1935-08-13 — Page 17

LONDON STOCK. EXCHANGE

LATEST SHARE QUOTATIONS

The following quotallons" on the London Stock Exchange have been received by Messrs. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz in conjunction with Brufer-

Avg. 10. Aug. 12

British Government Securitien

War Loon 31552

redm. after 1952 £107M £107%

Chinese Bonds

4 Bonds 1898

(Eng. Irs.).... £103

44 Loan 1908. 07

£1021 £ 07

5 Lom 1912 ... £ 79

57%. Reury, Laman

1913 Ld. In.) HD

£ 91 £ 90%

6% Shai-Nanking

ly.

£ 67

De Tient-Pukow

£ 6742

£ 24-

5 Bonds 1125-47 £ 9012

Rly.

5 Tient. Pukew

Railway (Supt.

Loan)

Hoan Kiy.. 124

Hukenne Rly.

1011

Lung Ting U.

SAD

Hai Rly, 1913.12

Foreign Bands and Banks

German 7 Int.

Lom 1921

$ 62

Japan 5 Sterling

Lomb 1907 ... I RAN

Japan G Sterling

Lown 1924

£ 13

H.K. & Shai Hk.

(aln. Regil.)

9107

T110

Churid. k. of LA.

£ 1.

13.

Commercial and Industrial

Allied Iron Found-

“SMITHY” “" TO FLY TO HONGKONG

(Continued from Page 3.)

finite proof of the reliability of the machine.

The Pacific Venture

On the morning of May 31, 1028, the Southern Cruse toolt ST from Oaklal airport for Honolulu, the first stage of the long Pacifle journey. aight, and the subsequent That

Suva Alght from Honghulu to

and from Suva to Brisbane, have been recognised as providing one of the great triumphs in 'mau's light for the mastery of the air. The journey end- jed n Mascot Actodrome, Sydney, un June 10, when the Soulinen Cross and her crew were necalmed by a crawl uf 300,000 people.

Then came the best non-stop fightl the nerosa Australia, followed by Arst successful crossing of the Tas- ann Sen. The trin from Sydney to Christchurch was a greater achieve- Facilities went than innny realised.

in general were not as advanced them as they are to-day and the airmen had to contend with the trencherous wen ther conditions over a sen which, with sailors, had gained a notorious September 11, reputation. But wa 1928, the Southier Cross landesint Wigram Aerdrome, having battled her

Tight

with way through a Art.

The return trigi WIM tinde 61 October 8, 1928. Adverse weather conditions were again experienend, nd the manoplmie had been in the air for 24 hour before she landed i on Australia suit.

FIR

ht} -

43/6

Ansprinted

Elec.

Industries

8773

37/9

Austin Motors ord

nh.

67/9

I

Boots De- sh. ..........

4979

50/3

British American

€151

Tolper

12246

-Canadian Celticse

92/6

12276 9276

Chines Eng, and

Min. (Bearer).

12:6

Courtauldr

58/0

Distillery

9376

Dunlop Rubber..

-14/

12/6 50/-

447-

Electric Musical

Industries

27/

27/3

General Electric

(England)

GP-

24/-

609 2K7..

Bawker Aircraft Jagd. Chem. Ind. O.K. Bazaar Impl. Tahneeo Rolls Royce £1

Shai Elec. Comatr Ente & Lyle Turner & Nowall

United Steel Vickers aral,

35/11% 85/19 23/0 2379

145/ 14379 xd

161/18416673

-47/6

AR

FRIG 34:719 16/18

4776 HA BU 31 17/

Walney, Combe &

Woolworth

Rei def. ord...

Anglo-Iitch

Rubber

ord. th.

114/6

Journey To England

There followed the flight to Fa land--n flight which was errowned with success after an bitial failure. The Southern Cross left Sydney for Wynd- ham on the first stage of the journey

March 31, 1949, and after 284 hours flying was forced dowI PRA mud fnt. In desolate and unknown of Lije country. There the crew monoplane endured hardships it. their discovery by a rescue aeroplane, ui there had been tragedy as well. Searching for the lost airman in an- other machine, Keith Anderson and if S. Ditcherek met their deaths through being forced to land in the merciless desert of Central Australia.

The Southern Chess was down buck Lo Sydney for overhaul, and on April 23 set out again for England. The journey was accomplished safely in

2 days 18 hours.

