1936-07-29 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG

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TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1936.

WHERE THE HOUSE-KEEPING MONEY GOES You Are Paying Three Times As Much As You Did Last Year

NEW H.K. STAMPS READY

ISSUE BEFORE

END OF YEAR DESIGNS for Hongkong

postage stamps marking the now reign are now ready to be submitted for official approval.

Colours vary from rose, violet, jade, yellow, brown, blue to pastel shades.

New Hongkong stamps will

King show His Majesty the three-quarter length. The head of the King will be crowned with Local Imperial Crown. the

Lamps will be similar to those minted for India, Ceylon, Straits Settlements and the West Indies.

The West Indies stamps, how- ever, will be in three sections, two of which will display a local beauty spot.

No scenie stamps will be issued for Hongkong, at least, not for the present. It is probable, however, that an entirely new issue, depict- ing beauty spots in the Colony, will be prepared for the Centen- ary of Hongkong, which arcurs in January, 1941.

New stamps will probably be on sale in Hongkong before the

end of the year,

The Rossiliano Duo, who will make their bow to the Hongkong public. in the Roof finrden of the Hongkong Hotel on Saturday.

No further King George V. Hongkong Wholesale Prices

stamps are being printed and re- norvé stocks of rome of out samps are already getting low,

It is anticipated that a total of 20,000,000 stamps will be mainted i for Hongkong's initial supply, asi stamp sales in this Colony exceed 14,000,000 per annum in normal your.

Demand by

philatelists

SENSATIONAL

IN SILK

DROP PRICES

ONLY

EGGS, FLOUR

CHEAPER

"WHERE does the money

go?

Here is the answer to a question that is perturbing many Hongkong house-

wives.

Twelve months ago Hongkong salaries seemed ample for most people. To-day many are find- ing it difficult to make both ends meet.

RADIO BROADCAST

Recital for Two Pianos From Studio

TEST MATCH TALK

366 metres (845 kilocycles):

From Z. B. W. on a wavelength of

4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme. 7 pm. "Threo Men Sulte" (Erle Conten) played by the Light Sym- phony Orchestra.

7.13 p.m. Debroy Somers Band, Selection--Seeing Stars; Archibaki Joyce Waltzes (arr. Dobroy Somers). 7.30 p.m. From the Studio. Talk: "Reflections on the Test" by R. Abbit.

7.55 p.m. **Midnight Review" (Glinka) bung by Theodore Chaliapino (Base).

8 p.m. Time, Weather and An- younouncements.

Statistics lasued by the Statis- tical Office of the Imports and Exports Department tell why.

Thoy show, for instance, that the wholesale price of commodities for the second half of the cur rent year were the highest since 1931.

The prices of some commodities have increased enormously.

!

8.03 p.m. Alfredo Campoli and his Orchestra.

Tango Habanera (arr. Hartley); Obstination (arr. Crook);. With the Classics.

8.15 p.m. Hawaiian Music,

Samoan Love Song, Love Song of Tahiti Tropical Hulas; Inwallan Paradise: Nohen I Muolau Lani,

8.30 p.m. From the Studio. A Recital for two Pianos by Marina Barretto and Harry Ore.

1. Solos-Studye..

In F sharp......

For the purpose of comparison, the Statistical Office takes the year 1922 as an average one, and prices for subsequent years show increases and decreases in con- in A....Serin parison with 1922 prices, the in-bin; Gavotte in D... Glazounov Harry dex number for that year being Ore; 2. Two Pianos-Romance...

Barretto Arensky.....Marina

And larry Ore: 3. Solos Night in May Palmgren: Study in E flat minor Moscheles.... Marina Barretto; 1. Two Pianos Danse Macabre.... Saint-Saens....Marina Barretto and Harry Ore.

100.

The highest prices during this decade were registered in 1931 when, as compareil with the Index Number 100 for 1922, the whole sale price of foodstuffs was 1443 444.3 per cent, increase), textiles 135.8 (85.8 per cent. Increase), metals and minerals 140,9 (49.9 per cent. increase) and miscel. laneous 125,4 (25.4' per cent. in-

The average Index Nam-Full Cervote),

ber for all commodities was 136.G (representing an increase of 36.6

for new insites will increase the INDEX Numbers of Wholesale Prices for Hongkong for the second per ceni,

requirements for 1937.

