NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THEATRE
ROYAL
TO-NIGHT
The FAR EAST Players, Inc.
piroment
INTIMATIONSTM
NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 22ND, 1919.
THE HONGKONG AND CANTON İCE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. "
THE FIRST ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in held at the Com be the above Company will
Albert Road, pany's Town Office, £, Hongkong on THURSDAY, 35th day of at NGON for the purpose of JANUARY, 1993,
THE T. DANIEL FRAWLEY CO presenting the Report of the Directors and
Statement of Accounts to 31st July, 1929.
in
"THE GOLD DIGGERS "
....with
ADELE BLOOD
and..
MR. FRAWLEY
It. in Comedy of New York Night Life.
TO-MORROW NIGHT
"ENTER" MADAME"
With Miss BLOOD and Mr. FRAWLEY, The comedy of French and Italiax manner done in English style.
BOOKING AT MOUTHIE'S.
Prices
$4, $2, $1.
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8.8.."
·ANGKOK”
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES
DANT
进
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
NOTICE.
NONSIGNEES from MARSEIL NSTON EO of Cargo COMBIAN
&c., DORISE from Cognac, connection with abore Steamer are hereby informed that their Goods, with the eption of Opium, Treasure and Valuables, are being landed and stored at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless intimation is received from the, Consignees Nook, To-day, requesting it to be landed batore
after landing.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the Undergrad
Gooda
remaining unclaimed after
the 38th inst, at Noon, will be subject to rent and landing charges.
All claims must be sent in to me on or before the 30th inst., or they will not be recognized. All damaged package will be examined or Friday, the 25th inst, at 10 M., by Mearme. Goddard & Douglas.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. R. RODENFUSER.
Acting Agent
The Transfer Books of the Company, will be CLOSED from 11th to 25th January, 1923, both days inclusive. ·
By Order,
THE DAIRY FARI, İCE & COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.,
་
General Managers. (8gd) J. D. THOMSON,
Acting Secretary.
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Hongkong, 8th January, 1993,
THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE,
1
LIMITED.
NOTICE TO HEREBY GIVEN that the NINTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Lro, on FRIDAY, 26th JANUARY, at 11.43 U'CLOCK A-X, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together withs Statement of Accounts for the year ending 91st December, 1972.
1993,
The REGISTER of SHARES of the..Com pany will be CLOSED from Wednesday, 17th January, to Friday, 26th January, both days no transfer of inclusive, during which period
Shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,
Secretary to the General Managers. Hongkong, 9th January, 1929.
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THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA-
TION CO., LTD...
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
NOTICEBECOND ORDIN BY GENERAL MEETING SHAREHOLD ERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs. JARDINE, MATRISON & Co., LTD., on FRIDAY, 26th JANUARY, 1993, at 12 O'CLOCK NOON for the purpose of receiving the Beport of the Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts, for the year ending 31st December, 1922
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com-
pay will be CLOSED from Wednesday, 17th January to Friday, 20th January, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of Bhares can be registered,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
MOWBRAY S, NORTHCOTE, Becretary. Bongkong, 8th Janury, 1923
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THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT
AND AGENCY.CO. LTD. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTY-FIFTH ORDINARY GEN- ERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD, on FRIDAY, 26th JANUARY, 1923, at 12.15 O'CLOCK PM for the purpose of receiving the P. & O. S. N. CO. Report of the Directors together, with State- ment of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1922.
Hongkong, 20th January, 1828.
STEAMERS. FOR
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STRAITS, COLOMBO, AUS TRALIA, BOMBAY, ÉGYPT,
· MEDITERRANEAŃ PORTS & LONDON.
Through Bills of Lading issued for Batavia, Pian Golf, Continental, American and South African Porta.
