UNCERTAIN EXCHANGE OUTLOOK
SHANGHAI WATCHES! POUND AND DOLLAR
CASH POSITION EASIER
Shanghai, Feb, B. Operations on the local exchange market during the last week suggest- ed that the cash position of the various banks is becoming very much easier, but unfortunately there are few signs so far that money is being put into circulation to oil the wheels of commerce and industry, suys Finance and Commerec.
The chief interest is still centred on the fluctuations of the London- New York CIONS-rate. These fluc tuations are always so near the level of 5.01, upon which our exchange rates are based, that they naturally create a feeling of uncertainty.
At the opening of the market on January 28, owing to the rise in the cross-rate, dollars were higher and snarkot sterling was lower, but the anticipated lower cross-rate and buyera of kojno banks were good doliary at 4.093 to 4.994. On the following day, the market was firm. owing to speculators selling and te liquidation of the February/March over-bought position.
The Government banks acquired ap. proximately G$3,000,000 from the foreign banks, of which one British bank is reported to have sold over $1,000,000.
Liquidation of February position by speculators continued and they sal n 1/2 and 2912 on January 31.
On
THE HONGKONG⋅ TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1936.
The above photograph of the German cruiser Karlanche was taken at sra yesterday from the deck of the 8.8. Gueisenau, the latter ship bring the last of the three exproze sizayers of the Norddeutscher Lloyd Line which arrival in Hongkong on her maiden voyage this morning, and which leaves again far Shanghai at 3 p.m. to-day. The Karlsruhe will arrive in Hongkong to-morrete.
DANZIG POSITION
STATEMENT
MR. EDEN REPORTS TO TO COMMONS
representative
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
MARKET IRREGULAR
YESTERDAY
WEEK-END FOOTBALL
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Jazz Banjo and Piano Recital from the Studio
ZEK. PROGRAMME
From Z.D.W. on a wavelength of 355 motres (845 kilocycles):
5-6 pm. Hongkong Hotel Danca Orchestra.
.6-6,30 p.m. Children's Studio Con-
cert.
6.30-7 p.m. longkong Hotel Dance Orchestra.
7-7.17 pm. Poema" (Chausson, Op. 25) played by Georges Enesco (Violin),
·
7.17-7.30 p.m. Four French Songs by Albert Prejean.
1. Toujours content de moi (Bon). 2. Si vous Voyjoz Celle quo J'aime (Bos), 3. Signorian (Bayer), 4. Pour qui Tant do Folles (Boyer).
7.30-8 p.m. From the Studio,
A Jazz Recital by Fred Carplo (Banjo) and Julian Silverio (Piano).
8 p.m. Time and Weather Report; Stock Quotations.
8,05-11 p.m. Chinese Studio Con-
cort.
11 p.m. Clone Down.
6.05-10 pan. European Pro- gramme from Z.E.K. on a Fre quency of 640 kllocycles.
8.05-8.35 p.m. New Mayfair Orchestra.
Les Allen (Baritone),
1. Orchestra-Tunes of not-so-long age, 1921-1922; 2. Songo Socin' Is Believin', Rehearsing a Lallaby; 3. Orchicalrn-Sweet Adeline-Selection, Robert-Selection; 4. Songa-Radio Requests; 5. Orchestra-Songs overy- (Kowbody is singing.
"theilers, sorce: R. M. Omar. Lines-1
FIRST DIVISION London, Feb., D.
New York, Feb, 5,
Police v. Chipere Athletic The Foreign Secretary, Mr: Swan, Culbertson and Pritz Daw
of Summary
yesterday's loan Ground), 4.16 p.m. Referee: a Parliamentary Jones Anthony Eden, in
The market today was D. Kounick. Lingame; W. Brierley answer regarding Danzig, stated:-market:
Last-minute unloading and J. Butterworth, the following day, the Govern "A report on the question was ultrregular.
