1929-03-14 — Page 9

Money and Markets

HONG KONG MARKET

REPORTS.

EASTERN TEXTILE

BUSINESS.

Quotations at yesterday's market BRITISH TRADING TESTS IN for rice, sugar and other food- stuff were as follows:-.

Rice.

per picul.

N!

Fook Sing..........

$7.29

Red Seal, inglutinous..

4.46

Green Double Swords...

2.30

Green New Moon

7.34

Green Dragon

7.58

Red Deer...

7.52

Red Bat ...

6.04

Green Bat, unglutinous

7.10

Red Seal, white glutinous

7.72

Green Grapes

7.02

Red Grapes......

7.58

Green Seal, No. 3.

7.99

No. 1, broken.....

5.99

Sugar.

No. 18, coarse powdered

No. 24, coarse powdered

7.78 $.33

Miscellaneous,

Fine rattan

....8

6.05

Canned Yunnan ham ...

05.00

Canned awabi

13.00

Canned crab

24.00

Canned green bean

8.00

Black bean, Ching Yan

6.70

Scarlet bean, Newchwang

8.30

Soy bean, Tung Kiang Dried mushroom

6.60 550.00

GRAINS.

MARKETS REVIEWED.,

CHINA.

The Financial Timer states that the Eastern Textile Association-the small vertical combine of producers, finishers and merchants of cotton goods formed in. Lancashire some six months ago-has succeeded in establishing that Lancashire can recover, her competitive power in bulk lines of cotton goods formerly shipped in large quantities to the East.

In committing themselves finan cially in the Eastern Textile Asso- ciation, the various interests Be themselves the task of reducing costs in the complete chain of pro- duction from the the raw material stage to the time when the finished product was sold abroad, shipping the goods direct to China through one central agency, and allowing then to take their chance in the open auctions of China against the manufactures of Japan.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, MARCH 14th, 1929.

IMPORTS-PRICES CURRENT.

The reports and prices are published, as supplied by Importers, and the Chamber cannot accept responibility to the

por pical $7.00

accuracy thereof.

Hotals. **

[How and Starte

Nail Roda

>

Angloa

Boda

Joists

Steal Bareground j të 19)

**

***

Sheets 4' x 8'

16

Market dull.

Flates

4.50-5.30 4.70

4.20-5.45

4.80 8.20-8.20

5.15

Swedish Bar per pienl $11.10 Small round reda

Hoops, black tee! galvanized Tubos, black

www

TA

5.45-6.20 7.70 11.10

SHANGHAI MARKET

REPORT.

EFFECT OF POLITICAL SITUATION,

PIECE.GOODS POSITION NOT

UNSATISFACTORY.

Shanghai, March 9th:-The dia quieting roperts regarding the pal. tical situation and the likelihood

of war

on the Yangtze has, of course, had an adverse effect on local markets, varying in intensity in the various branches of com

74 per cent. galvanized

B Wira Nails, 14-3 per pical 7.50-7.80 Galvanized corrugated shoota,

24,96

"pur 100 ha, B4G $7.20 | merce. - Galvanized sheets,

1/32", 1/6*

In piece goods, Yuenfong reports per 100 1be. 20G $8.20 Galvanized 9/32x4x4 ppital 15.60 that there were not very great Galvanized wire 18/22 $13.80-21.80

signs of nervousness exhibited at Galvanized wire 3o

Thursday's auction. Naturally the 13.20-13.70 seasonable goods suffered more by 13.30-14.70 the recent political reports than 1400-1460 others.

