1940-07-05 — Page 9

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS:

LAMMERTS' AUCTIONS LAMMERTS' AUCTIONS

H.K. STOCK

EXCHANGE

-The market was a little more ac- tive today. Business was reported

PUBLIC AUCTION. PUBLIC AUCTION. Watsons at $7.40, Old China

THE

THE

Ha undersigned have reçelved THE Undersigned have received

- instructions

IL

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION

on

Friday, the 5th July,"1310

commencing at 2.30 p.m.

༣།

instructions

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION

on

Saturday, the 6th July, 1940 commencing at 11,00 am,

"

at their Sales Room, No. 35. Han-at their Sales Room, No. 2, Con- kow Road, Kowloon..

naught Road, Central, 2nd Floor,

ני

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

Comprising:-

Chesterfield Suites, Sideboards, Dining Tables, Chairs, Dressers, Cupboards, Ice Boxes, Bedsteads, Wardrobes, Dressing Tables, Chests of Drawers, Teapoys, Felding Card Tables, Desks, Cabinets. Bookcases, etc., etc.

Carpets, Rugs, Curtains, Mos- quito Nets, Linen, Mattresses, Cut- lery, Silver, Brass, E. P., Glass and Procelain Ware, Gramophones and Records. Electric Celling and Table Fans, Radios, Typewriters, Curios, Ornaments; Pictures, Kit- chen Gears, etc.. etc.

also

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE BLACKWOOD FURNITURK

and

1 Frigidaire

1 Upright Piano

1 Gas Stove

1 Teakwood Bed Room Suite

On View from Thursday, the 4th July, 1940.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

"LAMMERT BROS..

AUCTIONEERS.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

HE Undersigned have received

THE

instructions from the Liquida--

tors of Messrs. Lloyd Triestino,

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION

On

Saturday, the 6th July, 1940 commencing at 10.30 am.

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

Blao

One Bale White Shirting and

Sundries

リ

Terms: Cash on Delivery,

⠀ LAMMERT. “BROS..

AUCTIONEERS.

PACKARD MOTOR

Lights at $5.90 and $5.80, Cements.

at 313.10, Dairy Farms at $17 and HK Govt. 4% Loan at $102,

BUYERS

H.K. Lands. $28.50.

Trams. 314.

Flectrics (0), $98, Watsons; $7.35.

SELLERS

Electrics (0), $37.

SALES

China Lights (D), $5.90/80. Cements. $13.10. Dairy Farms, 317.

Watsons, $7.30/40. EK..Govt, 4% Lean, $102.

Exports To Be Controlled

FINANCE & GENERAL

MYSTERIES OF

OF THE OCEAN BED

Interesting Studies At Swedish Oceanographic Institute

STOCKHOLM-The Swedish Oceanographic Instituts at Gote-

· bọrg, which was inaugurated about a year ago, has recently puß- Ushed some interesting reports on the results of experimental work carried on there.

The Institute has to a large extent concentrated its activity" on research concerning planktons. The further scientifle in- vestigation of the productive capacity of the sea proceeds, the

the head of the Institute states, the clearer becomes

funda- mental importante, of the very first stage of this production, viz., the transformation of Inorganic raw materials such 25 water, carbon dioxide and salts, into organic materials, into potential nutritive substances for the inhabitants of the sex. This process is carried out by the freely drifting, microscopical growths known, as plankton, which derive the energy for their work from the daylight - which filters down through the water. ̈WASHINGTON, July 3 (Reuter)

At several scientific stations the -President Roosevelt has signed a

It has also been possible to mea- Bill providing authority to control chemical and physical conditions sure the uranium content" of sea exports from the United States of of this production have been water. It amounts to some mil- ammunition, machinery and ma-studied by "cultivating" diatomaellardths of a gram per gram · of terials essential to the nation. in small glass containers, but these water.

Items subject to licensing for ex-efforts have suffered because the

A third result of the first year port include basic metals" and plankton cultures in such cases of work at the Institute, and one other goods and products contain-are cultivated under highly art which may be of importance to ing them: also chemicals, aircraft Acial conditions, being enclosed future oceanographic research, is parts armour plate, glass and within glass walls.

*

the construction of a new tube-

FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1940. –PAGE 9

SAY

Gordon's

and know what you're drinking/

GORDONS

DRYGIN

KISTILLERY LONDON.

