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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 31st, 1928.
HONG KONG IMPORTS.
FORTNIGHTLY PRICE CUR
RENT AND MARKET · REPORT.
BY HONG-KONG- GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
The fortnightly price current and market report, published by the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, dealing with imports, contains some interesting informa tion, and states ---
COTTON PICK GOODS AND FANCY COTTON GOODS.-Before the China New Year Holidays business was checked by
a drop in exchange Clearances improved slightly. A to the latter part of the period there is nothing to report, the market being practically closed for the holidays. The latest quotations are those of the 24th inst. Eg. Sakal 17.25d. Mid. Amer. "Spot 10.38. Another report states:- Most Chinese dealers made monay during 1997, but the margin of profit in most cases was small. In one or two instances dealers sustained heavy losses. From the importers* point of view things have been much better than in 1925 and 1996, although by no means back to normal. Clearances have been satis factory and stocks in godown by no means excessive. A fair volume of business has been booked during Firms importing Con- the year. tinental woollens Bind themselves holding excessive stocks, owing to specially troubled conditions in Canton towards the end of the year and the continuance of unscasonable weather."!
COTTON YARN.-There is nothing fresh to report, the market remain- ing dull and lifeless.
Nominal quotations are as fol-1 lows: No. 10s at 8170 to $185, No. 328 at $175 to $185, No. 16s at $183 to 8100, No. 20s at 8195 to $900, Arrivals nit, shipments ní, sales ni, unsold stock 3,500 bales, bar- gains 9,000 balen,
WOOLLENS No change in prices since last report. No sales of any
note.
RAW COTTONS.-Nothing doing." METALS-Owing to the Chinese New Year holidays, the period under review was allowed to pass without any attempt at business on the part of the dealers Prices are purely nominal.
FLOTE MARKET RIPORT.-Stock: American, 600,000 bags; Canadian, 100.000 bags; Australian, 90,000 bags, Market slow Quotationss American Patent, $4.25 per sack; American Straight. 12.00 to $3.15 per sack; American Cut off $3 to 4.25 per sack; Australian No. 1 93.40 to $3.46 per sack; Canadian Cut off, $2.90 to $3 per sack; Canadian Straight, $2.80 to 3293 per sack; Canadian Mixture, 82.85 per sack Canadian 2nd Clear, $2.75 per sack...
ScanMarket steady, SALTFETRE: Stocks, 12,000 bags. Market not yet opened and nothing to report.
PUSHING BRITISH GOODS ABROAD.
A FLOATING EXHIBITION.
in
(
$1,000,000 PROFIT.
THE HONG KONG, LAND IN- VESTMENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.
The 39th report of the Board of Directors of the rubore Company) to the general meeting of share holders which is to be held at the otices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., at 12.30 p.m. 0 February Oth" ilates:m
The Not Profits for the year. after providing for all Directors'
and
H.K. WOMEN'S GUILD AND M.C.L.
ALLOCATION OF LAST YEAR'S RECEIPTS.
£950 SENT HOME.
· Mrs. T. I, King, the Honorary Secretary of the Hong Kong Women's Guild and Ministering Children's League, informs us that it a Committee meeting held on January 19th an allocation was made
Auditors fees amount to of funds, received during 1927. The
with which;
the allocation included $285.51 front the 1.005,227.06
brought forward amount
from last year, 8893,901.8, gives an Quarry Bay Branch which had not previously been received and amount available for division of $1,201,219.48,
niknowledged in the Press, and also a cheque of $1,500,,, from St. Stephen's Girls College, as a doda tion from their sale of work.
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From this amount an interim dividend of $2 per share on 240,000 shares ($490,000) has already boon paid leaving balance of #1,431,391:43 available for appro- priation which it is proposed to deal with as follows —
To pay a Final Dividend of 82 per share, 8480,000: To pay a Bonus to Stall, $8,000; To carry forward to a new Proft and Loss Account,
8,219.48; Total, $1,491,919,48.
Directors And Auditors. Mr. J. E. Joseph has been in-- vited to join the Board of Direc- tors, and this appointment will require confirmation Mr. A. H. Compton and Sir Robert Ho Tung retire by rotation, and offer them- selves for re-election. The accounts have been audited by Messra. Percy Smith, Seth & Fleming and Messrs. Linstead & Davis, who now retire and offer themselves for re-election.
UNION WATERBOAT CO.,
LIMITED.
LAST YEAR'S PROFIT $03,500.
The General Managers (Mesare. Dodwell & Co., Ltd.) of the Union- Waterboat Company, Limited, will present the following report at the twenty-third ordinary annual meet- ing which is to be held at the olice on Tuceday, Company's February 7th, at 11 am :—
Fund,
The annual general meeting of the League will take place at the Helena May Institute on Thursday. February 23rd, at 11 a.m
ALLOCATION OF FUNDS, Details of the allocation of funds for 1927 are as follow:-
Local Charities.
