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To-day's Deals and Quotations
$100
Ema
720-550 $340-297
1928
1928
T160-120
1927
50-33
2.5-1.75 310-204 825-663%
M.$3.50
1928
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النور
+3
1937
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1929.
For rates, literature and
information apply
Asiatic Building, Hong Kong.
See JASPER NATIONAL
PARK
...feature of the Scente Route across CANADA
This famous mountain play- ground highlights your trip across the Canadian Rockies by the route of the lowest alti- tude and easiest gradient of any transcontinental line. Yet it is but one of the many glorious scenes in this new route, Dally all-steel trains from Vancouver, with radio- equipped observation cars. Moderately priced' dining car service.
CANADIAN NATIONAL
The Largest Railway System in North America
(SEPARATE AND DISTINCT FROM CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY}
Messrs. KOMOR & KOMÒR'S
AUTUMN
EXHIBITION
of
Water Colours and Oll Paintings
PICTURES
by the foremost Artists of Japan will be
open on OCTOBER 31st
FOR
10 DAYS ONLY
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Prices ranging from 2 Dollars upwards. The most suitable Wedding `or Xmas
Presents.
KOMOR & KOMOR,
Art & Curio Experts... St. George's Building.
Pamela
13, Queen's Rd. C.___
next to St. Francis Hotel,
Is now showing an interesting display of
SILK
LINGERIE.
WOOL VESTS.
FRENCH SILK HOSE.
CORSETS.
WINTER
COATS
Stock
Buyers
Sellere
Sales
Nom.
Paid up
Value"
flight & Lowest 1915-29
Dividend
BANKS.
Eloeg Kong Bank
(Lon. Reg.)....
Charteret Bak
4
7234 19%
(X.,
Mercantile Bank, A. & D.,
C.
1.12.10
Is $100
+355
$125
1,5-1,157
£3 lat.
100
21.13-18.6.3
Int. 1920
3414-30
int, 1930
154--13:4 100-67
int.
1920-
rgas
只
Bank of East Asia $
15.
INSURANCES.
Canton Ins
Union Ins.
North China les....Ts.
160
Yangtze Ins. M.S
China Underwriters.
China Fice Im
это
H. K. Fire In
SHIPPING.
Douglases
H. K. Steamboats Indo-Chinas (ret.)
25%
43
(Del.)
Shell Transporta Union Waitrbosu
Bengueti
MINING.
Kailan Mining Ad,
Langkats (Comb.)
Shai"
Raubs
(Single)
Exploradon
Loans .............
Tronoh Mines
DOCKS, WHARVES, CODOWNS, &c.
H. K. & K. Wharves ...5 H. K. & W. Decks ......$ China Provideau .........$ Hongkews. Th N. Engineerings ....Th. Shanghai Docks Th
COTTON MILLS.
Ewa Cottons
S'hai Cotons (chl) ...Th. (new)...Th. Zoong Sings........
LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS.
1. & S. Hotel H. K. Lands Shanghai Lands Blumphreys
H. K. Realtics
Chinese Estates
4.1
57/5
147% 41 5.15
43-37 3233/4
1924
1920
$12-30
125.
1975
224
$100-40
1181,-851.
51.
1928
DARING ROBBERY
24-17
1.50
Igal
F0.10
$4.05 -0044
0.25
1929
Flat Raided in Daylight
2/ Int.
1529
Th
Gri,
194-%
IN
0
To.50 1927
****
w
4.70-1.40
B.75-44 $3.60-371
T.75
1926
23. Gu.
1920
44d.
1539
148/133
1028
48%-324
1924
6.60-3.50
1,20
1921
$19-125
T3 lat.
1929
8.50-4.60
0.40
145-89
74
1928 1929
23.10-7
104-45
J
13-5
PUBLIC UTILITIES.
