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·BLACK & TANS

PROBLEM OF DEPRESSED

CLASSES IN INDIA

(Continued from Pape 7.) ·

progress, the British Government, of its own motion or under pres sure of public opinion, revisa' their decision and withdraw their scheme

of communal electorates for the Depressed Classes, whose representa tives should be elected by a gen- eral electorate under a common franchise, no matter how wide it

14.

The proposed fast will come ine

operation in the ordinary course

from September 20 next, unless

the said decision is meanwhile re

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1932.

Money and Markets

HONG KONG STOCK NEW YORK STOCK

MARKET.

YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL,

QUOTATIONS.

EXCHANGE.

A.O.F.C. QUOTATIONS.

New Yous, Sept. 12.

Markets again displayed a livelier Dow Jones Averages:---

Sept. Sept.

10. 12 Change

vised, I ask that this letter and tone yesterday, and again in the my letter to Sir Samuel Haare be lower-priced issues, Telephones and

SLUMP ON NEW YORK 'CHANGE

HEAVY SELLING WAVE BEGINS

{THROUGH REUTER'S. AGENOY.)

NEW YORK, Sept. 12 THE Stock Exchange market got its worst jolt to day since the recent upward turn.

The

There was a wave of selling, and losses of from two to seven points were recorded in a long list of issues.

reasons assigned for the business improvement, particularly heaviness in wheat and cotton. Altogether, four million shares changed hands,

Other markets also declined.

published. I want public opinion China Lights in the utilities section, 36 Industrials 70.34 72.90 4.34 down to be affected by my lotters, Henes and Cements and Hotels in the in 20 Rails 37.94 34.22 3.72 down slump are lack of solid signs of my request for their early publica.dustrial, all being marked up: tion. I regret, the decision I have taken, but as a man of religion 1 have no other course left open to

me."

Premier Replies.

The Prime Minister, is a reply. cabled on September 8, expressed his sincere regret at Ganhdi's lot- ter and proceeded; -"I cannot help thinking you have written it under a misunderstanding as to what the decision of His Majesty's Govern ment regards the Depressed Classes really implies. We have always tnderstood that you were irrevocably opposed to the perman ent segregation of the Depressed Classes from the Hindu community. I also knew that your view was shared by a great body of Hindu opinion, and we therefore took 1. into most enreful account when wa were considering the question of representation of the Depressed Classes,

Whilst, in view of the numer- ous appeals which have been re- ceived from the Depressed Classes organisations and the generally ad- mitted social disabilities under which they labour, and which you have often recognised, we felt it four duty to safeguard what we be- lieved to be the right of the De pressed Classes to a fair propor- tion of representation in the Legis Jatares, wo were equally careful to | dà nothing that would split off their

community from the Hindu world

Equal Footing.

"You yourself stated, in your latter of March 11, that you were not against their representation in

W. R. LOXLEY & CO the Legislatures. Ender the Gov

TORK BUILDING,

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TONG KONG.

ernment's scheme, the Depressed Classes will remain part of the Hindu community and will vote with the Hindu electorate on an equal footing, but for the first 20 years, while still remaining elec torally a part of the Hindu corn- munity, they will receive, througa a limited number of special con- stituencies, the means of safeguard. ing their rights and interests that we are convinced is necessary un- der presant conditions. Where theso constituencies

arc created,

BRUNSWICK members of the Depressed Class

and

MELOTONE

RECORDS

-Obtainable-

-from-

THE

BRUNSWICK HOUSE Arcade, Gloucestor Bldg.

JACK BUCHANAN in

MAN of

will not be deprived of their vote

Sales,

Ewa Cattons, Tis. 13.00. H. K. Amusements, $20, Constructions ({oid), $0.6I,

Buyers.