THE Steamship "SOUDAN,” Captain TEST. Collger, R., Catering His Ma- Jonty's Mails will be despatched from this Fort
*
for the above Ports,
or about FRIDAY 26TH JANUARY, 1993, at Noor, taking. Passengers and Cargo Silk and Valuables and Tes for Italy, Francs and London (under arrangement) will be tra skipped at Bombay into the Mail Steamer pro- ceeding direct to Marselles and London.
Parools will be received at this Office until Hoos, the day before sailing. The sontents and valus of all packages are required.
Forfarther particulars apply to
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE
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& 00.,
Agenta.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
IL
P
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from Wednesday, 17th January, to Friday, 26th January, both days inclusive, during which period, no transfer of shares can be registered,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
MOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE, Secretary.
リ
Hongkong, 11th January, 1923,
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THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, "LIMITED
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the NOTICE IS ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Registered Office of the Company No. 10, Des Veux ROAD CESTRAL at 3.30 F.M., BATURDAY, the 3RD FEBRUARY, 1923, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December,
co 1999
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from Monday, 22nd January, to Saturday, 3rd February, 1923 (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
KAN TUNG PO,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 19th January, 1923,
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TE the Members of the Undermentioned THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO
Wciation, desire to express our
Thanks to the Members of the BUILDING CON. PERACTORS' COmmercial AssociaNow for their
Increment of Wages and Better Treatment.
We are also indebted to the Hon. SECRETARY
STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
INTIMATIONS
HONGKONG BOXING ASSOCIATION:
TOURNAMENT, SATURDAY,
27H JANUARY, 1923, at the
THEATRE BOYAL.'
AT 9.15PM.
MAIN EVENT:
ii
15 ROUNDS CONTEST FOR THE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE COLONY AND THE SCOTT-HARSTON BELT:
Stoker P. O. MORGAN,
HMS., Hawkina, -
A. B. DIXON,
· HMS. Cicalan
Booking at MoUTRIES: Members-January 24th.
General Public-from January 25th.
USUAL PRICES. Doon Ovan 8. P.M. NEXTTOURNAMENT-Race-Saturday, March 3rd, at the THEATRE ROYAL
$950
NATIONAL LOANS UBSCRIBERS to the National Loans
SUBSCRIBE to the
194
and the Elronth Year of the Republic (1999) ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that Drawings for, the redemption of the above Loans will be
year
A followe held this
1st December, 1993: 6th Drawing of the Third Year Loan ($2,750,0001; redemption begins 31st December,
10th May, 1923: 1st Drawing of the Eleventh Year Loan ($1,000,000); redemption begius 31st May.
10th November, 1928: 2nd Drawing of the Eleventh Year Loan (11,000,000); redemp tion begins 30th November.
As the Sixth Redemption Instalment ($4,698,740), due on the Fourth Year Loan is the final one, no Drawing will take place: but redemption of the remaining undrawa Bonds will commenca on 19th April.
The service of the above three Loans is con- ducted independently, and forma no part, of the National Consolidated Loan Service.
F. A. AGLEN
Inspector General of Customs. Inspectorate General of Customs, Feking, 8th January, 1923
PARTICULARS Or
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VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY, Situate st
VICTORIA, HONGKONG, "
and known as
Nos, 75 AND 77, HOLLYWOOD ROAD. To. Be Bold
by
PUBLIC AUCTION,
IN ONE LOT
MONDAY,
the 19th day of January, 1993, at 3 P.M.,
Messrs. LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers,
at their Sales Boom, Daddell Street.
PARTICULARS:
INTIMATION
JOHN DEWAR
& SONS, LTD.
PERTH SCOTLAND.
By Royal Appointment to His Majesty The King.
WHITE
LABEL"
FINEST
SCOTCH WHISKY
OF GREAT
AGE.
AWARDED 50 COLD AND PRIZE MEDALS.
AGENTS:
Nos. 75 and 77, Hollywood Road, Victoris A. S. WATSON Hongkong. This property is tasted on the Piece or Parcel of Ground registered in the
Land Offce as Inland Lot No. 694.
