1939-12-15 — Page 11

HÖNGKONG DAILY PRESS

MUNICIPAL EQUIPMENT Expanding Public Services

When thinking of the great amount of work which has to be undertaken now by municipal authorities it is quickly realised that apart from the normal increase of the services which comes from the growth of the population within the area, there is the ever-increasing demand for new facilities.

Actually, there is a third in-sufficiently used to be written-off fluence at work, inasmuch as the as worn-out, and so can afford to

sundard of the older services is install the highly efficient plant

being continually raised and what that is now available. Is good enough for one generation will certainly not meet with the approval of the next one.

FINANCE

Finance and Commerce

RESERVE BANK OF SILVER MARKET

INDIA STATEMENT

RESERVE RESERVE BANK OF CAPACITY EXHAUSTED

Calcutta, Dec. 13 (Reuter),

Notes in circulation

(including Notes

held in the Bank-

Dec. 1 Dec. 7

GERMANY'S HUGE Rupee Coin and Bul- PRIVATE CAPITAL

ing Department)... 23.327 24,182

ISSUES

What is very important to re member is that the schemes and systems have all been subjected to

LONDON, Dec. 14 (Reuter) full-scale practical tests, so that there is no question that proper The Economist draws attention to results will be secured even though the vast increase of private capital the local conditions may be parti- Issues in Germany since the out- break of war. The total of in- cularly onerous in some respect.

Every local authority has to con- dustrial capital issues since the The arguments for the installa-cern itself in some measure with end of August considerable exceed tion of these improvements is the road-making and road mainten-600,000,000"

That is clear in the matter of the fitting-up of domestic houses and fists, but one has only to walk through parks and open spaces to realise how universal is the urge to secure better facilities,

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for the railways,

very strong one of maintaining ance and the British plant fer whereas, for the whole of the year public health at its highest stan-carrying out work of this nature is 1938 private industrial issues only dard. That benefits have accrued yery tomplete. In these days the amounted £107,000,000. 1s obvious making of a new road is rendered from the movement when the merest glance is given a comparatively simple matter and

CAPITAL WORKS

lion in India Gold Coin and Bul-

Hon in India Securities (Indian

Government)

6,903

6,737

4,154

4,154

3,733 3.733

(British

Securities

Government) ........ 8,250 8,350

MONTAGU'S WEEKLY SILVER REVIEW

London, Dec. 13, (Reuter). Messrs." Samuel Montagu &

silver review | Company's weekly statės: The Economist comments that

Following a sharp fall in the to the vital statistics of the larger that it is possible to overcome all these developments are most im-Bombay market. Indian Bazaar cities and towns, where, in spite of sorts of obstacles and difficulties portant as showing: the great increase in the popala-could hardly be better illustrated tlons, the general health of the in- than by habitants has gone forward.

EFFICIENCY

through East Lancashire.

i LONDON SILVER

London, Dec. 13 (Reuter).

Silver: India bought. Business small. Market

steady, In

the

afternoon, the market was quietly

steady.

Spot, 23-1/2d.

Foward, 23-11/16d.

NEW YORK SILVER

New York, Dec, 13 (Reuter). Omcial Price, 34-3/4.

BOMBAY SILVER

Bombay, Dec. 13 (Reuter).

Market Steady. Ontake 200 bara.

Indian Mini Süver

Ready

Jan. 6 Settlement

Fab, 3 Settlement

82-15

63-03

63-13

LONDON METALS

EXCHANGE

London, Dec. 13 (Reuter).

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ouyers sellers

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286 to 291 Nom.

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offerings found poor support and Standard Cash 228 Firstly, that the existing reserve prices declined.

Standard, the great new road, capacity of German industry is In Bombay.. however, the reac

3 months 263-1/2 264 almost exhausted, especially in the tion was better, with the Bazaar Standard, Having got the road, the tasks electricity, industry and railway sending buying orders for London Settlement Price 286

Straits It is a matter which must al- of keeping it clean and the surface rolling stock. Renewals, replace- delivery, and prices recovered."

proper condition, are all the ments and extensions, $0 long! ways be receiving the closest at-in tention of those upon whom de- easier with the capable machines delayed, are now unavoidable and volves the responsibility of seeing that are being produced by firms will divert extensive resources to that the public health is maintain- who have given their attention to large-scale capital works: ed at its best: overseas municipall- the matter. tles with their growing townships are as much concerned in this movement As are

"homeland.

SAVING MONEY

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Secondly, that the controlled policy of direct State financing Many authorities Ink up with or necessary Industrial projects those in the these services those of refuse col-has been abandoned.

once lection "and disposal and,

Nazi extremists are thus defeat-

Indeed they are often in an ad-more, not only do modern systems ed and the capital market freed yantageous position. as they are deal with all phases of these pro- for private industrialists not hampered with out-of-date blems most capably but many equipment, which has not been towns are able to make good use

H.K. STOCK EXCHANGE

The market was fairly active

of what they collect, burning what they can and sorting the other Continued on Back Pare

LONDON GOLD

London. Dec 13 (Reuter. Bar Gold, Fine per oz, 168,

HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS

and prices show signs of harden- STOCK EXCHANGE

ing.

BUYERS

H.K. Bank, $1340.

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SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION

Bayars Balleri Bale Join THURSDAY 14,

Buyer Seller

Sale

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HONGKONG SUPPLIES ALL.

