Anglo-Turkish Trade Pact
AGREEMENT SIGNED
ing
AT ANGORA
June 20.
NORTH CHINA'
POLICY
NANKING DETERMINES ON COURSE
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1935.
TO HELP CHINA
LONDON INTEREST IN LOAN QUESTION
London, June 5. It is learned that highly placed circles are paying very close at- tention to Chinese finance, and
there is a real desire to help China if a permanently useful way can be found, but the problem bristies with extraordinary complications,
It is believed that France and
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
LATEST SHARE QUOTATIONS
The following quotations on the received by Messrs. Swan, Cullertson London Stock Exchange have been and Fritz in conjunction with Renter.
June 4 June 5. British Government Securities
redm. after 1052 £106
Chinese Bonds
the United States are not particu- War Loan 34 larly anxious to participate in a Ioan, in view of their own finan- cial perplexities.
Japan is not antagonistic bat that the Central
demands concrete evidence of Chi- 41% decided upon a
пече reforma
and 5 financially policy in dealing with the North
fiscally, and also that there should China situation.
be guarantees that the should not be spent on aeroplanes | 545 and war material.
Nanking, June 6. Mr. Wang Ching-wei, president London, June G. of the Executive Yuan, denied a The Anglo-Turkish Trade and report appearing in the foreign Payments Agreement was signed press in Shanghai that a highly at Angora yesterday and the open-important conference, in which exchange of ratifications Marshal Chiang Kai-shek and comes into force provisionally on General Huang Fu will partici- pute, will be held at Hankow to In the Commona, Colonel Col-discuss the situation in North ville, of the Overseas Trade De- China.
He declared partment, said the basis of the agreement was that the Turkish Government had Government undertakes to make available, in payment for United Kingdom goods exported to Turkey, 70 per cent. of the sterling resulting from Turkish exports to the United Kingdom, the balance of 30 per cent. being re- tained by Turkey to meet charges In respect of freight and other in- visible Items. Payment in respect of Turkish exports to this country are to be made by importers into a special sterling account.
The Turkish Government, sub- ject to certain exceptions. also agrees to allow United Kingdom goods held up by the Turkish Cus toms to be imported into Turkey without restrictions, to allow un- restricted importing of a consider able range of goods of Interest to
United Kingdom exporters, and ta alloente quotas to a further range of United Kingdom goods. All other United Kingdom goods will - receive the same treatment, under the general quota regime la force in Turkey, as is necorded, to other countries with which Turkey has clearing agreements.
Is Majesty's Government, on its side, undertakes to reduce the duty on figs and fg rake and not to impose any duty on raw mohale
QUEZON MAY NOT RUN
13
It is learned that the Executive]
Rominated Yuan has already certain person to replace General Ya Heucherlung as Civil Governor of Hopel Province. Formal an- nouncement of the appointment is expected soon. But, what post General Ya Bauch-chung will be transferred to is not yet known. Central News.
NOTED GERMAN OFFICER DIES
GENERAL ALEXANDER
VON LINSINGEN
$10674
£102%
£ 0016
£ 86%
£ 98% £ 08
£ 841⁄44xd£ 84 xd
£ 31 £ 31
44 Bondls 1808
(Eng, Iss.) £100%
Loan 1908. £ 90 Loan 1912... £ 80%
Reorg Long 1919 (1. Ikn.) £ D84 money 56% Bonds 1025-47 £ 96
S'hai-Nanking Tient.-Pukow Rly.
Railway (Sup!. Tient-Pukow
£ 27 Loon)
Honan
RY 1911
£ 30 1542 Hukuang Rly.
A further problem is what form 6 assistance to Chinn should take. Merely to lend money to enable Chinn to buy silver to replenish hor storks means another hull fac-si tor in the silver market, intensify. ing China's troubles.
Some argue that the London Silver Agreement of the World 5 Lung Ting U. Hai Rly. 1913. Economic Conference of 1933 was expressly intended to stabilise the price of silver, and America's ne tion constitutes a breach of the Agreement, and in consequence other countries' hands are freed to
to
export silver, enabling Ching purchase at a reasonable price.
