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AGRICULTURAL DISCOVERY

Lauraceous Trees in" Canton

(From Our Special Correspondent)

Canton, June 7.

The" Agricultural Section of the First Group Army has discovered

WORK OF POST OFFICE

Sir Kingsley Wood's Optimism

The

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1934.

STOCK CONTROL IN AMERICA

MIDNIGHT CLUB GERMAN SHARE

MARKET

Main Feature of Bill

Attempt To Break Jewel Thief Ring

[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press" (Copyright.)]

Berlin, June 6. Business in the Sharemarket on Wednesday was even Eveller than

Helen Vinson claims she's un- lucky at cards but it was a card

on Tuesday, but the price tendency London, June 6.

Washington, June 8,

her into the

was not uniform. Electrics came Postmaster-General, Bir

The main feature of the Stock game that got

movies. She'ls co-featured with Kingsley Wood, In persenting the Exchange Bill, as revised, consists

Clive Brook, George Raft and freely on to the market, while in great demand. Alison Skipworth in "MidnightLignites was departmental vote of £39,453,000 in the scheme for the constitution in the House of Commons, tq-day, of the Securities and Exchange Club," the B. Philips Oppenheim's Many standard shares rose con- large evergreen luuruceous Trees on, White Cloud Mountain here said that the Post Once baro-Commission, which will have far-melodrama which is at the King's siderably. which can be used for the mana-

meter continued to indicate that reaching powers over the regula-Theatre to-day. It is her first facture of camphor. This chemi-the nation was making much pro- tion of Stock Exchange activities. major role for Paramount.

com- Lucky, Miss. Vinson nevertheless cal is useful for the manufacture gress along the road to recovery.

professional owes her

entire career to a card game. She was studying music intending to be- come a professional pianist, when this particular card-game, took place.

of explosive, smoke screen and medical purposes.

Experts of this section under the direction of its chief. Brig- General Yung Shik Leung, made a

the

and

The Commission will be

Democrats Results had exceeded expecta-posed of three tions, and postal revenue had re two Republicans and will be sp- sumed practically. Its normal rate pointed by President Roosevelt on that the long continuous drop in res of growth, It was noteworthy the advice and consent of Coh-

telegraphic traffic had been

The control of the margin of test of thesc, trees and found them checked and, for the past year, credit will be entrusted to the

One of the other players in the to be useful for the manufacture of camphor..

game was a stage director. They Evergreen laura- the total inland telegraphic traffic Federal Reserve Board, with the

talked casually of their respective ceous trees are found chiefly in showed a small increase for the stipulation that the basic standard

shall be one of two levels, fifty-helds. The director asked if she Formosa and Japan, and

first time since 1919.

cent. of the current had ever acted. She told of her The past year had been a' re-ve per

terested, asked her to read the title role in "Mary the Third."

She obliged, memorized the role in record time, and read the part

was not known until recently.

Similar uncertainty prevailed in the fixed interest security market, but the price droop noticeable on Tuesday had disappeared, gold mortagage bonds and industrial debentures being firmer.

CONSIGNEE NOTICES.

CONSIGNEE NOTICI

SILVER LINE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

FROM NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES

Motor Vessel

TE VERSANDAL having arrived from the above Portion at last, Cousigness of Cargo aro bereby informed that their Goods are being landed as their risk into the Godowns of Hong Kong and Kowloog Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Kowloos, and stored at Consignave risk and expense.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on Thursday, 7th instant, 1934, at 10 am.

All Claims most be presented within Call Money 3 7/8 to 4 1/8, Young 15 Days of the vessels arrival hore after which data they cannot be re- Loan unchanged at 921, Reich- sbank advanced. 5/8 to 154 5/8. cognized.

Olaims will be admitted after the Decret do 20 weaken of Goods have left the Godowns, and all Salzdetfurth Potash 3

Good remaining undelivered after the to 151. German Steel Trusts drop- 8th instant, 1934, will be subject to ped 5/8 to 42. German Mineral Rent. Oils 3 lower to 1181. Siemenshalske

istence of these trees in Canton cord one for new telephone bus: market value, or one hundred per Little Theatre work. He was in- dropped -14 to 140; Bemberg Rayon by As such trees are useful for ness, and the increase in con- cent. of the lowest market price several purposes. the Agriculturaltinental traffic had been doubled in the last three years, whichever

It was is the higher. Section of the First Group Army reaching 1:250,000 calls.

estimated that the total

will prdouce more such trees on

White Cloud Mountain which is located on the northern outskirts of the city.

