It is really remarkable that
no one seems to have been struck by the fact that, in spite of the regular daily cleansing with tooth. soaps and pastes, the teeth, and particularly the back teeth, frequently become decayed and hollow. Is not that a convincing proof that toof);. soaps and tooth-pastes are entirely inadequate for the purpose? Our teeth are not. so
obliging as decay only in places where
we con con-
veniently reach them with the toothbrush.
to
On the contrary,
it is just in those localities which are
difficult of access, such as the backs of the molar: teeth, the interstices between the teeth, hollows and cracks, that the decay and destruction of the teeth appear most frequently, and are inost likely to occur. In consequence if anyone wishes to preserve his teeth intact that is to say, to keep them healthy, this can be effected in one way only by daily cleansing and rinsing the mouth and teeth with the autiseptic dentifrice Odol..
During
the process of rinsing, this preparation penetrates everywhere, reaching alike the hollows in the teeth, the interstices between then, and the backs of the molars. Odol destroys the microbes and arrests all bacterial and fermenta. tion processes which attack the teeth.
WEATHER
REPORT.
(104-4)
COMPANY
REPORT.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 18mm, 1918.
LUZON BUGAR REFINING CO., LTD.
The report roads:
The general agents her to submit to shareholders their report on the Com pany's business for the year 1012 with a dafonent of accounts to 31st December last.
There was a fair demand for the Com pany's sugars in the local market throughout the year, and for the first six montha remunerative prices were ob tainabic.
During the second half of the year there was a sherp decline in sympathy with the general fall in values elsewhere, but the result of the year's working shows a guin of $34,830,25. After allowing for interest and other charges the balance at debit carried forward has been reduced -1 to 817,875.07.
The exchange on liquid assots remains at par.
Consalting Curomitter -This consists of Messrs. H. P. White and J. W. C. Bonnar, who offer themselves for re- election.
Auditor. The accounts have been audited by Mr. A. R. Lowe, C.A., who offers himself for re-election.
JARDINE, MATHESON, & Co., LTD., General Agents. Hongkong, 10th March, 1013.
FROPIT AND LOBS ACCOUNT: YOR YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMUEN, 1912.
Dr.
To balance brought forward...868,600.07
To interest
To anditor'e foo
14,147.16
50.00
$82,797.28
Or.
By gain on working after writing
down stocks ......
By gain in exchange By balance carried forward
$34,830.26 €82.31 47,876.87
882,707.23 BALANCE SHEET AT 3lar DECEMBER, 1912.
Liubilities Capital 7,000 shares of $100 each,
fully paid
On the 17th at 11.10 a.-Pressure is highest over Manchuris, and the cast of Japan. It is increased moderately along the E. coast of Chirm and decreased lightly along the S. coast,
A depression which formed over the Sardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd.. Loochoos vestarduy now hes to the south of Japan. The shallow depression over Indo. China has spread north-eastward.
The monsoon will probably set in again long the coast of China to-morrow. Moderate 5.E. winde and Dasottled weather over the northern portion of the N. Chino, Bes
Hongkong rainfall for 24 hours cading at 10a.m. to-day, 0.13 inches.
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at neca to-day is as follows:
DISTRIC
Hongkong & Neighbourhes d
Fornces Channel
FORECAST.
current account
Accounts payablo
Assots.
More than
INTIMATION
TO-DAY
The Remington Typewriter Factory is working all day and all night and is Bir Thousand Machines behind in ita order.
The extensive enlargements to this factory, recently completed, have already proved inadequato to supply the rapidly increasing demand for the Visible Remington Models, and contracts have just ben let for another and even vaster addition to the works,
For 10 months of 1911 oor business has boon larger than for the whole 12 months of any year since the beginning.
THREE-QUARTERS OF A MILLION Remington Typewriters are in usa-mera than any other maken, and more thin maa othora combined.
To-day, as alware, the bulk of the Typewriting of the World is done ou
REMINGTONS.
REMINGTON TYPEWRITER CO.
INCORPORATED).
SIEMSSEN & Co., MACHINERY DEPT.),
HONGKONG AND CANTON, Ganerul Agents for South China, Formices eto, N.B.Please write and retaxa of post wil bring you free of charge an illustrated booklet, * Toosh Mothod Typewriter Instructor," invaluable to all using a Typewriting Machine 422
TRADE AND COMMERCE. -
S. D. SETNA & Co.'s FORTNIGHTLY REPORT.
Gallants (Maya) ....
