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Commerce and Finance..
LOCAL SHARES.
-TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS:
The following is the list of local sbare quotations issued to-day:
Banks,
1.K. Bank $1770 b.. $1770 b. H.K. Bank (London) $1334 n. Chartered Bank $16 m Mercantile Bank, A. & B. £28 m. Mercantile Bank C, £15 n. Bank of East Asia $84 98. Am: O: Finance Corp., Sh. $20 m. China O. Fin. Ord., Sh. $4 2. China O. Fin. Pref. Sh. 15 n.
Insurances. Canton Ins., $290 n. Union Ins., $530 n.
China Underwriters, $1.20 n. China Fire Ins., $510 n. H.K. Fire Ins., $250 . International Assee. $6 n.
Shipping.
Douglas. $41 n. H.K. Steamboats, $7 . Indo-China's (Pref.), $30 n. Indo-Chinas (Def.). $35 a Shell (Bearer), $48/9 n. Union Waterboats, $12 b.
Mining. Antamoks, 60 cts. sa. Balatoca, $32 n. Baguio Gold, 38 cts. b. Benguets, 52 n.
Benguet Exploration 17 cts. b. Benguet Goldfield, 20 eta. I Big Wedge, 12 ets. n. Gold Creek, $2 8.
Ipo Mining $4 3.
Itogans. $6 n.
Kailan, $18/3 n.
Langkats (Single) Sh. 211⁄2 n. S'hai Exploration, Sh. $5 n. S'hai Loans, $6% n. Rauba, $12.30 b.
Venx: Goldfeld, 87 n.
Ducks, etc.
H.K. Wharves $107 b., $108 sa. H.K. Docks, $15 n.
3. China Motors B., 12.
S. China Motors B., $8 n. Providents (old) $1.70 a. Providenta (new), $50 cta, n. Hongkewa, (old) Sh. $3221⁄2 n. Hongkewa, (new) Sh. $820 n. New Engineerings, Sh. $5 n. Shanghai Docks, Sh. $181 n.
Cotton Milla Ewo Cottons, Sh. $11 n. S'hai Cottons (old), Sh. $72 n. S'hai Coltons (new), Sk. $42 m. Zoong Sings, Sh. $11. Wing On Textiles, Sh. $57 n.
Lands, Hotels, etc.
H. and S. Hotels, $5.85 b.. HI.K. Lands $571⁄2 b., $68 sa. S'hai Lands, Sb. $27 n. Metropolitan Lands, Sh. $14 n. Humphreys, $10.60 n.
H.K. Realties, $5 b.
Asia Realties "A", Sh. $140 n. Asia Realties "B" Sh.120 n. Chinese Estates, $80 b.
China Realtles, Sh.. $15% B. China Debenture, Sh. $187 n. Public Utilities.
H.K. Tramways, $21.15 b. Peak Trams (old), $15 n. Peak Trama (new), 7 n. Star Ferries, $102. Yaumati Ferries, $21 b. C. Light (old) $9.10 8. C. Light (new) $3.50 1. H.K. Electrics $721⁄4% 1. Macao Electrics, $25 Sandakan Lights, $3 n. Telephone (old) $24% b. Telephone (new), $12 b. China Bases Sh. $18.20 m. S'pore Tractions, 5/- n. Singapore Prof., 16/10 n.
Industrials.
Malabon Sugars, $12.a." Cald: Macg. (ord), Sh. $21 . Cald: Macy. (Pref.), Sh$194. Canton Icos, $2.70 1. Cement $2 b. H.K. Hopes, $43⁄41⁄2 n.
Stores, etc. Dairy Farms $264 - n. Watsons $5.35 m. Der, A. Wings, $1 n. Lane, Crawfords, $4.80 5, Mackintoshs, $21′′ n. Sinceres: $9.80. Win. Powells, 70 ets, . Wing On (ILK:) #105 m.
Miscellaneous.
EXCHANGES.
TU-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
On Looden-
+
On T.T. and demand 1/534 4 months' sight... 1/5% Epis
Dieg
sight
1/6
On New York On demand
Credits, Bu day
sight.
$7
38%
On Marin
On demand
Credits 4 months'
sight
565
1973
On India—---
On T.T. and demand $8
110
ARMED ROBBERY AT At Point Of
BAY VIEW
Report to Police Made Day After.
Starvation
(Continued From Page 1)
the pirates. Without hesitation
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Publie
$126 IN JEWELLERY STOLEN every man on board immediately Auction
stepped forward and offered him- Four, men are said to have taken self.
Lt. Field, Lt. Luce and Mr.. robbery part in a daring armed
а latter Shang which occurred on Saturday after Nicholls, the
insurance man,
were noon at No. 79 Cheun Yeung Street, hai
after Bome hesitation. Bay View when a married Chinese chosen
former couple, an old Chinese woman and The
two very clever- four children were robbed of ly asserted they were Shanghai watches, pendants and jewellery, the businessmen.
