1932-06-02 — Page 5

OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS.

Acrons

1 An orator would be greatly handicapped if he had to speak only in there.

It would appear that this bost might be made by a draughts- man.

Here we ser a poor nainent lose its footing-or perhaps you would prefer a flower.

11 A case when to be in the dumps

is to be currect.

PEEK FREAN & CO.’S

THE

ENGLISH CRISPBREAD

100% WHOLE WHEAT

To keep your energy up and your waistline down, cat VITA-WEAT in place of ordinary bread. The whole of the wheat berry, with all its Vitamins, is in VITA-WEAT-you can tell it by its honest wheaten taste. There is no fattening, under-cooked starch in VITA-WEAT. It helps your digestion and naturally Start eating VITA-WEAT and corrects constipation.

you'll soon feel a change in yourself--you'll be Put VITA-WEAT on the brighter, brisker, healthier, table instead of ordinary bread or toast at every meal.

Stocked by Lane. Crawford's. The Blue Bird Cafe. The Sun Co.. The Sincere Co., The Wing On Co., The Kowloon Store, Hung Cheong and all the leading Compradore Shops.

THE

HONGKONG

HONGKONG SHARE

MARKET.

OFFICIAL SUMMARY BY

STOCK EXCHANGE

TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1932.

There were no important changes to be noted at this morning's sension,. prices being well-maintained and the undertone quite good.

Saler.

Hotels (Rights) $1.80. Hongkong Renilles $12.30. Ewo Cottons Tia. 14.75. Hongkong Trams $23. China Lights (Old) 20%. Telephones (P.P.) $24.

Buyers.

Bank of East Asia $115. Canton Insurances $1200. Chinn Underwriters $9.30. China Fire Insurances $600. Dougiours $27.

I.K. & W. Docks $18.

Hotels (Rights) $1.80 Hongkong $16.40. Humphrey

Lands $77.

Ewa Coltons Tis. 14.70.

Hongkong Tramu $224.

Peak Trams (New) $8. Star Ferries $91.

Yauma Ferries (New) $31. China Lights (Old) $20.86. China Lights (New) $20%.

Electrick $74.75. Hongkong Macan Electrics $24. Telephones (P.P.) $23.85. Malabon Sugars $21. Canton fees

Hangkong

$11.

Dairy Farms $38, M. ******* Watsons (Old) $15.

Watsons (New) $142.

Lane, Crawfords (Old) $6.60.

Lane, Crawfords (New) $6,900, Sinceres $16.20.

Sellers.

Hongkong Banks $1636. Rouba $36M.

South China Motors "B" $12.

9 Days

of

Unheard-of Bargains

A few examples only:-

Radium Cropa

Usual Price. Bargain Price.

$1.85 per Yd.

Fuji Silk all shades

$1.00

.56

Crepe de Chine'in all colour

3.00

1,22

Radium Spun Crepe

2,00

1:15

Georgette Crepe (double width)

all colour

2.50

1,05

Printed Georgette

3.50

1.80

Printed Crepe

3.00

1.55

12 Such beautiful spots are

Gants Striped Shirts also Plain

6.00

2.60

Gents Pyjama Sults.

9.50. 5.50

Crepe de Chine Underwear

(3 pcs. set)

EXCHANGE RATES

Chiffon Kayser Silk Stockings

15.50

6.00

8.50

18

Why

2.75

Paris

Geneva Berlin

Yesterday, Previous Day.

03.7/16

93% .18.27/32 18.13/32

.16.65

Valo

Helsingfors

215

.20.1/10

Athens

565

Buenos Aires

8419

Shanghai

1/8

New York

4.00

1/7 3.6814

Amsterdam

.9.11

Vienna

30%

0.09 36

Madrid

44.11/18

Hongkong

Bucharest.

62014 173

1/3

Next to Moutries.

FELIX HAT SHOP

"York Building.

JUST RECEIVED A CONSIGNMENT OF "LUCILLE" FROCKS

IN THE

NEW ONDESE CREPE.

ALSO

NOVELTY WASHING FROCKS. Including a Large Number of Sizes 14" and 16".

Bombay

Yukahn

Monteviden

Montreal. ...4.181

Silver spot)... 16.15/16

The totul rainfall registered at, the Botanic Gardens during May was 2.22 | inches, spread over eight days,

Brusspis

Milan.

Prague

Stockholm

26.36

71%

717%

1236

.19%%% 197

Lisbon.

Coperhagen. 18.30

Itip.

.110 -17%

124 19.7/16 19.7/16 110

179

-174 1/6.5.10 175.15/16 1/9%

30

330

F1

(Forward 16.15/16

4.30 16.15/16 17

British Wireless,

SPOTS are SNAPPY !

WE HAVE JUST OPENED.

50

DECIDEDLY BRIGHT

DESIGNS IN ALL THE

NEW SPOTTED EFFECTS.

AS USUAL

WHERE THE NEW COODS ARE

BOMBAY SILK STORE

2, D'AGUILAR STREET.

LIPTON'S

CHOICEST PURE CEYLON TEA From all Compradore Stores.

LIPTONS

KING GEORGE

POUT

Agents:-W. R. LOXLEY & CO.

Your need these for, the, Summer.

