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The Gift Season.
Just Arrived
a new shipment of the Exquisite & Novel
VANITY KODAKS
The Vanity Kodak carries the Kodak guarantee for perfect picture making. "It is the same perfect. Kodak in a form which makes the most` perma-` nent and personal gift.
Make your selection of your favourite colour
early.
Stocked by Kodak dealers.
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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 24th, 1928.
MONEY & MARKETS. ARE THERE ANY LETTERS
NEW YORK STOCK QUOTATIONS.
The following quotations, current lu New York on December 18th, have been received "in"Shanghai by àfoam. Swan, Culbertson & Co., who saume no respon- -sibility for cable mutilations.
Market Dull.
Buzinows done, 3,257,100 shares.
Protions Latest Stock
Price Pris Allied Chem & Dye (Com) 2251 228 American Can (Cóm.) ... American Smelting
American Tol & Tel. (Com.) American Tobacco. “ F'”
- Armour & Co" & "
Armour & Co. (i.) 7% ra.
Anaconda Copper Bank Montreal
++
... 281 257 ... 100 101
... 175 1731 161 162
82
1064 1041
... 394 395
Barnsdall Corp, "* A*
Bethlehem Steel (Com.)
Bethlehem Steal, 7% Pid.
Brooklyn Manhattan Transit...
40 39 801 79 132 13 8970
Calumet & Hodla
Campe Corp.
Canadian Pacifio Bailway
*** 220 220F
Carasingh Dobbs
Chile Copper
Chrysler ...
Consolidated Gas of NT.
Coty Incorporated
Davison Chemical
Du Pont da N., E.L. (Com.)
Eastman Kodak...
.Fox Film "A"
General Cigar ...
General Electrio Co.
Geveral Mocore....
Gonoral Bly, Signal (Com.)
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THE OFFICIAL LIST FOR SATURDAY.
TO-DAY'S WIRELESS
PROGRAMME.
BROADCAST BY G.O.W.
ON 300 METRES.
11.30a.m. to 19.30 p.m.-British Oficial Wireless Press. Demonstra tion Programme. Chinese and European Music.
1.43 p.m.-Weather Report.
5.50 p.m. to 6.30 pim-acle Tom, Private Secretary to Santa Claus, has an hour with the kid
A General Post Office notißestion, issued on Saturday, gives the foi lowing particulara with regard indies, unclaimed correspondence, etc., 7.48 p.m.-Evening Weather Ro. waiting at the Post Office, and also port, unclaimed radio telegrams at the 8 p. to 10.30 p.m.-Evening Radio Telegraph Office:-
Programme. (Victor and Colum. bis).
Poste Restante Correspondence. R. Alliz, Asistie Motor Co., E. R. Behrsin, Dr. C. Barreda, R. T. Buffa, A. P. Blunt, Balcombs & Co., Bandelier, W. N. Brewster, Miss Brown (o/o Mr. Brown), R. H. Beavan, NE. D'Arcy (H.K. Express Co.), W.-Durrant, Mrs. Dorling, Mrs. Elliott (General Chinese Hospital), K. Fukumoto, Admiral Sir Guy and Lady Gaunt, Mr M. Griffiths, J. A. Haynes. Hyman, B. Horwood, A. Q. Hyland, Dr. G. Hollings, A. E. Hough, T. Jolokonsky, W. E. John- son, I. Kadlec, V. K. W. Koo, Mrs. 甜 64O. Lammert, Miss W. Y. Leung,
403 40
100 100
331
116 117
*** £0 100
...70 68
- 1801
931 63
469 461 E. S. Lam, V. Magtulis, E. C. Mitchell, Miss J. Marriott, Mrs. 06 641 D. McAdam (c/o Coates & Co.), H. 181 1801 A. Mobler, R. R. Marsh, Mi M. 181 183 Marwell (c/o Cathedral School). F3 93 Miss Florence Pike, H. R. Roberts ....125 126 (5.5. Quercus), E. W. Railton, Sita ...284 Ram Rao, Capt. J. V Reed (1.5. Sun- ...path), S. Reidy, Turner Rickets & Co., Jim Summerville (3.1. Sara- gosa), Jackie Scott, R. Seaman (China Inland Mission), W. D. Smith, F. Starr, Miss A. Smedley. Mrs. B. Tobin, Universal Pro- viders, Ltd., B. Wallace, G. M. Walker, F. Wysman, W. E. Wat mough, Miss N. Zahn.
Gold Dust
Granby Consolidated
Harghit...
Hadson Motor Car International Camera (Com)...
