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TOBACCO CULTIVATION LAMMERTS' AUCTIONS DESTROYED BY FLOOD

Losses amounting to more than two lakhs of rupees have been sustained by tobacco cultivators from the Batticaloa

PUBLIC AUCTION. district, who grow tobacco in Thampankaduwa Patin in the North-

THE Undersigned have received

instructionI

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION

Friday, the 21st June, 1940 commencing at 11.00 .m

Central Province, in "consequent of the recent Mahawe'i Ganga flood.

This was stated at a meeting of tobacco cultivators from Eraur and Koralai Pattus in Batticaloa District, which was held at Fraur opposite to the Mosque Market, about eight miles north of Batti- caloa, to decide what' measures should be adopted to secure im- mediate relief in view of their josses.

57 HOURS A WEEK

BRITAIN'S NEW

ARMS DRIVE

Britain's super drive for arms

Mr. C. W. Canagasabal, Vanniah Mudallyar or Braur and Koralai has begun. Here are some of the Pattus. presided, while Mr. K. Arst steps taken.

at their Sales Room. No. 35, Han Ponnuthurai, Chairman Village kow Road, Kowloon.

A Quantity of Household and Office Furniture including Shelves, Counters, Cupboards, Tools, Eard- ware and Sundries.

also

12 DOZEN "MENTMORE " FOUNTAIN PENS"

and

A QUANTITY OF RADIO PARTS AND EQUIPMENT

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

·AUGHTONEERS.

Committee, Exaur North was elected as Secretary...

FULL-TIME

(1) The Minister of Supply, Mr. Herbert Morrison, has asked all Mr. S. Armstrong explained factories on Government contracta briefly the extent of the damage to work full-time, seven days a done. and urged that the Member week, until further notice.

for Batticaloa North in the State This will mean, in many cases, Council should take immediate | that factories will be on a 24-hour steps to secure relief,

basis, as most of the Government

Messrs. K. V. M. Subramaniam munition works are already doing. and K. W. Devanayagam, Proctors, (2) Government orders extending and Mr. K. Ponnuthurai, Chal- the hours of work in key indus- man, Village Committee, also spoke tries are being drafted, and will In support.

be introduced as they are needed,

REQUEST TO MINISTERS A resolution was passed to the effect that the Ministers for Agri- culture and Lands and for Labour, Industry and Commerce be ap prised of the extent of the loss, amounting to over two lakhs of rupees sustained by the tobacco cultivators from Eraur and Keralat Pattus doing cultivation in Tham- pankaduwa Pattu, North-Central) Province." and that a request be made for "immediate relief to

PUBLIC AUCTION. enable them to re-plant their land

THE

NHE ́ undersigned have received

instructions

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION

Monday, the 24th June, 1940

commencing at 11 mm.

at once.

(3) Factory inspectors are using their discretion to allow employers in certain important industries ta employ juvenile workers beyond the hours permitted by the Factory Acts. This permission is being given only in cases of urgency, and for short periods.

* A director of a big engineer- ing business engired" on ́Air Ministry work told me, WI have bad leave to

engage Juvenile workers without limit of hours for the next fortnight. "They will be needed for about 57 hours a week, instead of the 47 they work now."

SUPPLY COMMITTER

(4) In each, industrial area A

It was further resolved that it should be pointed out to the Ministers that the floods this year were unprecedented, and that the loss sustained was the result of local Labour Supply Committee is total destruction of the cultiva- being set up. They will be the tion.

Large Stocks Of Food

LONDON, June 20 (Reuter)--

people who exercise the very wide powers to transfer labour from one industry to another, and to move workers from place to place.

(5) The Trade Unions' Congress hag summoned a big meeting of trade unlonists in London Saturday.

FINANCE & GENERAL.

HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS

STOCK EXCHANGE.

Buyers | Sellers

mir

#1310

SHAREEBOKERS' ASSOCIATION

Bayer

Jake Nomina)

Sales THURSDAY 20.1.

579 Ami

JUNE.

Banky

Drs. Cal.

De. Lon.

Chartered Banka s

-2301|| Marenotila Eks. “A”“ £19 Mercantile Bia, “01

$73

Bank of Bari Aals

N. C. & 8. Banka.

#218 Camion Fessendong --

$430 mica Insuramasa: sa |85 cta Underwribers

$100 Puserrebel'

Shipping

31:30 Douglas

$11 Shamabost

$100 (Todo Coluna

$80

47/8

Indo-Chinsa (Del.)

$8.90 (Waterboats

Docks, Whaares,

Godowns, eta.

$95 HK & K. Whereas

Provident

Providenta (now) ̧.•** 315B.K. Docks (Old).....)