A stamp not hitherto sold in Hongkong will be the Edward VII 15 vent stamp, made neces-

sary by the new postal rates to the United Kingdom, Demand has also increased for high value stamps, due to increasing use of the air mail.

23 Hongkong Ships To Change From Coal to Oil

Twenty-three turbine stoamers of the Blue Funnel Line (Alfred Holt and Company), Liverpool, are to be converted from coal to oil.

quarter of the current year disclose some startling declines in the prices of competitive fines.

over

9 p.m. Daventry News Bulletin and Announcements,

9,20 p.m. Two Songs by Miliza Korjus (Soprano).

1. Funicull-Funicula (Denza); 2.

Danz

(Rossini).

9.30 p.m. A Variety Programme, Pinuo Duets Hit Memories Medley Wilson and Jimmy Leach; 1922 wholesale S Say that you will not forget prices,

("Forget me not")...Joan Cross At the beginning of 1935, how-Soprano); Ah!

Sweet "Mystery of ever, prices of everything had Life ("Naughty Marietta")..

.....Webs- dropped in the intervening three ter Bunth (Tenor): Organ Solde years by almost 50 per cent.

Berceuse de Jocelyn; Melody in F. sate Prices for the first quarter Gents; Song-Riding the Range in the The Index Numbers of Whole Liebe der Matrosen....The Melody Edward O'Henry: Vocal-Das ist die

of 1935 compared with those of Sky Comedy Selection... Charlle

Although average prices have risen since 1935, when they touched their lowest ebb, the prices of all goods are still ninterinlly Lelow those obtainable in 1931, and in some respects are even below the figures for 1922,

162.1 1762 2004 241.7 270.91931 (1922 100) as follows:

$1.5 1.4

¿

-

Suiting & Tuzede

Woollen)

9416 A

..

With

the exception of the Flannels second quarter of 1935, the price of cement has reached its lowest

METALS AND MINERALS since 1922, Index Number of the

Sheebr 127,1 NG.N wholesale cost of this commodity Metal dropping in this fashion (1922-

Steibing 1. 159.5 NO.N 119.8 x3.9 100): 1931,-71.8; 1934-45.3; 1935.- Tren wird Steel

1492 937 TX 9 42.3; 1935. First Quarter. 48.7: Iron and Steel

Natha

Con

21,

1፤ 75.4

100.4 M5,0

44.7

101.0

FoodstuЛs Texilies

Aletals. Binerals Miscellaneous

*1931 1035 144.3

85.4

135.8

78.0

140.5 83.7 121.5

78,2

Now, as a result of the drop in the dollar, prices exceed those of

Kunz.

Turner Layton; Plano Solos...

10 p.m. Big Ben from Daventry.

Variely Programme (Contd.): Song You look so sweet. Madame ....Maurice Chevaller; Vocal-The Trad of the Lonesome Pine...

.The Tit Biles, Guliar Solo-Dipsomania

Lon Fillis;

1926 193.41922 and are almost back to where Songs Melles. Waltz

1935, Second Quarter-36; 1936, and Sue)

.... 14.5 101.4 62.4 Ag |First Quarter.-13.9; 1996, Second, a 1919 142.6 1124|447 """AYUG Lens (Pig .. 130K 63.0 15.6 143.6 146.2 Quarter.-42.6.

Kenne ... 101.7 $5.7 20.7 as.0 41.3 Oil Forl

212.0 145, 126.3 138.8 Lubricating CHI 1918 N1.0 ..A 66,3 Petrol

M2.5 20.3 19.A Ta

177.4 203 14.8 2018

Statisties, based on declarations furnished by importers and porters, supplied by the Statisticnf

ex-

Branch of the tuports and Exports Department disclose the

fluctuations,

The contract, involving an expenditure of many thousands Foodstuf

1922-100

following | *****

MISCELLANEOUS

71.44

4azzetot Charrimi

43.0 36.1 Feather (Dark) 160.7 102.7

Pand

Паня

Hardwo

they were in the costly year of 1931.

FROM CHEAP TO DEAR

Foodstuffs are 13.3 per cent dearer than they were in 1922, 36.textiles

are approximately tho same price, metals and minerals

115.2

191.4

+

are 6.5 per cent, dearer and mis-

Ficks: Ac- cordeon Solo-Speak to me of Love..

