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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 17th, 1928.

LOCAL SHARE MARKET.

MORE "ACTIVITY:

DUSINESS ON 'FAIRLY LARGE SCALE.

Meirra. Benjamin & Potts, in their weekly review of the share market, dated yesterday, state:

NURSE CAVELL FILM FOR UNITED STATES.

BRITISH NAVAL REDUC- TIONS.

MR. COOLIDGE TO BE ASKED NEW ZEALAND'S GENEROSITE.

TO SEE IT:

AMERICAN PRODUCER'S.

PRAISE.

The Nurse Cavell the Dawn," which has been withdrawn owing

FINE WORK IN CHINA"

{THROUGH, REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, March 13th. Striking figures regarding British

Since our last report of the sth to representations made by Ger naval” reductions were given by

instant the local market has shown a good deal more activity and busi- ners has been on a fairly large scale. Prices in many cases show a further advance, and we close with very firm tone for both specula. tive and investment stocks. The market in the North is unchanged except for Ewos and Shanghai Docks which have "further appre ciated.

Hong Kong and Shanghai Banks are rather bumer with business dane up to 81,950, and thord are farther buyen at this rate, London quotation is unchanged Lions have changed hands" at 532/8335 Cantons were marked higher at $450.

China Under

wiiters after having been bought up to $2.50, bave declined to 82.60. Hong Kong Fires have advanced farther to 8780 following the an- nouncement of a dividend of $3 payable on the 27th March...

Hong Kong, Canton and Macao steamboats were dealt in at 827) at the outect but have since appre ciated to $30. Douglas steamships were placed st $49, but the demand appears to have been satisfied. Kowloon Wharves after having receded to $140 have recovered to a buying quotation of $141. China providents were booked in fair quantities at 88.35/80:30. Realtys were placed at 88.

pay to Sir Austen Chamberlain, to be shown pubbely in the United States,

The fim has been bought for the Enited States at a record price by Mr. Arabic Selwyn, the American theatrical impresario, who intends to present the picture od Broad- way,

--

First, however, Mr. Selwyn in tends to nek President Coolidge to

"Down and to show it to the American Legion and to the three thousand women's club "organisa.

tions before showing it to the general public.

Mr. Selwyn said:

I believe the American public will accept this picture not a a istorical subject which, because of its truth will interest them, but because the story itsel has been beautifully handled.

Middle West Germans.

.!

Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, in the House of Commons; in submitting the Navy Estimates. We had 611 ships in July, 1914, 1,887 at the "Armistice, and only 405 at the present day, n

The respective tonnages 270,000, 8,130,000 and 1,320,000, Britain, he declared had scrapped. nearly 2,000,000 tons as against 500,000 tons by the United States.

[BATTISH WIRELESS BERVICE.)

were

ROBY, March 15th. The First Lord of the Admiralty dealing with the figure of £37,300,000 asked for, emphasised that this sum

showed a reduction of £1,150,000- Du what was spent last year, while he pointed out that there was, in ad- dition, £1,980,000 less in appropria- tions.

I am not a julge of its cam mercial value, but I was willing to pay a big price for the honour of associating myself with a film that will not only be a potent factor against war, but also will do more to promote the British film industry in America than any Mr. Bridgeman called attention thing that has ever before, been to the increased expenditure of attempted.

It had, therefore, been necessary to economise to the extent of over- £200,000,000.

Alt Arm Increases.

extra provision, although they were cutting down in other directions.

I have big theatrical interests £108,000 on the Fleet Air Arm and in the Middle West, particularly said that far from starving the nir in Chicago, where the Germanside, the Admiralty were making Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels popuption is very large. I am have again becm in good demand convinced that Dawn" will be and were negotiated at gradually just as welcome there because of improving prices up to 310.60, the its truth and obvious sincerity. market closing gasier." Hong Kong Mr. Herbert Wilcox, the producer Lands were a trife better with sales of Dawn," denied the statements reported at 865. Hong Kong Trams that he had made or was making have receded to 88.15. Star Ferchanges in the film. ries were dealt in at 865.

- China Lights ⋅ (Combined) have zasod off slightly and there are sellors at 818 Hong Kong Elec.. trics are enquired for at 8714 ex the dividend of $2:50 just paid.

GERMANS WAR · FILM.

BLOCKADE AS ANTI-BRITISH

PROPAGANDA..

