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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH, 1924

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Tel. Central 238.

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Inspection Invited.

THE TRADE OF LAPPA. CHINA'S UNEQUALLED RECUPER. ATIVE POWERS. TRADE SURVIVES UNDER THE WORST CONDITIONS,

Reporting on the trade of 1923, Mr. E Lebas, Commissioner of Custams at Lappa, states:-

The year was marked by political un- rest and a lack of governmental control which found frequent expression in petty fighting, not only between the contending parties, but often between rival cum- manders under the same banner, jealous of the spoils of war. Chienshan, Shekki. and other important towns, in the dis trict changed hands several times, quite irrespective of what war-clouds gathered, threatened, or burst in other parts of the province. Indeed, warfare, actual or impending, but with all its attendant ovils, constantly dominated events. Un- der the cloak of military illicit trading requirements. but often for purposes of in opium and salt, steam-launches and cargo or passenger boats were comman decred with little discrimination; frequent toll was levied on shipping and additional taxes on industries and sources of pro- vexations of all kinds condition, detect

combined to

duction; inacy, which bad.

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HONGKONG SHARE MARKET CLOSING QUOTATIONS

SEPTEMBER 18Tu, 1925

....$1,200 mm. $120 b

Hongkong and Shanghai

Banks esios Canton InsurancOS Union InsurancNE ...................... Hongkong Fire Insurances. Douglas Steamships.....

C. & 2. Steamboats...Siks

CEins Sus, ཁ་ཏནས་ཟབ་ Kowloon Whares Whampoa Docks Hoak kong

Cementa

Lands Hotels

Hongkong Bopes...

$101 b. $410 nominal

2134 b $1763

3117) k. $23, (old) 593

China Frondents ......32 Dairy Farma Waterboats

Watsons

Hongkong Electrica...... China Lights

Hongkong Trax

Peak Train way. 199

buyers:

25

(now) 3.

$23 (combined) b. $20 (old) $7 (new)

(combined) nom.

$27) nominal

$184 nom. 196 b

acllers: sales.

WAR OFFICE SALARIES. Major-General Sir Frederick Sykes recently asked the Secretary for War to state the number and total emoluments of higher division staff employed at the War Offer in the secretarial, finance, ac- counting, and contract departments. Mt. Walsh has given the following written reply:-"The number of the staff in question is 47, and their total emoluments £31,350."

tal to trade. confined its activities to the inland water- ways, was not slow to take advantage of the opportunities offered and leapt its boundaries with such successful results (to the pirates) that no place whether along the coast or near the waters of Macao or Hongkong, was entirely free from its menace. In adition, considerable damage was caused by a series of four one of which was of almost un-

of and other large river ports. The pria- overity. But centuries hard training have taught China's brave cipal decreases were: charcoal, 5,000 people to bear up as no other race in the pienls; firewood, 73,000 piculs; cassin-leaf face of such acts of God and man, and all oil (from Kwangsi), 1,100 piculs; paper these difficulties did not succeed in inter- of all kinds, 800 piculs; limestone (for rupting exchanges nor was trade within cement), 257,600 piculs; paper fans, the district without gratifying features 33,500; and tea and sugar mata, 5,233,000. Its gross value-H. Tls. 0,918,573-was Silk from Shuntak, the most important some 4 millions short of the 1992 águres, silk-producing district in the delta, has but this difference is more than accounted entirely disappeared from our statistics; for by a fall of nearly 63 millions in the what should have normally come this way value of cotton yarn imported, a result by junk was probably safely couroyed explained to some extent by a disinclinato Canton. Palm-leaf fans declined from tica to buy Japanese goods, but more 2,177,000 to $53.000 and sugar cane from particularly indicative of a change of route, as for purposes of security this article reverted to its former channel entry through Canton, the great natural distribating centro. As on the other hand, rice paddy increased by nearly 3 million taels (a regrettable consequence of poor crops and reduced cultivation), it will be seen that the general trade, a con- sidered spart from these two articles maintained much the same figures as in the previous year. That such should have been the case despite circumstances so unfavourable is sure evidence of vitality and gives much promise for the day when peace and order will at last prevail.