A large sampan Was commLAN- total value of which was $126.30. -
Before departing the robbers dered by the pirates and inte this threatened the complainants with the loot and captives were trans- death if they reported the matter to ferred. Blankets were the Police. It was not until yester-the captives, but were refused, a day morning that Shum Cheung bottle of whisky being preferred some haggling Fung, the master
house, instead. After of the
both the blankets and plucked
to up enough courage leave his quarters and make his re were handed over the side of the port at the Bay View Police Station, ship. After a moment's delibera- tion one of the captives 'grabbed a cake of soap, realising that it
Y.M.C.A. BAND
CONCERT.
Lincs. Provide Good Programme.
offered to
whisky
would be valuable at a later date.
CRAMPED SLEEP
ON
Thursday, the 12th July, 1934. commencing at 11 am,
י
at their Sales Room,
4, Duddell Street.
A Fine Selection of Lady's Dresses and Shoes On View from Wednseday, the 11th. July, 1984.
Terms: Cash on Delivary
LAMMERT BROS..
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong, 9th July, 1954.
KOWLOON MOTOR
BUS ACCIDENT. Severely Damaged In Collision With Lorry.
During the trip to the pirates" strongkold, which took two days.
A Kowloon motor-bus and A [the captives were made to sleep motor-lorry met in violent collision under the floor boards of the samat the junction of the Castle Peak pan. Leg space, was limited and Road and Pei Ho Street on Satur-
forced to lie in a day afternoon.
were
Inst crouched position throughout the
An excellent concert was render-they ed at the European Y.M.C.A. night by the band of the 1st Lincolnshire Regiment.
|On Shanghal--
On demand
On Japan:-
On demand
124%
On Manila-
On demand
744
On Singapore-
On demand
*63
I
On demand
54%
Dr Saigon-
On demand
56%
[Du Bangkok →→→
On demand
125%
Fovereigns bank buy-
ing rate
1/64
De Batavia-
Bar Silver 'per oz. ... 20 13/16 - Bur Silver in Hong
Kong
Copper Cash
Copper Cents
nom.
Dom.
1% prem.
Rate of Native Interest 3% p.a.
30% dis. Chinese Sub. Coin Hong Kong Suh. Can pur.
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.
S. E. Levy And Co. And A.O.F.C. Quotations.
New York, July 7.
The following quotations from New York have been received by Messrs. S. E. Levy and the American Oriental Finance Corporation.
Time
Sterling N. Yon
London
June 30:
Two Chinese passengers received
Ba whole night. Sleep was practical-minor injuries, but after treatment
ly impossible..
The programme was as follows: March, Admirals All. (Bach), 2 Prelude. Chorale and Fugue,
(Bach).
at the Kowloon Hospital were sent home...
The next night they were allow- ed to sleep on deck, but under- heavy guard of pirates who stood to the radiators, front wheels and over them with loaded pistols.
TIN OF BULLY DEEF 1 Song, The Lute Player, (All-
One tin of bully beef and two sen); (Vocalist) Mr. Thomptins of pineapple was the only
son.
4 Selection. Merry England. (Ger
man).
Serenade, Sevillans, (Elgar).
G Suite, London, (Eric Coates);
(a) An early morning excur
sion to Covent Garden
food allowed the captives, and this lasted them for the entire period of their captivity. Dirty, dried shell fish and brown dry rice was offered, but the British trío were unable to eat any of it.
As a result the three Europeans (b) The calm of Westminster, were left at a point of starvation. (c) Knightsbridge.
Both vehicles sustained damage
mudguards.
GENERAL HUANG IN COLONY,
Nanking Emissary To Visit Canton.
The crew of the sampan, who
General Huang Shaohsiung, 7 Serenade, Traumblid, (A Fairy were also taken prisoners by the Minister of Interior, accompanied
Dream), (Bion).
pirates, were also very badly treat-by his secretary and members of his Я Song, A Lover in Damascus, ed. Food in only very amall family, arrived here yesterday by
(Vocalist) Mr. Thompson, quantities was given to them, and the s.s. Kiangsu,
they were made to work under 9 Entracte, Adbade Printaniere, threats of kicks and blows.
(Lacombe).
(Finden).
10 Suite, Three Bavarian Dances,
(Elgar).
11
SOAP AND WATER
General Huang has been visiting Kwangst leaders during the last The attempt of the Europeans few weeks on behalf of the Nanking Government, and is expected to leave to cleanse themselves Regimental Marcher; The Wind- and water provided a startling,re the Colony for Canton to day, sor, The Lincolnshire, Ponchor. velation to the pirates, who con-
God Save The King.
fessed that they had never seen
OLD RESIDENT PASSES. Death of Mrs. E. Mackay In Hospital.
