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£13
$180
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146146
$1.10
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339%
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$1.10
1390
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$180
$180
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31
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$38
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$36
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130
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130
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311
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78 cts.
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$14
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9 ats
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124.40
3100
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$139
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$10
$4
$4
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$35
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171
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13.15
124
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350
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165
$61
$40
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140
38
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12.
78
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177
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1161
$7.80
$7.85
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$20
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$0.10
$111
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10/8
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161
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21.00
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31.35
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10
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DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS
SEVERED
Special to the "Hong Kons Dally Press"), !
Telegraph; Copyright,
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Tela.
graphic Messages Ordinance, 1894 Revived, October 10, 4.30 pm.);
par.
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on Wednesday instructing him to leave and his passport and
Ababa after he had already been asked to depart by the Abyssinian Government, which
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER
THE BANK'S NEW HOME
(Continued frum Page 7.)
COMPLETELY EFFICIENT I wonder if it is too fanciful to suppose that buildings do in serue degree reflect the characteristics of their occupants; perhaps have got this the wrolig www round. But look at the Law Courts across the way: do they not embody the dignity and the solidity of Sir Athol MacGregor and Mr. Justice. Lindsell? Look a few yards further at the Club. typically superior and uncomfort- uble and e-nard. Now ine building which I have to day had the very great honour of opening seems to me to be in the Ar place completely efficient; It N -up-to-date nut to say quite a few
minutes ahead of the has imagination, and else it is honest,
clock: above
I do flot think that I cuula dis cover a better epitome of the characteristics of Mr. Crayburn and his wonderful staHI,
Ladies and Gentlemen, I have great pleasure in declaring this building open and
I wish the Bank all possible prosperity in its
new home.
HƠN. MẸ. CHÂU
The Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau sald — The Directors of the Bank have
public institution, and are proud of it. It has achieved great things in the past, but will. I am sure. do yet greater things in the future.
I congratulate the Directors and the Chief Manager on the com- pletion of this magnificant bulid- ing which is one of the largest and, in the view of many who are competent
11, 1935.
MR. BALDWIN
To Give Election
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, Sept. 25. Mr. Baldwin is expected by his chiet supporters to give the country. and the. Government forces. a general elecion lead when he speaks at the close of the annual Conservative Conference
to fudge, the most dignified building in the Far East. Bournemouth at the beginning I wish the Bank every success, and
of next month.
It will hope that it will last as long as the
be Mr. Baldwin's first granite which encases this fine'
pronouncement en general policy edifice.
since Parliament rose, and Da what he says on the night of October 4 M.P.s and other orators will mcdel their constituency Speeches.
MR. V. M. GRAYBURN -
The Chief Manager, Mr. V. M. Grayburn, sald:-
Your Excellencies. Ladles and Gentlemen:
I expect you have heard enough of speechmaking for one day so I do not intend to detain, you for any length of time.
First of all I wish, on behalf of the Stuff, to thank His Excellency for coming here.to-day to perform this opening ceremony. As he has sald, it is some hing of an epoch- making event mude more so by the presence of the Officer Adminis- tering the Government, and we members of the Bank staff are very grateful to him for giving us. a helping hand and a send-off in our
new home.
At the same time We wish to associate ourselves with all that
has been said in regret at the absence of Sir Thomas Southern, who we know would like to have been there, and we join in wishing him a speedy recovery. I have no doubt he is listening-in at this moment, so I would like him to know that we appreciate the pre- sence of his "better half" 10-day The attendance of Lady Southorn adds lustre to any ceremony.
asked me to say a few words on Chis "most auspicious occasion. My sense of the honour which they have thus done me can only be equalled by the pleasure with which I accepted their invitation; for my associatiori-or rather the association of my family-with the Bank has been long "and cordial, extending back to the time of my father, the late Mr. Chau Siu-ki- a period of nearly half a century I have no doubt that the happy relations which subsist for so long between the Bank and my family, is but one instance of the cordial tic which binds the Bank to a
And now a few words about our new office. It is large I admit, but countless number of Chinese mer-
we have made it as chants and depositors.
simple as The new building which His possible with the idea of despatch Excellency the Officer Administer business
Government has just ing the opened, marks the culmination of rne of the great achievements of
the Hongkong & Shanghal Bank. It was a little over 71 VENTS AKO that the Bank was established. There were then already in exis- tence diere seven banking houses of what to cater for the needs was a comparatively small mer- cantile community; but, with the special object of effecting a need- ed improvement in the banking system obtaining at the ame, ita founders brought into
being "Wayfoong". The Bank has since made steady and remarkable pro gress, outstripping all its rivals, to become the leading banking house
In the Far East. It has now pass ed the full span of life allotted by the Psalmist to mortal man. but
stil full of the vitality of youth it has kept abreast of the times. and the imposing bullding which now towers above our city is but cne concrete example of its enter. prise and activities.
