A500Y
ЗАКОНОК
BATAVIA
BOM BAY
BOARD OF NRECTORS :-
CALCUTTA CANTIN
HONOKEW
LALA
SPOR
34+11CORE
KORE
ROWLOON
N. H. eown, Eng
Chwizman.
W., Bel, Eng.
Deputy Chairman,
W. L. Pandan, Esq. 1. E. Parca, eg,
J. A. Pluminor, Esq.
J. 1. Warren,
Chiel Manngar.
Hon. Mr. A. C. Hym.
BRANCHES 1-
KUALA LUMPUR
LONDON LYONG
NALACCA
MANILA
KANUDON
SATION
TSINGTAO
VORGHIṢNA
tamat Ancourt, opened ju Local · Cuitenoy stel Pack Deganite Teraered for unn year or Mustpetice in Local Currency and Sterling winch wut be quoted on application.
lng Kong, 24th May, 1926.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Huntess of the above Bauk conchica- by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAT Rudy in
BANKING CORPORATION.
britton application.
FOR THE TIONG KONG & BANKING CORPORATION.
A.
SHAKO BAJ
C. MYNES,
Chio Manager. Hong Kong, 1913 Septemunt, 1921.
AMRITSAR JANOROK BATAVIA
+MBAY CALCUTTA CANTON GAWKFORE CENU
COLMNO
DAIRER (Dolay
South Mancinarie? PERST
HAIPHONG TEAMBERG HARKOM
HARDIN
N. Murtazio)
HONO KONG
HOLO
iron
KABACHT
1.ANO
TUNE
KUALA BANGSAR
Parak (F.M.R.)
MANILA
MEDAN
NEW YORK
- PRKING
PENANG PESHAWAX RA NOOON
SAIGON SEMARANG
SEREMBAY
STRUAPORE
TAIPING
(M.R.)
TAVOY
TIENTSIK
TOKYO
TONGKAH huleet;
TK. NOTAO
YOROIANA ZAMBOANGA
Philippias Islnda),
and General Banking business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Fix ed Deposits received for 1 year or which will shorter periods at rates be quoted on application.
Foreign Exchange
A. IT. FERGUSON,
Manager. Hong Kong, Bih January, 1920.
THE HO HONG BANK, LTD. (Established 1917.)
Authorised
Issued
Paid-up
CAPITAL
Liabilities of
EAST INDIES TRADE
HETHERLANDS WELCOME BRITISH. ASSISTANCE
EMPIRE GOODS
The annual general meeting of the for of Commerce British Chamber
Was
the Netherlands East Indies held in mail week in the Council Room of the Rubber Growers' Asso- ciation, 2-4 Idol Lane, E.C.
*B
in assisting The Chamber
the development of practical way trade relations with the Netherlands East Indies, does not limit its acti- vities to the more ordinary functions It is conduct of sach organisations.
men who practical business ed by have studied Netherlands East Indies markets in order to assist in a use- ful manner the marketing there of British Empire goods, always keep- ing in mind that the Netherlands East Indies merchants, with whom the Chamber is in close touch, form the necessary link between the far- tary and the ultimate consumer.
The meeting, which was presided gver by Major the Hon. J. H. Cripps, C.B.E. (ehairman of the Council), among those $20,000,000 was largely attended.
8,000,000 present being His Excellency the F. B. Minister, Mr. 4,000,000 Netherlands
Jacob (Netherlands Commercial At- and Sir Arthur Henderson
4,000,000 tnche) 2,219,000 Young,
Roserve
Shareholders Starplus
HEAD OFFICES-SINGAPORE.
Branches, Agencies and Correspon- dents in the principal cities of the world.
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.
TAN ENG HOOI,
Manager. Hong Kong, 15th May, 1929.
the
Butcher Meat.
Prime Cut
H.E. The Netherlands Minister ex- pressed his warm appreciation of all that the Chamber had done in help- Beef Sirloin ing trade relations between Great Britain and the Netherlands East Indies.
Mr.
