30 Industrials
110.7A
84.38 103 74
Canton Insurauces..
$250
3275
20 Baile
58.94
32.88 32:87
Underwriters
..... 31.25
20 Utilities
-37.73
17,00 16,85
Union Insurances
$480
30 Bonds
98.6
84.73 06.08.
China Fires
2483
H.K. Fires.clennanna
11 Commodity Index
€5,45
41.88 57.70
$228
International Auto. 2.
SA
Shipping
Last Sale
340
Douglas LINNAT
$39
Stock & Div.
Feb. 5 Feb. 6
Stock & Dly.
Steamboats
$7
Adams Express
5+
Goodrich
$30
Indon (pret.)
$30
Air Redue (3)
1101
1104
Goodyear
13:
Do. (def.) .............
336
· Alaska Jun (1.002)
17
187
Herc. Pwdr. (3d)
Shella......
02/0
$131
Wateri-outa
$13
Mining
191 ct.
Amtamoks
Am. |95 ets, 97 ols. 88/91 ole.
Allied Chem (6) Allis Chalmers
Brake
134
134
Illnois Central
16)
16.0
Int. Cement
Shoe
Int. Hary (60)
รง
Balatcod
Baguio Goll 39 cia.
(80) Amer. Can (4)
26*
254:
Int. Nick (80)
1121
1127
Int. Tel. & Tel
$13
19 its
18 ta
Am. Comm. Alcohol
(:25)
Johns Manville
261*
26
Kennecott (151)
22jota. Gold Bever
::
Am. Cyanamid. "B"
(25dr.)
16
16
Krog" Gro. (1.50%) Lehman (2:40)
12
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Hong Kong Stock
Exchange
Sharebrokers Association
Busare allerg
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY, 7
Belieru
Balk
Banks
H.K. Bank ------- $1325
zo. (London) Chartered Banies .... Mercantile Bis. “A”
***
***
$1,630
ex div | 21331)
++
215 2311 £13 390
2131
Du.
£32 2131
Bank of East AMA... N. U. & S. Barks ...
$90
Am U. tim. Corp: 3
$54
***
$1,such. Fin Corp. Urd, S.
H
Do. Prof.
Insurances-
21.30 $400
$897
***
$490
91 ota
37 ota
***
++
$14 Benguet Consolidated
110 ota.l
Do. Exploration
Da
Goldhold...
10 cts. Big Wedge..... 12 o.13 ota,
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Laat Today's High Low Close Close 4,8,4,883, 488) 4,881 12.37 13.37 19.39 1234 12.8 13.78, 12.56 12.66 #32
Change up Stendy .00 off
09 of
83 817 89
321
631
64.95 54.30.05 up 632
+ up
i oft
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London Forecast of American Market
Cotton: The Cotton market will probably open bullish, but little business is expected, pending the decision of the Gold Clause Case.
Stock: It is anticipated that the
the approach of
Gold Cisuse decision will accentuate apprehen- aton on Wall Street to-day," with: attendant irregularities.
Rubber: The Rubber market will probably open lower..
the
Wheat: Wheat is expected to be steady. The weather in South-West is unsettled.
A.O.F.C. New York Report on the Opening of the Market, Stock: The opening of Wall Street was mixed and light with slightly lower trend.
Cotton: The market was quiet and steady with small Continental and Domestic trade buying, and the selling was very light.
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494 161 254 251
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Gold Creek................................
+1-
Am. Express (6)
102 **
102 1 Lig. & Myers. "B" 71 *
704
KEMBERS:
United Paracalos...
35 ots
Am. For. Per
4
31-
(4)
1037
105
18 ct
Balacot Mining......
16hot
Substantial Increase
Am For. Per. $7, 1st
Liq. Carb. (1) .....
251
251
$1
Ipo Mining,
43 ota
Itogons" **...
PI.
171
17
Loew's (1)
314
In Receipts
19/-
Kailans
$15
Langkali (single) 5.
15
Explorations......
门
18
Shanghai Loans
$8,60
Huuba........
18
$5
Venezuels Gold Fide.
1988 19
Am. Locomotive
17
161*
Lorill. (1.30)
193
19#
อย
Am. Metal Co.
