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HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Authorized Capita

Land, and Pully Paid-up More Fu

Biling£6,500,00

Tomcat - $9,000,000

BANG

Racers Liability of Proprietora........... 8:30,500,000 READ OFFICE, HONG KONG.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS-

3. A. Plummer, Esq. Chairman

Boa. Mr. G. 0. 8. Huskla. Deputy Charmma.

II. Bell. Eng. Hon. Mr. J. J. Patamon,

a. II. Compton, Eng. T. . Peros. Esq.

7. Leader Lawle, Eng. T. 11. B. Shaw. Mog

3. Miskin, Esq.

J. P. WATER Log.

Chial Manage.

V. M. Areybun, Zaq.

BRANCHES

LONDON

LYCKA

* MALACCA

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853. HEAD OFFICE: LONDON. Paid-up Capital

Reserve Liability of Pro-

Reserve Fund

prlstors

ALOB BTAB

Malay Sister)

ANNITUB

BANGKOK

Agencies and Branches:

£3,000,000 £4,000,000

.£9,000,000

KUALA LUMPUR

KUCHING

HADRAS

MANILA

LEDAN

CALCUTTA

SEW YORK

PEKINO

BATAVIA

BOMBAY

CANTON

CAWNFORE

CEBU

COLOMBO

DAIREN (Delay

South Manaborts)

DELLE

HAIPHONG

PENANG

PESHAWAR

HANGOON

100N

SEMARANG

JEREMBAN

SHANGHAI

BINGAPORE

NOURABAYA

THE CHINA MAIL.

Commerce and

Finance

DISPERSION OF PRICES.

Causes of the Trade Depression.

TIN QUOTA SCHEME.

DUTCH INDIES, BOLIVIA AND NIGERIA ASSENT.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1930.

FOURTH AGRICULTURAL SHOW

Formally Opened by Lady Peel.

EXCELLENT EXHIBITS.

The sun shone brightly for the Fourth Annual Show arranged by the New Territories Agricultural Association, at Shek Wu Hul, Sheung Shui on Saturday.

successful it should not be for. the Government to follow up the experiment.

Looking to the Future. Those ladies and gentlemen who have been responsible for the organisation of this show, and for the even greater labour of establishing the New Terri- tories Agricultural Association have all earned the thanks of the Government as well as of the regi-" denta in the New Territories, and I hope the day is not far distant when the Association will make its influence felt in the larger It had been expected that His Excellency the Governor would markets of the Company to the ad- vantage of the Colony as a whole as base, BURMA & SIAM NOT COVERED Measuring from 1913

be present to open the exhibition, but under medical advice, he had as well as of the New Territories The Financial Times dispersion

to remain at home, Lady Peel performing the actual ceremony, the producers-(Applause). figures for October were 38.6 ab-

Lady Peel then officially declar- London, Saturday. solute and 35.6 when allowance is

official reply to the Chairman, (the Rev. H. R. Wells), being made by ed the show open, amidst The Financial Times under- made for the rise in the price-level

plause, and Mr. J. D. Bush, Dispersion stands that the Governments of the Acting Colonial Secretary. since the base year. over the past twelve months was the Dutch Indies, Bolivia and It was most gratifying to note that the interest of farmors in Honorary English Secretary, pre- sented her with a beautiful basket equivalent to 16.8, while the Nigeria have already signified

their assent to the tin quota the Territories was fully maintained this year, there being over of flowers, on behalf of the Asso- KUALA ZANOBARZAMERANDA

month-to-month figure was 6.07. (Park T.M.0.) (Philippine Islands)

and General

All these figures are higher than agreement, while the assent of 4,000 exhibits in all. From a cursory inspection, they seemed to be ciation. Foreign Exchange

a month ago, and so the maladjust the Malay States, the other Gov- well up to standard, although the weather recently has not been too

PRIZE DISTRIBUTION. Banking business transacted.

Current Accounts opened and Fix-ment of individual pricos has once ernment concerned, is assured.

Of fields responsible for ten propitious for typical New Territories producé,

1. Wynua-Jones die- Mrs. E. ed Deposits received for 1 year or

more increased, says the Financial which will

Chinese classes were extremely well represented, and in parti-tributed the prizes yesterday after- shorter periods at rates

Times of November 8. Unfortun- per cent of the world's output be quoted on application

not covered by the ately, there is no doubt as to the which are

cular one noted an encouraging display of pineapples and ginger. noon, there being over 160 awards. FERGUSON, A. H.

