THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1954.
MOSQUES OF DELHI
Some Of The Finest
In India
Delhi has some of the finest mosques in India. The best and biggest of them all is the Jumu Masjid, which is in fact one of the largest and finest
mosques in the This mosque,
world.
which was built by Shah Jehan, the builder of the world-famous Taj Mahal, stands on a high rocký ground about 1,000 Red yards from the
Fort.
The Jama Masjid is built on
a red sandstone terrace,
30 feet from the level
about
of the
ground. According to contem- porary
accounts,
six thousand
men worked daily for six years to build this musque which one million rupees. The of Une mosque
COSL
over
A view of the Moti Masjid inside the Red Fort, Delhi.
40
is on three sides by three flights of
thirly steps. On
it was
ihe Lised the In 1859 the fourth (western) side of the
private chapel of the later terrace stands the mosque, three
Mughal Emperors. The court is sides of which are formed by paved with marble and enclosed
Polonnades, wi open arched
with a
y walls about 20 feet high; the lofty gateway in the centre.
wer face of the walls cover- The
which
ed with marble and the outer of the Byzan- perfect
spectmen
with red sandstone. Its domes is about 261 tine Arabic style
se of white marble
marble, are more feet long and 90 feet wide and
han those of earlier its root is surmounted by three bulbous
with alter-Mughal buildings and are sur- domes ornamented
pinnacles. The
mosque.
A
TRADE and COMMERCE SECTION
The Australian secondary
industries in good position
TARIFF BOARD REPÓRT
Canberra, Oct. 6.
Among some inflationary tendencies, there are many circumstances supporting healthy optimism as to the outlook for Australian secondary industries, the Tariff Board statos in its annual report to June 30, tabled in the House of Representatives today.
An intensive examination of conditions in Australia was not necessary to discover this, the
General Motors Denial
Paris, Oct. 5.
Mr Harlow H. Curtice, President of General. Mo“ tors, flatly denied tonight rumours that the Indonesian General Motors plant would be closed at the end of the year.
He skid there was "no truth at all” in the reports and nothing that he knew of that could have caused the rumours to stark. The reporta claimed that the plant would be closed be. cause of a lack of foreign exchange.
Mr Curtice, on s 'Euro- hero pean tour, arrived tonight, with a group
of
top
company officials. United Press,
report said. There had been a fall in prices of HONGKONG some export commodities, but crop prospects generally were good.
World Cotton
Cotton
Markets
New York, Oct. 6.
prices
Perhaps the best example of pre-Mughal mosque in Delhi is provided by the Kalan Marjið (Big Mosque)
near the Turk- ma Gal. 11 1
a relic
of Firoz, Shah Tughlaq's city of Forezabart and was built by bla wasir Khan Jahan in the 13th
It is built century A.D.
than somewhat higher ground that which surrounds it. It is
of the most опас
prominent of the most
More the ume and consists of two storeys. before the Mughals is the one About the oldest mosque Ln. Surt in Delhi is the one known as tho erected by Sher Shah the Old Fort In the western | Quwat -ul-Islam Masjid (tho wall of the mosque, and corre
mosque of the Might of Talam) spending with its live arched near the famed Qutab Minar. thxirways are three recessed Begun by Qutabuddin Albak In orches, richly ornamented with
1101 A.Ď. this mosque was the and white
and black marble
Jama Masjid of the sultans of Delhi for almost two centuries, A quality of this magnificent red sandstone carvings, and co
from the and additions to it were carried graved with verses building is that it retains
There is a tack in the
out by Altmash and Alauddin beauty from whatever point or Quran in whatever light one looks at courtyard of this mosque, d repaired by Amir the this was The
of architect
the
Habitnah Jama Masjid Was the
famous Ustad Khalli, and ita present sume time ago.
nate stripes of black and white mounted by richly gful structures in the city of Del narrowly in qulet dealings to
marble and gilt pinnacles. domes are flanked by two lofty longitudinally striped minarets witth white marble and stone,
One morques built
of
red
Imam is the descendant of the tmam appointed by Shah Jehan himself.
