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Hong Kong Stock
Buyers #ees
Exchange
Sharebrokers
Association
MONDAY,
tales JANUARY. 27. Buyers
11,8th. Banks
Banks
Butte
Bales BOMINA
£108
214
250
Mercantile
26 (London) o Charlest Banks...
BK "A
$1,890 -ÆI L
£14
£13
189
Do. Bank of East Asia. N. O. & S. Backa ..... Am. O. tin. Corp: 8.
0"
229 £13
$81
Ch. Fin Corp. Urd. N.
Do. Pref.
Canton list OGUN..
Пять
$270
Underwriters
$1
31.10
Union Insurance ...
3670
China Fires
1480
H.K. Firs
8585 $A $165
$280
International Asace, S.
#31
Shipping
$38
Donghada
$38
Steambonta
$30
*Lanhús (pret)
$30
$20
1. Do. (dur.)
90/-
Shell........
$20 DO-
isk
Mining
31.65
BAN
$171
Amtamoka .......... Balatcos
$1.80
18 CLs.
817
$351
ទេ
50 at
2.K. Baguio Gold
117 Benguet Consolidated
Do Exploration 13 ch.
Goldileld
Big Wedge......
Gold Barer..............................
"United Paracalea... 31 cta, Salacot Mining......
12 cis
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12 obr.
Big
13 cts.
7 ctm.
7 Cha
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Gold Creek.............
13 cts.
15 4ta.
36 fots Logoas **********
11/-
13/3
$11.
Langkala (single) 8.
$41
Shanghai Lonas d.
Exploration...... di
131
J11
53
$11.20 Unsubs ......INTIIMI
Venezuela Gold Fids. Docks, WharTOS, ́Godawan, sta. H.K. & K, Wharver,
$103
Do.
Providents (old)
Do... (now). H.K. & W; Dock
Sbangusi Docka S.
-$100)
ខំ ត
Do.
Healtics..........
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1936.
INCREASED CRIME
IN SHANGHAI
Police Commissioner's Report
Shanghai, Jan. 24. There were 1.571 cases of crime' reported to the Shanghal Muni- cipal Police in December, this total being 86 more than in November, according to the Commissioner's ze- port. Arrests effected in connec tion with crimes committed in De- cember were fewer than in the previous month, 1,412 having been
in December upprehended against 1,444 in November and 1,761 in October. In addition, 130 per- sors were taken into custody for crimes committed
previous months. Seventy-eight persons
113
were arrested on behalf of cther nuthorities,
OLD BAILEY SESSIONS
Case Against Lord De Clifford
"CHARLIE CHAN'S
SECRET"
At The King's
Followers of "Charlie Chan's" mysteries will be glad to know that he is once again with us in "Charlie Chan's Secret" the latest Fox Mystery Thriller now showing at the King's Theatre."
London. Jan 5. At present there are 80 persons
at for trial or sentence the January session of the Central
In it as in other Chan's thrillers Criminal Court,, which - opens to-
the master Chinese detective goes morrow. This
not number is
in solving the weirdest excessive, in view of the fact that about nearly one month has elapsed mystery in his own and unassum- since the termination of the lasting way. You wil tremble as you session.
laugh when you see him in this The name of Lord de Clifford, pleture, cleverly making his de- ductions and thwarting the 28, appears in the list. "Es stands committed by the Kingston-on-criminals in their nefarious plans. Warner Oland as Charlie Chan county justices on charge of driving a motor-vehicle gives yet another excelent port- in a manner dangerous to the rayal of the Chinese sleuth and an excellent supporting public on the Kingston by-pass he has
Cast in Rouina Lawrence and that Imitable comedian, Herbert Mun- to the local din, whose return
You, screen is a great welcome. will see him às funny £3, ever, in
BCL better than ever.
Thames
-road
two
countant,
сп
EL
the
a
Serving as appetisers are à Fox Movietone News and a two parts comedy entitled The Sand Stripes"
in the with Buster Keaton The programme on the whole serves patronage.-"O. MO."
"LES MISERABLES"
Fredde March and
as
11
MEIRAS
S. E. Levy & Co.
2. TO HOUSE STREET
COFRIMENT BANKERS, 4 BRONCKE
NEW YORK COTTON ELOBANGE
COMMODITY EXCHANGE, 'ING, N.T.
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CANADIAN COMMODITY KICHANGE, ING.