PHARMACY'S

SUNBURN LOTION -

PRICKLY HEAT LOTION

MOSQUITOL

AND

COCKROACH POWDER

THE PHARMACY, Phono 20345.

615

The show-girl who can coni- mand a good figure usually has one.

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

EACH OF THE KIDS PAID ME A DIME TO RIDE ON

MY NEW VELOCIPEDE..... THAT MAKES SIXTY CENTS... BOY! THAT'S

A LOT OF MONEY;

IF Y'ASK ME !!

READY MADE GOODS.

25% DISCOUNT ON SHAWLS, HOURI COATS, BRIDGE 'COATS, PERSIAN COATS, KIMONOS, UNDERWEAR, ETC.

Have you seen such prices

before?

Residents of 40 years have never seen such Bargains in the Colony!

NOW ON

at the

TAJMAHAL SILK

STORE

KING'S THEATRE BUILDING. D'Aguilar Street.

The famous home of the best of

WATER LEVELS.

SILKS.

WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS

The following table issued

River the Kwangtung vaney

on the dates named in the West,

North and East Rivers:

Highest on Lowent May June

record on record. Bi

1

West River at

Shishing 441.7

8.4

7.1

0

12.1

12.6

Bamshaf 27.3 Exat River at

Sheklang 15.5

-6.3

-2.1

2.0 4.5

$.4 1.8

by North River at

Tsingyuen +26.¢ Conker- North liver at shows the Commission height of water in English feet

WITH "TH' DOODLE AN' ME CHIPIN' IN TH" BALANCE, WE'LL HAVE ENOUGH TO PAY TONY

FOR POODLE UPSETTIN'

HIS FRUIT CART !!

vare,

but there is no reason why they" should not be dense,

13 Very uncommon reversed, 10 Ran into a trench and died in

extremities.

to

17 A very likely place in which to

And n cun-and something

into it.

aure

should the umpire make a angter? Because he's

of a a bite, of course. Easy, 21 Maternal nbetarnal insect

simply huge.

23 Birds that hide their heads be hind their tails in order think,

to

21 What graziers do, but the sub- stance of the matter is the main fiart.

25 No

landscapes arr complete

without much animals

28 Is this part of Mexien with

out its own particular animal. 29 Some flowers one finds in flelds, but this is a complete reversal of the process.

40 Best in prayers, at anagrammatically,

Down

any

2 Hinder part of the head.

rate

3 Noise and nothing else char- acterises this prominent 8gure In Norse mythology.

4 Gave up.

5 Describes the man who speaks

CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO FIRES.

REDS DRIVEN BACK INTO HUNG LAKE

Hankow, June 1. Government troops claim a big victory at the expense of a large

· in I.

G Shout like anything!

7 "Glory like a circle in the water, which never ceaseth 'to- itself" ("King Henry VI.." part }).

"I met my Della" nt once (anag.).

to This interpolation, by the way. is introduced by an ancestor.

14 A colour in which one is bound

to make a bit.

15 You can spell this fure in three

letters, but not here.

ball, or a

19 Might be a baby, n

chucker-out..

20 Rule when sovereign is a minor,

example.

for

This communicaton

21 This

when its time to eat.

tella ULA

22 Most melodious-ask any Savo-

"yard his opinion.

he's a highbrow.

26 Indians which are

dumb folk.

unless

beheaded

|27 A Hindu woman is quite wrap-

ped up in this.

Yesterday's Solution.

MUTABLE WITHERS

R FO

O TH

T U NBTONESTHROW EATS E E E DI ET REU FLATTEN NI A INLEY B LASSIE LE A REP MOTER WHITEY REALMB AA UEGO DE A CAMBER UDAMNED [CM RUFF LANE D (USED [NF KEBAU 8 ROUNDABOUTS TO ETWE′′WTCTE

REYNARD MANHOOD

Lake district. The troops gradual- ly pressed the Communists back into the lake where fierce fighting ensued.

More thum a thousand Com- munists are reported to have been number drowned in the lake, and

of bodies from Hung Lake are at present floating past Hankow down army of Communists in the Hung the Yangtsze.--Renter's Special.

FLITSPRAY

The Charge of the Light Brigadel

LOOK! SIXTY CENTS!! AN' TH' OODLES FELL FOR,

IT LIKE A SACK OF SALT.... NOW WE CAN KEEP 'EM FROM TEARIN' OUR CLUB

HOUSE APART !!

YOU'RE CERTAINLY TH' NOODLE OF THIS CLUB, OSCAR... I'D HATE TO HAVE OUR CLUB BUST UP.... BUT NOW EVERY-

THING IS HUNKY-DORY

ABAIN!!

BUT.... ON

THE OTHER HAND,

THE OODLES

ARE ALL DETERMINGO

TO TAKE

THEIR - PARTS

OF THE

CLUB HOUSE

RATHER THAN

BE ASSESSED

A DIME APIECE....

KILLS THEM

We'LL SHOW 'EM THEY CAN'T GET- "AWAY WITH IT", AT'S WHAT

FLIT

$1218

By Blosser

SURE...TH' IDEA OF HIMA AN' OSSIE MAKIN' US PAY FOR BONGTHINGS. WE HAD NUTHIN' TO

DO WITH !!

THEY WONT

HAVE MUCH

LEFT OF

| HOUSE WHEN

THROUGH

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