COOLIE FALLS TO DEATH
CURRENCY SURVEY
Result Of Raid
On Gamblers
j
THE OUTLOOK IN EUROPE
Washington, Oct. 3, London believes that it in essen- to engineer international tial stabilization with parties calcuint-
Whilst the police were conducted to correspond with interior ing a gambling raid on the third price level at the earliest possible floor of GA Hollywood Road Jast
moment. night, a coolia named Loung, On, aged 18 years, either fell or jump- ed from the verandah in an at- tempt to escape, and later died in hospital from his injuries.
There were some thirty gamblers on the premises when the pollee party, headed by Sergt. Gowans, made their appearance. Two of the men, Leung On, and another. named Loung. Hung, aged 26, either fall or jumped from the the verandah, Both were taken to the Government Civil Hospital, one dying from his injuries and the other being in a serious condition. In all, nineteen occupants were arrested, but only five appeared in Court
this morning before Mr. Macfadyen, tho. others having their bail of 33 each entreated.
On the application of Inspector J. Murphy, the cases against the other five men were adjourned for 24 hours, owing to the absence of Sergt. Gowans, who was at the Mortuary Identifying the body of
the dead man.
MILITARY TRAIN WRECKED
BANDITS CARRY OFF AMMUNITION
PRIME MINISTER RETURNS
It is likely that Belgium will be the first to devalue. Devaluation of the German mark by more than forty per cent, aminediately BELGE in forecast. the Saar Plebiscite
The appointment of a Goiu Bioc Protective Committee indicates due to British increased strain manipulation,
French Industrialists have be more bold in demanding frane revaluation.
come
Beigung Switzerland and the Netherlands are facing formid- able dimeuities. Oleini Barlin is preparing for an extremely dif ficult winter throughout Gormany.
Realization of an Anglo-German debt agreement appears extremely dim.
Convocation of French Parlia ment scheduled for October 31st, it in thought may mark a critical date In European affairs.
inite
toward common progress objective. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz.
TAMAR DANCES
C
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
Mr. R. E. Lindeall, who has beau appointed Pulane Judge.
TIIURSDAY, OCTOBER
LONDON STOCK
EXCHANGE
LATEST SHARE QUOTATIONS
the
The following quotations on London Stock Exchange have been. received by Mesars. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz in conjunction with Router. British Government Securities Oct. 2. Oct. 3.
£105%
War Loan Ð1⁄4
redin, after 1952 £105%
Chinese Bands.
44% Bonda 1808
£102 (Eng. Ins.) 44% Loan 1908 94
£102 £ 944
6% Loan 1012 ... £12
£ 72%
5 Reorg. Loan
1918 (n. Ins.) £9 5% Bonds 1920-470014 5% S'hai-Nanking
£ 95%
00
nly
£ 70%
5% Tient.-Pukow
Rly.
£28
£7011⁄2
£ 28
5% Tlent.-Pukow
Railway (Supl, Loan)
£.20
£ 22
Ningpo Rly.
£100
£100
6% Honan Rĺy.
5% Hukuang Rly.
1011
£ 26
£ 26
£ 374 $ 374- 6% Lung Teing U.
Hai Rly. 1013. £ 16% £ 10% Foreign Bonds and Banke.
German 7% Int.
Lean 1924.... Japan 5% Sterling
01
50
£ 70
£ 80%
£138,
NEW YORK STOCKS'hal-H'chow-
EXCHANGE
FIRMER MARKET
YESTERDAY
Lont 1907. £% Japan 6% Sterling
£ 90 Loan 1924 H.K. & S'hai Bk.
(Lan. Regd.).. £138% Chartd. BR. £ sh.. 15% 10%
Industrials and Breweries.
Elec. Associated
Industries
22/- 22/- British-Amer, Tob
(Bearer)
120/104120/10 Chinese Eng. and
It is believed that there is an
The following reports on the New unofficial understanding between London and Washington and de-York stock market have been re Cajurul through Mens Sunn, Culbert son and Fritz: The Wall Street Journ al report on yesterday's markets: Stocks were extremely dull, but the tone was steady to firm. The sharp break in grains caused a decline in many issues on the Stock Exchangea. but this failed to start any measur able selling. The session was fea- tured by selling of California stacka on fears of the ponsibility of the election of Mr. Sinclair, who favours high Corporation taxes. Bonda were firin. United States Government Stocks issues have gained slightly,
Dunlop Rubber on the Curb Exchange were irregular Distillers.
