THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
SECOND EXTRA
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1915
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
[Renter's Service to The "Telegraph."]
THE RUSSIAN STOCK MARKET.
SUDDEN BRIGHTNESS EXHIBITED.
August 12, 6.05 p.m.
Russian stocks are exhibiting an unexpected brightness and prominence to-night, which is attributed either to the favour- able Dardanelles position or else to a surprise stroke by the Grand Duke. The former is the more likely as Black Sea Oils are a fo also the Russian rate of exchange has dropped from 144 to 186.