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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12TH, 1923

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A few days ago, General Chang Tao Lin was regarded by:

most foreigners as the virtual dictator of Manchuria, Now his sun appears to be setting with remarkable rapidity

If he disappears from the scene there will be important changes and a necessary re-grouping of rival forces. The WEEKLY will help you to follow the develop. ments.

In the South, various interests are working for peaca.. Nothing definite has yet been accomplished but there is a more optimistic feeling in the air regarding Trade prospects.

The WEEKLY will take the place of many long letters. Send it Home to your friends who are always anxious to know how the Colony is progressing.

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A WEAK EXCUSE CHINESE METER READER BOUND

OVER.

At the Kowloon Magistraes, helore Mr. E. W. Hamilton yesterday, an electric meter reader, employed by the China Light and Power Co., Ltd., was charged with obtaining a sum of $1D under the pretext that he had been authorised to collect it on behalf of the Company.

He

A Chinese woman raid that whilst the defendant was reading a meter at No. 18: Pine Street, she asked him to assist her in applying to the Company to have à moter installed in her house. agreed on condition that she paid $10 deposit. She handed over the money, but no reply wa ever received from the Company.

Mr. W. J. Brown said that defendant had no authority to collect money for the Company and had not accounted for the 810.. "Defendant stated that he handed the money to his cousin with the request that it be paid to the Company's office at Hok Un. His cousin, who was called, said that he had failed to find the Company's offices, and retained the money, which he then produced, în Court.

HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE,

D

CLOSING EJOTATIONS.

Deca'11TH, 1925,

..$1,080 b., 1,090 val.

glas nom De nom

Hongkong Bank.....

Londan. Chartered Bank.. Mercantile Bank, A di B

Da

P.&O. Bank..

East Asia Bank Caston Insuranc Ukins Underwriters North Chins Insurance. Union I Yangtze

..C29 nom. C.....elst bom,

£ nom .30 nom. $800 nom. $2.20 buy. Tis, 140 nem

bay. 250/1.

· Insurance ..., ** 3s bay.

Intentanco

China Fire Insurance .........$160 nom, Fire insurance . „.8600 no - . Hongkong Douglatok.....

H.K., & M. Steamboats Hongkong Tag..... Indo-Chinas (Prof.)..

Da (Del), London...$35 sol. Hongkong$85 sol.

Stell Star Waterbosta

ports.

Oriental Navigations ..... China Sugars Malabon Bugars Bengusta..

Kala Mining Ad. Langkata

(combined)

Do (ringle)l Shanghai Rixplorations. Shanghai Lom Ranb

Tronoh Mines channe Ural Caspians HE. & K Whasiz.

R. & W. Docka Hongkesgeskie

New Engineerings...

Shanghai Dooki H.K. & S. Hotels (old).... Hongkong Lands

EE, Territoriais (f.p.).... Humphreys

On his being informed that the defen-Hongkong Realtys (a.p.) dant would be dismissed by the Company, His Worship bound him over for six months.

SPANISH TRADE WAR ON GERMANY.

PROHIBITIVE DUTIES IMPOSED.

N

Ertatea.......

Prince's Buildings.....

Rural Lands

Two Cottons

Orientals.

Shanghai Cottons (old)

(new)

Do.

Amusements Cantan Ices... Cements (combined)

Do, Do.

(old) wit

Chisa Buses. China Lights (combined)

Do. (old) Do (sew).

By a Royal decree published in the Madrid Guette on the 6th ult., the im- portation of German goods into the free poris of the Canary Islands and Morocco is totally prohibited and 80 per cent, duty

and above the first column duties of China Providents (comb.) the Customs Tarif is imposed on all German goods catering Spain and the Balearic Islands.

over

This very severe action has been taken in consequence of what is described officially as the najustified attitude of Germany and the dilatoriness of the nego tiations for a commercial treaty. The Madrid Press is unanimous in upholding the action taken by the Government, which has a precedent during the tari war with France in 1920.

Do.,

***97-bag. 361 $16 buy

....$250 nom,

1 com.

$45 BOUL

32 nom.

45 пот..

3 bay, 34 tuổ

Tia. 194 nom.

T5.45

TH ·ROM).

$7 nom. 58%.nom.

..8/. Dom. $130 sa. $55 buy. à «». Tis. 165 bay.. ..Tha. 7 bay.

T15 buy,"

SB bay... 13 buy. ..814 buy.

$150 O

$7 val.

10.40 nel

Tis. 34 nom. Tis, 66 nom.

Tls, 36 nom. 1Gt bay.

buy.

$7 nom. $15 .3193 nom.

.85 лош.

Thx. 104 buy.

