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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1932.“
SPARKS FROM THE PLUGS
News from Everywhere
Unsuspected Possibilities.
Brooklands. has unsuspected pos
sibilities of humour. First of all the unpleasant bomb which fell from an atropiane recently has all
ting up.89.72 in the sprint race, brake the 750 c.c. Mountain lap re- cord at an average of 07.20 m.p.h., a pretty fine performance and one more feather in the cap of M.G.
the elements of Edgar Wallace, since it turns out to be a foreign | 6,800 r.p.m. bomb, apart from' whịch' a very nice
little problem has arison as fol- lows. Supposing one enormous and one very small car start from the same mark in a handicap, how does the driver of the small car Hee "Ebby" thing, which is causing furious thought and much talk of periscopes.
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M.G. "Mountain" Record.
Though, not announced at Brook lands, Horton's M.G., after put
According to an advertisment is The Motor Cycle recently concern
the new Mobiloil D which has, been used for a high-speed test of a 330 c.c. Rudge single-cylinder motor cycle engine which ran for
43 minutes at 8,400 r.p.m. and s minutes at 6,800. Pretty good for a single-cylinder engine, which car designers tell us it is impossible to balance,
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DOUBLE EVENT IN T.T. RACES.
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--by the Sunbean M.C.C. Dodson's First place in New Zealand April Excelsior and Duncan's Cotton registrations has boon taken by were the only machines other than | Austin, with fifty-three CATA. Nortons and Rudges to get into the Morris, comes next with forty-nine; | first eight places, but three Sun- Incidentally, for the whole of 1031 bonas came in close together in
following second with 638. the Austin figure was 783, Morris | time for replicas, as also did Fran-
During the four years 1998 to 1931, Singers were the only cars which, according to the registration figures, in ench successive year showed increases on the preceding year in the New Zealand market. Ford's Big Use of Rubber.
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Several million tires, besides mil- ions of rubber fitting units, will be required by the Ford Motor Company in its 1922 manufactur- ing programme, according to in- formation received by rubber com- panies here. Of the half-billion dollars being poured by Ford into industrial channels, the rubber in- dustry's share will be approximate- ly 10,000,000, it is estimated. The bulk will be spent for tires, and the remainder for other rubber acces- sories.
Insurance Against Oll Trouble.
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An oil-refining concorn in the United States is offering an insur- ance policy covering the usual cost. of replacing bearings in cars which exclusively Vse its lubricants, should faulty or insufficient lubri- cation arise. The policy is ismuod by a regular insurance company. Motorists are asked to lubricato their cars at regular intervals with the company's products for twelve months,
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coni, the 'Swiss rider, on a Velo- cotte, and the Australian, J. Pringle, on a Norton. Franconi was awarded the visitor's cup for the best performance of the week by an overseas rider. The first of five riders to come in too late for replies was F. Brand on his Czecho
Slovakian Jawa.
Results
Time: H. 1. 9.
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1. S. Woods (Norton)... 3 19
Speed: 70.39 h.p.h.
2. J. Guthrie (Norton)... 3 1 5
Speed: 78.47 m.þ.h.
3. J. H. Simpson (Nor
ten)
Speed: 78.47 30.p.h.
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Money and Markets
EXPORT TRADE IN NEW YORK STOCK
MANCHURIA.
FIGURES AVAILABLE FOR
FIGHT MONTHS.
A DIVISION OF THE C.E.R.
PROFITS.
EXCHANGE.
A.O.F.C. QUOTATIONS.
NEW YORK, July 30.
'Dow Jones Averages:
July July
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33.80 54.26 21.30 21.74 99.70 22,70
SIR WILLIAM PEEL VISITS OLD SCHOOL
STRESSES VALUE OF DISCIPLINE.
Wakefield, July 8-Sir,. William Peel, Governor of Hong Kong. himself an old Sileoatian, dis-
tributed the prizes at the speech. day of Silcoates School, Wakefield, to-day. Mr. J. J. Stubley, of Bat- Changeley, presided, and among those pre- .37 up sent were the Rev. 8. M. Berry, secretary of the Congregational
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30 Industrials
20 Utilities 20 Rails
Union of England and Wales, and Mesara... A. Pierce & Co. Report, the Bishop of Wakefield (Dr. J. B.
statistics for the first nine month Harkin, July 16.-The railway
of the export year, which is reckon. ed as commencing on October have just been published by the Economic Bureau, showing that the total quantity of goods carried from October 1, 1931, to June 30,
was 3,217,000 matric zons, Air Raduction ....... 8403 1939 against a total of 3,444,000 metrio Allied Chemical and
Dye tons for the samic period in the former season, or a decrease of American Cao....... 301
Tolograph 227,000 tons. Considering that the American
and Telephone eastern line has been closed for two
&tt months, the decrease cannot be con. sidered as enormous, and if esti
Market steady.-Business done; | Senton). 000,000 shares.