811 811
International Match, Fid
01 91
International Nickel (Com.)...
240
249.
International Printers Ink.
53
13
Inter. Prod Corp. (Com)
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13
Inter. Prod. Corp. Pla
BS
"
Kelvinator
Keanscott Copper
... 153
58 901
Lake Superior Corp....
Liggett & Myers, Clam “3" 2
Lorillard Co. (Com).
Madison Square Garden
Mack Trucks
Maytag Co
་
18 15 183.
264 291
29 100
18 19
24 231 021 62 ... 118 118 +5. 53
Missouri Pacile (Com). National Dairy Products Pacido Gas and Electric Co. Packard Moter Car (Com.) ... 1681 1631 Pennsylvania Railroad... ...71 71 Phillips Petroleum.
... Mait Radio Corporation
838 834 Reynolds Tobacco, "g"" Standard Gas & Elec. (Com.)...
BUTCHERY---The best imported Australian and Canadian Standard Oil of California
Produce.
Sausages and Devonshire Puddings-our speciality-fresh daily.
Best Australian Butter $1.00 per lb.
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Orange Pekoe Tea at $1.00 per lb.
Our own blended Coffee at 95 cts. per lb.
EVERYTHING FOR CHRISTMAS
including a Choice Selection of Christmas Crackers.
ALL GOODS ARE OF THE BEST QUALITY AT LOWEST PRICES.
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of
Standard Oil of New Jersey Standard Oil of New York Texas Corporation (Com) Texas Gulf Sulphur Timken Boller Bearing Union Carbide... Union Pacific RB. (Com.) U.8. Inter. Security Pfd. U,S. Loather
T.8. Realty & Imp. Co.
U.S. Rubber (Com) C.9. Steel
Venadium Corp.
Unpaid Correspondence, Miss M. J. Cannon, Miss Grace Darling, J. E. Fisher. A. G. Hewitt, A. Hornby, C. E. Johnson (c/o H.K. Hotel), Robert P. Mer- chant, Mrs. E. D. D. Merchant, B. T. Miles, F. Mingoa, M. D. Tobias (c/o Oriental Shows), V. B. Velosco.
"Christmas Overture"
B.B.C. Symphony Orchestra.
"The Dove " "The Wren " "Drowsy Waters." "Hawaiian March"
"Humoreskę" "A Dream"
Galli-Curci
Hawaiian Guitars.
Jesse Crawlord. "My Little Nest of Heavenly
Blue"
"Twilight
.......... Maria Jeritza,
"Spanish Dance" "Vito"-Pablo Casals**
-
"Loves Return"
"Homing Swallows "
Violincello.
Beniamino Gigli, Tenor.
"Believe Me It All Those En- Drink To Me Only With dearing Young Charms".
Thine Eyes
Lawrence Tibbett "Farewell To Thee" Nightingale Song"
Hulda Lasbankaka, Soprano. Lady Mary"-Selections
E
Mayfair Orchestra.
Finale Act 4 Ponsalle, Martinelli, Piaza. "Martha "-Selections
"Forza Del Destino"
Coldstream Guards Band. "That's A Good Girl"
Selections
Debroy Somers Band..- British Official Wireless Press.. Christmas Carols by the B.B.C. Chair:
Registered Articles. - Bedikton Publicity Co., R. T. 164 165 Boffa, China Specie Bank, M. E. 74 743 L. Clarke, Commercial Guarantee
(1)
Good King Wenceslas."
(9)
The First Noel."
(3)
While Shepherds Watched."
TOL. 691
881 85
(4)
"Hark The
Herald Angels
Sing,"
622 521
883 37
(5)
All Hail The Power of Jesus'
041 04
Хаше"
73, 70
(6)
.Past."
... 137 138
180 1804
207 206
100 100
60 401
*... 281
Westinghouse Elec, (Com.) Willys Orerland Co. Wright Aeronautical ...
41 41
181 182
00 89
1224 1717
261 29
2257 #333
PARIS STOCK EXCHANGE.
The following quotations, current in Paris on December 17th, have been re- ceived by the Banque Franco-Chinese which basumes no responsibility for cable mutilations.
Rio Tinto...
Banque de Paris
"Société Indo-Chinoise d'Elec-
·tricite・・
Bente & per cent, 1916-18
Renta 4 per cent, 1918...
Rente & per cent.. 1920 amor.
tisstable
Bente 8 per cent 1920...
Crédit National 5 per cent.
1019
Crédit National 6 per cent, 1921 Usines du Rhône
Charbonnages du Tonkin
Triflerie du Elvre
Mines de Lans ...
