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Finance and Commerce
BRITAIN EATING MORE MEAT
Argentine Sending Extra Supplies
METAL - CUTTING
Modern Profiling Method
FINANCE
SINO - AUSTRALIA CO-OPERATIVE MOVEMENT INAUGURATED
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CHUNGKING, Dec. 22, (Int'l)--The Australia-China Co-operation Movement, an important organization' recently Inaugurated in Mel- bourne, comprises various religions, political, educational, economic and commercial bodies there. Its object, as its appellation signifies. is to promote cultural and commercial relation between China and Australia.
On receipt of a notification to, Secretary of Australian Railway that effect from Australia the Workers Union, and is supported Chinese People's Foreign Relations by such eminent persons as Pro- Association is sending a telegram fessor Boyce-Gibson, of Melbourne to Mr. Allan C. Shain, congratulat- University, and by interested peo- various religious and man of the A.C.C.M. The tele- political groups, has as it main other things, says purposes the promotion of Sino- gram, among that China's success in resisting Australian cultural and commer- Japanese aggression will help to clal relations, the collection strengthen the defence of Austra- China of contributions in money la against the threat of any at- and in kind, and the support by various means of the independence tack from Japan.
and integrity of China, etc.
The temporary shortage of im-; It is complained that this system ported meat, announced by the is, inequitable and rotten beyond
Always a fascinating sight at Ministry of Food recently, may be repair."
The wholesale trade complains engineering exhibitions is the tool due, as an official of the Ministry suggested to me, to the fact that that although, of its own volition, that has come to be known as a the civil population has been eat-It prepared a decentralised mar-profiling machine, on which pat- ing more meat than usual since keting scheme and put into opera-terns are easily and quickly eating him on his election as chair-ple from
out of thick metal by means of a war was declared, a the war started. The reason for tion, when
flame. this he did not profess to under-pooled transport system in the in-
Some of the shapes could be de- stand, writes a Home correspon-terests of economy, the Ministry's
scribed justly 1.5 intricate. but dent.
Inaction or apathy has led to a
nevertheless they are cut time The demands made on existing large measure of breakdown and
after time with extreme accuracy stocks for rations for the fighting waste.
an] it is a method of cutting metal services have also been abnormally large, but arrivals of Argentine It had been understood that the which is being more and more
used... cartage charges In- beef have not fallen below the additional usual level for this period of the volved by establishing suburban depots would be borne by the year.
in response to a request to the Ministry to relieve traders. These at one-eigth of a Argentine to increase beef ship- are reckoned ments some 300,000 steers, have penny per lb.in the London area $15,000 to some been slaughtered, thus making and amount possible the supply of nearly 2,000.- weekly. 000 additional hundred-weights of: beef to this country.
BUTCHERS' PETROL
This dispute has been partially settled, but there remain some
For many years the method was pioneered by Hancock and Co. (En- ineers). Ltd., and now they manu- facture a range of oxygen cutting machines-26 in "all-greater than any other Arm anywhere, a record of which they are very proud,
U ARM GROUP They are grouped according to Meanwhile good stocks of home- hundreds of men and lorries idle type, such as the U arm group on grown meat are passing through this and other main urban which the upper arm carries the Qur markets and, though there, areas. The transport pool cialis may be a shortage of special cuts, that it has carried out its specia'acer above a table on which the butchers have a sufficient supply function in collecting supplies from the lower one carries the cutting drawing or template is laid, while any railhead or port where they burner. The Simplex group includes to meet ordinary requirements.
Difficulties have arisen in market have become available.
a good many varieties, some with ing and distribution which tarmers, Retall butchers complain that.
last-mentioned cutting three the wholesale meat trade and the they have to travel long distances two or three cutting burners; the butchers think are largely duej for their supplies and with the either to too much regulation by pool transport system in part held shapes simultaneously the Ministry of Food or to Insuffi-jup, they are suffering from short- single drawing or template. cient guidance.
Farmers say that home-grown fat cattle, sheep and pigs are being is left." sold at fixed maximum prices un-
1
age of petrol. Also they tell me that they have often to "take what
The situation, It is hoped, will der a live-weight grading scheme, straighten out when rationing is pending full Government control, fully introduced
from
The longitudinal profiling group. includes six machines with cut ting areas up to 18ft, long, and they will cut metal from jin, to
12in, thick.
There are some portable ma- chines, one of which, known as the Circaline, may be used for cut-" ting circles automatically from 4. radus upwards as well as SHAKEBROKERS' ASSOCIATION, for any length of straight line
cutting.
HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS
STOCK EXCHANGE
Buyers
Ballers
Sales
$1350
112
$90
$191
$166
NomanATURDAY 23.
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£81
DEC.
Banks
H.K. Banks Jame
Do. (Col. Regð
£83 Do. (Lon. Beg.)... 28 7/16 Chartered Banks...
29 Mercautile Bks. ""
$78
Mercantile Bks. "0"
Bank of East Asia ...
