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WATER CRISIS

POSITION ON THE ISLAND

SERIOUS

OFFICIAL STATEMENT

From

THE CHINA

MAIL,

MONEY AND SHARES

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS

On London- Bank, wire ******* 1/11 Bank, on demand... 1/11 9/16. Bank, 30 days' sight. Bank, 4 months' sight 1/11 Credits, 4 monthe"

sight

the Director of Public Works it is learned that the total storage in the island reservoirs on April 22 amounted to 362.38 million gallons, showing a decrease of Documentary 4 months* 30.71 million gallons during the sight. past week.

The week's consumption was 37.56 million gallons and included 2.10 million gallons brought across the harbour from Kowloon to the tanks on the water front and 1.33 million gallons from the Taikoo reservoirs. On the mainland the Shing Mun River continues to yield nearly a million gallons 'daily.

The week's consumption, inciud- ing supplies to water boats and Hong Kong, totalled 30.76 million gallous.

On Paris- On demand Credits. 4 months"

sight

T.T. on London T.T. on Shanghai

Banks

H.K. Bank H.K. London Reg. Chartered Bank Mercantile A & B. Mercantile C P. & O. Bank Bank of East Asia

Insurances

.1/u

-794

. $1230 s .192 a .£192 b

£33 n £160 ..£9 ..890% n

.$695 b

Canton Insurance Union Insurance $378 376 sa North China Insurance ..T160 b Yangtze Insurance......M$50 n China Underwriters .$2.20 ́s & 55 China Fire Insurance ....$290 b H.K. Fire Insurance

.$765 b Shipping

.$36 &

TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1929.

Now is the time to exterminate all insects !

FLYOSAN

or

FLIT

Kills instantly.

Obtainable at:

Queens Dispensary

Pharmaceutical Chemists.

22, Des Voeux Road Central

21-25

2/-%

1217

129211⁄2

On Berlin- On demand

On New York- On demand

...... 47% Credits, 60.days” sight 49%

On Bombay- The total storage in the mainland Wire reservoirs on April 22 amounted to on demand 136.81 million gallons showing al On Calcutta- decrease of 23.20 million gallons | Wire. during the past week.

Douglases

H.R. Steamboats .$23% h 244 81

131

[24 sa

131

H.K. Tuga & Lighters

$2.40

Indo-China (Pref.)

$45 b

131

Indo-China (Def.)

.$70. A

On demand

181

Shell Transports

.98/-

On Singapore...

Shell Transports (new).

On demand

844

Union Water-boats

$22 n

On Manila-

Drink more

Mining

On demand

96

Benguets

.$24 b

On Shanghai-

Kailan Mining Ad.

.66/- n

good milk

78%

Langkats (comb.)

.714 n

Langkats (singles)

.T71⁄2 ti

Shanghai Explorations

€2.90 &

Shanghai Loans-

T41⁄2 n

Raubs

.$6.65 n

(per tael)

Tronch Mines

.17/6 n

Sovereigns

(Bank's

Docks, Wharves, Godowns, &c.

buying rate)

9.85

H.K. & K. Wharves

.$123 b

Silver (per oz.)

25 11/16

..$36 3

$4.10 b

Kong

3% Prem. Nominal

[4.05/.10 sa

T178 b

T5.60 b

T127 n

Cotton Mills

.F12% 9

Oriental Cottons

T1.05 b

On demand

THOUSANDS HUNGRY 30 day's sight (private

MOBS SCRAMBLE ON QUAY FOR BREAD

THROWN.FROM U.S. SHIP

paper)

On Yokohama—- On demand

Gold Leaf, 100 fine

Information from Vladivostok, which reached Shanghai by roundabout channels, is to the Bar Silver in Hong effect that literally thousands of

persons are starving in this sea- Copper Cash port. What conditions in the Chinese Copper Centa 6% Prem.

of Native In- hinterland are is beyond conjec-Rate

7% p.8.

ture.

terest

A non-Russian, who managed to Chinese Sub. Coin 33% dis. escape from Vladivostok and ul-Hong Kong Sub. Coin Par.

timately reached Harbin, wrote to

a friend in Shanghai of an inci- dent which he witnessed while in

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Hongkews

New Engineerings Shanghai Docks

Ewo Cottons

Shanghai Cottons (old) ...T72's Shanghai Cottons (new) ...T33 n

Lands, Hotels & Buildings

HK. & S. Hotels

H.K. Lands

Shanghai Lands

II.K. Réalties

.$6.80 1

"BEAR BRAND"

builds vigour and vitality in

infants and invalids.

