1936-01-09 — Page 12

DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS

Hong Kong Stock

Exchange

Ənarçorokers” Association

Bagai

Galler

Bala

Nominal:

WEDNESDAY.} JANUARY. 8.

Bellam

Jugare

Falas

Banka.

31,505

$1,000

H.K. Banks

$1,500

H

297 213)

Bo. (London) ...

Chartered Banks ....

£97 $13

Marcantile Bis. "A"

"#"

2.3)

N. C. & S. Barks

8.

::

1657

£13

$76

Do.

Bank of East Asia... $31

Am. O. F'in, Corp:

Ch. Fin Corp. Urd. 8.

Hitning

82/6

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1936.

AMERICA ALL EXCITED

Speculation On Next Move

Washington, Jan. 8. The entire country is still agog with speculation at the Govern- ment's next move following the invalidation of the AAA.

It is pointed out that the Ad- ministration has contracts with thousands of farmers to make up the losses entailed by curtallment of production and it is stated that

BUENOS AIRES RIOTING

Soldiers Stoned To Death

WAR MATERIAL PROFITS

J. P. Morgan Under Examination

fotodete

Bicivo Allt, Fil 17.-

Washington, Jan. 7. Five persons are known to have

The noted American financier. been killed up to the present in Mr. J. P. Morgen, has been ac Labour disturbances here and

cused by Senators of making "a. many are wounded. Police have atumo speech during his examin- arrested 171

during the riots.

i atlop by the Senate"Committee in- and tramcas Thirty, ommbuses

quiring Into Anancing at the sup- have been ourned of mobs.

the World The disturbances broke out IP of munitions for connection with the one-day strike

Before testifying. Mr. Morgan, President Roosevelt has decided to called in sympathy, with toe bulid--} made statements piacing the as- appeal

furnishing trade unions. Congress to £100,000,000 to make up the neces-city's workers joined the strike sets ar the firm which bears his name at $533,000,000 on December dut the railwaymen refused.

91. A mob of strikers thereupon

́ed atutément in which he assert- ea that the United States entered

to

Most of the

the rail-

War.

Meanwhile although the AA.A. is now completely defunct, Presi-se.zed railway signa: boxes and Mr. Morgan submitted a prepar- dent Roosevelt seems to have a pura.ysed ail traffic on cepted the situation calmly and ways, compelling passengers to get indeed as if he had expected such out and walk à development all along.— İ Reuter's. Hulletin Service.

FURTHER TEST CASES

Washington, Jan. 8.

Do. Pref. d.

$975

Canton Insuranom,› |

པ་་

1975

$1.10

Underwriter

**** $1

$1.10

1470

Union Insurandom »1.

$570

1480

Chins Firea

$475

$980

H.K, Fires..................

1984

sary sums.

nternational Amo, S.

$4

$36

Douglas

takes

136

Steamboate

$3

$30

indos (prof.) ceremon

$30

120

Do. (dot.)

120

84/24

Shells ***..

$12

Waterhoatu

$19.

$1.45

Anatamoks

$174

Bajatcon

23 ct.

Baguio Gold

8 ata.

$1

11 etu

Do

Benguet Consolidated

$151

Wedge

Do. Goldfield

Exploration otu.

***

12 cts.

30 cta

Gold Creek..............................

United Paracales...28 cts.

15 ta.

Salacot Mining...... 16 ct.

Boots, Ipo Mining.............................

38gota

togons.

13/

Kailans RAKENN

12/-

$11

Explorations......

Langkats (single) 8.

$10

334

14

Sanggbai Loans S.

$10

Raube $10

$101

$100

[lict. DIE, HIPOT

7 CDe

Venezuela Gold Fide. $3 -

Docks, WharYOK..

Godowns, ete.

H.K. & E. Whartes,

$87

$1.55

15 cts.

19.

$30

Do.

(old) $100

Do. (new)

Providents (old)

Do. (18)...

