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FIREWOOD CRITICISM

INVESTIGATED

Rock-bottom Prices Wanted By Public Impossible Owing To Middleman's Commission

BY OUR STAFF REPORTER

A correspondent, signing himself "For Better Report," strongly criticised the article, entitled "Government Ap- pointment of Middleman Deplored by Firewood Dealers," which appeared in the Hongkong Dally Press of July 31.

In his letter, the correspondent implied that the arti- cle was in support of a greater margin of profits for the retailers.

What has the difficulty in selling to do with the ap- pointment of a certain frm as Chief Agents as long as retailers can obtain their quota of firewood from the said agent at the Government fixed wholesale price?" asked The correspondent, who also inquired whether "if retailers obtain Government firewood at a fixed wholesale price from the Government appointed agent, does the Govern- ment not sell direct to retailers?"

CONDITIONS IN FIREWOOD MARKET

Sales Above Govt.

Fixed Prices

The conditions ruling in the locaj firewood market during the past few days were reminiscent to pre- control days, with retailers elther refusing to sell or selling at prices. considerably higher than Axed by Government.

that

It was claimed by many of the dealers that they were out of stock and that the quantities exposed for sale in their shops-ranging from one to three, or four, pleuls--were all that they had.

Those that had more stock were selling them at 31 cattles to a dollar on Sunday, 20 cattles on Monday, and 22 cattles yesterday. These retallers stated that, al though they were supposed to get between 10 and 15 cattles profit on a dollar, they were actually being asked by Government to sell The correspondent further| Reference to previous statements at below cost price after deduct inquired whether the report to the Stores Controller show the ing loss in weight through sawing. of the appointment of the amount of rewood imported by transportation charges and other

Government monthly reveals the incidental expenses.

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1941.

FOREIGN MAILS

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, 6th AUGUST, 1941.

* Air Mail to Rangoon to connect with the British Over- seas Airways Service will until further notice be closed on Mondays and Fridaya. Correspondence for despatch by this route must be superscribed by "C.N.A.C..

The public are reminded that it is a breach of postal regulations to enclose in a postal cover communications intend- ed for persons other than the addressee.

The Printed Matter Service to the following places in China ta temporarily suspended:--

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Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.

INWARD AIR MAILS

From

vice" - San Francisco date, 5th August, Air Mall by "Pan American Airways Direct Ser-

vice"San Francisco date, 19th August.....

what out-of-date, forgetting kong, even if the commission is that it has been the policy of caly two cents per plcul!! The last the

Hongkong Daily Press obtainable Agures were over 10,000 EXCHANGE CONTROL. Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct Ser-

OFFICE never to publish any "red-hot tons, carried in three ships, in the carly part of May (One ton Is news" without first being inquivalent to 16.8 plcuis,

The Exchange Control Office is possession of all the facts.

Being one of the chief advocates at present located in the north- of Government control of fire-west corner of the main hah of Hongkong alid Shanghai wood, the Hongkong Daily Press the was informed of Government's in- Banking Corporation tention to introduce such control sult

POINTS INVESTIGATED The points raised in For Bet- ter Report's letter have been in vestigated by our reporter who found as follows:

PUBLIC'S CONCERN

املة

1

re-

of its removal there yes-

at least one month before the terday morning, and according to D. Kelvin Stark, Assistant The difficulties of the retallers price of 40 cattles to a dollar was Mr.

25. This price Financial Secretary (Exchange),; and dealers in seiling Government! gazetted on Feb.

was, on April 5. improved to 45 the work is progressing very satis- | firewood have, in the past, been

factorily. These difficulties have, cattles. Degligible. according to the retailers, great-

the appoint- ly increased since ment of the Chief Agents as, es- The public is not, and never will can be interested in what pecially in the case of the all nor dealers, applications for stocks the retallers make or do not make. were not always dealt with in its one and only interest is to get rotation Another difficulty has the two essentials--rice and fire- been the gradually increasing cost wood-at rock-bultem prices, which of transportation.

