1934-10-04 — Page 7

COOLIE FALLS TO DEATH

CURRENCY SURVEY

Result Of Raid

On Gamblers

j

THE OUTLOOK IN EUROPE

Washington, Oct. 3, London believes that it in essen- to engineer international tial stabilization with parties calcuint-

Whilst the police were conducted to correspond with interior ing a gambling raid on the third price level at the earliest possible floor of GA Hollywood Road Jast

moment. night, a coolia named Loung, On, aged 18 years, either fell or jump- ed from the verandah in an at- tempt to escape, and later died in hospital from his injuries.

There were some thirty gamblers on the premises when the pollee party, headed by Sergt. Gowans, made their appearance. Two of the men, Leung On, and another. named Loung. Hung, aged 26, either fall or jumped from the the verandah, Both were taken to the Government Civil Hospital, one dying from his injuries and the other being in a serious condition. In all, nineteen occupants were arrested, but only five appeared in Court

this morning before Mr. Macfadyen, tho. others having their bail of 33 each entreated.

On the application of Inspector J. Murphy, the cases against the other five men were adjourned for 24 hours, owing to the absence of Sergt. Gowans, who was at the Mortuary Identifying the body of

the dead man.

MILITARY TRAIN WRECKED

BANDITS CARRY OFF AMMUNITION

PRIME MINISTER RETURNS

It is likely that Belgium will be the first to devalue. Devaluation of the German mark by more than forty per cent, aminediately BELGE in forecast. the Saar Plebiscite

The appointment of a Goiu Bioc Protective Committee indicates due to British increased strain manipulation,

French Industrialists have be more bold in demanding frane revaluation.

come

Beigung Switzerland and the Netherlands are facing formid- able dimeuities. Oleini Barlin is preparing for an extremely dif ficult winter throughout Gormany.

Realization of an Anglo-German debt agreement appears extremely dim.

Convocation of French Parlia ment scheduled for October 31st, it in thought may mark a critical date In European affairs.

inite

toward common progress objective. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz.

TAMAR DANCES

C

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

Mr. R. E. Lindeall, who has beau appointed Pulane Judge.

TIIURSDAY, OCTOBER

LONDON STOCK

EXCHANGE

LATEST SHARE QUOTATIONS

the

The following quotations on London Stock Exchange have been. received by Mesars. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz in conjunction with Router. British Government Securities Oct. 2. Oct. 3.

£105%

War Loan Ð1⁄4

redin, after 1952 £105%

Chinese Bands.

44% Bonda 1808

£102 (Eng. Ins.) 44% Loan 1908 94

£102 £ 944

6% Loan 1012 ... £12

£ 72%

5 Reorg. Loan

1918 (n. Ins.) £9 5% Bonds 1920-470014 5% S'hai-Nanking

£ 95%

00

nly

£ 70%

5% Tient.-Pukow

Rly.

£28

£7011⁄2

£ 28

5% Tlent.-Pukow

Railway (Supl, Loan)

£.20

£ 22

Ningpo Rly.

£100

£100

6% Honan Rĺy.

5% Hukuang Rly.

1011

£ 26

£ 26

£ 374 $ 374- 6% Lung Teing U.

Hai Rly. 1013. £ 16% £ 10% Foreign Bonds and Banke.

German 7% Int.

Lean 1924.... Japan 5% Sterling

01

50

£ 70

£ 80%

£138,

NEW YORK STOCKS'hal-H'chow-

EXCHANGE

FIRMER MARKET

YESTERDAY

Lont 1907. £% Japan 6% Sterling

£ 90 Loan 1924 H.K. & S'hai Bk.

(Lan. Regd.).. £138% Chartd. BR. £ sh.. 15% 10%

Industrials and Breweries.

Elec. Associated

Industries

22/- 22/- British-Amer, Tob

(Bearer)

120/104120/10 Chinese Eng. and

It is believed that there is an

The following reports on the New unofficial understanding between London and Washington and de-York stock market have been re Cajurul through Mens Sunn, Culbert son and Fritz: The Wall Street Journ al report on yesterday's markets: Stocks were extremely dull, but the tone was steady to firm. The sharp break in grains caused a decline in many issues on the Stock Exchangea. but this failed to start any measur able selling. The session was fea- tured by selling of California stacka on fears of the ponsibility of the election of Mr. Sinclair, who favours high Corporation taxes. Bonda were firin. United States Government Stocks issues have gained slightly,

Dunlop Rubber on the Curb Exchange were irregular Distillers.

