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KINGS

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DESPERATE! DARINGI She risked a ruthless(vengeance to save the man_she loved.

At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15, & 9,30 p.m.

SAMUEL GOLDWYN

presents

Barbary Coast

MIRIAM

EDW. G.

HOPKINS. ROBINSON

JOEL M¢CREA

Directed by HOWARD HAWKS

Screenplay by Charles MacArthur and ken macht, a Batecand thru United Anlas ALSO WALT DISNEY'S SILLY SYMPHONY la rawutiful "COOKIE CARNIVAL

chatcolour

QULLA'S

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"Adolph Zekor presale

ROSE THE RANCHO JOHN BOLES GLADYS SWARTHOUT

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REDHEADS

A

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| JÍSSE LI LAŠKY production with JOHN BOLES

DIXIE LEE

RAYMOND

JACK MALEY, ALAN DINEHARY

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY,

SHORTAGE OF TIN IN BRITAIN

METAL BROKERS

ASK

PROTEST

FRENCHMEN BEAR FATE OF PARLEY

NAVAL TALKS MAY

CONTINUED

London, Feb. 28. The further progress of the Naval Conference depends on the French

REMEDIAL delegation, which has naked Paris for ACTION

London, Feb, 28. Router learns that members of the London Motal Exchange have formed a committee which has dockdet to draw the. Government's attention to the seriousness of the present shortage of tin in this country, and urging

romedial measures.

This step reflects the market's dis- content at the decision of the Inter- national Tin Committee's recent decision to reduce the quota from 00 to 85 per cent, which the market

result in further deteriorn-| fears will tion of the precarious London position, The metal brokers, Strauss and Company, told Reuter that Bolivia la lagging behind in production by 4,000 Sinco the Bolivian ores are smelted in Great Britain this prin- sipally accounts for the shortage of London stocks, which are at present only 600 tons, or less than ten days' supply.—Reuter.

tons.

WORLD TRADE

LATEST LEAGUE

STATISTICS

instructions whether it should con tinus the three-Power negotiations.

It is understood that the French hope to an understanding whereby Italy will sign the treaty when the Ethiopian qucation in settled.

As neither Italy nor France X- periences serious misgivings over the technical aspects of the proposed treaty, it is expected that a bilateral Franco-Italian understanding would facilitate the conclusion of the treaty, -Reuter Special.

ANGLO.U. S. TALK

London, Feb. 28. The head of the United States naval delegation, Mr. Norman Davis, called on the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Eden, at the Foreign Office to-day. They discumod the position of the Naval Conference in view of Italy's attitude, which is that, although pre- to continue examination of pared technical matters, she is unwilling

at prosent. sign a Treaty British Wireless.

Swiss Reply To Germany

NO REVERSAL OF NAZI BAN

Berne, Feb. 28.

The Swiss reply to the recent sharp German note protesting against the suppression of Nazi organisations in Switzerland, has been handed to the German Minister here.

Goneva, Feb. 28. The Lengue's monthly" bulletin of statistics for February, Just issued, gives, beables the usual tables, in- formation concerning the movement of world trade in and the production' of iron, steel, zinc, coal, petroleum and the world stocks of raw materials between 1929 and 1935. These show also that both the gold value and the fetal abount of world trade were I states that the Federal Counsell higher in 1936 thats in 1934. Wotilannet revere the decision and hopes production iron, steel, zinc, coal, the German Government will prove its

ignite,

petroleum in 1935 was higher understanding of the situation Linn In 1934. The general index of avoid erroneou Interpretation world stocks of raw materials

German pablic opinion-Reuter. end of 1986 was only 25 per cent. higher than in June; 1929, wherena towards the middle of 1934 it was about 50 per cent, higher.—League of Nationa Press,

BRITISH

the

INDUSTRY

FAIR

MANY LARGE ORDERS SECURED

LIQUOR DUTIES

CONVENTIONAL

DOLLAR CHANGE

and

20

The Government Gazette contains a rovised resolution in regard to liquor duties.

