1940-06-03 — Page 9

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

LAMMERTS' AUCTIONS!

FINANCE & GENERAL

OVERCROWDING IN THE BALANCE

CHINESE

HOSPITALS

PUBLIC AUCTION. Progressive Programme Of

Building Announced

THE Undersigned have received

Instructions

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION

on

Tuesday, the 4th June, 1940

commencing at 10 am.

at Godown No, 19 of The Hongkong Kowloon Wharf & Godown 'Co.,

Ltd., Kowloon,

for account of concerned

A QUANTITY OF MISCEL- LANEOUS GOODS

Comprising Medicine, Gauze Bandages, Plas- ter.

Cotton Wool. Tollet Paper Aluminium Ware. Glass Tumblers,

Gradual increase in accommodation by a progressive pro- gramme of building was mentioned as the aim of the Directiors of the Tung Wah-Hospital when the newly-elected chairman of the Tang Wah, Tung Walt Eastern and Kwont. Wah Hospitals. Mr. Lee Iu-cheung, spoke at a dinner at the Ying King Re- staurant last week,

Present at the dinner were the Hon. Mr. "R. A. C. North Acting Colonial Secretary), the Hon. Dr. P. S. Selwyn-Clarke, (Director of Medical Services), the Hon. Sir Robert Kotewall, the Hon. Mr. M. K L and others,

PRESSING PROBLEM

DECREASE

IN COLONY

WAR WILL END

IN 1943

SAYS "CEYLON'S CULTURAL AMBASSADOR”

MY.

Dayananda Pryadarshi

Cultural "Ceylon's unofficial Ambassador abroad and Interna-

cause tional worker in the world fellowship." is in Bombay on a visit.

A

of

A "feature of the Colony's financial statement for March was the fact that expenditure exceed- ed revenue by $2,122,435, thus re- ducing the credit balance. from $19,020,110 at the end of February to $16.897,875 as on march 31.

Revenue for March amounted to $3,153,443, which was $1,035,176 less than for March, 1939. while expeń- Mr. Fryadarshi accompanied the out of such a programme, we diture totalled $5,275,878, which goodwill delegation from Ceylon would indeed feel that our efforts Was $2.219.115 more than for the which attended the Ramgarh ses

sion of the Indian National Cón- m the solution of a problem of corresponding period last year,

been gress and has since then Arit rate magnitude have not been. The two principal losses in re-

with # venue were $351,532 from duties, touring India

view vain."

which in March amounted to only strengthen the cultural bonds $829,396, and $791,742 from lana between Ceylon and the "Mother sales, the total amount of which country" primarily. in March was $214,812 as compared with $1,006,554.

EXCELLENT WORK Speaking on the overcrowding at | the hospitals, the Director of "The question of overcrowding Medical Services said he had recent- In the hospitals is a very pressingly sought the views of the Govern- one, but it is a problem which can-ment as to the possibility of.put- not be solved immediately. With Ling Into a satisfactory state ni the solution of this problem, my repair Block B of the former Gov- fellow Directors and I are very ernment Civil Hospital in ordet much concerned," said Mr. Lee. that the premises might be availa

"Our population has grown to ble as a temporary extension for such an extent that it is impera the Tung Wan Hospital pendins

to

Mr. Pryadarshi anticipates the war to terminate by August 1943 WATER WORKS

and he has set before himself, with the help of International While water works expenditure friends, the task of mobilising during March amounted to $438.world opinion to influence the 982 more than for Mar. last year. peace conference at the end of the and the stores department called for war in favour of the "New World $300,000 more than a year ago, an Order, which would mean important contribution towards democracy anti spiritual thinking

a new item-special ance.

self restraint. Justice, war expenditure, which absorbed independence, freedom $188.454...

broadmindedness."

true

Wine Glasses, Butter Dishes, Frule/ tive that greater hospital' accom-. the drawing up and approval of the increased expenditure for the reflected in unselfishness. toler

and Sweet Dishes, Ice Plates, Jars, Tomato Catsup. Green Peas, Sweet Corn, Measuring Tubes. Separatory Funnels. Porcelain Ware, etc.. "

Admission to the Godown will be by Pass only. These passes can be

obtained from the Undersigned.