Wheat prices broke, Everready 5/- sh. ly downward.
of bearish
General Electric due to an accumulation
(England) sentiment, Commission Houses were discouraged by long operators dump-Boland. ing the market.
FIRST OF SEASON
ON SATURDAY
of
Min. (Bearer) Tate & Lyle Courtaulda
S. C. & F. New York office: Impl. Chem Ind. Stocks: The general list was firm. Impl Chem Ind.
Def. 10/- kh. California issues were weak on fear
ab.
25/6 25/6
30/0
91-0
47/9
-47/7%
80/6
84/9
49/3
49/1
21/-
27/-
40/- 46/-
47/140/0
36/10 36/10%
9/11
133/0
102/0
9/1 1339/4%
102/0
$ 25
43/7%
61/-
23/0
23/~
26/6
12/3
On Saturday, 6th. Inat. H.M.S. Harbin, Oct. 4. A message from Imienpo, on the Tamar will commence their dan
to be eastern section of the C.E.R., states cing season with a dance that another eastbound Japanese held on board, by kind permission F. N. Elliott, Commodore military train was wrecked by of bandita hostile to Manchukuo, In
O.B.E. This will be followed by the vicinity of Imienpo, on Tuesday.a dance on Saturday, 27th inst..
Owing to the overwhelming num also on board, the proceede ber of the attackers, who opened which will be devoted to the Tra- fire on the train from both sides,falgar. Day Fund. the train guards surrendered." H.M.S. Tamar's dances proved of the most popular social The ammunition and stores on one board the train was carried off-functions in the Colony last year
and Central News.
it is confidently expected that they will be even more so during the coming senson, particularly those that are held on board ship. As an innovation, the Commit tee extend a cordial invitation to
New York and Chicago commodity ladies and gentlemen who are
through Messrs. reports revived intending patrons of the dance to Swan, Culbertson and Fritz:- attend the Tombola which pro-
Cotton: The market acted better ceden the dance and which com- under pressure than it has done re- mences at 7.15 p.m. Special seat-cently, but largely on non-aggressive Fairchild Publication ing accommodation will be pro-Trade buying.
estimate the crop at 9,710,000 bales. vided for the Indles.
We doubt if there will be any material variation in prices, pending the U.S. Government Bureau crop estimate. The Journal of Commerce estimates the crop at 9,421,000 balen. Grain The last-hour weakness was without any suggestive news, Cash wheat has remained strong, and
heen premiums have
maintained. Rumours of Government control in Winnipeg are denied. U grains, the Liverpool market is weak, but the situation in Winnipeg clarifying. Cash wheat refuses to decline. In the market for futures, liquidation appears to be generally completed.
Rubber: The market was #teady after the decline. Liquidation in ro ported to be finished. There was some Trade buying. Dow-Jenes Averages:
of the election of Mr. Sinclair.impl. Tobacco Electric output was off 0.20% for Woolworths 6-
week ended September 29th.
Nickel the Steel scrap prices in Pittsburgh have Internut.
no par val $ 24% been reduced by 50 cents a ton. The
Pinchin Johnson Inter-State Commerco Commission
10/- ah.
43/0 approves the Reconstruction Finance
Turner & Newall 51/- Corporation's loans to the New Ilaven & Hartford and the Chicago & North- Western Railroad companies. Busi- nexs done: $10,000.
DUE IN LIVERPOOL TO-DAY
London, Oct. 3- The Prime Minister, Mr. Ranisay Macdonald, will reneh Liverpool to-morrow from Newfoundland, at the termination on his holiday.
It is understood that his eye- sight and general health have benefited greatly.
On landing, he will proceed at
THE BUSINESS TAX.
