1935-05-28 — Page 19

SPLENDID

TRIBUTE

TO EDEN

Fleet Hunts Vanished Heir To Tin Wealth

CONGRATULATED BY YOUNG MILLIONAIRE

LABOUR LEADER

ACHIEVEMENT

AT GENEVA

London, May 27.

A

SAFE ON LAUNCH

DRIFTED IN STORM

THE HONGKONG

Strike War In Ohio

ARMOURED CAR IN ENGAGEMENT

TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1935.

Canton, Ohio, May 27. Fourteen are in hospital with bullet wounds and fractures and concussions from blows, after a miniature battle arising out of the strike at the works of the Berger Manufacturing Company,

Crowds Rush To Purchase

French Gold

NO RESTRICTION OF BANK SALES

RADIO BROADCAST

Jazz Piano and Violin.

Recital

TWO STUDIO ITEMS STERLING BOOM

From ZBW on a wavelength of MAY CRUMPLE 355 matres (846 kilocycles)!

4-7 pm. Chiness Programme. 7-11 pm, European Programmo. Paris, May 27,

7 p.m. Closing Local Stock Quo- tations. Musical Comedy. Bank of France to-day, 7.03-7.30 p.m. Light Opera and and a hand-to-hand fight ensued. many years, there were continu-Solection-The Mikado (Sullivan). ultimately escaped-Reuter.

armoured car's crow oue queues of gold buyers, neces- Vocal Gems-The Student Prince

aitating the allotment of an extra

(Homberg). the gold cash sales de Vocal Gems-Whoopee.

Selection-Wonder Bar. staff to partment.

Vocal Gems The New Moon. People drawn from every walk- of fe, some of them carrying Buitenses to carry, off the gold ingots, formert a long line in the Bank's central courtyard which resembled a railway booking office

The

CONTACT WITH KIDNAPPERS

POLICE ASKED NOT TO INTERFERE

scene.

An armoured car full of un- Identified men, armed with re- Miami, May 27. In the House of Commons, Mr.

After President Roosevelt had

volvera and sawed-off shotguns, George Lansbury, Labour leader, ordered the Coastguard to com-the works. They swept the by-at the

suddenly appeared from. inkide Remarkable scones were enacted paid a rare compliment to Mr.mence a search for Mr. William B. standers with a hall of bullets, where, for the third time in as Anthony Eden for his conduct of Leeds, Junior, heir to the fabulous the, Italo-Abyssinian negotiations tin-plate industry fortune which at Geneva,

his family controls and who had Replying to question, Mr. been missing since 6 n.. yester Eden described the agreement day, the missing young millionaire reached, remarking that the arrived safely at Fort Lauderdale Council of the League would re- to-night. main to close contact with the

He bad set out in a fishing aituation and would meet again to launch, with a small crew, on a deal with the matter, should eir fifty mile journey to Bimini Islandi cumstances render this necessary, where his yacht was achored. Without suggesting that the They completed their journey last Council's resolutions had finally night but found the sea was too disposed of the tension between rough to allow them to enter the Italy and Abyssinia, Mr. Eden and port where the yacht was moored. he was confident they represented an important advance towards a friendly solution of the dispute. Both parties had accepted the co- operation of the Langue in seeking a settlement. By so doing, the Governments concerned had made a contribution, and it was earnest ly hoped that this would lead to nn early restoration of satisfactory relations. But for the spirit of conciliation displayed by the NEW YORK STOCK Italian Government and the in- valuábla co-operation of M. Laval, the progress 'recorded could not have been realised.

According to a bank official, the Tacoma, Wash., May 27. gold was sold freely and without ber king, has announced that he

Mr. J. P. Weyerhaeuser, the lum-question, to anyone who asked for has made contact with

the kid-

By daybreak the launch had drifted a long way from Bimini, so the erew decided to return to the nappera of his nine-year-old buy, Florida.coast. Fishermen direct George, and has asked the Federal ed them to Fort Lauderdale.

the case to searched the Atlantic between

Aircraft and ca-going craft agents working on

cense their interference, Mlami and Bimini Island through- $200,000 ransom. - Reuter.

The kidnappers are asking for! out this morning-Reuter,

EXCHANGE

MARKET FIRMER

YESTERDAY

were

1

U.S. COMMODITY PRICES

LATEST CABLED

QUOTATIONS The following quotations

on the New York commoility exchange are issued by Reuter:

New York Cotton

12.77/77 1636 12.06/06

excitement, a few observers are In the midst of the speculative predicting that a collapse of the present sterling boom may come at any time.

