1934-05-03 — Page 7

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THURSDAY,

MAY 3,

1934.

CONSUMER PRESSURE IN CORRESPONDENCE

TIN MARKET

Quota Increase Decided

Upon Hurriedly

London, May 2.

Gifts Acknowledged

To the Editor.

express

JAPAN PREPARES

(Continued from Page 6.)

is out of the queation. She will Invito annihilation first. She wil either get the "new dent," or Asia will again be turned crimson.

Hongkong Telegraph.

Sir.-Through your valuable

Japan. In her programme of ex- imper we beg to

our pansion, has reached midstream The increase in the tin quots has heartfelt thanks to Mr. Aw Boon-puly. The water about her is swift and deep. She must push been bearishly interpreted by law, the famous philanthropist, on to the other shore, or turn back.. London circles in view of the fact that the decrease in visible sup- plies last month was smaller than had been expected.

who kindly called on us on May | 2nd and enquired about the work

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

LATEST SHARE QUOTATIONS.

RADIO BROADCAST

the TO-DAY'S BROADCAST.

The following quotations of London Stock Exchange have been' received by Alesare. Swan, Culbertson nnd Fritz in conjunction willi Reuter, Chtuese Bonds,

Apr. 30. May 2. Bonde 1898 (Eng-In.)... £101 Loan 1904. £ 93 .. £71 Loan 1012 Heorg. Lonn

Manchurin and Jehol are too much or too little territory for her of our neylum and the welfare of seeds-too much because it will in- 4%

counter-attack 5 from Russia and China, too little 6 the lepers. He has also donated evitably invite a

416

1913 (Lan. Inn.) £93

£101

9344

£ 71%

£93.

The increase in the quota is, it is anticipated, likely to be only us the following:-A big feast to because it lacks sumcient of those 5% Bonds 1926-17 £ 88% £ 88

five per cent.

Experts are of opinion that the price will fall and then gradually recover owing to the improvement in the rate of consumption which at the present rate would justify a 66 per cent, quota.

The hurried convocation a

meeting while the Bolivians have hot yet arrived in London coupled with the retrospective enforcement i of the increase, is regarded as in- dienting strong pressure by con- sumers.-Reuter.

all the lepers costing $450; one vital resources which a vaat ém- parcel (containing 1 towel, 1 boxpire must have, biscuit, I cake tollet soup, I pot Tiger Balm. 1 packet preservei

SEEKS TRADE LEADERSHIP.

5% Shui-Nanking

Htly. £ 67

607.

RUNNING COMMENTARY ON

FOOTBALL FINAL',

From ZBW on n wavelength of F355 metres.

4,50-6.40 p.m. (approx). A Run- ning Commentary-on the Football Match between the South Wales Borderers and St. Joseph's' from the Kowloon Football Club ground. By courtesy of the Kowloon Football Club and the Hongkong Football Association.

6 Tien-Pukow

Rly.

£ 87%

£ 97

54% Tient.-Pukow

Railway (Supt. Loun)

1 £28

30

£ 2H

: h £ #0

of

£ 11

£ 41

Ningpo Rly.... £ 98 5% Hohan Rly,

akuang Ry Lung Taing U.

5% Shal-'chow-

1011...

Hni y. 1913 £16 £16

Foreign Bonds and Banks.

7614

Maintaining one of the world's Chan Pel Mul, I bottle mweets, biggest armies, 260,000 effectives, orange and 1 packet water chest-and demanding a navy second to nane, Jupan also is making n muta) to each of the 636 lepers: supreme bid for world trade leader-

This one suit of clothing costing $1.60 ship.

colossal

programme to each for 635 lepers, 3952.60; requires vast reserves, in peace or 5 400 mosquito acta at $2.50 each, war, of steel, oil, coal, rubber, co $1,000,

ion, sugar, various chemicals and metals, none of which is found in In addition to the above gifts sufficient quantity in her new do-German Int.

Loan 1924

703 main.

Japan 5% Sterling Mr. Aw in paying $450 for the

£ 70 £ 70% Loan 1907 11ຍ. 120 of

puro purchase

Without all, modern armies and Inpan G Sterling navies hydnocarpus wightian oil.

£ 90% Loan 1924. £ 00 are practically helpless. Гог remedy

leprosy, Japan occnples 12th place in oil.K. & S'hai Bk. curing

(Lda. Regd.) £134 £132 the production after the United States, for prepared specially

and 11th after Soviet Russia. The Chartd. Bk. £5 ah. £ 16% 10% Con-Ernakulam Trading Company, Ltd., United States produces 845,000,000,

Industrials and Breweries. 160,000,000, and Japan (Pharmaceutical Dept.), Eminku Russia

Assecinted Elec.

