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CAN OBTAIN THROUGH
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THE CHINA MAIL,
CHINESE Y.W.C.A.
DRIVE TO RAISE MORE FUNDS
VISIT FROM MRS. SOUTHORN
MONEY AND SHARES
On London-- Bank, wire
H.K. Bank H.K. London Iteg." Chartered Bank Mercantile A. & B. Mercantile C.
.1/11 %
.78
$1245 & Ra „£1323⁄41⁄2 n
$21 b.
.34% n
.£15% n
.49% n
Insurances
.$90% 'n
.$695 b
$387 n
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
T.T. on London
T.T. on Shanghai
Baning
....... 1/11 % To-day the YW.CIA begins its
Bank on demand 1/11 15/16 annual campaign to raise the yearly Bank, 50 days' sight. budget difference. Throughout the Bank, 4 months" sight 2/ next two weeks, members of the Credits, 4
months' Board of Directors, staff, and sight. Volunteer workers of the member-Documentary 4 months' ship will visit friends and suppor-- sight..... ters of the Association and solicit: their contributions. Since the policy on demand of the YWCA is to keep the Credits, membership fee low so that every
2/- Va
P. & O. Bank Bank of East Asia
2/1
On Paris→→→→
Canton Insurance
1237
Union Insurance
monthe*
North China Insurance
...T160 b
sight
1312
Yangtze Insurance
.M$50 n
woman and girl may join and share
On Berlin- the fellowship, and since the class On demand and club fees, too, are kept within On New York- the reach of every girl, there must On demand necessarily be a yearly effort to Credits, 60 days' sight 50 make up the deficit, which, for the On Bombay coming year, is $8,500..
China Underwriters $2.20 b 2.40 s
China Fire Insurance
.$290 b
H.K. Fire Insurance
$795, b
48%
Shipping
Douglases
:$36 n
H.K. Steamboats
.$26 s
Wire
139
H.K. Tuga & Lighters
$2.40 n
On Friday afternoon a meeting of On demand the campaign workers was held for On Calcutta
132
Indo-Chinas (Pref.)
$52% n
Indo-Chinas (Def)
instruction and information, to dis-Wire
132
Shell Transports
.$92 n .95/* 11
tribute names of subscribers, and On demand
132
Shell Transports (new)
Union Water-boats
$22 n
的
united effort. The women of the On demand. Association were most happy to
86
Mining
On Manila-
Benguets
.$234 b
... 96%
Kailan Mining Ad.
.64/- n
Langkats. (comb.)
...T14 n
78
Langkats (singles)
Tn
Shanghai Explorations
....T3 s
paper) ....
Shangbai Loans
.74% n
On Yokohama~~~
own i
Raubs
108%
Tronoh Mines
..17/6 m
រ
Gold Lont. 200 fine
Docks, Wharves, Godowns, &c.
G
(per tael)
Sovereigns
(Bent's
HK & K. Wharves'
.$126 8
buying rate)
9.70
H.K. & W. Docks
.$37. 5.
Silver (per oz.)
26%
China Providents...$44 b.4.65
200
Hongkews...
.T109 b
3% Prem.
New Engineerings
T4.85 b
Nominal
Shanghai Docks
.T117 b
Cotton Mills
for inutual encouragement in their On Singapore-
have Mrs. W. T. Southern come to On demand the meating and bring them an en- On Shanghai- couraging message to stimulate On demand
and cheer them on for the campaign. 60 day's sight (private
Women's Efforts
Mrs. Southorn, from her
wide experience, spoke of women's On demand
(Continued on Neri Column.)"
Bar Silver in Hong
Kong
Copper Cash
Chinese Copper Cents 6% Prem. Rate of Native In-
terest
Chinese Sut. Coin
7% p.a.
34% diз.
Hong Kong Sub. Coin 4% dis.
LONDON EXCHANGES.
.$7.10 b
Ewo Cottons $12 b 13 s 12.85 sa
Oriental Cottons
.T2 n Shanghai Cottons (old)...T72 n Shanghai Cottons (new) ..:T35 n Lands, Hotels & Buildings HK. & S. Hotels...$9,05 b 9.20.'s 19.05/.10 sa
H.K. Lands Shanghai Lands Humphreys Estates
Public Utilities
.$63%. n .T1691⁄2 b
$14 b .$8.00 n
.$18 b 182 8
London, Yesterday,
Paris
124 7/32
WE CLEAN
New York
4.85%
Brussels
34.95
Geneva
25.29
Amsterdam
12.12
HK Realties HK. Territorials. Prince's Buildings
Milan
92.70%
Berlin
20.454
Stockholm
18.17
Copenhagen
18.21%
Oslo
18.19%
Vienna
34.52
Prague
364 13/16
H.K. Tramways Peak Trams (old) Peak Trams (new) -Star Ferries
China Lights (comb.) China Lights (old)
..$121⁄2 b .$6.30.n .$69 sa
.$13.30 b
Helsingfors
China Lights (new)
192%
Madrid
22.20
108
3749
Macao Electrics
.$26% n
8162
$7.10 n
5 13/16
China Buses -
T12 67
47 5/16.
