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TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1931.
HONGKONG SHARE
MARKET.
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OFFICIAL, Q*IMARY BY STOCK EXCHANGE.
KWANGSI MAKES
PROGRESS.
Road Construction. According to the Reconstruction Commias.oner of Kwangs), Weng Wing-wa, whose nend office is at Nanning. Kwangs! Province
GREAT STRIDES IN ROAD is making great strides in
CONSTRUCTION.
18+
Mr.
QUEEN'S
TO-DAY TO SATURDAY
project of road construction which has been undertaken. Baginn.ng with the. Now Year, a new road
morning with scarcely any PEACEFUL PROVINCE. connecting Naan ng with Lung
The opening was somewhat quieter this chango in the rates exen Trams,, which were marked up to $21.
Ranks, $1,490,
Batco.
Providente (old), $5.35,
Cements (combined). $10.30. Hotels (old), $16.30/315.35. Telephones. (part paid), $282. Ropes, 18%.
Buyers.
Douglases. $25,
Hotels (old). $15.39,
Wharvos, $153.
Hotels (new), $14%.
Chinese Estates,
95,
H.K, Electrics. $77. Cements (combined), $19.30. Cements (old), $124. Amusements, $19.90. Union Waterboats. $24. Providents (old), $4.30. Providents (new), $2.35. II.K. Landa, $81. Trams $21.
Telephones (part puld), $29. H.K. Ropes, $18.
Dairy Farms, $28. Watsons, $16,
Constructions (ok), $6.55. Constructions (new), $1,90,
Bellery.
Banks, $1.500, Raubs, $40.
ADMIRAL'S FATE.
Wuchow, Dec, 18.
chow will be completed and buses will be running. Mr. Wong is Two foreigners, who recently Pank-shik, south eastward to Nan
pushing a road through from returned from A 3,600-litrip ning, and at present gangs,
of through Kwangsi Province, jour-workmen ara building bridges neying as far north-weat as Paak- along shik, give an Interesting summary is said that the road programme the proposed highway. It of business and travelling con-
China,
ditione in this portion of South also includes the construction of roadway to connect Nanning with Pakhol, which would opon up a shorter route to Hongkong and other costal cities.
water,
en-
Although the water of the West River in fairly low, there are only two places in the long stretch off The business men and residents 1,000 ti between Wuchow and Nan-in general of Nanning have ap ning so shallow that motor-bosta parontly overcome the results of have to unload their cargo and the disastrous siege which befell passenger, and be poled, hauled, the city in 1930 and during the or lifted by the crew into deeper early part of this year. At that time the prosperous and com- Several motor-bont companies mercially important city was the aro malutaining regular, scheduled bone of contention fought for by service between Wuchow and tho Kwangai, Cantourne, and Nanning, the capital of the Pro-Yunanese arm'es. Situated as it vince. River trafe is fairly brisk, is at the gateway of the west, with motor-boats leaving every Nanning is an Important link in day or two from Wuchow for the the commercial chain which con- trip west-ward. In apite of the nocta Hongkong, Canton, and the unfavourable conditions caused by import trade as a whole. low water, exposed rocks, danger- Nanning Restoration. Dus whirpools and rapids-all of
During this military campaign, which contribute to making night the Kwangsi generals Travel_impractical-the distance trenched at Nanning decided to from Wuchow to Nanning may be hold the city at all costs and al- covered in from four days to although at that time much of the week.
jeity was demolished by Cantonese and Yunnanese nir-raida and con- At present a Chinese gunboat isnonnding, the work of rehabilitai patrolling the West River and the g the destroyed streets and build- military authorities of the various ings is slowly reaching completion. cities along the water-way are co- The Socony and "A.P.C. operating in keeping the river other large concerns are doing a free from brigands and pirates.brisk trade, and the shops on the These precautions prove that the streets have taken advantage of military and civil authorities are the peaceful conditions prevall- making conscientious endeavouring to replenish their stocks. Courtfeld-vardens, Kensington, to stop the operations of robber, Northwest from Nanning, 890 SW.. in which he had been staying. bands, who formerly terrorized, situnted on the righthand He was wearing pyjamas and a certain sections of the West River. branch of the West River. lies dressing gown, and had apparently
A fleet of fallan 50ft. from his bedroom win-
On the Wuchow to Kong-hau the city of Phak-shik. run, there is A daily tow-boat 18 motor-boats ply between the dow on the fourth floor.
service up and down the river, two cities, requiring from one His wife and stop-daughter, who two boats leaving both terminals two weeks for the trin, depending were sleeping in the next room to every day: Nightly connexions on the depth of the water. Paak- bis, knew nothing of the tragedy may be at Konghau for Kwai-uen. shik is only 100 li from the Pro- till they were awakened by the The motor road which runs from vince of Yunnan, and the borders manageress of the hotel.
Kwai-uen to Nanning, approxi- of French Indo-China may be mately 500 in length, is in reached by walking overland three fairly good state of repair, and the or four days. distance between the two cities. may be covered by motor car in
50ft. FALL FROM HOTEL WINDOW.
London, Nov. 26. Vice-Admiral Richard Hyde was found dead early yesterday mom- Ing in the road outside an hotel in
Anti-Pirate Precautions.
and
to
en-
Admiral Hyde, who had been staying at the hotel for about two months, recently had a number of
Peaceful Province. teeth extracted, but was otherwise
During the entire trip of 2,000 in good health. A friend who was six hours. A well-organized bus which required 25 days to with him the previous evening de company operates a daily bus, complete, no bandita were neribed him as "very jolly, happy, running on schedule over this countered, and only on one route. The Nanoing Postal Com-occasion was a military escort Admiral Hyde was 59, and eq-missioner has recently entered necessary. As far as could be tered the Navy in 1886. He became into contract with the bus.com-learned by enquiry there are at a captain in 1912, served in the pany, under the conditions of present no Communistic bands Grand Fleet during the war, and which all first-class mail matter operating in the north-western was in North Russia in 1918 and for Nanning and points west, are part of Kwangsi.
and normal."
1010. He was appointed captain transferred at Kwai-uen from the On a whole, the Province pre- of Devonport Dockyard in 1920, motor-boats to one of the com- Bents the most peaceful condi. and retired in. 1922. Since his pany's buses. This commendable tions that it has enjoyed for some retirement he had lived at Falkes-arrangemont makes it possible for years, all of which is a glowing tone until he came to London about Hongkong mail to reach Nanning compliment to the present Govern- two months ago.
in a little over a week's time.
Iment.
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