THE
CHINA MAIL.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1931.
DARTON
NITE FOO
COLUMBO DUBEN FOCCIOW
ΤΕΝΑΧΟ
Foreign Exchange and Banking business transacted.
Fort-Bayard Papeete
8,000,000
+
Paid-up Capital ...
Liabilities Rosorve
r
4,000,000
F1
4,000,000
바
2,087,000
Agencies and Branchen:
Reserve Fund
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietars...
....£3,000,000
AIAH STAR
KUCHINO
NEDAN
SALGOY
DYLHI
HAIPHONG
HAMBUNG.
LONDON
HANKOW
KARDIN
LYONN
MALACCA
ILOILO
MANILA
[POE
KARACO
MUAB (kort)
KLANG
XUIDLY
KOBE
KEW YORK
KUALA KANGSAR
PRIPING
KUALA LUMPU
GEMARANO
BKBBMDAN
SHANGHAI
BINGAPORE
HITIAWAN
HONG KONG
TOKYO
BOURABAYA
TAINBO
TIENTGIN
Bangkok
TONGKAN (Bbukat
Battambang
THINGTAO
tngthe
YOKOHAMA
Bengtzo
Hong Kong Ilue
BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Aviberland Capital
Jsurd and Pully Pull-up
Bruno Funda (
Kling
Biler
*
10,000,000
Banarro. Kial Dy at Proprietort..... 390,194,099
Mag. Mr.
HRAD ✔FFICE: HONG KONG,
BOARD OF DIRECTORS—
Hm. M., G., B. Marila, “
Chairman.
Hop, Mr. 1.4. Paierson, 'poly Ohalsman.
Bell, T. Pancro. Mos
A. M. Campina, Esq. 5. A. Mommer, E.
23. Louise Lawin, Caq. T. II., R. fhay, B.
• Malla, Bag»
BANGKO
BATAVIA
BOMBAY
DALOUTTA
J, Waran, Bag.
Chial Manager.
** Orkyburn, Pay
ANCHES:
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1858.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Paid-up Capital
AMBITRAR
HANGKOK BATAVIA
HOMMAY
CALCUTTA CANTON САКРОЛЕ ORDU
CULO DO
DAIREN
..£3,000,000 ....£4,000,000
MADRAB
MANILA
NEW YOBX
PEPING (1ыking) PENANG
BANGOON
THE HO HONA BANK, LTD.
(Established 1917.)
HEAD OFFICE:-SINGAPORE. Bong Kong Branch: 13, Queen's Rd. C.
Authorized Capital. Straits $20,000,000 Issued Capital
of Stareholders. Surplus
Branches, Agencies and Correspon- denta in the principal cities of the work.
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.
TAN ENG HOOL,
Manager.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.
.. HEAD OFFICE:
#1, Boulevard -Haussmann,' Paris.
ubscribed Capital .Fra. 72,000,000.00 Pald-Up Capital ...Frz. 68,400,000.00 Seserve Funds ....Fra.102,000,000.00
BRANCHES:
Commerce
Finance
TRADE OF THE COLONY
Imports Up Again In
EXPORTS ALSO SHOW INCREASE OF TWO-MILLIONS..
Values of Local Commodities.
Велпа
Fresh Fish. Shark Tina
August, August,
1930.
1931.
and
Chemicals & Drugs:— Acids ......Pical 1,500 Allum
1,850
1,680
747
Blenching
Powder
417
051
Soda Ash
5,05G
2,736
Dyeing & Tanning Materials:-
Betelnuts ..Picula
5,120
9,854
Cutch
1,100.
1,106
Gambler
6,073
6,009
Indigo (Art.)
2,415
1,004
MangrovO
Bark
August.
Foodstuffs:
Sapan Wood
6,782
4,082
146
1,735
62,182
ion
42,184
16,005
17,067
2,327
1,123
Flour
(Wheat)
103,005
263,830
Bacon and
Poultry Head. 507,460
360,269
Jam
.lbs.
