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It is notified that Mr. Wilfridi Thomas Southorn, C.M.G., resumed duty as Colonial Secretary on April

23.

SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1931.

TRADE OF COLONY.

CONSIDERABLE INCREASE IN

·IMPORTS 'SHOWN,

EXPORTS LOWER.

30,251

311,508) ( 108,852)

$ 3,056,039

$ 4,757,340

($3,918,085) ($2,760,479)

$3,781.29 $ 135,611

(3 2,780,109) ($

Iniporte

s

America (5 1,200) ($ Dentark

Exports

242,489)

France

5,072 5,108) (9. 494,390

008

4,029)

Fr. Indo-

China Germany

Holturi

"

39,878

84,633)

S 209.771 $ 7,021

9,529)

twelve months' period ende. Japan

(5 440,445) ($

(3

The Statistical Branch of the Imports and Exports Department reports that the total value of im- Italy ports into Hong Kong during the The lowest open air temperature yesterday was 68 degrees, The

March 31, 1931, amounted

to Kwong humidity was 95 at 10 am, and 93 $642,399,180, compared with

$582,017,053 during the corres- Macao

$ 043,108 |ponding period în 1924-25, while

($688,023) ($ 1.385,092) Norway

46,519 exports totalled $496,054,224, as

43,474) ($ against $509,914,543.

Netherlands $ 4,809,065

at 4 p..

Judge G. W. King, of H. M. Supreme Court, at Shanghai, is A passenger for Home with Mrs. King by the P. & O. as. Rajputuna.

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$7.787,431 $3,191,431

4,363,507)

($ 2,304,564) $211,620 Chow W. (9 760,704) (3 939,125)

$ 1,847,370

$2421,617

338 G13) $ 1,276,220

The comparative figures (000's E. Indies ($ 5.913,122) ($ 920,248) omitted) are given in the follow- Philippines & 205,700 $ 027,898 ing tables by countries:--

Imports.

1924/25.

88.010) (3 811.108)

$. 41.986

24,760) $4,108,002

$ 1,831,401

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$ 71,030

7.252

4.796

South

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0,357

8,410

Canada Ceylon

4.082

4.036

America (3 Sweden

322,210

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At a meeting of the Seuate of the East Africu Upiversity of London Sir Reginald Egypt Fleming Johnston, K.C.M.G., C.B.E., India M.A. (Oxon.), LL.D. (Hong Kong), North Borneo New Zealand was appointed to the University South Africa Chair of Chinese, tenable at the Straits School of Oriental Studies, as from September 1.

($

305

Switzerland

210

171,760 146.213) ($ 194,603

150,005)

5,036

6,080)

18.398

11.981

Spain

407

265

370) 19,11

2384

3,532

20.801)

U.S.A.

$ 5.071.303

j..

94

$ 3,029,189

13.975

14,203

West Africa

West Indies.....

Other

$ Countries ($

(3 437,549) (8 2,922,523)

194,264 9

62,036) (S

B. Ep. (other) Belgium

303

1,437

5,486

26,547

2,121

11,504

70,310

0,736 89.275 lowing table with the February

figures in brackets:-

Total values by main groups of commodities are given in the fol

93,867 50,754)

1,322

Imports

Exportx

Centr

America

38

24

819

82

2,625

4.160

82,919

13,604

29.315

50,359

Building

2,697

3,016

Italy

2,176

4,971

A man, Wong Cheung, alias Wong Jupan Sik-cheung, and a woman, Choi "Kwong Chow W.

"Macho Shiu, appeared before Mr. Hamilton at the Kowloon Police Court yeater-N. East Indies

Norway day afternoon, charged with

the Fa murder of Kau Shuk, in a house in Reclamation Street on April 1. Bian

South America Accused were not repre- Sweden

77,697

74,007 0,016

1.287

7,047

71,597

5,104

60,248

6 -6

1,034

148

36,752

08

152

150 Foodstuffs

1,350

2.614

327

1.012

40

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55

U.S.A.

Other

the

Total

47,449

1647

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ADVERSARIA.

"Without fear, favour or malice."

"Now That April's There."

Do you

The meeting of the Hong Kong | North Chino branch of the English Association, Middle China *South: China postponed from April 7, will be held

Guba in the Cathedral Hall, at 5.30 p.m.

