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Hong Kong, 26th April, 1988.
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Question Of Tariff On Lumber Raised.
LATE MR. HO LEUNG
THURSDAY
“SAFETY FIRST
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Police Department Issues Posters.
HOW TO AVOID TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
JARY 181
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE HONG KONG JOCKET:
CLUB
ANNUAL RACE: MEETING, 1934.
ENTRIES CLOSE AT-300 P.M. ON SATURDAY, 20th JANUARY,
WNERS are reminded that en- "tries for the Annual Rece Meeting, 1934, must be in the hands. of the Secretary at or before the
By Order of the Stewards,
G. B. BROWN,
At the monthly meeting of the Chinese General Chamber of In connection with the Safety Commerce held in the Chamber's First campaign, which commences building yesterday afternoon, the on Tuesday next week, the Hong question of the high tarif im Kong Police Department has issued New York, Yesterday,
posed by the Canton Government number of pamphlets printed in Dow· Jonin 'Averages.
upon lumber imported from Chinese and English. Lost To-day's Changes.
Hong Kong was raised by Mr. These pamphlets which will be above time and date. Aver. Aver. 30 Industrials. 103.40 103.50 10 up
New York, Jan. 18 Kan Yiu-cho, representing the distributed throughout the city 20 Rallat
46.25 45.29 04 up
Messrs. Asla Lands Ltd. have re- Lumber Merchants Society, during the campaign, are especial
motorists and 20 Utilities 26.23 26.12
.11 down ceived the following quotations on It was shown that lumber values ly directed to 40 Bonds
87.71 87.88 17 down
the New York cotton and wheat had depreciated by more than 80 pedestrians, and outline the action $1.70 51.45 25 down rubber., allk and aliver, exchanges per cent, lately, and that the duty that should be taken in order to Mesars. E. A. Pierce & Co. Re- on the Commodity Exchange Inc. ports-The process of consolida- New York:
Commodity
Index
tion continued, the net result be- Closing Commodity Prices ing practically a stand-off from all January 17 groups. However, substantial buy-
SILVER
an
Secretary. Hong Kong, 17th January 1934,
are
GREAT EXPLOSION IN HEAVENS?
imposed is in some cases higher assist, the authorities in reducing than the price of the lumber itsalt the number of accidents that occur Taking teakwood as an example, on the roads of Hong Kong. hitherto it had been sold for $1.60 The following directions }per cubic foot, whereas now the printed in English for the guidance. ing seems ready to enter on any Silver: Commodity Exchange Inc.
price is about $1:20 per cubic foot of drivers of motor vehicles:
It was decided that representa: Carefully regulate your speed at General modest set-backs. The same situs of New Yorks
tions should be made to the Can all times to suit the circumstances tion is prevailing on the bond
Jan. 16 Range Jan. 17 Range ton Customs and the Kowloon and weather prevailing. Current Accounts opened and - Fiz- ed Deposits received for one year or market. A mild reaction would not Mar.....48.20-46,25
Customs District Commissioners When you intend to stop, slow sherter periods at rate which will be be surprising, but does not seem May 45.80 45.89 45.45:45.52 quoted on 'application.
definitely to be indicated yet. July 46.28 46.28 46.00 46.085 2000 as possible. down, or change direction, give the Wheat: The market responded to Total sales for the day:
Banking business transacted.
...A. BREARLEY,
Hong Kong, 17th November, 1982
THE BANK OF CANTON,
Established 1912 ·
Rubber:
.45.00 48.09
a renewal of buying on the belief 822 contracts of 198 contracts of that opposition to the President's 25,000 ozs each 25,000 or each policy would be overcome and Market: Steady. LTD. commodity prices would be enhanc ed. Realising was better absorbed. Cotton: Belling was quite active, including further sales which are belleved to be liquidation of con- centrated holdings. Buying by Far less urgent.
Head Offers-Hong Kong.
Aziberiand Capital (H.H. Ourensey) ......-811@s, spinners in Mid-Up Capital, moun
1,180,000
BRANCHEK -
LONDON BARKERI 1- The Lord's T**, Limited. CORÉESPONDENTY
March May July.".
