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THE EXPERIENCED GLOBE-TROTTER
books his journey to America, or his
round-the-world trip by way of
HAWAII
He spends his vacation in America's Enchanted Island Playground because in Hawaii he can find the golden combination of old-time native customs and modern comforts; and he knows that cool trade winds bring eternal Spring to the Paradise Isles. May and June are the gorgeous months with flowering trees gone wild with colour.
Globe frot to the Pacific's vacation islands this sum mer. Stay there long enough to enjoy the spell of all the islands: Kauai, Oahu, Maui, and Hawaii.
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THE CHINA MAIL,
RANSOM DEMAND:
$24,000 FOR TWO MEN'S RELEASE
STATEMENT IN COMMONS
London, Yesterday.
Sir Austen Chamberlain, in the House of Commons, stated that a ransom of $24,000 had been de manded for the release of Mr. manded for the release of Mr. Reid,
MONEY AND SHARES
TO-DÂY'S 'QUOTATIONS
On London-
Bank, wire ..... 1/11/ Bank, on demand ... 1/11 13/16 Bank, 30 days' sight.. Bank, 4 months' sight 2-/
months' Credits, 4
T.T. on London T.T. on Shanghai
1/11
778
THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1929.
.$1235 b 1245 8
Drink more good milk
£15% n
Banks
sight
2/-/
H.K. Bank H.K. London Reg. Chartered Bank Mercantile A. & B. Mercantile C.
.£131 8 £2016 b
.£34% n
ja British subject and of the Ameri-Documentary 4 monthe
can citizen, who were captured by
P, & 0. Bank
£9 n
sight.....
2/-%
Bank of East Asia
4 montha
12322
1307%
Mexican bandite. The British Min- On Paris ister at Mexico City had addressed On demand representations to the Mexican Gov- Credits, sight ernment. He reported that the) pursuit of bandits by the Federal On Herlin- troops had
temporarily been sus-On demand pended and that St. Nicholas Min-
48%
On New York ing and Milling Company, by whom On demand Reid and the American wore Credits, 60 days' sight 49% employed, were treating for the On Bombay... - amount. of ransom.-British Wire-Wire leas Service.
PARLIAMENT
ADJOURNMENT FOR EASTER On demand”
RECESS
MIDDLE OF APRIL
London; Yesterday. The House of Lords will ad- journ on April 16 and the House of Commons on April 15-Reuter. Budget, Statement
It will reassemble on Monday, April 15, Mr. Churchill, Chancel- lor of the Exchequer, will make his budget statement-British Wireless Service.
EAST AFRICA
AN IMPORTANT UNION SUGGESTED
London, Yesterday. - Mr. L. S. M. Amery, the Domin- ions' Secretary, stated in the House of Commons that he proposed to ask Sir Samuel Wilson, Permanent Under-Secretary of the Colonial; Office, to proceed to East Africs as soon as possible, to discuss recom. mendations inade by Sir Hilton Young's commission for a closer
union of Kenya, Tanganyika, and
| Uganda.—British Wireless Service.
GANDHI FINED
SEQUEL TO PROPOSED BOYCOTT
Calcutta, Yesterday. Gandhi has been convicted on a charge under the Calcutta Police Act, and fined one rupee. Four other people were similarly fined.
The Magistrate said that Gandhi would have been dealt with under the First Offender's Act, but this did not apply to offences against the Police Act.
Gandhi was arrested in Calcutta on March 4, after disturbance at a monster meeting called tɔ urge a boycott on British goods. He was offered bull, but refused. Later, however, he signed a bond to ap pear for triat upon his return from ļa projected visit to Burma.] ·
NEW AIR PORT
READING AERODROME NEARLY READY
On Yokobama----
On demand
Insurances
-$90% n
Canton Insurance
.$695 b Union Insurance...$383 b 382 sa North China Insurance...T160 b Yangtze Insurance .... ..M350 n China Underwriters $2.20 b 2.40 B China Fire Insurance $290 b H.K. Fire Insurance ......8752 b
Shipping
182
Douglases
On demand
152
H.K. Steamboats
.$36 r ..$26
On Calentta— Wire On demand.
132
122
H.K. Toga & Lighters ...$2.40-n Indo-Chinas (Pref.)....852% n Indo-Chinas · (Del.),
On Singapore-
Bhell Transports
85%
On Manila-
Shell Transports (new) Union Water-boats
.892 n .95/- B
.$22% n
On demand
96
On Shanghai---
Mining
On demand
7814
Benguets
$23% b
Boday's aight (private)
paper)
Kailan Mining Ad.
.63/9 A
Langkats (comb.)
.T14 n
Langlata (singles)
.T7% n
107%
Shanghai Explorations
....73 s
Shanghai Loans ....
.T4% n
Raubs
.$7.10. b
Tronoh Mines
7/16 n
9.75 26-1/16
Docks, Wharves, Godowns, &c.
H.K. & K. Wharves
.$126 8
3% Prem. Nominal
H.K. & W. Docks
..$37 9
China Providents...$434 b 4.65 a
5% Prem.
Hongkews
T169 n
.T4.85 b
7% P.8.
Shanghai Docks
.T117 b
Ewo Cottons
Oriental Cottons
Gold Leaf, 100 fine
(per tacly Sovereigns (Book's
buying rate) Silver (per oz.)
Bar Silver in Hong
Kong
Copper Cash Chinese Copper Cents Rate of Ntive In-
terest
Chinese Sub. Coin .. 3234 dis. Hong Kong Sub. Coin Far.
LONDON EXCHANGES.
Londen, Yesterday.
