1940-08-22 — Page 9

HONGKONG DAILY. PRESS

Finance and Commerce

U.S. UNIVERSITY BRITISH EXPORT Wide Range HONOURS

ENTOMOLOGIST

TRADE

LONDON, August 21 (Reuter) - In the House of Commons yester Kenneth M King. Entomologist day, Mr. G. A. Isaacs asked whe- being

In charge of the Dominion Ento-ther special

steps were

Of British Purchase Tax

Detalls of how the purchase tax

mological Laboratory. at Saska- taken to facilitate the holding of will be operated in Britain were toon, Sask., has recently been stocks in South America with disclosed recently when the text granted the degree of Doctor of the view to expanding export of the Purchase Tax Bill WGS Philosophy by the University of trade to those South American published,

Minnesota

countries from which Britain was

The bill is likely to be passed this month, but the date when the ed the staff of the Dominion Sir Andrew Duncan, President tax will come into operation and Division of Entomology in 1922 the Board of Trade, repiled: the rate at which it will be levied after over two years' work with "Yes, the Export Council have will not be fixed yet. the United States Department of the matter under close considers Agriculture.

tion and steps are being taken to enable large stocks of British

Born 1 Montana." Dr. King join-drawing essential supplies.

FIELD CROP SURVEY

and of the field crop insect.in-.

vestigations In the Province of tions, tillage methods and weather Saskatchewan.. noteworthy de-factors upon the abundance of in- velopments have taken place, and sects and their effect on crops.

WIDE RANGE

J'

FINANCE & GENERAL

CANADIAN AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY RESPOND TO EMERGENCY

The Canadian aircraft industry has responded splendidly to the emergency created by Great Britain's inability to ship com- ponents under the terms of the Joint Air Training Scheme, ac- cording to Hon. C.D. Howe, Minister of Munitions and Supply" in announcing the appointment of R.P. Bell, of Halifax, to the Executive Committee of the Department. Mr. Bell, who is serv- ing without remuneration, will have the responsibility of co- ordinating the entire aircraft production throughout the Dom- Inion and accelerating, even beyond its present speed, the out-, put of the aviation industry,

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In whipping air might into fight- Jon the production of 200 Fleet 80's ing trim to aid the United Kingdom for battle pilot training purposes. the ability and willingness of the

ANSONS PRODUCTION operators and workmen of the The production in Canada of industry have made it possible to Ansons, Harvards, and Fleet 60's compress the larger part of the has been so scheduled that they criginal programme which cover-will be available as pilots graduate ed two years, into one year. The from their preliminary training Government will be able to com- the elementary. planes. Deli plete.both the Canadian program- į verleg. of Harvards will begin me and the whole Joint Air Train-within a month,

THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1940. —PAGE 9

COURVOISIER

THE BRANDY OF NAPOLEON Fournisseur breveté de M. l'Empereur

COGNACS ET FINES CHAMPAGNES

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

CHINA REVIVES ANCIENT TRANSPORT SYSTEM

by

He had obtained his Bachelor of

The tax will be levied normally Science degree from Montana goods to be carried Into these at the point where goods are sold State College in 1920, this having markets."

by a wholesaler to a retailer. been considerably delayed owing

Since the Chancellor wishes to to service with the American Ex-

The lobster catch of the three obtain the maximum of revenue ing Programme on the basis of "The Anson programme, in- peditionary Force in France, and Maritime Provinces of Canada for and restrict internal spending, the the Dominion's own resources and volving the construction of 1.509 the degree of M. Sc. was received 1939-40 exceeds that of last season tax covers the widest possible without assistance from overseas, twinengined craft, is proceeding. from the University of Saskatche- both in volume and value. This range, but it will not apply to food the Minister said

vigorously in the nine Canadian wan in 1920.

scason's catch totalled 2,653,000 or drink, to fuel, light or water.

or to rent.

"Work is well advanced on all plants that are manufacturing the pounds.. valued at $453,200 as com-

the During the 18 years Dr. Kingpard with 2,420,000 pounds valued. The purchase of children's cloth

orders for planes required various major component parts.

