1938-09-05 — Page 7

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS ENSTOR"

China's Foreign Trade

MUSICAL

GENERAL

REVIEW OF THE WEEK

BY ALLEGRO MODERATO

Cereals And Flour Head List Of Imports And "yeah man, swing it!" That's Some coloured alligator whispers.

F

Textile Fibres The List Of Exports.

or the period January to July this year, China's foreign trade returns totalled $511,146,050 for imports and $309,869,267 for exports, as compared with last year's corresponding Agures of $730:155,378 for imports and $571,640,554 for exports. Exports during July were headed by textile nitres, to the total value of $17,934,971, while at the head of the imports list were cereals and flour, to the total value of $9,945,397.

Nel Imports

Ancluding Bond Withdrawals) -

الوحدة

1938

894,114

19,172,383

..1,807, 129

what we hear frequently: It is all to his lady friend, "Honey, d'ye over the world«from Buenos Aires know who dat cullud boy 19?" to Rome and right back the other sho' "nuff, dat ain't nobody. way around. Now, what is swing?' 'ceptin' he ain't Louis Armstrong

the King of To understand this term one has Louis Armstrong

attend what is known in swing Swing!." And he is kicking out to- Vocabulary as a jam session, if you night. are fortunate enough to find one. Before we go any further, let us sot down for your benefit a glossary or these swing tema:

Now jazz and swing were born in the region between New Orleans and the Mississippi deita. Between 1905 and 1910, these naturally gift- Jam session-An Informal meet-ed mustclans grew in number. ing of performers for their own. They were mostly negroes, though 8,777.594 amusement, without a conductor or not altogether by any means for 6,911,731 even score aheats.

even race conscious New Orleans threw colour lines to the winds and all jammed together.

1008 0.5.5

063,635

315,671 Alligator-A non-playing swing "8.172,459 devotee."

January-July

0.5.3

Cotton Piter goeds, phy

2,295,600

+1917

C.S.E 6,829,071

Pioon white or dyed

2,424,750

3.004.842

Piece printed

Piece miscallaneous

181.690 37,381

477,020

4

Cotton, raw, yarn

1,570,25

Cotton manu sundry

193,972

Flax, rama, hemp

4105,414

10,304,177

Wool and Manu

1,048,717

330,550,761

Silk

1,970,350

£2.304.823 * || 2,609,92:

Metals and res

4,971.765

108,118,722

Machinery and tools

3,947,43

51,879,678

Vehicles and vessels

1,987,84

Metal Maru,*****

2,341,469

590,817

Fishery products Canned goods... Cereals and our Fruits, seeds Medicinal goods

Sundry

Grand Total

Animal products

Ifides, leather

Pish pralucta

94, 114

37,045,564 32,483,349 10.992,064 6,284,445 38,544,049 4,708,186 5,367,129

1.383,368 Piperman A musician who

2,717,010

6662,818 plays only written music,

Ride Easy-going rhythm.

By 1912 it burst out-excursion boats on the Mississippi with or chestras recruited in New Orleans

40,711,052 Screw-ball Crazy, unbridled brought and flung it Tar and 20,608,092

31,413,306 Swing.

10,688,00+ In the groove-Carried away or

4,218,469|Inspired,

1,779,953 Cats--The musicians of a swing 6,583.71 orchestra.

$4,301,346

I

3,458,650 Licking their chops or trisking 7,870,983 their whiskers Getting warmed up 1,177,093

to swing. 14,784,359

1,759,215 Gang-A medley of songs, 19,417,675 Lick-An original interpolated 61,73,751 phrasing.

25,355,343

2,348,387 Break-Dropping the rhythm for 9,960,029 a few beats.

037.731 Mugging light Soft, 1.387.826 swing.

1,840,780

staccato

}

wide. St. Louis and Memphis weat wild over 1. In 1914 W. C. Handy wrote "St. Louis Blues," fol- lowing it with the Memphis Blues. Both are classics today.

Again, what is swing? "Now let say that Jazz in a body of music which can be recorded on paper and preserved. Swing is 2 manner of playing recorded or memorised music. You can swing anything from Bach to Berlin..

The manner of playing called swing is a way or creating as the music goes on. A swing artist will

1,740,035 Mugging heavy-As above, with, never play the same plece in the 81908, heavier beat.

same way. Thus jazz and swing Kicking-out--Very free; Impro-are twins almost. But swing has now produced music that is as- suredly by far richer and more ori- 6.5.8 Now at these jam sessions you sinal than jazz. Perhaps SOTES 58,109,702 will notice that one of the must-day we shall see swing introduced 12,802,106 cians will begin to play without into the field of the classics. Did

1.617,263

any further ado. There is 730.880

no we hear a chorus of curses from 758,385 leader. First you recognise the in-highbrows? 711,100 strument pleking out the thread of .. 5,592,318

same familiar melody. The others 7,133,400 31,823,290 seem to shake themselves awake 10,871,387 and first one and then another in-

0,945,507

1.385,912

100.30

1,000,05%

16.303,439

Wines, berr

271,467

Tobacco

4,038,072

Punraceutical

6,935,957

Dyer, varsles

y35,131 10,954,33 46,222,447 3,115,097 31,389,02%

"Candles, resins, etc.

