Credits,
sight Documentary 4 months'
2/- 1/4
P. & O. Bank
Bank of East Asia
sight.
2/-%
Insurances
On Paris--
Canton Insurance
On demand
12021
Union Insurance
Credits,
4 mantha'
sight
1277%
On Berline
On demand
On New York-
On demand
47
Shipping
Credits, 60 days' sight 484
Douglases
On Bombay
H.K. Steamboats
Wire
12034
H.K. Tugs & Lighters
On demand
1293%
RECORD CHINESE FLIGHT FROM
ENGLAND
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On Calentta---
Indo-China (Pref)
Wire
1294
Indo-China (Def.)
On demand
12931
Shell Transports
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MONEY AND SHARES
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
On London--
Bank, wire. 1/11 4 Bank, on demand... 1/11 5/10 Bank, 30 daya' sight..
Bank, 4 months' sight 1/11 2
4 months'
T.T. on London T.T. on Shanghai
Banks
HI.K. Banks H.K. London Reg. Chartered Bank Mercantile A. & E. Mereantile C.
.1/11/4
„B0%
$1220 b .£133% n £193 b .A33 n
.416
.£91⁄4 z .$90% n
North China Insurance Yangtze Insurance......M$50.n China Underwriters $2.20 b 2.30 s China Fire Insurance .$300 b 4.K. Fire Insurance
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.$095 b .$368 s
T160 b
.$775 n
: $33 3
.$26 3
$2% b
(2.60 8
.$47 b
.$70 a
.97/- n
On Singapore.......
On demand
8834
Shell Transports (new) Union Water-boats
On Manila-
Mining
On demand.
942
Benguets
$22 n
.$24 b
To regain your strength
On Shanghai-
Kailan Mining Ad.
.66/3 b
and vigour during
On demand
794
Langkata gomb.)
.T14 n
these sultry days
30 day's sight (private
paper)
Langkats (singles)
T71⁄2 n
take
Shanghai Explorations
T24 8
On Yokohama—
Shanghai Loans
.T4% 5
On demand
104
Raubs
-$6% n
Tronoh Mines
..17/6 1
Docks, Wharvos, Godowns, &c.
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Mr. WEN LIN TSCHEN, the famous Chinese Aviator who is a graduate of the Amoy Flying School under the command of Admiral Lim, is the first Chinese Airman to fly from England to China. The route taken was through Belgium, Holland, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Jugo- Slavia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Palestine, Mesopotamia, Persia, India, Burmah, Indo-China, Canton, Amoy. This is a wonderful achievement and was accomplished on an Avro-Avian Light Aeroplane fitted with a Cirrus Mark 3 Engine using SHELL AVIATION SPIRIT and GOLDEN SHELL LUBRICATING OIL.
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Gold Leaf, `160 ine
H.K. & K. Wharves ..$120 b 121 sa
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Sovereigns
(Bank's
buying rate).
9.95
H.K. & W. Docks
..$36 s
25 3/16
China Providents ..$4
b 4.40's
3% Prem. Nominal
New Engineerings
Silver (per oz.)
Bar Silver in Hong
Kong
Copper Cash
Chinese Copper Cents 6% Prem. Rate of Native In-
terest
7% p.a. Chinese Sub. Coin .. 31% dis. Hong Kong Sub. Coin Par.
LONDON EXCHANGES
London, Yesterday.
124.15
4.86 7/16
24.945
25.19
Hongkews,
Shanghai Docks
Cotton Mills
.T178 R T5.65 b 128 b
Ewo Cottons
712.55 b Oriental Cottons .....T2 b 2.10 s ...T72 n Shanghai Cottons (old) Shanghai Cottons (new)..T32 b Lands, Hotels & Buildings H.K. & S. Hotels $8.90 s 8.90/-95 sa HK, Lands ... Shanghai Lands Humphreys Estates H.K. Realties
HK. Territorials
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Camelia
.T143 n
Paris
$14.35 n
New York
.$8.35 n
Brussels
Geneva
Prince's Buildings
Amsterdam
12.06%
Milan
92.65
Berlin
20.455
Public Utilities ILK. Tramways,...
Peak Trams (old)'
Stockholm
18.165
Peak Trams (new)
.$18.60 3
$122 b. .$6.55 n
Copenhagen
18.205
Oslo
18.195
Vienna
34.55
Prague
164
Helsingfors
198
Madrid
Star Ferries.8664 b 661⁄2 ga China Lights (comb.) ... China Lights (old) ...$13 n x r. I 18 b & sa rights China Lights (Lew)..
34.065
Lisbon
108%
China Lights-1928 issue. H.K. Electrics (old)
$5734 3
Athens
376
H.K. Electrica (new)
Bucharest
818
Macao Electrics
.826% n
Rio
5 7/16
H.K. Telephone
...$7 b
Bombay
1/5 29/32
China Buses
-T141⁄2 b
Shanghai
Singapore Tractions
.11/6 л
Singapore Pref. Sandakan Lts.
.16/6 b
.$211⁄2 8
Industrials
China Sugars...
