1934-08-03 — Page 17

CORRESPONDENCE

"War" Nowa,

To the Editor,

Hongkong Telograph.

Sir, Since reading the Anal edition of yesterday's inaue of the

·Telegraph I feel compelled to voice n protest against the ridiculous nows Items which are apparently contributed by the correspondents of certain "Investment Brokers" | In the Colony.

COTTON, WHEAT

AND SILVER

LATEST AMERICAN

QUOTATIONS

Messrs, Swan, Culbertson and Fritz havo received the following quota tons on the New York cotton and wheat and allver øxchanges for yes terday,

Cotton,

Aug. 2.

Closing

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

TIN SUPPLY UP.

LARGE FALLING OFF IN PURCHASES

London, Aug. 2 The recent falung oft in pur- Chases of tin by America and Cen- tral Europe is responsible for the first increase in visible supply since July 1982. As a result some London tin experts anticipato a reduction in the quota for pro duction, following the meeting of the International Tin Committee on August 13.

Range The market has been prevented | 13.09-10.00 13.91-13.21 from sinking considerably solely 13.26-10.26 by group purchasing of nearly 18.80-18.36 10,000 tons in the last two mors. 18.48-18.43 Furthermore, the visible supply have been larger but for a

1348-13.49 oderable Ing in production by

Aug. 1. Close

October

Would not the appendage "War-December nongera" be more applicable to March instigators of such unfounded and lay July alarming nows?

January

13.14 13.24 13.29 13.39

13,47

18.62

Spot

13.20

Let them confine their journalis- tie efforts to events golely in their

Chicago Wheat.

own sphere of activity, which un-

Aug. 1, Glose

Aug. 2.

fortunately already claims too

Closing

Kange

1034

103 103

104%

1074

much space in our local preas, but September please ask them to refrain from

December May discussing War, that sclence of Wednesday's destruction, the magnitude and bushols, horror of which, I am sure, in beyond their conception.

thoughts were freely expressed by: others.

Morrison Centenary

Similar

13.20

mines which have not yet

pro- duced the fall amount permitted by the buffer pool agreement. For example, Malnya is 8,000 tons behind her quota, duo mainly to 1054-105 the shortage of labour owing to

repatriation 107-107% the

of Chinese sales: 61,683,000 coolles, coupled with more lucra

tive wages offered by the rubber estates.-Reuter,

Closing

EXCHANGE RATES

FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1934.

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

LATEST SHARE QUOTATIONS

The following quotations on the Lendon Stock Exchange have been recolved by Monsts. Swan, Culbertson arl Fritz in conjunction with Neuter.

Aug. 1. Aug.2.

45 Bonds 1898

Rly.... 67% £ 67%

4

5

(Eng, Iss.) £101% £1014- Loan 1908 £ 024 £ 9235 69 Loan 1912 . £ 71%

Reorg Loan

£ 71%

1913 (Lda. Inn.) £ 03

£ 93%

6

¤

Bonds 1925:47 £90 S'hal-Nanking

£ 904

%. Tlent-Pukaw

Riy... £ 34

£ 34

Railway (Supl.

Loan) zivi £ 20 65% S'hal-II'chow!

5

5

Ningpo Rly. £ 99%

Honan Rly. Hukuang Rly. 1011....

£ 26

£ ́99% £ 28

£30 £ 89%

E Tlent.-Pukow

*6% Lung Teing U.

£ 20

Hai Rly. 1013 £18 £18

Foreign Bonds and Banks,

Gorman 7 Int.

Loan 1024.... 53%2 56.

Japan 5% Sterling

£ 73%. £ 74;

..

Winnipeg Wheat,

Aug. 1. Clone.

Aug. 2.

Range

PAX.

October Decen.ber May

88.

88%-8B%

ทอม

94%

00 -90 03-93%

Aug. 1.

Aug. 2.

New York Silver..

Paris.

70.13/32

70.13/32

Sir-In connection with the Robert Morrison Centenary Com-

Geneva

15.44

15.44

Aug. 1.

Loan 1007

Avg. 2.

Berlin.

13.0015

18.00

Close

Closing

Holsingfors

2264

226%

Japan 0% Sterling

memorations, this appeal to supple-

Range

Loan 1924

£ 85%

£ 85%

Oslo

.19,00%

29.90%

ment the New Buliding Fund of September the Allee Memorial and Nethersolo October Hospitals is launched in the hope Dedember it will meet with sympathetic January approval and generous support of March

May the public.

46.70

47.16-47.16 Athions

H.K. & S'hai Bk.

.525

525

46.76

47.17-47.17 Milan

.68%%%

68%

(Ldn. Rgd)... £134

£136

40.05

47.30-17.30 Buenos Aires.

Chartd. B. £5 sh. £ 15

£ 16%

.30%

36%

47.00

47.47-47.47 Shanghai.

.1/4.8/10

1/4444

Industrials and Breweries.

