PUBLIC AUCTION.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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Instructions
To SALL Br PUBLIC AUCTION,
TUESDAY,
ཅན WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY,
AN
Tax M, GTE AND Tru MARCH, 1809,
H.M. NAVAL YARD, HONG KONG
AND AR
KOWLOON NAVAL DEPOT, COMMENCING EACH DAY AT 9,80 1.3, WITH AT INTERVAL FROM 14 NOON ro 1.30 r.
OLD AND SURPLUS NAVAL STORES,
40.
Comprising
0.
Steel Girders, Iron Reel, Davits Harmonium, Air Purifying Plant, Cut
ter, Sampan. Or,
Gigs, Tube
panday. Wrenches Water Magustos, Old Lead Battery Electrical and Wireless Telegraph. Ti
-
Cable, Bakery Oven, Iron Mattresses and Hedsteads Water Closet Fans, Hydraulic
Thetare, Ornamental Stoves. Mos
Steentory, Old Tin Foil Old Twili
Carpets Rugs Tables, Chairs,
gnito or Fly Nettinn, Megaophones, Cooking Pal. Now - Lawrie Matting. Fold-up Lavatories,
Vitse. Curtains, Over Old Lies Tiles. Leather
Voice
HOUSES AND FLATS.
*PEAK MANSIONS A
ITUATED Within T
Walk from the Tram
preslooking the Southern Bides the Lippe Ready for Occupation.
Fire Bormed and 8it-Floomed APARTMENTS.
with all Modern Coeramieson, Drying Hooma and Ont-bass, Two Lifta:
CREDIA FONCIER D'EXTREME-ORIENT,
İTH FLOOR,
FO BAT BUILDING.
TO LET.
FLAT CARNARVON BUILDINGS, KOWLOOM, Apply to- HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND
FINANCE CO., LTD., ALEXANDRA ETILDINGS
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19th, 1929.
Money and Markets
·HONG KONG MARKET
REPORTS.
Quotations at yesterday's local market for rice, jugar and other foodstuffs. were as follows:-
Green See. Mui
Per Picul
87.47
Green Double Peach
Black Dragon
Black Seal
7.2%
METALS.
HONG KONG STOCK *EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
Dow
FARKGARY 181E 1929
$1,345 bay.
193) bay,
Mesera Pentreath & Co. have Chartered Banku po handed os the following letter til Banks, A. from Mesara. Hornby, Hemelryk | R. 40. Tanka & Co., Liverpool,... of January 17th
COPPER. 7.34 Business in Standard on the London market has quietened con- 177siderably and prices hare✨ caned aince the close of last week.......... The backwardation was, at one time, £300 per ton, and although it has
Green Lion...........
Red Lion
7.25 *7.28
Red Grapes
Green Seal Glutinous
7.42
Red Seal No:
White
6.59
Green Seal Brewer
(7998
Red Star White ..... Green Pearl
5.03
Bugar.
6.38
Por
NO LET-Farsished HOUSE at
TOON: 6 Large Booms, Garage excellent location. APRIL NOVEM BEH. Write Bax o 7380, c/o Hong
[7280 Kong Daily Preas,
LER-No. 7, STEWART TER TRAGE, 270. PLAS, From MARCH
1st To OCTOBER 31. Five Boemi Fully Furnished. Modern Banitation Bervant Quarters, · Garden --Apply
- (71.89 F. A. MACKINTOSH.
4.