Hongkong Bank, $1,580. Union Insurances, $400. Underwriters, 82.80. International Assco, Tis. 4. H. K. Steamboats, $22). Union Waterboats, 820) Benguet Consolidated, 817. Vena. Goldfields, 82). Providents (old), 84.95.. H. K. Hotels (new), 10.20. Hongkong Lands, * $75. Ewo Cottons, Tis. 19. Wing On Textiles (S'hoi), $141. Hongkong Trams, 1. Peak Trams (old), $15). Peak Trams (now), $71. China Lights (old), $16. Chin Lights (new), $151. Hongkong Electrics, 874. Telephones (P.P.), 8221. Malabon Sugars, 837, Cements (combined), $14.30, Dairy Farms, 927.60. Lane, Crawfords, 85.40. United Theatres. Tis. 5.35. Constructions (old), 88.55. H. K. Govt. Loans, 41% premium.

Bellera,

Hongkong Realtics, $9. Ewo Cottons, Tis. 13.85. Star Ferries, 802.

China Lights (old), 818.70.

20 Utilities.... 34.20 32.25 2.07 down Messrs. E. A. Pierce and Co. Report,

There were some signs of support in the market this afternoon, but we would await for more definite evidence before entering buying orders.

Business Done: 4,000,000 shares.

Last Sale Sept.

Sept.

Air Reduction.... 8502 Allied Chemical and

PORT DICKSON-LUKUT. PROFIT REDUCED FROM £2,749 TO £1,251.

LONDON, Sept. Dickson-Lukut (F.MS.) Rubber Estates, Ltd., announces a profit of £1,251 for the year ended March 31, 1939, against a profit of £2,742 for the previous year.

Port

The sum of £25,482 has been car- 114riod forward and £14,000 transfer- red for writing down buildings and machinery, leaving a reserve of £80,000.

156

DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS

HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

Buyers Ballers Bales Nomlad,

TUESDAY. SEPT. 13,

Banks

SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION.

Bayst

Sellers

Baltamin

H.K. Banka

Do.

........ 31,284,

"A"

Bank of East Asis.... 9108

$1,590

Lib

Do (London)...

£14

Chartered Banks...

Era

Mercantile Bks."

$109

28

N. O. & S. Barks 57: Am. O. Fis, Corp:

M

86

$4.00

China Fin. Corp. Urd

Do

IM

Pref.

$1,410

$2,80

$486

2820 $1,0

H.K International Assoc.

3600

$1,800

326

$24

$292

$22/

$40

65/

.80%.

51/3

$20

FRI

B1 3

$90

$17

$.71

$24

28/0

1.4

Insurances

Canton InsurAUGEN,.

Underwriters 93

Union Insuran... 345 China Fires

Shipping Dougloptas Steamboats

indos (prof.) Do. (del. Shells Water-houts

Mining

Berguot

Vonezuela Gold Fide 93.65 3280

Kailans

Langkats (single)...

Exploratiunt........

T10 Shanghai Loans T9.30 Kaaba STORA

8101

Tronoh

20 ots, Benguet Explorations

Dooks, Wharves, Godówna, sto.

16.8

B.K. & K. Wharves. $138

Do.

10

12

837

Dye

923

American Can

30

50

American Telegraph &

Telephone

1161

A moriran Tobacco

"B"

31

Anaconda Copper Min-

$140

ing

15

34.85

$4.90

13

Auburn mirr

$2,30

Providenta (old) -- $4,88

Do.

(new)

$4.90

BI

62

Borden Company

311

Liggett and Myers

$26

H.K. & W. Books

094 014

$10

S. Chins Mutora 'A'

Canadian Pricile

187

$10

10

Locw's Inc.

368

33

$8

Consolidated Gas of

Pacific Gas and Elec

1.87

Shanghai Docks

$10

New York

631

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THE

Drugs, Inc.

47)

454

Paunsyivania Railway 21

T216 Hongkows *******

Du Pont de Nemours 42

39

Eastmon Kudak

Radio Corporation

Landa, Hotels, and

58)

54

Sears Roebuck

238

General Electric

21

181

Standard Oil Co. of

$10.65

301

New Jersey

13

$10,20

General Motors International

18

101

Socony-Vacuum Corp. 11

$70

Union Carbido and

Harvester, 20 International Tel, and

Tel.

23

Carbon

20

Union Pacific

131 123

United States Steel... 48§.

45

(Continued on

were column.)

