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The Best

Virginian Cigarettes

&

Che Cigarettes of distinction.

Rob Roy

ROB ROY SILKY (UT

IGARETTES

75c. per 50.

Sunset 888

URSET

KICARETTE

65c per so

TABAQUERIA FILIPINA,

10, DES VIEUX ROAD, 0.

IMPORTANT NOTICE.

Manufactures the most Important Pulut is Improvement, and its Diction

I Cleanlinées. Splenice alwayą pakete on įhows Maxisini

Groundnut, or Peanut Ol can be used as a substitute for Olive Oil, Batter or Lari, bat when Blightly Dirty is infudious té besirli.

In China, by the Ordinary Methods of Brimetion, Dirk and Dust are not guarded against 1- Our Method shows at gröm advanon. By the use of New Machinery and New Methods Sörupulous Clesaliness is Amured.

Our Machinery during the Process Filters the Off while our Factory is Free from? Dust One 03 In Clear. Byen and Engrant; and Churparen módi favourably with other Chils.gad for. Callsary parppaps them is no regidas.

Prices are moderate so as to Indoor new business, we ADLİYEİKİS AWAY Kiyon, before Shipment to Foreign Compton Foreign Correspondencé vintedő · Cáysdrý poé cháy 10 tons...“.

RAM CHAU OIL FACTORY,

Office:-No. 177, Queen's Road Central, HONGKONG, Tel. 1201

Belorys No B, Kiru, Llc Bleuét, EAMBHUIPO prof this concers belongs entirely to a Gilneas Citiumes.

The Bois Proprieto

.98

THE ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY.

PROFESSOR"

sail for Shanghai only on or about the 15th May, 1920, and has excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd Class passengers.

Fares

First class $65. Second $50.

For further particulars apply to

JARDINE MATHESON & CO. LTD.

AGENTS

THE CHINA & AUSTRALIA S.S. CO.

806

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAYOLITE, 1920.

Fox MELBOURNE & SYDNEY VIA MANILA, SANDAKAN & QUEENSLAND PORTS

"HWAH PING!

"VICTORIA."T

For Passage and Freight apply to

On or about June 21st.. and July.

THE CHINA & AUSTRALIA SB CO

Comwagat Road Central.

DECIMAL COINAGE..

ROYAL COMMISSIONERS AGAINST IT

NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES

AMERICAN AND MANCHURIAN LINE.

The Royal Commission appointed to consider whether it is desirable to apply the decimal system to British money have decided in the negative. In support of this conclusion they present the follow-T

ing considerations as suficiënt;-

(1)-In any scheme for reducing the existing system to a decimal basis the pound should be retained:

(2).-The pound and mil scheme is the only strongly supported schome which

complies with this condition,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM NEW YORK.

Steamship!

* KAZEMBE "

INDO-CHINA

STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. LIMITED.

WALLINGS" BUBJECT TO ALTERATION

SHANGHA YA NINGPO TIENTSIN VIA CHEFOO STRAITS & CALOUTPA

BRANGHAI FOR

BANDAKAN

ring arrived, Consignes of Cargo in informed that all Goods are being handed at kieli✨ risk Into the Hardloom and/or ester Hammount Grodows of Holta Whart Kowica, where delivery may be obtained No claim will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown, and all Goods remaining JALOUTTA andalfrared after,

after th May, will be enbjec to rent

SHANGHAI

(9).-The advantage to be gained by a All Claims against the Steamer must ba change to the pound and mil sebeme as presented to the Untievaigued on or before the

they

Foot be regards keeping accounts is in no way inh May 1930 commensurate with the loss of the conrecognised venience of the orusting system for other All Broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they purposes.

will be axamined on any TURDAY or FRIDAY between the hours of 10.45 AM, and Noor,|| HÄSTIGA within the free storage period,

HAIPHONG

BORNEO

will be created (4)-Grave differ by any alteration of the penny.

(5)The schema cannot be tried as an experiment or on a voluntary basis.

CHIES REQUISITE OF COINAGE

In their preliminary observations the Commissioners say

No Fire Fuadrance had been affected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

THE BANK LINE, LTD.

General Agent,, - Hongkong April 29th, 1990.

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BER" LINE OF STFAMERA. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM MIDDLESBRO, LONDON &

STRATTE...

