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SHARE PRICES

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

Banks.

H. K. Banks, $1612% sa.

H. K. Banka (Lon. Reg.).

£102 n.

Chartered Bank, £141⁄2 n. Mercantile Bank, A. and B.

£30% n.

Mercantile Bank, C., £134 m. East Asia Bank, $73 n.

Insurances.

Canton In., $275 n.

Union In.. $615 a0.

China Underwriters, $1.00 n.

China Fire, $480 n.

H. K. Fire In., $250 n. Internal' Asscc., Sh. $8% n.

Shipping.

Douglas, $30 n.

HK. Steamboats, $51⁄2 n. Indo-Chinas, (Pref.), $30 n. Indo-Chinas (Def.), $20 n. Shell (Bearer), 93/11⁄2 n. Union Waterboats, $12.20 n. . Mining.

Antamoks, $2,30 b. Balatocs, $21% n. Jingulo Gold, 27 eta, b.

Benguet Consolidated, $18.20 n.) Benguet Exp., 22 cts. n.

Big Wedge, 35 eta. n.

Demonstration, 71 els, b.

Gold Creek, 15 ets. n.

Gold River, 4% ets, ',

Itogons, $1.20 b.

1. X. L. $1.50 n.

Salacot, 11'ets, n.

Kailan. 11/72 n.

Langkats (Single), $10 n.

Masbate, 70 cts. b.

Raubs, $11.

San Mauricio, $1.10 b.

S'hai Explorations, Sh, $41⁄4 n.

S'hal Loans, Sh. $4 n United Parnente 72 h,

Venz: Goldfield $3 n.

Docka etc.

ILK. Wharves (old), $91 n.

H.K. & W. Docks $9. Providents (old), $1.25 n. Providents (new), 20 cts. n. Hongkow (old), Sh. 3185 n, ex.

div.

Now Engineerings, Sh. $4 n. Shanghai Docks, Sh. 100 n.

Cotton Mills.

Ewo Cottons Sh. $8.50 b. S'hal Cottons (old), Sh. $71 b. S'hai Cottons (new), Sh. $39% b, Zoong Sings, $12 n

Wing On Textiles, Sh, $26 n.

Landis, Hotels, etc. HI, and S. Hotels, $1.85 sa H.K. Lands $30 b. II.K. Lands, 4% Debon.

$100 b.

S'hai Lands, Sh. $18. Metropolitan Linds, Sh. $10 n. Humphries, $8.80 `u. II.K. Realties, $5 n. Chinese Estates, $82 n. China Realtics, Sh. $4 n. China Debentures Sh. $60 n.

Public Utilities.

H. K. Tramways, $11 sa. Peak Trams, (old), $7 n. Peak Trams, (new), & n. Star Ferries, $87 Yaumati Ferries, (old) $ID á. China Lights, $10.80 b.

b.

China Lights, (new), $7,35 h.

and un

H.K. Electrie, $51% sn. Macno Electric, $20 n. Sandakan Lights, $8.30 n. Telephone (old), $25.15 b. Telephone (new), 39 n. China Buses. Sh. $11 . Singapore Tractions, 22/6 . Singapore Pref 28/- n.

Industrials

Malabon Sugara, $8.40 o. Cald: Macg. (old), Sh. $19 Cald: Maeg. (Pref.), Sh. $1bn Canton Ices, $134 n. Cement, $10.19 1. HK. Ropes, $4.40 b.

Stores, &c.

Dairy Farm, $20 n. Watson, $2.80 b.

Lane Crawforda, £6, n. Mackintoshs, $6 n. Sinceres, $2 n.

Wm. Powells, 50 cts, n. Wing On (I.K.), $50 .

MacellaneoUA.

H.K. Entertainments, $2.90 n. S. C. Enterprise $1.35 n. Macao "Greyhounds," $2 n. Constructions (old), $14 n. Constructions (new), 30 ets. b. Vibro Piling, $4 n.

Ch. Govt, 6% 1925G.$Bds, 93%

12.

II. K. Govt. 4% Loun 557

prm. b.

H.K. Govt. 34% Loan par. b. Wallace Harpers, $4 n.

VISITORS TO BRITAIN

London, Apr. 30. The number of visitors to the Bri- tish Isles both on holiday and on busi- ness from foreign countries during the first three months of this year showed A substantial increase of 9,819 over the total of 12.122 for the same period of 1935.-British Wire. less,

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M. Member of:

New York Cotton Exchange.

