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SHARE PRICES

The following in the list of local share quotations Issued this morning.

Banka.

H. K..Banks, $1550 3.

H. K. Banka (Lon.

£101 n.

Chartered Bank, £14%1⁄2 n. Mercantile Bank, A. and B.

£314 R.

EXCHANGE

TO-DAY'S OPENING

QUOTATIONS

Selling

T.T.

Demand

Reg.). T.T. Shanghai

Mercantile Bank, C., £14% n. East Asia Bank, $73 n.

Insurances,

Canton In., $275 11.

Union In.. $505 b.

China Underwriters, $1.00 n.

Chinn Fire, 3480 n.

H. K. Fire In., $240 b.

Internut Assoc., Sh. $31 n.

Shipping.

Douglas, $36 n.

H.K. Steamboats, $5% n.' Indo-Chinas, (Pref.), $30 n. Indo-Chinas (Def.), $20 n. Shell (Bearer), 93/9 n. Union Waterboats, $12.2015.

Mining.

Antamoks, $2.23 b. and sa. Balatoca, $214 n. Baguio Gold, 27 cts. s. Benguet Consolidated. $18.00 A. Benguet Exp.. 20 cis. . Big Wedge, 26 ets. n. Demonstration, 68 cis, n. -Gold Creek, 15 cts. n.

Gold Rivèr, & cts, 8; Itogons, $1.08 m.

1. X. L. $1.55

.

Salacot, 14 cls. 11.

-Kailan, 11/6_n.

Langknts (Single). 810 n.

Masbate, 70 cts, n.

Rauby, $11

n.

San Mauricio, $1.10 n.

S'hai Explorations, Sh. 541⁄2 0.

S'hal Loans, Sh. $4 'n.

Raubs, $11 n

United Paracule 60 ets, b. Venz: Goldfield $3% n.

Docks etc.

H.K. Wharves (old), $91 m. H.K. & W. Docks $9 n. Providents (old), $1.20 b. Providents (new), 20 cts, n.

Hangkew (old), Sh, $190 n. New Engineerings, Sh. $4 n. Shanghai Docka, Sh. $90 n.

· Cotton Mille.

Ewa Cottons Sh. $8 b

S'hal Cottons (old), Sh. $70 n. S'hal Cottons (new), Sh. $40 n. Zoong Sings, $12 n.

Wing On Textiles, Sh. $25 n.

Lands, Hotels, etc.

H. and S. Hotels, $1.55 b.

H.K. Lands, $3314 n. H.K. Lands, 49% Deben.

$100 b.

S'hal Lands, Sh. $18 n. Metropolitan Lands, Sh. $10 n. Humphries, $8.80 8.

T.T. Singapore

T.T. Japan

TT India

T.T. San Frisco & New York

TT. Save

T.T. France

TT. Manila T.T. Bankok T.T. Saton T.T. Lisbon

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21 YEARS AGO

Extracts From The "Telegraph" Files

The following extracts are from 1074 the Hongkong Telegraph for the 155) week ended April 17, 1915:

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272 LOVE LETTERS: BREACH OF PROMISE ACTION FAILS

WAR WIDOW YOU A BALLOON HAVE TO RETALIATE’

Questions about the right to bring a breach of promise action were asked by Mr. Justice Hilbery of a war widow at Newcastle Assizes recently.

The widow, Mrs. Ethel Fisher, 45, unsuccessfully brought an action against Herbert Cowper, stated to be the eldest son of Mr. Cowper, of Stotes Hall, Jesmond, Newcastle.

CLIMBS 132,625 FT.

Moscow, April 1,

A radio balloon released by the Borispol Acrological Observatory, near Kley, has ascended 132,625ft, in 68min.

This is claimed to be a record height.

When the ascent began the tem-

This Gentleman Is Not A Burglar.

