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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS ·

HONG KONG WHOLESALE PRICES

AT A GLANCE

THE FOLLOWING INDEX NUMBERS OF WHOLESALE PRICES IN THE COLONY OF HONG KONG DURING THE FIRST QUARTERS OF 1938, 1937, 1936. 1935 AND 1934, AND THE FULL YEARS OF 1937,

Foodstuffs

Textiles

Metals and Minerals Miscellaneous Articles

Average

Benns

Bee!

zgs

Flour (Wheat)

Salt Fish

Frufta, Fresh Lard

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1936, 1935 AND 1934, HAVE BEEN ISSUED BY THE IM PORTS AND EXPORTS DE- PARTMENT (STATISTICAL BRANCH).

THE INDEX NUMBERS HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED

FROM DECLARATIONS. FUR- NISHED TO THE STATIS- TICAL OFFICE BY IMPOR- TERS AND EXPORTERS, THE YEAR 1922 BEING TAKEN AS. A BASE,

1922-100

1stQr. 1st Qr. 1st Qr. ist Qr. 1st Qr. 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938

1934 1935 1936 1937 94.3 85.4 113.3 136.2 85.9 74.2 99.4 117.7 97.4 .79.8 107.2 148.1 88.5 72.3 02.5 124.4

91.5 77.9 103.1 131.1 £5.8

94.8 85.4 100.1138.3 -144,0 98.0 78.9 95.7 113.2 119.0 101.7 83.7 101.9 121.4 157.5 81.3.1 78.3 88.5 108.8 131.7

81.5 $8.9 117.9 138.1

INDIVIDUAL AVERAGES ·

FOODSTUFFS

Milk (Condensed)

ist.Qr. Lat QF. 1st Qu. 1st Qr. 1st Qr. 1934 1935 1935 1937 1934 1935 1936 1937 1939 83.9 78.7 121.4 145.4 816 87.0 106,8. 138:3 181.6 121.3 128.0 181.1 188.9 124.1 113.0 181.5 213.0 175,9 88.0 73.8 83.0 107.7 03.3 72,0 97.3 97.3 120.0 75.8 68.3 101.4 141.2 75.0 €5.0 92.4 138.0 132,6 137.1 113.8. 07.5 106.9 140.6 131,7 103.3 94.2 115.8 233.0 201.5 .256.2 310.0 183.7 165.4, 198.1 215.7 308,4

78.5 82.7 113.2 146.2 77.8 87.8101.4

133.1 137,9 111.4 109.5 115.6 144.3 108.2 1149 143.2 116.7 172.7 183.7 136.4 1913 182.1 177.3

63.8 48.8 94.4 94.9 78.5 54.0 114.8 "128.7 162.4 73.1 84.7 131.3 £51.3 76.8 92.5 113.8 154,7 140.9 67.0 77.3 97.3 151.9 92.8 75.8 95.0 121.7. 148.3 71.8 60.4 83.0 102.8 82.2 59,3 93.2 49.6 153.9 63.8 88.1 02.2 124,7 89.1 85.3 96.2 113.5 131.4 68.3 68.6 103.0 133.0 59.3 69.9 88.7 134.6 135.1 72.2 71.4 106.3 123.5 74.2 69.3 98.5 130.6 122.5 60.5 43.3 71.8 82.2 61.6 43.1 79.5 83.8 101.1 45.4 46.8 55.5 58.1 52.3 56.0 56.1 58.3 75.0 86.0 63.3 84.7 112.4 83.8 65.3 813 94.4 124,4

TEXTILES

155.3

107.8

125.9

188.7

Mutton

Onions

Peanut Oli

Pork

Potatoes äna

Poultry ......

Rice (Broken) Rice (White) Sugar (Raw)

Vegetables (Dried etc.) Vermicelli

Cotton Yarn

Cotton (Dyed Plain)

Italians (Dyed Figured, Plain)... Shirtings (White 40/43 yards),

Hemp (Manila)

Gunny Bags .....

