1933-01-21 — Page 13

KING'S THEATRE

COMING SOON

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1933.

HONG KONG TRADE IN

1932

DECLINE OF $183 MILLION--OR 14 PER CENT.

EFFECTS OF BOYCOTT AND EXCHANGE FLUCTUATIONS

A preliminary report issued by the Statistical Office of the Imports and Exports Department states that, in terms of Hong Hong currency, the trade of the Colony suffered a decline during the year 1932, as compared with 1931, to the extent of $183.7 millions, or 14.4 per cent.

The declared value of imports in 1932 amounted to 5624.0 millions (£41.0 millions), as compared with $737.7 millions (£38.5 llons), as against $541.9 millions (£28,9 millions).

THE LATEST

LATEST millions) in 1931, while exports totalled $471.9 millions (£31.0 mil-

LUBITSCH

CREATION

TROUBLE

IN

PARADISE

cent.

Imports declined by 15.4 per cent., and Exports by 12.9 per

11

In view of the constant fluctuations in exchange rates and com- modity prices, it is exceedingly difficult to assess the actual volume of trade during the year 1932, but an estimate which, of necessity, cannot be strictly accurate, places the total decrease in-volume at 10 per cont.

In regard to imports, Great Britain, China, French Indo China, Siam, India and Australia, increased their share of the trade at the expense of Japan, Netherlands East Indies, U.S.A., Germany and the Straits Settlements; the British share of the imports

used Bamounting to 12.3 per cent, as compared with 10.6 per cent, in from 0.7 per cent, în 1930 to 0.9 per cent. in 1931, and 1.8 per cent, in

1039.

The Japanese share of the trade steadily increased, quarter by quarter, during 1032, but recorded only 3.4 per cent, of the total as compared with 9.3 per cent. in 1931; and 12.3 per cent. in 1930.

Treasure movements showed a considerable increase, mainly on account of heavy transfers of silver subsidiary coin from Can- ton to Shanghai." "Imports from Canton In 1832 amounted to $24.7 millions, while exports to Shanghai totalled $41.6 millions in the same period.

· DEPRECIATED CANTON CURRENCY

N. East Indien... Philippines.

Portugal Siam

S.' America

Sweden Switzerland Spain. 11.8.A. Other

U.K.

Total

~74,764 48,964 68,206 60,393 79,930 61,690 10,037 6,320 4,004 6,550 1,722 1,043

34

80

192

148

39,419 42,040 87,976

63,239 47,129

57,829

125

1,162

53

439

094

52 1,472

190

2,699

**4

475

337

1,888

1,118

20

99

525 339

46,0-10

1,198.

-10,315

31,866

810

1,250

08 30,251 57,200 46,125 2,100 1,034 2,901 2

51,073 489,707.515,200 613,321 737,740 084,049

* Not fully recorded until 1031

N. Zealand

8. Africa

Straits

W. Africa

|W. Indien

B. Empire,

Helgium....

N. Chinn

Egypt Franco Indo China Germany Holland

Italy

Japan

"Kwong Chow

*Macao wit............. Norway

Weekly Sailings Transpacific

To San Francisco, Los Angeles & New York

To Seattle and

Victoria

Fortnightly sailings on Faturdays, Prea. Cloreland. Jan. 31, 1 am..

Tob. Pres, Taft'' VILL

Feb. 18 Pres. Jefferson'

Mar.

Mar. 18

Direct

ROUND TRIP FARES TO EUROPE & AMERICA.

Special through rates to Europe via United Stater,

Choice of rail lines across connections with all Atlantic lines. United States and Canada, liberal stop-over privileges for Bight-seeing. Full particulars upon application.

Fortnightly via Suez to Europe & America

Fortnightly sailings on Saturdays via Manila, Straits, Colombo, Bombay, Suez Canal, Alexandria, Naples, Genga, Marseilles, New York and Boston.

8

Feb. 18

Pres. Harrison.

MANILA

Pres. Garfield Jan. 21, 8 a.m.

Exports.

000's omitted:

Countries.

1992. 1021:

1023.

