1935-04-25 — Page 7

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SILVER PRICE RISES AGAIN

(Continued from Page 1.)

A fair volume of Treasury buying. was also reported.----United Press.

PAYING WORLD PRICE

Waslington, Apr. 24. Senator Key Pittman expressed the opinion that the United States Treasury might make an overnight announcement' raising the price of nowly-mined silver to 80 cents per

-ounce,

PACIFIC PARADE

GIGANTIC GAMES ON SOUTHERN WATERS

San Pedro, Apr. 24. The U.S. Navy a completing ith plans for its Pacifle parade in war games more elaborate than any yet staged.

In official parlance, the forth- coming manoeuvres, mence on Monday, are known only

which cam-i na "Problem No. 16,"

But in this game, Uncle Sam's fleet will sail closer to the shores Officially, there is no indication of Asia than whatever of the Treasury's inten-manoeuvres ever

any previous undertaken in tions, although such action would the Pacific. be in line with expectations.

It is indicated that the Treasury Island, 1200 miles west of Hono- By reaching out to Midway does not intend to allow domestic lulu, the U.S. fleet will come near silver producers to unduly profitto venturing into Oriental waters. by permitting them to withhold newly-mined silver for a further advanco in the price, but will pro- bably impose thx of 50 per cent. on all such gains-Reuter.

LONDON. AND NEW YORK Silver prices in London ad- vanced 7/10ths yesterday, making the spot quotation 32.13/16 and the forward rate 2.16/16.

China was a heavy buyer, whilst speculators bought and sold. The market was uncertain.

New York stocks were featured yesterday by the strength of silver iArte, which dominated the

market. This was due to the fact that the world price of silver exceeded the Treasury price, but the latter has now been raised.

BRITISH POSTAL

TRAFFIC

STEADY INCREASE

REPORT

London, Apl. 24, The average daily receipts of British postal traffic have been higher than in the corresponding mouth of the year rarer, ever since the end of 1932.

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THURSDAY, APRIL

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

DR. GIBSON LEAVING

LATEST SHARE QUOTATIONS

London Stock Exchange have been The following quotations an the received by Messen. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz in conjunction with Reuter, War Loan 36

Apr. 23. Apr. 24. British Government Securities redm, after 1952 £108

£10814 Chinese Bond Bonds 1898. (Eng. Iss.).... £11 45 Lann 1968 £ 07% 64 Loan 1912 £40 Bonds 1808

£101%

£9744

£ 8014

Reorg Lan

S'hai-Nanking

Bonda 1925-47 £95 1013 (Lin, Ira.) £ 9S

Ľ 97%

£90

8514

£ 31

£ 27

£101

£17

£ 31

f 17

bounded on the north by the de-55 Tient.-l'ukow

The gigantic playground will be Rly. anlate Aleutian Ishus off the Test.-Pulow

My. coast of Alaska; on the south by the Trople of Canerr; on the east

Railway (Supl. Lonn) by the rich coust

£27 California 5 Shai-chow- of And on the

west Inland.

by Midway Ningpo Rly, . £101 B. Ionan Uy. . . $ J1 naval yards here are hives of in-laing Thing U. The landing platforms nt the Hukuang Ry. dustry night and day, suitors in vast quantity of supplies required regular procession moving the aboard their ships,

1917.

Hai Rly. 1913.10% 15%

Foreign Bands and Banks German 755 Int. visitors are allowed near the While this work in proceeding Japan 5 Sterling

Loun 1924. I 6544 1 605,

tuined regarding every detail.

Lonn 1907 hips, strict secrecy beleg main-Japan 6% Sterling

27.4 792

C TU Lean 1024

D1% H.K. & Shad Bk. Chartered Bank £5 (fal. Hegd.)

DIWA

The American armada of 185 ships will inelude 1f battleships, | 11 heavy cruisers, aircraft car rlers, os well as destroyers, light cruisers, mine layers, submarines and muxiliary craft.

The slower vessels will leave in n day or two to take up their positions on the 5,000,000 square miles of blue Pacific wafer upon which they will play their part in the forthcoming war, while the speedier destroyers and cruisers will depart on Monday.

Ad.

