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MOND AY, JUNE 9' 1924

COMMERCE AND FINANCE.

LOCAL TRADE.

The fortnightly report issued by the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce is as follows:-

MADE

JORROCKS."

THE CHINA MAIL.

LONDON LETTER.

NOVELIST'S OWN STORY OF SOUTH AFRICANS' FIRST

HIS LIFE

MATCH.

THE ROYAL ACADEMY.

ADMIRAL'S MEMOIRS,

ONE SURVIVOR IN CITY OF 40,000.

Fi

MCKENNA DUTIES.

SPREAD OF UNEMPLOY.

,MENT,

man past his prine, (why should

was for that reason that the not a King grow old?) and beentNO

Coalition Government passed the fire in lined and weather-

the Safeguarding of Industries Act beaten and its expression anxious

and that the Unionist party insists Chave not the war years left their

upon the power to safeguard in- nark on King, and subject nlike?)

A capital book, lively, agreeable,

dustries and workers in this country The truth is, I am certain, that and full of Information, is "Workers may be thrown on the when an efficiently conducted " After all that has been written

Mr. Sims, bus shown us our King Paymaster Rear-Admiral W. E. R.streets by the thousand. The Industry Is devastated by unfair Cotton Plece Goods and Fancy about R. S. Surtees, the famous

as we want to see him. Though Martin's "Adventures of a Naval Socialist Government will not foreign competition. The Socialist London, May 8.

The move a finger to keep them in Government, proved now to have- "Cotton Goods-The position re hunting novelist, it has fallen-by

is a growing practice on the tluy,do not approach Mr. Sinis Paymaster" (Jenkins, 16s.).

no remedy of it's own for unem- mains substantially the same, as it a surprising literary discovery part of large property owners to picture, three other portraits stand purple passages in it recount the work." This is a passage from a will probably continue to do so to the "creator of the immortal transter their estates to their out above the rest, The Dake of of the ex-Kaiser and his daring Greame, M.P., to his constituents this policy. They have refused to admiral's experiences as the guest letter issued by Sir Philip Lloyd.ployment, makes haste to discard long as the main governing factors, "Jorrocks" to become his own heirs in order to avoid the heavy Westminster" by Sir William work as correspondent of The Daily in the Hendon Division, which continue the Safeguarding of exchange and the of cotton,

the price of level best biographier in "Robert Smith Death Duties, which rango up to Orpen 1.A. Philip Sassoon Mail in the great West Indian contains a reference to the Govern. Industries Act or to put any remain at

ment attitude in respect to the thing in its place. You will re- Where prices can be brought into Surtees, 1803-1864." by "Himself 10 per cent, on the capital involved. Orpen, B.A., Sir Philip Sassoon, eruptions of 1002

of William II, he gives a kindly Safeguarding of Industries Act, member that I appointed a com- line business of a satisfactory and E. D. Cuming." which is just ord fusebery, acted in this way B.," by Mr. Joli Sargent. R.A..

mittee to inquire into conditions in volume is being put down, though

when making over Mentnore fund "Winifred, daughter of Major picture.

In this connection Sir Phillp the lace industry. That committee, The Emperor had a nice, clear it is, probable that all parties con-published (Blackwood, Ijs.).

Here we have from "Himself" and Datmeny, and only this week and Mrs. J. B. Puget, by Mr.

manufacturers and work- cerned have to work on a smaller

a very distinguished trade union market is shown to be in a healthy touch which is the secret of a Radnordire, when invited to pre-leapo ta famo with this excellent ming and pleasant to us; also men have to-day tà compete in leader, reported unanimously in- margin than usual, However, the about himself that inimitably gay disk, Lord Lieutenant of Tse Cohen. The last artist is eye and made himself very char-that our manufacturer knowledge which included among its members

quick, impatient manner, as if the position. Such preliminary crop popularity, 60 years after Wissile at a landowners meeting painting of typical Fagfish girl wheels of life were to slow for his many trades with low wages and favour of a duty on imported lace. long hours worked in foreign They found after the most careful forecasts as have appeared do not death, which still grows with the declared he had no claim to the Junal, bold-haired, bubbling over taste. He was full

energy and countries. This, combined with inquiries that this was the only encourage the trade to hope for prices of his first editions and ition, since he had just made with the joy of file, or the lands quick in repartee.

