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prietors
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Messrs. G. A. Harriman and Co's weekly share repart and market review issued at noon on Saturday states:-~
NEW YORK STOCK : MARKET
American Position Still Confused
LITTLE STIMULATION AHEAD. In their market report, Messrs.
SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN POISON TERROR
FOOD SUPPLIES
China Faces Difficult Problem
LARGE AREAS OF UNTILLED
LAND AVAILABLE
IN VILLAGE
MAJOR'S LIFE ATTACKED
[NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH
The shadow of fear hangs over the little Sussex village, of Plumpton, famous for its lovely |racecourse.
A series of mysterions out- Tages has now culminated in what is apparently a deliberate Jattempt to poison by strychnine Tone of the best-known veterin-
ary surgeass in the country
Nanking. W import of Siamese rice as a retaliatory measure against WIDESPREAD agitation for the imposition of a ban on the The market maintained a very fum tone during the week under S. E. Levy and Company, coz the aleged ill-treatment of overseas Chinese in Siam by the The intended victim of the review and a fair volume of bash pondents for Messrs. White Weld Siamese Government has aroused the attention of the Minis poison attack is Major A. L ness has been passing in investijand Company, New York, state — try of Industries towards the problem of how to make China Farrant, who is a Fellow of the
firmer Stocks: We foresee little to self-sufficient in food supplies. ment issues, which were
Royal College of Veterinary with Hong Kong Electrics im stimulate the market for the According to Mr. Chen Kang-po, Minister of Industries. Surgeons, and holds the degrees proved to $571⁄2 and Telephones present, except the possibility the amount of foodstuff imported during the past three years of M. and B.Sc.
Hong Kong Lands of the elimination of the death has been alarming. In 1932, Mr. Chen revealed, the total He is know to hundreds of (old) to $21. with a notable feature and jump-sentence regarding the Utility amount of foodstuffs imported was valued at $196,520.249 Lace-goers as a racing official ed up over two points to $35 dur Holding Company Bill and in which was over 12 per cent of the total value of imports licensed by the Jacker Club and ing the week. Star Ferries were creasing aggressiveness on the during the year.
the Royal Hunt Club to act as again dealt in at $76 and. Hong part of the Senate Silver Eloc
starter at Manchester. Ludlow, Kong Trams at 312-18. Dairy Business done: 760.000 shares. In 1953, despite a good harvest enough foodstuffs for her own cun- and other racecourses THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. |Farms showed great appreciation Grains: Short interests were in the country, there was a sharp sumption and have to take in a He was poisoned on Wednes
with business done at $14.50/60. persistent buyers, while outside increase in foodstuff imports, Mr. large quantity of foodstuffs yearly day, May 18, and undoubtedly What is had enquiries at $45, interests, especially cash house Chen pointed out, the total amount from abroad." Mr. Chen stated. saved his life by his own pre- sellers prevailing at $77. Minor activity, has much improved being valued $260,670,800, "It is even more ridiculous,” Mr.sence of mind. issues showed very little change Fears of black rust are increas which was over 19 per cent of the Chen continued. "that while large Strychnine Used - $11.000,{}
He drank sufficient strych- 8,635,00 with Hotels changing hands at ing and we expect a good de-
In 1934, there was a de-should be a continuous increase of nine to kill him, but when he $2,170,492 $4 and China Lights at $3.65/85 mand on setbacks. Total Sales: total value of imports during the tracts of land are lying idle, there
14.126,000 bushelse.
crease in the total import of food the unemployed.**
jwas seized by convulsions typi. Branches: Canton, Teishan, Shanghai Watsons still attracted attention Wheat:
Cements Corn: 5,187.000 bushels Harkow, Bangkok & San Francisco. with buyers at $3.10.
Ical of a strychnine victim, there Areas Lying Idle London Bankers: Lloyds Bank, Ltd,
Cotton: It is reported that stuffs as compared with that of the were neglected with sellers at
According to an estimate, about flashed through his mind the Foreign Exchange and Ranking 3434 On account of the drop in the Government is buying fu- Previous year, but it was still
of memory of a lecture and de business
of every description. trans-
exchange Sterling counters dis- tures, presumably against sales valued at as much as $104,628,961127 per cent of the total area Current Accounts opened and Fixed played more firmness with Hong of actual cotton to Russia. The which was over 10 per cent. the China is arable land, of which only monstration he attended as Deposits received for one year or Kong Banks transacted at $1045/ tightness of the Government total value of imports during the about 13 per cent is cultivated student
Mr. Chen asserted. He continued The lecturer then counteract shorter periods at rates which will be and Unions at $360. The tone control is driving shorts to year. quoted on application.
