JAPAN AND THE LEAGUE
ACTIVITIES BEING WATCHED
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1933.
LONDON STOCK. NEW YORK STOCK
PRICES
EXCHANGE
MARKET "DECIDEDLY YESTERDAY'S MARKET
MORE CHEERFUL
FIRM
KOWLOON F.C.
"SONNY" BLISS TO
LEAD TEAM
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In the absence of Mr. T. A. The following quotations on the According to Messrs. Swan, Cul-Mitchell (President), Mr. R. Hall, (Chairman), presided at the Landon Stock Exchange have been borteon and Fritz, the New York received by Messrs. Swan, Culbertson market was firm yesterday. Bust-annual general meeting of the and Fritz in conjunction with Router ness
lone 3,300,000 shares. The Kowloon Football Club held The market: Gill-edged securities Wall Street Journal report on yeater- Thursday evening when it was and foreign issues rulo dull. Other day's market:
announced that aftor writing off wine the markets are decidedly more
$884.68 dopreciation on Pavilion cheerful.
Chinese Bonda
and tennis courts and charging $136.65 to Bad Debts account, Aug. 24. Aug. 25.
there was a loss of $1,081.53 an £102
the year's working.
Tokyo, Aug. 21. In order to improve the Japanese situation in world diplomatic cir- elos, Count Y. Uchida, the Foreign Minister, has decided to which the future action of the Lungue of Nations, which may affect Japan, it was learned, When the trip of Dr. L. Rajchman, Director of the Health Organisation of the Lungue of Nations, as Haison agent to China was decided upon some time ago, Japan urged M. Joseph Avenel, Secretary-General of the League, to limit Dr. Rajchman's 5% Bonds 1926-47 & 91% nsafstance to China to technical Shai-Nanking
measures.
14% Bonds 1808
(Eng, Iss.) £1024 36 Loan 1908 £ 84
Loan 1912 5% Reorg. 1.00
1913 (Ldn. Iss.) £ 90
£ 01
£ 83 £00%
£80. £ 00
£ 40%
LOAN) 77.-£-17-22 £17-22
Rly.
83-88
Rly.
£ 401% Since Japan's announcement of 5% Tient.-Pukow withdrawal from the League last! Rly.. £ 22-27 £ 22-27 March, most of the princpal Japan-5% Tlent.-Pukow Railway (Supl. ene oficials of the Leaguo left their Geneva posts, except Mr. J. Ito. Dificulties are now being ex. perienced by the Government here in collecting suficient information and in communicating Japan's views to the League. As a coun- ter-measure, therefore, Foreign Office authorities have decided to Increase the number of diplomatic officials in European nations In order to watch the League.
5% Shal-Hang- chow-Ningpo
£83-88 by lonan Rly... £ 12
Hakuang Ri
Rly. 1011
£ 28 6% Lang Tsing U Hal Rly. 1913
£11 Foreign Bonds and German 7% Int.
Loan 1924... 78% Japan 5% Sterling
Loan 1007... £ 88 Japan 6% Sterling
£ 12
I
$284
£ 11%
Banks
7814
21/8 111/10%
Mr. J. Ito, Councillor, Mr. D.
£ 87% Kato and Mr. S. Sato, second class secretaries, will be stationed
Loan 1024 .... £ 95% £ 04 in France; Councillor M. Yoko-
Industrials and Breweries yama and a third class secretary,
Elec. Mr. T. Terazaki, are to be sent to Associated
Industries..... 21/3 Belgium; while Mr. S. Shibusawa
111/10 Brit.-Amer. Tob. third class Chinese Eng and and Mr. Y. ↑ Ando, Recretaries will take posts in Switzerland. It is reported that J.
Coats Count Uchida intends to make Courtaulds the general shift of Japan's diplo- Distillers matic representatives in Europe Dunlop Rubber before formally leaving the Evorrendy
League,
28/9
28/0
59/0
69/9
40/3
40/7% 88/0 87/0 34/734 34/6 17/10% 27/10% 43/0 43/6 00/9 94/9
29/0 20/8 108/- 108/0 28/416 28/4 8 22%
Genera
Elec Relations with America.
Guinness.... Meantime, the Foreign Minister Impl. Chem. In
dustries.... is reported to have adopted a friendly policy toward the United Impl. Tobacco States and is trying to approach Interunt. Nickel. 224
Int. Ten Stores the Roosevelt Administration.
Japan is now keenly interested in the American attitude toward the Far East after America's in-
war-debt. questions during October.