Prices of primary scheme, Burma and Siam are Manager. explanation.

A list of the principal prize- winners follows:--- products have again fallen, and the most important, but as the Cotton plants also showed a marked improvement in quality. Hong Kong, 8th January, 1929.

Foreign they are still more out of adjust-tin ore of these two States goes ment with the general run of prices almost wholly to the Straits Settlements for refining, it may than they were a month ago.

General Position.

come indirectly under control by

licences.- of export

TAIPING .M.S.) TAVOY

HAMBURG

AMOT

HANKOW

JANOHOK

HARBIN

BATAVIA

(N. Moodula)

HOMBAY

MANILA

HÙNG KONG

Morto

· CALCUTTA

MUAR (Johor)

Frou

TOKYO

CANTON

+

MORDPL

KARACHI

NAKABAKI

KLAND

KOBE

TRINGTAO YOKOHAMA

DOLOMO

DAIREN

POOCHOW

.BLIPITONO LAMBORG JIANEOW

·HARDIN

HONGEEW

120010

IPOH

JORGAK

КОВЕ

KOWLOON

KUALA LUMPUR

NEW YORK

PRIPING

PENANG RANGODN

SAIGON

SAN FRANCISCO

SHANOITAL

BINGAPORE

SOURABAYA

ACHOEI PATANI

TIENTBIN

1ORYU

THINGTAO

YOKOHAMA

Current Accounts opened in Local Curriney

and Fixed Deposita waited for one 7 OF

Is Local Curney and Berli

horrhich will be quated as #pyliessloa

on terma

Hong Kong April, 1900.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

The Business of the above Bash le condurs

by the HONG KONG AND HANDBAL BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be

basinad, og egalisation.

FUB THE HONOSOKO AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Y. M. ORAYBURN,

Heng Kang, 18th July, 1900.

Data Manager.

NEDERLANDSCHE, HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.

(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY)

DANKERS.

Establimber 48Z4.

.

TIENTSIN

TOROKAH (Bhumi)

་ ་

THE HO HONG BANK, LTD.

(Established 1917.)

HEAD OFFICE:-SINGAPORE,

THE

17

Manager.

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,

INC.

cent.

HONG KONG TRADE.

PIECE GOODS MARKET "DEAD."

The fortnightly report issued by the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce states:

SOME FINE POULTRY.

Possibly the best feature of the show was the poultry display, whilst the cattle, although some what on the small side, were noticeable for the care taken in presentation.

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vegetables, .for the highest number of points. First prize, $10, Lady Ho Tung; Second prize, $5, How Ip. Donor, Mr. R. B. Jenyas.

Foreign potatoes. First prize, $10, LI Choy-kee. Donor Mr. R. Baker.

Cotton. First prize, $10, Lady Ho Tung: Second prize, $5, Lau Donor Mr. Fung Ki Cheuk. Governor's Cup, for the highest

Kau.

5th

The general position laat Oeto-means Hong Kong Branch: 13, Queen's Rd. C.ber was as follows:-Since the be- Reuter.

material gianing of 1929, raw

vation, and the growth of our Authorised Capital Straits $20,000,000 prices had fallen by 33.6 per cent.. Issued Capital ....

8,000,000 and in October were actually 20.7

market towns such as Shek U Paid-up Capital

4,000,000

Hui itself, is evidence of increased per cent. below their pre-War level. Reserve Liabilities

4,090,000 Those of semi-finished products

production, but I see few signs of of Shareholders.

effort to combine to improve the 2,626,000 had fallen since January, 1929, by Surplus ....

quality of products or of co-opera- Branches, Agencies and Correspon 26.1 per cent,, and were only 2 per

The Botanical and Forestry tive effort in production or mar number of prizes for foreign and dents in the principal cities of the cent. above pre-War. These of the world.

more finished goods had fallen

Department had a very well-keting. It must be obvious that Chinese vegetables combined in a district-Won by the 5th District, Every description of Banking and

arranged series of exhibits, the Hong Kong, which imports quan- since January, 1929, by only 9.5 Exchange business transacted.

per cent. and were 19.4 per cent.

grouping being a lesson in itself, tities of vegetables, would take Sheungshul and Fanling. (This TAN ENG HOOI,

Finally, cost of

Foreign vegetables were, on the them more readily from the New cup will be put in the assembly above pre-War. living had only fallen by 6.6 per

Cotton Place Goods.

whole, not up to the usual stand-Territory owing partly to its hall in the Taipo Market).

