AMERICAN
TREASURY
RETICENT
Refuse To Discuss Silver Question,
'PURCHASES STILL VEILED
Washington. To-day.
The report that the United States Government has decided to embark on a great silver-buying campaign involving the purchase of some 11,254,000,000 ounces during the next six months, bas aroused widespread interest, but Treasury officials refuse to dis- cuss the question of silver.
The Treasury, at present. is authorised to purchase silver ex- ceeding 1,000,000,000 ounces, butj it cannot, at present, be definite- ly determined whether it will do
60.
TREASURY RETICENCE The Treasury officials have de clined to comment on the state- 'ment of Representative Dies that the Treasury has already bought 75.000.000 ounces of silver. The Treasury has consistently de- clined to reveal the figures of Us purchases, and, as most silver is purchased by and paid for. from the stabilisation fund, the fig ures do not appear in the daily Treasury statement.
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1934.
So overcome was Ramon Grau San Martin by the enthusİLEM with which he was welcomed back to Havana from Mexico that the former Provisional President of Cuba fainted. Here is the prodigal being "chaired" by admirere on hia arrival at Havana. He may be the candidate of the Revolutionary Presidency in the next election.
DULL TONE CONTINUES ON
WALL STREET.
(Continued from Page 6).
E. A. Pierce Co.'s Comment
Party for the
The Treasury intends to begin the American Oriental Finance Cor-Anaconda Copper Mining 15
pany, New York correspondents for Amet Waterworks purchases from exits of the gen- eral fund some time in the fu-poration, state:~
ture, and its acquisitions of sil- ver will then be shown daily. Reuter.
SILVER BROKERS WARNED
Washington, To-day.
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EUROPEAN
CAUTIONED IN
TRAFFIC CASE
Summoned for failing to keep close to the left when rounding, a bend with his car on June 9, Mr. C. R. Wilson, of the Hong Kong Electric Company, was cautioned by Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Central. Magistracy this morning.
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Traffic-Sergeant, J. Brown said that accused's car was driven so far
Advice in all over the right hand side that a car matters pertaining to life. Daily from could not pass from the opposite 10 am to 1 pm, 3 p.m. to 8 pm. direction.
Suit 409, Gloucester Building- Mr. Wilson denied this, saying Adet. | that he was forced to drive to the extreme right hand side; as there were five or six people walking in the road at the time.
$35 IN BAD TEN CENT PRICES.
Chinese Gaoled For Three Months.
LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES
His Excellency Bishop Valtorts| will distribute the prizes of the Chinese Catholic. School's Cale- chism competition at Wah Yan College, Robinson, Road, on Satur day, June 30, at 2.30 p.m.
:
Hit by a falling block of wood Lo Lan-chi and Lo Tal, father and while walking down Queen Street son, were charged before Mr. E. W. yesterday afternoon, an unknown- Hamilton at the Central Police Chinese woman was taken to the Court this morning, for being in Government Civil Hospital suffer- possession of $35 worth of 10 centjing from a fractured skull. Hong Kong counterfeit coins st
The R. M. S. Empress of Russia McGregor Street yesterday.
Sentence of three months hard left Yokohama yesterday, and is u'ved. Iabour was imposed on Lo Tui, the due to arrive in the Colony next 42% son, while Lo Lan-chi, the father, Wednesday. She is expected to who denied all knowledge of the sail for Manila the following coins, was bound over in the sum day.
Last To-day's
Sala. Sale Air Reduction
..101 u'ved. Allied Chemical & Dye..137 134 American Can American Radiator American Smelting
**** 4214 Messrs. E. A Pierce and Com-American Tel, & Tel...114% Tobacco "B" . 77%
98 14
07
116
76
20%
20
15
of $100, to come up for judgment
Auburn Automobile 24% Bendix Aviation
24 in six months.
15
u'ved.
Borden Co.
26%
20%
16
14%
50% 27
50%
264b 264b
u'ved.
30% 34% 3%
90/
90
On the application of Sergeant Soutar, a sack containing 10 parcels
21.
New York, Yesterday. "Stocks:-Trading did not extend. Canad
Canadian Pacific
J. 1, Cane Caterpillar Co.
nor did demand for stocks particu-Cater larly increase, but we think that a
announcements
Chase National Bank Chrysler Motors
402
2014
19.34
32
$2
31% 31
·
10/2
10%
19%
20
33
39
25
26
1344
9714 20%
07
49
UNMANIFESTED CLOTHING.