Others insist that the only solu- tion is that Chinn must link Berlin, June 5.
herself with sterling or the pen. General Alexander von Linkin-
Watching Silver gen, who was famous un the Com-
Meanwhile flannelers are watch- mander of Germany's Southerning silver with new interest. Army during the Great War, has is pointed out that America for died at the age of 85 years.
some weeks has not been buying and the longer she refrains from baying the more anxious the bulls become to unload, -Renter,
Born in Hanover, General von Linsingen entered the Prussian infantry as a young man and be- fore the Great War was a dívi-
or increase the existing 10.persional comminander. He command- ront, ad valorem duty on valonia, the Second Corps in the Ger- and hazel nuts not in shell-
towards Brussels man advance British Wirdlens,
in August, 1914, and was then transferred to Poland, Inter tak- of the Southern ing command Army, being sent to stiffen the Austrian forces in Galicia. This Army in the great drive of 1915 captured Stryj and Halicz.
General
Linsingen counter-offensive dneted against the Russians in Volhyniu in June. 1916.- Renters
FOR PRESIDENCY
(Continued from Page 1.)
came up recently in America dur- ing President Quezon's visit.
"Our relations with China when
are independent
will be as as ever," declared the cordial President.
We
WHEN MURPHY WILL, RETIRE
von th
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Cat-
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Americn to Help?
New York, June 5.
made
RADIO BROADCAST
A Relay From Daventry
RECORDED MUSIC
From Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 366 metres (845 kilocycles).
5-7 p.m. Hongkong Hotel Dance Orchestra.
7 p.m. Stock Quotations. 7.03-7.30 p.m. Light Opera and Musical Comedy.
Selection-Merrie England (fier-
| ກະ
Vocal Gems Lilac Time (Schu- bert),
Selection-The Gold Diggers of
1093.
Selection-Song of the Flame. 7.30-7.43 p.m. "Four Aces" Suite (Billy
Mayeri) played by Rale da Costa.
7.43-8 p.m. New Light Symphony" Orchestra.
Dances Non, 1, 2 and 3
Triana (Albeniz).
8 p.m. Time and Weather. Report, 8.03-10.30 p.m. Chinese Studio Con-
10.30 pm. Close Down.
£ 27
£ 3D1
48
18
Foreign Bonde and German 7 Int.
£ 61
£ 83%
£9 £9
£ 18
Banks
cert
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£124%
£145,
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Lonn 1934 Japan 6 Sterling
Loan 1907 Japan 6 Sterling
Loan 1924 I.K. & Shai Bk.
(Lan. Regd.) TIRAN Chartered Bank 15
F 14 sh.
Commercial and Industria} Alled Iron Found. Elec. Assprinted
Industries Austin Mators and
sh. its ! ! !
It is rumoured that an fraport-Chinese Eng. and ant annnncement will be
the near future designed to enge the pressure of American
silver pulley on China. Renter.
INDUSTRIES
PARALYSED
POWER PLANT MEN ON STRIKE
no par val. 9.K. Bazaars Rolls Roye ci
sh.
ZEK. Programme
8.30-10.40
p.m.
European pro- gramme from Z.E.K. on a frequency of 640 kiloeycles.
8.30-9.04 p.m. "Petroushka" Suite (Stravinsky) played by the Londoa Symphony Orchestra.
9.01-9.12 p.m. "Great Bass Ballads"
as
by Norman Allin and Chorus.
9.12-9.30 p.m. "Review of Berues" played by Debroy Somers Band with A voent Cherus by Dan Donnvas.
9.30-0.55 p.m. Variety.
Piano Solos Music in the Air.
Rafe da Costa. Song-Tiere's YO mart you can
Turner Layton (Tenor). Violin Solo-Looking for, you,
Albert Sandler with Olive Groves (Soprano).
Voen!--Old fashioned love,
The Mills Brothers.
SongsWhen the Robin sings his
One night of love.
Gracie Fields,
Hand-Maurice Chevalier Songs.