Westinghouse E. & M. 30

37

General Foods

THE CHILDREN'S

in the general Hindu constitue... OUR CONTINUED STORY

ces, but will have two votes in o

dor that their membership of the Ilindo community should remain unimpaired. We deliberately deci.l ed against the creation of what you describe as a communal ele torate for the Depressed Classes."

Gandhi Adamant.

A FARMYARD DEBATE.

So very tiny was the tiny voice

Gandhi

which piped up next that everyone answered the Prime Minister in a letter dated Septen turned round and round before ber D, in which he stated that he they discovered that it came from was reluctantly compelled to adheLadybird; perched up on the top. to his decision.

DEATH OF OLD RESIDENT.

MRS. G. F. ROMANO, It is with much regret that we have to announce the death which occurred yesterday morning of Mra Guilhermina F. Romano,, wife of the late Mr. Romano, former Con- sul for Portugal in Hong Kong for over thirty years.

most rail of the meadow bars.

"Dear, dear!" she sighed. "You have all been mistreated, I know. But think of me! All my life they have been calling after me,

Lady, Bird, Lady Bird, fly away

home!

Your house is on fire and your

children alone!

Can you imagines how one feels? I start out on an errand, leaving the children as any as can be, and The late Mrs. Romano was & most hospitable lady and in her younger

just when I am in the middle' of | days took part in most of the chari- driving a good bargain at the table works in the Colony. Her market, down the wind comes that house, Duarte," was always open cry, Fly away home' So off I go to her great number of friends.

She was born in Macao and had one never can tell, you know.

MAYFAIR resided in Hong Kong for over 63 I'm only a Ladybird, but I try to

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SUN. HEXT AT THE KING'S

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years.

She leaves on aged sister, Mrs. Cecilia Machado, who lives in McDonnell Road, and several nieces to mourn her loss.

The death of Mrs. Romano will mean a great loss to the local Por tuguese community.

The funeral will take place this

afternoon.

LOCAL PROBATES. Probate has been granted in the will of. Wong Suen, late of No. 177, Queen's Road West, who died on December 18, 1031, leaving ea- tale and effects to the value of

CORNER

THE

BY

UNCLE JACK

STAMP COLLECTOR

Buildings

H.K. Hotela (old) $10.00 $10.70 10.601.85

T24|| Shanghai Lands

Metropolitan Lands..

Do.

B.K. Landa

(now) $10.00

576

$75 #731

T..

19

H.K. Healties. $8.80

$8.90

T11.40 Chins Do,

[4.964

11ຍ.

Debentures

$16.

Humphreys

$18.20

$140

Asia Realties "A"M

$98

Do, "B"M

$100

Chinese Estates.......

Gotton Milla

T.131

Ewo T13.70

T.63

Bhai Cotte.........

+44

Wing On

(now)...

T.00 IT11.20

142 P

T1.10 Zoong blas(6.); $142

Public Utilities

Tramwaya 221,60821.90 Poak Trams (old)

Da

Star Ferries

Yaumati Furries(old)

Do. (now)

China Lights (old)...

Do

321 $104

102

$35 324

$16.30 3162

374

315

371

$90

$25)

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· #18)

(new)

$16

H.K. Klectrica

*** $74

1741

Macao da

19

Bandakan Lights

328

Telephones (fully pd.)

828

$216

$214

TA10

China Buses...

Do, (part pd.) $911 $17

MISSING LETTERS

21

Tractions

14/

Do. (prof.).

PUZZLE,

Industrials

327

Malabon Sugars

T.14

Caldbeck,

((oid.)

When she

had finished

washing the tinware, Mary put the on the

They looked shiny.

less in the sunlight,

Then, ping her work, she put on her hat and coat and went to the

to mail a letter.

office

(Solution, to-morrow)

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Canton Ives" are

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$12.06 Ropes............

Ch: Agricultures ...

Miscellaneou

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$14

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and

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$10 33

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Cements (comb.)... $14

Do.

(old)...

$.4.15 135014.16

Do.

(new)...

13

$12.

$275

$1

Der A Wings.....

$20

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Amnacusenta

120

$13

Ch. Etainmente......

