KIANGSI REHABILITATION
FARMS FREE OF RENT
AND TAXES
Nanchang, Sept, 13.
NEW YORK STOCK
EXCHANGE'.
MARKET DULL YESTERDAY
THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH.
LONDON STOCK
EXCHANGE
LATEST SHARE
QUOTATIONS
the The following quotations on London Stock Exchanko have been received by Megara. Swan, Culbertson and Pritz in conjunction with Reuter.
44
Chinese Bonds.
Sept. 11 Sept., 12 Bonds 180R Eng, Iss.) £101% £101
Loan 1908. £ 3
£ 93
Lonn 1912... £ 72%
Reorg. Lonn 1915 (Lin. Inn.) £95%
£ 7214
£ 95
The following reports on the New York stock market have been re The Nanchang Anti-Red Hend-ceived through Mears, Swan, Culbert quarters have issued an order that son & Fritz: The Wall Street Journ al report on yesterday's markets the farming products of lands re-
Stocks-were frier, due to a slight covered from "Red" control this gain in steel operations. The market, however, was very dull, with Traders year shall be entirely owned by holding aloof, apparently pending the 4 the producers without bearing any announcement of new marginal re- quirements. Bonds were depressed, United form of taxation, nor will land-featured by the slump in
The lords be allowed to claim any rent States Government issues.
laнuck declined as until next year. This is one of point, with several touching new 5 Bands 1925-47 £ 88% 1.88
Itly. noveral messures recently promul- low levels due to the reported dis-Si-Nanking
appointing response to the Govern gated for the relief of the "Red" mont's recent conversion offer, plus 5% Tent. Pakow devastated areas.-Central News. the reported withdrawal of Trenaury Stocks on the Curb Ex- change were irregular. Wheat pricCH were downward, due to the Canadian grep being estimated at 277,000,000 bushels, compared with 270,000,000 hushels last year.
PHOTO CONTEST DISPLAY.
EXHIBITION ENDS TO-MORROW.
The exhibition of entries in the Telegraph Amateur Photo- graphic Competition definitely closes at 6 p.m. to-morrow (Friday).
Several hundred residenta visited the ex- have already hibition, which is generally agreed to be the finest ever Been in the Colony. Admis- alon is free.
This evening at 6.30 Mr. H. H, Higham, one of the Judges, will give a critical talk on the various entries. All interested are invited.
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S. C. & F. New York office cables: The stock market was again dall and featurelean, with publle Interest small. The weakness of Federal bonds, which impeder the Treasury refunding plan, Is ascribed to inßationary Implica tionn of the Maine elections. Washington is silent about the money question, Plans regarding the re- Iorganisation of the NRA are in pro-
press.
Baxineas news in colourless.
A Stock Exchange seat was sold for $76,000, a decline of $2,000. from the previous price. The Detroit Edison's earnings for the 12 months ended August 31 totalled $5.50 per share, against $4.90 per share the previous 12 months. The New York Central ropurts a loss of $1,211,000 in July, against a profit of $1,253,000 in July last year. Chrysler Motor's ship ments during the first eight months totalled 487,800 cara and trucks,
corres against 30,000 during the
The ponding perind of last year. Chevrolet Motor Company's August output
the largest for was similar month in the past five years.
to
70
701⁄4
£ 32
£24
£ 24
£100
£ 27
£ 3819
£171⁄4
Rly...... £ 32 6% Tient-Pukow Railway (Supl. Lonn) 67% S'hal-W'chow-
Ningpo ly... £100 6 Hounn Riy... £ 27 5 Hukuang Rly.
£ 38 1911
Tring U. Long Bai Rly. 1913. £17
Foreign Bonds and Banks, German 75% Int.
Lonn 1824
48
4816
£ 70 xd
£ 88%
£130 £16
Japan 5% Sterling
Lean 1007 .... £ 77 Japan 6 Sterling
Lean 1934
....£87 ILK. & Shn B.
(Lan. Regd.).. £138 Charid, Bk, £5 h, I 154
Industrials and Breweries. Associated Eler.
Industries British-Amer. Tob
(Bearer) Chinese Enge an
Min. (Bearer)'' Tate & Lyle Courtauldi Distillers
any
|
Dunlop Rubber. Everrendy fil- sh. Electric
21/74 21/11/4
1257-
23/0 23/1% 01/- DIY- 46/11⁄2- 48/41⁄2 887- 87/9 49/10% 50/- 21/6 27/0
126/a
46/1% 40/1
40/10% 47/- 36/3
06/4
0/-
(England)
GENESISETA CAMPUSIAURÁCOMMANDOS The Air Reduction has declared an General
extra dividend of $1.50 per share. The Baldwin Locomotive Works Bouts Augunt bookings totalled $1,340,000, impt. Chem Ind. against $1,051,000 in August inst In. Chem Ind. year and unfilled orders on August
9/ Def. 10/- si...