Peak Trams (old
H. K. Tramways
1914
(new)
Star Ferries
Ch. Light (old)
15.30
(new)
15.40
H. K. Electrics
***
Mação
23
Sandakan Bights
Tli. 15%
.... Prei.
́G. FALCONER & CO., (HONG KONG) LTD WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS DIAMOND MERCHANTS.
Union Building (Opposite G.P.0.),
"Agents for:- ADMIRALTY CHARTS, 'ROSS'S BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES, KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS,
ENGLISH SILVERWARE, direct from Manufacturers. High Clari English Jewellery.
RADIO SUPPLIES. Electric Gramophones
& Motors
Tone Arms and Sound Boxes. 'Super Elto Outboard Motors. RUDOLF WOLFF & KEW, LIMITED,
Telephones
China Busca
S'pore Tractions.......
INDUSTRIALS.
China Sugars
Malabon Sugars
Cald: Macg. Ord.....Th.
Canton "Ices
Pref. ...Th.
Cements (comb)
"
(old) (new)
H. K. Ropes... United Asbestos
STORES, &c.
Dairy Farma
Watsoni Der A Wings Lane Crawfords Mackintosha Sinceres
Wa. Powell.
MISCELLANEOUS.
H. K. Amusements. H. K. Construction .... B. Ind. G. Bonds......... H. K. Govt. Loans
1st Door.
Tel. C. 2178.
54, Queen's Road Central,
Palate Pleasers You'll Fall For –
SWISS
COUNT
CHEESE
12.60
1.05
1.30
44% Prem.
9.30
15.20/.95
muk mußum, mundku
R6
5
MADE
Parseg
40 in 1939
1929 1929
1916
#75%
1.20
1924
634-59
= int
1929
зба
155--14
T3 Int.
1929
-1
*371-13
1928
0-35---74
0.30 Int.
4
70
2
2
MÅNÕMME PÅ REG
$2.50
2929 1528-
لاحور
27%-19
0.50 int,
14-11.50
10%
gun,05
10%
1929 1529 1920
74%-58
3.50
15.62-94
7929
15.10-5.50
Int.
1920
674-17%
7.50
1928
8.30-3.98
4.2 Int.
2.IS,
I 16. 63.
:::: FF
1929
1018
P30
13.60-0.50 30-17
In
liquidation
1918
14-**
14.00-7.0
0.90
10:25
Sin-64
ხ.ნი
1935
1.35-6 k
0.10
1925
9.09-6
1.25
1934
AN ARMED GANG
CAR ACCIDENTS
One European And Two Chinese Involved
INJURED TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
A daring daylight robbery occurred Three motor accidents occurred in Jon Saturday on the ground floor of 2, the city on Saturday. Mr. Cl H. Lamb,
Tung Hing Road, Mangkoktsui.
of the P.W.D., was concerned in one Information of the affair was sup- and two Chinese drivers in the others. plied to the Police by Siu Yee-ku (35),; In a report which he himself mada a married woman, who is the sub-to the Police, Mr. Lamb stated that at tenant of the flat and occupies the mid- about 5.15 p.m.. he was driving his car ¡dle cubicle,
In Belcher Street, going in westerly direction, when a Chiruve girl named Liu · Ching (14), suddenly dashed across the street in front of the car and was 'knocked down.
She stated that at about 10.15 a.m., she was sitting in her cubicle sewing when four men all armed with what looked like daggers, suddenly made their appearanco.
She suffered slight injuries and Mr.
They threatened to stab her if she Lamb took her to the Government made a noise and then demanded the Civil Hospital in his car. The girl was keys. The woman tried to bluff them medically treated but not detained. by saying that the mistress of the floor The first of the other two accidents was out, but it was of no avail.
occurrett at about прод.
Seizing hold of the woman, one of the intruders gagged her and then tied
Woman Knocked Down According to Chan Ming, driver of
her to the bed ralis. In the meantime ja torry owned by Messrs. Lane, Graw- the other three rolbers had proceededford's, he was driving in Queen's Road to the other parts of the floor where Central, going west, when he accident- they rounded up four other female in- ully knocked down a Chinese woman matce,
who suddenly dashed out of Posses sion Street.