There was lifi une more ocean to:

conquered--the Atlantic. The Southern Cross 358M dismantled, completely overhauled and rebuilt t the Fokker work in Holland, and June 24, 1930, left Portmanork

702 15 Beach, Ireland, for the rust to west Atlantic crossing. Heavy head winds

Miscellaneous

115.

and fogs were

long periods the

ly completely blind.

22.

11

10

forced

time the monoplane was to all intents and purposes lost in the fog belt of the Newfoundland roost, but she landed; at Harbour Grace after 811⁄2 hours the air, and next day, June 26. continued to New York.

Gula Kalumpony

296

Peki Synd. 27-

Rubber Tru-ts

13

1

176 2980

in

Mines

Kurma torpn. Ra...---

10.6

Comunon wealth

Mining

1026

13.0

Randfontein

530

S

paarwater

Maing

Springs Mines

Sub-Nige)

Estates...

Bhokana Corpn.

MAPENZ 2013 2017

97/6

0776

Oils

Anglo-Perrin Burma 01 Shell Trans and Trad, Beaver) . Marsman Invest- ments, Ltd.....

07:0

HOTEL MUD

76/77 788

#13 21-

EXCHANGE RATES

Paris

Geneva.

Berlin

Athens..

Milku..

Shanghai. New York..

Amsterdam.

Vienna..

Prague... Bucharest

Madrid. Lisbon.. Hongkong,

Aug 30. Aug. 12. 74.61/64

74.61/64 15.17

5.17 12.99

510

.40.13/14 .1/5.33/16

12.01

Then came the last link in the merin)

C Fircumnavigatin of the globe. July 2, 1930, the Southern Cross was down from New York, via Chiengo nil Salt

Lake City, to the Oakland

was back at the spot! Airport. from which.

earlier. she had set out on the grent advert ture of the Pacific. The Southern Gross was then given a rest from her laboury, and was sent back to Aus-} tralin in the hold of a steamer.

10

Two more return trips across the Tasman have since been made by The Southern Cross, one in 1933 and the other last year. On both the-et occasions the monoplane landed at New Plymouth. The latest attempt failed, but not ingloriously. The Krim Bght. with the Old Bus" ended back from mid-Tasman toward the Australian coast, deserves a place of honour in the record of an aeroplane which has ande bistory.

15 Brussels. 616 Montevideo.. GO Belgrade..

1/6, Montreal,..

14.96/11/16-4.97.3/16| Yokohama.

.7.34

.110% .GRE

.36.6/32

.110% 2/13

7.344 Helsingfors

26 Ri

119 Buenos Aires..

Dorothy Wilson and George O'Brien, who are starred in the Fox film, "When a Man's a Man,” opening at the Alhambra Thoaten

to-day.

SHARE PRICES

The following is the Bat of local share quotations issued this morning.

Banks.

II.K. Banks, $1,045 cx. div. b.

Banks, H.K.

(Lun. Reg, £110 ex. div, n. Chartered Bank, $1934 n. Mercantile Bank, A. and B.

£299

Mercantile Bank (!., £121., n. Enst Asin Bank, $70kg 1.

Insurance".

Cantón Jus., $203 n. Union Ins.. $970 b.

China Underwriters, 10 vis. n. China Fire, $382 n. H.K. Fire Ins., $190 x. Internat Assce, Sh. $4 n.

Shipping.

Douglas, $36 n. I.K. Steamboats, $4 n. Indo-Chinus, (Pref.), $30 n. Indo-Chinas (Def.), $12 n. Shell Bearer), 76/3 n. Union Waterboats, $111 1.

Mining. Antamóks. 76 cts. n. Balatoes, $18 n. Baguio Gold, 22ets, n. Benguet Consolidatkal, $12.20 Benguet Exp., 12 eta. n. Benguet Goldfield, 10 cts. 11. Big Wedge, & cis. n. Gold Creek, 80 ets. n. Gold River 5`eta, n. ipo Malag, 90 cl. logone, 36 cts. n. Salacot, 12 cts. n. Kailan. 12/6 11.

Langkata (Single), $14 n.

S'hai' Explorations, Sh. $41, n.

S'hal Loans, Sh. $5

Raubs, $7.25 n.

Venz: Goldfidd $2.30.

Docks etc.

n.

H.K. Wharves (old), $78 11. HI.K. Wharves (new), 374g n H.K. Docks, $61, b.

