1941-02-12 — Page 9

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

Finance and Commerce

H.K. STOCK

EXCHANGE

The market was featureless.

BUYERS

H.K. Govt. 34% Loan (1994), 93,25

Cts.

HK Govt. 31% Loan, (1940), 93

Ots.

HK. Banks, $1405. Bank of East Asia, $78. Canton Ins., $215.

H.K. Fire Ins.. $170.

Union Las.... $410.

Docks (0), $17,50.

Docks (N), $17.

Providents, $5.80,

Lands 4% Debentures, $97.50.

Star Ferries, $56.50.

Lights (0), $8.

Cements, $17.50.

Ropes. $8.50.

Entertainments.. $7.

Constructions (0); $1,60.

SELLERS

H.K. Banks, $1425.

Providents, $5.80.

Realties, $3.75

Trams, $18,20,

SALES

Docks (0), $17.75. Docks (N), $17.

Trams, $18.05.

Lights (O), $8.15. Mectrics (O), $40.25.

U.S. DEBT LIMIT

trial.

$1,000,000 RANSOM OBTAINED

BY GANG

COST OF LIVING

IN BRITAIN UP

to 87.

THE VICTIMS

It declined 35 on August 1 but Among the victims of the band, by January 1 this year had risen it was disclosed; were "Mr. Sung to 96... Tsong fang, a Chinese doctor; Mr. Sung King-chow, manager of the

FINANCE & GENERAL

BERLIN DENIES FOOD

CRISIS THREAT

The European continental food situation, especially in the German-occupied territories, although serious, is not considered. critical by the Reich's food experts. They believe that some continental countries may have to tighten their belts further but that a short-range adjustment of supplies between the various territories forming part of the wartime economic bloc under German domination and a long-range rationalisation and shifts in agricultural production will prevent a major food calam- ity.

conten-

43 hectares

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1941.-PAGE

Poor appetite?

TAKE

"BLACK

& WHITE"

LONDON, Feb. 11 (British Wire- | less)—The cost of living index figure in Britain, according to the Ministry of Labour figures, show a

"The British starvation plan is rational planning and direction of The activities of a well organized rise of 12 per cent. during last

utopian in respect to both Greater domestic agricultural production. band of kidnappers, who partici- year.

Germany and the whole of con- The authors of the institute's re- pated in four major abductions re- dex figure was 74 per cent, above nental food situation published tien by the following calculation:

At the beginning of 1940 the in-clusion of an analysts of the con- port are supporting this cently and collected ransom money that for July, 1914, as compared this week by the Berlin Institute With a farmland of totalling more than $1,000.000 were with 56 per cent. immediately be- bared in the First Special District fore the outbreak of war in the or Business Research. In parti per 100 inhabitants the Reich Court, Shanghai, recently when previous September. By March ulac German food experts belleve covers 83 per cent. of its food re- eight suspected members of the 1 the figure had risen to 79 and that supplies from south-eastern quirements domestically and would gang were remanded in custody for on July 1. had again risen sharply Europe and Russia in excess of the theoretically cover 100 per cent, Reich's own requirements will fit possessed 51 hectares per 100, materially contribute to the alle inhabitants. vation of the food situation fri Yet the corresponding proportion North and West European occupied of farmland In population is over | territories

63 hectares in Denmark and Nor- way taken together, and over 62 A significant change is observed rectares in the Netherlands, Bel- m the attitude of leading 'German glum and France. These countries Hotel, Hankow Road who paid a

LONDON. Feb. 1: (Reuter) Award the European

political and military circles to- therefore had sufficient farmland, ransom of $350,000 for his freedom.

food problem the Institute's food experts con- general strength in Gilt-edged Mr. Sung It was revealed, was

since suminer. The original point clude, for attaining food self- and Indian irredeemable stocksful view. repeatedly expressed in sufficiency if they had not follow-fat Plympton Police Court recently, concealed tray, empty but for a held captive by the gang for two months and a ransom of $3,000,000 issues provided

on the mobilisation of India dated the utterances of leading food, ed the "fallacious" policy of de- when Frederick

the feature ofoniciais and

Stanley Toms scrap of louse tobacco stem. Toms originally was asked by the gang yesterday's market on the Stock! was that various occupied countries tries based on imported fodder.

by the Nazi press,veloping livestock and dairy indus- stond in the dock. The two men, denied he had ever carried tobacco. for his freedom.

