HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1933.
WHOLESALE PRICES IN NOTED FRENCH
HONG KONG
Return To The Level Of 1932
27 PER CENT. DECREASE SINCE 1931
As measured at the Statistical Office of the Imports and Exports Department, wholesale prices in Hong Kong during the 3rd Quarter of 1933 showed, on balance, decreases of 4.3 per cent, as compared with the 2nd Quarter, and 9.0 per cent. as compared with the 1st Quarter of this year.
As compared with the averages for previous years, there was a decline in wholesale prices of 18.5 per cent." as compared with 1932; 26.9 per cent. as compared with 1931; and 0.2 per cent. as. compared with the base period of 1922.
The following table shows the course of price changes since 1931-
(1932-100)
1931
1932
Foodstufe
144.8
126.5
121.6
Textiles
135.8
125.2
109.4
Metals and Minerals 140,9-
128.1
109.7
Miscellaneous
125.4 109.7
1st Qr. 2nd Qr. 3rd Qr. 1939 1933 1933 116.1 110.7 95.1- 88.1 110.0, 108:8 98.3 96.1 06.5
» Average »—136.6
122.4. 109,7
104.3
99.8
FOODSTUFFS
181
90
95
99 03 170
50
135
200 271
114
99
ES. 39 8 2288888-2-2 8.
23
585
96
32g Ba¤×25 23 2g g
It will be seen from the above, Beef table that, as compared with the Eggs 131, 104
218 152 151 year 1932, there was an average decline in each group in the 3rd
-Flour quarter of 1933)
(Wheat) 114 In the Foodstuffs group, Beef Salt Fish. 125 150 and Mutton alone showed in-Fruits, creases, beef rising from an aver
Fresh 306 .273 age to 32 cents a pound in 1932, to Lard... 138 114 33 cents in the September quarter Milk (Con of 1933 and Mutton from 28 to 29 cents a pound. Beans fell from Mutton
dansed) 195 176 176 176 173 27.08 to $5.97 a picul; Eggs from Onions...... 141
173 132 130 149 2.6 to 2.4 cents a plece; Wheat Peanut Oil 17
104 116 Flour from $1.67 to 86.28 a plcul: Pork ... 133 119 123 108 122 118 102 Salt Fish from $80.00 to $54.03 a picui; Fresh Fruit from $3.32 to Poultry
Potatoes... 109, 109 .93 38.19 a picul; Lard from $28.20 to
....175 147 125 $23.69 a picut; Condensed Milk' from 87.52 to 37.40 a dozen; Onions from $5.33 to $2.81 à pleul; Péanet O from $22.03 to $18.27 a picul; Pork from $47.92 to $42.67 à picul; Potatoes from $4.32 to $3.02 a pleul; Poultry from $76.83 to 884.00 a plcul; White Rice from $6.87 to 35.69 a picul; Broken Rice from, 85.22 to $23.95 a pleul; Raw Vermicelli Sugar from $7.17 to $8. 39 a picul; Vegetables from $12.38 to 83.91 a picul: and Vermicelli from 825.42 to $18.82 a picul
Textiles.
All Textiles showed price de- clines: Cotton Yarn falling from 64 to 49 cents a pound; Cottons (dyed, piatri, etc.) from 30 to 18 cents a yard; Itallans from 46 to 29 cents a yard; Shirtings (white 40/43) from 89.84 to $6.99 a piece; Manila Hemp from $14.10 to $11.82 a pleul; Gunny Bags from 36 to 30 cents a piece; Hessians from 26 to 24 cents a yard: Silk Piece Goods from $849.21 to 8792.50 & picul; Artificial Silk Yarn from $1.34 to 81.21 a pound; Blankets (Wool and Union) from $1.49 to $1.17 a pound: Flannels from 82.97 to 31.05 a yard; and Woollen Suit- Ings from $2.65 to $2.35 a yard.
Metals and Minerals.
