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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS," MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1929.
LEAGUE, BILLIARDS."
STEEL COULSON COMPETITION RESULTS.
ST. PATRICK'S MAKE FURTHER ADVANCE,
11
THE WEEK'S MATCHES.
Leading by a good margin of points in the Steel Coulson Billiards League, St. Patrick's Club made further advance last week by winning both their fixtures. Results and League Table follow. The highest break for the week was by Mr. Kwok, of the Hong Kong Police Reserves, with 44.
Earnshaw Howells
Ward
Sharpe Ashman
CANTON TRADE NOTES.
Japanese cotton yarn is selling well and prices have gone up.
The kerosene market is weak as demand from the country districts has been disappointing.
Trade conditions in Koukong on the lower course of the West River are bad. The foreign goods market and banking are especially dull. Since the inter-Kwang Wat, trade, has fallen by forty per cent.
DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS.
HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.
Buyers Sellern
E20
93.15
SHAREBROKERS" ASSOCIATION,
Salousta SATURDAY, Buyers Ballora
.:
AUGUST 31.
Banks
11
$1,230 H.K, Banks
Do. (London)... Chartered Banks.... Mercantile Bis. "A"
Du.
Bank of East Asia...
ม
19/6
Kailans
T.15
T.91
81,930
****
89
The exchange rate for Hong Kong money has been high lately as there has been a big demand for Hong Kong currency from piece goods dealers anxious to order goeds from Hong Kong for the autuma markets,
There has been a fair demand for Chinese raw silk from German merchants. According to a Shang- hai telegram, Germany is likely to 21-
Shell Transports... Water-boats.
Mining
Eenquets.......
Langkats (comb) ...
Do. (single)
T1.40 Explorations..........
T4 Shanghai Loans.....
$39
Raubs
Tronoh Mines
Dooks, Wharves,
Godowns, etc.
H.K. & K. Wharis... 8130 Providenta
H.K. Docks
-*-*-*-*.4 84.30
Shanghai Docks ... T140 New Engineeringa
Hongkows
Cotton Mills
T.17
Shai. Ctons (old)... Tei Do. (new)... T.56 Zoong Sings......... T.11.
Lands, Hotels and Buildings
military authorities in Chungking, the capital of Sze T.1834
= ፧፧፧
T7.30
ww
Ewo
*ས་་་་་3393
444
TITLE
:::
Sales Nominal
JJ
$1,230
£10t
£16
190
Тлангансм
TUESDAY, AUGUST 77.
5630
Canton Ins.
$630
E.A.O.B.
130
St. Patrick's Club. Remedios...
39
Underwriters
$1.90
$2
37
T160
North China........
2160
143
F. M. Cruz
150
Lacey Grieve Vallis
49
8. M. Cruz
130
90
Barros
150
121
Yas
130
Ovenham .......
134
Baptista
150
Total
88*
Total
787
Garrison Bergta.
C. and P.O.'s Club.
The porcelain industry has been. adversely affected by Japanese com- petition since the anti-Japanese. boycott was lifted: The Japanese articles have are cheaper but in- ferior in quality to those made in China,
$330
Union Ins......
$330
850
Yangtare Ins.........
360
$310
China Firestar
8300
3760
H.K. Fires.....
+1
STRO
Shipping
$ST
Douglases
#24
•826
825
Steamboats.
324
Jordan
147
Fairburn
150
Indos (prof.)
STO
Do (del)
$30 $90
Hodson
150
Scarle
96/6
967.
Benzeval
150
Dean
142
529
831+
130
Ryder
133
142-
Newconibe.
150
750
Hamlyn
141
Tota!
830
Total
703
Somerset Sergts.
B.E. Sergt
Jakeman
150
Lockyer
115
Leigh
130
Pycock
130
Wisher
112
Peachey
150
O'Hare
108
Bevan
150
Trickey
130
Royal
110
become a regular buyer of Chinese
Harbour..
LOG
Pearce
150
Total
.758
Total
893
Police ReserVON,
BA. Sergts.
Mawfung
124
Hill ........
silk as her looms have been doing exceedingly well the last two years. Over 300 bales of raw silk were ex- ported to Berlin and Hamburg last $199 week...
84.30
130
*
Cheah
150
Scoular
103
T.142
Leung
143
Glazebrook
The
150..
Kwok
150
Grimes
98
Charles Sinn
150
Fisher
103
chwan, are imposing an additional
Pong
150
Leagh
72
tak of twenty-five per cent. upon
all importa. Telegrams have advis
Totál
867
Total
678
ed merchants not to send goods to $17.40 T17:55 T17.45
that province for the time being,
To
FRIDAY, AUGUST 30.
as the merchants have petitioned T.56
St. Patrick's Club.
R.A.0.2.
the authorities to withdraw the T10.50 hew imposition.
Remedios
150
F. M. Cruz
150
Dowman Howells
70
193
Vas
150
Entnahaw
117
Barros
150
Grieve
132
S. M. Cruz
150
Lacy
41
Baptista
78
Oxenham
150
Total
829
Totil
632
R.E. Bergts.
Somerset Sergts.
