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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1936.

THE SHARE

LONDON EXCHANGE RATES

13

NDL

FAR EAST EXPRESS

PASSENGER & FREIGHT SERVICE.

Date

From Hung Kỡng tu

Europa

forts

Trevo

Marij. Obinata, Lisboa, Antwerp, Rotterdam. Hamburg, Demawn..

[ Aug.

$

Ha.. 'ions, 'hampton, Botterdam, Brem,amburg ...........

Straits & Ceylon

Mantle

Traz Única

'para, Delawrax

Aur.

*

S'pore Penang. Belawan, Colombo.

Ang. 21

Ɑnisana... Kabarnhorst

Manila

Aug.

3Cti

| Sept.

24

·Shanghai & Jepan

Lineland ...... Heboort

Hlavn

B'bal, Tokakama, Kobe

Aut

Sħal, Yokohama, Kabe

Sept

$

Shangani, Tangtao, Deirno, Taku,

Ya Nenys, Kobe/Omka

λογ

4

Madang, Salamaus, žabeul, 'ble,

Ang

13

Bremerhaven...) Rabeul, Tulagi, Karlaug, eto,

Bapt.

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South Sea Islands

Frierun

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THE

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LINE.

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leaving Hong Kong 31st August Accepting Passengers & Cargo for all the above metioned ports.

HONG KONG

SINGAPORE-PENANG-RANGOON Regular Express Service

m.. "HAI LEE" leaving Hong Kong 6th August m.s. "HAI HING" leaving Hong Kong 8th Angual Accepting cargo for all the above mentioned ports.

Excellent pasanger accommodation available.

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.

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Sailing for LONDON, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG, HULL and LEITH on or about the 9th August.

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

Next Sailing for SHANGHAI & JAPAN

S.S. "BENMACDHUI” Aug. 5th

Tel 22533

For Freight and Passage apply to:-

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MARKET

Harriman's Weekly Review

Saturday, August 1. Messrs: G. A. Harriman & Co.'s weekly share report and market review issued Bt noon to-day

states:-

Quites lot of enthusiasm.· WAS shown on the buying side in our market during the week under review and large volume of busi- ress has been passing in Invest- ment and minor issues indicating great public confidence in our market Philippine mining shares continued most active and siderable interest was taken in all lastes with United Paracale mark-

con-

ed up to $1.70, San Mauricio to $2.38, Demonstrations to $1.60 and Antamoks to $5.36 Itogons rose to $2.40 and LXL to $3.20. In- vestment-counters met with a good demand Hongkong Trams changed hands' during the week at $12 but closed a shade easier with buyers at $11.60. Hongkong Lands came to business at $331. Hongkong, Electrics were the medium of a fairly large turnover £t $52/52.80 Telephones (old) were dealt in at $26.60/80, "the new shares were wanted at $8.90. Dairy Frams were sought for at $201, Wharves were put through at $99 in the middle of the week but closed with sellers at 508. Maior issues were active. Hotels changed at $5.10/5 clasing easter at the former rate. Cements im- proved to $9,60 and Watsons to $3.60. Providents (old) after touching $1.75 eased off sharply and slipped to $1.45 closing with buyers at this rate. China Lights had sales at $12.15. but the de-

since slackened mand has

and they closed under this at $11.50 buyers Sterling counters improv¬ ed slightly with 'HK. Banks in demand at around $1590 and Unions at $547. The tone of the market at the close is very en- couraging with a good undertone. Business during the week, has been done at the following prices:-

Unions, $550,-

Wharves, $99.–

H K Trams, $11}/12- Yaumati Ferries, $20.- Lights (old), #117/12,-

Watsons, $3.80

H. K. Electrice, $523/52.60. "Macao Electrics, $20,-

Telephones (old), $26.60/25.80. Sinceres, +$3.-

Hotels, $5.10/5.25. Humphreys, $8.70/83. Lights (old). $11.70/12.15. Providenta fold), $1.70/13. Cements, $4,

Antamoks. $5.31/5.36. Bagulo Gold, 38 cts./39 cts. Benguet Expl., 35 ets./38 cts. Big Wedge, 60 pts/68 cta, Demonstrations, $1.45/1.60. Masbate, 97 cts./1.02. Northern Mines, 36 cts. 38 cts. Paracale Cumaus, 69/78 cts. San Mauricio, $11/2.30. Suyoc, 581 cts./59 cta. United Paracale. $1.45/1.60, I. X. L. 13.20.

· Itogons, $2.15/21.

THE EXCHANGE MARKET

(Battien Wielma Servic

London, July 91.

August 1.

