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Alternate insertions 20% Extra,
If Not Prepaid a Booking Fee of 50 cents is Charged.
FOUND
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TO LET
FURNISHED ROOMS to let, with
U.S. COMMODITY PRICES
LATEST CABLED
QUOTATIONS
board. Very reasonable rates. Apply New York commodity exchange are The following quotations on the 41, Hankow Road, 1st Floor, Kowloon issued by Reuter: BACHELOR FLAT Close Upper Peak Station, furnished, three beds, gas, frigidaira, without servants. Dollars 100, 12 months lease, boys, fumiture. December Consider shorter period. Available immediately, Please write Box No. 285 1.K. Telegraph.”
ROOMS TO LET
ROOMS TO LET-Claremont Hotel begn to announce that they have a few rooms available at $100 per month,
OBITUARY
October
11.19/19 11.10 11.14/15 11.14 11.11/11 11.10 11.03/03 11.00 11.90
New York Cotton
Aug. 3,
.Aug. 5. 11.41 11.43/44 11.24
11.23/23
January (1036) 11.10- March
May
July
Spot
New York Rubber
September December January March
12.06 Moy
12.77. Total sales:46 lots,
Chicago Wheat
80 01% DI
12.50
12.51/51 12.67/07 12.79/70
11% 92 93% 934
FORMER MILITARY ATTACHE September
AT PEIPING
London, Aug, 0. The death is announced of Major General G. F. Browne,Router.
December
12.24 12.23/23 12.44 12.45/45
THE HONGKONG
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE HONGKONG-LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY
CO., LTD.
AN INTERIM DIVIDEND' of ONE DOLLAR per share for the six months ended 30th June, 1935, will be payable on TUESDAY, 20th August, on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Company's Offces, 3 Chater Road.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, 8th August, to MONDAY, 19th August (both days inclusive) during which period no transfer of shares can be regis- tored.
By Order of the Board of
Directors,
0. EAGER,
Secretary.
Hongkong lat August, 1935.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that an Interim Dividend of £2.10.0 per Share, subject to deduction of In- come Tax, has been declared tor the HALF YEAR ending 30th June, 1935, at the rate of 2/2.1⁄2 por Dollar.
THE DIVIDEND will be payable May roads
06% 15% On and after MONDAY, 12th Saturday's sales: 27,123,000 bushels.] AUGUST 1935, at the offices of the Corporation, where Shareholders are requested to apply for War- rants.
September Major General George. Fitzher-December bert Browne, who was born in
May
Chicago Corn
77% 77:4
771⁄4 01% 01 01 03/ 624 02%
Saturday's sales: 6,135,000 busbils.
Winnipeg Wheat
84% Market closed New York Bik
1851, entered the army in 1870. He served on the West Coast of Africa in 1887, when he was men-August tioned in despatches and awarded the D.8.0.
For the long period of Boven years, from 1890 to 1903, he was British Military Attache in Pel- ping.
·
1.45 1.48 1.45% 1.48
1.60 1.48 1.4819
September..... 1.47 1.50 December March
Total sales:-146 lots.
Promated Colonel of the North- September amptonshire Regiment in he retired in 1913.
1910, December
CANTON AGENTS
for
Hongkong Teiegraph.
WM. FARMER & CO.
Victoria Hotel Building. Shameen. Canton,
Tel. 13501.
AG
Facsimile of
| January
March
Montreal Silver
07.85/08.05 67.05 68.95 08.75/95 69,05n 09.05 60.00 09.70/96
Total malen;--4 contracis.
WATER LEVELS
FOR WEST, NORTH AND
EAST RIVERS ·
Common
for
The River Conaerepney Kwangtung Province lasting ine following r port on water levels, in Boglish feet, for the Wt, North and East Elvert
Place
5 Ulmervation
Wat River
reel
Wabet Lowest W. L. W. L
on Aug. Aug.
mcord
at Ehlubing
4.41.0
D
31.9
North River
at Thingyuen
16.9
0
24.5
+17.0 -
21.7 23.0
12.9 12.7
Best River
at Bhainsbui North River
at Sheklung
+16.5 -2.7
Watermark
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YOUR
AIR MAIL CHARGES
BY USING
THE "POST" AEROMAIL LETTER PAPER
AND ENVELOPES.
EXTREMELY LIGHT
AND STRONG
ON SALE AT:-
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PADS CONTAINING 100 SHEETS, LETTER SIZE, $1.00
ENVELOPES IN 3 SIZES, $1.75 TO $2.75 PER 100. SMALLER QUANTITIES. ALSO AVAILABLE.
THE REGISTER OF SHARES of the Corporation will be closed from MONDAY 29th to SATUR- DAY 10th AUGUST (both days in- clusive) during which period no transfer of shares can be regis. tered.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
*V. M. GRAYBURN,
BAPT JESDAY, AUGUST
SWAN, CULBERTSON & FRITZ
Investment bankers'and brokers in securities and commodities Dally New York and London Stock Exchange Service. Commodity Futures on the principal American markets
Members of:
New York Cotton Exchange. Chicago Board of Trade. Commodity Exchange, Inc.
(Silver, Rubber, Silk, Copper, Hides and Tin). New York Coffeo and Sugar Exchange. Canadian Commodity Exchango Inc. Winnipeg Grain Exchange.
Manila Stock Exchange,
Correspondants for Hayden, Stone & Co. Telephone: 80244, 30245, 30246. Cable Address: Swanstock 9, Queen's Road Central (Corner of Ice House Street).