Hessian Cloth.....

Stik Piece Goods

Silk Yarn (Artiñcial)

Blankets (Wool and Union) Flannels

Sultings and Tweeds (Woollen).

Brass Sheets .....

Yellow Metal Sheathing

Coal......

Iron and Steel Bars

Iron and Steel Nails

Iron and Steel Plates

'Lead (Pig)

Kerosene

Of Fuel

Lubricating 01

Petrol

Tin

84.2 77.1 105.0 128.5 90.0 81.4 104.1 118.7 -123.4 $6.3 57.2 80.9 86.2 43.8 €2.3 66.7 79.7 101.4 81.8 67.3 69.2 109.2 46.4 45.7 58.7 100.0 100.7 51.2 38.9 50.3 69.6 58.2 47.0 47.8 70.2 75,1 64.7 61.4 140.0 180.2 67.4 47.4135.1 188.0 122,7 183.9 14.8 107.5 214.5 200.9 191.1. 206,7 935.6- 211.1 82.4 42.2 06.0 50.3 70.8 40.4 47.5 47.5 40.4 53.4 56.4 08.9 63.2 66.8 59.6 60.9 63.8 71,5 30.0 19.8 20.5 27.0 33.1 25.8 20.1 27.7 35.4 94.7 78.1 106.6 113.6 81.2 74.9 105.8 92.9 142,6 176.2 203.8 216.2 274.1 283.1 217.3 241.7 262.0 203,3 91.5 44.3 61.5 89.8 107.3 53.8 53.5 71.0 104.1 METALS AND MINERALS

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30.8 67.2 86.1" 145.0 96.6 71.3 75.0 108.4 150.1 88.9 73.5 103.9 145.9. 88.3 73.9 100.4 110.8 150,8 83.8 73.1 85.0 107.7 20.0 81.0 85.9 91,9 133.3 93.7 78.9 108.4 163.7 91.3 81.9 107.8 115.9 241.7 101.8 62,6 66.4 132.8 119.7 73.8 86.2 93.8 181,6 142.8 112.4 175.0 231.9 158.0 110.5 144.7 202.3 239,3 83.0 76.5 148.9 £14.0 85.6 65.0 145.6 1985 151.4 33.T 23.7 40.8 53.7 37.6 29.1 386 45.0 69.8 145.3126.5 148,4 178.3 141.6 137.9 138.8 151.2 192,1 81.0 89.4 70.8 74,7 74.7 76.1 86.3 720 87.0 26.9 19.0 33.4 39.7 30.3 22.2 30.3 34.7 40.4 203.3 188.0 200.1 266.3 207.2 181.7 203.8 225.4 246.9 MISCELLANEOUS

GENERAL

War Worries Of France Do Not Include Fresh Food Supplies

One worry France will be spared in the event of war is that of importing foodstuffs. In the main staples wheat, meat, butter, cheese, and fruit, she is self-sufficient.

THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1938. -PAGE 11

The French eat much more served in the restaurant in the Clicquet

bread than the. British. The Argentine pavilion at the exhibi- average consumption per head is tion, and also at several popolar 405 pounds a year, which is ex- cafes in France. Frenchmen mm- ceeded by only three countries pled it as an erotic product, and in the world, Belgium. Italy, returned, not to their mutton, but and rather curiously, Canada, to their perpetual weal where more than one-third of the population is "French, but where bread-eating would tend to decline if the example of other new coun- tries were followed.

It is, as Mr. Hunter, points' ant, contrary to a widespread belief, but the area not used for agricul- ture in France is twice as large proportionately as in Britain. In As Nell Hunter points out in his Britain it is 18 per cent.: in well-documented work. "Peasantry France 36. But France has a far and Crisis in France" (London,greater area of forests and woods, Victor Gollancz), France normally amounting to 25,000,000 acres. The grows all the wheat that she finest beech woods in the world needs, and in good seasons some- are those through which you run times has wheat to export.

for ten miles going to the ferry at Caudebec on the Seine.

