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THORNYCROFT
JOHN L THORNTUROFT ▲ 00, LIMITED,
ŠNIFEVILDENS AND Ëxginimus,
LOWDON, SOUTHAMPTON "AND BasixoRTO'LA.
Shanghai Office: 10, Kiukiang Road.
THE HONGKONG DAILY FREES, FRIDAY, APRIL 218T, 1929,
··15′B.H.P. 30 B.H‚P, 50 3.H.P. Engines
in Stock
For quotation apply-
SHANGHAI OFFICE.
Bathing Parties
will soon be starting
Choose your bathing suit from our new stock' and be ready for a swim.
The newest styles in plain colours and fancy stripes at prices.
Ranging from $3.50 to $15.00 such.
HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER present ruling in Cuba, will no doubt act
OF COMMERCE. “
NEEDS OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
EFFECT OF DEPRECIATED GERMAN MARK ON RICE
TRADE.
As a deterrent to exporters as Hongkong in entering into further contracts with their Cuban friends for some time to come.
INTIMATIONS
DANCES AT THE PRINCE PAVILION.
The outlook for the coming season, inWITH the permission of the Government. AFTERNOON DANCES, from 5 to 7, will so far as supplies are concerned, is very be held in the Pavilion, on MONDAY, the fair. Both Siam and Saigon have had 4th and TUESDAY the 25th April.
Admission (not including refreshment) 30 good crops, while that of Burmah is recents for euch date,
Tickets can be obtainedt at Montries or ab ported to have been a humper one, there the door. being no less than 2 million tons availableAny surplus will be sent to St. Dunstan's For export this year, which quantity repre- Home for the thud.
The Hongkong Hotel Contasy are kindly nts almost as much as the estimated
[31 the Band, free of charge. giving A. HAPPY HUNTING GROUND FOR CRIMINALS,"
total of the combined exportable surplus from Sian and Saiggs. With regard to SANDAKAN LIGHT AND POWER CO.,
(1997), LTD The annual meeting of the Hongkong. The report and accounts, having been the export of rice to the Pacific Coast, General Chamber of Commers was held in your hands for some plays, I shall, with under the rules of this Chamber governing TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the at the City Hall, yesterday afternoon, the your permission, follow the usual pro- the sale of rice to members of the Rice Hou. Mr. A. O. Lang prrailing. The sedur and take them as read. You wil Association of California, I may mention Prospectus dated the 18th day of April, 1923, a firms represented and the names of their noties that the correspondence dealt with-that on account of certain diacrepancies copy of which has been led with the legis
THE COLONY
representative were as follows:-Mesara continues
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grow in volume,
and
above named Company which it is in- tended to incorporste forthwith is issting a
trar of Companies, inviting subscriptions" at and differences in the wording of Surr for 10,000 Shares of $10 each parabia at been to $1 per State on application, per Share on J. M. Alres &Co. (Mr. J. M. Alvest, although, by reason of their confidential veyors certificates, which have
Share on
on the 30th June, 1932 Areulli Bros. (Mr. V. Curreem); the nature, riany questions which have arisen brought to the notice of your Committee allotment, $8 per c Asiatic Petroleum Co., Ltd. (Mr. X. I do not appear in the report under reviews by Exporters Association of Hongkong, Watson); Arnold Bros. & Co.. Taran are you that the year just con it has been decided to adopt a standard be B. Manteith Webb); Anderson Meyer & cluded has been an exerptionally busy one form which will bear only the signature and forms of application can be obtained at
for your Committee.
I shall now, as briefly as possible, make reference to such subjecta as would appear to mi te call for special attention.
TELEPHONE SERVICE.
of the Secretary of this Chamber, This new form of certificate, on which the Sar- pveyor's name does not appear, becomes
effective on July 1st next.
PROCEEDS OF THE SHIPPING CONTROL. With regard to the monies held by the Hongkong Government is the result of the Shipping Control schema inaugurated in March, 1918, and against the retection of which a petition was presented to His Excellency the Governor by certain ship
and $5 per Share on subsequens demand
The anbecription list is now And will CLOSED 00 the $9th April, 10
Copies of the
the Prospectus can be inspected the Offics of the Company's General Manager, Tours & Co.. St. George's Mestre, SUEWAN, Building, Chater Road, Victoria. Hongkong.
This Notice is not to be regarded as an " invitation to the pullic to subscribe for
Shares and application will only be received
A
on the footing of the full prospectus and in the form issued therewith.
