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HONGKONG TRADE RETURNS

Decline For The First

Half-Year

The Statistical Office of theImports and Exports Department repons that, la terms of Hong Kong currency, the trade of the Colony declined during the first half year of 1934, as compared with the corresponding period of 1933; imports being less by 24.5 per cent., and exporis less by 39.3 per cent.

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"In the first half year of 1934 imports were declared at wi value of $195.5 millions (£142 millions), as compared with $259.7 militons (£17.0 millions), in the first half year of 1985; exports totalled $157.1 millions (£11.4 millions), as against $211.6, militons (£13.9 millons). "

Comparative statistles show that Japan, China and the Netherlands East Indies increased their shares of the Imports into the Colony, while Great Britain, U.S.A. French Indo-China, Slam, Germany, British Malaya, India, Australia and Belgium recorded decreases.-

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The Japanese share of the to-al'import trade alinost doubled: in the first balf year of 1933 it amounted to 44 percent, and in the firs half year of 1934 to 8.0 per cent,

The Piece Goods Imports trade declined from $36.4 millions in the first half year of 1933 to $28.8 millions, in the first half year of 1934, the share of the United Kingdom falling from 28.4 per cent. (510.3 milllans), to.. 11.5 per cent. ($4.2 millions); while the share of Japan increased from 8.0 per cent. ($2.9 millions) to 15.4 per cent. ($4.4 millions). The North China share of this trade has steadily increased from 22.0 per cent. in the first yeAT of 1931 to 29.3 per cent, in 1992, 16.9 per cent, in 1933 and 52.9 per cent. In 1934,

HALF-YEARLY COMPARISONS

Following are the comparative figures of total importa and exports (including Treasure) during the first six months of the years 1931, 1932. 1933 að 1934:---

COMMODITY FIGURES

The total values by main groups of commodities, with the· Ogures ["for June, 1933, in brackets are

given below:-

Imports Exports

Animals, Live 651.788 20,025

(939,433) (38.574) Fuilding

Materials 489,426 309,811

:712,372) (356.353) Chemicals and

Drugs 339,617 *223,583

(698,879) (344,797)

$

HOME, FACTORY AND BUIKEAS

Chinese

Medicine 1,105,533

(1.114,094)

1,052,571

Dyeing

(912.757)

Materials 445,823

187,658 (447,395) (253,274) Foodstuffs 12,974,219 8,758,110

Fuels

(15.843.795) (18,038.150)

908,284 (3,092,249)

44,260

(209,904)

Hardware

258,470

174,715

(317,060)

(69,152)

Liquors

Machinery and

Engines

Manures

Metals

Minerals and

Ores

Nuts..and

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IMPORTS

1931

$

1932 $

1933.

$

1954

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Merchandise ... 387,049,127 335,439,121 258,950,214 195.541,957 16,003.208 28,007,928 25,955,916 42,985,066 Treasure

393,005,043 378.424,187 - 274,953,482 224,449,895

Total

$

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INSIST

HENNESSY

333,342,250 296,525,694 274,557.877 212,129,571

HALF-YEARLY TRADE

In the following table the total values of Imports and Exports of merchandise are given in £'s and S's millions for the first six months of the years 1931-1934:---

SO

ON

296,227 30,535 (317.080) (62,792)

319.079 167,554 (248,664) (203,042) 270,054 361,158 (1.198.934) (1.063,801) 2,256,937 1.904,893 (2,883,933) (2.570,801

26.800 232,294 (37.282) (95.999)

Seeds

258,533 *363,440

(244,858) 4303:423) Olls and Fats 3,674,887

2,60$,611 (2,017,959) (1,657,279) Paints

. 116,789

-0.015 (164,523) (119,518) Paper

871,337 553,983 (717.257) (648.745) Plece Goods 4.734,271" 3,600,033

(4.722,858) (3,998,984) Railway

Materials 4,010 429,357

(420)

() 335,867 197,678

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Around the Courts

THEFT OF A DIAMOND RING" up and carried away the basket on his shouldër, but he was seen, and. arrested by him (the detective) in Park Street. -The defendant pleaded guilty and a sentence of one month's hard labour was imposed.