CORRESPONDENTS FOR
WHITE, WELD à 00., NÁW YORK
· LAST JOURNEY
To-morrow the
London, Jan. 27.
coffin of the
from Westminster
RAF TO RARTICIPATE
London, Jan. 27, King Edward returned to Lon- don to-day after a quiet, week-end at his private residence. Fort Bel- vedere, Sunningdale, He was met by a deputation from the House Commons composed of parties of politics and received their confirmation of loyalty,
0
It is announced in. connection with the funeral of King George that, for the first time in history,
as no air force.
At to-day's funeral two oficers from the Canadian Air Force, two from the Australian Air Force. Que from South Africa's' and one
from New Zealand's Air Force, will march in the procession, with Royal Air Force units.
On another charge of Two cases of murder were report-alleged manslaughter of a motorist ed.
named Dougias George Hopkins, A male Chinese stabbed his dancée, who died as a result of the arising out of a collision in which motor-cars were involved, injuries received. The culprit is under arrest. Family differences Lord de Cufford was "Acquitted"!
late King will be removed A
trial at the by his peers in a was the motive. for this crime. Chinese was poisoned and his House of Lords recently, when his
the Catafalque in advised that
Abbey, where it has received the thou- brother is on remand awaiting Majesty's, Judges
homage of hundreds of lead, trial. Jealousy was the motive. there was no evidence to support
four days, and borne in procession the indictment for manslaughter.
de-sands of his subjects in the last One case of attempted murder oc-
along four miles of London street: There curred. A female Chinese gave a
are two murder charges.
to Paddington where it with be quantity of oğlum to her two soris
Julia Murray-Wood, 32. housewife,
placed in the funeral coach for azed 12 and seven years swallow-
is committed from Westminster ng some wherself as a result of Police Court charged with
Windsor. Immediately behind the which they all became seriously !!.
murder or John Stanley George
Charles gun carriage with the coffin will; the Royal Air Force will take part f the funeral of a sovereign. The female will be charged in re- Murray-Wood.. and attempted Laughton play fugitive and pur- walk His Majesty King Edward. When King Edward VII died there
overy. Domestle trouble is be-suicide, and Jack Ghosal, 34, ac suer in the most celebrated of all followed by members of the Bri-
in irved to be the motive for this act
fictional man-hunts 13 committed
Darryl tish and foreign Royal Families Two cases of armed "kidnapping caroner's inquisition. charged with Zanuck's 26th Century production on foot, and Her Majesty Queen were reported and 65 reports of
the ruurder of Ellen Ashmore, cf. Victor Hugo's "Les Miserables." Mary in a carriage.
Friday at the
11,000 MEN MARCH armed robbery, 30 more than in
There is a charge against Dr. which begins on
The gun carriage will be pro- November and an increase of 26 as
Hermann Gortz. 44. a German King's Theatre,
committed compared with the corresponding lawyer and novelist.
March is seen
Hugo's 1-ceeded by a military and naval month of last year. The number
from Margate, of "making starred young hero, Jean Valjean. procession a mile tong. Troops in of barglaries recorded was 43. ft-
note of manston who spends five, bitter years on a the procession will be dismounted sketch, plan, or teen more than in November.
Royal Air Force Station, calculated French prison ship for stealing a and will march in slow time with eleven thousand There were 59 housebreakings.
or intent to af of bread and then becomes alarms reserved, to be, or might be. and 41 cases of shoplifting; in con- be directly or indirectly useful to fugitive from justice by violating men in all Minute guns will be
the! nection with the latter 49 arrests an enemy, and conspiring with his parole. Laughton is Javert, the fired in Hyde Park and at
made. Forty-five cases of another person to commit offences fanatical detective, whose devotion Tower of London from the time pocketylcking were reported and 36
against the Official Secrets Acts, to the letter of the law drives him the procession leaves Westminster arrests
made.
It Eighty-one 1911 and 1920." is probable. relentlessly along the reformed Hall till it reaches Paddington
about two hours later.
London, Jan. 27. bicycles and 12 motor cars were however, that an application will ex-convict's trail,
At Windsor, where the late K'ng Sir Cedric Hardwicke, the dis
The King received at Bucking- stolen. Seventeen bleycles and ten be made for the postponement of
and will be buried with honours ofham Palace to-day a deputation recovered.
the trial till the February sessions. tinguished
from the House of Commons which The
also Lacludes Twenty-five arrests were made.
two screen star, shares stellar honoursjan Admiral of the Fleet. as soon of with the pair as the benevolent as the gun carriage to which the
presented the address passed by There were 61 cases of snatching charges of manslaughter, two
whose faith coffin will be transferred at Wind-
the Commons last Thursday 5.00 as against 53 in November, 45 ar robbery with violence, two of Bishop Bervenu.
causing grievous bodily harm, five starts the degraded galley slave on sor Station reaches St. George The deputation was headed by rests were made.
