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16 at
BIA
42 ots.
10/6
$15
Salacot Mining.......
Ipo Mining......
Logona
Kallans
(single).
Langupassa k
Shanghai Loans d,
Raobs
Venezuela Gold Fida.
Docks, WharTOS,
Godowns, et4.
ELK. & K. Wharvax.
重憾
16
15
144
(Hights) $11
15 utm.
£1.
BG atm
15 sta.
315
BER:
$5
391
1901
191
(Cum. Rights))
Do. (Ex. Rights)
Do.
Providents (ul... $1
A
20.01. Do.
20 cis
$91
·H, K. & W. Docs
371
MB"
S. China Motors' A'
Do.
Shanghai Docka S.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1935.
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
through Renter's Agency)
13
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Last Today's
Change
High Low Close Clone 485) 4,54): 4.842 1.85 up. Quiet 11.70 11.85 11.57 11.75 11.80 11.85 102
187
111
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g༅ཀྐོ
ལྷོཏྟཱ,
ཙྩཏྟཾ
ין
60+
.18 up #pi162 11.786. „ið up
1001 100
489
Loew's (1)
N.X. Central
PO
anchanged
Apr. 13. Change 108.43 .97 up
30.80 17.36
Amer. Can (4)
Am. Comm. Alcohol
(.25)
Am. Cyanamid "B"
(.25dr.).
Am. For. Pwr .................
Am. For: Pwr, $7 1st-/
P1.
Am. Locomotive
Am. Metal Co.
Am,. Radiator
Am. Smelting
Am. Sug. Ref (2)
Am. T. and T. (9)... (106)
Am. Tob "B" (5)
Am Waterworks (1)` 11
Waterworks 36
Am
pref (5)
Anaconda Copper ...
Atch T. and B. F. *
(25)
Atlantic Ref (1) 244
Atlas Corpn.
Auburn Automobile 184
Baltimore & Ohio
Bendir Aviation
Bethlehem Steel.....
Boeing Airplane
Borden Co. (1.60)
Borg Warner (idr.) 32 Case
Canadian Pacific Caterpillar Tract
Ch. Nat. B. (1.40).. 211*
C'Feake Corp. (250)
CPeake Corp. and
Ohio (2.80)
Chrysler (1d)
Col. Gas & Elec.
Comm. Solv. (60)...
Comm. Sthen.
Comm Sthra. $8
cum. Pf. (6) .......
Congo-Nairn. (1.60)
80
111
11+
Otis Elec. (60) ***** 11
Pac. Gas (1.50)
Fac. Ltng. (3)
BOOK PIRATES
OF CHINA
Losses By Foreign Publishers
Shanghai, April 30.
lasses Tremendous
resulting locally as a result of the "pirating" of British and American text- books on the part of·· Chinese printers was revealed yesterday by a local bookdealer and importer when Interviewed by "a represen- tative of the "North-China "Dally "News," "Reference to the subject was made by Sir John Wardlaw- Milne, Conservative member for the Kidderminster division of Worcestershire, in the House of Commons on Monday -
Well-acquainted with the various aspects of the problem, the book- dealer pointed out the fact that Chiriese are definitely anxious to acquire western knowledge in its cheapest form, and to meet this demand various printers in Pei- ping. Scochow, and Shanghai have taken such books as technical volumes dealing with steam- bollers, applied mechanics, medi cine, and even lower school text- books noted for their conciseness and fine presentation, and have reproduced them exactly. page by
Sell At Third of Cost These reproduction sell for about one third the cost of im ported volumes, the price of the latter depending "upon the ex- change. A volume dealing with physiology, for example, which 'sells for. U.S.$4.75 may be secured in a "pirated" edition for six dollārs, local currency: The same applies to a geometry selling for 5/6 in Great Britain, and in the "pirated edition," for $1, local cur- гелсу.
