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HONG KONG HOTEL GARAGE

25, Queen's Road C. & at Stubbs Road.

The Hong Kong & Shanghal ilotels, Ltd.

Library, Supreme Court

DB Winn

ChinaTM Mail

No. 27,729

PHENOMENAL TRADE

LOSSES

IN HONG KONG MARKET

JAPANESE CAPTURE PIECE GOODS TRADE.

SOME STRIKING FIGURES

BNISHED

1845

HONG KONG, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1931.

BILL TO BAN SOVIET CONVICT GOODS.

Approved by Large Majority in U.S.

FORCED LABOUR.

ATTACK ON GANDHI

“SEDITIOUS, HALF- NAKED FAKIR.”

SUPREME ISSUE

MR. CHURCHILL ASKS CONFIDENCE VOTE.

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. - The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 114..

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

Must? Iss Džinneeer.

A SECRET?

An Irish Motorist thinks that the Dunlop Rubbar · Company possess a valuable secret. Read what he says:-

from practical experienco

I have been long since convinced that Dunlop covers and tubes are 'the best made for cars,' motor cycles and cycles. I say this from long experience.

"The Dunlop Company, I think, to like Galmness & Co. It has a undiscovered manufacturing secret,

"

by its competitors." The Dunlop Rubber Co., (China) Ltd. Pedder Building.

Telephone 24654.

HUMPHREYS ESTATE WANCHAI SHOOTING TAKING BREAD FROM

COMPANY.

Increase in Land and

Building Investment.

LARGE OVERDRAFT.

AFFAIR.

Trial of Mrs. Xavier at Assizes.

PLEA OF NOT GUILTY.

The annual meeting of the Hum- Mrs. Jesuina. Maria Xavier

THEIR MOUTHS

Slashing Attack- on

Home Interests.

AUSTRALIA AND THE WAR.

Sydney, Yesterday,

Washington, Yosterday. The House of Representatives,

phreys Butate and Finance Com-claimed trial at the Assizes this

The Premier, Mr. Lang, made a by an overwhelming majority,

pany, Ltd., was held tu the Hong morning in connection with the slashing attack on "Australia's financial masters" when address- passed the Kendall Hawley Bill,

Kong Hotel this morning, Mr. H.Wanchai shooting affair. strengthening the 1930 Tariff

The case was before the Acting ing a huge and enthusiastic London, Yesterday. Humphreys presiding, supported by

Hurston, C. Chief Justice (Mr. Justice J. R. meeting to support the Labour Act against convict-made goods

Mr. Winston Churchill to-night Messrs. J. Scott

Mackle and J. H. Wood) and a jury, the charges candidate at East Sydney in the entering the United States.

sought a vote of confidence from Gordon

Tuc

shareholders pre- being as under:-

Federal by-election. The Bill makes the prohibition his constituents for his attitude Taggart.

He said that "fourteen years effective on April 1, 1931, instead towards India, which involved his sent were Messrs. J. D. Humphreyg, (1) that she on December 27, of January 1, 1932, and applies to resignation from the Conserva-. E. Clark, C. Bernard Brown. at Wanchai, unlawfully and mali ago Overseas interests, by con-

and Frank Austin.

wounded The Directors ciously

A... the embargo

J.scription through the Australian against goods tive "shadow cabinet."

Governments, attempted to take Prefacing its monthly report on the trade of the Colony of Hong handled, transported, loaded, or Addressing the Council of West and auditors were unanimously re- Manton with intent to murder;

electedi.