105,454
98.001
Rico
.Piculs 513,788
706,034
Sutarma 699,319
612,332
Canton
Nam Định
ZAMBOANGA
General
Ojibouti
Numea
Hankow Hanoi
Qalahon Saigon Shanghai Singapore Thanba Tientsin Tourans Vịnh
According to the official trade returns coupled by the Statistiest Onions Branch of the Imports and Exports Department, imports of mer- Vegetables chandise into Hong Kong during the month of August amounted to a declared value of $60,9 millions, representing increases of $2.9 Ginger millions s
s compared with the previous month, and $11.8 millions Fucia:
Coal as compared with August of last year, according to the official trade Firewood..Picula returns compiled by the Statistical Branch of the Imports and Ex-Metala: ports Department.
13,501
12,092
Potalven
Fresh &
11,724
14,607
Dried
**
69,761
65,310
(Fresh)
3,221 24,826
...Tona
33,065 144,984
45,164 147,041
Iron
& Steel
Bars.... Lend Pig Wire Nails
7.201 209
51,140 1,764
1,031
2,811
Tin Stabs
· 11,007
7,891
Tin Plates
15,935
5,022
Nuts & Seeds
Manager.
Hong Kong, 17th August, 1981.
Groundnuts Melon Seeds
24
28.431
13,008
3,79
3,544
Imports.
Imports
Exports
Pepper ....
4,740
1,888
Sossamum
4,097
5.736
+
Japan
K. C. Wan..
Macno
Norway
{
......
{
68,373) ( 460) 8,169,599
771,003 437,089) ( 13,209) 7,884,039
2,118,300 (5,046,103) (1,552,834) Kerosene 785,914 1,873,304 Lard 922,525) (1.705,911) Paraffin Wax 727,393 2,024,000 Coconut. Dil 690,003) (1,775,809) Linseed Oli
68,737
200 Peanut Oil
97,617
Other Seeds
4,086
5,228
Olla & Fats:- Petrol ... .GRIS.
082,873 733,880
**Plculs
1,815,425
. 908,682
3,789
1,186
1,328
19,108
CLAREMONT
PRIVATE HOTEL. Austin Road, Kowloon. (Facing the Kowloon Cricket Club. Four minutes from ferry
.by bus.)
+
Suites of rooms (single and double), hot and cold water ayatem, all modern sanitation, private bathrooms, attached. EXCLUSIVE TABLE entirely under Europaan management, Hotel ham a splendid aspect in one of the finest locations in Kowloon, away from noise, yet casily accessible.
Terms very moderate. Reserva- tions by letter or cablo.
CLAREMONT ·
Tala.: 57389 67885 (Private). Tolographic Add.: "Fern" H.K. Our motto is "SERVICE."
808
1,072
258
145
*1
20,739
27,136
Wood Oil :.
2,127
6,610
954,130
Piece Goods:
Philippines
+
{
(0,020,805) (1,009,345) Cotton ....Pieces 123,729 138,200
94,371 707,889
Yards 9,980.001 12,994,513 63,989) ( 740,045) Suitings ... 3,397,494
1,708,680 Union Cloths
ALEXANDER INSTITUT
11
64,204
M
41,993
149,762 23,8-16
18.593
142,764
(2,093,520) (2,642,337) Silk Pleca
117.833 Goods 5,120) (224,010) Art Silk
8,392 Yarn ....159.
.Picula
847
092
763,074
10,100 229,023) ( 6,801) Sundries:-
Gunnica ...Pièces 1,197,583 193,783) ( 1,224) des.....Picula 7,300
48,411
1,915,060
11,915 (6,592) (
4,070 8,482)
4.727.829 1,135,368
Mats
of ex-
Leather
(Sole) (Other) Bales Paper,
*
August
1.
Imports
$40,133,181
(Chinese) Picula Common Soap.