On View from Monday, the 3rd June, 1940

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS

nt extension

programme nast lehvisuged by the Directors.

Dr. Selwyn-Clarke referred to the excellent work done by the Hon. Sir Robert Kotewall and the Hon. Mr. K. Lo for the hospitals, and also paid a high tribute to the new Direclors./

modation be provided. It should be the realised that during the seven years, there has been no in- erease in the accommodation the Tung Wah Hospitals to deal with the demands of a natural and normal increase in the population We venture to suggest a gradual increase in "accommodation "by a progressive programme of building.

Such a scheme, of course, recuires: SILVER MARKET official approval and sanctien as well as the support of the com munity; and if the present Board of Directors, before the expiry of their term of office has been suc- cesstul In their appeal to the authorities for considering, to say nothing of approving the carrying

BOMBAY SILVER "Bombay, June"1 (Reuter). Market: Steady. Oftake 200 bars

Indian Mint Silver

Ready

July 2 Settlement July 30 Settlement

62-11 82-13 63-01-

·PUBLIC AUCTION. HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS

THE Undersigned have received

instructions

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION

Wednesday, the 5th June. 1940

commencing at 11:00 am.

at No. 6. Conduit Road, Ground

Floor.

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

On View from Tuesday, the 4th June, 1940.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

AUCTIONEERS."

WEATHER REPORT

flongkong Royal Observatory

10 am.. June 2.

Barometer (at sea levél), 29.75 ins.

Temperature, 77 F.

Humidity 80 per cent.

Wind Direction, E/S

Wind Force (Beaufort), 4.

Temperature; maximum yesterday,

33 F.

Temperature: minimum last night.

74 F.

Rainfall for 24 fra. ending 10th.

today, nil.

Total rainfall since January 1st

34.65 tms.

Against an average of, 23.49 ins

Sunset "tonight, 3.04 p.m.

Sunrise to-morrow, 5.38 a.m.

4 p.m., June 2

Barometer (at sea level), 29.68 ins.'

81330

!!!!

093

$13

Banks

B.K. Banks.....

Do. (Col. Reg.) ...

£81 Do. (Lon. Bag:)

£8

Chartered Banks

2305 Marcantile Bts. "A" 219 Mercantile lika, **0

Bank of East. Lala ...

N. C. & 8. Banka

Insurances

#218 Canton Insursnost 8155 Union ·Inangances 183 cts. Underwriters

$160 H.. Firms

I

Shipping

$120 Dongla

$11 Steamboats

$100 Indo-Chines

0 Indo-China (Del.}...

60/4) Shells

$6.90 Watarboats' ma

Docks, Wharves.

Godowns, etc.

*****

month was

The most important saving for

the month was by the Education Department, which required only $170,504 as compared with $138,308

3 year ago.

H.K. STOCK EXCHANGE

and

A CONFERENCE

In August 1943 at New Delni will be held a conference of world peace and international fellowship which it is expected, will be at- tended by men of international repute and goodwill and which will scuss and evolve the shape of the new world order,

Mr. Pryadarshi said that the

MONDAY, JUNE 3, 1940.-PAGE 9

SAY

Gordon's

...and know what you're

drinking/

GORDONS

DRY GIN

DESTILLERY LONDON.

NO COLOURING MATTER

NO INJURIOUS INGREDIENTS

BASE FOR FLYING

BOATS IN CEYLON

The Officer Commanding, Royal Air Force, Ceylon, has re ceived instructions from the Officer Commanding, Royal Air Force, Far East, to establish, with the least possible delay, a base for flying boats on the south-west coast of the Island.

