THE
"HIRAM "
CHINA-SIAM LINE.
B., HELLAS"
HONG KONG-BANGKOK
leaving Hong Kong: 16th August via Bwatow leaving Hong Kong 24th August via Swatow BONG KONG-SWATOW-AMOY 10.*. "HAI LEE", leaving Hong Kong 18th August Accepting Passengers & Cargo for all the above metioned ports.
HONG KONG
SINGAPORE-PENANG--RANGOON Regular Express Service
"HAI HING
m..HAI LEE”
leaving Hong Kong 15th August leaving Hong Kong 24th August Accepting cargo for all the above mentioned porta.
Excellent passenger accommodation available,
For freight, pamage rates and all other information-Apply toʻr- THORESEN & CO., LTD.
Tel. 30237.
General Agents.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD
BREMEN,
THE Steamer
"GNEISENAU "
having arrived from BREMEN, HAMBURG and Forts, Consignees of
Queen's Building.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
OCEAN STEAN SHIP CO., LTD. AND HINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD
CONSIGNEE8 per Vossa)
Cargo are hereby setified that their carge CYNDAREUS
is being landed at their risk into the Godowns of The Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, where delivery can be obtained.
All goods remaining undelivered after the 19th Aug., 1997, will be abject
to reat.
NO FIRE INSURANCE will be effected by usin any cake whatever,
Damaged packages must be left in the godown for examination by the can ngues and the Company's surveyorn, Mesura, Anderson & Asbe, at 10 am. on the 18th Aug., 1937.
Conaigues must have a Revenue in attendança wben damaged goods are examined by the
surveyors
No claim
Company will be admitted after the goods bave left the godown and all claims must be presented within Two Weeks of the ship's arrival here, after which date they will not be recognised. ↑ Consignees are requested to surrender their Bill of Lading to the undersigned for countersignature.
*MELCHERS &′00′′, „ Agents: NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMER Bong Kong, 12th Aug, 1937. (3477
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
CONSIGNEE NOTICE.
8.8.
SI-KIANG" 1020/37,
BRINGING CARGO FROM DUNKIRK via ports etc.
ALWYED HONG KONG »» TUES- DAY, THE 10TH AUGUST, 1937. .
i
From SEATTLE, VANCOUVER
7
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1937.
THE EXCHANGE
MARKET
MESSRS. ROZA BROS.
14
Ready Silver rose 1/18 yester- day but the Forward rate was un- changed, the quotations being 19 15/16 for both deliveries. Silver advices reported America as hav-| ing bought. There were
some covering on the part of
beara Speculators sold. The market was steady, After, the official fixing there were some inquiries at the fixed rate. American Silver was quoted at 44 3/4 for Spot.
The London-New York CROSS- rate was quoted at 498.35. New York-London was quoted at 498.-" 5/18.
MARKET
Firm with very little business passing.
IN STERLING
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
(Through Renter's Service?
New York: August 19.
QUOTATIONS
New York/London Cros? mts New York Cotton-Dec. New York Rubber Sept. Chicago Wheat -Sept. Chicago Corn Sept. Winnipeg Wheat-Oct. Silver Ufficial
1936/7
1.
Last Today's High Low Close Close Change
4.88) 4.98-5/18 1/16 op 10.37 10.11 10.31 10.37 144 0 18.47 13.39 18.50 18.47 .02 of
114) 1001 113 113)
aff 101 98 101 1002 181) 1944 19:38 139
83.44 $5.58 11 mmodity Index 65.94
Opened with sellers at 1/2 27/32 Amer, Can but the selling rate gradually rose to 1/2 29/32 sellers, for August and 1/2 7/8 for deliveries further for- ward, buyers at 1/2 15/18 for near and 1/2 29/32 November.
U.S. DOLLARS
A small business was reported during the early part of the morn- ing at 30 15/16 for August. The market closed at 1 pm with ael- lers at 30 15/18 August and 30 7/8 September-October, buyers at 31 cash-September and 30 15/16 Oc taber.
SHANGHAI DOLLARS Sellers at 104 3/4. buyers at 105
AND VICTORIA VIA JAPAN aro requested to take Delivery of Flour and Lumber Shipments as soon at the Vessel is ready to discharge and are hereby notified that if their Lighters are for Spot. not placed alongside the Vemel as required, their Shipments will be dis charged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, at their expenas, where the Cargo will He also at their risk and expense and subject to the Terms and Conditions of Storage At Holt's Wharf. Steamer will commenco Discharge on the 11th Aug.
