YEAR'S HARD LABOUR
ADMITS ROBBERY
WITH VIOLENCE
Yu Chung, unemployed man of 23 years, was charged before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice A. D. A. MacGregor, at the Criminal Ses afons this morning with robbery with violence. on Island Road on March when he was alleged to woman, Kwok Mul, have thrown to the ground and taken 85 from her. Prisoner pleaded guilty to larceny and the Crown having ac- cepted this plen, sentence of one year's hard labour was passed.
U. K. SHIPPING STATISTICS
INCREASES SHOWN LAST YEAR
London,, Mar. 27," Preliminary returns of the movement of shipping ht United Kingdom ports during 1934 show that the total tonnage entered in foreign trade was 1.0 per cent. greater than in 1933 and that of clearances. 0.1 per cent. larger.
The movement in the coasting trade in 1934 showed an increase of 5.0 per cent, as compared with the previous your:--British Wire lear.
BRITISH RETAIL
TRADE
MARKED INCREASE.
IN SALES
London, Mar. 27.
The money value of retail sales
INCORRIGIBLE
THIEF
CAUGHT ON ROOF
OF SCHOOL
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1935.-
BROKERS RESENT
REGULATIONS
(Continued from" Page 1.)
Lai Wah Cup Teams
Cash and Analysed
sellers requiring ready cash and not finding ready buyers.
Convicted annually since 1931, "The recent sharp rise in ex- Chun Cheung, 25, appeared before change of 3d. to 44. within a few Mr. Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Police Court this morning charged days caused a greater decline in with being found on the roof of the share prices than any other cause, Oriental Girls' School, 733 Nathan For the past two years the Chinese Bond, for an unlawful purpose, and have been very poor supporters of the ponnenalen of five keys, Instru- the share market,
the principal ments for an unlawful purpose. Ile
supportern being Europeans. The plended guilty.
Detective Sergeant Kennedy recent rise in exchange stated that on Thursday evening, eliminated demand for investment the headmistress of the school was from theso sources. Moreover, on the third floor when her atten most of these former buyers have tion was drawn to the defendant shown anxiety to sell in order to peeping down from the roof. When take advantage of the rise in 'ex- approached the defendant ran down into Nathan Road and was caught
change. by an Indian poller constable in Reclamation Street. When search-
"Another factor
has
which hax
ed in the Mongkok Police Station operated towards decline in prices four keys were found in his right was the recent 'bull' operations in ahoo and another in his left. the shares of China Light Com-i
(Continued-from Page 8).
Civilians: Rodger. (Club); Pile (Police) and Strange (Club) Brooks (Police), Bel- trao (Recreio) and Parker (Police); B. Gosano (Recreio), Ward (St. Joseph's), llowe (Club), A. V. Gosano (Recreio). and Bickford (Club). \\ Reserves:-D). Leonard (St. Joseph's). L. G. Robertson (Club), H. C. Elliott (Club) and J. Gomer (Recreio).
Army:-Rowlands (Fusiliers); Swain (East Lancs) and Steele (Enst Lancs); Keneghan (Fuakers), Morton (A.). and North (East Lancs); English (Lincolns), Sandford (East Lanca), Higgins (Lincoln), Ridley (Lincolns) and Baldry (Lincolns).
Defendant admitted to the Police pany. In order to maintain the
Reserves: Darham (R. A.), that
one of the keys fitted the door price of China Lights. "bulls" Ash, Robson and Thompson (Lin- leading to the third floor of the were reported to have sold hold-colns). Horner (East Lanes), also admitted that he went there which only naturally caused deline school which was kept locked. He ings in various other companies (R.A.) and Howlett (R.E),
to steel clothing.
in these shares which had in- imposed.
Three months' hard labour was sufficient support.
EXCHANGE RATES
Mar. 20. .724
114.10/32 4724
"BEARS" NECESSARY, "Taking the prices six months ago, the only stock that has risen and to-day stands at a higher price is China Lights. All others Mar. 27. have dropped, and this is due 72.47/04
14.8% principally to the "bearing' position 11.04 that was taken up in them.
502
67.15/16) "In my opinion the bears are a 1/7 very necessary check to sharp 4.70% decline in a market as they cover 7.00% on the slightest drop. If there 251% had been a sumcient quantity of 114 bears' in other stocks, the sharp 4721% 35.1732 drops would never have beca
110 registered.
Paris.
Geneva.
14,024
Berlin.
11.023
Athena
Milan
Shanghai..
New York.
Amsterdam.
Vienna
403 58.1/32 1/7 4.784 7.08 20
Prague.
Bucharest
Madrid, Lisbon
35.1/12
110 .2/0.5/16
23%
20%
1/6%
1/2.1/16
.40%
21
4,80 .2814
Hongkong In February was 4.9 per cent. Brussels. higher than in February, 1934, Dambay. and showed the largest Increase Yokobania. since last May,
Montevideo
The value of stocks at the end Belgrado.