1924,

..1931,

1932.

via Papama Fortnightly sailings on Wednesdays Pres. Hoover

Feb. 1 Pres. Jackson Fab, 3D Pres. Coolidge

Mar. 1

霉

@

$

Pres, Grantlar. 15

Fres. Madison

5,863

4,855

7,020

6,390

5,247

3,482

Free, Hoover

..Mar. 10

Pres, Clevoland...

Australia's

3,097

3,142

3.119

3,842

1,605

1,020

Burity ***

1,717

2,070

1.717:

1,008

1,087

1,012

Canada matan

2,346

2,042

3,134

3,493

2,446

1,030

Ceylon

890

700

030

1,134

1,348

071

E. Africa

123

37

44

39

380

285

India

8,3260,427

9,013

6,845

8,510

8,148

503. 445

453

531

303

362

N. Borneo

1,819

4,226

27,288

.1,205 518 23,487

1,937

1,098

1,879

1,134

572

393

626

163

26,715

24,508

34,278

23,013

6

20

.80

83

108

107

300

324

Other 6,207

1,810

1,260

1,336

*3,320

1,816.

120

212

152

170

M. China

101,579 34,704

60,409

85,703

54,784

463 60,116

179

8 m.

67,300

Pres. Garfield

Jan. 23

Pres, Adamè

34,817

37,805

40,882

48,727

8. China

177,220

199,313

210,018

219,990

180,159

46,343 176,173

Frea. Polk,

Chiba

1,718

711

1,070

1,071

504

84

TO

C. America

1,523

1,290

1,504

1,800

2,081

1,657

Denmark

115.

22

27

36

42

31

Next Salling

700

907

431

300

305

514

Pres. Hoover

Jan. 24

Pres. Jefferson

543

959

011

972

490

470

Prai Taft

CHSTUM

Jan. 28.

Pres. Adams

33,078

38.258

36,071

43,654

33,932

20,902

Pros Polk

Feh, 4

Fres, Coolidge...

582

-781

097

1,128

1,570

1,650

·Pree. Jackson

Feb. 7

733

.918

041

012

880

569

31

38

80

B1

179

· 100

27,320

20,033 - 31,815

29,952

27,523

13,402

Wan

18,753

13,489

25,851

22,430

Б

9 12,745.

18

23

10,100

8,965

14,998

10,789

Philippines y

15,003

0,739 12,393

14,618

10,661

13,731

Portugal.............

5

9

Siazn

35,351

15,387

19,623

21,510

22,615

16,387

2,174

2,268

2,018

4,971 1,978

1,025

26

6

11

90

55

5

7

1

Spain

7

37

87

120

88

20

IMPORTS

U.S.A.

18,744

21,300

Other

1923

1924

1925

1830

1021

1932.

1st Quarter

£ 14.7

19.3

10,3

X

9.0

11.0

Total

...... 507,690

104

487,828 540,077

21,877

215

21,159

368

541,938

20,167 18,308 1,066 1,618

542,050 471,860

$100.

163.4

139.7

X

183.9

2nd Quarter

£ 15.2

17.1

14.3

9.2

8.7

3rd Quarter

$131.3 £14.3

1.28.9 144.0

131.3

180.1

170.7 10.3 104.7

19.2

X

10.1

9.0

$157.1 161.7

X;

156.9

182.3

'0.3 142.4

MAIN GROUPS

4th Quarter

£17.8 „J6.3

X

10.3

118

9.6

$135.3 138.0

器

167:4

189.4

146.2

Total ......

£ 62,0 8544.6

72.1 607.7

30.6

29.6

38.5

203.3

455.5

731.7

41.0 *#24.0

Importa

EXPORTS

1923

1924

1923

1030

1st

Quarter.....

