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THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1920.
TO-DAY'S CABLES.
(Rexin's Sargir in the 'Ching" Mats, "
AMERICÂN EXCHANGE.
RECOVERY OF THE POUND STERLING.
LONDON, April 6.
MOVEMENTS OF SHIPS.
THE CHINA MAIL.
ROBERT DOLLAR - STWANSHIP
00.
TO-DAY'S NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
WANTED.
The Hongkong mager of the RoJANTED-By British Marchant" bert. Dollar Steamship Company, Mr. house, European youth to lam Gunn, which concern operates ships -Office work. Stato salary require under both the British and American flage reports that the La""Harold. Dollar" is dus here form New York, via porta, on April 14th, loaded with general cargo.
The sa. **Higho” is în part d'a- charging 5,800 tons of coal at WA chai, brought down from Chin-Wan Tao, North China. This steamer will leave Hongkong for San Fran-
General satisfaction is noted at the gradual recovery of the poundcisco, an or, about April 15. sterling in New York, which crossed the four dollar mark at Eastertime for
The Shipping. Board coastal the first time since the end of November. The pound is how worth 169./3d. "feeder" service, operated by this in America as compared with 13. 1d. In February. The improvement is partly full swing, and, with 4 steamers of Company from Hongkong, is now in ve to sentiment, and partly to a real recovery of the financial position be- 5,000 tona each in constant opera- tween England and America. The recent Anglo-French decision to repartion, will supply, ample cargo for the hall billion dollar·lean awakened greater confidence in America as Trans-Pacific transport. The four regards British ability to pay her debts. It is expected that four fifths of coastwise and inter-island steamers Glymont," the British share of the loan will be repaid by a shipment of gold. Im-re, the "Cadaretta," provement of the trade position also accounts for the recovery of exchange which is expected to go still better as a result of the forthcoming large inflow of American visitors to Britain.
FORTUNES IN FILM- RENTING,
· LITTLE-KNOWN INDIATRY.
CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM ASSOCIATION OF HONGKONG.
"Lake Farrar," and "Lake Onawa
Ports called at by these ships are: Hongkong, (terminall, Saigon, Singa pore, Samarang, and Soerabaya, [returning by, the same route,
This Company is going to establish a branch office in the heart of the Chinese business section of Hongkong for the accommodation of Chinese shippers, as soon as office space is available.
The report of the Committee to be submitted at the third annual general meeting. to be held at the City Hall BARON ROTHSCHILD, DEAD. on Thursday, April 15, says:
Familiar as the general public are with the modern picture house and its myriad attractions, there are but
The Comminee have held frequent few people outside the cinema trade meetings to discuss matters during the New York, February 12-A re- who have more than the haziest past year and have been in correspon-port of the death of Baron Edmond nation as to what is meant by the dence from time to time with the local de Rothschild has just been received expression **film renting.""
Film renting is strictly speaking Government on questions relative to from Paris by the Zionist organiza- an agency business that grew uoside Constitutions! Reform and Housing tion of America, according to an an by side with the manufacture of films Reform jo, regard to which an interim nouncement made, by the organiza as an integral part of the cinemato-report was issued to members in tion here. Baron Remschild was 74. years old and the head of the French graph industry. Its main object is December last... the distribution of films to the actual Since then a deputation from the branch of the famous banking house. Commitee waited upon His Excel-The activities of the late Baron in helping Jews, from Rresia and ency the Governor upon the subject Rumania to ́establish colonies in of Constitutional Reform on the 4th Palestine made his name widely February, 1920, and found him sym-known. pathetic upon the questions of-n,
exhibitor. It was a natural develop ment of the trade which speedily came into being on account of the difficulties encountered by manufac tures. One has only to visualise the wast and world-wide organisation: necessary to the distribution of such filma as those in which Miss Pauline Frederick or Mr. Charlie Chaplin appear, to realise that though not impossible, it is an impractical pro- position for the actual maker to u dertake. The middleman is an even more esssential factor in the cine matograph trade than in many other
branches of industry.
But be, differs from other middle.
torate.
His most successful achievements
(1) The principle of election as in the Holy Land were the founding against nomination, and of Petach Tikwah and Rishon le Zioni (2) The principle of a wider elec-colonies, noted for their grape grow ing industry. As an aid to his colo- His Excellency the Governor has nists he established his famous wine addressed a despatch to the Secretary cellars in the latter colony, from of State upon the subject.
which some of Europe's finest, wines are supplied. As an educator, Baron Rothschild left the Jewish world Mikrah Israel, a great agricultural school in Palestine.
Upon the Housing Reform question the President has recently been in communication with the Hongkong Government and has advocated the following measures, namely
men in two respects. He buys as. many copies of a particular film as..) The gran of loans at a low
he may need from the manufacturer and hires them out to exhibitors..
Also, his operations are strictly limir ed to some clearly-defined geogra phical area. Thus the British rights to American films. are usually bought, not by one man or one firm, but by a group of film-renting companies ' working together through one firm that conducts the negotiations for
them.