It is necessary to distinguish between coins is eirenlation and the reckoning of money of account. It is a function of coins to provide machinery for the adjust ment of small payments. On the ques tion of the convenience of a system of coinage the most important consideration is the facility which the actual coine afford for the myriads of transactions of every-day life in which the actual tender

The Steamship "BENDORAN * and receipt of coins are involved and for which paper calculations are either not

TORBIGNEES or Cargo are hereby informed employed at all or employed by one party as all Goods are being landed at their enly to the transaction. Of such transac ink futo the hasardons and/or extra haserdogs tions the purchase and sale of commodi todown of the Hongkong and Kowloon-Wharf ties by retail must form a substantial prend Godown Co., Ltd., whones and/or from the

obtained. portion, and unless the units of weights where delivery, máy be

No Claims will be admitted after the Gooda and measures are so small as to enable, every-day purchase to be made in com afe left the Godowill, and all Goods retmading

inst plete inits of multiples of units, the chief delivered after the 11th requisits in a system of coinage, is that is REL="N it should provide coins capable of divi sion, as far as possible, into parts with out remainder in the same ways as the units of weights and measures are com- monly divided. Our system of weights and sasures, invites us to think in halves and quarters and demands facility for similar division of monetary unitafuta

"It is the function of a system of money of account to facilitate the record of transactions and calculations in refer- enco thereto. Units of account are not necessarily represented by coins, but the valves represented by the most convenient coms tend to become units of calculation and

thus to be used as units of account Calculation is obviously involved in every day purchases as well as in organised trade, but it is perhaps to the banker and to the masses of the people that the facili ty of calculation afforded by the system of money of account is of importance.

FUELIS INDIFFERENCE. For To test public opinion

the Comms sioners sent a series of questions to 400 councils (municipal), associations, in titutes, and companies: The result was disappointing

against the Bokonar mewn a ented to the Undersigned on or before tr 18th kust, or they will not be recognised,BOUT | All broken, chafed and damaged Goods sen beleft in the Godowns, where they will be

sined on the 11th inat, at 10 a No Bies Instrance huur beta sijaind. Bills of Lading will be-countersigned ky

GIRE, LIVE GSTÓN "S

Agenta. Hongkong, May 4th, 1980,

8.8. LIEUTENANT DE LA TOUR: COMPAGNIE DES KESKAGERIES MARITIMES.

NOTICE.

CONSIGNEES of Cargo from LONDON & ANTWERP 10 Gection with store berely informed that their goda with the exception of Opium, Tressure kid Valuables are being landed and stored at their risks into the acardons and/or exters. hazardona Godown of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf, and Gojown Co., Ltd, a Kowloon, whence delivery may be cotized

Immediately after landing."

It has been possible (the report saAYS) to obtain answers and evidence from

Optional Cargo, will be forwarded on unless bankers, chambers of commerce, some local intimation is reserved from the Consigned authorities, from manufacturers and before Moos To-Day requesting it to others, and frim insurance companies, landed here friendly societies and the co-operatives of Lading will be countersigned by movement through their connection with the Underaged. Goods remaining unchained members of the Commission, but other ter the 18th insty at Noor, will be subject wide there has been little response. We to rent and landing chargés, interpret the evidence given to as All-claims must be sent in to rob on of dicating that the most prevalent attitude before the 17th Inst, or they will not be in the country at the pressat time on this recorriped question is one of indifference; that there is some, though not widespread, hostility to any change; that amongst those who express themselves in favour of a change there is often not any clear idea of the objects to be attained or of the difficulties of effecting it, and that amongst those who do understand the question there is acute difference as to what the change should be, the proposal of the two main groups TA of decimalists being mutually exclusive and incompatible"

Messrs. Goddard & Douglas on TRUDAY, damaged packages will be examined by the Istrist, at 10 AM

No Fire Insurance has been effected

R BODENE USER, Urns Acting Agent Hongkong, May 7th, 1920,

Base

NOTICE PO CONSIGNEES, SECADDOPEAK VOY 2-HOME

CALQUETA Orig RANGOON PENANG, SINGAPORE and BAIGON. THE above-mentioned vessel having

The report is signed by Lord Emmott (chairman), Lora Ashton of Hyde, Sir R V. Vassar-Smith, Sir Joseph Larmor, Bir George Croydon Marka, Bir Alfred W. Watson, Mr. J. W. Cawston (Deputy Master of the Mint), Mr. Sydney Armi tagi Smith, Mr. Charles Godfrey, Mr. arrived from the above mentioned James Bell, Mr. Joseph Burn, Mr. James Porte, consignes of cargo are hereby. Francis Masca, and Mr. Geoffrey Mark informed that they must take immediate This reservation is however made by delivery of usme From longride, and 11 Lord Ashton and Mr. Charles Godfrey Cargo impeding discharge will be landed “While we entirely agree that not their nisipe and expense, into the Pacibe Company's Godowns, at change in our currency system is desirable

Stena3p

reject the idea of a possible adoption of

pet sent, we are unwilling definitely to West Point, and red as Consigneer

a decimal system in the future":

MINORITY REPORT.

