DUKE CHARGED WITH FRAUD
FALSE PRETENCES
ÁLLEGED
London, Mar. 18.
A sensation was created hero to-day by the appearance in the Westminster police court of the Duke of Manchester who was charged on a warrant with hay ing obtained the sum of £650 early in 1988 by fales pretences and with Intent to defraud two men now deceased.
After evidence of arrest had been taken, a request for a remand was granted.-
Ball was allowed on the Duke of Manchester's own recognisances and a surety of £250.-Reuter.
DOLLAR RISES SLIGHTLY
OUTPORT SELLING
ORDERS
Although London allver prices declined, tho Hongkong dollar rose 1/8th to 18. 11d. on opening this morning. The market open-
FRANCE'S APPEAL
ANTICIPATED
(Continued from Page 1.) sont arrangements, will remain" there until April 8.
In the House of Commons Sir John Simon, replying to a question, said the visits to the the European capitala were purely exploratory, Questioned regarding the Moscow visit Mr. Eden said it was being paid in response to the Soviet Government's invitation. Conver. sations would be mainly concerned with questions arising out of the political situation-Britian Wire less.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
NEW YORK STOCK
SEXCHANGE
MARKET IRREGULAR
YESTERDAY
THURSDAY, MARCH
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
LATEST SHARE QUOTATIONS
The followiar quotations; on the London Stock Exchange have been received by Messrs. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz in conjunction with Restor.
Mar. 10. Mar. 20. British Government Securities
redm. after 1932 £100 £106
Chinese Blonds
Consultations with the French
New York, Mar” 20.) · and Italian Governments will ba continued on the return of the
The following reports on the New British Ministers from their mis-York stock market have been received sions.
through Mesars. Swan, Culbertson & The Wall Street Journal Fritz: report on yesterday's markets states: Blocks were dull and Irregular. Traders were concentrating on grains War Loan 84% which advanced sharply, especially wheat, due to terrific dust storms in the South-west, which are threaten ing heavy damage to Winter whont crops. Tobacco insues owing to the threatened Pennsylvania Arm, while silver laxed Cigarette Tax. Gold Copper shares were steady, due to Bro Reorg Loan continued hopes that Producers will .1913 (1dn. Iss.) E DR NOTE TO GENEVA
agree on a curtallment programme, 6% Ronds 1925-47 £ 97. London, Mar. 20. On the Bond market, Foreign issuta 6% S'hal-Nanking
Ely. It was announced by the French declined, particularly Bolglans, which Premier, M. Flandin, in the Senate touched new laws. Domestic bonds, 15% Tient-Pukow this evening, that a communication however, wore steady. Stecks on the
Curb Exchange were upwani. The 5% had been made to the League of strength of grains did not affect other Nations with reference to the Ger-commodity markets. man conscription decision.
The Note which, it is stated deals mainly with the juridical aspect of Garmany's decision, was presented to the German Foreign Minister by the French Ambassador this afternoon.—British Wireless.
ed easy, but later developed a CHINA'S RAILWAY
steadier tone, due to selling orders coming in from outports. There were acilers at 2/- and
buyers at 28. 0.1/10d.
Shanghai opened at 18. 7d.
SYSTEM
EXAMINE
were weak 44% Bonds 1898
(Eng. 18.) ... £100 isques ruled 43% Loan 1008. £ 99%
receded. 5% Loan 1912 ... £ 80
U
S. C. & F. New York office esble: Average dally petroleum production for the week ended March 16 was estimated at 2,800,000 barrels. The weekly electricity production totalled 1,728,000,000 k.w.h., an increase 4.7% na
compared with last year. New York and Chicago commodity
through reports recelved
Messrs. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz:-
Cotton: Nowa is pointing to a 25% curtailment in the mill production programme and the reported state- ment that the present time is too early for n decision on the Fermers' Loan, together with the Foreign uncertainty, are preventing a follow-up on. ad. vances. The London Commodity Pool liquidation is reported to have been completed.
and later cased off to 18. 7.3/16d., BRITISH EXPERTS TO political and monetary the market being rather weaker than Hongkong.
silver declined In London, 3/10ths. America bought, while India and China sold, but China bought on the decline, the market closing steady.
PRESENTATION TO
MR. MCPHERSON
AT Y.M.C.A. THIS AFTERNOON
Membera of the European Y.M.C.A. will make their farewell presentation to Mr. J. L. McPher son the retiring General Secretary
to-day.
