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HONG KONG.
WEEKLY AIR MAIL REPORT ON LOCAL SITUATION (SECRETARY OF STATE'S TELEGRAM No. 233 OF 20TH NOVEMBER, 1938).
1.
Cost of Living and Supplies.
Report for the week ending
Friday, 23. 6. 39.
2.
Population and Refugees.
No. of persons of all kinds entering Colony during
week ended
Fresh Vegetables) Supplies
and prices
Freshwater Fish )approximately
Saltwater Fish
Poultry
Meat
normal, until
yesterday
) evening and
) this morning when no
20. 6. 39 22
steamer.
supplies of 34247
Vegetables,
Freshwater Fish or
Poultry were
received from Macao.
It seems established
that the Macao
Authorities have
prohibited the
By 8
railway.
By othert
(if known
routes
No.
refugees
in Kam Tin Camp
on
22.6.39.
20...6...39.
Net rise (+) or fall (--) for week ended
camps on .22.6,39.
No. of refugees in border and other Trend of population.
Fil
N11
Jo
4202
2663 + 2617
3.
Remarks on State of Industrial
and Shipping Activity.
See report appended.
4.
Remarks on Revenue Position and Prospects.
Week ended 24. 6. 39
Approximate revenue for the four weeks ended 24th June was $2,531,000, equal to 97% of average of corresponding periods of the three previous quarters. Approximate revenue for the first 25 weeks of 1939 was $18,825,000, equal to 109% of revenue for first 25 weeks of 1938.
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export of these
commodities, but the
reason for their
action is unknown.
(Supplies since resumed.)
Average
mumber of
catties
per dollar
Pine (chopped)
58
Pine (unchopped)
67
Singapore (chopped)
68
Singapore (unchopped) 74
Sandakan (chopped)
68
Sandakan (unchopped)
73
Misc, (unchopped)
72
Firewood
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