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"Is It your view," said Mr. Jun- tice Illbory to Mrs. Fisher, "that if a man asks you to marry him secretly for 10 years, you refuse, and he gets sick of waiting, that you are entitled to bring a breach of promise action against him?" was living at Whitley Bay. she saw At a height of 132,626ft. the Mrs. Fisher: When another girl Cowper fixing up a wireless set. He temperature was 13deg. 6. below rings you up and says she is going said to her: "Don't you think it with the man you have to retaliate will look nice in our little home In some way.

when we are married?" Mr. Justice Hilbery: That is re-

Cowper in evidence said that he tallation because the girl rang could not have married 3frs. Fisher you up? No, it is because of the and set up house without his treatment I have received after 12 father's approval. years falthful devotion to this man.

I really do forgive you from the perature bear the surface of the fe is Mr, B...... leaving the oflev

billous headache after botton of my heart if that is ground was 7deg. C. below zero; with a

12min. later, at a helght of liverish, miserable day. Whenever any comfort."

33,150ft, the balloon reached the you feel in the same way it is whe Mrs. Fisher's mother, Mrs. Fanny stratosphere, where the tempera- to remember that a Httlo dase of Parker, of Whitefield-terrace, New-ture was 63dez. C. below zero. Pinkettes, taken when going to bed.. castle, said that while her daughter

43 BELOW ZERO

dispels constipation, corrects torpid liver, banishes Liliousness and leic headaches, and thus restores cheerl ness and a general joy in life next vendors every- morning. Medicina where sell Pinkettes, the gentle little laxative liver pills.

Is that breach of promise to marry 7--1 really don't know, Other people do it. It is the only redress a woman has.

Mrs. Fisher stated that Cowper! had repeatedly asked her to marry him secretly because he was afraid of his father. She repeatelly re- fused, saying that if they were not married "decently" she would wait| until his father died....

Mr. C. Paley Scott, K.C., for Cowper, naked Mrs. Fisher: What are you retaliating about in bring- Ing this action?

Revolver Incident Denial Mrs. Fisher: Because he has lot me down.

How? Because he was going about with other girls when he was

The rate of the dollar on demand [engaged to me. 47 was 16. 9.13/168.

1.08 03

7500

*

1448% At the annual meeting of the .40% Chinese

Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Lau Chu-pak was elected Chairman and Mr. Ho Fook Vice- Chairman,

Buying

4 m/s, L/C.

4 m/s. D/P,

1/4 1/4

6 m/s. L/C,

1/4

3 m/s. France

New York-London

4 m/s. San Fransco New York 33.5/18 .5.134

4.94

1.K. Renities, $5 - Chinese Estates, $82 n. China Reallies, Sh. $4 n. China Debentures Sh. $60 n.

Public Utilities.

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H.K. Tramways, $10.75 b. Peak Trams, (old), $7 n. Peak Trams, (new), $3 n. Star Ferries, $84 n. Yaumati Ferries, (old) $19. n. China Lights, $10.45 sa. China Lights, (new), $7.35 n. H.K. Electrie, $5214 b. Macao Electric, $20 n. Sandakan Lights, $8.30 n. Telephone (old), $25-b. Telephone (new), $9 n. China Buses. Sh. $11, n. Singapore Tractions, 21/- n.. Singapore Pref 28/- n.

Industriala

Malabon Sugara, $8.40 n. Cald: Macg. (old), Sh. $19 Cald: Macg. (Pref.), Sh. $15 n.! Canton Ices, $14 n. Cement, $9.55 b.

H. K. Ropes, $4 n.. Stores, &c. Dairy Farm, $10.35 b. Watson, $34 n.

Lane Crawfords, 86% . Mackintoshs, Șã n. Sinceres, $2 n.

Wm. Powells, 60 cis. n. Wing On (H.K.), $55 n.

Miscellanenús,

II.K. Entertainments, $2.90 ́n. S. C. Enterprise $1.35 . Macao "Greyhounds," $2 n, Constructions (old), $13⁄41⁄2 n. Constructions (new), 60 cts, n. Vibro Piling. 54 n

Ch. Govt. 55% 1925G.§Bds, 931⁄4%

11.

