1936-10-28 — Page 5

MONARCH

Leather and Wool

Coats, Jackets, Ski Togs

Definitely masculine-distinctively correct-with sport-ease back and patented Tuc-a-way Collar,

From $750

THE

each.

$2,000

in

Prizes

WEIGHT ESTIMATION

CONTEST

WING ON CO., LTD

COLUMBIA RECORDS

FOR

ST. ANDREW'S BALL.

THE PONGKONG

Baby's Own

Tablets

MAKE ROBUST CHILDREN

OF WHOM PARENTS CAN

BE PROUD.

..

TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY,

RUBBER

MARKET

BRIGHT

OCTOBER 28, 1936.

CORRESPONDENCE

"Pass The Baby"

The Editor,

Hongkong Telegraph.

Sir-One sees a great deal in the

Ger

MOST BROKERS ARE locul press nowadays about

BULLISH

SMALL QUOTA INCREASE

London, Oct. 27,

many's "great nced. for," and "right to colonies-lost as a result of an unsuccessful gamble in war against the civilised world. In con- sequence of this war a certain num- ber of ex-German Pacific Islands were mandated to Japan by the League of Nations. Japan has now resigned from the League; and I gest that the logical conclusion is to offer these Pacifle. Islands ng Man- dates to Germany, on' her becoming A member of the Lengue. When Germany

has.

collected these

Eight penny spot rubber at long lust has become a fact, following to- day's International Rubber Restric-colonies" It will be ime for her to ask for more according to her needs. tion Committee's decision, fixing the rubber quotas for the first half of 1937 at 70 per cent.

Dealings were not excited, but the majority of brokers were inclined to be fairly bullish, especially since even the most wildly, optimistic never dated expect so small an increase in the quota for the second quarter of 1037, mos!, having looked for a ten per cent. advance, ..

M.

LASHED BY STORM

SHIPPING SUFFERS ON ENGLISH COAST

London, Oct. 27. The flerec gales which have been sweeping over the British Isles for the past two days continue unabated. At Glasgow, gusts of 09 m.p.h, were registered last night and in other Barts

of Scotland and Northern

It is not expected that any sharp The chief cause of tardy develop-jadvance will result from the Inter-England much damage was done by ment in Infanta and little children national Committee's, decision, but the storm.

malnutrition, duc to defective

is

An exceptionally sovere gust

across the

SWEAR.

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netion of the stomach and bowels, I many antlelpate-tho-gradual appre-struck a tramcar: in Glasgow and i Baby's Own Tablets are specially clation of the spot price in view of lifted the deck off and devised to correct infantile indiges- the healthiness of the market, intret on to the pavement when it LOOK tion, ensure intestinal regularity, which there is only the smallest jurned over. Three persons were

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htth long trên chulfona pening tho elimination of uncertainties, Increased Its purchases, It is thought,

1

EXCHANGE RATES

New York

Amsterdam Vienna Prague

Oct, 20, 105 [A

Reliable estimates indicate'n reduc- tion of world stocks over the next Oct, 27. six months by about 40,000 tons, .105.9/64) despite the extra 48,000, tons appeare 21.27 Ing in the market for the first half of 1937 as a result of to-day's Increase 12.10

In quotu.........Reuter. 550 92% 22.40

10.39 "HOME SAFE" FOR

YOUNG PRINCE

. 1/2.15/321

Parta

Geneva

.21.2715

Berlin..

.12.15

¡Aikens

530

Mikun

027,

Copenhagen

92.40

Stockholm

.10.3011⁄2

Shanghai

1/2

.4.88 17.

4.88%

.9.0014

9.00

.20

2014

.130

138

Madrid

Nom

Lisbon

110%

Thongkou

REEL

Bumbay Montreal Brussels Yoltohianu

Belgrade

Monte Video

.39.7%

.4%

Bucharest

.670

Silver (forward)...191

Silver (Spot)..

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Phone 21322.

M

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MEETING

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It is thin but it is not a cheap, soft, tissue Paper: it takes ink perfectly...

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Nom. 110% 1/2.29/32 1/2,20/30

.1/01 .4.08% .20.02

SAVINGS BANK

PROGRESS

London, Oct. 27.

1/6/ The Duke of Kent was present at a 4.88% luncheon at the Guildhall to-day, in 29.021 honour of the seventy-fifth anniver- sary of the Post Office Savings Bank ;.1/2.1/32 1/2.1/32 and was handed a silver replica of

.214

214 the "Home safe", available to depost- 30% tors, by the Postmaster General, for

4 the use of young Prince Edward.

670

19:

101 .10712

100 -British Wireless.

EXCHANGE

Demand

T.T. Shanghai T.T. Singapore TT. Japan

Selling

Injured.