Pinchin Johnson, Turner & Newall Unilever
dustrial recovery plan and the Angle-Dutch
are settled Barma Corpn The following Canadian are the main points of Japan's policy toward the United States, it is reported:-
Hiros
Pacifie Rly. Guln Kalumpong
Rubber Trepca Mines
Oils
28/3 28/0 10/- 12/- 22/0
22/3 57/ 577- 35/- 37/0
(1) To explain to the American nation that the revision of the Langlangte Washington and London Naval Estates Treaties is absolutely necessary London Tin for Japan's national defence: Rubber Trusts
(2) Apart from the recognition Shal. Elec. Constr. question of Manchukuo, Japan de Van Kyn Deep ..
America's friendship to- wards the new state and wilt pro- Anglo-Persian Oil mote commercial relations between Burmah Oit.... the United States-and-Manchukuo, Royal Dutch--S-214-£-214- regardless of
་ ་ dependence; and
(3) Japan expects that publie opinion in America will favour the conclusion of the American- Japanese arbitration treaty.
Manchukuo in-
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case America should propose such a treaty, Japan will try to materi- alise it-United Press.
COTTON, WHEAT AND SILVER
LATEST NEW YORK QUOTATIONS
Messrs. Swan, Culbertson and FriŁZ have received the following quotations on the New York cotton and wheat and silver exchanges for yesterday.
Cotton.
Aug. 24.
Aug. 25. Closing
Closing Range Range
9.15-0.63
0.40-0.41
Trans Shell
Trad.
45/740/10 84/4 86/736
21 YEARS AGO
Mr. Hall expressed regret at the unavoidable absence of their President and in a brief address
RADIO BROADCAST
DANCE TUNES TO-NIGHT
pru.
4-7 p.m. Chinese recorded gramme,
7-11.30 p.m. European programme. 7-7.35 p.m. Orchestral, Offenbachiana (arr. Finck).
An extremely bullish tone per- vaded the market due to infintion
Herman Finck and His Orchestra, DX327. activity, especially the Federal Re-
The Royal Hunt and Storm-Doscrip serve Banks announced heavy pur- chinaes of Government securities
tive Symphony (Berlioz). which weakened the dollar, Another
Sir Hamilton Harty conducting the bullish factor was the London agree.
Halle Orchestra. DX201. ment for wheat price recovery.
In a Camp of the Ancient Britons There was also franile short cover:
(Ketolboy).
Albert W. Ketelbey's Concert ing which advanced the main Int
Orchestra. 0860, from 1 to more than 6 points with commented upon the successful
Waldteufel Memories Fantasia Homestake Goldmining shares jump-year.
The following, officiais, were ing 24% points to a level of 200%.
(arr. Finck). Herman Finck and His Orch. 9880. a record high
Other general stocks elected for the ensuing year:
President, Mr. T. A. Mitchell; made new highs for 1938.
7.35-8 pm. Musical Comedy, Lima Locomotive is recommended Chairman, Mr. R. Hall; Hon. The New Moon-Vocal Gema. for purchase at around 28.
The Columbia Light Opera Secretary Mr. W. C. K. Mackie; Our New York Offer...
Company. 0831. cable (This
Hon: Treasurer, MrS-Dallows The Merry Widow-Selection. morning) Stocks: The list gives
London Theatro Orchestra. DX04. every appearance of having embark Captain, Mr. A. S. Bliss: Vice
Sweet-Vocal Goms.
The Columbia Light Opera Company. 0900.
cd on a new phase of a bull market, Captain, Mr. G. Hill; General Com-Bitter and it is advisable to stocks.mittee, Messrs, W. M. Johnston, W.
hold Wheat: Opened sharply higher on S. Webb, J. McKelvie, R. London, cables, sterling, reported agreement E. L. Whitfield and B. M. White- reached at the International
domestic Conference, and
develop ments. It
was a very bullsh market but sold off because of lack of buy
man,
power. Buy on all reccasions. CONGRESS DISSOLVED. boston: Advance stimulated by re-
WON
CESPEDES CABINET TAKES DRASTIC ACTION
of credit expansion operations by Federal Reserve Banks and con- tinued strength in stocks and sterling. Aside from heavy selling for October operations were light, Silver: Fol- lowed other commoditlen and
Hovanna, Aug. 25. strong and active.
