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JAPAN COTTON TRADE GROWS
EXPANSION MADE AT BRITAIN'S EXPENSE
U.S.
SURVEY OF MARKETS
RECENT EGYPTIAN EVENTS
British Government Satisfied
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1934.
THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH.
LONDON STOCK® EXCHANGE
NEW YORK STOCK
LATEST SHARE QUOTATIONS
The following quotations on the London Stock Exchange have been received by Menar. Swan, Calbertson and Fritz in conjunction with Reuter,
British Government Securities, Nov. 2. Nov. 6.
redm, after 1952 £105% £105%%
Chinese Bonds.
London, Nov. 5. Questioned in Parliament re- garding recent avonta in Egypt.) Sir John Simon sald on Oct. 3 the War Loan 34 Washington, Nov. 5.
Egypilan Prime Minister, Abdul| The Department of Agriculture's annual forecast states that mill Fattah Yehia Pasha, at a moment activity in Japan and the exports when the King of Egypt was un- of cotton cloth from Japan are fortunately seriously indisposed. considerably above those of lastraland with the neting High Com- year. Further expansion of their mfastener questions arising out of cotton trade is being sought, for the political situation, and pointed which reason the total consumption qut that an emergency would. in- of cotton during the 1934-46 senson volva joint responsibility of Egypt may exceed that of the previous and the United Kingdom,
Reason.
It stated that Japan to decrens- ing its purchases of U. S. cotton and increasing its purchases of Indian cotton. Japan's expanalou in world cotton trade hus been it Britain's expense to a considerable degree.
47 Bonds. 1898
(Eng. 188.) .... £10)
4
£101
Loan 1908. £ 94% OF Lonn 1912... £ 764 £78 Georg, Loan
5
"The Government agree with) this view", said Sir John. "They have mighty responsibilities in Egypt, and are, amongst other things, under an obligation to pro- | 6o, teet foreign lives and property In that country."
5
56
1013 (Lin. Ina.) £ 90%
£ 90%
Bonds 1926-47 £90 € 9014 Bal-Nanking
£70 £70%
Itly.
Itly £ 27
422
£ 27
Tient-Pukow Railway (Supl. Loan) og
422 Si-H'elow- Ningo Rly. $100 $100 Honan Rly... 1 27 £ 25 Hukuang Rly. As a result of this conversation.
1911.
£30 £ 37 During the 1933-34 season, Japan the acting High Commissioner sub- | 67. làng Tsing U. consumed 3,202,000 bales of cotton,sequently indicated to the Prime ini Rly. 1913, £10 X 16 an increase of 352,000 hales from
Foreign Boads and Banks, the previous season. Cotton cloth exports for the year ending July' 31at. were almost 2.400,000.000 yards compared to 2,000,000,000 | yards the previous year.
The Department of Agriculture Survey forecnats Increasing com modity prices, die to the
crop limitation programme med an ex- pected drought.
It is expected that there will be large export of surplus wheat during 1935, resulting in an overage of prices not much above the export basis unless mensures are taken to relleve market pressure.
It is expected that there will be a reduction in the world carry-over of American cotton. It also for casts a substantial Increase in the prices of livestock after February. The report says: "The madjust- ment of livestock numbers to the probabule feed-grain production will be a diicult problem."-Sıran, Culbertson and Fritz.
UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES
SLIGHT INCREASE ·
The
IN BRITAIN
London, Nov. 6. Ministry of Labour esti-
Minister certain steps which might be expected to strengthen the post-
Sterling onn
on of the Administration ris-a-German 7. Int. is Egyptian public opinion. "H Loan 1924 £61 £62 action", sald Sir Johni, "has met City of Osmin 57 with the full support of the British Government, and the advice which he has rendered has been extended to the Egyptian Government with their authority and approval."... British Wirelcan,
U.S. COMMODITY PRICES
LATEST CABLED
QUOTATIONS
Messrs. Swan, Culbertson and Frita have received the following quota Dons on the New York exchange for yesterday,
New York Cotton,
EXCHANGE
MARKET DOWNWARD
YESTERDAY'
= RADIO BROADCAST
Recital by The Hongkong Singers.