.820 nom.

$15 nom,

$104 bay. ..$32, nom..

(old) .$9 sel. (Low).... 89 sel.

Др Constructions......gyerm Dairy Farma......... Der A Wing

Hongkong Electrics

Macao Electrice....... HK Dovelopments......

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Bo

Do.

Hopes (combined)

(old) A (DOW)....... Hongkong Tramways..824 b., Inst year Germany imported from Lane Crawfords....

Mackintoshs. Spain goods to the value of 106,000,000 Peak Trams (old) Reichsmarks (£5,300,000) and German exports to

to Spain totalled 90,000,000 Sincer Reichsmarks (£1,500,000). During the first six months of the present year the Commercial balance is believed to have increased in favour of Spain by some 20,000,000 Reichmarks (£1,000,000),

German traders appear to have fore- seen the present, rapture. For several mouths past large stocks of German goods have been ordered and the congestion .at both frontier stations of Irun and Fort Bou is great and 450 railway trucks, are

These

stated to be a dispatch goods, having

before the expira- tion of the commercial modus vivendi, will not be penalized. The rupture comes at an awkward moment for the Spanish exporters, as the busy season in the wine trade is approaching and there is great activity in raisins and bananas. Should shipment of oranges to Germany be delay ed, as now seems inevitable, the result may be more favourable prices for British purchasers.

THE" EGYPT'S " - GOLD.

A NEW GERMAN DIVING -APPARATUS TO BE USED.

Do. (new) (c.p.)...

་ འདན་མ་འཅན པ United Asbestos ........... Watsons (alà)

Do. (LOW) Wm. Pawella

Reginald DENNY

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TO-DAY

UNIVERSAL

JEWEL

AT THE

QUEEN'S

INVESTMENTS.

WE BUY 100/1,000 Territorials | 10/100

· 40

We SELL-

M'ka.Pindar' 100 Powells $400 100 Providenta 300/500 Jimaks 400/500 L. Crawfords 200/450 Pajams

15 100

Panggota Steamboats 100/500 Peak Trams 100 100/200 Dairy Farms 100/130 Lands

Amusementa 200 100/400 Cementa

Un'writers, Unions SMALL INVESTORS,

+

B.Banki 50/100 Hotels

Lands ...Docks

$1.95 buy

$18 buy, 19 sel.

100/200

Sugara

200

Trams

LO Wharve 1,000

Jerams 500 Exos

$10 Dom

30

..$53/5346.

I

$

com.

Amusements 500/1,000 Orientals

Canton Ins. 100/500 50/200 Chins Lights 510

..39 cta. buy.'

$40 el.

nom,

TEL. 4636.

291

884 BO 24

મે ઇચ્છો, ક

33/25 8.

buy.

..$15

$8 nom

$11 sel.

15 Bei.

815 sel

$13 sel-

821 Dom

buy-buyer; sel-sellers;

bay.

SOVIET TRADE MONOPOLY. PROJECTED ALTERATION.

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At a recent secret sitting of the Com mission of the Central Committee of IRREGULAR TAXES ON" TRADE. the Communist Party with representa- tives of the Vneshtorg, there was a heated debate on whether it was expedient or not to introduce changes in the system of the monopoly of foreign trade.

DISCRIMINATION AGAINST BRITISH FIRMS.

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The Peking Correspondent of The As the decisions of the Communist Times in a recent message says: Party determine all the measures of the Every vessel on the Upper Yangtaze Soviet Government, the resolutions of is stopped at various points in the this joint sitting are of considerable Gorges by troops or bandits and forced interest, says the Riga correspondent of to contribute an arbitrary sum That is

the reges cut a compromise not likių, or & direct tax on goods, buy 1 during Absens VILLA Fully Furnished, in effect it is a levy.on trade. Every November, 1926. Best Location Overlooking between the advocates of strict and con- Lloyd's List has an interesting an sistent, menopoly and business interests wagon load of goods on the Suiyuan rail Harbour, Modern Fillings, 3 WO'S, 3 Bath nouncement concerning the attempt which who consider that for an extension of way destined for British firms at the coast Rooms, & Apply, GRANVILLE ROAD, is to be made to salvo the bullion from trade with the West radical changes ithaa to pay, in addition to the legitimate Kowloor-Preferably 2 r3 and 8 r

fransit charges $350 to Feng Yu Hong's the P. and O. steamer Egypt, which was the existing system ars neded. :

