Wednesday
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
December 21, 1938.
9
THE COLONY'S TRADE CORROSIVE ON LONELY Ask him what he'd like from
Official
Statistics Issued For of November
Month
The Imports and Exports Department (Statistical Branch) reports that the combined values of imports and exports of merchandise (excluding treasure) as declared during the month of November, 1938 totalled 95.0 millions (£5.9 millions) na compared with' $104.9 millions (£6.5 millions) in November, 1937. In terms of local currency the total visible trade of the Colony (excluding treasure), decreased by 9.4% in November, 1938 as compared with November, 1937; and by 9.2% in termu of sterling.
Imports of merchandise in Novem- ber, 1938 totalled $53.6 millions (£3.3 millions) as compared with $39.7 millions (£3.7 millons) in November, 1937, and exports $41.4 millions (£2.6 millions) as compar-
with $45.2 millions (2.0)
ed millions),
in terms of
Imports of merchandise in Novem- 10.2% in ber, 1830 decreased by terms of local currency, and by 10.8
of sterling. Exports merchandise in November, 1038 de-. creased by 47% in terms of local currency, and by 7.16% in terms of sterling.
During the Brat eleven months of 1938 Imports of merchandise totalled
Paper
Railway
Materials Tobacco
Treasure
Vehicles
Wearing
Apparel Sundries Bags
Apparatus Fides
Leather
(All Kinds) Matches
Others
Total
800,857 (1,285,428) Piece Goods 4,800,014
(7,325,982)
4,210 (52,008) 203,452 (1,540,081)
111,503 (1,150,755)
009.480 (534,004) 327,358 (342,558)
194,728 (101442) 523,759 (532,320) 1,302,716
(457,905)
99.434 (186,072) 107,469 (132,045) 4,580,252
of
$571.7 millions (£35.3 millions) as compared with $507.7 millions (£35.0 millions) in the corresponding period ur 1837 and exports $478.4 millions (£29.0 millions) as compared with $421.5 millions (£20.0
mitcased Electrical
Imports of merchandise by 0.7 in terms of local currency, and by 0.9 in terms of sterling exports increased by 13.547 in terms of local currency, and by 13.847 in ferns of sterling
The following table shows com-
ind
exports of parntive imports merchandise during each of the first cleven months of 1938 as compared with the corresponding months 1937
1930. and
in 3's and £'s sterling (in millions):
Imports.
Exports, 1937 1938 1036 1937 1938 30.9 61.7 23.6 34.1 39.4 1.3 2.1 2.1 38.5
Other
بداند
720,001
1,013,030 (4,631,047)
201.970
FLUID
ISLAND
Coolie Alleged To Have French Warship Rushos
Attacked Women
To Rescue
Alleged to have thrown corrosive
Paris, Dec. 20, fald on two young women, Wong Lai-fong and Cheung Yuk-chan, atbeen warned by Washington, hus
The French Government, havingĺ Alexandra Building on November 30, ordered the Navy Department to a man named Leung Kal, 38, appear rush the closest warship to the relief ed before Mr. T: J. Houston at the
of 40 French colonists, including Ave Central Magistracy yesterday,
women and
and two children, stranded! Prosecuting, Inspector A. Lwithout coal on the island of St. (1,305,723) Haplins suld the whole trouble ap-Paul, a speck in the Indian Oce
parently arose over the pawning of midway between Capetown Bud a camera which Wong had borrowed. Melbourne, called Cursed Island by Leung had pawned the camera, but seamen because all previous attempts (3,500) hind only pald Wong small sums 435,000
nmounting to $1, She therefore (1,750,398) pressed him for the rest; which was 13,370,574 About. $5. (02,580,740) On November 30, Wong and 3,405,013 Cheung went to Alexandra Building, (623,132) where defendant was employed as a 2,127,359
coolle. They were informed he was (2,003,451) out, but on leaving they met a small Trol Hon-wall, who told them 340,037 Len (328,741) ing.
