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CANADA AND ORIENT TRADING

BUSINESS MEN TO VISIT CHINA AND JAPAN

'DELEVOPING TRADE

-

LOST £1,200

FAILURE TO BUY TURKISH CROWN JEWELS

PURCHASE PLAN FAILURE

The breakdown of negotiations to buy the Turkish Crown Jewels was mentioned as a contributory causa of the failure of Cecil Freedman, a

Montreal, Yesterday, The executive of the Canadian jeweller, trading as "Worth," of Chamber of Comaierre has decided New Bond-street, at the first meet- to send representative delegationing of his creditors, held at the of Canadian business men to Japan London Bankruptcy Court in mail and China in 1936 with a view to week. developing Canadian trade with the Orient.-Reuter.

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SEVERE FIGHTING

The statement of affairs filed in the proceedings showed liabilities of £6.973 and assets estimated to prodice £2,024. The debtor had stated that he had been in business: since 1900. He traded with suc-

Nanking Claims A Big cess until September, 1928, when he

Victory

Hankow, Yesterday. According to official despatches, severe fighting is going on in the vicinity of Sang Ision, in west Ionan, where the Government troops drawn from the Kin-Han Hnes are endeavouring to stem the march of the Knaminchun south- ward to Kingtzekian. It is of cially claimed that the rebels being driven hack, and a quantity of prisoners and materials have been captured, including field guns and machine guns.

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Further Government are claimed from the Tengfeng vicinity, where Wei Yih Shan's division clashed with rebels under Pong Ping-san. Fighting is now spreading into a wide line southward from the Langhai, and threatens to develop momentarily into a major tion-Reuter.

AIR MAIL CRASH

Four Bodies So Far Discovered

Spezia, Yesterday.

became interested in the purchase! of the Turkish Crown jewels. Inį October he went to Turkey.

The negotiations, however, broke down, and he lost a valuable com- mission. In his absence his busi ness came to a standstill. He also lost £1,200 by the pilfering of un employee, who was prosecuted and bound over as a first offender.

A trustee was appointed to ad- minister the estate in bankruptcy.

ANCIENT OSSUARY

VATICAN CITY PARISH CHURCH

THE POPE'S DECISION

The Vatican City State is being The completed in all its details. Pope has decided that the parish church of the new State shall be St. Anne of the Palafrenieri (as were called the grooma who walked be side the Papal palfrey). He has ordered the necessary restorations to be made to this church, which was built in 1763 by Vignola (one of the architects of St. Peter's).

The Pope has also decided that, the subterranean part of

the church; which contains an ancient ossuary, shall be transformed into

Four holies have now been found, a cemetery for the 523 inhabitants namely those of Flight Engineer F. Tof the Vatican City.

Pembroke, Mr. Ritchie, Mr. S. J. Stone (wireless operator), and the pilot, Cap- tain Birt. There is no trace of the seaplane, salvage of which is expected to be very difficult,, as she is sunk at a depth of 300 feet.

"How would you like to be carried through the streets by your nose" said Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith to a Chinese at the Kowloon Magis tracy to-day who was charged be fore him with being cruel to a wild duck by lying its legs. Vand carry- ing it by the beak, which he had tied up. P. C. Farrell stated that this case was an exceptional one of cruelty. His Worship sent the man to jail for two weeks, but allowed an optional fine of $10.

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DOGS AT THE SEASIDE

I was

also impressed (says writer in the "Daily Mirror") with the lack of control some people exercise over their dogs. On the particular stretch of sand I dis- covered, there seemed to be as many dogs as human beings, and there was an average of three fights per day.

THE CHINA MAIL,

HONG KONG SHARE MARKET

To-day's Deals and Quotations

Stock

Buyers

5:1сл

Sales

Nom.

Paid up Value

Highest & Lowest

Dividend

BANKS.

Hong Kong Bank ........Ş. (Lon. Reg.) Ank Chartered Bank Mercantile Bank, A. & B.,

Do.. Bank of Eat Asia

INSURANCES.

Canton las Union Ins.

C.

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1395

Brag

1.385---4,159

£3 Int.

1970

116

21.15-18.6.3

1939

344-30

1929

15-03

8% Int.

1420

10067

$695

100

372

374

North China Ins... Yangtar Ins............$ China Underwriters China Fire Ins.

K. Fire Ins.

SHIPPING.

Douglas

H. K. Steamboats Indo-Chinas (ret.).

(Def).

Shelf Transport ......... Union Waterboats $

MINING.

320 815

26

2014 +3

445

Benguel....$ Kailan Mining Ad... 57,6

."27x. Lingkats (Comb.)

(Single).Th. S'hai Explorations ....The.

Ribs Tronio

Loans .............

...$

Mines.......3-

DOCKS, WHARVES. GODOWNS, &c.

