1935-11-12 — Page 17

ARMISTICE DAY IN LONDON

KING NOT PRESENT AT CENOTAPH

at

London, Nov. 11.. In viow .of the wenther conditions, it was not considered advisable for the King to attend the Armistice Day ceremony the Cenotaph this morning, and his place was taken by the Duke of York. His Majesty. accom panied by the Queen, left later by irain from King's Cross, en route for Sandringham.

The neighbourhood of the Cenotaph and Westminster Abbay has been thronged with crowds from early afternoon and Inte this evening, and the procession of relatives of those who fell in the Great War, bringing wreaths and flowers, still moved down White- hall past the memorial.

A very large crowd assembled at the Cenotaph for the ceremony of the Two Minutes Silonce, which was observed throughout the country and the Empire. The King's wrenth was laid by the Duke of York, and the Queen and the Duchess of York were present on the balcony of the Home Office. The Prince of Wales represented the King at the ceremony at the Edin- Stone of Remembrance of burgh, and afterwards attended service in St. Giles' Cathedral.

Typical of the golemon celebra- tion of Remembrance Day in every part of the Empire and by British residents In foreign countries were the ceremony at the Cross of Sacrifice at Gibraltar, at which the Governor General, Sir Charles. Harrington, was supported by detachments from the Army, Navy and Air Force, and ceremonini observances of silence before the British Legation at Addis Ababa, where troops forming the Legation Guard were drawn up.

Many of those who visited the Cenotaph in Whitehall moved on

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LONDON STOCK

EXCHANGE

LATEST SHARE QUOTATIONS

The following quotations on the London Stock Exchange have been received by Messer, Swan, Culbertson and Fritz in conjunction with rufer.

Nov. 8. Nuv. 11.

British Government Securitivn War, Loan 3%

redm, after 1952 2105

4165 Bonds 1808

(Eng. Iss.) £1091 414 Luan 100H 99% 547 Long 1902 .. 7821

5

4

Reorg Loan

£104.

Chinese Bonds

F102

£ 77

1018 (d. 14) £ 9344 Bona 1925-47 £ 97% Shal-Nanking

£ $91%

Tint-Pukow

I 754

£ 31

£74.

$ 28

Tient.-Puky Railway (Supl.

I X

25

Honan Rly.

£30

AME

Bubuang Rly.

1931

46%

£43

Tung Tsing U. Hai Rly. 1913,

17.

€ 109 Foreign Bonds and Banks

German 7 lut

Lorn 1924 .....

£ 59 Japan 5 Sterling

Loun 1907

£ 83% Japan. Sterling

Tomo 1994 ....o 9G I.K. & Shai Bk.

(Lin. Regil.) £104 Chart. Bk. of L.A.

& C.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1935.

Maureen O'Sullivan, Joel McCren, Adrienne Ames in "Woman Wanted", now showing at the King's Theatre.

SHARE PRICES

The following is the list of local share quelations issued this morning.

Banks.

H.K..Banks, $1,480 b.-

£ 8291

IL K. Banks (Log.

£103% n.

£109

14/- 14/12

Commercial and Industrial Allied Iron Pound- Associated & Elec.

Industries Austin Motura ord

th. Boots Pure Drug British American

Tobnern (Bearer) 11/11 Canadian Celanese Chinese Eng, and alin. (Benrer) Courtaulds

In Westminster Abbey to file past Distillers the grave of the Unknown Warrior.Dunlop Bubber Some three thousand poppy sellersee, and Musical have been at work all day all over the country collecting funds for the British Legion.-British Wire

iesa.

PROWLER FOUND ON ROOF

GETS FIVE-MONTH TERM

Three charges of being found an the roof of a dwelling for an un- lawful purpose and larceny were brought against Wong Hing, aged 23, unemployed, when he appeared before Mr. Schofield at the Central Magistracy this morning. They were (a) being found on the roof 'IIIII" Rond of No. 45, Morrison with unlawful intentions, (b) lar- ceny of one pair of leather shoes from No. 90, Waterloo Road, Kow- loon, on September 7 last, and (e) larceny of a blanket from Belfran Road, Kowloon, on October 4 last.

Detective Sergeant Fitches, pro- | secuting, stated that at noon on Sunday last, the defendant was found on the roof of No. 45, Mor- rison Hill Road, by the rent collec- lor, Yim Fong. In view of the large number of petty thefts from houses in the vicinity of Leighton Hi and Morrison 1 Roads, the owners of these houses had in- structed their rent collectors to keep a watch on the roofs.

Industries.

Hawker Aircraft

407-- 3929

397- 28/1014

4479

4473

-18/0

110/-

.IN/R

06/3

13/6

.137 -

5-$..

KUZA

900/6

9370

37/0

37/0

20-

26/3

General Electric

(England)

BA- DAZI

1209/13

28/6

Impl. Chem. Ind.

36/0

367-

O.K. Bazaar

4470

43/0

Impl. Tolacen

146/3

1-48/9

S'hai Elec. Constr.

