1935-11-15 — Page 21

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1935.

SHIP COLLISION NEW YORK STOCK

SEQUEL

APPEAL COURT

SITTING

EXCHANGE

MARKET UPWARD

YESTERDAY

Mr. A. i. Mossop, Judge of the

New York, Nur. 14. The Wall Street Journal reports: British Court.in Shanghai arrived

the bust by the P. & O. Rawalpindi this Securities 1-day touched morning. He will sit in the Fall levels for four years on Secretary Roper's statement to the effect that Court of Appeal on Monday to hear | President. Roosevelt's letter to Mr. the appeal and cross-appeal by the Roy Hovard munni what was said, American Mall Line and, the Easthamely that the refolm programinio Asiatic Co. respectively against the was completed; in other words, basi- decision of the Chief Justice, Slegs no longer heeds to Tear any state Atholl MacGregor, concerning a élaim for damages arising out of collision last year between the Pre- aldent Jefferson and the my Afriká.

The

Mail American

Line claimed damages from the East Asintie Co., while the latter put in a counter-claim. In his judgment. the Chief Justice found that the Jefferson wax responsible for the collision to the extent of 70 per cent, and the Afrika to the extent of 30 per cent. It is in connection with this decision that the appeals. are being made.

of uncertality. The market was the mo active Riner July 2, 1994. The morning sesam opened with blocks 10,080 almares with the tickers five nuuts inte. Steef shares

Rained Steel trength, with United States

Bethlehem 6.d Corporation

ranities reaching the high levels of 135, Railroad issues accompanied the upward movement, assisted by the declaration of a 20 cent dividend by the Pramod Corporation, the since 1933 and the regular quaterly dividerl by the Union Pacifle Railre il

Amusement and autom Company. bile issues

were bought actively Profit-aking late in the ensligh ly redure the day's top prices. Storks on the Curk Bychanie were

It is learned that Mr. Elden ́also

Potter K.C.. and Mr. H. C. Mne was ward. The market for bonds

amara are appearing for the East Asiatic Co. and Mr. P. C. Jenkin, K.C., for the American Mail Line.

EXCHANGE RATES

Paris,

Geneva.

Berlin.

Athens.

Milan

Shanghal

New York. Amsterda Vienna Prague. Bucharest

Madrid

Lisbon Hongkong. Brussels. Monte Video.

Helgrade

Montreal

Yokohama.

Helsingfors,

Ris

Buenos Aires,

Silver (Spot)..

Nov, 13, .74.17/64

15.14

12.23

615

A scene from "Dante's Inferno," striking film to be shown at the King's Theatre from Sunday.

U.S. COMMODITY

PRICES

LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS

5. C. & F. New York office cables; |

firm Stocks: The market closed after a brisk mid-day session. A sub stantial number of shares reached The following quotations on now high levels. Mr. Adams has been New York community exchange

American elected by the

Bankers issued by Reuter, fastend A saugiation

of Alarrimor Fccles, Secretary Roper prefers ren- Nov, 14.sonable profits to Igness of restric 74.45/64 tions. Retrenchmarul in Federal ex-

December -15.12%ponses is hinted,

January Cotton: Offerings from all sourere March 615 are on the light side and were quick May 60.11/10 | ly 'nbsorbed. Pablle participation is July

1/24 apparent and some trade orders are October 4.92.1/16 reported to be accumulating under Spot

724 the market and 12-cent level, whilst

26 selling orders have broa

12.23

the

are

11.02/62 11.57/57 11.37/37 12.20

New York Cotton

Nov. 13. Nov. 14.

I 101

11.82/83

11.54

11.75/75

11.44

11.67/68

.00% ..1/2%

4.02 -7.243

11.40

11,35

11.10

12,00

.1187

36.1/39

110%

1/4.13/10

.29.12

216

4.075 1/2.1/53

cancelled. 10 A forecast indicatus unfavourable 425 weather conditions, 36.1/16

Wheat: An official estimate of the 110%

Canndian wheat erop Indicates a yield 1/5.1/16 275,000,000 bushels, which is 16,000.- 29.12 000 bushels below the September es

89% tinte. Prices advanced on improved 1 export demand and the firmness

mill markets, coupled with favourable 1/2.1/64 Winnipeg cables."

#27

„New York Rubber

December January

13.22 18.296

March May

13,-tGa 13.61

Joly

uf

13.76A Tutal ales: 283 lot

Chicago Wheat

December..

.4

15

July

934 95% 14% 08 88 00

21.

