1941-03-05 — Page 9

HONGKONG

VILY PRESS.

Canada's Huge

Armaments Programme

"Canada's huge armaments and munitions programma'

will

sitain its peak within a few months and it will then have an estimated production of over $1,000,000,000 annually, according to W.F. Dry da'e, director-gan ral- of munitions production branch of the Department of Munitions and Supply. Most of "this "pro- duction, for which' $200,000,000 capital has been invested, will be for the British Government.

Mr. Drysdale pointed out that, all components, except engines, of types is well advanced guns and many other items of two, armaments and nunitions are now Armour plate for these, never be- being produced, or are about to fore produced in Canada is being be manufactured, which never be-turned out. On ammunition, four- now producing ⚫fore have been turned out in the teen plants "are

shells, eight are being "tooled for Dominion.

In January deliveries of "aerial shells. 25 are producing ammuni bomba will

rifletion components and.. five are be- commerce: grenades are in production; depth ing tooled for the latter. charges, anti-tank

and

mines

Valuable use is being made of trench mortar bomba will be pro- the survey completed some time duced before the end of March.ago by the National Defence De- Canada is producing the latest partment of 3,000 Canadian fac-- type of cast steel bombs of highly tories, stated Mr. Drysdale, These destructive power, varying in size plants were all classified with de- the Lools and in tailed lists of 100 to from

machines available. weight.

Оп

1.100 pounds

guns, the director outlined

the Practically all avaliable

the present and planned produc-plants are now being used, in one tion to embrace the following: way or the other, in the general production of barrels for 40-mil-armament programme, limetre and 3.7 A.A guns has been

the

FINANCE & GENERAL ·

Finance and Commerce

HONG KONG STOCK JUTE SHOES

EXCHANGE

A fair number of enquiries were made during the day, but offers. were not sufficiently attractive to lead to any great exchange of shares

BUYERS

Union Ins., $412.50.

Lands 4% Debentures, 897.50. Lights (0), $6,15. Telephones (N), $8.80.

SELLERS

Trams, $18.75.

BALES HK, Banks, $1845. Providents, $5,75. Trams, $16.60. Telephones (0), $24. Telephones (N), $9. Cements, $16.90.

HONGKONG

SHAREBROKERS

ASSOCIATION

Volume of Business Transacted on Tuesday, March 4, 1941. SALES

Mr. Drysdale paid high tribute proceeding satisfactorily; work is to the Canadian railway and au- complete tomobile companies for their Ane In progress for

these co-operation given in armament equipment In Canada of

is indebted Cements guns, 40 mm, anti-aircdaft guns, production, Canada

25-to the United States for valuable China Providents 37-inch, anti-aircraft guns. pounder guns and carriages, air co-operation on the production of craft machine guns, Lank machine necessary machine tools. guns, 2-pounder anti-tank

Dairy Farms

guns British armament experts work-

guns, hearty

co-operation

INDIAN MATERIAL MAY BE USED IN U.S. MARKET

LONDON STOCK

EXCHANGE

LONDON, March 4

(Reuter)

Business in the Stock Exchange yesterday maintained A fairly steady understone but operators ¡were cautious, awaiting Balkan use of developments. The possibilities of the Jute in the shoe industry have at- tracted attention of the trade in Gilt-Edged

the America, states

November which, were firmly held. Issue of the Indian Central Jute trials were quiet, Steels

while Tobaccos and Breweries were Committee's Bulletin.

easter.

cut

01

Business was mainly centred on and Indian Bonds

Indus- Hirmer.

Kaftirs were occasionally essier while Oils rallied after an early

be slightly lower but. Egyptians unified half higher.

The American market is looking for footwear similar to that which used to be imported from the decline. Foreign Benda tended to European markets, now lowing to the war.

The Argentine has specialised in the manufacture of a juta-soled slipper usually known as alpargats for quite a long time, but this is not the type of footwear suitable for the fashionable tastes of the New Yorker

THIN LEATHER

What is wanted is a shoe of fashionable appearance, having an upper of thin leather good quality. canvas, or of straps, similar to those used in ordinary sandals.

300 $16.90 1,000 6.75

There is a good market for such 550 5.75 shoes in the USA. as l is general- 50 18.00 ly recognised that jute soles have 18.00 many advantages over any other. 24.00 They are light, they do not slip on

8.10 wet wood or 6.60 dried without any damage to the 0.01 sole.

