PAGE 8-HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
LAMMERTS' AUCTIONS
ADVERSE BALANCE IN TRADE WITH INDIA
PUBLIC AUCTION. Dumping Charge Is Not
THE Undersigned have received
instructions from The Regis- trar, Supreme Court.
to sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION
об
Tuesday, the 19th March, 1940
at 12 o'clock Noon
די
"Statistically Correct"
"After all in the year 1939, out of a total exportation of 351 million rupee's worth of coconut products from Ceylon to all countries, India has only pure hased, a little under 8 million rupees' worth," states the Ceylon Trade Commissioner for India, Mr. M. H. Kantawala, in his annual report.
"This gives," he continues, "a percentage of 24 per cent. and it is, therefore, not statistically correct to say that Ceylon 'dumps her coconut products Into India."
Mr. Kantawala states that Cey of 1938 was already reached by lon's total trade with India in the end of July. Ceylon has been resuited... in an adverse paid about three million rupees for her coconut oll, at the rate of Rs. 226 per ton, which is Rs. 51 less than in 1937.
at their Sales Room, No. 2, Con-1939 naught Road, Central, Room No. balance of 42 million rupees.
205, Second Floor.
1 Gold Watch
1 Elamond Cluster Ring. 8 Stones
1 Opal Ring..
1 Opal Pin
1 Cameo. Ring
1 Opal Necklace
1 Tie
Pin-2 Diamond and Emerald
1 Diamond and Ruby Ring
1 Fear and Imitation Emerald
1 Jade Pendant
161
1 Fair Jade Earrings
Necklace
Terms: As Customary.
The exports from Ceylon to In- dla increased from Rs. 9,017,271 to Rs. 10.702.881 in 1939. an increase by over Rs. 1 million, but at the end of August, 1939, this expert trade had already increased över a million rupees, so that the There is only a slight increase war has really speaking decreased (of 70, cwts) in desiccated coconut the quantity but increased thea commodity which is just get- value of exportable products from ung known, the, total exports from Ceylon to India being 4,587 cwts. 1 Ceylon to India:
valued at Rs. 47,386.
The total exports of all from the been 62,882 tons, island have India's share being thus only one- by nfti
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A PERSISTENT FEATURE
The exports from India to Cey- Jon have increased in the year under review by about a million to deal with rupees to Rs. 52,154,808, so that ne unfavourable balance which is
TOBACCO
Mr. Kantawala then proceeds the trade in other products, and referring to Ceylon tobacco, states:
GENERAL
H.K. POLICE
RESERVE
ORDERS BY THE HON. MR. T. H.
KING, COMMISSIONER
OF POLICE
CHINESE COMPANY Training Course-Part II. The undermentioned members of the Chinese Company will attend com- pany Headquarters, for Part I of Training Course on Tuesday, Mar 19 at 17.30 hours sharp:-
Constables R12 Lal Chak Po, R15 Tsul Kwok Ching, R31 Kwok Wal Lam. R39 Ip Shiu Ming. R95 Ip Wing Nin, R101 Lai Li Ying, R164 Mak. Wai Fong, R166 Lik George Poon, Ri66 Chan Shiu Sun and R78 To Wing Hang.
The Training Course-Part II. following
Company wiil attend Headquarters for instruction in Part of Training Course on Monday, Mar. 18, 1940 at 17.30 hours sharp-
Constables R12 Lal Chak Po..R15 Tsui Kwok Ching, R31 Kwok Wai Lam, R39. Ip Shlu Ming. R95 Ip Wing Nin, R101 Lai Li Ying. R164 Mak Wal Fong. R165 Lik George Poon, R166 Chan Shiu Sun and R78 Wo Wing Hang.
Patrol Duty. Patrol dutles will be carried out as ordered.
H
INDIAN COMPANY
Training Course-Part I. The following members will attend Central Police Station on Wednes- day. Mar. 20, 1940 as 17.15 hours for Squad Drill under Sub Inspec- tor R Mehdi Khan:--
Constables R231 A. Karim, R257 A. Khan, R277 M. Afzai, R217 A Hamid. R128 B. Abbas, R240 A.
