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HONG KONG FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION.
INTERFORT PROGRAMME
Thursday, January 28th,
Hong Kong, Shanghai-
Club Ground.
Baturday, January 28th
Shanghai . .K: Chinese Clab Ground.....
Monday, January 30th,
Shanghai . United Service
Kowloon Ground.
All matches start at 3 p.m. sharp. Booking for the 20th & 29th for the covered and uncovered stands will pen af Mesera Anderson on Monday,
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GOLF
HONG KONG" TEAM ". SHANGHAI
The following will be the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club team v. Shanghai to-day at Fanling.
0. E. C. Marton (Captain) L. R. Andrews
ML W. Budd
A. E. Lissaman
E. J. R. Mitchell
TA. Pearco.
Reserve A. K. Mackenzie. "
MAMAK HOCKEY
R.E.. R.AM.C.
The following will represent the Royal Engineers in their Mamak hockey match against the Royal Army Medical Corpy on the Sookumpoo ground today at 4
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Cook, Himbary, "Whitefield, Hol- mes, Mullens Harding, Leslis, Hayden, Lt Walker, R. Harding,
and Pegg.
FRIENDLY
C.B.A. v. CLUB or RECREIO
The following have been selected to represent the Central British Association hockey team in a match against Club de Recreio оп Y.M.C.A. ground to-day :-
G. Duncan; B. 1. Bickford, McNider: N. MeQ. Whitley, R. Blyth, J. J. King, G. Fowler, R. Carol, E. Meider, T. Whitley, 31. Weill,
Y.M.C.A, LADIES r. R.A.
the
Playing on the Diocesan Girls
yesterday, School ground Y.M.C.A. Ladies lost to the Royal Artillery.
The result was 4 goals to 2 in favour of R.A.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL -
ORNAMENTS AND FABRIC
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The report is confined to major alterations and additions.
Lady Chapel. Last year I reported that a total of 30 new chairs had been pur- chaved, largely from gifts, for the
Lady Chapel. I am glad to be able
to say that the member has been raised to 48, the total required.
A door, has been made in the panelling at the East end of the Lauly-Chapel into the Organ loft. This has been necessary to provide for extra space, under the organ
for storage purposes.
Sanctuary.
The new blue Tientsin carpet, the wilt of Mr. A. S. Abbott, has been installed and his recant gift of a will be placed there presently.
teak-wood Deng's stall
LIVERPOOL TRADE
REPORTS
Cotton, Wheat, Rubber
and Sugar
Messrs. Pentreath and Co. have dated Dec. 18, from A. J. Buston forwarded us the following Reports and Co., of Liverpool.
COTTON
The Debt situation has been clear
JANUARY 25, 1933.
funish about 21,000,000 quarters HONG KONG POLICE for export. Australia - is', also pressing sales, and large bookinga are being made for uxport.
The Argentine estimate of 20,000,000 quarters, was considered bullish on American markets, as it compared with earlier predictions' of 34 to 38,000,000 quarters.
Russia and the Balkans seem to
RESERVE
[ORDERS BY THE HON. MR. E. D. C. WOLFE, OM.G., L.G.P.]
Arms Licences.
be shaping for bad crops. The
kans much wheat was planted late, Polico. Reserve who are in posses acreage in Russia is 3,000,000 acres less than last year. In the Bai- All members of the Hong Kong and in Rumania the acreage is con-ion of Arms Licences are required! siderably reduced.
Indian Company.
Leave.-Assistant Superintendent
..
Flying Squad Special Patrol.-A special patrol
Fall in at Central
Judging the situation from in to forward the licences to the Police ed up to some extent, during the international point of view, it is Reserve Officer for renewal the old past week. As expected, we are very diffoult to express an opinion licences now out of date. definitely stated that we regard this at this juncture. Pessimism is still to pay by earmarking gold for rampant and the political element American account, but it has been precludes any real recovery for the as a payment to account of capital time being. If it were not for all of Police (Reserve) Mr. Sirdar under a final settlement. In France these outside factors, we feel that Khan has been granted eight the Chamber has turned down M. operators could take a constructive months leave of absence from the Herriot's proposal to pay undario of the market. Some of our Colony as from January 21, 1933.
