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PENINSULA HOTEL
Opening Day-11th Dec., 1928.
Our guests attending the opening are invited to note with a view to avoidance of congestion that Refreshments will be available
On First Floor-ing the lounge.
in the dining room and buffet.
On Sixth Floor at the Banqueting Hall and
Roof Garden.
Two orchestras will be located on Sixth Floor for Dancing.
THE HONG KONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS. LTD.
THERE 18" no worry or anxiety in rearing Baby healthfully and happily, even in a tropical climate, when Glaxo is used as Baby's food.
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Claz is the food that has been used to rear the children in five Royal Nurseries. Court Physicians see that Royal Babies have the best and most nourishing food- that is why Glaxo has been chosen.
Give your Baby Glaxo, and watch the difference after a few days; see how restfully he sleeps, bow contented he is and how steadily he increases in weight. Ask your Doctor i
Glaxo
The Vitamin Milk Food"
"Builds Bonnie Babies" W. R. LOXLEY & CO., SOLE AGANTS.
Feeling
Fine!
Do not become a victim of the climate. Keep young and enjoy life by taking Sanatogen. Sanatogen infuses into the blood and nerve cells exactly those ele- ments which build up your system and give you the feeling of youthful
life and energy-
Begin to take Sanatogen at once. In a short time you will feel the strength. ening and invigorating effects on your health; you will "feel fine."
Health
means Youth!
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11th, 1928.
SANATOGEN
The True Tonic-Food
Sold. at all Chemists and Stores
PROTECTION FOR CHINESE INDUSTRY,
DETAILS OF NEW TARIFF.
:
DUTIES ON TEXTILES, HARDWARE,
AND FOODSTUFFS.
White Shirting And Sheeting.
Pieces. ~191,683
SHANGHAI, December 10th. It is announced that the new. tariff scheme just published will Hong Kong come into force on February 1st next, and will remain in operation for one year. Among the items enumerated as liable to duty are the following-
Picce goods. Shirtings and Sheetings. per piece
21 to 86 tandareens. Poplins, per piece... 1.98 to 1.55
Hk. taels. Prints not exceeding
inches, ad valorem 10 per cent. Prints from 3 to 42.
inches in lengths of
30 yards, per piece..... 48
Yarns, of counts up to.
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candareens.
17. per picul.......... Ex. taels 3. Farns of counts from
33 to 45, per picul... Ek. taels 5.10 Yarn over 45,
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ad valorem 7 per cent.
10 per cent.
Dyed Yarns,
ad valorem 7 per cent Fix Yarn and Thread.
ad valorem Sk Piece Goods, ad
valorem................. 22) per cent. Artificial Silk Piece
Goods, ad valorem... 15 per cent. Silk Clothing and Ho-
stery, ad valorem.... 22) per cent. Silk Mixtures,
ad valorem 1 per cent. Clothing and Haber-
dashery. nd valorem 17 per cent. Woollen Piece Goods,
ad valorem
Aluminium,
15 per cent.
nd valorem 10 per cent Brass, per picul ......... Hk. T. 2.60
Brasa Sheets and, a
Plates. per picul
(according to quality Hk. T. 3:60.
to 4.00 Brass Wire, per picul. Hk. T. 2.60 Copper, per picul... Hk. T. 3.40 Copper Nails,
Great Britain... 838,870 Japan
.1.007,8-40
AMERICA AND THE
`PHILIPPINES.
YESTERDAY'S ANNIVERSARY.
BY RANDALL GOULD ("United Press Slag Correspondent).] ̧.
MANILA, Dec. 10th.
Thirty years ago to-day à treaty Value.
was signed half way around the 953,607 world from Manila with momen- 4,906,943 7,083,343 tous consequences for the Philip
pines.
Cambrics, Lawas, Muslins, &c.
Pieces. -Value.
t-was-the-Treaty of Paris, by $1,955 930,209 which Spain gave up a sovereignty
2,964,736 over these islands which stretched. 111,000 back to more than two centuries
Hong Kong... Great Britain Japan
478,411 41,636
·Brocades And Striped Shirtings prior of the United States' Declara
tion of Independence.,
To-day the Philippines are being 83,621 | administered by their 100th 'Clov ernor-Henry Lewis Stirason, one Value.