"Ceylon tobacco cannot be ex 1 Fear and Imitation Emerald a persistent feature of the Island's
trade with India continues to reported. to any part of India ex- main the same as in the previous cept the State of Travancore on minus 42 million. It account of prohibitive duty. This year, viz.. was only 39 million in 1937 and 29 State had accorded us the privi-Mohamed, R265 Mohammed Ram- million in 1936.
lege of a reduced duty, as Ceylon Although it is true that about tobacco is used there widely for rour-fifths of the total exports chewing purposes, Till June 30, from Ceylon to India represent 1939, this duty was at Rs; 135 per
been
increased the value of ecconut products, this candy, but has ngure is yet short by three million since to Rs. 200 per candy
LAMMERT BROS.,
AUCTIONEERS.
PUBLIC AUCTION. rupees of the peak of 1937, when
THE Undersigned have received
instructions
to sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION.
on
Thursday, the 21st March, 1940
commencing at 2.30 p.m.
d
india had paid Rs. 11,854,600 to Ceylon for her coconut products.
"The effect of this is noticeable on the quantity" consumed. The total exportation for 1939 is only 14 million lb. as against 2 million year previous. The lb. in the value has gone down from Rs. 629.998 to Rs. 382,414.
REDUCTION IN COPRA india has again reduced her requirements of copra by another 4,622 tons, bringing that total
There have been no takings by down, to 37,377 tons valued at just Travancore in the months of Sep- over five million rupees, giving an tember and October, 1939, when average valuation of Rs. 6.87 per most of the Jaffna tobacco is an- cwt. This reduction lg noticeable
nually shipped there. The average only in the last four months of valuation has remained constant the year, the total exports up to at 30 cents per lb. (same as last August being, in fact, 5,430 tons year) compared with 29 cents in more than in the corresponding 1937 and 22 cents in 1938." period of 1938. As against 23.180 THREATS OF TRADE BARRIERS at their Sales Room. No.. 35. Han tons, India has taken only 13,216
Mr. Kantawala continues:——— tons since September. 1939. The kow Road, Kowloon.
"This picture represents a little average valuation till August was better trade than in 1938: but it only Rs. 6 and rose to Rs. 8 dur-must be remembered that the
ng the war months.
major portion of the increase of India's purchases of copra re 1 million rupees had already present 70 per cent of the Island's taken place before the war total exports of copra, which were declared. Had the European poll- Teakwood Drawing Room, Bed 53,069 tons (as against 75,200 tons tical situation not been altered in Room, Dining Room and Office in 1938) but this percentage was the early part of September, the Furniture. Ornaments. Cutlery, E only 63 up to August. being thus chances are that the exports from P. Brass, Aluminium, Glass and less than 67.5 of 1937. The total Ceylon to India would have shown "Porcelain Ware. Carpets, Rugs. price paid by India for copra re-a more promising aspect.
Perambulators, Electric Tablepresents approximately half the "India still retains the pride of Lamps and Heaters, Pictures, total value of all exports from Gramophones and Records, Cook that Island to India. ing Utensils, etc., etc.
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
comprising:-
also
A FEW PIECES OF BLACKWOOD FURNITURE
And
One Steel Filing Cabinet
was
place in the list of supplying coun- tries and seeing that five crores of INTAKE OF COCONUT OIL
rupees worth of commodities are smail The intake of coconut oil by In- annually taken by the dia in the year under review is neighbour, one feels a little sorry more satisfactory. being 13,448 to hear threats of trade barriers tons, almost double of her takings against the exportation of coconut in the previous year; the figure products from Ceylon to India."
VOLUNTEER ORDERS
On View from Wednesday, the 22nd ORDERS BY LT.-COL H. B. ROSE, M.C., COMMANDANT.
March, 1940.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
AUCTIONEERS.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS
MEDICAL INSPECTION There will be no medical in- spection on Friday March 22.
PROMOTION EXAMINATION-
RESULT
a
Army Service Corps Company March 21
Bus Coy Kowloon Garage, "Castle Peak Road. 5.30 p.m. Transport Bection. Lecture. Dress--Mufti, Transport will leave
The following members of No. 1. Star Ferry (Kowloon) 5.20 p.m. reminded are Company passed promotion Note:-Members Examination on March 7. 1940 that all parades are compulsory. from Corporal to Sergeant. Corp. Leave of absence must be obtain
V. M. Hammand.
OPIUM - SMOKING R. Edwards, L/Cpl. N. Mills, Corp. ed if attendance is not possible...
