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DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS

Hong Kong Stock Exchange

onareprokers"

Association

مولدة

1,5991 2102 £14

TUESDAY.

Buy

Salaa

Votes

Beliora

Яараса

JULY 7.

Banks

1,680

H.K. Ban

A107

Do. (London) ...

214

Chartered Banks

231

Mercantile Bles. "A

£14

Do.

C"

Bank of East Asia...

$73

£31 £14 #73

N. C. S. Barka ........

Canton lusarico..

$265

Underwriters

31

Union InsuranICOS .......

$595

China Firms

$482

3260

ELK. Fires...................

=

$4M $4.05 | 81.32

30 CL

Insurances

13 International Assol. S.

Shipping

Shelis Waterbonts

Autamoks

+

***

$250

... 190 cts

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1936.

Social Services In Hong Kong

(Continued from Pago '

prising that it does Hot obtain an adequate income to meet it's limita expenditure.

Rotarians renulse toat there are now eight play-grounds which have come into being through a movement started in this Club by one or two energetic members? The special grant voted by the Rotary Club for three years provided the means for launching the scheme and 1 suppose there is no member who grudges what has been givet to the Playgrounds Association in view of the vast number of child- ren and young people making full use of the facilities now available. In this connection I hope that the suggestion for a Hong Kong Men- orial to King George V will not be allowed to languish until thoughts of the Coronation banish King George from our minds. I cannot $12 20think of a more suitable memorial than the provision of more play- grounds and an endowment for their maintenance.

1316 $457 3260

..

$36. 35i

330

$10

93.8

"

$5.06

21 051

13.21.

|31 eta,

118.40

53 cla.

$1.07

$1,80

18 eta

Bagets.

30 ct.

[03 stm.

318.40 Benguet Consolidated

Do Exploration 310.

Demonstation15 .............

Gold Crock..........

$38

Douglases.

Ebeamboats

$30

Indos (pref.)

120

Do. (def.)

20/3

.. Mining

*

• $21)

Balateos.....

3.

Baguio Qoki

Big W

B1.08

Gold Biver...

39 eu

Northern Mines

62 ct

Parooleumaus

31.27

12 ta.

Salacote

$1.95

Itoguns van K

XL...ae",

11/3

30

Langkala (ingle) 8.

Masbate

180 sta

Exploration...... d.

$270

$4

Shanghai Loans

SR

$2.30

$10

Raub

$104

31.91

San Mauricio

$1,16

ક

$2.30

BO CLA.

HI

38 ct

al

United Parr les... 3:26

(now)]

90 cl.

510

$98

$1.06

120 CIN

10

Venezuela Ould Fide:

Docks, Wharves,

Godowns, etc.

H, & Warves.]".

Do.

(old)!

· Do. Providents (old)....

Do.

(new)... 4.K&W. Docks... $1

S. China Motora A

Shangasi Docks S.

New Engineerings.

3188 Hongkowi

...... 8.

Lands, Hotels, and

Buldings

$4

Metropolitan Lands.

H.K. Realties.

***

ཟ

27 cts.

heget

55

$2.15

11/8

36-

125 ota

$105

H.K. Hotels

24.55

$100

341

$30

H.K Land........ Do. 4% Dobeatures Shanghai Land...S.

-841

$30 par

316

14.10

$

China Do...

Do. Debentures.

360

$6.66

Humphrey

$90

Chinese Estates..............

38.55

Cotton Mills

By

Ewos

.............. 3.

$30

S'hai Cottunafuld)S.

$8.10

Do.

139

(new)S.

470

$18

Zoong Sings....

$39

$25

Wing On Textiles(S.);

$14

Public Utilities

326

101

$10.69

•$101

.

$801 $20

3101

$71

Tramwaytmasini

Peak Träns (old).......

Do, (LOW)...

Star Ferros

Yaucati Ferries

Übins Lights (918).

Do.

H.K. Electrics

350

$181

$30

$8.30

Macro do

L

(new)...

150

Dauḍakau Lights ...| Telephones told)...

Do.

(new)

China Buses.......

31/0

Tracto...

31/0

28/.

Do: (pref.)......

Industrials

Malabon Sugare

$19,

Caldbook, ((ord.) 9.

15.

311

Cantou Ices

Cemente

19

$3,10

$2.90

30 4.

$15

***

$1.70

$3.46

Macgregor (pref.)8.

Amusementd

Hopes........

Miscellaneous

$19 Dairy Farme

Ch. E'tainments...... Constructions, (old)

Do,

Lane Crawford...

Mackintoshe

Nanyang Tobacco...

