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WHAT LORD HARRIS THINKS.
Mr. R. C. Reed writing in the Darly & ali
HONGKONG WEEKLY SHARE
REPORT.
Hongkong. Friday, May 4th. Business on the local market has not
With the possible exception of Lord Hawke teen quit, so active during the work no one tas done more for our national game
of cricket than Lori Harris Eton, Oxford, under review, and the turnover has only Kent, and England, all alike lave benefited been on a moderate seale. Prices in most by his prowess with the bat and his remark.
ably safe pair of hands in the field. A cases have shown a tendency to weaken, stylish, attractive hat, with brilliant strokes and prospective bayers of bath speculative and great driving power, few batsmen have and investment stocks and hiding off for performed
better against fast bowling than lower rates, he, while little or nothing that he could get to with those long arms of his has ever I recaped.
Tard aris is emphatically not of the who believe in the desersey of British sport and he does not rond into our recenț defeats a sign of decline.
There is nothing of importance to rem Thai being practically whanged.
port from the North, the market in Shang-
Banks-Hongkong and Shanghai Banks have weakened somewhit with sales made He thinks that we are as good as ever we were, but that other nations are better than down to $1,125 and further shares obtain- they were. They have been taught by usable at this" rats. The London quotation protit by our teaching and example: "and for a long that they are now beginning to
is 13 (middle). whereas years ago we were only pa to
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great desort.
branches of
tu
Marine and Fire Insurance.-Unions were dealt in early in the week at $233. but the market' has since declined to 8940," Cantons were done at $625 and continue
we are now compelled to enter the against the world's athletes, who have attain; of praticiency in the several In she rirenmstances Ini Harris does not see how we can hope in request. There are enquiries for North
keep
our okl-time
supremacy in all | China at Tis, 138, Yangiszes 120884 und; games, but, he as says, this does not menu Hongkong Fires at 8403 China Fires n that we are deteriorating.
British eyes, he thinks, are as kern, British 8137 have not come to businers, limbs are as supple and netive as ever they Shipping Transactions have been were, and he cannot see any reason why made in Hongkong, Canton and Macao they should not continue so. "At same time, there is no reason, in his view, why other Steamboats at *013. "Star" Ferries countries should not be able to produce have changed hands at 833). individuals and teams of athletes every ships have lapsed to whit na goul as our own. It is therefore only natural to expect that we shall have to fight hard now, and harsler still in the future, to hold our own
But Lord Harris is of the opinion that those well-known qualities of the British athlete-grit, vim, determination, courage, and indomitable perseverance-ay be r
Douglas
1 nominal quotation of 966. Deferred Indos at 8200 are lifeless.
Refineries-China Sugars have r.coded to 8243 at which buyers prevail. Malalamis at 281 have not moved...
Dark. Wharves and Godowns.-Hong-
lied on to keep us in the forefront of the Long and Whampion. Docks were negotiate nations of the world. That calmness fed to
the English nature which is so helpful on
some extent to $169). but the
all occasions where nerve is required, and | demand has sinckened. Hongkong and
ns it
is so great a national asset, will probably Kowloon Wharves have hen veglected and pull us through contests in the future has done in the past.
business has been done under the quated
rate of $160. Shanghai Dorks have been Lenght at Tis, 10 to Ts. 104. Hougkew
In some races this trait or characteristic is ever more marked than it is in our own, at Lord Harris instances the Dutch, wh though more phlegmatic than we are, show? | Wharves, have strengthened and could “be
ed themselves, when need arose, quite cap placed at Ts. 212. New Engineerings able of taking a leading position in the
world. This calmness, together with activity were put through at Tls of but have since and experience, has produced in the Anglo-lapsed to a nominal quotation. Saxon race a very athletic nation, and Lord
Lands Hotels and Buildings.-Hong-
Harris sees no reason why these qualities kong Lands fell away during the week to should fail us now,
1:
105, but have since regained strength and
business has been done at $410.
Hum-
inny be, of course, that we shall get into a bad style of playing our games, Gat failure will show that it is a had style, and it will be eradicated--at least it will be phreys Estates have fluctuated between eradicated if we ar
we are able to learn the lessous 8261 to 890). Chutral Estates are wanted failure. Defent has its greatest value, or ught to have, in tenching as wherein wurt $400 and Kowloon Lands at 876. failure lies, and although by nature we are Hongkong Land Reclamations at $100 and a very conservative race. Lord Harris has Hongkong Hotels at 824.35 and 890.20 for sufficient confidence in the ability of English smen not only to remely their faults, but also to profit by anything the foreigner has to tenel.
In cricket, which is the game lo knows t about, and the one, therefore, em which
the Old and Nrw shares respectively are! heminal..