"It is ridiculous that China, beby saying that in order to checked what seemed like certain death of an animal by adminis- agricultural the continuous influx of forextering a strong dose of per Safe Deposit Boxes (various sizes) of the market at the close is firm
Flash: Outside interest in ing primarily
country, should fail to produce foodstuffs: Chizza should be made commodities is improving
food self-sufficient i
supply. Las been even more
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but quiet
Business during the week has been
done at the following prices:
H K Banks $1030/1075. Unions $355/360. Humphreys 88124.
Raubs $5.60/590. HK Trams $13.00/13.20. Govt. Loans, 4% 6%.
China Lights $8.65/8.85.
H. X. Electrics $5634
Dairy Farms $142/14.60. Hotels $4.-
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Brokers' Loans during the past week totalled $904,000,000, compared with $858.000.000 the previous week.
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COMMODITY: PRICES This
The American Railway Asso-been received by Renter ciation estimates carloadings ati 1568,000 cars, a decline of 55,000)
cars from the corresponding New York Cotton:--- Iperiod of last year.
July
.
manganate of potash.
Almost helpless Major Far- rant himself dranic two half- keenly felt since the recent agita-pint glasses of a strong solu- The following quotations have tion to ban the import of Siamese tion of permanganate, and this. rice into China. in retaliation according to his doctor, saved against the alleged ill-treatment of this life: the overseas Chinese in Stam
The strange happenings The Ministry of Industries, which are the sole topic of con- Chen stated has recently apversation in the village began proached a number of food experts some weeks ago. Mysterious for their opinions concerning the noises were heard at night in problem of making China self-the lonely street, stones were suficient in Food amply. Mr. thrown and windows broken at Chao Lien-fang, one of the a little thatched house where an perts. mapped out a scheme for aged man lives alone. the increase and improvement in Then a house was broken the production of rice, which into, but nothing was taken forms the chief food of the Chin- ese people.
The following telegrams were October
received last night:-
December
Cotton: There is some trade January (1936) 11.39 and straddle. buying, while March
local operators are
following May
Prev Yesterday Closing Closing
11.38
11.69 11.87 11.36
11:55 1155
11.56 1141
11.60 11.43 11.64 12.00 12.30
13.20: 12.48 12.39 12:59
12.60
12.82
12.67
12.88
12.03 12.806
30% $1
$37%
$49%* 857% 88*
$12
$23%
Cormeil the National Defence Planning Commission, and
T
647%
67%
814
825g
821%
832
the market. Offerings were on Spot the light side.
New York Rubber: Rubber: Pressure in July July rubber appears to be over q-September ing to the prospective decrease December in both the London and Liver-January pool stocks of the commodity-March Sentiment is buoyant.
Chicago Wheat:- Wheat: There is some buy-Jaly ing on heavy rains. în the:
September South-West J. E Bennett and
December Company say that they think
Chicago Corn:~~~ all grains are due to advance.
July and further believe that crop September losses, actual, and potential are
jDecember more severe than it is generally
Winnipeg Wheat:--- realised.
July Copper: We think that bear-
August ish factors are now mostly dis-j
New York Sugar- counted. The statistical posi-l tion has improved, while price- cutting by second-hand dealers is likely to keep the market temporarily sidewise. Pros- pects regarding Autumn sales Dec..
July *Sept.
Cat And Bird Dead Strange things occurred
the home of Mr. W. E. Greene, who lives Oak Cottage,
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Experiments In Planting According to the scheme, a Na-Plumpton, and works for a firm tional Rice-Planting Improvement on the London Stock Exchange. |Commission should be organised
hir: Greene told how he found jointly by the National Economie his dog ill and next morning a
cat dead in his water butt. the startling lay dead under a bush Central Agricultural Station. in his garden.
A
Under the direct supervision of
"The dog was not normally the Commission, there should be all; something had happened to rice-planting experimental station, him," said Mr. Greene.
and similar experimental stations) A week later he went to the should be established in various garage and found all five tyres No.1 No.3 No.1 No.3 provinces to make experiments in-including the spare tyre
Meanwhile punctured Con. Con Con. Con the planting of rice.