KINDS OF

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£113

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$71

$30

350

79/41

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$18,30

$195

$18.80

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Chartered Banka ......

$291 Mercantile Blu. “A”

211 Mercantile Bk. "O"

Bank of East Aris

N. C. & B.. Banks

Insurances

8220 Canton Insurance ... $210

Union InsOPADCAS

Underwriters

8190 E Fires

Bank of East Asia, $73

Union Ins., $395.

$1830

H.K. Fanks

£65

Douglases, $714.

Do. (Col. Rog:)

£92

Docks, $19.40.

Do. (Lon. Reg.)

R

Providents, $4.45,

H. & S. Hotels, $4.85.

Lands. $331.

$73

Humphreys, $7.80.

Realties, $4.40.

Chinese Estates, $102.

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$325

Tramways. $17.

Star Ferries, $66.

Yaumati Ferries, $231.

Shipping

China Lights (0), $8.20.

8712

Electrics, $52.60. "

Sandakan Lights, $11.40.

$30

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Telephones (N), $8.60.

850

Cements, $18.40.

Ropes, $51.

Dairy Farms (0), $20).

Dairy Farms (N), $191.

Watsons, $8.70.

$4.40

Entertainments. $61.

$19.30

SELLERS

H.K. Bank, $1350.

Tramways. $17

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Docks, $19.60.

Telephones (0), $25).

Watsons $9.

SALES

H.K. Bank, $1340/5.

Docks, $19.30/.40. Providents. $41.

Douglases at coprenant) Steamboats

Indo-China (Prof.)

Indo-Chinas (Del.)...

70/41 Shalla

$8.10 Waterbosta

Docks, Wharves,

Godowns, etc.

$101 H., & K. Wharves

$19.20/1.30

Providents

Providenta (new)

H. & W. Dock..... Do. (W) aver

196 Bhanghai Docks 8. $19.80 New Engineering 5.

84 Venezuels Gold Fide

Lands, Hotels and

**Buildings

H.K. Hotels

H.K. Lands

Mining

17/0 (Kailan

104 Raube

4 cts. Bong Kang Mises

$5

$1.80

H. & S. Hotels, $4.90.

$331

Chinese Estates, $103.

Tramways,

16.70/80/17.

$440

China Lights (0), $84.

$7.80

Cements, $163/.40/.50.

$102

$102

Ropes, $5.

Watsons, $8.85.

MANILA GOLD SHARES

Atoks 18b, Antamok 15s, Baguio

Gold 151s. Batong Buhay 01205. Big Wedge 201b, Coco Grove 1845, $16

Con. Mines 0025b, Demonstration

$100 D. 4% Debentures

510 40 Shangbai Lands 8.

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B.K. Realties mon

Humphreya G

Chinese Estates conse

Cotton Mills

827 Bwo, (S.)

$162 S'hai Cottons (15.)

$42 Zoong Sings (9.)

$484 Wing On Textiles (9.)

Public Utilities

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$4.35

Tramways

$2

Peak Trame fold)

$4

Feak Tram (WOW) ***

$56

¡Star Ferries

867

$231

F'mati Ferrina

$234

Do. (new)

$8

Chins Lights (0)

$8

Chins Lights (New)

$4.88

862

1048, East Mindanao 10s, IXL 40b, Ipo Gold 134s, Itogon Mining 281s, Manbulao Con. 014b, Mas- bate Con, 104s, Mindanao Mother- lode 084s, Mine Operation 105. 84 North Camarines 144b, Paratale. Gummaus 19b, San Mauricio 795, Surigao Con. 154b, Suyoc Con. 1345, Syndicate Inv. 019b, United Paracale 32s.

HONGKONG

SHAREBROKERS

ASSOCIATION

$59+

-8111

6243

$8.60

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China Lights Ets.

H.K. Electric

PART

$18) Macao Eleokrien .................

Sandakan Lights

|Telephones (old)

Telephones (new)

18/3 Tractionă constayosem 18/9 Tractions (prof.)

Industrials

$14,90 Cald., Mag. (Ord.) §. Cald., Macg. (Pref.) 8.

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Cantoo Lo

Comande

KOMAANIS

Miscellaneous

Dairy Farm (Old) ... Dairy Farma (New)....... Ch. K'tainmenia ..... Constructiona (old) Constructions (aww) Lane Crawfords ...... Nanyang Tobac00.... $1.80 Sinceres Watsons

47. Ch. 0.6% 1995G #Bdr. $100 E. Govt. 4% Lowon $971 H.K. Govt. 31% Loan 841 H.K. Wing, On...

8'hat Wing On ***** Vibro Piling ****** Maramana Inv. (Lon.) Marsmans Lay, (ILK)

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Wm. Powells mestrapons

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$525

201

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141

$13

83

Volume Of Business Transacted

$16.20, 816.40 $12.10/|16||

85+

on Thursday, Dec. 14, 1939.

Banks

10 $1,340.00

$201

Docks

100

19.50

$191

Docks

600

19.40

8840

Docks

100

10.45

$13

Hotels

2,000

4.90

37+

Hotels

..870

.4.90

Watsons

400

8.80

:

Wharves

100

102.00 $8.70-

Ropes

500

6.00

Ropes"

500

6.00

Lights (0)

165

8.00

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Lights (0)

100

8.20

:

Lights (0)

500

8.25

Providents

500

4,50

Trams

100

18.90

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