1914-10-26 — Page 5

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The thine Meschany of the last

INAPIER

JOHNSTONE'S

“SQUARE BOTTLE"

WHISKY.

UNVARIED FOR OVER

150 YEARS,

THE SAME TO-DAY AS IN

1745.

BEWARE OF IMITATIONS.

SOLE AGENTS IN HONGKONG

LANE CRAWFORD & CO...

and from ALL WINE MERCHANTE.

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TO THE MEDICAL PROFESSION,

MORITA, CERTIFICATED

MMASSEUSE (with diploms in Physiology and Anatomy), will be pleased to give Massage, under medical supervision. Address- NOMURA HOTEL,

15, 16 and 17, Connaught Road. Telephone No, 400.

Hongkong, 30th July, 1914.

SINGON & CO.

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TRADE OF HONGKONG.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 26TH, 1914.

The following statistics have been com- piled from the fortnightly price current report of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce

GMIUM.

The stocks on October 22nd were:-793 -of-Patna-12-Bonares, 1,1831 Malya, and 191 There were no of Persia and Turkish, stocks of Chinese opium. The exports during the interval to Shanghai, ote,, were 12 Patna, 51 Benares, 38 Malwa, and 79 Persian and Turkish. The balance of stocks of uncertified Bengal opium an October 22nd were 39 Patna and 71 of Benares. The espertations wore ail. In the Bengal market a quiet tone has prevailed and quotations are--Patna, Now 80,325, Old $9,200, V. Old $9,100, Benares New $9,820, Old $8,025, V. Old $8,925. Malwa rancket Limited usiness hus been transacted at $8,400 with heavy extra allowances:

. EXPORTS.

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There is a change in the condition of Feathers, and as to Ginger, there has been atore inquiry and a little Gasiness doing. The pusitions of Galangal and Cassia Oil 'are unchangel, and

reliabla -prices are ́abtainable. The Star Aniseed "market is quiet, with small parcels being taken up. Ground Nuts with shells are quoted at 88.20 per.pied; there is no change in the condition. Wood Oil is given as being nominal, and Human Hair quoted at prices per picul f.o.b. Hongkong No change has taken place in Yunnen Tin. In Quicksilver, Snigou Cassia, Gall Nuts and Bristles the prices are changed and nothing is doing.

IN FORTË.

WM. POWELL

150

LTD.

VICTOR-VICTROLA

TELEFONE 346.

PRICE

DESIGNS

IN

CRÉTONNES AND BORDERED

CASEMENT CLOTHS.

SEND FOR SAMPLES.

DISTINCT 150 PATTERNS.

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$225.

PRICE

$225.

INVALUABLE AS AN ENTERTAINER

EASY TERMS CAN BE ARRANGED.

EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTORS:

MOUTRIE'S

Victor

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THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD

The aminess transacted in Cott a Yarn has heen very small and prices ruled rather erratic, showing in the majority of cases a further decline of $2 to 3 per bale. Taking into consideration the financial stringency prevailing, elearances have been fairly satis factory, Quotations are:-No. 10s at 88 to 8114, No. 10% at 806 to $114, No. 10s at $108 to 8124, 20s at 8110 to $143. Arrivals 700, bales. Sales 3,500 bales. Shipments INDO-CHINA BRICKS. TILES. PIPES. SHIPBUILDERS. SALVORS AND REPAIRERS, BOILERMAKERS.

In

1,200 bales, Unfold stock 54,000 bales. Bargains 40,000 ales. There is nothing to ropart in relating to Woollen. No Cotton is in stock and quotatious are naaina). Metals, the local prices are much as last quoted. Nails are firmer. Tinplates have also shown a slight advance. There is very little business doing. There is no business doing in Yellow Metal, quotations being nominal. Peiroleum Products reveal no

Sales of TRON, Steel, Metal and Hardware Mer.chauge. No stocks are on hand of Pepper,

chants, Wholesale and Retail Iren Camphor, or Window Glass.

