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SHARE PRICES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

The allowing is the list of local share quotations issued to-day :- Banks

Hongkong, $1,060 b.

Chartored, £211 n

||

r

Mercantile A. and B., 1291 n.

Mercantile C., £ n.

P. and O., 191 I.

East Asia, $85

Marine Ins.

Canton Ins., $590 b.

n.

China Underwriters, $2.25 n. North China. T. 145 Unions, $257 b. Yangtze, $35 “k

Fire Ins.

China Fires, $163 b. Hongkong Fire, 1590

Shipping.

Douglass, $30 6 Steamboats, 824

"Tugs, $41 n.

K.

Indo-Chinas, $38 n.

Shell Trans.. 97. n. Star Ferries, $55 s. Waterboats, SIG ↳ Oriental Nav., $250 n.

Refineries.

China Sugars, $29 8. Malabons, $48.

Mining

Benguots, $1.50 n" ex. div. Kailans, 44/bi Langkats, Tls. 29 s. Shal Explorations, Tis. 5.45 n. Shanghai Loans, Tls, 8 n. Raubs, $5.80 s. Tronohs, 55/- a Ural Caspians, 8-n.

Docks,

etc.

Kowloon Wharves, $120 Whampoa Docks, $551 b.

Hongkowa, Tle. 105 n.

A.

Now Enginoerings, Tls. 7 b.

Shanghai Docks, Tis. 114 n..

SA.

Lands, Hotels, etc. H. and S. Hotels, 87 H.K. Lands, $60 9. Realtys, $5 b. Territorials, $6 b Humphreys, $137 Princes Bidgs, $120 Rural Lands, $75.

Cottons.

Ewos, Tis. 95. Orientals, Tis. 3 n. S'hai Cottons, Tis. 55

D.

5,

2.

Miscellaneous. Amusements, $11 b. Canton Icos, $7} ̧n. Cements, $15.50 n. China Buses, Tls. 101 b.

China Lights, $11

n.

X.

11.

China Prov., $8 a. Constructions, $3.00 b. Dairy Farms, $17 s. Der A, Wing, $10 n.. Electrics, $51 Macao Electrics, $40 Developments, 30 cents, b Rope, $40. Tramways, 21 h. Lane Crawfords, $12! Mackintosh, $211 - n. Peak Trams, $17, b.

Sinceres, $11 8. Taxis, $4 United Asbestos, $20 Watsons (Old), $122 Watsons (New), $12) b. Powells, $12 s.

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According to the Chinese prose, Whangpoo Consorvancy Board, with a view to improving Shanghai, Harbour conditions, the following bas proposed points: 1. That since the volume of business in Shanghai has increased to such an oxtent during the last decade and Shanghai has ascended to the world's third shipping part, thoro is every reason for the improvo- mont of the harbour, and 2. That an increase in the rate of duty for all shipping companies should be enforced. Those proposals will bo brought up beforo the representatives of the Powers for consideration.

Printed and Published for the Proprietor by FREDERICK

PERCY FRANKLIN, at 11, Ice House Street, in the City of Victoria, Hongkong.

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AUSTRALIAN CRICKET.

BIG SCORE BY NEW SOUTH WALES.

Sydney, Jan 27. New South Wales defeated Vic- toria, by an innings and 96 runs. The scores were:

New South Wales, 708 Victoria, 290 and 322.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1926.

·TRAGEDIES OF THE SEA.

FIGHT AGAINST MID- ATLANTIC GALE.

Kelleway 68. For Victoria, Pons-1 crew. This is the final chapter in

ITALIAN DEBT AGREEMENT.

Continued from Page 1. Britain under all the Allied War Halifax, Nova Scotia, Jan, 27.

