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GoEMPRESS to America.Europe

THE CHINA MAIL AUGUST

JAPANESE BROKE TRUCE

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The Japanese broke faith with us and the truce with the Chinese troops last Saturday when they promised to cease shelling the Chin- jese positions across the river

order to facilitate the evacuation of the women and children of Shang- hai, declared an arrival on the Blue Funnel liner S. S. Patroculus, which arrived from Shanghai yesterday įmorning.

LOCAL SHARE MARKET

is the list of changes and local share quotations this

SHIPPING

Douglases $484 b. Indo-Chinas (Det) $43 bi Union Waterboats $9.30 BL-T

LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGS. Humphreys $9 b Chinese Estates 390 b

PUBLIC UTILITIES Peak Trams (Old) $5 b. Peak Trams (New) $215 b

STORES, &C. Wm. Powell, Ltd. 40 cts: “b.

MISCELLANEOUS Constructions. (Old) $1.60 D. Constructions (New) 50 cts.

HL K Govt. 36% Loan 12% Prm.

b.

ever

Stock

Baguio Gola.

Benguet Consol Benguet Explor

"People in Hong Kong can have no idea what conditions are like

have in Shanghai If you heard hail falling on a tin roof you have a good idea of how the shrap-Antamoks Inel fire of the Japanese warships Atoks

sounded during the air raids <OTA Hongkew and other areas.

"Several Chinese and Annamite Big Wedge policemen patrolling the streets in Coco Grove, the French Concession were mortal- Demonstrations. wounded by falling shrapnel and E. Midanao Chinese refugees run helter skelter Gumans Gfield making an easy target for the fall-Ipo Gold ing missiles.

Consolidated Mines

IIL Itogons and Masbate Consol liner Min. Resources

Paracale Gumaus Northern Mining

Salacot Mining San Mauricio Suyoc Consol United Paracales

The departure of women children to the Blue Funnel was very orderly, although fraught with danger as the Japanese ships on the Shanghai' side refused to abandon their fire.

FIRE BRIGADE PRAISED The Shanghai Fire Brigade are rendering wonderful work in rescu- ing women and children from isolated areas and at great danger [to themselves, have saved the lives

of many.

Opening

10 am

in Pesos

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18

10.50

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$152

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LOCAL DOLLAR

London Silver Prices

The demand rate of the Hong Discipline among the Chinese Kong dollar members of the Brigade has been was 1/27s-

morning

wonderful and the European om- "Spot" silver was quoted at 19- cers, have received full co-opera- 15/16 and forward," at 19- tion, thus making their jobs very

much easier. Minor fires started 15/16.

The London on New York cross-

by falling fragments of shellsi were put out within a few minutes rate was quoted at US$1.9875 and Shanghai's, or rather the Inter-and the New York on London national Settlement's greatest dan cross rate at US$498-11/16. ger, overhead shells, have not been

given a chance of their destructive Singapore Raw Rubber

work.

rency for Raw Rubber

Messrs. H. B. Joseph and Co., have "I am sure that many other received the following quotations. Shanghai women will agree with from Singapore in Straits Cur- me when I state that we don't want to return before the mess is finálly cleared up... Last Saturday's em- barkation is likely to live in our memories for all time- and again I reiterate what many other

once

Spot 297% b. Unchanged." Jan/March 30% b. Unchanged.

Oct/Dec. 301⁄2 b. Up Market:-Uncertain.

of us refugees have stated, I don't without the sailors of the Royal

know what we would have doneNavy.

hai Empress Kong

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Canada - Sept. 3 Sept. 5

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Oct

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Russia Sept. 17 Sept. 19 Sept. 21 Sept. 23, Sept. 25 Japan Oct. 1 Oct. 3

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