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Washington, Jan. 4
A thousang million dollars are. at stake as a result of yesterday's Supreme Court ruling ordering the return of two hundred million dollars by the Government "to Louisiana rice millèrs. The ques tion whether a larger sum are- coverable depends on whether the Supreme Court rules as unconsti- butional the amendment to the AAA.. stipulating that in the event of the ALALA... proving un- constitutional the pricdssors should. be able to sue the Government only for return of such part of the processing tax which they could prove has been paid from normal profits and not passed to the con- sumer.
Sharebrokers' Association
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TUESDAY. JANUARY, 14.
Beni
salon
Eumina
Cotton, May .....
Rubber, December ..............
Boaky
Chicago Wheat, May
$1,520
$1,615)
£100
H.K. Banks $1,610
Bo (London).
Corn, May
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DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
Hong Kong Stock
Exchange
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1936.
NEW YORK STOCK AND
COMMODITY
QUOTATIONS
(Through Reuter's Agency)
Last January 14 Close Open 10:30
11.00
10.82 10.88
14.27** 14.22
981
.60
HEAVY AMOUNT
AT STAKE
U.S. Supreme Court Ruling
10.88
14.27
100
80
£100
Thi
213
Chartered Banks....
*
STOCKS
B131
e59)
Do.
213)
$76
Mercantile Bks "A"
Bank of East Asi...
N. O. & 8. Banks. Am. 0. Fin. Corp: 8.
Ch. Fin Corp. Ord. 8.
Do.
Anaconda Copper
29+ ·201
291
201
2.31
El. Bond and Share
17 171 171
171
$31
General Motors
55 551 552 557
Montgomery Ward
NY. Central ....................
Prat d
U.S. Steel
Insural.com
1275
Canton InsuraN(00,-
39:5
37
371 371
376
301 291 30 48 481 481
291 48
2
Underwriters
$1.05
$110
Faion InsuranOON JA
$555
3670
China Fires
$475
1480
H.K. Firen
$265
1280
International Assco, 9,
*
Skipping
NEW FLIGHT RECORD IN AMERICA
136
Douglases naqi $35
8teamboats
130
Indos (pref.)....................
120
Do. (def.)
Shella
20).
85/-
Waterboats
$13
Mining
$1.40
Amtamoks
314
$171
Balatcos
29 eta.
Baguio Gold
17 cta.
$18
Benguet Consolidated
$13
11 ota
Do
Golddeld
Do. Exploration 10 sts.
12 ot
Big Wedge..........
13 ets
+
7 ct
Gold River
Bets 7 ata. Beta.
30 ets
Gold Creek....
United Paracales.... 27 ot
15 cta.
Salacot Mining...... 16 eta.
90 ots.
Ipo
Mining.....
36jot
Logons
1178
Kailans**********
$11
Langkata (single) B.
Explorations.......
11/6
1300
$3
14
Shangbai Loans 8.
8101
ii.
310SI
$1.60
Do.
ΣΤΟΥΣ
*
15 cts.
$9
Venezuela Gold Fide $3
Decks, Wharvas,
Godowna, elei
H.K. & K, Wharvas.
Do. (now)
Providents (old)...!
Do
(DBW) ...{ H.K. & W. Docki
S. China Motors' A
$80. Shangnai Docks S.
$4
New Engineerings. ..... 13.
3937 Hongkews
New York, Jan, 14.
The Sim producer Howard Hugnes established a new trans- continental flight record when he landed in New York in 9 hours, 27 minutes 10 seconds after leaving Los Angeles,
The previous record was held by Roscoe Turner whose time was 10 hours, 2 minutes and 51 seconds.- Kouter.
SILVER MARKET
(From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 14. London liver prices to-day were unchanged for "Spot." and unquot- ed for "Forward," as follow:-,
Jan. 13 Jan, 14 Spot
20-1/2 20-1/2 Forward ..... unquoted unquoted
(old) $103
$101
$1.85
$1.67
10 ota, STERE
18
$80
$4
+
Zoong Sings ........
H
Länds, Hotels, and
Buildings,
16.30
HK Hotels
15.30
$38
H.K. Lands........8.
$38
3100
Do. 4% Debentures $100.
