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OPENING SEASON
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THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, DECEMBER
LONDON STOCK
EXCHANGE
LATEST SHARE
QUOTATIONS
The following quotations on the London Stock Exchange have been received by Messrs. Swan, Culbertson Innd Fritz In conjunction with Renter.
Dec. 4. Dec. 5. British Government Securities War Loan 34%
redm. after 1962 £1081⁄4' £100%
Chinese Bonda 45% Bonds 1598
101 £1015
IN THE GRILL ROOM SATURDAY
7th
WITH
(Eng. Ins.) $34 Loan 1908. I 96 5 Long 1912 ..
.. £ 73
G Rear Loan
TED
DECEMBER
----Till 2 a.m.
A COMPLETE
SHOW
G.
EVELYN
DIRECT FROM THE HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS
EARLY RESERVATIONS SUGGESTED
AND
ESTELLE DAVIS
MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES
PHONE 30281
THE HONGKONG & SHanghai HOTELS, LTD:
Our New Price Policy.
1918 (Lan. Iss.) £ 90% Bra Gold Bonds
1925-47
5% S'hafAARING
£ 73
£95
....£ 94% ·£ D'A
`£ 69
5 Tient.-Pukow
$ 32
c de
55 Tient-l'ukow
Railway (Supl. Leas)
£ 32
£ 3
5 Honan lg.. £28 5% Hukuang Rly.
1011
£ 43
£ 43
6 Lung Tsing U.
Hai Rly. 1913. £. 184. £ 18% Foreign Bonds and Banks
H.K. & S'ini Bk.
Commercial and Industria) Allied Ironfound.
1935.
NEW YORK STOCK
"TELEGRAPH" ART SUPPLEMENT
KING'S
To-morrow's Picture Features
There will be many pictures of topical interest in to- morrow's issue of the Tele- graph Pictorial Supplement.
Groups will include those taken at the Taikoo and K.B.G.C. closing days, the Scot- Lish Church Parade, St. Joseph's College Boy Scouts and Choir, and leen) weddings,
There will also be a picture of the new St. Dominic's. College, and sonte interesting anapshots showing Mr. "Peter". Jackson, of the Dairy Farm. with Bons of the Ethiopian- Minister to Londen.
EXCHANGE
MARKET IRREGULAR
YESTERDAY.
New York, Dec. 5..
The following reports on the New York Stock Market have been received through Messrs. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz:
The Wall Street Journal report on yesterday's market:--The markets to day were irregularly higher in 'xpite, of Inte prult-taking in railroad and special issues. Silver, copper and oil [shares were strong on the outfõok
regarding higher prices in these com-. modities. Bonds were upward, whilst stocks on the Curb Exchange were; irregulur..
S. C. & F. New York offer sables, Stucks: This market showed n mixed trend, but the undertone was firm. New York telephone stations
ESDERMOSALS KUANTAN ER BERENAREN EZEKBATIKTARSJÓ (for the 11 months ended November
21 YEARS AGO
Extracts From the "Telegraph" Files
The following extracts are from the Hongkong Telegraph for the week ended
December 12, 1914,
The rate of dollar on demand was is 9.11/16d. "
Auth increased by 18,30%, against loss of 301 stations during the corres- panding 11 months of last year.
Cotton: Senatorial discussion 're- garding the disposal of Government stocks had an unsettling influence.) "Spot" demand is light, but the basis timates indicates a growing crop of Is Arm. The average of private es 11,080,000 bales. Seven brokerage houses are bullish, whilst four houses are bearish in their outlook regarding the market.
Wheat: With Canadian stocks ex- farmers and on transit estimated at 266,000,000 bushels and a more liberal vances here are improbable.
Mr. C. S: Gubbny, of Messrs. E. D. Sassoon and Co., Ltd., wis ap-selling policy reported, material ad- polated to the Beard of the Can- ton Insurance Office, Ltd.
The Prince of Wales' War Relief Fund in Hongkong reached a total of $192,142.
Corn: The large moisture content) of the new crop is attracting support, Rubber: The market is stenly on trade buying. We would purchase on reactions.
REUTER QUOTATIONS
Dow Jones Averages:
German 7 Int.
Loan 1924
£ 60%
Japan 5
Loun 1907
Sterling
£83%
£ 61%
£834
Japan
Loan 1924 £ 9544
Sterling
£ 963
(Ldn. Regd.) .. £ 063⁄41⁄2 Chartd, Bk. of L.A.
£ 88 to 04
& C.
£ 13
38/3 38/3
Annociated & Elec.
Industries
44/-
45/-
Austin Motors ord
nk,
40/-
42/6
Bonts Pure Drug
10/3
4B/0
[]
British American
Tobacco (bearer) -116/8
117/6
Canadian Celanese 100/-
100/-
Captain W. L. Carter, Volunteer Reserves, was appointed Hon. Ad-
Chinese Eng. and
Min. (Bearce)
10/0
11/0
Courtaulds
50/9
56/9
Distillers
07/0
08/0
Dunlop Rubber
the Corps.
jutant in the place of Captain 30 Industrials. 144.04 G. Bird, resigned. Captain W. A.20 Rails Stewart was appointed Adjutant of 20 Utilities
Dec. 4. Dec,B,
143.72
41.74
41.39
29.11
20.20
40 Bonds
07.84
08.02
39/3
39/-
Elec.
and Musicni
www.