Chapel, the dead King wh of bigamy. one alleged long-trn the road toward a better life.- fraud case, two offences under the Rochelle Hudson. Frances Drake "piped alongside," and as a bear- Bankruptcy Acts, two charges of and John Beak are featured in the er company of Grenadier Guards publishing defamatory libels, eight supporting cast with such dis- carries the coffin into the Chapel tion. Mr. C. R. Atties, the Chancel- wtor of the Exchequer, Mr. Neville the service The close of of conspiracy to defraud, one of tinguished players as Florence Eld-be will be "piped aboard."
the two minutes' Chamberlain, Sir Austen Chamber- fraudulent conversion, one coining ridge, who is Mrs. Fredric - March
will be observed lain, Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. S. charge, one of forgery, eight of in private life, Jessie Ralph, Fer- coincide with
R. Clynes stealing, four of burglary or break-dinand Gottschalk and little Mari- silence which
throughout the country.
British Wireless. ing and entering, Ave of false pre- lynne Knowiden.
'British Wireless. tences, one of embezzlement, and
against the
3104 $101
35 ota
180 34
were
(old) (new)
$2.20
L01 |
SB
$81
B. China Motors A
180
34
New Engineerings,
5237
Hongkawi
B.
Lands, Hotels, and
: Balldings
1 $5.00
H.K. Hotels
$5.70
121K Lands.......... $35
$100
518
Do. 4% Debentures 3100 Shanghai Lands.......
310-
Metropolitan Lands..
$5.85
$4
China Do
5.
560
Do. Debontareas.
to G5 Humphreys
New Asia Hotel ... Asis Renition “A”S.
Do..
$10.40
#8" 8.
$54
Chinese Estates.
Cotton Mill
18
175
St Cottons(old)S.
#AL
110. (201).
£75 $42
$12
Loung Bings S
$11
$30
Wing On Textilen(S) $28
Publie Crities
14/133
Tramwaya
$14
$6.30
Fosk Trains (old)... $53
434
Da.
(now)... $2)
Bear Forries mm) 195
$18
Yaunati Ferries $19
•
Chins Lights (old)...... $11.60
Do.
(new)
'ara
$11.70
374
Macso do.
Telephones (ald) ...
$28
$10.30
Jas
$11.80
#741
38.40
Ewos .................
IHK Electrica
Sandakan Lagutu A
Do. (new)
China Buses Bi
Tractiona
(pret.).....
$20
! $262
$10,20
$11
287-
Do.
Industria
$8,40
Malabon Sugar The
$194
Caldbeck, (ord.) S.
$15
Macgregoref(pref.)6.
Canton Jee ...*.*** $1.65
SI
Cements
30.40
$6.86
$0.80
Koper
Ídiscellaneous
192
Dairy Farm
DENONCON TATTERN ** 38.60
Amusemente consi
Üh. E'tainments..............) 14.70
Constructions, (old)) $1.50
...
50 ats.
10.
(now)
长辈
3&
Lane Alackvinte
Crawfurda....
3
$2.30
15.10
200
70 eta.
$2
31.35
prem
Nanyang Touscoo...
Sinceres...er in 12.00 Watsons *****$5.05
Wa. Powells
M. Greyhounds......
Enterprises...
B925G. Bde | 91X'
HB. Govt. 4% Loans,
Do. 34%
Walace Harper...iar
J
A.K. Wing O
S'ha Do.
$4
360
78
$3.70
metor
were
cars. were
NARCOTIC RAIDS
The Headquarters Narcotic. Sec- on carried out 13 raids and ar- rested 61 persons, Police station staffs dealt with 81 narcotic cases and arrested" 220 persons.
One hundred and nineteen were sen- tenced to imprisonment and 17 were in addition fined Ninety- seven were fined only, 61 were dis- charged, and four are on remand. of 17 persons who were on remand from November, 14 were sentenced
Lar Ofice.
list
offences
The
cases in
Post
the High Cocrt Judge's list will come before, Mr
English
staye
SCOTTISH PEER'S LEGACY
London Jan. 4..
