1940-12-05 — Page 9

HONGKONG DAILY "PRESS

Finance and Commerce

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FINANCE & GENERAL

Malaya's Skin Dealers Have Started Tanning Process

Before the way, Singapore" exported considerable quantities of reptile skins to Europe, and during an average month, at Toast. 5.000 python skina would be shipped from here, together with as many as 20,000 lizard and 18,000 water snake skins. says the Malaya. Tribune.

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At that time, Germany was the main buyer of these, skins in the raw state, and two firms in the town' acted as their arents' for the purchase of suitable reptiles from all parts of the Malay Peninsula. The average priéé"paid for raw skids win In the region of $3 for a large sized pythons, 11.50 for an fèumā, and $1 for a water snaks

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1940, -PAGE 9.

CHRISTMAS

AND

NEW YEAR HAMPERS

NO. 1 HAMPER

A quart Lanson Dry Champagns

1

Gordon's Dry Gin

black & White Whisky

NO. Z HAMPER

1 quart Lanson Dry Champagne

-$20.00

Black & White Whisky

"Gordon's Dry Gìa »

-$25.00

or

1

Hant's Manzanilla borry

NO. 3 HAMPER

GOVERNMENT SCHEME

quart Lanson Day. Olampagne

15

Black & White Whisky

Gordon's Toy: Gin..

*M.

Hunt's Vino, de Easto Sherry

Sandemanne Star Fort

pist Gordon Creme de Meatbe

-$35.00

Special Hampers made to suit Customers requirements.

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

WINE" "DEPARTMENT

LONDON, Des. i (Reater)-Helsinki Arbetarbladet's lander entitled "American Help" sey#: "The United States Merchant

ORIGIN OF THE Navy comprises no small part in the international tonnage. The

SPITFIRE FUND United States with her 11,000,000 tons possess the world's second largest merchant fort. England naturally takes first place.

LONDON, Doc, 4 (Router)

But now the trade with Ger-completed each day. Tanned goat From the beginning, Euorpe's Together they rule half of the

an "eight million Credit for powers have world tonnage. When additionally reading military such seafaring nations as Norway, scarcely realised what it means sterling ideas goes to the Editor many has stopped and the Jap-akin has been found to be very

Greece turn over to fight all the present British of the West Indies newspaper, the apere have prohibited the pursuitable for the manufacture

chase of skins for import into shoes, wid handbagi Jamaica Gleaner." their ships to the Anglo-Saxon Empire. Btu less, have they

As mark of gratitude their country. local dealers have traffic, it means that England con- thought as to how they will fight

The rest, and - Inggist, goat trols the world's principal trafic.700,000,000 people, and larger RAF. lighters prowess in sweep- to rely upon whatever business It now seems that Britain has proportion of the world's food,ing the skies of German raidera there is from America, and the

Malayan goat being of an interior passed the war's moet critical industrial and raw material re- and squashing the projected pantries which are outside the skins are obtained from Java, the

vasion of Britain, the newspaper immediate war zone.

Many types of animal and ren broddar phase. She has been able to de-sources.

fund to present new

A Government scheme, bow- The British people are a stif-opened a

tile skins arrive at local factories fend her islands with her own re- sources and the fight for her necked breed and they have shown Spitfires to the BAF

The Ides spread throughout regularly. At the present time, ever, is under consideration, t Crocodile akin there present. rot, the improvement of colonies is only just beginning proof of a greater solidarity and

five the local breed, and it is proposed American help with time, will cohesion than usually exist be Britain and the Empire with such there is a

rapidity that tween the independent states,

Government which is 25 feet long and therefore take on an even more

America's help is B witness spokesman yesterday was able to feet wide, also a python skin 23 to import specially, selected goats offensive character.

Commons feet in length, both of these were and distribute them among anal- thereof and will be a decisive war inform the House of development.

that over £8.000.000 were already captured in Johore.. Some months holders, free of charge. It has xxo, a crocodile skin: 30 feet long been suggested that representa. contributed or promised.

tives froth the fieltural D Amid, cheers he expressed his was received from Sandakan.

should go to the Before the war, 75 per cent, or partment the crocodile akina from here were kampong and supervise, the despatched to "Germany, but now breeding of the gists, and... Léo all the tanning is done in amas. that proper methods are adopted.

