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11,385. K. Banks
16. (Londou) .. Chartered Banks Morcantile Bks. “A”
Do.
Bank of East Asia... N. Q. & S. Barka Am. O. Fin.Corp 8.
Oh. Fin Corp. Urd. S.
Do. Pref. 3. InsarsBest
Canton lusuran 656......
Underwriter
Union Insuran000 .....
International Assos, S.
Douglases
3250
$1.10
1637
$400
China Fires
3230
H.K. Fires...............
Chipping
$38
34
Steamboats
$30
Lados (prof.)
$11
Do. (del)
79/9
Shella
Waterbout
$17
Mining
Balateos
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1935.
Amoy
A DECADE AGO AND NOW
(By M. 2. Cj
ACCOUNTS OF P. & 0.
Strong Position Revealed
London, Dec. 3.
We are now in the twenty-fourth were unavailing in the fight against $1,285 year of the Chinese Republic, and ] this deady scourge in view of the The P. and O. accounts for the old timers in China who are of a most deplorable housing condi-year ending September 30, show cynical disposition may still find tions prevailing at the time. There that the net voyage income là rà- much room for complaints. They was no sewage system, and everyther lower, at £1,054,882, than for can, and with a certain degree of house was a veritable germs neat the previous year. But the com- Justification, point
accusing The stench during the hot months pany has had a higher income from, finger at Young China for various of July and August was terrible
investments of a miscellaneous na- omissions and commissions of sins and at times corpecs in the streets tures which are not in conformity with were allowed to remain for six or the promises made at the time of seven hours at a stretch, before
170
$950
31.10
1618
$450 $935
$11 80/- $12
$1.03
18+31.
Amtamoks
22 ct. Baguio Gold
$134 Beugust Consolidated $13)
Exploration 9 st.
11 cta
Do
Do. Goldfeld
8 otu.
Big Wedge ...................................9† çiq
3; ctm
Gold Biver......
3u at
Gold Creek..........
United Paracales...
Salacot Mining ..............
99 cts,
po Mining........
384ets
10/8
$13
Langkats (single) 9.
$0.35
Bub
toons****.
Kallans
Exploratious... De Shanghai. Lonas $.
12.30 Venezuela Gold Fld
20 cts.
Docks, WherTOS, Godowns, sća, ... HK &K, Wharvon.) Do. (old) "10. (now)
Providents (old)
- Do. • {new} {
I.K. & W. Docks
S. Chius Motors' A'.
Do.
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$88 3851
30- cia..
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19
$80
Shanghai Docks S.
$4
New Engineerings.
$237
Hongkowe
Lands, Hotels, and
H.Kalties.
Do
(70 cts./80 vie
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the revolution.
the
But before we do so, we should look around at the great and rapid improvements made in town pian- ning, and in many cases, the entire rebuliding of cities. The credit is so muen greater if we take into
consideration that strlie and turmoil, have besieged China since the days of the revolution. There has not been a day without in- ternecine troubles of some kind. Added to this there were disastrous droughts and floods resulting in great havoc not only to the people but also to the many public works which were undertaken and edm 7. pleted under the
chaotic conditions. 30 ats,
輕
11/8 $104
most
the Chinese authoricles would re- move them for burial.
ONLY ONE MAIN, ROAD. The main road, and there was on's one at the time. was no bet- ter than one of the side lanes in the slum quarters of Hong Kong There one could see a few dilapi- dated rickshas plying for fare, and the well-to-do Chinese used them as their limousines in the evening to pay their nocturnal visits to sing song girls.
Ku-
Over in the island of Kulangsu, conditions were far better. langsu was and is still a little gar- den island. The streets are nar- row, but they are well kept. LuxUTU fant treets and green verdure on the I intend in this series of articles billside give the island a most pic- 14jot to start with Amoy. In May 1928. turesque appearance, and one could I took up duty in this seaport of not help feeling a sense of secur- the Fukten province as Special Ry and peace to live in the Is- Correspondent to the "Hong Kong land of the "Drums of the Waves" Dally Press" and the "Shanghai which 's the Chinese translation Times." The nature of my work necessitated my living in Amoy proper and not in the Island or Kulangsu, where sanitary condi- tions were by far better than mit was no better or worse than any the city. After having lived in other Chinese city at the time. Shanghai for many years and get Even Swatow and Foschow, and in ting accustomed to the manifold some respects Canton, were the amenities of the "Paris of the same. East" one can readily imagine my disappointment upon landing at Amoy...
