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of some sort was being spoken
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1934.
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
13.10 Florias 614 S.
375 Drachmae 218.
276,316 Dinars
20.43 Marki
12.51.
(BRITISH WIRELESE" SERVIC#- Y
Sept
Sterling Parity
Sept. A
7.29
1.281.
Amsterdam
514 8.
-12.48
.1/6 1/16
21.04
495
36 8.0.
22.40 (?)
382 8.0. 22.40
20.23 Francs
15:124
193.23 Marka 3263
1/6 13/16
57.17/32
Buenos Aires...... Copenhagen Genera Helsingfors
all around him by the natives Hongkong".
and by his own countrymen, yet, try as he might, he seldom made a particle of sense out of what he heard. If visiting a friend, his host might say to the digni- ned Chinese who was doing duty as butler, "Catchle that tian, chop, chop"; and the reply would be "Just
catchie"-which means only "Let us have luncheon at once," and "I will get it at once."
DOW
Lisbon Madrid Milan ...... Montevideo Montreal New York Dalo Paris ........ Fragas my Rio de Janeiro
Shanghai
Vienna
"Is ad. per Rupee 21.04
1/6 1/16 35 Belgas 422 (?) -813,588 Lei 47.58d. per Peso 19.188 Kroner
15.13
110 Escudos 110
25.22
Pesetas ·361.
92.46 Lir
10.39d, per Peso 391 8.0.
2237 1/6 13/16
110
361
57+
?
4.852
5.00
19.90
74 27/32
"4.867 Dollars 4.87
4.867 Dollars 4.991
18.159 Kroner 19.00 194.91 Franca 74 13/16
....... 164.25. Kronen 26.93d. per Gold Milreis
1103
118
4 8.0. 1/51
4 s.o.
1/51
19.394
19.391
261
1/21
21 13/16 211
211
21 15/16
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24%
That was a simple example of Stockholm "Pidgin English,” which now. according to the Department of Yokohama... Overseas Trade, is unnecessary in Silver (spot)......
Silver (forward) talking to the Chinese owing to their greater knowledge of Eng- War Loan Hish pure and undefiled." This is gratifying news to English ears. for it means that one more step has been taken to make English the Engua franca of the world.
A Lewis Carroll Poem
T
But the disappearance of Pid- gin, which is probably at least a hundred years old will be regrett- ed as the loss of a piquant feature of life in the Far East. As language. It is by no means to be despised if it has no literature It has, at any rate, one poem and several translations to its credit. The solitary poem in Pidgin was perpetrated by Lewis Carroll when he was vainly trying to drum mathematics Into the heads of non-mathematical pupils. This is one of his verses:
One piecee thing my no bave
got,
Maskee that thing my no
can do,
You talkee you know, savee
what.
Bamboo ! What, bamboo means there per- haps only Carroll himself knew, but maskee is "without." and the rest is simple. The first verse of
18.159 Kronor 34.58 Schillings 261 24.58d. per Yen 1/2
Closing Quotations
September 10, 1934
UN LONDON:-
Telegraphic Transfer... Bank B3la, on demand Bank Bills, 4 months'
sight
Ox SINGAPORE:----
€
ON NEW YORK:---
Bank Billa, on demand 38) Credits, 60 days' sight. 391 ON BATAVIA :--
On demand
ON PARIS :-
....... 55)
Bask Bills, on demand $75 Credits, 4 months' night 505 ON SAIGON 1---
On demand ......... $7
ON MANILA
Credits, four months'
sight
271
OX SHANGHAI ::---
On Demand ............
10 }
On demand
ON BANTAKOK:~~
On demand
1282
Telegraphic Transfer...
108
리
ON JAPAN:
ON INDIA:-
Bank, on demand ......'!
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HOME-MADE ELECTRIC
GOODS
Protection Of The Government Solicited
Canton; Sept. 10. For the past year or so, the manufacture of home-made goods has advanced by leaps and bounde;
On demand
On demand
77...
******-1204
SOVEREIGNS, Bank Buying
Nate
BAR SILVER, per oz. ja 2†
LOW RATE OF PREMIUM
On Hong Kong Currency
Canton, Sept. §. Premium for Hong Kong "eur-
a Pidgin translation of "Excel-particularly electric goods. Owing" sior is as follows, the title of to keen competition due to im- the poem being given as "Top- ported goods, the sales of local rency was quoted here to-day at side Hi-Yah":
factories have been decreased by 30 cents a dollar. In banking cir- over a million dollars.
cles, it is believed that this low
That nightee time begin chop 5) chop,
In order to protect the manulac-rate w be maintained for some One young man walkee, no ture of home-made goods such as
time owing to several reasons. can stop: "
The normal value of this prem electric fans, stoves. bulbs, shades, lum ranged from 40 cents to so dry-batteries, etc, local manufac scturers have petitioned the Govern-two months, there was an effort cents a dollar. During the past ment to take steps to encourage production by enforcing the neces sary protection measures. Nam Wah Fat Po.