F. B. 'Jacob (Netherlande Commercial Attache) said that very many occasions he had expori! enced the valuable work done by the Chamber and by Mr. Morrell. He often received inquiries which he passed on to
and be the Chamber had many
afterwards times heard that the inquirer had obtained exact- ly the information he wanted.
The report and accounts were, un- animously adopted and a cordial vote of thanks to the chairman, proposed by Mr. Eric, Miller and seconded by Mr. W. H. Dukes, concluded proceedings.
THE STREET CAR
ELECTRICAL TRANSPORTATION
FOR CITIES
DAILY PATRONS
rate
Steak Sirloi
Sausages ......
Bullock's Broios ...
Tongue, fresh ..
Tongus, corned
Hump, Salt
All ei Lies of the world with populations of more than a half mit Pig's Chitings. Bon are confronted with the problem of transporting large numbers of workers daily from one
section of the city to another. This should be
rate accomplished at 1 high speed and for an extremely low rate of Fare. The service must be fre- and safe. For this quent, reliable Lype of service, it has been demon- strated that modern powerful electric curs operating
either in subways, on elevated
or private right-of-
all ways are the best in large cities. But only modern subways and tram-
Fat or Lard ways have continued, regardless
GES of the gains in automobile
traffic in Sheep's Head & Feet many cities, to provide the largest number of riders with daily trans- No other vehicle has pert service. been designed which een haul a
牛
22
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10
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HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Arithorised Cupital PRI Isured and Pully Pald-vp
$60,000, EMMI
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853, HEAD OFFICE: LONDON. Paid-up Capital
- $20,000,000
Reserve Pan-
+£3,000,000
Stering
...........0,000,000
Reserve Fund..
£4,000,000
Silter
Reserve Liability of Proprie-
Koverno Libility of Proprietora 2 $20,000,000
LEAD OFFICE; HONG KONG.
tors
$3,000,000
Agencies and Branches:
KUALA LUMPER
(Main Haten)
KUCHING
MADRAS
9. Mr. B. E. F. Haith,
A. : Compton, Eng.
M.
Johnson, Bar.
B. Lauder
ewis, Eng.
MUUKDEN
NAGARAET
GUNPOO
NEW YORK
COLOMBO
PERING
DAHUIN
PESANG
FORGLOW
HAIPIRONG
HAMBURG
SAN FRANCISCO
HANKOW
SHANGHAL
STABBIN
SINGAPORE
SOPRANAYA
SUNGE PATAN) TIENTSIN
TOX VI
ALOD STAR
SHTANGITAL
SOURABAYA
THE CHINA MAIL,
COMMERCE
AND
FINANCE.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1929.
HONG KONG MARKET PRODUCE.
Corned
Rozst
ÚT
Breast -Soup
Steak...
APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.
+4
40+
Sept. 5, June, June,
Capons, Large
Doves
Egga, Hen (cooking)..
#
Sept. 6, June, June,
1529. 1918. 1914. Cté. Cts. Cts.
F. 50 30 81
7+
At each
新鮮鹤蛋
45 28
30
50 28 30
22 40
22
21
21
per doz. 28
18
32 25
20
19
65 16
24
懈南鹚
45
35 24
+
45 24
21
17
#
each 55 80
海口鹚
80
*
海綠肥鳽班鸡新本海鹅白海火火沙山橋館
Figeons Canton
"
Hoihow
Turkeys, Cock
Turkey, Ben
Snipe Pheasant
Quatl Partridges
Fruits.
1929. 1918 1914.
Cta. Ct. Cra.
Poultry.
4b.
4 W
Hewl
F
牛
Heart
4
1-
the
Feet
21
Kidneys
가
Tail
JI
Liver
20
Tripe
Calves' Head & Feet
17
Multon Chop
羊排骨
Leg
Shoulder Saddle
鞍肉
Brains
27
Feet
19
Fry
of
Head
33
Heart
"
Kidneys
Liver
#
Pork Chop
15
Leg
Loin
排
M
頭
Heart
Kidneys
11
Liver
11
羊
牛
鮮牛油
Mation
鮮羊油
I
牛仔肉
Sausages
2
No. 1
ין
Fish.
