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TUESDAY 24 DEC.
Đáng
PUBLIC AUCTION.
UNE undersigned have received
Banks
£81
Du. (Col. Reg.)....
£78
Do. Lon. Bag)...
RBI
Chartered Banks ......
TELE
instructions
.to sell by
$74
PUBLIC AUCTION
$200
$400
#157
1:
Saturday, the 28th December, 1948
commencing at 10.30 2.171.
at their Bales Room, No. 35, Han-
kow Road, Kowloon.
+
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
Comprising:-
Teakwood Bed Room, Dining" Room, Drawing Room and Office "Furniture, Cutlery, Ornaments. Carlos, Pictures, E. P., Brass, Glass and Porcelain Ware. Gramophones and Records, Electric Table Fans and Lamps, Crockery, Cocking Utensils, etc., etc.
$91 $96
$0.70
$1360 F.K. Banks.......................
2267 Mercantile Rhi. "A"
£10 Mercantile Bhu. “O”.
Bank of East Aria.....
N. C. & S. Banks.....
* Insurances
Canton, Insurancen......
Laica InstTRUCOR................. | Underwriters ...
H.K. Fremont.
Shipping
$135 Douglasen
311
Steamboat
$100 Indo-China (Prof.).
Indo-China (Del.)
Shell
Waterboats. Docks, Wharves.
Godowns, etc.
H., & K. Wherein... Providente da
$80
38/9
$7
$5.70
$18.00 FLK. Dock (Old)...
#18
H. X. Docks (New)......
837
+Shanghai Dock....... Mining
16/3
| Kailana
$1
[1à eta Hong Kong Mine
H.K. Lauda.........
$19.50 Shanghai Lazde.......
H.K. Baltian....
$7.8 Humphreys
$100 Chinese Estates prin
Catton MITS
-874.
MPOO:
፣፣፣
Sol
#ISto
183
£78
£10
13 ok
$500 $400 80 ct. $165
$136
$100 $100
38/9
FINANCE
& GENERAL
13 BILLION BELGIAN FRANCS WILL BE NEEDED FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF BELGIUM
BRUSSELS, Dec. 2-Six months after the German army be- can to blast its way through Belgium, this little country today. looked ny though the glock had been turned back to 1914.
A final check made by the commissariat of reconstruction and released today revealed that only one-fifth of Belgium's 2,500 town and villages, escaped war dameres.
of
German and - Alled Weapons rased 9,832 kouses to the ground, reverely damaged a total of 24,156 and slightly damaged 116,719 :*
Approximately 6,000 miles Belgian highways were destroyed or damaged, more than 100 rail- way stations and depots destroyed and 1,455 bridges ang tunnels blown up
JAPANESE
COTTON TEXTILES
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1940-PAGE
The buying of Japanese cotton The commissariat estimated taxtiles in overseas markets la de- that reconstruction would cost coming more and more vigordur roughly 13,000,000,000 Belgian in view of the inevitable protrać, trancs which is more than the tion of the war says the Asalt. country's total annual budget, evers This tendency has been greatly [m the worst year.
accentuated by the exhaustion of Brussels, Antwerp and Llege stocks and the export and impres suffered only slightly. Medium- restrictio sized towns such as Tournai Expécially in those markets Nivelles and Ostende which have hitherto been accus- Louvain, suffered the most Tournal, world tomed to buy Lencashire producta, famous "Royal City"had almost stocks are almost exhausted me all of its numerous crushed.
BLACK&WHITE
MATURITY WITH PURITY
THOSE WHO KNOW SAY, IT'S THE SCOTCH.
monuments importers are said to be anxious tain the right of reciprocal ex-Paris Plastered With
to shift to Japanese cotton tax- Rated
portz
OSTENDE A SHAMBLES Ostende is now a shambles and
LONDON, Dec. 24 (Reuter) to buy Japanese many Sterling areas, the importers is Hikely to sufier further damage, eign mporters
terrific cotton textiles which has become have agreed to pay in U.S. Dollars Paris recently awoke to find the in the future froth the
even more conspicuous since then compliance with the demands walls covered with tricolour post- British battering
announced conclusion of the tripartite pact of Japanese exporters. Northers signed by "Commandant Exo- countries, says the stuntini", "describing Britain 2.8
The destre on the part of foE- It is further reported that in Anti-British Posters
993
|05,67] || ||
$18.00
$37
16/3
Heaters,
Lands. Hotels and Bulidings
$3.55 23.70 $3.65 835.00
H.K. & & Hotels....
