1935-04-16 — Page 7

II.K. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Election Of Member Of Council

MR. W. H. BELL SUCCEEDS MR. GORDON MACKIE

In 'succession of Mr. C. Gordon Mrkie, who left the Colony on re- tirment a few days ago Mr. W. H. Bel was nominated and unanimous; ly deeted by the Hong Kong General | Chamber of Commerce as its repre sentative on the Legislative Council yeşerday.

The Secretary, Mr. M. F. - Key, -after reading the notice convening the meeting, announced that only oncomination for the vacancy' had Lee received: Mr. W. H. Belt had bee proposed by Messrs. Dodwell and Co, Ltd., and seconded by the Uson Insurance Society of Canton..

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The Vice-Chairman, Mr. S. H. Dodwell, presided..

Those who attended the meeting wen: The Chairman of the Cham- Ler (Mr. W. H. Bell), the Vice- Chairman (Mr. Stanley H. Dodwell).| and the following members of the Central Committee.-Mr. A, W. Hughes, Mr. M. T. Johnson, Mr. C.

C. Knight, Mr. K, S. Morrison, Mr. | T. E Pearce and the Hon. Sir Wil- liam Shenton, (co-opted), '

THE CHINA MAIL TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1935.

The world's most famous babies, the Dionne quintuplets, were happily unaware of the legisla tive battle that has raged at Toronto over whether the Ontario government should declare them "special wards of the King" or give them back to their parents. Conservatives denounced govern- ment guardianship as unwarranted, invasion of private rights. The photographs show Mr. and Mrs. Dionne with the picture of one of the quins, and the mother with her fire other children.

NEW YORK STOCK

_____MARKET

(Continued from Column (6)

"The Rubber Association's report is better than had been expected. Fears of a atrike in the rubber in- dustry are now over.

!

"Flash: Mill activity is estimated at 44 per ent of capacity, against 43.8 per cent. the previous week.

E. A. Pierce And Co's Report In their market report, the American Oriental Finance Cor poration. "correspondents for Messra. E. A..Pierce and Company of New York state:→→

Stocka:-Failure on the part of the Supreme Court to hand down a decision in the Railroad Pension case brought about, some' selling, but the undertone remained firm. First-quarter earnings' statements jare meeting with expectations, which appear to have created a bet:] ter investment demand.

Grains-Profit-taking in wheat was heavy, but support on set- backs was in evidence. Trading was broad. Comments regarding] the crop in the South-West have a more serious tone. There is still no molature and week-end dust storms were severe. The reduction In the visible supplies of wheat and corp is libéral. In corn, ad- vices from the Argentine are bearish and the tone was heavy, Distant months showed the inost weakness in the commodity.

Cotton: Offerings were light

TYPICALLY SOUND BRITISH ST. JOHN BRIGADE BENEVOLENT WORK and there was little disposition to

FINANCE

The following firms were repre aents. The Asiatic Petroleum Co..| (South China) Ltd. (MP. W. H. Bell; Bradley & Co., Ltd. (Mr. K. S. Morrison); Messrs. Butterfleid and Swire (Mr. C. C. Knight); the, Canton Insurance Office, Ltd. (Mr.] F. Hall): the China Fire In- surace, Co., Ltd. (Mr. A. W. Hughes): Deacons (the Hon, Sir Willam Shenton); Dodwell & Co., proposals, Mr. Chamberlain said,

(Continued from Page 12.)

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BRIGHT PROSPECTS

In presenting the accounts and his

Further Donations To N.T. Benevolent Branch

The Director of Ambulance has acknowledge with

RECOGNISED

Unusual Honour For Shanghai Notables

LARGE CONTRIBUTIONS TO FLOOD RELIEF

Nanking.

As a mark of the Government's $145.00 appreciation of their liberal con tributions owards the flood relief

100.00

follow a higher market for the pre sent and should offerings increase, prices could easily have some reaction.

Rubber: The market was strong and active. Consumption for March is better than had been expected, bringing about some speculative

buying. The outside market still continues dull and there was, very little, factory Interest. Offerings light, causing a good demand for by outside interests were very May futures.

80.00 fund and the excellent results of Sugar:-This market was quiet. their efforts in soliciting contribu Raws were unchanged.. June-July 50.00tions for the same cause, Messrs. shipments of Philippine sugar were 50,00 20.00

Tu Yueh-seng and Chang Hslao offered at 3.35 cents. Futures were 15.00ing, prominent Shanghai residents, strong, while refined 10.00 have each been awarded a medal of unchanged, 10.00

Order

Your

Easter

FLOWERS

FROM THE

CLOVER FLOWER SHOP

Gloucester Bldg. Arcade

Tel. 20638

GIFTS

Photographs are not a gift you

I give to anyone--but they're the ideal gift for those you care about and those who care about you, And when you have them taken by King's Studio you're gat real gift, an actistic, beautifully finished picture that really does you justice.

