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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1929.

Money and Markets.

HONG KONG TRADE.

MID-WEEK REPORT.

Mesars, Harry O. Odell & Co. re- port as follows:-

A fairly heavy fluctuation in China Lights has been a feature of car market for the past week.

The firm tone of the market which has prevailed for some time has been maintained, and the outlook for the near future continues to be Bright,

Banks.Were denit in from $1,233 to $1,983 and close with sellers nt the latter price.

Canton's and Eong Kong Fires.- Improved to buying rates of $663 and 8783 without attracting sellers. UnionsContinued in strong de- mand and came to business at as high a figure us $303."

Underwriters. Are still wanted

$2.10.

Steamboats-Were again taken off the market. 8231, with further buyers.

Wharves-Had

steady rise from $140 to 8141 with small lots changing hands intervening

rates.

Docks.-Are quiet at $32). Providents,-Have had consistent inquiries at current rates of $4.70 and 84.73, with a firm undertone.

Hotele. After coming to business at 89.73 for cash delivery, and $10,03 for December, have eased off and are now obtainable at $9.60 cash.

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Lands-Were, done at 61 and 962 and jumped to 803, finishing up At 863) Luyers, and 364 sellers.

Humreys-Have buyers 214.30, and higher rates will have to be paid to obtain shares.

Realtys-Are being inquired for 21 $9.10.

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Trams-Sales were effected at 818.33, the market closing steadier with further buyers at the same rate.

Ferries. Had an appreciable rise and were done at 8091, up to $70.

Electrics-Have been the medium a fair proportion of the week's business at rates ranging from 8623 to $64 closing with sellers at 863.

Lights,(Old) Were dealt in, to large extent, at rates which Anctuated between -812.70 and $13,40, and can still be placed at 8131

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Telephones.-Came in for atten- tion at $720, and appreciated to a buying rate of $7.80.

Cements (Combined). Have strengthened to 80.00 but have sHers at 89.95.

Ropes. Are firm at 87.60. Dairy Farme. Sale were report nd at $20 to 990), with further buyers at $20},

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CHINESE SALT LOANS.

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VICAR'S WEDDING

CRUSADE.

TOO MANY OLD FÖLKS AT HOME.

The vicar of Willingham is al armed. The young members of his flock, he says, are not the marrying surt. Apparently they never have been, because the church register show an average of less than two marriages a year since the register was opened in 1320,

REGULAR PAYMENTS CLEAR- ING ARREARS.

(United Press.]

Shanghai-An important step in Something had to be done, and direction of fulfilment of the vicar, the Rev. T. Malkiusen. China's foreign financial obliga-has done it. He has offered as an tions is seen by observers here in inducement to devote half the funds announcement by Mr. T. V. Soong, of his parish magazine to the pro- Minister of Finance of the National vision of wedding presents for Government, that payments on the parishioners who marry before the Chinese Salt Louns are now bring end of this year. made regularly and that arrears are being made up.

Marriage in Willingham dur- ing the past six years has definite declined. Last year there was only one wedding. The rector's ex- planation is that Willingham is such a delightful place that, ne soon as there is a house to let, it is taken up by some elderly couple from a neighbouring village, and in consequence," he says,

Various reforms have been intro-ly duced in connection with the salt payments and local surtaxes. have been either reduced or consolidated into a single tax collected by the Salt Taxpectorate.

The Finance Ministry's general plan has been to provide first of all for payment of interest as it falls due. In the matter of repayment of principal, priority is given the As the oldest, Anglo-French loan and on this loan the arrears of prin: cipal will have been paid up by the end of 1031...

Birch Crisp Loan.

It is expected that the amortiza- tion of the Birch Crisp loan will be brought up to date by 1034, pay- ments of arrears beginning in 1939 and continuing at the rate of two. a year. The Salt Gabelle is only partially responsible for service in the Hukuang loan but supplemen- tary payments, such as were made last July, will be made until arrears on this have been paid and a Hu- kuang coupon will be met each

July,

Bath foreign and Chinese obser vers declare themselves impressed by the rehabilitation af à Salt Collectorate which, in the words of the G. Daily News (British),

"seemed but a couple of years ago to have been smashed beyond rep demption.

our juveni

le life shows a marked decline. Our day school has decreased in num bers from 100 to thirty, and our Sunday school from ifty to twenty. My choir boys were once a dozen; now they are three.

It is a village of elders," he concluded despondently.

SIX JOBS IN, NINE MONTHS.

REMINISCENCES OF SIR SYDNEY SKINNER.

Sir Sydney Skinner, of John Barker and Co., Ltd., speaking at the summer school of the Drapers Chamber of Trade at Oxford, gave an amusing survey of his fifty years in the drapery trade. from the days when he used to walk from Brompton'-road to Deptford High- street in order to sell goods on Saturday evening from six till mid- night.

