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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 2ND,
TILE TRADE OF KONGMOON,
„CUSTOMS" REPORT, FOR THE TEAU DA,
follows
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DR. TAGORE. PRESENTATION BY THE INDIAN COMMUNİTY.:
The Asia Banking Coŋstation's late premises in Prince's Building were yester. day evening crowded with Indiana,
The occasion was the presentation vi address frond the Indian community in Hongkong to Dr. Rabindranath Tagore, the famous Bengali poet...
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Figures for cement, chiefly for use in the erection of new buildings locally. exvealed last year's imports hy son obou p.culs, Fish and shery producs! from Hongkong arrived in unprecedented quantities, dealers beng unable to re [FROM OUR CHINESE CHARESTONDENT. ]
Mg. H. 11. Hillined, the Acting Commis-denish stocks by other routes, while The districts of Kwonging and Shan signer of Customs at Kengmoon, reports towards the end of the year supplice of certain varieties, said to have been slan- tak in Kwangting having turned against the trade of the port for last year as aged in the great earthquake in Japan, found their way into the market at ex Dr. San Viton because he has replaced
-L-Locy - The period under review ceptionally low prices. A further inter popular magistrates, by others almost un
was not lacking in those characteristics esting increase in the use of fertilisers known to the inbalátants, the jurisdigtion | traditional in Chinese history to the last is to be noted. some 8,000 pieuls more of the Generaliashuur of South China has it the wing of the port bave rarely from longkang than in thre
year of a cycle, and trair conditions sulphate of ammonia being purchased
All present rose to their feet shrunk from 10 to 12 of the as districts heen ware Politoed warfare, whole white and brown varieties of sugar and Taror, a priestly figure with huge silvery in this province. The war fanion thus rais comontlocrt of vissels illegal molasses from Hongkog show large in hair and beard, entered and greeten the will, but Burnie by but at dew districts, taxation, the activity of perss grugs, i crease, the southern prefectures being
pirsey, phone flood. GIRL farine unable to ship direet to the Kangoon sendy with a slow iwow' min! the press- eqecially the mar Peakperotis
all in turn spread a feeling of apprehen- market. The trade in kerosene il has ing of his men hands onë against the
proved disappointing, due solely to poli-other. Nambel. Pungu. Hringslaan. Dr. Shu's
sion throughout the district, and mer
Mr. M.. Talati, in a short speed, in own districty and perhaps Tuyshan, aut elasts and traders were either, forced tical inrest. In many cases it has been to endure a hand-te-mouth Pxists ar impossible to ship supplies to outlying Sunwar, the the und town of the majority he left with large stocks of unsalealle, markets, and arrivals of ease of register which he 'affailed to the poet as one of of the Chinese in Hongkong.
goods on their hands. In these condia loss of some 2.000 units. The 19 the greatest sons of India, and said that Samboi has been assigned the addition it, is somewhat surprising to be pularity of the more expensive grades of he was working for the entier benefit of
continued. returned able to record wies, a further increase wil ban manding, aut bring able to the human race, usked Dr. Tager to tinga, burden of providing $13,000 and over last year's record figures, both in entigrants Panya 10,0). mouth towards the the revenue and a value of the trad pay for, the better illuminants to which areept an offering of Rs. 1,000, subscribed" going under the cognizance of the they have grown accustomed while
Me M. Nemazce then presented a expenses of the Kwangling Civil Gaver Maritime Custohs. Aosertos af tyuhonns l'abrid. Prices declined somewhat in in by the Indian eunmunity of Hongko
visited the art and did very endder the earlier part of the year, but firmed f'dange to property that anti ashore, up towards the end of October. A far silver casket, containing the address, n
especially tu mehards and farm laus, decrease of soms 10.000 gross in the image of which read:
"We recognise in"you, the Poet and Brenches appeared in the river banks and portation of matches from Japan proves lands, and serve Baundattis followed the growing popularity of the homemade Rainfall was exceptionally heavy, The article. On account of the insecurity of the Seer, the who, in our own times. river rose above the normal summer level, the waterways the importation of foreign has brought barks to these benils the same Mone UsagerneÏ BANKNOTES,
and a prolonged Bood, lasting from the goods from Cantos, Somprising chiefly message of love and compassion which beginning of July to well on into Augns. Small cousignments of cigarettes. and the Buddha delivered to the world may Canten Suid viinity, will soun
'etisued A strike of vurgp-bort men dur. kerosene oil, to all intents and purposes
In returning thanks, Dr. Tagore alluded "zpetseed by, another isqué of unsecured ing Augast helt up shipments or cargo fecased.
d the many dilleulties buy the final (1)-Re-export.-No remarks.
