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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS

STOCK EXCHANGE

Buyers

Belke

SHAREBROKERS* · ASSOCIATION.

Noua MONDAY 18."

MAR.

Banks

Do. (Col. Roy-}

Buyers Ballera Balsa Montine

31485

$3400

H.K. Bankar.conda

81400 81505)

£01

549 £90/16

Do. (Lou. Bag.}

Chartered Banks o

Mercantile Bks. "A"

Mercantile Bra. "C"!

X.D, 071

$232

3500

3510

$185

$1871

H.I.

$180 Douglas

$10

Steambosta

Indo-China

Abell

Bank of East Asia N. C... 5. Banka,..

Insurances

Canton Insurances

Union Insurance

Underwriters

Fires... Shipplag

(red.)

Indo-Chinas (Del.)...

Waterboata

104

£011 £92

9 8/16

FINANCE

Finance and Commerce

MINIMUM PRICES FOR

STOCKS

LONDON, Mar. 18 (Reuter).- The Committee of the London Stock Exchange announces that beginning on March 18, minimum prices have been fixed for certain stocks as follows:

"£31

£17

$77

150 età.

239

#510

190 cts.

$185

$150

#10)

091.

$100

$1,20

CONVERSION

79/4)

1944/64, 107},

客厅

Per

Centa.

(assented). 98).

CONVERSION Five Per Cents.

"NATIONAL DEFENCE cents, 1944/48, 98.

2ner

CONVERSIONS 21 per cents. 1048/3, 99.

$7.40

·Docks, Wharves,

Godowns, etc.

$100 -$3.20

$1061/08

H.K. &E, Wharves

$107 $108

Providenia

$3.20

$5.20

Providania (new) ***

#23.10 #23 | $23)

HE. & Docks... $231

Do. (now)

$234

12330

$378hanghai Docks B...

830

941.

New Engineeringe B.

NATIONAL

Minlog

19/0

Kailane

19/0

રામ

98.

239

89 60 Raube .........

$4 Venernels Gold Flds

4 cta. Hong Kang Min

Lands, Hotels and

Buildings

$15 $37.90

H.E. Hotel

#51

35.66 $5.80

$372

HE. Landa ....................

#37}

$10 Do. 4% Debapkan

1:00

$18.40 Shanghai Lands. 6.

843 8179 $65

100

$18.15

$68

***

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$8.20

$68

$18.20

#27)

$4.95 H.K. Esaltim

$7 Humphreya ---

$105 Chiado Estates

Cotton Mills

842) Ewo (8.)

$170 8'hi Cotions (5.)

$81

Zoong Sings (8.)

$48 Wing On Textiles (8.)

Public Utilitiem..

Tramways

Park Tram (old) ... Park Trame (new) ...

Star Ferries "...cant

T'ati Farrine

Do.

China

()

B5.50 China Lights (Now)

China Lights Rtw.

H.E. Electrica

Macao Blactico" '..............

(Telephonse (old)

Telephones (new)

20/9 Tractions

23.0 Tractions (pral.)

Industrials

$14.90 Cald., Maag. (Ord.) S.

*22

$11

830

$112

Sandakan Light.....

:::2

85+

268

$26.40

$30

$114

20/-

Cald., Hacg. (Frof.) 8.

Canton Ios

$19.60

#19.50

$5.85

$5.90

+++

Rope

88.00

Dairy Farma (Old)

$23

82%)

$7.40

£23 $221

Cemente

Miscellaneous

87.40 Dairy Farm (New)

Ch. 'É'ainmania en

Constructiona

$11

(old)

$71

Lane, Crawforde

$10.00

$10.85

Constructiona

Nanyang TobRODO

$1.80 Bidderon

| Watados

51%. Ch. G.5% 19253 $3ds.

• $1018] H.K. Gori, 4% Losan H.E. Govt. % Loan

VOAST

:::::

830

341

D.K. Wing On

s'haf Wing On

$12

XD.

14/9

Vibro Piling********** Maramana Inv. (Lon.).

