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NOTICE.
THE SANITARY BOARD wishes to draw the attention of the Public to the possibility of contracting Cholera from eating Uncooked Vogot- ables and Fruits,
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them to proceed to Nanking for a conference as to staps for checking this process.
Kwangsi papota state Generals Li Chung Jon and Pei Churg Hai have. ordered another aerodrome for the Lauchow district,
A report to the Canton Bureau of Public Safety by the Lokcheong district. authorities states that on the evening of the 8th instant, four wealthy Chinese merchants were attacked and robbed by eleven arm. ed gangsters while they were walk ing back to their respective villages carrying with them a sum of $800, One of the merchants who resisted was killed on the spot.
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According to a Swatow paper many deaths from cholera are be ing reported every day. Mr. Won Man Foo, the well-known Singa- pore Chinese merchant, has remitted hirge sums to the local hospitals for the purchase coffins!
PLENIPOTENTIARY WITHDRAWN
TARDCOR REUTER'S AGENCY.}
NANKING, Aug. 10, THE Government has rescinded the appointmerst of Mr. Li Fang Yi as plenipotentiary dele to the International Tele- Kato graph Conference.
conse-
This is presumably,' a quence of the recent controversy over wireless contracts with the British Marconi nnd the Americau Mackay interests,
NOTICE
CHANGE OF BUSINESS HOURS
CUSTOMERS ARE KINDLY
REQUESTED TO NOTE THAT
COMMENCING AUGUST 9TH
OUR
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OPENED FOR BUSINESS FROM
STORE
8.30 A.M. AND CLOSED AT
8.30 P.M.
DAILY
WEEK DAYS.
DURING
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ASSETS
£13,000,000
DT APPOINTMENT
CLAIMS PAID
£40,000,00
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All Classes of INSURANCE
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, "AUGUST 11, 1932.
CORRESPONDENCE. LONDON EXCHANGE
[All letters intended for publi. ention must be accompanied by tha name and address of the writer, not for publication, unless so desired, but is evidence of good, faith -ED.]:
WAKEFIELD CASTROLLO.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG DAILY FE289."]
Sir,-We should like to correct a mistake in the report appearing in your yesterday's issue of Mr. C.D. Lambert's addrees before the Ro- tary Club. Such roport states that "In reply to a further question snid that Lambert Rotarian Wakefeld Castrol Oil was cer tainly of great use for a new Car or after the pistons had been over- hauled. He did not think that this and similar preparations were so much use after the car had been running for some time." The question did not refer to Wakefield Castrol Oil but to Wake- Geld Coxtrollo which is an upper eylinder lubricant and Mr. Lambert i in reply to a question as to its valuc said
RATES
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Parishe New York Montreal Genera Brussels Amsterdam Milan Berlin
Rugby, August 9.
888
3.471
3.08
17.811
23 1/32
6.02)
077
14 10/32
10.45
18.071
19 31/32 99 Nom.
Money and
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.
A.O.F.C. QUOTATIONS.
New York, August 0. Dow Jones Averages:
Aug. Aug.
8 9 Change 30 Industrials. 07.71 07.08.03down 20 Rails 26.79 23.77.02down 20 Utilities ... 27.30 28.25 .95 up
Messrs. E. A. Plerce & Co. Report.
The market is easy. done: 3,800,000 shares.
Stockholm Copenhagen Oslo Vienna Prague Helsinfors Madrid Lisbon Athens
.117k
232
110
530
Bucharest
595
Air Reduction
Belgrade
212
3/16 Nom.
Nom.
30 Nom.
Rio
Buenos Aires
Montevideo Rambay Hong Kong Yokohama Silver (spot) Silver (forward)
1/6 3/32
1/3 25/32 1/01
Allied Chemical and
Dyo
American Can American Telegraph
Business
LAST TO-DAY's PRICE FRICE
850 8011
and Telephone 1101 American Tobacca "B" 78
17 13/18 173
Auburn
75
Borden Company
!
Canadian Pacific
14)
Consolidated Gus
of
EXCHANGE.