enlists successive generations of over to his son all bris propesiyeupes, Mr. Wyllie's, a "beuntin! He gave a party to a number of depreciated currencies, admitted- much cheaper cotton.

ruin.The.Socialist Government which we cannot compete. It will hav cho.ne of it." Cotton Yarn. Our market has admirers for the fainous sporting except three acres ou The River paburam of fontour and the British midshipmen, and when they often creates conditions with way to save the industry from ruled steady during the fortnight, grocer's "Jaunts and Jollities." for Wye. Such a transfer is your Thames, and Sir H. Hughes mixture of champagne and beer. prices remaining unchanged. A Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour, made within three years of the Stanton's Sunrise: Mount Fuji, proved too much for one of them,

Handley Cross"-those limited business has been put and

authentic classics of the hunting- [denthy nf the „ destator, but the lapai," are perhaps the best so that the midshipman shouted. out: "Where's that blooming through.

period is not long enough to be There remin to be mentioned. Sir field.

William 11. replied Emperor?" The book only appears through five." Another scheme adopted John Lavery's "House of Co quite affably: "Here I am, my the lucky chance of Mr. Cursing by y landowners is to craivert mons. U21," u bistorie record, and, boy, What can I do for you? having come across the cough their estates in private run the one problema piesure, The He was "not a bit put out," notes of a hook, to be entitled punies so that on their death the Fenians by Mr. Russell Phat,

Sporting and Social Recollec property pisses without any con- | A.R. A. tions," on which Surtees is known siderable 'reduction. It has long THE SOUTH AFRICANS' FIRST to have been engaged in writing been the rustom of even well-to-du during the last months of his life. people to spend a birge part of the These notes. evidently incomear abrand, preferably in the plete and hastily jotted down, were found among a mass of light South of France, or in the Cha memoranda

Fincl Islnds where the Income Tax connected with

Quotations are:-

No. 10s. $220/240 No. 12s.

$225 245 No. 16s. $240/250. 20s. $230/240.

No.

Arrivals il. Shipments ail Sales 1,000 bales.

Unsold stock 4,100 bales. Bargains 4,000 bales.

Woollens A-small-business in blankets is reported, otherwise the market remains very quiet.

Raw Cotons.-There have been no sues and quotations are unchanged.

dull Metals. Market

with absence of enquiry for forward usiness. Local prices continue to sax, and dealers are making losses on their present holdings. Prices from London are also quoted lower, in nearly every line.

Flour Market Report-Stock: 1,700,000 sacks,

Market: Quiet. Quotations:

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Surtees' activities as a painstaking is only sixpence in the pomul, but Justice of the Peace at his home, lately there fas been a tightening Hamsterley Hall, Gateshead. But up of the regulations respecting they fell into good hands; Mr. Toreign residence, and in the Cuming does his supplemental ninjority of cases the device no part in the lively spirit proper to a true admirer of "Jorrocks"

longer brings the desired relief Government offends and others on This happy combination gives leave from Oversens, however, who us far and away the best life of Surtees that we are ever likely have no homes in this country ay still avail themselves of the plan to have:

The romantic atmosphere which | Whatever views one may hold American Patent......$3.60 per sack we have invented for the inns of regarding such evasions it is,

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Straight ... 2.74

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Cut off...... 2.70 Australian No. I...... 280 Canadian Cut-off" "...z 60

Sundries. Market weak. Local stocks heavy.

Java Sugar-Market quiet. Philippine Sugar Market steady.

Saltpetre.Strong inquiries for

7 Refraction still continue.

HUGE DUNLOP DEFICIT.

