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HONGKONG SHARE MARKET.

Hengra Benjamin and Potts in their weekly share report, dated October 31st, state:--

The market shows signs of improvement after the liquidation of the heavy Octo- Ber Settlement, and as a rule buyers predominate and higher rates prevail.

There is a good demand for Investment stocks, and shares of a more speculative nature are hardening, resulting in a larger volume of business.

Latest reporta from the Straits indicate that the Rubber market continues netive. The rise in the raw material has also "brought about a strong demand for shares in Shanghai, and prices there have ad- vanced considerably.

Banks.Hongkong & Shanghai Banks, after sales at $1,166, have strengthened to $1,167), with no sellers in evidence. The London price remains a changed at £136 (middle).

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Marine and Fire Insurances.-Unions have ruled fem and there are buyers at $248, after sales at #243). Hongkong Fires have advanced to $839. There are enquiries for Cantons at $780. Under. writers at $1.75 and China Fires at $150.

Shipping Star Ferries have been, denit in at $104. Tugs and Lighters have been taken off the market at 82.10. Hongkong.. Canton and Mnene Steam- beats, weakened for the Settlement and shares were sold down to $35. The mar. ket is firmer at the close, with buyers at $381. Douglas Steamships have been placed at 61. Union Waterboats have risen to $17,

Refineries.Obina Sugars are Armer, and have been negotiated at $3073, which is the equivalent of $69.37 on the new hasis. Malabon Sugars continue in de- mand, at 11.

Oils and Mining.-Benguet Consoli dateds have come to business at $2.85 "Shells are enquired for locally at 50/- Langkats (combined) are firmer and could be placed at Tls. 18.

Electric Companies.-Hongkong Tram. ways are enquired for at 246) after sales at $47. Hongkong Electries have been put through at $13)/44 and more are wanted at the former rate. China Lights (combined) have been done at $99), but clone casier.

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8.000.000 DAYS LOST.

SIR A BALFOUR AND STRIKES.

Sir Arthur Balfour, chairman of the Goverüment Committee of Industry and Trade, wag entertained at luncheon re- gently, by his fellow members of the Shef- field Chamber of Commerce. He said that in the first eight months of the year we lost nearly 8,000,000 working days in strikes and delays of one kind and another. He which took place, at Downing Street were WAR certain that national settlements influenced by voting, and questions of that kind were seldom, if ever, economic settlements that the country could afford, Was there ever greater lunacy perpetrat ed in this world than to talk about shortening hours to-day, when what we must have was production if we were going to carry on our export trade-

What is to be dorel Sir Arthur asked. "There, is only one thing to be done, and that is for the employers and

Docks, Wharves and Godowns.-Houg kong and Whampoa Docks were affected by the Settlement and the price was brought down to $151, but there has since been a smart recovery and bugers are now offering $181. Hongkong and Kow loon Wharves have shewn renewed strength and are in demand at $213.mployed to get closely together in small. Shanghai Docks are also firmer and have been sold to the North at Tis. 93. New Engineerings have remained steady at

Tls. 6.00.

er units than national, and face facts and make such sacrifices and concessions together as will reduce our cost of pro- duction to a point where we can do more Lands, Hotels and Buildings-Hong export trade. It we don't do that there kong Lands have been a steady market is only one single other alternative, and. and have again come to business EL that is a long period of industrial de 81161/117. Hongkong and Shanghai pression that will compel us to face the Hotels have been dealt in up to $21.75 economic facts through sheer distress and for" the old, and $20 for "the new, the starvation." High taxation, proceeded market closing slightly easier. Hum- Sir Arthur, had so much reduced. profits phreys Estates have armed ap to go that it had caused many people not to Realtys at $9.95 and Prince's Buildings go into productive, industries at all. Ho at $150 could be placed at quotations.

believed that if the Chancellor of the Cotton Mills Ewos after having re- Exchequer was hold wrough

wake a ceded to Tls. 104 are in demand at Tis. really substantial cut in the income-tax, 10.40. Shanghai Cottars (old) are want-

say is. or 1s. Od., he would, induce more ed at Tis. 53 and Orientals at Tis. 33. trade, and if the people of the courtry Miscellaneous-China Providents (com-would only help him, in a very short bined) are in good demand and shew anime he would recover, the whole of it by improvement over last week's closing having a larger income on which to quotation, the price having appreciated 559- from $3 to 3:16 The new shares have

Referring to the Russian loar, Sir changed hands up to 35.50. Green Island Arthur said "he sincerely hoped that Cements were booked at 1/2 and Parliament would turn down the pro- there are further buyers at the latter rate.

position from the point of view of ip Dairy Farms have been done at $25 and dustry and finance in this country. We continue in request. Peak Trams (old) could do all the Russian trade that was have moved up to 24 and the new tosafe under the agreement of 1921, and Watson were bought at $201, but the it would have to be built up slowly 1f demand has since slackened. Hongkong you have a country,' continued the Ropes (combined) are on offer at $60. speaker; which has no regard for the Constructions have remained steady at sanctity of contracts or the sanctity of $7. Lane, Crawfords have moved up to life, and where legal redress is of the 319. Mackintoshes could be placed at sketchiest, to say the least of it, is is very $22 and Sinceres at 3121.

Exchange.The TT. selling rate og

little use going there and incurring debts London to day is 2/4 and on Shanghai in the hope of being able to collect them." The new draft treaty cancelled the old Forward Settlement Days-November trade agreement, which had valuable 95th (Tuesday): December gd (Tues-claims of British citizens. He was satis admissions and safeguards regarding the day); January 20th (Tuesday).

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LEAGUE OF NATIONS AND SECURITY PACT.

THE ADOPTION OF THE PROTUCOL"

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resolution recommending the res petive (lovernments which are members of the League of Nations to sign and ratify the draft" Protocol for the Pacific Settlement of international Dis putes, and recommending that a Dis armament Conference shall be called was unanimously adopted at the closing mert ing of the Fifth Assembly of the League. Out of fifty-four States which belong to the league forty-seven were represented at the meeting, and there were no dis Benlient votes and no abstentions.

The passage of this resolution by the Assembly is, however, one thing. Its signature by the various Governments is another. So far, down to the time of its adoption by the Assembly (October 2nd) only ten State's had actually appended their signatures to the document. These

were

France,

Albania,

Bulgaria,

Fathonia,

Poland,

Latvia, Grecce, Portugal, Jugoslavia, Czechoslovakia.

It will be observed that with the ex- ception of Franes none of these signa- |tories' is a first-class Power. Even in the case of France, M. Briand seade certain minor reservations. In the "case of the Netherlands. according to a Reuter tele gram from The Hague, although the Pro- tocol is regarded as marking an import- ant advanes, the Dutch Government deems it advisable, in" view of certain poïnia, to reserve the right to consider the document further before finally ac cepting it."

fied that we had to get Russia, into a totally different condition before we could offer her the privileges of the British Empire. Russians came here. formed their companies in London, had the same legal redress that we had, and in return they offered us nothing at all. Under these conditions, for us to guaran- tee a loan to place in the hands of the Russians the power at any moment to de- fault and throw on the British taxpayers the payment of interest was a ridiculous proposition, and he hoped it would not be pursued.

We wanted to see the boys and girls' of this country living more in their bones and having more time for reading, reflec tion, and self-education. At present they were living in the streets, dancing halls, and outside their own homes. They were in very excited state, and were not giving enough time to train themselves for the work they were doing. They did not realise as they ought to that the one occupation which one could go on following through life without getting

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