Gendral Cargo will be discharged into
Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie Terms and Conditions of Storage at at Consignees' risk and abject to the Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for Delivery from the Godown on and after 11th Ang.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goodr to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 1, and Noox within the Free Storage period No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Vasel's Godown, and all General Cargo remaining undelivered after 18th Ang, will be subject to Bent.
"All Claims against the Vessel must. be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 1st Sept., 1937, or they will not be recognized.
SHANGHAI MARKET There were zellers of Sterling for Spot at 1/2 1/4, buyers at 1/2 17/64 for Spot. U.S. Dollars, sel- lers at 28 1/2, buyers at 29 9/16 for Spot. Advices received towards lunch time indicated the forward
market as being a shade easier.
IN THE AFTERNOON The market was firm but quiet in the afternoon.
STERLING No business was reported, finish- 1/2 29/32 ing with sellers at August and "probably September and 1/2 7/8 October-December, buyers at. 1/2 15/16 Cash-October and 1/2 29/32 November-Decem- ber.
Brooklyn-Manhattan
$8 cum pf. ............... 652 Case, JL..
5014
50
34j 343
654
114
Int. Tel. & Tel...... 91
Int. Dept Stores.......... p 191*
Kennecott Copper
Lambert Corpn.
86
111 191
69+ 69
13+
******... 211
McKesson & Robbins 45
131
871 21
447
Monsanto Chemical 1024 104 |«Montgomery Ward, 642 641
Murray Corpale se
117 12
13
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE
Sailings
President Llums frequent, malingɔ and their unique stopere privileges allow you to LENTE) jums asičily na you chose, And - Polar Blazmahiy Lima sod American Mid Láns worldwide selon lad nginta are, maintained to eggye you Laborg in whatever påsen von chance to be, Make, your next trip more enjoyable, travelling "The Prackdani Ling way.”
TO HAN FRANCISCO NEW YORK AND BOSTON
TO BEATILE, VICTORIA "THE EXPRESS KOUTY"
Tia Shanghai, Kobe and Yokohama
Via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokolama, |Honolulu, San Francised, Panaina
Canal and Havana. Pres. Hoover Noon Aug. 21st Frea. Jefferson 4 p.m. Aug. 1413 Pres. Lincoln M'aight Sept 7th Pres, MaKinley M'night Aug. 27th Pres. Coolidge Noon Sept. 16th Pres Grant M'night Sept. 10th Prea. Wilson 8 am Oct. 6th Preas, Jackson M'night Sept 24th Pres. Hoover Noon Oct 16th Pres. Jefferson M'night Oct. 8th Fres, Cleveland.8am. Nor. 3rd Pres. MoBinley M'night Oct 22nd
EUROPE, NEW YORK
Via Manila, Bingapore, Penang, Colombo, Bomber, Buar Canal, Naples, Geros and Marssiles. Pres. Polk Pres. Pierce
MANILA
THE MOST FREQUENT · SERVICH
Next Sailings
Sam. Aug. 15th Pres. Hoover 8 a.m. "Aug. 29th Pres. Polk 8am. Sept. 26th | Pros. Pierce 8am. Oct. 19th Pres, Llcola 8 a.m. Oct 24th Pres. Grant
Pres. Van Buren 6am. Sept. 12th Prem. McKinley Pres. Garfield Pres. Hayes Pres. Monroe
9pm. Aug. 14th 8am. Aug. 10th
6 p.m. Aug. lat
B.m. Aug. 191b
M'night Aug. 31st
8 p.m. Sept. 4th
MOST FREQUEST SERVICE ON THE PACIFIC
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP. LINES * AMERICAN • MAIL • LINE *
·FEDDER JUILDING~ HONG, KONG, '
CANTON BRANCH —1), PRENOR CONCESSION, SHAMERN.
off
* op unchanged
103 88 90.54 40
High Low Dow Jones Averages 194.40 165.01. 30 Industrials ..
64.40 50.17 20 Rile 37.14 25.45 20 Utilities
Bonds
Aug. 10.
186.95
*$3.09
29.13 101.84.
Aug. 11. High Low Close 187.31 183.93, 166.7% 63.17 39.00 53.00 99.14 28.86 28.98.
101.28 66,16 Basicos Dons:-570,000 shares.
Chango
.26 off .ce off .17 'off ,09 up 29 up
Last Sale
Stocks Adams Express Allis Chalmers ............
Aug. 10 11
181 187
69 110
681 109
am. Car à Foundry.. Amer. Cyanamid
341
341
Last Sale Stocks
Aug. 10 11 Great Northern Riy. Great Western Suga Holly Sugar Corpn. Humble Of Int. Nickel
* 821*
83 *
Amer, & For. Power 91 Amer. & For. $7 pf. 581 Amer. Locomotive
584
•
48+
49
Amer. Metals
57
ST
Amer. Radiator Amer, Rolling Mill.. Amer. 8melting Amer. Steel Faries.