128/10120/3 $9,601,000. TheImpl. Tabacco Continental Can Co. has declared a Woolthworth .. 09/- 09/3 10% stock dividend. Electric output Internat. Nickel
ue par val....$ 24%
$ 24% was up 1.10 for the week ended September & The Federal Re-
Pinchin Johnson
40/9 10/- sh. Tangshan serve Bourd reports a greater than
gain in the August Turner & Newall 46/0 ensonal Department Stare sales. Business Unilever Min. done:
400,000.
The following ships are expeel-a1 amounted ed to be in wireless communication with Hongkong to-day:-Mount Olympus. Nanning,
Maru, Toyama Maru, Alipore, Kuyo Maru, Yinshen. Haining,
Ajax, Yochow, Malacca Maru, New York, and Chicago commodity reports received through Messtя, President Harrison, General Sher-Swan, Culbertson & Fritz: -man, President Jackson, Somali, Tinseng, Holhow, Selatan, Toishan,
BANK FOUNDATION STONEALYING
of
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1934.
SHARE PRICES
The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day.
Bnaks. Hongkong Bank $1720 b. H.K. Bank (Lon. Rox.), 5136 A. Chartered Banks, £164 n. Mercantle Bank, A & B. £30% n. Mercantile Bank C., £13 n. East Asia Bank, $98 n. Am: 0. Finance Corp., Bh. $20 1- China O. Fin. Ord. Sh. 84 n. China O. Fin. Pref. Sh. 85 n.
Insurances,
Canton Ins., $290 n. Union Ins., $540 n. China Underwriters, $1.15 n. China Fire, $510 n. H.K. Fire Ing., $246 n.. Internut') Assce, Sh. $6 n.
Stupping.
Douglas, $40% n.
H.K. Steamboats, $7 n. Indo-Chinas, (Pref.), $80 a. Indo-Chinas, (Dot.), 888 n. Shell's (Beurer), 47/6 8. Union Waterbouts, $19
murun
Antamoks, 63 cts. b.
Balatoes, $37 6.
D.
Baguio Gold, 45c b.
Bengueto, $42 6.
n. -
Benguet Exploration, 18 cta. b. Benguet
wet Goldfield, 20 eta n.
Big Wedge, 12 ets. n.
Gold Creek $2 n.
Gold River, 23% ets. 80.
1po Mining, $2% 3.
Itogons, 55 n.
Kailan, 23/12 n.
Langkats (Single), $17% n. S'hai Explorations, Bh. $5 1. S'hai Loans, Sh. $64 n. Rauls, $13. n.
Venz: Goldfeld, sõ n.
Locks, etc.
L
H.K, Wharves, $111 a. H.K. Docks, $14 n. Providenta (old), $1% n. Providents (new), 60 eta, z. Hongkows (old), Sh, $3121⁄21⁄2 1. Hongkews (now), Sh. 3310 n. New Engineerings, Sh. $4% n. Shanghai Docka, Sh. $118 n.
Cotton Muls. Ewo Cottons, Sh. $10.90 b. S'hai Cottons, (old), Sh, 375 n. S'hai Cottone (new), Sh. $44 n. Zoong Sings, Sh. $11
n.
Wing On Textiles, Sh. 365 n.
Lande, Hotels, etc.
L
S'hai Lands, Sh. $27 n. Metropolitan Lands, Sh. $14 n. Humphreys,
$10 h.
I.K. Realtics, $1.60 b.
Asia Itunities "A" Sh. $140 n. Aain Realties "B" Sh. $20 #, Chinese Estates, 388 b.
Chinn Realties, Sh. $154 n. China Debenture, Sh.B187 a.
Public Utilities,
H. and S. Hotels, 30.55 a. H.K. Lands, $50 sa.
40/6
45/9
24/3
24/0
Miscellaneous.
10
Anglo-Dutch Burma Corpn. RH. Canadian Preise
26/0
26/0
12/0
12/6
Rly. $25 ah. ... $ 10% Chartd. 16/- sh.
$ 131⁄2
Gula Kalumpong
Rubber Trepca Mines .... Langlaagte
Estates London Tu 10/-
xh.
(Bearer)...
2016
20/6
ea.
24/~
24/-
9/9
9/9
Peak Trama (new), $7 n.
Star Ferries, (old), $98% n.
337/3
33/3
Yaumati Ferries (old), $21%
n.
