1940-01-26 — Page 20

THE STOCK EXCHANGE

London, To-day.

re-

and

The Stock Exchange was quieter yesterday, gilt-edged securities acting slightly on profit-taking home rails being irregular.

Industrials, however, tended to im-

prove.

Among the commodities, shellac was active and higher on renewed trade and investment buying.

Wall Street was firm.

Reuter.

IN THE CAUSE OF A NEW ARCHITECTURE

A General Meeting of the Hong Kong Branch of the Sino-British Cul- tural Association will be held at the Fung Ping Shan Chinese Library, next Friday at 5.30 p.m. when Mr. Kuo Yuan-hsi, M.A., former Officer in Charge of Parks and Public Gardens, Canton, will deliver a lecture on the "The Cause of a New Chinese Archi- tecture."

* KWANGSI BORDER

CLASHES

Muchow, To-day.

Clashes continue on the Kwang- tung-Kwangsi border regions.

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 26, 1940

TAIPO KAIFONG

Tongpo, 23 miles south of Nanning. ACQUITTED

CHEUNG TAÍ-KWAI, A PROMIN- WHO OF TAIPO,

ENT RESIDENT

PUBLIC AUCTIONS

The Undersigned-have received in-- structions to sell by Public Auction-

on

47

FRIDAY, the 26th. Jangary, 1940 commencing at 280 p.m.

at their Sales Room, No. 35 Hankow

Road, Kowloon.

A Quantity of ·

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

and Kowlunghu, 10 miles north-east. of Yamchow, are reported, to have been recaptured by the Chinese.

Sharp fighting took place at Ngau- | WAS CHARGED AT THE CRIMINAL kong near Kowlunghu. Central

SESSIONS WITH ATTEMPTED ROB- News.

BERY AND ATTEMPTED DISSUA- SION OF A WITNESS FROM GIV- ING EVIDENCE, WAS FOUND NOT GUILTY BY THE JURY YESTERDAY Iron & Teakwood Bedsteads, Divans, AFTER 10 MINUTES RETIREMENT. | Wardrobes, Chests of Drawers, Dress- Mr. T. J. Gould, Assistant Crowning Tables, Washstands, Hatstands, Solicitor, prosecuted, and Mr. D. J. N. Chesterfield Suites, Dining Tables, Anderson, Instructed by Mr. H. A. de B. Botelho, was for the defence.

LOCAL DOLLAR

The demand rate on the Hong Kong dollar to-day was 1/2 13/16.

21-3/4 for forward.

comprising:-

Chairs, Sideboards, Bookcases, Cabi- nets, Desks, Teapoys, Perambulators, Wardrobe & Camphorwood Trunks, Rattan Furniture, etc., etc.

Silver was quoted in London yes terday at 21-13/16 for Spot and

The defence was a complete denial The London on New York rate of the allegations and in summing up was quoted at £ U.S.$4.0250 and His Lordship after referring to Carpets, E.P., Brass, Aluminiurn,. the New York on London rate at the "Jekyll and Hyde" aspect of the Porcelain and Glass Ware, Cutlery, 3.98-3/8.

case, said the story told by Cheung Curios, Clocks, Ornaments, Pictures, Po was too improbable to be true. It Electric Table Lamps & Heaters, was a story which even Cheung Fat, Gramophones & Records, Dinner Croc- whose house was attacked, sald hekery, Tea Sets, Cooking Utensils, etc., Sang. 26, Kennedy Town could not believe; and were it not for etc.

the fact that Cheung Fat's household, All Police Stations

which possessed nothing worth steal-A Few Places of Blackwood Furniture" Ing, had actually been forcibly enter-

and ed, and the fact that the third accus- ed did promise to pay Cheung Po some money, the Jury would no doubt find it extremely difficult, if not impossible, to believe that story.

A leper, Cheung escaped from the Leper Asylum. have been notified.

LLOYD TRIESTINO

REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE

OUTWARD: for SHANGHAI

HOMEWARD : for GENOA, NAPLES (London

Overland), via MANILA, SINGA- PORE, COLOMBO, BOMBAY & PORTSAID.

For further particulars_apply to:

LLOYD TRIESTINO

Queen's Bldg., Ground Fl., Tel. 32982

Tel. Add. “LLOYDIANO” P.O.B. 143

Agents, Canton--Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd., Shameen

has

Chau Hing and Chau Sung who were also charged with robbery, were also found not guilty and discharged.

HƠNGKONG TRAMWAYS,

LIMITED

•

also

One Radio Gram One Radio Set

One Upright Piano "Moutrie" One Canteen Set in Cabinet One Sextant

One Camera "Agfa”

One Enlarger "Zeiss Ikon” One Portable Typewriter

(new)

"Bijou"

One Cine Kodak Projector with.

Accessories

On View from Thursday, the 25th.. January, 1940.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 23rd, January, 1940.

The Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction on BATURDAY, the 27th January, 1940

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEAR- LY GENERAL MEETING of HONGKONG TRAMWAYS LIMITED will be held at the offices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, the 16th day of February, 1940, at 12

A Quantity of Flannelette Pyjama Suits, Ladies Handbags, Swimming o'clock noon, to transact the Costumes, Shoes, Caps and Bathing ordinary business of the Toys, etc., etc. Company.

commencing at 11.00 a.m.. at their Sales Room," No. 2, Connaught Road, Central. (Room No. 205, 2nd. Floor)

also

Odd Lots of Provisions, Furniture

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

AND NOTICE IS HEREBY and Sundries. ALSO GIVEN that the RE- --Terms: Cash on Delivery........... GISTER OF MEMBERS of the Company will be CLOS- ED from FRIDAY, the 2nd to FRIDAY, the 16th February, 1940, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board W. F. SIMMONS,

Secretary.

Hong Kong, 25th Jan:, 1940.

Hong Kong, 25th Jan., 1940.

The Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction ov Thursday, the 1st. February, 1940.

commencing at 5.15 p.nf. at their Sales Room, No. 2 Connaught Road, Central, (Room No. 205, 2nd. Floor) A Collection' of Valuable Postage Stamps

On View from Wednesday, the 31st. January, 1940.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

Hong Kong, 26th Jan., 1940.

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