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CABLE SERVICE TO THE FAR EAST.'

the

SINO-AMERICAN TRADE NOTABLE INCREASE IN RETURNS.

In the course of his speech at the An increase of G.8,773,153 is prcorded Imperial Economic Conference on

in China's exporty to America for nine subject of Empire communications the months over those for the corresponding Postmaster-General (Sir L Worthington period of last year, necording to a state- Evans) made the following reference to ment published by the American Consul the cable communications with the FarGeneral in Shanghai,

·East

For the one months.ending September The other principal group of cables is 30th, the total of declared exports was the extensive system of the Easter and .47,588,423 against (7.808,709,050 for: the its associated companies, which provides corresponding perrod of last year. Pr communication interest between Great serpat among the items contributing to Britain, the whole of Africa, India, and this increase are textiles, ameansing to the Far East, with connections to China 9,11,118 at $21,000. and along the East Coast of South and animal products, except wool and America and with other foreign countries hair, showed an increase in the figure ot It also offers an alternative route to the

In the textile class,raw cotton showet j = Pacific cable to Australia and New Zen-,306,934, against 87,002,815.., land. In the period immediately aucceed.

a big spurt, reaching 1,095,798 lb., valued ing the war telegraphic communication

at 8425,952, as against, about. an. eighth with fudia and the East was subject to or that amount.. Embroideries were down, serious difficulties and delays. tino folegrans to the Far East took from and so were wool carpet, but waste

showed an cotton

increase of over) seven to ten days in transit. This situn-2000,000. tb, the quantity exported being tion was mainly due to three causes.z

At one

1. A considerable increase in traffic. 2. The suspension of the alternative routes to the Far East Fid Siberia, and to India the Indo-European Company lines; and

3. The interruption of the normal work of cable repair and renewal during the five years of war.

Au mais

Hair-

373307-b. value-at-253, 139. nets were appreciably down to 99.8 lb., Morh 8183,792, but in this the decrease was more than counterbalanced by in creased shipments of human hair, which is being increasingly utilised in Ameri- entemade pralucts

$14,103,403,

Lo 4,390,464 lix valued $10,732,880, and a 10 per cent increase was registered in silk pongees. which reached 433,884 16., representing 2971.357. Unmanufactured wool suffered a big drop from 3,814,993 lb. to 2,087,353. lb. valueil at 361,974.

EXTRA-GYMKHANA

The entries for this Gynkhaun to be held on, Doccimber. Ist are as follows 1st. Itaca HAMILTON GREINT & Furlongs. Licut.Com.. N. Lake's Kileon. AA.. Alros, Jadestone. H. B. L. Dowbiggin's ChessINAN... Capt. G. E.. Oxspring's Malvern.. Mr. Blauks. Discard.

Putts and Croucher's Eire King Dr. E.. H. Kew's "Monoke... AH.. Garrolls Oliva linn

1. M. Dyor's Skylight..

Mr. Hoda's Maina

2nd Race-KLMARNOCH HANDICAP

Class" | Mile:

Ramsbury Strathfarrar Violet Lent.

Bluebottle

Yellow. River

INTIMATIONS

HONGKONG ENGINEERING, AND LONSTRUCTION CO LAD.. NOTICE OF MEETING.

NO FIRST

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY ·YFARBY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of THE HONGRONG ENGINEERING AND CONS STRUCTION CO., LTD. will be held at Tus

Street, Horz Pedder

Hongkong HOXEXONO

WEDNESDAY, the SST DAT of NOV. EMBER, 1923, at 12.00 Noox, for the purpoOBEN. of receiving the Report of the Board of Dir Lectors and a Statement of Accounts for the. period from 28th October, 1912, to the Suth June, 1923, and of electing Directors and.. Anditors

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company: will be CLOSED from the 2nd to the 28th · November, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

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138

13:5

153

Rivargrnss

·1501

Petrol King

[1541

Clover Leaf!

