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EXCHANGE
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YESTERDAY
KHASANA
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New York, April 27. Sum, Culbertson & Fritz Dow NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Jone quiimary ot yesterday's Lip Stick that the ORDINARY YEARLY market-The markel to-day crashed in 6 blends of co- MEETING of the Society will be from one to ten points. Industrial lour - beautifies held at the HEAD OFFICE, Union reached the low level since January the mouth. Building, Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 24th; railroads since January 18th. 22nd MAY, 1936, at 11 o'clock, am, and utilities since December 31, 1835, KHASANA for the purpose of receiving the maiding the worst decline since July Report of the Directora and the 26, 1014. The market opened dull, Statements of Account to
31st but steady, with trading very quiet. Impasto lhe cheeks. that healthy, youthi December, 1935, and of declaring | A decline caused stop-loss ordera und Dividend, etc.
uncovering, leading to a smashing deful freshness. Both ore kisk proof, water. The SHARE TRANSFER BOOKS eline which cased by mid-day preof and non-de- of the Society will be CLOSED | Traders continued unresponsive tectabio.
nervous from 4th MAY to 22nd MAY, Both owing to business news, Days Inclusive.
French situation and fears of further. recessions. The market for bonds was lower, whilst stocks on the Curb Exchange slumped.
By Order of the Board,
A. W. HUGHES, General Manager.
Hong Kong, 24th April, 1938. 10.20/26 10.29/20 10.43/33 11,77
15.83/03
16.015/05
16.33b/34n 16.446/45 Total salesz-104 lots,
Chicago Wheat
16.15h/19n 16.276/28n 16,38b/40n
Paul Kelly and Arline Judge, on engine room Romeo and his cuticle cutting cutie, are the top names in j the east of "Here Comes Troubles,“ the new Fox picture coming 4051 Thursday to the King's Theatre, with May nship load of laughs and dramaties thrills in a story of life aboard September luxury liner. Spanish senoritas et Saturday's this breezy sailor into all sorts of trouble, asbere, and jewel thieves
keep him in mischief aboard ship., And through it all, Kelly Bual Miùs] May Judge are wildly in love, even If July they persist in tako it out of
ench other with biting comedy and sarcasm. Mona Barrie, a lovely lady July with taking ways" beguiles Kelly May into becoming an unwitting neeoni alice in a Jewel robbery, and thus loads up to the slam-bang climax of
"Woman Trap"
Ortober
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sales: 19,224,000 bushels.
Chicago Corn
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40% 7001
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the picture. In the end, Miss Judge all too realistic for Gladys Swarth- gets her man, although she has to act during production of her first lead a platoon of police and Sammy | motion picture. The brunette Metra- Cohen' to his rescué, Produced under politan apera stur, featured in the the supervision of John Stone, Paramount musical, "Rose of the "Here Comer Trouble" features Rancho," now at the Star Theatre, Gregury Intoff, the fussian come was supposed to use the knife in dian; Edward Brophy, Halliwell cutitng rupe hint bound John Hobbes and Andrew Tombes in the Bales, her costar. On the first at- leading features rules.
Lompt, Miss Swarthout failed, to cul the rupe but she did succeed in cut- How Crent-page reporters, specialisting her right forefinger. After ing in gangland crime, secure their first aid treatment the studio tips from underworld sources, is respital, she finished the scene and lustrated in the opening scenes of the rope was severed without for. Paramount's drama, "Woman_Trap," ; the mishap. "Rose of the Rancho" opening to-morrow at the Queen's is a colourful drama of Southern Theatre George Murphy portrays California in the days when Cali- the reporter who gets on a jewel fornit was first admitted to the robbery. Not only does he know union. The focale is the old Spanish who stole the registered diamonds, city of Monterey nt Resta tine, with but, when, a double-crossing member the opera star cast as the daughter of the land is wiped out he has the of a wealthy Spanish don. "ope" long before the authorities
"Captain Blood" get the wind of the affair. There
Rufnel Sabatini's famous and is, in the picture, an expose of the colourful story of romance and ad- conflicting motives of pride and out venture, "Captain
Blood," which rage which dominate the proprietor Cosmopolitan Product uns has filmed of a powerful daily. The owner is on a gigantic scale, closes to-day at proud that one of his staff I HO the Queen's Theatre. This thrilling unerringly right and always in the tale of
century know. There is also humiliation in alrates is said to be one of the most the iden that a reporter is consorting elaborate and pretentious productions with criminals. The reporter gels-in-screen history. Tremendous set- the scoop and the assignment of times were designed to master build the year. "Others in the cast ofers.. Playing the title role of "Cap- players are Gertrude Michael, Roscoe Lain Blood" is Errol Flynn, a hand- Karns, Akin Tamiroff, Samuel S. some and dashing young Irishman. Hinds, Sidney Blackmer And Dean who was recruited from the London dagger. The fast pace of this drama stage. The feminine lend is played is due the Harmon Young's fine ski- by Olivia de Havilland, the beauti- ful direction.
