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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, JULY 23, 1934.
HONGKONG TRADE RETURNS
Decline For The First
Half-Year
The Statistical Office of theImports and Exports Department repons that, la terms of Hong Kong currency, the trade of the Colony declined during the first half year of 1934, as compared with the corresponding period of 1933; imports being less by 24.5 per cent., and exporis less by 39.3 per cent.
I
"In the first half year of 1934 imports were declared at wi value of $195.5 millions (£142 millions), as compared with $259.7 militons (£17.0 millions), in the first half year of 1985; exports totalled $157.1 millions (£11.4 millions), as against $211.6, militons (£13.9 millons). "
Comparative statistles show that Japan, China and the Netherlands East Indies increased their shares of the Imports into the Colony, while Great Britain, U.S.A. French Indo-China, Slam, Germany, British Malaya, India, Australia and Belgium recorded decreases.-
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The Japanese share of the to-al'import trade alinost doubled: in the first balf year of 1933 it amounted to 44 percent, and in the firs half year of 1934 to 8.0 per cent,
The Piece Goods Imports trade declined from $36.4 millions in the first half year of 1933 to $28.8 millions, in the first half year of 1934, the share of the United Kingdom falling from 28.4 per cent. (510.3 milllans), to.. 11.5 per cent. ($4.2 millions); while the share of Japan increased from 8.0 per cent. ($2.9 millions) to 15.4 per cent. ($4.4 millions). The North China share of this trade has steadily increased from 22.0 per cent. in the first yeAT of 1931 to 29.3 per cent, in 1992, 16.9 per cent, in 1933 and 52.9 per cent. In 1934,
HALF-YEARLY COMPARISONS
Following are the comparative figures of total importa and exports (including Treasure) during the first six months of the years 1931, 1932. 1933 að 1934:---
COMMODITY FIGURES
The total values by main groups of commodities, with the· Ogures ["for June, 1933, in brackets are
given below:-
Imports Exports
Animals, Live 651.788 20,025
(939,433) (38.574) Fuilding
Materials 489,426 309,811
:712,372) (356.353) Chemicals and
Drugs 339,617 *223,583
(698,879) (344,797)
$
HOME, FACTORY AND BUIKEAS
Chinese
Medicine 1,105,533
(1.114,094)
1,052,571
Dyeing
(912.757)
Materials 445,823
187,658 (447,395) (253,274) Foodstuffs 12,974,219 8,758,110
Fuels
(15.843.795) (18,038.150)
908,284 (3,092,249)
44,260
(209,904)
Hardware
258,470
174,715
(317,060)
(69,152)
Liquors
Machinery and
Engines
Manures
Metals
Minerals and
Ores
Nuts..and
AN OLD FRIEND
HENNESSY
In
new
bottle
IMPORTS
1931
$
1932 $
1933.
$
1954
5
Merchandise ... 387,049,127 335,439,121 258,950,214 195.541,957 16,003.208 28,007,928 25,955,916 42,985,066 Treasure
393,005,043 378.424,187 - 274,953,482 224,449,895
Total
$
Hennessy's have always given the" Now world the best Brandy.. they give the best and safest bottle, hermetically sealed, but with a simple glass stopper underneath.
INSIST
HENNESSY
333,342,250 296,525,694 274,557.877 212,129,571
HALF-YEARLY TRADE
In the following table the total values of Imports and Exports of merchandise are given in £'s and S's millions for the first six months of the years 1931-1934:---
SO
ON
296,227 30,535 (317.080) (62,792)
319.079 167,554 (248,664) (203,042) 270,054 361,158 (1.198.934) (1.063,801) 2,256,937 1.904,893 (2,883,933) (2.570,801
26.800 232,294 (37.282) (95.999)
Seeds
258,533 *363,440
(244,858) 4303:423) Olls and Fats 3,674,887
2,60$,611 (2,017,959) (1,657,279) Paints
. 116,789
-0.015 (164,523) (119,518) Paper
871,337 553,983 (717.257) (648.745) Plece Goods 4.734,271" 3,600,033
(4.722,858) (3,998,984) Railway
Materials 4,010 429,357
(420)
() 335,867 197,678
POWER
HOUSE,
TUGS
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Around the Courts
THEFT OF A DIAMOND RING" up and carried away the basket on his shouldër, but he was seen, and. arrested by him (the detective) in Park Street. -The defendant pleaded guilty and a sentence of one month's hard labour was imposed.