We take portraits (and uninego. all kinds of photos at the el impost „price, ...... The best work you can

aver get in town,

KING'S STUDIO

相影星景

No. 10, Queen's Road, Cil. let floor of Wang Hing Jeweller's shop

Manager: K. R. WAN

Telephone 187OS,

HONG KONG MARKET

PRODUCE

APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES

Gov-

5.00

Augar was Green Jade by the National

Measri. E. A. Pierce, and, Com- 10.00

crnment. ៩.០០

pany's report on the opening of the 6.00 In addition, Mr. Lin Sen, Chair-markets:-

Chicken 5.00 man of the National Government, Moody Investment Service states Capons, Smali

has presented each with an auto- that a slow decline in basic busi-Duck 4,00 graph scroll, which is regarded as ness figures is underlying inflation 2.00 the most unusual honour ever flurries and there is no reason for 2.00 beatowed upon anybody in China. Joptimism.

Apr. 18, Apr. 1985 1918 Cts. Ct.

Apr. 13, Apr.

-1918:1935

POULTRY,

Cta. Cta

BUTCHER MEAT.

Ib, 42 80 Beef Sirloin

45 28

"

Primé Cat

30 28

Large

48

# Corned

36

Roast

Doves

each 80

Lid. (Mr. Stanley H. Dodwell): F. "Broadly, speaking we may say we the honour to Feld & Co., Ltd. (Mr. O. Hechtel); have recovered 80 per cent. of our thanks the receipt of the following Fung Tang (Mr. Wong Tak-kwong) prosperity. Our task is now one of donations to the New Territories Gibb Livingston & Co. Ltd. (Mrgetting back the remaining 20 per Medical Benevolent Branch:→ M. 7. Johnson); Holland China cent without jeopardising the con-Chung Wa Athletic Associa Trading Co., (Mr. P. Stuijbergen); fidence we have already established.. the liong Kong and China Gas Co., Given peace abroad and a fair men-Mr. Fung Wei Shing

tion Ltd. Mr. T. A. Mitchell); the Hong sure of unity at home, I see no rea- Per Kong Electric Co., Ltd.

Ministering (Mr. V.son why we should not during this

Children's Sorby: the Hong Kong Fire In-current year make a further sub-Mr.. W. H. Bell (per Dr. Arthur

League surame Co., Ltd. (Mr. F. C. Hall): stantial advance towards prosperity, Mr. S. K. Wang

Woo) G. E. Huygen (Mr. O, Hechtel); the and it is in that conviction that Mr. H. Hong Sling Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., have framed my Budget estimate." Mr. Chan Tae Kaf Ltd. Mr. F. C. Hall); the Jardine

NATIONAL DEBT.

Mr. F. H. Glover. Engineering Corporation, Ltd. (Mr.) In a atatement about the Na-Mr. J. D. Thomson FC. Hall); Jardine Matheson &tional Debt Mr. Chamberlain re- Per Mr. Deacon. Co., Ud. (Mr. F. C. Hall); the Kai-called that in April last, at the Dr. S. G. Yeung Ian Mining Administration (Mr. earliest possible date, he had re: Mr. M. W. Turner

Mr. F.

FB. Silva Stanley H. Dodwell); Lowe, Bing-paid £105,000,000 of 4 per cent. Mr. Mun Cho Kee (Cheung ham and Matthews (Mr. John Treasury bonds, and £11,000,000

Chau) Fleming); W. R. Loxley and Co..three per cent. bonds drawn for Mr. G. S. Dunkley

Mr. F. Lineanon (Chin) Ltd. (Mr. T. A. Mitchell); [redemption in the previous De Mr. R. Nazarin Mackianon, Mackenzie & Co., (Mr. cember, M. T. Johnson); Maxim & Co., (Mr.