11/9
1179
Pekin Synd 2-
ord, sh.... Rubber Trusts S'hai Elee. Constr. Van Ryn Deep.. Electric Musical
Industries TVIA
21-
2/-
34/6
34/0
57-
57/-
63/0
63/15
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Cotton: The strike situation re- sins unchanged. The Government weekly weather report is slightly bet- ter than had been expected. It in estimated that' consumption American colton during August total- led 415,000 bales. "Spot” houses were Melters. The basis was strong for near shipment and a triile easier for forward. The concensus of broker- age opinion was bullish. News from not Good progress is being made the first strike conferenci is with the construction of the new favourable, but the talk of govern
processing the Hongkong and ment, concession in the premises of Shanghai Bank. The foundation ax is encouraging.
Grain: The inarket
dull. stone is to be laid on October 17.
The cash position continues strong. The ceremony will be performed The Canadian Government wheat CS- by His Excellency "the" Governor.simpte of 277,504,000 bushels
lightly higher than had been cx- pected.
HAPPY RECEPTION
Wns
Rubber The market was feature- less, but the undertone was steady. Dow Jones Averages:
PRINCE GEORGE ARRIVES AT 20 Ulick
CROYDON
H. R. H. Prince George arrived
Imperial Airways liner this morn- Amer. Smelting & Ret, ing. There was no formal reception, Amer. Tel. & Tel. but a large crowd had gathered on Auburn
Olla.
Anglo-Persiun Oil 4673 45/7% Burma Cit......
81/10% 82/6 Southern Railway
(Deferred)
Sept. 11 Sept. 12
23/7
23/75
30 Industrials 20 Rails
80.25
89.02
Royal Dutch 100
34.21
34.57
1. h. £20
£20%
10.68 10.50
Shell Trans and
40 Bonds
01.71
London, Sept. 12.
11-Commodity Index 03.21
18 Lending Stocks.
21.30 62.70
Tend. (Benrer) 48/1 Geldenhuis
Crown Mines
4770 27/6 28/0 248/0 250/-
Sept. 12.
at Croydon from Paris in
42
Amer. Can
06%%%
34%
GRACEFUL DANCERS.
113
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the aerodrome to welcome him... Case
and, as His Highneas stepped from Du Pont
the plane, he was greeted with loud Elee. Bond & Share cheers.
General Motors
Int, Tel. & Tel.
McIntyre Porcupine
Nat. Distillera
There were 12 other passengers | Montgomery Ward travelling in the 42-senter aero- plane, the Princa's passage having been booked in the name of his Equerry.
The Prince, after acknowledging the congratulations of Airways officials and others on his engage- ment, entered a motor car and re- turned to his residence in St. John's Palace. He leaves to-night for Balmoral,
Princess Marina, who, with the Prince, reached Paris yesterday from Munich, is remaining in Parts with her parents for a few days.-British Wireless.
The Rov. Wilfred Stott and Miss Lillan Jesale Kitloy. werd married yesterday morning at St. Andrew's Church, the Rev. J. R. Higgs officiat. ing at the ceremony. The bridegroom recently arrived in the Colony on the P. and O. liner Kawalpindi, while the ride is connected with the Emmanuel Hospital at Nanning.
N.Y. Central Socony-Vacuum Union Pacific United Aircraft U.S. Steel Westinghouse E. & M.
:
32 31%
JAPANESE KILLED
SERIOUS INCIDENT IN TONGSHAN AREA
CHINA'S CHAMPIONS ATTRACT AT HONGKONG HOTEL
It is not often, especially during the summer months, that Mongkong crowds show continued enthusiasm for ten dances.
The Roof Garden of the Hongkong Hotel bag, however, been packed te capacity avery day this week.
Tramways, $20
Peak Trams (oid), $16 n.
Ch. Light (old), $8% b. Ch. Lights, (new), $8.20 b. H.K. Electric, $72 b. Macao Electrica, $25 n. Sandakan Lights, $8 n. Telephones. (old), $23.90 b. Telephones (new), $11 b. China Buses, Sh. $19.20 n. Singapore Tractions, 4/0 b. Singapore Pref. 17/3 b.
Industrials.
Malabon Sugars, $10 n. Culd: Macg. (old), Sh. $21 n. Cald: Maeg. (Prof.), $20 n. Canton Ices. $2.70 n, Cement (com.), $2.00-s. H.K. Ropes 43 n.
Stores, etc. Dairy Farms, $241⁄2 n. Watson, $5.60 n.
Der A Wings, $1 m. Lane, Crawfords, $4.15 n.. Mackintoshs, $21 n..
Wing On (H.K.) $110 ». Sinceres, $10 n. Wm. Powells, 70 cta, n.
Miscellaneous. Amusements, $4 n.
II.K. Entertainments, $7% n. S. C. Enterprises, $1.30 United Theatres, Sh. $114 n. Macap "Greyhounds," 32 n. Constructiono (old), $1.80 n. Constructions (new), 78 cts. n. Ch. Govt. 5% 1925 G.$ Bonda
875% n.