Imports. Price per picul.
Gends dorns (catty) Goa Olibanuma
Hallibaro (Kaloo or Kutla)
Ivory (largo pieces)
12
(Asha
D
子
>
(Ghabla)
Konstra)....
241
"
(Khandwar)...
..
Hongkong, 14th March, 1813. BENGAL Orrust-Markot ruled steady. Sales are reported in Patna Oid, about 107 chests at $3,000 to $3,200 per chout. Clear- ancus during the fortnight: --Patno ̈Old, 127 chests; Benares New, 20 chests; and Kismiss Benares Old, 8 chests in all about 160Mare! (Boiskis) | chests. Unsold steek:-Patna Now, 244 Myrsinbolom (Hards) chosts; Patna Old, 1,934 chosts; Bonares Quions, Bombay (par biskut). Now, 430 chests; and Benares Old, 200 Peacock Feathers (per 10,000)
Onions, Japan (per picul)... chests-iu all about 2,909 chests. Bold but
Puteluci
(Doplate) $700,000,00 unclearod stock:--Patno New, 54 chests; Quicksilver
Patna Old, 461 chests; Benares New, 109 Lico 283,082.73 chests; and Benares Old, 71 chests-in all hincteros Horns
Ross Dil 12,410,31 about 697 chests. Closing quotations:
Patna New, 3,200; Patna Old, $3,200. Rose Malace (Selarus) $975,502.07 Benares New, $3,200; Benares Old, $3,100- Saffron Kaisor) per catty
Safflower (Koosoomfui,) MALWA OFIUM.Buled steady. Sales are Sandalwood 5645,342.35 reported in Old about 180 chests at 83,000
Oil 1,302.57 to $3,150 per picul Clearance about. 140 Somun Loarea chests. Unsold stock, about 1,195 chests. Sugar (Java) Sold but uncleared stock, about 116 chests. Closing quotations
Cash in hand, pesos at par........ Property as per last account Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation, posos at par 104,950.87 Stocks of raw and refined sugar
(loss depreciation), pesos at par 111,697.07 Stocks of coal, charcoal, stores,
etc., pesos al par Unexpired fire insurance premis,
pesos at par dan
N.E. winds,
strong.
Accounts receivable
Profit and loss recount-balance
as per statement
29,854.71
271.65 91,406,28
47,375.07 $975,502.07
South coast of China tetween (East winde,
Hengkong and Iamooks, į moderate.
Bonth coast of Citina botwoos (The same as Hongkong and Hainan. No 1
• 8,E. winds, moderate; overcast, raiu, and for at times.
HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER,
Hongkong Observatory, March 17th
Baromater Temperature Humidity...
Wind Direction
Force
Weather.
Previous On Date On Dat
Day
GL
il 2 pia 16 mm. | Ng
29.64
29.84 29'85
€4
.67
67
94
96
96
East Exust
2
off
0.13
West 1 Grit
Rain....
Highest open air Temperature on 16th ...67. Lowest open air Temperature on 16th 60,
HONGKONG TIDE TABLE
From 17th to 23rd March, 1913. Eron WATZE.
Dars
បុណ
Moalb
K'kong.
Height
LOW WATCH
Height,
Hongkong, 28th February, 1813.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Iạn, General Agents.
Members of
H. P. WHITE, J. W. C. BONNAR, I Consulting Committee.
Auditor's Report.-I have audited the above balance sheet with the books in Hongkong and the accounts and returns cortified by the Company's agents at Manila and find such balance sheet in accordance therewith. In my opinion the balance sheet is properly drawn up so La to yxhibit a true and correct view of the Company's affairs at 31st December, 1912, according to the hest of my information and the explanations given to me and as shown by the books of the Company. I hary obtained all the information and explanations I have required.
A. R. Lowe, CA,
Auditor. Hongkong, 10th March, 1918,
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
Malwa Now, $3,000 to $3,050; Malwa Old, $3,100 to $3,200.
COTTON. -Basiness is reported in about 200 bales at $29 per picul..
YARN-Although the rate of exchange dropped heavily, zo offect can he noticeable in our market. The dull state in the interior and the consuming districts had small rather slackened domsud, and business transpired as under:
50 Bales David
400
20:
200
75.