Lan

Japan made) ... per pical-

BAL, Spot

TO ATTIVE

Australian-B.EP., Spot

" To arrive English Yellow-Metal

Sheet

Japan make 20 oza. JAPAN COFFER:-

Slabs Tiles

w

INI

20 SHEETS, 8 Y 4 WASTE AND ULD MATERIA LI T PLATES :-*

» 14.10-10.50

$4.00

"23.00

Kungping Report.. Disquieting reports from the Yangtazo and the commandéering of several Chinese steamers by Nan king for troep movements have re- sulted in the usual quota of rumours. The inevitable result has been a English ́LOW., 20′′ x 14”, 100

P box 9.00-9.20check to confidence and optimism, Jbe. Spot English 1.0. To arrive 9.15-9.30 which is a pity, as it was hoped the English

9.10-0.20 Yangtsze would lend ita support to :9,25-0,30

the healthy trade demand that con Market quiet. Nothing doing.

tinues from the North, and this American I.C, W. (Spot) 20” x.147 1100 1ba, p. box 112 skeets ...11.50 would have enabled dealers to ad-

American 1.0.W., To arriva 20x147

vance prices to a more remunerative 100 lbs. p. box 113 sheets...11.50*

Petroleum Products.

level Clearances of Greys and Were Bos” Balení ...por case 4.30 Whites have again been very satís

factory, but the offtake of Spring Fancies has been comparatively

English Lea To attivo

HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

MARCH 13, 1929. B.K. Bache Fenager $1,190 'sol, 1949. a.

Do London...136 nam. Chartered Banks. „4 buy, 24-1-3ms, Mercantile Banks, A. &8.....£4 nom.

Do

0.2151 0. -£27. ....DOI.

$90) nom. ....3895 nom.

ANOTHER SHANGHAI

MURDER.

DECAPITATED SIKH FOUND ON

KESWICK ROÄD.

Shanghai, March 9th-The grue- some discovery by Chinese, of the body of a headless Sikh on Keswick Road, later identified as that of Harcharan Singh, the murder hay ing been cermitted within six yards of that of the late Miss Thompson in October, 1928, fins occasioned no little excitement in the local Indian community. The deceased was con s.1nected with a company selling an

P. & C. Banks East Ass Back Canton Insurance Union Insurances.......... North Dhina Ins. Tha. 160 bays

..M. 850 nm. Yangtze Insurance 2010 Jaina Underwriters.. China Firs Insurances..........

290

buy. Hong Kong Fire Ini... 87:40 am.

2351 num. મારાં તો.

HK. Tags.....40) bay, 2.37 en. Indo-Chinas (Pre)

$52) Dom. Do, (Det.)......#9 nom. Union Waterboat....... nom. Shell Transports ........23/9 nom. Bengueta

42.70 bay.

Kailan Mining Admin....67/6 nom. Langkats(combined)......Tis. 14 kuy.

Do. (single) ........Tls. 7. boin.. 6ha Explorations...17%, 3 sol Shanghai Loan

•Tia, non Barbe

$7,0 buy., 71⁄2 *

Trozoh Minas. B., & K. Wharf...126 nom.. Ed W. Docks....... $401 rom. China Providente .. $4.83 sol. 47/ 50 an. Hongkows .Tio. Ib8, non New Engisounagy....lle. 3) nom. Shanghai Docks... 114 buy. 115 sl. Bwo Cattons

T. 1533 bay. Oriental Cottona....... Tie, 2 nom. 8 hai. Cottons (old)...........?la. 70 nom.

Do.

Ynow. The 35 sem. H.K. & S. Hotels... se $9.10 nom.

K. Lands $83) bay. Shanghai Lands. Tia 169 bay. Humphreys Estatst......$143 buy.

K. Realties 18.50 asm. K.K. Tramways............... 1.8] buy, 19

sel., 19.60 sa Peak Tram (cid)

$15 sol. Bo. (new)

8.30 nom. Star Ferries

out nom. `Obins' Tághts '.....$12.90 bay.. 13 sel dfsa.

B.K. Bisctrics (ald). $55 bay. (Dew)....$51 buy. Macao Electrics 6) 0. Sandatan Lights ......$ nom. be Bocor MOTOR GASOLINE... par casó 6.4p / Poor to date.