IN KWANGSI TO
BE SUPPRESSED
KWEILIN, Mar. 18 (Central)--- Opium-smoking in Kwangst will be completely eradicated by the end of this June, according to the provincial authorities.
Measures to this end have been drawn up and will soon be put
into force. According to the mea-
HOLIDAYS
Rifle Classification Casuals March 31 Stonecutters. All those Corps, H. Q. will be closed for not yet fired" from:-Field Com- the Easter Holidays from 9 am pany Engineers, Corps Signals, Friday March 22 to 9 a.m. Tues- No. 2 Company, No. 3 Company, day March 28, inclusive.
Array Service Corps Company, Range Officer-Lt E. M. Bryden.. PROMOTIONS-APPOINTMENTS
Sgt, A. Spary, Fd. Coy. Engs.. to be CQMS., 8:3.40.
CORPS ORDERS.
(41)
Corps Orders will be issued on Thursday March 21. Os. C. Units will send in their orders by 11 am on that day,
PARADES
Corps, artillery March 21 HQ 5 pm. Miniature
sures, all opium shops in the pto-Range. Right Section and D.E.L since will be ordered to close be- personnel. ginning as from April 1 and all opium in store will be burned,
Any one found taking the drug after a six month limit will be shot,
It is estimated that there are still about 100,000 opfum uddicts In the province. Those who ob tained licenses will be rid of their habit in accordance with a speci- fed time while those falling to obtain them have been detained in clinics,
An Opium Administration Bureau will be established on Apr 1 to take charge of the suppression.
3rd Battery March 21 HQ 5.30 p.m. Pay
ranks. Dress parade for, all Mufti.
Field Company Engineers March 21 KC.R. 5.30 p.m. Tech- nical training by Sections
No." 1 Company March 22 No. parade.
No. 2 Company March 21 (1) No, 6 Platoon. Kowloon Dock, G. 5.30 p.m. (1) No. 7 Platoon, HQ, 5:30 p.m. M.C and LG instruction.
March 21 H.Q. 5.45 p.m. LG. Bection drill,
zar, R266 Kesar Al R239 M. Hamet, R291 A. R. Feroz, R274 H. Khan, E213 M. Ali, R272 N. Nazir, 1259 A. Khan, R268 G. Singh, R300 P. Singh, R701 N, Khan,. R270 M. Currim, R705 S, Khan, R708 M. Hoosen, R711 W. Abbas, R713 S. Bach R714 Amam Khan, R710 P. R. Sharma and R717. Ajab Khan.
Patrol Duty, Patrol duties will be carried out as ordered.
FLYING SQUAD Instructional Patrol The next. next instructional patrol of the Hongkong Section will take place an Wednesday, Mar. 20, 1940 at 17.15 hours sharp at Central Police Station. All members must at
tend. Dress Blue Uniform, Cap with White Cover, Belt with Brace Whistle & Chain, and Truncheon
to be carried.
Patrol Duty. Patrol duties will be carried out as ordered.
EMERGENCY UNIT RESERVE Strength. Constable R488 W. A. Jorge has been taken on the strength of the Emergency Unit Reserve, as from Mar 15, 1940. Training Course-Part I. All ranks will parade at No. 2 Police Station on Monday, and Wednes- day, Mar. 18, and 20, 1940 at 17.15 hours Dress-Blue Uniform, Cap with White Cover, Belt with Brace. Whistle & Chain, and Truncheon
to be carried.
Training Course-Fart III A revolver practice will be held at King's Park Revolver Range on Sunday, Mar. 24, 1940. Members will parade at Star Ferry Kowloon at 09.35 hours.
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British War Organisation Fund, H.K.
LATEST LIST OF SUBSCRIPTIONS
A donation of $750 from the Devonian-Moonl Ponds Handicap is the largest item in the latest list of subscriptions to the British Wer Organisation Fund. Hongkong Branch. the total of which has now reached $432,550,27,
Other donations include $840 from the Diocesan Junior School $444.30
of the being proceeds U.S.R.C. Ladies' Working Party Concert at the K.C.C., $382,23 from St. John's Hall Music "Club, $110 from the Staff of Lane Crawford and Co., and $100 from Mrs May Hechtel.