Foundry Coke Japanese Coal are reported. In Sugar, the mongers, Pig Iron and Importers, General Storekeepers and Ship market for Javas shows some revival. There chandlers. Noe. 35 and 37, Hrse Loore are no stocks of Salt petre, and no sales have

taken place. STREET (2nd Bt. West of Contral Market).

Telephone No. 515.

ESTABLISHED AD 1880.

THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY;

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THERAPION NË, 1

CURESDISCHARGES, EST FER SEL WITHOUT INJECTIONE

THERAPION NË 2

In the American flour market, European demand has sot in with more financing Macilities, and whent has hardened consider- ably. Flour has also advanced in sympathy with every indication of still higher prices. A few small sales are reported.

As to the local market the financial position in the country still prevents normal clearanees and the market is dull. Quotations bave 3.Mapcod 3 to 5 cents and stocks are 250,000.

GURES BLOOD POISON, DAD LEGS, SKIN BACIONE

THERAPION NO. THERAPION

BREZZANE KOTHARTELESS) FORM OPKAST TO TAKE

SATZ AND LASTINGCURE REE THAT TRADE MARKED WORD THERATION. IF ON ERITAGOVI STANT SPPIERD TO ALL BERDINES FACKETS ***INSIST ON HAVING THERAPION,

TO LET

TO LET.

ATO. 2, CANTON VILLAS, Kowloon,

PRE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD. dongkang, 9th October, 1914.

TO LET.

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28, in St. George's Building, Second

Immediate Possession.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co 11087

8. 29th August, 1914.

QUEEN'S BUILDING,

ST, the South-West portion of the

RST FLOOR, including Treamry.

year, but as stocks ara 750,000 sacks less, the consumption has apparently not been affected by high prices and Bloods, etc

PIECE GOODS.

Messrs. Alex. Ross & Co. inform us that advice has been received by telegram from Shanghai that the Bradford Dyers Associa tion are accepting colour contracts, but on sole condition that assortments are arranged mutually on receipt of greys.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER

RESERVES,

OFFERS BY MAJOR WAKEMAN, O.C.H.E.V.B. Parades on Tuesday and Thursday, and for Officers and NCO's, today (Monday), Wednesday, and Friday, as ordered.

With reference to para: 4 of yesterday's [orders, firing will take place during the day for men who are remaining in camp, in addition to the early morning practice.

L. G. BIRD, Capt.,

Adjutant, H.K.V.R.

241 October, 1914.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS.

Floor, lately in occupation of the CORT ORDERS BY LIZET,-COL. A. CHAPMAN, V.D., ank.

E HONGKONG LAND INVEST.

MENT & AGENCY Co, LAD. cong, 1st October, 1914.

TO LET

ARGE FURNISHED

1899

ROOM with Board for One or Two Gentlemen.

Small Room.

Apply

"ROCKLANDS,"

7, Robinson Road, [1269 Hongkong, 20th October, 1914,

TO LET.

O. 168, THE PEAK, "THE KENNELS.

APPE HONGKONG LAND INVEST

MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD, Hongkong, 9th October, 1914

TO LET.

ALEXANDRA

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BUILDINGS, INVERAL CONTENIEN UPFIORS and ROOMS. Including a Fine Commodious Suite,

SECRETARY, Apply

A. S. WATSON & Co., LTD. [923 Hongkong, 23rd October, 1911.

FLAT,

Konicos.

NOP

desired.

TO LET

Humphrey's, Buildings Immediate occupation if

FOUE-ROOMED HOUSES at Kowloon. Cheap rentals.

Apply 10

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

Co., LTD., Alexandre Buildings,

Hongkong, 9th October, 1914,

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ASSEMBLY.

1.--The following alteratious will be made in the Assembly scheme from today's date. Men of H.K.V.C. living at Peak will fall in nt Victorin Gap end of Harkch Road. Men of H.K.V.Riving at Peak will fall in at Vittoria Gap end of Lagard Road. Revised Alarm Lists for Volunteers will be issued shortly, but should. the Alarm occur hefore receipt the old lists must be acted upon. The senior officer, N.0.0,, or man of each Section will take the names of men. present and afterwards forward to. Staff Officer.