A fair line of Electrics was Ceylonese goodwill delegation to This hapse is necessary in order (which will of course, be a very placed $59. Bank of East Asia's India when they met Mahatmia that flying boats may co-operate powerful addition to the defences were dealt in

$73. and small Gandhi also discussed the possi-with the Naval Forces and with of the Island); but the officer lots of Trams and China Lights bility of an India-Burma-Ceylon the fixed defences in the protec Commanding, Royal Air Force, "Old) changed hands r $167 and Federation which they welcomed tion of the Island, against attack Far East, has asked $6.55 respectively.

LONDON METALS

EXCHANGE

London. May 31 (Reuter).

that this as beneficial to Ceylon in particular from the sea, and in the defence Government shall provide, free of provided It Wal an equal of shipping approaching the Port cost to the Royal Air Force, the

land required. partnership without any attempt of Colombo. to exploit each other.

HONGKONG

SHAREBROKERS'

owned land. ม

រ

It is proposed to hand the land The establishment of this base has necessitated taking possession over to the Royal Air Force on of about 45 acres of privately condition that it is handed back to the Ceylon Government within Some of it is required for six months of the termination of quarters, stores, "workshops and the war. 'ASSOCIATION other buildings; the remainder is To meet the cost of acqulation needed because, in order that the of the land required, the Chief Volume Of Business Transacted

nying boats may take off from the Secretary wid ask for a supple- on Saturday, June 1, 1948.

lagoon in safety, it is necessary mentary vote of Rs. 100,000

Ceylon Observer). China Lights (Old) 149

6.80 to fall the trees over this area. 100 6.35

ADDITION TO CEYLON'S 300 19.75

STOCK EXCHANGE

SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION

BUYERS H.K. Banks, $1,330. Irams, $10.10.

Bayer Ballers

Balo

Nomis SATURDAY 1. 1

JUNE.

SELLERS

Buyer

Balleri Bala Morainy, 1

Trams, $16.30,"

SALES

$1350

Bank of East Asia, $73. Trams, $18).

£80

£81

£8

China Light (Old), $6.85. Electrics. $59.-

£303

E12)

874

*

180 ct.

Dairy Farms

3218

H.K. Electrics,

$152 8460

H.K. Electrics

70 cts

8170

TIN

buyers

H.K. Tramways

sellers

H.K. Docks (Qld),

$120

$

$100

Standard. Cash 274-3/4 275

8190

Standard,

50/4!

3 months 273

273-1/4

$6.00

$95

H.K, & K. Wharves 800

83*

Providente

834

Provideois (new) *..........

818

H.K. Docks (Oid)...$16.00]

817

H.K. Docks (New)... $16,10)

New York:

do Rt.

$32

18/6.

$0.00

!!!

!!!!

1. ! ! ! i i

⠀⠀

8301 Bhanghai Dooks ....

18/0

Mining

Kala.....

$9.95 Raube ..............

Yanesuela Gold Fide

6 cts, Hong Kong Minet ...

Lands, Hotels and

Buildings

84.35 H.. Hotels and H.K. Lands .......................B.

14

E

BROKERS' LOANS

New York, May 30 (Reuter). Loan on securities to brokers in

Week-ended.

Week-ended

Week-ended: 25/5/39 23/5/40 30/5/40 5565,000,000 $403,000,000 $350,000,000

834

$33+

$100 Do. 4% Debecture

811

Shanghai Lands 5.

84,20 H.K. Boasting

$100

$4.20

SHOE CO.LTD

88

Humphreyı

$7.75

88

$104 Chinese Relates in

Cotton MUIS

240 Ewo (8.)

8210 8' Cotton (15.)

$50

Zoong Sings (B.). «*** Wing On Textile (8.) Public Utilities

Tramways

Peak Trama (old) ... Poak Trams (www) ... Star Ferrin...

$29.85 7'mati Ferries i

Do. (new)

86.85 China Lights

(0)

$16.10

28

841

8210

$120

$16

160

$92

86,80

200

59,00

200 59,00

DEFENCES

The cost of acquisition is ex- 100 16.25 pected to be in the region of Rs. 1,000 16.25 100,000.

