1941-09-22 — Page 10

PAGE 10--HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

LIFE AMONG THE ESKIMOS

(BY TA-DE-WIN)

BOSTON.--At Tanana, in that part of Alaska where sime is reckoned by the rising and setting of the sun, where modera Aon Files, a New England cooking methods are not in vogue.

bringing cheer and girl is living with her parson husband,

This print. practical help to a group of Indians and Eskimos.

tive village is in the very heart of a country where rivers are is the Yukon, along which highways, and Tanana's main street

watery thoroughfare Mr. Files' parish dalies take him a hundred miles st

anore

When the Indial arted that dogs. Wilfred Flo was about to bring dians

1 bride Among them, they

gave!

FINANCE & GENERAL

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1941.

| FOREIGN MARKETS & QUOTATIONS

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

(REUTER'S SERVICE)

London, Sept. 19. The following quotations are the i middle prices at the close of the market in London. All quotations are subject to confirmation and no In responsibility is assumed for errors

in transmission.

SUGAR PRICES

New York. Sept. 19 cuter),

NEW YORK SUGAR Law Sugar Centrifugal. ship- ment from Cuba, e & 1. New York duty free:

Spot

3,60n

Raw Sugar Futures (Contract No. 3)

MONEY AND EXCHANGE

CLOSING QUOTATIONS SEPT BER 20, 1941.

> London:-

Telegraphic Transfer, 1:2 7/ Bank Bills, on demand je 7/8 Credite 4 months' sight

HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS

STOCK EXCHANGE,

iwers

Hallora

Y'any's

Shida

Linst Hale Elentil.

81470

SHAREBROKFES- ASSOCIATION

SATURDAY

Burer Bollers

Balen

Wonstan

20 SEPT

Banks

81480 13.K. Banks

$1490

286

€79

Do. (Col. Rog) Da. (Lon. Reg.)

£85

$70

£9

Charter ad Banks......

23

| Mercantile Bka "A"

£234

การ

Mercantile Bk. "Č".

£111

$70

Bank of Eant Adis

876

18 ch.

Small and manpart, since day heating is a problem to be reckonea wal Just wond wt it far north, the bowe

bas

“រ

serimovoda wheed

porch living room, and keben

from this sam

4 at alt surprised to Hud, up JAY STgate that the fish wheel

When he went 10

3.63

in the affermos, however The latchstring of this are tive tong 1 aut for any Tudian went plenty of salmon that or Ekime

and gavel milles away 15 a Jected the largest ne

kutter villag WIT!!

The Joseph and I trading post ,A

1 Sam 200 Inovins But Indians enam to the parsanage the next to Tanana rom as far away as 60 morning and asked, very contrite miles. sure of finding "welcom 11 11 there was any work be could written o LIK doormat

the

and he spent the day cutting Files log cabin

However, grass Needless to say the nort

there La

taci oderstandings were taken from the wheel, that the Flieses are not lau la dia.. There are serious problems even turbed at mealtime. whenIn primitive Tanana

Or

For example. there is serious work to be done the he trader is sture jas But when there is a imp 5 Odprices, one for the whites and

for THI

Gove

or at other hours during much higher daytime

they are privileged. Although the practice is forbidden. Tientsin-Pukow Rly 5*

14 enter and enjoy the games and, the trade preters to give Indians

selal activille,

which are available here.

MAIL COMES ONCE A YEAR

beg Mr

Files to ask the trader Bui

Tenisin Pukow

the king salmon

the

keep for themselves

Sept.

2,63b, 70a

tam

atin at Minto

But us. A

wher

ter

dwelling

brink Jeverles! i Bad

OLD SAM JOSEPH Fules Lells 8 story abuui

Mint wh TE the place

Sam Joseph, ar, old Indian, bu

How ter busbar by wished to live and the cabin illustrates

suitable 'manages his

Bam parishioners WHA

transport Joseph, who bad had to reinad ed the logs by strutheout to Tala. behind when the other men set te

dashing trip. was seen Da, and built their present Boone ve himsel!

