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“DE COLITE
FIRE-RESISTING FLOORING
(Awarded Gold Medal France-British Exhibition)
JOINTLESS,„, HYGIENIO & NON-SLIPPING
Lald by Our Own Workmen on STEEL, WOOD OR CONCRETE,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST Sorn, 1924
THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, LTD.
Tel, Central 236.
2, Queon's Buildings.
5.15 and 9.15 only.
JUDGMENT of the STORM
Nature laid bare triumphs over human emotions.
A picture full of heart interest to satisfy the most exacting screen critic.
QUEEN'S THEATRE
(Pleasure House-de-luxe),
2.30 and 7.15 only.
HER
SACRIFICE
An entire Chinese production of modern Chinese
life in Shanghai
An opportunity for all to see the first big Chinese him and to see genuine Chinese customs and
mannerisms.
BOTH ATTRACTIONS WILL BE PUT ON FOR A WEEK.
Beginning TO-DAY, August 29th.
SAFETY FIRST
J
CASH BOXES
Thief Proof :-Latest thing out.
PRICE $20.00 each.
PHONE C. 3217.
HALL, LAW & CO.,
30-32, DES VEUX ROAD C.
TENNIS SEASON
1924-1925.
F. H. AYRES BALLS,
RACKETS, and GEAR
SUPPLIED AT KEEN PRICES by
ABAQUERIA FILIPINA
LEADING TOBACCONISTS. OPPOSITE QUEEN'S THEATRE
Hotela oll
HONGKONG SMALL INVESTORS SHARE & REAL ESTATE CO.
ASIATIC BUILDING (2nd FLOOR). TEL. 0, 4630. WE
BUY
WE SELL 23 Dairy Farms 28.00 Waterbants 17.00 Humphreys Steamboats 431 Underwriters 1.75 Territorials 1,60 Comente asw. Chin Light now 10f Union Insor. 231,00 Wharvos Cements new 56.80 H'kong Banks $1,200 S'pore, Trams M. Eats Peak Trams 19 Tugs H'kong. Elec 40.30
WatBonn
0.00
210 Providonta okl 16
27 Providents now 0,10 3.20
AND VARIOUS OTHER LOTS
Troepoctive bayors are reminded that sales or purchases of lots mentioned depend upon our clients and market fnctuations,
HONGKONG WEEKLY SHARE
REPORT.
Mesara. Benjamin and Potts in their weekly share report dated Friday, ch say:-
The Settlement which was put through on Tuesday last brought about a good deal of business, and the market appea 19. as strong as even. There is a good de mand for sound investment stocks, and abares of a speculative nature have' in. several cases hardened, and in spite of high prices being offered, holders are very frm.
Banks. There has been a good demand for Hongkong and Shanghai Banka at $1.200_and_probably a little more would be paid. The London rate has improved to £130 18 (middle) according to tele graphic advice.
Marine and Fire Insurances-Cantons have spurted to $720. Unions closed better at #232. China Underwriters have been pinged at #11 to 81,80 Yangtzes are 'steady at $901" Hongkong Fires are enquired for at 590 and China Fires are enquired for at-8175.
Shipping-Hongkong, Canion aad Macao Steamboats made further progress and touched 810, but, the demand has since slackened and there are sellers at} 818. Dougins Steamships have advanced} to 802. Star. Ferries have hardened and were done at $102. Union Waterboats are on offer at 816. Tugs and Lighters are still on the weak side at #3).
Refineries Chian Sugars jumped to 373 before the Settlement, but have since! declinach to 8360 sellers. Malabons at 846 continue, neglected.
Oils and Mining. Benguets have been dealt in to a fair extent at P.3.10 and P.3.20. Langkats are quoted Tis 13 ex Rights and the Explorations (New Issue) at Tls. 2) nominal. Shelf Tran sports have receded 16" 80/-. Trouchs are a'shade firmer at 44/... Kailana are want- jed at 70%..
Electric Companies.-China 'Lights con- tinue their upwards, movement and have been negotiated at. 1 (combined), 817) for the Old and 1th for the New. Hong- kong Trams have changed hands up to s but close lower with "probable buyers at 842. Hongkong Electrics are firm "and have been put through up to | #41}.
Docks, Wharves and Godowns.-Hong- kong and Whampoa Docks have had a smart rise and up to $167 has been paid. Hongkong and Kowloon Wharves were bought at $20 early in the week, but close carier with sellers at $218. Shang. hai Docks have again come to business at Tls. 3. Hongkew Wharves have been booked at Tls. 195 cx the interim dividend of Ts. 3 just paid. New Engineeringa az Tis. 07 have not moved.)