At the Before Mr. Hamiton Central Magistracy on Saturday morning, a Chinese woman named Leung Fook, a.mald-servant, was charged with theft of a diamond ring. and pawning the article without the permission of the owner.

It was stated by the complainant the mistress, who lived in No. 121, Gloucester Road, Wanchal, that the ring had been stolen a couple of days ago, and she suspected the Accused.

The case was adjourned until this afternoon in order that further investigations may be carried out.

STEALING EMPTY BOTTLES

A Chinese named Chong Wal, de- scribed as an unemployed, appear. ed before Mr. Wynne-Jones at the

(623.87.1) (381,099! Kowloon Magistracy, on Saturday

10,398,238

اشا

ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT

Charged: with the embezzlement" of three separate sums of $1,800, $1,950 and $8,788.33 from the Man Sang Wo Firm of No. 106 Wing Lok Street, Kwong Bau Chiu, 38 years, was on Saturday morning remand- cd until next Saturday when the appeared before Mr. QAA Mar- fayden to answer to the charte.

Mr. C. Lowe who is appearing for the complainants said the total Sum involved $12,000. Mr. Hugh Jones is representing the accused.

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Sentence of six months' hard labour was imposed on Yeung KI

9,698,036 morning, charged with unlawfully unemployed, when he appeared (1.069,182) (10,603,232) stealing a basket of empty milk before Mr. Macfayden at the Cen

275,581 353,021

bottles, which belonged to the Banral Magistracy on Saturday on a (237,311) (181.564) Hung Lee Dairy Farm Company. charge, of maliciously wounding July 9 during`a Ma. Shu, a Chinese detective. Suin “On, on who prosecuted, said that about 7 gambling quarrel..

'clock on Saturday morning. a fnki of the above mentioned Com- pany was sent to deliver bottles of milk in Jordan Road, and while he was going up-stairs at No. 29. 1st floor, the fok! left a basket of empty mik.bottles in the side of the road. The accused then came

EXPORTS..

Merchandise Treasure

1932 1931 " $

$ 272,667,257 242,302,696 211,555,316 60,674,993 54,222,998 63.002,561

1932

..1934

$

157,107,557 55,022,014

Tobacco

Total

Treasure

Canada

Ceylon

(1,107,221) (86,214)

477.830 $8,099

(76,277) 46,325 (44,709!

Vehicles

E, Africa

India

1931

Imporis. Exporta

£17.7

(576,800)

20.311 (10,293)

30.701 -16.163 (25.082) (32,803) 309.693 281.161 (538.581) (322,961)

Wearing

Apparel

227,599 $258,783)

Sundries Bags

£13.2 Malaya

"

BRANDY

$367:0

$272,7

(British)

1932

HE.I

1933....

£22.1 $335.4 $242.3 £17.0 £13.9

£18.0

New Zealand

1934

W. Africa

454,306 2,028,060 (372,133) (1,668,625)

27,576,

9.384 ..(5,902) (35,391) 143,114 73,751 (243,556) (62,362)

3,462 44,870 (119,273) (54,842)

8,318

Matches

Others

Hides

Leather

(All Kinds) 281,548 99,066

(238,425) (51,498) 132,215 91,810

(171,047) (158,394)

..2,913,620 2,782,083

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(1,079)

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MONTHLY FLUCTUATIONS

Since June of 1933 total Imports,

of merchandise into Hong Kong B. E. Other fluctuated from the lowest dollar)

value (29.6 millions) in February. Belgium - 1934, to the highest (43.5 milión's in September, 1933; while Exports luctuated from $22.2 millions in February, 1934," to $34.7 millions in September, 1933.

