THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 18T
P. & O. BANKING CORPORATION. ITD CABLES.
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(INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND, 1990)
with which is affiliated
THE ALLAHABAD BANK, LTD
AUTRORISED CAPITAL
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SUBSCRIBED AND PAID UP
RESERVE FUND
Board of Directors:
£5.000.000: £2.594160..
£90,000.
The Rt. Hon. Lord INCHCATE, G.C.M.G., K.Q.SI., K.O.I.E. (Chairman).
Rt. Hon. the Eart of SELBORNE, K.G.,G.C.M.G.
Sir FIG KLEY, Bart.
Bir MONTAG CORNISH TURNER.
Sir DENGAN CARMICHALL
JAMES MACKENZIE, Esq. M. M. S. GUBBAT, Esq., G.SI.,
FRANCIS ALIYANDER JOHNSTON, Esq. ALEXANDER KEMP WRIGHT, Esq. WALTER OSBORN GELEIMHoox, Esq. The Hon. AcxXANDER SHAW, M.P. (Managing Director).
C.IE. (General Manager),
HEAD OFFICE:-199, Leadenhall Street, London, E.C.3- West London Branch -1445. Cockspar Street, London, S.W.1.
Eastern Branches:
Bombay, Calcutta, Karachi, Madras, Colombo, Singapore; Hongkong and Shanghai
The Corporation undertakes General Banking and Exchange Business of every description and in addition to its Branches hai Agencies all over the world.
C. CHAMPKIN,
TX, Des Voeux Road," Central, Hongkong.
The ideal material for "Hot climates. For roofs, partitions & celflags.
It is light & strong
It does not conduct heat.
It is practically indestructable..
It does not.rust or corrode.
It is insect & vermin proof.
Manager.
We carry large stocks and shall be pleased to quote prices and
give you particulars.
SOLE AGENTS—
DODWELL & CO.,
LTD.
Telephone C. 1080.
Machinery Dept.
"SOUTH MANCHURIA
[118
RAILWAY
OPERATING ALL LIxus in;Boven MancHUKIA AND CHOAIN (Könra) East of Mokuan.
SUMMER HOLIDAY
RESOHLS
BOUH MANCHURIA AND UHOSEN,
HOSHIGAURA-Finest Seaside Summer Holiday Resort in North China Five milee from Dairs, but connected with the city by special motor and carriage road and electric kamway Yamato Hotel (35 rootas) sad 13 furnished bungalows in charming ali garden Boating, Fishing, Golf, Tennis, Billiards, Orchestra twice a wook. Capital place Bothing for children. OGONDAI-Most beautiful and select Seals Eesort in the Far East. Two miles from Fort
Arthur
Formerly the Summer Resort of the high Ruslan offers and officials Tamato Hotel and 1041lar and bungalows, mostly with detached servants quarters. Excellent Historic Bastlefields, Ruined and Dismantled Forts Miles fo Wonderful Scenery, Bailing, aharming Walks and Drives. Abandant Pinicing Facilities. Orohestan twice a week. Best piso
place for
for high-class families. PORT
ARTHUR-Famous for its two memorable Bieges and its beautiful landlocked Sufficient pisce of historical and scenic interest to fill a mouth with a fresh walk or drive Harbour. Exactly one hour's journey Daken by axprom train, Yamato Hotel (16 room every day. Most healthy and alubricus spot in the Far East. KONGOSAN-The famous Diamond Mountain of Kor. A special Summer Bert rivalling Switzerland for climate and soonery, Beautiful peaks and charming cascades Grand recuperative qualities. Kengonen Hotel (10 rooms) at Oneiri and Chosaji Hotel (11 rooms) at Choenri.
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All under the direct management of the 8OUTH MÄNOHURIA RAILWAY 00. Ilustrated Booklets, and "Bil Information posé fres on requark,
Applicaitons may be sent to the Hotel Manaates as the various rumorin orta
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF HOTELA, Trade Department,
BOUTE TANCHURIA RAILWAY, Dairent" Cabis: Add. Manteign. Oodes: A.B.O. 5th EA, At ́& Liebers.
SHIPBUILDERS,
SHIP REPAIRERS,
BOILER MAKERS,
FORGE MASTERS,
OXY-ACETYLENE
ELECTRIC WELDERS, MECHANICAL AND
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS.
TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
OF HONGKONG, LIMITED.
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DRY DOCKS. Length 787 Feet. Length on Blocks 750 Feet
Dept. on Centre of (W.0.8.7) 34 f. 6-ins.
- THREE SLIPWAYS. — Capable of Handling Ships Up to 3,000 Toma Displacement. Electric Crane af Sea Wall, Capable of Lifting 100 Tons at 70-Feet-Badina-
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
(Jaxa Bars & Bouis, 'Læd.},
AGENTS. ....HONGKONG, CHINA & JAPAN.
TEL. ADDRESS: "TATKOODOUE, Huwezore.” TELEPHONE, No. 22.
ALL FLAG: " Û * OVEN ÅNE. PRIZANT.
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LATEST CABLES.
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(THROUGH KRUITMEʼS LOBMOX-) STABILISATION OF RUBBER PRICES.
FRENCH PARLIAMENTARY
MISSION,
TRADE REVIEW.
RAW SUGAR.
Raw Sugar during the period under review has been fairly steady owing largely to increased consumption, the axco of supply over demand being very
The market or Java Whites opened at about Guilders 13 per picul f.o.b. Tava and at the time of writing aró quoted at about a Guilder higher. A con- iderable business has been done in the Java Now Crop at prices ranging between Glds, 11 to Gida 12 for Java Browns.
All Raw markets are now quoted as firma with the probability of remaining so for
me time to come.
1928
INDO-CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMI¡buy
SAILINGS, SUBJECT 10- ALTERATION."
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.*HENSANG"
NAMBANG"
SANDAKAN STRAITS & CALCUTTA. SHANGHAI TM SWATOW" ... "YATSBING
HAIPHONG HOLBROW SHANGHAI via SWATOW KOBE is MOJI PUKOWA SWA ATOW,
& SHANGHAI
*
**
vix SHANGHAI...
BEANGHAI SWATOW BANGKOK TIL SWATOW STRAITS ♣ CALCUTTA BANGKOK SWATOW KUBETI SHANGHAI STRAITS & CALCUTTA
* KINGBANG"
ESANG
...Tuerday. Today, *Wednesday, Thursday, Thursday.
*FOOKBANG“ „Friday,
"TAKBANG" " Friday "FOOSHING" ...Saturday,
Sunday, Monday,
"LOONGSANG.Saturday,
"TAISANG
CHILDAR HOBANG KWAISANG"
"RUTSANG - "70OKBANG"
2nd Jan., 10 a 1. Ind Jan, 3 pm. - 3rd Jar, 10 km.. 4th Jan, 10am 4th Jan 10 AF 5th Jan, D.L
5th Jan., 9.
6th Jan., Noos
6th Jan. 3 p..
7th Jan, 18
8th Jan 10
Wedanaday, 18th Jan, 2 pazn
Monday, ...Monday,
Tuesday,
10. gend Jan Moos
13th Jan
90th Jan... 8p.m.
MARSEILLES, December 30th. A Parliamentary mission leaves in mediately, en route for Indo-China. The missic. calls at the Dutch Indies and
Ohe day last week when the Korta- the Malay States, and, will consult with rubber growers in an endeavour to estabaru was being repainted while lying at her buoy in midstream, she had one fish base of agreement, with the object of funnet painted red while the other re stabilising prices.
mained in the permanent, buff colour. This, led an observer from the ferry to companion the remark: address to a
Blimes, if Jardines ain't bought hall BHANGHAI MAKE -Palin appendimately every three daya bawous Usaton, and the Korea-maru!"
"
The mission will then proceed to fado- China in order to study the possibilities of colonial production, with a view to fram. policy regarding raw
ing
French
materials.
INDIAN COTTON MARKET. * LANCASHIRE MERCHANT'S
OPTIMISTIC FORECAST.
A well-known Manchester, merchant, who has just returned from India, pre- dicted to a Daily News representative that India would begin buying Lancashire cotton before March He says that the Bombay bazaais ire showing signs that they have had enough of Japanese manu- factures, owing to the latter's habit of delivering inferior stuff after the first order. Ho draws a cheerful picture of the improving conditions in India, which, he anticipates, will benefit Lancashire, and England generally.