This is largely true of meat, though not to the same extent. While France has only 9,571,360 sheep, against 16.527,000 in Eng- land and Wales, France has 15,704, 430 cattle: compared to 6,680.000.

Beef and veal are the mainstays of the French meat cookery, when It is not a matter of poultry. And for those who like it, or cannot afford beef, there is horseffech to exe out the beef. France has 2,837,750 horses, three times as many as England and Wales.

Schmeling Off

For America

TO FIGHT LOUIS NEXT MONTH

Bremerhaven, May 6, There is a popular idea that the

The German boxing champion, French eat little meat. Their Max Schmeling, left yesterday for kickshaws are always compared the United States to prepare for with the roast beef and shoulders his forthcoming fight for the of mutton of old England. Or world's heavyweight championship they used to be-for good sold with Joe Louis. rounds of beef and slices of mut-

ton

The night will take place on June

have gone a Mttle out of fashion in England, and the kick-22 in the Yankee Stadium. shawa are spreading in an alarm-'| Ing fashion,

Schmeling told reporters yester- day that he would disprove the truth of the proverb, "Never come

In any case figures show that the average yearly consumption of back," and would bring the title meat a head in France is 100 back to Germany-(Transocean). pounds, compared with 126 pounds

in Britain. And while nearly half Britain's beef and mutton and Gen. Wang Tan-hs, a Sze- pork comes from Argentina, Aus- chwan army commander, hast been tralia., the Irish Free State. Den- appointed Acting Chairman of mark and elsewhere, the French Szechwan by the Executive Ypan. Import practically none.

Gen. Pan Wen-rua, another se- During the Paris Exhibition Archwan army commander, was ap- gentina made great efforts tapointed Deputy Pacification Com- popularise Argentine beef. It was missioner of Szechwan,

Neuve

Chiagonal

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WINTER CLOTHES

Women's, Men's & Children's

WANTED URGENTLY

COATS & UNDER-CLOTHING

HONGKONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY

Monday & Thursday

ICE HOUSE STREET

10 to 12 Noon,

EXCHANGE BUILDING

DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL

HONG KONG.

\H, M. S. PARTHIAN.

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THE GLOUCESTER

Cement

Charcoal

Feather (Duck)

Firewood

45.8 42.3 40.4 48.3 41.9 48.7 43.9

02.6 38.3 37.3 32.4 33.1 97.2 33.4 34.0 31.0 38.7 102.7 90.1 119.2 196,7 93.4 99.7 108.5 158.2 159.4 93.9 80.0 74.1 03.2 102.0 $0.8 74.3 79.1 116.5 73.6 60.0 89.0 86.9 74.8 €4.0 31.2 80.1 81.2

40.0

Hardwoods

Hides (Cow)

Hides (Buffalo)

Leather (Sole) Paper (Chinese)

Rattans

Saltpetre

Softwoods

Soda Ash

Bulphuric Acid'

Sulphate of Ammonia

KAU SING TO BE SOLD

Eventful Career Of Government Rescue Tug

لول

147.0 119.0 208.3 322,8

146.4 125.8.178.3 .297.2 298.8 84.2 98.0 125.4 · 211.4 75,2 92.1 115.2 176.8 229.4 99.2 79.5 101.6 150.5 100.2 £1.8 83.1 141.4 150.3 52.2 64.0 50.0 78.7 80.3 67.8 .113.0

50.41 75.7 79.2 85.7 111.5 150.4 112.0 105.2 110.1 118.9 146.8

99.1

86.6 100.9 103.0 118.5

83.3

87.1 108.2. 129.0 150.5

63.1

99.3 78.8 05.7 107.6 919 78.0 106.2,140,4 80.2 85.8 81.3 81.1 81,4 152.0 67.9 83.9 102.3 139.9 58.2 52.7 62.3 84.9 -62.0

FLOCKING BACK TO

HELP CHINA

Bixteen overseas Chinese elec- trical engineers are returning to China from Bangkok, capital of Slam, to volunteer for service at the front. With them are four Chinese girl nurses.

