1941-06-05 — Page 9

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

HOW BBC NEWS STORIES

ARE RECORDED

CONTINUED FROM YESTERDAY

FINANCE & GENERAL

Finance and Commerce

The power-supply unit contains a motor-generator and smoothing MARKET REPORT

circuits for the high-tension supply to the amplifier, the controls necessary for the low-tensión circuits, and a variable resistance for regulating the speed of the turn-table, This unit is elastically mounted to reduce vibration and supplies direct current at four hundred volts; it is driven by the accumulator battery. There are two small circuit breakers, one to control the motor-generator and the other to control the Blament, supply to the amplifier; these switch off the current if an accidental short circuit occurs.

FROM ROZA DROS,

Wednesday, June 4. Sliver prices, were unchanged yesterday, the quotations remain- Ing at 23.7/18 for both Ready and Forward. Silver advices reported) the market as being steady with

CHINA'S SILK INDUSTRY:

IS HARD HIT

While most of the silk" fiatures in Shanghai bave to sus- pend business in view of difficulties in obtaining cocoons from the occupied interior, as revealed in recent Chinese reports, silkworm-raising farmers in the most important silk producing district, Wusih, have suffered a great loss owing to the decreas- In order that the equipment can, left for a time in a deep garage no business, done. "American Sil

ed volume of export business not only in Shanghai but also in be assembled and put inte opera-ready for action. When BBC war ver was quoted at 34.3/4 for Spot,

foreign countries. tion with the least possible delay, correspondents were allowed to

Besides, the weather this year Farmers growing mulberry have the connexions between the various accompany the B.E.F.

The London-New York cross has been extremely unfavourable also sustained & great loss through units are made by means of inter-October 1935, the BBC unit, con-rate was quoted at 402-1/2. New to the business, the changeable the reduction of the price of mul-

York-London was quoted at 403

past few berry leaves consequent upon the numerous bad cocoon crop. During the pros- perity period last year, it is said, the price of mulberry was $40 per picul, but it has now been reduced to between $12 and $13.

early in

connecting cables fitted with plugs sisting of a commentator, a prec-1/2 and sockets. the cables being care- gramme official, and an engineer fully screened. where necessary, took possession of the car. Accom- to prevent electrical interference. modation was provided at O.H.Q.. The whole of the equipment and ать attic was made into a operates from two batteries, each small studio.

Quiet.

"

MARKET

STERLING

consisting of five nickel-iron ac- During the winter, the extreme August, buyers at 1/31/32 for

There were sellers at 1/3 ip cumulator cells. On of the batteries cold made it difficult to cut good delivery. has a capacity of a hundred and records, partly because frost pat- twenty ampere-hours and the other terns formed on the blank "discs the surface. and

of eighty ampere-hours, the sup-and

affected

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weather during the months having caused silkworms to die.

The gloomy outlook of this im portant Chinese export business s revealed in a most detailed way any correspondent writing from Wusth to by a Central China Daily News

FILATURE BUSINESS

The silk fllature, business

in

THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1941, -PAGE

PABST

BLUE RIBBON BEER

....

who asserts that the future of the Wush is second only to Shanghai round the World, it's Pabst Blue Ribbon.

trade is very gloomy. The farm- but now it is on

a big pront

last year During

this

the decline. Thereers made

and and encouraged by this fact they there were more than 50 latures the prosperity period for continued their business in:

in the district having more than year with more enthusiasm.

Unexpectedly, the weather play than 500,000 workers.

10,000 machines and feeding more ed havoc with silkworms Follow-

After the hostilities in

No business was reported. ply for the flaments being taken partly because the liquid in the were sellers at 24.3/8 for near from the larger battery. The batteries was affected Tempera-forward. buyers at 24.7/16 turn-table-ntator and the motor- tures as low as forty degreés | Cash. generator take their supply from Fahrenheit below freezing were the two batteries connected in encountered, and the series..

engineer

even had to take the discs to bed)

the dis-

SHANGHAI DOLLARS Opened with sellers at 454.1/4 ng many warm days the weather trict, the Central China Suk com- The equipment is normally car-in order that" they might be in with business dore at 454.1/2 fol suddenly became cold for a few pany came into existence and co- ried in a fourteen-horse-power sa- good condition for cutting next 454 and 453.3/4. The market clos-had to sacrifice

lowed by transactions at 454.1/4, days, during which the farmers loon car. The supply unit stands day.

numerous silk

operation between the Japanese on the floor behind the driver's

ed with sellers at 4531/4, buyers warins:

and Chinese was later responsible One of the many programmes at 453,3/4 for Spot..

for the establishmnet of ten big seat. The amplifter rests on the recorded by this unit took place in

CROP DEPLETED top of it and the recording machine the Maginot Line, where the ap-

silk fllatures. They made so big SHANGHAI MARKET

The weather in Wusih during stands on the rear seat of the car. paratus was taken out of the car

the past week has been good but a profit that about 300 small silk The batteries are carried in the

Sterling opened with sellers at experts say that the farmers have flatures sprang up like mush- and set up on miniature railway system which 8/32 and dosed with sellers at already lost heavily and that the rooms. ran

for Spot. | 3.19/64 through the

U.S.

