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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH,

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FOUNDATIONS

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15th Dec., 1924.

(ís. 52. Actual Working Days.)

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CHINA'S ECONOMIC PROGRESS.

In a comment on the Chinese Customs) collections for the year 1994 which reach-! el the unprecedentedly high gure 212.732,700, the Times, in its City Notes columns, said recently:

It is a remarkable feature, sometimes forgotten, of Chinese economic progress, that i continues from year to year steadily in spite of chronic civil dis order, warfare, brigandage, and piracy, which prevail in many parts. Quite un accustomed during the whole of their long history to hoything which, from a Western standard, approaches good gov. ernment, the 100 millions of the Chinese people-inost of them industrious, law- abiding, frugal and, within a certain narrow rang very capable-have learn ed to carry on their avocations in what to a less hardy people would seen to be quite impossible circumstances China's millions have to live somehow, so some- how they till their soil, maintain a rough and effective village government which goes on, indifferent possibly to the dis Bersions among the more highly placed, and they do get their produce distribut ed through the country and to and from the Treaty pOTES,

IMPORTANCE OF TREATY PORTS,

The Treaty-ports-the places of entry and egress for the foreign trade-are keut going by the Maritime Customs, with its Foreign Commissioners, who collect the revenue. support and adviso the local officials, and being in the Chinese Servies, zad yet foreign (with the prestige attaching thereto), are able to serve as a point d'appui upon which trade maintains itself. So, in spite of much disorder, business goes on, and in spite of every, discouragement it seems that the national wealth is slowly but surely increasing. Given a good native government and the maintenance of some thing approaching civil order, so great aro the qualities of the people that Chins might rise to a high economic plane. That day is not yes, and, until it comes. foreigners of all nations, and notably of the British Empire, must give all the help and sympathy then can, but, above all, it is essential that they should see that the Treaty-port system is maintain- ed that alone makes the foreign trade possible.

MALAYAN COLLIERIES. SENSATIONAL RESIGNATION OF

DIRECTORS.

There has been a remarkable develop- mont in the affairsof Malayan Collieries, Led, resulting in the resignation of the "independentu directors appointed some time ago, states the Times of Malaya, in its issue of January 2nd.

At the recent meeting, when a resolu- tion was submitted in connection with the removal of the duties of Managing Agents from Messrs. J. A. Russell Co., the voting was formally declared tä have gone against the Russell interests by a majority

It is now stated that certain votes were! counted that were in fact not properly cast, and that their exclusion from the count will reverse the decision of the meeting, giving a majority to the Russell interests. The attention of the new board was directed to the master, and, no hear, they were told that unless they took the necessary action in the matter an application would be made to the court for an injunction.

Following upon what amounted to an ultimatum, the directors met. They were! legally advised that the votes in ques tion should not have been included in the count. Thereupon, with one excep- tion, they tendered their resignations.

The directors who have resigned are Messrs. D. H. Hampshire, A. Hengkeler, H. B. Egmont Hake, and Chew Kam Chuan. The exception is Mr. J. A. Bassell, who at the moment remains the only directer...f the company.

HONGKONG SHARE MARKET.

ULOSING QUOTATIONS.

FEBRUARY 12, 1925. Hongkong and Shanghai

..$1,23) b.

Banks ****

Canton Invarandos *********...8756 nom.

Hongkong Fire Insuran.com

Union Insurances

$710 nom.

H.K., G. & M. Steamboats...338 b.

Douglas Steamshipe.

$255 h. $58b.

178 b. do 6

$171 nom.

95/8 b.

Star Ferries....*-

Waterboats. "Shell" Transports China Suga samasy

Voloom (combined)

Wharves

Dock... hai Docks

Th. 22 cpm..

...... 3145 b.

110. & 8. Hotels (old) $171, (new) 317.10 b.

Lands $100 5,1024/102 Humphreys Extatos.....$20 nom.

Th. 12.40 nom. Ewo Millis Bhanghai Cottons.... (old) Tis. 60 nom. Tis. 4.20 nom. Orientais como

Cement (combined) $23 Chins Lights... (combined) $27 h..

f(old)

$163.

nom,

Providents

(new) Dairy Farma SCIENTIANESIA. Electrice Hongkong Roper (combined) $58 nord. Tramways wors

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FOODHOW TEA EXPORT.„.

The tea export from Foochow this Beason (1924-1995) amounted to January 20th to 10,490,820 lbs. as compared with 10,187,280 lbs on the corresponding date last year.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT GO.

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In the advertisement of the Green Island Coment. Company's annual meet- ing yesterday the date of the closing of the transler books was incorrectly priat ed. The transfer books of the Company will be closed from Wednesday, the 18th February, until Tuesday, March 3rd, both days inclusive.

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