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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET

Technical Rally In Evidence

GOOD DIVIDEND NEWS

Messrs. White. Weld and Com- pany, New York Correspondents for Messrs. S. E. Lery and Com- pany, report:

Stocks:-The

General

Motor and other good dividend news plus some probable important a technical short position cause rally which we believe to be over dae. Business done: 1.070,000

Current Accounts opened and Fixed Deponite roved for one year or shorter patiods str which will be quoted on application

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Manager. Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.

THE AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, shares.

INC.

Head Office: 65, Broadway, New York

Wheat:-There was some co- incorporated with Limited Liability in Ussiderable evening-up of positions, pending to-morrow's private es timates of the crop. Private re in ports claim serious damages

and Oklahoma. Total US$6,000,000.00 Texas

2183,633.00 sales: 14,400,000 bushels

870,751.00

Flash: The General Motor Company has declared a dividend of 30 cents, plus 75 cents extra, per share.

Capital Surplus Reserves

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The International Nickel Com- pany of Canada has declared (dividend of 30 cents per share.

COMMODITY PRICES

The following quotations have been received by Reuter.

All classes of Commercial Banking July Transactions undertaken.

October Personal investment accounts hand-December

January March

Prev. Yesterday Closing Closing

SHARE MARKET

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS

was the list The following local share quotations issued day-

Banks

H.K. Banks $1,550 b. H.K. Bank (London) £104 ¤, Chartered Bank £144 Mercantile Bank A. and B.

£30.

Mercantile Bank C. £134. Bank of East Asia $73 IL

Insurances Canton Ins. $275 n. Union Ins. 515 b.

China Underwriters $1 2. China Fire Ins $180 n. H.K. Fire Ina. $250 m International Assce. Sh$31⁄4 1. Shipping

Douglases $86 2. HK Steamboats $54. Indo-Chinas (Pre), $30 . Indo-Chinas (Def.) $20 n. Shell (Bearer) 95/7 Union Waterboats $12.20 n.

Mialng

n.

LOCAL DOLLAR CENTRAL POLICE

STEADY

Silver Prices Rise

dollar The local

is steady. opening on demand this morning! at 1/3d.

Silver prices rose 18, both "spot" and forward" being quoted 203.

at

COURT European On Serious

Charge

ATTEMPTED BRIBERY OF REVENUE OFFICERS

committal

SEQUEL TO FIGHT IN PRISON Manslaughter Charge

DEATH OF PRISONER IN LAICHIKOK GAOL

Before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen,

The Crown case

was presented Chinese by Mr. M. J. Abbott, who was 58- Imports sisted by Detective Sub-Inspector

J. O'Donovan.

charged

The London on New York cross-

At the Central Police Court yes at the Kowloon Magistracy yes- rate was quoted at US-$4.96, tertiay afternoon, before Mr. S. F. terday afternoon, Lau Fong, aged of as compared with S-US$1.95% Balfour,

proceedings 19, prisoner No. 25261 appeared, case in charged with the manslaughter of while the New York on London were continued in the cross-rate was quoted at US which Albert Randall, 27, un-Tsoi Tong aged 35, prisoner No. $4.95%, as compared with £US-employed, of 1, Prospect Place, 23884 at Laichikok prison.

charged $4.9435-

and seven, Chinese are with conspiring to bribe revenue officers, of the and Exports Department. BERLIN SHARE MARKET

In the course of his outline of All the defendants are Berlin. To-day. The share with coaspiring to bribe Senior the case; Mr. M. J. Abbott, Assia- market opened somewhat weak, Chinese Revenue Officer Mo Kang tant Crown Solicitor, stated that owing to the abundance of selling and other Revenue Officers with evidence showed there had been trouble between the two jorders and reserved attitude of intent to influence them against some

operators. Fixed interest securi-prosecuting or giving information men, prior to the incident. This by been witnessed ties showed considerable resis-which might lead to the prosecu-trouble had

prisoners, although tance, with slight gains-Trans-tios of certain offenders under the some other

Prison officers could not confirm Opium Ordinance. Ocean Service.

Mr. E. H. Williams, Assistant this. Attorney General, assisted by De Before giving his outline, Mr. Inspector M. Murphy, is Abbott said he would like to have REICHSMARK QUOTATIONS tective

I iconducting the Crown case, while the present charge amended.

Messrs. was somewhat difficult, he said; to Berlin. To-day.

The Reichs- Mr. W. M. Brown, of mark was quoted yesterday with- Hastings, is defending the Chinese find a parallel case. He had con- sulted the Crown Solicitor, and out guarantee, at:-New York, accused persons.

Mr. W. A. Mackinlay, of Mesara had decided to amend the charge 40.21; Paris, 610.75; Amsterdam. 59.245; and London, 12.315. Paris Deacons, who is appearing on beto one of "having unlawfully kill- unable to ed Tsoi Tang on February 18, quoted the pound sterling at 75-half of Randall, was 37, and the US. dollar at 15.1887 attend yesterday owing to indis-1936, the said Tsoi Tong having Mr. W. C. Hung de-died from wounds inficted on Fe

Antamoks $2.33 b. Balatoca $213⁄41⁄2 1. Baguio Gold 27 cta. n. Benguet Consolidated $18.20 Benguet Exploration 22 cts. b.

