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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16th, 1927.
XMAS AND NEW YEAR HAMPERS |B.N. BORNEO TRADE.
Wa beg to notify customers that Assorted Hampery wailable to Festive Season may be obtained from us at the following Bad
No. 1 HAMPER-$38.
1 Qt. Moet & Chandon Dry Imperial ̧ ̧ ̈1 Qt. Superb Taway Port.
Champagne. 2 Q. St. Julian Claret.
fl
1 Pt. Blackberry Broly. 1. Pt. D.O.M.
1 Qt. Martell's XXX Brandy.
Q4. King George IX Gold Label
or Perfection Whisky.
1 Qt. Old Brown Sherry, Black Beal,
1 Qt. Puritan Old Tom or Dry Gin.
1 Qt. Burgundy, Burgoyne's. 1 Phial Pomeranzen Bittera.
No. 2 HAMPER-$34.
1 Qt. Guillemart Champagne.
1 PL. D.O.M.
I O Burgoyne's Burgundy.
1. Q. Martelľa XXX Brandy,
2 Qt. King George IV Gold Label
or Perfection Whisky.
12 Qt Tawny Dry Port.
Qt. St. Julien Claret
1.Qt. Puritan Old Tom or Dry Gin. 1.Qt. Vino de Pasto Sherry. 1 Paial Pomeranzen Bittera.
No. 3 HAMPER
1QL Burgoyue's Bargundy,
1 P. Peppermint G.F.
I PL DOM.
2 Qts. Superior Rich Old Port.
2 Qts, King George IV Gold Label
or Perfection Whisky/
$30.
1 Qt. Engrand's XXX Brandy.
1 Qt. Amontillado Sherry,
1.Qt. Puritan Old Tom or Dry Gin, 2 Qt. Medce Claret,
1 Phill Pomeranzen Bitters,
Other hampers made up to sait Customer's requirements.
GANDE, PRICE & CO., LTD.
TEL. C. No. 135.
HONG KONG.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT Co., LTD.
Best Portland Cement.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
GENERAL ĮMANAGERS, HONGKONG,!
PERFUMES
MANUFACTURED BY RIGAUD, PARIS.
"FLORE DIVINA" EXCELLENT SCENT.
PRICE: 50 Cts. per bottle.
OBTAINABLE FROM:
VICENTE. ATIENZA & CO.
top coughs where they start!
VANS' PASTILLES go right to the
root of the tremble, killing the germas that lurk in the interest recesses of the nosa, threat and chest.
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Healthy
Childhood
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THE 1926 REPORT.
RISE IN CHINESE AND NATIVE STANDARDS OF LIFE
In the course of his report on the Customs Department of the B.N.B. Government, Mr. M. M. Clark says of trade generally:
Import trade was good with increase of over. 13 per cent.
porta.
POPULATION OF CEYLON.
61 MILLIONS AT END OF 1926.
TWO EUROPEANS TO 643 SINHALESE.
The history of the vital statistics of Ceylon is comparatively recent, an
states the Registrar-General in his I
Administration report
оп Vital
think that this can be put down chiefly to a fairly good average price for rubber the year through and less restriction of rubber ex- These two factors brought in a lot of money to large and small cstates, small holders, etc., and they spent it fairly freely in vari ous ways, more labour generally being employed and more goods being bought by the native and Chinese community mostly. Good copra, salt fish, charcoal and fire wood exports also helped indirectly to swell import trade. The increase in the chief imports would seem to be a proof of a rise in the native and Chinese standards of living Export trade showed a decrease due solely to a drop in the price of rub ber. Excluding this a fair increase would have resulted-capra, sun- dries (chiefly tingkawang nuts), dried and salt fish, firewood, live stock, rattans and charcoal showing particularly well Against these estate tobacco and sago four had disappointing returns, whilst coal also tell away.
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Statistics for 1997. The first Census taken in 1924. The population **** after the British occupation was then numerated at 851,940 perad but this cannot be regarded as a truc estimate. The first regular Census was taken in 1871, when the population was estimated at 3, 100, 380, It had increased
to
1,408,005 at the last. Census (1921). I' The birth rate of the country is increasing and the efforts made in the direction of reducing the mort ality are reflected in the improved mortality rates The Erst attempt to collect the vital statistics of Ceylon was made in 1887. "Since then saat strides have been made.
Best System In the East.
births and deaths is unequalled in The system of registration of the East and compares favourably with the most advanced countries of the West. But in the registra tion of causes of death, much yet remains to be done. In the rural areas of the Island, where more than 80 per cent, of the people live, the causes of death expressed in vernacular terms are registered upon information supplied by fay men, and the terms are translated into their English equivalent in this office with care. But the diagnosis is not free from defect, and vague and indefinite terms are frequently
Befex Of China's Trouble. Export business was in 1995 favourably affected by the situation | "met with." in. China, and although this factor still made itself felt in 1923, -a more satisfactory trend was on the whole to be noted. This was partly due to a small freight war, brought about by a rival steamship line entering into business on the Hong Kong Sandakan run, and later extending is operations to Jesselton and the East Coast. This stimulated trade in salt feh, firewood, rattans, char coal, etc.