NO COLOURINg matter

NO INJURIOUS INGREDIENTS

numerous other materials. The new Swedish Oceanographic lead for taking up plugs of sedi MARKET REPORT HONGKONG

FORCE BOD DOWN

The Kansu Relief Commission Institute is provided with a large ment from great depths is planning to establish a spinning "planktor tower," measuring 12 and weaving factory for refugees metres in height, which con- AGREEMENT

at an outlay of $5,000. Approval stitutes an attempt, the first of WASHINGTON," JÚF 4. (Router) has been obtained from the Kansu its kind, to develop plankton cul- The National Defence Commis-Provincial Government for its tures on a large scale under more Laton announced that the Packard establishment:

Motor Company has agreed terta tively to accept a contract for pany refused 9,000 Rolls-Royce aircraft engines,

1

SHAREBROKERS

ASSOCIATION

Volume of Business Transacted:

on Thursday, July 4, 1946.

FROM ROZA, BROS..

While weights have hitherto

Thursday, July. 4 The price for Ready Silver drop- been used to press the instrument into the bed slime, and an Ameri-ped 1/18 yesterday to 21.3/4 but can construction employs an ex-the Forward rate was unchanged 4.9. Watsons natural conditions.

plosive charge to force the rod at 21.11/16 Bilver advices re- China Lights (0) Rich cultures of both diatomae down. the new Swedish lead sim- ported the market as being fea-

The and other species have flourished ply makes use of the high pres- tureless.

market, closed The Directors of the Packard in this tower. while subsequently sure prevailing at great depths, quietly steady. American Bilver HK, Electrics (0) of which 8.000 are for Britain. Company must approve the con-planted animal plankton, mall so that the instrument is pressed was quoted at 34.3/4 for spot. Humphreys

This is the order the Ford Com-tract before it comes into force

crustaceans (Copepodes). which down with a force which grows. The London-New York cross-Union Ins constitute, the next higher main with the depth, and at 5,000 rate was quoted at 402.1/3. New stage in the cycle of production metres amounts to several tens of York/London was quoted at 382. and which serve as food for fish tons,

arvae and other minor BEN GF-

HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS

With the lead already construct-

ganisms, thrived excellently in theed, pillars of sediment 5 cm thick richly nutritive culture beds.

PLANKTON SEASON

and 200 cm long have been drawn up. With a new lead now under construction it is hoped to obtain The prospect of proceeding to plugs of 5 or 6 metres in length. the third stage In the cycle, to the The Insight into the pre-history cultivation of fish larvae, appears of the sea bottom which would be to be within the bounds of possi-won by such "deep boringa" in the bility and an attempt will be sea sediment can open up eritirely, Elfmade to realise it during the com- new avenues for geophysics, it is

£63

260

£98

197

STOCK EXCHANGE, ·

માતમાં Bayer Balors

Jominal

SHARYBROKERS ASSOCIATION

THURSDAY 4. JULY. Banks

Bayar

Ballers

Sales Benina!

$1060 H.K. Banka

$1025

£63

Do. (Col..Reg.}

£60

Do. (Lan. Reg.)

£61

Chartered Banki......

e11

873.

Bank of East Arja..............

N.. C. & S. Banks....... Insurances

#218

$31.5

Canton Insurance....... Union Insurances...

$300

160 cla

$160.

*

#

Fili

144

£89 Mercantile Bks. "A".)

Mercantile Bks. "C")

150 cta. Underwriters

$160

H.K. Firen....

Shipping

$120 Douglases, and m 811

Steamboats

$100

Indo-Chinas (Prof.)...

80

Indo-Chinas (Def.).....

$10)

35/0

Shells

$6,90 Waterboats

Docks, Wharves,

Godowns, etc,

395

#3

HK. & K. Wharves....... Providents...

815) H.K. Docks (Old)..... $18

$14

H.K. Docks (New)...)

$14

821+Shanghai Docks.....

Mining

15/6 Kailans

$9.55, Raube

.:

***

$73 (50 ct.

ing plankton season.

emphasized.

Quiet,

MARKET

STERLING

Business was done at 1/3 for near delivery. The market closed at 1 p.m. with sellers at 1/2.31/32 July/August, buyers at 1/3 August and probably for Cash,

U. S. DOLLARS

A small business was reported

at 23.7/8 for Cash. There were

probable sellers at 23.13/18 for near, buyers at 23.7/8 for Cash,

SHANGHAI DOLLARS Opened at 380, The highest rate done was 381, At 1 p.m. there were sellers at 378.

Among other work which the In- Among other works which the #218 stitute has carried out during the Institute has executed may be year are the concluded investiga-mentioned the successful attempts tions into the radio-activity of sea to produce "pancake ice.” water, a work which has been

This is a peculiar kind of ice pursued in Coteborg for six years. formation which does not take Older statements as to the exis-place at the surface as usual, but tence of radium in sea water, as on the top of a greatly chilled, in respect of the gold content, saltier layer of deep water, situat- 3.7/8 and closed firm with sellers have proved to be from tens toed under a less salty, and there-at 3.15/18 for Spot. US Dollars $8.00 thousands of times too high.

