1930-10-24 — Page 9

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1930.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

RADIO NOTICES .

The Radio Office, where full information concerning all wireless services may be obtained at all times, is situated on the ground foor of the P. & O. Building in Des Voeux Rond, next to the General l'ost Office.

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Individuals and firms, are recommended to register their telegra this addresses at the Radio Office. No, charge is made for this.. list of ships exported to, he in: wireless communication with Hong Kong to-day:-Canton, Antung. Nitto Maru. Hai Hing, Ryusei Mari Toyo Muru No. 6. Tay Bank, Van Deutsz, Shinton Maru, and Benven

INWARD. MAILS

Shanghai and Swatow,

.Tjikarang

TRADE OF COLONY.

(Continued from Page 1).

Four months #gures only!

Exports.

China

French Indo-Chinn

Stam

Straits Settlementa

$114,560,478 19,125,072 12,183,646 15,506,376

Japan

9.886,8:15

U.S.A..

7,597,058

Netherlands East Indies

6.4-11,062 6,030,670

"Kwong Chow, Wun

Philippine Islands

Indin..

United Kingdom

Macao

Germany

Burma

Australia

THE

CHINA MAIL.

Chemicals and Drugs.

Imports totalled $513,928, un'in crease of $90,000, soda ash ac-1 counting for $74,058 as compared" with $27,967. Bleaching powdōr

EXCHANGES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS, ̧

On London--

HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE

Opening Daily Official Quotations 24th Oct., 1930,

1/8 33

STOCK

| Duy. Puly.

Saira Nom. Fin,

Last dividend and when paid

QTY EN

increased from $4,633 to $27,324. Bank, wite Saltpetre rose $20,000 to $35,807. Bank, on demand ... 1/3 % Patent unit proprietary medicines Bank, 4 months' sight 1/3 now included ander the head of Credits, Pharmaceutical Products amount-

ed to $156,365, à slight increase.

There was a noticeable increase from $185,114, to in exports 5,907,127 $248,393, soda ash increasing from 1,3-16,522 $27,857 to $65,800. Sulphuric acid advanced $8,000 to 80,957 and 1,369,416 bleaching powder dropped $4,000

to $7,732. 1,283,445 1.263,014

2,927.200 1,802,914

Total British Empire ..$ 28,182,567 Total Foreign .....$191,419,199

"Four months' Agures only, Figures for the corresponding period in 1924 are not available but the turns for the completed year show the following pricity ($1--28. 4%)-

-sight

Chinese Medicines. Imports continued to increase, the figure rising from $1,492,848 in July to $1,864,241 in August and Wire

Ginseng On demand $2,035,019 in September. recorded a huge increase from $27,886 to $127,970, and deer horn Wire

to $170,304. from $12,981 innumerable varieties of Chinese French Indo-China $92,683.730 medicines which are not enumerated Netherlands East Indies 70,648,010uccounted for $1,006,393,

Imports,

■

-

Shipping.

Deo.totorlin #3 ajo tano

ox, 134–843.45) | Aug. 11, 10

Dec. tnterim 7- tied L/Tax ale 1000 Sep,

20

Dw.lat, are 10 to 1FTRX Sop, 80

Pinal for 105

interima BIR / 1045, May 18, 30

months'

Basks.

1/4 1/16-

Documentary, months' sight .. Un Parla

1/4 3/16

Hong Kong Bank ......$1540 Chartered Bank Mercantile Bk.. AMB. £

1540

.17 .... 2G

on demand Credits,

sight

On New York---

***

792%

Bank of Asia .....

[111

De.. 13 for 1929...

Feb. 28, 80

4 months'

802%

Insurances.

Canton Ins...

1080

Dec.

On demand Creditp. sight

31

446 447 445

Deo. Plant 16

60 days*

Tisteriin 148 ale ips)

May 80, 50

321⁄4

China Underwriters...$2 bed

Tea. Noste

On Bombay-

China Fire-Ins.

$400

Dec.

863%

H. K. Fire Ins.......$

-86%

1080 Dec.

On Calcuttn-

863%

Douglases......$

The On demand

863%

El. K. Steamboats ...$

On Singapore--

20 201/90)

an in-

$200,000 to

On Manila- On demand

55

"

On demand

6234

Iaido-China (Prif.) ...$ (Del.) ...$ Shell Transporn...).

40

180

**

***

On Shanghai-

Unico Waterbosts 82

On demand Dollar....

Tis. 80%

.*9% dis.

Mining. +

On Yokohama-

Benguets ...

