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MARKET IRREGULAR'
YESTERDAY.
New York, Aug. 20. Swan, Culbertson Pritz Dow Jocs surmary of yesterday's mar- RetsThe market to-day was dud and irregular, with the majority of issues registering declines, Dealings, however, became lighter on
the de
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WATER
STATE OF RIVERS IN KWANGTUNG
The following returns have been A
Conservancy Irresistible issued by the River new star term of
for Kwanglung. Pro- lovers tops the film horizon as George Commission Raft and Rosalind Russell step out vice, showing the water levels arm-in-arm together in the grand English feet at the places of obser- new 20th Century comedy romance, "It Had to happen." coming to the
Werbow
Sblahinat
No Hiver at
Thingyuet
North River at
Bul
Straita
Shanghai and Swatow
U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Shanghat
Gnelsenau.. Kaisar-I-Ind Pres. Doumer Toba Maru .. Bokuyo Maru Conte Verde Kwungtung
Pres. Jefferson
Sutrang
Cremer
August 21.
21.
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.August 22.
22.
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In
Shanghai ond Amoy
Montevideo Maru Tsinan
August 23,
.August 23.
Straits
Achilles.
August 24.
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Manila
Pres. Cleveland
.August 24.
35ighest WERT
Calcutta and Straits
.August 24,
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or
recură record Auk. 19 Ain, 20
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.August 25.
Shanghal
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.August 25.
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| West River at
Airmail by "Imperial Airways direct
Service-Landon
date
150
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$1.3
August
ILM.A. Dorado
August 25.
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Ear River at
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18.8
3.2
Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai (Vancouver B.C., 8th August), U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-
Emp. of Asia
.August 27.
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.August 27.
Sirdhana
..August 27.
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Japan
Jupan
Tango Maru Tokiwa Maru Hakodate Muru
.August 27.
.August 27.
August 28.
August 28.
August 20.
August 20.
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August 30.
.August 31.
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King's Theatre. With Raft playing we River at cline, but some support appeared be the part of an irresistible lover, and fore the close of the session, Busl- NCARS reports confintier favourable Miss Russell a lady who thought she and there is nothing in the news that was too ritzy for ramonee. "I Had pulse-pounding would adversely affect the market, to Hoppen" is which requires some unusual submil-
romance of two people who found the fethargy.. off the
Steel, ant to shake copper silver and railroad stocks world well-lost for love, in its un-
this style.
picture, conventional declined. Bubber shores advanced, adapted from the Rupert Hughes led by Goodrich Issues. The 'market for bonds was mixed, whilst stocks sinry, throws the stars together as ship.
Mr. John R. Morris, Far they are nearing New York on a
stick, and lovely manager for the United Press on the Curb Exchange were irregu- Miss Russell in
arly lower.
heiress to many millions, and Itaft is peelation, arrived In Canton yester- 5. C. & F. New York office cables: a poor immigrant lad coming to the day by plane from Shanghai. After Stocks; The market was irregular, land of promise with his friend Leo a few days there he will come
Carrillo: Just
about as far apart as Hongkoni. but it maintained a drm tone. The
can be. From his Cern Products Refining Company has any two people advanced the bulk of its prices by first glimpse of this lovely vision, 20 cents and metaged grants by 10 Rat knows just what it is America
A dinner dance will be held on the holds for him. So with courage, and cents per hundredweight.
and honesty he emerges in three open roof of Repulse Bay Lido-
lord political The Douglas Steamship C. May... 110/11074
It is rumored that two years as th
big weather permitling and at Reputre There have been a number of Bay Hot in the event of bad Ltd., declared a divideed of nine Wednesday's sales: 46,704,000 bushels, prominent cotton authorities have women who would have welcomed his weather, on Saturday, August 22, at reduced their estimates of the cror September 11657118% 1144/414% by 600,000 bades in comparison with a bus all the while the sedis into p.m. mnd the usual tea dance will December
98%%708%
glamorous distant be held on Sunday, at 5. p.m., at 100%/100%
these vision by [May
90631/96% 043% 79%
authorities. This is due to the fact beauty. Then things play into lls Repulse Bay Hotel. Winnipeg Wheat
that there have been no rains in the bands. Miss Russell's husband, Alan 1024/1021% 100%/100%
South-West: 90/90 100%/100%
100% 100% Wheat: 102/102%
The mill and market are ensier.
per cent.