4/-

Maramana Inv. (H.E.) Win. Powell ... *Salme to Shanghal

از

*$125

231

$10.00

50/ 100 85+% $41

X.D. $81

FUNDING 21 per cents 1952/37,

BEEKEEPING AS A

COTTAGE INDUSTRY

BEE-KEEPING has definitely established itself as a cottage industry in Ceylon in response to the propands of the Departs ment of Agriculture. “

The demand for honey is ɛ.owing as production increaIES, Indicating that honey is finding « place in the dietary of “people. in Ceylon. Interest in bee-keeping has, the raison d'etre of the third spread to such diverse quarters group of

bee-keepers, namely

MODEL HAVE

TREASURY One Per Ceals, re- deemable at 991, minimum price that the Department of Agricul- schools. It is learned that under ture intend holding an exhibition the supervision of a single school

and bees, honey

honey in the Gampaha area there are as products, in order that by means many as 178 hives. The schools of demonstracions that will be maintain hives themselves and arranged for, and the exchange encourage bee-keeping in order of information, bee-keepers may tha; their students may study the obtain the maximum resul:s from wonderful social économy of bees, their efforts, whether they keep! The spread of bee-keeping has bees as a source of income or as led to the development of a hobby.

minor industry, the manufacture of appliances necessary for bee- The Department of Agriculture keepers, such

as hives, stands. cents. 1854/58 98......

classifes bee-keepers into four

smokers, extractors and other WAR LOAN 3 per cents. 1955/59. | groups, The Arst of these, of

material. These manufacturers. course, is the villager who engages themselves keep bees for purposes in bee-keeping to supplement his of demonstration, forming the income. This group has taken to fourth of the groups referred to it with enthusiasm and made earlier. Among these might be successful industry of it, thanks included those who supply bees to the modél hive introduced by

as an occupation. the Department of Agriculture VICTORY 4 per cents, UT. and demonstrated at the exhibi- CONSOLS -4 per cents. 1957 or ions and field days all over the later, 100).

DEFENCE 3

FUNDING 21 per cents. 1958/01, 188).

FUNDING 3 per cents. 1955/69.

05.

FUNDING 4 per cents. 1955/90,

1084

WAR LOAN 31 per cents. 1952 or later, 95.

Island.

Of late; some planters have. taken to keeping hives in the gardens of the bungalows on their The cost of the hive and the estates, making a new group to expenditure in establishing

whom bee-keeping is a hobby. colony of bees is well within the One of the principal factors in means of the villager. The income the activities of the Department from a single hive is not less than of Agriculture in popularising Rs. 10 a year. The Marketing Com- bee-keeping has been

the in CONSOLS 21 per cents. 1923 or missioner la ready buyer of the troduction of what is known later. 70%.

CONVERSION 3 per cents. 1961 or later, 95.

LOCAL 3 per. cents. 1912 or later, 824.

REVISION LATER The Committee adds that revised minimum pricca of other trustee securities will be announced later. The prices mentioned are below those ruling in the market at the close of business on Friday, but. It is understood that one of the far- tors considered in fixing these prices was the interest accrued to date,

MORE BANKS IN 'SZECHWAN

Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, who is concurrently Chairman of the Szechwan Provincial Govern-

produce.

The second of bee-keepers are those who are primarily interest- ed. in the bee as a pollinator.

the Newton model hive accom- panied by a suitable honey ex- tractor. both from South India. The invention of this hive marked The life of the bee as amording an important stage in the history an example to human beings is of bee-keeping in the world.

American Student Delegate Returns To Kweiyang

KWEITANG, Mar. 15 (Central)-Paul Moritz, representa. tive of the Amèrican Christian Students Council, has returned here from an extended trip to west Hunan, During his trip he visited two "universities and seven middle schools and delivered 25 public lectures and conferred more than 200 times with student leaders

...

The American student delegate, you will deplet to American. stu- has received many letters from dents a true picture of the spirit

ment, has ordered the estabilsh-students in Hunan. The one from and need of Chinese students."

ment of a network of banks in the province in the current year.

The four government hanks,

namely, the Central Bank, the Bank of China, the Bank of Com munications and the Farmers' Bank are instructed to open branches in different districts.

The Szechwan Provincial Bank is instructed to open branches in all districts before July.

Private banks are encouraged to open branches in various parts of the province.