3,925,807

77,243,24

Books, maps, paper

1,358.06!

54,445,653

41

ifides, lenther, ele.

363,42

3,735,050"

Timber

9,136,4

15.481,580

Ratiboo, raw, ei

489,140

5,757,009

Col. fuel, tar

1,173,051

Chinaware, etc......

Stone, earth

275,411 341,595 3,997,220

67,974,416

4,570,733 4,731,908

9,756,501 47,083,004

780.155250

515,144,080

visation.

i

Net Exports

C.3.8 13,52.372 1,883,917

180,009

Cereals

Beans and pars

283,172

230.911

Dyestuffs, vegetables

106,368

Fruits, preserves

723,150

Medicinals.........

1,297,015

C.5.3 81.238.29 47,542.059 2,000.356 5,16

1.795 14,120,820 1.130.943 8,378,829 6,818,835

Oils. tallow, wax

4,139,930

97,568,943

Seeds

2,672.553

29,150,702

Spirituous beverages

98,057

220,10

Sugar

10,030

4.160

Ten

3,430,809

13,101,838

Tobacco

899.9%

A1,018,150

Vejetables

1,099.930

65.730.885

Vegetable products

.315.230

5,316,611

minbo

119.623

-1,992,784

1,905.503

9.302.756

Katint

9,014

287000

31,452

*88,730. 2,308.246 4,031,874

2,63

97,173,952

Pince gris

15,611,022

Other ratilen

8,408,412.

Ores, metals

58,768,5907

Glass and Glassware

100 EN

เ 305,962

Stone, earth

631,6

3,027,770

Chemicals

5,117,175

Printed matter

305,328

13 1,623,856

Sultry

Grand Total

Timber"

Paper

Yarn, thread

Textile fibres

773.431 17,934,97) 5,653,741 2,319,151 1,175,732

11,661,692

1,0,469.

3.441.043- 15.923811

"

20 357

737,857 strument fall in. The first instru- 37,763 mentalist predominates by 12.362,209

un- 4,365,283 spoken consent, setting the rhythm 5,843,168 and the melodic trend. 2,260,350

After a while the melody is no 1,392,247 8,171,286 longer discernible; the Instrument 60,801 soars above and below it. We feel the original melody present but 4,200,000

only by 87,375,46

It persists

12.010.866 brilliant counterpoint and obligato 8.421,462 is immediately geen that the 05,335,275

inference,

20,133,08 through its very negativeness, by

395,670 musician is complete master of his 2,871,044 instrument. And he is one of the 3,620,77 masters.

1,020,701 19.019.825

77,203,330 371,640,554 390,869,20

IMPORTS FROM AND EXPORTS TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES: VALUE OF GOLD AND SILVER: BY COUNTRIES.

British India......

July

Faspurted Frum

Great Britain

Hong fruc

100.247

Gold January-July July 1907

1:13+ 1939

* 231,108 281 154.680 2,497,172

Silver

January-July

1938

2

Japan.

54.978 6,718.81

487,000 112,680

549,880

24.355,001

Total Imports... 109,847

Esported To

Great Britain

Hong Kon

Japan

Other Countries...

FORTHCOMING WEDDINGS

The latest forthcoming marriages announced Include those of an Army officer and 2 prominent European merchant:-

Captain Henry Charles Harland Royal Scots Regiment, at present stationed at Mt. Austin Barracks, and Miss Rache Osgood Harbury,

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1938.-PAGE 7

THE K-Spring Mattress

CONTAINS NEARLY 1,000 COPPERED

STEEL SPRINGS, ENCASED IN SPECIAL WOVEN CALICO POCKETS, ARRANG- ED INDEPENDENTLY SO THAT PERFECT FREEDOM AND

comfort is ensured.

THIS IS THE MATTRESS OPENED TO SHOW THE CONSTRUCTION: THE SECRET OF ITS GREAT RESILIENCY AND COMFORT IS THETM SERIES OF SMALL SPRINGS, EACH IN A SEPARATE POCKET, AS CAN BE SEEN WHEN THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE CASES ARE TURNED BACK,

$175.00 each NETT

LANE CRAWFORD • LTD.

Department

Jurnishing

The House of Quality & Service

52525252525252

who is due in the Colony on bold FUNERAL OF BRO.

H.M. Troopship Lancashire"

Mr. Thomas' Addis Martin, mer-

chant, of No. 128 Kennedy Road. MARCIAN-JAMES

and Miss Lilian Constanice Seale Robertson, Principal:Emiritus" at Upton School, Windsor, en routè Then he subsides and without to the Colony on the s.s. Ranchi. any further arrangement another Mr. Robin Edward Legh Beards- instrument takes up the lead and worth, insurance assessor, Sha- soars into unparalleled improvisa-meen, Canton, and Miss Marjorie tion. The people all armind are Tremayne Edwards, en route to spell-bound. The trumpeter has Hong Kong on the as.. Antenor. taken the lead, without paper, without a leader, and yet the others are not a split second be- [hind" him.

hears-Screw-

REGISTRY

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Bishop Valtorta Takes Service

The funeral of the late Rev. Brp, Marcian James who died. at the French Hospital on Friday after a long illness, a few days after celebrating his 70th birthday, took place ut the Roman Catholic

MARRIAGE Cemetry on Saturday.