George Scott-Wood: Songa—Par)- sian Pierrots We were dancing..... Noel Coward: Orchestra-Ray Noble Modley.

10.30 p.m. Dance Music. If p.m. Close Down.

ZEESEN PROGRAMMES Special programimer for Far Eastern

426 Cellaneous goods are only 11.9 perteners will be broadest from Zeesen

42.3

34.0

109.8

aur cent, cheaper.

111.1

124.6

174.5 ០៧ T

74.3

52.7 4.5.9

SE12

P (Cow) 192.4 145.9 129.11 128,5

.

at Qr. Qr.

103 1443

1031 193

1936 1936

Sha

100.1 113.0

Ide (ulator 102,8

1

71.2 9.7 [PDF

----

Minerala... 140.9 07.4

70.5 101.0 106.5 HO.1 72 5

Leather (So) 135.7 Paper (Chinesei

ແກ

Average.com 130.6 $1.5

77.0

DH.D 10.1

of pounds and providing employ-Textiles 1548 85,0 ment for hundreds of men for Mett. nearly a year, will be divided

among a number of marine en-Mellants. 1254 883 gineering firms.

This revolutionary change has

been decided upon partly because

the present centralised control of

coal sales in Britain has increased

In

the cost of bunker coal, and part-drop

SENSATIONAL DECLINE

textiles, the most sensational In wholesale prices was re-

ly because oil-firing will add aristered by artificial Silk Yarns, the

Index Number of which have declined

Saltert Soft woulu

Soda Ash Sulphurle And Sulphate of

Ammonia

115.2

312 73.5 M3.1 69.9 64.0

20.4 130.2-33,0

83.7 110.J 1101

154.8 0,3 1 100.0 12.00 th TH.0 108.2 147.7 40.9 65.6 105.0 1912 162,0

62.0

K7. 05.2

52.5 GM.N

follower

Wholesale prices of all food- D31

47 stuffs are up. Naturally, when H4.1wholesale prices rise, retail prices 16niso become dearer.

121.0

D&R

Last year, practically every type of food was cheaper than in 10x: 1922. This year practically all

12nre dearer.

1]ན

DJN

D3D

19.74 m

19.74 13,100 ke 1,30-3 p.m. 15,200 kc 4.45-8.70 p.m. 21.45 m 9,440 Me 1.45.8.35 p.m 19.78m 15,200 kc 9pm-12-30 m.in.

BOUTH ÀRIA ZONE

South Asia Zone broadenal from INB (10.74 metr) and DJN (A1-45 metres).

4,5] p.m. -_ German Yolk Hong

3 p.m. German Marchen,

6.39 p.m. News and Review In Enatish, 5.45 p.m. "Komin in melna Edebesīnube," 8.45. Nawe and Review In German. 7 p.m. Concert of Light Huale,

Nawa In English. p.m. 8.13 p.m. Gewetlogu la mar Listeners, 8.20 p.m.

Concert of Light Moale fron tinuel).

EAST ASIA ZON

Here are the statistics for oth 25.2 years, the figure 100 representing the prices for 1922, figures lower than 100 showing a decrease at compared with 1922 and figures 19.03 mei (16,280 k..) 1.30-3 p., Concert, above 100 representing A news at 2 p.m. feroase with 1922:

63.8

knot or tavo to the speed of the from inn in 1922, 15.1 in 1931 and THE 7th GORDON

vessels.

At a conservative estimate, the conversion of this feet will mean a loss of nearly 200,000 tons of coal bunker coal a year to the trade of Britain, and a substan Lial loss to lengkung. Majority of the Blue Funnel fleet call at this port,

DEATH OF MR. F. A. TROLLOPE

RETIRED PLANTER FROM MALAYA

30 in 1984 to 30.1 for the second quarter of the current year.

trends have

Since 1934 upward been -registered" in_Italians (Dyed Figured, Plain), Hemp (Manila); Hession Cloth. Blankets (Wool and Union), and Flannel, while there has been a downward tendency in Colton (Dyed Plain), Shirtings. Silk Piece Goods, Artificial Silk Yarn Woollen Sultings and Tweeds.

With

Steel

[Steel

and

1936 1936 Jan. Feb. Apr. May

March June

Fast Aris Zone brosdeset through DJQ on

1.05 p.m. German Folk Bong.

