ARMY POLO CUP TOURNAMENT
Brilliant Play By Sprague For The Cowboys
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1934.
APRIL SHOWERS THE NEW BUDGET
IN JULY
Rice Price Drops, But Crops Ruined
Nanking Balances Her "Books"
Nanking, July 20 The National Budget for the Shanghat, July 20 23rd Ascal year (July 1, 1834-June Isolated showers appearing with 90, 1935), balanced at $777,302,226, the tantalizing inconsistency ofis announced by the Directorate- in Shanghai yesterday, taking the Statistics as follows:- Ackle April, not broiling, July, fell General of. Budgets, Accounts and dust from the surface of the streets and spoiling many female
»Estimated" Revenue summer creations and white suits
Salt Gabelle worn by office workers. Otherwise, Customs the rain situation remained un-Tobacco and Wine Tax 23:104,873 changed. The maximum tempera- Stamp Tax ture during the day was $1.5 de-
Consolidated Tax
Shanghai, July 20 Receiving 1/3 goals, Hurling ham Vroeg, Keswick, ob, Howell) lost by 7 to 3 1/3 goals, yesterday, in a preliminary match In the Army Fold up competition, on the Shanghai Polo Grpand, to ~the Cowboys (Aikman, Paluter, Spragus Culbertson). The result was in very large ensure dur to Sprague, who, during an inspir-grees down town with rainfall 10Mining Tax "ed period, played an absolutery of an "Inch
mantvelous
game and spored live goals, running. In this wonderful usplay he was greatly indebted to Culbertson who was mostly respoù- sible for reeding him and so enabi- ing him to carry out the amazing movements he did. Other scorers for the Cowboys were Allman and Painter, whilst for the losers Kee- wick (scured two goals, and Toeg and Howel one each
engaged the attention of Shanghai The violent typhoon which has
meteorologists and marines was reported by the Jesuit Fathers at Siccawe! A$ bringing weather to the Fuklen Coast and
rough Formosa, Shanghai is bot in the present path of this disturbanc which is advancing west-north Except during Sprague's burst point over northern Formoso. An- west or north-westward from a play throughout was fairly even, but the Hurlingham tean did not
other typhoon, centred
east of give enough support to Robtason northern Luzon Islands) is ap and he was continually fading itparently headed west-north-west necessary to drop back to do what Was required.
On the winning side, Fainter played a good game and was especially steady in de- fence, making good back-handers the whole time. Sprague, as will be understood, was simply brilliant, Allman still is feeling his sore shoulder and for the moment has
lost his attacking ability, but all believe and hope it is but a passing phase. Culbertson was hitting & goud long ball and keeping in his place, whilst throughout he was, of immense assistance to Sprague.
not
Stock and Commodity
Banking Tax
Exchange Tax
Revenues from State
Properties
State Revenues" from
Enterprises National Administrative
Receipts Quotas remitted by the Provinces. Bad Municipalities
Loans Miscellaneous
Total
$190.353,851 380,413,791
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
"Belgrade. 276,316 Dinars
Lisbon Madrid
Milan
Montevideo
361 80
1/8 1/16. 21.58 +
PRESIDENT FinerS
£12
8 GLORIOUS DAYS
FIRST CLASS ON THE PALATIAL LUXURY LINER
"PRESIDENT HOOVER"
Leave Hong Kong
9.00 PM. Thursday, Aug. 2 6.00 A.M. Saturday,
(BRITISH WIRELESK ŠKEVICE.}`
Sterling Parity
July 24.
July
Amsterdam
12.10 Florina
7.451
7.45
Athens
**** 373-Drachmas
525 8.
525 8.
221
Berlin Bombay
Bucharest Brussels
Buenos Aires Copenhagen tGeneva.y• exest
20.43 Matka
13.001
221 13.111
cm
18. 8d. per Rupee *********** 35 Belgia ..... 813,368 Ea 47.56d, (par Paso
1/8 3/64
21.87
505
505
361 8.0.
