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NOTICE.

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The Annual General Meeting will be held in the Pavilion on Monday, the 25th October, 1937, at 5.30 p.m.

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once with...

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the Goods have left the ship.

All broken, chafed, mad damaged October, 1937 Goods will be examined on board by our surveyors, Messra, Goddard and Douglas, before the goods aro Hollvered.

In the case of dudable cargo, consignces are requested to in- form the Import and Export Oflee that they have such goods for examination, and to make arrange- ments for the stoode to be landed into onded Warehouse.

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CONTENTS

THE INVISIBLE EVENT

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER

20,

1937,

AMERICAN STOCK MARKET SLUMPS

(Continired from Page 1)

Board will not-reduce the margin requirements until the uneasiness subsides.—United Presz,

Called To Washington

Now York, Oct. 19. Mr. Ernest Angell, head_pf_the New York Stock Exchange Com- mittee, has been unexpectedly called to Washington-United Press.

London Affected

London, Oct 19.

The Stock Excharigo was unsettled because of several factors, chleify the Bevere slump on Wall Street, and the weakness in commodities and con- tinental offerings.

Though local offerings were com- paratively small, the majority of the big falls represented precautionary marking down by dealera,

in

Commodities, tin, copper and rubber, wenkened sharply sympathy with Wall Street, together with fears of a recession of American- industrial activity-Reuter's Special

Heavy Selling

New York, Oct. 19. Huge selling again struck the stock market, prices toppling from one to 13 dollars or more a share as yelling brokers milled around the trading posts cxecuting orders in turmoil and confusion uporalleled since. the | 1929 crash.

ut

The shouting of bids and offers at times was deafening, and the ticker

one time was 32 minutes behind. Blocks of 1,000 to 25,000 shares changed hands as the unloading pro- ceeded feverishly. Exceptionally 40 cents heavy selling come from all parts of

the country.

The Editor MEDITATIONS OF A SOCIALIST

J. Middleton' Murry LIFE ON THE CARPET

J. M. Nosworthy FESTERING LILIES

G. P. de Mariin AFTER THE BALLET

J. P. Hogan AN OBJECT LESSON IN INDIA

Edith Hunter MON TREES

William Soular

"A People Who Suffer And Are

Beautiful

THE MAN WHO GOT THINGS

DONE

J: A. Johnstone SOCIALISM WITH THE LID ON N. A. Holdaway CRITERION FORUM

W. B. W. CHRISTIAN PACIFISM AND.

REARMAMENT

Alex Wood

arrivo about the 19th October, and THE LETTERS OF LALAGE

be obtained from delivery inay ship's tackles at the buoy, in Consignees lighter only,

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the ship.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods will be examined on board by our surveyors, Mesars. Goddard _and_Dauglas, before the goods aro

delivered.

In the case of dutiable cargo, consignees are requealed to in- form the Import and Export Office that they have auch goods for examination, and to make arrange- ments for the gooils to be landed into Bonded Warehouse,

Bill of Lading will be counter- signed by

CIVITAS DEI

ADULTS ONLY

V. V. M.

A. II.

E. C. Large

32.00 for five months. Post Free Editor:

J. D. MaeLEAN. 2, Jordan Road, Kowloon.

U. S. COMMODITY PRICES

LATEST CABLED . QUOTATIONS

New York, Oct. 19. The following quotations on the New York commodity exchange ‘are

"DODWELL & CO., LTD issued by Reuter:

Agents. Hongkong, 15th October, 1937.

KING'S

NEXT ATTRACTION!

Board rooms in the brokerage houses, deserted for months until the Augusi slump began, were crowded to overflowing as traders sought to protect their

accounts. However, while many tape-watchers appeared very anxious over their commit- menta, veteran brokers suld there was less evidence of the fear psycho- logy manifested than during other panicky sessions of recent years.— Renter's Special.

Wants Strong Measures

Chicago, Oct. 19.

Voted as one of the most attractive dancing teams to visit Hongkong. Mr. A. J. Sabath, Democratic mem-| Mahon and Rucker (above), are delighting patrons of ber of Congress, has sent a telegram

con-

to President Roosevelt alleging-inat| the current stock market crush can be traced to a "Wall Street- spiracy." He urges the President to take strong measures, even if in- Hation should be resorted to in order to save the nation from a like 1920.-Reuter's Special.

debacle

NEW YORK STOCK

EXCHANGE

Hotel with their delightful · numbera.

