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TO-DAY'S CABLES.

(Rutler's Services to the China Moil.)

BRITISH TRADE.

SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT.

LONDON, December 9. The Board of Trade returns for November show imports at £89,000,000 compared with £144,000,000 for November last year; and exports £63,000,000 comparou with £119,000,000. This a slight improvement equalling £5,000,000 imports and £1,000,000 exports, however, compared with the longer month

of October, 1921.

REPARATIONS DISCUSSIONS.

BRIAND GOING TO LONDON.

LONDON, December 9.

As an outcome of the reparations discussions in London between Sir Rolert Horus, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and M. Lecheur, the Minister of Reconstruction, the latter is returning to Paris bearing an inviation to M. Briand to come to England to exchange views with Mr. Lloyd George.

'LATER.

M. Briand has agreed to come to London before Christmas to discuss reparations.

ORIENTALS BANNED.

LEGISLATION QUESTIONED.

OTTAWA, December 9.

The Dominion Government bas referred to the Supreme Court the question of its power to disallow the British Columbia legislation prohibiting the employment of Chinese and Japanese on provincial government contracts.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Police Inspector Edwin John Cotton has been appointed Sanitary Inspector for Stanley.

Capt. L. Mc. C. Hussey has gone master of the s,a. Loong Sang place of Capt. Lamble.

construct 2

The Government's intention to

water-boat dock a Laichikok has reached the tender stage.

To-day's Government

XMAS GIFT FUND.

MADAME LOTTIE GORDON'S

CONCERT.

A concert which has been specially arranged by Madame Lottie Gordon for the Xmas Gift Fund for the Blind Home, P kfulam Home, and Home for

EXTRA

HONGKONG SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1921:

SPECIAL CABLE.

SHANGHAI CHAR TY..

RACH CLUB'S SPLENDID DONATIONS.

[Ching Mail SPECIAL.]

SHANGHAI, Dec. 10.

$97,000 was dis.

COMPANY MEETING,

OHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY (1918) LTD.

The third ordinary general meeting of the above. Company WAI held at the offices of the Company, St. George's Building, Chater Road, at 11 a.m., to-day.

HONGKONG WOMEN'S

GUILD.

FINE RESULT OF THE REGENT BAZAAR.

The total proceeds of the recent Bazaar and of entertainments held

Committee as follows:-

LOCAL WEDDING.

CHALONER-JOSELAND.

· UNION · OHURCH CEREMONY.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

Ex-Members of the ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY.

DINNER.

Mr. R. G. Shewan was in the Chair, during the year amount to $16,428.38 and was supported by the Hon. Sir/ This sum has been allocated by the and Swire, son of Mr. T. C. Chaloner DINNER will be held as the Hongkong Owing to the successful race meet-Paul Chater, C.M G., and Messrs. H. ings, the Shanghai Race Club was able P. White and S. S. Perry (Consulting to distribute $92,000 to charities, Committee.)

half of

The following shareholders were cto. During the first

present: Messrs. R. Farrant, A. A. tributed. The total distributiCordeiro,

A. A. Botelho. Tai since 1916 amounts to. $985,606. A Taun tin, F. J. Tavares J. Toppin, H. Shanghai charity trust as been H. Tayler, F. M. Ellis, A: S. Ellie and formed by the stewards to reserve roon I-cho (acting secretary). proportion of the funds availble each half year applied to be invested to

the

year

the scount of the trust.

THREE NEW LIGHTS.

AIDS TO NAVIGATION,

Beginning from to-night three new Aga navigation lights will be exhibit- ed in the following positions:-

Tong Ku Island (lat. 22.22′ 45′′ long. 113.52′ 45′′), white flash every 5 seconds..

Tathong Point, Lam Tong Island (lat. 22° 14′ 21′′, long. 114° 17′ 77"),' white flash every five seconds with red sector showing over Buckhara Rocks from 28 deg. to 37 deg. 1.

Channel Rocks, in Kowloon Bay (long. 22° 18′. 25 lat. 114° 12′ 52.) white flash every five seconds.

The one at Tong Ku should prove useful to river steamers and the others will be a big help to navigation coming in from the North.