A DUTCH OIL DEAL. COMPANY AWARDED HEAVY DAMAGES.
THE HAGUS, December 30th. The Courta havo ordered M. E. Deen, ex-manager of the Perlak Petroleum Com pany, to pay the company 4,786,000 foring compensation, with five per cent. intercet from November, 1915, on account of 1.500 ordinary shares in the Southern Perlak Company which he sold to the plaintiffs in 1900.
Plaintiffs' pleaded that the lands con- veyed by the transfer of the share bad not yielded enough oil to be worked profit. ably.
PACIFIC CABLE DUPLICATION CONTRACT LET FOR FIRST INSTALMENT:
LONDON, December 30th.. A contract given to s Greenwich firm to construct and lay," before August, 1,800 miles of cable from Sydney to Brisbane ward and from. Auckland to Suvu, marks the first instalment of the duplication of the Pacific cable.
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U.S. NAVAL DEFENCES. SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIA TION ASKED FOR.
WASHINGTON, December 30th. President Harding asked Congress to. day for a supplementary appropriation of
modernisation 86,500,000 for the battleships. The President transmitted a letter frour Mr. Douby, Secretary of the Navy, declaring that, consoquenti on "the Washington Conference the United States must adopt a new policy regarding capital shipa if there were to be maintained at a Etandard of efficiency comparable, with similar vessels belonging to foreign Powera
DUTCH PILOT AND CAPTAIN
SENTENCED.
FOR SINKING BRITISH VESSEL.
"MIDDLEURO, December 30th. The local Court has sentenced the cap tain of the Dutch steamer Zuder Dijk which collided with and sank the British steamer Ezardian on the Scheldt nçar Flushing, in September, causing the death of siz of the latter's crew-to three months' conditional imprisonment and three years' supervision, and the Dutch Pilot of the Zuider Dijk to six months' mmprisonment..
The Captain's sentence means that he will not be imprisoned as long as his behaviour is good.
NATIONALISATION OF U.S.
MINES,
AN AMBITIOUS SCHEME.
NEW YORK, December 30th." Achome for the nationalisation-of mings has been drawn up by the officials of the Mine Workers Union. It mater that the cost to the Government would bo four-and-a-half milliard dollare
BRITISH EMBASSY IN
PARIS.
EARL CREWE TAKES OVER
PARIS, December 20th. Bari Crows when taking over the Paris Embassy, prosented his credentials to President Millarand whom he assured of British confidence in a close Anglo-French unior."--
President Millerand referred to the memories of the War and declared that the two countries would agree regarding the realisation of the minimum satisfac Hon dorivable from peace, whereof no reduction, could be accepted.
When in doubt about your ayen,
or your glasses
Consult
CHINESE OPTICAL CO.
Eye-sight Specí lists.
ALOUTYAZLINE) -- Thin Line afforda regular saltings is Calcutta, Fenang and flingsporty returning from Chicntia steamore proceed via Stemita and Hong long to Japan, ocossionally calling at Shanghai, All steamers bare noellent passenger accommodation, Aited with Hectric light mu Fans and marre a fully-qualified Surgeon
MANILA
$4
Shanghal, sometimes calling as Swanow: Through tiskyse cra
issued be phtalmed and thresge BI of Lading are Northern and
Porta via Shmaghal
LINE-A weekly and 808 Intabued with Haalia by vericis. with good
HAIPHONG LINE FAge sommodation, sellings from both ports every Fedaye
passenger and approximately weekly calling si Echow when inducement offera BORNEO
to and from Bandikan by two 3,000 tons LINE-Fortnightly TRANG and LAUSANG both steamers
Sommers But..
having excellent passenger accommodaties. Cargo taken of shrosigh Bill of Lading for Kadat Jesselton. Labuan, Tawas and I had Duis
TIESTEIN LINE-A regular service is run from Marsh is November between
Hongkong and Tentsin, calling at Walharvel and Chefor.
67 QUEEN'S ROAD "CENTRAL BANGKOK ULINE:-A weekly service is provided between Hongkong and Bangkok,
Hongkong.
PAIN-BALM
BA'LINIMENT
„Par Eltermi Uns Only.........