$120

8100

$100 35/0

$95

་*།

0214

15/0

501

radium

SHANGHAI MARKET

250 $1,40

500 5.90

500 5.90

500

5.80

540. $6.00

300 6.60

4. 312.50°

2,594

The total value is $$3,320.00

RESERVE BANK OF INDIA STATEMENT

Calcutta, July 3 (Reuter).

June 21 June 28 Notes in circulation (including Notes held in the Bank- Ing Department)... 25,762 25,596 Rupee Coin and Bul-

3,510 3,344

4.154 4.154

4,859 4,859

12,950 12,950

lion in India".. Gold Coin and Bul-

lion in India Securities (Indian

Government). Securities {{British

Government)

Sterling opened with sellers at at 1/3 August, probably for Cash

U.S. DOLLARS The market closed with sellers buyers et 23.

7/8 Cash

fore more readily freezing layer of opened with sellers at 6.1/8 and at 23.13/18 July,

closed at 8.9/32 sellers for Spot.

AFTERNOON MARKET

SHANGHAI DOLLARS Closed with sellers at 378.

SHANGHAI MARKET

The

content of sea water above. water is infinitesimally low, so In addition to the Swedish staff low that the weight of the radium of Oceanographers, several for- The market was quiet "in the element per gram of water has to eign scientists, who were invited afternoon. be written with a "decimal fraction by the Swedish institution, have where 16 noughts come after the been active' at the Institute during The market closed with sellers Sterling at 3.15/16 and US. decimal point.

at 1/231/32 July/August,

varying periods.

STERLING

Closed farm" with "sellers of

buyers / Dollars 6.1/4 for Epos, •.

$3

$264

$100

SHOE CO.LTD

at the office of Messrs. Lloyd Triestino in liquidation). Queen's Building.

#284

$100 Do. 4% Debentures. FOL

A Quantity of Office Furniture and

One "Victor Steel Safe, etc.

also

94 Rolls Waterproof Cloth

4 Coils Loglines

ྃ༔,;:

ili i

6 eta. Hong Kong Mines...... Lands Hotels-and

Buildings

H.K. & S. Hotela....... H.K. Lands......

Shanghai Landı..........

$34 H.K. Realties.

$8

Humphreys

$104) Chiness Estates.

Cotton Mins

$27) Ewo (8.)....... $210 B'hai Cottons (8.).... Zoong Sings (S.)....... Wing On Textiles (6.) $195

Pabile Utilities

1910

HONGKONG SUPPLIES ALL

KINDS OF

FOOTWEAR

Hongkong Baily Press CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

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Excellent Enlarging & Developing

39, Queen's Bd. C."

Tels. 21184 &-33008,

On View on Day of Sale.

$14/13.00

H.K. Tmmways.........] $13.55 $7.40 Peak Trama (old)..... $3.70 Peak Trame (new)........ 360 Star Ferries.......................................... $22

$14/13.00

$57 #21

$8.75 $2.90

$6.80

$3.05

Ternis: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

AUCTIONEERE.

́HONG KONG TIDE TABLE

From 5 to 11 July 1940.

Low WATER

Hong

Kong

HIGH WATER

Bong Kong Standard

Time.

Hoght

Height

Standard e

Time

Y'ati Ferries..... #5.80 Chine Lights (0)....

China Lights, {Now). $37H. K. Electrics (Old)..

#35 - [H: K. Electrics(New)..

$17

$16

Macao Electrics " (Old)] Macao Electrica (Now)

$113 Bandakan Lights.

$19

SA

Telephones (old)..................

Telephones (now)...... S'pors Tractions (Ord.)] Industrials

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

Cald,, Macg (Prof.)8.

Canton Ices.......

Cements

H.K. Hopes

$12

$1

#13

霉意

$17

Dairy Farms.

$15.

Miscellaneous

$0.60 Entertainments

Constructions (old).....

Constructions. (now)....

$7.45 Lane Crawfords....in

(50 cts.|

$13 $4,20

#17

Ex

Nanyang Tobacco. #3.10

$2.60 Sinceres

Watsons w

43% Ch. G.5% 1925G $Bds

H.K. Govt.: 1% Loans

H.K. Govt. 31% Loan

k.m.

(ri, în.

Fri.

06 22

*

01 68

3.9

28.20

Sat.

6

09.08

4 2 77 23004

15 05 -02 20 1634

03

0 1

$7.30

Sun.

7

4.8

"63 25

17.13 0 ó

$1031

Mon

Tues.9

8 1040 7.8 0410

0487

Wed, 10

11 30 7.3L 1835 01084 805 52 12244.81016 01.68 80 00:55 1326

Int. $85

18

28/0

1930

Wa, Powellspr

Bale to Shanghai.

H.K. Wing On

$6.60 $1.85

#210

7.30

S'bai Wing On $14

Vibro Piling Maranians

Inv. (Lda.)

Marumana Itry. (HK:}

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