1955-12-30 — Page 8

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY,” DECEMBER 30, 1955.

CHINA

MAIL

Brazilian Film

Star

Marries Man

HONGKONG

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From Prison Cell

Sao Paulo, Dec. 29.

Prisoners in a gaol here gazed open- mouthed through the bars of their cells at

an unusual scene.

On the prison patio they HOW one of their fellow- dark and prisoners, tall good-looking as a film star, and held for alleged compli- city in a murder, embrace and kiss a glamorous blonde who is a real-life Brazillan film and radio star.

What the prisoners had not scen WIL the brief marriage ceremony which now made the prboner and the actres, men and wife in a small, crowded

notary's office not far from the

guol

The newly-weds kissed again,

fund that kiss made the front pages in headlines and pictures in Brazil, where some weeks ago a big news story was con- comed with an editor running his newspaper from his prison vell.

Court To Decide

The bride was $1-your-old Theo Bragu (full

Sebastiana Thereza Braga Couta) who was born in Brzilian town of Jau, and the

bridegroom

Martino.

Was

Jorge

WORLD

COTTON

MARKETS

New York, Dec. 29. Cotton futures worked irregularly higher today

mixed start, after a though overall activity re- {mained on the quiet side.

NEW YORK Prices of cotton futures closed today as follows:

Spol

Mar

May

July

Det

Ure

Mar

May

33.00

33.00

3329

31.87-88

30.14

20.06

29.70

ZU 37

NEW ORLEANS

Prices of futures closed today

as follows:

Spol

Mur

the

May

July

Oct

de

Die

Mar

Mux

Jorge was

A few years ago. sentenced to a 21-year term of imprisonment on

LIVERPOOL

33,00

3390

33.01-37

30.11

20.01-92

29.73

2967

Future closings, in perice per

a charge of | Ih, were as follows.

Old contract,

being concerned in the murder

of

agiri. That sentener sabeequently suspended

WHE and

December/January

March/April

May/June July/August

early next year the Courts will: New contract.

dodde whether

Bouth

can go free.

Chine Morning Post Ltd, Wyndham Street

arou Hongkong

Salisbury Hund Kowka.

NOTICE

BANK HOLIDAY

The Exchange Banks will be closed for the transaction of

ur not Jorge

Theo Braga Some time ago,

Walk- was viæfting the prison,

ing along a curridor, she saw Π young man on one of the cells. It was Jorge,

May/Ju

Oct

29.00

TRADE and

QUIET TRADING IN LONDON

London, Dec. 29.

COMMERCE SECTION

WORLD RUBBER MARKETS

Rubber

Now York, Dec. 29.

futures today closed

Stocks closed mostly firm in quiet unchanged to 13 points higher dealings on the London Exchange today.

Activity centred on industrials, although English Government stocks and foreign bonds also had brief moments in the limelight.

and Electric

with sales of 438 contracts.

Speculative activity on the terminal market, between com=

mission houses and dealers was promoted by the impending

uncon

weekend holidays and Armed rumours of en Increase in the Indonesia export duty on rubber.

continued

WALL STREET WAITING FOR FORD STOCK

New York, Dec. 29.

Stocks made a stab at a year-end rally today but again failed to carry through under pressure of a noticeable lack of enthusiasm.

Industrials generally moved automobile shares weakened on higher, with engineering shares | reports of possible cutbacks in attracting good support. Hud 1950 American son's Bay, Borax Consolidated, Ford Motors felt heavy selling Musical In- and were off, two shillings at dustries posted gaine. But its worst.

Oils wavered a bit, and closed going unfold. Spot importance to affect the market and more mostly tower. Royal Dutch fell were quoted nominally at than one noted that investors are saving nboul £1, and other leaders cents a pound.

their money for the forthcoming Ford stock offering.

production Tho spot market

slow, with small sales in the Wall Street commentators blamed forenoon including some Marth dullness on the absence of news of sufficient three sheels at 43 cents, wil

offerings

No. 1 Iss

New York Sugar Market

lest around one shilling,

and Coppers metals issues were

other base In demand. but gold cased in quiet trading. Japanese lens were active all

New York, Dec. 20. World No. 4 sugar futures to-day and finished with gains rang- day closed I point lower to 1 point higher with sales of 36 con- to act.