There is a frontage on Hollywood Road of 90 feet 6 inches and on one side the premises abut on Aberdeen Street. The an area of 8,850 aq9570 feet or therembeula
The promises are hold for the terms of 999 years commencing from the 7th day of April,
•
1852, crested therein by a Crown Lease dated the 27th day of February, 1859. The Crown Rent payable in respect of the premises is $76.80 per annum.
For further particulars and conditions of sale apply to
Meara, HASTINGS & HASTINGS
DENNYS & BOWLEY,
Solicitors, &c. No. 8, Des Voeux Road Central Moss, LAMMERT BROTHERS,
Auctioneers. Hongkong, 19th January, 1923. (251 SPARTICULARS
of VALUABLEĮ (LEASEHOLDĮ PROPERTY
or ta
Situata
No. 12, WING HING STREET, VICTORIA, HONGKONG,
To be Sold by Order of the Mortgage
Br
FUBLIC AUCTION, IN ONE LOT
On
TUESDAY
The BOTH Day of JAN. 1923, at 8 oʻqLook PM.
By
%,
Mr. LAMMERT BROTHERS
Ar TR OFTIMUDEL STELT,
Wing
CO., LTD.
Wine & Spirit Merchants.
ESTABLETED 81 YEARS.
MARRIAGE
21
The local Burn's Dinner does not take attitude of Turkey and the prolongation of the Lausanne Conference. We are place tonight, as inadvertently stated in our Saturday's issue. Bookings for the- told of bellicosa speeches being made by dinner by members of the St. Andrew's MUSTAPHA KEMAL' to his troops, of an Society alon to-day to Mr. Blair, the hon. - intensifed campaign of recruiting in Eastcretary Thrase, and of indications that prepara
The engagement is announced between tions are being made for the transport E. J. Judab, son of the late J. E. Judaly of Turkish troops from the Asistio to and Mrs Judah, of Calcutta, and the European side of the Dardanelles grandson of the late Hou, E. R. Balilios
Q.M.G., of Hongkong, and Bylyla Ba Straits, and that among other things Frank, elder daughter of Mr. and Mr. MUSTAPHA KEMAL' in his utterances in Leopold Frank, of 48 Westbourn1~~ demanding the surrender of Mosul, now Terraca, W.
OBITUARY.
MR. FRANCISCO D'ASSIS GOMES.
We regret to record the death of one of the oldest and most highly respected re sidente in the Colony in the person of Mr. Francisco d'Assia Gomes which occurred. * at his residence No. 10, MnaDonnell Road, on Saturday evening at 6:13 pm.
as well as
in British gccupation. It is plain that the rift in the European. Alliance pro- claimed to the world by the independant action of France and Belgium in the military measures adopted in the Ruhr Valley has had a far-reaching influence! upon the general situation in Europe, The defiant attitude af, the Turks has stiffened and the signs and portente in the Balkans has led the Italian Premier to
The late Mr. Gomes was born in Masno declare to, the Premier of France that in in 1837, and was educated in Portugal. h's opinion the French are "going too far" On his return to Chinn he joined the firm of Brandas & Co., at Canton, which and that they are endangering European was later removed to Macao, due to peace. There is not much comment from troubles at Canton. He then joined the British sources and what is happening in arm of Messrs. Dent & Co. at Hongkong until 1881, when he, with his brother. the Ruhr Valley, but there can be no lack opened the firm of Brandas & Co., which The late Mr. of sympathy in England with the view they, closet in 1906.