Monday's reports from Nanking Telephones 4.11 *

37 buy, 74 sel. were being freely discussed in the China Buses

Tie. 11) nom. Tractions......II/6 nom.

China Sugars

$13 nom. Malabon Sugar.........$30 buy. Canton Ices 32 01. Gements (combined)...... 9.10 nom, Do, (old) *...$7,80 MOTO, Do. (now)......31.30 nota.. E.K. Roper United Asbestos$5 Dairy Farina ...... Watsona

Hemarkable Success. The first consignment under the new order left very little in Japan's

COMET BRANDY

Messrs. Pentreath & Co. have handed us the following letter from Messrs. Hornby, Hemelryk & Co., favour, and the collaberators set BRAND

Liverpool, dated February 13th.

COCK

E

SILVER LIGHT

£11 4.05 2 tine 3.72 ...per bulk 3.12

Crows BRAND 68 lbs. per 2 ting 3.72

11

"

Do.

American patent medicine, at 60, Kiangse Road.

About 8 o'clock yesterday morn ing Chinese farmers and passers-by saw signs of trouble on Keswick Road, and reported the matter to officials. of the P.W.D., but having been given the wrong address, the palice went to the wrong place, Later information from another official of the P.W.D., brought the Bubbling Well police to the scene of the murder, shortly before & a.m. When they arrived they saw in Blood dications of serious crime. was on the road, and signs of a heavy object having been dragged in the mud..

HOUSES AND FLATS.

*PEAK MANSIONS."

CUITUATED Within Two Minutas

· Walk from the Tram Station and overlooking the Southern Side of the

land. Ready for Occupation.

Fire-Roomed and Six-Roomed APARTMENT'S

with all Modern Conveniences, Drying Rooms and Out-houses, Two Lifte.

Apply to- CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME-ORIENT,

4TH FLOOR,

Fanch BANK BUILDING,

TO LET FLATS in HUMPHREYS

and CARNARVON Briediños, KOTLOOK.

Apply to HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND

FINANCE CO., LTD.,

ALKLANDIA Biznisus.

10

House OF

7393

POXFTLOM ROAD,"

TO LETON LEE," Detached Commanding Excellent Viaw. Within en Minutes of Town by Bus. Semi- furnishel Gas, Electrio Light, and Modern Sasitalia. Garg Ertensive Grounds-Apply: ARNHOLD & CO.,

[7513

LTD.

The Head Missing. Following traces of the prime. they came across the decapitated body of the Sikh. Further inves- E. & Spacious and Well- lighted GODOWN, 151, PRAYA tigations on Keswick Bond, led to EAT-Apply: GANDE; PRICE &: the discovery of ive spent shells," of CO., LTD.

32 calibre. The head was missing.

A further search, conducted both

by uniformed men and detectives,

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LET-GODOWNS and Open Storage Space with Access from

in charge of Inspector C. Maguire and Detective Sub-Inspector Grubb, Water and Road, at Beasonable Rates, resulted in evidence as to how the st EAST POINT.-For Farther Parti. crime was committed. On a grave culare Plense Apply to the SUGAR mound a few yards away, officers | DEPARTMENT “Mesins, JARDINE found a chopper, blood-stained, JATHESON & CO. LTD. PEDDER

[3500 which appeared to have been toss-FT (Top Floor). ed away.

8. galla. 68 lba, per bulk 3.12 auction room before sales com- Ringapore Pref)...16/5 buv. 17/3 sel. The body was found about 50 yards

themselves again to study at what | vozn point further savings could made. After a few weeks a. basis was established, and since then, under the control of this enterprise, Lancashire has shipped the remark able total of 30,000 lumps-roughly from four to five million yards of gloth. It is safe to say that but for, the association a very trifling fraction, if any, of these goods TRIACO "SCALE Kerosene...per case 4.11 would have been exported.