Art Of Farming Soldiers of the First Group Army are taught the art of farm÷ Ing. so that when they are not on active service they are required to engage in agricultural work, The sugar factory to be built at Wal Chow, on the East River, is

а

Post

There is only one restriction on

Office surplus for the current year this stipulation, namely, that would reach

of no case shall the margin required Agure £12.396,000, Nutwithstanding the exceed seventy-five per cent of additional cost of postage." the the current market value.

The Act will become operative Post Office, had received, sorted and delivered 100,000,000

as from July 1 more

as regards the letters than during the previous registration of securities and

now selling some trom October 1 in regard to the 20,000,000 stamps every day. year, and was

margin requirements.

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Existing margin accounts may continued until January 1.

The time had come, he said, for a substantial reduction in tele-be phone charges in order to stimu-1937.

and

being undertaken by the Agricul-late the #dest possible develop-

The new requirements, as ap- tural Section and the soldiers are

thisplied to present market conditions. ment of the service. instructed to, plant sugar cane.

would take effect in October, when are, in many cases, substantially other important modifications in lower than the present Stock Ex- would be made.

conditions of that service change requirementa

Tungsten Mines Tungsten mines are also found in Wal Chow and will be exploited under the direction of Brig.-Gen. Ying Shik Leung. Tungsten is in good demand by foreign exporters. and prices are going up. Hitherto. most ores are mined in places in Northern Kwangtung and South-" ern Kiangsi. operating tungsten making

profits. mineral is sold monopoly.

Chinese companies mines are although the DS government

LORD HAILSHAM

the

There was an increase in 1933 of £21,000,000 in the savings Bank balances. and the balance due to depositors with accrued interests, had now reached the remarkable figure of £38,000,000,

the

an

The general improvement war- ranted capital expenditure in Post Ofice

development during current year of £84,000,000, increase of £2,000,000 year's expenditure, to be spent mainly on telephonic and telegra- phic services.

For this reason, Wall Street, which has hitherto been gloomy over the prospects of the func- tioning of the Bill have now taken. a brighter view of the situation. -Reater.

NORDIC BOYS

GIRLS

AND over last

It was the settled policy of the Post Office to use air service

ON THE "ASHES" wherever practicable, and question

Not A National Calamity If We Lose

Another lunch was giver to the Australian Test cricketers, organis

of air service was being consider- ed by the Governments concerned. The development of air services in Britain itself was being care- fully studied.

Referring to broadcasting, he said that on March 31 there were over 6,500,000 wireless licences in force.-British Wireless.

Sumner Exchange System

(Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Press" Copyright.}]

The first

Berlin, June 8. detachment of 450

so well that she was immediately signed to play it on the stage.

From then on, her rise was rapid and she ultimately landed in Hollywood.

"Midnight Club" is the story of an American detective's attempt to break up a London Jewel-theft ring Miss Vinson is the girl in the case, with Raft as the detec tive and Brook as the leader of the ring.

JAPANESE SAILING

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VESSEL

Trips With Educational Purposes

of the past.

Shanghal, June 4.

raised.

declined 1 to 69, Ilse Bergbau Lignite sprang 83 to 156.-Trans- ocean Kuo Min

REICHSBANK,

DENIAL

Devaluation of MarkTM

Berlin, June 6. That the six per cent. drop in Reichsmark quotations foreign bourses on Tuesday

the

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No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Leding will be countersigned

FURNESS (FAR EAST) LTD., 4th Floor, King's Building, Connaught Road.

Dial 23165. Hong Kong, lat June, 1994.

AMERICAN MARKET

(2600

Messrs. E. A. Pierce & Co's Report

ceived through Reuter, states:-

"Messrs. E. A. Pierce & Co.'s re- dicates the intention of the Reichs port dated New York, June 7, re- Government to undertake the devaluation of the mark was cate- gorically denied by the Reichsbank where the sudden tall was fully explained on technical grounds.

As is well known, a special agree- ment still exists between Germany In a port the size of Shanghal, and Holland whereby the latter through which ships of all shapes country is entitled to receive 100 and sizes from modern liners to per cent. cash payment of interest chugging antiquated vessels, pass, in the sums falling due. In the seldom is much comment

last few days, one of the usual But there are always exceptions, periodical settlements took place and those who saw the three mast-when, owing to the decline in ed sailing vessel Oshoro Maru com-

recent months, it turned out a ing up the river on Saturday balance of 10 to 12 million marka afternoon, must have rubbed their in Holland's favour payable in free eyes to realize it was no phantom Reichsmarks. The Dutch recipients apparently wished to convert these Into foreign' currencies without de- lay and sold the marks abroad.