320
Shanghai Landa..,8.
$10
Metropolitan Lands.
$6.35
H.K Healties........
J5+
$4
Chima Dự ...
$38
Do. Debonturas.
($10.65)
Humphreys .....................$10.40)
New Asia Hotel ...
40
Asis Realtion "A".
Da.
"B" 8.
$54
Chinos Estates......
Cotton Mi
284
Ewas
170
Star Cottons(old)S.
$414
Do.
news.
$12
$25
Wing On Textilee(S.)
$28
$14
14,10/20
马
$201
Star Ferries
$18
10.30
$10.40
China
$7.40/45
$7.35
$71
$71
HK. Electrice $714
$72)
$20
Macao da
$210
Sandakan Lights ...
$26
$28 $10.20
TAT
Telephones (old)
$28
Do.
(now)
$10.15
$11
China Buses ......3.
17/.
Tractions
19/6
J
20/-
Dio. (prel)
Industrials
$8.40
ទូរទ
Canton Icsa
$8.15
8/8.10
$4.95
E
$81.15
33.60
$1.60
Public Utistie
Tramways ....... | 113.95
Foak Trains (old).....| 354 |
Do. (new)...| 191
3902
Yaumati Ferries --- $18)
Lights (old)...$10.30 $10.46 $10 Do. (DOW) $71
$155
18 $8.20 $8
laotllaneou
Malabon Engar ...
Caldbeck, (ord.) 8.j
Macgregora(praf.)8. $15
$1,45 Camenta
150 ct.
12.
Ropes... 14.95
Dairy Farma
Amusements sets
Ch. E'tainment 13.80
Constructiona, (old)]
Do.
(new) 30 at 40 cts.
Lane Crawfords...
Mackintoshs.ukras
Nanyang Tobacco... $3.30
Fiacres .............. 19,90
Watsons...NAMEN
Wm. Powalls
M
Greyhounds......
31.35. C. Enterprises.**
Ch.0.67.1926 G. Bd.
H.K. Gork 4% Losa
Wallace Harper
FK Wing On, sonia)
FRS
15
$3.20
341
170 ofm.
91
prem. &%
„FOTO NA..
$42
Do.
B'hai Do.
155
Vibro Pileng.........|
"UNKNOWN WOMAN'’
PPPPPPPP
FEARS OF INFLATION
imminent
IN AMERICA
New York, Jan. 14. Revival of European fears of infion in America have not particularly disturbed Wall Street. Considerable interest has been aroused, however, by the proposal to settle the soldiers' bonus question by means of the bonds Issue of so-called baby without imposition of new taxes- Keuter.
PRIME MINISTER IN CONFERENCE
TUNGCHOW REGIME
Pelping. Jan. 14 The claim that Major-General of staf of the Itagaki, chie? Kwantung Army, who Vialted Tungchow this morning went there to "express his support of the East Hopel Council" was made by Yin Interview with
Ju-keng in Reuter,
Should the amendment be upheld,
ment. will only be compelled to
believed that the Govern
return a much smaller sum
Another phase of the contest Yin Ju-keng emphatically denied between the Supreme Court and that the fate of his Council will the Government is over the Bank- be discussed at the forthcoming head Cotton reduction Act wilch Sino-Japanese discussions in is believed to be doomed when - Tientsin. He confirmed that the
the sult sponsored by the Governor PR.M. would pay him $100,000 of Georgia is adjudicated if monthly for abolition of the com-substitute measure can be devised. mission he established to supervise the section running through the Demilitarised Zone-Reuter,
RUGBY FOOTBALL FOR FASCISTS
Rome, Jan. 13. Italian Fascist Party has adopted Rugby Football 2.5 compulsory training for Young Fascists. This || is regarded as most suitable sport due to its definite characteristics
DO
The collapse of the Bankhead Act is likely to seriously affect the world price of cotton.- Reuter.
TWO DECISIONS
Washington, Jan. 13. Two further decisions affecting President, Rocuerelt's New Deal were given by the United States Supreme Court to-day, one favour- able to and the second against the The Court upheld Government. the Bankhead "Cotton Control Act in physical and mental training. by dismissing as case brought by No Batsfactory name 121 the Lee Moare, a Texas planter, chal- Italian language has yet been ale-lenging the constitutionality of the covered for it. "Uval ball game" at present the best name found for It,~~ Reuter's Bulletin Service.