Further subscriptions towards Both the medals and the scrolls Standard Statistics states that Fowl, Hainan..... To provide for those maturing the varied activities of the auxiliare being brought to Shanghai by Legistration J. F. V. Ribeiro); the Royal In- and to give a small margin for ary branches (in Hong Kong) of Mr. Hsu Shi-ying, Chairman of stimulus, but business

may provide the Burane Co., Ltd. (Mr. T. A. Mit-reduction of the floating debt, he the Venerable Order of St. John the National Flood Relief Commis-hardly improve.

news can Gesse .... chell) the Union Insurance Society had raised, in April, the sum

with atasonal Pigeons, Canton of Canton, Ltd.

of of Jerusalem, the oldest Order of sion, to be handed to Messrs. Tu forces operating for a decline, (Mr. A. W. $150,000,000 by an issue of 3 per Chivalry, and whose Hughes); the Union Waterboat Co., cent."funding loan, and, in Decem-works in the relief of suffering and

recorded and. Chang-Chekiai Agency... The opening on Wall Street wit Turkeys, Cock

hands; The market was active, but nessed gaps on

the upside, with large blocks of shares passing Snipe without any particular trend.

In cotton, there was no real pressure to sell, but we believe that]

elling will increase on bulges,

Flashes: Fischer's Weekly Com- Almonds modity Index was 81.7, against 81 Apples (California) last, week,

Bananas (bride's) Carambola The death of Mr. J. M. R. Xavier,

Mill activity is estimated at 44.0 Coconuts. accountant of the South China per cent of capacity as compared Lemons, China

Americas Morning Post, occurred at 6 pm with 49.8 per cent. the previous Lemons,

week, yesterday at his residence.

Lichees, Dried Oranges (Canton) Oranges (Sweet)

Ltd. (Hr. Stanley H. Dodwell); and ber he took advantage of the con- the Art of Healing date back to the VICTIM OF MALARIA Harry Wicking & Co., Ltd. (Mr. J.tinued cheap money to give notice year 1048, will be greatly appre Owen lughes).

to draw for the redemption of one leiated. half, many £44,000,000 of the re- maining 3 per

CHINESE STEAMER

ABANDONED

Ou Chao Considered.

Total Loss

CARGO RUINED

bonds.

cent. Treasury

NOMINAL AMOUNT REDUCED Since then, £34,000,000 has el

LONDON'S LOST RIVERS

Strand

S.C.M.P. Accountant Passes

MR. J. M. R. XAVIER

malignant malaria for the past three Deceased had been suffering from

weeks.

Born in 1878 at Macao, he re- St.

DEATH OF HEROIN ADDICT

Inquest And Verdict Of Natural Causes

Death from natural causes was

ready been purchased out of the Might Be Below The sinking fund money so that re- demption of the remainder, which took place yesterday, would bej carried out without any distur A lament for the disappearance of bance of the market.

the many chalybeate springs of Hopes of salvaging the 8.8. Ou The net effect of these transac London at which the citizens met of Chao, which ran aground at Tal tiona had been, a reduction in the old to "take the watera" was made Ngan Shan, about 40 miles from nominal amount of the National by Mr. J. Morewood Dowsett in "Hong Kong, last week, have been Debt by £21,750,000, and, of an- London when he addressed the ceived his early education at practically abandoned, sccording to nual interest charges by £1,650,- Royal Empire. Soiety on the "Burled Joseph's College there, and later information received by the owners, 000. the Tai Fung Steamship Company,

Rivers of London." The Exchange Equalisation Ac- yesterday morning.

"I have often thought if one could came to Hong Kong, continuing his count again showed a proft...

only dig down below the Strand, this Colony.

echooling at St. Joseph's College In The acident occurred while the, vessel was on her way to Kwong

SINKING FUND WANTED

below all the sewage-pipes, and The late Mr. Xavier was first 'con- Chow Ban from Hong Kong. She ces and if the interest rates

In view of all these circumstan bring to the surface the chalybeste nected with the firm of Kuhn and the verdict returned by the jury was carrying a cargo worth about treasury bills remained at

on waters," he said, "what any money there is to be had. People Komor, with whom he was for 15

a lot of Komor now known as Komor and at an inquest, conducted by Mr. $20,000, which, it is said, has been thing like the present, he felt would be there all day long drink-years, joining them as a youth in latracy yesterday, into the death J. H. B. Lee at the Kowloon Ma completey ruined.

Her paster, Captain G. A. Souza, at last year's figure of £224,000,-)

justified in putting the debt charge ing water instead going abroad." the nineties. He left that firm to of a Chinese male, Chan Pak-ying, and the Chief Officer, Mr. Goute, 000. That ought to leave some London in which the chalybeate Alderton and Co., which wound up smoking five heroin pills in an There were still a few springs in join the German concern of Messrs who collapsed and died after as well as the 40 members of the thing available for a debt redemp- favour could yet be fasted, he adde.. soon after war broke out Moplum divan, at No. 158, Temple Chinese crew, have all returned to tion, but he thought it advisable Mr. Dowsett detailed the courses Xavier then joined the business staff Street, Kowloon, on March 15.