ILI.C. PROGRAMME
From Z.D.W. on a wavelength of 355 metres (845 kiloeycles):
York stock market have been received
The following reports on the New Studio through Diesers. Swan, Culbertson
Wall Street Jour and Fritz. The ual report on yesterday's markets:- Stocks were firm, due to Wall Street noticing Mr. Henry Ford's optimistie outlook, plus an improvement in steel production. Specialties, including Department. Store Irgues, Rained sharply, due to reports of better col lections before the halkdayr, Magy traders are holding alouf, pending the results of the State Elections" to- morrow, Bonda were Irregular. Stacks on the Curb Exchange were upward, due to advancing gasoline prices. The wbent market was les regular.
8. C. & F. New York office cables: The stock market was steady, but dull
und featureless, The American Iron & Steel institute reports. that strel production is up 13, at 20.05 of empnetty. Automobile production during the week ended November 3rd totalled 17, 116 curs and trucks, against 23,600 the previous week. The Northern Argentine wheat aren in getting too much moisture, which is conducive to the development of rust which prevnila by that part of the enuntry. The rainfall in Canadian Provinces in September totalled 27 inches and only 4.51 inches in October, against 28 inches and 15 inches, respectively, last year.
New York and Chicago commodity through Mexers, Swan, Culbertson and Fritz:
Colton: The market was quiet and featureless. The average of the lead. ing private estimates of the growing crop to date indientes a total produc- tion of 4,519,000 halen.
1030 £71x 71 x reports received Japan Sterling
H.K. & Shai Bk.
Loan 1921... £ 10%
(Lda. Ilegd.)
£90
$3 £133 Chartd. Bk. 26 nh. £ 167
Industrial and Breweries,
Anschaled Ele
Industrie
Brilish-Amer. Tob (Bearer).....
| Clanese Eng, and Min. (Bearer)
Tate & Lyte
Courtaulds
Dirtlers
Dunlop Rublua Everready General
12.14.12.16 no par val
**2
12276
Grains: With the Argentine ce- moving restrictions, while Canada is ただ。
adopting restrictions which tends to create uncertainty, we continue to be 13) a
eve that any sustained advance in Improbable for the present. 21/10% 21/3
Rubler: The Trade was a gend 444/4
195/6
buyer. The effect of the rosuced 40,1% 45/107. È percentage in restriction appears to recounted, with long range pos. 03/
sibilities re-establisherf There was some liquidation of December rubber in common with other commodiles, Dow-dunes Averages:
Nov. 3. Nov. 5.
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30 IndustriniM
4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme, 7 p.m. Closing Local Stock. Quota- tions, London and New York Stock and Commodity Quotations,
7.08-7.25 p.m. Lyrie Suite (Grieg)
(Up. $4).
Royal Albert Hall Orchestra conducted by Sir Landon
Ronald.
1. Shepherd Boy."
2. Norwaglan Rustic March. 3. Nocturne.
4. March of the Dwarfs.
8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Re- Port,
7.25-8.15 p.m. Variety.
Piano Solo-Can't we talk it over.. Plann Solo-Now that you're Gone. Carroll Gibbons with his Boy frienda. Vocal-My Songs from the Shows. Marie Burke (Soprano). Vocal Musketeers Melodies No, 1. The Four Musketeers. Waltz--Sweet Hawaiinn Dream
Girl.
Waltz-Underneath the Blue Hawal-
Lan Skira.
The Hawaiino Marimba Pinyers. Organ Solos--Broadway Thru' a Keyhale,
Örgan Solos-Take a chance.
Terance Casey. Vocal Duet-Mood Indigo, Vocal Duct-- cover the Water-
front.
Layton and Johnstons. Piano Solon-Music In the Air-
Medier.
Raje da Costa. 8.16.8.28 p.m. Violin Holon by Fritz Kreisler.
