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Exchange
Sharebrokers'
Association
Sayers
Baliara Sales Nominal
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY, 2,
Sallett
Balen Humin A
Banka
H.K. Bay $1695
Bo. (London)
$1,520
£137
218
Chartered Banks
231
Mercantile Bkə, “A”
2151
£32
£13
Do,
£13
300
390
E
30
21.30
$227,
3113
31.20
3480
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Bank of East Asia...
N. U. & S. Backe
Am. O. Fiù. Corp:
$su Ch. Fin. Corp. Urd, 9.
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Do. Prof.
Insurances
Canton insuranc
$275
$290
Underwriters
***** $1,25
$445
Union InsuranONS ... $180
$190
China Fires *****
$465
H.K. Fires....
$228
International Assoe, S.
Shipping
140
Douglasce
$30
171
Steamboata
$30
indos (pret:)
133
Do. (det.)
531
Shells...........
$30 $35 32/
$139
Waterboats
$13
Mining
95 ots
Antaçaoks
79.cts..ex
Balateos
37 cm.
Baguio Gokt
....... 38 cla
$14
Benguet Consolidated!
118 08
Do. Exploration
10 ct.
Da. Goldheld
10 ets.
Big Wedge
$13 18.
10 c.
2. Gold it vec,
1801 jote. 201/21 cls.
38ets Uold Creek...
15
35 óta
ct.
196
$15
| 3+1
ots
19/3
$15
+3
$8
18.80
laubs
35
United Paracalos
16. Salacot Mining........
30 cta
Ipo Mining
Itogons"...**** Kailas
Laugsats (single) 4.j Explorations... Se Shanghai Loans 5.
Venezuela Gold Fide.
Docks, WharTIE,
Godowna, eta,
H.K. & K. Wharves. 113
Providents (old) ...$1.25
Do. (new) 16 cta B.K. & W. Docks
S. China Motors' A
Do.
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$5.
38.
$8.49 344
311
4120
Shanghai Docks S
$115
$6,60 $809
New Engineering99.
35
Hongkows ..... Bei
Lands, Hotels, and
116
Buildings
H.K. Hotels
H.K. Lands.................... 350
اللوم
$50
$101
Du 4% Dabentures
323
Shanghai Lauda........
$19.2
Metropolitan Leads...
***
$5.11
H.E. Realties........................
5 1
China Du............$i
$123.
Do. Debentures.
fto
3.07
$27
$88
Humphreys
New Asia Hotel
As
Realties "A"S. Do...
Chinese Estates................ Cotton Mills
174 S'hat Cottons(old)S.)
$5.10
1%
$97
$45
#
***
$8,00
ÉWOS
$451
Do.
(new S.
$0.30
Zoong Sings .........
$55
Wing On Textiles(S.)
30.10 $74 344 $9,40
$31
Pubilo Utilities
1201
$20.40
Trauiways ................ $20,30
49
Peak Trains (old)... 18)
$7
Do, (new)...
Star Ferries
$42
Yaumati Ferries
$21
$10,00
Do. (se).
$701
12
$261
$10
18/.
China Lights (ok)... $10,10
H.K. Electrica...... #701
Macao do.
140
Sandakan Lights... Telephones (old)
Do. (new)... $12.40 China Bures.
$20
Tractions Do.
(prof.)...... Industriale Malabon Bugera
Caldbeck, ont.) 5.
$104 Macgregor} (prof.)E.
Canton lou
$4 3BU
$22
0.10
$25) $10.30 $10
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#3
Cements JAPAN $2.021) $2.06 || $2,02
MiscellaneoRE
Dairy Facros
Der A Wing...
$1.97
12.02
13.80
Ropes
1242
$1.85
$1.85
60 ats.
33)
10
18
Ji
Amusamente......
#234
Ch. E'tainment...... $6.15
Constractions, (old)] 31
*Do.
(new) 50 ste.
Lane Crawfords....
Mackintoabs
Nanyang Tobacco... $4.60-
Sinceres.....$8.40
Watsons
70 sta. Wm. Powella......
$2
$1.35
M. Grayhounds ......
5. U. Enterprises
United Theatras ..... 8.
Ch.G.5., 19280.3 Bda
12.90
13 cta
***
39.45.
$4.30
156 cts
***
$1:35
89%, 6.
prem. prem.
89%
4%
prec
3.
$71
$165
B.K. Wing On
(*{ $1038 $100
S'hai ・Do.
$93 385 $80
Vibro Pilong...ERTIDI
H.K. Goya 4% Loam 8%
Do. 3+%
Wallace Harper
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1935.
ATLANTIC RESCUE
DRAMA
Heroic Lifeboat Volunteers
New York.