The only increases in the Metals and Minerals group were Brass Sheets, which rose from $42.49 to $45.87 a pleul, and Tin, which rose from $108.38 to $149.51 a picul The figures for Oil Fuel and Lubri- cating Oil fell heavily: the former from $92.31 to 848.53 a ton; and the latter from $1.34 to 75 cents a" gallon (I.G.). Petrol fell from 74 to 47 cents a gallon (LG.), and Kerosene from 57 to 32 cents a gallon (IG). Other declines were, Yellow Metal Sheathing from $49.80 to $48.06 apicul; Coal from $15.19 to $12.39 a ton; Iron and Steel Bars from $4.81 to $4.24 a picul; Iron, and Steel Nails from
$11.42 to $11.32 a picul; Iron and
Steel Plates from $6.62 to $8.28 a picul; and Pig Lead from $13.29 to $8.90 a picul
(Broken) 126- 118 102.
130 123
Rico
Rico
(White) 133 113 101 Sugar
(Raw) 99 Vegetables (dried,
ato.)" 64
92. 9414
20.
83
56 -31
120 101
41
755
Textiles.
Cotton
Yarn 141 120
99 3-4 F1
Cotton
(Dyed
Plain) 94
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8881
71
Italians
(Dyed
Figured Shirtings
Plain) 87 100
(White 40-
43 yds.) 97
"(Manila) 11G
Hemp
Gunny
Hessian
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87 45
83
97 93
82 73
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113
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AVIATOR
Now in Hong Kong
M. Strom, the well-know French. aviator, accompanied by a mecha- nic and Mr. A. A. C. Morant, the local manager of the Aero Trad- ing Company arrived in the Colony from Hanoi on Monday afternoon, in a plane belonging to the Vicomte Jacques de Sibour who is shortly coming here in another plane,
It is understood that the visit is partly in connection with the aeroplane manufacturers, the Acro Company, and partly with the extension of the Air Mail service between Hong Kong and Shanghai to Hanol.
M. Strom and the mechanic are leaving for Foochow to-day, wea- ther permitting.
well-known
French
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DELAYED BY TYPHOON
Chitral Expected on Friday
MANY LOCAL PASSENGERS
ON BOARD.
The P. & O. 5.9. "Chitral" which was expected to arrive on Thursday has been delayed by a typhoon en- countered soon after leaving Singa- pore last Sunday. According to a radio message received by the local agents yesterday afternoon, she is not expected to reach here before Friday on account of the storm in the vicinity of Borneo.
Many well-known local people are on board including.
Mr. P. Anderson; Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Anslow and child, Mrs. F. Baker and two children, Mr. J. I Barnes, Mr. A. C. Beck, the Inter- port cricketer, Misa M. Beever Mr. W. J. E. Binnie, Mrs. C. C. Black, two children and governess, Mr. R. J. Boast, Mrs. Boast, Mr. S. J. Bradsell, Mrs. and Miss Brearley, (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) wife and daughter of the manager
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PROSECUTION
CRITICISED
Sharp Passages in Opium Case
"I ask your Worship to say that the prosecution, as presented in this case, is not as satisfactory as it might be that the certificate did not disclose what you ought to have known, and there being such a doubt, defendant should obtain
the benefit of it," said Mr. D.L Strellet, in addressing Mr. Scho- eld at Central Magistracy yes- terday, during the closing stages of the case in which a Chinese named Li Tat-sang 15 charged with the possession of 6.4 taels of pre- Road and (p) possession of more pared opfum at 351, Hennessy than one tael of opium dross at 30, Queen's Road West.
