S.S. BENLEDI"
or
Sailing for LONDON, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG and LEITH on about the 9th July
il
Cargo will also be accepted on through" Bill of Lading to the usual transhipment ports.
Next Sailing for SHANGHAI & JAPAN“
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L
5th July.
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OF
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CONSIGNEE NOTICES,
PRINCE LINE,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
MARINA HOUSE.
3RD. FLOOR,
15-19, QUEEN'S ROAD.
FOOD SHORTAGE IN RUSSIA
Minsk, June 28.
It is reported that the Council of Peoples Commissaries for White NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES Russla has ordered all Consume
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THE Motor Vennel
SIAMESE PRINCE"
Corporatives to buy all remnants of potatoes of the 1938 stock, which will be sent to Moscow and 'Lenin- grad where a grave food shortage prevails.—
- having arrived from the above Porta on 27th instant, Consignees of Cargo are bereby informed that their Goods. art. being landed at their riak into the Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Transocean News Service.
Wharf and Godowa Company, Limited,
Kowloon, and stared at Consignees risk
and expense
All broken, chafed, and damaged Roode REICHSMARK
are to be left in the Godowns, where
they will be examined on Saturday,
3rd at 10A.M.
AI
must be presented within
15 Days of the Vessel's arrival here, after which date they cannot be re-
anot cognized.
No
will be admitted after the Claims Goods have left the Gledowns, and All Goods remain ng undelivered after the 6th inst., 1987, will be rabfnet to Heat, No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will "be" enuntaraigned
FUENESS (FAB EAST), LTD.,
End Floor, Bongkeng & Shanghai Bank Building Dials 23165 & 28169, ' Hong Kong, 27th June, 1987.
QUOTATIONS
Berlin, June 28,
volas quoted
The Reichsmark without guarantee,; at:-
New York
40,11 Paris...
893.- Amsterdam 72.89 to 72.08. London
·12.307 Paris sterling 110.52 to 110.00 U.S. dollars 22.403 to 22.413 Transocean News Service.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 1937.
THE EXCHANGE
MARKET
.MESSRS. ROZA BROS.
Hong Kong, June 29. Silver prices rose 1/18 yesterday for both deliveries, the quotations being 19 15/16 for Ready and 20 for Forward, Silver advices re- ported India as having bought. The market, closed" steady. After the omcial fixing buyers were satisfied with sellers "at 1/16 un- der the quoted rates.
The London-New York cross- rate was quoted at 403.05. The New York-London rate was quoted at 493.1/8.
MARKET
Opened uncertain but subse- quently weakened owing to a gen- eral demand.
STERLING
1
NEW
YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
New York: June 99
New York/London Cross rate New York Cotton-July Рос.
New York Rubber-July Chicago Wheat July Chicago Wheat --Sept. Chicago Coro
July Silver Offcial
1930/7
High Low Dow Jones Averages 194.40, 167.48 30 Industrials
(Through Kanter's, Barvice)
QUOTATIONS
High Low Close Close--
4.83 4.93 12.98 117 13.16 12.30 12.30 12.18 1224 12.23 19,38 19.08 19.38 18.17 *190) 1134 1154 118 121 114 17 193
Last Today's
Change
.0% off
41.off
Jup
116 120
193) 197
34 up
unchanged
June 18.
June 7.
64.48 51.08 20 Baile
37.64 26.98 30 Valition 108,89 100.13 40 Bonds
8244 5.58 11 Commodity Index unquoted
High Low Close Change 168.43 185,39 188.16 166.71 1.74 OR $2.00 61.93 40.78 50.17 .89 of 28.06 18.08.25.31 95.45 .81 off 100.1#
99.71 .5% off # 71.40 Business Dono:-730,000 sharOS,
Lust Sale
June 28 28 16 * 151 58 024
#Stocks
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572
Great Western Bugat 344*
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Adama Express There Were sellers after the Allis Chalmers.*** opening at 1/2 23/32 for near and ¦ Amar. Can 1/2 3/4 forward. Later offers at 1/2 3/4 were accepted for June, July, August and November fol- lowed by transactions at 1/2 23/32 for gear and forward. The mar- ket closed at 1 pm. with sellers at 1/2 11/16 for any delivery. buyers at 1/2 23/32 for any delivery,
U.8. DOLLARS Transactions
arranged early in the morning at 30.5/18 June and 30 1/4 September, Sub- sequently offers at 30 1/4 were ac- cepted for August, July and June. The market closed at 1 pm with Bellers at 30 3/16 June-July, 30 1/8 August-October and 30 1/16 November-December, buyers at '30 1/4 June-August. 30 3/16 Septem- ber-October and probably 30 1/8 November-December.