The Cespedes Cabinet has de Our New York Omee cable (Last ehted to dissolve Congress and Night) Stocka
Stocka: The revival of in- Bation talk is booming stocks. We return to the Cuban Constitution may see some realizing to-day but of 1901.
weck. expect higher prices next Wheat: Liverpool declines moderate ly. Our market sold off due to lack of buying interest and unsettled out- look. Responsible news Is baillish, particularly for cash wheat. Colton: Opened higher on action of sterling, stocks and continued inflation talk colncident with light hedge, offerings,
Dow-Jones averages:
Aug. 24. Aug. 25.
American & For
American works
A Copper
The following extracts are from Chrysler.. the Hongkong Telegraph for the Columbla Gas and week ended August 24, 1912.
1
•
The rate of the dollar on dei mand was 1/11.15/16.
*
Hon. Mr. J. A. S. Buckmill was welcomed us Attorney-General.
•
Thus the Government declares itself frankly revolutionary, de priving all State officers elected under the 1928 Constitutional Re forms of their posts,-Reuter!
MACHADO'S FEAR.
Protection Against
Assassins.
Nassau (Bahamas) Aug. 25, Ex-President Machado of Cuba is evidently in hourly fear of assassination.
A police guard, armed with rilles, has been mounted both in- side and outside his hotel.
It is believed he received warning from his son.
វា
When revolution in Cuba swept Machado from office, he escaped from the island, by aeroplane. Many of his suporters who mained in Havanna were an sassinated.
re-
It is said that Machado has U.S. $500,000 in the Bank of England and intends leaving for Eurons shortly-Reuter,
SOONG IN TOKYO.
DECLINES TO ALLOW PRESS INTERVIEWS
Tokyo, Aug. 25. Mr, T. V. Soong arrived here this morning on the President Jefferson but declined all inter- views,
His secretary, speaking to the press, asserted there had never been any talk on board ship re- garding Mr. Soang seeing Mr. Shigemitsu or any other, Japanese oncial-Reuter,
34/3 34/- 36/0 20/0
30 Industrials
101.41
105.07
37/~
20 Rails
'1.00
63.37
27/11/4
20 'Utilities
30.23
31.18
Miscellaneous
40 Bonds,
87.68
87.58
Alaska Juncau
10/0 13/74
16/11/
13/0
Mining Co.
284
Allied
Chemical &
Dvo
Dye...
130
30
1424
$ 17% $ 18
American Can
0334
18/- 15/9
Power
1214
13/- 13/-
Amer. & For. Pow. 254/ American Metal Co. 19%
10% 27
American Smelting 87% American Tol.&
Tel. American Tobacco
'B
2041 30
1271⁄2 120
90%
92%
Water
28
30%
18
18
Corporation
15%
101
Automobile 68%
01
54/41⁄2-547454
Bor
Extracts From the "Telegraph" Files
Baltimore & Ohio Bethlehem Steel Borden Company
-20% Warner Canadian Pacifc
Railway
16 Case, J..
7314 National Bank 27% Chaso
Cor-
321⁄4
34
41
42
27/
20
21
19
13%
10% 70 2774
$2 47
Electric Consolidated Gas of
18%
10%
N.Y. Continental Oil
49
60
1016
Corn Products Douglas Aircraft Drug Inc.
80%
142
17% 00% 16
4016
4714
Du Pont de Nemours 80
83%
814
*64
Bond and
Share
23 244 +374
25%
20%
International
38
Cement
33%
34%
324
34
International
Vester
00%
42%
41
42
International Nickel -201
31
221
23%
International Tol, &
Tel,
10% -
17%
384
41
Johns Manville
53%
674
Lehman Corporation 71%
Kennecott Copper 21%
23
73%
Liggett & Myers
334
3B9%
21%
20
36
37%
314
97 1/3
51%
34
80- and
· 24%
81
21%
38% 1014
5336
43
0%
124 13
20% 20%
14% 15%
-30%
30%
24
3614
84%
50%
120
Forty armed Chinese attacked Electr Kodak Station and Electric killed three Indian constables. They also stole $1,000 of Crown General Foods... rents.
General Motors General Railway
Signal
*
It was reported that all of the Gold Dust Naval Dockyard's fastest launches Goodyear Tyre and
Rubber 9.80-9.80 10.11-10.14 were being fitted with maxim guns.
10.16-10.08 10.30-10.80
Wheat. Aug. 24. Aug. 25.
October
December
9.60-0.03 0.87-0.88
January
9.71-0.71 V,89-0.99
March
May
July
10.20-10.20 10.44-10.44
Spot
8,30----
-9.55-
Sept.