18,169 Kroner
22.304
23.39
25.22 France
15.47
15.46
Helsingfora
193.23 Marka
226)
2281
Hongkong
•
1/51
-1/53
110 Escudos
1101
1101
$5.99 Pesatis
36 29/32
361
.....: 0246 Lièn
58 13/16
58.25/32
12,884,286 118,599,299
Montreal
3.724,979
New York
Onto
100,000 1,600,000
Paria
Prague
Rio de Janeiro
5,704,878
Shanghai 21,248,880 Stockholm
Visona 12,517,088 Yokohama
50.88d. por Peso 4.867 Dellaca 4.967 Dollars 18.150 Kroner 124.31 Franca 184.28 Kronen 26.93d. per Gold - Milreis
38 8.0.
981-5.0.
4.91
4.964
5.01 " 19.90 78 17/32 1211
5.041
19.39
70-15/32
1211
43 30.
# 9.0.
1/4 3/16:
1/41
18,150 Kmoor 34,563, Behillings
19.39
19.901
27..
27-
94.58d, per Yea
1/34
1/21
Arrive Manila
201
201
12,948,000 9,784,294 7,318,029
Silver (forward) War Loan
201
201
Leave Manila
8% 3 104 5/10-
34% 104
$777,302.228.
Estimated Expenditure
Although the rainfall of recent days has appeared to be only light showers, the countryside around Shanghai received some beneficial Party effect, and the price of rice hus National Government... dropped forty cents a picul ac-ilitary ....... cording to Chinese reports.
Diplomatic Affairs Civil Administration Financial
Farther afield, however the rain came too late to save the crops.
tion
Administra-
four-tenths of the rice fields in Education and Culture Hangchow reports state that only
Cheklang have been cultivated. Judicial Administration. and out of this about half have Industries been dried up: Conditions are communications worse in western Chektang where Administration of Mon- the farmers are pumping into the fields from the various water
golian and Tibetan
·Affairs the crops. Inland navigation be- canals in a last attempt to save Reconstruction
has
tween Wuhsin
and Kahsin
On the losing side, Toeg unfor- terately did not duplicate the splendid form he showed in the same competition a few days ago. The ground was still a little bumpy and it seemed that be. Was quite experienced enough to know how to allow for this when attempt been suspended owing to the shal- ing to score in front of goal, Keslowness of inland waterways while wick was good, but frequently he the river between Hangchow and was ridden off by Sprague and Haining has completely been, dri- Painter. Robinson often was left ed up. Water in the river between uumarked by his opponent, but Hangchow and Kahsin is only two they were mufficiently elever usually
inches deep whle the river be- to catch him before he could do anything serious, they being conteni
tween Hangchow and Wuhsin is to watch him until the right moment
jess than 20 inches deep. Al- came to intervene.
though the Hangchow municipal authorities are doing their best to pump in water from the lake, the water all flows into different half-
Subsidies Bensions, Compensation,
Loan Service 2nd Reserve Fund
etc...........
Total
Silver (apot).
July 13, 191+
1
3.00 P.M.
Wednesday,
Iu
S
Closing Quotations
UN LONDOR (—
Telegraphic Transfer... Bank Bills, on demand. by Bank Billa,4 months'
sight
ON NEW YOR
Bank Bills, on demand 361 "Credita, 60 days' night.... a)
ON BATAVIA ---
On demand
•
Bank Bille, on demand 877)
Arrive Hong Kong 600 A.M. Friday,
FIVE DAYS IN MANILA
-
STEAMER YOUR HOTEL.
172 BATCHAJESTIE OLIET t bas Tear.
DOLLAR
STEAMSHIP LINES
AMERICAN
Un Demand 19,034,481 ON SINGAPOR
3,057,910 On demand 4,294,390 | Ox JAPAN 1- 5,204,252
$ 5,785,464 14.112.280 30%,750,910
5,475,889 9.026.886
**** 1/54
ON PARIS-
Credits, four months'
sight
1/8
Credits, 4 months' sight : 00
ON SHANGHAI:---
ON SAIGON
69,192,814
110
On demand
55
ON MANILA
On demand
731
ON BANGIO
On demand
192
ON INDIA
On demande+27) SOVERIGNE, Bank Buying
Telegraphic Transfer....