There are of course, many kinds of film-renting companies or agencies. Sometimes it is merely a distinct branch or off-shoot of a manufactur- ing company which exists solely to distribute the films made by the parent company. Other firms will provide picture houses with full pro- grammes, including comedy, drama, spectacular and educational films. Yet others will specialise in ore particular class of picture only.
None of them makes a practice of selling films to exhibitors. When films lose their. Eire value they are carefully stored away, for there may, and often does, come a time when the trend of political events, an earthquake, a fire, or some other un- foreseen event, may create an imme- diate demand for them again. Thus even the oldest of stock possesses a potential révérue valuc.
rate of interest to persons „desiring to build houses.
The development for building
The American Zionist medical unit was given a large share of the late Baron's support in recent months. A hospital he had established in Jerusalem was turned over to the unit recently, and through Supreme purposes of the whole of Court Justice Brandeis, honorary King's Park, with the ex-president of the Zionist organization ception of the present goll of America, a fund of $60,000 also links which would be left as was given by Baron Rothschlid for an open space..
medical work in Palestine....San Francisco Chronicle,
The abolition of farming in the case of the European type of houses.
(iv) The cheapening of the cost of
houses by lessening the
-minimum heights of storeys LATEST SHIPPING NEWS.
in certain, districts, and by
inquiry as to the possibility
of using pisé de terre or
other cheap materials For building.
ARRIVALS
The sa. Stentor, Capt. Win Cosker, 4,308 tons, arrived yesterday at
(y) The abolition of the rule where-1 pm. from Singapore with 1,600
.by a site in a Rural District tons of general cargo..
has to be put up to Public Auction, so as to allow of the sale of such a site to the first applicant, desiring to build a house for his own occupation, at the Govern mert opset price.
Eachran, 999 tons, arrived yesterday These Hangchow, Capt. Mc at 5,30 p.m. from Wei Hai Wei with 573 tons of general cargo.
(vi) The-release by the Government The s's. Tacoma Maru, Captain of a portion of the Pokfulam Narita, 5.857 tons, arrived yesterday Drainage area for building at? pan. from Nagasaki with 17 bags of mail and 238 ions of general cargo.
purposes.
On its technical side film hiring is
During the past three months"we by no means a simple business. The have to report the acquisition of 32 carefully-timed transport of boxes of new members and the rejoining of 8 films from from place to place is in members, bringing up the member- itself a task that calls for skilful ship of the Association to 294. The and efficient organisation. A picture Committee look to members them- which is belig exhibited to-night at selves to assist by enrolling new mem- 10 o'clock may be, needed by 12 noon bers and the Hon. Secretary will be to-morrow in a house fifty miles glad to supply application forms for away. This involves B highly men bership." elaborated system of collection and delivery:
It is even more important that the filmrenting company should know the type of pictures that appeal to the different audiences within. Its area. Exclusive rights to a good picture are costly to acquire. Hence the financial value of a film to a particular film-renting company mist
ACCOUNTS.
A statement of accounts for the year. ended December 31, 1919, is pre- sented herewith...
H. E POLLOCK, President. Hongkong, April 7, 1920, -
be carefully gauged beforehand. Even To Balance at Bank,
the best of judges will occasionally 31.12.18
[RECEIPTS. "
$281.46
234.00
$515,48
make a mistake in this respect, and To Members' Subscriptions: 1918 $7.00 and 1919. $227.00
Is only-by-patiently acquiring
Added
detailed knowledge of the varied classes of people in the different districts within his area that the film-reeting agent becomes competent to avoid these costly errors. to, this the film service must be a source of profit to the picture house By Advertising proprietor, or the latter will speedily By Printing and Stationery go elsewhere, not only for his pic By Postage and Petties tures, but for the expert advice he By Hire of City Hall ....... frequently needs.
By Balance Cash at Bank;
31.12.19.
On the whole, therefore, one con- cluder that film renting is not a busin eas for the novice or "amateur, for it requires two dads of capital Const derable morey, and expert knowledge that is only acquired in the bard school of experience." -
ZAK
$184.60
The 4.3. Chong Va, Capt. Michalloff, 558 tons, arrived yesterday at 12 noon from Haiphong with 3 bags of mail and 950 tons of general cargo.
Kobayashi, 370 tons, arrived yester
The ss. Amakusa Manu; Capt.: day at 7.30 am. from Swatow with 1000 tons of general cargo and several baga of mais.
DEPARTURES.
The s.a. Pheumpenh, Capt. Hamil. ton sailed for Saigon at 10 am to day with 700 tons of general cargo."
The ss. Empress of Asia, Capt. Halley sailed for Vancouver via Shanghai at foon to-day
-- CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM ASSOCIATION OF HONGKONG.
TEE THIRD ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING of the sbore Asocia 'tion will be held at the City HALL, OD THURSDAY, the 15th April 1920, at 630V for the following purposes
To pomire the Report of the Com mittee and Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1918
To elect the Officers and Commit tee for the ensuing year, n
EBL DOWBIGGIN,
Hop Secretary.
