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SECRET TERMS OF TANGKU TRUCE

(Continued from Pape 6.)

Hives of the two ministries lend colour to the expectation that direct arrangement will eventually

be made.

PCINEMA "NEWS

NOTES FROM THE

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY

1935.

U.S. COMMODITY PRICES

LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS

Mesir. Bwan, Culbertson and Fritz

the most unusual entertainment 10 have received the following quota come in many months. The produio tions on the New York exchange for Hon opening to-morrow at the yesterday, Queen's Theatre, la Universal's "Gift

to

"New York Cotton.

Jan. 7.

Jan. 8.

Close

Closing

Range

12.55

12.59-12.59

12.05

12.69-12.60

12.73

12.78-12.78

12.70

12.81-12.82

12.02

12.03.12.08

-12.83

12.07-12.07 12.00

New York Rubber

13.74

13.70-13.70

13.04

18.91-18.91

14.19

14.11-14.19

14.35

14.32-14.32

14.54

14.51-14.51

14.03

14.61-14.01

471, lots

Chicago Wheat

101% 04%

With the completion of agree-of Gab". The story of “Gift of Gab", ments on the through-traffic, cus- concerns itself with the rise of an tore and postal questions, the first auctioneer. Edmund Lowe, to the

foremost broadcasting announcer and January group of "demanda" arising out of reporter In America. Lowe and March the Tangku Armistice can

be Gloria Stuart, blonde and more benu- May tiful than ever, furnish plenty of the July regarded as settled. With the ex-theils of the picture. Comedy ele October (1035), ception of the customs service, they ments are supplied by a large assort December (1935) 12.08

Spot have merely served to restore condiment of stooges, Phil Baker, Victor Moore, proprietor of "Triver's Livers" tions to the situation obtaining sponsoring the broadcast; Alice White, before the Sino-Japanese hostill-Lugh O'Connell, Douglass Fowley, January tics.

Henry Arnetta, Helen Vinson and March Sterling Holloway. Music is given to May From this point the negotiations the audience of Ruth Etting, Ethel July

Watere, Gene Austin, the Beale September in North China enter a new phase, Street Boys, the Downey Sisters, and October

Total roles: one which presagen the rapid ex-Gus Arnheim and his band. Satire a pansion of Japanese commercial in-hy a mock murder mystory in

presented during a radio broadcast which terests in North China Chinese Bela Lugosi, Karloff, June Knight, May

101-101% 94 -93% assert that with the negotiations Chester Morris, Douglass Montgomery July

9214 and Paul Lukas display their talents. September

024-02% which have followed the signing of The conglomeration of this produc

Monday's the Armistico, and particularly tion is tuneful, punchy, rollicking and

aates:-20,570,000 bushels with regard to those apparently at times insane, but entertainment if

If

Chicago Corn offered at all times.

you want being instituted now, Japan is see a great collection of players at carrying out the "second step" of their best make up your mind noti her continental policy. The wope to miss the "Gift of Gal". of this "second step" it is impos-!

"Student Tour" Mirth, melody unit pulchritude are alble to ascertain. Perhaps the

blended in "Student delightfully best appraisal is that of a usually Tour sparkling musical comedy May well-informed Chinese writer who

production of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer July states that "the Japanese Bave now showing at the Queen's Theatre. presented

or would present" This new picture strikes a new note series of aix "demands," Three of in musicul entertainment. Featuring: March them deal with the problems Jimmy Durante, Charles Butterworth, May already discussed-railway traffic, Maxine Doyle and Phil Regan, it also July

and posts. The others has a cant that includes some of the loveliest college girls in America. most of them appearing on the screen! - March Right to open Manchukuof: for the first time. Musical hits in May North China air services.

Telude the "Carlo". sensational new July

imilroom dance that is sweeping the September 2: Right to invest capital (py world. Other song hits are "Prom sumably on an exclusive basl) Now On", "A New Moon is Over My in several proposed new railways Shoulder" and others. Besides the North China, principally in Hopci music, the picture features riotous and Shantung. One of these is the comedy provided by Durante and Randolph in an appealing manner. Txinan-Shuntoh Railway mentioned | Butterworth, and a group of those Susan Fleming, Blanche Friderici,, in the original Twenty-One De- lovely co-eds. Phil Regan, possessor Sidney Bracy, Tyler Broke

lafalling tenor voice, and Maxine Willa Mong.

