AT PRESENT OUTDOOR WORK ONLY
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PHOTOGRAPHER.
NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY AND EN- LARGEMENTS A SPECIALITY. ENLARGEMENTS CAN LE MADE FROM ANY PHOTOGRAPH. NEW, OLD OR FADED.
THE CHINA
KINGS CONFER ON A BRITISH WARSHIP
AGREEMENT BETWEEN IRAQ AND HEDJAZ
TREATY OF AMITY
Basra, Yesterday,
MAIL.
COLONY'S WATER
SUPPLY
BIG DECREASE IN ALL THE RESERVOIRS
Have You Heard?-
the
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1930.
HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.
Opening Daily Official Quotations 26th February, 1930.
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A motorist CONSUMPTION MUCH HIGHER
in
country managed to get his car stuck in a The case scam- The total storage in the island terrible mudhole. The result of the week-end conference reservoirs on Monday, February 24, fed hopeless, but at longth a boy; aboard the British warship Nearchus amounted to064.42 million gal-Jarrived with a team of horses,
Banks. la that a preliminary agreement has tons, showing a decrease of 18.60 Haul you out, mister?" he asked. been reached between King Feisal of million gallons during the past week. "How much do you want?" Hong Kong Bank ....$ Iraq, and King Ibn Saud, of Hedlar, The amount
Chartered Bank .....✰ collected from "Ten shillings." on the basis of a treaty of amity. The
The motorist paid the money and Mercantile Bk., A&B. protocol of the treaty provides, inter streams, was 0.44 million gallons.
C. Z
WEDDINGS AND GROUPS A FEATURElia, for mutual recognition, the ex-The week's consumption amounted
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the car was dragged out.
Ländert,
DIVIDENO
PAID
Dec. 9 for 1024,
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31
"That makes twelve I've pulled Bank of A3 102 out to-lay," said the boy.
Insurances. "Do you work at night?" asked the man.
Canton Ina. 745 "Yes: at night I haul the water Union las, ..................$ 330 for the mud-hole."
China Undervriten..$
China Fire Ins. ......$340
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1350 1350 1910 Dec, Pinal tale tiża
201
Decintura 7 - Feb. 24, 30 Sept. 19,99 NO Dec. 19nitou M/Fax. Oct. -- 29 (15)
Pending
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change of diplomatic representatives, to 47.13 million gallons. outh of tribal raids, and the ex-
Kowloon Water Supply tradition of refugees. Failing agree- The total storage in the molaland ment within six months, the frontier reservoirs on Monday, February 24, dispute will be submitted to arbitra- | amounted to 406,65 million gallons, tion--Reuter,
showing a decrease of 18.15 million gallons during the past week.
The week's consumption amount- A professor was demonstrating a ed to 26.22 million gallons, not new system of memory training.. K. Fire Ins....5860 including 2.01 million gallons sup-"You see," he said, "to fix a thing plied to Water, Boats at Lai Chi Kok. in your memory you should con- The yield from the Shing Munjure up a picture in your mind's River and streams during the week eye.
FRENCH CABINET FALLS AGAIN
GOVERNMENT DEFEATED ON DECLARATION OF POLICY
RESIGNATION FOLLOWS
Paris, Yesterday. The Socialist group in the Chamber, numbering 100, decided to vote for the Government at to- night's debate.
Paris, Later.
The Government were defeated by 292 votes to 277, and will re- sign..
The Government's defeat was on a Ministerial declaration of policy-Reuter,
A Coalition Likely
is 15.08 million gallons.
Storage
The following shows the amount In storage (million gallons) the dates named:
1029
Shipping.
Douglases
For instance, if you want to remember a poet, say, Robert Burns H. K. Steamboat ...$20 (Bobby Burns), fix in your mind's Indo-China (Pref.) ...$ eye a pleture of a policeman in
Shell Transports....1}- | flames. Do you ace?-Bobby Burns,"
"Yes, I see," said the bright pupil; "but how is one to tell that it!
(Def....$
Union Waterbosu....5 t
does not refer to Robert Brow-Benguets
Ring?"
A rather small office boy, who had worked for a year on a salary of 12s. a week, asked for an in-
crease.
Dould fur 178 May 23, 20
Tylerin $t af 1341
Dec. 1 for g... May 24, 20
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Mar. 26,99
Beo. Let divbland fue 1926,
Dec.