FUNERAL TO-DAY
The death occurred at the Kow-
with soap:
anyone wash himself. In such the bombs of their own manner. They were highly amused planca" They were fully aware and expressed their feelings with
that the British authorities had roars of laughter.
In reply to their request for hot every intention of carrying out
and the 1heir threat,
following water, only a small amount, not more then two inches, in a bucket few minutes passed not without
considerable anxiety.
was permitted, to be shared by all
The acroplanes dropped several three. Nevertheless, the three
bombs nearby, giving an idea of men proceeded to Use this
their determination, and the re- amount to the best of their ability.ulting explosions must have help-
STAGNANT WATER
The bottle of whisky proved ita fed a great deal towards encour- their de- 47.20 Markets closed loon Hospital yesterday afternoon weight in gold, as the drinking aging the pirates in
of Mrs. Elizabeth Mackay, after a water which was offered to them cision to release the captives.
Time, however, was drawing to (long illness.
was of a slimy, dirty and utterly She had been in the. Kowloon stagnent nature. To drink it close when, still under heavy Hospital since June 1, and, about "neat" would have meant un-guard, the captives were made to two weeks ago a major operation known disease. A few drops of stand out in an open field and signalling the was performed but little hope was whisky, however, proved invalu-wave blankets,
aeroplanes to withhold their bomb. entertained and she passed away able as a preventative. peacefully yesterday,
During the period of captivity ing. Hailing from Victoria, Ausjin "the pirates' corral, the pri-] The prisoners were then placed tralia, the late Mrs. Mackay, who soners were under the constant on board a 'aampan and given their box of cigars were liberty. A was 57 years of age at the time of and close guard of armed, men. her death, had been in Hong Kong On the second day British asro-loffered as a parting gift, but these for.. forty years, during which planes from HMS. Eagle located the Europeane passed time she became known to a wide the stronghold, and a note. In sampan people. So great was - eircle of friends. Of a likeable Chinese and English was dropped their hunger that the sampan disposition, her passing will be demanding the immediate release people began to eat the cigars, keenly felt.
of the captives under threat of rather than smoke them.
It was not until eight hours of The deceased is survived by two being bombed. They gave the daughters, Miss E. Rogers and pirates exactly ten minutes to de-steady sailing that the sampan
Jane 29 Close Open
Colton
Dec.
Sept
. 5.04 8,0€ N. Y. Cotton
Oct,
12.11 12.05 IN.
12.26 12.19
5.04
12.05
12.19
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N. Y. Silver
'Dec. 47.70
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N. Y. Silk
Doc.
118 N. Y. Rubber
1482 Sept. N. Y. Rubber
Dec.
16:16 Chicago Wheat
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Dec
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Sept
58% 58/68% 58% Chicago Corn
Dec.
53 584/58% 50 Winnipeg Wheat
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244
Miss L Rogers and two sons, Mr. cide
N. A. E, Mackay and Mr. J. F. C.
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United Air
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174
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85%
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Westing house
"GREATEST-FEAR”
on to the
drew alongside ELM.S. Wishart and the captives were free Food "Their greatest fear," said our and a hot bath was the immediate 90% Mackay, Mr. F. C. Mow Fung, JP-informer, "was of being killed by thought of each one.
and Mr. Edward Mow Fung (dra- 31% thers), Miss Ruby Mow Fung and Mrs. C. Parkson (sisters) and on- other sister who is at present in America. She is also mouined by Mr. E. C. Fincher and Mr. E. F. Fincher (nephews), Mrs. A. E, P Guest (niece), and two nephews who are la England, where there are also other relatives.
The funeral takes place this! afternoon, passing the monument Happy Valley, at 5.30 p.m.
17 80% 40.
87 86% Dow Joner Averages 97.39. up: 20. London, Gold: 6.17 10% up 1 London Robber 7.3/16. Buyer 7 16:
6.
WOMAN'S TERRIBLE
DEATH.
Hair Caught In Moving Machinery,
aller-1/1699 dows
Liverpol Cotton 6.29 Liverpol Wheat 4/11% mchanged. Chinese woman, Fung Liu, 28 London Silver 20 15/16 apot: 20 years, employed at the Hong Kong $1.60 15/16 forward, markeprop
Printing Press, Bowring Street, WN., Y. Gross 504% Doon; 506 1/16 Yaumati was killed yesterday
H.K. Amusementa, $4 n. Entertainmenta, #71⁄2 n; B.C.Enterprises,. 81. n.. United Theatres, 8h. $2 Macão "Greyhounds," "$2" Constructions (Old) Constructions[9]{}` (155*6; Constructions (new) 10 cta. II.K. Gov Low $8% 9% prwm, Wallace Harpers,” së në Gold (Bigar=2614cta, K. Govt. Loan 8% prem
London Forcatsm
Colfoul-Again", plower owing
morning when · her hair · was' caught (0.2aprinting machins, E She was rushed to the Kwong Wah Hospital, but diad" after-að-| mission",
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