Previously Acknowledged 3429- 630.60; St. John's Hall Music Club 382,23 Joseph Prentice 23: T. J, J.
40: Fenwick - (Monthly)
EL P. Streatfield TMonthly) 30; w. w. Rae (Monthly) 25; American Wo- men's Working Party Supplement- ary 2; The Family 45: Some of the Chinese Staff of Wilkinson & Grist Mar, 17; Mrs. May Hechtel 100: D. Forbes-March, 25 J. C. C. Mathews 20; R. D.. Gillesple (Monthly) 50; B. S. Carter (Monthly) 26; Devonian-Moon!" Blair. Ponds Handicap 750; I. (Monthly) 10: R. Hancock (Month- ly 25; U.S.R.C. Ladies Working Party-Concert at KC.C. 44430: Anonymous 5; Some, of Chinese Staff-Holts Wharf 44.14; Staff of Lane Crawford & Co. 110; George Goncharof 80: Miss N. M. Went- worth 10: Dioscesan Junior School 55; R. H. Wild 640; Total: $432,- $50.27.
TYPISTS'
TONGUE TWISTERS
་
Curious pronunciations faced candidates In the Civil Service competitive examination for short- short- hand-typists and clerk hand-typists, the question papers and results of which were publish- ed recently.
In the English paper, a list is given of 30 words spelt semi- phonetically, with a request to the candidates to re-write them customary spelling. A key to the phonetic symbols accompanies the question.
"Ikstatikall" is one of the first examples, defined as "rapturously." This, and "krisanthimum," re- pitishun"
and "sovrin"-defined
as "monarch"-suggest that Civil Service officials tend to ignore the difference between unstressed "e" and sounds. "Sosi)--minced meat in skin is perhaps less open to objection.
232 FAILED Another unusual pronunciation exemplified in "imimoerial." defined as "old beyond memory," in which the vowel of the third
is
Patrol Duty. Patrol duties will syllable, as shown by the key, be carried out as ordered.
O. FAGER,
D. 8. P. (R). Hongkong, March 18, 1940.
Pte. J. K. Ross, A.B.C. Coy., 14.3.40-30.6.40..
Pte. D. Gow. A.B.C. Coy, 203.40 ----19.4.40.
Pte, I, W, Lang, No. 2 Coy., 1.4.40 -31.3.41.
Pte. W. A. H, Duff, No. 1 Coy, 15.3.40-31.3.40
The following leave is cancelled. Bigmn. C. Sloan, Corps. Sigs., 20.1.40-1.7.40.
STRENGTH-DECREASE
Gar., DW. Phillips, 1st. Bty", 25.12.39.
Pte. B. N. da Silva, No. 5 Cop., 13.1.40.
Pte. B. Hailstone. No. 1 Coy.. 2.2.40.
Cpl. R. L. Neubronner, Fd. Coy. Engs., 5.2.40.
Spr, G. Y. Chen, Fd. Coy. Engs..
Sgt. E. Casey, Fd. Coy. Engs, to 5.2.40. be CQMS., 15.3.40.
*'..
Gnr. J. E. McDonald, 2nd, Bty.. 17.2.40.
Ont., P. A. Finlayson, 1st, Bty.. 24.240.
Cpl. J. G. Bailey, Fd. Coy. Engs., to be Sgt. 15.3.40.
Cpl. R. Edwards, No. 1 Coy, to be Sgt. 15.3,40,
Pie, D. D. MacGregor, No, 2 CuF. 1.9.40.
Pie, P. H. Scoones, Armd. C .Pl.,
L/Cpl. N. Mills, No. 1 Coy.. to be Cpl., 15.3.40:
"Cpl. H. P. L Ozorio, Fd, Amb., 6.3.40...
L/Bdr. S. 1, Leonard, 3rd., Bty., 1.3.40. to be Gnr., 16.9.40.
TRANSFERS Pte, J. W. Lang, from No. 2 Coy.. to Unit Res., 1.4.40."
LEAVE
Pte. W. H. 6. Davis, No. 1 Coy., 21.140-20.4.4K
Pte. Sirdar All, "Special Guard Co., 23.2.40-22.11.40.
Gar. A. W, Holland, 2nd, Ety 1.3.40-1.10.40.
Gar. B. Lipkovsky. 1st. Bty.. 4.3.40-4.4.40.
