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ROYAL

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PORTS and

MACASSAR

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"TABMAN" ...............

TJITJALENGKA"

ARRIVALS

2nd Oct. 8th Oot

21st Oct.

ARRIVALS

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MANILA, EAST &

SOUTH AFRICA & SOUTH AMERICA

"STRAAT SOENDA” "TJIBADAK" *

*TJIBADANE"

not calling Manila and South America

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LINES

SAILINGS

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SAILINGS

9th Oct. 19th Oct.

20th Oct.

ARRIVALS SAILINGS

13th Oct

8th Oct.

4

22nd Oct.

Agents:· HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE

EUROPE við MANILA

and MALAYA

"MEERKERK"

"RYNKERK"

"LANGLEESCOT"

Through BU/L Iscued

Mediterranean and Northern

European ports,

• JAPAN

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"RYNKERK"

"LANGLEESCOT"

ARRIVALS

22nd Oct.

Barly Nov.

5th Det.

10th Nov.

early Dao.

SAILINGS

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20th Oct, barly Nov.

BERINGSEBUILDINGËTELEPROSESPERnaJs5103280175

THE CHINA" MAIL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER, 20, 1930.

FINANCE

PEPPER OUTPUT IN INDONESIA

Washington, September 24. Indonesia will produce almost

| 10,000,000 pounds of both black and white pepper, during 1059, ac-

AND COMMERCE

U.S. BUSINESS BOOM

STILL

FLOURISHING

New York, September 24.

cording to a Department of Agri-The business boom flourished on all fronts last

culture estimate for mid-Septem- ber. This is almost double the 0,200,000 pounds grown last year.]

This year's crop is expected by the Department,to conalat of 17,- 640,000 pounds of black pepper and about 220,000 pounds of white.

Pre-war Indonesian pepper ex- paris averaged about 129,000,000 pounds a year, comprising about 90 per cent the world supply.. The Japanese during their occu pation of the islands destroyed most of the pepper vines,

week, supported by a buoyant civilian econo- my and increased spending for the rearma- ment programme.

Virtually every one of the standard measuring de-

vices that tell the state of business at any given time showed gains, and in some in- stances new peaks for recent years. Where there were no advances, indicators held ex- tremely steady at previously established levels. The sustained exhibition off the previous week and was power by business and Indus-sharply higher than last year at

this time. The Department said the crop again by a high degree of

try was necompanied Onc la now steadily increasing and Indonesia expected to regain labour unrest and another within a few years its position as whirl of the inflation merry- the world's leading pepper pro-go-round fed by price and ducer,-Associated Press.

wage rises.

Money Market

ut

US dollars were slightly wenker over the week-end and reopened lower yesterday.

Noles opened at HK$6.37%, and dropped to $8.37 at the close,

TT opened and closed HK$8.4014, dropping in the in- terval to $0.40.

Industrial

gold upened at HKS301 #isel and closed at $290.30. The opening rate was the highest; the lowest was $208.75.

Sterling went up to HK$13.75. after opening at $15.72, as against $15.70 on Saturday,

Australian pounds went up to IEK$12,00 as against $12.38 on Saturday,

Piastres were marked down 50 cents to HK$13.30 a 100 nominal. Ticals opened ut HK$20,70 100, and closed at $26,20,

$

NEI Guilders were unchanged nt HK$3 a 100

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Special attention WAE given the Government report of a new rise in its cost of living index and a speech of Mr. Thomas B. McCabe, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, before a group of Boston bankers.

Purchasing power

The new instalment rules re- quire larger down payments and less time to complete payments thon formerly.

How much of a crimp, if any, the more

stringent regulations will put in the currently

bizz turnover in stores remains to be seen, but economists

generally think it will be

be negligible. The Federal Reserve Board is purchasing power, they point to As ample evidence of sustained the Government agency charged the record-breaking wages and with responsibility for keeping other forms of income now flow. the nation on a safe and sane ing to the largest number of gain- menetary plane. The Chairman of fully employed workers in his- this board, a business man of long tory, to

hand with experience, was blunt. A couple which corporation directors are of sentences are worth repeating dishing out "Inflation," he said, "is the most dividents and to increased Gov- pressing internal problem before ernment spending, the country today. It is not Press.

