1940-12-12 — Page 9

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

Finance and Commerce

NANNING LOSSES TOTAL RICE SHORTAGE

OVER 20 MILLION

KWEILIN, Dec, 11 (Centra))-Investigations" carried out by the Kwangi Industrial Co-operatives have revealed large civilian casualties and extensive material losses in the various outlying districts of Nanning. In view of the importance of reviving production in these districts, the Kwangs CLC. has moved its headquarters from Pingyang to Nanning to assist the authorities in relief and rehabilitation work.

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According to the investigations,; u-operatives among the farmers. 5,234 persons are missing, 28,978 Meanwhile, officials are also heng heads of cows-killed, 451,388 plculs dispatched to Wuming. Shanaza

IN SHANGHAI

100 Thousand Bags

To Be Imported

CHUNGKING, Dec 10 (Central) -A decision to purchase 100,000 the bags of foreign rice before end of this month to relieve the current acute shortage of staple in Shanghai was reached

the:

FINANCE & GENERAL

HEAVY MANURING OF

LANDS NECESSARY

Vital as it is to Malaya, the question of foodstuffs produc- tion is one of peculiar difficulty, says dr. W." N. C, Belgrave; Director of Agriculture, 8.8., and Adviser on Agriculture, FM.S., In his report on Agricultural Department for 1939. Food crops other than rice, he adds, cannot be grown in Malaya continu- ously, or on non-virgin hand without resorting to heavy maner. ing with organic manure.

Further, the majority of the population Bre essentially rice

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eaters and will not substitute other LEAN PROSPECT foodstuffs for rice except under, stress of circumstances, Arty great FOR SIR JOHN increase in other foods would not

LATHAM available at a resonable price. find a market so long as rice is

For these reasons, continues Mr

of foodstuffs lost and 24.346 houses and Bulls to investigate losses in yesterday at a joint meeting of Belgrave, the main effort has been the ometals of the International, directed to acceleration of existing Settlement and French Conces Progammes for provision of irrigs

destroyed. Calculated on the basis those districts.

of $200 per cow, $1250 per pleul

of foodstuffs, and $500 per room

in a house, the total losses of the

villages affected amount to $23, BRITAIN'S

210,850. Averagely, each household

in a village sustained a

loss of

$354, each person a lose of $80.50 and every three households lost one head of cow

RELIKE PURPOSES

FINANCIAL

and

re-

ston, Mr. Yu Ya-ching, presentatives of rice dealers, ac- cording to a Shanghal message,

al The decision was based on plan advanced by Mr. Yu for the establishment of а granary in regular stock of 200,000 bags of rice for. WASHINGTON. Dec. 11 (Reuter) curreat consumption. The plan -High officials of the United also calls for gradual reduction

RESOURCES Shanghai to store up

WIS!

tion facilities for rice cultivation and the better utilisation of land already under, cultivation.

Sugar and MATCH RATIONS, IN JAPAN

Australia's Minister to Japan (Sir John Latham) who visited Hongkong recently on his way to Tokyo may be limited to half a pound of sugar a month and five. matches day when he reaches Tokyo, states the Sydney Bun.

Propaganda for cultivation. of other foodstuffs has been limited to that necessary for domestic consumption, when her by the individual or by

Br John Latham said that re- labour forces of plantations of mines.

cently after he can been guest of Owing to the economies neces-honour at a cocktail party given sitated by the war, the report is by the Japanese Australia Society In view of the tremendous losses States defence and fiscal depart-in prices.

At the meeting, the price of restricted to a brief resume of in Sydney. suffered by the villagers, it is im-ments have been summoned to the

agricultural conditions in the year ¦ Japan, 68 x wartime measure, perative to raise large sums for Treasury to meet Mr. Henry Mor- the first grade Saigon' rice

under review.

has prohibited the importation of relief purposes. Complying with a genthau, Secretary of the Treasury, fixed at $87 per picul." On the petition of the CIC, the Kwangs! He will tell them facts concern- same day of last year, the at The report also refers to the in-matches and wines. These com

two foreign-ad-

teresting experiments that have modities with sugar, are strictly Provincial Government has ordering Britain's Anancial resources thorities of the

areas in Shanghal been carried out to ascertain the rationed. ed an

appropriation of $200,000 which have been given by Sir Fre-ministered from the Provincial Bank, which derick Phillips, Under Secretary of fixed the price of the first grade effect of mining slime in Irrigation

Air John Latham applied for a native rice at $40 per picul. The water on padi, cultivation. The will be used as a fund for grant the British Treasury.

since price has

gone up more report says that unfortunately, special permit to take half a gross ing credit loans to farmers in

It is understood that at a con-

owing to erratie working of the of matches and a small quantity order to enable them to

versation lasting two hours at than 100 per cent,

dredge from which slimes were of sugar with him. production.