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QUOTATIONS
New York: April 14,
$1,950
$1.980
£124
Eo. (London)
New York/London. Cross-racE Now York Cotton-July
Chartered Banks
New York Rubber-July
2143
Mercantile Bas. "A"
Chicago Wheat
May
134
Do
Bank of East Asia.....
31
Chicago Corn
-May
981
Montreal Silver
May
N. C. & S. BAT Ka
185
Silver Official
88. 0 68.75 6) tab 88.00
60 63+
.35
341
Am. 0. Fin. Cutp;
31.89
Ch. Fin Corp. Ord. B.
Do
Dow Jones. Average
T
High-1833/34 Low: Apr. 12.
Insurance0
30. Industrials
110.75
84.98 104.40
20 Rails
56.04
€7.79 -30,49
Canton Lumarwodem..
$260
1500
$1.30
Underwriters *****
20 Utilities
37.73
`1497" 17.36
31 20
10 Bonds
95.99
84.73 94.78
94.80
$400
-Union usursum...
$405
China Fires
11 Jommodity Index
85.45
41.98 '59.91
10.71
.31 09. .39 up 01 ap .50 up
$400
$400
HK Fires
3210
$910
International Assos, J.,
$5
Last Sale
Shipping
#30
Douglares...
Stock & Div.
$38
Apr: 12 Apr. 13
'Stock & Div.
$12
Beamboats
16
Adams Express ......
5
5+
130
Indon (prot).......................
Alaska Jun (1.00%)
17.
171
Gold Dust (1.20) Goodyear
181
133
Do. de
330
Allis Chalmers
Int. Cement “.............
Last Sale. Apr. 12 Apr. 13 181 16
191 25. 27
539
Shell to bri
63/-
Waterboats
Am Brake Shoe
(80)
Int. Hary (60)
371
371
Int. Nick. (.80)
261
261
Mining
119
Int. Tel & Tel,
7.
93 ots
Amtamnoks
184 ctu
Johns Manville
44
"48
343
Balatcos.......
25 ctm.
3 ct.
Baguio Gobl
Kennecott (151)
171
172
#14
Benguet Consolidated
Krog. Gro. (1.503) ...
241
241
Do Exploration
Lehman (2.40)
711
73
Dio. Goldfield ....
3+
Liq. Carb (1)
29 291
10 ata
Big Wedge......
10 co
Gold Hvar..
371
38
140 ata.
Gold Creek......
Lorill. (1.20)
19
20
United Paracalos
McIntyre (2)
42
434
182
Mont. Ward
25
251
131
Nat. Bisc. (2) ......
241
241
page.
387
Nat City BE (1)
201*
201
Nat, Da. P. (20)... 14
141
107
Nat, Distillers
274*
271
Nat. Pwr. Lt. (.80)....
&
Nat. Steel (1)
442
451
15
161
N. Amer. (50c. 4%) 13
131 ...III 174 18
241 241
Packard Motors
31
31
Pennroad Corpn.....
13
17-
19
Penn. Rly. (1)
201
204
Phil Petro (1)
18
181
·144
Pierce ArTOW
......
28
Pap. Ber N.J. (2.80) 269
261
$120
$5.
Now Engineeringst.]
Radio Corpn.
1308
Hongkows
8.
231
Repub Steel
11t
Lands, Hotels, and
321
| Buildings
Rey, Tob "" (3) Schenley
451
25
$4.35 $4.45
H.K. Hotels
*****$4.30 343
101
Sears Roebuck
30+
4341
11- 45 * 251 371
#42
HK Lands......| $40
Shell Union Oli
$103
Do.4% Debentures!
$109
218"
Bimmons Co.
$18
$12.90 Metropolitan Laude..
41 * 42.*
Boc-Vac. (80)
13+*
131
Br. Cal. Ed. (1.50) 143
15
#9.80
412
Southern Pacific"....
151
154
$123
El Debunte 665.
361
19.40
New Asia Hotal
Stan. Branda (1)
$100
Asis Resities "A"N.
