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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 18TH,

CHOCOLATES

A CONSIGNMENT JUST TO HAND

INCLUDING:

NESTLE'S

MILK CHOCOLATE-NUT MILK CHOCOLATE

PETER'S

MİLK CHOCOLATE BARS (with Toasted Almonds)

MILK CHOCOLATE --

CAILLER'S

14

PLAIN (Vanilla". Flavour) CHOCOLATE lb. pekta. ROYALTY BONBONS 41b. boxes.

MONT BLANC" § lb. boxes. SPECIALLY SELECTED"

CHOCOLATE BONBONS

in oval-tins-of-60%, 1 lb. 12 oz. & 1 lb.

OBTAINABLE AT

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO., WISEMAN'S CAFE

and other Stores.

We sell and stock the Best Egyptian Cigarettes

MELACHRINO

No.

Setting Price 7HT:100

for hen extrumptious

$4.75

Price for Export

per 100

$4.50

8.75

3.50

3.25

3.05

8.

2.25

2.05

2.25

2.05

C

3.50

3.25

Imperial

3.50

3.25

LESS 10%

(For a few weeks only).

TABAQUERIA FILIPINA,

10, DES VŒUX ROAD, CENTRAL

Telephone 8559,

THE SUNSTRAND

ADDING MACHINE

WILL SPEED UP YOUR OFFICE WORK.

-Let us

Demonstrate.

ALEX ROSS &Q______

25 DES VOEUX RPC GARAGE KOVLODN

TEL 27

TEL-K417

TOBACCO PRODUCTION IN HAWAIL

REMARKABLE. RESULTS

ACHIEVED.

WEATHER REPORT.

July 12th, at 1411-No returns from Japanese stations.

Pressure has decreased slightly over Formoss and Luzon, and increased slightly ehewhere. A typhoon is situated about 250 miles to the cast of Lazon its direction of

unknown.

Hongkong rainfall for the 34 hour ending at to am to-day, 0.01 inch. Total since January 1st, 60.55 inches against an average of 4148 inches.

DISTRICT

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The Hawaiian Islands continue to give to the world each year great quantities of sugar and puned pineapples, but who wetion is at present say that the production of tobacco may out at some future day be numbered among the It was territory landing. Industrial largely the application of science to agri The forecast for the 24 hours ending at

FORECAST. culture that brought the sugar and pine-noon to-day is as follows:-

(E winds, mon apple crops up to their present high standard, and it is not at all ulikely that Hongkong to Gap Rockderate; ine

N.E. winds, mo in the bear future, as a result of a similer

derate to fresh. application of science, mainland many Forme Channel

No. 1. facturers will be able to secure tobacco in South coast of Chins between (The same as

Hongkong and Lamocks i large quantities from Hawaii, says Dun's

No. 1. International Review. Tobacco raised in South coast of China between (The same as

Hongkong and Hainan the Philippines is famous the world over, and it is believed that the Hawaiian-grown product may become equally desirabl

Dr. Jared G. Smith, father of tobacco- growing in the Hawaiian islands in n scientific believes that atter elovEA

aseating under peculiar con- i

CHINA

ditions, success is now in sight. The price received for the last crop of wrappers was very satisfactory, while the filler tobacco went direct to the factoring in low thon 12 mouths from the time the plants were sob put, and this Dr. Smith regards as a record. Dr. Smith was sent to Hawaii by the United States Department of Agricul Station. ture shortly after annexation, to take. charge of the work of that department in the islands. While engaged he breams in much interested the pewibilities of Jobmcco in the Kona district of the Island

COAST METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER.

JULY 12TH A.M."

Barouler

qalar) - mig taw

3000

indivostock-6030_8.

Oshima....... Nahu

Ishigakijima Bonia Island

of Hawaii-finally-resigning his position: Nemuro with the government to prove the courage Hakodate. of his convictions The task proved less Tokio easy than it appeared. Unexpected diff Kochi

were Nagasaki.... Years culties were encountered, spent in expensive experiments to solve Kageshima

Now, however. the problems met with Dr. Smith feels that success is assured, and tells of the situation as follows:

After eleven

PORTS

of experimenting with cigar tobacco in Koun the product hits come standardized in quality, which is the most improtant advance gained. We are now able to repeat and follow one god crop with another equally as good wher's this is not the rule in other tobacco-pru ducing countries. Tebacco crops the world over are notoriously variable from gear to fear,

5.

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Wind

11 101

Trispemtung

Fnaridity

1-133) 10 10!! Direction.

Weather.

Furce.

29.7 2074

7276 63

€6.99 68 69 | 87.

Weihaiwei 6 19 73 7481 Haakow Ichang... Kiukiang Coangsha Shanghai Gutzlaff...