Defendant's Story
When the case was regumed yes- terday, the defendant gave evi- dence to the effect, that he had been an opium smoker for about two years but that he had now "given that up." He was detained by the Revenue officers on Sep- tember 22, but he never bought anything but Government opium. Since May this year, witness said that he had had a pass to obtain Kam Shan oplum but prior to that
he bought the drug in one tael pots which cost $14.50 and some- tipes $17.
of the Chartered Bank, Surg-L R. M. Bremmer, Mrs. J. Brewer, three children and governess, Mr. How long is it since you had a E E. Bromley, Mrs. S. Buss aird Hallowe'en party? Black
infant, Mr. W. Christie, Mr. and and witches' broomsticks, pumpkin children, Mrs. M. E. F. Coventry, Mrs. P. O. F. Coombes" and two lanterns and owls, bobbing apples in a tub of water, or tell- child and infant, Mr. and Mrs. J. Ing fortunes with melted, lead-Dinnen, Miss M. Farmer, Mr. A. D. Danby, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. what fun we used to have! I rer Flynn, Mr. J. W. Franke, the Sup- said that about the end of August Continuing his story, defendant member the last one I went to erintendent of Prisons, Miss M F. last, he had roughly 1 taels of (I hate to think how many years Gairdner, Miss K. E. Gordon, Mr. Kam Shan opium, this being the ago) in a small village at home. G. Hailey, Mr. A. T. Hamilton, of leave over" from his previous pur- We had played, all the games, the Education Department, Mrs chases. He went to Canton on Sep- tried all the fortunes, even sat Hamilton, Mr. B. W. Hamilton, tember 3, and returned on Septem- round the fire roasting chestnuta Mrs. H. G. Hegarty, Mr. A. E E. ber 18. Witness said he had about and telling ghost stories. Then Jetries, Mrs. Jeffries and infant, 10 taels when he left and on his just before midnight we four un-Mrs. C. A. Kemble, Mr. Az W. Lane, return he found that the quantity married girls were each shut in Mr. W. R. Latham, Mr. R. S. was about the same. In addition dark room by ourselves (very Logan, Miss A. Mackenzie, Mrs. C. to this, witness said he had an- creeps, this part was!) with an Gordon Mackie, wife of the "Tai-other tin in his shop at Queen's apple and a looking glass. While pan" of Gibb Livingstone, Capt. Road West. the church clock, chimed twelve D. J. McAdam, "Mr. we had to eat the apple and stare Meadows, Dr. J. H. Montgomery, W. E. into the mirror to see our future Mrs. A. Murdoch, Mrs. Parry, Mr. husbands. And believe It or not, the only one of us who saw even child, Mrs. E. G. Powell, Mrs. E
HH. Pegg and Mrs. Pegg and a shadow was married within the M. Ramsey, Mrs. D. M.' Bicharde, year, and quite unexpectedly. Now Mrs. Rodger, Mr. H. H. Rose, Mrs. you try it!
Rose and infant. Mrs. Sedgwick, Mrs. Sheldon, Mrs. G. G. Slade, Mr. and Mrs. A. Sommerfeld Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Stokes and child, Mr. and Mrs. Talmage, Mr. A Walker, Mr. F. B. S. Walkin and Mr. R. G. P. Weighton.
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ON THE WAY TO MACAO The morning ship to Macao last Sunday looked more like a jockey club then an excursion boat, there being so many ladies and gentle- men in their riding kit making the trip for the races in the Portuguese Colony,
.
I went on board rather earlier than usual, and as I had some lit- tle time to spare before the ship left her wharf, I stationed myself in the gangway and watched all the people coming aboard.. Miss Alabaster was amongst the earlier ones, and she looked very smart, I thought, in her riding Kit, as did Mrs. Leo Frost and the Misses Dowbiggin, Fearon, Pat Master, Betty and Beryl Fair.
These Macão 59
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93 74
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72 70
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·Bags 201 240 244 202 197
Silk Pieca
'Cloth B
Goods 85 Silk Yarn
(Art.) 45 Blankets
(Wool and
Union) 156 194 117 102 93 Flannels
... 352 349 224 190 132 Suitings
and Tweeds. (Woollen) 96 9488 121
Metals and Minerals.
Brass
Yellow
80
races are being looked upon as quite an important
Item in the season's social calen-
dar, and not the least interesting
ROTARY CLUB
MEETING
Luncheon on the
President Hoover
MANY CANTON GUESTS PRESENT
part of it is the trip there and "President Hoover" was the scene The dining room on board the back. A very cheerful spirit al of the Rotary Olub luncheon yes ways prevails in the boat as everybody has the "holiday feel ing." while some one has describ- ed it like a pleasant trip across the Channel by a holiday group!
