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STRENGTHENING RELATIONS

JAPANESE OVERTURES TO CHINA

to

Tolnas, March 14,

to accord

LNO

BRITISH MESSAGE TO GREECE

HOPES FOR FUTURE PEACE

CHARITY BALL.

POPULAR EVENT

ARRANGED

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

MARKET DOWNWARD

YESTERDAY

FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 1935.

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

LATEST SHARE QUOTATIONS

the

The following quotations. on London Stock Exchange have been recalved by Micsera. Swan, Culbertson

Mar. 13. Mar 14. and Frita in conjunction with Reuter. British Government Becurillen War Loan 84%

redm..after 1982 £100% £10T

Chinese Bonds

4%

Bonds 1898

(Eng. Inn.).... £100

Loan 1908. £ 99 Loan 1912.88 1913 (Ldn. Ins.) £ 97

Reorg. Loan

5% Bonds 1926-47 £ 98 5% S'hal-Nanking

Rly £ 824

8% Tient.-Pukow

Rly.NA “E ̃34 6% Tient-Pukow Rallway (Supl. Lean)

5% S'hal-Il'chow-

Ningpo Rly....101

£100% £00%

£88

£ DT14 £ 08

£ 824

2:34%

20

£101

Honan Ely, £ 31% £ 31%

5% Hukuang Rly.

£ 454

A charity ball will be held in ald of the Children's Hospital and dlø- Clinic, Kowloon, under the

New York, Mar. 14, It is learned that as a means to tinguished patronage of His Ex-

The following reports on the Now strengthen the cultural relations cellency the Governor, Sir William York stock market have been received between Japan and China a mag-Fool, K.C.M.G., K.B.E., and the through Messrs. Swan, Culbertson & nificent Contucian Temple has honorary presidency of Sir Shou- Frits The Wall Street Journal re- been just completed in Tokyo and son Chow, Kt., LL.D. at the Hotel port on yesterday's markets: Rocka points inaugurauon ceremonies will soon Cecil on Saturday, March 30, from declined as much as three

owing to general pessimism over the bo hold...

B p.m. to 1 am,

Utility situation, plus the hesitancy The Children's Hospital and of Traders due to complicated news, In order

added Clinic being allocated in a section including, firstly, the Treasury's call aolomnity to the occasion, Invita- temporarily at the Precious Blood of Firat Liberty Bonds, which it la 43% tlons have been extended to Mr. Convent, has been rendering in-belleved will make present holders Kung Teu-cheng, direct deacon- valuable medical aid and care for buy Municipal issues, thus placing Be dent of Contucius, and the descen- the poor children among the second, the buying of Sterling and more government bonds in banks; donts or Manchus and a number ignorant working class.

sale of France abroad. The dollar of other divinguianed Chinese, "Its work is benefiting the com-rose to a premium in terms of francs, to: attend

ceremonies.munity in general; -any- ailment due to further talk that the monetary Whether they can be persuaded and any misfortune befailing any-conference at Brussels on Monday accept the invitation is not one cannot but in some ways in might break up, with Belgium later Bonds as yet certain.--Central News.

flict injury on all those who are forced to adopt devaluation. In contact with the sufferer. Con-call of First Liberty Bonds. Stocks irregularly higher owing to the sequently, the medical roller and on the Curb exchange were also ir- instructions given by the hospital regularly higher, in spite of proft- and clinic with the help of its taking. Brokers loans have increased

1011

£ 45% honorary doctors and the support by $1,000,000

6% Lung Tsing U. of the H.K. Society for the Protec-

New York and Chicago commodity Hal Rly, 1913. £18 £181⁄4 tion of Children, mean not only report received through Messrs.