Prize for the highest number cent, and was still 56 per

There is little or no evidence of ard, but this was fully compen- proximity, if they were grown above pre-War.

any market activity to report sated for in a really excellent there; that they can, be grown of exhibits from any one district. District, The effect on the producer and during the period under review, showing of fruit, the oranges and there, both Chinese and foreign-Won by the manufacturer can. be illustrated apart from sales of fancies in lemons in particular being quite vegetables, is proved by the ex- Sheungshui and Fanling. (Tablet

stock." high class. very graphically. Measuring the negligible quantity "ex

perience of the bolder spirits presented by the Hon. Mr. W. T. price of raw cotton against that of Exchange proves an effective ob It was stated to a China Mail anywhere you look on the line of Southern).

Sir Cecil Clementi's prize new, the road. bread, last October a given weight stacle to new business for forward representative that

Cotton values show Credit Co-Operative Society had Mr. Green Informs me that awarded to the district winning of cotton would only purchase 7-shipment. 12th of the amount of bread it some slight appreciation from low heen launched with every pros- foreign vegetables can be profit. the highest number of prizes. would before the War. The cor- levels obtaining in the interim pect of outstanding success, the ably grown on padi felda in the Won by the 5th District, Sheung- responding fraction in the case of since we last reported. Mid. Am. scheme put forward by Mr. Fung winter without any detriment to shul and Fanling.

Mr. James Bullock's prize award- wheat is 17-26ths, of copper is now quoted 5.28d, and Eg. Sakel. Ki-cheuk meeting with instant the crops of the following year.: 5-12tha and of rubber only 1-16th. 7.85d. Manchester cloth prices are and unanimous approval.

But to take advantage of the op-ed to the competitor gaining the Thus the cotton grower has lost on the casy alde.

The Chairman's speech was portunities, first, individual effort highest number of points. In the Market rumour is rife that then read to the gathering by Mr. is needed, then combination and poultry exhibition-Won by Lady 5-12ths of his pre-War purchasing

The Ho Tung. power, the copper miner 7-12ths Customs duties in China will be ap-Tang Wei-tong, after which the co-operation in marketing.

Non-Chinese Poultry, and the rubber grower as much as preciably increased. Little reflec- Acting Colonial Secretary, the organisation just launched, the

Cock-1, Fung Agricultural Territories tion of these rumours is to be found Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, C.M.G., New 15-16ths.

in offtake of cotton goods from this C.B.E., responded on behalf of Society, crystallizes this view. Lady Ho Tung

Hen-1, Lady Ho market, and although ratio of clear- His Excellency, the speech being and points out many lines along ances to stocks is admittedly satis- later translated by Mr. T. Moffat. which, it would be profitable to Fung Kee-chuk.!

take action. but it is wrong to factory, this is chiefly attributable

think that a perfect paper organ- isation

the whole

Hend Omeo: 65, Broadway, New York.

Hong Kong Odlos-là, Quain's Rod Contral

Antholond Capil

Paid-up Caplial

stre Fund

Outtare 140,000,000 1,500,000 Ouders 80,000,000 Felldres 40,015.000 (£1,384,663)

Capital

Surplus

Reserves

Hand Oce:-AMSTERDAM” Eastern Head Office:-BATAVIA

BRANCHES :-Bendjerman, Bendowag, Dombey,

Caleutia, Charbon, Djember, Dick Jakarta be tagia", Jodiab, Lobo, Kota-iladja, Makasar, Medan, Padang Penang. Palembang. Pakalnagan,

Ilangson. Butterdein Pantleark, Bang, Shanghai, Hidalga (Bm), Bigsporm,

Sourabala Bortakaria (Bola), Tegal, Tillajap and Waleviedsa".

• Thess icon have sala dapost boxes last. London_Backert :-Nakional Proviniai Bank LAG.