10 LET OR
FANLING (in Os Lex Village), Furnished or Unfamished, Boomed HOUSE with Garden and Garage,
"Piping. 07. Marble Motulle vai Moderate Price. Apply KWONG
Metallic
Canvas Tubing, Old Com
Old Coir Mata, CenTER
Rags
Ladis Rubber, Old Leather and Desing,
Tarred Rags. Woclien
Bags
Old
OM
Hessen, Old Cork, Cocos Nut Mating Asbartos Panki-g Old Fender
Iron Drama. New Canvas Cuttings. Old Old Iron_sad Steel, 'Old Sepin Falt, Bran, Copper Lead. Zine Metal of
Metal Borta, Brass auri Gan Berings. Zine Bettons and Zine Asher, Brass Tabes, Iron Blocks, Lampe Lanterna, Old Steel Plater, Old Blos Shorts, Old Glass, Old Steel Wire Rope ttings Dirty Mineral Oil and Cable Gear, Anobora Faol Chain Forges, Compasses, Watches, Navy. phous, Bitcedlars Clocks, Air Pipes and Breast Ropes. Firewood, Old Bisel Tool Circulating
and Cuttings
BANG HONG, LTD., 250, Das Vany BOAD CENTRAL A
FOR SALE
[7586
No: 18 coarse powdered No. 20 coarse powdered No. 24 coarse powdered Big coarse powdered
Miscellaneous.
Wood Oil... Dairen Bean Oil Groundnut Ol
r
OR
Hart Ana Banka s....390) z div, hay. Cantor Insurancës “.............. 3682 | nom.
North China Inmesinine
W: 160 Yingiame figurances. 2" $50 nom. China Waders = 2ND
9.95 bey Empiricton - $285 bar. Hong Kong F1 The 1785 Bay.
$27,40 bay.
Bleambod
now narrowed a little, if is still Pull
quite substantial owing to the firm bold which is maintained "on the bulk of the stocks in this country. Consumption in England may
be considered very satikfastary, as totalled. Pical import during 1923 $7.04.
| 180,400 tons against, 134,459,- tons
during 1927. 7.34
7:83-
7.60
$32.00 18.20 916,20
CANTON COTTON YARN REPORTS.
LATEST QUOTATIONS.
Lotus Bee
198
No. 10 Sailing Vessel
CANTON, Feb. 17th.
Bale. 8256
Per
City of Gold
£3£
...Reacock
035
No. 12 Ful Eval
273
Victory
$70
City of Gold
Po Yes
78
No. 20 Good Harvest
312
Ng Fook ....
City of Gold
324
Man Clock
312
Good Harvest
$18
Shepherd
304
No. 16 Fui Kwai.
201
Globe
No. 32 Pine Deer....
Double Horse
148
Tis Kour
156
-.
Родар
450
No. 12 Fui Heo
8632
Five Sons Butterfy
580
150
No. 6 Lion
.0.0.
Lion No. 2
900 100
[7405
OR SAL Excellent Condition with
SALE-10 E.P. SINGER- New Tyres throughout. Owner going on leave. Price: $750. No Lower Offers-Apply: Box No. 7406, 7408- do trong Kong Daily Freu.
FOR BALE. Two FORD TOUR ING OARS in Good Mechanical Condition. Being Dispored Burpins to cal Fant. Available for
deui 22 Pompa Motor of Requirements and Not for any Mechani
Gymnastic Gear,
Indicatore,
Fans, Lamp Sawa Circolar
Railer, Wood Working Plication to OFFICER. PO
on
8.0. Causan, between the Hours Machise, Planing Machines, Milling Machines, Shaping Machines, Douglas of 9X and 1 2.x. Dally, except Engine, Binnacle, Strel Wirs Brakes Sanday Offers in Writing to.
SOUTH CHINA COMCHAND
BAS
Tent Waterproof Sheets, Drillsg VICTORIA BARRACKS, Macbiter, Etc., Etc.
Also lying in FLEET AIR ARM RESERVE STOLE ELM. NAVAL DEPOT, KOWLOON-Old Ajgraft Propellers. Old Sparking Plugs, Old Rubber, Aluminum, Old Brass, Old Copper, Old Fabric Light Steel, Old Dope and Oil Drains, Old Wood, Oster Aircraft Covers, Taner Aircraft Tubes, Old Vices, Etc., Etc.
