THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1934,
SILVER PLAN SEEN AS MENACE TO WESTERN TRADE IN ORIENT
NEW YORK MARKET
STEADY
Indications Of More Advances.
FRACTIONAL GAINS MADE
New York, To-day.
Today's Short Story,
THE
CURE
By Chiltern Marex.
CIR FREDERICK HUNTLEY "If everyone with a worry dash- pressed the little white knobled off to Harley-street, you would Some hesitancy is attributed to the on his desk, and, smiling genial have all London on your door- reports that the Stock Exchange ly, held out his hand.
The New York market is steady.
the
step," replied Mrs. Corringham "Carry out my Instructions, with asperity. Control Commission and
have a good holiday, and you will "But aren't you making the Federal Reserve Board are con-
one in your sidering various margin questions. come back us fit as you ever were." mountain? Surely
Automatically he took the card position can have no real worry." Fractional gains, however, pre of his last appointment from his Mrs. Corringham was looking dominate, with indications of slight extension of the advances. Secretary and, stroking his chin out across the Park and pondered thoughfully, murmured the name her reply. Then those pretty lips -United Press, per S. E. Levy and loud: "Mrs. Corringham." Then tightened and she turned her Company.
he looked at his note-pad, "Oh, head. yes, I remember," he said, nod-. ding to the girl.
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S. E. Levy And Company's Report In their market report, Messrs. S. E. Levy and Company, corres
Bert Wheeler, screen comedian, has deserted the sands of the Pacific for those of the Atlantic and is seen at Lido Beach, Long Island, with Miss Patty Parker, who really is our reason for using this picture.
"I am an ambitious woman, Sir Frederick. My life's desire, all Half a minutes later he saw that I have schemed for, has been woman with whom to have a son who would he before him a pondents for Messrs. White. Weld the years had dealt lightly, a wo-famous. Providence gave me that man to whom aature had been ori-aon. For twenty-five years I have and Company, New York state:
drifting ginally are "Stocks:-Prices
generous. Those grey nursed and nurtured him. To-day on a dull and discouraging, már eyes, that perfect aquilino nose, he is standing high in the Diplo- ket and tradera are likely to co- and the soft texture of those mative Service, and with the whole checks; what ravages time may of London's debutantes to choose tinue awaiting a new stimulus.
Business done: 480,000 shares have attempted had been marvel- from he has become entangled "Bonds: High-grade issues are lously countered by the beauty with a common girl. A girl in an firm and quiet. Second-grades are specialists. Her hair still jet black hotel book-shop," she said acorn- shade unchanged.
and her figure that of a girl of fully, and then added, a "Wheat:-The weakness of the 25, yet with the practised eye of sharply: "Isn't that a cause for corn market was the principal in- ja specialist Sir Frederick knew mental agony?"
the selling of other that she must be 50. She had the "A girl in an hotel bookshop," Auence in grains. We believe that the prestateliness of a queen and the air repeated Sir Frederick medita-44 Year's Wandering In sent strong cash market warranis of one accustomed to cultured at-tively. the accumulation of wheat on any tention. fair Bet-backs..
Wednesday's
bushels.
*
"Yes. Perhaps you know 'The Bouverie? Well, that is where she
sales: 42.220,000 He motioned her to a chair by works. Can you think of anything|
the long windows. He always put more awful!" "Corn: The market is under patients there on their first ap- going a healthy period of correcpearance, where the light fell-full tion from its recent over-bought on their faces and he could study condition.
Wednesday's
bushels,
them minutely. The heavy brown
sales 19,191,000 curtains contrasted well with the
woman's fur.
MONDAY'S STORY
Monday's story will be "Moscow Starvelings."
OLD MAN OF THE WOODS.
Norway And Sweden.
Stockholm.
CHINA MAY BE DRIVEN
OFF SILVER
LONDON JOURNAL'S NOTE
OF WARNING
PREMATURE ANXIETY?
London, To-day.
In a leading article on the effect of the Unit- ed States buying of silver on trade and the gen- eral economic situation of China, the “Financial Times" states that while a true higher value sil- ver will be reflected in the greater purchasing power for Western commodities in the Far East, a higher value must first be established, and the process may occasion disturbances serious enough to defeat its object.
Anxiety is perhaps premature until it is known whether the United States Government means to pursue silver-buying abroad on a very large scale, The Journal adds.
It is presumed that it will go no further, than necessary to appease the silver group, it continues, but that it may well be
WAR ARGUMENT ENDS too far for the comfort of Chiną.
IN COURT
Bone Of Contention For 14 Years.
U.S. NAVY "VICTORY"
New York,
ENGLAND'S SETBACK,
(Continued from. Page 1).