He described how he was first In explaining this situation, the apprenticed to a shop in Holloway, and how at the end of the first Scong statement says that the week there it was found that his instructions of the National Goyash bux was 10s, short. ernment of September 20, 1928, for the allocation to each Salt Revenue District of a fixed quota for service of salt loans have been carried into effect.""

The salt duty has for many years been considered one of China's most important sources of regular, gov eramental income, and critics of the Chinese situation had fastened upon deeny of the salt service as primary point of attack.

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They sent for his mother, he said, and told her: This boy of yours is no good in the trade. He will Hever he a success. You had better Lake him away.”

"Don't connect me up with that half sovereign," added Sir Sydney.

i did not have it. Those were the days of open tills, and the cul- prit was found afterwards.'

When he had saved his first £50 Sir Sydney spent it travelling on the Continent.

Amusements.-Have been a weak "QUEER DRESS" OFFENCES. ed," he continued, "at £20 a year

market and are obtainable at 8941. SHANGHAI COTTON, MARKET.

Has experienced but little change, the latest cabled prices being:-

Ewas Tls. 21.30, Shanghai Cot: trina (Old) Tis. 101, Zoong Sings

Tis. 19.70.

MANDATE FROM NANKING.

[United Press.] Peping-The former "capital of Diviends-A dividend of 60 can

China is awaiting with interest the darcens per share has been declaranking making it a

outcome of n mandate issued from

criruinal

Latd.

ed by the Zoong Sing Cotton Mills,offence, punishable by fine and im The Exchange rates for the day prisonment. for Chinese men and

women to wear queer dress."

are:--

T.T. on London

1/10 361 TT on Shanghai Next Settlement Day, Tuesday, October 29.

RUBBER. STEADIER TONE IN EVIDENCE.

Messrs. Pentreath & Co., have forwarded as the following letter, dated August 28, from Mesars Hornby Hemelryk & Co. of Liver- poul.

Although business has been very quiet throughout the past week, a stendier tone has been in evidence, particularly since the inventories of manufactured tyres and tubes at the end of July were received and showed a reduction of about 10 per cent. from those in hand at the end of June.

The résidents are concerned about what the officials here may consider queer dress, and whether they will take the mandate serious- ly.

Commenting upon the mandate, the Lender, a Chinese-owned Eng- ish-language newspaper, suggests: The mandate unfortunately is not broad enough in scope. It should include a provision"decreeing severe punishment for any young man wearing his hair as low as neck line: It should specifically forbid short skirts from being worn by any girl who is knock-kneed.

1 got a job as soon as I return-

living in. Jobs were easy to get in those days, but you had not a ghost of a chance of getting a job unless you had a frack coat, tall hat and an umbrella. I had six jobs in nine months, and went from one end of Oxford-street to the other."

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350 METRES.

11 to 11.30 a.m.-Commercial Newe.Share Reports, etc., in Chi nese and English.

12.30 to 1.30 p.m.-Demonstration programme (English and Chinese regards). For use of Radio dealers.

1.13 p.m.-Weather report.

5 to 7 p.m.--General-programme. (Victor and H.31.V. records aup- plied by Messrs, S. Moutrie & Co., Ltd.).

7.48, p.m.-Evening weather re- port.

It should eliminate hard-boiled

p.m.-Evening programme, of skirts. This is a vestige of for- eisn barbariem, which should not be Chinese music (records supplied by allowed in any advanced nation. The Sincere Co., Ltd.)

10.30 p.m.-Close down. It most certainly should prevent the new American fad of coloured and striped B.V.D.'s from coming into China,"

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The mandate points out that the CONSIGNEE NOTICES

Towards the end of last week the market became quite firm and prices advanced at one time to Spot

entire nationis, crazy over novel 10d., October/December 10.11/16d., clothes," and that if this state of January/March 10.15/16d., April affairs is permitted to continue, June 11.3/16 and January/De- China will become a laughing- cemger (1930) d. A reaction stock of the world in things aar- followed from these levels, but torial."

there is once more a firmer tone, and the market closed last night about undanged from the above prices.

There has been slightly more in- terest displayed by manufacturers, and as there are good" orders in the market at prices slightly below those ruling at present, any pro- nounced trade demand, which we expect to develop during the next few weeks, would in our opinion affect prices immediately.

The Eastern market has been very firm during the past few days, and cables report a scarcity of sellcra.

Stocks.--London 34,051 tons (in- erense 1.078 tons); Liverpool 7,285 tona (increase 1,209 tons).

Our New York correspondents cabled last night that September liquidation is being well 'absorbed. Short covering of December and January has strengthened distant deliveries. New buying is in evi dence and will probably cause gradually higher prices.

Close New York last night:-Do- cember 21.50c., March 22.10., May

22.40c.

EXCHANGE RATES,

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

RUGBY, October 1.

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Paris Brussels Amsterdama Berlin Copenhagen Vienna Helsingfors

Liahong Yokohama Bucharest Shaoghai Buenos Aires New York Geneva Milan Stockholm Osle Prague

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34.545 1921

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25.175

12.855

18.115

18.203 164 32.765 375

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