H.K. & W. Docks

3. China Motor■ 'A'

Shangnai Docks S

Now Engineeringsti.

1937) Hongkową. ... B.

Lands, Hotels, and| · Bulidings

H.K. Hotels n

$381 H.K Land........8.

Do. 4% Debentures

Shanghai Landr...8.

Metropolitan, Lands

1:80

Bands of strikers held up omni- buses and set many are, one

a leve: cross ng. They

them on aiso, held up

train a mük

and the milk out од the The troubles of President, Roose-poured

and velt's administration

New ground. They smashed every win- Deal programme obviously have dow in the train and burned two not ended by the adverse Adjust- coaches. ment Act decision, but though the A policeman was killed when agricultural eltuation is temporar-strikers fired a fusilade ly dislocated it is authoritatively opined that substitutional legiala- tion will not long be delayed.

Meanwhile it is remembered chat further tests of New Deal, legality are constituted in the Supreme

Court's forthcoming rulings on the Bankhead Cotton Control Act and huge electric undertakings of the Tennessee Valley Authority, while it is pointed out that s another trial of Roosevelt's policy lies in the challenge by members of railroads In the Supreme Court district of 10 ott. Columbia of the validity of the Railway Retirement Act.- Reuter.

888

$98

20

100

*

35,30

$100

320

$10

$5.35

H.K. Healtles.....

14

Chinn Do

130

Do Debentures.

$10.60 Humphreys

$10.40

New Asia Hotel

"B" S.

Asin Realties "A"

Do,

Chinose Estatas.......

Wing On Textiles(9.)) $26

Public Utilities

Tramwaya Larsens

Posk Trama (old)..... $5.30

Do (new)...$2,65

Star Ferries

Yaumati Ferries ... $18

China Lights (old)....

Do.

(new)... $7

H.K. Electrica ......

$84

Cotton Mi

191

Ewos ****

175

S'hai Cottons(old)S

$612

,noxP.

*$12

Zoung Binge

$30

$14314.60

#3}

$16

$10.15 $7.10

A

$70

$20

Macno do.

12.10

Bandakan Lights...

$25.50

$10.15

27/-

***

26/

Do.

$LD

$1.45

$8

$4.85

21.40/45

35.40 $2.

140 eta.

381

058

| $31,40

$5.40

314.80

neum infus dilyn singlerini,

-352

175

242

311

AIR VICE-MARSHAL A.S. BARRATT

New Appointment

New Delhi, Jan. 8. Air Vice-Marshal A. S. Barratt, Sentor Air Staff Officer at the. beadquarters of the RAF in India since 1932, has been "ap- pointed Commandant of the RAF Staff College at Andover,

Rt Villa

Urquisa and the strikers leader was also shot down when officers returned the fire of the mob.

A soldier on underground train was stoned to death

Hordes of women hampered the

an

efforts of the police, shrieking and hurling stones at tramcars and overturning carts laden with mar- ket produce.

at-

Strikers from Villa Crespo, tempting to enter the city, were dispersed with tear gas.

At the request of police, the Government has ordered trops to be sent to quell the disturbances.

This evening mounted men were streets and ma- patrolling the chine-gung have been pasted in railway stations and at other ata- tegic points-- Reuter.

MINERS' DISPUTE

London, Jan. 8. Negotiations on coal miners wages are being resumed this afternoon In London when the mine owners will meet the representatives" "of the Executive of the Mine Workers

adults and one

S. E. Levy & Co.

T. 0 HOUSE STREET INVESTMENT BANKERS ↑ BZONIZE »,

NEW YORK COTTON KIOWANON »

COMMODITY KICHANGH, ING. N.T.

CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE

CANADIAN COMMODITI EXCHANGE, INO.

CORRESPONDENTS FOR

WHITE, WELD & Co., NW YORK.

than Criticised by London

Magistrate

the World War owing to German insults and injuries, rather from a Dnancial interest. He hat- ed war, he said; but he was proud when the President, had asked Congress to declare a state of 'was.

