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ON INDIA

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY,

ALLEGED MENACES NEW YORK STOCK

ELEVEN MEN ARRESTED IN

YAUMATI TEAHOUSE

Stating that he could not convict on the evidence produced betere him, Mr. A. W... 1. Granthum archarged. eleven men who were brought before him ne tho Kowloon Maguiracy yea terasy and charged in connection with demanding money with menaces.

EXCHANGE

MARKET IRREGULAR

YESTERDAY,

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

L

LATEST SHARE QUOTATIONS

the The following quotations on London Stock Exchange have been received by Messrs. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz in conjunction with Router:

Mar. 12, Mar. 10. British Government Securities War Loan 8%%

redm. aftor 1632 £100

Chinese Bonda 45 Bonds 1898

(Eng. Iss.) $101 44% Lann 1908, 99

Loan 1912. £ 88%

Reorg. Loan

5

1013 (Lin. Ian.) £ 98

Bonds 1926-47 & 084 S'hal-Nanking Rly... £ 82%

New York, Már. -13. London, March 13.

The following reports on the New The Secretary for India, Sir Samuel

stated in the

York stock market have been received through Menirs. Swan, Culbertson & House of Commons to-day he

Fritzi The Wall Street Journal hoped to lasus in a few days a The first defendant, Fung Yung, report on yesterday's marketa: Stocks White Paper giving the text of who was charged with demanding were irregular, with the undertone criticisms of the Government of $220 from Lai Yin, a bontman, on mixed, but mostly steady. Pessimism Biarch 3 and 4 at the Yaumati Typ was iluo to President Roosevelt's India Bill, communicated by the

hoon Shelter and the Hing Kee tear drive against Holding companies, and Princes and their Ministers to the Viceroy, and the comments of the house was represented by Mr. A. el also to celining steel operations and Arcul. A charge of aidrag and several adverse carnings reports. British Government thereonetting was preferred against the IL is rumoured that some heavy

British Wireles

other two men.

utility holders are liquidating, an, a Detective-Inspector A.J. W. Dari retaliation against the Administrar

tlon. Some liquidation is traceable ing for the prosecution aald that on

to cotton traders seeking funds to February 28 about 3.30 p.m. Com bolster their depleted margins, also plainant's boat was lying at the vento nome selling to, raise cash for in- wall in Hongkong. Complainant was come, tax purposes. Steel issues held approached by a Chinese who naked well, in spite of the adverse report him to convey 30 lales of hemp from by the magazine Iron Age, Copper the Kin Shan Maru, lying at West kauus were nuversely alrected, que Paint, to the Shui Heung Yuen go to reports that producers were un- down at Mongkok. Arrangements able to agree on a curtallment plan. were made that the balen should be The Continental Oil Corpn. of Dela-5% conveyed for the sum of $3. Just as ware has declared a dividend of 19% the arrangements were finished Chan cents. Bonds ruled weak, with the Muk, second defendant, came up to exception of United States

the the man and offered to do the work ment issues. Stocks on for $2.60, and the man accepted this Exchange were irregular. offer.

BRITISH PREMIER

BETTER

PRESIDES AT CABINET MEETING

London, March 13.

Minister had The Prime Rufficiently recovered from his Révere cold to come to London to- day in order to preside over the usual weekly Cabinet meeting, but he returned to Chequers after wards and will remain there until, next week, when he hopen to resume his Parliamentary duty. British Wireless.

SENATE AMENDS RELIEF BILL

STOPS EXPENDITURE ON WAR SUPPLIES

Washington, Mar. 13. The Senate has amended the Ad- ministration's monumental Rellef

Bill.

The Senate'a move prevents the expenditure of large sums on addl- tional production of munitions, war- ahip construction or the manufac- ture of military materials.-Reuter,

PROTECTING INTERESTS

Shanghai, Mar. 14.

