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THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY '20, 1937.
CLASSIFIED NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. LONDON STOCK
ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE TO SHIPPERS
25 Words $1.50 Shippers are hereby notified
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MORRISON PIANO, upright model,
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EXCHANGE
YESTERDAY'S CABLED
QUOTATIONS
The following quotations are the middle price at the close of the markel in London on January 19. All quotations are subject to renfrmation and no responsibility is assumed for errors in tesnumlalon.
Last To-day's Price Pelco
3454 War Lenzi ya
Bunde 1898 (Bell.
good as now, owner
Colony. $400 or
leaving nearest
the offer.
Telegraph."
W. F. ARNDT,
Secretary. Trans-Pacific Freight Bureau. Hongkong, January 16, 1937.
2100
1024
Gold Be 1925-47
4 am 100%
99% ni 100 100
102, 9955
5
Loan 1912
5
eur. Ioan 1918
344
162% Chinese Imperial Illy. - Hanan y. 100S Hukuang Rly. 1011 ...
06
T
72
471
6% Lung Ting U. Hal ty.
1013
12%
-8231
60
new
Also,
GB
71
ARRESTED AT STONECUTTERS
CARPENTER FOUND
WITH HEROIN
A fine of $00, with the alternative of two months' hard labour, was im- posed by Mr. Himaworth at the Kow- loon Magistracy this morning on Mak Lok, 22, carpenter, who admitted n charge of unlawful possession of 124 heroin pills on Stonecutters Island.
Defendant, I was stated, was arrested in a matshed of the Kin Lee Company, contractors, inside the Naval Armament Depot nt Stone- cuttern Island, by an Indian constable attached to the Dockyard police. He
found lying on
bed
WDS
plank
STAR in an attache case nearby.
a pipe, and the pills were
Another man, Too Pak, 41, earth coolle, was originally charged with defendant, but was discharged, no evidence being offered against him. This man said he bought six pilis from Mak Lok for ten centa,
114
314
11/4
11/8
6/0
0/0
45/-
85%
17
47/6
Paris.
31/0
Geneva
Berlin.
51/3
B0/0 47/6 407-
Athens. Minn.
Montreal.
.4.91%
JANUARY
SALE
SUPERB FUR COATS
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MORE THAN
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National Anthem
Hongkong Telegraph.
Sir, The article you publish to-
1/3
day, suggesting modifications in our 16 mosi 1970 present National Anthem 1/0.0/84
4.01% Intriguing.
Jan. 10. 103.9/04
21.38
12.20
04774
03.0/32
93-%
2
22.40
22.40
Cammell, Laird, ord
10,38
19.30
9.307
Mexican Eaglo
30/0 30/6 M1/0 67/6
1/2.17/32
1/2 fe
New York..
.4.01
4.90
Deililers
120/0
30/0
85/6
Amsterdam.
0.01%
0.01
General Electele (England)
02/3
01/0
Vienna
20
26
To the Editor.
Guinness (A) Son & O
1897-
137/0
Hawker Airersti
20/8
mutilated
Prague.
Bristol Aeroplanes, ord.
63/0
12/
141 .Nom.
1434
Imperial Chemicals
40/6
40/6
bon.
1101
110
Imperial Tohmero
37074
177/0
Marks & Spencer "A" nr.
RAJA
56/3
Hongkong
.1/3
51/2
1/-
Bombay.
.1/6.5/32
Both gre...
170/2 170/-
Leyland Motors
957/0 173/0
Brussels.
29.13
Tair & Lyle ....
90/0
DO/C
Yokohama
Turner & Nonnit
80/0
FK/-
United Steel .......
31/7
81/ANG
Belgrade.
.1/2.1/64
.213
Smethwick Drop Forgings
22/0
22/9
Monte Video
30%
Armstrong, Stevens
11/-
Rio.
4
Vickers, arch.
35/456 357-
Woolworth
88/0
R6/3
Bucharest,
.070
Anglo-Dutch
43/74 43/6
Silver (forward).20
Rubber Plantation Invest
Silver (Spot).
20,1,
ment Trunt
42/105 42/3
War Loan.
105
Burma Corps,
18/0
10/414
Commonwealth Mining
6/7
5/9
British Wireless,
Manman Investmenin
3279
30/0
Randfontein Extates
74/9
74/0
147-
10/16
205/0 24178
1/144 1/1
109/0
113/0
11/0
18474x 23/0
IN HONGKONG
307
But, if any changes are to be made, 29.12% 1/2.1/64 Why not do the job properly and free our National Anthem for all time of 213 personalities, and eliminate any diposability of such painful complica-. 4tions ever arising again in the future? 670
it entirely Why not scrap 20%
substitute the majestice melody and 20% soul-stirring words of Elgar's Im-
105
mortal masterpiece "Land of Hope and Glory"?
That would be a National Anthem Indeed!
"Magnum EST VERITAS."
Edward G. ("Little Caesar") Robinson and Joan Blondell, herself a nated screen star, are teamed for the first time in First National's story of the rackets that infest the nation "Bullets or Ballots" which opens at the King's Theatre on Thursday.