Nature's Ideal Food,

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China Building. Hong Kong.

Paris New York Brussels Geneva

London, Yesterday,

124.20

4.85 9/92

34.95

Humphreys' Estates

25.21

..$8.70 b .$61/61% sa ..x r. 143 n .314.36 n .88.35 n

Amsterdam

12.084

HK. Territorials

Milan

92.70

Prince's Buildings

Berlin

20.47

Stockholm

18.165

Copenhagen

18.21

Peak Trama (old)

Ozlo Vienna

18.20

Peak Trams (new)

34.56

Star Ferries

.$67%

Prague

16%

China Lights (comb.)

Helsingfors

192%

China Lights (old)

$13.35 b

Madrid

33.175

[13.45 s & sa

108%

China Lights (new)

975

818

China Lights 1928 issue. H.K. Electrics (old)

5%

-$55 b [562/34 88

47 5/16

G. FALCONER & CO. (HONG KONG) LTD.

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS DIAMOND MERCHANTS.

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DAIRY FARM POULTRY

2.

CAPONS

24 lbs. to 51⁄2 lbs. each 70 cents per lb.

Specially Selected And Hung. Ready For Immediate Cooking. Order Through Our Butchery Dept.

Dairy Farm Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd.

STOP THAT COLD WITH

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For your foot-furniture—and

every domestic article requiring

q stained and varnished finish.

"Wilheycla"

Oil Varnish Stains

IN

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AGENTS:

S. C. LAY & CO.

Telephone Central 763.

Alexandra Building,

Wilkinson, Heywood & Clark

SHANGHAL

HONG KONG.

the north. An American ship cap- tain had bought 700 loaves of bread and offered ehervonetz in payment, hit the authorities de- Which manded American gold.

used is not currency finally was related.

was а

However, as the ship had thrown off its ropes and was slowly mov- ing from the wharf, sailors took this bread and threw it on the quay. There

frenzied scramble among hundreds of doek employees and hangers-ou to get as much as a loaf. They fought

their com each other and tore rades' clothes off in their mad de- sire for food.

A few of the loaves fell into the water and part of the mob jump- ed into the sea to retrieve them.

All the time someone on the bridge operated a cinema camera, while one who could speak Rus- sian, shouted to officials, who had made no move during the disturb- ance, that inasmuch as Russia had sent reams of propaganda to America, they would take a true picture of conditions and show it' to the American public.

As the ship drew away the mob still scrambled for the bread, says the "N. C. Daily News,"

A LAND TRANSFER

CHINESE OBJECTIONS TO FOREIGN OWNERSHIP

Lisbon

Athens Bucharest

Rio

Buenos Aires

Bombay, Shanghai

Hong Kong Yokohanta

Silver Spot & For-

ward

1/6 29/32

2/5 4

1/11/2

1/10 5/32

25 11/16 British Wireless Service

SINCLAIR'S FIGHT

APPLICATION FOR RE- HEARING OF CASE

Public Utilities

H.K. Tramways $18 b & sa 18.30 a

H.K. Electrics (new)

Macao Electrics...

H.K. Telephones

China Bases

Singapore Tractions Singapore Fref. Sandakan Lts.

Industrials

China Sugars Malabon Sugars Canton Ires Cements (comb.)

$12 b

.826%

...$7 b .T13 b .11/6 n

.16/6 b

.$22 B

.$1 n

.$27 5 $14 b 1.90 s .$8b 8.60 s

Cements (old) Cements (new) H.K. Ropes (old) Washington, April 17. H.K. Ropes (new) Mr. Harry F. Sinclair, multi- United Asbestos millionaire. petroleum producer

Stores, &c. sentenced to guol for contempt Dairy Farms because of his refusal to testify Watsons ... before the Senate Committee in- Der A. Wings vestigating the oil scandals dur- Lane, Crawfords ing Harding Administration, filed Mackintosha a request to-day with the Supreme Sinberas Court of the. United States for a Wm. Powells re-hearing of this case.