8.70

34

On demand

621⁄4

Sovereigns

(Bank's

Dyeing and Tanning Materials.

Imports have

1/4

in

163%

Bar Silver in Hong

+

Kallan Mining Ad, x

.....Tis. Langkat... S'hai Exploration... Klik da

LapT. 04

laj

Oct. T. 0.80 for year 81-10-29

May 9, 80

1.80

Dec. Note

Dea. Interim T, 2.25 a/c 2010

July 1, 80

Par.

Raubr

Mor.

[First interim -i

+

咖

Tafe, year 319-21}

Sop, 20,80

Nominat

3% prem.

34% P...

H. K. & K. Wharves.. 100

H. K. & W, Dock...$

Mar. 19,90

Fat

79,532,424 crease of $250,000. 77,063,443 76.865.111

Exports declined 52.438.71 $1,378,781, $300,000 going to China. 49,813,658 $119,539 to U.S.A, $187,724 to

Netherlands East Indies, $217,088.

Saigon

SUNDAY,

Shanghai

From

OCTOBER SATURDAY, U.S.A., Canada. Japan' & Shanghai (Seattle,

President Cleveland Oct. 43

Ship due on Oct. 21, 6.30 p.m.)

G.G. Albert Surraut 26. OCTOBER

.Malolo

Per

25,

.Szechuan

Shanghai and Amoy

United Kingdom

MONDAY

OCTOBER

27.

*Chinu

Manila

Empress of Canada

Japan

Manila

.President Lincoln

Siam

U.S.A.

Japan

.Tatsuta Maru '

TUESDAY.

OCTOBER

28.

Straits

.Cremer

WEDNESDAY

OCTORER

-Batavia'

29.

.Tjibadak

South and Middle not recorded.

Exports.

$138.324.000 .$469,300,385 China trade

Japan

Santos Maru

Chian

FRIDAY,

OCTOBER

31.

French Indo-China

Japan and Shanghai

Suwa Maru

Japan

..Anchlaes

Straits

Siam

Straits ....

..Hakusan Maru

U.S.A.

SATURDAY.

.President Wilson

British Empire Foreien

London Parcels, Sept. 25) & Straits

NOVEMBER 1. U.S.A.. Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai (San J

Francisco. Oct. 8)

OUTWARD MAILS

for

Formosa

FRIDAY,

Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius. E. & S. Africa, Aden. Egypt and Europe via Marseilles

OCTOBER Danmark

24.

6 p.m.

Khyber "(Due Marseilles, Nov. 22.)

G.P.O. ...Oct. 24, 5 p.m. Parcels

.Oct. 25, 9.45 a.. Registration

..10.30 am, Letters

K.P.O.

Letters Calcutta via Straits

Parcels.....Oct. 24, 4.30 p.m. Registration....Oct. 25, 9 am. .10 p.m.

.....

Tilawa

Parcels

› Letters

.Oct. 24, 5 p.m. Oct. 26, 9.30 .m. 25.

OCTOBER SATURDAY.

Shanghai & Europe via Siberia

Formosa

Japan

Manila

Foochow via Swatow

Amoy and Japan

1.30 p.m. 1.30 p.m. 2.30 p.m. 4.30 p.m. 5 p.m.

Newchwang

Sanyo Maru

Tacoma Maru

President Cleveland

Kueichow.

Ho Sang

5 p.m.

SUNDAY,

OCTOBER 26.

Kalgan Canton Meru OCTOBER

27.

Bangkok vla Swatow Swatow, Amoy & Formosa... MONDAY.

Japan. Canada, U.S.A.. *C. & S., America and Europe via Vie toria, B.C.

8.30 a.m. 9 a.m.

President Lincoln (Due Victoria, B.C., Nov. 14.)

Parvels... .Oct. 27, 3 p.m Registration ..........4.15 p.. Letters...

...5 p.m

Shanghai and Europe via Siberia President Lincoln,

TUESDAY,

Hoihow, Pakhoi and Haiphong

....6 p.n

9.30 a.m.

9.30 am..

3

28.

Registration Oct. 27. 5 p.m Letters OCTOBER

·

Chengtu Tjikurang

Tonkin

Nam Sang

Parcels

Hai Yang

12.30 p.m.

.Oct. 28, Noon. ....1 pan.

1 p.m.

Manila and Java via Sourabaya. Fort Bayard, Holbow, Pakhof and

Haiphong

Straits and Calcutta

Swatow, Amoy & Foochow

Saigon, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, *E. and. *S. Africa, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles...

