REYNOLDS DENNISTON"
THEATRE ROYAL
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 30TH, 1920.
TO-NIGHT at 9,15 Sharp,
Emphatic Success
THE POPULAR
Denniston Players
Rita Weiman's
Remarkable Play
THE ACQUITTAL
The China. Prets Shanghai maid →→
"I had only hard of "THE ACQUITTAL" so I called upon Raynolds Denniston and asked him aboup the piece so that I might salighten our million of readers on the subject and this is what he told me "While in New York . J. Middon of the Ameri can Play Co. called upon me at the Lambs Club and requested ma particularly to go to Chicago to see. “THE ACQUITTAL" with the object in view of buying the play for the Orient. I did so and aw its first performance. I was so delighted with it that I wired New York and bought it. The fact that it concluded a 16 weeks
judgment was correct is confirmed by the at the Coban Thestre Chicago playing to $14,000 a week. It was due to appear at the Coban and Harrk Theatre New York during the last week in January and reports have not as yet had time to come through but it is a feather in my cap that Shanghai is getting "THE ACQUITTAL" in the same month of its production in New York. I think it a very powerful play-intensely interesting, with a decided panch.”
SATURDAY,
Hay Ist:
The Farce of Farces, one continual scream,
MONDAY, May 3rd-The Hg Play
NIGHTIE NIGHT."
THE WOMAN IN ROOM 13."
TUESDAY, May 4th-At the request of many a
UP IN MABEL'S BOOM.” WEDNESDAY, May 5th-The Brilliant Sparkling and Piquant Farco Comedy
BABY MINE”
MANAGERIAL.
Owing to the postponement of the "Nore's" sailing for Singapore until the 10th May, the Company is enabled to extend their season. till Saturday, 8th May. The Programme for the last three nights will be announced in due course,
The Box Plans are sb. MouxRIE'Z
PRICES
Trams run to the Peak after the Performance is over:
We sell only.
Pianos of Merit
but they are not necessarily
expensive, you can buy
for $450.
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Ltd.
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180
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687.
3rd May,
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TOBACCO SECRETS.
WHERE THE COMBINE'S GIANT STRENGTH LIES.
HIGH PROFITS, BUT NO
PROFITEERING.............. ·
The Tobacco Sub-Committee one of the saries of Committees set up under, the Profiteering Act to inquire into trustam | reported that the Imperial Tobacco Com pany covers two-thirds of the trade. has power to dictate prices of standard In fact, smaller firms recognise they only exist on sulference In this the Committee see possible dan- Agar but they put it on record that the
lines. that,"
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WEATHER REPORT:
April 29th at 1218-No returns from Japan and Vladivostock, bot
Frometro bsa decreased slightly to moder ateiat all reporting stations; it is probably highest in the Fselfie to the south of Japan.
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hour ending at 10 am, to-day, 000 Inah. Tetal tinÖR January 1st, 11,35 inches, against an average of 11,43 Inches, managi
The forecast for the 24 hours anding at BOGA
o-day is as follows
DISTRICT
Formon Channal
combine has never misused its power, and dengkong to Cnp Book in practice, by chespir production, its activities have tended to keep prices down
mittee that there It is stated by the Committee. have been. largo profta by reason of the colossal turnover, but the great power of the combine has not been used to the de triment of the tobacco-consuming public.
To present the report in packet form, the following are some of the main con- tents
Policy of Imperial Tobacco-Com- pany has not resulted in raising the ¡ price, but tended in opposite dice
tion.
Company has bad no injuriousin- fuence on the trade.
3-Danger of monopoly if the company
changed its polian
"4 exist. 4-Independent firms already
ing on sufferance." 5.-Present practical dictation of prices
by the Company. 6.-Eeadjustment of date of duty pay mente in the interest of the con-
sumer.
7. Government should be armed with powers to protect the public in the eyenb of a monopoly being exercised to its detriment.
NO INJURY TO THE TRADE. For the tobacco, trade the report con- tains no surprises. It is dated December 13th, 1919 (so that no reference is mado to the latest general increase in prices), and is signed by Mr. Hidney Webb (Chairman) Mr. Robert B. Pengelly, Sir. Francis Towle, and Mr. T B. Johnston-
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FORECAST.
E or variable
winds, moder ate ; fále, fog or (mista.
ƒThe sazze S
Nal.
South Coast of China betwem 'The mazza as
Hongkong and Lamocks 1 No. 1,
South Coast of Chins between (The mme, Hongkong and Haings...) No. 1.
HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
Hongkong Observatörf, Apr0 89th.
INDO-CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. LIMITED.
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MANILA, BHANGHAT ID-
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MAILINGS BUBJECT: TO ALTERATION
الاول
BANDAKAN
SHANGHAI ...
EATTRONG VL BOIow
SANDAKAN
STRAITS & CALCUITA KOBE
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"LOONGBANG" Fri, 30th Apr., 3. HANGSANG Sat. 1st May, Dight HINBANGB 1st May, Noon LOKBANG" San, and May, D'light. "CHEONGSEING...Sun, mnd May, Dlight....
"TAKSANG: Wed 8th May, 8 mon "CHUNSANG ....Thurs, 6th May, Noon *YATSHING” .....Fri; 7th May, 3 pm "LAISANG", Mon, 10th May, 5 r.
CALOUTTA VINE -This Line affords regular sallings to Calcutta, tenang and Singapore; returning from Calonita stemmers proceed vin Straits and Hongkong to Japan, occasionally calling at Shanghai. All men have excellent pamanger sccommodation, are fitted with Electric Light and Fans and carry a fully qualified Bargeon
SHANGHAI LINE--Bailings approximately every fre days beswean Canton was Shanghal, sometimes calling at Swałowa. Through, Maketɛ can be obtained "and through Bills of Lading, aro, Issued: to all northern and Yangimus Ports via Shanghai. MANILA - LINE-A weekly service is maintained with Manila by vecin, with good
Pacmanger accommodation, safifuga from both porta every Friday HAIPHONG LINElling, approximately skirt for
and cargo, when inducement offers. SÜRNKO ... · ĮLINE-One sailing per month between Hongkong and Bandakan
s' steamar haring up-to-date socommodation for passengers, Cargo taken on through öllls of Lading for Kundas, Jemison) Labsan, Tawao and Lahad Datu.
calling st
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Previous On Date On Date: | TRNIN ♬ LINE-AʼNTIÂr service is ran from March to November between
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Barometer Temperature Humidity Wind Direction Weather Rain.
-1
19.89
29.8129.78
:69
68
67
85
74 ሽዑ
East
East
East
Force
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3
"Down to this data," says the reporty for the existence of the Imperial Tobacco. Company, with its present policy, has not resulted in raising the price of tobeced. or cigaretter to the consumer; but has tended in the opposite direction.
Nor bave we discovered that the Im perial Tobacco Company has exercised any injurious influence on the trade. Our witnesses expressed the opinion that its activities, generally speaking, have been beneficial to the retailer and the com. munity.
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POWER TO DICTATE PRICES.O
Highest open air Temperature on 28th 70 Lowest open-air Temperature on 28th...68
Days of
Week or
HONGKONG TIDE TABLE.
From 30th April to 6th May, 1920, “
HIGH WATER
Days of:
Month
B'Long
Standard
Time.
The Committees find that "although Fri, 30 m there is no sort of monopoly, and no com
bination covering more than two-thirds of Satar the trade-
*.. The circumstances of the industry are. Sun. such as to enable the Imperia Tobacco Company practically to dictate the price Han. at which the great majority of consume
buy
the common standard lines of Tam tupacco and cigarettes
et taman
Competition has restrained the advance Wed
1 m
·∙Height,
Low WATER
F'kong
Standard
Kaight.
hm. ft. in b. m. fk fin. 7.65 5 8 1 3 2 2 8 395 €
81 68m 2 4 8 4 9185 218
2m 8 48, 65m 324 | 2 8
105a 5
59
·3.
m 9.11
632 | 3
10 89
11 54
'm-100
m
of prices, and some of the cheaper tobacco valetice" are being placed on the más Thur. 6m 0.21 ket at a loss.''.
We cannot, however, ignore the fact |__ that the policy of the Imperial Tobacco Company might be changed. One possible result of the existence of such an organ- isation was mentioned by more than che witness.
We only exist on sufferance. (said the representative of one of the oldest firm in the trade). "A business of such
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JUST ARRIVED
A CONSIGNMENT OF
magnitude, commanding so extensive an| MESSRS. SHANKS & CO., LTD.
influence on the retailers, and posse
sing such large reserves, as it in its power, by foregoing ita ordinary profit for.