Os and Mining-Shell Transporte ave changed hands at $7:6 and continue he is best qualified to express an opinion, et Ti nel to Tis, 324, but close a shade in request. Langkats have been booked
can see lothing approaching devudice.
Kailans base been taken off the market! at 316 and more are wanted at this figure. There are buyers of Trenchs at
and Rongnets at P.31. Ura! Caspians
Recent Australian victories are that gradually hardening rates ap to $71. easier. Deals have been made in Raubs thinks, proof a
fof our decline. The Australians, as he points cricketers from the very first, and it may bat, have always been goed well have been that the last team from the Antipodes
was better than any which we, could put into the field.
Where Lund Harris thinks we have pos- sibly made a mistake is in not playing a few young cricketers, and he considers that a Judicious infusion of new blood will soon put us right again.
OXFORD'S DOUBLE
TRIUMPH.
jat 1278 are lifeless.
Electric Companies.--A strong demand for China Lights improved the price to tained and the market has since cased off 816 and io, but this was not main-
to $15.50 and $15 for, the Old and New shares respectively. Hongkong Tramis mark further rise with sales made up to 85. Hongkong Electries have come to huvines at 31 to $341. but close with
lere at the former sate, Macac Elec-! trics are asked for at $37.
The Bont Race between Oxford and Cara bridge this year attracted more people than
Cotton Mills.-Evos have declined ever in the past. Oxford wers never be.mewhat with sales made down to Ths. hind after the start and won by three Orientals hate hern sold at Tis, & quarters of a length in 20 mins 04 sees, Shanghai Cottons are enquired for at after a really great race. The crows dined Tis, 106.
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James's-street, where, contrary to the ex- eased somewhat during the week, and pectation of some of the older members, nu after sales at 8271 they are chtainable at damage was done.
It was a great day for Oxford University, at $27. Green Bland Cements were [8250. Dairy Farms have changed hands who have not fared well against Cambridge placed up to 850, but have since lapsed University since the war. It is believed to a that
they have won the thess Match on Ropes were taken off the market at 245. nominal quotation. Hongkong several occasions, and they have
certainly won the Lacrosse Match, but March 24tu but shares are to he had nt the close at last was the first day on which they have 441, Union Waterboats have changed
against Cambridge
"Wiza first-class match
hands at 818. Watsons have been dealt
for many years. And then, to rub things in to a fair extent up to $18.03. "Canton it, they won twoj for, in additon, to the Ters have bem bookril at 89.00 and con- Exit Rave, they won the Sports at queen's Chub by seven events to four
It
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tinue in demand. Hongkong Engineering and. Constructions are wanted at $5,80 after sales at $5.00 Hongkong Realty's have come to business at 891. There are buyers of Ste Foundries at $124. Penk Trams at $113. Wm. Powells at $25 and Lane, Crawfords at $192.
Forward Settlement Days.-28th Mav Monday), 26th June (Tursday), and 27th July (Friday), 1923.
But the sports will be remembered not as the year of Oxford victory has as the year of 2 H. Al. Abrahams's records Old dons cannot quite remember when Mr. Abrahtins went up to Cambridge, but it is many years ago. Within four yeurs lo as won more events against Oxford than have ever been won before. He has also created
for the long **record dum by clearing aft Hin But was his running in the Quarter of a Milo which aroused enthusiasm. The lule Jumping was much the greatest admired, but the greatest admiration of the afternoon was expressed for the Scottish Pyjeve, who played their pipes while certain men were trying to heave a weight about the Quem's Club ground. The Pipers attracted the inore attention and skirlet merrily in epite of the bombardment which ended in an Uxford victory in the weight-putting contest.
TELEPHONES AND DISEASES.
Ju the House of Commons, asked who. ther disenso is spread by means of monthpices of telephones." Mr. N. Chamberlain stated that he was advised: that there was no definite evidence to show that disease is spread in this way. As the result of hacteriological inquiries made in Great Britain and abroad some few years ago it was held that the transmission of pulmonary tuberculosis through the medium of the telephone mouthpicca was practically impossible.
Exchange. The T.T. selling rate on London to-day is 2/4 and, cn Shanghai,
BENJAMAN AND POTTS, Share and General "Brokers.
HONGKONG. SHARE MARKET CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
MAY 4th, 1923. Hongkong and Shanghai
Banks
Union Insurances... Chinh Sukuts.
1,120 s
237 8.
210 b
Hongkong Lands........... Central Estates
407 b
300 b.
Humphreys Estates
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PH[ G*
Cementa.............. China Providents Dairy Farms.....
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Bank of China Buildings.
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