(2)--that she on December 27, her sona to give their lives in the Kong for January, 1931, the Statistical Branch of the Imports and unloaded wholly or partly by con- Essex Unionist Association at a

Chairman's Address.

at Wanchai, unlawfully and mall-battlefielde. To-day the self-samo Exports Department states that as the huge falling-off in the ex-victs or forced labour, as well as meeting in London convened at against goods manufactured by his request, Mr. Churchill re-

In submitting the report for the ciously shot at and wounded interests were working in the year the Chairman said:

J. Manton with intent same channels. They wanted to ports of British cotton piece goods. to the China market is one of such workers. It also admits |

Gentlemen,--With your permie to maim, disfigure, disable, or to take the bread from the mouths the main problems which is being investigated by the British depositions from United States

mission I propose

to follow the do some other grievous bodily of the sons and daughters of agents abroad in proving the em- Economic Mission, it would be of considerable interest to analyse ployment of convict Inbour

usual procedure and take the report harm; and

Australia to satisfy their insati- and accounts as read.

(3) that she on December 27, able greed. the figures of the imports of British and Japanese cotton piece goods Renter's American Service. into Hong Kong during the years 1930 and 1924.

SELF-EXPLANATORY

41/47

It is not within the province of this report to assign reasons for the phenomenal losses sustained by British manufacturers in the Hong Kong market, but the self- explanatory table below will show at first sight that while Japan's Venetians share of the trade in 1930 (allow- ing for the three unrecorded months) approximated that of 1924, the British figure fell by over £2,500,000,

United

Japon

1024

TABLE

FINE LATER.

To-day's weather report from the Royal Observatory states: The anti-cyclone has streng- thened and is now central to the north of the lower Yang- tsze Valley. 1

prevails

Strong monsoon along the S.E. coast of China and strong to fresh monsoon over the N. China Sea.

Forecast N. E. winds; fresh: overcast at first, finer later.

Rainfall.

Rainfall for 24 hours ended at 10 am. to-day-0.02. Rai- fall since January 1--0.69 Inch against an

of 2,83 average inches defielt 2.14 inches.

- Temperature. The temperature at certain specified centres this morning

Raised

Twills

67.122 (254,900)

25,000

(39,000)

Umbrella Taffetas 83,088

234/47

38,000

(66.130)

(22,000)

Umbrella Twille Velveteens

62,256

35.000

(49,600)

(12,000)

67,158

75,000

(102,109)

298,000

(112,450)

1930 -

Cottons, Dyed Figured, others Cottons, Dyed

Plain, others

£3,090,940

(Apr.-Doc.) £261,253

(141,000) 257,000 (34,000) 100,164

46,000

(4,332,700) (819,000)

238,598 76,000

(17,620,347), (3,284,000)

Printa

Yds.

Prints,

Sateen

Prints, other

46,980 57,000 (3,870,848) (716,000)

6,037

5,000 (182,300) (40,000)

34,916

26,000 Blackground, etc, (79,480)

(18,000) Printed

441,337 173,000 .(736,070) (258,000)

73,260

44,000 (3,178,372) (616,000)

at 6 o'clock wast-

Hong Kong

53

Macao

49

Pratas Island

67

Manila

74

Foocho

46

Amoy

Swatow

$19,736,606 $29,693,820

Chefoo Shanghai

Kingdom ($26,915,385) ($3.081,000) | Cretonnes £1,837,295 £1,205,241

($16,404,396) (819,737,000) Crimps

Total all Countries:--

£1,948,624

£6,559,772 ($46,614,088) ($20,009,320)

H.K. # 1924—21. 448.; 1030—1s. 3%d.

In 1924 Great Britain recorded 55.59 per cent. of the total im-

ports of cotton piece goods into Total United Kingdom...$ 3,981,428 Hong Kong, while the Japanese Total Japan proportion amounted to 38.40 per: Total all Countries

cent. The position was reversed

in 1980 when the Japanese share

reached 66.47 per cent. and the

cent.

JANUARY FIGURES.

British share fell to 13.41 per Imports of merchandise during the month of January recorded a Cotton plece goods prices. fell small increase as compared with considerably in 1930 as compared December, while exports receded with 1924 and, taking this factor

Flightly. The figures are given into consideration, it would be hereunder, the December totals reasonable to assume that the being given in brackets:- total volume of cotton piece goods,

entering Hong Kong from Japan Merchandise in 1980 was approximate to, if not in excess of, the volume im-Treasure

ported in the boom year 1924. ·

Total

From the following compara- tive table of the chief items of cotton piece goods imported from Merchandlas

the United Kingdom und Japan during the nine months April

Treasure

24 38

8.22 per cent, in November and 13 per cent. in 1924.

