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THE HONGKONG Telegraph, SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 1936.

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SATURDAY, ADG, 1, 1936,

THIS BUBBLE

WILL BURST

A timely warning of the danger of a collapse of the Manila gold share market has been issued by Mr. F. Hausserman, Vice- President of the Benguet Con- solidated Mining Company. The opininu is expressed by this gentle, man, who is obviously in a post- tion to know the truth, that the market in Manila "is almost) entirely a speculator's market, ruled by rumours instead of facts." What is true of Manila is, unhappily, also true of the greater part of the activity in these gold- mining shares on the Hongkong market. A few days ago, we re-j ceived a communication from a Manila mining engineer commend- ing us on the stand we have taken! on this subject, in which the writer noted with pleasure that "there is at least one paper alive to the fact that the Manila stock boom is just a racket." He added! that there is not one responsible

"GARRARD" engineer who does not know that

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some shares are selling at "from Ten to twenty times any possible investment value." and concluded by saying that "the public will be left holding the paper when the day of reckoning arrives." These words, reinforced by Mr. Hausser- man's warning, give point to the remark we made some weeks ago to the effect that reputable mining people in Manila, so far from being pleased with this orgy of

MODERN DESIGNS speculation, are greatly embarrass-

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Of over 200,000 snaps taken every year these are the type worth entering in the

"Telegraph" Competition..

"TVE SEEN WORSE"

Seetjon One ratry, this year's Competition,

"SUNSET"

One of the entries received for Section III.

"FISHING TACKLE"

is a particularly fue entry in Section One.

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Thousands of snaps will be taken in Hongkong this summer. Yours might valuable be the one that will win a prize in the Hongkong "Telegraph's” annual Photographic Competition. This article, based on. statistics obtained from local wholesale photo- graphic dealers, tells of the mighty industry built up by amateur photo- graphers, how this summer they will expose enough films in Hongkong alone to stretch from the Kowloon wharves to Japan, what pictures they take, and why. TO-DAY and to-morrow, if

the weather is fine, an average of 1,200 cameras will click 4,800 times and expose four acres of film, at a total cost of $500, or roughly 40 cents per head.

In three months, given fine weather each summer week-end, 100,000,000 photo

graphs will be taken in and around Hongkong,

in-

These figures give some dication of the astounding popu- larity of amateur, photography. By taking these statistics, and comparing them with the num- ber of entries received. in "Tel- graph" competitions since their inception six years ago, we are able to obtain some iden of the "Psychology Snapshooters."

Still views will interest use al- most as much as faces and figures. We will take photographs from the Peak, of the Peak, by day and by night, of the harbour, of The Lido and countless other sub-

jects not covered by other less ordinary scenic views on 4,800 occasions.

Usually, pholographs of child- ren are regarded as the most popular subject for

the snap- shouting fiend. But out here only 9.3 per cent. of our photo- graphs will be of juveniles,

The remaining 7 per cent. of our photographs will cover A whole mass of almost unclassifia- ble subjects. So simple are modern cameras, that only 5 per

000

rent. of the total number of de- veloped snaps are not worth printing.

Despite the fact that only 19- of this year's photographs Will he of children, many a family an buys his camera in order to keep a permanent record of his If the classification of the en-

family. It is diflicult to estimate tries in the "Telegraph" compe- how many adoring fathers and. titions of past years are any mothers indication, of the total of, roughly 19,000 family snaps, but it can be are represented by the 200,000 photographs developed fairly reliably estimated that they and printed by certain dealers in Hongkong, this year by far the will require more than 20 acres greatest majority will be pictures enough to cover the top of the of printing paper-more. than That will tell a story. Maybe it

Peak before the year is out- will be a story of the family, of the pet dog, a human interest what with enlargements, reprints scene at the beach, or a crowd at picnic. There will be over 60,000 of this type of picture.

Next in popularity with Hong- ALTHOUGH the majority of in- Hongkong people are kong, snapshooters will be viewa-

Veterale camera-users," theiretz of the Colony. Hongkong snap forts fade into insignificance shooters are perhaps the must- inveterate photographers of views compared with those of people in England. For instance, work- any photographers in the shops in England developed and world, due, no doubt, to the special scenic subjects at their printed last year: no less than

128,000,000 snaps. disposal. Almost 20 per cent. of A film is coated with a silver- this year's 200.000 Amateur salt emulsion which can be con- photographs, or a total of approverted with sunlight, developed ximately 40,000 negatives, will

by certain chemicals and finally

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be of views of the Colony, Faces and figures will interest us to the fixes to give the finished negative..