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China, North

China

Middle

The figures åre given below," with the sterling equivalents, at äverage China South rates of exchange, in backets:--

Imports Exporta Cuba $38,324,534 $33,612,136

1933

June

(£3,724,043) (£2,328,341) C America

July

338,664,439 $28,730,748

(£2.688387) (£1,998,316)

Denmark

Aug.

$39,947,837 $32,060,399

(£2,748414) (52,204,152) |Egypt:

Sept.

$43.506.242

$44,672,091

(£3,036,373). (£2,418,823) France

Oct.

$42,443,758 $34.339,869

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(£2,973,274) (£2,405,579) Indo-China Nov. -$40.561.833 $33,731,571

(£2,852,004) (£2,371,751) | Germany Dec. ..... $36,841,971 $27,994,496

(£2,600,045) (£1.970853: Holland

1934

Jan.

Feb.

$32,549,352 $27,390,494 | Italy (£2 390,343) (£2,011,489)

$29,591,425 $22,223,745 Japan (£2.211.651) (1,660 994-

Mar.

..$33,634,848 · · $27,867,023

K.C. Wan

(£2,522,914) (£2,090,028)

Apr.

$32,127,012) $1,541,120

Macdo

May

((£2,342,898) (£1,935, 290;

$32,789,925 - $27,022,079

Junfe

(#2;289;161) (21,885,918) $34,834,795 $26,063,095 (0£2,435,608) (£1,369,710)

Norway

N.E. Indies

Mean rate of Exchange for June. | Philippines

1234, HK$13, 5jd.

VALUES BY COUNTRIES

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8. America

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The total values of Imports and Sweden. Exports of merchandise are shown below by countries, the figures for June, 1933, being given in brackets:

U. R

Australia

Burna

587,026 (486,688)

126,695 200,310 1562,004) (830,273) Electrical

Apparatus 239.319 334,802

(253,781) (279,421) * 186,680

171.505 (121,338) (220,6921

89,176 .Total

(630) (42,022)

45.297

78.557 (43.547) (69.778)

436,946

(817,602)

69,700

(14.909)

5,948,099 1,998,098 (6.376.507) (2,403.556)

11,303 (6,788)

123,857

(150,127)

3,373,419

9.440

(203) 13,638

1,985,781

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(3,076,675) (3,250.144). 45,233,033 35,781,131 (40,393,716) (44,215,338)

JUNE FIGURES

HAUNTED HOUSES

People Who "See Things

A story about a haunted house in the North of China reminds one that there are numerous cases in the country of such mysterious happenings,

This story refers to an ancient during the building. constructed Ming dynasty. more than three hundred years ago. The building comprised a number of houses and galleries. At the back there was not been one gallery that had inhabited for more than a century.. 4t night strange noises proceeded from the place, of someone holding a court of law, and then followed

the sound of water, as if a person were washing his face, and the singing of a song.

Appearing on

remand, Chan San, who was charged with being in possession of 25 counterfeit coins, was dismissed by Mr. E W. Hamilton at the Central Magis- tracy on Saturday morning, Mr. D: L. Strellett represented accused.

SELF STYLED REGENT

"End To Short

Rule

(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press”) (By Talegraph, Copyright, Tele graphic Messagez Ordinance, Received, July 9, 8 p.m.)

Barcelona: July 21. The "Grand Duke Boris 1.". self-styled regent of Andorra, the semi-independent State in the Franco-Spanish frontier between

Eastern Central, and

Pyrenees with a population of about 5,000, has been arrested and brought bere.

Total Imports of merchandise into the Colony in the month of 831.125 1.525.394" | "Junte," 1934, amounted to a declared (914,792) (1,980.036) value of $348 millions (£25 4,589,336 9,309,726 millions), as compared with $39 (4.413,284) (16,981,590) millions (52.7 millions) in June of

1,950

1933: a decrease in terms of local (296) (2,020)

currency of 11.5 per cent. 2,485 138.455

Exports of merchandise totalled () 6141,037) $26.1 millions (£1.9 millions), as 9,723

against $33.6. millions (£23 (10.726),

millions: a decrease of 225 per cent!

