1935-05-30 — Page 7

SENATE 1. BATTLE LOOMS

HOLDING COMPANY BILL ISSUE

OPPOSITION STRENGTH

THE CONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY ·30, 1935.

THE LATE MISS NEW YORK STOCK

.E. L. BATALHA

FUNERAL · THIS

MORNING.

Miss

The funeral of the Inte Edna Letitia Batalha, who died at the St. Francis Hospital yesterday int the age of 24, took place at the Roman Catholle cemetery, Happy The Very Valley, this morning. Rev. Father G. M. Spada, officiated at the graveside,

Washington; May 29. The chief mourners were Mrs. In the face of Indications-of-a|E. II. Batalha, (mother), Mr. battle at every step by its oppon- Henry Hyndman (uncle), Mra. ents, the Senate to-day voted to Hyndman (grandmother) and Ming take up, the Holding Company Batalha (sister). Bill. This action was taken des- Others presont included Messrs. pite protests and warnings by F. X. Soares, E. Rozario, L. several members asserting that I Remedina, A. M. O. Remedios, Mias would be a grave mlatake to pro-D. Leonard, Miss G. Bawen, Miss ceed now without re-studying the. C. M. Rodrigues, Sisters of the BI in the light of the N.R.A. de Italian Covent, and members of the staff of the Hongkong Telegraph and South China Morning Poat.

By request, no flowers were sent.

cision.

In view of the N.R.A. ex perience, the opposition le re- garded as having been greatly strengthened, arousing hopes that eventually the worst features of the Bill will be averted.

Mr. Owen D. Young, testifying before the Senate Committee in opposition to the Banking - BI, asserted that it would retard re- covery. He warned that nothing should be done or threatened that would shutter reviving business . confidence.

LOCAL DOLLAR

DECLINES

BUT MARKA

STEAL

STILL

declined a

Conceding the need of new The Hongkong đol! banking legislation, Mr. Young farthing on openings morning, advised against hasie, not only the official rate being 2s. Ad. The owing to the potentinilties of the market, however, WAB

much proposed. Bill, but because

it stendler than yesterday, the busi- would tend to postpone the need-ness rate being 28. 434d. sellers ed banking report:

and 2s. 4.7/8d. buyers.

"It is by revision of the entire In London, silver prices yester banking structure, the, commer-day were three-farthings down, cial as well as the Reserve aya- the quotation declining on general tem, that we may hope to cor-selling. India and speculators, rect faults and prevent a re- however, bought at the fall, the currence of the disasters we have market closing steady. already experienced declared

Mr. Young-Reuter.

BRITISH RETAIL.

TRADE

INCREASED SALES REPORTED

London, May 201 The money value of retail sales Inst month was 10.3 per cent, above that in April, 1984, and seven per cent, more than in April, 1933. when, as last month, Easter fell. All districts,shared in the increased business.

DOUGLAS MOTOR

RACE

AUSTRALIAN WINS

over

EASILY

EXCHANGE

MARKET IRREGULAR

YESTERDAY

Now York, May 20. York Stock market have been recolved The following reports on the New through Messrs. Swan, Culbertson & Fritz:

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

LATEST SHARE QUOTATIONS

оп

the

The fallowing_quotations. received by Mesars, Swan, Culbertson London Stock Exchange have been and Fritz in conjunction with Reuter.

May 28. May 29.

British Government Securities

War Long 3

redm. after 1962 £105%. £105%

Chinese Bonds

The Wall Street Journal report on yesterday's market: Stocks to-day were irregularly lower, with the ex- ception of Utility issues, which were upward, based on the hope that the Wheeler-Rayinurn Utility Holding Company Bill will not be passed in view of the fact that the Court had ruled that the N.R.A. Codes were illegal. Stocks on

the Curb Ex-5 cept utilities. Bonds were irregular 6 change were Irregularly lower, ex- and dull.

--

44% Bonds 1808

(Eng. In.)

£10

£1024

4

Loun 1908. £ 98%

4 98%

Lonn 1012... £ 80%

80%

Reorg, Loan

Bonds 1926-17 £265 1913 (Ldn. Ias.) £17

£ 97%

£ 954

ly

itly.