Central on Tuesday, May 5, when Mr. A. H.Denmark Fenwick. B.Sc., will deliver a lecture France

Indo-China on "F. W. H. Myers." This is the

Germany last meeting of the season.

Holland

potting sheds and dark tool | 1931. houses. The calendars with the sented legally. The hearing was Switzerland

Spain pretty girls on them drop sudden- adjourned to Wednesday.

Mrs. Lee, who was 16.

Animals, Live

$1.2141.971

$ 43,130

35,726)

($ 1 000,228) ($ Materials

$ 1,174610 $ 764,344 ($ 1,114,765) ($ 543,346)

Chemicals & Drugs

Chinese Medicinea

931,114 3 430,702 ($ 571,100) ($ 231,941).

$ 2 837,400 $ 1,900,100 (8 2.243,309) ($ 1.190,743)

Dyeing Materials

$ 1.259,143 $ 879,769 (6 667,052) ($ 480,597)

$29,220.917

$18,277,466 ($17.505,049) ($12,722,601)

$ 1.329,425 ફ 285,073 ($ 670,165) ($ 204,994)

541,814 $ 241,329 $10,020) ($176,085)

Hardware $382,017 $042,309 (69,115) (£39,313) Liquer, Intoxicating

Imports not recorded in 1924/25. Included under "Others" in 1924/25: Export 25.

William Loe (master Australia Capt. mariner), Mrs. B. C. Randall, and Barma Mesars. Frank, A. T., and R. Lee.

Canada Ceylon

ly from the walls, because the The funeral took place at gum which holds the bit of silk Protestant Cemetery, Happy Valley, ribbon to the cardboard has lost yesterday, of Mrs. M. A. Lee, of Prince Edward Road, Kowloon, its resilience, and when you open whose death occurred in hospital on| the desk and take out your en-Thursday. velopes you find that the flaps are years of age, was the mother of United Kingdom $ 6,051 for ever

and anon stuck down and are utterly useless for corre spondence. Then the books and smaller children still at school. East Africa oh, the books! I could weep The service at the graveside was Egypt

conducted by the Rev. W. Walton India about that. Every morning I

Rogers. find their sacred skins fluffed with green hairs, and even when they are carefully wiped off it] leaves a

mottled stain. The covers are limp sticky and the dye comes off on your bunds, and' the paper smells likely

CORRESPONDENCE.

EXCHANGE CONTROVERSY. ·

North China

Middle China South China

391,542

352.803) (8

$ 1,020,553 (S 1,177,975) (S

$1,970,714

873,106)

$ 5,132.700 $ 4,893,440 ($ 4,144,731) ($ 3,074,341)

282,970 94.937) ($ 297,945)

S 2,119 S

($ 671,345) ($ 486,429)

$9,472.831 $ 3,078,073 ($3,538,316) ($ 3,834,369) $ 520.073 $ 318,439 ($ 175,791) ($ 140,000) Paper & Paperware

$ 1,130,232

$ 1.547 524 ($ 1,055,152) ($

Plecs Goods & Textiles

$14,407,325 $ 8,505,042 ($11,154,235) ($ 4,643,057)

Railway Materials

1930/31.

($ Machinery & Engines

439.732 451,782) ($

$ 4,500

$ 1.291,774

3,030

2,127

Manures

$ 123,339

125,385)

99,307 61,052)

1,923

2.405

3.255

2,463

1,021

1,474 170

Matals

253

313

ND Zealand

6,583

7.715

410

670

406

Minerals & Dres

North Borneo

1,063

1:800

Straits

South Africa

15

489

540

24,247

33,626

Nuts & Sends

West Africa

500,533

West Indies

287

13 223

Br. Emp. (other) Belgiums

1,028

3.536

Oils & Fata

101

35$

80,718

35,695 198,887

01,940 47,390

Paints

148,004

America

960 2,159

475

2,350

138

606

600

41.972

42,204

970

2,061

778

011

5:3

27,406

22,759

3,469

35,990

10.237

18.org

Tobacco

($

$ 1,145 635

4,650) ($

16,573)

8,522

13,587

Treasure

13,050

0,453

21,146

- 23,907

Vehicles

3 2 997,542 $ 9,031,384 ($ 1,388,248) ($10,787,052)

4,710

2,300

24

120

Wearing Apparel

$ 289.309 $ 86,021 13 150,900) (8 €3,823)

22,301

433

$ ર

Sundries

844.207 $1,414,033 504,051) ( 801,044)

To the Editor of "China Mall"] Sir, Throughout this exchange controversy, I have patiently wait; grave od for at least one of these taipan Central yard bones. The room is as hot or their satellites to come forward Dennirk as a heated green house, because with a convincing argument in sup-France

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Holland

*Macao

bu

211 20,273 1,710

Total ..$500,914 $495,954

(£80,552) (230,412) "Included Under China in 1924-25. H.K. 1924-25 2. 411⁄2d.

