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FAITH IN WESTERN HONG KONG TRADE DURING

DOCTORS

Pathetic Victims Of Women Fiends

NEWS LETTER FROM HONAN

(From Qur Own Correspondent)

KAIFENG HO, March 7: The Mission Hospital in "the South Surturb can Very often of interest. furnish something Within a week two happenings reveal the surprising confidence put in the Westerner and his works.

A lad bad his hand chopped right off as clean as a whistle as it might be expressed. He was taken to the Hospital hand and all and the m quest preferred that the hand be sewn on again.

The other case was of a man held up by robbers who robbed him of his possessions, $200, and of what was beyond price in value to him, namely, his eyes. These, as the demon inspired putcome of some maliciousness, the demons gnuged out. By some means unknown, the victim retaineil possession of his How useles eyes, he was led to the Hospital hearing them in a box, and asked for thein to be restored to their sockets. Alus that such childlike faith could not be met with some miraculous skill to meet his request

Two Saturdays running bomb fatalities were carried in. The first a woman, generally cut about. The second a youth who mainly needed his left hand amputated beyond his knuckles.

In hath cases the bomb was exploded as firewood was being

collected.

FEBRUARY

IMPORTS DECLINE: EXPORTS INCREASE

ON FEBRUARY 1932

The Statistical Office of the Imports and Exports Department reports that total imports of Merchandise into the Colony in the month of February, 1933, amounted to $47.6 millions (£3.0 millions) as compared with $51.2 millions (£8,7 millions) in February, 1932, while exports totalled $37.5 millions (£2.4 millions) as compared with $37.1 millions (£2.7 millions).

Following are the comparative figures of total imports and ex- ports, including treasure:-

Merchandise Trodstra

IMPORTS

$63,944,343

Total

February, 1993,

$47,618,503 $3,429,501 *******- $51,048,004

EXPORTS

February, 1932,

$51,210,733 $2,753,610

February, 1933,

Ferbuary, 1932.

$$7,510,575

$37,057,782

$9,892,879

$3,882,629-

$47,203,754

340,740,411

(2,138)

297

(510)

(460)

16,900 13,166

Merchandise Treasure

Total

Foodstuffs

MONTHLY FLUCTUATIONS

Since February of 1939 total im Dyeing Materials. ports of Merchandise into Hong Kong have fluctuated from the lowest dollar value (38.0 millions) in January, 1933, to the highest (0.4

nillions) in March, 1932, while ex Fuels. ports fluctuated from $31.3 millions; in January, 1933, to 861.7 millions Hardware in March, 1932..

† Liquor The figures are given below with the sterling equivalents, at average Machinery and rates of exchange, in brackets:

February

I happened in one night at the casualty department as a ricksha acetylene lamp repairer was being dresned. His brains were exposed as the result of a lamp exploding. No hope.

Two Big Fires. Two big fires have occurred with- in the last few days. One on the night of Feb. 28, a medicine shop and an adjoining niixed goods shop in the big East Street. Four lives were lost in the Aames. During the day of March 2, in the heart of the August city, in Drum Tower Street, there

(000 omitted)

{HEIVE

470

(17,139) (16,105)

1,185 (1,081)

271

(157)

365

211

(319)

(140)

283

60

(245)

(90)

Engines

361

133

(400)

(05)

"

March

April

Maz

Imports. ExpowÊN. -$51,210 $37.007

(£3,687) (£2,053) $65,448 $31,034 (£4,380) (£3,455) $61,154 $41,030 (£3,768) (£2,700) 253,440 $37,594 (£3,312) (£2,330) ..$50,000

(£3,144)

Metals

Minerals and Oros

Nuts and Scoda...

2.780

3,511

(3,618). (2,531).

