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H.K. TRADE RECORDS Remarkable Features Of Official January Figures
HEAVY GERMAN AND
U.S. IMPORTS TO COLONY
A JUMP OF BRITISH IMPORTS TO HONG KONG BY $2,100,000. AS COMPARED WITH JANUARY, 1937, THE TOTAL BEING $4,318,798, A JUMP OF GERMAN IMPORTS BY $5,550,000, AND A PHENOMENAL RISE OF AMERICAN IMPORTS BY $7,500,000 TO $9,330,892 FOR THE MONTH, AND A SLUMP OF JAPANESE IMPORTS TO $1,267,770 AS AGAINST $5,- 530,521 IN JANUARY, 1937, WERE THE OUTSTANDING FEATURES OF THE COLONY'S. TRADE DURING JAN- UARY, 1938, AS DISCLOSED THIS MORNING IN OFFICIAL RETURNS.
The Colony's trade with South China also showed a remarkable im- provement, total imports being $12,961,572 as compared with $7,379,252 a year ago, while from Hong Kong, Canton imported merchandise to the value of $10,508,965, $2,500,000 higher than in January, 1937. Trade with other parts of China also re- vealed an increase as compared with a year ago.
Issued by Imports and Exports. De- partment (Statistical Branch), the Re-China, North port, shows that the combined values
China, South
of imports and exports of merchandise |China, Middle (excluding Treasure) as declared dur- ing the month of January, 1938 to talled $101.1 millions (£6.3 millions) as compared with $74.0 millions (54.6 [France
nillions) in January, 1937.
Imports of merchandise in January, Indo-China 1938 totalled $61.7 millions (£3.8 mil-
tions) as compared with $39.9 millions Germany (£2.5 millions) in January, 1937, and exports $89.4 millions (£2.4 millions) Holland. as compared with $34.1 millions (£2.1 millions).
Italy
Imports of merchandise in January, 1938 increased by 54.6% in terms of Japan
of sterling. Exports of merchandise | Kwong Chow in January, 1938 increased by 15.5%
local currency, and by 52.0% in terms
in terms of local
currency, and
14.3% in terms of sterling.
The following table shows figures of imports and exports of Merchandise and Treasure during the months of January, 1938 and January, 1937:-
Merchandise Freasure
Total
Merchandise Treasure
Total
IMPORTS
Wan
by
Macao
Neth. East
Indies Philippines
Siam
S. America
U. S. A.
January January
1938
1937 $61,700,050 $39,895,093 2,510,581 1,341,946
$54,210,631 $41,237,089
EXPORTS January January $89,368,561 $34,008,300 68,899,796 1,531,764
$108,268,357 $35,630,064
VALUES BY COUNTRIES
The total values of imports and ex- ports of merchandise by principal countries for the month of January, 1938 are shown below, the figures for
NICE HOTEL- STRIKE
Nice, To-day.
The entire staffs of four of biggest hotels here went on strike at noon yesterday owing to un- fulfilment of their demand for a- collective contract.
The strike created much con- fusion, which was aggravated by the arrival of thousands of trip- pers for the Carnival festivities. -Trans-Ocean.
TALK SURMISE DENIED
London, To-day.
GUERILLA ACTIVITY ALARM IN SHANGHAI
Shanghai, To-day. Evidence of the concern arous- ed in Japanese military circles by. the activities of Chinese gueril- las in the area between Shanghai and Nanking, is illustrated in striking manner in the immediate vicinity of Shanghai.
A large number of Japanese troops were seen busily digging trenches south of: Hùngjao aero- drome, which is only a few miles south of the British manned Western perimeter.
It was near Hungjao aerodrome It is learned on good authority that the incident leading to the hostilities at Shanghai occurred. that there is no truth in the re-
-Reuter- (423,743) (128,278) port that the consultations which 6,023,940 3,940,794
(5,984,175) (3,348,410) have been going on between the 132 SMALLPOX
902,663 1,989,529 Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax, (699,607) (1,624,226)
12,961,572 10,508,965 and the Ambassador in Rome, the (7,379,252) (8,012,765) Earl of Perth, are intended as a
619,361
250,819
(144,962) (93,926) prelude to similar consultations 2,620,464 1,496,994 with Germany.
(1,499,128) (1,663,984)
7,472,721 2,123,964
696,811 (217,686)
DEATHS
of 164 cases of smallpox reported to There were 182 deaths in a total
the local Health Department in the week ended on February 26.
Of the total, 111 cases were in (2,229,656) (254,642) The Halifax-Perth talks, it is Victoria, 40 in Kowloon, 9 in Shau-
489,218
stated, are solely concerned with kiwan, 2 in Aberdeen, one in the (429,415)
101,884 26,148 the task of paving the way for New Territories and one in the har- (92,814) (648) Anglo-Italian rapprochement, bour. 1,267,770 257,962 whereas it is intended to open A further 27 cases were reported Ango-German conversations only in the past 24 hours, 19 on the
Island and 8 in Kowloon.
(5,530,521) (2,176,806)
875,782 815,289 at a later date. -Trans-Ocean.
(589,077) (960,658)
1,206,562 2,088,893
(748,646) (1,211,855)
5,252,467 1,123,776
(4,386,374) (761,507) NEW
198,422
843,168
(144,884) (1,274,338)
3,258,328 1,071,295 CONSIGNMENT
(2,044,411) (1,449,639)
397,484
71,910
(23,431) (237,389) 9,330,892 3,511,184 (1,784,480) (2,783,141)
JAPANESE POSTAL CENSORSHIP RUMOURS
Shanghai, To-day.
In spite of repeated statements
January, 1937 being given in brackets: by Japanese spokesman that they Imports Exports have no information on the sub-
U
Canada
India
British
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anese authorities will institute a (2,267,326) (1,949,088)
1,160,966 250,142 censorship of mail matter with- (937,692) (218,983) in the next seven days.
432,365 (556,794);
841,382
180,988 According to the Chinese press, (369,084)- Japanese censor experts have ar-
288,525
(416,098) (482,244) rived in Shanghai from Tokyo,
50 400,519,0 3,768,526 and are already installed in the (606,580) (3,058,967) General Post Office, where they
195,544
(150,091)
991,949
158.289
(141,747) are completing arrangements to
9,610 begin their work.-Trans-Ocean.
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