Dated 20th April, 1992
SHEWAN, TOMEB & CO.,
General Managers. St. George's Building. Hongkong. (884 CHINESE GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS-
Ltd. (Mm. Vald Steensby); the $70.. Bandue de l'Indo Chine (Mons. V. P. Y Marsot): Botelho Bros. (Mr. E Botelho): Bradley & Co., Ltd. (Mr. T W. Hill): Butterfield & Swire år. G. T Edkins); Brunner Mond & Co. (Mr. R.C
At the last annual general meeting your B. Hockey); Caldheck Macgregor & Co Chairman, in reply to the observations of (Mr. C. Lafrentz); Canadian Pacific one of the members, stated that the lung Services, Ltd. (Mr. P. A. Cox); China expected report in connection with the Japan Telephone, and Electric Co., Ltd. telephone service had just come to hand, (Mr. W. Bennett); Chius Light and and it may interest you to know that, as Power Co. Ltd., (Mr. W. Adamson) the result thereof, the Hongkong Govern- China Mutual Life Insurance Co., Ltd|ment lost no time, in appointing a Coming companing concerned, I understand (Mr. B. W. Tape); China Provident Loan mittee, three members of which were that the proposed Ordinance dealing with the approval of the Ministry of Communications, suppliers of track this question is held in abeyance pending sleepers and bridge and crossing timbers aro and Mortgage Co., 44d. (Mr. W. Adam nominated by this Chamber, to go into son); China Sugar" Refining Co., Ltd the position fully. Certain recommendathe result of certain local enquiries in-herphy invited to submit sealed tenders, in
stituted by the Government. It is hoped duplicate, which should be (Mr. G. M. Shaw); Commercial Datortions were, I understand, put forward by that something definite will be decided in dressed to the Managing Director, Canton
MACKINTOSH Assurance Co., Ltd. (Mr. G. E. Eliot) that Committee for the consideration of that
& CO., LTD.,
Men's Wear Specialists.
Ajarandra Building, Des Youx Road
EXPANDED METAL
"OK" #LASTEN, WORK AND RE-INFORCED CONCRÉTK ODASTRUCTION
AS
USED IN
NUMEROUS
IMPORTANT
WORKS
FOR
FLOOR.
ROOF.
FOUNDATION.
WALL..
ETC.
CREAT BRITAIN and AMERICA.
PRICES DE, APPLIDATION. STOGE LIST, PAMPHLETS, "ARG
Inated for Bescription of Mawalawry me: Bagizooring Pium an appilasana ne DOOWELL & CO. LTD. Machinery Dept.
SPECIAL
EASTER DISPLAYS
AT
WHITEAWAYS
NEW GOODS
IN
ALL DEPARTMENTS
NEW · MILLINERY
NEW FLOWERS
Griffith, Ltd. (Mr. P. A. Dixon Sin
plausc.)
CABLE SERVICE,
I am glad to report that delays in trans- mission of telegrame between this port and Great Britain, and Continental countries
FIRE BRIGADE SERVICE;
CANTON-KOWLOON LINE.
(CHINESE SECTION).
al
TENDERS FOR SLEEPERS." and Kowloon Railway. Chinese Section, Canter, to the Railway Head Office not inter than 11 o'clock in the forenson of TUESDAY, t: 20th day of Jus 1922
will ke
Specification smi fall particulars may be obtained by application to the Railway Head on the deposit of sito, which office auton on the submission of a bons dhe tek must be made in the form at the of the Specification. which inust be returned undetached,
4!
duo and
The Head Office.
CANTON KOWLOON RAILWAY.
Chinese Section. Canton, 14th April, 1992.
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Compaga des Messageries Maritimes the Government, and during the past few this matter in the near future. (Mr. A. Jobard Deacon, Looker days a prominent officer of the Telephone
I understand that the Captaid Super- Deacon and Harston (Mr. W. E. L Company has arrived from London with Shenton); Dodwell & Co., Ltd. (Mr. Ga view to concluding some arrangement intendent of Police has made several re M. "Dodwell): Eastern Extension Aus whereby an improved service will be made commendations to the Government in his several tralasia and China Telegraph Co., Ltd. available to the general public-(Ap-recent report on the Fire Brigade,
of which have already been brought into (Mr. M E.. F. Airey); General Electrio
ffect; and which will, no doubt, result in Co. of China, Ltd. (Mr. A. B. Raworth);
The successful tendater will be required to Gibb, Livingston & Co., Ltd. (the Hon.