100

100

1,000

125

50,000

be being turned out, with the result that the Dominion is already an

53,225

The total value is $28,882.50.

and carriages. 4-inch. guns and ng with Mr. Drysdale stated they HK. Telephones (O)

simply astounded at the Ropes mountings, 12-pounder guns and were

given and Humphreys mountings, medium naval Lee-Enfield rifles; by the middle that Canada may be right proud HK. Mines of the year a substantial produc of the armament products now tion of complete guns may anticipated.

On tanks, the manufacture of important armament producer.

NEW CHUNGKING GIANT TURTLE

VISUALISED

S'PORE MAGNATE

IN COLONY - ۱۳

Mr. Aw Boon-haw. Chinese in- "dustrialist from Singapore, visua

FOR SOVIET 700

grass and can be

They are very popular for all and in great de- types of sports mand by sea travellers or bathers.

SILVER MARKET

LONDON SILVIEN London, Mar. 3 (Reuter). » Silver-Little speculative selling. Support Lacking. Market quiet In the afternoon the market was. steady but featureless, with prac- tically no business. Spot, 23-5/164, Forward. 23-1/48.

"BOMBAY SILVER. Bombay. Mar, 3 (Reuter), Market-Steady. Offtake 250 bars Indian-Mint Silver Ready

63-03. Mar. 24 Settlement 315 64-15 Apr. 22 Settlement

FEDERAL RESERVE

RETURNS

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1941. -PÄGE

Unrivalled Age and Quality

in

BLACK

& WHITETM

NO TWO WAYS ABOUT

IT'S THE SCOTCH.

IT,

CO-ORDINATION OF CIVIL DEFENCE

Official confirmation" was made the limits of policy and principle of an exclusive story id down centrally for Malaya available published in the Malaya Tribune with the approval of the Governor of the creation of a new Malayan and High Commissioner. Civil Defence post. The official

EXECUTIVE PLANS " communique state":—-

He will visit si states and Bet-

In particular hew advise A new Department of Civil De-state and Bettlement Administr"-

has teen created to

ctions in the preparation of exeen- fence ordinate `clvii derence plans and tive plans to carry out the ap activities throughout Malaya The proved policy head of the Department has the New York, Mar. 3 (Reuter). Feb. 18 Feb. 25

title of Commissioner for Civil (000's omitted) Detence, Malaya, and the post basements order to supervise and loans $ 9,423,000 $9,495,000 been filled by Mr. Gorsuch, inspect progress in the develop

sures for civil defence. Local Defence Corps, Malaya.

The office of the Secretary for According to a report by Mr. E. The Commissioner will act pri- Defence; Malaya, will remain. 23 M. Taylor, secretary of the New marlly as an mspecting and co- Brunswick Fur Farmers' Associa lordinating officer, working within through which all civil deferice.

HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS Investments 16,953,000 16,955,000 MCS, the present Commissioner, ment of organisations and ment

SHABEBROKERS' ASSOCIATION

STOCK EXCHANGE,

Boyers Baller

*Exten Nomina

"TUESDAY Bayer Bellery Ba 4 MARCH

prain

the running at

Braks

#1340)

$1340

H.K. Banks

ЕТЬ

£73

Do. Lab. Beg.)

£77

One of the passengers on trans Siberian from

express Vladivostok to Moscow the end of last month was a glant covered lised a new and modem Chungking turtle weighing 270 lbs. rising out of the ruins caused by by a shell 4 ft. 7 in. long and 2 Japanese devastating aerial at- tacks

ft. wide.

Caught by Sovies fishermen off Mr. Aw who arrived in Hong-Cape Crers in the Japanese Sea weeks ago, the turtle about six Sunday kong from Chungking afternoon on account of slight in arrived in Moscow none the worst for its 10-day journey in the bag- the attending

of the first Base car. Inaugural meeting plenary session of the 2nd People's Political Council, praised the

disposition after

But will it acclimatise itself to the new conditions? How will It react to the difference between sea

depths and the relatively shallow

pool in the Moscow 700?

highly energetic and confidence spirit of the people in China's wartime capital when interviewed regarding the impressions of trip.

new

his

Mr. Aw declared that Japanese causing aerial bombings, though

people, great sufferings to many

From are not without advantages. the debris of the devastated areas, and modern buildings are rapidly rising and widened streets replace are being constructed to the former narrow, labyrinthine Within the short space of a better tive years be predicted, and modern Chungking will come to being.

ones.

