1938-12-21 — Page 9

Wednesday

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

December 21, 1938.

9

THE COLONY'S TRADE CORROSIVE ON LONELY Ask him what he'd like from

Official

Statistics Issued For of November

Month

The Imports and Exports Department (Statistical Branch) reports that the combined values of imports and exports of merchandise (excluding treasure) as declared during the month of November, 1938 totalled 95.0 millions (£5.9 millions) na compared with' $104.9 millions (£6.5 millions) in November, 1937. In terms of local currency the total visible trade of the Colony (excluding treasure), decreased by 9.4% in November, 1938 as compared with November, 1937; and by 9.2% in termu of sterling.

Imports of merchandise in Novem- ber, 1938 totalled $53.6 millions (£3.3 millions) as compared with $39.7 millions (£3.7 millons) in November, 1937, and exports $41.4 millions (£2.6 millions) as compar-

with $45.2 millions (2.0)

ed millions),

in terms of

Imports of merchandise in Novem- 10.2% in ber, 1830 decreased by terms of local currency, and by 10.8

of sterling. Exports merchandise in November, 1038 de-. creased by 47% in terms of local currency, and by 7.16% in terms of sterling.

During the Brat eleven months of 1938 Imports of merchandise totalled

Paper

Railway

Materials Tobacco

Treasure

Vehicles

Wearing

Apparel Sundries Bags

Apparatus Fides

Leather

(All Kinds) Matches

Others

Total

800,857 (1,285,428) Piece Goods 4,800,014

(7,325,982)

4,210 (52,008) 203,452 (1,540,081)

111,503 (1,150,755)

009.480 (534,004) 327,358 (342,558)

194,728 (101442) 523,759 (532,320) 1,302,716

(457,905)

99.434 (186,072) 107,469 (132,045) 4,580,252

of

$571.7 millions (£35.3 millions) as compared with $507.7 millions (£35.0 millions) in the corresponding period ur 1837 and exports $478.4 millions (£29.0 millions) as compared with $421.5 millions (£20.0

mitcased Electrical

Imports of merchandise by 0.7 in terms of local currency, and by 0.9 in terms of sterling exports increased by 13.547 in terms of local currency, and by 13.847 in ferns of sterling

The following table shows com-

ind

exports of parntive imports merchandise during each of the first cleven months of 1938 as compared with the corresponding months 1937

1930. and

in 3's and £'s sterling (in millions):

Imports.

Exports, 1937 1938 1036 1937 1938 30.9 61.7 23.6 34.1 39.4 1.3 2.1 2.1 38.5

Other

بداند

720,001

1,013,030 (4,631,047)

201.970

FLUID

ISLAND

Coolie Alleged To Have French Warship Rushos

Attacked Women

To Rescue

Alleged to have thrown corrosive

Paris, Dec. 20, fald on two young women, Wong Lai-fong and Cheung Yuk-chan, atbeen warned by Washington, hus

The French Government, havingĺ Alexandra Building on November 30, ordered the Navy Department to a man named Leung Kal, 38, appear rush the closest warship to the relief ed before Mr. T: J. Houston at the

of 40 French colonists, including Ave Central Magistracy yesterday,

women and

and two children, stranded! Prosecuting, Inspector A. Lwithout coal on the island of St. (1,305,723) Haplins suld the whole trouble ap-Paul, a speck in the Indian Oce

parently arose over the pawning of midway between Capetown Bud a camera which Wong had borrowed. Melbourne, called Cursed Island by Leung had pawned the camera, but seamen because all previous attempts (3,500) hind only pald Wong small sums 435,000

nmounting to $1, She therefore (1,750,398) pressed him for the rest; which was 13,370,574 About. $5. (02,580,740) On November 30, Wong and 3,405,013 Cheung went to Alexandra Building, (623,132) where defendant was employed as a 2,127,359

coolle. They were informed he was (2,003,451) out, but on leaving they met a small Trol Hon-wall, who told them 340,037 Len (328,741) ing.