Siaceros.....AN

Watsons

4 cu. Wm. Powell

32 M. Greyhounds

31.35 .. Enterprises

931. CL.G.6.1995 G. Bds.

H.K. Govt 4% Loans

2.

Do. ax

Wallace Harper.....

prom.

**

100

H.K Wug On ......

S'bat Do.

$2

Vibro Pilcug ........................)

CONFERENCE IN

FAR EAST

the

PASSENGERS

ARRIVAL

B. & S. S.S. 'TAIPING The following passengers arrived here yesterday by the Taiping

from Australia via ports:

Mrs Buttrose, Miss A. Bourke,

which nowadays includes many of cur professional, and ousiness men, should provide

leaders of thought and moulders of public opinion in this Colony and it is to them that those of us average per W. Brown, Mrs. 3 E. Bayard. ple who have endeavoured to serve

Mr. W. G. Douglas, Mr. W. Elton, the community, through one or

Mr. R. Goard, Mas Gourd, Mrs. other of the organizations I have

W. Greig, Mr. Trevor Jones, Mr. mentioned, should look for Co-

J. J. Johnson, Mr. S. G. Jones, operation and direction.

Mrs. Jones, Mr. E. F. Johnston. At this point my manuscript Mrs. R. C. Kennedy, Mr. M. 3. stops and you may think that I Manning. Mr. L. D. Meyer, Mrs. have wandered far away from RoMeyer, Miss R. Morrison, Mr. H. tary. On Thursday, however, the first meeting of the new Board of Directors meet and they will be starting off with their usual zeal and enthusiasm.

I hope to see it taking a more active part in the promoting of community serdce.

SPEAKER THANKED "It is with very great pleasure that I move a vote of thanks to the remarked fundable speaker to-day,"

Prof. C. A. Middleton Smith. I

Otner phases of Community Ser- Personally have a great sense of gratitude because it is very dis- recent years are vice in

to DE

cult to persuade members of this Iound in such organizations as Ta

Clue to speak and even more di- EI, Briüsh Legion, the Boys' Club,

ficult to persuade them to speak the St. Louis industrial School, the

on matters of social service. emeryo Orphanage at Talpe for the training of boys for country life and, in another direction, the provision at club facilities and so- clal entertainment for the service men in the Colony by the YM.C.A..and the one thing that hac made

The Cheero Club, and the Sallors

and Soldiers, Home.

There are also the International Women's Club, the Boys' Scout and Girl Guide Movements, and the fastbu then of Night Schools by one or two bodies of students from the Church Schools.

P

"QUICKENED CONSCIENCE

that conscience?

"That is really the main object of this Club and we are all very grateful to Rotarian Cassidy for reminding us of the fact.

"I have lived here for 24 years

me indignant and made my blood boll with indignation from time to time is the cowardice of so many people in this Colony who will not express themselves in public büt will come and whisper criticism to you. They have not the courage to come forward and even when they write to the newspapers they do not sign their names.

"Ore of the things this club needs to do is to stir up public be re-opinion. We do neglect a lot of

social problems and I am glad to hear Rotarian Cassidy come along here to-day.

TSINGTAO RIOT AFFAIR

Mr. Eden Answers Questions

Now I don't pretend that I have dea you an exhaustive list of or Kunizations of direct benefit to the community. I expect to minded of a number of omissions. I hope, however, that I have men- oned enough to bear out my con- tention that the present genera- tion has opened up new avenues of philanthropic work which pre- vious generations, never thought of or else regarded as too dangerous to pursue. If you agree with me that we have progressed far be- yond the limit set by those, who have lived before us then I hope that you will sare my view that this progress has been made possi-

London, July 6. ble by a quickened conscience in

Japanese residents' démonstra. social matters What lies behind tion against the Commissioner of Surely com- Chinese Customs at Tsingtao and munity spirit which in other cir- their attempt to attack his home cumstances might develop into and offices following the arrest of public opinion. We realise that

two alleged Japanese smuggling public opinion in Hong Kong must vessels by Chinese Customs crui- be mainly confined to the com sers were the subjects of questions $37 paratively small proportion of the in the House of Commons to-day. $18,10 population

which has enjoyed a

Mr. Anthony Eden, the Secre- $10.00 Western education. Some of us $7.35

tary for Foreign Affairs, said there who have grown grey in Hong had been no special movements Kong understand why the cultiva- of units of Great Britains China $25.10 tion of public opinion must neces-Squadron in connection with the

sarily be a slow and careful pro-recent disturbances. cess. Unfortunately, the Home Government and leaders of thought in Great Britain don't understand it. They assume (or so it appears to me) that the people of this Colony share with the Hong Kong Government the res- ponsibility for all that

goes on here.

