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HONG KONG'S COMMERCE

Statistical Review Of

Year's Trade

CONSIDERABLE DECREASES

SHOWN

The Statistical, Office of the Imports and Exports Depart- ment reports that, during the year 1934, the combined values of Imports and exports of merchandise amounted to $741.0 millions, as compared with $904.0 millions in 1933, and $1,095.9 millions in 1932.

Imports of merchandise into the Colony in 1934 were declar- ed at $415.9 millions," as compared with $500.9 millions in 1933, and 624.0 millions in 1932.

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Exports of merchandise were declared at $325.1 millions, an compared with $403.1 millions in 1933, and 5471.9 millions in 1932.

In terms of Hong Kong.currency the values of imports of merchandise in 1934 showed a 'decline of 17.0% as compared with 1933, and 33.3% as compared with 1932; whilst exposla showed a decline of 19.4% as compared with 1933, and 31.1% as compared with 1932.

Sterling values of Imports of merchandise in 1934 amount- ed to £31,7 milions, as compared with £33.9 millions in 1933, and €41.0 millions fa 1932; whilst exports were valued at £218 millions, as compared with £27.4 millions, in 1933, and £310 millions in 1932.

In terms of sterling, vaļues the import Agures for 1934_zé-" corded a decline of 6.5% as compared with. 1933, and 22.7% as compared with 1932; whilst exports declined by 9.5% as com- · pared with 1933, and 20.0% as compared with 1932.

Imports of Treasure during 1934 amounted to $78.1 millions, as compared with $38.1 millions in 1933, and $85.3 millions in 1932; whilst exports totalled $128.5 millions, as compared with " $134.1 millions in 1933, and $140.6 millions in 1932.

The following tables show total imports and exports of merchandise and treasure during the past three years:-

Merchandise

Treasure

„“Total

Merchandise

Treasure Total

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1935.

THE SERVICE ADVANTAGE

The Development Of Defence

RHK GOLF CLUB

Results Of Shield And Cup Ties

The following are the results to date of the Stubbs Shield and the

Just as in the day before torpe- does and bombing airerafs the struggle existed between projectile | G. M. Young Cup:— and armour-plating in naval war- fare, each in turn.improving itself until it had temporarily got the better of the other, so was (and continues.to_bel_the_fight between. the server and the receiver at lawn tennis. It is some years since a really new variety of service was invented for the discomfiture of the receiver, but when Arst Intro duced the varieties of the Ameri- can service, as exemplined first by Beals Wright. and developed by McLoughlin, proved to be devastat ing in their effects, until the proper counter to them, discovered by Parke and Wilding, robbed them of much of their terror. The possession of a breaking service is. nowadays, by no means a guar- antee of victory; but the inventive-. ness of the young Americari brain, assisted by the length of the young American body and arms. has developed the "cannon-ball”, service which, like the "smash," quite frequently scores a point outright from its slider pace.

STUBBS SHIELD

2nd Bound (Concluded) HK. University beat Canadian

Pacific, 3 and 2. Dodwell & Co. beat Gilman &

Ca, 1 up.

3rd Round University beat A.P.C., 3 and 2 Chartered · Bank beat Gover-

ment Medical Dept., 3 and 2. Jardine Matheson to play Dalry.

Farm Co,

To deal with this variety of service by standing right in to it. and taking it almost on the half- volley-the method which proved effective in the case of the "breaking" service is beyond the power of ninety-nine men out of a hundred. Consequently the de- fence against it being, apparently, undiscoverable so far as `the humari element is concerned, an agitation is springing up to deal with it by other methods. It has been laid down, with probable truth, that the area of the service` court, available for the successful use of the can- non-ball service is only the last eight inches of the court's depth. That is," that every ace-winning service successful by pace alone pitches somewhere along the width of the service Hre within eight Export. Agures show increased inches of the line itself. It does shipments of liquor, machinery, not require any vast ingenuity to minerals and ores, and nuts and suggest that if the service line seeds: machinery exports, in were brought six inches nearer the particular, jumping from $1.9 m net, the margin of the cannon. llons in 1933 to $5.8 millions in ball's efficacy would be so consid 1934. Exports of building materi-erably reduced as to render it als fen $895,000 tr 1934 às com-

IMPORTS

1933

1932 500,938,794 - 624,047,600 85,272,403 709,320,003 EXPORTS

1933

1932 403,092,170 471,859,706 134,132,584 140,013.831 537,224,751 611,873,537

1934 $15,918,522.

