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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 2nd, 1927.

NORTH MANCHURIA AND WORLD TRADE.

JAPAN, BRITAIN, AND GERMANY, INCREASING THEIR INTERESTS.

ANOTHER RAILWAY PROJECTED.

As the Chinese Eastern Railway cidentally cutting out the tranship carries about 80 per cent. of the men of cargoes, at present neces total foreign trade of the province sary with goods moving south oy of North Manchuria, a review of the South Manchurian Railway. foreign trade based on the statistics" of this railway will give an idea of the volume and development of this trade during the last few

YBLIS.

The table shows that exports lead in the foreign trade of the pro. vince, and, Manchuris being an' agricultural country, the principal items of export Bre cereals and The foeign trade moving by the vegetable oils. In rough figures the railway for 31 years from 1813 to quanties of these products export. 1923 is expressed in the fallowinged during the season just closed, figures, in 1,000 tons:-

vid Vladivostok and Dairen, are as follows:

Year.

1013.

1914

Export, Import, Total.

381:7 270.3 881.Q 335.7 Qww.6 811.3

1015

1910

FACTORIES :-MANILA ·Pl HONG KONG OFFICE:

KING'S BUILDING. TELEPHONE: CAL $165.

1917

1913

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1010

1020

1021

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THEATRE

ROYAL

A. STROK

presents

BENNO MOISEIWISTCH

THE WORLD RENOWED PIANIST.-

SATURDAY, AUGUST 6th at 9:15 pm

VARIED PROGRAMME

MONDAY, AUGUST 8th,

8.15 p. CHOPIN RECITAL BOOKING NOW OPEN AT

MOUTRIES *

Prices: $4, $3, & $2.

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ON LECLERC'S AAMIA, Pris 14.1

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ON SALE.

DOUND VOLUMES of the HONO BLONG WEEKLY PRESS,

July to December, 1926

WHEN ---INDER)-92102-$7,50) On sale at the Hong Koko"DALY

Pass Office.

1923

„Vladivostok. Dairen. Total. Tons. Tons. Tons. Cereals...700,000 90,000 1,600,000 Vegetable oil 20,000 8,000 26,000

THE MERRY WIDOW."

A RETURN BUN AT THE QUEEN'S “THEATRE TO-DAY.!

Vated first place by Hong Kong cinema-goers in the recent ballot, "The Merry Widow" comes to the Queen's Theatre to-day for a second run. That the picture will again draw crowded houses there can be 10 doubt. The story of The Merry Widow" is well known and| the waltz is as fresh to-day as it was when the play first leapt inte fame. The film itself is a splendid. piece of work. Produced by Erich Von Strobelm, it has all the colour and movement of a superb' pageant, The acting is of a high standard. Mae Murray is in the title rôle and John Gilbert plays Prince Danilo with his usual, dask and vivacity. Roy D'Arcy is excellent as the dotestable Crown Prince, and the

The total exports of the provisée other roles are all filled with ability. in 1923 suneunted to over two mil❘ Staging and filming are of the high- lion tons, 87 per cent. of which was est order, and the picture requires carried by the Chinese Eastern only the music of the Queen's Railway, 83 per cent of the rail-Orchestra under Afr. Grorini, who way's share being represented by dues fall justice to the famous cereals and agricultural products, waltz," to represent a truly delight- The second place is occupied by

ful entertainment. lumber, which in 1923 accounted for

line.

Mongolian Exports.

OUR CABARET COMPANY.

