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HEROIN CASE RE-TRIAL WOMEN ACCUSED
AT SESSIONS
JANUARY
NEW YORK STOCK
EXCHANGE
MARKET UPWARD
YESTERDAY
New York, Jan. 21.
1937.
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
YESTERDAY'S CABLED
کھر
QUOTATIONS'
The following quotations are the middle In January 21. All quotations are subject tir runrmation and no responsibility le mand fur errors in Lendamission.
Last Today's Price I'tiro
pelees at the close of the market in landen
100. War Loen 1001 2105
Tunda B (Eng
S. C. & F. Dow Jones summary of Owing to a juror speaking to one of the witnesses during the lunch yesterday's markola:-The market tu interval at their trial on Wednesday day was strong and active. Prices two women, Tem Chu-kun, 34, and rallied sensationally in the last hour led by steels and electrical equip- Ma Chol-wan, 50, were re-tried be- fore the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl menis, o encouraging steel industry MacGregor at the Criminal Sessions reports plus reports of the Uilities this morning on a charge of unlow-Planning Board Construction Com- ful possession of dangerous drugs at pins. There were dozens of new highs. Molors Armed. Raila and 30 Want Nei Chung Road, ground' utlities Joined the rise. Oils, mor- cantiles and avintions strengthened. Mr. M. J. Abbott, Acting Crown The Bonds Market and the Curb Ex-Hoann Bir. 1905
5 Hakuang Rly, 1011 Solicitor, appeared for the prosecu-change were both irregularly higher Lung Teing U. Ital 1915. tlon, and Mr. Leo D'Almada, jnr., Instrueled by Mr. C. Y. Kwan, was for the defence.
floor, on December 11.
were 10
are
Gold Hands 1926-17
95% Loan 100K
In 1912
Georg Loan 1913
Chinese Imperist Ry
เบ
Shal-Nanking By....
5% Tien-Pakow Nly (Brit)
Tient-Pukow Fly (int Tent-lukow Huy (Uri Str. Rapi Loes),
Tient-l'ukow Jtly (Ger Stpk. Supl. Louis). 36 Japan Merlina 1907 .. 6% Japan Berling 1921
HK. Sha! Bking Corpn. Chinese Fagineering
S. C. & F. Wall Street Journal morning content:-The basic ell situation appears to be miticus. It will be recalled that accused despite rising gasoline stocks. Ap-B
Branchul were tried on Wednesday' Inst, but purently, there
irritants in President Roosevelt's when the case was almost at an
Iradors Log-bull end His Lordship was informed that
Banguine regarding the future of spoken to a one of the jurors had witness during the Umn adjournment, paper stocks. It is rumoured that His Lordship immediately stopped the U.S. Stel will meet the balance of its preferred diykend accruals before case and ordered a re-trint."
Mr. Abbott said that on the morn-the end of the Summer. Traders s03 that Bethlehem Steed is behind the Ing of December 11, Mr. A. W. Grim- nitt, together with Mr. 11. A. Taylormarket status of other steel com-
in panies, and a party, raided the premise: in which were found a quarter ounce of cocaine hydrochloride (being a sale of cocaine), 18 ounces of white mass being an admixture of cocaine and diacetylmorphine, 432 pills being similar admixture, 4 ounces nss containing dincetylmor- pills containing and 37,0"
of a of pink mass pline a diacetylmorphine.
The defence was that both accused were employed by a woman named Lo Yu to do domestic service on the Both denied they had any promise of the pills,
The case was adjourned until this afternoon, but before the Court rose, Mr. D'Almarie asked his Lordship to remind the jury not to speak to any of the witnesses during the adjourn ment.
"I am sure the warning will not said his fall an unhearing ours," Lordship.
70-
10216
1024
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TOG
100
Ka
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$54
R3 044
72
07%
LA.
27
771
MOTO
German Int in 1924 Chartered Bank
Ca
2614
101
114
114
Mining (marer) Chomen Carpa
18/0
10/0
11/5
11/8
Pekin Syndicate
Q/D.
0/0
Shut Electric Construction.
457..
Shai Waterworks "A"
25%
25
Union Inmuthreg_...................
57/0
67/4
Allled Ironfounders Ascented & Electrical In
dunttiom
31/9
alv
50/1
52/
Austin Bator, ord.
4×10
31
24
14/0
142/0
10/104 10/0
Doyd 30/4
67/
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DistiBors
120/0
tc1/
nior Rubber General Bertele ogland?
36/6
05/0
26/4
36/6
Guinness (A) San linker Aircraft
13770
130-1
30/.. an/-
S. C. & F. New York office cables: Gula Kalumpong Rubber Socks: The market reflects newed bullish enthusiasm, but we would caution against over-extend- Ing positions.
on
76 Cabio Wireless
NC. "A", en).