Sub Inspector Badan Singh has friends may argue that prospec reservations, and he has resigned. legium and Poland have also detive big shipmants may hate the been granted six months' leave of effect of depressing the arts absence from the Colony as from cided not to pay. The sterling ex- change has taken these new dove and that prices would undoubted January 21, 1033. lopments very well, and the cotton ly be higher if big supplies were markets both here and in America not available in exporting coun- have shown a fair improvement in trics, and it must be admitted that spite of the shock of last week's definite improvement is likely will take place on Wednesday). Just within the north door of Bureau, though Liverpool has not until these excessive surpluses are January 23. the Cathedral there has been in quite kept pace with New York, materially reduced. However, the Police Station at 20.00 hours. stalled in the transept a new table and the parity has declined a little chartering of ships in U.8.; Canada Dreas: Winter uniform and cap. In Washington the proposed Farm and Australia are symptomatic of Emergency Unit Reserve, backed by a red curtain. On this Relief legislation is actually under good importing requirements, and table have been placed notices, discussion and seems to have given
sa wheat moves to the importing Tho Unit will continues duties as books, etc., dealing with mission the impression that higher domes countries and is gradually consum arranged. ary and diocesan work.
All members are requested to One new tic prices should result. For our prices should improve. Fur- collecting box for Missionary selves we cannot quite. ROD aty.
thermore, there are distinct signs send their arms licences to the Needs" has been added.
There is also a proposal to hand of reduced acreage and reduced Police Reserve Office for renewal. over part or the whole of the re.. yields as regards the coming crops.
(Sgd.) D. L. KING.
D.S.P. (R.). maining holdings of the Stabilisa
Hong Kong, January 23, 1033,- tion Corporation to the Red Cross for charitable distribution; this may mean anything from 300,000 to 500,000 bales
Worth Transept.
covered with a red silk cloth and
An extra half door has been fitted in the doorway, the upper half of this includes an open wire mesh framework allowing light and air to pass Treely into the Cathedral when the door is closed. This half door is removed at night before the heavy doors are closed.
(Cathedral Hall.
The stage for the Nativity Play constructed of hardwood planks is a permanent addition to the Cathe dral's effects. This is stored tem porarily in the Cathedral Tower.
Fabric.
With regards to the fabric of the Cathedral, Cathedral Hall and Dean's
architects. House, the
The Census Bureau's Consump- tion figure of 504,000 bules was dis appointing, because Garside had estimated it at 518,000. In itself, however, the figure is not very good. although it is a little higher than October (508,244), but an November had 221 working days against only 23, the daily rate works but at only 21,400 against 21,800. A re duction in the daily rate at this stage of the season is unusual.
Manchester market reports have Meirs. Leigh & Orange, have re- been fairly good, with a consider ported that when the pieces of able volume of enquiry, but many work which they recommended to offers are still too low. The Board be done have been completed the of Trade Returns for November buildings will be in good repair. were fairly encouraging, and the These matters are at present receiv❝more loom" agreement has now ing attention. But in addition the reached the critical stage of sub architects have advised that the mission to the full organisations on exterior of the Cathedral be at both sides. Hot Secretaries of Clubs who tended to, so that its surface may. have members playing in the Inter-be preserved from deterioration port match against Shanghai on This is a larger mutter and has Thursday next, 26th instant, are received the attention of the fin- kindly requested to arrange for ance committee and will be decided their players to be at the dressing by the new Cathedral Church room, Hong Kong Football Club at Council. 2.30 p.m. on that day.
FOOTBALL
There will be a practice kick on the Club ground to-day at 5 p.m. All players and reserves are re quested to turn out.