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MATCH

very

1.

UNDAMAGED STATUE,

At St. Pierre, in Martinique,

just under the slopes of the volcano Mont Pelée, the ad- Imiral 1 few days after the

eruption found

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not a sign of life except the clouds of flies around the

days ago 40,000 people had awful debris. Yet only a few

Have you ever seen Moving Creatures Weighing 80,000 pounds each? If not, you can do so now! "ALONG THE MOONBEAM TRAIL.

also

lived there, with their gaisties KING'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION|

life had been suddenly ex- in full swing, and all this tinguished in a few minutes. Ogo man survived-a mur- derer lying in jail under sen tence of death. He saw and photographed 일 statue of the Virgin—

factor in cricket and so far the Weather is in all important South African teat lave had very poor lack in this direction. Their preliminary practice at the nets, by which they hoped to accuston | themselves to turf wickets before starting on their arduous cumpugn, was considerably curtailed by in, and their opening naitela at Leicester which, after a exciting finish, ended in a 'dms! greatly in their favour, was played on a sodden pitch and frequently interrupted by cold showers, arcom panied by a biting wind. Despite the adverse conditions the' visitors' made

an encouraging start for, white Soue of the batsmen failed", ger who had to stay at the White

show their tre forms on the soft Horse (in Fetterlane, Holborn, where the old Highsler from the

and somewhat tricky wicket. Tuy-in North" landed"); but the coaching THE OPENING OF THE LONDON

lor, Pasn' Hams, Nour-e and inns were all alike in those days.

OPERA SEASOS.

Catterall all gave a inste of their With their outside galleries they

The first med. Who The Loudon musical sensum tray | quality make very pleasing pictures to look be said to me begin in good celebrated his thirty-fifth birthday at, but their inside accommodation earnest this week, when, under the on the second ny of the match and provision were about as wretch- ed as could be. Anything was eis of the fundus Muniche con with a line innings of 40 not out, thought good enough for a stage.duntur, Her Bruno Walter, a displayed wonderful detence on the coach passenger.

season of Germany opera, sung by sticky pitch while Hands, who Gerinan singers, opened at Covent equilexi his captain's

?:

old days would have amused "Jorrocks" vastly..

Luckless indeed was the passen-

the axio

evident that so long as the bulk of is burne by a few. ineens will be found to circumvent what these concerned, feel, to be a unfair imposition.

score.

blown 30 yards from its pedestal, lying on the extreme edge of a cliff, so that it seemed one touch would send it over. I was im- pressed with the fact that this beautiful figure had not been damaged or marked in any way. The buildings were burning or

ruins. In one fine house-

In the bathroom the bath had been blown from its place and beneath it lay the body of a man. I tried to free it but the fingers came off in my hand. It was 50 hot there that we could not rest or remain standing in any one spot, and we were assailed hy flies. On a second visit to this' same "EXCLUSIVE" BRIGHTON. The Brighton "I'first knew, hearden. The trulition of camp delighted the onlookers with his place of death eight weeks later "a terrible electric "exclusive"

Milough the they had If podian opent, as it existed before viganpis bittings, tells us, was

passed Martinique the admiral you didn't belong to the 'Set' you 1914. Tas dus been restored. For South Mrican “attack was by no storm," and just after they had couldn't get in. Now there are so the present the theatre will be means a full strength it showed heard that that very day another He works of Wagner plenty of viriety, Blankenberg fearful eruption had taken place.. many sets that the deuce is in It 3f devoted to a man doesn't light on his legs in and Strauss, though an Italino and "Carter, fairly revelled in the

season will follow inter an. some of them,

It is mud and distinguished themselves significant that German singers and ! by 'seeuring, eight wickets for 31 the German language are making eins between them in Leicester's the first purance at Covent first lanings to the whole match," Garden since the war. They are. Carter fook six wickets for six mas

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LONDON, June 7. Among the measures to wipe off a total deficiency of £11,250,000 Dunlops Directors, in a scheme submitted to the shareholders, sug- gest writing down the ordinary £1" shares to 6s. 8d., and reducing the £1 "C." preference shares to ijs.

