THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1928.
Signalman Morris, who meets Stoker Morrell in the main event at to-night's boxing tournament.
Above are seen the Hongkong Police team (in white) and the Royal Artillery eloven which mot on Wednesday in the, semi-final of the Football Shield Competition. The Police won by three, goals to one. (Photo: Walcome Studio).
Stoker Bob Reynolds, who will be fighting Joao Pintog da Silva in a ten-round
middleweight bout to-night. -
Merely a reminder of the importance of the TIE and our ability to satisfy your needs. Without egotism we have a selection of All Silk Neckwear that we shall be proud to submit to the most discriminating man. Come in and see what choice in NECKWEAR can really mean.
May we sell you à selection on approval ?
Open End Ties .. "Batwing" Bows..
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$2.00 to $5.00 each, $1.50 to $2.50 each
Lane, Crawford, Ltd.
Men's Wear Stylists,
(AND REDUCED).
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A striking action picture in the Shield semi-final between.. the Hongkong and Kowloon Football Clubs, showing a tackle between Black and Muir. (Photo: Mee Cheung).
SHARE PRICES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
The following is the list of loca sharo quotations issued to-day:
"Banks.
Hongkong Bank, $1230 Chartered Bank, £214 b. Mercantile A. & B., 2337 n. P. and O. 49) n. East Asia, $72 8.
Insurances.
b.
Canton Ins., 3662 b. Union Ins, $332 sa. North China, Ins., Tie. 143 n. Yangtaze Ins., $46) b.
China Underwriters. $2.20 b. China Firos, $215 n. H. R. Firo Ins., $735. b.
Shipping.
Douglases, 411 b.
H. K. Steamboats, $271 1
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H. K. Tuge, $2.80 Indo-Chinas, (Prof.) $35 sa, Bholi Trans., 90/- Union Waterboats, $20
Mining.
Benguets, $21 n. Kailans. 66/-
n.
Langkats, Tls. $181
8.
п.
S'hai Exploration, Tla. 2.75 b. Raubs, $4 b Tronchs 17/6 b..
Docks, etc.
8 the
n.
Kowloon Wharves, $142 Whampoa Docks, $48 China Providents $6.40 sa. Hongkows, Tl. 164 b. New Engineerings, Tis. 4.70 b. Shanghai Docks, Tis, 99 b. Cottons.
Bwo Cottons, Tļs. 9,20 se, Orientale, Tla, 2.15 b. S'hai Cottons, Tis. 60 (old) b.
Lands, Hotels, etc.
B.
H. and B. Hotels, $1 H. K. Lands, $67) sa. '8'hai Lands Tls. $131 b.
Humphreys, $142. b. Realties, 89.90, b. Territorials, $1
n.
Public Utilities. Tramways, #26) au. Poak Trams, (old, $12 sa. Star, Forries, 664% 8: China Lights, (Comb) $18 .sa. H'kong Electrica, $741 ea. Macao Electrics, $21 b. Telephones $4.45 b. China Busos, TIs. 67 1. Singapore Tractions, 11/9
Industrials,
China Sugars, $10 50 b. Malubons, 6271 n. Canton Icon, $4 b. Cements (Comb} $12.65 x Ropes (Old) $9.40 8. United Asbestos $10 B.-
Stores &c. Dairy Farms." $22.10 b. Watsons, $12.60 b. Der A. Wing, $38, Lano Crawfords, $31 Mackintosh, $22 B.
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DAIRY FARM CO. PROGRESS.
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otc., which are distributed to the public through no less than six
Kowloon attacking in the Shield semi-final against Hong- kung F. C. Northey is seen in possession, with McBride coming across to intercept. (Photo: Mee Cheung).
RUBBER FACTORY
GUTTED.
BIG BLAZE OCCURS IN.
SINGAPORE.
IMPROVED WORKING OF. SANDBLAST APPARATUS.
It was not long before this was £50 FOR AN INVENTOR. pumped almost dry. The stream then had to be dammed, and some) time elapsed before the pumps could get to work again. In any caso the rubber was well alight, and there was no chance of saving
Mr. T. W. Guyer, an assistant The factory, which was a three- in the London County Council
branch stores conveniently situat-Timah Road was burnt to the storied building about one hundred Chief Engineer's department, pa ed, to meet public demands.