The profit for the year, after writing off depreciation and includ. ng balance brought forward from inst account,, amounts to $63,503.24 which the Consulting Committee recommend applying as follows:-
Transfer to Insurance $5,000, Transiles to Special Re- pairs Account, $10,000-To-para---- dividend of $1.23 per share on 27 23 shares which will absorb 834,633.75; To pay a bonus of 25 cents, 86,930.75; Carry forward to 1998, 80,019.74; Total, 863,503.24.
Since the last meeting the Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang and Mr. C. F. J. Quarles van Ufford have resigned and Messrs. C. G. 8. Mackie and C. de Bruyn have been invited to join the Consulting Committee.
The accounts ander review have been" audited by Messrs. Linstead & Davis, chartered accountants, who retire and being eligible offer themselves for "re-election.
MARK TWAIN'S "TEN BEST." PRIZE-WINNING PITHY QUOTATIONS.
New Youn
The ten most pithy quotations collected from the works of Mark Twain,
#ore announced by the Mark Twain Association. on the eve of the great humorist's birthday. A committee of judges announs ed that Miss Vida B. Stallwood has won a nation-wide contest with her ten selected quotations from Twain' 's worka Miss Stallwood's selections fallow :-
The Italian Convent The Netharsole Hospital The L.M.S., Ying Wa Girls'
School
The Hong Kong Benevolent
Society The Blind Home, Kowloon
City
St. St. Joseph's Home (Aged
Poor).
200 1,000
200
750
500
300
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The Street Boy's Club The C.M.S., Victoria Home
and Orphanage............................... 1,000 The C.M.S., Village School.
Fund
The C.M.S.. Vernacular
Day Schools
BEN-HUR
The Most Beautiful Love Story
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・With a case of thousands hosted by RAMON NOVARRO
Betty Bronson May McAvoy
Carmel Myers
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Francia X. Bushman From the merel copyrighted by Mit par Beos. Tiifes by Katharine Hilli- Free and H. H. Caldwell. Costumes bey Thantrekunst Hermana J. Kaufmans. Beclin, N24 Adaptation by JUNE MATHES Scenario by CARRY WILSON Presenud by METRO-GOLDFYN-MAYER
in arrangement with Abraham L. Erlenger, Cha Dis linghem and Flocima zingfuld, JL. Directed by
FRED NIBLO
All the world loves a lover-and- alt the world in mumöred of this might- ist of all thrilling romances.
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from the immortal novel by GEN, LEW WALLACE
A. METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER PICTURE.
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TO-DAY TO MONDAY
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...$1.50, $1.00, 60 cts, & 40 ots.
At 6.00 & 9.15...$2.00, $1.50, 80 cts, & 60 ots. Servicemes in uniform 80 ets, to back atalls and
40 cts. to front stalim ut all performances.
AT: THE
1,000
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The Protestant Alms Houses The General Charities Or
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FRENZIED MAN IN THE DOCK.
TRIES TO STOP HL SISTER'S EVIDENCE.
There
3472205 З painful scene at Thames Police Court, when Wil- liam Frederick Rust, aged 44, 2. labourer, was charged with our- dering his father and two young brothers at Elsa-street, Stepacy,
by cutting their throats.
Rust wept during the first part of the proceedings, but as soon as Miss Nannah Rust entered the wit- nesa-box he shouted, "I don't want my sister in there," several timmen, and trick to clima over the front of the dock to her. Several police officers held him until be calmed hinusekl
Preparations are now being made by a number of commercial men to send a ship to Latin America and-ports on the way there for the purpose of exhibiting, advertising. and selling British goods. Already firms in Glasgow, Belfast, and taka Liverpool have agreed to space on the steamer, which nus Seen christened British Industry, and the ship will start for her weeks cruise in February from Liverpool The complement of Kritish Industry expressed terms of her business will be about 156 areas of 216 square feet each of display space, or the equivalent.
Training is everything The together with their appropriate stafa and a management staff peach was once a bitter almond; which will include six interpreters, cauliflower is nothing but cabbage collega education."- Gix demonstrators,
Lign with
"Pudda Head Wilson." writers, and six typists. The ship
"To be good is mobler and no will not only offer space for the trouble." Following the Equa- her mother of going out with other. display of goods; but also for show-
tor," cases unattended by representa tives of firms, and panels of adver- tising matter. The panels will he under the care of the signwriters and the showcases will be kept in
two
order by the demonstrators, so that If any differentiation is to be made between ports it can be done as the advertiser withes.
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"Often it seems, such a pity that Noah and his party did not miss the boat. Christian Soience."
"Man is the only animal that brushes or needs to. Following the Equator."