Fereign Bonds and Banks to alleviate the suffering of the Swan, Culbertson and Fritz:-

Gorman 7% Int. young ones, but also to provent Colton: While there were intima-

£ 716 £ 724 Loan 1024 their infectious diseases from tions from Washington to the effect Japan 5% Sterling

Loan 1907. £ 77% £ 77% spreading all over the City. It is, that a loan on New Crop was con- Londen, March 14.

therofore, only natural that this templated should conditions warrant Japan 6% Sterling

Loan 1024 £ 89% ± 80 The British Minister at Athene institution expects to have theit, the important matter of the amount has been instructed to inform the support of a generous community, was not mentioned, and may not be K. & S'hal Bank

(Len. Kegd.) £130 £1204 Greek Government that His It is hoped that this function, until August. In the meantime, the

absence of this price factor may Chartered Bank £6 Majesty's Government has learnt at a very moderate charge of $3.50 probably be very unsettling. Many ah.

£ 15% ... £ 15% with great satisfaction that in-per head for dinner and dance, Court decisions against New Deal Commercial and Industrial ternal peace has been re-establish- may be a big success. Arrange législation could easily undermine Allied Iron Found- ed in Greece.

ments have been made, with the confidence in the Government's ability The Government desire the Management of the Hotel Cecil to to attain its objective, and the pos- Associated

sibility of a largo Increase in cheap Greek Government and nation to provide an excellent menu at cost Brazilian cotton is not conducive to Austin Motorn ord. know that the diMculties of price for charity, while Mr. Tae an optimistic view. We think that a Greece have their sympathy and Yung-kwong has donated a aum conservative position, with a reduc-Boots / ab.... that it is now their sympathetic of $100 for payment of half cost tion on long lines on upturna, ix ad- British American

in of the

Tobacco hope that domestic peace

orchestra. Consequently, visable, pending a more stable out! Greece may prevail, her wounds a large attendance is expected in look, which applies to Commodities Canadian_Celanese be healed, and progress toward view of the inexpensive charge for Kenerally. prosperity resumed. - British the evening's entertainment.

Tickets Wireless.

obtainable at the Hotel Cecil. The following con- 'The following quotations are by stitute the strong and energetic | Reuter, committee:-Patron: H. E. Sir Dow-Jones Averages: William Pool; Hon. President, Sir Shou-son Chow; President, Mr. 30 Industrials

20 Rails Tao. Yung-kwong; Chairman, Dr. 20 Utilities R. C. H. Lim; Joint Hon. Secrett 40 Bonds aries: Miss Adele Lee and Mrs. 3.11 Commodity Index Y. Poon; Joint Hon. Treasurers,

10 Leading Stocks Mr. Kwan Yim-chor and Miss Maiste Chu; Business Managercas, Amer. Smelting London, March 14. Miss Grace Au Yeung; excutive Auburn It is reported from Canberra membora, Mrs. R. C. H. Lim, Mrs. that Lord Nuffield, the famous Y. C. Kwan, Misses Pearl Chow, manufacturer of Morris motor Regina Lau, Molly Chan, Nellie vehicles, has presented the Aus- Choy, Bessie Chan, Yip Yik-chee, tralian Government with a cheque Amy Chan, Helen Loung. Florence for £50,000, to be devoted to the Chan, Dolly Wong, Dulcie Chan, care of crippled children in Aus- Margaret Chan, Mrs. W. C. Chan, tralia.

|Dr. Y. Y. Tang, Mesura. Tam Yik- Ernest Zimmern. Chau Lord Nuffield recently made a fong, gift of a similar amount for the Cham-lau, S. L. Wong, So Man- bengüt of crippled children in Newkwing, Lau Kit-nin, Lai Chang- Zealand.-British Wireless,

FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN

LORD NUFFIELD'S GENEROUS GIFT

EPIDEMIC'S TOLL.

are

to. W. K. Chan, W. M. Chan, Young Wai-wah, Wai Wing-chan, Wong Tal-chiu and Chan Wai chuen.----Contributed.

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PREMIER

-Tongshan.-March-15.- According to the returns ísnued by the local Health authorities several kinds of epidemic diseases, including acarlet fever and bronchitis, have occurred in the environs of Tongahan in the past two months. Those who died of Mr. Stanley Baldwin will be the theac diseases totailed over 200-next Prime Minister, according to well-informed quarters. Although Central News.

rumours of the early retirement of Mr. MacDonald are being dis counted it is fairly certain that he will not serve another full term, due to ill-health. It is stated that the Premier is likely to remain in Lendon, March 14. The Cheltenham Gold Cup way office until just before or just after won to-day

the fourth the General Election which is due for successive time by Mlea Dorothy to be held next year.

