1940-03-05 — Page 9

HONGKONG. DAILY PRESS

HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS

STOCK EXCHANGE

SHAREBROKULE!" ASSOCIATION

Buyurs Bollers,

Balee Nomial

MONDAY 4.

Bajere Balleru Somitial

$257 $480

• $185

MAR.

Banks

4083

#1445

B.K. Banks

**

2011 £90

Do. (Col. Mog

$1440 2014

£9,3/14

31 £19 177′′

Do. (Lon. Bag.) ... Chartered Bankı ---- Meroansile Bk. “A**

£9 1/18

Mercantile Bka, "0"

£31

£19

Bank of East Asia ....

$78

N. C. & 3. Banks

BO cto.

Insurances·

Canton InspÓLEONE ...

Union LaraTANCES...

$257 $485

#1

Underwrite

90 cta

11

B.K. Firma

$185

Shipping

Donginess streamin $110 Blombosta

(Prof.).

$80

Indo-Chinas (Del.)...

$104 $100 $120 81/10)

$7.40

$110

$10

$100 Indo-China

81/10 Shells

Waterboats

Docks. Wharves,

$5.10

$6.171

---

44

$13

#231

193

Godowns, etc.

H.K. & K. Whirrm) #103;

36.174/ 3.20 Provident

$103) $5.15

$23

842

| Provident" · (DAW)

H.K. & W. Docks...

Do. (new), Shanghal Docks 8.

|Now "Engineerings. 8. Mining

18 Kailanu

::

$10

19/-

#subs...UTTON

$10.

8104

Vanesuela Gold Wide

$34

Hong Kong Misen ......... ¡Lands, Hotels and

Buildings

85.70 H., Hotals

H.K. Lands ...........

$10b Do. 4% Debentures

$16.00 Bhanghai Lands 8.

80

A.K. Boulting "............

#2 | Humphrogu

Chinese Estados

Cotton Mills

842 Ewo (8.)

#170 S'hat Cottour (8.) ...

$85 Zoong Slings (9.)

Wing On Tartiles (8.)

Public Utilities

$5.00.85.70

$39

+

$39 $100

85

88

$105

$421 $179 $85

$48)

$100

$18).

Tramways

$18.40 918 95

$8

Peak Trame (old) .......

$4

Peak Tyas (now) {

$8 34

358

Star Farrie

$27

'mati Ferries

$27

•

Do. (now)

$84 85.40

$8.60

China Lights (New)

88.60

$671 $68.35

$23 $11

China Lights (0)

Chine Lights Rs.

H.K. Electrics

Macao Electrios ................ Sandakan Lights .....

$29/29,80 Telephones (old)

B11.56 Talaphones (new)

19/8 Tractions

19/8

Tractions (pref.) Industrials

814.90 Cald., Macg. (Ord.) 8.

$12

BI

$20.30

$20.201

$234

89.85

:

| Cald., Macg." (Frať.) 8.

Canton Iom

Camete

BB.10 Ropes............

MiscellaneouLS

Dairy Farm (Old).

$22.60 Dairy Farm (Now) $7.40 Ch. Etajamente

$1

Constructions Construction

37Lane Crawfords

(old)

{DOW)

Nanyang Tobacco...

$1.80 Binceres

893/9.70

#

Watsons

50% Ch. G.5% 1995G Böda. $100 H.K. Govt. 4% Loass

$95) H.K. Govt. 11% Loan

$41

****

281

14 19

H.K. Wing On...

'bal Wing On Vibro Pilingus Marsmans Inv. (Lon) Maramans Inv. (H.E.) Wm, Powells

#Balas to Shanghai

85

$68

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3291

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FINANCE

Finance and Commerce

MOBILISING CHINA'S

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HIGHWAY

MEDICAL SERVICE

Medical and health work along the transportation lines in southwest China will be mobiilsed under Dr. Woo Lan-sung following his appointment to head the Medical Service Depart- ment of the Southwestern Transportation Company. Dr. Woo, who has just been relleved of his post as the, director of the Army Medical Service of the Ministry of War, will leave for Kanming, the future center of his work, in a few day. At pro- sent the Southwestern Transportation Company has a medical staff of 40 doctors and 70 nurses to look after its employes and passengers.

Belgian

Economic

Situation

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TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 1940. —PAGE 2

Latin America And The War

WAR-TIME Sympathy With Allies: Indirect

EFFORTS

A "PROMINENT LEAD

In times such as these it is clear that the effort of

any great and manufacturing

distributive organisation divides Itsell Into three clear-cut categories.

Like

to the

the

con-

General

Trading With Germany.

The outstanding fact about the attitude of the Latin-Ameri-- can countries towards the present way is that almost 'without er- ception they favour the cause of Great Britain and France, True, * number of these countries have Fascist or semi-Fascist re- gimes with dictatorships similar to the German og Itallin, ones, but theirs is a native Fascism that has little sympathy for the European variety.