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REFUMATISM
MEZIRALSKĄ, ŠGATICA, “ LAME BACK, LUMBAGO,
- Hels, Blagi ni Sanon,
SORE THRO HEADACHE,'"
*TOOTHACHÈ, GAAN BACHACHE.
reness of the Muscles (1⁄2·
ALL PREPARED OILY ET
Chamberlain Medicina Ca..
"DES MOINES, SOWA, U. 8. Au
SMALL SIZE.
THERE'S A
LONG, LONG TRAIL
of
Bugs, Fleas, Flies, Beetles, Mosquitoes,
etc.,
all killed by
KEATING'S
BRITISH
KADE
Glover's
Dog Medicines
· Book_un “Dog Dimana, thir Care and How to Food“ maded food se
H. Clay Glover Co, Inc.
127 Wat 34th St.. Her York, USB-A.
Muller & Fåvor (Amla) Ltd. Home Kans
MARTIN'S
SARIOLASTERL
PILLS
eis Bestow, by five stemmers fitted with up-to-date passenger socommodation. 1
CALCUTTA LINE
'NAMSANG" will be despatched on
or about
Tuesday, and Jan., at 3 p.m., for SINGAPORE, PENANG
& CALCUTTA.
Through Bills of Lading issued to RANGOON, MADRAS, PORT SWETTENHAM and DUTCH EAST INDIES,
For Freight or Passg apply to-
Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd..
| Tatarmori. Chamal Ne.. 415
GLEN
Vexel.
AND
GENERAL MANAGER.
SHIRE
JOINT SERVICE OF · STRÁVENS,
U.K.-STRAITS, CHINA & JAPAN SERVICE
OUTWARDS.
Dae Hongkong"
HOMEWARES. Yoanel Leaves a kong. Discharges 7th Jan, London, GLENIFFER"
Hall, Antwerp Rotterdam & Hamburg "CARNARVONSHIRE" 17th Jan, Genna Londen, Hall, Rotterdam & Hamburg
29th Jan, Londos, Fel,
Rotterdam and Bamburg
"GLENSANDA" *** 4th Jan, RADNORSHIRE 10th Jan. GLENSHANE"
{"GLENREG .... 30th Jez, "PEMBROKESHIRE 6th Feb
“GLENSANDA 11th Feb, Genes,
Londow, Hub, Rotterdam and Hamborg-
Movements are subject to change without notice. -for-freight or farther particular please apply tou
Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., The Glen Line, Ltd., A
Telephone: Central No. 215 rub-ex, and Centrar 1896.
Hotels
JAPAN AND
MANCHURIA
Members of Japan Hotel Association
c/o Traffic Burrau,"Duez, of Bamways, "Touro,
Average Rates for Single Rooms (without Bath) including ma $5-8-in eltics and some popular resorta 84-5 in country districts.
IN JAPAN PROPER
Magogos Hotel
Bhimondseki
Hotel
Kyoto Hotel Myako Hotel Bar
Obruseri (Nikko)- Telaide Hotel
Brota
*Kallin Hotell
Mika Hotell Mampak Hotel Kobe
Oriental Hotel
IN. CHOREN Keijs Secu
Hotel
Fusan Station Hotel
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Malarushima- Park Hotel Miyajima Hotel
Fys Bots
11
Phingisha Station Hofst
spas Hotel
Fara Hotal 1ikko
*. Kaunya Hotel
Nikko Howli
Omka Hatal
IN TAIWAN (FORMOHA).
Taiwan Bailony: Hobal-i
EN MANCHURIA
Changelica *----
Xmasto Hotel
Dufren ----
Tomber Flokat
Hoshigiani..
Yamato Hotel
THOS. COOK & SON
MARTIN'S
OLASTEEL
BAILWAY.
STEAMSHIP
Na
INSURANCE
BANKERS.
FREIGHT
ENTS
Hakola Lied-Tailors of Credis & Cironing Hover -- Larned and
FAR EASTERN TRAVELLERS ĐẠZ TTH
free on pylontfor
150 OFFICES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD 150
Bastara Offcta „
BONGKONG, SHANGHAL TENTS PEKING & YOKOHAMA
Used Off
LUDGATH CIRQUE. LONDON KO
Loon! Address>--Hongkong Hotel Building
Tulegraphio address
HONGKONG-