LOTS MAY 22 JTSEKETED ON MONDAY, 4TH MARCH, 1929,
SALE OF QLD AND SURPLUS VICTUALLING STORES AT KOWLOOK ON
FRIDAY, 81 MARCH, Comprising: Berge, Flannel Clothing Remnants, Sundry Articles of Mess and Table Gear Including Cutlery, Hard- ware and Table Linen Clothing, gad Candemned Provisions for Poultry Feed ing, da
TERMS OF SAL-A detailed “in Catalogue.
LAMMERT BROTHERS,
By Appointment Auctioneers
to the Admiralty. Hong Kong, 15th Feb., 1929, [7410
SITUATION VACANT.
W
ANTED for Local Shipping Office, Experienced Europeña LADY STENOGRAPHER- Box No, do Hong Kon
Press
SITUATION WANTED.
ANTED-Furnished FLAT (Modern), Milf Level or FEAK. Apply Box No. 1415, c/o Hong Kong Daily Presi..
(45)
NOR SALE-BUICK TOURING CAR Beater in Good Condition $1,400 of Near offer-Apply Bex 7064,
Hond Long Daily Pres.-}[7594
STAR
THEATRE
TO-NIGHT
At 9.15 pm.
W. R. BANVARD PRESENTS
402)
Electro has continued unaltered
at 17 cents per lb. eff Europe, --| and although the demand in the United States has quietened re cently, the statistical position is not reassuring from the Con sumers' standpoint.
December statistics show Refined stocks increased by 13,313 tons, whilst Blister stocks are 10,693 lower on the month Output" is disappointing-Refined 7,549 tons and Blister 2,185 tons less than in November. Probably the holidays recount to some extent for the re- duction, and also for the disap- pointing deliveries to American
consumers.
"
TIN.
This market has been rather featureless and quiet. Sales in the
East have been fairly substantial
at declining rates, and supplies. from that source may be expected. to be fairly large for the next few weeks Shipments date
month are 3,466 tons.te this The figures now available of the
|
Akeli TransportE
Da
Union Waterboala.
Buguste tu
Kailan Mining Admin....71/-nom Lang Kabs (deyibized PT. 11.00 by
(dezie)
Bhaghi Lava
Raub
Tronoh Miner BLK. & E-Wharf... HE & W. Docks China Providante Hongko
11 2buy. Els. 31 bay.
4
1716 D ...$1341 bay. $10 bo $5.05 o
CM-4165, bay. Ts. St nom.
1. 169 buy,
13.45 by ...T. 2 nom.
Oristal Cottons Bhai, Cotton (oh, ma tuy.
R.K.48 HL. Fende
19.30 ha
Lande Hum phizers Estates.....31 buy HI 346 19. $8.33 £. div. buy. BK. Tram 1-73...... 19270 bar, so
(old) won 13 sol. (new) $6.50 now.. Star Ferriers Bāzi, b Thin
1240 buy, 13 Lights BK Mecation (ad) 3637 buy 54 - • Da⠀
Macao Boccio Siadakan Light
bay
16, 2012.
BOX.
8.90 China Bused a 12 bay.
Do. (BET) .. Telephones (old).37 bay.
output during 1929 indicate a netdngapore Tractions.c:1376 nom. all round increase of
#pproximate
ly 17,000 tons compared with 1997, 94 Consumption figures are not so readily compiled, but there is satis factory evidence of increased use of the metal in this country. For instance, the total exports of Tin- plates. during the year were 60,426 tons higher than in 1997, whilst the Motor industry has been work... ing at high pressure. The outlook is cheerful in both of these indus- tries, at all events, for the currant half years
China Sugar Malabon Bugari Canton Hous
GERMANY TO-DAY.
BOOM IN SHIPPING AND AVIATION.
