PHARAOH TOMB TREASURES
Cairo, February 29. When the sarcophagus of King Psusennes was opened to-day in the presence of King Farouk, it was seen to contain some of the most beautiful silver and gold that has ever been found in Egyptian excavations.
Prof. Montet, of Strasbourg Univer- sity, who found the sarcophagus on the site of the ancient city of Tanis, said the contents were of the greatest value to Egyptologists.
Directly inside the granite sarcopha- gus was a second, of solid silver, carved in the likeness of the king, while yet a third, 6ft. long and with a gold covering over silver-gilt, was also beautifully sculptured in the king's effigy,
Around the actual remains of the mummy, now no more than a heap of sodden dust, was a collection of gold jewellery, including bracelets and necklaces, composed of gold, rubles, lapis lazuli and scarabs. There were golden finger and toe cases.
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Following is the list of changes and
enquiries in local share quotations to- day:
BÁNKS
Hong Kong Bank $1485 b., $1490 sa.
INSURANCES
Union Ins. $500 b., $510 80. H.K. Fire Ins. $185 b., $1871⁄2 sa. DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, ETC.
H.K. and K. Wharves $108 b.,
$1002/08 sa.
H.K. Docks $23.10 b., $2311⁄2 s., $231⁄4
sa.
Providents $5.20 b.
LANDS, HOTELS & BLOGS. H.K. and S. Hotels $52 b. H.K. Lands $37.90 b., $37% sa.
PUBLIC UTILITIES H.K. Tramways $18.20 sa. Star Ferries $671⁄4 br Yaumati Ferries $279. China Lights (Old) $8.20 b. H.K. Electrics $68 b. Telephones (Old) $30 b., $30 su, Telephones (New) $11% s.
INDUSTRIALS
Cements $19.60 b.
H.K. Ropes $5.85 b., $5.90 sa.
STORES, &c.
Dairy Farms (Old) $23 b. Dairy Farms (New) $221⁄4 b. Watsons $10.65 b., $10.85 sa.
MISCELLANEOUS Antamoks Ps. .13 sa.
Atoks Ps. 17 b. Baguio Gold Ps. .23 sa. Batong Buhay Ps. .011 b. Benguet Consol. Ps. 5.70 b. Big Wedge Ps. 19 sa. Coco Grove Ps. .11. sa. Consol. Mines Ps. .0035 sa. Demonstrations Ps. 11 b. East Mindanao Ps. .10 b. IX.L. Ps. 35 b.
Ipo Gold Ps. .10 b. Itogons Ps. .22 b. Masbates Ps. .084 sa.
Mind. Mother Lode, Ps. .10 sa. Mine Operation Ps. .09 b. North Camarines Ps. .08% b. Paracale Gumaus Ps. .20% sa. San Mauricio Ps. 77 b. Surigao Consol. Ps. .18%1⁄2 b. Suyoc Consol. Ps. 13 b. Syndicate Inv. Ps. .02 b. United Paracales Ps. .20 sa.
CLASH WITH SMUGGLERS
CHINESE MARITIME CUSTOMS OFFICIALS INTERCEPTED A PAR- TY OF SMUGGLERS ON THE BOR- DER NEAR SHUMCHUN. ON SA- TURDAY MORNING.
be-
Several of the smugglers are lieved to have been wounded during
KISS AND
BE HEALTHY
SAYS DOCTOR
A kiss is a good germ destroy- or, says Dr. S. L. Katroff, medical director and psychiatrist of the San Francisco Institute of Human Relations.
He was commenting on a 60- day ban on kissing imposed on students of the University of California after the outbreak of an Influenza epidemic there, says Reuter.
"A good healthy klas never spread any. germs," Bald he doc. tör.
MR. BURGIN SATISFIES COMMONS
LONDON, YESTERDAY,
GENERAL SATISFACTION WAS EXPRESSED HERE THIS MORN- ING AT THE SUPPLY MINISTER, MR. BURGIN'S ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE COMMONS YESTERDAY, THAT NEW REGULATIONS DEAL- ING WITH THE IMPROPER SOLI- CITING OF COMMISSIONS FOR OBTAINING GOVERNMENT CON- TRACTS ARE ALREADY IN DRAFT AND WILL PROBABLY BE AP PROVED BEFORE EASTER.
Opposition speakers in the debate had quoted instances of such com- missions being obtained and the gen- eral feeling in the Commons was that too great an opportunity had been given to bogus firms to make un- scrupulous use of this method of profit-making.
The Commons were impressed by the assurance of Mr. Burgir that he could tell them with absolute sincerity that he had not seen a single case in which a specific allegation had been made against a servant of the Crown of being bribed or offered an connection improper advantage in with Government contracts.
It is understood that the new re- gulations will relate to contracts of all Government Departments and penalties will be severe.--British Wireless..
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