2,702
22,012
0,385. 348
HALPHONO BAHBURG
BANKOW
BANGDON
BAICON
BAN VILANCINO
EINGAYONE
BOHRABAYA
KARKIN
HONGKIW
ILGALO
HUNGEI PATAN!
JONGH
KUMB
#OWLAN
RUASA ATM Pun
TIENTRIN
TORTO
TKINUTAO
YOKOHAMA
Burrent mounia opened in Iron Curtmez and Fixed Deposita esired for on your e skoobie parloda in Local Derroney and Siviling
wa cheo which will be noted en spyllomtion.
Mung ung Silk Fabeuary, 1801.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK,
The Busine of the abures Bark is coolant.
ad by the 11ONG KONG AND BHANGTAT BANTING CORPORATION,
obale co application.
Current Accounts opened and Fix- ed Deposits received for, one year or shorter perioda at rate which will be quoted on application.
J. STUART,
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL. MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
{NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY |
►
DANEERS. ·
Established 1994.
Hong Kong Ofen:-11, Quman's Boué Central.
Authoriand Capital m Outler 100,000,000-
Raise may be
Fate-Up Capital
FOR THE HONGKONG AND BRANOMAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
V. GRAYBURN,
Ükial Manager,
Ross Kong, 18th July, 1990.
THE BANK OF CHINA.
行银
啦
Reorganised October 26, 1928, under
special charter of The National Gov-
crament as ab
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK.
Gauge Fané.
(12,630,000.) Gallers 80,00€,00% (69.800,170) Guilder 48,011,000
Head Offs I—AMATERDAMI El Brad Othon -BATAVIA.
BNANOURS 1. Bandjersaris, Bardoang, Bombay,
Calestia Chariton, Diabet. Djak Jakarta”, The Hagus', Jeddah, Kōbs, Kota-Sladja, Maksaner, Mačan, Fading Palabang, Pekalongan,
Рарал fontina Tancon Botsordum", hanghal, Blogs Bamarang. (Bamale), Hingapore. Boureball Boerakaria (Bolo), Taga). Tillajap szí Waliavradas®,
The chow hare safe deposit boxan her lat. London Bankası---National Províncial Bank Lt Correspondents all over the world
Basking business of meory Cascription marked.
A. STOKKINK.
Subscribed Capital ..
$25,000,000.00
Paid-up Capita!
Reserve Funds
.$24,710,200,00 .$ 8,820,503.82
Gong Kong, 1846 August, 1900.
HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAL
HONG KONG BRANCH:.
4, Queen's Road Central,
Owing to our numerous branches in! China and large connections in the im- portant commercial centres of the world, wo are able to extend to our ellents special facilities for domestle and foreign. Banking and oxchanges.
We also handle the lasue of Bonds and other Public Funds of the Chin- eso Government both at home abroad.
SHOU J. CHEN,
Hong Kong 6th March, 1931.
THE
Haiphong Peking
Pnom Penh Pondichery Yunnanfa BANKERS:
IN FRANCE: Comptoir National 'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas; Credit Industriel et Commercial; 80-
Lave Generale.
IN LONDON: The National Provin
Exports were declared to a value of $4.1 millions, am increase of $2.4 millions as compared with July, and an increase of $3.9 mil- lions as compared with August, 1930.
Aug., 1931. Aug, 1930.
& Union Bank of England, Ltd.; Merchandise $60,878,222 ($49,133,181) Italy Comptoir National d'Escompte de Treasure...$13,015,259 (3 6,004,078) Parm; Credit Lyonnais.
IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & Co., French American Banking Cor- oration; Guaranty Trust Co. of New fork.
Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts and Fixed Deposits according
* Arrangements.
Every description of Banking and Exchango Business- transacted. Safe Deposit Boxes to lot.
A. BONNAUD,
Total ..$74,493;481 ($55,137,259)
Exports, Aug., 1931. Aug., 1930. Merchandise $44,050,882 ($40,130,196) Treasure ...$15,831,547 ($ 6,030,498)
Total'..850,891,429 (840.169.694) N. East Indies
Fluctuations in Trade.
