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COLONY'S FINANCES.
THE CHINA MAIL.
WHERE THE, MONEY GOES-
ANOTHER Big INSTALMENT.
To-day's Government Gazette con- tains particulars of a BB shortly to be introduced into the Legis
Appropriation amounting 1/ $2,028,038 03 made up as follows
2,63493
lative Council as a supplementary
Governor, Secretariatfor Chinese
"Affairs,
Treasury
Harbour Master's De-
partment; Imports and Exports
Department, MiscellaneousServices, Fire Brigader our Prison Department, Botanical and Forestry
Department Public Works Depart-
ment,
Public Works, Re-
current,
Charge on Account of
Public Debt, Pensions, Charitable Services,
Total......
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
FORTNIGHTLY REPORT.
CONFERENCE.
QUESTION OF DOMINIONS.
(Reuter's Servicc.)
Cotton Piece Goods and Funey Colton Goods-Following pon small speculative purchases of 10. Tu the House of Commons, the sales reported in our last "advices
London, July 18, ba
Grey Shirtings have been made by Dealers, " Amall lots of Hon. Mr. J. H. Thomas, Secretary White Shirtings have also, changed for the Colonies, announced that heads but generally speaking the question of Dominion repre market is stagiant bolt in respect sentation at the Imperial Confer of Staples and Fancy Goods, and, ence had been settled, and that day 7.774 63
deliveries pre very poor. Estensive Dominion so desiring, and India, floods are reported from West could become members of the 734-33
River District and this unfavone. Empire Dolegation to the Imperial 16,963 95 able news aids to market depres. Conference on the panel system. Representatives so appointed would attend the Conference when not sibling as manbers of the Empire" Delegation.
sion.
4,418 40 22.479.71 $920/298
80,553.52 Cotton Yarn. The situation of 1,289 783.38 our market has remained un
34.764 43 changed and no business of any 1,348 26 importance has been dones Prices have declined $1 to $2 per bale. Quotations are: No. 10s No. 12s $225/242. No. 16% $210/250. No. 208 Arrivals 1,300 bales. 472,083.80 $240/245.
Shipments nil. Sales uil. Unsold' 10.39200 stock 8,000 bales. Bargains 1,500 | 44.474.76 bales. 33.732.94 Woollents. Dealers show no
$ 2,018,038.03
signs of wishing to buy. Clear- ances, as is usual at this time of the year, are few and far between
Row Cottons. There is no change to report,
Metals-Market dall, nothing
FIGURES FOR LAST APRIL.
The Colony's financial statement for the mouth of April 1924 is as follows:-
REVENUE & EXPENDITURE. Balance of Assets and Liabilities Mar. 31, 1924 Revenue from April
1 to 30, 1924
18,443.853.65
$ 1.085,307.06 $20.429,161.61 Exvenditure from
April 1,10 30, 1924 $ 2.597,851.94
Balance$17.831,300.67
A comparative statement of the.. Colony's revenue and expenditure for the perind ended April 30, 1924, gives the following total: under revenue Fend:-
Estimates. 1024 : $21.360.914 revenue from April 1, to.30, 1924, $1.985.307.06; revenue for the corresponding period the previous year, $2,127,310.20. - Actual revenue to April 30, 1924, $8,844.783.14 and revenue for the
corresponding Ineriod the previous year
$8.334.361.22
doing.
AIR RECORD.
Ꮠ .
(Havas Service.)
Paris, July 18.
In spite of very bad · weather,
French airmen, Drouhin and oupet, renained in the air 37. without replenishing petrol or sup hours 59 minites-and 10 seconds lies, thus breaking the record with a flight of 36 hours 4 minutes held by an American 'since 1993. [
and 34 seconds.
Flour Market Report-Stock About 1,700,000 sucks. Alarket': A severe storm compelled the Dull. Quotations: American Frenclumen to land, though they Patent, $3.60 per sack, American had enough petrol left to fly for Straight, $2.65 per sack: American; another eight bours.
The nero- Cut off $2.00 per sack; Australia plane carried 6500 kilos dend No. 1, $2.92 per stuk; Canadiair; weight, Cut-off, $2.70 per sek.
Sundries-Market quiet. Baltpetro-Stock (9,000) bugs, Good demands for Macro Quality) of 5 per cent. Refriction.
QUEEN'S THEATRE.
"THE FOURTEENTH
· LOVER,
Viola Dana, "star" of several recent Queen's Theatre features, will be seen there agaita to inorrow evening in "The. Fourteenth Lover."