Chicago Board of Trade.

Commodity Exchange, Inc.

(Silver, Rubber, Silk, Copper, Hides and Tin).

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Winnipeg Grain Exchange.

Manila Stock Exchange.

Correspondents for Hayden, Stone & Co.

Telophone: 30244, 80245, 80244, Cable Address: Swanstock. Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Buildings, Suite 119/122.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY,

NEW

ADVERTISEMENTS.

THE HONG KONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS,

LIMITED.

(INCORPORATED IN, HONG KONG)

NOTICE

IS that the

ANNOUNCEMENT.

We have opened a Rubber department and have appointed [Mr. J. Middleton-Smith in charge.

ELLIS &

EDGAR

MARINA HOUSE,

[

__MAY_1,———–1936.

WINNERS OF FREE THEATRE TICKETS

Film Star Guessing Competition

The winners in Laszlo's Film Star'

HEREBY GIVEN ( All orders for Spot or Forward | Guessing Competition, entitling the Ordinary Yearly deliveries of the Commodity will Meoling. of Shareholders. of Tho receive prompt execution. Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels, |Limited, will be held at the Regis

tered Office of the Company (Exchange Building, Des Voeux Rond Central, Hong Kong); on Wednesday, the 27th day of May, 1936, nt 11a.m., for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Ac- counts and the Report of the Board of Directors for the year- ended on the 31st December, 1935, and re-electing a Director and the Auditors

The Transfer Books of the Com- pany will be closed from Wednes day, the 13th May, 1936 to Wednes day, the 27th May, 1936 both days Inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

F. C. BARRY,

Secretary,

Hong Kong, 16th April, 1936.

THE HONG KONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS,

LIMITED.

NOTICE is hereby given that au Extraordinary General Moeting of The Hongkong & Shanghel Hotels, Limited, will be held at the Second Floor, Exchange Building, Des Voeux Road, Central, Victoria

NOTICE.

successful competitors to free seats at the King's Theatre are as follows; C. 11. Osmund, 29 Jordan Road: Leung Young-wab, 14 Stafford Road; Kenneth

D. Seyer, 38 Kimberley Rond; Miss I. A. Remedios, 7 King's

Miss Terrace

E. Grimmitt, 228 16/19 QUEEN'S ROAD C. /Wanchal Rond; I. R. Sequdra, 20 Tel. 31281,

Kimberley Rond; Billy Hosan, 47 Hennessy Road; Hilda Antonio, 17 Stafford Rond; Norman Smith, 6 Fung Fai Torrace; Heary Rathsam. 502 Nathan Rond; Edith Chan, 41 Caine Road; Miss M. A. Thomson, 17 On Lan Street, William Stafford, Wang Tak Street; Therese Noron- Royal Naval Yard Police; II. Liang, ha, 27 Ashley Rond; H. W. Smits, 41 Hillwood Road: H. Lo, 1 Wang Tak Street: W. K. Pryde, 113 Wong- neichong Rond; Y. Agafuroff, 7 Ice House Street; Mastor B. Hollanda, 61 Mount Parish; Tong Silva, c/o Steamboat Co.; Miss P. Phillipa, e/o Gande, Price and Co.; Miss E. Cam- pon, 140 Prince Edward Road; Mias 18. Campok, '140 Prince Edward Road; As from 1st May our Offices will and A. K. Markar, c/o Daily Press. be situate at:-3rd Floor, Prince's the King's Theatre, Advertising De Building, Des Voeux Rond, Con-partment, for their tickets. Strai

Mr. F. C. Hall has this day been authorised to sign the name of the Firm.

·

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,

. LTD.

Hong Kong, lat May, 1936.

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

T. A. MARTIN & CO.,

Incorporated Accountants.

The winners are asked to call at

21 YEARS AGO

Extracts From The "Telegraph" Files

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in "The Bohemian Girl showing on

Saturday at the Kinga and Alhambra Theatres,

Haiphong

POST OFFICE.

Salgon ...

Calcutta and Straits.