was in his day & Director of taken by the Italian Premier. Before it Gomes
Bevoral public companies including the actually took place statesmen in England Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat were viewing, such an eventuality as pre- Co. in which capacity he served for no saging the collapse of Europe. Yet it is less than 7 years He leaves a widow,
Bon and four daughters to- declared that France is not acting mourn his loss. in defiance of Great Britain. The only pronouncement we have had from a Government source on the Ruhr situ-
HONGKONG RAINFALL ation, is that given in a public speech a
AND THE WATER SUPPLY, week ago by Mr. RONALD MCNEILL (Under. Secretary for Foreign Affairs)
The outstanding "feature of the rainfall who, in referring to "our friendly dis of 1922 was the serious failure of the pute with France as to the best means of carly summer rains, for while the year's making Germany fulfill her obligations" total was in defect about 15 inches, or only 18 per cent, the rainfall for the three declared that if it were possible for months April, May and June only France to recover by the method she is amounted to 14 inches against an average- adopting one tenth of what Germany of 33 inches, a defect for those three. months of 19 inches or 42 per cent. The owes.ber, there would be no injustice in rainfall for the three following months doing so," and it would give the British was about the average. The first threo people to gratification to see ourselves months of the year were decidedly wet proved right in our conviction that the and the last three moderately dry. The rainfall statistics of Hongkong have their French policy would defeat its own chief value in connection with the Water purpose. That is true enough so long as Supply of the Colony. There being no Britain's fair share of the reparations underground water and no large river to draw from the Colony is directly But thus exected is forthcoming.
dependent on its eainfall for its water unfortunately, the influences of French supply and a knowledge of the rainfall policy and the divergence of views beis, therefore essential to a proper under- &to the Allies have consequences extend standing of the water question. The-
water shortage from which Wo
have ing beyond the Buhr region, and that is suffered during the last six months has, evidently understood in France if we by game, been attributed to an exceptional are to credit the reasons for the produc" year's rainfall. This is a mistake; the and the rainfall was low, but not exceptionally tion of the largest gun"
low, and it may be as well to make an largest submarine.
attempt to state the facts clearly.
Mr. George Andrew Burn, of Taikoo Sugar Refinery, has been granted letters patent for an invention for improve ments in means for swinging derricks in cargo ships."
Last year's rainfall amounted to 69 inches; the averge for the last 30 years is 84 inches. During those 30 years, the year rainfall has on six occasions fallen. below 70 inches; in 1895 it was as low as 46 inches; for the four consecutive years. 1808 to 1901 the average yearly fall amounted to only 85 inches. The fact is: that while large sums of money have been spent in recent years on such luxuries as motor roads, and while the population of the Colony has been growing at a phenomenal rate, the essential sanitary necessity of a good water supply has been seriously neglected. The Taitam Tuk Goss-At bia residence, No,.
The building carpenters guild celebrat reservoir, was only one part of a scheme; Macdonnell Road, on January 20th 1923, FRANCISCO D'ASSIS GONES, aguded their wages increase by great fejoic the complementary, part, catchwaters for ings yesterday afternoon and evening filing it, have not yet been carried out, [257 85 years.
The guild office in Queen's Road East, with the result that in a moderately dry JORDON-On December 12th, suddenly,
WILLIAM PAUL JORDAN, BA, Barris was decorated and brilliantly illuminat ter-at-Law, second son of the late ed, and there was PAUL JORDAN, of Hongkong, and Mrs. Crackers. JORDAN, Dulwich, aged 35.
SMITH-LANDON.-On December 14th, in
The Rev. J. Romanis Lee, MA., of the London, EGROFF SMITH, of the Chinos Maritime Customs Service, Hongkong University, will give a lecture Historical Contrasts of Eurasia"! to HELEN BURNET LANDON, daughter on of H. F. MERRILL, formerly Commis at the Helcon May Institute to-day (Monday) at 5.30 p. The public are sioner of Customs, China.
cordially invited to attend.-ADVT. DEATHS.:
10.
HONGKONG CHIon: 104, Das Vœux Bo., C. LONDON Orion: 131, FLU STAKIT, E.O.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, JANULET 12xD, 1923.
