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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22nd, 1927.
XMAS AND NEW YEAR HAMPERS
We beg to notify customers that Assorted Hampers suitable tử the Festive denson may be obtained from us at the following Reduced Rates
No.
1 Qt. Most & Chandon Dry Imperial
I Pt. Blackberry Bran-ly, 1 PD.O.M.
HAMPER $38.
1 Qt. Superb Tway, Port. „Champagne.) 2. Qta. St. Julien Claret.
1 Qt. Martell's XXX Brandy.
Qts. King George TX Gold Label
or Perfection Whisky.
1 Qt. Old Browa Sherry, Black Soul. 1. Puritan Old Tom Dry Gin, 1Q Burgundy Barkovno's, 1 Phial Pomeranzen Bitters.
No. 2
HAMPER-$34.
1 Qt. Guillemart Champagne.
1.PL. D.O.M.
1 Qt. Burgoyne's Burgundy.
1 Qt. Martell's XXX Brandy.
2 Qts. King George IV Gold Label
or Parfection Whisky.
2 Qts. Tawny Dry Port. 2 Q. St. Julien Claret 10. Puritan Old Tom or Dry Gin. -1 Qt. Vino de Pasto Sherry, 1 Phial Pomeranzen Bitteri.
No. 3
HAMPER-$30.
IQ. Burgoyne's Burgandy,,
1 Pt. Peppermint G.F.
1 Pt. D.UM.
2 Qta. Superior Rich Old Furt.
Qu, King George IV. Gold Label
or Perfection Whisky.
1 Qt. Engrand'a XXX Brandy." Iqt. Amontillado Sherry.
1 Qt. Puritan Old Tom or Day Gio. 2 Qts, Medoo Ülarst.
1 Phial Pomeranzen Bitters,
Other hampers made up to suit Customer's requirements.
GANDE, PRICE & CO., LTD.
TEL. C. No. 135.
HONG KONG.
LEPROSY IN JAPAN.
MEDICAL WORK LEFT TO, MISSIONARIES.
AN HEROIC ENGLISHWOMAN.
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HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
"
DRONEER lat, 1917, 1.X. Bank 11593 May,1,155 m
Do Londos, 212) nom. Although the methods for gh: Chartered Bank...£911 bay. ing, infectious diseases in Japan Merantia Bank, A. &B...£33 nom. and preventing their spread have
Dü
0...£14ì nom. · improved greatly, the problem | P; & 0.
Bank
£10 nom. preventing the spread of leprosy East Asia Bank ................................$61 nom. has not been given proportionate'] Canton Inrumnos' .........$580 bay. study or attention. The unfortun Union Inspranos'
........$293. buy. ate person who has contracted this North China Ins TIA 143 HOME disease is treated as 'a social, out-
Fangtare Insurance ..... $481 buy. past and is isolated from human
China Underwriteze...$1.40 nom intercourse and assistance.. While China Fire Insurance....$915 nom, the authorities have done little or Hong Kong Fire Ins....3655 bay. $40 bay. nothing during the past few years Dongles.....
Steamboats
1214 bay. in coping with this important
39 bay social and medical question, for
$30 nom. eign missionaries have made and
$49 nom. are making to-day a berode and
.90%. nom. creditable effort to minister to the wants of those who suffer from this
.917 dread scourge, the principal of such foreign efforts being directed by the American Mission for Lepera,, of which Dr. Albers Ol mans a chief, and the Kusatsu Leper Asylum, over whith a heroic: Shanghai Loans "..The 6.05 buy, Englishwoman.s veritable Raabs feminine Father Damien, presides, Tronoh Mines ministering personally to those H. & K. Wharf... nflicted. The name of this brave
HE
Indo-Chinas (Prof.).
Da (Del.) Shall Transporta Waterboat...... Bagnets matti Kailan Mining Ad... Langkats (combined).
ROG. .607- Dom
The 18) bay.
· Do, (single) 91.
buy it na. Shaz Explordions/T 21 bay,
2.90 sel
&W. Docks...
Yoga Providents
English Indy is Mrs Cornwall Hong Legh.
+
Over 30,000 Cases, According to investigations mada by the Department of Home
Fla.
nom. £17/8 bay. $126 nom. 3.12 buy
buy. The 168 buy. Tis 5
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT Co., LTD. Affairs, the number of lepers in Shanghai Cottons (old). The 454 bay.
