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THE SOCIAL EVIL
NOTICE OF REMOVAL TOUT accosts EUROPEAN
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TUESDAY,
JUNE 2, 1936.
LAMMERT'S NEW YORK STOCK U.S. COMMODITY
AUCTIONS
PUBLIC AUCTION
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public
We hereby notify the public Requested by the police to "tako_a that we have this day removed serious view of the case, Mr. S. F. our office and showroom from 8. Balfour, nt the Central Magistracy Des Voeux Road to No. 22, Desmonths hard labour on Young Bon. yesterday, passed sentence of three Voeux-Road Central, first floor, 22 years, unemployed, who was charg (opposite Government Radio Office Saturday night. The defendant dent Auction
ed with soliciting for prostitution on and next to Whiteaway & Laidlawed the accuration, Building.)
DOMESTIC ENGINEERS, LTD., Refrigerator Importers and
Repairers.
STRIKES IN U.S.A. What are you doing here?" Witness
MINERS ALLEGE BREACH OF AGREEM’T
Police Constable Mnever tesited that he was on specini duty at the Junction of Pedder Street and
Des Voeux Rond Central when the defen- dant approached him and, in the course of general conversation, the! defendant bald, "I know you are num ber six. Are you on leave to-day 7
raplled, that he was looking for some- thing to do and the defendant suggest; ed dancing. Witness told him that he did not dance, and the defendant asked witness if he was interested in = particular girl that was standing round the corner, Witness replied in) the negative and the defendant then suggested that the wliness should go. with him to see defendant's girls.
Witness told the defendant it was.
Birmingham, Ala., June 1. More than
two Thousand Iran miners In U.S. Steel's subsidiary plant, the Tennessee Coal. Iron and rather late and the defondant sug- Railway Company, have struck,gested, making an appointment to
on WEDNESDAY,
the 3rd June, 1930, ommencing at 10.00 n.m.
at No. 4 Mody Kond, (Empress Lodge), Kowloon.
;
& QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
Terms:
Cash on Delivery.
LAMMENT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
charging U.S. Steel with attempting mest hem Let's eat~!
Defendant:
to break all agreemnenia: The mines ness then arrested the defendant. affected include Muscoda, Wenonah and Ishkota.
Gunfire was heard at Museoda, but the Company Guards blocked the entrance of the oflees and would not give information.
The miners oppose substitution of the tonnage for the hourly basis.
Laler.
Two Deputy guards were wounded from ambush and it is reported that a man belleved to be a negro was killed at Muséoda.--United Press.
Cotton Strike
Little Rock, June 1. St. Francis County has appealed to the Governor, Mr. J. S. Futrell, for Guardsmen to prevent bloodshed due to the striking Tenent Farmers' Union demanding $1.50 for a ton hour day chopping cotton,
to me.
The witness beckoned,
T. C. Macvey: Tint is not true. do not know Irim. I
presume he knows my number because he has seen me on uniform duty.
the constable to get a girl.
Defendant stated he was naked by)
The Magistrate convicted the de- months hard labour. fendant and passed sentence of three
absented herself on a similar charge A young woman, Lo Pat-mul, 25,
and forfeited boil of $25.
pro-
Sab-Inspector T. K. Whelan secuted in both cases,
Ruardsmen to Newcastle where the strikers are planning to demonstrate.
Meanwhile Mr. H. L. Mitchell, Se- cretary of the Tenant Farmers' Union, has wired to Mr. Futrell from Mera
They have threatened tie planta-phis that the strike is being conduct- tion owners with violence it they legally and he charged the planters enter the flelds-United Press.
Pretrats to Roosevelt
Forest City, June 1.
had "resorted to every illegal act of, tyranny and terrorism" to break the Union. He wired a protest to Pre- sident Rutacvelt against the use of Federal agents "gainst the really
Governor 'Futrell has assigned, 25 forgotten man."-United Press.
The
Hongkong
SIXTH
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EXCHANGE
MARKET IRREGULAR
YESTERDAY
PRICES
LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS
The following quotations of the New York commodity exchange aro issued by Reuter.
July
New York Cotton
New York, June 1. Swan, Culbertson & Fritz Dow Jones summary of yesterday's mer ket:-The market to-day ruled and closed Irregular. Steel shares led the early rally, gaining over one point on the outlook regarding increased Octuber............. operations during June. Dealings in December motor issues were lighter, though January prices
were fractionally
higher. March Most chemical stocks declined. Utility securities were mixed, but May. the undertone was firm. O Insucs Spot were mixed and price moventients
11,57/58 11.69/59. 10.63/00 10.05/05 10.47/47 10.56/55
10.40/40
10.53/54
10.50/50
10.52/02
10.45/45 10.54/54. 11.77
11.70
New York Rubber*
wete narrow. Mercantile and bulld- Ing stocks were tilgher. Metals were July dull. The market for bonds was September .. higher. Stocks on the Curb Ex- change were irregularly higher.