Corn up

Jan

2.78b/79a

in Shanghai:—

£

Mar

2.78b79a

On demand

.... 180

War

(Red Loan, 3% after 19521)

May

2,806 838

in Singapore.-

105-13 16

July

2.83 86a

On demand

52 3/4

$440

Defence Loan, 1%

Canton Koon Rly. 5% Chinese 41 Gold Loan

101 13

Sales for the day:-20 lets

Jo Japan:---

#1

On demand

102 1/4

$1874

$1874 И К

$442

N. C. & B. Bauke.

Insurances

8239 | Cantor Innorances

Union Insurances Underwriter

Fires

1236

$440

17 cts.

#187

נ,

1898 (Brit. Issuer Chinese 5 Gold Bonds

44

Raw Sugar Futures (Contract No. 4)

Ja India:----

Shipping

Day

Mr Flies Was

1926 47 Chin 4% Anglo-French

45

Mar

May

2.144h 15h 2.094b/10 2.096 091

Telegraphic

and demand

Treffer

Ja2 67

$120

Douglases

$420

$10.80

VI

Steamboats

$10.80

J New York : --

890

ludo Chions (Prel.

$90

Bank Bills, on demand 24 15/16

$70

Iado Chinas (Def)

$70

53.9

Loan. 1908

46

July

2.10b Joja

Credis, 60 days sight 25 6/8

$6

ther

Ther

Chinese 5% Crisp Loan

1912 Chinese 5% Reorg Loan

1913 (Lan Is.) Chinese By Ster. Notes

1925 (Vickers) Chin Imperial Rly 5%

Loan

294

38

asked

Valune ut business done

Jobs

N-.rl B. via 3

WINNIPEG WHEAT

260

Jo Baluvia:-

On demand

46 8/4

13 Paris:-

Bank Bills, un demand Nom.

9974 87.38

$97

hella

Waterhota

Docks. Wharves, Godowns, etc.

53/9

#61

.KA. K. Wharves.

$974

Credits 4 months og NoBL

$7.55 $7

19.86) $18.0

Providents

€7.30

$7.50 $7.45

H.X. Docks (Old)

H.K. Docks (New).

10

Sept. 20

n Saigon:-

838 +8hanghai Dooks...

$12.66.60...

8384

per bushel

On demand

... 100

Mining

60

Honan Rly. 65, 1905

==

Oct

728b

in Manila

18/6

Kailana

15'd

14

Dec

7416

On demand

49 7/8

$7

Raubs

$7.19 X.D.

bee

14

Hukuang Rly 5%. 1911

(LP. NY Issue) Hukuang Rly 5%.

German Issue)

May

782 782

Jn Bangkok:- -

2 cts.

Hng Tong Mines

15

On demana

148

1911

CHICAGO WHEAT

Jo Sterling Notes

13'

Sept. 20

Bank Buying Rate...

Now.

(4)

$4.30 64

twLurg Tsing &

Hal ET

per bushet

dar Silver per os.

23 1/2

Rly 5%. 1913

a

བ་

Sept.

11717

S ha N'king Aly 5%

17

De

Indians

May

1203/1197 124/1231

(Brit 8tpd.}

13

Highest Dec)

arts Equor in change for their wares JAS seems difficult for the In- Chats to say "no," they sometimes

Rly 5% (German Stpd › Tientsin-Pukow Rly 5% (Brit. Stpd. Supi, Loan> Tientsin Pukow Rly 51

Lowest

1204

1182

13.

13

13

271-313

Out

7

Dec

Bept. 10 Opening Closing

17.19/19 18.96/98 17.41/39 17.18/15

93

Jan

17.45/45 17,21/21

H.K.

Pat

Banking Corp. Lam. Reg.)

S'hai Banking Corp. (Col. Reg.)

& Mining Chinese Eng (bearer)

Mar.

79

May

July

17.50/50 17.39/41 17.70/08 17 58/53 17.71:71

Friday's sales: -17,857,000 bushels

NEW YORK COTTON

Market Report

FROM ROZA BROS

Saturday, Sept. 20.

Silver prices were quoted at the same rate yesterday, Ready at 23.

and Forward 1/2 American Silver 34.3/4 for Spot.

London-New The

at 402-1/2 New rate was quoted York-London was quoted at 4031.

...

a

$4.20 94.15

| 88

$100

36$

at 23.7/18. was quoted

At

York cross-

$18.30 H.K.

Lands. Hotels and Buildings

| H.K. & 8. Hotels....... 838.K. Lauts.

$976D 1% Deventiues $20

252

Shanghai Landa H.K. Realtim

Humphreys

Chinese Estates

Cotton Mills

Ewo (S...