MANY BAD FACTORS Dollar spring crop of cocoon will only underground Horts. Another was the recording closed with sellers at 5.3/8

opened with sellers at 5.11/32 and be between 50 or 70 per cent, when

Owing to lack of the outlet of for compared with previous years

their products and the bad co- The luggage boot also contains of a march past of the band of the

Spot.

coon crop only about 50 of these cable drums holding up to four Chasseurs Alpins, which was taken

good harvest.

300 slik flatures are planning to hundred yards of screened micro- at six o'clock in the morning in a

reopen for business. Despite the phone cable. telephone sets for blinding snow-storm in the Jura

Japanese control, the communication between the micro Mountains.

correspon- dent admits that silk merchants are hesitant to buy cocoons.

luggage boot and their connecting cables run through the back of the rear seat.

phone points. and the recording

engineer in the

car, the three-

channel mixer, loudspeakers.

escople microphone stand, and

1

truck on the

TO BE CONCLUDED

kit of tools. These are also head FUKTEN INDUSTRIAL

phones for checking the programme when it is not convenient, to use a loudspeaker.

WE ARE NOW TAKING YOU OVER TO.."

When

CORPORATION

YUNGAN, June 4 (Central

The Fukien Industrial

Corpora-

tion, Ltd. operated by the Fukten Provincial Government was fora- ceremony

the records have been ally inaugurated at a made, they are either taken, to one yesterday. General Chen Yi, Fu- of the BBC studio centres or play-klen Governor, and

ed back in the car itself, the out-dred guests were present, pat being connected by a telephone 1

HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS

STOCK EXCHANGE,

Dryer Bellari

Sales Nomia

$71

FAREMME

SHAREBROKERS'

ASSOCIATION

WEDNESDAY Paper Selera San

4 JUNË.

Banks

H.K. Bank 31310)

$1316

£70

Do. Col. Reg.)

£78

283

Do. (Lon. Reg.)

Chartered Banks

293 Mercantile Bks. "A"

Mercantile ks. "C".

£11

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Bank of East Asia.....

#71

N. C & 8. Banks...... 16 ct..

Insurances

of

They consider that there are "thorns in every place" and their Nomina business. "lacks protection." The transportation problem is difficult to solve and the outlook of the overseas market is bad, it is said. As a result, big cocoon hongs are dolne no business at present.

$1316

£78

£78 £8

several hun-

$220 Canton Frances.....

$990

$405,

Union Insurances... 21073

Underwriten .......

75 cts

+

H.K. Fire................

line to the studio centre. Lines The Corporation is responsible used for the transmission of a pro-for the execution of the industrial 8178 gramme are specially tested by the land mining sections of Fuklen's lines engineers of the BBC and 6-Yest Economic Reconstruction 'equalized so that they respond Project.

equally to all frequencies within

Raw materials used in these

the range necessary for the faith-factories are mostly produced in ful transmission of music. "

For reproducing recordings in

∙Fukien..

this way..the car is taken to a tele. The Corporation has now 3.500 phone exchange where connexions staff members and workers

can be made directly to the tele- phone lines. In order that the re- cording may be started at precisely the right moment to fit into the broadcast programme of which it is to form part, it is necessary for the recording engineer in the car to hear the cue which is the signal for him to lower the pick-up on

Changsha Enjoined

To Practice Economy

the record and 'fade,, up' the out- CHANGSHA, June 4 (Central)-

put. This cue may either be taken, The

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Shipping

$128 Douglases

38

$60

40/0

Steamboats.......

Indo-China. (Prel)... indo-Chinas (Def,)

Shells.

$6.55 Waterbosta

Godowns, etc.

HONGKONG

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ASSOCIATION

Volunte of Business Transacted on Wednesday, June 4. 1911 $178 Chiria Providents. 1,000 $ 5.07 500 5.10 300 22.00 9.60

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BEER

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Queen's Building.

H.K. Stock Exchange

BUYERS

Union Ins., $405.

KK, Fre as, $178. Indo-Chinas (Pre, 38. Docks, $14.70.

Providents," $5.05.

Hotels, $2.85.

Lands, $31.

Lights (O). $5.80. Lights (N), $1.20. Cements. $13. Ropes, $6.75 Entertainments. $6,25.

SALES Providents, $5.073/5.10. Electrics Rts,, '$11. Telephones (0), $23. Cement, $13.05,

$180 HR. Elect. (.0.)

A.S. Watsons

300

880

$60

2,100

40/0

$61

The total value is $17.105.00

Docks, Wharves,

B.K. & K. Wharren..