The duties, expressed in terms of dollars, are unaltered, but a proviso states that the dollars mentioned in London, Fub. 25. the table shall be conventional dollars The Chairman of the Managemerit reckoned as the equivalent of one Committee of the British Industries shilling and eight pence sterling; and Fair at Birmingham stated this after that consequently to arrive at the noon that the engineering and hard- actual amount payable in Hong ware section of the Fair of 1936 had currency the dollars and been one of the most outstandingly thereof, stated in the Table, shall be successful siaco the section was in- augurated in 1920, and has multipiled by 20 and divided by

Agure settled by the a time to time repre freasurer from age opening selling rates for the previous month of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation for demand drafts on London and until so settled the figure shall be 15.87. This latter figure compares with 23.70 in the resolution previously in force.

standard which would make k

measure for comparison in fute

years.

"Large" orders" had been placed in almost every group, and much buṛi- ness initiated at the Fair would be translated Into contracts.--British Wireless.

BIGGER GRANTS FOR UNIVERSITIES

RESERVE TO BE HANDED BACK

London, Feb. 28. The State grant in aid of Uni- versities, now £1,830,000 to be raised to £2,100,000 for each year of the next five years, with a "special. additional increase of £150,000 for the first year of that period.

In announcing this decision, the Chancellor of the Exchequer says that in making this special addition to the vote for 1936-37, hin intention is, in effect, to give back to the Uni- versities Grants. Committee the re- serve of £150,000 which WILM Aur- rendezed to the Exchequer during the financial crials, British Wireices.

'. IN MEMORY OF

PAVLOV

STATUE TO BE ERECTED

roubles.

the aver

in

per

A new classification appears respect of Chinese type liquors, this providing for a duty of $1.36 gallon on all Chinese type spirits not distilled in the Colorry and containing not more than 24 per cent. alcohol by weight.

·U.S. COMMODITY PRICES

LATEST CABLED

QUOTATIONS

on the

New York commodity exchange, are

The following quotations

issued by Router.

New York Cotton

FEBRUARY 29, 1936.

SLASHING INDIA'S TAXATION

LOW WAGE EARNER WILL BENEFIT

ESTIMATES SURPLUS

New Delhi, Feb. 28. Complete remission of Income Tax on the lowest incomes, and a reduc. tion of the prosent surcharge on other

incomes, was announced by the Fin- anos member, Sir James Grigg, in presenting the Budget to the Assemb fy.

Sir James revealed that the Estimates showed a surplus of 242 Iakhs of rupees on March 31, but he pointed out that other factors, includ Ing the cost of the Government of the

from Búrmah. Indian, reparation would

work against + elmilarly favourable result in the Immediate future. However, he folt justfied in proposing remissions of laxation

crores of amounting to about twa rupees.

The Finance Member outlined a seven-year plan for the reconstruction of Quetta, following the earthquako, and announced various grants for the amelioration of conditions in the rural areas-Reiter,

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LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

LATEST SHARE

QUOTATIONS

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

Stocks and Ordinary Sharen

Feb. 27. Feb. 28. British Government Securities

War Loan 3%%%

rem, after 1962 £100% £106%

Chinese Bonda

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BUT MAMA HAS THE LAST WORDI

CHARLIE RUGGLES MARY BOLAND

4

Bands 1898

PAPA'S THE BIG NOISE IN THE FAMILY

(Eng. Iws.) ... £104

£104

44 Loan 1908. £ 98%

84;

1.5% Loan 1012.. £81

0%

5% Reorg. Loan

1913 (Ln. Jan.) £ 03 5% Goki Bonds

1025-47

£ 03

£ 05

£ 06

5

£ 7214 Tient-Pukow Rly..... £ 49 5% Tient.-Pukow Railway (Supi. Loan)

£ 724

£.49

£ 46

£ 40

£ 34

£ 34

140 14161

С

5 S'hai-Nanking

Rly.

