THE
CHINA-SIAM LINE
#1. "BIRAM”
HONG KONG-BANGKOK
leaving Hong Kong: 23rd May via Swatow HONG KONG-SWATOW-AMOY "ma."HAI LER" leaving Hong Kong 15th May
Accepting Passengers & Cargo for all the above metiuned ports.
UONG KONG
SINGAPORE-PENANG-RANGDON Regular Express Service
"HAI LEE"
leaving Hong Kong 21st May Accepting cargo for all the above mentioned porta.
Excellent passenger accommodation available.
For freight, pamage rates and all other information-Apply tor-
THORESEN & CO., LTD.
Tel. 30137.
General Agents.
Queen Building.
S.S. "BENARTY"
Sailing for LONDON, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG, HULL and LEITH on or about the 9th Jane.
Cargo will also be accepted on through Bill
of Lading to the usual transhipment ports.
Next Sailing for SHANGHAI & JAPAN S.S."BENMACDHUI”
Tel. 92533
25th May.
For Freight and Passage apply to:-
W. R. LOXLEY & CO., (CHINA) LTD.
York Building. Agents: THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.
CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
Ji
. BARBER WILHELMSEN LINE
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
Motor Vessel "TAI YIN."
From U.S.A. via Ports.
NONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company, Led. at Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained. Optional caro will not be landed hore, anlos potire uns been given 48 hours prior to vessel's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the uption extends, No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 19th inst. will be subject to rost.
All claims against the vessel must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 15th inat, or they will not be recognized.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 18th inst. at 10a.m. by our surveyors, Mesera. Goddard & Dougina..
In the case of dutiable cargo, con- signees are requested to inform the Imports & Exports Office that they have such goods for examination.
No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bille of Lading will be countersigned by
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Agenta
CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE M.9.
THE
"HAVELLAND" having arrived from Hamburg and Forts of call, Consignees of Cargo ars hereby notified that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk into the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company's godowns at Kowloon, where delivery may be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.
Optional Cargo will not be landed bere, unless Notice has been given 48 hours prior to Vessel's arrival, bat carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the
uption extenda,
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1937.
HONG KONG MINES
General
Superintendent
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
(Through Renter's Service)
QUOTATIONS
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up
New York: May 13.
Arrives
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July Silver-Official
116 2142 116 114
116 115
110 115
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28.38
59.81 28.60 97.96 28.03
59.79 48.50
,0€ off
.35 off
10101
101.56
72,00
.00 ap .07 off
Mr. B. B, Bassett arrived in Hong Kong on Wednesday to take over his duties as General Superin- tendent of Hong Kong Mines, Mr. Bassett has been in the mining business for the past nineteen years, having served 6 years in Bisbee, Arizona, U.S.A. 8 years in Mexico, 2 years in Honduras and 3 years in the Philippine Islands. His most recent position was at Tinago Consolidated Mines in the Masbate district, which property is almost ready to order n mill. With Mr. Bassett on the job Hong Kong Mine's is also using Mr. Willam. Fowler and Mr. C. G. Brown. Work is being rushed on the property.so that production may begin in the" early part of July.
Mr. L. R. Nielson, head of the two companies which bear his name arrived in the Colony last Satur→ day on the "Conte Blancamaño " from Singapore and was met here by Mr. George Scholey. Chlef En- gineer for the Nelson interests who new to Hong Kong on the initial fight of the Hong Kong Clipper. Mr. Nielson will return to Manila within the next few days."
NEW
RUBBER
London Exhibition
A new
synthetic rubber Was shown at an exhibition organised by Imperial Chemical Industries and opened recently at the building of the Federation of British In- dustries. This product is called "Neoprene." and it was sald that it had been on the market for some six months.