Debt Funding Agreements. There- A wireless from the German after a similar account will be drawn up by the British Treasury steamer Bremen reports that the each year and any further excess British freighter Laristan has bro-of receipts over payments shall For New South Wales, Collins ken up in mid-Atlantic with the cach year give rise to a credit to Italy of her proportion of such made 143, Kippax 271 not out, and loss of twenty-five members of the excess. On the other hand, any deficit shall be made good by an ford made 79 and 138, and Word: full 126. In the bowling, Everett, the heroic efforts of the Bremen increase in payments next due by Italy up to a similar proportion of for New South Wales, took four which stood by for twenty-four such deficit within the limit of the wickets for 57 runs, and five wi-hours and rescued alx of the total of the amount of credits ckets for 91 runs..

Laristan's crew, but mountainous already allowed to Italy under this!

article. It is unofficially reported that the!

Finally, the agreement stipulates South Australian, Arthur Richard-sens frustrated further efforts.

A similar fight is in progress a that the £22,200,000 of gold son, and the Victorians, Woodfull and Ellis, will complete the team few miles to the south, the belonging to Italy, which was de- to tour England, with Everett a American liner, President Roose 1915 against the Italian Debt, will posited, under the agreements of sixteenth man if the number is velt having hitherto lost two men be retained by Great Britain as a and six boats in trying to rescue non-interest-bearing deposit and the crew

of twenty-four of the will be released to Italy as to the British steamer Antinoe... The sum of £1,000,000 in eight equal rescuers have been forced to aus-halfvearly instalments commencing pend operations pending the abate. on the 15th September, 1928, and terminating on the 16th March, ment of the gale.--Reuter.

1932, and as to the balance, in equal half-yearly instalments comi- mencing on the 15th September, 1932, and terminating on the 15th September, 1987, provided always:

tended.--Reuter,

WORLD COURT DEBATE.

OLD CONTROVERSIES REVIVED.

Washington, Jan. 27.

In the Senate discussion in the

GERMAN POLITICS.

World Court, a drastic application GOVERNMENT'S PROGRAMME that all annuities due under the

of the closure failed to stem the Ая the current of the debate.

APPROVED.

agreement have been integrally] paid to date.

were

Before the signatures appended to the agreement, short

by speeches were made

Mr. Churchill and Count Volpi.

Berlin, Jan. 27. hour approached to take the final

At the opening of the debate of vote, old controversies with regard

the Government's programme in Mr. Churchill said that the to the League policies, President

the Reichstag, the Centre leader, British Government, in leaving him Wilson and many other issues

wide discretionary power in the Herr Fehrenbach and the Soci-negotiations, had desired him to were raised again, and once or

alist, Herr Mueller approved of the take into consideration the whole twice the debate touched the ques

Herr Mueller de-course of Britain's happy relations: tion of religious tolerance and programme.

with Italy in the immense tasks of the Ku Klux Klan. A distinguish-manded that Germany, should enter the wat, and the period of recons ed company of spectators listened the League without delay and un-truction. to the debate in the packed gal-. leries.-Reuter's American Service. conditionally. He agreed that with

RESOLUTION PASSED.

Washington, Jan. 27.

..

the other parties' view that prom lves made to Germany had not been fulfilled, but declared that opposi The senate by 76 rotes to 17

tion to their fulfilment did not come has ratified the resolution provid-from statesmen but from militaries ing adherence to the World Court.

Reuter's American Service,

FRENCH POLITICS.

GROUPING OF PARTIES.

Paris, Jan. 27.

Great

Britain"

had

the debt must take full account always recognised that payment of " of the capacity of payment of the debtor. He was glad to have been able to carry through a definite; settlement which, in the judgment of the British Government, was of

of the Entente, owing to the "swerd n most generous, character, having rattling" of the Germany Nationa- regard to Britain's own obligations. list press.

