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THE - HONGKON - DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 43)T¤, 1978

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WESLEYAN® IN CATHEDRAL PULPIT

NOVEL EVENT, AT BRISTOL.

"An unprecedented event in the relations between the Church of England god Under these headings the Sydney Wesleyan Methodism wok place on July Marging Herald at July 21st has the, when the president of the Wesleya

Conference, the Rey, T. Ferrier Halme, following

preached in a British Cathedral. Thus the first pasion in which a sermon has been delivered in an Anglican cathesiral athy a president of a Nonconformist enter

ence. The Bishop of Hristol, the denn, and

tegel to the serman, which stealt with chapter, and a pathes gregation the non committal attitule shown towards religion by many of the people, t

In addition to the dismissal of Cammonwealth Trade Commissioner Shanghai (Mr. E. S. Lättle), the Fioral Ministry has decided to pay the whole staff off, and to close the office of the commissioner,''

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The foregoing announcement, made by the Minister for Costatos (Mr. Chapman) to-day, is an indication of the policy of the Ministry to dispense with the system of trude commissioners, and to allow manufacturers and primary producers to establish their own markets in the East.

It is the intention of the Ministry to

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This confereher sermon in the morning in Victoria Chapel, Clifton, the president said never had, there been amingst'a min- grity of our people, more laxity in There was a loosening of the marrings tiv and a lowering of moral standards which involved the girlhand of the country in terrible risks, ereased by alcoholism and the indulgence in a species of pleasure that was little removed froin eentionsERS, The nobility of mined by

assing the trade to Eastern countries by od be depread was being amfer.

subsidising shipping, after definite in- formation. has been given by Australian merchants that they have obtained satis factory markets which will be of a per-

manent nature.

Na official statetsent can be obtained regarding the fature of Mr. E. T. Sheaf, who is the second Government Trade Cimuiswinner in the East. Mr. Sheaf,, However, is not in the same position as Mr. Little, who was directly employed by the Commonwealth. He was appoint- od a year ago, at the Premiers' Confer- ener, and his salary and expenses, which were estimated to mist 21,2an, for the first 12 months are being borue dy the Coan- nonwealth and States,

Mr. Chapuan explained today that the instructions which he had issued to Mr. Little to dispense with the members of his staff who were i receipt of Conamoj wealth pay would mean that the fee in Shanghai wonle close, With regard in assisting trade in the East, he (Mr. Chap man) was at present awaiting the report of the Hoard of Trade, which, in conjune tion with the representatives of mer lants was investigating the proposed shipping subsidy. While the Ministry was prepared to pay a shipping subsidy, it wanted to las assured that the mer chants had a rinud scheme for, oldaining markets. What was wanted was a regu Jar market, because the amount of the subsidy would probably run into many thunds of pounds. Australia would have to exploit the Eastern market. It at the same time he did not consider that that was the business of the Governinent. It was the motivert of private enterprise, although the Ministry was prepared to undertake certain financial responsibility. in gista wing, shipping.

„Mr. Little was appointed trule con unssioner early in 1921, His salary was fixed at £2,000 a year, but the additional expenses in connection with the offve were in the vicinity of £5,000 per annum,

COTTON AND YARN

MARKET. ".

Messrs. Polishwilla and Kotwall, nattou and yarn brokers, of Hongkong. in their report dated August 28th, state

Since, our last report on the 31st August by Kuzhine Maru, a lively feeling was evinced during the earlier part of the interval with good inquiry in 10g, yaru of known "chops," but fatterly the news of further rest and military disturie ances in the consuming districts greatly hindering steamer traffic with those

laces, have adversely affected our mur- ket, and with a slight decline about 4,000 bales have rbanged hands during the | whole interval, while the tendrary, at the

close, is quiet and uncertain.

Unsold stocks 12.000 bales

Bargains in Chinese handa:- 5,000; tales.

"For some months past, it has been painfully appareŝt that Indian yarn in- porters have been carrying on a losing struggle in their fight against the Shang- ni spinners in order to retain a foothold for their lower counts. 10s. and 128, these Southern markets. We feae, low- ever, that their efforts arę proving fruit- less, as the advantage mist, necessarily lie with the Northern spinners, whose. yarns-enter the interior duty free whereas the Indian has to pay a sim duty on cach bale. It is our firm belief, there; | fore, that in a short time the Indian milla will have to face the entire loss of this market, as they have already lost the Northern markets. In fact, the position of the Indian lower counts at the present.. time is exnetly that of the higher counts some twenty odd years back, when the Japanese spinners drove them out of these markets, and to the danger of which we drew the attention of the readers of our circulars at that time.

Shanghai-Local mills are reported to have done good husiness in 108 yarn with prices remaining very steady. Transc- tions have also passed locally in Shanghní Mills 108. yun at 8181 per bule for Yun- nan and Canton markets.

Japanese Yarn:-Owing to unfavour able rates, arrivals are small and only a limited business has passed during the interval under-200 bales of Nagasaki, No. 20., at $232/927; 3 Horses, No. 188., at 210; 3 orses, No. 208, at 8212; 600 bules of Yellow Joss. Not 208, at #216/219; Ketsu, No. 10s. at $182; Setsu, No. 2

at 82; Blue Fish, No. 204, at $950,

Raw Cotton-There has been very little inquiry in this staple commodity anal following are the latest quotations Bengal, #34 to 243 per picùl; Chinese, | #45 to 852 per pirul.

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