Money Demanded

Govern- Carlt

0% Tient. Pukow

Rly. 65% Tient-Pukow Railway (Supl, Loan}

£100

£101

£ 00

88

5 07

MARCH 14,

1935.

E RADIO BROADCAST

Dance Music From Hongkong Hotel

Z.E.K. PROGRAMME From Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 356 metres (845 kilocycles):

5-6 p.m. Hongkong Hotel Dance Orchestra,

6-6.30 p.m. Children's Studin Con- cert.

6.30-7 p.m. Hongkong Hotel Danes Orchestra.

7 p.m. Stock Quotations.

7.03-7.20 p.m. Vocal Gems. Faunt (Gounod).

Cavalleria Itusticana (Masengni),

08

.

£ 824

£ 34

7.20.7.33 p.m.

£29

£ 29

Beatrice Harrison.

£101

Serenade ("Hasan"Delium).

Melody (Dawes}.

6% S'hal-H'chow.

Ningpo Rly.

.. £101 Honan Rs. £% £3% Hukunng Rly. 1011*****

£ 45% £ 40% Lung Teig U.

184 £18% Hal Ry, 1018

Paglineel (Leoncavallo).

Cello Salos by

Adagio (Marcello, arr. Salmon). (n) Pastorale; (V) Roel (Cyril Scott)..

7.33-7.45 p.m. William Tell-

Overture (Rossini),

7.45-8 p.m. A Recital y Danny Malone (Tenor).

1. Her name to Mary

Foreign Bonds and Banka German 7 Int.

Leas 1924 ... £ 7144 Japan 6 Sterling

Loun 1907.... £ 774

£ 7114

£ 77%

2.

5. C. & F. New York office cablen: Average daily petroleum production Complainant followed Chan Muk for the week ended March was en-Japan 6% Sterling and remonstrated with hin. for hav-timated at 2,620,000 barrels Weekly

£130

Lonn 1924. £ 89% £ 89%

(Lan. Regd.} Chartered Bank 10

*h.

* 1014 Commercial and Industrial Allied Iron Found-

Associated Elec. Industries..... Austin Motors ord. Boots 6 ah. British - Americaa

VIA

..

ing taken a trade away. It is clectricity production totalied 1,724,H.K. & Shai Bank alleged that complainant pushed Chan 900,000 kw. hours, an increase of Muk, who pushed him back. A few 4.75, as compared with Inst year. minutes later Chan Muk went off with

New York and Chicago commodity the customer and nothing more was

reporta received through. Messrs. heard that day. The following morn-Swan, Culbertson and Fritz:- ing about 8.20 complainant's boat was near the vehicular ferry, when first Cotton: President Roosevelt is res defendant came along and called to | ported to have said that a polter com.planant, asking him why he had of gradual reduction of surplus cot been fighting with Chan Muk. After Lon in being pursued without change; a short conversation defendant asked The pressure both on decline and complainant to meet him at the Hing advances was diminishing, while the Kee teahouse on March 3. Complain, market was fairly brond. Of eleven ant did not turn up, and about 11 the brokerage houses' opinion, eight are ramu evening first and second defen-bullish. clanta rowed up to complainant's boat, Grain: Whent: A probable FLET-

ther technical advance was preventer The two men saw complainant and by the wonkness of tye, while there his father, who was also present on in Title improvement in evidence the first occasion, and asked com-as regards the market background. plainant why he did not torn up as Corn: The market showed le arranged. A conversation followed initiative and followed whent, and they told complainant that he must meet them at the tealouse of March 4 and bring $220, or he would

he struck.

Tobacco........ Canadian Celanese Chinese Eng, and

Min. (Beater). Courtaulds

Distillers ....... Dunlop Rublier Electric Musical

industries

Rubber: The Trade was buying Inpl, Chem. Ind. while there was Continental and fne-Impl. Chem. Ind. Def. 10/- ah... tory demand. The primary markets

Impl. Tobacco ... Jacked aetlers.