KWANGSI MERCHANTS' * AGITATE AGAINST IMPOST Wuchow, Oct. 3. once to London, and several of Merchants in the various cities hia-Cabinet colleagues-have-arą
Euston of Kwangsi are setting up a move ranged to be present at Station greet him--British, ment agitating for the withdrawal
to
of the business tax, which they Wiroicas.
regard as exorbitant, Efforts are said to
been made to organise a general suspension of business throughout the whole province, as an effective weapon to force the Government to concede to their demands.
GUY'S HOSPITAL EXTENSION
LORD NUFFIELD'S GENEROSITY
London Oct. 3.
Lord Nufield, in laying the foundation-stone of a new block for paying patients at Guy's Hospital, London, to-day, An- nounced that in Eddition to his original gift of £45,000, he was propared to give £20,000 more so that the number of 73 beds in the hospital might be doubled for the
hare
The Kwangsi nuthorities how- ever, regard it as a vain threat, ns such an agitation is only en- gineered by a few irresponsible merchants, who have, no reason to raise objection to this tax, which has been enforced in other pro-
the
30 Industrials 20 Rails 20 Utilities * Bonda
Oct. 2. Oct. 3. 911.89 01.04 35.12 35,20 19.08 01.09 02.26 67.69
30.71
11 Commodity Index 69.18
17 Leading Storks,
Amer. Can Amer. Smell. & Ref. Amer. Tel. & Tel.
Case Auburn
vinces in accordance with orders of the Central Government... -Central News Agency.
RED REPUBLICS
Du Pont
Unilever
MiscellaneouR. Anglo-Dutch
20/ Burma Corpa. Rs.
12/3 10 Canadian Pacific
Rly. $25 ah....$ 13% $ 18% Charid. 15/- sh.
20 (Bearer).....
10/-- Gula Kalumpong
Hobber
21/-
21/- Trepen Mines 5/-
10/1 10/- sh.
33/4% 39/-
Langlongte
Estates London Tin 10/-
sh... Pekin Synd. 2
ord. sh........ Rubber Truste S'hai Eice. Constr. Van Ryn Deep. Electric Musical
Industries Anglo-Persian Oil
Oils.
Burma Oll Southern Railway
(Deferred) Royal Dutch 100
.sh Shell Trona and Trad. (Bearer] Geldenhuis Crown Mines 10/-
sh.
U.S.
11/9
2/- 337- 32/6 67/-- 57/- 03/14 08/14
11/6
2/
30/4-31/14--
46/1015 40/8 83/14-83/1%
£ 23% · £ 23%
£ 20% € 20%
48/0 48/1 28/9 28/9
250/7% 250/7%
COMMODITY PRICES
LATEST CABLED
Oct. 8.
18
-3-43%
109%
-24%
42%
88
Blue, Bond & Sharo
10
General Motory
28%
Int. Tel
Tel.
9%
4
stelutyre
40%
Montgomery Ward
26%
| Nat, Distillers
10%
have reriund the
N.Y. Central
Unton Pacific U.S. Steel
• bonefit of the rabile British | MOSCOW ABOLISHES LIAISON
Wireless,
GRIMSBY'S NEW DOCK
TO BE OPENED TO-DAY
London, Oct. 3. Grimsby's new fishing fleet dock, jointly provided by the Grimsby Corporation and the London North- Eastern Railway, will be formally ́opened to-morrow.
It will cost £1,000,000, provide an increase of 37 acres of water, and is equipped with the latest machinery for repairs, refiting
of trawlere,
and
roconling United Press.
THE TYPHOON
The Manila Observatory, report- ing at 8.50 a.m. torday, states that the typhoon is situate in about 122 Long., 18 Lat, moving weat. If it continues on its present course, it should pass wall to the south of Hongkong.
to-
The Wing On Company announce big that their stores, will be closed
morrow, October 5, and will reopen to business on Saturday,
OFFICE
Moscow, Oct. 3.
Socony-Vacuum
Evidence that the Soviet Regime West E. & M. considers that it has firmly plant-
21%%
QUOTATIONS
Messrs. Swan, Culbertson and Frita
following quota-
tions on the Now York exchangé for yesterday.
New York Cotton.