FL. K. & K. Wharves... H. K. & W. Ducks......S China Provideau,5 Hongkews

N. Engineerings Shanghai Docks.

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16

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220-590 $390-397 T160-120

50-33

1928

1928

1917

1928

2.50-1.75

310-304

1918

K25-662

43

3927

13-172

1924

30-31

$5%-30

125,

1928 1925

$100-40

1928

1.50

1928

$4.50-15

Po.TO

www

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15X-9

4.1740

8.75-44 $9.60-37

0.25

1929

a/. Int.

1929

H4

To.50

1927

T.75

1926

as. Exl.

1929

1939

414.

147:4

4.09

148-120 48%-32%

1928

.Th.

102

6.60-3.90

1974

1.30

.......

$150-125

1934

T3 lat

1930

....Tls.

8.50-4.60

Q.40.

1925

145-891

7/1

Igan

23.10~~~7

Togn in. 1939.

104-45

4%

1929

76-2214

1934

13-5

1926

COTTON MILLS.

Ewo Cation

..........Th. S'hai Cotton's (oid)...Th. (new).Th. Zong Sings ....Th.

LANDS, HOTELS

& BUILDINGS.

17K

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MANA

H. & S. Hotch

10.55

10.80/1

10.65-4

1.40

1924

H. K. Landa

65%

bh

681-59

a Int.

1919

Shanghai Lands ......Th.

160

165-524

T3 lat.

15,10

154-13

1928

9.30

9.35-74

0.30 Int.

1939

4

хола

Humphreys

H. K. Realuei

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Chinese Estates

PUBLIC UTILITIES.

H. K. Tramways

19.00

A

Peak Trams (old

19%

27%---19

Int.

1939

(new)

11

14-17.10

1929

Star Ferries

6.05

9--6.03

1929

Ch. Lights (old) H. Electrics Macan Sandayan Lights

7458

15.30

1928

thew

15%

34.85-9%

lat.

45.30

14.00-5.50

Jat. 1929

67%-47%

23

1918

$4.50

.Th.

....Pres.

15X

8.30-3.98

4% Int.

1929

10/-

137.-13. I-16. 6d.

3%

1928

ct,

13.60-050 30-17

In

3

liquidation 1918

44-14

12.85--7.70

0.90

1925

$10-6

0.80

1935

2,5-6.80 9.00-5

0.10

1915

1.25

1924

The champion of Sunny Cove was an Irish terrier who tackled every- thing from Alsatians to Pekinese.

However, he was not such an un- pleasant character as a little High- land terrier who distinguished him. self one morning by biting two young people who were playing on the beach.

The

Two Chinese were at the Kow- loon Magistracy this morning

problem of uncontrolled charged before Mr. T. S. Whyte vicious dogs being allowed to rush, Smith with breaches the opium re about frightening and biting gulations, they being in the unlaw children at play on the sands at the ful possession of raw and prepar.seaside is one that will have to be

ed opium. The defendant pleaded guilty and was fined $70 or three weeks in default. Second defen. dant made the same admission and was fined $310 on two counts with -the-alternative-of-two-months'

hard labour.

Mak Tim-lak (24) made his second appearance at the Kowloon

tackled sooner or later.

At most of the fashionable Con-1 tinental resorts dogs are not allow- ed on the bathing beaches unloss: on a lead.

In one Riviera-town-there-is-a- bagman who collects stray animals and a fine has to be paid to secure the release of a captured dog.

Magistracy to-day: the prosecu- Mrs. and Mrs. C. W. T. Lewis, tlon submitted two charges con-resently returned to Tientsin from cerning the kidnapping of boys. home leave in England, came via Accused was remanded for a week Siberia and Vladivostok. When and the hearing was fixed speaking of Vladivostok, Mr. Lewis for November id at 2.16 p.m..

told a representative of the "North China Daily Mail" that conditions

Members of the Sanitary Board

under the chairmanship of Mr. W. J. Carrie, mot yesterday afternoon to pass a resolution to include the words" "fat-boiling" in the Oflen- Bive Trade By-Laws. Dr. H. A. Fawcett seconded the resolution which was carried unanimously.

Telephones China Duses *S'pore Tractions

3

INDUSTRIALS.

China Sugars...... Malabon Sugars.... Cald: Marg. Ord. ...Th.

Pref. Canton, Tees Cements (comb)

ינו

12.41

(old) (new)

9.60

2

H. K. Ropes United Asbestos

8.70 5

STORES, &c,

Dairy Forma

11%

1.05 -18

Walvoons

Der A Wings Lane Crawfords Mackintosha

Sinceres

Wr, Powells

MISCELLANEOUS.

H. K. Amusements.....

H. K. Constructions....$

B. ind. G. Bonds.........

1.30

H. K. Govt, Loans 6% Prem,

in this once popular seaside resort MR. SHAW AS PILOT were "awful.”

The aeroplanes of the Shanghai- Chengtu Air Service under the auspices of the Chlaotungpu made trial flights from Shanghai to Hankow on the National Holiday,

Doris Dawson of Los Angeles, California, one of the recent "Ands" of Hollywood, is slowly recovery in a hospital from painful and sefere injuries received when she was knocked down at night by alf and run driver. She still maintains her winning smile and all flmdom hopes for her speedy recovery.