The tanning process for goat pore.

that for Realising that any considerable skin is the

lizards. It is this colossa; industrial power kang, deputy director of the Over-

trade i reptile skins, of necesnakes, which is now being mobilised for sess Board of the Kuomintang

A fair general demand having sity, inust be postponed, enter Iguanas lime. acid, soda, and the war,

Central Executive Committee, Mr. Chi-

set in buyers increased their bids prising heal firms have com alum being the main essentials in Huang Chisheng, overseas

CHUNGKING, Dec. 4 (Central) and a fair business was done at menced to tan'goat skins, and at all cases Between the Atlantic flows

National

tie Skins are usually sold ta

-Important decisiona, have, been improved prices, particularly in the present time over 50 skins are steadily increasing stream of men, nese delegate to the

provisions People's Assembly, called

retail stores before they are cured" munitions, machines,

LONDON, Dee-4 (Heuber)An teached at the Health Conference and ammunition for account of Lin Sen, Chairman of the Na-Providents, Watsons, Cements, and

Telephones.

and tahinëd, and then a "tanning allegation that the recent Heavy summoned by the National Health BUYERS the British Military Commend. įtionst Government, yesterday.

tee, on a foot" baile is exports of gold from Portugal to Adminigration and concluded ou The war is intensifying, destruc-

EK, Banks. $1,270.

charged.

the United States might include November 24. DYZING PROCESS Canton Ins., $185.

billion seized by dermaby in 60%) Among them, were, thote con If a skin requires to be dyed, cupled countries was implied by a cerning wartime nutrition, anti- before leaving the factory, it is questioner in the House of Com-cholera and malaria measures,

prevention and cure of venérea..... treated with a vegetable extract, mons yesterday. such as gambler, or mangrove

HEAVY INDUSTRY What this means can be under- stood when one remembers that 40 per cent, of the world's heavy in- dustry exists in the United States. 1

Europe is no longer the world's į dominating industry centre as it was in the eighteenth

Overseas Delegate Sees Lin SenTM CHUNGKING, Dec. 4 (Central)

century, ' ---Accompanied by Mr. Chow Chi-

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During the interview, Mr. Huang tion increasing and hope for peace presented the Chief Executive Is evaporating.

banner as a token of respect,,

HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS

STOCK EXCHANGE,

Bapers #s

$1270

SHAHYBROKERS' 'ASSOCIATION

Balan Somina

WEDNESDAY

Buyer Hillere

4 DEC.

Banks

H.K. Banks

Do.. [Col. Eeg.)

Chartered Banka ......

$1275

141

Back of Bad Avis....... $72.

Sominal

£73

1967

£100

appreciation

H.K. STOCK EXCHANGE

Docks (Old),' $16.50. Providents, $5.10.

Lands, 531.50.

Trans, $16.80.

Yatimati Ferries, $22.50. Lights (Old) C.D., $7.10. Lights (New) C.D., $8.70... Electrics (Old); $38.50, Electrics (New), $38 ** Sandakan Lights, $11. Telephones (Old), $24.50. Telephones (New), $10.

Cements, $17,85.

Ropes. $6.80.

Dairy Farms, $15.

"Watsons, $10,

Entertainments, $6.653- Constructions (Old), $1.60.

SELLERS

Realties, $3.45,

HONGKONG

SHAREBROKERS'

ASSOCIATION

Queen's Betding

Portuguese crocodiles, or Gold Exports

ER JUN

4, "

Questioned

:

Telephode 20636"

CHINESE

HEALTH CONFAB

DECISIONS

Mr. Dalton. Minister for diseases, wartime rellatwork bark (kutch) both of which are Economie Warfare; However, stated among civilians, and institution of obtamed locally. Having been that a strict watch was being kept itata medicine, d

The decisions, will be referred tr $6.85 treated with gambler, or kutch, on all such shipments and if he

Volume of Business. Transacted on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 1949. SALES China Lts, (N.) C.D. China Providenti

Cements

5.16 the ins are neutralised with had reason to believe that any the National Health Administra 5.15 soda, and are then olled with fish consignment was German property tion for enforcement. 5.25 ofl.