moet
The second
important mostque In Delhi 14 the Fatehpuri Masjid at the end of the Chandni Chowk. Et Was built in the year 1850 A.D. by Fatehpuri Begum,
of the
опе
wives of Shah Jehan. This is perhaps
the only single-domed
mosque in Delhi and its lofty, flanking minarets and huge
singlo dome have an imposing
effect
4
from distance. Three with heavy tower-like gateways, arched entrances and embattled parapets flanked by slim masonry minarels, lend into high walled enclosure, about 80 yards ,square. The first object which one encounters on entering the enclosure is the tank in front of the mosque, which is about 16 yards long and 14 yards wide. Between the tank and
a sandstone mosque and walled courtyard.
Is
of
Afghanistan
day ar traders marked pending the Government report on Friday.
time
crop
At the clore the list ruled 5 higher 10 4 tower. The market opened off 3 to up 3 paints. New Orleans closed 2 points higher to 2 points lower.
The sheep population was an all-time record. Present In- dications were that the woolclip would be good and if present prices were maintained more than half of Australia's normal export income was assured from this source alone.
URANIUM
Discoveries of uranium opened up now employment svenues, the report сод- tinued, and indications of oft in Western Australia. "encouraged hopes of ex. tensive Ande In the future."
деаг
On the other hand, there must be recognition that current im- Operations were given over port restrictions would not con-
and mainly to evening-up of accounts tinue Indefinitely
SOME between local professionals, com- industries might expect keen
and trade In- competition. mission hous09
Kh. In the centre of its terests.
to
Uncertainties existed to about what the Bureau report would
courtyard stands the well known Iron Pillar belonging 500 A.D.
Australia Now
Producing
The Super-Sabre
Melbourne, Oct. 7.
Australia's young aircraft industry has suc- cessfully produced a super-Sabre fighter, an American designed plane equipped with a powerful British Avon jet engine.
on
mem balcs.
as to the
The relative stability last year, the report said, was partly due to lovel orainst the steady wage which there were no pressures from labour organisation.
STOCK EXCHANGE
Big Power
Station
Page
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
New York, Oct. 6. Industrial stocks forged ahead into new quarter con- tury high ground today in the most active trading.
Opened In UK since Aug. 31.
on
London, Oct. 6, An £10,000,000 power station was opened
the London riverside today On the spot where 348 years ago a party of 103 emigrants set sail to found the colony of Virginia in North America,
Rail and utility over, were hesitant.
issues, how-
Industrials improved $1.00 in their average to the best løvol since September 19, 1929. Rails cents. Out of the 1,205 Issues dipped 02 cemis, utilities · 12
traded, however, 495 finished on the upelde, 414 on the down-
The station, opened by Lord sido, Citrine, Chairman of the Bri- Turnover totalled 2,570,000 Ush Elcotricity Authority, has shares.
General Motors featured with a jump of 14 points to $91% late in the day.
been built on the site of the old Oll shares were leaders in the East India Export Dock, which Industrials sparked by Royal drained for the purpose.Dutch Petroleum which elimbed The dock once pre of the 34 points to $044. busiest in London was also a berth for the salling Clippers of the China ten trade.
Lord Citrine sald it was bo- coming increasingly difficult to find places for the_growing number of power stallons now being erected along the river and estuaries so as not to spoll fourth quarter to come for the the amenities of residential dis- tricis,
The Authority
to
STEELS IN DEMAND
U.S. Steel Anished up at $39. Steels wore in demand and
An Iron Age report of a good
steal industry helped that
had built 44 Broup while metal shortage and higher prices helped the nan- stations in tho past six years ferrous issuer.
and another 35 were planned of Losses of 1% points In Union under construction.
and Pacific
n few points in Referring
atmospheric Atlantic Coast Line weighed on polution caused by such plants, the rails. (From Our Correspondent) { Led Citrine said the Authority's engineers considered "gna Business done on the Hong-washing" apart from its high kong Stock Exchange this mora-
cost was ineffective and in- ing amounted to $383,975. Noon
creased rather than diminished volume was 850,000 shares. the morning's such quotations and
conditions,China
Mall transactions:
Special.