.1557

Speckled Mouse,

8. COURTNEY COOK,

Secretaryası". Hongkong, 15th November, 1998. •11875

Drake

149

Laurel Leaf

150

Sovereign-Bil

180

Country Mouso

·1:39:

189:

1-47"

Arizont:

Gold Bill

Adonis Ragtime

· Pencastle

All lines of silk, from raw silk to Raw By now, however, the Siberian route to pierced cocoons, showed increes. the Far East is again open, and the Indo-k jumped from 1,802,731 lb. valued 3rd European Company's route through Cer- many, Russia, and Persia to Inilia has been restored, and was opened to traffic last month. The Eastern Company have not only made up the leeway in the re- newal of their existing system. Int they havo, completed two additional lines of cable the whole distance from Great Bri Antimony and gold. both bars and tain to Singapore, touching at various coins, dwindled during the period under stations en route, The additional cable rutina, Mahjongg set reached the re capacity thereby obtained, together with markable figure of $489,83, no figures the reopening of the alternative routes, being provided for comparison. In has restored the service to its pre-war creases were noted in various kinds of officiency, and the normal transmission für: Dried eggs dropped a little, while time for full-time messages to all the more frozen eggs registered a big deerenge.. important, destinations. in India, Africa, The demand for penautgrew to 2,372,52% and Australia on the Eastern system does ; valued at $117.352, while tes showed not now average more than three or four an increase in exports to 12,236,033 lb...) hours. It is difficult to over-estimate the representing a sum of $1,060,702, debt which the Empire owes to this great association of companies which were the pioneers of British cable enterprise. The Eastern Company celebrated its jubilee last year, and 'it is a significant example of the enterprise which the company have always shown that they should have been able and ready to spend the very large. suus, running, into several millions, in-states: volved in the provision of two new cables

AMERICAN COTTON CULTURE

AIN SHANTUNG.

刂

The Bureau of Economic Information

The total area of cotton fields in Shau

to almost the farthest ends of the tung is more than 3.500.000 mow, produc Empire

SILK DOCUMENTS FOR

NEW YORK

SEAPLANE TO MEET ADMIRAL LINERS.

The Journal of Commerce, New York, Bays:

Capper Bill.

Race-ST. ANDREWS,

'Mile

137.

148:

143

HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., LTD (IVOORPORATED YS-ENGLAND.)

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to Share-

Nboilers in the above-named Company

that the Special Resolation to Wind np. the Company and the Extraordinary Resolution pravaling for the Distribution or sale of the Com TRAMWAYS LIMITED (Incorporated in Hoog- kong) of

which

has been given to the Notice QUAICH's holding of Shares in the HONGKONG Shareholders having been confirmed and passed

Mr. Bul's Silver Bill. Mr. Bill's Gold: BIIL Dr. F. H. Kaw's Kukuberra.. Mr. Hellenic's Adonis. A. II. Carroll's Violet Conf: A. H. Carroll's Clover Leaf. A. H. Carrolls lyg Leaf

Dyer and Beith's Penersties. J. de Jong's Denken.

S. C. Clayton's Ragtime. C. C. Boyd's Hamsiury.. Mr. Peta's The Chinliler

til Race.-TROSSACH HANDICAP: 1 Mile.

ing over 3,100,000 piculs, of cotton an. nually. The staples of the nativa, variety.. are too short, far yarns of above 16; 5th counts, even for yards of below. 16 counte native cotton has to be mixed with. Chibi cotton and Shen colton. During the past three years. Americnä cotton has Een introduced and cultivated through our the produce, under the encourage- ment offered by the Industrial Commi kioner. The latter purchases, tome 20,000 The Silk Association announced yes catties of American seeds annually from terday (October 10th) that a special sea the Cotton Experimental Station of the plane service has been organised to finistry of Agricultures and Commerco haxen the receipt of documents covering and 5,000 entties from the Bureau of Taw silk shipments from the Orient. Cotton Industry in Tientsin, to be dis Through efforts of the transportation tributed among the Shantung farmers. committee arrangement, have been made, The Shantung Agricultural Experimental with the Post Office Department and the Station, Cotton Experimental Station, Admiral Oriental Steamship Line for the and the Agricultural College, as well as provision of seaplanes, which will meet all the district Magistrates act as Govern Admiral Oriental Line steamships eighty ment agent, for the distribution of Ame miles off the coast of. Seattle and take rienn cotton seeds. The result has proved from them all mail especially marked quite successful, With the exception of "Silk Documents, care of scapost clerk, Tsaabsien, all the districte yield excellent Admiral Oriental Line B. (name of crops, far larger than those of native