Vast Battle

In Aragon

35,000. Italians Said Be Engaged

جو

Frith

Swan, Culbertson

Investment Bankers and Brokers in Secürülen and Commodifier Dally Now. York and London Stock Exchango Service Commodity Futures on the principal American marketa

Members of

New York Cotton Exchange

Chicago Hoard of Trade..

Winnipeg Grain Exchange

Commodity Exchange, Inc, New York'

Canadian Commodity Exchange, Inc., Montreal Now York Coffee and Bugar Exchange Manila Block Exchange,

Correspondents for

Hayden, Stone & Co., New York and Boston J. E. Swan & Co., New York

Telephone 30244

Cable Address Swanstock

Hongkong & Shanghal Bank Bullding, Hongkong

Offices: Shanghai and Mantia

POST OFFICE.

POSTAL · ANNOUNCEMENT

The Public are reminded that the postage on Printed Papers, Commercial Papers, Samples and Small Packets must be fully pre- pak. Insufleigently prepaid Printed Papers ele, are not forwarded.

VIA SIBERIA ROUTE

- Letters, Postearls-and-Samples for Europe and South America are forwarded "vla Sibería” If so superscribed.

INWARD MAILS

Bangkok

Australia and Manlin

Calcutta and Straits

Japan ..........

October 20.

Straits and Europe via Negopalam' *.

(Letters only) London dale, 23rd September.

(Vancouver B.C., 2nd October}) Emp. of Canada Shanghai and Swatow

waya Direct ServiceBun Pan-Amerlçan Airways Plano Francisco date, 13th October.

Shanghai and Foochow

Kolgan Kamo Maru Kutsang Tolma

.October 20.

October 20.

October 20.

Colchas

.October 21.

Conada, U.S.A., Honolula, and Japon

.October 21.

Holbow.

October 21,

Air Mall by "Pan-American Air-

October 21.

Japan

Kitano Maru

.October 22.

Shanghai and Swatow

Kingyuan

.October 22.

the Hongkong

Manlic

Pres. McKinley

October 22.

Java

Tjlnegara **

October 22,

Taman

.October 22.

Straits and Europe via Negapalam (Papers only) London date, 23rd September.

Haruna Maru

October 23.

Japan

ART. U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Manila,

Potsdam

.October 23.

.October 23,

October 23,

Sulsang

.October 23.

Tjisandari

October 23.

Marila Shanghai

Troilus

October 23.

Victoria

October 23..

Straits Straits

Bellerophon

October 24.

Bhutan

October 24,

Strolls, Manila and London Parcels

Agamemnon Anshun

.October 25.

.October 25.

October 25.

Imperial Airways Plaño October 20: Shirala Takaoka-Moru

October 20. October 20.

THE HOLOCAUST OF BOOKS

(San Francisco, 25th September). Pres. Hoover U.S.A., Honolulu and Japanı, (San

Francisco, 25th September) Pres. Monroe Cileults and Stralis Java and Manila

(Continued from Page 6.) achieve a worth-while return. Fic- Ition of a really high order bears just La margin of profit compared with the fiction of showmanship or senti- ment. But the publle-bless it!- It is reported that the biggest knows,

London date. 16th September. same. In any case, the re- SWAN, CULBERTSON & battle of the war is raging outside Hets that it wants and probably

Straits'. Saragossli, where Loyalist batta turos to the fiction-writing nuthor

U.S.A., Honolulu and Japan (San FRITZ LATEST REPORTSong, numbering 15,000 men, under are meagre on the average, and are

Francisco, 2nd October) Air Mail by ‚ “'Imperial" Airways Direct Service"—London'dale 16th October.

New York, Oct. 10. The following quotations on the New York commodity exchange are issued by Heuter.

New-York-Cotton-

S. C. & F. Dow Jones Summary of yesterday's markets:

Laroche, Hendaye, Oct. 10.

General, Lister, attacked from the not to be compared with those neeru- couth and are opposing the Nationing to the more fortunate writer of allst forces which include nine the greatest novel of the century."

£20 to £50 battalions composed of foreigners, Indeed, to be frank, they may be

placed at from including 35,000 Italians.