PAT.

COMPANY, LIMITED.

BEST FIRE BRICKS AND FIRE CLAY PATENTED ROOFING TILES. Guaranteed against Typhoon and Leakage.

MORE THAN TEN MILLIONS IN USE IN THE FAR EAST. SAMPLES AND FULL PARTICULARS FROM

P. SOFFIETTI & Co., 14, DES VEUX ROAD, TEL. 289. ALWAYS IN STOCK.

JAVA-CHINA

TIPARAS

JAPAN

(1019-2

LIJN

REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE BETWEEN JAVA, CHINA AND JAPAN.

EXPECTED

TJIKENBANG ΤΙΜΑΗΙ TJIBODAS... (JIMANÇEK TJILATJAP TJITAROEM

AWALL. ImAVE FOR

SHANGHAI

ÜR OR ABOVI

"BELUGA BIDES

Oot.

JAVA

JAVA

JAVA

JAYA

JAVA

Second half o

Oct. First half of

NOT First half of Nov. First half of Nov. First half of

Dec.

JAPAN

SHANGHAI

JAPAN

First half of

RJILIWONG

JAVA

Dea

JAPAN

AND ENGINEERING CO. OF HONGKONG, LTD. TAIKOO DOCKYARD. HONGKONG.

BRASS AND IRON FOUNDERS, CONSTRUCTIONAL, ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS. WELDING AND CUTTING OF METALS BY OXY-ACETYLENE

AND ELECTRIC SYSTEMS.

Estimates given for quick construction and repair of Ships, Engines, Boilers, Railway Rolling Stock, Bridges, and all Classes of Engineering, Iron and Wood Work.

GRAVING DOCK-787 by 85' by 34 6" Pumps Empty Dock in 2-3/4 hours.

THREE PATENT SLIPWAYS taking vessels up to 3,000 tons displacement, providing,

conditions for painting ships with most efficient results,

100-Ton ELECTRIC CRANE ON QUAY ELECTRIC OVERHEAD CRANES

throughout the Shops ranging to 100 Tons.

50-Ton Hydraulic TESTING MACHINE for Chains, Wire Ropes, Livals, etc. AGENTS FOR

JOHN I. THORNYCROFT & CO., LTD.

PETROL and KEROSENE MARINE MOTORS 7-1/2 to 160 B.H.P.

As supplied to the Britisk Admiralty and War Office. Jockyard

at the Town Office. I

First half of Nov. First half TELEPHONE No. 212.

of Nov. Second half of Tov.

First half of

Deo.

The Steamers are all fitted throughout with Electrio Light and have accommodation for limited number of Saloon Passengers, All steamers carry a daly qualified surgeon, Cargo takes at through rates to all ports in Netherlands India and Australia."

...For Particulars of Freight and Farage, apply to the

York Buildings, 1st Floor,

Hongkong, 22nd October, 1914.

CAPTURE OF THE H.A.L. "BETHANIA."

T

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN. Telephone No. 1674.

181

The Hamburg-American Line steamer Bethania was captured by a British cruiser on September 10th when she was two days out from Charleston. The prize, which was taken to Kingston, Jamaica, had aboard 600 tons of coal and a six months' supply of provisions for the German cruisers Dresden and Karlsruhe. The Bethania had been equipped as an auxiliary cruiser, but threw her armament overboard on sighting her pursuer. The crew was composed of 500 reservists. They were placed in various detention camps in The Admiralty reports that Jamaica. most of the prisoners aboard the Bethania are from the crew of the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. The men escaped in a collier when the liner was sunk hy & British cruiser.

LIMITING THE COTTON CROP

The Egyptian Minister of Agriculture has stated that as probably only four million cantars of the present cotton crop are likely to be sold the next crop should not exceed this amount. Therefore a new a. million law will be promulgated reducing the area under cultivation by

Cultivation of cotton will be absolutely forbidden except in certain regions and any infringement of the law will be punishable by imprisonment. The liberated area will be devoted to growing of cereals.