K.P.Q. Registration...Oct. 28, I p.m. ...1 p.m.

Letters Manila

Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, *E. & S. Afrien, Aden, Egypt and Europe vin Marseilles

K.P.0. Registration .Oct. 28, 4.30 p.m. Letters Bwatow

...4.80 p.ru.

Letters

Porthos

(Due. Marseilles, Nov. 28.) GP.0. Registration .Oct. 28, 1.45 pn

...2.30 p.m. Letters Malolo

3.30 p.m.

Antenor

(Due Marseilles, Nov. 26.) G.P.O. Registration....Oct. 28, 5 p.m. ...6 p.m. 5. p.m.

29.

Letters Wai Shing OCTOBER WEDNESDAY. Japan, Canada, U.S.A., C. and S. America and Europe vin Van- couver, B.C.

Empress of Canada (Due Vancouver, B.C., Nov. 14.)

Parcels ........Oct. 29, 8. p.m. Registration 4.16 p.m. Letters ... ....5 p.m. Shanghai and *Europe vla Siberia Empress of Canada

Rogistration Oct. 29, 5 p.m. Letters

p.m.

*Superscribed correspondence only.

British Empire Foreign

to Straits Settlements, and $175,921 to French Indo-China.

a

Kong Copper Cash Copper Conts Rate of Native In-

buying rate) Silver (per' oz.) steadily

figure from a low $334,747,991 ergased

high 4798.MK

of $429,655 in, April to 29.674.016 24,369,524 figure of $736,034 in September, 21 309.810 aniline dyes rising from $187,756 in 20,001,027. August to $214,461, and artificial indigo from $195,686. to $255,341. Gambier increased from $61,289 to $104,912.

:.:$ 51,579,898

SAN 628 Imparts Last Month. Total Imports of merchandise during September amounted to $56,772,414, an increase of with $7,639,253

compared August, and $10,611,718 above the average since April. The exporta of merchandise during September 339,207,652, represent a decrease of $931,544 compared with August, the average monthly Agure since April being $36,078,881.

The value of the important trade recorded in favour of the United Kingdom has steadily increased since June ($3,598.630) to $5,437,699 in August and $6,291,423 in September. which last figure is an advance on the average since April ($4,386,521);

the United Kingdom percentage of the whole import trade of the Colony during September being. 11 per against an average of 9.4 per cent. since April and 13 per cent. for 1924.

cent.

Exports at $415.007 declined, but were well above the average since April. Gambler (advanced from $45,506 to $83,003. and artificial indigo declined $30,000 to $80,111:

Foodstuffs and Provisions. Imports of foodstuffs amounted to figures, having $18,837,990, the Huctuated from $17,673,000 in April, $25,415,000 in May. $12,961,000 in June, $16,437,000 in July to $15,- Of the Septem- 903,000 in August. ber total Netherlands East Indies accounted for $5,222,810, China) $3,920,44T, French $3,190,046, Slam $2,089,725, Japan $1,371,562 and U.S.A. $1,276,837.

Export amounted to $14,525,188; a slight decrease as compared with August; a high figure of $18,326,- 303 being recorded in May and a low figure of $12699,174 in July.

terest

Hong Kong Sub. Coln Par. Chinese Sub, Coin... 25% dis.

FRENCH AIRMEN REWARDED.

Docks, Wharve8, Gadowas, &c.

China Providents (old) 5.40 5t

(new)$2}

Hangkews..........Tis. (385

| (Pina) 99 bonuin 98)

for 195 18 ...) May 80, 80 Interim #i #/0 1929)

for 1998 ummm

ped. Ing Bridemal for 1024.......

Mar. 24, 80

Dec. 31-M for 10 Mar. 4, 60

(1 ex. 2-1 on proferrail]

1* for 1951 and 1935 ............ | June 19, 19 Pec. Last dividend for 1021

Dec.in. Coupon No, to frest 83/9

Tax for 1990) July 8, 80 Mar, 10, 80

| Dec. | 1350 for 1929

j Interio 16 diffi

Deaking docentATO afe 1950 Bapt. 20,30

Įtaterim 14- 'fres 1/Tax 9710 Jane Coupon No. 37 your 30-6-307 | Juva — 80

$

(or tred

132

Duo. Last dividerul for 1994

5.30

Deo. Last disidland for 1924......... .............

Doc, | Interim T. 3 nde 1997 ........... Sop, 12, 30

Apr. T. 7 for T£14.9/1

Fub. 25,80

July 30, 80

£7,00

143

100. T. 0.60 for 1920,

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IST

N. Engineerings ...Th Shanghai Docks ...Tis, 192

Lands, Hotels & Building..