Replying. as to whether the House of Morgan had ever violat- ed President Wilson's pledge. I neutrality, Mr. Morgan declared:

"We found we could not be 'm-

partial in such a situation."

It was generally known in the United States that the Br tigh and French Governments had ordered In America $3000,000,000 worth of war niatèrials. The House of Morgan had received a commission of roughly one per cent. on these orders as agents. This involved no commitments on their part, al- though they helped thei ellents to And the money when the question of obtaining credit" arose. "The fact that the victorious Alles found us useful and valued our assistance in their task is the thing of which I am proudest in all my business life of forty-five | years" Mr. Morgan asserted. Reuter.

BRITISH EDUCATIONAL REFORMS

ture...

Nursery schools will be prov.deò for children under Ave years age, for one thing..

0.

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‘BOLSTERING" UP

A CASE

London, Dec. 19. Costs amounting to 20 guineas were awarded against the police by Mr. Ivan Snell at Marylebone yesterday, and four man charged with being suspected persons were discharged.

Napoleon's Eaglet May Return

EMBALMED BODY OF SON IN VIENNA FOR FRANCE

Rumours that the embalmed body of the Eaglet," son of Napoleon

will be transferred from the Capuchin Catacombs, the burial- place of the Habsburgs, to the Dome of Invalides in Paris, where his father is resting, have been re- vived by Austrian and French newspapers.

The men were: Frederick Moore, 40, motor repairer. of Bourne- It is believed that the Archdaka terrace, Paddington; Richard Otto of Habsburgs, the head of the Sharman, 29, of Haverley-road; former Imperial dynasty, is in George William Morris, 24, fruit-clined to give his consent to the stal holder, of Cirencester-street, "home-coming" of the Eaglet in Paddington: and Victor Frederick order to win French public opinion

Austrian restoration, Benson, 29, licensed victuallers for his plan in connection with manager, of Harrow-road. Each granted five guineas

man

costs.

was

The request of the Bonapartists that the body of the Eaglet should`·. be returned, was refused in 1932 by A Afth man, employed by the the Republican Government of Aam Willesden Borough Council, arrest tria, which regarded the burial ed at the same

dis-i place of the former rulers of the A national charged last week at the request Austrian Empire as or the poice. No coats were given museum.

It is probable that the present in his case. ・・

which has government,

strong The police stated that following monarchical leanings, will raise no

time, was

the two

a communication by a civilian, objection, and that the beads of the London, Jan.-T.

wireless message was sent out by two dethroned dynastics, Prince The London Board of Education Scotland Yard. Police cars ar- Bonaparte and Archduks Otto, will is expected to make extensive edu-

rived at Minet avenue, Harlesden, soon be able to exchange courtesies cational reforms in the near fut 1:15 am and a car containing over the matter.kee

our men was found with the en-

Heir To Empire gine running. It was alleged that The Eagle was once the symbol of two of the men tried the door of the enmity between

dynastics. He was born 84. the a coffee shop.

When the officers approached "King of Home" in Paris, as heir the men returned to the car, which to the Napoleonic Empire, and died was driven off at high speed the "Duke of Reichstale" at the alter a chase estimated to have 486 of 21 in the Vienna castle of Schoenbrunn, where he was kept in asted half an hour the car stop-strict seclusion by his grandfather, ped at traffo, lights in Edgware- the Australian Emperor Francia,

and his Chancellor, Prince Met Mr. Raphael, who appeared for tarnish the Commissioner of Police, stated In the same castle of Schoen- that he did not propose to call any brunn, 23 years before the death of more witnesses. He could do no the Eaglet, Napoleon I, had taken more than leave the case where up his headquarters as a conqueror. it was hoping that the magistrate There he forced the proud Habe- would recognise that the police wurg Emperor to recognize the new could not have done other than map of Europe, and to consent to his marriage with his daughter, they did in the circumstances. Marie Louise. Archduchess

