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CLOTHES ARE ·

VANITY!

DRESS NOT WORN FOR PROTECTION.

MODESTY IS A SECONDARY REASON.

Why do you wear clothes? Be enitse, says Mr. J. C. Flugel, B.A., U.Sc., in his book, "The Paycho logy of Clothes," clothes sorve thro main purposes--devoration, madosty, and protection,

Money and

HONG KONG SHARES

BENJAMIN & POTTS' WEEKLY, REPORT.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1930.

Markets

AUSTRALIA'S GOLD BOUNTY BILL. PASSED WITHOUT AMENDMENT.

(TANOVON NEUTER'S AGENCY.}

CANDERIA, Dec., 11.

Messrs. Benjamin & Potts. local

The Gold Bounty Bill has now share and general brokers, in their weekly share report dated yester-assed all the stages in the House

fif Representatives. day, atata!~

The Senate passed the Gold Bounty Bill without amendment.

ROLLS-ROYCE HEAVY OIL

ENGINES.

DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS

$115

HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

~!!!!!

218 Chartered Banks... Mercantile Bks. “A”

Do.

FOREIGN MAILS

RADIO NOTICE.

Individuals and firma are recommended to register their tele graphic address at the Radio Ofles. No charge is made for this.

INWARD MAILS.

PKR

Buk

SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION.

Bayere Ballare Balenial

FRIDAY, -DEC. 12.

Buyers Selles Bale

Hostal

Banka

6,1780 $1,735 $1,735)

£112

ILK. Banks $1,720

Do. (London).

1,725, 20

FROM

£10 EN

£19

EURO via NIGAPATAN (Papers only

London, 13th November)

£12)

**

Katori Haru

19th Dec,

Bank of East Axin.....] #117

MANILA

Pran, Jeferson

Btu Doo,

++

Prax Polt

13th Ioo,

Insurances

Bunning

13th Deo.

15th 100.

$1,930

13.10

1,160 1512

Т 3015

Canton Ingamotow....} $1,230) Underwriten ............. North Chluss...******) Union Insuran900 ...|

Ja

$3,5

15th Doa

T100

16th Dos

8310

2018

8514

16th Dea.

1.850 Yangtazy Insurances

$60

Kulang

17th Doo.

$400 $1,215

17th Deo.

... Van Houten

17th Doc.

...

Tripanas...

17th Dec

Shinyo Maru

17th Dec,

Emp of Canada...

18th Dec.

***

*

Kashmir... Eantan

19th Dec.

20th Des.

***

Angers

83rd Doo,

OUTWARD MAILS.

The House throw ent an amend. Business during the past weekment limiting the operation of the

LATER. And which of these is the prim has been fairly brisk and although "unty to five years.

Protection 7 No. there was a slight easing off in ary motivel Modesty No Decoration? Yes prios at the outset, the market has The great majority of scholars since strengthened, as a rule, buyers Investment stocks hav ualesitatingly regarded depredominate. ceration as the motive that led, in have received a further fillip from the first place, to the adoption of the fall in Exchange, and the

(BRITIAN WIRELESS SERVICE-] clothing, and consider that the Dollar at the clon tunched 1/18

RUBY, Dec. 12. Marmith - and - modesty preserving which is the lowest, g-fregorded in

After several months of secret ex- Functions of dress, however import the history of the Colony. Interest

was chiefly centred in the more periments the Rolls Royen Co. has airt they might Inter on become, were only discovered once the wear ing of clothes had become habitual Popular counters, all of which are produced two 12-cylinder heavy oil $101

readily saleable at quotations..

They are intended for use in Banks-Hong Kong and Shangacroplanca, and it is understood the depth-the Do you dambt

ihai Bunks have continued their are for application to car chassis. primacy of this dreative stinct 1 Then reflew on monkeys, advance anıl

The new engines operate on the were dealt in nt

ignition principle, compression whose pleasure is visibly increas

The London price with He attendant advantages of ed by draping things round them-$1,173/81,740, Belves."

has receded to £112 (Middle). complote alisner of fire-risk and

extienvely low fuel consumption.

for other reasona.”