The arrears in the preference dividends will be satisfied by the allocation of ordinary shares, and the seminal capital will be resto: ed by the creation of 32,000,000 new crdinary shares of 6s. 8d.-the Renter,

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HOME TRADE,"

Messrs. Morreau andSpiegelberg, Manchester, report as follows in their Market Report dated May

Cotton-Futures. continue to fall and spot American has lost 74d on the week. Egyptian sarts have advanced and are firm.

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advances in other grades.

There was a Master of Ceremon- les, a Captain Eld, whom "it was pleasant to see," making introduce tims-trotting about, frst after coaches, the shedding

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FROAS, PLOUSCES, AND COLOURED

GLOVES,

OUTWITS THIEVES. GOING. TO CHURCH RUSE.

Through the action of a 14-years-

door.

his cards, and anon watching the of furse, assured of a fair hoping apiece Ward was in heilliant old schoolboy, two men who enter an unoccupied house in results at the libraries," where from the British public, though | form hebind the stuns and the ed subscriptions to the captain's we are not perfups su dispersed us fielding of the sourists left little to, Cheyne-row, Chelsea, S.W., were emoluments might he entered in Beinerty To accept reverentially he desired. In cricket circles the interrupted by the police.

The hoy, Nigel Wheeler, who jalarge red-hacked hook

everything that comes with a fort general opinion is that the team lives with his parents at No. 15, The York, the Albion, the Ship, igni. reputation. This year's will soon settle down into a very Cheyne-row, told a reporter: and the Gloucester were the prinsical season seems likely to dangerfleis combination, ––

I was going out to post a letter dashed cipal hotels. The sea

when I saw two well-dressed men against the front windows of the prove the fast brilliant of t Vere. Grat efforts are being

in the area of Miss Henderson's Albion, for there was then no

uusle ter våter genergoly for the roadway in front.

Scarves have made their appear house next door. They were doing Under August 2, 1850, Surtees many Opéra lovers among the us with the Spring fashions, and something to the door with what notes: "Dined at the coffee-visitors who are now in London for allah one is inclined to think looked like a curved bar of Iron. I Want indoors again and told my Yorns-Demand is quiet but room at Trafalgar at Greenwich the Exhibition.. At all events them mere trifles, they are really sister, who was the only other per spingers have only hassed on to with Thackeray and three others." they will have a fair cluice, with one if the efief accessories of a son at home, what was happening. their customers about ad of the As the waiter was laying the Wager at Covent Garden, the man's dress. First, there is Then taking up a Prayer Book I Id reduction.

cloth on the table by the window cyley-Carte Gilbert and Sullivan, the scarf that leads a separate left the house again. My sister Cloth-Pieces are firmly held in the west corner of the room, i at last week's rates. Here and Tackeray said to me, "I remem at the Prince's Theatre, existence from the, frocks or called out "Don't forget the there slight reductions are made ber dining at this table with my heartel Hour" at the costurns it adorns: then the scarf collection!" but these are counterbalanced by wife when a sovereign was all Regent Theatre, while, before the that is part and parcel of the frock. By that time we had heard the had in the world, and I spent 176 month is out, the Royal Cast Row since it is the same waterial and men enter next door and bolt the The market is nervous in view of it. I wanted to nerve myself "Opera Company will be in occupa, colour, with the sune trimming, I ran round to Chelsea Bridge, of the differences between spot and excite myself up to writing." tion of the Now Sedla, Theire thought here again it is a separate where I found two policemen, and and futures. With spot at 17.46,

The British National Opera Com-alair. Thirdly come the surf they came back with me. The August at 15.54 and December at

|pany have also sureceded in find that all in one with the collar, men apparently heard the police. 13.81, buyers here, and overseas are not encouraged to make for- The following forthcoming geatre, and will open at His and is worn, other draped round men and ran out of the house just ward purchases,

The the shoulders or wrapped tightly as they were going in. They were The forward, weddings are announced. Mr. Majesty's early in June. prices are of course, the collective, Ernest Jacobson Back, of the Tal restaurants, now filled long before round the throat, with its long end chased by the police.

