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THE

· HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

BOROUGH ELECTIONS. NEW

POLLING TAKES PLACE IN ENGLAND AND WALES

CINEMA NOTES

In

Labour, which at present hus a majority in 43 of the 365 municipal proceeding, is represented by a very farge number of candidates in to- day's contests.-British Wireless.

EXCHANGE

Belling

YORK STOCK

· EXCHANGE

MARKET UPWARD

YESTERDAY

New York, No. 2. 3. C. & F. Dow Jones summary of yesterday's markets: The market to day was mainly quiet and irregular, although an outstanding feature was

Andes, Anaconda, Cerro de Pasco, the rise of the price of the metal. Kennecolt and other copper slutres reached new high levels. Consider- able pre-Election realising depressed cantiles were also affected. Profit-

slump, taking caused a sharp early after which prices rallied. Silver and lend shares accompanied coppers upward. Uulities were very weak

Bonds day.

and throughout the Curb Stocks were irregularly lower, while both of these markets were quiet.

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.

London, Nov. 2. Polling is taking place to-day in Four great stors, a cast of ten connection with the municipal Notice to Shareholders.

thousand, and a story that flames elections in 305 county and non- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN With the intensity of Sahara's burn-

Wales. There

are no contests that an INTERIM DIVIDEND OF ing sands, bring one of the mightest county. boroughs of England and spectacle-dreams of motion picture London na In the metropolitan 16/- (Fifteen Shillings) per Share history, to the screen in 20th Cen boroughs,, councils are elected as a oh account of the year 1936 has tury's "Under Two Flags" now at whole every three years, whereas in been declared payable on FRIDAY, Topping the star-studded story of

the King's and Alhambra Theatres, the provinces one third of the mem-heavy buying of copper shares on The next. metropolitan borough FURS: silver foxes and an exclusive 20TH NOVEMBER, 1936, on and flaming love and smoldering rebellions of councils reuire annually sclection of furcoats on sale at Alaska after which date Dividend War-are Ronald Colman, Claudette Col-election takes place in 1037. Fur Co. Kayamaliy Building, top rants may be obtained on applica- bert, Victor McLagten and Rosalin floor, 20, Queen's Road, Central. tion at the Society's Registered Russell, who lead a supporting cast of

Beauty Office. Union Building, Hong Kong forty clinracter #lars and numberless councils for which the elections are steele, rails and motors, while mer-

extras. The setting of the story in a sunbaked post of Empire on the edre the hard-bitten commander of a battalion of the Sahara. McLaglen is of Legionnaires and his outstanding soldier is Ronald Colinan. McLaglen it the slave of the tantalising.

Colbert. when he discovers that the hos "Cigarette," played by Minn

given her heart to Colman, he comes to hate his subordinate. Colman, how-T.T.

the

Demand madly in love with ever, falls beautiful Rosalind Russell. Sent to a T.T. Shanghai fortress in the heart of Arab terri-

T.T. Singapore tory, McLagien persists in pulling T. Japan Colman in posts of danger, hoping T.T. India

will

the TT. US.A. that his death abstacle between himself and Miss TT. Manila CONSIGNEES' NOTICES. Colbert. He recants of his deed and TT. Batavia

the T.. Bangkok goes to Colman's rescue. Just us the

doomed, entire force seems

Miss T. Saigon Colbert leads re-inforcements of TT. France legionnaires to their rescue, giving TT. Germany her life to send the man she loves TT. Switzerland Back to another woman. The TT. Lisbon

TT. Australin porting is filed with such super-

cost lative performers as Gregory Ratoff, Henry Gordon, Nigel Bruce, C.

J. Edward 4 m/s. L/C, London Herbert Mundh and Bromberg, stor of the New York stage 4 m/s, D/P, makin his film debut. Personally 4 m/s. L/C. U.S.A. produced by Darryl F. Zanuck, 4 m/s. France Under Two Flags" was directed by 30 d/s. India Frank Lloyd.

NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that the SHARE TRANS- FER BOOKS of the Society will be from MONDAY, 9TH CLOSED WELCOME His Majesty's Omeers of NOVEMBER;-to THURSDAY, 19TH Both days transport "Dilwara". Let us serve NOVEMBER, 1936. your motor requirements. We stock inclusive.

in all models also used but new cor not abused cars. We have served n considerable number of Military and Naval Officers to their entire satis-! faction in the past. Write Box No. 344, "Hongkong Telegraph."

U.S. MAY MOVE TO SMASH

(Continued from Page 13

kympathy movement,

with the

Pacific Poust

'. OWNERS TO CONFER

By Order of the Board,

A. W. HUGHES,

General Manager. Hongkong. 7th October, 1936.

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

The Steamship,

"FELIX ROUSSEL” No. 20 A/36. Bringing Cargo from Marseilles Friday, etc., arrived Hongkong on 30th October, 1938.

The American Steamship Owners' Association is calling the heads of most of the country's lines to con- ference to consider the situation. Consignees are hereby informed that their goods with the exception Sympathy strikes have occurred at

of Oplum, Treasure and Valuables several points, such as Philadelphia, Boston, Galveston and Houston, are being landed and stored into the Texas. One of the ships involved at Godown of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kow- Boston was the coastwise liner New

be delivery may whence York, whose engineroom crew come loon, off a few minutes before she was duc obtained immediately after landing. All claims must be sent in to me to sul This necessitated the com-

1036, pany sending 300 passengers to New on or before 10th York by train.

or they will not be

Damaged Packages will be examin- the Company's Surveyor ed by Messrs-Goddard and Dougins in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 a.m. on Thursday, 5th 1936.

The New York waterfront condi- tions ure peaceful, the piers are not pleketed, and the extra police on duty have nothing to do.

STRIKE AVERTED

The International Longshoremen's Union has announced that shippers have agreed to pay an increase in wages averaging 20 per cent, at ali ports between Wilmington, N.C., and Tampa, Fla.

The action followed strike threats 111 the South-eastern ilistrict. - Router.

HAWAIIAN TIE-UP

ure

November,

remove

Consignees must have a Revenue Officer in attendance when any duti-girls for love and social | able goods are examined by the

Company's Surveyors.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.

R. OHL. Agent.

Hongkong, 30th October, 1030.

Honolulu, Nov. 2. All vessels in harbour here strike-bound in sympathy with the Parts American strike.

A number of round-the-wold; passengers are held up, including) two American Consuls en route to Athens Chinu

The suspension of the steamvi service has resulted in the despatch

record mat of Pacifle flying Clippers-United Press, | Shanghai

1/218

1/2

102%

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30

60

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150%

.0435

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U.S. Cross rate in London

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yachts, richly appolated luxurious

lightful humour.

Francis Lederer resort hotels and other playgroundsge, highlighted with episodes of de- of millionaires. Costumes and sets and Ginger Rogers play the young are all on a grand scale, betting the lovers whose romance eventually odits. blossoms despite tremendous type of picture. The story is woven about the rivalry of two beautiful, Their acting is delightfully fresh,

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in fortune in oll, and who strives been more convincing and faselnating

171 vain to fist herself upon a complete- then as the ambitious, Joyous im- ly indifferent social world." The migrant. Ginger Rogers gives other is the supposed heir to the sparkling, appealing portrayal of the Appleby Cream millions, who is smart-cracking, sympathetic chorus merely used in an advertising scheme, girl who befriends the lone immi- But she, unlike her rival is a simple grant. In the supporting cast Jimmie American girl of breeding who hates Butter, os Ginger's small brother, the shams and insincerity of society captures high honours with his and longs for real love. This she natural characterisation of the New inds in a bashful young reporter York newsboy, J. Farrell Macdonald, Nov. 2.

