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NEW TERRITORIES Embarrassing

DEVELOPMENT

MORE DEMANDS FOR

BUILDING SITES

CULTIVATION OF

THE LAND ·

Moment For Post Office

SURCHARGE ON OWN INVITATIONS

New York..

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

YANKEES NOSED OUT

FREE HITTING BY SENATORS

PHILADELPHIA'S 15

New York, June 13, The New York Yankees austained

The U.S. post office department There is still a big demand for caused quite a lot of embarrass- a surprise defeat in the American building sites in the New Terri-mont to those who arranged a din- Baseball league to-day when they. tories according to the annual re- por In honour of the new Post- wero nosed out by Boston. port of the Department of District master General, Mr.-Farley on May Office North. The report states:----

13.

Hildebrand pitched with great effect for Clovaland and "hlanked out. Detroit, while Washington Senators The Invitations wore very swani-hit freely against Philatielphia. The demand for building sites ky: Pure linen envelopes, engraved Philadelphia scored fifteen runs for shops and housca continues cards,

A return envelope for against Brooklyn In the National unabated. A number of bunga-[acceptance,

League, where The Giants also low, sitos wore sold noar tho

Bofore posting any of the invita-scored a success, Castle Peak and Cafeteria benches tions, the committee was careful to during the year. Some bungalow weigh a sample at the postoffice. were completed and others were in It fell Just within the & cents limit, process of erection. Building at Several hundred invitations were Un Long shows great progress, mailed forthwith. particularly on the south side of

Scorea na cabled by Reuter were:

WEDNESDAY: JUNE 14, 1933.

SHARE PRICES

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS

.

The following is the list of loca) share quotations issued to-day:

Banks. H'kong Banks, $1785/40 sa. H'kong Banks, London, £129 n. Chartered Bank, £14%.a. Mercantile Bank, A. & B

£241% 5. Mercantile Bank C., £9% B. East Asia, $08 n. Am: O. Finance Corp., Bh. $20 n. China O. Fin: Ord., Sh.$5.40 ¤. China O. Fin. Prof. Sh.$5.00 m.

"InHur«ncex","

$2.40 n.

Canton Ina., $295 n. Union Ins., $517/20 ea. China Underwriters, China Fire, $595_n.

H.K. Fire Ins., $270 n. International Assce, Sh. $4.75 n.

Shipping.

Douglas, $324 6.

II.K. Steamboats, $211⁄2 8. Indo-Chinas, (Prof.) 880 D.' Indo-Chinas, (Def.), $32% n. Shells (Bearer), 49/4 n. Union Waterboats, $15.n.

NATIONAL LEAGUE,

R.

H..

E.

Now York

7

0

20

3

10

2

Mining.

0

0

Kaftans, 33/9 n.

S'hai Explorations, Sh. $2

Raubs, $10 n.

Cincinnati

the main road where a row of Imagine the commitico's chagrin Boston shops has been practically com-on learning that several of the pleted, and before long work will invitations had reached the add. Philadelphia be started on the second row. A resses with postage-due notices Brooklyn large area of foreshore has been affixed. reclaimed near British Shataukok and the building of shops on the area is nearly completed. A fur- ther area of foreshore was sold for the same purpose. Some building sites have been sold at Taipo, for the erection of dwell- Ing houses rather than shopa.

CANNING DOUBTS.

also

There were 327 licences to culti- vate pineapple plants' current at the end of year as against 230 at the end of 1931; the area under cultivation increasing from 76 acres in 1931 to 122 acres in 1982. This growth is said to be due to the arrival of the ex-Shing Mun villagers who are now persuading their neighbours to take up this form of land-cultivation. The price dropped from $4 to $2 per picul after the passing of regula- tions during the cholera epidemie forbidding the sale of sileed fruit, pineapple being largely sold cut up. Efforts so far havo falled to persuade persons to start a can- ning industry in this District. Those who might be expected to undertake it state that there in insufficient fruit grown during the factory. They year to supply a are also not hopeful of being able to compete successfully with the factories in Hongkong. Kowloon and Canton.