Many Ports Served
A rubber factory on the Bukit
ground and
considerable and fifty yards long and fifty feet tantod an invention for the im quantity of rubber destroyed last high, blazed fiercely for about four proved working of sandblast ap Through our shipping depart Saturday last.
night, says the Straits Times of hours, after which the conflagra- paratus in 1903. It has been used ment we provision the leading mail
Ition began to die down. The by the Council, who, in 1911, made and other lines of steamers calling factories on the faland, and the parts of Singapore and from
This was one of the largest glare in the sky was seen from all a grant to Mr. Guyer of £50. at Hongkong and through our fire was one of the most spectacu-ships in the harbour, and the sky
The General Purposes Commit- subsidiary or affiliated Companies, lar that has ever been seen here. was obscured with drifting clouds to report that we are able to also serve the public It was watched by many hundreds of heavy smoke.
"the saving in
in Canton, Macao, Shanghai, Han-of people, despite the fact that kow, Tientsin, etc: Our East
sick pay in respect of the Council's
It was a sight to be remembered weights and measures offices, the Point cold stores have a total the bluze did not get well under for a long time. The blaze was staff at which formerly suffered capacity of 4,000 tona where can way until after midnight, and the fanned by a light breeze, and as from eye and lung trouble by rea- be seen a miscellaneous assort road in the vicinity was choked this veered around the smoke and son of the oscape of sand dust, ment of goods from carpets and with motorcara.
flames swirled round in different must have been considérable dur- furs to fresh eggs, vegetables, The Fire Brigade received a directions with thrilling effect. ing the nineteen years.” fruit, &c., which we store for call at 12.30, and one engine was One after the other the walls, ellents. With the additional plant immediately sent out, When the which were composed of brick Council prevented Mr. Guyer from Restrictions imposed by the now being installed, our output of officers arrived the whole factory pillars and galvanised iron sheet disposing of the full patent rights ice will be sufficient to take care was alight from end to end and ing, caved in with a crash, and in an advantageous manner, and of all demands for some years to the roof had fallen in, and the staircases and other parts of the the General Purposes Committee Fire Brigade Superintendent is at interior could be seen toppling In many of our stores, our loss explain why some of the Into the inferno. Even
that a further the payment of £50 be made to Mr. friends, Messrs. Lane, Crawford, spectators did not give a warning ground appeared to be alight as Guyer, Ltd., co-operate so that it is pos- sooner, no the fire must have been the blazing rubber ran over it, and sible for practically all necessities in progress some time before the flames quickly licked up trees in for the table to be procured under call was received from the Bukit the vicinity and destroyed them. one roof, without the inconveni-Timah police station.
come.
no
ence of going from store to store. A trailer pump was subsequent
Compared with 1907, our turn-ly sent out, with a view to facilitat over has increased by 800 per cent,ing the operations at the back of and it is this quick turnover that the building, but there was enables the Company to retail at hope whatever of saving it. prices which the ever increasing demands upon us show to bę favourable.
Canal Pumped Dry.
The only available water supply
now recommend
Adjoining Godowns Saved. representative called at the com- The firemen concentrated their pany's office the manager declined to on saving several other bur that had been destroyed. How- state the amount of quantity of rub efforts godowns which were nearby, and ever, he contradicted the rumours they succeeded in doing so. The that the loss was very serious and factory was rented by the Anglo- stated that there was not a large French Trading Company, who quantity of rubber in the godown. were the owners of the rubber The cause of the fire is not
During the year Messrs. A. S. D. Was the Bukit Timah canal, and inside it. When a Straits Times known. Cousland and .J. J. Paterson re- signed on leaving the Colony and the Hon. Mr. J. Owen Hughes and Mr. A. B. Stewart have been in- vited to All the vacanclés.
PREPARED TO ATTACK.
NORTHERN FORCES READY.
Peking, March.9. Chang Hsueh-liang and Yang Yu-ting have returned from Pao- tingfu after an extensive tour of inspection of all the Fengtien forces on the Kinhan front. It is freely reported in Fengtion circles that the North is prepared for an offensive against the Kuominchun. It is stated that Sun Chuan-fang has concentrated 70,000 men be- twean Yenchow and Taining and bas soon as he launches an attack against the Kuominchun the Fong- tien, forces on the Kinhan front will join in.-Reuter.
Sinceres, $91 b. Wm. Powells, $5 n.
Miscellaneous.
Amusements, $294 b. Constructions, 11 n.
B'quo Ind. G. Bonds, 60% b. H. K. G. Loan, 6% Prem
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