Doyle play the ron.antic lends and

T'aul Lukas, the star with the old the story concerns a group of college boys and girls on a round-the-world world manners and slight accent, was eruize with Durante as their Athletica natural choice for the lovable trainer and Thutterworth their pro- German professor, Fritz Bhaer. In

Customs

ATC:

mands.

3. Right to invest capita in North China industries, clienty minos, the cotton and woollen in dustries, and the establishment of a i currency organ In. North Chiju.

嗨

Unofficial Japanese and Chinese

circles agree that the first off these

has already been granted, and that

fezzor.

"A Dangerous Affair"

0144-01% May July

80%-80% R44-84% September

Total salen:-11,408,600 bushels Winnipeg Whent.

91%

80% R3

84 HA

New York Suk

843⁄4-84% 8415-8415

1.37% 1.87-1.37% 1.38 138 -1.384 1,38% 138 -1,30

Total sales:-237 lots

Montreal Silver.

50.15

56.50

64.00 54.40-54.70 56.20

64.95-55.15 46.00:54.00 56.20.66,50.

Total role:1 contract

"Lille Women"

and

"Little Women” showing at the Oriental Theatre on Wednesday and One of the most entertaining nys-Thursday. Lukas, known for hin lery Mms of the year is "A Danger- rolex

us Affair." the Columbia film that "Slightly

"Illusion". "Rockabue". -Scarlet", "Unfaithful"

novel. In addition to

"Once in a Lifetime"

sens to-day at the Alhambra Theatre. "City, Streets" and "Women Love Jack flat and Ralph Graves, who Once, finally wing the heart of do, an extension of the Tokyo-Mukden are co-starred, will delight Acreen the ambitious tomboy of the age-old air line will shortly be made to fans with their spirited performances favourite Peking, and even down Info Shun-ba film that is ideally suited to them. Katharine Hepbar, the star, wha ung.

This being so, and in view They work together like a charm. plays Jo, and Lukas the cast includes of the reluctance with which Japan The story deals with the adventures Frances Dee, Jean Parker, Edna May save up her "Twenty-One Deaf Wally Cook, a New York news Oliver, Douglass Montgomery, Henry mands" and the favourable position paper reporter, who gets himself as Stephenson, Spring Byington, Samuel in which she now ands Herself, it rignest to a sleepy Long Island town Hinds, Mabel Coleord, John Davia

so that he can be near his old friend, Lodge und Nydia Weslman. is reasonable to suppose that the Lieutenant Melleury of the local Japanese entertain hopeaf of belok police force. The town is no dear It's as good as the stage play. In able to secure at least the other that Wally decides to start a little some ways better. Much has been rights demanded.

excitement. Ife steals a necklace be- made of "Once in a Lifetime” in the longing to Marjory Randolph, heiress screen version. Jack Oakle, Sidney Negotiations on the three questo the tundolph millions. He plan Fox. Aline MacMahon, Russell Hop- tions already settled have been con- to return it to her the next day with ton. Louise Fazenda, Gregory Ratoff, ducted in atmal secrecy, details a story of what a desperate struggle Za5i Pitts and Onslow Stevens, prin- being reluctantly published only a he had recovering it from some cipally featured all gather honours. day or two before actual pulting villainous gunnen, but it s stolen The comedy of the film is abundant. from him before he can effect his plan The picture version was directed by the agreements. in elect, દર્દ

and then he has a real mystery to Russell Mack, who is now directing Discussions of the "demand" still solve! The theft of this neckiner "All America", the football feature pending will be even more carefully starts things in the dull Long Island which Univeral is making. guarded and denied by both sides. town. Following the rending of the utility that! The top performance This is understandable, for from taustoiph will the family, lawyer is in the picture at least those which the Chinese point of view any found murtured. Meifenry' and Welly, stand out most vividly-are given by negotiations at all