Haiphong

Shanghai and Swatow Shanghai and Amoy Shanghai

Japan

Shanghal

Manila

Shanghai Shanghal

Straits

The following extracts are from the Hongkong Telegraph for the Straits week ended May 1, 1915,

D

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD. (Incorporated in Hong Kong)

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN YEARLY in the Colony of Hong Kong on that the ORDINARY Wednesday, the 27th day of May, MEETING of the Society will be 1936, at 11.30 o'clock in the fore-held at the HEAD OFFICE, Union an Unofficial Justice of the Peace. noon (Immediately after the close Building, Hong Kong, on FRIDAY,

The annual report of the Bank

The rate of the dollar on demand Manila WIR 1. 9.13/16d.

*

•

Mr. H.-S. Playfair was appointed

of the Ordinary Yearly Meeting 22nd MAY, 1936, at 11 o'clock, a.m., of Chaton showed net profits total of the Company) for the purpose for the purpose of receiving the ling $102,233.

INWARD MAILS

Ilosang...

Son Tay

Shantung

Tsinan.. Potsdam

G. G. Paul Doumer

May 1.

Chenonceaux

May 2

.May 2,

.May 2,

May 2

May 2..

May 3,

Arizona Maru

„May 4.

may d

Neumark

May d

Pros. Clevoland

May 4

Percus

May 4.

Aeneas

May B.

Aramis

May E.

Cronter

May 5,

Gneisenau

May 5

-Bate and Timé

OUTWARD - MAILS

Pe Friday.

For

Formosa

Samshui and Wuchow

Saigon

A dividend of six

Thi Ming Isar ..... New Mathilde Saturday

*

*Manila, Rabaul, Australia and New Nellore

Zealand via Brisbane.

[Due Brisbane, 19th May).

Parcels, Reg.,

Letters,

Letters for "K.L.M. Servico"

Carthage

(Due Amsterdam, 11th May)

Reg.

of considering, and, if thought fit,Report of the Directors and the per cent. was proposed. passing the subjoined Resolution Statements of Account, to 31st December, 1935, and of declaring as a Special Resolution.

Central.

The Government Invited lenders for leasing part of the old Supreme That the Capital of the Company Dividend, etc. he Reduced from $15,000,000.00

Queen's Rond The SHARE TRANSFER BOOKS Court building in divided into 1,500,000 shares off of the Society will be CLOSED $10.00 ench to $11,250,000.00 from 4th MAY to 22nd MAY, Both) omniSAKONTENAIZUNO divided into 1,500,000 Shares of Days Inclusive. $7.50 each, and that such reduction be effected by caneclling Capital which has been lost, or is unre- presented by available assets, to

By Order of the Board,

A. W. HUGHES,

General Manager.

the extent of $2.50 per Share upon Hong Kong, 24th April, 1936. each of the 1,193,867 Shares of the Company which have been issued. THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE and by reducing the nominal amount of all the Shares in the Company's Capital from $10.00 to $7.50 per Share.

Dated this 24th day of April, 1938,

By Order of the Board,

COMPANY, LTD. (Incorporated in Hong Kong)

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SIXTY-SEVENTH OR- F. C. BARRY, DINARY YEARLY MEETING of Secretary.the Company will be held at its

THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LTD.

Notice to Shareholders.

HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 22nd MAY, 1936, at 11.20 a.m., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directora and the State, ments of Account to 31st Decem- Dividends, etc. ber, 1935, and of declaring

The Fifty-lifth Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders will be held, at the Offices of the under-of the Company will be CLOSED The SHARE TRANSFER BOOKS signed on Thursday, the 21st May from 4th MAY to 22nd MAY, Both 1936, at Noon, for the purpose of Days inclusive. receiving the Report of the General Agents, together with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December, 1935.

The Share Register and Trans- fer Books will be closed from the 7th to the 21st May, 1936, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,

· LTD. General Agents. Hongkong, 30th April, 1936.

CHARLE

Chaplin

MODERN TIMES

wellian

allcocted

end

by "CHARLES QIAPUN

KITER

COMMENCING SOON

AT THE

KING'S THEATRE

By Order of the Board,

A. W. HUGHES, General Manager.

Hong Kong. 24th April, 1936. BRITISH TRADERS INSURANCE|

COMPANY, LTD. (Incorporated in Hong Kong)

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

"TELEGRAPH" ART SUPPLEMENT

To-morrow's Picture Features

Numerous

topical illustra- tions will appear in to-morrow's - issue of the Telegraph Pic- torial Supplement, which will also contain the popular enter-. tainment and feature pages, the results of last week's Children's Competition, and details of a new contest for the kiddies,

Amongst the groups will be one taken at the wedding of D. L. Campbell and Miss E.. R. Cameron, another of the visit of H.E. the Governor to the Chinese Y.M.C.A.. and others of farewell gatherings to Sir Thomas and Lady- Southorn.

