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THE
HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH.
THURSDAY,
DECEMBER
27, 1934.
FSVAWONDE
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. NEW YORK STOCK
NOTICE.
ARMS LICENCES.
Holders of arms licences aro reminded that. Arms Licences are
EXCHANGE
MARKET IRREGULAR.
YESTERDAY
The following reports on the New
due for renewal on 1st January, York stock market have been received through Mears. Swan, Culbertson! 1935, (Fee $10.00
per Reence)nd Fritz: The Wall Street Journali call nt the report on yesterday's markets:- Licencees should
Ilend-Stocka were irregular with specialised Office, Police Accounts quarters between the hours of trading, wherein activity contred on 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. daily (Sundaysles which were downward. Dow going fractionally and Public Holidays excepted), above the lowest in hatiry. Indepen
dent steels were active and higher. with their arma and licences.
Major steels were steady and quiet In spite of the report by the "Iron Motors were Axe" of an advance.
T. H. KING, Inspector General of Police. Hongkong, 27th December, 1934.
ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE. STANLEY.
Jones
Bverage
RESPIROIDS
TIONEMIAL TABLETA
Protect Your Children
firm, due to increased production. the Other naues were dull due to
Bonda approaching Congress session, were quiet and irregular. Stocks on Against Coughs And Colds. the Curb Exchange were downward.
When the children are ready for Wheat was upward in sympathy with higher corn, buying of which was due school, one thing more before they set to the cold wave in the Middle West. furth in the chill damp morning air, 5. C. and F. New York office cables: give them a Respirold each as a pro- he New Term, will open Stocks: Lenders were softer in a ventative againal cough, more throat January 2nd. Entrance Examina-market that was quiet and featureless, and calds. The aromatic, antiseptic tlon for New Students, Saturday, Holiday steel operations, were at the vapours released as these pleasant highest level for 5 years. The Lasting oval lozenges dissolve slowly December 29th. nt 9.30 a.m.
publication "Iron Age" forecasts the in the mouth, provide an antidote to For Prospectus, for Day-boys largest January automobile produc- the germs which cause bronchial and and Boarders, Apply to 1 Holtion for 6 years. The Federal Hous. nasal affections.
For grown-ups, too, Respiroids are value of November home repairs at Sit-Your correspondent, Mr. Tang, Esq., Banker & Co., Bank of ing Administration has reported the
effective Lee Kenn-chee, In welcome China Building. (Tel. 20662)
Cnhove a year ago. Daily crude invaluable, as a prompt. Mercantile to The Warden
pil sympathiser with the
production totalled. 2,447,000 remedy for coughs, bronchitis, sore Marine officers, even though his
barrels for the week ended Decem-thrust, colds, and as a protective of be 22. International Nickel report. the whole bronchial system. At all post free, 76 sympathies are somewhat divided
ed that world consumption of nickel medlçine dealers, or at present.
is approaching the 1929 level. Enrn-sents per bottle, from the Dr. Wi~ Co., 451 Klangse ings of the first 11 railronds reportings Medicine ing for November were 17 below Road, Shanghai, a year ago, ugainst a 10% drop in October, Business done: 1,050,000 shares.
Hongkong Telegraph
May suggest that Mr. Lee! jeidenvour, an anyman, to dis-! cover what becomes of the amount of money representing the differ- fence between the wages the owners Ingreed to pay and the sum the!
Mercantile
oleers Marine netually receive, something "for below a living wage?"
Also, if no coercion is used ini the engaging of these men, how did their numerous predecessors: come to vacate their berths?
Mr. Lee might give his full sympathies to the Mercantile Marine officers after obtaining in- formation on these two points alone, not to mention a member of athers.
ANTI-SQUEEZE
RUBBER
RAW
LATEST SINGAPORE
PRICES
Messrs. Benjamin & Potts have j received the following Straits cur reney quotations" thuyers) from Singapore today for raw rub Her:
Spot fan/Mar. Apr./June
July/Sept. Morkel
ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE;
STANLEY.
AMATEUR
ART EXHIBITION
For All Ages
SEND IN YOUR PICTURES WESTERN
or
CHINESE STYLE.
