HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS
STOCK EXCHANGE
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SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION
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Nomla SATURDAY 9,
MAR.
Banks
Do. (Col. Eg.) 104
$1480
++
01460
H.K. Banksman
£93
Suo
Do Loa, D
£0
$99** $480
Chartered Banks
£31) Mercantile Bka. “A”
219 $77
Marcantile Eks. “Q
Bank of Bari Anin ........ ¡N. C. & B. Boaks... Insurances
$1460
£93)
£82
£0%
£31
"
£198 #77
130 cts.
FINANCE
Finance and
WIRELESS
BAN IN
COLONY
The use of wireless transmitting sets in Hongkong is now prohibit ed according to an order made by 12271 the Pos-master-General on Satur- day under the Defence Regula- tions of 1939.
Canton InsuraROOS ...
Union IaraTSBOOS ...
$480
R
Underwriters
$600 80 cha
L
$185
..
H. Fire
$165
Shipping
115
Dongle tariflertat
$113
$10 Steamboats
$100 Indo-Chinse
$80
{Indo-Chinas {Dal.}...
76/9
Shella
$101 100 $180 78/9
Watarboala
$7.40
Docks, Wharves,
H.K. & K. Wharves
LIA
Providenta
$4.25
Frovidenie (now}
H.K.
$92 893/ W. Dooks... $29)
www
$38
$39
18/0
810
$3+
8103
KN
$5.20
171
$22]
*****
$0.40
$5.60
$281/29
:
Godowns, etc.
1++
Do. (new)
Shanghai Dooku §. ...
New "Engineerings
18/8 Kallas
$10
Raabe
Mining
84 Venezuela Gold Tids
4 ats Hong Kong Win ...
Lands, Hotels and
Buildings
$381
:
#
::
The exceptions to this order in- clude the use of apparatus by ori un behalf the Imperial Govern-j ment of the Hongkong Govern- ment
:
Commerce
H.K. STOCK
EXCHANGE
A small turnover was recorded but the undertone is steady.
BUYERS
HK, Bank, $1480. Union Ins., $480. H.K. Docks, '$224. Providents. $5.05. "Lands. $39.
Star Ferries, $661 Telephones (0), $283: Watsons, $9,45.
SELLERS H.K, Bank, $1485. SALES H.K. Bank, $1470. Union Ins.. $480. H.K. Docks, $221. Providents, $5.05.. Tramways, $18.
DEFICIT OF INSURANCE COMPANY NOTIFIED
was
MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1940. -PAGE 9
JAPANESE OPIUM ENTERPRISES
IN SUIYUAN
Suiyuan was formerly an opium-producing province. During the years before the present Sino-Japanese hostilities, how- ever, the provincial authorities were reducing, year by year, the acreage planted with poppies. Unoccupied Sulyuan has been free from oplum planting for more than half a year. The sale and use of drugs have also been strickly prohibited. However, "occupied" Sulyuan, sees thriving Japanese opium enterprises. according to Chinese agents and merchants from behind Jap- anese lines
A notification in the Gover- ment Gazette issued on Saturday states that according to a report by the Registrar of Companies in edin the spring of 1998 by the sell no less than 120
Chinese farmers were inform- oplum- farmers were required to Hongkong, the China Nin Life In Japanese army and its puppet "bard oplum" for each
Ounces of surance Company, Ltd., of 185-8
arce of government that Des Voeux Road Central there
the Chinese non-irrigated farm and 180 ounces restriction on deficit of $4,176.15 on poppy Belds would no longer be
the acreage of for each arce of irrigated farm. Exception is also made in the
March 20, 1939, and it is therefore in force, and they were to plant
PETTY MERCHANTS use of ships wireless outside the
recommended that the Company as much as they pleased. They products is handled by its own. The selling of the company's following limits: on the east, a
pay no further bonus on policies were also guaranteed a market branch offices, agents, and petty $103 straight line drawn. from Cape
maturing after that date. Collinson through
The
their for statement Tathong
harvest. Therefore, oplum merchants. Each ounce of of accounts MANILA GOLD SHARES Channel to the south coast of
eastern and central Sulyuan saw "hard oplum." Mixed with "im- published shows a net loss for Jan Chau; otherwise
Atoks 18b, Bagulo Gold 228, four years from 1935 to 1939 of that year a sharp rise in the purities is sold at $T by the com- known 3
Batong Buhay 0126, Benguet Con. $116,547.28. Slope Island.
acreage of poppy felds. On the west,
pany. By the end of 1938 the 5.40b. Big Wedge 20s, Coco Grove straight line drawn from
According to the valuation The Japanese also promised company had more than the 111s, Con. Mines 0035b. Demonstra- balance sheet made up to March opium growers would be free from branch offices and agents in east western-most part of Hongkong tion 12. I.X.L. 348, Ipo Gold 10s. 20, 1939, liabilities were $1,022,- to the northernmost point of the Itogon Mining 24b, Masbate Con. 275.22 and outstanding
any Increase in taxes. This and central Sulyan. Island of Kau I Chau and thence 09b, Mine Operations 0915, North under matured polletes $38,619,85. Sulyuan City and Pastow for more than 30. But the greater
claims promise was broken. Take the
Of this number, Sulyuan City a straight line drawn true north (amarizes 0839. Farscale Gum-against
county
Salats! between had more than 40, and Protow to the mainland.
