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These submarine comanders were decorated for their feats by His Majesty the King at an Investiture at Buckingham Palace. They were Commander G. C. Phillips D.S.O. (of the Submarine Ursula) and Com- mander E. O. Bickford, D.8.0. (of the submarine Salmoh). Photo shows (left to right) Commanders Phillips and Bickford at the Palace after receiving their awards. (Copyright, Fox)..

MERCHANT NAVY

ARMED ·

London, To-day. In the Commons yesterday, Mr.

IMPORT RESTRICTION

RELAXED

London, To-day. Following the recent: understanding between France and Britain, the

Chinese stocks on the Paris Bourse climbed from 51 in August to 59 in Churchill stated that nearly 2,000 mer- Board of Trade announce that they chant ships were now armed with have arranged for a substantiál re- Improvement was specially notice-cannon as distinct from machine guns. (laxation In the restrictions on imports able in the plantation industrial stocksBritish Wireless.

from France. Reuter.** group, which scored still more im- portant gains in December..

Rice and corn quotations steady-Havas.

LOCAL SHARES

BANKS

were

Hong Kong Bank $1460 b., $1490 s,

$1480/75 sa, C.D.

Bank of East Asia $77 sa.

INSURANCES

-Canton Ins. $225 b.

Union Ins. $482 sa. China Underwriters $1 s. H.K. Fire. Ins. $185 b. '/^. SHIPPING

Douglases $101 b.

DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS,

་

ETC.

H.K. and K. Wharves $103 b.

H.K. Docks $24/23.60 sa.

Providents $4.90 b., $5 s., $5.05/5.-

sa.

LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGS.

H.K. and S. Hotels $5.60 b., $5.80 s. H.K. Lands $41 s., $40/40%1⁄2 sa. Humphreys $73⁄41⁄4 ̄b. ̈

HK. Realties $5 b., $5 sa.

-PUBLIC-UTILITIES

H.K. Tramways $18 b., $18.40 s.,

$18.38/.25/.30 sa.

Star Ferries $87% b. Yaumati Ferries $28 sa. China Lights (Old) $8.80/.70 sa. China Lights (New) $5.20 b. H.K. Electrics $691⁄2 s., $69/68% sa. Sandakan Lights $114. b.

Telephones (Old) $31 s., -$314/31

sa.

Telephones (New) $12 b., $12/12.10

să,

INDUSTRIALS Cements $20/20.20 sa. HK. Ropes $6 b., $6.10 să.

STORES, &c.

Dairy Farms (Old) $23.90/.60 sa. Watsons $9.60 b., $9.80 s., $0.80 sa.

MISCELLANEOUS

Entertainments $7.40 b/

MANILA SHARES

· Antamoks Ps. 1514 sa. Atoks Ps. 18 ṣa. Baguio Gold Ps. .20. b. Batong Buhay Ps. .01 sa. Benguet Consol. Ps. 5.75 b. Big Wedge Ps, 2011⁄2 sa. Coco Grove Ps. 121⁄2 sa. Consol. Mines Ps. .0035 sa. Démonstrations Ps. 12 sa. East Mindanao Ps. .10 1.X.L. Ps. .861⁄2 sa. Ipo Gold Ps. 101⁄2. b. Itogons Ps. 26 sa Mambulao Ps. 013 b. Masbates Ps. 091⁄2 sa.

sa,

Mind. Mother Lode. Ps. 10% so. Mine Operation Ps. 101⁄2 sa. North Camarines Ps, 094 b. Paracale Gutinaitis Ps. 22 b. San Mauricio Ps. .80 sh. Surigao Consol. Ps. 19 88. Suyoe Control. Ps. .12% sa. Syndicate Inv. Ps. .022 b. United Paracales Ps. .28 sa.

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