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August 14, 1929, Temperature 81:

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No. 18,644

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骁四十月八年二十二百九千一英

BUSINESS NOTICES

Victor

Rain(10,50 inch

August 14, 1921,: Temperature 90..

THE DOLLAR DIRECTORY CO.

5 Wyndham St.

PUBLISHERS

OF:

HONGKONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY TELEPHONE HANDBOOK

TEL. No, 22.

PRICE; $3.00 Per Month

日二十月六戌壬次年一十國民中

BUSINESS NOTIOES

NEW

VICTOR

RECORDS

TO-DAY

Messrs. MOUTRIF, LTD.,

CHATER ROAD.

"PHILIPS"

APHILIPS LAMP

Is A PERMANENT

(ECONOMY

SOLE AGENTS

Holland-China Trading Co. Hong Kong

The NEW EDISON

"The Phonograph

EDISON MUSIC STORE

Q

Bout":"

1st Floor, Fowell's Building

ONE WEEK ONLY

14th to 21st inclusive.

HAWTHORNE & PEARSON

LADIES' & GENTLEMEN'S, TAILORS

& BREECHES MAKERS.

P. O. BOX 530.

TEL. 2313.

Beg to

announce that to introduce their new premises to the General Public they are prepared to sacrifice the whole of their existing Winter Stock of Lounge Suitings at $60 per Suit.

ONE WEEK ONLY 14th to 21st inclusive.

2 Queen's Blds., Ice House St. Opposite Café Wiseman.

We are manufacturers of

Falt Hats, Straw Hats,

Linen Hats, Topees, etc.

Manufactured In

HONGKONG by the

NAM YUBET HAT FACTORY,

-29–30, Rasakiwan Road.

MEE WAH KNITTING & DYEING CO.

General Knitter & Dyar. Manufacturers of Woblien Singlets, Jerseys, Sweaters & all kinds of Underwear. No.6-18. Causeway Bay.

*Telephone 1301. Manager-YEUNG PORWAN,

DONNELLY & WHYTE.

Tel 830,

WINE MERCHANTS.

Tel 638,

THE INTERNATIONAL SHIRT CO.

Read Office 70 Wyndham Street. 2nd Floor.. (Opposite Central Police Station.)- Tel. 4166;

– SHËRORE PORNO KEZNEK. -

Dealers i alt inds of Bigh-class S

#Silk Shirt

Collsus, Neckties and Pyjamas for Gentlemen

AND ALSO%

-Cecisor, Skirts, Wrappers, Scarfs, Veils, and Night gowns for Ladies

ALSO MADE TO ORDER.

MODERATE PRICE' **FROMFT DELIVERY:

Manager: E&ILIO - LAN,

HONGKONG, MONDAY, AUGUST 14 - 1922,

TO-DAY'S CABLES

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail

REPAKATIONS

THE LONDON-CONFERENCE.

· ÉROPOFAL TO POSTPONE SOLUTION.

Humidity 04.

THE DOLLAR.

To-day's closing rašė 2/0 9/16,

| To-day's opening cát 2/09/10.

DĪS. RAILWAY STRIKE.

BOTH SIDES OBT TOGETHER.

WASHINUTO, August 13. erailway strikò has entered the stage of direct. LONDON, August 13. Ways out of the Impasse reached at the London, gotiation As a rauit, of President Harding's madin reparatione conference wore considered if I meeting of tier the employer and workers conferred lengthily and French, Belgiati and Italian delegates in the morning discussed the seniority question which is - the sole According to a French source it is not unlikely that the obstacle to a settlement. It is understood that both Franco Belgo-Italian delegates will be paraunded to sup sides showed a friendly attitude towards referring the port the proposal provisionally to postpone a General question to an impartial tribunal. solution of the reparations, problem for approximately EXECUTIVES ACCEPT PRESIDENT'S PROPOSAL. two years during which the allies will decide the condi-

WASHINGTOK, August 14. tions on which Germany will be granted a moratorium Following their meating with President Harding for cash payments. Meanwhile Germany will have to the railway executives announced time they would stand continue payouts. Alternatively it is suggested that

Germany might be granted a very short moratoriums for aquarely agalust restoration to the strikers of seniority example six or eight weeks necessitating lesser rights. They decided, however, to necept; President guniantes such as sequestration of customs receipts and Harding's proposal that the strikers return on their old collection of 20 per etnt on exports in regard to which jobs, il vacant, or similar work without involving the agreement has already been reached. Meanwhile the executive's surrender of principles regarding seniority and allica would bare-to reach agreement in regard to

German payments, the funding of German debts by if later questions of seniority arise they will be referred Joan and the regulation of inter allied debts.