'NAVAL INTELLIGENCE

OFFICER

LIEUT. COMMANDER LANG

LEAVING FOR HOME

Lieut. Commander C. J. M. Lang, S.O. (1) H.K. and for Intelligence 'duties with the Commodoro, Hongkong, leaves for Home on

It had been rainy In New York Chicago for several days and the committee St. Louis

tho that perhaps

wet Pittsburgh weather made the linen anvelopes

blt heavy-Reutor.

thinks

GLOUCESTER BUILDING BAND SLANDER CASE

(Continued from Page 1.) solicitors on March 4, they said on your behalf, that "to ask for an apology is absurd.”

don 4 - *

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Haw go int

(Suhr homered for Pittsburgh).

Detroit Cloveland

(land).

Boston Now York

24

To we oo or

1

Benguets, $33-n.

Langkats (Single), Sh. $15 n.

S'hai Loans, Sh. $6 m.

Venz: Goldfields, $4% n. Benguet Exp., 30 cts. sa.

Docks, etc.

S. China Motors A., $10 n. S. China Motors B., $8 n. Providents (old), $8.00 b. Providents (now), $1.40 b. Hongkews, Sh. $084 n.

AMERICAN LEAGUE.

0 1

0

0

1

H.K. Wharves, $128 n. H.K. Docka, $10 b.

(Hildebrand pitched for Cleve-

G' 11 5

2

7

0

(Cook homered for Boston and Gehrig for, New York).

10 6

15 10

2

0

H. & S. Hotels, $7.05 n. H.K. Lands, $76% 8.

They also stated that they were Washington prepared to accept service on any Philadelphia proceedings that would be taken against you

on

(Goslin homered for Washing-

theso alleged ton). causes of action. The stand taken by you as shown, in that letter Chicago was clearly indicated, that you St. Louis were not going to give any apology

at all and were ready to go to

At the be court and to trial. gianing of this action an offer was made in open court to accept an apology and a judgment for They might nominal damages. have been only $1. The plaintiff was quite willing to accept it. Do not these indications show that he was seeking not money but an apology and vindication?-1 could not say. It is doubtful.

NO REASON.

It is so doubtful that you went Ao far as to put the contrary to your solicitors. Will you give your reasons?—I cannot.

Why do you suggest it them? Because of his demeanour.

Why do you suggest it then? He went round telling everybody that he was going to sue me for

and others.

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WORLD ECONOMIC

CONFERENCE

(Continued from Page t.)

countries which had abandoned the gold standard or which re- quired exchange regulations for the protection of their currencies.

But the Conference in its over- whelming desire to acknowledge common interests have proved most strikingly that all those dif- ferences were only differences in appearance. Industry could not prosper if agriculture. did not flourlah. Creditor could not exist if the debtor perished and vice

vorbu.

FREEDOM OF GOLD. Gold currency bécamé meaning-

Saturday on the Kaislr-I-Hind to damages. He was telling the stakless if the free circulation of gold |

retire from service. Liant. Com mander Lang passed through the course at the R.N. Staff College and the prior to his appointment to China flagship, H.M.S. Kent in February 1982, served in the Navy Office, Wellington, as Staff Officer (Operations and Intelligence) for the New Zealand Division of the Navy. He also served in the Second Sen Lord's Office,

Lleut. Commander A. L. Besand, late of H.M.S. Victory has been appointed as successor to Comman- der Lang and arrives in the Colony to-day by the Rawalpindi.

CATERPILLARS ATTACK PINE TREES

Report by Forestry Department

was not guaranteed. They must May I suggest to you that apart and the courage to carry through from other matters in this case, solutions while remembering that the very fact that that question the success of the conference was was put to Mr. Adamson in the largely dependant upon the full- witness box, shows that you were ment of great political tasks. actuated by malico in the higheat British Wireless and Reuter. degree?--I have no time for malice. I cannot afford it in my job. I was not actuated by, malice

and Adamson knows it.