Further details are announced in our advertising columns to-day of the revues to be presented in the Star Theatre by the new Our Cabaret Company which opens its season in Kowloon next Saturday. The first piece to be presented is Saturday and

on

795.5 321.3 1,119,8 690.1 332.0 1,013.0 1,042.0: 340.3 1,301.3 774-1931.7 1,005.9 713.2 270.7 053.0 1,006.1955.9 1,261.3 1,360.8 328.4 1,087.0 -1,570.4 381.9 1,054.6 1,791.5 449.62,244.1 From the above figures it will be seen that export plays the prin- cipal role in the foreign trade of the province, and that the increase in exports develops firmly. The approximately 10 per cent of the slow growth of imports in recent, total export freight carried by the years is explained largely by the.. reduced shipments from Russia,

In recent years measures have dus

to the disorganisation of been taken to attact Mongolian ex- Russian trade and industry that port traffic to the Chinese Eastern cccurred during the war and rewith some success. Among the car-Cocktails,"

Railway and these efforts have met volution years, and this trade has goes exported from Mongolia might Sunday, August 6th and 7th. Ibis not revived. The foreign trade of be mentioned sheep wool, cazact will be followed by "Snappy" on North Manchuris follows three hair, hides, horsehair, animal pro- lines of communication with Rus- ducts in general, and furs. The Monday and Tuesday, Angust st sia over the land borders and with Chinese Eastern Railway services and 9th, "Our Cabaret" on Wed- other countries by the ports of as a coute for import cargoes from nesday and Thursday, August 10th Dairen and Vladivostok, but with overseas to Outer Mongolia

and 11th, and Tally Ho " оп the great decrease in trade with Japan occupies first place in the Friday and Saturday, August 12th Russia practically the whole of the foreign trade of North Manchuria, and 13th. Booking is now open at foreign trade now moves by the two taking practically the whole output of beancakes from the oil mills, the Rivalry With Vladivostock. major portion of Manchurian Ever since the surrender by the beans and lumber, and considerable Russians of their rights in South quantities of wheat, bean oil, raw Manchuria to the Japanese there hides. In return she importa con- animal products, wool, bristles, and has been rivalry between these two ports for the trade of North Man- aiderable quantities of all kinds of great city and a woman's love des churis. The very good position Manchuria is a big market, as, be- Preston," which will be screened at manufactured goods, for which cribes The People Naney beld by Vladivostok, approximate- ly 70 per cent. of the total trade, 18 an agricultural country, there the World Theatre to-day and to-

is little or no industrial enterprise. | moFFOW, was gradually lost during the war

The leading roles are Next comes years, when the port, was solely en-ritories, principally South Man John

the Chinese "ter-filled by Marguerite de la Motte and gaged in receiving and dispatching

Bowers. Nancy Preston, war materials. Trado dwindled churis and the Shanghai industrial beautiful and spirited, but with a away to nothing after the Revolu- district, which buy beans for the tion and during the civil war, due oil mills, wheat, beancakes, bristles,

the distrust of Russia by for-wool, etc. eign and Manchuria merchants, and Great Britain occupies fitat" place anly during

times has amongst the European countries, Vladivostok been able to regain buying considerable quantities of that part of the trade which right beans, bean oil, wool, bristles, ly belongs to it, and the division horsehair, etc. The Scandinavian of trade now amounts to about 40 countries also import large qua to 60 per cent. in favour of Dairen America plays a small role in the tities of Manchurian products. The principal weapon in this rivalry is freight tarifs. The dis export trade of the province, being tance from Harbin to Vladivostok interested only ip wool, hides, and is about 480 miles, and from Har- 'bin to Dairen about 100 miles more, and generally the freight tariffs from Harbin to Vladivostok, plus extra charges, are lower than those

ports.

to

recent

from Harbin to Dairen. There is

Theatre at 83, 89 and 81. Messrs. 'Moutrie and the Star

f

"THE PEOPLE - NANCY."

A story of the underworld of a

past she seeks to live down for the sake of the man she loves, is wrong- 'fully accused of a murder, but after an alley gun fight in the heart of the Bowery, a court battle, a prison escape through sewer and river-the truth is at last revealed.

POLA NEGRI AS COMEDIENNE.

