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MOTORING HINTS.

Continued from Page 2)

The springs are tho που prolific source of mysterious noises; cot only the squeaks that so often occur owing to unlubricated shackle pire, but positively "weird" sounds at timos. Thus, the rebound lent now So frequently fitted above the main leaves is capable of causing

of

noise resembling # hama. mer fitting a thick piece ahoot metal-n kind of metalli "alap. This is due, as a rule, to lack of grense between the ends of the leaf and the main leaf below; though it has been known to occur through the bolt of the spring align ment clip being too light,.

frame.

From the Door.

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„EZUNT WING

HONG KONG ĐAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1932.

Money and Markets

RAUB AUSTRALIAN

CO., LTD.

RECORD PROFIT.

LONG LIFE - FOR MINE.

Pro table Ore Reserves. The report furnished by the general manager spoke confidently in to the immediate future pros pepts connected with the mine, which at the present time had larger I reserves of profitable ore in sight than was apparent 12 months ago,

In the opinion of the general Brisbans The thirty-eighth "an-manager the mine should have a nnal general meeting of the Raub long and profitable life. Australian Gold Mining Company, The mine had recently beon visit- Ltd., was held at the registered|ed by himself and Mr. R. C. Philp, offer of the company, Empire and personally he could say" that Chambers, Brisbane, on July 25. tho mine was in a better condition than he had ever seen it, and he

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had visited the field on various oc- casions dating hack to 1900.

Work at Bilensing.

CHINA'S FOREIGN TRADE FOR

FIRST HALF OF 1932.

EXCESS OF IMPORTS OVER EXPORTS Hk. TLS. 317,000,000.

Publication by the Customs authorities of the June returns of the foreign trade of China `reveals that the total for the first six monthe of the year amounted to Hk. Tls. $13,880,780, of which Hk. Tis. 613,047,501 represented imports and Hk. Tis. 297,922,277, exports, showing an excess of imports amounting to Hk. Tis, $17,735,222. The figures for each month are as follows:

January February

March

April

May

June

Total

second

Excess of Imports.

5,831,428 21,008,061 44.930,752 80,649,531 71,514,649

Imports.

Exports.

103,623,991

47,789,403

62,029,839

41,534,798

96,880,742

11,926,990

130,376,618

49,726,087

121,850,710

30,338,168

100,286,751

30,407,843

$9,878,008

618,447,501

207,022,279

317,733,220

INDIA'S TRADE BARRIERS

DUTCH TEXTILE FIRMS BADLY HIT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

AMSTERDAM, Sopt. 4.

TN view of the increase of duties in British India, the imports of Dutch textile goods. has become almost impossible.

It is feared that Japan will ind

erease her dumping in the Dutch East Indies' market and many Dutch cotton spinners have alled the Government to help, otherwise, they state, they will be obliged to. 37,232 39,814 close their factories.

7,890 2,057 00,389 76,287 3,014 18,769 1,543 1,938 2,219 5,084 4,791 *32,880, 3,22

387

2,850

9,562

Bonnets are another frequent source ofurauthorised "noises, ravies, and squeaks in particular; generally they are 'due to worn or

In moving the adoption of the broken strips of leather or fabris which should prevent the bon, balance-sheet for the year ended

For the six month, period the Hong Kong Ket from touching tue mot March 31, 1932, the chairman (Mr. al

at ench and.

These

United States heads the list of Italy strips should be renewed

De Burgh B. B. Persse) said that

countries exporting goods to China, Japan and when they wear. away; it would be noted with satisfaction

With regard to the prospecting The total value of goods shipped Korea f the top Incings are too thin they that the profit for the year had work at the Sifensing gold mine, from the United States to this Macao may allow the sides of the bonnet, along the bottom edges, to reach amounted to £71,047 18. ed. This this had not been sufficiently ad- country was Hk. Tis. 102,738,000, or Morocco and "fammor on the wood of figure constituted a record for any vanced to enable the board to ex-28.51 per cent. of China's total im Netherlands metal sills secured to the chassis one year in the company's history,

and showed an increase of £30,000 Press any definite views as to the ports during the half-year. Japan Netherlands Indis

future working of this property, comes

writh Hk.

TIs. Norway over the profit of the previous Hopes wors expressed that beforo 90,392,000, or 14.58 per cent., and Philippine Islands... 1,238 Door rattles and squeaks are due

car. The board of directors had long an examination of the under Great Britain third with Hk. Tls. Rassin and Siberia primarily to distortion of the body framing on rough roads. But worn declared dividends totalling £60,000 ground workings would be complet-63,301,000 or 10:49 per cont.

by land frontier and unoiled hinges and latches are out of the year's profit. After

ed, and conclusions renched as to often to blame, though the dove making this distribution there still the expediency of reopening the quantity of China's exports during

The country taking the largest Russia, Pacific Ports 3,700

Siam

19,233 tails butwear door and body from ing should prevent noises from ar- remained a balaned of £21,142. 115.

Silencing mine.

the same period was. Japan, the Straits Settlements.

wd F.M.S.