His reported that Rear miru dohnson' has already sailed thester, to thepret the naval and from San Diego aboard the U.S.S. air Imses at Hawaii,

$126

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Boots 57 sh..... British American

Tobacco Cannijan Celanese Chinese Eng, and Curtualds

Min. (Bearer Distillers

unp Rubber

Electric

WORK EULOGISED AT MEETING

Tributes to the work of Dr. R. McLean Gibson, M.D., CM., FR.C.E,

25, 1935.

RADIO BROADCAST

Superintendent of the Allee Children's Concert From

Memorial and Aliated Hospitals, who is retiring after 38 year's service, were paid by the Ilon. Mr. S. W. Ts'o, the Chairman, nt

afterwards,

ZBW Studio

metres (846 kilocycles):

From ZUW on a wavelength of 305

5.6 p.m. Hongkong Hotel Dance Orchestra.

6-6.30 p.m. Children's Studio Con-

6.30-7 p.m. longkang Hotel Dance

the annual meeting of the General | PROGRAMME PROM ZEK Committee of the Hospitals held at the Chamber of Commerce yes terday evening,. Immediately apecial meeting was held at which the Chairman proposed that in cert. recognition of the long and valu- able services rendered by Dr.Orchestra. Gibson, a ward in the proposed new Nethersole Hospital be named the Gibson Ward. The propogal was seconded, by the Deputy Chairman, the Hon. Sir William Shenton, and carried amid applause.

Those present at the meeting in addition to the Chairman and Deputy Chairman were the following: Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau, Hon. Mr. W. H. Dell, Dr. R. McLean Gibson, Dr. Frank K. Ashton, Dr. Anuie Sydenham, Miss M. Ward (Matron), Mrs. A. Hughes (Asistant Matron), Mesurs, Tang Shin-kin, M. F. Key, Ngan Shing-kwao, Stanley V. Boxer, A. W. Hughes, A. Sommer. felt, Rev. 11. R. Welin and Dr. R. Maitland Alderton (Hon. Secretary). Apologies for absence were res ceived from Lady to Tung, Mr. P. S. Casaldy and Mr. A. Stevenson.

In the courac his speech, the Chairman referred to the urgent need for more funds for the building of the new Nethersole Hospital.

The estintos for 1935, showing na expoliture of $19,200, with an 'stimnted deflett of $8,000 on receipts, |were approved.

Michelin Violin), Kata Gandt Vini, Bella longer! (Cello).

Hot Cerenzen Plata). ., Young Author Wolfgang Eber

hard Sockel,

11.55 ..

News in Engilah on DJA and

In Datch on DIN. 12.30 .m. loss dawn DJA, DIN (Germ.,

Eegl.)

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Mustent The average unt of money

Hawaii will be one of the strafe General

imla-tries..... Electric received daily last month was gle points in the forthcoming bat- (England) £85,999, which represents an in-ties for it will be here that the Tud, Chem., Ind. crease of 13 per vial, on the ear-

enemy forces will converge. at-Impl. hea. Ind. responding figure for March, sacking with ginnt hombers and

Df1h... -British Wireless.

ships, while the defending forcesImpl. Tolnero will use speedy purauit planes and

Nicke Jand defences to ward off the al-Ralls Raye £1

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PIRACY RECALLED

PART OF THE LOOT FROM THE TUNGCHOW?

form

thousand

part in the operations, which will he under the charge of Admiral

Naval

Display Set For San Diego in June

An eche of the Tungchowe piracy | Reeves, aboard 11 flagship was heard at the Central Magistracy Pennsylvania.-Fuited - Press, yesterday afternoon when Yin Heung, unemployed, was brought before Mr. Big Alacfadyen and charged with the un lawful possession of a quantity of $1 banknotes ou the Bank of China, which are alleged to have part of the loot from the pirated shin The charge against defendant was that on April 20, in this Colony, he unlawfully received or had in his popsession 172 $1 anknotes on the Bank of Chiu, stolen outside the Colony, knowing such property to have been stolen..

It was alleged thai the notes were hought from the pirates by a man med Ko, who gave them to defen- dunt when they came to Hongkong together with some others. In long kong defendant attempted to change the notes at moneychangers, but was arrested. The other men abeundet. The Magistrate in sentencing de fendant to three months' Jard fabour stated that although it could not be proved defendunt took part in robbery, the attempt to dispose of the banknotes was deliberate and thought- out beforehund,

the

Detective-Inspector Murphy appear- ed for the prosecution.