May I put it to you that you draw a big salary in your job and If Adamson weat round saying that you were bringing the action for the sake of the damages, peo- ple would not believe it? Yes.

MALICE ALLEGED.

FARM USED AS DISTILLERY

OPERATIONS CARRIED OUT AT NIGHT

Paris.

A huge secret distillery has been

And Mr. Adamson being a musi- cian and out of work would bo more likely to have it believed if it discovered. near the town of was said that he was bringing the Lisieux. action for damages?-Yos.

Police were interested in what

I suggest to you that you were was apparently an ordinary farm Int a remote situation—and, by actuated by malico in putting that question 7—Absurd.

mogus of a secret entrance, they

I can give broke in and found that it was

Mr. Adamson notleo without any really an elaborate distillery, malico or vindictive feeling.

You will agree with me that if that suggestion was believed it would give a totally differont aspect to the whole of Mr. Adam- son'a case?—I cannot soo that.

You will not even agreo with me on that.

The caso la proceeding.

The equipment included:

Underground "canals" hun- dreds of yards long,

Vats able to hold more than 22,000 gallons, and

A retort which could distill 110 gallons in a single night. Distilling operations were carried out only by night-Reuter.

n.

New Engineerings, Sh.38 n.

Shanghai. Docks, Sh. $148 m.

Lands, Hotels, etc.

S'hai Lands, Sh. $33% n. Metropolitan Lands, Sh. $14. n. Humphreys, $181⁄2 b.

H.K. Ronltics, $8 n.

Asia Realtica "A" Sh. $140 n. Asia Realties "B" Sh. $20 n. Chinese Estates $97 n. China Realties, Sh. $14% 11. China Debentures Sh.5187 n.

Cotton Milla. Ewo Cottons Sh. $14.75 n... S'hal Cottons, Sh. $109.n. Zoong Sings, Sh.814 n Wing On Textiles (S) 195 n.

n.

Pablic Utilities. Tramways, $21% sa Peak Trams, (old), $151⁄2 n. Peak Trams, (now), $7 n.

Star Ferries, $021⁄2 r. Yaumati Ferries (old), 28 China Lights (old), $18 n. China Lights, (now), $12% n. H.K. Electrics, $73 b. and sa. Macao Electrica, $33. n. Sandakan Lights, $1014 m. Telephones (old), $29 s. China Busce, Sh, $11% n. Singapore Tractions, 17- n. Singapore Prof., 18/-n.

–Industrials.

Malabon Sugara $15 n Cald: Macg. (old), Sh. $20 n. Cold: Macg. (Prof.), Sh. $18 n. Canton Tees, $6 n.

Cements (Com.), $71. Cements (old), $6.40 n. Cements (now), $1% n. H.K. Ropes, $9 n.

Stores, etc. Dairy Farms, $28 s. and sa, Watsons, $10 n.

+

Der A Wings, $1 n. Lane Crawfords, $4.85 sa. Mackintoshs, $21 n. Sincores, $14 n. Wm; Powells, $2.10 n.

Wing On (H. K.), $190 n.

Miscellaneous. Amusements, $12 n. H.K. Entertainments, $12 n. 8.0. Enterprises, $8. United Theatres, Sh. $3 n. Macao "Greyhounds," #10 n. Constructions (old), $4 n. Constructions (new), $1 n. B. Ind. G$ Bonds, 70% n.

H.K. Govt. Loans, 8% Prem. Wallace Harpers, 59 n.

EXCHANGE RATES

It is stated in the annual report for 1932 by the Botanical and Forestry Department, that Pine Tree Caterpillars (Dendrolimus punctatus) appeared in large numbers, in various parts of the Colony, throughout the whole year; in somo areas the pests died

Paria out before maturing, in other

Geneva Berlin areas where the Pines were being

Helsingfors stripped, they were collected and

Oslo buried; the record cold day in

Athens March and tho cold season

Afilan generally did not kill off or in any PRAISE WHERE PRAISE IS DUE: IT) Cheuk Street, Shamshulpo yesterday, Shanghal

YOU MAY BE LIBERAL IN YOUR Riding a push bicycle in Wong Buenos Aires way check the movements of the COSTS NOTHING; IT. ENCOURAGES Yeung Shi-ho knocked down a 12- New York caterpillars this year. The total MUCH. Horaco. Mann. weight of those collected and destroyed amounted to 7.2/8 tons.

