1934-07-16 — Page 22

PRESIDENT LINERS

NEW YORK

offer a Choice of Routes

Sall through the Bues, via Euope to New York.. Or sail through the Panama Comal, via San Francisco, Lon Angeles, Hayamiz. Or, go most quickly of all, via Sexille and thence exxom the continent by train..........but do by- Predicžani Kinar. Tha kuramfors way that is so economical!

TO SAN FRANCISCO 18 DAYS

THE SUNSHINE -ROUTE VI« Nähanchal, - Kobe,. Yokohama,

Honolulu, San Francisco, Panama Canal, Havana, New York, Fortnightly smilings

Pres. Cleveland

Pres. Hoover

Pros. Taft

Pres. Coolidge Pres. Fierce

0 am. Aug. 1 ba.m. Aug. 11

0 am. Ang. 20 Noon Sept. 8 M'ght Sept 25

EUROPE, NEW YORK

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Vis Manila, Singapore, Penang. Colombo, Bombay, Suez Canal, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa, Marcillen.

Pres. Van Buton 8 am July 21 Pros. Garfield 8 m. Aug. Á Pros. Polk Pres. Adams

8 a.m. Aug. 18

8 am. Bapt. I

Pres, Harrison

8 am. Sept. 15

TO SEATTLE, VICTORIA 17 DAYS

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Fortnightly sailings

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COUNT THE

TELEGRAPHS"

EVERYWHERE

15th Aug.

IN LONDON

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

is on sole at

SELFRIDGES

For Advertising Rates the London Representatives

are-

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Advertisement Dept. 24, Old Jewry,

LONDON, E.C.2.

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

COOK'S COTTAGE

.

TRANSPORTED

MONDAY, JULY 16, 1934.

LOWER TARIFF PLAN

SHARE PRICES

The following is the list of locat

US

BRICKS, NAILS AND share quotations issued, to-day:-

·MORTAR

Facked in 253 enses and trans- ported by 35 lorries, Captain Cook's cottage was taken through the streets of Melbourne on its arrival: by the steamer "Port Dunedin", to the Fitzroy Gardens, where it is to be re-erected in connection with the Centenary Celebrations.

Everything about the Yorkshire cottage has been preserved with amazing thoroughness, enye" Aust- ral News, oven to the creak on the taircase, as one wit romarked.

Stones for the walls, flagatories for

the floor, joists, rafters and beams have all been marked and numbered. A bag has been forwarded contain- tog the original mortar which held brick and stone together miso a bag of mails which will not be much use for hammering in, but interesting as showing the type used. Even so, it will take the architect a month to unravel the plans which at present are like a 31g-saw puzzle..

The Ivy alone will not be replaced In its original state. The quar antine authorities demand that it be furalgated as a potential bearer of plant diseases.

cottage,

In exchange for the Cook's birthplace, Great Ayton, is to possess a stone obelisk modelled on the monument commemorating his discovery at Cape Everard,

Thirty-nine half ton granite boulders wore hawn from the wind- awept headland for the purposa and brought back on the lighthouse steamer "Cape York" by the donor of the cottage, Mr. Russell Grim- wade. After being exhibited in Melbourne, the stone will be ship |ped to England in a few weeks'

time.

IMPEACHMENT OF KO MENG ́YU.

RESIGNATION FROM MINISTRY

Shanghai, July 16. Mr. Wang Ching-wel arrived here, from Nanking early this morning. His visit is believed to be connected with the impeach- ment of Mr. Ko Meng-yu, who has signified his intention of rosigning from the Railway ministry, Central News.

WATER LEVELS.

FOR WEST, NORTH-AND EAST RIVERS

The River Conzervancy Commission for Kwangtung Province notifies that tire height of water In English fest in the West, North and East Rivers is as follow:

July 14 July 15- West River at Shlubing 126. 19.0 North River at Taing-

7.00.5- -yuen North River at Samshui : 8.7 10.4 Earl River at Sheklung

1,0

Girls buried in thought don't always have grave problema

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

Banka.

H.K. Banks, $1780 b. H.K. Bank (London), 1864 n. Chartered Bank, £161⁄2 n." Mercantile Bank A. & B. 30% n Mercantile Bank C., £13 n. East Asia Bank, $84 n.

Am: 0. Finance Corp., Sh. $20 China O. Fin. Ord. Sh. $4 1, China 0. Fin. Prof. Sh. 56 n.

Insurancos.

Canton Ins., $200.n. Union Ina., 3530 b. China Underwriters, $1.20 b. China Fire, 8510 m. H.K. Fire In, $230 b. International Assco, 86 '..

Shipping..

Douglas, $41.16 b..... H.K. Steambonta, $7 0. Indo-Chinas, (Prof.), $80 a. Indo-China, (Def.), 893 n. Shells (Bearer), 48/9 n. Union Waterboats, $124 n.

Mining.

Antamoks, 60 cts. 1, Balatoca $32 n.

Bagulo Gold, 42 cts. n. Benguets, $32 m.

.

Benguet Exploration, 18 cte. Benguet Goldfield, 20 ̊ets n. Big Wedge, 12 cts, n. Gold Greek $2 II. Gold River, 264 cts. n.

82.20 Ipo Mining, Kons, $5 n.

#

| 20/- n. Langkate (Single), Sh. $21 n S'hai Explorations, Sh. $5 IL S'hal Loans. Sh. $6% n. Rauba, $12.60 n. Venz: Goldfield, $7 n.

Docks, etc.

H.K. Wharves, $108 b. H.K. Docks, $12 n. Providenta (old), $1.05 on. Providents (new), 50 cts. n. Hongkows (old), Sh, $822 Hongkowa (new), Sh. $120 n. New Engineerings, Sh. $5 n.. Shanghai Docks. Sh. $181 n.

