1934-07-07 — Page 10

BETTER STRENGTH ON WALL STREET Business Continues

To Rule Dull.

SILVER MARKET QUIET

New York, To-day. Industrials Fails and utilities improved .88. .25 and 30 to 97.32. 43,55 and 23.86, respectively, on the New York market yesterday. Bonds, however, declined .04 to 94.54. while the commodity in- dex was down 54 to 56.13.

Business ruled dull, only 460,- 000 shares being traded.

S. E. Levy And Company's Report

In their market report, Blessra.

S. E. Levy and Company, corres pondents for Messrs. White, Weld and Company, New York, slate:

"Stocks-Once

again, we **2- the market la peat our view of

made that purchases should be

on moderate recessions. Business done: 460,000 shares.

"Bonds:-High-grade bonds are Armer to-day, while second-grade issues have improved throughout. "Cotton :-The market was low- er on easier Liverpool cables reports of rain in the West. market was dull throughout.

"Silver: The market

quiet.

and The

ruled

"Rubber-Prices were easier. to-day on profit-taking. We con- tinue to recommend purchases.

"Wheat:-The market is quiet but steady. We repent our opin ión given yesterday that purchas-) Es are advisable on the scale- down. Thursday's sales: 11,136,-| 000 bushels.

"The National City Bank has declared a dividend on Common

slock of 33-1/3 Cents due on July

Admira! Renros

For many years an outstanding naval airman, Admiral Joseph Mapon Reeves has the distinction of becoming the first aviator to serve as Commander-in-Chief of the

Ie United States Fleet succeeded Admiral David Foote Sellers on June 15. The latter became Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy.

NATIVES AMAZING

CRIME RECORD

Prison Sentences Date Back To 1888.

GAOLED AND WHIPPED

Durban (Natal).

been sentenced to has

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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, .....

COLONY STUDENT To-day's Short Story,

HONOURED

Gains Degree At N.Y. University,

MR. CHEN KAE-KUNG

White

Stockings

TOHN TREVOR was not a jeal-

JOHN

By Edgar Wallace.

Hong Kong was represented in

She was employed at a great West the group of more than 4,000 stu-

bus man, He told himself End hairdressers, and hated the dents who graduated from New this a dozen times. He told Mar- work; indeed; hated the work more York University on June 13 at the jorie Banning only once.

than the necessity for working. 102nd Commencement Exercises "Jealous she flamed, and Her father, a small provincial doc

then, gaining control of her antor, had died a few years before, ger, "I don't quite understand leaving her and her mother penni- you.*

less.' A friend of the family had

at 'Ohio Field, University Heights New York.

The local graduate wils - Mr Chen Kae-kung of No. 121 Well. "Jealous, of course, is a silly word known the proprietor of Fennetta, Ington St., Jurist Doctor in Lar to use, but," he blundered, "what and old Fennett was in need of a School

mean is suspicious—"

secretary. She had come to what They were sitting in the park un- Lennox Mayne crudely described as der an expansive elm.

the "woman's barbers" in that "What I mean to say is". said capacity.

From secretary she had

The exercises featured the in- stallation of Dr. Harry Woodburn Chase as eighth Chancellor of the

Chase, University. Dr.

for 10 Jack, desperately, "I trust you, dear, passed to a more practical side of

know the business, for the old man, years president of the University and-well, I don't want to of North Carolina and for three your secreta, but—-”

years

master of his craft, had initiated her into the mysteries of "colour culture.".

head of the University of "But-?" she repeated coldly. llinois, Inst July succeeded Dr. "Well, I merely remark that Elmer Ellsworth Brown, Chancellor have seen you three times driving "I'm awfully sorry that I've an- Emeritus of New York University, in a swagger motor-car—-—-—----`` noyed you," she said, primly, as she who also took part in the installa-! "A client's car," she said, quietly. got up, "but we shopgirls have our tion ceremonies.

"But surely the dressing of peo-duties, Jack." Following his installation Dr. ple's hair does not occupy all the Chase delivered an inaugural ad-afternoon and evening," he persist- dress in the form of a commence-ed. "Really. I'm awfully sorry if ment address, conferred degrees I'm bothering you, but it is a fact· upon approximately 4,100 graduates that whenever I've seen you it has and invested six nationally promini-been on the days when you have told ent persons with honorary degrees.me you could not come to me in the The honorary degree recipients in- evening." leluded the Presidents of Yale, Har-

vard and Princeton Universities.

FILM STAR HONOURED

He was making it very hard for her, and she resented-bitterly re- sented-not only his doubt and the Mr. Lawrence Tibbett, the cele-knowledge that in his eyes her move. brated singer and film star, received ments were suspicious, but that she the honorary degree of Doctor of could offer no explanation. Music and the following were in-

you."