Bigmn. A E Cock, Cops. Eige.. 8.3.40.
STRENGTH-INCREASE Pte. Thomas, No 3 Coy., 11.3.40:
Onr, L. H. G. Humfrey, 6th A. A Bty., 12.3.40.
Pte. A H. Kellaway, No. 1 Coy., 12.3.40.
E. N. Thursby Captain, Adjutant, HK.V.D. Corps.
should be pronounced as in "toe." in ""obsikwi," meaning "funeral rites," the final syllable is ap- parently short, as it is also in "hankerchief." Other strange-look- Ing spellings are. "kubird--a cab-" inet with shelves,”-” “raizioloji— arrangement of words" and "mari" Jabl-of an age to marry."
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TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1940.
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LONDON.
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CHINA
As & test in literacy, a passage JAPA
was given for correction and pune- tuation, part of which was as fol-
jows:
The whole shop is splendid and
make the little drapers next door look ever so mean quite slummy
THE PERFECT HOLIDAY
A PARADISE CRUISE
TO BALI & JAVA"
-16 & 30 DAYS ROUNDTRIPS
AT SPECIAL EXCURSION FARES
•
SAILINGS
TO BALI & JAVA VIA P.J. POET
NEXT WEEK Refrigerator Cargo Accepted To BATAVIA VIA MUNTOK:-- THIS WEEK
To AMOY & SHANGHAI-
NEXT WEEK
For Freight & Passage rates apply:--
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN, N.V HONGKONG—AMOY-SWATOW-CANTON
Macao Agent
H" NOLASCO DA SILVA.
MODERN
fu fact being as its still got them LIJN EXPRESS SERVICE
even
funny Bttle" whadows as you dont hardly ever see nowadays and not brass letters leave alone chromiam to show you whos the owner which is two old maids whove lived in this town all their lite.
Candidates successful in both the shorthand and English papers numbered 350; 232) failed.
Mr. Rewi Alley, technical expert and general adviser to the Chinese Industrial Co-operatives, who ar rived in wellin on Mar. 13, on
WEATHER REPORT
Hongkong Royal Observatory
10 a.m., March 18 Baropieter, (at sea level), 30.03 ins Temperature, 57 F.
Humidity, 83 per cent. Wind Direction. E. Wind Force (Beaufort), 6. Temperature; maximum yesterday
63 F. Temperature; minimum last night,
BONG KONG TIDE TABIZ
From 18 to 25 Mar. 1940.
HIGH WATER.
Week
Date of
Day
Month.
Height.
Standard
Height.
Low Waze
Bong
Hang
Kong
Kong
Standard
Time,
Time
him.
h. m.
Inar. 19
06,40 140
09 30
1702
Wed. 20
07 23
44
00 55
16
18.20
1106
0.49 ins
Thur 21
07 65 18.26 Total rainfall since" January 1st Fri 22 68 30 163
7.66 ins.
Bet 23 Against an average of, 4.28 ins." Sunset tonight, 6.33 p.m.
Ban. 24 Sunrise tomorrow, 6.29 a.m.
Moa 28
4.8
01 38
1200
02:36
13
20 24
170
1859
02 60 1 B
91 19 7 0
1449
1.9
09 40 8 1
03 26
14
2910
6.7
15 58 1-B
10 16
04.0 1 8
2300
| 6.4.|
1824 11 2'
56
an Inspection tour, has left for Rainfall for 24 hrs, ending 10 a.m - Hunan to visit the co-operative units there. He will also visit "Klangai, Cheklang, Anhwef. Füklen
and Kwangtung.
some
+
The Middle School Educational Conference, which was opened in
4 p.m., March 18, Chungking under the Ministry, of Education last Friday, adopted Barometer (at sea lefel), 29.93 ins.
33 important proposals. Temperature, 58 F These included plans for the im- Humidity, 84 per cent. provement of middle school educa. Wind" Direction, E/N.':
Vocational, tion,
normal and Wind Force (Beaufort), 5. physical education in the various Maximum temperature, 58 F provinces. A discussion on masa Minimum temperature, 56 F. education was held on Sunday.
Rainfall, nil.
891080
The National Relief Commission is sending another $100,000 for the relief of refugees in South Kwang- si. It is estimated that already. | over $200,000 has been spent on
reller in this area.