1940-09-09 — Page 9

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS U.S.

STOCK EXCHANGE,

Buyur Sellers

$1205

*

Nolan

SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION

SATURDAY

Banks

7 SEPT.

|#1200/1300... H.K. Backs

Do. (Cal. Rog.))

Mercantile Bks. "A".

Steamboats

Shella. ..................

Godowns, etc.

Bayer

Ballura

Sales Nomina?

ii

$210

**

$1993

£71

£65

£8

1863

enf

$72 130 ct.

$120

$100 $100 29/0

$6.00

FINANCE & GENERAL.

U.S. CANNOT AVOID CLASH WITH DICTATORS, SAYS EXPERT: HITLER MAY FIRST ATTACK WITH ECONOMIC WEAPONS

HONGKONG REVENUE EXCEEDED

For the second time only this year

the Colony's monthly re-

venue has been exceeded by ex-

penditure.

According to the figures issued today expenditure for June exceed- ed revenue by $264,630, Expendi ture totalled $3,453,004 and re- venue $3,188,374,

CAMBRIDGE, MASS., AUGUST 30.- IF THE NAZIS SHOULD CONQUER 'Great Britain within a month, would Hitler plan to attack the United States immediately, say within a few months or a year?

TO GREAT NUMBERS OF PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY such a happening does seem so remote as to appear fantastic, despite the obvious fact that we are.now pouring billions into defense just because we are afraid of what a victorious Germany might want to do to us, writes Payson S. Wild, Jnr.. Associated Staff Lecturer at the Naval War College, Newport, RI.. and widely known writer on International affairs,

However, this still leaves 1 credit balance for the first half of the year amour.ting to $18,238,450.

A FRONTAL ATTACK UPON our part of the world. It is not Revenue for June surpassed that for the corresponding month last CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES hysteria hut common sense derived year by $194.431. One of the most WITHIN A YEAR OR TWO, or at from recent experience to prepare interesting items was $20,477 for any time, may well not occur hat for the worst as. the best way" of we cannot afford to take a chance avoiding the worst. It is to early war revenue. Most of the revenue heads showed some increase, in- upon Hitler's not doing the im-to say whether Hitler can or would $16 80/16.00 cludirig the Kowloon-Canton probable, and further, we must be try actual invasion but it is de-

Railway which brought in $86.755 prepared to exert effective force finitely not impossible, and

seems practically compared with $42,377

£71

£65

Do. (Lon. Reg.)

£8

Chartered Banks

28

21

Mercantile Bks. "C",

$72

Bank of East Asia.......

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

$200

Canton Insurances..

$377

$377

Union Insurances..

83771

10 ct.

Underwriters

5 cta.

$150

8160

HK. Fi..

$180

Shipping

110

Douglases

$10

$100

Indo-Chinas (Fraf.)...

$80

Indo-Chinas (Det.)..

36/10

38.90

Waterhnats

Docks, Wharves,

388 84.45 $181

II.K. & R. Wharves... 887)

Bi

Provident

$18.60/90

H.K. Docks (Old)....

$18

$1e

€35

+Shanghai Decks....

$35

Mining

35

year.

18/0

Kailans

16/0

99;55: Raubs ::

18:10

2 ctx.

Hong Kong Mines......! Lands, Hotels and

Buildings

$3.80

$3.60/ 85

$30.30

H.K. & S. Hotels...... FI., Lands....

$3.65 $3.60/3.65...

$30

Sharghui Lands..

$355

€3,05) €0...

II.A. Roalties..

$3.85

26.85

Humphreys ....

*61

8101

Chinese Estates...

Cotton Mills

$41

Ewo (S.) ...

8210

S'hai Cottons (8.)....

Zoong Singa (S.).......

:

$15.70

816

$5.9 #911

34.10

$381

$381

$24 $0.85

$16

$18.10

$8,00

-43

EL.K. Docks (Naw).....

́$100 | No. 42 Debontures....

$12

Wing On Textiles (S.) $125

Public Utilities

.K. Tramways.