Herded in a Cubicle These were all herded into Siu Yee- ku's cubicle where they were also gagged and tied to the bed. Then, whilst one man stood guard over the victims, the others carried out a systematic search of the floor.
Having first searched all five women
She was slightly injured on the left temple, and was driven to the Govern ment Civil Hospital in the car. AL- though her condition is not considered serious, the woman is being detained for observation. as there is, of course,
a possibility of complications, seeing
and failing to find any keys on them, that she was injured on a dangerous
the robbers ruthlessly broke open part of the head. locked drawers and boxes and emptied
Two Men Injured
all their contents on the floor. The The third accident occurred at about robbers were very discriminating in 5.30 p.m. in Connaught Road Central. their cholee of booty, not touching any- thing which they could not easily con- ceal on their persona without making tell-tale bulges.
Reporting the matter to the Police, Lai Kai, the driver of a public motor ear, stated that he was driving his car along the water front going in the Good Judgment
direction of West Point. When near- Thus clothing of value was not wanted ing the Douglas wharf the car sudden- and was strewn about the floor. Only ly got out of control, and before he jewellery and muney
were collected, could apply the brakes it ran into and after spending about 11 minutes riesha and a street coolie 'who were on
in the place the robbers departed quiet- the left-hand side of the road. ly through the back door. It was some Both the riesha puller and the tline before Siu Yec-ku was able to coolie were knocked down and sustain- free herself and raise the alarm, but ed injuries to their legs and faces, then it proved too late, the robbers be- The ricsha was knocked over but not fing nowhere to be seen.
After releasing her fellow-victims,
damaged.
Lai took the two coolles in his car to
Siu Yee-ku proceeded to the Police the Government Civil Hospital, where Station where the reported the affair. their injuries, although painful, were
visited the scere which found not to be of a serious nature.
72
$7/
#314-45
1.45
1918
15-31
0.80
1928
0.30
1926
1929
The Police
12~~~7.75
10%
1928
was in
5-144
0.15
1929
EXCHANGES
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
On London--
Bank, wire
1/8 %
Barik, on demand... 1/8 11/16
Bank, 30 days' sight Bank; 4 months' sight 1/8
On demand..... 427%
وعود
31-23,
2.30
1,39-1
1.50
1927
Copper Cush
Copper Cents
Nominal 3% prem
Rate of Native Inter-
est
7% p.a. Chinese Sub. Coin 23% dls. Hong Kong Sub. Coln 4% prem
LONDON EXCHANGES
London, Saturday.
129.83 4.87 31/82
1
Credits, 4 months'
Paris
BERNINA
sight Documentary 4 months'
1/9
New York
Brussels
34.865
BRAND CHEESE
Sight...
1/94
Geneva
25.175
On Paris
Amsterdam
12.08%
On demand
1087%
Milan
93.125
Credits, 4 months'
sight
1142%
Berlin Stockholm
20.40
On Berlin-
Copenhagen
On demand
Oslo
18.105 18.205 18.205
On New York-
Vienna
84.722
Prague
164 11/16
Credits, 60 days' sight 48
On Rombay
Helsingfors
134%
Madrid
34.325
Wire
115
Lisbon
108.20
On demand
115
Athons
875
On Calcutta-
Bucharest
818
Wire
11814
'Rio
G 51/64
On' demand
Buenos Aires
46 5/16
On Singapore.
On demand
On Mantia
On derind
On Bhanghai
Frankly, the recumbent gentleman is man embarrassing position.
For in his coat pocket was a packet of SWISS COUNT CHEESE.
"Was
"
we say, for now, alas I -
But cheer up, old man. There's still hope. You can easily procure another box of any of the two popular brands of SWISS CHEESE.
IN TINS AND BOXES OF 6 & 12 PORTIONS.
