1935-03-26 — Page 7

TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 1935.

THE HONGKONG

KING'S SILVER

JUBILEE

H.K. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

LONDON STOCK

-EXCHANGE

CATHOLIC SOCIETY

UNIQUE GUARD OF

'HONOUR

London, Mar. 25.

CHINA'S PART IN COLONY TRADE

LATEST SHARE QUOTATIONS The following quotations "I am decidedly not at one with London Stock Exchange have

on

When the King and Queen drive those who fear that China's from Buckingham Palace to at-natural and Inevitable Industrial tend the Jubileo Thanksgiving | growth has sounded the death Service, at St. Paul's Cathedral on knell of the import trade. elther May 6, there will be, for the first here or in China,” said the Hon. time, a Guard of Honour from the Mr. Gordon Mackie whilst Navy, Army hid Air Force at presiding at the Annual General Buckingham Palace.

Meeting of the Hongkong “Cham- ber of Commerce yesterday,

Kave .1

{

the

been

received by sieners, Swan, Culbertson and Fritz in conjunction with fenter.

Mar. 22. Mar. 25. Stocks and Ordinary Shares

Mar. 20. Mär. 21. British Government Securities War Loan 3%

redm, after 1932 £1054 £105N... Chinese Bonds 44% Bonds 1898

(Eng, Iss.).... £100%. £100% 44% Loan 1008, £ 00% 00 5% Loan 1912. HO

The famous Windsor Greys will draw the Stato landau In

The Hon, Mr. Mackle, In his which Their Majesties will drivo

Presidential address, to and from St. Paul's. The procession will go at a slow trot, comprehensive review. of trade past so that the crowds lining the in the Colony during the route may have a good view of the Year. Uncleared and bankrupt stocks 0

overtrading pars legacy of 1931 King and Queen as they

British Wireless.

C.E.R. OFFICER PASSES

SHI

CHING-YANG

DIES IN SHANGHAI

Shanghai, Mar. 26.

The death of a well-known Chinese lender, Mr. Shib Ching-

--were again blamed for serious-15% ly handicapping new business in textiles which is ung of largest individual items of import.

5

Beorg. Lean

1913 (Lin, Jan.)

07

£ BD -

£ 96

Bhai-Nanking

Bonds 1026-47 £ 90%

£ 10

Bly. ........... £ 81%

£ 91%

Tlent,-Pukow

ly

the

.... £ 39 Tient.-Pukow Railway (Bupl. Lonn)

£ 13

£ 28

5

Shal-'chow Ningpo ftly...

£ì01

£101

Ilonan Rly. £ 31% Hukuang fly

£ 91

1011

Had Ry, 1018. E 18 German 70 int.

Foreign Bonds and

Loan 1924.... £ 68 Japan 65% Sterling

Loan 1997. £ 76% Japan 6 Sterling

Loan 1924 € 90 H.K. & S'ha link

(Ldn. Regd.). £127 Mr. P. S. Cassidy, in the routes Chartered Bank £6 of a speech, sold:

sh.

The Chairman also referred to America's silver-purchasing policy and said that instead of improv Ing China's purchasing power it had the opposlte effect in that It was paralysing China's export trade and depriving her of the wherewithal to purchase foreign goods.

Interesting reference was also made yang, member of the Central Executo Hongkong's place in the Imperial tive Committee of the Kuomintang. Preference scheme. JR announced.

He succumbed to lung trouble last evening at Pno Lang Hospital, here, at the age of 57. He is sur- -vived by his wife, even sona and

two daughters.-Centrel News,

CUSTOMS CRUISER

FOUNDERS

OFFICERS AND CREW ALL RESCUED

Amoy, Mar. 26. The Chinese Customs cruiser Hai Ilo, which went aground in the vicinity of Amoy last Saturday night, has been abandoned and sunk

amid heavy seas.

All the crew, including a nuraber of Britishi officers, were taken off by the Customs cruiser Chunshing, which has returned to Amoy.-Cen- tral Notes.

BRITISH INFANT

MORTALITY

LOW RECORD LAST YEAR

London, March 25;

It was mentioned in a House of Commons discussion to-night that

as a result of the steady decline

has

6% Lung Tsing U.

Industries

ab.

Tobacco

Canadian Celanese Chinese Eng. and Min. (Beurer) Courtaulds Distillers Dunlop Rubber Electric.