NOTIOR
Turveyor, and Appraiser, hitherto, carried on by the undersigned under the style or firm fame of "GEC, P. LAMMERT", will, as from this date, be carried on by the same parties under the style or firm name of "LAMMERT BROS."
HE BUSINESS of an Auctioneer;
Dated 7th day of April, 1820.
GEO. P. LAMMENİ
LAMBERT
NOTICE
THE HONGKONG & WHAMPO & DOOR COMPANY, LIMITED,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
R.. DYER
Chief Manager. Hongkong, Agril, 1920.
PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
FB: Undersigner) "have received; lai structions to sell by Public Auction (For account of the concerned),
TUESDAY,
April 13, 1990, commenting at 2.30. pem, ak their Bales Rooms, No. 4. Des Vans Boal, Corner: of
- Ice House Street,
A Small Consignment of HOUSEHOLD LINENS, B.,
Comprising
Turkish Towels, Bath Towels, Bath Sheets, Double Bed Sheets, Baltenberg
and Drawnwork Bedspreads, Tabla Covers, Crochet and Drawnwork Doilies.....
Also
A few lots of Bellow Valinen, Eit Baga, Suit Cases, and Attache Cases
(All new goods and in sinshi Iota).
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Apetioneers
Hongkong, April 8, 1929,
FOR ACCOUNT OF THE, CONVERSED),
Ox
TUESDAY
April 13, 1980, commencing at 2.30 pm, at their Sales Rooma -No. 8, Das Vane Road, Corner of Ian House Street, TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD FURNI -TURIS, BRASS AND BRASS-MOUNTED BEDSTEADS, TEAKWOOD Twp BEDSTEADS, CARPETS, &c., & comprising:-
Chesterfold Bolas, Arm-chalrn (2--#%% Foldfing Card and Occasional Tables, One
DIRING my beenos from the Co Upholstered Sufte, Bedroom Farofure, lony, M. JAMES W.GRAHAM,prising Teakwood Twin Ralstonda, will get as Chief Manager of the large and small Wardrobes, Dresing" Company
Tables, and Chairs, Waažistavrida, # (fumed Taskwood)," Sido „boards, Dioner Waggons, Extension Dia-
ing Tables and Chairs, &nj · Dinnar · Services Crockery, and Glass Ware Cooking Stores, Cutlery, da. Bath Boom Otenalla, Electro-Plated Warp Electric Reading Lamps, Blackwood and Texkwood Bereces, à quantity of Blackwood Furniture, Blackwood Fire Ветово, Sida Tables, Obairs. Cabinets Pictures, Carpets new and second-hand
TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF,
want a clear head and good digestion, you uses 100 lat, your bowels beomo clogged with poisonous waste from the body, as is always" the case when you become constipaled. Proper food, an abundance of water and platify of outdoor exercise should keep 7our bowela begolar. When that falls you should take ChiaSerisin's Tablets. They cause a gentle "movement of the bowels and are easy and ples-ant to tako. For Male by all: Chimists" and Storekeepers.
The SL Unnan Maru, Capt. Quchi ||S sabled for Saigon at noon to day with 800 tons of general cargo and kerosine.
The Changchow, Capt. 76.70 Partridge, salled for Bangkok via 3.70 Holhow, at 10 am, to-day with 700 75.60 tons of general cargo,
174.80
$515.40
The as Erin Ping” Ange Novik, sailed for NawChwang, am. today with 1,300 tons of gene ["cargo,
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Phone No. 3516.
LAUNCHES
You've heard her
See her on
·ážno
Four Pianos, One Enamelled Bath,
Camera, &c. &c... (Full Particulars from Catalogus). Tarena --Cash,
HUGHES & HOUGH, Autilencers.
Hongkong, April 8, 1990.
on the Victor.
the Screen
GERALDINE FARRAR
the world-famous operatic Star
Goldwyn's Gorgeous Photoplay
SHADOWS"
A drama of Eastern days and Alaskan nights in 6 parts
Also
Another first-rate SNUB Comedy
"LOOKING FOR TROUBLE
and
an exceedingly interesting PATHE NEWS:
Super production prices.
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BLOUSES
Sunshades in Georgette, Silk and Cretonne.
WARS come and go. Teues dies and is born again,.but through all the changes and cliances of life we have always the one reality that can being close to as the Ideal the Eternal Féminine-the centre, not of gravity, but of attraction, holding the secret of love and the charm of leve- liness. Poets of all time and clime have hang round her the airy, fairy fabrics of imagination, and in these later years we have materialised these fancies into facts so that Woman san cloth herself and her daughters in garments whose use does not prevent them from being ornamental,
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WITH MUSIC
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OPERATIC,
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TEL. 1812.
NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
We have this day REMOVED our GARAGE to No. 161, Des Voeux Road Central, (next to Sincere Co., Ltd.)
Hongkong, April 3rd, 1920.
BREEZY GA
Phone 24..
NOTICE
We have fast received fresh stocks of all CUTEX" preparations. CUTEX is absolutely the last thing in manicure. Try it.. Pepsodent Tooth Paste, the sciens new departure in Dental Preparations Prices lowered by high exchange,
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