8150 for R
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19. ox. 21-4 me preferredį | June 19, 20
for 1973
Last dividend für 1921 /
441
Dee.las-Coupon Su, fá treo} Jan. 6, 20
Dec. 140 for 1920
49
Dec.
70
03/6
ff
Mining.
..$ 11
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[sof-
13.60
1.30Pec. Same
Kailan Mining Ad. 1/ Langkat (Comb.)...Th.
# (Single)...Tis.
S'hai Exploration... TIs.
Loans Is.
-
on
April 22
Hong Kong Mainland 328.38 130.81
May
G June 3
3:1.72
121.05
237.30
87.90
June 17- July
192
80.51
105 Ko
August 6
1,251.88
September 2
1,878.13
438.58 487.08
October 7 November December 2
1930
1,880.13
1,699.58
514.98 514.64
1,514.99 496.54
January
13
1,279.77 1,295.50
20
10
1,097.85 1,054.18
458.50 450.51 1.188.37 438.87 1,145.05 432.83
17
1,011.11
430.14 424.30 $10.80
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2-1 ....
901.42
406.65
to be earning $1 a week."
"I suppose I do, sir.
H. K. & W. Docks...$ 32
I knowy
..$196
Lowest for 1929 in Kowloan. Lowest for 1930 in Island.
Consumption
Paris, Later. Immediately following the vote February M. Chautemps proceeded to the Elysee, where be submitted to M. Dountergue the resignations of the Cabinet, which is the shortest-lived one of the Third Republic. The an- nouncement of the vote in the Chamber was greeted by shouts of "Vive Tardieu" and similar cries were raised by the huge crowd 1020 awaiting the result on the Quai April 22
May G d'Orany.
The following figures show the weekly consumption (million gal- lons) on the dates mentioned:-
The division proves that there is no majority for a purely Left Gov- July 1 ernment in the present Chamber,
Hong Kong Mainland
37.56
"How much more would you Raubs like?" enquired the employer.
"Well," answered the lad, think eight shillings a week extra would not be too much."
Tronoh Mines ........
Docks, Wharvet, Godowns, &c.
"But you seem rather a small boy | H. K. & K. Wharves,.§
I'm small for my age, but since I've China Providents.....$5.00 been here I haven't had time to Hongkews........ grow."
He received the rise!
N. Engineerings...Tis, 7.80 Shanghai Docks ...Ti.
Cotton Milli.
Ewo Cartons ........
11.
+4
Pending
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Juno (Final 2/- (100 1/Tas
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Dec.
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Dee. Lan dhidel for 1930.
Dec.
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Sep. 12, 99
Dve.
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You'll Find Your Favorite Dance Numbers
on These Vietor Records Name your favorite dance orchestra. Name the nowest, snapplest tune you can think of. Then see If you don't find both on this list of Victor Dance Record releases. The chances are nine out of ten that you will. Because nearly all the best orchestras in the country are Victor orchestras. And there's seldom a good, hot, catchy tune that slips unnoticed by the Victor Recording Labora- tories. Just read this list through **• More than three dozen of the smoothiest dance numbers in current circulation! Look over the catalog of orchestras... is there a better line- up of star performers anywhere? Get next to these new dance records! Come around to our store and sak us to play them for you on the Radio Electrola. We'll be glad to serve you.
Sally-Fox Trot
If I'm Dreaming-Waltz (Don't Wake Me Too Soon)
WAYNE KING AND HIS ORCHESTRA No. 22210, 10-inch
The Man from the South-Fox Trot TED WEEMS AND Harmonica Harry-Fox Trot
No. 22228, 10-Inch
My Love Parade-Fox Trot
Nobody's Using It Now-Fox Trot
No. 22232, 10-inch
My Fate is in Your Hands-Fox Trot
HIS ORCHESTRA
THE HIGH HATTERS
NAT SHILKET AND THE VICTOR ORCHESTRA
Melancholy-Fox Trot HORACE HEIDT AND HIS CALIFORNIANS
V
No. 22222, 10-inch
Lucky Me-Lovable You-Fox Trot
LEO REISMAN
Happy Days Aro HeroAgain-FoxT AND HIS ORCHESTRA No. 221, 10-inch I'm Following You!--For Trot Hoosier Hop-Fox Trot
THE HIGH HATTERS.