Industries

(England)

110/7

|

GOOD PRESS DAY PLANY

An organization for Catholle pro- paganda, to which the name of the Catholic Truth Society of Hongkong, has been given, has been starteil under the patronage of the Bishop. Mgr. Henry Valtorta, with a manag; Ing Committee composed of clerical and lay members. Its aims are to nakist Catholics in n better know. ledge of their religion, to spread amongst non-Catholica Information: about Catholic truth, to disseminate amungst Cathollen smal and cheap devotional-works, and to nasist the circulation of Catholle books,and pamphlets.

In keeping with these aims, it in- tends, amongst other things, to institute a public lending library in English and Chinese. The Society in to be supported by membership fees, donations and the proceeds from the sate of literature,

Coincident with the activities of the new Society, a Good Press Day will be held on Sunday, March' 81. for the purpose of directing the attention of all Catholica to the necessity of reading and of spreading good books and papers A Solemn High Mass will be held in the Catho- dral at 10.30 a.m.. nt which the ser- mon will be preached by Rev. Fr. Gallagher, ... PILD.

£ 44/4

£ 18 Danka

£ 081

In connection with this event, a Dramatic Performance is to be given £ 75%

on Saturday evening at the Club de Recreio, at 9 p.m., together with a £ 80%

lecture by Rev. Fr. T. F. Ryan. £120

BJ, M.A., Editor of The Rock. Ad. mission prices are $1 for adults, and £ 14% xd 60 rents for children.

80/-

Rn/-

15% Commercial and Industriai I think we can all echo the Chair-Allied Iron Found- mun's comment In the disastrous crn effect on China's export trade brought Associated

Elec. Aleut by the Silver, policy of the American Government. Self-interest Austin Motors ord. and the muddle-hesstivel theories of amateur economists seem to be play Boots 67. ing havoc with the welfare of the British-American world generally, tout Chins appears ta be a particularly unfortunate victim.

I notice that the Chairman mmitted any reference to the deplor. able state of the share market. He probably felt that words would be wasted. All the same it seem to me that the time has come when so?II (notice should be taken by the au

thorities of the losses belig sustain-General fed by genuine investors. The serious

depreciation in share values has notImpl. Chem. Ind. only been brought about by profesImpl. Chem. Ind. Def. 18/ s... Nional speculators, but has been in- tensified by the forced rates of mar-rul, Tobacco gins by outside organizations which Internat. profit through gambles

no par val... $ 24 comn-

in Rolls Royce £1 podities. The Pepper gamble

sh. London rained a storm of protest, which is receiving the attention of the Shai Elec. Cunstr. Imperial Government. A wider and Tate & Lyle ... more inalious gamble in this Colony Turner & Newall appears to leave both the community United Steel ..... and the Government unmoved.

Watney, Combe & Reid def. ard. Woolworth M/..

xkl.

in

General Committee Proposed by Mr. L. C. F. Bellamy, and seconded by Mr. M. P. Talat. the following were re-elected to the General Committee:-The Hon, Mr..

EXCHANGE RATES

Mar. 21.

-Mar. 25.

RADIO BROADCAST

Talk on His Majesty's Silver Jubilee

THREE STUDIO RECITALS

From ZIW on a wavelength of 365 metres (845 kilecycical

4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme, 7 p.m.. Stock Quotations. 7.93-7.30 p.m. Light Orchestral Selections, An Evening with Liezt (Urbach). Saschinka (Schirmann). The Hermit (Schmalstich). Forest Idyll (Esslinger),

7.30-8 p.m. "Light" Opera, Vocal Gems-Lilac Time (Schubert). Song-Waltz Song ("Merrie Eng-

"Iand") (German).

Heleno Esserman (Soprano). Selection-HMS. Pinafore

(Bullivan). Vocal Gems-Lily of Killarney . (Benedict).

8 p.m. Time and Weather Report.

From the Studio → 8.03-8,30 p.m. Planoforte Recital Liya Gurevitch. Programme

1. Pastorale and Lapriccio.

2.

Scarlat-nunig. Prelude No.-2... Mendelssohn.

3. At the Shoemakers....Jurinu. (a) Hans Bachs,

(b) The Margaines Silkon

Slippers.

(e) The Peasant's Bouts. (d) Greek Sandals. (ej The shoes of the-Baliet

(f) The dainty shoes of her

(g) Shoes of a Toreador.

4. Lirfe fragment 5. The Mermaid

Dancer.

Ladyship.

Medtner,

. Medtner.

8.30-0 pm. Variety. Orchestra-You're always in

niy arms.

