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Common Colds And 'Flu

PROGRESS TOWARDS

IMMUNITY

London, Mar. 18.

An inquiry was addressed to the Lord President of the Council in the House of Commons to-day regarding the progress of experiment and research, assisted by the Medical Research Council, into the prevention and cure of the common cold and Influenza,

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald said during the past year there been fur- ther confirmation front different parts of the world that the virus

FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1937.

TELEGRAPH.

MINING EXPERTS

ARRIVE

TO DEVELOP COLÓNY

PROPERTY

Higher Metal Prices

NOT CAUSED BY RE-ARMAMENT

London, Mar, 18.. The Chancellor of the Exchequer was asked in the House of Commons

NIELSON & CO. whether he was aware that owing to

EXPANDING ·

the demands of the armament pro- gramme and the manipulations of speculators, prices of Iron," steel and non-ferrous metals were still rising.

Mr

Chamberlain It is expected that a new record position was being carefully watched, berlain replied that the for the Oricnt will be made in the but that the questioner attached an time time required for mill construction at exaggerated importance to the dê. the Lin Ma Hang property of Hong mantis of the armaments programme kong Mines, Ltd. The work will of the Government. These

were only. rus commence at once under the super-part of the total British demand, and originally isolated in 1033 at the vision of Mr. L. R. Nielson, (Presi-that, in turn, was a small fraction of National Institute for Medical

dent of L. R. Nielson and Co., and of the world demand. The fundamental Research is the infective agent whileh Nielson and Co., Inc.) and Mr. George cause of the rise in price of these causes epidemics of Influenza, and on T. Scholey (chief engineer for the this basis measures for preventive Nielson interests), who arrived in action were being devised and sub-Hongkong by the Empress of Canada stantial progress had been achieved. on Wednesday. There was considerable ground for hoping that satisfactory, means for

producing at least temporary im-

munity would be evolved.

Mr. MacDonald added that the Counell was not at. the moment sup- porting any direct attack upon the common cold, but the problems were closely related and any advance ngainst one disease was likely. to assist attacks on the other.British Wireless.

Student Riots In Egypt

POLICE CALLED TO QUELL MOBS

Cairo, Mar. 18.

Students carrying out a political demonstration clashed with the police this morning in the students' quarter at Gizn, resulting in a number of in- juries.

The situation called for the des- patch to Giza of all the mounted police 'available from Calro, Mean- while, other parties of students have attacked newspaper offices, resulting In some casualties among the police, und students. Reuter Bulletin Ser- vice.

Woolworth's

Girls Strike

ASK HEIRESS TO INTERVENE

New York, March 18. Fifty sales girls in one of the Wool- warth establishments here are strik-1 ing, demanding union recognition, p minimum wage of $20 a week and o 40-hour week. At present, the girls -get-only-from-510-4-512-n-week-

The girls have cabled Miss Barbara Hutton, the Woolworth heiress, ask- ing her intervention to secure The Increase, demanded.--Reuter Bulletín

HALL LEAVING B.B.C. SOON

London, March 18, Mr: Henry Hall, the leader of the II.B.C. orchestra for the past six years, is leaving the service of the Corporation on September 25. He is faking his orchestra with him and it will be employed on outside work.

The band will not be replaced by the B.B.C., but Henry Hall's orchestra will broadcast frequently when out- side engagements permit.--Reuter Bulletin Service.

With Mr. Nielson and Mr. Scholey was Mr. Fowler, who will remain in

commodities was neither armaments ner spreutation, but rapid progress 10- wards economie recovery over a large part of the world,-British Wireless.

EXCHANGE

Hongkong and be in charge of the NEW YORK STOCK mining and milling developments at Hongkong Mines, Mr. Nielson re- ported, on his arrival, that his Com❤ pany recently signed a contract to manage the property of the Camp 4

"TELEGRAPH" ART SUPPLEMENT To-morrow's Picture Features

Variety will be the keynote of the illustrations appearing in to-morrow's issue of the Telegraph Pictorial Supple- ment.

There will be some interest- ing pictures of Sunday's meet of the Fanling Hunt, and several taken at the La Salle College and Central British School sports.

Photographs taken at the Welch Fusiliers' St. David's Day dance and at the farewell party given by the Nursing Division of the St. John Am- bulance Association will be given, as well as a group of the Defence Corps.

There will also be some in- teresting plctures of the St. Francis Home for Street Sleepers,

Mining Company, focated in the vicinity of Baguio.

MARKET LOWER

YESTERDAY

New York, Mar, 18,

S. C. & F. Dow Jones Summary of yesterday's markets:-The murket to- day was plunged into the sharpest reuction of the season. Bulllshness was diminished. Automobile pro- duction has declined. The Govern- ment has warned against a 100- rapid boom. Labour dimeulties and the French situation are worrying but earnings continue

thengs are reported to

good.

be

The labour agree-

ments with United States Steel are heartening the steel trade. Curb stocks and bonds are lower, but United States Issues are firm.