H. R. Gay. 4% Loan 5%%

pra. b.

H.K. Govt. 34% Loan par, b. Vallace Harpers, $4 n.

Mr. C. Bernard Brows was

Mrs. Fisher denied that she was very violent when Cowper refused to marry her, and that she locked Cowper and herself in a room at a dance hall, and threatened. him with a revolver. Cowper had the revolver. She had given it him some years ago. She never threa tened him with it.

Two hundred and seventy-two

authorised to sign for Messrs letters.from Cowper to Mrs. Fisher Linstead and Davis.

The Prize Court condemned the 15. a. Paklat, captured in the China

Sen by H.M.S. Yarmouth, prize of war.

At the annual meeting of the Hongkong Football Lengue, Mr. H. R. B. Hancock was elected President and Mr. W. H. Vivensh Vice-President.

The Peak Traniways, Ltd., an-} nounced that season tickets avalla- ble for three months would be is- sued at the following rates:— Gentlemen, $36; ladies, $18: children, $12.

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“TELEGRAPH" ART SUPPLEMENT

To-morrow's Picture

Fentures

Several weddings will be illustrated in to-morrow's Issue of the Telegraph Pictorial Sup- plement, including those of Lieut. C. Ravenhill and Miss Violet Peggy Spinks, Mr. William C. Muir and Miss Isobel MacBean, Mr. J. W. Woollard and Miss E. Vagin- aknia.

Groups will appear of men- bers of the Police Training School, the staff of the Neder- landsch Indische Handelsbank, St. Stephen's Church choir in an Enster play, and the local observance of Children's Day. There will also be a portrait of Mr. Hong Chen, noted Chinese artist, who is to give an exhibi- tion of his work next week, together with one of his paint- ings.

The Supplement will also contain the popular entertain. ment and feature pages, with result of lust week's Children's Competition and detalls of a new, competition, IT the entertainment page there will uppenr photographs of the 'A.D.C. "Lover's Leap" in actual

production.

RAW RUBBER

LATEST SINGAPORE

PRICES

Mesars. Benjamin and Potts re- ceived the following Straits currency quotations (buyers) from "Singapore to-day for raw pubber; Spot..

263 ets, unchanged 27 cte unchanged 275 cts., up: ct May/June

ets. up

Glorious voices of Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy ring buton July/Sept. In 'M-G-M's sensational outdoor musical hit, "Rose" Marie", showing on Oct/Doc.

Saturday at the King's and Alhambra Theatros,

Market: Firm

wore

produced in court. They were bound in three volumes. "A commented three-volume novel," Mr. Scott.

"It's even duller than that," said Mr. Justice Hilbery,

One of the letters read:

"I feel. I cannot live another minute without writing. I feel I am the biggest swine living, but God knows I have suffered. I feel I have been a misery, and I must just write to say, 'dear,

zero.

The air pressure at that altitude was 500 times lower than at the surface of the earth.

Signals from the radio balloon were heard throughout the ascent, *—Renter.

Wives At Home

Can Out-Beauty

Girls In Office

EASTWARD HO!

號肆零陸

Eastward bound: Locomotive built in Manchester, shipped from Brikenhead In Norwegian steamer to Canton for new Can- ion-Hankow. railway. Characters on buffer are an identification mark.

GEORGE RAFT GOES

TO THE RACES!

YOU MAY HAVE SOME OF THESE

JUBILEE STAMPS: FACE VALUE, £5:

SOLD FOR £115

COLONIAL Jubilee tam

the face value of £5 were sold at Harmer'a, New Bondstreet, Inst month, for £115. An expert said that the late King's Jublice, stamps were going "up and up" in value.

The stamps

were printed in London for certain South African Colonies. The feature that makes them of value to collectors is error-Windsor Castle with two flagstaffa. On others the Klug's hair is curled.

