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--the only This week's "Overland China Mail illustrated weekly news budget published in Hong Kong - contains the latest news about the rupture in Manchuria between Russia and China, the consequent bloodshed, and the In alleged unwarranted cruelty to "prisoners of war."
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Canton bas had a busy week, full reports of activities being in this number of the "Overland."
Items in the pages of local news include those concerning soldiers of the Fong Kong garrison who have got into trouble, another Marine Court of Inquiry, seizure of an unusually large parcel of arms and ammunition on a coastal steamer, holding of the Criminal Sessions, and further improvement in the water. situation with contingent relaxation of restrictions.
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It is learned that beginning On September 1, official hours at ali Government Departments in Car ton will be from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. and from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.. giving a three hours' recess at mid-day. This arrangement gives a nine hour working day compared with the eight hour. day that now ob- tains. Present, working hours are from 8 am to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
The new schedule has been de- cided upon after careful delibera- tion. In the early morning hoars itality forces are at their fresh- est and the worker will therefore work best and at highest efficiency Early rising during these hours. is called for, and this will auto- mattenlly discourage late nights. The three hours mid-day recess is calculated to have a wholesome effect on the worker as it enables him to rest during the hottest period of the day; incidentally it affords time for study or recrea- tion. Canton Gazette.
THE SALE ROOM
£870 FOR AUTOGRAPH LETTER BOOK
A book of autograph letters made £870 after bidding had opened at £100, at the auction of the remain- ing contents of Rutland Lodge, Rutland-gardens. Knightsbridge. conducted by Messrs. George Trollepe and Sons (Knights- bridge). In this book are a two- line quotation in the handwriting of Dr. Johraun; a 2 page quarto letter by Robert Burns (signed in. full) to David Blair, dated Ellis- land, Aug. 27, 1789; and auto- Walter from Sir graph letters Scott, dated Abbotsford, April 2, 1828; William Wordsworth, Tenny- You, Thomas Carlyle, W. M. Thackeray, Robert Stephenson, William Pitt, the Duke of Welling- ton. George III, George IV., and many other notabilities.
At the same sale 610 guineas was given for a half-length por- trait in oils of a gentleman in powdered wig. light coat. and white cravat,
English of the school; £225 for an Elizabethan carved chestnuswood elbow chair;' £100 for a set of three eighteenth century. design mabogary elbow chairs; and £90 for an early Eng- lish cerise bordered green and gilt! dessert service.
In the course
of the aale by direction of the Marchioness Curzon of Kedleston, of the con- tents of Montacute Hcuse, Yeovil, some of the principal prices ob- tained by Messrs. Knight, Frank and Rutley (Hanover-square) and. Messrs. John D. Wood and Co. (Mount-street) were: an Eliza- bethan carved oak fourpost bed- stead, £1,050; a Chinese lacquer cabinet,
old English £200: an lacquer cabinet, £131; a Sheraton cabinet, £136; and 2 Venetian walnut suite, £100,
to
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TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
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On London- Bank, wire
1/11
1/11 3/16
Bank, on demand ... Bank, 30 days' sight Bank, 4 months' sight 1/11 % Credits..
months sight
2/-% Documentary 4 months'
sight
4
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On Berlin-
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On New York--- On demand Credits, 60 days' sight 48%
On Bombay-
THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1929.
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RAINCOATS
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LIGHT WEIGHT RAINCOATŚ,
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$7.75
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IT.T. on London
.1/11/
T.T. on Shanghai-
.8234
Banks
2/- 4
H.K. Bank H.K. London Reg. Chartered Bank Mercantile A. & B. Mercantile C. P. & O. Bank Bank of East Asia
Insurances
.$1230 b
‚£126 ·₫)
.419% b
£32% n
L
1197
'months'
Canton Insurance Union Insurance North China Insurance
$630 n $3282b .T160 b
12724
Yangtaze Insurance China Underwriters China Fire Insurance H.K. Fire Insurance
.M$50 n
...82 n
.8310 b
.$765 g
467a
Shipping
Douglases
.$27
H.K. Steamboats
.$25 b
Wire On demand
129
H.K. Tug's & Lighters
-1293%
Indo-China (Pref.)
.$471⁄2 a
On Calcatta- Wire
Indo-Chinas (Def.)