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38
$80
Malldings
*H.K. Hotels
$4.60
$35
H.K. Lands......................
3100
Du. 4% Debentures
SBN
$20
Shangbai Lands...
$9.00
Metropolitan Lando,.
$0.80
$4
Chius
$30
Do. Debenture,
$10
Hamphreys
$9.80
Now Asia Hotel
Aris Resitise. "A"S.
$25
Jo.
"B" S.
$86
Chinowa Estates......
Cotton Milla
#10
$70
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Public Editing
framways $13
125
$131
Fork Lesine (old)..
-54
Do (new).
389
Star Ferries
$17
Yaumati Ferries...
10
China Lighta ...................[
410
[813/62)
HK. Electrics ...
$20 12.10
Macso
do.
3221
[60 cts.)
Sandakan Laghts
Telephones (old)
China Buses
13. Tractio
25/.
$8.40
Do.
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(pret)...... Industriais Malabon Sugara...
$10 Caldbeck, (ord B.
$13
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$1.60 Cinton loos
$3
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$17 Dairy Farma
13.40
$10
135
31.80
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Constructions (old);
Do.
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Lane Crawforda
Mackintosh's
Nanyang fobaco.
lucero
Watsons.100
70 ots. Wm. Powells
M. Greyhounda.
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31.36
s. . Enterprises
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RESPECT TO STATE"
(Spec al to the "Hong Kong Dativ Press” (Copyright.)]
of Kulangsu
Such is the picture of Amoy a decade ago. If only my humble pen could describe it better! But
But what is the Amoy of to-day? One may well ask the question and It would take an abler pen than mine to describe the transforma- SQUALOR ON ALL SIDES
tion which has taken place in the There were no streets worthy short space of ten years. I made of the name The widest thorough a return trip to Amoy in July 1934, "fare was no more than ten feet and literally stood stock still at wide, with squalld houses or both the wharf for fully half an hour sides. Pigs, and fowls were kept gazing with amazement at the nearly by all the inhabitants.changes which have taken place. They ran wild all over the streets, and inwardly comparing Amoy and it was not an uncommon oc-with Hong Kong. And the no currence to have a snorter charg-of my comparison I frankly admit, ing pelt-melt against you and did not flatter the British Colony. soiling your white garbardine trousers into the bargain. On all sides were squalor and misery and there were no amenities of any
sort.
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The balance sheet shows a strong position, for not only the com- pany's £8,316,000 of git-edged sec+ urities, but the feet and fleet's subsidiaries, have been written down by amounts exceeding the five per cent allowance.
S. E. Levy & Co.
7. YON HOUSE STUENT INFESTMENT BANESSA & ƐBROKERS
WEW YORK GOYTON EXCHANGE
COMMODITY EXCHANGE, ING. N.1.
DHIOLGO BOARD OF TRADE CANADIAN COMMODITT EYCHAI
CORRESPONDENTS FOR
WHITE, WILD à 00,, XEW TOSK
The directors comment on the Fadverse results on their steamers of
the Government restrictions on the ETHIOPIANS' PRECAUTION Australian ment, trade and report that they have encountered intense
AGAİNST SURPRISE competition from forelyn subsidised lines on the Indian and Far East- ern passenger route.
Shipments to and from Japan with a decrease in exports from are appreciably larger for the year, China.
The net balance of £156,998 is an actual improvement over the previous year's figure of £5,700,
Beuter
CROWN COLONIES UNDER MANDATES?
London, Dec, 2.
Addis Ababa, Dec. 2, ..... Fears that the reported Italian withdrawal from Makale may be à trap to lure the Ethiopians to des
truction, were expressed in official
circles "to-day ..
The War Ministry reported that it had warned Ras Seyoum to take every precaution against surprise.
