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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1931.

'RED' MENACE IN HONG KONG STOCK

SWATOW DISTRICT.

BORDER TOWNS

PLUNDERED.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

MARKET.

YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL.

QUOTATIONS.

The opening after the holidays wha somewhat quiet, but rates were SWATOW, Dee. M.

not materially altered at the morn General "Chang the local Garri-külg session. won Commander, sailed for Canton

Sales. to-day to consult the Flighor Com

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HEAD OFFICE - TORONTO, CANADA (Occupied exclusively by the Company)

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who have now reached the Kwang- tung-Kungsi herder Reports have been reenived that pillaging and plundering have once more occur. ved in the border towns and vi Inger One cannot understand the atter inability of the Government troops to exterminate these vermin over for all.

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Students to Enforce Boycott. Following the recent upheaval enused by the students, a meeting was held yesterday for the purpose

olecting a (Reorganised) Boycott Committee. A proposal... that a committee of students be nominated for the work of "conrghing and examining (goods of Japanes origin) AB put forward and unanimously carried. Curiously enough a statement has appeared in the Preas to day, issued by the Labur Trion, denouncing the artion of the students and suggest- ing that the Linion should take charge of this work instond of the students, who should devote their time to study only. The exact position at the moment is most puzzling. The last few days have

China Lights, $271. Tolephones (part paid), 3901.

Buyera. Waterboats, 894. Providenta (old), 853. Providents (new), 22.10. Hotels (old), #15.15. Hotels (new), $149. Chinese Estates Trams, $29.

905.

Cements (combined), $19.40. Cements (old). #124. \ Dairy Farms, $29. Powells, $31.

*

Constructions (old), 95.55, Constructions (new), $1.00. Wharves, $153,

Hong Kong Lands, 3814. Realtios, 217.60. Ewos, Tis. 15.65/

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Telephones. (part. paid), 820). Ropes, $18.

China Agricultural Developments,

810.

Watsons," $18.10.

Amusements, $19.00.

Sellers.

Raubs, $40. Trams, 8221.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

The market continued quiet

Seles,

Hong Kong Lands, 282.- China Lights, 827). Trame, $22.10..

seen a number of merchants smug throughout the day, with only a gling in Japanese goods and transmall volume of business passing. shipping thein up-country. Per sistent reports by the students go to indicate that by means of silver bullets," certain merchants. have obtained many *" fawurs** from the definet. Boycott Committer and the Kuomintang, who work hand in hand. The more import- an members of these two degunika- tions are stili au large, and do not appent keen on retaining their, old

status.

The Recent Disturbances..

A member of the Provincial

Constructions (new). $1.95.

Buyers.

Hong Kong Lands, "882 Ewos, Tix. 159.

Watsons, 916.90.

Realties, B114. China Lights, 71.

Government in Canton has arrived HONG KONG POLICE

in Switow to investigate the causes of the recent disturbances created by the students. The question ask- locally is as follows: Suppose the decision is against them, what steps ran the flovernment take to enfores its authority?

The Chamber of Commerce.

It is rumoured that the hond of the delegation (under Mr. Ma Chung Hang) which went to Cun to sometime ago bas secretly re- turned to Swatov. The attitude of the students has caused bim a

RESERVE.

[ORDERS BY THE HON. MR, D. C. WOLFE, C.M.G. 1.G.P.]

Chinese Company. Training Conra-Part II--A?] recruits will attend at the Chinese Company's Headquarters, to-day at 5.30 p.m. for instruction.

Training Course-Part There

certain amount of apprehension, will be no Part of Training: and presumably. He has been

superceded by one Mr. Yong. The Course on Thursday. proceedings of the interview "nt N.C.O class-There will be ne Canton Aro kept as secret.C.On claim on Frilny, January possible.

7, 1932.

Athletics Dust Politics!

Indian Company.

The annual inter-school Athletic Training Course-Part 1-Ther Heating is now occupying the main will be no Part II of Training attention of the students, and the

Course on Thursday.." town has been consequently peace- ful.

Street preaching is being endue.

Sharpshooters Company.

teil by labourers" who, condemn Strength. The following members.

the actions of the students lately.have been taken on the strength

elash took place last night be

tween

the preachers und students who happened to amongst the audience.

Lights Out!

somne

of the Sharpshooters Company as be from December 28: Constab's

R443 W. E. Broadbridge," R414 N., Varganoff and R446 C. Fisher."

Notice. Any members of the Company desiring copies of the photograph taken at the Annuals Dinner may note that these are ob- tainable from the Of Co

The town continues to be without electric light. Such inconvenience must be endured for another few

weeks.

MISS LUBA PECKER,

FORTHCOMING RECITAL AT

H.M.I.

Miss Luba Pecker, the talented planist will give a recital at the Helena May Institute on January 7, at 5.30 p.m. This recital, origin ally fixed for December 3, had to is postponed owing to the fact that Miss Perker developed a septic

(Sgd.) D. L.. KING, D.S.P. (R.).

MORE AUTOMATIC SIGNALS.

CORONER SAYS THEY WOULD MAKE MAIN ROADS SAFER.

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An appeal fer more automatic

thumb. This will be her fire pubite traffic signals was made, by the recital in Hong Kong, and it 18

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hoped she will receive the suppert South London coroner, Mr. A. Douglas Cowburn, at a Camberwell her ability deserves.

Born in Russia in 2004, Misa inquest on a man killed by Peckor started her musical educawhile crossing Brixton-road He tion at the age of ten. In 1917 she said:

entered the St. Petersburg Cou

"These fatalities will happen

servatorie, hurt owing to the re- until the authorities think it to Automatic volation, her studies were interupt

increase the system of

ad and she did not resume them signals. until 1923, under the tuition of the It is really dangerous for podes famous Professor Nicciaeff, praduat trians to cross the road. I am ing with high honours in 1990. In inclined to think that if signals 1027 Misa Pecker toured Japan such as those in Oxford-street were with her brother, a brilliant young installed on the main trunk roads, colloist who is at present in Ber thera would be a reduction in the

deplorable loss of life."

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IZAL is to be obtained from all local, chemists in the following" sizes:-8 oz. bottles, quart, gallon, 1 gallon, 5 gallon tins, and in 40 gallon casks.

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