Wheat prices broke, Everready 5/- sh. ly downward.

of bearish

General Electric due to an accumulation

(England) sentiment, Commission Houses were discouraged by long operators dump-Boland. ing the market.

FIRST OF SEASON

ON SATURDAY

of

Min. (Bearer) Tate & Lyle Courtaulda

S. C. & F. New York office: Impl. Chem Ind. Stocks: The general list was firm. Impl Chem Ind.

Def. 10/- kh. California issues were weak on fear

ab.

25/6 25/6

30/0

91-0

47/9

-47/7%

80/6

84/9

49/3

49/1

21/-

27/-

40/- 46/-

47/140/0

36/10 36/10%

9/11

133/0

102/0

9/1 1339/4%

102/0

$ 25

43/7%

61/-

23/0

23/~

26/6

12/3

On Saturday, 6th. Inat. H.M.S. Harbin, Oct. 4. A message from Imienpo, on the Tamar will commence their dan

to be eastern section of the C.E.R., states cing season with a dance that another eastbound Japanese held on board, by kind permission F. N. Elliott, Commodore military train was wrecked by of bandita hostile to Manchukuo, In

O.B.E. This will be followed by the vicinity of Imienpo, on Tuesday.a dance on Saturday, 27th inst..

Owing to the overwhelming num also on board, the proceede ber of the attackers, who opened which will be devoted to the Tra- fire on the train from both sides,falgar. Day Fund. the train guards surrendered." H.M.S. Tamar's dances proved of the most popular social The ammunition and stores on one board the train was carried off-functions in the Colony last year

and Central News.

it is confidently expected that they will be even more so during the coming senson, particularly those that are held on board ship. As an innovation, the Commit tee extend a cordial invitation to

New York and Chicago commodity ladies and gentlemen who are

through Messrs. reports revived intending patrons of the dance to Swan, Culbertson and Fritz:- attend the Tombola which pro-

Cotton: The market acted better ceden the dance and which com- under pressure than it has done re- mences at 7.15 p.m. Special seat-cently, but largely on non-aggressive Fairchild Publication ing accommodation will be pro-Trade buying.

estimate the crop at 9,710,000 bales. vided for the Indles.

We doubt if there will be any material variation in prices, pending the U.S. Government Bureau crop estimate. The Journal of Commerce estimates the crop at 9,421,000 balen. Grain The last-hour weakness was without any suggestive news, Cash wheat has remained strong, and

heen premiums have

maintained. Rumours of Government control in Winnipeg are denied. U grains, the Liverpool market is weak, but the situation in Winnipeg clarifying. Cash wheat refuses to decline. In the market for futures, liquidation appears to be generally completed.

Rubber: The market was #teady after the decline. Liquidation in ro ported to be finished. There was some Trade buying. Dow-Jenes Averages:

of the election of Mr. Sinclair.impl. Tobacco Electric output was off 0.20% for Woolworths 6-

week ended September 29th.

Nickel the Steel scrap prices in Pittsburgh have Internut.

no par val $ 24% been reduced by 50 cents a ton. The

Pinchin Johnson Inter-State Commerco Commission

10/- ah.

43/0 approves the Reconstruction Finance

Turner & Newall 51/- Corporation's loans to the New Ilaven & Hartford and the Chicago & North- Western Railroad companies. Busi- nexs done: $10,000.

DUE IN LIVERPOOL TO-DAY

London, Oct. 3- The Prime Minister, Mr. Ranisay Macdonald, will reneh Liverpool to-morrow from Newfoundland, at the termination on his holiday.

It is understood that his eye- sight and general health have benefited greatly.

On landing, he will proceed at

THE BUSINESS TAX.