45/

45/-

Tate & Lyle

XX/B

8873

Turner

& Newall

507-

United Steel

12/3

#2/-

Vickers, ord.

18/-

37/1012

Watney, Conshe &

74/6

112/73- 11276

26/0

1/3 3079

25/0

Hi/-

1/3 30/3

Rolls Royer

Reld def, ord. Woolworths

Mines

Miscellaneou Anglo-Dutch *** Gubi Galumpang

Rubber Pekin Synd. Rubber Trusts Burma Corpa, Commonwealth

Mining Andfontein Estates Spaarwater

Lions Springs Mines Sub-Nigel

hokann Corph.

K

Op

Anglo-Persian turma Oil Shell Trans

Trad. (Bearer) Clusen Corpn. Marsman Invest-

bents, Ltd.

+

12/- 11/10

12/3.. 12/3

5446 51/3

7/0 7/3 $9/143/1'; 2654- 26379 102/6 10370

66/1012-67/6

813 817101%

80/- 80/- 17/6 17/6

3173

30/6

LADY'S EVIDENCE

WANTED

SNATCHING CASE DEADLOCK

The European lady who was the

Defendant was questioned by Yim Fong and said he had come to repair the water meters on the roof. Yi Fong knew that no such order had been given, as the houses had their own meler re- pairers. He was not satisfied with the explanation given by defen- victim of an alleged purse-snatch- dant and took him to the Police ing Ineldent at Salisbury Road Station, where several pawn tickets near the car park about 6.15 p.m. relating to the subject of the other last Friday, is still being sought charges were found on him. by the police, as her evidence is material if the case is to be con-

nued,

The shoes' had been stolen from the hut of the gardener at No. 00, Waterloo Road, and the blanket had been taken off the clothes-line at the side of Belfran Road where it had been left to dry in the sun,

On charges (a) and (4) dafen- dant was sentenced to two ninth hard labour ench, consecutive, and On The third charge, to one month's hard labour, also consecutive, mak- ing a total of five months hard labour in all.

TROLLEY BUSES FOR.

LONDON

The man who is alleged to have igen the snatcher appeared on re- mand before Mr. E. 1. Wynne- Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, and a further re- mand of 48 hours was granted to enable the police to find the com- plainant.

Detective-Sergeant 1. Davies informed his Worship that in spit of the publicity which had been given to the ease by the news pipers, the lady.. who gave hier name as Mrs. O. Glister, had not communicated with the police.

It was suggested that the lady London, Nov. 11. had not seen the newspapers, and The London Passenger Trans- that there was a possibility of a port Board's plans for tho gradual slight mistake in the name, and, substitution of trolloy buses for owing to this, the lady's attention. tracara in its area is being may not have been called to the carried a step further by a pro- ease by her friends who may have posal to apply to Parliament for read of the ease.

powers to erect overbead wiru along part of the routes in Cen- tral' London, where the under

rail ground

has been used to Hupply current to trams. British Wireless,

Despite numerous other counter-" attractions last night, an attendance of eighty people at the Services Whist Drive in the Y.M.C.A.

West Lounge proved the popularity of these functions. The

following

nanics were the prize-winners:Ladies The following have contributed to 1st,

MoClusky Ladies 2nd, | date to the Johns' Fund of St. John's Mrs. Calman; Ladies Lowest Number, Cathedral:- Jokn Owen-fuglies, Mrs. Chambers; Gents. ist, Mr. C Richard John Henderson, John Hole, Littler: Gents. 2nd, A. N. Other; John Henry Stevens (In Memoriam), Gonts. Lowest Number, Mr. Tebb. A John Labrum's godmother, Johi knock-out whiat drive completed the Guard.

"evening's play:

Mrs.

Chartered Bank, £141% n. Mercantile Bank, A. and B.

£28% H.

Rep.).

Mercantile Bank C., £124 n. East Asia Bank, $71 b.

Insurances. Canken In.. $260 s. and ea, Union In., $560 b. China Underwriters, $1,10 b. China Fire, $400 n. HK. Fire In., $255 sa. Internat'l Asscc., Sh. $4 n.

Shipping.

Douglas, $36.

HI,K. Steambonts, $4 n. Indo-Chinas, (Pref.), 830 n. Indo-Chinas (Def.), $11 n. Shell (Bearer), 80/- n. Union Waterboats, $11.

Mining.

Antamoks, $1 b. and sa. Balatoes, $17 b

Hagulo Gold, 22 ets. n. Benguet Consolidated, $12 h Benguet Esp., 12 cts. n. Big Wedge, 8 cts. t. Gold Creek, 30 cts. n.

Gold River, 4 ets. 11,

Ipo Mining, 90 cha, u

Logons, 36 eta, n.

Salacot, 15 ets. n.

Kailan, 1834-11,

Langkats (Single), $13 a.

S'hai Explorations, Sh. $4% 1. S'hui Loans, Sh. $5% n. Raubs, $10 sa.

Venz: Goldfield $230 n.

