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DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
Hong Kong Stock
Exchange
Amperm
31.15
35176
$1.65
3123
$19.30
VAG
$5.65
43
17/9
|$1,056)
Axles
Sharebrokers'
Association
familia
SATURDAY, NOV. 10.
| Bayere
Banks
H.B. Banks
za. (London) ...
Chartered Banks
Mercantile Bks. "A"
Do
$1,630
B13)
IN
£131
216
£32
£10
393
Bank of East Asi
18:0
N. U. & S. Barka
H
120
Am. O. Fin. Corp: 8.
$6
น
Ch. Fin. Corp. Urd. S.
Do Pruf, d
Insurances
Canton stranco-,
1978
Underwriter ***** $1.10.
Union Insurau DOS SAN
5810
China Fires deman
International Asace, S.
H.K. Firos .... .......... ...........
$620 1630 $240
340
$41
17 $30
$35
44/- $13
141
3937
16
23)
1.
071
1:30
$33
Shipping
Dongisas
Steamboats
Indes (prel.)
Do. (det)
44.4) Shells
13.
Waterhonta
Mining
GU cos, Aintamoks
337 Balatros
48 ct Baguio, Gold ......
$13 Benguet Consolidated,
Exploration
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NEW YORK STOCK AND COMMODITY QUOTATIONS
AMERICAN ORIENTAL FINANCE CORPORATION AND S. E. LEVY & CO.
New York, Nov. 11 The American Oriental Finance Corporation's report through their New York agents, Messrs. E A Pierce & Co., states:-
Stocks:-There was some proat- taking in Industrial issues, but the undertone of the market was firm, and the technical position does not seem to be impaired.
New York, Nov. 10. Messrs. 8. E. Levy & Company's report, through their New York agents, Messrs. White, Weld & Co.,
states:-
NOVEMBER 13, 1934.
FREED WITHOUT RANSOM
Pirate Victim's Experience
Having been a prisoner in the pirates lair for more than seven months, Lee Shih-ting, an assis- tant of a Shanghal store, who was among a group of Chinese passen- Stocks-The market was Armgers kidnapped on the Jardine ship and upwards. With the Elections Norviken when the vessel was past, the Administration can now pirated in South China waters in concentrate on its programme of the middle of March last, 1s re- We believe ported by the "Shunpao" to have business stimulation. that a more confident buying at- been released by his captors and titude can be adopted, Business safely arrived in Shanghal from
Hong Kong
done: 690,000 shares.
Wheat: Though trading was smail, there was no pressure on the market which is apparently Bonds-United States Govern- awaiting" reports on the moisture
ment issues were better. High conditions which are unchanged in grades were in good demand off the the South-west and West. Yester. Street and the trend looks upward. day's report was büllishly Inter-Second-grade... issues were, un- preted.
changed.
Cotton: The demand is broader and more general, led by domestic Trade purchases as a speculative 42 stofftake. The market also improyed on the $13 on encouraging reports 199 cto.sales of cotton goods, and on the bellef that a broader demand is Lú cts.
being stimulated
(20 cts.
10 ctm.
22 ots.
Gold River...
Big Wedge ..............................
21" cts. 22 cts.
Gold Creek....
United Paracnlea".
38 ci
10.t.
Saincot Mining ................
[15/cts,
621
ipo Mining.
$6.30
Itogous.
20/76
$17
22/6 $18 83
$11.10
15
$109
Laukat (single) |
Explorations......5.
Shanghai Loans 3. Rauba)********* Venezuela Gold Fida. Ducks, Wharves,
Godowns, ste,
H.K. & K. Wharves, Providente (old) ... $t;
Do.
(new)... 25 06- H.K&W, Docks
B. Chins Motors A
DJ,
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Shanghai Deck S
12.60
108
$123
151
New Engineeringmö.
315
Hungkew ..... S.
Lands, Hotels, and
Buildings
14.60
H.K. Hocela
$4.70
H.K Lande...8. $51
Li
From
Do. 4% Debentures
1+%
321
Shanghai Lands...5.
811
Metropolitan Lazis..
4.
HK Realties......
ડું
Chins Do*****.***.
$137
Do. Debenturas 3.
194
Humphreys
...
New Asia Hotel
$45
$143
Asin Realties "A"S
320
Do.
"B" 8.
