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In mail week one of the finest types of British motor liners left the Thames for the Fast when the Glen Line's motor vessel varslet King George's Dock at noon for her maiden voyage...
1922
“DAY DREAMS.”
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MANCHESTER WEEKLY MAR- KET REPORT.
Specially watten for her by Cosmo The Report of the Board of Ltd., Manchester, reported is follows Metal James F. Hutton & Co., ami ton. the acted magazine writer, Director of the Hongkong Electric on Wedensday, March 15: "Day Dame, Goldwyn's charming Co., Ltd. for the year ending February
THE ANNUAL
HE TWENTY-FIFTH ORDINARY romance which comes to the Caronet 28, 1922, to the 3rd Ordinary Year-tone of the cotton markets has been will be held at the Offices of the Com In spite of occasional setback, the SHAREHOLDERS in the Company Theatre this evening. gives Madgely Messing of Shareholder, to be held firmer and prices have advanced many, St. George's Building No. 6 Kennedy a happy medium for the at the Company's Offices, St. George's been any exceptional activity; bar a the 26th, April 1922, at 11.15 o'clock steadily though slowly. There has not Connaught Road, on WEDNESDAY, Mach has been written lately about expression of her vivacious personality Building, at 11.30 am. on Saturday, growing demand for near mouth am for the purpose of receiving the immense increases in Continental; abl unerring comedy instinct. shipping circles in the use of the
April is as follows:- Never was the clever little actress in To pay a Dividend of
fairly extensive Statement of Accounts and the Report motor ship. The increases are not
spot enquiry, with sales tending of the General Managers for the year able in Dramark. in Sweden. and is one joycus mrol than in the role
$1.50 per share on
to increase, have improved can-
ended 31st, December, 1921 and elect- Germany and Holland. The Johnsch the simple country girl whose 239,126 Shares...$ 355,650.00 Sidence.. Spinners have shown a
ing & Consulting Committee, and Auditor. Line at Stockhilm has sold all its imagination has pepled her prosaic To place to Reserve.... 20,000.00 more active interest and the cut- steamers and gune is entinly for a surrounding with fairyland folk,
look for the textile trade here is To carry forward to next feet of motor vessels. Other Seandelief among them a gallant white
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124.021.40 regarded rather more hopefully." The inavian entries are doing the stre
view is also taken in some quarters thing. They are always so admitally it who is coming to claim ber
$ 732,710.40 that the available supplies of cotton supported in the work by the reati s princess and take her to
have now been reduced to
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO firms of Copening and Stockholm his rastie ccross the ara Yen of Articles of Association Hon. Sir C. P. financing of them is not so dificult Directors. In accordance with the manageable proportions, and the
General Hanagers. who build engines for motor shies wealth seek her hand in marriage Chater, C.AL.G. and Hon. Mr. Lau Chua matter as it has been. These engines are famous all over the but to all she gives the
Hongkong, April 18, 1932, This of world.
ame Pak retire, but being eligible, offer coarse would lessen the pressure to Bus the Britis' matine motor mazu ight. Only him will I many."
repis: I am waiting for my white themselves for re-election.
sell and put the markets in a ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE SPORTS facturer has recently made some rapid. And then use visy ber dream. comes audited by Mr. C. Bernard Brows, crease of buying. On the other hand, Auditor. The Accounts bare been stronger position to respond to any in- strides, and he produces now a ver true There comes a white knight; A CA, who retires, but offers himself it may be pointed out that if any Members of the St. Joseph's i fine engine that can be tested with and she sails away with him in his for re election. any other in the world and emage galleon to a castle over the sea. But
Among these are twentieth century day's and
A..O. LANG Chairman.
with an excellent record. steamship companies the Glen Liat leads the way as far as motor tessel Leets are ropcerLid. The company now has elven motor liners, and many of these have ben in service for the last six years with the greater success. The "Glerbeg," another her fist childish delight gives place to ei ter ship of the Glengarry," will endurin: happiness. Her adventures,
Day Dreams" is on fany story, the romantic knight and his magic castle, Hongkong, April 12, 1922 - the tall gallious and their strangs
res zethwithstanding. Our cred- CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND ulous little princess is to feel the tragic despair of bitter reality before
MORTGAGE CO. LTD.
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At the meeting of shareholders to a good business has been transacted.
recommend viz:-
large propertien af the supplies still remain in the bands cf growers, a certain amount of liquidation may yet be necessary, to finance the new crop. There has been a distinctly chester market. The exquiry for improved feeling in the Man-
both yarn at cloth has broaden- ed considerably. and probably owing to the Ermness of cotton, quite All sections of the industry have not made than for some tire past and much idle machinery has $ 100,000.00 been restarted. Makers of plain
cloths, especially the lighter variet 200,000.00 i have probably improved their position most. Quotations are ob the whole firmer, and advances 10,000.00 are required on the lowest of recent
2.$31.50 rates, but there is yet of course some! 9,678.12 weakness where mills are idle. India
soon be placed on the service, and this even when Ler epirits are lowest, rare- be held on April 26, the Consulting will make the company's motor ete lack a comic tab, while in the Committee and General Managers will benefited, but mose progress has been around dora. The company car mats frankly amusing places the possesses or present five ordinary humouris imsistible. Madge Kerredy The "Glen any" has a net tonnage plays an intriguing role with zest and
strarere.
vi à 877 tons and a deadweight capa- city of 12.300 ons. The liner is entirely. British, and the four cycle engines are built by Messrs. Harland and Wolf, at Glasgow, developing G.GO L.h.p.: The round vorage cf the "Glengarry" to. Chira and Japan and buck to England will take about 44 months. She will
joy.