Exchange. The ringleader of the band was

would have to stretch their own Elsewhere, the market arrested by detectives of the Set-quiet, the early buoyance follow-and that the Reich did not intend" was food supplies through the winter tlement police acting in concerting Mr. Churchill's broadcast be-to assume responsibility for feeding with members of the French police ing mostly not fully maintained them or snaring with them its ow

a Chinese hotel in Rue La- owing to the quietness of trading supplies. fayette. He admitted planning the

Industrial issues were narrow-

Nee Tal Shing Coal Company and

| Mr. Chen, owner of the Wei Tsung

in

INCREASED WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (Reu. ter)-The Federal Debt Limit was increased to £85.000,000,000 and Federal Government obligations "Federal tax exemptions were Te by a vote of the House of Re

moved from future issues of presentatives yesterday.

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

Wall Street was, firm,

ATTITUDE SOFIENED

grain

out satisfactorily

THE MAN "WHO HAD: AN IDEA

NO IF OR MAY BE IT'S THE SCOTCH.

he said, were Customs officers, of in it. the special inquiry staff from London

They asked Toms if he had any goods on which the proper duty had not been paid, and he said he had. They found packages con taining Navy tobacco and perlques (tobacco made up like a sausage and wrapped in hessian).

HOUSE SEARCHED

"This car has now been seized, and will be retained by the Cus toms," said Mr. Stephenson.

The officers also examined a car Toms had previously owned. They found that a box which was in the four kidnappings, but denied actually Irregular and Home Rails, at-harvest turned

Subsequently, when" the

garage showed signs of having participation in them.

been carried under its bonnet. tracted small buying while among and when authorities even clai Frederick Stanley Toms, of Moor

"This is a

case," very serious foreign bonds Belgian and Jap-ed bumper potato and sugar-beet View, Honery, Plymstock, retired

said Mr. Stephenson, "as Toms was.. anese issues improved.

crops the original rigid attitude from the Navy after twenty-two

The officers told him they pro-taking advantage of his position was manifestly, softened. A change years' service with an exemplary posed to search his house and he to get tobacco out of the dockyard in policy might also have been record

raised no objection. They found without paying duty." prompted by a realisation of the He was given 2 chief petty more tobacco there.

Toms pleaded gulity. His coup- undestrable political consequences officer's pension, and they were In a shed fitted up as a tobacco sel said he had already been pun-' that aggravation of the food situa- glad to make him a storekeeper in factory were a bench showing ished by the loss of his job and ASSOCIATIONtion might have for the Relch's the naval barracks,

signs of many cutting operations, his car. military and political plans.

He bought a £300 car. A month fourteen partly-made periques, Reports have been current lately later he was driving it near his damping board saturated with that sizable quantities of fodder house when two men hålled him. nicotine, and other things. and potatoes are being shipped What happened ther was de-

HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS

STOCK EXCHANGE,

Buyer

Bellery Halon

Nominal

SHARKBROKERS' ASSOCIATION

Buyer

deliers

B

Jamina

HONGKONG

SHAREBROKERS'

Volume of Business Transacted on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 1941,

SALES

But he was fined £325 on the Customs charges, and a further £5 on a summons for being in un- Another examination of the car lawful possession of Government 100 $17.50 1rom Germany to occupied terri-scribed by Mr. B. M. Stephenson disclosed under the back seat a stores.

17.75tories and it was revealed semi-

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or politics in the hope of supple- menting food relief already ex- tended by Germany to occupied

Rreas.

THE BERLIN ANALYSIS

TUESDAY

11 FB.

Banks

$1405 $1425 C.D.

H.K. Banka..........

X.D.

£RI

Do. Col. Reg.)'....

C.D. ID.

$1400 Cements

£81

100

£80

Do. (Lon. Beg.).

£80

China Lights (0)

100

£st

Chartered Banki ......

£8E

300

£23

Mercantile Bka. “A”.

£11 | Morenutila Hkx. “Q”.

£111

500

$76

Bank of East Asia......

276

500

N. C. & 8. Banka.....

15 ct,

450

$215

$410

$170

#!

$1

Insurancës

| Canton Insurances......

Union Insorances............

Underwriters

II.K. Fires..........

295

$215 HK. Docks (0)

100

$410 HK. Docks (N)

200

6.15 officially recently that Reich food 5.15 authorities. prompted by the bum- 6.15 per potato crop, had agreed 8.15 [supply occupied countries, notahiy 6.15 Northern France and Belgium, with 6.10 1,000,000 tons of potatoes out of 17.75 roughly 5,000,000 tons by which the 17.00 1940 crop exceeded 1930's.

to

eo ct. R.K. Electrics (0) $165

50

40.25

Shipping

200

8135

Douglases

$135

811

200 100

Steamboats

$84

American ald, Nazis indicate, 40.25 would be welcomed by the Reich 40.25 Government and would be "ad- 40.25 ministered, without regard to race

$100

Indo Chinas (Prof.)...

