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SYD CHAPLIN IN SINGAPORE.

CHARLIE'S “WORK.”

SOLVING THE WORLD PROBLEMS.

According to Mr. Syd Chaplin who arrived in Singapore on hit way to England last week, his brother, Mr. Charles Chaplin, is turning politician; he claims ne has found a way to solve the world's present problems.

I saw Mr. Syd Chaplin on Tues- day on board the N.Y.K. Terukuni Maru, writes a Straits Times re porter, Rangod on his borth were several Japanese stunted trees which he is taking back with him as souvenirs. He pointed to one and remarked that it was about 36 years old; another; he said, was older than himself.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, JULY

Money and Markets

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

A.O.F.C. QUOTATIONS.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

New Youx, July 6. LAST TO-DAY'B AVERAGE AVERAGE CHANGED

30. Indus trials 20 Rails 20 Utilities 17.33 Mostra E, A. Pierce & Co, Report, The market is encouraging: Busi- ness done 700,000.

45.47 44.08 +61

13.74 14.00 +.95

17.56 +.23

Air Reduction. .................. Allied Chemical and

Dye

Syd looked very fit after his so- journ in the Land of the Rising Sun. He stated that both his brother and he wished they could American Can

American have stayed in Japan for about a your. They had been in Tokio most of the time and consequently had Hot seen much of the country. The brothers said good-bye there-Char

W. R. LOXLEY & CO. lie to return to Hollywood and

Syd to journey back to England.

YORK. BUILDING, HONG KONG.

23743

CENTRAL RADIO

SERVICE

KING'S BLOG [Opp. Sher Serey)

Both to Make Pictures,

Syd affirmed the suggestion that he was going to make a picture in England. Ho had one or two ideas, but we guard those ideas," Yes, Charlie was also going to start work on a picture as soon 49 he arrived in America. It was tirne he did, anyway, remarked Syd.

Du Pont de Nemours 234 Eastman Kodak General Electric General Foods General Motors International Harves

HONG KONG STOCK MARKET.

YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS.

Marketa opened somewhat quietar yesterday morning, and investors. seem to be inclining to a policy of "Wait and See."

Bales.

Hong Kong Banks 81,550/81,500. Union Insurances $455. Hong Kong Lands $77), Ewo Oottons Tis. 13.00. Hong Kong Trams 8291, Telephones (P.P.) $99).. Dairy Farms 828.20.

Buyers.

Canton Insurances $1,300. China Fire Insurances 2000. Hong Kong Fire $1,195, Union Waterboats, 819). H.K. and K. Wharves $138, H.K, and W. Dooka 818),,

Providents (Old) $5.

Hong Kong Realties $11.85:

Hong Kong Trams 899,60,

Yaumati Ferries (Now) 8322

Hong Kong Electrics $72.

Telephones (P.P.) $22.

Cements (Comb.) #18.10. Dairy Farms 828,

Constructions (Old) $5.40.

Constructions (Now) 81.60.

Sellern.

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1932.

DIRECTORY & CHRONICLE

OF THE FAR EAST

CHINA, JAPAN, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,

STATES, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS,

MALAY

INDO-CHINA,

NETHERLANDS INDIA, ETC.

(Published by the Hong Kong Daily Press, Ltd.)

First edition 1862, revised and enlarged annually

1933 Edition now in course of preparation

BUSINESS

LAST TO-DAY'S PRICE YEICE 2527 $33៖

J.

461

471

Hotels (Old) #11.10.

33)

Hotels (New) $10.

Telegraph

Hong Kong Lands $70.

Humphreys $15).

and Telephone American Tobacco “B” 40} Auburn.....

781

771

512

Ewo Cottons, Tla 13).

40

49

Star Forrios - $80.

Borden Company ....... Consolidated Gar of

21

213

Yanmati Ferries (Did) 833).

DIRECTORY

New York Drugs, Inc.

30

361

oft-

21B

29,

231

3

38)

of

10

20

20

Hong Kong Banks $1,550,

ANNAM

BORNEO

71 8

South China Motors "B" $8. Star Ferries 800.

CHINA

He

Ler International Tel, and

Tel. Liggett and Myers

111

111

CHOSEN (COREA)

31

31

"B"..

38

40

Loew's Inc.

15

15)

"What have you heard that story here as well" was the question

Pacific Gas and Elec-

tric

101

19

7

牲

whether it was true that Charlie Radio Corporation ... was intending to make a talkie in Sears Roebuck which he took the leading part of Standard Oil Com a deaf and dumb man. "That story

31

3

101

101

is all over China and Japan," he said. "Charlie

pany of New Jersey 24

25

was, continually Socony-Vacuum Corp.

8)

€1

receiving letters suggesting that he | Union · Carbide and should make a talkie and have that

HONG KONG

INDO-CHINA

JAPAN

Carbon .........

10

163

rule. Now what would happen i

Charlie did act upon that suggesUnion Pacifio tion? Thousands of people would United Aircraft and write to him and state they were the originators of the story

301

311

Constructionis (Old) 85.85,

MACAO

Constructions (New):81.05.

Hong Kong Government Loans

Trans.

78

United States Steel... 298

231

2 per cent, premium.

Sellers.

MALAY STATES

Hong Kong Trams 823.10.

China Lights (Old) $19,10,

178

Constructions (New) $14.

had had 18 months' holiday and this did not do the studios anu those concerned any good. They had to be kept going.

RADO EXPERTS –WORK GUARANTEED levelled at me when I inquired Pennsylvania Railway.

ཚུ་ ོ

Telophones (P.P.)- 8821.

NOTICE

Latest

BRUNSWICK can definitely say," Syd continued,

and

MELOTONE

with a twinkle in his eye, "that Westinghouse E, and Charlie dots not intend acting that

M...................... 10 sort of a character.