SIKH CONDOLENCE
The Sikhs recently
came
De
An Indian Flying-Officer in the. R.AF will represent India.- Reuter.
KING RECEIVES DEPUTATION
the Prime Minister. Mr. Stanley Baldwin and other members in- eluded the Leader of the Opposi-
ETHIOPIAN REPORT
(Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press (Copyright).]
Lahore, Jan. 27. The Skh community here has to imprisonment and three were in Justice Charles.
Addis Ababa, Jan. 27. addition fined, two were discharged
The inventory of the estate of decided to suspend activities to-
Fighting between Ras Desta's
and troops
General Graziani's and one was still on remand at the
the late Lord Dalziel of Kirkcaldy, morrow, the day of the funeral end of December. The four per-
lodged in the of King, George.
into army has now almost completely various theatres in the Settlement which has been sons on remand from April were
and French Concession. Of these, Sheriff Court of the Stewartry of still awaiting trial at the end of
40 were feature productions and Kirkcudbright, shows that the net conflict with the authorities when rome to a standstill says an Abys- the year. A total of 1734 · 028," of
and 138 were short introductory estate on which duty has been they defled the Government's of sinan omcial report which adds £407,886, and der to refrain from wearing short that Negali and the district bet- oplum, 48 7/18 ozs. of opium sub-
films and newsreels. Forty feature paid amounts to.
In daggers.
consequence, those ween' Hencio and Turor is almost occupied by tanks 18/0 situtes, 5 ozs. of morphine. 2
alms were passed without ques- that the duty pald is £129,504.
it and mechanised troops and 13/16 ozs. of heroin, 119 pipes and
Lord Daldiel's trust, disposition who wear this weapons are liable exclusively ilon, five were approved after cer-
dated open arrest. ten syringes was seized. The anestain objectionable parts had been and settlement, which is
being feverishly prepared They have requested the Viceroy now
for defence. condolences on inflicted in connection with the deleted, while decision in the re- May 21, 1935, provided after pay- ubove offences totalled $4,185,00.
and the death of King George, how- servants, associates, Property valued at $125.633.28 maining dlm was still pending at ment of logacies to relatives, bust-to express their
the end of the month. With the ness was alleged to have been stolen, as
exception of one which was not ap- friends that the residue
4.70/4.80
36 et
$61
165 sts.
should ever--
against property valued at $156,~proved, all the short films" and pass to the Baring Fund for the Reuter.
last year
Bre
AUSTRALIAN MEMORIAL
Melbourne, Jan.-27.
#
but the site and maner of the memorial have not yet been de- cided upon-
Keuter.
SILVER COINS IN ITALY
Rome, Jan. 27. The withdrawal from circula Lon of all silver coins Was nounced this evening.
A few miles north-west 0: Negells the Italians are establish- A new airplane base at a distance of 273 miles from Addis Ababa. taken up Ras Desta has again €65.87 in November. Property
reduction of the National Debt. newsreels were passed satisfac- $91.70 valued at $75,008.48 was recovered.
The only public legacles are be-
headquarters in Wadera about "45 torily...
the
miles north of Negell. It was Six Chinese males, eight Chinese
Court proceedings were instituted quests of £1,000 each " tə females and three foreigners came in 1,096 (157 foreigners and 939 Dumfries Infirmary and the Kirk-
from from. Wadera, it is pointed A special memorial service was out that Ras Desta began the to the notice of the Police as hay-Chinese) of 1,719 reports of traffic caldy Hospital. ing committed suicide.
The Baring Fund was establish- held in the Cricket Ground yes- recent offensive against General" offences" received against owners
In 1927. The trustees" The total number of records re: and/or drivers of vehicles. The ed
st- Graziani. thousands
A temporary lut in terday at which
the operations is reported from the ceived by the Finger Print Bureau remainder were dealt with by letter Baring Brothers and Co. (Ltd) tended. from all cources was 2.784 This of warning or entry of caution on who hold the fund until such date The Federal Government has north front ahows a decrease of 205 as compar- their records.
as they may determine that it is unanimously voted to erect a na-ocean. Kuo din," ec with the previous month, and
to be used for the extinction of tional memorial to the late King. Two hundred and twenty-one.re. an increase of 139 by comparison ports were received and 272 drivers the National Debt.