1. Rondina (On a theme by Beetho-
ven) (Kreisler),
Ros-
2. Fair Rosemary
marin) (Kreisler).
(Schots
3. Dance of the Marionetle (Win-
ternitz).
4. Polichinella Serenade (Krelser). 8.28-9 p.m. Concerto No. 1 in Bat Minor for Planoforte and Orchestra (Tschaikowsky) (Op. 23) played by Solomon and the Haile Orchestra. conducted by Sir Hamilton Harty. 1st Movement-Allegro non troppo o
molto maestoso.
-Andantino semplice. -Allegro con fuoco. 9-9.30 p.m. From the Studio,
Concert of English Sixteenth Century Mule.
Ely
Bougkong Singers.
Conducter J. Anderson
BUB
17/..
47/5
ml.
27
27-
Electric
(Enginal)
MİZENA
Beats .....
Impl Chem Ind.
4079 15.
04.86
16.00
Nov. 3 Close
Nov. 5.
Impl. Chen Ind.
20 Rails
34.74
34.02
Closing
Def. 10/ sh.
HD
8/10%
20 Utilities
*10,4Q
19.40
Range
December January
12.12
12.03-12.01
Impl. Tobacco silverthe
134
14 7
40 Benis
93.26
93.IX
1.Commality Index 07.03
67.72
March
12.14 12.20
12.07-12.07
sh. 12.13-12.13 Internat.
14276
103..
Niested
17 Leading Stocks.
2nd 3rd
May
12,000
$ WEL
$12
Nov, 6,
July
12.21
12.13 12.13 Pinchin
Johnson
Amer. Can
10244
October (1935)
Spot
11.96 12.35
11.80-11.00
to h.
41-20
41/0
Amer. Smelt & kef.
35
12.301
Turner & Newt Unilever
AN, A
48/
Amer, Tel. & Tel
111
2373
23/3
Aubilen
26
New York Rabber.
MiscellaneouN.
J.L. Case
475%
12.07
13.08
13.3
12.04.18.03 13.12-13,12 Anglo-Dutch 13.30-1835 Burma Corp. Its
Do
Por
90%
13.5M
13.6V 13.53 10
2:26
11H 11/99
28 1
Elee. Bond & Share
9%
General Mutors
30
int. Tel & Tel.
13.75
14.00
18.76-13.79 11.88-2196
Austin Moteurs and
McIntyre
30
36/6
Ward
4415 2814
Total sales 493 Ints
Chiengo Whent
SANTA
REY
801,
1854-18
90%-90%
s.
Chart. 16 sh. (Benver)... Guin Kohempong |Trepen Mines" 57%
anglangte
Nut, Distillers
20.3
!!
.
19
N.Y. Central
2112
Socony-Vacuum
1.1
Union Pacific.
101
リ
#
U.S. Steel
3244
West E. & 11.
#6
99
10
-19 30,104, 80.6 65
#
55/ 12 6
29.7%
#
December Jury March mates that an October 22 there July Mny were approximately 10,206,000 in-September sured jersons, aged 16 to 61, in employment.
In Great Britain. This was 37,000 less than the re vised Ogure for the mouth before bai 279,000 more than he year
before,
December Macy' July itemappingy and persons on the registers of m
The
ployment exchanges Britain on Qefabry
10 Girvat
Fistates
Saturday's sales: 18,642,000 bushels London Tin to
thieng t'arn
22 totalted i tecember
2.119.635. This was 37,648 maure Mpy Than the number on the register Joy on September 24, 1934, but 179,- 718 less than the year
before.
The total last month comprised 1.700,784 men, 63,495 hogs, 304 897 WORK and 50.469 girls. - British, Wireless,
U.S. DESTROYERS ARRIVE
STAYING IN PORT FOR
NINE DAYS
The U.S.S. Black Hawk, depat
ship to the Destroyer Flotilla No.