The girl, crying, put out her hand in his direction and repeat ed. "Oh, Billy boy." Eventually Rust was quietened and sat down scaling in
Mi Rost said her parents had been quarreling for some time. Her father was always accusing
men.
show her them.".
At length ho collapsed and sob- hed talently, and the razor was shown to Miss Rust, when he was not looking. She identified it as belonging to her father.
with
LILLIAN GISH
WORLD
Orchestra 5.15 & 9.20.
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
Interpreter 230 & 7.15.
The vivid story of a girl who leaves a sleepy Southern town to capture Broadway and what happens to her in the world of jazz-
The
TAXI DANCER
with
JOAN CRAWFORD & OWEN MOORE
AT THE
STAR
TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW
Continuous from 2.80 to 11.15.
INCREASING DEMAND FOR CHICAGO WOMEN USE THE
FICTION.
RECORD YEAR FOR PUBLISHERS.
Works on religion come next in order of quantity to fiction and juvenile books in the list of books published in 1927 issued by The Publishers Circular and Book sellers Eccord
"CAT."
TO BEAT THEIR BAG- SNATCHERS.
CHICAGO. Among the lesser crimes of Chi- cago are frequent, assaults on wo men, who are robbed of their hand- bags and often maltreated
The police have invented a novel punishment for the criminals the cat-o'-nine-tail, wielded by the women victima,
Sometime ago the police or The Jist shows 1927 to have beer gamised a weekly round-up of all- a record year for publishers; 13,810 suspects. Identified offenders are books were printed, a greater nun
convicted, but some women began. taking the low into their own
the face to their assaltante, hande by administering slaps on
She had spoken to her brother about it, and he had said 13,810 BOOKS PRINTED IN 1927 a razor and knife were handed up he was absolutely fed up." When **Trus irreverence is disrespect to Miss Rust to identify Rust shouted: "There's no need to show for another man's, God"-"Folhor that, is there! She has suffer- lowing the Equator."
chanzo ed enough," and pulled himself al- Arguments have no against petrified training; they most over the deck rail. He was wear it as little ae waves wear a held by policemen, and shouted again and again, Let go, don't The ports which the ship is to cliff." A Connecticut Yankee." visit are Georgetown, Para, Fer- "Be careless in your dress if you nambuco, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, must, but keep a tidy sout
Buenos Following the Equator.". Santos, Monte Video, Ayres, Rosario, Las Palmas, and Madeira. It is proposed to spend ten days at Buenos Ayike and four days at each of the other ports. Altogether 52 days are to be spent -in-part. The charge made for
square feet of display space and saloon accommodation for one re "If you are (with the quality, presentative of a firm is to be £.06 or at a funeral, or trying to sleep for the whole trip; for a panel six when you ain't sleepy if you are feet by four feet, £25; for a show anywheres where it won't do for Mr. Sharpe, the magistrate, ask case, £50. The stande will be built you to scratch, why you will itched Frenshamn to leave the Court, by... shipwrights at additional cost. all over in upward of a thousand and Rust then collapsed once more, and matters of customs dues will places. Huckleberry Finn. When he recovered he started up, have to be settled by exhibitor. "Whenever the literary German but was told." He's gone." The ship is announced to be of dives into a sentence, that is the After this he gave no further British register, of 15,000 fous Inst you are going to see of him trouble, and was eventually com measurement, and will be comtill be emerges on the other side mitted for trial manded by a captain wall known of the Atlantic with his verb on in Liverpool as an officer of one his mouth.
Yankee." of the South American lines.--
"We have & criminal jury system which is superior to any in the world; and its efficiency is only marred by the difficulty of Ending Rust sat perfectly quiet for some ber than in any previous year. 01 twelve men every day who don't time, but when the name of Wiles 3,476 vore new editions and know anything, and can't read.ham Frensham was called he impt 8,846 new books. Sy maak
up-A-number of policemen held ham, but be kicked and fought in a fromied way, shouting repeated ly" Let me go.
"Sketches New and Old
Connecticur
As he left the court a number of people called out Cheer up, boy, and several women wept.
The demand for Action has been on the increase in recent years, and in 1997 the total of 3,368 novels was nearly a quarter of the whole out put. The juvenile section comes next with 1,385, and then religion with 1,000.
The publishers', spring and au tumn seasons," when most of the year's books were brought out, bave eral level of production was main now, almost vanished, and a gen tained throughout the year, with an extra sport in September, October and November”-
When a woman the other day naked to be allowed to strike a man. who had ill-used her, the chief of detectives, Mr. William O'Connor, offered her the cat-o-none-tails. He said
It would be a fine thing for the victions" of these potential: mur- derers to give them some of their own medicine, 'I'm of the opinion a cat-o'-nine-tails would -be-worth-a-pound of cure. T
have one here benceforth, and any woman who wishes may naa