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The following quotations on the New York.. London Stock Exchange have been roceived by Messrs. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz in conjunction with Reuter,
Aug. 30, Sept. 2.
British Government Securities
War Loan 34%
:
redm, after 1952 £105% £105%
Chineno Bonda
44% Bonds 1808
(Eng, Ias.)
102
4%% Loan 1008 £ 9744 6% Loan 1912... 784 6% Reorg. Lonn
1913 (Ln. Ix.) £.88 5% Bonds 1925/47 £ 00
6% al-Nanking
Aug. 30. .70.11/04
.16.23
;12.36
.520
.69.10/32
1/54
THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY,
GORGE DAM OPENED
Sept. 2
: (Continued from Page 4.) 75:11/04
15.224 of water will come. Mr. Henderson 12.34 has often pointed out to mo the value
620 that an extra 500 million gallons will GO have and I sincerely hope that now 1/5.20/32 Nature will "do her stuff," so that
4.36%
from now on you will suffer no further 7.33 Inconvenience.
20 119.13/16
MEXICO EXPLOSION
DE LAPAZ MINING CAMP IS DESTROYED
SEPTEMBER 8, 1935.
KEEPING FIT
IN THE HOT WEATHER. NEW AUTUMN
The summer months; generally prove the most exacting time of the whole year froin health point of view, out here in the
ERA
Exercise in moderation and strict
much to preserve
your healih. · But there is another point which inuat not be overlooked.
Mexico City, Sept. 2. A dynamite explosion at the min-attention to the food you eat will do ing camp of Villa Do Lapaz de stroyed tho whole square of business and private residences. At least 28 were killed, and it is feared that many bodies are still Guests invited included the follow-among the debris. ing: Excellency, the General
The cause 1/11.25/12 meer Commanding, Lieut-General 0.
26 Burrett, Ils flonour the
027
لال الاية
.4.90%
.7.334/
110
Bucharest. Madrid, Tr
027
Lisbon.....
.36.17/64
1101 1/1112
20.50
Montreal,
Belgrado..
Monts Video
.304
39
217
4.0944 220% .4%
4.98%
1/2.7/32
1/27/32
22374
4
16
Sedgwick,
287%
£100 xd Yokohama... £ 097
Alrea.....15
£781⁄4
£ B8
Silver (Spot)...
£ 90%
.89 F
Illy.
* £ 68
Tient. Pukew
Rly
£ 23
£ 3
£ 21
Tient-Pukow
Railway (Sup!.
Loan)
£ 1
Honan ly,.. £ 98% 1 2515
6 Hukuang Hy.
Commercial and Industrial
Silver (forward).28.13/10 War Loan... 105
-British Wireless.
WATER LEVELS
Thons Present
of the disaster is Chief believed to be a short circuit which Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, and fired the store for the dynamite
MacGregor, Mr.
Charles L. used for blaating the neighbouring er, Consul General for the United mines.--Rruter. 98 States
and
Mrs. Hoover, Horr II. Gipperich, Consul General for Ger-
217 vor,
100
many, and Mrs. Gipperich, Mons, relieve once and for all the constant Soulange-Teasier, Consul
drend of water shortage.
G. F.
If
you, are not
feeling up to the inark and are un-
able
Lo fathom why, you may with good reason suspect that the condition of your blood is below par.
11
Excessive per- dor and Mr. for
spiration has G. C.
The catchment area which feeds the
weakening effect Mr. C: Alabaster,
G. Hon. Mr. E. Taylor, Hon Mr. R. M. The thrust block of the
reservoir extends over 3,000 aures.
on your blood Mrk, Henderson, Hon. Sir Henry Koltd concrete which faces
dam-the
streain, making it and and Lady Pollock, Hon. Mr. R. 11. river-comprises 176,000 cubic yards 0% the
thin and watery. Kotewall,
Hon. Commander and Mr. and is supported by 450,000 cubic
It is impossible for
your health to A. Hon. Dr. and Mr W
yards of handpicked "rock." 11011.
be normal if your Mr. S. W. Ton, Mr. J. P.
P. Braga,
Operations were conducted at first blood is deficient in quality, lacking Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau, in between the rainy seasons and plons in those elements which ensure Hon. Mr. W. 11. and Mrs. Bell, Mr. had to be organised so that full sound digestion and a strong nervous and Mr G. R. Sayer, dir. Schofield,
capacity of labour could be put in tem. Su to maintain health and Mr. and Mr. D. han, Mr. and Mrs. E. 1 Buring before the rainy season destroyed the strength a tonle capable of enriching
H. Williams, fruits of industry.
and increasing the blood is what is Mr, nil Mrs. H. Green, Mr. and Mrs.
needed. Kas lung Prsion hours the failesine i W. Hausliton, Mr. and Mrs. 3. Owen-Hughes, Mr. II. R. Butters, Mr.
The
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Ilves Conservants Comms kalan
puri on mer beveze, at Engilab feet, fur tt West. Burth and East Khere:
North Biser
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116 10.0
4.4
au
Toll of Men
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experience of thousands
Wn,
tired, alling people whel
theh
completely restored by earned a world-wide reputa-1 of thy gorge tin for Dr, Williams' Pink Pills as a
Treacherous streams slescended of just ten into the bottom
Callow wr. and Mrs. F. H. Col. fin
and Mer, L. J. Davis,
of
Aladdin
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A. W. G. 11. Grantham, Mr. Lawrence Kaderie, Mr. L. W. Amps, Mr, A.