Bank, og demand
981
1,451,004
Rai
Wel BAR SILVER, per os... 10
11.704,974
44,559,935
.:
5.761,665
257,530,231
13,268,561
$777,302,226
Loan Service With regard to the Loan Service, the following details are given;--
Amortization of prin-
cipal and interest on Domestic loans.......$137.935,185
"MODEL PRISON" dried rivers and little or no bene-2. Amortization of prin-
Progress In The Interior
(From Our Own Correspondent)
Tsingchou July 1. We recently visited the Tsing- chou model prison which is situat- ed in the open country outside the East suburb.
fit has been done to the fields,
Relief Measures
The Nanking Government is re- ported to be devising measures to relieve the farmers in the drought ridden districts.. According to tentative proposals by the Ministry. of Industry, a sum of $1,000,000 will
be set aside, $90,000 of which
be used for the purchase of seeds for free distribution among the farmers in the autumn while the balance will be used to meet sun- The building is light and airey dry expenses. A special bureau is and in modern style. The grounds to be created to handle the work are made bright with "various as well as to give expert advice to shrubs and trees. Five corridors the farmers. The seeds are to be
cipal and interest on.. Foreign loans
ex
3. Boxer Indemnities 4. Loaris. 5. Administrative
penses for loan re Preparatory Fund for demption
readjustment of "do- Preparatory expenses mestic loans
7.
Total
·
315,810
5,000,000 5,000,000
$257,530,231
THE BISHOP OF TERMS MODIFIED
LONDON
Celebrates His Jubilee
(Special Air-Mail Service)
London, July 11.
A striking tribute from the Primate.
The King's message, read amid great enthusiasm at a gathering at King's College, Strand, said:
"The Queen and I warmly con-
Regarding Disposal of Impeachment Cases
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SSTE JULY, 1934,
FROM ANTWERP,LONDON, GIBRAL TAR, MARSEILLES, HALTA, PORTSAID, ADEN, COLOMBO AND STRAITS,
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"The Japanese members of the Japan-Java Conference, for a long ari: Nanking, July 12time, have been attempting to or Measures for the disposal of ganize the trade into a pool for impeachment cases were modified the allotment of cargoes. These by the Central Political Council lines are the Nippon Yasen Kaisha,
MONBIGNERS of Carro, by the The jubilee of the Bishop of at the 16th meeting held yesterday Osaka Sheen Kalba onyo Yuddiplzend A Fräi kien ch the Bang above-named Vessel are beteky im London's ordination as a priest in under the chairmanship of Mr.sen Kaisha, and Ishihara Sang Kong and Kowloon Wharf and lodows Lormed that the Goods are being landed 49,357,288 1884 was marked yesterday by: .38,872,166
Chu Cheng, member of the standsen Kaisha, as opposed to the Company Godowns at Kowloon where Greetings from the King and ing Committee. The modification Java China Japan Line Meetings by Mark and Delivery can be obtained ne 21.049,792
solitary foreign member, the Dutch each Consignment will be sorted out Magk Queen,
was made in accordance with the A presentation from 700 of the recommendation of the Standing effort to swing the Dutch company were held throughout March in an 2.205 men whom he has ordain-Committee, and consists of
the Goods are landed, ed, and
the into accord with the Japanese following 3 points:
members, and at the close of the 1. The text of any
Impeach month it was understood that the ment brought by the Control Java-China-Japan Line has been Yuan, and the answer by the offered 27 per cent of qutbound impeached official, as well as mats cargoes from Japan This would ters relating to the impeachment appear to be a very liberal share will be submitted in due course to your long, and, active service ren the case
It is expected that the Budgetabulate you on the 50th anniver- it has been adjudicated by the five companies in the trade but as case, shall not be divulged unto in view of the fact that there are sary of your ordination, and a organ exercising Jürisdiction over yer the Dutch Company has not the Legislative Yuan for examina-
agreed to the proposal tion and enactment, after which dered during so many years to the date by the National Government.
(In this connection, it may, bound trade will be subject to a It is reported that only the out- The Bishop of Willesden (Dr. G. Supervisory Committee has juris the Java China Juper Line liesnt
pointed out that the Central pool agreement. The strength -Kuo Mln."