...
Mines d'Anzin Anthracites da Tonkin Tramways da Shanghai Actions Priorité Eydro Elec
trique du S, E. Tubize /Los ord.
AFTERNOON Energis Electrique du Nord de
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Winnie Robertson Bardnert Kerasine Zylomogy Walura Cigarette Ching Nam
Fri. 7,600.00 4,000.00
Wong Ning
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..... Canton, New York. Saigon. Kwong Chow Wan. 4,000.00 Lab Tai Sing Manila 83.10 Han Sen, Fineside... Kwong Chow 81.90
Crispation 109.80 Zincamyter 100 Statey Horsford
0058.....
500.00 540.00
Jing Bing, 4284 3,760.00 Hoi Pig Co.
12,700,00
504.00 880.00
2,850.00 1,020.00
$,800,00
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1,520.00
1,120.00
Wat
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LESSON SERMON. FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, HONG KONG.
باید
"Is the universe; including man, evolved by atomic force !" was the subject of the Lesson-Sermon in sil Churches of Christ, Scientist, on Sunday, December 3rd.
The Golden Text was, "Thou. Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thy. hands" (Hebrews 1: 10),
Among the citations which com- prised the Lesson-Sermon was the following from the Bible: "Oh Lord, how great are thy works: and thy thoughts are very deep. Quinhon. For the Lord is a great God, and San Francisco. a great king above all gods. In hie ... Batavia hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hilla is his also. The sea is his, and he made it; and his hands formed the dry land (Ps 99: 5, 95; 3-5).
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ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.
CHRISTMAS DAY COLLEC
TIONS,
The Lesson-Sermon also includ ed the following passages from the Christian Science textbook, "Science" and Health with Key to the Scriptures," by Mary Bake Eddy: The three great verities of Spirit, omnipotence, omnipre- sence, omniscience,-Spirit possess The collections at the Cathedraling all power, filling all space, con- 171.00 on Christmas Day will be on behalf stituting all Science, contradict 597.00 of the Diocesan Schools and Or- forever the belief that matter can phanages An annual collection be actual. These eternal verities has been given regularly since 1869. reveal primeval existence 45 the The first collection in 1868 was radiant reality of God's creation, $427.50, and the collection, in 1927 in which all that. He has made is was $535.08. The Orphanage side pronounced by His wisdom good "" At the first meeting of the com- of the work is supported partly by (p. 109). mittee for 1929 Mr. Arthur Re- donations and subscriptions and gihald Mountain was elected chair partly by the profits made on boys man of Lloyd's in succession to Sir who pay full fees. The school sc. Percy Mackinnon, and Mr. Percy counts are audited and an annual Hargreaves was elected deputy- balance sheet printed, and went to chairman in succession to Mr. C. donors and subscribers. I. dé Rougemont.
THE NEW CHAIRMAN
LLOYD'S.
:
OF
Donations and subscriptions can Both the new chairman and debe sent to Mr. P. 8. Cassidy, c/o puty chairman have had consider Messrs. J. D. Hutchison & Co., able experience in marine under- The Rev. W. T. Featherstone, P.O. writing. The whole of the business Box 3, or to the School Treasurere, career of Mr. Mountain has been Mens Lowe, Bingham & Mat- passed at Lloyd's.. After he had thews, Chartered Bank Building, been transacting business there for Hong Kong. some years he was elected an under- writing member in 1903.
He was elected to the committee for the year 11 and was again elected of the late Mr. B. O. Hargreaves, Mr. Percy Hargreaves is a son for the years 1923-28 inclusive, and who was a member of Lloyd's, and on the retirement of the late Mr. Pere Janson, owing to ill-health, ons of four brothers, all of whom have been prominent úgures in the ho became deputy-chairman of Lloyd's from May 19th, 1926, until After some previous experience in London marine insurance market. the end of that year. After the marine insurance, Mr. Hargreaves usual, interval he was elected to serve on the committee for four
to act for a syndicate at
years as from January lat la Lloyd's in 1901, and he was elected He is a member of the Joint Hulf an underwriting member in 1905.
He was
a member of the com- Committee and of the committee of mittes of Lloyd's for the years Lloyd's Underwriters Association, 1923-28 inclusive, and was again and he is also a member of the elected as from the beginning of committee of Lloyd's Register of 1028 for a period of four Shipping His brother, Bir Ed-
years. He ward Mountain, is well known in Lloyd's Underwriters Association was chairmad for "three years of
and he is the present chairman of the London Solvaze Association
insurance...
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