10 Parcels Confiscated,
The new Wanchai children's play-ground on the Praya East the |Reclamation, "the biggest In
Colony, is to be opened with cere The Hon. Colonial Secro mony, tary, Sir Thomas Southorn, will perform the function on Wednes- day, June 11, at 6.15 p.m.
Mr. John
Russell, Presidential
of clothes, anmanifested and un-Agent for China of the Society of the Manuk claimed, was ordered to be confie- and President cated by Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Lodge, will be the speaker at this evening's public meeting of [Central Magistracy this morning,
The goods were found on board the Theosophical Society, his sub- the 88 Kwong Fook Cheung last, ject being, "Peace Groups-their
Utility and Futility." Monday.
"One hundred packets of Kait,
12% found unmanifested and unclaimed Wong Yeung, a 32-year-old un-
The Commissioner of Internal good many traders are awaiting the Consolidated Gas of N.Y. 34
Curtiss Wright (Com). from Revenue has warned United States expected
Du Pont de Nemours silver brokers, who are holding | Washington regarding the person-Eastman Kodak .................. 90 long positions for holders outside net of the Stock Exchange Commis-Electric Autolite Co.. 27%
Electric Bond & Share 15% 15% the United States, to procure imjaion and the disposition of impor-Electric Power & Light 6% mediately sworn statements by tant Bills on which the President's General Electric their clients covering the facts broadcast, which is scheduled for General Foods which must be shown
upon Thursday. Basiness done 650,000 General Motors ¡Gillette Safety liquidation, if liquidated after shares.
{Gold Dust September 1.
"Wheat: The market is nervous-Internat. Harvester Until then, if it is impossible to The movement of the crop in the Internat. Nickel obtain a memorandum sworn to by South-West is heavy, but not much Internat. Tel. & Tel. the owner, the broker must pre new wheat is offering. The Winni-Liggett & Myers "D"
Loew's pare a memorandum on behalf of peg market is slightly easier onl
MeIntyre Porcupine. the owner if the contract in to be beneficial rains in the Canadian Montgomery Ward 28124 27% confiscated, liquidated. Reuter.
85% 36 Bell. Tuesday's sales: 30,746,000 National Biscuit
27b 27%b National City Bank bushels.
"Cotton: The market is reaction National Distillers
National Dairy Products 18% 184
344
28 ary, induced by a more favourable New York Central... 384 Re-weekly weather report than had Otis Elevator
been expected.
Trading and Far Pacific Gas & Electric
Packard Motors Eastern interests bought on the Pennsylvania Rly.
Speculative demands Radio Corpu. scale-down.
Sears Roebuck were smaller.
"Silver:
were Socony Vacuum Corpn.
REGULATION DETAILS
SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.... (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra phic Messages Ordinamer, 1881. ceived June 28, 0.51 a.m.)
Silver futures
Ine. ***
Washington, To-day. The United States Treasury has issued regulations making silver brokers responsible for furnishing 'the Internal Revenue Bureau with higher on an advance being report-Standard Brands
Standard Gas ed in the Government's purchase Standard Oil Co. of NJ. 44 properly tax-stamped memoranda covering dealings with foreign cus- price for July to around 45.70 to Texas Corpn.
43.75. The advance met with specu-Trans-America The broker shall not execute any lative profit-taking. Business done: Union Carbide & Carbon 42%
Union Pacifie transfer for customers outside the 214 contracts,
tomers.
United
States
.without
the
29%
THE OFFICE APPLIANCE @
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(Incorporated Under the Hong Kong. Ordinances)
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HEALTH
Jon board the s.s. Tai Lee last Tues-employed, was sentenced to six 47% day, by Inspector Stimson, were also weeks hard labour by Mr. E. I
Wynne Jones at the Kowloon Na Ho you, hul health
COTTON DECREASE
IN AMERICA. Below Decade Average.
SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL
gistracy this morning for sterling #30 Canton Currency (H. K. $19.-.
(60) from Fung Ping Keung, a 19-
year-old club boy, on March 15
Sub-Inspector W. Malr
prose-
cuted.
Leung Kwan, # 26-year-old
nine
(By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra Chinese, was sentenced to phic. Messages Ordinance, 1894, Rejmonths hard labour by Mr. E. L ceived June 28, 8.41 am)
Wynne Jones at the Kowloon Ma- Revenue gistracy this morning. Mr. Fairchild reports that the officer C. Brown prosecuted. Indicated United States planted cot-
Washington, To-day.