Turning to the patriotic activi- ties of

the Chinese in British Malays. Mr. Aw assured that they

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The fact that this turtle is one of a rare species called caretta olivacea (the so-called loggerhead turtle) whose habits and behaviour 251

known complicates are, but little matters. All that reference books say is that this spectes is found in the Indian Ocean and that it comes to shore once a year for a few days to deposit eggs.

· CARNIVEROUS

Drawing up a menu for the new inmate of the zoo became simple when it was established from un'. digested remains of molluscs and Garni- octupus) that the turtle verous..

The newcomer has at least one trait in common with all other would conunue their loyal and un- turtles, namely. It expresses its reserved support to the National displeasure by refusing to eat.

turtles and The longevity of their ability to do without food are well known: for a long time

Government"

t

Mr. Aw had been in Chungking for 10 days, during which he call- ed on Mr. Lin sen, Chairman of the National Government, General issirna Chiang Kai-shek and other high Government officials.-en- tral News!

UNSUNG HEROES:

***

0

::

1971

$3

$3.50

;

In the Parts Zoological Garden a turtle lived for seven years with- out food. But reluctant to take any chances with their new charge, the personnel of the Moscow Zoo $8.15 feed its charge by forse.

The federal advance report of field

RAIL WORKERS crops for 1940, shows the value of

Londoners gradualty are learn- British Columbia's output as $14-

$25

$1

€60

43.9

87

18

Shipping

Mining

22

176

15 ct.

180 cta

$170

$51

$3.20

18!

::: 13

$

i

1.

lon, foxes on ranches total about

among 50.000, distributed

.scme

$1335

800

£75

£73

£7t

211!

ranchers. Production is es- timated at 30.000 pelts. Mink on ranches total about 30,000 and a pelt production of about 20,000 is estimated

LONDON GOLD

London, Mar. 3 (Reuter). Bar Gold, Fine per oz, 188!-

$918

$413

$190

$100

500

43/0

$7

$96

$17.45]

$17

#281

17/0

$8

$3.30

at present, the branch Secretariās”

departments, including the hear department, are linked to the Goy-" ernment.

The headquarters of the new Department "are" in Singapore"` m the Old Supreme Court.

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.

'HOTELS

Do. Col. Reg.)

Chartered Banks...

£3 Marcantile Bks. "A".

£11 Mercantile Bks. "C".

Bank of Easty Asis...

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

Insurances

$215 Canton "Insurances..

Union Insurances.... Underwriters

$170 H.K. Fires.....

$135 Douglanes .....

Steamboats...........

$100 Indo Chines (Prel.s

Indo-Chinas (Def.

Shella

Waterboats......

Docks, Wharves. Godowns. etc.

H.K & K. Wharves.

Providents ...*.***.

$17.00 H.K. Docks (Old)... $17 H.K. Docks (New)..... $26+Bhanghai Docks.

17/0 Kailans

Raubs ......

1 ct Hong Kong Mine..... Lands. Hotels and Buildings

$3.30 H.K. & 8. Hotels... 832.K. Lands..............

Do. 4% Debentures.... $11.70 Shanghai Lands..

H.K Realties....

20.80 11umphrey... -COA

Chinese Estates.

Cotton Mills

$40

Ewo (8.)............

$200 S'hai Cottons (8.).

Zeong Bings (6.).

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Wing On Textiles (S

Public Utilities

H.K. Tramways.

Miscellaneous

Dairy Farms........

71 Lane Crawfords,.„

$2.15

Nanyang

$3.15 $3.20

$6.15

$214 1871

WANTED TO BUY.

WE PAY HIGH PRICES for all gold and silver articles, gold bars, diamonds and jewels, Apply China Gold Refining Co. Pedder Buliding, 2nd flour, Ropni 6..

+

WE OFFER HIGH PRICES for gold articles. $6.80 any amount of

diamonds, sGver, Jewels, etc. No holidays. Apply China Building, 7th floor: Tel. 30727. Eurasia Gold Refining Co.

FOR JADED APPETITES!

REAL RUSSIAN FOOD

Tiffin $1.20

Dinuer $1.50

METROPOLE HOTEL

PACKING CONTRACTOR

Any Kind of Articles will be Packed: Carefully and Perfectly at Reasonable Charges Order will be Secured Promptly TOMINFAI TELEPHONE 33237, 25827. YING LEE CO.