Were
SHANGHAI DOLLARS Business was done early in the. morning at 102 1/8. fo une, Later the selling rate gradually receded to 101 3/4 for June-July, buyers at 101 7/8 for July delivery.
SHANGHAI MARKET Business was done locally with Shanghai at 1/2, 29/64 June, There were sellers at 1/2 7/16. buyers at 1/2 29/64 June. US. Dollars, sellers at 29 11/16 buyers at 29 23/32 June.
IN THE AFTERNOON The market seemed # shade steadier in the afternoon.
IN STERLING
Business was done at 1/2 11/18 for July delivery. The market closed with sellers at 1/2 11/16 June-December, buyers at 23/32 for any delivery...
1/2
"'
U.S. DOLLARS Business was done at 30 3/18 for July delivery. The market closed with sellers at 30 3/16 Jube, 30 1/8 July-August and 30 1/16 Sep- tember-November, buyers at 30 1/4 June-July, 30 3/16 August September and probably 30 1/8 November.
SHANGHAI DOLLARS Business was done at 101 13/16 for July delivery. There were sel- lers at 3/4, buyers at 101 7/8 for cash.
PARIS BOURSES CLOSED
As Temporary
Measure"
Paris, June 28. Both the Stock Exchange and Commercial, "Exchange boursés Paris are to be closed from to-day until a date to be named later by a Ministerial decree. Payment of commercial and other abilities in gold or foreign currencies tall- ing due from June 28, can be post- poned on a written demand from the debtor until a date to be fixed by the Finance Minister.
TO SHIELD CREDIT The decree is interpreted "as meaning that the Finance Minis ter wished to shield French credit froni speculation during the de- bate on the new financial mea- sures one of which, according to a semi-official statement, will be to give the frane more liberty in relation to foreign exchanges than granted by the monetary law made on October 1, last when the franc was devaluated.
Reuter.
ALL DEALINGS SUSPENDED
London, June 29.
In conformity with the decision of the French authorities to close the Paris bourse during the tabling of measures dealing with the country's financial crisis the London Bankers Committee has decided to suspend all dealings in French france until further notice. -Hester
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23 Atlas Cerpn.
151
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Auburn Motors Baldwin Locomotive
$7 cum. pf.
76⚫ Baltimore & Ohio... 28 Barnsdall O
Bendix Aviation Bethlehem Steel Boeing Airplane Borden Co.
Holly Sugar Corpa,
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Int. Tel. & Tel .......
Int. Dept Stores
Kennecott Copper
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CANTON BRANCH-21, FRENCH CONCESSION, SHAMEON,
281
New York Central
the
351
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
Niagara Hudson P.
.Corpn.
North American
23+
Northern "Pacific - 27
Pacific Gas & Elec. 291
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281
231
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Texas Gulf Sulphur 341
Tidgwater Assoc. Of 181
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OCEAN STEAM SHIF CO., "LTD.
UHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
ONSIGNEES per Co's Yemel "BUMAEUS”
Fox UNITED KINGDOM FIA SINGAPORE, are hereby notified that their cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf Kowloon, where it will lie Consignees risk and subject to terms and condi tions of storage at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after 28th June.
Optional cargo will not be landed here, unless notico has been given prior to steamer's arrival but carried on from port to port to the final part of
call: to which the option extends.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.35 . "and Noor within the Free Storage period. | No Claine will be admitted after the | Goods have left the Vessel's Godown, and all General Cargo remaining undelivered after 6th July, will be subject to Rast.
All Claims against the Vessel must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 19th July, 1937, or they will not be recognized.
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agedia.
28th June, 1937.
[5392
NOTICE TO CONSIGNHES
OCEAN STEAM SHIP 00, LTD.
will
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATIONECO., LTD,
JONSIGNEES pór Co.'s Reimal
**DIOMED
FROM UNITED KINGDOM
ANNE VIA SINGAPORE
are hereby notified that their Cargo
ba. discharged into Holt' Wharf, Kowloon, where it will le at "Consignees"·"risk" and subject to Terms and Conditions of Storage at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for Delivery from Godown on and after 28th June.