nutcrackink the are anathemain attempting to trap the murderer, Jack Oakie, From the Japanese standpoint it is call at the Itandolph mansion in the "Supervisor" Gregory Ratuff, sa the also as well that not too much dead of night and find the bagly of the producer Glogauer; Onslow Stevens, publicity be brought to bear on the village jeweller with a knife in his as the scenario writer, and Aline Mae- sick. Who committed these crimes Mahon. Miss Fox as the weeping dlacussions. Japanese ambitions and what connection did the necklace dumb-witted little girl who breaks in China received, une serious pet-have with it all? The manner in into the movies, has the trickiest role back when the "Twenty-One which Holl and Graves tolve the mysto piny, and does it woll. The pic Demanda" were brought to light tery, is both amusing and clever,turo is a pretty faithful following of and published abroad. And al- The cast in excellent throughout and the stage play, with such embellish- though Japan has less reason to the direction Well

planned. Thements us are fitting. There Is a sort feur adverse foreign opinion now photograph of scenes in the haunted of prologue to the main action, which than then, the lesson learned his house, where a good deal of the action shows the three characters played by not been forgotten-United Press supporting cast, who contribute com-during their vaudevilling. It catal

transpires, is excellent. Those in the Oakie, Misk MacMahon and Hopton (To-morrow--A Buller State in mendable performance North China).

Sally liabes how they get the idea of going ¡Blanc, who plays the role of Marjory to California.

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LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

LATEST SHARE QUOTATIONS

The following quotations on the London Stock Exchango have been

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

MARKET IRREGULAR

YESTERDAY

The following reporta on, the Now

received by Mesars. Swan, Culbertson York stock market have been received and Fritz in conjunction with Reuter, through Meesra. Swan, Culbertson

British Government Securities and Fritz: The Wall Street Journal,

report 'Jan. 7. Jan.`8,"

on yesterday's Stocks were irregular and moderately

War Loan 3%

redm. after 1952 £1001⁄4% · £1093

Chinese Bands

A Reorg. Könn

5% 8'hal-Nanking

4% Bonds 1898

(Eng. Ins.) £103

£103

4%

Loan 1908 . £ 99.

£ 09

| 5% Loan 1912 .... £ 90'

£ 904

1913 (Ldn. Ian) £ DA

£ 08

G Bonds 1920-47 £ 9814

£ 98%

Rly.

5%

Rly.

Tient.-Pukow

SHANGHAI TRAGEDY

Railway

(Supl.

Lann)

£ 31

6% S'hai-H'chow.

Ningpo Rly.... £101

5% Hukuang Rly.

5 Honan Rly, £ 26%

1911

£30

Jan Kispura in "City of Song" with Betty Stockfield, which comes to the King's Theatre

SHARE PRICES

to-morrow.

The following is the list of local | POLICE OFFICER FOUND WITH share quotations issued to-day:-

Banks.

Hongkong. Banks, $1620 n. H.K. Banks, (Lon. Reg.), £1384.

n.

Chartered Bank, £15% n. Mercantile Bank, A. and B. £83 11. Mercantile Bank C., £18% n. East of Asia Bank, $90, p. Am: O. Finance Corp., 8h. $20 ь China O. Fin. Ord, Sh. $1.80 n. Chinn O. Fin. Pref, Sh. 841⁄2 n.

Insurances.

Canton Ina.. $275 n. Union Ins., $600 b.

China Underwriters. $1.20 b. China Fire, $520 n. I.K. Fire Ins., $240 n. Internat'l Assce. Sh. $5.00 n.

Shipping.

Douglas, $40 n. 1.K. Steamboats, $7 n.

tado-Chinas, (Pref.), $80 Indo-Chinas, (Def.), $83 n. Shells (Bearer), 48/11⁄2n. Union Waterboats, $13% n.

Mining.

D.

Antamuks, 88 cts, b Balatoes, $38 n. Baguio Gold, 40 cts. p. Henguets, $144 n. Benguets, Exploration, 20 cts. a, Benguet Goldfield, 20 cta. n. Big Wedge, 10 cts. n. Gold Creek, 37 ets. h. Gold River 21 cts. n. Ipo Mining, $1 n. liogens, 42 cts. n. Saincot, 18 cta. n. Kailan. 199/- n.