Maskee snow, maskee ice, He cally flag with chop
nice,
"Topside Hi-Yah! Maskee here means "no matter."
Pidg.n English has been put to more serious uses, however, and when the Islands of the Bismarck Archipelago were captured, from the Germans early in the war by án Australian naval and military force it was in that lingo that a Royal Proclamation was Issued the natives of the
informing situation.
ARTS AND CRAFTS EXHIBITION
in some quarters to keep down the value of Hong Kong currency for the purpose of speculative gain and to facilitate the import of certain foreign commodities. There were complaints in official circles that
the value of Hong Kong money was too high, and the present drop is
therefore welcomed by Canton, Sept. 10. Canton officials. It is reported that the Provincial It is said that the present high Civil Educationalists' Society has value of silver, a result of Presid- decided to hold an Arts and Crafts ent Roosevelt's natonalization of Exhibition on the Double Tenth silver, tends to increase the rate Commemoration Day for the pur-of local silver coins.
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Fortnightly sailings
Pres. Pierce. Sept. 25, Midnight. Fres. Hoover. Oct. 6; Neos Pres, Wilson..Oct. 18, Midnight Pres. Coolidge...... Nov. 3, Noo
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Yokohama
Fortnightly sailings Pres. Jackson.Sept. 14, Midnight Pres. McKinley.Sept. 28, M'night Frex Grant Oct 19, Midright. Prea. Jefferson..Oct. 26, M'night Pres. Jackson. Nov. P. Midnight
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DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE
PADDER BUILDING—HONG KONG,
CANTON BLAKON :~~4, SHAXEH ROAD,
CONSIGNEE NOTICES
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
CONSIGNER NOTICE
8.8. "ANDRE LEBON.".
AREVED HONG KONG OF SUNDAY, TE 9TH SEPT,
*934.
CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
"NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
OCEAN STEAM SHIP 00, LTD.
AND 11
ORINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD. ONSIGNEES per Co's Vessel
TYN DARIUS" PAOK SEATTLE, VANCOUVER - AND VICTORIA TA JAPAN wrn requested to take Delivery of Flour From MARSEILLES, ..
and Lumber Shipments as soon as the JONSIGNEES of Cargo by the hereby notified that if their Lighters are Vessel is ready to discharge and are
informed that their Goods, with the required, their Shipments will be dis- above-nairad Steamer are hereby not placed alongside the Vessel as
their risk in the Godowns of the Honglia also at their risk and expense and blas, are being landed and placed at their expense, where the Cargo will azception of Opium, Treasure and Valacharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, at
Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown On, dd, Kowloon, whenes Delivery can be obtained as the Goods are landed. einding date of arrival, will be subject to Good not cleared within 7 days, in Rent
All Claims must be sent to the Under signed before Wednesday, 18th Sept, 1984, or they will not be recognised.
Damaged packages must be left in the Godown for examination by the Consignees and the Company's Bur veyors, Messrs. Goddard & Douglas, at 10. am on Friday, the 14th Bap1, 1984
Officer in attendance when damaged Consignees must have a Revenue dutiable goods, am examined
subject to the Terms and Conditions of Storage at Holt's Wharf. Steamer will
Holl's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie commence Discharge on the th Sept.
General Cargo will be discharged into at Consigneer risk and subjent to the Terms and Conditions of Storage at Holt's Whart. The Cargo will be ready. for Delivery from the Godown on and after 8th Sept.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods
to be left in the Godowns, where they - will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.46 am, and Noom within the Free Storage period. Goods have left the Vessel's Godown, and No. Claims will be admitted after the
Big Parade" and "The Crowd," pose of encouraging the people to sequence, there has been consider- Company ́a Surveyors, the General Cargo remaining undelivered
call a
Who Agent. Hong Kong, 9th Sept 1034 [9880
All Claims against the Veal mast | after 14th Sept., will be subject to Rent
before the 28th Sept., 1934, or they will be presented to the Underwgned on or not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be effected,
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. 8th Sept., 194
1283*
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. -
A Hollywood Individualist King Vidor, the maker of "The
has always been somewhat of an show a better appreciation of art. able secret export of Canton coins Goods have left the Godowns.
No Claims will be admitted after the individualist among American The field for the exhibitors will abroad, where they will be sold at film-directors. He made the first be a wide one, and will embrace better prices. Purchasers buy all-in my case whatever.