Morgenthau's home on Monday,

taken consequent upon the opera- Bir John Latham intended tion of Tin Restriction, reliable take also a quantity of Australian if the necessary wines with him crop Agures were not obtained.

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resume

The CIC has sent out three Sir Frederick presented a balanced relief squada to the 19 large statement of Britain's resources villages of Nanning to organise and costs of supply.

H.K. STOCK EXCHANGE

December 11. The improvement noted yester- day was continued during the short session, which witnessed an SHAREBROKERS ASSOCIATION encouraging turnover. The market

closed firm.

HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS

STOCK EXCHANGK

·RATON

Baler Sellers

Nomine!

$1355

$1350

ERO

£77

$74

:

$3.40

$33

$3,80

$74

$40 #304

$18)

$11.20

$25

$101

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WEDNESDAY Boyer

11 DEC.

Banks

EL.K. Banke

Do. (Col. Bag.)

Do. (Lon. Reg.!....!

Chartered Banks .....

298 Mercantile Bki, “A”.

2108 Mercantile Hks, "O".

Bank of East Avia.....

N. C. & S. Banks.

12 ct.

Insurances

$185

Canton insuYNECOL................

$305

Union Insurance $800

$1

Underwriters

$160 H.K. Fire.............

Shipping

$136 Douglases

Steambonta

Ballers

Sorinal

*

!!!!

$1350

£80

B25t

£104

$73

**

$1.85

$395

AO ct.

8150

$135

BICO Indo-Chinas (Pref.)...

$100

$90 Indo-Chinna (Del.)

$100

35/0

Shelle

35/0

$7

$7

H.K. & E. Wharva...

$5,55

Providents

$92. $5.55/15.83]

$17.95)

H.K. Docks (Old)... $17.90

$17.95/18.

$17.40

#31}

16/3

#

$31

Waterboats

Docks, Wharves,

Godowns, etc.

H., Docks (New),

+Shanghai Docka...................!

Mining

Kailan mantı

Raubs

1 cta. Hong Kong Mine......

Lands, Hotels and Buildings

H.K, & B. Hotel........

H.K. Lands.

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BUYERS HK. Banks, $1,355, Bank of East Asia, 574. Wharves, $92.

Docks (Old), $17.75, Docks (New), $17.25,

Providents, 35.50,

Hotels, $3.40.

Lands, $33.50.

Humphreys, 37.60,

Realties, $3.80.

Star Ferries, $59.50. Electrics (Old), $40, Electrics (New), $39,50. Sandakan Lights, $11.20. Telephones (Old), $25.50. Telephones (New). $10.25.

Dairy Farms, $18.75. Watsona, $10.50.

Entertainments, 37.

SELLERS

·Cements, $18.75. Ropes, $7,10,

BALFS HK. Banks, $1,360/63. Docks (Old), $18 Providents, $5.55/80. Humphreys, $7.75.

Electrics (Old), $40. Ropes, $8.

Dairy Farms, $19.

Watsons. $10.50/60.

HONGKONG

SHAREBROKERS'

ASSOCIATION

Volume of Business Transacted on Wednesday, Dec. 11. 1949. SALES

There was, however, on indies-permission is granted. tion that the slimed water damag- ed or in any way hindered vegeta- tive growth of the crop.

POT EXPERIMENTS

An examination of the possibi-

THURSDAY - DECEMBER 12, 1940. -PAGE-

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CHRISTMAS

AND

NEW YEAR HAMPERS

NO. 1 HAMPER

quart Lanson Dry Champague Gordon's Dry Gin Black & White Whisky

NO. 2 HAMPER

i quart Lanson Dry Champagna

Black & White Whisky Gordon's Dry Gin

Hunt's Manzanilla Sherry

-$20.00-

-$25.00

NO. 3 HAMPER

1 quart Lanson Dry Champagne

1

Black & White Whisky

11

I

11

Gordon's Dry Gin

1

Hunt's Vino de Pasto Sherry

-$35.00

"1

Sandeman' One Star Fort

1 pint Gordon's Crenic de Menthe

Special Ham ers made to suit Customers requirements.

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

WINE DEPARTMENT

Queen's Building. to

Telephone 20636.