The Liverpool wheat market has been steady but not very active dur" ing the past week. A feature has again been the record quantity of the world's shipments of wheat and flour destined to ex-European countries, viz., 1,026,000 qrz., which we tabulate below with compari-

This week. Last week

1,800,000 1,947,000

The original idea was to discover 1,026,000 926,000

a means of recovering a ahare of the "black" trade, and the ship- | 2,916,000 2,873,000

ments have been largely of black sateens, although Venetians have Since

also gone through the same channel. 1st Aug. The intention now is to continue 48.659,000 this work in every line of Lan- 15,031,000 cashire production, whether

India-or China.

Europe Ex-Europe

Total

470,000

Same time last year. Europe ......... 1,945,000 Ex-Europe....

Total

2,418,000 03,600,000 The total of 83,800,000 grs. since the 1st August compares with 53,364,000 qrs in the same period

last season -

Apart from the shipments to ex- European countries, the weekly statistics are bearish.

Canada has not been a pressing seller, and first-hand prices are now getting out of line. The United States sering to have had more favourable weather, but her winter wheat crop still wants vety careful matching.

Australia has again, met with a fair demand, both from India and this country, at full prices.

The Plate continuès a seller, but she is showing more disposition to harden prices.

Latest advices from India state that the recent rains have been in Bufficient: more raia is badly

Deeded.

Quantity on passage: 8,925,000 qrs. against 8,096,000 last week.

Wheat still looks like a purchase on any declines for the time being. The visible supply in the United States of:-

Wheat is 154,748,000 bushels:

137,383,000; last week; 99,020,000,

last year.

Corn, 27,903,000 bushels: 20,043,000, last week; 37,499,000, last year.

Oats, 14,306,000 bushels: 14,334,000, last week; 21,214,000, last year.

The visible supply in Canada of:-

to

As the goods are handled by the Eastern Textile Association, they ever leave the custody of the com pany until they reach the overseas market to which they are consign- ed, so that many intermediary

pickings" which previously were borne by the goods have been avoided. The saving brought to light by this policy has been established at about 20 per cent, and the fact is encouraging to those who have sought a marketing system attuned. to modern requirements

SUGAR.

RECENT CROPS.

Messrs. Pentreath & Co., have handed us the following letter dated February 8th from Messrs. Hornby, Hemelryk & Co., Liver. pool..

Since our last report, prices have registered a decline of 1d. to 3d both for Raws and Whites. One of the reasons for the decline must be attributed to the fact that the Association of Producers in Ger- many has decided to increase the export quota this year from 3 per erat. to 11 per cent. This means city of 200,000 tons of White Sugar that approximately a further quan

ia available for sale abroad.

Porto Ricans and Cubans have renched 4, new low, level for the season, and business has been done at 1.31/32c. C. and F.

Wheat is 82,145,000 bushels: 81,217,000, last week; 72,178,000, lasted that about 500,000 tons have been

year.

Oats, 7,739,000 bushels: 7,928,000, last week; 3,109,000, last year.

According to reports from Buenos 'Airea, conditions in the "Corn dis- tricts point to the possibility of an exportable surplus between 4,500,000 and 5,000,000 tons.

Argentine Stocks: Wheat 285,000 tona; Corn 70,000 tons; Oats 50,000 tons; Linseed 130,000 tons.

The amount of Cuban stigar. ground to date is approximately 1,200,000 tons, of which it is report,

sold. Some estimates of the Cuban crop, are as high as 5,300,000 tons, bat others are as low as 4,000,000, tons.

Mr. F. O. Licht has issued his final estimate for the European

Beet crop. He gives a figure of 8,397,000 tons, compared to 3,247,000- tons in his last report and the actual production last year of 8,018,000 tons.

Dr. H. O. Prinsen Geerlings, a Our advices by mail from Chicage speak of a considerable broadening leading authority in Holland on

of speculative interest. A feature Java sugar, gives the following

of considerable bearing on the old figures;-

orop situation has been the reports Stocke in Jaya on lat May

of Russia having been a big buyer.

of Canadian flour. China is ex

1928

Tons.

