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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1932.

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HONGKONG SHARE

MARKET.

OFFICIAL SUMMARY DY

STOCK EXCHANGE.

Cash buyers are again in the market looking for investment stocks, but forward trading is practically non- existent, and seems to be suspended for the time being.

Sales.

Hongkong Lands $77. Humphreys $15%. Hongkong Toalties $11.36. Ewo Cottons Tls, 13.30. Hongkong Trams $21. Govt. Lunns 34 Premium.

Buyers,

Canton Insurances $1240. Douglases $20%.

Union Waterboats $19. Benguet Explorations 11 cents. Providents (New) $2.20. Hongkong Lands $77. Humphreys $15. Hongkong Realties $11.30. Ewo Cuttons Tls. 134. Hongkong Trams $21.70. Penk Trams (Old) $16. Yaumati Ferries (Old) $31. Yaumati Ferries (New) $30%. Hongkong Electrics $73.05. Cements (Combined) $18.20. Dairy Farms $28, Sinceren $17.

Constructions (New) $1.70. Goyt, Loans 2 Premium,

Sellers,

Hongkong Banks $1550. South China Motors "I" $12. S. C. Enterprises $8,80,

RIFLE SHOOTING.

VOLUNTEER CHALLENGE CUP CONTEST AT TAIKOO

The aineteenth competition for the Talkan Volunteer Challenge Cup was held at the Taikoo rifle range on Sunday, when the following practices were carried out:

ft.

1.-200 yarda, deliberate, musketry target; 5 rounds.

2.-200 yards, snapshooting, 22 in. auapshooting target: 6 rounds.

FRENCH WARSHIP ON LAST VOYAGE,

THE WALDECK ROUSSEAU

IN HONGKONG

The French armoured cruiser Waldeck Rousseau has arrived here frem Shanghal. The flagship of Vice-Admiral Herr, Commander-in- Chief of the French Naval Forces In Far Eastern waters, who is pro- ceeding back to France, vin Saigon, on being decommissioned, the Vice- Admiral being rolleved by Admiral Berthelot, the new Commander-in- Chief, who la expected hore towards the end of the month on the cruiser Primauguet.

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This is the last occasion on which the Hongkong will be seeing Waldeck Rousseau, which, with her out con- nix funnels, has stood spicuously from amongst the many port. In naval visitors to this point of fact, the Waldeck Roussenn Is very old type of vessel, one of the cavily armoured type, which in pre-war days took a middle place! between the dreadnought and the|COMMENCING SUNDAY

ordinary cruiser.

Built in 1908,

Built in 1908, she has fourteen 7.6-inch guns, eight 3-inch guns and two → anti-aircraft guns. Her secondary armament consists of 10 9-pounders, 23-pounders and is heavily 1-pounder. She armoured, a 6-inch bolt protect- ing her vitals, while the turrets, turret bases and caseinates are cor- respondingly well protected, the conning tower being specially reln forced by a ten-Inch plate.

The cruiser displaces lightly over 12,000 tons, as compared with the 10,000 ton class of cruiser au thorised by the Washington Treaty and of which there are at present in the British five included: squadron on the China Station.

way to The Waldeck Rousseau have been scrapped some few years ago, but for reasons of economy the French Minister of Marine decided to put her again into commission for a new lease of life on the For She was recon- Eastern Service. ditioned and a few improvements added such as the instalment two anti-aircraft guns and the ad- dition of two seaplanes to her. ft.equipment. Since her arrival here ahe has served as the flagship of The total possible number of two Admirals, Vice-Admiral Herr being the last to fly his pennant points was 115.

There were to competitors. Mr: from aboard her. It is announced

(scratch) A. McIndoe

won fairly comfortably with an aggregato of 02 that her carcer will terminate on pointa

Measts. C. I. Summers her return to France, when she will (scratch) and J. Polson (14) were be broken up. second, with a score of 70.

300 yards, anupshooting, musketry target; 5 rounds.

4-0 yards, rapid, 4 ft. masketry target: 10 rounds,

5.-600 yards, deliberate, musketry target; rounds.