Comspondents all over the world

Banking budsmen of avery description transcled.

A. STOKIINE,

Hour Lang. Bib kogust, 1000, `

Gazo Glasgow Натова Hamburg Harrs

.U.9.$4,000,000 .0.9.81,572,454 .U.S.$1,008,209

Faking Puerme

Rotterdam

BRANCHES:-

Amsterdam Astwort

Aikens Bayle Barlin

Nios Napis Pirmas Purla

Tenang

Blarrita

Bombay

Interlaken Jorunaluch

Dreme

Lide

Broomsta

Lordon

Bueno Alew

Liverpool

Oxira

Lurerne

Calopite

Lugano

Lutor

Mari

Monte Carlo

Manila

Munich

Crane

Colombo

Constantinopis

Copenhagen Edinburgh Florence

Acting Manager.

Ganare

Branches

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.

HEAD OFFICE:

96, Boulevard Haussmann, Paris,

Montreux Mian

Rom Blamboo! Shanghai. Southampton Singapore St. Moritz Tiraja

Vlons

Venice Yukohatin Zurich

of American Express

Manufacturers' Plight.

Nor is the manufacturer much better off. To cite but one case, deduced from the margin between raw cotton and yarn prices. The cotton spinner to-day for every pound of a certain grade of yarp

to the smallness of stocks. Another report states:- The plece goods market remains

the

HON. MR. HALLIFAX.

I

ground.

can

cover

It is certainly the end at which

Company in Principal cities of, Unit | he spins can only sell it för 6-7ths very quiet and there is nothing Peal to declare the show ofcially to aim, but short steps are neces-1

ed States of America and Canada.

All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken.

Subscribed Capital .Frs. 72,000,000.00 Personal Pald-Up Capital...Fri, 68,400,000.00 handled. Reserve Funds ....Fra.102,000,000.00

BRANCHES: Bangkok Hong Kong Quinhon

Saigon Battambang. Hue Gantho

Mengtze Shanghai Canton Nem-Dinh Singapore Djibouti Neumca Thanhea Fort-Bayard Papeete Tientato Halphong

Peking ourane Hackow Prom-Pona Vinh

Harol

Pondicherry Yunnanfu BANKERS:

IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas Credit Industriel et Commerslal: So ciste Generale,

IN LONDON: The National Pro vincial & Union Bank of England, Lid; Comptoir National, d'Escompte do Paris; Credit Lyonnais.

IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & C.; French Amorlean Banking Cor poration; Guaranty Trust Co. of New York.

investment

accounts

The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of its "Travelers Chaques" and Letters of Credit and, in addition, the world-wide services of its thoroughly equipped, Travel De-

partment.

Afliated with

THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK Resources ..Over G$2,500,000,000

E. W. DUGGAN,

Maxagor.

THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國中

Reorganised October 25, 1928, undar

Interest allowed on Current Ac-ernment as an counts and Fixed Deposits scoeriling to arrangemente.

Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Safe Deposit Boxes to let

A. LECOT

Manager.

Hour Kong, 1st May, 1929.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.

Established 1880.

Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Yen 111,600,000 Reserve Fund

Head Office:—YOKOHAMA, Branches and Agencier st: Alexandria

Nagoya Nowchwang New York Oraks

Batavia

Bombay Euenos Airea...!

(Temporarily

closed).

Calcutta

Canton

Changchunga

Dairen (Dalny)

Peking

Rangoon

Rio de Janeiro Bilgen

San Francisco

Fongtian (Mukden): Seattle

-Hamburg.

Hankowien

Hazbin

Horr Kore

Honolul Ska) Tuen #Karzel!

London Lời An Lyons t

lowed

Bemarang Shanghai

Shihaononok Singapore Soerabaya Sydney

BANK.

special charter of The National Gov- INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE

.$25,000,000.00 Subscribed Capital Pald-Up Capital ......$24,710,200.00 Reserve Funds ... .....$ 3,820,503.32

HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI.

HONG KONG BRANCH: 4, Queen's Road Central

Owing to our numerous brancher In China and large connections in the important commercial centres of the world, we are able to extend to our clients special facilities for domestic and foreign banking and exchanges.

We also handle the issue of Honda and other Public Funds of the Chine ese Government both at Imme and abroad.