$7.40 Peak Trams. (old)..... $3.70 Peak Trama (now).....

Star Ferrios.

Y'mati Ferries.

$7.05 Chins Lights (0)....... 87

$43

INCREASE IN DUTIES

ад

America, economic War lastn places like South

Greenland. the Azores, and inevitable. Madeira, right away, if we wish to

Already. in Latin America we Duties increased from $873,339 preserve-some-insasure-of-contla-

arc engaged in a' struggle with the to $912,449. and internal revenue ental immunity.

Fascist nations. If an outright also advanced from $324,179 to It is the threat to our economiè

armed attack on this hemisphere | which is most ominous $448,603. Revenue from land rents system

Nazi or is only a possibility, a increased by $120.000 to bring in now.

Fascist attempt to seize Latin- $100-$386,005-Land sales, however, de WHOLE SYSTEM IN JEOPARDY American governments from with-

creased from $203,117 to $55,068.

A German victory over Englandin is practically B certainty. Total expenditure for June was would mean that we would con- Evidence mounts daily of the tac- up by $524.007 over that for 1938, front a totalitarian economy all tics of boring from within and of biggest single increase being alr

around the globe. except for the relative ease with which cer- raid precautions which cost, $313, Latin America and the remnants tain nations to the south of us 918 as compared with $10,351. The of the British empire, and that could change overnight from Education Department absorbed

our whole manner of living would nominal democracies into actual $185,654 and the Stores Depart be in jeopardy. We would have totalitarian realms. ment required $330,841 as against to decide what to do with our sur- $154.018 in June last year. War

To combat such threats, we need plus, that is, our exports which expenditure was a new heading

have provided the margin of pro-planes, and ships with all possible to be ready to dispatch troops; with demanded $109,107."

841

210

815.90/16

$8 $4

200

$311

$7

China Lights (New)...

84

94.10

H. K. Electric(New)...

H. S. Electrics (Old)...) $38.40

$37

-$17

Macao Electrics (Old))

$18

Macao Electrics (Now)|

$11

***

Sandakan Lighta........

Telephones. (old) 824

Telephones (new)....! S'pore Trections (Ord.)) Industrials

$14.90 Cald, Macg. (Ord.) 8.

$12

Cald., Macg." (Prof.)S..

81

Caston Ices...

$10.40760

Cerments

25

H.K. Ropes......

HE. Gert Loans

100%

JED

$95

34% 34%

(1934)

- 10

(1940).

Miscellaneous

$18:10

18:

$99 4% Loan

Dairy Farms.....

$0.60 Entertainments

$1.60 Constructions (old)...........)

31

Constructions (now).

$7.45. Dale Crawfords..

Nanyang Tobacco.......

$2.15 Sinceres

Watsons

35. th. G.3% 1935G$ Bda.]

S'hai Wing On".

Vibro Filing ...........

Muramans Inv, (Lon.)

...

21.K. Wing. On

$39

18

8/9

4/0

Magamans Inv. (H.K.)

$1

Win, Powells.......

+Sale to Shanghai

REFUND OF

RATES

The Government Gazette poţi-

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JAPANESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

The

fit in our economy.

Would we deal and barter with speed to points of danger. And Hitler or his terms, defy him, or above all, we have got to make tremendous sacrifices in buying up some, tentative arrange-and taking over South American

make ment?

-ECONOMIC WEAPONS FIRST

Our Industry and agriculture face tremendous readjustment,

exports.

MANY PRECEDENTS BROKEN

The fact that normally Europe.

The

Japanese Chamber of possible paralysis, the dictators $0.60 Commerce in Hongkong is being win. The discontent and distress not the. United States, -is the best expanded and additional office ac- caused to us internally would customer for Latin America, puts commodation is now being sought. generate corrosive forces difficult the axis partners in a tremend-. The staff is being increased de- to manage and just as dangerous ously advantageous bargaining spite the unsettled conditions into our democracy as armadas and position.

important con- ference-held at Havana was-really- South China-

fleets-off-our-shores. The opening of a showroom in. Hitler, therefore, is more likely a test of strength between our- the Central "District to display to attack us with economic, wea-selves and the anti-democratie samples of Japanese products has pons first.-

forces. The struggle is not. hypo- also been planned,

incredible that thethetical. It is un now.