Under the expenditure herd the
The story deals principally with statement gives the Following a wealthy young society girl who total:
is asked by her father to choose Estimates. 1924 $24,924,667; ex-one from her thirteen suitors and penditure from April to 30. 1924 to settle down after a whirlwind $2,597,851.94; expenditure for cor debutante cireer. As she con responding period the previous siders "the field," she casts an year, $2,569,237.17: actual expendi eye on the young gardener who ture to April 30 $6,084,968 70 and boasts a university career but is expenditure for corresponding content to work on her father's nerind the previous year, estate. $6,377,737.04.
QUEEN'S COLLEGE.
41
WHAT IMPRESSED THE"
VICE.CHANCELLOR...
"The Yellow Dragon" for July contains the following:
17
On the 17th instant I visited Queen's College..
What impressed me was the effective discipline and order- linesss which pervaded the institu- tion. The school is a large one and it works in a large rambling
The Americans who established, the duration record last year were Smith and Richter.
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS
THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON
"TAXICAB CO., LTD. "
NOTICE OF CALL.
Jssue of 49,000 Shares of the Nominal Value of $10 each, ($5 paid up)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the, 3rd Call of $2.50 per Share on each of the 49,000 shares allotted on the 19th day of May, 1923, has been made by the Company.
the and that such call will be payable to Company's Bankers, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in Hongkong on or before the 15th day of August 1924. The Transfer Books of the Com. Strange to relate, this young pany will he closed from the 7th to man refuses to become the girl's 14th August 1924, both days fourteenth lover. The girl, Vi-inclusive.
Marchment played by Viola Dana
in her own inimitable style,"is put on her nettle. She is determined to make him love her and this leads ber into merry adventure.
Miss Dana, as Vi, has a role that fits her personality to a nicety. Jack Mulhall is the leading man in the piece.
TENNIS.
old-fashioned house. Some of the H.K.C.C. "A" v. "B" TEAMS.
class rooms are distinctly noisy. But the difficulties have not been allowed to prevail.
The same effective system was apparent in the classroom work, in the written work and in the manners of the boys.
The school clearly deserves the reputation which it has always held and still holds in the Colony.
I am grateful for the opportunity of meeting the members of the staff which my visit afforded. I thank the Headmaster and his staff for their kind and courteous welcome
W. W, HORNELL.
CONSTABLE'S DEATH.
'A MYSTERIOUS COMPANION.
is
The enquiry touching the death of the Indian constable 'whose body was found in a ravine below the Kowloon filter beds on April 20, was resumed before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kowloon Magis- tracy yesterday, when evidenco was given to the offect that deceased Was seen in company with a
By Order of the Poard of DirectorAC THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON
TAXICAB CO., LTD.
Managing Director. Dated this 19th day of July 1924.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.
From LEITH MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, and 5TRAITS.
THE Steamship
"BENAVON" A match between the Hongkong, Consignees of Cargo are, hereby Cricket Club "A" and "B" teams informed that all Goods are being took place yesterday, the result landed at their risk into the hazar being a win for "A" by 61 games dous and or extra hazardous Go to 35. Scores:
downs of the Hongkong and Kow. loon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whence, and/or from the wharves, delivery may be obtained.
Raworth and Maus ("A") beat Mitchell and Armstrong 6-5, lost beat Henderson and Nowers 8-3 to Aubrey and Owen Hughes 4-7,
No claims will be admitted after A. D. Humphreys and G. W. the goods have left the Godowns, Sewell ("A") beut Mitchell and and all Goods remaining undeliver Armstrong 9-2, lost to Aubrey and
ed after the 25th inst. will be subject Owen Hughes 5-5, beat Hender- son and Nowers 7-4.
All claim against the steamer J. D. Humphreys and Forster signed on or before 8th August, must be presented to the Under ("A") beat Mitchell und Arm- or they will not be recognized. strong 10-1, best Aubrey and Owen)
All broken, chafed, and damaged Hughes &-3, bet Henderson and goods are to be left in the Go Nowers 7-1.
to rent.
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118
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134
2-1/2-ton
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158"
LEGITIMACY BILL.
(Reuter's Service.)
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161"
131"
2-1/2-ton
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155*
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London, July 18.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD., Agents, Hongkong, 19th July, 1814,
PUBLIC AUCTION
Chinese on the day of his death, The Legitimacy Bill has been This man was about 20 years old 1 returned to the House of Lords and was wearing white clothes and owing to the fact that it had not grey shoes. He was seen with the passed all the legislative stages constable at various times during before the end of the session in THE Dadersigned have roosived instruc- deccused's-patrol-A-verdiet-that--which-it-way introduced. The
tions to sail by Public Auction--- deceased was wilfully murdered by Lords last night, passed an amend- certain person or persons unknown ment which the Commons had was returned.
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ROXOR
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previously rejected excluding from the provisions of the Bill an illegitimato child, whose father or mother was married to another | person when it was born.
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