WE PAY HIGH PRICES for all

articles. silver

Jade $7.40 gold and

diamonds, jewels, watches, foun- tain pens. Apply Far East Dia- $13.65 mond

and Gold Kefning Co. PEST CAMPHORWOOD TRUNKA Room 621, China Building. 6th

NO, 8, QUEEN'S ROAD EAST, WANCHAL $41.65 floor. 941.65

WANTED KNOWN

Why not learn all the Fancy latest Bitches for your dresses and Sweaters.

JOIN THE KNITTING CLASS AT $3.00 per month (vice a week 75 ct lesson. Please apply to Box No.

654 c/o H.K.DP

Wool and modes desired, to be supplied by customer..

Bend particulars of address,ete, to. Box 502, HX.D.P.

TAILOR

LAM SHIU SHEK 334, Nathan Road, Kowloon, Tel-57712. Guaranteed delivery 1 suit:

in 24 hours notice and 8 hours for a pair. Ci trousers.

ENGRAVERS

FEI FEI & CO Photo Engravers 18. Cochrane Street Telephone No. 22224.

AUCTIONEERS

GREATEST COLLECTION DI BARLAINS IN TOWNI

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Jimmy's

BUTTERICK

Expert Ladies Tailor

New Sirle Ready Made Dresses, Overcosts and -Costumer FOR SALE.

16, Wyndham Street.

Tel. 23613

PICTORIAL HONGKONG

POSTAGE STAMPS

in commemoration of the

CENTENARY OF

THE COLONY Used on FIRST DAY COVERS with views of Hongkong in

1841 and 1941

now obtainable st GRACA & CO.

Dealers in Postage Stamps, Garden Beeds, Picture Books,

No. 10 Wyndham Street. Established 1896.

Honkon

#161

187)

Peak Trams toldi.

331

Peak Trans (new

854

Star Ferrita.......

88

12

:$94

ing of the allent, unsung who are carrying on watching for their safety.

1.4

heroes 487,000, indicating an increase over ustal the previous year of $144,000. The main ems ere: hay and clover,

$8.80

-$9

$41}

24 'mati Ferries.

China Lights (0)

$1.07 China Lights (New).

H. K. Electrics (Old... #41.45 H. K. Electrics (New)...'

$17

Macao Elostricu (Old)

$18 Mesa Electrics (New)

Sandakan Lights.......

Telophores old...

Telephones (now).....

S'pore Tractions (Ord

Industrials

Cald., Magg (Ord.)

Cald., Maeg. (Prat.) Canton Icone Cements

$8 H.H. Ropes

LK. Gert, Loses' 14% Loan

131%

Н

$1.65

$39

$900

$135

118k

$32

$57

:

$10

$10.90

$8.10

$97

977/

(1994)

$95

801 33%

·(1980).

$184.

#183

ORDERS TAKEN for hand-made sweaters, Ladies Jumpers, Babies' outits, etc. at $5.00 each for workmanship.

Entertainment

$7.10

$1,80 Constructions_(old).

$1.85

1Constructions -{new)...]

Tobacco

3.80

Binceres menyusudeerja

32.15

$101 Watsons

10.65

Ch. G.5% 19250 Bd

The latest "Unknown Warriors" $3,580,000; potatoes, 82,923,000; to be discovered are the humble oats, $2,137.009; alfalfa, $1,727,000 railroad trackworkers

wheat, $1,449,000. Nine further These men, about whom little is items complete the total,

heard, spend their time when they

are not repairing the line watch-

ing for the safety of thousands of a bomb carter in the darkness. railroad passengers at the risk of

When such an order is given all their own lives, at i salary of some red Ughts are put on in this sector £2 a week.

jand trains are stopped. Then the Under a ganger they are respon- truckworkers put on their steel sible for seeing that a section of helmets and quickly search their the line, usually two miles, is clear particular two-mile sector of the of obstruction,ard they do this line. at all times, even under the hea viest gunfire, when they get orders from the local signal boxR,

RECEIVE ORDER

Frequently they receive the or- der: "Bamb fallen near your rec- tion, investigate,”

If everything is all right the all clear signal is given and the train starts, but if their sector is hit help is quickly obtained and re- pairs are commenced.

No medals for these men,

It's just a job of work that

They work in pairs to look out junak be done,” said one traak- that a train does not hurtle into worker.

429 ITK Wing. On

S'hai Wing Un

1770 Vibro Filing

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1/6 Marsmens Inv. (HK)

China Lights(Right) Bals to Shangha