+191
Stan. Gas
$15
"B" 8.
+
11
Sta. Oll Cal. (1)
$90
Chinese Estateá.................
Sta 01 NJ (1)
Cotton Milla
39
Ster. Pro. (2.80)
637
641
$8.30
$74
$45
Sua Cottons(old)S.
Liu.
Studebaker Corp.
201
211
敏
(new S.
Cons, Gas NY
(3) 211
221
Texas G, Sulp (2) 31
31
$441
$9.30
Zoong sings ... S
Cona. Oll (.28)
Transamerica (1,12}))
51
$65
Wing Un Textiles (8.)
$9.40
Cont: 01 (25)
$45
187 18
Un.
Car and Carb
- Public Utilities
Corn Prod (3)
46
(1.40)
482.
$15
E15)
Coty Inc.
*47
Un. Pac. Rlya... (8),,
DOA
49+ 901
Fusk Trains (old) ...
131
Do
(now)...
Un. Aircraft Corp............ 111
111
(2.70)
46 *
Un. Air Line Trans...
42
42
$40
Star Ferries
$89
321
Yaumati Ferries
21
United Corpn.
3212
+
21
.3.
18.10
Chins Lights ********
ram | $9.10
$9.30
Curtiss Wright "A"
8
Uni, Gas Impr. (1.20) 18i
121
$611
HK. Electrice
28
Univ. Leaf Tob, (2)
54
541
$25
Macao do.
*H
VS. Pipe Fdry. (50)
Bandakan Lights ..........
93
U.S. Rubber
12
121
3221
Telephones (old) ...
$10.10
Do. (DOW)
21
US. Rub.. $8, 1st Pf. 301 U.S. Steel.
publisher followed.
injured in communal rioting at Sept.
31
31.
312
It was
CHICAGO CORN
10/3
20/8
Da. (pref.)
45
U.B. Steel $7 PL.: (2) Vanddin
12
127
Mec. Bond $0 PT (8) 483 50.
Vick Chem (2.40z)...
Malabou dugar's
Elec. Power & Light - 27
Warrer Bros. Picts.
351* 31
38
Shanghai had long ago. ceased due the disturbances. "pirating" western books, not-be-
May
801
ELEVEN BURNT "
July
891 881 1881 887 83 831 83 838 892
31
Sept
$18
Callbook, gjord.) 8.
$18
Macgregors [preč.jÈ..
Fox Film "A” ...
West Union Tel.
21
Canton Loss
Gen. Elec," (80)
241
West Air Brake (1) 201
$1.30
201
$1:30
Gen. Foods (1.80)
*35
West E. & M. (65)..
$1.20
Hopes......... songkort. Miscellaneous
$21
Gen: Motors (Id).
291
Wilcox, Oll-and Gas
377 14
204 28* 2
children, were incinerated as a
result of the mob firing a doctor's hotse at Ferozabad. Two police May
WINNIPEG WHEAT
-90
897
July
Gen. Rly. Blas (1)... 18 21
118.30 Dairy Farma
$19
141
Woolworths (2.40) ... Call Money
55 151 1%
$1.45
Amusements ******
272
$6,40
Ch. F'tainment...... 15
$1.70
Constructions, (ali 31.40
45 cts.
Da- (BBW)|40) STA.
Lane Crawfordia, ....
Tex. diy
Mackintosha.......
Nanyang Tou coo.- $4.90
58
34
Watsons
as ****
od
155 sta
$1.35
U⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ gumminun ⠀⠀⠀gnum mu unigun
17
sta
Shanghai Landa...S
35.10 H.K. Realties.
China Do
Humphreys min) 38.10.
$6
Tramways magn
$13.40 China Buses .......
Tractions
Industrial
170 ota.
Wm. Powalla **
M. Greyhounds.....
$2
11.35
8. G. Katarprises
+4
www
premi
-preto,
18
93.Ch.0.5X19266.38d4 91%
1LB. Gora, 47 Loans 817.