Exports to the United Kingdom totalled $441,865, as compared with $381,887, the percentage figure.be- ing .92 per cent. as compared with 79 per cent. In December .88 per cent. in November and 1.2 per cant. In 1924.

Imports.

The following table shows, the $50,589,026 ($59,110,160) | total values of imports and exports during the month of January by ₫ 5,263,184 (X 4,683,548) main groups of articles:- $64,832,189 ($13,703,708).

Imports. Exports. Exporta,

35,801 Animals, Live $ 1,075,170 $ Buliding

1,332,873 684,017 $47,073,829 ($48,509,929)

$10,845,988 ( 9,683,945)

687,848 863,954

$68,919,817 ($58,078,744)

Materials Chemicals &

Drugs

Chinese

Medicines

December, 1930, it will be noted Total that in practically every line the quantities imported from Japan Calculating in terms of Heng Dyeing & Tanning

Materials

Intoxicating

were far greater than those from Kong currency, which has steadily Foodstuffs the United Kingdom. For the depreciated since April, it is ex: Fuels purpose of easy comparison the ceedingly difficult, to present an Hardware Japanese figures are given in accurate picture of the fluctuations Liquor,,

In the actual volume of merchan- Machinery & brackets:-

dise handled in the port, and the

Enginca Agures for the ten months ended Manures 208,000 January, 1981, have therefore Metals (263,763) (2,009,000) been converted into sterling at the ts Beads

& Ores Minerals following rates of exchange:-

&Fate Oila (3,000)

Paints Paper &

Paperware

PCB.

9,944

Unbleached Cottons.

Drill &

Ducks Shirtings,

Grey

Shirting

'Gray, 10 D. Shirtings,

Grey (other) (84,580)

T. Clotha

Other's

Drills &

40/48 Yda.

Shirtings, while

78/88 Yds...

Citkers

Lawns;

5,000

277

~+200) 6,200 (28,000) 14,916

65,000 (179,000)

48,000 (659,000) (179,214) (627,000)

April May June

July

300

12,000

18.104 (84,907)

· Light Cotton Fancies.

Lenos, etc; (201,344)

Shirtings,

Fancy

August

September October November December January

15.

d.

.18.

B 5/101

18.

d.

1s. 8 1/163.

6 9/16d.

.1. 8 11/18d. .la. Bd.

.14. 3 5/10d.

11 18/16d. Imports: Exports. $38,405,208 $86,481,719 (£2,900,898) · (£2,075,838) $54,305,387 - $88,284,807|

1,928,021 1,378,807

308,938 583,222 19,298,967 18,501,578 980,663 277,802 427,861 346,793 Į

440,814

215,882

97,184

A.

The profit is $19,000. better than at Wanchal, unlawfully and mali- The new South Wales Labour but nearly $14,000 of ciously shot at and wounded movement dissociates itself from the proceedings between the Pre-

last year,

this is accounted for by appropriat- A. J. Manton. ing the balance at credit of Reserve for Share Defalcations after pay- ing for all expenses and satisfying

all clairan.

The case for the Crown was miers' Conference and the Banks conducted by Mr. H. Somerset and the latter's conditions of help, Fitzroy, Assistant Attorney-Gen-namely, the suspension of the eral, whilst Mr. Leo d'Almada, social services, and` a reduction I may mention here that we now jun., (instructed by Tso and of pensions and wages." have a half yearly audit of the Hodgson) was for the defence. Mr. Lang outlined the New Share

Transfers, Register and

Case for the Crown. South Wales plan to help Aus- which accounts for the increase of