72.11/32 Humorous-Riding down from

14.74 Bangor.

11.88 Humorous-The King of Zulu.

Frank Crumit.

THA

67% Instrumentai--Sweet Sue-Tust you, 1/71% Instrumentnt-Georgin on my mind. 4.77%

Nat Gonelin and his Trumpet. 7.061 Songs Josephine ("Little Women").

2014 Songa-Slumberland.

Les Allen (Baritone), Orchestra-George Gershwin-

Medley,

-9.20 p.m.

From the Studio.

A Talk on "Is Majesty's Silver 20.92% Jubilee" by Mr. G. C. Pelham.

176%

9.20.9.30 p.m. Chauve-Souris Selec- 1/2.1/10tion.

N. Balieff's Chauve Seuris Company.

9.30 p.m.

Press Bulletins, Stock Quotations,

106% -British Wirclean.

9.35-9.55 p.m. From the Studio.

Hawaiian Selectiona

1: King's Serenade.

3670 25/0

24/9 24/0

43/1014 447- 17/- 46/0

111/1914 Berlin..

Paris..

.72.5/32

Geneva,

.14.70%

.11.84

77/6

7073

Athens.

5:00

Milna

.57%

-- 16/6

16/0

40/6

49744

Shanghai.

.1/7.2/16

New York.

4.70

Amsterdam.

7.01

4679

46/0

Vienan

.2014

Musient

Electric

Prague.

.113

113

27/9

987--

Rncharest

47244

Madrid:

....

47/0

47/8

Llabon

357-

30/3

Hongkong

.34.13/14 .110 2/

47214 34.29/32 110 2/-

9/1

9/3

Brussels.

.20.47

13077

130/7

Bombay

.1/04

Nickel

Yokohama

.1/2.3732

$ 24

10/101101/3

Montevico

41%

40%

Belgrade

Montreal

.210 .4.81.

210 4.82

47/6 09/0 61/9

47/6

Silver (Spot)....27.3/10

277%

100/- 2/3

Silver (forward).27.6/16 War Loan...

28

104

Walkiki Trio,"

Programine.

26/71%

84/6

65/6

C.

102/9 102/0 Miscellanenur

30/0

20/0

8 p.m.

20/3

20/6

1976

19/5

1/0

28/0

1/9 28/9

21

10 p.m.

2876 29/3 2073 25/- 275/- 271/3

11 m. "Serving the Customer"

50%- 60/- 18673 18379 277/6 27173

Oils

59/314

4673

46/3

46/3 71/3

40/10%

93/9

12.10

13.30 .

Angiu-Dutch .... Chartd. 16/- sh. (Bearer)..... Kalumpong

C. Gordon Mackle, the Hon, Mr. J. Guta

Rubber

J. Paterson, Mr. W. H. Bell, Mr. hurn, Mr. A. W. Hughes, Mr. C. Stanley H. Dodwell. Mr. V. M. Gray-Pekin Synd. 27 Kaight,

and

JO

ord. sh.、、、、 G. Miskin, Mr. K. 5. Rubber Trusts.. Morrison, Mr. T. E. Pearce and Mr. Southern Railway in infantile mortalliy in Britain, A. L Shields.

(Deferred) £21% the rate had been-dialved-in-tho The Chairman proposed.......that

alinen Meurs. Perey Smith, Sethi period from 1900 to 1934.

Burma Corpn. lis. Last year, the number of Fleming bo re-elected auditors. This children dying before the age of was seconded by Mr. T.. A. Mitchell Chosen Corpn.

Crown Mines ... passed ananimously. 12 months was a low record of and wa

Randfontein Proposed by the Chairman 64 per thousand.-British Wireless, seconded by Hon. Mr. J. Owon

Estates Hughes, the election of Mr. D. G. Spring Mines Glena Allen and Messra. Peterson and Van Ryn Deep

Sub-Nigel

MEAT QUOTA

ANGLO--AUSTRALIAN

TALKS

London, March 25.

and

Co. to the Chamber was confirmed.

A tribute to the work of the Hon. Anglo-Persian Mr. Mackie, whe will be retiring Burma Oil... and leaving the Colony shortly, was Shell Trans and 71/3

paid by MIT. W. H. Bell nt the con clusion of the [said:

meeting.

