1940-05-30 — Page 9

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

Finance and Commerce

HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS

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SHARKBROKERS' ASSOCIATION

WED., 29. MAY.;

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Banks

H.K. Banks Scot

Do. (Col. Eng.

Do. (Lon. Eng) ***. £8) Chartered Banka isi 2302 Marcanilla Bka. “AV 21st Marcaalile ks, "0"

Bank of East Asia .....

N. C. & B. Banka

lararaness

1218 Canton Insurances ......

$455 Union Insurance ... $450

$100. Fire -

$1340 £83

£84

£304

£19

$74

BO at

$218

$487

85 ct. Underwriters

70 cta

3370

Bhipping

$120 Douglas

$120

#113

(Prat.)

$100

$120

60/41

$11 Stansbondu

$100 Indo-Chine

$80 Indo-China (Dut.)...

59/40 Shella

$6.00 | Wstarbosis

Docks. Wharves,

Godowns, etc.

THE BATTLE OF

MILLIONS

Money talks· louder than guns in wartime. In the cash argument the British "Com- monwealth of Nations out. shouts Hitler's Reich without the ̈sid of a single Ally.

NET INCOME

FINANCE & GENERAL

AMERICA'S FIRST LADY

HAS A BUSY WEEK

S

FAR-QARTING ELEANOR ROOSEVELT WAS IN CALIFORNIA RECENTLY. "I SEE NO BRA SON FOR OUR ENTERING THE WAR—AS " YET.“ SHE SAID IN LOS ANGELES. "HOW UN- NECESSARY," SHE WROTE (IN MY DAY) OF A HEADLINED DEMAND THAT HER HUSBAND GIVE AN IRONCLAD PLEDGE OF PEACE

Interviewed about Tbird Term, she said: “My own personal opinion and not as the wife of a Président-is that except là' extraordinary circumstances, we should stick to our tradition

She lectured. She stayed at: Son Jimmy's Beverly Hills apartment, regretfully record- ed that he WAS away (on

movie business),

6

have never believed that The Grapes of Wrath was exaggerated," sald Eleanor Roosevelt,

In San Francisco, Mrs. Roosevelt confrmed reports that she 15 about to join radio's cliffhangers

and coffers it had

Net. national income of the United Kingdom is put at £5,609,- 000,000 the £8,500,000,000, which poured into Germany's -including, the territories seized and terrorised.

These estimates were issued recently by the Royal pastitute of International Affairs ("Chatham House") which carries out Ita sober but enlightening activities

Accustomed to. big air-liners, she new in a small four-passenger) plane from Los Angeles to centrai California's fertile San Joaquin Valley, there had the biggest day ut a big week.

OKIES AT HOME In company with Cinemactors Helen

and Melvyn Gahagan

soap oper 25. In radio pariance, eliffhangers are dramas. devoted largely to the perils of Pauline, who is frequently hang- ing from a cliff or its theatrical equivalent when a day's install- ment ends.

·Soap operas are milder thrillers,

THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1940, --PAGE

PABST

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from headquarters in swagger St. Douglas, she saw Okies at home: designed primarily to entertain Around the World, it's Pabst Blue Ribbon.

$8.90 James's Square,

$95

E.K. & K. Wharves

06.

$3

Providen

$3

Providæm... (Dew)_....

820

H.K. Docks C. RTS...

$19

318

H.K. Docks X. Rta.... $17

$17

$4.60

do Rts.

$44/4.60

$33) Shanghal Docks".

8271

Mining

18,61

Kailacı

*19/8

89.85 Rauba

$9.90

11

$4 $34

Venezuela Golà, Fide

6 cts, Hong Kong Minas ...

Lands, Hotels and

Buildings

$4.33 B.E. Botala........... $3 H.K. Landa.......... $10 Do. 4% Debesis.

$11.70 Shangba Lands

$4.90) B.K. Esition

88 Humphreya

$204) Chinee Estate

Cotton Milla

'haf Cottons (15.)

$7.75 $8

Wing On Textile (8.)

$42 Ewo (6) $910

Zoong Jings (8.)

Public Utilities

$16

*ན

Tramways

$16

$8

Punk Treme (old) an

34

Park Trina. (new)

860 Star Farrie

$60

$22.85 F'mati' Ferriss

$6.85

Do. China

38:20

(0)

$43

360

$59

***

China Lights Rta. B.K. Electron

$21.10 Macao Mantrion......

8

Bandakan Lights.....

$26 Talephones()

$10.20

Табербовни

Trackices.****

Industria's

Trackiona (prof.) „n

$14.30 Cald, sog." (Ord.) B

$5 Ropes

8201 Dairy Farm.....

Dairy Farm.

Ch. E'tainmatrie

Constructions

$59

:

war coats of

2

WAR-COSTS "Contributions to King George's daughter-nations Including Egypt and the Colonial Empire are estimated to reach not less than £625,000.000

year. Canada, Australa and New Zealand are arming expeditionary $100 forces very largely from their own resources, and about, 50 percent of $4.20 the equipment of Indian troops, except aeroplanes and motors, comes from its own factories.

