THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH,
· FRIDAY,
SEPTEMBER 23,
1938.
Hundreds Dead In Storm,
Floods in U.S. FRENCH BANDITS
Boston, Sept. 22:
THE death roll resulting from the devastating hurricane which swept over the New England states yesterday is steadily mounting and is now estimated at 250 persons. Floods resulting from the torrential rain threaten new tragedies.
Over 150 are known to be dead in Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Rhodes Island alone.- Reuter.
Hundreds me missing and thousands are homeless, while the damage already runs into millions of dollars.
President Roosevelt has ordered Ative all Government agencies to
to the stricken every assistance
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Police, scouts, members of the Red the Cross and National Guardamen are
after up engaited in clearing devadation. The weather clear and bright.
The entire city is Riseursing the wind, computed to have blown at between 110 and 120 miles per hour, the highest velocity recorded in New York.
have The wind is reported to caused the top of the Empire State Building ko nway more than four inclrs.
Mounting Death Roll
New York, Sept. 22. The drath toll now amounts to 358 persons. The full horror of the untit not realiset disaster 151044 enumunications were resumed.
rationaleck that property damgo will amount to at least 150i million dollars. At least 5,000
homeless and more than 2,500 in hose;
Miltunen are working ca
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TRAKTY
Floods Still Rising
New York, Sept. 20.
The Red Cross estimates that there 1
at least 10,000 thew
families it diskrans,
England
The Hoods til menace Connecticut and the river is still rising, but re- stored emamunications have const- work of derably lightened the
rescuers.
Al Hartford the Park River is svertising in the centre of the town! and the central and east sides have! had to be evacuated. In New York State Waterford, Troy, Albany, and Ronseler have been abandoned. Waterfront circles are anticipating that the Hudson River will reach its peak this afternoon, when the flood
nay reach a height of 19 feet
fo New London Bre has destroyed
a block and a half in the centre of
lynited Press.
the
441 Dead
AMAZING TRAIN HOLD-UP
Marselies, Sept. 22. Ten bandits captured an Im- mense fortune at the point of Runs here to-day,
They held up the Marseillen- Avignon freight train on which was a load of 168 gold bars on its way to Belgium from the African Conge.
The preelous cargo is valued at more than U.S.31,890,000.
After unloading the trucks tho bandits Bird and have not yet been caught, though all highways closed.- strielly have been United PreRA,
SHARE PRICES
The following is the list of local Share quotations led this morning. Banks
1.K. Bank, $1,445 b.
H.K. Bank (Lon. Reg), $8714 m. Chartered Bank, £1012 11 Mercantile Bank, A. and D. 229 n. Mercantile Bank, C., £13 n. East Asia Bank, $80 n. Insurancos Canton Ins., $226 13. Union Ins, $310 b. China Underwriters, $2 n. H.K. Fire D $205 .
Shipping
Douglas, $68; n 1.K. Stemmbonts, $21 n. Indo-Chinas (Pret.), $00 n. Indo-Chinas (Del.), $24 n. Shell Bearer, 8/~ 84/44 1. Union Waterboats, $9.10 n.
Docks Etc.
h.
b.
H.K. & K. Wharves, 5130%1⁄2 so. 11.K. Docks (old), $10 II.K. Docks (new), $10 Providents (old). $7.05 sa. Providents (new), $0.00 b. New Engineering Sh. $3.00 n. Shanghai Docks, Sh. $125 n.
Adin., s/- 15/6 n. Kailan Mining Rates, $9.70 n. Venz: Goldfield, $3 n. Hongkong
7 cts, n.
Antamoit, 30 sa. Atoks, P.30 sa.
Fit Mining
Baguio Gold, 1. 25 sa.
Consol, P. 11.70 sa. Benguet Benguet
Coto Grove, P.
Esplosa. Big Wedge, P. — Consolidated Mines, P. 004 su. Demonstrations, P. 2812 s.