SHANGHAI COMMENT ON HONGKONG MEETING.

After the secretary had read the notice convening the meeting.

The Chairman said: Gentlemen; We have now to lay befare you the report and accounts for the year end. ed 30th September, which, with your permission, we will dispense with reading. With th. balance of $122,873.22 at credit of Profit and Loss Account we propose. To write off Goodwill

Account

To pay a Dividend of 50

cents per Oid share and 40 cents per New share

and to place to the Credit

HOME CHARITIES. |Hongkong Cot at M.C.L. Home, Ottershaw, Surrey Trafalgar Home for Orphans, Portsmouth.. Merchant Bervice Guild

די

for Widows and

38..

Pho yal Soldiers' Home.. Daughters Hampstead The Orphan Homes of

Scotland (Quarrier's), Officers' Familias Fund Evelina Hospital for Children, Southwark, S. D.

The Children's Ward of the London Hospital .1

$30,000.00

50,000.00

40,000.00

Total....

LOCAL CHARITIES,

French Convent

2,873.22

of Bad & Doubtful Debts A'........ and we hope you will approve of this allocation of the profits.

Italian Convent

Nethersole Hospital. London Mission Training

School Baxter Mission Day Schools Village School Fund (Min

Pitts) Fairlea School (C.M.S.),

Bonham Road

C.M.S. Victoria Home and

Orphanage (Miss Storr).. Blind Home, Kowloon ($1,000 special donation for building fund)

Total

Grand Total Balance in hand.

Lady STURES.

President,

$2,500,00

1,250.00

This morning at Union Church, the merringe took place of Mr. Robert Minta Chaloner, of Messrs. Butterfield TT is desired to remind all those who hare sent in their names that the of Streatham, and Mrs. Agnes Hotel, on 1HURSDAY, 15th December.. Cameron Jussland, widow of the late

at 8p. Morning Dress. Mr. A. N. Joseland and daughter of Mrs. J. Macdonald, and the late Mr.nes sind are desirous of attending the Any who have not yet sent in their J. Macdonald formerly Govern dinner are requested to advise the no- ment Marine Surveyor in Hongkong. | dersigned not later than WEDNESDAY,

The bride wore tea rose crepe 14th December. georgette trimmed with cire lace of the sume colour and her hat was of bronze lace. She carried a bouquet of bronze coloured chrysanthemums, Miss Macdonald, sister of the bride, acted as Maid of Honour and she wore powder blue crepe de chine with 150.00 an overdress of net, embroidered in 500.00 pink. Her hat was of black panne trimmed with pink and blue and she had a bouquet of pink roses.

1,250.00

1,250,00

Mr. J. K. Macdonald, of Messrs. 1,500.00

Butterfield and Swire, gave the bride | 1,500.00 away. and Mr. D. L. Ralph, also of Butterfeld and Swize acted as best 10,500.00. The wedding ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie.

100,00 350,00

200.00

A reception was held afterwards at the Hongkong Hotel and then Mr. and Mrs. Chaloner proceeded to Re- lae Bay prior to sailing on Monday

L. 8. GREENHILL,

5, Queen'a Road Central. Bongkong, December 10, 1921.

CITY HALL. (Upstairs)

Madame ? ottie Gordon's AFTERNOON CHRISTMAS CO CERT For the Xnns Gift Fund for the Blind Home, Pokfulam Home, and Home for the Aged, Kowloon.

Thursday next. December 15th.

at 5 30 p.m.

Booking opens Wednesday next, at Nutrie's.

Tickets $2 reserved. $ unreserved,

A great programme. Make the Blind

for Baguio, in the Phillipines, where and the ages boppy at Xmas Time 400.00 their honeymoon will be spent. The by coming.

600, 0

400,00

1,000.00

2,000.00

bride's going away, dress was a fawn

gabardine costume with a navy hat and a white for far.

The bridegroom's present to the br'de was a diamond and platinum brooch and the bride' gave the bride- groom a gold wristlet watch.