£ 13.0

18.3

13.2

X

$123.5

150.8

139.3

X

1931-

6.8 110.1

2nd Quarter

£ 16.3

13.2

14.1

7.4

€.4

$140.9

128.0

126.3

106.9

132.5

́3rd Quarter ... £14,0

14.6

7.3

8124.4

122.9

113.7

4.5 130.6

1933

127,0 7.1 115.3 7,2 110.0

3,297 16,284 10,995 25,90434,827 30,204

1,001 and Ores 431

871 Nuts & Seeds 6,833

6,200 5,585 Oils and Fats 29,842 43,376 37,111 Paints 2,021 2,628 · 2,079 Paper and

Paperware 7,785 11,388 10,290 Pisce Goods... 57,509, 75,837: 66,899

THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. Railway.

Materials

443 437 Tobacco 19,328 10,073,7,024 || Materials 0 1 15,295 12,010 Treasure ... 50,478 191,774 140,014

Vohicles Chemicals

8,335 and Drugs 3,511

6,618 Wearing Chines

Agents

Dyeing

4th Quarter

£17.2

15.5

_8150.1

128.3

9.5 137.2

1.2 138.7

7.0 119.6

Materials 7,358 8,892 0,033 1 Foodstuffs.265,690 241,424 211,775,

Fuels

Total

2 01-4

63.0

29.3

23.

L

28.9

31.0

Hardware

1,972 5,549

3,100

8538.9. 130.0

555.0

330.9

541.0

471.0

Liquors

4,207

4,569

3,741

Machinery

3,841 0,243 8,142

*Included in South China in the years 1821-1924.

The following comparative table Minerals. showa the total value of imports | and exporte (including treasure) by main groups of articles in 1924, 1931 and 1032:-

(8'000's omitted)

1924. 1031. 1932. Animals, Live * 13,281 12,578 Building

Manurea Metals

Owing to depreciated Cauton silver currency, and despite an embargo placed on the export of silver subsidiary coin from that port, speculators apparently were actively engaged in shipping Can- ton 20-cent pieces to Shanghai, where the silver content was ex- tracted and realized a not inconsiderable profit.

The following tables show progressive values of imports and exports since 1923 in £'s and B's millions --

N. East Indies 15,810

8. America Sweden. Switzerland

Feb.

Feb. 18

21

27

Connecting with 8.8. MATON To CEBU, ILOILO, ZAMBOANGA.

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE

CANTON BRANCH:-4, SHANEN STREET.

PACIFIC ORIENTAL

***MONTHLY CARGO AND PASSENGER SERVICE

M.S. FALSTRIA" Sailing on 31st JAN.

CARGO AND PASSENGERS ACCEPTED FOR SHANGHAI, SAN FRANCISCO, VANCOUVER.

SEATTLE, PORTLAND, ETC. THROUGH BILLS OF LADING ISSUED TO OVERLAND POINTS. Excellent Passenger Accommodation

Passenger fare Hongkong/San Francisco

(1st class only) For Freight, and Passage, etc. please Apply to i

G8120.

THE CHINESE AMERICAN "SHIPPING COMPANY

404 2,192 1,470 JOHN MANNERS CO., LTD. HONG SLING

Office: MERGANTIN BARK BUILDING (TOP FLOUR), 7, QUEEN'S RD, UBNTRAL,

TELEPHONE : 24073,

Apparel 7,382 13,711 12,784 Medicines 18,914 28,867 · 19,150 · Sundries.......105,729 74,783 80,229

13,781 13,713 74,684

Manures 2,544 13,359 11,064

Metals ........ 35,622 44,572 38,640. Minerala

+

Total.....000,712 663,824 811,871

Not recorded-in-1924 TREASURE MOVEMENTS

Imports.

1931.

1,047,045

1932. $ 073,204 56,037

0,370 0,842,100. 10,508,290

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

CONSIGNER NOTICE.

8.S. ANDRE LEBON."

ARKIVED HONG KONG of WEDNESDAY, THE 18TH JAN., 1933.

and Ores. 103 3,185 580 Bank notes..... Nuts & Seeds 7,587 8,883 0,675 Copper vents..