Vernon (Smith), who presided dictan over impeachment Cases in numbers but in the fact tear said the phd the Archbishop of involving "lective" (Hayan-Jent the Japanese are very much for Canterbury were the only two pre-political ometals: the National cerned that the trade to Netherland sent who had not been, ordained Government takes jurisdiction in India will be confined, only by Dr, Winnington-Ingram. It was cases fivoising political practal Dutch ships should the Japanese unprecedented in the history of the (such as Cabinet Ministers) other unes prove to be too obdurate in Church that one bishop during the than elective, and 5 Committee their demands. Pendings the oft-Goods has left the Godown. tenure of one:See should have ad
for the Disciplinary Puriment
come of pool negotiations, the MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co mitted 2.205 men to Holy Orders.
of Public Funétionaries over
Japan-Java Conference announowi Twenty Ave, bishops are included cases
all that the 30 per cent increase in Hong Kong, 25th July, 1834
['Agenix. among the men ordained by Dr.official)...
involving administrative freight which was to have ber Winnington-Ingram, and every de
affective from March 1 would be partment of the work of the
postponed Wifi April 1 Church of England is represented.
radiate from a central hall The distributed directy by the Bureau will be promulgated in a Man./ church in London-George R.L"),
cells accommodate from two to six men in each The Governor of the Prison is Mr. Wang Chi Jang,,a cheery soul who takes a real in terest in the welfare of the pri- soners and is eminently fitted for the post. There are over 400, pri- soners serving terms varying from a few months to several years. It was my privilege to give an address to some 200 of them. ✔
The men are taught carpentry. spinning and weaving cottoh, dye- ng, shoe making so that all who come out i be able to take up some handicraft. The work ther do is quite good. Besides, they "run their own kitchen riding the "corn, baking bread and cook- ing the vegetables, There is the prison band with all sorts of Chi hese instruments. The reading com is a pleasant room with con venient tables and desks. There is also a school for teaching the Illiterates to rest
so as to save time. The Ministry has decided to enforce the scheme in Kiangsu Cheklang and Anhut which provinces are the most seri- ously affected by drought
Whatever the farmers may think about the extent, of the rain the lamas who have been praying for rain at the Paohuashan Monastery, Nanking, are reported to be sati- sfied with their efforts and have returned to: Nanking where they were feted by local Chinese offi- cials.
FOREIGN GOODS Passed Of As "Home Made".
Napking, July 18...
RICE PRICE CONTROL
ESTABLISHED
Bureau of Social Affairs Forbids Exploitation
Shanghai, July 21. The wholesale price of Chinese rice ranged from $10.70 to $12:50: per pleut in Shanghai yesterday morning, while the retall figures were 10 cents higher.
It was learned that the Bureau of Social Affairs had issued a notice, prohibiting any excessive increase in the local price, which recently has been affected by drought conditions,
Steps must be taken to prevent foreign goods from beltic passed off fraudulently as Chinese pro- ducts by unscrupulous merchants, states an brder of General Chiang The whole place is kept very Kal Shek, President of the Military clean. Spitting is forbidden all the affairs Commission, to the Nan- rooms and cells as well as the king Municipal. Government, the maximum price of rice be exercise grounds are provided with Severe punishment must be meted cupsidors. This prison really de- out to those engaged in such serves the name of Mcdel Prison" deception, the hider states- Kuo and is an evidence of the progress Min. being made in new China.
Huge Loan To Be Raised
We are experiencing severe heat TO COMPLETE RAILWAY just now, greater than bas, been known for long years. This after noon the temperature in the shade was up to 105 degs F. and in the house 90 deg. In Hongkong that
Nanking July, 17... For the completion of the un- will be counted as quite normal I finished, section of the Shanghal suppose. Rain is badly needed. Hangchow-Ningpo Railway still the Autumn crops are promis-
inig.
He Ka
Who vests your money for your inquired the band salesman. The grocer, the garage man, the doctor, and the various department stores," growled the harassed man.
be-
has reached an understanding with It is reported that the Bureau prominent local rice dealers that Tmited to $13, per pleul
by Koo Shing In, a leading rice An application has been made dealer, to the National Government for permission to import s00,000 piculs of foreign rice in order to alleviate the rice altuition Shanghal in consequence of the drought. The application 1120 suggests that the import duties on this consignment of the cereal be exempted or reduced.
The Bureau of Social Affairs has
The Primpste's. „Tribute The Archbishop of Canterbury spoke of his 16 years' trendship with the Bishop. It is not int prising he said, "that he should sons but. It a little surprising that out of him should have come have spiritually begutten so many
no fewer than 45 dignitaries. What
who outwardly seem so much old should have begotten so many sons is even more surprising la that he
er than himself.