Usually well-informed circles are inclined to doubt reports of a wholesale Italian withdrawal on main aim of the Invaders is to the southern front and believe the
push northwards and escape the heat and foul water of. Ogaden. with its scourge of camel bug. which causes large sores on m and beast; ·
"I could not imagine anything more mischievous, after 38 years'
In the south-west, Ras Desta, experience in Malaya and Hong daring leader of an army of Kong, than the suggestions. made 100,000, divided into several in some quarters that the Protector-columns of great mobility, claims ates and Crown Colonies should be to have held up the Italian me- placed under mandates," declared chanised column advancing north- Sir William Peel, former Governor
west from Dolo along the Ganale- of Hong Kong, who was the prin-
doria River. In this operation cipal guest at a dinner given by the as Desta has used 20,000 of his China" Association.
proposal would be entirely repugn- Sir William added that such a
ant to the places, whether Orientals or West- inhabitants of thoss
erners.
Refering to the relations be tween Canton and Hong Kong, Sir
Willam sald there had been friendly feelings but he was dis- tressed that they had not shown more concrete results.
He was afraid that their Canton friends, while stressing the friendship that had undoubtedly existed, had given few real examples of their desire
A TRANSFORMATION · True, the two pontoons were still there, but next to it the Nether lands Harbour Works were busily The only place where one could putting the finishing touches to a take a breath of fresh air was The modern concrete pier for Butter- Bunda stretch of land no more for sampans and motorboats are to help the Colony.— ·
field and Swire. Concrete jetties three hundred yards long plentiful along the Band, and in Peuter. and about thirty feet in width the place of the squalid houses, There were two pontoons for But-there are now four and five storey- terfield and Swire boate to anchored buildings along the waterfront. älongside, and The Bund was un~ der the administrative control of the Kulangsu Municipal Counc with Mr. Edwards, a Goanese, a Chief Constable, and Capt. E. Greached by sampan. Reed as Secretary and Chief of
a stretch of wide highway linking Work was almost completed for
the Bund with the Amoy Docks, which in former days must be
After leaving the Bund, I went
Police. The latter resigned a year along Chungshan Rd., and the big or so later to take up an appoint-thaps, and concrete buldings there ment with the Shanghai Fire made me thick that I had arrived Brigade.
GERMAN EVANGELICAL CHURCH LAW
[Special to the "Hong Kong Dalls Presa" (Copyright.)]
Berlin, Dec. 2.
for Church Affairs, Herr Kerri A decree signed by the Minister
defining the application of the law. for the protection of the Germa Evangelical Church, of Sept. 24 was pubished in the official gazette as Monday.
at a wrong destination. Gone was There was no hotel in Amoy city the Amoy of yesterday. Even the where a foreigner could live with people seem to have changed The mhdmum comfort, but I was par Chinese women with their pigtalis ticularly fortunate in securing aand bound feet have been relegat room at the TMOA-the only ed to the dim past, and in their These crdinances forbid the ex- model and modern building in the place, full chested women, bobbed, ercise of any powers of function. entire city.
shingled, and marcel-waved, and in of an
administrative r Autho-
PLAGUE EPIDEMIC “
At that time a plague epidemic was at its worst and no fewer than three or four hundred deaths were reported daily. Medical sciences
(To Be Continued)
the latest allt gowns walk about ritative character by any ecclesias- the streets with Chinese youths in teal associations or groups in all Oxford bags. and the latest Euro- cases
where the ordinances are 'pean attite.
set up by the church administra- tion already in existence. Acts which are particularly prohibi ted are the appointment or livings and curates, examination and or- dination of candidates for the church, visitation in parishes, ordering proclamations to be read from the pulpit, collection and ad- ministration of church taxes, or
WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS REMARKABLE PRANKS BY
FROM HARARTM*
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[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Fress" (Copyright).\.
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Addis Ababa, Dec 2.
GALE IN FRANCE
Paris, Dec. 2.
warriors.
The majority of his troops, it is bellevec, are harrying the Italian villages in Somaliland, sniping: along the road of their commaunt- cation system Land - threatening their pase of SUDDLY... Router.
NEW
HER BEAUTY DECIDES THE FATE OF WORLDS!
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RENEWED RIOTING
IN CAIRO
[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Fresa" (Copyright.)]
GREEK KING GAINS VENIZELOS GOODWILL
Paris, Dec.
That the Greek King's actions" Paris, Dec. 2.
since his return have remarkably Renewed rioting broke out in died. M. Venizelos opposition Cairo on Monday according to a to the restoration, of the Monarchy A gale which is at present sweep-ganisation of collections in telegraphic message from a special was proved during the course of
The French' organiser of the Ing. France played two remarkable nection with parish furctions, and correspondent of the "Paris Bair an interview which "Reuter's res
Abyssinian Air Force, M. Corriger, who has held this position for the Dastax years, has now been re- called to France to take up dut
there.