No. 22218, 10-Inch What Do I Care-Fox Trot (from Harry Carroll's Revue) South Sea Rose-Fox Trot GEORGE OLSEN AND HIS MUSIC No. 22213, 10-inch
Sitting By the Window-For Trot
ANight of Happiness-FoxTrot JACKISTATIONSORCHESTRA No. 22217, 10-inch
Lady Luck-FoxTrot JoNTHAMPSKENTUCKYSERENADERS Singin' in the Bathtub-Fox Trot THE HIGH HÄTTELS
Charming-Fox Trot
No. 22219, 10-inch
No. 22233, 10-inch
Shepherd's Serenade-Waltz
LEO REDMAN And His OACHESTRA
→ All That I'm Asking Is Sympathy-Walte
To Be Forgotten-Waltz
Dream Lover Waltz
TED WEEMS AND HIS ORCITÉSTRA WAYNEKING AND HAÛ¤CHESTXA No. 22236, 10-inch
NAT SHILERET AND Lonesome Little Doll-Fox Trot THE VICTOR ORCHESTRA
No. 22211, 10-inchi
You Do Something to Mo-Fox Trot
You've Got That Thing-Fox Trot
No. 22241, 10-Inch
I'll See You Again--Waltz
LEO REISMAN ») AND HIS ORCRESTNA
If Love Were All-Fox Trot LEOÏESKANAND HIS ORCHESTRA
Look for the Silver Lining Fox Trot
No. 22246, 10-inch
Wild Rose--Fox Trot
No. 22250, 10-Inch
Romance Walte
THE HIGH HATTERS
After a Million Dreams-Fox Trot OLSEN AND HIS MUSIC
Shemale No. 22243, 10-inch
I Love You,
You, Beliers Me, I Love You-Fax Trot If You
Were
the Only GirlWaltz RUDY VALLÉR AND 21, No. 21237, 10-inch His CONNECTICUT YANERES Tap Dance Medley By Heck-Tap Dance
VICTOR NOVELTY ORCHESTRA Nou 22226, 10-Inch. Sweet Nothings of Love-Fox Trot
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CEORCE OLaure and Ila Music Duke of Ka-Kl-Ak!-Fox Trot TER HIGH HATTERN
· No. 22251, 10-Inch
S. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD.
(Victor Distributors)
Chater Road.
Earlier Cables
Paris, Yesterday.
80.76
33.03
27.17
June
27.48
24.813
24
27.14
11.09+
Jack: Any mail to-day boss? Postmaster: None to-day, Jack. Jack: Mine tink it we deal some; S'hai Cotton (ok!)..Tis, 83 other post-office.
TET
IGE 0.40
(new)..'Tls.
02
27.21
20.71
22
10
It is generally agread that the only September 2
August ö really strong Government capable
25.328
23.28
Zoong Sings Tia,
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31.85
28.17
50.86
27.02
23
58.411
28.07
Sonny: "Dad, I saved twopence to-day; I ran all the way to school
of formation will be a coalition of October 7 the Government, without extreme November 4 Rights or Socialists, but it is doubt- December ful if Radicals will co-operate. An- January 6 other alternative will be a second; Tardieu Cabinet--Reuter.
54.00
20.70
behind a tram."
Lands, Hotels & Building..
54.22
20.81
46.90
20.54
1930
46.91
26.93
13
45.60
24.17
20
47.50
25.47
47.10
25.21
February 3
60.75
23.74
28.74
Dad: "Why didn't you run bo- H.K. & S. Hotels. hind a taxi, and saye half-a-crown?" H. K. Landa .........$
Shanghai Lands T. 20 Humphreys
Friend: "I don't understand why you and your husband should haveH. K. Reallies......$ separated so soon,"
Mrs. Aftermath: "It was owing
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...8.50
Chinese Estates.......$
.... 198
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Dee, Intorian T. 3 a/c 1090.
Dec. 31 for 18.....
Dec. Interim entfe 102 Feb. 81 far year 1942 wan
Fob. 12, 80
July 81, 29
Fab. 8, 99
Aug. 12, 29
June 5, 29
41.71
23.71
45,11
24.86 to the baby's temper."
Public Utilities.
24
46.60
20,22
Friend: "Mercy on us! could that be?"