474,187
Con-
colonise It have ended in curvy and the death of all the colonists,
With a crew of 36 and the colonists five men, five wonten nud two! children, a boy of eight and a baby girl three months old--the converted trawler Rene Moreux left St. Muto on May 20. The leader. John de Boers, who had lived in the island
1922, concession from the French Govern- nut to pack lobsters which Intest the Island, using a factory built by The previous calony abandoned in 1941. On kaving St. Mulo, the ex- pedition Iter declared his inten- tion of Ashing 25,000 lobsters dully, which we intended to ship to Europë frozen.
מניות
The expedition expected to arrive. in August and have the factory operating by Christmas, but they encountered storms on the way.
Going to the Afth floor of the ser, (702,703) vants' quarters, the women.
met 432,638 Leung, and after a conversation left (470.274) Bim
and went to the fourth floor on 52.950
their way out. (08.820)
Wille crossing the bridge 117,420 (127.508) necting the servants' quarters with
building 01 the main
the 4,301,930
lower (5,162,480) (5,140,950) floor, the women suddenly felt some 53,750,410 54,983,372 liquid falling on them. The smail (00,825,958) (107,824,070) boy, said Inspector Hopkins, would way that he saw Leung standing on The following comparative table the fifth floor bridge holding a tin, shows the quantities of certain of the the contents of which were Thun The island is inhospitable, volcanic chief cominodities imported into over the side. The boy then heard and there is no fuel or food except Hongkong during the niouths of November, 1937 and November, 1938:eries, and on descending to the lower lobsters, which are so plentiful that the two women, who it is impossible to walk on the rocks, found floor,
of pains Nov. 137 Nov, 1938 complained
on the head The expedition found in un aban- doned village several two-roomed and bark.
were not The women
seriously stone huts which
badly 34.640 burned by the fluid, which proved to damaged by storms as to necessitate month's work. Meanwhile the be a solution of caustic soda. This a
the solution had been drawn on Septem-colonists and crew returned to
trawler to await the arrival of coal. for elcaping purposes. Ds Pieces 1,076,241 1,444,252 |ber 23 Pieuls 80,554 80.00 Leung was employed as a cleaning
57,010 coolle
Chemicals & Druge
Dyeing & Tanning Materials
4.720
حمد
were
40
The colonists include five married men with their wives, John de Buers, Dr. Mace, a Turkish engineer, Mour- radian Garabed, of Constantinople, a mechanic, Cadiou, of St. Malo, and a radio operator.
The United States Government was informed of the SOS message by amateur and Washington radio notitled the cruiser Omaha which is
1,002 One point in Leung's favour, con 184.932 chuded Inspector Hopkins, was that when he was first seen by the women 475 he had a tin in his hand,
Government Mr. V. C. Branson,
that the holes in a Analyst, snit
two Jersey and stains on 3,334 dresses were caused by a solution of caustic soda. A cigarette tin examin- 1.103ed by him had at one time contained at present at Villefranche, which in
330 a strong solution of caustic soda. turn passed on the 1,007 Witness had visited Alexandra the 2,595 Building, and found traces of caustic soda dross on the railings of the 4,795 bridge.
January
1936 $33.7
i 2.2
February
$30.3
2.5 38.5
3.11
41.4
24.9
£ 2.0
March
$34.1
24. 53.4
2.0
2.8
1.0
24
59.0
⚫ 27.5
40.7 57.5
Animals, Live Cattle
3.3
3.6
1.8
22.5
3.0
April
$38.
24.0
50.3
27.6
34.1
51.4
245
1.4
3.6
1.8
3.
Bricks &
Pigs Building Materials
4.735 18,728
$38.0
49.8
(3:1, 3
30.0
40.1
40.1
Tiles
May
£2.5
3.1
3.9
1.9
2.5
Cement
$37.1
54.1
57.5
20.0 30.9
37.0
Glass
Sq. Ft.
June
3.1 3.6
1.9
2.4
23
Lime
Piruls
$36.4
50.2
47.8
41.0
36.7
Timber
Cu. Ft.