China "A" v. Royal Artil. ment banks announced an official mitted to the Council by the United broke Chrysler Motor shares sharply South
(Caroline Hill). 4.15 UN rap-on reports that the Directors of change-over in rates for inter-bank Kingdom
porteur and adopteil on January 24. Company will meat on Thursday and p.m. transactions between February an
report, that the dividend will be below ex-men: W. Collier and T. Davles, Match of for sterling and for
I was able to state, in the
Royal
Ulster Rifles y South China Government
Steel,, farm-implement had pectations. dollars, being a decrease of 1/32 and that the Danzig
(Sockumpoo)Linesmen: D. W. 4.16 Re- a respectively. Banka were receivers
agreed to carry out in full the recomand mail order stocks joined in the "B"
day-long advance into feree: E. G. Istey. between cash and mendations innde by the Council at decline, after difference of a
had Ellis and G.
G. E. Goodfellow. February of 1/32 for February and its September session, to amend, the new highs since 1931, Traders had
St. Joseph's v. Royal Navy (Cause legislation for dollars-Reuter.
found by Rinco
the expected a technical reaction and un- Permanent Court of International loaded on the relapse In Chrysler way Bay Ground), 4.15 p.m. Re-
has also
also feree: The
K. market
ip Linesnich: II. J. K. p. Justice to be unconstitutional, and to Motor issues.
Richardson. give formal assurances that legisla-lost a portion of the infintion incentive Bland and
Royal Artillery, Stonecutters tion would be introduced to ameliorate owing to the recovery in the Dollar. the situation in regard to the presi". Curb stocks were mixed and trading East Lancashires (Chatham itoad British Wircican.
was on the
heavy
avy akde. Oil securities Ground), 4.15 p.m. Referee: W. P. were strong. In the
market for Payne. Linesmen: A. E. C. Clarke bonds, both industrial and Govern-and D. T. Smith. ment issues were upward and active. Swan, Culbertson & Fritz Tall Street Journal comments:-"January will probably establish the seventh consecutive nionthly record off cigarette production. Sentiment on Wall Street in growing more bullish There has been ro in portant foreign selling of United States securities
toi recently. Cash buying continues
JAPANESE ART EXHIBITION
MR. KOHO SONOBE'S ONE-MAN SHOW
It seems that the Colony is now more art conscious than ever before and the exhibition of Mr. Koho Sonobe's paintings now being held at the Gloucester Hotel brings us to un-
VESSELS
TRAPPED IN ICE
(Continued from Page 1.)
"'",
SECOND DIVISION Royal Engineers
V. University (Chatham Road Ground), 2.45 pan. Referee: J. II. Lawrence.
Royal Navy v. Eastern (Causeway Bay Ground), 2.45 pm. Referee: A. 3. Jarmain.
Enat Lancashireg v. South China
2.46 (Sookunpoo),
p.m. Referce:
other aspect of art, viz. that of Japan, have been crippled owing to the difli- the main market factor. There is). E. Sidebottom.
|
culties encountered.
to
be
much switching from National Biscuit to Borden Company shares. Much of the recent buying in railroad stocks) were speculative in character."
so soon after the impression of Mr.
Two hundred coolies, working the Teng II. Chiu's one-man show had died
REFEREES' MEETING out. Incidentally, the attitudes of these German steamer Ruhr, returned two artists are fundamentally, dif- Taku after walking seven miles across
The fortnightly meeting of the ferent in that the former has retained ice. Two Japanese und eae Chiness
Hongkong Referees' Association will S. C. & F. New York office cables: his national background, while the steamer ure in distress off Shalution Intter, being Chinese, is absorbing the and it is reported that a powerful ice-
Stocks: Securities were in apply he held in the offices of the Hongkong Football Association, Sports Club. nire influence of the Occident. This breaker from Dairen has been des-on traders taking their profits. The 3rd Floor, King's Building, on Mon-
Bell docs not mean that Mr. Sonobe snatched to their assistance.
| System has gained 57,000 stations without any Western influence as cast
International shipping representa in January, against a gain of 30,100day, February 10, at 8 p.m.
during tho be seen in his two "Scenes in Siam" tives gathered at an emergency meet-stations (Nos. 38 & 12) but that lie has wisely retained his own nationality in the sense that the pictures showa are food and other necessities to the ice-tive Processing Tax, the growing selected to represent the respective
work produced by apparently Japanese artist.
