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30 Industriais
110.78
484.38 IOL.23
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68.94
27.79 28.70
31 20
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37.73
14.97 16.60
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9,88
84.73 93,63
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85.45
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130
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Steamboat
34
330
Ladas (prof.)
330
Stock & Div.
Apr. 1 Apr. 2
$33
Do. (def.)
$36
Adams Express
43 41
Gold Dust (1.20)
31/10
S
Alaska Jun (1.00%) 18
181
Goodyear
$12
+124
In
Allis Chalmers
Int. Cement
Mining
Ar.
Brake
Shoe
Int Harv (.60)
95 als
$43
Balatcos
(80)
Int. Nick (.60)
***
39 cta.
Baguio Guld
28 ota.
Amer. Can (4)
1:3 1151
Int. Tel. & Tel
$14
Benguet C
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110.
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London, April 2 The Central Electricity Board,
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Since 1920, the world output has expanded by about 10 percent., whereas in Britain the increase has been 50 per cent. Every part of the country shared in the increase, which is mainly attribue- ed to general expansion of indus- try and increased penetration of the domestic field.
The British electrical industry. inclusive Of electricity supply, electric welding and contracting. now gives employment to about 400,000 workers. compared with 215.000 i 1921-
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241
241
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421
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18
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11200
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-18
181
Lehman (2,40)
671
18-
140 cts
Bold Creek....
Am. For PWT
3
31
Liq Carb. (1)
281
28
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United Paracalow
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351
352
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15 cia.
Pi.
161
174
Lori (1.203
19
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Am Locomotive
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101
McIntyre (22)
441
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Am Metal Co.
154
151
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237 231
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18/-
$15
Langkets (single) $,
Am Radiator
111
111
Nat. Blac. (2)
22
22+
$15
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321
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181*
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38
Am. Sug. Rei (2)
Nat, Da. P. (1.20)..
135
14
$8.13
Haubs NYAMANERA
35
Am. T. and T. (9)... 1027 | 1027
Nat Distillers
28
271
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SOF
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761
76 1
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81
64
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Am. Waterworks (1) 10)
104
Nat, Steel (1)
42
42
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KY. Central
132
131
H.K. & K. Wharves.
11
390.
$101
(Cum. Rights)
pret (8)
$71
571
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12
121
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589
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Anaconda Copper
107
10
Otis Elec. (60)
12
12
Do. (Righta)
$11
Atch. T. and S. F.
Pac. Gas (1.50)
17
· 174
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(254)
384"
361
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221*
23
190 c.1.
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20 cta
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22
22
Packard Motors
31
31
27
Atlas Corpn
77
7
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14
14
Auburn Automobile 16
16
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181
181
$4.00 $42
$4.80
$5
1300
Hongkows
Buildings
H.K Hotels
$104 $16
$120 Metropolisa Lands
1120 Shanghai Docks S.
New Eagiuerings8.
.......
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H. Larts.......S.. $42
Do. 4% Debentures Shanghai Laode....
$115
Baltimore & Ohio...
92
84
Phil. Petro (1)
154
161
15
Bendix Aviation
131
131
Pierce Arrow
40
Bethlehem Steel ..... 241
244
Pub. Ser N.J. (2.80)
242-
241
Boeing Airplane
61
62.
Radio Corpn.
41
41
Burden. Co. (1.60)...214
21@
Repub Steel
10
10
$4,80
Borg Warner (1dr.) 32
311
Rey, Tob "B" (3)
45
45
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50
48
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251
25
$102
Canadian Pacific...
91
Sears Roebuck
334
34
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39
.301
Shell Enlun, Oil
THE TIMBER TRADE
Forest Development
Scheme
London. April 2.
An organisation, for the develop. ment of Colonial forest resources has been set up under the Coloatal Office.
Two technical officers of the Department of Scientific and In- dustrial Research, Major Oliphant and Major Cosgrove, have been Major transferred to this work. Oliphant, as Forest Economist, will deal mainly with organisation of production and will spend most of his time in the dependencies con- cerned, while Major Cosgrove, as Market Development Officer, will be engaged in market promotion
WHITE, WELD * 30., NEW YORK
IN MEMORY
Of Canton Martyrs
work in both British and foreign (Special to the "Hong Kong Daily
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NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE
COMMODITT EXCHANGE, INC. 7.7.