43 Amer. Sugar ................... Amer. Tel Tel... 170- Amer. Tobacco "B" 82 Amer, Waterworks
221
217
Loew's Inc.
397
40
Lorillard
982
McIntyre Forcupine
44 1701
82+
197
20
Anaconda Copper
621
611
Atchison, T. & S. Fe. 79 Atlantic Refining Atlas Corpn. ...... Auburn Motors ....... 164 Baldwin Locomotive
Baltimore & Onto. 277
$7 cum. pl.
Barnsdall 011 Bendix Aylation ...... 'Bethlehem Steel Boeing Airplane Borden Co...... Briggs M'facturing 46 Brooklyn-Manhattan
79
29
29
154
15
151
Nat Cash Registor..-35) Nat Dairy Products 201 Nat Distillers......... 30. Nat Power & Light 10 New York Central --- 401 Niagara Hudson. P..
36
201
301
10
401
Corpn.
34
13#
871.
87+*
North American
271
27
271
Northern Pacific
291
294
242
241
Pacific Gas & Elec. 32
31
Pacific Lighting
451
45.
100
98+
Packard Motorn
81
351
344
Faramount.
152
1543
M.V.
BURNS PHILP ·
"NEPTUNA
LINE
241
241
Pennsylvania R.R.-
37+
37+
451
Phelps Dodge
Phillips Petroleum
62
Trans
*221 221
11
85+
Public Service of N.J.: 43 Pullman Inc. ........ Fure Oll
421
201 20
Canadian Pacine Celanese Corpn. of
America ........... 38 Cerro de Pasco ...... 751 CertainTeed P'ducti Chesapeake Corpn. 701 Chesapeake & Onló 521 Chrysler Corp. 1144 Columbia Gaa Columbia 6% "A" pt 932* Commercial Credit 651 Commercial Solvents 141 Commonwealth & S
1821 121
· 179
Radio Corpm of Am. 103
104
"12+
Republic Steel.........
391
Reynolds Tobac. "g" 371
38
38+
St. Joseph Lead Co.
751
Schenley
521
521
Schenley 51% DL. ...
837
934*
69+
Sears Roebuck
98
08 ..
514
1151
Shell Union O......... Bocony-Vacuum
271
27+
224
228
134'
131 94 047
Southern Cal Edison 241
241
Southern Pacine ....
471
412
34
21
21
Commonwealth
Southern Kly 5% pf. 451 Stand Brand. Stand Gas & Elec. - ទ Stand Gas & Elec.
45
112
114
4མ་ ་
cum, pf.
55+
* pt. .....
50 484
Consolidated Edison 377-
37
Standard Of of N.J. 677
877.
Consolidated 01
152
153
Sterling Products
60 662
Continental Oll ...
572
581
Swift International » 291
30
Comm. Products
651
654
Technicolor
......
PASSENGER & FREIGHT SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA
Curtiss Wright (C)
72
.74
394
Curtiss Wright "A" 19 Delaware & Eudson 159. Del Lackawanna &
197
Tidewater Assoc. Oll 201
202
15
Western
1384
1371
Timken Detroit Axle 25 25 Transamerica 20th Cent. Fox Films
161
18
AKKJEN
35
30+
Distillers Corp
Sea- KTRITE ******** 231 Douglas Aircraft
20th Cent: Fox Finis
ť
57
23 571
pi......
43
441*
Un. Carbide & Car
again
Du Pont
160
181
bon
101
101
Electric Boat
221
Un. Patiac
125+
124)
Elec. Bond & Share 20 Elec. Bond & Share
191
United Aircraft
281
287
First Class Fare to Sydney:
Single: £47.10,08,
Passenger & Freight Agents :---
Return: £76.-0-0.
35 pf.
B41 831*
Elec. Bond & Share
$8 pf. Elec Power & Light 223 Elec Power & Light
131
724*
Un. Airline Trans
port United Corp. *.... United Corpo. *
157
54
22
cum pf............
40
391
Joint Passenger Agents
57 pi
78
772
En. Gas. Tprovem't. 131 Un. Light & power
Firestone Tire &"R
Hiatote
344
344
"A" US. Industrial Alco-
61
61
Gen, Asphalt ..........
337
334.
CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
Gen, Cigar
301
30
U.S. Rubber
601
601
Gen. Electric
351
351
Gen. Fooda
37
371
US Rubber $9 pf. 971
UB. Steel
118] 1184
Gen. Motors
381
58 1
1
Vanadium
321 324*
423
Warner Bros Pick
148
141
TH
Gillette Safety Rasor
Westinghouse Elec. 155)
156
Glidden...........
411
412
Youngstown
Sheet":
"
Gold Dust.....
& Tube ......
92
92
Goodrich (BF.)
391
392
Chase National H '491*
Goodrich $8 pi, Goodyear
80 * 431
80
431
National City. Bank 4537 Call Money engagemen
1%
1
THE Stenmahip
U.S. DOLLARS. The market closed with sellers at 30 15/16 August and 30.7/8'Sep- tember-October, buyers at 31 August-September and 30 15/18
E
No Tire Insurance will be effected.
October. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Ageste. 11th August, 1997,
[4478
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
AND
OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
CONSIGNEES per Co.'s Vessel.
NONSIGNEES are hereby informed that beir goods with the exception
"TEUCER" of Opium, Treasure and Valuable are
FROM being landed & stored into the godowns CONTINENT A SINGAPORE ": of the Hong Kong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, whence will be discharged
ara bereby notified that their Cargo
into Holt' de may be obtained immediately Wharf, Kowloon, whore, it
landiou
or
will tie All Claims must be sent in to me on at Consignees risk and subject
to before the 21st Aug., 1937, or they Conditions of Storage at
Holt's Wharf. Will not be moognized.
The Cargo will be ready for Delivery from Godown on and after 13th Aug.
Damaged Package will be examined by the Company's Surveyors, Mesra, Goddard & Bouglas in the presence of the Consigneer at 10.00 am, on Monday, the 18th Aug, 1937.
Consignees must have a Revenue Oficer in attendance when any dutiable goods are examined by the Company's
Surveyors
No Fire Insurance will be affected by us in any case whatever,
JOBARD 1 GAPANY,
Agent, Hong Kong, 10th Aug., 1937.
Optional Cargo will not be landed baru, ulous Notice has been given prior to Vessel's seriyal, but carried on from port to port to the faal port of call
which the option extend.
All broken, oha Fed and damaged Goods, are to be left in the Godowns, where they Fridays between the hours of 10,43 a.m. will be examined on any Tuesdays and and Noow within the Free Storage period. Na Chime will be admitted after the 5478 Goods have left the Vessel's Godown and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 19th Aug., will be subject to Bent
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMEA
CONSIGNEE NOTICE.
9.8. "ABAMIB **
· 19*A/37.
BRINGING CARGO FROM MARSEILLES, via porta etc. Annive: HONG KONG of SATUR- DAY, TR 7TH AUGUST, 1937,
¬¬ONSIGNEES are hereby informed -
CUNG ROOM Whitby
of Opium, Tresaure and Valuablm are being landed and stored into the Go- downs of Hong Kong, Kowloon Wharf Godown Co., Ltd, Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.
All dime must be sent in to me on. or before the 18th Aug., 1937, or they will not be recognized."
All Claims against the Vessel munt be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 2nd Sept, or they will not be recognised.
4
No Fire Insurance will be affected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRK
Agenta. 12th August 1937.
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Monument For Discoverer. Of Morphium
The Hague, August 11. A memorial to Friedrich Wilhelm Adam Bertumer, discoverer of Mor- phium, was recently unvelled at the little Westphalian town of Neuhaus. The memorial is the glit of a fund provided by Germans and foreigners, the most prominent donations were made by American, Swiss and Austrian scientists and German apothecaries. Professor Coenen, of Munster University, de-
BHANGHAI DOLLARS Sellers at 104 3/4, buyeraat 105. A small business was done at 104 7/8 for Spot.
A. K. STOCK EXCHANGE
YESTERDAY'S
OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS
The local market was quiet.
In Manila, prices were unchang- ed to slightly easier.
BOYERS Douglases, $484. Union Waterboats, $9.30. Chinese Estates, $90, Peak Trams (Old), $5. Peak Trams (New), $2 Wm. Powell, 40 cts. Constructions (Old), $1.60. Constructions (New), 50 cts,
HK. Govt. 2% Loan 1% Prem. Wallace Harpers, $5.
་
SELLERS
Maramans (HK.), 7-
SALES
H.K. Lands 4% Debentures, $102 Gen. Railway Signal 42
BRITISH ARMS FOR EGYPT
Cairo, Aug. 11.
In connection with the British arms delivery for Egypt. the Bri- tish steamer "Sicilian Prince" ar- rived at Alexandria with a cargo of 75 guns and large quantities of ammunition. Further deliveries will follow shortly... l'ransocain Fewa Sevoice,
Germany Builds Cement Factories In India.