#
Bream
A
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尾肚 水
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28
24
12*
Chicken
30
28
11
"
Capons, Sinall
23
12
28 24 22
H
Duck
24 20 18
24 20 13
28 24 22
Eggs. Hon (fresh)
36 30 95
+
per set 15
$2 26 20 10
12
Fowls, Canton Fowk, Hainan Geese
#
each 65 50 60
—
60
נו
$1.20
fb.
24
34
Beach 10
15
25 20 22
24 8
set $1.20 $1.00 1.00
Ib.
15
45
44 24
45
30
Per set 3
10 15
28
18
each 15
13 10
48
34
85
40 60 70
་
21
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* per set 92
each '11
15
48 26 25
17
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**
90 20 18
48 26 26
77
30
92
*
28
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-$1.20
20
14
18
12
10 12
pair
each
14
6 7
26
26
Aintenda
杏
lb.
10
Appies (California)
金山淬藥
Bananas (bride's)
焦山香燕
12 |
Cararibola
Coconuts
18
20
30 10
Lemona, China .....
Lemon (American)
椰
#
" 12
each 18
#lh.
金山檸檸 each
10
韫
桃
3
Lichees, Dried
荔枝干b.
30 24
25
23
Orange (Canton)
新會甜推
་་
Oranges
##
fi
Pears (Canton) ......
Peanuts
# 4
70
Persimmons, Large
7
"J
#I
10
Plantain
*
Pumelo, Siam
Walnuts
合- lll.
Grapes
**+
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AL
12
"
13
# JI
懋
#
5
each 14
18
+
60
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20 20
J1
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Vegetables, &c.
Articnskes
Beans, Sprout
Long
Beet Root
Bitter Squash
Brinjala, Green
Red Cabbage, Chinese
(Shanghai). #
Cane Shoote, bunch
Cauliflower (Large). ★☆ 47
(Medium)
(Small) ..
b. 46 16
24
46
20 16
42
12
40
19
16
JJ
46
16 27
#
44 12 9
#3
35
16
13
82 23 26
77
26 16
"
56 23 16
AL
22 20
*
28 10 8
Carrots
細梛榮花 金
Ib.
38 16
Celery, Chinese
10
*
7
36 10 18
Chillies, Dried
辣椒管
32
17
25
52
28
30
22 10
16
15
78
32 26
24
10
8
12
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10
8
32 40
30
"
32 22
18
Cucumbers
2
J
*
40 13
23
Garle
10
6
+
38 18 15
Ginger, Young
14
7
+7
62 32 18
Old
14
12
10
32
8
52
22 24
77
Indian Corn
$
Ур
45
52 32 21
11
Lettuce
1
46
20 26
燃生
14
42
13
2
馬
*
JJ
10
8
34
12
2
32
14
#
***
50
"
8
Okroes
20
14
10
38
15 20
મ
3
44
16 9
46
26
29
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54
J6
80
Shanghai
上海葱
维
44 36 45
Parsley
15
30 60
*
78 10 14
Potato, Sweet
番
A
3
"
24 10
14
Japanese
日本薯
73
American
28 13 18
金山薯仔
12
Pumpkin
38 22 10
签
་་
Radish
48
86 30
紅蘿
24
Rhubarb (Fresh)
8
10
*
13
Shallots
24 10 10
干葱
10
56 22 10
Spinach Tomatees
A
6
35
10
82
26
35
Tares
6
46
28
+
Turalps, Punti (Long)
B
13
22
38 22
18
Vegetable MarTOW
6
11
1
42
18
12
Water Cress
8
B
39
92 40
Water Lity Root
*
5
15
32
鴉茫竹
each
lb.
6
12
8
"
10
6
24
6
5
15
8
"
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V. STHERLANDS THADING SOCIETY)
BANKERS,
Est. 1825.
