1954-10-07 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1954.

MOSQUES OF DELHI

Some Of The Finest

In India

Delhi has some of the finest mosques in India. The best and biggest of them all is the Jumu Masjid, which is in fact one of the largest and finest

mosques in the This mosque,

world.

which was built by Shah Jehan, the builder of the world-famous Taj Mahal, stands on a high rocký ground about 1,000 Red yards from the

Fort.

The Jama Masjid is built on

a red sandstone terrace,

30 feet from the level

about

of the

ground. According to contem- porary

accounts,

six thousand

men worked daily for six years to build this musque which one million rupees. The of Une mosque

COSL

over

A view of the Moti Masjid inside the Red Fort, Delhi.

40

is on three sides by three flights of

thirly steps. On

it was

ihe Lised the In 1859 the fourth (western) side of the

private chapel of the later terrace stands the mosque, three

Mughal Emperors. The court is sides of which are formed by paved with marble and enclosed

Polonnades, wi open arched

with a

y walls about 20 feet high; the lofty gateway in the centre.

wer face of the walls cover- The

which

ed with marble and the outer of the Byzan- perfect

spectmen

with red sandstone. Its domes is about 261 tine Arabic style

se of white marble

marble, are more feet long and 90 feet wide and

han those of earlier its root is surmounted by three bulbous

with alter-Mughal buildings and are sur- domes ornamented

pinnacles. The

mosque.

A

TRADE and COMMERCE SECTION

The Australian secondary

industries in good position

TARIFF BOARD REPÓRT

Canberra, Oct. 6.

Among some inflationary tendencies, there are many circumstances supporting healthy optimism as to the outlook for Australian secondary industries, the Tariff Board statos in its annual report to June 30, tabled in the House of Representatives today.

An intensive examination of conditions in Australia was not necessary to discover this, the

General Motors Denial

Paris, Oct. 5.

Mr Harlow H. Curtice, President of General. Mo“ tors, flatly denied tonight rumours that the Indonesian General Motors plant would be closed at the end of the year.

He skid there was "no truth at all” in the reports and nothing that he knew of that could have caused the rumours to stark. The reporta claimed that the plant would be closed be. cause of a lack of foreign exchange.

Mr Curtice, on s 'Euro- hero pean tour, arrived tonight, with a group

of

top

company officials. United Press,

report said. There had been a fall in prices of HONGKONG some export commodities, but crop prospects generally were good.

World Cotton

Cotton

Markets

New York, Oct. 6.

prices

Perhaps the best example of pre-Mughal mosque in Delhi is provided by the Kalan Marjið (Big Mosque)

near the Turk- ma Gal. 11 1

a relic

of Firoz, Shah Tughlaq's city of Forezabart and was built by bla wasir Khan Jahan in the 13th

It is built century A.D.

than somewhat higher ground that which surrounds it. It is

of the most опас

prominent of the most

More the ume and consists of two storeys. before the Mughals is the one About the oldest mosque Ln. Surt in Delhi is the one known as tho erected by Sher Shah the Old Fort In the western | Quwat -ul-Islam Masjid (tho wall of the mosque, and corre

mosque of the Might of Talam) spending with its live arched near the famed Qutab Minar. thxirways are three recessed Begun by Qutabuddin Albak In orches, richly ornamented with

1101 A.Ď. this mosque was the and white

and black marble

Jama Masjid of the sultans of Delhi for almost two centuries, A quality of this magnificent red sandstone carvings, and co

from the and additions to it were carried graved with verses building is that it retains

There is a tack in the

out by Altmash and Alauddin beauty from whatever point or Quran in whatever light one looks at courtyard of this mosque, d repaired by Amir the this was The

of architect

the

Habitnah Jama Masjid Was the

famous Ustad Khalli, and ita present sume time ago.

nate stripes of black and white mounted by richly gful structures in the city of Del narrowly in qulet dealings to

marble and gilt pinnacles. domes are flanked by two lofty longitudinally striped minarets witth white marble and stone,