cotton. steamer)."

oth

Fern Loaf Strathfarnr.

Speckled Mouse Bluebottle Orient Dakila: Ragtime

Drake

Gold Bill

Adonis Penentle Bandicoot Ivy Lenf

* Ding Dong

the REGIS med Company hoth in London OF SHAREHOLDERS

in the above

and in Hongkong WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL THE 30TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1923, for the purpose of

Transferm registering Shares after which Date the said Registers, will be Closed and the Liquidator will procesi to Distribution of the Assets of this Com- pany among the Persons appearing as Share holfers upon the said Registers in cards with their rights and with the mid Extraordi- nary Resolution.

W. F. NIMMONS, "

For and on behalf of.. EDWARD RITCHIE MORRISH-

Liquidator."

(1595;

TOT

101

100

Hongkong, November, 1923.

1534

150

1581

Arizona Rivergrass

155

15.F

154

Country MouBO»

134

154

1ST

144

Olive Leaf

T-

Race,—Gorbals Garros., 7 Mile.

Bandiente

15... 162:

Roman Sparrow“, Knocku Leg

154

152

752

102

151

147

148.

140

145

144

Finvoy

Ding Dang

Silvo Dandy Kid Fire King Chesstræn Lighting Skylight Brigand Olive Leaf Maine.

Kilcen

lace.-DurRIES PLATE. I Mile: Mr. Ridge's Arizona,

Albert and Arnold's Ding Dong.. Mr. Bill's Gold Billy Mr. Bill's Silver Bill

Mr. Bill's Sovereign Bill

H. Humphreys Country Mouse.

A. H. Carroll's Olive Leaf.

A. H. Carroll's. Violet Leaf.

A. H. Carroll's Laurel Lent. MC Aripas's Bluebottle. Mr. Toda's Maine..

PUBLIC AUCTION::

* ARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS -at-

an MONDAY, the 26th day of Nvember, 1925, 18. by Order of Him

at the Offices of i ta Fabro Works Department, by

bald

ICBULENCY THE GOVERNOR, of one Lot of CROWN LAND at Shamshaipo in the

70 Colony of Hongkong, for term of commencing fram the lat July, 1898,- with the option of renewal at a Crown Hent, to be fired by the Surveyor of Hi MAJESTY THE Enso, for one further term of 24 years lens.

three days.

PARTICULARS OF TER LOE

Boundary MenenLTRO DACİA.

No. of Bas

Berry 20

Locality:

· Solinigamimąst

As per suju pínu,

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FOR SALE. VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY. FFERS will be Received up to the 7ru DECEMBER, 1923, for the Parchess or Lease of a Modera Equipped Nine-room, Fire proof, Brick and Concreta Besidenco at Pax HOOK TONG, CANDON. Includes threw Bath rooms equipped with Modern Fixtures, Cum- Basement Kitchen and Berrants"

Attractive Location. Excellent Views.

Mrs. Bernard's Rivergrass. / 7th Race-HoxUKONG GYMKHANA GRAN PIONS. One and a Quarter Mile Chinn Panics. Winners at Gymkhann Meetings this season only. Weight for inches as per scale. Entrance Eceous Grounds with Ten year old Then Tennis 2. 1st prize, $500; 2nd prize, $200 Court Owner's family leaving shortly for 3nd prize, $100.