HONORARY POST Uganda Xmas BIG RUMANIAN

lity of paddling hill-quartzite solls FOR LOYAL

to enable them to retain water

sufficiently for padi cultivation EASTERN RULER

was put in hand, and pot experi-

Warm

ments were commenced to deter LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuter) mine the rate of decomposition of An Eastern ruler who is a three types of weeds characteristic supporter of the British cause has of the off-season growth of dif- been appointed ferent padi areas.g

Commodore, It is

Reviewing the agricultural conditions in Malayk--is · 1939, Mr. Belgrave: says that up to the onfbreak of hostilities, prices remained low and trade In many products was feature- less. Following the declaration of war, prices, were erratic, nominal in many cases; more- ment of stocks was hampered by, shipping difficulties and re- organisation, and for certain products there was, therefore, huta sinail trade actually passing. During the last quarter of the year. the position became clearer; prices, however, showed no 'parti- cular inclination to move either way, with the exception of rubber, Isagu and taptoes which, appreciat

ed in value. The volume and total value of agricultural trade showed an increase over the previous year,

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VALUABLE MINERALS | DISCOVERED IN YUNNAN

KUNMING, Dec. 10 (Central)

Two valuable minerals, quick

Box Fund

LONDON, Dec. 11" (Reuter) ---

OIL FIRE

ROME Dec. 11 (Reuter)-A large are broke out in the Rumaníari

al Christmas Box Fund ofl zone in Prahova valley, accord-

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has been opened in Uganda and ing to a Bucharest despatch to the a sum of £700 was collected on official News Agency, which "adds””

the connected with the al wells there the arst day. The money will be that all officials and workmen."""

unconditionally to Air giver honorary announced in peoples of Britain and Greece.

through Southampton,

the London Gazette..

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its

have been placed under preventive arrest, pending investigations,

German troops co-operated wit

Rumanian authorities'

the air- tackling the fire:

gift He is Emir Abdullah of Trans-mayer, has sent its thanks to the Jordan who at the outbreak of Lord Mayor of London for a war, telegraphed his loyalty to of £10,000 for the relief of King George and recently said raid victims,

were in- This money from the Lord most £450,000 has already been that if Trans-Jordan

distributed to those made home volved in the war the Arabs would Mayor of London comes from, a rise as one man against the in- fund which received contributions less in the indiscriminate Nazi. air

vader.

from all over the world and al-raids.

PRE-PAID ADVERTISEMENTS.

The following classes of advertisements are charged at the price giers below SITUATIONS VACANT.

HOUSES AND APARTMENT9 WANTED.

HOUSES AND APARTMENTS TO BE LET. MISCELLANEOUS WANTS.

Announcements not exceeding 25 Words are inserted under this heading at a Pre-paid

If Charges collected, 82.00. Rate of $1.50 for THREE INSERTIONS.

HOTELS

WANTED TO BUY

FOR JADED APPETITES!

WE PAY HIGH PRICES

for all gold and silver articles, REAL RUSSIAN FOOD

silver and tale, have been dis-gold bars, diamonds and jewels.

5 $1,380.00 covered in western Yunnan.

In

on the ..Yunnan- 5.55 Parma highway, quicksilver-bear- 19.00 ing ores are found in

$3.50

Do. 4% Debenturak...]

+ $100

#1 Shanghai Lands.

$3.60

H.K. Realties.

$3.90

87

Humphreys

Chinese Existes..........-.-. Cotton Mills

Ewo (B)......

IR.

$381

HK. Banks

3165 Sai Cotions (8.)...)

$165

5

Wing On Textile (8.3

Zoeng Bings (8.)........

1,385.00 Yungchang.

$195

China Providents

500

Public Utilities

Dairy Farms

200

H.K. Tramway........ | 8171 $7.40 Paak Tram told)....

$17.55/17

HK. Docks (0.)

2100

17.40 HK. Electrics (0.)

100

$3 HK. Electrics .(0) 160 $591

HK Hoteir

99,50

(mountain) area.

*500

$244 $7,35 C.D. C.D. $7.10

6:00

3,60 3.60

Investigation, has

Humphreys

1000

7.75

of fine quality.

100

8.00

FK Ropes

1000

now being taken by the Yunnan

for

AB. WatsonE

200

8370

$17.56/...

$7,35

$7.10

$40

H.

$187

$1.80

Park Trams (now)....

Star Ferries.........................

1942 7'mati Ferries.....$24

Chias Lights (0).Sun) China Lights (New)...]

Plectrice Ol... $39.80 H. K. blection New)... #39

Electrica

Macso

8174 Machs Flectrics (New)

Sandakan Lights... Telephones (018)..... Telephones (*** S'port Tractions (Ord.