9.55 p.m. Press Bulletins. 10.-18.10 p.m. A Relay from Daven- 138-102 | try. "(Should reception prove safis-
factory),
"The Central Band of 11. M. Air Farer (by kind permission of the Air Council) conducter by Flight Lieut. R. P. O'Donnell, M.,6., Direc- Lor
Force. of Music, Royal Air Relayed from the Royal Air Force Hendquarters, Uxbridge."
British American
Tabacen
Canadian Celanese
0874%
122/8 9173
43/4 4172
2473 #877%
50/1 357
903.
122/6 2376
Min. (Hearor}
17/
17-
Courtaulds
58/10% 58/9
stillers
9473
94/3
Dunlop Rubber
44/40% 44/444
Electric Musical
song again.
Industries
267
2673
General Electric
(England)
6570
5641
Hawker Aircraft
20/6
20/0
Impl. Chem Ind.
#5/0
35/10%
Imal. Tobacen
136/3
Internat. Nicket
$ 28%
$ 28 21/0
273
166/74% 155/7 48/-- 48!
8379
83/9
50/0
56/6
13/..
28/101% 13/
71/0
112/R 112/6
Miscellaneous
23/7' 24/1
279 2473
22/
21-
31:3
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DJB
DJB
Burma Cort, fs,
DJN
10
9/101
DIR
Mining... Randfontein
Estates
317-
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54:0
54.9
Spaarwater
Gold
SA
RATES
625
Spring Mines
46/7 45/7
Sub-Nigel
271/8 2718 105/-
10379
Oils
Toledo, Ohio, June 6. Virtual industrial paralysis bas been enused by the serious shortage of power here, following
Governor Murphy, speaking quietly and still looking slightly il after his remit operation, ag- [executive committees of widely dis-the strike of the Electrical Work- 'peared pleased to be en route for similar trade groups, ranging from erg Union and the workers of the
Manila once again.
breweries to music publishers, and ↑ Toledo Edison Company,
The manufacturers to oil and
strike was called textile
Shud Eler, Constr. Tate & Lyte Torner & Newall United Sterl Vickers onl... Watney, Combe & Reid def. ord.. Woolworths
Anglo-Datek when Guln Kalumpong
con- Rubber after Pekin Syrul
urd, sh.
"1 am going back to complete my work, I'll only retire when the coal industries, have confirmed the efforts to settle the wage
earlier impression that industry na troversy filled, and one Lord retires me!" he declared.
"The future of the Philippines a whole floes not plan wholesale another the huge factories here) appears to me to be a good one." | wage slashing or an increase in
were forced to shut down, lacking Rubber Trusts "The working hours, despite the removal | power. Mid
Governor, the
City officials predict that over economic problem is 71 serious of the threat of federal compulsion.
Meetings here and elsewhere 80,000 industrial workers would one, but I think that can be solved. The immediate problem is that of have revealed the general tendency idle before the day was over. Commonwealth
code scheduleNumerous nearby towns are also the commonwealth. Sprealation to adhere to
na to what will happen 10 or theater.
years hence is unprofitable, Buf
I am optimistic about all the pre-
sent problems and of the future
of the Philippines,
On June 12.
A.A.A. SAFEGUARDS
Washington, June 5. President Roosevelt and Mr.
of
affected-enter.
EXCHANGE
if possible, said Governor Murphy, fenry Wallace. Secretary there will be taken the preliquin- | Agriculture, have agreed to seek ary measure for the transfer of an amendment of the Agriculture | Paris.. the Government, and on November Adjustment Administration from Geneva. 15 the Commonwealth is exposeteil | Congress, with to come into being according to the present plans.
a view to
safe-Berlin.
Athens. goarding the A‚‚Ă. against im-
-Milan plications of the Supreme Court's Shanghai "I have always felt that inde- N.R.A. derision.
New York. It is understood they aer deter. | Amsterdam. pendence was a question for the Filipinos to decide for themselves mined to clinch the Grnment Vienna and I have left the question to authority regarding processing Bucharest them while I have always tried | taxos.-Reuter,
to he sympathetic and to interpes their hopes. The work has been
to get the Government in a sound.
FOREIGN SHIPPING
an orderly position and to keep the
IN BRITAIN
London June 5.
Prague.
Madrid.