The most serious effects of the gale, which was still blowing in gusts at 80 m.p.h, this morning, oc- Furred

ot sen, Lifeboats were called out in several parts to assist vessels in distress. The Solway Firth fish- Ing fleet was caught in a gale and 16 drifters were unaccounted for when the lifeboat put out in answer to distress flares, but all ultimately reached Maryport, Cumberland, in safely.

The steamship American Shipper, of the United States Line, in answer to whose 8:0.S. stating she was rud- derless in the Irish Sea, two Liver- poot tugs put out but were forced

back by mountainous sens reached

safe onchorage in Dublin Bay this morning with two Dublin tugs in attendance.

Queen Mary Lale

The

docked 'nt Queen Mary Southampton, three and a half hours behind schedule last night, having encountered very heavy seas. With a 55 m.p.h. wind on her quarter dur- ing the last two days of the voyage she rolled considerably and some of the passengers suffered injury. The captain, stated that the vessel be- haved well considering the weather. Despite the gale and reduction to half speed for some periods the pas- sage was completed at an average speed of 27.04 knots.

Major Tryon said the progress of Queen Victoria, of Spain, Lord the Bank in the last few years had Lothian and Miss Kay Stammers, the

were been phenomenal Savings in the tennis player,

among the Bank had reached the gigantle total passengers. of six hundred million pounds. All shipping on the Clyde and There were 17,000 Post Offices up and Mersey was storm-bound this morn- down the country at which savings in. In the English Channel condi- bank business was transacted, though tiens were less severe but the train the records of euch Individual account

ferry steamer from Dover to Dunkirk were centralised at

was delayed for nino hours, passon- at headquarters in West Kensington with a staff of 3,500, gers spending the night in their which had been foremost in the adop- sleeping cars, and there was a five tion of clerical labour-saving devices, hours delay in the train ferry steam- Life- -1/244. including ledger machines by means er in the opposite direction.

of which an average of 130,000 en-"bunits were still out this morning "as- 1/2 A tries were made daily. The deposi- sisting small vessels in distress ut 1024 tors number 10,390,000.-British several parts of the coast.-British

Wireless.

52 Wireless.

105%

T.T, India

.81%

TT. U.S.A.

.30%

TT. Manila

.60%

T.T. Batavia

.555%

T.T. Bangkok

150

T.T. Saigon

T.T. France

T.T. Germany TT. Switzerland TT. Australia TT. Lisbon

Buying

14 m/s. L/C. London

4 m/s. D/P. do

4 M/s. L/C, U.S.A.

14 m/s, France

30 d/s. India

U.S. Cross rate' in London

.64% 0.48

BRITISH OFFER

STANDS

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London, Oct. 27, .74%) In connection with the conversation 1304 yesterday between the Foreign Secre- 1/0 (tary and the Spanish Ambassador, in which Mr. Anthony Eden informed Senor Azearate of his disappointment at the Spanish Government's Tatisfactory reply to the British appeal 1/34 for an exchange of hoclages, it is 1732 understood the no further action (3 30% contemplated by the British Govern- .6.46 ment, but that the offer of help for 83 this humanitarian purpose remains 4.887opers-British Wireless,

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1 It rounda, as though plenty of provision had been made for the ships' companies,

and every member should have

of this. plenty

10 When he loses his head it's

time to go to sleep.

11 One who uses his eyes-with

imagination?

13 Water whose colour is mixed

up with reseda,

strangely

enough (two words, 3, 3).

15 A successful poster artist 'may be, and his work certainly will be (two words, 5, 2)

10 Consumes American food.

17 Muffet searer.

21 Note the gifts in these exhib!-

tions.

23 They, in France, are taught by

a young dog.

27 Anagram of 11.

28 It certainly scerns # queer whim to put a cover on the nursey stand-by.

29 Casts.

32 What Brother

galt....

Jonathan calls

33 African witchcraft

34. What those who have, probably

dld,

35 Being concocted, from name- less Alo, there isn't much senso in it.

2 Allowa.

DOWN

3 These form tours by medial-

section.

Capers.

The fabric of a sneezo?

O Always wanted.

7 Thus employed describing her-

rings.

12

13

APDG

6 In dimeultics,' through being arned with sabres in a general mix-up.

12 Breathing space.

14 Crackle under heat.

15 To

2

certain degree the nuisance has been altered, 18 Kicks up a row to make

organ play.

19 Fed up.

the

20 This clt is absolutely it!

curve of the excited

22 The

Yonker.

24 This bird arrives, in short, in a pot: confidentially, half of this is just rubbish.

25 Guardian.

26 Proved to have a hot finish any

day.

27 Where 23 congregate,

30 His first letter shows that with

years he will acquire wisdom. 31 Well-known Chinese idol.

Yesterday's Solution. MERMAID OBSERVE U BEZ NICHOD ZUNE 2 SWALLFLOWERSE H THINE A INAUBA AL STAMINASPM* NOBLESM GRAPES ¡G SEE THAYRET LTT BRUTUS ELICI AM

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the

Hongkong Telegraph

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