Hong Kong Off Queen's Find trai Auto Capital Liuilders 150,000,000 Paid Unpitul, ......... GuLLari 10,000.
{GUT Rey Fand ................ Quilor 10,000, UDEL
Įloud (line:—(AMSTERDAM”).
Baviera Brad Olieg -BATAVIA, BRANCHES, -Budjonny Bunung's Day,
Calcutta, Choribon, Djember, Djoki jakurts") The Ungu). Juddub, Herbe Kote-Radju Mauser, Medan, Padang Juterndristig. J'ebasongan, Pruu Pontianak, BigButtardaan), Suomig), Sinugbai, Sibolg (Sumatra), Singapore, Seeraba, Soerakarta (Saiaj, Tegal, Tyledjaji and Woloredna.
Shoes off.com hare safe deposit boxsa tu lat. Loacon borsations Provincial Bank Ltd. forrespondents all over this wasthil Baking business of every description tropanols).
F. M. ELBERO
tung Kong, 27th May, 1823,
Nanager.
BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE.
HEAD OFFICE:
96, Boulevard Haussman, Paris.
Subscribed Capital .Fra. 72,000,000.00 Paid-up CapitalFrs. 68,490,000.00 Reserve Funds ....Frs.102,000,000,00
Battambang Hue
Bangkok
Caathe
Canton
Djibouti
BRANCHES:
Hong Kong Quinhos
Saigon Shanghai Mengtze Nam Dinh Singapore
Neumea Thanhea Tientsin Terant
Fort-Bayard Papeete
Haiphong
Hankow Няпой
Peking
Pnom-Penh Vinh Pondicherry Yunnanfu BANKERS:
IN FRANCE: Coraptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyoungja; Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas Credit Industriel of Commercial; So- ciete Generale.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD."
(TAIWAN GINKO)
HEAD OFFICE:-Tapeh, Formosa. Incorporated by Special Imperial
Charter, 1899.
Increase of Trade The chairman in reviewing trade of the N.E... said that dur- iug 1998 it showed a continuation of had been going the increase which on since the War period, but was chiefly marked by a reduction in the price obtained per unit for exports. The total value of these was the low- est since 1921, while the surplus of exports over imports was the lowest since 1922.
The import trade was [1,025 million florins, and the experts trade 1,580 million florins approxim ately.
details of the After dealing with imports trade. Major Cripps gave the results of the investigations which had been made into the reasons for Great Britain's loss of trade in the that | N.E.1. It was clear, he said,' that where the manufacturers in Britain were highly organised we had main Lained and in som cases increased
trade,
that the reason being
had been able these manufacturers to supply their clients with what Gale, their clients wanted. There were two distinct markets in the N.EX. the Ho European and the native. The native market was the most difficult; as a rute the native
little cured very about quality, what he wanted w** something very cheap, so long as it would serve his purpose.
To sell goods to the N.E.I. native one had first to find cut the price the native was prepared to pay, and unless the
Central Bank in Portmom. Bank Noted Average aus 2.Yon, 46,000,000 BRANCHES AND AGENCIES: JAPAN- kyon Futalina, Kobe, tinaka | FORMOSA :—Ú
Festung, Sugi, Borunto, kong Naulo, Sanib, Faichu, Taian Tuha, Trasua, Josu, Heste, Tuto GILINA-ga, Hankow, Ay,
Sualow, CustOD. TINS :—Doug
Kong, Singapore, Patavia, Boxboy, Iamton, New York, Dutron.
LONDON BANKERS:
Foodlitw, Bourabaya,
The Laudum County Wasitarunter and Parr's Bank. The Bank has Cerrespondents in all tha prin
Comer Centres throughout the world.
5. NAQUE
3nager
HONG KONG BRANCH
is, De Vieux Read Central, Hong Kong, Kab January, 1929.
דגן לו
*
זרקות
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. article could be produced at about
Established 1912
Head Office-Hong Kong.
Authored Capital (H.B. Currou3) ...$11,900,000 Paid Up Capital womenancap
*64,200 $50,000 Jeserve Fund
Hanbow,
Swalew,
JANDON BANKERS :- The Lord's Bunk Limited. Correspondents in principal either of the World.