Providents (old), 65 cts. s. Providenta (new), 20 cts. n. Hongkews (old), Sh. $210 n. New Engineerings, Sh. $4 ́n. Shanghai Docks, Sh. $7.

Cutton Mills.

Ewo Cottons, Sh. $7 n.

S'hai Cottons (old), Sh, $65 n. Shal.Cottons (new). Sh. $40 n. Zoong Sings, $81% n. Wing On Textilen, Sh. $25 n

Lands, Hotels, etc.

H. and S, Hotels, $3.70 12. ILK. Lands $29 n.

H.K.. Land

456

WHIST DRIVE AND TOMBOLA

SUCCESSFUL EVENT

HELD

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

MARKET IRREGULAR

YESTERDAY

New York. Aug. 19.

The following reports on, the New York Stock market have been received } through Messrs. Swan, Culbertson & Fritzi

The Wall Street Journal roport on 'yesterday's market; Stocks to-day

were

very active and irregularly higher, in spite of considerable profit- taking. Trailing in Radio Corpora tion shares was very heavy, followed by New York Central Issuer. Mant utility issues renched new highà for 1935. Bonds were irregularly higher. Hlocks on the Curb Exchange were ) upward.

3. C. & P. New York office cablón: Railroad and utility issues were in greater demand, last industrials were mixed on profit-taking. The under- tone was generally firm. The Unitel States Steel Corporation's shipments during July totalled 547,794 tons, against 678,108 tons in June and 369,- 98 tons in July last year. The Boving Corporation lost $424,558 during the quarter ended June . Steel Mill activity during the past werk is estimated at 48.1 per cent. of capacity, as against 46,0 per cent, for the previous week.

New York and Chicago cammodity reports received through Messrs. Swan, Culbertson and Pritz:-

Cotton: The fourth of the series of whist

We hear considerable drives and tombola was held by the mention of a 10%-cent loan as Royal Engineers Old Comrules tures are quietening boll-weevil com

invement increases. High tempera- Assosiation in Wellington Barracks plaints. Consumption of cotton in the Jon Munday evening and was an un-United States during July amounted iprecedented success,

to 300,000 bales.

Thirty tables were occupied by Bonthusiastic members of the

the

Wheat: Public buying interest has reached a low ebb, while crop reports

Association and their friends,ure pour. The visible supply shows Prizes were very kindly presented an increase of 8,385,000 husbels. by Mrs. J. Holland during which pleasant ceremony light refresh- ments were served,

Corn: The visible supply has in- created by 131,000 bushels, The supply of livestock corn may affect consumption.

The attendance proves abundantly that, although only recently re- suscitated, the local branch of the Royal Enginerra Old Comrades" ¡Association is achieving the object of its existence in bringing together the serving members and ex-serving Royal Engineers in the Colony. Further, it has become evident that this series of whist drives and tombola has become It popular addition to the social amenities of n. the Colony, and It is hoped that all ex-Royal Engineers-"Once a Sup- per always a Supper"-who have biot yet come along, will make every ao industrial jendeavour to do se at the next whist Rails

drive which is being held in 20 Utilities Wellington Barracks on Monday, 146 Bonds August 26, commencing at 8.30 p.m.11 Commodity Index --Contributed.

Rulder: The market was steady, with the Trade absorbing offerings.

Silk: There was a good denund for August and September, The market will probably move higher.

Hides: The market is high enough at the present moment, but we look for regularly higher prices.

debentures,

$100 n. S'hai Lands, Sh. $20% n. Metropolitan Lands, Sh. $10. Humphreys, $8 5. ILK, Realties, $4 n. Chinese Estates, $88 m. China Realties; Sh. $4 11. China Debentures Sh. $123, n.

Public Utilities.

I.K. Tramways, $12.65 b. Peak Trams. (old), $7% n. Peak Trams, (new), 35% n. Star Ferries, $70% b. Yauntati Ferries, (old). $17.60

20.30 .30% .216

4.9076 .1/2.6/2

29.11

394

216

n.

8207

1% 15

4.07.3/16 1/2.6/32

16

30%

30.3/16

107%

62% Silver (Spot)....30.4/18 36.6/32) Silver (forward) 38%

110% War Loun.......107.8/36 2/16

British Wirelce,

BOLS

CELEBRATED SILVER TOP DRY GIN

THIS IS THE IDEAL GIN

FOR ANY BEVERAGE A

- REQUIRING GIN AS A BASIS

Sple Distributors; H. RUTTONJEE SON

China Lights. $8.15 .