Conquerors of Atlantic. & S. Hotels...$.co...

Receive Cheque.

CEREMONY AT DALLAS.

New York, October 16. A big chewing-gum manufac Indo-China turer from Texas and two intrepid aviators from Paris were central Agures to-day in a scene centering elaborately engraved around an cheque for G$25,000.

H.K. Lands (old) ...$(751

(new)...$75.95

11.65

...76.05

***

Right $14.20 (14.45 | 1142740) Shanghai Lands ...Th. (305

Humphrey......$

·H. K. Realice .....$9.65 81 Chinese Estates......*

Cotton Mills.

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ཡཙྪཎི;ཙི, ཝོ;

Interim #2 née 1000

Doc, PT. ?nte 1920

Dec, renta for LIES.......

Apr. 7, 80

Dec.

Dec. Interima T. 1 af 1950 in the

Aug. 8, 90

July 31, 20

| Dea, | 30 cents for 1999.mo

***

May 7, 50

(87/1380)

Dec. Interim 50 cents ale 1930

Sep. 4, 80

| Feb. | #5 for year 183.30

July 21, 30

Mar. 27, 30

and 17.2-45 onw10-400. Oct

May 28, 50

Pending.

... 17.00/70)

... 13.60

DemInterim 40 centa até 1030;

[Si eta, on old) for year. Apr.Aneta on new

Aug. 27,80

16.60

4-30

June 10, 30

81

Decise 1029...

Feb. 14, 30

|(261/90)

| May 19, 30

Mar. 19, 90

Ewo Cotton T. (19.15 (12.40||

Shanghai Coco...Th.

The Texan was Col. William E. Easterwood Jr., whose sales of Zoong sings ....Th Orbit gum throughout the south- western United States made him

many

Pablic Utilition..

H. K. Tramways $17.70 Peak Trams (old) ...$

(Bow) ... Star Ferries...........$ China Light (old)... 26.30

(new) ... 24)

Imports of beans amounted to

times a millionaire and $499,302 and export $662,542; fish

whose keen interest in aviation and fishery products $1.944,300 and $1,573,982; flours $1,694,593 and has led him to offer prizes for Exports to United Kingdom for $2,028,560; grains $4,555,555 and flights between Dallas and Hong September at $398,174 show little $3,798,254; fresh vegetables and Kong, Paris and other points.

The aviators, were Major Dieu H. K. Electrics.60 change, the average since April Fruits $567,763 and $318,093; pre

M. Maurice Macao

--...-$ ande Caste, and being $280,948; the percentage of served vegetables 3567,753 the whole export trade being 1.01 $432,690; and miscellaneous food-ente, whose senaational east- Sandakan Lights! per cent.. for September as com-stuffs $3,393,036 and $2,959,209.

to-west flight recently over the At..K. Tels, fully paid $1 part paid $ was acclaimed as a feat China Buser........Th pared with an average of 77 per

lantic cent, since April and 1.2 per cent.

greater than Lindbergh's because S'poreTraction (Ord-/- 11 (Prel./- for 1924,

of its greater hazard.

Industrials.

Importation of white rice (Indo China) was resumed in September, 96,167 picuts valued at $848,466 Following are the total values of arriving as against a blank month importa and exports of merchan-in August, and exports reaching dise for the month of September from the following principal coun- tries:-

Prel....Th.,

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(11)

ה

Apr. 5.5 old for half year

10%) (June 7. d'es for rear 9-6-30

Sept. Int. eta. ni: yr. Mug-30,

Dec.2 for 1029

+

...

178

Dec.

Juns Nume

851

Doc. Int.

1to cental

fa0centa) sie 1936

Aug. 1, 50

... 18

lac..

Feb. 28, 80

the

19/-

Sept.

tur 2000....

(1/4) on preference shacon Feb. 6, 20

Subject to Incoire tax,

In Liquidation.

21 Des, Pa. 3 for 1049

Apr. 11, 99

Dec. 1tb 19:9 Apr. 80, 80

120 empeon bli for Mar.10,00 11e.libert

I 15.20

Declarat dichters for seaå..............

China Sugars $ Malabon Sugars.....$ Cald: Macg. Ord.... Tis.

