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GERMAN SHARE MARKET

(Special to the "Hong Koog'Dalb

Press" (Copyright.33

Berlin, July 20.

As large buying orders from the public were placed on Friday, the share prices were firmer especially where interest tended to, concent- rate. This was, above all, true of the mining shares and Lignites. Fixed Interest sceurities continued dull, the prices being almost un- changed.

H

LESS CRIME

During the Heat

Wave

Shanghai, July 17. A remarkable decrease in crime. in the Foreign Settlement is noted in the June Report of the Com- missioner of Police, which was re- leased yesterday: The decrease is attributed in part to the heat wave under which Shanghal has suffered since June 25:

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 23, 1934.

COLONY SNOOKER SCHOOL REPORTS ANOTHER GRIM

TRAGEDY". CHAMPIONSHIP

Chinese Jumps From

Instituted For First Time

Messrs. R. Ruttonjee and Son. who have been connected with the Billiards tournaments Colony's since the inauguration of the Steel Coulson Billards League, «have again provided' the Colony's cueists with another tournament in magnificent CD presenting 3 to be called the "Steel Coulson Individual Snooker Trophy" which will be run under the auspices of the R.A.OB. Club, Duddell Street.

The trophy which is at present in the window of the on view

While there are several billiards competitions opened to cueists of the Colony, this is the first time that a Snooker Championship has been instituted

Glasgow Head Master's Remarks

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, July 4 Ten-minute interviews with parents may be substituted for school reports at Allan Glen's School, Glasgow.

The boys of, Allan Glen's cheered Dr. James H. Steel, their head master, to the echo when he sug- gested at the annual prize-giving in the Athenaeum Theatre, Glas gow, yesterday that he had in view the abolition of school re- ports

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Dr. Steel expressed the wish that parents would get into the best of the boys. "If a father finds that his boy is at the bottom of his class, will he please remember that some one must be there?

"Boys," he added, "have a mag- alficent faculty for falsifying their school reports in after-life.

'Call Money 4 to 4. Young Loan

"The total at 1.116 cases of re- unchanged at 91, Reichsbank rose ported crime shows a decrease of 4 to 154. Dyetrusts declined to

174 compared with May, and is 140. Salzdetfurth Potash weaken 414 less than for the correspond. for to 1624. German Steel Trusts ing month of 1033. Arrests Improved 1/8 to 42 1/8, German crime committed during the Mineral Oils better to 1171. Sle-month show a decrease, 1.563 hay donors' establishment in Queen's habit of believing the menshalske declined to 1481, Bem- ing been apprehended in June as

Road Central, is to be won out- right. berg, Rayon down 1 to 861. Dise-compared with 1,808 in May and bergbau Lignite jumped 4 to 168.2,058 in April. In addition, 106 Until Friday, the sharemarket persons were taken into custody continued consistently dull but

for crimes committed in previous towards the end of the week, botn

months. Seventy-one persons mining and Lignite shares became buoyant. Despite the extreme cau- tion on the part of the investing public, the prices did not decline greatly because the satisfactory reports from the various industries proved that no good reason exist- ed for the decline of confidence. Fixed Interest securities were total ly neglected, the prices showing a tendency to decline throughout the week although the differences were not great-Transocean Kuo

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REICHSMARKS QUOTA. TIONS

[Special to the “Hour Kong Dal Press" (Copyright,)]

Berlin, July 20. Reichsmark quotations (without guarantee) :—

New York Paris

39.04 .591.88

Amsterdam

57.60

Paris Sterling

76.50

Dollar

15.17125

BERLIN SHARE QUOTATIONS

Berlin, July 20. General Electric Co.,

A.E.G. Continental Caoualbouc

23.625 25

133.875 136

Gelsenkirch Mining

Co.

-62

62 German Dye Trusts 149.625 149 Hamburg Amerika

Line

26.75 27.50

Harpener Miring

Co.

105.25

107.125

Mannesmann Roehren

65

87,75

North German

Lloyd

30

Reichsbank

,,154

30.875 154.25

Rhenish Westphalen

Siemenshalske

103.75 148.75

103.75 148.50

United Steel

Works Young Loan

39.875

41.125

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Providing there are sufficient entries to justify a start; play will commence on September 1, the entry ist closing on August 23.

Cups will also be presented to the runner-up, and to the compet!- tor making the highest break.

were arrested on behalf of other authorities.

There cases of murder were re- A Chi- parted during the month. nese Police constable and a Chi- nese in the employ of the Nanking Government were shot when the was attacked by assassins latter

restaurant 11 upon leaving a Kwangse Road. The constable later succumbed to his injuries. A Chinese lawyer was shot dead in an alleyway of Chekiang Road by an unknown assallant. A Chi- nese woman; found in an alleyway off Point Road suffering from stab | champion, will be the leading wounds, died in hospital a few civian contender, while C. Pile days later."

and. T: File, of the Police, are also strong challengers.

There was one case of man- slaughter during the month in which a Chinese died as a result of injuries inflicted by another Chinese during an altercation. An arrest was made.

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There was a decrease of 24 arm- ed robberies compared with May and a decrease of nine compared with June, 1933.

R.Q.MS. Jarman (Borderers), une Army snooker champion, is like- ly to enter for, the title, and StaIT Sgt. Clarke, (R.A.O.C.), runner-up in the Army Championship, and Sgt. Beston. (Royal Artillery) are also expected to compete.

A J. Osmund, Colony billards

Keen competition is also expect- ed from members of the Palace Hotel team. A. F. Pereira, the "Kowloon Potting King" is looked. on as likely entrant. M. M. Silva, also of the Palace Hotel team, is also expected to be well in the running for the final,

against 38 in MARIE DRESSLER

The number of burglaries re- carded was" 26 as May, and there were 36 house- breakings.