The swindler who also posed as (10,2T) For the first six months 1934.

a Dutch 'Count pamed Scossyreff 283,301--| Umports totalled $195.5 millions

is in realitya Russian citizen... (241229)(214.2 millions); as compared with

During his terì days' rule over the $259,0 millions (£17.0 millions) in

principality which he characteris ed as his "own" state which the corresponding period of 1933, (5,086,319) 1,821,538)

1159,163. 289,749 & decrease of 24.5 per cent.; while

in part of the Spanish town of Not long ago a subordinate off-

Urgel-the seat of the Ecclesiasti (1,479,811) ́ ́(208,023) Exports were valued at $157.1

cer of Pei Chung Hai's who was

cal court of Andorra be not gal *82,849 82,692

millions (£11.4 millions), as com

billeted there wished to climb into

declared war om-Andorra's protec~; (435,952) (145,396) |pared with $211,6 millions (#139 this building The people in

ton, the Bishop of Urgel, but also the corresponding the compound begged him not (128,628) (63,888) period of 1933, a decrease of 38.3 to do so. He cursed them and promulgated a new constitution for Andorra, issuing alsó á ríumber of 2,420,049 1,306,480 per cent.

went up the ladder armed with

decrees and "court circulars." (1,352,746)

The following table shows the a gun As he reached the top, he (977,489)

decrees and court cireuiars””” 482,420 528,163 comparative figures of imports was violently thrown down but Finally he put on his native dress (599,129) (888,412 and exports including Treasure) refused to say what he had seen. and graciously posed for a photo- 854,024 1397,409 during the months of June, 1994 One night one of the servants grapher. He ordered 200 copies of (574,078) (1,484,907) 884 June 1933

employed round the place stepped this "histric" document for distri 50,732

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out late, one night, and saw twoqution among his loyal subjects. (60,258)

(2,208)

strangely clothed soldiers leading 3.081,858 (2,931,233)

192,372

:

villions) in 3,503

Imports

June, 1934 June, 1933 834,787 Merchandise, $34,834,796 $39,324,534 (734,483) Freres

10.398,238 1080,182

$45.233,033 $40.393,716

108,088

336,799,

130.377)

(325,528)

Total

3,322,174 1,124,852 (3.819,446) (1,480 882) Ț)

118,058 162204 Merchandise 100,983 54.138

Treasure (99,972) (13,897)

28.283

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Total

(54.610)

(1981

Importa Exporta | Spain 1948,π2 $252,659 (3,615,815), (272,009) | DBA.

11.986

2,000

(5,017)) 3,012,747 1,233,439

(275)

**703,306 (BET,508) 27.146

801748 €78:282) Others 158,604

(1,585,423) (1,726,382,

128232 B(LT4973)

"Boy, call"

Exports June, 1934 June, 1933. $26,083,095 $33612.138 3.898.036 10.603,232

$35,761,131 441,275,368

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taxi

TREASURY BILLS ISSUE

a youth. They were followed by It is sated hat he Spanish au- thorities will either deport, pr. gaol a weeping girl. The party went up the ladder, and then was heard the swindler upon persual of his the sound of a trial and of tor- criminal records Transocean Kuo

Min. fure. A little later he saw, is it were a for sneaking off. 1; 97

These stories are quite common. and there are a number of haimt ed houses in Hongkong. A certain fiat on recently reclaimed ground is uninhabited because of ghosts.

A total of 259,570,000 was applied The last occupant was deeping there and saw a male and a female for in tenders for 2$5,000,000 TTERY ghost, who hoved him bodily into edryds as amount allotted the kitchen Moss Chhide? aeemi to £31:220;DOG), the average Tata to have seen a ghost är same time per cento being 19/014a:ius com or anotherandssones chave seen | przed 1 with 98/7724. "last" werkz severity ghosts at Force:ly des Britch Wireless rien est

London, July 20.