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XMAS & NEW YEAR HAMPERS
Wa beg to notify Customers that Assorted Hampers suitable for the Festive Season may be obtained from us at the following Redticed Røros :---
No. 1 HAMPER-$38.
1 Qt. Moet & Chandon Dry Imperial 1 Qt. Superb Tawny Port.
11
1 Pt. Blackberry Brandy. 1 PL. D.O.M.
Champagne 2 Q St Julien Claret.
1. Martell XXX Brandy. -8. Qts. King George IV Gold Label
or Perfection Whisky.
1 Q. Old Brown Sherry, Black Beal. 1 Qt. Puritan Old Tom or Dry Gin...
1 Qt. Burgundy, Burgoyne's.
1 Phial Pomeranzen Bitters.
No. 2 HAMPER-$34...
1 Ut Guillemart Champagne, 1. PL. D.O.M.
1 Qt. Burgoyto's Burgundy,
1 QL Martell's XXX Brandy,
2 Qts. King George IV Gold Label
2 Cts. Tawny Dry Port Qts. St. Julien Claret.
1. Puritan Old Tom or Dry Gin
1 Qt. Vino de Pasto Sherry.
1 Phial Pomeranzen Bitters.
or Perfection Whisky.
No. 3
HAMPER-$30.
1 Qt. Engrand's XXX Brandy.
1 Qt. Amontillado Sbarry.
1 Qt. Burgoyne's Burgundy.
1 Pt. Peppermint U.F.
1 Pt. D.J.M.
2 Qt. Superior Rich Old Fort.
2 Que. King George IV Gold Label
or Perfect Whisky
1 Phisi Pomeranzen Bitters,
Other Hampers made up to suit Customer's requirements.
GANDE, PRICE & CO., LTD.
TEL C. No. 135.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13th, 1928.
Money
and Markets
HONG KONG MARKET REPORTS.
Business done in Hong Kong yes- terday in rice and sugar included the following transactions:-
Hica.
Per
7.45
Green Seal White Brewer
Rice, 100 bags
Red Lion White Long Rice,
1,800 bags Red Seal White Glutinous
Rice, 150 bags Red Seat White Brewer
Glutinous Rice, 117 bags 6.90 Red Dragon White Rice, 100
bags
8.91
6.53
Picul
18.03
Groen Sent No. 1 White
1 Ģi. Puritan Old Tom or Dry Gin. 2. Medoc Claret,
Broken Rice, 100 bags ... Red Flower, Pot White Rice,
8.53
34 bags Red Seal No. 1 White Broken
Rice, 350 bags ***** Green Seal White Brewer
8.19
.3.43
Rice, 33 bas
6.35
Red Seal No. 9 White Broken
Rice, 110 bags
Bugar.
HỒNG KONG.
6.00. Per Picul.
No. 18 coarse powdered sugar,
100 bags No. 24 coarse powdered sugar,
300 bags
33.70
7.28
No. 24 course powdered sugar,
500 bags
7.99
No. 24 coarse powdered sugar,
200 bags
7.53
No. 24 coarse powdered sugar,
100 bags.....
7.30
No. 24 coarse powdered sugar,
200 bags
Comfortable Smoking
ARDATH 222
Oval Cigarettes
No. 18 coarse powdered sugar,
100 bags
"GREATER than RUST"
Wilkinson's
ANTICORROSIVE
Ready Mixed Paints
for Every Description of Iron and Steel Work
Large Stocks kept
of Two Shades each
RED AND GREY
Specify
Wilkinson, Heywood & Clark's
PAINTS
Agents:
S. C. LAY & Co..
Alexandra Building
Telephone Central 687.
SORE THROAT THE ENEMY
i
PRADE
VANS PASTILLES are a sure shield against all winter ills auch z Sore Throats, Coughs and Colds. Their
antiseptic vapours penetrate into be nermost cavities of the nose, throat and ebest, billing all germs and quickly sooth- ing the inflamed organs.
Made in Engjund
to the formula of the Liverpool Threat. Harpital and sult by Chemists, everywhere,
Sole
tenta :--
EVANS
ANTILLPTK TINGAY
Pastilles
Drink
50 2.
No. 24. coarse powdered sugar,
200 bags
No. 18 coarse powdered sugar.