Nineteen Chinese men. seven Chinese women and one foreigner committed suicide during "the month."

Nine. persons were killed in traffic accidents in the Settlement during June, Court proceedings were instituted against 43 for elgners and 542 Chinese for traffic affences.

THE SHARE MARKET

Harriman's Weekly Report

ILL

Concern in Holly, wood

(Special Air Mall Service)

London, July 4.

That great actress Marie Dress- ler lies grievously ill with heart trouble at the home of friends in Santa Barbara, California,

Her friends fer that she is sick unto death,

Her doctor says: "Miss Dresaler bas weakened considerably during the past few days. We "dare not say there is no danger."

All Hollywood is concerned ut the news, for Marie Dressler 19 everybody's frken.l. She is too old for any of the jealousies that way affect other stars of the soreen to touch her. And, anyway, if she were not too old she is far too wise to let such things as jealouales More than likely due th no small measure to the vagaries of the ele-interfere with her well-being.

Sixty-four years old is Maria ments during the past week trading Dressler, and 59 of those 64 years was very sluggish and also owing to she has been on the stage, for she lack of support many rates in the was but five when the first appea?» lower priced section, suffered a fur-d--as Cupid. ther decline, but Investment coun-. From then on she played every ters remained, very steady with sort of role in every sort of show. and the talkies, which put an end Hongkong Lands done

to the careers of so many younger Owing to the bourse being clos-Hongkong Trams were in persistent actresses, set her on a pinnacle all ed on Saturday, no

For who but she could quotations were announced Paris demand at $21.50, Hongkong Elect- her own.

BOURSE CLOSED,

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Berlin, July 21.

Reichsmark

Sterling quotation was 78.60. and Dollar 15.175.-Transocean

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FAT LADY'S CRASH THROUGH FLOOR

Kuo

at $58,

ries were done at $71.75/85 and have played the parte she did play Telephones (old) at $24.90. Dairy in "Min and Bill," "Tugboat

Farms were steady at $28.00 after Annie," "Anna Christia." and such

films! business done at this rate. Amongst

In 1931 she was awarded the

the lower priced issues Providenta rank of "The best film actress In (old) touched new low levels at Hollywood."

And who shall say she did not deserve it!

81.65, Hotels at 85.55 and China Lights (old) at $8.70. Cements re- mained in demand at $2.80. Lane Crawfords were still on offer at $4.30. Sterling counters showed very little change, Hongkong Banks be- (by Telegraph," Copyright, Teleing enquired for graphic Messager Ordinance, 1891. Received, July 3, 4.30 cm.)

(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press"}

Milan, July 21. A fat woman at Bergamo, who weighs 220 pounds, had a strange adventure when she, discarding the warnings of Her carpenter, crossed the floor of her new kit- chen. The door gave way and the heavy lady living on the third floor crashed into a washtub al- ed with water in the second floor, There was *B enormous splash and shriek but otherwise nothing serious happened to the fat lady

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Proof Positive Jones: "Are you sure this sleep- ing mixture induces sleep?" *

Stores Assistance: "Yes, sir: II you buy the bigger bottle we will give you a small alarm clock free,"

at $1790 and Unions at 8535. The tone of the market at the close is very steady amongst investment and sterling issues, but for the moment shows a distinctly dull and decling tendency amongst the speculative issues.

BUSINESS DURING THE WEEK HAS BEEN DONE AT THE FOLLOWING PRICES:~~~ Union Insurances 8535.00 Wharves $109.00 Hongkong Lands $58.00 Telephones (old) $25.00 Dairy Farms 826.-/28.10 Star Ferries. $101.00

· Hongkong Electrics $71.76/71.85 China Lights (old) $8.70 China Lights (new) $8.35 Hotels $5.55/5.65 Cements $2,60

Nanyang Tobaccos $4.23 China Providents (öld) $1,05. Antamoks 60 cts./64, eta... Hagulo Gold 43 ctg Gold Rivers 25 cta.

MARIE DRESSLER RALLIES

After Hope Had Been Given Up

London, July 4. Miss Marie Dressler, the film star, who is dangerously ill with" heart and kidney trouble at Sania Barbara (California) rallied at midnight.

Her doctor now thinks that the immediate crisis is orok, but anot- her crisis is expected this after noon. Miss Dressler is 04.

Barlier it was reported that she was dying, Hope was abandoned, her doctor saying, "I do not expert har to live many hours."

Discipline

"Now, Willle," said Mother Mos quito. "If you're not a good boy, daddy won't take you to the nudist camp,"

*Wretched" Reports **These wretched school reports have much to answer for." declar- ed Dr. Steel. They are almost always misleading, for they can never tell more than a part of the truth.

"I have serious thoughts of asking my committee's permis- sion to abolish them, and to substitute a system of 10-minute interviews with parents, during which I could deal with the real weaknesses of boys and, what is far more important, their real virtues."

Sir Charles Cleland presided,, at

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Another grim city, tragedy has occurred, a Chinese named Chan Sang aged 50 years committing suicide by jumping from the verandah of the 1st floor of his house, last Saturday morning.

The man leaped into the street from the 1st floor of 'No. 18, Bridges Street just before 9 o'clock last Saturday morning, and it is alleged that he was alone in the verandab, and no one in the house noticed his action.

The man suffered serious head and body injuries and was im- mediately removed by an ambu lance to the Government Civil Hospital in an unconscious condi-

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According to the people who lived with him in the same house, it is said that the victim recently that he was tired of living, and the last few days, the victim told them seemed to be insane, for during the i best way to end his life was to commit suicide.

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