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NOTES AND COMMENT.

.PIECEGOODS TRADE.

THE CHINA MAIL.

When spoken to to-day concern ing the local piecegoods market a European importor expressed the upinion that things weit very quiet." A long-established Chinoen broker added that generally speak | ing, the market wan hill.

BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIP.

TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1928

HAMBURG TRAFFIC

Among the imports" Haniburg during mail week were- 145,000 tons English coal, 50,000 At the Kowloon Bowling Green tons Scottish coal, 11,000 hales Club, Inst night, the draw took tobacco, $1,500 sacks copra, 11,000 bales cotton, 42,000 sacks coffee, place for the open championship 37,500 sacks cocon and 160,000 bowls competition, Great keenness sacks rice.

is being displayed this year, there being no less than 74 entries:--The draw for the first round resulted as follows:

into DRAW FOR FIRST ROUND DAIRY FARM ICE & COLD STORAGE

LIVERPOOL EXPORTS.

THE BOYCOTT

SERIOUS EFFECT ON JAPANESE TRADE

As an instance of the serious

BYES:

FIRST ROUND.

Orders for winter goods in pre- TO HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI. paration.for the coming full have oll

D. Gow v. A. R. Whibley; D, been placed by now and there seems little probability of any further busi-

During the week ending May 11, Harvey v. D. Mackintosh; A. G. naas for this winter. Marchante 175,000 square yards plain piece Pile v. A. G. Muir; A. Wallace v. and dealers are trying to get toge goods and 106,000, square yards R. Dixon; C. Pathyjohn v. J.

printed, ther on indents for next spring. In dyed, coloured, and spite of the black political outlook, were entered at Liverpool for ship McKelvie; J. H. Barr v. J. B. there has been evidence a belief that ment to Hongkong. The cor- Hamilton: D. Reid v. G. R. things will improve and it is no responding figures for Shanghai Edwards; L. Guy v. T. Grimes; J secret that a good many fresh ordons are 1,721,000 and $64,000. There McMurtrie y G.. Morrison; W. for cotton fancies have been booked were also 13,000 lbs, cotton yarn Macfarlane v. P. T. Farrell; L. in appreciable quantities. During for Hongkong.

Rose v. J. Ling; W. Wotherspoon the next few months, a fair amount {

v. D. Keith; J. MacLaglan v, H. E. of winter goods will be arriving, as

Stevens; C. Atkinson. the Chinese dealers, thanks to e readiness of the importen, to co At the Criminal Sessions, yes the Hongkong Rifle League, pemis with them, have been enter.

J. Muithend v. A. Holland; G. terday afternoon, before Mr. Justice are enabled to publish detailed prising enough to attempt to bring

Frice v. W. C. Smith; R. Abraham v L. Lammert; T. W. Hartley v. Gompertz, Chau Tai-fu, Map Yau scores of the Far Eastern Interport about a change in Chinese winter

W. Russell; J: Foulds v. R. Dun- and Chan Lai-chai, were found Rifle Match for 1923. Singapore, fashions, The high prices of Chinese guilty of robbery and assault. Mr. the holders of the honour, were silks in the last few years have made effects of the boycott of Japan pro can; W. Mair v. W. Gerrard; A. H. K. Holmes, Crown Solicitor last to shoot and with a total of 794 the cost of Chinese silk garments claimed in China because of Dairen Grimmitt v. W. Knight; J. Macla- prosecuted. The following com- drop to last position. Details of up and many bove turned to, and Port Arthur, the Yushin Nippe chlan v. R Hall; A. MacFarlane v. woollens. This fall will see many mentions that the steamer." Gaku-4. Nicoll; J. Gibson v. A. Taylor. prised the jury: Messrs. 3. Dtheir score were received on Satur-new designs which are expected to yo-maru" of the Nisshin Kisen

J. Russell A. Simpson v. B. Kinnaird, F. F. Duckworth, J. F. F. day. Hongkong, as already an-appeal to the Chiness and so they Kaisha, left Shanghai a few days Fisher, F. Soutar, F. J. Silva denounced, are the year's winners, will cost less than silk and wear ago for Hankow without any Chi- Bradbury: Massey v. G. Greener; longer they should find a ready aale, nese cargo. She had her usual W. Johnson v. R. Lapsley; W. Hill Loureiro, W. L. J. Sousa and C. des the position being as follows:

