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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2975, 1923

THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, LTD.

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MOTOR TOPICS.

SURPRISING STATISTICS.

[BY THORNTON 'RUTTER.)

Not even the most optimistis supporter of motoring, could have expected the great increase in the number of motor vehicles registered during the twelve months ended August 31st, last, revealed by the Ministry of Transport in their usual statement issued each October. On August 31st, 1923, the total number of motor vehicles (excluding tramcars and trade licences) was 1,108.000, including 384,000 cars taxed on horsepower. 130,000 motor-cycles; 173,000 commercial motor goods vehicles, and $6,000 motor hack neys. This year, on August 31st, the total number of motor vehicles (excludi ing tramcars and trade licences) in res- pect of which licences were current inay be taken as 1,300,000, including 474,000 cars taxed on horse-power, 405,000 motors eycics, 200,000 commercial motor goods vehicles, and 94,000 motor hackney carriages-motor-buses, taxicabs, chara- bancs, &c. Thus 90,000 new ear-owners have appeared on our roads this sum mer, irrespective of the increase of 8,000 hackney vehicles, 30,000 motor vaus, and 68,000 motor-cycles. These are astound- ing figures. When an increase of 70,000 new owners was made on the total of 1929, as disclosed by the motor taxation returns of 1923, the trade hoped it

would continue at that rate in England, but little expected to see the figure increased to 00.000 CATS. And these do zot show the total number of new car sales made in the United Kingdom, as there remains to be added to them the total number of cars exported and the number of cars Scrapped as useless and replaced by now

ODES.

During 1923 some 6,000 British cars were exported, and these can be credited to the sales account, bringing the total of cars and chassis sold to 101,000. That this amount of business was effected is proved by the official âgures furnished by the Government departments concerned Unfortunnetly, there are other statis

required to show fully the huge trade that is developing in the sale of motor carriages (exclusive of goods vehicles and cycles) that the British motor manufac turer will not officially provide, more's the pity...

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During the twelve months ending. De cember 31st 1923, some 30,000 cars, chassis, and lorries were imported that the grand total. If it may be assumed, as there is every justification for doing, that the total number of cars and chassis sold during the past year was 110,000, then deducting the imported 30,000 cars we arrive at the figure of 80,000 British motor-cars actually sold One hears that France is to build 200,000 Cars next year, but such a course would only end in disaster, as her home demand is no greater than ours. England algo hopes to build 200.000 motors next year.. She can sell 100,000 of these, but in. regard to the second 100,000 the export trade will have to make a very big ad- vance on last year's 6,239 cars, lorries, and chassis exported. We can, of course, throw in the 30.000 new commercial vehicles, and the 8,000 hackney vehicles as well, to swell the total of production. and yet it will be difficult to account for the second 100,000, motors until actual official sale figures are provided, as sug- gested. Who knows how many of the 297,000 motor goods and hackney vehicles dio each year? Some must and do, but until the figures are available no one can accurately gauge our British motor trade. -Daily Telegraph..

PROPOSED FOREIGN TRADE CON-

VENTION AT SEATTLE,

The slogan "Seattle, Meeting Place of Occident and Orient in 1825 * indicates the spirit animating the enterprising committee of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, which is determined to make the 19th annual National Foreign Trade Convention at Seattle on June 24th-26th- of next year noteworthy in the annals of American foreign trade conferences for its emphasis upon America's relations with the nations across the Pacife. A group pf Seattle business men will journey to the Far East during January to extend in person the invitation of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce and the China Club of Seattle to the business men of the Far East to attend the big Conven- tion in June. Mr. William Pigott, Chair- man of the National Foreign Trado Con- vention Committee of the Seattle Cham- ber of Commerce, states that Seattle will at this convention bring the American business public into closer contact with the great world of the Pacific than has ever been done before at any other meet ing of American business men,

LAND OF HOTELS.

SWITZERLAND'S THIRD BIGGEST INDUSTRY.

the industries of Switzerland before the Hotel-keeping ranked third among war, states an article in the Economist, the capital invested amounting to £60,000,000, OT one-thirtieth of the national fortune.

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Regular hotels for the accommodation of foreigners did not widely appear be fore 1840. There was an hotel on the Righi as early as 1814, but the first hotels were opened at Vevey and Montreux in 1520. at Zermatt in 1839. at Lucerne in 1945, at St. Moritz in 1870. In 1880 there were 1,009 hotels, with 69,137 beds, and occupying nearly 10,000 employees; in 1804 there were 1,108 hotels, with 89,634 beds, and a staff of nearly 20,000 persons;} 18 years later, in 1912, the number of hotels bad increased to 3,585, with a total of 163,023 beds, and a staff of over 43,000 persons."

The bad times due to the war led to a society being formed with the assistance of the Government to help the industry.

"Thanks to its efforts," the article continues, and also to the fact that the two last winter and summer seasons were exceedingly good, the Swiss hotel industry has been saved from complete disaster. In 1922 two-thirds of its 3,500 hotels were on the point of closing down."

HONGKONG SHARE. MARKET.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS

NOTIMS12 27¤, 1924. Hongkong and Bhanghai

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$1.175 s Canton Insurances $725 b. Union Insurances

$26:58. Hongkong Fire Insurances .. $665 b. Douglas Steamships.. H.K., C. & M. Steamboats.. $3+1 b. "Star" Ferries...............

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$95 дого. Tis, 18 b. $208 b.

$151 sa Tis. 100 b. Tla. 195 b. Tis. 6.95 b. $109.

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SAIGON. BIJË MARKET.

The Compagnie de Commerce and de Navigation d'Extreme-Orient, in their report dated Saigon, Nov. 6th, stato:

sequence of the aumerous transactions The rice market has firmed up in con- that were made last week with Cuba, Japan and Europe

Notwithstanding the high prices now offered, sellers are showing more reserve, available stocks being hardly sufficient for the business done.

January 1st to October 20th, 1924, is The total amount of rice exported,

The Bureau of Foreign and Domestic 963,394 tons against 1,015,170 in 1923, Commerce of the U.S. Department of We quote today:--White Saigon rice, Commerce is already making preparations No. 2 sifted, Japan quality, Hongkong, to place its organization at the services $0.70 per picul, fo.b. Saigon, for Decem of the Committer in charge of the ar- ber/Januaïġ shipment. rangements for the June Convention." The Pacific commercial bodies: will co- operate in every possible way to make Seattle's slogan a reality.

HONGKONG TUG AND LIGHTER

CO., LIMITED,

Messrs. Wm. G. Hale & Co., Ltd., in their report, dated September 3rd, say -- During the last fortnight our market has been particularly active. Enquiries have been received from everywhere and business have been closed principally with Cuba and Java for No. 1.Long and Bound, 20 pez'cent, shipment November/Decem ber, and with Japan for new crop Febru We understand that the Hongkong Tugary/March. The bulk of the business has and Lighter Co., Ltd., are, building a November up to April, 1925, for rice and been affected with France, shipment. motor-lighter of 60 tons capacity for the brokens. Prices consequently went up, expeditious bandling of small parcels of principally for old crop, stocks of which cargo, and are also adding six more are very poor, and market closes very firm ordinary lighters to their existing feet with very few sellers. Although the Company has received little or no support from the Chinese section of the community they have, neverthe New Crop-Growing rice is enjoying less, been so busy at certain times during everywhere very fine weather and reports the past two months that they have found received lead to the belief that the new it impossible with their present plant to grop will be very good, if nothing" un cope with the work and have been relact toward happens during the present Fautly obliged to refuso business.

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