Crescent
Currimobhoy. Indo-China Carrimbhoy
100 ป China
11
FYw
144
(Mauritius).
Exports
Bean oil Beans (Green)... Beans (White)
!
Hoanx (Soy) Botcinuta...
Bras Buttons (per one Ins) Bristies (Black)
18 DK 1'0.200 6. 11 18.. 24 070. 750 370 400 800 880 700, 780 350, 410 280... 830
8.
17
10
4.30
*
32
199
... 100
36
BA
EXCITING-(Closing Quotations).
On India T.T. Ne....
Demand Ra... On London TT. Sh.
Domad Sh. On Shanghai On Fingapuro and Forang
b. 185
... 1453
... 1/125 ... 733
Un Jajaa...
On America
On Batavia
On Germany
On Franca...
Bar Siivor (per oz.) Gold (100 fine)
1174 100 245) 262 ..$03.30
HOW TO CHOOSE A WIFE.
The following advice given by "Happy though Married" in a paper published in the Federated Malay States may appeal to many in places farther East:
The next few weeks will see a large exodus of tired workers from our midst, and some few of these are doubtless going Home with the secret intention of bringing "back a wife, if they can find a suitablo
charmer.
Of course, advice is always thrown away on persons in love," but there may be some who have not yet reened that enviablo (1) stage, so I will hope that my labour of love will not be entirely thrown away
I do not agree with lunch's advice to those chout to marry don't, but there is a lot of truth in what lood (I think it is) tells us
Marriage is a saucy, and, familiar stato, Which many Icaca to love and some to hate. Any man who himself intends to make good husband, need not despair of finding an equally good wife. The pity of it is that men in this country have often lost touch with their. old friends and have consequently to trust largely to chance,
He cannot expect servility from his equal, nor pleasant companiowship from an uneducated interior. Men so saldom discriminate between the science of domestic, knowledge and the servico of common, menial household duties.
Yet, a man would not consider the head of his Arm idle or inefficient because he does not also perform the duties of office-boy.
From personal experience, I would strongly recommend the "helpuneet" type of wife to all would-be Benedicts; bat she is to be found only by the exorciso of CAUTION and commonsense. The man who allows the glamour of a pretty face or fine figure to obscure his estimato of character has only himself to blame li the result is unsatisfactory, An authoress well acquainted with the idiosyncracies of
her own ser wrote:-
and that is why their husbands, so soon All women are angels before marriage.
wish them in heaven afterwards. (Adam Bede). However, women aro proverbially hard on their own Box, 30 no man need allow this acerbic expression of opinion marry. If he will remember the four to frighten him out of his intention to. C'e
boforo Caution and Commonsense marriage,' and Courtesy end Con sideration afterwards" he will almost certainly find himself with her already in an earthly Paradise, largely of his own making.
SACRED LAKE OF LIFE.
• PYTHON AND LEOPARD GUARD THE FAQE
LOVE, OF Mr. P. Amaury Talbot, a district com- missioner in Southern Nigeria, has mado another remarkable discovery, ELYS Reuter. Some months ago, when he returned to England on a visit, ho told how he had found the Lake of the Dead in the Oban country. He now tells how he and his wife explored the sacred Lako
of Life.
I often wonder as the crass stupidity of 35 both men and women in their choice of
life's partners and their attitude towards When Mr. Talbot returned to Nigeria them after marriage, Men who have he found that the news of the discovery selected girls because of their charm and of the Lake of the Dead had brought to vivacity at the dance or in the theatre, light the fact that another sheet of water are surprised to find them discontented. 430 and inefficient in the solitude of home to which mysterious powers were ascribed #85 Women, who quite realise that the me existed in the neighbourhood of Ikot-Obo, az of their choico possess characteristics and the chief town of the Ibibios, and one 12 shortcomings of which they entirely dis afternoon Mr. Talbot and Mr. Eakin, approve, nevertheless, marry them in the accompanied by Mrs. Talbot and her conâdent expectation of a miracle of re-sister, set out to endeavour to locate it. 260309 form, and become nagging shrews as the
Bresult of incompatibility,
10
4
13
By
5.0
1 .
con kept a jealously guarded secret from Hitherto the knowledge of the lako had
all Europeans, and not even the natives, with the exception of the high priests, had been allowed to approach the sacred water
One cannot imagine this sort of thing happening to these people had they been told that a handsome house and very de 15 za sirable income could be theirs, on con--the dwelling place of the greatest deity
dition that they shared it equally with of the race. 6 someone of their own sex; bur, that their 6 tenure of the Lomo and fortune depended strictly and entirely on their living together amicably, as good chums, with 320,, 200 that one particular person.