474,187

Con-

colonise It have ended in curvy and the death of all the colonists,

With a crew of 36 and the colonists five men, five wonten nud two! children, a boy of eight and a baby girl three months old--the converted trawler Rene Moreux left St. Muto on May 20. The leader. John de Boers, who had lived in the island

1922, concession from the French Govern- nut to pack lobsters which Intest the Island, using a factory built by The previous calony abandoned in 1941. On kaving St. Mulo, the ex- pedition Iter declared his inten- tion of Ashing 25,000 lobsters dully, which we intended to ship to Europë frozen.

מניות

The expedition expected to arrive. in August and have the factory operating by Christmas, but they encountered storms on the way.

Going to the Afth floor of the ser, (702,703) vants' quarters, the women.

met 432,638 Leung, and after a conversation left (470.274) Bim

and went to the fourth floor on 52.950

their way out. (08.820)

Wille crossing the bridge 117,420 (127.508) necting the servants' quarters with

building 01 the main

the 4,301,930

lower (5,162,480) (5,140,950) floor, the women suddenly felt some 53,750,410 54,983,372 liquid falling on them. The smail (00,825,958) (107,824,070) boy, said Inspector Hopkins, would way that he saw Leung standing on The following comparative table the fifth floor bridge holding a tin, shows the quantities of certain of the the contents of which were Thun The island is inhospitable, volcanic chief cominodities imported into over the side. The boy then heard and there is no fuel or food except Hongkong during the niouths of November, 1937 and November, 1938:eries, and on descending to the lower lobsters, which are so plentiful that the two women, who it is impossible to walk on the rocks, found floor,

of pains Nov. 137 Nov, 1938 complained

on the head The expedition found in un aban- doned village several two-roomed and bark.

were not The women

seriously stone huts which

badly 34.640 burned by the fluid, which proved to damaged by storms as to necessitate month's work. Meanwhile the be a solution of caustic soda. This a

the solution had been drawn on Septem-colonists and crew returned to

trawler to await the arrival of coal. for elcaping purposes. Ds Pieces 1,076,241 1,444,252 |ber 23 Pieuls 80,554 80.00 Leung was employed as a cleaning

57,010 coolle

Chemicals & Druge

Dyeing & Tanning Materials

4.720

حمد

were

40

The colonists include five married men with their wives, John de Buers, Dr. Mace, a Turkish engineer, Mour- radian Garabed, of Constantinople, a mechanic, Cadiou, of St. Malo, and a radio operator.

The United States Government was informed of the SOS message by amateur and Washington radio notitled the cruiser Omaha which is

1,002 One point in Leung's favour, con 184.932 chuded Inspector Hopkins, was that when he was first seen by the women 475 he had a tin in his hand,

Government Mr. V. C. Branson,

that the holes in a Analyst, snit

two Jersey and stains on 3,334 dresses were caused by a solution of caustic soda. A cigarette tin examin- 1.103ed by him had at one time contained at present at Villefranche, which in

330 a strong solution of caustic soda. turn passed on the 1,007 Witness had visited Alexandra the 2,595 Building, and found traces of caustic soda dross on the railings of the 4,795 bridge.

January

1936 $33.7

i 2.2

February

$30.3

2.5 38.5

3.11

41.4

24.9

£ 2.0

March

$34.1

24. 53.4

2.0

2.8

1.0

24

59.0

⚫ 27.5

40.7 57.5

Animals, Live Cattle

3.3

3.6

1.8

22.5

3.0

April

$38.

24.0

50.3

27.6

34.1

51.4

245

1.4

3.6

1.8

3.

Bricks &

Pigs Building Materials

4.735 18,728

$38.0

49.8

(3:1, 3

30.0

40.1

40.1

Tiles

May

£2.5

3.1

3.9

1.9

2.5

Cement

$37.1

54.1

57.5

20.0 30.9

37.0

Glass

Sq. Ft.

June

3.1 3.6

1.9

2.4

23

Lime

Piruls

$36.4

50.2

47.8

41.0

36.7

Timber

Cu. Ft.