"Gyoja" in a monochrome drawing
#
that is a successful combination of the technique of the east and west; while the composition and treatment of "A Monkey" (No. 10) is essential- ly Chinese in characteristle. No, 67 "Autumn Scene" la rather unusual, but it shows clearly that this Japan- one artist has gone "modern" in the Western sense.
In the fish subjects, No. 18 has a charm that is most subtle in its colour harmony, while "Peace" (No. 20) la peculiarly rhythmical. In the "Gold" Fish" (No. 32) the colour of the subject sings out quite happily; This applies to No. 1 "Pence and Jay". No. 73 "The Sky and the Sea" in a picture full of beautiful pattern. The "Dream" subjects look rather "Alery", but are novertheless full imagination.
of
been
corresponding GOVERNOR'S CUP MATCH ing this morning to ́consider the period of last year.- problem, especially the supply Cotton: The possibility of retrone-
of
The following teams have belief of a gindunt disposal of Govern- sides in the Governor's Cup Com ment stocks and the Inek of any de-petition match between the Hongkong finite substitute. Control Bill were Football Association and the Chinese adverse factors.
Amateur Athletic Federation
bound vessels.---Router,
QUEEN MARY'S
THANKS
VALUES AFFECTION. OF COMMONS
and
оп
and
Whent: The market is sluggish Saturday: and is without any special feature. Hongkong Football Association:- The Canadian visiblė supply ex-Rowlands; Swain
Wolverson farmers and on transit totals 244,500.- (capt); North, Beltrao, and Bowers; 000 bushels
Gosano, Rose, Leonard, Talbot Corn:
Tho adverse marketing Bickford.. Reserves:-Rodger, Pile, weather conditions are steadying long. Bliss, Campbell, Baxter, Elliot and
bub supplies are ample. Ridings. range options, The Argentine is repored to be under- Chinese Amateur Athletic Federa-1 selling the American product on the tion:Wong Wing: Lee Tin Bung West Coast by 14 cents.
and Mak Shiu-hon; Lai Kwok-chlu, In thu liouse of Commons this Rubber: There is a tendency to Loung Wing-chiu and Lee Kwok-wal; afternoon, a message from Queen liquidate futures on advances, but the Tao Kwai-shing, Fung King-cheung Mary, in reply to the address of "spot" and primary markets are firm. Lee Wal-tong, Cheuk Shek-kam and condolence, was read. It stated:-"I
Tay Quai-ipng. thank you with all my heart for your REUTER QUOTATIONS message of condolence, which helps
London, Feb. 5.
to sustain no in my grief. I am Dow Jones Averages: deeply sensible of the warmth of your sympathy, and I prize the assurance 30 Industrials ...... 10.04 which you give me of the unalterable 20 Rails affection of your House."-British 20 Utilities
40 Bonds Wireless.
VOTE FOR REPEAL
The point that the bigger the size of a work of art, the higher the price cannot, of course, be unreasonable; but the question arises as to whether the quality in, the picture has been proportionately increased when it has been "carried off" in such an im- mense size. I refer to "Praying for the rain" (No. 71), and Struggling
Washington, Feb. a. Carp (No. 72) priced respectively
The House Agriculture Committed at $1,500 and $1,000. Although have no reason to doubt their quality, veted to-day to repeal the Bankhead, the working out of such an immense Tobacco and Potato Acte, after adil- size of work, thereby taking more ing an amendment to the resolution trouble and energy in controlling the releasing the cotton on which the work in hand which is seldom success-Bankhead taxes were cases the set ful, considering the liquid medium, collected. The Bill goes to the Senate, often resulta in losing much of the United Press, quality that can only be obtained by a well-controlled hand and in a reason-j able size.