SHARES BUTERS SELLERS SALES HANKS
HK Bank... 1765 1770
INSURANCES
Union
Lombard Underwiiteri SHIPPING
Asik Nay.. DOCKS. LTC.
K. Wharf Provident (0)
Wheelock LAND, ETC.
HK Hotal
01243
B
B09121
31
500 # 800
14,719
0015
712 7.00
20
1055 10.00 4200 ₫ 19.00 HK Land .. 6732 3815 Humphreys Really UTILITIES
Tram
.... 210 2.10 100000 2.10
10 18.40 Yaunati Ferry 182 155 100 158
show in view of the wide varia- tion in the private crop estl, males While all hande expect
An unknown and unassessable increase,
ideas
factor 200,000 to
in the extent to which amount range from 920,000 bales over the Gover to beneft by the favourable out- protected Industries were able Sep. figure of 11,830,000 to
book
INDUSTRIALĖ was the strength of over. Trading volumes and open to seas competition, the report con- terests in the Exchange today, tinued,
The Board had had some all in bales, were as follows:
evidence of lower, overseas prices. Month
believed some reductions, particularly in the price of com- petkive goods from the United 691,300 Kingdom, haut been due to in-
October
December March May July
October December
Morch Total
100 Sight: (0)·1615 10:09- C. Light (N) 12.40 12.00 Electric
311 3112 09
Telephone
Cement Hope STORES, ETC.
Dairy
24.20
30
17.70
24.30 3415 2000
24.30 100 or 1440
$4.30
Volume
6,300
62.000
Open
20200 670,500
Watson
.... 17.20 17.40 COTTONS
Textile Corp.
24,900
28,000
10,000
239,400
1,300
100
none
141,000
61.100 9,000 2,441,307
MISCELLANEOUS
Yangtze "Australian protected Indus- tries should be prepared to meet competition based on normal
.... 3.85
Allied
4,38 45%
NEW YORK
$2,000 creased efficiency.
New York Foreign Exchange
England ostal
unoЛelat
New York, Oct, 0.
30-day futures
90-day futures
New Zealand Holland
Canadian dollar rate:
buyers
1.03 1/32
1:03 1/32 1.00%
$2.00 3/16 2.70-1.72 2.00 3/16 2,80 5/10 2.791 2018
sellors
1.03
1.03/2 1.03 Bys 100-310
1.03 1.04%
The New York Stock Exchange bond volume was $2,880,000.
The American Stock Exchange
Dow Jones closing overages wone
30 industriale ...
20 calls
10 ter
40 bands
ES stocks
Comm. future price.
LONDON WOOL TOPS MARKET
London, Oct. §. Wool tops futures market closed today barely stoady after a further recession in prices: turnover was 166. lots. Closing prices in pence per lb. were; Bet.
Spot: close
high
low
Future:
30-day DO-day
1,0335
1.03 01/04
8-month
1.03 27/33
Dec. Im
JAME -United Press,
May
Bept.
Oct.
Dec.
Mar
NEW YORK WOOL
TOPS MARKET
New York, Oct. 6.
Wool tops closed today 9 to 21 points lower. Prices. Ini centa
000 4.10 per lb. were: Hanyong 0.83 0.95 200 G 9.15 October
1000 6 0.00 December 100 9.83 January
March 1000 . Mary
trading practices without calling World Rubber
for a general raising of the tariff Prices of futures closed today assistance level.
Es follows
Spot
Oct.
Dec.
the
paved
The industry is to fill a Royal Australian Air Force order for 90 of these planes.
Mar.
May
July
Oct
Dec,
#
The dome of the mosque is
Mar But at the birth of its triumph, | to cease all good production on bulbous in shape, and stands on
cylinder the industry is meeting strong the grounds that Australia and a stone and masonry
produce more about four feet high. It is built criticism from come newspapers Canada could of standstone covered with lime and politicans who say that its readily all that was required. plaster and is painted in output is too small and its pro- longitudinal stripes of black duct too costly. and white.