*A FUTURE WAR."
much firing of
year the reservoira supplying the City only filled to three-fourths of their -capacity. Kowloon, the most rapidly"
growing part of the Colony, is still Dr. de Colbert, a German subject who has dependent on works designed twenty been detained for several weeks in a prison
-
at Canton on a charge connected with years ago to give a supply of one and a certain bomb explosions has been liberat half million gallons a day, This supply ed. Owing to the changed political was exceeded during last year but it was still insufficient for present requirements circumstances at Canton the charge
The tables below give the rainfall ne against him has been dropped.
recorded at. Kowloon Observatory during. the last 30 years.
RAINPALL AT KOWLOON · OSSERVATORY.
1884-1929.
The Finance Committee of the Hong kong Amateur Athletic Federation of which Mr. A. E. Dome of the Y.M.C.A...! is honorary secretary have so far collect ed 81,455 towards the 26,000 required for January
of Hongkong's Chinese February sending 43 athletes to the Far Eastern games in March... Osaka
April
-
May
June
August
1922 Mean, Max. Min
66 "1.02 8.43
00"
.00
THE Propertyconsists of First ALL THAT or parool of ground situate the Colony of Hongkong and at Victoria registared in the Land Office se.. SECTION
5.43 1.71 .7.05 A of INLAND LOT No. 1166 together with the seauages erections or buildings thereon
11.49 17 3.66 2.79 Hing Street and THE Great War of 1914-1918 which, we now known as No. 18,
2.09 5,21 14.80 1.23 Booundly ALL THAT strip of land at the rear
1.15. 8.49 12.00 46.84 of the mid Section A of Inland Lot No 3166 were told, while it was raging, was to put
34.37 2:34 6.53,15.66 It is learnt on inquiry at the French lana.All of which prez is an end to war for ever, is evidently now Scavenging
12.80.13.78 30.08 4.57 TOM CUTERAN AFFLIES, The Hor. DizzOTE OF THE ONE HUNDRED and THIRD for the residue of the term of 75-year regarded as having failed of its purpose. hospital that the injury suffered by Miss July
bola ORDINARY MEETING of SHARES
1918, created 1
-30.087 07 d by the
17.03 14.24 PUBLIC WORES, and Mesars. H. W. BIRD and
HOLDERS in the Company will be held at from the 16th day of May,
9.94 9.90 30.00 September
83 WL Lrisk for their valuable assistance in
the Office of the Company, A. DES Vaux Crows Lease thereof together with the There is already talk in France of "Jessie Rodger, who was hit by a golf so serious as was at first feared. There
2.02-$4.69 23.99 .01 October bringing both parties to terms.
TUESDAY, 13th FEBRUARY, valuable machinery now mituste in or upon the future war," end" the largest gun over ball at Happy Valley on Friday was not ROAD on BUILDING CARPENTERS" ~
-53178————881-01 and at No.-1-Gordon Street and a submarine of 6,000-tous for is no danger of the sight of the right eye Novorher at 11 O'CLOCK Noor, for the ASSOCIATION,"
CLO of the Directors,
may be
4.90 .74.- 1.11 together
.00 receiving a Report of 128, Queen's Road East
the purpose of transporting troops from being affected. The injury, however, obained from Stateraent of Accounts, declaring
requires very careful attention and Misa December MARKERIHASTINGS & HASTINGS, Africa in the event of the Mediterranean Rodger will be detained for some days [221 Hongkong, January 18th, 1923.
Dividend and electing Directors and Auditors.
Solicitors,
40:43 84.23 119.72 45.83 THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company
being closed by hostile fleste, are re at the hospital. will be CLOSED from Monday, 20th January,
BIDes Your Bond Cent
and
ported as preparations for the future both to Tuesday, 13th February, days inclusive,
1860 LAMBRET BROTHERS "during which period no transfer of shares can
Auctionisten, be registered
By Order of the Board of Directors,
FAA JOHN ARNOLD,"
Becretary. Hongkong, 18th January, 1923.