JOBLESS CHINESÈ,

MANY IN JAPAN NEED ASSISTANCE

•

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

A Chinese, Ho Man-yee, yesterday jumped from the second floor of a house at Queen's Road West, after wards dying in hospital from a free tured skull,

year old girl, Shun To, who was con- Amsterdam veyed to Hospital with a fractured Vienna skull;

Juno 7. .80.1/32

17.52

14.55

.2201

.19.75

.500

.66.1/16

RADIO BROADCAST

MUSIC MAKERS FROM THE STUDIO

From Z. B. W., on wave length of 855 metres (84.5 k/c.),

Studio

4.30-7 p.m. Chinese Programme. 6-6.15 p.m. Children's Concert.

7-10.80 p.m. European Programme, 7-7.55 p.m. Variety.

Orchestral-In Every Nook and

Corner You Are Mining, Bhly Cotton and 21 Band MR891:~

One Of The Lads of

Humorous I'm One

Valencia.

The Barmy Brothers. MR883. Band-The Villago Band.

Billy Cotton and His Band. MF800, Song -Three Wishes.

Jessie Mathews. DB1102, Organ Bolo Somewhere In Old

Wyoming.

Toranca Casey, DB428.- Humorous-A Warm Cornor.

Lello Henson, Heather Thatcher and Company. DB140. Xylophone Solo Following the Drum. Rudy Starita, DB019, Song Try Gettin' A Good Night's

Sleep.

Francis Maddux. DB1089. Band-Sweetheart.

Billy Cotton and His Band. MRS91. Humorous-Jolly Old Ma, Jolly

Old Pa,

The Barmy Brothers, MR883. Band-My Mountain Home.

Billy Cotton and His Band. MR800. Song- Let Mo Give My Happiness

To You,

Jessie Mathews. DB1102, Organ Solo-My Sunshine Came On

A Rainy Day.

Terance Casey, DB428. Song-Ev'ry Little While.

Francis Maddux' (Soprano). DB1080.

Xylophono Solo-Mausio,

Rudy Starita. DB010,

7.56-8.20 p.m. Orchestral,

.8 p.m. Local! Time and Weather Report, etc.

Idylle Brotonno (Gennin),

Sir Dan Godfrey conducting the Bournemouth Municipal Orch. 9471. Fluttering Birds

Sir Dan Godfreynin).

Bournemouth

conducting tho Municipal Orch. 8471. Four Ways Suite (Eric Contos).

Cineman Orch. 9750/9767,

p.m.

Regal 8.20.0 Cavalleria Intermezzo

(Mascagni).

Milan Symphony Orch. 9664. Il Trovatore-hiiserere (Verd!).

Gertrued Johnson and William Heseltine.

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Il Trovatore-Home to Our

Mountains (Verdi).

Mary Ogden and William Heseltine. 9168.

Aida Selections (Verdi).

New Queen's Hall Light Orch. 9804. Don Giovanni-Give Me Thy Hand

O Fairest (Mozart).

The Magic Fluto-The Manly Heart

(Mozart);

Miriam Liccito and Donals

Noble. 0503. The_Meistersingern-Selections --

(Wagner).

The Regimental Band of H. M. Grenadier Guards D424, 9-9.30 p.m. (approximately). From the Studio.

Selections by the Music Makers. 9.30-10.20 p.m. A Concert. Plano Solo-Duetto (Mendolṛschn). Piano Solo-Minuet in G Major

(Paderewski).