Oplum farmers never part of Bulyuan opium was
H.K. Hotala
$51
H.K. Landa ............
F381
$100 Do 4% Dabantares
Shanghai Imade
H.K. Koalice i
$105 Chinesa Estados
$170 S'ha Cottons (5.)
#15
25
971 Humphreys
Cotton Mills
$411 (8.)
$65
Zoong 'Bings (8.)
+
849
$100
Public Utilities
818
Tramways
$17.00
818
88
Pack Team (old)
Peak Trams (New) ..........
857
Star Farrin
C.D.
- 3054
Wing On Textiles (B.)
8277'mati Ferries
Do. (new)
$8.45 China Lights (0) $3.55 China Ligita (New)
China Lights Rts.
#07 60 H.K. Electric........
Macao Electrics
Sandakan Lights...
$29.50 Telephones {cid) ................
522
11 Telephones (new)
21/9 Tractio
23,
Traction (prof.)
Industrials
$14.90 Cald., Macy, (Ord.) 8.
$100
28
$424
$179
$85
E: re
367
$97
84.10
时
$67.60
$29
#11
20%-
$12
Cald,, Macg. (Pref.) 8.
81
Canton Los
$1.
$19.80 Comente
$19
$6.10 Ropes
Miscellaneous
8221
Dairy Farm (Old)
$23
$22
Dairy Farm (New)
€22
$7.40
Ch. 'tainmente ......
$7.40
$11
Constructiona (old)
$1.85
Bi
Constructions
(Dew)
971
Lane Crawfords
18
831
$1.80 Sincere
$9.40
$9.40
141
50%
100
95+% 841
$9.10
Nanyang Tobaco ...
Watsons
31. Ch. G.5% 192567 FBdn,
• $100) H.K. Gori. 4% Loans
H.K. Govt. H% Loma
$10
H.K. Wing On
841
S'hai Wing On
Fibro Piling
[14/9
4/.
Maramana Inv. (Lon.)
Maramana Inv. (H.K.) Wm. Powalla
to Shanghail
!!!!
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
(REUTER'S SERVICE)
London, March 8.
Chosen Corpcration ...... The following quotations are the Pekin Syndicate... middle prices at the close of the S'hat Elec. Constr, Co. market in London. All quotations S'hai Waterworks "A". are subject to confirmation and no Onton Insurance
6/8 1/6
15
16
28
81
responsibility is assumed for errors] Gula Kalumpong Rubber, 21/104 in transmission.
40
103/14 12-5/8
Allied, Ironfounders
14
£
Asso. & Elec. Industries
42,7
War Loan, 31% (Red
after 1952)
Austin Motors, ord.
17
99-9716
Canton-Kloon Rly. 5%
15
Cable & Wireless, New
Form, ord.
81
Chinese 41% Gold Loan
B-A. Tob, (bearer)
1898 (Brit. Issue)
59
Mexican Eagle
Chinese 5% Gold Bonds,
Cammell Laird, ord.
7/9
1925-47
51
Mexican Eagle
6/71
Chin. 41% Anglo-French
Courtaulds
38/8
Loan, 1908
60
Distillers
66/6
Chiriese 5% Crisp Loan.
Dunlop Rubber
34/44
1912
29
Gen. Electric (England) 82/11
Chinese 5% Reorg Loan,
1913 (Ldn. Is.)
Quinness (A) Son & Co.
19/8
Hawker Siddeley Airc.
14/3
Chinese 8% Ster. Noter
Bristol Aeroplane
.1925 (Vickers)
10+
Imperial Chemical Ind.
16 .32/6
Chin. Imperial Rly 5%
Imperial Tobacco
125
Loan
55
Honan Rly: 5%
15
Marks & Sp'cer "A" ord. 52/8 Rolls Royce
Hukuang Rly. 5% 1911... 19
| Leyland Motor
15/71
Hukuang Riy. 5%% 1911
Tate & Lyle........
.German Issue)
17
Turner & Newall
54/104 67/11
Lung Tsing & U. Hai
United Steel"
23/3
RI 5% 1013
13
Smethwick Drop Forg....
15
S'hal-N'King Rly. 5%
20
Armstrong Stevens, ord...