Oct. 2, Oct. 3. Clone Closing
144
09
32/ 31
Rango
October December
12.14
12.04-12.04
12.29
12.20-12.21
January March
12.34
12.43
12.33-12.38
12.48
EXCHANGE RATES
ed Communism among the minori. ty groups of Central Asia was given to-day when the Central Committee of the Communist Party and the Council of People's Commissars decreed the abolition Parls..
Genova. of the Central Asiatic Bureau of Berlin. the Communist Party.
Helsingfors The Burgau was originally Oslo. formed to supervise the political Athena development of the Central Asin Milan Republics and to be a liaison Buenos Aires
Shanghai. office between them and Moscow.
New York that "the Bureau has now full- The decree issued to-day and
Amsterdam. Vienna Prague.. ed. Its appointed task."
of Bucharost
Madrid.. Hogkong Brussels. Stockholm Copenhagen. Lisbon Dombny Yokohama Rio. Montevideo Belgrado
In future, the Republics Uzbeck and Tadjik will maintain direct contact with Moscow. United Press..
MEDIATOR'S ROLE.
JAPAN MAY SIGN C.ER. SALE AGREEMENT
Tokyo; Oct. 3.
4
Oct. 3. May 74.11/32 July
512 -nuary
57.3/10 March
36% May
1934.
RADIO BROADCAST
Children's Concert From
The Studio.
Z.E.K. PROGRAMME.
From Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 356 metres (846 kilocycles), S
5-0 p.m. A Relay of the Hongkong the Hotel Dance Orchestra from. Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden (by courtesy of the Management).
6-6.30 p.m. European Children's Btudio Concert.
0.30-7 p.m. A Relay of the Hong- kong Hotel Dance Orchestra from the Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden.
7 p.m. Closing Local Stock Queta- tions, London & New York Stock and Commodity Quotations.
7.08-7.33 p.m. Orchestral gramme.
Pro-
Carnaval Overture (Dvorak) (op. 02). Chicago Symphony Orchestra. directed by Frederick Stock. Schwanda (Tho Bagpipe Player)
(Weinberger) Palka and Fuge.
Sir Hamilton Harty conducting the London Symphony Or chestra. Pomp and Circumstance-March (No.
4 in G) (Elgar).
Pomp and Circumstance-March (No.
3 in Minor) (Elgar).
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Edward Elgar.
7.33-8 p.m. Musical Comedy. Vocal Gems-"White Ilorse Inu
(Charell).
Light Opera Company. Selection-Aunt Sally Film theme
Songs.
Debroy Somers Band. Vocal Gem-C. B. Cochran's 1930
Revue.
Light Opera Company.
8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report.
8.03-10.30 p.30. Chinese Concert, 9,30 p.m. Reuter Press Bulletins, Londen 1 p.m. Stock and Commodity Quotations,
10.30 p.m. Reuter Presa Bulletins, Rugby Mid-day Press News, etc.,
10.35 p.m. Close Down.
Z.E.K. PROGRAMME.
Recorded
8.30-10 p.m. European Programme from Z.E.K. on a fre- quency of 640 k.e.'s (484 motres). 8.30-9.05 p.m. Concert Items Song Standchon, Op. 17, No. 2
(Strauss).
Song-Morgen,
(Strauss).
Op.
27, No.
Elisabeth Schumann (Soprano); Violin Solo--Le Coq D'er--Hymn to
the Sun (Rimsky-Korsakow). Violin Solo Thals Meditation
(Massenot),
Mischa Elman.
Song-Tom der Reimer (Tom the Rhymer) (Loewe, Op.135).
Ivar Andresen (Bass). Planoforte Solo-Rigalette-Para phrase de Concert (Verdi-Liszt),
Alfred Cortot.
·9.05-9.30 p.m. Light Orchestral Mualc. Ballet Egyptien Suite (Lalgini),
Concert Orchestra.
1. Allegro non troppo. 2. Allegrelto.
3. Andante sostenuto,
4. Andante espressiva, Fortissimo (arr. Louis Felgel):
Parlophon Streich Orchestra. 9.30 p.m. Router Press Bulletins, London 1 p.m. Stock and Commodity Quotations.
0.35-10 p.m. Variety,
Plano Duet The Way to Love
Selection.