100 16.75

1,049

LONDON MONEY

MARKET

LONDON, June 2 (Reuter)--The

The Government of Ceylon has Money Market supplies, are now

not been asked to make any money contribution towards the augmented by a loan dividend pay. The total value is $38,973.20 cast of establishing this stationment amounting to about £33.5

millions,

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM-

New York, May 30 (Reuter).

Bills Bought

U.S. Becurities beld

Federal Reserve Ratio

Federal Reserve Credit Outstandi

Monetary Gold Stock

Industrial Advance

May 25 (1939) May 23 May 30

(000'x omitted

$1.000

$

2,504,000

85.48%

2,477,000 2,477.000 88.39% 88.40% 2,578,000

2,511,000 2,520,000 15.927.000 19.071,000 19,182,000 12,825,000 .9,232,000 9.241,000

The replacement of maturing bills together with a speculative demand in view of the possibility of a reduction in the discount rates is responsible for the record ap- plications for Treasury bilis, caus- ing the market to receive only 30 per cent of the requirements.

The average rate allotment - is £1. 48. 11d the lowest since the war. Wall Street closed easy.

HONGKONG SUPPLIES ALL

KINDS OF FOOTWEAR

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AFRATED WATERS, SWEETS & PROVISION

OBTAINABLE AT

126, WANCHAI ROAD

Opposite.. Cathay Theatre.

Temperature, 79, F.

$42

Humidity. 81 per cent.

59

China Lights (New) Chins Lights Rte. H.K. Elctric

***

259

Wind Direction, E.

Wind Force (Beaufort), 4.

Maximum temperature. 80 F.

Minimum temperature. 74 F.

Rainfall, nil.

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE

From 2 to 4 June 1940,"

$21,10 Macno Blackrics

$11

Sandakan Lights ...... $28 Telephones · (c) #10.20 Talaphones

(DIT)

Tractines........ Tractions *(pen.)

Industrials

$14.00 Cald., Macg. (Ord.) 8.

on!

8:26 $10.10

23/0

$12

Cald., Macg. (Fref.) 8:

#1

Cantos Los votesposome

HIGH WATER.

5 | Dayru of

Wook

Mon

3|.Foug Kong

LOW WATER

Hong

$161 Camde

#01

Bopes egyene

$4.80

Miscellaneous

Height

Hoight.

Kob

Standard Timo.

Standard

Time

814

"81

Fine 30

b. p.

Mon. 3

07 10

6 1

2021

49

扣

00:45 12"5

1416 120

Nanyang Tobecon

$3.40

Tues. 4

.

$2.20

07 38

0122

21 10

3 1464

Watsons

$8.35

Wed. B

08 06 6 91, 01 56

12 8

2165 144 15 32

10

Thar. 6

0841. 17 3

02 30

28

22 38

14.4

10 11 10 8

$103. Góri, 4% Lonen

$97

H.K. Gori. BigLaw

$39 HE Wing On

Ch. G.5%, 19360 Bd.

103

'bal Wing On

314

Fri.

1

09 20

17 5

03 03

12 9

18

23-91

144

16 53 10 8

Vibro Piling

#81

Bat.

B

1002

02:28 17 7

Iz o

10/0 Maramans Inv. (Lon.)

4/0

17 35 10 2

Marsmana Int. (HK)

$1

Sun. 0

0000 ₤4 4 1044

Wm. Powelle

04:10

17 B

18'19 10

$201 Dairy Farm.......

Dairy Farm....

$7 Ch. E'tainmenin keskus

Construction (old) |Construction

$8) Lab Crawfords

$10

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BUTTERICK

Expert Ladies' Tallor

$15.36 New Style Ready Made Dresses

$7.

$1.85.

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ALL ORDERS CANCELLED

PARIS, June 2 (Reuter)-AC- cording to reports from the Czech Nazi authorities have frontier. banned all Czech exports to Russia and have ordered the cancellation of all orders accepted.

Czech industrialists who were to go to Moscow on business have pot received their necessary per- mits.

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