$70 s
12934
On demand
1294
On Singapore--- On demand
Shelf Transports fold) Shell Transports (new) Union Waterboats
.92/6 n
$22 9
83%.
Mining
On Manila-
Benguets
$3.10 b
On demand
94
Kailan Mining Ad
.62/5 n
On Shanghai--
Langkats (comb.)
T15 n
On demand
82%
Langkats (single)
.T8% n
30 day's sight (private
paper)
Shanghai Explorations
32 A
Shanghai Loans
T4%
On Yokohama~~ On demand
Raubs
.$73% b
99
Tronoh Mines
.21/- b
Gold Leaf, 100 fine
(per tael)
Docks, Wharves, Godowns, &c.
H.K. Wharves
.$128 b
H.K, & W. Docks
.$82% b
10.00
24 5/16
21%% dis. Nominal 3% Prem.
Sovereigna (Bank's
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Bar Silver in Hong
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Copper Cash Copper Cents
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LONDON EXCHANGES
Paris
New York Brussels Geneva Amsterdam Milan
London, Yesterday.
123:875 4.84 26/32 34.865
T175 n
China Providents..$14
Hongkews
New Engineerings
b 4.40 3
.T74 S
Shanghai Docks
$140 b
Cotton Mills
Ewo Cottona
.16.90 b Shanghai Cottons (old)..T93% n Shanghai Cottons (new)...T48 n Loong Sings
.T10.90 n Lands, Hotels & Buildings H.K. & S. Hotels
..38.30 b [8.40 s & ea
H.K. Lands. Shanghal Lands Humphreys Estates,
.860 b
T150 b .$134 b
[144 3
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12.104
H.K. Realties HK. Territorials Prince's Buildings
22.655
Berlin
20:355
Stockholm
18.10
Public Utilities H.K. Tramways Peak Trams (old)
$18 b .$11.80 8.
Copenhagen
18.215
Peak Trams (new)
Oslo
18.206
Star Ferries
$6.05 n .$651⁄2 b
Vienna Frague Helsingfors
34.42
China Lights (comb.)
108
China Lights (old)
192%
China Lights (new)
$12.90 9 $1234 s
Madrid Lisbon
33.00
China Lights 1928 issue.
108.20
H.K. Electrics (old)
375
817
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H.K. Electrics (new)
Rio
57%
$264 n
Buenos Aires Bombay Shanghai
47
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2/4 /
Yokohama
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1/11 1
24 5/16
24 7/16
Athens Bucharest
Hong Kong Silver Spot Silver Forward
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Macao Electrics
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China Buses
Singapore Tractions Singapore Pref. Sandakan Lts....
Industrials
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Cements (comb.)
.95 cts, s $27 n .$2 b .$8.90 €
Cements. (old)
.$7.70 b
.$1.40 n .$61⁄2 b
Pharmaceutical Chemists
$5 b
.$19.90 b .$11.90 b .80 cts. ■ .$1% n
Cements (new) H.K. Ropes (old) H.K. Ropes (new) United Asbestos
Stores, &c.
Watsons Der A. Winga Lane Crawfords Mackintoshs Sinceres Wm. Powells
The Archbishop of Canterbury Dairy Farms Dr. Lang, in a speech which he de- Period furniture brought good livered to the boys of the City of prices
Mesura, Robinson, London School, created great Fisher and Harding at their sale amusement by recounting his own this week in Willis's Rooms, King-early ambitions.”***** street, St. James's. A set of ten "When I was your age," he said. Hepplewhite elbow chairs, with "my ambitions were, like yours, moulded cabriole frames, made very varied, and I hope that, like £220 10s (Timms); a 3ft. 2in. Irish me, you are not only able to Chippendale mahogany kneehole concaive them but also through. ind. G. Bonds dressing table, £273 (Lewis); a the power of imagination to live H.K. Govt. Loans 5ft Georgian breakfront bookcase, those careers.. When I look back Chinese Estates £105 (M. Harris); and a Vauxhall upon my boyhood I like to think mirror in Queen Anne carved and that I was successively an engine-
partly gilt frame, £92 3s (Evan driver, a tramear conductor, a
at
to me
Miscellaneous
H.K. Amusements HK Constructions
.418 b
.$12 b $23% 3
$26 n .$1.55 b ..64%% n .8% prem.