$37)

$10

$120

$291

hands.

planned "

$2

housewives Eleanor Roosevelt in overalled migran: "farmers, their of the overseas countries, India wives and children in poor Sunday her seventh paid radio job will has the greatest income, £1.- best,

but she dangle from In squatters' camps by

no cliffs. 480.000.000, Canada comes

next roadsides, private camps on Bigbroadcast for a soap company at with £960.000.000 Australia draws farms. U. S. Government camps an hour when the air is loaded £651,000,000, South Africa £360- and a Federal cooperative farm with troubled heroices. 000.000 and New Zealand · £172,4 | “Mỷ, ain't they nice!" said

RADIO WORK 000,000.

migrant wife at Visalia, admir- Politics excluded (NBC otherwise ing Mrs. Roosevelt's manicured would have to give equal xir- "A ne lady," said Mrs. time to disputants). Broadcaster Roosevelt can 53y.. what she W. N. Pace. "She's nice looking. too-just as homey, as we are."

pleases, may have guest stars li Her

is ..sponsor Squalld, squatty towns appalled she. wishes. Mrs. Roosevelt ("At one place I prospering Manhattan Soap Co., saw a water pipe line next to a whose Sweetheart cakes retail for around 6 cents sell mostly iri privy"),

She judged

Sweetheart groceries. private

Soap camps der Okies to be somewhat presumably will pay Mrs. Roosevelt better, Government camps, with her standard rate: $3.000 per 15- sheet-metal huts and neatly minute broadcast, ordered community laundries, re- Since Eleanor Roosevelt began creation halls and self-governing radiorating for pay in 1932 (after

her husband councils best of all.

Was elected President), she has worked for Simmons (#Beautyrest"). mat- tressey. Johns-Manville building materials, typewriters (for a group of manufacturers), Selby shoes. about $150,000. Until she learned Pond's cold cream. Total proceeds:

better, she gave all of It to charity. pald the taxes

It herself. Now she deducts income taxes, first, hands out the.rest. Her favourite outlet is the American Friends (Quaker) Service Com- mittee, which will receive her net proceeds from Sweetheart Soap.

H.K. STOCK EXCHANGE

The market remains neglected with the exception of Dock Rights which were dealt in on a fairly large scale @ $41.

BUYERS'

HK. Banks. $1340.

Trams, $18.

Electrics, $59."

HK Govt: 4% Loan, 102.

3282

SALES

$10.20

23/0

H.K, Banks,' $1350.

Docks Rts, $41.

Electrics, $304.

HONGKONG

SHAREBROKERS

ASSOCIATION

Volume Of Business Transacted

on Wednesday, May 29. 1940. H.K. Banks

17.00

said

BACK UN THE LAND But in none of these stopgaps, she, lay ส solution to. California's problem ("We must ret these people back on land that they own"). A reporter asked whether, having seen the Okles. she thought that Novelist John Steinbeck

"T had " exaggerated,

Бле

A

.!,

An Indignant citizen once ngur- ed that Mrs. Roosevelt got $3,000 for six minutes on the air, said

RE-INSURANCE "BY N. INDIES The Consulate-Geerut Iur Netherlands

Hongkong al- nounces that, according to telegram received from the De. partment of Commerce in Batavia.

Eleanor Roosevelt agreed," added the Netherlands Indles Govern that she got it only because she ment has. In connection with the is the President's wife, partly discontinuation of re-Insurance because she is in her own right a

nobody could be worth $500 a

minute.

by the Home Government, formed first-rate radio attraction, Movie a' Government Institute for re& Radio Guide last week graded Insurance hamed Zeluva,

her for voice quality (good).

This institute will underwrite delivery (excellent). mannerisms new marine insurance policies for (very good), polse (good), logic. 17.00 Netherlands Indies interests, an- (good). Total score: $3, placing

$14

Cald., Macg. (Prof.) 8.

81.

Canton low

$16

Comen

318

$4.00

Miscellaneous

$19

87

$1

$1.85

Constractions

5 1,350.00

181

Lane Crawfords

H.K. Docks XRts.

100

Nanyang Tobaco0

$3.40

500

$2,60 Binowre

H.K. Docks Rights

75.

-4.50

$81

Watsons

$8.30

45. Ch. G.5% 1995G Bda,

K

32

4.50

$102

H.E. Gor, 4% Lowe

102*

81

4.50

$97

H.A. Gort. 34% Lamp

984%

1,500

4.50

$39

H.K. Wing Om jerni

$39

1,500

4,50

་་

'bat Wing On

814

16

4.50

18

$8

Yaumati Ferries

50

22.00

10/0

4/0

H.K. Tramways

50

16.25

#1 Cements.

200

15.35

SHOE CO.LTD.

4,109

X.D. $1

Vibro Piling

Maramans Inv. (Lon.)

Karamane iny. (H.K.) Pm. Powalionasera *Baler 0 Shanghai

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

(REUTER'S SERVICE) London, May 28 The following quotations are the middle prices at the close of the market in London. All quotations are"subject to confirmation and no responsibility is assumed for errors Pekin Byndicate In transmission.

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15

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after 1952)

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Gula Kalumpong Rubber

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Allied Ironfounders

13/3

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12/6

Chinese 5% Gold Bonds,

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45

Cable & Wireless, New

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47

Chin 41% Anglo-French

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92/3

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124

Chinese "5% Crisp Loan.

Cammell Laird, ord.

5/8

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17

Mexican Eagle

3/9

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Leyland Motors

55

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Turner & Newall

60

United Steel

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131

ties.

9

Armstrong Stevens, ord.

61

Pressed Steel, com.

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54

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