-Associated around the corner. It is here now.”)

climb and Federal tax collectors With living costs in a steady

payrolls, thousands of workers ready

to take a bigger bite out of

struck to enforce higher pay. Other thousands were pacified for

the lavish

cxira and

Special

SPENDING BOOM IN AMERICA

New York, September 24. moment by pay inc

Increases

The spending boom which hit ranging from five to 10 cents an America at the outbreak of the hour. Still other thousands had] Korean war rocketed department) spokesmen at bargaining tables store sales to nearly 50 per cent spelling out in no uncertain terms over last year's figures, it was the conditions under which pre stated today. sent contracts would continue be honoured and new ones nege Holed.

Production up

to

While numerous "quickie" and "wildcat" strikes kept plant managers on edge all week, over- all industrial production averaged ut a higher level with the wid

An analysis made by the Na- Board, a private business firms' tional Industrial Conference

organisation. reported that the "scramble to buy" began to diminish at the beginning DI August.

The analysis also showed that motor car sales in the United States increased in July to a rate of 3,000,000 cars a year.

In the first part of the year car

of increased hours of work and sales were running at 5,400,000 a extra shifts in some industries year compared with nearly 5,000,- which supplied material to both 000 in 1940.-Reuter.

the home front and the war cause.

The stock market came through with a late rally that carried prices to the highest level in 19 years on Friday. Stocks peculiarly to present-day economies,

SUGAR DECLINE

New York, September 24, Some sugar industry men.would to be surprised to see the price

adaping inßation hearts, were of sugar decline.

snapped up eagerly. The bond market shared in the spotlight

They point out that a record harvest of sugar beets is under. European when the giant American Tele- way in the US, the phone Company announced that sugar beet harvest is the largest. record, rud that around a new financing programme

of on record size would be submitted of cane siger starts coming on January 1, Cuba's bumper crop to stockholders for approval...

Although it was the first week

the market.

Prices will be under pressure, of credit controis imposed by the nevertheless, even with all that Federal Reserve Board in

an supply and even with demand effort to stem the Inflation tide, at the current level.-Associated retail trade rose moderately over Preas.

A nocturnal occupation

Dill Dalton is a rat catcher in Billingsgato Fish Market whose family have been keeping which is far too wet. Billings- down London's rals, for genera-gate, all cobblestones, fishboxes tions. Bill sees Landen mostly vans, Is, according to him, a place nt night, for rat-catching is where "you have to bo wide nocturnal occupation. He talk- awake or you get your block ed about London'

open air knocked off" Husky fish por-

street

Row,kets, particularly Club ters with a plio of fish boxes on

his father used to their heads don't wait for any sell live rats at fourpence apiece, dawdlers. Before the fish por for in those days rat pots, cock-ters have started work, Bill secs fighting and badger-drawing were different pileure, The streets

and on

the sports of the day Bill has are clean and washed and “as if been catching rats for 40 years, dead as a doornail. Even the

on his rewid

rounds incets night odd stray cat or two has a doject- workers of every conceivable ed look, as if they were saying to trede, When he, has finished one another They haven't even work he often goes home with the left us a kipper in the gutter." Ho printers from Fleet Street, who prefers Covent Garden market, have worked all night to produce where London's fruit, flowers and the public's morning papers vegetables are sold, and It.

and |who crowd on to the early there he loves to go in the early

trams at morning

Blackfriars

wonderful Bridge. They hand: thelearning, to see the

now- spapers round cach other and course," said the knowledgeable Bill "I suppose the news is Bill," "you can got the London much the same, but they do like housewife on a lump of string. If to read the paper the other you take home a few lawers bloke's printed.?

to

flowers

In bad weather everything is

Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Apart from some pre-holiday market con- prolit taking, the tinties to have a steady undertone. Banks and Unions were in demand at advancing rates,

HK Govt, Lonta 4 om 100. 39%%% Lown (1984 & 1940) 98%m, 065% Kos (1948) 951m.'

Banka

IK & Shanghai Dank 1,005b, 1.915am.

(Lon. Reg. $23. Chartered Bank BD 9/16n. Mercantile Bank A. & D. £**. Bank of Burt Asia 192b.

Insurances

Carlon Ine, 230.

Union J. B6cb.-

China Underwriters In

IX Fire In. 140.

.

Shipping

Bouglas 1500.

Kucro Bieamboats iin. Indo China (Prof.) 124,

(Def.) 18. Shell (Bearer) 45/-n. Union Waterboats 180. Asla Nav. 42146.

Books, Wharves, Godowns, Etc.

HK Kowloon Wharves Blo.

North Point Wharver 6.

Shanghai Hongkew' Wharves $1,

1 Docks 144b.

China Providents 11%), 124, Shanghai Dockyardı 8.29%. Whoclockę #2.

Mining

Hub Miner 4.TQa 1K Mine (01)źn.