109,326 1,810 335,890
July
£ 2.3
3.1
3.0
23
$32.1
54.0
19.5 25.5
38.7
Acids
Pleuls
604
August
£2.0
3.4
3.0
2.4
September
$30.2
04.7
30.1
20.13
39.4
51.3
24 Alum
820
Bleaching!
I 24
1.0
4
1.0
22.4
3.2
October
$43.0
51.8
143.4
32.7 43.6
40.4
Powder
£ 2.7
3.2
5
2.0
2.5
Soda Ash
4,818 20.754
820
November
.$45.7
59.7
53.6
35.0 28.4
41.4
£ 28
3.7
2.0
2.6
Detelnials Pieuls
1,571
Cutch
336
Gambier
2,842
Imports.
Total
Treasure
average
brackets;
show
The following table parative figures of imports and ex | Br. Empire ports of Merchandise and Treasure
during the months of November, 1938 Belgium anil November, 1937:
Nov. 1038. Nov, 1937. Merchandise $53,644,826 $59,675,201 | China, Middle 1,500,244
1.150,755 111,593 Treasure
China, South $53,750,419 $80,825.959 i
Cuba
Exports. Nov. 1938. Nov. 1937. C. America Merchandise $41,383.78 $45,224.324
13,570,574 62,599,746 Denmark $54,963.372 $107,824,070 | Egypt
Total
Monthly Fluctuations
Since November, 1937 monthly values of imports of merchandise into Germany
from low i fluctuated Hongkong: Hongkong dollar value (30.1 millions): Holland in September, 1930 to a high of 03.3 millions in May, 1998; whilst export value fluctuated from a low of $36.7 millions in July, 1938 to a high of. $57.3 millions in March, 1938.
below, the given
at monthly In of exchange,
Detalls are Aterting equivalents,
rates
()
(411,535)
Indigo (Art,)
3,039
57,280
232,769
Mangrove
(8,130)
(340,429) Bark
1,332
180,708
273,376
Sapan. Wood
---
The hearing was adjourned.
(420,820)
(140,420) Foodstuffs
China, North
23,841,180
(0,529,803)
2.003,982 Beans
38.221
50,890
(4,782,400 Fresh Fish
(083,374)
1,444 Rice
46,905
France
Onions
(230,607)
1,034 (44.735) (1750)
31,024
| Ginger 167,385 (15,448) (14.330) (Fresh) 234,504 £20,374 Fuels
(15,139)
130,401
Sugar
Potatoes
3,650 2,843 970,077 Shark Fins
247 567 (2,083,022) Flour (Wheat) .. 120,559 87,125
3.382,873 Foultry 4,313,015
Head 187.311 101,851
222,205 (12,004,748) (12,288,040) Bacen & Ham lbs.
102,582 Piculs 1,013,444. 344,031 120,217 119,671
3.325
4.630 5,394
"
Vegetables, Fresh
& Dried
29.11
46.362
+1
4,882
1,379
Buyers
(236,431)
Indo-China
4,510,007 (2,564,354) 2,500,202
(750,777) Coal 2.083,102
Firewood (1,255,219) Liquors
Tons Piruls
82.535 180.983
45.173 95,081
(2,218,505)
ay
Japan
Kwong
(300,0B1) 312,710 (358,515) 1,404,086 (2.449,952)
Mult 770,983
Liquors Gallons (3,094,491):
335,557 Spirits Wines (520,027)
77,025 (10,507) 300,867 (682,292)
47,505 4,369
40,327
11,200
2,171 2,000
Native
Liquors
30,557
17,410
Metals
Iron & Steel
Bars
Piculs
58,849
9,400
Chow Wan 1,154,481 1,205,534
(1,043,515) (664,649) Macau
Lead, Pla
1,233
15
1,344
Wire Nails
2,217
433
"
1937 November
Imports Exports
$50,075,204 $45,224,324 (13,090,649) (£2,797,077)
1,847,021 1,540,001 (1.303,027) (2,097,521
Tin Slabs
*
11.255
10,741
Tin Plates
90,333
4,203
Norway
December
$40,342,058 $46,781,400 Neth. East (£3,051,755) (£2,831,538)