Mr. MacDonald returned from Puget's

steeplechaser, famous

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Relay of Hongkong Hotel Orchestra

CLASSICAL PROGRAMME

From. ZBW on a wavelength of 355 metres (845 kiloeyeles).

4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme.. 7 p.m. Local Stock Quotations, 7.63-7-20 p.m. From the Studio. The 3rd of a series of talks on "How to Listen to Muslo" by Jocal Amateur.

0

7.20-7,40 p.m. Band Selections. Old Folks at Home and in Foreign

Lands (Roberts)

Americana (Thurban)

Swastika March (Klohr)

7.40-8 p.m. From the Studio. Planoforte recital by A. W. Lorena,

1. Adagio sostenuto (Op. 27)

Beethoven. 2. Prelude No. 15.Chopin. 3. Waltz In C sharp minor

Chopin,

4. Polish Dance.....Beharwenka. 8 p.m. Time and Weather Report. 8.03-8 p.m. A Variety Concert. "Hutch" Medley-Leslie Hutchinson

at the piano.

Humorous The Company Promoter

John Tilley (this record is kind-

ly loaned by a listener). Trio-Feminino Fancles Trio-Moonlight Meanorings

The Carlylo Cousins.

Band-Where the mountains mest the

иса

Band-Remembrance

Piano Solon-A Cavalcade of Martial

Tunes

Piano Solos Sweetmeat Joe, The Candy Man..Patricia Rossborough. Vocal-Dan, Dan, the Yodelling Man Harry Terrani (Yedler).

| Orchestra—A Night with Paul White-

man at the Biltmore

Vocal Gems-Mercenary Mary

9-10.30 p.m. A Classical Program

Overture in D Minor (Handel, arr.

Elgar)

G Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D

major (Bach)

Cortot (Planoforte); Thibaud (Violin) and Cortet (Flute) and the Ecole Normale Chamber Orchestra, Parla,

Quartat in C Major (Mozart).

Capet String Quartet. 1st Movement Adagio Allegro. 9.30.p.m.

Press Bulletins, Stok

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6070

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Industries....

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4773 47/6

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06.55

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2173

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20/-

20/3

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FINANCE COMMITTEE

VOTES TOTALLING $76,482 APPROVED YESTERDAY

Following the meeting of the Legislative Council yesterday, niceting of the Finance Committee was held, the Colonial Secretary. the Hon. Sir Thomas Southorn, pre- Riding.

Votes totalling $76,482 were con- sidered.

In regard to an item of $12,000 under the heading Kowloon Build- ings "Furniture. Workshop, and Store," the footnoto stated:-A sum of $27,000 was approved for this work in 1984; but owing to the contractor's failure to complete the work, expenditure of $10,687 only was incurred. The provision of $2,000 in the 1935 Estimates is for retention money only, so as the work bas proceeded an additional sum of $12,000 is required to com- expended balance of $16,418 avail- able at the end of 1934, re-vote of the sum of $12,000 only, is there- fore requested.

Golden Miller, winner of lost Chequers to Downing Street yer-plete, during 1935, From the un- year's Grand National,-Britiah terday morning and later presided Wireless.

at the regular weekly meeting of the Cabinet. Although he feels much better than he has been for some weeks, he has not fully recovered and his physician, Lord Horder has ordered him not to exert him- self and to take things easy.

MR. J. C. BIGGS RESIGNS

hia

NEW MINISTER

London, March 14.

The Hon. Sir Henry. Pollocks notice that the contractor failed to complete the work. Has the Gov- ernment suffered any damage by

All the votes wero approved.

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Impl. Chem. Ind. Def. 10 h... Impl. Tabacco Internat. Nickel no par val. .... Rolls Royco £1

ah.

ord. sh. Rubber Trusts Southern Railway

(Deferred)

$ 23 $ 24

1/0 2074% 29/9.

.... 21% £21%

Mines

Burma. Corpn.-Ra.

