1935-08-02 — Page 17

HONGKONG

The Cloucester

AIR-CONDITIONED

LOUNGE

THE popular rendezvous in Hongkong in the heart of the Shopping district. Here in the air-conditioned and spacious lounge

Appetising

Cold Luncheons, Ice Cream and

Soda Fountain

Specialities

are served under ideal conditions. "Everyone" goes

to the Gloucester

Lounge. Come in out of the heat, and revel in the temperature of Capri and thrill to the shock of a Polar drink

Morning Coffee

and Afternoon Teas

SALESMAN SAM

TUT, TUT, FOLKS!! ENJOYED EV'RY MINUTE OF MY VISIT WITH YOU!

GOOD-BYE !

WAL. SAM TE YA CALL BEIN HIT BY! LIGHTNIN', KICKED BY A MULE, KETCHED IN A SKUNK TRAP AN' SO ON, FUN, WHY YA SURE HAD A GOOD TIME! G'BYE!]

OH, MIGOSH,

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

MARKET DOWNWARD

YESTERDAY

Now York, Aug. 1.

The following reparts on the New York Stock market have been received through Mossrs. Swan, Culbertson & Fritz:

The Wall Street Journal report on Stocks to-day yesterday's market: were downward on general profit. taking. Utilities slumped on the Senate decision rejecting the "death sentence" clause in the Utilities Bül demanded by President Itookevelt. Ball, steele, motors and farm equip ments rased, Bonds were upward, led by rails. Stocks on the Curb Ex- change were irregular,

scattered day

9. C. & F. New York offico cabios: Wah casier on The market

with the undertone irregular, Northern Amori- can earned $1.13 per share for the year ending June 30 as against $1.05 The June for the previous year. quarter profits of the itadlo Corpora Ipre ton were 21 cents per share ferred b.b.) as against 13 cents per share for the same, quarter of inst Fax Films showed a profit for year. the June quarter of $706,074 against a prebt of $393,865 for the Aune quarter of 1934. Electric 'ower lost $831,857 1or the June quarter as against a loss of $004,880 for the perio lust year. Brokers Loans during the past week totalled $850,000,000 compared with $880,000,- 000 during the previous week.

same

a

New York and Chiengo commudity Alebarn. reports received through Swan, Culbertson & Fritz:

Cotton: Following on favourable lending crop reports, the average private estimates to-day indicate a crep of 11,492,000 bales.

And

Wheat: The J, E. Bennett Company estimate of the wheat crop

BUY NOW

WING ON'S

GREAT SUMMER SALE

NOW IN FULL SWING

EVERYTHING AT ITS LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICE 1

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

LATEST SHARE QUOTATIONS

The following quotations on thei is believed to be about average. London Stock Exchange have been There has been heavy profit-taking received by Mestre, Swan, Culbertson

July 31. Aug. 1. and we think that we would purchase and Fritz in conjunction with Reuter.

until the on good declines only tendency for a quick turn-over has

British Government Securities

subsided.

Corn: Favourable rains are main-War Loan 3%

redm. after 1952 £100% £100% taining the crop outlook.

Chinese Bonds

Allied Iron Found.

cr...

BUY NOW

Miscellaneous

Kalumpong

12/1

Burms Corpn. Rs. 9/7/10/-

10.

Commonwealth

Randfontein

Estates

Spaarwater

40/14 Brining

123/14

Springs Mines Sub-Nigel

53/0 64/-

0/3 41/10% 42/8 256/- 265/-

90/3

Foreign Bonds and Banks - German 1% Int.

Loan 1924.... £ 6244 Japan 6 Sterling

£ 83 Loan 1007 Japan 0% Sterling

Loan 1024.... £ 93. H.K. & S'hai Bk. (Ldn. Regd.) Chartd. Bk. of I.A.

& C.

United Steel

....

*33/7 04/-

Vickers, ord.

10/-

16/-

Watney, Combie &

£ 024

Reld def, ord...

77/0

70/-

Woolworths ....

110/3

111/-.

£ 83

£ 93

Anglo-Dutch

21/9 22/3

Gula

£1052105

Rubber

22/

22/.

Pekin Synd. 2/

£18 £ 13% Commercial and Industrial

ord, ah.