Population.
The estimated population of the Island at the end of 1996 was 6,124,000 persoas. The increase of population during the year was 115,489 representing a rate of 2 to 3 per cent, on the population at the end of 1023: and was made up of an excess of $2,004 births over deaths. and of 33485 more arrivals than de partures. The population of Ceylan is estimated to have increased by Rubber, Timber, Tobacco And 896,355 persona since the last
Copra,
Census, or to the extent of 14 per Over half of our export trade is cent. For the total increase in the accounted for by rubber, and grant population since the last Census, the ed a continued demand for this the gain by excess of births over deaths outlook is not discouraging. The cent., and per centes reverse would seem to testify to the has been added by arrivals over
departures. unhealthy dependence of the country on one great export, Timber, to- bacco, and copra come next in our exports. In the former business the chief determining factor appears to be the course taken by Hong Kong "tes of exchange. Tobacco is affected by the failure or otherwise of the Sumatra crop." Copra reacta to the world's chief markets. Trade in 1926 was satisfactory and indica-
tions for 1997 are not unfavourable. Fusiness seems to be pursuing an even coures, and the general posi- tion can ba regarded as sound. although calling for, careful hand- ling.
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The population of the principal races as estimated to the end of 1820 is shown below. Europeans 10,884; Burghers and Eurasians 2,029; Sinhalese 3,298,658; Tamils 1,184,427 Moors 207,051; Malaya 14,723; Others 26,410:
SETTLEMENT IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
DEPARTURE OF MARRIED SOLDIERS.
Lostos, Nov. 13th. Thirteen marned soldiers, with their wives and familice, and some SHOULD CLERGY RETIRE? single man, a total of 71, left Til
CHURCH. ASSEMBLY CON- FLICT.
PARISH “ALIENS.”
- Flashes of humour enlivened
some discussions and made TORO rows of bishops laugh at the second day of the autuma session of the Church Assembly st Church House, Westminster, S.W
An elderly alergyman, the Rev. Robert Boggis, of Torquay, start ed a controversy by discussing the position of a retired clergyman who settles in a parish but is not alowid bo be elected parochial church council because
bury on Saturday for settlement in Western Australia under thej Group Settlement Scheme. These families had been trained at the Army Vocational Training Centre, Catterick Camp, which has recent ly moved to Chiseldon Camp, in Wiltshire.
initiation of the scheme over 80 In the two years following the
families had been so settled, and it was hoped that the scheme would steadily develop, complete family settlement being recognized ng the soundest method of development for the Dominions. Last March, however, the scheme received a set- back.
had gone on steadily for two years, Training and settlement
and it came as a shock to learn to the that the group then trained and ready to sail could not be accept-
Canon T. A. Lacey, of Worces ter, replied, amid applause and laughter..
J
There should be no such person as a retired dargyman' It is a lifelong vocation. It would be -disastrous to encourage a state of things which is sadly familiar in certain places of pleasant re tirement, or to encourage the idea that retirement from the ministry to take up the status of a layman is, countenanced by the Church. Retirement Encouraged.
Mr. Boggis retorted:
"He that is of a Merry Heart
hath a Continual Feast.”
TO-DAY
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for the
Christmas and New Year Holidays.
The Wine of France-
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Quarts Pints Baby
$7.00 per battle 33.70 $2.00 Obtainable from
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The Wine of Scotland-
2
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Obtainable at"all high class
The Drink of Ireland
Stores and
Compradores.
ASHE & NEPHEW
GUINNESS'
STOUT
Obtainable from Sole Agents
T. E. GRIFFITH, LTD.
Queen's Road Central.
MURDERER'S BITTER
APPEAL.
WHILE JUDGE PUTS ON
BLACK CAP.
CONDEMNED BY HIS CHILD.
REN'S EVIDENCE.
HONG KONG STOCK -
EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
Doma 15TH, 1927, B.K. Bark... $1,150 bay.
Do., London...no. Chartered Bank............£211 buy. Marcantile Bank, A. &B...£33 nom.
Do.
0...214 Bux. After John Thomas Dunn, a P. & Q. Bank
..£10 nom. guilty at Durham Assizes of the Canton Insurance miner, aged 52, had been found | Faat Amä Bánh.
30% nom $565 buy. murder of his wife, Ada Elizabeth, Union Insuraude ..... ..1293 bay. at Sacriston on September 23th, North China Ins. ....................... Tla. 143 poz. and while Mr. Justice Roche was Yangtze Insurance......M. $481 buy. assuming the black cap, Dunn China Underwriters $1200.
China Fire Insurance said:
3213 nom, Hong Kong Fire Loi....$50 buy., 660 s. After hearing little children Douglases................ buy. giving evidence against their Steambo
320 bay. father, it is found that the law H.K. Tags
$1) buy.
of this country is changed IIndo-Chiras (Prof.), has been said that a little child
Do (Det.) shall lead them but we find to Shell Transports..... day that a little child has con- Waterbosta,.. demned them.