10vaqt

Chosen Corpn.... Crown Mines.... Randfontein

Estates Spring Mines Sub-Nigel Van Ryn Deep

277/6

Concerto No. 3 in D Minor (Rach-

maninoff, Op.20)

Vladimir Horowitz (Pinnoforte)

and the London Orchestra.

Symphony

Symphony in D Minor (Cesar Franck) Philadelphia Symphony Orch. 3rd movement onlyAllegro Non

Troppo

Songs Widmung-Du Meine Scole, du Mein Herz (Schumann, Op.25, No. 1)

Songs-Nur wer die Schnsucht Kennt

(None but tko (Tchaikovsky)

weary heart)

Maria Olczewska (Contralto).

10.30 p.m. Press Bulletins, London Stock Quotationa

10.35-11 p.m. Dance Music.

11 p.m. Close Down,

ZEESEN PROGRAMMES

This Evening's Broadcast From

- The German Short-Wavers----

Special Programmes for Far Eastern lateners will be broadenst from Zemen n faltowet

SOUTH ÁBIA ZONE Bouth Asin Zone, broadcast from (1974 metren) and DJ (31,45) metros),

CAB BM. DJD, DIN Announcement (Üerm, Engl) German Falk Bong, Fre Krumme-Forocket (German. Eng-

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The following quotations on the New York commodity exchange are issued by Reuter:

New York Cotton.

Washington, March 14.

It is beloved that if Mr. Mac- the contractor's failure and has the March Mr. James Crawford Bigge, the United States Solicitor General, Donald retires, he will accept an-Government taken any steps to re-May July on the other post in the Cabinet which cover that damage from the con- has resigned his office grounds that pressure of private will enable him to give the country tractor?

The Director of Public Works: duties too the benefit of his advice and ex- business makes

perience. The Premler, it Is The work will not suffer any loss exacting.--Router.

stated, may be elevated to the because there was money in hand peerage and in this connection it when he finished. A new contract March la considered significant that one of has been signed and the work in Moy bis intimate friends, Sir Alexander going on quite well. Grant, the Scottish blacuit manu- facturer, recently purchased an estate near Lossiemouth and The appointment is announced having the house modernised. It of Mr. T.. M. Snow, at present is believed that Sir Alexander in Counsellar at the British Embassy purchasing the estate may be act- in Madrid, to be British Ministering on behalf of Mr. MacDonald as at Havana.British Wireless,

he has done on other occasions and that the Premier is providing Paris. H.M.S. Grimsby left Swatow to-day himself with a country seat against Geneva. for Hongkong and expected to ar- the time when ho goes to the Berlin.

Athens. rive in here to-morrow." H.M.S. House of Lorda.

Milan Folkestane leaves for Weiheiwei to-

Shanghai morrow, H.M.S. Cornwall leaves of the premier, too much import New York. Manila for Hongkong to-day, and is ance should not be attached to the Amsterdam. expected to arrive on Monday.

conditions of his boalth. They Vienna. declare he is in the habit of over- Prague. Mr. W. H. Bell and Mr. J. K. working but has a wonderful con- Bucharest

Madrid.. Bousfold returned from Manila to-stitution and a few days' rest after day by the s.a. President McKinley, what seems a complete breakdown Brusselr

Hongkong accompanied by Mr. Frederick Godber, usually Anda him his usual hearty Bombay, sxecutive of the Aslatio Petroleum self-Our Own Correspondent. Co, in London.,

'www4

ish),

DJB.

Woman's Hour, The 11th Anni versary of the Death of Queen Louise.

1,30 p.m. hews in English,

6.45 pm. Belayed from 11amburg! Concert with Campbeltiona by Bach and Handy!.

6.40 p.m. News in German,

7 p.m. Concert of Light Mule.

8 Bat. Nowa in English.

3.15 p.m. Close down D3B, DIN (Germ,

Zngt.)

EAST ABIA ZONE

East Asia Zone broadcast through DFA on 11.38 metres, and DIN (81,48 metres),

■ p.m. DSA. DJH Announcement (Germ.,

Engl) German Polk Beng, Pro Stamina Forecast (Derm., Engli 9.15 p.m. Woman's Hour: The 115th An

niversary of the Death of Questa Ladlar. 9.45 p.m.. News in English on DJA and

in Dalth on JN. Helayed from Hamburg: Center of Compositions by Dach and Hisendet,

Qalet Cornere and ValtorION

Gramophone Belections.