$100

$60

Indo Chinas (Def)

$100

3,195

45/0

Shells

40/0

-$7

Waterboats

87

*Sale on Monday, the 10th The total value is $44,014,50.

inst.

808

$5.80 $5,80

18/0

$6

$97

::

$31

;

$18 20 $18.00

Docks. Wharves,

Godowns, etc.

H.K. & R. Wharves. Providents

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

B.K. Docks (New).....

3333 +Shanghai Docks.

Kailang

Mining

1 cte. Hong Kong Mixes.

Lands. Hotels and Buildings

$3.40 .K. & 3. Hotels...

9341 K Lands.

Do. 4% Debenturea...

$13.20 Shanghai Lands.

11.K. Realties

$7.95 Humphreye.....

$98

$48

Chiness Fatalen.

Cotton Mills

Ewo (8.)

$206 S'hal Cottons (S.)..

Zoong Sings (8)........... Wing On Textiles (5.)

Public Utilitles

H.K. Tramway.......... Peak Tmms fold).... Peak Traman (new).. 832

#6 !

898

854

$172

Any Letters

$17

$33)

For You?

18/0

Raubs

$71

Office:

-

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#3)

$344

Letters food situation the Berlin Institute

PRE-PAID ADVERTISEMENTS.

The following classes of advertisements are charged at the price given below :--- SITUATIONS 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-paid

Rate of $1.50 for THREE INSERTIONS.

If Charges collected, "$2.00.

FOR SALE

In its analysis of the continental FOR SALE-As a Going Concern, the old established business of for Business Research asserts that Messrs. C. E. Warren & Co., Ltd.. 90 per cent. of the food require- Sanitary & Heating Engineers, merits of continental Europe, with all Stocks, Property, Lorry, The following is a list of letters without Russia,

are covered nor-Goodwill &c. Apply for further. awaiting claimants

Post mally by local production, although particulars to Messrs. Lowe, Bing- at the

this rough average obviously does ham & Matthews,

American Export Co. Inc.; Ame-not exclude great deviations for rican Trading Co., Ltd.; B. L El- individual countries. The food der Anderson Asiatic Trading Co.; self-sufficiency quota is lowest in Docteur Bazil; Cawasjee Pallanjee the cases of Norway and Belgium.

71

WANTED TO BUY

HOTELS

FOR JADED APPETITES!

TEA DANCE

DAILY

REAL RUSSIAN FOOD

Titlin $1.00 • Dinner $1,25 METROPOLE HOTEL"

EXCEPT MONDAYS 5 to 7.30 P.M.

It pays to LEARN RADIO—not.] from books but by actual doing. Three evenings a week. All neces- WE PAY HIGH PRICES sary equipments supplied. Write Ltd.; Chee Wing & Co. Misstively. The Netherlands produces for all gold and silver articles, Box No. 89, c/o H.K. Daily Press. $3.85 Rositta Chen; Mr. Stephen Chiao: 67 per cent. and France 83 per

gold bars, diamonds and jewels.

$97 & Co., Central Mercantile Bank with 43 and 51 per cent, respec-

--

C.D. $7.95

"A+

$48

$206

$125

818.05)

$7,40

$37

PACKING CONTRACTOR

China National Trading Corp. cent. of food requirements locally. Apply China Gold Refining Co. Chinese Commercial Bank Ltd.; while Denmark with 103 per cent. Pedder Building, 2nd floor, Room 6. Miss S. Y. Chiu: M. I. J. Chrewff; theoretical self-sufficiency showed Chung Ah Metal Works; Dr. Vic- an export surplus 3 per cent. in toria Chung: Delta Trading Co.; excess of its own needs, owing t Dong Kong.

of amount Its large peacetime exports of any Dzi Pen Ho, Commercial Iron dally products, meat and bacon diamonds, silver, Jewels, etc. No Works Ltd.; Eastern Bank Ltd.; The most vulnerable spot in the holidays. Apply China Building. Edison Music Store; Foh Yuen Hat Continental food balance, as seen 7th floor. Tel. 30727. Eurasia Gold Order will be Secured Promptly

WE OFFER' HIGH PRICES for gold articles,

18

Refining Co.

the Institute's report, Co. Mrs. W. Fox, c/o Mrs. T. B. by Brown: Gates Holsted: Hip Yan Europe's dependence on imported

WE PAY HIGH PRICES for all "Tsun Kee"; H.K. Comforts Asso- fodder, fats and milk for children.

and silver articles. gold

Jade: $1.06 clation, The President; H.K. ImaFive countries under German do diamonds, jewels, watches, foun- port & China Produce Export & mination, namely. Denmark, Nor- tain pens. Apply Far East Dia- $384

Co.; H.K. Manufacturing Co.; H.K. way, the Netherlands, Belgium (mand and Gold Refining Co. Trading Co.; HK. Treads Manu- and France, imported in Average Room 621, China Building,, 6th facturing Co.: Hua Hsing Com- during the last peace year 6,700,-oor. mercial Bank; Jates Confectionery 000 tons of grain, mostly corn and

Star Ferries...