815 H.E. Docks (New)...

$37

17/3

$9,55

do Rta

Shanghai Dooks B. ... Mining:

mete Vadersila Gold Fido

& oba Hong Kang Mines ... Lands, Hotals and Balldings

$433. H.K. Kokola,

#3 H. Londo $100 Do. 4% Diobaniseren 8:08 Lazio §, 64.90 H. Esalties ...............

t: Humphreů prs #104) Chinees Metalen Cotton Mil

$35 }Bww. (8.) sufflallkanit $210 (Bhai Coblems (19.)

400

(Zoong Sings (1)

1!!!!!!

1141

BAL

Wing On Turtles (8.) | #125

Pubile Fillisiss

$15,90 Tramow

$7.40 Pak Trams. (elő) ma

83.70 Peak: Trama (now), ***

Do." (new)

China Lights (New) China

358 H... Bünteßen samen $91,10 Mnoso Bestelen me

mam iumen

FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1940-PAGE

$1310

£75

£TO

SAY

Gordon's

...and know what you're drinking/

DRYGIN

LOXBOR

$74 50 ot.

#215

$100

60 otr

$170

$120

$100

100

47/8

$8.00

firi i

$15

17/6

$8.60

****

36.35 $350

$57.75

SL1) Bandakan Lights som

$23) Telephones. (chi) usi

193

071

EX Zalandomes (now) | $7.80

Tmations: (mad) nem

Industrial

|$1400) Cald., Maog. (Ord.) 8. Cell, Mecg. (Frol) # Canton Jess Katikanonen

$15 Cam

Moger

$3,80

Miiscellaneous

$20

Dairy Farms pas Dairy Farm

They will examine in detail the at the O Factory next to 1.C.C. An assurance that stocks of food Godown, East Point, Causeway in the country were adequate and bearing on workers in the different that the supply of essential food-industries of the Government's Bay...

stuffs was ensured for weeks and plans for Industrial mobilisation

243 drums Used Lubricating Oil

1 Valor Oil Filter

weeks even it nothing entered the country was given by Lord Wool- ton, the Food Minister, in his

2 Steel processing drums with maiden speech in the

agitators and cover

1 Lot Steel tubing with valves

8 Settling drums with taps

4 Fire extinguishers

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

Lords yesterday.

House of

H.K. STOCK EXCHANGE

A fairly good turnover was re- wereported with prices slightly easter.

BUYERS

He said that iron rations for use in a great emergency disposed in secret places up and down the country and all round large centres of population, other rations had been prepared for use in event of a rush evacuation, Lord Woolton mentioned

that

LAMMERT BROS..the Food Ministry had a turn-over

AUCTIONEERS.

of £800,000,000 a year and a staff of 23,000, including many heads of businesses who had accepted.com- paratively minor positions for war

PUBLIC AUCTION. work.

OJ. Action No. 71 of 1940

The Ministry had 17 main divi.. sons and 1,500 sub-divisions.

Tinstructions from Te Rests-porten

Lands, $31, „*

Trams, 31450.

SELLERS

Dairy Farms, $20.

SALES HK. Banka, $1250. Union Ins.. $390. Lands. $31. Trama, $14.80.

China Lights (0), $8.50. Electrics, $57,75/57,80, Telephones (O), $22. Dairy Farms, $19.40.

Food manufacturers in Great Britain were prepared to produce INDIA STATEMENT -Undersigned have received foods without any profit-for some of their production—if these could be distributed to the poorest section of the community without undue chargea

trar, Supreme Court

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION

Wednesday, the 28th June, 1040

at 12 o'tlock (noon)

LONDON METALS

· EXCHANGE

Calcutta, June 19 KReuter).

June 5 June 12 Notes in circulation (including Notes held in the Bang- ing Department) 26,308 26,201 Rupee Coin and Bul- lion in India ...... Gold Coin and Bal-

lion in India

London, June 19 (Reuter). Tin, Standard, Cash, Middle Securities (Indian Price, 266-5/8.

Tin, Standard, 3 months, Middle Securities (British

at their Bales Room," No. 2 Con-Price, 268-7/8. " naught Road Central, Second Floor.

The Valuable Leasehold Property situate at Yuen Long, New Terri- tory, known as No. 22 Hop Tick

Street.

4,258 3,060

- 4,154 4.154

4.759 4.859

Government)

Government) ..... 12,850 $12,950

AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION IN BRITAIN AT TOP SPEED

LONDON, June 20 (Renter)...“Aircraft production in this country in every entegory has, since May 10, exceeded the total casualty list, including "casunities sustained, through accident at Terms:-Apply, to the Undersigned. Home," mið. Lord Beaverbrook, Minister for Aircraft Production,

in a statement to Reuter. "Aircraft available, of every type"

LAMMERT - BROS., now in use, exceeds the number

AUCTIONEERS.

BRITISH IMPORTS

FOR MAY

of machines at the disposal of the Air Force when the battle brake out. In addition to production, repairs have replenished stocks,

SILVER MARKET LONDON SILVER London, June 19 (Reuter),

Silver Speculative re-selling for

| Constroslican $7.45 Lane Crawford......

