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TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 1921.
Hughes & Hough
ADUZIONEKES TO THE GOVESTAMENT,
1.
General Auctioneers -- Bare, Coal and General Produce Brakers and Dommission Agents."
PROPRIETORS “To-XW*-Wan" Coal Storage.
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-PUBLIC AUCTIONS-
THE Undersigned hare received instruc- To by Fable à action,
(For Account of the Concerned),
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WEDNESDAY,
April 13, 1924, at 11 am, at the Godowns No. 208, Praya East.
·76 kazes (Mark a) Biscuits (Thin
Lunch)
68 cases (Mark H
(Family)
On view after 2 pm, Monday 13th and Tuesday 12th April.
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Dosh
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctiones.
(For Account of the Concerned),
On
THURSDAY,
April 14, 1921, eommencing at 2.30 p... as their Bales Rooms, No. 8, De Year Road, Cover of Two House Street.
A quantity of Valuable Jewellery Comprising:
Diamond and Pearl, Diamond and Sapphire, Diamond Cluster and Single Stone Rings, Bracelets, Scarf Pins, Pendants, Gold Neck Chains, Wrist Watch Chains, Gold, Jadestone and
other Ornaments and various Gold
Coins,
Incinding Half Sovereign Buttons
· and American $10 piece.
T-Cash.
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HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers, Hongkong, April 8, 1921:
(Fer account of the concerned) at an early date
AT GLENILSA No. 9, THE PEAK. THE
WANT ADVERTISEMENTS
To
24 WORDS 3 INSERTIONS,
́ ́ $3. PREPAID. Every additional word & Ceuta for 3 insertions.
TO LET.
LET-Fram 1st April.FOUSE in No. 10, Nathan Road and No 4. Rose Terracs, Eowloon. Apply to TONG WAR BUILDING AGEser, No. 43, Queen's Road, Last.
INTIMATIONS.
HONGKONG TRAMWAY COMPANY, LIMETED
Incorporated in the United Kingdom)
·
SALT INDUSTRY.
THE CHINA MAIL.
ECONOMIU COMMITTEES ·
REPORT.
INDUSTRY AS CARRIED ON IN NEW
TERRITORY.
amount to from 1,400,000 to 1,500,000 picals. The neighbouring port of Macao, smugglers on the Mainland, and fishing boats consume, à Large portion of the Imported commodity. Macao alone takes from 150,000 to
for evaporation. After another day, the water from the second dam is allowed to paws into the third dan when it is examined for the forma tion of crystals. If such are formd, they are then dried into salt in the last dam. Before it can be consider-360,000 picule
22. Salt & generally imported into ed a marketable, commodity the salt thus made must be exposed to the Hongkong from Saigon, Bangkok, strong rays of the sun for perfect Quinhon Tourane, Kiaochow and Kwong Chow Wan, Foreign salt, bow- drying.
ever, is not shipped to Hongkong, at all times, because sair merchants usually stock the amodity in part until favourable exchange rules and cheap freight is obtained. At the present time only salt from Bangkok can be imported with more or less hope of profft. Salt from other places will not pay under existing conditions of the trade.
process has to be undertaken, then 15. As can well be imagined at salt is generally produced, al mospheric conditions exercise an all important influence on the industry, If the weather happens to be dull, and the rays of the sun are not strong enough, then the "drying process would produce a negligible result, and therefore it is not certain that salt 14 in Spring when the sky is can be produced generally obscured for a whole day at a time, it frequently happens that the water cannot be dried in a single
PROCESS
THE INDUSTRY IN KWANGTUNG, " 23. There are two regions where salt is produced in Kwangtung along
24. The Western region comprises
the coast, viz. the Eastern region and the Western region. The Eastern region comprises Waishow, Chinchow and places between Swatow, and Yin Ping District as well as Cheongchów
this region is considered of the BAND-DRENCH PROPOS DESCRIBED. and Chinchew. Salt obtained from 15. The process of drying on sand highest grade. may be thus described Sand is at first laid over the surface of the field or pan provided with dykes all around. Salt water from the sex is then wheeled into the sand field where it is dried in the sun for one or two days Then the water from the sand field is allowed to pass through it to the dam, where it is dried in the sun until it becomes salt.
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MARKET PRODUCE IN HONGKONG.
APPROXIMATE- RETAIL PRICES.
21.
Poultry.
April 5th, 151.
"Butcher Meat." Hirista-Mal Lung F 20
Chickon, ---Kal Tak Te
Ibi
Prime Out
Capont, Small,--Shą Kat
Corned,-Bam Ngan Yak.. » -
2
Capous, Large-Sin Kali
Rourt-Shir
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18
Egy, Hea-Kal Tan (cooking) par daz. 5
Bak-Ngan Yak Pa...