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PLAZA GUTTED

IRISH SWEEPSTAKE. BEADQUARTENS

Dublin, Apr. 21. The famous Plaza Theatre, where the Irish Erer. Stute Sweepstakes are WILLIAMSON-AND CO, BUYS drawn, has been completely destroyed

by fire..

THE FORAFIC

The fire, which is strongly suspect. Having completed the unloading fed to have been enased by incendiar- uf ber cargo, the Forndle, a freight is, started at 7 an, in the lower

er previously owned by Andrew part of the premises, Weir and Company, will pass into

Within a few mines the whole Firemen were on the scene in less

the basis of Williamson and Com-building was enveloped in flames, pany. She arrived here from Saigon

tona grass,

The following wave-length are observed by Daventry, Call High Frequenzy 4.050 kr. 9,210 k.t. 9345 11.150 15.

and frequencita

Wavelengt

49,50 metres at.46 fmklrem 31.34 meiten 23.8

25.ZA fetres 13.NE metzen

Transmission 5

18.5.C. and 6.8.A.) 7. Ben

Mwaters

Marke Beethoven. The B.B.C. Empire Orchestra. lendar, funiel Meine Conductor, Erle Poe Eda Keracy

Valin Orchestra:

Overture.

1 p.m. Stock Quotations, 7.03.7.29 p.m. Concert Items. Pianoforte Solo-Andants and Rondo

Capriccioso (Mendelssohn),

Irene Scharrer. Songs--Chanson Indous (Song of

India) Rimsky-Korsakov). Songs Botero-Les Filles de Cndiz (The Maids of Cadiz) (Delibes). Songs-Le Reve Passe (Krier).

Amelita Gal-Curel (Soprano), Songs--On the

(Spenko),

road to Mandalay

Frederick English Violin Solos-ta) Minstrels (Delus

(Buss-Baritone.) By); (b) Flight of the Bumble Bee (Rimsky-Korankov),

Violin Solos-Danse Espagnole ("La Vida Breve") (De Falln-Kreisler)

Yehudi Menuhin. 7,25+7.42 m. William Tell-Over- ture (Rossini) played by The Mom- bera of the La Senla Orchestra, Milan.

7.42-3 p.m. Song Memories. Billy Merson Memories. Of Timers

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

cert.

10.30 p.m. Close Bawin.

Z.E.K. PROGRAMME 8.30-18 p.m. European Recorded Music Front ZEK. on a frequency of C40 kiloeyeles,

8.30-8.55 pm. Excerpts frum Operas, Voral Gems-figuletto (Verdi)

Light Opera Company. Selection-la Buleme (Puccini)

De Great and Piccadilly Orchestra.. Vorni Gems-Die Fledermus 15. Strauss) Grand Opera Company. 8.55-9.30 p.m. Jazz Pinner

Haje da Costa Yerni. Durts

Layton and Johnstone, 7.1. Say it with MusicMedley,

Kale da Costa.

2. I 14ke to go back in the Even-

ing Lazybones,

Layton and Johnstone.

3. Many happy returns of the day

Swer and Lovely.

Rel to Costa,

4. The Dià Covered Bridge,

Layton and Johnstupe, 5. King of Jazz-Medley,

Rai da

tn.

6. What a little moonlight en du Looking for a little bit of blue, Layton and Johnstonu. 9.30-10pm. Symphony No. 101, in D Minor (The Clock) (Haydn) chestras Two menres. No layed by the Philharmonic Symphang Orchestra of New York, conducted by A. Toscanini.

Fa En Kerry and Or

in Orchestra: Byrophony No. in C minur. Greenwich Time Signal at 12 Midnight. SAM. "The Empire Noukabelf." Readings from Empire authors. An extract Imm "Boomerang" by the Aus tralian adhorses, leten Simpson. da. "Wild and Woolly" or "Furioga

Fun for Paded Fanatics. Fr _vented_by_Willem. Maclurg.

**K47 K The News.

Close down.

Transmission 2

... and G.B.C.)

Anzac Day Herulze, delayed from Ht. Clement's Dance, Londen. 7 p.m. The Rutland Square and New Victoria Orchestr. Kreeted by Noten Aut. Itring from

Victoria Cinem, Edin

270/-

71/3

5.30 p.m.