9.10 p.m. Greetings to Listeners in India, 9.15 p.m. News and Review In German, 5.30 p.m. Women's Hour:

9.83 p.m. Toples Talk.

10 p.m. New and Review In English on

DJN.

10.15 pm. To-day in Germany,

1935

HIGHLANDERS

Beans

78.7 106.0 118.8

NEW NAME FOR LONDON SCOTTISH

Beef

128,0

IN1.5

159,3

Ercs

73.6

10.30 p.m,

97.3

82.7

Flour

66.3

Fresh

Fruit 201.5

02.4 198.1 114.0 107.6

98.5

283.5

116.7

162.1 187.0

WHERE $ GOES

Mution

In the anticipated War Office Milk tinned 111.4 announcement on the future or- ganisation of the Territorial! battalions in London, writes our

the exception of Iron And London correspondent, it will that, while eggs and flour. ara

In effect, these Agures showi Nails, (downward) Iron and

Pig Lead likely be found that the London cheaper than they were in 1922, Plates (upward), (upward), petrol (upward) and tin Scottish will become even more and are approximately the same (downward), wholesale prices of closely associated with the Gor-price as in last year, the cost of metals and minerals have remained don Highlanders.

uthor foodstuffs has risen enorm; fairly constant since the beginning of 1934.

ously. It is believed that the Minister Appreciably increases have been

For instance, it costs $2.83% to- to learn of the death of Mr. Frank registered since the beginning of for War intends abolishing the day for the same quantity of fruit

1934 in the wholesale prices of hard-London Territorial Regiment as which you Anthony Trollope, aged 64, at woods, cow hides, buffalo hides, and auch. The various Territorial 1922. It costs $1.60 to buy beef purchased for $1-in residence in Taipo Road on Saturday softwoods, while declines have been battalions will become officially for which you paid only $1 in morning.

The Inte Mr. Trollope was born in noted in the prices of cement, char- | affiliated to those regiments of the 1922, and for mutton costing $1 Sydney, Australia, but for the lastoal, firewood, ralians, and sulphurle Regular Army of which they in 1922 you must now pay $1.88:

His Straits friends will be sorry

acid.

40 years he had been a rubber planter

The following statistics show some meantinie form part, In the Federated Malay States. He of the Index Numbers of Wholeanle retired recently

He came to Hongkong about two months ago for a six months visit. On Friday night he went to bed as best of usual, apparently in the health, but according to his servants, he died about 1 a.m., after coughing for a short while.

Suspicious of his sudden demise, the police took the case in hand and held

.

prices, the Index 100 being for the year 1992:

TEXTILES

- 1!qr. *! 103: 1034 1035 1936 1030 Colton Yarn. 191.6 N4.2 73.1 104.1 102.2 Cation

(Dyel Plant.

04. 06.3 27.2 60.7 tillans Dyl Figur

'inin)

87.3 61.4. 57.3 59.7 Shirince (white

40/4 yd. 07.5 81.2 35.0 47.8

a post mortem. They are now per-Hemp (Manila) 116.3 8.7 4 133.5 fectly satisfied that death was due Gunty Bez 201. 188.9 147.8 200.7 to natural

prossurous, namely high blood lesion Cloth 1.3 0.4 42.2

was buried at Happy

Valley yesterday,

The Into Mr. Trollops leaves a son in Singapore.

understand,

Under the new arrangement,. I the London Scottish will be known officially as the 7th Highlanders

Battalion Gordon (London Scottish).

Some commodities besides eggs! and flour are cheaper. For ex- ample you can obtain the same quantity of sugar to-day for 73 cents as for $1 in 1922. Inau year, however, it would have cost you only 43 cents: Rice is prac- 53.2 So far, there has been no intimn- tically the same price as it was stion. whether this will entail a in 1922, but is almost 25 per cent. change of designation for the dearer than It was in 1935. 46.05/7th Battalion The Gordon High-

Pork is the cheapest meat 171.1 landers.

buy in the wholesale market to- day. You can get it for 87% cents for every dollar your expend; "Members of the Scottish Com- ed in 1922, or for every 95 cents pany of the Hongkong Volunteer 20,1

Defence Corps wear the Gordon you apent in the first three months

of this years

130.6

47.8 100.0 Bik Pleca

Goodla ...... R3 69.4 80.4 00.0 £1.2 Sik Yarn

(Art)

45. 30.0 10.8 ankets (Wool

20.1

and Unfon) 156.5 94.778.1.308.8.109.8.