Information from another source quantity of foreign merchandise-v. W. Greig R. Basa v. G. Green; Your Sullivan.

in to the effect that the political about 300 tons-but she usually W. Hedley v. Oswick; J. Ogg v. A. chaos in China has made it impera relies mainly on the support of Gourlay; H. Overy v. U. Omar'; tive for Chinese buyers to keep on Chinese shippers, from whom she W. McKay v. J. Clark J. Robertson the safe side and on the whole, gets about 1,000 tons per trip. W. Glendinning; J. C. Bown v. orders for nearly all lines of piece. appears from this that the efforts. Ferguson; C. J. Tacchi v. S. Gray; goods, sundries, etc., have been of the students and others to Seccombe y. J. Blake.

enforce the boycott are successful restricted. Dealers give the impres for the tinte being. The paper also in that they will buy mominal says that trade in Japanese goods quantities to have stocks on lund has almost come to a standstill in when required and thus retain their the towns of the Yangtse valley. in this year's competition patronage until better times. A Students have been calling at the

The first and third prisoners. were each sentenced to ten years' imprisonment with tard labourand ten strokes of the lash, while the third received a seven-year- sent- cace and ten with the "cat." In pas sing sentence, Mr Justice Gompertz told the prisoners that they could h consider themselves fortunate that one of the victims of their brutal assault had succumbed to their

Total. 956 1.929 837 794

Hongkong... Shanghai Penang Singapore... Hongkong's average this year, 95.6, is a record for the competition the previous record, 95.3. being also held by Hongkong. following are the detailed scores

HONGKONG (WINNERS).

injuries. The three men convicted had formed the crew of a fishing junk. They had brutally assaulted Summers. the master, his wife and family, Gil robbed them of $600 in cash and Parke clothing and then, niade off in F. Goodman, the dinghy.

Bone

The charge of piracy against them was not proven.

The

letter received by a local firm from 200 500 600 Total-its Shanghai branch puts the post

34 35 33 102 tion in a nutshell, e., that busis 33 - 33 33 -99 news could be put through if order, 33 34 34 99

was preserved in the interior.

To-day, it is reported that there Capt.31 32 33 96

has been some activity in leros and 31 33

iwhites.

Wallace McGuigan.... 32

MURDER TRIAL.

Reid Swan

34

| Railton...........

32 36 30.

PRISONER COLLAPSES WHEN SENTENCED.

Reeves...

At the Criminal Sessions, Slater yesterday afternoon, before Sir Main William Rees Davies, the Chief Justice, the case was concluded in which Le Kam-shon was arraigned for the murder of his son, Lo Chang-fa.

322 321 313 956 SHANGHAI

Collaco, Capt... Noishike Hodges Rose. The father, obsessed with the [tol idea that the mother of the child--Lancaster

Ilbert had gone wrong? jumped into the harbour with the boy in his i Arms about 8 pm, on May 25. Chinese boat-women rescued father and són, the latter being removed 10 the Kwong Wa Hospital, where he died at 11 pm, the same night:

Mr. A Dyer Ball, Assistant

Kinder

34 31 30

200 500 600 Total,

96 34 32 30 33 31 31 95 95

31 32 30

93

34 30 29

32 31 29

93 92

31

92

29

91

91

33

27 91

324 314 291 929

PENANG.

200 500 600 Total

HOME TRADE.

Writing in mail week the Manchester Guardian Commercial}

says:-

Imports during April were smaller than in eleven of the last sixteen months, and exports were larger than in the two immediately preceding months; the excess of imports over exports was small. Coal exportS to France and Germany were again unusually large,

Foreign markets during the week have been under the cloud of further political uncertainties...

Reports from correspondents in the principal markets at home are summarised below

Cotton.Raw material steadier; cloth quiet.