$3.50
$100 Do. 4% Debentures...
R $100
also
TII
$3.80
A QUANTITY OF BLACKWOOD FURNITURE
$71
$601 Ewo (8)
$45
On View from Friday, the 27th December, 1940.
$180
S'bai Cottons (8.).... Zoong Bings (8.).
Wing On Textiles (8.)
Public Utiliter
$17.70 $18
$17.60
ILK. Tramwaya
$17.801
411
$7.40 Pork Trams (old)...
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
Pesk Trams (new)........)
#61
Star Ferrie
$7.40 traffic 131 sai | railway,
DI
LAMMERT BROS..
$24
Y'mati
$34)
China Lights (0)......
$6.95
AUCTIONEERS."
Chica Lighta (New).
No Post-War
$40
$39)
Depression
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received
instructions
to sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION
$11.30
87.10
*!!!!
$191
$17
Monday, the 30th December, 1940
at No. 12, Kennedy Terrace, 2nd $1.80 Floor.
$18
BIN
837)
#
39
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
$2.15
$70 $10.70 $10
The commissariat: that 5.845 houses and buildings among Japan, Germany and Italy, European $165 have been repaired while work w has led them to offer more rŸ'.... haseth!, have already decided to the "hereditary enemy of Franc
Eight ourable terms than before, goes on adopt an advance payment system and inviting airmen to volunteer
for imports from Japan; the
for service in the German Air Japanese exporters. however, are amount to be remitted in Dollars Force All the posters were warm
progressing on 7,000 more. $135 thousand workers are occupied in the paper.
clearing debris from exploded bridges and other hindrances, tholding off sales due to exchange by telegraphic transfer.
the highways and and transport" difficulties atten-
dant upon the sudden changes the international auktion.
ACCEPT TERMAS
down the same nigát. VIR No change, however, has been
A few days later, similar posters ( made yet in the terms of payment were again issued. Two bars on the NEI. market, as there is no later they were ripped down by anxiety over exchange settlement young Frenchmen in broad day-
fight with the approval crowd and even under the eyes
1.
In India for instance, where with that market. the terms of payment and dell-of the German police very were unfavourage to Japan-
ese exporters, the thiporters are
The Chuadian Army have placed
When victory comes, Canada Baid to be prepared to accept #26w be an immensely stronger terms more favourable to Japan orders for 6,000 skis for winter soldiers will be allowed to
nation than when we entered the ese firms. Importers in the Near training of soldiers in tactics them largely in a recreational and Fast have agreed to s 20 per cent, which proved so successful in Fin-way but with a view of their war, stronger industrially
Although no actual slater wulization for wartime pur- stronger in manpower," Honour advance payment being paid on land.
$10
C. D. Howe. Minister of Japanese textiles in order to ob- formations are expected at once, rosea Munitions and Supply said in an
able
75 ot
$18
$7.10
87.15
:::
!!!
$71
895
$19
$1.65
address in Quebec
.
Mr. Howe was not of the opinion that a post-war depression would occur. "We can reasonably ex-" pect a large increase in our popu lation through immigration," he sald. The rebuilding of a war torn Eirope will continue to de- mand our food, raw materials and the product of our factories."
Mr. Howe stated that Canadians were becoming ever increasingly 12.20 air-m'ided as indicated by the strides made in the development
PRE-PAID ADVERTISEMENTS.
The following stheses of advertisements are charged at the price given below ¿--- SITUATIONS VACANT.
HOUSES AND APARTMENTS WANTED.
HOUSES AND APARTMENTS TO BE LET. MISCELLANEOUS WANTS.
Announcements not exceeding 25 Words are inserted under this heading at a Pre-paid
Rate of $1.50 for THREE INSERTIONS.
If Charges collected, $2.00.
on
commencing at 10.30 a.m.
