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XAMINATION for New Stud.
ents on Sept., 3rd, at 9 a.m. School begins Supt. 6th. For Pro- spectus, for Boarders and Day boys, upply to MR. LI HOI TUNG, BAŃKER & CO., 20, Des Vour Road, U., or
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23743
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LASY OPENING
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It is rumoured that following
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1932.
Money
and Markets
the resignation of Mr. Wang HONG KONG STOCK NEW YORK STOCK
Ching Wai, nid also the Foreign Minister, the Nanking Government has received further resignations from leading politiolaus.
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According to a report from off- cial circles Marshal Chiang Kai Shek is to fly to Shanghai, with Mr. Lin Son, Chairman of the Na- tional Government, and to urge Mr. Wang Ching Wai to withdraw his resignation.
It is officially stated that Mr. Lin Son, Chairman of the Nationa!
Government, has arrived Hankow from Kiukiang by air,
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Plan to strengthen the 'Kwaugai Air Forces, were discussed by Gen- eral Li Chung Jen, Commander- in-Chief of the 4th Group Army, during his meeting with General Chang Wai Cheung, former Air Minister. Aerial experts for the Kwangsi Air Force, were requested
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Reports froin Pun U district state that over forty houses have evilapsed and 20 persons have been injured and three killed,,
According to Canton paper General Chen Tani Tong has or dered from abroad sixty fighting 'planes for the Canton Air Force, The shipment will arrive within Le months.
According to a telegram from Taiyuanfu a terrific rain storm oc- curred in the city on August 7th, and caused considerable damage. The city is now flonded.
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Twe representatives of the Matte. churian “Volunteers" hava arrived i. Manking to report to the Gov- ernment on the present situation in ́Manchurin, and to give details (of the "war" with the Japanese and the Manchukuo troops. It is understood that they will shortly proceed to Shanghai to confer with the "Shanghai Chinese Volun- teers,"
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Mr. Woo. Kam Ngar, a repre- W. R. LOXLEY & CO Entative of the Canton Air Force
Latest
YORK BUILDING, HONG KONG.
BRUNSWICK
and
MELOTONE
MARKET.
YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL
QUOTATIONS.
EXCHANGE.
A.O.F.C. QUOTATIONS.
New York, August 8. Dow Jones Averages:
Aug. Aug. B 8
Change
24.72 96.70 2.07 up 96.49 .30 .82 up
A brisk demand at the opening for the lower-priced issues quickly led to rates being rur up, in which Hotels, Realtins, Lights, Cements Industrials. 82.38 47:71 1.35 up and Ewoa all participated, and a 20 Rails....... fair volume of business was done. 20 Utilities... The close, however, was below the Messa. E. A, Plorce & Co. Report. The market rules firm. Business done: 5,500,000 shares.
Department, who has been оп United three months visit the United States, for the purpose of raising funds from the Chinese overses, returned to the Colony by the s.a. President Mckinley,
A strange report has been made to the police in Namhai district. Kwangtung, in the effect that on the sight of the 8th instant, a young Chinese woman, aged 24, was bitten and killed by a curious animal while she was in bed, asleep. Investigations were carried out by the district nuthorities but nothing has been discovered to throw light on the mystery. According to a villager's story he heard a loud
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STARTING FRIDAY At the CENTRAL
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FILIPINO TO HANG IN HONOLULU.
FOR MURDER OF HIS SWEETHEART.
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Honolulu, July 27.-All efforts to obtain axcutive clemency failing, Lazaro Calibo, 23, a Filipino con- visted in January at Hilo of the murdor of Emily Bonella, scheduled to be hanged in the ter- |ritorial prison to-morrow morning
at 8 o'clock.
Sales,
Providents (Olá) 84,00/1.05, Hong Kong Hotels (Now) 810) to
810.30,
Hong Kong Lands $78). Hong Kong Realties $10,80, Hong Kong Trams 822.00/23. Star Ferri 8037.
China Lighs (Now) $17.70. Dalty Farm27.60. Watsons (Old, $122.
