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Opening
Jon. (1939)
Mur. (1938)
Spot
New York, May 3.
Closing B.03/65 3.56/57 8.65/85 8.60/04 8.73,74 8.00/07 0.13/75 3.70/00 8.78 n 8.70/71 8.02/82
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May
July
Sept.
Dre.
Mar.
8.05
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY,
LABOUR ATTACKS TEA TAX
Calls It Mean And Contemptible.
London. May 3. Sir Jolin Simon's Tea Tax received the full force of Labour criticism in the House of Commons to-day, when the Opposition moved a reduction in the duty on non-Empire ten from eightpence to fourpence per pound..
"Mean and
and hit contemptible ting at the poorest people," was the description given to the tax,
Mr. Daniel Chater, Labour Mem- ber for Betimat Green, suld that workers were being compelled to buy cheaper ten, which meant foreign teo, as a result of the impostilon.
Crig Sir Henry Page-Croft,
preference important to
entering
Member for Bourne- mouth, regretted Sir John Simon's proposal which, he stated, narrowed Empire
"It Is maintain the proportion of ten com-- The Fifty-Seventh Ordinary Ing from India, especially in view of Mooting of Shareholders will be the negotiations for better facilities
for Lancashire products held at the Offices of the under-
India," Sir Henry concluded, signed on Friday, the 6th May, 1938, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Agents, together with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December, 1937.
The Share Register and Trana- for Books will be closed from the
Day for May 22nd April to the 8th May, 1938,
both days Inclusive.
New York Itubber
11 63 » 13.50/50 11 02 4 11.68/63 11 78/78
il
14.80 84 11 95b7 12 02aj
12:13 a
Siles for the day The last Notice Day Rubber to May 20.
Chleage Wheat
May July
Sept... 78%/78
Monday's Sales:
1,330 tons | for May
1
70% (704
18,940,000 1321 1
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
General Agente. Hongkong, 13th April, 1938.
FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN,
What to do to help a child
Anyone knowing of a chlid who
or
to
The last Notice Day for May Grains, has been assaulted, neglected,
is May 20
May
July Sept.
May
July
Oct.
The last
Chiengo Corn
50/58 50%/50%
Winnipeg Wheat
Fill-treated in a manner likely
chuse unnecessary suffering or injury 30. 507, to health, or knowing of a parent 58% (54%, who is seeking advice on any matter 51% 39% concerning a child, would be doing , an act of kindness by communicating 130 /110% 110%/11#jat once with- 10%/100% 110%/1185A | The Hon. Secretaries, H.K.S.P.C. 0734 Room 308, Bank of East Asia Bulld- Maying, Hongkong, or the Inspector, 49, Pokfulum Road, 1st floor; or the Inspector, Violet Peel Health Centre, Wanchal; or the Inspector, 12, Sal Young Chol Street, ist floor, Kow- loon.
80 / 87% 874
Notice Day for Winnipeg Wheat is May 31
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All further steps will be inlten, and expenses borne, by the Society.
The Informant's name will be kept strictly private, except in cases where
The following business done quota- tions were recelyed after the close of the morning session by Swan, malice is proved. Culbertson & Fritz from their Manila. office:
Antinor
Atok
Dagute Gold
Benguet Consolidated
Coco Grovo
Consolidated Mines
Demonstration
IXL
Mine Operation
Paracale Gumata
San Mauricin
Buyoc
United Paracale
Business Dune Prices in Pesu
50
27
1.40
50 Unquoted Unquoted Unquoted Unquoted
.47
.17144
Unquoted
The tone of the market:-Stendy.
LOYALTY LEAFLETS
Pelping. May 3,
A minor Government oficial under- stands that anti-Japanese leaflets, urging Chinese to remain loyal to the National Government and to resist Japanese aggression, have appeared at Changhsintien, an important rail- way town a few miles south-west of the Marco Polo Bridge in Peiping- United Press.
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The Secretary of State for the tax, em- Treasury, defending the phasised the democratic principle of nil contributing for the common defence of the Empire.
The Labour amendment was de- feated by 229 to 120-Reuter,
SHARE PRICES
The folowing is th elist of local shore quotations issued this morning.