KWANGSI MERCHANTS' * AGITATE AGAINST IMPOST Wuchow, Oct. 3. once to London, and several of Merchants in the various cities hia-Cabinet colleagues-have-arą

Euston of Kwangsi are setting up a move ranged to be present at Station greet him--British, ment agitating for the withdrawal

to

of the business tax, which they Wiroicas.

regard as exorbitant, Efforts are said to

been made to organise a general suspension of business throughout the whole province, as an effective weapon to force the Government to concede to their demands.

GUY'S HOSPITAL EXTENSION

LORD NUFFIELD'S GENEROSITY

London Oct. 3.

Lord Nufield, in laying the foundation-stone of a new block for paying patients at Guy's Hospital, London, to-day, An- nounced that in Eddition to his original gift of £45,000, he was propared to give £20,000 more so that the number of 73 beds in the hospital might be doubled for the

hare

The Kwangsi nuthorities how- ever, regard it as a vain threat, ns such an agitation is only en- gineered by a few irresponsible merchants, who have, no reason to raise objection to this tax, which has been enforced in other pro-

the

30 Industrials 20 Rails 20 Utilities * Bonda

Oct. 2. Oct. 3. 911.89 01.04 35.12 35,20 19.08 01.09 02.26 67.69

30.71

11 Commodity Index 69.18

17 Leading Storks,

Amer. Can Amer. Smell. & Ref. Amer. Tel. & Tel.

Case Auburn

vinces in accordance with orders of the Central Government... -Central News Agency.

RED REPUBLICS

Du Pont

Unilever

MiscellaneouR. Anglo-Dutch

20/ Burma Corpa. Rs.

12/3 10 Canadian Pacific

Rly. $25 ah....$ 13% $ 18% Charid. 15/- sh.

20 (Bearer).....

10/-- Gula Kalumpong

Hobber

21/-

21/- Trepen Mines 5/-

10/1 10/- sh.

33/4% 39/-

Langlongte

Estates London Tin 10/-

sh... Pekin Synd. 2

ord. sh........ Rubber Truste S'hai Eice. Constr. Van Ryn Deep. Electric Musical

Industries Anglo-Persian Oil

Oils.

Burma Oll Southern Railway

(Deferred) Royal Dutch 100

.sh Shell Trona and Trad. (Bearer] Geldenhuis Crown Mines 10/-

sh.

U.S.

11/9

2/- 337- 32/6 67/-- 57/- 03/14 08/14

11/6

2/

30/4-31/14--

46/1015 40/8 83/14-83/1%

£ 23% · £ 23%

£ 20% € 20%

48/0 48/1 28/9 28/9

250/7% 250/7%

COMMODITY PRICES

LATEST CABLED

Oct. 8.

18

-3-43%

109%

-24%

42%

88

Blue, Bond & Sharo

10

General Motory

28%

Int. Tel

Tel.

9%

4

stelutyre

40%

Montgomery Ward

26%

| Nat, Distillers

10%

have reriund the

N.Y. Central

Unton Pacific U.S. Steel

• bonefit of the rabile British | MOSCOW ABOLISHES LIAISON

Wireless,

GRIMSBY'S NEW DOCK

TO BE OPENED TO-DAY

London, Oct. 3. Grimsby's new fishing fleet dock, jointly provided by the Grimsby Corporation and the London North- Eastern Railway, will be formally ́opened to-morrow.

It will cost £1,000,000, provide an increase of 37 acres of water, and is equipped with the latest machinery for repairs, refiting

of trawlere,

and

roconling United Press.

THE TYPHOON

The Manila Observatory, report- ing at 8.50 a.m. torday, states that the typhoon is situate in about 122 Long., 18 Lat, moving weat. If it continues on its present course, it should pass wall to the south of Hongkong.

to-

The Wing On Company announce big that their stores, will be closed

morrow, October 5, and will reopen to business on Saturday,

OFFICE

Moscow, Oct. 3.

Socony-Vacuum

Evidence that the Soviet Regime West E. & M. considers that it has firmly plant-

21%%

QUOTATIONS

Messrs. Swan, Culbertson and Frita

following quota-

tions on the Now York exchangé for yesterday.

New York Cotton.