- Big Wedge 35 cts. D.

Demonstration 74/75 cts. sa. Gold Creek 15 et 3. Gold River 4 cts. 1. Itogons $1.20 n. IXL $1 -

Salacots 11 es r. Kailing Mining Ad. 11/3 n. Langkats (Single) Sh$10 a Masbate 70 ets. n.

Shai Exploration Sh.541⁄2 n. Shanghai Loans Sh.S4 n. Raubs $1144 n.

San Maurico $11⁄4 m United Paracale 764 cts, s1, Venz; Goldfield 32 .

Docks, etc.

HK and K Wharves $91 H.K. and W. Docks $9 n. Providents (old) $13⁄41⁄2 a. Providents (new) 20 cts. 2. Hong Kew Sh.$185 New Engineering Sh$4 Shanghai Docks Sh.$100 a.

Cotton Mills

New York Cotton:-- May

11.52 11.52

11.06

1103

10.19

10.15

10.21 .10.16

led

10.24

10.131

10.30

10.22

I

Buy Leg. Wong Chu Son, Eng. god Lan Ling:

The Company offers to intending Spot Travellers the use of its "Travellers

11.51

11.62

Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, New York Rubber:-

in addition, the world-wide services May

15.764

15.68a

ita thoroughly equipped Travel July Department.

15.82

15.78

September

15.91

15.89a

Java

Bay

Pinguunki

3 York

Zoumimya

C. EL BENSON,

General Manager.

December

16.00%

15.97

March

16.11n

16.086

Pa

Hanninla

Punang

Hangdon

St Franciao

mydney

Taman nyo

Younkama

Chicago Wheat:

THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK,

May

95%

July

$778

September

$44

$54

Chicago Corn:--

b.

July

61

60%

Shanghai Cottons

$7,500,000.00 $1,500,000.00

September

593%

5914

$39 n.

Winnipeg Wheat:-

May

78%%%

7874

80% $0

Co Cision

Shangha

Sungapore

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Yen 129,150,000;

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Deposits received for Sxed periods! at rates to be obtained on applica-

G. KISHINAMI,

tion.

Manager.

Hong Kong, 10th March. 1936.

POPEYE.

THIS IS THE STRONGEST JAIL

1 EVER BEEN IN-BUT

JUSA SAME I WILL DO

ME BEST TO TAKE

IT APART WHEN

1 GETS A

ICHANCE

Manager.

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Head Ußce: Hong Kong 26, Des Voeux Road Central Authorised Capital $10,000,000 LONDON BANKERS:-- Westminster Bank, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every des cripton of banking business transact- ed.

Current Accounts and Savings Ac-| counts opened. Fixed Deposits re- ceived at rates which will be quotedj on application

Trusteeship & Executorship under- taken Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.

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YOU ONE-EYED DEMON.

I COULD SHOOT YOU, BUT

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Ew Cottons 5k-$8. Shanghai Cottons (old) Sh$71 |

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Zoong Sings Sh.$12 a. Wing On Textiles Sh.825

Lands, Hotels, etc. H.K. and H. Hotel $4.80 s. H.K. Lands $30 n. HK Lands

4%

-

to 15.1913-Trans-Ocean Service. position.

FROM WEALTH TO POVERTY

Man Who Once Drew £2,000 A Year

Kitson,

bruary 18 by the said Lan Fong." (putised

Senior Chinese Revenue Officer

His Worship accordingly amend Mo Kang gare evidence that oned the charge. March 13 be first had information Mr. Abbott said that medical of the conspiracy to bribe. This evidence would show that Tsoi information he passed on to Chief Tong died. from inflammation of Preventive Officer Buller.

the right knee joint and toxemia.

Meeting With Accused

went on

Dr. Newton would say that the man died from knife wounds.

Witness

to Zescribe Dr. L Newton, Officer-in-charge OFFERS 2/6 A MONTH

telephone conversations with ac-of the University Medical Unit. the cause of Charles Antoine

of cused and a meeting with him at gave evidence as to Lower Kingswood, Surrey, who the Sun Kuei Yuen Restaurant, at] death.

What Witness Saw said that he formerly had a salary which Randall said: "I want to

Ip Tung-shing, aged 21, prison- at form a union working in conjunc- of £2,000

a year, offered Clerkenwell County. Court recently tion with the revenue officers. Atler No. 24391, next gave evidence. to pay a debt of 11 13s. 7d. at present we have collected money At daybreak of February 18, wit- in the dormitory of the rate of 2s. 6d. monthly.

from opium divans on the Hongness was Mr. Kitson, who stated that he

There are, we have! Laichikok Prison He was sleep- Kong side was unemployed, handed Mr. Re-found, at present 800 divans and ing in the same room as were ac gistrar Friend papers to

prove

that he was paying 30s a month on other judgments.

and deceasel On the we have collected between $100 cused

If we

collect all the night previous witness saw an land $200.

the money in the near future we incident between the two men. It The Registrar: It was rather will divide the money into three occurred about 7 pm. Witness foolish of you to show me a judg-shares: one for the Chinese re

ment for a wine bill.

