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Traffic That Cant. Be Controlled

Reports shortly to be issued, "it is stated on good authority, will show an alarming increase in a new form of slavery in the African colonies of France. These reports concern the traffic in white girls for the harems of coloured poten- tates.

if they wish to do so.

At first girls

this tramc in

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1935.

A. K. STOCK EXCHANGE

YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL

QUOTATIONS

There was little interest shown in the market generally, but the demand for Lights continued, and with buyers offering Wharves have come at $1.

BUYERS

Underwriters, $1.30,

Benguet Exploration, 17 eta. Providents (old), $14.

Hotels. $4.90,

Lisbon

Madrid

LONDON EXCHANGE RATES

BRITION WIRELESS SERVIÓN. ↑ Sterling Parity Feb 1

3

On Amsterdam -Athens .....................m Selgrade Berlin Bombay Brusseli Bucharest

12.10 Florina

7:201

....375 Drachmame

512

Feb 18 T19 513 S

276,816 Dinars

90.43 Marks

12.15

12.14

..... is ed, per Rüpee

36 Belgas

20.87

20.85

·813,568 Lei

485+

435

$10,20:

to business

Buenos Aires Copenhagen Genera Helsingfors Bangkong

47.58d. per Poso

18.150 Kroner

25.29 Franca

15.05

163.83 Marka

1/93

15.03)

1/9%

110 Escudos 25.99 Pesetas

35 19/32

New York

02.18 Lir 50.88d per Pesa 4.367 Dollars 4.967 Dollars

572 # 408.0."

571

4.882

4.89

4 871

4.881

Oslo

18.159 Kroner

Paris

Prague

Rio de Janeiro

194.91 France. 73.27/32 164.95 Kronen 1184 20.93d. par Gold

73 23/32

116 5/16

Milreis

1/6

1/8 3/16

18.139 KranOr

..... 34.6 Schillings

94.58d, par Yen

1/2 1/64

24 15/16

24 13/16

25.1/16

24 15/16

1%

3% 107

H.K. Lands 4% Debtrs, 101.

AK, Trams, $20.20.

China Lights, $10.15. Electrics, $71.

Telephones (new). $1015. Canton Ices, $2), · Cements, $3,05

Constructions (new), 49 cts. Govt. 4% Loan, 64% Prem.

SELLERS

HK. Banks, $1520. Wharves, $112.

SALES

Benguet Exploration, 17 cts.

Official Quotations Received from

Manila on 19/2/35.

Buyers

Antamoks, Ctvos: 83.

Balatocs, ps. 38.

Benguet Consols, p.s. 11.90.

Benguet Explors. Ctvos. 16.

Baguio Gold Ctvos. 34). Gold Rivers, Ctvos. 18). Gold Creek, Ctvas. 31).

Itogons, Ctvos, 371. Ipos, Ctros 85.

Salacots, Ctvos. 131.

United Paracales, Ctvos 28†.

Sellers

Artamoks, Ctvos. 84. ' Balatoes pa 41.

Benguet Consols. p.s., 12.10. Benguet Explors, Ctvos, 17.

Bagule Gold, Ctvos. 35,

Gold Rivers, Ctvos. 19, Gold Creek, Ctros. 32. Itogons, 38.

Ipos, Ctros, 90,

Suyoc Consols, Ctvoș, 28. Salacots, Ctyos. 141.

United Paracales, Ctvos. 29.

Sales

Antamoks, Ctvos 84. Balacots, p.s., 39. Benguet Consols, ps. "12. Bagulo Gold Ctvos 34. Gold Rivers, Ctvos, 184.

Gold Creek, Ctvos. 314

Itogons, Ctvos. 37). Ipos, Ctros. 85. Salacots, Ctvos. 14. United Paracales, Ctros. 29.

SINGAPORE RAW RUBBER

Messrs. H B. Joseph & Co. -Messrs. H. B. Joseph and Co., re- ceived the following Straits Cur- rency quotations from Singapore for Raw Rubber.

Spot

******

214 up 23 up 244 up t Market.-Firm Beilers reserved.

April/June

July/Sept.

Messrs. Benjamin & Fotts Messrs. Benjamin & Potts have

Milan..... Montevideo Montres!