Optional Cargo will not be landed here, unless Notice had been given to Vessel's arrival, but carried onion part to part to the final port of to which the option attends.
Prior
All broken, shafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and
of
CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
COMPAŬNIN DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,
CONSIGNED GOTICE.
8.8. "MIN". 9°180/37.
· BRINGING "CARGO" FROM DUNKIRK via ports, etc/
ASKIVED HONG KONG un TUES DAY, TH 20TH JUNE, 1937.
YONSIGNEES are hereby informed Opiam, Treasure and Valuables are that their goods with the exception being landed & stored into the godowns of the Hong Kong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, Lid, Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing
All Claims must be sent in to me on or before the 18th July, 1937, or they will not be recognized.
Damaged Packages will be examined by the Company Surveyors, Messrs. Goddard & Donglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 a.m. an Monday, the 5th July, 1967,
Consignees must have a Revenue Officer in attendance whan any dutiable goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors. ·
No Fire Insurance will be effected by 'na in 'any case whatever.
JOBARD DE GAPANY,
Agent, Hong Kong, 19th June, 1937.
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SERVICES CONTRACTU IS 1728 MESBAGERIES MARITIMES
CONSIGNEE NOTICE,
8.8. "PRESIDENT DOUMER” 16 A/87 BRINGING CARGO TR MARSEILLES, via Porta eto
ARRIVED HONG KONG ON SATUR DAY, THE 26TH JUNE, 1837.
that their goods with the exception NONSIGNEES are hereby informed of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Go downs of Hong Kong, Bowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, whance after 1 mag be obtained immediately
landing All claims must be sent in to me on or before the 8th July,
1937, or they will not be recognized.
Damaged Packages will be examined
between the hours of 10.45 am by the Company Surveyor, Mears,
Fridays a mod:
Coccard & Douglas in the presence of
No Claims will be admitted after the the Con
Consignees at 10.00 m. on Fri- Gooda baxo left the Vessel's Godown day, the 2nd July, 1937 and all Goods- remaining undelivered
Consignees mustava Revanuer Officer in attendance when any dutiable
Bout the th July, will be subject to words are examined by the Cob pilby
a proportion thereof themselves. after That is the future for which we ought to work/
No Fire insurance will be effected by us in sdy cash'Whatever
All Claims against the Vessel mest Burrerers be prasenfed to the Undersigned on or Before the 19th July or they will not be recognised,
No Furs Lasurance will be affected. FAM BUTTERFIELD 4 SWIRE -
Acente
SIR JOHN EXPLAINS⠀⠀ Bir John Simon, in Introducing the resolution authorising the increase of £200,000,000 in the Ex- change Equalisation Fund, said it 28th June, 1937. was unlikely that any sudden sur tained gold losses could Occur which would seriously embarrass us
London, June 28. The House of Commons has agreed to the motion to increase the Exchange Equalisation Fund Sir John Simon, concluding the debate, said he had good reason, to belleve that the line he was asking the House to take who exactly in accordance with the"
On March 30, the Fund held policy of the United States. That 26,674,000 one ounces, the Issue itself was a very hopeful feature Department of the Bank of Eng- He declined to agree that the ac- and holding 73,843,000 ounces cumulation of gold debts in Lonvalued at £700,000,000. don and New York would always
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JUBARD DE FÁPANY,
Hong Kong, 28th June 1927.
FINANCIAL PROGRAMME APPROVED
Paris, June 28 The members of the new French fugee capital. An account of the gold Cabinet, at a meeting to-day, ge- holdings will be given every six nerally blessed the financial pro- months, three months in arrear, gramme of M. Georges Bonnet, and no change in the present po Finance Minister, Hoy was involved. The policy was The Ministers also approved of essential under the present inter-M. Camille Chautemps ministerial national conditions as an insurdeclaration, which will be read to
continue. He hoped that the HOLDINGS NOT EXCESSIVE weldom of the world would en- The Treasury did not regard the courage a freer now trade so that holdings, as excessive, the increase ance and to carry out the tri- the Chamber of Deputies to-mo the areas which now sent gold to in the Equalization Find being partite obligations, London and New York will want largely due to the movements of re- 1 Beuter
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