William Murdoch.-9372. Song-My Dearest Heart (Sullivan).- Song A Summer Night (Goring

Thomas)

Doris Vano (Soprano), DX71. Violin Solo-Serenade Melancolique

(Tschaikowski).

Nacum Blinder. 9602. Song Old Father Thames

(O'Hagan). Song--Carrying On (Bury and

Kings).

Raymond Newell (Baritone). DB1101. Piano Solo-Polichinella

(Rachmaninoff). Piano Solo Preludo in B Flat

:(Rachmaninoft).

Le Pouishnoff. 9868. 10.25 p.m. Rugby Mid-Day Press News

10.30 p.m. Close Down.

(All records in the above European Programmes are kindly supplied by. Messrs. Anderson Music Co.).

DANCING DISPLAY.

ALLOCATIONS TO CHARITY

Miss Violet Capell forwards the following financial statement on her recent dancing display:

Grosa takings, including a dona- tion from H.E. the Governor, $1,599.

Nett profit. 8558.

A

Miss Capell is forwarding Juno 13 draft for $10 to the London Hos- 86/1/10 pital and is distributing the balance 17.53 between the Hongkong Benevolent 14.18/82 Society, St. Vincent de Paul Society,

220

Blaters of Mercy, and Old Home for 690 the Aged.

19.80

08 Mias Capell wishes to thank her 41% pupils for the sliver junk and two 1/8 7/10 hand-painted lacquer plaques pro- 1.14% Bented to her, which she much ap- 8.42% preciates

.4.07

8.411

.30

.118

118

39 10/32

$70

1/5 3/16

24.20% AV.13/32

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10.424

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Bombay Yokohama Montevideo

Two casèu of small-pox with two Bucharest deaths, one care of typhold, slx cases

Hongkong of meningitis with ond death, and Brussels seventy deaths from tuberculosis, wore Stockholm" reported to the local health authorities Lisbon. last week. On Monday there was a clean bill of health.

4.50%

24.2216

1/4 5/04

A curious mishap was reported yesterday, when Choong Wa, a school

1/84 boy, while sitting, with his legs

84 Nanking, Juno 18.

dangling over the side of the steam- The Hon. Secretary of the Peak Montroal

4.594 Iaunch Fung Foo, alongside the Branch of the Ilongkong Women's Belgrade

250 The Ministry of Communications Douglas Laprak Wharf, wap caught Guild and Mintetor. ChUdren's Silver (pot)...

10 7/10 is now negotiating with the Over- being edged in by a Socony launch thanks the sum of 385, being the War Loan

the pier through the vessel Lengue, acknowledges with grateful Silver (forward)

1944 seas Affairs Commission for the which at that noment was drawing proceeds of a children's entertainment transportation to China" of 270 un- alongside, the first. Both

Remainder of quotations not re- Cheung's kindly arranged, by Miss Lloyd and colved owing to bad atmospheric con employed Chinese residing at pro-lega wero crushed and he was taken assisted by Mrs. Greig at 7 The ditions). sent at Nagasaki.-Reuter.

to Hospital in critical condition. Poak, on Saturday, June 10.

-British Wireles.

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DEATH

to Mosquitoes!

FLIT

ANNOUNCING

THE

W

SHOE

at $19.50 Per Pair. We have just unpacked a further consignment of the ."W" Shoe.

Clients who purchased, before have testified as to their remarkable wearing qualities besides retaining their Shape.**

A large stock of Brown and Black Leathers in all sizos. Less and fittings are now on show. Price $19.50. 10% Discount for Cash.

Real Zug Leather with Uskido & Leather Solos. FOR GOLF-PRICE $23.50-FOR WET DAYS. Sole Agents:

WM. POWELL, LTD.

THE GENTLEMEN'S HOUSE.

9. Queen's Road Central-Ice House Street Corner.

AGAIN IN 1933

CHEVROLET ACHIEVES

WHILE OTHERS

STILL TRY.

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Dead air is sucked out, fresh air flows in.

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PEACO

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For this reason no form of diar- thea should be held lightly, otherwise it leads often to rapid loss of strength.

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