1/6

1/0

Rubber Trusts

30/0 30/0

Mines

40/6 43/3

(Eng. I)... £1024 Loan 1912... £75 44% Loan 1908. £.98 6%. Reorg Loan

98 £102

Associated

Industries Austin Motors ard Boots 5/- sh.................. British American Tobacco (bearer) Canadian Celanese Chinese Eng. and

Elec.

30/8

36/6

Mining

12/-

54/9 49/3

55/- 49/3

121/3

02/6

02/0

Min. (Bearer).

13/-

13/-

Rhokana Corpn.

90/3

£74

Courtaulds

65/9

50/1

Qll.

Distillers

03/- 03/3

Anglo-Persian

61/3. 63/1

Sugar:

The market is unchanged

1913 (Ldn, Jas.) 2 88% 5% Bonds 1925-47 € 90

£ 86

4346 43/10

Burma Oll

-80/ 80/7

£ 90

and

5% S'hal-Nanking

Industries

£ 69

£ 66

General

Marsmen Invest-

5

65/0 68/3. 20/9 27/9

ments, Ltd....

30/-

31/3

REUTER QUOTATIONS

Rly

£ 26

£ 24

5% Tient. Pakow

Impl. Chem. Ind..

84/9 -

34/0

Dow Jones Averages!

Railway (Supl.

"Bazaars ....

*20/3 24/0

July 31. Aug. 1.

Loan)

£ 21

£ 21

120.23 126.85

6% Honan Rly... £ 25

£ 24

Rolls Royce

Impl. Tobacco

143/0

146/-

35.26

20 Utica

23.85

35.04. 23.76

40' Bondis

90.06

11 Commodity Index 66.41

54.02

Hukuang Rly. 1911

..... £ 38 5% Lung Thing U. 00.88

Hail Rly, 1918 £ 13..

sh.

163/0

163/9

£57

S'hai Elec, Constr..

477-

47/6,

Tate & Lyle

36/-.

86/6

£ 13

Turner & Newall

5813

58/3

Rubber: The rubber market is steady. Buying by one of the large dealers was a feature to-day and the market acts well.

Hides: It is reported that manu- Is facturers are well stocked for the present and the leather trade quiet.

in all its branches,

30 Industrials

20 Rails

4%% Bonds 1808

Anyway, It Won't Hurt to Ask

FERGOT TA TAKE TH!. SAN' WICHES MRS, WISSELGREEN

ALL

MADE UP FER ME! WHARA HAM CAM! TICKETS,

PLEASE

JES AS SOON AS ~~TH' CON__TAKES. MY TICKET, I'LL SCOUT AROUND

FER TH DININ'

CAR!

0/3

Dunlop Rubber Electric Musical

Electric

(England).. Hawker Aircraft

27/- 27/-.

Shell TranzA

Trad. (Bearer) 74/44 ·747432

The weekly

Christian Fellowship

meeting will be held at the Helena May Institute to-day, when the Rar P. Bunton will deliver ari Hedley address on "Prayer." The Rev, Mr. Bunton will be the speaker at each of the meetings during August...

By Small

LET'S SEE, NOW! TH' DINING CAR IS USUALLY IN TH' 'FRONT OF TH' TRAIN, IF IT'S NOT IN TH' BACK; OR IN TH' BACK; IF IT'S NOT IN FRONT! I'LL GO BACK BEFORE I GO FRONT!

G BYE, SAM!

GEE, AN' ONLY ATE A LIGHT MEAL, CAUSE FELT SO HEAVY AT LEAVIN'

THOSE NICE FOLKS!

ER-UL- PARDÓN) SURE, I DID!|| IS THAT A NICE

ME YOU JUST

AN' WHO'S

CAME THROUGH) GONNA

THE TRAIN

8/2

STOP ME? "THIS IS A THROUGH TRAIN!

WHY-ER-

(UAY TO TALK TO. JAH-YES!

A HUNGRY MAN? WHY, I'M ABOUT

COME

WITH

ME, MY

STARVED!is THERE A DINER ON THIS TRAIN ?.

13%

HEY!

GOOD

FELLA!

MEBBE, HE'LL SHARE HIS

LUNCH WITH YOU!