Nanyang Töbeen

92,80 Mincere ancentriemens

83.30

$31

$100

$420

NO COLOURING matter

"INJURIOUS INGREDIENTS

MARKET REPORT HONGKONG

FROM ROZA, BROS.

The price for Ready Silver drop-

$7.75 ped 1/8 yesterday to 23.1/8. but the

-SHAREBROKERS'

ASSOCIATION

Volume of Business Transact

500 $ 8.40 -3000-57,50

Forward rate rose 7/16 to 21.15/Ï5. on Thursday, June 201-1950. Silver advices reported Speculators |AS. Watsons [as having resold for Cash, India [HR. Electries #310 bought. A small business wansone, HK. Tramways

The market was steady. American

Bliver was quoted at 343/4 for HK" Lånds (1) Spot.

(Yaumati Ferriea

The London/New York CROSE- rate was quoted at 409.1/2. New Union, Ins. York/London was quoted at 358.

$15.95

387

$29

1/4.

MARKET

Steady

STERLING

HR Banks

-500 $14,80:st -100............... 14:08+ 200... 31.00

350

2260

120-

400,00

400.00

$80.00

· 390.00

1,250,00

Some buzincas was done "during the course of the morning at 1/3

for near delivery. There were sellers at 1/3 June/August; - pans. $3/0bably September, buyers at.1/3.1/32

17. S. DOLLARS

fox Cash...

Open with sellers at 22.3/16" with small business done at -22,1/4 for $15

Cash, Subsequently the market eased off and business was done at $19 22.1/8 for near and 22 for June. "The market closed at 1 p.m. with sellers at 21.7/8 June, probably July, buyers at 22 for Cash

- SHANGHAI DOLLARS

"Sale on Wedne the 19h.

The total value $69.905.60.

inst

LONDON GOLD

London, June - 19 (Benter) Tan Bar Gold, Fine per oz 168;.201

5.25/32 and then eased off HO- 541/18. The market closed with sellers at 5.29/32: 1op Spot:

AFTERNOON MARKET

Quiet

STERLING

The market "closed with sellers

Opened with sellers at 377. The at 173 up to September, buyers at 18.45 highest rate done was 382.1/3.1/92 for any delivery, late 43,wards 1 p.m. there were sellera at 102 378 buyers at 380.-

SHANGHAT MARKET

Sterling opened with sellers at 3.29/32 and then eased off lo 3.27/32. The market reacted to- wards the close to 3.29/32, U. B. Dollars opened" with sellers at

TOU. & DOLLARS

-The market closed with sellers. probably at 21.7/8 June/July, August, Bugary 3%. 32 for: Gaah!

SHANGHAT DOLLARS

Sellers at 37O, DE

SHANGWAY MARKET

Sterling, closed with sellers ab

2.15/16 and: EX6.§. at 6.25/32,

$1.85

$7.45

$3.50. $3.20

43. Ch. G.B% 100G STÁ #103 H.K. Görk, 44% Lenna $95 H.. Gork. 35% Lope $39 R.K. Fing On

9812

$39

814

181

10/0

Maremana Inv. Eat.

4/0.Marymana Inv. (H.K.)

8'hai Wing. D Vibeo Filingonsbüberge,

Wm. Powella

SHOE CO.LTD

HONGKONG BUSTLIES. ALL

KINDS OF FOOTWEAR

BUTTERICK Expert-Ladies" "Tallor

New Style Randy Made Dresses FOR SALE..

18, Wyndham Street, Tel: 13615

TO LET

Large furnished or unfurnished zoom near Bus station, Waterloo Road, with Laundry and with or without Breakfast

For particulars please apply to Box No. 334, c/o H.K. Daily Press

and there is now on hand very cash and Indian buying for for- Ltd. or phone No. 30251 2 good surplus stock of engines. ward. Business very small. Mar-

LONDON JUT 20 (Reuter)- UNSELFISH WORKEREN... Brittin imports in May totalled "The public should, give thanks #105,500,000, being a decrease of for this immense effort to all air- £4,000,000 on the previous month craft factories and engine shops and an increase of £27,000,000 on and their workers who have May last year.

striven by night and day without

ket quiet. In the afternoon," the market was quietly steady

Forward, 21-15/16

Bpot, 23-1/8d-

BOMBAY SILVER Bombay, June 18 (Reuter)

India Mat Bulver

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE LONDON, June

the Stock Exchan securister

Exports totaled £46,000,000, be time for recreation, without any Market Steady. offtake 200 bars, some ing a decrease of £2,800,000 on regard for pleasures

the previous month

crease of 23,000,000

With May Let JOLI,

"Their conduct is beyond praise. compared We can place our future in their

keeping with confidence HAWKS

Ready!

02-00 July 2 Bettlement l 61-15 July 30 Settlement

Hongkong Daily Press

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