Since August of last year im- ports of merchandise have fuc-Siam tuated from the lowest dollar
S. America Manager-value (49.1 millions) in that month
to the highest, (71.8 millions) in Sweden March, 1931, while exports fuc- tuated
Hong Kong, 1st May, 1981.
THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK.
HEAD OFFICE: 55, Wall Street, New York,
Capital, Surplus and
Undivided Profits ..U.S.$226,087,802
Branches In-
AKGENTINE
Massaw
BELGIUM BRAZIL
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,
INC.
Bend Office: 65, Broadway, Now York.
.U.S.$6,000,000 .U.3.$1,572,454 .U.S.$1,908,200
Capital Surplus Reserves
and
Manager.
Axiatam Antwerp Laza
Berlin
Hombay Bremen Brunei Buenos Aires
BRANCHES:-
Geor Gangow
Hay'a
Wacoburg
Khor Kapo
Parla
Havre
Postg
In leylakow
Faking
Jamuan
Chiro Oslaukie Cache Colombe
Lida London Liverpool
Lagibu Ecko Marselles
Maste tario
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
Extibilahed 1912.,
Lead Dres-Hong Kong,
Anshorized Capital (EK. Ozren.07) $11,000,508
Walk-Up Capitel ve
Rossi Pund v
$0.60
BRANCHES 1- Casson, Bangkal, Haskow, _Buttow, Baarkok, How Teck and San Francisca.
CORRESPONDENTS
LONDON BANEERS:→
The Loyd's Bank, Limited
a mil jestipal allies of the World.
Fogo change, and banking buslover of
wtwy Luncefyllan temanoted.
$46 Deport) Doses (various sizu) si a ziurly
recie! al from $3 to $18.
LOOK POONG SHIAN,
Chief Manager.
Cocalantinopla
Copenhagen Hainburgh Floros
Manila
Kunik
Man
Kontras
Talizmo Rotterdam Blome Bambool
Shanghai Dunpho Bingapore Hi, Morita
Thaplain
Viac.za
Vraie
Kotobama Karlsk
Branches of American Exprose Company in Principal cities of Unit. -ed-States-of-Amorica and Canada.
All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken.
* Personal investment handled.
accounti
The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of ita "Travelers Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE - BANK, } in addition, the world-wide services
of its thoroughly equipped Travel De.. partment.
LIMITED.
Established 1880,
Affiliated with
Captial (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK
Reserve, Fund
...Yen 116,200,000
Head Office:-YOKOHAMA,
Brauches and Agenciça at:
Alexandria
Ratsvin
Herun
Bothay Calculta
Chalon
Changchun
Dalton (Dalny)
Nagasaki
Nagoya Newchwang
New York
Osaka
Paris Peiping Rangoon
Fengtien (Mukdan) Rio de Janeiro
Hamburg Hankow
Harbin
Hong Kong
Fionolulu
Yuen
Kobe London
Lot
01 Angeles.
San Francisco
Seattle
Shangh
Shimononald
Singapore
Boorabaya
Tokyo
Taingtan Interest allowed on Carrent Ac couste.
Deposits received for fixed periods ut enton to be obtained on application.
LEMORL
og Manager. "Hong Kong, 11th Höptember, 1981;
Resources ..Over G$2,500,000,000
|
CHILE
CHINA
COLOMBIA CUBA
ISLANDS
SETTLEMENTS
from $37.7 millions in Switzerland February, 1931, to $54.4 millions
Spain in March, 1931. The figures are. given below with the sterling equi- | U.S.A. valents, at average rates
Others change, in brackets:-
September
October
(£ 3,185,980)
$54,772,414
8,710,905) $53,188,170
Importa
$40,139,190
(£2,602,776)
$39,207,652
3,433,778)
846,504,831
November
$65,110,372
$42,009,903
(£ 3,516.157)
(£ 2,084.153)
-
(3,150,081) (1,738,050)
41,991 142,465 (150,074) ( 240,804)
Commodity Figures.