MONDAY'S STORY ·

Monday's story will be "Between Eight And Eight" by C. S. Forester,

Suddenly she slipped her arm in

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"Because I am paid to make a mystery of it," she said with smile. "Now take me to Frngia- naa," for I'm starving."

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Over the meal they returned to the subject of Lennox.

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"For heaven's sake don't call) yourself a shopgirl," he snapped. "Of course, dear, I quite accept your

make "Who has been putting these explanation-anly, why vested with the honorary degree of ideas in your head?" she

asked. mystery of it?" Doctor of Laws:

"Lennox Mayne?" Thomas William Lamont, banker: "Lennox!" he snorted.

"How his. James Rowland Angell, President ridiculous you are, Marjorie. Len- of Yale University; James Bryant nox would not dream of saying any 7 and to be paid on August. 1. In the past 46 years Gibane Conant, President of Harvard Unl-thing against you, to me or anybody Covering on a four months basis Mbata Gibani, a native aged 66. veraity; Harold Willis Dodds, Frelse. Lennex is very fond of you. is unchanged. A dividend has

sident of Princeton University, and Why, Lennox Introduced alau been declared on Preferred years' hard labour, and in addi Dr. Brown, Chancellor Emeritus of

"I know you don't like him," said stock af fifty cents, falling due on tion has received 166 lashes and New York University,

She bit her lips thoughtfully, the same dates.

132 strokes.

Fifteen thousand friends and re-She had excellent reasons for know- Jack. "He really is a good fellow, "The Chase National Bank has

His record dates back to 1888 latives of the graduates were pre-ing that Lennox was very fond of and, what is more, he is very useful declared a dividend on Common when, for some minor offence. he sent on Ohio Field, which was her fond in the way that Lennox to me, and I cannot afford to lose stock of 47 Cents, due on July 14 was fined fl or seven days. This appropriately decorated in violet had been of so many

chance-met useful friends. We were at Rugby and to be paid on August 1. Also was the only time in his career and white, the University colours, shopgirls.

together, but, of course, he was al-;

He ways a smarter chap than 1. A dividend on Preferred stock of of crime that he was given the for the ceremonies. 37-1/2 cents, falling due

has made a fortune while I am struggling to get together the neces- sary thousand that will enable me to introduce you to that home"

"You're a darling," she said, "but) I hope you will never make your money as Lennox han made his. We hear queer stories, we dyers of ladies' faded locks, and Lennox is well known in London as a man who lives by his wits."

same dates."-Reuter.

on the

Joption.

E. A. Pierce Co.'s Report

American Oriental Finance

Cordian-Reuter.

poration, correspondents for Messrs.

E. A. Pierce and Company. New York, atate:

•

Schools and colleges which were

He has now been sentenced to represented in the student section four months' hard labour for of the academic procession through, In their market report, the stealing two rabbits from an In the Hall of Fame were the Univer- sity Collège of Arte and Pure Selence; School of Law; University and Bellevue Hospital Medical Col- lege; College of Engineering; Graduate School; School of Educa tion; School of Commerce, Ac- counts, and Finance; Washington Square College; Graduate School of Business Administration; School of

"Stocks:-The movement of the FREAK CANARY IN

con-

list is encouraging but the tinued lack of volume testifies to the absence of outside confidence.. In the street one hears stories of quite investment absorption. Busines done: 430,000 shares.

"Wheat:-Early in the day the market was easier on cables

There porting rains.

re

A WAS

SOUTH AFRICA.

White Feathers And Black Head.

East London (Cape).

REVELLER LOSES HIS HOUSE

Sells It To Friend For 328.

QUICK REMOVAL

Belgrado,

It was after dawn when Mihailo Retailing: College of Dentistry and Glishitch reached home at Jagodina, College of Fine Arts.

following a night of conviviality, The Exercises

broadcast were

He blinked. over a National Broadcasting Com-

A freak canary has been born pany hook-up. moderate amount of hedging which at Butterworth, near here,

was absorbed and, later in the day. prices were

Mr. H. Temlett mated a black- firmer in sympathyhead cock with an English can with the Winnipeg market which ary hen, the result being a was supported. Wednesday's sales:mule" hen. He then mated this "mule" hen with an English canary male bird, and while

11.130,000 bushels.

"Cotton-Liquidation Wis 2

little more general to-day, induced most of the eggs were unfertile,

one young bird with white fea- mainly by some showers in Texas thers and a pure black head was and Oklahoma. Selling found hatched.

more limited off-take than recent- The result of Mr. Temlett'a ly, due to the falling off of specu extraordinary experiment has

CHILDREN FIND SNAKE IN BOX. Floating Down River In Germany.

"But his uncle" he began. "His uncle is very rich, but hates Lennox. Everybody aaya so."