Benguete Kailan Mining Ad... Langkats (combined).
was
In 1015 when the country call ed for men, 1 left my children behind.
discharged. Under a faise colour I went back again and said I had never been in. That was the courage of a I left the Army twice with a character. It is easy for bad name. It a man to get
man.
is easy for a dog never to carry a name of goodness once its name is bad.
Dio. (ringie)
Banb
nom,
348 num.
bay.
hom
63/+ wel.
Tls. 183 buy, .TIs.
bay (Tix. 21 bay
2.90 rel
hal. Explorations
TL. 6.05 bay. Shanghai Loans Tronoh Mine £17/6 buy,
393 som. H.K. & K Wharfs.
.....$128 bay. HK, & W. Docks 331 buy. Chins Providents...$3.40 buy. Hongkes
Th 158 buy. New Engineering.....
..Tis. 5 sal Shanghai Docks
Ts. 97. nom. Ewn Cottons
TL. 7.05 buy, Orientals ...........Tl. 1 nom. Shanghai Cotions (old)...The. 464 buy. Do. (new)......Ts. 90 bay.
I have carried the burden of ray children. I had a little girl blind. No one could have done more for her, and I thank God to-day, through hard work and toil, she can see. If she was H.K.& 8. Estels...$7.85 sel, 7.20/1 sa atanding beside me NOW she HK. Lands
$59 buy. 851/9. Lands Tis. 124 bay
would give me a kiss of jos. Hora Batates...$13.86 bay. It ma
do not say I had a deceitful wife
all rough my life. She carri Hong Kong Realties...7.05 & 7.22 buy. ed, like me, a weakness. It is R.K. Territorials
$11 hom
$14
a pity we ever met. She was led HK Tramways ..321 buy. by other women and she found Peak Trams (old) that her friends were
her. Star Ferries ****** enemies.
..
Da
buy.
$18.40 buy. (old).$9.85 bay, (new) .....$6.40 buy, 7 ma.
My children, I appeal for you China Lights (comb.).. to-day! When Christ was emici-
Do. fed he looked up and anid, H.K. Electrica 581
Eather, forgive
them, "they Macao Electrics B know not what they do." I for Telephone .............................. give my children because they China Buses
nut, help them!
help me!
:
Faked Buicide.
6j nom.
bay. $3.90 buy, 11/9 11/9 bay.
bay.
$30 881.
buy,
he is in Holy Orders. "Such ed. A General Election in West- retired clergyman is treated as an
era Australia was imminent, and alien," he said.
huge of policy delayed the List Army group for Western Aus- cheme. This will probably be the
tralia. In the circumstances there was no option for the Array au thorities but to suspend training if the families could not be, a cepted when trained. Of the 30 families who were in training when the scheme was held up eight month ago, only 13 were available this November Among the fami- lies who sailed on Saturday was one family with nine children, an
Traction other with even children, and on-
Chins Bugars other with six children. Several
Malabon
Sagars of the men had small pensions.
Cauton
Icos I gather that this assembly en-
Owing to the uncertainty of group
The judge then passed sentence. Cements (combited)......36.85 buy. courages such persons us retired settlement in Australia training of
„One of "Dunn's little boys ran Da (old) $6.60 nom. clergymen by offering them pen-married families for Australis has out of the court into the street Do. (new) 30.70 bay, 1 sal
Js bay. Some of us feel that it heen suspended, and it is in exclaiming, "My father is to be EK. Roper (old)..... would be well if there were more tended to pay greater attention to banged." The police followed him
De (2017) dei nom. retired clergy than there are. family settlement in
and brought him back to the court, United Asbestos (Laughter.)
$10 sol which appears to have
Mr. Lowenthal, for the prosecu Dairy Farme Mr. Boggis is in the early stable policy. Training, for fams tion, alleged that Dann strangled
Watsona
$11 nom. sixties, while Canon Lacey is 74, lysetelement in Canada stents bus wife with a rope and bung her Der & Wings...
Mr. Boggie's. amendment that rewith the new courses at Chiseldon. He cut her down and ran outside im
dead body by a rope from pegs.
Lane tired
biergy
should sit on Sethlement of single men follows parochial councils was defeated. with the married then, and From exclaiming that she had committed
A further amendment, moved by reports sent to the centre by men: acide. Canon 4G. Robinson, of Win- who have settled in Canada, it ap- ́| Richard Duan, aged 11, said chester, to permit persons in Holy pears that the larger portion of when he went to had he heard his Orders to attend. the annual soldiers trained under the Army parents quarrelling. A stool over paroomall meeting of enrolled elec scheme wilt henceforth settle in turned and then there was a chick tors, was car
Canada.
ing noise,
sions.
Canada,
a more
• not
2.70 á
$22
buy
$i] bay.
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