Industrials

(new).......

$14,90 Cald.. Maeg. (Ord.) 8.

Cald, Macg... (Pral.)8.

Canton Icon....

Cementa

$7.10 H.K. Bopes

$98

HK Gort Loans

14% Loan

294 31%

804 31%

(1934)

(1940)

Miscellaneous Dairy Farmadonncateg Entertainmente. ......... Construction (old).......

SLR/

·

$1$

31

100

TE

$10.30

50 sta

0181/18

38" $95

$18.50

$6.80

BIZ

01

Constructions (na)...

10

Lane Crawford...vem

Nanyang Taboo..... $3}

$2.15 Sinceres

11.99

$104

$101/60

36 Ch. G.5%

192503 Bda.

H.K. Wing On

-$14

$7.70

Vibro Piling

$8

Maramans Inv. (H.K.) $1.90 Wm. Powell

BIDT

S'hai Wing Un

7/6 Marimans ·Inv, (Lon.)

+Sale to Shanghai

$39

extensive

18.00 areas, while a tale mine is located

Apply China Gold Refning Co. Pedder Building, 2nd Boor, Room 8.

WE OFFER HIGH FRICKS-for 40.00 at Laovin in the Mlaokungshan any amount of gold articles,

diamonds, silver, etc. No holidays. established Apply Chins Building, 7th Booz. that the ores of both minerals are Tel. 30727. Eurasia Gold. Refining

Active steps are Co.

-.. 17.00

10.60 Reconstruction Department

the exploitation of the two miner

The total value is $89,590.00 Little Air Activity

*Bale on 'Tuesday, the 10th Inst.

RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING The Hongkong Stock Exchange has received a cable from Raub Australian Gold Mining Co, code, and in translating same reads

as follows:-"Report" 566 fine ounces 1608."

GERMAN VESSEL

INTERCEPTED

in

Over Britain

LONDON, -- Dec. 11 irteuter) --

the British coast singly during

WANTED KNOWN

ORDERS TAKEN for hand-made sweaters, Ladies" jumpers, Babies' outfits, etc., at $5.00 each for workmanship.

suppiled by customer.

Send particulars of address, etc., to Box 502, HK.D.P.

A few enemy aircraft approached Wool and model desired, to be yesterday, some of which pene- trated into east Kent Reports re- ceived Indicate, says an Air Ministry communique, that only two bombs were dropped,' causing little, damage and no casualties.

COASTAL COMMAND

Substantial increases · are

That "WE" have an outstand- ing assortment of latest American. to dresses for all occasions and price take place in the RAF Coastal to suit all purses. Call at “Vanity

Shop" (Lazarus) Pedder Strect

LONDON, Dec. 11 (Reuter)-It Command

is confirmed the British cruizer Announcing this in the House HMS. Diomede intercepted the of Commons yesterday, Mr. Chur- German merchant vessel Idarwald, chill said that although there Is

Experienced Book-keeper Wants The Diomede had sent a prise no need at present for a change Students to form a class. Guaran- crew aboard but was unable to in the position of the Command tee students to keep a whole set of prevent the scuttling of the ahip of the RAP It was necessary books after completion of a course The entire crew of the Idarwald, that it should play a more Im-of 6 months. For Term and Par numbering 45, was taken virisoner portant part than in the past ticulars, Please Apply to:-Boz

Nr 192 10. H.K.D.P. aboard the Tonede

in the protection of trade,

Tilfio $1.00 Dinner $1.25

METROPOLE HOTEL

TAILOR

LAM SHIU SHEK 334, Nathan Bord,

Kowloon, Tel 57712. Guaranteed delivery 1 sult in 24 hours notice and 8 hours for a pair of trousern.

Help your Friend and his Hobby by giving POSTAGE STAMPS

for

his collection

and

SEEDS FOR HIS GARDEN

We can supply the goods of" his and your want

GRACA & CO.

Dealers in Postage Stamps, Garden Seeds, etc., etc. 10. Wyndham Street

Bangkong Established: 1896

TEA DANCE

DAILY

EXCEPT MONDAYS

5 to 7.30 PM

ENGRAVERS

FEI FEI & CO. Photo Engravers

18, Cochrane Stresi Telephone No. 22324.

AUCTIONEERA

GRLYEST COLLECTION OF BARGAINS IN TORNI

LAMMETS SECTION BOM

Jimmy's

BUTTERICK

Expert Ladies Tailor New Style Beady Made Dresses. Overcosts and Costumes

Z FOR SALE

16. Wyndham Street,"

Tel: 23615