.$.80 n
Malabon Sugars
.$27 b
Canton Jees
.$1.80 b
The
Cements (comb.) .$8.10 b 8.30.3
Cements (old)
Cements (new)
H.K. Ropes (old)
H.K. Ropes (new)
United Asbestos
.$7 &
.$1,40 n
New Era
.$7.10 n
.85 b
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DETAILS OF THE CAREER OF HSU MOH
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Mr. Hsu Moh, the newly appoint- ed Commissioner of Foreign Affairs in Shanghai, whose official title will be Special Commissioner of Foreign Affairs for Kiangsu Pro vince, is not expected to come to Shanghai to assume his new duties until next month. Mr. Hou, who is a native of Soochow, will succeed Mr. Wunsz King, who has been promoted to the post of Minister to The Netherlands.
Mr. Hau is still in his thirties but he has already had an execptionally fiue career. Graduating from the law department of the Peiyang University, Tientsin, with the de-
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gree of Bachelor of Laws, Mr. Hsu taught English in" Yangchow for a period, after which he joined the Ministry of Justice in Peking, wherein he served for three years. Upon relinquishing this work, he was appointed Councillor to the Chinese Legation in Washington, and it was while he was in the
United States that he was appoint-
ed a secretary to the Chinese Dele- gation to the Washington Confer ence. During his spare time, Mr. Hsu studied in. the university in Washington, D.C., and obtained bis master's degree in law, N.
Returning to China, the new Com
missioner was appointed professor
of law and politics in Nankei
Hong Kong Yokoham
Silver Spot & For-
ward
2/5/4 1/11/ 1/10 5/32
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JOHN GI
RENEE
THE COSSACKS
GYPSIES OF EPSOM
C
DRAMATIC SEQUEL TO POLICE COURT CHARGE
WON'T BE MOVED
London, April 23. Gypsies are fighting doggedly to
University, Tientsin, but he was retain their time-honoured pri
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Wm. Powells
$19.10 b 19 sa
Miscellaneous
H.K. Amusements
$1.20 n
.80 eta, b
....$2 9*
..$18 b
$11.80 b
.$3,05 n
$30 8
.67% b
Hong Kong Constructions .$13
B. Ind. G.$ Bonds
H.K. Goyt. Loans ..6% b Prem.
SQUEEZE" RING?
FOUR HAWKERS FORCED TO
GIVE MONEY.
CHINESE AND A CONSTABLE
..
An echo of the alleged extor tion of money from hawkers, by a "Squeeze Ring" formed by
ed to the Hawkers' Department several Chinese constables attach- of Police Headquarters, six of whom absconded when they dis- covered that the "game was up," was heard before Major C. Will- son, OBE., at the Central Magis- tracy this morning.
A Chinese named Ho Tau, alias
Iater made dean of the department vileges on Epsom Downs. They Tau Pei-chai (Pock Marked Chap)
of arts. At the same time, he have not only refused to obey the
was charged with obtaining $3.40 practised law, being a member of regulation forbidding them on the the Tientsin Bar Association. He Downs on Derby Day, but when from four hawkers by false pre-
their tence gave up his teaching work to be the authorities dragged off
Downs the The prosecution alleged that come editor of the "Yih Shih Pad Caravans from the Tientsin's leading Chinese journal, Gypsies replaced them. Five at the accused had collected the but the law called him again and leged offenders were summoned to money from the hawkers by pre- he came to Shanghal as a judge of the Ensom police court to-day when tending that he had been "coin- the Shanghai Provisional Court Commander Oliver Locker-Lampson missioned" by the hawkers' con- ander Dr. Hau Wei-chun. Whilst dramatically intervenced and in- stables to do so for them, where- serving as a member of the Bench, timated his wish to help the home as he was in reality doing so "off Judge Hsu taught law in the Com-less hunted defendants and appeal- his own bat" and socketing the parative Law School, Soochow ed for an adjournment in order to proceeds.
brief counsel. University.
The case was adjourned.
Accused maintained that he had been instructed by a certain Chin- Mr. Hou resigned from the Pro-
ese constable to collect the visional Court to take up a new
Mr. D. P. Macnamara, Assistant money. appointment as chief judge of the
Detective Sergeant Whelan Tanyang District Court, but he did Commissioner of Police, F.M.S., and not remain there long, as he was Mrs. Macnamara, who were on fur-stated that the constable was pre- invited by IC. T. Wang to be tough at Home, have returned to sent and was prepared to go into come chief of the third section of Ipoh. Mr. Macnamara, who was the witness box
the Waichiaopu. This offer he Officer-in-Charge of Traffic Police,
accepted. Mr. Hsu will retain the position concurrently, though most of his time will be spent here, says the "M. C. Daily News"
Ipoh, before he went on leave, has gone to Kuala Kubu accompanied by Mrs. Macnamara, where he will most likely be posted as (CPD.
His Worship, however, decided to hear the case on another date and accordingly gave a formal remand in Police custody until to morrow at 10:30 am
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