21 YEARS AGO
Extracts From the "Telegraph" Files
The following extracts are from the Hongkong Telegraph for the week ended April 12th, 1913.
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The rate of the dollar on demand was In. 11.18/16d.
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LONDON STOCK
EXCHANGE
INDUSTRIAL ISSUES
FIRM
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
CHELYUSKIN RESCUE.
PLANES MAKE ANOTHER HOP
TO ICE CAMP
Moscow, Apr. 12. The Soviet airmen engaged in the the rescue of the remaining casta- The following quotations on London Stock Exchange have been ways on the drifting Ice pack In received by Mossrn. Swan, Culbertson the Arctic Ocean, have made an- and Fritz in conjunction with Reuter. other successful flight.
Market-Industrial issues were Of the 28 persone left on the ice, 22 were brought back to-day. Only six inen of the Chelyuskin's crew, who fought hunger and bliz zard for two months while do- sperate efforts were made to rescue them, are now in the camp, The women and children brought to safety yesterday and the day previous-United Press.
Mr. G. A. Caldwell was appoint-very firm. Otherwise the market war ed Secretary of the Hongkong and other irvegulor.
Chinese Bonds. "Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd."
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After standing for fifty yours at the junction of Queen's Road and Pedder Street, the Clock Tower was ordered to be demolished, on the ground that it was an obstrue- tion to traffic.
Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse was ap pointed Deputy Superintendent of Police.
At the annual meeting of the Hongkong Tennis League, Mr. H. A. Nisbet was appointed President, Mr. A, O. Brawn Vice-President, and Mr. C., C. Hickling Hon. Secretary and Treasurer.
Rly.
6% Tlent-Pukow Railway (Supl. Luan).......
Shai-ll'chow Ningpo Riy.... £ 98
Huluang Rly.
$ 43
1011
Lung Tsing U.
£ 27-30 £ 26-29
£ 48
Hai Ry. 1013 £ 18% I 18 Foreign Bonds and Banks German 7% Int.
Loan 1924
Japan 5 Sterling
784 79%
Canadian Pacific Rly. $25 sh.... Chartd. 15- sh. (Bearer).... Guin Kalumpong
Rubber
wore
5
5%
Apr. 11. Apr. 12. 44% Bonds 1898 (Esue. Inn.)...
£100%
C104 4195% Loan, 1908 . E 94% € DAN
Lann 1912 .. £ 74%
Reorg. Loan
£ 74%
5
1013 (Lan, Inn,) £ 9011⁄2 Bonds 1925-47 £ 98 6% Shal-Nanking
£ 96%
£ BHK
Rly.... Tient-Pukow
£ GO
1 004
Imp! Tobacco 121/4 123/6 Woolworths
08/0 03/6
Internat. Nickel
£ 38-4188-41
no par val.... $27
$ 27%
Pinchin Jolinson
10/- nb.
38/8
3870
Turner and Newall
12/6
62/4
Unilever
24/6 24/8
Miscellaneous.
£ 42
Anglo-Dutch Burma Corpn. Rs.
*22/
231-
10
18/104 14/1
18% $ 18%
25/1
25/3
20/6
21/3
Japan C Sterilng
12/0
14/3
Loan 1924 ...
£ 01
£ 91%
ILK. & Shai Bk.
20/0 21/0
Londun Tin 10/-
Milan, Apr. 12.
(Lein. Regd.) £137 Chartd. Rk. £5 ®b. £ 10%
£137
b.
15/-
15/0
£ 10%
Pekin Synd.. 27-
ruys
Associated
Imlestring Brit.-Amer.
Industrials and Breweries.
Elec.
Tob. (Benrer) Chinese Eng, and
ord. sh......
2/719
2/7
Rubber Trusia
30%-
31/0
Dunlop Rubber
are
Everrendy 6/- mb. General
Elec.
asleep and she awakes complaining |Impl. Chem Ind .. of a light which dazzled her eyes.Impl. Chem Int. -Reuter.
18/1% 1871%
120/714 121/3
29/6 237- 86/0 85/6 £5/7% 56/- 9979 9370 R/AM 5370 20/114 29/14
42/ 427- 4276 -42/475 3873 38/44
S'hai Elec. Constr
507-
55/-.
Van Ryn Deep Elec. Musical In
dustries
Écf. }0}- nh
9/6
9/6
Crown Mines Hunan Rly.
LUMINOUS RAYS FROM BODY.
ITALIAN PHYSIOLOGICAL
PHENOMENON
The emission of luminous from the body of a woman patient
at Piano Hospital is intriguing doctors and nurses.
Loan 1907 £ 80% dan
The woman in suffering from asthma and not cancer, tuberculosis Min. Bearer). or any other disense in which the Tate and byl physiological phenomenon
"bio-Courtaulds
luminousness" has previously been Distillers observed.
light
The emanations of strong and of short duration. (England) They appear when the patient in Routa
Trepen Mities Langlaagte
Estaten
Olla Anglo-Persian Oil Burinn Oil..... Southern Railway (Deferred) *** Royal Dutch 100
il. sb....... Shell Trans and Trad. (Bearer) Geldenhuis
SHOWING SIMULTANEOUSLY TO-MORROW
QUEEN'S
43/14 46/3
27/127/-
الم
48/1 48/14 93/9 93/9
#776 PR/..