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Hobart Cavanaugh, Henry O'Neill, Fox Alm, "Human

Cargo Eddie Acuff and E. E. Clive. Direct-to-day at

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Claire Trevor and Brian Donlevy "Romance in Manhattan'

heading the cast which Includes Aian Dinehart, Ralph Morgan, Helen Troy "Romance in Manhattan," which and Rita Cansino. Executive Pro- will be screened at the Oriental ducer Sol M. Wurtzel selected, Allan Theatre on Wednesday and Thurs- Dwan lo direct the production. The day, has sent to the screen beauti- | screen play was authored by Jeffer- fully neted drama of bitter-sweet son Parker and Doris Malloy from a romance, touching pathos and the novel by Kathleen Shephard,

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Oct. 30. 103,11/64

Geneva

21.27%

Berlin

12.15

.550

Milan

92箱

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19.391⁄2

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New York

.4.80%

Amsterdam

9.03

Vienna

281,4

Prague

130

Madrid

Listrutt

Hongkong Bombay Montreal Brussels

Belgrade

Nom.

Nom.

110

110 1/2.29/32 1/2.20/32 1/0 4.00%

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1/8 4.88%

20.08 1/2.1/32

214

by covering 2,070 miles à a single day.

Monte Video

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Bucharest

.303%

070

30%

434

870

201

20

100%

AIR LINER'S RECORD

OVER 2,000 MILES

IN A DAY.

Loudon, Nov. 2.

An Imperial Airways liner has Yokohama

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The liner, The Danne, is in ser- Silver (forward) 20 vice on the Lundon, Marseilles, Silver (Spot) 20% Brindist route and on a recent out- ward journey from Croydon was delayed overnight at Marseilles. On the following morning, the liner flew to Brindisi, where land of mail was picked up. Making a quick turn about, it arrived back al Croy- don shortly before midnight on the same day.

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S. C. & F. Wall Street Journal morning comment:-The position, of j the market needs very great zeler- ivity. Some steel bulls predict large tonnage orders, which

be will releasable after the Election. Brokers are bullish on

utility equipments. On buls are still optimistic, predict- ing higher prices and dividends by the oil companies. Many traders are af the opinion that if President Roosevelt is re-elected there will be little change in the immediate trend of the market.

S., C. & F. Now ark office cubics; Stocks: The market reflects, Elec- tion Eve uncasiness, Prices of auto- mobile tires have advanced alightly. The Times business index for tie week is 101,1 as against 102.3 Inst week and 90.2 for the corresponding week of last year.

Colton: "International Statistics" estimates the crop at 11,077,000 bales, The Government estimale of World production for this year is reported

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Com: Prices are steady on the possibility that the Shipping Strike will curtall shipments from the Argentine,

Rubber: There has been a do- crease in English stocks of 1,057 tons. The market is steady and trade is light.

POST OFFICE.

CHRISTMAS PARCEL MAIL FOR GREAT

BRITAIN

The Christmas Parcè Mail for Great Britain will be closed in the General Post Ofee and Kowloon Centrul Post Office at 5 p.m. on Friday, November 13, per 9.5. Carthage. The Public requested to post early.

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Shanghal and Swatow

Air Mail by "Imperial Alrways" Direct Service-London date, 24th

October. Strails

Japan Shanghai

Shanghal and Amoy

Japan

and Shanghai (Vancouver 17th Oct.). Straits

Japan, Shanghai and Formosa U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang- hal (San Francisco, 9th October) Manila

Aramis Atreus Gneisenau Kwangchow

INWARD MAILS.

Shanghal and Europe via Siberia

(London date, 15th October) Straits

November ♬

.November 3.

Manila

November 3.-

November 3.

R.MA. Dorado Van Heutez Arabla Maru

.November 3. .November 3. November 4.

Deucalion

November

Kanchow

November 4.

Nojima Maru

November 4.

Australia and Manila

Tanda

November 4,

Calcutta and Straits

Haiphong

Yuensand Canton

November 4.

„November 0.

Canada, USA., Honolulu,

Japan

B.C..

Emp. of Canada Houtman

-November 0.

November Q

Kashima Maru

November 0.

November 8,

November 6.

November 0.

November 0.

Taiping

November 6,

Tsushima Maru

November 6. -

Antenor

November 7.

Tilsaroca

.November 7.

Suwa Maru

.November 8.

Pres. Lincoln

,November 0.

November 10.

November 10.

November 11.

November 11.