"
On View from Sunday. the 29th December, 1940,
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
16.90 X.D. C. Rts.
$7.70
H. R. Electrics (Old)...
$3H. F. Electric New).... $17
Mag Electrics 101a) Macdo
$10 Macao Electrice (New)
$28
Sandakan Lighta............ Telephones (old)............. 810.20 Telephones (new),
S'pore Tractions (Ord.) Industrials
--
i
814.90 Cald., Macg. (Ord.) 8.
Cal., Macg. (Pref.)5
Canton Ic..
Cementa
ELK. Ropes
HK. GOTL Loans
₤4% Lona
894 31% » (1934).
$94 31%
(1940)4 Miscellaneous
$7
Dairy Farmako Entertainments wow. Constructions (ok)... Constructions (now)... Lane Crawfords........
Tobacco...83) Nanyang Sinceres Watsona
35, 0.5% 19250 $3.
836
IK.
Wing On
S'hai Wing Un
Vibro Piling........
7/6 Maramans Inv. (Lon) 210
Matemans Inv. (H.K.) $1.00. Powells........
48nle to Shanghai
tifi
LAMMERT BROS.. MISSING OFFICER HEIR
AUCTIONEERA.
LOST
HOTELS
LOST.-A Diamond Bracelet on
FOR JANED APPETITES!
we consider the many thousands 19th Dec, between Dina House,
and Race
$1.9 will be trained as aviators and as Course Paddock. Substantial Re-
$39
of civil aviation despite the fact
$14
that it is being retarded somewhat
$8
"wbex as a result of the war.
of young men that are being, and Government
House
atr mischanics, it must be ap-ward if returned to STOCK EX-
we will continue to CHANGE BUILDING 1st parent that be an air-minded country." he Room 15. said.
Floor.
681
WANTED TO BUY
TO FURNESS MILLIONS
LONDON, Dec. 24 (Reuter)-A British officer who was re- ported "missing, believed dead." is named the chief hair to the
RECORD TOURIST Fur millions.
TRAVEL
He is the Hon. Christopher Furness, son of Viscount Furness, shipbuilder and industrialist, whe
Tourist traffic to Riding Mounted in October, leaving unsettled
EMPLOYMENT
tain 'National Park in Manitoba estate valued at over £3,661,000. |- ~ IN CANADA
established a new high record of which £1,850,000 estate duty during the 1940 seuson, whéh a has been paid.
43,490 automobiles and
total of
Viscount
|rials,"
It is considered that succession
War
In speaking of the construc- tion of airports under the British Commonwealth Air Training Flan, Mr. Howe said that in the past year “wo have tilt 100 miler di ̈ hard sur- faced runways which, if so converted into a roadway 20 feet wide, would represent 850 miles of paved highway” - "To date this year, we have completed fifty-five of these air-
WE PAY HIGH PRICES for all Jade, gold and silver articles. diamonds, jewels, watches, foun- tain pens. Apply Far East Dia- mond and Gold Refining Co. Room 621. China Building, 8th Доот...
Co.
WANTED KNOWN.
WE PAY HIGH PRICES ports, with hard surfaced run for all gold and sliver articles, ways, airport lighting and all the Employment in Canada is now itḍmmings, each airport having at gold bars. diamonds and jewels. Furness left seven at its highest level in 20 years least three hard surfaced runway. Apply China Gold Refning Co. 163,230 passengers entered the eights of the residue of his pro-and signs of a shortage of skilled from 3.000 to 4,000 feet in length, Pedder Building, 2nd foor, Room 6. park during the period April 1 to perty on trust for his son Chris labour already have appeared and from 100 to 200 feet in width:
WE OFFER HIGH PRICES for October 31. This compares with topher.
said the Bank of Montreal in its land, in addition, have bult 28 any amount of gold articles, 36,024 automoblies and 129,848 It was revealed, here yesterday business summary for October. passengers in the corresponding that in spite of far-reaching in-
This increase was attributed in secondary airports or all way fly-diamonds, allver, etc. No holidays. ing fields, with gras 'or Bod Bur Apply Chins Building, 7th floor. period of 1939.
quiries, no news of Christopher part to the acceleration of The growing popularity of this has been received since he fell industries and the calling up of faces. We have also extended Tel. 30727. Eurexia Gold Redning summer playground and tourist leading his platoon in France namen for military training. The runways on existing airports and resort to reflected in the atten-May 24. No one has seen him report added that "every possible built additional runways, k
The whole programme has in« dance records for the past five dead. There is no information means will be employed to ensure years which show that since 1935 of his being a prisoner of war, that shortage of labour will not Tolved the moving of over 20,00
a good season's work to every Why not learn all the Fancy the number of persons visiting the Inquiries in France have had no impede production of war mate-009 yards of earth, and has given park has increased by more than result.