8305 8'bai Cottonn 18.).

Zooug Sings 18.).

Wing On Textiles #8

Fablie Utilities

Tramway....

64.20

8378376

$97+

$4.16

98

$62

$308

$120

$18.15

831

Peak Traton (old)... Pook Trams (new).....

$3

$61

Y'mati Ferries.

Star Ferries..............

164

$94

MARKET

371

87.30/ 20

17.53:53

Quiet.

85

Spot

17.00

STERLING

824

$23.80

Highest (Dec.)

17.41

15/0

Lowest . }

17.18

5/6

TT on Lundon

4.03-1/2

There were sellers at 1,3 up to October, buyers at 1/31/32 for Cash.

Chins Lights (0;......

82.86 China Lights (New)

H.K. ElectricaX.R.(0);

83.K. Electrics(New)...) 813 H.K. Electric (Rts.) 818 Macao Electrics

87 25 $7.30

$2.45 $2.45

$24

824

$22)

$13 601

Silver Oficial Rate

unquoted

Macao Electrics

with drinking water.

There

be

1325.372

white it a

dia, £$, "C"

11}

MOU

1/

U. S. DOLLARS

Selling rate 1.20

$13.10) Sandakan Lights........

to Merchants 25,-

9248

$24) Telephones (old)...

$261

$9.40

др

Telephones (now)..

tuł

Industrials

13 9

there

and the liquor

S'hat Waterworks "A"

15

SHANGHAI DOLLARS

845

ald, Maog. (Ord.) 8

Union Insurance

22

Shanghai Dollar 518,

¥35

Cid, Macg. (Prof.)2

$1

Canton Icos.........

75 ots.

Oula Kalumpong Rubber Lon, Mid

15

Tia.

A Scot. Riy

15

Price.

401

sellers.

324

SHANGHAI MARKET Official rates, sellers of Sterling

and U.S. Dollars

8161

$17

Cementa

$10,80 H.K. Ropes

17 $10.30

$17

1.K. Gort, Loans

al

101 4% LOAD

8101

91.3

383

$99 84% BDS

(1994)

*99

rl

13%

(1940)

sellers.

Miscellaneous

treated

in

same way

Though thers

ate 220

Cows er

affair

Japan Chronicle).

BROKERS

LOANS

10/0

Ind

317!

23/7!

#19.35 #61

819 36

Dairy Farms.

801

Entertainmsuts

81.6

Constructiona (old)

$19.40

#7 $1.85

58/9

......

cta.onstructions (now)...

776

17 9

Sub-Nigel

143/9

help vary their winter diet.

Up to

Shell Trays & Trad

бearer

53/9

• bid

i ex div

London

New York

Japan

Indla

Paris

Hongkong

Opening

0/3-5/32

$6.10

16 20

ane Crawfords

$6.25

Nanyang Tobacco.

$3,70

5-9/32

#21

Sinceras

82.40

unquoted

$13.56'45

Watsons...................

13.45 $13.45.

17-1/2 unquoted

$49

Ch. G.%. 1925G SBds,

432

$39

21

M.K. Wing On

8'hui Wing UD

17.20 Vibro Ping

Maramans Inv. (kon,}]

$42

$14

864

Although mall trives by pisze 47 to give them any liquor.

once a montà, supplies come ally since there is more profit for the (Ger, 8tpd. Supl Loan'

1.M

Duce ä year the fast stranur trader p such

..

a fransaction not Jap. 6, Ster. an. 1914 Defore fize Treize up

Bruch headway has been made in Ger. 7% Intl. Loan, 1924 rocessed Bgs that arrive in Sep

remedying THE situation. Then Chartered Bank

t ở hai food supply is low H.K.

mber can be used for cooking to wher: the May, there are any jest and the land is cold. Indians like to be 4&y-pou id lots of buster in brine, arrested and sent to jail. where will keep down cellar until eaten.ey have nothing to do all day Canned

beel and sausage lung, and where they find a place on the Fileses men, and well fed whee Fath Tr:

Summer Hard

The Fileses definitely assert that Chosen Corporation river get water provide the they are not trying to transform Mercantile Bank of In

are WAIT)

clumite compensates for Rather they art training Indian Pekly Syndicate Hy lu સ Ichty refrigeration, leaders to help their rate face the S'hal Eler. Constr. Ce Haldwars, high beyond the

reach future At Tauana already of dogs an are eest that needs are embryo Indian teachers