Domestic No, & closed I point Iwer to i pain higher with sales of 90 contracts.

In world raws, dealers under-

ing up to £1. Germann shared to the activity and a few issues

advanced sharply. Press

Futures:

March... May July

Bent Dec

45.20-50

39.60

40.9% $8,00

quiet but afternoon United

stood bid: for further quantities London Foreign

placed with the Cuban

Sugar

Institute at 3.25 cents a pound

YAT without

Institute.

action by the

Other Havana trade reports nute propese has been made to-

of the werd settlement

mill and dock workers

Cuban

strike.

Some agreement reportedly has been reached to permit dock

25.70 workers to resume loading of 25.00 sugur pending a final settlement, 23.00 Futures:

Contract No. 4 (world)

Sep! ...

321

ត្បិតប៊ុន

Exchange

New York Montreal Copenhagen

Frankfur

Lisbur

Miten

Parts

Stockholm

Zurich

Others

Press

were

London, Dec. 29.

2014-2009 2.00-1/10-33-3/11

10.3918-19.33 21.711-11.724.

D0.05-80.15

1701-1702

1631-904

14.824-1458

22.244-13,24 unchanged. Untied

New York Foreign

Exchange

200

20.00

24.03

Egyptian Karnak,

January/February

SAO PAULO ' Future closings,

March

39 34

May

July

Ju cruzeiroS

Kpod-teents per ih tob

per kilo were s follows.

Cuba)

3.23

March

20.20

May

29.25

Contract No. 8

July

20.23

Morch

6.32

October

31 30

Canada

I

May

England official

July

1.40

30-day

-

of 15/16 middling cotton of 14 designated spot markets was 83.17 cents. Sales totalled 18,032 bales.

...United Press.

Sept

0.41

90-day

Nov.

Spot-cente ex-duty,

per

5.52 ct NY

5.23 United Pres.

Belgtum

Uruguay Other PTUS,

"I thought he was very good i looking." she said later, "and he gave me big smile, which returnci. That was the ginning of our romance."

with blan The courtship side the prison and her Dut- recent

public business on Munday.alde, ended for them on the 2nd January, 1956. (The frat week day in January 1,

Hongkong, 30th Dec., 1956.

sunny morning when they met

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on the prison patio preparatory to making the short trip to the marringe office.

The

her

bride exercised privilege of being a few minutes late. She was wearing a light laffeta summer dress and a wile brimmed black velvet hat.

A big crowd

the followed betrothed couple from the the marriage office. prison 10

bridegroom Walking near the wis Senor Fernando І сес Fernandes, Director of the pri son, a big smile on his face.

The procession had to cross one of the busiest avenidas in bustling Sao Paulo, which now claims to be bigger city than the capital, Rio de Janeiro- and stopped the traffic.

The ceremony was conducted by a serious young notary who admitted that he had just com- pleted his law studies.

"I never imagined that 1 should start my career with an unusual wedding like this." said.

The newlyweds returned

he

lo

a

the prison, where there was marriage Acsta with Un elaborate wedding cake, Then, after a brief honeymoon, Jorge went back 10 his celt before dusk,

just

Second Wedding

de

Senhor and Senhora Martino will now be seeing one another on prison visiting days. They are hoping that *s result of the re-hearing of Jorge's case, he will be set free, IN that happens, they will a second wedding. this in church.-China Mail

have

time

Special.

In the US, the average price

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

THE BALLROOM IS SUDDENLY PLUNGED INTO DARKNESS--

PRINCESS NARDA--ARE YOU ALL AIGHT-P

YES --

DON'T LEAVE ME, DETECTIVE HIGGINS, PLEASE --

FERDINAND

POTTERY

NANCY

25% Offs

I'M AWFUL TIRED TODAY

NARDAS-- YOU STILL HAVE YOUR JEWELS!