1936/7
High Low Dow Jones Averages 1940 143,11 30 Industrial
84.48 40 68 20 Rails 37,64 28.3 20 Utilities 108.01 08.92 40 Bonds
82.44 55.58 11 Commodity Index 7207
$8 cum pf. Case, JI Canadian Pacific Celanese Corp. of
America Cerro de Pasco ...... 64 CertainTeed P'ducta 153 Chesapeake
Corpn. 80 Chesapeake & Oblo 564 Chrysler Corpn......" 1134 Columbia Gas & El. 127 Columbia 6% "A" pf. 94. Commercial Credit 64 Commercial Solvents 15%) Commonwealth & 8. 2+ Commonwealth $8
160
inchanged
High Low Close Change 1739 171.81 179.24
Business Done: -670,000 shares.
Stocks
Last Sale May 11 12
Great Northern Rly. 597 Great Western Sugat 354
Kennecott Copper. 651
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Reynolds Tobac, “B" 507
531
351
254
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Yokohama
Pres. Grant M'night May 21st Pros, Jackson M'aight June 4th! Pres. Jefferson M'aight Tune 18th Pres. McKinley M'night July and Pres. Grant 'night July 16th Pres. Jackson M'night July 30th
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Next Sailings
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8 p.m. May 17th
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FEDDER BUILDING-BO8G KONG. #CANTOR BRANCH —21, FAXXON CONCRESTON, SHAMEEŇ.
"GNEISENAU"
Stocka Adams Express Allis Chalmers ....... 83 Amer, Can
091 Am. Car & Foundry "Amer. Cyanamid
Last Sale May
174
11 12 171 62 1004
Holly Bugar Corpn.
Humble OR
761
30
293
Int. Nickel
601 594
SYNTHETIC Atlantic Refining
Amer. & For. Power 81 Amer, & For. 17 pt.. 521 Amer. Locomotive Amer. Metals......... Amer. Radiator... Amer, Rolling Mill Amer. Smelting Amer. Steel Fdries. 62 Amer. Sugar
45 Amer. Tel & Tel... 1847 Amer. Tobacco "B" 903 Amer. Waterworks .. Anaconda Copper "Atchison, T. & 8. Fc. 901
8
Int. Tel & Tel.
50
Int. Dept Stores.
101 26
101
45+
461
654*
51
501
Lambert Corpn.
121 127
214 21
Loew's Inc.
341
"..34
Lorillard
761 22
84
841
McIntyre Porcupine
517
McKesson & Robbins 45**
457
454*
165)
00
Monsanto Chemical 86) Montgomery Ward 511 Murray Corpn. ......
85+
514
137
131
182
18
Nat Cash Registor.. 321
321
511
50
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Nat Dairy Products 2243
221
B92
Nat Distillers
301 30
291 291
Atlas Corpn.
161
161
Nat Power & Ligh; 10 New York Central.
464
Auburn Motors ...... 28
281*
Niagara Hudson P.
Baldwin Locomotive
Corpn.
122
12
n cum. pl. ........ Baltimore & Ohla... 331 Barnsdall Ol Bendix Aviation
921*
961
North American
231 231
CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
331
Northern Pacific
34
24
37
201
Pacific Gaa &c. 291
291
Paciic Lighting.
441
Bethlehem Steel
83
824
Boeing Airplane
36
35
Packard Motors...... 94 Paramount
91
197
191
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN.
Borden Co. .....................
254
25
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Briggs M'facturing 45
441
Pennsylvania R.R. 431 Phelps Dodge .......
431
Brooklyn-Manhattan
Trans
293
391
Brooklyn-Manhattan
Phillips Petroleum 547 Public Service of N. 41 Pullman Inc. ........................
54
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THE Steamer
80
82
Pure Ou
187
182
163
164
Radio Corpn of Am. 91
127
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Republic Steel
371+ 371
t
50
381
371
St. Joseph Lead Co. Schenley
44 44
152
Schenley 61% pf.
944
81
Bears Roebuck
85+ 854
581 1132 121 437* 638 16
Shell Union Oil Socony-Vacuum
284 283
184
181
Southern Cal Edison 24+
241
Southern Pacific.... 38)
Southern Rly 5% pt. 49 Stand Brands ...
+491
13
121
24
cum. pi...... Consolidated Edison 371
53.
521
Stand Gas & Elec 8+ Stand Gas & Elec.
