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No. 22656. *** HONG KONG, FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1931.

KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY DIARY OF LOCAL

TIME TABLE.

Un sad after AUGUST 23tv. 1919, antil Ferthie-Notice (all previous

Tizze. Tablog canoolled)

UP TRAINS

4,MA.M. | A.H... 2,3,

P.M. P.M. P.M; P.M.[EX..

STATIONS No. No, 20.10.

L.M., M.

Kowloon. Dep. 8,858,00 8,149,05 10.00 12.01 1.16 2.84 3.00 480 5,40 2.45

Yaumati Dop.) 6.44||

Shatin...Dep | 8.66 Talpo...Dep 7,10 Telpo

Sheung

shui

2017,15 1726

Somlays a Rolidays only

-

9.15 10.09|| 12,10 1,33

-9,28 10,20 12,34 1,38

9,48 10.33 13,35 1,81

9,49 10,37| 12,39| 1,35|—

** 10.00 10.47 12,19 1,0 -|-

EVENTS.

To-day. (March.0.)

From Admiral (Herr) arrives on Waldeck Rosse on visit to the Colony.

Property Auction: (12-14, Quren's Road Central) China Auction Foonts, 3 p.m.

Dancing Display, by Miss Violet Capell's papile, Theatre Royal, 5.20

14.88 5.48 -7.38 4.60 6.00 8.03 8.04 6.13 8.17

[..

6,08 6.17 8.11 5.18 4.27 6.98

6.23 0.32 8.37.

0,07 10.11) 10,58 · 1,00 2,16 3.19] 3.40 6.39 6,88 8:48

| 9.01| 10,05) 10,52| L2:51| 9,10|| 8,18||

7.80

Dop. 7,80

Shum-

shun årr. 7.26 8.0

Cantor...Arr. *** 1934

DOWN TRAINS

STATIONS

No.1

0.7 A.K. A.M. A.K.

No.10 No. No. 17°N«,17 }[N6,ST] No.21 4.M A.M.P.M. P.K. | P.X. FX.

NA 11 T.K.

8.25

...Dap:

Jantou Shuichuo...Dop. Shoung bai Dop. Fanling... Dep. Taipo Market. Dep. Tipo

Dop,

Shatin ...Dep. YaumatiDep. Kowloos... Art.

7.19 7.69 10.1, 11.41 7.30 9.34 10.41 11,49 7.25 3.10 10.47 11.33 7,11421 10.57 12,03 7.4) 4,23 11.01 12.09 7,19,2 11,14 10:39 9.68 3,51 11.94 18.35

(2,39 2,356 | 4,89|5,47o 8,54|

2,42 4,485.44 7.00 9.18 4.50 3.88

8.38 5.00 8.08

[8,03 [5,04°) 8,12

(3.155.176.90

| 3,973,296,18:

Sanitary Board Meeting, 413

(1.47..

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伍拜鹂 日陸月叁壹卅佰玖仟登英 Price.

TRADE AND CURRENCY.

BRITISH EXPERT ON THE WORLD DEPRESSION.

SUPPOSED MAGIC OF MONEY.

In the case of wheat the culprit is the weather. A snecession of goed harvests has produced largo crops of wheat in most of the wheat-grow ing countries of the world.

As

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Two important spenches were retian and the deficiencies due to the Queen's Theatre: Let Us beently delivered by leading London war. That stage has passed, but Gay."

bankers, dealing with the probleins the industrial equipment" still re World Theatre: Scarlet Maid" of banking and currency and trade; mains, and is now seeking employ. (Chinese picture).

rites. Mr. Harold Cor in the Sun ment Star Theatre: "Soft Living."" Central Theater: "King of Jaxday Times. The first was by Mr. Ten Dango: H.K. Hotel, 4.30 pin. P. C. Goodenough, eliasrbian of Dinner Dances: H.K. and Penin-Barclay's Bank, and the second by sula Hotels, 8.30 p.m.

