HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
LAMMERTS' AUCTIONS
FINANCE & GENERAL
MEET BRITISH REQUEST HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS
FOR CANADIAN CHEESE
Following the statement by Hon, J. G. Gardiner, Dominion Minister of Agriculture, that, according to tabls advice from the
PUBLIC AUCTION. United Kingdom, the British Ministry of Food is desirous of oh-
THE undersigned have received
instructions
to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION
Tuesday, the 6th. August, 1940 commending at 10.30 am.
at No. 4, Tak Shing Street (Top Floor), Kowloon.
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A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE --
Comprising:- Chesterfield Couch and "Chairs, Glass Top Tables, Cabinets, Dining and Drawing Rooms Suites, etc.
etc.
and
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taining the largest possible quantity of cheese from Canada this season, the Agricultural Supplies Board has asked provincial de- partments of agriculture to take whatever measures are possible to increase the production of Canadian cheese this season.
In view of these facts, it is the Exports of Canadian cheese to the United Kingdom are already opinion of the Agricultural Sup- being stepped up to meet this re-plies Board that farmers who can quest from the British Ministry, take advantage of cheese" factory outlets for their milk should be the Board "points out.
urged to do so, in the knowledge. that the resultant product will be needed for export.
Whereas the quantities to be shipped according to the agree ment recently signed were 1,550
Dairy farmers and others in- long tons in May (2.240 lb. per ton) and 3.000 long tons in June, terested in the Canadian dairying the Dairy Products Board charged industry, the Board points out, with purchasing and shipping the know from experience the result cheese under the agreement is on domestic butter prices of the making provision to have these accumulation of any considerable quantities increased to a total of surpluses of butter when there is More 6,000 long tons by the end of no export outlet in sight.
cheese and less butter this season ¡June
should give more stable prices for factory milk in general,
Under the terms of the original agreement, the British Ministry of
DAIRYING INDUSTRI Food agreed to take up to 35,000
Those provinces chiefly interest- long tons (or 18,400,000 pounds)
fed in the production of cheese for of Canadian cheese manufactured during the season ending Novem export have therefore been asked to have their dairy commissioners ber 30. The Ministry's recent de-bring to the attention of the dairy. cision means that additional quantities will now be taken-aging Industry, and particularly the though they had been included in operators of cheese factories and the above agreement, namely, on Creameries, the turn that events bave taken... and to have their a basis of 14 cents per pound for agricultural representatives first grade cheese, f.o.b. Montreal,
other fieldmen urge upon the STRICTLY RATIONED
farmers in their districts the ad- On the other hand, the Agricul-visability of taking measures to Terms: Cash on Delivery
tural Supplies Board explains, increase the production of: Cana. LAMMERT BROS..there is no indication that Canadian cheese.
Catalogues will be issued
On View from Monday. the 5th. August, 1940.
AUCTIONEERS.
or
dian butter will be required by the Other provinces have been ask- Waited Kingdom. Butter in Bri- fed to see what action they might tain has been strictly rationed at take to increase cheese production domestic and British consumers have been market in order to release cheese encouraged to use margarine wide-for export.
PUBLIC AUCTION. four ounces per person per week, for export, or for the
THE Undersigned have received Instructions from The Re- gistrar, Supreme Court
to sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION
on
Tuesday, the 6th. August 1940
at
at 12 o'clock (ason).
their Sales Room, No. 2 Connaught Road Central, Second Floor, Room No. 205.
ly since the materials needed in By keeping up the flow of sum- much are available in mer milk and diverling as its manufacture large quantities in Great Britain. of this summer mlik as possible So long as plentiful supplies of to cheese production, Canadian these materials are available, mar- farmers can help meet one of the garine will doubtless continue to needs of the United Kingdom at be used,
this time.
Wider Market| CANADIAN For Canadian
Wool
increased use of Canadian wool The Goods and Chattels of in the manufacture of cloth for Haroon Moosa Cassum trading as milltary purposes will result from Drapery Emporium. of No. 28, changes in the cloth specifications Hankow Road. Ground Kowloon.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
FURS
The value of Canada's raw fur production in the 17 months ended June 30, 1839, according to a pre- liminary" report, was $14,206,750, over the preceding an increase year of $1,010,354, or eight per
cent.
Flour, of the Dominion Government, Mr. The total production comprises David C. Dick, Wool Administrator pelts taken by trappers and pelts for the War Time Prices and Trade sold from fur farms. the value of": Board. predicted at the annual the farms furs representing ap- feld day of the Ottawa Valley
LAMMERT BROS., AUCTIONEERS.
Sheep Breeders' Association at Old proximately 40 per cent Chelsea. Quebec.
whole.
of the
Silver fox, as usual, claims firs The specifications which are now being amended, had been laid place in order of value. follower down largely by guess and largely by mink, and with
muskrat in
PUBLIC AUCTION. by copying English standards bulit third place. Increases in number
.
around New Zealand wool." The of pelts were also recorded of bea- policy in the past had been "it's ver, ermine, fitch, white fox, atter THE Undersigned have received different from the specifications, skunk, and squirrel
instructions from The Regis-It's wrong." The change should
trar,
to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION
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Tuesday, the 6th August, 1940 at 12 o'clock (noon)
at their Bales Room, No. 2 Con- naught Road Central, Second Floor, Room No. 205.
bring about a substantial Increase
in the potential market for Cana- dian wool.