N. C. & 6. Banks
Insurances
Canton InsuranÓSI ...
Union InPERCRO
Underwriter
BI Fire
Shipping
371) Dougiese
#11 Steamboats
Indo-China
Barers Bailare Semist
$410
811
(Prof.)
Indo-Chinse (Del.)...
80/T) Shala
·
ALTERNATIVE METHODS The electrically driven" tracer heads operate from either ac. or 81330 d.c. and there are four alternative fers methods of drive,
£3 The hand-guided drive is for 8-7/18 use in conjunction with a drawing
£9
or blueprint, by the aid of a tracer £118 $76
wheel; the automalle strip tem- 60 eta Plate drive, in which two diferen-
tially geared and serrated rollers, grip either side of a strip alumin- tum fehplate; the hand-operated single roller tracer used in con- junction with plain wooden soft metal templates cut to exact Įsize, no allowance being necessary; and the automatic single roller tracer used in conjunction with wooden templates...
Apart from the machines, there the Rapid oxy-coal gas hand- cutting pipe, which is useful for dealing with scrap cutting. It has a clever control which enables it to be used with one hand.
$900
$185
#71
390
$130 61/3
$8
Godowns, etc.
#102 H.K. & K. Wharves
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8460 | 84,524
Providenta
$4.59)
Providenta (new) **
$19.00
$19.49
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$8.10 Waterbosta
Docks, Wharves.
$16.80
H.K. & W. Docks...
Do. (D) WAIST||| *** #190 Shanghai Docky B. $19.20 New Engineerings
Mining
17/6 Kailas
$10.10. Rambert
$4 Venezuala Gold Fide
4 cta. Hong Kong Hin
Lands, Hotels and
..Buildings
60.00 H.K. Hotels $34
H.K. Lands ..........
310 Do. 1% Debentures 5 Shanghai Lands 8.
#11
34.46 H.K. Reaktio
88. Humphreys ..............
101 Chinese Batutes...
Cotton Mill
$20) Ewo (8.)
3162 8hat Cottons (8.)"
$42 Zoong Blog (5) ..........
$48 Wing On Textiles (8.)
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14:1
#10.
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$4.90
25
31
8195 $13.80
$10.30
$3
$39
or soft metal channel
LF.C. CONGRATULATIONS A message of felleitations has just bean telegraphed by the China
Branch of the International Peace campaign to the Australia-China Co-operation Movement Melbourne, Australla. which formally came into being on November 2, 1939, under the auspices of the World. Esperanto Association of Austra Han Labourers.
HONGKONG
SHAREBROKERS
for
ASSOCIATION
Volume Of Business Transacted on Saturday. Dec. 23, 1939.
H.K. Trams
The Movement, which is under Hotels the presidency of T. F. Chapple, Watsons.
SHOE CO.LTD.
HONGKONG SUPPLIES ALL.
KINDS OF FOOTWEAR
500 $18,90
1,000 4.90
1,500 8.75
MONDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1939
SAY
Gordon's
...and know what you're drinking/
GORDONS
DRY GIN
DISTILLERY LONDON.
NO COLOURING MATTER NO INJURIOUS INGREDIENTS
Hongkong Daily Press CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISEMENTS
RELIABLE TAILORING
LADIES AND GENTS, TAILORS
We are disposing of all our present stocks of Ladies' Goods at price less than cost, as we shall from 1st, Janu- ary be changing our business over to the sale of Gents* Goods, and must make room for new stocks shortly arriv- ing.
b.
THE JUBILEE SILK STORE Specialists in Gents' Wear, Sults. Shirts, Pyjamas and Underwear.
31 Nathan Road, Kowloon.
Corner. Peking Road.
TO ALL TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
Notice is hereby given that the following two Bills of Lading which are issued by Messrs. Butterfeld & Swire Co.; and consigned from Hong Kong to Holhow, Chung Fat Dispensary on behalf of the under-
MALAYAN TRADE signed, have been lost on the fall
WITH U.S.A.
The repeal of the American arms embargo throws into relief the ex-
tent
Malaya's
100. economic contribution
of Hothow Zoom, w
B/L. No. 24 (dated Hongkong. Jan. 25th 1938)
KN
No. 423-1 case-Boda powder.. Ma-No. 424-1 case Glass bottles
ez. 8.8. SIK KIANG” B/L No. 17- (dated Hongkong. Feb. 7th 1939)
potential
to
the
$400
Imperial war effort.
48
America has always been
$96
Jaya's best customer for rubber and tin. with the result that large quantities of foreign exchange wil
$16
$42
$100
be sraflable to Britain for cash payment for munitions,
Public Utrition'
Tramways
$18
During September and October the total shipments to the United
$8
Pask Trame Jakā)
#8
64
Pak Trama (new) .......
$4
tons of rubber and 18.032 tons of
Star Ferrin
Y'mati Farring
$234
Do. (new)
ID. 37.60
$4,85 ex.div.
ex.dly. $7.00 Chins Lights (0)
China Lights (New)
China Lights Itta.