8,000

3,039,000

Home consumption during

pected to take large quantities of 1028 crop

both wheat and four during the

next few months.

12 months

327,000 Total available for: export 2,620,000

CROBE

BRAND ... 71 lbs. per 2 tins 3.16 81. galls. 71 lbs. per balk 2.86 LANG

per 2 tira 3.04 STILL MOTOR SPIRIT

por case 6.50 per 2 tina 6.35 per bulk 5.85 per gallon (ex pump) 0.70

3.87 "YIN Foo GASOLIN

"8.50

Coals.

Khemo-No."': Lamp"

Nut Coal

J

Na. * Lump

No. I Stack

"15,00 11.60 *9.40

No. 2 Black

i

"

Flour Report.. QUOTATIONS:-

American Fatent ...per mack

Straight Cat of Shanghai Flour Australian Noi

"

No. 2 No. a Canadian Cut of

STOCK

#

Straight

Mixture

2nd Clear...

*

American... Canadiari... Australian...

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menced, and it was not surprising that bidding lagged. Trade orders were not lacking, the support, com- ing again mainly from the North. Auction clearances "continue good

Ootton,

Do.

... nom.

- dum.

$20 pol

$16 bar

.80 eis, buy.

..$20 Bom.

On the local cotton exchange, 6.60 yarn is slightly higher for March and about T. 1 a bale for forward $15.00 months as compared with a week

age, while cotton has advanced Der A Wings

Lane Crawforda..... about 50 candareens per picul

Mackintosh..... 8.40 American cotton in New York is Binceres......... Sing bay.

about 10 points higher. Rumours. Powells

$3.65 num. of impending trouble have had some H.K. Amusementa

*...*se sel, effect on yarn during the week and H.K. Gaastrastions...1. $8.50 **

dealers are inclined to hold off mak- B'qua,Indus, GaBonds.87% l 2.90-3.10 2.95-3.25ing purchases far ahead..

H.. Gort. Loans prom, hay Deliveries have been quite good bar-buyers; sellers; -sales; 3.00-3.10 though perhaps not as brisk 38 re- cently. There are still large stocks of cotton in Shanghai and the follow- 2.90-2.95 2.66-2.00ing statistics are of interest: 218 21.65

REPORT OF COTTON STOCK' IN

SHANGHAI

*

400,000 bags (Public Godowns and Warehouses) 120,000

March 5th." 50,000#

Manalo still weak with very little

change.

Sundries.

WINDOW GLLES—

...$5.30

18.80

nom.-pominal,

EXCHANGE RATES.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Rugor, March 12th.

124.934

Bucharest Buenos Aires Shanghai Yokohama

Description.

570,000 bags

Shensi Lingpao

Quantity. Bales. Picals. 113,739 426,521

Paris

Brussels Amsterdam Am

34.95

12.118

0,736

25,200

Berlin ..

90.45

Shantung

423

838

Copenhagen

18.201

Anking

3,098

7,990

Vienna

34.52

Tangchow

94,790

29,668

Helsingfors

1921

S'hai. M-Ginned

0,000++

2,400

Lason

108%

Kiukiang

2,680

1,012

815

Ningpo

104

62

47 5/16

Indian

2/61

1/101

+4.85 0/32

23.23

Milan

92.87

18.17

Oslo

18.19

Prague

163

Madrid

32.551

Athens

375

Rio

57

Bombay

Hong Kong

1/13/

4th Quality of 100 sq. ft. ..per box...

Fair Average sizes

1,164 thick per box... 6.85-6.30

·1/97 (27 ozs.) Chine,

India and Straits Froduce.