29.5/18

Silver (forward).29.1/16

War Loan.......105

10.48740 33.48/48 13.68/63 13.774/80 13.947/94

NOTES OF THE DAY

months

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

LATEST SHARE QUOTATIONS

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

Nov. 13. Nov. 11, British Government Securities War Loan 3145%

redm."after 1982 £105-----£105-

Chinese Bonds

(Eng, Iss.) ........ £102

577 Bonda 1925-47 £ VON . £. VA

Rathway (Supl. Lean)

42 Bonus 1899

£102

44% Lonn.1908. £ 9851

£ 085%

Loan 1912 .. £76%

£701%

5 Reurs. Lonn

1913 (Lan. 184) £ 021

£127

{6 S'hai-Nanking

Rly.

£ 73

£ 73

5 Tient.-Pukow

Lab

5 Ticat.-Pukow

£ 26

£ 27

6 Henan Rly.. 20 66% Hukuang Rly.

IDIT

£ 43

£ 30

later

5 Lang Tsing U.

Hui Rly. 198 £16

Forrige Bonds and Banks

Int. Germinn 76

Lonn 1924

£50 Japan 5 Sterling

Loan 1997. £82. Japan G Sterling

Lona 1024 away,

£ 184

£ 50

£ 81%

£ 94%

94%

H.K. & S'hai Bk.

(Lab. Regd.)... £ 90 Chartd. Bk. of L.A.

& C.

£100

14/-

10/9

(Continued from Page 6.) They could not move her. They walted, hoping that relief might come, and they wrote their diary daily on the wing of their broken machine. Three searchers found their bones. They had starved to death beside their plane. Twenty-five miles had they only known it, there was mission station and food in plenty.

ENSHROUDING SILENCE

Commercial and Industrial Allied Iron Found- Associated & Elec.

CTN

Industries

Austin Motors ord

sh.

Boots Pure Drug British - American

It is tragic, too, that the ends of the lives of these brave fellows should almost always remain a mystery! How they die or where they le, thetr friends would give much to know. One thing is cer- tain, they go to their deaths fight ing, with the same courage that has taken them to earlier glory. It is natural, we Auppose, that ocean fliers should crack up with out warning, without an oppor- 95% tunity for a last message to the 95% waiting world. They are too busy 89% | fighting the storm which bents

them down, or else they are un

⚫ (England) aware of disaster until it is upon Hawker Aircraft them. Or they may be of that | Împl. Chem. Int. 595grim breed which refuses to sur-

OK. Bazaar ander and to whom an appeal for Impl. Tobacco

Royce assistance in an admission of de-shni Elec. Constr

May Wednesday's sales: 32,829,000 Inushel

Chiengo Carn

(5

6876

50% 6976 6016

50

60%

Corms The market is without any 44 special feature and was influenced by

15 whent. 29.5/16 Rubber: The strength of the 29.1716 market is due to foreign and Pur 306,1/16 | Enstern buying. American dralery

December were buyers on the London market,

Hides: is ruported that the May Transfer of Government holdings tooly the Agricultural Adjument Ad- Wednesday's sales: 4,110,000 bushels ministration will cause the disposal of 1,500,000 hiles, but it is claimed

Winnipeg Wheat that this will not disturb the market unnecessarily. The effect of this on the market wil probally bring about lower prices.

RAW RUBBER

60

Tobacco (bearer) Canadian Celanese Chinese Eng, and Min. (Bearer) Courtaulds Distillers Dunlop Rubber Elec, and Musical

Industries

SHARE PRICES

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

Banks.

HK. Banka, $1,450 a.

H. K. Banks (Lon. Reg.).

£100 n.

Chartered Bank, £164 Mercantile Bank, A. and B.

£284 n.

Mercantile Bank C.. £124 n. East Asia Bank, $70 1.

Insurances.

Canton In.. $256 A.

Union la. $576 88.

China Underwriters, $1.10 . China Fire, $400 n. H.K. Fire In., $255 s.

Internat' Assce., Sh. $4 n.

Shipping.

Douglas, $36 n.

H.K. Steamboats, $4 n. Talo-Chinas, (Pref.), $30 n. Indo-Chinas (Def.), $11 n. Shell (Rearer), 80/7% Union Waterboats, $11 n,

Mining.

Antumoks, $1 xa. Balatoes, $17 n. Bagulo Gold, 22 cts. n.

Benguet Consolidated, $13% b. Benguet Exp., 13 cts. n. Big Wedge, 8 cta. n. Gold Creek, 30 cta. n.

Gold River, 5% cts. n. Ipo Mining, 90 cts, n.

Itogons, 3014 cts. u. Saincot, 16 cts., n. Kallan, 12/6 n.

Langkats (Single), $13 n.

S'hai Explorations, Sh. $41⁄2 n. S'hai Loans, Sh. $5% 'n. Raubs, $10 n.