Banke
IK. Bank, $1,580/85 sa, H.K. Banks, (Lon. Reg.), £94 b. Charteded Banks, £12% n. Mercantile Bank, A. and B. £28 n. Mercantile Bank, C., £14 n. East Anla Bank, $90 n.
Insurances
Canton lus., $270 n. Union Ins., $527 b.
Chinn Underwriters, $2 n. ILK. Fire In., $233 .
Shipping
Douglas, $85 n.
H.K. Steamboats, $22 b. Indo-Chinos (Prof.), $51 D. Indo-Chinas (Def), $34 n. Shell Bearer, 83/1. Union Waterboats, $8.00 n.
Docks etc. 1.K. & W. Wharves, $138 so. K.H. & W. Dolks, $22 58.
11.K. &
& W. Docks (new), $213 so. H.K. & W. Docka Rts, $il n. Providents (new), $3.80 sa. Providents (new), $3.70 b. New Engineerings, Sh. $4.05 Shanghai Docks, Sh. $98 n. Kailan Mining Ádm., 15/0 m. Raubs, $10.10 n. Venz: Goldfield, $2 b. Hongkong Mines, 11% els, n.
Phulpping Mining Antamoks, P. 50 sa. Atoka, P. 25 sa. Baguio Gold, P. 22 Banguet Consol., P. 0.40 so. Benguet Explor., Big Wedge, P. —
sa.
Coco Groves, P. 56 so. Consolidated Mines, P. — Demonstrations, P.
E. Mindanao, P. -- Gumava G'fields, P. —
Gold, Ipo
P. IX.L., P.- Itogons, P.
www
Masbate Consols., P. —- Min. Hesources, P. — Northern Min., P. -- Pacacale Gumaus, P. — Salocot Mining, P.- San Mauricio, P. 48 sn. Suyoc Consol, P. 18 sa. United Paracales, P.
Lands, Hotels, etc.
H. and S. Hotels, $7.50 SD. H.K. Lands, $37 b.
H.K. Lands, 4% Deben $101 b. S'hai Lands, Sh. $0 n.
Metropolitan Lands, Sh. —
Humphries, $0.15 b. FI.K. Realties, $8.30 sa. Chinese Estates, $100 n. China Realties, Sh. - China Debent,
Public Utilities
H.K. Tramways, $17.20 b. and sa. Peak Trams (old), $7 b
Peak Trams (new), $3% n. Star Ferries, $80
b.
Yaumati Ferries (old), $24.00 . China Jight (old). $12.15 b. China Light (new). $9.10 b. H.K. Electric. $61 1.
Macro Electric, $17.00 . Sandakan Lights, $14% n. Telephone (old), $27.70 b. Telephone (new), $10.00 b. China Buses, Sh.
Singapore Tractiong, 22/6 a. Singapore Pref,, 23/0 n.
Industriale
Cald: Macg. (old), Sh. $14% n. Cald: Macg. (Prof.), Sh. $12
Canton Icen. $1.70 n.
Cements, $18% n
H.K. Ropes, $4.70 n.
Stores, &c.
Dairy Farm, $20 b. and sa.
Watsons, $0.00 n.
Lane Crawfords, $0.50, n. Sinceres, $2.20 n.
Wing On (H.K.), 350 h. William Powell, Ltd., 70 cts. n. Cotton Mills
Ewo Colton, Sh. $14
n.
L
S'hal Cotton (old), Sh. $74 n. Zoong Sings, Sl.
Wing On Textiles, Sh. $45 b.
Miscellaneous
H.K. Entertainments, $0. Constructions, #15 b, Vibro Piling, #5% a
Ch. Govi. 4%
00% prim. sa
1026
n.
LETTERS TO THE
EDITOR
OPEN LETTER TO. GOVERNMENT
To the Editor,
Hongkong Telegraph. Sir-In the course of their legal Hongkong are duties, judges in obliged under existing legislation to Erant eviction orders." In connection with these evictions, the pubile are
Interested to learn:
(1) Docs the Government consider eviction fair at a time when alternative premises cannot be found except by good luck or friendly arrangement?