According to United Press latter from Berlin, Germany's shipping is enjoying ka unprecedented boom, both as regards now construction and the volume of freight being carried to and from all parts of the world despite the fact that foreign trade continues to lag behind
In its annual shipping and ship-in Germany, showed similar building review just published, the crease in volume and tonnage, while Frankfurter Zeitung presenta a pic the Hamburg boom has placed that ture which reveals further expan-port ahead of Antwerp and Rotter-: sion during 1828 of Germany's | đạm in the amount of commerce ocean-borne commerce and of the handled. size of its merchant marine. Both Clear cut increases in passenger are now, it in declared, larger than trafic were also noted in the report. before the war. Discussing the pro- Although no comparative figures for gress recorded last year, the review 1913 were offered, those presented recalled that, after the extra for for the period from 1925 to 1928 ordinary increase of 1927, it was displayed a progressive increase in widely predicted that 1928 would the number of passengers carred by bring a serious reaction. Develop the three principal lines, the North ments of the past 12 months have German Lloyd, the Hamburge demonstrated, however, that there American and the Hamburg-South Bound basis for this American. In 1993 they transported pessimism, and the only prediction 504,000 passengers in1998 they which can at present safely be carried 241,000, in 1927 the total made is that 1999 will witness fur-increased to 277,000, and last year ther growth in tonnage and volume. it was 348,000.
Home Facts and Figures. During 1998 the merchant dect in creased in size from 3,363,000 to 3,780,000 registered toos, while at the close of the year an additional 8,000, as compared with the 350,000 tons was in the process of farmer's 77,000 in 1737 and 71,000 in building. Basing its conclusions 1926 and with the latter's 70,000 and
60,000 for the two preceding years. 16.808 30 World Records,
WAS DO
In 1993 the North German Lloyd", carried 81,000 passengers in the North Atlantic service, while the Hamburg-American transported
only on the tonnage already under
· way, the Frankfurter Zeitung point- med qut that on next Ney Years Day upon the German airplane industry Despite the handicaps, imposed
(Fred)17/6 bay, 18/3 sel.
$1.33 bay. 28 buy.
39) bay. 137.30 nom. LT
Cements (combined)
•Doll (old) ***. Do. (HOT) ELA Bopes (ald)
Do
| United dabestoj
Diry Famit kanns Wataona
Der & Wings
The Or
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EK. Aléments
CANTON FOOD MARKET.
The market continues to be CANTON, Feb. 17th
artificial, and buyers, whilst show- Quotations for rice, sugar, fouring more interest, appear to be
ELK. Constructions going slowly, values being main-gue. Ladas GraBom and oil were as follows:
tained at a fairly steady level. "EK, Gört, Loazi Rico."
Stocks of Tin in Warehouses in: Firul. this country at the end of last
Green Seal White
Per
10,40
$10.00
Red Seal White
10.75
Red Bird
9.80
New Moon Biam
**0,00
Red Peach
0.02
Three Marks
9.75
Blue Seal
3,00
Chai Mee Native
11.75
Bee Mulieres
10.65
Red Pearl Brewer
Green Seal Brewer
0.44 6.19
Per
Sugar.
No. 2 cours powdered No. 3 coarse powdered No. 20-course powdered No. 1 Granulated
Picul. Táels. 8.50
7.90
1.00
No. 1 Fine Granulated
10.80
Refine While
8.80
Walchow Native White
8.50
Flour.
Man-of-War
Silver Seal
Baunna
Cheung Luk
Maize
TO-NIGHT
#and TO-MORROW
THURSDAY
and FRIDAY
Sword of Kwantai Oannon
Cabbage
"OH KAY"
Dog's Head Fire Swallows.
olt.
LODER
THE NEW BANVARD MUSICAL COMEDY CO.
goith
HE BANVARD BEAUTY
CHORUS
"TIP TOES"
FROM IN WINTER GARDEN
TRATAY, LONDON,
SPÉCIAL MATINEES: 0:15-Saturday and Sunday $8, $2 and $1.