How
H. K. Tramways....$10.00 10.00 Peak Trams (old)...$ (new) ....$
0.06
Apr. 181 on
5 of un now
Dee. Binal ) cunts als 193
old! for year
Pending June 7, 29
Star Ferries.$. China Light
68
Deo. 81, før 1999.......
Feb, 14, 80
-
19,20
Sept. cents 10.73 (07) 5-695
{ Final okr. 48 (vt·l}] for year
Dec. 8100 for 19.9
Dec, 28, 29
Peading.
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Sep. 18, 29
Dec. T. toe 1928.
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Industrials.
Feb. 21, 29
Dec. 1-on prefer 292088
Feb. 0, 99
The Socialist leader M. Leon Blum, in an article in the news- paper Populaire, declares the Socialists cannot subscribe to the "considerable increase of ton- nage" involved in the French naval memorandum, "rigid ad- herence to which would lead to a breakdown of the London ference, and to the adjournment of the general disarmament con- ference."
con-
M. Blum's comment is import- ant, as M. Chautemps relies on Sociallat support for a majority.
M. Chautemps read in the Cham- ber the Government's declaration
* Highest in Kowloon during period of publication of weekly reports.
Lowest in Kowloon recorded in
1929.
Lowest in Island in 1929. Highest in Island in 1920.
K.O.S.B. LEAVE
Troopship Sails for India
A large crowd gathered at the
Mrs. Aftermath: "We couldn't agree as to which one of us the baby took after."
It was a lovely morning. The H. K. Electrics...... 691 train stopped at a village station, Macao
......$23 and an enthusiastic tourist leaned Sandakan Lights ......$ (+£ out of the carriage window.
H.K. Telepbones ....$3.65 "Isn't this exhilarating?" he ex-China Duses ....Th. 17 claimed, he rubbed his hands.
"No, It ain't," replied a passing porter, with a glare, "It's Ecking- ton!"
of policy, affirming, inter alia, ad- Naval Dockyard last night to say: Missionary: I believe you dark
herence to the French naval pro- "Good-bye" to the 2nd Battalion, gentlemen eat one another? gramme.outlined at the London King's Own Scottish Borderars, Cannibal: Yes; but we prefer conference. and promising to which left for India after four blondes. endeavour "without in anywise years' service in the Colony. compromising our national security. His Excellency the Officer Ad- to prepare for the success of the ministering the Government (Hon, negotiations as a necessary pre- Mr. W. T. Southorn, C.M.G.) was face to a general conference on the present, together with His Excel-) limitation and reduction of arma-lency Major-General J. W. Sandi. ments."-Reuter,
lands, C.B., CM.G., D.S.O., and Com.
ENORMOUS POWER
Schneider Cup 'Plane's 1,900 H.P. Engine
EXCHANGES
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
modore R.A.S. Hill, R.N.
On London- The troopship City of Marseilles Bank, wire
.... 1/6 / pulled slowly away at about 6.30 Bapk, on demand... 1/6 3/16 p.m. to the strains of "Auld Lang Bank, 30 days' sight
Syne" and the usual firecrackers Bank, 4 months' sight 1/6 %
were very much in evidence.
Credits, 4 months' While most of the King's Own sight.....A 1/7 % Scottish Borderers are proceeding Documentary, 4 Rugby, Yesterday.
to India, a number of men ara months' sight It is revealed to-day that the,;
1/7/4 On Paris going straight Home. horsepower of the Rolls-Royce
Various details from the Royal On demand in engine Super-marine 8-6, Engineers, Somerset Light Infantry, Credits, 4 months' which won the Schneider trophy R.A.M.C., and other units also emaight and also the world speed barked on the vessel. record last September is 1,900 h.p. The power Ja enormous for 80 small B machine. When the engine has been further improved experts believe that it will develop 2,500 at least. the previous Schneider: contest in 1927 the. horsepower developed by British machines was 900 h.p.
It
Nanking, Yesterday.
was an enormous advance to produce As the 3rd Kuomintang plenaryWire... an engine with the power capacity mesting is fast approaching, it is On. demand more than double that of engines learned that President Chiang Kai-
S'poreTractiou(Ord.}}-
China Sugars 375 0. Malabon Sugars .........$ Cald: Macg. Ord...Tis,
>
Canton Ices..........$
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In Liquidation
147
Deo, PJ for 1025
10
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110
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Cements (comb.) $ 141 14.88 14.80
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Dairy Farma
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W. Powells
Miscellaneous.