ful young girl who was aky-rocket- "Bishop Mishebaves"
ed to fame when chosen for a lead- Mystery and mirth run rampanting role in "A Midsummer Night's in the "Bishop
Misbehaves," Dream." The picture has a tremen- Meira - Goblwyn Mayer's whimsical dous cast with
than more
forty picture playing at the Oriental principals and several thousand bit Theatre on Wednesday and Thurs players and extras. Among the day. Based on an iden new to the leading players are several stars in screen, it takes tense mystery and their own right, including Lionel by deft handling makes it no less Atwill, Basil Rathbone, Ross Alexan- mysterious in that its every moment der, Gay Kibbee, Henry Stephenson, is hilariously funny. The story deals | Robert Barrat, Hobart Cavanaugh, with an old bishop who reads detec- David Torrence and J. Carroll Naish. tive stories avidly. When he's con "The Last Days of Pompeli" fronted with à crime mystery he Riches and power avail 171123 sets out to solve it, using the ideas, nothing, for happiness and peace he got out of the detective books. can be attained only through devot- He solves the cast in a series of ing of one's self to others, It is episodes as amazing as they are this trath, powerful in its very gen- Clever and sophisticated Cleness, which is brought to the dialogue, such surprise episodes as screen in "The Last Day of Pompeii." the dignified bishop routing a band RKO Radio spectacle drama, which of crooks by throwing n smullbox is now showing at the King's Thea-
ABUIT.
entertaining highlights
of snuff into their eyes, and other tre. It is a lesson as poignant tu- Berves today as I was eighteen and a half keep the audience literally on its centuries ago when it touched the toes and Inughs flowing free. Ed-heart of a man hopelessly sunk in mund Gwenn, famous stage and iniquity and showed him the way screen actor from England, plays the out of morass of misery of his enigmatical bishop. Maureen O'Sul-own making, Preston Foster, rapid- livau and Norman Foster are the ly rising to screen stardom, playa romantic leads. The cast includes the dramatic lead role of Marcus. Lucile Watson, Reginald Owen, Dud- Alan Hale, Basil Rathbone, John ley Digges, Ivan Simpson, Lilian Wood, Louis Calhern. David Holt, Bond, Arthur Treacher and Charles Dorothy Wilson and Wyrley Birch McNaughton.
play important roles. The Last "Rose of the Rancho"
Days of Pompeii" was directed by A businesslike Bowie knife, in- Ernest B. Schoedsack, under the tended as a movie "prop." proved supervision of Merian C. Cooper.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Wall Street expects steel operations that the SIXTY-SEVENTH OR-to stay around the current levels for UINARY YEARLY MEETING of la while. Wall Street liked the Stock the Company will be held at its Exchange margin ruling." HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, Hong Kong. on FRIDAY, 22nd MAX, 1936, nt 11.20 a.m., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and The State
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S. C. & F. New York office cables: Stocks: The market again reflect: professional bearishness and tirukla- The TimeR smalt holders. Hou by fastnes Index is 98.2 against 98.7 the previous week. The Monsanto ments of Account to 31st Decem- per share during the first quarter as Chemical Corporation carned $1.03 ber, 1935,
declaring empared with 96 cents last year. Dividends, etc.
The Consolidated Edison Company earned 88 cents per share against 97 [cents during the corresponding quar- ter of last year. The following are railroad companies' first-quarter in- The Hinnis Central $3,300,- |Pontes,
000, against $2,800,000 last year. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company $13,- | 800,000 agalast $16,023,000 last year, The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fo Company $1,356,000 gatrist $300,- 900 in 1935. The Great Northern Railway Company $440,000 as com parel, with $129,000 during the first- quarter of last year.
The SHARE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 4th MAY to 22nd MAY, Bath Days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
A. W. HUGHES, General Manager. Hong Kong, 24th April, 1936.
BRITISH TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.
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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Colton: Beneficial rains in Texas ued Oklahoma are casing the new-| erups, Near cotton in largely, con-- (trolled by Government operations,
Wheat: Guci rains are reported in the entire drought area of the NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN South-West. The drought is now ap- parently broken дага 21 forecast that the SEVENTIETH OR-
indicates further precipitation. The DINARY · YEARLY MEETING of Canadian visible supply has decreased the Company will be held at its by 2,795,000 bushels, whilst American HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, wheat has decreased by 2,305,000 bushels. The visible supply of corn Hong Kong, on Friday, 22ml MAY.shows a decrease of 111,000 bushels. 1936, at 11.25 a.m., for the purpose
While a steady consump- of receiving, the Report of the Directors and the Statements of ion and diminishing stocks imply
cúnulative
French demand, the Account to 31st December, 1935, situation and the action of other and of declaring Dividend, etc. markets are restraining influences; The SHARE TRANSFER BOOKS (The Regulation Committee is meet- of the Company will be CLOSED.. from 4th MAY to 22nd MAY, Both Days inclusive.
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