Docks etc.

H.K. Wharves (uld), $91 su. B.K. Wharves (new), $88;4.

ILK & W. Docks $9 n. Providents (old), $1330 sn. Providents (new), 20 cts. o. Hongkews (old). Sh. $237% n.j New Engineerings, Sh. $4 n. Shanghai Dicks. Sh. 986

·Cotton MHIN, Ewo Cottona' Sh. $10 n. S'hal Cottons (old), Sh. $85 n.

Shai Coflons (now), Sh. Sabin. Zoug Stops, $12 n.

Wing On Textiles, Sh. $25 n.

Lands, Hotels, etc.

11, and S. Hotels, Sh.15 b. and sa. H.K. Fanals, $36 b, and sa, B.K. Lands; 4 Deben.

$100 n.

S'hai Lands, Sh. $207. Metropolitan Lands, Sh. $10 n. Humphries, $10 b.

1.K. Rehlties $6 b. and' sa. Chinese Estates, $86 B. China Realties, Sh. $4 n. China Debentures Sh, $35 n.

Pubile Utilities. H.K. Tramways, $15 b, and ra, Peak Trams, (ok). $5 n. Peak Trams. (new), $4!! #. Star Ferries, $90 sn. Yaunti Ferries, (old) $17. China Lights, $11, sa, H.K. Electric, $70 sa, Macao Electric. $20 n. Sandakan Lights, $3. Telephone (old), $211, b. Telephone (new), $10). b. and sa. China Buses, Sh. $11% n. Singapore Tractions, 13/- 1. Singapore Pref. 25/- n.

Industrials

Malabon Sugars, $8.50 n. Cald: Marg, (old), Sh. $19% n Cald: Mack (Pref.), Sh. SIX n. Canton Ices, $1.60. n. Cement. $71, b. ILK. pes, $P, h. Stores, &c.

Dairy Farm, $1844 b. Watson, $5 b. and sa Lane Crawfords, 307, s. Mackintoshs, $5 n. Sinceres, $1.60 m: Wm. Powells, 70 cts. n. Wing On (II.K.), $40 n.

MiscellaneouK.

H.K. Entertainments, $4 1. S. C. Enterprise $1.35 n. Mean "Greyhounds," $2 n.. Constructions Cold). $2 m Constructions (new), 70 eis. ". Vibro Piling, $4 mi

Ch. Govt. 6% 1925 G. $ Bonds

91% n.

11:K Govt: 472-Loon 55% prem:

n.

I.K. Govt. 3%

Loan par. n.

Wallace Harpers $4. n.

MANILA STOCK

EXCHANGETM

PHILIPPINE · GOLD SHARE QUOTATIONS

Today's quotations as received by Mestra. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz shortly after the close of the morning session of the Manila Stock Exchange are as follows:

Antamuk - Goldfields

But Gold Mining Co.

Jald Mines

Element Consofblated

Pemanistion....

| fiegon Maring Co.

Malment Ming Co

| Mauricio

Susie Parulidated

Price in Penon Asked

Price

Price

0.73

4.78

0.10

0.14

10.74

10.60

0.28

0.25.

1.ba

1,36

0.30

0.14

0.12

D.19

0.10.

0.16

0.17

02/2

Jo

Untest Parseale Mining Co. 0.24

8. C. & F. Galt Share Index-66.2. Market Market ka higher, strong

Velitzzz-Pewem 10,000.

THE VERY IDEA!

(Continued from Page 6.) our girls to the benches at Botuli and. Manly"

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Sense and Non-Cents

Reading all that's ben written about the dollar and silver, it appeurs | that by hanging on to $5,000 in silver colns, you stand a god chance of making £125 praßt if you enn smuggle it out of the Colony.

Which doesn't Interest us a bit. If someone enn tell us how we enn mako our $48 in dirty banknotes pay bill for $50 they be doing a real service.

Taking The Air

This stratosphere Ripht just shoes? to what tenutia sange Americans willi pe to getaway from the New Deal,

Worth His Weight In Silver

Notice in yesterday's Telegraph that Hongkong mait changed his colour through taking too much silver danc nitrate. Ordinary silver has that to a lot of people Intely.

EXCHANGE RATES

Nov. 11 74.40/64 15.13%

12.24

516

00.28/82

Paris... Geneva.

Nov, B. 7.1.49/434*

15.14

Berlin.... Athens

12.24

516

Milas

GOS

-1/2

.

1/2

York.

4.02

1.921

Vienna..

Amsterdam.

7.261

7.244

.110

11942

Bucharest Madrid. Lishon

626

.36%

110%

Hangkang

.1/5.5/16

Holiday

Brussels..

20.13

29.12.

Montreal

Belgrade

Monte Vidro

.39%

39

.215

RIG

197

4.97%

Yokohama,

1/4.1/82

172.1732

| Prague..

Helsingfors,

Rio

-Huenos Aires..... 15 | Silver (Spot).....

49.67 Silver (forward),20,3/18

War Loan.. ....104.15/16

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