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE-
CANADIAN COMMODITY BXCHANGE, INC
85.19
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61
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38
381
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12
12
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(1.50) 132
141
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$9
Ohio (2.80)
391
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144
134
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Itself
New Asia Hotel
337
$100
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Aria Healtion "A" S.
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341
333
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91
87
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51
51
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15
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590
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19
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3+
34
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1
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291
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381
371
Ster. Pro. (2.80)
62
61
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845
Do. (now S.
$342
89.30
Zoong Sings.
Congo-Natra
(1.80)
Studebaker Corpn. ...
181
184
89.40
*55
Wing On Textilse(S.)
$46
Cons, Gas, NY (2) 201
20
Texas C, Sulp (3)
30
291
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+
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51
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18.70/7
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$18.60
Cont. Oi (25),,
17
17-
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Poak Trains (old)....
Corn Prod (3)
641
64
(1.40)
"461
40+
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(new)...
$4
Coty Inc.
41
Un. Pac. Rlys, (8)... 851
85
£69
Star Ferries ****
788
Cwn. Cork $2.70 P.
Un Alfcraft Corp.... 11
101
Taumati Ferries $21.
39.70
"China Lights user $9.00
$2707
451
451
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34/841
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Curtiss Wright
24
21
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24
21
$95
12
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$23
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Aim Of King George's Jubilee Trust
EMPIRE DEFENCE
London, Apr 2
The Prime Minister stated in the House of: Commons to-day that "advantage would be taken of the presence of Dominion repre London, April 3,
sentatives in England for the King George's Jubilee Trust King's Jubilee to discuss personal- thely and informally any question of which was inaugurated by
national
particular importance outstanding. Prince of Wales as a thank offering fund to be devoted No precise agenda had been laid to the welfare of the country's down but he thought members youth has as its first goal might be assured that questions capital sum of £4,000,000. It will connected with defence would not remain open for ever as
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existing organisations which have
the object of providing young
people with an interest in life and a
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been received, including British Wirdles.
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Curtiss Wright "A"
71
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11
111
Delaware & Hudson
Univ. Leaf Tob.. (2)
52 *
52 *
Douglas Aircraft.
20
191
US, Pipe Fdry. (50)
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801
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US. Rubber
101
104
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Paris, Apr. 3. The Memel statute has been
1891.
East. Kodak (4)
US. Rub. $8 1st Pt. 271
27
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201
201
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287
284
Elec. Bond & Share
.5%
51
US. Steel $7 PL.-(2)
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Elec. Bond $5 PI (5)
444/
431
Vanddium
141
-131
Elec. Bond $8 P (6)
48
471"
Vick Chem (2.40%)... 37.
36
Elec. Power & Light
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21
Warner Bros. Picta.
23
21
$9.50 Fox Film "A"
94
91
West Union Tel.
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221
22
West Air Brake (1)
19
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331
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West E. & M. (65)..
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191
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NEW YORK COMMODITY
$105
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195 $41
Last
April 3
Sterling, New York-London Cotton: July
4801
11.02
10.96 10.06 10.08
Cotton: October
10,41
10.38 10.35 10.29
11:47
11:35 11.34 11:31
11.81
11.47 11.45
11.45
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Close Open 10.20 10.40 11.00.
4804
4807 4902
90 90 .81.
(Specia) to the "Hong Kong
Dally Press") (
A general commemorative meet-September 11.68 11.79/80 11.80/81 11.73 11.84bid. 11.67/67
ing was held under the auspices October
of the City Government and local December 11.93 12.03/03- 11-85bid 12.00 12.09/09 11.95/95 Tangpu at the People's Education- January
al Training Institute on Wen Mian Total sales:- Road West Gate, Nantao, at 9
o'clock this morning when all local May
224 lots CHICAGO WHEAT
944 95 951
94 941 914 913 901 001
government, Kno-Min Tang, com- July 911 mercial, Industrial and educational September 901 organizations sent representatives | Monday's sales: 11,198,000 bushels to attend.
undoubtedly violated by Lithuania,
The martyrdom was the result May writes "le Journal" in an article of one of the abortive uprisings July pointing out that German schools under the leadership of Dr. Sun September 70k
801 800 80% 81 748743-744 748.