Shortly after 7 p.m. on March 41 complainant and his father went to REUTER QUOTATIONS the Lenhouse and took a seat. They

The following quotations waited until after 8 pm, when it is nileged six of the defendants

Renter: ap proached complainant and naked him Pow-Janus Averageas whether Fung Yung, first defendant,

30 Industrials

It is learned that the liquidators had arrived. Shortly after,. first dego Rail of the Russo-Asiatic Bank will! fendant arrived and anked the com-go Utilitie

Specini

4 Bonds

Internat. Nickel

(Ramsey),

When Irish oyes Aro

smiling (Ball).

3. Sweetheart Darlin'

(Stothart).

4. Love's Roses (Broones),

8 p.m. Time and Weather Report. 8.03-10.30 p.m. Chinese Studio Con-

9.30 p.m.

£130

£ 1644

cert.

38/-

37/0

25/0

26/0

46/6 .46/-

48/414 4878

115/74 116/7%

807- 80/-

10/0 16/0 5074% MOG 90/0

Quotations.

Press Bulletins, Stock

10.35 p.m. Close Down.

Z.E.K. PROGRAMME

8.30-10 p.m. European Recorded

Music from Z.E.K. on a frequency of 640 k.e's.

8.30-8.58

Selections.

p.m. Light Orchestral

In Spring-Overture (Geldmark).

Bella Across the Mendown

(A. Ketelhy).

Along the Banks of the Volga

(Herehert).

A. W. Aston).

8.58-9.30 p.m.

Octet in E flat Major, Op. 20

(Mendelssohn),

International String Octet.

9.30 p.m. Press Bulletins, Stock and, Commodity Quotalions,

9.35-10 p.m. Talkio Tunes. Fox-Trot Song of the Dreamer

("Marie Calante"),

Plane Solo-I'll String along with you (Twenty Million Sweethearts").

Rale da Costa.

Vocal Duel—I'll see you again

("Bitter Sweet").

20/0

407-

49/-

30/-

30/-

General Electric

(England)

A Musical Jig-Sow (arr.

47/3 47/3

36/74

36/10

0/7% 133/11⁄2 133/9

9/74

no par val... $ 24 Rolls Roycr

€ 235%

arc

by

ah.

103/11⁄2 1047–

S'hal Elec. Constr

47/-

476-

Tate & Lyle .....

D1/9

-07-

Mar. 12. Mar. 13.

07.06 99.02 27.31 27.50

Turner & Newall

6379

£3/0

United Steel....

27/3

27/3

Watney, Combe &

.15.03

14.88

Reid def. ord,

6673

#6/0

94.80

94.62

Woolworths 6/-

66.49

55.01

ah.

102/0

101/6

10 Leading Stocks

Miscellaneous

Mar. 13.

Amer, Smelting

13

Anglo-Dutch .. Chartd. 15/- sh

2174

21/3

Auburn

17

(Bearer),..

20/0

21/-

Case. J.I.

49%

Gola

Kalimpong

El. Bo. & Sh.

3

Rubber

207-

20/-

Gen. Motork

27%

Pekin Synd. 21-

Int. Tel, & Tel.

ord. sh...

1/8

1/0

#2%

Rubber Trusts

2976

20/4

26

Southern Railway

12%

. Deferred}

£ 214

£ 21%

Alines

Burm. Corp. Rs.

10...

-28/0

28/0

......

DUTIES ON BEER

Chosen Corpn.. Crown Mines ....

26/10

26/10%

277/6

277/6

Randfontein

58/3

58/8

Spring Mines

197/6 107/0

280/m

281/3

59/0

60/7

Oils

47/0

73/1

40/104 7/14

plainant whether he had brought the Shanghai putition the

meney. Complainant replied in the Court to seal up all properties of negative, and the men are then alleged, 11 Commodity Index the Chinese Eastern Railway in to have threatened him. The police Shanghai, including the C.E.R. | then arrived on the scene and the men wharf at Pootung, on the ground were arrested. that the illegal transfer of the Railway would adversely affect the interests of the Ituaso-Asiatic Bank. -Central Newa.