A. BYES.

FOOTBALL

PROPOSED AUSTRALIAN

TOUR.

shops to ascertain whether they contain any Japanese goods, and, if so, they have denounced the owners of these shops as traitors,

Mr. Millard, of the Rugby Foot sending their names to the Shang ball Association, Australia, has hai Chinese Chamber of Commerce: spent some months in China and a The Yushin Nippo says there is short interval in Japan with a view talk in Shanghai of breaking off

to getting a strong football team commercial-relations, with Japan to play a series of matches in entirely, but of course: no official Australia. He was in. Osaka; action of this kind would he per-Japan, when the Sixth Far Eastern mitted,

PHILIPPINE SUGAR.

Writing about Philippine Sugar, Messrs. Warner, Barnes, and Co, Ltd, of Manila saya k

Championship Games were in pro- gress there at the end. of last month. Being catisfied with the South China Athletic Association's football team which have just won for China the Football Champion- ship for the 5th time in succession (the only championship China has Our market has ruled very quiet got in this micet), he made certain during the fortnight and transac arrangements in Shanghai with tions have been insignificant. The the Hon. Secretary to the China balance of stocks are held in strong | Amateur Athletic Federation re- hands, consequently there is no garding the above matter. pressure on the part of holders to

In view of its importance both to effect sales.

the Association and to the foot- Quotations appended are rather ballers themselves, it was submitt nominal in the absence of any im-ed to the executive committee of portant transactions.

the South China Athletic Associa We quote per picul, ex go-tion for consideration and approval down→→→

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Centrifugals 96° „Pesos. 19.00

Hogan Everest

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31 34 31

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... 32 31

32

95

30 31 31

92

Atlan

... 32 29 25

86

Wool-Raw material firm. Min- ufacturers busy at slightly better prices.

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16:00 15.75

113

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15.50

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15.25

84

Other Textiles.-Jute weak;

79°

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labour dispute affects cloth busi

ness. Linen trade slow.; flax quiet.

Attorney-General, appeared for C.A. De Cruz. 29 29 26 the Crown, while Mr. N. L Brewer (instructed by Messrs.. Lee and Russ) defended the accused.

The prisoner in the witness box stated that on one occasion, some days before May 25, he had gone to see his wife and found her with another man. He thought it better that he should die.

The defence put forward by

Perkins... A: A. De Cruz.. Brownings Lim Paik-soon 24 Simpson...

Mr. Brower was that the child did Alland

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28 24 22

290 285 262 837 SINGAPORE.

200 500 600 Total 34 34- 30 98

not die as the result of immersion, Jones

33 32 27 92

but died at its mother's "breasts as Gubbins...

29

the result of her hugging it closely | Angus

28

29 27 85 23 29 80

20 79 18.79

to her and so suffocating it. The Ridout action might have been the result Ager of malice against the husband or Lewis misdirected affection. He sub- May... mitted that the Jury could not Morrison. definitely find that the prisoner Bowerman murdered the child.

In summing up the Chief Justice

pointed out to tlie Jury that even in

a case where two grown up people

agreed to commit suicide together,

if one died and the other survived.

on the return of the footballers to Hongkong. Being ignorant of what arrangements have been made in Shanghai in the absence of official intimation, the committee are not in a position to give the matter full discussion but advise the players not to go, until · Mr.

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LITERATURE'S TASK.

day or two, has properly approach- IMAGINATION AND SCIENCE. house trade quiet. Clothing man-

ed the sub-committee appointed ufacturers busy.

According to Messrs. Warner for the purpose and direct negotia- Shoes and Leather. Hides Barnes and Co., Ltd, Manila fort- tions have been held. dearer; tanneries working full time. I nightly report, Manufacturers busy; new orders restricted.

Metals. Copper, tin, lead, and spelter weak.

Chemicals. Steady home and foreign demand; prices firm.

Coal-Firm; broader foreign demand. Coke steady. ̧

China Coast market is a little Better, Saigon/Hongkong rate being quoted ar 24 cents Mex.

...

The only local fixture reported is that of the s.s."Macaria, 38,000 piculs, Saigon/Cebu, at 50 cents p. I. currency...

Freights on sugar:- Iron and Steel.-Iron steadier.. New business in manufactured per picul and Manila to Hongkong Hoilo to Hongkong Peso 0.45 products scarce. Tinplate bars Peso 0.30 per picul cheaper...