New York
54)
5-1
Drugs, Inc.
Eastman Kodak
August 10, 1834.
General Electric
General Foods
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
Os LaDOR: --
Telegraphic Transier... 1/3) Bank Billa, on demand 1/3] Bank Bills, 4 months'
sight
Undoubtedly with new engines upper cylinder lubrication was of considerable value in running-in ear, shortening. the 'careful driving'
third. period by D Wakefield's or any other of these upper cylinder lubricants went in with the petrol and came through the jets lubricating the upper walls and valve stems, which or-Os dinarily no oil or very little, reached,"
It ny interest you to know that Mr. C. Ď. Lambert has used nothing else but Wakefield Castro] motor oil for very many years and he went. to the trouble of obtaining supplies direct from England long before the appointment of local Agents.
Yours Inithfully,
Robertson Wilson & Co. Ltd.,
G. W. SEWELL,
Director. Agents in Hong Kong and South Chinn for Messrs C. C. Wakefield & Co. Ltd, the All-British Firm of:
Oil Manufacturers.
I.I.D. CERTIFICATES.
F
ON
Oredita, 4
sight......
PARIB-
Du Pont de Nemours, 381
General Motors International
International Tel and
621
281
Harvester 201
22 EPRAE JEJ¶14 ¤ *ge HIFA : 78 953
***** 1/32 months'
1/1
Tel.
Liggett & Myers "B" 58
Leow's Inc. .................................*
201
Bank Bille, on demand 680 Credits, 4 months' sight 620 NEW YORK:-
Bank Bills, on demand 927 Credits, 60 days' sight, 231 ON BOMBAY :———
Telegraphic Transfer 85%
ON CALOUTTA !--
demand
Telegraphic Transfer Bank, on demand
O SHANGHAI ****
Bank, at sight
ON
YOKOHAMA 2-***
On demand
O
Pacific Gas and Elec-
tric
Pennsylvania Railway 14 Radio Corporation
Sears Roebuck ..........................
Standard Oil Co. of
New Jersey
351
Scony-Vaccum Corp... 11 Union Carbide
Carbon Union Pacific
and
United Aircraft and
+4
Jasi ...}754
132
United States Steel.... 410
تابع
MANILA-On demand.... 401
ON SINGAPORE:--
On demand................ 58
OF BETAVIA:-On demand: 56 Os Furion G
On demand ama
OS SAIGON: On demand } OR BANGKOK!→→
K8
The local agents for the Société Internationale do Placements,
On demand 142. Baste, Messrs A. Goeke & Co., Bovannions, Bank's Buying advice that Monday's quotation for Bate 1.1.D. Certificutes in Baslo was BAR SILVER, per £9-18-0.
COLONY'S WATER SUPPLY.
FIGURES FOR LAST MONTH.
*** 17 13/1
The water return for the month of July was as follows:- Level and Stornge of water in Reservoirs on August 1:-
Island Water Works.
Reservoir,
Tytam.....
Tytam Byewnsh
1932.
Below Overflow.
Contents in
Millions of
Gallons.
Trans.
Westinghouse E. & M. 347
EG FART. 3÷88*52 € *TE 5*** # 18 #¤%
HONG KONG STOCK MARKET.
YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL
QUOTATIONS.
Markets presented a rather sub duod tone yesterday morning, but, with one or two exceptions, rates remained unaltered:-
Sales.
Union Insurances, 8477/480. Providents (Old), 84.00/4.03. H. K.. Hotels (New), 810/10.30. Hongkong Lands, 878h.
Hongkong Realtire, $10.80/101. Hongkong Trams, 822.00/23. Star Ferries, 8932
Chinn Lights (New), $17.70.
Cementa (Combined), 815.9. Dairy Farms. 821.00.
Watsons (Old), $ızi.
H. K. Govt. Lonas, 3% Premium.
Buyers,
The details follow:-
1931.
Below Overflow. 23' 4" 15' 0"
Contents in Millions of Galluts.
215.03
Leve!