đ -
Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%
Pressed Steel, com.
17
(Brit. Stpd.)
13
Vickers, ord.: ................
20/3
Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%
Woolworths
64/9
(German Stpd.)
13
Anglo-Dutch
25/3
Tientsin-Pakow Rly. 5%
(Brit. Stpå. Supl. Loan) 13- Tientsin-Pukow Rly, 5%
(Ger.Stpd. Supl. Loan) · 13 »
Jap, 5% Bter. Loan, 1997. 55 Jap. 8% Bter. Loan, 1924-· -57 Ger. 7% Intl. Loan, I924 74 Uhartered Bank
Rub. Plant. Invest. Trust 34/3 Burma Corporation....10. Commonwealth Mining Mersman Investmenta
*** 14/0. Randfontain Estates "40 Western Holdings .......... 16 Sub-Nigel *panganandoaukauna 188/3 Tanami Gold Mining Anglo-Iranian
for other transmitting apparatus by the Postmaster-General.
assets of $966,718.90,
200
sent
and
maus 19js, San, Mauricio 77b, Suri- showing a net deficit of $94,176.15. Instance. Permission may also be givengao Con, 20s, Suyoc Con, 124s, Byn-The deficit was arrived at after paid more than $150,000 in oplum! to Felping and Tientsin to be said
dicate Investment 023, United | deducting the
taxes before undistributed
the war. But they there at higher prices. Some was Paracale 26b. Mindanao Mother-balance of profit brought forward paid more than $210,000 in 1939, an sold
abroad in Europe lode 091b.
from the previous valuation increase of one third. The same America amounting to $28,498.11
condition was true in other opium-! The smoking of oplum in producing counties.
"occupied Sulyuan" is unrestained, Addicts pay 20 cents each month The result's of the survey taken for a smoking license, which is
MACAO EXPORTS
ап-
BASIC ACREAGE
2
In connection with the prohio- tion of importation of certain. merchandise
FOUR YEARS' RESULTS Shanghai & Hongkew from Macao nounced on January 12, the fol-
The actual results of the four lowing amendment was mention-
Wharf Co., Ltd., years were as follows: Surplus on ed in the Government Gazette:)
March 20, 1935 was $470,360.29 in. 1938 provided a yardstick for re-issued Final Dividend
every six months. Dividends and bonus to share the collection of the opium tax as Anybody can apply for a smoking "In the provisu to the satd
Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and cles at maturity $64,500. Dividends opium
holders, $205,218. Bonuses on poli- well as the prohibition
basic acreage the words
for license. In fact, a smoking license '. 'or neldglasses are added after the Co., Ltd. received the following to policy holders $112.847,61. Car- territory.
felds In "occupied"; in "occupied" Sulyuan means that
The Japanese telegram in regard to the Shang-ried to
com-, its owner is a "good citizen” in hai & Hongkew Whart Co., Ltd.:- Undistributed balance of surplus decrease in opium felds in
reserve fund $62,298.57. manged that there should be no the Japanese sense of the word. "Final Dividend of CN$24 per
The Japanese opfam traffic in $26,496.11. share declared in respect of the
Sulyuan, as well as in other parts year ended December 31st 1839.
of of "occupied China, is planned payable March 28th, 1940
word 'camera' wherever that word appears therein.
The proviso referred to states: "This prohibition shall not apply where a camera is brought into the Colony from Macao by a person who has after September 3. 1939, taken such camera from:
FOOD PLENTIFUL Hongkong to Macao for his personal use and who can produce
IN S.W. CHINA the certificate of, or can otherwise CHUNGKING. Mar. 9 (Central) satisfy, Superintendent of Imports-A traveller who recently arrived and Exports that such camera from a tour of Kwangst and other had so been taken by him to parts of South-west China declar- Macao,"
ed today that. there is no worry ANOTHER AMENDMENT
is
province.
the
In view of the loss shown in the The buying and selling valuation there
no profit eplum has been handled by the so to bring about the degenera-. avaliable for distribution under "Mongolian Oplum Company, tion of the Chinese race as well the Articles of the Association.
Limited" organized by the Jap- as to increase the fortunes of The deficit of $84.176.15 was ahese army and the puppet "Mon- Korean and Japanese ronin. covered by a reserve fund which golfan United Autonoment," Gov- However, the opium policy has amounted to $400.940.27 at March emment." whose capital was sup- proved 20, 1939 from which the Registrar piled by the puppet "Mongellar sword, The great majority of the A double-edged of Companies has recommended Bank." This company was granted Japanese-employed puppet troops" that a sam to cover the deficit be monopoly rights in opium trame are drug addicts. formally appropriated.