90
30
- Sazmago. -Ngan Chang, Is Ballack's Brains,-Nge No pirst 10
Tongue, hwah,--Ngan Llach 60 Tongas, corned,-Ham Ngen lá
wash Bemb Hand,-Ngao Th..... 'wah s Hoark-Nga Sam. Ib. 13 Hump Salb-Ngan K, 18 Foot-Nga Konk... Kidssygan T
Ngan Hot Idrer, Kg Ko
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9
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Kochow, Luichow, Limchow Yun- chow, Kiangchow, and Kwong Chow Cares Heed sad Fest, gas-t Wan. The production from the Western region is larger than that Matton Chop-Teang Fel Swat 16:39 from the Eastern region.
The following report was presented
12. When there is no flopd from by Sir R. Ho Tung as Chairman ofj the Economic Resources Factory and the West River and no heavy rain Home and Cottage Sub-Committee during the mouth the above described
The following Memorandum has been drawn up cather burriedly, from investigations conducted by me at rather short notice among the Chinese engaged in the salt manufacturing in dustry in the New Territory and the native dealers in Hengkong. In the circumstance, the facts and figures) herein contained may be subject to correction in certain, particulars the Memorandum is presented in. It present form la view of the urgent necessity there exists for its sabails sign to Government. If, in the fight of subsequent investigations conduct NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thated by the Sub-Committen, it sia the the ORDINARY GENERAL be considered necessary to amend the MEETING of the Hongkong Tramway Memorandum in any particular, such Company. Limited, will be held at the changes will be embodied in it as the Offices of Mesers. Jardins, Matheson & circumstances of the case may de- Compat. Limited, Pedder Street, mand, when a supplementary Memo- Hongkong, on WEDNESDAY, the 13th randum will be forwarded.
Salt pans are to be found day of April, 1921, at 12 o'clock Nook, to transact the ordinary business of the principally in Tai O and Castle Feak. In addition to these places, salt in small quantities is also produced in the neighbourhood of Sha Tavuk La Tai O, there are two places where)
16. By this process, although the chants under oficial supervision,
26. The salt-depots of the various salt pans exist covering a surface area of over one hundred mews salt is whiter and has a higher com-districts must apply to the Salt Com (about 6 mows equal I acre). In mercial value, yet the work is to missioner for Ficences to consume Castle Peak, there are sait pans of complicated, that, of late, it has certain quantities of salt. The total area not exceeding one hundred almost come to be abandoned in licences provide for either a certain favour of the alternate process of specified limit of quantity or ad- 2. It is believed that in the neigh evaporation which is the one now ditional amount in excess of the THE ROYAL ARTILLERY are bourhood of Tai-po over 20 *mowa" mostly adopted.
17. For every mow of field, specified quantity. The tax is paid on obtaining the licence, and salt can holding their Annual Regi- of seashore are suitable for laying mectal Sports on THURSDAY. April out into salt-pans: but it will be where salt water is dried once, it is be bought on production of the 14, 1921, at the United Services necessary to build dykes, which are called one "lat" "Alan Fields licence. If salt is sold without the approximately from 300 to 400 canties Salt Commissioner's licence, it is Recreation Club "Ground, Kowloon,ad to be rather expensive.
3. The quantity of salt produced in of salt and involves four days' labour. commencing at 2 pm. Lient-Colonel W. Loring, CMG, D.SO., and a single year throughout the New It has already been explained that considered a staggling transaction. Shop's Head and Feet, Forag Officers, Royal Artillery will be. AT Territories amounts to about 100,000 the salt water must pass through the HOME and hope their friends will piculs. The selling price is $1 af various dams in succession. It will quantity of between 140 and 150 never do for the salt water from the accept this as an invitation.
catties. This salt is generally bought sés, wheeled into the pan, to evapor by salt junks for delivery to salt ate under the rays of the sun for shops for consumption by the in-four days in succession in the same pan. After it has gone through, the habitants.
Company...
Br. Order of the Board,
W.E. ROBERTS,
Secretary, Bongkang, February 4, 1921.
ROYAL ARTILLERY ATHLETIC SPORTS.
Hongkong, April 8, 1921-
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.
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4. Shops have been kept, land rent various stages, it must be examined. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN ed and labours engaged for the par- to find out whether crystals have EXTRAORDINARY pose of drying salt. At present there been formed before they can be dried 18. The labourers engaged in the GENERAL MEETING of Members are three shops at Tai O and one at for salt.