2.37 235 2.38 2.37 modern scientific methods should 242 238-242 229 be applied in the Improvement of FLYING ACADEMY 2.47 2.39 247 239 production, the
eradication of
are good and we suggest an Jan (1936) 232 215 2320 2.14 harmful insects, the manufacture
Trustee and Executorships under-cumulation of a long pull
taken
INLEREST allowed on Current Accounts and Pissed Deposita at Enter that may be ascertained on application.
Taormina
R. BESSEDY.
Vienne Versic Jokohame Zurich
Manager. " Queen's Food Central,-.
Hong Kong, 1st April, 1935.
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THE WING ON BANK LIMITED.
Head Office: Hong Kong 26, Des Voeux Road Central· Authorized Capital $10,000,000
LONDON BANKERS
Westminster Band, Ltd. Foreis Exchange, and every des emphion of banking business transac
Current Accomme
Accounts and Savings Ac- comms opened. Fixed Deposits re- ceived at rates which will be quoted] [ón"application. Special rates, given allowed for Current Afor Special deposits.
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PHILIP GOCKCHIN
Chief Manager.
Manager
LESEU FONG
Asst. Manageri
SAVINGS BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in China)
Capital paid up ............ $5,000,000,
Eeserves
$7,300,000, Capital Savings Dept. $500,000. Reserve Savings Dept. $600,000. My Head-Office-Shanghai
A Bank having as its mission. the industrial development of
217 of manure, betterment of iga- tion, etc. The farmers should be 130 trained in those new ways of pro- duction, and efficient measures for the transportation and distribu- tion of the products should. He in- stituted
Latest Quotations
Mar New York SIK: July The following quotations were September received by Reater:-
2.17
* L32
1.32
1.33
December
1.32
1.32
Prev. To-day's Montreal Silvers
close close
NY./Libidon
July
69.55
69.45
Cross-rate
4.9474 4.94% September
70.00 70.25
71.50 71.35
January
71.801 71.50%
NEW YORK STOCK
NL Cotton Oct. 11.36 1155 December
NY Rubber Sept. 12:39 12.59
85% Chicago Wheat Sept. 81 Chicago Com Sept. 75%
77% Montreal Silver Dec 71.50 7135- Silver Official
6934 6934- Dow Jones Averages 30 Industriais 117,56 118.36 20 #p 20 Bails
32.63 22.83 · 20 up 20 Utilities 21.56 22.08 52 up 40 Bonds
96.69 -96.73. 64. up. 11 Commodity
Index 56.38 57.71 133 up Business Done:-760,000 shares.
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Hong Kong Sharebroke iation yesterday afternoon. Banks $1065-b
Douglases $35
Avtamoks
Baguio Gol Beng Explos Big Wedge
EXCHANGE
Scientific Methods
FOR INDIA ·
Financed By Local Money
Delhi
A National Civil Aeronautical Academy is to be established at the Delhi Civil Aerodrome for the In training of ground engineers and also pilots...
A scheme for improvement | the production of wheat has been worked out by Mr. Shen It will be financed entirely by Chung-han, another food expert, Indian money. The Government according to Mr. Chen The pro- of India has blessed the scheme ject calls for the use of scientific and is expected to give it some methods of production, the in-financial support during the first The following quotations were re-provement of enmunication faci-year of its existence
fities, a reduction of transporta- ceived by Renters
tion rates and inland tax, and, a prohibition against the moistening or mixing of the product with other substances.
June 29.
Last
Oct
¡N.Z. Rubber
10.20 close
11.00 NY/London. 494 494 49 N.Y. Cotton
July
11.69
12.78 11.36
1742 1746
12.33
While expressing gratification
CHURCHES
over the protects advanced by these FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, July
SCIENTIST: Sept 12.23 12470 1245 experts Mr. Chen himself made two C. Wheat
suggestions for gradually malem.z.
Amer
807 814
Con Gas-Y22
Elen Bond &
General Motors
Loew's The
Dairy Farms
6%
81 81%
813
"Road Tram Station
Sunday Service 11.15
China self-sufficient in this respect [Branch of The Mother Church, First all rice dealers should be The First Church of Christ, Scien- instructed by the Government - tist, in Boston, Mass., US LIG thorities to reduce the import of Macdonnell Road, Below Bowen rice by at least 10 per cent, each year, and substitute native rice for the reduced amount ner. in a period of would be no longe import rice from
Second all instructed to
of impor
ain this man
CHRIST
Bunda
ONCE