Barbara Stanwyck has a new leading man in Gone Raymond, and new film "rival" in charming Genevieve Tobin, which makes her smile. And they smile because they, like the ster, have the most dramatic roles of their careers in the First National production "The Woman in Red" which opens at the Alhambra on Wednesday.
Chief Manager, NEW YORK STOCK
Hongkong, 10th July, 1935.
COMING SHORTLY I To The
KING'S THEATRE
TROPICAL EXPRESS
NON-STOP REVUE.
ALTA LAKE CRASH
•
MRS. BROCK AND MR. SLOAN DIE FROM INJURIES
---Vancouver, Aug. 5.
EXCHANGE
MARKET UPWARD
YESTERDAY
BRITISH CAPTIVE
GARETH JONES TAKEN OVER JEHOL BORDER
Poiping, August 5.
It is reliably reported that Mr. Gareth Jones, the young British New York, Aug. 5. The following reports on the New journalist captured by brigands York Stock market have been received near Dolonor, has now been taken through Messrs Swan, Culbertson across the border into Johol by his captors, but the emissaries of The Wall Steret Journal report on the Charkar Government are stil! yesterday's market: Utility shares in contact with the brigands, and were upward in to-day's stock ex-
Fritz:
change and there was a heavy turn- the Chinese authorities are con over in this section of the market. fident that they will get Mr. Jones Oll shares were also higher, but there released before very long now. was a moderate amount of profit Reuter.
Laking in steels and rails. Stocks on
the curb exchange were higher, being strength on the mill markets early led by utilitien. Bonds were ir-to-day on poor threshing returns. Professional traders bought and the regularly higher.
S. C. & F. New York office cables: visible supply has been increased by |The general l wax moderately 6,526,000 bushels. Some late selling
lower, although oll shares and utilities was
market.
The earnings of the the experienced prior to the close of Phillips Petroleum Company for the Corn: The growing crop continues
were strong.
Rubber: To-day's market was with- out any particular feature.
Sugar: The market wan'dull and featureless, with prices retaining their steadiness.
Mr. David Sloan, managing direc-six months ending June 30 were $1.21 to progress, but there has been
per share as against 60 cents per visible decrease in available supplies tor of the F'ioncer Timan, who was share for the same period last year. of 180,000 bushels. The discount for travelling with the late Dr. Regi- The Union Pacific Railroad earned 68 December option under September is nald Brock, the eminent geologist, cents per share for a similar period considered to be excessive. in an aeroplane which crashed at [ns against $2.03 cents per share last Alta Lake on July 31, died in year. Steel mill activity during the hospital here to-day, from injuries past week is estimated at 46.0 per he received in the accident.
cent. of capacity, as against 44.0 per Mrs. Brock, wife of Dr. Brock, cent. for the previous work.
New York and Chicago commodity who was another passenger in the reports received through Messrs.
REUTER QUOTATIONS machine has also succumbed to her Swan, Culbertson and Fritz:- Injuries. This brings the death Cotton: An average of various Dow-Jones Averagen: roll resulting from the crash to private estimates indicates a crop of
in 30 Industriala around 11,365,000 bales.. Trade four.--Reuter.
This is the first Indleation that dormant, pending the forthcoming 20 Rails
Government crop report and the ex-20 Utilities Mrs. Brock was involved in the ac-pected loan announcement,
40 Bonds cident.
Wheat: There was a feeling of 11 Commodity Index
OPENING TO-MORROW
OUR
KOWLOON
BRANCH
AT
228, NATHAN ROAD,
A LARGE ASSORTMENT
OF USEFUL Articles HOME, OFFICE
FOR
`AND SCHOOL.
ALBIL
10c. & 20c. STORES
1C, D'AGUILAR STREET
10
Aug. 3. Aug. G.' 125.00 126.07
34,80 34.80
25.03
25.30
00.81
16.85
AND
20
CENTS
POST OFFICE.
CHARGES FOR TELEGRAMS
It is hereby notified that from the First day of Angual 1838, the charges for telegrama 'will be collected at the rate of Dollar 0.65 to equal. Gold Frane 1.00.
GOVERNMENT EXAMINATION IN WIRELESS
An examination for the Hongkong Government Certificate of Pro- sklency in Wirolean Telegraphy, 2nd Class (Restricted), will be held at the Government Wireless School, 1st Floor, G. P. O. commencing on August 16, 1935. Applications for permission to attend must reach the above address not later than August 8,
GOVERNMENT WIRELESS SCHOOL
A Refresher Course in Wireless Telegraphy (Theoretical, practical and telegraphy) will be commenced at the Government Wireless School, 1st Floor, G.P.O., about the middle of September next, for existing holders of "Special A. Certificates wishing to qualify for the 2nd Class (Restricted) Corticates. The course is expected to last about two months, and will be limited to twelve candidatos. The usual School fee of $10 per month will be payable, Applications for admission to the Course must reach the above address before the end of August. The exact date of commencement will be notified inter. Refresher Courses will be repeated at convenient intervals during the next twelve months for the benefit of those who cannot be included in the above course,
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vla Balgon: Bingapore-AustralİN
Correspondence will be accepted for transmission by these Ser- vices. Rates and all particulars are shown in the schedulas exhibited at the Post Offices. All letters etc. must be marked "By Air Mail" and be handed in at a Post Office.
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