Amoy Sharp Peak...

Taiboku Starting out in 1908" with the intention Swator ...... of producing wrapper leaf similar to the Taichs... "Sumatra product, the practical results have been, geographically at least, dia- Tainan...

Pescadorca trically the opposite Che trade classi. Koahun fies Hawaiida tobacco with Cuban in tex

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ture and general appearance; but withrong...!

Connecticut in mildness.

The wrappers well between these berspex of leaves. The Gap filler competes with Cuban and Porte

Hoihow Rican tobices, Rona leaf is remarkably

Pakhoi fragrant and mild. These qualities unde ia desirable blending tobacco to give Phulien character to cigars made of stronger Tourane tobacco.

Man

Tobacco are not usually / F

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Capes James Through the application of scientific discover the time righired to complete pri the fermentation period has been shorten Dagupan Legaspi ed a year, thus cutting down the

Tacloban requirements. manufactured into cigars until the leaf has failo

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Surigao been warehoused two or three years. contrast, the 1918 Kone crop of aller went Gaam direct to cigar factories in less than i Labuan months from the time the plants were set in the field and was pronounced the nest tobacco that has ever gone from these islands.

The burning qualities of Kona tobacco have been vastly improvel through changes in fertilizer practice. The 1917 crops was better in this particular than any which preceded it. Following the lines indicated

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7. 29.157

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$9.59 79 29.36 2184

2066.70 90

42029.78

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TE CLAYTON, Director.

1. BAXOX, reduced to 2 degrees Fahren hait, on the level of the sea in inches, tenths and hundredths.

1020

1. TXMPERATURE, in the shade, is "degree. Fahrenheit.

by these field experiments, the 1918 eropa. HUMIDITY, in percentage of maturation, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being was again improved so that the burn was all that the trade demands of any 100.

24 DIRECTION OF WIND, to two pointa.” tobacco.

These three points, poor burn, lack of. FORCE OF WIND, according to Beaufort-Scale. uniformity and slow curing, were the main **6. Szára 67 WHATEVE, b blue sky, detached difficulties that had to be overcome before cload, d drizzing tsin, i tog, g gloomy, b häil,1 ang assured commercial footing could be lightning, overcast, p passing showers, q squal,

The fourth diff rain, 's now, & thunder, visibility, won for Kona tubaceo. culty, which remains to be overcome, is quantity production. Cigar manufactur- T. Kars, in inches, & tenth, and baufreds."

ers want to be aired that if their ens tomers like cigars flavored with the Kona blend, they can get enough to fill repeat orders. As the industry has been only an experimental one, this assurance could not be given. It is easier to sell a million pounds of one grade of cigar tobacco than a thousand pounds. We have thus far bad only experimental quantities to offer, and these bave had to be peddled far and wide because back of them there was no assur- ence that any more leaf just like it could be-supplin

HONGKONG

METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER.

Hongkong Observatory, July 12th

This is the status of the Kona, tobacco- industry. The promotion stage ended with Barometer the disastrous financial losses of 1912 and Temperature- 1913. The experimental stage was finished Humidity when the 30,000-pound crop grown in 1918 Wind Direction

Forc found a ready sale to satisfied customers

Weather... stage must early in 1919. The constructive follow with literal support from Tsland in Ram vestors for a period of years if the industry is to be finally carried to the full fettition of the dividend-paving stage.

The capital requirements of the tubacco industry are as farge, if not larger, than for sugar.

This is one of the sad lessons learned during the last. eloven years Skill and finished technique in bandling the raw product are what make the differ- ence between the twenty fre cent domestic wrapper leaf and the five-dollar a pound

The influenc imported Sihiatru, climate and soil fix the inberent quality one type from another,

_of_

hich distindling of the leaf itself in |

but skilful

what the manufacturer is willing to pay for

daw

INDO-CHINA

STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. LIMITED

SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION

STRAITS CALCUTTA SHANGHAI via SWATOW

S'POER PENANG JAVA PORTS via AM "FOOSHING F 16th July-5 p STRAITS & CALCUTTA

MANILA

TIENTSIN

MOJI & KOBE

"YATSHING" Wed, 14th July, a on

KWONG HANG" Thu, 15th July, D'light. "FOOKSANG Fri, 18th July, 3 pm. YUEN Fri 16th July, 3 pm. CHEONGSHING" Sun. 14th July, Digha "LAISANG Tho, 22nd July, 6 p.m.