There is a minority report signed by: Lord Southwark, Mr Harold Cox, Theodore McKenna, and Mr. G. C. Vyle, who sayXH te?

We find ourselves, unable to accept tha ecaeluarons at which our colleagues have arrived That there are grave difficulties

Chudgies of Cargo szw heraby

in the way of introducing decimal coinage||*""mok

we agree, but we hold that the advantages

i produtos ka. Import Permit, signed by wach of the Imports and kirporis, Bils of Lading, can, be

prpå, gooda arala

sp 10. A.M., and May

i mezival hora, affer

do Claim will be admitted after the Gooda

to be socured by this reform are so great | "kava left

as to justify the effort required to over

come the obstacles in the way.

a

“Godovini and all Gloods resah

Hed"May 14th," will be subj

He Pl

Decimar coinage is, is our judgment, desirable both for its own sake and, as a necessary condition for the generad adop Bule tion of metric weights and measures. It

PACI would be an advantage to this seppatry from the point of view of both home and overseas trade th

It should be adopted without waiting for further inquiry as to the deprability of adopting at metric system of weights and measures, as if at any time this coun try obtained suchy a system the advantages af decimal poinago would be even more apparent. Of the decimal systems pro posed that, based on, the B (on the of the Southwark Billy the most able, and the difficulties, engge altering the nominal value of are exaggerated and could UTSTCOMESG

VETARZO

DR LE CLERGE

LADSE

"HORIANO": Thurs, 13th May, D’light. CEIPSHING” „Fri, 14th May. Dilgan. "CHAKSANG "Fil 14th May Mi

LOONG SANG" Fri. 14th May, 4 pm. HANGSANG Sun. 16ta May. D'light LABANGBuc. 18th May, 5 KEDAA CHOYSANG.Tues 18th May, Dight, -" RINSANG “............Thurs., 97ah May, Noon.

-The Line sfords" regxus estlinga to Unicasti anang Kaca Singapore; returning from Calcarts, creamers, proces vi strane and Hongkong to Japan, soulsionally calling st Boẳng hải All steamers have excellent.

Asted with keattle. Light and Frog and carey, a fully-qi Sargoca

LINE-Saling" apportaitely every five days between Centod she Shanghat, somentmen olling at Bænday. Through tiskom. CANT be polained and throath Bille” of Lvilng" are lured to a Northern Med Yangkono, i Forte via Shanghai-- SAA, WASKIY secrise, le mainained whin Malia by vasedla widła good".

passenger Krommodation, sailing from bosh pazte every Friday, LINE-Sallings, approximately weekly for pámongers and usage,

Salling in Hahow when inducement oficial 17 LINE --One miling par mouth between Bongbong and Sandakan by.

a viemer having up-to-daba socommodition for unenfor Dargo taken on: stegogi Blite of Lading for Asadas, Jomeinam Labeau, Tzvio and Laned Dave. TIENITO F. LINE÷A 16 Friar serios in éad from March to Nowerden» baawwi

Kong tong and Tonosin, selling aɔ W zihalwal and Obafon.

CALCUTTA

LINE.

S.S. "CHAKSANG'

will be despatched on or about May 14th, respectively for SINGAPORE, PENANG & CALCUTTA.

Through Bills of Lading issued to RANGOON, PORT SWETTENHAM and MADRAS.

For Freight or Passage apply to-

«TAIFHONE Nɑ. 115.

Jardine, Matheson & Co, Ltd

GLEN

GENERAL MANAGERS

AND

SHIRE

Joint Service of Steamers.

UK-STRAFTS, CHINA & JAPAN SERVICE

**CARMARTHENSHIRE "

GLENADE PROFESSOR'

OUTWARDS.

Dae Hongkong

18th May,

HOMEWARDS; Leaven Hongkong"

20th May

Bash May

Movements are subject, tó chângs without motion.

Fox freight or further particulars please apply

Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.,

AGENTS:

Cable Address

KawaHen,“ Kobe, Bentley' &B.C. 8th Ed.

and Boott's Codea.

The Glen Lin The Royal Ma

Owners of ar

KAWASAKI KISEN

(KAWASAKI STEAMSHIP CO.)

CAPITAL FAID UP

Vice-Frident: LE Managing Director: ME Company has one hande a

2844, 29sk.

KAISHA

129/000.000

AKATA Azz.

NEW CARGO STEAMERS.

ALWAYS BRADY POEZ

CHARTERS

The following mre, comi

In the Comp

Bleven steamers of 9,100 tons

Ande

the Company's managmaoni Twenty steamers of about 9,100 tons dead"

weight

inici Hockyard Oo Lal)

riiculars apply to the KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA.

No. 8. Buna Kose