triumph which would attend his mission. paperinotes, it has been reported that, river stars from Hongkong and
was the cause of a shángy bút temporary 3.HINEXE GOODS.-(n.) Exports, Great countries. be said, would raise decrease in the trade of the port. Pimey Abroad and Coastwise (including Harmies and increase their armaments, but was more than usually prevalent On the Brd October the British ss. Suuntag, en exports). The value of Chinese produce they (his hearers) pred nos envy the quantity, of banknotes printed in 1. $3. fvens Hongkong te Koumon, washed the high figure of Ilk. Tls.com once again hear the Voice of the exported through the Maritime Customs powerful peoples of the world, if thes $10, 84, 8160, and son denenmitations.
seized, shortly after leaving the former
2.719,746, or some million tarls higher East, which at present was silent. Another issued of paper notes has levets"] port, by pirates in the guiar of passen than it any previous year. Shipatents sregardhyl in Canten av meritalile, The Kers. The captain mi chief officer were Humanese mercenaries were about to do severely wound and the summer hot both the trimmed and untrimand
Attarkson
"two-boats and other varieties of palm-lent fans showed im- il: and Dr. Sun's, doing it first is an native craft were altest daily rentprovement, solely, however, at Native Customs expense, the trade in actual fact is many. attengt to minimize, the costiplications; penen, passengers and crews
ses being either killed or held to ran suffering very considerably from mote which would be created by troops inde
som, but Ettle or no attempt was made station by brigands and from lack of
Fruit-growers experience pendently forcing people la aceefit their be the authorities either to exact retri-transport:
similar fate, intensified by damage from paper. Moreover, the new Commissioner button or to take measures, for the pres of Fiau in Ewangtung. 3ir. bu Kirentin mul suppression of this unbridled! $phoom, and the increase in exports acted labour, emlitions. To the 1
through the Maritime Customs cannot be taken as a fair criterion of the trade. P. & D.-Boot was added, in March, tho Woohon assuming voce "ou July 1st. REVENCY.-The collection at ths Poultry farmers are said to have lost Hongol, of 16,000 tons, for the Aus found "to cash being tarpeel over by his | Maritime Customs, 1k. Tis, 445055%, EX-| large numbers of young birds owing to
tralian service, and a sister in general predecesar. and the issue of paperers. the pervious recurd collection of the extensive flexis, but at the same design of the Moldura completed a few by the satisfactory figure of lik. Tistine to have realised good profits, find mouths earlier. In September the fool money to be forend on the inhabitants 141,305. Import duty bas lenefited from ing a ready and ever-rising marker tan and in October the Halaj, both for by soldiers holding it appears the daly increased tariff rates to the extent of Hongkong for their live stock owing to Australian line, and each of 21,000 tons! TB. T. 67, densing a net sairplus over the scarcity of supplies from alss, were put it commission, and all last year's import figures of som? Hk. sources. Vegetable-growers fared well, these vessels have completed, their initial Tia 71000. Export duties adentred by and exports increased by 50 per cent voyages with satisfactory results.
k. Tls. 22.324. These increases have Bigboo bructs, brushes, bats, and othe
Of eight mail steaners for the P. & O.) a large measur, been gained at the uterisils, usually logged on junks, return Company four are of 16.100 tons and four expense of the Native Customs revenue,ing to Hongkong, rose in value from Hare of 10,000 tons tamely, the fajpalona, which de renset by Ilk. Ti 31,186. This T. to DE TN. 152,538, but, again, schi, Tanpura, Bislands and Busmak latter figure, however, makes no allow this improvemelt does not represent an ance for santry longenitstanding deposits real gain to the trade generally, while (Hk. The 10,102) brought to recount the usual number of gundy bags ex ported may be accounted for he the ring the year, and the actual loss to the Native Carstens receie was in heavy arrivals of rice and, thonga classi reality correspondingly greater. Native beri as exports, are in reality re-exports
of Hk. Tis. Customs import helduban duties. on Whit silk to the value
the managing director of the proposed Central Bank of Chiur is having
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menace to Efe and property:
P. & O. AND B. 1. PROGRAMME.
In the past twelve months the building programine of the 1 & 0. and B.1. Companies has been continued with such and speed as was pärmitted by
TEA HOUSES OS, STRIKE There is in labour strike which Artes Home x mach to the Chinese as the elosing of the ten-houses which comes
The Rajputuna, Bawet pink and digamak. into full force in Canton, tullay, an a
are now being latit at Greenock hy resight of the inability of the tea house
Mrs. Harland & Wolff, who will truster the vessels, when they ar proprietors to increase the wages of their employs by 40 per cent, as denied
launch, which is ex; etel to be in the autumn, to their Blind rard to be fitted i ed. Canton is already inconvenienced
completed before the end of the year, and "four and taxero ani le strikes of and Mac have, however, declined by a shipped from Kowkong to it is haped that the auch and Runpur by a suspensies of trade in sugar and foreign margos arrizing from Hongkong)31.001), as against lik. Tls. 63.000 in font for sea. The Rise is expreted to b
approximately Hk. T. 1000 only, and Hongkong by steater instead of by junk, will be delivered by Alears Hawthorn. RBIJ ONIETS. *kili
wravers, it is somewhat diffent to dennes ale and this commodity help fery materiallyLeslie & Co. in the spring and autum Chinese, perlarush "mähers, and matched quate reasons for the proportionately to swell the total value of local exports of next year respectively. Farther, thre
Black tea more than held its own, and seamers of 15.000 togs each are being larke difference between the net guin and butidors;, bur"lo a majority of Centên lass in ing cort duties registered under the the mission of export appears to be it for the company pesenger and meir it is even phonetmeying to have corresponding Marition and Native Cas apprecinted by local growers.
mail service-namely, the they, Chitral (b)-Inporta-Movements of native and Comerta (Barclay, Carle & Co.). In- to go without the aspal tegs and pre- tome headings a difference anwunting to over HTis. an.000. Undoubtedly. arranged tea talks at the citrary same portion may is accounted for he idove, chiefly beans, heancurd, etc., cluding the ships brought into commis "hours and places. The ten-house is the low tariff rates accorded to" jank originating from Cheloo and re-exported sion during the year, the vessels named wist popular of Chinese institution, and here goods, while it is probable that from Canton o Kowkong by river steamers represent a total addition to the 1 & 0. they may be found not only in all enies, considerable quantities of cargo, usualling at Kongowo, marked the opening Heet of '94,000 tons, bringing the aggre
imported direct from the southern pre-of a new venture, doomed, however, to gate for the entire fleet to 81.172 tons.
tion for the British India Co. one, the towas, marts, but also in villages whem fettures, were forced to find market in early failure on account of military and of the new ships now under construc- there is suficient demand for their exist. Hongkong or to use that part as a transpiratieal exactions. ence. They are only gating and shipping center. The duty collected from G-INLAND TRANSIT-(a) wards (unro. is op 10,000 tons: three, th drinking places for light refreshments, runners and passengers baggage amount der Transit Pass).The decrease. T. Takling and Tulumbay, are, of but also serve as club and lounges to theseed to Ik. Tis. 75,001.
Tis. in the value of this trade is 8.500 tons each; two vessels, which have who are at leisure for the time being. 3-Stipend.(n.) Guter General Be to be attributed sulely to lack of trans not been named yet, will be of 0.000 tons and as a trace and produce exchange as galations Entrances and clearances of port and of facilities for moving stocks each, and two, the Kata and Kola, will cluding, new motor ships arul steamers well as information berean for men who river steamers show an inermuse of 840 of parafin wae and kerosene.cil to the be of 2500 tons ench. These ressels, in- commissioned last year, will represent an have business to be done. The tea house vessels, representing some 64,76 tous. more outlying districts." is democratic and caters for all, charges due in a small degree to healthy compeli- 7. Tress--Large shipments of 20-addition of 96.106 tons to the British for tex run from 12 copper cash, a little tion but in the main to the dearth of cent pices were unde to Hongkong, due India. Fleet. which when then amount to uver a cent, to 20 vents, which is rare, native craft and the demand, in conge party to the fad that longkong motes about 73,000 tons.than Baperasi as the average price in Canton is about Heven cents. The tea-houses are usually quence, for spare for targn, especially could be purchased there at a cheaper rice. The typhoon of the 18th August rate than in Kongmoos and partis on open at all-time places, as they have did constable damage to local river neenant of rumours of impending trouble their busy hairs. In some tea-houses in Canton, music by blind sing-song girls steamers lying in Hongkong harbour, one in the city. Imports, however, continned The Tia La Silk Filature doard down in voguel, the ss. Changon, becoming a total to be financed to a very large extent by June for lack of business, the fourth and onctresses is provided at unon and
wreck and the ss. Tate being driven og remittances from emigrants abroad defifth crops of cocoons, owing to climatic daring the evening. Workers attach so much importance to their top in Canton Kowloon Print, and only reffonted and posited with fore gu banks in Hongkong, tonditions, being of poor quality and the
repaired at very considerable expense.