ALL
BENEFIT TO Those who are familiar with the history of the Bank know that 'during the early stage of its career
as smoothly and
speedily as possible,, and can only hope it will prove successful.
Two thousand delegates from associations in all parts of Britain wl sit for two days. October and 4, under the chairmanship of Sir William Cope. K.C.
Problems involved in inter- national,obligations, security and the implications of collective
predominant in the debate, des- the League Covenant Will ba pite the fact that many of the score or so of resolutions sent n must have been drafted before Italo Abyssinian crisis be- came acute.
the
NORTH V. SOUTH these matters will run the ques
Through all the discussions of
tion of Britain's defences.
On certain aspects of this sub- ject there are likely to be breezes. There will be. I am told, some- thing in the nature of a battle of the North and South.
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Some delegates from Northern constituencies will go to Bourne- mouth with instructions to in- troduce into their 'speeches оп international relations demands that Britain shall make fresh
attempts to obtain by agreement among the nations limitations of
armaments.
From the south will come calls for extended naval and air pro- grammes.
Information gathered from various sources supplies
for
predicting that the
tonists will win."
ELECTION DATE
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reasons "exten-
It is unlikely that there will be. probable
от
the
A friend of mine, however. hinted to me a few days ago that any discussion of any 10. Some people of small means it
election' date or dates. But I can might appear.. rather formidable
state that the "Evening Star- and they might hesitate to come dard" prediction of the end of for small transactions, so in an
January endeavour to dispel any such idea February still holds the field as beginning of 1 decided to inflict this
the most likely selection. speech on you.
There wil be a special confer- ence of agents during the two days of Bournemouth to discuss the perfecting of local organiss- tions in the face of the fight that is coming.
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NOTHING TOO SMALL. Soon after I came
out to the Fan East over 30 years ago I knew a man of my own young age who
told me that he had met my Tal-
London Conservatives are not waiting for the conference before buckling on their armour.
On Monday there was held in
Dan the night before and told him he was rather scared to bring his small savings to the Bank as we might not want to bother with them. My Taipan replied "My St Pancras the first of a series dear fellow, there is nothing "too of divisional gatherings arranged small for the Hong Kong Bank and so that canvassers may be given so far we have found nothing "too points for the work they wil have big".
to do.
Ladies and Gentlemen, that is
COVERING LONDON our boast and attitude to-day, and Mr. Douglas Hacking, Financial that is why we have built a large Secretary to the Treasury, ad- office; it is not only that big things dressed the meeting. can be done in it but also that a Other Ministers are to take big number of small things, and a part in subsequent talks of the big number of Anancially small kind Fulham, Battersea, Wands- it passed through many vicissi- people can be looked, after and worth and Peckham rallies are tudes, but it successfully overcame helped along the road." As far as among those already arranged. all of them, and came out each we can possibly see.we have pre-
Before
the fight really орела time a little stronger. For several pated for all, high and low, rich the whole of London is to re decades "Wayfochg" has been à and poor alike; and no-one need covered in th's way. source of great benet. not only to think he is too small since his all Hong Kong but also to China. In is a most important matter to times of financial difficulties such himself. as the general strike and boycott I hope those of you who will be in 1925, and the present economic coming in later on business bent depression, the Bank, under the will, after a little refreshment, able guidance of its successive have a look round the building. Chlef Managers, notably Mr. Gray- and I think you will and much burn, has served as a veritable that will interest you. sheet anchor w the whole Colony. We thank you all sincerely for The people of Hong Kong have coming to-day to give us a send. long looked upon it as almost a off.
PERSONS FOR TRIAL
JI
GREEKS AND ITALIANS AT VARIANCE
(Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press")
Tatr
ty Tatograph, Copyright,
Received, October 10, 4.80 p.m.} graphic Messages frdinance 1894.
