1940-04-18 — Page 9

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS

STOCK EXCHANGE

Bayar Bailers

SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION ·

Somina)

WED... 17. APRIL.

Bankr

H.E. Banku znizavusong

Do. (Cok Bag-} Do. Lon

Chartered Hanto -... Margantils Bks. "AX Mercantile Bki, "05

Bayer Muller Salne Woral

$1504

$1500

204

291

£0)

£3

£19

874

Bank of Bari Asih ...

N. C. & S. Banks

Insurances

$230 Canton Insuranõus

8490

186 ctajUnderwriters

75 eta

-

$171

Shipping

$495

$171

$101

it

73/9

Valon InTEROUS

Bhella

{Daf.)...

871

$145 Dougla

Steamboat

$100 Indo-Chinse (Prod.)

$80 Indo-China

87) | Waterbosta con Docks. Wharves, Godowns, etc. ·

$100 H.K. & K. Wharre

H.K. Docks C. RTS... $211

Venezuela Gold Fids

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FINANCE

Finance and Commerce

Britain's Super Economic Offensive Against Nazis

BRITAIN TOUCHED OFF A SUPER ÖFFENSIVE AGAINST NAZI GERMANY RECENTLY. General Staff of the campaign. 12 economic experts of the official Export Council, sent the first shock troops into action by announcing from the Board of Trade a big exports drive of woollen and industries of Britain: their battlefields the markets of the world.-

Two tasks confront the Export H.K.. CANTON AND Counell: (a) to squeeze Germany out of world markets by soaking $145 MACAO STEAMBOATİ up all war materials for sale, (b) $100 CO.'S LOSS FOR YEAR to find new markets to foot the bill of Britain's rapidly zooming The following is the report of imports.

$120 73/9

$100

$4.35 $4.45

Providenta

84,40

Providaste (new)

2213 $19 40

$22

H.K. Docks

Rts....

$10

$61

do Ats.

$6.60

Shanghai Docks 1,

842

Mining

18/9 Kaila

18/9

89.65 Rzab

89.75

24

4 ctaHong Kong Mines ...

Lands, Hotels and

Baildları

25.18

B.K. Hotala

85.15

$36)

H.K. Landi B.

$10 Do. 4% Debenarn

8362 $100

$14.90 Shanghai Lands

..

$4.40

88

H:K. Baltio Humphreys *** $103 Chinees Batahen

Cotton Mills

$4.40 87.00

CLAYMA

$58 Bw. (8.)

$17.85 | $18,10

$190 'hal Cottons (.) ...

Zoong Sings (8.)

Wing On Textiles (8.)

Publio Utilitie

$18/17.00 Tramways som

$8 ¡Peak Trams (call) ...

$1 Peak Trama (new) ...

368 Star Ferrion

$95 Y'mati Ferries

Do. (

Chin Ligbie (0)

$65.40 $654

$22

$28.40 #10

$100

318.10 $18

a

8951

$8

37.90 $8.05

85.20 China Lights (New)

84.00

China Lights Ria.

$11 Bandakan Lights .....

Telephones {0}}

€28.40

BIC

H.K. Electric ...... $02 Kacao Matrica ........

$21.35

Talphones (Dew}

Tractions HOSTIN Temotions (prať.) (

Industrials

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

$12

Cald., Macg. (Fret.) B

Canton on antroposons Camente

$5.65 Bo.....................

MiscellaneoUN

$172

336 $190 135

Särg:

21/0

the Board of Directors of the Hongkong. Canton & Macau Steamboat Co., Ltd., to the Ord!-

nary Annual Meeting of Share holders to be held at the office of the Company, on Thursday, April

25. at noon.

LOSS FOR YEAR

BRITONS AFFECTED

WAR TO BE WAGED ON LOCUSTS

ANGLO-FRENCH TASK IN MALAYA

Two powerful Anglo-French ex- peditions are being prepared for vitally important secret missions in this part of the world, says the Malaya Tribune. “

They will be armed with all the The results will affect Britons weapons of modern sclerice, and far more thar any land, sea or air their commanders will have orders offensive. They will all be divert-to achieve their objectives a; all ed abroad and sold for foreign costs. currency or swapped for food and. essential war materials,

The expeditions are to begin their tasks Immediately.

い

of

"The Englishman and his wife The loss for the year, after pro-

This is not a piece of war news viding for depreciation of steam will have to go without goods they

ofter without smuggled past the censors. But is ers at the usual rate, repairs, etc., are used to and

warned a piece of news that may mean has

they require," been goods is $173,985.04 which

lives, and thousands transferred to Profit and Loss Ac- Robert Spear Hudson, Secretary to many count bringing the credit pt that the Overseas Trade Department pounds, to the people of France

of consumption

many account to $31,739.59. which your "Home Directors recommend to be car- kinds of goods may have to be drastically curtailed so that they be sold abroad.”

DIRECTORS

and Britain,

For the two expeditions have as their objectives:-

which

will produce fruit to resist

A

the

ried forward to a new account.

