CHINESE OPTICAL CO.
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and
ManufacturingTM"
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Kryptok (Invisible) ·
Bifocals.
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Sun Glasses.
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METALS
at all kinds especially for #hip-building and engineer- ing work, Complete stock. Best, Torms. Iminediate delivory.
SINGON & CO..
(ESTABLISHED A.D. 1880]
HING LUNG ST.
Phone-
Central 516
The Empresa Store
58,"Nathan Road, Kowloon.
Under English Management
Orders for Winos, Liquors Provisions Frosh Fruit BDC Vegetables, etc.
Promptly executed at cam- petitive prices.
AUCTIONEERING & BROKERING CO., LTD.
Proprietors."
LATEST VIEWS
OF
"HONGKONG
JUST PUBLISHED. Now on sale by MEE CHEUNG
Ire House Street
and
Beaconsfield Arcade,
Price $3.00 Only
MRS. MOTONO
Hand and Electric
MASSAGE. No. 31B, 2nd. Floor Wyndham Hongkong.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO, LTD.
FORTLAND CEMENT
In Cask of 375 lbs. net. In Bags of 250 lbs, net.
SHEWAN TOMES & CO. General Managers,
· Hongkong
MASSAGE HALL 23 WYNDHAM STREET
MRS. H. MORITA.
FIBRE
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and
CUTTERS
ANDERSON'S
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
LEAGUE CRISIS.
YESTERDAY'S EVENTS.
This
MARCH 16.
1920
HONGKONG TRADE.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FORTNIGHTLY REPORT.
Demand For Piece Goods,
The fortnightly Prica Current and Market Report Issued by the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, states:
London, March 15. "The whole, of Europe rumbles: with threats and counter-threats," says the Daily Express. Imbrogle is soothing with, suspf- elona, intrigues, bargains and de- célts, like a tropical swamp fester ing with disease poison. It is the [result of the vaunted Locarna Cotton Piece Goods and Fancy method. Gerieva's chance is to Cotton Goods Intercet reported In our last advices has continued, forget Locarno, and be Geneva."
The Timce says, "The heavens and in the interim a small mis- cellaneous business covoring yar- will not fall to-morrow, whatever ious styles has been transateted the Assembly might do. The
for forward delivery. The aggre- League is of great potential value, gate, however, bears sorry com- but nothing will be gained by parison, with that of previous exaggerating its present functions years, and is best classified ng and powers, or, assuming that the retall. Prices for both sorts of fate of the world depends entirely raw material have receded some- on this novel, hopeful experiment.what since we last reported, Liver- pool quotations of 11th instant -Router.
being:-Eg. Sakel. 16.05а Mid. Am. "Spot" 9.81d.
London, March 16. The situation at Geneva remains!
Colton Yarn. During the in- most sombre. No progress was reterval a very small business has gistered Sunday. Towards been done, at reduced rates of $6/8 the end of the day, how-per bale.
By sending them to
The International Co.
ever,
Every care taken with all
work entrusted, to us. THE INTERNATIONAL DRY CLEANING AND DYEING CO. 10, Wyndham Street, Hongkong.
FISH
Macao Sole, Sciaona, Mullet, IMPORTED FRESH DAILY.
FRESH-CLEAN – PURE. HONGKONG FISH STORE 59, Des Voeux Rd. Tel. C.234.
MASSAGE HALL
MRS. S. UZUNOYE
Expert Masseuse
37, Queen's Road, Central.. 2nd. floor.
Mrs. J. CRAWFORD, Massage Hall
No. 14. Zatland Street.
ת
on
certain amount of
Woollens. Nothing to report. Raw Cottons. There is no change to report.
Metals.-Spot business stagnant, with few enquires forward.”
Quotations afe: No. 10s, diplomatic activity was apparent, $166/180, No. 12p. $170/185. No. but no signs of anything to come 168, $185/190. No. 20s, $195/200. therefrom.
