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picture of the situation it would nd- mit that the agreement had been to the ultimate interest of France. -Renter Special.

BEATTY APPROVES

London, June 26, Hause of Lords, Admiral. Lord During brief debate in the Beatty German agreement.

welcomed the

A gesture of Anglo- the kind Germany had male did away with all possibility of com- petition in armaments and rivalry on the sea between two countries. The agreement for thirty-five per

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY,

SKELETON FOUND NEW YORK STOCK

IN HOUSE

NOTE TELLS OF

SICKNESS

A gruesome discovery was made by a house agent named Mo Chik- sang at 2 p.m. yesterday when he Fook Wing Street, Cheungshawan, visited the second flour of No. 538

He immediately notifed the police and found the skeleton of a man, and the skeleton was taken to the Public Mortuary,

Shanghai, June 27. The Administration of the China Merchants' Steam Navigation Company is planning to build two additional river steamers, which are to be financed partly by a loan from the British Boxer Indemnity Fund and partly by a loan from the Central Bank of China.

Arrangements are being made for

The skeleton is believed to be the purchase of materiala in Eng

that of a Chinese male, dressed land through the Chinese For

was in a sleeping position on the in European style clothing. chasing Committee in London,

and while negotiations are in progress established a permanent relation-oor when found. The house hud cent. of Britain's strength with the Central Bank of China ship and ensured that with for a loan of $500,000 for this vast one country in the world there skeleton. It is believed

been vacant for several months. at A letter was four] near the Meanwhile, the local Chinese would be no competitive building been written by the dead man and to hive Shipping Guild has petitioned the which was something to be thankful atates that he had been suffering Chinese Ministry of Communica-fur. Another effect of the age from a disease for a considerable tions for relief by the lane of tent was that there would be no period. He had apparently fallen $10,000,000 in loan bonds. The repetition of ruthless, submarine sick after renting petition pleads that the member warfare in the future.

the floor and died in his sleep. firms of the Guild are threatened

The identity of the man has not

purpose.

The Opposition leader, Lord

Ponsonby, confined his criticism yet been discovered.

with bankrupcy in the present depression unless help from the to the method adopted in conclud- Government is available.-Centrat, ing the agreement and declared Newa.

LADY HOUSTON'S GENEROUS GIFT

PRINCE HANDS OVER £40,000 CHEQUE

(Special to "Telegraph")

London, June 26, A cheque for £40,000, given by Lady Houston to the Prince of

that it was in essence not a lis- Braiment but. 13 rearmament agreement.

GOVERNMENT POLICY Lord Londonderry, replying' for the Government, said the restora flon of confidence and prospects

SILVER MARKET NOW FIRMER

(Continued from Page 1). whether the Indian Bazaars will of pence amongst nations would continue re-selling. | be most effectively promoted by a Amerien is not showing any in- general settlement freely negotiat-clination to pross, but it is likely ed between Germany aust other that further support from this Powers. The Government would quarter will be forthcoming, es- adhere to that view, which, in pecially, if prices are inclined to effect, they reafirmed at Stresa,

sag-Reuter. but as a practical people they had, to face the facts of the situation. Germany was already increasing

its

EXCHANGE

MARKET LOWER

YESTERDAY

New York, June 24, York Stock market have been received The following reports on the New through Mesars. Swan, Culbertson & Fritz:

The Wall Street Journal report un

ventes have succeeded in attaching yesterday's market: Stocks, closel lower, due to fears that Bonus ad- Bonus Rider to any Tax Bill in- volving levies on the wealthy einss. The early session displayed a measure of stendinens, with Radio fair

level. Stocks on the Curl Exchange Corporation touching the year's high

regularly downward, led by railroad were also downward. Bonds were ir: and utility issues.

S. C. & F. New York office cation: Tenders turn more bearish. Average Stocks

supply na daily production of petroleum for the at 2.728,000,000 barrels, compared with 2,724,000 barrels the previous week ending June 22 was estimated

week, The Edison Electric Institute estimates weekly electricity produc- tion at 1,775,000,000 k.w.h., in- crease of 6.0 per cent, from the cor.

again in ང་ས་་

responding period of last year.

New York and Chilcago commodity reports received through Messrs. Swan, Culbertson and Pritz:-

Cotton: Trading consisted largely of Jaly adjustment. This market. was without any particular trend.

Whent: There were further rains and a forecast of the weather having a temporary effect dicates more rain to come. This is market.

JUNE

27,

1985.