1) To And. in French Indo- The usual overhauls and repairs

Before the Export Council China, and Malaya a new wild were effected during the year to'

set ticking. banana feet Company's

of steamers machinery could be good running Sir Andrew Duncan, dogged Pre- cultivated which, are, all in

sident of the Board of Trade, dreaded leaf-spo; disease; and. order.

hacked his way through forest of

(2) To attack and destroy the Neville when In accordance with the Articles red Lupe. Only

breeding places of locusts, which of Association, the Hon. Mr. M. K. Chamberlain heard how shipping cause damage running "into mil- Lo and Mr. J. P. Braga, OBE. shortages were holding up vital retire from the Board by rotation, exports did the Government finally ons of pounds yearly. but. being eligible, offer them-sanction Sir Andrew's schemes. selves for re-election.

On June 18, 1939, Mr. L. B. Wood was invited to join the Board and his appointment requires the con- firmation of Shareholders at this

meeting.

AUDITORS

The Accounts have been audited by Messrs. Linstead & Davis and Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & Mat- thews 10 retire and.

being eligible, offer themselves for re- élection.

H.K. ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO.'S REPORT

the

In the White Paper qutlining its aims the Exports Council was des- cribed as "something completely new the history of British com- merce."

THE PLAN

All non-arms industries are to harnessed into separate War Export groups. Each unit wili share ray materials. organise emcient production and plan its own individual attack on a chosen sector of world markets, which are being canvassed by experts to dis- cover the best types of saleable goods.

British

BANANA TRADE

Their organisation is one of the Drst results of the co-operation of the French and British Empires arranged at the recent conference in Paris between Mr. Malcolm MacDonald and M. Mandel, British and French Colonial Secretaries.

The trade in banana amounts to tens of millions of pounds a year. It is the chief support of French Indo-China. from which all wild specimens.come.

ATTACK ON LOCUSTS

The attack on the locusts is to exterminate their intended breeding-places in the sandy soils

The cultivated fruit is suscep- ible to disease resulting in heavy Manufacturers will then churn losses, and it is hoped, by crossing out these types under supervision it with some hardy wild species, The following is the report of of the EC. A world-wide "Buy to make it immune.

Board of Directors of the British" publicity, campaign is to Hongkong Engineering & Con-be launched, stressing the fact struction Co., Ltd., to be present that each shipload of

at the eighteenth ordinary goods bought abroad will a blow in yearly meeting of shareholders to the fight against Nazism. be held at the offices of Messrs. By the week's end the 'Belfast Sir Elly Kadoorie & Sons, St. linen industry had agreed to make George's Building. Chater Road,

no more linen for the British Hongkong, on Wednesday, May 1.

market unit war ends. Every 1940, at 12 noon.

available stitch of linen, save that ACCOUNTS

needed for the services, is to be The Net Prot

the year, after charging $97.383.65 for De-exported. Cotton, iron and steel, and the motor industries were preciation and providing for

preparing to follow suit. Directors' and Auditors' Fees, amounts to $3,611.79, to which has to be added the balance brought forward from last

$17.20

85)

Dairy Farm

$21.35

Dairy Farm

$8.80

Ch. E'tainmande

$6.80

Constructiona

Construations

Lane Crawford......

$7.85

$1.85

$8

ed

Nanyang Tobecna

$3

12

Binoares ...

$2

$9)

Watsons

20.25

$2

¡Ch. G.8% (msc) gïda.

*52°/

$109 H.E. Gori. 4% Loans

102.

$97

H.K. Govt. % Low

98%

$30

H.K. Wing On.

139

S'hal Wing Oa

$14

L

28

Vibro Piling

ĮMaramana Irýv. (Lom,)

Maramans Inv. (H.K.)

31.10

Wa. Powells

'o Shanghai

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

(REUTER'S SERVICE)

London, April 16. Chosen Corporation'......

Pekin Syndicate

'hal Elec. Constr. Co.

The following quotations are the middle prices at the close of the market in London. All quotations Shad Waterworks "A" are subject to confirmation and no Union Insurance responsibility is assumed for errors Gula Kalumpong Rubber io transmission.

£

for

LONDON, April 16

of Wes: Africa, and thus prevent their descending in all-destroying swarms on the fertile plains many miles away.

Airplanes and poison gas will be among the weapons used in this ruthless war.

The British and French Govern- ments hope, in due course, to

also with other work

powers including (Reuter) possessing colonies.

account. It is officially announced that at Holland, Belgium, Portugal and

$10,565.68, making a total $13,177.47. which it is recommend ed should be carried forward.

DIRECTORS

of April 1 the official.cost-of-living Italy," Interchange

Sir Robert Ho Tung, Kt., and Sir Elly Kadoorie, K.B.E., retire by rotation, and, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election,

AUDITORS

The accounts for the year have? been audited by Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & Matthews, Chartered Accountants, who, being eligible. offer themselves for re-election.

H.K. STOCK EXCHANGE

The turnover for a Wednesday was good, being helped by HK Banks traded @ $1,510, demand still unsatisfied and a line of Unions @ $500

BUYERS

8/8.