•Hong Kong.

again to ask for the

of the Westbourne, the Tybourne, of the China Mall He remained power to

The Coroner was assisted by borrow for the purposes of a the Holbourne of Fleet, and the there for a short time, and obtained the following jury, ART EXHIBITION AT sinking fund. British Wireless Walbrook, their routes still being a post with the South China Morning Kit-man, and Mr. Sung Tak-kwong, Mr. L. Service.

Svendsen (foreman), Mr. Sung THE GLOUCESTER

betrayed by such names as Spring Post in 1918. He had been with Street, Conduit Street, Brook Street, this firm ever since. YIL “One Man Show" By

and Mill street, which actually re-

His widow, three sons, and two call. the Tybourne, and the many daughters survive him, The eldest Mr. Luis Chan

wells such as Clerkenwell, Camber-son is in Shanghal; and a sister is well, and Goswell...'.

resident in Manila,

The "One Man Show" an art ex-

hibition by Mr. Luis Chan, was opened by Lady Shenton at the Glouceste

morning.

FAMOUS ACTRESS'S BIRTHPLACE- Registrar's Mistake Is

Cleared Up

PINES AND EROSION

The funeral, will take place at the Roman Catholle Cemetery to-day, passing the Monument at 5.80 p.m.

Lounge yesterday. It was discovered recently that made in California revealed that in sent.

Dame Ellen Terry, the famous some pine tres areas the trees in

Studies of rainfall and eroalon It is requested that no flowers be

It will remain open to-day and actress, who was 62 when she died, tercepted and gave off through U. S. AGREEMENT WITH HAITI to-morror and those interested in was born in Smithfield street, evaporation from their CROWNS art should make it a point to at-Coventry, on February 27, 1847. tend.

about 50 per cent of all rains of

The United States has concluded

cause it was filed under the letter af products, 1

Haft, whereby American agricultors The reason the registration had 3-for Jerry Instead of under. T for and radio equi Jnot been discovered before was be Terr

ment will be misterial- benefited:

It had been believed in Coventry less than a third of an Inch, reciprocal trade Agreement with The exibition contains in all that she was born in 1848 in Mare Ma 156 exhibits and most of them de-ket-street. pict Chipse life and studies and local scents:

Eggs, Hen (cooking) per doz. 30 Eggs, Hen (fresh)

Canten

80

Н

Breast

Soup Steak

Steak Birloin Bananges Bullock's Brains

Tongue, fresh

Heart

corned

40...85

Go

19

30 28

per

set

each 70

each 45

1.00

Halhow

30.

ካ

Head

2.00

Ib. 60

Hen

65

FP, Balt

71

edch 18

" Kidneys

each 10

"

Pheasant Quail Partridge

pair 1.60 2.20

each 25

Ib. 24

set 1,80 1.00.

FRUITS.

Jb.

PEAT

::(Canton) Orangen (America) Persimmons, Large

Pumelo, Siam Walnuts Grapes...

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Tail Liver Tripe

Calvar Head & Feet Mutton Chip

Log Shoulder Saddle

Feet Pry

Head

Kidneys Liver

Braina

Pig's Chitlings

per set 10

each 12

H

Ib. 1.20

18

18.

Bach "10

Sheep's E

20

VEGETABLES, ETC.

Long

Artichokes Baans, Sprout Beet Root... Brinjnia, Green

Red Cabbage, Chinese Caniiflower (Large)

(Shanghai)

Porks Chop

Lion

Fat or Lazd

'esc

Lead & Fest per est Kidneys Backing Pigs to

order Buet, Boef

Liver

Fresh

Buet, Beef

Mutton -Veal

No.

FISH.

Barbel

(Mediu

Bream

(Small

Cantor

Carrots

ater Godfahr

Celery, Chinese Chilfes, Dried

Crabs

Cattle

'Red.

Dance

Gre

Curry Stuff, Cucumbers Clager, Young

English

Eels Conger

A Fresh Water

Caroupa

Horseradish, S'hal

Guidegon

Herrings

Halibut

•Lettuce Okroes Onions, Bombay

Green Shangha

Lobitor

Mackerel

Mullet

Pike

Potato,

Frace Moore

ONE NIGHT

Japanese

erlead

Pumpkin

Radi

Phobarb

Fresh)

Turnips,

Couch Salmon

Abark

Vegetable

bate, automobile tyres FRIDAY AT THE STAR

Indian Corn

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