500 baga
6.73
7.33
6.77
No. 24 coarse powdered sugar,
400 bags
1.28
No. 24 coarse powdered sugar.
500 bags
Java Red sugar, 600 bags...
7.23 6.CS
CANTON YARN TRADE: CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
No. 42 Five Sous
· Fui Her Butterly
Globe
No. 32 Pine Deer
December 11th.
*350 - 320 526 486
Tin Kaan
ABO
Double Horse
432
No. 30 City of Göld
827
324
Ho"Chan
399
Tin Koon
Double Horse
393 319
Double Elephant
Tramcars ....
315
Man Clock
319
Shepherd
311
311
No. 16 Globe ....
300
Man Clock
302
No. 12 City of Gold
288
Редсоск
286
Tramcars
276
Aeroplane
270
No. 10 Sailing Vessel
266
City of Gold :.
26-4
Peacock
266
Lotus Bee
256
Three Stars
No. 6 Lion
Lion No. 2
218 198
CANTON STOCK EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
December 11th.
$3.20 Electric Power Co. ra 5.00 Canton-Hankow Railways. 0.40
Water Works.........
The Sun Co.
8.80
Sincere Co.
0.20
Canton Tramways
1.60
China Merchants S.S. Nav.
Co....... Central Bunk
40 4.60
CANTON MARKET REPORTS. CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
December 11th.
Rice,
Per
Chai Mi rice
See Miu rice
Green Seal Annam rice......... Blue Lión Annam rice Red Seal Siam rice s Blue Dragon rice...
Picul 810,11 11.00 9.05 9.90
9.95 0.85
Red Flower Pot rice
9.40
Blue Seal Brewer rice
Sugar,
ARTIFICIAL SILK AND
PIECE GOODS.
There has been an improvement in the demand for artificial silk, the bulk of the orders sent to China and Japan being from Australia and Canada. The better quality taffeta, for which Japan is famous is chiefly sought after and there is a continued demand for various types. of silk and artificial silk mixtures, Demand for cotton and artificial silk velvet, remain at à fairly high level.
Hong Kong is taking small lots of striped thirtings and fancies from Europe, as the Japanese goods are now being boycotted. Business is, however, spramodio.
Woollen. piece goods are being sold at much reduced price in Hong Kong This is owing to the large stock available in the Colony, It is expected that prices will still go lower at the approach of the Chinese New Year, as dealers will have to turn their goods into cash in order to meet their obligations...
AMERICA'S OVERSEA
TRADE.
www
HOOVER'S PLANS FOR PENETRATION.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (U.P. Herbert Hoover's election to the United States presidency means, among other things, that, a impetus will invigorate America's ellort to penetrate foreign markets with all manner of materials.
new
ARTIFICIAL, "COTTON.
SCIENTISTS' DISCOVERY IN
GUIANA
HUMMING BIRD'S «CLUE,
A humming bird busily building its nest in British Guiana nine years ago set a party of British scientists, engaged at the time in pioneer and development work, on a traju of research which has re- sulted in the discovery of a fibrous material similar to cotton and capable of production in this coun- try at little more than half the price.
and
Mr. C. J. Hedley-Thornton, an analytical and research chemist and Chairman of the English Ar. tificial Cotton Production Marketing Corporation, Ltd.: which is to make the new cotton, described how it was discovered.
"We found," he stated, "that; the bird
was using . fibrous material with an unusual lustre which it obtained by stripping the stem of a certain weed, dipping the strippings in a pool, where we found that they were chemically treated, and allowing them to dry
on the banks.
the flire
It has taken us eight years to discover which of the 87 species of the weed the bird was using, and the chemical treatment to which was subjected. Several acres of the weed are now under suficient to ensure an output of cultivation in Essex and Sussex
It will be no mere coincidence if of fibre on July 1st next year."
from three to four million pounds the United States Department of Commerce enjoys
Mr. Hedley-Thornton explained tremendous growth and increasingly large ap-
that the new product, which he has propriations under the Hoover Ad-named "Artificial cotton," can be ministration. Hoover served as
sold to the mills at 6d. a pound Secretary of Commerce for eight4d. a pound less than the price years, during which he transform of cotton fibre-that no alteration. of existing machinery is necessary ed the Department from a minor to a major force in American for spinning it, that it can be more affairs.
readily dyed and bleached than cotton, and that it can also be blended with artificial, silk, silk and wool as enn cotton.
