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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1930.
TEA PRODUCTION IN DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS DUTCH EAST INDIES.
RESOLUTION. FAVOURS
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HONG KONG TRADE. GERMANY'S FINANCE
DOWNWARD TENDENCY IN
PIECE-GOODS.
The following reports are issued by the Hong Kong General Cham- ber of Commerco
BILL.
HINDENBURG TO CERTIFY ENACTMENT.
RESTRICTION.
(TUROVON REUTER'S AGENOK,}
BATAVIA, NOV. 29.
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A meeting of the friss interest- ed in tea production in the Dutch East Indies and presided over by #114j| the Chairman of the Agricultural Syndicate, considered whother re- striction in 1930 in co-operation with the producers in British India and Ceylon has favourably affected the
(TAROUGE NSUTEB‘B KOENDE.}
BERLIN, Nov. 20. ** Colton Piece Goods.
The Financial Reform Bill, which There is little market activity to report Business concluded in the has already been sanctioned by the
Reichstat, will be certified as ch indenim sinco last reporting bas boon fragmentary and confined to acted by President Hindenburg in fancy and dyed descriptions. Ex-consequence of the Chancellor's in-market position. quiries are still to be me with for ability to find a majority in the stock lots of establishxt chops of Reichstag owing to the absence of white shintings bus denters find Lolders unwilling to sacrifice their holdings.
Cotton valace show a downward tendency. Mid. Am, Spot" was quoted 5.88d. in Liverpool on November 27, and Eg. Sakel, 0.40d.
Woollens,
Now businosa in cotton and wool. len goods has been Hited to a few scattered lava and no, buying of importanos can be reported dur ing the net two weeks. The fur- thor drop in exchange is not con- ducive to fresh transnations and the trend of commodity prices is still downwards. The local market has been rather quieter and prices have been easier on certain lines, clearances have fallen off a little Gut have shown a slight improve mint during the last few days,
DUTCH SUGAR CONFERENCE.
MR. CHADBOURNE'S VISIT
TO AMSTERDAM;
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.}
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 29. Members of the Dutch Indian Bugar Producers' Asscoiation to- day welcomed Afr. Chadbourne (the author of the plan to stabilise the his Cuban sugar industry) on arrival hare, to participate in the
negotiations between.
Committee
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$3.30
$499/ 500
$496)
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The meeting passed a resolution | $1,165 the Social Democrats to support it. in favour of the prolongation of the Therefore, the Chancellor is now restriction, and to bring the deci
with conferring
the Reichstag ion to the attention of the tra parties with a view to preventing the anulment of the Bill, which producers in Amsterdam. would have entastrophic results,
FRENCH BANK SCANDAL.
FINANCIER. ARRESTED ON EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE.
THEOCAH REUTER'S AGENOY,1
PARIS, Nov. 20,
M. Oustrie has been arrested on charges of fraud and embezzlement totalling $10,000,000.
The dual decision rests with Lon- don and Amsterdam owing to their proprictorial interests.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 29. President Hoover has announced
This is a sequel to the judicial enquiry opened in 1917 into the activities of a newspaper used for that the protocol for America's nd- tho publiostion of fictitious gucia-herence to the International Court of Justice at The Hague will be tions.
sumbitted both to the Senate and Congress during the coming session.
Under Secretaries Resign. M. Falcoz and M. Lautier, Un der Hecretaries of Public Works and Fine Arts, reapeotively, have resigned in order to have full free. don of nation when they appear before the cominission of enquiry on the Oustric Bank scandal. They stated that they had purfectly honourable relations with the bank as customera.
·
Lautior
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French Government's Narrow Escape.
LATER. The Government had a narrow cacapo in the Chamber due to the fear that the Government was in Cuban-American
volved in the financial scandal the Java producers,
following the resignation of Un The newspaper Handelsblad is
der Secretarice optimistic reganding the outcome Falooz of the couring menting and points
Yesterday, A. Tardieu, in an im- out thas previous discussions were passioned speech, dispelled any conducted by Cubans whose men- tality was further removed from idea, but the atmosphere in that of Dutch Indians than Chad the Chamber was most abilly, and the resolution of no confidence was bourne's in."!
only defeated by 203 votos to 270, and the result of the division was grocted with shouts of "Resign!"
