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"BACK-TO-WORK”
RACE
Birmingham Sets
Record
Birmingham, Britain's pace the back-to-work race, has set low record for unemployment
Mr Geoffrey Lloyd MP3: Secretary to the Home Office, speaking at the annual dinner of the Unionist Workers' League in Birmingham, stat- ed that:-
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The latest figure was 20 per cent. lower than the previous low record, made in 1926. under the which was Conservative Government, and just be- fore the general strike.
Since the National Government had taken office unemployment had fallen by 80 per cent.
Factors which had played a great part in Brimingham's success had been the protective and financial measures of the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
DETECTIVE HIDES
IN CHURCH Colonel On Theft Charge
Lt-Col George Easton, a former J.P. and Deputy-Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire, and late- ly living at Filey, appeared before the Scarborough Bench recently."
He was charged with being in St. James's and All Saints' Churches, Scarborough, for an unlawful pur- pose on February 5, and stealing a prayer-book, valued at 1s, the pro- perty of the vicar and churchwar- dens of St. Columba's Church.
LOCAL SHARE MARKET
the list of changes, and cal share quotations this
BANKS
Hong Kong Bank $1860.
Bast Asia $83. "INSURANCES
305
Canton Union Ins. $627 b.
SHIPPING
Douglases $33 b.:
H. K. Steamboats 19 b. DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, ETC.
H. K. and K. Wharves $114 b. $114
sa.
H. K. and W. Docks $25 b. Providents (Old) $1.95 b, $1.95 sa. MINING
LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGS. H. and S. Hotels $64 b., $64 sa
H. K. Realties $4.85 b..
PUBLIC UTILITIES
H. K. Tramways $13.65 b Peak Trams (Old): $41⁄4 0. Star Ferries $85% b, $86 sa. China Lights (Old) $14 b., $14 sa. HK. Electrics $60 b., $60 sa. Sandakan Lights $11 b.
Telephones (Old) $30 b., $30 sa Telephones (New) $11.65 by $11-
60/ $3.
INDUSTRIALS Cements $11.70` b., $11.70 sa. HK. Ropes $3.35 b.
STORES, &C.
Dairy Farms $25 b. Watsons $4.45 b.
COTTON MILLS Ewo Cottons Sh$15 b. Shanghai Cottons (Old) Sh$102 b. Shanghai Cottons (New) Sh$77 b.
MISCELLANEOUS - Constructions (New).42
Det.-Insp. Eamlon applying for Antamoks a remand, said that, following com-Atoks plaints, a detective was concealed in Baguio Gold All Saints' Church during the inchi Balatoe Mining
Benguet Consol hour when Col. Easton arrived.
Benguet Explor Col Easton stayed in the church Big Wedge five minutes and then went out Coco Grove Insp. Hamion followed him to St. Consolidated Mines James's Church, which he entered Demonstrations
E. Mindanao As he did not come out in five min-Gumans G'field utes the inspector entered and ask-Ipo Gold ed him what he was doing.
I L The colonel replied: "I was just togons
Masbate Consol
looking round" The inspector Min. Resources
asked him if he had been anywhere Northern Mining else, and Col Easton said that he Paracale: Gumaus had not.
Salacot Mining
When searched at the police San Mauricio. Sayoc Consol
station, the inspector alleged, 2United Paracajaka
prayer-book was found in Col Eas ton's pocket, and inquiries revealed that this had been taken from St. Columba's Church.
Col Easton was remanded.
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LOCAL DOLLAR
Slight Rise In Silver Price
The local dollar is steady, open- ing on demand this morning at 1/2-27/32
"Spot" silver was quoted at 20- % and "forward,” at 20-13/16.
The London on New York cross- rate was quoted at US.$4.876.
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SINGAPORE RAW RUBBER
Messrs. H. E. Joseph & Co., re- ceived the following quotations from Singapore in Straits Currency for Raw Rubber:
Spot 38 b. Up 2.-
Apr-June 381⁄2 b. Up 5%. July-Sept. 38% b. Up 2. Oct-Dec. 38% b. Up 12. " Market: Steadier
Two men walked into a Derby jeweller's shop, asked to see some cigarette cases in the window," and while the assistant was getting them, stole a pad of 21 diamond rings valued at £260.
Mer Canon Joseph McCormack was consecrated Roman Catholic Bishop of Herham and Newcastle in St. Mary's Cathedral, Newcastle, by Dr, Downey, Archbishop of Liverpool