RADIO

BROADCAST Have you seen

Jazz Banjo and 'Piano Recital from Studio

Ż.E.K. PROGRAMME

256 metres (846-kilocycles);

From Z.B.W, en n wavelength of

Music.

12.30-2.15 p.m. European Recorded. Orchestra..

5-7 pm. Hongkong Hotel Dance 7 p.m. Stock Quotations.

Gounod in Vienna (arr. Walter). Music.

7.03-7,30 p.m. Light Orchestral

Love's last word is spoken (Dixio). Marie Louise (Meizel). Waltzes from Vienna Selection (J.

Strauss). Parade of the Tin Soldiers (Jessel). Policeman's Holiday (Ewing).

7.30-8 p.m. From the Studio,

A Jazz Banjo, Sax and Piano Recital by Fred Carpie. Terry Lou and Julian Silverio.

Programme

1. Lolly Pops

2.

Rusty Strings ....Danjo Solon. Pinna Solos:-

Vincare.

My heart is an open book

Juan Sverio.

3. Chopin Waitz. in-

Imagination......Terry Lou. 4. Basin Street Bloes.

Blue..."The Reveller's Trio."

the

Corn: The Government weekly re- port in unfavourable,

Rubber: It is rumoured that the

re- for

8 p.m. Time and Weather Report. 8.03-10,30 Pan. Chinese

Studio Concert.

10.30 p.m. Close Down

Z.E.K. PROGRAMME 8.30-10 p.m. European Recorded Music from E.K. on a frequency of

week's shutdown in Akron has duced estimates to 35,000 tons July. There was some liquidation, int there was no indication of any SHANGHAI VIEW

wenkness. Shanghai, June 26.

Sugar: This market was dull, b6-40 kilocycles. The Finance and Commerce, thfully steady undertone was main-

tained. There was a stude week ending inquiry for "apats."

report for the

REUTER QUOTATIONS

Dow-Jones Avernges; 30 Industrini

Wales as a birthday present, was her naval strength beyond the June 22, inter alia, states:- handed over by His Royal High-imite imposed by the Vernilles ness this afternoon to the King's

Treaty,

"The local exchange market hus and The Government

had a tired week, with a definitely Jubilee Trust on behalf of British | believed the best method of pro- Youth

moting that general settlement period under review, whilst busi- easier tendency throughout the which the London communiqueness has remained very restricted. referred was not to enter upon a

"Speculators have been on the further period of competitive

buying side and exchanges eased building, but in endeavour

in sympathy with the price move11 Commodity Index agreement with Germany, to cirments of the world's silver mar- Reuter cumscribe the effects of Chekels. It has been

This fund, entablisted at the suggestion of the Prince himself, is growing rapidly with subscrip tions flowing in from all parts of the country. The Prince has been

Π large contributor. Special.

NORTH CHINA

EASIER

SITUATION BELIEVED

RELIEVED

a certain

decision annoticed by Germany, ever to find forward cover and the harder than It was in those circumstances that majority of banks were reluctant Germany undertook to limit the to sell anything for delivery fur- future size of her Navy to thirty-ther forward than August. There five per centy of the British fleet, has been In evidence provided that the British Govern-amount of official selling to steady ment accepted that limitation, the market from time to time, but this had rather a half-hearted ap To have missed this opportunity pearance.

Mesura, Sassons have of limitation in the sphere of been genuine buyers, but not on naval defences would have been, a very large scale.

CHANCE NOT TO BE MISSED

he said, to miss 17 chance of "On the whole, however, rates London, June 26. eliminating, we may hope for all have been down, but the amount of It was stated on behal of the time, that fatal competition

of business transacted was not very Foreign Secretary in reply to a naval armaments between Ger- large, several banks being virtual- Commons' question that although many and this country which didly out of the market."--Renter, the position regarding Sino-so much to poison the atmosphere Japanese relations was still cona quarter of a century Ago It fused, according to latest reports would be n

great mistake to it would appear that the differ-assume that. in neempting the ences which recently occurred in agreement with Germany, North China are in process of Government had done anything liquidation, and that the situation to prejudice the during the past few days has be other nával Powers, come casier.

In reply to a further question it was stated that British interests and treaty rights in North China had not been affected by recent events there and the situation did not at the moment appear to call for any specific action on the part of His Majesty's Government British Wireless,

SMUGGLER GANG

ARRESTED?

the

situation of

The Government believed that

PIANO RECITAL

PROGRAMME FOR TO-MORROW Arthur Rubenstein,

20 Rails 20 Utilities 40 Bonds

better

June 25. June 24.