$7 pl................... 49
72
472
30+
Standard Oil of NJ. 67
671
Consolidated On
151
151
Sterling Products ... 65%
68
43
42
Swift Internationa! 31k
314
631
03
Technicolor
221
22
Curtiss Wright (C) Curtiss Weight. “A” 183
Del Lackawanna & Delaware & Hudson 18%
61
57
Texas Gulf Sulphur 381
381
18
Tidewater Assoc. Of 174
171
19
Timken-Detroit Axle 231
23
Transamerica
14
137
Western Distillers Corpn sea-
STAITE Douglas Aircraft
132
132
211
21
511
..............
20th Cent. Fox Film 38|| 20th Cent. Por Films
pr.
361
45
451
Hong Kong, 13th May, 1947.
52
Un. Carbide & Car-
Du Pont Electric Boat
155
155
bon
864
B81
101
101
Un. Pacific
1411
1421
161
United Aircraft
251 25
$5 pt. Elec. Bond & Share
77 $6 pf.
Elec Power & Light Elec Power & Light 194
86 *
65 **
Un. Airline Tranz-
port..
181
75
United
豹 Corpn,
187
cuen på.
302
727
70*
Un. Gas Fprovem't 131
$7 pf. Firestone Tire & R Fiinikote
Un. Light, & power
341
341
"A"
B
U.S. Industrial Alco-
Gen, Asphalt ..... Gen. Cigar ....
33
331
hol
35 342
402
42 ⭑
US. Rubber
56501
524
52
582
571+
US. Rubber $8 pl. 847 -83
US. Steel
994
after the 20th May, 1937, will be
44 441
Vanadium
281 28
subject to rent.
Warner Bros. Pict .121
121
effected by us in any case whatever.
Damaged packages must be left in
the godown for examination by the
854
851
consignees and the Company's surve
Chase National Bt. 5143*·
51*
yors, Messrs. Anderson
National City Bank 453*
45.
am on the 19th May, 1937.
Call Money
1 ex dir,
1%
1%
Consignees must have a Revenue
• Bid
The exhibition consists of ex- amples of "the various uses for factory belts, for. "bonding" to metals, and for "washers" in en- gineering or chemical works to j. which this product had been or could be put. It was claimed that Its advantages, are its powers of resistance to heat, to grease, or to chemicals. Its resistance to abra- sion is, it was sald, about the same as that of rubber. and thus it might be useful as a covering for aeroplane propellers; not being inflammable, it should, it was said, be useful as a floor for battleships' decks. The chief use, however, claimed for it was as a material for "washers" in factories of vaMI- ous sorts, this because it is not corroded by grease..
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times the length of rubber's, and Its average life is about three
17th 20ing delivered after the it can be "bonded" on to more
Bent
1037, will be subject to
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowas, whare 1937, at 10 am, by our Surveyors, they will be examined on 16th May, Messrs. Goddard & Douglas,
To comply with the Geners! Bonded Warehouse Regulations consignees meat bare a Rarenge Officer in attendance when damaged datable, goods are examined.
All Claims must reach as before the 10th June, 1937, or they will not be recognized.
No Insurance will be affected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JEBSEN & CO., Agents.
13260
Hong Kong, 12 May, 1937, (0278 Hong Kong, 10th May, 1937.
Aviation Notes From Great Britain.
AERODROME LIGHTING DEVELOPMENTS
REMOTE CONTROL
metals than rubber can be, but its cost is rather over three times that of rubber. It was
emphasised
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rival but as a supplement to rub- that it was not intended as
ber; it should be particularly use- ful in services for which rubber cannot be used. An incidental use noticeable in the exhibition was as material for "decontamination" pervious to acids. It might also, suits, since the product is im-
it was suggested, be serviceable on gas-masks.