Forge exchange and banking burloess of avory description transected.
file Deposit Boxes (various size) at a yearly rente of from 5 to 4G,
LOOK POONG SHAN,
many people with equal safety, toler-Sucking Pigs, to order able comfort and speed at as low a Suet, Beef rate of fare as the modern electric car. In one large city a new elec: Vcal trie rapid transit was inaugurate:1 which resulted in a saving of one hour for each of nearly one hundred thousand daily patrons. This is a example of the efficiency and striking of modern electric rapid Barbel
transit.service.
Schedule Speeds
Fish 塘魚
On another line 10 miles long Canton Fresh Water trains of four cars of sixty tons each are operated at scheduled speeds of torty-five miles an hour.
Carp This for time required for Catst rate allows stops. Schedule speeds are now con- Codfish
of fifty-two templated on this line miles an hour. This service enables Crabs
inany city workers to live in Cuttle Fish
suburban towns or country homes Dab and commute daily with minimum Dace loss of time. But such service is et-
1
Fresh Water Yellow
tained only with modern equipment. Dog Fish
Marked improvements have been Eels, Conger made in body design of tram cars that figure it was waste of money
among which may be mentioned; low to compete.
floors, broad aisles, comfortable cross Frogs The European rarely knew just Hook
seats amply spaced, ecnvenient what be
Garoupa wanted except in clothes,
and improved lighting. food and drink. He was not interest signals,
The tracks on the cars have been im- Gudgeon ed in catalogues; he wanted an ex- pert to come and show him how his proved to provide easier riding and Herrings
and then that quieter operation. Car weights have Halibut
been reduced by the use, of improv-
nowadays
order
for
needs could be met. BRANCHES:-
the would obtain Cantau, Shanghai, Bangkok, New York wi San Francio supplying the plant or material. A featare of our methods of sale, still, was the number of manufacturers to merchants in Londen who sold and Amsterdam. Such manufacturers
almost were formerly
the only source of supply to the merchants, but
were several for che and arid the manufacturer who, articles in de- avenues
through fear of disturbing the mer chant, was afraid to send his expert to the country to which he was try- ing to sell in order to find out ex
wanted actly what was
had little chance against the more intelligent manufacturer who arranged to get first-hand information.
Chief Manager, Hong Kong, 19th February, 1927.
THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國中
(Specially Authorised by Presidential
Mandate of the Republic of China on the 22nd of November, 1917.)
.860,000,000.00 18,278,600,00 9,629,425.24
IN LONDON: The National Pro- vincial & Union Bank of England, Authorised Capital Ltd.; Comptoir National d'Escompte Paid-up Capital
de Paris; Credit Lyonnais.
IN NEW YORK; J. r. Morgan & Co.; French American Banking Cor- poration; Guaranty Trust Co. of New York.
Ac-
Interest allowed on Current counts and Fixed Deposits according to arrangements.
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Safe Deposit Boxes to let
A. LECOT,
Manager. Hong Kong, 1st May, 1929.
Reserve Fund
HEAD OFFICE: PEKING.
HONG KONG BRANCH:
Provincial and Union Bank of Eng land, Ltd.
The Guaranty Trust Company of New York,
New York Bankers:-The Irving National Bank.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, New York.
LIMITED.
Established 1880.
Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Resorve Fund .....Yen 108,500,000
Head Office-YOKOHAMA.
Branches and Agencies at:
Newchwang
Alexandria
Batavia
Burabay
Buenos Ayres
Calcutta
Canton
Changchun
Dairen (Dalny)
New York
Osaka
Peking
Rangoon
Rio de Janeiro
Saigon
San Francisco
Fengtion (Mukden) Seattle
Hamburg
Hankow
Harbin
Hong Kong Honolulu
Kai Yuen Karachi
Kobe
London
Los Angeles
Lyons
Semarang Shanghai
Shimonoseki
Singapore Joerabaya Sydney Tientsin
Tokyo Tsinanfu Taingtau Vladivostok
(Temporarily closed)
Interest allowed on. Current Ac counts.