Corriger is already on
pranks to-day.
ganisations which did not conform
stateman.
In various parts of the town the prezentive had with the veteran demonstrators have attacked the Police, who were frequently com pelled to bring the firehose into
the convocation of synods. Or The first was when the famous with the decree, would be diasol ed as an expression of disrespect.
great arch of the Trocadero Palace, ved. The administrative body was
M Venizelos recalled that he re-
Suicides "whom in the liberal
etected for the Exhibition of 1878, the Reich alone, and not the state
cently promised that his party nor the Minister of church Affairs, play in order to disperse them. Would show toleration during the State, police protected against themselves, to-day
collapsed with, a terrine din A The Reich Church Committee and The crowd succeeded however in periments) period, to enable the his way to Djibuti. prejudica State's interests-üabour and can:)
The Abyssinian Foreign Minis quantity of dynamite had recently the Regional Church: Committee forcing their way into the house of King to prove that he had the Berlin, Dec. 2.
scription)". Anyone who endan-ter has telegraphed the League of ben assembled in readiness to re- had been selected and appointed the former Premier and Liberal Power as well as the intent on to Anybody who fails to raise an
"My toleration is graduaty KTOW- gers the National Socialist move Nations that the Emperor has de move, the arch in order to make by him after careful investigation party leader, Mahmut Pashs, Hesing of the Hellenes Tarm in the German salute during | ment damages the State. S
cided to immediately withdraw all way for a new building in which of the suitability and food will troying all furniture.
The reason for Mahmut Pashadimcult and noble task undertaken ing into real sympathy for the the singing of the Horst Wessel If German girls sit in a publis troops from Harrar, which in the to house the Paris Exhibition of of the members. The Government hymn at ceremonious occasions, place with a Jew, it will be const-
future will be a hospital base for 1937, but, as events turned out, na- {and he himself, however, were not being the object of popular diisike by the King, and I express my fer- the State church but the Free 15 understood to be that in con- vent wishes for his ult mate auc- will be guilty of a hostile act to- dered an injury to racial send the wounded from Ogaden frontture did the work.
Church which of its own free will Junction with another former wards the Btate, according to the bilities and thus against public and will not have any significance | La the second incident, the demarth with the State, in which premier Bicky Pasha, he intenda Coss"!' added M. Venizelos
whatsoever.
The Abyssinian Government biggest tree in France, was blown red and worked. hopes that this measure will re- down. The tree had a girth of 25 sult in the civil population and fest, and, Its branches covered a foreign residents of the town being hundred square yards. It was dri- spared from the atrial bombard-ginally brought to France, sa a ments, and asks the General Se-smali plant, in a hat from Lebanon cretary of the League of Nations by a botanist, being" "planted by to communicate this decision to all the then Finance Minister, M, Tru-- Wife: "Tan't that splendid What the Langue members.—
daines, in a Dark
can wo buy with it this time?" Transocean Kuo Min.
Reuter
Bee-Hive.
new laws passed for police ad- order. Indecent manner of dane ministration. These laws impose ]ing is considered a violation of on the police the duty of counter German racial honour and can be acting"dangers calculated to prohibited. menace public security and order? | In cases where land and proper- and was published by the Berlin ty is sold to Jews by "Aryan” ""Tageblatt". Refusal to return the German subjects; the Police can German form of greeting to an take action. If such property can pracial is to be regarded as en- be regarded as a substantial part dangering public security, if the of German national wealth refusal te intentional or is intend-1 Transoccan Kuo Min.
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Transocean Kuo Min.
Generotts
Hubby: “The bank has returned that check”
to institute negotiations for an Anglo-Egyptian – co-operation 7 10. make broader the basis proposed. by Wafd party,Troops summoned
Reuter
Dec 2
FUNCTION CANCELLED
Owing to the liness of the Prin from the provincial garrisons dur-cess Victoria, the King ing the recent disorders, but draft open Parliament in state to-moTTON 'ed back again after quiet prevailed as was orginally intend
for some days, have now been re- No procession will tak called in consequence of Mondays) and the King's Speech disturbances
by the Lord Chancello Transocean Buo Min
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