THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1987.
NEW YORK MARKET
IS QUIET
OUTLINES
NEEDS OF
OXFORD
DULL COMMODITIES NATION'S DEBT TO
DEPRESS TRADE
New York Feb. 9. There was no spectacular trading in high grade issues on the New York Stock Markel to-day.
Interest was mainly centred rubber and amusement issues.
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UNIVERSITIES
London, Feb. D.
to
Lord Halifax, as Chancellor of Ox- ford University, spoke at a city din- ner to-night on the appeal launched on to-day to all English-speaking peo- ples for funds to meet the pressing Warner Brothers unexplainedly needs of the University if it is announced that they have discon-meet the challenge of the 20th Cen tinued negotiations underwrite tury in a manner worthy of its past. additional common shares which In respect of humane studies, the they had previously proposed, which requirements include extensions of Library and the caused additional buying of this par- the Bodleian licular tosuo.
Ashmolean Museum and increased included The favourable factors continued good steel production and provision for social studies. In nat- ural science, new research labora- excellent earnings reportı,
tories of various kinds are among the first needs. Lord Nuffield, who has given two million pounds
to medical development at Oxford, lins contributed the first £100,000 in re- sponse to the new appeal.
The automobile strike and appre- hension over Government restriction of Stock Exchange trading formed unfavourable the most Inguential factors.
The dull commodity markets also had a depressing effect.
There was moderate proẞt-taking late in the session.
Lord Halifax to-night moke of England's and the world's debt to Oxford and cald: "Tn-day there is a new call to the universities. For disillusioned by the folly of this war and seeking relief from its ex- Off 14 haustion, is launching fresh threats
DOW JONES AVERAGES
Feb. 8, Feb. 9. Change, . 187.02 57.80
Industrials
Rails
Ulllllles
187.68
RETURN TO COLONY OF MR. H. HALLGREN Manager Of The Swedish Trading Company
the
Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Willam Henry.and John Buckler in "Tarzan Escapes," which comes to the King's Theatre 10-morrow.
Shot Fired At U.S. COMMODITY
Village Scout
NEW TERRITORY
the
door,
PRICES
LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS
The following quotations on the New York: commodity exchange aro issued by Reuter.
New York Cotton
12.00/60 12.06/04 12.52/54 12.52/52 12.36/38 12.38/38
13.10
57.66 Of 14 against true liberty of thought, which ARMED ROBBERY IN 35.08 34.85 Off 20 It has been the business of universi- 104.52 Oft 20 tes to promote and which under all .104.04 Bands
condillons it must be their busi- Volume: 2,580,000 shares.
ness to maintain. They have now
An armed robbery in. Po Kok not only to direct the progress of civiliantion but to defend it.village, in the early hours of yester- March
day, has been reported to the police, May According to a report made by July British Wireless.
GOOD RESPONSE
Fung Kam-chan, he was asleep on October London, Feb. 9. his bed when, at 1,50 a.m. yesterday, December Oxford University has already re-he was awakened by someone tryJanuary
Is Spot ceived over £250,000 towards
ing to force open appeal for £1,000,000 made yester-wife was sleeping in another room.
He saw three men enter, two wear-March The Rhodes Scholarship Trusteesing marks and the other armed with May have promised £100,000 to increase a revolver. The robbers forced him July the facilities for research at the and his wife on to a bed, and while September University, this sum to be available the man with the revolver was cover-December
Total sales:-1,600 tons. Managing for hodes Scholars.--Reuter Bulletining them, the others ransacked the Hallgren,
ten Mr. H.
Chicago Wheat Service.
remaining for about Director of the Swedish Trading Co..
minutes. They took away money May
13514/135 Lid, since ke first came to Hong-
and valuables worth $18,
July 1174/1174 113/113% A village scout reported that he kong in 1927, is returning to the the m.v. Colony to-morrow by
saw a fourth man standing in the
Monday's sales:-~~ Gnlesenau after a long holiday
alleyway leading to the house. The Home.
man Bred a shot at him but missed. A spent shell and two live rounds were later found.
ELL
He left Hongkong in April last visited many year and has since
well
Continental countries as
being present at the Berlin Olym pind games.
in
He also tried to arrange for the
to play Chinese football team Stockholm, but unfortunately, owing to lack of me such matches did not malerialize.