Cotton Mills.

D.

Ewo Coltons, Sh. $11 b. S'hal Cottons, (old). Sh. $73 r.

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GOVERNMENT'S INTENTIONS

Washington, July 16, Well-informed political ob. sarvers believe that at the present time thero Is no important change the business outlook. The commodity price index la around 75 and is not expected to change much in the next two months. How- ever, the agriculture price outlook In bullish,

It is the intention of the N.R.A. that

the Government should eliminate all forms of price-fixing! by using Government purchases ins a wedge.

Other modifications are expected with the State Department direct ing efforts to reduce tariffs in order to let in about U.S.$200,000,000 of additional imports with the idea of increasing the purchasing power

THE

BLUE FUNNEL

LINE

FAST

REGULAR AND

FREIGHT AND

PASSENGER SERVICES

of foreign nations for reciprocal LONDON SERVICE purchases from the United States.

This is expected to cause Internal diaturbance in many industrica

DEUCALION

PATRUCLUS

10 July Marmoillos, London, Rotterdam, Hamburg & Glasgow Marseilles, London, Rotterdam 1 Aug

& Glasgow

| during the next few months,

Nothing new in the way of in- flation is expected during this | LIVERPOOL SERVICE b.summer.-Sivan Culbertson

Fritz.

and

RICE SHORTAGE IN SHANGHAI

GUILD PETITION TO GOVERNMENT

Shanghai, July 15.-

la poti- The Foodstuffe Guild tioning the Government to per- mit the importation of 500,000 piculs of foreign rice free of) customs duty, to relieve the emergency created by the drought.

The guild also decided to fix the market rate at a maximum of $13.00 per pical, despite the shortage of stocks.---Central News,':

S'hai Coltona, (new), Sh. $42%. YEUNG SAU-KING Zoong Sings, Sh. $111⁄2 n.

Wing On Textiles, Sh. $68 n.

Lande, Hotels, etc.

H. and S. Hotels, $5% n

85734.

H.K., Sh. $27 n.

S'hal

Metropolitan Lands, Sh. $14 a Humphreys, $101⁄2 sa, H.K. Renities, 861⁄2 n.

Asla Renities "A" Sh. $140 a. Asia Realties "B" Sh. 120 n. Chinese Estates, $86 6. Chinn Realties, Sh., $10% n China Debenture, Sh.$137 à..

Publie Utilirsen. Trandways, $21.00 b. Peak Trams (old), $15 n. Peak Trams (new), $7 n. Star Ferries. (old), $1021⁄2 n. Yaumati Ferrles, $211⁄4 b. C. Lighta (old), 38.70 b. C. Lights (new), $8.60 n. H.K. Electrics, 98.00 n. Macao Electrica, $26 Sandakan Lights, -$8 Telephones (old), $244 b. Telephones (new), $12 b. China Buses, Sh. $13.20 m. Singapore Tractions, 6/- n. Singapore Pref., 16/101⁄2 n.

Industrikla

Malabon Sugars, $12 n. Call: Macg. (old). Sh. $21 b. Caid: Macg. (Pref.), $19 Canton Ices, $2.70 n. Cement (new). $2.00 b. H.K. Ropes, $1% n.

Stores Mc.

Dairy Farms, $25% b. Watson, $5.40 m. Der A WinRS. $1 Lane Crawfords, $4.00 n.

n.

NEW LIFE MOVEMENT APOSTLE

Shanghai. July 16. Miss Yeung Shu-king, leading Hongkong girl swimmer, And relatives arrived this evening on board the Empress of Russia,

The Young family attended a reception by the local New Life Movement Club. Miss Yeung Sou- king told pressmen that she will participate in a swimming con- Leat at Nanking before proceeding to Nanchang, where she is to open a swimming pool for, the Nan- ehang New Life Movement Club.- Central Neins.

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Mackintoshs. 321 n. Sinceres, $10.00-n. Wm. Powells, 70 cts, n. Wing On (H.K.) $108 n.

MiscellaneouA. Amusements, $4 n. - H.K. Entertainments, $71⁄2 n. S. C. Enterprises, 80 eta. b. United Theatros, Sh, S2 n. Macao "Greyhounds,” $2 n. Constructions (old), $1.05 b. Constructions (new), 76 cts. b. Ch. Govt. 5% 1926 G. Bonds

874% n.

H.K. Gov. 4% $ Loan, 8%% b.

(prem)

Wallace Harpers, $8 n..

Gov. Loan 34% $Loan, 1% n. (prem.)

They change sa fast, there should be. a new picture at least once a year, for photographs of the children never grow up

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WHY ARE, YOU DIGGING THE HOLE,

NUTTY

3

I'M GONNA BURY THE HISTO- DETECTOR! IT WAS THAT DOGGONE THING THAT

CAUSED US ALL THE GRIEF!!

IF MOM HADN'T GIVEN ME MONEY, TO FINANCE THE BUILDING OF MY INVENTION, SHE'D HAVE

HAD, ENOUGH TO MAKE THE

NEXT PAYMENT ON

OUR HOUSE!

.

BUT, WHY

BURY IT

2

I NEVER WANT TO SEE IT, OR ANY PART OF IT AGAIN! AND THIS

IS THE BEST WAY TO FORGET IT!!

YKNOW, I WAS TELLING POP · ABOUT THE TOUGH TIME YOU'RE. HAVING! HE SAID NOT TO BE DIS- COURAGED, WHEN HE WAS YOUNG, HE HAD A TOUGH TIME, TOO... BUT HE DIDNT GET DISCOURAGED....HE JUST GRITTED HIS TEETH, AND, BORROWED A THOUSAND BUCKS

FROM HIS UNCLE 1..