While Coolidge economy" was being advertised throughout the country there was no apparent disposition to reduce appropria tion for Hoover and his Depart ment. With the funds placed at hia disposal Hoover, created machinery designed quickly to put foreign purchasers or agents direct ly in touch with American manu- facturers,
Under the caption What the World Wants, Hoover caused to be issued regularly from the De partment of Commeres à mimeo graphed pamphlet which listed bundreds of potential buyers of American products. The informa- tion was made available to manu- facturers throughout the United States. A typical copy described particular openings in 3 different countries, each article identified by a key number to which American manufacturers would refer in seek- ing further information.
This voluminous and regular in- formation, representing scores of valuable tips on potential new foreign business, was sent to the 70 district offices of the Depart meut as well as to the manufac turers. In addition, the district offices were given the names and addresses of each potential pur chaser or agent. This enabled manufacturers in any district to obtain complete information by telephone within a few minutes and to dispatch a cable or letter with- in an hour la quest of new busi- ness in foreign markets.
..
Food: clothing, automobiles, musical instruments, electrical fit tings for automobiles, and ecores of other products have figured i this service maintained by Hoover as Secretary of Commerce. No means exists for accurately estimat ing the amount of actual business developed by this effort to bring foreign purchasers and American manufacturers directly in touch with each other through medium of a Government Depart ment. Dr. Julius Klein, an econo- mist formerly of Harvard Univer- sity and with wide experience abroad, has direct charge of this service which is part of the Depart ment's Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
the
6.60
Many persons have suggested. Per
that Klein might be appointed Picul. Secretary by Hoover who is under no obligation to Secretary Whiting who succeeded him by appointment from President Coolidge. Whoever is appointed, it is predicted that the efforts of the Commerce Depart
Taela. No. 2 coarse powdered sugar 7.80 Do.
7.80 *Do.
7.40
+1
3
,; 20
möre
Asahi Beer
it is
1 Fine Granulated sugar. 10.11 Fine 'Granulated sugar. 9.80 Spring native sugar.
Flour
Sword of Kwantsi Cannon
Cabbage
Maize
Silver Seal Cheung Luk
10:10
Per
Bag.
$4.30
4.80
4.15
3.90
4.15
4.15
refreshing CANTON KEROSENE OIL
and
invigorating.
MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA LTD.
HÙNG TÔNG
MARKET.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
New Star New Balance New Eagle Cheung Hi
Daybrex
December 11th.
ment, to stimulate foreign trade will be increased.
SALT SALMON.
A profitable line of business between Canada and Canton has been smothered by the anti-
Japanese Boycott pickets, namely salted salmon. The annual turn- over used to average $4,000,000, but it has now declined to a very in- significant figure.
The fish imported through Hong Kong for distribution in Canton and other west river ports, but owing to the large seizures Per Case. made by the pickets, on the pretext
$7.70 that the commodity Was
7.55 Japan, dealers have ceased, busi- 7.80 Bess. There is a stock amounting 7.96 to 8500,000 in the Colony which 7.21 dealers are afraid to ship to Can-
from
RATTAN FURNITURE.
HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
DICEMAIN TE, 1998. London...140 nom.
34 .. ....... Egy buy.
0....el mom
B.K. Banks...
DON Chartered Banks Mercantile Banks, A. &B....
Dow p. 40. Bais.... East Asia Backe mom 1920 buy, Canton Insurance
$680 wel Unina Ieraranors..
..$357 buy, & 25. North China Ina,
T. 160 buy. Tangtans Insurances... $50 nom. China Fire Insurances....1280 buy. China Underwriters ....12,45 sel.; 2.83 ms.
Hong Kong Firm Inseen $780 vol. Hk. Steamboat...... Douglas Hom... $39§ nom,
$99 bay HK. Tags
$1.40
iol." Indo-Chinns (Pre£) ..............345_bur, Shell Transports 118. nom.
Do (Del.)379
bay,
Union Watertots..... buy. Beugust
1 DOW. Kailan Mixing Admin....73/- buy. Langiata (combined)... Ta. li pom. Tie. 61. Do (single)
Tix. 2,55 buy. ba. Explorations
4.8) al. 31 Shanghai Loana Baube Tronoh Mine@ ********
17/8 noin. RK. & K. Wharf....... 1195 sel. China Providents...$4.90 bay, 5.15 sel. HK
W. Dock...................337 nom Hongkes
156 bey.
buy.