1.K. Wharven (old), $90 n. H.K. Wharves (new), $87% n.

H.K. & W. Docks $9 n. Providents (old), $1.30 n. Providenta (new), 20 cts. n. Hongkews (old). Sh. $237% New Engineerings, Sh. $4 n. Shanghai Docks, Sh. $80

Cotton Mills.

n.

B.

S'hai Cottons (old), Sh. $85 n. S'hai Coltons (new), Sh. $65 n. Zeong Sings. $12 n.

Wing On Textiles; Sh. $25 a.

R9/0

30/0

30/716 30/0

44/6

44/G

Venz: Goldfield $2.30 n.

Docks etc.

48/6

48/9

112/6

113/14

06/3

Noza

12/0

12/6

•

54

527715

114/-

94/9

38-

38/714

27/44 27/9

General Mectric

5773

58/6

20/9

307-

Ewo Coltons' Sh. $8

36/9

37/11%

44/0

40/-

140/3

14776

152/6

156/--

4076

47/6

90/3

90/3

6973

607-

December My

HON, 84% 845% 80% 9892 88%

BRA 97 8871

32/14 32/9

Watney, Combe & Reid def. ord...

New York Silk

December March

2.02

- 2.03/01

1.07

2.01/01

Nov. 13. Nov. 11.

May...

1.90

2.01/012

Totul salesi-110 lots.

AIWANATAANGCONDUTANEFITS BARZcyane | Woolworth

"TELEGRAPH ART SUPPLEMENT

1873 1876

74/- 74/6 115/6

116/

Miscellaneous

c15.

et. 30 Industrials

149.59

145.59

Anglo-Dutch Gula

Gulumpong

up "

#4

et. 20 Rails ..

36.18

30.93

20. Utilities

$8.75

29.07

up

el.40 Bonds

06.07

06.2

11 Commodity Index

56.14

53.09

Two cases of Typhold were report- ed to the local health authorition on Wednesday.

Rubber Trusts ..

24/9 24/9

257- 1/3 20/9

237- 1/3 30/-

Mines

Burma Corps.... 19/2

Commonwealth

Mining

12/-

11/3. 11/8

Randfontein

50/9

H--

LATEST SINGAPORE

PRICES

REUTER QUOTATIONS

Messra Benjamin and Petts vj ceived the following Straits currency i quotations (buyers) from Singapore; Dew-Jones AverageH! 10-day for raw rubber:

Spot December Jan/Mar.

925

Z

Apr/June

Market: -Stealy,

July

TOPPING EVERYTHING IN ENTERTAINMENT !

Paramount's

"Every Night at Eight

GEORGE RAFT

presents

FRANCES LANGFORD ALICE FAYE - PATSY KELLY

THREE RADIO ROGUES

in a

Song-packed Musical with Something Doing all the Time !

Added To The Programme

NEWSREEL-POP - EYE CARTOON-NOVELTY

QUEEN'S THEATRE-To-Morrow

feat. It is a significant fact, in

& Lyie.... any event, that Kingsford-Smith Turner & Newall vanished without a word, dying United Steel into a black storm, 200 feet above | Vickers ord. the sea.

Did his wing-tip touch a

To-morrow's Picture

Foutures

There will again be a varied selection of topdient pictures in -to-morraw! Justo-of-tha Tele-

graph Piętorial Supplement.

Events pietured will include the Lincolnshire Regiment's 250th anniversary celebrations, and the Armistice Day obsér. vance in Hongkong. A corn- hed group of the interport cricket teams will appear, as wel AS some interesting yachting pictures.

will Groups

include 0110 taken at a garden party given by Mr. Paton and another at t reception in honour of Hong- kong reprezentatives who took part in the China National Athletic Meet; while a port- rait-will ofear of Mr. A. M. de Souza, 1.8.0.

| 22:12:5719290144413132716ANIZERACIONESAI. ware and drive lim under in n trice? Or did he pancake down into the urging organ still deter- mined te ontmatch the elements? Did he refuse to call for help or had he no opportunity? Did Ulm, another Australian, who tried to span the Pacific, go quickly, or did he fly until his fund was gone and Elids down to the sea? He at least 1 kad time to call for help, to ask for his position, to warn shipping that he had missed that speck in the Pacific, Hawati, and that his petrol was running low. What of these vanished flying chaps? Where did they go? Huw did they die? A veteran French nee of the World War once said: "0. those pilots we never hear of again? Why, they just go on flying." He was not making a joke the thing. He claimed he had flown beside mun of his own esquadrille during netions over France when he knew they had been shot down a week or even months before. In any event, It may give some airman' confid- ence to think, when he is dying alone thousand miles from land, that these vanished pioneers are somewhere just at hand. What gallant company!