From, MARSEILLES, 20. Oils and Fata 35,328 54,250 32,207 Gold bars

270,400 80,000 1,495 2,704 2,472 Gold coins

ONSIGNEES of Cargo by the Paints

Gold leaf

072,914 83,333

Jabove-named Bicamer are hereby Paper and

Paperware 6,358 16,170 15,607 Silver bars. 37,713,803-34,368,025 informed that their Goods, with the exception of Oplem, Treasure and Value Piece Goods...192,408 131,730 107,325 Hong Kong

silver dollar 1,009,341 2,504,512 abies, are being landed and placed at. Railway 4.3

their risk in the Godowns of the Hang 528 Chinese 235289

silver dollar 13,937,204 3,254,166 Kaug and Kowloon Wharf and Godown 9,907 12,856 · 9,475 |

Co., Ltd., Kontoon, whenos Delivery on 24,647 60,057 85,272 Other ...

be obtained as the Goods are landed, ilver dollar 154,220 1,798. 4,023 4,550

Goods not cleared within 7 days, is- Silver

sub coins 4,268,950 24,735,443 aluding date of arrival, will be subject to

Total...... 69,067,140 85,272,403

-1924 1925 1932.

1931.

1932. *

Rent:

China Japan

N.E. Indies UK..

U.S.A.

Indo-China

Siam

Germany

Straits

India

Australia Belgium

He stole

her heart -while she

pinched his walletl

Ernst LUBITSCH'S TROUBLE IN PARADISE

mik minum HOPKINS «FRANESS HERBERT MARSHALL Skarlip Roggles - Edoggy Evirvik Harton Paronomal Picto

- No statistics available from July 1935 to March 1030.

IMPORT PERCENTAGES

The percentages of the import trade shared by the more important countries are given below:-

했

VALUES BY COUNTRIES

The following tables show the values of Imports and Exports by Countries,

1930.

1031

1972

1932 · 1932

J

26.9 23,0

3.4 9.3 12.3

'0.9 10.2 10.9

27.2 25.4

1st Qr. 2nd Qr. 3rd Qr. 4th Qr.

1932

1039 10 %

30.1 24.1

. 3.7 3.1 9.7 8.8 11.0

30.2

9.3

9.4

Materiala

9.4 10.6 12.3 14.8.

12.0

11.7

Tobacco 9.5

.7.2

7.8

7.4

6.0

7.0

6.1

7,3

Treasure

8,7

...7.1

: 5.4

9.5

7,4

7.9

9.0

Vehicles

·5.0

6.4

9.3

7.9.

8.8

10.2

10.4

Wearing

4.6

5.1

4.1

3.8

3.1.

4.4

3.1.

2.2

1,9

1.5

14

1.8

1.3

1.2

Sundries

4,370 Apparel 4,515 6,315

58,83050,255-71,529

14

2.3

2.8

9.3

26

2.6

4.0

Total 637.968_803/797, 700, 320

.7

.0

1.9 21.6

20 TI

1.3 2.0

9:0 2.0 2.0

9.3

1.2

Not recorded in 1924,

Exports."

(2000's omitted)

IMPORTS.

A BRILLIANT

COMEDY, FUNNY,

AND A TECHNICAL

ACHIEVEMENT

OF RARE

DISTINCTION,

Australia

Canidi "Ceylon

E. Africa India ....

N. Zealand

N: Bornco

S Africa

000's omitted.

Animals, Live - Building

483

Countries

UK.

1031 8

1922 ..8

35,820 €1,063

3,741

Burma

6,156

6,903 13,243

1023

1924 1931 1932 8

78,003. 01,312 80,228 78.251

12.045 5,960 8,500 0,288

6,809 0,250 6,539 8,036

Materials: 4,083 9,570

Chemicals

and Drugs 2018 4,619 Chinese JAVAMAAN

Medicines 12,774 16,624 13,581 i

1,925-

2,280

3,978 6,238 8,123

6,236

Dyeing

51

88

170 142

$78

213

959

Straits

W. Africa

30,883 122 2,045 2,271

15. 16,002 12,461

20.