124.175
4.85 9/32
New Engineeringa
Cotton Mills
Shanghai Cottons (old)
.$13 b
중2 과
T72 n
Shanghai Cottons (new) ...T35 n Lands, Hotels & Buildings H.K. & S. Hotels...$0.05 b 9.20 3 H.K. Lands
Shanghai Landa eu Humphreys Estates
Prince's Buildings
Paris
New York
Brussels
34.945
Geneva
25.28
Amsterdam
12.11
Milan
92.695
Berlin
20.46%
H.K. Realties RK. Territorials
Stockholm
18.17
Copenhagen
18.215
Oslo
18.195
Vanna
34.525
Prague
16934
Helsingfors
192
Peak Trams (old)
Peak Trams (new)
Madrid
32.05
108
875
814
5 27/32
Lisbon
Athens Bucharest
Rio
Buenos Aires Bombay Shanghai Hong Kong Yokohama Silver Spot Silver Forward
47 5/15 1/5 31/32
2/6/2 1/11/ .1/10 1/16
26 1/16 20%
-British Wireless Service.
DEATH DUTY
LORD DURHAM'S ESTATE -
HALVED
The deaths of the third and fourth Earls of Durhara within about four months of each other
Within a few weeks Reading have brought home to the public will be an air port with one of the devastating effects of death the largest aerodromes in Eng-on great estates. land. The aerodrome will be at
When the third earl died last Woodley, about three miles out September the value of his estate of the town, and will cover 130 was roughly estimated at £2,000,- acres, an area bigger than the 000. Probate has not yet been Croydon Aerodrome. Work is obtained, but on that valuation almost complete.
death duties would amount to about £700,000.
STATE & CHURCH
MISSIONARY ORDERS IN
FRANCE
Public Utilitics
....$63 b
T169% b .314 b .$8.60
K. Tramways $18 b 18.20/3⁄41⁄2 sa
Star Ferries
China Lights (comb.)
China Lights (old)
.$121⁄2 b
-86,30. n
..867 b·68 s
China Lights (new) China Lights 1928 issue. HLK. Electries (old) H.K. Electrics (new)
Macao Electrics
Industrials
"BEAR BRAND"
Is healthful because it's pure. It's pure because it is unadulterated milk from the best cows. Made free from germa by Sterilization.
IDEAL FOR INFANTS AND INVALIDS!
Sele Agents for Hong Kong and South China: A. B. MOULDER & CO., LTD.
China Building,
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COUGH LINCTUS
a sure cure for your bad cough.
COD LIVER OIL.
Cod Liver Oil and Malt Extract.
Queen's
Dispensary
Pharmaceutical Chemists
22, Des Voeux Road Central.
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A WEEK'S PAPERS IN ONE.
OVERLAND
CHINA
$13.80 b
.$59 n
ILLUSTRATED!.
$26% n
H.K. Telephone
.$7.10, n
China Buses Singapore Tractions Singapore Pref. Sandakan Lts.
.T13 b
11/6 n .16/6 b
..$5
$1.058 -$20 b ..$2.8 89.55 b 8.70 s .$7.80 n $1.40 b .$72.2
.$5 n
Stores, &c
.$20% B ..$14 b
.80 cta. b $24 s
320 n
.811 b $3.65 n
Miscellaneous
H.K. Amusements
China Sugars Malabon Sugars *Canton Icos
Cements (comb.) Cements (old) Cements (new) H.K. Ropes (old) H.K. Ropes (new) United Asbestos
Dairy Farms Watsons Der A. Wings Lane, Crawfords Mackintoshs Sinceres Wra. Powells
B. Ind. G.$ Bonds H.K. Govt. Loans
$25 b $1. .662% 8 62% b prem
Following the death of the Hong Kong Constructions fourth carl further duties have to be paid. It was stated that after taking into consideration the con- cession made when deaths
Occur within a year of each other, this means the payment to the State of
Paris, Yesterday. With the exception, of one re- lating to the Franciscans, the another £350,000. Chamber of Deputies has passed
Thus in about four months a
all the Religious Congregation great territorial estate has been Of the original Bills authorising Misionary Or halved in value. ders to settle in France.-Reuter.
£2,000,000 the Chancellor of the Exchequer through the death
LUCKY LONDON BOY duties confiscates £950,000.
Old Servants Hit It was stated after the death of
£500 REWARD FOR FINDING the third earl that Lambton Castle,
LOST NECKLACE-
Durham, would be closed and houses in Grosvenor-square. W., This is the story of the luckiest and near Newmarket sold. A errand boy in London.
member of the family said: As he was walking along Sloane-
"It means that the great estate street on his rounds he suddenly will have to be broken up to satisfy noticed what looked like a string the requirements of Whitehall of beads in the roadway:
When the new cars clones Lambton
He picked them up, slipped them Castle hundreds of people will In his pocket--and forgot all about be thrown out of employment. them. Little did he realise at There will be distress in many the time that he was carrying in happy homes among people who his coat pearls worth £5,000.
have served the Lambton family
The necklace belongs to Lady for generations" Guthrie,
who is staying at
Claridge's Hotel. Its loss was re-
ported in mail week,
Later it was realised that the At the Maharaja of Bikanir's Im- necklace the boy found was no perial sandgrouse shoot at Gajner, ordinary string of beads.⠀⠀
the Viceroy and his staff attend- Messrs. Tyler and Co., the asing, a record bag was scored, total- Tessors, of Holborn Viaduct, were ling 10,97% birds in two mornings.
communicated with
The necklace has been restored Mr. R. Roy Wilson, who has To Lady Guthrie, and the Httle been Conservative MP for Lich- erraad boy will be richer by £500 field, Staffs, since 1924, has decid- the reward offered for the recovery led on medical advice not to seek of the pearls.
I re-election
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