2

151

15‡

· 291

War Loan, 34% (Red

after 1952) Canton-K'loon Rly. 5%

·99-1/16 15

18/9 Allied Ironfounders ...... 14 Asso. & Elec. Industries 39/4 Austin Motors, ord....... 15/6 Cable & Wireless, New

Form, ord.

83+

Chinese 44% Gold Loan

B.-A. Tob. (bearer)

106/9

1892 (Brit. Issue)

58

Mexican Eagle

12

་

Chinese 5% Gold Bonds,

Cammell Laird, ord.

7/6-

1925-47

52

Mexican Eagle

6/11

Chin. 4% Anglo-French

Courtaulds statini

38

Loan, 1908

50

Distillers..........

Chinese 5% Crisp Loan.

1913 (Ldn. La.)

Dunlop Rubber

29

Gen. Electric (England)

68/3 36/6 79/10

Guinness (A) Ben & Co.

78/3

Chinese 5% Reorg, Loán,

1912

39

Hawker Siddeley Airc

12/101

ÁK. Banks, $1.510

Chinese 8% Ster. Noter,

Bristol Aeroplane

14/41

HK. Fires. $171.

1925 (Vickers) ....

11

Imperial Chemical Ind.

31/6

H.K Steamboats, $11

Chin. Imperial Rig. 5%

Imperial Tobacco

116/0

Docks Cum. Rt.

21

Loan

B0

Marks & Sp'cer “A” ord.

51/9

Dacks X'Rts., $19.40.

Honan Rly, 5%

15

Rolls Royce

01/3

Providents, $4.35

Hukuang Aly. 5%, 1911...

19

Leyland Motors

23/9

H. 8. Hotels. $5.15

Hukuang Rly. 5%, -1911

Tate & Lyle

54/3

German Issue)

17

Torner & Newall

64/10)

Lung Tsing & U. Hal

United Steel

23

13

13

འསྶ ུ་གླགླ tསླ

Smethwick Drop Forg.

13/0

Armstrong Stevens, ord.

B

Pressed Steel, com,

17/41

Vickers, ord.

18/11

Woolworths

64

Anglo-Dutch

Rub, Plant. Invest. Trust

13

Burma Corporation

22/4+ 30/6 9/6 --

Commonwealth

Mining --

13

Marsman Investments

24"

48

Randfontein Estates

38/0

17/3

Sub-Nigel

195

index figure WLS

78 per cent tion

of informB-

01

製造 begin 25 once

above the level of July, 1914 com- problems of health, crops, research

pared with 70 per cent at March 1 and labour.

SHOE CO.LTD.

HONGKONG SUPPLIES ALL

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FOR ONE WEEK ONLY From 16th to 22nd April. ALL FROCKS & DRESSES AT REDUCED. PRICES

THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1940. —PAGE 9

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HOTELS

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RUSSIAN FOOD RUSSIAN WAY

TABLE D'HOTE $1.00 • ALSO A LA CARTE AT THE

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MUSIC BY THE METROPOLE SWING BAND

Rly. 5% 1913

Shai-King Rly. 5% Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%

(Brit. Stpd.) ......... Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5% (German Stpd.) ......... Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5% (Brit. Stpd. Supl. Loan) Tientsin-Pukow Rly. $%

(Ger. Stpd. Supl Loan)

Jap, 5% Ster. Loan, 1907

Jap. 6% Ster, Loan, 1924 533

Ger. 7% Intl. Loan, 1924 74.

Chartered Bank

EK. & S'hat Bank (Ldn.

Reg.)

Western Holdings

Tanami Gold Mining 2" 64. ! Anglo-Iranian

94

H.K. & Shai Bank (Col

Reg) Chinese Eng. & Mining

(bearer)

Burman Shell Trans, &

54/41. *!! 70/7

Trad."

04

(bearer)

73/9

*--Nominal

18/9

I-ex-dividend

HK, Lands, $364

Realties, $4.40.

Trams, $17.85

Electrics, $65.40

Telephone (Old), $28,40

Telephone (New), $10

H.K. Ropes, $5. Dairy Farms, $21.35. Watsons, $0.30. Entertainments: $6.80.

SELLERS

Docks Cum Rts. 522. Providents, $4.45.

Trams, $18. Electrics, $651 Telephones Old). $287.

SALES

H.K, Banks: $1.510.

Unions, $500. ATT

Wharves, $9DI.

HK Mines, 4 ets.

Trams, 317,90.

Telephone (Old), $28.40/50

HONGKONG

SHAREBROKERS'

"ASSOCIATION

Valume of Business Transacted on. Wednesday, Apr. 17, 1940. H.K. Electrics

200 $65.85

HK. Telephones' (D), 500:

H.K. Wharves Ban Mauricios

28.40

500

*:28.50

300

28.60

100 28.60 99.50 ... 300

2000 0.65cts.

3900 The total value is $82.870.00 and Ps 1,300:00

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and $

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