Political Work."

Charlie is in the throes of writ ing a political article which will

RECORDS be published in America. This was

—Obtainable—

-from-

THE

BRUNSWICK HOUSE Arcado, Gloucester Bldg.

KING'S

THEATRE

COMMENCING SUNDAY TWO EMINENT STAGE COMEDIANS BRINGS THEIR ARTISTRY TO THE SCREEN

the reason why he telephoned to a London newspaper some time before he left Switzerland for a Coin- plete data as possible on German and particular reparations in European War debts in general."" These when forwarded to him he found most valuable with the result that he went ahead with full con- Adence on a "work" he was prepar ing.

"Charlie reckons ho has found a way out of the world crisis," said Syd. "You know this finding a new hobby in the world. pears to have taken the place of the crossword puzzle."

It sp

**Tobacco Chewing Warrior." *

The conversation voered round to the recent visit to Singapore of Capt Bruce Bairnsfather, the crea tor of "Old Bill." Syd remarked, that his favourite role had always beon Old Bill in "The Better. 'Ole." He said that he had jumped right out of the woman-part stuff ana! a tobacco chewing old become warrior". He then related amusing incident which occurred in China.

EXCHANGE RATES.

[BRITISH WINZLESS SERVICE.]

Runny, July 6.

Paris New York Montreal Brussels Geneva

908

3.50

Amsterdam Milaa

Berlin Stockholm Copenhagen Oslo Vienna Prague

Helsingfors

Madrid Lisbon Athens

4.00

26.00

15.95 8.821

09 13/10 15.02) 19 15/32 18/7/16 201

190

235

43 13/16

110

300

Bucharest.

505

Belgrade Rio

220

Buenos Aires

· Montevideo Bombay

- Shanghai

Hong Kong

Yokohama Silver (apot). Silver (forward)

31/32 now, Worminal

30 nom. 1/63/39

1/71

1/8

1/02 10 9/16" 16

8.C. Enterprises $5.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

Towards mid-day markets ɛABUI-

ed a better tone, and there were activa enquiries for a few selected issues, which, in consequence, hava, been marked up.

Sales.

Hong Kong Banks $1,650.

H.K. and K. Wharves $139,

Hong Kong Trams $13.

Dairy Farms 8291. Constructions (New) 21,05,

Buysra.

Union Insurances $450. HK, and K. Wharves $138), Hong Kong Landr $77{.^^.... Hong Kong Realties $11.70, Hong Kong Trams $22.00. China Lights (Old) $10,

Wallace Harpots $13).

TAXATION OF

COMPANIES.

OIL

PRODUCTION AND CON- SUMPTION DISEQUILIBRIUM

Shareholders in oil companies will sympathise with the weighty complaint against extortionate taxa- tion voiced by Sir John Cargill at the Burmah Oil meeting in London recently. Sir John did not serious- ly exaggerate when he declared that oil companies had become largely tax collectors. In India, for in stance, the selling price of petrol includes almost 18. per gallon of Government tax. Taxation repre sents over. 77. per cent, of the well- head return to the producer." Ont of the remaining 23 per cent, he must meet overhead expenses, de preciation, administration, icothe. tax (ie., more taxation), and fixed interest, before his ordinary, share- holders come into the picture at all. Company's Expenditure;

2222,700,000

Here are the contributions to India's recovery made last year by the Burmah Oil organisation: (ex- cluding its associates, Assam Oil and Timplate Company of India):

Royalties and Excise

Dution Indian income-tax, State duties, and municipal taxes Wharfage, port dues,

and rail freights 1,102,000 Wages, salaries, and commission to selling agents

He was being interviewed by a reporter and in the course of the in terview Old Bill was mentioned. reminiscence with regard to "The It concerned the Syd told the reporter that he had Bettor. Ole." met and had boon congratulated actor who took the part of Alf: by Capt. Bairnsfather at Los He was a young Lancashire Angeles. I then went on to tell laddie," he said. "He was perfect him that I had figured Bill as being for the part. The remarkable thing a man of the London bus driver about him was that althugh he type, rather ignorant, slow think could not play a single musical ing, with no sanse of proportion, instrument he knew the name of and with a piece of 'bacca in his every piece of musle he heard. Ho mouth which caused him to expec claimed that he led the names of torate every short while," Syd said: ansie-he-heard. He claimed that I said he was the sort of man who, he had the names of over 8,000 when on the battlefield, did not care pieces in his head. You could whether he got plum and apple or whistle or hum anything to him Ordinary

470,000

2,897,000

£56,925,000

For the year to December 21 last, shareholders received Unconscionably high taxation of

a remarkable ell products is vicious in two ways

if there were shells flying overhead and his would promptly tell you 2084,000 in dividends. ****Imagine my surprise when I its name. That was his hobby and

rend next morning that Mr. Byd I thought it was

Oil is a raw material of industry, Chaplin had figured Capt. Bruce one, Bairnsfather as being a man of the "What about that return visit to and taxation of raw materials is London bus driver type, rather the East 11 saked the actor. In the worst of all possible forms of wonder what Capt Bairnkfather straight out when he had finished ped on " to petroleum values, which would have said if he had read his picture. He intended to make are abnormally low because of dis- along stay in Japan and spend equilibrium between production and some time in Chine and Indis, Syd consumption. Whenever this dis was not certain whether he would equilibrium is removed, and values

rise, the consumer will suffer. accompany his brother.

Sydney Howard ignorant, slow thinking, otet 1 reply Byd said Charlie was coming taxation. Secondly, it has lin

ALMOST A DIVORCE

#75,000 Names in His, Head,

Syd then related an interesting (Continued at foot of next column)

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