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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 22, 1939

COLONY'S TRADE

LOCAL BASKETBALL

STILL AT HIGH LEVEL CHAMPIONS DEFEATED

An overwhelming victory was re-

ACCORDING TO AN OFFICIAL report released for publi-corted by the Shanghai Basketball cation by the Superintendent of Imports and Exports Team against the "Sing Teo" com- the combined values of imports and exports of mer-blation last evening in an Exhibition basketball match at the Chinèse chandise (excluding treasure) as declared during the YMCA. Stadium. month of August, 1939, totalled $98.9 millions (£5.9 mil- Leading all the way, the visitors. lions) as compared with $87.3 millions (£5.4 millions) in August, 1938.

U. K.

Australia

In terms of local currency the total visible trade of the Colony (excluding treasure) increased by 11.0% in Au- gust, 1939 as compared with August, 1998; and by 9.3% in terms of sterling.

Imports of merchandise in August, Burma 1939 totalled $52,2 millions (£3.2 mil- llons) as compared with $48.5 millions | Canada (£3.0 millions) in August, 1938, and exports $44.8 millions (£2,7 millions)

Ceylon

as compared with $38.7 millions (£2.4 | E. Africa millions).

Imports of merchandise in August, India

1939 Increased by 7.6% in terms of

LAWN TENNIO

C.R.C. SECURES "D" DIVISION

TITLE

The play-off between the Division- beat the local champions by 39 points al Champions of the "D" Division of to 25, this being the heaviest defeat the Lown Tennis League was played suffered by the losers since their

sulted in Chinese Recreation Club de- formation..

feating Kowloon Tong by 8 set to 3

MAGIC AT K.C.C.

H. N. Chan and P. H. Chiu was the outstanding pair for the winners and secured 24 sets. «

The following were the scores:—

6-2

304,087 Malini, the world famous magician, lost to K. M. Lel and L. S. Chan 3-60

H: Lo and L. F. Hon (C.AC.) is to entertain members and their beat P. Fletcher and P. Chen, (278,411)

118,324 friends at Kowloon Cricket Club on lost to K. M. Lee and L. S. Chap 3-6 (108,081) | Thursday next, September 28, com-drew with E. Lee and D. Chan - 0-0

124,455 mencing at 9.30 p.m. and continuing, (72,428) it is hoped, to 11.80 p.m.

4,404

(20,709)

K.C.C. will hold their first dance 636,503 of the Winter Season on Saturday, (574,113) October 28.

662,860

(526,589)

18,639 (18,001) 383,088 (450,398)

IMPORTS EXPORTS

8 3,516,015 2,113,200 (4,301,542) (2,020,871)

200,284 (259,884)

7,533

(28,314)

305

(14,936)

400,101

(680,884)

local currency, and by 6.7% in terms | Br. Malaya

773,204

3,701,839

of sterling. Exports of

merchandise

(668,587)

(3,220,127)

in August, 1939 increased by 15.8% in New Zealand..

13,745

terms of local currency, and by 12.5% B. N. Borneo.. in terms of sterling.

(14,332)

55,748 (83,353)

244,252

131,421

(185,909)

(84,163)

During the first eight months of 1939-S. Africa imports of merchandise totalled $403.8 millions (£24.8 millions) as compar- W... Afriça ed with $438.5 millions (£27.1 mil- lions) in the corresponding period of 1998: and exports $360.4 millions Br. Empire (£22,1 millions) as compared with $345.3 millions (£21,3 millions). Im- Belgium ports of merchandise decreased by 7.9% in terms of local currency and by 8.5% in terms of sterling: exports increased by 4.4% in terms of local currency, and by 3.8% in terms of sterling.

155,422

317,862

(334,410)

(177,095) 122,413

(5,950).

W. Indies

Other

(081) 12,084 (82,626)

392,768

478,019

(086,771)

(167,006)

China, N.

China, M.

China, S.