Dio.
31%
Wailsce Harper
3106 HK Wing Ga... .... .....
B'bal 170.
$:15
59.40
$35
Vibro Pilegginu.
THE KING'S DIARY
On the Grand Tour
$23
$10
$105 £85
Cwn. Cork $2.70 P.
Curtiss Wright
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ཙུབྷཚནཱཝཱཝ་ྤུཚ༣
ཝཏྠུཾ
46
י
ཏུཏྟཱཝཀྰཏཱུ
བྷཱུཙྪཡྻཱ
བྷཚཎྜཝཾ,
3327
༄ཝཾཝ
བྷུབྷྲབྷཚ་ྒུཊཚཊྚཙཱཨྰཿཀྰབྷཊྛོ
ཀླailཙྩཱąཉྙམཚལྤཝ;
Delaware & Hudson"
Douglas Aircraft
Du Pont (2-60%)
East Roday (4)
Elec. Autolite Co....
Elec. Bond & Share
wer. Bond $5 PI (9) -- 43
Qillette Bai (1) Glidden Co (1)
* Bid
Whe the commercial · losa figures largely, and represents in the neighbourhood of US$190,000 to American publishers, the British publishers have not yet been hurt to this extent, he stated. More important than the commercial loss is that to the author, in the brief of the dealer, who 'declared that although it may be felt that a commercial profit does not war- rant protection, it is a certainty 151 154
that the work of authors, who a life-time in qualifying spend *31* 31
textbooks 31+
themselves to write 314 40 40.
most certainly warrants protec tion in all countries.
Southern Rly. 10.- 11
کام
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Sterling; New York-London Cotton: July
Cotton: October
Rubber: July "angl
Wheat: July
London, Mar. 30.
Ad important part in King Ed- ward's strenuous educational re- The King's reference to his diar-gime was taken by the diary to Mr. Lyons which the Prince Consort attach- les, when talking to and Mr. Thomas at Victoria yea ed great weight. terday, reveals a fact not general-
ly known to the public.
Berides the King's offieini diary, which is typed and brought up-
When at Romer in 1859 he taus recorded his reflections on the Carnival
The good temper of the people. to-date each morning His Ma- was very observable. For, in spite jesty keeps a careful private diary, of the pushing and the roughness. In this he follows the example of the play, Derfect good-bumour of Queen Victoria, whose journals prevailed, and one could not help form one of the important his thinking how much violence and torical sources for her reign, quarfelling would ensue if such The Prince of Wales is also a amusement were attempted in diarist who does more than re cord the bare happenings of the day. It is believe, however, he is not very strict about keeping his diary posted dally
Regent street.
After he reached manhood, be relinquished the habit, though he always remained a great letter writer.
Rubber: September
Wheat: May
Cor: May
Winnipeg Wheat May
American Smelting Consolidated gas of N.Y Du Pont-si
Bond and Share. General Motors Lot Tel. and Tel. Loew's Inc Montgomery National Distillers “New York Centra Standard Of Co UB. Steel
Lost
ADMI 15 Close Open 10.20 10.40 11.00
485
435 4851 4851 11.88 11.89 11,70 11.38:11.38 11.94 11.97
11.75
11:41
$11.73
11.39 11.97
'11,93
1001
· 12,06 12,08 12.03
100%
1002
100
∙991 901
261
881
88
897
-80€
STOCKS
387
22
គឺនឹង២ទីនគណិតវិទ
38
313
5)
Pabilsher's Name Omitted
In this connection, the reporter's attention was drawn to a copy of a school textbook which, from its binding, was almost an exact rep plica of the imported copies. In this instance, however, the author's name and that of the pubkaher were both omitted from the front page. A few lines of print on the last page read Printed in Great
RIOT AT AGRA
Police Take Action
•Commodities Prices
May
(Through Reuter's Agency).
NEW YORK COTTON.