... to the Railroad Labour Board for review.

HOME TRADE.

MANCHESTER WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.

UNLUCKY RACE Colours.

SOLD FOR £100,

A TWENTY-FIVE. PER CENT. TARIFF ?

CHINESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANTICIPATION.

The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce has despatched the follow-

Mosers James F. Hulton & CaHow he changed unlucky" racing |

ccloure was described by the Hon. Ltd., Manchester, report under date

George Lambton in the Weekly Dis Wednesday, July 12 as follows:-

Last week's advance in cotton patch, to which newepaper he has con- prices has been almost lost, a down-tributed a series of articles on "Meng telegram urging the abolition of likin, and an increase in the Customs ward movement following immediate and Horses I have Known."

tarif

ly after the rapid rise which took "When the late Mr. Whitney and place owing to the fact that the his con gave up racing they were a detrimental to the inter se of the The likin system is extremely anticipated trade buying, on the

strength of the Burcan Report,entirely great loss to the English Taif he country and the merchants.. We fanted to materializer - Later,übü Kluz- uiteraa

la sensamente hats been hoping for a

man political and economic situation. Whitney got his racing colours long time to rerit abolished itering pe has become a very disturbing inflaca in rather a curipur way. At that to the tags that the Custom CB and the collapse in the

asked me if I would take £100 for them. "Give me the money,I

value of the mark and general time I had come horses of my own, tariff could not be increased im- weakness of the Continental and my coloms were light blue brown mediately there was not another sum exchanger has led to an absence of cap. One August meeting at York of money to cover what would have both speculative and trade support, and some liquidation. Crop nows has a run of bad luck, my homes been brought in by the kikin system. been variable, but slightly more hope- being continually second. Mr. Gerald Now that the Customs tariff is being ful on the whole.. Liverpool spot Paget came to ma after oze increased by five per cent and will sales have been barely as good as of these reverses and said, 'Are you later be increased in all to 25 per recent weeks. The weekly statisties fond of your colours ? No. I replied, cent, thero will easily be sullicient to are again bullish, the visible supply of American cotton being reduced by I hate the sight of them.". He then 120,000 bales to 2448,000 balss against a reduction of 89,000 bales to 1,363,000 a year ago; and visible eupplies of all kinda ars.decreased answered, and they are.yours.” by111,000 bales to 4,468,000 balea against

decrease of 137,000 bales to 6,520,000 last year. The Manchester market has been only moderately active for whilst there in still evidence of a much greater in tercat on the part of most of the consuming markets, trading has been on a smaller scale. There has been a fair enquiry but prices remain dioult to adjust and some buyers appear to be holding off again owing to fluctuations of values. There is now

cover what is now being collected in the form of likin. Such was the decision reached at the Washington Conference, This Chamber of Com- mered has requested the Central Government to treat sach increased The deal was completed at onco: Customs tariff as likin, which we and then I leaint that it was Mr.

B

Whitney who wanted ray colours, and suggest should at once be abolished. as long as ho lived his horses carried We have also telegraphed to the New them. At his death I got them back Consortium and the Director-General again. Partly on account of my old of Reverines, urging them not to colours I was always fond of backing accept the increased Customs tariff bis horses, and I had a good race on avenues as security for new loans, or Volodyovaki when he won the Derby" any other purpose that will not be recognized by the Chiness people. It is our wish that you should co operate, with us in advocating this

Yarns. Prices are easier than last

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much irregularity in cloth week and business has only been WORLD'S LARGEST CITY. prices and generally these are moderate in amount. easier than a week ago. The Cloth. Prices are slightly, easier tore of the market remains firm than last week, but the volume of however, as although "business has business booked jy small, hardly developed in the volume-er. Roquiry there is, of large dimension peeted from the recent weight of en- and there are bids made for import quiry, it is anticipated that more buy. aut quantitive. Calcutta is making ing will come out if the raw material bids for really large lots. The prices brcoms steadier. Light hiraching | offered are' só far out that in many cialls are probably the chief featuto cases it is suspected that the bids are of the demand for India and in ad made only to find out what is the dition dbooties, shirtings and prints rockbottom price which could be are in request, China bas bought"| aocaited.IZ| greys and white shirtings and some The remaining Indian markets are dyed goods but not in any bulk. A also sending offers. China is recover few email purchases have been madeing confidence and has made some for South America and alsó *Singapurchases. R pore. Java remainé quiet tontxental] Bouth America, the Levant and demaad bas fallen off but odd late other market buy a good number of New York and regain its former posi- I have been sold to the Near East.