At the Before Mr. Hamiton Central Magistracy on Saturday morning, a Chinese woman named Leung Fook, a.mald-servant, was charged with theft of a diamond ring. and pawning the article without the permission of the owner.
It was stated by the complainant the mistress, who lived in No. 121, Gloucester Road, Wanchal, that the ring had been stolen a couple of days ago, and she suspected the Accused.
The case was adjourned until this afternoon in order that further investigations may be carried out.
STEALING EMPTY BOTTLES
A Chinese named Chong Wal, de- scribed as an unemployed, appear. ed before Mr. Wynne-Jones at the
(623.87.1) (381,099! Kowloon Magistracy, on Saturday
10,398,238
اشا
ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT
Charged: with the embezzlement" of three separate sums of $1,800, $1,950 and $8,788.33 from the Man Sang Wo Firm of No. 106 Wing Lok Street, Kwong Bau Chiu, 38 years, was on Saturday morning remand- cd until next Saturday when the appeared before Mr. QAA Mar- fayden to answer to the charte.
Mr. C. Lowe who is appearing for the complainants said the total Sum involved $12,000. Mr. Hugh Jones is representing the accused.
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Sentence of six months' hard labour was imposed on Yeung KI
9,698,036 morning, charged with unlawfully unemployed, when he appeared (1.069,182) (10,603,232) stealing a basket of empty milk before Mr. Macfayden at the Cen
275,581 353,021
bottles, which belonged to the Banral Magistracy on Saturday on a (237,311) (181.564) Hung Lee Dairy Farm Company. charge, of maliciously wounding July 9 during`a Ma. Shu, a Chinese detective. Suin “On, on who prosecuted, said that about 7 gambling quarrel..
'clock on Saturday morning. a fnki of the above mentioned Com- pany was sent to deliver bottles of milk in Jordan Road, and while he was going up-stairs at No. 29. 1st floor, the fok! left a basket of empty mik.bottles in the side of the road. The accused then came
EXPORTS..
Merchandise Treasure
1932 1931 " $
$ 272,667,257 242,302,696 211,555,316 60,674,993 54,222,998 63.002,561
1932
..1934
$
157,107,557 55,022,014
Tobacco
Total
Treasure
Canada
Ceylon
(1,107,221) (86,214)
477.830 $8,099
(76,277) 46,325 (44,709!
Vehicles
E, Africa
India
1931
Imporis. Exporta
£17.7
(576,800)
20.311 (10,293)
30.701 -16.163 (25.082) (32,803) 309.693 281.161 (538.581) (322,961)
Wearing
Apparel
227,599 $258,783)
Sundries Bags
£13.2 Malaya
"
BRANDY
$367:0
$272,7
(British)
1932
HE.I
1933....
£22.1 $335.4 $242.3 £17.0 £13.9
£18.0
New Zealand
1934
W. Africa
454,306 2,028,060 (372,133) (1,668,625)
27,576,
9.384 ..(5,902) (35,391) 143,114 73,751 (243,556) (62,362)
3,462 44,870 (119,273) (54,842)
8,318
Matches
Others
Hides
Leather
(All Kinds) 281,548 99,066
(238,425) (51,498) 132,215 91,810
(171,047) (158,394)
..2,913,620 2,782,083
J
(1,079)
W. Indies
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MONTHLY FLUCTUATIONS
Since June of 1933 total Imports,
of merchandise into Hong Kong B. E. Other fluctuated from the lowest dollar)
value (29.6 millions) in February. Belgium - 1934, to the highest (43.5 milión's in September, 1933; while Exports luctuated from $22.2 millions in February, 1934," to $34.7 millions in September, 1933.