Lime American Secretary of War. 411,262
The first of the long line of foreign 670,818 430,902 administrators was Miguel Lopez de Legaspi, who assumed office in the year 1561.
Pieces. Value. Hong Kong 113,394 878,530 Great Britain. 955,304 1,880,594 Japan
14,188
Poplins
Pieces.
Hồng hồng
38,113
Great Britain
56,285
Japan
48,540
Miscellaneous Cotton Piece 'Goods.
Value.
Hong Kong
Great Britain Japan.....
330, 160 390,623 ..2,238,554 Printed Cambrics, Sheetings, &c.
Pieces.
110,108
It was Major-General Wesley Merritt who first acted as Uncle Sam's long arm controlling the Value.
Philippines after "the" days of Hong Kong.
547,501
'8" He was followed by Major Great Britain... 84,320.
454,404 Generals Elwood S. Otis and Ar- Japan
..1,9 16,950 8,434.103 thur McArthur, the latter turning Printed Drills. And Jeans.
the islands over to civil authorities un July 4th. 1901. Pieces. Valus,
444,820 71,141 3,066,276
Hong Kong ... 8:1,500 Great Britain ... 8,981 Japan....
96-1,943
01,293
Grey Cotton Yarn.
Piculs. Value. Hong Kong 140,342 7,190,788 British India
1,881,739 Јарад
87,071 5,885,887 Gassed, Bleached, And Dyed Yarn.
Piculs. Value.
Hong Kong ... 1,6-17 196,017
Japan
20,287 Silk Place Goods,
Catties. 8,184 7,392 817
1,872,434
William Howard Taft, later to become President and still later Chief Justice of the U.S: Supreme Court, "was the first civil Governor, and he was responsible for chang- ing the title. back to the old Spanish one of Governor-General during the administration of his sucressor, Luke E. Wright.
The fast Spanish Governor- General who actually functioned as such was Fermin Jaadanes.
But notwithstanding the surrender of Manila to American forces on August 13th, 1868, the Spanish Government appointed General Value.Francisco Rizze as acting Governor
76,281 General. He gave way to Diege de 77,180 los Rios, who established his gov 15,931
ernment in Iloilo, and held this 13.776
203,761 authority until the eventful treaty 1,714 27,901 of thirty years ago today. 1,801 22,438 3,850 34,916 Artiacial, Sik Piece Goods.
Yards.
per picul Hk. T. 7.00 Tron and Steel, ad
valorem
Hong Kong .... Siam
10 per cent.
(approx.)
Great Britain
France
Fish and Sea Pro-
ducts, ad valorem... T'per cent. Canand goods and gro
Italy Japan Korea
cerica, ad valorem... 171 per cent.
(approx.)
Cereals and Flour (it
not packed in tins).. Free Vegetables,
ad valorem 7 per cent,
ad valorem 10 per cent.
Fresh Fruit, Brown Sugar, White Sugar,
per picul 0.575 tacl.
per pícul 80
candareens. Cube and Loaf Sugar,
..... Hk. T. 3.675 per picut ...... Champagne, per case... Hk. T. 7.15 Bottled Beer, per dozen
quarts Brandy, bottled, per
gallon
Brandy, in bulk, per
gallon Whisky, bottled, per
gallon Whisky in bulk, per
galion
Hong Kong ... 317,135 Great Britain...2,078,89+
Value.
179,800 1,820,448
By the terms of the Treaty of Paris, the United States acquired the Philippines by parchase-for $20,000,000—and not by conquest.. Two things remained to be done.. One was the putting down of the Filipino insurrection, the other the 510,488 settlement of the friar lands" 108,207 dispute. Military means achieved 694,315 the former: Taft, who conferred Serges, Gabardines, Twills, dc. with the Pope, brought about the
Yards Value. latter Hong Kong..... 307, Bộ Great Britain... 095,869 France.
France.....
Italy: Japan
Germany
400,707 -
287,141
7,914,742
.1,318,078
321,200
through expenditure of 738,103 97,230,784.86 for the extensive 2,008,450 Agricultural land held by the 1,894,143 priests. Thus from the Treaty of 577,513 Paris stems the present relatively 248,190 settled and placid situation of the
Philippines.