NEXT YEAR'S HOLIDAYS. $ 5,850.00

Under the Holidays Ordinanes the 16,300.00 Governor has decreed general holiday. 78.32 for the first week day, following Chi- nese New Year's Day and the first $16.429.38 week day in July, in addition Armis- tic Day in substitution for the Monday which falls on or nearest November 9.

The following public and general holidays will be observed as Govern- ment holidays in 1922 :---

Owing to labour and other difficul- ties at home, the new plant did not reach us until long after it was dus, and the new Factory at Hok Un was consequently not completed until the end of September. In the meantime we had to do the best, we could with our old engine, which could unt cope with all the business' we were BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE. offered. Our income also was material- ly affected by the reduction in our so that we were charge for lighting, working at a considerable disadvant

But in Age throughout the year. spite of these handicaps, our earnings the Aged, Kowloon, takes place on Depositors in the Banque Indus show a slight increase, and, now that Thurday afternoon next, at 5.30. The trickle in Hongkong are growing our new installation is all erected and concert is to be attended by Lady weary of so many fair promises in in full swing, with a good demand for Stubbs and a splendid programme which, by the way, Hongkong as both light and power, we have every has been arranged. Among the been more prolific than almost any reason to look forward to a steady artistes is Miss Dorothy Stobart of other region, and has resolved to increase in our business in future.

With regard to the Accounts there Gazette London, who is the possessor of a telegraph to Paris and "strongly proclaims Shanghai a place where an beautiful dramatic soprano vojes urge the French Government to re is nothing in them that calls for contagious dieessa and has studied under the greatest deem its pledged word and issue as special remark, aa they, are set out in prevails..

masters in Italy, London and soon as possible an official statement considerable detail and speak for Paris. She will give selections from as to when the reopening of the themselves. There will, however, be The investigations in the western grand opera. Mrs. Duncan, whose Banque or the payment of the some changes to be made in the approach to the harbour on a line great success in "Pinkie and the depositors may be expected." It is ensuing year as our assets will include from Green Island to Chung Huc have Fairies" will be remembered here, now very nearly a year since spon- the new land at Hak-Un which we

Chinese New Year's Day, or if that been completed.

Mrs. W. W. Pearce, mezzo soprano Government that the bank was solid old factory plus $10,000 to cover the taneous assurances by the French have obtained in exchange for the

day should be a Sunday then the and a new singer to Hongkong,

following day. Provided that if the The King's exequateur empower- Madame Lottie Gardon, solo pianist stopped many depositors from with-old buildings which the Government

Chinese hereafter adopt the Gregorian Mrs. A. ing Mr. Teiji Tumbokami to act as and accompanist,

Odrawing their money, and six monthe take over. None of this affects the Consul for Japan here has received Brawn, operatic contralto, Mis. since the actual suspension, saya the present accounts as we had not then

Cotton piece 'goods and Fancy Calendar then the second week-day The dissatisfaction completed the transfer of the old cotton goods. Our market is dalin January, Saturday, January 28. His Majesty's signature.

Cameron, contralto. Miss Nellie Wil- N.C.D. Newa,

The first week day following Chinese liams mezzo contralto, Mr. Beaucaire, felt with the protracted silence, that property but after that is done we and uninteresting. No revival is Ex-members of the Royal Regi- the French violinist, Mr. Crow, tenor, is to say, as regards any tangible out- shall take the opportunity of read-anticipated before China Waw Year. New Year's Day, Monday, January

30. *Lloyd's justing the values of the land, build-Local values have declined and are mut of Artillery are reminded that Mr. Musitano, baritone, Mr. J. come, is wide and deep. the dinner will be held at the Hong- Gibbins, baritone, and Mr. Wilcox. Weekly" put the case in a nutshell ings and machinery, which have all below Home parities in most cases.

been more or less affected by the

REMARKS. kung Hotel on Oct. 15 st. 8 p.m. humorist, will also take part. The on Saturday thus:

booking will open at Moutrie's on

What the depositors here want to alterations and additions necessitated

Cotton Yarn. At the commence know is: is there an active, live by the change of factory and the ment of the interval, valnes firmed Wednesday morning at 9.

organization here which has set out to transfer of the old plant to the new press the claims of local men? Talk site.

ialcotious or

Eight pages of to-day's Govern ment Gazette are required to print re- gulations made by the Governor in Council under the Electicity Supply Ordinance.