LAST TO-DAY'S PRICE FRICE
$30
COPENHAGEN TRADE FAIR
BRITISH MANUFACTURERS TAKE LIVE INTEREST
[BRITISH WIRELESA SERVICE]
Huony, Aug. &
DISPLAYS which have been ar- ranged by 250 British firms at the Industrial Exhibition to be held At Copenhagen from September 24 to October 9, will cover 100,000 square feet of the floor space.
The Prince of Wales and the Crown Prince of Denmark are the
joint patrons of the exhibition.
British manufactures to the value of over £600,000 will be admitted to Denmark free of duty, but in bond.
Sections devoted to machinchy and motorcars will be one of the strong. est but among the features of speci- al interest will be a display of English lace of immense value which is being arranged by Mrs. Isitt, better known as Madeline Genee, who has obtained unique ex- amples on loan from prominent families all over Britain.
RADIO FIRMS SCORN DEPRESSION
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Air Beduction Allied Chemical and
Dyo
9611
78
0
American Can
49
518
American Telegraph
and Telephone....... 198
1101
American Tobacco "B" 70%
78)
Auburn
72)
Hong Kong overament Loans
Borden Company
ងថដ្និ
304
A FLOURISHING INDUSTRY
Canadian Pacific
15
3 per centremium.
141
Consolidated Gas of
Buy
New York
021.
84)
Hong Kong Banks1,340 ex div. Da Pont de Nemoura, 30 China Underwritersy,80, China Fire Insurance 3020, Eong Kong Steambon geuj. Union Waterboats 894 Raubs $361.
Drugs, Inc. ...
414
401
081
Eastman Kodak 592 021 Central Electric 101 10% General Foods
201 98) General Motora
141 15 International..
Harvestor 281 International Tel, and
Tol.
BY Liggett & Myers "B" 591 Loew's Inc. .....
28)
B
68
28
201
Pacific Gas & Electric Pennsylvania Railway 133
dio Corporation
Roebuckl
27
141
28
7:
23
23
Stard Oil Co. of
NA
Union
Mersey Soconacuum Corp. 11
351
351
11
arbide and
24
#3
United Air
241 66:
Trans.
13A
13
United States Shex Westinghouse E, &
414
418 1 343
LL.D. CERTIFICATES.
Hong Kong and Whampobocks:
318).
Providents (Old) $1,00.- Hong Kong Hotels (Old) 810. Hong Kong Hotels (New) 8101. Hong Kong Lands $78. Hong Kong Realtias 810.80, Ewo Cottons Tls. 14. Hong Kong Trams $22.90, Peak Trama (New) $71. Star Ferriog 8931, Yaumati Ferries (Old) 434. Yaumati Ferries (New) 833,
China Lights (Old) $18.10. China Lights (New), $17). Hong Kong Electrics 8771. Telephones (P.P.) 823). Malabon Sugars $23. Comenta (Combine) 815.90. Dairy Farms 827). Watsons (Old) $12.60. Lane, Crawfords $51. Hong Kong Amusementa 8191. Constructions (Old) 87.60. Hong Kong Government Loans
3 per cent, premium,
Sellers.
Union Insurances 8485, Benguets 816). Providents (Old) 85.
Hong Kong Hotels (Old) 810.80. Ewo Cottons Tia. 14.36. Hong Kong Ropen 813.
LONDON EXCHANGE
RATES
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)
Paris New York Montreal
Rugby, March 8,
84. 3.45]
3.95
Brussels
247
ie
Geneva Amsterdam Milan Berlin Stockholm
17.75
8,58
At the trial it was testified he killed the girl because she refused to marry him. Governor Lawrence M. Judd in signing the death war rant and he was unable to find extenuating circumstances.
Calibo, under guard in a death cell, was reported to be increasingly nervous as the hour of execution approached.
AN INTERESTING RULING.
Copenhagen Oslo
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14.50
30 7/10
18.00
Carbon Union Pa
NEW YORK OCK
MARKET
SENSATIONAL RISEV
SHARES
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOY.]