*To co-ordinate the output of has been in charge of the Entot $416,700 for 1938-39.

under the Joint Alr Plan," said ing and boots and shoes will be Mr. Howe in mological Laboratory at Saskatoon

all Anson parts and to expedite summarising the free of tax in all circumstances.

progress made in aircraft produc- the production of the complete PETROL EXEMPT

Anson machine-one of the most tion. Arrangements have been Medical and surgical appliances completed for the purchase of important units in the Air Train- ing Plan-steps have been taken and essential drugs," which are some 5,000 engines. Originally

to segregate this work from the he has been largely responsible for The study for which the Ph. Pspecially expensive, will be exempted most of these engines were to have

remainder of the aircraft pro- originating Important research degree was conferred on Dr. King from the tax. There will also be come from Great Britain. Orders

China has revived the Í Chan service (transportation projects and minor studies, in-dealt with the use of the light-excluded goods always subject to have also been placed for instru-gramme and place it under one management and direction. A cluding Investigation of wireworms trap "as an

human porters and pack animals) as a sequel to the closure of aid to forecasting heavy duty, such as beer, tobacco ments and the other necessary and redbacked cutworms through outbreaks of cutworms, and for and petrol.

equipment of the aircraft produc company has been formed for this

the French Indo-China and Burma routes which has necessarily purpose. out the Prairie Provinces, grass other research uses.

tion programme.

* curtailed the Import of petrol and gasoline and trucks, * Regisered persons may tr.de

Canadian plants are now-d hopper surveys and other Inves- For more than 17 years the re-

with each other. in taxable goods

recting their efforts toward turning

The I Chan service which was į mobilisation of 1,800,000 human tigations relating to the Province suits of this study have

"Under the Air Training Plan.jout both training and service mentioned in the Chow Dynasty porters, reinforcement of the ser- for the purpose of their registered activities without adding the tax. pilots receive their arst air ex-planes, including bombers and records 3,000 years ago and was vice with 10,000 carts, employment centuries the speediestor serveral thousand technical On the register will be manufacperience elementary flying fighters, on a MASS producton for 30 turers, wholesale merchants, mine training schools. There they fly basis, rather than on that of all-service for the transmission of personnel and militarisation of the

official dispatches-similar to the I Chan system. and quarry

owners, shipowners, Fleet. Trainers and De Havillanding individual orders."

According to the

[pony - express In America's wild statutory undertakings" concerned Tiger Moths.

According to information from west days. with water, gas, elèctricity, the plan, some 200 of these elemen-

the Ministry, the I Chan system By relays of horses and couriers will be maintained along 14,019 maintenance of canals,, docks and tary machines are needed. One

it covered from 200 to 600 11 (66 to kilometers of highways, old Im- rivers, and the carriage of goods Canadian plant is producing more than two of these planes a day, or passengers by railway.

200 miles) a day. It relapsed into perial roads and waterways. Penalties for "evasion of the tax Nearly 200 of this type of plane

history with the introduction of White-tailed deer, the rarest of modern means of communication ten carts forming one team, each The relay system will be adopted, are fines ranging from £50 to have already been delivered from £500 and imprisonment for period Canadian plants. By the end of the big game species in the na toward the end of the Ching cart manned by one captain and

the Canadian Dynasty year Canada will have produced tional parks of

Re-introduced all the elementary training planes | Rockies, have re-appeared in Banfi

National Park, Alberta, and may tions, it required.

:

been

of Saskatchewan, and a basic maintained continuously and have study of the effect of crop ta- received high commendation.

HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS

STOCK EXCHANGE,

Bayern Sellers Szim Nominat

$1220

$385

$136

$210

10 cts.!

Nominal

SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION

Buyer Belleza Splen

$1200

WEDNESDAY 21 AUG. Banks

Do. (Col. Reg.) ...........)

H.K. Banks.............

288

£62

103

Do. (Lon, Reg.) ... Chartered Banks ......

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Bank of East Asia..

N. & 8. Banks..

Insurances

'800 MACHINES NEEDED

In

WHITE-TAILED

DEER RETURN

way.

How

four porters. Military training 19 with modifica-

made a required course for the en- serves the tran-

tire personnel, the captains wearing "To fulfill her part of the trambe seen by motorists along the sportation of goods and war ma- ing plan. Great Britain was toewly opened Banff-Jasper High- terials in the interior provinces by uniforms and the porters ar

large numbers of human porters, bands. By the relay system the I have provided 400 Olpsy engines

Mule, or black-talled, deer have pack animals, carts, boats and Ministry expects that each station for the Tiger Moths. To replace.

will be able to handle 10 tong of Mr. Tang Chung-min, a well-these, 400 Menasco engines have always been abundant in Bant junks.

Park, while in recent years, the Under the Ministry of Com-freight per day both ways, which mechanical engineer, now been purchased. The engines white-tailed deer has been a rafty munications à conference was held will be gradually increased to 30

£68

£6

up to two years..

Bes! £11

MOTOR FACTORY

"

60 ct.

IN KWEILIN

Canton Insurances....