Among the passengers who sailed by the P. & O. 8.8. "Somali" were Lt. Cant. Higgins, Eng. Com. Wilkin- son, Eng. Lt Com. Wilkinson, and Pay Com. Boucher.

The rainfall for November at the Botanical Gardens was 2.43 on six days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kelle t. it was 0.25 on four days and at the Police Station, Taipo, it was 0.88 on three days.

Under the legal Practitioners Ordinance the Governor has fixed the examiners' fees for the final examina tion at $100 each. This sum must be paid to the Registrar not less than 14 days before the first examination day.

'LOVE'S PRISONER."

LOCAL BANK.

NOTES IN CIRCULATION AND SPECIE IN RESERVE.

Here are the

returns

. R. B. YouNG, Hon. Secretary. Lady STUART-TAYLOR

Hon. Treasurer,

HONGKON TRADE.

MARKET DULL REPORTS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Woollens. There is no change in

PUBLIC HOLIDAY.

Empire Day, Wednesday, May 24.

GENERAL HOLIDAYS.

Every Sunday,

The first week-day of January, Mon- day, January 2.

Good Friday, Friday, April 14. The day following Good Friday Saturday, April 15.

Easter Monday, Monday April 17. up about Tis. 3/5 per bale, but subse- King, unless it shall be ordered by The Birthday of His Majesty the quently reverted to their former levels the Governor, by an order published costs nothing. What has been done ? It has taken a good deal of money

Taipan" has held his hand in order to effect the transfer of the factorying to expectations of fairly heavy in the Gazette, that His Majesty'

arrivals from Shanghai. A fair Birthday is to be kept on some other pot to hinder the men who intended and to purchase and erect the new volume of business was transacted.

day, and then, such other day, Satur- to take the overtures. Mensee machinery in addition to the cost of Quotations are--No. 10s $160/194.day, June 3. little hope of getting satisfaction. A putting our main lines under.

No. 128 $180/200. No. 16s. $195/225.

Whit Monday, Monday, June 5. intensifies the ground, and you will notice that No. 20s. $205/225. Arrivals 1,500 of the policy of “drift”

to provide the necessary funds. we bales. Sales 4,000 bales. Shipments day, July 1.

The first week-day in July, Satur- average amount of bank notes in impression. circulation and of specle in reserve What makes matters worse is that had to borrow on Debentures, to the nil. Unsold stock 1,000 balm. Bar- in Hongkong, during the month of the statements issued about the bank's extent of $838,484.50. However, our gains 6,000 bales.

The first Monday in August, Mon- Nóv., 30 1921 as certified by the affairs for consumption in the present Capital expenditure is now at

day, August 7. managers of the respective banks Far East have been so much at an end, and, as earnings increase, we the market.

Average Specie In Danks. Amount. Reserve. varianca with what Home newspapers shall be able to reduce our indebted- have published. While out here we bess accordingly. As for the future, India Australia And Chinez

99,727,415 $5,000,000 have been continually assured that I can say no more than that our pro Hongkong and

all will yet be well, writers on finance spects seem very good indeed, and, Shanghai Banking

at Home have held and have given as Kowloon continues to develop, eo Corporation 40,318,300 27,050,000† Mercantile Benk

reasons for holding the exactly should our business over there expatid. of India, Limited. 1,240,000

650,000$ opposite view. If there is no reason I now propus that the. Report and Total $50,709,736. 32,100,000 able prospect of the bank paying up. Accounts as presented be adopted it would be far better to say so and passed, and that the profit for *Sterling Securities deposited with outright and be done with it. the year be distributed as proposed, the Crown Agents valued at £570,000.

When that has been seconded, I shall be very pleased to answer any ques- tions from Shareholders."

Chartered Bank of

Securities with the Crown' Agents and Straite Government £1,500,000.

Securities with the Crown Agenta.. £130,000.