$1,70

321

316

Construations, (old) $8.36

_(new)} $1,40

Do. Lane Crawfords...... $0.80 Mackintosh

G

Nanyang Tobacco... H Binceres

$1st Watsons (old).......

Do. (new), ALSO

$12

$2.36

Wm.

Powells

$10

M. Greyhounds......

$81

b. U. Enterprises

T5.85

One of the most outstanding The same four letters, arranged events of the last month, and of

in Ave different ways, are to be. particular interest to the United puzzle. Can you guess them?

used to fill in the spaces in this 36.40 States and other American coun- tries has been the conference at Ottawa, Canade, at which repre- sentatives from Great Britain and.) the various colonies af Empire met and are still discussing busy ways and means of assisting each other in the disposal and exchange of produce and manufactured pro- ducts.

Among the noted British repro- sentatives in attendance are the

Rt. Hon. Stanley Baldwin, leader

be a good mother, and when any of the Conservative Party in Great one shouts out to me that my Britain; Neville house is on fire, I feel it is my Chancellor of the Exchequer; Wal Chamberlain, business to get home aa fast es, my wings will carry me??

ter Runciman, president of the

Thomas, Minister of Dominions. Board of Trade, and James

(

she might have gone on talking all Ladybird was so worked up that

might had she not been interrupted by Goosie Gander, who had stop

In view of the importance of the ped for a drink at the well.

conference and the welcoming! "Very true! Very true!" agreed colonies throughout the world, the of representatives from British Goesie, "I myself know how an postal authorities of Canada issued noying a small mistaka may be, a set of four stamps, three postage: At one time, some curious person and ones air mail, in honoun of the saw it to ask the question, Coosio event. The air mail stamp is the 236,815.71. The patition was enter- Goosie Gander, where do you wan. 1931 issue, surcharged with the new ed by Wong Hat King and Wong der It seems they thought the air mail rate of 8 cents, and over, Cho Wing.

question important enough to be printed with appropriate werding In the goods of Khoo

Beng written down in a book, Ono The three postage stamps issued are Chong, merchant, late of No. 74, might suppose they would have felt the 3-pent with a bust profile por Cross Street. Singapore, who died the importance of answering it trait of His Majesty King George, on January 10, 1832, application for correctly. But no The answer the 6-cent with a profile portrait of grant of the icsening of letters of given is: Upstairs, downstairs, in the Prince of Wales and the 19-cent administration of the deceased was my lady's chamber Absolutely with an allegorical design showing granted to Cho Yin Kwan,

wrong I have never been inside Britannia seated between two In the gonde of Lo Taze Kong, house in all my life. It simply globes, her right hand shading her merchant, Inte of No, 30. Nam Hoan't dono,, you know. We geese eyes as she gazes into the distance, Strent. Canton, who died on April prefer the great outdoors above no doubt toward Canada, for near 17. 1932, grant of lattors of ad- all, the water. Some day the her left hand lies the famous maple ministration to the estate of the de- world will produce a goose wiseleaf symbolic of the Dominion censed, was given to La Hi Shionough to get a correct statement The stamps are well executed and widow, of No. 3. Ngn, Chip Wai before the public,, Too bad!. Too make a welcome addition to our Rond, Kowloon City. The estate bad value is $12,000.

(To be Continued.)

collection of commemoratives)

(Another article next week):

MY FAVOURITE

COLOUR.

RED

If you're very fond of Red, You are clayer, it is said, Good at gamer you'll always bo, Full of fun and jollity. You simple love to go to school, Your will is certainly not weak, But you must think before you

speak (Cut this out-Another favourite Colour to-morrow).

POUR LES PETITS.

YESTERDAY'S

TRANSLATION,

He is now. one year old, he is call- Today is our baby's birthday. od Jack. He is tired after all the pleasures of the day and he is glad sleep well, my treasure good to go bed early Mother says night.

United Theatres ........

60% B. Ind. G. Bonds... 63),

++

JL.K. Gort, Loans... $103

31200 Wallace Harper......

310

Chins Sports Ltel...:

3940

H.K. Wing On

$285

B'bat Do.

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THO

Tai Po

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