After explaining the legal astralia, namely, firstly withholding $400 under the heading of auditors' [pect of the three charges prefer- payment of Overseas interests on red against Mrs. Xavier, which the grounds of Australia's in- Turning to the balance sheet the are in the nature of alternative debtedness as the result of her amount invested in land and build-charges, Mr. Fitzroy proceeded to efforts to help Britain in War- ings has increased by $89,875.31, present the facts of the case to time; secondly, altering the cur Mr. Winston Churchill.

representing further expenditure on the jury.

rency by substituting “a goods He said that on December 27, standard for it."-Reuter, viewed the position in India, say- the four new fiate and ten garages

On the liabilities 1930, the prisoner and Mr. ing that he was unable to serve at May Road. any administration about whose sides, Special Repairs and Renewals Manton were living in Wanchai Indian policy he was not reassur- Account has

a seditious fakir atriding half-

fees.

been reduced by as man and wife-in fact, they charged with murder. The far-

WAS

ed. He said it was alarming and $6,041.20. We propose transfer-had been so living together for tor which prevented a fatality nauseating to see Gandhi, "aring $10,786.15 to this Account, some six years. There had been was the fact that the ammunition a certain amount of trouble and had been kept for so long that it "Middle Temple lawyer and now bringing it up to $20,000.

they had come to the point where had lost all of its force, A Lakh Overdraft.

One bullet in the back was re- You will notice that the over-they were separating. naked up the steps of the Vice-

On the morning of December 27 moved by the doctor at the hos- regal Palace to parley on equal draft with bankers is approximate- terms, with the representative of ly a lakh and a half more than laet the accused went to Kowloon and pital, whilst another which went year, and this was one factor that there saw her sister whose hus- through the arm fell on the floor. the King Emperor."

Gandhi's well-known aims were prompted your Directors to call an band held a licence for a small The other one was split on hitting a strange basis for the discus- extraordinary general meeting of five-chamber revolver. This re- the shoulder blade and a part of Blons, which were intended to be shareholders on December 29 last to volver was kept loaded in a draw-the bullet went into the neck and

was not extracted. Banction an increase in capital. er of the wardrobe.

During the visit to her sister, Demonstration in Court,` The capital of the Company

Mr. Fitzroy then demonstrated last increased as long ago as 1904, the prisoner was left alone in the and you will, no doubt have ob house whilst the sister went to with. the revolver showing that served that against our capital of a her bath, Whilst the sister was there must be distinct motions of mikon and a half, we have two mil-in the bathroom the prisoner left the finger to fire each round and lion seven hundred thousand in the house, and when the sister that a certain amount of pres- vested in property. Apart from came out she found that accused sure was required on the trigger to fire the pistol. He emphasised this your Directors considered the had gone.

By His Lordship: The accused that one motion of the finger time opportune to take advantage of the money market, and we do not called at the house some time alone, no matter what amount of anticipate any difficulty. In main- after 10 a.m., and it had not been pressure was placed on the trig definitely ascertained what time ger, could not discharge three taining the usual dividend of 8 per she left the house.

shots. cent. on the increased Capital,

Therefore, the Crown's which will rank for dividend 19 from May 1, 1981.

Mr. Gandhi.

785,089 the preliminary to another 3,880,944 Round Table Conference in India.

Rent Increase.

Rent account has only increased by $9,056.59, but it has to be borne in mind that our new data, on May Road, were only revenue producing from July 1 Last.

Revolver Taken Away.

case Proceeding, Mr. Fitzroy aid was that the shots were three de that at about 1.30 p.m., the ac- liberate shots taken at the man, cused's sister received a note from each of which necessitated a dis- accused as the result of which she tinct pressure on the trigger after. examined the wardrobe and it had been released. found that her husband's revolver

"Spent Bullets." had been taken away and her Dr. I. Newton was then called

I do not think there is anything bunch of keys were left in the to give evidence. He described the three wounds, stating that lock. farther that calls for comment. I

Outlining what happened at the first was a fleah wound, the now beg to propose that the sum of the house in Wanchai occupied by bullet having passed through the $198,561.65 available for appro- priation be allocated as follows:- Pay a Dividend of 80

centa per share... $120,000.00 Transfer to Special Re

Renowlas pairs and A/c.