150 058.

$161

$95

41

37

$31

It seems

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The Chamber has also decided Germans' really might try to van". The record, therefore, does not to establish an information bureau quish this hemisphere, but this is permit us to indulge in compia- upon what has been possible in flank our military position by cut $8.20 to provide detalls of Japanese an era of the incredible No one can hopes that the dictators' the past.

ting behind into our vulnerable $1.86 manufactured-goods,

Tknows for sure. The point is we ambitions and ability to fulfi Hitler probably would hot send Latin-American backyard. Mr. B. Myshima, former editor must not run the risk of staking them will cease at the European his bombers over our eastern sea- The stronger, and more decisive of the Hongkong Nippo has been our future upon such uncertain- and African water's edge. Logie board this year or for several we are now in meeting the threats 89.20 appointed Chief Secretary of the ties.

and history may say further con-years to come. If England suc- to

our military and economic quests are impossible for decades, cumbs, but there is the chance fronts the greater the possibility many precedents have been broken tense arrangements mature, and the other side of the Atlantic whe- if at all, but already this year too that he might try before our de- that Hitler will have to stay on Mr. M. Onuki, who has been in to date point to its inability to permit us to rely any longer already he is attempting to out-ther he wants to or not. charge of the Chamber snice the stand still. outbreak of the Sino-Japanese We must plan to operate upon hostilities, has been appointed the possibility that Hitler, Musso- Second Secretary.

lini and Co. will reach over into

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$39

$14

H.K. STOCK

EXCHANGE

re-organised Japanese Chamber

of Commerce in Hongkong, while

MUST PREPARE FOR WORST

Nazism is dynamic and all signs

HUGE MINERAL TREASURE

LIES IN

now comprising Canada and the northern part of the United States was like in the glacial period.

MYSTERIOUS Saturday, Sept. 7:

Des that. His Excellency the There was a satisfactory passing Council has been of scrip for a Saturday morning Governor in pleased to order under Section coupled with a slight advance in 38A of the Rating Ordinance, 1901, prices. Ordinance No. 6 of 1901, that

: refund of rates for the period July 1, 1940 to March 31, 1941 may be made where, although a tene- ment has not been wholly vacant, one or more floors thereof have been vacant "during the whole of any calendar month in the sald year, provided that:-

(1) the owner elected during; the period January 3 to 12 1939, to pbtain a refund on vacant floors for the tenement concerned by duly signing and returning to the Once of the Assessor within that period-the-form-sent-out for! that purpose.

7(2), the rates for such tenement were paid in advance during the 'first month of the quarter in respect of any part of which a re- fund is claimed,

~(3) notice of vacancy was given before the 16th day of the first month of the period of vacancy,

(4) the claim for refund in respect of the whole or a part of any quarter has been sent in to Assessor's Office within Afteen days; after the expiration of the quar-: ter.

NOW

BUYERS

H.K. Barks, $1,295. Canton Ins.. $180. Unions Ins., $377.50. HK. Fire Ins., $150. Wharves, $90.--- Docks (Old), $16.75. Lands, $30.50. Humphreys, $8.80. Realties, $3.55. Trams, $15.70. Star Ferries, $58.

Yaumati Ferries, $21.50. China Lights (Old), $7. Electrics, $38.40. Telephones Old), $24. Telephones (New), $9.65. Cements. $16.50. Dairy Farms, $18.10. Watsons, $8.90. Entertainments;

SELLERS

China Underwriters, 10 cts.

SALES

H.K. Banks, $1,300. Docks (Old), $16.90, Landa, $30.50.

Realties, $3.65.

China Lights (Old), $7, China Lights (New). $4,10. Cements, $16.50,

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