120
D
#
White)
1.
ABQ)
ABC)
... 220
por bale.
Campher
No. 10... $1383.
Catbarides
128... 107
12.... 137
12. 135 10109
» 203, 140
in all, about 1,220 Lales, comprising 50 bales of No. 10s: 1,000 bales of No. 12s 75 bales of No. 16s; and 100 bales of No. 20s. Unsold stock is estimated at about 25,000 Sold but uncleared stock is about bales. 29,000 bales.
SUDY AXTICLES.Tho heavy drop in exchange had no effect on the prices, and for Imports sellers freely met the buyers, and sales were reported in Kismiss at $16) to $17 per picul, Aloes at $20 per picul Apricots at $17 per picul, B'Dellium at $6 per picut, Bezour Stone, at $160 per catty,
Carla Feeds, ... Cassia Buds Cuesin Ligon...
(Broken) Oil
China roots (closed) Combs (Bamboo) (per 100 pieces)
(Uncletined) Drains (per 103 Sois)
les Peatl
Fire Crackers Galangal Garlic, Ginger (dry) *
(wet) Glace Beade Gluo
Greudnuts (with shell)
(without shells)
网
Onious at $1 per basket, Fennel Seeds at Human hair 871 to 881 per pioul, Guin Olibanum at $10 Ivinglass
oil
(Lintan)
(Canton)
"
Ningpo)
150
200
Access to the lake was through a sacred: grove so cunningly contrived that a stranger might pass within a few yards yet never find the holy pool. Mr. Talbot and his party, guided to the spot, found that the water was full of great fish, on the welfare of which depended the life of
the Ibibio race,
1ean imagine the enormous amount of 700 caution such a couple would take in choosing each other. Good looks would not reckon for much; but health, habits, temper, character and intelligence would be carefully studied. I am inclined to 26... 36
The fish were so tame that they fed think that the solid attractions of old from the hand of the reigning bigh priest 30. 32
and tried friends would not so often be the only native human being allowed 2017 30. 13 passed over, for the mure alluring, though
10
55
40
10
4.
10
SCENE OF SACRIFICES,
138 310 unknown, qualifications of strangers; and to look on the water Formerly many were annually sacrified here, 101, 141
can see them showing the utmost victims courtesy, kindness and consideration to though at the present day human life is each other, after they have entered into not permitted to be taken. partnership, for
Countless legends had grown up round fear of disruption and consequent loss. "Oh what a life!" I the spot. It was said to be placed by its 10 hear my readers exclaim, "If that is first guardian, the thunder god, under marriage, then I'm off. Yet that is the care of a pyton and a leopard, who exactly symbolical of happy married ceaselessly kept watch and ward, and 11-life, and, believe me, it is heaven on earth destroyed any one rash enough to seek to
to those who ustain to it.
penetrate its mysterics. It is specially mered as the dwelling place of the most pusesful deity--the Great Mother Isu-Ma
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When God created woman, the Bible 10 tells us. He said. "It is not good for man
8.
e..
* Ou
13 to be alone, I will make an helpmeet for the Face of Love)-whose symbol is a
The term helpmeet implies co-rock facing the entrance.
20.30
30 him."
250 400 worke, companion, friend.
90 108 Women have got out of hand of late
20..
to $14 per picul, and Schna Leaves at $0 Matings (Damask) (per 100 pieces)... 10 to 871 per pioul. In Exports also a good business is reported, and purchases were The C.P.R. str. Moniteugle Icft Yoko-ande in Casain at $10 per picu, Green hama on the 16th March, at noon, and Beans at 84 por pical, White Bonus
..
oil...
Taper (Wolramis) Mangal is due to arrive at Vancouver, BC, on si per pical, Cardemum Seeds at $27 Peppermint Crystals the 30th March.
per picul, Dry Ginger at $19 per picul, The cargo of Raw Silk shipped on Turmeric at 893 per pieni, and Zedeary at Pepper (Black board the M.M. str. Magellan, which left $11 per picul. Quotations as nader: Preserves (box of Jurs) this port on the 11th February, was
Imports Price pár plout: Rice... delivered in Lyons on the 15th March.