NANKING PUKOW TRAIN FERRY
Nanking, Jan. 8. The receipts or the Nanking Pukow train ferry service durine the past two years amounted to $1,573.839.55 according to the @gures officially tollows:-
announced
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act, but ruled against the Govern- ment in what is known as the Louisiana Rice Mills case.
The Bankhead Bill, though con- nected with the New Deal, was the work of a group of Senators from the cotton growing states and not of the Government itself. In the Louisiana case the court ruled that $200,000,000 of processing taxes im pounded by the court must be re- turned to the processors,—~ *** Reuters
"
OPINION WITHHELD
Washington, Jan. 13.
Oct. 1933-Sept. 1034 $728,826.26 The Supreme Court's ruling on 845,013.29 the Bankhead "Act ease should be Oct. 1834-Sept. 1935-
Last year's earning how an in-construed as a momentarily favour-
London, Jan 14. Mr. Stanley Baldwin conferred with the defence ministers at Downing Street to-day and wi create of $116.167 over the hold a Cabinet meeting to-morrow, ceding year- This will be, the Arst meeting at Kuo Min. which Mr. Eden will appear in his capacity as Foreign Minister.
Reuter's Bulletin Service.
it
BONUS TO VETERANS
4
CHURCH AND STATE DISPUTE UNABATED
pre-able decision for the Administra-
Berlin, Jan. 13. The dispute between Church and State continues unabated. The
opposition pastors prepared lengthy document which was read in most churches. The document stated that the Church owes allegiance only to God and that they could not agree to the Church governed by the State, re-
Washington, Jan. 13.
other Senator Harrison. With supporters, has introduced a com- promise BUT for the payment of soldiers' bonuses by means of $50 "baby bonds," convertible in cash a' Post Offices, for the purpose of encouraging the Veterans to tain their bonds until maturity in 1945, instead of cashing them Im mediately.-- $21.30 Reuter,
$3.20
$1.35
STEEL BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION
Asmara, Jan. 12,
A steel bridge over the river on
being
It also asks members of the Church, who had been appointed to serve on the Church Council.
Catholic Bishops held a secret meeting to-day, and the Nazi Party hopes that the outcome of the meeting might improve the re- lation between Church and State.--- Reuter'x. dulletia Service.
the border of Eritres and Somali Sung, Ming & Co.
54,40
50 ots
雜誌
land frontier is now in the course
cently, proves his suave ably in "Unknown Woman."
to
of construction The river is at present dry and It is hoped that
11
27
London, Dec. 27: The Royal Academy specially
the bridge will be completed before I opened its portals on Boxing Day
in response to the great public in terest in the Chinese Exhibition.
the rainy season sets in- Reuter's Bulletin Service.
FAMILY OF NINE BURNED TO DEATH
Lancashire.
London, Jan. 13. .
Special mention should go A family of nine comprising of Unusual drams and a plot that
that able comedian, Henry Armet- the mother and her eight children sparkles with cleverness, originta, whose side-splitting antics add were burned to death at Tyldesley, The father jumped ality and a moving love story are some extremely delightful sequen-, drawing the crowds to the King's ces to the pictura. The fish ped-fourteen feet to the ground from diers' riot on the docks would a window, and was sent to hospi- Theatre where Columbia's Una one be enough to make him tal known Woman" opens to-day to famous a
Heuter's Bulletin Service
FRELUDE TO AERIAL BOMBARDMENTS ·
a thoroughly appreciative aud- lence.
Miss Marsh appears in the pic- ture as a woman, of, mystery out to locate a million in bonds which Dumbrille already has stolen from
The story is of young people en- meshed in the more Lectic phases bank messenger. Cromwell en-
Addis Ababa, Jah, 14- of modern life in New York Mar acts the young lawyer who be
Recrudescence of aortal recon ian March,
beaut ful, friends her by getting her out of Tules high in acting hours with trouble with the law. The action, naisance on all fronts is believed Rchard Cromwell sharing the of this adroit drama acce erates to prelude further bombardments, emotional and dramatic scenes rapidly to a tense and unexpected Desale, where the Emperor re- is expected to be the main with
her. Douglas Dumbrille climax.
whom we seen to see as the A1 Rogel directed with his us- tarj menace so many" pletures re-nat abfity.