@
FOR BALE BY TENDER. ON VIEW AT H.M. NAVAL YARD. WEI-HAI-WEI FROM 15TH JANUARY, 1923.
(1) Single Sarew STEAM TUG “HESPER” Fitted as a Fire Flost Salvage and Water Tank Vossel. Length 115 feet Displacement 400 tons, LHP, 300. IRON COALING LIGHTER No. 0459 LA 125 feet, Capacity 300 tons (two Fitted with Capstan, Derrick and
of
Forms of Tender giving fall description the shore Craft may be obtained on suplication to the NAVAL STOKE OFFICE, HM, NAVAL TAM, Hongkong,
Latest date for receipt of Tanders at Wahai Wai, Noon, 10th February, 1922,
(Signed) H. J. ADAMSON,
Naval Store Officor,
SH.M. NATAL YARD,
WEI-HAI-WEL
1923,
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&
THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB, ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1988. FEBRUARY 1977, MARCH 187, 2ND & 33
ANTRIES for the forthcoming Races
close
E on SATURDAY, 37th, in 83 must be sent to the locker Cat, Boo,
Obster Road, on or before this date,
#
Entry Forms are now ready and can be had
the Jockey CLUB STABLES, JOCKEY CLUB
Book (Hongkong Cheb Anner, Chater Road), Race Course, HONAKANG CLUB and LineTzAD DAYIB, Alands Buildings
Pers and Conditions of
THE CORONET.
CHARLIE CHAPLIN
"THE IDLE CLASS. FLOWER OF THE
ORTH
KOWLOON THEATRE THE HOUSE OF THE TOLLING BELL GARNIVAL ON TUESDAY.
Year
1889119.79
1091117.13
1890 70.03
80.41
70.95
1906+
77.60
1907/2
93.55
1908....... 91.87;:
A Chinese who was arrested on the We TEARLY RAINFALL AT KOWLOON OBSERVÁTOBY. war which is oxidantly regarded as Fat junk, plying between Hongkong and
1904.
·1884. 75,49- 1885.........108.025 1905. likely, if not inevitable, before many Taiping, for being in illegal possession
1386 69.17 Indeed, another of a pistol, when charged with the years hava passed."
1887......... 88,29 conflagration at a quite early date is offence at the Magistracy, on Saturday, considerat in Italy to be likely. The told the Bench that he forgot to leave it 1688.......104.88
behind him at Taiping. The police ex- Italian Government is evidently alarmed pressed their bolled in the story and did at the reports which am reaching it from not ask that a heavy penalty should bo Eastern Europe. The altuation in the mflicted. Accordingly, the man was fined
#160 Balkans is described as electric." One wrong move on the part of a Balkan
Ballon The following paragraph has been going the rounds of the Homo papers: The Stato may fire the whole, peninsula.'
greatest single enterprise ever under It is the same old story that taken in the exhibition of motion pictures have been reading for tho last has been launched by an "American century or more, corporation, fortned for the purpose of quarter of a Hungary, Rumania and Jugo-Blavia are fooding Chuna with American films. This reported to be mobilising The cables undertaking will, as a beginning, open 2,000 picture theatres in China. The pro to-day tell us alga that the British Press paganda pessibilities of much an enter is apprehensive regarding the warlike prise can hardly by over-estimated.
1913.
83.73
21914100,91
1918............... 76.03: 1916....... 79.88
1917.
∙1909....... 78.73
1910........ 10.121.
1011
90.55.
1892 90.97 89 89.26
1012.
63.03.
1904 104.25 1805..... 45.83 1806 73,78
1898 87.03 1899.
1887100.03
1915
81.40.
•101:00
72.70
1919.
1900........ 13,73 1001 58.78 1602..
„107.88:
1921.
87/88
97,50.
69.43
1003
93.136
39 years average 84,22 Inches
78.40