At noon, although the weather Messages received from the had not improved, the Jean Jadot 14,000-tons Ascania reveal that the managed to get a boat away. It struggle by the Cunarder and the was manned by volunteers, and 5,859-tons Belgian steamer Jean after a terrific struggle, and with Jadot to save the crew of the New, magnificent courage and seaman- castle steamer Usworth (3,835-ship, the boat reached the Usworth tons) in a mid-Atlantic hurricane, ranks foremost among the gallant ocean rescues of modern times,
It is now known that 15 out of the Usworth's crew of 26 were drowned,
and took off 14 men.
DESPERATION IN
N. E. CHEKIANG
Famine Conditions Reported
#
Kashing, Che., Jan. 22. The cold map has brought furs and wadded garments out of the trunk or pawnshop, when possible for the wearers, "Some appear in as many single-ply garments as they can assemble. More are seen She struggled back to the Jean in rags than ever before observed Jadot, which had been manoeuvr-In this section. The food problem ed as near as the captain dared, becomes more acute as the days but while being picked up a huge
pass and cold increaseg... Where wave smashed against the side of vessel, capsizing, the boat. | Twelve of the Usworth's crew were
lost, and two men of
the Jean Jadot.
'Two'men of the Jean Jadot's the crew were also drowned, bringing the total victims of the tragedy to "17.
A
The following wireless message has been received from Capt. Bissett.
"All the men who manned the Ascania's lifeboat were volunteers. They realised that they took their lives absolutely in their own hands, Their names are:
..
"Third Officer E. J. R. Pollit, in charge, and the following seamen: R. Brown, J. A. Brawn, J. W. Morti mer, D. Brody, H. Ward, G. Bowles, R. W. Beckett, K. Campbell,"A. Wi- Ham, and W. Skinner... 15
Lifeboat Smashed
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A couple of hours later the Ascania herself launched a boat, and, after what Capt. Bissett de- scribes as an epic struggle, they reached the Usworth and took off the remaining 12 men, including Capt. Reed.
Capt. Reed's story Once aboard the Ascania the re-
scued men soon recovered, with hot drinks and fresh clothes borrowed from the crew.
M. Jedn Bissault, 2 French
the journalist aboard
Ascania, sends graphic interview with Capt Reed to the New York Times.
"The situation became critical on Tuesday last." said Capt. Reed. "Our rudder was broken and a big hole was smashed in the side of the ship The Jean Jadot arrived at 3
The most tragic incident of the prolonged drama was when the. Jean Jado's lifeboat was smashed against the side of the ship. Her full complement was thrown into the icy water. They were either choked by the heavy fuel oil pump-am on Friday in response to our ed on to the water by the Ascania, or drowned in the merciless sea
Lifelines were thrown to them, bpt their hands were too numbed by the cold to grasp them. They perished miserably within near reach of their comrades, powerless to lerid further aid."
Rockets In The Darkness In a message to his owners 'Capt. Bissett, of the Ascania, describes how on Thursday night he turned off his course
to
answer
the
Usworth's S. O. S. and in face of a full north-west gale,mountainous scas, and hurricane squalis, steam- ed at 18 knots towards the post- tion given.
This was only approximate, but
8.0.S.. and the Ascania appeared at daybreak,.
officials and gentry acted promptly south and west towards Hangchow work on deepening canals helps many. At Wangtlen, Yehzah and Hsiachiao the large dealers in khilt-socks rent machines to the country women, so that two viga- rous family. This home industry saves many from despair.
ones can
almost feed EL
Quantities of four have also been distributed among the most distressed. As yet far
from enough. Accustomed to eating rice, those ignorant or not equip- ped for bread making often suffer" stomach pains as a result of this' change of food..
At Tunghlang, the local magis- trate and gentry with aid from Shanghai- co-operating with Cat- | holle and Protestant missionaries have undertaken the deepening of canals to bring water from the" Great Lake section through their farm lands. Wages paid on this public benefit project will keep hundreds perhaps thousands from starving now and help to prevent "Soaked By rain and Sea-water drought failure of croop in future. and frozen by exposure, we could Provision also is in progress to do nothing but watch the two ships supply seed for the next planting. slowly steaming around us. At-At Kashing, in the south gate area tempts to throw lifelines failed and extending to Tunghiang, similar finally a lifeboat from the Jean plans are in process. Το SUB- Jadot reached, us under our lee. marize the situatiori in North "Fourteen of my men jumped East Chektang. It may be said that the sea and were pulled anxiety is general, distress is acute aboard. Then, to our horror, we
in spots, desperation among indi“. 'saw the boat capsize and smashed viduals here and there is mani- against the side of the Jean Jadot.
fested. Some children (mostly The twelve of us left almost gave girls) brought to local orphanage up hope. It seemed impossible
are 30 weak from hunger or that any small boat could live in sickened by makeshift food that the appalling seas.
into
"After. what seemed hours of thanks to the direction finder healing we saw what looked like a tiny boat struggle from the side of obtained a correct bearing, and "when 20 miles from the assumed
the Ascania and approach us, while the liner pumped oil on to the sea. position officers on the Ascania's bridge, peering through the darkness. saw a line of vari- coloured rockets stream Into the sky marking the spot where the Usworth lay wallowing and disabl-" ed.
