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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
KINGS Will Seek
SHOWING TO-DAY
At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.. SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE MIRACLE MAKER
ORDERS THE EARTH TO STOP ROTATING !!
H. G. WELLS' comedy riot. "THE
MAN WHO COULD WORK MIRACLES."
with ROLAND 'YOUNG
JOAN GARDNER – RALPH RICHARDSON
A London Film Production — United Artists Release
Next Change
United Artists
Release
4 SHOWS
DAILY
2.30 5 70
720 930
"THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS" with RANDOLPH SCOTT BINNIE BARNES
HENRY WILCOXON
MAJESTIC
THEATRE
NATHAN
ROAD
KOWLOON TEL.37222
MATINEES:20ɛ-30¿° EVENINGS: 20%-30c:50:70)
TO-DAY, TO-MORROW, SATURDAY
A sparking, romantic comedy of a gay ghost on the foose
A winsome will'o the wisp whose restless spirit stayed awake
for years because he liked the ladies!
THE BEST BRITISH COMEDY OF THE YEAR!
A New Uncut Copy
Directed by RENE CLAIR Sunday by ROBERT E. SHERWOOD ALEXANDER KORDA
Prabusitan
́a lenden Flu - Malmed My SeaTED ARTETS
THE MOST ROMANTIC GHOST YOU'VE EVER SEEN!
„Čď you've ever seen 4 ghost)
bringing tremors of gler, shivers of delight and spasms of glorious excite. ment la thle uproarious comedy of spooky love!
ROBERT
DONAT
- samtaljonai sfur of The Count of
· Monte Cristo" et hit romantic beil.in
The GHOST GOES WEST
JEAN PARKER EUGENE PALLETTE
SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY
Jean HARLOW
Suzy
FRANCKOT
TONE. GRANT
LEWIS STONE
·BENITA HUNE
CENTRAL
SHOWING TO-DAY
'PRIDE OF THE MARINES”
with CHARLES BICKFORD
NEXT CHANGE
“A NIGHT AT THE OPERA”
with The MARX BROTHERS
An M. G. M. Picture
Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3, Wyndham Street in the City of Victoria
Hongkong,
Contracts
In
China
KIRKPATRICK
OF HIS PLANS
THURSDAY,
COMPANY RESULT
CHINA LIGIIT & POWER CO.. DIVIDEND
NOVEMBER 26, 1936.
NEW YORK 'STOCK. EXCHANGE
MARKET IRREGULAR
YESTERDAY
New York, Nov, 25.
S. C. & F. Dow Jones summary of Butle
ALHAMBRA
NATI
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LAST TIMES TO-DAY
The brute love and conflict of
the tameless wasto echoer.
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It is announced that the Directors. of the Ching Light & Power Co. have decided to recommend 10 the forthcoming TELLShareholders at
annual meeting that the profits for the past flunncial year, after provid- yesterday's markets: The market to GRAND ENTERTAINMENT ABOUNDING WITH EXCITEMENT ! Ing $442,000 .for
depreciation, day was irregular and dull. A amounting (aubject to audit) to ap- uncertainty developed due to the In- proximately $8853,000, plus $122,000 stability of foreign funds here for brought forward from last year, be fear of Government action on specu- dealt with as follows:
tation. The uncertainty was added to To pay a Dividend of 50
by the foreign war situatlon coupled. with Hght pre-holiday trading. cents per share on the "Old Shares and pro-
Bonds were irregularly higher, while stocks on the Curb Exchange were portlosnic. nmounts on the 1036-Issue, Shares,
also higher. absorbing about ..... $ Tc transfer to Reserve ra General Managers" Rights
carry proximutely
London, Nov, 25. The recently appointed Chinn Com- mittee of the Federation of British; Industries held Its first meeting lo diny under the chairmanship of Sir George MacDonoghi.
Mr. William Kirkpatrick, British export credit expert, who is soon to takte up an appointment to China, addressed the committee and outlined | the prospective range of his 'activi-
tles,
The Commitee discussed the best methods of co-operation between the various branches of British Industry with a view to securing further con- tracts in the China markėts.
Il meets again at an early date,
Reuter.
Hull Hopes
For Peace
In Americas
ATTENDS BUENOS AIRES PARLEYS
Buenos Aires, Nov. 25.