A short time to cut prices to such an exten to place all ita rivala out of business and secure the entire, or very nearly the entire, monopoly, of the tobacco trade, ́ ́ » '
In this case, while the consumer would in for a short time have the benefit of lov prices, such an organisation would be able, as soon as the monopoly was secur ed, to raise prices almost to any extent desired. It would be practically imp sible for new competitors to gain a foot- ing once the monopoly was established:
HEAVY TAXATION,
One or two interesting passages in the report relate to the heavy payments in taxation. For instance:- ja
Value of tobacco leaf imported
in 1018 was estimated at £15,676, 108
SHIPS CLOSET BALTIC
PACIFIC
MEDITERRANEAN
ABOVE AND BELOW WATER
LINE
Duty collected in same £40,385,489 CE. WARREN & Co., Ltd.,
*Payment of so large a sum in, duty. makes the price variations exceptionally dependent on changes in taxation rather than on the expenses of production. It also calls for an exceptionally heavy in vestment of capital in proportion to the cost of the raw material plant and labona
“One effect is that the tobacco manu- facturer has to provide a large sum of money on taking the raw material out of which on the manufactured goods
bond,
is paid by the consumer. The manufac turer adds the interest on that sum (at an undefined period) to his coat of pro- duction, and the retailer, buying it at this artificially inflated price proceeds, in his turn, to charge his customers in normal times interest on the money he has thus: advanced for taxation !
BEADJUSTMEK.
20 & 12, Dan Vœux Boad, Central: ~
Established 1900,
"THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY,
CALOUTTA
LINE.
S.S."
YATSHING” will be despatched on or about May 5th, for PORE, PENANG & CALCUTTA.
SINGA.
Through Bills of Lading issued to RANGOON, PORT SWETTENHAM and MADRAS.
For Freight or Passage apply to-
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SHIRE
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AND
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29th May
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- Movements are subject to change without notice.
For freight or further particulars please apply to
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Cable Address
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and Booth's Codes.
THERAPION No. 1 THERAPION NO.2 THERAPION N13
"Bali Diposono, No. 2 Lər dirualo WeakneERNE. *SOLDBYLEADING CHEMISTE PICKIN ERAZARD,36- DALEČLIKEMSÉÇO.Lavovizek Szá...M. WILEJASON, . ŠRE-TRADE. NARXED' WORD "TREZAPIOW * 18-248
ing that he has to get rid of stocks bought at the old price and this not withstanding the fact the Government normally gives notice of a prospective reduction.
110 PER CENT
"It is worthy of serious consideration whather, without loss to the revenue, there might not be a readjustment of the actua payment of duty-to-a ister, stage of tas Processes of manufacture, and distribu tion, so that this unnecessary burdan of interest might be removed or reduced. The customer ought to pay the cost of production, the necessary proat of the Site 1914 the price of tobacco to the manufacturer and distributor and the consumer has been raised by about 110| Government tax, but there seems to reason why he should be further burdened Percent, but this includes the succeİTO with interest which confers no benefit on interest in Customs duty--122 per cent- the Revenue or on himself Out of 10%. Bd & lb. charged to-day It is further to be chserved that in for a cheap tobacco, about Sa. munt be normal times the fuctastions in the regarded as tax
tobacco duty cause considerable dispatIn the bpinion of the Committe faction to the consumers because if the would be an advantage if exact statistics -duty is increased the retail price of were regularly published, in the case of tobacco goes up either at once or5in all combinations or businesses of special few hours, although the manufacturers magnitude, showing the net profits in pro and many retailers, bave large stocks portion to the turnover as well as to the which have only paid the lower rate of actual capital; and alay that the Clover dutys
ment might well be armed with powers to take any steps that may become neccesary, to protect the public in the event of a monopoly being exercised to its detri ment Daily Chronicle,
Onthe other hand, when the duty lowered the fall in the retail prios much more gradual, the retailer plead
(Continued at foot of next column)
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lephone : Sannomiy
KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA
(KAWASAKI STEAMSHIP Co.)
CAPITAL FAID-UP
720,000,000
President: Mr. Y. Kawirakı Vice-President: Mr. K. MATSUZATA, Mausging Director: Mr. Maxaya Axx.
The Company has on hand a Largo Number of
NEW CARGO STEAMERS
ALWAYS BRADY FOR
descriptions.
GHARTERS
The following are comprised in the Compsaxy's Fleet ---
Eleven steamers of 9,100 tons each de_dweight.
And, under the Company's ́mana
Twenty steamers of about 9,100 tons deadweight each Two steamers of about 6,400 toas deadweight each.
Belonging to the Kawaid Dookysed: Co. Láď) For Charter Bales zand nitrother partieni:
2192
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