Bo far the show has been the most popular of the series, 78,000 people having attended in three weeks, a large number than went to the Italian Exhibition.
It is a habit to pretend that there is no interest in art, that we are too busily occupied to look at beautiful things
The Chinese Exhibition proves
on, as the court declined at the mument to express any opinion on the act's validity under the con- stitution.
*.
The judges' aciton ta based on the opinion that the case should not have been brought to the Su- preme Court, and therefore "dis- missal or the case cannot be intre- preted as a ruling on the constitu tionality of the act,
The court's decision leaves open the question of whether the huge sums already paid in processing taxes are recoverable by the tax- Thus the Government's payers. principal anxiety resulting from the demolition of the A‚ÂÂ, rê- mains unassuaged....... Beuter.
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REMARKABLE FILM
Hollywood's £300,000 film "Mu- tiny on the Bounty" which is now at the Empire is going to cause writes A lot of discussion,
correspondent. Technically It is a remarkably fine piece of film craft, but I cannot help wishing that all the production genius had
a
much
SAAR FESTIVITIES
[Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Prami". (Copyright.)]
Saarbrueckan, Jan. 13; The celebrations in honour of the first anniversary of the Baar plebiscite culminated on Monday evening, in a big parade of Na-
tional Socialistic formations before the Minister of the Interior, Herr Brick and the Baur Commissioner Herr Buerckel, who from their tribune opposite the Town Hall
By kind permission of the Managing Director of the King's
not been concentrated on stich an Theatre, a Entertainment has been arranged unpleasant subject-Captain Bilgh by Mrs. G. F. Hole for Tuesday, was certainly a cruel disciplinarian, Jan. 28 at 10.30 am.
"Mrs. Hole has selected, through but he was also an excellent sea
watched the march past which the courtesy of the Film Distri-man, and it is a pity so butors, "Mickey Mouse" and other footage is devoted to stressing the lasted over one hour- suitable attractive pictures. The pleasure he got from witnessing Transocean Kuo Min performance will prove & popular the pain he caused to be adminis attraction for the Chinese New Year holidays VER
The Prices will be 50 cents, 30 cents, and 20 cents for children; adults usual prices.
The proceeds are to be devoted to the St. John Ambulance Asso- clation New Territory Clinics and
tered to others tha
Charles Laughton's performance
in the "brutat" sequences is almost already dead man fogged; and too revoltingly realistic-indeed.“ a {^later a ship's doctor killed as a
result of further foggings, tribute to his artista
CRUELTY
STARK REALISM
the contrary: but there is a deep philosophical continuity in these wonderful examples of Chinese art. The perfect expression of beauty
Clark Gable, es Fletcher Chris In America the picture has been Was the dream of esthetic China
tian, the leader of the mutiny an amazing success, and there is The artists worked with little for the relief of the sick poor in reveals what a versatile actor he no doubt that its stark realism thought of time and reward to the New Territories-women and is, but I thought Franchot Tone will attract a wide pubile here. communicate their joy in colour children in particular,
wasted in the role of Byam, ez But whether this is an appro- and form, the Principals of school are kindly cept for his work in the court priate moment to screen a picture Modern European art would seem asked to co-operate with the St. martial scene. Make no mistake, showing, a decidedly unfortunate to be an imperfect expression of Jaan Ambularice Association which Mutiny on the Bounty" is a phase in British navali alty not the picture has been pas ugliness. It does not convince us, is in urgent need of funde for the sensational piece of screen-craft, a matter of minion. To It does not make us happy Zebr
maintenance of the New Terri- but
keynote, Film Centor but Perhaps the Chinese Exhibition toes Benevolent work, where herolam will help to resuscitate Europe's lives of Expectant mothers and Women are the back-t not unworthy ideals in: painting sick children, depend upon the cinema, and and sculpture
mbalstrations of Bt. John Nurses,
yo
unnecessary
of the Watch Committees in son Simarine, will big provincial town ent in seeing an tolerant remains tol?
the
the
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