109,326 1,810 335,890

July

£ 2.3

3.1

3.0

23

$32.1

54.0

19.5 25.5

38.7

Acids

Pleuls

604

August

£2.0

3.4

3.0

2.4

September

$30.2

04.7

30.1

20.13

39.4

51.3

24 Alum

820

Bleaching!

I 24

1.0

4

1.0

22.4

3.2

October

$43.0

51.8

143.4

32.7 43.6

40.4

Powder

£ 2.7

3.2

5

2.0

2.5

Soda Ash

4,818 20.754

820

November

.$45.7

59.7

53.6

35.0 28.4

41.4

£ 28

3.7

2.0

2.6

Detelnials Pieuls

1,571

Cutch

336

Gambier

2,842

Imports.

Total

Treasure

average

brackets;

show

The following table parative figures of imports and ex | Br. Empire ports of Merchandise and Treasure

during the months of November, 1938 Belgium anil November, 1937:

Nov. 1038. Nov, 1937. Merchandise $53,644,826 $59,675,201 | China, Middle 1,500,244

1.150,755 111,593 Treasure

China, South $53,750,419 $80,825.959 i

Cuba

Exports. Nov. 1938. Nov. 1937. C. America Merchandise $41,383.78 $45,224.324

13,570,574 62,599,746 Denmark $54,963.372 $107,824,070 | Egypt

Total

Monthly Fluctuations

Since November, 1937 monthly values of imports of merchandise into Germany

from low i fluctuated Hongkong: Hongkong dollar value (30.1 millions): Holland in September, 1930 to a high of 03.3 millions in May, 1998; whilst export value fluctuated from a low of $36.7 millions in July, 1938 to a high of. $57.3 millions in March, 1938.

below, the given

at monthly In of exchange,

Detalls are Aterting equivalents,

rates

()

(411,535)

Indigo (Art,)

3,039

57,280

232,769

Mangrove

(8,130)

(340,429) Bark

1,332

180,708

273,376

Sapan. Wood

---

The hearing was adjourned.

(420,820)

(140,420) Foodstuffs

China, North

23,841,180

(0,529,803)

2.003,982 Beans

38.221

50,890

(4,782,400 Fresh Fish

(083,374)

1,444 Rice

46,905

France

Onions

(230,607)

1,034 (44.735) (1750)

31,024

| Ginger 167,385 (15,448) (14.330) (Fresh) 234,504 £20,374 Fuels

(15,139)

130,401

Sugar

Potatoes

3,650 2,843 970,077 Shark Fins

247 567 (2,083,022) Flour (Wheat) .. 120,559 87,125

3.382,873 Foultry 4,313,015

Head 187.311 101,851

222,205 (12,004,748) (12,288,040) Bacen & Ham lbs.

102,582 Piculs 1,013,444. 344,031 120,217 119,671

3.325

4.630 5,394

"

Vegetables, Fresh

& Dried

29.11

46.362

+1

4,882

1,379

Buyers

(236,431)

Indo-China

4,510,007 (2,564,354) 2,500,202

(750,777) Coal 2.083,102

Firewood (1,255,219) Liquors

Tons Piruls

82.535 180.983

45.173 95,081

(2,218,505)

ay

Japan

Kwong

(300,0B1) 312,710 (358,515) 1,404,086 (2.449,952)

Mult 770,983

Liquors Gallons (3,094,491):

335,557 Spirits Wines (520,027)

77,025 (10,507) 300,867 (682,292)

47,505 4,369

40,327

11,200

2,171 2,000

Native

Liquors

30,557

17,410

Metals

Iron & Steel

Bars

Piculs

58,849

9,400

Chow Wan 1,154,481 1,205,534

(1,043,515) (664,649) Macau

Lead, Pla

1,233

15

1,344

Wire Nails

2,217

433

"

1937 November

Imports Exports

$50,075,204 $45,224,324 (13,090,649) (£2,797,077)