Just as dawn was breaking the Ascania arrived to find the Jean "Jadot standing by the Usworth. With a heavy list, all her boats washed away, and huge waves con- Hinually washing over her, the Usworth was frequently blotted out entirely by snow and hall squalls.
The Ascania and the Jean Jadot slowly steamed around the helpless vessel, the Cunarder pumping out, tons of oil in an effort to smooth the sea.
Four Hours" Vain Fight For four hours they tried vainly to get a line aboard so as to send. an empty boat across. The sea was judged to be altogether too danger- ous to send a crew over.
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Edinburgh, Jan. 12.
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reported the writer has not seen them-of parents so desperate, that they kill their children and then commit suicide. Bandits are few, very little in the country to Jumped with Linked Hands
tempt robbers. Two kidnappers "As it neared us three, of my men jumped into the sea, but the boat executed here to day, caught try- was not near enough and theying to get ransom money. were drowned. We were then told, to jump, and nine of us, linking hands did so.
As the Bfeboat was rising on the crest of a roller we were all hauled aboard safely. Many tirnes on the return trip we felt sure that we would capsize, and most of the time, owing to the colossal waves, we could not see the Ascania.
GREAT SCOTSMAN
DEAD
Sir Alfred Ewing
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, Jan, 12
"One of the rescue crew who had had his thigh broken-one of our men must have jumped on him- was in agony. He was tossed about in the boat by the violent lurching. and could be heard moaning until, greatest sons. mercifully, he lapsed into uncontamous sciousness.
"The third officer who had brought us so skilfully to safety was the last to climb aboard the
Aseania"
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substituted for the cancelled
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London, Jan. 12.
man
Sterling, New York-London Cotton: March..... Cotton: July Rubber: March
Rubber: July...
Wheat: May
Feb. 4
Feb. 5 Close Open 10.30 10.45 11.00 488 488 438+1:
487
12.25
12.28 12.27
12.27
12.31
12.34 12.35
12.35
12.76
12.85 12.85 12.83
13.02
13.14 13.15 13.12
942
$44
94
Wheat: July
87
874 87
Corn: May
821
821 811
Winnipeg Wheat. May
"82
814
81+
STOCKS
American Smelting Consolidated gas of NY. Du Pont
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101
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191 191 19
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301
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87
321
$2
321 321
251 257 251 254 257
264
161
161
261 161 181
40
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38
351 35% 351
EL Bond 'and Share General Motors...... Int. Tel and Tel. Loew's Inc. costuriting Montgomery W. ........... National Distillers New York Central Standard Oll Co, 01. NJ. US Steel
ROYAL NAVY
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Cables
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London, Jan. 18 The following cabled reports The following appointments were were furnished by Messrs., EL made by the Admiralty recently
Levy & Co. last night:-) Cdra. LF. N. Ommanuey, to Excellent (Feb. 18), to President London Bliver: Spot: 24–7/18, duties and for Liaison duty with MM. changed. (Feb. 25); and to President for R. N. Runchanged; Forward: 24-9/16, un-
and RNR. London ares" (March 4); London Silver Comment:-India and J. A. 8. Eccles, to Kent, sa bought, business very small, Mar- S.0.(1) (March 28).
ket Steady. Payr. Cdr. G Johnson, to Drake (Jan; 30).