1930-31 18. 2-11/18d.

Trade Figures.

732,006)

3 817,000

($ 1.208,873) ($ 554,891)

$ 9,041,742 $ 7,705,021 ($ 6608.990) ($ 6,724,033) Monthly fluctuations in the values of imports and exports since April, 1930. are shown in The March trade figures are 9 equivalents at ruling average rates the following table, the sterling. follow, the February totals being of exchange being included

brackets:-

all the windows are closed. You port of their contention that this Indo-China

Colony would not benefit from Germany have to keep them closed, because stable currency and I am beginning Hong Kong, Saturday, April 25, 1981. the fog. would come in otherwise to doubt whether any of them will Japan

No, they are content Kwong Chow W. und ruin what it has merely ever do so.

to stand aloof and dismiss the sub- spoiled. Yet when you write

Norway ject by vague and evasive state-N. East Indies Home and tell the dear folks what ments such as "Hong Kong, owing Philippines conditions are like in Hong Kong to its geographcal, position, must Portugal in April they haven't the slight-wait and see what China will do in Siam

the matter.". This naturally leads South America

Sweden est conception of the trials and

a newcomer to think that the cur-Switzerlandi tribulations through which the rency of Hong Kong and its neigh- Spain re-body must pass, steaming and bour are on a par, but Is that so? USA. member gelatinous, during an Eastern Has there not been, from time im-

Let us take Kwangtung for example. Other those lines, Spring. To be there now--were memorial, a difference of from 15 begin happiness enow,

to 30 per cent. between its currency Where and that of Hong Kong? ning "Oh, to be in England now

transactions have not been "put that April's there?" When 11

through In Hong Kong currency. learned them many years ago, in The Devil Woman,

did not this difference come into the English class at my prepara-The devil woman, Pipple Blister, calculation? Assuredly it did;

given in brackets:— therefore, would trade divort if the tory school, I never for an in-Laughed through her cocoa,

Imports, differenco which came Dribbled her purridge... stant thought their truthfulness On her eunburat bosom,

Into the Merchandise $71,773,140 (555,592,416) calculations were 130 to 160 per Treasure ..$ 2,007,642 1,808,248) April.... $38,405,208 would come to aught, but since I And whistled a. foreign air.

cent. (with Hong Kong "on Gold) Total.....$74,770,872 ($57,460,004)

Exports Instead of the present method of

May left the land where fall the Which made me languid:

Merchandise $64,434,250 ($37,721,867) converting U.S. Gold Dollars Treasuro...$ peaches. by the garden wall; Through the small' pano,

0,681,384 $10,787,052) June Sterling into Hong Kong Silver Total ......$64,065,034 ($48,608,019) where slyly through the cope with the skeins of spiders,

Broken and cobwebbed

Dollars and again into Kwangtung The total values of the imports July.... there pass light fest of wind on She looked, the devil woman,

currency I rather think the boot and exports of merchandise are

on the other foot and that shown below by countries, the August supple gruss, I felt the meaning Shaking her fat at the moon

Kwangtung should wait and see February figures being given in September $50,772 414 of those lines Brooding in East-Which rolled like a pebble

brackets:- what Hong Kong will do. ern palatines, I breathed accursed In the foamy lips of cloud.

What else can the Currency. Com- wreaths of fóg, and had a touch She was trying to recuse him

miasion do, in the face of the utter United Of a certain influence, of Hong Kong "dog."- "And like But whilst she was gazing

lack of orders reaching Home from Kingdom Hong Kong, but to recommend Im-Australia the voice of some old friend, who At that pellucid marble in the sky, mediata International action to con- Burma comes to borrow, not to lend, ro-I ato her porridge for her..

trol the output of silver, or falling flections fluttered in my mind, till All in one gulph: conscience. like a quick-drawn Which only shows you what an

Inordinately large mouth is mine............ blind, soon shut their memory Thon wo kissed and locked Angers, away with one more glass of old Sha quite forgetting her loss,

Though she was hungry.and thin,' And barren years had cut cruel-stars Across the downland of her shadowed

chooks.

this natural rectification, substitute Canada a remedy for this. Colony in the

Ceylon [form of a Gold currency?

