IMPROVEMENT IN COTTON. DIRECT FREIGHT TO
HIGHER LEVELS IN LIVER- POOL AND NEW YORK.
Liverpool June June
American Middling, July 4,50 4,01
Aug 4.53 4.05 Oct. 461 4.73 Spot 4.00 4.77
Egyptian, Sakellaridis,
F.G.F., Spot 7.40 7.80
New York Market.
EUROPE.
SOVIET BEANS AND GRAIN AT CHEAP RATES,
COMPETITION WITH
SHIPPING.
Harbin, May 30-Some months ago the question of shipping saya beans by direct rail from Man churin to Hamburg or Danish towns was brought up by the Soviet company which works under the name of "Exporthles." This com- pany was the instigator of ship
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE
BEGGAR-DOCTOR
OF CHINA.
STRANGE EXPLOITS OF A
MENDICANT.
THE VON BULOW
-MEMOIRS.
(Continued from Page 1)
11, 1931
Kaiser's-visit to England in 1800, in the course of which Hatzfeldt writes:
I cannot sufficiently stress, the, had offect which is being produced by the Kaiser's intended visit to Lord Lonsdale in all quarters con- cerned, and specially with the "Queen Victoria]."
Ho adds that among his follow-
H
King Edward. A curious story concerning the King Edward, before and after. strange exploits of a Chinese beg his accession to the throne, was to peers Lord Lonsdale is thought very gar reaches us from Walchow at the Kaiser and in a lesser degree to little of," makes the monstrous ac which place the mendicant in ques Bülow the bogey-man of Europe cusation that never in any tion has recently taken up his In a letter the Kaiser wrote to cumstances does he speak a word abode. It would seem that this Blow-one of the most comfu royal of truth and records other scan- beggar is not the ordinary type documents ever put on record-ha dalous and baseless tittle-fattle of Now-York, June 4-Cotton prices
usually met with in nay of the described in the manner of a ponny a kind which seems to be à necessary advanced to higher levels in the
larger towns of China for, apart dreadful an interview he had in part of one diplomat's correon- course of today's trading on the
from travelling on foot through all 1905 with the Tsar in which he perdance with another. New York cotton market. At the
the provinces, thereby, unknowing-unded that monarch to sign the close the spot raw cotton price was ping beancakes via Siberia toly, probably creating a record in Bussian-Gorman Treaty which the quoted at 8.80, up from yesterday's Europe and the experiment having long distance walking, he is said to perial tempter brought out closa: at 8.00. The futures positions proved a success,
in so far as robe a poet well versed in the Chi.casually, as an after-thought, from
an imperial pocket. were correspondingly higher. Fol-gards the first two trainloads, has nose classics as well as a doctor lowing are the closing raw cotton once more brought up the question and hérballat able to
curs.
the ills futures price quotations:-
of shipping beans in a similar of people who, before his arrival. June 4. manner. The Soviet Government at Walchow, wero considered to be
8.75"has taken great interest In the incurable, 9.12. matter and worked out a rate of
freight which should make it pos- sible to ship grain of all kindu by direct rail, to Europe.
Month,
June 2 July isomer 8,85
Oct.
8.01
Dec.
Aimar 0.13
Jan.
9.20
0.34 9.40
Már,
..0.43
May Spot
9.00. 8.60
9.04 9.81 8.00.
RUBBER HIGHER IN NEW
YORK.
ADVANCES IN FUTURE AND
SPOT POSITIONS.:
New York, June 4-Prices ad- vanced on the New York rubber
market to day. At the close the June price was quoted at 433, up from yesterday's close at 8:15. The futures positions" were correspond- ingly higher Trading was less active
A New Era,
rail tráfe can nover competö' with
Why he is a beggar and prefers to live what to ordinary people would seem a precarious existence, Many: rum remains a mystery.
ours have been circulated' ns. to his journeying from place to place;
It has always been stated that gomo scein to think that bu is a others, Dora political agent, whil superstitious, aver that he is the Chinese prototype of the mythical "Wandering Jew." In appearance he does not differ greatly from his brothers of the road, he is un- kempt and as tattered as most, and carries what. to all Chinese beggars seem a necessity, a rice bowl. His methods of working also seem to be the same, going from door to door and shop to shop beg- ging a copper and asking for the
water, but if the Soviet railway -management find that they can enrry goods from the extremo, enst of Asin to the extreme west of Europe at a rate which is cheaper than steamers can carry goods from Vladivostock, of Dairen to Europe, via the Suez Canal, a new era in transport will be opened up. In the cake of Seancakes, this was actually accomplished and, therefore, there is no reason why
with the contract turnover for it should not also apply to soy remains of the rice left over from
standard No. 1 rubber totalling: 36. lots as against 52 lots yesterday. Following are the closing futures prive quotations for standard No. 1
rubber- Month,
June 3. June 4
br
<
borns.