&-PASSENGER TRAFFIC The total num sixth and seventh proving a failure. by steaners totalled 651,148, an increase pany was successfully augurated,, Rome' over the record figure of 10% of approx 20 instruments being installed at the (b.) Under Inland Steam Navigation imately per cent. The commandeering start and being rapidly increased sul- Some students, at least, in Canton, will find that they cannot always have their Rules. The disturbed condition of the of tow-bats by soldiers ennpelled travel requently to upwards of By The Fine The King Yee Medical district is well depicted by further er between here and Macho, Canton has been extended to Suinain village rench Pakkai in the near fatder-Small- College, after having suspended classes decrease, of 10,550 in the number of etc., tu praeced by river strapper in during the year and, it is hoped, will for nearly three months, has finally had traces ad clearances of Chinese Hongking Accurate statistics of passen its difficulties with the students settled. ressel plying under 1.WS.N. Regulagers carried by the Sunning Railway are 10x was epidemic in the early and latter The students went on strike inst April tions, set off in part by a relatively small not availabic, fait it is probable that, in parts of the year, but otherwise the health upon the refusal of the college authorities in ander the French and Portuguese spite of interference on the part of the of the part and neighbouring districts military, more persons then haual availed was not marred by any outbreak of dis- ruse. The Merchants' Volunteer Corps, to dismiss a professor boycotted" by flags."
1.-FORELOS Goops.~.) Imports themselves of this means of transport.
which was originally organised in Soven them. The presiderit of the college, Dr.
her 1919 with 100 members, has been ex- panded with auch success that during the stead. The college closed for the summer by some Hi TIs. 7,173,098. Of this in erected or the north-east promontory of year the names of some 1,055 members 赫 few days ago without the usual com-crease..imports account for approximately Kino Island and the light exhibited for appeared on the roll. The excellent ser- mencement exercises in which a number 3 per cent. Rice and flour increased by the first time on the 20th February vice performed by this body deserves of graduates were to live their diplomas. 904,309 and 40:971 pieuls respectively, Operations were started for making considerable praise. Upon reopening in the autumn, all old valued at Tik, Tis. 4,085,874. The first brand band and met through the vitre 11--NATIVE CUSTOMS.-Trade, at the students may return upon signing a new rice crop prayed a failure, a heavy of this city, under the auspices of the Native Customs" has remained stagnit pledge of goal conduct and an apology importance of foreign cereals ensued,Hengshan Magistrate Mr. Chin Cheuk for the greater part of the year, and any to the president but have to take an The almost total cessation of junk traffic, Mat. The work met with some oppost detailed description of the losses suffered extra semester's, work, as the time they due to piracy and camandeering by tion at the start on account of the neces would merely be a repetition of the gains had goze on, strike will be counted soldiery, aggravated the situation and sity for demolishing many houses, Init, to the trade coming under the cognizance against them, and pay the usual semes diverted large shipments Intended for when completed alould go far towards of the Maritime Customs, aleendy noted ter's tuition fees. Those who may com- the Szeyap Kowkong, and Hoksaan dis- the development of this important centre, above. The vahie of Chinese produce plete their course next spring, which trets to this port, from whence distri and its subsequent continuation, in the imported was lik. Tis. 1,901,658 (including they should have done three months ago,bution could be mere safely effected. form of a motor road to Macno, is to be Hk. Tls.. 0,9% for daty-free voinmodi If they not gone on strike, will not Piece goods were in greater demand, hoped for The Kongmoon Paper Mill ties), as against Hk. Tha. 3,084,740 in 1929. was seriouly hampered by its stitchinery with more settled conditions towards the receive their degrees until, the next com dealers in the interior finding their usual
off. White and being. for some considerable time, oseu-end of the year in the southern prefec- few belated cargoes arrived, but encement congregation, which takes channels of supply cu place a year hence. Had they not joined printed shirting, figured brocades, and pied by the military in the preparation tures, the strike, last year's seniors should have velvets all show creditable increases, of gunentton for use in the manufacture large stocks of most commodities, are re- iwen graduated a few days ago and might while poplins and venetians have more of mites and explosives on Chu Tou parted as still awaiting shipment, and The attentions of pirates and until ansite measure of protection against now be practising, at the Canton Govern than replaced the hitherta fashionable Shen. meat accepts the certificate of this insatteens. Importations of woollen and other handits still further aggravate stitution na evidence for the qualification cotton cloths of the cheaper varieties and their losses, and the company is reported
to have had an exceptionally had year of the holder for registention as a sur.woollen flannel appreciated by some
56,000 and 60,000 yards respectively. (Continued annexi column.) groo and physician.
that their serige contracts specially met- The devren under the heading "Sailing ber of passengers arriving and departi The Sunwui Ling San Telephone Clan:-)
in their ten tune.
A COLLEGE STRIKE.
own! way.
vessels " may be attributed to fewer oil lighters visiting the port.
SF. Lee, until recently a successful Direct and Constwise. The net value of practitioner in Hongkong, stood firm the trade of the ports Hk. Tls. 17,831,975,
and dismissed some of the students in is higher than the record figure of 1922
-IN-A (BEFILATIOes--A lighthouse was
the whole sale commandeering of vessels and the depredations of pirates is forth. coming no real recovery in trade can be anticipated.
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