Co-operative treasuries are to

be increased.~~(Central).

the Students'. Association of the Students of the Hunan Univer- Tangshan Engineering College elty, in a letter to Moritz, sald said in part; "We have the plea that America has been looked sure in extending to you our upon as "a pillar of peace" by the cordial welcome. We are sure that whole world, “As the forces which your sympathy with us in our national crisis is unbounded and It has come to our knowledge that American students are siding with the cause of Chinese students...

drove China to war are intrin- sically the same as those that un- derplay the American war of in- dependence we Chinese students

hope and trust that American students will be willing to give TIES STRENGHTENED

China substantial aid by urging "Your mission "W undoubtedly their government to demonstrate further strengthen the tie between positively in their present and Ching and the United States. future policies their disapproval you will do tremendous good if of the Japanese action in China.“

TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1940.-PAGE 91

SANDEMAN

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COAL FIRES

BURN BRIGHTEST & LONGEST WITH

HONGAY EGG COAL

FOR PARTICULARS PLEASE APPLY

SZE WAI & COMPANY

42, BONHAM STRAND WEST

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LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

(REUTER'S SERVICE)

London March 15. Chosen Corporation

The following quotations are the Pekin Syndicate

middle prices at the close of the 8'hat Elec. Constr. Co. ... market in London. All quotations S'hal Waterworks."A"

are subject to confirmation and no responsibility is assumed for errors in transmission.

Union Insurance

6/8

1/6

151

228

War Loan, 31%

after 1952) Canton-Kloon Rly. 5% -15

(Red

99-3/16

Gula Kalumpong Rubber 21/3

14 Allied Ironfounders Assu. & Elec. Industries 42/4)

17 Austin Motors, ·ord....................

Cable & Wireless, New

Form, ord. «!!

Chinese, 41% Gold Loan

B.-A, Tob, (bearer)

1898 (Brit. Issue) .....

Mexican Eagle

#1 101/3. 12-5/8

Chinese 5% Gold Bonds.

Cammell Laird, ord.

7/6

مرکز

1925-47

51;

Mexican Eagle

6/7

HK. Bank, $1485."

Chin 44% Anglo-French

Courtaulds

36/0

Union Ins.. $502.

יי

Loan, 1908

Distillers

66/6

Fires Ins, $185.

Chinese 5% Crisp Loan.

Dunlop Rubber

33/44

Wharves, $106,

1913 (Ldn. Is.) ....

Gen. Electric (England)

81/44.

Docks, $23.10.

Chinese 5% Rears. Loan,

1912

Guinness (A) Bon & Co., 78 Hawker Siddeley Afro.....

13/0

Chinese 8% Ster. Noter.

Bristol Aeroplane

1925 (Vickers)

Loan

Chin,, Imperial Riy. 6%,

Honan Rly, 5%

Bukuang Rly. 5%, 1911... 19

Hukuang Rly. 5%. 1911

**¡German Issue)

Lung Tsing & U. Hai

Riy. 5% 1813

S'hai-N'King Rly.. 5% Tientsini-Pukow Rly. 5%

(Brit. Stpd.)

Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%

(German atpd.).........

Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 6%

(Brit. Stod, Supl. Loan)

Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%

(Ger. Stpd. Supl Loan)

Jap. 5% Ster. Loan, 1907

Jap. 6% Ster. Loan, 1924 55

Ger, 7% Intl. Loan, 1924 71

Chartered Bank ...........

HK. & Shai Bank (Lán.

Reg.)

H.K. & B'bat Bank (Col.

Reg)

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101

Imperial Chemical Ind/31/7

Imperial Tobacco

Marks & Sp'cer "A" ord.

Rolls Royce

121/3 52 91/104

Leyland Motors

Tate & Lyle..

84/41,

H.K. STOCK EXCHANGE

The pace set last week has slackened off today, but from the trade reported it would seem buy- "ers are nibbling at efforts to lower prices. Sellers however are indif- ferent to these blandishments,

BUYERS

Providents, $5.20. Hotels, $5 Lands, $37.90. Star Ferries, $87. China Lights (O), $81. China Lights (N), $5.35. HK Electrics, $584. Telephones (0), $30.10. Cements, $19.80.

SHOE CO.LTD.

HONGKON03 SUPPLIES ALL

KINDS OF FOOTWEAR

CANDY

BRITISH - AMERICAN STORE, best shop to buy your Easter Eggs, Novelties, English and American Sweets Fine Chocolates NOW EASTER IS NEAR, 15, Pot- tinger Street.

1940-03-19 — Page 9

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