Mr. Reginald McKeŋuí, chairman of the Midland Bank. It is best to begin with the second speech, for soon as prices begun to fall farmiera | GRAND HOTEL DES WAGONS, Mr. McKenna has long held views took alarm and appealed to their. which difor" from those held by respoïtirs gavernments to do some offer leailing, minders of his pro thing to save them from ruin. The fession. For many years he has Governments of Canada and the been more or less in favour of in- United States both responded to dation, though, like many other in this appeal, and public money, was Annual Meeting, Bank of Canton,flationists, la dislikes the word. spent in assisting the formation of He still evidently leans in the same wheat gools to hold up the what. Racing-Annual Race Meeting direction, but apparently Happy Valley).

sees the until prices became better. This Hockey-Cher Clark Cap 1. Kov-difficulties more clearly than he did peccssarily stimulated the farmers loon Ladina Torcio, St. Anseven or eight yeaïs agó,

10 go on producing more wheat, for Cricket Division 1.1 Indian

European Mail-Inward: Europe Batri Negapatsun (Hakasaki Maru). Europe i Sileria (Hakone Maru), Outward: Europe rid Siberia (Hakozaki Mary), 10.30 a.m..

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R.C., Navy (F.), Kowloon C.C.,stress on the desirability of stabilis, the Government bad taken them Civil Service (F). Division II.ing prices, fint at the same time under its wing. Price fell still Civil Service C.C." BA.S.C. (L),

admitted the difficulties in the way;", further, and the Governments both Recreio r. Royal Euginoera Hong Kong CC. F. Police (F.), What he apparently wants to do is of Canada and the United States University. Indian R.C. (F.). to persuade the bankers ir nesen, are still holding large stocks of

Football-Senior Shield: Club Kowloon, St. Joseph's Borderers,y with Government asustance wheat. The Australia Govern B. Artillery v. Reccio, Southe contral currency that prices will ment-" has also inst launched i China Navy Junior Shield renurin stablourants money y scheme for giving special aid to Club"-Borderer, South Chins v.

plentiful and cheap". His whent producers. Navy, St. Joseph's . Eastern, Ewo r. Kowloont

theory in that low prices, alloged to St. John's Hall (The University) | be due to a deficiency of oredit and Annual Dance, 9 p.m.

currency, ore the cause of bad trado, › That, of course, la the basic theory of all inflacionists. Their doctrine, is that if currency la ex-

Queen's Theatre: "Let Us le

Gay"

World Theatre: "Scarles Maid" (Chinese film).

Star Theatre: "Soft Living" Special Matinee st 3.30 p.m. and | nanded prices will rise, and trade 0.20 p.m. Westminster Glee Singers, will flourish..

Central Theatre: "King of Jazı," European Mail.-Inward: Europe ri Negaptam (Sapákia); Europe Þá Siberia (Pres. Van Buren). Outward: Europe vid Marsoilles (Khive) 10.30a.m.; Europe ri Marseilles (Hakone Maru), 8.30 am.: Europe ri Siberia (Hector),

10 a.m.

Other illustrations could be given. of the fall in the price of "dim modities das to excess production, For example, in the last five or six years the world production of hand bas shown an average annual execÁR jat about 50,000 tons over 'consumpt

tion. Is there any reason to look for any other cause for the fall in the price of lead This fall in the price of some commodities necessari. Widespread Over-Protection.y also affects other commodities, Mr. Goodenough takes a view is reduced by a decline in the price. If the farmer's purchasing power

which is happily more consi tent of wheat, ho cannot afford to buy with the truditions of English bank many manufactured goods as bo-

fore. ing and the practical experience of

Government Interference.. the world. To quote one of his

That in brief Reema, the common, sentences: "It is a mistake to feel sense explanation of the present that any change in our currency, economic depression throughout the Special Services, St. John's and credit policy will produce Cathedral, 11 am, Hinduism or Christianity?" by the Dean; 0.60 Prosperity." Instead of trying to p.in. "Does Christ Transcend elaborats new, currency schemes in Race 7 by Prof. L. Forster, M.A. the hope of caring bad trade, we Hockey Match: Club Shameen, have to begin by recognizing solid U.S.3.C ground. I am

Queen's Theatre: * Rough | facts, which show that variations Honner"

in the price of commodities are

Bunday,

(March 8.)

world, and in his speech Mr. F. O Goodenough strongly supported this view of the situation, He also on- phasised the fact that the various governments th attempting to assist. ware. When producers cannot sell -producers have made the situation

their products the sound remedy prices so as to stimulate demand. for them to adopt is to reduce their

World Theatre: The Father's primarily due to a lack of balance Instead of doing this many of them Son (Chinese picture).

Star Theatre: Bardalys the Magnificent." 9.20 p.m. Westmins- ter Glos Singere. İ

Central Theatre: Why Bring {That "Up."

between production and consumi, clamour for government assistancr tinn. One cause of our present in keeping up prices or form nings troubles is that directly after the for that purpose, with the result war there was a burst of industrial that the goods are not sold netivity to make good the destrue. I' (Continued on Page 4.)

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