Negotiations to Continus. It is understood that the sugar negotiations which opened at the headquarters of the Dutch-Indian Sugir Producers' Association, this morning will be continued as long as is necessary. Conacquently the dato, December 4, fixed for the moeting of the international sugar conforenes in Brussols is purely provisional, as no useful purpose can be served by the conference until pore ndorstanding is reach- od with Jaya augar producers.
P. & O. DIVIDEND.
LAST YEAR'S DIFFICULTIES.
an
It will have born a disappoint- mens to many shareholders, al though to those who have followed the course of shipping it has come as no surprise," that the final divid- end on the P. and O. Deferred stock has been reduced from the 7 por cont. for each of the two pre- vious years to 5 per cont, this your. According to authoritativa report on shipping, freights fell from almost without a break September, 1829, to May 1830, and in 10 far as tramp steamer freights are concerned to-day, they are about 134 par cent lower than the average for 1913. Tonnage laid up in principal United Kingdom ports increased from 265,907 tons on October 1, 1029, bo 885,418 toms D
1930. Obviously, on October 1, therefore, the year has been ons
the worst possible for ship--
and 0. Ping, and the P specially allocted by the political unrest in China and India, and by the collapse of the Eastern pro duce mariote in addition,
could
EXCHANGE RATES. [BRITION WIRELESS EERVICE.)
TUGBY, Nov. 29.
123.60 4.83 17/32
Paris
New York Brussels Geneva Amsterdam Milan Berlin
Oslo
Prague
...Political Stir Crested.
LATER
A decided stir has been caused in political circles by the docision of President Hoover to submit to the next Session of Congress the protocol for Ameriosn adherence to The Hague Court. It is felt that this will Joad to the summoning of a special session of Congress in the Spring, which the President had hoped to avoid.
the
The pretractod debate on protocol and sidetracking of an- nual supply bills would make this inevitable.
Mr. James Watson, Repúblican floor leader, announced that Pro- rident Hoover's decision meant his (Watson's) first break with the Executive, as be had always op- posed adherenoo to, the Court.
Supporters of adherence are con- Adent of a two-thirds majority.
KELLOGG PACT TO BE STRENGTHENED.
Docks, wharvet, ¦
Godowns, etc.
HLL & K. Wharfs..:| $174 Providente (old)
...85.95
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EXCHANGE.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.
A petition signed by hundreds of prominent Americans; including lenders of industry and finance, famous sadiers, University pre- sidente and bishops throughout the United States, has been forwarded to President Hoover urging the 1/9 15/10. United States Government to take 2/0 17/32 stops to strengthen the provision
of the Eellogg Pact
16 7/10 16 5/16
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
November 29, 1930. LONDON-- Telegraphie Transfer... 1/2 15/18 Bank Bills, on demand 1/2 16/16 Bank Bills, 4 months'
sight.....
1/3 1/18 Credits,
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falling the big
off in On to shipments to the Commonwealth, have been more difficult than at By previous time in the reoolloo tion of experienced shipping man "Agora Happily the finances of the
P. and O, and its allied undenask- OR CALOUTTA ---- NAV
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Firstly, it is suggested, the Pre- $12.80 sident should negutinto a genoral treaty providing for the summon. ing of a conference of nations for consultation should war, between uny sovereign nations appear im- minent; secondly, they should "de- legalis war by securing an in- tornational agreement and making the prohibition of war a basic principle of international law; and, thirdly, a general treaty shall to negotinted whereby the nations agree to "ubdue warring nationa to peace by soonardo potasure.?!
SHIPS IN HARBOUR.
The following vessels were in harbour yesterday :-
Wharves-Kowloon: Talma, Pre- sident Taft, Penang Maru; A.P.C. North, Point: Sumaten; Douglas Lapraik: Halting; Quarry Bay: Anosy
prem
Do, ex rights
rigala
Amusementa
841
3.70
Tobacco. $3.25
$3.70 Lano
Ano Crawfords
$10
Maakin toshs
$11,60
Watsons.
$2.85
Wt, Powells.
B. Ind. G. Bonds....00%
H.K. Gost Loans... $105
Amoy and Japan
Bam Sang
$29
Straite and Calcutta
Kum Sang
Saturday, 6th,
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