I
On the whole, the pictures shown
are more delicate than vital, complete
In finish, yet quite simple in colour
scheme and treatment. Unfortunate-
the Chineso Arts Club Exhibition
which was held at Chilm Bullding
two months ago, and whose work
BACK IN COMMONS
London, Feb. 6.
the
pre-
www.
Tho Cheero Club resumed
their
Feb. 4, Feb. 5. 150.00 40.88 46,55 32.13 32.20 101,40 101.GL
11 Commodity Index 66.49
QUIET WEDDING
56.29
MR. J. G. JONES MARRIES MISS, M. S. JONES
HONGKONG-CANTON
INCREASED FARES FOR TRAINS AND STEAMERS
8.35-9 p.m. Gilbert and Sullivan Selections played by the Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards, letin.
9-9.15 p.m. Daventry News Bul-
9.15.9.32 p.m. A Recital by Elona Gerhardt__ (Mezzo-Soprano),
1. Im Fruhling (In Spring) (Schu- bert); 2. Der Musensohn (The Poet); Das Rosenband (The Rone-Garland) (Schubert) 3. Feldeinsamkeit (Brahms); 1. Nachtigall; Stanchen (Brahms).
9.32-10 p.m.
Leo Reisman and his Orchestra.
10 p.m. Big Ben: Close Down.
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4.45 p.m. Cel DJB. DJN {German,
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Belections from the Opera "Akda," 330 pm. News in English.
5.45. p.m. Salee Lions from "Alda" (con-
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4.15 p.m. Heparis of the Olympic Winier,
4.65 p.m.
Gamer,
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"A Kondful of Qay Pebblm." 1125 pam. Hèws in German on DJA....DJB,
DJN. Close down DJB, 11.10 p.m. Reports of the Olympic Winter
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Canton-Kowloon the Railway Administration will the special fare express train between Canton and Kowloon for third class passengers on Friday, February 7, when the through fares between the A quiet wedding was celebrated said pinges by express and fast trains yesterday afternoon at the Eng will also be increased as follows: fish Methodist Church, Wanchal, when Miss Megan S, Jones became the bride
of Mr. John G. Jones, assistant rency): manager of Holt's Wharf.
16144 ke, 19.43
matem
metrem
metro tettem (0.30 metra Transmission s
(G.B.B. and 0.8.0.)
7 9.19. Big Ben, The Varie Trio.
7.78 a.m. Hotch. (Leslie A. Batchinson!
(West Indian).
1.43. a.m. England v. Wales.
Greenwich Time Bignal it I 1.m..
Cor
8.45
class
single
Canton to Kowloon (Canton
1st class singly $0.00; lat class return $10.60; 2rid Miss Jones, who hails from Nevin, single $2.80; and 3rd class North Wales, arrived in the Colony $1.40.
m. The News.
Cow dawa,
Transmission 6 ·
(0.8.0 and 0.8.14)
1.. Big Dm. "Lullaby." Gromwich Time Signal at 11.30 am. 113): a.m. A. Bielial by Pan
(Violoncella).
11.45 am. The Newa.
Moss dow.
Transmission 1
10.6.P, and G.6.D.)
Chanis
Big Ben A Bindia Cencirt 'dy
New Zeland Artists. 4th pan. "New Zealand Day,”
Gravawich Time Sigua) at 5 p.m. I ... British ComDACHTE, TMB.D.C.