Sat-Nanking Tient.-Pukow

£ 8G

£ 8616

£ 31

€ 31

The market was irregularly heavy on 5 S. C. & F. New York offico cables: moderato offerings. The undertone, however, was good. Average daily | production of petroleum for the week ended May 25 was estimated at 22,005,- 000 barrels, compared with 2,650,000 barrels the previous week, The Edison Electrical Institute estimates weekly electricity production at 1,690,- 000 kw.h., an increase of 2.5 per cent. from the corresponding pertod of Inst year.

New York and Chienge commodity reports, received through Messrs. Swenn, Culbertson and Fritz:-

Cotton: There was one orderly liquidation in the absence of any an- nouncement from Washington. Buy- ing was not aggressive. The Govern- ment weekly crop

report ін lex

favourable than had been expected.

Whent: The outlook regarding the tatni yield is an overshadowing factor. We understand that there is little demand at under the market price,

Corn: The Government report has delayed planting. There is fair deinand for forward Corn, which is a sustaining factor.

Rubber:

ū

have maintained their prices.

The primary markets 'The market is featureless, with Traders Awaiting developmenta.

Sugar: It appears that liquidation has not yet been completed. Buyers have not displayed any interest and the commodity was offered at 3.40 cents per Ih

REUTER QUOTATIONS

Dow Jones Averages:

30 Industrints

20 Rails

20 Utilities

London, May 29. The 200 miles motor car race 40 Bonds

the "Round the Houses" 11 Commodity Index course in Douglas, Isle of Man.. was won easily by the Australian, P. G. Fairfield on an ER.A. car, especially bullt for racing, at an average speed of 67.29 miles per hour.

F. W. Dixon, on a Riley, was The totul safes in the first second with a speed of 64.13 m.p.h. quarter of the trade year were five. There were 13 starters but only per cent, above those for February-two finished-British Wireless. April, 1934 Stocks at the end of

last month were 1.4 per cent, lower

In value than at the close of April, 1994. Employment was 1.7 per cent. greater--British Wircleks,

DUKE OPENS HOSPITAL

CANCER RESEARCH

PROVISION

London, May 29, The Duke of York, who was accompanied by the Duchess, opened the new Middlesex Hos- pital in London, which had been rebuilt at a cost of about £1,500,- 000.

SOUTH AFRICA BROADCAST

Tient.-Pukow Railway (Supl. Joan)

5% S'hai-Il'chow-

Ningpo Rly. 102 Ilonan ly... £ 30 652 Hukuang Rly.

1911

£ 484 Lung Tsing U. Hai Rly. 1913. £ 19%

Foreign Bands and German 7 Int.

RADIO BROADCAST

Children's Concert From The Studio

Z.E.K. PROGRAMME

From ZBW on n wavelength of 356 metres (845 kllocyelen).

5-6 p.m. Hongkong Hotel Donco Orchestra.

6-6.30 p.m. Childrens' Studio Con- cort,

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

7 p.m. Closing Local Stock Quola- tions.

|||

.7.03-7.16 p.m. "From Foreign Lands" (Moszkowski) played by the Berlin State Opera Orchestra,

7,16-7.10 p.m. Four Songs by Mile: Lucienne Buyer (Soprano).

1. Speak to me of Love (Lenoir).

Vislons in Soke (June Bon). S1 Petite (Claret).

4. Sans Toi-Tango Chante (Vin-

cent Scott).

7.30-8 p.m.

Musical Comedy,

Light Opera

Vocal Gems The Geishn. Selection-Florndera (Stuart). Vocal Gems-Follow Trough, Selection-Rose Marie (Frimi)..

£ 27

£27

22.

3.

£102 £ 30

£ 48%

£ 18% Banks

£ 03

£ 83%

£ 95%

£ 42

£ 834

£ 95%

£124%

£ 14%

Loan 1024 Japan G Sterling

Lorn 1907 Japan fr. Sterling

Loan 1924 I.K. & Shai Rk.

(Lan. Reg.) £123 Chartered Bank. £5

£ 14%

Commercial and Industrial ' Allied Iron Found-

Elec. Associate

Industries Austin Motora ord

sh.

,

CFS...

Baots 5/sh.... British - American

Tobacco *** | Canadian Celanese Chinese Ens at (Bearer)

and

8 p.m. Time and Weather Report. 8.30-10.30 p.m. Chinese Studio Con-

cert.

10-30 p.m. Close Down. 8.30-10 p.m.

European Recorded Music from ZEK on a Frequency of 040 klacycles.

8.30-9.03 p.m. Excerpts from Grand Opera.

Selection-Rigoletto_(Verdi).