Best Portland Cement.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
GENERAL MANAGERS,
.HONGKONG.!
SHIPBUILDERS,
.SHIP REPAIRERS.
BOILER MAKERS." FORGE MASTERS,
OXY-ACETYLENE AND
ELECTRIC WELDERS,
MECHANICAL, AND
ELECTRICAL
ENGINEERS.
OF HONGKONG, LIMITED. THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
DRY DOCKS,
Length 787 Feet.
Length on Blocks 750 Paak." Depth on Centre of ̈
SI (H.W.0.S.T.) 34. B. ns
-THREE SLIPWAYS-
Capable of Handling Ships Upo | 8,000 Tons Displace uent Electric Crane at Sea Wall, Capable of
Lifting 100 Tons at 70 Feet Radius
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, ́Agents,
HONGKONG, CHINA & JAPAN,
TEL ADDRESS: "TAIxOODOĢE; Horozowa.” ... TELEPHONE No. 212.
CALL FLAG: "C" OTER " Ama, Pennant.”
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this country, in 1904, wae 30,337. The second report, made zom years later, set the number down ar 28,815, while the third, made recently, shows a total of 16,989. | These investigations, however, were made by the police for the Home Department, and the Japanese
bo 20
Naw Engineerings... Shanghai Dooka...T 90 nom. Ewn Cottons
27.05 nom Orientale vines 17 po
Do...». «(new)....... H., & N. Hotels......$7.10 bay..
HK. Landa Shangbai Landa „.......
Tha, 124 bay. Humphreys Estates......$13,85 buy. Hong Kong Realties......$7.30 bay.
Territorials. $1) new. H.K H.K. Tramway!
mel, 7.13
press refuses to regard the figures Peak Tram (old), 420, 10:25
as correct, on the ground that the police have no medical knowledge The reporte of Army authorities on lapart, based on examination of conscripts, show that the number has not changed much from what it was in 1904.
Begging For Livelihood. In Japan, lepers are allowed to live in any part of the country. In Kobe, for instance, one is no, costed by sorely stricken leper beg gurs in some of the principal thoroughfares. One does not come Across them in the bigger Tokyo streets, but when one goes off the beaten track, into the slum dis tricts, several can be met, especial is at the entrances to temples, where the pious worshippert is sure to throw them a few coppers. Some time ago, the authorities announc ed the establishment of a national leper home and hospital, but thu far nothing definite has materializ ed-North Ching Daily News."
SAIGON RICE MARKET.
OF PRICES ADVANCING.
The Compagnie de Commerce & de. Navigation d'Extrême-Orient, in their report dated Saigon, Decem-1 ber 14th, state-Our market is firm on account of 4.persistent small paddy supply, Prices are advancing in spite of a volume of business under the average.
The total amount of rice export- ed from January 1st to November 30th, 1927. is 1,357,198.426 tons against 1,288,924.173 tons in 1926.
We quote to-day white Saigen rice No. 125 per cent. brokens round grain: Hong Kong $8.33 per picul of 134 lbs. fo.b. Saigon, 10%. ild. per cwt. f.o.b. Saigon; Yen 7 per picnl of 134 lbs. f.o.b. Saigon.
White Saigon rice No. 2 sifted Japan quality Hong Kong 85.56 per picul of 134 lbs. Lo.b. Saigon; 108. per est. f.o.b. Saigon; Yen 6.45 per pical of 134 lbs. fo.b. Saigon.
For December/January shipment.
RUBBER MARKET.
SHARE QUOTATIONS.
Alessia Carroll Bros. have been advised of the following quotations
of rubber shares:--
Amalgamated Malays
Do. (now)....$7 361. Chins Lights (comb)......$15.40 bay. Star Farrias *******$58 bay
Da fold).$9.85 bay. Do.
(28).....86.40 bar.
..1581 nom, ̈ ********* $3.50 100.
$44 buy.
H.K. Electrion Macao Electrics Telephones.................. Singapore Tractions.. China Buses .....
17/0 nom 11/9 buy. Malabon Sugars China Sugars
...$71 bay. *****$30 nom. Canion Iced Cements (combined)...10.19bay, 6
Do Do.. :
(old)...$64 nei, (new) ...30.70 H. Roper (old)
bay1.sal ..35 buy. Do, (DOW)
..80.50 am. United Asbesto
$10 sel Dairy Farms.... ..14) bay.