1,847,021 1,540,001 (1.303,027) (2,097,521

Tin Slabs

*

11.255

10,741

Tin Plates

90,333

4,203

Norway

December

$40,342,058 $46,781,400 Neth. East (£3,051,755) (£2,831,538)

Indies

1938

Philippines

January

$1,700,050 $39,363,301

10,030 (110,874) 2,010,122 (4,145,339)

0.239

46,175

(787) 1,265,201 (1,357,254)

871,144

Nuts & Seeds

Groundouts Pieuls

24,80% 11,237

Melon Seeds

1,000

5,160

Pepper

2,735

1,930

(3,824,118) (£2,439,721) Portugal

(192,845) (1,087,816)

Sesamum

Seeds

Other

5,840

1,822

Lane Crawfords 30

42.000

February

$41,300,000 $38,451,024

Seeds

$157

905

(16,420)

(£2,505,800) (£2,380,200) | Siam

(250) 1,243,578 7,638,407

Oils & Fats

I

Haies

March

$50,000,733 $57,540,210

Petrol

(1.474,311)

(021,305)

(£3,040,587) (£3,551,310) 5. America

22,471

Kerosene

75,002

April

$59,300,280 $51.420.736

(385,362)

(£3,044,400) (£3,100,002) | Sweden

80,799

May

$63,205,102 $46,106,354

(270,752)

(70,032) 18.002 (31.091)

(£3,905,877) (£2,845,627) Switzerland

June

$57,533,190 $30,905,819

(129,787)

(£3,558,492) (£2,207,534) | Spain

July

August

$47.787,820 536,670, 212

762,901,037) (£2,273,202) İŲ. 5. A.

04.300

0.034. (2.522)

Lard Paraffin Was Coconut Oil Linseed O Peanut Oll

Gallons 2,735,147 4,945,493 Pieuts

K

537 26,360 1,510 264 11,809

54 15,017

210

530

14

(--)

Wood Oil Plece Goods Cotton

17,935 148,171

4,989,159 6,239,240

$40,305,020 $38,747,520

(8,710,001)

(4,314,137)

(£3,006,00) (£2,401,530) Others

September

$39,130,652 $51,323,767

195,031 (200,001)

7.080,971

**

(222,292)

(£2,425,205) (£1,101,004)

October,

$40,397,743 $40,360,839

CommodBles

Goods

Art. Sie

Yarn

APPOINTMENTS

November

Presc

French

to

information Government---United

Mackintosh's

Ask him when he's sneezing, and you may

get away with a mere

hali dozen hankies

(from $3.75 half dozen

hoz).

Suitings Union Cloth Silk Piece

STOCK MARKET

REPORT

The Hongkong Stock Exchange 7.378 onleinl summary issued at 315 pm

yesterday, says:

There seem to be more enquiries,

Pieces 49,803 82,116 Yards 4,501,210 1,004,223 Yards 09,770 155,625 10,001 13,915

Piruls 300

410

ibr. 62,000 52,400

(£2,400,588) (£2,400,276) The total values of Imports and $53,844,620 $41,383,788

expurts by main groups of com-

Tobacco (£3,317,877) (£2,559,545) | modities (including Treasure), dur-

Cigarettes Mean rate of exchange for Novem-ing the mouth of November, 1938 are Foreign ber, 1038: H.K. $1s. 2.27/32d.

Tobacco given below, with the figures for November. 1037 in brackets:

Countries

'The total values of imports and ex- ports of merchandise by countries for the month of November, 1038 are shown below, the figures for Novem- ber, 1937 being given in brackets;

Imports: Exports

Animals.

103,101

<i

1.086

2,073

remains

but business

on a small scale and prices are unchanged.

Hongkong Jank $1,320

Canton Insurance $205 Douglasen $61

II.K. & K. Wharves #123 H.K. Jacks (Old) 310 11.K. Docks (New) $17 Providents (Old) $0.30

Providentu (New) 16 #1 1. & S. Hotels

HIK, Lands $35

1. Reallen #5 ILK. Tramways $17

Sandakan Lights 10%

Telephones (Old) $33 Walions 7.45

Entertainments $1.40

126, GUV, gii Loan Đến Đ HK Govt. 317 Loan par.

