THE HONGKONG
.
DELEGATES HELD
day of their arrival. The other able. two have mysteriously disappear-
ed.
THREE ARRESTED ON WAY TO PARLEY
Shanghai, July 26, It in learned to-day that three out of five delegates from Korea, who planned to attend the World Anti-War Conference, here, were arrested by Japanese police on the
This latter report, however, can- not be confirmed, owing to the Im It is said that owing to the diff-possibility of communicating with all of culty of getting a suitable place Conference authorities, for the Conference, as the autho-whom have maintained the strict- ritios of the French Concession, est secrecy as to plans. Even tho the International Settlement, and date of the proposed Conference the Chineso City have all refused was not fixed definitely,
Madame Sun Yat-sen is said to enter- to allow the meeting to be held in these territories, the parley may be be a moving spirit in the temporarily called off, but only prise and delegates are expected until the situation is more favour- from numerous countries.-Reuter.
We have Now made SUBSTANTIAL
REDUCTIONS
Cakes
LONDON STOCK PRICES
: MARKET COMPARATIVELY DULL
The following quotations on the London Stock Exchange have boon a Fritz in conjunction with Reuter. The market: Comparatively dull recaired by Morars. Swan, Culbertson
apart from the firmness in Kars.
Chinese Bonds July 25.
Rly.
Railway (Bupi.
Loan) 17-22 £ 17-22
IN THE PRICES OF ALL OUR....
44% Bonds 1808
(Eng. Iss.) £100% 44% Loan 1908. £ 83% .. £ 66% 5% Loan 1912
July 20,
100%
£80
2 50%
6% Heorg. Loan
1918 (Lan. Ing.) £851⁄2
£ 851⁄4
5 Bonds 1925-47 80
£88
65% Shai-Nanking
6% Tlent.-Pukow
Rly pow
£ 19
£ 20-25 £20-25
5% Tient.-Pukow
5%. S'hal-Hang-
Rly.
**!
$ 83-88 6% Honan Rly... 11
£ 83-98
£ 11
6% Inkuang Rly.
1011
...
28
6% Lung Tsing U.
Hai Rly. 1913. £ 12
C 28
£ 12
Foreign Bonds & Danks
German 7% In-
ternat.
Lonn
81
81
£ 8414 £ B0
Pastries
and
Biscuits
LANE, CRAWFORD'S
CAKE DEPARTMENT
Main Store Kowloon Branch "Corner House"
chow- Ningpo
1921
Japan 5 Sterling
Lonn 1907 Japan G Sterling
Loan 1924 .... £ 92 £ 02
Industrinis & Brewerles
Associated Elec.
Industries.... Brit.-Amer. Tab. Chinese Eng.
Mia.... J. & P.
Coats Courtaulds Distillers Dunlop Rubber Eöverready
Pinchin Johnson
Unilever
*** How
Do You Sleep
These Nights
Burma Corpn.
Rly.
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Rubber Trepca Mines
Langlangto
837 COILS-cach.
in an individual
pookel- muslin
give instantancons adjustment to the slightest. move- mcul. No other. mattress has the adme construction as the BEAUTY- REST.
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A lumpy mattress or a sagging one cannot give it to you. You may not realize the difference. But surely and steadily that difference is being written on your face.
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Don't let another day go by without your seeing this famous mattress.
For sale by all Good Furnishers.
SIMMONS
20/6 20/- 108/1% 108/11⁄2
31/ 30/0 .69/3. 59/3 39/- 38/74 78/0
77/3
SHARE PRICES
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS'
The following in the list of local aharo quotations issued to-day:
Banks.
H'kong Banks, $1835/10 an. H'kong Banks, London $180 n. Chartered Bank $15% n.
a Marcantile Bank, A.
E. £241⁄2...
Mercantile Bank 0., 20% n. East Asia, $101 b.
Am: 0. Finance Corp., Sh. $20 n. China O. Fin. Ord., Bh.$6.40 p. China O. Fin. Prof. Sh.$5.00 n.
Insurances.
Canton Ins., $310 b.
Union Ins., $640 b.
1
China Underwriters, $2 ša,
China Fire, $595 n.
HK. Fire, Ina., $265 n,
International Assco, Sh. $5.00 .|-
Shipping.
Douglas, $82.50 n. H.K. Steamboats, 318 n. Indo-Chinas, (Prof.), $30 n. Indo-Chinas, (Def.), $323⁄41⁄2 b. Shells (Bearer), 51/10% n. Union Waterboats, $15 n.
Mining,
Bengucts, $33 n.
Kailans, 30/9 n.
Langkata (Single), Sh. $16 n.
S'hai Explorations, Sh. $4 n.
S'hat Loans, Sh. $6.40 n. Raubs, $10.15 n. Venz: Goldfolds; $5 n. Benguet Exp., 28 cta. n.
Docks, etc. H.K. Wharves, $12934 n. H.K. Docks, $161⁄2 n.
S. China Motors A., $10 n. S. China Motors B., $8-n. Providents (old), $3.80 n. Providents (new), $1.40 n. Hongkawa Sh. $837 n.
New Engineerings, Sh. $7 n. Shanghai Docks, Sh. $149 n.
Lande, Hotela, etc.
H. and S. Hotels, 37 b. H.K. Lands, $78 b.
S'hai Lands, Sh. $32 n.
Metropolitan Lands, Sh. $14. n.
Humphreys, $14 n.
H.K. Realties, $8.10 n.