70%
www. 77
th
Pekin Synd 2. -17; nt, sh 78-787% Rubber Trusts 774-777% Shai Eler. Causta,
Van Ryn Deep Electric
Musical
Total sales: GMT1000 bushels
Winnipeg Wheat
indulh
December
May
www. *2
77% 77%
28
New York Sugar
1.XX
March May
1.70
1.783
July...
1.77
1-1.83 1.70-1.70 1.72-1.78 1.70-1.77
.
Shell Trans
Total sales: 3,000 Lous
New York Silk
Ders inder. March
May
1.17% 1.1824-1.8 1.18 1.2014.1.200 7.1 1.20-1.20's
Total sales: 143 luts
6 of the US, Asiatic Fleet, arrived | December
here this morning with the fallow-March
ing destroyers from Shanghai May
Paul Jones, Barker, J. D. Edwick, July
Stewart, Parrott, Bulmer, Falsall.
Peary, Pope, Ford and Pisbury.
The warships will be in port #2.
Montreal Silver.
$225-62.40 53.66 53.36-53.44 54.25 53.80-53,90 54.45m
Total sales-7 untracts
New York Metals.
6.97
5.300 50.80
til November 15 when they will Copper, March..
proceed to Manita.
The customary salutes were ex- changed as the ships came into thei Harbour.
HEAVY RELIEF RESPONSIBILITY
Washington, Nov. 5.
the
Observers report that
Tii, March '.......... 50,80
EXCHANGE
Paris. Geneva Berlin.. Helsingfors. Oslo Athens Milna
Federal Government is now contri- Buenos Aires. buting directly to the support of Shanghai. seventeen million persons, primari- New York. ly for the purpose of maintaining Amsterțnı. Rocial content.
Vicana Government undertakings will Pingue.. probably include farm electrifien- Bucharest tion, housing, subsidisation of in- Mastrid. dustrial production, modernisation Hongkong of railway plants and elimination Brussels.. of grade crossings-Sican, Culbert-Coponlagen
Stockholm. sou and Fritz.
Linbon... Bombay Yokohamn.
Between 9 and 10 o'clock on Wed-Ric nesday morning, by courtesy of the Montevideo. Far East Aviation Co., Ltd., an aera-Belgrade plane will drop leafiets over Kowloon Montreal. and Hongkong in connection with the Silver (Spot).... "Alice in Wonderland" Fete. to be Silver (forward),
RATES
Nov. 1.1 .76.19/32 16.3016
.12.80
22606
Rols
.....
444 43/9 78/10% 76/1815
Anglo-Persian til Barn 011 Southern Railway
(Deferred) £1
£1 Rayce
nut Trad. (Baroř} Goldenhuis
Crown Mines 18
h.
£ 21%
108
JOH
44/4 43/1 26/101% 28/10)1g
247/6 2367-
HUSBAND SHOT
STRANGE PARIS SENTENCE
Paris, Nov. 5. Madame Guigne, a pretty young woman, 25 years of age, was found guilty to-day of killing her hus band, because he did not come home to dinner.
Montgomery
POLICE TRAGEDY
Sergt. Baker Found Shot
In Head
Lance-Sergeant L. V. Baker! (L.S.A. 208) was found shot through the head in his room at the Central Police Station short- ly before midnight last night. His own revolvers was found lying by his side.
to
Relief patrols were being 85- sembled in the compound of the Central Police Station. prior commencing duty, when, with start- ling suddenness, a shot rang out from the European quarters.
Investigations were immediately made, and Baker was found lying on the floor. Life was not extinct. but it was obvious that the end
was near.
The ambulance was immediately summoned, but he died before he could be put into the ear,
years of age, Baker joined the Only a young man about 28
Hongkong Police five years ago. She was sentenced to two years' He hailed from Edinburgh. imprisonment, with the benefit of At the time of his death he was the First Offenders' Act, which attached to Central Hendquarters nullifies the imprisonment term. and was on regular street duty. The prosecution alleged that one was due to go on duty at mid- Nov, 5, the evening of the crime, Madame night, 15.05/04 Guigne waited for her husband to A popular member of the Force, 16. return for his dinner until longLance-Sergeant Baker turned out
12.41 after it was spoiled.
regularly for the Police. football
22614 Enraged by the thought that so tean at one time, but had given up 19.50 little appreciation was
shown for the game during the last two years,
The funeral takes place at 5. p.m. to-day.