Sellers

Hongkong Bank $1,340

Canton Insurance $210 Cina Underwriters $0.70 H.K. & K. Wharves $117 Humphreys 40

Yaumati Ferries (Old) $294 Telephones (Old) $23.33

Dairy Farms $24.00

Constructions $1

Hongkong Bank $1.330:3715

11. & S. Hotels $6.00

1.K. Lands 338

Antamoks Pn. 49%

Atok* 291⁄2

Bagula Gold .23

Benguet Conso) 1.00

Caco Grove .50

Consolidated Mines 9038 Demonstrallons 27

I, X. L. 60

Paracale Gunnaus 13 San Mauricio 174 Styor Consol 10 United Paracales 57

$1.290 Two New Medical. Officers

For Hongkong 52,630 50,84% The following are among the latest

153,187

appointments, transfers and proma- tons in the Colonial Service: 450,000

16,675 To be Medical 'OMicers, Hongkong.. -Dr L. J. Honeywill, F.R.C.S., Dr. 5. Tomlinson, M.D., B.CH, HAO.

MAIL TO-MORROW

Mid-Week Delay Occurs Again This Month

The Imperial Airways Delia is to leave Hongkong at dawn to-day with outward mail. The inward mid- week mail has been delayed a day, and will arrive at 5 p.m. to-morrow.

Yesterday afternoon the Dardanus and. Deliu brought a ton of musil prinelpally United Kingdom letters,

The Delphinus hopped off for Bangkok at dawn yesterday with out--| word mail and one passenger, Mr. C. Margaret, for London.

AIR

SERVICES

Arrivals and Departures

For

Of Planes

Outward

British Loudon, Australio, Countries and Europe: Imperial Air- ways 7 a.m. December 21, Dec. 23;) Imperial Airways 7 a.m. Dec. 27.

For Chungking, Sian, etc.: Eurasia and C.N.A.C. services Indefinite,

For U.S.A., vla Munilo, Honolulu, Guam: Pan American Philippine Clipper 8.30 am. December 20, China Clipper 8.30 Jan. 5.

For France, vla Hanoi, Air France, 6.30 am. December 24,

Inward

From London, Australia and Bri-) tish Countries: Imperial Airways Delphiaus 5 p.m. December 22; Im- perial Airways Delia, Dardanus 5 n.m. December 24,

From Chungking, Yunnanfu, Kwej- In: C.N.A.C. Eurasia Services In- definite.

From U.S.A., via Honolulu, Guam, Manila: Pan American Philippine Clipper 12.30 p.m. December 28, China Clipper 12.30 p.m. Jan. 4.

From France, vin Hanoi: Air France, 12.30 p.m. December. 22.

DEGREES CONFERRED

Informal Congregation

At University.

Degrees were conferred on ten To be Nursing Sister, Hongkong graduates of the University of long- Miss A. M. Herington.

kong by His Excellency Sir Geoffry Mr. W. H. Hillyer. (Chief Junk Northcote, the Chancellor, at 111 Inspector), to be. Deputy Shipping informal Congregation yesterday. 1,682 | Master, Mercantile Marine Office. The function was attended by a large

Harbour Department. Hongkong.

gathering, including practically Dr. Tomlinson will arriva in Janu- the members of the Court, and the hry and Dr. Honeywill early in new G.O.C.. Major-General A. February.

Native

Tobacco

$

5

U. S.

Australia.

Buma

19,192 (4,735,809)

Canada

Ceylon

E, Africa

*365.632

23,740 (13,034)

19,310,103 (13,18,803)

Foodstuffs 283,840 (205,310)

233,633 Fuels

(568,302) (456,003) Hardware

120,003

1,055,058 (1.798,136)

345.322

(618,400)

* 13,086,702

.