16
"15
McIntyre (22)
38+
381
Am. Pwr. and Lt.
27
25
Mont., Ward
253
251
16"
Am Radiator
131
134
Nash (1)
15+ 151
X-
Am. Smelting
33+
33
Nat Bisc. (2)
273
273
Docks, WharYNE,
Am. Sug. Ref (2) ..
60+
604"
Nat City Bk. (1)
213*
214*
H
$11
11R *$1.80
30 cts.:
Godowns, ate.
H.K. & K. Wiarver. $11 Providents (old ... $1.25
Da.
H.K. & W. Docks
8. China Motors A
Do, 1
"B"
Am. T. and T. (9). 1044
103
at. Da P. (1.29)...
16
159
Am. Tab "B" (5)
82
821
Nat Distillers
257
26
(new) 10 cla,
Am. Waterworks (1) - 134 Am Waterworks $8
pref. (6)
12
|Nat. Par. Lt. (.80)...
61
·
Nat. Steel (1)
54'
54"
NY. Central
161
47 47 18
Anaconda Copper ... 101
101
N. Amer. (50c. 4%) 12-
117
$120
$5.80
$308
Shanghai Docks S. New Engineerings. Hongkows ..... B.
$115 Atch. T. and 8 F.
Nor. Pacifie
18
16
0
(2sd.)
424
42
Otis Elec. (.60)
148 141
Atlantic Ref (1)
24
24
Owens-I, GL (3)
87 861
Lands, Hotels, and
Atlas Corpn.
#1 8+
Pac. Gas (1-60).
13# 13
Balldings
Auburn Automobile 234 22+
Pac. Ling. (3)
217
22
14.90
HK. Hotels.
..$3.10
Baldwin Locomotive
A
Packard Motors
... 41
44
360
3101
LUIFITI⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
H.K Lama. 50
2501
Do. 4% Debentures
1
Baltimore & Ohio...
107
101
Pennroad Corpn.
14
12
322
Shanghai landa...S
Bendix Aviation
15
141
Penn, Rly. (1)
201
20
$12.2
Metropolitan Lands...
Bethlehem Steel
291
284
Phelps. Dodge
141
141
$5.10
B.K. balties.........
4.85
Boeing Airplane ......
BA
8+
Phil. Petro (1),
131
147
$118
Chins Do
Borden Co. (1.60)
241
231
что
Pierce Arrow...
14
1
$123
to. Debentures
Borg Warner (1dr.) 291
29
Pro, & Gam, (1.50),... 454
451
NO BELGIAN RELATIONS
(Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press" (Copyright).]
Nanking, Jan. 30.
A substantial increase of bust- ness last year, has been reported by the Chinese railways, the receipts 64 being in general higher than those of the previous year. According to the figures given out by the Ministry of Railways, the profits realised by the various lines were: Tientsin-Pukow, $3,000,000; Pel- ping-Sulyuan, $2,000,000. The Hu- nan-Hupeh, Peiping-Hankow and Chengtal Rallways have also en- joyed a prosperous year, but their figures are not yet available.- China United Press (hy Mail)
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NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGY
COMMODITY EXCHANGE, ING. N.Y.
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
CANADIAN COMMODITT EXCHANGE, INC.
COREKSPONDENTS | FOR
WHITE, WELD & CO., NEW YORK.
$10
Humphreys
New Asia Hotel ...
.345
Brook Man (3)"...
Pub. 8er NJ (2.80) 25
*24+
$107
$20
Asis Realties “A”S.
Do.
Cal. Pack (125)
"B" S.
$88.
Chinese Estates.
!!
Case
Canadian Pacific
377 531 522 121
372
Pullman Ine. (9)
471
Radio Corpn.
47. ་。་་ .3
Brussels, Feb. 7.
12
Radio Keith Op.
2
Cotton Mills
€8.80
Ewob ******
S.
39.10
Caterpillar Tract *38 Celanese
38
Repub Steel
131
13
291
29
Rey. Tob "B" (3)
471
47
174
S'har Cottons(old)S.
$74
$451
_
Do. (new)S.
$41).