RUGGER
BORDERERS » CLUB A
The following will represent the South Wales Borderers "A" XV. [ Club VA” XV to-day at Sookun.
poo, 8.15 p.m
Pte. Jones, Pte. Lewis, Pte. Sinumonds, Liens, Richardson, Cpl. Shaw, Pte. Hoskins, Lieut. Harail- ton (Capt.), Pte. Whelan, Pte. Watkins, Sgt. Constant, Pte. Gil more, Pte. Lloyd, Pte. Bromley, Pte. Jones, and L/Cpl. Evanя.
Referee Capt. P. Gottwalty, M.C.
The following will represent the Club ""A"-
1. Goldman: D. Hynes, N. M. Cochrane, A. W. Torrible, A. H. Habord S. J. H. Fox, NM. Mackintosh; A. R. Cox, C Austin
The Report was adopted.
THE ELECTORAL ROLL... At the last Annual Meeting I reported that the membership of the Cathedral Roll was as follows. Members in residence 319, members away on leave 11, making a total of 30. This was an increase on the previous year.
The members at present on the roll are 230 in residence and 38 on leave, a total of 266. This is an increase on last year's figures, but. is not representative of the regular cathedral congregation.
St. Peter's Roll. Last year the figures were 58 is residence and two on leave, a total of 00. This year the members are 48 in residence and one on leave, a total of 40..
The improvement in the relative position of Egyptian has been car ried during the week, but the posi- tion with regard to Sakel is very confused, the parity over Uppers in Liverpool being very low, while in Alexandria it. has made a fair
recovery.
We cannot help being impressed
by the way markets have recovered, and indeed risen to some extent, following last week's unexpectedly big U.8. crop estimate. It certain ly looks as though most of the "bad news" has already been fully discounted, and only a very slight oncouragement. would he needed for prices to advance.
WHEAT
Prices are slightly lower on the week. It must, however, be noted that the greater part of the decline took place on Tuesday, when May wheat in Chicago fell 1 3/8 to with- in a cent of the lowest level, due mostly to the continued controversy. over war debts.
During the earlier part of the week under review, some firmness was imparted to the market on ad- CATHEDRAL COUNCIL vices of continued cold weather in The following were elected to the the South West of the U.S.A. and insufficient snow covering. Other Cathedral Church Council G. S. Archbutt, F. Austin, P. E. bullish factors were reports that Barker, R. T. Barrett, A. Brearley, Russia had cancelled export to W. O. Clark, D. J. Crozier, D. S. Italy, and that the market was ex- Harley, L. B. Holmes, T. H. King, pecting the sale of 6,500,000 bushels F. Mason, T. G. Maunder, Sir Hof Farm Board wheat to China
K. A. Munro, F. G. Nigel, F. RE. Pollock, Capt, J... de shortly. Further strength was
Burth, 8. H. Garrod, J. H. MeElney, G. C. Montrie.
Reserves: G. E. S. King and
Dalziel.
SATURDAY'S FIXTURE.
On Saturday January 2, the Regimental lat XV play the Royal Navy at Sookunpoo, kick-off 4 p.m.
CRICKET
CLUB 2ND XI. HECREIO
The following will represent the Club 2nd XI against the Club de Recreio in a league match on the H.K.C.C. ground of Saturday 2 p.m. :--
Vaisey, Lady Pollock, Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Thwaites, Mrs. Wood, Miss J. W. Buckwell, Misa N. E. Elliott,
Miss W. L. Griffin.
For St. Peter's;-Mra.“ Booker, Miss E. 8. Atkin, H. E. Allen, John Pau
noticeable last Saturday, owing to light receipts in the U.S.A. with farmers continuing to hold for higher prices.":"
Since then, a few bearish factors have set in, and apart from poli- tical events, markets have been The following were elected to rather depressed as a result of in- serve on the Diocesan Conference: creasing pressure, by Argentine Mr. P. E. Barker, Sir Henryshippers, while Canadian and Aus Pollock, Lady Pollock, Mr. W. Ctralian wheat is freely offered at Olark, Mrs. Evans, Mra Wood, lower prices, such offers not anding Mr. F. Mason, Capt. Vainay, Mr. say outlet. Buyers are slow to J. G. Maunder, Miss Griffin, Mr. make bide as they expect lower F. Austin, Miss Buckwell..
prices.