Empire Orchestra, 1.46 pm, Tha, Newa
Clone down
..
on Monday. Entering the Church Kowloon to Canton (Hongkong on the arm of Mr. E. Lloyd Jones, aho Currency): 1st class single $4. To Mr. Ramsay MacDonald took his looked charming in a belge lace dress, turn $7.60; 2nd class single $2 and ly such delicateness has been so sent in Parliament to-day for
over brown trimmed with mink fur, 3rd class, $1,00.- accentuated as to lose the sense of Scottish Universities. He was
Simultaneously, the passenger vitality which is unsurpassed in sented by Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the art off with a matching.brown velvet
hat. Sho carried a bouquet of tanongkong run will also be in- on various steamships of Can- Chinese art. In this connection, we Prime Minister, and Sir John Simon, can wisely compare this artist's work the Home SecretaryReuters Bullet African daisies.
Mrs. E. Lloyd Jones was Matron of creased as follows: with that of Mr. S. N. Chtu shown in in Service.
Honour whilst the duties of best man were undertaken by Mr. F. L. Durrant, shan, Tung On and Sal. On (from
Tatahan, Fatehan, Kumahan, Lung also of Holt's Wharf.
Hongkong to Canton): mallan (so- Appropriate music was rendered on cond class) H. K.. $1.40; Trichong vital in treatment and yet no less do-weekly whist drives on Tuesday night, the organ by Mr. J. M. Wilson. The steerage) II. K. $0.70; (from Canton Icate, olther in colour or in tone, and the evening was a great success, Rev. E. C. H. Tribbeck officiated at to Hongkong): second class $1.80; than the work of the subject under there being soventeen tables of whist the ceremony. review-L. C.
and steerage $1,00.- Prizes were won by
Following the wedding, a réception the following:
Tin Yat (Hongkong to Canton): Ladies 1st. Mrs. Beacon, 2nd. Mre, was held for a fow friends at 10, Muller, 3rd. Mrs. Clark, Scaled No. Queen's Road, the home of Mr. and second class II.K. $1.20; steerage Under the patronage of the Portu- Mrs. Gray. Gentleman, 1st. Mr. Mrs. Lloyd Jones. Later, the newly- H.H. $0.70; (Canton to Hongkong):
Evans,
Mr. wed couple loft for Repulse Bay. 2nd. Mr. Reilly, 3rd.
second class CC, $1.00; and steerago guoso Consul General, there will be t Portuguese show on Saturday, ab 9 Wright, Scaled Mr. Pinney. The
0.0. $0.80. p.m., at the Club de Recrele. All are prizes were given out by Mrs. Beacon
Kwangtung and Kwangel (Hong 1.41 v.m. Close dawn, of the and Mr. Medina again acted ag welcome. The Committee of
Bale kong to Canton); second class II.K. "Caixa Escolar" will gratefully re- The next whist drive will be on Tues-arranged to be held at St. Andrew's $0.80 and storage .. $0.40 (Can celve any contribution, on admittance day, February 11: admission 50 ele. Church Hall on February 7, at 1 pm., ton to Hongkong): second class C. to this Show, towards the education each, which includes light refreal been postponed to February 21 at C. $1.00; and, steerage. C,C.. 10.80,--
the same time. of poor, boys, who are under. the caro, ments,
Canton Daily Sun,
No.
The Mothers' Union Jumble
Transmission 2 (GAJ., OAJI, and G.8.D.) 7.p.m. Dlx Ben. Dance Muzic. 148 Pim. Calabilly EnapomNei, de [7.39_9.m. An Grain Recital.
Greenwich Time Njana) al 2 p.m. 0.16 p.m. The Bath Fump Room Orchestra, $ pan. The News F.IS D. Inferinde.
Z p.m. The Loods Univeralty - Midday
Transmission 3
(0.8.P., 0.8.F., and 0.8.D.)
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"The Floaters.” Greenwich_Time Signal ni 1230 am. 12.30 ..
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Transmission 4
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2.15-1.m. Plkosforie Recital.
(11) man. Prod Harley mud hia- Norelly Quinist with Tiran Lawrence (Continued on, Page 4)
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