The three Calbert Sisters, Austra- lian tap-dancers, made their initial appearance at the King's Theatre yesterday, when they gave quite n bright and entertaining series of dances and song features, including a staircase dance. They are to be seen again today and to-morrow, at all shows. This feature is additional to

excellent British film, the Queen's Affair," starring Anna Neagle and Fermand Granvey, which is note-

"Tho

about

Conversation. Overheard Inspector Dorling also stated that the police did not know

the case until about 10 minutes after the Montgomery Ward men had met in the tenhouse. Some at Distillers body had overheard the conversation NY Central in the teahouse and had made a re-U.S. Steel port to the police, in cunsequence of which the police went to the place and the men were arrested.

The Magistrate, after hearing tho evidence of the complainant and his father, stated that he could not con- viet.

20%

AN EMPIRE PREFERENCE

SUGGESTED

worthy for some beautiful settings ST. GEORGE'S SOCIETY General Chamber of Commerce states: and good acting.

REPORT ON TIIE PAST YEAR ACTIVITIES

Estates

Sub-Nigel

Van Ryn Deep

Anglo-Persien Oil Burma Oil ...... Shell Trans and

Trid. (Bearer), 48/1% 47/6

.

CHINESE EGGS

NEVER THE CAUSE OF

AN EPIDEMIC

The annual report of the Ilongkong The Hongkong Brewers and Distil- lers, Ltd., wrote on March 14, 1934, asking the Chamber to take up with The Chinese Y.M.C.A. Board of

Government the possibility of intro- Directors, secretarial staff, and friends

ducing a preferential rate of duty on will honour Mr. J. L. McPherson

locally produced beer and beers of M.8.E., with a farewell dinner at Kan

Empire origin imported into Hong- Loong Restaurant on March 10, in

The annual meeting of the Hongkong. In Hongkong the same rate of rocognition and opprelation of his long Society of St. George will be held duty (60 cents a gallon) is charged on

London, Mar. 13. long years of untiring and construc-on Monday, March 25, at 5.15 p.m., locally-produced and imported beer, Chinese ogg Importers, interviewed Live Mervice to the YMCA. Me.in' the board roum of the Hongkong except that an exchunge factor by Reuter to-day, pointed out that McPherson is leaving the Colony an Jockey Club. The report to members (operates in the case of imported beer China is the 601o0 of nearly all into March 22 on retirement after 30 years States:

which increases the duty when ex- liquid frozen eggs imported" of service. Friends who would like

The general funds show a balance change is below Is, Bd.

Great Britain. Last year, from im- to join in the farewell reception are in hand of $5,458.92, an increase of asked to make reservation at $1.00 $766.80 when compared with the year Lid., suggested that locally-produced 800,765 cw. This

The Hongkong Drawera & Distillers, porta of 818,324 cwt., China

represents ap- per person at the Chinese Y.M.C.A., 1933. Income derived

fron! sub-

beer and imported

beor proximately £207,000 in freight, dis Empire seriptions and entrance feen shows a Bridges Street, before March 10.

should continue to pay the present tribution, storage and insuranco slight falling off as also de donations for charity; but on the other side of duty of 60 cents per gallon and that, British firms.

Importers admit the unpleasant the account general charges are re- the import duty on non-Empire beer

should be doubled. In support of appearance of the analysis of Chinese taken duced.

their case the Company forwarded eggs, but say that it represents particulars of duties in force at standard of wholesomeness far abovo Shanghai, Indo-China, Japan and Cey-what America requires.

Residents' Association, which

The annual meeting of the Kowloon place to-morrow at 6 p.m. in St. An-; Expenditure under the heading of drew's Church Hall, is open to non-grants and donations has also decrens- members of the Association, who willed by $246.60 compared with 1933: be permitted to raise any point as in previous years all appeals for affecting Kowloon maaities. It is help have been carefully considered hoped to enrol further members at; by 'n specin! Sub-Committee. the conclusion of the moeting, but The 1931 ball account has been attendance of non-members will not closed and the profit of $61.83 has been be held to constitute any obligation transferred to the entertainment to join.

fund.