Should we blame the merchants Egypt and compradores for indulging in, exchanga speculations, while Iack-East ing legitimate business, if by doing so they offset their overhead ex- penses with a little over to parti-New cipate in three Race Meeting

But it is liver-galling, this con- founded humidity, isn't it?

In our house the walls are stream ing with heads of poor, over-Walked to the window, and cursed worked old Ceres perspiration, thetoon.

I lit a cigarette. I lit another,

all in the silence

Suddenly she yawned, blew out the month?

candle,

and when you drawn your finger across you leave a mark like the I smoked a pipe

Africa India

$

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Imports

Exports $35,431,719 (£2,000,394) (£2,676,833) ....$54.305,387 $38,284,807

(£ 3,917,342)

(ε 2,761,695) $38 582,830

32,148.275 (£2,431,622) (£2,025,690)

$50,870,877

(£ 3,193

$40,133,181

$40,130.190

$39,207.052

(€ 3.185 980) (£2,002,776)

$53,168.170

(2 3,510,157) December $59 110,160

(47.788.520)

.:

:

821,094

Imports Exports $11,422,046 $ 419,572 ($ 8,578,027) ($ 673,181)

033,512 110,042 290,800) ($ (8

93,867) 102,940

October ..

November $55.110,372 (£ 3,433,778)

$42,000,00

$48,500,020

252,740) ($

89,945)

January $59,569,025

609,870254,773 694,011) ($257,431)

22.741

February

12.9221 (5

92,103 73,471)

21,802

28,380)

25,310) (8

25.816 $ 25,304) (8 1,713,633

34,147

($ 2,035.954) (24:08 0813)

Zealand (

Borneo

ment would reap 800 South Even the Govern- North

revenue if they thought of Afrka levying a tax on exchange con- Straits & tracts, There should be no qualm FMS as to the rate as people who could West

that are even mortified at the Belglut mind paying for the fun. Some of thought of, allowing their poorer China,

(other)

18,129

321,597

(£) (£2,301,212)

(£ 2,562,463)

March. $71,773,140

$37,721,807

($ 1,788,742) 954,434,250

(£ 3,532,584) (2,679,180)

Total $042 399,180

$401,300,755 (£38,702,011) (£30,089,216)

Average rate of exchange in Murch H.K. 8111-13/16.

Of that dirt-haunted room, akord to, play this game would not Br. Empire $8.388) (8161,886) the past year a total of 1,621,500

"writing on the wall" and the Listening to the wallpaper stuff on your finger looks like Crisping off in handfuls, London clay. The floors have the The mite carousing in the beams,

of having been awill. And the cral noises of the night ance

Which originate in the cistern.‹ downe, a minute, before, the rooms smell like an underground re wax something like thi

Then I read her poem dug-out-a mouldy, mildewy, And, so she

egetable smell, that you find in

10. The collapsed.

16A LIQUID P

co-inhabitants of this Inland to pay

171,843 18 800,278) (3 170,807)

3,554 320,018 1,631) (8 21,883) The fruit and vegetable pack of 31,482,173 $8,027,307 British Columbia in 1930 reached a (818,719) ($ 2,028,058) peak never before attained, exceed

Ling by 80,000 cases the former re- 1,925) 742242 tabled in 1928. During 38,048 4 017,041

$1,538,679 72,387 cases of canned fruits and veget- (3.1.435 056), (3... 86,303) ables went out of the canning BANIA 0,204, 1870 6,519,880. North (0,000 $

auts of this province" as compared', with 1,144,112 ín· 1929 and 1,445- (11.264.710) (3 2324,608) 300 in 1928. All of this produce 8,093,890 $16,080,081 was grown within British Columbia, 0,041,000);-($ 5,960,832) all cans made in Vancouver and all r

64054

19703) labour in compection, with this pack: `973,250 recruited in this provincaz,

for the extra cost of ranning the Chim, Colony by increased taxes on rent liquors and tobaccolt

China

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