London, March 20, At the request of the Chinese Government, Brigadier-General F D. Hammond will leave for China shortly to examine and advise upon the organisation of the
Brigadier General Hammond will be accompanied by two Great Western Railway experts.-Reuter,
Chinese railway system.
ROAD FATALITY
PROBLEM
SUGGESTED GUARDS
FOR VEHICLES
London, March 20.
Grains: Wheat: Due to stronger foreign market and increasing
in the parts of bad dust, storms South-west, some further advance is probable in the absence of relief; but there is nothing very bullish in tho situation. Corn: Thin market was largely influenced by wheat. Imports of corn will probably moet any fur- thor advance.
Rubber: The Trade were the chlef hayers. The market will probably údvance on favourable European news. Malayan shipments for March are ea limated at 62,000 tona,
There will be a tea party in the West Lounge at 5 o'clock, and Sir: Henry Pollock will make the
The Transport Minister, in the 11 Commodity Index presentation about 6.45. It is House of Commons,. stated that hoped that as many mtmbers as he would consult manufacturers
10 Leading Stocks possible will endeavour to be. and others concerned on the ques- present for this important function of
motor Amer. Smelting equipping all
Auburn vehicles with guards, as a means Case, J., tion:
of reducing fatalities on the roads. El. Bo. & Sh -British Wireless,
BRITISH EXPORT
TRADE
FEBRUARY SHOWS
INCREASE ·
CIVIL ACTIONS
SUPREME COURT REPORT FOR PAST YEAR
London, March 20,--| -Among the-papers-to-be-lald on A detailed review of Overseas the table at this afternoon's meeting trade in February shows that the of the Legislative Council in the increase in the value of exports in report on the working of the Supreme
Court for 1934.
that month, as compared with the It is disclosed that in Original corresponding month of the pre-judgmonts were given amounted to vious year, was rather greater $2,772,86405 as against $2,813,520.89 than that recorded for January in 1983. and December, and was consider- ably above the average monthly in- crease in 1934, as compared with 1998-British Wireless.
MOTOR SPEED LIMIT
་
TRAFFIC NOW MORE UNIFORM
London, March 20.
£101
99% £ 891⁄4
£ 07
£ 97
£ 82
£ 82
RADIO BROADCAST
Dance Music from
H.K. Hotel:
"IOLANTHE” EXCERPTS
From Z.B.W. on a wavelength; of. 355 metres (846 kilocycles):
5-5.30 p.m. Hongkong Hotel Dance Orchestra (by courtesy of the Manage- iment),
5.20-6 p.m. Belay of the 1st part of the Concert from the Helena May Instituto (by courtesy of the Com mitton).
6-6.30 p.m. Children's Studio Con- cort.
6.80-7 pm. Hongkong Hotel Dance Orchestra,
7 p.m. Stock Quotations. 7.03-7.26 pm. Excerpts from "Iolantho" ~ (Gilbert and Sullivan) – sung by the. D'Oyly Carte Opern Company.
1. In vain to us you plead..
£29
£101
2.
Tient.-Pakow Rallway (Supt. Loan)
£ 20 G% S'hal-H'chow-
Ningpo Itly,... £101 5% Honan Rly...81% £31 6% Hukuang Bly.
£ 45%
£ 18
1011**
£ 40 Lung Tsing U. Hai Rly. 1913 .. £ 18%
Foreign Bonds and Banks
German 7% Int. -
Loan 1924
Gra
£70
£ 77
£ 70%
£ 77
£ 00
£129%
£ 164
Japan 5 Sterling Loan 1907.. Japan 45% Sterling
Loan 1924. £ 00 II.K. & S'hal Bank
£130 (Ldn. Regal) Chartered Bank £5
£ 15%
Commercial and Industrial
Allied Tron Found-
Associated Elec. Industries..... Austin Motors oni. Boots G-sh. British - American Tobacco............. Canadian Celanese Chinese Eng, and Min. (Bearer) . Courtaulds Distillers Dunlop Rubber .. Electric Musical Industries..... General Electric
(England)
sh
no par val ... $24% $ 24%
Royce £1
37/- 37/-
26/-
26/0
4573
45/3
48/-
481-
115/-
114/4/2
78/9
78/0
16/0
10/0
40/6
40/0
90/9 90/9
47/10% 47/8
REUTER QUOTATIONS
The following quotations аге Reuter:
29/1 28/0
by
48/- 48/- -
Bow-Jones Averages:
Impl. Chem, Ind. Impl. Chem. Ind.