In the calculation of the cost of freight, it must be remembered
nor,
that when shipping by rail there are no dock dues to pay at the warehouse shipping part, charges of any kind, and the 646elimination of these charges is in
favour of freight by rail.
6.33
June
6.15
July
0.30
Aug.
.8.38
6.61
Sipt.
6.45
6.65
Oet,
0.52
6.72
Nov.
· 6.59:
Dec.
0.00
Jan.
6.74
4:60 6.86 6.04
Fei.
6.80
7.01
Mar,
.... 8.87
'7.08
Apr.
6.07
7.18
lay
7.07
7.28
"EXCHANGE RATES,
JURITISH WIDELÉSH SERVICE.
Paris
New York
Brussels
Geneva
Amsterdam
Milans...
Oslo...
Viepa&
Rugby, June 9,
124.953
34.023
--་་་་་་%ཟི**
4.86 17/02
25.07
Besides this, as the grain may he loaded into freight cars in bulk, there is no need to purchase sacks, thue cutting out a further item of expenditure. If shipping via Dairen, there are charges for icad ing and sacking at departure stn tion, transferring cargo at Chang chun and both discharging cars and loading steamers at the port, al of which charges may be done
direct 'rail traffic. by away with
the last mon).
That he creates a sensation at all the citios he visits, is evidenced
The Czar (ho said) entertains & doon-personal rievance against "England and the King. He de- scribed King Edward as the greatest mischief-maker and the most insincere and dangerous wire-puller in the world,
"
The purpose of the lotter is to persuade Bülow to insist on the Kaiser's visiting the Duke o
of, De- vonshire at Chatsworth as a set-off. against the unpardonable impro- priety of his visit to Lord Lonadale
The Week-end Habit.
On the other hand Bülow, pays & glowing, tribute to the character of
the British people, and makes a number of shrewd observations on the British psychology.
I could only agree with him, remembering that I more particu larly had suffered under his in trigues during the past few years, If" Bülow were alive to-day he ... He had a weakness for almight discourse in a more subdued ways Anding some business to strain about our exhaled opulence, transact with every power to make a little agreement when the Czar interrupted me by bringing his fist down on the table: Well! I can only say he shall never get one from me; and never in my life against Germany and you my word of honour on it."
or about our wonderful week-end- habit"--which enabled Sir Edward Grey to fish quietly away in Scot- land, with instructions that he was not to be disturbed, in the midat of the acute Bosnian crisis in 1008- or about our national penchant for In his memoirs Bülow observes letting somebody else) carry on," that "whon the uncle talked poli jewels of diplomatic fatuity, treach These memories are studded with ties with the nephew, I had an inery and cunning. Both the memoirs pression of a fat malicious tom-cat and Spectator's" acid corrective, playing with a shrew-mouse-"
Ho adde:
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A European war was staved off so long.
I still believe to this day that Edward VII. was keenly concern ed to check both our economic progress and the growth of our political power as much as pos- sible that he was concerned above all to sow distrust between us and Russia and, to set us at variance with Russia, and that he And in spite of the League of jumped at every opportunity of Nations, and what is called diplo annoying his nephew personally.macy in the open," the old trado I am, however, just as firmly con union is still more than half.alive. vinced that he did not want war
There is scarcely one in the tribe of pre-war diplomats enumerated by Bulow whom I would trust, to use a baby's rattle without imporilling" the pence of Europe." They were a kind of international trade union, as close as the doctors and boiler- makers.
with us.
by the fact that his exploits were heralded prior to his arrival at Waichow. When he manages to get a person interested in him, and when one person is interested a
Bülow is also convinced that King CONSIGNEE NOTICES. crowd soon gathers, then does be show his powers as an orator and Edward was influenced in his 'anti- poet, and is able to keep his listen-German attitude by his Danish crs amused and attentive for an wife, Alexandra, who, "long" be hour or so whilst he quotes poetry, fore the political relations between us and Great Britain deteriorated, writes verse, and tells them stories. of the ancient legends of their spoke in private conversation of
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The Overloud Sovereign. Edward's feelings were further strengthened by his personal dis- like for his nephew. He had not cared for him in a forward boy: CNG Steamers are hereby Still less did he fancy him when informed that their foods with the
exception of Opium, Treasure and Valu he grew into a youth inclined to bls are being landed and placed st exaggeration and boasting; and the their risk in the Godown of the Hong restless. loud overloud sovereigas, L., Kowloon, hence Delivers can Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godows be obtained as the Goods are landed. fairly got on his nerves."