$9.30
Zoong Sings.
89.40
Ch. Nat. Bk. (1.40)... 247* C'Peake Corp. (2.50)
241
Schenley
241 24
39
374*
Sears Roebuck
334 331
WITH SOVIET
The Chamber, by 87 votes to 83, declined to agree to a proposal
for the resumption of diplomatic relations between Belgium and So- viet Russia-
Cotton: March
Cotton: July
Rubber: July
Wheat: May
Rubber: March
285
Wing On Textiles(S)
361
C'Peake "Corp.
and
Shell Union Of
61
Reuter:
Publio Utilities
Ohio (2.80)
413
41
Simmons Co,
81
84
120
40
$22
Tramwaya .......................
Da Star Ferries 399
Yaumati Ferries... $812
#10.20 China Lights (old).....| $10.75|
Do.
Poak Trams (old)...!
320.30 81
Chrysler (10)
37
388
Soc-Vac. (80)
141
13
(new)...
Col. Gas & Elec... 67 Com, Invest. Trust...
61
Sm. Cal. Ed.
(1.60) 111
118
57
581
Southern Pacifc
141
-14
Comm. Solv. (.60)... 20
194
Southern Riy.
11+
111
$10.25
Comm. Sthin, .....................
11
1.
Stan. Brands (1)
173
171
(new)...)
$70
H.K. Electrics
...... 02
Comm Sehen. $6
cum. Pf. (8)
Stan Gas
31
38
·35
34.
Sta. Oil Cal. (1) ·
291.
291
32b
Macao do.
Congo-Nairn. £1.80)
32‡
ва
Sandakan Light.
317
Sta O NJ (1)
·394·· 391
$26)
#10
$90
$3.60
1241
$1 86
$7A
$1.85
46 ots
常
18
Sinceres
30.COM||
32
31.35
Telephones (old) ....
" Do. (new)...
312.40 China Buses....... 7/3
Tractions
Da (pref.)
Industrials
Malabon Sugare ..... Caldbeck, una! 3. 19 Macgregors (pret.:B.
Canton Ice
Cements
***** $2.02}
Hopes.'»»«t
Dairy Farma Der A Wingsressus
Amusements
Ch. Etainment....... $8.15
Constructions, (old) 316
Do.
Lane Crawfords......
Mackinwahs
Nanyang Tobacco... $4.55
Watsone more
Wm, Powells
JALADADEL
M. Groyhounde
8. U. Enterprises ...
Cons, Gaa, NY (2)
19
$25+
187
Ster. Pro. (2.80)
60%
Cons. Ol (28)
7 -71
Studebaker Corpo
1
60+ 1
Cont. Can (3)
651 644
Texas C. (1)
101 197
Cont. Oll (.25)
17+
171
Texas G. Sulp (2)
341
34
Corn Prod (3)
627
62
Transamerica' (1.12+)
54
51
Coty Inc.
51
54
Un. Car. and Carb
A
Cwn.
Cork $2.70 P.
(1.40)
46
457
(2.70)
434* 441*
Un. Pac. Elys." (8)..... ~ 884
961
1.90 Curtiss Wright
21
2}
|„Un... Alferaft · Corps=-134-123-
Stiscellaneous
[3] cla
Curtiss Wright "A" Delaware & Hudson. 34
81
8
Un. Air Line: Trans...
52
324
United Corpn....... 21
24
Douglas Aircraft ́.
211
214
Uni. Gas Impr. (1.20)
104
∙10
$234
Du Pont (2.80z)
93.
P
***
13
East. Kodak (4)
112
92 1114
Univ. Leaf Tob, (2) 53
53
US. Indus. Alcohol... 361
361
Elec. Autolite Co..... 231
:23+
U.S. Pipe Fdry. (89) 18
17
Elec. Bond & Share
6.
51
U.S. Rubber
131
131
now) 50 ales.
Elec. Bond $5 Pr (5)
371
367
US. Rub. $ 1st Pr. 34
331
$31
Elec. Bond $8 PT. (6)
411
41 US, Steel
351
354
+++
Elec. Power & Light
2
21
Fox Film "A" · .................. ~ 10},
10
U.S. Steel $7 PT. (2) 861 Vanddium
862
17k
$4.30
Free. Texas (1.20) ... 201
201
Vick Chem (2.40%)...