(9001

**

TH

++

+

[102

0.01

10.40

"

***

July None

......517.80 18 (old) $19 (new)

17.80.95

* $10.55

Financed The Trip. The meeting was before a lun- 80,957 picals ($740,286) as compar-cheon of the New York Advertis- ed with 67,247 picula ($638,148). Ing Club, and in fulfilment of White rice (Siam) increased from promise by Colonel Easterwood Imports

Exports

154,862 picula ($1,845,758) to 193,- that if the two Frenchmen would $

Canton kes 398,714 954 piculs (81,736,485), but exports continue their trip on to Dallas United Kingdom. 6.201,423

fell from 183,821 picula ($1,554,201) from New York, he would give Cements (ca.) China

14,001,144 18,875,000

them G.$26,000. It is rumoured to 166,043 piculá ($1-421,285). ' French Indo-Chinia 4,630,305 3,072,347

was one of the original Germany

100,000 3,034,019

White rice (Saigon) importa in that he

of the trans-Atlantic H. K. Ropes 20.00 8,101,662 2,039,830 Japan

creased from 132,634 plculs ($1,312,- backers Neth. E. Indles. 5,702,431 1,500,104 Siam

2,427,858 2,237,787 976) to 171,275 picula ($1,621,398); "hop," contributing C$75,000 for United Asbestos....... but exports declined from 62,224 this purpose without allowing the 4,780,207 1,263,002

Starins, &c. U.S.A.

piculs ($479,611) to 33,077 piculs fact to be generally known.

Facing a gathering of netables Dairy Farms C/R (Continued on

including some of the best-known men in

REVIEW OF SEPTEMBER.

Live Animals. Imports under this head amount- ed to $1,028,326, $100,000 as compared with August; cattle accounting for $255,453 an

an increase of

compared with $276,410, and pigs $783,102 nå compared with $628,820. Exports show an in- creased figure of $86,844.

Page 13.3

GOOD DEED SEQUEL.

MAN FINED FOR HAVING OUT- OF-DATE LICENCE.

Building Material

When Leon Starfleld, a

tailor, Reaching a peak of $974,536 in was summoned at Leicester for motor-car without a July imports of building materials driving a fell to $888,445, a slight increase licence it was stated that he over August. Cemant fell from volunteered to drive a constable and an Injured dog to the $207,075 in August to $154,818 in September, while bricks and tiles R.S.P.C.A. headquarters, and after à big, incresse of wards drove the constable back to registered $40,000 to $64,729. Hardwood ac- his beat. The constable then ask counted for $188,661, an increase ed him for his licence, which of 350,000, and teakwood dropped proved to be out of date.

Sir Jonathan North, chairman of $20,000 to $102,609.

Exports declined from $605,698.the magistrate: "You were found to $594,427, cement falling very out through doing a good deed. alightly to $198,571, and bricks Pay a nominal fine of haif and tiles $15,000 to $5,380.

crown."

A

Watson

art

*

⠀⠀

1.

1. $1.50 for 199

Oct. 7 for year 16 Mar. 31,80

X/R14.80 Rights $8,50

Mar. 14, 80°

$1.80

...$ 13.00

Fab, Last lividid for year 28-2-25.

Kar

340

10

11.00

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2.05

Fob.

25 conta Jr your 8-2 June 10, 20

the. United States, tho pilota of the Question Mark re Der A Wings ceived from the hands of the Lane Crawforde Texan millionaire, the promised Mackintosh cheque which proved to be n

Sinceres

unique slip of paper bearing a map Wm. Powells

Miscellaneoua.“

of their course across the Atlantic to New York and from New York down to Dallas. The plate had H.K. Amusement ... been specially engraved to print ch. Entertainment ...$10 this single cheque.

Other Inducements. In addition to the sum received to-day, the two airmen are under- stood to have received G$25,000 out

of Colonel Easterwood's original $75,000 contribution to ward the flight, and they likewise capitalized the trip by bringing

several Paris advertisements for the New York press, as well as a Paris dress model for a large New York store, which added an extra G$25,000: to their income-United Press,

H. K. Contructions...$

B. Ind. G. Bonds...4%

H. K. Govt, Loans...71% From 71%

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Dec. Neas

Internet ball yearly.

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GENERAL

ELECTRIC

ALL-STREL REFRIGERATOR

on view of £'*-****

Hong Kong Electric Co., Ltd., Wm. C. Jurk

The General Electile Co. Lia

"Andersen 'Meyer: Co. Ltd.

BY GOLLY' MAGGIE IS RIGHT- THESE MINIATURE GOLF & COURSES ARE AN

BEAUTIFUL

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I'LL TAKE BACK ALL TVE SAID ABOUT

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I'M FOR

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