Prices of Admission: 84, 83, 82 & $1. Booking at Moutrie's and Theatre
THEATRE
ROYAL
THE HONG KONG A.D.C.
IN
"ON APPROVAL"
FIRST NIGHT TO NIGHT
BOOKING AT ANDERSON'S MUSIC CO.
RESERVED SEATS. -$3,
Groundnuti
Fanchi
Min Hoy Tientdir
Dairen
Krangai Hood. Kwangsi Tea Seed
Per
Big.
$4.70
410 4.05
4.96 4.20 470
4.62
week were 7,387 tons, or a decrease of. 279 tons compared with the pre- vious week
Our New York correspondents cabled last night that the Ameri- can deliveries during this monthr are expected to be 8,000 tons The demand for near deliveries iş în- dressing. Our correspondents be- lieve nears will go to a premium over distants.
LEAD.
In common with other Metals, Lend has lost a little ground There is little change to report in the general position, consumers in- terest being quiet, although stocks are mid to be low. Imports into Britain during December were beary at 23,625 tons, which brings the total for 1929 to 262,137 tons, or about 28,000 tons less than in 1927. The tone continues good.
SFELTER.
дом
$7 pel::
$217.
buy. đi bụi. 13.05 nom.
дот
$4,65 rom.
861% mom.
prem, buy
34. TICKET FOR £300 PRIZES.
SCHEME FOR A HOSPITAL INVOLVES £15 158. FINE.
Federation International Aeronau- According to the statistics of the tique, planes of German make and piloted by German airmen have established 30 of the 89 recognized world's records for motor-driven aeroplanes and hydroplanes. The United States hold second, place with 20 world's records to their credit. Next follow France with 12,
the total German tonnage would be by the Versailles Treaty, Germany 4,100,000, bringing Germany from was holding more world's records in fifth to third place among the ship-aviation than any other country at ping countries of the world. It was the end of 1998. added that the capacity of the mer- chant feet is already per cent. greater than it was in 1913
Albeit, in the Review warned the German shipbuilders and shipowners in this connection that development of world tonnage at too rapid a | rate might result in leaving à con- siderable percentage of the new vessels unemployed with consequent losses to their owners * Ab
Statistics for the port of Ham- Italy and England with Geach. Switzerland and Checho-Slovakia burg were cited by the review to with 3 each, and Hangars with 2. show that the volume of occan-borns freight transported in German vessels had returned to pre-war est number of world's records is levels In fact, it was stated; the hold by Dornier machines: All tonnage passing through Hamburg twelve records held by Dornier were established by the German ace, exceeded the 1013 mark as long ago as 1994. In the first ten months of 1928 the volume of incoming freight totalled 14,360,000 tons, which com pares with the 18,790,000 tons for the full year 1927 and with the 16,550,000 tons for the year 1913.
Among German planes, the great-
Wagner, who is thus the leading individual world's record holder in
aviation--
Ten world's recorda are held by Junkers planes. Among them is the world's duration record of 65- hours 25 minutes, established by Risticz and Zimmermann in July, 1928.
Fifty Per Cent. Increase. Cutgoing volume amounted to
Hydroplanes of the firm of Robr 7,240,000 tons in the first ten months of last year, as against 8,030,000 bach hold six world's records. They tons in the preceding 12 months and i were all established by the German of these figures, the review estimat equipped with a small-power motor. 8,100,000 tons in 1013. In the light airplane Souzewind, a light plane
ed that the entire year would show For the latter two records there is an increase over both 1927 and 1913. | no individual living record holder. Mr. Charles Watson, recretary of From another source statistics were The German ace, Paul Baeumer, the southern area entertainmenté drawn which revealed a 50 per cent. who established them died in an committee of the Industrial Or increase in the tonnage of vessels aeroplane sccident last year. thepadic Society, governing the calling at Hamburg, the total for Manor House Hospital, Golders 1928 being 42,830,000 tons and for Green, was fined £15 -148, with £5 1913 only 28,820,000 tons Accord couts, at Bow street Police Courting to the Frankfurter Zeitung the for publishing a proposal or scheme port of Bremen, the second largest for the sals of tickets in a lottery. Mr. Frank Stilwell, of the Twen tieth Century Press, Southwark the printer of the tickets, was fined 26 51, with £225 costs, for aiding and abetting in the commission of the offence. HAP
£500 DAMAGES FOR A WIFE.