CONSIGNEES NOTICES;

Cargo from the

Harvoy's Christmas Annual" pit Tuesday and Friday

Cargo from the s. Bundoran not

The second Monday in October, Raw Cottons. A few hundred bales Monday, October 9. of Bengal Cotton changed hands at ber 11.

Armistice Day, Saturday, Novem- $25/234. following are the

Christmas Day, or if that day should approximate closing values:Indian be a Sunday then the following day, descriptions at $23/31 per pienl. Monday, December 25, Chinese descriptions at: $29/36 per

The twenty-sixth day of December, picul.

or if that day should, be a Sunday Metals,Business, very dull. Lower then the following day, unless exchange has more than discounted Christmas Day fall on a Sunday then the fall in prices quoted from London. the Tuesday following Christmas Day

Tuesday, December 26.

Yellow Metal--Nominal Nil.. Petroleum Products-No change.

The Polico Magistrates' Department Flour Market Report.-Stock has been excluded from the operation About 600,000 sucks.

of the Holidays Ordinazor, January 2 Quotations: American Patent $3.80 and 30, April 15 and 17, Jane 3 and per suck; American Straight 2.855, July 1, August 7, October 9, Nov- per sack; American Cut off $2.06 per ember 11, and December 26. gack; Shanghai Flour $3.20 per eack Australion No. 1 $200 per sack.

Sundries. Market atendy but quiet. Bugur-Market ootive,

Baltpotre-Stock 4,000 Boge. Mar

The Hon. Sir Paul Chater seconded More fou by Dec. It will be and the motion was carried an

tant. Damaged cargo will be animously.

On the proposal of Mr. H. H. A splendid pictum this-as elusive for 1921 has been published in Shang- Agents--Nippon Yusen Kaish Tayler, seconded by Mr. A. A. and mysterious as the best detective hai and a copy of it has been forward-cleared by Dec. 12 will be subject to Cordeiro, the Hon. Sir Paul Chater, stories, with one oxception: specialed to us for review, Except for one Damaged cargo will be examined and Messre. H. P. White, S. S. Perry

The feature attraction at the met a signed to track criminals do, or two locally contributed humorous hom day 10 Agits--Gibb, and T. Hough were unanimously

Kowloon Theatre to-morrow evening Livingston, and Co., Ltd.

is × The Woman and the Law's en not uvanlly fall in love with their ketones and simply told yet r

Cage from the West Prospect Te elected membois of the Consulting prisons, as did Jim Gateidle with moving story of Hinda life by Mrs. not cleared by: Dec, 18 will be subject Committee for the ensuing your, kot steady, je t

impressive seven-part picture based Nanoy. (Olive Thomas) a beautiful Kabama Row, of Bombay, the letter reus. Damaged cargo will be oxamined Mosars. Linntead and Davies

on the successful play so popular in Britain and America Tho. Woman girl acting as Lady Cleveland and press section has been furnished at the sameday. Agnata Mucers, Siru burs and Messrs Lowe, Bingham and

Boiled down on order by the and the Law will be shown for robbing the rich to give to the poor most city by aboft story writers are from the se. O'deko le hub Matthews were ro elected airditors Tobby and the ponalty of bar crimes libre zatnes appear regular in the clearail by Deb. 18 will to subject to for this ensuing year, on, the, pred Congo public in today's inatines on Sunday afternoon. The

ensuing""Your pro-

Most Excellens Majesty in, two nights only with the uusi and witem she was realcated. The contents lists of the hominisaties. Uns 12 a2 (0212) 4 general average by Mr. H. White, Government Gazelle makes the kinoma dhate how an established Garside, still olaimed her, but this The Annual provides god supply having been declared on Quis time as his "Love's Prisoner. All this of light Christinas reading but it mangos ao required to linawerage The Chairman That is all the

GintenaLue Ordersei ilities for festure at this pupular plaed of amuso-, happened at the World Theatre last seems a pity the publishers do not rement and pay dépoalty busintas, gentlemen, I thank you for Enforcement) Act apply to Hongkong, ment, will take place as usual willi hight, when the pleinrd of that mamo nim at producing something rather bent then alus of the woods or your attendance, Dividend warren daha Cerlon, Gibraltar, and B. the exception of game, of the

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