$8.70

18.90

$3 80

$19.40 8192

יזו

13

130 ots

$2.90

12.36

13 33.10 60 ata.

The Minister added that the British Government had already been in touch with other Interest- éd Governments with regard to the present situation.-

Reuter

OBITUARY

General Sir Bruce Meade Hamilton

The

death

Moore. Mr. A. L. Perkins, Mrs. Ferkins, Mr. F. Reardon, Mrs. A. J. Scobie. Mrs. C. G. Skinner, Mr. T. V. Solt Mrs. Salt, Mrs. D. L. Taylor. Mrs C. J. Van Ess, B C. Walters..

DEPARTURE

MS. TJISADANE

Mr..

The folowing passengers teit Hong Kong yesterday by the m/s. Tjisadane:-

For Manua: Mrs. A. G. Trillo, Mr. S. Woolw.ne, Mr. and Mrs. G. Woerner. Mr. Mack Kwok Chun. Mr. Tasia Koike, Miss EA Madge, Mr. C. Schwartz, Mr. D. Holish, Mr. Lie Hok.

For Ball: Mr. M. B. Carpenter, Miss B. G., Sibson, Mrs. J.

B. Emmert, Master B. F. Emmert. Mr. M. E. Bosch. Miss J. F

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H

SHARP ADVANCE SERVICE NEWS

IN TIN

Quota Allocation Effects

Th

London, July &

Tin Com

The International mittee met to-day and announced

(Continued from Pare 11)

The home which Mrs. Baldwin will formally give the ship to-day' has been borne by slx earlier vessels of the Royal Navy. The first belonged to the old Beots NAVY. and came over with the Union in 1707. The seconds was

that Bolivia was surrendering her a sloop launched at Hull in 1745. right to produce 10,238 tons of un- More famous was the third, a the frigate of 20 guns, launched at der-exports outstanding at end of May.

Hull in 1757. She fought in Bos- cawen's action with de la Clue ofr Lagos in 1759, and at the capture of Havana in 1762. She was also prominent in the war of American independence. At the battle of Bunker's Hill on June 17, 1775, she

Of this amount 4,467 tons will be allotted to the other three signa- tories of the restriction agreement and 576 tors to the "participating countries (Belgium, Siam etc.) during the third quarter.

!!

Therefore, during the third materially affected the result of quarter Malaya. the Netherlands the action by concentrating her East Indies and Nigeria will pro- fire on the Nek, the causeway by American reinforcements duce 90 per cent. of capacity. 75 which

per cent, of which is attributable were arriving. On April 6. 1776, to their international quotas and she met an American squadron of five ships under Commodore Hop. 15 per cent. 10 the arrears sur-

cent,

rendered by Bolivia, while Bolivia kins, in which the noted Paul will produce 75 per of her Jones was first, lieutenant of the flagship. She engaged for two total allotment.

hours this very superlor force, and got away, the Americans fearing that the noise of the firing would

of the particl- The production nating countries will be similarly reckoned on the 75 per cent. inter- national queta, plus their share of

Bolivia's shortage.

To-day's sharp rise in tin is due partly

the to anticipation of above-mentioned steps in certain quarters. Coupled with unconfirm- ed rumours of the formation of a

attract a British squadron lying at Newport The fourth Glasgow nf 50 guns. took part in the bombard- ment of Algiers in 1810. and the battle of Navarino in 1827. The fifth of 51 gins, was peacefully employed, between the years 1361

Norelius. Mrs. D. J. Fraser, Miss .cool to operate on the prospect of and 1884. The last Glasgow, a

G. Hanson, Mrs. Olga Hofen, Miss C. J. Watson'

For Sourabaya: Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Brummer and two children." Mr. G. A Pentreath, Mrs. G. C. Sedgwick, Mr. B. Nijdam, Ng. D. J. Neoy. Mr. Han Tiauw An, Mrs. Han Tlauw An. Mrs. Liem Kian Bo, Mr. Lièr Kjan. Bo.

H.K. SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION

Buyers

Bank of East Asia. $75, Providents Old, 90 cts. " Trams. $10.70.

Lights Old, $10.40.

Electrics, $50: Dairy Farms. ́ ́$19.45. Atoks. 73 cts. Bagulo Gold, 31 cts. Beng. Conso, 18, Beng. Explor,, 30 cts. Big Wedge, 52 cts. Demonstrations. $1.13. Gold Rivers, 3 cts. Masbate, 83 cts. Itogons, $1.90. Northern Mines. 37. Paracale Gumaus. 67 cts. San Mauriclo, $1.16. United Paracales, $1,22.

