1931-12-23 — Page 14

We are pleased to announce the reception of a large stock of

MAGNIFICENT JEWELLERY

including pieces worth more than $50,000 FACE mostly diamond bracelets, rings, brooches, earrings, necklaces

+

The new grip-wing brooch can be worn as usual, but also on a glove, a hat and a shoe

Que stock of

O WRIST WATCHES

DIAMOND

is most probably the best in town for quantity, quality and low prices

J. ULLMANN &

Chater Road

Th

co.

Established 1860 °

ANNOUNCING !

9th DECEMBER, 1931.

OPENING DATE OF

"BRUNSWICK HOUSE

ARCADE--GLOUCESTER BUILDING

.... (Operated by. TaE CHINA PHONOGRAPH & Eadio,. Lze,)

COMPLETE STOCK OF

LATEST

DANCE HITS

fr

BRUNSWICK AND MELOTONE!

Electrically Recorded

RECORDS

MUSIC TO SUIT EVERY TASTE! MACHINES TO SUIT EVERY POCKET.

COME ROUND" FOR A DEMONSTRATION

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1931.

WEDDING PLOT ALLEGED.

WOMAN TRICKED OUT OF

·MILLIONAIRE.

Now York, Nov. 15-Unusual charges of conspiracy to prevout her marriage to Mr. Tederic Adam Ginbal, a millionaire merchant of New York and Philadelphia, ure

made in an action for £800,000 damager brought by Countess Stanislaus Popielawaki, formerly Miss Lillian Mondal,

Countcas Popielawski states that Mr. Mimbol promised to marry her,

CHECK TO NO RENT CAMPAIGN.

IMPRISONMENT ORDERED FOR INSTIGATORS.

Srinager, Dec, 17-In view of the pread if the No rens" campaign from the Uilited Provinces to Kash- mir, the State Council to-day issued a special notification outlining the mensuros which "are to be enforced for combatting the movement,

Persons charged with instigating others to refuse payment of the land revenue or rent will not be al- lowed bail, and upon conviction they will be liable to six months imprisonment or to a fine. News-

but, in an effort to raliove himself of the contract, conspired with Mies Mariu do Rivera to trick her inted and circulars advocating marrying someone else. She alleges will be seized and fortfuited and, in Ron-payment of legitimata dues

that ho persuaded hor to go, to Franes last May, and said he would this connection the police are em- powered to make a house to house follow and marry her there.

search for such circulars.

At Brides-des-Bains she mist Mise

Those steps are a sequel to similar de Rivern, who confided to her that

drastic she was a clairvoyant, and told her-

measures promulgated: in that Mr. Gimbel loved her but the United Provinces on Monday. would not realise it unless she may- A message from Allahabad statés

that, doo -the--ordination--forbid-

riod" unother." She 'naserts that she married the count, whom she bong the encouragement of the No Heves to have been in the alleged

Rent" campaign, instructions have -conspiracy, through an arrangement

been issued that prominent mem bers of the All India Congress partly effected By Hiss de Rivera. He agreed in writing, she asserts,

Committee residing in Allahabad to give her an annulment whenever must not leave the city without per- |'she" desired.

mission.

At the time, the countess says, she believed all the representations made, but later edusidered that sho had been the victim of a conspiracy. Mr. Gimbel and Miss de Rivera are mare joint defendants in the suit. The allegation against Miss de Rivera is that she plotted to divert to herself financial and other benefits which would have accrued to the plaintiff as Mr. Gimbel's wife. My. Gimbel has denied all the allegations through his counsel and has applied to the Supreme Court for the dismissal of the cem plaint.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

A

On or about January and with- ont further notice, a smal: unclass ed red shing light, to he known Tungkon Creek Light, will bɑ exhibited from A 20 feet. steel trestle tower erected on a concrete dolphin at the southern side of the entrance pa the Tung-kou Creek, in the lower section of the Shanghai Harbour,

PASSENGERS

DEPARTURES,

it

The following left by ss. Generat Matyinger:-Miss Ella C. Suge. Miss Helen Powell, Mr. K. Tuters ing, Mr. K. F. W. Eckert, Mr." F." M. Brito, Mr. P. Currid, Me. A. A. Pressel, Mr. Sverre Norman.