Shanghai

Stockholm Vienos Yokohama

Silver (spot)

Silver (forward)

War Loan"

UN LONDON-

Closing Quotations

February 19, 1935

Telegraphic Transfer... Bank Bills, on demand 1/98 Bank Bills, 4 months

sight

ON NEW YORK:-

Bank Billa, on demand 662)

Credits, 4 months' night 6924

On demand

ON-MANILA-

On demand

85}

Bank Bills, oa dewand 44 Credits, 60 days' night.. <5] ON BATAVIA :-

#

1/01

in demand ON FABIO

641

Credits, four months'

13

sight

4/15/18

ON SHANGHAI:-

UN SAIGON-

On Demand

118

ON SINGAPORE:-

On demand

ON JAPAN:-

ON BANGKOK ;----

On demand

164

On demand”

ON INDIA:-

Telegraphic Transfer..

Bank, on demarid

119

SOVERSIONS, Bank Buying

Rate

BAR SVES, per os.

"

d

402)

1/101

*** 24 3/16

SOVIET'S BIG INCREASE

IN ARMAMENTS

Forts, Artillery And

Mechanisation

(Special Air Mall Service)

Moscow, Jan 29. Reference to Russia's increased armaments-"for the country's de- fence" was made by M. Molotoff, the Soviet Premier, when he made his omicial report on Soviet afairs to 2,000 delegates to the All-Union Congress of Soviets in the Krem- Un's former Throne Room. “

Among those present were the present British Ambassador, Vis- count Chilston, and his wife and M. Litvinoff, the Soviet Foreign

Minister.

1:

"We have burit not a few fortres

cessful conclusion, but some circles in Japan still wanted war-and Vladivostok..

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PRESIDENT LINER TRAVEL SERVICE

is Friendly and Complete

One hears a lot of talk about Service, for talk is mighty cheup. But ask anyone who has traveled on President Linors and you'll find that on shore, away from home, a well as on shipboard, President Liners thoroughgoing, friendly service covers everything.... Go next time on Fresident Liners.

TO SAN FRANCISCO 18 Days To VICTORIA, SEATTLE 17 Days

via Shanghai, Fobe, Yokohama, Honolulu

Fortnightly sailings Pres. Coolidge. Feb. 23. Noon Prer, Wilson Mar. 13, 6.0. Pras, Hoover. Mar. 23, Noon Pres. Lincoln Apr. 9, M'aight Pres. Coolidge... Apr. 10, Nočn

EUROPE, NEW YORK

Inquire for round-trip tickets to Europe in connection with Lloyd Tristao, Via Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo Bombay, Suez Canxi Alexandria, Naples, Genos, Marseilles.

via Shanghai, Kobe.

Yokohama

Fortnightly sailing Pres. Juction.... Mar. 2, 8 am Pres. McKinley. Mar. 16,6 am, Pras, Grant. Mar. 30, 6 a.. Prea Jefferson, Apr. 13, 6 am. Pres. Jackson. ...Apr. 17, 6:6.m."

MANILA

THE MOST FREQUENT SERVICE

Next Sailings

Pres. Van Buren. Mar. 2, 8am.Prea. Jackson.... Feb. 24, 6 p.in.' Pres. Garfield ...Mar. 16,8 a.m. Fres. Van Buren.Mar. 2, 8 am, Pres. Folk.... Mar. 30, 8 D. Fres. Wilson.... Mar. 5, 6p.m. Pres. Adams..... Apr. 12, 6 am. Fres. McKinley Mar. 9, 6 p.m. Free Harrison. Apr. 97, 8 a.m. Pres. Hoover. Mar. 14. 9 p.L

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE M.S.

THE

"KULMERLAND"

having arrived, from "Hamburg and Porta of call, Conngness of Cargo are hereby notified that their Goods. Eze being landed and placed at their rink into the Hong Kong and Kowloon Waar! and Godown Company's godowns at Kowloon, where delivery may be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed" Optional Cargo will not be landed here, unless Notice has been givan: 48 | hours prior to vessel's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extands.

· No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all (loods remaining undelivered after the 39ad February, 1835, will be subject to Bent.