The feature of Pola Negri's latest Paramount success, which is show ing at the Star Theatre to-day and The figures for import cargoes to-morrow, is that it reveals the show that imports take, a small fascinating emotional actress as a place in the exchange of foreign comedienne of considerable ability. cording to the Chinese Eastern who goes to America to forget, and trade of North Manchuria.Ac- As a countess disappointed in love, the added disadvantage to "Dairen Railway statisties for 1929, that

furna a small town community of cargoes having to be tranship- zailway carrying the major portion topsyturvy, Miss Pola Negri bas ped from broad-gauge to narrow of the total imports, imports were ample opportunity to display the gauge waggons at station Chang only 18 per cent. of the total alluring, exotic side of her person- chun. This advantage of Vladivos freights carried by the line. This ality. But there are other moments tok is reduced to a certain extent trade is, however, gradually grow in the picture when she proves her by the higher cost of handling ing, having increased from 200,000 skill in playing light comedy. The charges at Vladivostok in compari- tons in 1913 to over 600,000 tons in story of A Woman of the World" son with Dairen; nevertheless, the 1823. The principal articles of im-leads itself to all these moods, for total cost for the majority of car- port are coal, salt, mineral gils, it offers both comedy and drama. THURSDAY, AUGUST 4Th goes from Harbin to Lob. steamer fruit, piece goods, sand, sugar, Produced by one of the younger jute bags, iron and steel, machin directors, Mr. Malcolm St. Clair, ery, and various manufactured Woman of the World" repre articles of which the large Chinese

sents a picture of capital all round populaation are consumers.

interest,

THEATRE ROYAL

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 3RD

AT 9 15 P.M.

*AT 9.15 P.M. 100TH-CONCERT

OF THE WORLD FAMOUS VIOLINIST

JOSEF BORISSOFF

ACCOMPANIST: MR. WILLY REIMANN

BOOKING NOW OPEN AT ANDERSON'S.

PRIORS: $4, 33 AND $2.

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THERE'S A LONG, LONG TRAIL

Bugs, Fleas, Flies, Beetles, -Mosquitoes,

1 etc.,

all killed by

KEATING'S

and vice versa is lower than vid

Dáiren.

Another disadvantage to Vladi- rostok has been-that Dairen is a regular port of call for many American Goods too Dear, Ocean-going lines, whereas Visdi- vostok, being off the beaten track, the first place in the import trade; As with exports, Japan occupies has had no regular service of steam then come Germany, America, Eng era, vesela only calling there land, and the Scandinavian coun when specially chartered for expart trics. During the war America ap- cargoes, so that the regular small peared on the North Manchurian importers and exporters have had market with large quantities of to rely on the facilities of Dairen. machinery, metal goods, preserves, This, however, is now changed, as footwear, piece goods, electrical Vladivostok has two regular ser supplies, hardware, wines, paints,

BOGUS AUCTIONS IN ENGLAND.

QUEEN'S THEATRE REVIVAL NIGHTS

The picture everyone wants to see again

ERICH VON STROHEIM'S

Brilliant Screen Version of the Famous, Stage Success

THE

MERRY WIDOW

with

MAE MURRAY and JOHN GILBERT

In

The Leading Roles

TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW ONLY

at the

QUEEN'S THEATRE

Starting Promptly at 2.80, 5.10, 7.15 and 9:20.

Increased Prices.

Increased Prices.

The accusing finger of the law

Is It Always Right ?

DRAMA-MYSTERY-THRILLS

THE

PEOPLE

Vs.

NANCY PRESTON

Marguerite de la Motte and John Bowers

in an appealing story of the underworld.

WORLD

TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW

at 5.15 and 9.20 only.

MORE BEWITCHING THAN EVER

POLA NEGRI

IN

A WOMAN OF THE WORLD

The story of a countess who fled from Paris to an American small town to heal a wounded heart and the adventures, amusing and dramatic, she-encountered.

STAR

TO-DAY AND TOMORROW ONLY

Continuous from 280.

FAKED ANTIQUES AND PICTURES SWINDLE.