The following left by the Blue Funnels.s. Antenor:-Misy D. - len, M. S. F. Chubbs, Mr. L. J. Clifford, Mr. G. H. Daly, Mr C. H. Dakers, Mr. E. Dowson, Mr. 6, E. Devenshire. Mr and Mrs. H. A. Exley, Miss H. Exley. Master R. Exley, Miss E. E. Fell, Miss Gaw- ler, Captain auth Mrs. F. Gibba und infant, Miss M. Gibbs, Miss A. Gibbs, Mr. and Mrs. A. Marshall. Mrs. A. Miebael, Miss K. M. Michael, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Lang worthy, . H. F. Newton and in- The light will be red, unclassed, funt, ira. E. Poole, Mr. and Mrs., showing a Ansh of 0.3 second dura-H. M. Preston, Miss Muriel Riggs. Lion every 3 seconds, thus:-

Light

0.3 second Egline 2.7 seconds Charts affected Chinese Ad- miralty Charts No. 505, 508 and

1013.

را إلى

Mr. E. A. Ross, Miss M. A. Me- Robbie. Mr and Mrs. B. A. Ror, "Miss K. Stewart, Miss G. M. R. Skrine, Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Trech- man, Mr. Ward, Mr. B. Wigt Mr. W. Walsh, Mr. W. Whiting. Master T. Whiting.

A.OF. C. Average of Shanghai Stocks

Town o TALK

SANDEMAN'S

PORT & SHERRY

H. R. & S

SOLD EVERYWHERE

$10.00

May be $10.00 won't buy all your Christmas. dinner-but it will help,"

Why not go in for our competition this week and see if you can't win ?

SEE DETAILS OF COMPETITION ON PAGE 5

In the

NEW GRILL & BALL ROOM HONG KONG HOTEL

Mondays

to

Saturdays

TEA DANCES

from 5 to 7-

p.m.

Dinner Dances

nightly Mondays to Saturdays

Inclusive charges for

Gea and Dancing $1.00

The Hong Kong & Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.

14.00

ולת]

2+5

56.00

JAN:

M

TWENTY 2SPRESENTATIVE

STOCKI

COMMENT ON A.O.R.C. AVERAGE.

}

Shares in the Shanghai marketį closs balance has been the result. disturbances elsewhere have 80 have been fairly standy in recent Nominal quotations and no busi- little consequences in Shanghai in sessions but trading on the whole neas in sight are conditions Te-enocuraging. Many local enter- has been very dull There is no presentative of an unusually, large prises are continuing to do a good incentive for doing business while number of stocks.

busines, and on the basis of pre- vailing economic conditions, would appear that the sharp shrinkage in share values that took place between September 18 and November 28 is not justified.

conditions have been so unsettlod. The new developments in Japan The resignation of President Chiang have exerted but small positive in- has been ponding, and thers is a fuence on the share market. It is good deal of uncertainty as to what striking evidence of the isolation effects this will have on market of Shanghai that a booming stock sentimont

market in Japan should have no The A.O.F.C. Average has un-repercussions in the local market, dergone practically no change to Even the entirely new status of three sousione, Bids for some of the Yen brought no changes of im the leading shares have boon lower-portance in the price of thares. ed, others have been raised, and a The fact that serious "economic

1

CHRISTMAS COMPETITION

ENTRY FORM

4th

$10 Competition

To the advertising manager

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS

11, ICE HOUSE STREET, HONG KONG. my opinion the attached is the best advertisement which has appeared in the Hong Kong Daily Press between the dates of December 14 and December 19. 1 enclose a letter giving reasons for my choice. I have read the conditions of this competition and agree to abide by them.

MR.

Signed MRS.

M155,

Address

EXCHANCE RATES,

Vienna Prague

28 off.

Helsingfors

940

it

[BR1719H WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Madrid

40

Lisbon

P]

1

Rugby, December 21.

1094

Athens

900

Paris New York Montreal

801

Bucharest .....

572)

3.301

Rio

42

4.20

Forward

200/10

240

Buenos Aires...

414

178

Montevideo

311 nom.

87/10

24.30 Milan 28.06 Berlin

Bombay

1/80/81

Shangbai

2/1

145/10

Hong Kong

1/5

23.38

23:01

Stockholm Copenhagen"

18%

Yokohama

181

Silver:-

Oslo

103

*: Spot

2/01

207/18

The statistical record of tha A.O.F.C. Average follows:

January 18 High for your Sept 19, Low for year Nev, 28'

December 15

Brussels Geneva Amsterdam