Japan
140,997
Brass Bars, Sheets, And Wire.
Piculs.
Value.
Hong Kong
Germany.
Hk. T. 4.62
0.425 tacl
Hk. T. 1.10
HE. T. 3.85
candareens
Hk. T. 1.10 Gin, per case. Hk. T. 2.09 Liquors not otherwise
specified, per case.... Hk. T. 3.575
Hk. T. 3.85 Liqueurs, per case...... Cigarettes. (valued at taels 1.50 per 1,000 or less) per 1,000...... [Duty rises propor- tionately up to 1.245 taels per 1,000 on cigarettes valued at over 12.30 per 1,000,] Chemicals, ad valorem
Dyes, ad valorem.
t..
Gasoline. per case...
Frour 74 to
15 per cent. From 12) to 17 per cent. HE. T. 1.057
To-day the chief task envisioned by "Governor-General Stimson is the awakening of the archipelago Co- from its tropic lassitude. operation and economic develop, ment are the watch words "of the present Administration. Filipino political chiefs of the majority party appear in harmony with these aims.
12,711 393,133
4.108
141,970 Great Britain... . 1,008
44,438 Japan
38,658 1,079,132 Cauned Goods Great Britain, the Laited States, and Japan are mostly affected by the proposed duties on canned goods of various descriptions.
On the other hand, no Filipino leader will admit that the ideal of Brown Sugar.
Piculs. Value. eventual independence has been Hong Kong
5,887,604 abandoned. Bitterness has largely Dutch Indies 4-19,747 2,755,723 vanished, but the ultimate purpose
In 16,810
the Japan
time, Бау 107,888 remains Philippines....... 378,938 1,916,454 Filipinos, there must be an end to foreign control and a beginning of White Sugar.
Philippine nationalism as a con- crete entity..
939,652
Picula.
Value. 9,358,269
Hong Kong ......1, 197,167
Dutch Indies 2,203,676 14,018,703 Russia (Pacifc
Ports) Japan
Hong Kong
286,156 2,088,885 334,672 2,692,027
Refined Sugar.
LESSON SERMON.
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST HONG KONG.
200,003 1,640,619 God the only cause and and ..2,252,718 17,580,507 creator ". was the subject in all Churches of Christ, Scientist, on Chemicals And Dyes.
Sunday, December 9th.
Piculs. Value 728,364 8,314,908 Casoline, in bulk, per
Dutch Indies 127,147 940,793 galion. ...... 0.1012 tael
Korea Leather, ad valorem... Erom 19 to
Japan 174 per cent. Timber, ad valorem... 10 per cent. « (approx) China ware,
ad valorem 10 per cent. Enamel and Class
Ware, ad valorem.... From 7 to
17 per cent. Matches, ad valorem... 71 per cent. Rubber, ad valorem.... 10 per cent. Inks, ad valorem...... 12 per cent. Boots and Shoes,
ad valorem 22 per cent. Sporting Guns - and
Ammunition,
Clocks and Watches,
4.
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ad valorem 29 per cent.
́ad valorem 221 per cent.
The following figures, taken from freinstrade returns for 1927. published by the Maritime Cus toms, show the principal countries from which some of the goods men- tioned in the above cable were im- ported last year. Details of goods transhipped at Hong Kong for importation into China are also given:
Grey Shirtings And Sheetings,
Pieces. Value.
(Hk. taels).
638,742 *182,057 1,040,270 9,982,952
Hong Kong **** 118,024
British India`.... 23,685 Great Britain 168,289 Japan 1,799,929
Great Britain, Germany, and Japan are the chief-countries ex- porting chemicals to China, the laat named having developed a very large business in the Chinese market.
The bulk of the aniline dyes entering China are exported from Germany and Holland, the aggre- gate total last year being over 3,034,000 E. taels
A PRODUCTION WORTHY OF ITS SUBJECT!
CECIL B. DE MILLE'S SUPERB DRAMATIC PICTURE
The
King
of
Kings
SHOWING AGAIN BY GENERAL REQUEST!