As in 1933 a donation of $100 was made to the Soldiers and Sailors' Home to help to provide an eater- of tainment for Service Bien; the fund

v1

The Tajmahal Silk Store opens its now promises At the corner D'Agullor Street and Queen's Road has also borne the expenses to-day. It is only six years ago this band concert which was given on the month at Mr. S. Narain commenced ground of the Hongkong Cricket Club business on his own account aton St. George's Day, prémises Wyndham Street, two Wreaths were laid at the Cenotaph years later moving to a larger shop on St. George's Day and Armistice in D'Aruilar Street. Since that time, Day.

wero ese

kent

to

11

any

lon necording to which the Excine Importers say that the entire trade Duty on beer produced in those terri-In cakes and pastries has been built Lories was considerably less than the up during the past thirty years by popular caterers dependent on Chin- duty on the imported product, Importers of British beers

that egga. They deny consulted by the Chamber and as the epidemic has ever been traced to these majority expressed themselves as op-ekga-Router. Brewers & Distillers Ltd., were in- posed to the proposal, the Hongkong formed that the Committee of the Chamber had decided to take no ac-

tlon in the matter.

EXCHANGE RATES

the has progressed steadily, The annual golf match against St. Paris.. which is reflected in the latest move Andruw's Society was played at Fan- Geneva. which has now taken place. The new ling on November 18, 1934 and result- Berlin. storo has been well fitted out, and willed in a win for St. George's. doubtless attract increased business,

Athens.

A howls match against St. Andrew's Milan Society was played on the green of Shanghai, the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club on New York.

Amsterdam. Vienna

The Rev. Erria C. 11 TribberkDecember 2. gratefully acknowledges, on behalf of the Committes of the Bailors'

The Committee regret to report the and dentlin of Mensra. C. W. F. Booker, J.

Soldiers' Home, the following Quarter- R. Binton, J, P. Warren, E. Stone and Bucharest ly subscription and donations to the Capt. V. Med. Liddell, Lunds of the Home-Quarterly sub.

Prague..

Madrid. Hangkong scription, Mr. W. S. Smith $5 Donaware elected to the Society, and 4 Bombay. During the year 20 new members Brussels. tions, Hongkong Ministering Lengua and M. C. L. $700, Garrison and Aren membors resigned. After taking into. Yokohama. Welfare Council (part of proceeds of account members known to be absent Montevideo

from the Colony the present active Belgrade.

Mar. 12.

11.69

.405

.665%

Mar. 13. 71.19/32 - 71% 14.43

14.564 11.724

no21732 1/7,3/16 1/7.5/16 .4.73%

4.74% .8.94%

6.95%

404

2514

25%

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470

34

11276 48714 34.17/32

2/

2/-

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20.22

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1/04

1/2

1/21

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412

.209

207

.4.80%

27.3/10

British Wiratezu.

Friends are swoot when they

give their candied opinions; -

the Military Tattoo) per Mrs. K. A list is 480 compared with 403 the pre- Montreal. Bilderbeck $500, Whampoa Bethel

Silver (Spot). Fund $350, Mr. Oliver $2, Equipment, vious year. the gift of four "Rex Roam" Fire The accounts have been audited by Silver (forward),27% ExtinguisherE from Mrs. F. M. Mr. B. Hampden Koss, to whom the|War Loan..... .104

thanks of the Socioty are duo. Deacon for the now Extension,

4.814 27.5/10 27.7/13 108.11/16

Peggy Wond and George Metaxa. Fox-Trot--The Night le Young

(The Night is Young"). Waitz-When I grow too old to dream

("The Night is Young"). Song Frankle and Johnny

("Franklo and Johnale").

Helen Morgan.