One morques built

of

red

Imam is the descendant of the tmam appointed by Shah Jehan himself.

moet

The second

important mostque In Delhi 14 the Fatehpuri Masjid at the end of the Chandni Chowk. Et Was built in the year 1850 A.D. by Fatehpuri Begum,

of the

опе

wives of Shah Jehan. This is perhaps

the only single-domed

mosque in Delhi and its lofty, flanking minarets and huge

singlo dome have an imposing

effect

4

from distance. Three with heavy tower-like gateways, arched entrances and embattled parapets flanked by slim masonry minarels, lend into high walled enclosure, about 80 yards ,square. The first object which one encounters on entering the enclosure is the tank in front of the mosque, which is about 16 yards long and 14 yards wide. Between the tank and

a sandstone mosque and walled courtyard.

Is

of

Afghanistan

day ar traders marked pending the Government report on Friday.

time

crop

At the clore the list ruled 5 higher 10 4 tower. The market opened off 3 to up 3 paints. New Orleans closed 2 points higher to 2 points lower.

The sheep population was an all-time record. Present In- dications were that the woolclip would be good and if present prices were maintained more than half of Australia's normal export income was assured from this source alone.

URANIUM

Discoveries of uranium opened up now employment svenues, the report сод- tinued, and indications of oft in Western Australia. "encouraged hopes of ex. tensive Ande In the future."

деаг

On the other hand, there must be recognition that current im- Operations were given over port restrictions would not con-

and mainly to evening-up of accounts tinue Indefinitely

SOME between local professionals, com- industries might expect keen

and trade In- competition. mission hous09

Kh. In the centre of its terests.

to

Uncertainties existed to about what the Bureau report would

courtyard stands the well known Iron Pillar belonging 500 A.D.

Australia Now

Producing

The Super-Sabre

Melbourne, Oct. 7.

Australia's young aircraft industry has suc- cessfully produced a super-Sabre fighter, an American designed plane equipped with a powerful British Avon jet engine.

on

mem balcs.

as to the

The relative stability last year, the report said, was partly due to lovel orainst the steady wage which there were no pressures from labour organisation.

STOCK EXCHANGE

Big Power

Station

Page

NEW YORK STOCK MARKET

New York, Oct. 6. Industrial stocks forged ahead into new quarter con- tury high ground today in the most active trading.

Opened In UK since Aug. 31.

on

London, Oct. 6, An £10,000,000 power station was opened

the London riverside today On the spot where 348 years ago a party of 103 emigrants set sail to found the colony of Virginia in North America,

Rail and utility over, were hesitant.

issues, how-

Industrials improved $1.00 in their average to the best løvol since September 19, 1929. Rails cents. Out of the 1,205 Issues dipped 02 cemis, utilities · 12

traded, however, 495 finished on the upelde, 414 on the down-

The station, opened by Lord sido, Citrine, Chairman of the Bri- Turnover totalled 2,570,000 Ush Elcotricity Authority, has shares.

General Motors featured with a jump of 14 points to $91% late in the day.

been built on the site of the old Oll shares were leaders in the East India Export Dock, which Industrials sparked by Royal drained for the purpose.Dutch Petroleum which elimbed The dock once pre of the 34 points to $044. busiest in London was also a berth for the salling Clippers of the China ten trade.

Lord Citrine sald it was bo- coming increasingly difficult to find places for the_growing number of power stallons now being erected along the river and estuaries so as not to spoll fourth quarter to come for the the amenities of residential dis- tricis,

The Authority

to

STEELS IN DEMAND

U.S. Steel Anished up at $39. Steels wore in demand and

An Iron Age report of a good

steal industry helped that

had built 44 Broup while metal shortage and higher prices helped the nan- stations in tho past six years ferrous issuer.

and another 35 were planned of Losses of 1% points In Union under construction.

and Pacific

n few points in Referring

atmospheric Atlantic Coast Line weighed on polution caused by such plants, the rails. (From Our Correspondent) { Led Citrine said the Authority's engineers considered "gna Business done on the Hong-washing" apart from its high kong Stock Exchange this mora-

cost was ineffective and in- ing amounted to $383,975. Noon

creased rather than diminished volume was 850,000 shares. the morning's such quotations and

conditions,China

Mall transactions:

Special.