STEEL CARTEL PLANS

Vienna, Nov. 14. Representatives of the French, Gorman, Belgian, Polish, Czucho- Slovakian and Austrian steel in- dustries are meeting to discusa the formation of a lube steel cartol, which will seek a basis for harmonising continental produc- tion with Great Britain and America United 'Press,

Rubber Pekin Synd

Estates

Spanowater

Lion

Springs Mines Sub-Nigel Rhakana Corpn..

T940

8/ 4370 45/- 267/6 271/2 98/9 102/0

Anglo-Persian

08/11% 6870 Burma O

8276 84/6 Shell Trans and

Trad. Benver) 80/711⁄2 80/7E Chosen Corpn... 1776 17/6 Marsman Invest.

mens, Ltd.

3074 31/3

Lands, Hotels, etc.

H., and S. Ilotels, $5.60 n. H.K. Lands, $36 sa. II.K. Lands, 4% Deben.

$100 n.

Shai Lands, Sh. $20 n. Metropolitan Landa, Sh. $10 n. Humphries, $10.65 n. 1.K. Realties $6.10 n. Chinese Estates, $80 n. Chinn Realties, Shi, $4 n. China Debentures Sh. $35 n.

Public Utilities.

1.K. Tramways, $14.60 sa, Peak Trams, (old), $51⁄4 n. Peak Trams. (new). 84% .. Star Ferries, $30 sa. Yaumati Ferries, (old) $17. China Lights, $11 b. and sa. HI.K. Electric, $69 s. Maeno Electric. $20 n. - Sandakan Lights, $3 1.

Telephone (old), $241⁄2 n, Telephone (new), $10% n. China Buses. Sh. $11 n. Singapore Tractions, 18/- n. Singapore Pref, 25/- n.

Industrials Maldon Sugars, $8.40 s.

Perfect Ease' and Comfort is assured in these

Hand Sewn Shoes from Vienna

Best Quality Black suede,

underlaid with Black Kid.

-Actions-And---Re-Actions.

There may be unpleasant resulta if you take some things, as the burglar In the picture is about to find out. But there are no disagreeable reac. tlons from the taking of Pinketten; us gently as nature they dispel con- correct liverishness, banlah billausness and sick headaches, purify

binet breath,

Have never tried. Pinkettes

Then

you never

you don't know yet what laxa- tive perfection is, Try them to-night, if you are troubled with slow dijes. tion, sluggish liver, flatulence, bite, and you will feel 100% better and hrighter in the morning. Chomlets everywhere sell.

PINKETTES

THE GENTLE LITTLE LAXATIVE LIVER, REGULATORS

21 YEARS AGO

Extracts From the "Telegraph" Files

The following extracts are from the Hongkong "Telegraph for the week ended November 21, 1914.

The rate of dollar on demand, was Is. 8.9/16d.

*

The wedding took place, at the Hongkong Wesleyan Church on November 19 of Mr. G. D. Haskett, of the P.W.D., and Mise Florence !S. Jones.

Privates R. Brown, K. de C. Longmire, A. R. Sutherland, P. S. Cassidy and C. H. Alport, of the Scouts Company of the Volunteer Corps, were promoted Lance-Cor- porala.

•

Mr. S. H. Dodwell was appointed a member of the Medical Board for

a period of three years.

Cald: Marg, (old), Sh. $191⁄2 n. Cald: Macg. (Pref.), Sh. $13 n. Canton Ices, $1.60 n. Cement, $7, n. H.K. Ropes, $41⁄4 *.

Stores, &c.

Dairy Farm, $18.90 n. Watson, $5 n.. Lane Crawfords, $10 n.

(Reconstr.)

Mackintoshs, $5 m. Sinceres, $1.60. Wm. Powells, 70 cts. n. Wing On (H.K.), $40 n.

Miscellaneous.

H.K. Entertainments, $4 n. S. C. Enterprise $1.85 n. Mache "Greyhounds," $2 n.

· Constructions (old), $24 n.. Constructions (new), 70 cts. s. Vibro Piling, $4 n.

Ch. Govt. 5% 1925 G. $ Bonds

01% n.

I.K. Govt. 4% Loan 5% prem.

Л.

H.K. Govt. 3% Loan par. n. Wallace Harpers $4 n.

Nigger suede front perforated,

underlays of Nigger

Kid.

NOW IN STOCK.

New Low-Heeled Evening Sandal in

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Also with Spanish Heel, tinted any desired colour.

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JUST UNPACKED.

New Colours in Silk Hosiery From $2.50 pr.

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