The Lifetime Ceiling Fan
Century Ceiling Fan possess three outstanding advantage
1 On fast speed, they move 9,300 ruble feet of air per minute-es pecially desirable during unusual ly hot weather..
Speed may be reduced to le than half of maximum speed, 's On slow speed, they provide, slow air circulation and prevent discomfort and fatigue in over warm or poorly ventilated mans.
Century
FANS
SHEWAN, TOMES AND CO.
Agents.
THE DOVER
The Ideal Stove
Estimates submitted för all types of stoves,
GAY KEE
80, Des Voeux Road, Centra TELEPHONE C 5503.
T. NAKAO Japanese Shoe Expert. TORTOISE SHELL BOXES AND CASES A SPECIALITY.
Hongkong Hotel Building, Queen's Rond Contral.
MRS. MOTONO
HAND & ELECTRIC MASSAGE
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1928.
CHINA UNDERWRITERS
FEATURES OF THE ANNUAL
REPORT.
The annual roport of China Underwriters, Ltd., for the period ended December 31st, 1927, states:
Profit and loss account-After placing $95,725.70 to reserve to meet unoxpirod marine risks, $38,727.75 to meet unexpired fire risks and 85,258.21 to meet un- not expired. accident risks, a amount of $19.457.74 has been transferred to the credit of Profit) and Loss Account In respect of the year's working, which amount together with $49,681.48 (part of the sum of $85,500 standing in last year's balance sheet to the credit of Premium on Shares Account) reduces the debit to 'Proft and Loss from $116,382.46 to 347,- 243.24. The balance of Premium on Shares Account of $16,818.62 has been applied to write off the two items appearing in last year'a balance sheet under the headings of preliminary expenses and underwriting commission.
Life Assurance Business.--Life assurance applications received during the year. amounted to $4,643,268. Life policles were issued for $4,140,628 at annual premiums of $233,767 and applica- tions for $227,320 were, declined. The remainder were postponed.or In course of consideration at the end of the year. The life premium income after deduction of renssur- ances amounted to $377,953.64. The sum of $26,642,69 was written aff Life Establishment Account which is thus reduced to $236,- 006.36.
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Directors. In accordance with the Articles of Association, Mossra. Allan Cameron and Li The Fong retire, and, being eligible,. offer themselves for re-election, Since the last meeting Mr. C. B.1 Brooke was appointed an add!- tional Director by the Board and in accordance with the Articles of Association, he also retires, and, being eligible, offers himself for re-election.
Auditors.-The accounts for the
WOMAN'S WORLD
FOR OUR LADY READERS.
Practical Work.
year have been audited by Messrs. DRESSMAKING BY GEOMETRY. Lowe, Bingham and Matthews,
chartered accountants, and Messrs. Perey Smith, Seth and Fleming, incorporated accountants, who being eligible offer themselves for re-election.
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Five little.bows and an uneven hemline on a chartreuse tulle and moire ribbon frock (left) and the crisp dignified beauty of a crystal and gold embroidered black taffeta gown typify the smart spring evening mode.
Afternoon Gowns.
Needles & Pins.
SEEN AT A RECENT DRESS
SHOW.
SOME PRACTICAL INVENTIONS,
OUR CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
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25 Icebergs,
20 The whole.
AUTOBE,
1 Gema produced by molluses,'
5 Gladdene.
10 Kind of fuel.
14 Hop kiln..
15 Musical drama.
10 Plant of the arum family.
17 Sharp, harah, grating sounds.
18 Attacked by violenco.
10 Finished.
22 To place in heaven.
25 Species of pepper.
27 Pacify.
80 Little tower.
31 Security,
33 Fastening with nails.
36 Rubs gently,
37 Markota.
30 Quids of tobacco.
42 Come to notice.
45 Refereo.
48 Rent in places.
50 Paradise.
51 Mentally sound.
52 On the leo side (Naut).'
53 Implement that spreads newly-
mown grass.