78,080,869 493,999,391

83,113,252

539,052,046

•디

1934 325,184,653 128,479,528 453,584,181

From the tables of quarterly values of imports and exports of merchandise it will be seen that. in terms of sterling values, both imports and exports increased in the last quarter of 1934, as com- pared with the last quarter of 1933 hidtily on account of higher exchange but values in local cur-pared with 1933; chemicals and renty recorded comparative de clines in each quarter.

drugs. $524,000: 'Chinese medicines $390,000; dyeing materials $832,000: foodstuffs 351,432,000; fuels 81,038,-

K.-C. Railway to play Dodwell &

Co.

G.M. YOUNG CUP «

2nd Round (Concluded) Union, Insurance w.d. Löwe, Bing- ham Matthews (scratched). A.P.C. best Dodwelt & Co.

Semi-Finals

Union Insurance to play A.P.C. Jardine Matheson to play Char-

tered Bank,

regard to the very few players whose service counts for anything vital at the expense of all the rest of the millions who play the game all over the world. The ordinary player finds it hard enough to keep his service within the limita tions of the service court as it at present exists: take away nearly a thousand square inches of its sur- face from him, and he would either be reduced" to a dismally soft service, or present his oppon- ent with a luxuriant crap of "doubles.”

Carrying this suggestion into effect, therefore, would ruin the game from the ordinary player's point of view; and it is the ordin=" ary player not the "champion or the would-be champion who ought. to be considered. At present, the reliable defence against the "can- non-ball service is only in process of being discovered: that it will be found, the history of the develop- ment of the game shows us. And practically harmless. This suggest must always be remembered tion has, in fact, recently been put that the expenditure of energy forward.

necessary to produce the "cannon ball may very well tend to the To carry. It into effect would | defeat of its user in a long match,

"Doubtful Benefits

As regards imports the most 000; hardware $317,000; fertilizers undoubtedly, deprive the "cannon as has been evident at Wimbledon

noticeable features were the con- sistent increased shares of the trade enjoyed by Japan and China, and the steady decline of

imports from the United King dom. The share of Japan. In- creased from 5.0% in 1933 to 8.8% in 1934; China from 31.0% to 35.2%; Netherlands East Indies from 1.8% to 83%; USA. from 6.2% to 71-% and British Malaya from 1.3% to 1.3%. The share of the United Kingdom fell from 12.3% in 1933 to 10.4% in 1933, and 7.8% in 1934: French Indo- China, Siam, Germany, India and Belgium also accounted for de- creased shares of the trade. ». «

$5,808,000: metals $2,595.000; olls and fats $4,647,000; paints $351,000: paper and paperware $1,081,000:- plece goods $8,820,000; tobacco $890,000: vehicles $19.000: wearing

apparel $1,000; and sundries $7,818,000.

From the tables of Treasure movements it will be seen that, with the exception of Bank Notes and Hong Kong Silver Dollars, all items recorded an excess of ex- ports over importe in 1824. Cop- per Cents recorded an excess ex- port of $107,839; Gold Bars $56,- 155,681; Gold Coin $528049; Gold Leaf $238,108; Silver Bars $5,616,-. 128; Chinese Silver Dollars $7,943.- 052; and Suver Subsidiary: Coin $206,887. *

The following comparative tables show the quarterly values of im- ports and exports of merchandise. since 1924 in E's millions.

Imports

China took's considerably amal- ler proportion of the exports from the Colony, accounting for only 48.0% in 1934, as compared with 56.3% in 1933: the chief countries increasing their shares being Bri- tish Malaya from 5.3% to 76% French Indo-China from 8.0% to 74% Japan from 3.2% to 3.5%: 1st Quarter £19.3 16:3 85 7.1 Blam from 3.6% to 45%; USA.j

$165.4 139.7 132.8 95.8

1924 1925 1933 1934

from 4.8% to 5.7%; and the 2nd Quarter, £17.1 14.5 8.5 7.1 Netherlands East Indies from

$144.0 128.0 128,1 99.7 8.58.1

·$161.7-- * £221 108.6

24% to 2.8%. Exports from Hong 3rd Quarter £19.2 Kong to the United Kingdom have

at no time assumed any large pro- 4th Quarter 16.5 portion.

.