SWEDISH VISIT TO BERLIN
Stockholm. May 12 It is learned that the Swedish Foreign Minister Sandler will pay
a short visit to Baron von Neurath his way to Warsaw on May
Transocean News Service.
on
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moulded sections of an asbestos material, bolted together and sealed between the joints with
special cement. They are cylin- At the Salisbury aerodrome drical in shape and are covered four 0-kw 9-lamp landing flood by a conical roof on which is lights have been installed, which mounted an otstruction light.. are capable of being" rotated by At Singapore exhaust fans are remote electrical control from the fitted to assist ventilation,
FOR AUSTRALIA
A recent addition to the range Of GEC.aerodrome lighting equipment is a 24 in. diameter
Continental Oil Corn. Products
Elec. Bond & Share 181 Elec. Bond & Share
Gen. Electric
Gen. Foods Gen. Motors Gen. Rallway Bignat
Gillette Safety Razor 221 22 Gudden
Gold Dust LUMIN 43 *
42 * Goodrich (BF)..... 43 434 Goodrich $5 pl....... 811* 814 Goodyear
39# 381
United Corpin, ............ 9
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Westinghouse Elec. 1354 138 Youngstown Sheet
& Tube .....
INTERNATIONAL ROAD | LOCOMOTIVES FOR
CONGRESS, 1938 LONDON MIDLAND AND By invitation of the Gover- SCOTTISH RAILWAY
"
CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEÈS
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION Co.'s STEAMER CORFU,"
ARRIVED HONG KONG OF 12TH MAY, 1037.
From ANTWERP,LONDON,GIBRAL TAR, MARSEILLES, MALTA. PORTSAID, ADEN, COLOMBO AND STRATTS.
med Vessel are hereby informed CONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above- that their Goods are being landed and placed AT THE xr in the Hong Kong And Kowloon Wharf and Godown Con paay's Godowns at Kowloon, where each Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and Delivery can be obtained a
be Goods are landed.
Optional Goods will be landed here pales instructions have been given to the contrary Six Hours before arrival of the Steamer,
baying amived from BREMEN, HAMBURG and Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that their cargo is being landed at their risk into the Godowas of The Hong Kong & Kowloon Waarf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, where delivery can be obtained.
All goods remaining undelivered after the 20th May, 1997, will be subject to rent.
NO FIRE INSURANCE will be effected by us in any case whatever.
Damaged packages must be left in the godown for examination by the con signees and the Company's surveJOIN, Masera. Anderson & Athe, at 10 s.m, on the 18th May, 1937.
Consignees must have a Revenue Officer in attendance when damaged dutiable
• gooda are examined by, the Company's surveyors.
No claim will be admitted after the goods have left the godown and all claims must be presented within Two Weeks of the ship'e arrival here, after which date they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be affected by Consignees are requested to surrender their Bill of Lading to the undersigned | "", any use whatever. for countersignature.
Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Cos. MELCHERS & 00:
siguses, and the Company's Burveyors, Agents
Messrs. GODDARD & Dovelas, at 10 am, NORDDEUTSCHER Lord, Brees.
ou Mondays and Thursdays, within the (5279 Free Storage period.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD
THE
BREMEN
HE Motor ship
"FULDA" having arrived from BREMEN, BAMBURG and Ports, consignees of cargo are hereby notified that their cargo is being landed at their risk into the godowns of The Hong Kong & Kowloon Whart & Godown Co, Ltd, Where delivery can be
oblaids remaining undelivered
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Goods not cleared within 8 days including date of arrival will be subject to Rent
Consignees are specially notified that it is necessary for a Revenue Officer ta be present at the examination of damaged datiable cargo.
All Claims against the Steamer mast be presented to the Undersigned on or before 1st June, 1997, or they will not be recognized.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & 0....
Agents Hong Kong, 12th May, 1937.
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CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
NO FIRE INSURANCE will be THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.
Asbe, at 10
Officer in attendance when damaged dutiable goods are examined by the Company's surveyors.
FROM LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS.
THE S.S. "BENARTY.”
No claim will be admitted after the goods have left the godown and all informed that all Goods are being NONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby claims must be
within Two landed at their risk into the kardons presented Works of Which date they will not be recognised. Hong Kong and Wharf
of the ship's arrival here, after and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Consignees are requested to stur-Bola 2.00. 14. Koloon Wilf and render their Bills of Lading the the wharves Delivery insy be obtained. undersigned for countersignature.