Others predict a tense situation on the Exchange Market, favour- ing a vote for giving full power to the Prime Minister to defend the frant with any measure he deems At. The vote will be taken to-morrow in the Chamber of De- puties and victory for a Government would cause an mediate change in the situation. it is believed in these quarters, Inter

LONDON STOCK

EXCHANGE

LATEST SHARE

QUOTATIONS.

Mr. Lansbury, speaking in the name of the whole House, con- gratulated the League Council and the British representative, Mr. Eden, on the result of the con- The following reports on the New ference. He added that everyone York Stock market have been received hoped this was the first and most through Messrs. Swan, Culbertson & July

Fritz: Important

towards

October stop

an. The Wall Street Journal report an Decmber equitable and permanent solution yesterday's market; Stocks rmed January (1936) of the Italo-Abyssinian dispute.in-lay. Mercantile issues were up- March Reuter,

ward, due to the decision, of

The May BRITISH DENIAL

Supreme Court that the N.L.A. Codes

Spot and increased operating costs, Selve- London, May 27. live buying has continued in high- May Sir John Simon gave an emphatic grade stocks, Steel shares eased, due July denial in the House of Commons to the deeling in operations, Stock September to-day to a series of mis-state on the Curb Exchange were irregular-

October ments recently published In Rosely higher. Bonds

irregular December alleging that the British Govern. Government issues were

downward. January ment had concentrated troops on

but industrial bands were firm.

March S. G. & P. New York affier cables: both the White and Blue Niles and The Burket Girmed an the decision at Sobat and Bear Lake Rudolph, handed down by the United States had enrolled African natives, hadSupreme Court to the effect that the bullt stategie railways towards the N.L.A. Coden were unconstitutional, July Abyssinian frontier, had construct. Sears Reeback's sales were up 17 per ed camouflaged landing grounds sill netivity is intimated at 43.9 per Saturday's sales:-17,444,000 bushels Reork Loun

cent. for the month ending Mny 21. December under the gulse of playing fields, cent. of capacity as compared with

Chleago Corn and had concentrated aeroplanes at 42.8 per cent. the previous week.

May various frontier centres, and New York and Chicago commodity July especially at Khartoum,

Reports rereived through Messrs. September These statements, declared SirSwan, Culbertson and Fritz:-

December

625. 61 G1% b John Simon, were destitute of any N.R.A. Coles muy cause some liquida-

Cotton: The decision regarding the Saturday's sales;-0,468,000 mushels foundation

Winnipeg Wheat whatever. -- Britisk Wireless.

25 87%

KOWLOON THEFTS

DI

an

the im-

The following quotations the Lantion Stock Exchange have been received by Meeses, Swan, Culbertson and Fritz in conjunction with Renter.

May 24, May 27. British Government Securities. War Loan 314,

recht, after 1952 £1064 £105%; Chinese Bonda

7.30-8 p.m. From the Studio. Doreen A Jazz Recital by

Ma

(Piano) and Gray Jamena (Violin). Programme,

1. The Object of my affection.

Song of a Dreamer,

2.

Plano Solo.

4

Some of these days.

6.

Waltz Medley.

0.

Piano Solo.

Smoke gets in your eyes.

8. Runnin Ragged.

B p.m. Local Time and Weather Report.

8.03-8.15 p.m. From the Studio. "Book Reviews" by Sabrina. Dawson (Bass-Baritone).

8.16-8.30 pm. Four Songs by Peter

1. Jave, mould I only tell thee.

She is far from the land. Thou'rt Passing hence

(Sullivan).

3.

4. Follow me 'Ome (Word Higgs). 8.30-9 p.m. Light Orchestral Music. At the Techaikovsky Fountain

(Urbach).

Fantasia on Scottish Airs Traums (Wagner),

(arr. Mulder).

World of Romance.

9-9.30 p.m. Variety. Song Fennkie and Johnny.

Helen Morgan. Banje Solo--Keyboard Kapers, Mandoline Solo Mazur.

Mario de Pintro. Songs -June In January. Songs-1 only have eyes for you.

Lenlie Hutchinson. Organ Solos---In a Clock Store. Organ Solos-In a Bird Store.

Terence Casey. Song-The Continental,

Hello Baker. Orchestrn---Love, for over 1 adore you.

9.30-10 p.m. From the Studio.

A Concert. by

Mrs, W. Sinclair Mrs. Nurn Kanis Mr. Victor Sanders

May 25. May 27.

12,00

11.07/97

11.85

11,69/70

11.01

11.71/71

11.95

11.76/78

11.96

11.70/79

$2.00 12,40 12.30

11.82/82

New York Rubber

12,726 1983

12.9-in

13.15

13.20 13.41a

13.16/18 13.27/28 12.43743

Contralto.

Total sales:-278 lots

Chicago Wheat May

863 8714 September

88

Pianoforte.

Baritone.