2-Pay cheques will be ready for issue this (Monday) morning. Pay lists will in Future be signed by each man in duplicate. 0.0's will see that this is enfried out.

PARADES. 3.-Parades for to-day:

5.15 p.m.-Regruits Left Section 31.G. Co. and Civil Service Co. fall in at Short Range, Kennedy Road, for Musketryfeddans. under S.M. Murphy, D.C.LI. Right Section M.G. Co. all in at Val unteer Headquarters for Machine Gun Instruction under Staff Officer. No. 1 Section Artillery Battery 10 pdr. gun drill under Sergt. Instructors. Remainder Groups 1 and 2 under Cer-in

-pany Oficers

DETAIL.

4.On duty to-day: Group 1 and Right

Section M.G., Co. Officers on duty to-day: Capt.. Wolfe, Lient. Wilson and End Lint. Norrington.

Orderly Officer to-day: Lient. Willson. To furnish Guard to-night: No. 1

Artillery. Orderly Sergeant to-night: Sergt.

Bradbury.

24th Octa

C. V. S. SKRINKY,

Staff

The decree limits cotton divation 1915 to a million frddans representing reduction of 740,000 feddans.

AWAR ROMANCE OF RUBER.

Losnos Ocbber 8th. Mr. Mewar. Chairman of the Rubber Growers Association, in a speech in London referring to the declantion that rubber is conditional contraband of war, said that the efforts of the enemy to secure it for airships and motor tyes and the maner in which they were headed off by the assistance of the growers would make a romatice when he story was fully revealei..

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Each Capsule bears the name. Paris, 8, rue Vivienne. Sold by all Chemists.

MIDY

QARBIERS. GUNBOATS, LAUNCHES

RICCRIPTION,

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.

· HONGKONG, CNA, AND JAPAN, AGENTS,

Telegraphio Ad

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TOURIST. STEAMSHIP AND FORWARD

BANKERS. 800.

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Head Office for the Far East 16, DES VEUX ROAD, HON. SHANGHAI: 2-3, FooсHow ROAD,

YOKOHAMA: 32, WATKE

MANILA MANILA HOTEL,

TICKETS SUPPLIED to EUROPE by the principal STEAMSHIP LINES

TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY.

TOURS arranged to ALL PARTS of the WORLD.

BAGGAGE collected, forwarded and insured at lowest rates.

LETTERS of CREDIT and CIRCULAR NOTES ISSUED and CASHED, FOREIGN MONIES Exchanged.

CHIEF OFFICE-LUDGATE CIRCUS, LONDON, E.C. Hongkong, 3rd July, 1914.

DOLLAR

150

1742

STEAMSHIP CO

PROPOSED SAILING HONGKONG TO SAN FRANCISCO

AND SAN PEDRO (LOS ANGELES).

S.S. "HAZEL DOLLAR,”

For Freight Rates and space apply to

Captain M. Ridley, on

or about November 10th.

THE ROBERT - DOLLAR CO., 3, QUEEN'S BUILDING,

V. M. SMITH,

MANAGER.

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PHONE 792.

Hongkong, 10th October, 1914.

THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL

LINE.

HONGKONG TO PHILIPPINES AND AUSTRALIAN PORTS.

SAILINGS (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION). -

Steamer,

"CHANGSHA"

*TAIYUAN"

Arrives Hongkong

from Australia.

nila Hongkong

for Australia,

30th October.

21st November..

27th November.

47th Celoter.

These Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, enenring & plentiful supply of Ice, Fresh Pravisions, etc., and have superior accommodation with Electrio Light throughout and Electric Fans in the State-Rooms A duly qualified Doctor is carried, Reduced Fares. Cargo booked through for all Australiso, New Zealand and Tasmanian Ports.

For freight or passage, apply to

Hongkong, 20th Celober, 1914.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

1267 TELEPHONE No. 36.

AGENTE.