- tartan-kills,

to

"Der. Waffenschinfed."

11.15 p.m. hart Programme af repular

Muir,

DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES

WEEK-END SHIRTS

These Shirts made with the collar, attached and needing, no studs or links are most popular. Worn with a tle at the offlee they present an appearance of the utmost respectability-and for sports with the collar worn open they provide the utmost comfort. Plain colours, check and stripe designs in light shades of blue, grey, beige and tan.

Priced from $7.50 each.

Less 10% cash discount

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Quartet No. 13 (B-Flat)

Concerto E Miner

The following wavelengths and frequeneles, Quartet D Major

are observed by Daventry.

-7

Frequency Wavelength

6.500 k.. 410 ke.

23.24

CRA

GRB

G8C

GSD

9.585 k.e. 11,150 k.

19.59 meter 31.85 metres 31.30 metres

Quintet A Major

23.61 metres

GSP

13,885 k.e.

CRF

CHI

GHI

18.160 kr.

G8J

21,840 ke

17.750 k.. ·50.00 etern 11,470 k. 13.97 19.46. 19.00 meirte

15,140 kr, 1942 matzen

Unfinished Symphony

matree

GAL

Kita ke 49.10 meiras Transmission 3

IG..N., Q.,n.)

1.15 p. Big Ben. The Castle at Hum-

bartan. 1.35 p.m. "Foreign Affairs," 2.10 p.m. A Recital of Welait Songs, 1.28 p.m. Davie Cup Challenge' foundr 2.1 .. The News and Announcements. Greenwich Time Signal at 1 s.m. Transmission 2

(G.S.G., G.8.16)

3.M.

the Clarms,

1.30 7.45

Elen. Quantia Mariean, at Organ of the Trocadero

Landoni

Elephant and Castle,

p.m. "Foreign Affaire."

m. Charles Manning and his Or

chestra.

7.13 p.m. Andante Dolores,

Greenwich Time Signal al p.m. 'p.m.

The News and Announcements."

1.20. Musical Interlude.

0.23. p.m. "Down to the Hta In Ships

He arrest-Introduction,"

Transilan 3

(0.8.0., G.8.7., G.S.D.)

10. Hle Ben. A Hecital by Helen

Irving (New Zealand Planlat), 10.15 pm. The Bournemouth_| Municipal

**Orchestra,

11.5 p.m. Mualemi Interlude. 13.10 p.m. “The Empirates Again." : 13 p.m. The Nawa and Announcements. Greenwich Time Bignal al, 12: &‹, ...... 113 m. The HC. Dance Orehratra,

BEETHOVEN

Huberman (Violin); Friedman. (Piano). .Leiver String Qt.

MENDELLSOHN

..Szigeti (Violin London Phil: Orch. CESAR FRANCK

London String Q

DVORAK

SCHUBERT.

Lelver String Qi.

London Sym: Orch.

HAYDN

.London Sym. Orch.

Symphony F. Sharp Minor (Farewell)

ANDERSON MUSIC COMPANY Phone 21322.

U.S. COMMODITY

PRICES

LATEST CABLED

QUOTATIONS,

Ice House Street.

July September October December January March

New York Rubber

16.44n 10.30b/40A

10.01n

16.45/45 10,48/48 10.62n 16.00/80

10.400 10.48/48

16.03

10.59/59 10.70/70

May

14.07/07

10.70470

Total males:-500 tons.

The following quotations n the July

Chicago Wheat

104/104% 100/106%

106/100%

New York couimodity exchange, are September 1043/100 issued by Renter

October December January March

December 1054/105% 106%/100% Momlay's sales: 28,138,000 bushels.

Chicago Corn

September: 904/90% 014/014 December 893%/83% 84/84%- Winnipeg Wheat way

94794%96%40576

New York Colton

12.13/15

12.30/30

12.34/34

12.23/21

12.37/37

12.26/20

12.37/37

12,25/25

May July Spot

12,30/30 12.32n 1.1.23

112.23/23

¡July

12.21n 13.10

October

94/94% 354/0815 December... 04/03 04/04%