He also added that the sooth working of the Department has been greatly facilitated as a re- suit of the change-over.

OUTWARD

FRIDAY

For

Due

12th Aug.

26th Aug.

AIR MAILS

Date and Time

Air Mail by Air to Rangoon to connect with the Reg.

"British Overseas Airways."

MONDAY

Fri. 8th Aug.

K.P.O.

Reg.

4.00 PM

Ord. 4.30 PM

G.P.O.

4.00 PM

Ord.

4.30 PM

Mon. 11th Aug, K.P.O. Reg 4.00 PM 4,30 PM

O.P.O.

4.00 PM

4.30 PM

Ord.

A report has been made to thei is impossible so long as Govern- Police that a typewriter ribbon. punch and กา English After checking over the books ment has to pay any commission paper of a few retailers and comparing to any middleman, whether known dictionary have been stolen from Air Mali by Air to Bangoon to connect with the Reg. their previous cost prices with as "General." recent ones, there was no indica- agents. tion that their "difficulty is 10 making a larger margin of profit"

or for that matter of fact, in making any profits at all.

"Chief" or "Sub" the

office

Health Centre.

the

Tsimshatsu!

The Raub Australian Gold Mining Co., Ltd.:

It does not necessarily follow that because retailers are obtain- ing Government firewood at Gov- ernment prices, through the Chief Agents, that the Government is Τυ selling direct to the retailers. follow the correspondent's argu- ment to its logical conclusion. It could be stated that the public is

The forty-seventh general meeting of shareholders of The Raub baying direct from Government Australian Gold Mining Company Limited was held at the offices of because it is buying Government the Institution of Engineers, third floor, “Empire Chambers.” 6. frewood at Government prices Wharf Street. Brisbane, on July 18, 1941. through retailers suppiled by Government's Chief Agents!

Net Profit Of £37,729

In moving the adoption of the Directors Report, together with the Audited Balance Sheet and Accounts for the year arided March 31 1941, the Chairman (Mr. De Burgh E. B. Perss2) said that the result of operations for the year had been a net profit of £37,789, compared with £76,282 earned in the previous period. Before ar- riving at this profit there had been charged against revenue £31,- 589 spent on development and prospecting, and £5,000 provided for depreciation of plant and other fixed assets.

"British Overseas Airways,"

TUESDAY

Ord.

Tue. 12th Aug. K.P.O.

Reg. 5.00 M Ord. 5.30 PM

- d.P.O.

Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A. and

Europe via "Pan-American Aleways and Trans-Reg. Atlantic Services"

TUESDAY

· 5.00 PM:

Ord. 7,00 PM

Tue, 26th Aug.

KP.0.

Reg

8.00 PM

Ord.

5.30 PM

Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, V.S.A. and

Europe via "Pan-American Airways and Trans- Reg. Atlantic Services"

OPO.

5.00 PM

Ord.

7.00 PM

COMBINED CHINESE STOP PRESS

WATER-POLO TEAM

The following were elected last night to represent the Combined Chinese Cubs in their water-polo match against the Combined V.R. C-European YM.C.A. at the gala to be held at the VRC. on Satur-

OLD METHOD BETTER If Government could have sold, in the past, direct to retallers without the necessity of establish- ing a bew department, is there any reason why such a depart- ment should te created now?

The provision for depreciation the report of the General Manager The former method was for re- tailers to obtain an order from the was not so liberal as nau been the It included a considerable amount Stores Controller and to surrender case during the past. Iew years.expended on Fire Fighting Exuly- the order, with cash, to the Hong. He stated that there would be War ment, and a similar sum spent on Kwok Fung-sin: Shek Kam-put;

assessed In kong and Shanghai Bank in ex-Taxation

Malaya. Installing a new and much im- Wong Chee-put, Ng Nin and Tsal change for a delivery order from against the profits of the year, but proved system of Domestic Water

Hang. Reserves: Po King-fuk, the Bank, Why was this very it was not yet possible to say with Supply for the Mine and Village Chan Lel-bik, Lee King-ying. Ng satisfactory method changed? any degree of accuracy what this As anticipated at the end of last Yu-man, Leung Chun-wah, Chow

would amount to.

year, agreement had been reached

BUS RUNS INTO KOWLOON FLAT

WOMAN OCCUPANT

creased monthly tonnages, it had

NO TROUBLES

day

Wu To-kim; Po Ting-lum and

Cheuk-ying.

