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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.
BUOYANCY IN EVERYTHING
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GENERAL IMPROVEMENT DURING DAY.
[UNITED PRÉS3.]
CURRENCY QUESTION
AGAIN.
MORE PROTESTS FROM THE
CHINESE.
B.B.C. JOKE THAT FAILED.
ITS FIRST PUBLIC APOLOGY,
THE REEKS!
The Irish nird who insists on the
The bagpipes, that burst.
How Leonard Henry, the come- dian, failed to distinguish between,
a mountain.
At the Chinese Chamber of Com merce yesterday, letters were read from the Firewood. Dealers Guild and the Fish Dealers Guild to the effect that the employment of the silver dollar in Hong Kong is caus ing them a heavy loss in exchange.world knowing that he is not a
Both Guilds complain that their music-hall performer. New York, April: 23-Fricas suppliers in China insist on pay- ment in banknotes, whereas their generally were buoyant at the close customers in Hong Kong, particu- of business on the New York Stock arly in the fish trade, which is
wholly retail, pay in silver dollars. Exchange to-day says the Dow The loss per dollar, representing the land-owner and Jones Financial News Agency in its premium on notes over silver, is daily review of trading.
about 3 per cent. The Guilds ask Stocks of the public utility com-help them in any way.
if the Chamber of Commerce could panies and the petroleum concerns The Chairman said that he would rallied sharply and brought buoy-pass the matter on to the Silver ancy to the entire list except the ed that the work of that Commis- Currency Commission, and he hop- coppers. Dealings were active, but sion would soon be completed, when there was considerable irregularity they would know exactly where in prices during the first bour of they stood. trading after the opening at 10
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Gains in Frices.
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Rubber,
range.
The resultant correspondence that' grew and grew until it was an inch thick.
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And how the B.B.C. made its first public apology.
These are some of the ingredients of adventures that have been going en between Savoy Hill and South- ern Ireland.
It all centres round M. Leonard Henry the wireless comedian, who told the tale to a representative of the Press.
A Scotch TuKA.
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ency-
"I was like this," he said:-
Last New Year's Eve I was The market has been steady dur- doing a Scotch variety turn, and, Stocks in the amusement coming the week under review, but having looked up in panies strengthened under the there has been very little increased clopædia a mountain range called leadership of Radio-Keith Orpheum interest on the part of consumers, the Macgillycuddly Reeks, in South- Westinghouse Electric four points in the final bour of a slightly better enquiry is to baad For this song I have engaged advanced although, at the time of writing, ern Ireland, I proceeded to say:-- business to clone at 1951. up a quer from America. ter over yesterday's last price. There is no new special feature the owner of the famous Iris
the services of Mr. Millyenddy. Businces to day was in larger calling for comment, but there is volume, sales totalling 5,569,610 perhaps some evidence of return Reeks, and the more famous Scot-
ing confidente, and it is hoped fish Breeks, who bringa his bag that the period of cheap money pipes, or strange amalgam of my now in force will lead to increasedatery, into the studio to-night' activity...
shares.
Cotton Prices Firmer.
On the rotton exchange prices firmed sharply, largely because of eovering by the short interests and reports of dry weather" in the agricultural Areny of thr west, Grain prices also were firmer be cause of the reports of droughts in the west, and support from covering by over-sold positions.
The bond market to-day was quieter.
QUOTATIONS.
New York, April. 24. Market irregulne. Business done 5,368,010 shares.
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It is now a foregone conclusion that the tapping holiday in May will be almost universally observed, and although the reduction in pro- duction will be relatively small, it may have a pronounced senti mental effect on the market should we enter upon a period of large consumption.
Then the bagpipes made some weird noises, exploded, and were subsequently, as listeners were told, mended with a puncture outfit."
So far so good. The listeneTZ went to bed on the first day of 1920 in high good humour and very amused.
But there was one listener who was not amused.
He lived at Beaufort, Co. Kerry. And his name was Lieut.-Col. Ross Kinloch M'Cillyenddy. D.S.O.. of the Reeks, County Kerry. He
Aussage yesterday from the Dutch East Indies says that no result may be expected from any efforts taken to induce native pro- ducers or traders to make a volunt-As the actual M'Gillyeuddy him- ary reduction of production or of
So, as Leonard Henry told the exports..
reporter, there ensued a correspon-
The total sacomobile production in the U.S.A. and Canada during February is estimated at 358,300 unita, compared with 283,477 in January and 497,705. in February last year.
Mail advices from Americh re-
garding tyre production in Akron and other tyre centres are of a more 117 116 chcouraging character. A number
481
103 102
sclf,
dence.
The correspondence went on for three months. The file is now over an inch thick.
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They did it last month. It was the first time they had ever apologised over the ether to any body, and this is what they said
"The M'Gillycuddy of the Reeks was mentioned by Mr. Leonard Heary in a humorous entertainment broadcast on December 31 last and previously.
This is the name of the M'Gilly
PRESIDENT HOOVER ON caddy of the Reeds, D.S.O., of
ECONOMY.
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[UNITED PREES.]
Beaufort, Co. Kerry, Ireland, who states that he has never appeared or contemplated appearing before the public for their amusement, nor authorised the use of his name in, entertainments.
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The B.B.C. and Mr. Leonard Washington, April 22.-The-Gov- Henry deeply-regret that the name ernment faces a deficit of from of the M'Gillycuddy was mentioned $20,000,000 to $30,000,000 during the on the occasion referred to, and next fiscal year, President Hoover that any representations were then
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