Do you doubt man's ability to Then dispense with protection. unst an eye on the savages of Therrn del Fuego on whose hardy skins the snow melts hopelessly.

Hussars Terror."'

As for modeaty-The actual nanifestations of modesty appear, indeed, to be entirely a matter of habit and convention.'

Marine and Fire Insurances, Unions have been well enquired for, and as high as 8313 has been paid. Cantons were prominent with, a further rise in the price to 81,223. Hong Kong Fires have also attract ed more attention and have harden- ed steadily to 81,215. China Fires are still in request at $100." Under-

transactions at this rate.

Mr. Flugel's book, being Number 13 of the International Psycho Analytical Library, is an elabor-writers are obtainable at $3 after ately documented, a profund, and a surprising study of his subject.

We learn, for example, that the hussars traditional uniform, with heavy braiding across the chest, was ** derived from an attempt to

imitate the ribs, being thus (when completed by a representation of a skull on the head-dress) doubtless intended to strike terror through the symbolisation of death. The in- fluence of this dress is still to be traced in the apparently harmless uniforma of pageboys, or buttona.

The crinoline, ridiculous да we think it, rather than impresaire, a certain 'dignity on did confer

women.

Shipping-Business was recorded in Hong Kong. Canton and Macao Steamboats nt 8311, but the market closed with sellers at 831. Douglas Steamships, are to be had ut 8287, Waterboats are idk round 839. « Shell" Transports closed "higher in London at 77/4 (Middle).

Dock, Wharves and Godowas- Kowloon Wharves have had a sharp recovery, and large purchases were made at enhanced prices up to $173, the market closing, strong, China Providents (Old) were book- ed at 85.33 and the New Shares at 82.35. Whanpon Docks have buyers at 8301 Hongkew Wharves at Tls. 290 and Shanghai Docks at Tls, 114 are steady at quotations.

Indeed, "the crinoline has been looked on as a symbol of feminine domination"; and the relative size of men and women of that epoch inevitably suggests a com qparison with a certain species of

Lands, Hotels and Buildings- insects, such as the praying man-Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels tis, the males of which appear ex- tremely small and insignificant were lowered during the week and were made at $10.90. They

aalca

engines.

EXCHANGE RATES.

(DUITIEN WIRELESS BERVICE.]

Paris

New York

China Firos,rademar| H.K. Fires-----| $1,348)

Shipping

$281 3317

Douglases

Steamboats

$40

Indos (prot)

191

Do(def.)

77,6

Bhell Tausports .......

33/0

**

T.6

T130

T.01 $331

+

DURI

..

$281 #32 $43

28

83/8

T1440 $7.40 1.1

T.6

141.

***

Sun

M

U.S.A, HONOLULU, JAPAN and Buang- HAI (8an Francisco, 11th Norombar) Brannuat and Swarow TWA BRANDFA and SWATOW

U.J.A., BONOLULU, Japan and BrandBiT | (Ban Francisco, 21st November)....) FORMOSA AND ANOT

AUSTRALIA and MAMA. Calcutta bod atRAITS STRAITS

Amor and SWATOM

Kingyuan ...

Pres. Grant Zimanosk Changle...

... Perim

U.S.A. FONOLULU, ATAR and BHARO (Ban Francisco, 7 th November) CANADA, U.B., HONOLULU, JAPAN and SHANGHAI (Vancouver, B.C., 27th Nov., Eurors via Buzz (Letters and paper, London, 2 th Nor, and Parcels 13th Nor.mbor) JAVA

FOR

JAPAN and SHANGHAI

JAPAN

**

***

ULGISTERED and PARCEL MAILS are closed 18 muutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertised to close at or before am, registered and parcel mails are closed at 5 p.m on the previous day.

For

Fer

DATE and TIME

Water-boat *****

Mining

Bonquets......

Kailans mest

Langkate (coh)...

Do. (single)

Explorations...... Shanghai Loads ... Rauba.............$3,3 Tronoh Minca -****

Docks, Wharves,

Godowns, etc.

4.HK & K Wharfe... $171

Providents (old). ...

H.K. Docks

(new)... $2.50

T.114 Shanghai Docka 77.10 Now Engisoeringa The Hongkowa ................

