1934-11-06 — Page 28

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The mad cacapades of a Princeton senior trying to keep the three women in his life from ' finding out about each

other, and the Dean from finding out about all three!

M

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She loves me not

How BINGNES "tava la tissu

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THE HONGKONG · TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1934.

RECENT EGYPTIAN - JAPAN COTTON

EVENTS

British Government

Satisfied

London, Nov. 5.

TRADE, GROWS

EXPANSION MADE AT!

BRITAIN'S EXPENSE

".

season.

MARKETS

UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES

SLIGHT INCREASE

IN BRITAIN

London, Nov. 6. The Ministry of Labour eat}- nhtes that on October 22 there

were approximately 10,200,000 in- ured porsans, aged 18 to 64, in nployment In Great Britain. This was 87,000 loss than the re- vloed figure for the month before. but 279,000 mare than the year

Questioned in Parliament re- U.S. SURVEY OF garding recent evonts In Egypt, Sir John Simon sald on Oct, 3 the Egyptian Prime Minister, Abdul Fattah Yehia Pasha, at a moment

Washington, Nov. 5. when the King of Egypt was vu-

The Department of Agriculture's fortunately seriously indisposed,aul forecast states that mill before, rained with the acting High Com-netivity in Japan and the exports

The number of unemployed missioner questions arising out of of cotton cloth from Japan are persons on the registers of em- the political situation, and pointed considerably above those of last ployment exchanges in Great out that an emergency would in- year. Further.expansion of their

Britain on October 22 totalled volve joint responsibility of Egypt cotton trade is being sought, for than the number on the register 2,119,035. This was 37,648 more and the United Kingdom,

which reason the total consumption on September 24, 1934, but 179,- "The Government agree with of cotton during the 1934-45 season 118 less than the year before.. this view", said Sir John. "They may exceed have mighty responsibilities in

that of the previous The total last month comprised Egypt, and are, amongst other!

1,700,784 men, 63,496 boys, 304,- R27 women and 59.459 girla.- thlags, under an obligation to pro tect foreign lives and property ning its purchases of U. S. cotton

It stated that Japan is decreas. British Wirclean, that country."

and increasing s purchases of ¡ As a result of this conversation, Indian colton. Japan's expansion the acting High Commissioner sub-in world cotton trade has been at Aequently Indicated to the Prime Britain's expense to a considerable | Minister certain steps which might degres. be expected to strengthen the posi tion of the Administration ria-a- vin Egyptian public opinion. 11 nction", said Sir John, "has met with the full support of the British the previous season. Cotton cloth Government, and the advice which experts for the year ending July he has rendered has been extended 1st were almost 2,400,000,000 shin to the Destroyer Flotilla No. to the Egyptian Government withards compared to 2,000,000,000 6 of the U.S. Asiatic Fleet, arrived their authority and approval.".

yards the previous year. British Wireless.

IN WIRELESS TOUCH

U.S. DESTROYERS ARRIVE

During the 1933-34 season, Japan STAYING IN PORT FOR consumed 3,262,000 bales of cotton, an increase of 362,000 bales from

NINE DAYS

The U.S.S. Black Hawk, devot

here this morning with the follow- The Department of Agriculture ing destroyers from Shanghai: Survey forecasts, increasing com. Paul Jonca, Barker, J. D. Edwick, modity prices, due

Stewart. Parrott. Bulmer. Falsall, to the crop Peary, Pape, Ford and Pilebury. Imitation programme and an ex- pected drought,

It is expected that there will be The following ships are expected a large export of surplus whent to be in wireless communication during 1936, resulting in an average with Hongkong to-day:-Eclipse, of prices not much above the export President Coolidge, General Sherbasis unless measures are lijken to man, Unie Maru, Tanda. Chunking, relleve market pressure. Commandant Henri Riviere, Manila Maru, Tai Lee, Benvenue, An Rhink,

The warships will be in port un- til November 15 when they will proceed to Manila.

changed as the ships came into the The customary anjutes were ex- Harbour.

It is expected that there will be The report says:-""The maladjust- Yakumo Maru, Yasukuni a reduction in the world carry-over ment of livestock numbers to the Mare, Agamemnon, Melbourne of American cotton. It also fore-probabale feed-grain production Maru. Taushi Maru, Kongso, An- casts a substantial increase in the will be a diMcult probleni."-Swan, shan.

prices of livestock after February: Culbertson and Fritz.

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U.S. COMMODITY PRICES

LATEST CABLED

QUOTATIONS

July

....... 894 Saturday's snica:-13,642,000 bushels

00%-90%

Chicago Corn

December

70%

77%-774

May

77%

7844-787%

July

7776-7734

77 Total sales: 0,873,000 bushels

Mestra. Swan. Culbertson and Frita have received the following quota. tions on the New York exchange for December yesterday.

1.70-1.77

Winnipeg Wheat

May

7751 .82%

774-77% 82-82%

New York Cotton.

New York Sugar

Nor. 3. Cloro

Nov. 5.

October

1.83

1.82-1.83

Closing

Banga

December January March May July October (1035) 11.00 .. Spot

12.12

1203-12.01 July

March May

1.70

1.70-1.70

1.70

1.72-1.78

12.14.

12.20

12.18-12.13

12.07-12.07 Total anies:-3,000 tons

1,77

12.23 12.21

12.35

1214-12.15 12.15-12.18 11.89-11.00 December 12.80

March

May...

New York Rubber

December

12.07

12.00-13.03

MURDER CASE

January Murch May July September

13.08

13.12-18,12

18.34

18.30-19.36 December.

13.58

13.76

14.00

18.5-18.53 | March' 13.76-13.79" May 18.96-13.08 July

Total sales: 403 lots

Chicago Wheat

December

08

May

904.

084-08% Apper. March... 06%-97 Tin, March

5.07 59.80

6.90

50.80

Powell

Returns at PHILO-VANCE is

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wit and against "the killer who couldn't have kilted

A MOST ABSORBING

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Warner Bess, thrill- bit with 6-star zaHÍ,

New York Bilk

1.17% 1.184-1.18% 1.18 1.20%-1.20% 1.10 1.204-1.20%

Total sales:-143 lots

Montreal Silver.

52.70 52.85-62.40 63.65 63.86-53.40 64.25 53.80-53,90 54:45n. 54.40-54.80 Total sales contracts. Total sales

New York Metals.

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