35
164 35
155 atm
| Gen, Am. Tr. (1.008a)
35; # 35
Warner Bros. Picts.
Gen Elec. (80) ......
231
221
West Union Tel
284 281
search.
$1,35
United Theatras ........)
Gen. Foods (1.80)... 34
3
331
West Air Brake (1) 244
24
LG3:1925 Galds.
89%
Gen. Motors (1d)
301
30
West E & M (65) 37
381
prera 47.
prem
H.K. Govt. 4% Loans 8%
prem
Do..
3%
$71
Wallace Harper......
$105
ELK. Wing Oo $103 S'hai Do Vibro Pileng
391
351
Gen. Rly Sigs (1)... 24 Gillette Sal⋅ (1)' Glidden Co.. (1) ....... 24 18 Gold Dust (120)
* Bid
↑ ex. div.
243
Wilcox Oil and Gas
the legend-firstly, that it is bared Spot 12.55
THE PIED PIPER
IN HISTORY
Documents From
Hanielin
German scholar living in Hamelin, Dr. R. Heinrich Spanuth, has collected some now evidence concerning the legend of the Pied Piper.
General Motors ..
Int. Tel and Tel Loew's Inc. Montgomery W. National Distillera
Dr. Spanuth was in charge at the exhibition held at Hamelin last | year in connection with tha 450th anniversary of the day when the Piper piped the children of the sown into the "wondrous" portal" in the side of the Koppelberg Hill. Numerous documents of great anti- quity and interest came into Dr. Mar. 12.34 12.91 12.31 12.31 12.31 Seanuth's bands, and in the scien May 12.39 12.37 12.37 12.34 12.34 Sept. tifie journal "Forschungen und
Fortschritte" he has now published July 12.38 12.36 12.38 12.33 12.34 the tentativa results of his re- 3134
13.36 12.34 12.34 12.34 12.34.
Dr. Spanuth rejects as unproven Jan. 12.37 12.35B 12.38 12.35 12.35 Dec. the two favourite explanations of (1936)
• New New New 2.10 2.08/10 2.09/10
J'éb. 6
Sterling, New York-London
Close Open
4884
12.31
Feb. 7 10.30 10.45 11.00 488 4881 4881 12.29 12.31 12.31 ·
12.34
12.33
12.08
12.62 12.87 12.74
12.97
12.91 12.92 13.05
941
914 948
Wheat: July
877
87+
878
Corn: May
831
824
821
Winnipeg Wheat May
821
STOCKS
American Smelting Consolidated gas of N.X. Du Pont.....
33
331
331 33+
187
· 181-
182
19
92-
827 922
924
EL Bond and Share ...
54
51 52 5
30 301
301
301 301
By
314
31
311 312 314
251
25+ 25
25
25
26
28 251
257 251
New York Central
"16
161
161 181
Standard On Co, of NJ. U.8. Steel
393
392
391391
351
347
347
35 351
COMMODITIES PRICES
014 Old Old
May
1.96 195/96-1.94/95)
New York, Feb. 7. New York Cotton
February 6... Closing Opening Closing
July
12.33 12.33
· New... New...... New 1.95 1.94/95 1.94/94 Old:
Old Old 2.01 1.99/001.99/00 New New New
1.99 1.98/00 1.98/99, [Old. "Old
Oct. 12.28 12.30 12.27, 12.28 12.28 Dec.
Old
2.00 2.05/05 2,04/05/
New New New
2.04 2.03/04 2.03/03
Old Old
Old 2:13, 2.10/12) 2.10/11/
I
12.50
21
- 24*
upon a dancing craze that seized
131 131
Woolworths (2-40). 54
New York Rubber
53+
the inhabitants of Hamelin in the
Total sales: Old: 9,000 tons; New
12,000 tons, 80
23+
Call Money
1%
1%
15%
PAUL ROBESON IN RUSSIA
(Special Air Mail Service)
Loudon, Jan, 18. As a result of his visit to Russia Mr. Paul Robeson has decided to go African "-culturally speaking
Decadent White 13
Jazz
He has developed a vast faith in the original African dances, whose worth, he says, has been obscured by decadent "white"-jazz. They fare destined, he belloves, to out- shine the ballet in Russia, where he finds "deep natural affinities with both negro dance and negro
1 course. He feels that the best song.phantafay
place to do that is in Moscow. His contempt for jazz will as
There alone, he declares, canonish Boviet natives, who, with shackles of "decadent white Westow wallowing in the softest varie- ern civilisation."