But this unexpected oversupply of marks in foreign bourses must cease when these free marks are all converted which at the utmost will be in a few days time. On most foreign bourses on Wednes. day the Reichsmark was not lower, mostly slightly better. The Reichs- bank might have Intervened support the mark, but preferred to retain the existing stocks of foreign. currencies tor. more urgent require- ments Transocean Kuo Min.

It certainly looked a quaint old vessel yesterday afternoon, when, a representative of the "North- China Daily News" saw it lying alongside the OS.K. Wharf. It is painted white and the salls on its three masts were neatly folded Its small yellow funnel, which on inquiries was found to be for an auxillary engine, added a touch of Capt. Prot. Konel Ogaki, in command of the vessel. to discontinue in 1930.

was only too pleased to furnish de- One hundred and fifty young-tails, and though he could only sters from Finland were given a rousing welcome on Wednesday by speak English slightly, he laughed Marie Louise" Case a detachment of "Hitler Youth"

boys and girls guests from Nordic countries" arrived here to resume, on a big scale, the summer ex~ change system which economic the authorities

ed by the British Sportsmen's Club NEW FRENCH SPY diffulties forced

made

"

SENSATION

Lord Hailsham, proposing the Australian cricketers, humorous" reference to the fact that, in a previous welcome, the Prime Minister and the Dominions Secretary had made officia! speeches. "I gather from reading those specchics," he said, "that the Prime Minister knows as little about cricket as the Dominions Secretary knows about Scottish hospitality.

Lord Hailsham said "Although lure Louise", letters in the from Sweden are scheduled to "Oncer of the Tower case figures arrive in the German capital on

we are all enxious, and determined

if we can to retala the Ashes, yet

if we should have to surrender them

to superior prowess or to better

Recalled

A letter recalling the famous

and will remain here and in Cen- traj Germany for four weeks with German familles.

Three hundred youthful guests

in one of the most audacious tases Monday-Transocean Kuo Min.

of

espionage ever discovered" in

France, which was revealed to-day

romance.

heartily when the meaning of some of the puzzling questions asked dawned on him. A map was produced to show his couise and greatly simplified matters.

From Northern Japan The vessel, which is officially classified as a fisheries training ship. started frem Charle 26 western port in the northern island of Hokkaido of Japan. The

tuck we shall not regard that as a by arrest at Belfort of Georges | national calamity."

rage, an officer with a brilliant STABILITY IN THE NORTH Oshero Maru is 218 tons and be war record,

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of si

the

Traffic Resumption

was

Any lingering doubts that may have been entertained by some of This ulicer, who occupied, a high the Australian team about this position in the Quartermaster Doubt Of Value Of Through reception in his country had, he General's staff at Belfort, fell under hoped, been dispelled by this time. suspicion" as long ago zanuary, The King sent a telegram ex- 1933. He has always protested his pressing "ly good wishes to all innocence,

the und

examining

Shanghal, June 4 present for a successful cricket | mugistrate, was on the point

That stability would be restored season."

disaussing the case when another in North China after the resump- Mr. W. M. Woodfull, the Aus-arrest altered the whole situation tion of through railway traffic on tralian captain, said the players The new prisoner is Stauislas

line Peking-Mukden were never in doubt se the Klaus, 37, formerly an officer in reception they would receive in the the Polish army. It is alleged doubted by Mr. Sun Fo, president homelandt.

that he worked on behalf of German of the Legislative Yuan. - Woodfull's Story

agents. Other arrests are indi- In a press" interview yesterday He told this story: Lord Long-unted.

morning, Mr. Sun said that it was The police claim that they have very hard to say whether or not dale was in a train with Mr. Lloyd George. A Londoner got in and long suspected Krauss, but that the resumption of through railway Ent' between them,

his frequent changes of name and address have always made it. im traffic between China and Man- possible for them to prove anything churls would be able to guarantee that warranted an arrest. His real the stability in the North, name bo now gives as Georges Sybert.

At Birmingham the Eart jumped on to the platform, whereupon the Londoner turned to Mr. Lloyd George and aid, "Who is that fellow 7" Mr. Lloyd George replied that it was Lord Lonsdale, and the Londoner explained, "Blimey, I wonder what he thought of us two."

Canton, June 7.