PATIA

75 81/64

76 9/64

Genera Berlin

15.334

15.374

13.48

1246

Athens

528

Milan Shanghai

63 9/16

631

New York

5.013

Amsterdam

7.381

5.01 9/64 7.383

Vienna

36 7/8

Prague

121

Bucharest

673 5.

875

»Lisbon

38 13/16 8. D.

Hong Kong

1/3

Brussels

29.74

29.75)

Montevideo .....

Belgrade

Montreal

5.01 7/8

5.013

Yokohama

Helsingforg

Rio

Madrid

Buenos Aires

Silver (Spot

Silver (forward) War Loan

19 7/16

191

33 106 11/16

Closing Quotations

Aug. 1, 1836.

OB LONDON:

Telegraphic Transfer... 11/8 Bank Bills, on demand) 19/18 Bank Bills, 4 months'

sight

Credits. four months'

sight ...

ON SHANGHAI:—

On Demand ON SINGAPORE:—

On demand On JAPAN:--

On demand ON INDIA-

ON NEW YORK:-

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46 9/8

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194

YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

New York: August 2.

(Ikronga Senter's Aguleyy

QUOTATIONS

New York/London Cross-rate New York Cotton-Oct. New York Rubber-Sep. Chicago Wheat -Sep Chicago Corn-Sep Silver-Officia?

Dow Jones Averages,

50. Industrials

20 Bail

20 Utilities

40 Bonds

נ7 103

-

Last Today's High Low Close Close 0.01 5.018 1216 15.09 1910 1.14

16.40 closed 119 109 - 1104 118) 105 100 1011 1001b

+41 unquoted

11 Commodity Index 66 80 55.68 67.12

651 444 811 80- 504 514 123 123

EMPLOYMENT

THE

AFTER UNIVERSITY

Demand For Graduates

MORE OPENINGS IN INDUSTRY

CONSIGNEE NOTICES.

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE

RAMSES

having arrived, from Hamburg and. Porta of call, Coongness of Cargo are hereby notified that their Goods are | being landed and placed at their risk into the Hong Kong and Kowloon WANH and Godown Company's godowns st Kowloon, whore delivery

mayhe obtained na sonn an the Goods are innded Optional Cargo will not be landed hem, andere Notice has Teen given 48 heurs prior to vasol's arrival, bak carried At the Congress of the Universi-on from port to pors to the final port of ties of the British Empire, held at call to which the option extends." Cambridge yesterday, Mr. O. V. Guy, secretary of the Cambridge Univer- sity Appointments Board, said that during 1835 the board reported a

London, July. 17.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining ondelivered after the tb Aug, 1936, ill be robject to

broken, cbafed, and damaged

total placing in business of 238 men are to be left in the Godawzze,

of whom 133 entered commerce and where they will be examined on ab 105 entered industry. The latter Aug 18.62 10 were all trained in one or more Beyors,th the General Banded

& z.. by Messrs. Goddard & Douglas To comply Warehouse Regulation,consignore maak are Revenue Oficer in attendance Then damized dutiable goods are

sciences; the former came from al- most every single course of study offered at Cambridge,

All claims must reach us before the 30th August, 1936, or they will not be recognized.

"The Appointments Board con-examined, siders itself under no obligation to and employment for its graduates," Mr. Guy explained. "It is the busi- ness of the board to And men for jobs, not jobs for men. In the light

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

JEBSEN & Co.

Agents

of this there is not much hope for Hong Kong, 30th July, 1986.

weak brethren from us.

SILVER LINE.

(4394

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

Frox

Change aff 04 up

18 up up

1936

Aug. 1,

High

Low July 21. High Low Close Chang 168.33 143.11 164.56 185 81 184,81 186.49.

.56 up 54.72 40.66 52.50 53.85 62.36 63.55 06 op 38.01.28.23 34.59 34.96 34.86 34.8" .03 off

88.89 103.71.

103.68 .03 off

uppseted Business Dose:~~490,000 shares.

Last Bale

Stocks Adams Express Amer. Can

July 31 Aug. 1

13

121

1251

125

Stocks G. Western Sugar Humble Oil

Last Bale July 31 Aug. 1 354. 354

Amer. Cyanamid 'B'

36

36

Int. Harvester Co.

Am & For. Power

71

71

Int. Nickel

Am. & For. P. 7 pt

373

37.

Int. Tel, & Tel.

Am. Light & Trac.

271

281

Kennecott

441 441

Amer: Locomotive... Amer: Radiator

221

221

Loew's Inc.

28%

261-

Lorilard

531 541 241 241

Amer. Roling Mili... Amer. Smelting......

88

881

McKesson Rob-

533

531*

bins Inc.

Am. Sugar Refining 1714 Amer. Tel. & Tel.... 1011 Amer. Tobacco 'B'... 254 Amer. Waterworks... 39 Anaconda Copper ...