Orchestra-Wine Bong ("Caravan"),

10 p.m. Close Down.

ZEESEN PROGRAMMES

This Evening's Broadcast From The German Short-Wavers

Special

for Far Drogmes

Eastern There will be broadcast from Zeraan 'as £nlow-t

DJA,

SOUTH ASIA ZONĖ South As Zon, broadcast from (19.74 metreei and DJN (31,43 metres).

4.45 s.m. DJB, DIN Angouncement (Germ

Engl.) German Folk Song. Fre scam-Forecast (German, Eng-

5 p.m. Toss Watt Hong Relial by Haine

Marien,

4.10 p.m. News In English.

6.45 pm. Three Jolly Quarters-of-an-hour. 4.20 p.m. Pianoforte Henata in A Major with the Turkiats March by W. A. Merart. Played, by Friedrich Ralf Albes.

4.45 .. News In German.

1 p.m. Concert of Light Meck.

Bpm News in English.

8.16 p.m. Clone down 1320, BJN (Ger

Engl.)

RAST ASIA ZONE

Far Asia Zone benaderet through DJA on

18 metres, and DJN (81.48 metres).

9 p.m. DIA, DIN Annettement

Corp.

Eng.) German Yelk Bong. Fre STAMME Forecasi (Germ, Engl.) 9.15 pm. By the Young Folkı "We alway

stand together." 0.43 p.m. Nawa in English on USA and

In Baith on TJH. top.

Juga Wold Sang Reettal by Keina

Marter.

19.20 p.m. Three Jolly Questern-of-un-bant, 11.15 . Now in German on DJA and

DJN. $1.20 p.m. Danes Male.

11.15. News In English on D3A and

in Dulch on DJN. 12.30a.m. Closs down DJA, BJN (Germ..

Engi-)

DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES To-day's Broadcasting From

Four Transmissions.

The following wave-lengths and frequencies are sbarrved by Daventry.

Frequency.. Wavelength

. Call Sign

GRA

CBS

4,060 k.c. 9,510

k.f.

49.89 metren 31.55 metres

GHC

CAN

GA ER.750

k.e.

11.38 metre

26,53

MOLTOM

GRE

11.045 K..

25.30 petzen

car

13.140

19.02

090

15,700

k.t.

16.80

GAI

21.010 *..

13.97

melro

ABL

18.30

GBJ

13,040 kt. 12.92

(0.8.F.

Transmission 2

G.B.C.)

metres

7. Bla Bea. The Bath Pamp Room

Orchestra.

1.45 p.m. The National Huni Steeplechase.

Creenwich Time Signal at 12 Nian

8.1 p.m. The Hattend Squnce and New

www.

Viris Orchestım.

A talk from the woman's point

of view.

4.18 m. An Organ Recital by Dennis

Chapman.

2.4 p.m. Tha Nuw

10 p.m. Close down

Transmission 3

(0.3.2 6.3.5. and C.B.B.

18.16 p.to. Biz Den. The Western Stadla

Orchwin,

11 b., Evensong.

11.45 p.m. Jak

Greenwich, Time Alazni s 4 pm.

12... Spring Tidings.

13.4. The News T. W. North.

1 km. An Orga

(Continued on Paye s.)

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lounging

The

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suits,

Mado of fino mercorised

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Generously cut to give n

sense of easy freedom.

Plain colours with con-

trast collar, cuffs and

binding.

$8.50

Lens 10% discount

for cash

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IBERO-AMERICAN

PRINCE OF WALES PRESIDES AT ANNUAL MEETING

26, Nathan Road, Kowloon. Telephone 59101!

Institute of Great Britain.

Tho report on the Instituteė: activities in 1934 was described by the Prince as most satisfa tory, and he expressed the hope that the Institute would con- tinuo its useful work In AENDET The Princo of Wales prosided thening cultural relations betwe last night at the third annual Britain and South-Americile Boun? meeting of the Ibero-American trien-British. Wireless,

London, March 18.