,5%

$677-

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28178

28173

07/0

95/-

Anglo-Persian

60/7

50:7 75/776/7

Shell Trans and Trt. (Bearer')

63/9 5

Bar Oil

U.S. COMMODITY PRICES

LATEST CABLED

QUOTATIONS

on the

New York cominodity exchange are

The following quotations issued by Reuter:

New York Cotton Apr. 23.

11.45.

11.53

11.22

on April 20 and is at present diss than five minutes after the alarm and charging cargo at baoy B4, her worked feverishly to control the out- May agents being the hunk Line, Ltd.

Built in 1900 at Glasgow by ir-renk all to save the thousands of July clay, Curle and Company, Ltd., the ticket counterfoils stored in steel tuber Forudie is a steel vessel of 875 boxes in the basement of the building. December

These counterfoils are of extreme

11.29 Though built as importance, na they are steamer she was converted to an after the drawing of marbles,

January (1935) 11.31 required March buyer shortly after having been

11.10 bulit, and has since then changed

Spot A strong force of pollee

11.80 her name a gumber of thes

necessary to control the enormous May Originally the Landvard, she was crowd which assembled to watch the July called successively the Songvaar,fight between firemen and, fire. again the Landivard, and the Cham- pon.

Though not a new ship the Forafie is still classed 100 AÍ ut Lloyds, and her all engines were built by the Wain O Engine Co., of Glas- gow; a firm which still manufactures some of the best and most popular ships enginea.

The vessel will go ng commis sion for her new owner immedinte- ly.

The corpse of a

young Chinese, picked up by a polico launch in Cheung Chau barbour yosterday, has been identified as that of Leo Shre, one of four junk hands who were drowned, when their craft collided with the B. Wing Lee in West Lamma Channel a fortnight ago,

was

Apr. 21.

11.42/43

tre diem burgh

Greenwich Time Signal at It Noan

"Meet the Beisetiv" Rezles, "Mee! Dr. Esince Hailey," Prevented by il creator, Anthony Wynne. New British dance Music.

*.15 pm. x.10 p.m.

"tall ax." A programme based on letters received from nutalde the Empire. Complied and pre

ented in ring form by Cell

dr.

5.15 p.m. The Western Stadlo Orchestra. Leader, Frank · Thomas.

9.30 p.m., The News.

9.45 pub. Ctner dawn,

(0.8.,

Transmission 3

.., and G.S.)

10 p.m... Bon. Sir Harry Jackson pre- nirmingham Repertory Theatre Company.

16.35 pom. "The Empire Bookshelf,” Head- in frum Empire authors. An salamet from “Boomerang" by the Australian authorzan, Kelets Himpson.

Greenwich Time Bienal at 3 p..

11 pm And Comrade Grésta Com- rudo." A concert glvin by the Atuck Exchange War-wounded Entertalament Fand at Juren Mary's Hospital for ex-Service= men, Roskamptars. Announcement. Greeting by a patient introduced by Cyril H, Frisby, v.c. Jack Payne with his Fland, Will P John Collinson. Giraels Fields. Sydney Jerome (Arespania?). m. FrenchMonde. An Отдал Recital by Thilip Terlor, relayed from the Town Hall, Chaltenham. 12.11 .m. Nedredell'a Balalaika Orchestra,

Giza Alexes (Boprano),

11.62/63

11.18/20

11.25/25

11.29/20

New York Rubber

11,77

11.88

September

12.04

11.86/30 11.80

11.06/07 11.78/78 11.88/88

$1.45

12.35 4.3.

12.12

12.05/06

12.20 12.29

12.10/12

12.17/17

90 Market closed

# DB

1.15 *.m. 10.

a.m.

Two hours after the outbreak the October side walls of the building collapsed, December with a roar that could be heard January. several blocks away,

Tatn sales:-205 lots

Chicago Wheat

clouds of smoke swept up into the sky Mny

A shower of sparks and billowing and then all that was left of the July headquarters of the world-renowned September Government lottery wus a twisted and gutted wreckage.

mass of

Tuesilny's sales:-28,498,000 bushels

Chiengo Corn

88% Market closel 82 78 Total sales:-(Tuesday)

The famous lottery drum, the only May one of its kind in the world, in which July tho marbles were drawn by nurses September from Dublin's hospitals, was Irretriev ably burnt,

employed in. the building stood out- Many of the 300 girls regularly side and watched the flames, and July,

May when it finally collapsed dozens of them were in tears.