8644 BOK 420 Bonda 180g 874% 87% (Eng, Iss.) ... LI 86 88% 445 Loon 1908, £ D8% 90 90% of Loan 4012 ....... £ 88

Programme.

ΣΙΩΤΙ

1.

Songs:

I 98

The Harper

Gould.

£86

Full fathoms five.

80%

83

7RM 77% 715 71

78 71%

80% 84%

847

1913 dn. Iss.) £ 97% Bands 1925-47 £ 96 5: S'hai-Nanking

Rly.

Tient.-Pukow Rly.

Tient.-Pukow Railway (Supt. 83%

111)

077

Frederick Keel.

£ 6

Mr. Victor Sunders,

+

Piano Solo:--

I RGM

£31

£ HOP

3. Songs:

£ 31

!

Conglo D'Aspetti

Handel.

Largo.

Handel.

Mr. Sinclair.

£ 27

£ 27

4.

Piano Solo:

New York Silk

1.42 1.38

1.37% 1.3814 1.97% 10% 1.37

- 1305 136%

5

Ningbo Rly. .. £102 Horan Riy.. £ 30

£102

5.

£30

Album Leaf

Songs:

Grieg.

Hukuang Rly.

1811

Lung

£ 48% 48% Tsing U.

Hat dy, 191,

.

tion, but in encouraging conservative May business. There is little disposition July to take any nelive position al prenent. Aprli consumption of American cot-May ton unmounted to 950,000 bales.

July Wheat: The possibility that pro-September duction will be in excess of domestic December requirements and holdings of EUROPEAN RESIDENTS Canadian

Total Sales:-82 lots wheat are conducive to

Montreal Bilver henrish sentiment. The visible sup-May

77.10 ROBBED

*6.40/00 ply has decreased by 1,396,000 bushela. July

75.80 76.00/35 Corn: Expectation of heavy de-September

76.50 70.60/50 Appearing before the Kowloon fiverica of May earn had a depressing December 77.60 b. 77.40/78.00 Magistrate. Mr.

effect

on the market. The visible! Wynne-Jones, this morning, Lam Kwok-yin, aged supply has decreased by 217,000

bushels.

26, unemployed, pleaded guilty to

(a) loitering on the roof of No.

Rubber: The market was Arm. Sugar There was some further

36 Humphreyn Building at 3.30 speculative support, but the market

Total sales:-5 contracts

EXCHANGE RATES

p.nl. on May 25; (b) stealing was nervous due to the lack of Trade Paris..

three white cotton bed sheets from the roof of No. 23, the property of Mr. A. Kurrick; and stealing four bed sheets, property of Commander Reeves, R.N., from the roof of No. 51

Kimberley Rond.

(e) the

buying following speculative support Geneva and the Court's decision regarding | Berlin the NRA. The market for "pt" Athens sugar was idle.

Milan.

REUTER QUOTATIONS

Detective Sergeant Davies stated Daw-Jones Averages!, that on the afternoon of the 25th,

defendant was observed on the 38 Industrials

roof of No. 36'Humphreys Build- 20 Rails

the

Shanghai

New

Vienna

Prague.

May 25. May 27. Bucharest

116.74 E

Madrid

May 21. .74.39/04

15.20

.12.21

.2/4% 21.06 1/0.6/32 -1/2-3/32

18%

18% Foreign Bonds and Banks German 7 Int.

Lours 1924... £ 03 Japan 5 Sterling

Loan 1907

Japan 6 Sterling

4 G3

£ 83% £824

Lonn 1921

£ 95 £ 95% H.K. & S'hai Bk.

(Ldn. Regd.) £120 £123 May 27, Chartered Bank Ch

sh.

£14 £14% 75.10/04

Commercial and Industrial Allied Iron Foul-

3. 4376

28/3 28/49

51/3 62/3

איויז

7.32% Boots Nl.... 4873 48/20

Tobacco...

4874 Canadian Celanese 364 Chinese Eng, and 110 Min. (Bearer) 2/5/4

Courtaulds 20.07 Distillers

Dunlop Rubber

76.5/32 Electric

Industries

39% General

218

4.04%

fountain pen from a man nanied Buenos Aires, Lau Ping in Des Voeux Road. De- Silver (Spot).....33% Sentence of four months' hard labour War Loun fendant is a banishee from Singapore. Silver (forward)..33.16/16

106% was passed.

British Wirelare,

Musical Electric

(England).

...

Hawker Aircraft 226Impl. Chen Ind.

Dupl. Chem Ind. Def, 10/sh... Impl. Tobacco Internat.