In order to better the economic condition, all counties of this province are now hastening" to establish farming experiment ter ritories in places of large popula-

tion in each county.

It is reported that some of the

"1st-class and 2nd-class counties

established one have

or

two

2

longs to the Education Department of Japan. It is 135 feet long and 30 feet broad. On board is crew of 44 men. 21 of whom are students of the Hokkaido Imperial University. The object of the trip is to instruct the students in a seafaring life and in fishing.

EXECUTIONS IN RUSSIA

(Special to the Hong Kong Daily Prass" (Copyright)}.

Moscow. June 6. The seven high Soviet oficials Irom Kiev were bound tightly in chairs on Wednesday and execut- ed... by "being shot through the

This series of brains.

ex-

ecutions was the result of death sentences pronounced by the 80-

al, the seven accused being sum- from Kiev to answer moned charges of corruption and injury to the Commonwealth.

According to the head of the law-making organ, the through According to the police, Sybert traffic question was not discussed attempted to enter into relations at the last meeting of the Central with high French officers, offering Political Council. Mr. Sun claimed viet Grand Revolutionary Tribun- to lead them money, but really he had no knowledge

of what trying to purchase important mili tary documents. One of the officers would be the Central Government's informed the

decisions in regard to this ques- French counter-

tion. Whether or not the through espionage organisation,

Money From Germaine "

railway traffic on the. Peking- Arrangements were made for the Mukden Jine would eventually be- officer to meet Bybert. Some days come a fact would all depend upon before the meeting, the officer ruture developments, Mr. Bun received from his correspondent, sald.

as travelling expenses, a sum of Questioned

whether, granted

money which was accompanied by that certain measures relating to a letter signed "Germalne." This the resumption of through railway imaginary lady professed to be

A second trial of the same type, but on an even more spectacular

proportions. is scheduled to begin here this week against fifty Boviet officials from Ukraine.-Trans- ocean Kuc Min.

already. It is understood that the returning to the officer money which trame had been devised by the way authorities, the Ministry of

..

he hat lent her. .-

Eventually the rendezvous took more the farming experiment ter- ritories are established, the more place and Sybert was arrested. and the better will be the agricul-Ho is said to have made a complete

confession. tural products Central Press.

northern or the railway thorities, these would go to the report to the Executive Yuan. 80 Legislative Yuan for approval, Mr. far he had not heard of any mea Sun, said this was unnecessary. If sures having been decided upon, these measures concerned the zill- I Mr; Bun said?

ati- -|- Rafways would have to make a

CANTON SILK MARKET

to

The Kwangtung Raw Bilk Test- ing Bureau, Department of Recon- struction. Canton, China,

Canton Quotations

%

June 5. Extra 0.8. 13/15 HK. $440N. Small Extra 08 13/15 H.K.

$380N.

Crack N. 14/18 $290N. Ektra Extra 20/22 $260N. Waste NS. Open H.K 880N.

Yokohama Quotations

1

Spot Bourse six months...

June 6.

Yen 520 Yen 529

H.K. SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION

BUYERS

Cantons, 8295. Uniona, $573, Douglas,.$40. Antamoks, 68 cts. Ewos, $11.30. Wharves, $100 Trams, $214. Lights (old), $84. Telephones (old), $4.80. Dairy Farms, $26,20. Entertainments, $7.10, Constructions (old), $1.60.. Constructions (new); 70 cts. Gold $ Bonds, 85%.

SELLERS Cantona, $310.- Unions, $580,

Benguet Explorations, 21 cts. Lands, $80. Docks, 814.

Electrica, $73: HELL SALES

Wharves, 3106).

Stocks:-The market made fur-, ther fractional gains. We think that, under the circumstances, it acts satisfactorily enough and is if there may be some expansion of the rally,

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Wheat!--Further drought feller is torecast in the wheat areas and in Canada, and in the North-West. This has disturbed

holders and

has checked the advancing ten- dency.

Cotton:-There was a good de- mand early in the day, including a large volume of Foreign pur-

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS 1 › MESSAGERIES MARITIMEĮ

CONSIGNEE NOTICE

S.SANDRE LEBON.""

Å ARIVED HONG KONG AM SUNDAY, THE SAD JUNE, 1934.

