BOOKING AT THE THEATRE
THE HONGKONG
KINGS
COMMENCING TO-MORROW
He's on
SHOWS
DAILY
2.30-5.15
7.15-0.30
the
Screen
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The Star Who Delights You on the Air! The Man Who Writes the Songs You Lovel The Idol of the American Stage!
Cohan comedyl... Cohan speed....Cohan romance!... Cohen punch!...And a new Cohon song hit--"My Little Girl"...in the picture from as big a Broadway stage hit as he avor wrote and starred int
FOX FiM PRESENTO
America's First Aco GEORGE M. COHAN GAMBLING
with
WYNNE GIBSON DOROTHY BURGESS Directed by Rowland V, tes
A HAROLD FRANKLIN PRODUCTION
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OF
NOVEL DANCE CREATIONS.
3 CHARMING GIRLS IN A MOST ARTISTIC PERFORMANCE
ON THE SCREEN
The Most Baffling and Mysterious Detective Story You Ever Saw! You Have Never Seen
a Picture
TUESDAY,
TELEGRAPH.
SHARE PRICES
WHEN ALL OTHERS FAILED
THEY TURNED TO.
The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day:
Banks.
I.K. Banks, $1300 n.
II.
H.K. Banks (Lan. Reg.), £180.
Chartered Bank, £16 n. Mercantile Bank, A. and B.
£31 n. Mercantile Bank C., £18, n. East of Asia Bank, $86 n. Am: O. Finance Corp., Sh. $20 a. China O. Fin. Ord. Sh. $1.80 n. China O. Fin. Prof. Sh. $4
Insurances.
Canton Ina., $260 n.
Union Ine., $417 8.
China Underwriters, $1.60 n.
Ching Fire, $400 n. H.K. Fire Ins., $220 n. Internat'l Assec., Sh. $5.00 n. Shipping.
n.
Douglas, $39
H.K. Steamboats, $7 n. Indo-Chinas, (Prof.), $30 n. Indo-Chinas, (Def.), $33 n. Shell (Bearer), 47/9 n. Unton Waterboats, $121⁄2 n.
Mining.
Antamoks, 83 cta. n. Balatoca $43 n. Baguio Gold, 39 cts. n. Benguet Consolidated $14 n. Benguet Exp., 15 ets. n. Benguet Goldfield, 10 cts. n. Big Wedge, 10 ctn. n. Gold Creek, 381⁄2 eta. n. Gold River 17 cts, sa. Ipo Mining. $1% n. Itogona, 42 cts, n. Salacot, 10 els, n. Kailan, 16/- n.
Langkats (Single), $15 n.
S'hai Explorations, Sh. 85 n.
S'hal Loans, Sh. 36 n. Rauhs, $5.15 sa.
Venz: Goldfield, $6 n.
Docks etc.
►
n.
MARCH 19, 1985.
| NEW - YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
MARKET UNSETTLED
* YESTERDAY
New York, Mar, 18, The followig reports on the Now York stock market have been recolved
through Mesars, Swan, Culbertson &
Fritz: The Wall Street Journal; report on yesterday's markets states
commodity exchanges were unsettled, that the stock, bond, curb, grain and
owing to the European situation.
GET READY MEN!
WARMER WEATHER'
COMING!
IT'S TIME TO LOOK FOR SUITABLE CLOTHS:
Smartest Designs
in
MENS
TUNIC
New York and Chiengo engmodity SHIRTS
roports received through Menara. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz!==
Cotton: The Belgian and German situations continus to bo disturbing and there were no reassuring de velopments here. In spite of the belief in Rome. quarters that the market is well liquidated, advances were meeting offerings,
con-
at
Grains; Wheat; This market; la sharing the uncertainties. of other markets and acts largely in junction with them. The decrease in the visible supply is estimated 2,113,000 bushels. Corn: Tho de- eline does not appear to stimulate the commercial demand and the heavy feed requirements are giminishing The with the approach of Spring. decrease in the visible supply is 04. timated at 1,704,000 bushels.
Rubber: This market showed stendiness at the decline. Selling was largely by foreign interests. while the Trade bought here. The nos- sibility of corrective netion by the Restriction Committer is again mer-i tioned,
REUTER QUOTATIONS The following quotations are by Reuter: Dow Jones Averages:
24 Rails
Mar. 18. Mar. 18.
30 Industrials
07.79
97.01
27.88
27.64
20 Uulitles
14.69
14.57
40 Bonds
04.55
D-4,-17
11 Commodity Index
64.70
53.80
10 Lending Stocks
Mar. 18.
Amer. Smelting
ID
17
El. Bo. & Sh.
44
Gen. Motors
274
H.K. Wharves Cum. rts. $1011⁄2 Auburn
Πρ
.
II.K. Docks, 89% n. Providents (oki), $1.20 Providents (new), 20 cts, n.. Hongkewa (old), Sh. $309 n. New Engineerings, Sh. $6 8. Shanghai Docks, Sh. $120 n. II. K. Wharves Rights, $20 n. H.K. Wharves, $98 n. ex rts.
Cottun Mills.
Ewo Cottong, Sh. $8.50 6. S'hai Cottons (old), Sh. $74 n. S'hui Cottons (new), Sh. $45 n. Zoong Sings, $9.30 n.