Activity in the aircraft industry unit of grading equipment, and latest Stitches for your dresses 70 per cent
In the number of visitors at to the title cannot be determined is increasing steadily and 40 per every bituminous plant, in Canaria. and Sweaters, tracted annually, Riding Mountain until the end of the war. In this cent more workers have Keen en The expenditure on aerodrome JOIN THE KNITTING CLASS National Park ranks second only event of the death of Christopher gaged in the past three months. development has been about $18- AT $3.00 per month (Twice a week to Banff National Park in the Furness being presumed, the new Canadian shipyards are working 000,000, and the expenditure for lesson). Please apply to Box No. Canadian Rockles,
Lord Furness will be the 11-year overtime and the fron and steel hangars, housing and buildings/654 c/o H.K.D.P..
ORDERS TAKEN for hand-made (Tourists from the United States old William Anthony, son of the industries are working at "high regatred for the Air Training
sweaters, Ladies Jumpers, Bables' were among the most enthusiastic Viscount by his second wife, now pressure" says the report. Uratis Scheme an even larger amount"
for automotive military equipment Mrs, Thelina Converse visitors to Riding Mountain this
A decree absolute was granted outats, etc., at $5.00 each for William Anthony was bequeath are keeping the output of mator -year," "and" included parties from
Wool and model destred, to be such widely separated states as ed the remaining eighth of the car plants abnormally high." by Judge P. Grant Jones In HM workmanship.
The usual economic indices, ofSupreme Court, Shanghai, on Dec. California, Florida, Texas, Now residue of the Viscount's property
Canadian business are "complete 12, to Mr. Henry Edward Bland, applied by customer.
Bend particulars of address, etc.), York, Alabama, Washington, Mas
LULL IN LIBYA r overshadowed by the site pro- represented by Mr. K. Newman, sachusetts, Oklahoma, and many
res toward the utilization of petitioner for a dissolution of his to Box 502, EKOP CAIRO, Dec. 24 (Renter)-Bri-jevery resource of manpower and marriage to Mrs Maud - Blánă. The park lies within a hundred tish forces in Libya are playing a material in the country in the Respondent was not represented
production of war munitions and by counsel. milles of the International Boun-waiting game
Apart from a steady stream of lighting forces, the report stated, "dary, and a main provincial high- way provides direct connection reinforcements, consolidating post-adding that the order of the day with the principal highway systons around Bardia and interwas "fall speed ahead. The 164 tems of Canada and the United mittent fenug there is nothing port noted that retall trade across
further to rebett
Canada was "very satisfactory furn States:
others..
Experienced Book-keeper Wants Students to form a class, Cluaran- tee students to keep a whole set of books after completion of a course Uf 6 months For Tam and Par tienters. Please apply to Box
468 a/p HKDP
REAL RUSSIAN FOOD
Tiffin $1.00 Dinner $1.25
METROPOLE HOTEL
ENGEATERS
FEI FEI & CO. Photo Engravers
18, Cochrane Street, Telephone No. 22224.
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Jimmy's
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Expert Ladies Talfor
New Style Ready Made Dresses, Overcosts and Costumes
FOR SALE.
16, Wyndham Street, Tel. 23615
TAILOR
LAM SHIU SHEK 384, Nathan Bond, Kowloon, Tel 57712k Guaranteed delivery 1 suit
hours
in 24 hours notice and
for a pair of trousera.
TEA DANCE
DAILY
EXCEPT MONDAYS
5 to 7.30 PM,
our Friend and
Help your
his Hobby by giving POSTAGE STAMPS
fat
his collection
SEEDS FOR HIS GARDEN
We can supply the goods of his and your want
GRACA & Co. Dealers to Postage Stamps, Garden Seeds, etc, etc. 10, Wyndham Street Established 1896-
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