SHARES BUTERS SELLERS SALES HANKS

HK Bank... 1765 1770

INSURANCES

Union

Lombard Underwiiteri SHIPPING

Asik Nay.. DOCKS. LTC.

K. Wharf Provident (0)

Wheelock LAND, ETC.

HK Hotal

01243

B

B09121

31

500 # 800

14,719

0015

712 7.00

20

1055 10.00 4200 ₫ 19.00 HK Land .. 6732 3815 Humphreys Really UTILITIES

Tram

.... 210 2.10 100000 2.10

10 18.40 Yaunati Ferry 182 155 100 158

show in view of the wide varia- tion in the private crop estl, males While all hande expect

An unknown and unassessable increase,

ideas

factor 200,000 to

in the extent to which amount range from 920,000 bales over the Gover to beneft by the favourable out- protected Industries were able Sep. figure of 11,830,000 to

book

INDUSTRIALĖ was the strength of over. Trading volumes and open to seas competition, the report con- terests in the Exchange today, tinued,

The Board had had some all in bales, were as follows:

evidence of lower, overseas prices. Month

believed some reductions, particularly in the price of com- petkive goods from the United 691,300 Kingdom, haut been due to in-

October

December March May July

October December

Morch Total

100 Sight: (0)·1615 10:09- C. Light (N) 12.40 12.00 Electric

311 3112 09

Telephone

Cement Hope STORES, ETC.

Dairy

24.20

30

17.70

24.30 3415 2000

24.30 100 or 1440

$4.30

Volume

6,300

62.000

Open

20200 670,500

Watson

.... 17.20 17.40 COTTONS

Textile Corp.

24,900

28,000

10,000

239,400

1,300

100

none

141,000

61.100 9,000 2,441,307

MISCELLANEOUS

Yangtze "Australian protected Indus- tries should be prepared to meet competition based on normal

.... 3.85

Allied

4,38 45%

NEW YORK

$2,000 creased efficiency.

New York Foreign Exchange

England ostal

unoЛelat

New York, Oct, 0.

30-day futures

90-day futures

New Zealand Holland

Canadian dollar rate:

buyers

1.03 1/32

1:03 1/32 1.00%

$2.00 3/16 2.70-1.72 2.00 3/16 2,80 5/10 2.791 2018

sellors

1.03

1.03/2 1.03 Bys 100-310

1.03 1.04%

The New York Stock Exchange bond volume was $2,880,000.

The American Stock Exchange

Dow Jones closing overages wone

30 industriale ...

20 calls

10 ter

40 bands

ES stocks

Comm. future price.

LONDON WOOL TOPS MARKET

London, Oct. §. Wool tops futures market closed today barely stoady after a further recession in prices: turnover was 166. lots. Closing prices in pence per lb. were; Bet.

Spot: close

high

low

Future:

30-day DO-day

1,0335

1.03 01/04

8-month

1.03 27/33

Dec. Im

JAME -United Press,

May

Bept.

Oct.

Dec.

Mar

NEW YORK WOOL

TOPS MARKET

New York, Oct. 6.

Wool tops closed today 9 to 21 points lower. Prices. Ini centa

000 4.10 per lb. were: Hanyong 0.83 0.95 200 G 9.15 October

1000 6 0.00 December 100 9.83 January

March 1000 . Mary

trading practices without calling World Rubber

for a general raising of the tariff Prices of futures closed today assistance level.

Es follows

Spot

Oct.

Dec.

the

paved

The industry is to fill a Royal Australian Air Force order for 90 of these planes.

Mar.

May

July

Oct

Dec,

#

The dome of the mosque is

Mar But at the birth of its triumph, | to cease all good production on bulbous in shape, and stands on

cylinder the industry is meeting strong the grounds that Australia and a stone and masonry

produce more about four feet high. It is built criticism from come newspapers Canada could of standstone covered with lime and politicans who say that its readily all that was required. plaster and is painted in output is too small and its pro- longitudinal stripes of black duct too costly. and white.