Freights. Easier.

299 264 231 794

BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR.

ARMS AND THE MAN.

A communication on the subject

"THE

has been addressed by the Federa tion of British Industries to the Department of Overseas Trade; who are responsible for the organi-

then the surviver was guilty of mur- PORTRAYING BLINDNESS. of the British Industries Fair 1924, SOME CHEWING GUM FOR A

der. This case was rather different

but the circumstances were the

He pointed outfalso, that NEW -same.

there were three verdicts they could bring in" not guilty"— guilty"-and" guilty but insane."

dac,

METHOD IN LOVE LIGHT."

*FRIEND.

to

ARRIVALA,

THE STAR.

THE BEST OF LUCK."

There is no lack of excitement

in the fine racing picture, "The Best of Luck," which is the feature

are taken by Williams and Fred

Many distinguished men and,. women writers were present at dinner to celebrate the 133rd anniversary of the Royal Literary Fund at the Hotel Victoria, North- at the Star Theatre, Kowloon. LATEST SHIPPING NEWS. umberland-avenue, W.C., Mr. A.The Best of Luck," in which the

E. W. Mason presided, and among leading parts the guests were Sir Anthony Hope | Hawkins, Mr. Alfred Noyes, Mr. Kathryn Laisang, (J.M. & Co.) from Kobe, John Drinkwater, Mr. A. 6. M. Malatesta, is a screen adaptation of the Kovel by Henry Hamilton. It Hutchinson, Sir Owen Seaman, MojKowloon Wharf.

Kawachi Mani, (N.V.K.) from Mr. H. A. Vachell, Miss May contains all the thrills of a good Moji:-Kowloon Wharf,

Sinclair, Major Ian Hay Beith, and horse racing drama, and when it Mr. Cecil Harmsworth. Ng is mentioned that "The Best of Pong Tong Yuen Sang FatProposing the toast of prosperity Luck" had a successful run at from Saigon.-C46.

Unkai Maru, (Sato & Co.) from to the fund, Mr. Mason mentioned Drury Lane, no-more is needed to | Kuching-Yaumati.

that in the history of the fund only testify to its excellence.. Persia Maru, (TKK) front one benefaction had ever been Batavia. A-3.

made public. It was made in 1796, Mohon,

(Tung Tuck) from to the Vicomte de Chateaubriand,

Concluding, Mr. Mason said that and it only became known because he never sat next to a man of Tourane, C76.

Sunning, (B:& S.) from Shang- 20 years later he came to Eng-science who did not say to him it land as an Ambassador of a commonplace, tone something hai, Amos. Bi

Haiphong, (Thai Thuan) from France, and at one of the Literary that magle his hair stand on end. Fund dinners rose and acknow-« Saigon, . Cao).

A few days ago," he said, "a man Montague, (Arnhold & Co.) from

old me that "During the last 100 years," pro ice was Portland, Shanghai. --A30.

ceeded Mr. Mason, science had on the southern polarre

getting so thick brought the four corners of thegions that England was getting world together in a rush, and per-tipped out of the sea more than it haps a little before the four comers ought to be, and that the glacial were ready for the operation period was expected shortly, to Nations which a little time ago begin again were names were now neighbours, and, at times, the contact was a "Since this is so (laughter)-1 Unless imagination | never argue with fellows of the prickly one. kept pace with science, péhaps the Royal Society-I ask you whether through a mass of quarrels to a very thing, thousands of years to come. world might wade once mare it would not be a perfectly splendid ocean of disaster. Literature, which if some Lord Carnarvon of a distant was the work of imagination, was day comes upon, as a surprising also its great begetter." He did evidence of the high civilisation in not think literature would fall in this country, a minute of the Royal”,

Literary Fund stating that ste laged its task,

annual-dinner, provided n hands.