· Mr. Snell said he did not feel Austria, very happy about the matter, and

He was seconded to the Royal Association. The miners calm Flying Corps on 1914 and served advance of wages of two shillings

A big building programme for throughout the European War in per shift for France, gaining a number of de-shilling for Juvent'es throughout secondary schools is proposed and corations and being mentioned in Britain, but the owners' proposals it is promised to raise grante to the secondary schools to from despatches four times. He has for advances in wagas are under- been in Andover before as Chief stood to vary in different coal-twenty to afty per cent. of the Instructor at the RAF Staf fields. Some have already been present Agures,

Transportation grants also wroad. College, and he also served in made public and in Scotland and

be raised from twenty to forty per advances; Bhanghai with the Defence Force Nottinghamshire the

which are nine-pence and and scent and bus facilities and bicy- those shilling respectively, are already clea will be provided for

children who live a long distance In force.-

from school.- British Wireless.

in 1927-

Reuter.

$10.90

*!!!!

$23.90

19.90

18/0

Telephones (old)....

Бусь

China Buses

(new) --]

Baj

Tractions EMBA

(pref.) Industriais

$8.40 Malabon Sugars $19 Caldbeck, Hord.) 8.

Macgregors prof.)!

Canton Ice ... $13

Cements

Elopes FRETS||24.80)

BiscellaneomE

Dairy Farma, 90's - Amusements mus

414

Ch. Ftainments... ....$3 Constructions, (old) $1.40

Da.

(LOW) 10 ola Lane Crawford.............

Mackintosh

Nanyang Tobacco... 12.30 Bincarem

70 ota, Wm. Powells ................

M. Greyhounds....T

31.36. C. Enterpriser,

Do

Gort. 4%Losas

Wallace Harper....

B.K Wing Ou

8' Do

Vibro Pileng

NEW YORK STOCK

COMMODITY QUOTATIONS

13.10

Cotton, May

Warsons

$7.70

ELECTION COMEDY

GAMELIN TO INSPECT FRONTIER

Londen, Jan. 7. There is still considerab.e cob- fusion in the matter of the Ross and Cromarty by-election, where [Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Mr. Malcolm MacDonald has been

Frex" (Copyright){ invited to stand for the Liberal

Paris, Jan; 7. Association, though he is opposed The French Generalissimo, Ga- by the Conservatives, who have in-melin attended a shooting parade vited Mr Randolph Churchill of the 22nd Alpine batallion at Nice on Tuesday, with the Com-

enter the eld

An element of comedy entered mander in Chief of the 15th Army the General Moyrand, the situation to-day when fire Corps, broke out in the town of Dingwall General of the South East Forti- and the fire chief could not be flcation, and all the higher cancers located. He was cut canvassing of the 20th Infantry Division-at- since he is the young Ministers tending.

chier helper in that district

ரம்

On Wednesday Gamelin and the

well as being the editor of the Commander-in-chief of the Army local paper and a prominent rig-Corps will inspect the Franco- Italian frontier territory. After- yer player,

161

23

+440

158 cts

#1

Ch. G. 671996G.$Bdr. 81%

prem. 5%

| TILT.

par

*

the fire.--" Reuter

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(Through Bauter's Agency)

Rubber, December

Chicago Wheat, May.....

Corn Mas

Anaconda Copper:

EL Bond and Share.

AND

Last January 8 Close Open 10:30 11,00

10.86

∙10.30 10.92

13,96

-14.03 14.03

103

103

$17

617

STOCKS

201

201

188

574

The number of university scho- larships will be "ncreased from 300 to 360 per year.