Jil nom. ..38 sal
Watsons
Der A Wings Lane Crawforda, Sincere Mackintoaks.......
m
Powella H.K. Ameement.
ALI
$72 bay.. buy.
FINDLATER'S WHISKIES.
Honor.T
FINDLATER'S
Scotch Whisky
"Special"
To what
SING COM»
BUZA MACKIE, 1000
FINDLATER'S
"OLD LIQUEUR":
is the finest whisky shipped to the East.
age=
Its mellowness and" 10 years-combined with a larger proportion of Malt Whisky than is generally used in the brands of to-day account for the quality.
Like most good things, it is expensive.
FINDLATER'S "SPECIAL"
has been awarded numerous Gold Medals and Diplomas for quality in all parts of the World Seven years old.
THE WING ON CO., LTD. THE SUN CO., LTD.
CHUEN YUEN-
SANG TYE
6.60 sel.
THE EMPRESS STORE, Kowloon.""
820 buy.
H.K. Constructions...$1 el B'que Indus. G. Bonds...56% buy, H.K. Gort Loans.......6% prom, nom. buy-buyers; sel-sellers; namsalos; com-nominal.
EXCHANGE RATES.
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Athens Rio Bombay
Shanghai Yokohama
Hong Kang
Silver (spot)
Rugay, Dec. 20th.
124
25.27
12.07
20.43
18.20
34.55!
1934
2 97/04
796
477
4.88 9/32
34.90'
90
18.07
18.34
1641
22.41)
3651
5.29/32
1/8 3/32
2/7
-1/10 25/32
2/01
Stocked by:
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TYE SHING
KWAN TYE
HUNG CHEONG, Kowloon,"
RAHIM'S STORE, Shameen.
ALSO AT THE PRINCIPAL HOTELS AND CLUBS.
Distributors-GILMAN & Co., Ltd.
For the Festive Season
Fry's
Famous Chocolates
in
Fancy Boxes
A Gift Casket of
Healthy
Childhood
Growth is a severe tax on stamina. The young growing body needs all the support it can be given. Give your children.
'KEPLER'-
Cod Liver Oil with Malt Extract
Botties of two sizce
益
*** 1986
All Chémistax and Stores
*'HAZELINE SNOW”
(Trods Mark)
keeps the skin soft, cool and smooth.
All Chenfels and Starvin
BURROUGHS WELLCOME & CO. T
"LONDON" AND SHANGHAI ·
Balgownies
Bassetts
the world's favourite sweet-
26 7/16
Silver (forward)
26 3/16
Allenbys
$3.10
Alor Gajahs
60.
BEAUFORT CLUB TO CLOSE.
Ayer. Moleks
4.20 2.66
Ayer Panas
11.70
3.60
1.40
EFFECT OF THE BETS TAX ON A BOOKMAKERS' CLEARING HOUSE.
Every
Fry's Chocolates-
Brogas
1.03
Bukit Jelutongs
1.93
Bukit Katils
1.25
Changkat Berdangs
8.00
Connemaras,
2.40
Glenealies
3.10..
That famous racing institution the Beaufort Club, situated in Soho-square, will close its doors, to membership on December 31st.
good
Indragiris
11.76.
store
will be appreciated
1.75 2.90
·4.25
Kempas
8.90
Kuala Sidima
4.20
Lunas
3.245
Malaka Pindas
2.95
Mandai Tekongs
.0.75
Mentakabt
0.63
New Serendahs'
4.35
2,80
1,30 2.80 3.40
4.40%
3.10
1,60
3.16
2,60
3.95
Jerams Jimaha Kedahs
Pajama Punggors Sandycrofte Beudais
Sungei Bagans
Tapahs
Tambalaka
Teluk Anzona
United Malaccas
Dian Simpana
The club, where they call over the card" for the big turf events, was established sixty years ago, and has numbered among ite mem-. bers in the past many of the most fainous racehorse owners, turf commission agents, and others in- terested in racing.
Mr. C. Norfield, who is acting for the scoretary of the club during his temporary absence, said that the decision to close the club was
as a consequence of the betting tax. Ever since, the Chancellor in- troduced the new Act, he said, the membership had steadily dwindled - from its normal figure of shout 800. There is consequently no other alternative," he said, “but to wind up the affairs of the club, re-
Price of raw rubber: 1/71d. per. grettable though that course is to
everyone concerned.
keeps
Fry's
at this happy
Christmas Season
by all your friends.
Be Sure They Are Fry's