Get Your Next Pipeful of PLEASURE '.

SKIPPER

from any landing "TOBACCONISTS.

CHRISTMAS

SPIRIT WAS

MISSING

Bonn, Dec. 20. Increased American military and Gorran police patrols will do "everything they can to prevent

RECUITENICO" this weekend of German-American triction that brought a rash of incidents over the Christmas holldays, American officials

said today

The officials sald German authorities met with US military and civil affairs representatives today to work out a solution to the disturbances which were culminated last night with the throwing of stink bombs into local

· hood- military police Quarters

At least 15 nights between Germans and US soldiers' wend. reported in the last few days, and at least 'one German · was injured after he was hit by a thrown bottle-Unitest Press.

JOHNNY HAZARD

CABE

EURDE

2:00 AM. ENJOY YO

YES--BUT FOR A MOMENT I IMAGINED I'D LOST THEM. BUT I HAVE THEM ALL RIGHT!

~ERNIE BUSHMILLER

ANOH

New York, Dec. 29,

**

SINGAPORE The market opened steadied during the with sellera reserved. No 1 rubber per th

Jan. Feb.

Futures:

Mar

Jan.

No. 3

rubber per in rubber per 10.

Jan.

No. 4 rubber par lb

Jan.

[2015-12346 12744-128 unquoled

120-170

12445-125 117-178

Spot rubber unbaled Bankel crepe

128-1285%

-10

130-140

No. 1 pale erepo

LONDON

The market was dull with spot at 37-7/16 penco per lb. Prices:

No Ras root

htruse

Industriel stocks closed slight- ly higher on average; rails and utilities 'lower. Out of a total 1,168 issues traded, there were 527 lower, 380 higher on the day.

American Stock Exchange volume was 1,000,000 shares,

Dow Jonce closing averages WETC:

30 industrials

102.15

20 rails

28

I utilitie

88 stocks

40 bonda

Comm. future price index,

Comm, spol price index Moody's Index

406.50

Only handful moved

政 much as a point either way but there were a few features. US Gypsum fell 18 points to $805 on realising after mockholders approved the proposed five-for- one spili. Warren Foundry lost more than 7 points, also profit-taking after a stock split proposal.

Trading Increased

on

Closing Prices

Alden Inc. Aey. Allied Chemicals Allied Mla In

All Chalmers

American Airline

Trading increased somewhat American Cyamide Co.

Am. Much, & F dry. but over yesterday

still was American Metal light at 3,100,000 shares com- American Smelting 331-352pared with 1,900,000.

American Tel

3726-3716

Settlement

term:

February

March

37-3716 3015-3016

April/June

July/September

October/December

3146-314

General marketa, clf basin, ports; January

303-37

Februnty

3814-37 Estate Crepe thick and this bath unguuted

AMSTERDAM

The market

stoady

Priecs closed today in guilders

Jan. kilogram,

$1.00-3/32

280-8/10 per futures 200 futures

follows: 2.70-3/16 No. 1 rubber 0200 No. 2 rubber 2000 No. 3 rubber

No. 1 crepe

unchanged.-United WETE

I DIDN'T LEAVE HEЯ SIDE FOR A MOMENT. I WONDER WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LIGHTS!

Was

cif

拉燥

3.64 paid

3,66 buyers

Bình nam,

3.76 num -United Press.

By Lee Falk and Phil Davis

MR.HIGGINS,

THE GENTLEMAN

FROM THE POLICE AGAIN.

HA HA

HA HA HA

YOU POOLT! SANTA CLAUS?

IN TWO HOURS. GUT DOWN TO THE RAILROAD DEPOT.NE MUSTY'T"

PENALIZE HYMNOSTI TALE

SHE'S

PANICKER...