SHOU J. CHEN,

-Hong Kong, 5th March, 1980-

the quantity of bread he could in pre-War days.

If the price of bread is a fair sample of the cost of living, and so of the level of wages and wage costs, the difficulties of the pro- ducer and manufacturer, arising directly out of the maladjustment of prices, becomes apparent. 80, too, does much of the depression and unemployment in existence to-

THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.

Established 1912.

*Read Oflee-Hong Kong. Authored Capital (TI.X. Ostranoy) $19.006,NOD 2,865,000 Pal&Co Capital amamentanemskueta

BRANCHES →→→ Canton, Ebanghel. Hinkow,

Barre Fund a pa 1,000,000

Blow,

Bangkok, Kan fork and San Francis

CORRESPONDENTS

LONDON DANKKBS: --

The Lloyd's Bank; Limited.

fo a priopat cities of the World. Forps exchange and banking bales of very description transected.

Bale Deposit Boxen (vatican slate) et m youấy

read rosto -0.

LOOK POONG SHAN,

Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 14th May, 1930.

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (TAIWAN GINKO.)

· HEAD, OFFICE:~Taipeh, Formosa Incorporated by Special. Imperial Charter, 1899.

Bank Notae torsad Terage amiz, 60,000,000

taken.

be

Koe-chuk; 2,

Tung; &

UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.

THE GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH CO., LTD.,

OF DENMARK.

Mr. Hallifax, in asking Lady new. of importance to report open, said: Buyers are holding off until there Mr. Wells and the Committes sary before long ones can are mere signs of steadiness in of the New Territories Agri-

The following unclaimed tale- cultural Show, exchange.

Lady Peel, In the Common Good.

grams are lying at the office of The local market la dull, with Ladies and Gentlemen:-I have Combination first with your the Great Northern Telegraph prices inclined to be easier. Clear to begin by expressing our regrot neighbours and later with the Company (Limited) of Dec- ances have been on a smaller scale at the absence of His Excellency. neighbouring villages in ascer-mark

SUGAR RESTRICTION

LEADING JAVA PRODUCERS WON'T CO-OPERATE.

He was anxious to fulfil his pro-taining what the demand is likely Phihohong, from Amoy. mise to open this New Territories to be, in producing the right Hirata, Matsubara Hotel, from Agricultural Show, but his doc thing, and in collecting and max- Osaka. tor's orders are absolute, and he keting; at the least expense, would Loalo, from Tientsin. has therefore no alternative. I lead in time to the larger organ Schulenburg, Hong Kong Hotel, am sure, however, that you would |isation with a full appreciation of from Shanghai. wish a respectful expression of its possibilities and advantages, Otsuka, Matsubara Hotel, from our wishes for a rapid and com- but the building up must be from Kohe. pleta recovery to be conveyed to the bottom. Do not depend too him. He has asked me to say much upon the Society to begin, The Netherland Indian Agricul- that it is a great disappointment with, but do your own individual tural Company, one of the leading to him not to be able to be present best.

Amsterdam, Saturday,

Java sugar producers, have in- to-day at this the first Agricul- Among the objects of the Asso formed the Committee of the tural Show held here since his ar ciation is a tree-planting pro Java Sugar Producers Associa-rival in the Colony, but sends his gramme, à matter which can easi- tion that it cannot co-operate best wishes for its success.(Aply enough be handled by Indivi- in the sugar restriction on plause).. the basis 48 agreed upon between the Cuban-American Delegation and the Java Associa tion-Reutor.

WOMEN'S BANK FOR US. -

In the "Old Days"

duals, or at least by cach separ ate village in its own vicinity, but there is one aspect of this case, which requires no action at all only abstention from it.

P. V. JENSEN, . F.

Superintendent. Hong Kong, December 17, 1930.

THE EASTERN EXTENSION - AUSTRALASIA & CHINA TELEGRAPIP CO., LTD.

The following unclaimed tele- grams are lying at the EE. Tele- graph Co. Office, Hong Kong:-

Exodus, from Penang.'.

P. B. Lewis Penkote, from Shang-

3. LACK,

Superintendent

Hong Kong, December 18, 1980.