€5.0 105.0 68.1

84.5 15.2 184.6 33.5 58.8 59.9 85.4

CHINA SQUADRON DISPOSITION

The following is the disposition of H.M. Ships in North China.

Shanghai: Sandwich. Tsingtao: Decoy.

The party is bringing a large quantity of clothes and other articles to be presented to wound-of ed soldiers (Central, Newa).

went UNCLAIMED

Damaged In the disastrous typhoon of last September, when many ocean-going vessels aground or were wrecked, the as Kau Bing, well-known Hong Kong rescue tug. is to be sold, and Gov ernment is considering replacing | grams, are lying at the offices of

TELEGRAMS

The following unclaimed tele-

the

Great Northern Telegraph

her with another vessel.

Tenders are to be called by ad Company:- vertisement for the tug as ste Mr. I. T. Yip, Peninsula - Hotel; stands.

Freshfood; Bowling Alkali; Chong- Built by the Taikoo Engineering soon; Engan Chongsoon; 5478: and Dockyard Co. at a cost of $250, chòt Sui Tong. 37 Bands St. 2nd Fl. 000 and launched in 1928, the Kau West Point, Chu Shiu So, Great Bing has had an eventful career. Easter Hotel 450; Il Mow Sing

The appreciation of the Chinese c/o South China Drug Co., Wing community for the services of the Lok Street.....

tug during the typhoon of July 22,

1828, was expressed publicly. It

was then stated to have rendered for work in the harbour during assistance to the sa. Pawnee and typhoons.

the ss. Contactus.

There was then some controversy On September 28, she towed the regarding the length of tune in 8.8, Bul. Tal to safe anchorage, which the tug should get up steam and the desirability of having, a stood by the ss. Tangistan and: the 5.5. Milton after they had ained Master in command of the collided and subsequently picked Kau Sing

up 35 people from junks.

The tug did good work in rescuing passengers of the sa

·USEFULNESS QUESTIONED Sunning when it went aground in Criticism was levelled at the Junk Bay during August, 1936.

Welhalwe Buffolk, Folkestone. Amoy: Dainty.

WARSHIPS IN HARBOUR The following are the berthings

warships in port:-

North Arm: Cumberland.

No. 1 Buoy-Eagle.

No. 2 Buoy-Medway,

No. 4 Buoy.--Duncan,

No. 8 Bucy-Thracian.

No. 10 Buoy.-Delight. No. 11 Bucy-Falmouth." No. 12 Buoy,Grimsby. No. 10 Buoy-Duchess, No. 20 Buby.-Daring.

No. 21 Buoy.-Defender,

No. 22 Buoy.--Diamond. No. 23 Buoy-Robin

Dock: Rover, Regulus, Regent, Westcott

FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR American: Mindanao,

French: Lamotte Picquet," and Tabure.

Transports (2), Gunboat (1).

Chinese: C. M. G. Crainers (10),,

ON PASSAGE Birmingham to Welhafwel. Diana for Amoy...

IN RADIO TOUCH The following is the list of ships expected to be in wire- 'tug after the 18. Hein Wah went. Last" September, when over a less communication with Hong

ashore and sank of Wagian on score of large vesseli were ground- Kong Radio - January 18, 1928, because the Kau ed or sunk, the tug sustained an

Tak Bang, Wuchang. Hawall Sing was unable to raise steam in accident to her steering gear while Maru, Hang Bang, Chitral, Onet- time to go to her assistance and on duty and went aground. She senau. Potsdam, Hofhow, Chang to this her defenders replied that was not salvaged for several weeks On, Nanking, Bonneville, Santhia, the Kau Bing was intended solely but has now been renoated, Hellos, Crefeld.

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