There was a vote of £49,000,000. for effective services. This corres ponded almost exactly with the sum for effective services in the year 1914, but when they came to cal- culate what they would have had to pay it pre-war prices prevailed, they had a reduction of £18,000,000.. Therefore, he pointed out on that Hong Kong Telephones have in-

calculation there was saving on proved their position and have

effectivo services of 37.05 per cent. buyers at 81.85 with a fair amount

I have been to the second part of businesa reported Green Island of the German war fim, says, the compared with the pre-war year. Cements (Combined) are rather Daily Mail correspondent-azd left Mr. Bridgeman described as an lower and were sold at $121 the theatre wondering how Ger event of great valus and interest Malabons were disposed of at 827. mars could have the temerity to the most generous contribution by

China Sugars have shown firm-raise objection to the British film ness and a good demand for the of the life of Nurse Cavell new Zealand of £1,000,000 towards shares has raised the price to 813.60. Dairy Farms were put through at former. bitterness and, rice feeling New Zealand had also offered to Anything more likely to renew making the dock at Singapore." 921.15 to 821 ex the dividend of against Great Britain could hardly $1.25 just paid Watsons have

BERLIN.

strengthened to a buying quotatione imagined. Germany is shown as maintain another cruiser moro than of 814) with sales reported at a beleaguered fortress, and the re- before. 814.70. Lane, Crawfords were done ait of the British blockade is

at 83.05 and continue in request. pathetically shown by scenes re- Ewos changed handy at The 8.83 prezenting children clamouring for

food. ex "the dividend of 40 candareena just paid.

Ts 101

If "Dawn" is to be suppressed Shanghai Docks have buyers at these scenes should also be up-

pressed

WATSON'S DIVIDEND.

8169,344 AVAILABLE FOR APPROPRIATION.

The annual meeting of Messrs AS. Watson & Co., Ltd., will be held in the Hong Kong Hotel on Wednesday, March 25th at 11.30

A.11.

MAN'S CRIME STORIES.

China Station

He also referred with satisfaction to the fine work achieved by the Navy in China during the very dis- turbed times through which that country had been passing.

Dealing with the question of Britain's naval policy, Mr. Bridge man said it was one of replacement. This year the Government were dropping one, cruiser out of three and were inserting" further lour sloops. In the two years 1927 and 1928 instead of having six cruisers they would only lay down three.

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SAYS THAT AUTHOR USED THEM FOR HIS PLAYS. After William Hurley, a tailor, with 25 previous convictions, had pleaded guilty at the London So far they had no idea of alter Sessions to stealing a dressing-case

SHOCK FOR THE TYPIST. from an omnibus, be said that on ing next year's programme. That one occasion, while he was await would come up for consideration by

SPEEDOMETER TO COUNT The profit for the twelve months ing trial, a Fleet-street reporter got the Minister who then presentell the

HER TAPS ON THE KEYS. ended 31st October, 1927, amounts into touch with him. He added: Estimates. It would be a very risky to 8132,237.78, which together with "I wish I could paint his name thing to do further, than the Gov BRITISH TRANSPORT MINIS

TRY INQUIRY.

A shock is in store for typists. the carry forward of 857,106.89 in red across Flect-street. When ernment had done in postponing from the previous year, leaves came out of prison in September replacement because in a few years

more rapid BISHOP ON NEED OF PLAY At the Exhibition of Business E- 8189,344.07 available for appro five years ago another reporter got we should have a

GROUNDS.

ciency at the Holland Park Hall, priation.

London, is an instrumet that: bold of me and suggested that I obsolescence in eruisers and there The directors will recommend should write my life story. I got would be more necessity for spend-

LONDON, Feb. 15th counts the number of times the at the forthcoming meeting of £30 for writing it and £47 10. ing money on replacements. shareholders that, "this - MUIN be afterwards

These replacements would be Complaints by the Bishop of typist laps her keys.

The exhibition also marks the Then I got into touch with a necessary, moreover, at the same Southwark (the Rt. Rev. C. F. playwright, and he made two plays time as the possibility of replacing Garbett) of the number of children triumph in the office of the kni

of my life of

allocated as follows

To pay a dividend of

70 cents per "share

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which will absorb $34,000.00

Place to Reserve Fund 25,000.00 Write off Building In-

provements cerminta" Pay to the Chinese Staff Superannuation Fund Pay to the European Staff Provident Fund And carry forward to

next account

27.50

I

reason for idents in London led the Govers A woman gave a demonstration

Armament Limitation.

have been played in Londonhithe Government's reason killed and injured in traffic acting needle office of also gave him two tips for his rac dropping three cruisers was not that ment to promise, in the House of with the inciting needle in front ing articles. He knows as much they were not satisfied that this Lords yesterday, an immediate in of many business directors.