In order to obtain the silver salts extent of 15.4 per cent of our required for the manufacture of total snaps, roughly 6,400 photo- fim, a well-known English firm graphs. Most of our heach and

sea photographs will be taken has to buy large quantities of sil- ver every year. Apart from His summer during the

months, Majesty's Mint, they are the nevertheless, Click will go the

biggest purchasers of bullion in shutter of our cameras on at least Britain. Hongkong's Treasury 5,000 occasions before the end of the year.

requirements during the palmy days of silver fell far short of the requirements of this firm.

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BULLS AND INNERS FOR the perpes of developing

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European ladies have, at last aken to the split skirt: It eer- tainly is a nice leneesy fashion.

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view of the extent to which this ed by it. Yet the game goes speculative mania has grown, merrily on, with little, if any, these queries are much to the

250 gallons of developer are used in this Colony annually. It may knowledge by the speculators of point. And they certainly call for|

interest photographers to know the output or prospects of the an answer. We do not suggest

that their spare time work gives that there is not some genuine concerns in whose stocks they are business done in these gold stocks,

employment to over 300 people, some of whom are Europeans." gambling. When the matter was but the evidence is that by far the

The rush hours. for photo- Mid-level Things we should like to see:) raised in our columns in June, a greater bulk of the dealings fall

complain graphic dealers, to whom you within the category of deliberate correspondent suggested that reck- gambling, in which there is no in-policy to a life insurance agent,

A life insurance agent selling about spot. We've heard

smutty stories even on the higher send your films to be developed, are at the beginning of the week less gambling in these stocks was tention that scrip shall pass,

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when the week-end snapshots are not at all general on the local Moreover, the majority of the

Makes us feel quite market, and that the strictures deals are said to be on a forward Quill tooth-picks are again in

brought in. basis, in which no share numbers favour,

The final stages of the "Tele- goosey! passed on brokers facilitating such aro carried on the contract notes.

graph" competition, when many competitors decide on their en- speculation were not warranted. Without question. the facilities: Rotarians were enlightened as But another correspondent follow-given on the local market to specu- to the intricacies of life insurance

Hundreds of beer-taps have been tries, means overtime and work- ative activity of this character are recently: Otherwise, begging in offered at auction during the lasting far into the night for dozens ed this up with a series of ques-productive of most undesirable the district is normal.

few months. Suppose somebody's of Chinese experts. tions which have never yet heen and unhealthy conditions. As a

stone bung. answered. These, In brief, were correspondent quoted above ob- By the same token, we notice whether members of the Ex-serves, the day of reckoning will that life insurance agents do not changes act as brokers or traders; surely come. A duty therefore receive salaries. This accounts whether, when they act as prin- lles on really reputable brokers, for their willingness cipals, they disclosed the fact to who have a regard for Hongkong's risks. their clients; whether, as prin- reputation and who are conscious

Auntie Cyclone thinks that cipals, they charge their clients of the dangers of the present brokerage; whether all transac situation, to make their influence radio fan must be some kind

wireless. punkah. tions, cash or futures, are reported felt on the local Exchanges, so to the Exchanges; and whether that an end may be put to a state. purchases or sales of futures, In'disastrous possibilities.

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*** A Peak servant, after purloining AND all this because Schulze discovered in 1832 that cleaning materials, was described chloride of silver was darkened

“A Polish ny

Specialist." We trust that the Consul for Poland by, light-because. Wedgewood will not create a shine about this. and Davey made pictures on glass by means of silver nitrate in 1862-and finally because George "Grim Lawn Bowls Match," says Eastman invented the roll film in heading. This tendency familiar:

1885.

If all we hear is true, P.W.D.ly to Abbreviate distinguished Just think of it when you next any cash at all is required on of affairs which is pregnant with should stand for, Persistent Week-players' surnames is to be depre "go snap".

1ly Demands.

cated.