officers, otherwise there are no wagons. sunk after collision with the Seine off The resolutions declared that the That is not likin, but it is an irregular Ushant. It states that the Salvage monopoly was necessary not only for the tax on trade. Everywhere throughout ALES ASSISTANT. Old established Brie Association placed the rights of recoverly preservation of the social and political the country similar taxation is being in-ish House in Singapore invites Applica of the bullion in the Egypt, with Mr. structure of the Soviet State, but for its posed by the military, totally against the tions from British Subjects of European birth C. P. Sandberg and Mr. J. Swinburne, economic protection against the "assaults law of the land and in violation of for Post of Field Man. Good Opening for who made arrangements with the Gothen of foreign capital." Nevertheless, it war treaties. In the case of Feng Yu Hsiang Young Han possessing Good Health, Hanners burg, Towage and Salvage Company to necessary to make the system more elastic his men charge nationalities other loss and Energy. Knowledge of Malay and Dutch, Locate the Egypt, and what is believed by organizing all the companies and British only $240 per car load

Bequired. Apply Box No 148, c/o Hongkong to be the wreck was discovered by that syndicates into combines, each industry. of the fact that China at Washington decided Assets. Copies of all: Tertimonials company two years ago. The French firm having its own combine. It was consider guaranteed no discrimination on her with which Messrs. Sandberg and Swiped advisable to begin by organising lear rays another of the Christian General Daily Press, burne have now entered into a contract is combines for the handing of the ex- plans, for making money irregularly out of L'Union d'Entreprises Bous-Marines. It port of timber, butter, coal, and fura, trade is the creation of a monopoly for is thought, as a result of negotiations, and six for the import of raw cotton, the motor-transport trade between Es

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that the task of recovering the bullion agricultural machinery, equipment for gac and Ure by imposing a charge of "▼▼ Furnished Houzz, BUNGALOW OF FLAZ.

WANTED-For Immediate Occupation, Other militarists who have at the Peak District or Middle Level Write

could be undertaken with the greatest the textile, metal, electro-technical, and $500 on every foreign motor-car leaving chances of success by a French firm work chemical industries. The combines will Kalgan. ing from a French base.

not requires special licences, but all patched up roads in the interior are doing Box 153, cje Hongkong Daily Pros. A German deep-sea diving apparatas transactions abroad must pass through the same thing. has been developed by Mesere. Neufelds through the trade agencies attached to and Kuhnke of Kiel, by means of which the Soviet Legations. The proposers of..

Dominions. Anglo Javas Bukits Kroewooks Hepahs

it is claimed that a diver is able to work this scheme consider it will be easier for SHANGHAI RUBBER QUOTATIONS. at a depth of 500ft, which is an even such special export and import combines greater depth than that at which the to obtain credits in European markete.. Mesars. Benjamin & Potts have.received dgypt is believed to lie, namels, 84 Much interest is shown in the negotin the following Hubber quotations, by fathons. The difficulty, hitherto experi- tions which are said to be proceeding be cable (all buying. Fates), from their enged was to carry out operations so far tween American capitalists and the Shanghai Office down owing to the pressure of water, German Reichsbank for the financing of but it is stated that the German ap- German trade in, the East Ia Borict, paratus has stood the test at the depth Coverament circle it is said that the mentioned. The operations are to be American capitaliste pre willing to graat begun in the early spring, Brest being Germany credits for trade with the the bam.There are, of course, maur Soviet Republics provided that the Cer difficulties in the way, not the cast of rain banks accept the solo liability for which may be the currents which may sulh operatione. Apparently, the negotia have to be overcome, coupled with bad tiods which it is reported were begun in weather, but there will be a general hope this sense by Dr. Wirth, the former that at longth, after much patient in German Chancellor, are now assuming vestigation, a means will have been found greater scope. It is difficult to judge

of recovering the sunken bullion. The whether the Americans have really ex value of the consignment which went down with the Enupt was estimated at £1,030,000, £838,000 in gold and £250,000 în-silver.

promed willingness thus to fuance Soviet Russia through Germany's mediation Possibly the report is merely Red ballon d'casai.

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HONGKONG - METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER

· Hongkong Observatory, December 11th.

[Previous]On Date On Day

Day

at 1 pm 6 am 2pm.

$10.74 32.00

10.00

5.30

6.60

6.70

6.60

52.50

Barometār

41.00

Temperature;

30.12 3011 $30.10%

68,

271.

Padangs KA

1750

Humidity

3,40

Wind Direction

North

Force

14.50

04,20.

Weather

0:

Anglo-Jarus declare

interim

Rain

0.09 16.00

0.00

1 Highest open-air demperatura on 10th ... 66

65

Java Colsolidated

Tanah Meraha Ziangbes

Kota Bahroes

third dividend of 40 cte per share, inaking altogether.

69

05

Lowest open-air Temperature gm.3.1th