4. G. E. Noit (Rudge)... 3 2 19 mated at the rough figura of Gold Rbla. per ton, amounts to a loss of 3. C. J. P. Dodson (Ex-
celsior)
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6. G. W. Walker (Rudge) 3. 27 7. J. G. Duncan (Cotton) a 28 8. H. G Tyrall-Smith
(Rudge)
E. A. Simcock (Sun- scam)
10. Gilbert Emery (Sun-
beam)
11. F. Franconi (Velo-
ttto)
o just over Gold Rbls. 2,000,000 in 35 flight. However, the railway au sthorities have reduced their expon
diture to such an extent that very
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was no doubt that the public school tradition in England had more to do with the building up of our great Empire than almost anything. else. There was a great need for good men in the various parts of the Empire overseas, and he hoped Sit- coates would make its due contribu
tion in that respect.
The head master (Mr. S. H. Moore) said the outstanding feature of the year was the record number of school certificates gained. Ho belloved, that every boy had the right to be educated to the extent of his own individual powers.
GRIM FIND.
LANT TO-DAY'S PRICE PRICE
$40*
08
681
30)
802
Sir William stressed the value of traditions and discipline in school life, and pointed out that in leaving school we did not leave disciplíne. behind us, for we never got away from it during the term of our
American Tobacco "B" 66 Auburn
natural lives, and rightly so. There
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Bordon Company Canadian Pacifie
$7
201
13
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Consolidated Gas of
New York Drugs, Inc.
471
471
301
330
Du Pont de Nemours 287 Eastman Kodak
443
441
157
241
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981
101
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Harvester 173. International Tel, and
Toi.
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The main bulk of the above goods
Liggett & Myers "B" 514. Loew's Inc... Pacific Gas & Electrio 24 Pennsylvania Railway 121 Radio Corporation Sears Roebuck .......... Standard Oil Co. of
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924
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New Jersey Socony Vacuum Corp. ht Union Carbide and,
Carbon
SKELETON CLASPING BAG
20%
301 07
OF COINS.
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A new vein of archaeological dis
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covery has been opened at Pompeii,
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in the "House of Menandrò,", and.
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3 20 23 much of this loss is covered, and General Electric
as further cuts are to be made, the General Foods C.E.R. cannot be said to be in suct General Motors A very difficult financial position. International
Apparently this is the opinion of 3 40 37 the members of the Board, who à 12. 1, Pringle (Norton)..... 3 41 44 couple of weeks ago divided Gold 13. V. N. Britain (Sun-
[RB 2,000,000 profit between Sovio 42 47 Russia and the Manchukuo govern ment, as a sort of preliminary divi. dend for the year.
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bram) ATTORNE (The above qualified for replicas.)
The other riders to finish the race were: F. Brand (Jawa), F. A. Longman (Douglas), P. J. Wallstraffle for this season, as in all (Rudge), D. Brewster (Excelsior), other seasons, is commercial cargo, and E. R. Merrill (Excelsior). the figures for this season being
2,765,000 tons against 2,908,000 me trie tons for the nine months last) season, this showing a loss of Union Pacific 123,000 tone, but when the kind of goods are analysed, the extraordin- Bry fact stands out that in this season there was actually more grain shipped than in last, the
pass on both sides, and owing to the dilatory behaviour of the passeN- gers, often have to edge round the people as they are making up their minde to get on or off. British people are, the worst in the world for loitering and causing accidents. They all appear to have an unshak-figures being 2,105,000 metric tons rible belief in the prowess of motor against 2,124,000 last mason, this ista. The fact is that they need probably being accounted for by the Taonan-Ssupingkai railway line not training as much as motorists need
working for several months owing defmite ruling. - .
to the fight with General Ma Chan Shan, and also owing to there hav ing bech less cartage to the South Manchuria Railway during the
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JAPANESE.
a gruesome index, to hoped-for
22 sure has been found-theate
of a slave clasping against, ita bare ribs with bony arme
a leather "strong room" bag filled with coins of gold, silver and bronze.
In an underground chamber of this same house, there was found:
PART OWNERSHIP OF
Inst year " table service of BENGAL COTTON MILL. | fine silverware richly decorated:"
and hopes ran high that other im portant items would quickly bo brought to light. Negative results led to exploratory search in a new direction, and in an unsuspected
Kobe-Heavy imports of raw
Present season owing to the bandits cotton before the collapse of the all over the country. In all other yer has enabled Japanese manufac
Rondster, Pluelon, Coupe, Tudor goods, excepting hay and live-stock turers to undersell even the Chinese underground passage of the buried.
there was a considerable decroARO mills. Spinners' export orders are Sedan, Forder Sodou, Sport
in traffic, that of firewood showing sufficient to enable them to carry Sedan, Sport Coupe, Cabriolet.