Meure. Moreau and Spiegelb Manchester. - pépoit onder cate July 12, 1929 as foliowa : ---

Our last report was dated July 5,

1922.-

According to a London, contem- porary, the latest statistics show that the largest city in the world judged by population, is not London bat New York. It appears, that the population of. New York, including Brooklyn, is now 7,820,670; whereas Greater London has only 7,470 168 inhabitants. It must be remembered however, that adjoining Greater Lon- don are other large areas practically, continuous with it, though not officially joined, whose people are not included in the figures of the popula- tion of London. Were these arcag included London would easily bent

Llota.

tion at the biggest city in the world. The holiday season is in -full swing According to the same figures there in Lancashire, and the general are four other cities with over two attitudeisne of "wait & see"

million inhabitants (Berlin Paris.

On the one side is the crop news Chicago and Tokyo), and 15 other with the reports of Boll weevils and cities with over a million people, in shaitage of supplies On the other cluding Osaka. With regard to Cotton Ball weevils. nd Europeen ride is the threatened collapse of British cities, though the record, of politics have caused some furotustions Germany and its effect on Europe. the metropol's places London far resulting in a los of about Id per lb. on the week.

Liverpool prices, American E.' M...

Bpot Joly, Auge. Sept. Yeolosday 13,41-12 84 12 68: 1851 Last week 13.94-13.30 15:37 18.00

Egyptian Bakellar dis F.GE

Spot July, Aug: Bept Yesterday 1978 18.4) 18,18 18 60 Last week:20:25:19.10 19.20 19,90

A market report is not the place ahead of all competitors, if the coun to di cass international politice but try within a radius of 75 miles from ench political move affcots ar market, the centre is included, then Manches and manufacturers and merchants, ter. bents London by a considetatis. hipps for stability of lameign ex amount and within 100 miles Hull "obanuye and på foreign-governments. Fransit very close. This is of cours

The amount of businnes actually on owing to the larga manufacturing the books e: abl-a Lancashire to carry, cantia with depre populations in the on for a little time and one hopes that north of England baing very close to the diplomate will after all be able to one another. It should be added make the world info for traders” as that in the base of Japan the 2020 wellen for dem:-

· figuten ers given.

Summer

weight PYJAMAS

KNEE LENGTH & SHORT SLEEVES"

(as illustration).

The most comfortable, sleeping suit for

subry plghts

Plain white

Plain whithi Aert

cotton, cloth

94.75 per suit,

Cellular cloth.

$8.50 per sult.

Pidin colours if light weight Zephyr

$9.50 per suit.:

A LARGE SELECTION OF FULL LENGEN : PYJAMAS.

MACKINTOSH

& 00., LTD.

Men's Wear Specialists.

Alexandra Building.

Des Voeux Bead.

COUKROACHES are a constant larger to yon- they spread dangerous diseases by contaminating your food. Rid your home of them.

BEETLE VIRUS will do it.

It is ficient and simple to use--try a tim Price.r 70.cents.

SOLD BY

THE PHARMACY 99 Quecu's Road Central, Hongkong

“HIGHLAND QUEEN"

Macdonald & Muir

HIGHLAND QUEEN

WHISKY

Sole Agents: THE WING ON CO., LTD;

ECONOMY IN

COAL

Buchnen Kanay Goal stands for ecosony du Casa, value, AB lung Coal, havo in large percentage of dust which ar PRACTICALLY WASTE. The dust In PUCHVEN Laap farms into Lampa as soon As they are cast into buitors. Farkdes lump codi borne, gradually and ly therefors & decided ECONGSIY.

IP

Coal Merchant & Contractors. 17. Queen's Besi Cntrai, Tel 2700. Cably irons 'Hindmace

Bela Agents for Punhan Coal

THE

We stock loeur godawan 18 grades of other Puchun Cual.

YUEN

WO STORE,

Harbour Repairers.

Engineering & Building Contractors, General Repairams & Shipchandlers Oce No. 38, Teng Man Street, Phone 2560, Workshop, Canton Bend, Kowloon, Phone K.731.

Manger K. C. LEUNG.

Prop. T. L-LEUNG,

GINS & LIQUEURS

FROM

ERVEN LUCAS BOLS.

WALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO, LTD.,

15, Queen's Road Central.

Tel. 75,

TABAQUERIA FILIPINA

SALES

(Once in FOUR YEARS)

SMOKERS' ERQUISITES

CIGARS, CIGARETTES & TOBACCOS... 10% B. A. T. GOODS - PRICES MODERATE. (On the bases of Pricelists of July 1922.)

THREE WEEKS ONLY (From 1st August to 21st August.)

STRICTLY CAS, C

TABAQUERIA FILIPINA,

38 Queen's Road Central,