Java Bongh White... per pical 12.45-7.78 (Reported sales 66,439 picais. Epot.) Java Rough White per picnl 37.62-7.98 (Reported sales $1,085 picul To Arrive during March, April, Fans, July, August, September 1929.) Java Fine White par pieni 18.40 (Nom) Jova Rough Brown per picul #7.20-7.33 (Reported sales 8,293 picule. Spot.) Java Rough Brown per picul Java Molisves

per ploul 10.40-3.63 (Reported sales 24,664 piculá. Spal) Java Crystal No, 24 per pical 47.73

(Reported sales 80,500 picitia.) Jara Crystal No. 18 per picul $7.49

(Reported sales 11,180 piçuls.) Jaya Boft White

- per picni Java Soft, Yellow Jave Brown ...

(Reported axles 89,040 pienis.) Java utroop

per picul Hollo, Ko. I

(Reported sales 720 picùla.} Iloilo, No. 2

per picul (Reported sales 840 picula.) Halo, No. 3 ...

per pinul (Reported zales 300 p'cols.) Iloilo, No.4.

********** per pical No. 6 Manila Brown

Block

Hollow Brown Singapore Candy

$8.68

American American

"

4,400 13,200 6,818 21,527 $,350 10,700

160,981 $30,800

The above report is compiled by, the Shanghai Chinese Cotton Asso- cination in approximate figures.

In their weekly report on China Cotton and Yarn, Messrs. J. Spunt & Co., write:

China Cotton

Ý

New York Geneva

Stockholm

་

The surrounding country, not far | TO LET-From 1578 MAY To 30Tx TNOVEMBER, NO. & 1 PEAK, from Breanan Road with the inter- section of Keswick Road, is full of Five Roomed HOUSE Fully Furnished, grave mounds, and other than with Three Modern Bathrooms, Gardes, farmers and peasants, lew persons Minutes Rickshaw from Tax and on frequent the vicinity unless passing MOTOR ROAD-Apply: JOHN FLEM. in motor vehicles or wheelbarrows. ING, co Low BIMOTAN & MATTHEWS [7472 distant from the intersection of Tunsin Road with Keswick Road, just off the road, and within stube's throw of the railway track.

After the discovery of the head- lesa body, police interrogated number of the ever-increasing crowd

Pax ROAD. Fully Furnished 10 LET.-- BELLEVIEW" No 6 Roomed EQUISE with Early Posner sinn. Apply to: PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING

[7470

APRIL, LA

which gathered at the scene, but I ET Unfurnished from lar HACIENDA" no one seemed to know anything. · | No. 184, The Prax, Rent Moderate. Apply Property Office, JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. (7491

A Coolie's Discovery,

It was nearly noon when a shout was raised by a coolie nearly 200

feet, dway. He asserted be hadLET ON FOR SALE —AT FANLING (in Os Lot Village), found the head. This proved cor Furnished or Unfurnished, 4 Boomed rect, and the body was assembled at HOUSE with Garden and Garage. the Public Mortuary.

Moderath "Price" "Apply KWONG

It is understood that police are SANG HONG, LTD., 250, D2 VOHUT seeking three Indians in connection Bab OTELL with the case.

Capt. Laurence Francis Garratt was cited as co-respondent and respondent in consecutive cases be fore Mr. Justice Hill in the Divorce Court. Mr. Cecil Blackburne, "of Westerham, Kent, was granted a decree nii on the ground of his wife's adultery with Capt. Garratt at a Mayfair hotel, which was do denied, and Mr. Blekfürne" was given the custody of the two child- ren. In the next case Mrs. Florence Barbara Garratt, of Torquay, was granted a decree mist against Capt. Garratt on the same evidence..

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FANLING HUNT STEEPLECHASES

SUNDAY, 24th MARCH

ENTRIES CLOSE AT NOON, 16TH MARCH.

FORMS FROM THOMSON & Co.

17301

HARMSTON'S CIRCUS

AND

ROYAL MENAGERIE

1/13/16 Situated at Mongkok (Kowloon)

Silver, spot a forward -26

CHAIR ATTACK ON DETECTIVE.

MAN'S ACCUSATIONS AGAINST POLICE.