CALCUTTA LIVE-This Line affords regular mailing to Calcutta, Penang and Singapore; returning fron Calcuts steamers proceed via Strait and Hongkong to Japan, occasionally calling at Shanghai All atomers have excellent passenger accommodation, ace fitted with Electric Light and Fana and carry a fully-qualified

SHANGHAI LINEmetimes calling at Swatów. Through tickets can.

approximately every dve days between Canton and

MANILA

be obtained and through Bill of Lading aro isaped to all Northern and Yangtaze Ports via Shanghai

LINE:-A weekly service is maintained with Manila by vessels with good passanger accommodation, sailing from both ports every Friday, HAIPHONG LINE-Sailings approximately, weekly for passengers and cargo, BORNEO

calling at Hothaw when inducement offers

LINE:-One ailing per month between Hongkong and Sandakan by "

a steamier having up to date accommodation for passengers. Cargo taken on through Bul of Lading for Kuadat, Jessaltur Labuan, Tawao and Lahad Datu!

TIENTSIN LINEA regular service is run from March to November between

Hongkong and Tientsia, eslling at Weihniwei and Cheroo

CALCUTTA

S.S.

LINE.

ATSHING” & S.S. “FOOKSANG”

·will be despatched on or about July 14th & 16th, respectively. at 3 p.m. for SINGAPORE PENANG and CALCUTTA.

Cargo accepted on Through Bills of Lading (Transhipment at Singapore) to RANGOON. PORT SWETTENHAM MADRAS and DUTCH EAST INDIES.:

S.S.

"FOOSHING"

will be despatched on or about July 16th, for JAVA PORTS via AMOY, SINGAPORE and PENANG.

Cargo accepted on Through Bills of Lading (Transhipment at Singapore) to RANGJON, PORT SWETTENHAM, MADRAS and CALCUTTA:

For Freight or. Passage apply to-

Tarmons No. 115.

Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.,

GLEN

GENERAL MANAGERS

AND

SHIRE

Joint Service of Steamers.

U.K.-STRAITS CHINÄ & JAPAN SERVICE.

Year! GLENTARA! GRENAMOY "GLENSANDA

"GLENGYLE”

M/V. "GLENTARA M/V. "GLENA MOY' 8/8. GLENJANDA

OUTWARDS.

HOMEWARDS. *Leaves Hongkona

28th July

"about 12th Ang.

22nd Aug

5th Sept.

V. "GLENAHIFFE* Middle of September

Due Hongkong

12th July.

15th July.

18th July,

Discharges

GENOA, LONDON & ANTWERP. GENGL LONDON & ANTWERP LONDON & ROTTERDAM LONDON & ANTWERP. GroA, LONDON & ASTWERF.

> Movements are subject to change without notice. For freight or further particular please apply to

Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.,

The Glen Line, Ltd:: AGENTS: The Royal Mail Steam Packet Co

Owners of "Shire" Linet

Tel. No. 115, sub. ex 27.

Osble Address

Kawakinen, Koba

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HONGKONG TIDE TABLE.

From July 13th to 18th, 192).

-HIGH-WATER.

Ивуа

Week of

Days of

hionth

H'koag

Standard

Time

Deight.

Telephone : Bandomly

1844, 2933)

2 630

-8302

4 180 1 319 9 8

KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA

(KAWABAHI

CAPITAL PAID-UP

STEAMSHIP 00.)

120,000,000

President: Mr. X, KAWASAKI Vice-President: Mr. K. MATKUKATA. Managing Director: Mr. MASATA ÄRE.

The Company has on hand's Large Number al

NEW CARGO STEAMERS

ALWAYS - BEADY FOR

GHARTERS of all descriptions,

The following are comprised in the Company's Fleck you

Eleven steamers of 9,100 tons each de.dweight.

And, under the Uompany's management

Twenty steamers of about-9,100 tona deadweight each Two steamers of about 6,400 tons deadweight each. Belonging to the Kawamki Dockyard Co, Led)

For Charter Bates (and alll other particulari apply to the

KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA,

•No. B, Borg, Közs

Height

Low WATER.

kong

Standard

Time.

in

b.

Di.

ft in

136

1

-70 *4...2.

0.48 3

This is the day of standardization in all lines of production. A manufacturer who cigars wants to put out a uniform grade of demands that the producer of the tobacco supply him usiform grades of leaf. That the Keng plantation is proceeding in thay Wed direction is indicated by the high average prices obtained for the 1917 and 1918 crops Thur. 16 m

Looking at it as

it as an experiment to prove

16.

or disprove doubtful points, Dr. Smith say

in conclusion that the work accomplishe

in 1917 and 1915 has been highly satisfac Setor 17 m

7.8 m

tory Financially the experiments have

not paid for themselves, but there has been Sun. 18

larger proportionate return than ever before. Learning how to save a year in Mon 19-

to be worth the sweating process ought many times what the entire series of ex- periments has cont

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