MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.,
great number of her people and
Agents. veloped NA
had increased the speed, with which Hong Kong, 14th July, 1936 money was circulated.
Only one country had had the courage to lend money to Ching that was Germany. The money had all been lont by individual merchants and guaranteed by
German Insurance companies.. The effect of that was that no Bri
It seemed to him that the busi- ness men of this country ought to
take some steps to see whether ous days from foreign countries. they could not make up a scheme The coal trade was rather in a which would enable them to put state of fix. If it had been left.
tisher had any chance of ever gets hand into that pie where orders to work out its own salvation he
P$
Pa
Antamoxs
3.40
335-
Ataks
60
59
Baguio Gold
25
25
Benguet Con.
12.30
12.40.
Benguet Explor.
20
45
91
193
125
1.30
57
68
ting any of the big engineering contracts in China because the Ger
'Northern Mining
25$
· 26
Paraçala. Chimaus LIL
39
40
1.95
2.00
San Mauricio Bayoca
学
341
United Paracale,
Market
of £500,000 were not uncommon. thought it might have been better
JOINT ACTION NECESSARY for the country as a whole,
Regarding trade generally they mana 'could always quots much Colonel Norman Kennedy, pre lower for them. China had a sident of Glasgow Chamber of Com knew that to get back to a state of population of between 400,000,000 merce, thanked Major Cripps and prosperity they must increase their and 500,000,000, and it was an ideal proposed the toast of the Holt Com-exports. He did fool that it was in ground for the development of en- pany Trade, he said, we are that connection, that they must get gineering," electrical, water and doubtedly better and shipbuilding together and discuss their problems. lighting schemes, as it was almost was fourishing, though we were If that was done he was sure they Steady. Gulet wholly undeveloped.
not getting the business of previwould find some way out,
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