New Engineering. That nom. Shanghai Dook...Ths, 104 sel, 109 s. Ewo Cottons ....Tix, 13:40 buy, & sa Oriental Cottons......... Tis. 2.48 sol. S'hai, Cotton Tla. 32 bay.
Tis: 63 buy. (ne).Th..
Do.
$9,30 buy.
H.K. & S. Hotel ..... E. Land .. 364) buy, 65 sol. aged a state $144 buy. 15 sel.
Lands on
T 138 bay. Humphreys H.K. Realisa
K. Tramways...$19.30 Peak Trams (old)......
Do Star
Ferries
Obins Light (old)..
Do.
$6) nom..
bay, 19.40.
$13 wel.
$8.50 mou.
bay..
$12.16
sal, 12 sa.
$51 now
L
Do. (1928 Jasma)...$12.05 sol. FL.K. Electrics (ald) ......35 ..
Do.
(DOW)... Macao Electrica Telephones.....
Do.
******
$261 buy. 17.00
buy. 7.30
1sel. cum righte $5.70 nom. z rights Do. right4
$3 buy. China Bunes
... 101 buy. Singapore Tractions...?/- num,
Do. (Pref.)...199 buy, 19/3 sel. China Sagan b
90 ct. nom. Maisbon Bugars
Canton Ices.................5 com
Cements (combined)...E Ef buy, 8.30 sol.
Do
(old)
80 eta, buy,
Do. (now)**** H.K. Roper (old)....32.60 rom.
Do. (new).......................17,55 zam.. Rattan furniture, which is such United Asbestos com,
favourite with house-holders in Watsons the Colony, also finds a good mar
Der A ket in Canada and the United Lane Crawfords....... $305 nom.
A Wings States. The total export to foreign countries from Hong Kong averages $1,500,000 a year. demand is always good, and the factories here are always working at full pressure. The trade could be greatly augmented if the furniture could be turned out by machinery,
...891 bar. The W Powells,
$3.65
buy. HK. Amusements... set. H.K. Construction...... nom. B'que. Indus. G.$Bonds...831% bay. HK. Gov. Loans ...................5% prem, sel. buy-buyers; sel-selleru; scales;
pam-nominai.
TIME-BALL
TIME
IN EVERY HOME AND
OFFICE.
WET ECZEMA ON CHILD'S SCALP
In Pimples, Hair Had to Be
Cut. Cuticura Healed."
"
**My litla girl was troubled with. wet ecrane. It broke out in plurples behind her cars and on'her scalp. and caused her to sanch. The pain was so bad that it kept her awaln at night. All her hair had to be cut. ***I sad an advertisement for Cad- cure Soap and Ointment and sent for a free sampla. She derived such wonderful restiles that I przychased another box of Cuticura Ointment which healed her." - (Signed) Mrs. Mary Rice, 12, Anglesey St., Bootle, Liverpool, Eng.
Cuties Scap, Ointment and Tal- caten are all you need for all toilet uses, Boup to cleanse, Dintment to soothe, Tales to powder, Sample each Soap, Cliitment and Taleur free upon request, froth Dayton, Prios & Company, LLY PF. Ö. Bun 900, Shanghai, Bold Throughout the World.
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VALDA
PASTILLES
On Sale at all Chemista & Druggists.
INSIST on the boxes bearing
the name VALDA.
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SHANGHAI.
HATS, GOWNS
& NOVELTIES.
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Hora Kose.
Modern Science now enables all users of Electric light
to have, also, an Electric time-keeper at but an infini- tesimal extra cost for current.
Simply plag this wonderful clock into the nearest light socket, set it to the right time and forget all the worries of winding, cleaning and regulating.
It costs less to operate this electric clock than to keep an ordinary clock in repair, and you get Time-ball time always..
Many beautiful models of this Telechron are now on
show and you are invited to inspect them-to-day. A Telechron will make a distinctive and much appreciated present.
Telechron
THE ELECTRIC TIMEKEEPER
is ou view at
Andersen, Meyer & Co., David Building,
67, Des Voeux Road.
Hong Kong Electric Co.,
12, Des Voeux Road.
General Electric Co. of China,
Queen's Building..
TEL. C,6294