Manlia Nagasaki Nagoya
Services of the Chamber The Chamber could advise its mem- bers in the more common articles of native consumption and as to the price they could obtain for their com- modities, and it could notify the Bri- tish manufacturer where a demand existed: but the British manufactur er in these days of complicated rated machinery and variety of sizes m
must attach to his agents in the N.E.I. the expert who could set out in de- tail the requirements of a prospec-
was in bad times that the need of
Monk Fish
ed materials and désigns. Electrical Labrus equipment is used that furnishes Loach higher speed operation, smoother and Lobsters
in faster acceleration and less noise fast
Mackerel the existing operation chan
equip- ment on older cars.
For application to light weight Mulet cars, Westinghouse engineers have Oysters
the spring developed speed motor type W-N drive.
borne, highFarrot Fiab
and double reduction Perch
Extremely smooth
and quiet operation is possible with Pike this new drive. The use of anti-Plaice
friction bearings
and gears operat-Pomfret, White
ing in a bath of oil in a one piece Pomfret, Black gear case assures long life of these
est Prawns parts because of the maintenance of parts
and the gear centres
exclusion of Ray dirt. The high speed motor and Rock Fish W-N drive have been applied in Roach quadruple
equipments to one man and
salmon double truck tram cars. Care recently placed in service Shark equipped with this type of drive Skate have operated 15,000 miles each with Shrimpe
satisfactory results.
two mall,
very
Snapper
Greater Comfort
Soles For extremely heavy duty, electric railway tram cars with trailers are Tench standard in some cities in the States. Turbot
Multiple unit motor cars are used in Turtles, smail, fr. water other cities and ara efficient and
The passengers comfortably.
very
將軍
A
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魚魚魚魚
4. Queen's Road Central, Branches and Sub-branches all over Chins and Correspondents in Europe, America and other parts of the world
London Bankers: The National tive client. and it was through flexible. But very recently city neglect of this that we had lost 20 with all-day demand sufficient for much
in ground those important two car unit service placed in opern- The superiority of gasoline-electric markets.
tion n multiple unit, permanently In the short time he had been in
coupled articulated cars, powered with over the straight gasoline-mechanical close touch with the Chamber, said
six Westinghouse Type 340-P, fifty equipment is evidenced by smoother - fifty acceleration, quieter operation be- Major Cripps, its activities had been horsepower motors and Type cause of the absence of noise from constantly increasing in almost every control. The unit is fitted with de the shifting and operation of gears, direction, ant he supposed that it Juxe 'seats and accommodates 104 simpler bus operation with less fati- such an organisation was mostly felt ample equipment permits a schedule gue on driver, better schedule per. He must say that he was surprised speed of 10.2 M.P.E. in
frequent
The development of these modern at the large volume of sales effect- stop congested city service. The in-
means of transportation is the result ed at the instance of the Chamber viting appearance, greater comfort of careful experimentation and inves through the appropriate trade chan- and improved operating qualities of nols. It was seldom easy to show these cars attract many riders who tigation, and the oxcellent perform any definite achievement, but he felt otherwise would use some other type ance of the various units now in ser- vice shows the thoroughness with that those banks, shipping, insurance, of conveyance,
which the development has been and cable companies who had sup-
The trackless trolley bus is in suc done. ported them in the part would re- cessful operation in many cities. It cognise the leading part played by
be may
operated to give service on the Chamber in opposing successful light traffic lines where the invest-
application made under the ment and expense of track and· Merchandise Marks Act
ment would not warrant electric VALUABLE DEPOSITS FOUND IN that tea should be marked with its country tram car service. The same energy
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be used with some modifications for Hong Kong.