$99 s
FRIENDLESS AT 151
It had a home.
Mr. Justice McCartte: Is there nobody here who will give him a chance? Surely this is something
than more
u court of technical justice? I do not think it creditable to a great country that a boy should stand here without anyone to give him advice.
Thomas); while for a fine Persian sailor, an actor, and then for four carpet £220 10s was given (Vigo). years successively Foreign Secre- JUDGE APPEALS FOR BOY TO
To a total of £8,500, put together tary of this country and Prime
BE GIVEN A CHANCE Hurcomb's, Caller House, Minister." (Laughter.)
When a fifteen-year-old boy up- Piccadilly, for furniture and pie- "It was quite unnecessary for tures, a Chippendale mahogany
trouble about electoral peared in the dock at Warwick dressing table. contributed £450 majorities; quite unnecessary
to Assizes, it was stated that he was (Lewis): a Chinese Chippendale be summoned to Windsor: I absolutely friendless and had never dining chair, £300 (ditto), created myself. (Laughter.) Hepplewhite mahogany bookcase,
was quite unnecessary to go £360 (ditto); n set of six and two through that process which to-day arm Hepplewhite chairs, 175 must be agitating our new Prime (Chifford); and a Sheraton satin Minister, of making up a Cabinet, wood and inlaid bookcase, £145 for I made my own on paper, with (ditto).
infinite content and great value At a sale held by Messrs. Miller,
to the country. Paxton and Fairminer in their "Those were anxious years dur Chancery-lane rooms there came ing the Russo-Turkish 'war, and The probation officer undertook to up the Royal Hunt Cup-Ascot, when I study the State papers look after the boy. The prosecution 1919-won by Irish
Elegance which I then read, and the offered no evidence, and the boy was (Messrs. James White and A. L speeches which I then delivered discharged, the judge saying to him Ormrod). The cup was being in my own room, I realise the "You need not trouble about your disposed of by direction of the supreme wisdom with which I father and mother at the moment. trustee of the estate of the late guided the destinies of this great If you turn out to be a good boy you Mr. A. L. Ormrod.
country. (Laughter.) May will have other friends to keep you similar good luck, I say, be given on the path of life.” to our new Prime Minister and his Cabinet." (Cheers.)
FOREIGN BANDS
MUSICIANS URGE TIGHTENING UP OF ALIEN LAWS
A deputation of musicians and theatrical employees visited Miss Margaret Bondfield, Minister of Labour, to urge stricter supervision in admission of aliens.
They stated that the talkies and foreign bands had created a grave
situation in the profession In Britain
Miss Bondfleld promised to do everything she could to ensure pre- ference for British musicians
SCISSORS 250 YEARS OLD
The London Guildhall Museum has scquired a very rare pair of scissors, stated by experts to be 250 years old. The scissors were discovered behind some old panelling in the house known Queen Elizabeth's Lodge in Epping Forest
They were covered with rost hot when cleaned were found to bear mark stamped on each blade.
These prove to be the trade mark which was assigned to Thoras Elliott in 1673 or 1674;
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POPULAR DEMAND FOR A LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
that of Papa, and that the terri tory is entitled to a Legislative Council containing adequate repre sentation of the non-official popu lation.
It is likely that a bill to give effect to a proposal for a nominat ed Legislative Counell will be in- troduced in the forthcoming session of the Federal Parliament, ion
Canberra, July 17. Residents of the Mandated Ter- Mrs. Annie Morgan, daughter of ritorn New Guines desire a the late Henry Shanks, motor en Legislative Council to replace the The population of the territory gineer, of Chertsey, who died in form of Government by an Ad is 3,800, and that of Papua only January last, benefits to the extent ministrator. They contend that 1,870. The former's exports last of several thousand pounds under better control of public finance year were valued at £1,471,076, 28 would be obtained if they had a compared with 2350,363 for Fapus, her father's will
All efforts to trace her have, how Legislative Council such as there is and the imports were £811,832, compared with 2403,551 The re- ever, proved unguiccessful in Papua,
Mrs. Morgan lived at Victoria Representations have been made venue of the Territory Inst year British Columbia, prior to 1926, and to the Federal Ministry pointing was 2304,580, and at the end of in 1927 was residing at Dalias, out that the population and trade June there was an accumulated
of the territory is far greater than surplus of £84,000.
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