85%
Chicago Winnipes Chicago Wienipes
8826
Oct.
70%
Dec. May
RD 71%
921
03 77
71%%% 701% 90% 7812
Silver.
Aug. 24. Aug. 25.
30.70
37.51 38.28
37.40 38.20
38.96
September
December
March:
Total salos.for the day-
8,275,000 azn. 8,400,000 oz.
(531: Contracts) (330 Contracts)
EXCHANGE RATES
Paris. Genovn
Borlin
Helsingfors
Oslo.
Athoms..
Milan..... Buonor Alros
Shanghal
Now York Amsterdam. Vienna.. Prague. Madrid...
Bucharest. Hongkong.
Brussola. Stockholm. Lisbon. Zombay, Yokohama: Monterkleo. Montreal.
Ann. 2/ .83.25/32 .18.04
DAY-BY-DAY-NEWS-IN-BRIEF
It is announced in the Gazette that
EVERYONE GOES'ASTRAY, BUT THE LEAST IMPRUDENT ARE THEY WHO the price of prepared oplum known as Kunshan opium la to be $80 for REPENT THE SOONEST.—Voltaire.
three Tacls.
Mr, W. J. Lockhart-Smith has been appolated to net as Deputy Oficial Receiver in Bankruptcy in addition to hia other duties.
Loew's Inc.
Lorillard P.
Procupine Mcintyre Fro Mines, Ltd. Montgomery Ward 26 National City Bank 30%- During Thursday, two cases of
York Central. 48% typhold and one of puerperal fover National Distillers 93%
Now were reported to the local health North American Co. 23 authorities.
Owens-Illinois Glass.
Co..... ILE the Governor hag pro-
GAM The speaker at next Tuesday's Pacific visionally recognised Mr. Merrit N. H.K. Rotary Club mooting will bo the
Electric Cootes as Vice-Consul for the United Roy. N. V. Halward, whose subject Pennsylvania Rail- Staten in Hongkong.
will be "Street Sleepers.
roadc 30% Phillips Petroleum, 14% His Excellency the Governor In The Kowloon Dock Recreation Club Reynolds Tobacco |Council_has been pleased to Aur. 9.
direct have made an alteration in the 'B'
61 that the name of Mr. Edward daton of their fortnightly whist Sears Roebuck.... 41% 82.19/82 82-1871 Charles Stocker be added to the List drives, which have hitherto boon hold Shell Union
8% of Authorized "Architects. 10.57% .18.754
Vacuum on Wednesdays. As from Soptember Socopy 4, whist drives will be held at the 2204
Corporation Docks on alternate Mondays.
Southern California
Edlaon The Hallowing of the new Church Standard
Gas and 42% award of the Imperial Service Medal House at Kowloon Tong
Electric (3 Duke to Mr. James Charles West, lately Street) by the Bishop of Hongkong, Standard Oil Co., of Chief Warder, Prisons Department will take place on Saturday, Septem- 8.01 and to Mr. George Frederick Hunt ber 2, at 8 pm. Those interested aro Texas Corporation..
30 Taylor, lately Sub-Inspector of Light-cor
cordially invited to attend. Servicen. Texas Gulf Sulphur 334 100%
0% houses, Hongkong.
will commence on Sunday, Sept. 8; Union Carbida and 38% 39.5/16
Holy Communion at 7.15 ́a.m.- and
Carbon
48% .55244
Something good in dinner dance Choral Eucharist 'at 0 660
Union Pacife 27. 1204 .m. 1/4/11/16 174.11/10 entertainment la promised by the
United Aircraft and butte 20.494 29.18 Paninsula Hotel on Saturday, Septent Professor A. Obrombaki, and Mm. Trane.
10.07% bor 3, when American Negro twin J. Lukaszewics of Poznan, Poland, United Corporation, 19.37 .108%
107% brothers will take the floor and show brothery nd alster of the late Dr. M. United +1/01/16 1/01/10 Hongkong.com exceptionally good Obrember of Hongkong wish to provement 1/2-1/25/10 tap dancing. The brothers are pro- express their most azateful thanks to US Rubber
pen, 14 Legos of frend West, "makeräi of all, his friends who attended their UB, Steel; 24484 Bars? They have, boon featured at brother'kKUNSTALMHAspy Valleyzón, FUniversal 517 the Canidrome, Bhan halk her ether. April-20, sant noral tripulator made sa TOORZA
22011⁄2
10.00
10.00
.580
0214
62% graciously pleased to approve of the
It is notified in the Gazette that boon 680 is Majesty the King has
42 .1/8.1/10 .4.50
.8.12
4.01
110%
4:81:
1;
Gas
37%*
8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report.