The Industry, Zinat-un-Nisso, one of the development; has

"The idea in the past

that aircraft and daughters of Emperor Aurang fow years produced training other air equipment can be ob- zeb, bullt a fine mosque in aircraft,

Vampire Jet tained from friendly countries Daryaganj in 1700 AD. Known fighters, a handful of Canberra overseas to meet an emergency as the Zinot-ul-Masjid (one bombers and the Sabre,

comes from fallacious rasming ment of mosques), it is one of

・tho

some

15.500

34.04

24.03 55.25-24

33.40-42

39.30

34.02

34.94

33.00

NEW ORIEANS

Lack Of Experience

wartime

Prices of futures closed today as followe

Spot

Dec.

34.46

34:15

34.1g

Mar.

35.20-01

May

5.41-42

July

Oct.

33.37 34.92

Doc.

Mar

34.90

5.10.

LIVERPOOL-'

Three A Month

and a lack of experience."

Sir George said that if Aus-

emergency with not enough

planes, it would be interpreted overseas only as Indicating that Australia was not ready to take care of herself.

largest in

in Delhi, This At the close of the year, 14 is built mosque

.on a terrace Canberras and seven Sabres will tralia were caught again in an which rises about 14 feet from have been delivered to the the level of the ground and Royal Australian Air Force. which is 195 feet long and 110. "test broad, with a tank in the Three huge

domes, centre. longitudinally striped

of black and whit bands marble, surmount the roof. The centro dome is 37 feat high and the sido domes are 30 feet from the roof: The front is flanked by two red sandstone minarets.

Sabre production will

basis of tinue on the

...

The influential Sydney Morn- con- ing Herald, in a loading article, three criticised this argument as being a month, a low production rate true of 1980 and 1951 when the which has drawn criticism that prospect of a world war seamed it will be obsolete before it is in imminent,

full operational service with the But the newspaper added, the outlook for a considerable period Into the future is that Australia

Royal Australian Air Force.

But Government policy, ob-will be able to buy these modern acevers bare say, is to keep the planes more cheaply oversens

A mosque of special interest Inthistry going as an Insurance than if they were made in Aus- to Delhi is the Sonehri Masjiä | polley." The memory of 1942 tralla-Reuter.

(the Golden Mosque) near the whm Japanese bombers raiding Kotwall in the Chandni Chowk. | North Austraila wyro, meeting It was on the roof of this with only light opposition from mostjue that Nadri Shah sat | a few Ajixtralian and America - when he ordered the massacre | nizorale de stili, vivid in Aukes-

of Baini cluzens on March 22, “This mosque wàs built in

the

of Minister

Because of this, the present

Malaya

pence per lb., were as follows: Det/Narz

32,50

De

Mar/Apr.

May/June

July/Aug.

BETTER POSITION

Most Australian secondary industries were operating under-tarifi Sevols establish- ed' during and after the 1930' depression of the and the Boarü bellaved they were in a mich

better position now than for a long

me to help themselves,

The Board said it had con- fidence in the ability of a

Markets

Singapore, Oct. 8.

There was.B little trade and factory support after the open- ing but later some selling from Federation and prices cased slightly with some buyers be- coming very cautious,

Future closinga: No. 1 rubber per ib.

Oct.. 73 3/16-73 3/10 Nov. 3/10-13 5/16

protected industry to meet any No. 3 rubber per b

Dec, unqualed

Toasonable challenge from over-

"Oct. 7276-7234

Opt, 7214-721% Oct. 714-715-

P2-7P

sees without calling for an ine' No. 5 crease in the general duty level, but urged a more widespread No. Improvement in efficiency stand-

Spot rubber unbaled Banket crepe adverse effects of low No. 1 pule crepe.

NEW YORK

The

82-83

the terminal dealer inter

July October December March Spat

6-bid a-arked

106.5b

180.00

193.3 nom.