Arias M'Appar) (Like Л Dream)

("Marta") (Plotow)

Arias-Vesti in Guiblin (On with the Motley) ("Pagliacci") (Leoncaval- lo)

Enries Caruso (Tenor). Aria-"Madinine Batterfly"-One Fine

Day Puccini)

Margaret Sheridan (Soprano). Aria-Carinen"-Sirs! Your Tonst

("Torenior Song") (Bizet)

Peter Dawson (Rass-Baritone), 9.03.9.15 p.m. Variety. Piano Solos-Kitten on the Keys;

Russian Rag.

43/6 $3/-

29/6 28/3

5273 5176 48/3 48/3

120/75 124/16

94/3 90/8

17/0 17/0 56/7! 56/6

04/- 93/9

4379

43/6

Electric Musica!

Industries

2679

24/0

3 and 4.

General Electric

(England)

66/-

55/-

30/-

307-

35/14

35/15

8/7/ 8/ 138/114 137/76

Courtaulda Distilleen Dunlop Rubber

Hawker Aircraft Impl. Chem Ind. May 28. May 29.

113.70 111.86mpl. Chem End. 30.90 Def. 10/h... Impl. Tobacco ... Internat. Nickel

u par val....

Royce

$ 201 $ 27%

Pione Solos-Nela; Polly. Song-Smoke gets in your eyes

Turner Layton (Tenor), Instrumental-Fox-Trut Medley Nos.

Songs-Beyond the Blue Horizon

Songs-Always in Always

dennetle MacDonald (Soprano). Vocal-The Fally Song Album. Vocal-The Object of my Affection Vocal-It's written all over your face The Benwell Sisters.

Orchestra-A ckoki. Orchestra-Hawaiian Love,

9.45-10 p.m. Marek Weber and his Orchestra,

Marie Louise (Meisel).

Love's Last word in spoken (Bixin). Ja Vicuna-Potpourri (Dostnl), 10 p.m. Heuter Press Dulletina.

10.05 p.m. Close Dawn.

ZEESEN PROGRAMMES

This Evening's Broadcast From The German Short-Wavers Specla!

for PROSTAMINES

Far Eastern steners will be broadcast from Zersen s follows:

3144

11.56

20.26

95.28

95.15

67.70

66.05

Roll

EXCHANGE

RATES

Shai Elee. Constr. Tate & Lyle

Turner & Newall United Steel

29/12

May 28.

Paris.

.73.7732

May 28, 75.1761

Vickers ord. .... Watney, Combe &

1/4

152/6

48/- 48/- 83/0 89/G 09/- 58/3 28/0 13/116

148/1

Reir def. ord...

72/3

Geneva

.16,30%

15.30%

Berlin, Athens

Woolworths

113/9

71/D 113/-

12.274

520 .60%

1/8.5/16 4.94%

12.22 522

MiscellaneouR

59.16/10 Anglo-Dutch

23/0

43/14

17834

Rubber

2379

23/3

7.31%

7.31 ord. sl.

498%Pekin Synd. 27-

1/0

2/-

-2624 .119 1871%

20% Rubber Trusts

31/6

31/

118

487

Mines

36.9/32

.130% .2/5%

30.9/32 Burma Corpn. Rs.

ΤΟ

10/1

D/D

90.0916 ----

27% 2886

Commonwealth

Mining

10/0

10/9

.1/5.6/32

.1/2.3/32

1/2.3732

Extates

63/3

.2014

3016

210

219

4.945

Spanrwater Gold

Mining

4.234

.4%

7t 45/- 45/- 272/0 272/6 108/0 105/-

7/-

8

Oila

62/6

40/7/2 70/4% 78/1%

Shell Trans and Trad. (Bearer)

71/3

70/-

Milan Shanghai, New York. Amsterdam Vienna London, May 29.

Pigue The B.B.C. Empire transmission Bucharest on Friday will include a Union Madrid Day

from South Lisbon

Hongkong Africa, this to be preceded by Brussels.. talk at 5.35 p.m. by Mr. Tewater, Bombay High Commissioner for the Union Yokohama, in London, to be followed ap- Montevidea proximately at 6.10 p.m. by a talk | Belgrade. by the Earl of Athlone--British Mentreni, Wireless.

programme

OBITUARY

YOUNG MEMBER OF NEWSPAPER STAFF

The Duke, who is President of the British Empire Cancer Cam- The death occurred yesterday paign, expressed particular satis-of Miss Edna Letitia Batalha, of faction that the new hospital's the stuff of the Hongkong Tele- equipment" embodied provision for graph, at the St. Francis Hospital, modern treatment in all branches Wanchai, after a long illness. of cancer research.-Britiah Wire- Deceased, who was the younger lesa.

daughter of Mrs. E; H. Batalha,

MEMEL PROBLEM

· LITHUANIA

REPLY

|

Helsingfors.