Mr. Kitson: I was making about| £2.000 a year when I had it.

The Registrar: Even then you did not pay your bills.

Later Mr. Kitson said that he

money made some

by driving friends in his, wife's car.

19."

say

the deceased walk acroeS venue officers, one for the Euro-room to accused's bed, and put his pean revenue officers, and one for arms around accused who pushed deceased away and witness then beard deceased say: "By and by Witness replied: "In that case we would receive more money in you will be sorry for it."

This was said in a normal tone, one month and less in another and accused made

It will be very difficult deceased. The next morning be month.

It

no reply

to

Itween 5 and 6 a.m. whilst witness The Registrar: You offer 23 6 for me to go into the matter.

4 was washing his face, he saw both a month and you are driving about would be very much better if

fixed sum would be paid per men Sghting with their fists. This in a car?--I have sometimes to go to London to look for work, and month. Debentures the station is three miles away.

100% b Shanghai Lands Sh.$13 a. Metropolitan Lands Sh. $10 Humphreys $8.80 2

HK Realties $5 . Chinese Estates $82 a China Realties Sh.$4 n. China Debentures Sh.$60 1.

Public Utilities

H.K. Tramways $10.90 b., $11/-

95 sa

Peak Trans (old) 7 n. Peak Trams (new) $3 n. Star Ferries $8814 b. Yaumati Ferriès $19 1

C. Light (old) $10.60 b., $10% ! C. Lights (new) $7.35 b. H.K. Electrics $31 b. Macao Electrics $20 1- Sandakan Lights $8.30 . Telephones fold) $25 b. Telephones (new) $9 n. China Buses Sh.$114. Singapore Tractions 22/6 b. Singapore Tractions Pref. 28/-

H.

Industrials

Malabon Sugars $8.40 n Cald.. Macg. (Ord.) Sh.$191⁄2 =. Cald., Mecz. (Pref.) Sh.$15 n.

HOWEVER, TONIGHT YOU WILL HAVE T A VISITOR

GNATS TO YOU,SIR

GWAY-LEMME

THINK

An Otherwise my fokis lasted only a few seconds. might suspect me." Randall sug-Indian warder came on the scene. After further evidence had been called, the hearing was adjourned.

There are some 2,000,000 people gested a sum of $500 and asked if who have to look for work without ther would agree to it. a car to help them. You must pay 10s a month.

Canton Ices $14 n. Cements $10.10 sa. H.K. Ropes $4.40 .

Stores, etc. Dairy Farms $20 s. Watsons $2.80 ₺. Lane Crawfords $6 n. Mackintoshs $5. Sinceres $21.

Wm. Fowells 50 cts. n. Wing On (HK) $50.

Miscellaneous

Entertainments $2.90

S. C. Enterprises $1.35 . Macao "Greyhounds" $2. Constructions (old) $14 D Constructions (new) 20 cts. . Vibro Piling $4 n.

A Password

Randall, said witness, then stat- jed: "If you receive orders from Yick then wrote the names of the. your superior officers to raid an collectors on a piece of paper.

Witness added that Randall opium divan and if they gave you the name of Bob or say they are a asked the Chinese revenue officers friend of Bob's, then you must do if they would be pleased with $500 your best to help them." Randall and the fokis said the sum was then wrote the word on a piece immaterial. The money was pro- of paper, and added: "If we have duced by Randall' and placed on It comprised four junity

have we shall

good the table.

¡future."

$100 notes, six $10 notes and eight Witness then described meet-rolls of silver coins.

Mr. Williams: Did you under- ings at the China Emporium and)

were accepting the To Tuen Restaurant. At the stand what you latter meeting.

Randall said: "To-night we

unity. We have have lected

moner

from

180 per

of the cent.

the $500 for?

Witness: It was the money col- collected from opium divans and.

in 70

for assisting or given to opium not raiding the places with war-

Us

divans. At present we have col-frants and that if we received or-- leeted about $300. I have had the ders to raid we would have to do

Ch. Govt. 5% 1925 GSEZ. addresses and numbers written in our best to help the divans.

*9334 0.

la book which is in charge of Li dall had said so. H.K. Gort. 4% Loan 54% prem Yick."

Ran.

b.

3. Hung reserved his Li Yick produced a book and examination. E.K. Gov 32% Loan par. b., mentioned that it contained the Wallace Harpers $4 -

addresses of opium divans.

crosd-

The hearing was adjourned till Li this afternoon at 230.

To-morrow. -

YOU WON'T SEE HIM FOR HE WILL BE A.. PART OF THE DARKNESS-YOU WON'T KNOW HE 115 NEAR TILL YOU FEEL HIS FINGERS

AT YOUR THROAT D

A Necking Party.".

TONIGHT, YOU DE AND MY PEOPLE WILL

THINK 1 KILLED

YOU WITH MY. OWN HANDS

HONG KONG $ 'DIRECTORY

1936 ISSUE-

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