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China, North
China
Middle
The figures åre given below," with the sterling equivalents, at äverage China South rates of exchange, in backets:--
Imports Exporta Cuba $38,324,534 $33,612,136
1933
June
(£3,724,043) (£2,328,341) C America
July
338,664,439 $28,730,748
(£2.688387) (£1,998,316)
Denmark
Aug.
$39,947,837 $32,060,399
(£2,748414) (52,204,152) |Egypt:
Sept.
$43.506.242
$44,672,091
(£3,036,373). (£2,418,823) France
Oct.
$42,443,758 $34.339,869
7:3
(£2,973,274) (£2,405,579) Indo-China Nov. -$40.561.833 $33,731,571
(£2,852,004) (£2,371,751) | Germany Dec. ..... $36,841,971 $27,994,496
(£2,600,045) (£1.970853: Holland
1934
Jan.
Feb.
$32,549,352 $27,390,494 | Italy (£2 390,343) (£2,011,489)
$29,591,425 $22,223,745 Japan (£2.211.651) (1,660 994-
Mar.
..$33,634,848 · · $27,867,023
K.C. Wan
(£2,522,914) (£2,090,028)
Apr.
$32,127,012) $1,541,120
Macdo
May
((£2,342,898) (£1,935, 290;
$32,789,925 - $27,022,079
Junfe
(#2;289;161) (21,885,918) $34,834,795 $26,063,095 (0£2,435,608) (£1,369,710)
Norway
N.E. Indies
Mean rate of Exchange for June. | Philippines
1234, HK$13, 5jd.
VALUES BY COUNTRIES
glam
8. America
{
The total values of Imports and Sweden. Exports of merchandise are shown below by countries, the figures for June, 1933, being given in brackets:
U. R
Australia
Burna
587,026 (486,688)
126,695 200,310 1562,004) (830,273) Electrical
Apparatus 239.319 334,802
(253,781) (279,421) * 186,680
171.505 (121,338) (220,6921
89,176 .Total
(630) (42,022)
45.297
78.557 (43.547) (69.778)
436,946
(817,602)
69,700
(14.909)
5,948,099 1,998,098 (6.376.507) (2,403.556)
11,303 (6,788)
123,857
(150,127)
3,373,419
9.440
(203) 13,638
1,985,781
ודי
(3,076,675) (3,250.144). 45,233,033 35,781,131 (40,393,716) (44,215,338)
JUNE FIGURES
HAUNTED HOUSES
People Who "See Things
A story about a haunted house in the North of China reminds one that there are numerous cases in the country of such mysterious happenings,
This story refers to an ancient during the building. constructed Ming dynasty. more than three hundred years ago. The building comprised a number of houses and galleries. At the back there was not been one gallery that had inhabited for more than a century.. 4t night strange noises proceeded from the place, of someone holding a court of law, and then followed
the sound of water, as if a person were washing his face, and the singing of a song.
Appearing on
remand, Chan San, who was charged with being in possession of 25 counterfeit coins, was dismissed by Mr. E W. Hamilton at the Central Magis- tracy on Saturday morning, Mr. D: L. Strellett represented accused.
SELF STYLED REGENT
"End To Short
Rule
(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press”) (By Talegraph, Copyright, Tele graphic Messagez Ordinance, Received, July 9, 8 p.m.)
Barcelona: July 21. The "Grand Duke Boris 1.". self-styled regent of Andorra, the semi-independent State in the Franco-Spanish frontier between
Eastern Central, and
Pyrenees with a population of about 5,000, has been arrested and brought bere.
Total Imports of merchandise into the Colony in the month of 831.125 1.525.394" | "Junte," 1934, amounted to a declared (914,792) (1,980.036) value of $348 millions (£25 4,589,336 9,309,726 millions), as compared with $39 (4.413,284) (16,981,590) millions (52.7 millions) in June of
1,950
1933: a decrease in terms of local (296) (2,020)
currency of 11.5 per cent. 2,485 138.455
Exports of merchandise totalled () 6141,037) $26.1 millions (£1.9 millions), as 9,723
against $33.6. millions (£23 (10.726),
millions: a decrease of 225 per cent!