Athens, October 10. Repeated ctushes between Greeks and Italians have been reported during the last few days from Patras, the police having Had to intervene on several oc- casions.
himself with various "patrioteers,"
s the vernacular newspapers now call them, and collected recruits from the south sections of patriotic societies. Commander Yamaguchi, The crews of two steamers, ur- inspector of aeroplanes at the garized an anti-Italian demon- Yokosuka naval base, was induced stration on Wednesday in front of to make a promise, which he did not fulfil, to fly over Tokyo drop
the Italian consulate, in conse- quence of which ping bomba and, handbills. Funds
the Italian amounting to 00,000 yen (about Consul, at Athens lodged a protest 28,000 at par) were obtained from with the Greek Government. department store, who, it was sub Mr. Naito, managing director of n Transocean Kuo Min
(Special Air Mall Service)
London, Sept. 16. The preliminary inquiry into the Prayer Meeting Plot of July, now also has informed Rome that for trial in the Supreme Court of 1933, has resulted in the committal it desires to recall the Abyssinian34 persons on & charge of rebellion sequently alleged, was in financial Charge d'Affaires there.
and in the Tokyo District Court of dificulties from which he expected Keeper of the Seal, and Baron "five persons on the lesser charge of. Great importance is attached attempted murder.
to recover by speculations in the Wakatsuki, who negotiated the Rome, October 10.
slump which the attempt would London Naval Treaty, besides ring Somewhat late to the day-
by the Italian
According to an official statement create. Yamaguchi and Naite have the city and liberating the officers authorities to outlining the accusation, the chief exactly one week since the Italians stressing that the Italian Minister plotter was Maeda, leader of a
since died in prison.
arrested for the murder of Mr. invaded Abyssinia-diplomatic reinformation that he had been re-
was only recalled op receipt of reactionary body called the
"GOD-SENT TROOPS”- Inukai, former Prime Minister. Patriotic Labour Party and a dis- Plotters styling themselves "God. lations between the
On July 7, 1933, the plotters a quested to leave by the Abysalaian ciple of the priest Nissho Incuse sent troops" proposed to divide in combled in Tokyo, ostensibly to hold are being officially regarded as Government, and later having Nou, who was under trial for to three bands, of which one would prayer meeting at the Meiji broken off from to-day. Thursday,
been committed in 1931-39. Believing Council, a second would capture the arrested together, while sleeping. political murders alleged to, have murder the entire Cabinet during * Shride Next morning they ware he had inherited Nissho's task of metropolitan police headquarters, Their weapons were 14 revolvers, liberating Japan from democracy and the third murder nine notables, 100 words, and several cans and capitalism, Maeda, associated including CountMakino, Lord petrol..
combatants
The Italian Government telo-
graphed the Minister, Count Vinct,
taken the initiative in breazing
off diplomatic relations in Cases-
Fransoceaır Kuo M
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4901 4201 4901
Cotton, October
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Cotton, May .......
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Rubber, December
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12.51 12.51
12.51
Chicago Wheat, December
1043
1061 1051
Chicago Wheat, May
103
1041
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BIA
61
811
591
60
601
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American Smelting
502
Anacona Copper
51 221 221
51
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1221 221 .22+
Consolidated Gas of NY.
281 281 281
281 287
El. Bond and Share
12
121
121
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General Motors
401
401
47 467
Int. Tel. and Tel.
91 បរ
94
Corn, December Corn, May
Loew's Inc.
Montgomery W.
N.Y, Central
Standard Oil Co. of N.J.
U.S. Steel
434 441 442 441 441
32 32+ 324 324 321
211 211 217.
214
21
44 441 442
442
444
434 43 444 441 44
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AIR LINER PLUNGES INTO SEA
(Special to the "Hong Kong Dally
presa) (Copyright).}.
Reval, Oct 9.. The Finnish air liner "Oh Aly" which maintained a regular ser- vice between Reval and Helsing- fors plunged into the Gulf of Fin- land near the Esthenian coast on Wednesday, all its passengers- four passengers, the pilot and sea. wireless operator-parishing in the
The Finnish steamer,
Suomi,
sighted the wreck of the ill-fated plane and observed a 'man stu clinging to the wreck. This man, waves before the vessel reached however, was swept away by the
the spot. The passengers includ- ed one German, one Bwiss and twu Esthonians.-- Transocean Kuo Mis
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