... ,

In a few countries the situation. In general public sentiment In is modified, but not actually Latin America is hostile to Ger-

First is its contribution to, the changed, because of the presence many and overwhelmingly hostile needs of the Aghting forces and of large numbers of European im- to Soviet Russia. The attitude other Governmen; requirements migrants.

the Argentine towards both countries is partly The plan for mobilizing highway direct or indirect; second, there Republic, for example, there are based on observation of their medical service in southwest China the endeavour to increase the ex-many Italians who give Mussolini policies, but is even more cond). has been passed by the Executive port business that is so vital to their sympathetic, if distant, sup-cloned by their treatment of the "Yuan. A budget of more than $1, the nation; and third, there is; port. They are no more Roman Catholic Church.

000,000 is set for the first year of the contribution

enthusiastic about Germany's Latin America is almost entirely operation. The new organization tinuance of the economic life of cause in the present war, however, Catholic and has been deeply will replace all existing medical the country and the maintenance than is the Duce himself.

impressed by the strictures against services by the National Health of employment,

The South American countries "Russian atheism" and by the Administration, the Ministry of M: Georges Janssen. the Gov- Communications and the South-to say much in the case of an

As to the first, it is not possible have one thing in common with struggle between Hitler and the

the Balkans. They have traded German Catholics, ernor of the National Bank of western Transportation Company organisation

with Germany on

At present the chief problem in the German Belgium, has presented to the on the communication lines..

Bectric Co., Ltd., but anyone who badly burned. German goods given America is the "safety belt," ex- terms and have had their fingers the foreign relations of Latin shareholders the report for the I is expected that Dr. Woo will has Anancial year 1939.

any knowledge of the It records then head this new organization structure of the concern and the inferior in quality and heavily offshore, within which belligerent in exchange have sometimes been tending about three hundred miles that since September, 1939, the when details of the medical work of its laboratories will know monetary situation has moved amalgamation are agreed upon by that it is considerable.

overpriced.

battleships are not supposed to essentially in the direction of all parties concerned.

No generalisation is possible as almost impossible to say how commit any hostile act. It is serving liquidity.

GOODS FOR OVERSEAS The Governor states that hoard-:

to whether the war has helped or It has to be kept in mind that harmed Latin America, since the tries take this plan. At present

seriously, the Latin-American coun Ing has increased and deposits in

situation in each country differs there is a rather rudimentary con- the tremendous efforts demanded the banks have decreased. The

"To mobilise highway medica by

from that in the others. The trol, especally in the Atlantic total circulation 1s lower

by service

а struggle have in southwest China," 2,500,000,000. than

Argentine

bas to be paid for, and the GEC., the total re-declared. Dr. Wco in an interview, which has contributed heavily to rising prices of wheat, beef, hides

Republic

un-for which the United States is doubtedly benefited from the almost solely responsibe. "emphasis must be laid on preven- the export side of the electrical tion rather than Particularly is this true in Yunnan of the war laid down an

on cure. industry from the commencement the same position.

Certainly it it should slip into and wool. Urugay is in somewhat the limbo of discarded inter- Province where tropical malarla more extensive export policy.

national enterprises there would Peru is selling her cotton and probably be little public expression other and

diseases are 80

sugar at good prices and native of disappointment from anyone in prevalent."

Definite quatas of its products capitalists are benefiting according- have been earmarked for export, ¡y. Her petroleum and copper are chester Guardian. The best way to tackle this and endeavours are being made to doing well, but these industries are

the western hemisphere.-Man- problem which, in the opinion of stimulate the demand for the mostly owned in the United States Dr. Woo, is comparable to the one company's products averseus. which confronted the American

and the profits are drained off. authorities in the Panama Canal

intensified Venezuela is selling of

good price.

corded in July, 1934.

Intervention of the bank on the exchange market is not likely to be resumed, the report states.

since the exchanges no longer move freely.

Referring to the rise in pub- lic expenditure on armaments and mobilisation, M. Janssen urges that no opportunity of working or saving can be neg- lected in order to ensure that this expenditure. is covered. At short term, he says, the maintenance of Belgium's interna- tional position can only be achiev-

PREVENTION..

such

There

also

m

even

:

at 2

The Central American countries have lost important coffee markets. but are continuing to sell bananas and rubber.

Mexico is in a serious economic condition, but this cannot be attri while others are in buted directly to the war.

Her exports ofl

BONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 5 to 11 Mar, 1940.

HIGH WATER.

Low Wazzi

Hong

Kong

Hong

Köng

3 Standard

Month.

Dsyn c

Week

Date of

| construction, is to merge all effort to produce a multiplicity of avail forces and rescurces and to goods to satisfy the domestie and fght the diseases with a concerted industrial needs of the country. effort.

Production facilities in the ex- ed if Belgian industry can con- Dr. Woo corrected the popular isting works of the company have tinue to receive supplies without better that proper medical service been increased and new factories too many difficulties and if the re-should be extended to areas only acquired. lation of prices does not become when they are reached by highways, process of construction in differen

"Modern health and sanitation parts of the country. The com- hampered by the disputes with the Wed. too unfavourable to Belgium.