386

15

Providenta

13

$14.70

$14,80

B.K. Docks (Old).......... | 834.70 814.80

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

$25) +8banghai Docks ....

$231

Mining

11/0

11/0

HOUSES AND APARTMENTS WANTED.

$8

38

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147

$2.88

Changsha Garrison Head-

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#14

$9.70

$6.40

$99

oh another telephone line from the quarters yesterday issued a pro- studio centre, or it may be heard clamation ordering the populace on a portablé receiver turned to to practice strict economy.

the programme in which the re-

cording is to be inserted.

Meals at restaurants must not cost more

than $2 per capita.

In the latter case, the recording Restaurants that violate the ruling engineer will hear the announcer will be closed down.

say: 'We are now taking you over

Government officials are not to to hear our observer, whose allowed commentary has been recorded Violators will be severely punish- to give, private feasts. earlier today'-or the commenta-ed, tor may speak directly at

the

microphone, starting on a signal Government officials are allowed from the engineer, to.link together to give only tea reception in cele- the various recorded items into a bration of their own, or their sons' connected story. Each section of or daughter' marriage.

the recording is then played over

All amusement houses in the

at the appropriate points in the city are to be closed down. observer's talk.

Smooth presentation of this type

of programme demands close co- operation

and complete under-Reconstruction Work

standing, between the recording

engineer and the programme staff

both at the outside broadcast point and in the studlo centre. Although

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In Interior

CHUNGKING. Julie 4 (Central)

muphreys

$0.85

$31

8071

$2,70

$6.40

8341

$265

$125

P

1 ct

Kailans..........

Raubs ..........

Hong Kong Mines....

Lands. Hotels and

-Buildings

H.K. & 8. Hotels..... H.K. Laada....................

1974 Do. 4% Debentures...

Shanghai Lazda. .....

H.K. Realties...

Chinese Estates....

Cotton Mills

$34) Ewo (5.)

$265 S'hai Cottor (8.)...

Zoong Binge (8.).....

Wing On Tertiles (8.)

Public Uitles

H.K. Tramwaye... $15.95 $16.10

$7 Peak Trams (old)..... X.D. $at

Peak Trams (new)..

$21.35 'mati Ferris...

$15.90

XD.

115 116

1

$34

$514 Star Ferries....

$19

$201

#B

China Light (0)..... $670

81.20

"

X.Pta. $22

China Lights (New).. $1.20

H. K. Flectrics (OM... $22 10 XR

$20.88 H. K. lectio(New)... J11

$27.00

A.K. Electrio (Ria)

311

$18.66

Macao Electrica

Macao Electrica

$11.00 Sandakan Lighta........

$22 Telephones (d)....... #91 Telephones (w).......

Industriai

Cald., Macg. (Ord.) B.

$25. Cald., Macg. Pref.18

Canton Icos............

Cementa

H.K. Ropee

H.A. Geri Loans

$30

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Tel. 20636

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

LONDON, June 4(Reuter) The Stock Exchange yesterday was generally quietly steady with mo- derate business. In gilt-edged - curities at unchanged levels.

Industrials were rather less act- ive with stores dull under the in- dence of clothes rationing, but iron, steel and motor stocks were firmly held.

Shipping, rubber and tin hold- ings were occasionally slightly high- er, but Kafirs tended to be easier. and oila” were dull from Anglo- Iranian, which hardened...

Wall Street" was "doll.

Ropes, 25,90. Watsons, $960.

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The following classes of advertisements are charged at the price given želøsöz- SITUATIONS. VACANT.

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.

$22.30

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for all gold and silver articles. Jade diamonds, jewels, watches, fountain pens. Apply Far East Diamond arid Gold Refining Co. Room 621, China Building, 6th floor. (Store will open on Sun- days and Holidays).

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Entertainments

$1.60 Construction (old)..

the equipment is normally operat--To induce Chinese technical men ed from the car while stationary, stranded In Hongkong and recordings have been made while Shanghai to go to the interior and on the move-following proces- take part in productive and re- sions, in aeroplanes in the air, in constructive work the Association express trains, at sea, and even in for the Readjustment cf Person- a submarine diving.

nel for Wartime Social Services has announced that the Associa tion is ready to lend them travel-

THE BBC'S RECORDING UNITS

Ling expense.

ON ACTIVE SERVICE

Since the beginning of the war, If they fail to find any employ- some of the mobile recording units ment ter arrival at their des- and the men who use them have tinations, the Association is will- seen dangerous and exacting sering to lend them Hving expenses vice. On the declaration of war for as long as half a year. These one of the saloon cars was loaded may be repaid by instalments after on to a cross-Channel steamer at they have found employment. Dover, passed through

the

Prench customs without delay, and The Association will also help was driven to Paris, where it was them in seeking for jobs

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$7.20 Fibre Piling

6/3

Marumans I (LOB.

9/11 Marimana Inv. (H.K.

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