Trad. (Bearer)

Mr. Bell Rhakana Corpora- tion Before this meeting concludes 1 feel that I must express to Mr. Conversations on the meat quota Mackie, our Chairman, our deep re- between the United Kingdom andgret that he is retiring and leaving the Australian Ministers began at the Colony very shortly. I am sure a proliminary meeting at Down-you will all join me in wishing him ing Street to-day, when Mr. all of the very best in the future. Ramsay MacDonald, who presided. (Applause),

welcomed the Commonwealth Premier, Mr. Lyons, and colleagues.

his

The Ministers will meet again next week-British Wirclesa,

WAR MEDALS STOLEN

KOWLOON THEFT REPORTED

and Mr. Mackle has had a long honourable career in the Far East, He came out to Mesara, Gibb, Livingston's In Hongkong at the beginning of the century, at the age of 21. His promotion was rapid and in 1912 he was made Manager of the Shanghai branch. He has been in charge of the firm's interests "both here and in Shanghai and when those interests became naxociated

U.S. COMMODITY PRICES

LATEST CABLED

QUOTATIONS

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

New York Cottunt.

Mar. 23.

May with July Messrs. Mackinnon Mackenzie & Com- October pany, he became a partner in the December fatter Arm whilst sill continuing as January (1936) 10.79 Leonies-sf-Alsaciu, Gibbs, Livlugeton March

6.30 pun, Nowa in Ecatlah.

m. Relayed from Berlin: An Evening

In the Hameland.

4.15 p.m. Nawa in Germ.

7 p.m. Concert of Light Male.

Naws in Ensilah.

8.15. Close down DJD, DJN (Germ.,

Engl.)

EAST ASIA ZONE

Esat Aala Fons brosdcast through DJA an 41,2 metre, and JN (81.45 metres).

9 m. DJA. DJN Announces

(Ger

Engi) German Folk Home, Pro- gramme Forecast (Gerin.. Eng) 2.15 p.m. ale and Topical Event 9.40pm New English un DJ and

in. Detch on DJN...

1.15

Ilalayon Derlin An Evening In the Homeland.

• radio sketch,

A

. Newa in German on DJA and

BIN,

2. The Hula Blues.

3. Hawaiian Shadows.

by

The call of Mountain. Beautiful Kabana.

†The

Danco

1.55-10 p.m. Hungarian ("From Foreign Parts") (Moszkowski, arr. Sommer.) The B.B.C. Wireless Military and. 10-10,30 jm. From the Studio-A Lea Hilsden-Plano. Recital by George Jay-Saxophone.

10.30 p.m. Press Bulletins, Stock Quotations,

10.35-11 p.m. Dance Music,

11 p.m Close Down.

ZEESEN PROGRAMMES

11.30 p.m. New Chamber Orchestre Com.This Evening's Broadcast From

polions. Works by Kurt von The German Short-Wavers

Wehlfurt and fiero Herrmann. The Hans-Dakar limaso Chamber Orchestra.

.. News in English on DIA and

In Dutch n ·DJN.

Close dawn DJA, DIN (Germ.. Fl-)

DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES

Today's Broadcasting From Four Transmissions

Special

Far programs for

Eastern latoners will be broadenst from Zemun follows:

ROUTH ASIA ZONE South Arla Zen, broadenit from DJB, (19.76 metres) and IN (31.48 metres).

4.45 p. 128. D5N Anrisancement (Germ.,

Engl.) German Polk Bang. Fro ramme-Porscast (German, Eng

luh).

5. p.m. Dust on two Pianos, Will Hahn

and Walter Thiele. With Reelt

tional interpofitona by Herbert Weinbach.

The following wavw.fexgths and frequencim] (Continued on Previons Column.)

kre abovered by Daventry. Call Bign Frighenty

GSA

Wavelength

1.050.c. 49.59 moires 0.110 k.. 31,65 metres

tur.

11,00 Irises

GSI

Бяс

9,565

ទេវ

11.750

25.53

mpire

GRE

12,865.

2621 Meiren

CAM

15,140 h.c.

25.82

GAG

17.790 ..

12.85

GSIK

GRI

21,450 kr. 15.369

53.97 mpires

GBJ

21,540

Metzen Portres

19.45 +imen 12.93 metro

Transmission 5

(0.9.C, and G.S.A.)

7. Ign. Studio Cancert. 7.43 m. parle Talk,

Greenwich Time. Hignal at Midnight

Em Atherton prevents her company

and herself in "Back Again."

B.45.m. The News. Dalry Produce Plz

and Poultry Notes.

?.. Close dawn,

Transmission 2

(0.9.7 and 0.8.C.).

Ломо

10.80

10,94

Mar. 25.

Cinging

11.06/09 11.11/12

$4.1.