Langkats (Single), $15 n. S'hai Explorations, Sh. 35 n. S'hai Loans, Sh. $6 n. Raubs, $104 n.

Vent: Goldfield, $5 n.

Docks, etc.

H.K. Wharves, '$112. H.K. Docks, $124 n.

Providents (oki), $1.40 sa. Providents (new), 50 ets. n. Hongkewa (old), Sh. $309 n. New Engineeringe, Sh. 56 n. Shanghal Docks. Sh. $120 n.

Cotton Milla.

Ewo Cottons, Sh. $8.70 b. S'hai Cottons, (old), Sh. $74 n. S'hal Cottons, (new), Sh. $44%

n.

Zoong Singa, $9.40 n. Wing On Textilos, Sh. $66 n.

· Lands, Hotels, etc.

H. and S. Hotels, $51⁄4% n. H.K. Lands, $53% 8- II.K. Lands 4% debentures,

$100 b.

S'hai Lands, Sh. $24% n.

Metropolitan Lauds, Sh. $12,20, 11.

Like Magic

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Tient-Cola'' £70 £4

£ 32

£ 20

£100%

£ 48% £481⁄4

BULLET IN HEAD

6% Lung Talag U.

Hat Rly, 1913 £17 Shanghai, Jan. 8. Kenneth Lamb, sergeant in the

Police Force Municipal

and formerly of the Suffolk Regiment,

was

found dead in 2 Station here to-day,

Polico

There was a bullet wound in the head and a sporting gun lying by Lamb'a aldo.--Reuter.

Humphreys, $9% n.

II.K. Realties, $5.60 n. Asia Renities "A" Sh. $100 n. Adis Realties "B" Sa. $20 m. Chinese Estrites. $88 n.

China Realties, Sh. $12 n. Chlan Debenture, $123 n.

Public Utlikties.

"Pennway, $20.50 1, Peak Trams (old), $12 n. Peak Trams (new), $7 n. Star Ferries, $100 n.

•

Yaumati Ferries, toid), $22 n. China Lights (old), $10.45 8. JIK Electrics, $72% b. Macao Electrics, $25 a. Sandakan Lights, 38 n. Telephone (old), $25,80 8. Telephone (new), $11.50 sa. China Buses Sh. $12.40 n. Singapore Tractions, 4/5 b Singapore Pref. 17/9 n.

Industriala.

Malabon Sugura, 38.70 n. Cald: Macg. told); Sh, $20_n. Cald: Mnek. (Pref.), $193⁄44 a. Canton Jers, $2.85 n. Cement (com.), $1.90 h. H.K. Ropes, $4 n.

Stores

Dairy Farma, $24 n. Watson, $5 n. Lane Crawforda, $3.75 n. Mackintosha, $21 n. Sinceres, 38 7.

Vm. Powells,, 70 cta, n. Wing On (H.K.) $105 n.

Miscellaneous.

Amusements, $1.86 n. H.K. Entertainments, $7% n. S. C. Enterprise, $1.35 1. Macao "Greyhounds," $2 n. Constructions (old), $2 *. Constructions (new), 65 ets, b. Vibor Piling, $6.60 n.

Ch. Govt. 5% 1925 G. Bonda

92% n.

H.K. Gov. 4% Loas 84% prem.

b.

ILK. Govt. 3% Loan, 25% prem

b.

Wallace Harpers, $73⁄4 n.

1

Japan 5 Sterling

£16% Foreign Bonda and Banks German 75 Int

£ 724 Loan 1924.... £ 70

£ AR

£ 95%

£138%

Loun 1907

... £ 82%. Japan 6 Sterling

Loan 1924 ... £ 94 1.K. & S'hai Bk.

£138 (Lin. Reg.) Chartered Bank £5

whi

£16 £15%

24/6 24/3

Industrials and Breweries

Associnted Elec.

Industries British-Amer. Tub.

(Bearer) ....... Chinese Eng, anxi Min. (Bearer). Tate & Lyle.... |Courtaulds ¡Distillers

Dunlop Rubber.. Everready 5/- wh. General

Electric

Def. 10 #b.. Impl. Tobacco Woolworths

sh. Internat.