In Sulyuan and Chahar. Its head Many Japanese officers, soldiers; office was established in Kalgan and citzenä also find recreation
Itselt
about possible shortage of food in TAX READJUSTMENT capital of Chahar, Province, with in oplum dens. This is proven by..
Finance
branch
Another amendment is that the South-west China. The rice crops prohibition does not apply to in that part of: China have been
offices in the various the fact. during the Chinese assault IN KIANGSU Japanese medicines and cloths which the abundant
occupied cities. Its on Paotow last December, oplum and fresh fish and Superindent of Imports and Ex-vegetables are plentiful; he re-
UNDISCLOSED NORTH KIANG-agenta were sent to various lead pipes were captured in the Paotow ports is satisfied are manufactur- ported.
SU, CITY, Mar. 9 (Central) Toing villages and towns."
Japanese garrison headquarters as ed in Macao or in China, or to
Every lighten the people's burden dur-
cunce of the opium well as in a number of Japanese In a number of places Japanese Ing the war, the Kiangsu Pro-armers' harvests must be sold to houses.-(C. I. C.) any machinery or electrical ap- planes have made local water sup vincial Department of
the company. paratus imported into the Colony ply sources the target of their has announced the abolition of are considered as contraband and Private holdings from Macao for the purpose of bombings, but in
LANCHOW, Mar. 9 (Central)--A - no place has 154 miscellaneous taxes beginning being repaired and
holders are subjected to returned to there been any discomfort from
severe decision to increase the capital Macau.
water shortage due to bombings of ed at various places are strictly himself be an addict, he must go from $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 was
from this month. Troops station-punishment. If the farmer shoufe of the Kansu
Provincial Bank To the list of merchandise pro- water supplies, hibited, wolfram ore has now
to the company's" agents to buy made by the Kansu Provincial levy merchandise been added.
his drug
Government at a regular meeting The list includes Aniline" dyes
Prices set by the company for yesterday. A sum of $2,500,000 optum were arbitrarily fixed for was appropriated to the Bank to and dyes of every other descrip- ing small in number. Government ceiving their regular supplies of five grades: $3.50, $3.35.. $3.20. meet immediate expansion tion and paint of every descrip- vehicles, of course, have been re- petrol, he added.
$3.05, and $2.90 per ounce.
and
tion: drugs, me:dicines chemicals of every description: toilet requisites, cloth, glass and Constructional steet bars; photographic apparatus and equipment, medical and surgical apparatus ad Instruments every description; electrical ap- paratus and equipment of every description: machinery of every description; and clocks, watches and jewellery of every descrip- tion.
OUTPUT OF .H.K. MINES
of
The Hongkong Mines, Limited output during February, amounted to 4126 short dry tons of ore: treated, from which 451.96 dry tons of Lead Concentrates were. produced, averaging as follows:-
Lead 67.95 per cent...
Silver 18.00, oz. per short ton. Gold 0.03 oz. per short ton.
GOODS FOR CHINA
BLOCKED IN JAPAN
SHANGHAI, Mar. 9 (Havas?- Private sources state that large quantities
German
goods, mainly chemicals azid small machinery. destined for China, are blocked in Kobe after coming across Siberia.
Japanese shipping companies are unwilling to assume their transport to China.
German, business quarters take
a grave view and declare that! more goods are expected and if the present situation continues ali Sino-German trade will prac- tically be at a standal
SCRAP IRON, HUNT IN BRITAIN
LONDON, Mar. 9 (Reuter)
Restrictions on gasoline supplies" have had little effect on private individuals, private motor cars be-
forbidden tax.
to
And quirements.
re-
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Volume of Business Transacted -
on Saturday, March 9, 1940, China, Lights (0) 100. $ 8.10 Chine Lights (0)
100
.8,10
nation-wide campaign to collect HK Banka ........ iron and steel scrap from farms is HH. Docks being started, as it is believed that HK. Docks there is a great quantity of this H.E. Tramways metal lying around to no purpose: Unions
ENGRAVERS
FEI FEI & CO. Photo Engravers 18, Cochrane Street Telephone No. 22224
Jimmy's
Flower Bulbs
of
Gladioli and Begonia
direct from
Holland
obtainable at
261,470.00 GRACA & CO.
Dealers in Garden Seeds, Postage
18.00 Stamps, Picture Books etc, etc. 480.00
No. 10, Wyndham Street.
91
Gd.
-25
22.75
HK. & 6hal Bank (Ldn.
Reg.)
100
22.50
54/44
031
Burmah
50
71/3
H.K. & 8'hai Bank (Col·
Reg)
8
921
Shell Trans, & Trad.
Chinese Eng. & Mining
(bearer)
It is pointed out that 10,000 tons
78/0
(bearer)
18/6
Nominal
of this scrap would save 12 or 15 shiploads.
401
The total value is $37,818.75,
Hong Kong.
Established 1896.
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