29%% 15%
19%
19
3%
34
31
31%
7%
7
42%
426
164
15%
2014
20%
11%%
11%
44
23% 24
6
6th
48%
.123 123
"Rubber: Featureless. Business
Night TelegraĦL
United Aircraft & Tran-
sport United Corpn. United States Steel Southern Pacific Westinhogase E, & M..
19%
18%
a decade average of 76.
5%
54
40
39
36%
37.
customers first authorising him to done 338 contracts."
ton acreage of 29,270,000 acres is 28.4 per cent. below last year.
For having 17 taels of prepared oplum in her possession, Chan:
The condition is 72.9, against Yuk, a 40-year-old widow,
WEA
fined $1,360, in default five
It is indicated that the crop will months hard labour, by Mr. B. I. Wynne Jones at the Kowloon Ma-
be 10,630,000 bales.-United Press,
24% per S. E. Levy and Company.
LATEST QUOTATIONS
gistracy this morning.
Revenue Officer C. Brown prose- cuted.
purchase stamps. The broker,
The following telegrams were however, "mny liquidate a long posi-; tion standing on his books on or received from New York during the before June 28, 1934, without such right service: authorisation and deliver memorandum without alamps is scheduled for Thursday and the
The following quotations have been received by Mesars, R. E the property of the Taikoo Dock- Hutcheson dividend were responsi-] makes condition that he reasonable effort
At Levy and Co., & the A.0.F.C. to obtain from ble for yesterday's' strength.
Д
on
every
The President's broadcast, which
his customer authority for the the opening to-day, prices were
The
volume of
purchase of stamps to be affixed higher, metal stocks being a feature New York Cotton: as soon as possible to the memo-of the market. randum and shall not remit any business is tending to decline on the balance to such customer until be upside.
"There was heavy liquidation of has obtained such authority, and ehall, in determining the margin or silver futures for July and Decem ber, with near positions being ab- The sorbed by the same source.
nímilar requirements, treat aE CA liability of the customer, the un-banks were again straddling the New York Silver: paid amount of tax computed on Buch information se available to narrowing differences.
the broker."United Press, per S. E. Levy and Company.
THE “FIGHT IT OUT” DEBTOR.
Now In Hospital.
Chu Sam, a 45-year-old deportes from Singapore, was charged before Mr. E. I. Wynne Jones at the Kow-
New York, Yesterday.
June 28. Closing
July October
12.21/21
June 27, Opening 12.18/18
December
January
March
May (1986) Spot
Closing
Changes
0.09 down 12.12/12 12.44/45 12.40/41 12.85/35 0.10 " 12.66/68 - 12.54/65 12.48/48 0.10 # 12.62/62 12.62/62 12,63/69 0.09 12.73/73 12.78/79 12,64/64 0.09 12.85/85 12.82/81 -12.74/74
0.11 12.45'
12.35
0.10
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45.45/47 45.50/70 45.86/89 46.00/00 46.00/10 46.26/87 46.23/29 unquoted 46.50/50 0.27 46.70/76 46.80/81 46.98/00 0.205 46.97/97 47.75/25 47.18/15- 0,18 47.50/68 47.78/T5 47.85/85
#
0.17...
New York Rubber:
July
September October
14.18/16
14.40/44
18.77/76 18,80/80 18.74/74 0.02 down 14.04/04 14.10/12 14.00/00 0.04 unquoted --14-14/14 · · -0.02 14.44/46 14.39/39 0.05
"
"At the opening of the cotton market. scattered liquidation' and Southern selling was being absorb- ed by the Trade."---Reuter.
Latest Quotations
The following quotations have| been received through Mesars. B. E. Levy and Company and the Ameri-! can Oriental Finance Corpora- tion:
July. September October December
January March
December
January March
New York, Yesterday.
Last To-day's New York SK: Close Close
July September 6.08-8/4 5.05%
Joon Magistracy this morning for New York/London
Cross-rate
assaulting Pang Shul Fat, another NY: Silver Sept, 40.00 46.37 deportee from Singapore, and bodily NY, Cotton-Off - . 12.46 · 12.35 wounding him.
NY. Rubber-Sept. 14.04 14,00 -Defendant stated that he had Chicago
Wheat-Sept.
lent the complainant a sum of $4.50, Chicago
of which only $8.00 had been paid Corn Sept." back. When he asked for it the New York Bilver complainant said, "I won't pay, so
Jet ua fight it out."
