Vogues
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1938
Buy Beauty
by the yard.
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PRINTED
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Strange Gifts For Monarch
Foudal Ritual. In Duchy of Cornwall On King's Visit
London, Dec. 1.
TELEGRAPH.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER
The King's two-day tour, of the Duchy of Cornwall began early this morning in heavy rain, after Ills Majesty rad spent the night at Moreton Hampstead, overlooking Dartmoor.
At Princetown, 300 tenants fled passed the King as their names were called.
From there the King drove in u closed car to Tavestock and then to Launceston, where he received rudal dues from tenants in the form of 100 shillings in a silver mug and one pound of pepper on a silver plater.
This was the first visit paid to the Duchy of Cornwall by His Majesty as King--Reuter.
MERCHANT FLEETS OF THE ROADS (Continued from Page 6.) vehicles entirely for their own trade or business.
REPRESENTING the
interests of the in- dustry are two organisations, Commercial Motor-Users' the Association and Associated Rond Operatora, with a membership between them of some. 17,000, out of the total of about 220,000 licence holders.
If you want some idea of the variety and complexity of the uacs to which modern civilisa- tion has put its latest slave, read the list of types of vehicles which were on show at Earl's Court during the 13th national Commercial Transport Exhibition.
Inter- Motor
JAPY SETS RECORD ON LONG HOP
Misfortune On Solo Flight To Tokyo Recalled
Djibouti, Dec. 1. The well-known French airman, M. Andre Japy, has established a new world record for a long distance straight flight la o 1klit plane when he flew 3,120 miles from Istre to Djibouti non-stop in 25 hours minuica-Reuter.
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2, 1937.
Waging War On Bandits
Philippines Send Expedition Into Moro Country
Manila. Dec. 1. Commencing the most determined campaign in the Philippine Common- wealth's history to crush the age-old Moro banditry in Lanao province, 116 Philippines army troops have been sent to Mindanao. Three bom- bera took off for Lanno.
In the event of their being unable to dislodge the occupants of half a dozen Moro coltas, defying dislodge- ment since last week, when one soldier was killed and nine wounded while attempting to blast them out, the planes will bomb
them out.-
EXCHANGE RATES
M. Jopy is well remembered in longkong as the unlucky aviator who in November of last year crash- ed into a hillside at Kyoushu, Japan, when within sight of a 400,000 francs Prize offered by the French Air United Press. Ministry for record flight from Parla to Tokyo. M. Japy passed through Hongkong on the last leg of his flight und the record was well within his tramp when, owing to bad weather conditions which made visibility very Door, he crashed into a hillside only Paris... a few miles from his destination. fis machine was completely wrecked nd the airman was gravely injured. For some time doctors feared for his and he spent several weeks in life hospital, eventually
making splendid recovery.
Yesterday's nehievement was the first important fight M. Japy had attempted since last year's accident,
No Word Of Censorship
Lendon, Dec. 1.
Geneva.
New York Amsterdam
Nov. 20. - Dec. 1. 1475%
147.5/64 21.59
12:30
5471
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Copenhagen. Stockholm.
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202
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No.
Nom.
110
110
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170%
1/64
Montreal.
.4.90 t
4.90
Brusscis
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.1/2
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216
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44
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100
Replying to Mr. V. McEntee 7; Yokohama,
in the House of Commons to-day, Mr. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden, said that information in his posses sion did not indicate that the Japan- ese authorities were censoring yor claiming to censor metenzes from Britain to the British newspapers in Shanghal.
Replying to a question by Comdr.
Montevideo...
Silver (Spot)....101 Rio de Janeiro...44 Silver (forward). 197
War Loan.
..1101
--British Wireless.
A. Marsden (Cons.) which was bused STOCK EXCHANGE
on the assumption that the Japanese had seized the Chinese Post Office, Mr. Eden said that so far as he was aware it had not been seized.-
Here are a few: Lorries-four, six and eight- wheeled types. Passenger Reuter. coaches, double and single-deck omnibuses, farm and estate lorries and cars, horseboxes, tipping lorries and trailers.
Oil, petrol and alcohol tankers, timber hauling vehicles and trailers, refuse collectors, street washing carriers and
road sweepers, fire engines and trai- lers, light and heavy trades- men's delivery vans specially designed for the various trades (think how many trades!)
U.S. MAY MODIFY SILVER POLICY
Washington, Dec. 1. Administration circles report that the Treasury favours a sharp madi
REPORT
The Hongkong Stock Exchange ofcial summary issued at 12.30 p.m. yesterday, cold:
The market was very steady.
Buyers Sellers Sales
$3.20
-
$27214
$5$744/510
$260
$1.20
813.43
$13
$11.70 $11.60
20
$12.30
Canton Insuranca Union Insurance » HK. Fue Insurance H.K. Blesmbosis H. & Sh. Hotels HK. Tramways youmatt Ferries Macao Eletries Telephones (Old)
$13.15 Wm. Powell Ltd. 0,75 Constructions (N.) #1
neation of the sliver purchase pro-Cements
ramme.
It generally believed that the United States will make no effort to continue a world ngreement. Ad- ministration oflelals, however, slate that there is a strong likelihood of the existing price being extended.
Steel milk tankers, meat- carrying vuna fitted with refri- ferntors, brewers' lorries, laun-
Trensitry omelais are non-co?N- dry vans, furniture pantechni-
mittal, saying that the recommenda- cons, heavy machinery trailorations will be transmitted to President and aerodrome crash tenders. Roosevelt within the next three
weeks.--United Press.
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HONGKONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
The cost of malutaining the Ling Yuct Sien Creche during the recond half of 1937 is estimated at $250.00 per runth. The donor of the Creche has given $100.00 per month towards this coil.
The Society asks for donations to cover the balance of
$1,200.00
Hon, Treasurers:
Mr. D. BLACK, C.A.,
c/o Percy Smith, Seth & Fleming,
$ Des Voeux Road, Central,
ME KWOK CHAN,
c/o Banque de L'Indo China,
Ilongkong.
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EXCHANGE Selling
T.T. London Demund
TT. Shanghai T.T. Singapore TT. Japan T. Indla TT. Manila
U.S.A.
TT. Batavia
Bangkok
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TT. Franco
Tr. Germany
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MANILA SHARES
The following business done quota-
1. 2% tions were revived after the close of 1. 2% the morning session by Swan. Cul- 104% bertson & Fritz from their Manila
52% ofect
Antamok
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Price In Pesos
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The tone of the market is:-Standy
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.4.90%
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