100,901 It was vital that the Conserva- Transfer to a Building

760,018

1,272,863 943,263 3,212,884 248,641 881,788

4,268,823 tive Party should immediately 5,779,764

He In- 185,005 267,925 arouse public opinion.

tended to do his best. It would 2,074,497 1,076,683 be much strengthened if his con Piece Goods &

atituents gave him a vote of con- Textiles 10,388,119 5,214,753 Railway Materials 54,481 49,038 fidence on India, Tobacco

1,445,576

778,697

Vehicles.

Sundries

Total

the month:

Canada

6,541,284 0,001,774

845,497.

The

Improvement A/c... Carry forward to now-

10,786.15

15,000.00

Profits and Loss A/c. 47,778.50

$108,561.65

the accused and Mr. Manton, Mr. upper part of the right arm. The Fitzroy said that Mr. Manton other two wounds were in the came in at about 12.55 p.m. and back, and in his opinion were prob saw the accused there. They had ably fired from behind and slight- a conversation and then Mr. ly to the right. Manton sat down to his meal.

Stung to Action,

Mr. Fitzroy: What would you say as to the ammunition in the pistol?-I should judge that they were spent bullets,

He had not been long-at the table when he heard two shots be hind him, and then another. He paid no, attention to the first two one

Witness went on to explain that bullet had entered Mr.

shots but felt the third enter his Manton's body, and split into two. arm and he was stung to action. It had not been extracted. There recent communal riots at Benares, Turning round, he saw the accus- was no really serious damage This was no ordinary Party the Secretary for India, Mr.ed with the revolver (produced) done, but if the ammunition had Treasure 5,268,164 10,345,988 queation. It was a supreme issue Wedgwood Benz, said that the in her hand

been good the two wounds in the Bleached Cottons.

548,840 544,977

There was a struggle for pos-body might have been fatal.✨ Wearing Apparel 567,210 1207.308 comparable to August 4, 1914 condition ofthe City was almost 20,054 895,000

1974 and comparable to the General normal within the week.. A meet-session of the weapon and during |

Replying to Mr. d'Almada, wit- Ducks (white) (29,749)TM (197,000) Shirtings, white 20,884 878,000 April

Strike... To entrust the welfare of (207,096) · (1,847,000)

$84,822,189 $58,819,817 3,000 tolling millions to an ing addressed by Hindu and the struggle the revolver "broke," ness said the shots showed a fair- Moslem leaders passed resolu- and, being a self-ejector, all the ly considerable variation of aim, 4,038

88,000

May

The following were the chief oligarchy of Hindu politiciansitions deploring the riots and sym-cartridges fell out. These were about eight inches, he thought. 38,917,343) 52,761,695) trade recording countries during would mean their exploitation posing with the sufferers, in two live round and three empty. His Lordship asked what cloth- 574,000 June

and oppression, similar to the (246,000)

(1£2,481,622) (2,026,606)

Imports, Exports, proletariat in China.

addition to raising a fund for the shells. Mr. Manton took the re-ing was worn by Mr. Monton. July

$50,370,877 $34,390,947 Yds...

(£3,193,054)

Australia. 394,673 $ 168,919 (£2,158,667)

420,170 190,675

If would be shameful to act in repair of temples, mosques, shops, volver from the accused and then Mr. Fitzroy gald Mr. Manton 100,024 05,000 August

$49,183,181 $40,189,196 Burma

No clothing had The accused also went to the if required. 496,683 (2,602,176) India

381,234 cowardice, desertion, and dis- and houses, and the compensation went to the Police Station, would give evidence on the point, (£3,186,980)

of the injured.-British Wireless Police Station later and it was ex been produced in the Magistrate's (80,000) 329,857