Castle Peak. With regard to the salt will be held in the Pavilion of the produced in the New Territory, it evaporation process are mostly Hakka Club on THURSDAY the 14th of was only a few years ago that the people. They are organised in s April, 1921, at 5.30 p.m., for the commodity was said wholesale to the guild, and only agree to work from purpose of submitting the following Hongkong salt dealers to the extent
resolutions:
1-That the present Hongkong Cricket Club be wound up, and the committee be authorised to take all necessary steps for that purpose..
2.That the committee be authoris ed to register a Company Limited by guarantee not exceeding $100 per member, on the terms of the Memo- randum and Articles of Association Vaizzbie" Household Furniture, which will be submitted to the meet
ing.
3.-That the committee be author therein contained -
ised to assign and hand over to the Comprising:- Steel Safe, Hailstand, Dining room Dew Company, when registered, all suite, apholstered sofa and armchairs, the assets of the Club, plate cutlery, Dinner service and glass-
ware.
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Bedroom Suites, wardrobes, mirrors, curtains," kitchen atensis, Pot Plants, &c., A.
And
Piano by Collard & Collard. (Full particulars from catalogue) Un view day before sale. Terme-Cash
KUGHES & HOUGE,"
Auctioneers,
Hongkong, April 7, 1921.
FOR SALE,
cf some 10,000 piculs yearly. With the exception of this sale, no salt has ever been sold direct to the salt shops in any year.
six to seven hours a day, Their wages are high, because they allege the work in connection with the salt
of fields.529 industry is harder than the ploughing
C 5. Salt from foreign ports has been imported into Tai O to supply the need. of fishing boats for curing the fish after each catch.
25. The Kwangtung salt tax bas hitherto been let out as a monopoly to merchants or operated by mer
Cuticura SOAP
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FOR HAIR AND SKIN
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Shoulder, Teang Shan 23 Saddle, ---Yrang On Yak, 12 Pig's Chitlings-Cha Chong •
Brain-Chu No part
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Pigeons, Canton,-Pak Kapach 45
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sack 39 Turkeys, Cock-Fo Kal Kang ib. · 70 Turkeys, Ben-Fo Kui Sa
Salpa,-Sha Takia - Pheasant-Shan Kal
Quail,—Om Chat *... Partridges -Che Ea
each
1.10
Fruits.
Almonds-Hang Tab. 60 Apples, (California)-Kam Shan
Ping Ka Bananas, (brida's), Macuci ---Sam
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| Carsinbola,—Yaung To
Goodinats, —Ye The .... ... ... mich 10. Lemona, China,-Ling Hung Ib. 8- Lemans, (Americh),-Kam Shan
Lichens, Dried, (small stone),=n
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Tai Chi Eon : 35
Oranges, (Caeton): Sweet-
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Pears, (Canton), Cooking, ----Sax Ll Pusat,-Fa Shang ---
Persimmons. Large.-Borg Tse ..
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Vegetables, &c.
Artichokes,-Ah Chi Check BERDA, Sproat-N T...
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Brinjals, Green-China Yuz Kwa+ Red-Hung Koonil en 19
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32
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107
"AN UNPROFITABEK INDUSTRY.”
'Sals- 19. At present the three Drying" Companies in Tai O are making no profit out of their basi- 6. The salt produced in the Newness. One of the companies is about Territory is generally 20 carties to give up business, while the other cheaper than foreign salt for every two may dispose of their industry at $1 in value, for the reason that it has any time. In the sixth or seventh been found to contain less saline, and moon last year prospects looked the fishermen have not used it for rather mere hopeful for the industry, curing their fish. Moreover, it is when the price of salt was timing. soft and unreliable in quality. It is Under this favourable condition, over ten catties lighter. In weight dealers made more or less money, than foreign salt when measured by but for the rest of the year noze
made any profit.-
20. An enterprising Chinese gentle the quantity contained in each bag.
7. Salt pans are usually constructed Copies of the proposed Memoran with native labour in most places man in Hongkong visited Tai O last
case when you became constipated. Lobsters-Lang Ha dam and Articles of Association may along the Coast. In the New Territory year and proposed starting some new } waste from the body, as is always the Losch,-Wa Ya ...* ***
of Hongkong and its vicinity, salt salt pans, but the project was not put Proper food, an abundance of water and | Mackare,-Chi Ta pars suffer from constant foods from into effect, as, after investigation, it plenty of outdoor exertine should keep Monk Fish-Mong Tu the West River down through the was discovered that the industry was your bowels regular. When that fails
you should take Chamberlains Tablets Mallet-The Imme Pearl River, and also from the over: not remunerative.........