Wing On Textiles, Sh, $55 n.
Lands, Hotels, etc.
H. and S. Hotels $4.70 B. H.K. Lands $40 n.
H.K. Land 4 debentues, $102 m. S'hai Lands, Sh. $2012 n. Metropolitan Lands, Sh. $12.20 n. Humphreys, 8011⁄21⁄2 n.
II.K. Realties $.10 n.
Asia Realties "A" Sh. $100 n. Asia Realties "B" Sh. $15 n. Chinese Estates, $93 n.
China Realties. Sh. $9.60 n. China Debenture, $123 n.
Public Uilities.
H.K. Tramways, $18 n. Peak Trams, (old), $815 m. Teak Trams, (new), 56,
Star Ferrics, $80 −n."
Yaumati Ferries, fold), $22 n. Chinn Lights, $9.00 b and sa, H.K..Electrics, 4051⁄4 5 Macao Electries, »+ n. Sandakan Lights, $8 a. Telephone (old), $24 n. Telephone (now), $10 b. Chin Buses. Sh. $12.40 n.. Singapore Tractions, 10/3 n. Singapore Pref. 20/6 n.
Indutrials.
Malabon Sugare, $8.50 n. Cald: Macg. (old), Sh. $16 n. Cald: Mack. (Pref.), Sh. $16 n.
Canton Ices, $2 n.
Cement (Converted) 7/60 s.
II.K. Ropes, $3.66 n.
Dairy Farms, $10% n.
Watson, $3
n.
Lane Crawfords, $3.75 n. Mackintoshs, 421 m
Sinceres, $8 n.
Wm. Powells, 70 cts. n. - Wing On (H.K.) $105 n.
Miscellaneous.
Ausements, $1.85 n.
ILK. Entertainments, $7 a. S. C. Enterprise, $1,35 n. Macao "Greyhounds," $2 n. Constructions (old), $1.70 n. Construction (new), 50 cts. n. Viber Piling, $6 n.
|Case, J.I.
Ch. Govt. 5% 1926 G. & Bonds.
93% n.
H.K. Govt. 4% Loan G%% prem,
b. and ga.
H.K. Govt. 8% Loan 2% prem. b. Wallace Harpers, $7.
EXCHANGE RATES
Int. Tel, & Tel.
Montgomery Ward Nnt. Distillers N.Y. Central
U.S. Steel
RAW RUBBER PRICES
LATEST SINGAPORE QUOTATIONS
Messrs. Benjamin and Potts received the following Straits
rency
have cur.
quotations (Buyers) frum Singapore today for raw rubber: Spot
17. dawn Apr/June July/Sept Oct/Dec
Market:Quiet.
184 down
10% down 20% down.
c't. ct.
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!
ALHAMBRA
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TO-DAY and TO-MORROW
2 MORE DAYS ONLY
(Showing Simultaneously at the Two Theatres)
CECIL B. De MILLE'S
"CLEOPATRA"
A Paramount Picture with
CLAUDETTE COLBERT - WARREN WILLIAM--HENRY WILCOXON FOLLOWED BY ON THURSDAY—FRIDAY-
at the
CENTRAL THEATRE
A Rollicking Comedy Sat to Music "Here Is My Heart"
with
BING CROSBY-KITTY CARLISLE Supported by the Screen's Mast Popular Comedy-Trio Roland, Young-lison Skipworth Reginald Owon
SUNDAY
-SATURDAY
at the
ALHAMBRA THEATRE The First National Picture Inspired by The Book They Wore Afraid to burn "BRITISH AGENT" Co-Starring for The First Time LESLIE HOWARD KAY FRANCIS
Here Comes The Navy".
AND THEN "LEGONG" SIMULTANEOUS SHOWINGS AGAIN
Paris.
Mar. 15. .72.13/10
Mar. 18.
72
CHARLIE CHAN IN LONDON
Genevo
Berlin.. Athens.
.1.1.83 11.02 .500
14.09
11.88
500
“BRITISH AGENT"
Millan....
Shanghai,
27.11/10. 1/71
574
THURSDAY
1/7
WARNER OLAND
New York. Amsterdum. Vienna... Prague. Bucharest, Madrid.. Llabon..
4.704
7.00 20
4.70
7.02
Here Comes The Navy".
*
Here Is My Heart"
25%
114% 472
113%
476
and many to follow from
.110
110
Drue Leyton • Raymond Milland Mona Barrie
Hongkong.
„2/0.5/10 2/05/10
Brussels.
20.69
20.88
Bombay.
1/64
Yokohama.
1/3%
1/14 1/27
Montevideo,
.41
41
Belgrade..
.210.
210
DUPLEX ENTERTAINMENT AT POPULAR PRICES MATINEES 20-cts. 30-cts, EVENINGS 20-cts. 30-cts. 50 cts. 80-cts.
Montreal..
.4.844
4.81
Silver Spot).. .27.5/10
27%
Sliver (forward).27%
27.7/10
War Loan..... .107.
100%
THE THREE MAJOR LEADING PRODUCERS OF SCREEN ENTERTAINMENT.
-Britük Wirtlear.
With so
Much
Thrilling Action!