Indies
1938
Philippines
January
$1,700,050 $39,363,301
10,030 (110,874) 2,010,122 (4,145,339)
0.239
46,175
(787) 1,265,201 (1,357,254)
871,144
Nuts & Seeds
Groundouts Pieuls
24,80% 11,237
Melon Seeds
1,000
5,160
Pepper
2,735
1,930
(3,824,118) (£2,439,721) Portugal
(192,845) (1,087,816)
Sesamum
Seeds
Other
5,840
1,822
Lane Crawfords 30
42.000
February
$41,300,000 $38,451,024
Seeds
$157
905
(16,420)
(£2,505,800) (£2,380,200) | Siam
(250) 1,243,578 7,638,407
Oils & Fats
I
Haies
March
$50,000,733 $57,540,210
Petrol
(1.474,311)
(021,305)
(£3,040,587) (£3,551,310) 5. America
22,471
Kerosene
75,002
April
$59,300,280 $51.420.736
(385,362)
(£3,044,400) (£3,100,002) | Sweden
80,799
May
$63,205,102 $46,106,354
(270,752)
(70,032) 18.002 (31.091)
(£3,905,877) (£2,845,627) Switzerland
June
$57,533,190 $30,905,819
(129,787)
(£3,558,492) (£2,207,534) | Spain
July
August
$47.787,820 536,670, 212
762,901,037) (£2,273,202) İŲ. 5. A.
04.300
0.034. (2.522)
Lard Paraffin Was Coconut Oil Linseed O Peanut Oll
Gallons 2,735,147 4,945,493 Pieuts
K
537 26,360 1,510 264 11,809
54 15,017
210
530
14
(--)
Wood Oil Plece Goods Cotton
17,935 148,171
4,989,159 6,239,240
$40,305,020 $38,747,520
(8,710,001)
(4,314,137)
(£3,006,00) (£2,401,530) Others
September
$39,130,652 $51,323,767
195,031 (200,001)
7.080,971
**
(222,292)
(£2,425,205) (£1,101,004)
October,
$40,397,743 $40,360,839
CommodBles
Goods
Art. Sie
Yarn
APPOINTMENTS
November
Presc
French
to
information Government---United
Mackintosh's
Ask him when he's sneezing, and you may
get away with a mere
hali dozen hankies
(from $3.75 half dozen
hoz).
Suitings Union Cloth Silk Piece
STOCK MARKET
REPORT
The Hongkong Stock Exchange 7.378 onleinl summary issued at 315 pm
yesterday, says:
There seem to be more enquiries,
Pieces 49,803 82,116 Yards 4,501,210 1,004,223 Yards 09,770 155,625 10,001 13,915
Piruls 300
410
ibr. 62,000 52,400
(£2,400,588) (£2,400,276) The total values of Imports and $53,844,620 $41,383,788
expurts by main groups of com-
Tobacco (£3,317,877) (£2,559,545) | modities (including Treasure), dur-
Cigarettes Mean rate of exchange for Novem-ing the mouth of November, 1938 are Foreign ber, 1038: H.K. $1s. 2.27/32d.
Tobacco given below, with the figures for November. 1037 in brackets:
Countries
'The total values of imports and ex- ports of merchandise by countries for the month of November, 1038 are shown below, the figures for Novem- ber, 1937 being given in brackets;
Imports: Exports
Animals.
103,101
<i
1.086
2,073
remains
but business
on a small scale and prices are unchanged.
Hongkong Jank $1,320
Canton Insurance $205 Douglasen $61
II.K. & K. Wharves #123 H.K. Jacks (Old) 310 11.K. Docks (New) $17 Providents (Old) $0.30
Providentu (New) 16 #1 1. & S. Hotels
HIK, Lands $35
1. Reallen #5 ILK. Tramways $17
Sandakan Lights 10%
Telephones (Old) $33 Walions 7.45
Entertainments $1.40
126, GUV, gii Loan Đến Đ HK Govt. 317 Loan par.
