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RICHARD
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COTTON, WHEAT
AND SILVER
with
EDNA MAY OLIVER GUY KIBBEE, Directed by WILLIAM WELLMAN
Mosara. Swat, Culbertson and Fritz) have received the following quotation May on the Now York cotton and wheat July, and silver exchanges for yesterday,
Chicago Wheat.
Apr. 18. Closing Range
7701-77% 7874-78 794-7054
Rango
86%-054 0644-06 67%-07%
Apr. 17.
Close
LATEST NEW YORK ·
QUOTATIONS
Muy July September
78% 7842
80
Winnipeg Whent Apr. 17.
Apr. 18.
Close
Closing
65%
66%
October
67%
Silver
Colton
Apr. 17...
Close
Apr. 17.
Apr. 18..
Clone
Range
Closing May July
45.28
46.75
May ifuly October
11.03
11.05-11.05 September
48.05
Apr. 18. Closing Rango 46.28-40.25 46.60-46.00 7. 46.00-40.00
11.74
11.76-11.75 December.
40,58
46.60-40.60
11.88
11.00-11.00 January
40.78
46.86-40.86
December
12.00
12.01-12.01 March
47.18 47.26-47.25
January
12.05
12.07-12.07
March
19.13
12.14-12.14
Spot
11.80 $1.80
Total aules for the day:
6,800,000 oz) 6,400,000 DEN (274 Contracts) (216 Contracts)
Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8, Wyndham Street In the City of Victoria Hongkong
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1934.
NEW CHINA TWO BLACK DE VALERA
RISING
--
SPOTS
SIR ARTHUR SALTER'S SHIPBUILDING AND
VIEW OF SITUATION
| MORE STABLE IN
POLITICS
London, Apr. 18.
COAL
GOVERNMENT AID
PROMISED
London, Apr. 18.
In the House of Lords to- A hopeful view is taken in a night, the Government was considered appreciation of the situation in China, given to Reu-asked what steps were pro fer by Sir Arthur Salter on the posed to assist the. Mercan- return from a mission to the Far tile Marine and, particularly, Enst, undertaken on behalf of the League of Nations.
to assist in the scrapping of
WAR
ON SENATE
|ABOLITION OF SECOND CHAMBER
MR. COSGRAVE'S CHALLENGE
Dublin, Apr. 18. - The Irish Free State cannot Chamber which merely flouts the afford the expense of a Second will of the people, declared Mr.
day.
Sir Arthur expressed the obsolete cargo vessois and de Valera in the Dail Eirrann to- opinion that the internal politieņi situation bas substantially in their replacement by modern proved, as shown by the fact that shine.. the struggle bolween war logda
huve censed, except in Szochian- Lord Templemore, replying, said and in the North-West China that the Government was giving ulsowhere has reasonably affec- very serious attention to this Im tive government, and there is a Portant question. general and determined desire to Although trade and industry
cut out civil war.
If the reconciliation between General Chiang Kal-shek and Mr. T. V. Soong results in the latter rejoining the Government, should be very strong.
Moving the second reading of his Bill providing for the abolition of the Scante, -Mr, do Valora sald that the reason usually given for the existence of a Second Chamber was that it was necessary to curb sudden whims of the representativo Chamber.
:
were improving, there were two The Senato was only a check, j black spots, shipbuilding and coat. however, when the Dail had o He was authorised to say that majority which was not similar that while it was not possible to politically to the majority in the make any specific announcement, Senate, the President of the Board of Trade hoped to be in a position to Economically, says Sir Arthur, make a statement on the subject in the situation has deteriorated the House of Commons at an early since his last mission three years date.-British Wireless. ago, in consequence of sterling,
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK.
A DEATH BLOW. Mr. Cosgrave opposing the Bill said that Mr. de Valera had a mandate merely for the abolition of the Second Chamber, as it was at present constituted. He had no mandate for its abolition in its the rupee and the yen leaving way should soon be open fur entirety. gold white silver has risen in marked development, particularly relation to foreign currencies, jamong
If the Bill was passed, he said, enterprises in which the independence of the judiciary bringing about a fall in prices. Westernors are interested. The would be interfered with and the Nevortheless, there is much railway situation la promising. Constitution would receive a death economic reconstruction and With regard to the future, blow, road-making, and a considerable there are elements of hope, but The Government was spending development in lighter Industries, some factors still cause anxiety, as 'much money in one day in the
ELEMENTS OF HOPE.
Sir Arthur has drafted a lone aconomic disputo with Great
If the more stable political con-report for publication both in Britain as would keep the Senate ditions can be maintained, the English and Chinese.-Reuter. for a year-Renter.
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