A group of members of the 7th Hongkong Company of Girl Guides, winnera of the Dyer Cup, will be given, as well as another at a Chinese dhuner party to Mr. J. A. Plummer. Reproductions of water colours by Mr. Luis Chan, which have been purchased by H.E. the Governor, will also appear.

EXCHANGE RATES

Apr. 29.

74.03/04 .15.21

12.29

Apr. 30. 74.03/64 15.2014

12.29

521

1930

4.03%

Paris Geneva

Berlin

Athens

521

Milan.

024

Shanghai

1/21

4.9334

7.28

261/4 110% 30.13/64 11036 1/3

2014

119 36.3/16 110% 1/3

1/8% 29.2214 .3914

217 .4.95%

1/2.1/10 4

1/0

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Amsterdam New York.

that the SEVENTIETH

OR-

Vienna DINARY YEARLY MEETING of Prague the Company will be held at its Madrid HEAD OFFICE, Union Building Hongkong. Lisbon.... Hong Kong, on Friday, 22nd MAY, Bombay | 1936, at 11.25 a.m., for the purpose Brussels

of receiving the Report of the Monte Video Directors and, the Statements of Belgrade. Account to 31st December, 1935, Yokohama. Montreal.. and of declaring Dividend, etc. Rio.

K. P. 0.

.Fri, May 1, 4 p.m. Fri, May 1, 6 p.m. .Fri May 1, 65 p.m.

Sat, May 2. May 1, 5.p.m. May 1, 5 p..

May 2, 0a.m.

..Ant., May 2.

G. P. O.

...... May 2, 9 a.m.

Reg. May 2, 8.30 a.m. Letters,

May 2, 9 a.m. Letters, ... Straits, Ceylon, India, East and Carthage

*South Africa, Aden, Egypt ani

Europe via Marsoilles

(Duo Marseilles, 29th May)

K. P. O. May

1, 4.36 p.m.

May 2, 0 AM.

May 2, 10 a.m.

Parcels, Rek..

Letters,

Shanghai, Japan and Europe via Chenonceaux

Parcels,

Reg.,

Letters,

Siberia,

flangkok Amoy Marila

Saigon

Dairen

Halldor Kwangtung

May 2, 9.30 a.m.

G. P. O.

Sat., May 2.

May 1, 5 p.nl. May 2, 9.45 am May 2, 10.30 am. ..Sat., May 2, 11 "a.m.

Sat., May 2. 2 p.m.

.Sat., May 2, 3.10 p.m.

Pres. Jefferson Sat., May 2, 4.30 p.m. Haldis

Sat., May 2, p.. Nanchang .Sat, May 2, 5p.m

..Sat., May 2, 5 p.m. ..........Sat., May 2,

Salamoun and Rabaul via Saigon.. Neptuna Manila, Strafts, Ceylon, India, East Potsdam

and South Africa, Egypt and Europe viu Marseilles and Parcels for Germany vis Hamburg.

(Duo Marecilles, 23rd May), K. P. O..

.May 2, 3.30 p.m. .May. 2. 4 p.m.

Reg.. Letters,

Sunday.

Reg.

Letters,

G. P. 0.

May 2, 4.16 p.m. May 2, 6 p.m. Foochow via Swatow

Sulyang......Sun., May 3. 9 an Swntow, Amoy and Formosa propre Canton Maru. Sun, May 3, 9 am

Superscribed correspondence only.

NEW YORK STOCK U.S. COMMODITY

EXCHANGE

MARKET RALLY

YESTERDAY

New York, April 30,

PRICES

LATEST CABLED

QUOTATIONS

The following quotations on

the

Swan, Culbertson & Fritz Dow New York cominodity exchange arc Jones summary of yesterday's issued by Reuter. market: A rally developed late Ini

the session to-day, after prices had May previously touched the year's low July ... fevels. Most of the list netted trac- October tlonal gains. Steel issues were the December. best performers, whilst automolive, January rubber, vil, chemical and mail-order March stocks also staged a good recovery. Spol

securities niso gained fractions, Conservative elements said that the

Utility

New York Cotton

11.45/45

11.45/15

11.04/04

11.04/04

10.17/17

10.16/17

10.17/17.