5 Honan Fly. 5% Hukuang Rly.

1911 5% Lung Tsing U.

Hal Rly. 1913. £ 28

Foreign Bonda and Banke

German 7% Int.

Loan 1924

Japan by Sterling

Lonn 1007 Japan 6% Sterling

Lean 1924 HK & S'hai Bk. (Ldn. Regd.).. Chartd, Bk. of IA.

& C.

£ 67 £ 50%

£ 70 £ 78

£ 80

101%

£ 884

£1014

£ 11 £ 14% Commercial and Industrial

Allied Ironfound-

Associated & Elec. -

Industries

Austin Motora ord.

ak,

39/6 39/6

"A" ord....... 90/3 General Electric

36/3 30/3

40/6 47/6

Boots Pure Drug

50/6 51/--- 56/6 50/0

British American

Tobacco (bearer) 125/7

120/7

Canadian Celanese

116/3

116/3

Chinese Eng, and

Min. (Bearer).

13/-

12/0

Courtaulds

BAZ

53/0

'Distillers

101/3 101/3

Dunlop Rubber

Marks & Spencer

90/104

(England) :

Hawker Aircraft

317- 33/-

7713 78/-

Impl. Chem. Ind.

40/-

41/-

O.K. Bazaars

48/0

40/4

Feb. 27,

March

11.12

Feb, 28. 11.18/18

Impl. Tobacco...

155/4

153/1

Rolls Royce .... 181/-

180/7

May July

10.73.

10.78/78 S'hai Elec. Constr.

46/

40/-

10.80

10.41/41 Tate & Lyle

***

88/

88/-

October

10.05

10.05/06

Turner & Newall

75/8

76/0

December

10.03

10.05/05 United Steel

34/3

34/B

January

10.05

10.08/08

Vickers ord.

26/-

26/-

Spot

11.27

11.03

163/-

150/-

1217- 121/3

New York Rabber

Mireellaneou

15.50

16.83 /03

15.70 16.77

28/9

28/9

15.91

28/3

28/3

10.03

2/-

32/0

Z/- 02/0

1

10/- 10/-

Guinness

Woolworths

Anglo-Dutch

Gula Kalumpong

Rubber Pokin Synd Rubber Trusta

Allnes

March May

15.78 773 July

15.88 188 Moscow, Feb. 28.

15.91b/03 In connection with the death of the September

December

16.09 /09 noted scientist, Pavlov, the Govern

Total saios:

147 lota ment has decided to erect a statue in his memory and to grant his wife

Chicago Wheat May

100% 100/100 monthly pension of a thousand July

914 01/ B

Burma Corpn. September

90% 00% 00%

Commonwealth Thursday's sales:

Mining TA 22,247,000 bushels.

Randfontein Chicago Corn

Estates**** 60%/60% Cammellard ord. 60% 014 60%/00% Springs Mines... 12/8 Winnipeg Wheat

Sub-Nigel **** 245/- Tanami Gold Min-

Ing Maraman Invest-

ments

Pavlov will, moroover, be given a State funeral. Routar's Bulletin Service.

May July

INDIA'S NEW VICEROY

May July October

ASSUMING OFFICE IN March

APRIL

New Delhi, Feb. 28,

Lord Willingdon, tho rotiring Viceroy, will depart from New Delhi on April 15 for Bombay, and will sail for England on April 18.

May

July

36 84%/84% 80%/85%

J8

85% 85/86 New York Bitk

1.60 1.806 102 1.60 1.57/58% 1.68 157 ".

TREÀSURE. BILLS‚·

London, Feb. 29.

The total amount applied for in The now Viceroy, the Marquis of tenders for £45,000,000 Treasury bills Linlithgow, arrives in Bombay on was 477,315,000. The maximum April 17 and will be sworn into office amount was allotted in hills at three at New Delhi on the following day months. The average rato per cent. Reuter's Bulletin Şervico.

was 11/203de-British Wireline.

10/1 10/1

62/0 52/6 10/6 10/0

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