of

31,000 to 19,600 picula; typhoon damages played their part in both results. Pigs, lower prefectures, decreased by 9,600, poultry, and fresh eggs, most from the 3,000 and 925,000 prespectively; "the one steamer engaged in this trade was com mandeered, during the greater part of the year. Building materials being· urgently required in Macao for repaira to damages caused by typhoons increases are noticeable in bamboo poles, from 100,000 in 1922 to 127,000 in 1993; and bricks and tiles, from 1.478,000 to 2.469,000; wood poles, from 48,000 to 58,000; hardwood planks, from 18,000 to 35,000; softwood planks, from 1,014,300 Good crops to 2,492,806, square feet. and a consequent drop of 30 per cent. in prices stimulated the demand for batel-nuts, which

The revenue collection for the year was Ht. Tls. 222,755, or only Hk. Tls. 58,788 less than in 1929, although the decrease in receipts on cotton yarn importations amounted to Hk. Tls. 84,000. It should 14,000 piculs.

rose from 4,000 to Fresh fruits, despite s

be noted that the Revised Import Tariff, 30 per cent increase in price, were also in force elsewhere since January 17th, in large demand by several canned fruit 1923, does not apply to our stations, which factories in Macao to replenish depleted collect only on cargoes carried by junkaatoes brought about by the labour union or by vessels under Inland Waters Regu-strike in 1922 lations.

Repeated suspensior of the regular cargo and passenger traffe between Macao and Shekki, delays and disorganization in other services due to piracy and ex- actions by undisciplined soldiery, to- gethor with typhoon losses, account for reduction under native craft of 597 entries and clearances, representing 131,805 tons. The large increase in the number and tonnage of steam-launches is due to many Hongkong vessels having been used for convoying purposes between that port and our Malowchow station.

The value of foreign imports, Hk. Tls. 16,064,389, shows a decline of Hk. Tls. 2,911,334.on the 1999 figures, but this re- sult will undoubtedly be pronounced satis factory if the remarks given-abere re

cotton yarn, and rice are borne garding als advanced slightly not in mind. withstanding a drop of 5,700 picula in the importation of iron plate cuttings, iron bars in particular showing an in- crease of 8,000 picul: their demand for construction purposes, principally in the Sunning district, has steadily risen by

year since 1820.

TABAQUERIA FILIPINA, also maintained its upward trend, show.

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GROUND FLOOB, Corner Dai Yozuz Roan & Ice House STRIST,

ing a very substantial increase of 233,000 picula over the figures of 1992; it is said that numerous block-houses were built in- land to serve as rallying points in cases of attacks by brigands Beans, peas, dried fruits and vegetables, and other

and salt fish de

fresh andittural Pass all show sub-

stantial increRAES,

to

creased, the

the former by 7,000 pievis and the latter by 64,000 picats, mainly of transport facilities through shortage

·lose: to Shekki, Matches continto. ground in the face of strong competition by native rivals, the amount imported being 62,000 grosa less than in the pre- vious year, which already showed a de crease of 72,000 gross over 1921. Ground- nuta were imported in

lesser

in as several oil-press factories in terior preferred to close down than sub- mit to exactions from pirates; but the deficiency in this article (11,000 piculs) was more than compensated for by an inerense of 18,000 picule in the oil itself. Hard- wood, particularly teak, was in great de mand owing to very favourable prices and, following upon tolls and exactions of all kinds, the continued stoppage of wood supplis from the North and West Rivers; the comparative figures are 104,409 cubic feet in 1922 and 437,561 cubic feet in 1923. Kerosene oil recovered by 51,000 gallons, and slight decreases in brown and white sugar were more than balanced by an increase of over 11,000 piculs in refined sugar. ANS

The consequences of lawlessness and in- security upon production and transport. are well reflected in the figures of the ex- port trade, which fell.in yalne from Hk. Ti 6,043,504 in 1922 to: HETI 3,784,667 12 1993. Continuous fighting along the North and West Rivers caused á suspension of water traffic, and de- creases-are shown by almost all articles usually exported from Fatshan, Shiuhing, (Vontinued an next colitran.)

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