10.17/17

10.10/19

10.23/23

.

11.55

10.105 10.33/25 11.00

New York Rubber

15.00/90. 16.82/83 15.07/07

7.28-fallure of investment buying indicated

May a temporary down trend in bonds.

July... Culbertson & Fritz Wall September Swan, Street Journal comment on

29/4 December ... market: "The increase in the rubber March......

Total sales:-130 lots.

quota benefits the tyre markets. The stiff margin rules prevented any ex- 29.2212 tensive liquidation that normally

30%

1/2.3/04

would have resulted from a decline

217 as abrupt as that of the past fortnight, May 4,05% Brokers say that the averages would July ......

have to go considerably lower before September 114 bringing about general margin calls. Wednesday's The SHARE TRANSFER BOOKS Silver (Spot) 20.3/10

Business In both the American Con of the Company will be CLOSED

Silver (forward) 20.3/10 War Loan......105.15/10 105.13/10 is gratifying. Gold mining shares are July and the Continental Can companies May from 4th BAY to 22rid MAY, Both Daya inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

A. W. HUGHES, General Manager.

Hong Kong, 24th April, 1936..

RAW

RUBBER

LATEST SINGAPORE

PRICES

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

Spot July/Sept.

20.5/10 20.0/10

-British Wireless.

EXCHANGE“

TO-DAY'S OPENING

QUOTATIONS

Selling

T.T. Shanghai

T.T.

Demand

T.T. Singapora

T.T. Japan

T.T. India

T. T. San Frisco New York

TT. Java

T.T. France

TT. Manila

T.T. Bankols T.T. Saigon TT. Lisbon

1/3

HAND

gaining favour from those who ave of the opinion that unorthodox finan cial policies will be continued. Bulls July on railroad Issues have been buying, Great Northern Issues on the way down."

May

October

5. C

C. & F. New York office cables: Stocks:

18.08/08 10.10/14

25.00/90 18.98b/99

18.10/10

10.27/27 16.21b

Chicago Wheat

07/97 99/09% 86/80% 87%/87% 84784% 854/85%

sales: 27,729,000 bushels. Chicago Corn

8%/03 63%/634 61%/61% 61%%/61% Winnipeg Wheat

79/704 7976/7976

8034/80% 80%/80% 81/81 81/82

solved no relict. The May position

The overdue technical sight and deliveries are expected- rally seems Itely to carry into to be unfavourable. Comment on the Friday, with probable subsequent foreign crops is expected to be two- 1/35 || Irregularity. Pittsburgh steel scrap sided. .107 prices Have been reduced by 50 cents Corn: Country shipments

.66 per ton.

were

The Packard Motor Com-ight and demand for cash corn is 1114pany earned & cents per share for the good. The market is steady.

.89 March quarter against

Rubber: It is estimated that auto-

0

3244 $1,201,000 last year. The Continental mobfic production for the week: Will

4 Oll Company earned 45 cents for the aniount to 117.011 units. The market 4.68 quarter ended March 31st.. compared quiet and slightly unsettled. 0414 with 20 cents last year. The Ameri-

Hides: "Spots" are.halt a bent

14299

can Metal Company earned 15 cents lower. Demand is small. per share for the first quarter, ugulast

485 7500 $1.10 per preferred share for the

REUTER QUOTATIONS

Baying

same period.

Dow Jones Averages:

4 m/s. L/C. 2014 cis. oft 1 ct 4 m/s, D/P. 20% cis. off 4 ct. 6 m/s. L/C. 20% sts.

1/43%

1/4

1/4

4 m/s. Son Franisco New York,334

Cotton: The Producurs Pool is aling the moderate demand for May 90 Industrials colton at 11.45 cents. The market is 20 Rails very quiet.

April 20, April 30.

143,05

145.67

42.30

43.28

20 Uulitics

28.03

20.19

2716 cts.

4 m/s, Franco

10.18

Wheat: It is reported that some 40 Bands

100.93 100.91

Market Qulot,

New York-London

4.03%

spots of the drought area have re- 11 Commodity Index 16.55

60.72

Oct./Dec.

Jan./Mar.