10.59

10.72/73

10.09

10.80/82

10.86/86

& Co.

I business career was interrupted by the War when he had commit

Spot March ny

11.20 New York Rubber

10.62

IDNT H

11.40

10.43 b

10.02

10.53/53

10.74

10.65/66

10.00

10.81/81

#

10.00

11.15

10.85/80 11.02/02

120 lots

"Highlands", Captain R. Hen-of a Chinese Labour Battalion. For derson's home at Kimberley Road, mentioned in despatches. →.

his war service Mr. Mackie was July Kowloon, was entered by a thief

September In both Hongkong and Shanghai, October yesterday, and jewellery and other apart from his activities as a director December property to the value of over $640. of many large Companies, ho han

Total sales: were stolen, from a bedroom. found time, to perform an amazing

Chicago Whea! Amongst the articles stolen amount of public service. Amongst lay

04 034/93% other positions he served for three July were three War Medals, one

01/91% 0116 which bore the owner's name.

on tho Shanghal Municipal September. .... YCATE

90% 0074701 Council, was Chairman of the Shang- hal General, Chamber of

Saturday's sales:—10,510,000 bushels Commerco

Chicago Corn

of

and a member of the Committee of any Chamber there. In July

KING AND QUEEN the British

RETURN TO LONDON

TO-DAY

Hongkong he has frequently served September

on the Committee and as Chairman Total wales: 7,108,000 bushels o of this Chamber and all his colleagues)

on the Committee appreciate his May sound judgment and skilled guidance July In the many dificult qucations which come up for decision.

*77% TAM GB

7744/7754 7244/72%

69 708

Winnipeg Wheat.

New York Sil

832 83%/83%

84%/64%

1.20

1.30

1.20

1.31 /31 1.28/20 1.28/28

100.00

01.00/50 01.45/70 02.05/40

London, March 25.

March The King and Queen will return for some years on the Executive and July.

As you know, Mr. Mackie has served May to London to-morrow, at the end Legislative Councila in Hongkong, of their stay at Eastbourne.→

Total Bales:-65 lots and-is-at-present the Chamber-of-

-Montreal Allyer. During the last few days, they Commerce representative on the Marth

69.50 have enjoyed glorious sunshine. Legislative Council. I feel sure you May

50.75 On Thursday, they will drive to Blackie and in assuring him that we, September

will all Join m in thanking Mr. July Victoria to meet the Duke of the members of the Hongkong Gener Gloucester on his return from al Chamber of Commerce, approcisto New York Metals.

Total salca:38, contracts Australia and Now Zealand. fully his Freat servicos to British Wireless.

this Copper January .. Colony, (Applause),

Tin January

40.20 01.10

6.71

44,90

7. p.m. Ben. Bêney Torch, at the

Circan of the legal, Edmonton. 7.30 p.m. The B.II.C. Dancy Orchestra, "S

Greenwich Time Signal at 12 Noon

8.13 p., Eugene Fial and hia Tango. Or.

chentra.

P.. Jp Munenak and the Troxy

Grand Orchestra.

1.45 p.m. The New

12 pm. Close down.

Transmission '3

16.8.F, 0.5.E. and 0.8.0.) '

10.15 p.m. Ben. The Tower -Orchmin,

p.m. poris, Talk. '.'

11.18 pằm. The Gosely Hour-8th Edition. 12.45 m. The Tergoar. Monicipal

chindra

_fireenwich Time Bienal at 4 p.m. 13:30 a.m. The Now. 2.15 x.m. *flere, Thern, weid. Everywhere. Journeyings in harmony, songs, mad Saughter. Pretented by Wil 1am tueturg,

14. The Wirele ·Milliary Bandi Conductes, D. Walton O'Donnel 1.45., Close down.-

Transmission 4

(0.8.D. (1.9.3.) | 2. Ben, The News, 2.15 am. Empire Programme

Tanex.

Bignature

1.20 m. The Victor Olaf Sextet,'

Benwich Tima Signal at 7 pm. 2.15. The UL. Dance. Orchestra,

directed by Henry Hall.

Greenwich Tima Bignal at 5 p.ro.

Ý BÔNG -Hetarina elodies... The 15.n.C.

Theatre Orchestra.

5 am. The Creswell Colliery Dand.”,

16 mm. · The Nawa,

111 xm, A Torital by Maria

(Bopratin) and Frank 0.77

(Pianaforts), 40.30 15, 44%, num. „Clola downe

Bandra

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