They canse & gentle movement of the years,-Shang Ho flow of water of the East River. Ia
21.. Salt imported from foreign bowels and are easy and pleasant to some cases when there is a flood, the
Storekeepers. salt water of the sea will change its ports into Hongkong is estimated to take. For sale by all chemists and
Should the proposed resolutions be passed at this meeting a subsequent confirmatory meeting will be called.
be seen by members at the Pavilion
By Order of the Committes.
L. S. GREENHILL,
Hon. Secretary. } Hongkong, April 7, 1921.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
Be 6 cases Stocks and Dies.
ten days the Undersigned will sell THE Undersigned bare received in-NLESS the above be cleared within ..stractions to sell at their Sales by PUBLIC AUCTION on 18th April, Rooms, No. 8. Des Voeux Road, Corner 1921, at 11 a.m. the above to cover the of Ice House Street,
One full size BILLIARD TABLE by Burroughs & Sons, with all'accessories, (good as new)..
Fall particulars from the undersigned.
Terms:-Cash.
HUGHES & HOUJE, Actonces.
Hongkong, March 16, 1921.
THERES A
LONG, LONG TRAIL
of
Bugs, Fleas, Flies, Beetles, Mosquitoes,
etc.,
all killed by
KEATING'S
DRITISH -
MADE
MUMEYA
We have removedi Dur
No 28 Quera's Bond, Ord
hours from 9 45. to, 9 p.m.
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storage.
HUGÀRE & HOUGH,
Pain's Enemy
CLOAN'S Liniment is "pro- claimed the world over as 'being Pain's greatest enemy. Multitudies of people izse and...... recommend its v Rheumatic aches and gains, instantly obey its coenzoani. and disappost. Ed
It penetrates right to the sora spot. No need of rubbings It does ite work, thoroughly, Give It a trial. C
One bottle will convince you. At all druggists and dealers.
SLOANS KULINIMEN
colour, and at such a time salt can- In other cases, not be prepared. when heavy down-pours of rain, pre- vail, the saline property of the sea water is reduced, and at such a time
also salt cannot be made."
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8. The rent for each mow" of land in the New Territory used for salt pans varies from $8 to $10 year. In some cases the rent is lower: $7 or $8 per mow. Those facing west where salt can be dried by exposing it to the sun are com sidered of the highest class, wille others are considered not quite so good.
9. The following list of the salt pans in the Soatherd District of the New Territory, showing details com cerning the leases granted ment, has been kindly Mr. S. B. B. McElderry
IMPORTED SALT."
Established 1872
TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.
you want a clear head and good digestion you must not let your bowels become clogged with poisonous
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2. 18 years from 28/7/06. 737.37° 29.011.00 5.86 $87.00
3. 18 years from 10/2/13.
4.38 years from 29/11/12 2149-$1,022.00
PROCESS OF MANUFACTURE. 10. There are, two processes for Preparing salt. One commonly known as drying salt warm fe by evaporation) and another ""drying on sand,The Evaporation process is a simple and convenient one, while that of drying on sand yields better résults in obtaining pure white wali.
IL: By the first process two or three dams are built adjoining the salt pas Them? dama Laverised railings on the border, which can be opened or closed at option/Saltwater from wheeled fate, the
pany where it is expo or two days.
allowed to pass šesto)
the second datir
Crain Separators
Electrical Goods on a Farm Implementa
Eospital Supplies
Household Supplies
Musical Instruments
Sporting Goods Gas Engines Dry Goods
Clothing Drugs
Furniture Groceries
Hosiery
Jewelry
Notions Plumbing Shoes
for Your Home, School,
Prices Greatly
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Osroups,-Shek P Gradgeon-Pak Kap Ya... Berings-The Pa Halibut Cheng Kras. Es arm-Wong Fa Yu
Chillies, Dried, -Ken Lat Chia
Red, Hung Fa Chin Green-Ching Lat Chia ́.
Curry Stad, English-Ka Li Chu Lo
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Indian Gorn-Skok Maich B Lettuce,-Yeung Shang Tsel, lb B
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Pike Pau Fong.
14
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Potret, Black,-Eat Chang
31
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16
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Tomatoes-Fan Ken
| Taron,—-Wa Talk
Turnips, Fenti, (Long)-Lo Par Vegetable Marrow-Tait Kwa Water, Cr-Sal Young Tech...
Lily soot,-Lin Nga... Zame, Ski
Variety of Uses.
The uses to which LEA & PERRINS', SAUCE can be put are innumerable:
At Luncheon, Dinner or Supper, it Is the ideal sauce for Roast Meats, Fish Game, Cheese, Salad, etc.
In the Kitchen, it is indispensable to the cook, for flavouring Seuft, Stems, Grunas,
In India, & favourite, "Pick-ass-my” is Les' & Faction! Bassce with Sale
Lea Perrins