C

winners have

of

New Flagship, The new fing.hip of Vice-Admiral The Cup, prosinted by Mr. G. W. Swire, is a handsome ano made of Herr's successor, the Primauguet, stranger to is not altogether English silver and mounted on a blackwood stand, surrounded with these parts, as she first came out amall shields on which the winner's here in 1926 on a circumnavigating

The name is inscribed each year. trophy has to be won three times age, during which she passed before becoming the property of the through Hongkong. Whilst here an interesting demonstration, and winner, but each holder receives a miniature cup-an.exact replica in one which then was a novel sight for Hongkong was given, when an design of the original.

aeroplane, with which she was The competition first started equipped, was launched by catapult,

previous 1908, and beon: B. F. Chapman, W. M. Scott the machine afterwards making a (twice), D. Young, W. Budge, G, B. sustained fight over the harbour. One of a class of three sister Stewart, W. J. Eldrigo (twice), C. H.

in- the Primanguet, Summers (twice), M. A. A. McIntosh, vessels. W. E. Price, D. C. Walmsley, K. augurates a new speedy typo of since been McLennan, T. S. Marshall und A. cruiser, which has Melmioe.

emulated by other continental she has navies. Of armbur practically none worth speaking about, but with her speed of 34 knots and her 8 6.1 inch guns, she is considered very effective a scouting

displaces vessel. She 7,210 tons. Each of her class of vessels carries two scouting type seaplane, launched as indicated above, by catapult situated abaft the after turret. Depth charges for anti-submarine operations are also carried.

LAWN BOWLS

RECREIO TEAMS FOR

SATURDY

The following will represent the Club de Recreio in their Lawn Bowls League matches on. Saturday:

1st Division v. Civil Service (away) nt 3.30

F. Xavier, R. R. R. F. Laz Robarts, C. R.

Sue Lop. (skip); F. A. Xavier, F. X. M. Silva, C. G. Silva (skip) L. G. Gutierrez, F. V. Ribeiro, A. S. Gomes, C. E. Marques (skip).

2nd Division v. Royal Hongkong Yacht Club (home) at 3.30 p.m.-- M. A. Carvalho, J. M. S. Rosario, C. H. Basto, J. G. Ozorio (skip); A.. A. Xavier, J. M. M. Alves, E. M. Remedios, Dr. R. A. Basto (skip); F. Prain, F. X. Sanres, J. J. Basto, A. Basio (skip).

FANLING GOLF

the French With her inclusion Naval Forces in Far Eastern waters is being brought up to date. Re- cently a fleet of submarines arrived from France at their base in Sai- gou, while at the same time a num- ber of new gunboats have been pro- jected, and are being built also for service in these waters,

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ENGLAND DENOUNCED MALTESE NATIONALISTS ON RAMPAGE AGAIN

tions may have to be stayed if the made a second peace gesture in the form of an apology to the situation does not improve, Malta, May 10.

The announcement has been inada Vatican.

The election campaign is a sequel Violent anti-British outbursts are by the Archbishop of Malta that the! In the Captain's Cup competition characterising the election camp pastoral letter of 1930 forbidding to the report of the Royal Com- on the Old Course on May 7 and aign which is now in full swing Catholics to vote for Lord Strick mission which enquired into the party is not political situation in Malta, follow- 8, R. A. Campbell qualified 79-7-72hure. Cries of "Down with England's constitutional Other scores were:A. E. Lien-Innd" and "Long Live Italy" are obsolete, and will not be withdrawn ing the prolonged dispute between man, 78-3-75; R. Young, 81-6 frequently raised by supporters of until real peace is established. In the Government and the Roman 75: D. S. Edward, 84-9---75.

the Nationalist cause, and the be the meanwhile it is an open secret Catholic authorities. Reuters There were 32 entrics.

A man and woman were charged before Mr. Fraser at tho Kowloon Magistracy this morning with being in possession of a revolver and three daggers. Detective-Sergeant Lamont said the police raided the third floor of No. 363, Portland Street on Batur- day evening, and in the kitchen found thead weapons which were

hidden inside a loose brick. It was quito by nceldont that the police camo, upon Lhis brick. They had raided thin house on another mission and during the search of the kitchen, discovered it. The first defendant admitted the weapons to be his, saying he had given them to the second defendant to keep for him. In Worship sen tenced the first defendant to 12 months' hard labour, and the second to two months.

lief le gaining ground that the elec- that Lord Strickland recently Special Service,

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