Home

Such mail," says the statement The high price of American cotton is upon its arrival at Setttle, will be encouraging the farmers to improve their

was sold ini dispatched upon the first transcontinental seeds American cotton train available, often before the silk itself. Shantung last year at a price higher than lay been discharged from the steamer, that of the native cotton by about & per This should bring the documents into New 100 eatties.

Experiments show that (1) American! York bufore the arrival of the silk

"The new service will be an invaluable entton can be grown not only in sandy, For one, both to silk rms and to the Banks and alluvial soil, but even in humus; through which their papers are handled, while native cotton is confined to river for it will permit the banks to place docu-sides, alluvial or sandy soil; (2) the ripe ments in the hands of the importers upon capsules of American cotton remain hang- er before the actual arrival of the silking on the plant without falling for about Many importers have been inconvenienced a fortnight, while those of native cotton in the past through delay in the receipt of, requirs immediate gathering; (3) Ameri silk documents, which did not always can cotton has a greater resistance to reach the importers in time to remove attack by drought or rain, as compared their silk promptly and prevent conges with the native cotton tion at milroad terminals,

"The seaplane service will go into effect, ne once, at soon as papers are received address according to the pro- vigions specified.”

"A Chinese,roturning home after dealing in coconuts with the natives of New Guinea for twelve years was arrested on the as Leo Song for being in possession of an automatic and some ammunition Mr. C. A. S. Rass explained to the Magis trate that the man had to make a jour ney overland to get to his home, and be was carrying the firearm and sunmqui- tion for solf-protection against Chinese bandlits. Mr. Wood imposed a fine" of -$500,000

CHINA TEA.

The following tablos give the exports of China tea for the seasons 1997-23 and, 1921-22 to July 14th :-

1822-23-

lbs. United States and

Canada

3,280,837 | Great Britain ....................... 5,167,321

Over 30,003 entties of American seeds have been distributed this year to the farmers of various districts; yet the supply from the Industrial Commisioner's Offic has not bem suficient to meet the demand of the growers. More extensive cultiva Continent, ............. 1,334,512 tion and a larger output are, therefore, Bombay and Central expected this year.

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480,195 North Africa Ports. 504,523

Russia.

48,184

440,930

$43,501

20,066

Total

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the Chairman of the Clothing Committee Lively small crop of tea sent down for com on Fifth Floor,⠀⠀

The following letter was addressed by at Kobe, to Mr. J. McArthur, Chairman Hongkong Relief Committoe. A

ין

The unsettled condition of affairs-in China is clearly indicated by the compara

Chinese teaman would, if he could have port this your, With prices so high the For the purpose of developing Chines

done his best to swam) the world's mickets trade, in foreign countries, the Poking T

November 8th, 1923, with common Cengou. The quantity of Chamber of Commerce has petitioned the

DRAM MCARTHUR, We have just China ten impertel into the United King Government recommending that commer

small proportion of the ciah attachés should be appointed to the roved, per #x. Wayfoong, a shipment dom is now in very

very largely various important Legations abroad and from Bungkong consisting of forty (10) total amount received, It that such officials should be selected and bales of Army Blankets and four (4) cases composed of common tea, which is used for blending or for export purposes. Bo far, of Boots and Shoes, recommended to the Government for ap pointment by the Chinese commercial Those were the articks most urgently during the current season. imports into guilds. The Ministry of Agriculture and required to enable us to meet all possible this country show a considerable increase, Commerce, however, anys that commercial demands, and I wish to again express the but it is likely that imports will attachés must be selected and appointed very great appreciation and thanks of much earlier than they did last year and that the total available for this market by the Government, but under the exist this Committer, to the Hongkong Com will not be much higher than in 1922. ing Snancial conditions, the proposal canmunity, as well as yourself, for these most For the last four years, tee bas heen allow- not be put into force. It is reported that useful gifts.

free from China. The

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