AT THE
QUEEN'S
'At 2.30
TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW
Special Times & Prices
At 8.00 & 9.15
$1.50, $1.00, 60 ets, & 40 cts. .32.00, $1.50, 80 cts, & 80 ctx.
HOANING tale of adventure and romance in the days of the Spanish
Main, with the hero of Bon Bur" in another dashing role!
·RAMON
NOVARRO
in
The ROAD TO ROMÁNCEVE
AT THE
WORLD
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW Orchestra 5.15 & 9.20. Interpreter 2 302,7.15.
CLARA BOW
in
A splendid story of romance and the prize ring in which the vira cious little star of "It" « 'gets her man " by "treating him rough!"
"ROUGH HOUSE ROSIE"
with
REED HOWES and ARTHUR HOUSEMAN.
AT THE
STAR
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
Continuous 2.80 to 11.15.
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Aspirin
·Dissolved in a Glesi of Water
before use, Raya Tables of Aspirin, the unstraßed pain-elena, are both her to take and quicker and stronger as wetson Their pre-eminent quality and certainty of ellect, have gives rise su menerous intiations. Many of these kenitations bew bone peared beyond question to be injuriona in "health Original padages of
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GALLEON'S LOST GOLD.
NEW TOBERMORY BAY. EXPEDITION,"
The Golden Text was, "Thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee'
thou art mine " by thy name: (Isaiah 43: 1).
Among the citations which com- prized the Lesson-Sermon was the Thus following from the Bible: saith the Lord, the Holy One of Gasolina, Napiha, &c.
Israel, and his Makor, Ask me öf U.S. Gallons. Value. things to come concerning my WOMEN TO HELP. Hong Kong 1,268,657 642,509 sons, and concerning the work of Singapore 2,802,456 1,344,68 my hands command ye me. I have Dutch Indies 2,963,462 1,200,275, made the earth, and created man Another attempt is to be made to U.S.A
5,689,814 2,688,251 upon it: 1, even my hands, have solve the centuries-old problem-
stretched out the heavens, and all
whether the Spanish galleón SEVEN, POWERS ACCEPT.
their host bave I commanded. For thus saith the Lord that created Almirante de Florencia, which the heavens; God himself that formsank in Tobermory Bay in 1558, really contained vast treasure as popularly supposed.
The leader of the expedition,
(Wal To Yat Puo).
SHANGHAI, Dec. 10th.
In a statement a spokesman ofed it to be inhabited: I am the the Nanking Foreign Ministry said Lord; and there is none else (Isa that the Note on the Customs 43: 11,12,18).
THERE'S A LONG, LONG TRAIL
of
Bugs, Floss, Flies, Beetles, Mosquitoes, Deta
all killed by.
KEATING'S
BELIYIAH
MADE
Tariff had been accepted by the The Lesspa-Sermon also includ- following Powers:-The United ed the following passages from which is being conducted by a amaií States, France, Italy, Portugal, the Christian Science textbook, private company, is Colonel E. N.
and Denmark, Spain, Norway,
Science and Health with Key to Fosa, who is over 70 years of age. Despite the Japanese Government's the Scriptures," by Mary Baker He is to be assisted by Lady Edith refusal to accept the Note, the Eddy: The foundation of mortal Fox-Pitt, daughter of Sybil Mar- Nanking Government will declare discord is a falde scase of man'schioness of Queensberry, and by Customs autonomy on February origin. To begin rightly is to end Mrs. Margaret Leask, wife of n re rightly. Every concept which seems tired Naval coffeer, living at Dym It is reported that a meeting to begin with the brain begins false church, Kent. Both are financially
the expedition.
Colonel Foes should know by will be held on December: 13th byly. Divine Mind is the only cause or interested in Value: the Committee of Foreign Rela Principle of existence. Cause does “All being well," stated Lady Christmas whether there really is 934,425 Lions at the Foreign Ministry to not exist in matter, in mortal Fox Pitt in an interview, diving any treasure. If there is, well, -4_981_217 Jigguh, the panzen inf action, fa he, mind,
physical forms operations, should start this week, shall look upon the find as a very
Grey Drills And Jeans.
Pieces Hong Kong với IS, 90
1st, 1929.