Industries will be 2,000,000 barrels annually, 10mm (5. India), which

Bri-Amer. Tob used for injection of the lepers,

(Bearer) Chinese Eng, and for one year.

COMMITTEE'S DECISION,

London. May, 2

Tin The Internalionul mittee, at a special meeting in London to-day decided that a quota increase amounting to ten per cent, of the standard tonnages should be given in the four signa. tory countries, with effect from 1st

We also express our thanks to Aurii, 1924, for a period of six you for allowing us space in your months, which la equivalent to an' Sucreased production of 8,280 tons valuable columns.

In that period.

In view of statements, which

had obtained wide currency, to the

effect that the proposed butter glock would be built up from normal

FR. J. MARSIGNY.

Lepers' Asylum, Sheklung.

A

Even counting the oil she gets from the northern half of the Is land of Sakhalien-leased from Russia and undependable in time of war-Japan produces only fourth of her peacetime needs,

Manchuria has no known free oil There is plenty of shale, but Its oil content is low.

COAL, IRON QUEST FUTILE.

....

Min. (Bearer). Tate and Lyle.. Courtaulds Distillers

Dunlop Rubbe Everrendy 5/- xh. Electric General

(England)

Boots

Impl. Chem Ing..

production quotas, the HUGE BOND ISSUE, Japan had hoped to find a sup-Impi. Tobacco

Committee point out that tin re- quired for any buffer stock would

be

provided entirely from

$1

special quota, which would be addi. tional id normal quotna-British ¡Viralean.

THE GOODWILL

MISSION

PREDICTED

MR. MORGENTHAU PRIMING MARKET

ply of iron and coking coal in the new territory, but again seems doomed to disappointment. The ore is of poor quality and she still imports nine tons for every one she produces.

The story of rubber, cotton, and other essential materials is more discouraging still.

New York, May 20

Wall Reports eirculating in Street suggest that the Treasury

huge bond become ix contemplating a

PEKING FUNCTIONS IN issue, to be floated probably in June or July, the object being the HONOUR

funding of a large part of the

(Special to "Telograph"}

short-term debt.

Imp Chem Ind.

Def. 10/-

Woolworths Interant.

Unilever

Anglo-Dutch Burn Corpn... Canadian Pacle Japan's grandiose dream of em- Rly. $25 sh.... pire is based upon her scheme to Churid. 16/- sh.

[Bearer) another Great Britain,

Rubber turning raw materials into falshed Gul Kalimpong products and shipping them to the Trepen Mines four corner of the earth in Japa-Langlangte nese bottoms.

Estates London Tin 10/-

BIL.

6.40 p.m.-7 p.m. (approx:) A rolny

the Hongkong Hotel Danco Orchestra from the Ilongkong Hotel Iloof Garden.

*p.m. Closing Local Stock Quota. ilons, etc.

7.03-7.27

p.m. Musical Voral Gema-Wild Violeta

(R. Stolz).

Zomedy

Maria Elsner and Martin

Kraemer with Chorus and

Orchestra,

Selection-He Wanted Adventure, Now Mayfair Orchestra. Vocal Gems-Music in the Air. tight Opern Company.

7.27-8 p.m. Orchestral Programme. Toccata and Fugee (Bach).

Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra

conducted by Leopold

Stokowski. Lyric Suite (Grieg Op. 64).

Royal Albert Hall Orchestra conducted by Sir Landon

12/9 17/0

123/14 123/14

24/-- 2473 80/6 110/- $2/7

52/- 91/0 01/0

50/6. 5178

30/- 30/1

1.

Shepherd Boy.

42/0 12/0

46/9 46/6

ກ.

36/10% 36/0

0/3 9/4% 127/-

127/3 97/-

Ronald:

Norwegian Rustle March. Nocturne.

4. March of the Dwarfs.

Tone-Poem "Finlandia" Op. 26

No. 7. (Sibelius).

Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra

conducted by Leopold

8 p.m. Report.

Stokowski.

Local Time and Weather

8.03-10.30 p.m. Chinese Studio Con-

10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Presa News.

10.33 p.m. Close Down1.

All Relays of the Hongkong Hotel Orchestras are by courtesy of the Management.

8.30-10 mi.

2.

07/-

Nickel

no par val.... L'inchin Johnson

10/- wh..... 38/~ Turner and Newall

5. 28.

$ 27%

187-

50/0

50/6

24/3

ebt-

cert.

Miscellaneous.