Of the various groups of import-

ed commodities there were slight increases recorded of liquors,

machinery, nuts and seeds, and ↑ paper and paperware. Impurts of live animals in 1934 fell $2,181,000

$130.0

8.4 9.4 119.9 113.8

Total 2721 30.8 33.9 31.7

“$607.7-288,6 500,9 415.9

Exporta

1924 1925 1933 1934

as compared with 1933; bullding 1st Quarter £18.3 15.2 8.8 6.8 materials $2,093,000; chendieals

$156.8 130.3 1053 77.5 and drugs $964,000; Chinese medi 2nd Quarter 215.2 14.1 7.2 5.7 cines $1,070,000; dyeing materials

ball" server of nearly all his pre- sent advantage, but would it in prove the game? In the first teration of the rules governing the place, it would necessitate an al-

measurements - of the court rules which ever since the game began about seventy years ago have proved both acceptable and adequate.

on several occasions when the winner of perhaps, seven or eight service aces in each of the first

much out of himself that he was four sets of a match had taken so

completely exhausted in the fifth. This problem, lite others "In the game, ought to be left to work itself out. In the meantime--no tinkering with the rules,, states a

Next, it would be legislating with ' home paper."

Fuels Hardwere Liquors .... Machinery Manures Metals

Minerals, and Ores. Nuts and Seeds Oils and Fats Pabits

Paper and Paperware

Railway Materials

Place Goods

Tobacco

Treasure Vehicles Wearing Apparel Sundriés

Total

13,352/11,064 *9,852 2,046

13,713 14,664 13,979 11.403

5,549

5,156 3,970

2,937- 4,569. 3,741 3,769

3,916

9.248 6,142 5,644

6,943

44,572 38,540

38,081 33,172

3,165 580

-1,885 41,100

8,883

54.250

'52,201

2,704

6.975

5,8146,101

35,615 33,902

2,472) 2,09,2 - 1,440

· 18,179 15.667 9.389 9,732

131,739 | 107,325, 75,077

289

12,856

66,551

523 352

:354

6,384

9,475 6,539 68,057 85,272 38,113 78,081 4,029 4,550 4,188 3,374 8,315 1370- 4,117504,041 90,255 71,526 - 64,021 53,190

-803,797|769,320, 539,052 493,999

EXPORTS

(3'000'a omitted)

1932 1933

Animáls, Live Building Materials

4.3

433 314

300

9,570

$8,5844757

3,972-

Chemicals and Drugs

4,612 4125

· 3,849

3.325.

18,524 13,581

12:179

6.434 1-5,033

9,855

1979

2473

Chinese Medicines Dyeing Materials

Foodstutis Fuels Hardvere Lique Machine

Manur Metals Minerals

201,2002 185,186:153,802-102,

1,990 2,806 2437

2120

1,632

0234

1,019 = 933 $728 1,648 €1.952 5.833

16.264 10,095 0.328 3,520 34,627 50,204 33.650

$128.0 125.3104.2 79.6

$593,000 foodstuffs $40,389,000; 3rd Quarter £146

fuels 32,516,000; hardware $1,033,-

$122.0

009 fertilizers 37,816,000 metals 4th Quarter £153 $4,589,000; minerals and ores. $785,000; olls and fate $1,713,000;

$128.3

866-1 *35.5 80.5 68 72 901 07.5

Total

$8,526,000

$562,000 plere goods tobacco $155,000; vehicles $812,000 wearing apparel $75,000; and sundries $10,831,000.

The following comparative tables shows the total values of Imports and exports (including treasure) by main groups of articles in 1931, 1932, 1933 and 1931

Plece Cloods Railway Materia

£63.6 29.3 27.4 24.8 $838.0_256.3.403.1 325:1

31,055

1981

Nuts and Seeds

€209 5,565 3,849

No statistics available.

Olls and Fate

43,376 37.111 30,400

$,753

Paper

2.628 ··2,079 1479 11,368

10,073

5.185 (295

1931 ∙1632.

$1934

Attrtals, Live

19 201

12,572 11,404

9,223

Materi

leals and Drug

yeing Materi

15.295 8335

$12.910

9,355

7.202

6,016 0.688

6.724

28,887. 19,130 17,295. 4,033 8,882 241424, 211,773 188,928"

4.389

16,826 3,096 126,537

THE BILLIARDS LEAGUE FANLING RACES

Royal Engineers

Engineers Lead

As a result of recent matches "the Royal Engineers Sergeant's Mess have regained the premier position in the league.

The following are the results to date:---

Sergt.' Mesa, E. Lancs, v. RA. Sergt.'s Mem

0.8M, Elvin': ............

CQMS. Thompson Sergt. Crossley. Bergt. Malone Bergt. Benson Sergt. Gavin

Sergt. Crossley.. Sergt. Malone Sergt. Fenrier. Bergt. Benson

RE. Sergt.'s Mess v. St. Patrick's Club

L/Bgt. Hodges

L/Bgt. Grossmith Q.M.S."Staples

Capt. Regan

150

150

150

150

150

9/Sgt. Harris Sergt.--Hollingworth

150

150

INT

150

Total

900.