$90
Chinese Estates...
Cotton Mil
$10.15 Ewos
$10
$75
$46
Do.
(new S.
346
30.40
Zoong Singe
| $8,40
$56
$52
$14
Poak Trans (old)....
114
$7
Do. (new)...
18
101
Star Ferries
997
$2.3
Yaunisti Ferries
$221
China Lights (old)...| 88,73 8.00
Do
(now)... $2.65
3671
H.K. Electrica
-
187
$25
Macao do.
$29.65
| $0.70/|80
$10
$13.20
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77 S'ha Cottons(ulds.
Wing On Textiles(8)
Public Utilities
Tramwaya********
Sandakan Ligita
Telephones (ald)
Do. (new)... China Busas........ Traction
Do.
(pret).....
Industrial
18,70
Malabon Sugars ...
121
Caldbeck, Tord.) 8.
$90
Macgregore (praf,)8,
T
Canton Ic
$2.10
Vements
32
$2.10
#3+
Bopes las mismos
>280
Atiscellaneous
$23
Dairy Farme
$1
Der A Wingerne
$4
Amusements ....
$74
Ch. E'tainment.....
$1,90
"75 €19.
421
110
Biaceres strat
-
151
Watsons
170 Oa
32
M
31
Do.
Constructions, (ald) $1.85
Low) 75 cts.
Lane Crawfordă......
***
Mackintosha. Nanyang Tobacco... $4.80
Wm, Powalls
8arrison....} $1.20
United Thostras ....... 8,
87, Ch.Q.541925 G.#Bdz. £5j,
pre.
H.K. Uort, 4% Loans
3.
perm, 4%
Do.
31%
$73
Wallace Harper......
wio
HK. Hing Gu ...
33.60
B'hai Do.
Vibro Pilong...
PACT NEW ROME
Working Hours Reduced
Rome, Nov. 8. An important agreement between labour and industry was concluded here yesterday between the Con- federation of Fascist Workers and the Confederation of Fascist In- dustrialists:"
J:
The new accord provides for are- duction in working hours and the adoption of a 40-hour working week, the establishment of a com- mon fund for the benefit of work ers' familles, and the re-adaptation of numerous salary scales.
In addition, the agreement abolishes supplementary labour and regulates that of women and children.
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$19.40
Wheat:-There are trading op "portunities on the longside Ap- prehensions regarding the Argen- tine and Australia crops, the dry weather in the United States and the serious feed-grains situation are strengthening factors. Total sales: Wheat,, 20,141,000 bushels; Corn: 12.082,000 bushels. Rubber:-A better undertone Cotton:Trading buying readily prevalled, otherwise the market was absorbed realizing and hedge sell- featureless. There was scattereding. Local and Manchester cotton- selling and hoderate Commission goods sales are improving. House buying. The general feeling Rubber: An Irregularly higher of the Trade is now leaning to market is indicated. Total sales: wards the constructive side.
104 lots.
WORLD-WIDE POLO
International Meet Contemplated
COMMODITIES PRICES
New York, Nov, 10.
New York Cotton
Closing
November 10
Opening Closing Dec.
12.27 12.30 12.29 12.55 12.35 Jan. 12.32 12.35 12.36 12.40 12.40 Mar. 12.39 12.41 12:40 12.46 12.46 May 1237 12.39 12.39 12.46 12.47 July New York, Nov. 3.
12.35 12.37 12.37 12.45 12.45 Argument between the East and Oct. 12.08 12.08 12.08 12.15-12.18 West d's to whose brand of polo is (1935) best in the United States is over, Spot 12.50 for this year and if it is resumed next year it may be as part of a worldwide polo series.
nature an official "Nothing of has been announced but the pola people have begun to discuss a plan that if consummated would
see teams
104 lots
►
Chicago Wheat'
Dec. May
891
12.60
093 091 100 99% 991 991 991 991 991
94 94 .931
934 84 Friday's sales: 20,141,000 bushels
New York Rubber Dec. 13.31 13.35 13.35 13.37 13.40 Jan. 13.41 13.44 13.45 13.49 13.49 Mar. 13.63 13.68 13.70 13.72 13.75 May 13.81 13.93 13.93 13.90 13.93 14.13 14.12 14:15 July 14.01 14.10 from the Argentine, Sept. 14.22 14.268 14.228 14.33 14.33 Total sales: England, the Eastern and Western portions of the United Sates com- peting in the summer of 1935 in an international tournament.
sort pro- July A gathering of this bably would be the most momen- tous occasion in polo's history. It would bring together the highest ranking players in the world and also four different styles of polo.