Mr. Eric Marshall and Misa

او

All around one ball-lick. sack, ride and gang-

His Lordship Bishop H. Valtorta, the cats are frisking their whiskers, Dolores Dionezia Payne were mar- Vicar Apostolle of Hong Kong, 6,303,810 getting off! Oh, they're mugging ried at the Registry. Supreme conducted the service and was 84,021 14,090,571 54.73.199 67,102,473 it light, mugging it heavy, how Court, yesterday, Mr. TE. Whyte-assisted by the Very Rev. Father

they're in the groove! They're Smith officiating.

Spada, Rey. Father Grawelli, the 1,203,633

1,299,893 going to town Swing Blg. The bride was given away by Mr.Very Rev. Frs. L. Vireondelch and (84,02) 15,900,404; 34.973,800 79,720,155$ Boy!!!!!!! And does the Big Boy J. Van Der Lely and Mr. John Samson, of the French Procuration Nickel and copper subsidiary coins value 220,000 and bankages, face value Swing It, with his trumpet tiited Harvey attended the groom. and the Very Rev. Fr. Cooney. Chinese $33,047,150, £8083 and US $14,618, were imported during the tenth. at an angle of 45, his eyes Following a reception at St. Gallagher and Noval of the value Chinese 14164,785,353. Ven 21,400, Piastres 18,540, £54.94 and U.S. $1546, tion pour down his dusky face.

*Nicke and copper subsidiary dins, value $212,43 and banknotes, face closed, while streams of perspira Francis Hotel, the couple left for Spanish Procuration.

Macro on their honeymoon. ·· 665, were imported during the oth

Tlal Esports

24,555,20

عالیت

Not including bank notes, face value Chinese $8,215,012,

Not including nickel and copper subsidiary coins, value $210,000 and book. noted, face value Chinese 3414,707,442, Piastrex 890, and Hong Kong $2,811,700,

IMPORTS FROM AND EXPORTS TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES : VALUE OF GOLD AND SILVER

IMPORTS FROM AND EXPORTS TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES: VALUE OF MERCHANDISE

July

אנע

July

January-July

Imporis

GIL

1939

A Importa

G.C.

S

Gold Coin

100,247

Gold Bullion

53,886 1,002

1938 6.0. 1,377.300 5.841,501

Len

ports Abroad 280,873

Gross Imports 29,744,305

Re-ex.

'Silver Coins

549,880

54.978

"540,580 6,718,881

Silver, Balion

Total Imports

109,247

Exports Gold Coins

Gold Bullion

Silver Coins

Silver Bullion

Total Exports...

Total Imports and

Exports

Exceus of

Imports

Exports

24,555,334

144,621

14.892.445 1,097,954

23,790.940 -31,182,863

109,247

15,990,401 24,500,366 54,423,923

January-July

1937

1938

G.C. 331,177,704

$28,063

0.0. 297,576,952

1,535,540

Net Insports 29,444,132 67,074,416 320,49,041 770,155,276 226,040,400 511,144,000

Imports

42

The deceased was formerly a Director of St. Joseph's College | from 1921 to 1922, and had only recently arrived in Hong Kong from Ipoh.

MR. E. A. HAYWOOD

The funeral of Mr. Ernest Alfred Haywood, who died on Saturday evening at the Royal Naval Boa- pital, will take place at 3.30 pm. 400,234,953 today after a short service in the

Methodist Church, Wanchai.

345,686

399,809,2

Gross Imports Less Re-ex.

porty from

77,313,574

571,836,604

Abroad

52.238

Net Esports

77,269,336

136,050.

571,640,554

Total Net Im..

ports and "Exports

144,377,752

1,001,700,830

911,016,31

Excess of

73,730,155

Imports.... Exports....

168,514,722

10,188,920

72,182,908 1,557,247.

· 15,890,404* 24,555,334 54,073,803 84621 73,720,155*

109,247 15,990,404 24,810,312 65,523,083 0,893,482 73,729,155

6,834,240

*Not including nickel and cupper subsidiary coins and bank-notes.

POP-CUSTOMARY EVEN IF NOT NECESSARY

STRANGE

THIS ROAD HASN'T

DIGGING UP.

THIS YEAR

REQUIRED

111.276,783

1525252525252525252525252525252525

The deceased had been ill for only two or three days, suffering from a sudden attack of preumonia, and was employed at the Engineer ing Department of the Royal Nayal yard. He was due for "furlough shortly.

He leaves behind a wife and son to mourn his loss.

Tel 28151.

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WAR WAIFS TO BE

SENT TO COLONY

FROM HANKOW

Lankow, Septemóker 4. The War Ares Children's Rellez Association, which is under the chairmanship of Madame Chiang Kai-shek, has decided to seña 250 réfuree children

Most of those to go to the British Colony are from the war areas in the vicinity of Bhanghal Before their depaiture, they will be thornis against typhid and cholera-