1701

101

Montgomery Ward...

*44 Monsanto Chemica: 994 "291

481 48

491

251

Nab. City Bk.

427*

43 ⚫

Neverthe-

381

Nat. Dairy Prods....

28

261

Bi

831

Nat. Distillera

281.

28+

Atchison, T. & 8. Fe.

281

294

Nat. Power & Light · 12

12

less, one would like to do anything one properly could to help every. body."

Atlas Corpn.

14

14

New York Central...

401

40%

Auburn

33}

34

North American !---- 34

331

THE DEMAND

Baltimore & Ohio...

211

214

Northern Paciic

271

26

Bethlehem Bteel

551

55+

Pacific Gas & Rec. 391

The demand for the "Cambridge

39

product" was already so consider-

Boeing Airplane Co.

284

28

Pacifc Lighting

671

STA

able that the board had no dim-

Borden Co. wide

301

301

Packard Motor

102

107

NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES

Belyn - Manhattan

Paramount Picture

culty with the reasonably place.

Trans Corpn... 514 Bklyn Manhattan

36 cum. pl. Case, J. I

51

Incor

#

8

Pennsylvania R R

37

371

102* ... 180 Canadian Pac. Rly. 121 Chase Nat. BK, `....... 48‡* Chesapeake Corpn. 831 Chesapeake & Ohio 877

102* 158

124

Philips Fetroleum 441 Pure Oil Co

44

47

48

Pub. Service of N.J. 191 Radio Corpn.

121

191 121

were available;

83

Radio Corpn

"B"

611

$5 of

1191

1201

quoted

for both deliveries, the quotations Columbia Gas & E. 22 being 19 for Ready and 19 9/16 C. G. & E 6% 'A' pf. 106. for Forward. Silver, advices re-Commercial

Credit 724 ported India and speculators as Com Bolvents having operated both ways. China Comm. & Southern sold. "After the official fixing Spot

221

Schenley

108 *

711

Schenley 51% pi... 984* Bears Roebuck ........

161

283

Bocony-Vacuum

Stbra. "Cal.. Edison 314

(ard.)

**

39

8thrn. Facile ...

..609.25

59.25

.12.45

market appeared steady bet for comm. & Southern ward market dull In America the rate remained at 444 for Spot. Consalid. Gas of N.Y. The London/New York Cross-Consolid. Oll ...... rate was slightly lower at 5.01. Continental Oil ...... New York/London, was quoted at Corn. Products ...... 5.014.

Etand. Brands

106. 106 * Reynolds Tob 'B.... $51 58

394 391

981* 931 10 T 311 391 15).

821

144

157

(ord.) 16 cum. pt.

757

76

Stand. Gaa Y Elec 7177

ル

412

421

121

124

Stand. Of of NJ.... 621 617 Sterling Prods. ......

731

31

304

Swift International: 302

.73.. 31.

681

091

Technicolor

201

261

Curtiss Wright (C)

4

Texas Gulf Bulphur 351

36,

Consolidated Mines, 54 cts. Ipo Gold, 32 cts.

BUTERS

Union Insurances, $547)

Providerts (old), $1.45.

Venz, Golddelds, $4.

H. K. Land 4% Debentures 105.

Hongkong Trams, $11.80. Yauma

Ferries, $20,

China Lights (old), $11.70, China Lights (new), $81, Electrics, 1521

Telephones (old), $282. Telephones (new), $82/^« Malabon Bugaers; 194.

Cements, $9.80.

Dairy Farms, $201. Constructions (new), 30 cts. Govt. 4% Loan, 8% Frem. Govt. 31% Loan. par..

SELLERS

EK & W, Docks, $15. Provident, (old), $1.55, Raubs, $11.50 P Benguet Explor, 38 cts.

Paracale Gumaus, 75 cts, United Paracale. $1.80.

SALES

Providents (old), $11. Raubs, $11,60..

Benguet Explor....37/38 cta, Consolidated Mines, 51 cts. Ipa Gold, 32 cts. Itogon, $2,56.

Masbate Consol., 971/98 cts. Northern Mining, 36/37 cts. Paracale Gumaus. 74 cts. San Mauricio, $207/2.07/2.15.

United Paracale, $1.61,

Humphreya, $8,95.

Hongkong Trams, $11.45/11.80.

China Lights (old), $11.60,

Ci na Lights, (new), $81, Cements, $9,60,

MARKET Steady but dull,

STERLING Opened with sellers at 1/2 20/32 for August/December. 4 small business was done at 1/2 15/16. for Du Pont de Nemours 165 Angust delivery. The market

141 141

closed with sellers at 1/2 29/32 Elec. Bond & Share 248 '241...

any delivery buyers at 1/2 Elec. Bond & Share 15/16 for August/December.