The total values by main groups
(£ 2,602,792) of commodities, with the figures for August, 1930, in brackets are (£3,000,240) given below:-
December $50,110,160 $48,509,020
(£3,386,620) (£ 2,775,215) Animals,
$59,669,026 847.973,829
Live
LONDON
MEXICO
PANAMA
PERU
PHILIPPINE
PORTO RICO
DOMINICAN
STRAITS
REPUBLIC
January
INDIA
URUGUAY
VENEZUELA
February
855,502,410
537.721,807
(2,662,403)
371,773,140
$54,434,260
(2,679,180) Chinese
$04,701,589 $46,030,734
(3,167,682) (
858,117,246
ITALY JAPAN
March
April
Commercial and Travellers' Letters of Credit, Travellers' Cheques, Bills of Exchange and Cable Transfera bought and sold. Carrent accounts May and Savings Bank accounts opened and Fixed Deposits in local and for-June eign currencies taken at rates' that
may be ascertained on application to July the
Bank
We are also able to offer our Cut-August tomers the services of the Branches
of the International Banking Corpora tion-in San Francisco and Spain and also of The National City Bank of Now York (France), S.A., in Paris and Nico.
F. McD. COURTNEY,
Hong Kong, June 16, 1981.
Manager.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (TAIWAN GINKO.)
+
(2,931,913) (2,301,212) Building
(£ 5,532,594)
Materials (
Chemicals (£ 1,738.742)
& Drugs ..(
Materials
Imports
3 1.173,784
Exporia
DE BEAUTE
Phone 25169. Pedder Building
(1st Floor)
Opposite Entrance to
Hong Kong Hotel.
7,970 Lustrous Oil Permanent Hair Waven which are Large, Soft and Natural, 4,624 Artistic Finger, and Marcel Waves, Oil Treatment, Shampooing, Henna Pack 26,870 (any colour), Hair Cutting and Maxi- cure for Ladies and Gentlemen. Con- 7,277 | scientious, Artistic Work by European 3,198 | Expert, Mr. Alerander.
BLACK SATURDAY,
Gloomy Day for London Stock Brokers.
STERLING WEAKENS.
CHARGES MODERATE.
A VISIT WILL CONVINCE YOU!
SOYA BEAN IN CANADA.
Western
farmers may
41,120 038,769) ( 40,087) 1,131,314 684,008
Canada 822,080) (006,698)
find some alleviation to prosent de- 730,794 863,890
pression conditions through grow-.. 423,237) (185,114) 1,708,434 1,343,602
ing a Manchurian crop-the soya Medicines (1,867,241) ( 1,605,711)
bean-which will not only bring ) Dyeing
731,010 400,835
prairie farmers handsome prices 623.328) ( 679,674)
London, Saturday.
for the oil extracted, but will pro- 16,551,765
Stock-brokers had a gloomy (16,003,620) (14,788,130)
an excellent 1,010,600
morning on the first Saturday for vide as a by-product 219,408
cattle fodder to help build up the 311,700) trading since April, 1917. 765,240)-(
Prairice beef industry, according 497,404
The precarious conditions In 19,982 440,069) ( 218,742)
to the opinion expressed by Col. some countries, notably Holland, L. M. Cosgrave, Canadian Trade 203.415
61,048 caused a recall of funds from Lon-Commissioner to China, while in 138,946) 230,107
don resulting in weakoned sterl
Montreal. 76,365)ing, while reports of an early Gen-
(2,799,910) (2,054,700) Foodstuffs... 20,025,168
357,370,770 $43,865,817
(E 2,748,304) (4 2,101,426) Fucls
$68.012911
$41,003,449
(£2,900.048) (2,080,172) Hardware
$60,878 222 $44,059,882
(£2,917,081) ( 2,111,203) Liquor Menn rate of exchange for August,"
1931, H.K. $ = 111⁄2d.