36/3
30/3
Mar. 19. Mar. 20.
Def. 10/ Bh...
9744
0/4
30 Industriain
08.31
08.20
Impl. Tobacco 133/1
132/6
20 Rails
28.00
27.72
Internat Nickel
20 Utilities
14,97
14.07
49 Bonds
94.46
94,63 Rolin
54.42
55.1.1
r.
Mar. 20.
sh.
103/0 103/9 S'hai Elec. Constr. 40/- 44/- Tate & Lyle ....
99/6
:09/6
32%
Turnor & Newall United Steel
53/6
53/-
-25/9
2673
15
Watney, Combe &
484
4%
Reid def. ord. €5/+ Woolworths B/
04/0
Gen. Motorg
28
sh.
Int. Tel. & Tel.
û
Montgomery Ward
23%
101/9 102/
Miscellaneous
Nat. Distillera
20
N.Y. Central
12%
U.S. Steel..
27%
Gula
Anglo-Dutch
20/7 21/- Chart. 15/- sh.
(Bearer)...... 20/10% 20/0
Kalumpong
Rubber
U.S. COMMODITY PRICES
Pekin Synd, 2/-
urd. sh.
| Rubber-Trusts ----- Southern Railway
(Deferred)
19/6
1/9 -29/14-29/8
19/0
1/9
£ 23. £ 22%
- Mines
Burma Corpn. Ra.
.10..
28/3
28/3
26/3
271/3
20/3 270/-
Estates... Spring Мілея Sub-Nigel
Close
Mar. 19. Mar. 20.
Closing
Van Ryn Deep ..
56/6 192/6 101/3 278/0 277/6 59/4 89/4
Oils
10.62
10.00/60
10.70
10.72/73 Anglo-Persian
10.76
10.78/79 Burma Oll
10.30
10.40/40 Shell Trans
and
10.10
10.48/48 Trad. (Beaver)
46/104 46/3 72/6 71/10
47/6 40/10%
10.95
10.52/54 11.00
cheater.
New York Rubber
10,89 10.93 b
31.04
11.20
11.25 11.40
11.09/08 11.11/11 11.24/24 11.37/38 11.42/44 11,60/04
Total sales:-378 lots-
Chicago Wheat
91% 88
LATEST CABLED
QUOTATIONS
The following quotations on the The debts and damages for which New York commodity exchange are Judgments were given amounted to
Issued by Router: $2,772304.05 as aganist $2,313,520.39
in 1933,
The fees collected amounted to $24,732.76 ns against $25,860.00 1033.
New York Cotton.
In Summary Jurisdiction the claims March. amounted to $012,468.71 as against | May $865,033.40 in 1933 and the amounts July. for which judgments were given were October $477,127.98 as against $001,680.51 in December 1933.
January (1936) 10,50 Spot The number of rent distress war- ranta insved was 2,431 repressenting unpaid rents amounting to $517,225.03
of which 880,071.39 was recovered by March.... enforced sales in 956 warrants; a May The Transport Minister, Mr. against 2,201, $482.688.10 and $82,- July Hore Bellsha, In reply to a parlia-041.77 respectively in 1933. Tentary question, stated that as a The fees collected amounted to October result of the enforcement of the $35,918.00 as against $33,398.50 in December thirty mile per hour speed-limit, 1933.
traffic generally was moving at a more uniform rate, and its average speed was little if any lower than before.--British Wireless.
EXCHANGE RATES
Paris.
BRITISH POSTAL
Geneva
Berlin.
TRAFFIC
Athens.
Milan
Shanghat.
New York.
Amsterdam.
Vienna...
Prague.
STEADY INCREASE
SHOWN
September
May
93%/93% July
91 /01 Mar. 20. September .... 88% 912/91
72.7/32 Tucaday's salen:—10,815,000 bushels
· 14.70 11.85
Chicago Corn 500
57.6716 May
1/7.8/10 July
77 73%
78%4/78% 74%/74%% 4.76 September... 70
714/71% 7.01 Total sales:-8,278,000 bushels
Winnipeg Wheat.
Mar. 19. .72,21/32 .14.80 .11.02
499 .57.9/10 .1/74 .4.78% ,7.00 .2014
.114.0/10 470 .36.1/10
2/0.5/16 ,20.58% from May, 1984, receipts have Bombay..
