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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1933.
SHARE PRICES
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
The following is the list of local sharo quotations fasued to-day.
Banka
II.K. Banks, 81836 5.
H'kong Banks, £130 n. Chartered Bank, £14% n. Mercantile Bank A.
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BROADCASTING AND DEMOCRACY
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some arrangement which will be fair to them all, and yet fair to democracy itself, which may bo onuangered by its own partles when they become excessively azealous for themselves and stickla
hard for their own rights
£20, n. Mercantile Bank C., £12 East Asia Bank, $101 8. Am: O. Finance Corp., Sh. 120 n. China O. Fin. Ord, Sh.84.76 p. China O, Fía. Prof. Sh. $5 n. Insurances.
Canton Ins, $936 n. Union Ins., $585 n. China Underwriters, $1.65 n. China Fire, $625 n.
H.K. Fire, Ins., $200 n. International Assco, Sh. $0.30
Shipping.
Douglas, $35 N.
H.K. Steamboats, $18 n. Indo-Chinas, (Prof.), $30 n. Indo-Chinas, (Def.), $35 D. Shells (Bearer), 50/7 Union Waterbeata, $15 n..
Mining.
Autamoks, 82 cta, n. Balatoes, 84 cts. n. Baguio Gold, 50 cts. n. Bengueta, $40 n.
Benguet Exploration,
n.
34 cts, sa.
Benguet Golddeld, 30 cts. n. Big Wedge, 30 eta, n. Gold Greek, 39 n.
Ipo Mining, $9 n.
Itogons, $71⁄2 n.
Kallans, 22/6 n.
Agalo, all broadcasting is a matter of snippets of talk, ench from its particular anglo; and it is not easy to get over the air the genuine clash and competition of Ideas which is true debate and real discussion.
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One last word. Broadcasting is a great form of public discussion; but it can nover dispense us from using the other great forms-both the genuinely oral and the printed n. form. Oral discussion, when men moet face to faco, must always be the greatest form of discussion.
And just as the áral form of discussion is needed, so also the printed. The newspaper is a primary necessity of democracy, Here the reader can read, and re-read, and reflect, and ruminate. Hore the writer can pursue a I steady policy, day in and day out, advocating a view, and pressing it with the steady tenacity of permanent wurpose.
Langkats (Single), $18 n. S'hai Explorations, Sh. $4.45_n. S'hai Loans, $6.85 n. Roubs, $13.40 2.
Venz: Goldfields, $0 m.
Docks, etc.
H.K. Wharves, $119 s. H.K. Docks, $101⁄2 n.
S. China Mutors A., 26 n. S.. China Motors B.. $8 n. Providents (old), $24 n. Providents (=W), $1.36 a. Hongkews, Sh. $348 n. Now Engineeringa, Sh. $7 n. Shanghal Docks, Sh. $149 n.
Catton Milis.
Elvo Cottons, $12.80 sa. S'haf Cottons, Sh. $116.0. Zoong Sings, Sh. $131⁄2 n. Wing On Textiles, Sh. $70 a.
Lands, Hotels, etc.
H. and S. Hotels, $6.40 a. H.K. Lands, $71% 8. S'haf Lands, Sh. 31 n. Metropolitan Lands, Sh. $14 ne Humphreys, $12 n.
H.K. Realtics, 5.70 b.
Asia Renitien "A" Sh. $140 n.. Aria Realties "B" Sh. $20 m. Chinese Estates, $96 b. China Realties, Sh. $154 n. China Debenture, Sh.$137 n.
Public Utilities. Tramways, $21 n.
Peak Trams (Old), $15% n. -Peak-Trams;-(Now),-574-në- Star Ferries (old), $98 b.
Yaumati Ferries (old), $24 11 China Lights (old), $10.05/15 ea.
Broadcasting, In comparison, is episodic-now this, now that; now one side, now another. But broadcastinë and the newspaper have both something, to xlvo to democracy.
The one is a mirror of opinion at large; the other is a burning | glass for a particular opinion.
China Lights (now), $9.90 n, II.K. Electrics, $7211⁄2 b. Macao Electrics, $23 n. Sandakan. Lightë, 3104 n. Telephones (old), $31 as. Telephone (Rights), $11%/%1⁄2 so. Telophones (x. R.) 251⁄2 n. China Buson, Sh. $11 n. Singapore Tractions, 3/- n. Singapore Pref., 15/- p.
Industrials.
Malabon Sugars $16 n. Cald: Macg. (old), Sh. $21 a. Cald: Mac. (Pref.), $10. Canton Icea, $314 8.
Cements (Com.), $134 sa. Cements (old), $2,50 n. Cement (New). 5 cta. n. H.K. Ropes, 86
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Stores, C Dairy Farms, $284 b. Watsons, $6.60 n. Der A Wings, $1 D, Lane Crawfords, $414 b, Mackintosha, $21 - Sinceres, $13.20. Wm. Powells. $2.10 n. Wing On (H.K.) $140 s.
Miscellaneous. Amusements, $1% n. ILK. Entertainments, $10 n. S.C. Enterprises, $12. United Theatres, Sh, $2 n. Macao "Greyhounds.” E10 . Constructions (old), $2 n Constructions (new), 60 cts. n. B. Ind. G. Bonds, $81% n. H.K. Govt, Loan $4% b. Prem. Wallace Harpers, $8 n.
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