HELLO, CHIEF, WHAT BRINGS

YOU BACK AGAIN

AGAIN? I JUST GOT HERE. WHAT DO YOU

MEAN. HIGGINS

WATCH CAREFULLY, NOW!

By Mik

HONK

By Ernie Bushmiller

I WONDER WHAT'S SO

FUNNY

DEAD END

FAGOT: JUST THE BRAINSTORM TO GET

·YOUR EXCLUSIVE STORY)).

By Frank Robbins

SONIERE REBRİ FOR

A 203 MAKYOU THRNICAM

some

There were few featured American Tod. "13"

Anaconda Copper Papers groups.

hid

Armco Stee! strong spots with Crown Zeller- Armour bach and Union Bag around each.

2 Baldwin-Lima-Ham

Baltimore & Ohio Bendix Aviation Corp. In steels, Youngstown Sheet Benguet Cons

fell 14. Motors Bethlehem Steel

and Tube

moved narrowly,

General Motors again was the

issue, followed by

and Electric &

most active Sperry Rand Musical Industries.

New York Stock Exchange bond volume was $8,680,000,

EVEN

MAGICIANS

Beat

Cantt Carlsberg

Couldn't be fresher!

Libby's

try.

.FROZEN PEAS TODAY

I'M OFF TO APARTY

AND I'M TAKING

ROWNTREES MILK CHOCOLATES AS A

PRESENT/

situation

Can Miguel

Boeing Airplane

Burroughs Add Machine Capadin Pacific R. Case (3. 1.) Co.

C.LT. Financial Corp. Cat. Tractor

Celanese Corp. Chase Manhat. Bank b. Chrysler Motors Colgate-Palmolive Co. Commercial Credit Commonwealth Elec. Consolidated Idlaon Continental Oit at Del. Continental Steel Corn Prochucia Grape Co..... Crown Zelerbach Cuban Amer. Sugar Qurus Weight Diamond Alkal! Dow Chemniçala Dupont de Nemours Eastman Kodak

El Paso National Qas Brio Hallroad

Family Finance Corp. General Electrio

General Foods

General Motors

Gen. Pub. Um

Gillette Safety Razor Glidden Co. ... Goodrich (B. F.) Ch. Goodyear Tire Heyden Chomieni Homstake Mining Co. Ingersoll-Rand Inland Steel Co. Interchemical Corp. Int'l Business Machines Int Harvester International Nickel International Paper Inta Tel & Tel John-Manyšla Co.

Kansas C. Power & Light Kennacott. Copper

Liggett Meyers Tob. Co. Lockheed Aircraft Loews Incorp.

Lone Star Cement Co. Loustilo de Nashville R. Lowenstein & Bons Mesabi Iron Corp. Minnesota Mining Midon Development Monsanto Chemical Co. Montgomery Ward Motorola LG. National Cash Reg." "A" National Dairy Prod. National Distillers. National Lead

National Steel Corp, New York Central [Olin Mathiesona Otis Elevators Owen-linola Glass Pacio Gas & nec. Pacific Western Oil ........ Pan American Airways Paramount Pictures Parka Davis Co. Penny J. C. Co.

Perin. Salt Co. Phillp Morris Philip Petroleum Procter & Gamble Sto Pittsburgh Plate Gla Publicker Industries Pure Ot

Radio Corporation

Republia šiest Reynolds Metal Shell On co Saint Reg. Paper Sinclair On

Boceny “Vizagam South Porto, Rico. Sugar Southern National Ow Southern Railway⋅ (Com.) Bandar Brands Standard Oil of cổ, Standard Oll of Ind. Standard Oil of NJ, Sterling - Drug Co. Stobaly Van__Camp Studebak-Packaid: Corp. Bwite à Co.

Taxas Co.

Tide Water Ann. Oli Twenty Century Fox Extens

Union Chibida

Union Pacilāc

United AlrerKTE U, B. Lane Co. UB. Rubber

1.8. 814

400

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