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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 1921

THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, LTD.

BOLE AGENTS FOR

$6

PUDLO"

Makes Cement Waterproof"

66

FEUSOL

The Immovable Fire

55.

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Irvin S. Cobb's

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PRETTY

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THE $5 BABY

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JAPAN'S EXCESSIVE`

* IMPORTS.

CANADIAN OFFICIAL REPORT.

"AUSTRALIA AND EASTERN

TRADE.

TESTING THE MARKETS.

TRAVELLERS TO BE SUBSIDISED.

One of the emergency measures applied by the Japanese Government after the earthquake of September, 1924, was the 4 Melbourne dispatch states that the suspension of the Customs duties on goods Federal Cabinet will consider shortly the required for reconstruction up to April question of granting assistance to trade 1st, 1994. Every importer in Japan "en- représentatives in the East The Minister deavoured to acquire big stocks with for Trade and Customs (Mr. Pratten) bas the shortest possible delay. The con- frequently expressed the opinion that sequences of this move are described in direct trade representatives are of more a report by dir. A. E. Bryan, Canadian | vame than Government Trade Commis. Trade Commissioner at Kobe. He writes:sioners. The proposals for taking advan

A beuvy unfavourable blance of trade, tage of the markets of the Eliat have pot a surplus of imported stocks on band, a been completed, but it is understood that depreciated yen, and a change of livern the Ministry will co-operate in the send- ment, not to mention the attempted hoy-lag of trade representatives of commer- cott of American goods, are all factors of cial travellers with samples representing importance contributing to the general depression that prevails in the business ups of Australian fris. These travel. lers will be fully accredited by the Cour- arena of Japan to-day.

monwealth, and the aim of Mr. Pratten After April 1st, when all duties were is to have at least twelve of them operat restored, importers were practically ataing in the East before the end of the standstill. wanhle so, put through further year. The only question that remains indents while there was su ten gurplus he settled is the extent to which the stock on hand. To add to the confusion, Commonwealth will subsidise the repre- many of the smaller importers could not sentatives. The subsidy will be paid out afford to hold so much stock, and, being of the grant of Es00,000 in the estimate pressed by their banka, have been enttios for assistance to oversen burkoting prices to get rid of suba, which has affect ed the market adversely, nough it bas helped to clear away distressed stock and make room for fresh aniports. The pre- aent condition of une import lumber trade is, perhaps, a good example of how busi- seas bas turnce from goou to batt. After the earthquake, the Reconstruction Board of the Tokyo Government pinced orders for 30,000,000 ft. of lumber in Canada and over 100,000,000 in the United States. Besides this, many of the regular lumber importers speculated nesvity and ordered

In a case recently reported from the many anions of feet for prompt delivery United States, a muss of concrete form- nt prices which gradually mounted up sing a bridge pier was laid at 3 p.m.

A #52 per 31. for Douglas tir baby squares, thermometer inserted in the mass regis. Altogether. 1,05,40 al feet were imported tered 46deg. F. By midnight it was sodeg., from Cauads, the United States, China, next morning rodeg, after three days Siberia, Hokkaido, etc. The market first 100deg.. and a maximum of 115deg. F. maintained a high tone, but with the con-

was attained in Afteen days. tinued heavy arrivals market prices de cline quickly, and by the beginning of March Canadian lumber could be bought here for about the same gure as in Canada.

et

SLUMP IN PRICIA.

Unfortunately, as the market for lun ber became quiet in Japan, it fell off in other parts of the world at the same time.

SETTING OF CONCRETE.

SPONTANEOUS HEATING.

It is not generally recognised that the setting of cemest is a chemical process, and as such unaided processes usually give rise to beat evolution, a rise of tempera- ture during setting is observed.

Such temperature rises vary according to the nature of the cement. An active cement develops a large amount of heat in a shert time. This is well known in the case of aluminous cements; when shutter-

removed the concrete. ng is

may sten. It is therefore no indication of unsound cement. The heat, how ever, causes some loss of water by evapor

so that the British Columbia millsation, and this emphasises the need for. cepted business at prices much belok keeping concrete thoroughly moist for a those paid for the large urders placed fortnight after mixing-Daily Telegraph. just after the earthquake. For a time dealers here could buy new lumber from Canada cheaper than the lumber already

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

SEPTEMBER 25T, 1924.

