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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 27th day of July, 1936, at 3 p.m., at the Omees of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Sham-
shuipe in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, 1898
with the option of renewal at
a Crown Rent to be fixed by the the Surveyor of His Majesty New York, July 23,
King, for one further term of Swan Culbertson & Fritz Jeties summary of yesterday's mar-
24 years less the last three days kets:-The market to-day was irre- SAILING vacht in good condition, gularly higher, inspired by the belief reasonably priced. May be seen and that the market may stage a de- tested at any time. Ready to race.monstration Write Box No. 331, "II.8. Telegraph." and
CINEMA NOTES
on Friday.
Guvernor
Landon's speech hus favourably im- pressed short Interests, who covered their connillments during the Boat j hour at truding, bringing about a rally after an early dip. Steel issues led the mevery due to the splendel nudintenance of all operations. Rail- road, motor and aviation stocks join ed the rally. Mercantile and expper shares were strong throughout the Beth
A new romantic team of unusual' day. Silver Issues were caster. appen is introduced in the Metro-bonds and stocks on the Curb Ex- Goldwyn-Mayer picture. "Pury," now change were irregularly higher. showing at the King's Theatre,
its
The
swift-movi
scattered offerings. The strength of #t feature of the steel stocks was
5. C. & F. New York ellier cables. Stock Securities were in gener- co-starring leads are Sylvin Sidney and Spencer Tracy, and then arting ally good demand, with
Duty Fit In many of the difficult series of this powerful sereen play approaches new
ghts. The picture also serves market. This was due to reports of fri Doprovement introduce a director whose European contra-seasonal
that Industry, The Auburn Molor productions achieved workt-wide ne- claim many years before his Mim-Company lost $145,724 during the portation to Hollywood by M-65-M. quarter ended May 31 as against a That
hat man is Fritz Lang, best known Juss of $410,890 in the corresponding to audiences in the United States for inter of last year. The National
"M" and earlier Disers Products Corporation his sensational "M" fantasy. "Metropolis.'s "Fory," with d dh cents per share for the quarter
excellent acting,
eing ended June 30 as compared with 76
The Tide: dramalle forte und superb photos (ents the previous year, graphy, is a real credit to the dis-Water Asspeintel Oil Company earn~ Ungulshed Viennese director and, in-ed 29 cents per share for the June cidentally, is its Brst Arican pie-quarter as compared with 2 cents during the curresponding quarter lust It seems altogether safe predict that he will dease many more X0: The Department of Commerce
yrar. result of reports that June hapurts totalled important assignments es a
$132,233,000 and exports annountert i this offering. The story, prepared for
The net operating the screen hy Lat and Bartlett to $185,189,000.
Best seven reports Cormack from an original by Norman income of the Krasta, is a hard-hitting depiction dished by railroad companies for
the month of June inlete a tra
of 51 per cent, from June lust crense and year.
Cotton: "Spot" houses have
ture.
of
Amerleo. group lawlessness in
excellent supporting cast appears, including Frank. Albertson
An
to the list of the Pool sales, There
thereof.
Intending bidders are advia-
ed that immediately after the disposal of the lot the purchaser will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, $200.00 In ensh. This sum will be re- funded on payment of the pur- chase price.
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Lot No. 2303.
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A verdict of misadventure was re- the conclusion of the
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Coroner's Inquiry into the death of Fung Kuen, aged 40, a seaman, can. ducted by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen New York commodity exchange are at the Kowloon Magistracy yester-issued by Reuter. day afternamn,
The decensed, was
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board January which he was lifting on board the March vessel, and which in turn struck him. May
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So King-man.
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George Walcott, as Tracy's brothers;i stopped their notices, The selling to [D. L.'KING will relinquish, at his Walter Abel, as the district alterday was attributed to hedging undown request, his appointment as Bruce Cabot, as the leader of the mob: Walter Brennan, s ismail- town deputy; Edward Ellis, as the relief in Oklahoma, but other-Secretary of this Company
wise the crop is making good progress. July 21, 1936; and that Mr. J. C. sherifi, Brid numerous others ira
Five brokers are bullish and two ar \GUTERRES has been appointed to and Mr. P. H. Loseby appeared for October ... smaller roles.
bearish in their outlook.
"Dinner At Elght"
For sheer entertainment value it
on
Wheat: Messrs. Sanford Evans'rehe Acting-Secretary of the Com- port that the relief in Canada is is doubtful if any motion picture has entirely inadequate and forecast fur-pany with effect from that date. ever been devised which carries the ther deterioration. The possibility of Interest, colour and excitement of a poor European harvest ds attracting By Order of the Board, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's stupendous attention.