11:55
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14
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Deo,cients now for 199... Pending-
Dec. Last diriden:l for 1095........
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12.40 Dec. 81,50 for IP2Pending
Det. 69 conlefor year 21-10-21 Mar, 18,99
9
Feb. Latvident tur year 29-226
$18
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tik. Amusement Pref.$ 28
LONDON EXCHANGES
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Feb. 11 for year 22 April 11, 20
Feb, 23 conta for joar 1922. June 10, 23
Mar. 31.53on Preferrals for year
11.00 un aterra) 8-5-29... July 5, 27
STANDARD TIMES
Sunrise And Sunset In Colony
Sunrise and Sunset In Hong. Kong for February (Standard time. of the 120th Meridian, East of Greenwich), are as follows
Sunrise, Sunset:
942
Deferred
"
101712
H, K. Constructions..$
1.50
Doc. None
*
On Berlin-
B. led. O. Bonds... 60%
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3+*
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On demand
H. K. Govt.. Loans...$ 61% Prem
New Appointments by the President
On New York-- THE KUOMINTANG on demand
Credits, 60 days'
sight
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kat
Internet hall yearly.....
06%
382
On Bombay— Wire On demand
101
101
Londen, Yesterday..
On Calcutta-
Paris
124.22
· 1011⁄4
New York
4.8644
101
Brussels
34.886
On Singapore---
Geneva
25,105
6535
Amsterdam
12.12%
On Manila
Milan Berlin Stockholm Copenhagen Oslo
.92.85
20.365 18.12 18.165
18.18
February
AJIL
p.m.
Vienna
34.51
26
6.48 ··6.25 ***
27
6.47
0.26
Prague
164%
28
6.46
€25
74%
Helsingfors
-193
Madrid
88.025
Liabon
109.25
Athens
875
Bucharest
used for the race two years before shek will submit the following pro-On demand
It is mentioned that the two posals: -
Italian machines in last year's race
were each fitted with two 900 horse 1. That the important posts relative On demand: power engines. It was thought they would win with that power, because it was not realised that the ... combined horsepower of those two ongines did not equal that of a single engine in a British machine.
British Wireless Service.
On Shanghafala to the chairmanships.of the Cen tral Council and the Central Kuo- On demand mintang Party are to be elected in 80 day's aight (private" the, moeting. PARA
* paper):7
COTTON INDUSTRY.
London, Yesterday,
The ballot of the American section of the Lancashire cotton spinners ¦ has failed to give the eighty per cent or votes. short
in favour of reverting to time working, hence the proposal käs hsen dropped, “Reuter,
2. That the Presidents of five yuans, On Yokohama-
having given their meritorious scr-On demand vice to the Party and country for Gold Leaf, 100 fine the maintenance of the present *situation, scelta remain at their re-
pective posts.
8. That General Hd Ying-ching is to
(per tael) Sovereigns
"(Bank's
buying rate)
12.55
bo appointed Minister of Army Silver (per oz.) 19.18/16 and Mr. Hoy 3-ring, Minister of Bar Silver in Hong Communio
Kong * 1% prem. nom. That? the Mayors of Greater Copper, Cash Casino Nominal Shanghalik Bankow are to Copper Cunts 8% prem.
Hate of Native In
elected
That M Wen-tao, the Mayor of Hankow is to
Vice-President of the Léglilitive Chinese Sub. Coinc.. 29% % dia. Yuan-Canton News Agaray, 1 Hong Kong Bub; Goff Par..
Rio Buenos Aire Bombay Shanghai
* Hong Kong Yokohama
813. 5-17/32 437% 1/5 27/82
(1/11:33.
1/61⁄2 * 2/0.9/32-
Silver, Spot-19 12:16 Silver Forward 19 11/16....
British Wireless Service
The report of a committee poluted by the Bishop of Southwark to inquire into the staffing of parlabes reveals a lack of assistant. curates, attributed to the “shortage. of junior clergy throughout› ¦ths' Church of Britain.”
Women followers 'of Mr. Gandhi ware: probibitód from entering d Kathiawar village, as a result of action taken by the State Durbar."