11,18 p.m. News in Garman on ÞJA sid

DJK,

11.30 p.m. The Farckat Ademitres of a

Wight in Lore

Merriment.

An Hour of

13.15 am, News in English on DJA and

in Butch on DIN,

1130 km. Clom dawn DJA, DIN (Cam,

Engl.)

DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES

To-day's Broadcasting From Four Transmissiona

The following wavelengths, and frequenci

are sheerved by Daventry. Call Hien Predenty

11.20 metzee 26.53

10 p.m.

top

11.21

Mar. 13. Mar. 14.

Closing

11.23/26

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11.28

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October December January (1936)

Spot

11.02

11,90/91

11.04

11.12

11.45

11.00/00 11.00/05 11,50

New York fubber

11.78

11.40/40

11.88.

11.48/48

+

July... September.... 12.18 October December

Total sales:-469 lota

Chiengo heat May July September

Wednesday's

11.09

11:61/02

11.73/75

12.20b 12.41

11.61/EI

12.00/00

Wernlength

03% DEM/02%

OBAMA, 4,050 k.,

49.50

patres

80%

884/89%

680

$$ metres

16C

1,445 ke

89%

8814/68%

GSD

13770

Lt.

COR

11,80% ke.

mainte

.14.55% .11.72

14.074

sales: 11,968,000 busbola

Chicago Corn

CSP

35.140 h.

10.03

G80

17,710 k.

GHI

21,470 .c.

11.82 May

194

80 76%

7834/78%

GHI

1240 k.c.

747/74%-

GBJ

31,049 k.

masi

68.21/32 .1/75/10

4,74% · .6.96%

.264

.112% .487

.34.17782

.20.22

20.38

Total

Yokohama

Mr. Walter L. Marshall and Mr.

Montevideo Belgrade. Montreal.. Silver (Spot)...27.6/10 Silver (forward) 277/10 War Loan .100.11/16

-British Wireless,"

.1/0 .1/234 .414

1/6/%

sales-108 lots

Montrent llver.

1/2 March

$0.60

50.05/00

414 Mar

60.00

50.00/16

207 July....

60.50

4.8114

4.81% September....

00.00

00.50/80 01.00/40

2734 107

New York Ruhber

Copper March- Tin March

6.05

6.92

140.00

46.00

According to intimate friends

The U.S.S. Augusia, flying the flag of Rear Admiral F. B. Upham, Con- P. W. Parker, of the Standard Vacuum mander-in-Chief of the US. Asiatic Oil Co., returned to the Colony from Fleet, is expected to arrive in the Manila by, the B. President, Me- Colony from Manila to-morrow, Kinley to-day,

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by

Dom

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suits.

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poplin with the new *Stand up" collar.

Generously cut to give n

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Plain colours with con.

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Less 10% discount

for cash

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57 September 1/7.7/16 Total

4.75

7.03 May

26 July 11274

407 March 34.18/10 May 2/04) July

73% 724/72 sales:-7,190,000 bushels

Winnipeg Wheat.

83/2 83/83% 83 83.750 New York Silk

1.2014 1.264/20 1.20 1.27 727 1.28 1:20/27

TROL metres 1357 metre MIENI

Transmission 2

(0.8.P. and G.1.0.1

7 p.m. Big Ben, Medvadell'a

Orchestra

1,46 p.m. An Grean Recital

· Gregory Morrny. Greenwich Tima Bigmal at It Neon' 8.15 p.m. Popular Belinda.↑

1,30 p.m. The B.B.E. Danes Orchisten,

directed by Henry Hall. 1,15 gầm. The Coventry ilipoodrome. Or-

chestra.

1.47 p.m. The News and Announcementa. 10 pm. Close down.

Transmission a

(77.A.P., 0.8.7% and 0.R.MA

19.10 p.m. Big BB, A Chopin Rəclisi ker

Kinoci, Lush (Plánoforia), (Continued on Page 4)

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