امه
Calcutta, Aug. 11.' The firm of Dalmia Cement Ltd.. of Bihar, belonging to the Indian group of cement, enterprises, has
WHOLESALE PRICES
London Aug. 11. The continuous rise in the Board of Trade Index of wholesale prices which began in May 1936 but was checked this June was resumed in July when it was 0.7 per cent higher than in May and about 18 per cent above the index of July 1938- British Wirelés.
ORDERS FOR RIVER GUNBOATS
The Admiralty have decided to
Texas Gulf Sulphür 40
BRITISH AIR TRANSPORT
g= 87 × ×¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ̧‡±***** ⠀、#7**‡¤ de **** ¢ÊפNTE÷T* FEE×TIT*** * .** ** ** * **** ***
London, Aug. 11. The progress of British air trans- port is forcefully illustrated in connection with the eighteenth anniversary, this month, of the establishment, by British enter prise, of the world's first daily al
express for passengers and freight
which was between London and Paris.
Damaged Packages will be examined by the Company's Surveyor, Hours, Goddard & Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00. a.m. on Frl- day, the 18th Aug., 1937. g
Courenees must have. Reverse livered an address in memory of recently given the Dessau firm of Officer in attendance when any cutiable | Serturner, who was only twenty Polydor and Co. Instructions to goods are examined by the Company's years old when he discovered nor- build four cement factories, an entrust the cost of two
No Fire insurance will be effected by Dhlum, was laughed at in Gerarder which brings the business river gunboats of the 1937 pro- day the charge for sending half an
mary, but found recognition place with Germany within the gramme-Dragonfly and Crasa- abroad, being taken up by the period of one year to nearly half hepper to thorny-crofts Woolston great French physicist, Gay Laussac. a million pounds sterling-Works at Southampton- -Tranincean News Service.
Transacion News Service.
British Wireless,
". Sarvevarn
us in sty case whatever.
Agent.
JOBARD ** GAPANT,
Hong Kong, 7th Aug. 1937
Sailing on or about 30th August
for Saigon, Manila, Sandakan, Salamana, Rabaul, Sydney & Melbourne.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD. Telephone No. 28031.
P. & 0 Building.
' Nippon Yusen Kaisha
King's Building.
CONSIGNEES NOTICE
BURNS - PHILP LINE.
FROM MELBOURNE, SYDNEY,” SALAMAUA, RAKAUL AND
MÁNILA.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.
FROM LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS.
Tai 8.8. "BENNEVIS"
NEPTUNA:"
CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby landed at their risk into the hazardous
tomed that all Goods are being
landed at their risk into the hamardons and/or extra hazardous Godowns at and/or extra hazardous Godowas the the Hong Kong and Kowloon What Hong Kong and Kawloon Wharf and and Godown Co.,Ltd., whence and/or Godown Co, Ltd, whened and or from obtained
"from" the wharves
Delivery may be the Wisrres Delivery may be obtained No Claims will be admitted after the
"No Claicus will be gene.swzín, and sli
after the Goods have left the Godowns and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 11th Aug., 1937, will be subject to rent.
Goöde hava" "the Goods remaining undelivered after the 14th Aug. 1087, will be galinot to Bent "All Olalina agames the preamer must the Undersigned on ox before the 28th Aug., 1987, or they be prosented will not be recognised.
To comply with the Gissersi Bonded Warehouse Regulations, courget
have • Hotopne. Ofeer in attendanes when dawagal dadable goods, are examined
Three months later the Post
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods Once entrusted it with the car-seo to be left in the Godowns, where Londer, Aug. 10.riage of mails and it cost half a they will be examined on the lath
crown to send a letter for 250 miles Aug. 1837, at 10 M. by our between London and Paris. To-Go Fire Insurance has been affected.
Goddard and Douglas.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned from England to South Africa J GIBB, LIVINUSTON & Co. ounce letter for 8,000 miles by air | by three-and-a-half-pence only-
Agenta. British Wireless.
Hong Kong, 6th Aug, 1937
All Claims against the steamer must before the 26th Aug, or they will not be presented to the undersigned on or be recognized
Warehouse Regulations, consignees To comply with the General Bonded
dance when damaged dutiable goods must have a Revenue Officer in
Atten are examined.
Goods are to be left in the Godowns All broken, chafed and damaged where they will be examined on the 10th Aug, 1937, at 9 am. by Mesers. Carmichael & Clarke,
effected:
po Bill of Lading will be countersigned WB. LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA), LTD.
PRIMERNI Agente.
by
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