Cammell, Lain, and. Brit-Amer, Tub, bearer? release of thexican Eagle
The cur-Courtaulds
and
Imperial Chemicatic Imperial Tenden
Cotton: There is a wide difference of opinion as to the probable effect
prices of the Government long colton. talling of operations in contributing to The the narrowness of the market. political
francial. Japanese situations are disquieting features.
Wheat: The market Is bravy stol Arreplanes, ord, despite the possibility of lee camaste to tite Winter crops and reports of improved mill buying for eash. Ther
Fome belief that Canalinn wheat Leyland Meleta must
decline to meet Southern com- petition and to effect our market.
Corn: The position is unchange. Rubber: The market follows news of the automobile strike, which is not improved to-day, but a settle most of the strike, which will prob-
The following comprised the jury Messrs. S. Simpson (foreman), A. Pably revise demand, will meet with E da Silva, H. Way, F. X. Soares: Wei Tat, L. A. Murtin and y. R. Gordon.
FANLING
GOLF
light offerings, Altogether 134,067
General Moters workers, who are Idle on account of the strike, are meeting on Jan. 26th.
REUTER QUOTATIONS
Dow Jones Averages:
STARTING TIMES FOR 30 Industrial
9.20
SUNDAY
Old Course
D. D. Forbes, A. A. Bremner. 9.24 J. W. Mayhew, K. K. Rounds. 9.22 S. H. Dodwell, D. J. Gilmore. 0.32 O. E. C. Marton, Col. Blake.
Col. 0.30 7. M. Alexander,
Matthews
9.40 A. Anderson, J. E. Richardson. 9.44 A. W. Hodges, A. Nicol.
9.48 C.
C. E. Moure, C. Mycock, 9.52 Education Dept., A. P. C. 1.56 D. S. Edward, G. D.
Thomson.
10.00 W. Wright, A. E. Howli 10.04 P. A. Cox, A. H. Forbes. 10.08 T. R. Chassels, H. U. Ireland. 10.12 W. 1. Alexander, A.
Greaves.
10.16 G. E. R. Divett, W. Hewitt.
S.
20 Nalls
20 Utilities
40 Bonds
Jun. 20. Jan. 21.
185.00
186.87
50.44
55.69
30.71 37.06
105.73
103.74 77:07
11 Commodity Index 78.14
21 YEARS AGO
Extracts From The "Telegraph" Files
The following extracts are from the Hongkong Telegraph for the week ended January 29, 1916.
Marka & Nyenent "A and 1.K. Bazaa Hal Koper
Tate & Lyk Turner & Nownli United Steel...
Smethwick Drop Forgings Armstrong. Stevena Vickern unl. Woolworths Anglo-Dutch:
Rubber Flantation Invest-
ment Trut Burma Corpn. Commonwealth Mining Mamman Investments. Helfontein Estates Explorations Co. Hal-Nurl
Tanam Gold Mining
Anglo-Iranian
Hurmah
Shell Transport (best)
& Chinme Sterling Notes
1025 (Vlekers)
Canton-Kowloon Aly. .
*1/101, 61/6 40/8 40/4 130-1707-
26/10 H0/4 ļu 6174 ลด
178/- 176/-
71270
101/19
90/0
10/1
07/0
8174 1/-
22/0
22/9
10/-
13-
367-
1073
43/05 42/43G
41/0
41/9 10/1 10/7 670 6/0
T4/-
30/- 10/- 76/3 14/3/
262/6 281/2
1/14
1/
108/19 109/2 113/ 1147412 1367 1357-
ROUGH SEAS AT HOME
LINER UNABLE TO ENTER PLYMOUTH
London, Jan. 21. Owing to rough seas, following a gale during the night, the home- ward bound P. and O. lner Stral- haird, from Australia and India; could not put into Plymouth to-day. She went on direct to Tilbury.
The Aberdeen lifeboat put
aut late this afternoon in response to on
S.O.S. cali from the Aberdeen
trawler Strathebric. The lifeboat is faced with an eight hours' journey In heavy seas before she can reach the 'trawler.
On land, foods are reported from the Midland and the West Country and snow is lying in many parts-- British Wireless.
NEW STAMPS
London, Jan. 21.
It was intimated in. the Commons at question-time that consultations had recently taken place with the | Fine Art Commission on the generol the design of the stamp question of for the new reign-British Wireless.
ODOL
The complete toothpaste
Odol whitens the tooth, cleans the fronts, backs and in-betwoons, Odol never, never harms the precious enamel. Odol is plea- sant to taste. Lot Odo! take care of your teath.
A NEW DRESS?
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Are Mongrels the
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(Continued from Page 6.)
Britain as it produced in Italy two thousand years ago.
The
Undoubtedly rate of the dollar on do- Vmand was 1s. 11.3/8d.