MELCHERS & CO., Agents: Hong Kong, 13th May, 1937.
NORDDEUTICHTE LLOYD, BRIMEN
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The London Midland and Scot- tish Railway has announced that altogether 85 new "steam loco- motives are to be built this year under gramme. Apart from ave 4-6-2 the annual renewal pro-
engines to be built for the new high-speed service between London and Glasgow, the new locomotives REICHSMARK RATES will comprise 15 standard 0-8-0 six-coupled freight engines and 65 standard 2-6-2 passenger tank en- gines for suburban services,
Considerable research has been taking place for many months past with regard to aerodrome lighting equipment. Recent deve- lopments are linked up primarily
ment of the Netherland, the eight with the making of aerodromes
International Road Congress is to safer for night flying and for pro- control tower. The floodlighting
be held at The Hague from June viding route direction beacons units are cach rotated by a 3. h.p.
19 to July 2, 1938. It will be re- between one airport and another. motor, which le coupled to the
called that the seventh congress Buch apparatus comprises beacons, floodlight through searing and
of the series was held at Munich floodlights, boundary and ob- drives it at a speed of 2 r.p.m.
in September, 1934, and the sixth struction lights, wind directional This slow speed is necessary s0
rotating route beacon. This a
et Washington, USA, in 1930. It indicators and control tower that the unit may be
searchlight type of beacon em- rotated
Le expected that the forthcoming equipment.
through an angle of a few de-
ploying a 24 in. optically-worked Congress will be attended by lead- Among
grees. "Limit switches are pro-
reflector throwing ang representatives of road and the important dromes in
narrow angle beam just over the transport interests from the prin- vided at each have Britain which
end of the 180
horizontal plane, and an been equipped with lighting equip-degrees travel of the floodlight.
auxi- cipal countries of the world, whe llary beam up to 25 degrees abore will discuss important questions ment by the General Electric Co., At Singapore and jersey 6-kw the horizon. Ltd., of England, during the past-lamp aerodrome landing and beacon is mounted on trunnions, transport, and road
In addition, the delating to road construction, road those at Gatwick, floodlights are
accidents, being installed. so that the angle of the beam The British reporters in Gravesend." Loicester, Rochester. These are fitted with weather can be adjusted to suit local con-
each and Jersey: Overseas the 1st in-proof housings, sufficiently large ditions."
section have been appointed and Elford, Mr. A. E. Kirkus, Lieut- cludes Hong Kong, Penang. Sin- to allow an operator to enter and
Include Professor R. G. C Batson, Colonel J. A. A Pickard, DAO.; Mr. Beacons of this type are being Mr. H. Hamer, Mr. H. J. Manzoni, T. Peirson Frank, Dr. W. H. Glan gapore, Basra, Salisbury (Rho carry out maintenance work supplied to the Australian Gov- Mr. T. Molyneux, Mr. W. P. Robin-ville, Profesor R. G. H Clements, desia) etc.
The housings are built up of ermment.
son, Mr. G. O. Lockwood. Mr. EJ. and Mr. W. A. Macartney.
year, are
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parabolic
Berlin, May 12.
quoted
Was
The Reichsmark (without guarantee) et
New York, 40.185. Paris, 698-'. Amsterdam, 73.025 to 73.07. Landon, No Bourse Paris Sterling, No Quotation, Paris U.8. Dollar, 22.303 to 22,313, Transocean News Service.
No Claima will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 14th May, 1837, be rabject to Bant. All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Unduraigned on or before the 28th May, 1937, or they will not be recognized.
To comply with the General Boaded Warehouse Regulations, consignees must bave: Revenue Officer in attendance when damaged dotiable goods a examined
All-broken, obafed and damaged Goods" are to be left in the Godawns, where they will be examined on the 11th May 1837, t0 m. by Mews, Carmichael & Clark.
No Kire Lasutanse has been affected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned
W. LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA) LTD. Hong Kong, 7th May, 1937
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