It is emphasised that medical and dentistry services will be im- proved and that special attention will be paid to physical education. Reviter

Problems Of 1 U.S

Reviewed

VISITING EDITOR SEES N.R.A. AS GROTESQUE FAILURE

Shanghai, Jan. 4. When he was finally located the wards a troop inspection will take

Speaking at the Rotary Club Are chief expressed his extreme place at Marseilles before Gamelinin, yesterday, Mr. William Al- disappointment at having missed returns to Paris-

STREET INCIDENT IN CAIRO

Tronarean Kuo Min

ין

"

After the fall of Napoleon, bis he should take the line that he son was taken to Austria, where he did not think the'; evidence was was deprived of everything that suficient.

might remind him of his father. He "ONLY SUSPICION"

was given the new title of Duke of Mr. Henry Elam, applying for Reichstadt, and was guarded day costs for two of the men, sald and night because of the plans of the Bonapartists to kidnap or they were admitted by the police rather free him to be men of the very highest "He died of consumption, accord character. They had been sum-ing to the official version." It was moned to the court on three oc- rumoured, however, that the young casions, with their witnesses, to prince was poisoned by Metternich, answer a serious charge, and now, order to put an end to the plot- after inquiries Inquiries which ting of the Bonapartists.

The Eaglet had certainly little. could have been made long ago chance to do anything heroio dur the charge was practically drop-ing his short life. Nevertheless, be ped."

we made a national here by the Similar applications were made Bonepartists 5th anniversary

by Mr. Gush and Mr. Samuel Cole- Next year, the 195th man for the other men.

of his birth will be celebrated in Mr. Gush said Sharman had a trance splendid character and on the night in the case was merely hav ing a ride with his Erlends.

Mr. Ivan Snell remarked that there were some very odd and very weak points in the story of the police. He thought they were made suspicious by some act, but

by the time they had arrested these men they ought to have come to the conclusion that the case was one of suspicion only and not quite strong enough.

FRENCH NAVAL BASE AT TRIPOLI

by Telegraph, Copyright, Tele Recetted, January 8, 7.30 pm.) graphis Messages Ordinanon, 189

len White, editor of the "Emporia Gazette, dismissed the NRA as a grotesque failure, but pictured the social security measures as a CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS

"attempt to retain the opportun IN SPAIN

Itles of capitalism for the usual man, walle making this consistent Special to the iong Kong Dalls with a minimum shig standard Presa" (Copyright) below which fie man need fall who 18pecial to the "Hong Kong Daily. Press" (Copyright))

Madrid, Jan. 7 is willing to work" This ambition Cairo, Jen. 7.

The constitutional rights, thro has not succeeded as yet because The Nationalist students again ughout Spain have been restored by it has not been tried, and it has a decree signed by the President not been tried because not enough broke out in a protest take of the Republic on Tuesday. This time has intervined, he said. He thought there was rather an agreement with the British against British supremacy, after a subsidence of hostile feeling had means the unrestricted right of as Questioned by Mr. F. Harris been noticeable for the last few sembly again, the abolition of these to the possible fate of New been noticeable for the last night to search in private dél- Deal legislation in the Ught of The cause of the strike was the ins and the abolition of press the test by the Supreme Court

censorship shooting of an Egyptian street cleaner on Monday night by a Brf- tish curicer who is said to have been intoxicated. Ple

The incident created great in-

dization and the crowd attempt-

Transocean Huo Hin

SPANISH PARLIAMENT

Madrid, Jan. 7.

ed to lynch the onicer who was 3 The Spanish Parliament har arrested by the British military" béen diasotved; thus miking "way

General Motors!

Montgomery Ward

N. Central

1.8. Steel

491

The street cleaner was severi wounded,

new election for watch the Precident has issued the necessar?

docsee,

New York Stock Exchange Quotations appear on Pagu

Pansoceans in line

Reuse Büllekin. Nervice

Jerusalem, Jan. 8. Despatches from Beirut state that the French Government has

tendency to bolster up the case Government decided to establish a on tas lines, "Now we have got naval base at the Syrian port of them we must do something about Tripol

He thought and police had funsocean Fuo Min. gone beyond what they should have done

the speak said that law in the United States "Cerends upon the temperament of nine old gentle men on the Supreme Court bench In the person of Death, President the Uni Roosevelt if one of

much

concern the

probl

"NOTHING DOING"

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of men

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