Col. and Mrs. M. Carrington-, trapping and drowning men in the blood builiter and nerve tonic of the
curly stages of building. Twenty-six highest order. They are the prescrip
all, including one European tion of n British physician. They engineer, have lost their lives in Inis have stood the test of time. entorts and proved that they thirty day's treatment will suffice to enterprise but success a crowned were not in vain.
Try them yourself; a course convince you of their health-giving The scourge of malaria took its toll irrita. Equally good for men and in those first months sanitary and medical services were
special] women; installed, regardless of cost, to pro- Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, Soury Sheer with invisible reinforce
1. and Mrs F. S. Doughty, Mr.
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Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Purves, Mrs. 3. 1. Taggart Smalley. Mr. and
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1911
£40
Lang Ting U.
Hai Rly. 1913. A
4.13
Foreign Bonds and Banks
Gerina 75 Int.
#tare
Micheal Lowest W. L W. L.
Loan 1921 .... £ 50%
of Obscrvalin
-
21
Sp. Fapt
Japan & Sterling
record
record
Loan 1907
8314
83%
Wim film
Japan
Loan 1941
Sterling
At Ruling
162.9
-0
ILK. & Shai Bk:
(in. Regd.) .. £105
£iva
Churt, bx, of ..
& C.
£ 10%
£ 13%
Watney. Comha &
Allied Iron Found-
QTK
40/8
Reid def. ord.
40/0
Woolwortha
Associated Elec,
72/- 110/3
70/- 110/-
Industries
3470
3473
Miscellaneo
Austin Mutors ord.
| Anglo-Dutch
20/3
19/6
sh.
5470
54/-
Boots bi-sh.
Kalumpeg
40/0
40/-
Rubber
207-
British American
Pekin Synd. 27-
Toh. (Bearer). 115/-
11474
ord. sh.
1/6
Canadian Celane
80-
89/--
Rubber. Trusts
28/3
176 27/0
Chinese Eng. and
Mines
Min. (Bearer)
12;-
Courtaulda
92/3 42/- 4170
11/9 54/- 92/-
Burma Corp. R.
10
9/75%
Common wealth
Mining
11/0
Randfontein
20/-
25/10
Estater
50/3
Sparwater chi
50/1 51/D
Mining
4/6
Jawker Aircraft.
228/3
Springs Mines
3974
Impl. Chem. Ind. 31/7
34/9
Sub-Nigel
O.K. Razara
27/
24/0
Rhokana Corpn.
Impl.Tobacco
130/10% 108/%
Anglo-Persian
Burma Oll
WA
11/6
49/6
4/3 38/1 240/- 137/6 18/0 07/0
60/7/ 59/4% 7/10% 75/75
'hal Elec, Constr.
Shell Trans ord
797- 78/0 50/- 60/-
33/3 171-
337- 10/10
70/- 68/9
29/3 28/- 18/114 1776
Distillers Dunlop Rubber Electric Musical
Industries
General Electric
(England)
28/6
Rolls Royce 21
ຕາ.
139/4% 143/V
46/-
Tato & Lyle
Turner & Nowall
Unitel Steel
Vickers ord.. ....
Trad. (Bearer)
Marsman Invex,- ments, Lid..... (*lsch Corn.
20/-
COLOSSAL COST
in
tect the labourers,
Brick
Are obtainable at all chemists.
THE
VERY IDEA!
make room for the precious water Villages were wiped off the map to supply. The
com- pensated and lagers were
contentedly fur-} ther afield to watch the white man'e magic transform a valley into a Jake,
The hazards are
not Fot over. (Continued from Page 6.) Typhoons are sill springing up to the
Work at the Gorge Dam began December 1932 and was estimated to occupy Ave years work at a total ex- penditure of about $8,000,000.
Yesterday it was learned that the work will be completed in the spring of IV37 instead of the end of that year as planned and further, that the cost will be well within the estimate if everything proceeds without be taken.
un-
whe
China seas and should one food the The KC.C. team was doing well area in which the dam in situated it that day, and for a time might all the reservoir and spill over patiently endured her husband's en to the rock fill in such lume as transports and his brief explana destroy months of arduous work. tions. But when, amid the cheer Far East and that chance, in view his sent, waved his hat three times Chance plays a great part in the Ing. howling crowd he sprang upon of the necessity of getting water before the dry season, had to
in round his head and almost shatter- e it on the fat man in front, Mrs. There remains the future of Shing Whalesteeth exclaimed: The du will be 275 feet above ready been put to
Mun to consider. Questions have al- "What on earth's the matter, river level and 300 feet above the Council by those interested in its fu-
Legislative John 7" foundations representing the biggest ture, and an active little township is
"Why, dearle, he answered, as engineering feat of is kind in Eng prophesied as the next alep in the 500 as he could get his breath, ' land or the Far East.
"didn't you
see the elder catch the ball7
"Of course," said young Mrs. Whalesteeth. "I thought that was what he was put there for
foreseen circumstance,
development of the arena. Shing Mun The total capacity of 3,000 million is a beautful neighbourhood and the galloga is practically as much as the one road which already gives access Colony's present numerous water to it could easily be made into werks hold at present
should modern thoroughfare. (Applause).
and
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GLADYS PARKER
NEG. U. S. PAT. OFT,
I'LL BE SUCH A GOOD GIRL, IF YOU'LL ONLY GET ME THERE ON TIME
OOPS!!
PLEASE, GOD -
DON'T LET ME BE LATE
FOR SCHOOL -
WELL, GOLLY! - YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO PUSH
ME
· 1934 BY KEA SERVICE.