0.42 up 0.87
14.55/85 14.59/60 14.81/81 0.04
14.75/70 0.04
1.12-1.14. 0.013/2
1.16-1.17 unchanged 1.17-1,17% 0.00% up 1.17-1.17 0.00%
14.80/80 14.82/85
3.114 1.1214
1.16 1.17
October
1.18 1.17
December Winnipeg Wheat:
90-5/8
58-7/8
(Business done): £5-1/2, Brn Francisco Bliver
90.8/4
50-1/2+t
45-2/87
July October December),
1.17 1.17
76% 784 79
78% '79%
· 45-878-
(Day 100th Ave.)
Chicago Wheat:
July September December New York Su
July
1.67
December
1,69 LTB
December
597 5935 - 60%-60
During the fight the defendant (Rusiness přice) :: 45-2/8
picked up a earthware pillow and struck the complainant over the head with it.
Last To-day's Aves Aves, Change So Induriziala 17.33 96.94 0,80 down: The case was remanded for seven 20.Balla
THERMALET, VA447 0.10 dow
955 0411 0,01 74 days as the complainant is in hos 18 a 9665 94.75 0.06 UP pital and will not be out till next 11 Commodity Faceboo week
Index 249 66,45 66.57 0.13 up)
90100 90-90 90-90 904 90% 93 -911⁄4" ́90%-90%
101% 01% 924-02·91%-ne
1.71
For the larceny of a brass nut,
yard, Wong Shek-chuen, an 18- year-old cook, was bound over in the sum of $50, to be of good be- haviour for six months, by Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the
| Magistracy this morning.
Central
Chlu Lin; a pantry boy on board the .. Cape St. Francis, WES to the Government Châl
Bent
Hospital yesterday, suffering from {body injuries' sustained when he fell into a hold on board the boat.
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GAS EXPLOSION INQUIRY.
Ex-Manager Suggests Foul Play. MORE EXPERT EVIDENCE.
England with buildings situated much nearer
The Inquiry is being conducted by ME E W. Hamilton,': kítting
with a Jury comprising Messrs. F. Tester (foreman), L. Dunbar and D., Drummond. Mr. W. A MacKinlay le Tappearing for the Gas Company; and Mrs. W. M While setting fire to, some pa-
Brown for certain owners whose pers which he had soaked with
Continuing, his evidence in
property was damaged. kerosene previously, Au Lol-plas Coroner's Inquiry into the gaso-At the conclusion of yesterday's received burns, for which he was meter explosion at West Point, on hearing Mr. MacKinlay Intimated sent to the Kowloon Hospital for May 14 last, Mr. L. J. Blackburn, that Mr. Baker, chief engineer of treatment.
the
a former general manager of the the Shanghal Gas, Works and two Hong Kong and China Gas Com directors of Messrs. Samuel Cut- CHINA'S MYSTERY MAN
pany, at Central Magistracy yestereler and Sons, Millwall, the con- day, advanced the suggestion that structors of the holder, would be (Continued from page 1.) bomb or an explosion from an outcalled to give 'expert evidence. Competent observers bellove that side source caused the explosion of The inquiry was adjourned un- if General Ho Chien were acting the gasometer.
il Friday afternoon. **
PORTUGUESE A BANISHEE
· RETURNS' TO COLONY:
as a spokesman of the Nanking Mr. Blackburn said that it was military in the same capacity unthinkable that the plate could General Chiang Peh-cheng, he have come off in suggested during would not be so "enthusiastically the, inquiry. Even the action of welcomed by the Khomlatang heat, when there was a desh back, veterans here and the Kwangs could not have opened up the A. Remedios Marques, a Porta- military leaders.
plates. His theory was that there guese, who was banished from the Should” General Ho proceed must have been an explosion ont- Colony on December 20, 1982, for northward via Hong Kong, Mr. Hv alde, the holder, which opened the a period of 10 years, was brought Han-min fe looking forward to see platos. To caupport. hia. theory, before Mr. 2, W, Hasiliton at the him.” Mr. Ho, his Kuomintang Mr. Blackburn, remarked that dur- Central Magistracy this morning, colleagues" In › Canton, and the ing the 1925- strika, there was a charged with returning from Kwangai" military
are all plot, to bomb all holders. banishment. / critics of the pres Nanking, particu Chiang Kai-shek Pand
Ching wel
| Mr. Blackburn Also Baid that. On the application, of Detective- remal; the buildings at West Point, were Sergeant Moraz accused was re- mjer closer than one would wish to the manded" 24-hour" In police custody,
"holder; but there, were holders in\for› fürther investigation;
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