Harold Lloyd in bis latest success among Those Pres nt," sids greatly to the humour of this special comedy proamm*.
and the propelling machicery double-
A dividend of S0 cents
per share To place to Reserve
.Fand
To place to Bad and
Doubtful Debts Ac- rcant
To pay & Bonus to Staff To carry forward......
$
has been the best burer, a fairly large 422509.62 turnover having been done, for Cal- cutta especially. Bombay, Karachi and the upcountry markets bare LATEST SHIPPING NEWS. and grey goods, with some shirtings sales consisting chiefly of light white
ARRITALA
be cader the command of Captain ared Parsons' turbizes. There is Rogers, and her chief engineer is Mr.
accommodation for 150 first and 200 J. C. Porter.
third-class passengers. When the Glenbee" is on set-
Cha Lipe will possess: vice, the four of these large motor liners. The
In 1921 the Dach merchant feet other, wo are the "Glenogle" and the was increased by 70 new ships, "Glenapp." Apart from their fine measuring 288,549 gross registered motor engines, all the machinery in tons, of which 54 were bait in the Apoey, (Wo Fat Sing) from Canton, electric, and they represent the last Netherlands, 12 in England, 6 in-Off Stonecutter. word in modern British shipbuilding. Germany, in North America, 1 in Kwong Sang, (J. M. and Co.) from
Denmark, 1 in Eweden, and 1 in Shanghai, Swatow-Whar Belgium, whilst 24 vessels, aggrega. {
Pakhoi, (B. and S.) from Swatow, ting 30.414 tors KID'S were-Taikoo Dock. bought abroad and placed under
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CO OPERATION WITH US. STEAMSHIP the Dutch fag. These were meetly
Dew ships. ci which I had beer built? in the Netherlande, 5 in England, 17 The cooperation of the Blue Funnel in Germany, and 1 in Belgium. Tea Line with U.S. steamship companies Fossenger steamers and four tank
steamers were also added to the fleet.
and
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the
Company will be CLOSED from THURSDAY 20:4 April, 1992 until: WEDNESDAY, the 26th April, 1922, both days inclusive.
College Association will ba At Home to parents of scholars and friends of the College, at the Race Course, ca the ocession of the Seventh Annual Athletic Sports in SATURDAY, 22nd April, 1990
Tea: 1-5.30 p.m. t
J. P. BRAGA,
Hon. Secretary,
Sports Committee. Hongkong, April 18, 1922.
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and dyed styles. A very hopeful feature for this ourlet are the reports of improved clearances from razy although there are some low offers From BELAWAN DELL, PENANG markets. China has bought little,
abert.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
& SINGAPORE.
Steamship
Java and Singapore have parciased sundry small lots; the Dearier makes of cloth The Home THE SAD OVERSTRATES," Near East has taken stock lines and
Bang Chow, (B. and S.) from Can-trade has also ĉose a little. ton-B7.
Halvard, (Wo Fat Sing), from Sai- gcn.-Off Stonecutter.
Agamemnon, (B. & S.) from Liver- pool, Singapore. Holt's Wharf.
Lorestan, (Nematee) from Canton
B47.
operating from the Pacific Coast to The N.I. merchant feet was increas the Far Fast was pledged to-day.ed by 10 vessels. ceasuring 20.803 states the Washington corresponder t
Doylestown, (China Mail) from of the New York Jourail of Com os registered tone. Sixteen steamers Calcutta, Singapore.-D. G. Anch. merce in a message dated February 91.563 tons gross, were sold abroad. Maris.-A4.
five motor sailers. totalling Bay State, Admiral Line) from 23, when J. Richard Holt, the whilst six steamers aû one motor- British shipowner and active director
Helikon, (Thoresen) from Saigon. of the Eu Fenne! Line, held a con-
sailer. aggregating 1,254 tens groes, C38. ference with Mr. William J. Love, The net increase was 72 ships, with Weie reconstructed for the fisheries. vice-president of the Emergency Fleet Corporati in charge of traffic.
152,599.tors gross.
Mr. Lore. raid. there had been a common meeting of minds upon the The geared turbine steamer "City of shiping situation and that he believed Yokohama," but by Mesers. William the two interests might be expected Gray & Co. (1918), Ltd., West Hartle to work in co-operation. A conference pool, for the Ellerman Lines, Ltd., agreement will be maintained, it was Liverpool, has successfully passed her ca trials. The propelling machinery, which was made by the Central Marin: Engine Works of the builders, consists of one high-pressure turbine: of the impulse type and one low-pres-
indicated.