4,770 worn 8d. n the credit of the profit and unless they BIC missing Some dovetails toss necount, together with reserve

value being Hk. Tls. 76,237,000, or Sweden

2,178 are ajustable or easily renewable, nccounts of £20,000. The balance-

the management was to produce 23.50 per cent. of the total export Switzerland......... One type frequently used is the wedge-shaped rubber

with the rngages plate on the door pillar; if the rubber wears away, tightening the two screws that hold it will cause,

imag

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The objective of the board and

888

1,430

THE OIL CONFERENCE.

PROBABLE MEETING IN NEW YORK IN SEPTEMBER,

Paris, July 7-The International Oil Conference which has just come 6.319 | to an end here will probably meet 17,472 again in New York in September in 1,06% order to register the ratification of

the Paris agreement, which will then come into force.

4,100

102

The Conference, which began in

181 June, listed a month Provisional

block sheet exhibited the strong financint regular quantity of payable ore from trade, Hong Kong occupies second: 1.S. of Americá...109,38 28.07% agreement was arrived at between

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the workings at Raub, so that the gold contents would yield constant He remarked that during the pre-profit, to permit of distributions sent year the board was aiming to being made at intervals to the shareholders. At the same time, the policy of the board-was to pre servo intact an adequate reserve of funds against any contingency which might arise. While these reserves were being kept intact they were, at the same time, yield ing a reasonable return of incomie

The accounts for the year were adopted.

recessed position at the close of the year.

it to expand and fit tighter in the maintain the recovery of gold from pillar plate; or, if it is worn on the outer face, a piece of cardboard the operations of the company, and 1 behind it will, is effect, thicken it, that it was hoped to pay to share- Window-winding mechanism can holders an even botter return, in give rise to rattles that sound like the form of dividends, than during an aéroplane engine overhead; a the past year. One great factor, radiator with holdingdows bolts however, over which no control loose will cause quite alarming could he exercised, was the price of "thuds;"

mudguards bviously gold, and if this was maintained at comprise may potential sources of anything like the present high level, squeaks and retiles, but a frequent the board anticipated that its hopes At an extraordinary general meet- ly unsuspected cause of noises rang would be realised. In the event,ing of the company, held at the ing from a squeak to hammerlike however, of there being any reduc- close of the annual meeting, it was blows on rough ronds is insufficiat ting in the market price of gold, resolved that the £1 shares in the ly lubricated propeller diaft joints cadenyours would he made by the company should be sub-divided into Both these and springs will some Hon. A. S. Lilburne, the company's four shares of 58. each, and the times be noisy with one or two peo general manager, to increase the directors are now proceeding with ple on the car and silent when a production to make up for any de- the necessary arrangements to effect

ficiency in the price.

¦ this change.

full load is carried!

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UNDOUBTEDLY

THE

MOST

COMPLETELY

SATISFYING MOTOR

CAR

EVER OFFERED FOR SALE

IN HONG KONG

MORRIS

"ISIS'

SIX

Other Countries

Total

8,003

4,067

616,436 200,138

As to individual ports, Shanghai

the British American, Rumanian, place, taking Hk. Tis. 30,814,000 or

and Dutch delegates, but it is by no 13.31 per cent., and United States

means certain that the Rumanian third, with Hk. Tls, 23,972,000 or!

Government will agree to ratifies IT. Tls, 1,000, showing imports 0.69 per cent. Detailed figures, in

tion until some sort of tirrangement has been arrived at with Russin. from and exports to, and the extends in import trade with an asthe Conference amount to 80 per. The oil interests represented at cess of imports or exports of each

gregate of Hk. Tis. 283,500,000, or cent. of the world's supplies. country, follow:

Im-

· Ex.

43.98 per cent of the country's '(Continued on Page 4.) ports ports.

total imports entering through this 1,000 1,000 Hk. Tla Hk.Tlsport during the first six months of

the year. Dairon, with Hk. Th

Argentinn Australia Austria Belgium British India Canada

(inc. Burma)

Ceylon

Czechoslovakia

Egypt (inc. Angla

Egyptian Sudan) Formosa

120 27,341

1,310

8,307

49,204 3,599 109

300

1,303

1,590 France

7,076 French Indo-China.. 28,118 Germany-an sejakane 37,428 Great Britain

65,391

22

519 59,912,000, or 0.81 per cont., comes

3 second, and Tientsin, with Fik. TIs. 1,491 | 53,403,000 or 8.60 per cent., is third

in the list.

0,062 Dairen has become the most im- 1,103 portant port in China's export 100 trade, as Ik. Tie. $1,582,000 worth 21 of goods, or 27.27 per cent, of the total value for the half-year, were 3,492 | shipped abroad through this north- 6,041 era port: Shanghai, with IIk. Tis. 10,945 39,037,000 or 20.04 per cent., takas. 1,210 second place, and Tientsin, with 22,796 FIk. Tia. 29,633,000, or 9.91 per cent., 21,300 third.

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1931

134.00-

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16.00

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177.00

1993

112.50

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ཨ ནྟི ཡཱ ཝི ཙ ཨཙ ཏཾ ཀཱ ཝཱ August 30, 1932 Settlement Day, August 20, 1939:

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