A warm welcome was given to Mr. Cordell full, the American Secretary of Sinte, on his arrival here to attend the Pan-American Pence Conference, which opens on December 12.
con-
To
forward
ap-
831,000
S. C. & F. Wall Street Journal moming comment;-Air-line traffic for November is likely to set a new 70,000
record. Favourite groups for trading 103,000 Purposes are air-eratt, merchandising, cinema and rubber issues There are continued rumours of now financing: $1,007,000
by the United States Steel Corpora- tion. Bulls argue that cigarette com
any earnings will be higher this Brokers may that there has year. been no
for aggressive support
The dividend will be payable on December 21, 1930.
The Directors have also decided to call up the balance of $2.50 per share on the 1936-issue Shares and to make such call payable early in January, 1937.
T.T.
EXCHANGE
Selling
Demand T.T. Shanghai T.T. Singapore T.T. Japan India
T.T.
TT. USA T.T. Manila TT. Batarla
Bangkok Saigon T.T. France TT. Germany T. Switzerland TT. Australia TT. Lisbon
4 m/s. L/C. London
4 m/s. D/P, do
utility shares.
S. C. & F. New York office cables: Stocks: The markel to-day re- Rects better foreign news and some short-covering.
Cotton: A large volume of Decem- ber liquidation on tenders was readily absorbed by the Trade.
in two human hearts!
TWO IN
REVOLT
vu JOHN ARLEDGE LOUISE LATIMER
MORONI OLSEN
"LIGHTNING"
the dog, and the horse ***
“WARRIOR”
'Direckdin GLENN TRYON, Æ100. andacer, Rover Sak
TO-MORROW
RADIO
Mcture
Wheat: The market is steady. "THE BIG BROAdcast of 1937"
1/211 There has been a good demand for 1/2 December position. The foreign 1014 markets are immer, reflecting the pro-
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spects of less favourable harvesting 105% conditions in the Argentine.
01% Corn: The cash position is steady. 30% Receipts and country offerings were 50% light.
6595! Rubber: The market is arm, .1604] following better London and Singa- .04%) pore cables. Dealers are reported to
0.40 be hedging on the upward scale.
REUTER QUOTATIONS
7434
131
1/0
.0500
Dow Jones Averages!
Nov. 24, Nov. 25.
Buying
30 Industrials
101.11
.1/31% 20 Rails
100.78
56.20
1/3 20 Lutities
55.00
34.04
34.60
.30% 40 Bonds
105.38
105.43
.6.36 11 Commodity Index 73.18 8314 .4.80%
73.23
In an interview, Mr. Hull declared 4 m/s L/C, U.S.A. he confidently expected the
4 m/s. Fronce ference to be the means of eliminat-30 d/s. India ing the last obstacles to continued peace and prosperity in the Western Hemisphere.
He believed, be sold, that the greal leaders of the American republics, on the northern and southern continents, were ready to banish for ever the possibility of resorting to force. Reuter.
U.S. Cross rate in London
EXCHANGE RATES
Paris..... arted Genova..
Berlin Athens Man.. Copenhagen Stockholm. Shanghai New York. Amsterdam Venn
U.S. FACTORIES FOR AUSTRALIA
FOR
MANUFACTURE-
·OF AUTOMOBILES
Canberra, Nov. 25. -
„Four · American motor-car manu- facturing companies intend establish-
Nov, 24. Nov, 25.
.105.3/32
105.9704|*
21.30
21.3011⁄2
12.17
12.17
350
54715
9214
93
23.40
23.40
10.30%
.172.7/32
.4.69 1 .9.03% 201
Madrid. Lisbon
.Nom.
.110
Hongkong.
1/210
Bombay..
Montreal
20.95%
1/2.1/32
213
.30%
ing factories in Australia for the Monte Video. production of their automobiles.
-Should American cars be produced Buchurat
in Australla, they will be under the Silver (forward).201 Government bounty seleme in which Silver (Spot)....2011 £30 will be paid on each chassis Wae Loan.. manufactured-Reuter Specia!.
RETAIL SALES-
F
U.S. COMMODITY PRICES
LATEST CABLED.
QUOTATIONS
The following quotations on the
New York commodity exchange are
9.03
issued by Reuter,
New York Cotton
2012 December 1.08/70 11.30/80
January
138
Nom March
1104 May 1/2.20/32 July
170% October 4.08% Spol
20.0614 1/2.1/32
December 26 January
394 March
4.4
66714 May
July
11.61n
11,70/70
11.60/61
11,69/00
11.57/07
11.03/04
11.51/52
11.58/58
11.21/21
11.28/20
12.13
12.25
New York Rubber
10.18/18 18.27/29
18.20n
10.30/30
18.35/35
-18.37b
18.37/37 10.30n
18.10n
18.23/24
10.23
18.23h/25a
211 September 10.236/20
100%
211 106%
-British Wireless.