Military observers estimate that volume. 350,000 troops are engaged in varioui sectors on the Aragon front.

per

But all who entertain an honest

The market rallied on buying by The Nationalists have captured respect for literature must harbour the gravest feara for the present well- Institutional investment trusts, after Colunga und advanced to within nine being and future of that clays of work some stocks breaking as much as 13 miles of Villa Vicoins, with the in- which deals with its less ephemeral points in furious trading. The Street, fantry engaging Asturians on both and more solid productions-purc literature, belles lettres, criticism, attributed the decline to the market's sides of the Gijon road. own recent behaviour maintain

It is revealed | The operations culminating in the history, science, and the like. Those capture of Colunga moved firstly who are doing honest and valuable that Washington hands-off polley, thus squelching the from the Sueve Helghts to Colungs, work in these several departments rumour Dut the Exchange might be recondly from the national highway are not only fulfiling it under the closed. Early failures to-day were to inflesta and, thirdly, south to greatest, personal hardships, but in mostly forced by inability to meet Tospe, across the mountains, where far too many cases are secinis, thei

the Asturians were caught between books margin calls,

the background Donds rallied, after reaching new two forces.

before they have a normal charice since 1935. United States Gov- It has been reported that some of of reaching their appropriate mar lown

rush of the erament bonds and curb stocks also the 7,000 Asturians were trapped inkets by the press and

a triangle and surrendered on Sun-hectic and chaotic rubbish which partially recovered.

billows behind them-silly and ill- 5. C. & F. New York Corresponday-United Press.

books of terate memoirs," sham dent

Cables

travel, alarmist essays on foreign Saint Jean de Luz, Oct. 10, 1937. affairs, or foul and wearisome clip- that the trap dealing with social vices and the

FORTIFYING Frontier

+

.

into

Stocks: The market appears to have had a climax and further irre-

It is reliably stated gularity is likely, with a subsequent slow recovery. Bank deposits for Insurgenta are heavily fortifying the like.

Franco-Spanish frontier. Heavy the week totalled $14,001,000,000.

market stubbornly artlilery placements are Cotton: The resisted the early decline in stocks, stalled and but advanced freely with them later. troops at Eligonzo. The 15.02/03 The Trade and Liverpool bought on group is still controlling the rail- hands of the reading public alone.. 13.03 n

the decline, Hedging was light and, roads-United Press.

Dec.

Jan. Mar.

New York Cotton

0.20/21 8.20/30 3.17/19 0.29/20

0.18/17

11.23/26

May

3.10/10

0.20/20

July

8.20/21

Oct.

8.33/34

11.20/28 8.30/30

Spot.

1.40

"You married me

New York Rubber,

for my

Del.

15.57 n

Dec.

15.30/34

money

Jan.

...NOW

you'll have

Mur.

May

to pay!"

July

Sept.

Sales for, the day!-

Chicago Wheat

15.83 n 4,040 tons.

i strängest zonianfio

tagle...pounding

Dee.

melodrama-bito

Anighty K«G.M

Chrul pieturet.

BETWEEN TWO WOMEN

*Franchot Tone

MAUREEN VIRGINIA

O'Sullivan-Bruce

Screen Play by Frederick Haphenland Marion Parsonsal

·Diverest A Clovis N, Valq

COUNT THE

"TELEGRAPHS" EVERYWHERE

16.48/50 15.71/73 15.52/58. 15:73 n

15.00/09, 15.27/77

May July

'Monday's antes:----

Dec.

07/90% 9756/07% 08 -/063⁄41⁄2‚' 07/07

01%/014

32,112,000 bushels. Chicago Corr

687%/59%

.... 00/00%

+

59/59/ 00%/00%

May July

61 /81 The First Nolice Day for December Grains is Nov. 30 and the last day Dec. 20,

Winnipeg Wheat

1234/122

་ ན་ ས་

120/1203% 115%%/115

Oct. Dec. 117 116 May .... 110, 115 114/1144

The last Nolice Day for October Winnipeg Grains, la. October 30.

SERVICE SUSPENDED

Pelping. Oct, 20, Although the speelal bi-weekly traina operating be weens Harbin und Manchouli In conjunction with the trans-Siberian expregɛes, have been suspended, passenger are still ablo to make connectiona by the dally local trains in each, direction-Reu-

a large movement is reported to the According to the Journal of

Loan.