U.S. DOLLARS 'No business was reported. The market closed with sellers at 31 Elec. Power & Light 3/18 August/September and pro-Fitkote Co.. bably October and 314 November/Gen. Cigar ...... December, buyers at 1/16 higher Gen. Electric respectively.

SHANGHAI DOLLARS Quiet There were sellers at Gen Ry. Bignal 1051 for cash,

Gold Dust Goodrich Tyre Co.

SHANGHAI MARKET There were sellers of Sterling at Goodyear Tire & R. 244 231 1/2 19/32 and US. Dollars at 301 | a. Ethem Ris. vf., 4017

Curtiss Wright 'A'.... Delaware & Hudson

187

19

Transamerica

131

131

45

451

20th Cent. Fox Film.

Distillers Corpn. Sea-

comm.

- 28#

273

227

221

20th Cent, Fox Film.

Douglas Aircraft

76

781

pl.

$7

165

Un. Carbide & Car-

fi.

Electric Boat s

bon

951

95

Un. Pacific

137

1381

For

Un. Aircraft (New) 27

·271

$5.pf. Elec. Band & Share"

$6 pt.

75

744" Un, Airline Trans....... [181

18

Un. Corpn.

88

851

951*

Un, Corp. $3 cu.

181

182

PL..

* 481

481

351

95)

Un... Gas, Improve-

57

561

ment

*171

431

431

U. 8. Indus esbol 37

171 эт

Gen Foods Gen: Motors

371 371

TB. Rubber gausier 32

32

ar

69$

691

U. 8. Steel

65

85

381, 391.

Vanadium'

201

20

$13 131

Warner Bros. Picin. 12

12

23

231

Westinghouse Tec." 140

131

1%

400

for caalr

* Bid

t possible muzik

H. K. STOCK EXCHANGE

YESTERDAY'S

OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS

Little interest was taken in the

REICHSMARK RATES

("Bong Kong Daily Press' Special

Berlin, July 31.

Was

The Reichsmark (without guarantee) at:-

New York

Paria

Amsterdam

London

Paris quoted the Pound Sterling market during Its short session at To to 76.03. and the US.A and it may be described as quiet | Dollar at 15:151 to 15.154.----- and easy.

Transocean Nem Service

MESSKS. ROZA BROS.

Saturday. August 1. "Sliver prices rose 1/16 yesterday Chrysler

401

eble output. The demand wasHE Motor Vessel

much greater than the supply in THE ** SILVERYEW"

the sense that the board could with having arrived from the abors Porta on. the greatest ease place far more 30th Instant, Consignees of Cargo are men of the right calibre if they being inded as their rink into the o

hereby informed that their Goods are

"Both for technical and non- technical openings, he said, "the demand for the right type of re cruit is loud and Insistent, You do not have to go back beyond the memory of most of those present to arrive at a time when it was the rarest thing for a graduate to go into "commerce or industry unless his father were there already and the sou followed him.”...

downs of the Hong Kong and Kewloon What and Godown Company, Lámited, Kowloos, and stored at Contignees rink and expense.

All broken, cha fed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowas, where they will be sxamined on Wednesday 5th August, 1838, at 10 mm:

All Claims most be presented within 18 after which date they cannot be re- of the vessel's 'krrival kére cognized.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and ali Goods remaining undelivered after.be 6th August, 1930, will be subiech do

ent

There had been a revolution in this respect. Many business em- ployers were now recruiting freely from the universities, and it was Bkely to be increasingly rare for by an employer to chance upon a boy direct from school who would re ally "train on for big responsibili ties and the higher posts.

EXPERIENCES RELATED

No Fire Insurance has been effected, Bills of Lading will be countersigned

FURNESS (FAR RAST), LTD,

2nd Floor, Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Building Dials 22165 & 22169,

Hong Kong 29th July, 1986-

Mr. D. J. Cameron. Registrar of the University of Birmingham, giv- Ing an account of experiences in the dinerent approach to earning a liv Midlands, said that there was a ing because of the possibilities of large and growing demand for uni-marriage and also their "parasitic versity men and women in the possibilities of living, They were most unexpected quarters-depart usually regarded by employers as mental stores and police forces temporary workers and not worth (men and women). There were training, and there was the added also new avenues of employment, objection of poor remuneration. “At of which a notable example was Cambridge 50 per cent of the wo provided by the B.B.C.

men graduates became teachels;

Mrs. Olivia Strachey, secretary of and 4 per cent did not take jobs the Women's Employment Federa at all. There were only two or 1% tion, spoke of the special dinculties three openings available for gra- in finding appointments for women duates without some kind of special graduates. Women she said, had a training first