The Industry, Zinat-un-Nisso, one of the development; has
"The idea in the past
that aircraft and daughters of Emperor Aurang fow years produced training other air equipment can be ob- zeb, bullt a fine mosque in aircraft,
Vampire Jet tained from friendly countries Daryaganj in 1700 AD. Known fighters, a handful of Canberra overseas to meet an emergency as the Zinot-ul-Masjid (one bombers and the Sabre,
comes from fallacious rasming ment of mosques), it is one of
・tho
some
15.500
34.04
24.03 55.25-24
33.40-42
39.30
34.02
34.94
33.00
NEW ORIEANS
Lack Of Experience
wartime
Prices of futures closed today as followe
Spot
Dec.
34.46
34:15
34.1g
Mar.
35.20-01
May
5.41-42
July
Oct.
33.37 34.92
Doc.
Mar
34.90
5.10.
LIVERPOOL-'
Three A Month
and a lack of experience."
Sir George said that if Aus-
emergency with not enough
planes, it would be interpreted overseas only as Indicating that Australia was not ready to take care of herself.
largest in
in Delhi, This At the close of the year, 14 is built mosque
.on a terrace Canberras and seven Sabres will tralia were caught again in an which rises about 14 feet from have been delivered to the the level of the ground and Royal Australian Air Force. which is 195 feet long and 110. "test broad, with a tank in the Three huge
domes, centre. longitudinally striped
of black and whit bands marble, surmount the roof. The centro dome is 37 feat high and the sido domes are 30 feet from the roof: The front is flanked by two red sandstone minarets.
Sabre production will
basis of tinue on the
...
The influential Sydney Morn- con- ing Herald, in a loading article, three criticised this argument as being a month, a low production rate true of 1980 and 1951 when the which has drawn criticism that prospect of a world war seamed it will be obsolete before it is in imminent,
full operational service with the But the newspaper added, the outlook for a considerable period Into the future is that Australia
Royal Australian Air Force.
But Government policy, ob-will be able to buy these modern acevers bare say, is to keep the planes more cheaply oversens
A mosque of special interest Inthistry going as an Insurance than if they were made in Aus- to Delhi is the Sonehri Masjiä | polley." The memory of 1942 tralla-Reuter.
(the Golden Mosque) near the whm Japanese bombers raiding Kotwall in the Chandni Chowk. | North Austraila wyro, meeting It was on the roof of this with only light opposition from mostjue that Nadri Shah sat | a few Ajixtralian and America - when he ordered the massacre | nizorale de stili, vivid in Aukes-
of Baini cluzens on March 22, “This mosque wàs built in
the
of Minister
Because of this, the present
Malaya
pence per lb., were as follows: Det/Narz
32,50
De
Mar/Apr.
May/June
July/Aug.
BETTER POSITION
Most Australian secondary industries were operating under-tarifi Sevols establish- ed' during and after the 1930' depression of the and the Boarü bellaved they were in a mich
better position now than for a long
me to help themselves,
The Board said it had con- fidence in the ability of a
Markets
Singapore, Oct. 8.
There was.B little trade and factory support after the open- ing but later some selling from Federation and prices cased slightly with some buyers be- coming very cautious,
Future closinga: No. 1 rubber per ib.
Oct.. 73 3/16-73 3/10 Nov. 3/10-13 5/16
protected industry to meet any No. 3 rubber per b
Dec, unqualed
Toasonable challenge from over-
"Oct. 7276-7234
Opt, 7214-721% Oct. 714-715-
P2-7P
sees without calling for an ine' No. 5 crease in the general duty level, but urged a more widespread No. Improvement in efficiency stand-
Spot rubber unbaled Banket crepe adverse effects of low No. 1 pule crepe.
NEW YORK
The
82-83
the terminal dealer inter
July October December March Spat
6-bid a-arked
106.5b
180.00
193.3 nom.
