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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 31, 1989

CHARITY BALL TO-NIGHT

The Hong Kong Women's Soldiers Relief Association Charity Ball will be held to-night at the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden,

With the most charming society belles as Hostesses, an entertaining evening is assured. The programme is as follows: Song selection.--Miss Grace Chang, Mr. Banky Yip; Bal- let. Little Miss Rose Tan; Chin- ese item-Miss Violet, (the famous actress); Pas de deux-Miss Stella and Helen Ho.

LOCAL SHARES

Following is the list of changes and enquiries in local share quotations this morning:-

BANKS

Hong Kong Bank $1870 sa.

INSURANCES

Canton Ins. $220 b.

Union Ins. $460 b., $460 sa.

SHIPPING

Douglases $70 b.

DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS.

ETC.

H. K. and K. Wharves $111 s. H. K. Docks $10% sa.

Providents $4.90 sa.

Rauba $8 b.

MINING

Antamoks Ps. .39 sa., ex. div.

Atoks Ps. 341⁄2 sa.

Benguet Consol. Ps. 12.40 so.

Coco Grove Ps...39 sa.

Consolidated Minos Ps. .003 su. Demonstrations Ps. .13% sa.

San Mauricio Ps. 1.94 sa.

United Paracales Ps. .67 ɛa., ex. div.

LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGS.

H. K. and S. Hotels $5

H. K, Lands $33

b.

b., $34 88.

PUBLIC UTILITIES

H. K. Tramways $16.20 b. H, K. Electrics $56% 8.

STORES, &C.

Dairy Farms ex. rt. $21 b., $22 s.

MISCELLANEOUS

CHILDREN'S PUZZLE

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Answer to yesterday's puzzle:

COTTON STORM LOOMING IN THE SENATE

Washington, To-day. The new programme of the cotton Senators, which is actual- H. K. Govt. 4% Loan 4%pm. b.

ly a modified Smith Bill, is re- Marsmans Inv. (H.K.),s/- 5/- sa.

garded as warning of a Congres- Dairy Farms Rts. $15 b., $15% sa.sional storm over solution of the

Entertainments $64 b.

BURNS PHILP LINE

Passenger & Freight Service To

AUSTRALIA

M.V.

"NEPTUNA'

due SATURDAY

15th Apr.

sailing MIDNIGHT,

TUESDAY

18th Apr.

For SAIGON, MADANG, SALAMAUA, RABAUL, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE.

Excellent passenger accommodation with a large number

of gingle cabins at no supplement. Bath and Spacious Sports Deck.

First Class Fare to Sydney:

Built-in Swimming

Dora, Alice, Ethel, Helen, Helena, Elena, Lena, Nan, Ann, Nance, Emma, Mae, Esther, Rita, and Ada.

cotton problem.

This is held inevitable as soon as the legislation favouring an export subsidy is initiated in Congress.

While the cotton Senators åre confident that President Roose- velt's export suosidy has no chance of passage in the Senate there is also