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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.
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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
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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
.73
20 X. Rts.
18
10.50
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49
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$152
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.62
.59
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29 X Rts.
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.67
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.
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