New York, Aug. 9,
Ruour, Aug, &. ONE of the youngest and most
flourishing of British indus tries, that of radio equipment manufacture, is holding an exhibi- tion at Olympia in London this month,
Ten years ago, six" ndio mann facturers provided £10,000 each to form the capital of the British Broadcasting Company and con- ducted a service during the four pioneering years before the present National Broadcasting Corporation was established in its place.
The industry, which now has an invested capital of thirty million pounds, and employs directly and in ancillary trades one million work-people, continues to expand rapidly and the exhibition which will be open from August 10 to 27, will show many further develop ments in this new science.
The local agents for the Société
· Internationade de Placements, Baste, Messrs. A. Goeke & Co.. advice that Monday's 'quotation for ILD. Certificutes in Basle was £2-18-0.
than A TURN-OVER of more
5,000,000 shares; the highest prices since March; railway securi- ties doubled in price since the low level of June last; but some TO- erasion in all sections before the close. These were features of yes terday's New York Stock Exchange
Together with the commodity buying wave, these features evoke a note of caution, Economic lead- ers on both sides of the Atlantic declare the rapidity of the rise was
EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
August 8, 1939. LONDON:- Telegraphic Transfer... 1/3} Bank Bille, on demand 1/31
ank Bills, months
might be............. 1/3)
dita, + months' Os ght ...
1/19
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Bills, on dewand 679) Os NE, 4 months' sight 6194
BADRI :-
Crells, on demand £23 On Box days' sight. zaž
Teleg
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Boak Transfer 851 On CALOUTemand
Telegra
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Bank, Transfer 1801
ON FRINGHAIEnd ...
Bank, at
ON
a danger signal and does not inO
dicate a firm public confidence. The rise was not justified by basic in dustrial conditions they add.
British speculators who are par- ticipating in the rush to the detri- ment of starling and gilt-edged bonds, deprecated London City correspondents who emphasise that frenzied speculation, is simply to check the returning tide when the (Missed) symptoms of such a reaction-seem-
to be becoming discernible.
AMERICAN-ORIENTAL
TOKOHAMA ...
On demand
}75$
MANIL-On....... 94
ON SINGAPOR:-pd... 45
On demand
ON HAIPHONG: d. 36 ON BATAVIA:-On.....50§
On demand...D ON SAIGON:-On dea 1
672 ON BANGKOK:-:
On demand Bovasions, Baul's Bu344; -
Hate
B Bilya, per off.
DONT FORG
Vienna Pragus
Helsinfors
Madrid
Lisbon
19.31/32
30 Nom. 1101 2321
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Agente in Hong Kong,
1/8
1/31
Asia Lands Limited
at SELFRIDGES.
1/01
Gloucester Building. Telephone 28880.
17 0/16
the
Manila Sitting in banc three public service commissioners, -- Judges M. V. del Rosario, Anas- tacio Teodoro, and Vicente de Vert, unanimously ruled that ice plantain the Philippines, aro public utilities and therefore should bo-regulated and controlled by the local public service commission.
Chonghai-
This ruling openly runs counter to the decision on the status of ice plants of the Oklahoma State Public
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In view of the large number of orders which come in daily, we kindly advise you to order early. Please write your name and address clearly on every order. All correspondence, orders, etc. must be strictly addressed to:
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6 dozens of DARWIN TULIPS, in 6 Fine colours COTTAGE TULIPS, in 4 Fine colours
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Hyacinths For Bedding, all colours
,,Crocus in various fine colours ,,Snowdrops, the "Queen" of Spring-
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Iris in various fine colours Muscari (Grape Hyacinths)
,, Scillas, sweet little flowers'
Narcissus (Daffodils) all kinds
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CUSTOMERS ARE KINDLY
REQUESTED TO NOTE THAT
COMMENCING AUGUST 9TH
OUR STORE WILL BE
OPENED FOR BUSINESS FROM.
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8.30 PM DAILY DURING
WEEK DAYS.
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