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'NINETIETH YEAR OF PUBLICATION

HONG KONG, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1934.

U.S. CORN AND HOG INFLATION

PROGRAMME

Majority Of Farmers Favour Continuation

SPECIAL TO CHINĄ MAIL. (By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegra- phic Messages Ordinance, 1894, Re- Fecived October 18, 12.34'0.m.)

DRIVE

(Continued from Page 1)

GOLD BOND CASE HEARING

$1,000,000,000 Involved

In U.S. Suit

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.

This is widely interpreted as an 85- surance that the Administration will oppose further money tinkering, nl-} -(Dy Telegraph, Copyright,' Telepra- though it is assumed that steps to Im-phic Mianggan Ordinance, 1896, Ra- prove the present system will continue)ceived October 18, 10.22 a.m.) New York, To-day.' unhampered. ⠀

Washington, To-day,

It is announced that according The silver plan appears to have

The Solicitor-General, Mr.

to a referendum, 345,130 form-had less influence in raising prices James C. Biggs, has filed briefs ers in 41 States are in favour of than the gold programmes.

a continuation of the corn and hog

PROGRAMME FAILS

asking the Supreme Court to con- sider to St. Louis Iron Mountain programme and 153,181 farmers Despite the fact that the United and Southern Railway gold bond with the are opposed the programme. The States has purchased more than case simultaneously programme will be continued.

Baltimore-Ohid case. |200,000,000 ounces of silver, the It is contemplated that the programme, which is

Should the Government lose, now in its corn acreage for the 1934-35 sea-fourth month, has failed to

lit would cost railroads, insur- son will total 95,000,000 bushels,complish what many of its sponsora of gold-bonds U.S.$1.000.000.000. ance companies and other issuers which will equal the 1933-34 hopied, although Treasury officials Jacreage. United Press,

-United Press, per S.. E. Levy per considered that the programme is S. E. Levy and Company.

and Company. still in its infancy.

LC-

The Department of Labour com- REMINGTON-RAND EARNINGS raodity price index is 76.6 at pre-

MORE THAN TREBLED

sent. as compared with 76.6 in the middle of June when the program- New York, To-day-The Reming-me began. This is less than a 3 ton-Rand Company's net income per cent. gain, as compared with for the nine months ended Septem-the silver price, which has gained |ber 30 totalled $380,600, na against [23 per cent.—United Press, per $.

$109,666 during the first nine E. Levy and Company.. months of last year-United Press, pe S. E. Levy and Company.

DU PONT NET INCOME UP

28 CENTS PER SHARE

New York; To-day.-E. I. du! Pont de Nemours and Company's| net income for the third quarter] totalled $1.24 per common share, as against 96 cents per share the previous quarter and 95 centa in the corresponding period of last year. - United Press, per S. E. Levy and Company.

KUNG GIVES AUDIENCE IN SHANGHAI

CANADIAN SILVER

EXCHANGE ·

Limiting Futures Fluctuation

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.

BANK LEGISLATION

BATTLE

Foreshadowed For Next U.S. Congress

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAS... (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra»|| |phic Messages Ordinance, 1991. Be

eived October 18, 8.14 m.)

Washington, To-day.

It is learned that Federal offi- cials, including Mr. George L. Harrison, of New York, Mr. Eugene R. Black, of Atlanta, and Mr. J. J. Thomas, Secretary, are preparing to meet the threat of! extremist bank legislation at the (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra-forthcoming Congress with phic Messages Ordinance, 1894, Re-counter-proposals if necessary; ceived October 18, 9.10 am)

against a variety of pending Montreal, To-day. Bills, including one providing for The silver, exchange is limiting Government ownership of banks. futures fluctuation to six cents or-United Press, per 5. E. Levy three cents either side of the bre-and Company. vious close."

BANKERS' ACCEPTANCES

RISE IN AMERICA

The market will be open froni 10 8.m. to 3 p.m. daily and from 10] a.m. to noon. on Saturdays. Dr. H. H. Kung. Minister of Commissions are $9 per unit of

New York, To-day.-Bankers' áci Finance, who arrived in Shanghai 10,000 ounces when the price does ceptances on September 30. totalled yesterday, will receive representa-not exceed 40 cents an ounce, and $539,420,386; as against $520,002,- tives from foreign newspapers and $1 additional for each 10 cents or 718 for the previous month and news agencies regarding China's fraction thereof in excess nf 40 $715,148,684 on September 30, 1989. silver question at-4.30 o'clock this cents. United Press, per S. EUnited Press, per S, E. Levy and

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