Lands, Hotels and Buildings-Hong kong and Shanghai Hotels have continued in good demand and the price has climbed steadily upwards to 824 for the Old and 8231 for the New shares. There has also been more activity in Hongkong Lands and business was done up to $121 and there are further buyers at $120. Hong; Long Realtys have been taken at #2 to $2.15. Humphreys Estates are wanted at
23 after sales at $3.
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Cotton Mills-There are bayers of Ewos at Tla. 103. Orientals are steady at Tla 3. Shanghai Cottons at Ils. 37 are quiet,
Miscellaneous-Green Island Cements (combined) were booked at 826), but the market bas cased off at the close. A good demand for China Providents has lifted the price to $17 for the Old and $5-10 for the New sha.. The combined shares have been dealt in at $321. Dairy Farms weakened and› were sold down to 827), but the market has since recovered to $28. Watsons have been done at 827. to 827) and madre would be placed at the former rate. There are enquiries, far Hongkong Kopes (Uld) at $19.60 ex the interim dividend of 40 cents and the New at 87 ex the interib dividend of 1 cent just paid. Peak Trams are wanted at $20, and Lane, Crawfords at $18 after sales at 8181.
Exchange The T.T. selling rate on Lunden to-day is 2/43 and on Shanghai 713.
Forward Settlement Days.-September 25th (Thursday), and October 8th.
COTTON FROM ARGENTINA. SCHEME TO SUPPLY SPAIN AND ITALY!
Dew Francisco Cambo, the eminent. Spanish financier, is at present in Rio de Janeiro, on his way to the Argentine Republic. He is now turning his atten tion to the enlargement of the zone of cultivation of cotton in the Argentine. In his opinion the product of El Checo is the finest cotton at present grown in the world, and he further considers that the amount produced may be made to exceed, in a very short time, the annual crop of Brazil. Es has planted in all its details a project for cultivating cotton on a Frat scale in El Chaco and in. Santiago del Estero,
Before starting for South America he is known to have interested several Spanish men of affairs in the scheme, as well as some of the more important, spin- Ders in Catalonia. It is proposed to send out Italian and Spanish labourers to com mence cultivation, and it is
hoped that, as time goes on, Argentina will produce sufficient for the Spanish and Italian markets, and reader them independent of the fluctuations both in price and quantity. caused by the uncertainty of the North American crop.
LONDON" 'BUSES TO STOP WHEN HAILED
For some months past experiments have imen, carried out in stopping buscs.at fixed points on all routes working bo tween Hammersmith, and Piccadilly, and |'between Victoria and Cricklewood. The experiment has not proved entirely satis factory, and the London General Omnibus Company: have, therefore, decided to abandon the scheme. In futuro, n}] General buses working on the nove routes will slop when hailed, and compul sory stops will be made at all points, on the fare boards.
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The Day of the Knight is Here !
IT IS THE
WILLYS KNIGHT
Simplest and most trouble-free type of motor ever invented.
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It has the most distinctive and gracefully balanced body of any car
in the market.
1-The Willys-Knight car is the four cylinder motored car that makes the six
annecessary.
The Knight motor is steam prinsiple. The valves sza two cylindrical sleeves with rectangular slots or ports which when they register with each other and the ports in the block allow the ingress and egres of the gazes without obstruction. These wide open passages, particularly on the exhaust side, permit a more thorough cleaning of the barni gusen from the combustion chamber than any other type of motor, so that every ounce of energy available is utilized from the explosive mixture, which gives us such tremendous power
2-It has no valve to grind and no carbon to clean.
The combustion chamber is completely surrounded by water and an alloy piston noted for its great heat radiating qualities in usod so neither the combustion chamber nor the head of the piston gets bat enough to baks the residue from the exposed gases to form carbon while there is still enough heat maintained to handle the explosive mixture effectively,
-&-It is the only type of motor that improves with use.
While carbon" can not form in the combustion chamber, still a certain amount of the residue from the buint guson works up behind the wide sealing ring in the cylinder head and, so this building in process obtains, it keeps pushing this sealing ring more tightly against the inner sloers until it completely scals the compression chamber developing more power with every mile the motor is drawn.
-It is the only type of motor that wears in while other wears out
All parts in the Willys Knight car are assembled with wide clearance between each other and oil is forced into these clearances under heavy pressure so that the entire assembly is Upping or wearing in on these heavy films of oil instead of wearing out. In other words, every baring in this motor is an all blaring instead of a metal to metal bearing which in necessary, in the construction of a poppet valve motor in order to keep it quiet with subsequeat quick wour and noise, 2 MANA
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It has eliminated one hundred and sixty two quick wearing parla recessary in the operation of a cylindered poppel valve motor. There are so hammering parla such as cama striking nguinat, pash rods, push rods against valve stems, or valya hewds anapping back into their seats through the medium of heavy springs, sic.
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Sole Distributors,
59-61, Des Voeux Road Central.
Telephone No. 977
Head Office: 1st floor, Telephone 1840.