† Commerce it hỷ believed that de-

being in The Public Responsibility. there are now $7,000 German

hindrid, Oct. 13.

OFFICERS RECALLED ́

cars at El Escorial are

And the remedy? It lies in the) If it prefers to be jerrymandered by nauseous mumbo-jumbo like a rus- tic at a fair, if it refuses to exercise a rational and, adult choice, If it ex- clining inventorien will, provide a Following reports that many off- pressly, refrains from profiting by zource of demand later.

living sound and genuing literary effort and Wheat Bearish factors were im-luxurious villas with mistresses and prefers to revel in gross and menda- Droved world crop conditions and the are paying no attention to the war,, clous rubbish thrown

together al- weakness of foreign markets. There General Mioja, Commander in Chlet mot at hopmazard, that is-s affair. I was a partial recovery on good ex-of the Madrid defenders, ordered the By so doing it acquittees, in the in- port and cash demand. Trading was entire personnel to report to Madrit creased and calamitious production within 24 hours. They will be re- of stuff which is assuredly seung as light

Corn: Unfavourable weather and placed by officers of the 34th Brigade. a drug on the wheels of human pro-

General Miajn recently paid a gress and civilisation. elevator buying failed to overcome the teridency to follow the trend of surprise visit to El Escorial, wheat prices.

interrogated the Mayor and Rubber: The market was offected Sector Commanders-United Press. by the uncertain industrial autlook na main reflected in securities. The prlee incentive at present is further mention of a possible change in the quotas, c.i.t. offerings pre au plenti- ful at slightly higher prices.

Sugar: There has been increased scattered liquidation, but the under- tone is fully steady and very little sugar was being offered at the

Woll Street Journal Comment:

ho

when

Bombs Aimed

At Bridge

close At Sheklung

Caleutia and Straits Japan

Pres. Cleveland

́OUTWARD ́ ̈ ̈MAILS

Registered and Parcel Mallt tre closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertised to close at or before I am., registered and parcel malla are Hosed at 5 p.m. on the previous day.

For

Per

Wednesday

7

Date and Time.

Kwangtung Wed, Oct. 20, 12.30 p.m. G. G. Paul Doumer

"Wed, Oct. 20, 2.30 p.m. Kamo Mart Wed, Oct. 20, 3.30 pm.. Kutsing.Wed., Oct. 20, 5 p.m. Thursday

Swatow and Shanghai... jone Fort Bayard and "Haiphong Janan and Europe vin Siberia..... Japan.

Samshi and Wuchow Straits and Calcutta

Parcels, ...Oct. 21, 11.30 am. Halphong

Tai Ming.Thurs, Oct. 21, 7.15 am. Talma ...ay................Thurs., Oct. 21, Ord....Oct. 21, 12.30 p.m. "Canton, Thura, Oct. 21, 2 pm. for Maria Guam, Pan American Airways Plane

by Honolulu and U. 6. A.,

She

Thurs, Oct. 21.. "Pan-American Airways Direc

Kowloon P. O, Bervice"-due

.San Francisco, October 27,

Air Mall

Sandakan...

Reg., Ord...

Ker..

Ord.

Friday

...Oct. 21, 3 p.m..

G. P. O.

.Oct. 21, 5 p.m..

J...Oct. 21, 5,00 p.m.

.Oct. 22, 0 m

Mausang Fri., Oct. 22, 0.30 ..

Air Mali for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plane Fri, Oct. 22,.

direct Service”—due London, 31st October.

G.P.Q. and K.P.0.

Rer",

Oct. 22, 8.30 am..

Ord.

Oct. 22, 9.30.4m.

GPO, Aɛd K.P.0.

Rer.. Ord.

.Oct. 22, 8.80 m.3.

„Oct. 22, -9.80 3.TO..

Air Mall for Australia by "Imperial Imperial Airways Plano Fri., Och, 22,

Airways Service"--dde Darwin 20th October.

...Fri., Oct. 22..

GP.O. and K.P.O.

Air Mall for North China and Nan, Eurasia Plano .....