ECONOMIC
Mr. Dick emphasised the point RECONSTRUCTION
that the purposes of his office were administrative and not to control the wool industry. He hoped. the.
wool industry during the war
PROJECT
Fukien's 5-year economic recau
would continue to be regulated by struction project aimed at the m-i
measure
of
administration crease of production and stabilisa-
rather than by drastic.control,
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tion of the people's livelihood. stated General Chen Yi, Chairman
The Wool Administrator's office of the Fukien Provincial Gover was designed to be of service to ment, in an interview with Cen the producer and to the manufac- trai News,
The Goods and Chattels at No. turer and to help in overcoming The project, according to General
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LEGISLATION PASSED BY CANADIAN PARLIAMENT IN BRIEF SPACE OF TIME
The Parliament of Canada has, strength of the active service forces probably passed more legislation for service at home and abroad.
5. Canada heard through the in the tric space of time than any other Parliament in the his Prime Minister that Canadian tory of the Dominion.
troops are now in Iceland and m
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Parliament.
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2. Notification given to Parlia shell production, it is announced by ment of the intention of the Gov- the Department of Munitions and ernment to establish without delay Supply, has been increased by more... a Department of National War than 30 per cent. Bren guns are: Services to co-ordinate existing now coming off the assembly line Voluntary war services and to on a mass production basis,
a Registration of all man power, direct and mobilize others.
3. House of Commons agreed to is to proceed immediately. the setting-up of a select com- 9. Canada agreed to accept and mittee to consider the Defence of to establish camps for allens now Canada Regulations and to pre-in detention in Great Britain, and
for prisoners of war also held there. ́. $1.85 scribe penalties for infractions.
10. Bchool children of Great Britain presently to the number of 10.000 to be received in Canada for the duration of the war, 11. Ten principles promulgated hy Order in Council to prevent in- terruption of production or distri- butive work by strikes or lockouts during the war.
4. Acting Defence Minister Hon. C.G. Power Informed Parliament of B206 the intention to enlist 75.000 more men, above the present existing
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The quantity of nickel produced the industry, amounting to from Canadian ores during 1939 105,885 pounds compared was the greatest in the history of 210,572,738 pounds in 1938,
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Chen, lays special emphasis on Mr. Dick said there was no-énor-agricultural-production, water-con- tage or wool in Canada now, servancy, and the development of although there had been when war light industries and handicrafts. was declared. Last fall it had been With reference to the enforce LAMMERT BROS., and Trade Board to prevent prices eral Chen revealed that 100,000
necessary for the War Time Price ment of the new hsien system G WEATHER REPORT
Terms: Cash on Delivery,
AUCTIONEERS.
or wool rising higher than they key men will be trained and their did. Wool producers had been call treatment will be improved. CLEARING THEed upon to make a contribution
1in the national" interest."
"Scarcity of supply should not
ORCHARDS x the price during, war time,'
According to the Nova Scotia should scarcity be brought about Government report to the Agricul. by enemy action" said Mr. Dick. tural Supplies Board, the pulling The Board wanted to keep a fair and open market for producers
of old and odd varieties of apples and to see that they were dde- trees m the Annapolis Valley is
quately protected. well under way, 60 tractors being routed over definite districts. ....
HONG KONG TIDE TÁBLE
From 8 to 19 Aug. 2940. HIGH WATER-
Height
Haight.
Hongkong Royal Observatory
10 am, "Aug. 5. Barometer, (at sea level) 29.80
ins
Temperature, 81 F
Humidity, 87 per cent. Wind Direction, SSE
Wind Force (Beaufort), 3. Temperature; maximum yesterday,
Temperature; maxinrura last night,
70 E.M
Rainfall for 24 hrs. ending 10th.
today, 0.27 ins.
Total rainfall since January 1st, 9497:29 ins.
17 21:06 Against an average of 55.83 ima.
Sunset tonight 7.02 p.m.
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Dr. Georges Bouchard, Assistent Deputy Minister of Agriculture, This year the work takes the also spoke to the sheep breeders. form of a war measure, and up to He pointed out the possibility of the middle of June, 2.000 trees have a famine in Europe. Although he wed 7 been removed already, as against did not know what effect this
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is also a heavy demand for equip he could of everything, was gen-Sat ment for breaking new land. This erally a sound one,
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tractors can be secured, the work Mon. 18 0404 81 Later in the season when more will be extended
200 trees pulled during 1939... would have on "Canada, he felt Thur. §
The N.8. Department of Agricul that traditional policy of the ture is doing the work free. There farmer maintaining as much as Fri.
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4 p.m., Aug. 8. Barometer (at sea level), 29.77 the Temperature, 83
Humidity, 84: per cent DR 546 Wind Direction E 20 47 3 8 Wind Force (Bes 11 38 4 Maximum
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DAIRY PRODUCTS *VALUE
Dairy products produced in)
12. Allen appeal tribunal abolish" Canada in 1939 are estimated toed and authority to release those value $217,316,029. a decrease of in detention vested in Minister of 28,439,267, or 3.7 per cent, com-Justice alone. 228.-pared with 1938.
All provinces 13. Nineteen infantry resive
with registered declines except British companies for the Veterans' Fame
Columbia
Chard to be organised.
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