Sir E. Ovey Attacked

The speaker went on to attack Sir Esmond Ovey, the former Bri- tish Ambassador to Moscow.

"Our relations with England are generally normal," said M. Moloto "If one does not count the incident with Sir Esmond Ovey, who at tempted to intervene in our home All · broken, chafed, and damaged affairs by interfering in the Metro-Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be axamined on 21st Vickers case, and for this he receiv

Surveyors, Mesurs. Goddard & Dongles. to realise our firmness could draw - To comply with the General Bonded his own conclusions from that Warehouse Regulations, consignees must "This created big complications, have a Revenue Officer in attendance but these were liquidated by the when damaged dutiable goods are

examined, mutual efforts of both parties. Sir Esmond, Ovey was replaced by an- other Ambassador, and favourable possibilities exist for developing Anglo-Soviet trade."

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

ELLERMAN LINE

FROM GDYNIA, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP & BREMEN,

WORTY OF ADELAIDE" HP Steamship

having arrived, Consignees of cargo by her are informed that all goods are being, lauded at their risk into the hazardons and/or extra-basardens-go- downs of Messrs. Holt's Wharf whence delivery may le obtained.

Optional cargo will be carried on, unless notice to the contrary be given prior to arrival of steamer.

No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the godowns, and all gooda remaining undelivered after th February, 1935, will be enbject to rent.

All claims against the steamer must he presented to the undersigned on er before 4th March, 1935, or they

"HEAVY WATER received the following Straits curses on the east and west, no used a rebum. And anyone wating February, 1915, at 10 am, by our will not be recognised.

Experiment On Human Body

(Special Air Mail Service)

Dalo, Jan 29.

rency quotations (buyera) from Singapore to-day for Raw Rub ber:-

Spot

21 cts. up i ct.. April/June 231 cts. up i ct. July/Sept. 241 cts. up ct. Oct./Dec... 258 cts up 4 ct. zMarket-Steady

"but such fortresses cannot be moved across our frontiers into foreign territory. We have in- creased the artillery and technical equipment of our Red Army. Its mechanical equipment has increas ed fourfold all this thanks to comrade Stalin's personal attention

We have also had to add to the

Professor Klaus Hansen swallow. BERLIN BOURSE effectives of our Red Army. Our

would recover.

Press". (Copyright.).]

military budget is very much lar ger. We have had to make sacri, fices for the defence of the Soviet

In his peroration, which evoked wild applause, M. Molotoff also at- tacked the foreign Press, both "bourgeois and socialist," for

All claims must reach us before the 18th March, 1985, or they will not be recognized.

No Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

A JEBSEN "CO

Agents Hong Kong, 15th Feb, 1985. [8263

and we are sure you will say the squeaking about the shooting of Darty and Government were justtarveral tens of terrorists,”?" "and fied in doing so.

about a certain Foreign Consul im- [SERVICE TO READERS worker and peasant stock. Half of in the affair of the murder of "The Red Army is mainly or plicated by the military collegium

munist party. Dangerous alone for there are members of the Com- Kiroff, the Leningrad Soviet Chier. the instigators of war, it is the basis of general peace."

KONG DAILY PRESS, LTD,

Consul have always been concealed

The name and country of this THE HONG

bere, and were also withheld by M. Molotoff. But he was alleged to have been M. Bisseneek, of Latvia

All broken, chafed and dazaġed goods must be left in the godowns. where they will be examined by the steamer's surveyor on suy Tuesdays or Fridays, between the hours of 10.46 am, Noon, within the Free Storage. Period. of One Week.

No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by THE BANK LINE(CHINA), LTD,

A gesta

Hong Kong, 18th Feb., 1985.