Rio Buenos Aires....15 Silver (Spot)....33.11/16 Silver (forward).33.15/16 War Loun

1/6.5/32 Randfontein

Spring Mines 220 Sul-Nige!

414 Rhokana Corpn..

15

32.15/16

33.3/16 Anglo-Persian ...

100% Burma Oil

.105,9/16 -British Wireless.

WATER LEVELS

FOR WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS

for

of the staff of the. South China on water levels, in English fest, for lbs

The River Conservancy Commision Kwangtung Province banues the following re-

Weet, North and East Rivers:

Highest Lowest W. I W, L.

preord recur 2% 20

Place of Observation

West River

me Shlubing

Morning Post, was eduented at the Diocesan Girls' School, where hor elder sister, Miss E. Batalha, is a member of the teaching staff.

of a quiet disposition, the North River deceased was popular in a wide circle of friends and her passing will be generally regrotted.

Much sympathy will be extend- ed to her mother, sister and other relatives in their oereavement.

The funeral took place this

UNSATISFACTORY

London, May 29, The attitude of His Majesty's Jovernment towards the reply of the Lithuanian Government to the recent joint Anglo-French-Italian morning.

ommunication was ravented by he Foreign Secretary, Sir John mon, in the House of Commons.

Naval Funeral

For one hour yesterday after- He said His Majesty's Govern- noon the flags of all British war- ent do not regard it as a satia-ships in port were flown at half actory answer to the demand of mast in honour of Joseph E. Harris, ho signatory Powers for restoraan A.B.. on H.M.S. Suffolk, who ion of normal Government to the died at 10 a.m. on Monday. A femel territory. They are ApNaval funeral was held at 4.30

roaching the French and Italian p.m. yesterday. "overnments with a view to de-

Harris was it last week and iding on such further action as when the Suffolk went to Taikoo ny seem indicated.-British Wire-Dock he was sent to the Naval Hospital, where the death occur- red.

08.

TRAFFICKER TO DIE

Nanking, May 30,

Ono case of

Meningitis was re ported to the local Health authori-.

Checro

Hu Yen-yu, who was recently tles on Tuesday, Frested by rallway guards in the inun-Tsingtao Railway zone on charge of trafficking in herein. The following artistes, are taking s boon found guilty. By order part in the concert at the

Club to-night-Mrs. Blair, Mrs. Por General Han Fu-chu, Governor tallion, Misa Prus. Lewis, Mlas Betty Shantung Province, he will be Foston Mrs A. M. Bowes-Smith, ecuted in accordance with the Rev. H.-W. Baines, Mr. Lindany at-Opium Trafic Law-Central Lafford, Sto. Powell, Sig. French,

B. Joyce and A. B. Collingwood.

A.

at Tsingyuen North River

at hamehui Pat River

at Sheklung

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U.S. COMMODITY

PRICES

LATEST CABLED

QUOTATIONS

The following quotations on the May May New York commodity exchange are

issued by Router:

BOUTH ABIA ZONE

South Asta Zone. broadcast from DJB, (10.74 metres) and DIN (3148 mutrea).

4.15 p.m. DJU, DIN Announcement (Germ

Engl.) German Folk Bong. Fro cramme Forecast Germ, Eng) .m. Songs Stered and Profene. 5.30 p.m. News in English.

3.15 p.m. The World is Blossoms.

p.m. A Woodland Wash on Ascension

Day. A Jolly Gentlemen's Party.

*.45 p.m. Nawa in German.

I p.m. Concert of Light Music.

p.m. New in English.

8.15 p.m. Close dann DJB, DJN (Germ

Engl.)

RABT ABIA ZONE

East Asin Zone broadest through DJA on 91.18 metres, and DIN (31.40 metres).

p.m. DJA, DIN announcement (Germ..

Engl). German Falk Barng. Pr sramme Forecast (Germi Enst). 9.15 p.m. Senge Sected and Profane. 145 p.m. News in English on D3A and

In Dutch on DIN.

10 p.m. Organ and Orchestra! Music. 11 p.m. The Werid is in Blossom.