Oct. 2, Oct. 3. Clone Closing

144

09

32/ 31

Rango

October December

12.14

12.04-12.04

12.29

12.20-12.21

January March

12.34

12.43

12.33-12.38

12.48

EXCHANGE RATES

ed Communism among the minori. ty groups of Central Asia was given to-day when the Central Committee of the Communist Party and the Council of People's Commissars decreed the abolition Parls..

Genova. of the Central Asiatic Bureau of Berlin. the Communist Party.

Helsingfors The Burgau was originally Oslo. formed to supervise the political Athena development of the Central Asin Milan Republics and to be a liaison Buenos Aires

Shanghai. office between them and Moscow.

New York that "the Bureau has now full- The decree issued to-day and

Amsterdam. Vienna Prague.. ed. Its appointed task."

of Bucharost

Madrid.. Hogkong Brussels. Stockholm Copenhagen. Lisbon Dombny Yokohama Rio. Montevideo Belgrado

In future, the Republics Uzbeck and Tadjik will maintain direct contact with Moscow. United Press..

MEDIATOR'S ROLE.

JAPAN MAY SIGN C.ER. SALE AGREEMENT

Tokyo; Oct. 3.

4

Oct. 3. May 74.11/32 July

512 -nuary

57.3/10 March

36% May

1934.

RADIO BROADCAST

Children's Concert From

The Studio.

Z.E.K. PROGRAMME.

From Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 356 metres (846 kilocycles), S

5-0 p.m. A Relay of the Hongkong the Hotel Dance Orchestra from. Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden (by courtesy of the Management).

6-6.30 p.m. European Children's Btudio Concert.

0.30-7 p.m. A Relay of the Hong- kong Hotel Dance Orchestra from the Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden.

7 p.m. Closing Local Stock Queta- tions, London & New York Stock and Commodity Quotations.

7.08-7.33 p.m. Orchestral gramme.

Pro-

Carnaval Overture (Dvorak) (op. 02). Chicago Symphony Orchestra. directed by Frederick Stock. Schwanda (Tho Bagpipe Player)

(Weinberger) Palka and Fuge.

Sir Hamilton Harty conducting the London Symphony Or chestra. Pomp and Circumstance-March (No.

4 in G) (Elgar).

Pomp and Circumstance-March (No.

3 in Minor) (Elgar).

London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Edward Elgar.

7.33-8 p.m. Musical Comedy. Vocal Gems-"White Ilorse Inu

(Charell).

Light Opera Company. Selection-Aunt Sally Film theme

Songs.

Debroy Somers Band. Vocal Gem-C. B. Cochran's 1930

Revue.

Light Opera Company.

8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report.

8.03-10.30 p.30. Chinese Concert, 9,30 p.m. Reuter Press Bulletins, Londen 1 p.m. Stock and Commodity Quotations,

10.30 p.m. Reuter Presa Bulletins, Rugby Mid-day Press News, etc.,

10.35 p.m. Close Down.

Z.E.K. PROGRAMME.

Recorded

8.30-10 p.m. European Programme from Z.E.K. on a fre- quency of 640 k.e.'s (484 motres). 8.30-9.05 p.m. Concert Items Song Standchon, Op. 17, No. 2

(Strauss).

Song-Morgen,

(Strauss).

Op.

27, No.

Elisabeth Schumann (Soprano); Violin Solo--Le Coq D'er--Hymn to

the Sun (Rimsky-Korsakow). Violin Solo Thals Meditation

(Massenot),

Mischa Elman.

Song-Tom der Reimer (Tom the Rhymer) (Loewe, Op.135).

Ivar Andresen (Bass). Planoforte Solo-Rigalette-Para phrase de Concert (Verdi-Liszt),

Alfred Cortot.

·9.05-9.30 p.m. Light Orchestral Mualc. Ballet Egyptien Suite (Lalgini),

Concert Orchestra.

1. Allegro non troppo. 2. Allegrelto.

3. Andante sostenuto,

4. Andante espressiva, Fortissimo (arr. Louis Felgel):

Parlophon Streich Orchestra. 9.30 p.m. Router Press Bulletins, London 1 p.m. Stock and Commodity Quotations.