117.64

8.30-8.56 p.m. "Casso Nolsette" Suite (Tchaikovsky) Played by the BBC. Wireless Symphony Orchestra |cond by Purey Pitt

8.56-9.15 p.m. Variety Ensemble Singing.

118.73

33.144

32.76

21.05

21.68

96.90

06.02

Rock

66.79

66.39

Oh! Lco

U.S. COMMODITY PRICES

LATEST CABLED

QUOTATIONS

The following quotations. on the New York commodity exchange ATO. lasued by Router:

New York Cotton

June 5, June 26. 11.50 11.61/61 11.20736

January

12.70 March

19.05 Total sales: 330 lots by setting a fixed point of de planist, is to give a recital in the Septenlive

noted July

Chicago Wheat parture for future discussions, Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden - December both as regards British and Ger-morrow night at 9.30. maa armaments. they had

His pro done gramme will be as follows:

a great service to other Powers.

Part 1

Tea for Two ("No, No Nanette"), Whispering Comedy Harmonista, I'm on a Sec-Saw ("Jill Darling").

Louise Browne and John Mills. Tzi Roll ("Transatlantic

Metry-go- round") The American Eton Boys. Feminine Fancies

Merry-go-round" tic

The Carlyle Cousine, 9.15-9.30 p.m. The Now Mayfair Orchestra.

Milestones of Melody.

The Cat and the File-Selection

9.30-10 p.m. Dance Music. 10 p.m.

Press Bulletins,

10.03 p.m. Close Down.

(Kern),

ZEESEN PROGRAMMES

This Evening's Broadcast From The German Short-Wavers

Speciat program

For Ensters aleners will be broadcast trum Zoeung sa

follow t 11.38/38 11.95

for

DJB,

SOUTH ASIA ZONE South Aria Zone, broadless from (10,74 metres) and DJN ($1.45 metros).

19.74 m 15,200 ke 1.30-3

24,200 ke 4.43.1.15 p.m. 9,540 he 4.45-8.15 p.m. 19.76m 15.290 ke 9 pm-12.10a.m.

SOUTH ASIA ZONE

4.44 p.m. DJB, DJN Announcement (Germa Engl) German Folk Bong. Pr

Kremme Forcenat (Germ. Enal)

m. For the Young Folk: Freiherr von Stein-th German Pencanta Emancipator.

October

Jaily December

11.23 11.21

January (1936) March

11.26

11,30,430 11080

May

11.99 11.36

11.31/33

Sput

July

31.90

New York Rubber 12

September

December

12.37/36 12.60/59 12.671 12.88/8-4

DJJB DJN

19.74 m

31.46 1

DJB

&

H2

8012 #1 H33%

80- $1 8314

Tuesday's sales:-10,412,000 bushels

Chicago Carn July

75%

:

Beethoven.

Chopin.

December

July August

July September

Winnipeg Wheat

1

76 655%

WIA

70

451

7

..

813

New York Silk

1.31 1.31 1.32 1.31 1.31% 1.31 1.30 1.41

Montreal Silver

In precisely the same manner. If-Toccata C Major Bach-Busuni. September those other Powers could succeed 2-Sunta appassionata op 57,

in coming to an agreement with

to

RAFIN

4

Part II 3.Barcarolle op. 60

Germany in regard to land or, air

mments n stel n. way as ant 2 Etudes

. Chopin. to commit this country

Berceuse particular strength, the Govern-

Chopin Scherzo C sharp minor...hopin,December ment would believe they had done 4-Nocturne (for the lefthand), as and the rest of the world a service.

Before the agreement was com

KOREANS SEIZED BY eluded, the French Government.

JAPANESE

Peiping, June 27.

Navarra

Lovedream Ithapsody XII

$118

Scriabine. Total sules:--59 lots

.Albeniz Liszt.

.but 22.

July September Terember January

Total sates:--16

BRITISH RETAIL TRADE

69.40 69.50 70,80 70.10/10 71.00 71.301 71.40

utracis.

EXCHANGE RATES

in commi with other Powers signatory to the Washington Treaty, were informed on June 7 of the outline of the agreement Confidential information receiv-fand were invited to communiente

London, June 28. The value of retail trade in May, ed by the Japanese Embassy led to any observations they might de- 1935, was 2.2 per cent. greater than the arreat yesterday afternoon, by sire to offer. The French view 1934. Stocks at the end of May, a party of Japanese Embassy was received before the agree-15 were 0.1 per cent. less in value Berlin.. officiera, of 102 alleged Korean ment

made, Was

but their than at the close of May, 1934. silver smugglors. on board a train criticisms did not appear to be of Employment was of the Pelning Railway, which was such a character as would justify higher-British Wireless standing at the station. They the British Government in with- also acized a heavy consignment holding its consent to an

agree-

of smuggled silver valued at some- ment which held such promise for thing under $1,000,000.

the peace of the world.