394.80
5.70
Lovel
22.40
105.00
Level
195.20
Tytam Tuk
Wang Nei Chung c
-15' 7" 20 7°
1,005.75
Level
1,419.00
9.48
Level
30.34
Pokfulam
9' 5"
45.50
Level
40,00
Aberdeen Upper
40′ 0′′
39.91
0' 4"
H. K. Steamboats, 822)..
171.51
Aberdeen Lower
..Total Storage
2,289.05
Tytam Intermediate.... Level
1,075,04
Consumption of water in the City and Kill District in millions of gallons during the month of July are as follows:-
Consumption....
Estimated population
Consumption per head per day
1931.
1932. 431.36*
344.384 million gallons. 411,050 383,500
33.8
20.0 gallons. *Includes 74.48 million gallons from Mainland. t-Includes 127.05 million gallons from Mainland.
July, 1931-Constant supply, throughout the City, Hill and High
Level Districts during the whole time.
July, 1932-From July 1 to 31 a constant street fountain supply was operated in all Rider Main Districts.
Mainland. Water Works.
Hongkong Banks, $1550.
China Underwriters, 82.80.
China Fire Insurances, 8690
Union Waterboats, 820),
Raubs, 8381
H. K. & K. Wharves, 8140. 'H. K. & W. Docks, 818. Providents (Old), $3.
H. K. Hotels (Old), 810.70. H. K. Hotels (New), 8101. Hongkong Lands, 878. Peak Trams (New), $71. Yaumati Ferries (Old), 831. Yaumati Ferries (New), $33. China Lights (Old), B18. China Lights (New), $17. Hongkong Electrics, 8771. Telephones (P.P.), 823). Malabon Sugars, 823 Dairy Farmi, $27.60.- Watsons (Old), 812.60,
Lane, Crawfords, 2.
H. K. Amusements, 819), Constructions (Old), 87),
H. K. Govt. Loans, 3% Premium.
Sellers.
Canton Insuraness, $1410.
1031.
1932:
Reservoir.
Kowloon Main .....
Below Overflow. Level
Contents in Millions of Gallons.
Contents in
Balow Overflow.
Millions of
Gallons.
352.50
Level
352.50
Union Insurances, 8480.
Kowloon Byewash
16' 10"
124.50.
Level
185.50
Benguete, '8103.
Shok Li Pui
Lovel
110.10
Level
110.10
H. K. Hotels (Old), $10.83
Shing Mun Reception.
$7.03
Level
33.15
Telephones.(EP), 88
Total Storage.
020.13
687.25
Consumption of water in Kowloon in millions of gallons during the month or July -
"
1031. 181.05
1932
Consumption
177.00.million gallons. 302.250 Estimated population. 288,450
20.3 18,9 gallons. Consumption per head per day
Constant supply in all Districts during July, 1931 and 1932: - The reports of the Government Bacteriologist un Analyst show that the quality of the water is satisfactory.
Total rainfall recorded by Royal Observatory from January 1, 1931, to 31, 1931-40.44 and from January 1, 1939, to July, 31, 1932-
01.045+
AMERICAN-ORIENTAL
FINANCE CORPORATION
Agents in Hong Kongs
Asia Lands Limited
Gloucester Building, Telephone 28380.
Markets
WAR LOAN: CONVERSION
80 PER CENT. OF 5 PER CENT. WAR LOAN ALREADY CONVERTED
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
Loxnox, Aug. d.
NO official announcement is yet forthcoming in regard to the progress of the Government con- version scheme.
It is, however, more than in
INDUSTRIES FAIR PERMANENT SITE PLANNED
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Rugar, Aug. D. VISCOUNT Chelmsford, former
Viceroy of India, has been ap pointed Chairman of a Committee to investigate the acquisition of a permanent site for the British In. dustries Fair.
teresting to observe that last week'i roturn of revenue and expenditure issued by the Treasury Department, includes an item:
Cash Bonuses
$18,703,000
From this it is inferred that nearly £1,600,000,000, or eighty per- cont. of the Five Per cent. War Loan has already been converted.
The bonus offered by the Govern ment was £1 per cent.
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