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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1935.

NEW YORK MARKET

COTTON PRICES

LOWER'

New York, June 7. Messrs. Handy and Harmon quoted sliver at 72 cents per ounce here to-day.

On the foreign exchange market the dollar was firm against steri- ing and

against CURY

gold currencies.

On the New York Cotton, Ex- change prices were ten to fourteen points lower after fluctuating in a thirty point range in a very

nervous market. The market was erratié due to the uncertainty re- garding the cotton programme and uneasiness over the government pool operations.

Silk prices were one and a half to two and a half points higher. Dealer and import accounts were operating on both sides of the market. Commission houses made scattered sales.-United Press.

PRIME MINISTER RESIGNS

(Continued from Page 1.)

Street in connection Government changes.

with the

U.S. BUYING SILVER?

REPORTED ACTIVE

IN LONDON

New York, June 7.

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald left the Palaco after an hour's audience

It is reported in usually well- with His Majesty, at which the King advised him that he had informed quarters that the United resumed sent for Mr. Baldwin. The returStaten Treasury has ing Premier was escorted by Sir silver purchasing in London.--- Olive Wigram, the King's Privato. Reuter. Secretary, to his car and cheered by the crowd which had gathered outalde.

ed. Ho

was

SHANGHAI MARKET

Shanghai, June 8. Four minutes later. Mr. Bald-

The Foreign Exchange Market win arrived and was immediately shown into the King's apartment, is firm at 9.46 am. due to the rise offered him in London silver and reports that where His Majesty the Premiership, which ho accept the United States Treasury has ten minutes resumed buying silver in London. Was only

The tense situation in North with the King and then motored back to Downing Street, but re-China is also tending to firm the

market.-United Press, turned to the Palace shortly afterwards with the list of pro- posed Ministers,

In the meantime, all the Minis- ters of the National Government assembled to say good-bye to Mr. most of MacDonald. He and then left for the Palace at 5.30 p.mum. notable among them being not yet attained Cabinet rank.

BIGGER CABINET

|TENDERS ACCEPTED 1r. Malcolm MacDonald, who had

LATEST GOVERNMENT.

LIST

MRS. RATTENBURY

VERDICT OF SUICIDE WHILE OF UNSOUND MIND.

London, Juno 7. The result of the inquest on Mrs. Rattenbury on June 5 was suicide while of unsound mind,

The coroner read out extracts Mr. Baldwin's Cabinet numbers of letters including one from-Mrs. 22, compared with 20 under Mr. Rattenbury addressed to the Go- Prison MacDonald, but the balance of the vernor of Pentonville. The Government has accepted three parties is hardly affected, which ran, "If I only thought that' the following tenders:

as its consists of 15 Conserva- it would help Stoner I would stay Supply of leak wood single-livos, three National Labourites on, but it has been pointed out to screw motor boat for police ser- and four National Liberals, com-me all too vividly that I cannot vices at Tai 0.-Messrs. Kwongpared with 14 Conservatives, three help him. That is my death sen- Cheung Hing.

National Labourites and three tence."

The. doctor gave evidenco that Supply of a steam single-screw National Liberals formerly. steel cruising vassel for Police Among the Conservatives, Sir Mrs. Rattonbury died from wounds Services. The Taikoo Dockyard & John Gilmour and Sir, Hilton in the heart, self-inflicted. Engineering Company of Hong Young are no longer members, that death was instantaneous.~ kong. Ltd.

but the Marquis of Zetland, Lord | Reuter. Asphaltum-The Asiatic Petro- Eustace Percy and. Mr. Anthony leum Co. (S.C.), Ltd.

Eden have been brought in.

Supply of coal to the Hongkong Government for 1935.-Messrs. Sal Hing & Co., Ltd.

The appointment of Mr. Ernest Brown to Cabinet rank adds one National Liberal to the represen- the National New Quarters for Ambulance tation, while

Eire Labourites arc Dresser, Shum Shui Po

in unchanged Station-Messrs. Kin Lee & Co. number, as Lord Sankey goes out Mr. Malcolm MacDonald Chinese typo houses, Wong Mabut Kok. Mr. Tang Shul-kwong.

Reinforced concrete gantries in carriage shed.-Messrs. Woo Jing.

CHINESE TROOPS MOVING OUT

NEW GARRISON FOR TIENTSIN

comes in.

WATER LEVELS

FOR WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS

and

·The River Conservancy Commision for Kwangtung Province bus the following bort on water levels, in English feet, for the Sir John Simon, as head of the West, North and East Rivers

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record State and by becoming Deputy Went River lender in the Commons restores

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PREMIER'S STATEMENT

London, June 7. On resigning the Premiership, Tientsin, June 8, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald issued a Almost immediately after the message from 10 Downing Street! announcement was made for the saying he had long realised that transfer of General Yu Hauch he would have to seek a respite chung to a new post as Commander from the heavy and continuous of the Anti-Bandit Forces in Sze-strain which the critical condi- chuen, Shens and Kansu border tions of the last six years, both at troops Home and abroad, bad imposed districts, General Yu's stationed in North China com-on him as Prime Minister. menced evacuation of the Tientsin area and the other districts to the south-east of Tientsin, control of taken over by which to be General Sheng Cheng, the newly appointed Garrison Commander of Tientsin. Central News.

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Reuter.

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Washington, June 7,

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American Ambassador at whether Conservative, first Liberal or Labour," he says, "I am Pelping.Reuter.

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