9.12 8.90
9.33
9.12
$.57
9.36
The vacancy on the Executive appropriate signal clearly, definite Committee of the Chamber, causedly, and in good time.
Strange Phenomenon In Morocco.
OBSERVATORY PUZZLED
Tangler. Gaseous dust flung across the
by the death of Mr. Ho Leung, was Never overtake unless you can filled by Mr. Yung Koon-man, while see sufficiently far ahead to do so Mr. Yung Koon-man's place on the with safety, · Remember that the RUBBER.
General Committee was filled by brow of a steep hill or a hump-sky by "some great astral ex- Commodity Exchange Mr. Kwok Siu-lau. -:
put backed › bridge is as dangerous as plosion" is the scientific explana- Inc, of New York:
Two new members, Mesars. Taala sharp bead because it conceals tion now suggested to account Jan. 16. Jan. 17, Chok-ki and Cheung, Chung-tan, oncoming traffic. Do not overtake for a strange celestial pheno
were welcomed to the chamber, by at cross roads or road junctions. E
menon which occurred through- Remember the right-hand side of the Chairman, Mr. Wong Kwong, in.
the road belongs first to oncoming Out Morocco recently.
* Never overtake The Chamber's income for the traffic
"there-| The entire sky was ablaze month of December, last, was dis-fore, unless it is clear that you can with a brilliant and astonishing closed at $5,445.19, as against pass and get back to the left side display of shooting stars. 86,647.28 for general expenses for of the road again without making In 'certain districts, this rain either the person overtaken, or of stars was accompanied by a person approaching from the oppo- peculiar crackling nolae which 80 site direction; check speed or alter terrified the natives that many diraction suddenly,
thought that the end of the world
Eastern and Continental interests, Total sales for the day:- however, bought. on set-backs,
Babe, BangkSilver: There was some scattered liquidation due to the lower Lon- don parity and the early decline laf stocks. Trade interests were
buyers on the scale down.
La all principal cities of the World.
Frewigs Rechange and barking booľnom at STT deseription lensmoted.
Sala Dapons Bosse (voriten slam) ob a poly
LOOK POONG BHAN,
Chief Manager,
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
204 contracts 448 contracts
• NATIONAL SILK EXCHANGE,
Jan. 16 Range Jan. 17 Range the month. There Jan.....1.37 1.39. 1.35 1.39
was evidence of short covering ou the decline.
Air Reduction $10,000,000.00 Allied Chemical & Dye 160 Authorized Capital Paid-up Capital ....... # 5,598,600.00 American Can Beserve and Undivided
Frosta ............
SUGAR. Sugar: New York Sugar & Coffes Exchange:
Business Done:
2,850,000 shares,
Last To-day'a Price Price
$
March
101%
1024
May
Jan. 16, Jan. 17.] 1.26 1.28 1.84 1.34
152
July
1.39
1.40
00%
00
American Smelting 44 $2,812,000.00 American Tel. & Tel...119
American Tobacco "B"
434
1164
Market: Stendy,
COTTON.
71
HEAD OFFICE-HONG KONG 12, Des Voeux Road Central
20%
21
Copper Mining 15
618
15 6234
Borden Co Canadian acific
2344 234
19 18 Jan.
15%
15% Mar.
-74%- 25% May
Co... Bank
20
20% Jule
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:-
Bir Shouson Chett, Chairman.
Li Koon Chan, Esq. P..K. Kwok, Esq.
Wong Yun Tong, Esq. Chan Ching. Shel, Esq.
Li Lan Sang, Esq.
Wong Chu Son, Esq. Kan Ying Po,
Eng.
Kan Tong Po, Esq, Chief Manager. LA Te Fort, Esq., Manager.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. phong
(TAIWAN GINKO.)
HEAD OFFICE:-Talpak, Form.000. Incorporated by Special Imperial
Okartar, -1809...
Central Bank 'fa Warmom, Bank-Bains Jersed &vangs amount --200, +0.00% CLA
On and after August 15th, 1983, the rate of Interest on Special Cerrent Deposit will be at 2% pa. on daily balance and the rate for balance $10,000 will be quoted on application
Maximum rate-1%%%).