1939 traded
100.7
300.B
192.1-1922.traded
190.4
188.70
180,2b
104.7b
190.5 mom. -United Prem.
190.Ra
13414-133
Umisted
London Foreign Exchange
189.26-) NowTM York
187.22 Montreal 180.72 Weet Mark
Others Pres
London, Oct. 6.
3.71-7/16-372-9/10 || 11.754-11,784
were tinchanged
Heavy Latex Supplies Greater
Than Consumption
Washington, Oct. 6.
Mr. Arthur Nolan, President of Latex and Rubber, Inc., of Baltimore, reported today that the heavy latex market "continues soft with sup- plies greater than estimated consumption."
He noted that Malayan production and exports. have been at a high level recently and saids -
Futures closing prices, Ameri-export prices would be minimised Futures closed today 4 to 6 can maiding, 15/16 inch, in by the establishment of a cost points, higher with sales of 88 Level that would provide a
contracts. margin of security to enable 3
An exchange of 50 lots of volume production profitable
maginand December contracts for physical within
..that' encourage a desirable variety of rubber dominated production.
Other markot The cost of stabilisation at changing included December for 47.45 present levels would not achieve March and May for July con
those ends. Economic securityThe bot market ruled quiet it is obvious that a reduction in
tracts.
6,000 tons monthly consumption, requires
they be reduced." the and unchanged with spot No. 1 imports must be made for U.S.A. Hourd added, China. Mail Special
Official Valhaem ́doe spot, cottons elude: Egyptien
good/fully/good
301
Astimouni American middling 15/10th inch 776sh inch Mexican middling 1-22nd, Inch
Others were unchanged.
SAO PAULO..
'40.65
Futures closing, brices, cruzeiros per kilo were follows:.
in
0:3
Wins
Dot, Dec. Mar May July
20.73
洲
20.40
New York Sugar Market
New York Oct. On
Beer Competition in the United States, the lower with bo ales reported:
London Oct. 6.
Amited
D. by Roshanuddau) | Government, has kept the in
Shah, one of the dustrying to provide Aus Malayan Erwen
Monk #vourite
latey Mughals,
I
A gold, thachal vanda
is an oblong tall with the nucleus of a de of Singapore won the champion and stands on a masonry plat fence project which would allow ship-
production to be speeded up in diploma in the Brittels Empire ition as the Brewese and
"forms":"it" has three gilt ved / the event; of a national emer-land Commonwealth. bottled beer,
and its court which is
with sandstone is about 501 žeers mency/Pinkette
torganih 22 feet wide. TheUW LE Recently, the retired, Chief of unotar: Sunehri - Morild on the Air Star. "Air" Martial Sir
alono
average price of 15/16 middling colton at 10 dosignated, spot maricata para 84,57,'cenia a pound, Sales at these centres totaled 51,167 bales) United Press.
NEW YORK SILK FUTURES
• Ras quoted at 25% conts pound. Future closing:
Dec.
May
July
Dec.
MAN, LONDON The market wna
World No. 4 futures No. 1 Rapo closed unchanged to 1 point pence per
No.
Battlement Domestic No, & eager futures) November closed: 2 points higher to- 2.
pointer becer tower with sales of 388 corsiraria. vening-up Reparation in the November shal
(domin-
28.80
With crimates of U.S.A. Im- probably result in very high in- ports.end consumption being | ventories... for some months to what they are, on the order of come ho concluded-United 7.000 tons monthly imports and
storage capacity will again be || heavily burdened.**.*
3.30Mr Nolan's views were pre- serated in the Natural --Rubber News, which is published month- ly by the Naturat... Rubber Edream here.
PRODUCTION SUFFERS »
imports la
The reduction in a doolsion stubbornly resistod and most reluctantly made, for as all latex people are aware, we soon approach the Brst hair of the next year and it is alway during Che" Arste half of the calendar your that production Butters from wintering and comp wumption reaches new highs und peated and unplanned Mr
Chicago Grain
Prices
Chicago, Oct. 8. ›Prices: per bushel in" cepta::
osing Prices,