54 Tens of millions.
113 Tho head,
20 Pertaining to marri
21 Obiltorating.
23. To lop.
28 Vegetable.
20 Self luminous orb.
02 Sweetmeats.
34 Member of a strict Jowish 'soet.
30 Obtained by labour,
98 Be obvious.
189 Saltprotro (arch).
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freehold.
41 Supernumerary.
49 Ditch used for defensive purposes.
44 Englo.
46 Not working.
47 Brazilian coins.
Yesterday's Solution.
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4 Not tight.
6 Listened to.
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Down.
"Quito a number of the iris and women-there are over 1,000 Afternoon frocks are entirely Most of us have experience of taking classes here this term charming just "now, A delightful the maddening little boxes in are studying motor mechanics and little gown, shown at a recent dress which gramophone needles are engineering drawing with a view show, was of green georgette plaid usually to be found. Insert one's 8 Highway. Other Companies.
to becoming professional drivers," simply trimmed with a draped sash Anger-tips ever so gontly, and still said Mias D. L. Easlemont, su- of the material and worn with the needles scatter themselves on 10 Take clandestinoly. The annual report of the Employ-perintendent of the Women's Sec- green felt hat. Brown
check table or carpet. A bright iden has 11 Peruse. ers Linbility Assurance Corporation at the Borough Polytechnic taffeta fushioned a successful coat been put into practica in grams- which Messrs. London. Inst month Lord Mon-frock, tied at one side; a green and phone needle containers which are tion, Ltd., for Arnhold and Co., Ltd, are the local tagu of Beaulieu presented prizes gold Laffeta dress had "bunchy" pyramid shape. There is a tiny agents, shows that the total Premi-and certificates.
draperies on the skirt ums for the year from all depart- "There are still some women Very charming was a frock of hole at the point of the pyramid ments, which do not include learning dental mechanics, al black crepe neropole, the long neck and the needles are so packed. premiums of any of the Corpora- though this profession became opening edged with a friling of that when the container is tipped tion's Associated Companies, are overcrowded by the enormous palest pink, a Chinese jade buckle into the palm of the hand, ono
needle anly escapes. £6,568,621 compared with £6,178,- number who entered it just after at the waist-belt matching the 128 last year, an increase of the war," continued Mrs. Esste-handle of the black handbag car- £390,393. After making adequate mont. reserves for the unexpired risks, and charging losses, expenses and commission there is transferred to the Profit and Loss Account a eredit balance of £343,505 which compares with £241,619 in 1926. This favourable comparison is due to more profitable underwriting re- sults in the United States Branch and the Fire Department.
The following figures are taken from the annual report of the Mer chants' Marine Insinance Co., Ltd., for which Messrs. Arnhold and Co. No. 81B, Top Floor, Wyndham St Ltd., are also local agents:
Hongkong.
MRS. SEKAI
MASSAGE
&, Wyndham Street, 1st floor.
Hongkong.
MASSAGE HALL
MRS. S. UZUNOYE Expert Masseuse
87, Queen's Road, C: 2nd floor.
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Marine Underwriting Account, 1926.-On the 31st December, 1927, this account showed a loss of £36,- 998 49. 36.
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ried, Red crepe acropole was Then the needlewoman will used for another frock which had a appreciate a pin container rather Telephone Operators as
two-tiered skirt and a large ruby like a jack-in-the-box. The pins Elocutionists.
are neatly rangéd inside; a slight clasp at the waist-belt. "On Monday 15 women, among Rose and black chiffon made a pressure on the top of the con- them clerks, health visitors, and lovely frock with draperies worn tainer, and up shoots a pin with young married women, take a two-with a widebrimmed black straw the head on top. Fumbling and hours' odd-job" class, in which hat, trimmed with tiny mirrors pricked fingers become things of they learn soldering, electric-round the crown. Natural-looking the past. light wiring, and other useful smull daisies on a black background arts. Over 3 dozen telephone formed the pattern on a printed girls are studying clocution in crepe de Chino frock; a black crepe packets of sewing needles in ench their spare time."
de Chine dress had touches of lune of which there in to be found Practical Ideas in the Laboratory, scarlet at the belt and in an amus- a needle threader. It is a simple The chemistry of cookery and ing tab hanging from the left loop of wire into which the cot the geometry of dressmaking are shoulder.
being taught to girls of 13 to 15 by Miss Carler, a B.Sc. of Bed- ford College, London.