11 Commodity Index 65.04
55.990
Industries
27/9
27/9
Rubber Plantation
General Electric
Invest Trust
7.1/-
75/0
29/6
30/-
Buram Corn, re 12/9
29/... 20/- lines
12/0
37/44 37/3 151/1014162/0 457- 154/6 153/9 487- 47/6 8376 B+/- 67/3 67/9 32/415 32/0
Common wealth
Mining
11/1
11/
Randfontein
Estates
64/0
54/0
Spaarwater
Op-
tions
7/6
7/8
Springs Mines
45/-
44/4%
Sub-Nigel
267/6
18/104 18/0
Rhokana Corpu.
107/6
207/6 107/0
at.
Watney, Combo. &
Olle
Reid def. ord.. Woolworths
70/- 114/6
77/3 111/9
Anglo-Iranian Burmah
60/41⁄2
68/D B1/10%
Miscellaneous
Anglo-Dutch Gula
Rubber Pekin Syml.
247-
24/-
Shell Trans and Trad. (Bearer)
Galumpong
Chosen Corpn.
816 13/0
22/6 90/6
1/3
Marsmian Invest-
1/3
ments
30/6
30/0
In order to meet the demand for lower prices with no reduction in our quality, Gordon's have devised a plan. to reduce all stocks received prior to May 1st, 1935 by very considerable
amounts.
(Englami) Hawker Aircraft Impl. Chem. Ind. Impl. Tobadeo.. O.K. Baznur Rails Royer Seri
Elec. Constr. ရင်း Lyle... Newall
United, Steel Vickers Ord.
Keeping Young.
You are only young once, but the limit of that once may be prolonged almost indefinitely if you take proper care of the body with which nature has endowed you. One of the chief factors in the preservation of youth is daily regularity. To prevent con- stipation and to keep the system clean and healthy there is nothing better Pinkettes, the dainty little laxative and liver regulators. Men like them because they so 83/1
quickly correct billousness, flatulence, that dull depressed feeling. Women ke them because they are so dainty, mild and convenient. Of chemists overy- where.
81/3 14/4%
than
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Greatest
LAFF FEATURE
Look out, you Campbells! MacLaurel and Macllardy are coming! They're out to give the highland lassics a fling -and the rest of the world more loughs than you can shake a bagpipe at!" Sixty minutes of howls!
Presented by HAL ROACH.
DONNIE SCOTLAND
Mcup
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POTUER
ALSO SELECTED SHORTS
Shoes sold last season
$19.50
can now be purchased at the attractive price of
$9.75 Pair.
GORDON'S LTD.
Hongkong's Ladies' Shoes Specialists.
S.S. "BENCLEUCH"
Sailing for LONDON, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG, HULL
and LEITH (Direct)
on or about the 13th DECEMBER
Cargo, will also be accepted on through Bill of Lading to the usual transhipment ports.
For Freight and Passage, apply to:-
W. R. LOXLEY & CO. (China), LTD. Tel. 22533.
York Building. Agents
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD
HOMEWARD SERVICE.
SWAN, CULBERTSON & FRITZ.
Investment bankers and brokera în securities and commoditics. Daily New York and London Stock Exchange Servico. Commodity Futures on the principal American
Mambors of::
New York Cotton Exchange, Chicago Board of Trade.
Commodity Exchange, Inc.
(Silver, Rubber, Silk, Copper, Hides and Tin),
New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange.
Canadian Commodity Exchange Inc.
Winnipeg Grain Exchange.
Manila Stock Exchange.
Correspondents for Hayden, Stone & Co.
markola
Telephono:.30244, 30245, 30246. Cable Address: Swanstock. Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Buildings, Buite 119/122.
CHRISTMAS
SALE Values
TO THOSE WHO DID NOT PROFIT BY. OUR RECENT "FIRE" VALUE SALE WE OFFER ANOTHER CHANCE
AT OUR
CHRISTMAS SALE
Printed Crepe-de-chine, 27" Diamond fancy crepe, 36" Coadra fancy crepe, 38" Murray silk, 27"'
Angel's skin (all cols.) 27′′ Pure silk taffeta, all colours, 27" Special Offer Victoria, Crepe, 27" Gents' Best Quality Fuji Pyjamas Gents' Pure Silk Striped Pyjamas Gents' White Washing Silk Pyjamas. Gents' White & Striped Silk Shirts Gents' White & Col'd Sport Pullovers Ladies' Pure Silk Printed Kiminos
HOLEPROOF STOCKINGS
NEW STOCK WINTER SHADES
$1.50 a pair.
$ .35 to .80 yd.
.55
yd.
.75
yd.
.80
yd.
.60
yd.
.95
yd.
1.00 4 yds.
3.25
2.50
1.20
.60 up.
1.70 up. 5.00 up.
FANCY WOOLLEN MATERIAL
· FOR DRESSES & COATS 58" wide $1.85 yd, up,
A REDUCTION IN
FRENCH FIGURED & PLAIN VELVETS
From 20% to 40%
VICTORIA SILK PALACE
37, Queen's Road, Central.
-UP GOES
THE CURTAIN ON
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JOE THE DANCER!
CROONERY
JOE THE
JOE THE HEART-BREAKER!
JOE as you've never seen him before in a grand big jubilee of rhythm and fun, packed from start to finish with uproarious novelty and hilarious surprises!
JOE E. BROWN "BRIGHT LIGHTS"
With huge can of stars and entertainers including; ANN DVORAK • WILLIAM GARGAN • PATRICIA
·ELLIS • JOSEPH CAWTHORN • THE S MAXELLOS
QUEEN'S SUNDAY