THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 27, 1937.
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EMPIRE FLYINGBOAT DISASTER
HEROISM
TWO AND HALF MILES THROUGH SNOWFIELD
HOW TRAGEDY WAS NEARLY AVERTED BY DIRECTIONAL RADIO
Lyons, To-day.
THIS WEEK ON THE LOCAL SHARE MARKET
Messrs. G. A Harriman & Co's
SAW WHE'S KISS
So He Opened Fire...
In Traffic
Leaping from a taxicab held up
weekly share report and market ren a traffic jam in one of the main view issued to-day states:-
squares of Marseilles, a husband The Hong Kong market has been dashed across to a motor-car also most active throughout the week
held up, opened the door and open- and closes, for the Easter holidays ed fire. in buoyant mood with buyers still From inside the car the fire was
unsatisfied. Manila shares -were easy early in the week but
that
returned, but the husband ducked. As the bullets flew overhead, he
again. Ja
Policemen on point duty rushed some improvement in mining shares to the scene and arrested the hus-
Details of the crashing of Imperial Airways market has steadied and confidence reloaded his revolver and fired new giant flying-boat "Capricornus" near Lyons, appears to be returning, so that when five were killed, were given to Reuter's cor-after the holiday recess we look for respondent by the wireless operator of the ill-fated Hong Kong Electrics are now up to band, who said he was an Italian $61.50, and still have keen buyers mason. Fernand Mariucci, aged plane, the only survivor of the disaster.
China Lights (old) have been a thirty-one. Searching the car, the tive but close about unchanged at policemen discovered in it a man,
The **New* $15.10 middle.
of a are Dominique Celatto, owner either side of $12. Hong Kong cafe, dead, and beside him, ser- Trams sparted to $15.90 but at iously wounded, the Italian wife of close are available at $15.80 buyers the mason.
BOUGHT OFF
He said the tragedy occurred at the moment when he was ob-} taining directions from Bron SIX SISTERS aerodrome about taking a dif- ferent course.
The pilot had no idea they were among mountains, so bad was the visibility, but thought they were flying along the Saone Valley.
WED SEVENTH
$15.65. Sales of Star Ferries were Taken to the police station, the reported at $883⁄4 but Yaumati Fer-mason said that, although his wife ries are $14 higher at $274 bid, had already left him three times be cum dividend. Telephones (old) are had forgiven her and taken her
31% and the "New" much firmer back.- at $13.75.-
Custom in Poland does not allow a younger sister to wed before an elder. Joseph Miller, young bank director in Warsaw, fell in love
Bar "Ill-Famed”. A plane is expected to fly here with the youngest of seven unmar.
Sandakan Lights continue to bel The wife went to work in a bar from England to retrieve the 105 ried sisters. He had to choose sacks of mails, jewels and gold between waiting till the six others enquired for at $112 and Peak and the husband tried every night to persuade her to return, saying specie, believed to be of high value, married or obtaining their permis-Trams (old) at 841⁄2.
Cements have been dealt in, in that the bar was ill-famed. which were being transported in sion to wed Ada.
The wife refused, as the bar was the wrecked plane.
He decided to "buy them off." He quantity and are now in demand at
$15.50. Ropes are $4.90 buyers closing, the mason waited outside and saw his wife and Celatto enter The greatest praise is showered outered a sum to each of her after sales at this
ters, paying them according to age. on the operator who, despite his
and beauty. own injuries, struggled desperately
The younger in years and with through snow 13% feet deep to the more chances to marry took less, nearest farmhouse, 21⁄2 miles away the others more. The bargain was to bring help to the woman pas-concluded and Miller wedded the senger who was critically injured.girl he loved. Medical aid, however, arrived too But he forgot his mother-in-law! After the marriage she stepped in Imperial Airways officials are also demanding compensation, as now at the scene of the smash, she has been left with six daugh- conducting a technical investigaters nobody wants to marry be- tion-Beuter and Trans-Ocean.
cause Miller took the prettiest for himself.”
late.
HE DEFIES CUPID
*
The case is now the subject of Jitigation in the court.
Dairy Farms sold at $274 cuma car and Watsons are wanted at $534 He followed them in a taxicab Considerable business was nego and saw the car stop. Celatto, who tiated in Providents (old) between had been sitting beside the chauf $220 and $240, closing buyers at feur, changed his seat for that be the higher price.
side the wife. Wharves sold at $116 and are now. As the car went on, the mason, wanted at $116%.
peering from the cab window, had Hong Kong & Whampoa Docks seen the barkeeper kiss his wife. are still higher at $321⁄2 ex dividend, with buyers predominating. Dong- las's have buyers at $57 and sales
of Steamboats were reported at Of 288 Canadian firms answering a questionnaire on business in $942.
Hotels have been heavily bought 1936, 80 reported it the best year up to $8.15 cum dividend and there in their history, 17 said it was Nevertheless, Miller is congra-
jare now many more buyers than within 10 per cent of their record, tulated on his clever idea. He says sellers of this popular share. Lands and only 11 stated that the volume Most bachelors change their minds the seventh of seven sisters is al- before they are 30, but Mr. John ways the best, and is worth the improved to $361⁄2 bid and Realtys was lower than in 1935. Staddon, of Castle street, Bampton, money he paid to her elders. He to $64. at the age of 104 still says "I paid 5,000 zlotys (about £200) wouldn't get married for a foreach tune!**
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Humphreys are enquired for near
of
$9. There are buyers of Raubs at at $87 $13.15 and of New Goldfields
Philippine mining. Not much business has been done in this sec Venezuela at $64.
Insurance shares have shared in tion, but there are now buyers in Union are evidence for Antamoks round $2.20, proposed to denounce the general firmness. the Ottawa Agreement were un- $630, cum Cantons $20 and Hong Suyocs at 69 cts. and Consolidated
Kong Fires $2971⁄2 cum; all buying Mines at $64 cts. ded.
He doesn't trust the modern girl's Mr. Lyons, the Australian Prime cooking. “Girls have advanced in Minister, said that reports that the some ways since my yo
"but they can cook like my ther could
against cou
are plessia E elements are and lungs, where -you; they are
immediate use
chemists
Are Catching!
events; as well exposed to the
them with their Obtainable from
RESPIROIDS
rates China Underwriters sparted Closing comment. Hong Kong sharply to $1.40. Hong Kong Banks very firm, with most shares in ace are quietly steady at $1860 and tive demand, Manila, quiet, but Bank of East Asia can be placed Isteady.
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