0.35-10 p.m. Variety,

Plano Duet The Way to Love

Selection.

Piano Duet Footlight Parade --

.Selection.

Carroll Gibbons and John'

W. Green.

Song-Farewell to Arms.

SongWhy can't this night go on forever? Charles Cariisle (Tenor). Band-When the Band begins to play. Band-There's Something about

Soldier.

The Band of H.M. Coldstream Guarda. Instrumental-My South sea Sweet-

heart.

InstrumentalBlue Sparks.

'forever?

Masters' Hawaiians,

10 p.m. Close Down.

KZRM PROGRAMME.

To-day's Broadcast from The Manila Station,

Today's broadcast by K.Z.R.M.

p.m. Varketlen. 8.15 12.23-12.24 5,45 p.

12.38-12.88

12.53. 12.41-12.41 -12.60

12.40

14.40 13.89-13.80 14.71

14.82

14.04-14.05

14.17-14.17

16.12 * 24.42-14.45

16.38 14.63-14.03 15.58 14.88-14.88

4.0314 Total sales:-743 lata

05% Tuesday's sales:-41,289,000 bushels

Oct. 2. .74.18/32

. 15.03 .12.15

15.02 Spot 12.164

New York Rubber

.220

128 October

.19.0015

10.00% December

.510 .69%

1/5

1/6.9/10 July

.4.03%

.7.23

7.23

Chica Wheat

20 .117.0/16

400 .36.20/32 .1/73% .21

264 December

DD

00%-95%

117 May

2014

9014-0574

490 July

93%

00%-90%

1/75%

Chic Corn

21.01 December

.10.003

13.30. Mny

70% 78%

.22,40

22.40 July

PM

74 709 78-784 704-78-**

110%

.1/0.1/10 1/6.1/10

1/2.1/10 '1/21/16 October 44

4 December .39.3/10

4.824 225

18514 -British Wiralsun,

Tow

7474-763% 754-75%

30% May...

214 4.81% October

83%

· 80%-80%

New York Bogar 105

1.80-1.80

22% March

'JAL

1.86-1.86

224 105

1.00-100 1.94-1.94

Montreal Silver: (Spot) Silver (forward)224 War Loan..

**

1104 Total sales:-15,779,000 bushels

Winnipeg Wheat

It was revented to-day that Japan may be asked to sign the proposed Soviet-Manchukuo agron-20 mont, transferring the Chinese Eastern Railway, in view of Japan's active role as mediator in the One case of Diphtheria was report. Soviet-Manchukuo negotiations.- | ed to the local health authorities. on

Tuesday.

Rester.

May Julv

1.90 Total sales1 000 tons

·Nesembre .. 3.1946 -1.1144-111 February

New York Silk

114 1.13-1.14

April

1.15 1.14 -1.14% Total sales lots

.. udio Presentation, conducted

by Hornto Molasco.

Bonga by Alma Corre, Buferi

Argus, planieL

p. Requente.

8.10 p.ku. Spanish Informational Ivriod. €30 p.m. English Informational Period. 7p.m. Request Parlod,

7.10 p.m. Tanter Somp Programme-Lorins Nash, Johnny Harria and Link Flor,

7.19 p.m. Studio Requests Dla Yatons.

Mader American Plaza Com- positions-A. Ateline,

7.

B p.m. "Bay is with Music" Carmen and

8.14 p.

Cite FrengasÜi,

Me and Noah,

8.9 p.m. Bledle Presentation-Danju Tricka

by Tom. Carple, and Saxophera

Blunts by Elle Balenga, aminted by Ariston Aveline.

8.30 p.m. Block Quotations.

p.m. KZI MusTeale conducted

Lorine Nub.

10.30 pm 8len 07.

DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES.

A Pianoforte Recital By Leonard Morris.

br

Bářentry progrEDUCE will be broadcart to-night as follow!

TRANSMISSION 2.

Two of the following frequenclou and wave. length will be need simultaneously, but the wavelengths may be charged in the course of Franuminion. Annassermanla tach will be made si frequent Intervalg:==

Call Sign GRIK

Frequency Wavelength 11.670. 13.07 metres 16.00 ́insetrom 17.790 k..

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