Sellers

Big Wedge, 55 cta. Consol. Mines, $4.10. Northern Mines, 39 cts,

Sales

Bank of East Asia, $74. Atoka, 73 cts.

Beng. Explor, 31 cts. Big Wedge, 54 cts. Consol, Mines, 4 cts. Demonstrations. 31.08. Itogens, $2.11 Paracale Gumaus, 87 cts. San Mauricio, $1.17. United Paracales, $1,25,

ITALY'S NEW EMPIRE

"Death Roll Figures

Hong Kong Dalty Press Specia..

Rome, July 7:

renewal Mons.- Router.

of production

restric

'PROSPECTS BRIGHTER-

ght crúlser launched at Govan in 1910. was the only survivor of the warships present with Admical Cradock at Coronel, and at the Falklands action she was mainly London, July 7, responsible for sinking the Leipzig. The prospects of renewal of tr. Later in the War she flew the restriction are distinctly brighter, broad pendant of Commodore Yesterday's announcement al- Aubrey Smith in the Atlantic. She though it does release more tin was paid off in 1922 and scrapped and far as the question of supplies in 1926.

H

is concerned appears only a book-

Flag

the

keeping adjustment Nevertheless it "NEW FLAG LIEUTENANT “ removes one of the major problems

Lieutenant P. H. J. Southby.

as appointment overshadowing the scheme and whose gives "evidence that Bolivia does Lieutenant to Vice-Admiral not intend to pursue a dog in the Hon. Sir Alexander Ramsay, the Commander-in-Chief, East manger policy and is consequently new

Indies. was announced in "The well received in the, market.

Moreover the Stainese Foreign, Times" of yesterday, wad proinoted Minister informs Reuter that Slam on April 1, after a year's service requires a basic quota of eighteen to twenty thousand tons which is a substantial modification of form-

it the destroyer Wishart in the 1st Flotilla, Mediterranean. He enter ed Dartmouth College in May, 1927. ~

cadet in

er demands. This announcement and went to sea as a coming gratituitously before the January, 1931, in the Queen Eliza- arrival of the delegates from Bang-, beth, Mediterranean flagship. From kok is interpreted as a gesture August, 1932. he was in the Nortoik, America on the that Slam also genuinely desires, then flagship

Station, the same vessel he is now to continue co-operation.--- Beuler.

to join as flagship in the East Indies.

SILVER MARKET

(From Our Own Correspondent)

London, July 7. London Silver prices to-day were up 1/16 for. "Spot" and 1/8 for "Forward" as follow:-

July 6.

Spot.......19-9/16 Forward .........19-9/16

July 7. 19-5/8 19-11/16

MARKED RESERVE IN ITALY

Not Sending Delegate To Montreux

MUI TSAI SYSTEM

Bong. Kong Daily Pros" Special) The assumption is, of course, ic-

Rome, July 8. correct but it seems to me rather

Marked reserve is shown in Rome hard that we should be saddied

A total of 2,553 dead, including at the development of the Inter- with, for example, the responsfoll-

those killed or mortally injured in national situation, the lifting of ity for the Mui Teal system which

action as well as those who died sanctions meeting with no other some of us may nnd hard to de-

London, July 7.

from diseases while serving under comment than that Italy will fend, although most of us realse

has occurred of the colours, is the price in human treat their removal with the same that it can never be effectively General Sir Bruce Meade Hamli-life by Italy for the conquest of calm

as their inposition nine "abolished until many years of ton, G.C.B., K.C.V.O.. at the age her new East African empire ac- months ago. The same regard is

educational work have been ac-

cording to official statistics. The shown with regard to the Locarno complished... But people in Eng-

Entering the Army in 1877, he figures show that nearly_as_many Powers' Conference, to which Italy 1107 land expect us to be possessed of saw service in the Afghan War persons succumbed to diseases as till now received no invitation. As

an enlightened public opinion and

1880; the Boer War, 1881: Burman, through wounds received in action, for the continuation of the Darda- It seems to me that we now have

1885, being present at the capture The total losses from actual nelles Conference, it is stated in something to work on although we

o! Mandalay; Ashanti, 1895; Benin, | fighting from the beginning of authorised quarters that Italy will may not have got, far beyond air-

1897 and the South African War, hostilities from Oct. 3, 1935 to the not send a delegate to Montreux ing grievances without taking into 1900-02, ti which he was mention-end of active operations was given for the time being account other aspects of a questioned in despatches six times. Ke as 1,164 killed, 130 dead from in- -and as the abolition of tents at commanded the 2nd Division of Juries, 30 missing. The death toll Repulse Bay. A remark was made the 1st Army Corps from 1904 to from disease was 1,229.— at a certain function the other day 1907, was G.O.C. Scottish Com- Trunaitan News Service, to the effect that the tone of a

mand from 1809 to 1913, and was community is set by the average with the Army Command Home

Defence from 1914 to 1918.- Neuter

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31

817

$102

་་་

$45

$14

CAIRO TRAMWAY STOPPAGE

Bong Kong Dally Press Specia',

The

man. Granted.

