Australia and China is shortly putting. into circulation a new issue of $100 notes, "The note is of small handy. size, the printed portion being much the same size as the present red $10 hate, while there is a large white border, The predominant colour is Tight green, but the note is vari-coloured, being printed by the new Kaleldochrome" protective tint print: ing. In the centre of the note there a vignette, the effigy of Britannia, and_on each side of this the numerals 100 appear in multi-coloured panis, The space for the watermark, Roman head, is on the right hand side and it may be observed that the: outlines of the watermark are very lear.
Apart from the white border, the back of the note is a dark green colour, giving a view of the harbour, with Statue Square and the Supreme Court visible in the foreground.
Gloomy Trade urns oct. 25.
The statistics for the first nine months of the current year may be Summed up thus suceinety:
wtThe Statistical Ofice of the Tmports and Exports. Department Ports that the declared values of Tr-Dorts-into the Colony of -Hongken uring the nine months: which ended September "30, "1994," amounted to $5021 millions (£22'3 "millions), es! Compared with $381.1 millions (225.5 mnllifons) in the corresponding. period of 1098; and $4778 millions (asha mullions) in the corresponding Period of 1992,"
The report goes on to say that in terms of Tlongkong currency. Imports the first nine months of she year 1034" dectined by 20.7 per cen Compared with the corresponding period in 1932, Exports were declared at a value of $2316 millions (2175 millions) ax Compared with $3070 millions (20.5 Iilllons) in the frst nine mouths. 1933 and $382'3 millions (2232 mi-ions) in the fisst'nine months of 1982 'Exports in the frst nine. months of 1994 declined in. value 225° per cent, compared "with "the Ast. nine! months of 189, and 226 percent, compared. with' the first mine onthe of 1932. sensi The Compagnie Air France announce that the Hanoi Air Service will be opened between Hanoi and Bangkok as from January 1 next year. in the i carrying their spears,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.