10.00% .617 .58.5/32
3616 1/4
520 68.01/32 3416 1/1
4.Ag
her cooking, she sought her hus band and found him sitting in u cafe, drinking with some of his
4.99 friends.
་་་།
I
7.38 She drew a revolver from her CHIANG'S LARGESSE
handbag and shot him dead.-Reu-
110% ter Special.
.7.38%
205 .110%
500
458
.30.16/32 3/7.7/16
36.9/16
21.37 19.30
.22.10 110%
117%
21,35
19.39%
IN WIRELESS TOUCH
20.40 The following ships are expected
1101% to be in wireless communication
CASH GIFTS TO. AID
CHARHAR ADVANCE
Kaigan, Nov. 5. Marshal Chiang Kai-elek
1-
Miller,
LR.A.M., assisted by Lt. Colonel C. H. | Kuhne, ».9,0, (Pianoforte).
BALLET. “Sing we and Chant it" (05) (1506) ........Thomas Morley, AYRE.. "Rest, Sweet Nympha"
Francis Pilkington. From "The First Book of Songs and Ayres" (1605). ALLEGRO IN C MINOR.
(Suite No. 2) ....................Scarlatt).
Lt-Colonel C. H. Kuhne. AYRE..."Come Away, Came
Sweet Love"...John Dowland, From "The First Book of Songs or Ayres of Four Parts, Landon" (1697). BALLET... "What saith my Dainty Darling?" (ab) (1595). Thomna Morley. MADRIGAL."Fair Phyllis I Saw
(a) (1599). Jolin Farmer}. PIANO SOLOS.
(Sarabande (1720).
Anthony Young- (Rigadoon (1785).
Peter Lee of Putney.
An Ayre (171eremiah Clarke.
MOTET. "The Silver Swan" Lt-Colonel C. H. Kuhne.
(nb) (1612). Orlando Gibbons. MADRIGAL... ."Down the Hills
Corina Tripa" (n) (1018). Thomas Bateson. 9.30 p.m. Reuter Press Bulletins, London 1 pm. Stock and Commodity Quotations. Pro-
9.35-10.35 p.m. gramme.
A B.B.C.
"POSTMAN'S KNOCK."
New and Original Musical Camedy written by Claude Hulbert, Paul. England and John Watt; with music by Harry S. Pepper, played by Sydney Baynes and his Band.
The Play produced by John Watt in the London Studios of the British Broadcasting Corporation.
CAST.
Claude Hulbert; Reginald Pardell; Percy Parsons; Anona Winh; Harry Longhurst; Cyril Smith: Philip Wade: C. Denier Warren and
Jane Carr.
10.35 p.m. Reuter Press Bulletins, Rugby Mid-,
(Continued on Page 5).
Libby's
Bartlett Pears
highly
graded
quality.
If your store cannot
4
supply you Ask
tion of education In Charkar and
5, Queen's Road C., Hongkong,
of
Factory Representatives,
forestry-Central Newn.
.170,1/16 - 1/6.1/16 with Hongkong to-day--Eclipse, mained here to-day and aftor
1/2
.434
.30
210
4.87
President Coolidge, General Sher-attending a memorial service hold Dan, Ume Maru, Tanda. Chunking, at Government House, he received Commandant Heart Riviere, Manila the high officinis of the Charhar
4%
3016
219
4.8716 Shing,
Maru, Tai Lee, Benvenue, An Government and military ofcore. Dodge & Seymour (China) Ltd.
Yakumo Maru, Yasukuni He donated $60,000 for the promo Maru, Agamemnon,
Melbourne
23.7/16 23.0/16
100% Maru, Taush Maru, Kongao, An- 830,000 for the development
held at St. Andrew's Church or War Loan.... Saturday, the 10th inst.
-British Wiroicas.
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