London, July 6.

But we shan't Eepiying tu là question in the

Cairo, July 6.

zet very far if we are content to House of Commons to-night, Mr.

whole tramway staff in remain at an, average dead level. Anthony Eden, the Foreign Eccre-

men-Went on our public opinion is to be deve- Alexandria-1,200 tary, announced that the League of Nations' conference on traffic strike on Monday, tramway serviceloped in the right direction it must have leadership, and something

of 78 years.

BRITISH JOBLESS

GERMANY AND CHINA

Arms Involved In Trade Agreement

Traniacean News Service,

ETHIOPIAN APPEAL FOR FUNDS

London, July 6. The Ethioplan Legation in Lon- don has issued a public appeal for £2,000,000 with which to adminis ter and defend the Western sec- tion of Ethiopia still unoccupied by Italy.—

Reuter

PROMOTION TO FIELD-

" MARSHAL

Sir Cyril J. Deverell

The King has approved the promotion of General Sir Cyril 'J. Deverell to the rank of Field- Marshal, in succession to the late Field Marshal Viscount Allenby.

Sir Cyril Chlef of the Imperial General Staff. is Colonel of the West Yorkshire Regiment (the Prince of Wales' Own), and Alde- de-Camp General to the King. He 19 81.

He is considered & brilijant mili- tary tactician and one of the great commanders in the British Army. His service in the war was en- tirely in command of the 4th Battalion the East Yorkshire Regi- ment, the 20th Infantry Brigade and the 3rd Division.

He went to India in 1921, and returned in...1931 to become G.O.C. in Chief. Western Command. He took up his duties as Chief of the Imperial 'General Staff in April.

ROYAL AIR FORCE

Malaya Volunteer Unit

The appointment, pficially noti- fled to-day, of Squadron Leader.C. H. Flinn as Flying Instructor to the newly-formed Straits Settle- ment Volunteer Air Force was first anhounced by our Singapore Cor- respondent in "The Timer" of June 5.

Bquadron Leader Flinn has been at Singapore 'since early" in 1935 with No. 36 (Torpedo Bomber) Squadron. He has had a good in women and children was being being completely suspended. Vari- more than official leadership. We

deal of experience in the East with London, July 7. held in Java next February.

Nos, 14 and 70 Squadrons in Pales- ous tentative proposals for arbi- cannot all be leaders, and few of

The Berlin correspondent of

tine and Nos. 55 and 30 Squadrons Chinese, Portuguese, tration were made by the Labour us are fitted to be, but there are

London, July 6 French.

"Times" states that it is under-

and also armoured cars in, Iraq. Netherlands, Slamese, Hongkong

in our midst many who have had

Unemployment figures for June stood from official quarters chating metals, required by Germany In 1927-31 he was flying instructor Hand Straits Settlements Govern-Office but rejected by the strike the advantage of three or four showed 2 distinct improvement the reported 'Bino-German trade

be paid for by German goods, with No. 4 School in Egypt. In ments have agreed to send repre- Committee. The strikers attempt years at the older English univer- this year.

agreement has not been directly doubtless including armaments, i 1920 he was mentioned in dia-„ zentatives, he said.

stop the power works, titles where a man or woman The total of unemployed in Brit- negotiated by the German Govern-though it is not suggested in any į patches for services in Somaliland. The United States would send an whereupon a clash with the police passes through the fire of arguatu is now 1,700,000 which is 200-ment but by the Kiels Consortium, overwhelming or alarming pro- Before joining the RFC. he was observer and India was consider-į

ment and debate to acquire that 000 less than in May of this year a business amalgamation which portions. It is impossible to as- in the Artiste Rifes. which he

mind and intellect,

certain and 300,000 less than in June of handles contracts in China," balance of

the exact quantities of joined from the Lower School. which is an essential of leadership. last year,

The agreement provides that arms involved That by no means small group, 1 Resiter's Bulletin" Service

certain Chinese products, includ- "Reuter.

ed

to

ing the question of sending an phoccurred. two policemen and 15 server, Mr. Eden added,-.

· Reuter,

strikers being injured.—

Transocean News Service.

I

Harrow, on the first day of the War.