E. Mindanno, P.
Gumaus G'felds, P. —
Ipo Gold, P.
IX.L., P. 64 st.
New York, Sept: 23.
in death-roll The known hurricane is now 441-Reuter.
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INSURGENTS ADVANCE ON EBRO
Loyalists Lose 50,000 In Terrific Battle
Salamanca, Sept. 22.
The Insurgents have continued their advance on a three-mile front on the Ebro River and have captured nearly the Loyalist trenches, according to an Insur- gent communique.
The Loyalists lost over 50,000 men In the last battle on the Ebro front, including at least 5,000 in the last 4 hours, declares the message.
On the other fronts the Loyalists have taken the nietisive but have with considerable répuised been Jusses. Several hundred Loyalists were killed in the Javalambre Bange the Teruel front and on the Andalusian front.
The Loyalists have lost gyven planes in the last two days, Almeria wus (heavily bombed by the Insurgents
Trans-Qeen.
Defeat Admission?
Saragossa, Sept. 22. Though here is no oflickal Insurgent contrarnt on the announcement by the Prime Minister, Senor Negrin, that the Loyalists are renty to withdraw alt foreign volunteers from Spain. newspapers here regard the stop as
defaul uf
by the admission Barcelona Government.
It
European
as suggested that pation: have so clearly demonstrated hat they do not want to become in- volved
in a war e Spain that Signor extrin has been forced to try a new manoeuvre of conciliation in order to gain time.
The newspapers which reflect the of official opinion general He reiterate General Franco's assertion that only a complete victory for the
end the conflict.- Insurgents can Reuter Special.
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Northern Min., P.- Paracale Gumaus, P. - Salaeot Mining, P.- San Mauricio P. 75 sa. Suyor Consul, P. 13 sa. United Paracales, P. 33
Landa, Hotels, etc. H. and S. Hotels, $8.95 . H.K. Lands, $30% 50.
.
H.K. Lands, 4 Deben $107 n. Shanghai Lands, Sh. $8.40 n. Metropolitan Lands, Sh. --- Humphries, $10 n.
11. Reallies, $5.65 b. Chinese Estates. $98 n.
Public Utilities
HI.K. Tramways, $18.80 b Peak Trams (old), $634 b. Peak Trams (now), $3% n. Star Ferries, $77 n.
Yuumati Ferries (old), $2134 n Yaumat Ferries rights, $24 n. China Light (old), $11.10 b. China Light (new), $8.15 n.
II.K. Electric, şan 6.
Macao Electric, $17% n.
Sandakan Lights, $9.35
Telephone (old).
Chica Buses,
$204 n.
Telephone (new), $0.35 m.
.
Singapore Tractions, s/- 25/- n.
/- 25/- n.
Singapore Prin
Cald: Macys (ord.), Sh. $14 n.
Call: Macg. (ret.). Si, $13 m. Canton lees, $1.70 m.
Cements, $17 n.
HI.K. Ropes. $4.80
$4.60 5.
Staras, &c.
Dairy Farms, $2534 b.
Watsons, $7.00 b.
Lane Crawlords, $8.70 n.
Sinceres, $2.20 n.
Wing On (H.K.), $50 n. William Powell, Ltd., 75 cts. n.
Cotton Milla
Ewo Collon, Sh. $18 n. Shai Cotton (old), Sh. $80 n. Zoong Sings, Sh. $24 m. Wing On Textiles, Sh. $42 n.
Miscellaneous
H.K. Entertainments, $0% n. Constructions, $1.90 n. Vibro Piling, $6.85 n
Ch. Govt. % 1925 G$ Bonds.,
651% prm. n.
1.K. Govi, 45% Loan 6% prm, n.
H.K. Govt. 34 Loan 1% prm..
Wallace Harpers
-
Marianans (Lon.), s/- 13/3 n. Maranans Ins. (H.K.), u/- 3/4 n. Anglo Jovas, - Consolidated
(old).
Chinn
Providents
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