Arrivals 600 bales. Shipments Buron Ishii, meanwhile, ia maknil, Sales 500 bales. ing a strong effect in the role of Unsold stocks 6,600 bales. Intermediary, reconciling the Bargains 4,300 bales. divergent views, The London press generally is restrained in its comments, all deploring the damage to the League through the events of the past days. The Daily Telegraph supports the German Flour, Market Report-Stock: standpoint, especially its offer to About 650,000 sacks." Market
American agree to the appointment of
Quotations: ↑
Patent commission to report on the pro-$3.50 per sack; American Cut off $4.25 per suck; American Straight| blem of reconstitution of the $3.45. per sack; Shanghai Flour Council in September. The paper $3.35 per sack; Australian No. 1 says that this coincides with the $3.50 per sack; Canadian Cut-off | steadily growing wish among $2.95, per sack, many Lengue members for reform. The Daily Chronicle urges, the delegates to retrace their steps and show that the Locarno Treaty is not a scrap of paper."
Sir Austen Chamberlain tinues to be criticised in {quarters-Reuter.
con~ some
Lon-
Sundries-Local stocks plenti-
ful,:
י
FRUIT FIRMS FINED.
RESULT OF SENSATIONAL -- CANADIAN COMBINE TRIAL.
Jury Considers Verdict for Two Days.
Gloomy Atmosphere.
Geneva, March 15, The second week of the ference opens with a very gloomy position, and hoping against hope.) The future is most uncertain. Nobody at nine this morning seem-
Vancouver, March 15, ed to know whether there would.
Eight fruit produce firms, repre- be a meeting or not to-day, but at senting the Canadian organisation 10.30 this morning the Counel of a large United States produce met in a secret, informal session.
company, with headquarters at Even pressmen are tired of
Saint Paul, have been fined $25,000 making forecasts, but those in
each under the Canadian Anti-i touch with the Germans early in Combines Act. The jury 'consider- the morning attributed to Dred their verdict for two days. Stresemann an expression of belief
1.
that the difficulty would be settled The case providedgine of the to-day, though Dr. Stresemanin most sensational and largest trials omitted to indicate in what in the history of Western Canada. quarter the change of attitude Eleven individuals and forty-two was likely to occur,-Reuter.
Solution Possible.
Western fruit produce firms were indicted. The organisation largely i controlled the markets of the Geneva, later. Western provinces. Router's Dr. Stresemann informed the American Sérvice. German pressmen that he has been
has
03
officially informed Sweden resigned her seat on the Council to
At one this afternoon thr: Ger- leave room for Poland. He ex-man delegation modified its pre- plained the Swedish representavious statement, and declares that tive, M. Unden, had been under a Sweden has not resigned. but of- cross fre by both sides, and any fered to resign; and others may how since Swedeb bad been makc' a similar suggestion. Al- four years on the Counci! though these are not concrete pro- there should be I change. posals, it is thought a possible so Dr. Stresemann added that lution may be found and the Sweden's proposal should have iden prove fruitful. French cir been submitted to the Councilcles declare the Germans are will yesterday, but at the request of ing to consent to a solution, which Sweden was only brought up to would not mean, any increase of day. Dr. Stresemann declared the Council-Reuter. that this made a difficult situation for Germany, and said there were [still two possibilities, but he de- clined to enlarge thereon." He vehemently protested against the attack of the German Natiɔna- |liets, and said he would remain at
Geneva until the last moment.
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COUNT THE "TELEGRAPHS
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SHIPBUILDERS. SHIP REPAIRERS. BOILERMAKERS." FORGE MASTERS.
OXY-ACETYLENE AND ELECTRIC WELDERS.
MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL
THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
OF HONGKONG, LIMITED,
ENGINEERS.
-DRY DOCK LENGTH 787 FEET. LENGTH ON BLOCKS 750 FEET
DEPTH ON CENTRE OF
SILL (H W.0.5.T.) 34 FT. 6 INS. -THREE SLIPWAYS—
CAPABLE OF HANDLING SHIPS UP TO 3000 TONS DISPLACEMENT.
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