Sellers
Hongkong Bank $1,340
Canton Insurance $210 Cina Underwriters $0.70 H.K. & K. Wharves $117 Humphreys 40
Yaumati Ferries (Old) $294 Telephones (Old) $23.33
Dairy Farms $24.00
Constructions $1
Hongkong Bank $1.330:3715
11. & S. Hotels $6.00
1.K. Lands 338
Antamoks Pn. 49%
Atok* 291⁄2
Bagula Gold .23
Benguet Conso) 1.00
Caco Grove .50
Consolidated Mines 9038 Demonstrallons 27
I, X. L. 60
Paracale Gunnaus 13 San Mauricio 174 Styor Consol 10 United Paracales 57
$1.290 Two New Medical. Officers
For Hongkong 52,630 50,84% The following are among the latest
153,187
appointments, transfers and proma- tons in the Colonial Service: 450,000
16,675 To be Medical 'OMicers, Hongkong.. -Dr L. J. Honeywill, F.R.C.S., Dr. 5. Tomlinson, M.D., B.CH, HAO.
MAIL TO-MORROW
Mid-Week Delay Occurs Again This Month
The Imperial Airways Delia is to leave Hongkong at dawn to-day with outward mail. The inward mid- week mail has been delayed a day, and will arrive at 5 p.m. to-morrow.
Yesterday afternoon the Dardanus and. Deliu brought a ton of musil prinelpally United Kingdom letters,
The Delphinus hopped off for Bangkok at dawn yesterday with out--| word mail and one passenger, Mr. C. Margaret, for London.
AIR
SERVICES
Arrivals and Departures
For
Of Planes
Outward
British Loudon, Australio, Countries and Europe: Imperial Air- ways 7 a.m. December 21, Dec. 23;) Imperial Airways 7 a.m. Dec. 27.
For Chungking, Sian, etc.: Eurasia and C.N.A.C. services Indefinite,
For U.S.A., vla Munilo, Honolulu, Guam: Pan American Philippine Clipper 8.30 am. December 20, China Clipper 8.30 Jan. 5.
For France, vla Hanoi, Air France, 6.30 am. December 24,
Inward
From London, Australia and Bri-) tish Countries: Imperial Airways Delphiaus 5 p.m. December 22; Im- perial Airways Delia, Dardanus 5 n.m. December 24,
From Chungking, Yunnanfu, Kwej- In: C.N.A.C. Eurasia Services In- definite.
From U.S.A., via Honolulu, Guam, Manila: Pan American Philippine Clipper 12.30 p.m. December 28, China Clipper 12.30 p.m. Jan. 4.
From France, vin Hanoi: Air France, 12.30 p.m. December. 22.
DEGREES CONFERRED
Informal Congregation
At University.
Degrees were conferred on ten To be Nursing Sister, Hongkong graduates of the University of long- Miss A. M. Herington.
kong by His Excellency Sir Geoffry Mr. W. H. Hillyer. (Chief Junk Northcote, the Chancellor, at 111 Inspector), to be. Deputy Shipping informal Congregation yesterday. 1,682 | Master, Mercantile Marine Office. The function was attended by a large
Harbour Department. Hongkong.
gathering, including practically Dr. Tomlinson will arriva in Janu- the members of the Court, and the hry and Dr. Honeywill early in new G.O.C.. Major-General A. February.
Native
Tobacco
$
5
U. S.
Australia.
Buma
19,192 (4,735,809)
Canada
Ceylon
E, Africa
*365.632
23,740 (13,034)
19,310,103 (13,18,803)
Foodstuffs 283,840 (205,310)
233,633 Fuels
(568,302) (456,003) Hardware
120,003
1,055,058 (1.798,136)
345.322
(618,400)
* 13,086,702
.