Au Fil bakes & Held do delusting

workers Oner one time plenty of cakes, bread. question is settled the Pileses ar Cookles, treezes Theni, and stores confident their Indians and Eski Great Western Riy

hem in that ice chest in stilts. thas wil become useful citizens National Bank of In

kawin native when she wants a

leaders capable of B. A. Tob. (bearers

own Dunlop Ruther

Thuth

bread, example she take managing their people's

out the night before, thews it, is as trish as a newly baked loa!

bread, Meats are

goats the short sunumer w kind to

Bristol Aeroplane Imperial Chemical United Steel Woolworths New York, Sept 18 Reuter) Marsman Investments Loans on securities to brokers in Western Holdings

their truck garden and Ann FilesNew York

is proud of raising vegetables to

Wk ended Wk ended Wk.ended 11/9 41

18.9/41 12 9:40 now the Fileses have not been able $285,000,600 $445,000,000 $336.000,000 to persuade the Indians to turn to Agriculture, nor do the Indiana

take kindly to canned food

constant visita

Once # week any Indians win with may come to the Files home to sew and do carpentry work. They do a life bead work and carving, but mak ing snowshoes, sleds, tools and Give baby-baskets is a necessity. an Indian woman a blanket and some string and baby soon has a hammock, while the men make canoes, today using canvas instead: of birch bark,

Ang Files is a

in Indian humes

Ann Files was a busy field work

U.S. Cost Of Living Rises: Fantastic Peaks Feared

An overwhelming majority of Americans endorse the all- out national defence programme--and they are already paying for it handsomely in higher living costs.

begrudge the $40,000,000,000

In

Few

the Government persons plans to spend on defence in 1941 and 1942. Most economists

inherent dire dangers bave even ceased their warnings of Successively mounting budget defielts, although the perils of in- flation are occasionally stressed.

But the average citizen, who upon imported raw materials and knows Hille of economic theory, foodstuffs, while the United States,

er among Indians before her mar. has already begun to feel the in comparison. is largely self-con- riage, but her days are no less full-pinch which the war and the U.8.tained.

-

Arn

are exerting Much of the latest increase in

of

LONDON METALS

EXCHANGE

Lockton, Sept. 19 Reuter).

Standard, Cash

Middle £256 buyers: £258-1/4

Tin, Standard, 3 Months, Middle at 3.5/32 Price, £259-1/4 buyers, 259-1-2 5.5710

Market quiet

H.K. Stock

Exchange

Saturday, Sept. 20. BUYERS HK. Banks, $1,475. H.K. Steamboats, $10.80. Realties, $4.

Chinese Estates, $100.

Yaumati Ferries, $24.

Electrics Rts., $12.95.

Telephones (New), $0.40.

Wm. Powell, $1.80. Entertainments. $8.75.

SELLERS

Docks, $19.65.

Providents, $7.50. Hotels, $4,30. Trams, $18.20. Lights Old $7.40. Electrics Rts., $13.25. Watsons, $13.50.

SALES

Docks, $19.55, Providents, $7.40. Hotels, $4.25.

Shanghai Exchange

Shanghai, Sept. 20 (Reuter).

Official T.T. Bates

Silver Duty Rate

The Central Bank of China's

rate on Lordon at 10 am

was 1/2-1/2d.

Inday

The Equalisation rate was 244 рег сеп

India Rupee Paper

Bumbay, Sept. 20 (Reuter). Ct. 34 per cent. Rupec, 98-0-0

SILVER MARKET

BOMBAY SILVER

Bombay, Sept. 20 (Reuter). Market Steady. Offtake 150 bars,

Indian Mint Silver

Reaa...

Oct 14 Settlement

718

1/0

Maramans Inv. (H.K.)!

$14

Wm. Powells...

814

NA. Chemicals (HK) +Sale to Shanghai

585

FEDERAL

RESERVE SYSTEM RETURNS

New York, Sept. 18 (Reuter),

• Bills Bought

U.S. Securities held

Federal Reserve Ratio

1940

1941

1941

Sept. 12 Sept.11

Sept. 18

1000's Omitted).