A number of those present are gentlemen with whom it was my good fortune to be associated in

I understand that the hill fires the days when I was stationed in the New Territories.. They, like which are so general over the New hai. myself, must sometimes stand Territory during the winter do They are amazed when they stop to com- no real good at all. The only womna bank director in pare the conditions they see here very pretty to look at, and no Wall Street, Mrs. Barton Hepburn, now with those of 30 years ago. doubt occasion a certain amount of the Industrial Banking Corpora-The development is remarkable, of pleasure and amusement, and tion of America, is planning aand in almost every direction, they certainly drive wild pigs and great new metropolitan, banking though in agricultural matters it deer into somebody else's vil JAPAN-TO

institution solely for women. It is would seem to me that tradition lage, but they do destroy the Makany Nanto, Blinchiku, Tabu, Talen, to be literally a women's bark, with has tended to hold us back from trees.

If an effort was made to pres CACINA Shanghel, ahow, Amoy. Proshow, board of directors, staff, and execu-taking the fullest advantage of

vent the wilful fires on the hill- tives all women.

Her alm, as quoted In the Amer- There are signs, around us of side, many thousands of young ican Press, is to arouse women to new experiments and new depar- trees would be saved each year, the realisation of the great opportures. The Government has an and the result would be much funities they are now missing in experimental garden of which it greater than all the planting we the activities of the world. eo is intended the population of the could hope to carry out. Inciden to protect their own Interests and New Territory should take advan-tally I might mention that neither so to inform themselves in prac- tage.

wild piga nor deer are protected

Central Bank in Purmost. DHANGIES AND AGENCIES: Yoko, Hole, Buska PORMORA

Kai, Kamiko, Amtung,

Takso, Tamaul, Tous, Halle, TaLo

Swatow,

ormERRE Kong legspore, Sombays,

London, New York Daire

Batavia, Bombay, Caloutin

LONDON BANKERA:/

Landen Dougly Wasimlaster and Parr's Back, The Bank Fue Obersepandante la all the principal

Cacatoerolal Centre throughout the world.

BAL KAGURA

KONG BRANC Manager.90 3024) Dan Tree Boad dential.

· Fong Kong.. 12th Fansur, 1929,

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Established 1918

·HEAD OFFICE;

10, Des Voeux Road, Central, HONG KONG

Capital and Surplus

"Total: Resources:

transa

over H. 800,000.00 over $30,000,000,00

Every description of Banking and Exchange bustene

Accounts in local and for

the opportunities offered.

ticalities that they will have con- Sir Robert Ho Tung and Lady by the Government. fidence to assume responsibilities Ho Tung have done great work in Real Government Help.

AN INTRODUCTORY HISTORY

.by A. H. CROOK, G.B.E. M.A. W. KAY, M.A.

W. L. HANDYSIDE, MA, B.B

PRICE $2.00. NOW ON BALE AT THE PUBLISHERS

The Newspaper Enterprise Ltd. China Mail Offices,

Leland,

and maintain an mfuental part in developing their estate, and show- Mr. Wells has already said HONG KONG HEIGHTS the sphere of business."

ing the possibilities of the coun- something about the assistance No mention was made as to how try, not only in the matter given by the Government. It has

For the information of visitors the proposed new Institution waste of producing from the soll, each year provided the matshed be financed or from whenco would (and in this their tobacco for this show, it has now remitted highest points on the Island and come the trained staffs and direc efforts are particularly note the statutory fees for the forma- the following list of some of the fortal ability, but Mrs. Hepburn le worthy), but in other instters also fion of this Association, a matter Mainland is published:----

quoted as saying that the such as the not unsuccessful at- of something over : $800 (ap.

pprove womankind tempt to breed silk-worms and plause), and there is a discussion self-reliant. *** manufacture silk. Punderstand as to further assistance that may What mankind important, fruit farming schemes be given. It is definitely propos- are being tried out at Li Fuked in the course of this fallowing Lam's premises near Tai Po, and year to establish a sample wind- there is curther the evidence we mill Irrigation installation at can see all around us of the spread some chosen, spot with a view to the cultivation of foreign vege, bringing more ground under culti-

The Installation will be a alone, but y) will be zuniéfent

can be done

Victoria Peak Signal Station M Parker Mountain The Eyr Feak Hote

Foot

*1873

1774

1734

1725

1725

1335

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1GOD

Bowen