No Firs Insurance will be affected by negro talkle
"Hallelujah," and the following:-(1) Carvings (2) ver. coins with Hong Kong notes.
ROBL despite great opposition it
paid Caligraphy (3) Painting (4) En-which are therefore plenty in the for itself-but that, he sa. "they graving in metal and stone (5) money market. In view of the loss in Hollywood" His Architecture (6) Craftmanship (7) heavy supply, the value of these latest picture, Our Daily Bread." Photography (8) Pot-planting and notes naturally goes down. he had to finance and produce (9) Other artistic work. himself, as the story was thought unusual. "Production in Hollywood is," he said, "in the hands of a few men who all thirik alike, and if one producer zajects: A story you may be sure the rest Wl
The story so rejected con- cerns some of the millions of
Chaplin has been working for a les which have to order petrol and WEEKLY PRESS, through
lars is a boon to the bus compan- and the HONG KONG O unemployed in the cities who farm co-operatively some of the year and a half on the story, spare parts from the millions of unused acres in the
too
country.
The Provincial Department of SERVICE TO READERS All exhibits must reach the Finance has declared an embargo. Commemoration Day, so as to be in individual persons can export $20 Society, before the Double Tenth on the export of silver coins, but.
time for the exhibition- Nam Wah Tat Po ——
KONG at one time. Still there are clan- THE HONG
DAILY PRESS, LTD.,
destine. exports of this specie.
Depreciation of Hong Kong đôl-
United
..
which is at present called "The States. All foreign firms which their London Office, at 53, Commonwealth." In it the little sell imported goods as necessaries CM. Vidor stated that he him tramp is once again seen in are also benefited by the drop of FLEET STREET, E.C. 4, Tel. self finds it hard to sit through difficulties this time on account Hong Kong notes, and the military films, as they are all alike. Be the speed of the modern age. authorities can now buy airplanes 3137, are prepared to give
will open with his and armaments at a lesser cost. finds that Hollywood has not had attempts to obey traffic signals People who have savings change Subscribers.
enough competition, and com-
The film
plains of the mass production of its un his cell very comfortably,
stories and
He works in a factory, is arrested, their money into Hong Kong the supervision of
directors. As he described Holly- and spends most of the time in wood as a place where "They like trying to return to gaol. It seems you better the worse you speak that there will be more than a of it, it is easy to understand hint in it of Rene Clair's "A Nous why he is so popular. "As, Mr.
La Liberte." Korda offers him more liberty in
A score of sound effect is being choosing the story, he is likely to Prepared but no characters will direct a Alm here next June. But
talk. Thought the tramp may before then he is to make a nim join in some singing, Chaplin still feels that there is no volse. in which Anna Sten will probably be seen as a Boviet worker, the type of role in which she rst made her name.
News of Chaplin
and
money and deposit them in Sha advice regarding accommoda. meen banks. The depositors were tion availablé, motoring faci- reluctant to buy Hong Kong money when its rate was high.
lities,
centres, etc.
UNLAWFUL DREDGING
suitable
shopping
If, when at home, they will call or telephone to the above
For using grappling Irons or to match the little man's person- other means for the purpose of address, they will receive the allty. He has also been working lifting articles from the bed of the
AND
NONSIGNEES per Co.'s Tenen
**DIOMED".
FROM UNITED KINGDOM
A SINGAPORE.
are hereby notified that their cargo
Kowloon, whare it will lie at Conds- will be discharged into Holt's Wharf nosa risk and subject to terms and conditions of storage at Holts Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after 8th topt prior to steamer's arrival but carried Optional cargo will not be landed here: unless notice has been given of call to which the option extends.
from-port to port to the final pors
-on
All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesday and Fridays between the hours of 10:45 and Noow within
the free storage period.
No claims will be admitted atter the Goods have left the steamer's Godown. And all Goods remalam be subject to aut undelivered after the 14th Sept
All orima against the Steather m
presented for the undarigned not be recognised. View or before the 18th Sept, or they
on King Vidor'a "Our Daily 16a near the Yaumat Typhoon utmost assistance and the Bread" being responsible, the Shelter last Sunday morning, Wade latest available information on director stated, for about a third cut having the permission from
Mr. Vidor announced that Mr. of the story. In return Mr. Vidor the Harbour Master, two Chiness all subjects of enqury will be Chaplin plans to begin production has advised on the Chaplin pc bontmen were each aned $10 in of his new film next month Mr. ture.
default one week's hard labour placed at their disposal,
Insurance will be effect
LD & SWIRE
6th September, 1934