1/04 been higher than in the corres-Yokohama.
.1/2.1/16 ponding month of the year earlier Montevideo. (41%) for each month since end of 1982, Belgrade.
200 the increase for February, 1935, Montreal.
4.824 being 2.2 per cent--British Wire-Silver: (Spot) 27.5/15 Icas.
Silver (forward).27% War Loan.
1001 --British Wireless).
Bucharest. London, March 20, Madrid. The return of British poatal Lisbon.... traffic receipta shows that, apart Hongkong.
Brussels.
The Chinese · friends of Lady Southern are holding a reception in her honour at the Hongkong Hotel on. Monday, April 1, to mark their recognition of the recent confermant an hor of the O.B.E. decoration.
One case of Typhold and two cases of" Meningitis were reported to the Jocal Health authorities on Tuesday.
.110.
254 113.13/16
475 Mny 34.27/32 110
July
834 62%
83784 83%/90%
1/11
New York Silk
20 40
1/0 March
1/2.1/16 May..
1.20 1.27
1.28 -- /28% 1.27/28
40 July
1.27
1.27 27
4.821
211 Total sales59 Tóta
27
27.3/16 March 1004 May *July
Montreal 60ver.
150.22/45 60.36 50.40/65 80.35 60,85/60.10 September
00.76 Total Salea:-8 contracts.
59.05
⚫60.45/75
Mr. Wol Tat, B.A. will this evening continue his series of lectures on Evolution, his subject being "The Evolution of Forma, or Group Evolu- In the Criminal Jurisdiction of the tion. The lecture will be given in Supreme Court in 1034 there were the Lodge Room of the Manuk Lodge 117 cases und 186 persons committed of the Theosophical Society, Hongkong for trial at the criminal sessions, as Club Anner, Chater” Road, and will Ingainst. 180 and 146 respectively in
1938.
'commento at 6 pm.
Chosen Corpn. Crown Mines Randfontein
1,45 p.m. The News,
p.m. Close down.
Transmission 2
(0.8.F. and 0.8.0.1.
7 p.m. Big Ben, The Baik Pump Room
Orchestra.
7.45 pm. "Take your Partners, Plonas,"
The D... Empire Orchestra. Greenwich Time Eignal at 13 Noon 8.30 p.m. Talk!
8.41 p.m. The Belfast Wizolene Orchonicu. 9.20 p.m. An Organ Recital by Jama
Blot1.
9.45 pm. The Nova.“
10 p.m. Close down.
Transmission 3
ICS.F., G.SE and GAD.)
19.15. p. Big Ben, The Western Blade
Orchestra.
31 pm. A Recital by Reginald MargaS (Tener and Philip Tayler (Gr EMA),
11.45 pm. Tälki. “Under Dig Ben."
Greenwich Time Signal at 4 pum, 11 am. The Imperial Press Conference, 1916. Epssches by. General the Rt. Hon. J. J. Berti di Klu and Mafor the Hon. J. J. Astor, (Pride of the Empire Press Unis).
13.10. 12.45
Interlude.
The Naws.
1an. A Pianoforte Recital by Cacli Pixa), 1.10 m. Tascha Erwin and ăla Gipay On
148 -man Close dewa,
Transmission
(0.9.D., 4.8.B.)
2,15. A.m. Variely Ințurinda,
220 13. The Imperial Prime, ConfermACK. 1911 Speeches by Gumersi tie Rt. Hon. 3. J. Bauta, cale. Kabe and Majar the Hon. J. 3. Aster, 14.9. (Proident of the Koira - Press Unta).
250 am.. Dance Music.
Greenwich Tima Bienal at 7 pm. 520 KM. A Bṛmphony. Concert-
Greenwich Time, Blans! st 1 pm. €10 am. Birth of the Waltz,
42.Orthosirat., Concert,
am. The Nawa,*
4.15 mm. Danes' Murle. 643. a.m. Close dowia.
Oh! foolish Fay; Tho' P'r'aps
I May incur your Blame.
8. Love unroquíteă roba mo, of
my tent.
4.
If you go in you're sure to win: If we're weak tarry.
enough to
5. My Lord, A Suppliant at your
feet; it may not be.
7.26.7.43 p.m. Jazz Piano Recital. by Ralo da Costa,
1. Dor Fledermaus-Selection
2.
(Concert Transcription);
Sweet and Lovely.