LIBEL IN A NEWSPAPER
PHOTOGRAPH.
Outside of the 30 records for motor-driven planes, Germany holde four of the five recognized. world's records for soaring in motor- less gliders.
a
"Mr. Justice McCardie entered judgment for Mrs. Camidy for that amount with costs, but granted: stay of execution taken at
The photograph wat Hurst Park race meeting and was published in the Daily Mirror, with” the caption : “ Mr. Michael Corrigan, racehorse owner, and Miss Muriel Harrold, whose en- Sagement is announced.
Mrs. Camidy complained that as there was child of her marriage, the publication vaa e damaging re- fection on here
Quiet markets have ruled, and It was stated for the prosecution 4.10 confidence it lacking, although that the society issued in connection with a Christmas appeal more than some enquiry is in the market from
aquarter of a million tickets at consumers for early delivery,
Ajury in the King's Bench which suggests that users are not 3d each, which entitled the bolders
to participate in distribution of Division awarded £500 damages to 440 particularly well covered.
prizes amounting to £300. The Mrs. Mildred Antia Cassidy, of American Spelter statistice:-
object was to raise funds for a new 4:40
Short ware and for installation of an Luton-road Bayswater, wife of Mr
Kettering Edward Cassidy (also tona -zay apparatus Fer Stocks 1st December
48,542 The method of selecting the prive known as Mr. Michael Corri-
The Daily Mirror Newspaperi, Fioul.Production during December 50,591 winners that members of the gan"), racehorse owner, in her Taels Total
97,133 committee had air-guns with colour action against the Daily Mirror who admitted publication on the Deliveries during December 61,692 ed pellets representing the initial Newspapers, Lid., for like, which information supplied by Mr. 24.40 Stocks 1st January 4,441 letters of the tickets. The pallets it was alleged was contained in the Corrigan," denied that the words Decrease in stocks during were fired at a revolving wheel, and publication of a photograph of her were capable of bearing the de
December
defer- husband with another woman, ad famatory meaning which Mrs. 1,101 the winning num
Cassidy put on them. nourcing their engagement. mined in this
2490
CANTON STOCK EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
CANTON, Feb. 17th..
· 94,50.
20.10 96.40. 19.40
EXCHANGE RATES.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Rear, Feb. 17th.
Water Works
... $1.95 Electric Light & Power Co. 4.10 Canton-Hankow Railways 0.30. The Sun Company 8.20 Sincere Company. Nanyang Bros. Tab. Co. China Merchants 8.8. Nav.
Company
Paris Brussels Amsterdam. Berlia
124.271
'34,937
12.11
20.454
Copenhagen
-18.19
Vienna....
34.541
10.50
(4,20,
Zigfore
193
1097
Bucharest
8111
8.10
Buenos Aires:
471
Central Bank
4.55
Shanghai
2/8
Yokohama
CANTON KEROSENE OIL.
New York
1/10 25/24
4.85 5/16:
Generz
25.231
1
82,771
LATEST QUOTATIONS,
Stockholm Oslo
18.18
CANTON, Feb. 17th
Prague
18187 1647*
Comet
Balance
Per Okse. $7.7000
760
Madrid.
Athens
37320
Bio
Hang Fook Eagle
7.2009 7.10
Bombay
Fong
Cheung Hee Day Break
7.90
Silver (apot)
Silver. {forward
05 87/64%
1/8 31/32
11/16
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