GUY FAWKES DAY One of the celebrations on No vember.5, "Guy Fawkes" day, will take the form of an "At Home" at the Craigengower Cricket Club
attraction,
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about one-fifth of that is said to Mr. Strellett: Do you know that
bought the whole lot from the Im- be non-Government opium? — I port and Export office.
Did you mix anything with your stock?-No..
Never?-Never.
A boy employed in the shop was the next witness. He said that he ing the oplum dross both, from had been in the habit of collect-
the house as well as the shop, for the past two years. His employer did not know anything about this but he gave the dross to a travel- ling salesman to bring back to the country for a fellow villager.
Mr. Strellet then "addressed the Court, saying that it was absurd to think for a moment that a mar of the defendant's standing should stoop to adulterate Government opium, and even then at only the small percentage suggested by the prosecution. His client had been an excessive
buyer of Government opium, but when the analyst turn- ed round and blandly said that he found that the opium was not go- vernment optum, because it was not in the same condition as when said that one might as well say it left the factory, Mr. Strallett that a tin of ointment was not
of ointment because a fly happened
to settle on it!
terday when a large number Rotarians from Hongkong as well as several from Canton and a good number of visitors were the guests of Mr. T. B. Wilson, President of the Hongkong Rotary Club.
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An excellent luncheon was served and Mr. Wilson, on behalf of the Captain of the ship extended hearty welcome to the Rotarians.
The Very Reverend Deaa Alfred
"Unsatisfactorily Presented"
Mr. Strellett then quoted a number of technical argument by saying that cases and ended a the case, as present by the pro- secution, was most unsatisfactory. Revenue Officer Grimmitt:. In when the sports prizes won dur- Swann was welcomed back" to the fairness to the Import and Export ing the past season, will be dis-Club, and on being naked to address strong objections to the remarks tributed.
Department. I must take very The chief however, will be the dance which the members, confcased that he had made by Mr. Strellett about the will start at 8 o'clock and go on been a disgrace's far as Rotary unsatisfactory way in which the for a couple of hours, and to those
was concerned, as he had travelled Who know real "Craigengower hos-over 10,000 miles and never had the to know what was unsatisfactory case is presented and, I would like pitality no further detalls, need pportunity once of using hie Ro-about it.
tary International ticket.
Rotarian "Jim" Henry from Can- it is unsatisfactory because the Mr. Brellett. You want to know? ton, speaking on behalf of the guests certificate does not give Your
sible offence this man has com from Canton said, that they were Worship & proper view of any pos
mitted and as your Worship knows it should be properly shown, what non-Government opium is, and the degree to which it is alleged it is non-Government oplum, and the value of that oplum
Sheets 127 100 90 100 101 Metals Sheathing 159 116 115 104 111 Coal 110 110 101 180 be given Iron and
Steel Bars 113 Iron and
Iron and
85 84 88 TS
the
The one thing 1, like about dan- ecs and "At Homes in this Club la Steel nails 116 117 128 129 116 People of all nationalities attend very grateful at being invited and the friendly spirit, that prevalis them and it is here that some of expressed the hope that when local most up-to-date Chinese Rotarians visit Canton, they will dresses are to be seen.
