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LOCAL SHARES U.S. MIGHT
Following is the list of changes and enquiries in local share quotations. to“.
day:
BANKS
Hong Kong Bank $1500 b. Bank of East Asia $73 b.
INSURANCES
H.K. Fire Ins. $171 b. SHIPPING:
Douglas $120 b. DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS. ETC.
H.K. Docks cum Rts. $22 s. H.K. Docks Rights $6.60 b. Providents $4.35 b.
MINING
H.K, Mines 5 cts. b.
PUBLIC UTILITIES H.K. Tramways $18 b.
H.K. Electrics $65 b., $85%
$651⁄2 sa.
Telephones (Old) $28.90 b., $29 sa. Telephones (New) $10.35 b.
INDUSTRIALS Cements $17 b., $17 sa.
H.K. Ropes $5% b.
STORES, &c.
Dairy Farms $21.60 b. Watsons $9.35 b., $91⁄2 s. Lane, Crawfords $74 b. Wm. Powell, Ltd. $1 b.
MISCELLANEOUS Entertainments $7 b.
LAST DAY'S SALES 100 Hotels @ $4 900 Electrics @ $65%1⁄2 500 Cements @ $17
MANILA SHARES Antamoks Ps. .11% sa. Atoks Ps. 10 b. Baguio Gold. Ps. .18 sa. Batong Buhay Ps. .01 sa. Benguet Consol. Ps. 5.20 b. Big Wedge Ps. .171⁄2 sa. Coco Grove Ps. .08. b. Consol, Mines Ps. .0025 sa. Demonstrations Ps. .08% sa. East Mindanao Ps. 1081⁄2 b. I.X.L. Ps. .31 ga. Ipo Gold Ps. .08 b. Itogons Ps. .201⁄2 sa. Masbates Ps. 081⁄2 sa. Mind. Mother Lode. Ps...08 b. Mine Operation Ps. .08 b. North Camarines Ps. .047 b. Paracale Gumaus Ps. .14 b. San Mauricio Ps. 80 sa. Surigao Consol. Ps. .161⁄2 b. Suyac Consol. Ps. .12 sa. Syndicate Inv. Ps. .017 b. United Paracales Ps. 21 sa.
LOCAL DOLLAR
BE FORCED INTO WAR WITH JAPAN
Washington, To-day. Declaring that Japan's promises in international re- lations "are worthless" and that Japan is “seeking to im- pose her culture on the world by force," "Rear-Admiral Taussig, former Assistant Chief of Naval Operations, s., | addressing the Senate Naval Committee, stated that the trend of developments in the Far East might eventually force the United States into a war against Japan.
The demand rate on the Hong Kong dollar to-day was 1/2 13/16.
Silver was quoted at 21-1/4 spot and 21-1/8 forward.
The cross rate London/New York was quoted at £-U.S.$4.0250 and the New York/London rate at £-
U.S.$3.53-3/8,
EUROPEAN BOY BITTEN
BY DOG
A Chinese Tse Lau, was treated at Kowloon Hospital after he had been bitten by a dog owned by Mrs. E, da Roza, of Liberty Avenue. The dog was sent to Mautaukok for observation,
Another, dog owned by Pte. J. W. Foster of Kennedy Road, was sent to Kennedy Town for observation, after it had been bitten a European boy, Nor- man Simpson, at Kennedy Road yes- terday. The boy was treated in the Military Hospital.
Mr. D. Orr, of No. 28, Kennedy Road, has reported that while driy- ing car. No. 465 along Chatham Road. he knocked down a Chinese boy, who received slight injuries and ran away.
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Asserting that he was expressing only his own viewpoint, Rear Admiral Taussig said: "We would be war- ranted in using economic and finan- clal means and, if necessary, force to preserve the integrity of China.".
Saying that even if Japan conquer- ed China, she would still lack essen- tials such as oil, rubber and tin, Rear Admiral Taussig opined that Japan "thus might seek to expand in the Dutch Indies and the Philippines," 'and added: "But we should not be to placed in the position of having carry on, single-handed, a war against Japan."
He suggested that Britain, France and the Netherlands should give as. afstance. It should be a naval war. We cannot Invade Japan and Japan cannot invade the United States.”
He suggested the construction of an impregnable naval base in the Philip- pines and the continued building of battleships, and said that agreements
with might be made
the British, French and Dutch whereby American naval vessels could use their bases in, the Pacific-Reuter.
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