Montreal.
of February was 1:7 per cent. Silver (Spot). lower, while employment in retall Silver (forward).29 shops was 2.0 per cent, greater War Loan....... 100 than at the close of February. 1934.-British Wirciese,
WOMAN STABBED
SEARCH FOR TWO ASSAILANTS
215% "Unfortunately."bears' only have
MANILA STOCK
EXCHANGE
PHILIPPINE GOLD SHARE QUOTATIONS
To-day's quotations as recolved by Messrs. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz shortly after the close of the morning session of the Manila Stock Exchange are as follows:-
Price In Pro
Anked Bid Bales Vokime Price Prior
1n Peson Antamok Golde 0,06 0.0% Tlagulo Gold Mining 0.12 0.30 0.1 10000 Benguet Consolidated 12.20 12.10 Gold Urer
0.11 0.12 D.(2 10000 1.20 1.20
pa dal Mines
Kainot Mining Di
1/6 concentrated on stocks which risogon Mix Co. 1/2.3/32 and sharca of companien whose Burse Consulate
40% prospects are not too bright and United Parce
211 are likely to be effected by the de-steady. 28.7/16 Presslon. But in most of these
4.82
28.0/10 самая
-British Wiroless.
BRANCH BANK
bulls have not bad-
the
0.37
0,35
9.14 0.14 0.4
1000 0.11 0.20 0.20 10040 0.33 0.31
A. C. F. Gold share Index 17.1. Market
Valuran pes 180,000.
108% opportunity of selling short for SIR WM. PEEL FUND
ward owing to more or less entire Jinck of forward demand."
FURTHER DONATIONS IN AID
Out of the sixty-six candidates who
OF CHILDREN Kwelyang, March 28: at for the Probationary Nurses' Under orders from Marshall examination at the Tung Wah Hon-the Protection
The Sir William Peel Fund for Chiang Kai-shek, the Central Bank pital, the following eleven girls passed been further augmented.
of Children has of China is making preparations Misses Lee Man-chi, Lal Miu-ching, Children acknowledges the follow-
their final examinations yesterday: Society for
The to establish a
the Protection of branch office at Ho Shuu-wah, Chow Chi-tuen, Hung Kweiyang, the capital of Kwel- Wel-yee, Tae Hak-wun, Liu Yuk-ying ing additional subscriptions: chew Province, for the purpose of Chan Fung-chun, Wong Wal-chun, Jie Previously acknowledged $10.660 helping the provincial authorities Ho-hun, and. Yeung Chut-in.
Hongkong Electric Co..
Lid. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. C.
North Mr. Ng Wah
The police at Wanchai are en- deavouring to trace two men who were implicated in a stabbing can yesterday, when Yu Sze-mui, a con- to rehabilitate the finances of the -cubine,—was—lujured-seriously-and- province-Céntral New00.-
18
now at the Government Civil Hospital.
The attack took place while the victim was gofag up the stairense of her home at 225 Jaffe Erect The assallants ran away after the attack.
i
Dr. K. L. Reichelt of the Tao Fong The Calonint Secretary annonces public lecture this evening at 6pm. in Shan Christian Institute will give a that the following have been invited the Lodge Room of the Manuk Lodge mittee-Mr. P. H. Sin, Mr. W. Nkong Club Annex, Chater Road. Dr. to serve on the Silver Jubilee Com-of the Theosophical Society, long- Thomas Tam, and Mr. Ngan Shing: Reichelt's title will be "The Religious.
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Tho anticyclone is moving N‚E. And now covers S.E. Manchurin and the Sea of Japan with a ridge of moderately high pressure extending to the Bonin Islands. A weak anti- cyclone covers Central China. The depression is moving eastward and now covers the Eastern Sea. A shallow depression remains over Tongking, Local forecast:-S. KV. or varlable winds, moderate; fair at first, cloudy, some rain later.
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COACH, I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING!`
COME OUT ON THE
PRACTICE FIELD!.
EVERY MORNING THAT'S FUNNY! I WHEN Ź COME HERE, THIS SAWDUST
PIT 15 MUSSED UP!
HAVE THE BOYS RAKE IT OVER EVERY NIGHT
AFTER SCRIMMAGE!
S
14. AND I KNOW THAT NONE OF THE BOYS
EVER COME BACK AFTER I SEND THEM TO THE SHOWERS..IVE WORKED SEM HARD,
LATELY... AND THEY'RE USUALLY
PRETTY TIRED !!
BIPIS HAVE YOU [ÁNY IDEA WHO'S BEEN COMING HERE AT NIGHT, AND WORKING
OUT IN THE DUMMY PIT?
CRO69. MY HEART, COACH,
IM AS BAFFLED AS YOU
ARE!
TONIGHT WELL. HAVE TO GO SOMEWHERE EKSKAMER WE PRACTICE ON THE CAMPUS ANY MORE,COACH ROOSE IS GONNA. GET SMART TO US, AND SPOIL THE SURPRISE WE'RE
PLANNING.