210

$367

Union Insurancos......

$365

8367

Underwriters

10 cts.

H.K. Fires.......

$136

Shipping

$120 Douglases

3120

$11

$10

$100

Steamboats

$100 Indo-Chinas (Prat.)...

Tado-Chinas (Def.).....}

$30

32/6

Sholls

$8.90 | Waterboats

Docks, Wharves,

Godowns, etc.

#00

$3.65

$15

93)

$3

$31

31/301

1.

32/6

$6.90

in

HUMAN PORTERS

"

The National Government has

know organising A motor factory

required for the Fleet Trainers Kwellin to make a new kind of also have been bought.

on the Alberta side of the Rockies. in Chungking on July 15 to discuss tons. motor perfected by himself.

Its return marks another step the most effective ways to mobilise "As the pilots graduate from The machine is simpler in de their elementary training, they in the restoration of wild life to and utilise man and animal power sanctioned the creation of an All- China I Chan Service Admumistra- $100 sign than most other motors and are taught how to handle the its former abundance, made pos- for transportation.

tion under the Ministry of Com- may be run by any kind of fuel, bigger and faster craft. These in-sible by the sanctuary conditions

The conference decided upon munication's as a central organ for including coal, charcoal, firewoodclude Harvards, Fleet 60's and prevailing in all national parka. petrol or vegetable oil.

ROAMED UNDISTURBEN Lan appropriation of $5,000,000 the control of the service. The Administration will be assisted by the Palliser expedition "Orders have been placed in

provincial bureaux, headed con- Canada and the United States for visited the region in 1858-59, the more than 800 Harvard training white-tailed deer and many other clk, moose and white-tailed deer currently by the provincial recon- struction commissioners. In view of planes. Some of these will be big game animals roamed undis-became scarce.

With the establishment of Banff the urgency in putting the service used instead of the Fairey Battle turbed. except by the occasional

National Park the elk and moose into operation Beptember 1. Tas planes which were to have comme party of Indian hunters. from England. To replace, in part. In the years that followed more soon came back under the protec- been fixed as the latest date for

them, and now the establishment of the Adminis the Harvards thus diverted to extensive hunting and the advance tion afforded

$3.60

$14) 2281

18/0

23.10 83.30

201

H.K. & K. Wharved. 83 Providents.....

H.K...Docks (Old)...] 815

$144 H.K. Docks (New)........... $26+Shanghai Docks.....

Mining

16/0 Kailana $9.55❘ Rnubs

5 cts. Hong Kong Mines..... Lands, Hotels and Buildings

H.K. & S. Hotels....... $3.45 H.K. Landa...........

$100 Do. 4% Debentures.....

8.9 Shanghai Lazds........

H.K. Realliss........

Humphreys

$101 Chinese Estates..

Cotton Mills

$334 Ewe (5.)

$210 S'hai Cottoni (B.)...)

Zoeng Sings (8.)...) Wing On Textiles (8.)) $125

Public Utilities

H.K. Tramways......... 815.20

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$18,10

815 30

$301

830

#

$15.30

$57

$7.40 Peak Trams (old)........... 83.70 Peak Trama (now)...)

Star Ferries..

$564

$911 $0.40 10.60 $61

***

Y'mati Ferried......

8211

Chins Lights (0)

$8.45

$3.30

China Lights (New)... 93.45

$37

337

H. K. Electrica (Old)... 137

$35)

H.K, Electricnt Now)... $35 $38

$351

817

Macao Electrics (Old)

816

Macao Electrics (New)]

1

Sandakan Lights....

Tolophones (old)........

$17.60

:

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$100

Mr. Tang's new motor has been used in motorcars and motorboats and has given satisfactory results,

(Central News),

H.K. STOCK EXCHANGE

Wednesday,,Aug. 21.

The typhoon threat increasing soon after the market opened drove enquirers to shelter, prior to #3) which a number of counters had

been in demand.

BUYERS

$34

H.K. Fires, $136.

$200

Providents, $3.65.

Ansons:

When

other useg, orders have been of settlement took a heavy toll of after a long absence. the white awarded and work is in progress the big game animals until the tailed deer have returned.

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places wheat at 119,452,000 bushels issued by Mr. J. R. French, general (336,199,000 bushels 1938-39); oats, manager and treasurer of the city. 56,581,000 bushels (47,335,000); lin-During the first Ave months of seed, 39,935,000 bushels (55,509,- this year permits aggregated 000); barley, 39,091,000 bushels $347,105, an increase of $272,241 (20,209,000); and rye, 13.582,000 over the similar 1939 period, or a bushels (10,828,000),

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