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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, LTD.
Tel Central 236.
AGENTS FOR
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ANTI-CORROSIVE and ANTI-FOULING COMPOSITIONS
FOR SHIPS BOTTOMS.
FINAL SHOWS AT
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NOTE THE TIMES
JUDGMENT of the STORM
5.15
(Lucille Rickson & Lloyd Hughes)
9.15
2.30
Entirely and Essentially a Chinese Screen Classic.
7.15
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LEADING TOEACCONISTS, OPPOSITE QUEEN'S THEATRE
HONGKONG SMALL INVESTORS.
For the convenience of clienta we see moving to more waitable and commodtions quarters and shall be installed at the Ground Floux, Ice House Srizrt, Next to Hucur Á Hotag, from the lot of Bayramaza, Our Telephone will still continue to bo C. 4306 and wa shall be plosaed to attend inquiries reference disposal or acquisition of Largs or Small Lota of Shares at our New Address
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SERICULTURE AT FOOCHOW, STRANGLING THE INDUSTRY AT ITS BIRTH.
AUSTRALIAN BUDGET. INCOME TAX TO BE SUBSTAN. TIALLY REDECED
Mr. Percy E. Walsham. Commissioner A substantial redaction in the income of Customs at Foochow, in his Report x was announced by the Federal The general ex-
on the trade of the port in 1921, writes: bourne on July 31st.
Treasurer in his Budget Speech at "Mel-
It has long been recognised that a good emeption is to be increased from £200 to road to the foot of the mountains on, the exemption to diminish by El which our local summer resort, Kaliang. £; in addition the tax is to be reduced for every £3 by which the income exceeds is situated is one of the urgent needs of by "10 per cent. The proft from galā the port, but it has been extremely hard mining is to be exempt until the whole to get the local authorities interested in returned to the owners. "The tax on of the working capital invested has been the scheme. Lately, however, the prospect lotteries is to be discontinued. seems more hopeful, as the Police Com is to be allocated as follows:-£3,300,000 The accumulated surplus of £5,100,000 missioner. Mr. Chang Tsao Cheng, has for building cruisers and submarines; taken the matter up and even gone to £300,000 for main road's development: the length of surveying the proposed $300,000 for a scheme for marketing | route. Whether the road will eventuate primary products; the remainder, to be is still a matter of conjecture. but, enrried forward and used as a reserve. should it do so, Mr. Chang will earn the The Treasurer also announced the for- lasting gratitude of all foreigners.-That mulation of a five year defence pro- silk can be produced in the district has gramme, including the expenditure of an been known for a number of years, as additional £1,000,000 rearly. In addition certain villages rear the silkworm and two cruisers and two sengoing submarines produce raw silk. Very little of it is are to be built. The details of the woven into cloth, though it is done to scheme for building the Kyogle South some extent, but it is mostly sold to Brisbane railway were announced. shops in Foochaw, where it is made up was stated that the Sugar Pool was into silk thread and dyed the most exenerying on satisfactorily, and that the quisite colours. The industry, though at industry, "by a big increase in the crop. present on a small seile, is capable of bas reacted to the fair and reasonabl development if properly handled. Ac-treatment reveived under the arrange- cording to Mr. C. R. Kellogg, of the ment made by the Government last year. Fakien Christian University, to whom and it is expected that approximately am indebted for these notes, a big ad- 70,000 tons will be available for export vance has lately taken place, due chiefly this season.' to the interest and efforts of the Silk Association of America, who representa tive has visited Foochow on several year. decasions. The chief drawback to sericul- ture in Foochow appears to be that under
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A surplus of £98,002 is anticipated on the operations of the current financial |
existing conditions fully 80 per cent. of C. E. WARREN & CO., LTD.