(8,639,103)
53,282 (54723)
Imports $ 1,014,340 Live
(002,115)
(5,400) Hides Building
504,098
114,504 Leather Materials (703,027)
(483,810) (Sole) Chemicals 590,006
980,015
Mats Drugs
(700,344) (1,150,645)
(Others) Balen 4,010 4,112,337
Chinese 1,803,727
1,021,715
Paper 1,322,520 Medicines (1,214,435) (1,200,228) (Cinese) Pleuts
9,749 (5,230,344) (1,402,253)
Dyeing
1,134,705 331,045
Common 585,202
(033.236) Materials
Soap
1,316 (1,14),401) (369,430)
Exports $
Raw Tobacco..
2,834,120
Sundries.
0.020
Gunnies:
4
Pieces Plcula
300,725 10,001
1,874
502
1,927
4,80€
$ 459,040.
0,358
(174.128) 24,240
Liquors
Indla
773,132
Br. Malnya
422,734
2,002,007
(8,471) (35,805) Machinery & 1,056,380 320,655 Engines
(071,358) (548,738) Mumures
(090,151) (3,301,021) Metals
(380,083)*
081,177
67,107 (302,053) (120,220)
1,300,422 (1,100,845) (359,410)
458,148 (52,184) 3,103,394
240,379 (250,053)
CONTINENTAL
New Zealand
310,301
60,GOT
B. N. Borneo
S. Africa W. Africa W. Indles
(17,233) 104,346 (210,905)
8.240 (20,500)
$20
(6,173,791) (63,500) Minerals & 108,030 110,104 Ores (1,008,443) (100,017) | Nuts &
412,000 123,000 Seeds (747,011) (182,040) | Olls & Fais 0,470,ANG ́
70,733
(11,010,073) (170,305) Paints
120,335 404,519
(197,431)
I
40,850 (227,006) 2,284,017 (4,450,031)
852,147 (3,044,303)
258,030 (501,004) 6,420,273 (0,792,080)
113,940 (210,172)
STURDY
and
STRONG
CARLOWITZ & CO.
4. Queen's Rd. Tel. 11225,
Grasett. The following These appointments are the first of graduntes:
a number of medical staff increases
"There is a pipe to fit your face
The little more and how much it is. Yes, a large pipe is very comforting perhaps, but how much better it is to have one which fits your face. Profit therefore by the misfits of others and choose a pipe to suit from the wide range of shapely briars offered by the makers of the world- renowned
B
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were the
Bachelor of Medleine and Bachelor
andler the 1939 estimates. The of Surgery.Choong Ku-khey (uh-
estimates provide for an expenditure
of $1,743,580 un against $1,531,001 lent). Harura Chu, Ha Yat-wah, Ip
1938.
WOMEN CADETS
Kung-chiu, Kee Kheng-loke, Leung Kam-leng. Philip Moore, Constantine. Constantinovich Petrovsky, and Yong Pang-fook.
Loudon, Dec. 15,
Bachelor of Selence in Engineer- The removal of the restriction au the admission of women to adminig- rig-Chơng: Choy-kat (in absentiu), Įtrative staffs of the Domialon's and 1 Excellency also awarded the Colonial oflices, was announeed by Ho Fook and Chân Kal-ming Scholar- Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, Secretaryship and the Ng Li-hing Scholarship of State for the Dominions and to E.N. Orloff and Stephen Wong, Colonies, in the House of Commons and the Anderson Gold Medal to C.C. yesterday. Heuler,
Petrovsky.
Christmas
at, the
Cheer
Cafe Windsor
King's Theatre Building
DINNER DANCE
on the following dates:- Christmas Eve
New Year's Eve
New Year's Night
Dec. 24th
:
Dec. 31st
Jan. 1st. '39
FROM 9 P.M. to 2 A.M.
¡Liquor, also served in Dancing Hall)-
RESERVATIONS: Phone 24911 or at the
DINNER NON-DINERS
Çale Office.
$3.50 per head $1.00
aftor 11 p.m.
Toys. Confetti, Streamers, Paper Hats
supplied gratis.
Brasso
METAL POLISH
Impares a
koa, kuting
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