701 701: 69% 70
851 851 85 851 851 -841 843 847 85 85 NEW YORK SUGAR
Old New Old New 2.23 2.31 2.22/222.18/21- 2.28 2.27 2.27/27-2.26/27 2.33 2.32 233/34 2.32/32 2:40 2.37 2.40/40 2.36/37 2.26bid 2.32 2.27 unq.
in Memel territory have been clos-Yat-Sen against the Manchu reign, Total sales: 5,687,000 bushels ed and German oficials expell before the National Revolution ed. It is the first duty of the Anally succeeded in overthrowing signatory Powers to compel Lit- the latter. The rising was made huania to respect the agreement on the night of March 29, 1909, of 1924, says the paper which when the revolutionaries started a stresses that the League of Na- surprise attack on, the Governor's "tions has shown itself impotent yamenio Cantan. They were. In Memel and Danzig alike. The however, only a handful compared July
Sept. paper describes Memel as a nerve with
Manchu government the centre in Eastern Europe and em- forces
the and during
bitter Dec. phasises that Lithuania herself engagement that followed, about Jan. created a precedent by placing 100 revolutionaries were killed by powers before an accomplished heavy artillery fire. The bodies of Total sales:Old: 10,000 tons, New: fact after the lithuanian troops 72 were subsequently found, iden- had seized the Memel,territory-tined and burled at the Huang Francen Kuo Min
COMMUNIST SUCCESS
IN KWEICHOW
London Regret
London, April 3
The Communist success in Kuel
huakang outside Canton.- China United Preta (by Moil).
NEW YORK SILK,
1.27 128 129 1.29 May 1.28 July 1.27 1.27 128 128† 1.29 Sept. 1.28 127 1.27 1.29 1.28 Total sales 140 lots
- MONTREAL · SILVER
61,708 61:60/70
62.5062.30/35.
62.20750
62.50/63.00 82.75/90 63.50/80 :: 83.90/B0
Total sales: 18 contracts
THE SIAMESE NAVY
SOVIET AND JAPAN INITIAL PACTS.
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, March 15 Representatives of Soviet Russia. chow is keenly regretted, especial Japan, and Manchukao initialled ly in missionary, circles, following at the Foreign Office in Tokio the February's news that the province documents concerning the transfer had been cleared of Reds. This of the Chinese Eastern Railway, to reverse is attributed to lack of com Japan.
It was announced last January ordination between the local militia and Government troops that the price agreed on which General Chiang Kai Bhek's 170,000,000 yen (29,916,000), of recent order for absolute unity in which 30,000,000 yen (£1,750,000) represents retirement allowances command should correct.
Buch Incidents are considered for Russian employees. Inevitable in view of the scattered One-third of the money is pay over a period of six years nature of the anti-Red campaign able in cash of which half will be and need not be taken too despon- due on the signing of the agree- dently, though politically may ment, and the remainder in goods, strengthen Japan's insistence on The total payment is spread over fer agreement China, to accept her help in three year suppressing the Reds
Router
Bangkok, April 3 There were heated senes in the Assembly to-day when, after a prolonged debate, the Navy Bur was finally passed.
The Bill provides for the expen- diture of £75,000 on construction
government offices, educational in- Spot
Post stitutions, Customs Offices being closed for this occa, May July sion. th
and
New York, April 3. NEW YORK COTTON
April 2, Closing Opening Closing May. 11.01 11.11/12 10.95/96.
11.05 11.15/16 11.01/02 July - Shanghai, March 29. .
10.50 10.58/58 10.40/41 October. The 72 revolutionary martyrs' in
December 10.50 10.59/58 10.42/42 being commemorated
10.55 10.50/59 10.42/42 throughout
10.58 10.60/80 10.44/44
11.30. NEW YORK RUBBER
the January
(1936)
March
(1936)
11.2%
11.40 11.48/53. 11,34/38
11.53 11.61/65 11.46/47
911 913-003:90%
CHICAGO, CORN
801
74
WINNIPEG WHEAT
May
July
2
May
(1936)
29,000 tona.
May
July
Bept.
€2.95
Dec,
84.10
81.70/70
Beutero
The documents Initialled com-between Japan an prise the Boviet-Manchukno trans-- AT14
guarantee