New York and Chicago commodity received through Messrs. reports Swan, Culbertson and Fritz-
Colton: January liquidation was heavier than expected. Reports that President Roosevelt in opposed to disturbing the currency may cause
Rome quidation. A $20 per bale
Tolerance Tax on excess production
MANILA STOCK EXCHANGE
PHILIPPINE GOLD SHARE QUOTATIONS To-day'a quotations as received
on growers to mlile is now being disby Measts, Swan, Calbertson and cunked as a spur to textile exports. Fritz shortly after the case of Grains: Whent: There was some the morning session of the Manila improvement in four demand, but cash Stock Exchange are as follows:- buying was light and profit-taking continues an advances.
Corn im-
Antamok Gokifleide
Price in Pesca
provement looks like a rally rather than the beginning of a substantini again Gold Mining advance which apparently awaits an Benguet Cunsolidated 11.00 0.19 Colt Uver At- improvement in cash demand.
0,70 Ipo Gold Mines though temporary advances are
0.30 1 Mining Co. ways possible, we consider that funda-Sacs Mining Co. mentals indicate eventually
al-
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Asked id Baká Volume Price Prer
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December 29,
L' 0.63 0.4% 20000 0.51 0.30 0.31 2000 11.00 1.00 20000
Straita
December 81.
Shanghal
January 1.
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Japan Japan
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January
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January
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January
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• Emp, of Japan
January 4.
30 Industriais
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20 Rolls
36.67
100.36 36.30
Case...
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Hakone Maru
January 4.
Du Pont
9.1%
Straits
Hakozaki Maru
January 4.
en Udition
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McIntyre..
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January 6.
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NY. Central
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100
13%
For
Date and Time
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102
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CLOSING DATE January 15th
8. C. & F. Gold share Index 73.1.
prices for wheat in Canada. We ex- United Parnel peet a sharp temporary bulge in atesty, Volume Pewan 100,000, Liverpool during January. Dow-Jones Averages:
20% unchanged Entrance 21% down children is 30 cents, irrespective Amer. Can 23 unchanged 24 unchanged of number of pictures entered by Amer. Smelt Nominal
each exhibitor.
Am. T. & T. Auburn
Socuny-Vacuum Union Pacific U.S. Steel West, E. & M.
Japan and Shanglial
Calcutta and Straits abo
has (San Francisco, 7th December) Pres. Harrison
Conte Rosso
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98%-08% 99%%%-90% 9374-04 Monday's salos:6,991,000 bushels
U.S. COMMODITY PRICES
Chicago Wheat
December May
994
July
09% 934
LATEST CABLED
QUOTATIONS
Menere. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz
have received the following quota- December 83 tions on the New York exchange for May. yesterday.
14 Famous Store Including
RUBY KEELER DICK POWELL
JOAN BLONDELL ZASU PITTS
GUY KIBBER HUGH HERBERT
And Hundreds of Glorious Busby Berkeley Beguiles! it's the biggest show avent of the season -1984's World's Fair of the screeni Join the crowds to-, night and see why
the town's gona "'Dames" crazy) '.
NEW YEAR ATTRACTION
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January
March
May
July
October (1985) 12.68 December (1986)
Spot
12.70 12.80 New York Rubber December..... 12.85 January
March
May
12.80, 13.08
13.20
July....
September
13.45 13.05 Total sales:83 lots
Total sales-9,000 tons
New York 80k 1.81
1.38 -1.33 118 1.03 -1.33
1.334-1.384
Total Sales:199 lots
Decomber
1283-1288 March 1287-12.88 | May 18.09-13.09 | July
Montreal Silver, he
63.40b 68.606-53,60b 64.10b 54.25b-54.25b 54.600
14.88-54.85 06.255
4.55.86-85,55
18.27-18.20 Total sales contracts 18.47-18.47
Now York Metals. 18.67-13.67 Copper March
Tia, March
6.25
50.85
50.65
Chicago Corn
December
014
03-03%
Biny
88
80%4-00
July
854 Total sales:4,628,000 bushels
80%-80%
Winnipeg Whest. 78
Market cloned
"P
July
March
83%
3
New York Bugar
1.48
1.7-1.79
Dec. 24. Dec. 26. May
1.83
1.84-1.85
Close
12.48.
12.37-12.39
Closing July
Range September
1.87
1.87-1.88
1.00
1.91-1.92
12.68
12.57-12.57
12.70
12.00-1204 March
1271.
12.07-12.67 May.
12.63-12.54 July 12.01-1261
New York Cotton.
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