look them up on board the "Tai; The popular president of the shan" where the Canton Rotary Club, Mr. B. W. Bradbury and his Club hold their meetings, charming wife will be host and The guests present were hostess, and as far as I know, a lows:-Messrs. J. M. Henry, J. M. as fol- large number of people have ac-X. Chollott A. E. Qui, RH that Mr. Strellett had called the Revenue Officer Grimmitt sald Gorman 8F Chien, G. Bardiak,
whole case unsatisfactory. Now he B. Harrison and Dr. Tannyson said it was the certineate only. Howie of Canton, Mr. O. Staple He, Mr. Grimmitt admitted that was
Steel plates 391 147 174 171-130 Lead (Pig) 100 190 Of the Miscellaneous
94 items, Kerosene
81 80 Hardwoods increased a point from Oil Fuel...212 285 147 164 .143 103 91 73 60' 50 81.02 to 1.03 a cuble foot; Buffalo Lubricat Hides from $26.23 to 833.58 a picul; Saltpetre from $19.50 to $20.99 a Petrol. 87
ing Oil 131 140. 83 84 78 picul; and Balphuric Acid from Tin 177 140 151 184 208cepted invitations,
74 64 810.40 to $10.43 a picul. Cement
decline from $1.14 to 78 cents a
pical; Charcoal from $2.10 to 81.97
Feather
#
60
47
Miscellaneous.
71
61 38 48
42
a pleal; Feathers (Duck) from Cement $47.16 to $31.93 a picul; Firewood Charcoal ... 43 from 92 to 85 cents & picul; Cow Hides from $25.75 to $20.49 a picul; Sole Leather from 866.86 to $43.42 a picul; Chinese Paper from 829.85 to $18.73 a picul; Ratans from $9.97, to 89.38. apicul; Soft- woods from 80 to 60 cents a cubic foot; Soda Ash from $8.38 to $4.52 a picul; and Sulphate of Ammonia from $7.58 to 26.85 a picul.
Individual Averages
Beans
Foodstuffs.
· (1922-100)":
1st 2nd, 3rd. Qr. Qr. Qr.. 1931 1932 1933 1933 1933 130. 118 113 104
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BARRISTER TO WED
I notice that Mr. Leo D'Almada ton of Tientsin, Mr. T. W: Southam Tair comment but Mr. Strellett did 32 inr, the well-known local barria Toronto, Rev. RF. Lankester of what he took objection to.
of Amoy Mr. D: 8. Wylie of not say that before. That was ter, is soon to join the rank of Yunnanfu, and Desars, C. L. benedicks, the lady bei Shank, F... Newman, F. Moun the case was unsatisfactory on Clottide Baretto of 157, Waterloo der, FA Perry JW. Platt and sented, as the case was based on Mr. Strellett ralterated that d. They are one of the most popular young couples in the Pork Surg, Com. R., P. Ninnis of Hong the certificate, and the certifcate
kong
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tuguese community and a large.
was unsatisfactory "PH
circle of friends outside that will Mr. O. Stapleton brought greet The Magistrate then remarked ings from the Tientsin Rotary Club
congratulate them.
35 34" 36
(Dick) 160 124 Firewood 114 110 119, 106 102 Hardwoods $2 80 82 82 81 Hides
(Cow) 182 134 · 107 98 107 Hides
(Buffalo) 192 150 163 100-203 Leather
Mr. D'Almada is the President which he said was the second oldest that he must reserve judgment as (Bale) 135 123 103. 108 of Club de Recreio and taxes a Club in China, having been eleven be had to consider the evidence Paper
very active interest in the affairs years in existence, Mr. Southam before him. Judgment will be dell- (Chinese) 98 110 64 65 01 Rattaus 180 123 123 120 118 en that he took, the, leading role. et Rotary Club in China, the Amoy
of the Club It will be remember from Amoy represented the young vered on Friday next at 11 am. Saltpetre 154 132 114 182 130 when they presented Madam club being only a few months old. Softwoods - 127 114 111 98 88 Jotte with so much success. The Rev, B. F. Lankester who is or than the difference between Soda Ash 147 128 129 104, 91. Miss Baretto is a very charming on his way Home From Yunnan said Hong Kong und England. Sulphuric
personality and is very well-liked by that to be in Hongkong was like After the duncheon Acid 131 12 118 117 132 all who know her. She la a popu- getting back into English life thanks to Mr. Wilson for Sulphate of
Ammonia 87
Portuguese, ngain. The difference between pitality was proposex
Hongkong and Yunnanfu was greate Bwana and most heartily
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