The police later arrested two guesses of the European and koo Sugar Refinery, to Miss the aml time, remind one of pre-pussed either thigh a sint on the

men, who will be charged at American market at the size of Josephina Sullivan, of No. 34 war days, and famous chefs are shoulder or through a belt at the Westminster Police Court. the year's erop. But although Kennedy Road; Mr. Alberto Maria once more devoting all the waist in order to preserve the there are only estimates, they d'Eca, No. 3 Hankow Road, Kow-resources of their art to that most necessary slim silhouette. Slán us shew that opinion at present loon, to Miss Anna Alda Loureiro, delicate of mens, the "diner de is the fashionable line," Trocks. favours a large crop.

No. 4 Minden Terrace; Mr.

l'opera."

still fund room for flonnees - and The boll weevil season," has Siegfried Lahrman, Astor House

frills, while pleats ripple more commenced and our insect friend Hotel, to Miss Bertha Antonio

One picture in this year's Royal gaily than

These little is mentioned almost daily in the, Valerie Hieland, en route from New York cables.

Hamburg by the s.s. "Coblenz." Acudemny, which opened on Mon- feminine treatments no longer con- An interesting feature is the

day, achieves greatness. The fine themselves in the latest modes, clamour of US. manufacturers for

highest coupliment I can pay the from "Paris to the front of ́a dreas. an increased customs duty on British Catton goods. Average and unwholesome goods. The remainder is to say they are above as is shown by the revival of the

the average.

H.M, the King," short detachable caps, and billowy prices for the same cloths are more Osaka Chamber of Commerce is

Coves in bright green. than 8 cents per b higher in the reported to have stiggested to the by Mr. Churles Sims, R.A., is great sales. U. S. A. than in Nanchester. Government that it should raise because the artist las accomplished red, and royal blue kid; ure adding In spite of the difficult situation duties on luxuries, at the same, the unique in the unnals of State gaiety to the Spring toilet. They a miscellaneous business is being time reducing those on necessaries portraiture. He has painted the may match one's dress or slices, or done. Bids are exceedingly low when the question of tariff revision King as he really is a man, not a present a striking contrast. Some- and only a small proportion of is taken up. How the Government super-man. Except for his render times the gauntlets of these gloven them is accepted but with a world is going to deal with the situation ing of the Garter robes in which are of an entirely different material, short of piece goods, consuming is still to be seen, but the ex King George is shown seated, Mr. embroidered in a contrasting shade, markets must buy some lots. travagant habits," as reduced to India is buying fair quantities. figures, are given by the Japanese Bins has flung convention to the whilst in some cases instead of a winds and yet not lost the sense of gauntlet a small handkerchief, to China can apparently afford, to Press as follows: wait a little longer,

Imports, 7 months.kingly dignity. The portrait husnatch the "navvy necktie in Clothing ... Y45,300,000been condenined becausethik-jattucked. Jewellery..................... 25,000,000 foutures are shown as those of a Precious stonga Expensive, cameras Dancing apparel. Musical instruments Expensive woollen

LUXURY.

The Japanese Press Is loudly upbraiding the people for their: extravagance, pointing out the large sum paid for imparted luxuries during the seven months ended March, says the Japanese Chronicle. It is stated in this perjod Y323,829,000 went out of the. country to provide unnecessary.

cloths.....

4.200,000. 1,300.000

7,000,000 1,000,000

3.700,000

French silk quilts... 3,500,000 Perfumery

1,800,000 wines........

$1,500,000 Champagne...

2,200,000

THE ROYAL ACADEMY,

Lambago

ever.

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