900,857

828,518 honotir." He concluded; “ $39,207,052 105,000 Septemby $56,772,414

828.497. 180,101 decisive opportunity may soon

Service, the mag

traordinary that on entering she Court, (£3,710,905). (€2,562,792) North Borneo

Foreign Boycott. Straits & F.M.S. 1,190,881 8,249,847 October $59,168,170 (808,000) (1,705,288)

***(£3,435,778), (£5,009,249) Belgluma

United Kingdom 7,881,843

be at hand. The Vic- 441.805

Ahmedabad, Yesterday.. asked where her cell was. 225,792 .68,000

781,498 22,882 tory may again reward the Con- The boycott of foreign cloth is

The only other person in the (884,000) November

$55,110,372 $42,069,993

6,710,009 0,180,522 servative Party Let it be a vic 76,000

(43,516,157) (2,084,158). China, North $59,110,160

China, Middle (940,000) December

$48,509,929

1,049,8478,885,007 tory which shall proclaim to the the greatest problem before India house was an amah and when she witness called. He described his (28,386,320) (£2,179,216) China, South

shot she asked to be paid off! December 27. It was his practice 800 16-14,16,198 world that the heart of the Empire according to the latest pronounce found that the master had been arrival home at 12.65 pm. on. $59,589,025

207,268-787,138 $47,078,820

Writing in Navivan, hlaverns Nature of the Wounds, to lunch alone, Prisoner, upon (£2,931,913) (£2,861,212) French: Indo-China 3,654,704 3,967,916 is true and ite hand just and

Mr. Manton was taken to the his arrival, told him that DORRANDA | Germany

1,720,250 76,646 strong-

cular weekly paper, Gandhi ap **202,288 31.398 KARENE 647,278 U87.299.

peals to mill-owners to take foreign Government Civil Hospital where she had made all her arrange Goth from the merchants and give it was found that all three shota mente, In view of their them cloth woven in their mills in bad taken effect. The jury would impending separation, Herbro exchange. Ha suggesty that the hear surgical evidence as to the thers and sisters would look after mil-owners might dispose of the nature of the wounds and the her, she told him, and she did not foreign cloth in foreign countries doctor would say that any one of want the allowance of $50 a month burn it, or keen it until Swaraj has two of the wounds would have which had been promised her. Tanid that was all right". been attained, when they can ask caused death." Replying to a question in the the new Government to compensate It was really lucky for the actinued Mr. Menton, and then alie

(Continued on Page 1E.) cused that she was not being 5,286 333 2,446,999 House of Commons to day on the them for any loss-Reuter,

Bleached

Shirtings, Woven Others

Dyed Drill's

& Jeans

Cotton

Dyed Reds:

Stripes

(1,321,402)

97,868

(4,021,472)

238.085 198,000

(7,507,593) (2,062,000) 58,14499 81,000). (8,202,141)|||||(600,000)

12,478 8,000.

(2,880,888)(686,000)

201707,000?

Total

$46,594,881.

$51,083,624 $404,760,638

(£32,607,564) (£25,691,289)

France

Holland

Тарки

*6,187,504 +2,335,620

· Importa from United Kingdom, Kwong Chow Wan 1,012,478 - 2,318,506

11809 602 The total imparts from the Unite

(1,867,009)

:(1076

(286,710).

(125.000)

Netherlands

East Indies

(661,000) ed Kingdom amounted to $7,881,348

as, compared with: 64,574,468 fu] Philippines?

aber, the British share of 8lmN whole import trade represent Batch Aniorien

Sweden. ing 18.15 per cent, as compared Switzerland 64,000 (98,000) with 7.74 per cent, in:

Scember, U.S.A.:

Vote of Confidence.

Later meeting unanimously 1,176,769 1,894,052 passed a resolation of unabated 3,602,742.1.540.288 conf ence In Mr. Churchill

127,504948.970 Beut #8,140,865 $1,346,972

10,409 107,077

538,567

450

180.5642,187

Communal Riots

Rugby Yesterday

ment of Gandhi

Mr. Manton's Story, Mr. AJ Manton was next

con-