grunter efficiency in this Department. In
sign u
contract and to furnisha Fark of Mr. A. O. Lang and Mr. L. J. Davies)
densely populated place like Hongkong Guarantee
propos performance Gilman & Co., Ltd. (Mr. G. Mishman)
be the first consideration, and no expense it is absolutely essential that safety should contra of 10 per cent of the valne of the
of the terms of such COL tract
The Railway does not bind itself to recept Green Island Cement Co. Ltd. "(Masara) W., Adamson and Allan Keith): "Ehave been substantially reduced, owing to should be spared in bringing all fire-fight- lowest or any leader.
the completion of the new cable from ing appliances up-to-date, beth ashore and As to the personnel Robert Ho Tuug; Mesars. W. A. Hannibal London to Singapore. As a matter of fact, afloat.--(Applause.)
now getting of the Fire Brigade. I am of opinion that & Co. (Mr. John Robertson); Hausmäd ordinary telgrams are Korn & Co. (Mr. E. Kern); Handelmaat through to London in about nine hours the duties of the Captain Superintendent CHINESE GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS schappij Trausnarina" (Mr. D). H. te white "deferred" meseages are received of Police, spart from the supervision of Wechel); Holland China Trading Co. (Mrjan destination in approximately two days the Fire Brigade, ure in themselves mors A. W. van Andel); Hongkong, Canton and after despatched from Hongkong. Tele-than sufficient to occupy his full time, and Macao Steamboat Co., Ltd. (Mr. J. grams sent off one Friday or Saturday that, under the circumstances, 'n speciaľ Arnold); Hongkong Electric Co., Idd. appear to be subject to more delay than executive officer, with fire-fighting and (Mr. F. R. Marsh); Hongkong Rope those despatched earlier in the week, but engineering experience, should be obtained Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Mr. W. Adam-now that the Great Northern Company from Home without delay.-(Applause.) son); Hongkong and Shanghai Banking hus restablished "communication, with
There is no doubt that the engagement Corporation (the Hon. Mr. A. G. Stop Europe we can look for a still further
return to of such an officer would meet with general ben) Hongkong Tramway Co., Ltd. (Me.improvement and perhaps, a W. E. Roberts); Hongkong and Whampoa pre-war conditions. Those who have had approval, and would result in our Fire Dock Co., Ltd. (Mr. R. M. Dyer); Ip Tak an opportunity of perusing the report of Brigade being brought to a higher state & Co. (Mr. Tam Wing kwong); Indo- the Eastern and Associated Telegraph of efficiency than is at present possible. China Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. (Mr. Companies would gather from the speech the incintime the proposed change in E. Sutherland); Jardine, Matheson & Co., of the Chairman, Sir John Demaison the staff of the Brigade in which the part Ltd. (Mr. D. G. M. Bernard); Java China Pender, that the laying of yet another time European fremen are to be replaced Japan Lijn. (Mr. C. Quarles van Ufford); enbly between England and Chins is in by whale-time Chinese, officered by three Kailan Mining Administration (Mr. C. A. contemplation, showing that these Com-trained European fremen, still be watched Peel); Mr. Lo Cheung Shiu; "Megurs. "panies are making every effort to recover Leigh & Orange (Mr. W. L. Leask); the leeway occasioned by war conditions. Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Ltd. (Mr. T. Error in transmission to and from Europe Hizuno); Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co. have been reduced considerably of late, (the Hon. E. V. D. Parr); Mercantile and recent "telegrams are particularly freement with regard to purchases made by applied under the contract, and which must Bank of India, Ltd. (Mr. N. C. Wilson); from mucilations. Conditions in respect the Public Works Department through Reise & Co. (Mr. W. Sinclair); Robertson, of cables to and from the United States, the Crown Agents for the Colonies. Wilson & Co. (Mr. G. W. Sewell); "Alex. however, do not show a corresponding in Your Committen contends that the Gov- Roes & Co. (Mr A. S. D. Cousland); J. provement, but the repetition of suspected ernment should, as far as possible, nur M. da Roeba & Co. (Mr. A. D. Barretto); erros, to the station of origin, which was chase locally all supplies of British many- Rudolf Wolff & Kew, Ltd. (Mr. C..H. W. not before available, has somewhat eased factured goods, and in this we have tho Kew); David Sasscon & Co., Ltd. (Mr.the situation.
support of the Chambers of Commerce A. M. Bowes-Smith); E. D. Sassoon &
at Colombo, Penang and Singapore. Co., Ltd. (Mr. S. H. Dutton); Shewan,!
The present policy of the Government is,
+
RICE TRADE OF THE COLONY.
with interest, "
THE CROWN AGENTS.