Recent announcement was made that increases from 50 to more than 100 per cent. would be made on all important commodities,, excepting
grain, lumber and tits, shipped from sure turbine of the reaction type, inde
CARGO'S RECORD TIME.
The Canton silk, which went for *&id from here by the Canadian Pacific "Empress of Asia" on March 23 was delivered in New York in record time en April 14. The actual time in transit from Hongkong to New York amounted to 21 days and 12 hours, the departure from Yokohama and acd the time which elapsed between
Having arrived from the above ports, consignees of cargo by ber are notified that all goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and or extra bararccus Godowns of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Lol, whence and/or from the wharves deli- very may be obtained.
Goods not cleared by the 24th April, 1929, will be subject to rent.
Claims against the steamer must be presented in writing within ten days after arrival of steamer, otherwise they will not be recognised.
hamis, Shanghai-B. 13.
Westfallen, (B. Dollar) from Yoko, the arrival in New York was only 1 the undersigned in any case whatever.
Tenno Maru. (K N. Sang) from Bangkok-Off Stonecutter.
Nikko Maru. (N. Y. K.) from Yuko hams, Nagasaki.-K. Whar£
Hara Maru, (Dodwell) from Ching War too.-C. 48.
Hsia Wah, (C. M. S. N.) from Shanghai-Co's Wharf.
Kwai Wah, (Wai Hing) from Tourane. Of Stonecutter.
DEPARTURES.
the Pacific Coast to European ports, pendently connected through flexible | Lee Sang, (J. M. & Co.) for Bangkok, beginning with March loadings. It is couplings to a set of double-reduction Swatow.-April 18. indicated that an effort will be made gear wheels, which drive a lour-bladed
Rhesus, (B. & S.) for London,
Kalgan, (B. & S.) for Bangkok,
Pakkoi, (B. & S.) for Saigon.-April Kwong Sang, (J. M. & Co.) for
to boost the Transpacific rates to a propeller through a single line of Singapore.-April 18. cales which more nearly represents halting. Astern turbines capable of what the shipping lines thick a fair developing 70 per cent, of the ahead Swatow.-April 18. carrying charge. There have been power are contained in the casing of cuts put int effect recently, and it the two abead turbinte. Steam is 18. was feared that the conference might supplied by four large cylindrical be broken up.
boilers fitted with superheaters, de Canton-April 18. The Japanese lines are said to be signed for barning coal or offael. the real hom of the dilemma in Howder's system of forced draught-April 18. reaching a binding agent on at a pressure of 225 lb. per square rates which will be fully observed.
GENERAL NOTES,
inch is £ ted.
Ta Chung, (Thai Thuan.} for Saigon Hailong, (Douglas) for Faschow, Swatow-April 18.
* Tai Shun, (C. M. 8. N.) for Ticatsin. -April 18.
Cheong Shing, J. M. & Co. for: Tientsin.--April 18.
Hara Maru (Dodwell) for Canton.-
The twenty fifth anniversary of the formation of the Eastern Asiatic Com Having inate profits of 45,700,000 pay of Copenhia en was celebrated marks for 1921 three times those of on March 27. The company started 1920-the North German Lloyd Ship with a share capital of 2,000,000 April 19. ping Company has raised its dividend kr ner, but now the figure is 60,000,- Derawongse, (Yuen Eing Fat) for from 6 to 10 p r cent.
Saigon April 19,
C00 kroner. During the twenty five years abour 112,000,000 kroner has
The twin-screw steamer "Nagasaki been distributed in dividends, which Main," the first of two to the order of have avenged 22.81 per cent. The Japanese owners, the Nippon Yusen reserve fund is now 62,500,000 kroner manuscript of Early English playa, the The Towneley Mysteries, & unique Kaisha, launched from the Leven and there is * pension fund Shipyard, is fitted in elaborate style. of 10,500,000 kroner. The company's work of an unknown zulhor about the Her gross tonnage is 5,000 tons and fleet aggregates 360,000 tons, including a 14, was sold at Messrs. she bas accommodation for 120 first 165,000 tons of motor ships, and dir. Sotheby's rooms, New Bond strast,
States book collector, for £3,400
class and 200 third-class passengers.ing the twenty-five year the fleet has to Dr. Rosenback, the United The vessel will be propelled by Double transpor ed over 7,000,000 tons of geared Parsons turbines.
good Merchandise exported from Europe exceeded 124,000,000 kroner,
Messrs. William Danny & Brothers, Ltd., Damberton, launched the twin ateamer Nagasaki Maru" on March 14. She is the first af vs Vessels to be built to the order of Nippon Yusen Kaisha. The gross tonnage is 9,500
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of which Denmark accounted for 200,000,000 marks has been formed at about 45,000,000 kroner, while goods Munich for the purpose of construct imported into Europe exceeded 914-ing a Rhine-Maine-Danube.canal, link 000.000 kronitz, of which Denmark im- ing the North Bes with the Black Sea ported 376,000,000 kroner. The com- It is estimated it will take twenty pany's employees number over 20,000. years to complete the work.
days and 19 hours.
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