She was ven a box containing: about tips as horeca do. I asked country had done its full share inquiry by the Traffic Advisory Coun

mittee of the Ministry of Trana hundreds of cards showing sales, him for a substantial sum he had disarmament.

contracte and offer ma purchases, promised me for my manuscript, but

port 5,000.00

he only gave me a fiver." A play America had made a very gener. In 1928 33 children were killed ters of importames to slange firm. 5,000.00 he made out of my story is a crime our contribution in the limitation and 0,28 injured through traff When asked to look up the cash. story, and I would not give two of armaments and had scrapped ice area. That was an appal in the North of England last July- accidents in the Metropollineales which this firm had recorded 66,117.17 pence for its re

something like 500,000 tons of ships ling state of affair, said the the seized two knitting needles and Hurley described how be went built or building, to a theatre where the play was Before the Washington Confer. Bishop. It had been calculated plunged them through the tops of produced. He sat in the stalls with ence was held, however, Great that every twenty minutes a child the row of cards

She lifted the needles. The cash sixpence three-farthings in his po Britain had voluntarily scrapped was injured or killed outside the ket. Imagine my feelings when I tonnage amounting to 1,300,000 tons shelter of home or school sales in the North of England for read that the playwright received nad, since then, had scrapped about Accidents to children were rapid- last July fell on the table £14,000 for the film rights of the the same as America had. A

Ay increasing, the total of killed play he wrote dog my Since the Armistice, Great Britain and injured in 1920 in London having only 6,500, as compared with nearly 10,000 in 1996,

#189,344.67

MINER FAKIR

MAKING BLOOD FLOW BY "WILL" POWER.

VIENKA

manuscript from

Sir Robert Wallace, K.C., sen tenced Hurley to eighteen months' imprisonment

FORTUNE LOST

Before a large number of Vien- ness doctors, *- who were highly eceptical at the start, Paul Dicbel, a young miner who has performed Fome remarkable "fakir" fenis in South Germany, has demonstrated FORMER MILLIONAIRE DIES

his bility to pass a long usedle through his arm without causing blood to flow, and to make-blood

WORTH

A MONTREAL.

ooze from the ekin of his chest by Mr. David Russell, who recently sheer concentration of will died in a Toronto hotel was

Professor Thirring introduced him years ago o lig figure in Canadian

£2,000,000

tonnage of 2,139,618

So, he said, when one looked at the contributions of the United States of 600,000 tons and our own of 2,000,000 tons, one could not say we had not done our part,

The cards were put back in the case unclassified, and some even upside down. did not matter

The knitting needle would pick out the right carde at any time Street Flaygrounds,

The secret Jay as a series of Holes One of

me of the cancer of accidents to punched on the sides of the cards. children was that there were too on one side of the card the holes few playing grounds, and the Lon" indiante axles, ou another areas, dan child looked upon the streets and on another months, do not think said Mr its natural playground Bridgeman, St is quite sufficiently. Ho suggested a careful-investiga- understood how large a part woon, and thought that it might, he have played in this matter. We aE the only nation that is dependent for our very existence on the free

1. passage of the sons and for that reason our contribution, I think, is all the more remarkable

necessary to close ceriaan, streets to It would be safer, apparently, any kind of game, or else to shop he added for an American to enl blocking certain streets to notar walk about the United Statem the method in use in New York of gage Inks European war than to traffic at certain hours so that I am not, he confessed, children could play there supporter of the internal combus Lord Desborough, for the Home tion engine. It is spoiling the Our present naval expenditure Offion was doubtful of thisdom countryside, fouling_the_sea, a was seven per cent of the total of adopting any method of traffic ruining the air." budget of the country instead of control in use in the United States Viscount Peel, of the Ministry of the pre-war figure of 27.5 per cent, Statistics showed that in that counTransport, announced that the and as against 8.5 per cent in the try 3,500,000 people were injured Minster would dimet the Advisory. United States at the present time by motor since the war

Committed to make a speciate in (Continued at foot of nest column.)

quiry! and 11.8 per cent, in Japan.

to his audience at the Institute of finance. Hng estate was rated at Small Percentage, Physics, stripped to the waist, and doctors who wished were allowed Through Lawsuita, bad speculn to examing his skin with micros tions, and ill health he lost his for copes before-and-after his featy to tune, and his estate bar fust been be quite satisfied that the bleed proved at 2, 440 which will be ing was not from an oal ecar, for aired by his brother and two instance

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