OF HUNAN SBULOVAN, Des & (Central)-- legg together with it is used! but to save labour, there are ma-The Provincial Bank of Hansh *18.75

Having been treated with aibu shines to mix the elemicals in has established a branch osice at the large stone hatha and there are Shufiwan, which was formally meh. the skin is passed to 24.75 power driven polishing machine other machines to shave the skins opened for business. yesterday. to the required thickness: A re-Deposita received during the open- 10.00 (for final treatment.

Most of the work the loan) (volving: aniéry wheel serves as a day amounted to more thani

$1,000,000. tanning factory is done by hand.buffing pad for smoothing.

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873

600

500

800

he wondd not hesitate to take the

£73

1000

5.25

270

Do. Lon. Reg.)....

2000 17.50

500

£95

Mercantile Bks. "A".

A brilliant finish is obtained by necessary action.

the smearing on albumen, in 17.75 form at ex-blood, df"if the case

PROVINCIAL BANK

Dairy Farms

100

18.75

210 1/16

Mercantile ka "C"

of a whitả: skin the white of in-

HK Docks, (0.)

-500

18.70

$72

T. C. & B. Benks....

10 ot.

250

Insurances

EK. Docks (M.).

#186

Canton InsuraBROS...

$185

H.K. Electrics (N) ...

33 50

16.25

38.50

$39

Union Insurances...... #3874) #395

*3921

$1

80 ct

H.K. Telephone, (0.) 500 HK. Telephones (N.) 500

$150

$150

Trama, $17.25.

325

10.00

Sandakan Lights, $11.50.

100

10.10

'',

$135

SALES

HK, Tramways“

800

17.00

$11

$81

J

Union Ina $391.

HK. Hotels

500

3.48

$100

$80

Indo-China (Def.).

$100

Providents, $5.10/25.

HK. Realtles

300

3.45'

39/8

Shelis...

32/6

Trains, $17.

$7

Waterboats

.37

Telephones (Old), $24.75.

HK. Landa ..................... Unionis

2 31.00

23 341,00

Docks, Wharves.

Telephones (New), $10, .

Godowns, etc.

Cements, $17.50

9458

H.K. & K. Wherrel..

:

1894

Watsons $10.15.

The total value

$123,805.80,

86.15

Providenta

$4.90

H.K. Docks (Old)..... $18.80 $16.80 $16,80)

$18

H.K. Docks (New)..... 416)

#31+Shanghai Docks...............

$301

Mining

18/3

Kailans

16/3

草

Raabe ......

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The following classes of advertisements are charged at the price given below

"BITUATIONS VACANT..

HOUSES AND APARTMENTS WANTED.

HOUSES AND APARTMENTS TO BE LET. MISCELLANEOUS WANTS

Announcements not exceeding 25 Words are inserted under this heading at a Pre-pald Rate of $1.50 for THREE INSERTIONS. If Charges collected, $2.00,

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Shipping

Underwriters. parapher

B.K. Fires....................`

$135, Douglasın. Parasengand

Steamboats................***

$100 Indo-China (Prof.)...

$16.80

#3.45

$-2

i

..

ots Hong Kong Mines...

Lands, Hotels and Buildings

H.K. & S. Hotels....... $3)

L.K. Lands

$100 Do 4% Debentures....

$114 Shanghai Landa.........

H.K. Realties*

$100 Chinese Estate.

$7.20 1umphreya

Cotton Mill

$391

Ewo (8.)mecomme

#186

$314

$32

3100

$3.45

$7.15

S'hai Cetions (8).......

Zeong Bings (8.)................. Wing On Terlies (8.))

Public Utilities

1.K. Tramwaya......: $18.80

$7,40 Peak Trama (old)....

Ali.

X.B. $38)

1185

$125

$17/18.80

$3.70 Pesk Trama" (now)...

848

Star Ferries

2571

Y'Sali Ferrin.

C.D.

China Lights (O)......

sea $7

$6.70

Chica Lights (New)

86.70

$381

Ftv

H.K. Flectrics ('Old)...] $38.40

NB

H.K. 1.Bertilon. New)...], #30]

$381

$17

Macan Electrics (Old)

$18

Macao Electrics (New}}

$1.2

$1

$17.85 $6.80.