Lands, Hotels, and

Bulidinga

H.K. & S. Hotels...$10.90 "H.K. Lands. (old).....| $8831

(new).9%).

(rights)

Shanghai Landle...

$5.50 Australia (except places North of Town- sville) and New Zealand via Singapore and Brisbane-ine Brisbane, 3rd Jan., ( 1931

***

Straits Ceylon, India, Mauriline, E, and 8. Afrira. Adan, Egypt and EUROPE via Marseilles de Marseillos, 8th Jaotary, 1031...

Bangkok..

Esiphong

Hoibew, Pakhoi end Haiphong.

Fort Bayard..

Japan, Canada, O,NA, C. and B. Americe.

and EUROPE via San Fransisco due San Francisco 6th Jan. 1931...

Terukuni Maru connect with

Nimo Zarland

at Singaporo

Terukuni Maru

G. G. Maurice Long

Saturday, 18th,

leg. 8.15AM Colters 900

Prea Jeferson... } |Dog.

...Pros, Jefferson

Do.

$11

831

T.113

1.7

****

Ardent

Taming Wing Lt...

619

9.30AM

8.30A

#173

171/3

J

051

...

$2.55

3307

831

Reg.,19th, 8.48

Ruany, Dec. 11.

Letters

123.50

...4.86 13/10

Brussels Geneva

34.70)

8 30 AM

23.04

$11

"B11

9.00 AN

Amsterdam

12.05/

$53

B2/30

2.30 M

Milan Berlin

02.77%

$82

806/8x

Do.

Paroola

8.00 T

821

*21

Do.

4 15 PM

20.30

1.329

Latiers

Stockholm

18.101

30

H.K. Healtys

$0.40

EZON

Copenhagen

18.151

$171

Humphreye

$17.30 $171

18.15

Chinese Estates

34.30)

$87

D

163

Cotton Milla.

Shanghai and "KUROPE_víz Siberia Shangbai, Japan and EUROPE vis Elberia Samehui and Wuchow

Lettors

COP 5.00 IM 6.00 'M

Katori Maru

***

8.30 TM

Kookom

最

103

45.15

T.11

Dairen... Manila

Pyrrhus...

5.00

*

***

Pra, Polk

---

6.00

108,25

Foochow via Swatow

4x1

Yulang...

4.00 z w

TM

375

Sunday,

14th,

818

Bremerhave

83)

4 13/16

8.30 A■

38

9.00 & M

377

9.00 A

Osio

Vicuna Prague Helsingfors Madrid Lisbon Athens ..... Bucharest Rio Buenos Airra Montevideo Bombny Shanghai Hong Kon Yokohama Silver (apat) Silver (forward)...

beside the much more magnificently have since recovered to a buying developed females."

quotation of 811 Hong Kong ON Bight and Left.

Lands have ruled firm and were The author traces harmony placed, to some extent, up to $831, while the New Shares yielded 882. between architecture and dress:

The return to

a greatly in Realtys were bought at 894. Bum- creased elaboration of costume in phreys Estates show a further ad the mid-Victorian period was varfe, with business reported t accompanied by what now seems to 817 and 817:20. Shanghai Lands its the over-detailed ornamentation closed appreciably higher at Tix if the Victorian drawing-room. 122.

On the other band we may perhaps be justified in seeing parallel between the plain, wide- windowed, open style of post-war factory or office building, and the relatively simple style of modern dress, which has no ornamental complications and scoks to hide no secrote."

Among so much that is learned and psycho-analytical, one small passage will earn the gratitude of humanity. This suggests an ex- planation why man's garments bat- ton on the right and woman's on the left.

"The practice may be connected with the desire to leave the right hand tree in the case of the man, in order that he might hold his sword, and the left and free in the case of the woman,

renewed

EXCHANGE.

1/57.

!!!

$934

T11,60 Ewood...........

S'hai. Cuttons.......

1.79

T9

Long Bings

$18

་

15143

$25.65 $25.90 $20/1]

$81

1/33.