5. C. & F. Wall Street Journal Morning Comment:-The technical position of the market discourages activities and speculative partici pation. Chartists are of the opinion that roll, industrial and

utility. averages must soun gel closer. Brokers report many enquiries for bank stocks. There has been some long-pull buying of Colgate-Palmo- live. It

is gossiped that there has been some Swiss buying of United States utilities,

New

York office

Also arriving on the Empress of Canada was Mr. W, W. Harris, Prest- dent of the Parneale Gumaus Mining Co., a property which is managed by Nielson and Co., Inc. Mr. Harris stated that, with only 00 feet to go and progress being made at the rate of more than eight, fdet

per diny, the Water-fall Vein should be cut by March 25 Mr. Harris will con Washington over. tinue from Hongkong on the Empressie tendency, together with profit- of Canada to the United States and

Laking caused a reaction. The order- from there he will go to Europe and

ly nature of the market, however, thence back to Manila.

apparently disproves the theory that there is any dangerous volume under-lying stop-loss

sciting

at

S. C. & F. cables:

Stocks: The market continues soft. No important liquidation is apparent reflecting the nervousness of traders. and we would buy selected stocks on any

further weakness, favouring olls, rails, quick speculative play, we suggest rubbers and melais. For a utilities, which appear to suld for the time being.

be over- Cotton: The failure of the labour situation to show any improvement apparent uneasiness In the inflationary

FENLAND REMAINS ANXIOUS

London, Mar, 15.

The position In the Fenland districts remains anxious, although no further serious breaches in the swollen rivers have occurred.

The level of the River Ouse has

not dropped at all. The

sceno of wow district, where 150 tons of clay shifted to-day to the Pricks alarms

have already been used to support the banks of the Little Ouse River.... Reuter Bulletin Service.

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the market price.

Wheat: The increasing export-of Canadian wheat and the

expected decline in

exportable wheat from countries, except India, to- gether with the anticipated close ad- justment of supply and demand, Increases the

importance of new- crop progress here, which is satis- factory. At present there Arc in- dications of the switching of short hedges from Winnipeg to Chicago. England was a buyer of Argentine wheat to-day.

Corn: Small offerings continue, but, the possibility of the release of April 611 is gaining more attention. Cariadian ice-bound stocks about

Rubber: The market is nervous; but the tendency is upward, with the possibility of sharp technicut od- Justments. Malayan shipments for the first half of March are estimated at 25,250 tons. It is estimated that shipments for the full month will amount to 51,000 tons.

REUTER QUOTATIONS Dow Jones Averages

30 Industrials

of

20 Rolls

more

20 Utilities

ROYAL VISIT TO AINTREE

Sir,-As I am most desirous London, Mar. 18. corresponding with one or The King and Queen left London to young men of your part of the world, day in a royal train on a visit to with a view to exchanging stamps, Lord Derby at Knowsley and will be I wondered whether It would be presont at Aintree racecourse possible for you to give my address Friday to see the Grand National to several people who are interested Steeplechase. Some thousands of vil-in corresponding with an English- lagers warmly greeted Their Majos man? Thanking for your kind at- ties on their arrival at Huyton station, tention to this somehow strange re- near Knowsley-British Wireless.

B.B.C. CHANGE

London, Mar. 18.

on

quest.

Edward Kranz, 98 Moundåeld Road, London, N.16.

EXCHANGE RATES

Paris..

The B.B.C. announces that owing to modifications to the plant at the Ein- pire Station at Daventry, Transmis- "sion" 2" will""fróm March"22"stúrt" at" | Geneva: 12.25 Instead of at 11.00 G.M.T. as Berlin. normally. The full service will be | Athens. restored ut the earllest possible Milan.

Apell--British Wireless,

moment, probably towards the end of Coholm

CAR STOLEN

Oslo. Shanghal New York.

msterdam. Vienna.:

22.40

40 Bonda

Mar. 17 Mar. 18

100.50 184.73

04.40 62.44.

32.07 .32.84

102.38 101.88

11- Commodity Index 70.80 79.80

21 YEARS AGO Extracts From The "Telegraph" Files

The following extracta are from the Hongkong Telegraph for: the week ended March 25, 1916.

邯

The rate of the dollar un demand was 2s. 0.5/16d,

Bandmana Opera

and Comedy Company opened a season at the Theatro Royal with such playa ns "Grumpy," "The Man Who stayed at Home," "Potash and Perl- mutter", and "The Only Girl."

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Inspector W. Withora retired from the Hongkong Police Force

Mar. 17. Mar. 18. .100.17/32 100 21:49 ------ 21,45

12.15

547 .02 (1 .22.40 .10.394

10.00 1/2.17/32 1/2.17/32 .4.08%

8.03 2814

12.144.The

547

021

4.60

8.03

20%

1:04 Born,

Nom

1/2

1/0

1/8

4.884

4.88

Brussels Yokohama.. elgrade.

29.01

1/2

Video..

39%%

Rio.

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007

Miss Brancombe, of 26 Kennedy Prague. Road. has reported the loss of her Madrid. car, No. 3087. The car was parked Lisbon. In Pedder Street at 5.30 p.m. and dis- Hongkong. appeared some time, between then Bombay. and 7.30 p.m.

EASTER

RECESS

London, Mer. 10,

Montreal

The House Commons will adjourn | Bucha

for the Easter recess next Thursday. Silvor forward) 2011 Printed and Published for the Proprietors by BENJAMIN WYLIK reusembling on April British Silver (Spot);;, 2018 12.1 and 3, Wyndham Street in the City of Victoris, Hongkong.

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War Loan.

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140% after 20 years' service.

110 At the annual meeting of the 1/213 Hongkong Lawn Tennis League. Dr. C. Forsyth was elected as Pre- sident, Mr. I. A. Nisbet as Vice- 2001 President and Dr. Lindsay Wood

215, as Hon. Secretary.

30%

414

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The Hongkong and. Whampoa .667 Dock Co., Ltd., reported grosa pro- 203% fita for the past your totalling 20% $687,700. A dividend of 10 per.

cont, was declarod.

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