II.K. Electric, $59% 8. Mucao Electric, $20% n.

Sundakan Lights, $3 a.

Telephone (old), 32011⁄2 ».

Telephone (new), $8.20 n.

China Buses. Sh. $11, n. Singapore Tractions, 10/6 b. Singapore Pref. 22/6 b.

Industrials

Malabon Sugars. $8.50 n. Cold: Macg. (old), Sh. $19 Cald: Muck. Pref.), Sh, $13 Canton Ices, $1.80 n.

Cement (Converted), $344 s. H.K. Ropes, $2. n.

Stores, &c.

Dairy Farm, $15.40 & Watson, $3 n.

Lane Crawfords, $3 n. Mackintoshe, $7 n. Sinceres, $4.70_n.

Wm. Powells, 70 cts. n. Wing On (H.K.), $55 ».

Miscellaneous. Amusements, $1.85 n. H.K. Entertainments, $4 a. S. C. Enterprisa $1.35 n. Maçao "Greyhounds,” $2 n. Constructionя (old), $1.10 n. Constructions (now), 25 cts. n. Vibro Piling, $4_n.

n.

JEWELLERY AND

MONEY

THIEF GETS GAOL

The the

TERM

uf jewellery and money to the total value of $1140

frem Gis €2u4en's Itoad West, ground floor, on July & fast, was recalled at the Central Magistracy this morning when Wan Pong apred 32. neruployed, pleaded 'guilty "Before Mr. Macfadyen to a ebarge of receiving a stolen gold- mounted hangle, the property of Tse Hung, married, woman.

KUR.

Detective Sub-Inspector O'Dono van stated that a report of the theil was made at the Central Police Station. On Sunday, the defendant was arrested on Epicion and was interrogated at the Central Office. He was sent over In the charge room to be searched and while there he discarded the hangle, which was identified us part of the haul.

Three weeks hard labour was passed:

PACIFIC PLANE

SCHEDULE

HEADING FOR WAKE AND MIDWAY ISLES Honolulu, Ang. 12. The Oriental Clipper, trans- Pacific airliner. tentatively scheduled to take off from here on Tuesday for Midway Island.

The plane will remain there for three days, it is proposed, and will then By to Wake Island carrying two of the intest motion picture films for the entertainment of the ground crews working there. It also carries fresh vegetables and other supplies to the small colonies. --United, Precas.

RAW RUBBER

LATEST SINGAPORE

PRICES

TO-

Menara. Benjamin and Potts ceived the following Straits currency quotations (buyers) from Singapore to-day for raw rubber: Spot

Oct./Dec. H.K. Goyt. 4% Loan 0% Jan./Mar.

Ch. Govt. 6% 1925 G. Bonds Sept.

90% n.

prem. b.

HK. Govt. 94% Loan 2%

prom. b.

Wallace Harpers, și n.

19cts. up Het. up tact.

19 cta.

204cts. up

ct.

21cts. up et.

A dinner danco will be held at Ró-- pulse Bay Hotel on Wednesday. The fast bus leaves at 1a.m.

REUTER QUOTATIONS

Dow-Junes Average:

Aug. 10. Aug. 12.

TUOKIA 128.00

35.46

30.00

26.80

26.01

90.78

06.60

63.19

SUMMER SALE BARGAINS

BATHING

TRUNKS

MORLEY'S RIBBED

WOOL

$2.50

我買

SWIMMING

SUITS

"SUNNY BEACH”

"MERIDIAN," "VIKING"

IN ALL WOOL CASHMERE

GOOD COLOURS.

MUST BE CLEARED

$3.75

SUMMER SALE

NOW PROCEEDING

WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & CO., LTD.

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The Gloucester

AIR

CONDITIONED

LOUNGE

THE popular rendezvous in Hongkong

in the heart of the Shopping district. Here in the air-conditioned and spacious lounge

Appetising

Cold Luncheons, Ice Cream and

-Soda Fountain

Specialities

are served under ideal conditions. "Everyone" goes to the Gloucester Lounge. Come in out of the heat and revel in the temperature of Capri and thrill to the shock of a Polar drink!

Morning Coffee

and Afternoon Teas