1/14

2/0 17/39

15 9/16

15

881

8127

535

$43

$23

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

:

December 12, 103 LONDON :— Telegraphic Transfer... 1/1? Bank Bills, on demand 1/11 Bank Blila, 4 months'

sight......... Credita,

Da

!!!

Public Utilities

Tramways ................ 8171

Peak Trama (old) ...|

(HW)...

Star Ferrica $83

C. Lights (old)....$25.90||$26 Do. (now)....$26.45

H.K. Electrics

Macuo do

****** 84

Sandakan Ligita ..

Fotophones (fully pd.)

Do. (part p.) $23 F10.50 China Buses ............

Do. (prof.)

T101 Caldbeck, ((ord.)

Macgregora prof. Canton less mone Cements (combe... $18.10

+

19/

Traction

Industrials

***

T77)

T.D

Rabaul ..

Bangkok via Bwatow..

Manila...

Swalow...

100

**

4.00 P

Kaying Horan Maru Anking

Monday, 16th, 'Farools Letters

***

8171

$7

$14) Amoy

Awatow, *Amoy and Formosa

320.80

$81

Straite and Calcut'. ... Bwatow

Isang Hydrangea

Noon 1,00 8,00 M

***

Tuesday, 16th,

Swalow, "Amoy and Foochow Amoy

++

7/

Hatching ... Tean Pres. Grani Wotshing...

wak

Amoy

Taiyuan

T10.40

Siraits.

$3.80

Haibow and Bangkok

1/17

night .....

* 1/2 7/10 Documents, 4 months

$18.10 $12

$18

Manila...

124

$6.20

sight............. 1,2 0/10

$11.40 $11

Do Do Bopes

(old)...

18

Amoy

A

(new)...

$11.4.

$0.80

China Sugars.com

127

Malabon jugara ***

Bank Bills, on demand 710

¥5

United Asbosto

Credita, 4 months' sight 750

$10

South China Motors.

NEW YORK:-

Miscellaneous

ን

$271

$271

Dairy Farms, otam, r.

$231

Do, ex rights.

Dor A. Wings.

$23

$116

ON PARID:-

ON

months'

Bank Bills, on demand 27 19/14 Credits, 60 days' sight. -28 16:10 ON BOURAY-

Public Utilities. Hong Kong Electrics have rallied a little and were put through at $31, the rise being wall maintained.. China Lights (Old) have suffered from a further set-back from liquidation, and myre sold down to 825.40, but a better demand has since set in and buyers have raised Telephones their price to $23.70. (Partly Paid) have had transactions

623.10. Star Ferries have bny.ON ers at 894, but shares are difficult to obtain.. Peak Trams (Old) are quiet but steady at 814.·

Island

Miscellaneous Green Cements (Combined) opened with sales at 217.03, but have recovered to buying quotation of 818:10. Dairy Farms (Cam, Rights), are wounted at fert, llong Kong Ropes have changed hands at 810.40 and continue in request. Benguets at 6101 mark a further rise. Raub are also higher and can be placed at 8331 There has been practically no business done in Watsons which have. maintained a level of 819.80 for cash. Constructions have quiet- batened down a bit and closed nominal at 84. Sales were made of Hong Kong Government Loan at 6 per cent. premium.

"A woman, when buttoning up, would, it is supposed, grasp her attire with her fight hand and push it over to the left, leaving her left arm fres to carry a child. It is usual to carry children on the left

•

Of course, the explanation, may be something quite different, Mr. Flugel has helped us.

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ON

On demand... BATAVIA:On demand.. 00

On Haphoro:

On

Blond my

On demand....

ON BANGKOK :--·

Do rights|| (8)

Amusements $20

Ubin. Entertainm'te. 5124 Constractions..... 841

12.70 Lane Crawfords ... $3.60 $9.76

1/4

Macicintoshs. Nanyang Tobacco... $3.40

$11.60 Binevra omma

$12.80

Watsons ****

Wra, Powelle

B. Ind. G. Bonds... 69%

H.K. Bort, Loans... #105]]

(12.30

$12

327+

+

Kuriyang...