King (via Xankow) by the "Eurasia Airways Service" (to further points by, surface trans: port as Bervices permit). Swntow

Halphong

Manila

.Oct. 28, 9.30a.m. Dol 22, 10 MEL

Fri, Oct. 22, 2.30 p.m.. Fri., Oct. 22,,3 j.sn. - Fri Oct. 22, 4.30 p.m. Fil., Oct. 22, 4.30 p.m.

Shanghol

Chaksang Kaying Emp. of Canada

Klungelow

-Manila, Australia and New Zealand Kitano Marut via Thursday Island-duo Thuri- Reg., day island, 4th November, Japan, Canada, USA., C. and S. Pres. McKinley

America and Europe via Victoria B.C. dug, Victoria B.C. 9th No- vember.

Ord...

Parcels,

Reg-,

Ord.,

Saturday

Fri., Oct. 23, .Oct. 22, .4.18 p. .Oct. 22, 5p.m.

...Ft., Oct. 22,.. Oct, 22, 4 pm. Oct. 32, 1 p.m. Oct. 23, 5.30 p.m.

Japan and Europe vin Siberia".... Haruna Maru Sat, Oct. 23, 3.30 p.m.- Air Mail for "KL.M. Bervice-dün Victoria

Amsterdam, 2nd November,'

The pitiful thing, as every' writer knows, is that thousands crave for genuine knowledge. So far as the wisdom of the past In concerned, that is open to them in a dozen of the most excellent series Issued at a price within the reach of all. The tragedy is that the wisdom of the present through bad publishing organisatior and frantic and haphazard methods is lost to them, and is being swept into a general cesspool of ruin along with the rejects of less valuable morning

literature. The result is that populos acquaintance with the Intest finding Brokers tay that London short In

Five Japanese planes attempted to of selence and history and with the terests have recently covered their International Nickel commitments, blow up the Shicklung Bridge on the creations of veridical literature is at Stocks were absorbed in an orderly Canton-Kowloon line at 12.30 p.m. least half a generation behind what

Europe vin Naples-dae Naples, the 10-day. As soon as they appeared it should be, and in many cases these fashion yesterday, considering

went into ore practically lost to human **- urgent and consistent selling. It the anti-aircraft guna gossiped that there has been a alight, action, keeping the invaders at a perience. increase in trading short positions.

great height,

Six bombs were released. Two Some big alsall mantifacturerers have recorded improved business for fell on the north bank of the river

the Gral fortnight of October.

near

Canton, Oct. 10.

minutes

A lone Japanese bomber scouted the bridge but it was not over the Bocca Tigris Forls early in Steel shares are apparently out-damaged. One fell alongalde a rail-tile morning and after circling for running the business declino.

way godown and others dropped in 10

disappeared without Dow Jones. Averages Oct. 18 Closo nearby fields. The damage to-day dropping bomba-Central News, 30 Induririals 20 Utilities 40 Bonds

125.79 120.05

19.84 19.05 04.2003.18

11 Commodity Index - 66.69 68.20

was very alight.

The morning train from Hongkong was delayed half an hour but others arrived on schedule.

According to International News, 15 people were killed or wounded and over 20 houses set on fire.

Sat, Oct. 23. G.1.0. and KLR.O.

.:Oci. 23, 4 p.m. - ..Oct. 23, 4,30 p.m. ...5dt., Oct. 23, 5, p.m. Sat, Oct. 23, ...Oct. 23, 4.15 p.m. ......, Oct. 23, 5 p.m.

ILCK, Ori..

*Manla Manlio, Straits, Ceylon, India, E. Victorin

and 8. Africa, Aden, Egypt and

Pres. Monrdo

Ref. Ord.,

Parcels,...Oct. 23, 5 pm.

13th November. *Manila and parcels only for Ger-

Potsdam many via Hamburg...

Sunday .......... Yuensang Straits and Calcutta

Formosa

Swataw

Amoy and (Foochow via Amoy) Japan

*Superscribed correspondence only,

....Sat., Oct. 23, 5 p.im.........

„Sun., Oct, 24.. Ord.,

.Oct. 24, D am. Hongkong Maru Syn., Oct. 24, 9 n.20.

Monday

Kwalang,Mon, Oct. 25, 12.30 p.m.` Anking .Mon., Oct. 25, 4.30 p.m. Sulsong

Mon, Oct. 25, 0 pan..