Piano Duet Footlight Parade --
.Selection.
Carroll Gibbons and John'
W. Green.
Song-Farewell to Arms.
SongWhy can't this night go on forever? Charles Cariisle (Tenor). Band-When the Band begins to play. Band-There's Something about
Soldier.
The Band of H.M. Coldstream Guarda. Instrumental-My South sea Sweet-
heart.
InstrumentalBlue Sparks.
'forever?
Masters' Hawaiians,
10 p.m. Close Down.
KZRM PROGRAMME.
To-day's Broadcast from The Manila Station,
Today's broadcast by K.Z.R.M.
p.m. Varketlen. 8.15 12.23-12.24 5,45 p.
12.38-12.88
12.53. 12.41-12.41 -12.60
12.40
14.40 13.89-13.80 14.71
14.82
14.04-14.05
14.17-14.17
16.12 * 24.42-14.45
16.38 14.63-14.03 15.58 14.88-14.88
4.0314 Total sales:-743 lata
05% Tuesday's sales:-41,289,000 bushels
Oct. 2. .74.18/32
. 15.03 .12.15
15.02 Spot 12.164
New York Rubber
.220
128 October
.19.0015
10.00% December
.510 .69%
1/5
1/6.9/10 July
.4.03%
.7.23
7.23
Chica Wheat
20 .117.0/16
400 .36.20/32 .1/73% .21
264 December
DD
00%-95%
117 May
2014
9014-0574
490 July
93%
00%-90%
1/75%
Chic Corn
21.01 December
.10.003
13.30. Mny
70% 78%
.22,40
22.40 July
PM
74 709 78-784 704-78-**
110%
.1/0.1/10 1/6.1/10
1/2.1/10 '1/21/16 October 44
4 December .39.3/10
4.824 225
18514 -British Wiralsun,
Tow
7474-763% 754-75%
30% May...
214 4.81% October
83%
· 80%-80%
New York Bogar 105
1.80-1.80
22% March
'JAL
1.86-1.86
224 105
1.00-100 1.94-1.94
Montreal Silver: (Spot) Silver (forward)224 War Loan..
**
1104 Total sales:-15,779,000 bushels
Winnipeg Wheat
It was revented to-day that Japan may be asked to sign the proposed Soviet-Manchukuo agron-20 mont, transferring the Chinese Eastern Railway, in view of Japan's active role as mediator in the One case of Diphtheria was report. Soviet-Manchukuo negotiations.- | ed to the local health authorities. on
Tuesday.
Rester.
May Julv
1.90 Total sales1 000 tons
·Nesembre .. 3.1946 -1.1144-111 February
New York Silk
114 1.13-1.14
April
1.15 1.14 -1.14% Total sales lots
.. udio Presentation, conducted
by Hornto Molasco.
Bonga by Alma Corre, Buferi
Argus, planieL
p. Requente.
8.10 p.ku. Spanish Informational Ivriod. €30 p.m. English Informational Period. 7p.m. Request Parlod,
7.10 p.m. Tanter Somp Programme-Lorins Nash, Johnny Harria and Link Flor,
7.19 p.m. Studio Requests Dla Yatons.
Mader American Plaza Com- positions-A. Ateline,
7.
B p.m. "Bay is with Music" Carmen and
8.14 p.
Cite FrengasÜi,
Me and Noah,
8.9 p.m. Bledle Presentation-Danju Tricka
by Tom. Carple, and Saxophera
Blunts by Elle Balenga, aminted by Ariston Aveline.
8.30 p.m. Block Quotations.
p.m. KZI MusTeale conducted
Lorine Nub.
10.30 pm 8len 07.
DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES.
A Pianoforte Recital By Leonard Morris.
br
Bářentry progrEDUCE will be broadcart to-night as follow!
TRANSMISSION 2.
Two of the following frequenclou and wave. length will be need simultaneously, but the wavelengths may be charged in the course of Franuminion. Annassermanla tach will be made si frequent Intervalg:==
Call Sign GRIK
Frequency Wavelength 11.670. 13.07 metres 16.00 ́insetrom 17.790 k..
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