Hongkong and Shanghai

Ranks

Canton Insurance

Union Insurances

$1,195, Sig. £133 an.'

$720 b.

$237 b..

Hongkong Fire Insurances...$600 b

Douglas Steamships

in the market, but then importers with HONGKONG SHARE MARKET high-priced stock had to keep reducing their price in line with the drop in Casuda Thus niuch lumber bus been sold here in recent months at losses from $10 to $20 per A. As can be imagined, many importers and dehlers holding this high priced stock could not stand the strain, and went under. Only hast week the most important lumber dealers in Usaka, a firm in whom everyone had the utmost confidence-Kawasaki Gomei Kai- shawent into the hands of receivers, when certain of their bills were dishonour ed by the banks. This company turned out to have assets of 1,500,000 yen and liabilities of 3,000,000 yen. of which all but some 300,000 yen was owed to large foreign lumber importers in Japan. The failure of Kawasaki has greatly influenced the lumber trade, especially in Osaka. Bankers now refuse to open letters of credit for lumber, and prices have sagged badly, offers from dealers being richeul- ously low.

Experiences of this kind have been noticed in other lines beside lurther. For instance, there are 100,000 or 200,000 rolls of roofing paper still on hand which cannot be used, and the latest Govern- mont restrictions prevout the use of any thing but freproof felts.

WAREHOUSES BLOCKED.

Take, also, the case of corned beef. Before the earthquake only stall ship- ments were received, but with the dona- tions of corned beef by relief committees and increased purchases the imports' have

H.K., C. & M. Steamboats... $$1] 1.

"Star" Ferries

China Sazars...

Kowloon Wharves

Docks

Hampes Decks Shanghai Doc Hongering......

New

Hongkong

Wharves

Lands

..$102 6.

$407b.

$209 b.

Tle. 192; b.

61 b.

$119 nom

$23.

.Th. 62 b

Hongkong Hotels $22 (old) b. 322 (new) nous

Humphrys Estates... Ewo Cotton Hills

Shanghai Cotton

Cements....... Hongkong Hopes

$22 (combined) 1, $82) (combined) nom.

Chica Providents $163 (old) b., 854 (new)} zion. Dairy Farms Waterbosta Watsons

Hongkong

Electrica China Lights.... Hongkong Tram

Peak TramwaYN 1990-

$20) xa,

$16) b.

$6 b..

„344 K.

$20 (old) 313 (new) b.

..$431 h.

$21.

buyers; sellers; su-sales,

grown to 8,200 cases per month, and G. E. WARREN & CO., LTD.

192,000 cases were brought in.during the tariff exemption period-much of which is still the warehouses-preventing the placing of further import orders, and greatly embarrassing the domestic coraed. beef pickers in Hiroshima. Much of the foodstuffs sent to Japan to relieve the masses after the earthquake has found its way to small grocers, and it is possible to-day to buy Australian jams, New Zea Tand corned beef, Canadian salmon and tinned milk, and American canned vege tables cheaper than the wholesaler must pay for new stock.

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As might be expected, Japan's trade bas been most unfavourable for the first six months of this year, biports having exceeded exports to the value 660,886,000 yen. Since January last unti June 20th the exports amounted 508,117,000 yen, while parts have aggre gated 1,400,000 yan. Of course, Japan's trade always has tended to be adverse during the brst half of each year, while exports usually exceed imports during the last six months; but this year the excess of imports over exports have been usually great, due for the most part to conilitions as referred to above.

4d. A YEAR INCOME. Desperate and starving, Robert Balajty, a retired actor, for many years u mem- ber of the Burg Theatre in Vienna which corresponds with the Comédie Francaise in Paris, has billed himself. "He was found sitting his arruchair with: a rubber tube in his mouth, having turned on the gas at the other end of the tube.

When he retired al.58, just before the war, he had saved 100,000 crowns, more than £4,000. He invented this, with Gay- erament security, 2 5 per cent. The investiment is all he leaves, for he has pawned and sold, everything else he had to live, and the income from his little "fortune,

"5,000 crowns, is worth just

4d., less than the price of a loaf of bread. "Why must I wait so long for death?" he wrote to a friend recently, but this was not thought to mean that he con. templated suicido,

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