November 11,

November 13.

.November 13.

November 13.

November 13.

Hosang

November 14.

Marechal Joffre

.November 14.

Amoy

Japan and Shanghai

Australia and Manila

Japan .........

Straits and London Parcels-London

dale, 1st October.

Java and Manila

Straits

U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-

hat (San Francisco, 18th Oct.). Strolts

Calcutta and Straits'

Straits

Japan Java

Japan

Japan and Shanghai

Japan and Shanghai Halphong ..

U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Shanghai

(Seattle, 24th October). Manila

Calcutta and Straits Saigon

Pres. Harrison Pres. Jackson

Sirdhana Soudan

Gleniffer

Tilawa Durban

Maru

Ginyo Maru Tinegara

Carthage

General Pershing..

G. G. Paul Doumer...November 13.

Pres. McKinley

Victoria

REUTER QUOTATIONS Dow Jones Averages:

30 Industdials

OUTWARD MAILS.

For

Oct. 31. Nov, 2. 177.19 170.07

Per

Tuesday.

Date and Time,

20 Rails

50.00

58.15

20 Utilities

30.00

35.20

10 Bonds

105.17

105.11

Swalow, Amoy and Foochow Hal Ning Letters for "Air Orient Service"

Araniis

11 Commodity Index

07.47

67.03

(Due Marseilles. 15th November)

G.F.O. and K.P.O.

Reg. Let

Salgon, Ceylon, Indla, East and Aramis

*South Africa, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles

U.S. COMMODITY

PRICES

LATEST CABLED

QUOTATIONS

The following quotations on the New York commodity exchange art issued by Reuter.

New York Cotton December 11.03/03 January March

Tues., Nov. 3, 3 pm.

Tacs, Nov. 3

..Nov. 3; 3.30 p.m. Nov. 3, 4.00 p.m. Tues, Nov. 3.

G.P.O. and K.P.O. Reg. Nov. 3, 3.15 p.m. Letters...Nov. 3, 4.30 p.m.

· (Due Marsellies, 30th November) Shanghol and Europe via Siberia Gnelsenau..Tues., Nov. 3, 4.30 p.m.

Wednesday,

Tinhow....Wed, Nov. 4, 12.30 p.m.

Saigon, Mauritius, Reunion, Mada-

gascar and South Africa Straits Ceylon, Aden, Egypt and Deucalion

*Europe via Marseilles-and Lon- don Parcels

...Wed., Nov. 4

G.P.O. and K.P.O. Parcels,

Reg.,.....

Nov. 4, 11 u.m. .Nov. 4, 1.45 p.m.

Letters...Nov. 4, 2.30 p.m.

Tsinan.Wed, Nov. 4,3.30..p.m.....

Service"--doc Arabla Maru......Thurn, Nov. 5.

11.03/04

(Due Marseilles, 2nd December) (Duc London, 9th December) ~Amoy - metresyven

Letters for "K.L.M.

Thursday,

11.60/00 11.04/06

11.59/00

Amsterdam, 16th November,

11.03/00

May

11.05/08

11.88/08

July

11.01/01

October Spot.

11.14/14

12.00

New York Rubber-

11.60/00 11.18/10 12.08

Swatow and Foochow

Japan ....

March

December 17.12/12 January 17.13n

17.15b/16a

·

17.13b/150 17.15 n 17.19/10

17.100/100

May July

17.10/20 September. 17.27/57 Total sales:-1,250 tons

Chicago Wheat

December 114%/114

May

17.22 n

17.25/25 17.30/30

114/114%

112 112 112/11214 July 0014/09% 08498/% Saturday's sales:-0,950,000 bushela

December

May July

November

Chicago Carn

944/94% 944/047% 90%/00% 90/00

Winnipeg Wlicat

G.P.O. and K.P.O. Ber......Nov. 5, 1.30 p.m. Letters.....Nov. 5, 2.00 pm.

Straits. Ceylon, India, East and Arabia Maru Thurs, Nov. 5, 2,30 p.m.

South Africa

Hopsang...Thurs, Nov. 4, 5 p.m. Yuensang..Thurs,, Nov. 5, 5.00 pm

Friday.