Cagney Is Free Of £900-A- Week Contract

an

LATEST HOLLYWOOD

"REBELLION"

Hollywood, Mar. 28. The "strikes" and the "walk outs" in the Hollywood studios atill continue. That Marlene Dietrich was objecting because Lubitsch would not be on hand

to supervise her latest picture, "I Loved a Soldier," was common knowledge all round Hollywood before the "shooting" of the film was suspended.

But..side by side with that, was a little rebelllon on the part of George Raft, another star of the same company.

Raft's rebellion throws much light on what the producers In Hollywood have to face when they handle anything so temperamental as actors and actresses,

•

DUSTPAN and

broom

were claimed as princi.

pal aids to beauty by Dorothy Bateman, women's physical instructer at Cornell Univer- |sity, New York, cables a cor-

respondent.

If properly used, said Miss. Bateman, they can place the housewife ahead of the office worker for beauty at any time. These were points for the house- wife to remember:- Henvy lifting: Right way dispels middle-age spread; replaces "spare' tyre around the middle" with strong, alender hips. Right way is to keep one foot ahead of the other when you stoop, then when you rise, keep the back straight and use thigh and hip muscles.

Going upstairs: Use hip muscles;

and keep hips well under torso. Sweeping: Let the trunk twist

from the hips.

Dusting: Overhead reaching and

handling curtains

fine are stretching exercises if not done too suddenly,

Railway Queen

Tells Russia

About Blackpool

Fu

Moscow, April 4. FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD British "Railway Queen," Audrey Mosson, making a sixteen-day tour of Russia, broadenst from Moscow:- CONCERNING CHURCHES.-"I intend to go to church in Mos- cow, for the churches are here for worship."

CONCERNING STALIN.--"After being on the same platform with him I am afraid I shall fall in love with him."

CONCERNING BLACKPOOL (her

home

wish town),-"I

you Russians would visit Blackpool. There is no place' like it.” CONCERNING RUSSIA.—“I could Jove Russia, but I am English, and love the homeland with all my heart."

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In his case it was not a question New British Colour To the

of salary but merely that he didn't. like the camera-man assigned to his new film, "Concertina.”

Raft was working in the picture with Carole Lombard, but when he heard Teddy Tetzlaff was the camera-man he was annoyed.

Film Shown.

A film.which, it is claimed, marks a great advance in colour cinema- tography was shown privately to- day at the Harrow factory of Kodak, Ltd.

Raft claims that Tetzlaff gave Miss Lombard, "all the breaka"

In successive seenes the film re- as he put it when photographing produced the subtle pastel shades their previous co-starring pictures, of an English countryside on a dim The quarrel between Raft and November day; a sunlit seascape; Tetzlaff and reached a climax when the colours of sunflowers and roses; "Rumba" was filmed, and Raft tongues of flame flashing through other him wolds to protawa dried goret-bush, and a bee seek-

nowing honey on peony. other film unless ho

The fi'm was of 16 mm. size, but "Go to work or be suspended from technicians explained that the pro-1 the pay-roll," the studio officials cess can be applied equally well to tolti. Raft when they heard about| full-size film. says the dispute,

SCREEN tough-guy Jumhe Cagney was freed by the Los Angeles courts recently from his contract with Warner Brothers, Reuter.

"Gosh," he said afterwards, "this ends a long headache for

me."

camera-nBA,

And the next day Raft, Instead of going to work, went to the races!

United Press.

salary of £900 a. week.

He complained that Warner's broke it by failing to "bill" him as the star of the films in which he

Chemists are now trying to solve the problem of duplicating the film. It is a comparatively simple matter to produce one copy, but to make Beveral is much more difficult. At present only six men in England can carry out the work of develop lug.

"The now colour film can be used

James went on:41 am now

· going on vacation, probably in Europe. Dont be surprised if make pictures in England. I appeared. He said Pat O'Brien easily by amateurs. Colour filters and Joan Blondell were made the jare not used in either camera or

ct.

have had some nico: offers.” Cagney's contract gave him a "top-liners..""

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