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CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED,

MIDDLESBRO, ANTWERP, LONDON & STRAITS.

ed 10 grammes of a 96 per cent. solution of heavy water in order to test for the first time the effect of this new substance on the human [Special to the "Hong Kong Dally body. A small portion of heavy water was injected into a mouse,

Berlin, Feb. 18: So far, it will be shown, this which sickened after half an hour,

The prices on the sharemarket form of slavery has defied all but the "Professor thought that it continued sagging because business efforts at control; for most of the girls involved are of age and have of three other doctors and several Even the successful conclusion of Professor Hansen in the presence remained as quiet as last week the right to sign their liberty away journaliste drank his 10 grammes the new standstill agreement failed of heavy water. He had fasted for to stimulate the depressed outlook white about 12 hours in order that the which was partly due to the confined to Algeris, effects might be more apparent; ho unfavourable foreign trade figures Tunis and Morocca, but now it is said that he could not feel any of January. The fixed interest extending

Northern special reactions after having taken curities market was likewise be- Africa.

water which tasted like nitrous calmed, the tendency being inde- It is stated that there is hardly gases. Every half-hour during the antte a dusky vassal of France in this day his blood and urine were territory who has not a quota of tested.

Call Money 34, Young Loan wen- 1911 Red bake white girls in his harem,

Later in the evening the Fro They may be "wives or just fessor was foeling perfectly well, clined to 1031 Dyetrusts down dancing girls, but, in either case, only rather exhausted as the result to 1409. Balzdetfurth Potash not their position is the same they all day in order not to weaken the ened to 451. German Mineral Olls

of all the tests and of having fasted quoted, German Steel Trusts weak have been bought in the open market.

ponsiders that heavy water may be improved † to: 145,- Bemberg Rayon his references to France. With well-known as an athlete and ation available, motoring faci 22nd Feb, 183, will be subject to Bent. strength of the heavy water. He plunged 11 to 98%. Siemenshalsks

Was

all over

Dancing "Engagements " The situation is amazing-the white races which have done so much to stamp out slavery in Africa supplying alaves for the race that was formerly enslaved.

Many of the victims, it is true, believe that when they sign their contracts they are taking up danc: ing engagements in the harems and palaces of the African “kinga” and nobles, but once signed up, they are no longer their own mas- ters.

valuable as a drug, and has planned slumped 1 to 1184 —

series of experiments on men, but Transocean Huo Vin, would not begin them before he had himself tried whether the heavy water was dangerous or not.

The 10 grammes which he swallowed cost 100 kroner to pre-

REICHSMARK QUOTA- TIONS

..

TACT AND CLASSICS

(Special Air Mail Service)

London Jan. 29.

and the HONG KONG WEEKLY PRESS, through their London Office, at 53, FLEET STREET, E.C. 4, Tel.

3137, are prepared to give

Subscribers and

Visitors

Difficult Foreign Relations with capitalist states, he declared: Discussing the Soviet's relations

After the intrigue to use the League of Nations as an against the USSR had collapsed. the Soviet agreed to join it. We consider it wise to collaborate with the League, though some do not

Mr. B. G. A. Beckwith, headmast M. Molotott raised a cheer for or of the Imperial Service College, esteem it too highly Turkey, but was rather reserved in Windsor, who died suddenly was Poland relations were not satisfac classical scholar. He was the tory, but “we intend to continue to | author of many school textbooks, try to cement friendly relations He will be remembered for the with that country/re

quiet tact with which he establish Relations with Japan and Gered the reputation of his school. many were distinctly dimcult. He came to it in 1912, when it If, when at home, they will was founded from the ruins of Herr Hitler had not repudiated the

United Services College, Westward call or telephone to the above

pare and were supplied by the [Special to the "Hong Kong Dally views expressed in his book My

Company, which has begun to pro Norsk Hydro-Electric Nitrogen duce heavy water.

They are fed and housed so long

It is believed that throug Northern Africa there

or worse

European nationalities

as their looks last then beggary | sanda-of-these white slaves of all

speaker's reference to superiority of the

Aroused

Feb. 183

40.05

608.10

39.30

for the

7206

Hol

been

advice regarding accommoda.

lities,

suitable shopping centres, etc.

Li Great unintentional harm had address, they will receive the

est Country:

utmost assistan uky and

latest avail:

The Steamship BENMOHK

NONSIGNERS of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods at beny landed at their risk into the hairdous

and/or extra hazardous Godowns of Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godean Go, Lid., whence, and/or from the wharves Delivery may be obtained. Can will be ads sted at terbes Gooda hava left the Godowns, and al Goods remaining undelivered after the

All Claims against the Bla be presented to the Underg before the 7th March, 1885, or they' not be recognised.

To comply with the General Bon phones Regulations, consignoos

evenne: Olloer in

mast