Letters for "Imperial Airways Direct R.M.A. Dorado ....................Fri, Nov. 6,

Service"due London, 10th Nov.

Rex,,

GP.O. and K.P.O.

..Nov. 5, 5 p.m. Letters,...Nov. 6, 8.30 a.m.

Letters for "Australia by Imperial It.M.A. Dorado

Airways Service"-due Darwin, 10th November.

Sandakan

***-**- Fri, Nov. 6, G.P.O. and K.P.0.

.Nov. 5, 5 p.m. *Letters, .Nov. 6, 6.30 a..

Bef

Mausong ..Fri., Nov. 6, 9.30 o.m.

pun.

Hofhow, Pakhol and Halphong... Kwangchow....Fri, Nov. 0, 2 p.n Manila

Emp. of Canada Fri., Nov. 0,

.0, 3.30 DJ Shanghal, Japan, Canada, U.S.A., Pres. Jackson

Fri., Nov. 8, Parcels,

Nov. 8.

6, 4 p.m. .Nev. 6, 5 p.m

and Europe via Victoria B.C., and *Europe via Siberia,

Reg..

Leiters,

(Due Victoria B.C. November 25)

Straits ond Europe via Marseilles Kashima Maru

(Due Marseilles, 8th December).

.Nov. 6, 530 p.m. Fri., Nov. 4. G.P.O. and K.P.O.

.Nov. 0, 5 p.m Nov. 4, 6 p.m. Fri., Nov. 6.

G.P.O. and K.P.0.

Reg.,

Letters,

00%/00% 90/00%

Straits, Ceylon, India, E. and South Soudan

Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles.

1074/10734 105/105% 100%/100%

(Due Marsellies, 4th December).

Porcels, Reg1, Leiters,

Saturday.

Amoy Foochow

Klungchow Szechuen

December 1054/10531 May 100/2/10074

Shanghai and Europe vin Siberia Antenor ... Haiphong.................

Canton Straits and Calcutta

Kutsang Parcels,

.Nov. 6, 3 p.m .Nov. 8, 5 p.m. Nov. 6, 0 p.m.

.Sat., Nov. 7, 3.30 p.m. .Sat, Nov. 7, 4.30 p.m. .Sat., Nov. 7, 5 p.. Sat, Nov. 7, 5 p.m. .Sat, Nov. 7. Nov. 7, 5 p.m. 7,5

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.Nov. 7, 4 p.m..

Letters,

Sunday.

Swnlow, Amoy and FormoɛD Bongkok via Swatow

Hongkong Maru .Sun., Nov. 8, 9 a.m: Kweiyang......Sun., Nov. 8, 9 .m.

Monday.

Anshun...Mon.. Nov. 0, 12.30 p.m.

Tuesday.

Swalow and Amoy

Manila, Makasser and Sourabaya... Tjisadane..Tues., Nov. 10, 0.30 a.in. Letters for Guam, Honolulu, and Fres. Lincoln Tuts, Nov. 10.

U.S.A., by "Pan-American. Alr-

G.P.O. and K.P.O. Ways Service"-due San Francisco,

Rez.......Nov. 10, 3.30 pin. Letters, 17th November.

.Nov. 10, p.m. Annila

Pres, Lincoln Tues., Nov. 10, 4.30 p.m.

Friday. Manila, Australia, and New Zealand. Talping

via Thursday Island

(Duo Thursday Island, 24th Nov.).

. Fl., Nov. 13. Parcela ..... Nov. 12, 5 p.m. Reg. ... Nov. 18, 9.45 b.m. Letters, Nov. 13, 10.30 a.m.

Saturday. Straits, Ceylon, India, East and Carthage

South Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles

(Due Marseilles, 11th December and London Porcela?

[Due London, 18th December),

Sat., Nov. 14.

G.P.O. & K. P. O. Parcels,

... Nov. 13, 0 p.m. Reg...... Nov, 14, 9.45 am.

Letters,

*Superscribed correspondence only.

Nov. 14, 10.30 am.