Lands, Hotels & Bulidings

IIK Bhavahal Hotela 6,905.' Yan. UK Landa 24.

Bhanshal Lands 1.805.

Kumphreys 04.

IX Realties 2,05b, 2.16. Chlame Erintos 119.

Public Utkitins KK Tramway 11.40b, 1135/.45am, Peak Trama 1018) 180,

(New) BB: Blar Ferrio #7 Yum

China Lights (0)4) 21,405,- 21.48sa, (New) 7.0b,'Ba IK Electric 23145, 248, 24/25tára Macao Electrica 10 kóm. J

H

(New) 10:

(Bonus Bh.) 10. „Sandakan Lights Blazer)

Telephones 110.

(Rs.) 15. Shanghai Goa 1.

4

¦ Industriala

Cald. Mace, (Onl): 2275m - Canton, Jess Bike. Cefsents 1056

HK Rapon 13n..

Stohen, Etc.

Delry Parts 113" 18wa.

(R£?** 1,205, 3#, 310/.204) Vistung Zin,

L. Crawfords 2014b. Sincere in.

Chino Proporita đi th

Wing On (k) Jag. Wm. Fowell, Ltd. And

Miscellaneous

China Enterteldmentä 118.

IK Construellope: (018) 2 Min.

- (New) 1.400,

Vibro Pilings 100.

Maruman Invesļusenia 17-a.

·Binruman (SK), Bhanghal Loon..70b

Shanghal Tapior. 206. Yangtases 2.

Ewor 1.00.

Cottons

Rubber, etc. Companies Alma Estate° 126, 14m; • Anglo-Dutch.15h, Jasa Anglo-Javas 205.

Dalu Ananu 37b, «12»« j

Date Plantations 10, 80. Chemir Valled; „450, "ni"; Cheng Rubbers: 205, Consolidated. Hübbern. 1.58b;" Dominion Rubbers „10%, Jara-Corsolidated“ „No. Kota Bahros „JOM," Kroewosk Juvai (1150 Lengħata „50b. - Padang Rubbers`,106, Repah Robbers “1th. Hubber Tintä 2.39n/ Bamagaga Rubbers 1,10%. Semambu Nabhors. “106. Shanghai Kedahs 60... Shanghal-Malays 108 Bhanghai Pabava - Bhanghai Sumatran 19: Fu Mankel 100, 1 Bauge! Duris 196.

Tanah Morais „Alb,: „4%u*. •! Tebang Rubberý, žien., 19 Zlanube-Enkbors' 501.-; CHANABUSINESS DONE

(Direct business)

HK Bank 1 at 21,810, V HK 4 Bhanghal, Hotel 4,300 at 97%

HK Tram 56 at #1150, 1,500 a $116,

1,000 $, $11.45, 350 #2 9114.

Chioa Light (014) 1,000 at $13.40, 800

HK: Elételő 800 MË1 (26, 200 °22'224, 500'

Pairy Jarn,*500 al 118, 1,000'at $12.).

· Star Ferrín. 105- at: 10115/STRON Dairy Farms Bigbir ada Wi 15:10,' *1,814° BALDAI

Anglo-Usich 1.91 21 18 pento, Batu Anams: 2,841) maj 18 - mont but Plant 51.99 13:10, cinta. Tanah Merah +3,960,"ab ̈df; centa

Although he loses at lot of day-dent. Wating for a trama on China Labs (New) 109 91 (8)

Embankment on a dark win- light he finds many compensa ter morning he often shines his tions in his job. He sees the torch on the sparrows roosting mals London throughfares as

in the troos, perched there accure- they really are, lovely broadly even when a wind is blowing, streets free from traffle, or pede-Where the trees are taller, and strians. Half past three..on on the high buildings in Trafalgar June

morning is one of his Square, and other places in the favourite

times for

starlings, arc the

which Londes, when to locking at Cl

dimshine - is slready brilliant,

the sparrows

come from all over London to roost:: Bill is very interested in are hopplag round the suitors them and watches them take off and the Thames, looks completely in the early morning to feed out-❘ placid. "You might lock from side London Waterloo Bridge on clear

* WITH ISRAEL Bill catches rats in all kinds o morning. sald, Bilt, "Right places, in big department stores, péross Bouth East London to the theatrescibey are sales to, and trees of Kent, that's 12 or 15 miles backstore than in the front of Qürk

| 19% wounderful 110-foo; the can, the house, (where

get up in the morning, and can

other: dayantart "three; or four cholars?before anybody:mPERAN

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