...$27 to 21 Khubarb... The str. Glenlochy lett Singapore on 5 ad u 7.0 nor low-water he 16th March, and is due here on the
F'kong,
Mern
Mean
Time,
Time
∙lan, lift in
ft. in
. .
Tar
18 Ne for high- 54 1 3
Wod
19 m -0 40 4.3 663 x 7:3
Phare 30 m 8 50 16m
7 59 75 31985 0 m
8:49 7 5
Satur. 22m 9,0 5 4
حمد فراز
1.36: -0 14 3 8 2.5 3 8
1 22 a 0 2
2 52 2.3
22nd Murch, ..
The IG.M. str. Prinz Waldemar left Kuchinotsu on Sunday, the 16th March, and may be expected here on or about Thursday, the 20th March, plan.
Almonds A love.
Angoor (Grapes) Apricote (Jardoo) Asafoetida...
Aventuring Stone (per catty) B'Dellium (Googal) Bezoor Stone (per calty) Bb-zabele Lorax
Borneal
The 10.M. str. Prinzest Alice carry- ing the German Mail with dates from Berlin of the 19th February, left Singa- Cloves pure on Saturday, the 15th March, at 0
3 27
2 16 1 6 2.0
St.
23
9.4% 9.56 10 34
1 4
24 km 24
11 20
6 9 62 fm 6 2
1 9
3.B.
E im and may be expected here on or
about Thursday, the 20th March, at
0.3
A
Sticks... (Extracted) Fennel Seeda
RARE
26) Sode (30 piecos).
14Star Antecel
#
26
16
Sure bed...
01...
4
Sugar Candy...
12
100 Toa oil
12
Tin Leaves (fulls)
151 16 Tarmerie
Vermillion
Walauts....
P
Wox ...
12
Wood off...
8/Zedosry (Kapoor Katohury;
1,950
125
3 *
32.
Mr. Talbot, in describing his previous
10 years largely because mex have ceased to discovery of the Lake of the Dead, said
62 require or wish for the active assistance the surface of the water was absolutely 48 their wives used to give them in their daily still, and round about wers ten-feet high 1730 businesses as a matter of course. Large bushes bearing what looked like great concerns have swallowed up the small tufts of creamy flowers. These, however, master " train services have produced proved to be nests of tree frogs, Tho the suburban villa for the husband, who place was a sanctuary for all wild things, now possesses no office or warehouse of his for no hunter would dare to penetrate own; and the poor little wife, who entered the bus to this fearsome place.
As Mr. Talbot stood at the edge, gazing into her kingdom with such high ains and so good intentions, finds her days lonely and out over the water, its quiet was enddenly 61 her help to her beloved limited to per-broken by a broad ripple, and little fish 8715 forming uncongenial menial duties, for were soon to spring agitatedly above the 0,550 which her grandmother (in no better cic surface. A great python was crossing, 10% cumstances) would have kept a scullory and this, it was learned, shared with the
maid.
Man do not choose a cart-horse to hunt crocodiles the guardianship of the Sacred
Lake. 2780 with, nor put a race-horse in the plough.
14
100
Before choosing a wife, a man should be
quite certain of his own requirements, is
Nothing was allowed to trouble the water, or even to touch its outer edge,
12 he prepared to make the necessary sacri for fear of famine and pestilence ensuing
23 fices of money, time and companionship Hither, the natives believed, came by night that are due to "an helpmeet; or is he the ghosts of long-dead Ekoi, to drift in 10 123 only looking for a domestic drudge and I sad companies, hopeless and wailing, over
the surface of the water. ungaid housekeeper f
90 30
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BELLINGHAM, SACRAMENTO, ESQUIMALT, EVERETT, NEW WESTMINSTER, TACOMA, PORTLAND, VANCOUVER, POET TOWNSEND, VICTORIA Round Trip Tickets (Good for Six Months) covering the above-mentioned points, £54 Reduced Rates to all Points in the United States, Canada, and Europe. A Passenger may, at no safra expense, leave the Steamer at Nagasaki zid overtake ship at Kobe or Yokohama by rail. This allows 10 days in Japan, and trips may be made tu Takpe, Nikko, Tokohama, Kyoto, Miyanoshita and other interesting points Same arrangement westward.
For full information regarding freight or passage, apply to-
Hongkong, 22nd February, 1913.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, Agents.
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