$53
$53
H.E. Electri
$18)
Muono Blaction.
$11
Baodakan Lights
$25
Talephonse (old)
88
$6.60
L
Biet
#201
82030
$1
rates,
$9.70 $8.90
Telephones (Dew}
18/3 Tractions
18/9 Tractions `{prof.)
Industriala
$14.90) Cald., Macg. (Ord.) 8.
$13 Cald. Mag (Pref.) 8.
Canton Low
Comenta
Bopes...AJALO
Miscellaneous
Dairy Farm (Old)
Dairy Farin (New), Ch. B'tainmacie ...... Constructions
| Constructions
Lane Crawfords
Nanyang Tobacoo
$1.80 Sinceres
Watsons w
(014)
47.Ch. G.5% 19950 güdt.
$100 H.K. Govt. 4% Loans
387 H.E. Gort: 31% Lomp
H.K. Wing O
'hai Wing On
Vibro Piling
Marzmana Jov, (Loa)
Maramana Inv. (H.K.)
31Wm. Powells
#Balms to Shanghai
$13
U.
+
841
18/0
4/0
(new).
$6.00
KN
States from Malaya were 73.209 Nos 427/9-3 cases Photo plate c
tin
ex. 8.8. "KAN CHOW" The above two Bills of Lading non-sterling for all intents and purposes are ..$5 countries, notably the Dutch East declared nall and void.
.:
V!
$8.85
4.
$58
¦. These shipments, which, include
Te-exxports from
Indies and Thailand, were valued
at approximately £11,000,000.
The total of these shipments 15 8844
above the normal, but Malaya is 38.85 usually second or third after 18/8 Canada in the list of the countries from which America buys. The Times:
$18.80
#6
#21 $201
SA
CHRISTMAS . FARE CHEAP
There will be adequate supplies of food and fruit for Christmas at prices which will compare. favourably with last year, sald the
Ministry of Food.
Home-bred turkeys are in good supply and prices so far are reason
likely to remain 100% able. They are
$10
50.
Kiung Ngal, Dispensary, KACHEK
895
Telephone No. 50451,
Jimmy's
ENGRAVERS
FEI FEI & CO. Photo Engravers 18, Cochrane Street, Telephone No.„,22224,
BUTTERICK LADIES TAILOR
Ready made Costumes, overcoata, and evening dresses made to order. No. 16 Wyndham St. Tel. 23615.
THE MOST RELIABLE LIQUID INSECTICIDE
GEE, IT'S SWELL
NOT TO BE BOTHERED WITH
BEAUTIFY YOUR 20
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Flowers beautify and make the Home attractive as nothing else can do,
FOR SALE
GARDEN SEEDS
FINE SELECTION" OF
from " ་་
- SUTTON & SONS, Reading.
ARTHUR YATES & CO., LTD., Sydney,
07% 841 About 42,000 tons of dried fruit,
GRACA & CO. including 11,000 tons of currants, 19,000 tons of sultanas, and 6,000 Dealers in Flower and Vegetable tons of raising have already been Seeds, Philatelic Gooda, Toys, “Etc. allocated, and further supplies are No. 10, WYNDHAM STREET,
HONG KONG P.O. Box No. 620,"
$1
on the way.
FUES WHILE
WE EAT!
THAT'S BECAUSE 1 SPRAYED WITH FLY-TOX. I USE IT BEFORE EVERY MEAL NOW
DEMAND THE GENUINE
FLY-TOX
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DRESSES; DAY & EVENING HATS, BAGS & BEACH TOGS" at very moderate prices."Call on us and let us demonstrate to you
THE SHANGHAI SUN FAT COMPANY.
EXPERT LADIES' TAILORS
No. 30, Nathan Road. Kowloon,
FIRST-CLASS
Telephone No. 56846
SHANGHAI LADIES' TAILORS
Large Belection of Ready Made Ladies' Fur Coats, Winter Costumes and Overcoats always in stock at reasonable prices....
Alterations undertaken on Ladies' Furs and Foxes.
LONG KEE
Corner Peking Road,
31 NATHAN ROAD
Tel. 50451.
THE EMPRESS STORE
"ት
54 Nathan Road, Kowloon-Telephone 57155
JUST arrived ample selection of FANCY SWEETS, WINE, SPIRIT, LIQUEUR" and CHRISTMAS GIFTS.
EXTREMELY MODERATE PRICES
INSPECTION. INVITED
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RADIO SERVICE
For prompt and efficient service in zxáló repairs, and gaju chases of “ ZENITH" lớng distance rádiós för H39, Llways eiti KE:
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Kowloon, Bongtods.
228 Nathan Road,
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$99.50
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54 Des Voeux Boad C.
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Dealing in all kinds of]
·modern. "teak wood furn|-|| ture, and aİNƏ HIRE
for At resiónable price, with
promptly to order.
No. 134, Johnstone Road,
Honkong.
TEL: 22350
Telephone 24311,
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