"I Have Not Fully Decided Yet "

Reports that Mr. Bernard Shaw (who is 73) is learning to qualify as an air pilot were not denied by him when he was questioned by a "Daily Mall" reporter recently.

Asked if he had been receiving Lessons, at Stag-lane Aerodrome, Hendon, Mr. Shaw laughingly fe- plied: "Well, I haven't fully decid- ed to become a qualified pilot yet." Then he said more seriously: "Or course I have done a bit of flying. Everyons flies these days, and why akouldn't 17 The question of quali- fying to become a pilot is another matter, but Heaven knows what I'll decide to do one of these daya"

It is understood that during the past few weeks Mr. Shaw has made. several practice flights..

A bequest of three dozen of his best port wine, for the enjoyment of the members, to each of the. secretaries of the Land Surveyora Club and the Surveyors' Association is contained in the will of Mr.

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EXCHANGES

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS

:

19:1

1928

1926

$10

234-15% 15-11

1.25

0.80

-1

B.30

1-7.75 5%-12

3 10% 9.25

1928 1929

1/8 13/16

On London Bank, wire

**** 1/8 8/4 Bank, on demand Bank, 80 days' sight Bank, 4 months' night 1/9 Credits, A months" Documentary 4 months

sight

1/9 %

sight

1/8 % On Paris.. Credits, On demand 4 Light

On demand.

On. Berlin-r

On New York On demand · Credits, 60 days sight 44

On Bombay-

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31-22

1.30met%

2.50... 1939

1-50

Copper Cash

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Nominal

Copper Cents.... 8% prem Rate of Native Inter-

est

7% p.8. Chinese Sub. Coin. 22% dis. Hong Kong Sub. Coln Par.

LONDON EXCHANGES

London, Yesterday.

123.83

4.87 15/16

34.865

Paris Now York Brussels

Geneva Amsterdam

10722

25.17 12.00%

Milan

93.12

months'

Berlin

20.38

1147/2

Stockholm

18.16

42%

Copenhagen Onlo Vienna Prague... Helsingfors Madrid

18.20

18.20

34,69

164

1941

34.06.

1164

1164

Lisbon

108.25

Athens

On Calcutta- Wire

Bucharest

870 818

118

Rio

On demand i..

116

On Singapore~~~'. On demand...

Buenos Aires

74%

On Manila

2/2

Yokohama.

84%

On Shanghaĵ On demand

Hong Kong

Silver Spet

On demand

On demand

Henry Jonas, of Whyteleafe, 80 day'a sight (private Surrey, who left £12,548.

paper)

On-Yokohamn

On demand

A committee has been appointed Gold Leaf, 100 Ane by the Ministry of Transport, with: (per fasl)...................... Lord Weir of Eastwood ad chair Sovereigns (Bank's man, to examine into the economic buying rate). and other aspects of the electrifica-Silver (per oz.) tion of the railway systems of Bar Bilver in Hong Great Britain.

Kong

11.10 22.15/16

Par.

Bombay

Shanghai

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1929.

Travel Luxury and

Scenic Splendor feature this new

route across CANADA

Palatial observation cars, radio-equipped, enhance the thrill of magnificent scenes. You see the highest Canadian Rocky Mountains, including giant Mount Rob- zon, yet cross them at the lowest altitudo and easiest gradient of any transconti nental line.

Daily all-steel traits from Vancouver. Moderately priced dining car service.

For rates, literature and information

apply

Asfatic Building, Hong Kong.

CANADIAN NATIONAL

The Largest Railway System in North America'

(SEPARATE AND DISTINCT FROM CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY)

Pamela

13, Queen's Rd. C.

next to St. Francis Hotel,

Is now showing an interesting display of

COMBS

NOVELTIES

BUTTONHOLES - BUCKLES

LADIES' CIGARETTE CASES & HOLDERS.

ALSO A NEW SOLUTION OF

LADIES'

FELT HATS

WINTER COATS

SIRAN

Excellent remedy for Coughs and Colds. Stops every catarrh and avoids serious Complications!

Obtainable at every first-class chemist's.

Particulars on application.

Sole Agents for Hong Kong

LYEN BROTHERS, China Buildings, Hong Kong.

Silver Forward

5 27/82 46 1/5'13/16

1/11 23/32

1/8 4

22-15/16

*** 23% British Wireless Service;

Capt. E. Flori, Commissioner of French Police, has sent a letter to the Shanghai and Woosung Benevo lent Institution approving the pro- posal to remove beggars and -- un- employed persons from the Conces sion to the Institution in Klang

wan.

Mr. and Mrs. John Barrymore are expecting another star in the family as soon as Doctor Stork makes his appearance. Mrs. Barrymord is known on the screen as Dolores Costello,