De Luxe Roadster. Du Luxe almost 50 per cent. decrease, prin- on until the end of the year. Da cipally accounted for by the mild Coupe, Phaeton, De Luxe Luxe Tudor Sedan, De Luxe For-winter and the difficulty of cuiting dor Sedan, Victoria, Convertible in the forests, coal now being used
to a much greater extent,
Sedan.
This body types may be obtained in a wide variety of colour com bination.
EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS,
On London:
July 30, 1933,
Telegraphic Transfer... 1/2ğ Back Bills, on demand 1/3 Bank Bills, 4 monthe'
sight Credits,
✔. month right..........THEA 1/41
ON PARIK:-
Hank Billa, on dewand 676- Credits, 4 months' sight 615 Or New YORK:—
Bank Billa, on demand 221 Credits, 60 days' sight. 938
OX BOMBAT:-
Telegraphie Transfer Bank, on demand
“ON” CALOGTVA Zam
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Telegraphic Transfer 18sf
Bank, on demand
ON SHANGHAI :---
Bank, at sight .......
OK YOKOHAMA |---- ·
On demand
}701
81
ON MANILA-On demand... 45 ON SINGAPORE:---
7. On demand ....................
851
ON BATAVIA:-On demand. 501 O'HairE01 t
On demand
ON BAIGIÓN:-On demand 671
OS BANGEOX :-
BuzOn domand smenimsin 1451.
Sovereigns, Bank's Buying
Interest. has been aroused here by an offer from Bengal of the part- ownership. of a 9,000,000 rupee cot- ton spinning concern on the con- dition that Japanese capital is con- tributed and that Japanese sperate the plant.
1.1.D. CERTIFICATES.
mansion this new indication has now been found.
The skeleton, has been identified as a household slave by fragments. of dress ornaments. The last relic of the bag perished on exposure to air, leaving intact only its ring lock.
Changed Trade Trand.
The bag contained over 100 pieces, During the present season there
including perfectly preserved speci has beep a complete change in the
men of gold coins of the reign of destination of export goods, the
Vespasian and Nero, many silver" eastern line suffering a great fall thus shipments via Pogranichnaya,
piece and some bronze specimens, the eastern frontier station for the
In the same possage the excava present season amounted to 831,000 Placements, Basle. (Local agents tors found another akeleton-that' metric tons against: 1,176,000 metrie Messrs. Gocke and Cb.).'
of a youth surrounded by a strange Saturday's (July 30) official mixture of goods which included. son, showing a decrease of 345,000 quotation in Basle. £ 135, d.
a complete set of gardener's tools and a beautifully worked bronze vase with a woman's figure in bas. roliaf.
tons for the same period last sea- |
tons, or more than 50 per cent, in
excess of the total decrease in goods
traffic on the C.E.R. The main loss
Of the Societe Internationale de ¦-
Other broize-pieces were of a
falls on the Ussuri Railway which by direct rail to Leningrad and line--loses--freight-on--the above Riga amounted to 198,000 bons this quantity for the run from Pograni.eason against 3,000 tons only last more simple character. Soveral season. Whether there is any profit serving dishes, a box of nails, kit ehnaya to Vladivostock, while the C.E.R. also loses a considerable across Siberia for beans and bean chen utonsils, & broken lock and amount, as the distance from Har enken is still a moot question, but large treasure chest were found. A bia to Pogranichnaya is double that as there has been such a marked fow odd precious stones mysteriousi From Harbin to Changchun. All
Manchuria. Railway,
-chest--have-been-salved-from-the-
this is to the gain-of-the South increase in shipments by this route,ly scattered about on the lid of the
it is apparently worth while. Another significant item in the Import Ogures are as yet obtain cinders.--- statistics is the fact that the stocks able for eight months of the expert
Whether these men were trapped. of grain at the riverside warehouses
DWA bei and on the railway line on July 1, season only, and show a decrease of while trying to save their were only 131,100 metric
whether they were tons 3,000 tons this season against that longings, or against 520,000 tona on July 1, 1031 of Insthe total being 200,000 merobbing their master's house under Cover of the general disorder is o
As the stocks are so very much Tess Lan last year, and the eropetric tons.
are likely to be at least 40 por. If the Manchukuo intend to pince two-thousand-year-old secret which cent, less this year than last, there a duty on "Chinese manufactures, will never be fathomed; but their is little chance of there being any export from Manchuria next sen the import will also fall, though presence with treasure, in that un son, thus the railway receipts will probably all cheap southern Chin derground pasengo encourages the have another serious decrouse..
Another significant fact is that ese manufactures will be replaced theory that more important disco- the export of grain across Biberis by Japanes which are inferior in varies are ahead and work is „pro- BAR SILVER, pero 17 8/LB (Continued at foot of next cóluinn.) quality to the Chinese made article.ceeding.