Roval
150
Hayward
9T
Pearce
150
Harbour
130
One of the largest industries in Fatshan is the making of tooth- 88.35 brushes and the number of the workers in the factories has in T.153 creased to 2,000. Besides supplying 68 Canton and the country districts, large quantities are exported to Malaya and the United States to meet the demand of the Chinese" merchants and residents.
88.53
$60
Shanghai Lands H.K. Realty's
H.K. & S. Hotels H.K. Landa**
$8.40
360
87.00
14.15
Humphreys
814.20
$90
Chinese Estates ....
Peachey
130
Wisher
134
818.10
8181
Public Utilities
Tramways..................... $18.05)
+
Pycock
121
Tricker
*
$11.80
150
13-4
O'Hare .....
150
Lockyer
130
Jakeman
150
Total
844
Total
911
R.A. Sergts.
Police Reserves,
There has been a sharp rise in the price of four recently owing to shortage of supplies, a brisk de- $19.65 mand by Japanese merchants and $129 the new import tax levied by the $59 Kwangtung authorities.
$6.05
Feak Trams (old).....)
Do. (new)
aka
311.80
$6
$68
Star Ferries
19.80 812.70 $12.50 819.55
8594
$23
The tax
8231
821
Fisher
110
C. Sinn
160
Hill
113
Mowiung
130
Grimes
143.
Cheah...
130
is ten cents on each bag of flour imported and wil be collected in T.143 Canton, Swatow, Kongmoon,
Pak
814.80
Donelan
+
Pong
130
hoi, and Chiungehow. In view of 20/
Scoular
40
Kwok
150
the new tax, local, merchants have
Glazebrook
150
Leung
117
placed very large orders with Hong
Total
845
C. and P.O.'a Club.
Total Garrison Sergis,
867
Kong and Shanghai. Next to rice, Bour is the principal foodstuff im- 12 ported.
882
C Lights (old)...... 312.05 (new)
Do.
H.K. Electrica
Macao do.
...... 8592
Sandakan Lights
86.70 Telephones.
China Buses Tractions
Do. (pref.).
Industrials
Canton Ices
....... $21
Cements (comb.)... 68.70
$051
$60
812.50
++
$6.00
8/6d
88.70
$7.70
Do.
(old).
Scarie
94
Hudson
150
81.20
Do. (new)... 81;
Fairburn
143
Ashman
150
$6,85
86.05
Newcombe
'Fox.....
130
Benzoval
199
NORTHERN ICE-BREAKERS.
Ropes
$0.95
China Sugura *******
121
Jordan,
350
897
J
Hamlyn
Petterick
Total
150
Ward
123
+
250
Sharp
108
EXPEDITION TO LEAVE
NORWAY.
.808
Total
812
LEAGUE TABLE.
Results of teams.up to and including August 30 are:-
Matches.
Wins on Drawn Drawn on
Team.
Played. Wine,
Games. Points. Games,
Total.
St. Patrick's
13
13
11
0
2
38
Police Reserves
12
8
0
&
27
H.F. Police .....
11.
3
4
93
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Bergen.-Probably the most in- teresting expedition leaving this $18. port this year will set forth short. iv in the form of a fleet of, 30 $12 vessels under the leadership of the
$0.80
$26
$1.55
$14
6
1
165
RA.O.B.....
10 12
5
4
134
133
131
well-known Russian ice-breaker 811.90 Krassin for the purpose of develop- ing direct sea-borne trade between Siberia and Europe.
$21
prem.
IN
Malabon Sugars
United Asbestos ...
Miscellaneous
$19.90 Dairy Farms.
Der A.
Wings..
Amusements
Constructions Lane Crawfords ...
Mackintoshs
Nanyang Tobacco.. $4 Sinceres (old)......... 89.00
.Do. (DEW).....
..... 89.10
Watsons ******
Wm. Powells
cont
B. Ind. G.9 Bonda....
$12
H.K. Govt. Loán ... $107,
· EERT952:ig
820.10
30.50
$261...
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CONSIGNEF NOTICE.
8.8.
* SPHINX."'
Beginning only a few years ago with half a dozen ships somewhat similar expeditions have been made from Bergen each year, but this is by far the largest that has yet been The following passengers left | SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES undertaken. The Krassin will act here on Saturday by the 6.8. Kash- "Thore Reigned A Monarch In as mother-skip to the expedition, mir for London vid ports:-Mr. Thule" and "Sco Wreck," and later be used to break a path Au Hung Cheung, Mr. and Mrs. Contralto, Muriel Brunekill. for the other ships through the ice T. Burkett, Miss K. Burkett, Mas- "The Three Cornered Hat" (de in ease too late a return start is ter B. Burkett, Miss M. Burkett,
Falla), Madrid Symphony Or made.
Mr. E. Broad, Mr. C. D, Bhatt, chestra.