The short-sighted will bless
ton is threaded. It is fine and so springy that the whole contraption is quite easily drawn through the alkalies, and salts are studied so eye of the finest needle. The average girl's memories of that future cooks may learn the: four years of science classes con- basic principles of their recipes, sist of a confused recollection of Laundresses-to-be learn the Marine Underwriting Account, Boyle's Law, Archimedes Prin- constituents of soup, how to test less easy to see. But the measur 1927. The net premiums amount ciple, and a messy experiment of their purity, the emulsification of ing of angles trains the eye that to £396,295 18. Id., and the claims their own-putting chalk into ink- oils, the effects and constituents must grow accustomed to folding paid to £127,172 9s. d. or 32,09 per wells. Miss Carter, however, be- af bleaching-powder, and other materials accurately,
lleves that girls who do not intend chemical facts likely to be useful, drawing of parallelograms, cubes Fire and General Account. The to specialise in science should be in physics all the girls are taught and circles is used as the basis premiums for the year, after deduc-taught science as applied to every- the principles of the gas meter, of designs in braid or chain- tion of Reinsurances, amounted to day things. The bottles in the la-elementary electrical knowledge, stitch.
cent.
402,070 6s. 1d.
The losses paid and outstanding
to the 31st December amounted to 425,916 18. Gd. After transferring £10,000 to Profit and Loss Account the balance at the credit of the Account is £26,544 12a. 4d.
A NOVELTY
SOLID PERFUME
LASTS FOR DAYS
THE COLONIAL DISPENSARY
14, Queen's Road, C,
Tel. 0, 1877.
boratory contained starch, wheat, rice, and other household commodi-
Lies.
►
Chemical Principles Applied to Recipes.
and the
"Through studying a difficult and the theories of, for instance, subject from a practical angle, convection as applied to
currents and ventilation.
air-
the, girls go through the mental discipline of Euclid without the Euclid for. Dress Designers,
usual difficulties of, angle ABC! "The connexion between the It is obvious that mathematical "Part of the work is to analyse first book of Euclid and the tailor-exactitude is essential to a good these," said Miss Carter. "Acids, 'ing and dressmaking trades is designer or cutter."
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
WELL, MY CHRISTMAS
| SHOPPING IS ALL DONE! WASNY THAT QUICK?
YOU DON'T MEAN
TO TELL ME YOUVE
WHAT DID YOU
BOY? WHERE JARE THE BONDLES?
SPENT YOUR EIGHTY] [ I DONT SEE
EIGHT DOLLARS
ALREADY?
[YOU BRINGING
ANYTHING
HOME!
Come on You Christmas!
YES-ISPENT EVERY BIT OF IT, POP YOU SHOULD SEE THE THINGS L BOUGHT!
AW,CHON AND TELL ME, TAG!! I WON'T TELL ANYBODY... CROSS
MY HEART I WON'T!!
R
S
NU
K
GROST
DEST
GARTER-PROOF
SILK
HOSE
"Ladder's" caused by the
Metal Clips cannot run beyond the GOLD STRIPE.
Ask for "GOLD STRIPE" hosiery.
Lane, Crawford's
I CAN'T TELL FRECKLES! IT'S A SURPRISE - WAIT UNTIL CHRISTMAS -MORNING!
IN TILE MEANTIME
OSCAR AAS. DONE f: A15.
SHOPPING WITH FOUR
[CENTS LEFT
OVER WHICH
WE SPENDS
OU JELLY.
BEANS
FOR HIMSELF
LADIES' SALON
Sole Agents
By Blosser
CHRISTMAS CAN'T COME TOO QUICK FOR ME NOW -
I WONDER WILA?"
SANDY CLAUS WILL
BRING ME 32
•I ALMOST... FORGOT THIS TUL
· MUTERY AND PUZ IT IN THE MAIL
BOX
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