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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
MARKET LOWER
YESTERDAY
New York, Jan. 10.
5. C. & F. Dow Jones summary of yesterday's markets: Stocks to-day ere lower and brokers continued to advise caution due to the uncertainty with of the Government's plans regard to.utillies, the possibility of 15% railroad wage demand, the un certainty with regard to the strike situation and the situation on the copper market. The Bands Market both and the Curb Exchange were tower.
S. C. & F. Wall Street Journal Copper morning comment: The Trade fears a cut in copper prices. fertilizer There have been some mergers. Chartists expect that rails will follow the new tops established via utilities and Industrials in the near future. Some firms believe that
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U.S. COMMODITY PRICES
LATEST CABLED
QUOTATIONS
The following quotations on the New York commodity exchange are Issued By Renter,
March May
July
December
the debits in industrials should be October reduced via profit-taking from 25
to 50% in the coining weeks. Wall January Street has discounted the advance in Spot the of rubber tires. Retall sales
price of dry-goods for January are highly Marcht satisfactory.
New York Cotton
12.40/40 12.44/45
Courtauld
Bunny Rubber
J., BazaNEW
Exploration Co.
Hub-Nigel ..
Inham Gold Mining
Anzit-Ironfro
(enter).
% Chinese Sterling Notes
12.34/35
12.29/20
turmah
Shell Transport
12.28/28
12.19/50
11.91/02
11.01/91
11.88n 13.08
11.81/02 11.81/Ri 11.79n 13.04
1925 Vickerst
.......
**
Canton Kowloon Rly.
New York Rubber
21.50/50 20.73 /70
21.400/438 21.27 /27 21.17h Decemiær 21,100
Total sales: -4,330 tons.
totailed $15,502,000,000.
S. C. & F. New York office cables: July Various issues were Stocks:
in greater supply as Traders turn cautious. We expect further irregu- Jarity in the near future. Business failures for the week amounted to 184. Bank deposits for
May
Sept.
week
20.70 £70
20.01 /01
20.60b/63a 20.57n
Chleago Wheat
-13234/1327%
1304/130%
11342/113%
1094/109;
14,060,000 bushels.
May ... July 1155/1194 Sept. ...1127112 Cotton: The market is quiet. The Monday's sales: Trade is buying for March, Distant positions are easier on unfavourable strike developments, the Japanese May currency situation and à tess belliger- July ent European outlook. We expect a Sept. continued, narrow markel. of 11 leading brokers, 8 are bullish and 3. are neutral. -
be exhausted within recent ment of the 'crop 19
Chicago Corn
109/100
10445/10454
103/103
Chicago Corn
108/107%
1034/16314
10134/1013
New Contract New Contract
Opening Closing 112/112 31014/110%
107471073% 105/105% Winnipeg Wheat
12444/12434 1224/1221% 120/12014 110/1103 110/110 - 30014/10399
TO AID KING-BROTHER
Wheat: It is estimated that the May Argentineiuduly remaining exportable
of about 64,000,000 bales will supplies
The May. weeks. rate of exports and
the move- July apparently erent- Oct. ing pressure on the foreign markets. white a forecast of rains in the South- West, Bight mill demand and a favour- able foreign crop summary are fur- ther factors making for a decline.
Corn: The "Journal of
Com-
It is authoritatively stated that the merce says that Blocks in Chiengo amount to 5,000,000 bushels, which is Duke of Gloucester is relinquishing double that of last year, but these his army career in order to assist the would disappear quickly with anying by attending various
official prolonged curtailment uf country functions and engagements, and the marketing. Prices to-day are sym sidence at York House, which will be Duke and Duchess will inke up re- pathelle with, wheat,
their own town house, probably late in March-Reuter.
Rubber. The unfavourable strike situation and the possibility of a spread in the disturbances are causing liquidation. Malayan shipments for January are estimated at 41,500 tons. REUTER QUOTATIONS Dow Jones Averages:
Jan. 18. Jan. 19.
185.95 104.02 55.80 58,00 37.31
36.04 105.89 105.78
30 Industrials
20 Ralls
20 Utilles
40 Bonds
11 Commodity Index 79.13 73.10
London, Jan. 19.
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Prices in Penon
ngulo Golt..... Benguet Consolidated 13.70 Bend Exploration
Big Wedge
1,86
Opening Rates Business Buyen Sellers Dona
LAB
LD
14
14.00
14,00
2016 R
23
Coen farove
.DO
Commited Birou
0420
.0440
Demonstration
.an
.57
Fat Mindanao
.19
Gumatis Gold
3714
HT
LAO
1.00
1.80
-Mashate
Mineral Resourc
757- 40
Northern Mining
2014 Anket
Parnenie Cum San Mauricio
.KR
3.40
8.40
Parrale Market-Slendy,
G4
1.60
1.55
Toron
I. X. 1.
POPE STILL SUFFERS
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Vatican City, Jan. 18. The Pope is suffering increased pain In his legs and was only allowed to sit in an armchair for a short time this morning-Reuter Bulletin Ser- vice.
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