MP. FOR 29 YEARS - with the corresponding period of (seven foreigners and 265 Chinese)
It was started by the anonymous were charged and convicted for The number of prisoners released creating a nuisance with motor gift of £500,000 to the nation, and under Government amnesty was
Sixty-six donors nine. Since tl.e commencement of horns, while 27 applications for at the end of March last the total
summonses under this heading are was: $762.864. the amnesty 2,839 prisoners have at present, outstanding. In addi- have made contributions since the
The enforcing of the decree may been released under the scheme. tion, 28 chauffeurs had their driv inauguration of the fund.
mean a sudden absence of “smali 1.027 of these ex-convicts have ing licences suspended for repeated The National Debt on March 31
change in Italy, as the new order been re-arrested for offences com-convictions for this offence.. last stood at £7.800,438,887.
does not provide for the printing mitted since their release.
No fewer than 1,118 public rick- In his will Lord Dalziel declared
Johannesburg, Jari, 27. Since the commencement of the shaw pullers were charged in the himself to be of Beats domicile, The Australian Test cricket team of notes to replace the coins
There are now avaliable only (Bsectal to the "Hong Kong Dally Conditional Release Scheme 197 Central and Louza Districts for and appointed Wilson, Chalmers continued their triumphant tour
Brew Copyright).3
persons have been liberated under Rome, Jan. 27. the new order, 28 prisoners having various breaches of the Trame Re- and Hendry, solleitors Glasgow, to here to-day with another amash- ten lire notes, introduced in recent
ing victory. They beat Transmonths. together with nickle two
3re pieces.comuni Al men in the year 1915 class been released during December gulations, while seven private rick-be solleitors to his trustees.
shaw pullers licences were with- Lord Dalziel, who died on Juls vaal by an innings and 29 runs
fleuter who on recruitment were assign-Five have been re-arrested and
On Saturday Transvaal scored drawn following the conviction of 15, 1935, was for many years & ed to tank, motor transport and another has since died.
the pullers for touting for public prominent figure in the political 180 and the Australian replied motor cycle divisions have been
hire..
and newspaper worlds. He repre- with 176 for 2. Resuming the The Informer," a Hollywood
called up to the colours
The total number of accidents in sented Kurkcaldy Burgha for 29 visitors finally totalled 346, J. H. STUDENTS WOUNDED Alm, starring the British players. February 1, which is two months Victor Maglen
Margot before the
Of nine Chinese prosecuted for volving injury to person and/or years, and he retired from active Fingleton contributing 110, while day, due for active Grahame, has been acclaimed in service. This measure was
due offences under the heading of damage to property was 785, clas- political life in 1921 on account of Darling hit up 70 and Blevers 72.
failing health New York by the National Board to the exceptional demands made Communism three were each sen-sified as folows:
on the mechanised troops In the tenced to 2 years imprisonment 1. Damage to property and in- jury to person (including Abyssinian campaign which re- while the remainder were acqult-
four fatal) suited already in the reservists in ted. Five addresses were raided
1935'8 BEST FILM
Vibro Pilengopran)
"The Informer Acclaimed by U.S. National Board
and
of Review of Motion Pictures as the
best motion picture made during
1936,
On the basis of popular appeal the board have compiled a Est, which includes three films starring Mr. Charles Laughton, the British
actor
13
CALLED TO COLOURS
for
PROSECUTIONS FOR COMMUNISM
the older years classes having and some 1,500 copies of com- 2. Damage to property only been called sooner than their munist pamphlets and books were 3. Injury to person only (in-
cluding tfiree fatal) comrades of the same age in the seized. other branches of the army. Transocean Zuo Min.
One hundred and eight-five cinema films were censored in
Total
He was created a Peer subse quent to his retirement, but with 72 his death the title became extinct.
in the Scottish Home Rule move 489 He took for a short time a part 214 ment, but his health again falling he ceased to take any active part 785 in public affairs.
AUSTRALIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA
Langton was the only Bowler to cause them any anxiety and he finished with the praiseworthy ngures of 4 for 81
and could do nothing against Mc- Transvaal again batted poorly Cormick who took 4 for 24. They were dimissed for 157 Reuter
Cairo, Jan. 27. Five students were wounded when the police fired on demoxi- strators at Damanhour, while, twelve students and fifteen polios.
The Waldist leader. Nahas. Pa- were injured at Mansurs,
sta, has broadcast a national ap-
peal to the people to remain calm. Reuter