He believed this settlement would

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Count Westarp, the leader of the cement the long and unbroken had left him very wide discretion German Nationalists, bitterly bonds of Anglo-Italian friendship.in these negotiations and had criticised Herr Stressmann's polley He was sure it would conduce to the directed him to have regard to

other. considerations. THE FIRST DAY'S DEBATE. and remarked that the impossi-re-establishment of Italy's credit] various bility of carrying out the Dawes on a secure and" stable basis and for example, as the whole of the

Paris," Jan. 27. Plans, was "now generally recog-that the concessions which Britain British relationship with italy be

during and. Bince, the had made would be more than fore,

All the newspapers Insist upon uised."Reuter. «

Amid interruptions from the compensated by this further step in war. That relationship had beer: the absolute necessity of main- one of unbroken friendship and taining the financial debate ex- The Chamber has postponed the

cordial co-operation In many clusively on technical grounds and definite appointment of the per-information of negotiations be-

Right, Herr Luther refused to give restoration of Europe.

He had also to remember express satisfaction that the manent committees. The docu-

tween Germany and the Allies In an interview with the Press fields. ments distributed yesterday on the He said the Reichstag must sup after the agreement had been that on various occasions British first day has proved that the Governments had tentatively dia- Government, is animated by an division of Deputies amongst the different groups show for the first ort and not merely tolerate him signed, Mr. Churchill made

No party, writes the Ere time the existence of an inde-He demanded a positive vote of detailed explanation of its terms, cussed the question of debt repay- ardent desire at conciliation.

out that Italian ments, and, although no legally

Finding offers had been made, the Nouvelle, can come out humiliated pendent Left, composed of 14 confidence, which will be voted to He pointed

be sterling

falling due morrow and will probably

Italy ut from the controversy, in which, members, ten of whom belong to

majority.various dates and held by Britain, proposals, tefidered to the Democratic Left, and four Re-jadopted by a

to the amount of £610,840,000, such times as when the French the supreme arbiters will not be' Reuter.

the entered the Ruhr had to be borne men but figures. The Echo de publican Left. The Left Demo-

the value represented

These and other con- Paris says the first day wag mark- crats now comprise 34 members,

present time of £592,000,000, in mind. and the Republican Left 323

When allowance was made for siderations made actuarial caled by a complete check to the There is no change in the other

Britain's obligation to release Lulations and comparison with th Radical groups excepting the

£22,200,000 deposited by Italy American settlement difcult, if against her war debt, Italy's total not impossible." net war debt amounted to about

Party which has lost four mem- bern: the Socialists who have lost

small

NEW TERRITORY ROBBERY.

six, the Republican Socialists who Two VILLAGERS KIDNAPPED. have lost two.Indepacifi,

RUBBER MARKET.

fi

LATEST STRAITS QUOTATIONS.

bilis

at

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at

re-

Concluding, Mr. Churchill £570,000,000. Having dealt with marked that the settlement con- the method by which annuities tituted the first appreciable re- From an outlying station in the for repayment will be made, Mr.lief Britain had received in. re- New Territories has come & re-Churchill remarked that this spect of her debt, and it had not port to the effect that armed rob-meant that practically the British been obtained at the price of bit-

It would bers, who raided the village of Treasury would receive £4,000,000 terness.

probably cement the goodwill that Lung Ku Tan, escaped after kid-annually for 62 years. The Italian rather

Government, he added, took sole had hitherto existed between the napping two of the villagers.

In the small hours of this morn-responsibility for these payments, two countries-British Wireless. ing.

a widow living with her which were not dependant on the family in one of the houses in the amount received by Italy from re- Messrs. Carroll Bros. are in,

village, was awakened by, someone parations. receipt of a cable from Singapore knocking at the door, demanding In making passing reference to notifying à aight increase in the

admittance. When the door was the clause in the agreement deal. price of rubber, which is now quoted at $1.10 per lb. The cable opened, two men rushed in and ing with, the Balfour note prin- proceeded to hold up the inmatesciple, Mr. Churchill remarked that also intimates that the Lunas with arms. While a search was up to the present Britain had paid Rubber Estates, Ltd. has declar.being made for valuables, three the United States $100,000,000 ed a final dividend of 20%, and other members of the gang who and had received from repara- gives the following quotations:""

Ayer Panas

Balgownicy

LIBERAL SPLIT.

ISOLATING MR., LLOYD ' GEORGE.