II.K. Govt. 4% $ Loan, 7% n.
(prem),
ILK Govt. 34% Loan, 3.1%
b. (prem).
Wallace Harpers, $73⁄4 n.
EXCHANGE RATES
The attraction in Mies Evelyn. Chen, the Dance Queen of China, and her partner, Mr. Theodore Chen, International Champion o. Shanghai and Champion Dancer of China, whose demonstrations of modern ballroom dancing are evoking more than the usual amount of enthusiasm. Miss Chen, who, incidentally, is the star of the Merlin Opera Company, is the type of Chinese girl whoso graceful figure is the envy of all Western women. Gracefulness ja her not limited to her feure, for terpsichoreal deportment is even more admirabic, and instantly shows how Paris... she became China's Dance Queen for Genovn
Berlin... 1994.
Mr. Theodore Chen's interpretatiou Helsingfors.
is Onlo.... It is stated this has aroused the of modern Ballroom dancing Ire of the Japancen residents in
fascinating to water. The delightful Athens pair are especially attractive when Man. Tongshan and the incident
waltzing, thole demonstrations of this Buenos Aires. particular dance evoking more than Shanghai. sume serious proportions.
Chincao reports declaro
that the usual opplause.
New York... Miyagoshi was a gonin who at It is a long time since the Roof Amsterdam.. tompted to blackmall the Chinesa | Gurden of the Hongkong Ilotel has Vienna farmors.--Reuter,
Tientsin, Sept. 12. Japanese reports allege that a Japanese named Miyagoshi, describ- cd as a contractor to the Japanese Army, was murdered at Lintoutin when returning to Tongshan.
may
had such large crowds for tea-dances, Prague. and, judging by the bookings for Bucharest. to-day, the graceful Chinese couplo Madrid
Sept. 11
Sept 12.
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Z.E.K. PROGRAMME.
From Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 355 metres (845 kilocycles).
6-8 p.m. European Programme. G-7 p.bt. A Relay of the Hongkong Hotel, Danco Orchestra from the Hongkong. Hotel Roof Garden (by courtesy of the Management).
7. p.m. Closing Local Stock Quota- tions, London and New York Stock and Commodity Quotations.
7.08-7.40 p.m. Concert Itema. Pianoforte Solo-Minuetto
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OUR
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Song-The Doll's Song("Tales of
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Mavis Bennett (Soprano). Violin Solo-Caprico Viennois (Kreis-
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1 My Hawalian Love Dream.
2 Na Lelo Hawail.
3 Beautiful Hawaiian Rose.
4 Moani Ke Ala.
b Wailana.
pm. Local Time and Weather Re- port.
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Reuter Press Bulletins, London I p.m. Stock and Commodity Quotations.
10.30 p.m. Reuter Press Bulletins, Rugby Mid-day Press Nowe, Further London Stock and Commodity Quote- tlons, followed by New York Oponing Quotations.
10.40 p.m.
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8.30-10 p.m. European Recorded Programme from ZEK. on a fre quency of 640 k.c'a.
8.30-8.55 p.m. Selection of Ethei- bert Nevin's Music. Narcissus ("Water
Scenon")--Coun~
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Victor Salon Orchestra. Barchetta Serenade-Twas a Lover
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Elliott Shaw (Bass), The Rosary
Robert Simmons (Tonor). Little Boy Blue-The Night has a
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Vocal Duct-To-night ("The Queen") Anna Neagle and Trevor Jones, Orchestra-Love you, RO (Tango
Serenade) ("The Queen")
Geraldo and His Orchestra. Piano Solo-Canadian Capers, Plano Solo-Kitten on the Keys
The Six Keyboard Kings Vocal Dust-I Cover the Waterfront
Layton and Johnstone. Band-Maurice Chevalier Songs
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At the inquiry held into the death of Mahanimed Din, Indian special guard, who was found shot in the hand at Bowon Road on May 22, the jury returned a verdict of Murder by some person or persons unknown," yesterday afternoon.
For damaging a young, tree Bowen Road, with the view to larceny, El.Bam was fined $15 by Mr. QAAL. Macfadyen at the Contrat Magistracy
On Saturday, October 6, the Hong-will continue to attract big audiences Hongkong.
until their demonstrations end an Brussels, keng University Arts Association will Saturday evening.
Stockholm. present Shakespeare's "Hamlet" (in The Management of the Hotel has Copenhagen. modern dress) at 9 p.m. prompt in the considerably augmented tho or-Lisbon.... Great Hull of the University. Many chestra during this week's ton dances, Rombay.. will remember the successful play which are held between .30 and 8 Yokoliama.. "The Importance of Being Ericat
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