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of "Dinner at
which is now at
Corn: A statement, which is attri the Star Theatre. buted to Cromwell & Company, claims It is easy to understand why "Dinner heavy drought loss in Iowa, Kansas at Eight" schleved Els long-run popu- and Nebraska. Private reports of as a stage play. Its ingenious rains are not confirmed, while damage arrangement of plot and sub-plots, reports continue.
"There was some-schling
its diversity of characterisations-and Rubber
inconte
*D. L. KING,
Secretary,
Hongkong, July 21, 1936.
"HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
Mrs. Griffiths, a learner-driver, July was represented by Mr. D. B. Evans, September
the Hongkong and faumati Ferry December Company, in whose employ the deary teased had been, and for the widow. May Acting Sub-Inspector A. R. Brittain Muy was present for the Police.
16.4b/44 16.36/30 16.47/47 18.37b/39a
16.4in. 10,600
16,45/50 16.60n 16.62n 16,66b/68a 16.58/58 10.75/75 16.68/69
16.67/69%
Toul salow:--1,520 tons.
Chicago Wheat
1045 4104%
104/101%
105/105 1054/1054 105/105
Traffe Sergeant J. Serim stated, that the ear involved was a Wolse ley-Hornet 1933 model, fitted with July four hydraulic brakes.
September 104/201% Witness found the fog-lamp at-December tached to the near front of the car Wednesday's sales: 36,792,000 bushels. slightly bent, and that was the only' damage. The brakes were tested und-it-a-speed of 20. miles per hour.
+
Chicago Corn
the car pulled up in feet when September 905/91 -89247897 the footbrake was applied. Witness December applied the handbrake several times hut found it had no effect at all.
On July 4 about 12.30 pm, wit-July aess instructed the Chinese chauffeur October of the cas concerned to take off the December near rear brake drum. The brake lining was found to be in good order
one-sixteenth of an inch.
825/825 82/82% Winnipeg Wheat
927 7025 94/944% 9297024 04794 91791 98% 7934
its shrewd insight into the complex on notices; othewise, the market was emotions which rise to undermine without any special feature. the happiness of
marital lite are S. C.
C. & F. Wall Street Journal matters of engrossing interest, and morning comment:-"Farm as presented in this
IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that arresting and for the second half of the year is always vivid photoplay, they offer estimated at a higher figure than the
an Interim Dividend of £2.10/- per the moviegoera porama of drama corresponding period of last year share, subject to deduction of the entertainment which leaves very The Income during the fast-half of
Income Tax, has been declared for Even if the play the current year was $3,201,000,000 up be desired. were tout as clever as it is, the mere 11 per cent. Cigarette output during the HALF YEAR ending 20th June, and with the hand-brake fully bout went forward and struck the board, spectacle of seeing so imposing an June reached an all-time peak. The 1938, at rate of 1/3,5/16 per Dollar plied, opened the brake shoes about and both men were knocked down, array
of celebrities in one film as Continental Can Company's earnings
Replying to the Coroner, witness Witness, in reply to Mr. Evans, Marie Drenster, the two Barrymores, are equal to $3.74 per common share. THE DIVIDEND will be payable
said he thought the performance of said that only since the neclders, Wallace Beery, Jean Harlow, Lee The Anaconda Wire and Cable divion and after 10th August, 1936 car in being able to pull up in had chains also been placed across Tracy, Edmund Lowe, Billie Burke,dend of 50 cents per share is double at the offices of the Corporation, feet at 20 miles an hour was the front of the ferry as well as Madge Evans, Jean Hersholt. Karen that of the previous dividend."
where Shareholders are requested excellent. The brake shoes of both the butter. Morley, Louise Closser Hale, Phillips
the hand and foot brakes were the to apply for Warrants.
but were operated indepen• į sanie, THE REGISTER OF SHARES of dently.
closed Cross-examined by Mr. Evans, the Corporation will be from 27th JULY, to 8th AUGUST witness agreed that if the footbrake said it was the duty of the Jury to was on, the handbrake would have
REUTER QUOTATIONS
Holmes and May Robson would be Dow Jones Averages: enough to stimuliste one's cinema ap-
pelite. Moreover, the picture has 30 Industrials been so grifully contrived that prac-20 Bails tically each and every one of these 20 Utilities woll-known Hollywood headliners his 40 Bonds a big scene to himself.
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DIRECTORS,
Witness of Accident
The Summing Up
The Curoner then summed up. He determine who deceased was and secondly, how, when, and where he eame by his death, The most im portant question was for them to decide as to how docensed came by i Ha Chung-in, ticket collector of his injuries, which, according to the BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF | the ferry, stated that he was stand medical evidence, had been the cause ing on the port side of the ferry of his death. They must then con- near a large car. There was also nsider whether deceased received his V. M. GRAYBURN, small car next to it in the centre injuries through the negligent act of another person. If they did, they CHIEF MANAGER.of the deck.