*
•
The death occurred in England of Mr. F. G. Figg, a former Direc "D.tor of the Hongkong Observatory
10.20 J. L. Bonnar, W. K. Robinson 10.24 C. G. Agnew, R. 11. Grifth 10:26 G. S. Chambers, A.
J. Smith, 10.32
138 G. N. Gawler, D. MacAlister. 10.40 11. N. Williamson. A. McKellar.
I. H. Geare, A. E. Lissaman. 10.48
18 J. Forbes, N. K. Littlejohn. 10.52 G. E. Costello, B. D. Evans. 10.56 C. B. Brown, A. C. I. Bowker.
100 F. Davles,
Lindars. T. 11.01 N. P. Fox, J. F. Robinson.
Telephone 28021.11.08 P. Morrison, J. C. Dunbar.
NEXT SAILINGS
To Shanghai
To Italy
11.12 Admiral 'Sedgwick,
Arbuthnot.
Comdr.
11.16 C. D. Chapman, 11. S. Dinsdale.
New Course
9.24
T. Low, W. S. Sharp. "Victoria" Jan. 25, 9.28 1. P. Tamworth, E. J. R.
"Victoria" Feb.
Mitchell
The Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Co., Ltd., déclared a final dividend of $3.50, making $7 for the year.
The wedding took place at St. John's Cathedral of Mr. Arthur Course, traffic manager of the Hongkong Tramways, Ltd, and Mrs. Isabel M. Sutherland.
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It is sometimes said that the United States of America owe their strength to the great mixture of races which make up their composite people.
importation cheap labour has enabled them to make a rapid development of their huge natural resources; but whether these races contribute to the ulti male good of the nation is very makes up a large section doubtful. The Mediterrancan race of the mok the inherited mental dispositions of underworld of their large cities, and
this race are quite different from those of the original Anglo-Saxon founders of the republic who made the cardinal mistake of assuming and embodying in their Constitution the equality of man. Our Doom is
Certain if
It is sometimes asserted that the Original Saxons were chiefly dis- tinguished by their ferocity in war and that this type of man is no been wanted, ng war has longer burned by the League of Nations, All who are moved by the senll- ments of pity and sympathy
would 5234 devoutly hope that this is so, but the
blologist from 100%
His knowledge 81% laws of life bounti to
15. 2 d. 18. 274d. 1024
the
be sceptical. .30% So far as he can see wars originate
hot from the pride and folly rulers but from increase of lo
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and so
of
race-presregulated it is
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to
their
75% the future as it has done In the past. .132 But what compels admiration for
wan nnncators 1/011⁄2 our
0576 courage in. taking enormous risks.
This doring
temperament is
is just on .1/3.5/32 much
In the needed in promotion of 1/3.7/32 our overseas commerce as it was in ..31 piratical adventure and on it we No race has ever shown it in degree with the Saxon. Our
.0.77
.4.00
.03 boys emigrate and take
EXCHANGE RATES
Jan. 21. 100.11/04 21.40 12.19
54712
03%
If
chances: our slum popu- lation refuses to emigrate and pre- fers to live at home on charity, our enterprising section diminishes in numbers while our stum popula- lon increases our doom is certain.
MANILA SHARES
The following opening 'quotations 22.40 and closing business done quotations 10.384 or the morning semion were received from 1/2.17/32 1/2.17/32 by Swan, Culbertson & Fritz
their Munila offler. 4.00 (0.
New York Cotton
12.43/44 12.45/40 12.27/27
12.29/20 12.20/20 12.10/20
Paris.
Geneva
11.70/70 11.00/81
Berlin.
December
11,700
January
11.76n
Spot
12.00
11.80/81 11.79/70. 12.05
New York Rubber
Jan. 20. .105
21.30% .12.20 647 .03.0732
22.40 10.38
March
May
July
Sept.
Dec.
Total
May
July
Sept.
Athens. Milan, Copenhagen Stockholm. 21.23/23 20.07 /08 Shanghai 21.14/18 20.00 /97
New York. 21.08n
20.88b/02a Amsterdam. 21.00/01 20.85b 20.78n 20.95n
sales: 1,110 tons.
Chicago Wheat
.130%/130
114 /113%
Wednesday's cales;---
13016/130
118/4/114
110/110
Vienna Progue. Madrid. Lisbon Hongkong Bombay... Montreal
8,0014 2014 143
4.90% 8.9531 281
140
Nom.
110
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213 397%
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Nagyte Gold
ilangurt Cosolidated 13.75 Benet Explarnifon Bik Water Chen Grave Comitated Minim Demonstration
Finn Mindanao Gumalu Be»
Stone
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Prices in "merg Opening Rates Don'pens
Dono "Hayers Ballers
1.70
1.75
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30%
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110/110
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Brussels.
20.12%
1/2
... 20.124 1/1.31/32
.1.7
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4234
.37
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Chicago Corn
Bolgrade
.213
1.76
May. ....
1104/111 100%/10915 Monto Video.
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1.80 Asked
1.75
July
105/100/ 10514/1034 Rio
434
Masbate
KA
Sept.
1015710114
1014/1019% Bucharest.......
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C70
20%
May
122/122 12234/12276. Silver (Spot).
203
July:
18/11844. 11832/110th War Lean.
108/1084 108%/108%2
202 105 105%
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