.....LONDON BANKKAN: Margiago Honky Lady Libyen Meal, Lab Dial Sank, Lily Wormentor Bank, - Lid.
or
The Bank has Oncitoyendocis in all the pitempos Jummarevná Oputem throughout the w
Y. MAGURI,
** HONG KONG BRANCH1_
5. Der Faux Road Contest,
Mons. Esed. Derenber,in, 1981. ·
THE "TOKOHAMA“ SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED
change:
ACCOSTING "THE WRONG MAN.
Chinese Woman And Constable.
HEAVY FINE INFLICTED
Take special care at corners and was at hand. bends to leave ample room for on- The meteorological observa-
tory at Berrschid has been un coming traffic,
No vehicle has a "right of way" able hitherto to give any definite at cross roads, but it is the duty explanation for the phenomenon.
-Reuter.
of a driver on a minor road whet approaching a major road,to go dead slow and to give way to traffic on Cotton: New York Cotton Mx- A fine of $250, in default four E. Nevertheless when you are months hard labour, was imposed driving on a major road always Jan. 18 Bange Jan. 17 Range by Mr. E. W. Hamilton' at the Cenep a sharp look-out and drive .11.21 1121 11.18 11.18 tral Magistracy this morning on cautiously at cross road and road
11.50 11.32 1718 11.21 Ku Sze, a parried woman charge funtions. 11.44,11:45 11.82 1136 with soliciting for an immoral pues Slow moving motor Vehicles, ** 11.59 11,60 26% 20% Oct. ...11.78 11.30 Chrysler, Motors. 52% 53% Consolidated Gas of N.Y. 42%
42% Dec. 1191 1191 Curtiss Wright
24% Middling 98% 85
22
1150 1131 pose. 11.68 11.68 11.84 11.86
Pedestrians,
bused and lorries, must keep well P. C. Reddish, wearing an ever- to the left of the road. coat over his uniform; (was walking along Johnston Road when he wai accosted by the defendant, who The majority of the pamphlets in questioned him in very good Eng- Chinese are directed towards pedes
Hish.
trians and bicyclists,
ROAD ACCIDENTS IN
PAST YEAR
1938 Statistics For
The Colony
60 PEOPLE KILLED
Statistics issued by the Police,
11.55 CHICAGO WHEAT,
in connection with the Safety First Wheat: Chicago Board of Trade:
Campaign which is to be held for Defendant admifted. speaking to ́Jan. 18. Jan. 17.
Pedestrians are instructed
two weeks,) bēginning on Tuesday: 90%
¡the constable, but said that she only follows NT 90% 885488
asked him why, he was looking, at
Walk on the pavement; not on the next show that 60 persone leat theirs lives and 877 were Injured road. You are safe on the pave in, road accidents in the Colony her. 89% 89%
Accused denied a previous con- ment. You may be killed on the during 1983. Aceldents, causing viction for keeping a brothel fast [road. The pavement was made for
194 Total sales for the day:--
2%
Da Pont
Eas
Eastman
de Nemours Kodak
98%
Spot ..11.00
Electric Auto-lite Co.
. 20%
Electric Bond & Share
213 16% 15%
Electric Power & Light
B
0%
Amoy
Manila
Seattle
General Electric
00
21
Batavia
Malbourne
Bemarang
General Foods
364
35
May
Bombay
Nagasaki
Shanghai
General Motora
80%
36%
July
Calcutta
New York
Singapore
Gillette Safety
Canton
Oikks
Sourabaya
Gold Dust
10 19%
10%
September
Paris
Swatow
Internat. Harvester
12
42%
Hankow Honolulu Kobe Kowloon London
Peiping
Byndey
Internat. Tel. & Tel.
16
15%
Penang
Talhoku
Liggett & Myers "B"
Rangoon
Tientsin
Saigon
Tokyo
San Felsco
Vancouver
Yokohama...
Loew's
Ward Montgomery National Biscuit
City Bank. Dairy Prod.