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The journal concludes that if China is driven off silver on to what seems the only practicable alternative, although a most un- suitable one for China, namely, managed currency, the silver in- Australia, but they have recorded terests and western frade with An old man of 74 has been
one other success in the course of the Orient would receive wandering for 44 years over
severe blow. - Reuter. the other 15 matches played on Sweden and Norway, keeping. Clifford Brooker, who served in this ground." whenever possible, to the woods the World War as an infantryman,
BALLOON ASCENT and the wilderness.
and his wife Lillian, who was a His name is Westerstroem and yeomanette' in the Brooklyn Navy
Tremendous Interest.
· (Continued from Page 1) has just been arrested by the Yard, argued about the war for 14
Professor Cosyns will not police of Aelvdalen as
a vaga years. The bone, of contention
London, To-day. attempt to reach a record bond but was released as he had was-Which branch of America's The final cricket test match of the
height, but study cosmic rays. never come into conflict with
fighting forces actually won the present series will open at Kenting-globe which
The walls of the aluminium ́enclose Professor Any-the law.
war?
ton Oval to-day. He learnt from the police that
As the destina-Cosyns and his companion, M. van The husband argued his case 80tion of the "Ashes" depends upon der Elst, are only one-eighth of his relatives 24 years ago, had applied to the courts to presume his wife had him arrested for dis- to a finish, without time limit. cludes a camera with an automatic forcibly one Saturday night that the result, the match will be played an inch thick. The equipment in- "If Jack marries that minx, dis- his death. and he now intends to
orderly conduct. tion caused additional liquidation "But I understand from your astrous is just the word," flared walk to Motala, his birthplace,
Exceptional interest is being taken shutter and film-changing device, When the that you don't Mrs. Corringham.
200 miles from Aelvdalen to
case was called the in the match, and advance bookings and also a contrivance to enable We would confine purchases to own medical man
alcop at night. That is often the
Sir, Frederick had been watch alive, for a doctor who examin-
show them that he is very much magistrate asked Mrs. Brooker: any breaks.
"If your husband tells you that
for seats have been exceptionally the pilot to check the ascent at heavy, "Rubber:--Considerabile spect-first step towards a serious ill-
any timeRenter those dainty fingers tap-
the Navy won the war, will you be
The composition of the teams will lative and other profit-taking was ness, you know," the specialist ping the arm of the chair. No, ed him found that he was per-
fectly sound in health.
satisfied ?"
be finally decided to-day, but it is absorbed by dealer and, factory told her quietly.
Mrs. Corringham was not a nerve He relates that he left his! Mrs. Brookar sald she would. interests.
expected that Tim Wall, who is still case, but a very determined wo-
family as a young man because Whereupon man, and he was high cough in his he wanted to live in the woods, ruled:
suffering from his recent injury;] profession to tell her
will be replaced by the second Aus- Two hundred and thirty Ameri "The judicial determination is, tralian fast bowler, H. I. Ebeling, can soldiers stationed in Tientsin one thing made him hesitate. That which he has done ever since,
occasionally earning a meal or a 80 far as the happiness of the and that L. Darling's place will be have left for Chinwangtao to hold tiny scar over the right eye had a little money by working for a Brookers is concerned, that the taken by A. E. Kippax-Beltisha review They are accompanied certain familiarity for him, and day or two on a farm-Reuter. Navy won the war. Is that right, Wireless Service.
"Oats: The crop and supply "I don't know why my husband insists on wasting his money and situation is extremely bullish.
"Cotton:-There has been some your time over me. I am not ill., selling due to fears of a strike in but he says my nerves are all to the textile industry and also on pieces. Perhaps when you have rains in Oklahoma, while uncer told him I am all right he will be tainty regarding Government satisfied."
Business done: 486 lots.
"Favourable factors before the LIMERICK CONTEST
opening of the market were.----|
The continued strength of the that bonds market and the fact the stocks market continues to display a good technical position.
"Unfavourable factors were:- The continued labour unrest, in cluding the threatened strike in the cotton textile industry the fact that rallies still lack follow-through.
How To Win Tickets For Alhambra.
TEN BEST LAST-LINERS
To-day is the third of the and three-day
"Havana. Widows" any Limerick Contest offered by the
"That depends on the girl. way, though it may be awkward it is hardly disastrous."
ing
•
30. But
while the patient talked he was trying to fathom it
Suddenly he rose from his chair, "And your only reason for being against the marriage is the girl's present station in life?"
"She'll drag him down."
LOCAL NEWS
BREVITIES W
There will be a Dinner Dance at
the Repulse Bay Hotel, to-night, China Mall, in co-operation with "Is that quite fair?" asked Sir and a Tea Dance to-morrow at The following message was the Alhambra Theatre, in con- Frederick picking up a stetho4.30 p.m. The "Andetonians” ceived by Messrs. S. E. Levy&nection with the showing of scope. "It is where a persca is Band will be in attendance on both Co. from Mesars White, Weld Havana Widows" to-morrow. going, not where he comes from occasions.
An incompleted limerick on that matters."