Foiyang

i

Kolyan

Van Houts

Emp. of Canadi.. Kutsang

and Bonth Afrio, Egypt [nn] {} Aeneae) i EUROPE via Warneilleandne štar-{ seilles, 22nd January, 1931

1.00 P 8 30 PM 4802

5.COM

Wednesday, 17th, 3.30 PM Thonday, 18th,

10.80 A 10.30 & 1

15.06 5.00:

Friday, 19tb

1.00 Keirloom P.0. Parcels 480x Beg 20th, 9.07 AM Letters 1000 M 4.P.0. ||Far,19/h,5,00 y w 1 Beg 20th, 9:45 a, m Letters 20:30 M

Monday, 22nd, 10.30 A

Pareria

15.00 T

Lettore 10.30 A

23rd,

Tuon P.D.

Reg.

1.00

1,00 % M

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow

Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, East and South Africa, Aden, Egypt and EUROPE via Marsaillesdae Mar solles, 17th Jannary 1931

Randakas

Маша

Manila, Australia, and New Zealand via

Thursday Island due Thursday Change... Jaland, 3rd January, 1991

Beg. 3rd.9.45

Stalle, Ceylon, India Marior, Esth

Latters

11.85

G.P.O.

BOR

-1,45 #M.

43

list

prema,.8% LOCAL AND

Lettera

9.30 PM

+

Kowloom

P.O.

WEEK DAYS.

FOR

Frox

18 9/16

0.2,0.

From SUKONDWAN BANON 2.0,

REGULAR OUTWARD MAILS.

SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS

Frox SISUNGWAN BRANCE

Balgon, Straits, *Cy'on. *India, *Mauri. }

Lins F. and 8, Africs, Aden, "Egypt and EUROPE via Maxwells duof Marseilles 23rd January, 1831

Reg

1.00 p

Angers.

PUR

Letters 100 PX

Beg 1.15 Letters

G.R.O

9.00

From G.P.O.

P.0.

Calton

( 7.18 mm. &| | 780 {0.00 pm.

7.00 p.m.

On demanding 1671 Soventions, Bank's Baying

**** 1/21 BAR SILVER, ner

Hate

HEALTH OF EASTERN PORTS.

The following health bulletin of Cotton Mille-Ewos were sold in Eastern ports, for the week ended the North at Tel. 11.60. Shanghai December 6, has been issued by the Cottons are unchanged.

Rubbers. Plantation

Director of Medical and Sanitary Macao & Tinatan Rubber Services : --

comes through as 41d. per lb., mar. ket stendy. The latest cabled quota- tions from Shanghai, are o lows:-

Anglo-Javna Anglo-Dutch Batu Anams

Chemora

Consolidateds

Pondicherry wi

24,0

Tail Fo

Bhumohan

Choungshow

Aberdeen

7.00pm

1.16 pa 1.80 p.m.

Bundaya

Sunda

8.15

8.80 Lonly

6.00 pm

only 6.00 pm

7.36 am. & ƒ 7.30 2.0. 11.30 p.m. 1.16 p.m.

Saturdays

14.30 p.p

779.30 1,02

1.00 p

3.00 pm

7.00 p

(7.16 am, & (7,30 m, &

8.00 p Sundays Bundays

(5pm. only 7.00 pm.

only

[7.15 am & 1780mm, à

H.30 BEL 1.00 Pale

1080 KIL

6.00 p

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12.00 p

9.00 am.

( 9.00 am. &]

11.00 11. JE 13.00 pm,

12.30 p.m.

&4.30 pm.

1.00 pm disp

(11.00 .

1 & 4.30 pm

Flagus.

Casos. Death

fai-

Pauri Penh

-1--

Cholera.

Hongnoon (except Saturdays) Kankong (except Saturday

Fatahan (By Train)

5.00 p.t

6.00p.m. –6.00 punt.—

7.15

Buyers. Bombay

84.80

7.15.a.m. 9.00am

Calcutta

9:00

2.10

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30

11.0

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Pnom Penh

1.60

Small-pox.

Krocworks..........

1.15

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Bombay

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Tannh Merana i

75

Calcutta

SIX MONTHS TWELVE MONTHS

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Tabonga

-1.30-

Ziangbes

4.30

818.00

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Stanley in REP

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cember 23, 1930,, January 27. and Febuary 24, 1931..

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