Goods not cleared within 7 days, in-
Having gained their interest and confidence he then entreats them to bring out their sick no that he may cure then and make them happy. A testimonial as to his Rail Cheaper Than Water, All these points have been care-
skill at a medico was supplied by fully gone into by the Soviet Rail Woman who, at his invitation, permitted him to doctor her ailing way Commissariat in the project child. What the patient was auf- of carrying, beans over Siberia to Europe, and they have finally work-fering from is uncertain, but des
bility and general assitude were. Bülow exhibits most of the Engcluding date of arrival, will be subject to ed out a rate which will make it
the symptoms. The method adopt-lish statesmen na pawns in his Reat possible to ship grain by railed by this beggar-doctor was to diplomatis game.
He takes them cheaper than by water from A take & long silver needle with out of the box, sneers politely in to Eurone. Having fixed on a rate
which he prodded the back and their faces, and puts them delicate neck of the child and drew off aby back again looking just a little quantity of blood. He then rubbed
of freight, the next move was to get the Chinese Government to agree to the scheme and to secure
12.001 02.09)
Berlin
Stockholm
Copenhagen
20.5 18.184 18.10
18.705
34.091
Prague
164
Helsingfors
3034
Madrid
50.3
Lisbon
110)
375
the annction of the Chinese Eastern
Bucharest
8174
Rio
... 3A
Buenos Aires.
349
Montevideo
201
Bombay
Shanghai
Hong Kong v
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Athens
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Silver, spot & forward 128/10
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into the punctures a medical pow-the worse for wear. der, declaring at the same time that the sick child would show
Offence to Lard Lonsdale
He manages to be grossly offen
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Damaged Packages must be left in
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us la any caso whatever,
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Agarit."
Hatzfeldt, during the Hong Kong, 9th Jane, 1931,
F838
Railway to permit their cars to go signs of improvement within a few through to the Polish frontier, or hours. This proved to be correct size to Lord Lonsdale. He public av luftrance vil be to the port of Loningrad. The and the patient to-day is healthy: transfer of cargo, at the Pollan and well. Other cures, of partially lishes a letter received from the frontier as a charge similar to that blind mon, are also recorded. A German Ambassador in London, of Changchun, when grain is sent together a remarkable man, and to Dairen from Manchuria. one who, if this is true should Both thosa sanctions have now revolutionize the world of medical boen secured and yesterday, all the science!
local Chinese banks received: in- formation that the shipment of beans to Europe by direct rail was
permitted. This mainly, affects the of the main reasons why Man- Taitaikar Bank which buys large churinn boans lost their sale was parcols of beans annually, and by in consequence of the dirty state shipping them abroad, ressives of the shipments made in the au- CONSORT gold for native produce. It is tumn of 1928, causing European hardly likely that the south or the buyers to boycott this article, Scre STORES,
vast lines of the C.ER. will benefit benns ware, substituted by other, to any extent by the new scheme as fatty goods, and oil extracted from the rail carriage from stations onlineord, palm kernels, and similar these lines to the western frontior articles which had not such a great station of Manchuli would make it admixture of dirt and stones as impossible for beans from these the Manchurian beans, lines to compete with the beans grown on the western line, princip. ally in the neighbourhood of Tsitsikar, A
New York, May 13-Queen Rambhai Barni of Siam, who, has bron visiting the United States with the King, now has do now pairs of gloves, 78 pairs of stock inga and 13 pairs of shcos pur chased recently in New York at expensive Fifth Avenue shops, r
Her Majesty's bill in one shop
was 8028
Time Advantage.
Machinery
To do this, it is neccesary to sat up proper cleaning machinery, or elevators, in Manchuria and to ehin beans of such quality as will The calculation made shows that give confidence to buyers in Europe. the direct rail freight will be about Even ten shillings a ton reduction oight shillings per ton loss than will not attract buyers if they are the ocean route, a figure which not sure of the quality of the er- many senship owners could easiticle they are buying.
The how gloves are: 42 pairs of
ly cut to bent the rail competition. In any case, the scheme is one four-button slip-ons, in black, reso but as regards time en route, the which will receive support., from beige, eggsboll, and tans six pairs railway must hold a very grub Chinese shippers, and will prove a of twelve button pink suede; six advantage, probably halving the new marte of zexauue to the Bovirt phire of sixteen button ivory suede: number of days from east to west Government provided that the first and ons pair of sixteen-button pink Harbin merchants are very experimental shipments prove suce anedo (The prices ranged from joyful over the now idea and concossful. It is a long run from sider that it will have the effect of Manchuria to Hamburg and it 85.50 to 810 n pair.
The stockings turo all 10-gauge improving the market and increas seems most extraordinary that the chillon, Fize 8 and host of cheming the demand for woya henne Soviet railways can accept a rate are black. They foot from 84.00 but they seem to forget that one less then that by steamer --- 27. (
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