(2) Does the Government consider eviction as just when the supply of houses or finis suit- able for them is patently in- adequate, n fuct which can be Immediately proved from re- cent Government records. (3) Does the Government consider eviction of Europeans under such circumstances harmful to British prestige?
(4) What does the Government suggest that tenanta whose rentals are not in arrears and about to be evicted, who are
should do when they are un- able to and alternative pre- miscar
of
(0) If the Government permits a family to be turned into the street without a chance securing another home, are they not responsible for their welfare?
Can Government honestly ano satisfactorily answer these questions. If they can, they will gain the re- speet of the publle. If they cannot the public must be guided according- ly.
PROGRESSIVE.
NIGHTMARE
Sir Will any of
your readers kindly give a fellow n "tip" as to what shall I do now that I have re- ceived my dear landlord's e month's notice to "scram" at the end of this month? After paying my rent foran Increase of 40 per cent., I thought I need not have to be bothered any more by those unceasing night-mares and should at last five in more com- fort and
But the tide has casy. eventually turned again. My dear landlord has just put his "trump card" over me onec
again. Not satisfied with a 40 per cent, increase of my rent, he now wants to get rid of me altogether-and it means that I'll have to face that Monster (the eviction issue) in the event I should fall to move out at the zero hour given. What shall I do if I fail to And another house in due time? Shull my family Join the street- sleepers like the many other victims did?
There a
dog's home in this Colony (Kowloon City). Sometimes I wonder if it is not
sin at all to be born a luman Being. Some of your readers, among other people, may render ine their every sympathy -but, mind you, Mr. Editor, sym- pathy alone would do me no good.
S, O. S.
PREMIER AND WAR MINISTER CONFER
Shanghai, May 4. Observers attach particular signi- france to an half-hour conversation between the Japonese Prime Minister, Prince Копоус and General Sugiyama, the Minister for War.-. Domel.
CZECH ELECTIONS MAY 29
Prague, May 4.
The municipal elections are to take place on May 20 in several thousand places in the Czecho-Slovakian Re- public.
The offcis) notification effect is Ocean.
to expected to-day-Traus-
this
BRITISH REVENUE SHOWS DROP
London, May 3. Exchequer returns show that the total ordinary revenue amounts to £60,894,812, compared with £00,199,- 129 a year ago.
The lalal ordinary expenditure is £74,506,531, ögainst £81,300,755 a
year ago. British Wireless,
DOG BITES SHOPPEN Miss S. Sleap, of 200 The Peak, was bitten by a dog owned by Lee Mul, married woman, when she was visiting a shop in Queen's Road East yesterday. She was treated private. 1, and the dog was removed to Kennedy Town for observation.
EXCHANGE Belling
T.T. London Dernand T.T. Shanghal T.T. Singapore T.T. Japan TT. India TI. USA TT. Monila T.T. Bolavin T.T. Bangkok T.T. Saigon T.T. France
T.T. Germany $Bonda, TT. Switzerland.
T.T
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H.K. Govt 4% Loan 6% pr. n.
H.K. Govt. 3% Loan 2% prm. 4 m/ L/c London
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b
Wallace Harpers, —
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Maramana Ins, (Lon.), ~8/~ 10/04 m/s France
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Marsmans Ins. (H.K.), s/- 3/10 b. US, Cross rate in London
30 U/e India
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.16. 2.27/32
100
53
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100%
40 .1339 .1/02%
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Japan
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Japan
Shanghai and Amoy
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.May 4, 4.30 pm.. .May 4, 5 p.m.. Wed., May 4..
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will ex-
10.00 hibit the prescribed signals.
22.40
Apr. 27.
Paris. Geneva Berlin.
.100.11/32 .21.00 .12.40
May 3. 104
to
21.70
Athens
.547%
54715 days following.
Mulen.
.94%
0411
The vessels employed
Oslo
19.00
Copenhagen.
22.40
10.401/2
10.40
.220%
2284
Montreal.
.5.00%
5.01%
..1/1%
1/1 Yokohama
1/2
4.6044 Belgrade,..
217
201
20 Bucharest.
3.36
.077/2
217 077
0.004 Montovideo.
20%
20%
1434
143
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Nom:
110
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18
110
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18
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1/210
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