The fleet will sail together to Mr. J. M. Brackenridge, L/Sorgt. Fourth Form. At St. Siberia, and the ships are then A. Clarke, Mrs. A. Coleman, Mr. Michaels," Comedy Sketch by allotted certain areas, including and Mrs. Chow Miaw Chie and two Will Hay and His Scholars.
children, Miss Chow Kin Tuan, L/Sergt P. Durman, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Donaldson, Mr. L. V, Dent, Aeroplanes to Assist,
Mrs. H. Fitz-Simons, Mr. A. C. Fairburn, Mr. C HA Fu, Mr. Foo The vessels are loaded in Bergen Hen Srib, Mr. R. Hayter, Mrs. Jabore named Steamer are hereby NONSIGNEES of Cargo by the with all sorts of European goods E. Hancock, Master N. J. Hancock, informed that their Goods with the that can be sold more cheaply than Miss C. Y. Huang, Mr. C. Heun, exception of Opium, Traseurs and Vain- Mif they were transported over-land
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. S. Jones, Miss aules are being landed and placed at by rail across Russia and then E. Jones, Master W. Jones, Master their risk in the Godowns of the Hong later by waxin trallager. In ex. 5. Jones, Mr. Kwok Bum, Sergt. Kong und Korban Whard and Godown remoter Siberian villages. In ex P. Keenan, Mrs. K. C. Lee, Mias
Kowloon, Delivery can change for European goods the G. Lee, Mr. Lee Kai To, be obtained as the Goods are landed, Goods not cleared within 7 days
in.
are all visited.
vessels will take on cargoes of
Mesara,- Anderson Music Co., Ltd.). "Melody in " and "The Royal Biberian products and then set out Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Logan and
Fantasia On 17th Century Music"
(A.D. 1001), The Regimental Band of H.M. Grenadier
Guards.
Caprice Viennois" (Kreisler)
and Gipsy Airs" (Sarasate), Violin Solo, Torcha Seidel.
I Matrimonio Secreto" (Cima- rosa), Overture, Milan Sym- phony Orchestra,
The 'Ole In the Road," Humor- ous Sketely by George Graves (The Man in the Hole and Myles Clifton, The Dude). Seanon Cove" (Mayerl), Court
Symphony Orchestra.
ARRIVED HONG KONG O TUESDAY, Tux 27r¤ AUGUST, 1829,
Fox MARSEILLES, &c.. Ara Bringing CARGO FROM BORDEAUX, CUGNAC, &c.,
TETUAN."
the early KM. Logan. Miss S. L. McRobbie, iar aste of arrival, will be subject to
Biberian winter and ice set in. for Norway before
"The Two Imps" and "Dancer Coastal and inland villages, which
Of Seville,' Sir Dan Godfrey and the Bournemouth Munici-. pal Orchestra. "Serenade Melancolique," Violin
Solo, Nacura Blinder. "My Mother's Eyes" and "Lony Ago," Organ Solo, Quentin MacLean. "Toreador Et Andalouse "*. and
• Milenka
Serenade," Jean Lenzen and His Orchestra,
Pageant," Xylophone Duet,
intant, Mr. Lei Wai Nam, Mr. Famous Barnardo Musical Boys. Minuet in G" and "Minuet,"
All Ulaims must be sent to the Under Mr. G. C. Murray, Mr. and Mr. St. Jamca's String Sextet, Since Siberia is not too well D. L. McLean, Mrs. M. M. Matrigned before Thursday, the 6th Septem- "On The Beach At Bangaloo" and mapped a number of airplanes tison, Miss Mattison, Miss M. Mat her, 1828, or they will not i by Theognized. Sing Hot For The Days Of will be stationed in Novaya Zemlya tison, Mr. and Mrs. H. H, Yat- Damaged Packages must be left in Drinking." Norman Long.
to help the shins in locating the tison, Mr. and Mrs. 0. O. Mai the Godowns for examination by the Moment Musical". (Schubert) and more remote villages. These ma- tison and three children, Sergt. Consignees and the Company Bur Serenade" (Morzkowski), Jchines will be under the command T. McKay, Mr. W. J. Reyers, Mrveyors, Mears. Goddard & Douglas st of Lieut, Chuknovsky, the Russian E. H. Reynolds, Mr. R. R. Russell, 1923. on Monday, the 2nd September, airmen Zappi and Mariano, survi A. J. Robertson, Mr. D. Sellon, Goods have left the Godown aviator who last year found the Rev. and Mrs. G. W. Ridout, Mr.
No Olalms will be
admitted
after the vors of the ill-fated Italia expedi: Capt. W. Shaw, Mr. Y. Y. Shih, There are a few Russian vessels L/Sergt. Smart, L/Sergt. Trinden,
No Fire Insurance ill be effected by JIM T. Si. Mr. W. Scarffe, as in any case whatever.
14 LESDOS, in the expedition, but the majority M. R. H. Wetherol, L/Col. F
Agent. are Norwegian.
Wright, and Mr. Y, P. Wang,
̈Hong Kong, 17th Aug., 1929. - 18889
H. Squire Celente, Octet. "Cavalleria Rusticana" Prelude, Circolo Mandolinistico Giuseppe Verdi Of Leghorn.
"The New Moon," Duct: Gen
Gerrard, Dolores Farris, and Chorus: 10.30 p.m. Close down.
tion.