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NEWS OF THE DAY
IN PICTURES
FROM FAR AND NEAR
Hongkong Telegraph
PHOTONEWS
TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1987:
HAPPENINGS AS SEEN BY THE CAMERA'S EYE
LONDON'S BIG MID-MARCH SNOWSTORM
THE CITY had its share-but here bustness doce not allow any stop for
annwfights crijeyed by more Iclsurely youth,
THE
BLUE FUNNE
LINE
/REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICES
LONDON SERVICE
DEUCALION
PATROCLUS
salls 24 Mar, for Marsellies, Casablanca, London, Rotterdam, Hamburg & Glasgow.
sails, 7 Apr. for Marsellies, London,
Rotterdam, & Glasgow
LIVERPOOL SERVICE
TEUCER anila 23 Mar. for Havre, Liverpool and Brom-
NEW - YORK SERVICE
borough
RHEXENOR salls & Apr. for, Boston, N.Y., Philadelphia
& Baltimore via. Manila, Batavia, Straits & Cape of Good Hope PACIFIC SERVICE (via Kobe, Nagoya and
....
Yokohama) TALTHYBIUS soils 15th Apr. for Victoria, Vancouver,, & Scattle
INWARD SERVICE
ANTENOR
MERIONES!
MENTOR
Dua:27 Mar. From U... K, via Straits" Due 23 Mar. From Europe via Straits Due 1 Apr. From UK via: Straits: Special reduced fares are quoted for cargo steamers with limited passenger accommodation.
For freight, passage rates and Information apply to BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Connaught Road, C.
BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR
In know. Recent blizzard brought just the right.
conditions for schoolboys wha
engaged in a snowball dgbt #
London's famous BQUSIC.
Roads may be impassable
and cara marooned drifts, but this sort of weather found the boys in their alement.
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OUTLOOK:
UNCERTAIN,
WHEEL TRACKS AND FOOTPRINTS on the carpet of while at Croydon aerodrome after a German passenger plane had landed,
ANOTHER FALL LIKELY She didn't go to SL. Moritz for winter sport thrills.
Tobogganing was all the tun of the fair on the snow-covered slopes of Stampstead Heath.
ARCTIC REGIONAL GALLING
BAS
It's The Limit but 30 mpl signs-meant notlug to motorists. At Red- bill drivers found it impassible in move on the ice- covered stretch at the top of the hill. "Go very alóty".
was the rule for those descending.
SHARE PRICES
The following is the list of local chare quotations issued this morn- Boriks.
H. K. Bank, $1,850 b. and sa, 11. K. Banks, (Lon, Reg.), 110 n. Chartered Bank, £15% n. Merchantile Bank, A, und B. £33%
Mercanule Bank, C., £15 m. East Asia Bank, $87 b..
Insurances.
Canton, In., $320. b..
Union In.$030 b,
China Underwriters, $1.20 b.
H. K. Fire In.. $297
b.
Internat'l Assce., Sh, $4 n.
Shipping.
Douglas, $361 b."
H. K. Steambonts, $104. n. Indo-Chinas (Prof.), $35. Indo-Chimax (Def.), $32 b. Shell (Bearer), 120/41⁄2 n. Union Waterboats, $10 n..
· Docka etc.
H. K. Wharvca (old), $1141⁄41⁄2 Þ. H. K. & W. Docks, $31.40 b, and so.
Χ. Σίν.
Providents (old), $2.25 b. Providents (new), 20 cta, n. New Engineerings, Sh, $0 n. Shanghai Docks, Sh, $102 n,
Mining,
Kailan Mining Ar., 20/---- n. Raubs, $13 b.
Venz: Goldfeld $8 n.
Philippine Mining. Antanoka, P. 1.30 Aloks, P. 37 Bagulo Gold, P. 25 Balatoc Min., P. 14- Benguet Cona. P.
2. 13 Benguet Expl. P.12 Big Wedge, P. Coco Cov. R
2014
P. .58
Consolidated Mines, P. 030 Demonstrations, P. 78 E. Mindanao, P. 31
Gum
Gold, F. 41
pa Gold, P. 20
L., P. 1,25
XL
Itogons,
Min.
Resc
1.25
P. 30
Masbate Cons., P..37% Northern Min., P. 10 Poracale Gumaus, P. 58
Salaeot Min. P. 10 -San Maricio, P.-.2.40 Suyoc Consols, P. .JB United Paracale, P. 04
Lands, Hotels, etc.
H. and S. Hotels, $7.45 b..
H. K. Lands, $30 b. and B.,
H. K. Lands, 4% Deben, $105 n. S'hai Lands, Sh. 316 n.
Shy $10, n.
Metropolitan Lands, Humphries, $0_n_
H. K. Realues, $5,70,b. Chinese Estates, $76`n. Chino Realtics, Sh. $4 m. China Debent. 500 1.
Public Utilities.
b
"H. K. Tramways, $15
Peak Trams, (old), $4.25 b. Peak Trams. (new; $1 b. and sa. Star Ferries, $884. Yaumati Ferries (old), 8254 n. China
Lights, $14.80 and 501.. China Lights, (new), $11.70 n. H. K. Electric, $60 b. and $0. Macao Electric, $20 Β
Sayakan Lights, $11% b. Talephone (old)..
Telephone (new); $12.40 k. China Buses. Sh. $9
n.
Singapore Tractions, 27/8 n. Singapore Pref. 27/- n.
Industrials.
Cold: Macg. (old), Sh. $101⁄2_n. Cald: Mack, (Prof.), Sh. $17 n. Canton Ices, $2_n.
Cement, $15.10 b. and s.
H. K. Ropes, $4.00 b..
Stores, &c.
Dairy Farm, $27 *.
Watson, $5.65 b.
Lane Crawfords, $9 b. Sinceres, $240.
Wing On (H.K.), 350 n.
Cotton Mills.
Ewo Cottons, Sh. $16.30 b S'hal Cottons, (old), Sh. $118 b. S'hal Cottons, (new), Sh. $93 by Zoong Sings, $31 n.
Wing On Textiles, Sh. $44 n.
Miscellaneous.
·H. K; Entertainments, $411⁄2 n. - Constructions (old), $1.00 n. Constructions (now), 45 cts. b. Vibro Piling $7 n.
Ch. Govt, 5% 1925 G$Bds. 06% ·
H. X. Govt. 45% Loan 84% prm. r K. Govt. 32% Loan 14%
prm. n..
Wallace Harpers; 44 n."
Marsmans Inv., (Lond.) s/- 28/6 n.. Marsmans Inv., (HK), 5/- 10/- x.
CORRESPONDENCE
Reports From Spain
To the Editor.
Hongkong Telegraph.`
Sir,The Italian Consul General in Hongkong on the authority of news in hla possession, is able to state that reports of the number and quantity of Italian military units in Spain, as well as, the
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aro lacking in founda-
He stresses equally the point that the majority of":"reports reaching Hongkong are very contradictory and generally exaggerated in regard ht least to the landing and activities Italian elementa on Spanish territory. To prove further the unreliability. of the news he needs only point to the telegram published purporting to camps, from the head of the Italian- Government, and which report has fo -be considered as devoid of truth /444
desolate, Generale: d'Italja in