Electric
2714
274
19
26 481⁄4 27kt 154 161⁄2· 16% -18%
48%
Reconstruction Finance
Corpn's buying price,! per.oz,
4%
મ
23 2332
Inc.
Every description of Banking and Otis Elevator
Loans Pacific Gas
Packard Motors Exchange business transacted rantad on approved securities,
Current Accounts opened in Lamal Pennsylvania Rly. Currency and Fixed Deposita receted Radio Corpn for one year or shorter periods in Leon Sears, Roebuck
Standard Brands and Foreign Currencies on terma which | Stand
Standard Ga will be quoted on application.
Safe Deposit Boxes To Let.
KAN TONG PO.
Chief ManagNE Hong Kong, 24th November, 1983.
& Vacuum Corpn. 1014-
Oll Co. of NJ, 48%
24%
Texan Corpn. Trans-America Union Carbide & Carbon.
Union Pacific
United Air &
United Corpa
Tra
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, United States Steel
Capital Surplus Reserves
260,000
Established 1838.
Capital (fully pak-up) Yen100,000,000 Kaserre "Fund assenten
(OKOHAMA,“
agasaki. Najors Ba
Mexico City
40,000,000
bushels
30,000,000 bushels
NEWLY MINED GOLD: (WASHINGTON),
Min' Jan. 16 Jan. 17
EXCHANGES.
TO-DATE QUOTATIONS.
1/8/
48%
· 122 7.
port 20% 32%
On deman Four months"
·Credits-4
On No
Westinghouse E. & M»,41% -41%
7. LONDON, EXCHANGES.
Montreal
night
wight
On Paris.
On/ demand!!
Cradita 4 months"
might ri
500,000.00
London, Yesterday,
29.17.
Paris
80 5732/ ́
New York
5.074
5.08%
Brussels Geogra
22.56
On India.....
16,26.
T. T
On demand
Amsterdam
7.88
60 S
Du Shanghai
Berlin Stockholm
13.26
On / demand
On Japant
19.89
· 22.40--
De demand
On Manila
19.90
291%
On demand
On Blaga
1051
881/82
after,
NAKED BODY FOUND IN RAVINE.
year, and asked for leniency, as she pedestrians; the road for vehicles, death numbered 58. had a husband and children to look Vehicles do not go on pavements, of the vehicles involved in fatal,
accidenta, motor, lorries were re therefore pedestrians should, not walk on roads except to cross roads.ponsible for 25 deaths, or 41.8 per Before you, cross the road look to cent of the total, and motor, buses, your left and right. Do not cross for 12, on 20 per cent of the total Tuntil the road is clear. When you Private and public cars account
cross the road cross by the most for nine and eight fatalities direct route. If there are white pectively,
The figures are: lines or safety Islands use them..
Throughout, the world every day Non-fala! Accidents (Hong. Keng hundreds of people are killed by Kowloon) in the year 1913.000
Gruesome Find Near Victoria Road.
A gruesome discovery, wis made carelessly" walking in or crossing]} yesterday afternoon, when the roads, naked body of a male chinoon" was Parents should not allow their Motor Vehicle found by an Indian constable from children to play In the roadways Team Car
Hand Truck the Fokfulum Police Station, while Learn trafic rules and teach the Wichsha on patrol y se
to your children.
Bicycle The_body," which was badly de schoolboys and/ Composed, was bying in a ravine must not play about 25 yards below Victoria Bond, ways.
above the Tang Wah Hospital: pository. There was a deep'
child
the
and from school; must DETOM
|on the crown of the head, with s Do not stand ab
number of › superficial abrasions with friends In about the body, and a plece of rope you are waiting was tied round one arm. Death is wait on the paw believed to have occurred at least roadway, Where a fortnight ago.
iment walk on
Foul play: in suspected, and the of the Police are investigating the afairy traine
LOCAL DOLLAR UNCHANGED.
A
rosd
the dei
Pe
Jmust wa falde of the
Moto Motor
Private. Public Car
Bleycle Fire Engin
Total Number
of Persons
Injured
110)