TREATY APPROVED
....
1824
October
Tojol sales:-1,340 tons. Chicago Wheat
Dec. 117/117%. 1175/1174 May.... 115/115 1155/1153
1045/1043% July 104105 Tuesday's sales: 13,968,000 bushels.
London, Nov. 25. The House of Lords approved the INCREASE REPORTED Anglo-Egyptian Treaty to-day with- Dec. out a division-Reuter Bulletin Ser- May vice..
July
May
AT HOME
London, Nov. 25. The Board of Trade Journal states that the money value of retail sales reported for October was 7.4 per rent. above that for October, 1935. Sales expanded in all districts.
Total sales in the nine months February-October, 1938, were per cent. greater than in the correspond- ing period of 1935. The advance continued to be most noticeable, in the South of England and in suburban London-Brilish Wireless.
OPERA SINGER WEDS.
Kansas City, Nov. 25. The opera singer, Mary McCormic, former wife of Prince Serge Mdivani, to-day married Mr. Homer V. Johannsen, wealthy Chicago Inwyer. -Reuter.
TRIBUTE PAID TO
JESUIT
(Continued from Pàge 1.)
of
Murphy (Assistant Director Criminal Intelligence) and Capt. W. J. R. Cragg, A.D.C. to the Governor. FUNERAL ORATION
in
In the panegyric to Father Finn, the Rev. Father G. Byrne, s.J., Superlor of the Jesuit Order Hongkong, sald the Jesult Fathers would miss one of the kind?lest and most genial of companions.
"That the sense of loss has been realised by others than his intimate associates is testlied by the presence in this Church to-day of such representative gathering of the citizens of Hongkong," declared Father Byrne.
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The P. and O. liner Comorin, July bringing homeward mails, in now expected to arrive at noon on Frl- Nov. day and to sail at 5 pm. the same Dec. day,
A SHOWS
DAILY
7.11-4.30
May
with JACK BENNY. - GEORGE BURNS GRACIE ALLENS. Also LEOPOLD STOKOWSKI & his symphony Orchestra
QUEEN'S
57) Foam Sinclair
Kawa'sans pilonal moval! With the simuat Diferthe
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TO-DAY ONLY
·SHOULD A DOCTOR'S) OATH BE MORE SACRED THAN HIST MARRIAGE VOWS7 Seo ong wife's amaze
'crualtoaf'peaklom,
La Woman svarfacedt
MARRIED
A DOCTOR
PAT O'BRIEN JOSEPHINE HUTCHINSON
ROSS ALEXANDER GUY KIBBEE • LOUISE FAZENDA 23. Ohacted by Archie Maya : A Warner Bros., Pictura A
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TO-MORROW
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"THE BIG BROADCAST OF 1937"
PARAMOUNT'S SHOW OF SHOWS!
HANKOW
KOWLOON
STARE
57795
TO-MORROW
ONE DAY ONLY. ·
Chicago Corn
103/106 105/103
DAILY
08/984
08/08
AT
04467 044
04% 91%
2:30
Chicago Corn
5:20
720
920
·
LAST TIMES TO-DAY
904/99% 9014/09%
05%/05
054/957%
Winnipeg Wheat
107%/107% 108 /108 105%/105 1053/1053% 107%/107 1074/1075%
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TO-DAY — TO-MORROW-SATURDAY MOST FAMOUS GRAND OPERA STAR .In a love-exciting story of to-day filled with charming music and the most wonderful songs you've ever heard on the screen.
Father Finn was :- classical scholar, concluded Father Byrne, His academic degrees marked him as a distinguished one, and he was. student of art, an educationalist and .on archaeologist. But all these things were no more than phases of ] SUN.
THE WORLD'S
GREATEST
coloratura
is the loveliest girl who ever set your heart on firel ·
For the first time, har golden voice is on the silver screen!
WHAT MUSIC!
ons
IDREAM TOO MUCH
HENRY FONDA
different activities undertaken by a MON. "SAN FRANCISCO"
of
tireless worker for the noblest ofTUES. CAUSES, without the fnspiration which he would have dropped them
one by one.
Clark Gable Jennette McDonald Spencer Tracy
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MURDER WITH
A SURGEON'S SCALPELI A DEAD DOCTOR REVEALS WHAT NURSES
WON'T TELLI
The
MURDER of Dr. Harrigan
GRACE MOORE
THE
in
KING
STEPS OUT"
with
FRANCHOT TONE
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