Witness saw two scumen tying the must consider whether or not such to criminal animented Hongkong, 7th July, 1936. ferry up, after which they came, to negligence lift the batten to enable the cars to negligence.
If they found anyone had been leave the ferry, Deceased, who was on the left side. had partly lifted guilty of this high degree of negll- his end of the batten, but the man gence, it was then their duty to re- on the right end had not lifted the turn a verdict of manslaughter. If batten. All of a sudden, the car in on the other hand they found negli. the centre shot, obliquely forwardgence, but not of this degree, then slightly to the right of the batten, they should return a verdict of mis striking it, and knocking the man adventure. The Coroner went on to there down, jamming one of his legs, review the evidence.
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..... Tainan.... three feet by the impact of the car asked to determine the amount of
Thursday. against the board.
negligence as the inquiry wae into
of death Occupants of the other cars ran the cause
Shanghal, Japan, Honolula, U.S.A., Pres. Lincoln to the assistance of both Injured meant to be a trial. If the Jury C. and S. America, Canada and
Witness WAL certain
Europe Via San Francisco. the coraldered there was no evidence of
(Due San Francisco, 19th August). Antwerp, &e, arrived Hongkong on batten was still in its socket on the negligence, then they should return
Marila Hight side when the accident occur a verdict of misadventure. If there Monday, 20th July, 1930.
was negligence of some other per- Consignees are hereby informed
Replying to the jury, witness saldson, they must consider the degree that their goods with the exception the deceased struck by the of negligence and according to their of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are board three or four times, when decision, return a verdict of mana
Ke did not, however,' being landed and stored into the Go vibrated backward and forward after slaughter. downs of the Hongkong Kowloon the car had atruck it, because it was think there was sufficient evidence Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., Kowloon, sibit in one socket.
for a manslaughter verdict. whence delivery may be obtained im Loung Tal, saBor, deposed to! The Jury retired at-5.42,p.m. and mediately after landing
working with decessed in removing returned at 5.50 p.m. Their verdict
-Witness Was un the was: "The deceased, Fung Kuen, met INTERPRETER GAOLED was All claims must be sent in to me the batten. on or before the 31st July, 1930, or right side and deceased was on the his death through misadventure.
luft. Deceased had lifted up his The Coroner thanked the jury for they will not be recognized.-.
Damaged Packages will he examin-end of the batten, but witness had the patience and care which they had
to his own end. devoted to the inquiry. પ by the Company's Surveyor not yet done su Messrs: Goddard & Douglas in the Witness had his back to the ears, heard a loud bang, presence of the Consignees at 10.00 and suddenly
and something he lid not know an. on 27th July, 1935.
Mr. & Mrs. Y. Mori Consignees must have a Revenue what-hit him in the back, and he
lost cunsciousness. When
MASSAGE Officer in attendance, when any duti.
rendering recovered, people able goods are examined by the Com-him assistance.
Acupuncture, Moxocurls and Bone Settling pany's Surveyors.
The coxswain of the ferry, Chander of Japanced and longkong Govern No Fire Insurance will be effected Lo, stated that he saw the seamen ment Lirenees. Cure Serained Ankles and Wrists. Recommended for many years by by us in any case whatever.
lifting the batten, and while decens en Hosplisis and Dostore.
nbout a ed had lifted his end up
4. Wyndham Street. (1st floor), Tel. 26051.
R. OHL 'Agent.
Hongkong, 20th July, 1830,
wero
he half-
foot, Leung Tai had only ifted his about five or six inches. A car then
GUILTY OF FRAUDULENT CONVERSION
that he had fraudulently converted to bis own
$5 entrusted to him by Yip Shu, a woman, in order that he might apply the same to the purchase of a present or pay the same to Sanl- ury Inspector Willam Terry B- The trial of Wong On,
40. n sun. Interpreter In the Sanitary Depart-
Mr. M. J. Abbolt, Assistant Crown ment, on a charge of fraudulent Solicitor, appeared for the prosceu-
was concluded before tion, and the accused was conversion, the Chier Justice, Sir Atholl Mac sented by Mr. Hin-shing Lo, in- Gregor, at the Criminal. Sessions structed by Mr. J. M. Hall.
The following Jury was empanelled: yesterday. 1
The accused was found guilty and Messrs. O. B. Payne (Foreman); A. sentenced to eight months' hard M. Xavler, V. P. Santos, A. J. Brown.: labour.
Shim Wat-cliong, A. Eddy~and~C~A” The charge against the prisoner Lopes,
repre-