"That is where you're wrong,” said Jack, triumphantly,

"They but now The garden was just as he had have been bad friends,

they are reconciled. I was dining left it but the house was gone.

Mihallo felt the situation was too with Lennox last night, and he told Was most much for him, so he went to sleep me that the old man

friendly now. And, what is more," in the orchard.

During his evening's revelry he lowered his voice confidentially, Mihailo had-in defiance of a re-"he is putting me in the way of gulation forbidding peasants to sell making a fortune."

land or houses sold his house to a "Lennox?" said the girl, Incredu-

Jously. friend for 328.

::

The friend immediately had the She and Lennox Mayne had met bouse dismantled and the timber at the house of a mutual friend, Berlin. and bricks removed, as he wanted and then they had met again in the A party of children found box to use them to build himself a park, as she and Jack were meeting,

burg on Main.

lative and Trade demand.- Price aroused great interest among floating down the river at Wuerz-home-Reuter..

fixing occurred at the lower levels bird funciers-Reuter.

"Silver:-Silver futures opened enay following the lower trend of the London market and they con tinued to decline on Wheat. A few orders came into the market but a waiting policy was being followed.

"Car-loading for the week ended. June 30 amounted to 644,572, an in crease of 22,700 over the previour) week,"

Night Telegram.

RADIUM NEEDLE

DISAPPEARS.

Intensive Search In Johannesburg.

They opened it and discovered á anake, nearly four feet long, peace- Kully sleeping on a heap of banana stems.

Hastily clapping on the lid as the) creature began to move, the chil- Aren took their find to the zoological authorities, who declared it to be venomous.

It is supposed that the reptile imported in a shipment of bananas and placed in the box to

The following telegram was the disappearance of a six-met rid of it-Reuter.

ceived during the night service from New York:-

Johannesburg. Great anxiety has been caused by)

{gram radium needle from the stall] joccupied at the Rand Show by the of

"There is no evidence of profit National Cancer Association tcking as the Stocke' market open-South Africa. ed firm.

When the loss of the needle was "In the silver market, specula discovered an intensive search fo tive liquidation was taken up by lowed, but no trace of it could be the Banks at their own prices found. The value of the needle is Buying interest le concentrated In about £12. It was kept in a holder one source who makes the market when not used for demonstrating

GIFT FOR SOUTH AFRICA HOUSE. Portrait Of Famous Pioneer.

Cape Town

and Lennox had discovered a future for her which had certain material advantages and definite spiritual; drawbacks. And then one Sunday, when he had taken her on the river, they had met Jack Trevor, and she had found it increasingly easy to Ashold at bay the philanthropist

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Unwittingly Act

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SEIZED MORPHINE SOLD

Belgrade.

They strolled back to the park as the dusk was falling, and, entering the Marble Arch gate, they passéð | an untidy, horsey little man who touched his hat to Jack and grinned. broadly,

The police at Novi Sad, in Yugo- "That is Willie Jeans,” said Jack; slavia, have fast discovered, how with a smile. "His father was our they unwittingly acted as agents groom in the old Royston daya. I for the distribution of a dangerous wonder what he is doing in Lon-

don ?" drug.

Two years ago they seized a "What is, he ?" she asked, curious- quantity of "patent medicine" In ly.

the possession of a local merchant ***He in touta man who watches because he had no license to trade race-horses. Wille is a very clever

The goods were sold by auction watcher." and bought cheaply by a Swiss {dealer.

Recent disclosures In Switzerland

"How queer!" she said, and laughed.",

The man who sprawled motion-

"In the Cotton market, most of radium treatment and it disappear- the selling came from Southered from its holder. It is feared "longa." Some rains are reported that the person

who removed the gift for South Africa House, Lon-dealer, in forbidden, drags, which certain strange chameleon-like in Oklahoma and Texas."-Reuter needle does not realise how danger-don, an old portrait of Jan van he distributed throughout Europe, characteristics. His mottled green

The Government has accepted as a show that this man was a wholesale less along the top of the wall had

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Riebeeck first, Governor, and four What the Mori Sad, pollen, had coat and his dingy, yellow breeches der of Us Cape of Good Hops huld. to bin was nothniglosa: than and gaiters no setupletely “har- The portrait is the gift of Com-morphise. He himself had supplied montsed with the ancient wall and mander Maurice Green, Clark of it to the merchant in the first place. Its over-hanging trees – that nine the Benate,

Now that their arms have banci panas out of tan would have The name of Dr. I IL Talbot, The hands and face in this por opened the Yugoslay police brve failed to notice him, Happily for One case of diphtheria and ons M.ROS, LEC.P. has been, added trait of yan, Riebeeck, are beauti; pase of puerperal fever were re-to the Register of Medical Practi- fully delineated and It Le comt tion for tie

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