The dominant feature of our been the marked steadiness in prices market during the past week, has

on the local staple with an evolving firmness being displayed whenever any demand arose for good quality, although actual business on same may be said to have attained, no $7.38 great volume.

Yarn Fluctuations in the yarn market

Serious allegations were made 5.58 during the past week have been against the police by Edward Zeisz, erratic but the tendency on the age twenty-five, a labourer, of whole has been on the firm'side and Liverpool, who was sentenced to prices ruled on the same levels as twelve months' imprisonment at last reported. Total business done Liverpool. Atizes for housebreak this week for export amounts to ing and causing bodily harm to about 8,000 bales.

Detective Sergeant Cornes.

It

·

$8.93

coe. Thers is some business passing detained aleged that Zelez, while

(Reported sales 2,800 piculs) Market strengthening at increased prices,

per pical

SALTPETER 200

No. 1

No. 2

No, 3

MERCANTILE BANK OF

INDIA. DECLARATION OF ON OF DIVIDEND.

and dealers report that a much large chair, swung it over his head, greater volume would be possible and brought it down on. Sergeant were it not for the disquieting poli- Cornes bauds. tical situation.

Zeisz alleged that six detectiven Produce.

started to hit him and when he The dullness in the various pro- the chair across the fireplace and feigned unconsciousness ore broke duce markets continues generally; then accused him of having broken Some inquiries are coming forward it. The allegations were denied by for new season's egg products but the police. sellers are adopting a cautious at Zeisz's story," said Mr. Justice titude on account of the uncertainly Fininy, summing up, of the political situation and busi

* involves the

With regard to Farm Relief, our Exports May/Dec. 1029... 2,013,000 in London of the above Bank states Iness is difficult to arrange. Home 87 vest imoutationa, not only of"&}

special correspondent eays that among farmers and outsiders" there is perhaps some hope of relief in the shape of a subsidy. This is. however, scouted by well-informed poplo, who believe it is more likely that Mr. Hoover's experience with the grain trade will lead kin to help matters by removing the harm ful restrictions on speculative activity.

Available for export Jan./

...

A telegram from the Head Office that at the annual general meeting

series of unprovoked assaults by April ...... 605,000 cl the shareholders a mal dividend buyers also have adopted a waiting detectives, but of one of the most Bpolicy... During the last four years, the of 8 per cent on the "AB

serious things a policeman' can do January/April exports have been and shares will be declared Some small parcels of Szechuan manufacturing evidence."

Dr. Ahearn, medical officer of 211,000 205,000, 307,000 and 462,000 | (making 18, per cent. for year Jess getskips are reported to have been tons. A very heavy carryover in income tax). £30,000 will be placed purchased at rather higher prices Walton Frison, said Zeisz had an Java at the end of the season 30th to rescrye (raising it to £1,450,000), than were recently current, but de-altack of sleeping sickness in 1999, April-is improbable, but another £40,000 written off landed and mand from American and European and in his opinion the illness was large crop is expected-probably house property, and £102,000 dat- buyera is at present rather neglig largely responsible for his demoral

ried forward to 1929 account. larger than last year.

ible. Dry cow hides are neglected isation.

Near Lät-chi-kok Road

A Special Gala Performance

Will be given in Aid of

THE TUNG WAH HOSPITAL

ON

Saturday, 16th March, at 9.15 p.m. When 50% of the Gross takings will be given to the above institution. The following Gentlemen have kindly consented

to be Patrons on the occasion —

The Hon. Mr. R. A. C. NORTH, Secretary for

Chinese Affairs.

The Hon. Sir ShOUSON CHOW, Kt. The Hon. Dr. R. H. KOTEWALL, C.M.G. The Hon. Dr. S. W. Ts'o, O.B.E Sir ROBERT Ho Ture, Kt.

and the Directors of the Tang Wah Hospital.

Prices as Usual

BOOKING AND PLAN AT MOUTRIE'S.

Buses and Taxis pass the Circus Tent. Last Ferry to Hong Kong 1246 a.m.