It is almost certain, unofficially, that the Nelsons and Manuel Andrade, of Buenos Aires, will be in the United States next summer to challenge for the America's cup. England. according to the gossip at Meadow Brook, has its eyes on the Westchester cup. ·
837 837
Chicago Corn
194 Dec. May
811 81 July Total sales:
794 79% 791 797 811 811 81 81
81814
811 811
12,082,000 bushels
Winnipeg Wheat
Dec. May
781
78 781 781 781
831
831 83
83 831
July'
841
+84
841
2
New York Sugar
Dec.
1.80
1.80 1.80
So, argue those who like fast, thrilling polo in large quantities,
Mar.
1.69
1.72 May July 1.76
1.69 1.70
1.80 1.82 1.70 1.70
1.72 1.73
1.78 1.77
8,000 tons New York Silk
123
...
13
in one tournament and have the Dec. 1.22 greatest series any one has never Mar. 1.234 seen?
May 1.25
Market closed
$5.90
Montreal Silver.
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$51
158 cta.
82
31
#108
$101 136 60
Combined, Competition
why not combine the competition
for the America's cup, the West- Total sales: chester and the East-West series,
1.72 1.73
1.76 1,78
Playing of the East-West mat- ches for the past two years has done more to popularize polo in Dec. 5290 53.35 53.42 53.40 83.45 this country than anything else. Mar. 53.85 54.30 54.41 54.438 54.438 Before the men of Long Island May 54.37 55.06 55.05 54.85 54.95 went to Chicago in 1933 to meet July 54.908 unquoted 55.00 55.60%
Total sales: 20 'contracts.. the West's rough riders, polo was a sport. almost wholly "played
B-Bid, A-Asked, x-Nominal. Long Island for and by society people.
on
At Chicago, however, there were people from all over the United States attending the World Fair and they decided to "have a look at the society game. Many of them thought it was rather an effeminate sport,
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S.E. Levy & Co.'s Cables
According to the released man, he was taken with the other Chin- ese passengers to a mountain cave near the coast. They were trans- ferred from place to place at night. forbidden to but were strictly
leave the cave at day time.
Three months afterwards, one of & Cantonese mer- the prisoners.
released after $4,000 chant, was ransom money had been paid by his family in Hong Kong. Another prisone: became ill and died and his body was thrown into the sea by the marauders. "A third pri- soner was shot dead by his captors because his family had attempted to arrest a pirates representative
sent to negotiate regarding ransom,
money,
Lee said he had been released because the pirates had, through their agents in Shanghai, learned that his relatives had no money and because he had done the marauders a favour by curing one of their comrades of his sickness.
When he left the pirates lair, negotiations had been completed for the rlease of the other two cap tives whose relatives had agreed to pay ransom money amounting to $2,000 each, according to Lee who
was that he
given concluded
to cover his ex- enough money
from Swatow to Hong penses Kong.
NEW JAPANESE CRUISER
Tokyo, November 7. The "B" class cruiser Suzutani will be launched at the Yokosuka Naval Yards on November 20, In the presence of Emperor Hirohito, it was officially announced, to-day by the Ministry of Navy.
The
construction of the warship took & year, and it was built according to special specifications. The Suzu- tani has a displacement of 8,500 tons, a top speed of 33 knots an hour, fifteen six in. guns, eight anti-aircraft guns and twelve tor- pedo tubes. Her two sisterships, the Mikuma and the Mogami, were launched earlier this year.
SHRINE INVADED BY WASPS
Shidzuoka, Japan, Nov. 7. Swarms of wasps to-day invaded Shidzuoka's largest shrine with complete success.
Scores of priests and worshippers were unable to continue the ser- vices while the wasps filled the building. Many were stung as they fled.
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The fire department was called to the rescue and most of the wasps were alain while others de- parted peacefully. Then the ser- vices were resumed..
DR. SUN YAT SEN ·
Government Leaders Visit Mausoleum
Nanking, Nov. 12. Government offices and schools were closed to-day on the occasion of the anniversary of Dr. Sun Yat Sen's birthday.