Correspondence bas been exchanged between this Chamber and the Govern
The year 1921 has been, on the whole, Tomes & Co. (Mr. W. Adamson); Stewart an unsatisfactory one for the Rice Trade you are aware, to purchase bulk sup Bros. (Mr. H. B. L. Dowbiggin); Sandoz of this port. The Cuban market, which is plica through the Crown Agents, and to Chemical Works, Hasle (Mr. W. Sinclair) one of our main outlets, was dosed to us
buy locally only such casual requirements Union Trading Co., Ltd. (Mr. 8. Muntil the end of Jupe, when the embargo reasonable suggestion that arms which as may be urgently needed. "It seems a
Churn); United Abestos Oriental Agency,
on the importation of rice into Cubs have spent time and capital in establish Ltd. (Mr. W. C. Shiner); Harry "Wicking NEW STRAWHATS & HELMETS
& Co. (Mr. J. Owen Hughes), with the wax raised. The removal of the embargoing branches out here should be given brought temporary relief, as owing to the proference over competitors who are Secretary (Mr. D. K. Blair). NEW DRESS VOILES
demand from that island, as well as from content to sit on the doorstep of the New York, for transhipment to other West Crown Agents in London, and who in Indian destinations, the market here no way contribute to the Colony's wel- strengthened considerably. But the in-far either by service or with money.. provement was short-lived in consequence (Applause.)
CALL AND INSPECT
You will not be Pressed to Buy
SHOPPING A PLEASURE AT HONGKONG'S "BRIGHTEST AND COOLEST STORE
WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & CO., LTD.
"The SECRETARY read the notice conven ing the meeting and the CHAIRMAN then read the customary address reviewing the work of the year.
CANTON KOWLOON LINE.
(CHINESE SECTION). WITH the approval of the Ministry of Communications, suppliers of Port- land Cement are hereby invited to submit sealed tenders in duplicate, which should be clearly marked TENDER for FORTLAND CEMENT," and addressed to the Managing Director, Cantor-/
Cantor-Kowloon Railway, Chinese Sectior, Canton, to the Railway Head Office. MONDAY, the 8th day of May. 1992, for the not later than 1 o'clock in the forenoon of supply
of Portland Cement for a period of one year from 1st June, 200, to 31st May. 1993
Specification and full particulars may bo obtained by application to the Kailway Hend Office, Canton, on the deposit of $160, which will be refunded on the submission of a bona Tender must be made in the form at the foot of the Specification, which must be return-
Eide tender.
td andetached.
The successful tanderer will be required to siga a formal contract and to furnish a Banic Guarantee of 10 per cent of the value of the contract for the due and proper performance of the terms of such contract.
conform
A sample bag or barrel of the cement to be to the British cr American Standard Spe ification for Portland Cerpent, must be forwarded by the tenderer at the time of tendering
The Railway does not bind itself to accept. the lowest or any lender.
The Head Ofice, CANTON KOWLOON BAILWAY, Chinese Section. Canton. 18th April, 1922.
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EXHIBITION
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JAVA SCENERY
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LEONID GECHTOFF
BUBBLAN ARTIST,
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POWELL'S WINDOW FOR 3 DAYS ONLY. KONGKONG - METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.
Hongkong Obsevabory, April 20th
THE CHAIRMAN'S REVIEW.
of competition from quite an unexpected. The joint memorial to the Secretary of The CHAIRMAN said: Gentlemen,-As quarter:-namely, Germany Germany State for the Colonies in this connection you am aware the Hon. Mr. P..had imported considerable quantities of from the Chambers of Commerce at Holyoak was compelled to leave the rice, and, on account of the great deprecia Colombo, Parang, Singapore and Hong- Colony towards the end of last year, owing tion of the mack, holdets of stocks 'in kong has so far, I regret to 237, bad to continued ill health, and since hi Hamborg were to a position to re-export no effect but there is no intention to departure the duties of Chairman of this their cargo, at prices much below those lot the matter drop, and perhaps in Chambor" have devolved upon me. You ruling in the Orient Tempted by these time, by dint of perseverance, it may be Humidity will be pleased to learn that latest advices low offers from Gormany, Cuban cperators possibe to induce the powers that be in bring good news regarding Mr. Holyoak, bought largely from Hamburg, with the London to depart from the present in and I understand his present intention is result that their market was soon over satisfactory and antiquated to return to Hongkong early in October. stocked, and this fact, coupled with the Agent system,' (Applauso.)
uncertainty of the financial position at
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