From MARSEILLES, &c. YONSIGNEES of Cargo by

informed that their tooda, with ›

to

exesption of Opium, Tressure and V ables, are being landed and placeght their risk in the Godowns of the g Kang and Kowloon Wharf and Gorn "Co., Ltd., Kowloon, whence Deliveran

ba obtained as the Goods are landed

Goods not cleared within 7 dayin- gluding date of arrival, will be subj

All Ulaime must be sent to the fier. signed before Wednesday, 13th us, 1531

or they will not be recognise the Godowns for examination

the Consignees and the Compaa Sur Tayars, Messrs, Goddard & Dojai, at 10 am on Friday, the Bif June, 1034.

Damaged packages mast. be It" 1.

Consignees must have a sevenue Officer

in attendance when amaged dutiable goods are araming by the Company Surveyora. “

No Olaims will be admittääftor the Goods have left the Godown

No Fire Insurance will beffected by sa in any case whatever,

R. OL

geat Hoax Kong, 3rd June, 1934.

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CONSIGNEES' JOTICE.

THE BEN LINE `S/EAMERS. LIMITED

FROM LEITH,"MID)LESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON, AND STRAI'S.

The Steamship

**BENLEDİ." 1ONSIGNEES of argo are hereby"

CONE

informed that a Goods are being landed at their risk to the hazardoni and/or extra hasanion Godowns of the GODOWS COMPANY, L., whence and/or Hong Kong and Keytoon WhinP LED from the wharvoa. Delivery may be obtained.

-No Claims will be admitted after the Goods "have left the Godowns, und all Goods remaining delivered after the 9th Jane, will be subject to 'Best

be

All Claims againit the Stowmar - KLUAT

chases and speculative buying car-se presented to the Undersigned on ot ried prices to a new high move before the Lord Jine, or they will not ment; The advance for July

recognised. To comply with the General Bonded brought out Southern

selling. Warehouse

Regulations consignees There are unfavourable weather must have a Bavenue Officer in Etten- conditions in parts of the East-dance when damaged dutiable goods All broken, chafed and damaged Goods ace to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 8th June, at 10 by Mesra Goddard Dongiss

ern Belt.

Silver:-An undisclosed prinel- pal accounted for about 40 lots. Commission house did some shall

trade selling.

The President has signed the Stock Exchange Control BI”

ECONOMY IN USE OF COPPER

[Special to the "Hong Kong 'Dally Press". (Copyright:)]

Berlin, June 6.

Bre examined.

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Ne Firs Insurance has been effectad Bill of Lading will be countersigned by GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., L

Agents

Hong Kong, 2nd June, 1994.

12609

THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. COPENHAGEN.

"MALAYA "

To economise the use of Import-E Danish Motor Vessel ed copper for electro and technic-having arrived from Copenhagen, Oslo, al purposes, a decree was issued on Wednesday by the Superision Office for non-noble metals, which copper would no provides that longer be used for making" over- jand transmission cables which in future will be made chiefly from aluminium which can be extract- ed from ores on a large scale "in Germany itself.

'borg, Gothenburg, A werp. & Genoa, Consignees of cargo are hereby informed that all goods are being landed and placed at their risk into the basardow and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Whart Godown Co., Ltd, where Delivery can be obtained, na scon as the goods are landed No Claims will be admitted, afte the Goods have left the Godawas, au all Goods remaining undelivered aft the 11th June, 1934, at 4 p.m., will imported | abject to Bent. chief ore

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At present beauxite, from Hungary, is the

All broken, chafed and damaged Go used for making aluminium as it are to be left in the Godown, w costs far less to import than cop- they will be examined by Mosers, Ar

NCA & Anke on the 11th per while if necessity arose there

1984, st 10 m. are now processes available for ob- taining aluminum from common clay. Transocean Kuo Min.

GERMANY DUTCH EAST

INDIES TREATY -

[Special to the "Hong Kong Dally' Prem" (Copyright),]

Berlin, June 6...

A treaty regulating for the next three years the commercial rela- tionships between Germany, and the Dutch East Indies was signed in the German foreign office "on Wednesday, and also another trea- ty revising the German-Dutch customis and credit agreement of November 26, 1925.

Although both treaties require ratification, the one between Ger- many and the Dutch East Indies comes into force provisionally on July 1, 1934 The text of this agreement will be published forth- with in the Reichs. Government Gazette, and at the same time decree will be issued providing for preliminary application pending: ratification Transocean Kuo Min.

All Claims against the Vessel mue presented to the Undersigned win ten days of the ship's arrival, or by will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be affecte Bills of Lading will be countersigy JOHN MANNARS & CO., L

Agents Marcantile Bank Buildi Hong Kong, 5th Juno, 1934,

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