$24

materi

$241

$8.10

Chins Lights (0).....

18.10

$404

$173

16

$1.97 Ching Lights (New)..

H. K. Electrics (Olaf

$391, K. Electrica (Now)

Macao Electrics (Old)) |Macao Electrics (New)|

$113 Sandakan Lights......

$25 Telephones föld)......

$10.20 Telephones (new).....

B'pora Tractions (Ord.) Industrials

$40)

barley; 2,900,000 tons of oil, cakes,

Kapok Knitting Factory: Koon and 765.000 tons of vegetable oils.

$261

$10

Co.; Kam Chuen & Co.

$30

Cald., Macg." (Ord.) 8..

$26

Cald, Macy. (Prof.)8

$1

Canton Ice......

Cemente......

803

$1.60

11:

$10.90 $11

H.K. Popes

HK. Qört, LORE

$954% Loan

{3}%

81%

(1934)..

(1940).

Miscellaneous

$19.20 Dairy Farms..

$1

$2.15

Entertainments Constractions (old). Constructions (new)..

"

$7.10.

Lane Crawfords...

yang Tobacco...... $83

Sincere

Watsons

42/47 Ch. G.5%, 1925G$ Eda $30 H.K. Wing On.....

B'hai Wing Un

$7,70 Vibro-Piling.

7/0 Marsmans Inv. (Lon. 2/6 Maramana-lav, H.K.; $1.80 wm. Powalle.........

China Lighta(Rights)

teals to Shanghai

T

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WANTED KNOWN

Tal" & Co.; Dr. Kwang Sheung PAST "FALLACY" POINTED OUT Why not learn all the Fancy Woh: Kwelchow Development The German view as formulated latest Atitches for your dressES

73 ots. Corp.: Latip Irawan; Rosario R. de by the institute's analysis is that and Sweaters,

98",

$17 Lay: Ll Koon Chun; Liang Sin: the food difficulties at present ex- JOIN THE KNITTING CLASS Lueon Cheong & Co.: Messrs. Man perfericed in occupied territories, AT $3.00 per month (Tvice a week Lee & Co.; Yates McDantel; I. E notably the Netherlands and Den- lesson) Please apply to Box No. M. Morrison, c/c British & Chinese mark, are

caused by peacetime 654 c/o H.K.D.P.. Corpn. Ltd.; National Industry Co-policies of inflating dairy and National Supply Corp.; New Zea-meat exports based on Imported ORDERS TAKEN for hand-made land Co., Ltd.: Ngal Kwan Bros. fodder, instead

$924

***

$19

***

of paying greater sweaters, Ladies' jumpers, Babies' Co.: Ngain Cheong Shirt Co. An attention to the possibilities of outfits, etc., at $5.00 each for $1.66 dres Phan Sam Yen; Ping Yuen attaining food autarchy by more workmanship.

Knit Co.

$7}

$2.10

$10.00

Dr. Eddy Raye; Shanghai Under- wear Co.; Sino-British Trading

Wool and moder desired, to be supplied by customer.

Bend particulars of address, etc.,

Co.; Herald Southern; 71 Worcester; Yu Loy Co. Yung to Box 502, HED.P. 35% Stewart; Buen Faith & Co.: Miss Ching Co.

REGISTERED ARTICLES

Experienced Book-keeper Wants

Shing Loong; Tung Cheong Hing: Burgoynes Bros. Mfg.;--Chan Students to form a class. Guaran

$39

Ane Thomson; Towka & Co.; Tu

$14.

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in 24 hours notice and 6 hours for a pair of trousers.

BUTTERICK

Expert Ladles Tailor New Style Ready Made Dresses, Overcoats and Costumes FOR SALE.

16, Wyndham Street. Tel. 23818

For Sale Hong Kong Centenary Envelopes

With View of Hongkong in

1841 and 1941

J

for

First Day Issue of

Centenary Stamps

at $1.00 per dor. Envelopes

GRACA & CO. ...Dealers in Postage Stamps, Garden Beeds, Picture Books,

No. 10 Wyndham Street Established 1896.

Hongkong.

etc.