24/8 13/0

24/104 13/416

15% $ 16%

25/716 20/1

2227-

23/0

18/7

13/444

30/0

30/0

15/0

10/-

Pekin Synd. 2

ord, sh.

3/-

3/12

30/~

S'imi Elec. Constr.

55/-

65/- 50/% 55/4

30/6 ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄30/455-

01/3

40/3 40/10%

92/0

277-

£ 20%

But once more she seems to have: Observers point to the recent arrived on the scene a little tou Government bonde late, though for the moment her strength in

to increased foreign trade is booming. Even Rubber Trusts Peking, May 3. which is attributed

purchasing by the Government in Britain is regarded as having long Van Ryn Deep Mr. Latham's goodwill mission

aince passed her peak in this line Elec. Musical In- were the guests of Mr. Yuen Liang,order to prepare the market.

ofisiness and to-day is facing austales

of her Mayor of Peking, at a luncheon at

national reorientation economy.

Others are of the opinion that the Summer Palace in their honour the Stabilisation Fund will be used yesterday, while in the evening, to prine the market for large the members attended a reception scale financing-Renter. given by Sir Alexander Cadogan

at the British Legation.

While refusing to make any Mr. comment on political issues. Latham, Interviewed, said he wan the by Impressed favourably general outlook in Chinn, and particularly by the marked im- provement of internal conditions.. -Central Newe.

STEAMER MOVEMENTS

HOME SHIPPING

GREATER FOREIGN

TRADE

BUILDS HOUSE ON SAND.

Japan, therefore, seems to be building, at least partly, on sand. The conditions which made Eng- Jand are doubtless gone forever.

Dila.

Anglo-Persian Oil Burnta ...... Southern Railway

(Deferred) Royal Dutch 100

fl. sh... £ 1011⁄2 Shell Trans and Trad. (Bearer)

And clouds are already darken-Celdenhuis ing the Japanese trade horizon. Crown Mines At this writing 27 countries are taking steps to curtail Japanese Imports.

London, May 2. The return of shipping move- ments at British ports reveals that: With emigration and exports foreign trade arrivals with cargo both checked, Japan almost cer- In March showed an increase front tainly will seek to carve out a still uine successive months as com bigger empire for herself. With corresponding its borders she will endeavour to

Sa. Conte Verde sailed from Singa.pared with the

33/1014

.

26/10%

48/9 51/1014 30/23% 30/7

220/4% 090/-

MERCHANDISE MARK.

AUTHORITIES WARNING TO

FALSE DEALERS

Instances have recently brought to

European Recorded

Programme from "Z.E.K." on G10 k.c's, 8.30-8.35 p.m. Selections by Debroy Somers Hand.

Lionel Monckton Memories

(Lionel Monckton).

The Gay Ninetles-Waltz Medley. Shipmates O Mine-Descriptive

Ballad.

8.35-9.40 pm.

A Coneert.

Violin Solo-Serenade. (Pierne). Violin Sato--Serenado (Toselli).

Hence Chemet.

Song Bolero Los Filles De

Cadiz (Delibes).

Song Chunson Indoue (Song of

India) (Himsky-Koranovi

Madame Amelita Galli-Carci

(Soprano). Instrumental-Quartet-Molly on

the Shore (Grainger). Instrumental Quartet Tambourin

(arr. Sharpe).

Virtuoso String Quartet. Chorus- Who will O'er the Down

so Free (de Pearsall).

The B.B.C. Wireless SingerS conducted by Stanford

Robinson. Pianoforte Solo-Prelude in A

Minor (Debussy). Pianoforte Solo Alt-Wien (Old.

Vienna) (Godawaky).

Isabelle Yalkovesky, Song--Now Sleeps The Crimson

Petal (Quilter).

poro on Tuesday at 6 p.m. and in.ex- period of the previous year, the and, not only the raw materials the notice of the authorities at the pected here at daylight on Saturday, i advance in this instance amount necessary, but a subject population import and Export Department that Song--A Fairy Story by the Fire

M.v. Col di Lana sailed from Penang' on Monday and is expected here on the 11th instant.

M.v. Hilda sailed from Brindisi on Monday and is expected hero an the

10th prox.

ing to 5.7 per cent..

Arrivals in ballast were 6 per eent, greater and departures with cargo and in ballast 3.7 and 79 per cent. heavier respectively The coasting trade also showed all- round advances.

For the first quarter of 1934, The Harbour Master has issued a foreign trade arrivals with cargo notice to mariners to the effect that were between 6 and 7 per cent.: to avoid pollution of bathing benches and clearances in ballast nearly ships are requested not to dump ashes, 10 per cent, greater than in the donnage, garbage, etc., within the March quarter of waters of the Colony.