120

111

(14) (17)

553 (682)

310 (471)

Oils and Fats..... 3,933

2,962

(3,780)

(3,581)

Paints

$33,846

244 (235)

192

(177)

(£2,111)

Piece Goods

0,044 1,860

..8-14,677

$33,472 (£2,827) (£2,115)

(8,028)

Railway Materials

73

...$49,515. $40,130

(166) -

A

October

(£3,262) (£2,644) $48,192 $36,412 (£3,219) (£9.427) $49,872 330,030 (23,311) · (£2,634)

$41,741 ..847,407 big November

(£3,197) (£2,810) .::$18,043

$38,206

Tobacco

572

(076)

Treasure

3,420

(2,733)

(4,070)

(141) 199 (510) 9,092 (3,682)

Vehicles

212

147

(873)

Wearing Apparel..

247

(105) 702

(138)

-(907)

1.£3,135) (£2,447)

(£2,412) (£1,985)

Juno

July

was a still bigger conflagration. September Again two establishments, one restaurant, the other & Hotel

This disaster occurred a very

the short 'distance from Baptist Tabernacle, seating 1200 people, a substantial concrete struc. December ture. In this building during

these few days a noted preacher the January Dean of a Theological School at

Norking, the Rev. Chia Yu Ming, February

is conducting a Mission. It is under the auspices of The Baptist, the Methodist and China Irland Mission Churches. Biz audiences are gathering twice daily. A Lady preacher of power and eloquence in tha Chinese language, a Missionary from Shansi Province, has recently held two series of twelve services each, in Kaifeng,・・

For Chicago,.

Some of the products of this pro- vince have be a forwarded to the coming Exhibition at Chicago.

Treasure.

..$37,903 831,251

847,018 $37,510 (£3,023) (£2,383)

Mean rate of exchange for Febr uary, 1933, H.K. 16. 31d.

VALUES BY COUNTRIES The values of imports and exporte- of merchandise are shown below by countries, the figures for February, 1032, being given in brackets:-

(000 omitted)

Imports, Exports.

$

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9

3

U.K.

5,003

111

(8,461)

.(264)

The Peiping Palace Treasures are evidently of a very elusive quality. Burma. One hears of there being in Kai-

Australia

607

3

(1,480)

sky

118

feng, or some of them, in cases Canada under the seal of four different organisations." Then a news item in the press shows them sailing down the Yangtze River, Shanghai.

(680)

(199)

522

176

(830)

(200)

India

1,800

815

(1,004)

(188)

217

42

(420) (TO)

Straits

625 (053) 782

1,500 (2,912)

167

(1,220) .8,000

(-) 4,948

(6,026) (4,281)

870 + 4,113

112

(85)

K. M. A.

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A telegram from Nanking states that certain amendments have been made by the Legislative Yuan to the Opium Suppression Law, regards the regulations drawn up by the various provinces governing the suppression of sanggling and sale

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Tel. 25360

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BANKRUPTCY COURT LOCAL GARAGE FAILURE. Application for a receiving ordor Indo China was made at the Bankruptcy Court. yesterday by Caiser Borandi of Germany

9, East Point Terrace, carrying

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offects, sundry debtors and cash at Philippines

the bank amounting to 87,500:15.

Of the amount dug from sundry Sian

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Mr. George Bernard Shaw, invari- ably declines to sign autograph books but at least one Peiping re- sident (probably the only one) hus G.B.S.' much-prized pigontors and more. Mr. L. C. Arlington, the sinologue, who received a visit from

(1,334) (3,788) 5,141 13,940 (6,000) (14,017)

934

272

(227) (~~) 4,884 2,106

(4,685) (2,003)

2,033 (2,009)

294 (172). 1,724

656

(90)

(5) 1,741

(1,301) (1,093)

B03 1,024

(882). (1,097)

027

1,716 (694) (1,041)

3,330 (2,136)

85

089

(022)

.833.

. (69)

(1,402) 5,677 7,452 (4,327) (1,338)

4,362 1,282

(4,438) ~(1,442)

COMMODITY FIGURES The total values by main groups of commodities, with the figures for February, 103, in brackets given below

are

(000 omitted)

Imports. Exports.

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721

(1,132)

(32) 401 (830)

Drugs 552

397

(632)

Chinese Medicines. 1,932

(292) 1,004

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