47.80

48.00 Total sales:-50 lots

47,80-47.85 | Now York. 48.80-48.38 Amsterdam.

.6.03%

6.03%

7.44

7.44%

Vienna.

.27

.121.3/16 .505

3014

27 121.3/16 503 30.27/12

Associated Elec.

Industries Brit-Amer. Tob.

18/- 18/-

(Bearer)

117/6

Chinese Eng. and

1/53

1/5%

Min (Benrer)..

10/3

118/0

18/0

.21.441

21.40%

Tate & Lyle

80/6 80/0

19.30

10.3914

Courtaulds

44/10 48/-

22.39

110%

1/6.1/16

22.30 110 1/8.1/16

Distillers

87/1 88/

4-17-- .41/-

.1/24

1/2

.44%

4%

.3844.

184

Hoots

I

45/~:

45/3

46/-

46/3

.221

221

.4.95 .20

4,05%

20.0/16

20.11/10 104.3/16

-British Wireless.

LAST 2 DAYS OF SALE

SLASHING REDUCTIONS

ALL DRESSES

MUST BE CLEARED

REGARDLESS OF COST.

MORNING, AFTERNOON. AND EVENING GOWNS

from $2.75

mony

Prague.. Robert Morrison, the first Pro-

Bucharest Madrid. testant Missionary in China, was

their Hongkong also the Arat to establish a dispen their dependents have in

thousands received freo Brussels, sary to succour the sick and niling. This dispensary was the forerunner treatment in them. The fact that Stockholm. of Hospitals in China, and it seems the upkeep has been well supported Copenhagen

Lisbon appropriate that one of the fea by annual subscriptions, encourages Bombay tares of the Centenary Com-the hope this special appeal for Yokohama. memoration should be to assist in rebuilding purposes will receive Rio.....

Montevideo the rebuliding of the New Hos- your generous consideration. pitals, and thereby identify a part Subscriptions can be sent to Mr.Belgrade of the building s "Morrison J. B. Ross, c/o. The Mercantile Montreni Memorial,"

Bank of India Ltd., Hongkong, Silver (spot)

Silver (forward).20.7/10 ac- when they will be gratefully

War Loan.......103.15/10 knowledged.

The Allce Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals, and the work they do, are well known to the residents of Hongkong. Bath these directly and indirectly, Institutiona have woll served the European communities, Inasmuch employees and scrvanta and

V. M. GRAYBURN. A.. W. HUGHES.

W. J. KESWICK.

T. E. PEARCE,

J. B. Rosa.

W. E. L. SHENTON, W. H. EVANS THOMAS.

A Chinese was admitted

to, the Government Civil Hospital yesterday, with injuries received through being: knocked down by a motor-bus In Johnstone Roud, Wanchai.

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SHANGHAI

TIENTJIN

Dunlop Rubber.. Everready 67-xh

General Electric

(England)

Impl. Chem. Ind.. Impl. Chem. Ind.

Det. 10/-sh... Impl, Tobacco Woolworths Internat Nickel

no par val Pinchin Johnson

10/- wh. Turner & Newall Unilever

28/7% 28/7

35/8 35/3

8/442 8/416 120/74 120/0 90% 90/-

23% 23%

37/8

97/6 44/6 44/0 19/- 1978

Miscellaneous,

Anglo-Dutch Burma Carpa. Es. 10. Canadian Pacifie

Rly. $25 ak... Chart. 167.ah,

(Bearer

Gula Kalumpong

Rubber

24/7 - 24/10%

12/4% 12/8

$ 12% $ 12%

20/3 20/8

21/10% 21/10%

9/0 10/-

Trepca Minea

Langlangie

Estates

30/-

London Tin. 10/-

11/6

Pekin Synd 27-

ord. sh.

30/3

11/4A

1/0 1/2 33/44 33/6

[/

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S'haf Elec. Constr. Van Ryn Deep Electric Musicnl

Industries.....

Oila..

54/- 62/G 02/0

25/-- 2079

Anglo-Persian Oil 45/- 45/- Burina Oil......

Southern Railway

(Deferred)...

Royal Dutch 100

1. sh.

Shell Trans. or

Trad (Benrer). Geldenbuls

Crown, Mines

80/

80/..

20/74 21/6

E 10% 19%..

45/714 45/734 28/104 28/10 224/4% 246/3.

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LAWYER-BANDIT

SHOT TO DEATH IN BANK HOLD-UP

Kaunus, Aug. 2. Formerly a well-known lawyer and politician of Lithuania, a man named Marefulonis lost his life

GAY!

LIGHT!

when he turned bandit in Gallein. the bank was at hand. Ho leaped Marciulovis had already, been upon and disarmed the bandit, who convicted of forgery and had sarved fled and escaped pursuers for a n prison term. To-day he at time. Fle reached a forest and hid tempted to hold up a bank at there..

Mariampol, Galicia. He presented Police, in pursuit, closed in on. a revolver, at the head of a cashier him, however, and when heat- and demanded gold.

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