[8% sa .$7.80 n

.$1.40.b

.$7 8

$4 b

.$1934 B $13.20. n .80 cte. b $2 s ..$18 b $12 b

.$5.55 n

Miscellaneous

.$29 b

Harbin, April 1. The question of foreigners who enjoy extraterritoriality owing land in Harbin still is hanging fire. The Chinese Land Adminis tration refuses to register the

Sinclair's lawyers alleged tech- H.K. Amusements transfer of any land or property nical errors in procedure follow- Hong Kong Constructions $11⁄4 3 hitherto held by Russians and sold ing the action of the Supreme B. Ind. G$ Bond

:662% D

to foreigners. The Consular Body Court early this month in uphold- HK. Govt. Loans ..7% b Prem. have strongly protested against ing the gaol sentance imposed on

courts. United Press.

such a precedent pointing out that the oil magnate by the lower Harbin is a treaty port just the same as other open ports in China, | and, therefore, their nationals have the right to become land and property owners.

TRAFFIC OFFENDERS

News has been received in Japan PARKING AT THE STAR FERRY

WHARF The step taken by the Chinese of the death of Mr. Otis A. Poole, was on account of so many Rus-who passed away suddenly on April 1, at the age of 80, at Berkeley, sians, formerly well-to-do and California. Mr. Fools Arst came to having land and buildings, finding the Far East with Messrs. E. A.

**AN OBSTRUCTION

Traffic Court was held yester-

it necessary to part with themShoyer & Co., with whom he was day afternoon at the Kowloon

and, as foreigners, especially

Japanese, offer better prices than connected for two years in Amoy;

Smith, (Police Magistrate).

· Mr. H. A. Gregory was fined $3

for leaving his motor-cycle outside. the Star Ferry Wharf in such a

the Chinese, they prefer to sell to later going to Yokohama In 1888 with Messrs Smith, Barker & Co. the former. The authorities, on the other hand, insist that only At the time the tea merchants of Chinese can become new owners Japan moved to Shidzuoka in 1909

manner as to cause an obstruction. This is a most important question, Mr. Pools went with them and en-

A similar fine was imposed on Mr. and, if the Chinese want foreign gaged in the trade as an indepen G. W. Gunn, who, in replying to the capital to be invested in Man- dont buyer and shipper. Mr. Peale charge, said that there was no cons churis, they should lose no time was well-known for his large picuous notice outside the Ferry in changing this absurd regula library at Shizuoka, the enjoyment wharf. tion. "N. C. Daily News."

of which he generously shared with His Worship pointed out to ac- his friends there. He retired from cused that as a matter of fact The Shanghai Zionist Associa-active business in 1926 and went motorists had no right to park their tion fa in receipt of a cablegrain to live in Berkeley, California, machines there. It was only a con- from Sir Manasseh Mayer, K.BE., where he remained up to the time cession on the part of the Police, of Singapore, according to which of his death. He is survived by two and therefore it was up to drivers Dr. and Mrs. Ariel Bension have sons, Mr. H. A. Poole of Yokohama, to make sure what the limitations called for Shanghai and that they and Mr. O M. Poole, of Messrs. were.

raised £5,000 during their stay in Dodwell & Co. now In New York; For failing to report an accid- Singapore for the Palestine Founda- and a daughter, Mrs. N. G. Maitent, the driver of a public motor tion Fund. Dr. Bension is travel- land, at present in London. Mr. car was fined $10. Several drivers ling as a representative of Keren Otis A Poole was born at Beloit, of motor lorries were fined $1 each

for not having a rear mirror. G Hayesod and Keren Kayemeth Wisconsin.

Yisrael. Mrs. Benalon is accom- p

The driver of a motor car who panying her husband in an unofficial The Chief Secretary and Lady had left his vehicle at Sai Wan Ho capacity and doing useful work in Peel left Kuala Lumpur for for two nights was fined $5 for organizing branches of the Wo-Kelantan last week They will be causing obstraction men's International Zionist Or-away about a week ganization. Mra Bension 18 a

gifted speaker and a noted publicist, The Bishop of Singapore was due having edited for a number of in Ipoh recently the guest of years the "Canadian Jewish Colonel and Mr. Rie He is going Chronicle."

to Taiping.

A hundred officers and men of the Royal Marines left Plymouth recently to join H.M.S. "Malaya" on the Mediterranean-station.

FOOTO

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M.100 9 H Chifos

No. 509 Sei-Chisu

POINTEO-HEEL

Sold us all fouling sorts

"OBTAIN FOOT-EASE

BY WEARING C/FOOT EASE HOSIERY"

FOOT EASE HOSIERY MILL

HONGKONG OFFICE TEL.C.5450, FIRST FLOOR BANK OF CANTON BUILDING

OPEL

CARS 1930

7 Passengers Limousine.

Pullman de Luxe, 30/60 H.P.

4 Passengers Touring 9/16 H.P.

Sole Agents: LYEN BROS.

Phone C. 3318.

China Buildings.