October
December January
March
10.61b/62m 15.68b/02 16.71/71 15.08b/Tea
15:741 16.73 13.813/82a 15.78b/B2a 16.94
16.81n 15.82/02 16.896
Swan. Culberston & Fritz Wall Street Journal comment on 30/9 market:-"The quick over-subscrip- tion of the Treasury's new cash issue Total Sales:-250 tons.
a foregone conclusion. These bonds are expected to command a premium of at least a full point when July irnding begins.
this
Automobile
profils
Chicago Wheat
84/84% 84784%
quarter will probably be the September 84/8415 84%/84% Where?s since June, 1029 urter. Decenter... 80780%-80% 780
believe that rollroad atri Friday's Sales: 14,023,000 bushels, utility securities will lead any sustained advance. Some Wall Street
Chicago Comm authorities believe that price-cutting In the whiskey industry will spread in the coming inonths. The dis tribution
Soldiers Bonus will of probably increase radio sales. The belief is held that any devaluation of May the French franc could have more than t
July markets,"
October
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ANNUAL
AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC
COMPETITION
JUNE-AUGUST, 1936.
Valuable Prizes
IN ADDITION TO THE CAMERA AND CASH PRIZES MESSRS: ILFORD, LIMITED,
OF LONDON OFFER
TWO SILVER. TROPHIES
TO WHAT ARE ADJUDGED THE TWO BEST ENTRIES IN THE COMPETITION, IRRESPECTIVE OF CLASS.
FULL PRIZE LIST WILL BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY. SEND IN YOUR ENTRIES NOW
For the best Story-telling Picture.
Chinese Studies-Figures and Faces.
SECTION 1.
SECTION 2.
SECTION 3. SECTION 4:
Views,
(Portraits and Snapshots),
including Architecture, Landscapes, Seascapes, etc. Studies in Still Life..`
SECTION 5. Snapshots taken by children under the age of 14 years. SECTION 6... For the best "news-happening" picture.
The following Rules, will Competition--
1The Competition
to amateur photographers. 2-Pictures submitted In Repla 'tones should
RULES:÷
covern the The right to publu any, or all of the
entries in the Telegraph is reserved. confined exclundrely ·
5-1hotographe which have been already
entered in local competition riigible. 6-At the conclu■lan of the Competition.
entire w be returned to competito on application at this Offer within seven
be accompanied by a smaller print in Black and white.
awarded to the
-The Prizes will be
competitors sending in what are adjudged to be the bistphalographs in each Section. Each entry must be acompanled by a form which will be published daily during the period of the Competition.
3.-'otographs must not be log
Post-card rizo tercepting in the Children's Socian) hit the entry forms should be Jahtly rated on the back
than
are 10$-Na correspondenta wil be entreed into
In connection with the Competition. 10.Entri in the Children's Eection must
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READ THE RULES CAREFULLY,
temporary
effect on our
July... September
58167695% 50%%%/60% $7/57% 67/57% Winnipeg Wheat
704/70% 76%%/763% 75%/70% 77%/77% 76%4/70%
WATER LEVELS
STATE OF RIVERS
S. C. & F. New York office cables: Stocks: Securities
were in moderate supply, but sentiment con- tinues cheerful. Warner Brothers' earned 48 cents per share for the 20 weeks ended February 29, against a loss of $133.515 during the cortes- panding period of last year. The Paramount Picture Corporation carn ed $718.922 during the quarter ended March 31. The Times Business Index Issued by
The following returns have been for the past week ts 90.4 as compared Commission for Kwangtung Province. the River Conservancy with 100.3 the previous week.
showing the water levels in English
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Cotton: Continued dry conditions feet at the places of observation in the East and the elimination of Senator Smith's amendments to the Commodity Control Bill had a stendy- ing effect on the market. The out-West River at look favours higher prices in the North Itver at abrence of relief in the Eastern Belt.
Shlubing
TrIngyen North River at
Barnhui
For May 30.
Wheat: There are no rains in the North-West and there are complaints Easter of drought in Canada, but the harvest Is beginning In the South-West and hedging is now imminent, The visible supply shows a decrease of 1,200,000 bushels. The Canadian visible supply has decreased by 2,533,000 bushels,
Corn: Sentiment is bearish on fine weather conditions and rapid plant-
Ing.
NOTES OF THE DAY
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sleep. 'Social disaffection is im- Rubber: It is reported that auto-puted, apart from act or speech, to moblie production is larger than had been expected.
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152.04
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Dow Jones Averages:
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20 Rails
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152.04
31.40
102.37
11 Commodity Index 50.02
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102,43 upon many of its achievements, but
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