Nickel

1307-

10/-

130/..

10/-

103/3

103/-

40/1

40/6

11/0

04/7

62/3 527- 237104 237

no par val..... $24% Turner & Newall Unilever .........

38/...

I

66/3-

25/6

(England) Bouts 57- sÂ... ..........

60/3

47 -

5076 47/3

Impl. Chems. · Ind. Impl. Chem.

38/-

Ind.

114/0

10/41 1076 141/3 1427-

151/6

$ 21%

$5/0

20/-

Miscellaneous

Anglo-Dutch

24/7

Burma. Corpn. Rs,

10 Austin Motors ord,

sh. Chartd. 15/- xh. (Bearer).... Gula Kalumpang

Rubber

ทบ..

48/3 47/-

22/44% 2273

29/ *2276

| Trepen. Mines 67-

Kit.

Langlungto

Estates Sub-Nigel...

Pekin Synd. 27-

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Industrimu

Oik

24/76

9/8/10

8/10

3376 3376 263/0 26276

176 -176 3376 33/0 5/ 637- 10/712, 60/71⁄2

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active, featured by the early selling af oil insuCA DR a result of the Supreme Court's ruling: after which oils were stendler, on roassurancEN from oil States that the decision does not mean heavy production of illegal oll. Streln wery strong, but motor were barely steady In spite of General Motors havlog, reported ita.. 1934. sales at 42.7% higher than sales for 1933. Some brokers are wondering how long the banks will continue to absorb Government bonds; and, in addition, are curious as to what the effect will be of a vastly inflated bank credit, as a result of the bond flotation necessary to carry out Pre- aldent Roosevelt's Badgot require- ments. Bonda were irregular. Stocks on the Curb Exchange were upward. Wheat prices were upward on short covering after the early decline.

S. C. & F. New York office cables:: The oil production control provision of the National Recovery Administra tion, heki to be unconstitutional, may bring unsettlement in petroleum prices, American Telephone & Toles graph's net earnings aro estimated.. at $6.75 per share, Simms Petroleum and Melville Shoe have both declared an extra dividend of 60 cts. per shuro. December steel ingot was up 350,000 ton. Senator Adams (democrat) is reported as stating that the uncon stitutionality of the oil restriction would eventually apply to agriculturo. Business done: 1,190,000 shares.

New York und Chicago commodity roports

Menara. received through Swan, Culbertson and Fritz:

Cotton: A message from Washing- ton inferring that there will be no further pressure of Pool selling at the present levels, caused afternoon buy- Ετικ World production of cotton for [the year is intimated at 23,000,000

hales.

Grains Wheat: The amount for Isale at $1.02 has halted the advance. There are good rains in the South- west and the Winter wheat belt. There was late selling by the pit crowd on a subsiding demand. In earn cash houses were buying. Owing to rains and light country offering, there was a tendency to profit-taking on advances in all grains. The Dept. of Agriculture has estimated domestic requirement of wheat at 855,000,000 bushels.

Rubber: Primaries were firm. There were careful sellers and trade buyers. Ceylon exports for Decem- bor were 8,481 tons. Dow-Jones Averagen:

30 Industrials 20 Rails

120 Utilities

40 Bonds

Amer, Can Amer. Smelt Amer. T. & Auburn Case...

Jan. 7. Jan. 8.

105.88

105.03

37.26

37:16

17.04

17.54

00,49

96.42_

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€2.04

02,10

Ján. 8.

116

38%

105

27%

684

Du Pont El. Bo. & Sh.

90%

6%

Gen. Motors

32%

Int. T. & T.

9%%%

McIntyre

41.3%

Bla Shell Trons and 'Trad. (Bearer) Geldenhuis

110/3

Montgomery Ward

2014

Nal. Distillers

27

50/-

48/1

N.Y. Central

20

+27/0

20/10

Socony-Vacuum

14%

Union Pacifie

110

Crown Mines 107–

*h.

260/1 206/-

U.S. Steel

19%

36/6

36/4

West. E. & M.

38

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