DUKE OF KENT'S NEW HOME
(Special Air Mall Service)
London, Jan. 18. When the Duke of Kent takes over his new London home the ac commodation will be so limited that the members of his secretar-
elsewhere.
# possible mutilation
New York Suk”
Thirteenth Century, and, secondly, Mar. 12.78 12.65 12.60 12.88 12.68 that it is a legacy of a moment of May 12.95 12.80 12,80 12.85-12.86 despair in 1280 when the children July 13.01 12.07 12.08 13.97 12.97 Mar 133 1.32 1.32 1:324 1.324 were piped out of the town to die Sept. 13.25 13.08 13.10 13.15 13.16 May 133 132 132 1.32 132
in the battle of Sedemuende,
According to Dr. Spanutha
Oct. 13.31 13.188 13.168 13.23 1823 July 1833 1.32 1.321 132 1.321 irreconcilable conflict of dates sets Dec. 13.49 13.36 13.38 13.41 13.41 Total sales: 159 lote
Total sales: 17 lots
Chicago Wheat
941
Montreal Silver
venor-gardens, 2 few hundred yarda distant.
the latter theory in the realm of His secretary and assistants are improbability. Dr. Spanuth is in-
Mar, 54.26′′ 53.75 54.02 53.75 54.30 housed there, but his comptroller. clined to believe that the loss of May
1942 143 948 941 May 54.50 54.00 54:17 53.85 54.25 Bir Basil Brooke, still has accom- the children was somehow related
July 88 2 87 873 873 871 July 64.80 84.40 54.60 $4.35 64.65 modations at the Piccadilly house to a plague of rats as lively as that
Sept. described by Browning
87 881 807 861 861 Sept. 55.40 54.92 55.18 54.85 55.20. The Duke of Kent wil have an He bases his belies upon certain Tuesday's sales: 13,716,000 bushels Total sales: None office in his secretary's quarters illustrations in a newly found book
Chicago Corn and also a room for receiving bust-dated 1430 and upon an account of
May 821 the Pied Piper's story written in ness callers.
Major
Ulick Alexander, the Fourteenth Century Hamelin July 78
Bept St. Jame's Palace in the near fu«: His conclusion is that while the Pied Piper may be a legendary person, the vanished children, and
821 May the plague of rats have more to 25/00 with each other than has been July
∙BI hitherto seriously supposed?. Dr. 'Spanuta 18ys that
reason hoping
82 6217821 821 78777 78 783 751 75 7470707614751
Your American negro throw off the official encouragement, are just la stan will have to be housed Duke's comptroller, will move from copy-book. Total sales: 8,057,000 bushels,
ties.
Mr. Robeson also hopes to play He will visit West Africa next Othello in Russian with his own year in quest of "the black man's theatre and cast. He wil perform true racial expression. After it not in the Elizabethan or the wards he will spend most of his modern English manner, but as a time in Moscow, only visiting Eng-real blackamoor would have lived land and America for an occasion- the part among Venetians of the al-and profitable season.
Renaissance.
A suite of rooms within a stone's ture. throw of No. 3 Belgrave-square, has been acquired for this purpose. In this matter the Duke of Kent is following the Duke of York, who some years ago found the accom- modation of 145, Piccadilly so limited that he transferred his "secretariat to a house in Gros-
Severn1Changes:
"Has yo wife changed Very much since yan married, her?" will event
"Yes—my habits, my friends, and my hours
www
docuntents.
which March will finally diucidate the mystery of the Pied Piper of Hamelin,
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Cables
81
Lévy &
193101791 189/90 1/16; New New New Bilver
190 1.88/9043.88/90 speculators