In drizzling rain a number of Government leaders visited the mausoleum where Mr. Wang Ching Wel deposited a wreath on behalf of the Government. Reuter.
The following cable, was receiv- The common fund, for workers' What, they saw was a savage, ed by Messrs. S. E, Levy & Co.
a mad last night:" families is to be provided for out bruising garne played at
London Silver:-Spot. 254 up 14: of payments made by workers and gallop with men and horses at employera, each paying the equiva- times going down like nine-pins. Forward, 251 up 11.
London Sliver Comment: The" lent of one per cent. of the la-It was sport that provided thrills, bourer's wages.
speed and action and the general rise is due to smalt offerings and Supplementary labour is to be public, very heartily approved of heavy speculative buying. Market
closed uncertain. abolished except in extremely exit.. ceptional cases when employers This year's series wasn't will fiform the workers why through as the Chicago battle. But
to engage
new la. It provided its thrills when a team have failed bourers.
In the event of disagreement, the Labour Inspection Committee will drbitrate.
Masculine and adult labour, re- spectively, is to be substituted for mannal labour performed hitherto by women and children, while the employment of women and child- ren is to be limited by more strict measures than heretofore.
Pensioned and retired workers are to be replacd, the agreement spect fles, save in exceptional cases.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO KING OF ITALY
[Special to the "Hong' Kong Dally'
Press" (Copyright.)] ||
Berlin, Nov. 11. Adolf Hitler sent his congratula-
́latter's birthday to-day-
on the verge of becoming a sport of Eastern youngstera, superbly Armly established in the admirations to the King of Italy on, the mounted on Argentine ponies- tion of the general public. probably the best breed in the A series bringing the four coun- | Transocean Kuo Men, world to-day-wonderfully coach- tries mentioned above together ed, and playing like a machine would provide a real champion of upset a team of older, more ex- the world. It might even be ex- Perienced and powerful Western- tended to bring teams from India and Hawali, although this possi-
era.
The young milionaires of Longbility is extremely remote. Island awept through the West 8ome official action likely will Like wild-fire, and with the same be taken this winter. Now it is The only a talked-about possibility but devastating thoroughness. series attracted a great deal of the more people talk about it the attention and showed that polo is more enthusiastle they become.
MATSUDAIRA REPORT DENIED
Tokyo, Nov. 12. A spokesman of the Japanera. Foreign Office fatly denied Press reports. of the impending resigna- tion of Mr. Matandaira, Reuter
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Dow Jones Averages,
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1.00 Borden Company:
J. I Case .... Canadian Pacifie
0.50 Caterpillar Co. 1.40 Chaas National Bank 1.00 Chrysler Motors... 8.40 Consolidated Gas of N.I
Curtiss Wright
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32.45 36.33
37.73
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93.48
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93.68
66.40
41.98 58.60
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26. up
HIGH Low
LAST BAL Nov. 8 Nov. 10,
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112
$105
$107+
8.00 Allied Chemical & Dye 4.00 American Can...........
100
701
134
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1071
491
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American Radiator................ ... ................ American Smelting..
151
16
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101
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9.00 American Tel & Tel 5.00 American Tobacco "B" 1.00 American Waterworks
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112
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158
151
Anaconda "Copper Mining Auburn
5
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114
841
211
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251
Bendir Aviation
23
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141
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201
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Electric Auto-Lite Co...... 6% Electric Bond & Share
Electric Power and Light... 0.40 General Electric:.... 1.60 · General · Foods ..... 1.00 General Motors 1.0% Gilletto Salety .......................... 1.20 Gold Dust
0.00 International Harvester 0.10 International Nickel
International Tel, & Tel. ... 4.00 Liggett & Myers "B" 1.00 Loew's Inc.
2.00 Mc Intyre Porcupine
-Montgomery Ward 2.0% National Biscuit.... 1.00 National City Bank ........................ 1.20 National Dairy Products
National Distillers «imite NT. Central (........ 0.00. Otis Elevator ina 1.50 Pacific Gas & Electric Packard Motors..
0.50 Pennsylvania Railway Radio Corpn. A Bears Roebuck....
0.47 Bocony-Vacuum Corpn.
Southern Pacific
1.00 Standard. Brands'
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1.00 Standard Oil Co. of New
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1.00 Texas Corporation
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