(8,639,103)

53,282 (54723)

Imports $ 1,014,340 Live

(002,115)

(5,400) Hides Building

504,098

114,504 Leather Materials (703,027)

(483,810) (Sole) Chemicals 590,006

980,015

Mats Drugs

(700,344) (1,150,645)

(Others) Balen 4,010 4,112,337

Chinese 1,803,727

1,021,715

Paper 1,322,520 Medicines (1,214,435) (1,200,228) (Cinese) Pleuts

9,749 (5,230,344) (1,402,253)

Dyeing

1,134,705 331,045

Common 585,202

(033.236) Materials

Soap

1,316 (1,14),401) (369,430)

Exports $

Raw Tobacco..

2,834,120

Sundries.

0.020

Gunnies:

4

Pieces Plcula

300,725 10,001

1,874

502

1,927

4,80€

$ 459,040.

0,358

(174.128) 24,240

Liquors

Indla

773,132

Br. Malnya

422,734

2,002,007

(8,471) (35,805) Machinery & 1,056,380 320,655 Engines

(071,358) (548,738) Mumures

(090,151) (3,301,021) Metals

(380,083)*

081,177

67,107 (302,053) (120,220)

1,300,422 (1,100,845) (359,410)

458,148 (52,184) 3,103,394

240,379 (250,053)

CONTINENTAL

New Zealand

310,301

60,GOT

B. N. Borneo

S. Africa W. Africa W. Indles

(17,233) 104,346 (210,905)

8.240 (20,500)

$20

(6,173,791) (63,500) Minerals & 108,030 110,104 Ores (1,008,443) (100,017) | Nuts &

412,000 123,000 Seeds (747,011) (182,040) | Olls & Fais 0,470,ANG ́

70,733

(11,010,073) (170,305) Paints

120,335 404,519

(197,431)

I

40,850 (227,006) 2,284,017 (4,450,031)

852,147 (3,044,303)

258,030 (501,004) 6,420,273 (0,792,080)

113,940 (210,172)

STURDY

and

STRONG

CARLOWITZ & CO.

4. Queen's Rd. Tel. 11225,

Grasett. The following These appointments are the first of graduntes:

a number of medical staff increases

"There is a pipe to fit your face

The little more and how much it is. Yes, a large pipe is very comforting perhaps, but how much better it is to have one which fits your face. Profit therefore by the misfits of others and choose a pipe to suit from the wide range of shapely briars offered by the makers of the world- renowned

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•

were the

Bachelor of Medleine and Bachelor

andler the 1939 estimates. The of Surgery.Choong Ku-khey (uh-

estimates provide for an expenditure

of $1,743,580 un against $1,531,001 lent). Harura Chu, Ha Yat-wah, Ip

1938.

WOMEN CADETS

Kung-chiu, Kee Kheng-loke, Leung Kam-leng. Philip Moore, Constantine. Constantinovich Petrovsky, and Yong Pang-fook.

Loudon, Dec. 15,

Bachelor of Selence in Engineer- The removal of the restriction au the admission of women to adminig- rig-Chơng: Choy-kat (in absentiu), Įtrative staffs of the Domialon's and 1 Excellency also awarded the Colonial oflices, was announeed by Ho Fook and Chân Kal-ming Scholar- Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, Secretaryship and the Ng Li-hing Scholarship of State for the Dominions and to E.N. Orloff and Stephen Wong, Colonies, in the House of Commons and the Anderson Gold Medal to C.C. yesterday. Heuler,

Petrovsky.

Christmas

at, the

Cheer

Cafe Windsor

King's Theatre Building

DINNER DANCE

on the following dates:- Christmas Eve

New Year's Eve

New Year's Night

Dec. 24th

:

Dec. 31st

Jan. 1st. '39

FROM 9 P.M. to 2 A.M.

¡Liquor, also served in Dancing Hall)-

RESERVATIONS: Phone 24911 or at the

DINNER NON-DINERS

Çale Office.

$3.50 per head $1.00

aftor 11 p.m.

Toys. Confetti, Streamers, Paper Hats

supplied gratis.

Brasso

METAL POLISH

Impares a

koa, kuting

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