$

$

$

2,434,000 2,184,000 2,184,000

83.41% 91.113

90,98%

Federal Reserve Credit Outstand-

83-00-3

ing

the

Realties, $4.05. Lights (Old), $7.25. Electric Ris, $12.05. Cements, $16.00. Watson, $13,40.

Nov. 15 Settlement

63--00-6 A3-01-0

Monetary Gold Stocks Industrial Advances

2,485,000

2.318,000 2,255,000

22,741,000 20,981,000 22,733,000 .8.630,000 9,701,500 8,896,000

now. Although she is no longer a defence programme scheduled worker, as the wife of on his pocketbook. His cost of domestic commodity prices is at- the "parson" her duties may range ving, since the start of the war. tributed to Administration legisla. from pulling a tooth to welcoming has gone up as sharply as that in tion establishing loans of 85 ner a new baoy into the world. And Canada and Australia.

cent, of parity for basic farm pro- when Wilfred Files goes

ducts. "REAL SPENDING" Itrick,

A drastic retardation Journeying with us

This result has been reached takes over the Sunday service in with the expenditure of only about general price advance will depend one quarter of the $17,300,000,000 partly upon the stabilization of the church.

Wilfred Files is decidedly not a which the Government bas car wage rates around existing levels, minister who sits aloof in his marked for defence this year, as well as upon the judicious ap sindy. When his parishioners When the "real spending" begins. plication of government controls. camp out by the river during the the pessimists declare, living costs Some legislators have been pro

freeze prices, fishing season, he goes with them, will svar to fantastic peaks unless posed measures to ilves in their tents and shares government price control measures wages and rents.

NOT TOO LATE their bill-of-fare, which is dried prove effective.

HONGKONG

INDO-CHINA

SHAREBROKERS STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY LTD

ASSOCIATION.

Volume of Business Transacted on Saturday, Sept. 20, 1941. SALES

In an editorial discussing rises China Lights (0) Ash one day and alto the next. During the first year of the war But as An Files says. "Wilfred the wholesale price index of the in leading price indices the New China Lights (N.) has an easy-going disposition and Bureau of Labour Statistics ad York Journal of Commerce said. fortunately likes dried fish," Invanced only 3 per cent. Then It bo- j

"A continuation of the present the summer he follows his flockigan a rapid rise, and by mid-June polley of proceeding drastically to

and price in by boat; in the winter, by dog was 15 per cent. above August, check some cost teams.

1939 Indices of more volatile creasca, while ignoring or even en- HK, Docks When Wilfred Flies is home, bla commodities have climbed almost couraging others, is likely to pro- HK Tramways assistance is of the practical au!25 per cent in the same period.

well as the uplifting sort. For in- stance, he often helps the Indians

CANADIAN INDEX

Operating Services for Cargo and Passengers

TO-

SWATOW, SHANGHAI, TRINGTAU, CHEFOO

and TIENTSIK

KOBE and OSAKA

BINGAPORE, PENANG and CALCUTTA

SANDAKAN

HAIPHONG

10.50 All steamers burtli alungeitie

700 $ 7.30

1,000 2,40

Cementa

50 17.00

China Providents

60

7,50

37 7.45

2,000

7.40

300

600

18.08

duce a persistent rise in the genHK. Reallys eral price level, in continuation of NA. Chemicals (H.K.) the trend that has asserted itself

A.8. WatseILS

500

4.05.

"the French Concamion at

200

6.85

500

13.40

and cargo pra landed.

emphatically during the past few K. Telephones (0)

100

25.00

5,937 -

The comparable Canadian whole. empty their fuh wheels, a task sale index is about 28 per cent,

months. which must be perfomed twice higher than at the outbreak of the

"What we have witnessed is not daily, One woman whose husband war. Available data indicateri was away looked up very much Australian wholesine prices have the fature of price stabilization surprised the first time Mr. Ples risen by less than 20 per cent. efforts, but rather the ill efforts of appeared to help her take out her since. the war began. Great Belthe absence of a consistent, cour- salnion, Three hunded fish are tain's wholesale price level has ageous and single-minded pelley to an average day's catch. Tha arisen by more than 50 per cent achieve stábliity,

The Total value is $51,055.05.

policy that báid produce the re-

ver salmon are set aside for the but Britain is argely dependetit | It is not too late to adopt. "nsults desired.”

the Roosevelt Terminal in

Shanghai, whore passengers

For further particulars

please apply to

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