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FIFTH AVENUE GIRL
WALTER CONNOLLY
VERREE TEASDALE - JAMES ELLISON TIM HOLT KATHRYN ADAMS PRANKLIN PANGIORN
Showing To-morrow
THE RUBBER QUOTA
LONDON, TO-DAY. THE INTERNATIONAL RUBBER COMMITTEE'S DECISION TO MAIN- TAIN THE QUOTA AT 80 PER CENT. FOR THE SECOND QUAR- TO TER ACCORDED GENERALLY THE AND
MARKET'S EXPECTATION, CONSEQUENTLY PRICES WERE NOT MATERIALLY AFFECT- ED.
The decision means that the tech- unaltered nical position will remain
at least for two months, and if trade demand does not relax in the near
QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA| future, operators are of opinion that
THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY.
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there will be a still larger backwarda- tion of forward positions.
This might encourage consumers to buy forward as a guarantee to meet eventual requirements besides having The advantage of backwardation.
Some traders hope that second quar- ter licenses will be released in ad- vance in an effort to bring relief to the nearer positions.-Reuter.
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All the original members of the B.E.F. are expected to have had leave by the middle of March.
Announcing this in the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. Oliver Stan- ley said that arrangements now were being rapidly made,
THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 21, 1940
THE 'OOMPH" GIRL ON THE COVER—Ann Sheridan who stars (and sings) in "Naughty But Nice" at the King's Theatre.
SHANGHAI STREET
MYSTERY
LOCAL SHARES
With serious stab wounds in the Following is the 1st of changes and throat, a Chinese, Tang Kwok-hung enquiries in local share quotations to- was admitted to the Kowloon Hospital | day: at 1 á.m. to-day.
It is alleged that whilst walking in Shanghai Street, he was set upon by two "friends." Motive of the attack is not known and no arrests have yet
He also said that 17,500 rankers have been recommended for commis-been made. sions and 10,000 of these are now with officers' training centres,
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NONE AVAILABLE
RHODESIAN BEEF FOR ALLIES
London, To-day.
New York, To-day. A contract has been signed between commented Britain and Southern Rhodesia
The "Herald-Tribune" yesterday: "The most important Rus-whereby Britain and her Allies will rian product for Germany-oil-ap- take all the beef Southern Rhodesia pears to be largely problematical not can supply. Reuter. only because of the lack of adequate the transportation but also because
has no1 Soviet petroleum industry kept up with domestic consumption."
Reuter.
WEATHER REPORT
The Royal Observatory reports that
anticyclone, is stationary
the
over
China and the neighbouring seas, and has increased slightly in inten-
sity; pressure appears to be highest
The
SMALLPOX VICTIMS
Two bodles," one of a one-year-old child and the other of a 20-year-old youth, were picked up by the police Polo in Boundary Street, near the ground this morning. The bodles were those of victims of smallpox.
VISITING B.E.F.
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BANKS
Hong Kong Bank $1420 b.. C.D.
$1425 sa., C.D.
INSURANCES
Canton Ins. $212 b. Union Ins. $470 b. China Underwriters $1 s. H.K. Fire Ins. $182 b.
SHIPPING
Douglases $100 b.
DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, ETC
H.K. Docks $22 b., $22.10 sa, Providents $4.00 b.
LANDS, HOTELS & BLOGS. H.K. and S. Hotels $5.65 b. H.K. Lands $384 b., $384 sa. Humphreys $7% b. H.K. Realties $41⁄2`b.
PUBLIC UTILITIES H.K. Tramways $17.55 b. Star Ferries $64 b. Yaumati Ferries $25 b. China Lights (Old) $7.90 b. China Lights (New) $5 b. H.K. Electrics $571⁄2 b.
Macao Electrics $20 b.
Sandakan Lights $11 b.
Telephones (Old) $20.80 b., $27 sa.
Telephones (New) $9.60 b.
INDUSTRIALS
Cements $191⁄4 sa.
STORES, &C.
Dairy Farms (Old) $221⁄4 b.
Dairy Farms (New) $21.30 b.
Watsons $9.45 b., $9.60 s., $9.60 sa.
MISCELLANEOUS
Entertainments $71⁄4 b.
MANILA SHARES Antamoks Ps. 10 b. Atoks Ps. .181⁄2 b.
Baguio Gold Ps. 221⁄2 b. Batong Buhay Ps. .014 sa. Benguet Consol. Ps. 5.80 b. Big Wedge Ps. 21 sa. Coco Grove Ps. .14 b. Consol. Mines Ps. .0035 s8, Demonstrations Ps. 12 sa. East Mindanao Ps. 10 b. I.X.L. Ps. .37 sa.
Ipo Gold Ps. .11 b. Itogons Pa. 271⁄2 sa. Mambulao Ps. .016 s. Masbates Ps. 10% sa.
Mind. Mother Lode. Pa. 10 sa.. Mine Operation Ps...10 b. North Camarinės Ps. .10 sa. Paracale Gumaus Pj. ‚22. b. San Mauricio Pa. .83 sa... Surigao Consol. Ps. „17.sa. Suyoc Consol. Ps. 131⁄2 b. Syndicate Inv. Ps. .024 b. United Paracales Ps. 291⁄2 sxa.