Co. of New York:-
"Senator Bankhead says that heHavana Widows" is given below
"Platitudes, Sir Frederick! They
is confident that the Cotton Loan and the reader is requested to fill don't hold water nowadays," Plan will be continued and that te in the last line, which must rhyme "I know of a specific case," re- will insist upon the Loan value be with the first two lines, and post plied Sir Frederick quickly, ing Increased to 13 cents per lb." it before midnight to the Editor.
Night Telegrams
The China Mail.
Ten pairs of dress circle tickets are telegrams were
to be won each The following
day for the best "Last-liners” received by Mesara. S. E. Levy &
submitted for the limerick of Co. from Messrs. White, Weld:-
that day.. To-day's incompleted limerick is as follows:-
"The threatened textile strike is likely to cause some liquidation in the cotton market.
"Considering the uncertainty surrounding the markets, caution against buying on bulges is rel- terated.
The following telegrams were received by Messrs. S. E. Levy & Co. from Reuter:---
*The market is steady with some hesitancy, which is attribut
“Havana Widows," spick and span; Decided they must grab a man
ed to reports that the Control":
Commission and the Federal Re
And so gaily they went On corraling one-bent-
Name
Address
rule."
Personal Párs
President
Mr. Geoffrey Blanie, Civil "But exceptions don't, prove the Engineer, returned to the Colony
yesterday, by the s.s. "I was not born, with a silver Polk, after spoon: far from It: We are apt Japan. to forget the rungs of the bottom ladder when we have reached the glittering heights".
"
Brooker?"
the
magiatrate
The husband nodded and sen- tence was suspended. Reuter.
PENMANSHIP OUSTS TYPEWRITER
78-Foot Long Petition For King.
--- ERASURES NOT PERMITTED
› Perth, Western Australia.
The petition for Secession,, to be a short vacation to presented to the King and the Houses of Parliament, will be Mr. J. F. Wright of Mears reet long and 13 inches wide.
written by hand, and will be 78
Wright and Company, returned to the Colony from Shanghai yester-|
The hero of the place is Mr. E. G. Saunders, -late of the Crown
The panmanship to the layman appears perfect,
Mrs. Corringham shifted her day by the s.a. President Polk... Law Department. eyes from Sir Frederick's steady gaze. "I won't admit your logic," Mr. Teng Ching-yang, executive she cried, jumping up.
member of the Kwangtunng Provin- "No, it is hard for one such as clal Kuomintang, arrived in the you, who has always lived in the Colony late last night from Canton: lap of luxury but think it over."
Any such petition must be hand- written, to be "received" by King and the British Parliament,
Mr. Saunders has to do three
As soon as Mrs. Corringham Dr. Wang Chung-hui, the Chinese had gone, Sir Frederick tele- Judge at the International Court of coples. One is the address to His Majesty, another to the House of phoned to an old friend, and after Justice, left the Colony, this morn Lords and the third to the House ave minutes conversation was ing by the s.8. President Grant for
of Commons helped into his coat and hat and Nanking.
Roughly there are 900: lines In strolled towards his fat.
serve Board are considering the BINNIE BARNES INAMLady Huntley aprang from a Mrs, E. Coutte Found, of Lon-each scroll, which is 26 feet long
various phases of the margins? requirement question, but frac- tional gains predominate, with in--a dication of a slight extension in advances.
HOLLYWOOD.
To Play Role In New Production.
mound of cushions beside the fire don, who is on a round-the-world Erasures of any kind are not per- as he entered. Three years be tour, arrived in the Colony yester mitted. Even joins in the scroll fore she had been one of London's day by the President Polk must be written over to show that the document has not been inter- reigning beauties, with an entour- Mrs, Coutte-Pound will stop over "Drastic revisions of the Agri-
ege fit for a princess. When all in Hong Kong for several weeks fered with: cultural Adjustment Administre
society was wondering which man with relatives associated with the Although over 60, Mr. Saunders tion's crop control policles are be-
New York she would choose, she met Sir Hong Kong, and Shanghai Banking has a steady hand.
The petition will go to London ing formulated, following the re- Miss Binnie Barnes, the English Federick The case was electric Corporation.
in a Jarrah casket. üter. port of the Bureau of Agricul-alm actress who played Katherine on both sides. People said they tural, Economics that normalar Howard In "Henry the Eighth, could not understand if; her twenty years pluses in practically all ataples has been added to the cast of an marrying.
and farm products are wiped out American picture tentatively en- older than herself was quite un- by the drought. It is understood titled There's Always To-morrow derstandable for Sir Frederick that while production control which has been put into produce was would not be abandoned, emphasis tion at Universal City, Hollywood.
will be laid on expanding acreage Miss Barnes is not quite
to compensate for drought losses stranger to America, having al
A seat on the New York Cotton ready made a brief visit to Now Exchange has sold for $18,000 in York. On that occaalon she-at: mán increase of $500 from the previous rived and returned on the same price paid for a
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