DEPARTURES,

ledged his debt to the fund... of science:

sation of these fairs. Having Tong Dong, Chinese who claime regard to the fact that the British to have been in New York for eigh In connection with the last verdict Picture-goers who have seen the Empire Exhibition will be held that teen years and who returned they could so decide if they thought big Mary Pickford film "The Love year, the Federation circulated its China by the President Jeffer that the prisoner was not respon-Light," which is being shown for affiliated associations, asking them on which arrived a few days ago, sible for his actions at the time he only two more days at the Coronet, for their opinions as to whether it appeared before Mr. J. R. Wood

Tientsin, (B. & S.) for Haiphong, committed the trine. It was quite have no doubt noticed the startling was advisable or necessary to hold this morning to answer a charge of June 19 opegilde the heas suffering from and unusual effect of sightless eyes the British Industries Fair as well unlawful passession of $1 cartridge

Szechuen, (B, & S.) for Amay, deudeus annieved honestly in this production! A new method, The majority of replies received

June 19 that he was doing the right thing, the discovery of the star's director, by the Federation were against canes which were found in a box he He added that the case was a sad Frances Marion and her husband, holding the British Industries Fair Currying when loving the Taming, (8. & S) for Manila

June 19. Fred Thompson, has been employ in 1924, and the letter sent to the Kowloon Wharf.

Mr. D. MacCallum defended and Kwangchow, (B. & S.) for Hang After a short retirement the ed. While on the best returning Department of Overseas Trade Jury brought in the bare verdict, from Italy, where the scenes for communicates this information Sub-Inspector Spear of the Water Lok Swatow. June 19

'Guilty,"

"The Love Light" are laid; Mr. At the same time the Federation Police had charge of the caso.. Hathong, (Douglas & Co.), for

Foochow, Swatow.→→June 19. The Chief Justice, in passing sen-and Mrs. Thompson experimented have emphasised the desirability

According to the prosecution, the

Benderan, (Gibb Liv.) for Shang- tence of death, fald that whether our one another and finally devised of not dispersing the staff respon contraband was found in a box hai-June 19 for chang the circunstances of the case were a film, which was used in the sible for the B.IF even if no fair which when opened seemed to be

Cheongahing, UM & Co.) for such as would justify further con-picture. It took some little argu- is held next year

full of Wrigley's Chewing Gund-Tientsin June 19. sideration of the matter by His Ex-ment to convince Raymond GORAMA D cellency the Governor, in Council Bloomer, the leading man, that I BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION,

Formes the Breath

Jade (Kai Yu) for Pakhoi-June Mr. Mason said the debt of lovers one contribution for the relief of Dafendant offered to give evi-rock

of literature to those who failed authors in sickness and distress." was beyond his province to decide.would not injure Ids eyes, but he

dence and in the box asked per Wing Hong, (Williamson) for was very great. If one looked

Replying to the toast of "Litera The prisoner collapsed when finally consented. However, as an

The committee appointed by the mixion to speak in English. He Hongay-June 9.

through the biography of any ture, proposed by Sir Charters sentence was delivered and had to extra. precaution," an experienced bo assisted but of the dock by the oculist is in attendance during Hongkong Chinese Chamber of stated that he had been handed the Toyo Maru, (M.B.K.) for Hongay. great man of letters it was possible Biron, Mr. Afred Noyes said it to trace the origin of book after scened to him that the confusion warders !!" the filming of these scenes to see Commerce for the British Empire box to carry to a frichd in the coJune 19ting

Y. K.) book in a discussion with a fellow of the world to-day was reflected The Jury consised of Messrs. G. that nothing went wrong. The Exhibition is to meet of the Gham try and was unaware of the con- Bandoeng Manis, (Nan

* for Batavie →→June 19.

craftsman at which some spark in the world's literature.. ke A. Peel, A. Maher, A. F. Xavier, Love Light contain a number of ber's premises at 3.30 p.m., to tenta

was struck out They shared in It was announced that the sub- J. P. Bridger, J. Vados Remedios, other effects, also devised by Migs morrow afternoon to discuss detalls

Montague; (Arnhold & Co.) Manila July 19

the triumph of their brother author: scriptione amounted to £2,527 IR. Way, and A. R. P. Davies Marioh.

of participation.

His Worship disbelieved his story and imposed a fine of $100.

*** SHARING IN THE TRIUMPH.