May

Until firemen can search through July the wreckage, the fate of the precipua September

Mr. H. C. Machamura returned to counterfells will not be known.

The News 12.46 m. Afodredes's Datalaika Orchestra

(canid).

I w.m. Close down.

Transmission 4

(0.81), nd 0.8.)

PART 1

x. Han. The News.

The Vario Trib.

Greenwich Time filmat at

teet the Delectiva” Berlin, "à[vot Dr. Eustnes Walley."

· Ï'resented

2.35 .m. The

ky ha creator, Anthony Wynne.

B.U.C. Dance Orchestr stfreied by fenry Hall. Greenwich Tims Bignal at 7 pm.

a. Aseltal for Two Planafortes by Ethel Dertlett, and as Robertas, 3.30 A.. A

Programme ФП Galiltre

4.30 am. A l'onaforie Noellal by Berkaler 4.4.m. Clone down.

70,00 71.65

11,202,000 bushels Winnipeg Wheat

88% 87 87M 804 · ទនស 88% New York Silk

1.30 1.034 1.334 1.35 1.32 1.33% 1.34 1.32 1.32% Montreal Silver

72.30/0

1. BT.

72.80/73

72.45

·73.50b

78.65/70 75.00/05

Total sales:-168 contracts

the Colony by the Empress of Russia. shared the fate of the valuable drum. July

It is hoped that they havo not May

Mr. O. E. G. Marton was a passenger They are stored in steel lined boxes September by the saine boat, as also was in. in the basement, which may have Decomber...... T. J. Draper.

escaped the flames.-Rautor.

PART II

hart Mid-Wark Service, con- dacled by the Rev. W. J. Anleit Helyed from St. Michael's, - Chester Square, Londen. 5.15 am. Bymphany Concert.

The 1.1.C.“ Orchestra (Bection ). Leader. Arthur Cattetali. •Conducted by

Anton Webeen.

6.11 am. The News

... Fanes, Muafé.

KAS'a.m., Cleon dawn,

10 p.m. Press Bulletins. 10,05 pan. Close Down.

ZEESEN PROGRAMMES

This Evening's Broadcast From The German Short-Wavers

Special programm

fot Far Extern Dateners wilt be broadcast from Zeeson Solw

SOUTH ASIA ZONE

South Asia Zone, broadcast from DJB, (89.74 metres) and DIN (34.46 metres).

4.43 1. 17, DJN Announcement (Germ.,

Enal) German Fulk Song, Pr gramma Forecast (Garm, Enel) Yonang Matka Programme; Palk Book Blanion by the Tiller

Youth, Canduetart Georg

11.

5.30 p.m.

mehrani.

New in English,

5,15 pm, Concert by the National-Soctaifat Welche-Hymphony Orchestra. Che

4.4

ducted by Franz Adam.

p.m. News In Germa

1 pm. Concert of Light Music,"

8.55 pm,

Now in English.

Cine down DJH, DIN, (Germ.. Cli

EAST ASIA, ZONE

East Asia Zone broadcast through 1.38 metres, and DIN (51.45 metre).

IA un

9 pm, HA DIN Announcement (Gernt.

Engl) German Polk Song, Pr gramme Forecast (Germ. Engl.) 9.13 m. "Your Falks Provrsnima: Palk Bot Singing by to hire Touth Comhctor: Georg D JUCORRAL

1.4

pm. Nawa In Eriglish on DJ and

In Batch on DIN.

18 24.120.

Conceal by the National-Becial|:{ Reichs Armphany Orchestra. Con ducted by Frant Adam

11. From

Fublic fe: Youth Creative Work for Youth, Alout The Helen-choul Film. Dr. Kurt Cautor

Bapa Jouchim Eckardt.

12514

11.15 p.. News in German on DJA and

DJA. 11.39 p.m. Foreign

Airs, and Turies la German

Compositions. Edith DeRuruck (Bopean). Heinz

(Continued on Previous Column).

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theatres during 1934 were made in the United States, Washington, Apr. 24, 1 The type of Alm most accept- Chinese motion picture fans able to the Chinese, Mr. Pool said, like ms packed with action, is that with the most action and Mr. John C. Pool, American Vice-least Consul in Hongkong, has reported musical comedies and animated dialogue. News rools, cartoons are especially popular.-

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