New Delhi, April 14 One Moslem and one Hindu July were killed and forty-two members | October of both communities were injured December in a communal riot at Forozabad, January the Agra District, to-day.
(1938)
A Hindu. was killed and thirty-March five were injured in the street Spot fighting before the police were compelled to
fre about thirty May rounds killing a Moslem
and July. wounding seven more rioters.
Order was quickly restored once the police guns had rapped out their warning
POLICE DESPATCHED
Bhaunagar, April 14"
New York, April 13. Closing Opening Closing 11.50 11.50/59 11.60/67 11:37 11.68765 11.75/75 11.25 11.33/35 11.40/41 11.32 11.43/41 11:47/49 11.36" 11,45/46 1153/53
11.42 11.53/53 11.59/59 11.80
---11.95
NEW YORK RUBBER
11.51 11.51/51 11.83bid 11.62 11.65/65 11.78A September 11.73 11.77/80, 11.92/93
11.81 11.87/87. 11.99 October December 11.89 12.04/04 12.13/13 January 12,07 1209bid 12.21/21 Total sales: 128 lots
Bix persons are reported to have May.
CHICAGO WHEAT
1004 100 100 100 1001
Britain by" and the name of a been led and many more were July 100 99 100 100
100 100 100 100 100
also stated that one Botad last night and armed policeFriday's sales: 34,095,000 bushels
in were despatched from here to sub- Chinese publishing house
Eleven persons, including three Total sales; 14,328,000 bushels
cause any pressure was brought to bear, but because the house in question is reported to have de cided that "the practice WILA against Confustanist principles: and constituted unfair trading, officers were injured.- This fact was brought forward lieuter. 1%
forcibly by the dealer interviewed as indicating the finer spirit of a-bouse already covering a wide range of textbooks in the publish- ing field.
STATESMEN LEAVE STRESA
May
July Sept.
Dec. Jan.
[Special to the Hong Kong Bally Press" (Comright):1
8tresa, April 14.
FORK BUGARA No.1 No. 3 No. 1- No. 3 Com. Con. Con Con 2.29 2.27 2.28/29 2.25/28 -
2.30 2.34 2.35/36 235/35
2.41 2.39 2.41/42-2,40740 2.48 2.45 2.48/48 245/46- 2.38 2.34,unquoted 2.33/34 Total sales: No. 1 Contract 3,000 tons; No. 3 Contract: 8,000 tons.
NEW YORK SILK
1:33
1321
Market closed
1311
MONTREAL SILVER
Action Being Taken The Importer remarked: "It would appear that the British Publishers”), Association is "now "taking the "matter" up." I might
add that there is a possibility of The conference closed at 1 pm May American publishers likewise on Sunday when the delegates July bringing some pressure to bear in returned from Isois Bells in pour-Sept. the matter. Court decisions have ing rain to attend luncheon already been secured here by given by M. Flandin in honour. local dealers. One was secured in of the Italian and British delega May 69.26 bid 68.50/887 68.90/90% the 1st Shanghal District Court tons Sir John Simon left for July 69.90 bid 60.25/45T 69.25/50 by the Shanghai Municipal Police Alassion on the Italian Riviera in Sept. 70.65 bld 70.50 752 70.38/35 who were endeavouring to uphold order to meet his son travelling Dec 72.00 bid unquoted 71.25bid the laws of China The action home from India and whom he Total sales: 18 Contracts came as the result of the seizure had not seen for four years. The of 1,047 books on January 28 from British Foreign Secretary will a shop in Soochow Road Another then continue his journey to decision in favour of a foreign Cledeva. Mr. Ramsay Macdonald dealer was secured in Boochow and M. Laval left directly for when a book, store there was fined Geneva at 4 pm while M. Flan- Paris... hours $100 for selling copies of a High din departed for School physics textbook which later
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had already been registered with Transocean Kuo Min. the Ministry of the Interior In
accordance with Chinese » Copy-
20%
-30
right law."
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Eno facts and, igures were
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101
sphere
81
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