205 20,381 117

N640

404

307

10,089 77,883

460

100

509

Fuels 19,552

2,990 2,800 158

179 Hardware 3128 279

Liquor

3,388 1,532 1,019 2,323.2,356. 4,6033,500

Machinery 310 18,204 14,397 15,107 9,112

9222,234 1,648

13

EXCHANGE FLUCTUATIONS

W. Indies

Other. B. Empire

2,108 83

231

460

1332

34 851

Cub

Belgiura N

China

M. Chine

*8. China

C. America

Denmark

Egypt

,804

131**

118

2,801 3,300 4,477, 5,923 15,018 12.920 60,228 08.008 77,032 102,561 ·80,012

12,630 1,004 1,050

11,000 88,922 71,659

Exchange fluctuated widely during the year and the following table shows the average T, opening rates for each month

London France. USA. S'hai, India.

span:

January

034

2,677

5

1,338

75001,086

February. 1/5.3-16.028 March 1/4.1-78013

24.3-1073/ 892 57

9

·10

[April ... 1/2 568023) 81

74

107

487

917

198

May 1/2

575

19

54:

52

721

194

June

1/2.1-16

281

July.

280.016)

"with"-843

All Claims must be sent to the Under signed before Friday, the 27th January 1838, cr they will not be recognized,

"Damaged packager must be left ly the Godowns for examination by the Consignees and the Company's Bar Bank notes... 3,192,004 1,797,085 veyors, Messrs, Goddard & Douglas, at Copper cents.. -2,708,417 45,903 10 am. on Tuesday, the 24th Jan, 1983. Consignees must have a Revenue 433 Gold coins 8,280 789 6,787,931 datiable goods are examined by the Gold bars.... 50,656,670 63,715,688 Officer in attendance when dandaged Gold leaf-1,293,300 277,028 Company Surveyors. 8,084 Silver bars 40,155,252 14,883,018

Hong Kong.

silver dollar 10,000 40,000 4,126,

Chinese

silver dollar 10,461,078 11,709,712- Other Materials 4,749 6,484 15,033 silver dollar Foodstuffs241,974 201,200 185,188 Silver 412

2,416297002,479, 17,849

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO, LTD"

-AND

A POHINA MUNDAL STRAM

NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

ONSIGNEES per Co.'s Vessel

HAMAI

CONSIGNEES

FROM UNITED KINGDOM

AVIA SINGAPORE,

are hereby notified thas their Cargo will be discharged into Helts Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie se Consignees risk and subject to Termos and Conditions of Btorage at Holf's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for Delivery from Godown on and after 10th January easter Perak

Optional Cargo will not be landed here unless Notice has been given prior to Steamer's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extended Carb

All broken, chated sad damaged foods. are to be left in the Godown where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 am, and Noox within the res Storage period.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Steamer a Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 27th January, will be subject to Befunds

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on er before the 10th Feb, 1983 or they w not be recognised

No Fire Insurance will be effected BUTTERFIELD & SWIRT

245 | 21st January, 1983,

No Olsims will be admitted after the Goods have left thé Godowns.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by as in any case whatever,

R. OHL

gent 280,180 138,857 Hong Kong, 18th Jan., 1933,

Subi coins 4,754,824 41,616,911

Total....121,773,880 140,013,831

COLONY'S TRADE IN DECEMBER

Imports & Exports Down on Last Years

Total importa

the Colony, ber:91932,

IMPORTS

MONTHLY FLUCTUA

Princ

Indo-Chine Germany Holland

Italy

Japan'

Kwong

Norway)

JAILE 1-878 2,718

75,190 83,463 ·93,452 50,881 9,058 6,02 *9,957 15,805 37,580%

2,193 1,680

1462 2.774 515 542

2,202 6,856, 60,208 60,220 58,728 77,580 66,808

7709

Augus Sept October

4, 194 21 280

3.18-16- FIB

ecember

100

63:1-10.

totalled 838.2

lions) as compared with 844.1 mil lions (£31 millions)

Following are the comparative figures of total imports, and ex portugincluding treasure

Bince Dece ports of

in July, 18037 talt

| millions) in March,

porte Auctuated from: £30. in July, 1902 to 851.7 -March, 183877