Values by Countries. The total values of imports and exports of merchandise are shown below by countries, the figures for August, 1930, being given in brackets:---
Imports Exports
405,021
(5,427,699)-(-303,648)
501,286 116,241
Un, Kingdom 4,905,749
{
200.022) (
HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formosa. Australia
Burma
Incorporated by Special Imperial
Charter, 1899.
Canada
Cebral Bank in Parmose., Deak-Notes mesed Areage amount.Tim. 45,000,000 Ceylon
BRANCHES AND AGENOTES1 JAPAN:-Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, Gaska, FORMOSA (–Biran, Hagi, Karache,
Estland Mekong, Kaste, Skinkku, Taloku, Izinaa. Takao, Tamoul Town, Hislio, Talso
Swaton, Canton, OTHERS |=Ú Long, Bingapore, Bourabaya,
Exmar Batavia, Hout Bay Calita Losdan, "How Fork, Dalram.
LONDON BANKERS;
entahang, Hankowinez, Foodkow,
The London County Westminster, and Pser'a Dask. The Bank has Onrespondente in sll the principal Commercial entree throughout the world.
L. MAQURA.
Manager.
C. II. BENSON,
HONG KONG BRANCHE:
1. Das Your Bond Central
General Manager.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Established 1918.
. 19, Des Voeux Roid, Central.
HEAD OFFICE:
HONG KONG
Capital and Surplus Total Resources
over ILS 8,000,000.00 over H.330,000,000.00
Every description - of Banking and Exchange business transacted.
Current and Fixed Deposit Accounts in local and for- eign currencies opened for clients."
Savings Account and Bafe Deposit Boxes, Branches and Agencies all over the world.
438,438
£30,095) t
814,191
$10,171,
145,050) 218,429
258,417)
327,108) ( 128,210)
Machinery
2,043,873
eral Election and the slump in "The soya bean," he declared, "la (2,617,484) (2,636,544) Wall Street accentuating the de- grown extensively in Manchuria,
342.096 304,000
{
& Engines { Matals
171,709) ( 2,920,711
Minerals
& Orea ...( Nuts & Seeds Oils &
Fats Paints
3,478,108 .( 3,702,017) ( 2,251,024)
181,987
216,000
Piece Goods
731,389) (-36,475) breton, gilt-edged securities fell
531,120 one to two points, but were inclin (910,927) ( 027,880) ad to rally later.
4,113,398
Rallway
Materials ( Tobacco
Support for the Pound.
Paris, Saturday.
where the climate is almost exactly that of the Prairie Provinces. The bean lends itself to machinery cul- tivation and harvesting, and Cana- dian farmers should be able to pro-
140,184) 151,304) The collapse of sterling would duce it at a price competitive with. 13,303.081 8,565,248 be a universal dienster and pro- that of the Manchurian growers, (9,822,038) ( 6,603,487) duce a catastrophic slump all over who are still dependent upon hand
60,789 the world is the opinion of the labour."
023,259 017,017 (099,664) ( 506,127 405,802
388,338 Apparatus ( 380,149) ( 208,747) Hidos
9,838
552,008
1,706)
(
148.085
Treasure
13,615,260
952,186) {
50,310)
Finance Minister, M. Flandin, ex- 640,894 728,302) pressed in, an interview,
The soya bean is adapted to many
uses other than to the production
E. Africa...
Egypt
Indla
28,452 *(.24,408) (
54,088 15,375) ( 200
94,894
Vehicles
77.408) 24,623 14,420)
{ $15,987) (
25,621
Wearing
Apparel...