1.5 per erat.

Paris. Geneva

Athens. Milan Shanghai, New York, Amsterdam. capital ship, cruiser and dea-

Vienna. Prague. trayer tonnages would be 166.163 Bucharest. The Koreans are now being detained in the Japanese Embassy

fons, 118,650 tons and 52,500 tons Madrid. EFFECT ON FRANCE

respectively. On the same b:sis, Lisbon pending examination, while the

Taking France's present navul smuggled silver has been confiscat-strength at about fifty per

forty-five per cent, of the British Hongkong. cent. of the British naval strength, the tons. Thirty-five per cent, of the

submarine tonnage Was ed.--Central Neics.

29.715 Brusels.

Bombay.. agreement afforded to France at British tonnage allowed by these

Yokohama. present levels a permanent super- Treaties on the same date would Belgrade.

Montevideo. lority of about forty-three per- be 463,008 tons. vent. over

the German Navy,

Montreal. Answering a Further question. Helsingfors. compared with an inferiority of Sir. Bolton said the Deutschland Ria some thirty per cent, before the and her sister ships were, under

the treaty definitions, in The Government believed that capital ship class and would re- when the French Government main in that category under the were able to review the sitúntion definition proposed for a futuro

COCONUT OIL TAX

HITS U.S. TRADE WITH PHILIPPINES

war.

118

Washington, June 26. The repeal of the processing tax of three cents per pound on Philippines coconut oll is asked of Congress in an urgent appeal by of France. the Merchants' Association.

Tho Association contends that the tax, bealdes damaging trade between the United States and the Philippines, violates the mutual tarik agreement.-Reuter.

Tho P. and D. linor. Mantua ls to berth at Buoy Al on arrival and will sall therefrom at noon on Saturday.

the

1.30 p.m. News in Engleh

5.43 pm, letel ap. 168 for Strings and

Horns.

5.39 p.m. Steatarskretar a, D. Dr. Lewald, Committee's Preparations for the 1936 (Hympic

הדריך

Organising

Games at Berlin,"

4. p.m. News In Germa

Concert of Light Musle,

p.m. New In English.

4.15 m. Close down DJR. DIN (Germ.,

Engl

EAST ASIA ZONE

Fast Asia Zone browdert through DJQ' on 19.03 metres (16,290 h. 1.30-8 p.m. Concert, flew at Ap..

p.m. DJQ, NJD announcement (Germa

Eng), German Falk Bon. Pro Examme Paraczał (Garm, Engi). 9.15 p.m. Fue she Young Folk; Freiherr Yom Klein-the German Peasants' Liberator.

DJQ and

9.15 p.m. News In Engllah on

In Dutch on DIN. 10 p.m. "Young Schomann 19.15 p.m. A Little Dommße Cantata, 13.15 p.m. Newe in German on D3Q and

DJB,

11.30 p.m. Topical Taik,

11.4 p.m. From tables and Fairy Taler 13.14 m. News in English on DIG And

In Dutch on In

12.30 .. Close down D2Q, ·DJN {Geras..

sel

BIG DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES

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The following ware-lengths and frequencies

are observed by Daventry.

Cast Rign Frequency Wavelength

GHA

GAD

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June 26.

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WATER LEVELS

FOR WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS

The River Conservancy

301

a whole through expert re-treaty in the British draft als- presentatives, whom it was hoped armament convention: they would appoint for this pur pose, they, would admit this step Samuel Honre, replying to a ques The Foreign Secretary, Sir has been in the ultimate interest tion, said the conclusion of n general armaments agreement to

Commision for COMMONS QUESTIONS replace, so far as Germany was con- Kwangtune Travince hases the following re Several questions on the Anglo-cerned, Part Five of the treaty of wet, North and East Liver

port on water levels, in English feet, for the German agreement were answered Versailles, remained the object of in the House of Confmona.

Place His Majesty's Government's policy. The First Lord of the Admiralty. The Government believed that the west River Sir Bolton Eyres-Monsell, sald Anglo-Gorman agreement would at hlubing that on the tonnages allowed by facilitato-the conclusion of a gen-North River the Washington and London Trea-eral agreement on the subject of Northe ties on December 31, 1936, thirty-naval armaments.—British Wire- five per cent, of the British total less.

of Observation

. 12,00 kc.

20.140 k..

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met.res

73.18 metros 10.32

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