The maximum

economic work should start at least two pany is doing all in its power United States and Great Britain security must be assured to Bel- stations ahead of the farthest to extend its home trade, and over

the treatment of foreign Thar. gium in case circumstances wor-points reached by road or railway advertising campaigns as great as owners of olf walls, as a result of sen, and the country must be pre-construction." he added. "This is in any peacetime year have been which Great Britain suspended 87.40 pared for the new conditions that especially important because embarked upon,

diplomatic relations some time (Bat would arise at the end of the war workers and their families must

It may be added, too, that no before the war began, Mexico ex- -(The Times),

have medical and health protect fewer than 2,400 of the company's ports some oil to Japan and some San. tion during the construction of employees are serving with the to Italy, part of which may be the communications lines," accord- Colours

capacity or intended for re-export to Getr ing to Dr. Woo.-(C. I. C.).

$20.20

16

$231

#221

་་་

80.80 $9.70

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

(REUTER'S SERVICE)

London, March 1.

G

bearer)..... The following quotations are the Chosen Corporation middle prices at the close of the Pekin Syndicate.....

market in London. All quotations Shal Waterworks “A”. are subject to confirmation and no responsibility is ass-med for 'errors" In transmission.

$1.25

834

50%

100% 98%

$41

$8.10

81

of

H.K. STOCK EXCHANGE

PJ

Nothing of any particular note took place during today's moderate trading.

BUYERS

Canton Ins., $22ī).

Fires Ins, $187.

Wharves, $1037.

Providents, $5.15. H.K. Mines, 31 cts.

Yaumati Ferries, $27.

China Lights (0), $8.60. China Lights (N), $5.40. Electrics. $87).

SELLERS

Electrics. 368.35.

Dairy Farms (O), $231. Watsons, $9.80.

"

18

8,0

1/6

S'hat Mec. Constr. Co.

15

134

Union Insurance

23

$

War Loan, 31% (Red

after 1963) Canton-K'loon Rly. 5% 18

Gula Kalumpong Rubber 22/6 Allied Ironfounders....... 14 Asso. & Elec. Industries 42/10) Austin Motors, ord.

17

!

SALES

091

Cable

Wireless, New

Form, ord.

H.K. Bank, "$1445,

83

Chinese 41% Gold Loan

B-A, Tob. (bearer)

304/41

1898 (Brit. Issue) .....

80

Mexican Eagle .......

121

China Lights (0), $81.

Chinese 5% Gold Bonds.

Cammell Laird, ord.

8/9

1925-47

50

Mexican Eagle

Electrics, $68/68).

8/104

Chin, 41% Anglo-French

Courtaulds

37/101

Loan, 1908

50

Distillers...)

Cements, $20,30/.40.

67/9

Chinese 5% Crisp Loan.

Dunlop Rubber

33/9

1912

Chinese 5% Reorg. Loan,

1913 (Lan. 18.) ...

Chinese 8% Stér. Notes.

1925 (Vickers)

Chin, Imperial Rly. 3%

Loan

pred

Honan Rly, 5%

Bukuang Rly. 5%, 1911

19

628 3 g

Gen. Electric (England) 82/14

40

13

Guinness (A) Eon & Co:

80/71 Hawker Siddeley Airc.... 14/0 Bristol Aeroplane .......... 18 Imperial Chemical Ind. 33 Imperial Tobacco

120/3

55

Marks & Sp'cer' "A" ord. 59/9

16

Rolls Royce ......

93/6

Leyland Motors

74/9

Hukuang Rly, 5%, 1911

Tate & Lyle

German Issue)

17

Turner & Newall

54/0 87

Lang Tsing & U. Hat

United Steel....

24/41

Riz. 5% 1813.....

24

Smethwick Drop Forg.

15

6'hai-N'King Rly. 5%

20

Armstrong Stevens, ord.

6

Tientsin-Pukow Rig. 5%

Pressed Steel, com.

16

(Brit. Stpd.)`

Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%

(German Btpd.)

Tientsin-Pukow Rly..5%

13

18

Vickers, ord.men

21

Woolworths

64/3.

18

Anglo-Dutch

25/9

Rub, Plant. Invest. Trast 34/44

(Brit: Stpd. Supl; Loan) Tientsin-Pukow Rly, 5%

18

"

Burma Corporation. 10

Commonwealth Mining

(Ger. Stpd, Supl, Loan)

18

| Marsman, "Investments," 14/9

Jap. 5% Bter. Loan, 1907 53 Jap. 6% Ster, Loan, 1924 567 Ger, 7% Intl Loan, 1925 TE Chartered Bank

Randfontein Estates....

-38/0

Western Holdings

15

Sub-Nigel

187/8

9-1/16

HK. & Shai Bank (Ldn.

Reg.)

Tanami Gold Mining "., Anglo-Iranian

.901

Burmah

67/6 72/8

China 'Lights · (0) Chine Lights.(0) China Lights (N)

300

60

8.65

HK. & 8'hal Bank (Col

Reg) Chinese Eng. & Mining

Shell Trans, & Trad.

:$11

(bearer)

81/100

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