488,727
570,852)
Sundries:
10,311)
1,009,881
846,733
Baga
002,020)
436,807)
N. Zealand..
(
25,434) ( 23.837)
0,800 48,107
Electrical
N. Borneo
421,903
158.448
262,268) (
147,905)
Leather
S. Africa
103,809
2,728) (
Straits
W. Africa
53,008) 2,816,807
1,283
Paper
Manures
W. Indies
631 2,962) {
Br. Empire,
Other
45,478
256,021
Belgium
Ni China
11. China
S. China .•
Cuba
C. America
Danimark
Chief Manager.
France
Indo-China
Germany
Holland
KAN TONG PO,"
287,009
(
200,742) (
277,184 192,830)
(all kinds) (2,900 1
WORLD'S SHOE TRADE,
•
15,831,547 He declared that it was to the of oll and oll-cake. Being a (6,004,078) (6,030,498) interest of France that the pound legume it is relished by cattle
608,954 268,031
should remain, as ever, Inter-whether green or in the form of 108,071) 850,490 national money and a guarantee hay. It is valuable as silage when 716,888) against fluctuation. "That is why used with corn or as a fertiliser the French Treasury lent aasist when ploughed under in the green ance and is ready to assist again." | condition; "the_oll-cake too has -Reuter.
desirable fertilising qualities. The bean itself will yield oil, flour, casein, and other valuable products. The oil is the most valuable feature of the bean as it has gained an im- |portant place in industry being used An Investigation of recent date in the manufacture of many pro- 446,527
shows that Switzerland Imports ducts such as edible oils, shorten- (448,881) 406,286) proportionately
the greatest
ings, soaps and paints. 028,867 1,007,398
quantity of foreign shoes, (1,608,276)-(1,004,065)
Already the Canadian West has value of these imports, reckoned in indicated' its interest in this crop 4,080,802 3,632,064 (3,277,290) (3.006,735) Swiss francs, per capita of in of many uses, and in more than
habitants, is as follows: (rubber
one area its possibilities are being footwear excluded) Switzerland
considered. (55,187,259) (45,169,004) 5.80; Great Britain 1.25; Austria Comparison of Quantities.' L11; Belgium 1; Czocho-Slovakia The following comparative table.78; Germany 73; Latvia 69;
1,003,241
(1,200,381) (3,049,297) Matches
27,892 17,130) Others
420,609) 660,721)
1,254,571 (800,172) {
0,702,500
864
6,310) 5,869,147 (7,600,448) (4,866,658)
697,461
50,041)(
Total
(
1,485,974
07698,363)
74,408,481 . 60,891,420
The
0,288,045 shows the
quantities "of certain of Finland .67; Canada 42; Bulgaria i
117) (
12,043
Animala, Livemi
* 1930.
Cattle
the chief commodities Imported 86; Poland 31; United States .80; ****{4,721,830) (10,018,900) Into Hong Kong during the month Italy 18; Argentine 17; Denmark
88,927
.08 and Spain .05. 41,058) of August, 1980 and 1931:— 186,489
Taking the gross figures into con- 194,250)
August, August, sideration, it is noted that Switzer 4,088
1921.
|land, although possessing iraport- Head 3,708 4,320
ant, ahoe factories, imports con- 76,652 Piga
27,805 229,781) (
siderable quantities of foreign 8,440,000 3,084,818) Bollding Materiais:
Bricks and
goods. Germany, for example, al- (^-3,618,192) - (-4,187,166) Tiles Pieces 2,101,593 2,091,650 though having a population 16
8,084,970 196,884. Cament...Pleuls 104,182 128,011 times greater than that of Switzer (°2,200,450), ( ··· 124,088) Glass, Sq.ft. 811,627 205,831 land, does not buy as many shoes
412,400 816,898) (
77,880 Lime 30,502) Timber
Plculs
..Cub. ft.
24,810
2,580
369,091 as the latter country.
UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.
The following unclaimed tale grams are lying at the E.E. Tele- ersal Co. Office, long tri
Mr. Alfredo Choy, Kowloon, from Cull.
Miss Frew, c/o Mockhunon Mackenzie, from Karachi,
8. LACK,
Manager.
Hong Kong, Sept. 17, 1981.