Obtainable from the PENINSULA HOTEL STORES,
and all leading compradores.
Sole Agents: PATRIOTIC TRADING CO.,
∙18, Ice House Street.
Tel. C.
On demand.
80 day's sight (privata
paper)
On Yokohama. On demand...86%
Gold Last, 100-pe
(per taal)
Sovereigna (Hank's
buying rate)4.1.11.16
Silver (per oz. 22:15/16-
Bar Silver in Hong
Kong
Par.
corditka
a very topsy-turvy with clothing, etc., thrown about all
over the place.
Tell-Tale Dagger When some sort of order had been restored, the Police picked up a file dog- ger, a chiaci and a screw driver trom' different parts of the flat. These were Among the litter of clothing and other articles emptied from broken drawers and boxes, and had evidently been left behind by the robbers.
Middle Aged Men - Beware!
Under the above heading an eminent physician, writing in one of England's moat important newspapers recently, gave grave warning to middle-aged mer
Siu Yee-ku was lucky as her cubicle, exercise. The rational man when against the dangers of excessive which had been used to coop the vic- he reaches middle-age avoids ex- Lims in, was the only part of the flat which the robbers did not search and drinks and exercises in modera- cesses in everything he eats, consequently she did not lose anything.
THEFT FROM CHILD Stir in Wellington Street
Yeung Sze, the principal tenant of tion, he is careful to get sufficient the floor, who was out at the time of rest and sleep. the robbery, was the heaviest loser of He should take especial care, the other inmates, all her jewellery too, of his blood, for upon the being taken away. In all the robbers quality of the blood stream all the carried off jewellery worth $76 and organs of the body depend for the $50 in money.
sustainment of their health and vigour. To this end, the periodi- cal use of a good tonic is of e- pecial help, and of all tonics Dr. Williams' Pink Pilla, the world- famous blood and nerve builders, have the nest record for out- standing efficacy. When the diges-. tion gives trouble, the appetite falls, the taking of food is follow- Soine axeltement was caused ined by flatulence, pain, or discom- Wellington Street at 4 pm on fort, Dr. Williams' Pink Pilis are Saturday when, a Chinese youth the best corrective because they snatched one Jado and one gold restore the weakened stomach and bangle from the wrists of a child digestive organs to strength by who was playing in the street out their tonic action through the side its home?
The child's mother saw the theft
blood.. from the verandah and gave the down, and alcoplessness,
Or when the nerves get run- alarm. Several people chased the turbed sleep, gives troubles, the or dis- young thief, who was arrested after restorative effects of Dr. Williams a brisk run, but the stolen bangles Pink Pills upon the whole nervous
He was not seen to drop anything
system speedily sete matters. right. willst running and a careful search neuralgia, alao dus
The pains of rheumatism and along the street failed to recover pectively are to poisonous aclt in as they res the bangles. However, he was lost the blood and to run-down nerves, sight of for some moments as heare quickly overcome and banish turned down a side street, and it ised by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills euspected that the snatcher must again proving the outstanding have had an accomplice who was blood and nerve, tonic virtues of waiting for him to receive the booty. this same famous remedy, hkrat The masters of two passenger When taken to the Central Police boats were charged this morning at Station the young rascal gave his statements. Your chemist, selle It is easy for you to prove these the Marine Court with navigating same as Leung Sang (15), sand was Dr. Williama Pink: Pilis, price the harbour at night without ex locked up until the Courts opened $1.50 per bottle, $8 for six bottles, bibiting regulation lights They this morning, when he was to be Get a bottle from him to-day, and were each fined $3,
duly charged.
try them for yourself.
Bombay
Shanghai
Yokohama Hong Kong
Silver Spot
Silver Forward
1/5 18/16 2/2:4 1/11 28/82 1/8 % 22 15/16 23%
-British Wireless Service TBritish
SHIPPING BREVITIES.
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were not found on him..