1

London, Jan. 27. Following the resignation of Sir

boys, the son and nephew of the lation to the pari pass principle Alfred Mond, the Daily Express

Cartellist manoeuvres tending to suppress the debate. The Oeuvre hopes that the Chamber will pro- ceed methodically and rapidly. Le Matin emphasises an important phrase of M. Dumesnil express- ing the hope that the Cartelliste will not acquiesce to the tax on commercial transactions-Indo-

pacif.

j.

TRADE WITH CHINA.

SPEECH BY BRITISH PREMIER,

London, Jan. 27. Alluding to the portents of trade Improvement, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, speaking at Sunderland, said that since the imposition of the silk duties no fewer than fifty now silk companies and been register- ed in Britain. Many Continental firms had arranged to build fac-

old woman. The gang was armed and for this purpose he said com-Rays that a certain number of tories in Britain, which, after with rides and revolvers and it parisbn with the settlement made Liberals of the Right threaten to America, is the largest producer

Straits.

Allenbye

3.10

Alor Gajahs

2.90

Ayer Moleks

2.80

were left to keep a watch outside, tions £25,000,000 and nothing went, to a neighbouring house from war debts. He proceeded from which they kidnapped two to examine the settlement in re-

13.50

6.25

1.35

1.76

2.20

Bukit Katils

1.35

Changkat Serdangs

9.00

Conemaras

2.75

Glenealica

2.60

tin Island,

10.00

<

Bassetts

Brogas

Bukit Jelotongs

Inbragiris

Jerama Jimahs Kedahe Kempas Kuala Sidime Lunas Malaka Pindaa Malakoffe Mandaitekongs Mayfields

New Serendahs Pajama

1.45

States

is reported, made a haul amount between Italy and the United join the Conservatives and thus ing to $400.

had become necessary isolate Mr. Lloyd George-Indo They later left in a small boat, But there were many polate of pacifi. escaping in the direction of Lin-dispute about what would actual-

ANGLO-FRENCH CONVERSATIONS.

SOVIET SPLIT.

THE DIFFERENCES EXPLAINED.

of artificial silk in the world.. He

Added that Canada had increased

its spending power by p great har- vest, and the same applied to Aus- tralia and India.

"I am told that trade shows a remarkable resiliency even in China, though we cannot hope for any development until more se tled political conditions prevail." He was unable at present to, say that he was very hopeful thereof, but he was doing his utmost, in conjunction with other parties to

ly constitute pari passu, and, in the case of the American debt, there was no question of a' gold deposit to be considered and other points of difference made simple actuarial calculatióną. Inappro- priate. In this connection ho mentioned relative". Importance that was to be attached to early

London, Jan. 27. payments against large later pay. ments. On strict acturial cal- The diplomatie correspondent of advance, a settlement with China. Paris, Jan. 27.

culations, the British settlement the Westminster Gazette declares-Router. M. Briand met Sir Austen Cham was considerably less favourable, that the division of opinion be- berlain

arrival from on his

but it was more favourablo, on the tween

Communíat the Russian Rapallo, The latter proceeded to pari possu basis for the next 22 Tarty and the Third International the British Embassy and it. Is

SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN

IN PARIS.

2.30

3.80

9.59

4.20 17.50 2.80

5.00

0.56

14.00

4.50

14.00

13.50

1.36

4.26

2.86

Sungei Bagans

5.00

Tapahs

20.00

Tambaks

· 1.36

Teluk Ansozia

17.50

in Paris, and confer with M. Briand

United Malacena

2.70

Utan Simpans

4.50

Tapaba 4

on Friday, Reuter

Panggors

Sandycrofts

Scudnia

expected he will spend two days years, and much more ao in the results from complete disagree-

to-inorrow, proceeding to London

Immediate future.

COMPARISON DIFFICULA Mr. Churchill said the Cabinet

ment on internal affairs and the future direction of foreign policy,

Indopacif

Vienna, Jan. 27.

The National Bank has reduced. ita, rate from nine to eight per tent-Reuter