Lady May opened a fund for the raising of mrney from the women
113718% September 114/IUS December 113/113% 112/112 ∙110%/110
of Hangkoup for the purchase of October
a motor ambulance for serviço aterember the Front,
May
Chiengo Corn
THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH
SIXTH
ANNUAL
Amateur Photographic Competition
Details have been unavoidably crowded out of this edition but the list of sections, rules and Entry Form are printed below.
SECTION 1 Story-Telling
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Viewx SECTION 5
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the
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huse
Calton:
the best rewol
estimate the Canadian wheat crop of ||225,000,000 bushels,
Corn: Hains in the East and scattered showers in the West may not help corn materially, but the feed crops should derive home benefit Cash demand is less urgent and there is store talk of the probability of large Argenting Import. Sentiment
more bearish and sellers are cautious, due to the underlying strength of the eash pitsition.
of
isingly pulling his punches in her
Dinehart, is involved in a fraudulent deal in a big bank, now threatened foreign with collaps. He offers Raft a bribe are socialite, who is found fatally Active ploughing to get him out of the Jum, but Rafthot under circumstances which dumn is reported in the South-West, in spite refuses the money and forces Dine-her as the murderers. She is brought of the dryness. Snow & Company hart to make restitution to the bank. trin, defended by Alan Mowinay; prominent attorney retained for her With an increasing distaste for the by one of her most bitter enemies— cowardly behaviour of Dinehart on the wealthy and powerful mother of one hand, and a growing love for the the slain husband. From the moment tempestuous Raft on the other, Miss of the story's opening, during the Russell wayers. And Curillo views sensational court trial, things happen the whole business with a humorous wit
terrifle rapidity. Suddenly disbelief. But it is the gripping
that her own attomey is surprise elimax, when Raft himself, is threatened with destruction by his defence. Miss: Carroll dramatically politien! enemies, that Miss Russel asks the court to permit her to tell shows her true colours and comes her own story. The trial over, Miss through for the man who was master-Carroll still stands accused of the ful enough to win her heart, Roy Del murder in the ryes of the
the nation.
·who brought the Ruth,
picture Her first ordeal is followed immedi C. & F. Wall Street Journal Thanks a Million to the screen,ately by the second, a
by court fight morning comment "Some brokers directed the production of "It Had to her mother-in-law for custody of her are stilt strongly bullish in railroad Happen." under the personal super-child. 5,000,000 gold baby" who stucks. Brokera
report awitnessed some European buying here ent in the supporting cast
that to-day vision of Darryl F. Zanuck. Promin sands to inherit the Ames fortune.. for the first time the last couple romantic comedy are Arline Judge, fruma than the murder
of this Even more bitter and packed with trial, the of weeks. Investors are buying pre-
contest for thé son brings startling ferred issues of steel securities. The Andrew Tombes und Arthur Hohl.
results. George Brent, co-starred. July railroad varnings' statements are "The Case Against Mrs. Ames" with Miss Carroll, has been her most equipped to simulate an advance ins ralls. The entire steel outlook is Two of
fery opponent. He vows that he will the most drama-packed bust the Ames case wide open" and catisfactory, possibly with the excep- situations witchi can enter any
new evidence of Misa tion of the labour situation."
5.
REUTER QUOTATIONS
Dow Jones Averages
30 Industrials
20 Ralls
20 Ulities
1
woman's lile engulf Madeleine Car-produce
Carroli's gullt. He tries and the
roll, sensational Engilsh netress, in the
title role of Walter Wanger's "The case is broken wide open in mother Case Against Mrs. Ames." her first tured players supports
optin-
fashion. An excellent cast of
the
fen- stars in American picture. In the Ulm, Aur 19. Aug.ing to-day at the Star Theatre, Mrs. Miss Carroll's first American fim. Amen is first charged with the murder Treacher, Alan Baxter, Beulah Bondi,
Listed are such names as
Arthur of her husband, then faced with loss Alan.
Mowbray, Brendo Fowler, of her only child through acourt Esther Dale, Edward Brophy, lehard nction. Miss Carroll appears as the Caric and Scotty Beckett. benutiful wife of a California million- í
106.0 105.59
34.77
40 Hands-
183.84
£4,07 53.63 34.54 103.83
11 Commodily Index 67,00
48,30
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George Raft and Rosalind Russell in "It Had to Hoppen," showing.to-day.
...at the King's Theatre..