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the eggs are diseased, thus making the rearing of the worms uncertain. Fukien Christion University has just started a sericulture department to work on this problem. 15 mou of the land be- longing to the University have been plant. ed with mulberry trees, and in noother. two years should yield a large supply of leaves for the worms to feed on. Through microscopic examination of the moths, disease eggs are being eliminated and better silkworms produced. In this way. disedio free eggs of highly selected wormis
SANITARY ENGINEERS,
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will be procured and distributed to SANITARY INSTALLATIONS.
farmers at cost price. With the "funds supplied by the Silk Association of America, the University has distributed 13,000 young mulberry trees to two new centres, which will be producing raw silk within the next two years. Plans had already been made for the erection of a modern steam flature, but the shortage of cocoons, combined with the disturbed ́political situation, prevented their matur- ing. Another factor, and a serious one. which seeris likely to interfere with the industry is taxation. It is said that the privilege of collecting silk taxes--which includes the taxing of the mulberry trees has been farmed out by the local authorities for the sum of 825,000. H this is correct, an industry which with encouragement would be capable of yield. ing several millions of dollars per year will be strangled at its birth.
SHANGHAI TRADE:
Messrs. Ilbert & Co.'s Piece Goods Market Report of August 9th, says :—
The war clouds have been gathering thick and fast during the week and it Row seems that hostilities can only be avoided by a miracle as the opposing armies, said to be well equipped with aeroplanes and heavy guns, are taking up position in the neighbourhood of Soo- chow some being as close to Shanghai as Quinsan.
The effect on trade has been the total dislocation of communications by land, rail and water over a very wide area, wholesale commandeering of launches, junks, and coolies, and abandonment of their homes by large numbers of people; native banks have practically suspendicul operations, clearances have fallen of almost to nothing and there has, of course,, been no fresh buying of any des cription, while the auctions have all been suspended for this week.
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In other centres also, principally Ningpo, Bangchow and Hankow the monetary stringency is very severe and practically no remittances are being made to Shanghai on account of adverse ex- changes.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO.
INTERIM DIVIDEND,
The Directors of the Green Island Cement Co., Ltd. have declared an In- terim Dividend of Fifty (50) cents per share, the same as last year, but this should not be taken as an indication that the same Final Dividend (which must necessarily depend on the result of the working for the current half year) will be paid.
The Mechanical Grate Kilm at the Works at Hok On is now turning out some' 32 tous dinner per diem as against 15/17 tons produced by the old Aalborg Kilns, A second Kiln is now being erected, and two further Kilns have been ordered for the Macao Works. These additions will, of course, materially reduce the cost of production, but it will probably be at least 12 months before all these Kilns are in- stalled and working.
CINEMA NOTES.
QUEEN'S THEATER.
To-day will provide the last op portunity for seeing "Judgment of the Stown," a pleasant and highly interesting screen-drama which has enjoyed success at the Queen's Theatre 5.15 and 9.15 per formances. ** Her Bacrifice," the Chinese modern drama with sub-titles in Eng- fish will be put on for the last time at 2.330 and 7.16 to-day.
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A GLORIOUS ROMANCE!
A THRILLING LOVE STORY !
A MAGNIFICENT SPECTACLE !
As you watch this glorious romance with its thrilling love story unfold in passages of breathless interest and haunting beauty you will acknowledge to yourself, your friends, everybody, that this is one of the greatest productions you have ever seen!
Here is the achievement supreme in spectacular productions, the tremendous and dazzling presenta. tion of a riotously extravagant court that existed in the most romantic age of history. Massive sets
tumultuous gyenes
swirling crowds. an age of romance and adventure recreated in moments and scenes of
riotous revelry
glorious grandeur.
"A LADY of QUALITY"
A MAGNIFICENT· PRODUCTION OF F. H. BURNETT'S GLORIOUS BOM •NCE ·
· STARRING
VIRGINIA VALLI
WITH MILTON BILIS AND A TREMENDOUS SUPPORTING CAST,
TO-DAY TILL SATURDAY, at 5.15 and 9.15 p.m.
WORLD THEATRE.