143

121

Mr. Parkinson

66

99

́Mr. Oldfield

123

Mr. Funnell

71

Total

810

Mr. Balley.....

109

Sergt. Wood

Mr.Trowt

61

99

Bergt. Blodmifeld M.G. Longman

Mr. Lewis

150

90

Sergt. Reach

Total

490

150

Sergt. Symes

150

Sergt. Revel-Burroughs

130

Garrison Szt.'s Mess v. R.A.

Total

Sgt's Mess

789

9/Sgt. John

127

C.S.M. Elvin made a break of 517

Sergt.'s Mess, E. Lancs. v. St. Patrick's Club CAM. Elvin........

S/Sgt. Flood

104

S/Sgt. Williams

150

Sergt. Smith

99

150

Sergt. Ransom

150

C.Q.M.S. Thompson

101

Sergt. King

69

150

150

Total

699

150

150

Sergt. Finkil

150

Total

851

*Sergt. Resch

150

Sergt. Burroughs

35

130

Bergt. Wood

150*

150

Sergt. Symes

143

Mr. Parkinsoni Mr. Jordan Mr. Tròwi Mr. Young

85

Sergt. Bloomfield

150

128

P!

118

Total

778

105

Sergt's Mess, E. Lanica, v. R.E

Totál

714

Serrt's "Mess

CEM Elvin.....

65

C.QMS. Thompson.

150

123

Sergt. Grossley

79

150

Sergt. Malone-

150

150

Sergt. Benson

150-.

E.R.A. West ECA Kitch Sgt. Finey, R.M.

150

L/Sgt. Gaythorpe

104

150

150

Total

690

Total

873

L/Sgt." Hodges

150

L/Sgt. Grossmith

150

Q.M.S. Staples

150

114

Capt. Regan Gary

114

113

S/Sgt. Harris:

141

Sgt. Hollingworth

150

73

36

Total

837.

Total

555

Contiased on Pare 11)

Mr. Bailey Mr. Funnell

C.F.0% Club V. Sergt.'s Mess, E, Lancs. E.R.A. Sargent...... Shpt. Yeomans. 6. P.O. Rose

CSM Elvia C.Q.MS, Thompson Sergt. Crossley Sergt. Malone Sergt. Benson L/Sgt. Gaythorpe

When

you have guests-

Programme For Next Meeting

The following is the, programme for the next meeting of the Fan- ling Hunt and Race Club which is taking place on Sunday, February

No. 1. THE SUN KUM SHAN HANDICAP. A Steeplechase of Miles for Australian Ponies not exceeding 14.3": Winner-A Cup: 2nd. $30: 3rd. $20. Entry $3. No. 2. THE FAT CHOY HANDI-

CAP FURDLE RACE 1 Miles. for China" Ponies. Winner-A Cup: 2nd $30; 3rd. $20. Entry $3. No. 3. THE DIANA CUP. A

Handicap Hurdle Race of 1 Miles for China Ponies, bona Ade hunters, winners of any race at Kwan Ti this Season barred. To be ridden by Ladies. Winher-A Cup: 2nd. $30; 3rd. 820 A Souvenir will. be presented the winning rider. Eritry $3.

No. 4.

THE FOX HUNTERS RACE Light Weight Division. Over a country" commencing and finishing over hurdles on the Race Course, For China hunters.

Ponies, bona. fde

Catchweight 160 hs.

Winner: "

of the Governor's Cup in 1934 10 lbs. extra. Winner-A Cup: 2nd. $30; 3rd $20. Entry 83. No. 5.

SHUI

THE SHEUNG STEEPLECHASE

A Handicap

of 14 Miles for China "Ponies. Winner & Gup; and $30; 3rd. $20. Entry $3:

No. 6. THE FOX HUNTERS

RACE Heavy Weight Divi- slon. Over a country course finishing on the Race Course over, hurdles. For China

áče Potsies, bong

Kunters. Catchweight 175 lbs. Winner. of the Governor's Cup in 1934 10 lbs. extra Winner-A Cup; 2nd. $30; 3rd. $20. Entry $3. (N. No rider may compete. In both race No. 4 and Race No. 6.)

Entries close at noon on Tues- day, January 29th, to the Secre- 132 tarles, Messrs. Thomson & Com-

pany, York Balldings...

Quelle Delicatesse!

In deference to the Censor the original title of last night's play.

"Fig Leaves." was altered "French Salad,”

-have CAPSTAN

75,8372-66,899 55,523

21,774 140,014

2,102 —–—– 1,410~2,058

13711 12,784 8,488 8,437

14,783

60.228 157.1.2

29,346

683,824 : 811 874 – 127:225–483,684

CAPSTAN

the preferred cigarette

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