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plinary organ his rendered
2. After the competant disch decision against an impeached political official, the Central Poll- tical Counch may reconsider the Impeachment case it deems necessar).
the Godowns for examination by the Damaged Packages must be left in Conggnees, and the Company's surveyors, MORE GODDARD Dokolas, at 10 am. Free Storage period. on Mondays and Thursdays, within the
this play for Karense Offer to Condignees are specially notified that e present at the examination of damaged. durable cargo. be presented to the Undersigned on o
at 11th Aug, 1834, or they will 10ms against the Stemmer marG
not be recognisea
- Ng Pukul Will be admitted after the
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OUDERKERK JOLD TO ITALIANTRE BUANG SA KO
T SHIPBREAKERS
ALSTER". Gera, 1wo-deck steamer, 11,900 see hereby noticed that their Cargo is
Ouderkerk,
having arrived from BREMEN, HAM. BxX Orsino, ex BUKU and Ports, Consignes of Cargo
important documents relating to reart Mill, The Hague, his bee where Delivery in La obtained.
tons dw, built Bremer Vulkan, being landed as their rink into thy Go 3. Without the authorisation of Vegesack, 1915; and owned by the abwas at the Hong Kong hd Kowloon Government polity and the inter-sold through Jacq. Pierot Jr. and the Central Political Council, no
Vereenigde Nederlandsche Scherp Whart and Godown Do., Ltd., Kork national status of Calba shall be Bona, Botterdam, to Italian ship made pylte.
of a National Examination, and A proposal for the convocation
Selection Conference by the Ex Recalling the days when he (the amination Yuan, was approved by
in the railihat spring-time of the Conference were placed on re- Archbishop) was. Blahop-suffragan the meeting. The tales relating of Stepney, he remembered: <!'ho to the convocation of the sald Bishop's episcopate he looked upon cord: him as the Bayard of the Church
of England-achetailer sans remates submitted to the meeting,
A total of ten budgetary dati et sans reproche. Wherever he were also approved-Kuo Min, went he occupied the imagination of London'ket we a debt ze greeted with the shrink or
The Bishop of London who
a Jolly, Good Fellow" gud is really the most beautiful mo- "I have 62. nephews and nieces
tween Bathing, and the Tsao-verbally notine rice dealers, toment of my
Klang (River) and for the quldareduce the quantity of cereal-load- tion of the domestic and foreigned on their boats for the present and great nephews all over the ubligations of the Line, the Minis- because of the shallowness of most try of Rathwayakgotiating a creeks in thus egon equdition lost of $16 milions with the brought about by the drought British and Chinese Corporation -
and the Child Development Fin- to be provided by each Institution ance Corporation, eight millions--Kuo Mid
world bab 1 have no one are my sons. I have always tried
breakers.
PROTECTION OF FOREIGNERS dificates Of Donielle
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Orgo for HONG KONG. 1 5.8, "BIRGE B.B. OLSA, 88. "ALICE 6.6. "DEDSAIL", 8.8. "URL" and 8.8. Az? from ODENSE GOTHEN BURG STOLPKUENDE, KOTKA, VIPDRI and WIBORG
All Goods remaining undelivered after the 21t of July, 196, will be ambjeot No Fire Insurance will be affected by
For the better protection of 40-atomartie Mathfintion by The Om elgtis at the Camtal, the Metro- | diasoon noi the Games politan Police Headquarters is Mewra, Andarta understood, to have proposed and tas
dere so
know how your father in God is the Mulistig of Foreign Amaffs the going on. I can only describe it lesue of certificates of domelle to
"On fit play this print in the familiar words. There's life foreigners residing here. Foreign- in the old dog yeters living at the Capital should
have had two rounds of cour the old gentlemen
to the
day and steep the rest of the
ter cock Alle Porotection The proposal ravidguly 8, sult of the Kuramoto incident
nok hands with caused much sunde
when the Japanese- terwards med | sudden digi
to take each of you feel that fou 1000" known spridally and beloved, this "sons in are not just in a crowd, but each The Bishop
"Well, I suppose you want to each as he leti lae hall.
authorities ----Kuo Hin.
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