By the death of Sir Alfred Ewing Scotland has lost one of her This deservedly. was perhaps best Enowu to the general public for his work during the war as the head of "Boom 40" at the Admir alty. But this was only an episode in a long and useful life. Sir Alfred was a distinguished phyai- cist, engineer, inventor, and tea- cher. As a young man he made his mark as an assistant. to Lord Kalvin. He became an engineering. professor at Dundee, spent some fruitful years in a similar appoint inent in Tokio, braught distinction, to the Chair of Mechanism and Applied Mechanics at Cambridge University, ajid crowned his carver as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of series by Furtwangler and the
the University of Edinburgh. Scientist and Inventor Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra will include Scottish engagements
For over half a century Sir arranged in connection with the
Alfred was one of the giants in German tour": Mr. Harold Holt,
that borderland which lies between pure physics and practical engi- the Impressario, says that Bir Important changes in the Interneering. Perhaps his greatest con- (Jan 14); W. F. Hollins, to Osprey Lt.Cdrs.-R. A. M. Haes, to Nelson Thomas Beecham is to conduct national Code of Contract Bridge tributions to science were his inven- and A. R. Wait, to Tiverton (Feb. 0); the London Philharmonic Orches- Laws will come into force this tions and discoveries in magno- E. P. Hinton, MYO, to Defender tra, which is filling the breach, in spring, following & conference in tism, hir inventive ability being (Feb. 7); and L. A. Lammert, to Ajax, the four Scottish cities. By way London next month between repse most fruitful in the magnetic on commg, for acceptance trial and for
sentatives of the Portland Club curvetzncer, the hysteresis teater, service (undated). concert WORCESTER CATHEDRAL group of cherubs heads below the patrons disappointed at the nan The Americans will propose that have been of enormous value in the (Jan. 18); W. 8. Donald, to L54 (Feb. and the New York Whist Club. And a permeability bridge, which ton (Jan. 14); H. 8. Hopkins, to Keppel Lte-EM. T. Peacock, to Codring. figure of Christ suggest the words appearance of the German con grand slam bonuses be reduced to tesign and construction of dynames from the poem: "The very pave- ductor and Instrumentalists, Sir 1,800 when vulnerable and 1,200 ment is made up of Life" Below Thomas intends to have three when not yulnerable. Small slam and transformers. His great learn. one sees the Spirit of Gerontius symphonies in his programme at bonuses are to be 600 when vulner knowledge, his powers as a conver- ing and his gift for spreading being raised by his guardian angel some centres, including Glasgow able and 400 when not vulnerable sationalist, and his ready wit won An Elgar memorial, window, de-
and Edinburgh a remarkable feat It is agreed that the present grand him many friends wherever he signed by Mr. A. K. Nicholson, is seen the passing of Gerontius, sur dates- January 26 and 26 are too high and that such large gretted far beyond his native At the bottom of the light is for a single concert. The original slam bonuses of 2,250 and 1,500 are
went, and his death will be re-. to be placed in Worcester Cathed-rounded at his bedside by his adhered to for the substitute con- rewards have tended to introduce Scotland. ral. The subject of the window is friends. Angels, the heavenly host certs so far as Edinburgh and all kinds of artiffial__bidding. based on Newman's poem, "The and angelicals surround the throne Aberdeen are concerned, but the Dream of Gerontius.”
The figures are personages or re- Glasgow visit has been postponed. Another revolutionary change Dominating the dealan is the presentatives of the groups apostil April 11 Dundee may be concerns dummy, who has never national ommittee figure of the Christ wearing royal trophized by the dying Gerontius visited the following evening. been allowed to speak on points of will be a proposal and sacerdotal vestments. His and his friends, who ask for their h
fact after the auction hae- closed right hand is raised in blessing and | prayers and intercesalons. - The
be could not for instance, point It is felt that in His left He holds the starred or upper tier are purely biblical per- sic in worship. At the top are the out revoke. The new law on Hon for a
are the obsecrations from the Litany men tell rights of a player Provided failing to mal
corning dummy will give him the player to symbolical of universal rule over sons. In the lower tier heaven and earth. Round the medieval saints of the Church and tioned in the poom; at the top is he has not soon
other bands, fouz or Ave "throne is the rainbow symbolical those associated with the Church the heavenly city, the New Jerusa he will be
challenge any is shee of God's covenant with Mán. The multant, especially as regards mu... (lem
the Inter premium.
ELGAR WINDOW
<Special Air Mail Service)
London, Jan. 12.
of compensation for
systems.
| 'point of fact.
**H.MS. Iron Duke
London Forecast Wall Street is expected to open dull owing to a lack of interest.
With regard to Wheat it is re- ported that dry weather is still being experienced in the South
West
F. B-Currie, to Snapper (Feb. 5)
Captain F. M. C. Curtis Commander F. M. C. Curtis, who Lee, to Ladybird: A AW has retired at his own request with Corbook, to Boo; EH. Tilden, to years in the Navy, which he entered MeClintock, to Diamond; R H the rank of captain, has had over 30 Medway; M. C. E. Hadson, to Cricket; ass cadet in 1904. In fanoary, 1906, and E. O'Sher, to Seamow (Fab, 7) he was appointed as midshipman to
the Powerful flagships in Australia He specialized in gunnery in 1912, and The ex-battleship Iron Doke, during the War was gunnery lieutenant gunnery firing ship at Portland, in of the old battleship Revenge, the ordered to recommission at Parts oruiser Devonshire, and the battles mouth on February 20. Her present ship Britannia Promoted to com pects there ship's company joined on October 4 mander in 1924, he was in the Ord
1932 Captain H. G. Allen has re-nance Department for two years" the Prently been relieved in command of then qualified at the Stati
the ship by Captain R. H. G. Walker, He has since been ata? ifion
and took up a new, sppointment de
tons Fin, the Ahird; um that allows a glor Officer of the Reserve Fleet at
the Commodore Houg pe the penalty of the Nore Commander H
fact. Finding will be:
deze as no
in one band recom does not merit & Willi
Edestroy