The swindler who also posed as (10,2T) For the first six months 1934.
a Dutch 'Count pamed Scossyreff 283,301--| Umports totalled $195.5 millions
is in realitya Russian citizen... (241229)(214.2 millions); as compared with
During his terì days' rule over the $259,0 millions (£17.0 millions) in
principality which he characteris ed as his "own" state which the corresponding period of 1933, (5,086,319) 1,821,538)
1159,163. 289,749 & decrease of 24.5 per cent.; while
in part of the Spanish town of Not long ago a subordinate off-
Urgel-the seat of the Ecclesiasti (1,479,811) ́ ́(208,023) Exports were valued at $157.1
cer of Pei Chung Hai's who was
cal court of Andorra be not gal *82,849 82,692
millions (£11.4 millions), as com
billeted there wished to climb into
declared war om-Andorra's protec~; (435,952) (145,396) |pared with $211,6 millions (#139 this building The people in
ton, the Bishop of Urgel, but also the corresponding the compound begged him not (128,628) (63,888) period of 1933, a decrease of 38.3 to do so. He cursed them and promulgated a new constitution for Andorra, issuing alsó á ríumber of 2,420,049 1,306,480 per cent.
went up the ladder armed with
decrees and "court circulars." (1,352,746)
The following table shows the a gun As he reached the top, he (977,489)
decrees and court cireuiars””” 482,420 528,163 comparative figures of imports was violently thrown down but Finally he put on his native dress (599,129) (888,412 and exports including Treasure) refused to say what he had seen. and graciously posed for a photo- 854,024 1397,409 during the months of June, 1994 One night one of the servants grapher. He ordered 200 copies of (574,078) (1,484,907) 884 June 1933
employed round the place stepped this "histric" document for distri 50,732
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out late, one night, and saw twoqution among his loyal subjects. (60,258)
(2,208)
strangely clothed soldiers leading 3.081,858 (2,931,233)
192,372
:
villions) in 3,503
Imports
June, 1934 June, 1933 834,787 Merchandise, $34,834,796 $39,324,534 (734,483) Freres
10.398,238 1080,182
$45.233,033 $40.393,716
108,088
336,799,
130.377)
(325,528)
Total
3,322,174 1,124,852 (3.819,446) (1,480 882) Ț)
118,058 162204 Merchandise 100,983 54.138
Treasure (99,972) (13,897)
28.283
"22
Total
(54.610)
(1981
Importa Exporta | Spain 1948,π2 $252,659 (3,615,815), (272,009) | DBA.
11.986
2,000
(5,017)) 3,012,747 1,233,439
(275)
**703,306 (BET,508) 27.146
801748 €78:282) Others 158,604
(1,585,423) (1,726,382,
128232 B(LT4973)
"Boy, call"
Exports June, 1934 June, 1933. $26,083,095 $33612.138 3.898.036 10.603,232
$35,761,131 441,275,368
thet
taxi
TREASURY BILLS ISSUE
a youth. They were followed by It is sated hat he Spanish au- thorities will either deport, pr. gaol a weeping girl. The party went up the ladder, and then was heard the swindler upon persual of his the sound of a trial and of tor- criminal records Transocean Kuo
Min. fure. A little later he saw, is it were a for sneaking off. 1; 97
These stories are quite common. and there are a number of haimt ed houses in Hongkong. A certain fiat on recently reclaimed ground is uninhabited because of ghosts.
A total of 259,570,000 was applied The last occupant was deeping there and saw a male and a female for in tenders for 2$5,000,000 TTERY ghost, who hoved him bodily into edryds as amount allotted the kitchen Moss Chhide? aeemi to £31:220;DOG), the average Tata to have seen a ghost är same time per cento being 19/014a:ius com or anotherandssones chave seen | przed 1 with 98/7724. "last" werkz severity ghosts at Force:ly des Britch Wireless rien est
London, July 20.