1939 traded

100.7

300.B

192.1-1922.traded

190.4

188.70

180,2b

104.7b

190.5 mom. -United Prem.

190.Ra

13414-133

Umisted

London Foreign Exchange

189.26-) NowTM York

187.22 Montreal 180.72 Weet Mark

Others Pres

London, Oct. 6.

3.71-7/16-372-9/10 || 11.754-11,784

were tinchanged

Heavy Latex Supplies Greater

Than Consumption

Washington, Oct. 6.

Mr. Arthur Nolan, President of Latex and Rubber, Inc., of Baltimore, reported today that the heavy latex market "continues soft with sup- plies greater than estimated consumption."

He noted that Malayan production and exports. have been at a high level recently and saids -

Futures closing prices, Ameri-export prices would be minimised Futures closed today 4 to 6 can maiding, 15/16 inch, in by the establishment of a cost points, higher with sales of 88 Level that would provide a

contracts. margin of security to enable 3

An exchange of 50 lots of volume production profitable

maginand December contracts for physical within

..that' encourage a desirable variety of rubber dominated production.

Other markot The cost of stabilisation at changing included December for 47.45 present levels would not achieve March and May for July con

those ends. Economic securityThe bot market ruled quiet it is obvious that a reduction in

tracts.

6,000 tons monthly consumption, requires

they be reduced." the and unchanged with spot No. 1 imports must be made for U.S.A. Hourd added, China. Mail Special

Official Valhaem ́doe spot, cottons elude: Egyptien

good/fully/good

301

Astimouni American middling 15/10th inch 776sh inch Mexican middling 1-22nd, Inch

Others were unchanged.

SAO PAULO..

'40.65

Futures closing, brices, cruzeiros per kilo were follows:.

in

0:3

Wins

Dot, Dec. Mar May July

20.73

洲

20.40

New York Sugar Market

New York Oct. On

Beer Competition in the United States, the lower with bo ales reported:

London Oct. 6.

Amited

D. by Roshanuddau) | Government, has kept the in

Shah, one of the dustrying to provide Aus Malayan Erwen

Monk #vourite

latey Mughals,

I

A gold, thachal vanda

is an oblong tall with the nucleus of a de of Singapore won the champion and stands on a masonry plat fence project which would allow ship-

production to be speeded up in diploma in the Brittels Empire ition as the Brewese and

"forms":"it" has three gilt ved / the event; of a national emer-land Commonwealth. bottled beer,

and its court which is

with sandstone is about 501 žeers mency/Pinkette

torganih 22 feet wide. TheUW LE Recently, the retired, Chief of unotar: Sunehri - Morild on the Air Star. "Air" Martial Sir

alono

average price of 15/16 middling colton at 10 dosignated, spot maricata para 84,57,'cenia a pound, Sales at these centres totaled 51,167 bales) United Press.

NEW YORK SILK FUTURES

• Ras quoted at 25% conts pound. Future closing:

Dec.

May

July

Dec.

MAN, LONDON The market wna

World No. 4 futures No. 1 Rapo closed unchanged to 1 point pence per

No.

Battlement Domestic No, & eager futures) November closed: 2 points higher to- 2.

pointer becer tower with sales of 388 corsiraria. vening-up Reparation in the November shal

(domin-

28.80

With crimates of U.S.A. Im- probably result in very high in- ports.end consumption being | ventories... for some months to what they are, on the order of come ho concluded-United 7.000 tons monthly imports and

storage capacity will again be || heavily burdened.**.*

3.30Mr Nolan's views were pre- serated in the Natural --Rubber News, which is published month- ly by the Naturat... Rubber Edream here.

PRODUCTION SUFFERS »

imports la

The reduction in a doolsion stubbornly resistod and most reluctantly made, for as all latex people are aware, we soon approach the Brst hair of the next year and it is alway during Che" Arste half of the calendar your that production Butters from wintering and comp wumption reaches new highs und peated and unplanned Mr

Chicago Grain

Prices

Chicago, Oct. 8. ›Prices: per bushel in" cepta::

osing Prices,