8.3-8.35 p.m
Symphony No. 3--Scotch Symphony
(Mendelssohn, Op. 56).
Felix Weingartner and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. 0387/00, 8.36-9.30 p.m. Varloty Band I'm Just Wild About Harry. Band-At Dawning.
Billy Cotton and His Band. MR708, Vocal-The Ratentcher's Daughter. Vocal-Botany Bay.
The Victorian Quartette. MR045. Instrumental-Butterflies in the Rain Instrumental-The Song of the
Nightingale.
Fred Hartley's Quintet. MR853, Song-Try Gettin' a Good Night's Song---Ev'ry Little While.
Sleep.
Frances Maddux (Soprano).
DB7089. Cornet Solo-Bird of Love Divine.
Jack Mackintosh. Cornet Duet Twilterings.
Jack Mackintosh and William Oughton, MR814. Vocal Duct-Sittin' in the Dark. Vocal Duet-Have You Ever Been
Lonely.
Jack and Jiu, MR852. Organ Solos-Blackpool Song
Mixture.
Reginald Dixon. MR965. Seng-Helen-The Shepherd's Song. Song The Dubarry-If I am
Dreaming.
Heddle Nash (Tenor). DE816. Xylophone Solo-Rio de Janeiro. Xylophone Solo-Jooy the Clown.
Rudy Starita. DB720, 9.30-11.30 p.m.
A relay of the Hongkong Hotch Danco Orchestra from the Rongkong Hotel Grill Room by courtesy of the Management. (During the Intervals broadcast recorded music will be from the Studio).
SUNDAY'S PROGRAMME. 11.30 p.m. Close Down.
All records in the above Europenu programmes are kindly supplied by Mesars. Anderson Musle Co.
11-12.15 p.m.
A relay of the Service from St. John's Cathedral,
12.16.2.30 p.m.
European programme of Columbia and Regal records,
1 p.m. Report.
2.30 p.m. Close Down.
Local Time and Weather
4.30-7 p.m.
:
Chinese recorded programme. 7-10 p.m.
European programme of Columbia and Regal records,
7--7.55 p.m.
A Concert. Song-Bless This House (Taylor
and Brahe).
Song-God Make me Kind (Carter
and Haydn Wood).
Muriel Brunskill (Contralto). DB1000.
Violin Solo-Algerian Sceno
(Ketelbey).
Violin Solo The Phantom Melody
(Ketelbey),
Albert Sandler. 9803.
Song-Fortunio (Messager).
Song-Elegie (Massenet).
Georges Thill (Tenor), LB10. Octet Putting the Clock Back
(arr. Squire),
J. H. Squire Celcate Octet DX68. Song A Song of Thanksgiving"
(Thomson and Allitson).
Song-Love, the Pedlar
(Battersby and German).
Doris Vane (Soprano). 9828. Pianoforte Solo-Hungarian
Rhapsody (Liszt),
Irene Scharrer. 0020. Chorus-Chauve-Souria Duet from
Pique Dame (Tschaikowsky). Chorus Chauve-souris-Tho
Grinder's Daughter (Traditional).
N. Balieff's Chauve-Souris Co. DX440, 7.56-8.40 p.m. Orchestral.
8 p.m.
Knife
(Local Time and Weather Report). The Fountains of Roma (Respighi).
Milan Symphony Orchestra, 9838/4. Lohengrin Selection (Wagner,
arr."Lulgini).
B.B.C. Wireless Symphony Orch. 01074.
| Flight of the Bumble Bee
(Rimsky-Korsakov),
Sir Hamilton Harty conducting the Hallo Orchestra: Khovanchtebina Preludo
{Moussorgsky}{\
Sir Hamilton farty conducting the Hallo Orhestra. 0008,
An Irish Symphony-Scherzo
(Harty).
Londonderry Air (arr. Harty),
Bir Hamilton Harty conducting the Menen. Halla Orchestra. - 9891. 8.40-9.05
Vocal Gems.
Morrie England
(Hood and Gorman). Miriam Licette Clara Serena, Franch Russell, Dennis Noble, Robert Cart and Chorus, 0803. Paul Rubens MemorialvalsSARVE
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Bathing Shoes, Red colour,
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