13.10 p.m. News In German on DJA and

DJN.

11.30 p.m. Away out of town on "Ilm-

melfahrt"!

12.15 am. News in Engilah on 'DJA and

in Dutch on DIN. 12.39 mm Clous dawn DJA, DIN (Cara

Engl.)

DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES

To-day's Broadcasting From Four Transmissions

The following ware-lengths and frequencia are skserved by Daventry.

Call Bigh

Frequency 4,050 kr. 9.510 ke. 9.885 ke

Waves th

LOUNGING SUITS

with Cossack Collars

from $8.50.. SLEEPING SUITS.

long or short styles from $4.50, $7.50 LOUNGING

of art silk and

ROBES

cashmere

from $17.50

LEATHER SLIPPERS

In all sizes and colours from $7.50

for your hours of ease

ALL LESS

25%

DISCOUNT

until

next

SATURDAY

MACKINTOSH'S LTD.

Men's Wear Specialists.

CARPETS & RUGS

CLEANED

AND STORED

AT

FOR THE SUMMER

VERY REASONABLE RATES:

PRICE LIST POSTED ON REQUEST.

ARTS & CRAFTS

CARPET CLEANERS & STORERS

330 SHAUKIWAN, RD., NORTH POINT.

POWER.. SAFETY

41,0

-+-20.8

0

21.8 23.1

New York Cotton

0

19.2

427.0

+10.5 +--2.7

14.4 14.7 October

11.5 July

December

May 28 May 20.

11.80

11.57/58

11.50 11.00

11.27/28

11.32/33

1.

6.6 January (1038) 11.82

11.35/35

GBA

March

CSB

11.86

11.39/39

CBC

May

Spot

11.07

12.20

11.41/41 11.90

ash

11,750 k..

CSE

45.59 metron 31.56 metros 33.30 metres 25.33

metros 11,506 ke, ILIA metres

V

C&P

18,148 ke,

11.1

R

New York Rubber

CSG

.17.79 k..

14,50 metres

12.50a

1o 38/38–

CSE

September December

12.59

12.50/50

081

15,200 kr.

15.66 metros

G91

JLIG ke 16.93 metros

12.80

12.70/71

GAL

January

12.02

March

1.3.08a

12.78/78 12.94/04

Total sales:-283 lots

Chicago Wheat

May

July

September

In music, ruma bow along the stringe; In love, string along a beau.

جلست

KO 83% 83 274 8.474 84% 8B% 8541 864 December

00 $7% 87% Tuesday's sales:--19,655,000 bushels

Tuesday'a sales:-10,826,000 hushes.

Chicago Corn

May

1974-8274

83

July

2833 TR

78%

September December

7178

714

714

01

61%

6144

May

July

83% 81%

H474

July'

New York

Winnipeg Wheat

814

.

824 82% Bilk 1.37 1.34 1.34 September 1.05% 1.83 1.33% December.... 1.86 1.33, 1.83

Total sales:-187 lots

Mny July

Montreal Silver

73.60 b 78.10/75- -73.86.t...79.50/05

Septembar. 74.10; 78.90/74.35

75.10 76.80b Total sales:-10 contracta

December

4,110k.c. 1910 metres

Transmission 5

(0.8.0. and G.B.D.)

7 a.m.. Big Ben, “The Spice of Life,”---- 7.40 m. Talk: "Freedatu."

Greenwich Tiwa Signs) at 12 Midnight

A

8.40

num, Danes Music. Sydney Kyts and-

his Band.

m.

The New

9 -1. Close down,

Transmission 2

(G.S.F. and G.8.0.)

p.m. Big Ben, Empire Bookshelf, No. 4 7.10 p.m. Interludo,

7.20 p.m. Tha Dellcat Wieslawn Orchestra, Greenwich Time Bignal et 12 Niom,

1.20 p.m. An Organ" Berltal "by T.-W..

Henforth.

p.. The Western Sludis Orchestra. 9.30 pm. The Nura

1.45 p.m. Cluse down.

Transmission 3

(0.8.7. and 0.8.0.)

10 p.m. Wig Don, Woodsong.

16.48. p.m. Talké Pordan Afrin,

Kireenwich Time Signal at. 3. p.m.

11 pa. "Third Time Lucky." "A"" impid

Danzumanes of the Riviera,

11.45 p.m. An “Organ" Raelta) by H. C.

· Hodgson, relayed from St. Mary's

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