Asia Realties "A" Sh. $140 . Asia Realtles "B" Sh. $20 n. Chinese Estates $97 n. China Reaities, Sh. $16 n. China Debentures Sh.$187 n.
Cotton Mills.
35/41⁄2 35/-
20/-
General Elec.
42/8
29/
42/9
Guinnesa
Impu
mpl. Chem. In-
96/3. 97/-
dustries
*10/3-
30/14
Impl. Tobacco
104/6
181/-
Internat.
€
Stores
28/9
28/9
Internat. Nickel,
$ 20%
$10%
32/1
33/3
Turner & Newall
32/0
32/6
38/3
28/3
Miscellaneous
Anglo-Dutch
17/0
17/6
14/3
14/-
Canadian Pacific
$ 184 $ 18
18/-
17/0
13/4
13/4%
Estates
26/0
20/0
Tramways, $22.90 b.
London Tin
13/
13/-
Rubber Trusts
24/6
'Peak Trams, (old), $15.
24/6
Shal. Eler. Constr.
65/-
55%-
Van Rya Deep
95/-
Peak Trams, (new), $7 n. Star Ferries, $96 8.
31/4
Oils
Anglo-Persian On. 41/3
41/3
Burmah Oil
78/9
78/0
Royal Dutch.
£ 21%
20%
Shell Trang,
61/10 51/10%
Trad.
_COTTON, WHEAT AND SILVER
LATEST NEW YORK.
QUOTATIONS
Messrs. Swan, Culbertion and Frita have received the following quota- tions on the Now York cotton and wheat and sliver exchange for yester- day.
July October December January
Cotton,
Opening Closing
Hango
Range Ung
Ung 10.63-10.65 10.76-10.77 10.78-10.77 10.05-10.07 10.88-10.88 11.05-11.05 11.07-11.08. 11,25-11.25 11.22-11.22 11.40-11.41)
March
May
Spot
10.60
Wheat
July September October December
96
09
854%
103
97
Silver
July
September Decembor
Chicago Winnipeg
83%
Total sales.for the day!
FOREIGN
37.05
37.25
* 88.20
$,275,000. 028.
(181 Contracts)
COMPANIES,
BRITAIN CONSIDERING CHINA'S ORDER
London, July 20. Capt. Anthony Eden, in reply to questions: in the House of Com- mons to-day, said that the Bri tlah Minister, to. China
had presented a report concerning the Chinose Government's order for the registration of foreign com panies, which was now under con- sideration by the Government.
He was well aware of the im portance of the order, and the fact that the regulations included a claim to the right of the Chinese Government demanding to retain for examination the books of the
Router companies t
Ewo Cottons, Sh., $15 s. S'hai Cottons, Sh., $108 n. Zoong Sings, Sh., $14 Wing On Textiles (8.) $91 x.
Public Utilities.
m.
Yaumati Ferries (old), $25 n. China Lights (old). $13.10 Ba. China Lights (new). $12.85 b. H.K. Electrics, $74% so. Macao Electrics, $33 n. Sandakan Lights, $10% D. Telephones (old), $29.80/80 sa. China Busce, Sh, $11 n. Singapore Tractions, 2/- n. Singapore Pref, 15/- n.
Industrials.
Malabon Sugars $15 n. Cald: Maeg. (old), Sh. $20 n. Cald: Macg. (Prof.), Sh. $16 n. Canton Ices, $6 n.
Cements (Com.), $6.20 b.
Cements (old), 36, n.
Cements (new), $1.06 m. H.K. Ropes, 9 n.
Stores, etc.
Dairy Farms, $28 b. and sa.. Watsons. $9 n
Dor A Wings, $1 m. Lane Crawfords, $4 n. Mackintoshs, 321 n. Sinceres, $14 n. Wm, Powells, $2.10 n. Wing On (H.K.), $185 D.
Miscellaneous.
Amusements, $12.n. H.K. Entertainments, $11 n. S.C. Enterprises, $34 n. United Thestrés, Sh. $4 n. Macan Greyhounds." $10 n. Constructions (old), $3.90 n. Cnstructions (now), 85 cts. b. B. Ind. & $ Bonds, 79% n H.K. Govt. Loans, 4%% b. Prem.
(Assented)
Wallace Harpors, 38 n.
Prett
As a picture-len'b al- compliment these days.
Whiteaways
LAIDLAW E COLTO
CREAT
SUMMER
SALE
WILL COMMENCE ON
Monday, July 31st
THE GREAT ANNUAL CLEARANCE
THE TIME
FOR
GREAT SAVINGS
Do not miss this Great Money Saving
Our entire Store simply Opportunity. bristles with Bargains, and they are all Genuine.
We want to make room for our new season's grads so we must clear our present Stock.
BARGAINS IN ABUNDANCE
MEN'S OUTFITTING.
DRESS GOODS
IN
LADIES' OUTFITTING.
-LACES-and: NECKWEAR,
MILLINERY and DRESSES.
Children's GOODS.
STATIONERY.
TOYS' and GAMES.
HOSIERY and UNDERWEAR.
LADIES' and CHILDREN'S SHOES.
HOUSEHOLD FURNISHING.
HOUSEHOLD HARDWARE:
Etc., Etc.
THE SALE
THAT IS WORTH
WAITING FOR.
ALL
HONGKONG'S THRIFTY SHOPPERS
WILL BE
AT
WHITEAWAYS
ON
MONDAY JULY 31
COME EARLY FOR BEST BARGAINS.