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wells have been already sunk capable a strong resemblance to the condi- of giving a total supply of 12,000,000 tions prevalent in Chili. You have gallons daily. The railway is fifty an arid country in much the same miles distant, but once the deposits latitude and height above sea level, are proved to be economically work- and the physica and climatic condi- able the question of transport will tions are slike in many respect. Wo present no difficulty.
discovered and traced nitrates "Regarding the cost of working it over an area
of at least 10,000 is not for me to say, but I think, square miles. The area starts from from comparative figures, that if it Mariental in the North, and, mov- is proved that these extensive de- ing fifty miles eastwards towards pozits contain from 10 per cent. of to a place sodiam nitrate upwards you can get the Kalahari, you come called Stampriet in the Auob River a reasonable margin of profit of valley.
anything up to £3 or £1 per ton."
Replying to questions, Professor Smeath Thomas pointed out that the deposits found at Presika potassium deposits, and different from discovered in South-West those Africa. would be a second Chile, as he wished simply to confine himself to the actual facts.
into NITRATE OF SODA
S.W. AFRICA
he
cau-
As you go along further you come across two more rivers, the Elephant and Nosseb Rivers. These rivers cut
.a regular
plateau, forming the channels, and that is where
discoveries have been made. The presumption, is that the deposits are really continuous along plateau, but that has yet to be prov att: But we have traced the de- posits in each of the river valleys,
this
..
The discovery of extensive nitrate
South-West Africa, trie trolley coaches of a greatly im- deposits in proved desigr. have been placed in lieved to be of considerable import operation. Each bus powered with ance, was disclosed to the British As-
sodiation recently by horsepower high
Professor speed fifty Westinghouse Type 1428 motors for Smeath Thomas of the University of operation on. 600 volt power. The Cape Town.
Although careful to adopt a for foot opera- is arranged
informed he attitude. tion with dynamic and
the air brakes. tious at present admittedly
The chassis are of the six wheel ar "Cape Argus" that if the indications on the lean side
other nations while
rangement with body designed for and deductions proved justified there were seizing
one opportunities and man operation, front entrance was no doubt that South-West Africa Improving the plume of their busi- and contre treadis door exit. There would provide an important economic ners, Britain seemed to be suffering is comfortable seating capacity for source of supply of a commodity for from inaction.
The
chance
forty-three was
The opera which there was an ever-increasing hree passengers. principal there and it was for us to make the tion is so pleasing to passengers that world demand.
most of
Nitrates, he stated, had been dis-deposits, which our opportunities, and in patronage on the line has increased
covered and traced over an immense each and every way the Chamber twenty-five per cent, existed to further this aim.
Smooth Acceleration
area, but further investigation and rich, have Major Cripps paid a tribute to
per cent. altrate. An increasing number of gasoline prospecting were necessary to estab- Chamber's officers and staff in Java buses used in city service are being ish the actual extent and richness and to Mr. C. M. Morrell (the secre- supplied with electric equipment, of the deposits. tary)--on whom the Chambar's suc usually consisting lot ›a generator, Ceas centred and staff in London.. one or two motors, aud control.
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H. MORI
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the
In the course of his paper Profes- sor Smeath Thomas said:
and the nature of the rock is con tinuous and it is therefore a pretty strong assumption that nitrates will also be found along the whole area mentioned.
"These deposits are of two kinds. the First you have the deposit in rock of the cliffs which may be termed primary nitrate deposits, and which in content from two or
VATY three up to twenty per cent. sodium nitrate. Then there are secondary deposits which are found at the bot tom of the cliffs.. These secondary may or may not be
been
so found with samples showing up to 30 The tests as far show that the deposits are very free from fodine.
"There is water in this region, though not on the surface. Artesian
very
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DEDUCTIONS FROM WORKMEN'S WAGES
Riga, August 5. Following a decision to compel oficials to subscribe workmen and one month's wages to the new indus- trialisation loan, the Soviet has in- structed factories to deduct the first instalment from the August wages. Two farther instalments will be des ducted in September.
The instructions have been issued in consequence of the State Commis- sion's unfavourable report on the fin- ancial situation showing an increase of money in circulation and a de crease of amounts standing credit of the Government in the State Bank
to the