POWER FROM DAM
President Roosevelt ferred with
CAPITULATION REGIME
BRITISH POSITION
EXPLAINED
London, Feb. 9.
house,
COAL SUBSIDY
London, Feb. 0. The question whether legislation An explanation of the position of should be introduced to provide a the British Government in relation subsidy from national funds for as to the negotiations for abolition of
sisting British the regime of capitulation in Egypt markets is still under consideration was given by Lord Cranborne in the House of Coinmons to -day.
coal sold in forcim
by the Government in consultation with representatives of the coal in dustry, according to a Parliamentary answer.--British Wireless,
More Money
Issued For
New Year
TO BE RECALLED AFTER HOLIDAY
During the past three days, new Hongkong $1 banknotes to the value jof $300,000 have been placed in
circulation.
The total Government $1- note circulation has increased from $2,- 300,000 to $2,700,000 as a result of this issue.
The increase is due to the proximity of the Chinese New Year holidays, when extra money is required for trading purposes,
has
Actually the Government Issue is Infinitesimal when compared with the issues of bank-notes by the Big Three banks. According to the last avail- able
returns the Hongkong and Shanghai Danking Corporation bank-notes to the value of 086 in circulation, while the tered Bank's $23,124,553 and the Mer- cantile Bank's $4,059,747 brings the total to $155,913,380, exclusive of the Hongkong Treasury's Issue.
$128,720
Practically all of the Government's surplus issue will be gradually re- called from circulation after holldays.
TINY PRINCESS CHRISTENED
the
KING AND QUEEN ·
AT CEREMONY
London, Feb._D.
.
FD1548
The infant daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Kent was christened FD1480
the private chapel of Buckingham Palace to-day by the Archbishop of FB1348
21.30b/32a Canterbury, being given. the name
Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Olga.
11.88/BU
11.02/02
11.P4784
11.89/29
11.84/04
11.90/90 13.10
New
York Rubber
21 530 21.3311
21.29 23 21.33 /33
21.32 /34
21.55/50 21.53n
21.28n
Vay
134/135 117/%/117% 113%/113 35,835,000 bushels, Chicago Corn 100%/10934
July Sept.
103/103%
172/ 07:
Winnipeg Wheat
May
120/12036
July
1243%/12414
Oct.
1134/11315
Sept.
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NOTICE
FOR CHINESE NEW YEAR VACATION, OUR STORE WILL BE CLOSED FROM FEBRUARY 11th TO 13th. BUSINESS WILL RESUME ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14th, AS USUAL.
THE SINCERE CO., LTD.
(For convenience of New Year
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YOUR BEST OF THIS MONTH'S ·
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Present at the ceremony, besides MR2265 I WANT THE WHOLE WORLD TO LOVE YOU! (Walia) the parents, were Their Majesties the King and Queen, Queen Mary, MR2264 DİD YOUR MOTHER COME FROM MELAND...Cottons Band
Princess Mar- MR2189 SHOE SHINE BOX Princess Elizabeth,
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The little Princess had eight god- and for the ceremony the parents, 110%/110%
gold font made for the christening 104%/1044 67 King Edward VII was used.
97% 97% Water from the River Jordan
sprinkled on the baby, who 1204/120% Queen Victoria's christening robes. 1234/123%
-Reuter Bulletin Service. 1124/112
COMING WEDDING
Was
wore
NEW FIRE BRIGADE QUANTENS
The forthcoming wedding is un- London, Feb. 9.
Chin-kwong, nounced of Dr. Chon the of 577 Nalian Road, and Miss Lam The King, accompanied by Queen, will open the new head-Sek-cheong, residing at 7 Grampian on July 21-British Wireless.
Ile stated that during the last few
quarters of the London Fire Brigade Road, Kowloon Tong. Washington, Feb. 9.
weeks His Majesty's Ambassador in National Power Government with the detailed views inter Cairo had acquainted the Egyptian Policy Board on final detalls of the of His Majesty's Government regard measure to provide for the sale of ing matters dealt with in Article 13 power from De Bonnieville Damof the recent Treaty and United Prest.
Health knows
no season take
ENO'S
"FRUIT SALT"
manner in which effect should be given to the Arllele, and they had established the existence of large measure of agree- ment between the views of the twe Governments.
toy
Iegarding
rding the proposals despatched the Egyptian Government to the Capitulatory-Powers in anticipation of the Conference at Montreux on April 12, he pointed out that they naturally deal with aspects of the maller which the Egypilan Govern- ment considered most important from Lord the Egyptian point of view.. Cranborne added: His Majesty's Government hope the Fowers will receive the proposals most sympathe tically, but think it necessary
make
settled at
it clear that there are other points which will have to, be which Montreux which are nut referred to
that in the Egyptian Note and certain number of points which are deall with in the Note in general terms will have eventually to take the form of detailed and preelse provisions in the future Convention."
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THE HONGKONG Telegraph, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARI 10, 1937.