Www Fighty girls often get the air.

1933.

to absorb her surplus goods.

It is either that or return to the status of a hungry little island

coming with people and with poverty.

Facked

EXCHANGE RATES

water-calour paintings from the valu-Athens.

able collection of the Inte Mr. Cheung Milan..

Shanghai...

Man-hof will be on exhibit at the Burenon Aires...36% Chinese Y.M.C.A. from May 7th, to 19th. This collection represents a

in New Yorīt... life-time's energy and interest

palutings from the Amsterdam. - - water-colour

-and Sun huasters of the Dynasty. Several of the pieces ure by the famous master, Chlu Tzi Ngon. All the pieces on exhibit will be offer. Madrid.

Yuan Vienna,, Prague..

Sanders

perfumes and medicine compounded in Hongkong have been described as goods manufactured in Paris, London or Germany, In this connection, the Itsport and Export Department has forwarded a communication to the Chinese General Chamber of Com terco for the information of firms likely to be interested by these ins- Larices.

The letter from the Import and Ex- the port Department was read to May 2. members at the monthly meeting of 71/32 the General Committeo held at the 16.7 Chinese Chamber yesterday afternoon. 12.04 The meeting was presided by Mr. 120Wong Kwong-tiu, who was supported 19.0014 by Mr. Chan Ping-no, the Secretary. The Import and Export Dopart- 50.20/32 ment's letter points out that this class 38% of dishonest trading had become pro- 1/3 valent recently, and the Government have recently takon power to deal 5.12 with auch offences, which injure the 7.53 general commercial reputation of the 28 Cclony, as well na the business of 1225% honest merchants in the same line of Trade. The letter expressed appre- eintion for any assistance which the Chamber might render for the pr 1/4 vention of tils class of dishonest 21.3 trading.

Wireless.

British Paris..

Geneva.. Berlin. Helsingfors.

Over 200 pieces of

rara

Chinese Oslo

May, 1. .77% .10.73% .12.0336

226 .19,00 .535 .69%%

.1/25%

.5.12%

.7.52% .23 .128

87.9/32. 510

1/4 .21.85/

19.40

22.30

.118 .1/6.3/32 C4% .1/2.3/16

110

Montevideo. |Belgrade'..

Montrent...

.zer ,0.10%

ed for sale. Dr. Cheung Chauto; Ducharest son of the Into Sir, Cheung Man-bel Hongkong. will turn over part of the proceeds trussels... to the Y.M.C.A. and the rest to the Shui Kwong Orphanage,

Stockholm..

Copanhagen...24.30%

Lisbon...

Admiral . J. Fenkes, Royal Aus Borabay.. tralian Navy (ret.), accompanied by Rio.... Mrs. Fenken, is returning to Austra-Yokohama. In by the Nellore this week.

10,40

The attention of manufacturing chemints and dealers in proprietary medicines was also directed to the 1/4.3/32 Merchandise Marks Ordinance, under which the application of a false dos- 1/24cription to any goods regarding the 384 place or country of manufacturing constitutes an offenco punishable un- der that ordinance. 5.10%

The Chinese Chamber of Commerce 18.11/10 has transinted the ordinance and the 18.13/16 Import and Export Department's lot 102.18/10 ter for pabllentien In Chinese newe- British Wircices.

papers, for the general inforniation of dealers in this line.

Que case each of amail-pox and Silver (spol) ........\8.3/10

relapsing fever and two cases each Silver (forward).18%

of typhold and meningitis wern to

ported to the local health authorities War Loan..

on Tuesday."

(Merikanto),

John McCormack (Tenor). Violinccllo Solo-Musette

(Bach-Pollain). Violoncello Solo-Mazurka

(Popper Op. 11 No. 3).

Pablo Casals.

9.40-10 p.m. Dance kema.

Fox-Trot-I Cover The

Waterfront.

Fox-Trot-In A Second Hand

Store, Waltz If You Say "Yer""

Cherie. Fox-Trtot-There's A Cabin

In The Pince. Fox-Trot You're An Old

Smoothe. Waltz-Adorable.

1

10 p.m. Close Down,

..head COLDS

Snuff up nos01 also melt in hot. water, and in- halo vapors.

VICKS

Rua

of proven

RAINCOATS Quality

Single texture. rubber Waterproof, Well made and finished,

Fine

$17.50

quality proofed Poplin. Self lined, extra light weight.

$45.00

Proofed Wool & Colton Gaberdine, Half lined, light weight, very strong,

$60.00

All prices less 10%. -

cash discount-

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