Frauds are being perpetrated on vices from Europa.in the Glen Line etc. but as a result of the high the public as an increasing seale and the Holland-East Asis Line, American prices and complaints as by the type of auctioneer who -ARTIFICIAL ARM the Russian Ussuri Railway for to inferior, quality as compared specialises in "rigged " sales of

with German goods, German manu- household property. through transit traffic on through facturers are gradually regaining. These rogues of the sale-room

the latter having an agreement with

MIRACLES."

PIGMIES.

NEW DISEASE:

NERVOUS DEPRESSION CAUSED IN THE WAR

PARIS

bills of lading from European their former position, and are slow- have not only increased in number MAN WHO WILL AMAZE ports of call to all stations on the ly driving out American goods.in England, but their individual Chinese Eastern Railway. It only

Goods of British manufacture operations are now being conduct now remsins for Vladivostok to have a name for high-quality, but ed-so-extensively that the police A young Scotsman who lost an complete an arrangement for a reare of high price; nevertheless, in several of the worst affected

The origin of the marked differ- gular service to and from American small quantities of textiles, ma areas, have consulted the Home arm during the war and who accom

enceb between the discontent, and ports.

chinery, tools, and other hardware Office with a view to criminal pro- the explorer, on an expedition to tion and that of car fathers and panies Mr. Alexander MacDonald, nervousness of the present genera Oustoms Dimculties,

are imported. German manuiso ceedings ↑ Shipments vid Vladivostok have turers import quantities of agricul- The organisers of the fraudulent New Guinea in search of a pigay grandfathers has been discovered been hindered-by-Customs dificul- hral machinery techäätelma-auction sales are mostly dealers in be of value in cenling with z Dr. Bixiroan French medico ties, but with the opening of the chinery, iron and steel, rails, wire, faked antiques, rubbishy furniture, may be of value in dealing with | known in the Ardennos region. the superstitious head huntera. This rourked difference, he says, in free transit zone of Vladivostok nails, electrical supplies, tools, and | and spurious pictures. Their port in May last year these diff general hardware and small-wares. method is to secure the use of a I am regarded by the natives | dus, to a new disease, which he calls culties have been eliminated, and The Netherlands Indies supply vacant house in a country place of New Guinea as a White Borcer nervous depression.

or a suburb from a property agent er," Mr. MacDonald told a Sunday "It is the outcome of the atrain auch has been done to regain the fairly large quantities of sugar. confidence of importers and ex- France contributes principally, for a week and to stock it with Chronicle reporter recently. I ex of the long years of war. After the porters in this route.

perfumes, wines, small-wares, piece

icce practically furnishings examination of thousands of cases The advantages-of-the-Vladivos-goods, and preserves.

are attracted from sur league's artificial arm we shall be says Dr. Blairon, I have estab kok route have caused much concern The foreign trade turnover for rounding towns by flamboyant ad- able to convince the superstitious Jished the symptoms of this dis to the Japanese, who have decided the province of North Manchuria vertizing

and natives that he is also a sororer case," he claims. One of the most on a large outlay of capital for the for the past few years can be cal, elegant o torenson, secretary of "He will dip it into boiling in people who are severely afflicted

catalogues

worthy of their respect.

curious effects of the disease is that construction of the Toonan-Taitsi culated, with certain fluctuations, }- kar Railway which will connect the at approximately 150,000,000 Ameri- the Incorporated Society of Auc water to show that he is impervious it results in a lengthening of the Chinese Eastern Railway with can dollars annually. This trade tioneers and Landed Property to pain, will unscrew parts of it stomach. In certain cases the lower the South Manchurin Railway by in practically divided equally Agents, Finsburysquare, E.0., sage and then replace them.

Pextremity of the stomach was means of the Buyinghai-Taouen among expasta and imports, the that reputable auctioneers ses I expect worders such as these anything from five.to-ten, and in Railway, thus tapping the very rich former; showing a certain excess seriously alarmed at the activities will be talked about for years by some cases as much as 15,, conti- Taitaikar-Anda district, and in- "over the latter.

of the impestors.

the natives.

metres below the normal."

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