Lisboar Hongkong. |Brussels lionotony. Yokohama. Montevideo. Belgrade
Jane 4.
74.178012 15.071
question of independence on the lines of good faith. 1 believe that the future of any country des The net tonnage of foreign trade Montreal. pends on the qualities of the shipping arrivals at United King-Helsingfors.. character of the people and this | dom ports with cargo in April was
Buenos Aires.... 15 certainly suggests a good fature | 3.2 per cent, greater flum in April, Silver (Spot)....39% for the Philippines. The Filipinos 1934, white arrivals in hallast Silver (forward) 19 can prove to be a great nation." showed an increase of 2.6 per cent. War Loan....... 166
MURPHY PRAISED
Governor Murphy's Work for the Philippines received high praise from President
who Quezon declared that he had done great work for the islands in Washing- ton. "To a large extent it is die to him that we have an early and favourable netion by the United
ed
tween Amerien and the Philip.
in
Departures with cargo were 5,07. per cent. greater, but those ballast 1.7 per cent, smaller than a Year aga-British Wireless,
LORD CARSON
London June 5.
Lord Carson, who is gravely ill
June 5.
Mining
Rokana Corpn.
41/86
63/1 «5:4 ! 80/71 80/712
78, FLAM Anglo-Persian
147 Barna Oil ...
12.29 Shell Trans and
514
Traf (Bearer) 72:6 73:
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This Evening's Broadcast From The German Short-Wavers
Special
for Far Eastern listeners w: 22 broadcast from Zetzen ha faltown:
SOUTH ABIA ZONE
South Asia Zone, brandle mai from DJB, (10,74 metres mod DIN 191.45 metred),
19.71 m 15.200 kr 1.30-1 0.1. 15,300 ke 4.45-8.15 p.m.
19.74 m
21.45 m
19.74 m
9,540 kr 4.45-8,25 p.m.
15,200 ke 9 pamə12.30 mint.
4.44 p.m.. DID, DIN Annaadcement (Germ....
Engl. German Falk Song. Pro Etamme Forecast German. Eng- 1).
5 p. J'er the Young Pale: Poetry of the
Nation's Youth,
3.30 p.m. News in. Engikabe
3.45 p.m. An Evening in the Homeland:
"Bangs from the Moselle,"
8.15 p.m.
News In GermVATE.
7 p.m. Concert of Light Mule,
v.m. News in Engla
4.18 D., Clore down 020, DIN (Gerin..
Engli
EAST ASIA ZONE
East Alu Zeme rodeant though D14 on 10.63 (10.280 kr.) 1.40-3 p.m. Cancerį, news at 2 p.m.
+ p. 910. BJU Annsuprement 1Germ.. Engl) German Folk Song, Pro- Framme Forecast Germ., Engl
9.15 p.. Fer the Young Polka: Portry of
the Nation's Youth.
3.45 p.m. Newa in English on DJQ and
10 ..
In teft on 17411.
Military Concert.
11 p.m. A Chat about Donka
16.16 .. Now in German on D3Q and
11,30
DJI.
p.m. Variety Programe
Nalaxis,
with
12 .. Dr. Friedrich Berglue, Benzine
from Coal-Sugar from Wood. 12.15 a.m. News in Engkalt an DJ I
In Dutch on 19. 12.30 am. Clone down DIG, DJJ (Germ..
Engl)
DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES
12.15
512
BU
177
49.13/36 Holiday
4.934 7.27
. 247
4.95 782
117.9:16 118.2/16 490 35.44/16 36.5/16 110% 271
2/1.11/16
176.539 1/6.5/32
216
1/23/32 1/24/32 397
-10% 218
45
New York Cotton
15
June 4,
33.416 July
11.54
Tane 5. 1.1.487383
British Wirclens.
33.5/16 October 195.15/16 December
January (1936) 113
$1.26
11.16/167
11.20
11.30/10
11.20/22
March
11.42
May
Sport
11.50
11.00
11.30/38 11.34739 11.80
Cali Bign
July
New York Rubber
12.55
CHA
GRO
September
December
January March
May
12.62/63 12.68 12.75/76 12.88 1995/96 12.00% 1.03703 13.12 13.26/26 13.28 18.30/30
GAC
GHD
CHE
CSF
Total sales~180 lots
Chicago Wheat
K3 July...