EXPERIENCE

Scene, a south-west Coast vil-

children lage; two German planes machine- Gunning streets: school jand half a dozen cows going

along.

"

It would be apparent immediate as to the renewal of the Company's Luk-gay, Chan Sik-pul and Chee ly that the grade of ore mined de- leases for a further period of fifty creased very considerably in com-years, and the necessary documents Iparison with previous years, part- should be ready for signature in ly because rich patches were not January next. He stated that the available bring up the average Board had decided that the Com- grade, and partly because, owing to pany should support War Funds economies in overall costs and in- being collected in Malayu. SERIOUSLY HURT been found that ore containing The Company, was fortunate in A little Cockney evacuee emerges In avoiding a lorry coming out lower values than formerly could that no troubles whatsoever had from a hedge. "Mr., I'm frighten- he said to a passer-by. be profitably handled. It was con- been experienced with the taboured," from Fuk Wing Street a bus, driven by Leung Kam-sing, after dered that bedrock grade had force. In other parts of the coun-They'll soon be gone," came the

try serious strikes u Décurred, reassuring reply. colliding with the lorry, mounted now been reached.

but he was glad to testify to the

·Bald the Cockney ain't. the pavement and ran into the

A.R.P. EXPENDITURE

loyalty displayed by the Com frightened of the it's theso ground floor of No. 30, Fuk Wing The year had stood the burden pany's own native staff..

bull's, Street and seriously Injured Bot considerable expenditure còn-

In conclusion he anticipated ap- Chinese woman,

nected with Al Raid Precautions, other difficult year lay ahead, with According to a report, made to all of which had been charged posable shortages of supplies and the Police by the driver of the bus, against revenue. It had also seen further military training of Euto- Hitler started Hfe with he swerved to the right to avoid heavy increases in the costs of peana, but as he had remarked at name of Schickelgruber. It was the lorry while travelling along various essential supplies, and this the last annual meeting, every not until he was 40 that he took Yen Chau Street but was too late. įstate of affairs woum Kovadly De-effort would be made to carry on the name of Hitler. Hitler, for the After colliding with the lorry he lost come further evident in the year without interruption the work of Germans, is now a name invosted control of his vehicle which crash-now current. He went on to say the Mine. Apart from any other with magical powers. Why not ed into the house ruuning over that one most pleasing feature was angle, he felt that the Company restore in propaganda the name Wong Sze, 32, woman, who sus the state of Ore Reserves, which, was doing some service to the of Behlckelgruber? A systematic tained serious leg Injuries. in spite of difficulties caused by pire in winning from the soll as use of it in our foreign broadcasts the attendance of certain of the large a quantity as possible of a might do much to break the un- European Staff at two Compulsory product the sale of which enable doubted power of the other name Miltary Camps, had shown a satis- the purchase of war supplies. (abroad. --- ́“Psychologist." Cran- factory increas, compared with

Messrs. De Burgh B. B. Perase, R.brook, Kent, in the OVERSEAS The front of the bus was badly the reserves existing at March 31, o, Phip, M. D. Davies, and C. 8. DAILY MAIL

Delpratt were re-appointed Direc damaged. The alde, walls of the houso suffered damage, the bus Capital expenditure incurred tors for the ensuing year, and Mr. having rammed some 10 teen into during the year hud hoon fairly P. O. Puntrey, F.C.A. (ABI) WA the promises.

heavy, and full detalls appeared in re-elected Auditor.

CONDITION SERIOUS

She was taken to the Kowloon Hospital where her condition described as being serlous,

1040.-

SCHICKELGRUBER

the

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