$18

$8,85

$1.00

Sandakan Light....

Taleplionca pr

Telephones (new)..... #91 B'pore Tractions (Ord.} Industrial

91490 Cald., Macg. [Ord.) B Cald. Marg. (Prof.)8.

Canton Loos....

Cements

H.K. Ropes

HE GOTL Low

$98 4% Loan

104.3% 319%

(2934) (1940).

MiscellaneoNS Dairy Farme......... Entertainmentdan Consignctions (old).. Constructions (new).

39 Lane Crawforda.......

Nanyang

Tobacco....

215' Sincere nonuses:

Watsons

as Ch.

Ch. G.5%, 18250$Bds 838 ||ILK. Wing Onli

***

S'hai Wing Us

17.80 Vibro Piling

7/6 Marsmans Toy, don.

9/9 Maratanas Inv. (H.K. $1.80, wm, Powel

+Bale to Shanghai

50 ata.

$6.80

·$6.50

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CHAOTIC CONDITIONS IN FRANCE

France appears at present to be a country where everyone is travelling and where travel conditions are at their worst.

If ever there has been chaos in a railway time-table it exists now on the French lines in the non-occupied xone, writes a. Dally ' Mau reporter.

No train by any conceivable chance ever makes a connexion with any other at any Junctions The usual thing is for one train to arrive at midnight and for the other to leave late the next afternoon.

Occasionally, somebody

makes moved. Each man has op

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his

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WE OFFER HIGH PRICES for any amount of gold..........articles,

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the first train arrive at midnight right arms a-stampea white fras-

WE PAY HIGH PRICES and the second leave at exactly sard with the word "demobilisa *** for all gold and sliver articles, the same hour. That means that They crowd the railway stations gold Bars, diamonds and jewels. waiting rooms and $7.40 the unfortunate passengers have and

Every Apply China Gold Remming Co. $3.70 24 hours to walf, as even on the street in the vicinity of the räff-Pedder Building. 2nd floor, Room 8,

main lines there is rarely more way station in their thousanda, than one so-called express a day. There is little sign of Joy among Now with this railway confusion "them at the prospect of being able -often with old tracks, broken- to return home t down chaches, and wheezy locomo They Know they are a deleated diamonds, silver, etc. No holidays. tives there are millions of French army with the prospect of seeing Apply Chins Building, 7th floor. women and children travelling their country just a fawn in the Tell 30721. Eurasia Gold Ronning

There are still 1,400,000, Belgians game where orice she was queen, 1and Dutch to be sent back to thate

BITTERNESS homes. They are given specfti

Most of them appear to have trains which take them ever so slowly-I was told or one train some money, their haversacks are full; and they have food-white which, took 10 days to go Clermont-Ferrand to Brussels but bread and great hunks of cheese

and labs of ham #17 direct to their destination.

Buch trains run into siding They sit wearly to corners cut several times a day for food and ting at their bread with their hot drinks to be given to the weary curved clasp knives and taking an

occasional drink D

I have noticed that they keep men still to be demobilised, Roms very much to themselves in dis

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Then there are 2,000,000 French

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ORDERS TAKEN for hand-made sweaters, Ladies Jumpers, Bables outats, etc., at $5.00 each for POSTAGE STAMPS workmanship.

Wool and model desired, to be supplied by customer.

Bend particulars of address, eta,

to Box 502,, HKDP.

The "WE" have an outstand-

of them can go home on their tinctive age groups.

In one corner you will see mening assortment of latest American they live in the non- own it Succupied sane. But all those in of 40 and over-led veterans dresses for all occasions and price the occupied zones have to travel of the last war. These do not to suit all purses. Call at "Vanity 12.30 in convoys with official card at talk much. When they do it is Shop" (Lazarna) Pedder Street.

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There

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Near thera but never mixing with them will be the youngsters.

Experienced Book-keeper Wants has been no time or those of 20 to 25, who have seen Students to form a class. Guaran- money or opportunity to fit all their first wa. They seem more tee students to keep a whole set of the demobilised men with civilian discontented, and sus clothes, so they are being sent Their sidert ad

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