3. King of Jazz-Selection. 7.45-8 p.m. J. H. Squire Celesta Octet.
Memories of Chopin (arr. Willougby). Valno Bluctie-Air de Ballet (Drigo). Narcissus (Nerin).
Love's Dream after the Ball (arr. -
Willoughby).
8 p.m. Time and Weather Report. 8.03.10.30 p.m. Chinese Studio Con-
cori.
9.30 p.m.
Quotations,
Preas Bulletins, Stock
10.30 p.m. Press Bulletins, Stock
Quotations.
10.35 p.m. Close Down.
Z.E.K. PROGRAMME
8.30-20 p.m. European Recorded Music from Z.E.K. on a frequency of 640k.c❜a,
8.30-8.56 p.m. Casse Noiretto Suite (Tschalkovsky).
The B.B.C. Wireless Symphony
8.56-9.30 p.m. Variety.
Piano Ducts-Bolero.
Orchestra.
Piano Ducts-Variations un "Who's
afraid of the Big Bad Wolf".
Jacques Fray and Mario
Bruggletti.
Songs Only have eyes for you. Songs-Jung in January.
Leslie Hutchinson.
Orchestra-Fairies in the Moon-
Internezzo Entr'acto.
Songs--Beyond the blue Horizon. Songs-Always in all Ways.
Jeannette MacDonald (Soprano): Humorous-When I get my rag out,
Norman Long,
Instrumental-Rollin' Home.
Violin Solo-Always. Albert Sandler. 9.30 p.m. Press Bulletins, Stock Quotations.
9.35-10 p.m. Light Orchestral Solce- tions.
Hail, Vienna-Potpourri (Dostal). Tell me to-night (Spoliansky). The Waltzing Doll (Poldini). At Dawning (Cadman). Potpourri - Waltzes, No. 3
(Robrecht).
10 p.m. Close Down."
ZEESEN PROGRAMMES
This Evening's Broadcast From The German Short-Wavers
Epecial Programme for Far EATLETE Heteners will be broadcast from Zeosen sa follows!
SOUTH ASIA ZONE
Bouth Arla Zone, broadcast from DJD, (19.74 metres) and DIN (81.45 metres),
4.41 p.m. DJB, DIN Andoüncement (Germ.. Engi. Cerman Falk Beng. Pro- gtainio-Farocast (German, Eng-
ish).
Germa
3 p.m. Rhort Musten! ProgrAMRE. 1,33 pm Doctalve Moments in
Ilatory Spielt und Monging ‘at the Day of Poladam.
130 p.m. hens in English,
1.49 p.m. "Apring." A Sulie of Poetry
and Song.
130 p.m. News in German,
1 p.m. Contra of Light Music.
a pottie Nowa In English,
Adă păm. Class down DJB, DIN (Gsem,
Engl)
EAST ABIA ZONE
East Asla Zone broadcast through UJA on 31.08 metres, and DIN (3.45 meires),
3 p.m. DIA. DIN Announcemant (Carm.,
Engl.) German Polk Hong. Pro gramme Forecast (Germ., Engl)
9.35 p.m. Folk Music
1.43 p.. News in English on DJA and
In Dutch an DJN,
19.
Concert of Light Male.
11.35 pm. Nawo In German on DJA ned
DJN.
11.30 pm. Yaung Polka' Programmas "The
Nibelun
11.45 am. News in Boglish on DJA and
In Dutch on DJN
32.40 man. Clase down DIA, DIN (Gért..
Engl.)
DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES
To-day's Broadcasting From Four Transmissions
The following ware-longibi, and freewanelor ure abserved by Darentezi
Call Sign
Frequenzy
Wavelength 45.59 metros $.410 ka 31.55 ra
CSA
CAB
GSC
$1.50 metres
CBD
11.750 ke
GBX
31.805 k
21.10 metr
. Cap
11,350 k.. 21.47 k
CBI CBJ
18,200 k..
19,53) metros
*11.97
Melvin metros
Transmission 5
(0.8.C. and ¤‚BA).
79.m. Dig Den. The Host Playera.
14
p.m. Danco Mucio,
Greenwich Timo Blanal at Midnight.
A 0.00% Nightmare Bazion, VA, Bary, k
Ernest Belts, Tuld by the Author. 838-1-M= _Fox. O'ümf7, at the Organ of the Paramount. Thesire, Mary (Continued on Previous Column.)
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