Cuba

17,449,737

2,198,774

(8,711,886)

(3,740,251)

C. America

W. Wo and S. Cheung (C.R.C.)

beat Fletcher and Chen,

8-1.

beat Lel and Chan

6-2

lost to Lee and Chan

5-7

H. N. Chan and P. H. Chlu (C.R.C.).

beat. Fletcher and Chen

6-1

drew, with Lei and Chan

0-8

6-2

SOVIET JAPANESE

DISCUSSION

Tokyo, To-day. (50,173) The Soviet charge d'affaires called 473,234

at the Foreign Office and discussed (320,412) "pending questions" between Japan

209,252

| and Russia--Rauter, (220,755)

120,741 354,108 (652,180) (2,784,830) 4,352,961 3,203,901 (8,422,737) (10,200,070)

5,390 (4,360) (11,595) 7,212 134,840

(-) 45,355 (1,429,868)

5,253,443

1,527,075 (1,093,115) 1,609,667

beat Lee and Chan

BADMINTON AT K.C.C.

Badminton is to be revived at. Kow- loon Cricket Club.

Arrangements are now being made the to enable members to play in Main Hall on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, commencing - 8 p.m.

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MONTHLY FLUCTUATIONS

Since August, 1938 monthly values of imports of merchandise into Hong Denmark Kong fluctuated from low. Hong in

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Kong dollar value (36.8 millions)

Egypt

February, 1939 to a high of 58.3 mil-France

Mons in June, 1939; whilst exports va-

lue fluctuated from a low of $33.5 mil- | Indo-China lions In December, 1938 to a high of $51.3 millions in September, 1938.

Details are given below, with the sterling equivalents, at monthly aver- age rates of exchange, in brackets:

1938

IMPORTS EXPORTS August $48,305,010 $38,747,520

~(23,006,300) (22,401,539) September, $39,130,652 $51,323,767

(£2,426,285) (£3,181,004) October ... $40,397,743 $40,360,839

(£2,498,558) (£2,496,276) | Macao

November.. $53,044,826 $41,383,708

(£3,317,877) (£2,559,546) Norway December.. $46,496,841 $33,535,169

1939 January

(£2,881,835) (£2,078,482) | Neth. East

(108,514)

160,534

(17,369)

5,463

(17,624)

29,869 (4,711)

247,221

1,019,859

(311,649)

*(889,515)

2,536,603

(311,849)

. (689,515)

Germany

Holland

1,835,079

(3,871,910)

591,770

(368,547)

(447,842)

Italy

190,499

53,070-

-

(223,459)

(2,215)

Japan

2,011,885

386,735

(1,210,651)

(229,401)

Kwong Chow Wan

2,610,289

5,367,414

(899,609)

(535,142)

3,059,550

3,064,888

(1,053,139)

(1,351,471)

62,545

11,713

(04,340)

Indles.....

3,231,517

1,407,548

$40,680,959 $40,164,153

(3,514,149)

(22,621.372) (£2,480,841) Philippines

159,351

February

$36,824,830 $36,502,007

(249,545)

(1,763,070)

830,296 (788,778)

(£2,521,372) (£2,489,341) Portugal

12,844

March

$48,011,086 $43,860,742

(29,715)

1,680 (1,512)

(£2,956,933) (£2,701,318) | Siam

1,804,333 1,024,929

April

$57,076,188 $49,565,022

(1,483,752)

(1,208,015)

(23,478,019) (£3,019,759) | S. America....

May

859,113,307 $49,281,784

02,407 (124,174),

158,310

(23,625,908) (£9,022,959) | Sweden

109,595

(34,774) 30,255

June

$60,272,087 $50,627,077

(£8,635,048) (£3,104,864) | Switzerland

113,993

July

$50,848,620 - $35,672,169

(93,728)

(£3,092,095) (£3,789,094) | Spain

August

(250)

(4,641,031)

5,865,446 (3,871,939) 444,208 2,015,1 (0 (672,604) (146,367)

$52,153,700 $44,772,065

(£3,178,116) (£2728,298) | U. S. A.

The total values of imports and ex- ports of merchandise by countries for Others the month of August, 1939 are shown below, the figures for August,

being given in brackets:-

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(114,847) (44,303)

3,507 (13,384) 4,704,624

LOCAL DOLLAR

The demand rate on the Hong Kong dollar to day was 1/2-13/16.

London Silver was quoted yester day at 23-1/2 for Spot and 23-5/18 for forward.

The London on New York cross rate was quoted at £-U.S.$4.02. The New York on London rate was £-U.S.$8.99%.

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