Singapore Tractions ...
.11/6 n
1/5 31/32..
Sandakan Lta.
.16/6-b .$5 n
4
China Sugars
Malabon Sugars
.$1.05 s .$30 b
.$2 s
Rucharest
China Lights 1928 issue
I.K. Electrics (old) $541⁄2 x d. b. H.K, Electrics (new) ·
H.K. Telephone
Singapore Pret........
Industrials
MONDAY, MARCH 25, 1929.
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Sometime. (Hahn-Fiorite).
Dreamin' Time (De Longpré-Strickland).
Carceleras
(Prisni Song) (Chapi) *
Serenata (Cesareo-Tosti).
Dinorah Ombra. Jeggiera - Part 1 (Meyerbeer) * Dinorah Ombra leggiera - Part 2 (Meyerbeer)*
1174
Abide with Me (Lyte Monk - Samuels),
1194
Lead Kindly Light (Newman - Dykes),
1267
Paria Valse Arditi).
The Gypsy and the Bird (Oxenford Benedict).
La Capinera (The Wren) (J. Benedict).
1338 {pa Paloma (The Dove) (Tradier).
Home Sweet Home (Payne - Bishop).
1335
Last Rose of Summer (Moore).
6784
Proch's Air and. Variations. (Proch).
Zemire et Azor-La Fauvette (The Warbler) (Gretry).
8089 Traviata-Imponete (Verdi) (with Giuseppe De Luca).
10012
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Traviata Dite alla Giovine
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Lucia-Sextette (Donizetti), with Homer-Gigi De Luca - Pinza & Bada.
Rigoletto Quartet, (Verdi), with Homer-Gigli and De Luca)
Included in Mmc. Galli-Curei's recital at the Queen's Theatre on March 25th.
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Bombay Shanghai Hong Kong Yokohama Silver Spot Silver Forward
2/6.%
1/11/
1/9 15/16 26%
26 3/16
British Wireless Service.
nese women,
in
Canton Icès
Cements (comb.) $8.55.b 8.70 sa
Cements (old)
Cements (new)
HK. Ropes (new) HK. Ropes (old) United Asbestos
Dairy Farms Watsons
$7.80 n
.$1.40 b .872 B
Stores, &c.
.$5
.$20% 3 .$14 b 80 cts. b
$21 8
-$20 n
.$11 b
Der A. Wings Lane, Crawfords Mackintoshs
as Sinceres
Wm. Powells
.$8.66 n
efforts all over the world, and her sympathetic understanding of Chi- the expanding sphere of their influence. She gave unstinted praise for the wide scope of the work of the Hong Kong Y.W.C.A. touching as it does women and girls of all types, and doing many kinds of work, such mothers help stady, women's educa tion, young girls' work, health
Miscellaneous campaigns, baby welfare, factory H.K. Amusements and servant girls' education, student Hong Kong, Constructions .$18 $25 b work, hostel accommodation, popu B. Ind. G. Bonds.......66%% 8 lar education, religions work. Mrs. HK. Govt Loans ...6% b prem. Southorn was especially apprecia tive of the fact that the Y.W.C.A, is entirely made up of women working for women and so gives training leadership and the bearing of com munity responsibility. Mrs. South- orn said that the board interests of the YW.C.A. in Hong Kong came as a great surprise to her. She closed by wishing the carapaign workers great success
in their efforts, and in their coming cam- paign for a new building.
Mrs. Southern was accompanied by Miss CM. Cochrane, Mias Pamela Scott Harston and Miss Leila Clarke. After tea the party was shown nepund the quarters of the Y.W.CA. by thế Y.W.C.A. pre sident, Mrs. Ma Wing-chan, and Miss Shio Tak-hing, general secretary.
VACCINATION
ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE'S REPORT
THE WEEKLY RETURN
The number of Chinese vaccinated free of charge, by members of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, up to and inchiding March 21 was:VE Chinese Y.M.CA. Division. 28,479 King's College Division Railway Division.
Indian Division
Kowloon Division
Mongkok Division
Shauktwan Division
Un Long
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RETURN SEASON
OF THE
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SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MARCH 30th & 31st
THE BIG LONDON AND NEW YORK, SUCCESS
LIDO LADY
FIEST TIME IN HONG KONG.
27,692 10,824
MON &
TUES":
5,032
106,401
"BY REQUEST" April 1 & 2 THE NEW REVUE
128,567 WED
9,689
APRIL
1,714
St Joseph's College Division 6,862 Victoria Nursing Division. 723 Y.W.CA Nursing Division
Total
443
825,920
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