Nickel

17/4

124741⁄2 125/744

9776 1776

1743

55/9

56/6

03/3

9176

42/9 - 8/72

2776 26/0

5473 547- 30/R 3073: IN/0

BAK 8/714 138/16 138/14

15.3334 12.3014

617 .617

1/8 1/8

50.21/32

622 Asociated Elec. 60% Industries

Austin Moturs urd

New York.

.4.91.

ab.

Amsterdam

.7.20%

26% British - American

ing by a caretaker. When ques- 20 Utilities tloned, defendant said come to look for a friend. The 11 Commodity Index

115.90 31.06 49.15

32,00 Lisbon.

485

.110

.118%

30.1/16

119%

19.32 Hongkong

he had 4 Bands

96.40

68.00

93.49 58.66

Brussels..

Bombay. Yokohama

Montevideo

.4.01

at

Appearing before Mr. Macfadyen Belgrado.. the Central Magistracy this Montreal. morning, Wong Sing, aged 28, un-Helsingfors.. employed, was charged with stealing Rio..

217 .4.01

.2204

4%

15

10

33.15/16

34.3/18 106

£1-

sh.

14379

15178

S'hai Elec. Cunstr.

187-

487-

Tate & Lyle ......

BI-

8377%

Turner & Newall

50/-~

10

Remanded from Jast week for medical examination, Chau Mun, aged 18, unemployed, eguin appeared be

Brought before Mr. Macfadyen at

United Steel Vickers ord. Watney, Combe &

Reld def. ord.. 73/- Woolworths

Miscellaneous Angio-Dutch Pekin Synd. 27-

Rubber... ord. h........... Rubber Trusts 179 Burma Corpn, Rs. Common w

wealth; Mining Randfont

Estates

207-

!f0/-

13/3

13/3

70/-

-114/-

2373

114/-

23/0 2879

1/9

3173

31/9.

Mlines

10/3

2/3

111/-

11/-

G4/m 53/0

7/-

7/-

45/734

45/-

caretaker went off to look for this friend, and in the meanwhile defondant went away, but was arrested in Kimberley Road.

When taken to the police station defendant admitted the thefts. Defendant pawned three sheets at the Kung Wo pawnshop, at No. 184 Temple Street, on the 19th-and-on-the same evening he attempted to pawn the other four. The foki in the shop suspected defendant, 80 ho went to get his master. .De- fendant became afraid and ran NATURE 19 TOO THIN A SCREEN;

dance will be held at Away. The sheets were then taken THE GLORY OF OMNIPRESENT Repulso Bay Hotel to-morrow (Wed- to the police station.

COD BURSTS THROUGH EVERYWHERE. пesday). The last bus leaves Répuise Qucationed, defendant stated that-Emerson.

Bay at 1 am, he was born in Mexico and cante to

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

THE

A dinner

Hongkong some soven years ago, Mr. W. D. Lorimer, residing at No.j Mr. Yeung, of the N. A. A, F. I. He formerly worked as an office 197 Prince Edward Road, has report- Shanishuipo Camp, has reported to the boy and was not married.

ed to the police that between 8 p.n. police that between 10 pm, on May yesterday and 2 o'clock this morning, 20 and 7 n.m. yesterday someone stole some one atole his Morris Minor car, $327 from the safe. The thief had No. 2214, which Was parked

in broken open the inner door of the Salisbury Road.

office, and opened the door of the aufe with a duplicate key.

A total of five months' hard labour was passed,

SUGAR MARKET

London, May 27. Yesterday's edition of the Sunday Dispatch said that Saturday's drop in sugar futures in New York,

Rolls-Royce

no par val... $ 2934 $ 29

"was caused by the troubles of at $16, from 130 Des Voeux Road Des yng in her possession ŋl 202,1 Spring Mes

fore Mr. Macfadyen at the Central the Contral Maglatracy this morning Spaarwater Magistrney this morning, on a chargo a woman named Wu Lin was charged Mining of stealing a roll of green silk, valued with

Road Central, second Box Sab-Nige big Shanghal finance corporation charge of criminal records, deposed Grimmitt stated that he raided the Central Sorgeant Moran, officer-in-0,460 herain pills Revenue Officer

certhok Corpn. with banking aliations. There to the defendant having previous premises at 12.30 p.m. on May 20, Ang-Persian.. fore London is watching the Now conviction for stealing glass in 1983. and found the pills hidden. Defen Durina Oll York sugar market with unusual Defendant was sentenced. to, three dant was fined $2,000, with the alter. Sholl

· Intérest."--United Press.

native of six months' imprisonment. Trad. (Bearer)

weeks' hard labour.

Oit

Trans and

247-

$169.

271/- 27370 113/9 113/0

64/4% 01/1014 80/74 79/41⁄4

72/0

71/10%

Could I compare thee.

Dance Caprice

(Continued on Page 5.)

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