£21 £21%
G1/105 5170 31/3 31/3 226/3
£ 32
ALHAMBRA
A PAGEANT OF
LUSCIOUS SPLENDOR UNMATCHED
SINCE SHEBA'S DAY:
EDDIE CANTOR IN THE SAMUEL GOLDWYN PRODUCTION OF ROMAN SCANDALS
with
RUTH ETTINĆ GLORIA STUART DAVID MANNERS and the
GOLDWYN GIRLS
Released the UNITED ARTISTS
EDDIE CANTOR-Carrying on whire the Caesars left off! Climaxing his funniest pic- ture with a thrilling chariot race down to the sea with his shoes nailed to the floor!
227/6 £1
FRIDAY,
APRIL 13,
1934.
SHARE PRICES
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
The following is the lies of howa) shore quotations issued to-day.
Banks.
H.K. Banks, $1830 n. II.K. Bank, (London), £187 n. Chartered Bank, £10 n. Mercantile Bank
B.
Д
Mercantile Bank C., £13 n. East Asia Bank, $93 n. Am: 0. Finance Corp., Sh. $20 n China O. Fin. Ord. Sh. $4 n. China O. Fin, Pref. Sh. $5 n.
Insurances.
Canton Ins., $310 b. Union Ins., $685 b.
China Underwriters, $1.15 b.
China Firo, $526 n
II.K. Fire ins., $265 n. International Assee, 3. 36.10 n.
Shipping
Douglas, $361⁄2 n/
H.K. Steamboats, $12 n. Indo-Chinne, (Pref.), $30. Indo-Chinas. (Dof.), $38. Shells (Bearer), 51/101⁄2 n. Union Waterboats, $11 b.
MIDIBA "
Antamoks, 73 cta, n.
Baintocs, $36
#.
Bagulo Gold, 41 cte. n.
Benguets, $35 n.
Benguet Exploration, 25 cts. 5.
Benguet Goldfeld, 20 cts, n.
Big Wedge, 12cts n.
Gold Creek $81⁄2 n.
Ipo Mining, $6 11.
Itogons, $7 1,
Kailan, 23/-n.
Langkats (Single), $10% n.
S'hat Explorations, Sh. $4.80 n.
S'hal, Leans, $5.90 n.
Raubs, $14.50 b.
Venz: Goldfields, $6.60 m.
Docks, etc.
H.K. Wharven, $109 n. H.K. Docks, $16 b.
S. China Motors A., $2 n. 8. China Motors B., £8 n. Providenta (old), $1.90 m.
Providents (now), 75 cts, n. Hongkews, Sh. $360 n.
New Engineerings. Sh. $3.20 n. Shanghai Docks, Sh. $133 n. Cotton Mills.
Ewo Cottons, Sh. $11.65 60. S'hal Cottons (old) sh. 876 n.
Shal Cottons (new), Sh. $431⁄2 n.
Zoong Singe, Sh. $18
n.
Wing On Textiles. Sh. $70 n.
Lande. Hoteln. etc.
II. and S: Hotels, $5.00 b.
HI.K. Lands, 3651⁄2 n.
S'hai. Lands, Sh. 20
n.
Metropolitan Lands, Sh. $14 n. Humphreys, $11.20 n. H.K. Realties, $6.10. n.
Asia Rasitica "A" Bh. $140 n. Asia Realties "B" Sh. $20 n.. Chinese Estates, $86 b. China Realties, S. $16% p China Debenture, Sh.$187 n..
Public Utilities.
'Tramway, $20% by
Peak Trams (old), $15.90 n. Peak Trams (now), 37% a.. Star Ferries (old), $96%*n. Yaumati Ferries, $24 n.
C. Lights (old), $84. C. Lights (new), $8 n. II.K. Electric, $71 b. Macao Electries, $23% n. Sandakan Lights, $8 n.
Telephones (old), $23 b. Telephones (new), $124, n.
China Buses, Sh. $13.40 n. Singapore Tractions, 5/- n. Singapore Pref., 16/10 n.
IndustrialK,
!
Malabon Sugars, $11
ald: Macg. (old), Sh. $21 a. Caid: Macg. (Pref)), $191⁄4 n.
Canton Ices, $2.00 n.
Cements (old). 2. Cement (new), $2. H.K. Ropes, $6 n.
Stores, mic.
'Dairy Farms, $261⁄2 sa.
Watsons, 804 n. Der A Wings, 31 o. Lane Crawforde, $1 n. winckintosha. 521 n. Sinceres, $13 mi
Wm. Powella, $1.60, n. Wing. On (HK), $140 n.
Miscellaneous, Amusementa $.
+
JI.K. Entainments, 30 n 9.0. Enterprises, $1 n. United Theatres, Sb. $2 n. Macro, "Grovhonds.” 82 n. Construction (old), $1% b. Contructions (new), 70 ets. b.
B. Ind. G. $ Bonds, 84% 1. H.K. Gavt. Loun, 84% b. premi. Wullues Finners. $8 mi
-ADDED FEATURETTE- WALT DISNEY'S COLOURED SILLY-SYMPHONY
"LULLABY LAND"
Many a girl worth hor ealt ofton Anda herself in a tight pinch.
DAILY ~A+-2.30,
5.10, 7.15
& 9.50 p.m.
KINGS
FROM SUNDAY.
THEY HAD A LOT IN COMMON...... in fact, too much!
Three hearts, that beat as one. She liked what they liked and they liked each other!
DESIGN FOR LIVING
with
FREDRIC MARCH GARY COOPER
The daring, distracting
play of a woman who' loved two men
completely... simultane-
ously!
MIRIAM HOPKINS EOWARD EVERETT HORTON A Paramount Picture
an Ernst Lubitsch
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