ST. LOUIS INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
TO CELEBRATE PATRONAL FESTIVAL ON SUNDAY .....
In U.S. the condition is poor. over a considerable ares. The care- age seeded is 2,000,000 acres less than in 1931, whilst the sowings of laut year were 4,500,000 bushels down; compared with 1030, With good weather for the remainder of unr season (which seems unlikely) the coming crop. may show wonderfal recovery, as wheat is a hardy plant,
A but with a continuation of severe wintry conditions and insuficient ed, further deterioration is likely Farmers are pursuing their hold.
·ing off attitude, all they expect that the allotment plan or similar scheme will be adopted to raise prices.
There are active shipments at Canadian Winter ports and Canada
CE Gahagan (Capt.), A E Mackenzie, H. J. Armstrong, P. E Baekett, C. W. E. Bishop, L. D. Kilbee, H. J. D. Love, A. D.. Low- son, R. 8. W. Patterson, J. E. The St. Loris Industrial School snow covering in the areas affect- Potter, and C. Wright.
will on January 20 belebrate the Patronal Feast of the Congregation the Feast of St. Francis de Sales.
There will be solemn High Mase According to the Peking Press, at 10 am, with a panegyris of the the boily of Colonel An Teli Ching, Saint predched by Rev. Fr Mou the Chinese Commander who lost, Donald 8.3 Immediately after
his life in the defence of the south the Mass, there will be an inspect is still pressing sales. It is report- the recent Biné Japanese Ption of the different workshop dead that farm sticks only amount
ShaoHalkwan, will bo partments to give friends an ided to $3,000,000 bushels
and not of the work which is being done by Regarding Australia, cabled crop had been the boys entrusted to the care of reports are favourable, both as the school and finally, an oppor- regards quantity and quality. It torded of seeing is probable that the outturn will
rock of the, laxceed all previous records, the
yield "being" expected to be over 125,000,000 riquarters which would
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Therefore, although prices may go somewhat lower, due to outside factors, we would keep off the short aide and would favour purchases for a long shot.
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point of view. The general view that in the long run during next Prices remain steady, and the year sugar prices will improve stil) market is very quiet, but the statis- holds good, but as regards the im- tical position, at least as far as mediate future, market movements Europe is concerned, is definitely are difficult to forecast; apart from taking on a more favourable as the article itself, price, movements pect. U.K. Stocks this week are at the moment are dictated by gen- down to 39,381 tons in London, and oral world conditions, and the in- 85,311 in Liverpool, giving a total ternational debt problem has also of 94,892 tons. This figure is still been responsible for the gloomy high, of course, but is getting dis feeling prevalent in the marker tinctly nearer. the figures of more this week. normal years, for instance, 06,200 in 1997 and 73,000 in 1920. More. over, these stocks are not weighing on the market, so that should a buying movement develop, as it well may during the next few months, there can be no doubt that prices would respond shatply.
SUGAR
Philippine, sugars has not been so Hodge selling of Porto Rico and noticeable in the New York mar ket this week, but a rumour of shipments from Java, which sugar would otherwise have gone to the East, has caused the British refiner to be indifferent about buying. The refiners supplies of raw sugar in this country are rather excessive.
The statistical position as· cai-
General liquidation and hedge selling have been responsible for culated by Licht of European the decline in prices which has stocks which will exist on Septem taken place since last week, and ber 1, 1933 is 1,828,000 tons against although the quantity put, on the 2,628,000 tons last season, and market by sellers has not been ex 2,010,000 tons the season before. It cessive, there has been no support is difficult to say when the market in the market from the buying will respond to this bullish posiv
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