837% September
96 8.1 BIA December
37 $7. 87 Tuesday's sales:-20,367,000 Imshels
Chlengo Corn
CONVICTION QUASHED
COURTS OF APPEAL, FREE DUKE OF MANCHESTER
London, June 5. The Court of Criminal appeal States President. He has spoken with bronchial pneumonia, washas quashed the conviction of the highly of the Philippines where-slightly weaker this morning, and Duke of Manchester, who on May over he has gone and has interest- this evening his condition was un-
10 was sentenced to nine months himself in preparing the changed.-British Wireless,
Imprisonment for pawning some ground for new trade relations be-
family jewels, which, the pro- seeution contended, were not his property but part of entallert estate, which the Duchess had the right to use when she wished.
thu The Duke contended that jewels were his property, to dis pose of as he wished, and he had Kwangtang Province James the following ro taken counsel's opinion and been There was a formal reception to port on water leveia, in English feet, for the supported in this view--Reuter, President lounge of the President Coolidge
pines.
"We owe the Governor 'a lot," said the President. "He should
WATER LEVELS
he
FOR WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS
able to thank him suficiently for the work he has done for them."
The Blver Conservancy Commbaton for
be very popular back in Manila
never where the people will
Quezon held in
of Observation
Two cases of Diphtheria with two
& deaths (ono imported), one case of Scarlet Fever, four cases of Meningi-
B.-29.8 20.0
July
BOT% 604 8094 |September
7654 76%% 7516 December
6.17% 61% Tuesday's sales;---10,502,000 bushels
Winulpeg Wheat
SIX K3%
New York Silk
July
July
September.... December
1:35 132 1.33 120 130 131 1.3 1.30 1:31 Total sales:-37 lots
Montreal Eliver
the
Wert, North and East Rivers
Highest Lowest
Flaco
kt: Shjuking
North River
at Thingyuen
at Shanshul
'at Sheklung
recent
+-41,8
+-26.7
-+-27.4 --
15.5 ~~2.7
W. I W. L.
пр June Juna
record
4
73.40
0
44.2
20.3
September
73.70
74.70
case of January ...
74,65n
9.7 10.9 Meningitis was also reported..
Total sales:-10 contracte
where a band played the Philip- pine National Anthem and two West River marches which had been written Specially for the occasion-the Quezon March and the Parcdez North River March, both composed by Julian | Et ver A. Silverio.
tis with two deaths, and 49 deaths July from Tuberculosis, were reported to
the local Health' authorities last December .... week. On Tuesday
סנס
72.651
73.21/40 74.10/25 74.40n
To-day's Broadcasting From Four Transmissions
The following wave-lengtha and frequencies
paserved by Daventry,
·
Friquines Wavelength
New Washing TIES
in darker colours
These ties have the ap- pearance of a silk tle with the advantages
of a cotton one;
WASHABLE UNCREASABLE INEXPENSIVE
$1.00 each
Less 10% cash discount 6 for $5.00 net
MACKINTOSH'S LTD
CARPETS & RUGS
CLEANED
FOR
AND STORED THE SUMMER
AT
VERY REASONABLE RATES..
PRICE LIST POSTED ON REQUEST.
ARTS & CRAFTS
CARPET CLEANERS & STORERS
.330 SHAUKIWAN RD., NORTH POINT. TEL. 24173.
LONDON-April 16th 1936
THE
"MOTOR"
CHEVROLET
says
CHEVROLET
THE WONDER CAR
SPEED BOAT ACCELERATION-SILENCE UNBELIEVABLE
80 M.P.H.
£20.0.0 TAX
BUT IN HONGKONG THE TAX IS only HK$36.00 per year
4.050 k.e.
49.59
9,610 k..
metro 31.56 metrom
Compare these:-
21.10
16.38
mitra ma
19.82 metres
6.5 ..
25.63 11,750 k..
$1.845 k.c.
15,140 k.c
(Continued on Page 5.)
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255
192.
285
230
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257
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